Singapore Standard, 10 February 1956

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  • 16 1 Singapore Standard 2Uge3 Vol. VI. No. 218 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956 16 PAGES 15 CENTS
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  • 325 1 Malaya Key Outpost Of Democracy JFwo Killjoys S. Africa And Russia TUNKU Abdul Rahman and his Merdeka Mission which secured a pledge for self-government and independence within the Commonwealth by Aug. 31 next year won the acclaim of the world's press yesterday. Many countries m the free
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    59 1 THIS radio photo by Associated Pres«s shows Federation's Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman signing: the historic report on the Malayan Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House. London, on Wednesday. On the Tunku's right is the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Alan I.ennnx-Boyd. On the left is
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  • 194 1 Queen Brings Joy To Lepers ENUGU. Feb 9 (Reuter) A blind leper today told the Queen that she had brought joy and happiness to him and fellow sufferers by visiting them m their Colony and seeing how they lived and worked. The blind man. supported by a wooden staff and
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  • 78 1 COUNCIL CHIEF ARRESTED IPOH. Thurs.— The chairman of the Kampong Bercham New Village Local Council, m Tanjong Rambuta Hung Hoi Loong. 40. has been arrested and detained by the police under the Emergency Regulations. Huang was taken from his house early this morning by a police party. Official sources described
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  • 24 1 MOSCOW Radio reported yesterday that a Russian has become the first person to have his appendix removed near the North Pole.— UP
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  • 60 1 MALACCA, Thurs. Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan, Chairman of the M.C.A., received among his mail today, a greeting card from the Communists wishing him a happy New Year. The card, which had a picture of Mao Tze Tung m red and the Communist flag with five yellow
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  • 331 1 SPORE'S PLANS FOR TV SINGAPORE'S Chief Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode, yesterday joined People's Action Party leader, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, m an attack on the Education Minister's motion seeking to grant a licence to a private firm to operate a television station. The Minister,
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  • 77 1 JAKARTA. Feb. 9 (UP) Plans have been drafted to set up a television station m Jakarta, mainly for commercial purposes. Laihad, chairman of the Indonesian Central Exhibition Council, after a visit to Europe, stated here that he has drafted plans for Indonesia's first television station.
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  • 58 1 CANBERRA. Feb. 9 (UP)— Defence Minister Sir Philip Mcßride today said that Australian forces will participate m the SEATO exercises off Thailand on Feb. 15 to 18 He said that although no special forces were being sent from Australia, the destroyers Anzac and Tobruk. presently
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  • 52 1 TOKYO. Feb. 9 (AP).— The president of Japan's ExportImport Bank today suggested Japan form a South-east Asia economic bloc. Masamichi Yamagiwa told a news Conference Japan's economic independence could be achieved m South-east Asia. He said Japan should promptly settle its reparations Issues with nations m
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  • 33 1 A NEW "Zlm" motor car. roomier than previous models with automatic transmission and a top speed of 88 miles an hour, is now being designed m the Soviet Union.— Reuter
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  • 23 1 AIR Ceylon started its international air service yesterday when a Constellation aircraft arrived *t Colombo from J>nnrinn with 40 Dassengers.- Reuter
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  • 109 1 RazakOpens A New TTC Today LONDON. Feb 9 (Reuter) Dato Abdul Razak. Malaya's Education Minister and member of the Merdeka Mission, will officially open a new Malayan Teachers' Training College at Brinsford Lodge, near Wolverhampton, Central England, tomorrow. Dato Abdul Razak feels that the British colleges for Malayan teachers would
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  • 51 1 MELBOURNE, Feb. 9 (Reuter) Leaders of the Australian council of Trade Unions today reaffirmed their "back-to-work" call to 24,--000 striking dockers. The decision came after angry dockers stormed the Councils offices after being told by the local secretary at a dockside meeting: "We have been
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  • 122 1 LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuter)— Sir Anthony Eden. British Prime Minister returned here by air today after his talks with President Eisenhower m Washington and the Canadian Government In Ottawa. Replying to a question at the airport on South-east Asia, he said: There was agreement about SEATO
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  • 65 1 MADRID. Feb. 9 (UP) Pro and anti-Falangist students opened fire on each other m downtown Madrid today. It was the first open use of firearms m Spain since the civil war. At least 30 shots were fired One Falangist student was shot dead. Some 1.500
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  • 23 1 IT WAS officially announced m Karachi yesterday that Pakistan has agreed to negotiate a trade agreement with Soviet Russia.— AP
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  • 160 1 NEW DELHI. Feb. 9 (Reuter) India needs 8.000 million rupees < about $5,100 million) m foreign aid for her second five-year plan which starts m April, according to an outline of the plan published here today. The plan aims at rapid industrialization with emphasis on basic
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  • 130 1 NICOSIA, Feb. 9 (Reuter)— Elementary school children, aged six to 11, today joined m violent demonstrations calling for Enosis— union of Cyprus and Greece. The children entered school buildings, destroyed British flags, smashed portraits ot the Royal Family and hoisted Greek flags. In the Paphos District,
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  • 142 1 Mr. M. Scores Biggest Victory MULTI-LINCUALISM SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, yesterday scored his biggest victory when all elected and nominated Assemblymen voted for his motion on multi-lingualism. When division was called by the Chief Minister at the end of a marathorn debate, the house '"cheered" when Mr. G.
