Singapore Standard, 12 January 1957

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    18 1 Singapore Standard "^SeiiS^ 4% FK, W\ 3L <~UT^. 193 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1957" 14 PAGES 15 CEXTS
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    Lock icon TUNKU'S TRIUMPH: $30 MILLION GIFT OF ARMY INSTALLATIONS
    290 1 LUMPUR. I '<hlitary insting more I 000 and ighout the I :ll be shortly under I 'r?ent jt/st the ArjgJoI \n LonI range I i?c official r stairs Malaya I *'?e Fer r is urid fir British I m sercr/il I r
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    Lock icon YEMEN CALLS UP MORE TROOPS
    101 1 YEMEN CALLS UP MORE TROOPS 11 Renter). rnment report- attacks on the ite today and "rnment I a carri?on H, border. I been a focal B rodent border m B en the Red Sea H Yemen and n Protectorate X 3 protests oy I communiq been k-\ Oh a'?, area
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    Lock icon A Joyous Farewell At London Airport For The Chief Minister
    251 1 A Joyous Farewell At London Airport For The Chief Minister From ANDREW ROTH Standard's London Bureau Chief LONDON, Fri.-Jt was a joyous Tunku who bid farewell to Malayan officials and students and Colonial Office officials at London Airport this morning. "Reassuring: news" from Pfnang had enabled him to revert to
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    Lock icon U.K. To Stop Jordan Aid
    72 1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 (Router) Britain has Informed the United States that it probably will cut off its annual 1:12.000.000 .sterling subsidy to Jordan's 20,000-man ?.rmy after March 31. diplomatic sources said today. The United States was reported to be willing to asume Britain 's commitment
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    Lock icon NIGHT STABBING
    26 1 A LABOURER. Nai Penq Yam. was stabbed m the back following a Quarrel m Crawford Street. Singapore, last night Police have detained a man.
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    Lock icon KOO ELBCTED
    21 1 MR. V.K. Wellington Koo of China was yesterday elected as a member of the International Court of Justice. Reuter
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    Lock icon SGT. DIES IN ACCIDENT
    98 1 A EUROPEAN, identified as Staff Sergeant W. I. Mc.Nicol Moncur. 44. of the FRoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was killed >ln a motor car accident m Holland Road last night. The sergeant and his wife were to have left the Colony for Britain before Christmas but
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    Lock icon MacMILLAN'S No. 1 WORRY
    318 1 MacMILLAN 'S No. 1 WORRY Where Will Butler Be In Reshuffle Of Tory Cabinet? LONDON, Jan. 11 (AP) Prime Minister Harold MacMillan shaped plans today for a big-scale reshuffle of the shaken Conservative Government he inherited from Sir Anthony Edtn. Near the top of his agenda as he settled into
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    185 1 I'M READY TO SERVE HIM, SAYS BUTLER LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter) Mr. R. A. Butler told reporters today that he would be calling on the new Prime Minister, Mr. Harold .MacMillan, seme time this morning. He repeated his ofitT made yesterday to serve m Mr. MacMillan's Cabinet "if
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    Lock icon TWO DIE IN NEW BUDAPEST FLARE-UP
    162 1 CLASHES OUTSIDE STEEL MILLS BUDAPEST, Jan. 11 (Reuter)— At least two people were killed when Hungarian Communist militiamen opened fire today on demonstrating workers m a flare-up of disorders m Budapest factories. Four workers were reported wounded. It was the first outbreak of violence
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    Lock icon BRITON KILLED
    29 1 A BRITISH official of the Cyprus Government was shot doad m Famagusta last night. He is the third Briton to be killed m Cyprus this year.- Reuter
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    Lock icon BOYD RETURNS
    28 1 Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd. British Colonial Secretary arrived back m London by air yesterday after cutting short his central African tour because of the Government crisis.- Reuter
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    Lock icon PENANG CURFEW
    47 1 PENANG. Fri. The curfew m the City of Georgetown and Aycr Itam will be from 10 p.m. on Saturday till 5 a.m. a.m. on Sunday. The decision is subject to review according to any changes m the situation which may occur before 10 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Lock icon SUEZ CANAL SHOULD BE CLEAR BY MAY
    256 1 SUEZ CANAL SHOULD BE CLEAR BY MAY UNITED NATIONS. N.Y., Jan. 11 (UP)— Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold reported today that the Suez Canal should be cleared for 10,000--ton vessels by early March but declined to estimate how much the operation would cost or how the costs should be met. In a
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    Lock icon QUEEN TO VISIT U.S.?
    36 1 LONDON. Jan. 11 (UP) Queen Elizabeth is considering acccntins an American invitation to visit the United States this fall, it was learnt today. She will probably visit Canada at the same time.
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    Lock icon ANTI-RED RIOTS BREAK OUT IN BULGARIA
    286 2 Tanks Armoured Cars Used To Disperse Mobs VIENNA, Jon. 11, (UP) Massive anti-Communist demonstrations erupted recently m Bulgaria, according to reliable reports today. Newlyarrived travellers from the Bulgarian capital of Sofia said the most serious occurred on Jan. 3 outside the Bulgarian town of
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    Lock icon First Task: Improve U.K.-U.S. Relations
    124 2 First Task: Improve U.K.-U.S. Relations NEW VTORK, Jan. 11 (AP) —American newspaper comment on the selection of Mr. Harold MacMMan as the new British Prime Minister, stressed the point that his first tas< will be to improve U.S. -British relations The New York Daily News went so far as to
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    29 2 MR Mostafa Kamel. Egyptian ambissador to New Delhi, talked for- three quarters o! an hour witT Mr. Nehru. Indian Prime Minister, an embassy spokesman said here today.
