The Straits Times, 6 November 1953

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    15 1 The Straits Times Now 0 file***** Established 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    FEAR OF REPRISALS
    231 1 Malayan comment on Indonesian rubber move KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. pEARS of possible reprisals if this country follows Indonesia by proposing to sell rubber to Communist China made rubber men here i reluctant to comment today on the proposed Indonesian deal with Peking. While admitting that the industry
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    TIN MEN GOING TO GENEVA
    150 1 TIN MEN GOING TO GENEVA rKUAI.A LUMPUR. Thurs. rpHE Mrnihi-r for Economic 1 Affairs. Mr. Oscar Spencer, will lead a Malayan delegation to •■i-nu.i on Saturday for thr International Tin Study Conference. The conference will di.sru.ss thr Possibilities of sotting up an international tin price agreement. With Mr. Spencer will
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    Japan buys Ceylon's rice
    67 1 COLOMBO, Thurs. The Rovernmtnt of Ceylon has acreed with thr Japanese government to export 30.000 tons of Chinese rice, which will be shipped to Japan during the next two months. Ceylon offered 80.000 tons of ricr for sale last month and Invited buyers and abroad t
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    Chinese regroup in Burma
    43 1 BANGKOK. Thurs.— Siamese sources today reported that R.non Nationalist Chinese troops were regrouping 127 kilometres from the Siamese border and a strong force of Burmese troops estimated at 5,000 supported k by air were manoeuvring near P" them. Reuter.
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    Robbed, stabbed
    35 1 A Chinese fishmonger. Leong Kum Fook of Havelock Road, Singapore was waylaid by four men while on his way to market early yesterday. He was robbed of $30 and stabbed in the back.
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    20 INJURED IN PRO-ITALIAN TRIESTE RIOTS
    135 1 20 INJURED IN PRO-ITALIAN TRIESTE RIOTS TRIESTE, Thursday. A BOUT 20 Italian demonstrators and several allied- controlled policemen were injured in riots here today. The clashes occurred at various points in the city when police broke up demonstrations by Italian hi eh school students. The students were protesting against yesterday's
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    US officials furious at HK governor
    118 1 US officials furious at HK governor HONG KONG Thurs VICE President Richard Nixon landed in Hong Kong today and immediately a squabble began ni-r protocol Nixon, his wife and aides were greeted by government and military leaders. American diplomats, jet fighters, cheer* from United State's sailor* when they arrived at
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    Thanks to Sir Gerald and Lady Templer
    121 1 Thanks to Sir Gerald and Lady Templer f LONDON. Ifem A REDUCED government grant has forced the British Council, state sponsored organisation for boosting English culture to cut down its activities in Europe and concentrate on the Far East, the Councils annual report stated today. The report described the deliberate
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    From Peking to California
    49 1 LOS ANGELES. Thurs —The British Embassy in Washington has announced that Sir Michael Gillett, whose last post was in Peking, will become British Consul-General for Southern California. He succeeds Sir Robert Henry Hadow. who is being transferred to a similar post in San Francisco. A.P.
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    ANOTHER NOTE TO MOSCOW
    130 1 PARIS. Thurs. rE United States, Britain and France have agreed to send another message to Moscow which will "leave the door open" for Big Four' negotiations on the future of Germany and Austria, a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. American, French and British diplomats in
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    CHEERS, FLAGSFOR COWARD
    170 1 CHEERS, FLAGSFOR COWARD LONDON, Thurs. FUSILIER PATRICK LYDON. convicted of cowardice by the Army for refusing to fight during a major battle in Korea, came home to Middlesbrough tonight to a hero's welcome Huge crowds blocked the streets to cheer his car as he drove off from the loca] railway
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    Still ready to talk Eden
    135 1 LONDON. Thurs MR. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Gecretary. said today that Russia's reply to the West invitation for a four-power meeting of Foreign Ministers at Lugano. Switzerland, laid down "extensive and unacceptable conditions." "If we accepted those conditions that would undermin" our security and maice.
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    NORODOM TO END EXILE
    47 1 SIEM REAP, Cambodia Thurs— King Norodom Sihanouk will end his self-imposed, five-month exile on Friday and return to his capital at Phnom Penh. The 30-year-old monarch fled his capita] last June to draw world attention to his fight for independence for Cambodia. A.P.
