Singapore Standard, 21 December 1956

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    19 1 Singapore Standard i% it f A i- STANDARD ***** (5 line*) POLICE 2400 FIRE BRIGADE 2811 GENERAL HOSPITAL 2414
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    15 1 Vol. VII. No. 172 1 i I'M. I > I ."> CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1956
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    Lock icon UN Will Be Responsible
    117 1 SUEZ CLEARANCE HE'. 1 v Q r (Rev* T tion :med Britain would accept full responsibility for the security of all ships and crews used In the clearance of the E .i;>h d 9- I at I today. The apokl D negotiations with the B .-/-General,
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    Lock icon BANK WORKERS TO STRIKE
    311 1 Deadlock In Negotiations Of Employees Demands For I Revision In Salaries ONE-THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED EMPLOYEES OF TEN SINGAPORE BANKS WILL GO ON STRIKE DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON. THIS DECISION WAS TAKEN EY THE 2,200-STRC SINGAPORE BANK EMPLOYEES UNION AT A\ EMERGENCY MEETING LAST NIGHT The employees involved
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    Lock icon THEY ACCEPT DUKE'S CHALLENGE
    455 1  -  JOE SASSOON P., ...And Land Themselves In A Mess STOWAWAYS, THEY CANT LAND IN SINGAPORE NOR STAY ON BOARD SHIP AN ENGLISH i-ouplp wlio t«.,.k up the Duke of Edinbargk'i Urn Wwrii on £M land- 1 m S.n.tpTe \psterd.i\ and found themselves m a mess They
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    Lock icon BRITISH PREMIER DENIES CHARGE
    241 1 COLLUSION WITH ISRAEL LONDON. Dec. 20 (Reuler)— The Prime Minister. Sir Anthony Fden, today denied that there was any collusion by Britain and France with Israel prior to the Anglo-French intervention m EfTpi told thr Tlou>c of Com-" mons: "To say the Government was engaged m
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    Lock icon FATHER DEAN
    28 1 SINGER Dean Martin and Ikta Wlf^i Jean, became the parent I Of a 6-pound 10-ounee daughter yesterday at St. John's Hospital. Santa Monica. Califi m > a.p
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    Lock icon 250 MOTHERS-TO-BE IN £500 'STORK DERBY'
    128 1 250 MOTHERS-TO-BE IN £500 'STORK DERBY' SYDNEY, Ore. M (Reutrr) Two hundred and fifty Sydney mothers-to be today are competing for a £5(10 "stork derby" prize The bahv born closest to a secret time today will trim thp £300 and 3 host of other Rifts The contest is being: conducted
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    Lock icon Fate Of 5 Schools Is Unknown
    191 1 Chinese Education: Govt Policy Queried MR. Tan Lark Syr. Chairman of the Singapore Hokkirn Association, yesterday said that the Education Department lacked knowledge m the administration of the Chinese Schools m the Colony. Air. Tsn. ppenkin^ at an emergency meeting of the Association, said
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    Lock icon REBEL GUNMEN KILL TEACHER
    51 1 ALGIF.RS. Dor. 20 (UP) Substitute schoolteacher Vincent Peet. 21. was shot dead by two rebel gunmen early today while repairing his motorbike on a curbsirie near the Cashah quarter. Orleansvflle a police patrol tracked down and shot to death the rebel nwnman who (lew a French
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    Lock icon LAST AIRCRAFT
    23 1 THE last Royal Air Force plane left Gamil Airport at Port Said yesterday, it was officially announced la Nl sia. Reuter
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    Lock icon Tunku Begins Fed. Defence Talks With Lennox-Boyd
    612 1  -  ANDREW ROTH From LONDON, Thurs.— Today is clearly the Federation's bis day. The Federation': Chiel Minister. Tunku AMU] Rahman, ■Bd party including Col. lI. S. Lee. Dato Abdul Razak Mr. Oscar Spencer, entered the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Lennox-Boyd's office at 3 p.m. today
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    Lock icon CHOU IN KARACHI
    27 1 RED Chinese Premier Chou En-lai. accompanied by about 20 officials, arrived m Karachi yesterday afternoon for a m day visit to Pakistan. A. P.
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    68 1 LONDON 1 Dec. 20 (AP) -m was blacked out for the mood niccessiva day to rv a dense for already has caused H del m road crashc ed <T^ halted shipping sr.d nrnjr: ltd planes. Wor* all neajg were London and tne South of England where
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    21 1 TOKYO. Dec. 20 (Reuten The Japan^.- p D;r-t today elected Mr. Tanzan Ishiba hi new Prime Minister of Japan.
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    Lock icon Xmas In H'kong
    28 1 BRITIFH Admiral Sir Alan K. Scott-MoncriefT. Con er-in- Chief. Far East Stati n Bew Into Hongkong from Bin* upon jresterday to spend Christmas there. U.P.
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    Lock icon NOW R.I. CONDEMNS RUSSIA
    130 1 NOW R.I. CONDEMNS RUSSIA JAKARTA. Dec. 20 (UP) Foreign Minister Roeslan Abdulgani today m a surprisingly strong statement said Indonesia "cannot tolerate" Russian troops intervening m the worsening Hungarian situation. The Foreign Minister neutralist. Indonesia said his ontinue ncr "s. directly or m co-opera-tion with the Colombo powers, the A^ian
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    Lock icon TROOPS DISPERSE STUDENT AGITATORS
    132 1 TROOPS DISPERSE STUDENT AGITATORS M( OSI <. D» I ft i i,*t at.*.' B: rw coßstttattonal proposals tor rim anri m la\our < LNOSIS I nion with Greece). One eyewiness report from Famagusta said that thf curity forces fired three warning shots m the air to disperse the demonstrators but
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    126 1 SORRY, CHUM, THERE 'S NO FIRE A SINGAPORE fire engine raced down Robinson Road early yesterday morning on an unusual mission. It was to test whether the windows of Crosby House were watertight. Jumping out of the engine, the firemen went to work as promptly as they would m fighting
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      16 1 MASSES TO MEEf SREAT CHINA XO..= NORTH i BRIDGE ROAD. ft V m. W\\ i^> -a
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    Lock icon S.T.C. MEN WANT NEW PAY RATES
    113 2 THE Singapore Traction Company Employees Union tUM called for a meeting of memberi to decide on action to enforce new daimi tQ replace the ?nt agreement, expiring v. month. Thrt c meetlnga with the munug*"!*^* have already been held on the new claims but
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    47 2 KUALA LUMPUB, Than.— t.- pector Km im All I M ihamed, 18, f the Sc ingot contingent, been promoted Assistant S .rrnntendent of Police, it announced today. Another inspector. ArifTln bin Abdullah Sani of Federal Police HQ has also been promoted to gazetted rank.