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    44 2 LYNEHAM. England: Jan 11. (Reuter) A 19-year-old British soldier Thomas Lee who was given up for dead after a plane crash m the Malayan jungle landed at the Royal Air Force station here yesterday with his death certificate m his pocket
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    Lock icon DEATH FOR TWO
    33 2 BUDAPEST, Jan. 11 (AP).— The Military Court of the Budapest garrison yesterday imposed death sentences on two more Hungarians charged with hiding weapons and ammunition saved from the October revolution.
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    56 2 MEXICO CITY. Jan. 11 (AP) Police said a 21-year-old carpenter is m a critical condition m a local hospital because he came home drunk and derided to take one last nightcap He picked uj^ a bott> he thought contained rum and took a deep drink.
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    Lock icon Munich Warms Up
    26 2 photo. Munich's carnival guard presents arms as Geka Daum high-steps along the front during a dress rehearsal for the city's carnival season. A.P.
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    Lock icon IT'S A LONG TIME YET-PRINCE WAN
    166 2 U.N. WITHDRAWAL FROM EGYPT NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (Reuter) The United Nations was "far from the moment" when it could withdraw its Emergency Force from Egypt, Prince Wan Waithayakon, President of the U.N. General Assembly said here yesterday He told a luncheon meeting at
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    Lock icon 100 Guides Gather In Manila
    120 2 100 Guides Gather In Manila MANILA. Jan. 11 (AP).— More than one hundred Girl Guides from 23 countries and territories began coverging on Manila today for the regional Centenary World CamD from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 m honour of the movement's founder. Lord Baden-Powell. The first delegation to arrive
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    Lock icon Eden Resigns From House Of Commons
    246 2 QUEEN OFFERS HIM EARLDOM LONDON, Jan. 11 <AP)— Sir Anthony Eden r signed today from the House of Commons and w* offered an earldom, the customary award made to retiring prime minister. Sir Anthony had represented Warwick and Lexington, a Midlands constituency, for more
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    39 2 HONGKONG, Jan 11 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.15 to £1 Sterling: $6 ***** to U. 5.51: $1,841 to Malayan $1: $0.1815 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $268.75 to a taeL
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    Lock icon COMMODITY PRICES
    159 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prirei (cents per Ib) m Smga. pore yesterday wpre:— Buyers Selleri Spot fob. (Norn.) 103 104 Feb. R.S.S. No. 1 100? loi R S.S. No. 2 -108? ifl'u R.S.S. N0.3 MSJ 10fi Tone: Quirt. SPORE TIN Tbe price of tin on the local market yester. day
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    Lock icon 4 INJURED IN SHIP EXPLOSION
    100 2 4 INJURED IN SHIP EXPLOSION NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (APH Four men were injured day afternoon m an expiosia aboard the Finnish ship Fin Trader m the North about 780 miles north St. John, Newfoundland, Cos«i Guard District Headquarter! here reported. Word of the- explosion waJ received h .v the
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    Lock icon Gaitskell Outlines Plan For Egypt, Israel
    319 2 Gaitskell Outlines Plan For Egypt, Israel CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 (Reuter) Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the British Labour Party, said here tonight that the United Nations police force should take over not only the Gaza Strip but a corridor of territory running from Gaza to the Gulf of Agaba.
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    Lock icon PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT
    63 2 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Jan. 11 (AP). National Police Headquarters said yesterday a plot to assassinate President Jose M. Lemus had been uncovered and that several persons were being questioned. Adolfo Rubio Melha retary-Generai of the of dency, confirmed the Plot but, like I would offer
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    Lock icon 'A World Approach To Problems'
    124 2 NEW DELHI. Jan. 11 (UP) —Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, appealed yesterday for a "world approach to world problems" which would disregard all boundaries. passions and prejudices. Addressing the international Tuberculosis confer- ence, Mr. Nehru said the world approach often encountered difficulties m political and
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    Lock icon $250,000 Rehabilitation Centre
    100 3 Thi^ is ihr S2:>0.000 Rehation Centre built by the nuapore Anti-Tur er(lJ |MKis Association which trill b< opened by the Cliief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hrrk. on Fefc. 2- If Garliek, Director of SATA, told the Standard yesterday that the 25 room centre built m Chinese style,
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    89 3 TORS m Singapore will with mont ily by the City Officer, Dr. 11. R las pointed out to Committee t lat rs ignore the masl< rature they and cannot be ex- their attention h Office reports. that registered could be of the public ••vcopments through he
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    31 3 »rican naval ye OakhLll and the I ir Singapore •Tdav from Japan on their way to as. Ips a transport and h bio vessels leave on Tuesday.
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    116 3 re Australian clocach loca! Fac Medic, ne,of Malaya, for the ;mination of the ralasian College of I arrive m SirgaDr. H. Eddry, jur--turer m Surg.cal ■lourr.e UniverDr. J. H. Chri professor of Patho-->ourne University. 1 Will be met at rnational Airport by the Dean
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    Lock icon HUNDREDS STRANDED BY R.I. BAN ON SUMATRA FLIGHTS
    238 3 HUNDREDS STRANDED BY R.I. BAN ON SUMATRA FLIGHTS HUNDREDS of persons businessmen students and housewives have been stranded m Singapore and the Federation as a result of all aircraft flights to Palembans and Medan being cancelled suddenly following the political stalemate m Indonesia. The cancellation of the flights was ordered
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    Lock icon 'Poly' Will Train Secretaries And Advertising Men
    264 3 PART-TIME COURSES START IN FEB c. rt w,A. T^.?icr G c A rSS E LYTECHNIC WILL SOON INTRODUCE PROFESII? B N^.S?!l RSES FOR SECRETA R»ES AND ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES IN THE COLONY. PART-TIME COURSES IN THESE SUBJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO START SOME TIME NEXT
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    6 3 Lt.-Cdr. John S. Craiff
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    Lock icon Stay On Plea To Popular Professor Who Wants To Quit
    368 3  - Stay On Plea To Popular Professor Who Wants To Quit James Peter Chin T^TT^^WTTT^I |^Jt7^7#W77j BY THE University of Malaya may not lose the services of Dr. R. A. Robinson after all. Dr. Robinson, popularly nicknamed by students as "Robby." recently resigned as Professor of Chemistry to take the Chair
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    230 3 THE retiring Registrar of the University of Malaya, Mr. Maurice Brown, has been appointed Director of Studies of the newly created Australian Administrative Staff College m Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Brown, whose resignation was accepted by the University Council at its meetin- last Wednesday,
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    5 3 MR. MAURICE BROWN
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    Lock icon Little Hope Of Colony Workers Going To Seria
    122 3 THE Singapore Government Employment Exchange will not be able to provide artisans or even labourers to work m the oil fields m Scria, Borneo. Commenting on a newspaper report that 400 Chinese artisans from Hongkong had resigned from their jobs m Seria
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    Lock icon Dobby Back At Old Job
    40 3 FORMER Acting Vicechancellor of the University of Malaya. Dr. E. H. G Dobby. has returned to his old job as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Dobby is also the University's Professor of Geography.
