Singapore Standard, 6 February 1956

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  • 31 1 Singapore Standard STANDARD ***** (5 line.) POLICE 2400 fr it vJ+l _L FIRE BRIGADE ZBll CENERAL HOSPITAL 2414 \ol. VI. No. 214 SLNGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1956 12 PAGES 15 CENTS
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  • 214 1 Big Hunt On For Penang Killer PENANG. Sun.— Penang Police are making one of the biggest drives to bring to book the murderer who killed Mr. Ong Ewe San, chief clerk of the I nited Traders Ltd., a share brokers' firm in Beach Street yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. H. Harries,
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  • 50 1 I BREST. Brittany. Feb. 5 (Reuter) A transmitter in a metal case bearing Japanese. Chinese. Russian and Arab Inscriptions, landed near here yesterday attached to flve parachutes. Police believe the case was shot from a rocket for the .tudy of cosmic rays at high latitude.
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  • 31 1 NATIONALIST China yest°rdav announced the lengthening of compulsory military service to two years as artillery duels at Quemoy and Kaoteng islands were reported for the second day running._l U.P.
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  • 29 1 The Minister of Education. Mr. Deifallah Mahmoud. of Aman. Jordan, has decided to make military training and exercises a general feature in all governmen^school^in Jordan. H Reuter
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  • 28 1 MR NORMAN Manley. Chief Minister of Jamaica, flew into London yesterday to head the island delegation at this week's conference on a West Indies federation. Reuter
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  • 25 1 AN explosion at a nrecrackers plant ln Joyohashi City Japan, claimed the life of a woman worker and injured six others yesterday.— U.P.
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  • 492 1 7 wo Parties Look To A New Kind Of Socialism A GIANT white banner, inscribed with red characters in Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil, was yesterday unfurled amidst roars of "Merdeka" at the Singapore Badminton Hall, to mark the inauguration of ths Liberal Socialist Porty| This simple
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  • 260 1 CENTRAL, New Mexico, Feb. 5 (AP)— An 18-year-old girl yesterday claimed to have walked with Christ to the threshold of heaven, eight days ago. But her parish priest, Father Casimir Petrouskas, said: "I don't pay attention to these things. There has
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  • 42 1 photo MR. JAWA HAR L A L Nehru, the Prime Minister, and Rajendra Prasad, President of India, join the dawn-to-dusk spinners at New Delhi, during the recent observance of the Bth anniversary of the assassination^^of Mahatma Gandhi. I AP
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  • 210 1 Mafion Builders For Malayal LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)— The commission of Commonwealth experts who will write Malaya's new constitution will go to Malaya to hear evidence from interested groups, informed sources said here today. The commission will also take into consideration the wide experience in Federal
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  • 111 1 RED AID WITH STRINGS KABUL. Afghanistan. Feb.! 5 (Reuter) The Soviet Union is expected to combine extensive economic aid to Afghanistan with an intensive drive to convince Afghans that Communism is not the enemy of Islam. Teams of Soviet engineers, agricultural experts, and technicians will be moving into this barren
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  • 175 1 'Defend Our Rights' EUROPEANS FORM NEW ASSOCIATION IPOH, Sun An association to promote the welfare of Malaya and to protect the interests ot Europeans domiciled in the Federation was formed here today. The Association known as "EDMA" the Europeans "Domiciled in Malaya Association was inaugurated at a meeting held at
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  • 30 1 OFFICERS and men of the First Battalion, the Royal Scots landed at Southampton yesterday from the troopship Empire Ken after three years service in Korea^and^the Middle East.H Reuter
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  • 25 1 ONE suspect has been formally arrested on suspicion of participating in the assassination of the Republic of Korea's counter-Intel.! gence corps chieiß U.P.