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    Lock icon EXPLOSIVE 'CHRISTMAS CARD' FOR CHIN PENG
    89 2 AIRMEN of the Knyal Australian Air Force's No. 1 Bomber Squadron at Tcngah are sending Christmas greetinc: cards to the Communist terrorists m the jungle. But the "rards" arr high explosive bombs with "srectinss" scrawled on them m chalk. Picture shows I- AC. Kenneth
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    Lock icon Union States Its Stand
    49 2 the Singapore CV-- Coancfl Service! Union is against the promotion of Bon-qualifted officers when qualified officers are avail n The union's secretary. Mr. P. Ramasamy, said m a statement Issued yesterday that promotion of nor officers wo ;M discourage serving officer: ErOBB acquiring technical qualification*
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    Lock icon COMMODITY PRICES
    173 2 CLOSING rubber prices (crnts prr lb) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spnt f n b (Ntsm.) ii' IM Jan FtSS No 1 10'U innj K> S No. I 1(17 i K»8 |B I No 104 i 103 Tone: Quiet STORE TIN The price of tin on lhe
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    Lock icon CPL. ARCHIE GIVES TWO TERRORISTS THE GUN
    140 2 CPL. ARCHIE GIVES TWO TERRORISTS THE GUN KUALA LUMPUR, Thutc An [ban tracker, Denti anak R -ian, was killed two Communist terrorists during an operation m the Yong Peng area yesterday Second Li lan Chi; Ufl Of the King's Own Scottish Borderers and Cpl. Archie Martin whom Denti was lead*
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    Lock icon Thugs Rob A Teacher
    67 2 A 51-YEAR-OLD ftfhtT, Madam Chay Ifoo YinU ITM stabbed m the urn when the resisted two armed robbtM who took cash and kvc .cry worth $3,500 from her home m Loroni 17, Geylang, Sm^apore on Wednesday. While on« Uh if he:d her i,p with a reve
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    Lock icon Colombo Plan Man Flies In
    70 2 IT would be a "io!!y eood thins" if Malaya becomei full nmbw of Urn Cokxnbo Plan next peU after she cr:^ I'^icpendcnce. tho British Undersecretary °f State for Commonwealth Relations, Mr hA f. Rmnboid Mid m si.igapore jresterday. He ar: ;vrd m the Cr'or.v From
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    Lock icon Assault: Soldier Gets 6 Months' Jail
    275 2 Assault: Soldier Gets 6 Months' Jail PRIVATE Matthew OB:;cn Fallon, 20. cf the Aniiy Catering Corp--, wai sentenced to inths" lT.pnsonmeni and ordered to be d>;: harmed from the army with ignominy by a Singapore District Court Martial yesterday. He wm found guilty of assaulting Able Seaman Evan Morgan of
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    Lock icon ROBBER LOST $50 – POLICEMAN CHARGED
    188 2 ROBBER LOST $50 POLICEMAN CHARGED A PRISONER, Han Blew Fon~. BOH ICTTtIUI lenience on a robbery charge, testified In a Singapore Court yesterday agalnsi Police Constable Mohamad Yunos bin Ma hat. ■xhn arrested him and three accomplices minutes after had robbed a shoo, at Lorona: 25. Geylan^. Yunos wis tt
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    Lock icon Inspector: I Fired Shot To Save My Life
    273 2 PROBATIONARY Inspector Michael Wong, ottoched to the Special Branch of the C.1.D., yesterday told Singapore District Court Judge, Mr. J. B. Jeyaratnam, he had to fire a shot from his revolver to save his life. Inspector Woog was testify* ing at the
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    Lock icon COURT HEARS OF RAID ON S.F. & S.W.U. BRANCH
    173 2 COURT HEARS OF RAID ON S.F. S.W.U. BRANCH of the Volunteer Special Constabulary, said he was passing Bukit Timah Road m the early hours of O On ncaring the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital, a European Police Officer (wl he later learnt was Mr. Finch) stopped his radio car and told
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    Lock icon Governor Brave: The Weather For Parade
    153 2 THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Robert Black and Lady 81l rday braved ither U atch a cererr r -.1 paradr of massed bane M 3 Army Guard D Dnlt, and the FAX. School of Physical Training. at the Padang. Proceeds from the sales of
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    Lock icon Kuchinq Municipal Hozd More
    56 2 MR. WILLIAM TA: nrst Asian President of the Kuch nieipal Cour 3ew o yesterday -.ings of tbt Tan re that on Nov. I emoer Municipal Council. Mr. Tan was met at the atry the City Council's DeSeretary. Mr. H. D. Mac- j Vitte. He will be
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    183 3 < BRISI IS baa always hi( 11 the (CSSh i! for i hildii n and. this year, m Ma! is, i Yuli t icif is no exception to the general rule. In the celebrations, Fath< < liustm.iv or Saint Nicholas .:> some children know him. h.is
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    55 3 Hmm... WHAT SHALL I HA VE ABOVE: Four-year-old Maareefl Woodford wonders nrhicll of the many toys she ihMdi ask for. She settled for a very hi? doll's house. Rifht: Father Christmas liinds little Ann a present at an Adelphi Hotel party early this week for guests and their children. Amah
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    23 3 RIGHT:— Singapore's Social Welfare Department save .1 concert for children m Ihe Havelork Road HH M->terday and the children simply loved it.
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    64 3 VtUi You KfCt inn ,)c--count for thr ta->trs of the younjr. Thii Jittlc bo> was actually admiriiu a MTI house. Of course, ho v.is <-<i ashamed to bo eMMM lii mirinc a (jIFIL'k ><■ h< ran I i Below "Calling ill childrrn' at Radio Malaya's studios
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    Lock icon Father Xmas? Who Is He?