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    Lock icon THE TIGER'S' CELLER-MASTER RETIRES AFTER 45 YEARS
    157 4 MALAYAN Breweries Limited's cellar master, Mr. B. «J e Jonge. has retired after 45 years service —26 with Heinekens, a Dutch associate, and 19 with the MBL. Last night the Company's chairman and directors gave a dinner m his honour at Raffles Regency
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    Lock icon 'MINORITY SEATS ARE ONLY FAIR'
    446 4 COMMUNITY LEADERS EXPLAIN TO MR. LIM REPRES ENTATIVES from five communal associations m Singapore yesterday called on the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, to place before him their demands for reserved representations m the new Legislature m a selfgoverning: Singapore. The leaders explained to
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    Lock icon Chinese Open Their Purses To Wan Azkia
    221 4 KUALA KANGSAR, Fri. A If) year-old boy. Wan Azkia bin Haji Wan Yusof, who recently achieved the unique distinction of being the first local Malay to pass the Junior Middle HI Chinese examination, has won the hearts of the Chinese community, judging by
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    71 4 THE central committee of the Peninsula Malays Union will hold a special meeting tomorrow at No. 4. Minto Road to discuss a memorandum to the Colonial Office regarding the position of Singapore Malays after Merdeka. "The Union wants special provisions safeguarding the cultural, educational, economic
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    Lock icon Lim To Call All-Party Meeting
    115 4 THE Chief Minister Mr. Lim Yew Hock is expected to call an all-party conference next week to discuss the approach to be adopted for the next Merdeka talks with the Colonial Office m London. At the Legislative Assembly meeting on Wetlnesdav Mr. Lim said that
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    35 4 THIS year's Thaipusam m Singapore will be celebrated on Wednesday with a profession from the Chettiars* Temple m Tank Road, at 6 a.m. to reach the temple m Keong Siak Road at 8..i0 a.m.
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    Lock icon GOLD MEDALS FOR BLOOD DONORS
    235 4 SINGAPORE'S most frequent contributors to the j Blood Bank w>re yesterday presented with medals for their blood donations. Mrs. A. J. Braga. wife of the Minister for Health, gave away 13 gold and 46 silver medals to the donors at the General Hospital. They were:
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    102 5 Plans For Muslim Education THE Muslim College Council will hold a two-day meeting on Jan. 17 and 18 m Klang to discuss affairs of the college and a proDosal to form Muslim College Associations. A member of the Council told the Standard yesterday that the idea to form Muslim College
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    227 5 PLAYMATES CALL HIM 'LITTLE MONSTER' A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy, whose face was frightfully disfigured by burning oil, is fighting a hard and lonely battle with himself m a little cubicle at Gentle Road, Singapore. Victim of an accident, little Sarmani bin Rahmat is so disfigured that he is shunned by his
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    Lock icon BRITAIN PROMISES TO GIVE TUNKU $330 MIL.
    449 5 Defence And Mutual Aid Talks End In Success LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reu-ter-UP) The British Government today announced conclusion of an agreement with Federation Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, for continued stationing of British troops m Malaya after the Federation attains independence later this
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    Lock icon A Veteran Of Two Wars Weeps When Army Court Passes Sentence
    296 5 A Veteran Of Two Wars Weeps When Army Court Passes Sentence GAOLED FOR SIX MONTHS STRIPPED OF RANK SERGEANT Eric Francis Lawson, a veteran of two wars, wept as a Singapore district court martial yesterday sentenced him to six months' detention and ordered him to be reduced to the ranks.
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    174 5 ALTHOUGH Asian women are taking a more active part m civics and politics, they seem to be more interested m far-reaching and long range schemes rather than m individual projects. This is the opinion of Mrs. Julie d'Estrournelles, Chairman of the Committee of
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    Lock icon They Want Release Of 7 Unionists
    98 5 They Want Release Of 7 Unionists AN eight-man delegation of the Singapore Traction Company Employees Union, led by its president Hashim bin Idrls. yesterday saw the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, to seek assistance for the release of seven union officials who were detained following the October riots. The
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    54 5 A murder charge was yesterday explained to Chow Ow Kang, 44, m the Singapore Fourth Magistrate's Court. It was alleged that Chow intentionally caused the death of Neo Eng at 112 rn.s Woodlands Road, on the night of Dec 17. Chow w?s remanded till Jan. 18 when the
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    Lock icon THAIPUSAM DAY
    18 5 THERE will be no delivery of letters on Wednesday. Thaipusam day, which is a public holiday.