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  • 120 1 BRITAIN'S STAKE IN INDIA- £100 MIL. BANGALORE, India. Feb. 5 (Reuter) Britain's net investment in India amounted to 100 million sterling between June 1948 and December 1953. the British delegate. Mr. A. A. Dudley, told the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) here yesterday. This investment was
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  • 116 1 Two Die In Weekend Accidents TWO people were killed and two others injured in three motor accidents in different parts of Singapore yesterday. A Singapore motorist. E. Frederick Williams. 56, was killed in an accident at the Bth mile Thomson Road. His passenger. H. F. Hackett. was injured and treated
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  • 210 1 SUVA. Fiji Islands, Feb. 5 (Reuter)— Two New Zealand aircraft have searched in vain for an unidentified submarine, whose sudden appearance off Suva has brought a third sea mystery to the South Sea islands. Mystery No. 1 was the disappearance Of 25 peo- e
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  • Article, Illustration
    5 1 Mr. Guy McOluin Watson
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  • 209 1 TORONTO. Feb. 5 (Reuter) A big. bright future for j the rubber market was pre- dieted by the Industry over the weekend, but it expressed fear that much of the market j may fall to low-wage foreign competition, forcing Canadian plants to close and throw workers off
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  • 131 1 MR. GUY McOluin Watson, the Bank of England official who has been appointed to inquire, in conjunction with Sir Sydney Caine, into the proposal to create a Central Bank for Malaya, arrived in Singapore by plane from London, last night. Mr. Watson said on
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  • 18 1 AN atomic research centre. including a small reactor, is to be established in Frankfurt within^th^nex^two years Reuter
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  • 15 1 RUSSIA and the Netherlands have agreed to exchange naval visits in July— U.P.
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  • 360 2  - THE LOO-TENANT HAS A GREAT YEN FOR 'STRIPES' ROGER YUE 2 By Standard Staff Reporter "r- THE first question that Lt. Donald It. Bernard, 1 of Houston, Texas, asked this reporter when he stepped into The Standard office yesterday, c was: "Are there any tigers left in Malaya?" j Lt.
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  • 308 2 Danger Lurks In 'Quiet' Areas KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Rubber planters have been warned to continue taking: the utmost precautions even in so-called "quiet" areas. The warning was made by Mr. J. M. McDonald. chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters, in his message
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  • 77 2 Four Meet Accident In 13 Minutes THREE accidents occurred in 13 minutes opposite Trafalgar School early yesterday morning Fong Kam Choo. 20, a woman, slipped and fell into the sea while walking with a friend. Her friend, Chan Kwan Hee. jumped in and rescued her. Thirteen minutes later, two men,
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  • 121 2 Minister To Back The Lottery SINGAPORE'S Education Minister, Mr. Chew Swee Kee. supports the motion, asking Government to run a state welfare lottery, to be tabled at the Assembly on Wednesday. When a resolution requesting Government to run the lottery was discussed at the annual meeting of the Whampoa division
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  • 66 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Swami Satyananda, president of the Pure Life Society. Kuaia Lumpur, will address the University of Malaya's Philosophical Society on the systems of Indian philosophy tomorrow. The meeting will be held at 8.30 p.m. at the Eu Tong Sen Hall in the University. The Swami
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  • 214 2 I Have My Doubts About These New Socialists, Says Thomas The Singapore Labour Front will not join any political party until they prove their sincerity on the belief of socialism, said the Minister for Communications and Works. Mr. Francis Thomas, yesterday. The Liberal Socialists control the wealth of the country
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  • 77 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Telling him that he had committed a "mean ofTence," Mr. N. L. Cohen, president, Juveniic Court today fined a 15--year-old boy $200 for the theft of a gold watch on Jan. 13. The watch was found in a Singapore pawnshop where it had
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  • 73 2 THE 112-pound "rose" stone, which was presented to the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, during his recent "merdeka" talks in London could not be brought ashore in Singapore yesterday due to rain. The "rose" arrived in Singapore on Saturday on board the s.s "Benvenue." but the
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  • 46 2 SINGAPORE'S Minister for 1 Local Government, Lands and Housing, Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, was discharged from the General Hospital yesterday. Inche Jumat, who has been indisposed for the past fortnight, is now convalescing at 'his home in Telok Kurau.