    39 3 LEFT: Fath< r Christmas hands a h;>J!nnn to a little customer at a Colony department stur<\ What do you think the littl< I was interested m i Christmas or thr balloon Guess a sain
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    Lock icon STRIKE IN 48 HOURS THREAT BY MALAYAN AIRWAYS STAFF
    172 4 [Hi; 700-strong Singapore; Mafayil Airways Local Employees Union yester- j day decided to give a 48- hour ultima turn to the airline bclore calling a strike to settle members' demands. I til A d U t*ki D i| an emergency mi
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    Lock icon Fined $500 For Aiding In Lottery
    81 4 A woman, Teo Chai Boh. 27. told a Singapore Magistrate yesterday that because her husband had deserted her she had to assist m operating a public lottery. Chap Ji Xi Teo pleaded for leniency, saying she had to try to earn a little money
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    Lock icon London Transport Experts Expected
    146 4 TWO London experts will arrive m thfl Colony early next year to advise the Singapore Government on implementation of the Transport Commission recommendations, i One of them, Mr L. C. Hawkins, of the London Transport Board, will arrive m the Colony on Jan. 22 and will
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    Lock icon COLONY ARCHITECT — WEDS TEACHER
    102 4 COLONY ARCHITECT WEDS TEACHER A CHINESE dinner was hold last night m the Van Kit Road home of a Singaporr architect, Mr. Ho Kok Yin. to celebrate his wedding to a Colony teacher, the formor Miss Alice Ng Lian Wan. The couple wrre married at t he Registry of Marriages
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    Lock icon OFF TO U.K.
    36 4 SEVEN Royal Malayan .W/y cadets left Singapore yesterday tor England for M months' training at tiir Royal Naval College. Dartmouth. Two of the cadets are from Singapore and the raft from the Federation
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    Lock icon 6-Man Committee To Supervise Boycott
    116 4 THE Singapore Trades 1 Un;nn Congress yesterday appointed a six-man committee to "super Vise 11 the boycott oi cargoea arrivini at the Har--1 a Board for the Wi rd Motor par.y. The boycott i.~ m protest I insi the Company's refusal to negotiate with its
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    88 4 .IOHORE BAIIRLI. Tn.ir?.— T'A ■e:ity-one Chinese, including four women, aliened to have been Involved m a Bjght out* lidc the premiMl of Lee Pineapple Cannery m Scudai. Johore. on Wednesday, were charged m court today. The rlaimed trial to a charge of lighting m a
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    Lock icon Shopkeeper Fined
    35 4 A SHOPKEEPER. Koh Hwie Toh. m fined |SJOO, m defatlli LI months' jail, for m i -c??i r| n ol riututble c^arettes and tobacco at JaJaß Tcnanß, Johore. m a Labis court yesterday.
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    Lock icon Crippled Little Ong Leads Carol-Singing In Ward Of Cheering Children
    270 4 Crippled Little Ong Leads Carol-Singing In Ward Of Cheering Children STANDARDS 'OPERATION CHEER' BEGINS; KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Eight yearold Ong Soon Poon, ailing for four months m Kuala Lumpur's General Hospital with a spinal ailment, today became the first m the Federation to receive gifts from the Spore Standard's Christmas
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    176 4 Tourism Despite Merdeka SINGAPORE v. ill continue to hnid it.- mtfp.t to touris's m .spite of political and economic changes that might arise due to Mrrdeka. Mr. R.W. Fcnton. Manager of National Publicity S< rv:e<\ New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department, told the Standard yesterday. Mr. Fenton, who has been
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    Lock icon CHARACTERS LOTTERY: JUDGMENT RESERVED
    250 4 CHARACTERS lottery tickets conducted for the Perak Turf Club meet m November were found by police m a liquor shop m Sago Street, Singapore, on T the morning of Nov. 17. Inspector Chor.g Nee Foo. who led I Police raid on the shop said this m
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    100 4 Didn' t Know So He Goes Free INSPECTOR G. Thamboo of the Singapore Police Force waa yesterday acquitted by the First Traffic Court of two traffic charges. Ho was alleged to have jriven his motor-cycle *.o Chua Sai Hong, a constable, who was not m possession of a driving r>
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    Lock icon Four Thugs In Net As Police Re-open 'Op. Dagger'
    203 5 Dawn Raid At Kampong Bugis WITH the resurgence of secret societ gang battles m Singapore, police have rcopenec the offensive against gangsters under Opera tion Dagger/ rb Inl blow was deal: yesterday wlien a part from Beach Road Police Station, led
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    Lock icon THEY WANT A CENTRAL BODY TO DIRECT WELFARE WORK
    274 5 THEY WANT A CENTRAL BODY TO DIRECT WELFARE WORK CHE majority of welfare organizations m the Colony favour the implementation of a National Council of Social Services to co-or-dinate social welfare work independently of Government. B.;t while some agreed that the formation of such a Coun■H a good idea, they
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    Lock icon Pai Kwang In KL
    31 5 Miss I I Xl ng. the Chinese film star, arrived m Kuala Lumpur to make a personal appearance for her film Fresh fenny at the Pavilion theatre.
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    Lock icon MALAYAN FOR GOVERNOR MOVE IS HAILED
    173 5 MALAYAN FOR GOVERNOR MOVE IS HAILED POLITICAL leaders m Singapore yesterday welcomed an unconfirmed report from London that a Malayan will be the first Governor-General of self-govern-in v Singapore. or. a majority of them prefer a Singaporean to be their constitutional head. The Chairman of the People's Action Party. Dr.
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    49 5 ABOUT 350 children attending the Maternal and Child Centre, Kuala Kangsar. were entertained on Wednesday at the Christmas party organized by the Health Officer. Dr. De Silva, the Health Bister and stall. Mrs. Do Silva. wife of the Health Officer distributed the presents, cakes and sweets.
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    32 5 A SINGAPORE businessman. Robert Eu, was acquitted m a Colony Traffic Court ye of a charge of inconsiderate driving at the junction of Changi and Bedok Roads, on Mar. 30.