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    Lock icon 'Blame The Strike, Miss'
    189 5 SHORT-HANDED— SO TYPIST MISSES HER PLANE A SINGAPORE typist yesterday missed her plane to Ipoh and her grandmothers funeral at Telok Anson. Miss One Bent? See booked her ticket at the main office of Malayan Airways In Collyer Quay, but at the airport she forgot to
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      Lock icon The New Premier
      390 6 'J'HE .appointment of Mr. Harold MacMillan, Chancellor of the Exchequer m the Eden Government, as Prime Minister is rightly hailed as a victory for the supporters of British policy m the Suez and the Middle East. With 33 years of experience m politics, Mr. MacMillan's appointment has
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      491 6 the Federation Government first launched its Premium Bonds scheme, much money was floating around the country consequent upon the rubber and tin boom, and it was its intention to siphon off the spare cash from public pockets so that the people could save something for lean times It
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    Lock icon THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME
    777 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera By PARADOXICAL you may say 1 when told that two groups of people faced with the same problem, and one vitally concerning their future, have reacted m utterly opposite ways. This is the case m regard to Malayanization. Expatriates m the service
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    1477 6 ISRAEL FORGES NEW SOCIETY >V\\.V\\\V\\\\\\\\\\V\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\V I ROBERT KEE V\«MMWUW\UV\VV\U\VUV\VVU\\v visits the ol(H Philistine village GAT, where a? \town of the future? is being born. TEL AVIV ANYONE who wishes to know something of the sort of development that will be taking place m Israel m 19 5 7 could do
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    12 6 "Muriel, please! There'll be plenty of time for that when we're married."
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      256 6 S r; Owing to the limited seats m the schools m the town area, a large number of children who are supposed to start schooling on the 14th of this month will be unable to be taken into schools near where they stay. Many have been put
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    485 6  - Caribbean CAPITAL NORMAN CLIFF By KINGSTON, (Jamaica) LEADERS of the British Caribbean territories about to federate may well reverse the choice made by three British Commissioners who have recommended Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad, m that order, as appropriate sites for a Federal capital. Observers who indulge m prophecy are quoting
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    336 7 LONG-RANGE ROCKET DEVELOPMENT ffASHINGTON, Jan. tl (Router)— President Eisenhower yesterday mnounced for the first i that the United g£tes was willing to Leass tlie control lon£-rance rocket defPlopmont M part of jn international dis•rmanK'nt ajjre ement f jth thr Soviet Union.
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    293 7 V s\\ Jan. 11 (TP)— The government press section today took issue with reports that the I.N. Secretary-General, Dag: Hammarskjold", had been invited to Budapest last week, as rebellious Hungarian miners renewed demands for the withdrawal of all Soviet troops. It said Mr. Hammarskjold
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    53 7 11 ißeuter) ril Banks. British Parliament for --'erday after a President Nuttr om between and Egypt were pos- ould re.lions on both c and patience." y, r :K-. who sits m n Independent i :gned from the o Party m dis;:i its Middle .-pent two
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    123 7 first Aborigine Girl For Aussie University INSANE. Jnn. 11, (Reugarct Williams, 17--)l«irl, may be aborigine to enter ersity. ne h ■Uh Geoffrey West Auson of being to matriralian unithe jroungMt widowed mother of .'c-1 after hear- ing she had passed her N.S.W Leaving certificate with five H's. Margaret attended Casino
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    36 7 THE next annual conference rt the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will be 1 eld m New Delhi from Dec. 2 1 -> 10 under the joint auspices of the D^riinmpnts of India and Ceylon.- Reuter
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    83 7 photo MRS. CAROLINE LEVY. of Cairo, sits on the deck of the Egyptian ship "Misr" whilo her son March. aged 2, sleeps on her lap, at Naples. Italy, on Jan. 6. They were among 957 Jewish men. women and children who were told
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    75 7 Woman Drove In Her Sleep HAYWARI). California, Jan. 11 (A.P.)— A sleepwalking woman turned sleep driver before dawn yesterday and woke up 23 miles from home. Mrs. Albert Wollncr of Berkeley. California, told police she found herself on the highway m her husband's car. She said she apparently got up
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    126 7 Britons In Nicosia Warned NICOSIA. Jan. 11 (AP) Poiire officials yesterday warned Britons to stay out of the medieval, walled Greek section of Nicosia following the recent killings and attacks on British civilian? by EOKA rebels m tnat section. Tne warning came at a closed mcetin 2 of more than
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    113 7 Chou Tells Poles What To Do WARSAW, .Tan. 11, (AP> Communist China's Premier Chou En-lai arrived here today from Moscow, apparently seeking to bring Poland back m Mm? with the rest of the Soviet bloc. He told Polish government and party leaders, who met him at a military airfield, that
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    24 7 ROUND-the-clock operations went into elfect on Thursday at Cairo Airport for the first time since the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt.- AP
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    143 7 SIX DIE IN U.S. BOMBER CRASH ADD OVER, (New Brunswick), Jan. 11 (UP) —A huge U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber with the pilot flying "blind" under an instrument check, crashed m rugged hilly terrain nncra r the U.S. border yesterday killing six men. Two others were reported missing. The pilot.
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    27 7 T. S. Eiiots. American-born poet, was married on Thursday m London to Miss Valeric Fletcher, his Private Secretary. Eliot is 68. Miss Fletcher about 30.
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    113 7 EDMONTON, Canada. Jan. 11 (UP)— One of the biggest Chinese funerals ever seen here will be held on Saturday for Wong Get Sue. 56, one of the best-known mcmheis of the Chinese community of Edmonton. Get Sue. who was born m Canton, travelled alone to Victoria. British
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    125 7 Kwangchowwan Harbour TAIPEI, Jan. 11 (Reuter)— The Chinese Nationalist Defence Ministry today described the recently completed warm-water harbour at Kwangchowwan, m South China, as "a new Communist threat to South- east Asia." The chief Ministry spokesman, Captain Liv Hon-tu. told a Press conference that
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    22 7 FORMER Pakistan's Prime Minister Choudri Mohammed Ali was on Thursday appointed to be Pakistan's next ambassador to Washington.- UP
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    34 7 FORTY-SEVEN nations have become members of the International Finance Corporation, an affiliate of the World Bank. Robert L. Garner. IFC president, said capital subscriptions to the corporation now total U5590.396.000.— AP
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    92 7 phuto. J V\\\\\\\\>» ITALIAN Traffic Police j arc showered with gifts on "Befana Day" (Feast 2 of the Epiphany Jan. H). and here's how the traffic cop on duty m 2 Rome's Central Square. 2 Piazza Venezia. looked long before the day was Z through.