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    Steady tone in London
    103 1 LONDON. Thurs.— London's rubber market showed a very steady tone this morning foli lowing the announcement that Indonesia is trying to get United States permission to sell rubber to China. The strong views expressed by Malayan rubber planters who would also like to sell to I
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    Siam escape route closed to bandits
    91 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. QFFICIAL circles here today welcomed the declaration v/ of an emergency in south Siam. This, they said, would give Siamese police on their side of the border powers comparable to those on the Malayan side. Lack of powe r has hitherto
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    IMPARTIAL LIAQUAT QUIZ CALL
    82 1 IMPARTIAL LIAQUAT QUIZ CALL KARACHI, Thurs PAKISTANI Members of Parliament yesterday asked for an "impartial' foreign police force and Srotland Yard was mentioned to probe the two-year-old rrystery murder of the Prime Minister, Mr. Liaquat Alt Khan. Mr. Liaquat was assassinated in October 1951 while addressing a public meeting at
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    Police send crack units
    44 1 BANGKOK. Thurs. The Siamese police said today that ♦hey had sent 400 crack police commandos to terrorist districts in South Siam which were proclaimed yesterday emergency areas. The police will reinforce existing an ti- terrorist groups in the south. Reuter
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    NOSE FLUTE SYMPHONY FOR QUEEN
    79 1 I AUCKLAND. Thurs. Four hundred Tongan guards, carrying lighted torches, will keep a silent night-long vigil around Queen Salote's palace at Nukualofa, Tonga, when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh stay there on Dec. 19 and 20. Musicians will welcome the dawn with a
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    French kill 29
    27 1 HANOI. Thurs— The French High Command announced that 29 Communist-led Vietminh were killed today in two minor actions in the Red River Delta.— A.P.
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    SANDERSON TO VISIT WOOMERA
    165 1 AIR Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson. Commander-in-Chief Far East Air Force, will leave on a 17-day tour of Australia and New Sealand this weekend. Sir Clifford leaves Singapore lor Jakarta tomorrow He will visit Adelaide from Nov. 8 to 12 as guest of the Governor of South
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    Family gets Prasatham
    25 1 MR. RAMA NAT HAN and his family receive Prasatham from a Brahmim priest after the Deepavali Puja in Sentul. Straits Times picture.
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    Italy accused
    29 1 BELGRADE. Thurs.—Yugospress. a semi-official Yugoslav news agency, charged today that Italian forces along the tense Ita!o-Yugoslav irontier include three battalions of Yugoslav emigrants from refugee camps.— UP
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    Templer sees Lyttelton
    70 1 LONDON. Thurs.— General Sir Gerald Templer. the High Commissioner, reported today on the military and political aspects of the five-year campaign against Communism in Malaya. Sir Gerald called at the War Office for talks with Mr Anthony Head. Secretary of State fo r War. Later. Sir Geraild
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    Election fever: police move in
    65 1 MANILA, Thurs.— The Philippine police today toox control of 25 towns in three central Philippine provinces as peace and order conditions deteriorated with the approach of Tuesday's nationwide elections The police also received a report that three people of Abuloc town In the Cagayan Province
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    Pakistan-U.S. pact urged
    50 1 NEW YORK. Thurs. Next week, the Governor-General of Pakistan will be in Washington for talks with President Elsenhower and Government ofnI rials. The New York Times, in an editorial to.lay said, that the chances of a military alliance between the two countries should be studied— A P.
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    SQUAREDANCE CALMED REDS
    197 1 LONDON, Thursday. AN Enflish woman Superintendent of prisons solved the problem of fanatical women Communist prisoners in Malaya with square dancing;. Capt. O. V. Garratt, Commissioner of Prisons in Malaya told a private meeting at the House of Commons here last night that the Superintendent was appointed
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    Villagers chase robbers
    266 1 Villagers chase robbers I "THIRTY men, women and children turned out of their houses and in blinding rain chased four armed robbers who had broken into a house in their village and stabbed a I woman The robbery occurred at about 4 p.m. yesterday in a village off woodlands Road,
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    Tanks to China
    36 1 TAIPEH, Thurs.— Russia was said today to have handed over another 1,000- of her World War II tanks to the Chinese Communists, accordIng to a Nationalist news report from "behind enemy lines."— UJ.
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    Fell in sea
    31 1 An Indian, who had too much to drink while celebrating Deepavali yesterday, fell into the sea off Jardine Steps in Singapore. He was rescued by the Marine Police.
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    STOP PRESS
    32 1 MUSLIM CONFERENCE IN EAST AFRICA NAIROBI, Than. Muslim' political conference covering all East Africa will be beld here December 2G and 27. Session for Muslim women also being arranged. —Reuter.