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  • 99 1 JERUSALEM, Teb 9 (Reuter) A 2.000-year-old tomb has been uncovered m the heart of the fashionable Rehavia quarter here, the Israel Department of Archaeology announced today. The tomb dating back to the Hasmonean period (the second and first centuries of BC) was found 1.000 yards west
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  • 20 1 THE Karachi Telephone Department has started an "intensified drive" to trap persons making "obnoxious calls" to women.- Reuter
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    • 517 2 UK. Press Gives Unanimous Note Of Approval Singapore-Federation Relations Warning LONDON, Feb. 9 (Rcuter)— The agreement clearIn? the way for the Malayan Federation's independence within the British Commonwealth was warmly welcomed by today's British Press. Although some newspapers drew attention to what is considered to be certain difficulties and risks
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    • 65 2 photo. CHIEF Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and members of his "Merdeka" Mission at the Federation of Malaya Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London. With them are, on left, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Mr. John Hare, and next to Tunku Abdul
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    • 133 2 LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter)— The Soviet news agency Tass said today that the British Government had been "forced" to agree m principle to grant the Federation of Malaya independence by August. 1957, but would retain "various priorities" under the independence agreement. The talks which led up
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    • 203 2 •It Has Been A Great Triumph— Unions We Trust In Malaya's Future Business •Let's Thank Them Opposition LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter) Members of all political parties m the House of Commons today expressed satisfaction that agreement was reached on Malaya's future constitutional status. Government
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    • 513 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Malaya hailed Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's Merdeka Mission as a great success and from mony quarters came words of glowing praise of the Tunku's "personal triumph." There were dissidents though. And they were chiefly from opposing political p&rties. Notable m this
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    • 64 2 WELLINGTON, Feb. I. (Reuter)— A highly placed New Zealand Government source said today the reported gain of independence for Malaya m August. 1957, after suitable arrangements bad been made with the United Kingdom Government was greeted with satisfaction here. There was little doubt that New Zealand, the
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  • 43 3 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs.— A Police Field Force platoon killed a woman terrorist In Kampar. Perak, yesterday. The platoon ambushed two terrorists but the other escaped At Kroh. 18 miles from- Baling. Home Guards exchanged fire with five armed terrorists.
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  • 36 3 HONGKONG, Feb 9:—Special Standard Service: Closing prices of th Hongkong Exchange were: $15.80 to ill Sterling. $5.8675 to US$l; 51. 840 to Malayan $1: $0,131 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $255.75 to a tael.
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  • 1036 3 THERE 15 NO NEED FOR FEAR SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall yesterday allayed fears of the minority races that the Chinese could swamp them if multilingualism was introduced m the Assembly. Speaking on the resumption of the debate yesterday, Mr. Marshall said the Chinese were the most adaptable and
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  • 268 3 THROW OUT REPORT ON EDUCATION UNION THE English Teachers Union (Chinese schools), Singapore, m a memorandum urges Government to disregard the report of the All-Party Committee on Chinese education. Describing the report as isappointing" and "absurd," c Union states: "The report its present context is a ameless piece of Colonial
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  • 84 3 Student Had Shotgun Ammunition IPOH. Thurs.— A Chinese High School student, Chin Kiang Yiu. 22, pleaded guilty to possessing 22 rounds of 12--bore shotgun ammunition, before Mr. Justice Thomson today Chin was found hiding m a bush m Chemor, the day after a battle between security forces and terrorists. He
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  • 195 3 OFFICER CASHIERED IN COURT MARTIAL A BRITISH Army officer wh-> claimed to nave four girl friends abroad, was cashiered by a Singapore general court martial for gross indecency with his Malay houseboy. The set.tence is subject to confirmation. The officer. Lt.-Malcolm John Larkworthy Hickling. 23 of the RASC. admitted that
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  • 202 3 A CAMPAIGN has been launched m Singapore, m collaboration with the World Health Organization, to eliminate disease-carrying 1 insects developing resistance to insecticides. Disclosing this to The Standard yesterday, a member of the W.H.O. panel m the Colony, Dr. M. Liard. said that it was
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  • 216 4 Chinese Paper Sued For Libel PENANG, Thurs. A well-known local philanthropist and multi-millio-naire, Mr. Lim Lean Teng, was alleged, m what was described as a scurrilous attack which was not true, by the Cheng Fong Pau, a Singapore Chinese publication, to have become prosperous after he became a contractor of
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  • 81 4 SINGAPORE City Council Public Utilities' Committee has recommended that the Council sell «ir conditioners on hire purchase terms to promote greater consumption of electricity. Over $100 million has been spent on the Pasir Panjang power station. and the Councillors feel that it will be more
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    55 4 Seen This Man? POLICE have begun an Is-land-wide hunt for the receiving cashier of the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.. Singapore. Soon Kuat Seng, who has been missing since 2 p.m. on Monday. His description has been flashed to every police station m Singapore. Federation Police have also been asked
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  • 48 4 A SEAMAN, Bador bin Yusof, yesterday pleaded guilty m the Singapore Eighth Magistrate's Court to entering the Colony .without a permit from Tanjong Balai, Indonesia, on Feb. 2. Yusof was fined $150, m default, one month's imprisonment. No order was made for his deportation
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  • 144 4 CLOSING rnbbrr prim (r«nt* per Ib :o Singapore yesterday were: Butw* Seller* Spot fob. 1073 1075 January 1071 1073 No. 2 Jan. 105} 106| No. 3 Jan. 105} 106 Tone: Farely steady. TIN PRICE The price of tin yesterday was $377$ per picul (Down $13). LONDON Xl IiBEK
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  • 132 4 THE St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, Singapore, acknowledges with thanks the following donors for January, 1956: Anaesthetic Unit General Hospital $900. Chee Guan Chiang $500, St. Andrew's Cathedral C.W.A $250, Ong Ho Swee $120. J. Baalman, Gammeters Ltd., Mrs. M. S Neville-Gray, Kon Choon Kooi and John
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  • 362 4 Freedom Charter Experts Due KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Six eminent constitutional experts from Britain, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Canada and Australia are expected to arrive m the Federation by March to draft the "freedom charter" of South-east Asia's only remaining dependent territory. It is believed here that Sir Walter Monckton, in-ternationally-famous constitutional
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  • 308 4 Let's Take Over The Airways— Lee SINGAPORE Government should take over the British-owned Malayan Airways. This call was made by the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, (PAP), during an adjournment speech m the Legislative Assembly yesterday Stressing the importance of M&layanization. Mr. Lee declared: "There is not
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  • 128 4 Youth Seeks Help To Finish School Determined THE plight of 15-year-old Tay Kirn Hock was yesterday brought to the attention of Mr. L. Comber ot the Public Advisory Bureau. Tay, a Std. VII student, may not be able to pursue his studies unless he gets $51 immediately The money is
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  • 125 4 MONDAY was a bad day tor tne Singapore Police. Two revolvers were stolen from police officers and a detective attached to the Special Branch, C.1.D., vanished with his service revolver and five rounds of ammunition. All three incidents took place on Monday night. Missing
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  • 56 4 THE Singapore Young Women's Christian Association's Square Dance Club yesterday elected the following officebearers for 1956. They are: Mr. V. Rajaratnam, president. Miss Judy Tan. vice-president, Mr Richard Chen secretary, Mr. Chan Whay Yam treasurer. Committee: Miss J. Geikie. Mr. Othman Nayah, Mr. Frank Tan, Mr.