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    248 7 AFTER TALK WITH NASSER PARIS, Jan. 11 (Reuter)— Dr. Charles Malik, the Lebanese Foreign Minister, said here today that he had had a long talk with Colonel Gamel Nasser m Cairo and "I believe there exist some indications of hope for a Middle East settlement."
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    179 7 JAKARTA. Jan 11 (AP) Near the world famous site of the Afro-Asian conference Bandung. terrorists have been carrying out devastating raids on local villages ovor the past month It la reported 25 soldiers and 30 civilians have been killed or injured, many villages destroyed and over
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    211 8 Special Show To Aid Deaf, and Dumb School A SPECTACULAR dance show, which will feature examples of classical ballet, as well as tap-dancing: and a demonstration of Highland dancing, will be held at the Singapore Badminton HaJl on Jan. 25 and 26. Entitled 'Time to Dance," the
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    207 8 Memorial Service For Dead Home Guard Commander IPOH, Fri. Undeterred by the recent murder of their home guard commander, the inhabitant of Gunong Rapat New Villcge, three miles from Ipoh. came out into the open, today to conduct a memorial service for their fallen hero and condemn his killing by
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    38 8 TAN THOO MOH. unemployed, claimed trial m a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of rioting outside the Central Cinema m VJalan Eunos. on Jan. 9 He was allowed $500 bail till Jan. 18.
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    141 8 EVENING CLASSES ON MONDAY THE Ministry of Education m Singapore announced yesterday that new evening classes will be opened on Monday at various centres Teachers and pupils who attended the Bcatty Secondary School and Sislap Secondary School la.^t year are asked to assemble m these schools this year and those
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    251 8 Planters Warned Of More Big Changes In Merdeka Year KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Incorporated Society of Planters warned its members today that while 1956 had brought m many changes "not all of which are to our liking" this Merdcka Year should prove even more so and Malaya's "growing pains" must
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    102 8 Get Back To Work First Says Lim SINGAPORE'S Minister for Labour. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterday had three meetings with officials of the Malayan Airways Local Employees Union with a view to settling the three-week old strike by 600 employees for a "goodwill remuneration." Later. Mr. Lim told the press
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    54 8 A LABOURER, V. p. Nadarajah. 39, yesterday claimed trial m a Singapore court to a charge of voluntary causing grievous hurt to a i 5-year-old girl, Anathavali Ammal, m bilat Road on Thursday. It was alleged that Anathavali sustained five axe wounds. He was allowed
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    84 8 THREE top British movie stars from the J. Arthur Rank Organization will arrive m Singapore soon on their way to Australia to make the film "Robbery Under Arms." The stars are Peter Finch, Maureen Swanson and Jill Ireland. Maureen Swanson and Jill Ireland are
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    73 8 MERCURY flowed freely along Clemenceau Avenue. Singapore at 9.30 last night. There was a rush for the silver liquid But to motorists travelling the road at the time, it was a nuisance for there was a traffic jam. AH this was the result of a collision
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    67 8 THE Singapore Hire Car Association is demanding that Government should exempt owners of taxis from luxury tax on their automobiles Mr. T. A. Simon, president of the Association, told the Standard yesterday that his Association feels that a luxury tax on taxi replacements was unjust because
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    27 8 THE appointment of Mr Eu Cheow Chye. Colony District Jud^e and Magistrate, as Chairman of the Hotels Licensing Board was announced m the Government Gazette yesterday.
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    28 8 THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Robert Biack. has appointed Mr. Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim and Miss Renee Chew Bee Neo Deputy Public Proserutors for the Colony.
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    52 8 THE Inspector of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Maj.Gen. G. E. Butler, now on a visit of inspection to REME units m the Far East is seen here with W.O. C. A. Stokes at an inspection of Singapore District Workshops yesterday. Maj.-Gen. Butler leaves for the Federation
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    133 8 Rotary 's Role In A Free Malaya JOHORE BAHRU, Fri Rotary has an import an' T ,Z to pby m the future Rotarian D A. Somerv tiring British Adviser, Johor. said m a farewell adcircs t« members of the Rotar here at their tea meet;; 3 tcrday. z Rotary's aims,
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    43 8 A HARBOUR Board Van Meng Seng. 27, v tcrday acquitted hv th 0 S. pore Eighth Magistrate. Tara Singh, on a charge of raging the modesty of Dc Parleus, a married womai board the Dona Ourama the night of Dee 30
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    404 9 City tea-room has new 'face lift' 2 Discvsrinp plans over 2 their coffee m the newly < re-decorated tea-room, are Mrs E Dance, (left) who J 2 runs the tea*M>om, and j* J Miss V. N. Rachek, general J S secretary of the Singapore J Y.W.C.A. J C\\\\v\\\ iwwwwi T
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    57 9 \MONG the most popular jewellery m Lori' don now is a hand-beaten, copper bracelet over 2J inches wide with open ends. Melloic m colour, it is luxuriously lined with old aold velvet an idea first suggested by the two broad gold bracelets worn, as part of her regalia,
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    75 9 1957 Fashions Ready For Show ALREADY Britain's 1957 spring and summer fashions are taking shape m the workrooms of the members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashlon Designers the leading haute couture group m Britain. The Society has now announced the opening dates of the collections when overseas Press
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    320 9 j^ EW Year resolutions are short-lived, and even with the best intentions m the world, most of them fall by the wayside long before January is over. This week, however, feeling; m a determined frame of mind, and finding the shops m New Year doldrums, I jotted
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    450 9 Are parents' own fears making problem children? Are we over-rating youth and under-rating maturity? Is it normal sometimes to dislike your children? Are you a bad parent if you never make mistakes? IN the answers to these controversial questions are some of the keys that unlock
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    329 9 Talking Fashion with LANE SOFT and subtle pure silk is achieving the height of fashion m the exclusive salons of London, Paris and New York, both m suits and dresses for day and evening wear. Almost everywhere m the world pure silk is an expensive luxury, but
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    161 9 ISRAEL, one of the smallest countries m the Middle East, is suddenly and unexpectedly niakvig a name for itself m the fashion world. My news is not about a single Israeli designer, or a single fashion house, but about 600 men and women living N towns and villages
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    117 10 CURFEW AFFECTS CARGO LOADING AND DISCHARGING PENANG, Fri. The curfew m George Town has affected the loading and discharging of carjjo from ships lying m the harbour here. Some ships' agents have to cut down cargo bookings. A fow ships sailed from Penanff without having completed the discharge* of cargo,
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    144 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Pan-Malayan Malay Chamber of Commerce plans a special meeting with the visiting American trade mission m March with a view to furthering its "know how" on ways to make Malays more "business conscious/* Dato Yahaya bin Haji Abdul Razak, a
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    164 10 Business In Shares MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reoortcd the. following business done: F. N. ords. $2.27J; Gammons $2.07; Hammers $1.70: H. -;h $1.70, $1.65 odd lot; Hume A<i/6; Mcta! Bnx $1.60 1o 11.57J to $i no: Overseas Assurance |16|; Cold Storage $l.."iR- Straits Steamships $16 Straits Times $3.10: t T .E.