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    Russia's master spy gaoled
    67 1 LUCERNE, Thurs. Rudolf Roessler, Russia's World War II master spy, was sentenced today to one year's gaol for reviving his espionage service for Czechoslovakia after the war A Swiss federal court also sentenced his contact man. Dr. Xavier Schnieper, to nine months 1 gaol. The eight
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    2 hours to fire 2,000 bullets
    281 2 2 hours to fire 2,000 bullets IN less than two hours at the Singapore Police Training School grounds; yesterday more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition was fired. Seventy-two members of the Volunteer Special Constabulary, divided into 12 teams, werej competing in the inter- division competition for the Nicoll Cup. Spectators
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    AID FOR LONDON STUDENT SPORT
    148 2 MALAYAN students in London will soon get facilities for continuing their badminton and tennis activities. The students' welfare department of the British Council has asked students from Singapore, the Federation, Hong Kong and Japan to list their sporting needs. I They will be introduced to
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    12 Mau killed
    34 2 NAIROBI. Thurs—Strangling ropes and swords were among articles found when a police patrol captured a Mau Mau gang hideout 30 miles vest of Fort Hal! and killed 12 members —A P.
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    Smuggling bid cost him $5,000
    51 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs For trying to smuggle 112 lb. ol saccharine from Singapore into the Federation. Lee Hong Kirn was fined $5,000 in the police court. The saccharine was hidden in a car which Soon Meng Tong was driving. Soon was acquitted The saccharine was
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    Milk for Asia
    43 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— The United States Government is providing more than 12 million lb of free dried milk for needy people in Asiamost for distribution in Korea but the second largest consignment of 2.113.000 lb Is being shipped to Japan.— Reuter.
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    25th anniversary
    26 2 The Singapore Far Eastern School of Music will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Dec. 14. 15 and 16. and not November, as stated yesterday.
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    HERE TO HELP THE RSPCA
    102 2 MR. L. Higglns, manager of a large London clinic for i the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, i has arrived in Singapore to advise the local society on policy, "as near as possible to that of London." Yestrrday. Mr. Higgins told
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    Officers party for Sultanah
    30 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— The Sultanah of Johore celebrates ncr birthday on Saturday. Malay officers in the Statr are giving her a tea party on that day
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    Pupils organise fair to pay $30,000 debt
    149 2 /CHRIST CHURCH School V in Dorset Road, Singapore, yesterday held a funfair and fete to help pay off a debt of $30,000 and build an extension. The funfair, opened by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. the Commissioner General, was organised by the staff and
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    WHO aid for Singapore's new centre
    85 2 DR. I. C. Fang, director of the Western Pacific zone of the World Health Organisation, who is in Singapore, discussed with the Director of Medical Services. Dr. W. J. Vickers. yesterday what help WHO could give to the colony's new health centre "We came
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    Tenders board
    43 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs— The District Officer. Muar, the Administrative Officer. the Senior Executive Engineer, PWD. or the Drainage and Irrigation Engineer, Johore West. Batu Pahat, the subtreasurer, and Mr. Ooh Chee Hian have been made members of the Muar Tenders Board.
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    P.M. to resign
    31 2 TEL AVIV. Thurs.— The Israeli Prime Minister, Mr David Ben Gurion. yesterday told his party executive that he intends to resign from office because of "spiritual fatigue." Reuter.
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    12 WANT TO GO TO BRITAIN
    102 2 rE British Council, Singapore, has received about a dozen applications for ito scholarships to study in Britain during the 1954 55 academic year, Mr. A. J. Thomas, the representative In Singapore, said yesterday. The closing date for applications was October 31. The standard of
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    Candidates call on voters
    49 2 Campaigning for the December City Council elections went into full swing yesterday, one day after nomination day. Although no out-door meetings were held, candidates got their manifestos and called on voters at their homes The first public election meeting Is expected to be held tomorrow.
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    Japanese envoy visits Bonn
    45 2 BONN. Thurs— Mr. Hayato Ikedo special envoy of the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, has arrived in West Germany. After meeting officials of the Economics Ministry here, he will visit West Berlin on Saturday and later fly to Paris.— Reuter.
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    WELLS DEATH TRAPS
    84 2 UNPROTECTED wells In the rural areas In Singapore are causing the untimely death of grown-ups and children. Mr. E. V. O. Day, the Rural Board's chairman, says this In his newsletter yesterday. He adds that there are many wells In the rural areas which are at ground
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    Occupation costs talks in Bonn
    79 2 BONN, Th'irs.— The three Western Allies and the West German Finance Ministry are negotiating on the continuatio of occupation costs after the end of this year, when the present agreement ends, an Allied source said. West Germany has been supporting Allied occupation casts at the
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    Joint opposition planned
    63 2 PARIS, Thurs.—Parliamentarians of the five countries, which have signed but not yet ratified the European Army Treaty .will meet soon to plan joint opposition to ratification. This was announced here after a meeting of the •Vorrimittee for the defence of the unity of France and of the
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    Tramway seized
    29 2 HONG KONG. Thurs—PeKine radio announced today that the Shanghai Municipal Government has requisitioned the French Tramway and Power Company "for the sake of the public welfare.'— Rev-
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    UNIVERSITY MAN GETS BIG GRANT
    175 2 THE Rockefeller Foundaion has awarded a round-the-world travelling fellowship to Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Professor of Parasltology at the Univetv sity of Malaya. He plans to leave Singapore in January and will spend five or six months visiting medical and research Institutions in the Philippines,
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    RUSSIA IGNORES WEST'S INVITATION
    253 3 Stops Allied move to end world tension LONDON Thursday, "DISSI.VS rejection of the lalest western proposal for a conference of Foreign Ministers was seen in Washington today as ending the recent western moves to relieve world tension hy settling the future of Germany. Washington observers did
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    Ike is still willing to have talks WASHINGTON. Thurs.