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  • 184 2 A DELEGATION of the Singapore Trade Unions Working Committee will meet the Chief Minister. Mr. David Marshall, soon on the desirability of applying Colony laws in the Naval Base. A resolution to this effect was taken by the representative council of the committee
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  • 256 3 Last Seen Boarding Pirate Cab WOMAN'S CORPSE FOUND ON ROAD THE body ol a 60-year-old woman, Ng Tai Chang, was found by a grasscutter on the grass verge near Caldecott Hill. Singapore the road lead-' ing to Radio Malaya offices, at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. She was gagged
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  • 155 3 KOTA BHARU. Sun jOmar bin Meh. 19. who with .six others was charged with the attempted abduction of Chemas binti Chcali. of Pasir Mai district was acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice ,Rigby at the High Court here today. Chemas told the Court, the
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  • 79 3 'Find Homes For Us Or We Stay Put' EIGHTY -SEVEN families numbering 1.000 living in attap houses at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Haig Road will ask the Minister for Local Government Lands and Housing. Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat for alternative accommodation or they will refuse
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  • 71 3 TWO prizes worth $3i and $25 arc being offered to the writer _f the best English essay dealin;- with the Historical Exr.ioition, or how the writer was inspired by the exhibition. Any student now studying; in Singapoie can take part in the competition. The MHn should
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  • 65 3 Schoolgirl Killed In Road Crash BUTTERWORTH, Sun. A seven-year-old schoolgirl. Faridah binte Razak. was killed in a road accident on her way home from school today The crash involved a taxi. It was fully loaded. A crowd of Malay peasants gathered at the spot of the accident, and fearing he
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  • 32 3 ■HEZ ture). OVERJOYED, Korean Pvn a Ko-si (left), grasps lhc hand, of Singapore Korean businessman, Mr, Cheung Wort Sang, who promised him a passage back to KurcuM Standard
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  • 278 3 After 35 Years, Winter PUNG Ko-si. the 59-year-old destitute Korean living in Singapore who last week expressed his wish to return tu his hometown of Pusan, Korea, was yesterday promised a trip by a Colony Korean businessman. The man. Mr. Cheung Won Sang. manager
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  • 293 3 Circular Tells Department Chiefs: Cut Down Expenses HEADS of Singapore Government departments have been warned that no supplementary vote will be approved unless it can be justified as essential to efficiency. The Government Treasury circular issued recently, calls for .stringency in the running of departments and reminds all officers of
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  • 65 3 A three-ton Army truck with 20 Malay soldiers of the RASC overturned at the junction of Pasir Panjang Road and Alexandra Road yesterday afternoon injuring five. The truck was travelling along Keppel Road and was turning into Alexandra Road when it skidded and overturned. Two
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 261 3 iStcindcird ai^lm&ncic Information at a Glance _______7J .MAI.AYANIZA HON CO MMI f. SION: Public session at coni ference room, Pubiic Relations Office. 5 p.m HiKI.I CO: Free film show University of Malaya New Malayan Gazette No 30 at Collyer Quay. 1 15 p.m iTORB .11 DO CUB: Committee meeting at
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    • 311 3 (KL): 656 Singapore Share Market Report tSi; 7 p.m News (Sl 7.10 News Talk (S/KLI; 715 Sports Ree! l3>; 730 Spot the Favourites <S); 8 pm World Affairs (Si; 8.15 Interlude for Rhythm iS): 830 Variety iKLt; 9 pm. The Historv of Singapore iS) 930 News 1S1; 945 Jimmv Boyle
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    • 362 3 (16 82m); 4 40 News Commentary (If 82m 4 45 Concert Hall (16.82m); 5.15 Tea With the Thomases (16 82m); 5.45 Stage Door Memories 1 16.82m i; 6.15 Music ot the Islands (16 82m); 631 World News (19 59. 16.82. 1.86mj: 635 Australian News (1159 16 82. 16 86m i
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  • 91 4 .MORE than 2,000 people attended the opening of the Sky Palac e Singapore's most up-to-date night club atop the Asia Insurance building yesterday. Mr. Ko Teck Kin, president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce declared the night club open. Three charming young Chinese girls from Hong
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  • 87 4 Dealers Meet Firm 's Chief At Dinner MALACCA. Sun. More ;han 100 dealers and guests )f the Malacca branch of A. I Clouet and Company, attended the firm's dinner at the Spring Cafe at Bunga Raya last night to meet its chief, Mr. T. Lignon. Among others present to wish
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  • 44 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— A lorry driver. Tan Chong. was killed and three others injured. when a tree collapsed on a lorry that was travelling along the Kuala Lumpur-Klang Road this afternoon. The accident occurred at the 10th Mile.
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  • 355 4 'Blame That On Supply, Demand' KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Malayan producers were prepared to sell their rubber at a fixed price for a reasonable profit, if consumers would guarantee to buy all they produced, states the latest issue of "The Planter." The official bulletin of the
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  • 86 4 Widow Said She Was Raped By 3 ALOR STAR, Sun.— Three young Malay padi planters, Mohamed Isa bin Ahmad. Osman bin Jamaluddin and Hashim bin Lebai Hitam were today committed by Che Hamzah bin Abdul Amad to stand trial for rape. They were alleged to have waylaid a widow Choo
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  • 69 4 PENANG, Sun. The Clerical and Administrative Staff Union here has decided to reorganise its membership with employees of business houses, into the Business House Employees' Section. Rules are being drafted for representation of the various group s as follows: (A) Import and Export Business Houses, (B) Shipping
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  • 86 4 photo. MORE than 100 people including; the Governor of Singapore, Sir Robert Black, attended the Hongkong University Alumni dinner at the Capitol Mandarin Restaurant on Saturday. This group picture shows from left: MajorGeneral Dunlop, Mrs. A. J. Braga. wife of the Health Minister. Dr. L. H.