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    133 10 MALAYAN industrials were quietly steady yesterday, while tins were firm, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Rubbers were quiet. Price changes announced by the Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Henry w.-uigh i 87 Metal Bn X i 57 l fii x d S. Stearr^hin 16 00 If!
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    101 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: Copra, Jan. $28* buyers. $20* sellers; coconut oil m bulk $4:jj sellers, m drums $47i ?el!ers; Muntok white pepper ;iIM sellers; Sarawak white $120 sellers; Special Sarawak black $83 sellers. Sn.gapuie Copra Association closing prices yesterday: Straits mixed
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    31 10 DECEMBER rubber crops announced a.c: Amalgamated Malay 31.700 lb.; Borelli 95.500; Conncmara 54.000; New Sercnfah 74.000 lb.; Bassett 36,000 lb.; Kuala Sidim 125.047 lb.; Bukit Kepon c 24.500 lb
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    126 10 SHIPS IN PORT Ol TER ROADS Samba-. Lucky Carrier. Sigli, Aardyk. Bcnnv Sknu. Havclstein, Vardaas Hoegh Cliff. INMR ROADS Logons: Rajah Brooke. PascPahepa. Sg. Bila. T c -g. Playaimn, June. Sin Hin Huat Barkcro. Kenya Lang Aik Hrn. Lasem. Senai. Bruas •san. June Ail* Leong. Thepamat. BelaEH. Sirusa Tapah --a,
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    9 10 .TIMAH output for December was :w.300 lb.
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    95 10 CHOON Kuans Marine Products Co. (Singapore) Ltd. held a dinner at the Goh Loo Club, on Thursday, to mark the safe arrival of the trawler Sumiyoshi Maru. The trawler is taking part m a joint venture between Choon Kwang and a Japanese company. Company Celebrates Mr. Goh Chye Hin. managing
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    135 10 FINANCE COMMERCE Better Buying Interest Seen RUBBER REGAINS 2% CENTS SINGAPORE rubber prices yesterday regained two and a quarter cents to $I.oo| per lb. for first grade February shipment on improved overseas buying interest. Prices opened well above Thursday's closing levels on better overnight London and New York prices. North
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    105 10 THE resolution authorizing the sale of Teluk Anson's estates was passed unanimously at an extraordinary general meeting on Dec. 21. 1956. the secretaries. Turquand. Youngs Co. state In a circular to shareholders. Earlier m December, the directors of Teluk Anson had recommended acceptance of the highest,
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    49 10 STEEL output m Germany last month was 1.854.000 tons. against just over 2m. tons m November. Output m the whole of 1956. amounting to 23.2 m. tons, was 8.7 per cent up on the 1955 figure, but still slightly below the anticipated figure of 23.4 m. tons.
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    156 10 BRITISH miners produced a postwar record of 5,0(>3,100 tons of coal m the week that rnded on Dec. 15. This is higher than any other week's production since December. 1937. The previous post-war record weekly production record of almost exactly 5.000.000 tons was set up
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    275 10 Companies' Position Strong THE strong position of Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. and Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. was due mainly to the conservative policy which has been followed, stated the chairman, Mr. E. V. Pearce, at the annual general meeting m London recently. A substantial proportion of the profits of
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    222 10 Atom-Powered Tanker For U.S. THE initial steps toward the building of an atomic powered supertanker have been taken by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The Commission has awarded a contract to a company to conduct a "feasibility study" of the project. This envisions the construction of a nuclearpowered 38.000 deadweight
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    23 10 HAMPSHIRE Downs continue to be the leading breed on Britain's <*heeD export market, the Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders' Association has announced.
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    489 10 -NEW TRADE COMMISSIONER AUSTRALIAN goods and service should be able to contribute m the fullest measure m the fulfilment of Malayan development plans, the new Australian Government Trade Commissioner m Singapore and Malaya, Mr. P. R. Searcy, said yesterday. Mr. Searcy said he had
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    54 10 New APL Ship For Pacific Trade THE American Py Lines have announ Francisco that Iti for the Parific tr named m honour of Fresident Herbert H The ship will sail frc Francisco on its voyage on Feb. 1 1 O Yokohama. Manila. Kobe-Yokohama, San Cisco. The new President was formerly
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    37 10 THE steel plant :r bota. Peru, entirely bu French expert has -M opened. The plant v I duce 6.500 tons of sheeting prr year 81 I duction will begin and will be 5. annually.