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  • 110 4 MORE than 70 people including the Indian Commissioner Mr. R. K. Tandon and Mrs. Tandon. Pakistan Trade Commissioner. Mr. M. H. E. A. Bair and Mrs. Bair attended a cocktail and buffet party given by Cathay Organiza- tion and 20th Century Fox Film (East) Ltd.. m conjunction with
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  • 106 5 STRIKERS START HUNGER STRIKE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs— The 1.080 strikers of the Fung Keong Rubber Works this morning started their 48-hour hunger strike and appealed to all -workers m Malaya to boycott goods sold by the company. Appeals were also sent to the Singapore Harbour Board workers urging them to
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  • 76 5 COLOMBO. Feb. 9 (Reuter) —Official circles m Ceylon welcomed Malaya's future Commonwealth status, announced m London yesterday. A Ministry of External Affairs spokesman told Reuter today: "We rejoice whenever a country that is fit for selfgovernment is given a chance oi regaining independence. "In the case
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  • 66 5 Windmill Girl Weds Malayan Officer DAINTY bride at St. John's Church. Tottenham, is Windmill girl Carole Logan, 20. of Glasgow She married John Roskams, a Superintendent m the Malayan Police Force this week. Carole will continue m the show at the Windmill the little London theatre with the non-stop revue
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  • 100 5 MERCHANT FOILS BID TO KIDNAP A SINGAPORE rubber merchant failed his would-be kidnappers when they pounded on him near his home m Shanghai Road last night. Lav was on his way to the Nam Aik Club opposite his house when two men. on» armed with a revolver, held him up.
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  • 44 5 FIFTEEN women and two men claimed trial m the Singapore Fifth Magistrate's Court yesterday, to a charge of rioting and causing hurt to Mr Chan Yong Wong on Feb. 7 at Dunearn Road. They were remanded till Feb. I*4
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  • 61 5 XFfE Singapore Civil Defervcg Association will hold a N*ta» Year social and dance at fls Kolam Ayer clubhouse on Saturday. Feb. 18 from 8 30 jxrn. to 1 a.m. of the dance will b» a ballroom dancing exhibition by Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson and
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  • 95 5 2 Jailed For Having Red Documents THANG Shew Theng 20. and Wong Tsung Chan. 17. stood up m the dock and gave voice to their indignation when they were sentenced yesterday to five years' and three years' imprisonment respectively for having terrorist documents on Aug. 31. Chin Yoke Lin. 17.
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  • 439 5 The 'Storm' ThatDi&nt Come Off... ALL THE 'FACTS' ARE UNTRUE-MANAGER PENANG, Thurs.— Mr. Foo Yee Fong, manager of the Sing Pin Jih Poh, a Chinese daily published m Penc ng, brought a lough out of Mr. Justice T. C. Spenser-Wilkinson m the High Court today
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  • 123 5 Visit By 10 Aussie Students TEN students, two of them girls from Australian Universities arrived m Sinjgapore last night aboard (the Gorgon for a goodwill tour of Malaya. They will be Quests of University of Malaya students while' m the Ciplony. Some of them will tour the Federation as guests
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  • 247 5 To Encourage Sfaye Art SINGAPORE'S first dramatic schcol will be opened some time next month by the Island Players, with the object of building up an acting raid theatre going public. r To be called the Island Players Dramatic School, the new venture will
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  • 100 5 THE biuilding problems facing Singapore immediately aftei the. last war continue and grow no less today, the Governor of Singapore. Sir Rcbert E^ack. said last night. He ws'fi addressing a gathering at the Institute of Architects of Malaya dinner held at Raffles Hotel. Sir Robert said that
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  • 142 5 $5 THEFT GETS HIM NINE MONTHS' JAIL LIM ENG LUAN was yesterday sentenced to nine months' imprisonment m the Fijst Criminal Court, wr-en Jne pleaded guilty to stealing $5 from Mr E Bridgeman at Bukit Tunggal. off Chanwry Lane, on Nov 20, last yeai Inspector E.J. Walkei, prosecuting. told the
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  • 135 5 THE "open sesame" to a residence was the name "Sonny" which opened the door to four armed robbers at Siang Lim Park on Nov. 16. Mrs Goh Peck Eng told the Singapore Magistrate's Court yesterday that her son opened the door to
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    • 326 5 YTIO JL JULY 1655 A fi w\» In July, 1655, Commander Johan van [J^Ml^^ Riebeeck planted the first vines m the Cape nB*SH Province of South Africa. That was the J& /Ti birth of a great industry valued at over vm I 1 £100,000,000 which today employs well over 09L
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  • 648 6 HOPES FOR TV IN S'PORE BY 1957 FADE HOPES for television m Singapore by 1957 faded yesterday. This was indicated when an amendment, described as an "attempt to shelve"' the television project, was strongly supported by three of the five Assemblymen who spoke before the debate on television m the
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  • 68 6 pmoto. DATO PANGLIMA BUKIT GANTANG, Mentri Ifipsar of Perak, pins thfe Sultan of Perak'ij; Gallantry Medal oit MRS. F. H. FIELD of East Hoathley, Sussex, at Malaya House eh Saturday. Looking* lon is Mrs. Field's 11} year-old son ROBIN, {the Sultan of Perak 'awarded
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  • 188 6 Now That Amnesty Is Over KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The F.M.S. Chamber of Mines has warned all mine managements to take adequate security precautions "m view of the abortive Baling talks and the termination of the amnesty. In a circular to managements, the Chamber's Council says
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  • 120 6 SIX professors and a lecturer from universities m Britain and Ireland have accepted invitations from the University of Malaya to act as external examiners for the forthcoming degree examinations to be held In June. They are Prof. P. R. Crowe, Victoria University of Manchester, (Geography);
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  • 365 6 A RESTFUL DAY FOR MFRDEKA HERO AFTli.fi THE HUM AND BUSTLE LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter) Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malayo's Qtiie* Minister, was spending most of today quietly and resting after three -.weeks of hard work at the conference on Malaya's constitutional f utrtire"' which ended successfully yesterday. Thel conference which
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  • 95 6 BA's CAR INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT IPOH. Thurs. The BritifH Adivser, Perak. Dato I. W Blelloch and Datin Blelloch escaped unhurt last evening when their new $15,000 official car was involved m a road accident which resulted m the death of an Indian cyclist The Dato and his wife were
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  • 45 6 THE Federation's Minister for Works. Inche Sardon bin Jubir, visited the site for Malaya's future "Sandhurst" the military college at Port Dickson. The college, which is now coming up on a 35- acre ground, will eventually accommodate 300 cadets and 80 potential officers.