    111 3 Ike is still willing to have talks WASHINGTON. Thurs. AT his news conference yesterday President isrnhowpr said the I'nited States still wants discussions with the Soviet I'nion to solve such problems as the unification of (.iTiii.im and of Korea although the Russians seem to be Irving to create as many
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    Premier gives pay to charity
    39 3 COLOMBO. Thurs- -Ceylon s new Prime Minister is donating his first month's salary to a charitable institution. Sir John Kotelawala will give his pay to the School for the Deaf and Blind at Ratmalana.—U.P.
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    Tour of bases
    48 3 HONOLULU, Thurs.-Admi-ral Fflix Stump, thr Navy s Paulic Commander, left y. i^terJay on a 19-day iPsprcti >n tour of Naval Bases in the Orient He will visit Guan.. Formosa Hong Kor.g Singapore, riaigon and the Philippines. H- was aecompanted by Vicp-'.dm VV. K Phillips. A.P.
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    Ike's skirmish
    38 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. President Eisenhower day described Republican defeats in local elections as the loss of a "skirmish" but said he still hoped that congressional elections next year would yield a rr.s; majority foe the Republican. Reuter.
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    Honesty is the
    34 3 MIDELETOWN. Conmvt:cut. Thurs, A woman shopper saw a $10 bill on the sidewalK and turned it over to police. When she got home she di.-.-covered it was her own -noncy UP.
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    U.N. charter may be revised
    58 3 NEW YORK. Thurs Tne Unitt d Nations Legal CommittPf« y .torday approved over bitter communist opposition il 'resolution calling for prepan-l tory v.ork toward a possible I Unitf-d Nations Charter rev- I «tOO in 1955. The Communists chargr-d that tne United States w?>- i sefking
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    French budget
    29 3 PARIS, Thurs— The French I Cabinet yesterday approved a provisional budget expenditure for 1964 of M 532.300 million— MSSIO million less than this I years budget.— Reuter.
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    December date
    31 3 PARIS. Thurs— The Council of Ministers of the North At- jlantic Treaty Organisation «U] meet in Paris from Decemb.r 14 to 16. it was officially announced here today.— Renter
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    REDS SUFFER A RECORD DEFEAT
    157 3 PANMUNJOM. Thurs /CHINESE prisoners howled down a Communist attempt to 'soften' them with preInterview propaganda today and then filed peaceably into 32 interview huts to face Red officers srrkinc to persuade thorn to return to Red China. For the third day in a row Communist
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    Visit to U.S.
    36 3 PARIS Thurs.— Mr Nguyen Van Tarn. Prime Minister of Vietnam w.M visit the Unit, d States nrxl month at the >nv;ta::on of p-esident Eiseni how< r. it was announced in Saigon yesterday. -Reuter
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    Strong 'quake recorded
    40 3 WESTON. MMOKflUtttt*, Thins. -A "very strong" ear.i.quake somewhere in the South Pacific was recorded on th Boston College seismograp.i las. ni/ht. spokesman said it ■1 1 po.,.:bie the quake occurred :n tl.e ocean off New Guinea U.P.
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    Watching the kiddies at play
    69 3 MB. T. K. CABBY, birctor of Co-operation, Federation, watches Danish children at play in a district playground. Mr. Carey was one of 25 leaders of co-opera-tive movements from seven Asian countries attending an eight-week course in Denmark on the co-oper-i--tive movement. They saw various co-operative
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    Hoover in London for oil talks
    175 3 LONDON, Thursday. UERBERT Hoover, Jr. the U.S. State Department special petroleum consultant, last night opened talks with British officials outlining Persia's attitude towards settlement of the oil dispute. Mr. Hoover, who flew here yesterday morning from Teheran, conferred at the Foreign Office with Sir
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    BULL IN THE CHINA-SHOP
    57 3 TORONTO. Thurs Fvery teacup in Mrs. Marion McGill's china shop gleamed unbroken today after a visit by a 000-pound bul! yesterday. The fugitive from a slaughter house ran in the door. Mrs. MrGill ran toward him and shoved. He retreated into the rush-hour traffic and was
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    Turpin being sued for US $100,000
    86 3 Turpin being sued for US $100,000 NEW YORK. Thurs THE simple assault charge against British boxer Randolph Turpin was withdrawn yesterday in the Upper Manhattan Court, by a girl friend, whose lawyer then announced he would initiate a US$lOO,OOO damage suit within 48 hours. Miss Adele Daniels, a 24--year-old negress.