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    336 10 THE saying "figures can be made to prove anything" is a most appropriate one for this week, as most operators have been convinced .that the healthy statistical position for natural rubber which the Natural Rubber Bureau among: others predicted for 1957 automatically precluded any serious decline m price, says
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    98 10 TIM ouputs for the quarter to Dec. 31. 1956. announced are: Chcnderiang fi.'>7 piculs-. Gopcng Consolidated 4.120 piculs; Hongkong Tin 1.920 .piculs: Kent (FMS) 1,013 piculs: Kinta Tin 2.513 piculs; Killinghall 1.175 piculs; Malaysiam 527 piculs; P c n g k a 1 c n 2.009 piculs:
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    245 12 TOURISTS MAY PLAY IN COLON Y Indian Olympic Soccer XI To Tour HK INDIA'S Olympic soccer team will .most likely play a series of games m the Colony after the Chinese New Year holidays. This was disclosed yesterday by Mr. Lim Yong Liang, the hon. secretary of the Singapore Amateur
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    166 12 EXCITING ARMY HOCKEY KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The 39 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps fought to a 3 3 draw against No. 7 Forrard Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps m todays Army hockey fixture on the Batu Cantonment ground. The matcT had the full quota Of thrills and excitement
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    49 12 BRISBANE, Jan. 11, (Rcuter) Qi ecnsland spent all today scoring 201 for three wickets \wien opening their return Shcif.eld Shield cricket match against South Australia. In their Jirst meeting, which ended on Boxing Day. South Australia took points for a first innings lead to a drawn game.
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    78 12 MALAYA SHOULD SEND ROWING TEAM SINGAPORE and Malaya should send a rowing team to the next Olympic Games at Rome m 1960. Mr. T. G. Clifford, chairman of the United States Olympics Rowing Committee said yesterday. Mr. Clifford took off m a XL.M. SuDer Constellation after a short stay m
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    98 12 KLUANG, Fri. Hunters Football Club of Mysore, avenged their previous defeat to the Kluang Invitation XI, when they won by a solitary goal scored In the 23rd minute of the first half here today. Fielding 6 KOSB stars, including Blackwood the Kluang XI failed to hold the
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    82 12 THE Sino-Malays will play the Hunters F.C. on their return from the Federation on Sunday Jan. 13. Kick-off at 5.15 p.m The following players have been invited to turn up: Loh Fook Teng, Yip Chong Kum, Ho Hin Weng, Lee Kok Seng, Quah Kirn Beng, Tan Mun
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    33 12 LOXDON. Jan. l\ (Reuter>— is of yesterday's rugby union games were: Gloucester 3 The Army 6 Royal Xavy 17 Civil service 13. Hospitals Cup (First Round): Westminster Hospital 13 Kings 0.
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    37 12 Malayan badminton ace Eddy Clioong gets his leg ont of t)\c iray to slam a return m the men's singles final of the Dutch open badminton championships at Harlem, m the Netherlands. A. P.
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    43 12 Cricket FAST LONDON. Jan. 11, (Reuter) The MCC scored :'>.'sS for the loss of three \viiket> against Border by dose of play on the first day of their match here today. Trevor Bailey, the England opening bat. made 148 not out.
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    96 12 Rowing Win For Rangoon 'U' CALCUTTA. Jan. 11. (Reuter). Rangoon University won the junior fours and cox event of the Inter-varsity regatta, beating Calcutta University by half a length. This was Rangoon's third successive win over Calcutta. The time recorded of three minutes 21.4 sec. was the best so far
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    43 12 FOLLOWING arc the results of last night's Singapore Table Tennis Inter-Business Houses League competition played at the CYMCA: Nanyang Sians Pau beat Mansfield SC 5-1; City Bank Club beat W. H. Day Co. SC 5-1; Amintasco "1" beat Amintasco "2" 5-2.
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    68 12 Impressive Draw For Bataan LOS AXGELES. Jan. 11 (UP) Ten-to-one underdog Larry Bataan, of Manila, scored an impressive draw with Billy (Swcetpea) Peacock, third ranking bantamweight contender, last night m a scheduled 10--round main event at Olympic auditorium. Bataan, 124 J, kept up a hot pace to take the first
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    240 12 'IT'S AH UP TO CAMPY' THE DODGERS BROOKLYN, Jan. 11 (AP)^, The 1957 Pennant fortune of the Brooklyn Dodgen rest m the hands W itfc particular emphasis on the operated left hand —o j their star but aging catcher, Roy Campaneila. That is the considered opinion of E. J. (Buzzie)
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    206 12 WITH patience and hard work, the Colony will produce several very good basketball teams before the year is well advanced. Mr. Goh Chye Hin, president of the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation told the Standard yesterday, when asked to comment on the
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    99 12 this to the visits of foreign team? including tho Harlexji Globetrotters who have popularized the sport since they turned m several performances at the Happy World. Most important tournament of the basketball year will be the mass youth competition organized by the Youth Centre m conjunction with the SCAAF,"
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    214 12 TOKi'O, Jan. 11 (AP)— The newspaper \>ahl Japan's largest national daily with 6,000,000 circulation, on Friday editorially urged expulsion of professionals from the future world table tennis championships. Kazuo Chu.io. Asa his table tennis reporter, wrote m n editorial column today, "m view of Japan's present
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    66 12 NEW YORK. Jan. 10 'AP> Laszlo Tabori. Hungarian mile runner, and I Mihaly Igloi. last night fl a: 'J denied statements attributed to them m Miami caM«They were reported to kf™ expressed the strong di faction with their accommodations, food and t. facilities. But following an rr-rrnoon
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    97 13 BOSTON Jan. 11 (UP) fa n, vice-president r T s. Amateur Hockey ...ri yo.^erday a will send no the forthcoming I n Mosha.s no choirr Department re- In its annual votpate at Moscow i-- made plans for an Oil heduled to prei!ii for its games. Canada
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    47 13 CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 11 (UP) The Cleveland Boxing Commission yesterday granted welterweight champion Carmen Basilio a sixwook postponement m his title match with Johnny Saxton. The commission ordered that he take more X-ray examinations to determine the full extent of injuries to his right hand.