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  • 29 6 CHAN Kam Loong of Woodlands Road was fined $40 by the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate yesterday for speeding along Bukit Timah Road on Nov 26 last year
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  • 56 6 THE much travelled Yogi Gnanavallal Paramjothl Mahan, founder of the Universal Peace Sanctuary, who has undertaken a tour of South-east Asian countries, left Singapore yesterday for a two-month tour of the Federation. The yogi will be back In Singapore to attend the inaugural ceremony of the
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  • 34 6 THE midnight to -dawn curfew on the SerembanKuala/Pllah Road was lifted yesterday for all vehicles except lorries. But no pedestrians will be allowed on the road after midnight, the Negrl Government announced.
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  • 22 6 FOUR peop'.e were injure;? when two cars were involved m a collision at the 61 Mile* Tampenis Road, last night.
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  • 548 8 npo a Chinese nothing is more disastrous than to be unemployed on his new years eve and to be unable to provide the customary seasonal fare for his family. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's eve and some thousands of Chinese m Singapore and the Federation find themselves
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  • 384 8 A NEW and threatening dimension has been introduced into tiie troublous picture of the Near East by the Soviets successful bid to bring Egypt within her sphere of influence through bartering Communist arms for products from the Land of the Pyramids. To put this barter agreement into
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  • 81 8 J. Sir: Would the following additions to definitions of true and "p ukk a" Malayans interest you? 1, One tcho has his soul m India, property m Ceylon and job m Malaya, 2. One tcho has 51 per cent European blood m his veins and has prepared
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  • 168 8 Ignorance and Poverty Sir: I am just as concerned as Djamaan Soelaiman about the alarmingly high rate of divorces among the Malays m Kelantan. For a successful married life he outlined the principles to be observed especially by the stronger sex, and he advocated that drastic steps be taken at
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  • 1123 8  - The NEWS as it strikes me! ASTER GUNASEKERA By FEBRUARY fc. 1956, will go down m the history of this country and British colonial rule as the day when the first move was made gradually to ring down the curtain on the protection Malaya has enjoyed for the last 81
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 531 8 Sir: The proposal to run a Government sponsored lottery m Singapore to raise revenue for social welfare cannot help making one doubt the sincerity, the capability and the courage of our present leaders. On the one hand, they profess themselves concerned about the social needs of
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    • 157 8 a delusion Sir: A£ a General Business Meeting representatives from 11 MYF chapters m the Singapore District with a membership of over 600 strowg, voiced a protest against legalising State Lottery m <prder to finance the social welfare of our city. We, m the Methodist Youth Fellowship, hail the interest
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    • 116 8 Sir: Your correspondent "Sana Boleh Chakap places much credit to the Chief Minister for having put up Singapore before the eyes of the world. Yes indeed the Chief Minister has brought out the name of Singapore m bold glaring letters, but what kind of letters?
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    • 380 8 Sir: kWhat lis Liberal Socialism? I really do not know, and I do not think that the Liberal Socialists do! According to Mr. E.K. Tan (De*mocrat) at a recent polfttical forum at ths Universi ty of Malaya, Liberal Socialism is a fluid farm of Socialism; and. then what,
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    • 189 8 Sayings of The Week WE must get rid of the Maginot line mentality m industry Sir Anthony Eden. s!e i Massj without mind always cpmes a cropper Sir George; Barnes, Director of BBC. Uniteid States foreign policy lias been more realistic and more responsible than anyone would suppose who has
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    • 109 8 Sir: The Federation Chief Minister ha.s clearly declared that unification with Singapore cannot be treated on a basis of equality, but it can be a member state of the Federation. This statement should never -go unchallenged by the Singapore Government and all political parties. The vital question
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    34 9 photo. ANITA EKBERG, the Swedish actress, carries a hexagon-shaped bag containing cocktails, glasses and a shaker, at a midnight matinee m London, held to launch the new American film "Picnic."— A. P.
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  • 204 9 Preliminary Exchange Of Views WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Reuter) British, French and United States officials yesterday discussed for more than two hours, their responsibilities under their tripartite declaration of 1950/ guaranteeing Israel's frontiers. A brief communique issued after the meeting at the State Department here described the
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  • 97 9 ABANDON FRANCHISE DEMAND ALGIERS. Feb. 9 (ReutersFrench settlers m Algeria yesterday pressed the French Prime Minister, M Guy Mollet, to abandon his plan to give Algeria's 9.000.000 Moslems equal voting rights with the territory's 1,000.000 Euro-i peans. The settlers are concentrating on obtaining this concession from the Premier m their
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  • 30 9 BOOKS m the English lannage by contemporary Asian writers will be distributed m the United States by the newly formed Asia Book Club of New York. AP
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  • 182 9 LONDON. Feb. 9 (Reuter)— Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd. the Colonial Secretary, said here that expert preliminary reports indicated grounds for hoping that an effective control for pepper disease m Sarawak would be discovered. Sir Roland Robinson, a Conservative, had asked In the House of Commons yesterday what was
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  • 54 9 CINCINNATI. Ohio. Feb. 9 (Reuter)— The United States will launch up to 15 space satellites during the 1957-58 geophysical year, informed sources said here today. Previous reports indicated that up to 10 satellites would be launched with the hope that six would reach the planned
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  • 46 9 SUEZ. Feb. 9 (UP) The 6.000-ton Indian freighter Jalazad collided with the 8.000-ton American freighter Steel Apprentice In Suez port yesterday. The Indian ship sustained heavy hull damage and remained m Suez port for repairs. The American ship receivpd only light bow damage. —UP.