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    NATIONALISTS TO BE AIRLIFTED BY U.S.
    148 3 NEW YORK. Thursday, THE United States reported yesterday that one-fifth of A the 2,000 Chinese Nationalist troops to be evacuated from Burma are expected to arrive at the Siamese border on Saturday and that an airlift to Formosa will then begin at once. Mr.
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    Sterling area's reserves up
    25 3 Sterling area's reserves up LONDON, Thurs.— The Sterling area's gold and dollar reserves jumped by U5534,000.--000 to U552,520,000,000 in October, the Treasury announced yesterday A.P.
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    34 3 FILM STAR <;rrer (iarson pictured at the Dorchester Hotel, I .mdoii shr is in London to Ircturr o n Shakespeare to students at King's ollocr. London, whrre she took hrr B.A. drgrrc with Honours.
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    IN FUTURE...
    38 3 KARACHI, Thurs Pakistan's Constituent Assembly decided yesterday that future prime- Ministers must be chosrn from members of the Legislature and with their Ministries must seek a vote of confidence within two months of thrir appointment.— Reuter
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    Neguib's call to Egyptian youth
    66 3 CAIRO, Thurs. President Neguib last night called on Egyptian youth to enrol in thr newly formed National Guard He was taking the salute at a march past of 3.000 khakirlad national guardsmen. General Neguib said Egyptians must work day and nieht to try to "make
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    The big buy
    40 3 lEHERAN. Thurs. Persia t: to buy between fifty rvi': on dohars (about £17.857.000) ann two hundred million (about £71.428 0001 worth of industrial machinery from W^t G«:many Mr. Amldi Noori a Per>i.in CJovc;nment spokesman announced here today.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    275 3 LONDON. Thurs. •pHE centre of the Interest moved today from Industrials to Brl•l -h government stocks. Industrials displayed dullness 'hough the undertone was still firm and the demand for rlrsi grade qualities In no way diminished. Plantations were again quiet though rubbers were a little steadier. There was
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    LONDON TIN
    25 3 LONDON. Nov. 5. Cash Buyers t622' Sellers £625; Forward Buyers £608; Sellers Coin-. Settlement £620 (up £5). Turnover a.m. 75 tons: p.m. 30.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    30 3 LONDON. Nov. 5 Spo' 16\d Dec 16 Sd.. Jan. -Mar. 17d.. AprJ'ine 17M, July-Sept. 17', d.. Nov. ci.f. 16s*d Dec. cl.f. 16\d.. Jan c.i.f 16' id Tone: Firm
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    Finn Govt. quits
    25 3 HELSINKI. Thurs. Kinland's minority coalition Government last night handed in its resignation to President Paasikivi after losing a vote of confidence.— Reuter.
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    Kluang voters are 'apathetic' to council elections
    478 4 Kluang voters are 'apathetic' to council elections Straits Times Reporter KLUANG, Thursday. THE CAMPAIGN in Kluang's first Town Council elections has so far been one-sided the candidates have done all the talking. At one meeting, said to have been attended by more than 500 people, the only question came from
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    HE LEAVES AFTER 25 YEARS
    141 4 HE LEAVES AFTER 25 YEARS IPOH, Thurs. AFTER serving in the District Hospital here for nearly 25 years. Dr. <■- S. Venkatusen will Ir.ive shortly for Kuala Lumpur where he is to take up duties as acting senior opthalmologist. Dr. Venkata.scn joined the •ervice in 192K and except for I\vn
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    'LIFT CHINA RUBBER BAN'
    130 4 IROM HAI.I, ROMNKY LONDON, Thurs.— Sir Walter Fletcher. a Conservative M.P., who is also manaciim dim tnr of a rubber firm will ask the Foreign Secretary on Monday if. in view of the effect throughout the Far East and especially Malaya of the fall In rubber
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    Padi planter fined $30
    45 4 PARIT BUNTAR Thurs. -Fo-rau.-inc unnecessary suffer! to three fowls by carr.\m^ them in a small cloth bag Utoh bin Hassan, a 21 -year-old padi planter, was fined $30 He was arrested by a detective corporal at the publicmarket in Bagan Serai
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    Final session of select committee
    59 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— The final meeting of the select i committee appointed by the Johore Council of State to consider and report on the State Elections Bill will be held in Johore Bahru on Monday. The report is expected to be tabled at the next
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    Ex-officer took $151 of Scouts' money
    100 4 Ex-officer took $151 of Scouts' money BUKIT MERTAJAM. Thurs A FORMER assistant resettlement officer. Loh Hock Senc. was sentenced to one years gaol in the Bukit Mertajam Court yesterday on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $151 belonging to the Sungei Lembu new village Boy Scouts fund Loh's
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    Two courses for unions
    94 4 RAUB. Thurs.— The training i and publication department of I the Trade Union Adviser's Office will hold two training courses in Raub for non Fng- < lish-speaking trade unionists in Pahang The course in Malay will oe held on November 21 and 22 and the course
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    Music starts meeting
    53 4 imno-M( Alliance candidates started and ended their electioneering meetings with music and film shows. Addressing this meeting in Kluang Is the chairman of the local branch of the alliance. Dato Ahmad bin Mohamed Dorr. On his right is the secretary of the branch, Hassan bin Haji Omar.