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    Lock icon Teachers Grouses: The Answer Is Whitleyism
    183 5 A I K(i.\l. drmoi T.itic institution like a Whitley Council is the only answer to accusations of favouritism m the Education Ministry, Mr. Cheonjj Hock Hai, a 1 Colony educationist, told the Standard yesterday. Mr. CbOOB| commenting j on a Sunday Standard ftoryl exposing
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    Lock icon No Witness-So Trial Is Adjourned
    163 5 No WitnessSo Trial Is Adjourned $15,000 7RLST CASE ALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The President of Sessions Court, Inehe M. M. Hashim today waited 15 minutes for a prosecution witm I apr.d when he didn't. had to adjourn a case to another date. "It is the duty of prosecutofflcers to see that
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    Lock icon Has Anyone Seen This Man?
    119 5 Has Anyone Seen This Man? KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federation Police v. < like to contact Herr Karl Heinz Pancke. formerly of Hanover, Germany. Ifcrr Pancko, who came to Ma fa In 1951 waa wounded m the Second World VVar, and releated from a P.O.W. camp m Britain m IMS.
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    Lock icon Strip-Tease Case Is Off
    91 5 IPOH. Tburs. Manageress the H ogkong Au Voong Boong Revue. SDm Hsu V L was today acquitted and ci:~ charged DJP the President of the S.-; Court. Mr. E. V. A. Peer?, on a lUmmOOl chsrpc of having committed breach of the i. cer.ee granted her,
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    Lock icon WOMEN'S CLUB THROWS A PARTY
    88 5 MEMBERS of the International Women's Club of thr Younu Women's Christi.ui Association on Wednesday held a Christmas party at the YWCA at Raffles Quay, Singapore. The party was a huge success with women of all nationalities joininc; m to rrli*brate the birth of Jesus Christ.
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    Lock icon New Zealand Offers To Train 30 Malayan Techs.
    180 5 FIRST STAGE IN C-PLAN AID THE New Zealand Government will grant more than 30 new scholarships and a large number of new special technical training awards to Malayan students next year. They rrpresent the Dwt n stalmcnt of the New Em- lapd
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    Lock icon After Hungary...
    509 6 THE tragedy of Hungary continues to disturb the conscience of the world. The horrors perpttrattd on the people of that country by a ruthless dictator not be ligmiy erased from the minds c- wilized peoples. In every country theie are Signs that the S^ lei -.on of the
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    469 6 THOI'OH :i ie :if ha* not 7ft arr:v :Init full partoply, the Pi so! this v tr. b tuning to feel the chill winds c: M 111 or>hip. In communist countries the newspapers are run by ItM State, while m the newly independent countries of South-east Asia
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    1369 6  -  Patrick O'Donovan From In Washington INTERNATIONAL SENATORS I H E R E is a new vigour and fertility m American leadership. For a long time it has seemed to be rather faltering, to be dedicated to avoiding trouble, and to be merely reacting to crises. This new
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    916 6  -  CECIL NORTHCOTT By Heading a team of experts to translate the BIBLE m the new TWI Language of the Gold Coast is Professor LL. Rapp, of the University of Mainz, who learned the language 20 years ago as a young missionary there. LONDON lI H the Gold
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      80 6 Marriage In China > M y r> Pheni Opck that most married women m Red China live apart from their husbands and that marriage and domestic matters now take second or even third place m lives. This is a terrific blow to the sanctity of family life which is the
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      62 6 S.r: With reference to an article that appeared m the Sunday Standard dated 16th. December. under the heading SCHOOLS BCANDAL" I am directed by my committee to state that we do not associate ourselves r-yway with the statempnt nor are we n sible for Ita publication. D s
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    288 6 Shorts from the Talks Th» stiff upper lip Englishman of tradition has almost completely gone out of fashion, both m fact and m fiction. The distinguishing mark of this character was that he thought all displays of emotion frightfully bad form which meant that he usually ended up roamIng the
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      32 7 KONGKON tpori :r Japan to Red China t: ivn t -i" -/ear. Saburo N g nan iging ectr: I rap in-Ch na Ex-port-Import Ass ition. said m Peking yestei I
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      30 7 ALGIERS. Dec 20 <AP> Thirty-three rebels were killed m a series of mop- up yesterday, mosti-. m orand Kabylie mountains and the Constantine area, the French reported.
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      30 7 VATIC/ CITY. Dec 20 <AP> The Vatic..-. I Office announced yestf t XII will begin dtliverlng his anrr. message to the world n B day at 1000 GMT
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      32 7 c Dec. 20 West Germany's busy steal mills rolled out 000 tons of raw steel dvi the first 11 months of this JW. the Federal Stati i. OfDce announced yesterday
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      29 7 OSLO. Dec. 20 Standard Oil Co. -v yesterday announc s to build a U5530,000,000 oil refinery plant and unlo;. .ties for giar I nkers In Norway.
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      26 7 Dec 20 (AP)— Police used tear gas yesterday to control thousands of pie scrambling to buy tickets lor a performance of a Ruscircus here.
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      23 7 LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20 (API Johnny Best, promoter and nmaker known as Boxing of Northern England." died yesterday. He was 70.
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      20 7 MOSCOW. Dec I Moscow television carried last for the first time pic:urrs of the revolution m Hungary
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      39 7 MTED NATIONS. Dec. 20 (AP> The U.N. was reported yesterday to be prep to call for another thousand troops from Brazil and one or two other countries to join police force m the Middle East.
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      19 7 MTED X Dec. 20 CAP* Thr neral As•emblv elected Colombia and Iraq to the Security Council yesterday.
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      30 7 TOKYO. Dec. 20 (UP) zed r r Ichiro Hatoyama red yesterday with his entire cabinet setting stage for the election as c minister of oir-poken economist Tanzan I
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    256 7 Defence Counsel Threaten To Walk Out TEN INJURED AS POLICE FIRE ON DEMONSTRATORS JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 20 (Rcuten— The preliminary hearing of treason charges against 152 people was adjourned this morning when all the defence counsel threatened *o walk out unless a wire cage enclosing the
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    45 7 IS Navy oil tanker iced-up at its hut! point mooring m McMurdo Sound base of thr I S Navy's Antarctic "Operation deep* freeze." The photo was made m March start 3f the Antarctic winter and has iust become a\ ail.*.' >le. AP.