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  • 44 9 TAIPEI. Feb. 9. (Reuter)— Communist Chinese guns on the mainland today fired more than 100 shells at Nationalistheld Kaoteng Island m the Matsu group off Fukien Province, the Nationalist Defence Ministry announced tonight. The ministry said no damage was caused
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  • 324 9 Rome Meet Plans World Third Force ROME, Feb. 9 (AP) A first step has been taken here towards the formation of a worldwide united front of Roman Catholics and Muslims to fight Communism. The faithful of both religions reject Communism as being completely incompatible
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  • 298 9 So I Was Sacked,' MacArihur NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UP). Gen. Douglas MacArthur, denying that he had ever been insubordinate," said yesterday that his dismissal as Far East Commander m 1951 "may well have been triggered" by his demand that a treason trial
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  • 139 9 SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Feb 9 (AP)— A woman was struck b y a train travelling 80 miles an hour and suJTered only a cut on her hip. Mrs. Minnie Hall. 38. walked a half mile across a snowcovered field to her hrjme
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  • 87 9 A BOW ARROW WAR FOR NUTS RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 9 (AP) Scattered Indian warfare, using bows and arrows, has broken out m the Xinou River area of Brazil, leaving at least three dead and nine injured. The area is m Northern Mato Grosso State and Southern Para State. 1,100
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  • 126 9 THIS smiling beauty carrying skis was one of the Duke of Kent's favourite dancing partners at the Swiss winter sports resort of Klo»--ters, where he was recently on holiday. She is Senora Beatrix Buarque de Macedo, 21- -year-old wife of a senior Brazilian Civil Servant. After dancing
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  • 260 9 LONDON, Feb. 9 (UP)— Tlie United States, Britain, France and Canada will open a new round of negotiations with Russia here on March 5 for a limited world disarmament settlement, it was learned today. The West will present a joint plan
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  • 213 9 TOO MUCH POLITICS, ECAFE MEET ENDS BANGALORE, Feb. 9 (Reuter).— The Economic Commission for Asia and The Far East's (ECAFE) discussion of economic conditions m Asia ended yesterday after Japan and Ceylon had strongly protested about the political turn it had taken. The two countries demanded that the five-day discussion
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  • 85 9 BANGKOK. Feb. 9 (AP) Dag Hammarskjold. United Nations Secretary-General, told newsmen here today the Bangalore ECAFE conference is a step m the expansion of aid by international arrangement instead of by bilateral agreement. Aid is not and should not ever be a handout. In Thailand for
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  • 41 9 M. ROBERT Lacoste. French Finance Minister m the government of M. Guy Mollet. will fly from Paris to Algiers today to take up the post of Minister for Algeria, vacated last Monday by the resignation of General Georges Catroux.—Reuter.
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  • 23 9 THE Egyptian Cabinet last night approved a law to establish an Egyptian news agency to be called the Mid-dle-East News Agency.
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  • 199 10 CHINESE bus owners m Singapore are dissatisfied with the recommendation of the Inquiry Commission into the public transport system to unify the Colony transport service I under common ownership and management. Mr. Kuek bean fcng, secretary of the Chinese Bus Owners' Association, told
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  • 111 10 SOME 40 wives of the Royal Ail Force and Air Ministry personnel, Changi have again contributed $1,000 for the maintenance of a child's bed to r 12 months at the Crippled Children's Home. Tanah Merah Bcsar. Singapore. The cheque, the second donation made by
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  • 65 10 THE largest anonymous cash donation ever made to the Singapore Family Planning Association was received yesterday, m the sum of $928. The cheque, made out to cash was accompanied by a note which said: "We have pleasure m forwarding a cheque for $9"iB as a
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  • 76 10 School Head In Trouble Over Tuckshop CHOO Hong Nan, principal of Nan Hong School m Singapore, was yesterday summoned m the City Court on a charge of erecting a tuckshop without obtaining approval from the City Council. Mr. R. Ramason, the prosecuting solicitor, told the Court that the tuckshop was
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  • 128 10 NO MAIL ON FEB. 12 14 THE Director of Posts. Singapore. Mr. M. L. Durrant, stated yesterday that there will be no postal delivery on Feb. 12 and 14. on account of the Chinese New Year. Although Monday. Feb. 13. is a public holiday, there will be a complete delivery.
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  • 34 10 A MALAY padi planters' association for the district of Yen m Kedah will be formed on Feb. 24 when all Malay padi planters m :he district meet at the Yen Youth Club.
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  • 38 10 MISS Herta Sant was married last Saturday, at Kensington Register Office, London, to exNetherlands naval Lieutenant Commander, Hans Larive. Miss S a n t s father is manager of the Chartered Bank m Singapore.- AP
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  • 255 10 SAFE- DRIVING CONTEST GETS GOOD RESPONSE THE response from commercial firms and orjjanizations m the Colony towards the Singapore Safety First Council's Driving Competition has been very heartening, the Secretary of the Council, Captain, E. P. C. Richardson, told The Standard yesterday. Among those whor replied to the circular sent
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  • 94 10 KOH TENG SENG, charged with depositing refuse m front of his premises m Serangoon Road on Oct 6. told the City Magistrate. Mr. S. K. Lee. "The City Council should commend me for sweeping the drains during the strike insteac o! taking this
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    • 822 10 INFORMATION AT A GLANCE \**T mmm^~ m T" T chestral Music: 630 News I U YS* JI Orirt^O C Commentary; 645 Sports Rouna- *jj% Mr% K^V^.l\ C up. 655 Reoort from the Mid- lands; 7pm. God And His gf-.^a^ World: 715 JarH Pav::e intro- >^ v <#^^'i«-i duces Say It
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  • 81 11 rFHE FERRET wa 8 then fully coaled thanks to another post-dated cheque and the vessel left Greenock for Milford Haven m Wales on November 1, ostensibly en route for Marseilles. She had a full crew. Smith posed as the owner, Walker strutted m a pur- ser's
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  • 112 11 TN Miami. U.S.A., a man saw a bulldozer parked near a street repair Job. He climbed aboard, chased ten policemen about the city street, and explained, when he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon: "I just wanted to see if I could still run one."