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    No comeback for 2 who resigned 'MATTER OFPRINCIPLE'-MTUC
    214 4 No comeback for 2 who resigned 'MAT TER OF PRINCIPLE '-MTUC KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday, 'THE Selangor division of the Malayan Trade Union x Council last night passed a resolution saying that Mr. P. P. Narayanan and Mr. M. P. Rajagopal were "ineligible" for renomination to the Federal Legislative Council. It
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    Kinta allows advertising from plane
    82 4 Kinta allows advertising from plane IPOH, Thurs. 'I "HI. Kinta Town Board has approved an application for aerial advertising. It will be the first tine such a method of advertising is being used here. A banner ad\ertising commercial goods and entertainments will be towed by a small single-engine plane, states
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    SHE HIT ME WITH BROOM, HE ALLEGES
    156 4 RAUB. Thuia. A 15-YEAR-OLD girl, Paidamma, alleged in the Sessions Court here yesterday that at 6 a.m. on June 26 a man came into her room and embraced her from behind. She was testifying against J. Antony Fernandez., 28, a conductor at Jerantut
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    Charge against a councillor
    170 4 CORRECTION QUR ATTENTION ha.s been drawn to a report appearinp in the Straits Times on 13th October, in which it was stated that Inche Hashirr Sin Awang was charged in court with authorising his agent. Neoh Then Aik, to make a false declaration relating to the
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    Rainbow saree of Deepavali queen
    50 4 PENANG. Thurs.— Miss Ltiy Khoo, wearing a rainbow coloured saree, was elected Deepavali Queen at the Jahuot jJoviaLs Badminton Party's dance at the Khek Association last night Miss Mary Lim was runner-up. Mr. James Ng and Miss Tan Saw Choo won the fancy dress competition.
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    BABY NEAR DEAD REDS
    67 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Fijian troops killed flve more terrorists yesterday and brought the battalion's number up to 106. One patrol killed thrc bandits two men and a woman —In the Labis area of Johore yesterday A month-old baby girl was found nearby A rifle, pistol and
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    TUBERCULOSIS STUDY IN TEMPLER HOSPITAL
    199 5 TUBERCULOSIS STUDY IN TEMPLER HOSPITAL PENANG, Thursday. JJO real research into tuberculosis had so far been carried out in Malaya, a spokesman of the Federation Medical Headquarters said in Penano; today. "Planning in this direction is still in its infancy," he told the Straits Times. The spokesman pointed out that
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    VARSITY IS UP TO GOVT. NOW
    63 5 VARSITY IS UP TO GOVT. NOW T»HE Council of the University of Malaya has discussed the $145 million plans for new university buildings in Johore Bahru. As it is largely a financial matter, the next step will be discussions with the Malayan Governments, Mr. W. D. Craig, Registrar, said yesterday.
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    New manager for club
    73 5 Mr. R. St. G. Wilcock. manager of the Britannia Club in Singapore, since its opening in December last year, will leav> the Colony on Nov. 17 to take up an appointment in Britan. Mr. Wilcock was in hotelbusiness in East Africa, befor? coming to Malaya. His
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    Malaya is 'most crucial'
    85 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.Mrs. Robert L Bacon, American women's leader, said here today that Malaya is one of the world's most crucial spots. The way to find out about conditions in the world's "crucial 1 places is not to sit in an armchair at home but to
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    Private cars in council workshop
    51 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Private cars are being repaired in the Town Council workshop, it was disclosed in a report by a sub-committee of the Council which was appointed to investigate the stores in the workshop. The workshop is to be fenced at a cost of
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    Mandi Safar at mining pool
    42 5 BATU GAJAH. Thurs.— A disused mining pool near Changkal.^n Batu Gajah was crowded with Malays yesterday on the occasion of "Mandi Safar.'' The dool. which is on the outskirts of the town, is a popular picnic spot
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    Hospital transfer
    28 5 RAUB. Thurs— Mr A Thuraisingam, hospital assistant In charge of Fraser's Hill Dispensary, has been transferred to Temerloh and replaced by Mr. K. Harlingam trom Temerloh.