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    428 7 WASHINGTON, Dee. 20 \P)— President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru said tod;i\ tlnir talks here had confirm e I "broad area of agreement" between India and tin* I'nited States m world affairs. The ma] leaders summed up the ret ults of Mr. Nehru's four-day visit
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    108 7 A Mockery, Say Cypriot Leaders RADCLIFFE CONSTITUTION NICOSIA Dec. 20 (AP) Leading spokesman lor the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities lasl nicht londemncd the Radelifte proposals for I constitution for the island Dr. Themistocles Dervis. Mayor Of Nicosia ana leading .spokesman lor the Greek Cypriot community, described the proposals as
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    108 7 IHIUSA.NK. Caliioniu. D-c :o. (AP) Bob Hoijf lrtt >eslerdav on his l.*>(h annual tour to entertain servicemen at Christmastime He took his wife and four hildren with him Other entertainers among approximate.^ 180 persons who lett aboard three mili larj air transport service planes for Alaska
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    184 7 Destitute Farmers Sell Daughters Into White Slavery Destitute farmers m .lap.in s northern-most inland of Hnkkairii i c thnr daughters into whib m im i« i- i— i hi is t,, CM-apr >(ai laird »nh rrnp failure m 40 years. farnv at, Im r t E el en n 1«.
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    179 7 Red Torture Victim Testifies: WASHINGTON .\n -A Ittwym Inborn havr df|'Mt»'f| i" I nnkud' I them to the So\irt I >.m«v. <unv tin n ■<•!•» r rr\ olu tlo.'l The estimate came from Lajos Ruff, who showed Senate Investigators scars he said were from torture suffered
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    49 7 Darn, She Broke A Finger-Nail ins \\(,ki i v n \r (I|Jl control on !>- i i m Ir^waj iestrrcl.l- i. rt through a railing and crashed on a rttwl 30 fff Mrs i• w ivn net., i t biil It ii n she viiri I i.K.ki .i (mti r
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    207 8 UNIVERSITY and technical students m Singapore yesterday lauded a scheme to provide "residential centres" m Britain to supplement the existing shortage of accommodation for overseas students. The plan is being envisaged by a recent ly-formed charitable organization, known as the Students Residential Centres Ltd.
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    92 8 Civil Defence Corps To Hold Dance 1 B Bin gap n Cii Defence Corps will hold a Christmas and New Year dance on Monday Dee. 31, at the Civil Defence Club House. Kolam Ajei Lane, 8.30 p.m. to 2 I B. The dancr. an annual affair, h open tn all
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    293 8 Religious Leaders To Meet On Xmas Day Theyll Discuss Bans On Dancing, Liquor And Films IPOH, Thurs.— The delegates' conference of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society which will be held on Tuesday, will be called upon to consider proposals to ban dancing among Muslims, employment of Muslim
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    282 8 Feels Like A Dream, Says Girl A PRETTY 13-year-old Indonesian schoolgirl, Miss Beatrice F. Kairupan. will take oil m a plane this morning from Singapore for the land of her dreams the United States. ft|j Kalrupan (call me Bea •■> please) arrived m the Colony yesterday
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    268 8 BESPONS IS from members to the Sings pore X-Ray Club's first $100,Qf>0 limited sweepstake lottery has been "very, very poor," according to D. Bell, ass] Staot organizer of the Club. Mrs. Bell \old the Standard that, of 100^0 00 tickets allocated for sale lit
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    64 8 A mas Treats For Sick THREE hundred and twenty children m the Singapore General Hospital will be visited by Father Christmas tori. Shaw Brothers will distribute toys, sweets and X: stockings to each child. In addition, the children will be given a Christmas din ner and special Chinese food. The
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    223 8 UNIVERSITY APPOINTS FIVE NEW LECTURERS YIVY. additional le<v turers have been appointed by the University O f Malaya to cope with the expansion of the Arts Faculty, tht University's Registrar. Mr. Maurice Brown, told tht Standard last Mr. Brown disclosed that the University hones to k> point anothc SoOi| for
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    56 8 ALTHOUGH 450 blood donations were made dv: the month, the demand for blood has exceeded the supply and the Blood Bank is dangerously low m groups O art! B blood. Because a special Christina* appeal has met with disappointing response so far, another urgent appeal is
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    30 8 A TRISHA-RIDER, QMfc Siew Kek. 57. was found drowned m the Singapore River yesterday. He was reported missing from his home m Ord Road on ToMiav night.
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    25 8 THE Matron of the Johor* 1 Bahru General Hospital h arranged for a Christmas Pafor the sick children m the hosSunday afternoon.