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  • 211 4 Crime Is On The Increase PENANG, Sun:— The people of Penang have been alerted against armed criminals who have become increasingly active in recent weeks. And as the gangsters continue to busy themselves they are also becoming more violent. The brutal murder of Ong Ewe
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  • 165 4 DWINDLING FLOUR STOCK MAY PUSH UP BREAD PRICE KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A growing shortage has pushed the price of flour from $7.20 to $10 a bag and there is a danger that it might force bakers to mark up the.r prices for bread. Local importers told Thc Standard there was
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  • 47 4 BENTONG, Sun.— A rubber tapper. Lok Kai. 54. on his way to work on a bicycle early this morning, was kitted in a collision with a lorry, carrying tappers to work. The accident occurred at 5.45 a.m. at the 67th Mile, Bentong-Ketari Road.
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  • 65 4 IPOH, Sun— Ten-year old schoolboy, Choo Wooi Kean. who was reported missing recently, walked home yesterday afternoon. He told his parents that he went out roaming. Choo left his home in Theatre Street on Thursday after his lunch. Finding no trace of him the whole night
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  • 72 4 IPOH. Sun.— Mrs. Hennessy, 20, wife o_ an engineer of the Southern Kinta Consolidated Tin, Batu Gajah. was admitted to the Ipoh District Hospital with facial injuries shortly after midnight, when the car in which she was travelling crashed into a lamp post in Hugh Low
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  • 2002 5 Concluding STANDARD'S 'TRIAL FOR TREASON' series by Nigel Gee BRUNO PONTECORYO x he one that fiot awa v His value to Russia. Gay, friendly man turns traitor. Disappears on holiday in Italy. Trail leads to Russia. Was he a Communist Was he guilty of spying?
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  • 543 5  - JOKE TURNED HIS HAIR WHITE T Rumsey Hamber By LONDON. LEGEND and fact— turned a man's hair "white in a night and sent his wife's reason rocking. For it is said that no one who kills a horned viper can rest easy until he has killed another: the surviving mate
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 278 5 STANDARD'S Crossword Puzzle 10. Poor mans weather glass IS, Of mute chair di.-ease (9> 1.1.l KS ,9, 14. Coach in flooded times? <7) 111. Fancy about a quarter mil- 16. Stories about a teetotaller? ACROSS l^jn Sheets (51 Not necessarily <•' 1 Office worker for whom 12. The Frenchman and
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  • 509 6 Singapore Standard Domiciled Europeans ]N the days before 1941 many Malayans held the opinion that Malaya did not move along the path of progress fast enough because the Europeans, through their not making this their permanent home, had not bothered to introduce many modern facilities. The Dutch then were the
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  • 411 6 A RARE distinction has been conferred on a citizen of this Colony in the appointment of Professor E. S Monteiro to be Dean of the Medical School by the University of Malaya. This is high honour, indeed, because Professor Monteiro is the first Asian to receive this
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  • 591 6 AUSTRALIA'S WATERFRONT STRIKE William Fitter SYDNEY. A FTER days of backstage manoeuvrings, hopes for a settlement of Australia's waterfront strike are centred on the meetings of the Australian Council of Trades Unions. A meeting of the Cabinet has considered the position. All parties involved or affected
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  • 1270 6  - The News as it strikes me! ASTER GUNASEKERA ]\|AI.AYANS who have set themselves up as the architects of a new Malaya are commended to read and profit by what Queen Elizabeth said in her reply to the loyal address in the legislature of Nigeria's Northern Region. "Tolerance," Her Majesty said,
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  • 349 6 Shorts from the Talks UIIH "In most open-air j jobs you need stamina and physical strength. And you need to like your own company. Workers in outdoor jobs tend to live a more lonely life than those in industry. In factories for example, men and women are often working together
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  • 284 6  -  Frank H. Bartholomew By paganda, its social columns with pictures of his wife. But Argentina was not deluded by the synthetic La Prensa, and despite the peak of the Peron popularity its circulation sank from over a half-million to less than one hundred thousand. fr f\F
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  • 116 7 LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuter)—Three British Sunday newspapers todav criticized the results of the Washington Anglo-Ameri-can talks as vague and ineffectual while the conservative Sunday Times praised them. The Times said the talks broadened mutual understanding between the two leaders. More specifically there had been "a
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  • 38 7 AN AUTOMOBILE dealer in North Carolina, reported to police on Friday that some bold thieves invaded his automobile showroom the night before, loaded a 400--pound safe into one of his new cars and drove away.— U.P.