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  • 216 11 'J HE history of theft, the annals of the smartest confidence tricksters, know few stranger stories than the extraordinary conspiracy which m 1880 succeeded m spiriting a steamship half way across the world. The Great Bravado began when a man giving the name of Smith rented offices m
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  • 695 11 pened. Instead of keeping to the European side of the Straits, like all vessels bound for Marseilles, she headed for the African coast, casting anchor close to the dangerous reefs some miles east of Gibraltar. Lights were extinguished and only a faint moonlight lit up the peculiar
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  • 21 11 Ernest Johnston tells today the strange conspiracy of three men m 1880 m this STANDARD Feature Series. l=§ll^lglllll|Sl^
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 143 11 SERRAVALLOS TONIC FREE OK CHARGE ONE MINIATURE to one bottle Purchased from Now till 11th February, 1956. "SERRAVALLOS TONIC" The Ideal Seasonal Gitts tor Everybody* TAJ CINEMA PHUSfc 4tWl TODAY 3 SHOWS SIS. 6.15 and y.IS p m. "SETIA" (Malay) Rl SIM AHMAD MAHMOOD M. AMIN and many others Sat
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    • 469 11 I II I If II 4 I ft ll* I I Ift &19 lI <j II KW^i I ri«M?Mj-H*M«>n»nj 1 CUES ye s or "ddle AC BOSS 22. Let ten annoy (6) BBC Service often (heard 23 No dut r P aid her (4 *> ,13) 25. Circulation motion, could
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  • 293 12 CUT-THROAT RIVALRY BAD FOR TRADING Produce Head Warns Standard Market Reporter A WARNING ogoinsr haphazard specula. tion and cut-throat competition m the Singa. pore produce trade was made yesterday by Mr. Tan Siak Kew, president of the Chinese Produce Exchange. The produce magnate said: "We have seen enough of such
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  • 35 12 season's greetings Xo their Chinese shoppers. A display has been put on to symbolize the "Monkey Year." JOHN LITTLE'S, Singapore, have decorated their entrance m traditional Chinese style to bring the festive
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  • 116 12 Finance /tml €!pmnu>nw ACTIVITY m the Malayan business markets have slowed down somewhat with the approach of the Chinese New Year. The seasonal apathy is most pronounced among Chinese businessmen who are confining their activity to squaring up outstanding accounts this week. In the rubber
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  • 145 12 Manufacturers Life: Record New Business THE Manufacturers Life reports that the company's new business during 1955 totalled a record £97.821,730— a gain of £16,364.061 m new business over the previous year. Business m force is now £685.825,--519 Assets held m trust for the payment of future policy benefiU increased £20,157,898
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  • 98 12 MALAYAN industrial shares were steady yesterday, while tins were slightly irregular. Rubber shares were quiet. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association yesterday were: Jeram Kuantan 2.15 2.20 Mentakab 1.90 2.00 Temerloh 1.05 1.10 United Malacca 1.85 1.90 RUBBERS Austral Amal. 17 9 18/3 cd K.
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  • 120 12 MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reported the following business done: Fed. Disp. rights 48 cents: Gammon $2.33. $2.40: Georgetown $2.10; Hammer $2.80: M Coils. $1.67; McAlister $3.15 cd. $3.17): Meta. Box $1.67; Sime Darby $2: Spore Cold Storage $1.61 i: Traders $6.75: Traction ords 2fi/6; U.E. ords $9>. prefs $10:
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  • 41 12 NEW YORK. Feb. 8 (UP)— Dow-Jones Closing Averages: Stocks: 30 Industrials 471.23 20 Rails 156.51 15 Utilities 69.20 65 Stocks 167.76 Bonds: 40 Bonds 99 06 The Dow-Jones Commodity Futures Index (1924-26 average equals 100) closed at 153.25.
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  • 105 12 RUBBER BARELY STEADY THE Singapore rubber market closed barely steady yesterday with first grade rubber for February shipment closing at $1,071 per lb., a drop of I cent on Wednesday. Quotations opened lower on disappointing overseas advices and prices moved between $1.08 and $1.07 throughout the morning, after opening at
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  • 154 12 Blue Funnel Ship Due On First Trip Standard Shipping Reporter. THE new Blue Funnel cargo passenger liner Dolius of 9,000 tons will arrive m Penang today, on her maiden voyage en route to Singapore and Eastern ports. The vessel was delivered from the yard of Harland Wolf Ltd., Belfast, m
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  • 130 12 OTHER ROADS CORSEULLES. Caltex 93, Belimorkanal. Lucky Carrier. Juliana. Barumun. Kakhova. Frankfurt. Semiramis. Rothenstein, Alexandre Nevs-ky. Deelock. Skotaas. Sergei Kirov. Polly. Foo Ming. Shazada. Steel Architect. Olga Maersk. Diadaot. Tripoovitch. Seladang. Prince Salvo. INNER ROADS Stia. Hock Hai. Kid.ianjj. Renong. Bruas. Scudai, Kajang, Giang Bee, Moonfish. Monika,
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  • 110 12 Bank To Open K.L. Branch THE! United Commercial Bank Ltd. will soon open its third brancn m Malaya at Kuala Lumpur. Mr. S. Subrahmanyan, Af countant of the Singajx ij Brunch for four years w^ be the manager for the Ku ala Lumpur branch. Mr. Sut.rahmanyan ha s 17 years'
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  • 22 12 SINGAPORE product traders will hold their trsritionai Chinese New Year Psr'v at the Exchange m Pring Street next Wednesday
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  • 77 12 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra Feb. $27 buyers. $27| sellers; March $27| buyers. $27| sellers; coconut oil <bulk> $40i sellers, coconut oil (drums) $43 i sellers: Muntok white pepper $136 sellers, Sarawak white $135 sellers, Special Sarawak black $95 sellers. Singapore
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  • 68 12 HOLIDAY. CUTLER BATH CO. LTD. Copra FEBRUARY 11 an*. $27| $2TJ Noon $27| $27} 4 p.m. $27| $27, 5 p.m $27i $27J MARCH 11 a.m $27J S2S* Noon i $272 $28* 4 p.m. $272 $28t 5 p.m. I $27i $28i APRIL 11 am $28 $28i Noon $28 $28* 4 p.m.