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      277 8 SOU iion to YESTEHDAI Hi ISSWORIJ B".*B3|?B?B7B ft ■Jl t m M e Bt -M■? bY -7 f< i C.^ < -Br lEMIMMiM-I'bl/ Standard INFORMATION AT A GLANCE #v Afc> i 5) C M Siaftpor* Shtrt 1 c W jJ} oo p UMUatt at "".I Socialist Parly: Stamford Morn >on
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    1396 9 MARILYN'S SECRETS SHE'S SO IX LOVE PROM behind the closed $et of the made-in-secret film "The Sleeping ince" comes tiie nr-t real story of Marilyn Monroe m .land. It i». n\ealed by Wra Pa\. blonde and eur\y British 8 Vera, ulm plays Marihn'% friend m the film, aUo hecame her
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    146 9 IMvMAN S GUESTS OF THE WEEK ARE: William Loh, 842-T Poh Huat Road; Elaine Palc.rs.on, C Council Quarry. 11£ m/l Woodlands Road; Wee Poh Suan, 39 Kock Road; Tan Hak Boon, 182-B Redhill Close: Alary Ann OorlofT, 92 Chestnut Drive: Goh Tianq Tyc. 75 Portchesler Avenue). A
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    116 9 2 kttWAL FARM, the 0u s story by I Gc^'-ge QrwtU, has been Z brought to r/ie screen m Z a tcchu co'oi^rd, c/cuerly j nrfnprcd 90-rnJnufe C«Ttoon b'j Hallas andZ Batch r I'ndcr th§ d ructtow o f < Lot- dc Roc'iemount. fhe < tlpifttd tOli illicit
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    318 9  -  STEVE NEOH ROUND-UP by You Can't Run Away From It IF you go t<» sat YOl CANT Xl N AWAY FROM IT when it comes to Singapore, you may wonder: Haven't 1 seen all this before? You could have, for this Columbia picture is a remake
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    206 9 4H T OVE. love, love all the L way and it's piquant, affectionate and beautiful. And no better choice could have been made than to team up fresh Ei h lass Janette Scott with handsome ithful Vernon Gray, for this new British romantic tale of young love,
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    110 9 TIKIVERSAL'S next science THIS ISLASD EARTH, has used most ace gimmick*, and its fantas\ photography and vnrd sound effects are reminiscent of earlier interplanetary productions. But this wm space thriller has added attraction, adequate enough </gi and old even tic. Flaming meteors, horn'-. lants (he insect) and
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    223 10 pFJUmm^ And Ca*tiMeree\ KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Rubber Estate Agency of London (Malaya) Ltd. and Cumberbatch Ltd. today joined other pioneers of the rubber industry m introducing a scheme lor the training of young Asians as Eistant estate managers. icy •.lined centralnd a hostel and
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    89 10 THE Singapore rubber market was quiet srade rubber for January shipment closing at $1.09$ per lb., a drop of k cent on Wednesday. The market opened lower at about one cent below Wednesday on lower London and New York overnight prices. Quiet conditions prevailed throughout the morning
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    65 10 Malayan Apples AN event whit Ii may prove <»f national important o to Australia is the introduction thtro of i t\ M nf apple tr<v uhU h will produce hmh grade fruil iii tropical climates. The Langbecker nursorv m Bun<iahcr^. Queensland, plans to make the apple available early nr\t year
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    44 10 Buyers Sellers Spot f.o.b. 112 US Jan. R.S.S. No. 1 101 10?»l Feh R.S.S. No. 1 107 107J Jan. R.S.S. No. 2 107 1071 Jan. R.S.S. No. 1 104 104J R.M.A. onreg. tender: January 108} 109 February 106J 106J Tone: Very Quiet.
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    55 10 Exchange Banks A nations changes m rates to merchants yesterday:mada: buying. T.T. 31 7/16. OD. 31 9/16. 90 days airmail :U 7/8 credit bill.-. 31 15/16 trade bills. Selling. T.T. or OD. rradv were: Canada 31 I 16 French Francs *****: Detusche Mark? 13fi 1/4; Italian Lire IMS
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    159 10 Imperial Preference For Shoes Urged Xl ALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Krdri .itinn's Rubber (ioods Manufacturers' Association today ngti Government to press (ho United Kingdom for imperial preferrtitc for Malayan footwear exported to that counts c foodi should qualify for imperial preference since more than 50 per cent of the cost
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    108 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: Copra. Dec. $27£ buyer] lers; coconut oil m bulk $421 sellers, m drums WL\ sellers; Muntok white pepper 5122 sellers, Sarawak white $121 sellers. Special Sarawak black $84 sellers. Singapore Copra Assoriatinn closing prices yc.-tcr Straits mixed
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    59 10 MR. H. M. LE MARCHAXD. Australian Government Trade Commissioner here, who has returned to Australia before taking up a similar post m Salisbury, Central African Federation, will be succeeded by Mr. P. R Searey. Mr. Scarcy is at [M Trade Commissioner m Calcutta. He and his family
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    273 10 Aust. May Ship Rice To This Mart Next Year TERRITORY PROJECT GIVES TOP-GRADE GRAI" MALAYA will be able to import good quality rice from the Northern Territory next year if plans are up to expectation, the acting Australian Government Trade Commissioner, Singapore and Malaya, Mr. C. A. Allen, said yesterday.
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    116 10 i.l ill: I \l»v Batavia, Van Reimstj. State of Madras. Gaastekerk, Maru. Tampomas. Lucky Carrier. Lang, Jansen <iyk Fu. gem. Cait. P. Baroe. Shtmkotsc M. Kuiozov, Bedfast Ctatha River. ISM X f ortmatjot, rengganu. Champada. Mansei Maru. Tonf Hont, Angelina. Belega. Tong Seang, inane. Giang Bee Selangor. Tone
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    35 10 NEW YORK Her. If ft Dow-Jonc. t 30 Idustrials 4934. 20 Rai!« 153 M. 15 Utilities 65 Stocks BOM)--40 Bonds mm The Dow-Jonr« commodity futures index (1924-26 equals 100) closed at 1*
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    291 10 Glamour, Colour For Cutlery In Local Homes A MEMBER of the Cutlery Association Research Council and a Freeman of the Sheffield Cutlery Co., who travelling 36.000 miles to study the needs of the various markets, flew into Singapore this weeK from Sydney, to see if h e could not "add
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    150 10 A DEFINITE improvement m the turnover m the share market was reported by the Malayan Sharehrokers' Association yesterday. Trading m all sections, however, were irregular. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Fra^rr N'eave: Ords 2 30 2 35 Sime Darby 2.11 2.15 Singapore Cold ■z'-- I IJB Straits S'thip 14.75 15
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    149 10 M \L.\YA.\' I arebrokers terdav reported the following business done: Alex Bricks $1.375: Con. Tin Smelt, ords. 29 3; F. and N. -j 12] Hammers i odd lot; Breweries ?2 87i; "V, .van Cement $1.69: Robinson $1.64: Cold Storage $1,521; $2.12; Straits S'shipc (14.90; Straits Traders $2ti.50; IK
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    142 10 Film On M.A.N. A FILM depicting the activities of the giant German combine. M.A.N. I I hinenfabrik AugsburgNurnberg) was shown to guests at a cocktail party given by the representatives m Malaya, Smith Engineers "Ltd., at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore this M.A.N. manufactures stationary and marine diesel es, printing
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      599 10 NOTICES iif ii >Ni KONG MATRK II \TION EXAMINATION "T'lE Matriculation Examina- ion of the University of Hong Kong will be held m Singapore next year. The exact dates of the Exan are not yet fixed but will probably be between the middle of May and the middle of June.