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  • 56 7 Warm Greeting For Eden BRITISH Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (foreground) and President Eisenhower, both smile during the warm greeting tendered the Prime Minister upon his arrival at the White Hous. for their three-day long discussions on world affairs. The meeting ended with the "Declaration of Washington" jointly signed by
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  • 210 7 Britain Has Not Shirked BANGALORE, Feb. 5 (Reuter) Importance of I the role of foreign capital in economic reconstruction of under-developed countries in ECAFE region and need for greater international co-operation in trade were underlined in yesterday's discussion at the 12th I session of
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  • 111 7 120 Dead In Giant Cold Wave "LONDON, Feb. 5 (AP)— More than 120 were known dead on Saturday night in a giant cold wave stretching even into normally sunshine spots of southern Italy and the Riviera Water was at a premium for hundreds of thousands of British householders whose pipes
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  • 76 7 Royal Chauffeur Decorated JOS, Nigeria, Feb. 5 (UP).— Queen Elizabeth yesterday decorated the chauffeur of the Royal Rolls Royce— less than 24 hours after it broke down with the Royal Couple aboard and had to be pushed to town by a happy crowd of subjects. Driver W Jenkins was awarded
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  • 92 7 Antarctica Plane Missing NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (Reuter)— A despatch to the New York Times from Antarctica today said that a United States Navy plane with eight men aboard was missing on a flight from mountainous Marie Byrd land to Little America Five. The despatch said the plane was reported
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  • 37 7 PEKING Radio said yesterday Nationalist Chinese artillery on Quemoy and Little Quemoy islands bombarded Shih Weitow. Ho Tso and Tateng Islands in the Amoy area on Friday, killing flve and injuring two on Tateng Island.
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  • 40 7 FORT LAUDERDALE. Florida. Feb. 5 (UP).— Two U.S. marines were drowned in the turbulent Atlantic Ocean yesterday when they became tangled in their parachute harness after jumping from a flaming "Flying Boxcar. Two other marines were saved.
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  • 27 7 MR. ADLAI Stevenson, the Democratic leader on Saturday called for immediate shipments of arms to Israel by the United States and other Western Powers. Reuter
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  • 18 7 THE 10th anniversary session of ECAFE will be held In Bangkok from March 28, 1957|_B"^____________________________ A.P.
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  • 72 7 TORONTO, Feb. 5, (UP)— Leonard Gallep, 46, of Toronto chose a 30-day jail term yesterday rather than W fll i fine for begging at Union Station, although he has US$4O,OOO in the bank. Gallen told the court he was begging because he was c_d and hungry.
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  • 19 7 RUSSIAN and Dutch ships will pay exchange visits to Rotterdam and Leningrad in July. Moscowßadi^ai^ye^ terday.B Reuter
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  • 179 7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (AP)-The United States and Britain are considering making a classic show Sf force"' in the Eastern Mediterranean to dissuade Israel and the Arab states from going to war. President Eisenhow.: and j Prime Minister Eden are reported to have agreed at
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  • 187 7 Lets Shake Hands In The Spirit Of UN Char ter Russia Tries Again To Woo The US |USSR STILL HOPEFUL! LONDON, Feb. 5, (Reuter) Russia appealed to the United States in a Moscow radio broadcast today "let's get together and let's shake hands on a pact of friendship. The radio
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  • 85 7 British Missionary Gets Death Sentence HONIARA. British Solomon Islands. Feb. 5 (Reuter) —A 24-vear-old British missionary. Reginald Poole, has been sentenced to death here after being tound guilty ot killing a native schoolboy with a pickaxe at a mission school at Guadalcanal in November. The boy wa s Henry Kwa
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  • 45 7 PORi SAID, Feb. 5 (AP).— The 4.719-ton Panamanian ship Rosalind sanX on Frldav without lor* of life in rough seas. 200 miles north of Port Said. The 26 crewmen were brought to port yesterday by th- Italian cargo ship San Carlo.
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  • 84 7 Molotov Wants More 'Summits' London. Feb. 5 (Reuter).— The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Molotov said in an interview with the London Sunday Times today that he favoured more "summit" conferences like that held in Geneva last July. "We are certainly not losing hope that all the problems arising out of
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  • Newsbriefs
    • 28 7 TEHERAN. Feb. 5. (UP).— Russia formally protested Iran's joining the pro-West-ern Bagdad Pact yesterday. It was Russia's second official move against Iranian membership in the pact.