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    • 695 12 IN THE ESTATE OF HADJEE YOUSOF BIN HADJEE MOHAMED NOOR also known as HAJI YOI'SOFF BIN HAJI MOHAMED NOOR late of No. ""> Sultan Gate. Singapore, who died on the 16th day of October 1950. Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (Chapter 59) NOTICE is hereby given that
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    • 329 12 NOTICES NANYANG UNIVERSITY THE Nanyang University invites application for the following posts: Lecturers. Junior Lecturers and Instructors (Instructors should at least be University graduates) for the Departments of Chinese. English. Education, history, Geography, Mathematics. Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The University also requires laboratory technicians and assistants Application forms may be
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    • 595 12 NATURALISATION jVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following persons whose names and addresses are given below are applying to the Governor for naturalisation and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Chief
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    • 635 12 EXAMINATION FOR MIDWIVES. AN Examination for Midwives (Private Candidates) will be held m Ipoh on Wednesday. 28th March, 1956. 2 Candidates from the State of Perak only, who are desirous of appearing for this Examination, should forward their applications together with the necessary Certificates of Training and Experience as required
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    • 141 12 YUGOSLAV LINE From Adriotic, N. East, India and R angoon to Djakarta and Hongkong. Penong V Sham S'po" m/v "DtNARA" 19/20 Feb 2 n 22 Fcb 23/24 feb From Hongkong to Rangoon, Bombay, Aden, Port Sudan, Jeddah, Port Said, Beyrouth, Venice Trieste and Rijeka. Spore I nalacco Penan? m/v "LOVCEN"
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    • 1206 13 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD «c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 118 (Incorporated m Singapore) (12 m(l) b*s? THE BLUE FUKKEL trKE Carrier, option t« proceed via othar port* to load and ditch jrg. cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL. CLASCOW, LONDON b CONTINENT Singapore Due Sail* P. Sh.rr r>cnen» w:zi on l z r
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    • 803 13 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Oslo. S'pero Pi horn Penonc *x) "LALANDIA" In Port (Passengers only xx} "INDIA" 2SFeb/2Mor 1/4 Mar xxx) 'SELANDIA" 9/11 Mar 12/12 Mar ***** Mar xxxx) "SIENA" 19 20 Mar 21 22 Mor
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    317 14 SHOWER- PROOF WHO'S afraid of a big bad shower? "Not me," says this space-age girl. "I'm all for a show-off m the showers, with my space suit raincape." for m it she looks like a girl from Mars. "I got the idea from an ordinary plastic bag that you tie
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  • 368 14 'PRY some of these hot ways of serving the left-over joint. Lamb rolls lARGE slices of cold lamb; forcemeat stuffing:: two tablespoons margarine; two tablespoons black (or red) currant jelly; half cup meat stock: pepper and salt. Place a spoonful of stuffing en each slice of lamb, roll
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  • 49 14 HERE'S the latest idea for cutting down smoking —and burns In bedclothes. Husband and wife sharp a single bedtime cigarette, which is stuck In a hoider on an ashtray placed away from the sheets couple puff away contentedly through two long tubes connected to the holder.
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  • 384 14  - Out-Of-Town Curls JUDITH SIMONS I DIAGRAMS and blueprints don't sound part of the stork-in-trade of a beauty salon, but for a London West End hairdresser, they are. IJy K>€KKKKVCM><>^MM>^ He has a new service for customers. After giving a client a hair-do, he will supply her with a free diagram
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  • 295 14  -  Rita Del Mar TODAY'S QIOTXTIOV "In this world <»i change, nought which come*. stays, and nuiieht which goes is lo>t." Mint. >Hftchin«\ FRIDAY FOR E%ECY. ONK: From rrud_*venir.£ favours getting around, seeing People. making pubic appearances, beng friendly and companionable. The re.*t of the day call*
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  • 35 14 Photo Desmond Ellis of Australia plays on a miniature month organ worn as an earring by his German wife HHc* during a performance m a G erman nig it club. AP
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    • 185 14 tt\«p^K Split sound: two separate channels, rwo O^LJCvll CvL^O Lij(*llL% I separate amplihers, two special loud* T M speakers carefully adapted to the tre- Hf'l'4S quencics to be reproduced. yS 8X998A ■T m High Z output stage. A remarkable fy poie b Cqtc the ..Maestro" of the Philips PH| PHILIPS
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  • 67 15 Civilians Defeat Wanderers No. 3 Base Ordnanc P Depot Civilian Association beat Latif Wanderers by three goals to nil m the Singapore Hockey Association Senior knockout tournament at Serangoon Road yesterday. Duff. Kirpal Singh and Gupta who scored the goals were outstanding while Anoop Singh and Ashworth gave them good
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  • 642 15 RAD MAY BE READY FOR FIJIANS LAST BIG MATCH ISIMELI RADRODRO who missed the annual North-South rugby classic, is recovering from a sprained back and may take part m the Fijian vs. All -Malaya match. The farewell game, arranged by the Malayan Rugby Union, is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23
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  • 223 15 To The Sports Editor: Sir. I have been a rugger enthusiast for the past many years, and have a fair knowledge of the rules of the game. It was indeed very unfortunate and unpleasant that many of the good matches m which the Fijians participated. were
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  • 193 15 BASE DISTRICT BOXING A BIG SUCCESS THE finals of the Singapore Base District individual boxing championships were successfully held last night at Tanglin Gymnasium. There was keen competition. Among the boxers who impressed most were Col. Calvert, the southeast Asia gold medallist and Pte Webster. In the lightheavy bout. Pte