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      549 10 THE PRITHVI INSURANCE CO.. ITU. IBC HP rated IB India) Registered Ofticc: 304- Xetaji Road. M.idras-1. Ri tm h Office: 10-A Mi11... i St., Singapore. THE PRITIIVI INSLT CO LTD.. was converted into a Mutual Company ir m -1954 under a scheme sanctioned by the Government of India m accordance
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      235 10 NOTICES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TFRAK nmni tor buffly of SCHOOL FURNITURE i or i m r \DERS will be recr r at the Education Office. Ipoh up to 12.00 noon nn -it :rday. 29th December 1956 for the supply of school furniture for 1957. Bpec cations and dimensions of furniture can
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      1169 11 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD <c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (IS lincsi Incorporated m Singapore) (12 linci) Sh Z7 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE g£ C«mei> option tc proccto otheipoitt fc loao ana ditcrtargt cargt SAILINCS to LIVrKFOOL CLASCCW LONDON b CONIINENIAI PORTS Singapore Due S.iils PS h.im Pcnant; At^"» <or Liverpool C
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    368 12  - Science vs. Disease LONDON A JKDICAI. authorities claim L to have discovered a new and successful method of treating that acute and often fatal, fluid congestion of the lungs, known as pulmonary edema, which sometimes oem immediately after a surgical operation. Mi have shown that m the majority of cases,
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    1760 12  -  Aubrey Cash By Nothing mattered to DYLAN THOMAS but his poetry— nothing except his gregarious love of company; a gregariousness which was to kill him as surely as* if he had pointed a gun at his forehead and pulled the trigger. I HAVE seen the
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    650 12  - A Barmaid among the Sheiks John Walters jr and lWunuuu D y \\m /i BEIRIT, 1 j "DLOXDR barmaid J *J Monteith |MI ago caused regulars Hind>head Hotel, at 1 I sob into thrir be-er. and if the "I' m bored." said > day, b-xo-n Pauline. "I'm nition the Middle
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      224 12 BIRTHSIRN i::.i \Ull^ h 21 to Annl volving friends. others 19 Scch to objectives midevenlns Forward h iiii; to mirievening Get romantic aspirations. ....i matters on a more satisfac- oitl'lo— Oct. 23 to i;;;- tory ba. 21 Be m touch with sup< Anri i 2( tf m, v to fortify
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    60 13 ho beat er Perak 5-0 m the Final of the Perak Hockey Association inUr-district K.O. Competition. Front Row L to R: Yahaya Nor, Tommy Dorai. Peter Stock, Simon Choong and Rcngasar Row L to R: Latif Nawab Dm (President Taiping H.A.), Kamaruddm Rose, Taib Rejab. Joe Francis,
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    Lock icon Singh's Freak Decides Game
    277 13 HUNTERS BEAT SELANGOR 1-0 KUALA LUMPUR, Thun. A freak goal by M S.::^: 1 ca:!v m the second half helped Mv?ore Hunters to beat a weak Selan^or side 1-U at soccer on the Princes Road Stadium today. Selangor we: i .iout several of their Malaya Cup
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    Lock icon VICTORY WHOOP
    54 13 GOAI.MINDKR Ron Kilhey. of the Wembley Lions, didn't stand a chance when Trud Nugent, rehearsing for inderHla on Ice, skated into he Lions' den while the boys were practising. The puck < as m the net and Truth u;\s doing a victory whoop he' re Ron knew who
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    Lock icon Perez Must Defend Title
    70 13 BUENOS AIRES, Tier 20. (AP) World Hyv. <■- champion Pascual Perez was authorised yr.terday by the Argentine Boxing Association to defend his title against ilitoshi Misako of Japan "by the cnu of this month." The Perez-Misako title bout was originally scheduled for this month or next,
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    Lock icon ROCKY CAN SAVE THEM
    252 13 LONDON. Dec. 20.— A tough man ol muscle jumped out of a ditch, flung away his shovel and walked on to become Rocky Marciano, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. In nine yean of "caveman" ffghti-f only five of his opponents were around to hear the
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    Lock icon Webb Ends Bout Via The TKO
    256 13 CHICAGO. Dec. 2fj (AP)— For a fellow who has had 44 fights, winning afl but 2. I'at MrAteer had plenty of unguarded moment- on Wednesday night In c Chicago Stadium ring. The 24-year-old British Empire middleweight champion could hit with his left, but on
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    28 13 LIMOGES Franco. Dec. 20 'Reuter) The Australian tour- rugby league 'p^m ere-.'. 11-! I with the French Arm.v here loda*-' The 6Old:ers led M at halftime.
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    Lock icon BIG MEETING TONIGHT
    108 14 THE eye» of the t porting public arc on the emergency meeting of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association toFor todn\. Skip Wolters, captain of the Singapore Olympic water-polo team, nill fart' lop officials of the SiS i to explain Ins charges of alleged mismanagement of players durins,
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    Lock icon CASE FOR S.A.S.A.