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    2 years for cheating
    100 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. An alleged member of the Ang Bin Hoay secret society operating in the Port S\\Jttenham area was sentenced to two years' gaol bjr the Sessions Court president. Mr. J. G. Adams. Goh Lian Hup, alias Gun Ham Ba, was convicted ot cheating Sum
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    Taxi destroyed by fire
    33 5 Fire destroyed a taxi at the 10 milestone in Changi Road. Singapore, at 1.30 am. yesterday. A fire engine was called to fight the fi.re but came too late.
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    Drove taxi with expired licence
    41 5 PARIT BUNTAR. Thurs.— V. Muniandy was fined $30 for driving a taxi with an expired driving licence. Muniandy told the Court he had been ill for three months and had forgotten to renew his driving licence.
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    'The River Line' sags at both ends
    291 5 'The River Line sags at both ends •"pHE River Line." the Singapore Arts Theatre production whioh opened at the Victoria Memorial Theatre last night, has an excessively chairborne and inconsequential first act. a rather sermon-like third i act. but a most thrilling and convincing second act. This is most unusual;
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    Injured rugby man's progress
    61 5 The condition of Low Yeow San, a student teacher in the Teachers' Training College who sustained fractures of the lower leg during Tuesday's Padang rugger game between the All-Blues and the Singapore Cricket Club, was last night reported as fair and satisfactory. Low was injured when
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    Girls escape
    25 5 Two girls escaped from the York HiU Home. Singapore, yesterday by climbing over a fence during the rest period after the mid-day meal.
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    THEY ALL WANTLAW FACULTY
    105 5 THEY ALL WANT LAW FACULTY THE MOTION, "Without a Law Faculty the University of Malaya is not worthy of its name, was carried at last night's debate in the Oei Tiong Ham Hall, Cluny Road, Singapore. Professor O. H. Philips, adviser to the Rendell Constitution Commission, moved the motion. He
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    B.M. school to expand
    57 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Thurs —St. Marguerites Convent. Bukit Mertajam, hopes to start a School Certificate class next year. It will be the first girls secondary school in Province Wellesley. Two new blocks are nearly ready and they will have room for another 18 classrooms and a science
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    DEATH
    54 5 CHIANG 9ENO KAY. aged 73 passed away peacefully at hi* residence at 10 p.m. on Nov. 5. leaving behind five sons —Choo Kirn. Choo Hock. Oary. Choo Keng and Choo Lye—five naughters-ln-law. nix daughter*, five sons-in-law, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday Nov 7 at 1 p.m. from
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    Jewish leader on racial harmony
    209 5 WHAT happens in Malaya during the coming years is not only of importance to the people of the country but may well determine the future of civilisation itself, said Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig last night. Dr. Perlzweig, a director of the World Jewish Congress, was
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    BETROTHAL AT MALACCA
    30 5 MISS ROSE roll of v':il.ii i Supplies Department, and Mr. Chan Seng Hock, a youth leader, exchanging their engagement rings before Miss Poh's ancestral tablets anil altar.
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    WHALE FLEET TO VISIT SINGAPORE Journey to Antarctic
    136 5 WHALE FLEET TO VISIT SINGAPORE Journey to Antarctic A JAPANESE whaling fleet the 19,320 ton Tonan Maru depot and oil refinery ship and ten catchers will call at Singapore on Sunday to take on water and bunkers before heading for the Antartic. Mr. F. W. Hamilton, managing director of Messrs
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    IN MEMORY OF FIRE HEROES
    92 5 PENANG, Thurs. A BRONZE plaque in tribute to members of the Penan; Auxiliary Fire Service who died during the last war has been set up in tr. Central Fire Station in Beach Street. The plaque cost $650. Three senior officers. Mr M. Grand. Mr. E.
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    March past at Teluk Anson
    50 5 TELUK ANSON. Thurs.—Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph here on Sunday will Include a march past of ex-servicemen, military and the police. The programme in aid of the Lower Perak Poppy Day Appeal Fund will include a dance two cinema shows and a rugger match
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    51 5 HAJI YUSOOF BIN HAJI SL'LONG (IMNO-MCA) and Mr. J. L. D'Cruz (Labour), the onl y two candidates who will contest the Malacca Municipal Council Elections on December 5. They will fight the Bu kit China Ward. With them (Centre) is Mr. F. C. W. Edge, the Returning Officer. Your Henc
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    Drain claims new victim
    89 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.The deep drain running beside Tong Shin Terrace Road, here claimed another victim— its second in two weeks— last night when a car ran into It The driver suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital He was later discharged The accident occurred near
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    'SEE YOU GET MONEY'S WORTH'
    156 5 'SEE YOU GET MONEY'S WORTH' K. LUMPUR. Thurs. PEOPLE in Kuala Lumpur were still not sure of their rights in the municipality and did not know what they coi/id demand the Municipality to do for them. Mr. Douglas K. Lee, a Municipal Councillor, said last night. He was speaking on
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    Court warns woman
    85 5 Court warns woman KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Salmah binte Abdul Hamid. who spent her time travelling between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and staying in different hotels, was warned by the Sessions President. Mr. Jj. G Adams, not to make a nuisance of herself and to go back to Singapore. She was
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    UMNO drive for funds ends
    42 5 TEMERLOH. Thurs. Th. UMNO drive for funds here has ended. Fun fairs, variety concerts, ronggeng shows and jumble sales attracted big crowds In a soccer match in aid of the fund. Temerloh and Befl--1 tong drew 1-1.