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  • 473 15  - We Are Not After The Russians, Says U.S. Coach RAY W DOHERTY By JIM KELLY. Olympic track coach, said recently American track and field stars will not pay particular attention to the Russians m the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. They'll simply try to win every event they enter. "We want to
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 130 15 Presenting THE STANDARD SUPER TEN THI STANDARD SUPER TEN Designed to provide the maximum comfort and performance at tha most economical price, this fine car has become o big favourite with family driver*. Tha roominess of its interior is quite exceptional, while tha four doer* make access m and out
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    • 367 15 WANTED WANTED to rent first class Warehouse on Singapore Island 4.000 to 7 000 sq. ft m good location. Reply with full details regarding rental, construction, and location to Singer Sewing Machine Company. P.O. Box 650 Singapore. LOST BLACK TERRIER near vicinity of Joo Chiat Place on Monday night. answers
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    • 743 15 CLASSIFIED ADS DEATH TT'ILLIAM Lim Choon Ghee age 52 of 15-A Kampong Bahru Hi!!, passed away pearefully on Wednesday Bth February at the General Hospital. Funeral will take place at Hospital 3 p.m today and thence to Jurong for interment. ACKNOWLEDGMENT LEE AH CHOON and Family of Kuantan thank Friends.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 278 15 Ul Abner fiy A/ Capp VVH|il//.///^ I WWTCMOanMA»I7- X" II //^rS^ i-wi=K=.-as= y •'V LKJf^ri'KiQrl. I pp QQ^/^ y^j' PART WHAR 1\ /*1 I Z7 i^m&^^mL^Wmm 'tZ&Z I MARRV I NT SAM IS TIED TO «^y «W V^V"^! A,r/^\fc§ > WHILE RECITIN' TH- r-^ Jft- QT^ J CAMPAIGN SPEECHES/ \N^V//
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  • 934 16  -  WINDSOR LAD By Heavy Track But He Does A Smashing 3-Furlong Trial KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. None was more impressive on the training track this morning than Giam Stable's FATHER CHRISTMAS when he ran a smashing three-furlong trial m his winding up gallop with ENJOYMENT
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  • 460 16 ■mi DANTESQUE: a winner over nine furlongs and H miles and a good third to Euphrates m the Perak Derby early last season. this five-year-old is now running back to his best form. Gave two encouraging displays l n his last two outings at Bukit Timah m November
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  • 17 16 G.H.Q. Signals beat Farrer Juniors 4—3 m a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday.
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  • 216 16  -  LOO CHUNG CHEE By CHARITY begins at home— and Singapore Table Tennis Association officials yesterday set a fine example of this. send a team of four players and two officials to compete m the world championships m Tokyo m April. Secretary Mr. Choo Kwai
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  • 124 16 THE fortnightly meeting of the Singapore Army Golf Society was held at the RSGC on Wednesday. The competition was a bogey played on handicap over 18 holes. 34 competitors took part. The results were Class A** (handicap 16 and under): Winner: Lt-Col. F. M Cunningham UO) 2 down
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  • 16 16 RAJAJI Sports Club drew 2-2 at a soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday.
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  • 336 16 TODAYS EXCLUSIVE SHOULD there be legalized off-the-course bookmaking m Malaya? "Yes and about time too," said Mr. R. Z. J. Humphry*. a visitor from Australia. Mr. Humphrys should know what he's talking about for he is president of the Licensed
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  • 208 16 CASH CHEQUE, a winner at Bukit Timah last week, and PRIDE °F PHOENIX who finished a creditable second to him. have both been sent up to Class One from Class Tw*\ according to the latest S.R.A. amendment list. Orchestration, who completed a grand double
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  • 170 16 SOITH Johore Rugby Football Club the 1954 champions, made an auspicious start m the SCC-sponsored seven-a-side competition on the padang yesterday by trouncing the Royal Engineers "B" by 20 points (4 goals) to nil. Johores threes of Roberts. Graham and Pointz were very much
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  • 580 16 The Players Hit Out Ivan VaSS, Singapore's Malaya Cup captain: 'Those who go to Jalan Bcsar stadium regularly are well aware of the bettors who operate there, but I have yet to hear of a player being influenced by them. "To say that 75 per cent
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  • 716 16 SBHFA Fight For Survival... THE Singapore Business Houses Football Association, desperately fighting to keep business houses soccer within their jurisdiction, will make another appeal for more money from their parent body, Singapore Amateur Football Association. The retiring president. Mr. H. Wanschers. speaking at the association's
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  • 79 16 RAFFLES Institution beat Outram School 3-1 m an interschools soccer match on the Rl ground yesterday. The Rafflesians were superior all round Jimmy How opened accounts for RIm the 3rd minute, when he dribbled past the half-backs, and scored from 20-yards out. Outram's equaliser came ten
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  • 62 16 SHEFFIELD. Feb. 9. (Reuter) England beat Scotland 3-1. after leading 1-0 at half time m an intermediate 'under-23 1 international football match under floodlights her e last night. With Johnny Haynes, the Fulham inside forward, scheming brilliantly, the England side were much superior. Only poor finishing
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  • 29 16 A SOLITARY goal by Ali bin Syed gave Arsenal Sports Club a one-nil victory over GHQ. Field Records m a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 55 16 HOCKEY SENIOR K/O: S.C.C. vs. University of Malaya at S.C.C. SOCCER INTER SCHOOL FOOTBALL: St. Joseph'^ Institution vs. Victoria School (Ist and 2nd Xls) at S.J.L FRIENDLY: Indian Brotherhood S.C. vs. R.N. Kranjx at Farrer Park at 5.30 p.m KAMPONG LEAGUE-SEMI-FINAL: Alexandra Football Team vs. Buona Vista Rangers at F.
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    • 32 16 Rugby On Radio A commentary on the rugger match between the Fijians and the Federation Invitation XV can be heard over Radio Malaya from the Kuala Lumpur padang at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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