    171 14 Following Wolters' outbursts of alleged mismanagement-, both manager Tan Wee Chwee and coach Kee Soon Bee asked for en emergency meeting to be held os soon as possible. They wanted the meeting to dtscuss Wolters' allegations that there t smanage- Melbourne by the Singapore Olympic water polo
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    204 14 REME CRUSH A USSIES PENANG. Thurs— The heavy ■Mefainery of the -oral REME. was jtramroUered by th e 2nd Battalion, when they me -crn Zoo* final for the mand and GHQ FARELF unit rugby football compeat Mindea Barracks. Glugor her e The Australians scored a •rand 33 points (four a
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    Lock icon PERAKS HOCKEY XI SELECTED
    99 14 PERAKS HOCKEY XI SELECTED IPOH. Thurs. The Univerot Malaya, on its tour of the meet a Perak State hockey eleven c.n the idang here st 5 I 23. Perak's team nsmpd I as follov 5:- ;n. A Phil- S. Selvai »s -npalam. v fin ThilI Balasingam and Noel A Reserves:—
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    Lock icon Indians Fail Against Rest
    63 14 IPING. T Ing good teamwork. Best eleven beat the Community league hockey champions. Tailing lihMM. by 2-1 m a friendly hock: c vests** Best eleven forced the pace and scored a goal through Hazari off a >- corner. On change of ends. Rest -esumed their attacks
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    Lock icon U.K. RUGBY
    18 14 GLASGOW. Dec. 19 The South A: Universities Rugby tearing team defeated Scotrsities by 11 points today
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    278 14 I KNOW that some of our offi< lals nf sporting a>>oi: i tmris w <irk m a slow, ponderous fashion. But tins week we h.vl an example of how some olVn i.ils ould be w hipped int.. action when attacked t bl( to take mini
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    132 14 SPECIAL MATCH FOR INDIAN UBER CUPPERS X I I 1 IMPIR. 1 hurs. Ihe Indian 1 r badminton nip Following their tie with Malaya, will play .1. unst team of Selangnr women on Sundaj night This is a special m.m h Iml m b\ the Sel ingOf Badminton \ssoci ition
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    61 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thu: The Selangor All Blues will play a rugger match against ersity of Malaya on the Victoria Institution ground cr. Saturday. The following will represent A B. Mohamed As':Haris. Hamid. Chooi Lc I Danker, Bnn n Oon Lor. Naafi, Yacoob. Mahmud, Kok, Lakhbir Singh,
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    141 14 MALACCA. Thurs. Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur yesterday brat the S )ol one-nil In a he friendly on the Malacca Club padang. The High School defence missed Aziz badly and were unbalanced though full back Gopi could to pull his defence together "r«t half <=aw Manmohan shine for the
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    122 14 ADELAIDE, (Australia), Dec. P) The United States and Australian tennis associations today settled their feud over the expense of Mike Green and Myron Franks, two of America's most promising g players. The Australian Association agreed to grant Green and ie usual per day while they take
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    61 14 JOl NW ESBI i (Rcuter> North Eastern Translost four wickets fa 4J runs m the 90 minutes play siblc at Benoni near here today against the M.C.C. li was delayed until midway through the afternoon because of a hitch m M.C.C. llinf arrangements and bad light Mopped
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    222 14 PERTH. Dec. 20 (Reutcr)— Body-line bowling reminiscent of that used by Harold Larwood on the controversial MCC tour m 1932/33 was bowled by West alias Ron Gaunt against Queensland m a S .Vie Id Shield match here yesterday. But it was quickly stopped by Umpire
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    Lock icon CASE FOR 'SKIP'
    127 14 SKIP WOLTERS, the captain of the Singapore Olympic Water-Polo team, on his arrival from Melbourne, sharply criticised the officials of the SASA for alleged mismanagement at the Olympics. He charged that the Singapore team lacked team spirit and discipline. As captain of the Colony water-polo team he
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    140 14 Dl'Bi ix Dec. 20 (UP)-.'-- Landv was the world's best sportsman and Yianifmr Kutl the outstanding athlete of the 1*56 Olympics, said 1. 500-metre champion Hoc Delany yesterday. Delanj was given r> I Wt !O9M on his arrival for I "'o-Aoek' break from his Studies at
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    Lock icon PAKISTAN vs S'PORE
    70 14 SINGAPORE will have UN honour of mertins Paki.- 1 the Olympic hockey silver medallist, m nine days time. The Pakistan team is expected to arrive m the Col on Dec. 28. The hockey match gainst Singapore will lie played the next day at the Falan Besar Stadium
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    Lock icon MALAYAN INDIAN XI
    52 14 K1 LUMPUR, T The following will re| m their BO ■gainst the touring ters on the Princes Road Stadium on Saturd r D. Lourdes (Selangor). G. V Qg)i Muthiah (1 Joe Soosay <both Selangor). Rashid (Singapore). Victor Narayanasamy <both Selangor). Benjamin (Kedah), Thavai tja md Govi i
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    Lock icon ST. MICHAEL'S GO DOWN FIGHTING
    226 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Fielding several reserves St. Michael's Institution went down fighting to the more experienced Selangor Club by 13 points (two goals, penalty) to six points (try, penalty) m a rugger match on the padang today. Waterlogged ground condi- i the s':ppery ball difficult
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    Lock icon FRAYED TEMPERS, & INJURIES MARRED THIS GAME
    223 14 FRAYED TEMPERS, INJURIES MARRED THIS GAME KUALA LUMPUR. Thi:: A better balanced University of Malaya XV beat Technical < points (pens v try) to nil at rugger at Gurney' Road today. Frayed tempers m the second half marred the game NftfW n Konc nol >w the game 1 hand. Scrum
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    Lock icon BATTLE OF THE ELECTRONICS
    136 14 'Sugar' Ray Loses GREENWOOD LAKE. Nc York. Dec. 20 (UP)— Sugar Ray Robinson conceded today he lost his "battle of the electronics" with Gene Fullmer but predicted he would still win their Jan. 2 battle for the middleweight championship. '"He wins the machine but how about
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    Lock icon EDDY ASKS WHY?
    268 14 EDDY ASKS WHY? INDONESIA'S up-and-coming badminton star, 18-year-old Eddy Yusuff, flew into Singapore yi terday with a dual purpose. To find out why Malayan junior rtutt failed to keep their appointment m Indonesia earlier this month. To spend Christmas m Singapore. Eridv told the Standard that Indonesia had laid f
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    Lock icon SELANGOR MAKES ONE CHANGE
    140 14 SELANGOR MAKES ONE CHANGE KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Selangor Rugby Foothal; Union selectors ha\e rr.aric change m the team that beat Penang on December 8 tor their "key" match asainst Perak R.P'.U. m the northern zone of the HMS Malaya competition at Ipoh on Saturday. A South African. Zinn. ha.<bcen dropped
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    333 14  -  WINDSOR LAD B 3 Does Outstanding gallop PEXAXG, Thurs. INFERNAL REGION HUSH, two of .'Milton Sullivan's charfM, were outstanding workers on the tr.iininc 1 thL« mci when a number of horso 'uk •ir Minding up gallops. Breaking from the half mile, the pair made a
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