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    176 13 BRASHER IS 'SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR nin £?Aft Jan 9 (Reuter)-Chris Brasher, Olym•JL* res steeplechase champion, was tonight mcd as Britain's Sportsman of the year m a nationwide poll sponsored by the Daily Express. Brasher a 28-year-old London oil executive received the award at a televised ceremony only a few
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    238 13 NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (AP) Jackie Robinson, standing firm m his decision to quit baseball despite a passionate plea by the New York Giants, said on Thursday he planned to submit his letter of voluntary retirement to the proper authorities not lateif than next Tuesday.
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    38 13 MOSCOW. Jan. 11 (Rculer) Britain and the Soviet Union have agreed 'm principle' to hold thp postponed international athletics match m London this year. Mikhail Peslyak. deputy Chairman of the U9SB sports committee, said hero yesterday.
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    99 13 Major Basketball Upset MANILA, Jan. 11 (AP) Hongkong defeated Japan 46-.J6 m a major upset mi n au international girls basketbafl tournament here last night, the halftime score was 26-16 The defeat put Japan's Osaka team m second place with Hongkong's Seven Tigers Uub m the second round of the
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    64 13 TAIPING. Fri.— A surprise was created by Stoughton F.state who yesterday held the formidable Taipin c Indians to a 3 3 draw m their KO soccer fixture, after extra time was allowed. The competition was organised by the Tamils' Association of Perak. Scorers for Stoughton Estate were Krishnasamy.
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    137 13 SINGAPORE RUGBY. Friendly: SoutA Johore Rugby F.C. v» G.H.Q. Farelf at Farelf; St. Andrew's Old Boys vs R.AS.C. at Woodsvillc; R.N.A.S. Sembawang Rugby F.C. vs RAF. Tengah at Tengah; R.E.M.E. Corps v§ S.C.C.; Blukang Mati vs 14 Sqn. R.N Z.A.F. at R.N.Z.A.F.; Nee Soon vs RAF. Seletar at
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    120 13 TOKYO. Jan. 11 (Reuter> Japan Amateur Swimming Federation said today it had sent a cable to its Australian counterpart asking if four Australian swimmers could take part m the All-Japan Swimming Championship meet scheduled m August. A spokesman for the Federation said the invitation was
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    259 13 LONDON. Jan. 11 (Rcuter> Folio ,ving matches to be played o n Saturday. Jan. 12LEAttUC DIVISION I Arsenul vs Portsmouth. Villa vs Everton, Bolton vs Leeds. Burnley va West Brom. Chelsea va Cardin. Luton vs Blackpool, Man United vs Newscast le. Preston va Birmingham. Shelf. Wed. vs
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    134 13 RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 11 (AP) The Flamengo Soccer Club of Rio said on Thursday that while it has asked for permission to play the wandering Honved team of Hungary it will play Honved whether or not permission is granted. Honved. now m Italy,
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    495 14 AS BULLL FUNK SEES IT... YESTERDAY'S announcement by Mr. Milton Chase, USIS Information^ Officer m the Federal capital that three topflight American sportsmen would shortly visit Malaya was bound to attract considerable attention. The :hree American sportsmen are Parry O'Brien, world and Olympic shotputt gold medallist, Ham Fox, eager, coach
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    198 14 Windsor LWd Scrutineer Ilic Spectre Francis T~ MYSTIC CODE lORUNKS WHEEL FILM FAN II 1 Record Time Mont Ila re Krcor.l ime Kec ord I m.; >il\rrfort >»ystlc Code Mystic Code >anta c alarlna m KAHV C IJRIS kIN(.K)II> KINGFOLD KINGFOLI) 2 Uhat Happened r.reat TradltMl What Haijpened
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    89 14 THE Badminton Association of Malaya suffered a financial loss by staging the Uner Cup competition between Malaya and India at Kuala Lumpur. The loss, it is understood, amounted to more than $1,200 The gate receipts collected were estimated at $2 700. This was insufficient to
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    341 14 Here's A Good Tip For The Ist Day 01 The New Season Bougoure On Sandown Poses A Threat Says WINDSOR LAD BE CAREFUL, who has been doing everything right on the training track throughout the week, gets my confident vote m Race Eight over nine furlongs at Ipoh
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    1257 14 Majula gets her chance RACE ONE Mystic Code, Record Time. Kmgsbeau and Silverfort should fight out the opening race of the season, but I expect Mystic (ode to finish tops. This five-y par-old is retaining his October form. Over the seven furlongs at Pcnang. she
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    67 14 THE weather at Inoh has been brijrht and sunny for the past week, and the going for today's races should be excellent Best outsider REST longshot at Ipoh today is Ncllyne m Race 4. Big Sweep TREBLE TOTE. with pool of SI. BII carried forward from last meeting,
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    246 14 RACE SEVEN Clear Vision, Slam Rice. Film Studio II and Well-Being arc possibilities m the seven furlongs for Class Five performers The race has an open appearance, but I will go for Clear Vision. This Panorama chestnut gelding has been working m great
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      1155 14 fj^B/FWWi TODAYS PROBABLE RACE 1: 2.15 p.m.— Horses Class 5. Div. 4—7 Furs. 1. 116 Record Time 6y 9.00 tyr. Dawn Martin Bougoure 2. 087 Fortune's Wheel |f 8.13 Mr Jpp Ah Chian Sppncer Posner 3. 132 Kincsbeau 7y S.ll Mr. Mrs. KH. Yap Allan Patprson 4. .'of» Mystic Coda
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