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    • 26 7 VILSHOFEN. Germany, Feb. 5 (AP).— Scores of families fled their homes last night when an ice jam in the Danube River caused an overflow.
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    • 28 7 DAMASCUS. Feb. 5 (AP).— A Syrian Government communique said yesterday Italy had affirmed she had not shipped, nor intended to ship, arms to Israel.
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    • 26 7 NEW YORK. Feb. 5 (AP).— Massive snowlalls of as much as two feet paralyzed much of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains yesterday.
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    • 37 7 ERWIN. Tennessee. Feb. 5. (UP).— Unicoi County Sheriff Doyle Noore raid jail trusty Bill Sax lifted the keys of dozing jailer Dave Harris and tip-toed quietly out of the jail with four other prisoners.
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    • 31 7 LONDON. Feb. 5 (Reuter). —Central London is to have a new ultra-modern air terminal built over an expanse of railway tracks at Eans Court, it was announced here.
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    • 24 7 PARIS Feb 5 (UP).— New French Socialist Premier Guy Mollet last night promised Moslem Algerians free elections and total political equality.
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    • 41 7 BRUSSELS. Feb. 5. (Reuter i.— Foreign ministers of the European Cai and Steel Pool are expected to meet this month to discuss the "Auratom" plan for a European atomic energy pool, an official Belgian source said here yesterday.
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    • 34 7 LONDON. Feb. 5 (UP).— British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd may visit Cairo and Delhi lor talks with Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser and Indian Premier Jawaharlal Nehru, it was learned yesterday.
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    • 34 7 GENEVA. Feb. 5 (Reuter). —The ministerial conference between the Netherlands and Indonesia on future relations between the two countries will be resumed in Geneva on Feb. 7, it was learned last night.
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    • 1144 8 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (18 Imcsi (Incorporated in Singapore) (12 lines) shipping THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Depts. uepT. Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge cargo SAILINCS to LIVERPOOL, CLASCOW, LONDON b CONTINENT Singapore Due Sails P.Sham Penang for Holland, Hamburg Dublin
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  • 296 9 BOLIVIAN EXPORTS OF TIN RISE BOLIVIAN tin exports rose during the month of November in contrast with the production in most other tin producing countries in the world, according to the figures published recently by the International Tin Study Group. In November Bolivian exports rose to 2.700 tons from the
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    72 9 THE management and staff of Maynard Co. Ltd., Singapore, were entertained at dinner by the chairman of directors at the Embassy Hotel recently. This wellknown dispensary changed ownership two years ago, and the dinner was given lo mark its second anniversary under the new ounership. Maynard's now have two associate
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  • 430 9 Finance And Cpmm^T 1 MALAYAN markets had a fair turnover during the week with the main volume of business in industrials and tins. Generally, industrials remained steady but the fall in the metal price adversely affected tins. I Rubbers continued to sag. There was a
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  • 98 9 MR. R. II NOTANEY, (above). Overseas Officer cf the Indian Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, whose area will cover Malaya, Thailand and Indonesia, has arrived in Singapore from Bombay. The officer's job is not only to promote exports of Indian cotton textiles but also to protect the interests
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  • 334 9 BUSINESS done in shares from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3: Industrials: British Borneo Petroleum 45/6. C.T.S. Ords. 29/6 to 29/-, Fraser Neave Ords. $1.78 to $1.80 to $1.77*. Federal Dispensary (Old) $2.50 to $2.30 x.r.. Federal Dispensary Rights 48 cents. Gammons $2.42£ and $2.40. Great Eastern Life
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  • 235 9 WILLIAM JACKS CO. CM) LTD. Made a very satisfactory shewing for the vear ended 30.9.55 when a profit of $2,294,998 (76.5%) was earned. Two interims of 10% each were paid during 1955 on the old capital and the recommended final dividend of 20% is payable on the new
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  • 72 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants on Saturday London: selling. T.T. or OD. 2/4 1/32; buying, airmail. T.T 2/4 5/32: O.D. 2/4 3'16; 30 d/st 2 '4 5/16: 45 d/st 2/4 3/8: 60 d/st 2/4 7/16; 90 d/st or 3
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  • 60 9 MR. CONRAD Hilton, American hotel magnate and Mr. Kayta Gotoh, Japanese industrialist have announced plans for the building of a five to six million dollar (US). 450--room international hote] in Tokyo to be completed by 1958. The structure will be built by the Tokyo Electric
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  • 24 9 TOTAL exports of tin to all countries from Singapore and Federation during January, amounted to 6.613 tons, according to preliminary statistics issued
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  • 33 9 THE continual rise in shipbuilding costs is causing "more and more concern" to shipowners, according to Mr. J. C Reed, managing director of Eagle Oil and Shipping Co.. north shields.
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  • 133 9 WINNER of Shell's Service Station Cleanliness Competition is Mr. Lim Kian Tat of Teck Seng Battery Service who received a Challenge Cup from the president of the Automobile Association of Singapore. Mr. E.D. Rushworth. The award also included $80 for the firm's staff. Standard photo shows
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  • 173 9 THE sharp drops in the tin metal price provided the only feature in the Singapore markets during the past week The metal prices have dipped to amazingly lew levels largely on account of the weakness of the overseas markets and the absence of buying
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    • 481 9 CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS I ELECTRICITY DEPARTj.MENT: (a) Tender for supr -of Electric Lamps Close -24 2/56. (b) for Painting of Steel Street Lighting Columns. Close Noon 56. and (c) for supply of PVC Cables and Sealing Glands Close noon— s/3/56. for (a), (h) and (c) from Electricity Department
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    • 460 9 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD, FEDERATION OF MALAYA. RENDERS are invited lor: A "EXTENSION and ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING C.E.B JUNIOR OFFICERS' QUARTERS AT KUALA TRENGGANU" C.E.B. registered Class A. B and C Contractors to apply to tho Architect. Central Electricity Board. P.O. Box No. 1006. Kuala Lumpur, with a
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    • 595 9 The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore [N BANKRUPTCY. No 407 x of 1955. Re JAMES CHONG of No 177. New Bridge Road, S'pore. Receiving Order made 16th September, 1955 Date of Adjudication stb December, 1955. Date and place of
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    • 507 9 The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore IN BANKRUPTCY, No. 434 of L 1955. Re SEOW PECK YAN of No. 9-A Jaian Yasin. Singapore. Receiving Order made 7th October, 1955. Date of Adjudication 7th October, 1955. Date and place of
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  • 181 11 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil. Feb. 5 (Reuter). Police bodyguards are being supplied at matches for British referees on contract to football associations in South American countries. The Britons themselves laugh at any suggestion that their professional duties on the field are fraught with any undue
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  • 61 11 LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter). N. I. (lan) Thomson, the Sussex fast-medium bowler, ls being flown to Pakistan next Thursday to reinforce the touring M.C.C. team, it was announced from Lords. He is being sent because of doubts that have arisen about the fitness of Mike
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  • 663 11 FGFGF LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter) The Arctic spell which hit Britain a few days ago caused havoc with the English Football League programme yesterday. The deep freeze left pitches throughout the country iceridden and rockhard and 14 English League games were called off. Over. the
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  • 120 11 LONDON. Feb. 5. (Reuter) Leading Commonwealth cricketers will be among the many personalities to speak in the Tribute to Len Hutton Broadcast in the 8.8.C. home service on February 10. Len Hutton. the former England captain, retired from first class cricket last month. Among the speakers
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  • 33 11 DUNEDIN. New Zealand Feb. 5 (Reuter) At close of play in the West Indies-New Zealand cricket Test, the West Indies had scored 234 lor the 10.-s of three wickets
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  • 340 11 LONDON. Feb 5. ißeuter)— A.soCiation football results: LEAGIE niMSION It Arsenal 3. Sunderland 1 Birminßham C. 4. Chariton A. 0 Blackpool 0, Manchester City 1 •Bolton W. vs Aston Villa Chelsea 2. Wolverhampton W. 3 tverton 0. Portsmouth 2 Huddersfield Town 1. Cardiff City 2 Manchester United 2.
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  • 251 11 CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 5 (Reuter)— Wales took a clear lead in the five-nation Rugby Union championship by defeating Scotland by nine points (three tries) to three (a penalty goal) before a crowd of 60,000 at Cardiff arms park yesterday. The Welshmen, who led C l
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    • 362 11 Lil flbner By Al Capp V^_M2___A'/ tft <f r &UT, IS AWRIGHT.'.r-AH'LL Al f VO' WOOLDhfT V^^l. I ks* IN A <- ANOTHER Ax wope^ l J XSarlrVme _/^_teCrr LET her marrV\ PIG'S FRANKLY SON- ALL Aj G A L REFCOZES C'CHUCKLEff-SHE < > JJcSID VO' C2" TEA^^ ME. WOULD
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  • 324 12 PAKISTANIS HOLD THE COLONY AGAIN FOR the second time, Singapore were unable to decide their hockey match against the Pakistan Navy when they met in their return encounter at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The result was 1-1 as in the premeetinsJi Singapore were without Sheikh Mansoor. Nugent and stalwart defender
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  • 206 12 Hill Wins Riot Starts BELFAST. Northern Ireland. Feb. 5. (Reuter) A number of people were taken to hospital last night after fighting flared up among spectators at a boxing match in Belfast's Kings Hall. The rest of the programme was cancelled as police fought to restore order among rival sections
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  • 166 12 The Asians To Meet The Fijians IPOH. Sun.— The followIn, will represent the Malayan Asians in a rugby match against the Fijians at the Princes Road stadium. Kuala Lumpur, on Monday Feb 13: Jalil bin Din (Pg). H. Joseph (Pg), Tay Chong lew (S'pore). S. Augustin (Kedah). Yeoh Cheang Swi
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  • 216 12 WITH top Army players about to leave for Hongkong for the FARELF hockey final the selectors are faced with the problem of picking a team for the Annua. Inter- Service Triangular tournament. The Army were champions last year, and are due to
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  • 139 12 JALAN EUNOS BOYS ARE B 'TON CHAMPS JALAN Eunos Boys* Club beat Pasir Panjang Boys* Club by seven games to nil in the Federation of Boys' Clubs annual badminton tournament final played at Katong Boys' Club court on Saturday. Mr. Wee Kim Wee. President of the Singapore Badminton Association gave
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  • 97 12 The Full Results Y SINGLES Ooi Teik Hock beat Omar Ibrahim 15-9, 15-7; lost to M. Sadali 14-17, 9-15. Khoo Eng Huah lost to ♦M. Sadali 15-10. 14-17, 4% 1-15; beat Omar IbraX him 15-4, 17-14. Teh Kew San lost to Robert Lim 15-10, 6-15, 4-15. DOUBLES r
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  • 34 12 Mr. A. C. Simmons, who with Mr. R. A. C. Wills, owns Joe's Tipple, is all smiles as he leads in the popular race two winner at Bukit Timah on Saturday.
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  • 401 12  -  WINDSOR LAD By KUALA LUMPUR, SunJockey Garnet Bougoure apparently, doesn't believe in wasting much time. His eight winners at the Singapore Turf Club meeting concluded on Saturday have already put him ahead of his rivals for riding honours. His nearest rival is Cecil Franklin, who landed
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  • 49 12 NEE Soon Garrison beat South Johore by eight points (goal, try) to three (try) in a friendly rugby match played at Nee Soon yesterday. Scorers for Nee Soon were Marr. a try. which Alway converted. Alwav, a try. For South Johore Stevenson, a try.
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  • 832 12 WITH the overnight score at 2-2, Singapore's Robert Lim took the floor against Penang's Teh Kew San in the opening singles match of the second day series. This return clash between two of Malaya s most promising youngsters was a vital
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  • 364 12 SADALI SHOCKS A STAR IS BORN New Hope For Colony H*ton Teh's Doubles Puts The Cup Back In Penang By Our Badminton Reporter FENANG recaptured the Foong Seong Cup by five games to four but Singapore had a consolation prize. ..and this was the birth of a champion in the
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  • 64 12 CHINESE Athletics beat Indian Recreation Club 3-1 in a soccer friendly played a Farrer Park yesterday. Hock Leng. Good Seng and Kok Peow netted tor CA and Ghani scored for IRC. The big upset at Farrer Park was the defeat ot Star Soccerites 3-1 by
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  • 46 12 LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuter) —Prince Ronald Hamid, of the Malayan royal house of Kedah, helped the English soccer team, Hitchin Town to a twonil victory over Briggs Sports Club in the second round of the Football Association Amateur Cup competition here today.
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  • 34 12 NEE SOON Garrison held RA.F. Seletar to a 2-2 in a friendly hockey match at Nee Soon yesterday Barnes scored both goals for Nee Soon while Baker netted twice for the airmen.
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  • 72 12 ST. MORITZ. Feb 4. (Re_. ler The Roy a! Navy won tne British Inter services championships on the Cresta R m here today with 575 7 pointy, narrowly beating the Armwith 576.8 and the Royal Air Force with 579.2. The individual winner of the championships, for the
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  • 26 12 R AF Seletar Yacht Club beat Sapper Sailing club by 61J points to 51 to retain the Sapper Snip. trophy for the second year.
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