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      318 5 SINGAPORE DIARY r.s^uW^rs«j^t Bj£a to r tsar* and 53 pm ai pm Katong park 53 pm 83 ?^h n «y n nd K n a T"' tX" 1 M Y F Orol practice Slng»pore ArU Theatre: CharM Tengah 8' s m.s. Ponggol Road. 7 7 30 p.m.; annual general meeting
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    63 6 20 Hnrrfu Jt/A (minimum) POH WHATI" CHYE and famllv thank all friends, relatives for sending wreiths, s< rolls, lent cars. attending nlplit vlr.'ts and funeral of the late Mr Po Kirn Yong. MR. A- MRS Kriwm Pick T> Co t l thank all relatives and friends for their kind
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    169 6 20 M,.rrf» $t» minimum) OH. they're so beautiful Oh. they're are so delicious Just what I want for Christmas. X marks the spnt. details next week. MAURICE CLARE- -Violin Reettai, Scats for tnnlphts concert obtainable at Robin&ons up to 4.30 p.m. or at. S. Andrews wai Memorial Hall from
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      Trouble For Ike
      646 6 A handful of Democratic victories and almost evenly divided strength in Congress, combined with a ten per cent slump in the personal popularity of President Eisenhower, make a lively contribution to the embattled Washington scene. The off-year election returns in America have added considerably to Republicdn Party
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      Rent And Repairs
      337 6 Malayan legislators who are aware of the ravages of rent control upon houses which are now past their prime will watch with close interest the British Government's attempt to reform the Rent Restriction Acts to enable landlords to derive sufficient income from their property to maintain it
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      Rationed Rice
      318 6 The complaint by the vicePresident of the Selangor Rice Merchants' Association that eighty per cent of ration card holders are no longer buying government rice may hold good only of certain districts, but the reasons which Mr. Au Yong Chee gives appear to call for investigation. The rice
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    China anxious to expand industries
    1181 6 China anxious to expand industries TRYING TO BE MODERN, CHINA HAS TO RESORT TO THE MOST PRIMITIVE METHODS ON SUCH GIGANTIC ENTERPRISES AS THAT TO IRRIGATE THE RICH HWAI RIVER RICE-LANDS. THE COMMUNISTS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT AT LEAST 5,000,000 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE PUT TO WORK ON THE PROJECT
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      FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
      101 6 I THINK it high time our political parties demand that Government ban racialist and religious propaganda from our newspapers and radio. Those who bandy the phrase "freedom of the Press," should realize that this freedom is not licence. We have banned Communist propaganda because we consider
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      244 6 r would help those among your readers who fchudder at the "unpleasant" spectable of our cherished ideals of a free and unfettered Press going up in flames at Johore Bahru to remember that it was a mass political organisation, and not a Government Institution, which made a bonfire UMNO has
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      LAND BILL QUERIES
      361 6 IT Is very difficult for any layman, not trained in readlnu ordinances or statutes. to understand the bill to amend the Land Acquisition Ordinance. Amendments are to be made to various sections. May T suggest that since the amendments arc to have some adverse affects on a
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    On the ,Margin
    513 6 A Memory H THE REFERENCE to Sun Vat W Sen 1 days of exile In Lon» don recalls my memories of thr house he lived in. Whether h« would have been extradited. even had their been a mutu.ir treaty between Victorian England and the Manchus. I doubt,
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    At wrong house: it caused a riot
    253 7 At wrong house: it caused a riot gOON after an Indian youth knocked at the door of a wrong house in search of his girl friend at n iunight on Deepavali eve a riot broKe out resulting in two Indians being seriously stabbed and a third badly beaten. About 20
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    Hindus crowd temples to celebrate Deepavali
    454 7 JJINDUS in Singapore and the Federation, particularly the South Indians, celebrated Dcepayali the festival of lights yesterday by attending temples and afterwards going to places of amusement. They ushered in the festive (lav early in the morning. They look the traditional oil bath, donned
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    DRIVERS MAY PROTEST
    247 7 DRIVERS MAY PROTEST rjiHE COMMITTEE of the 1 Automobile Association of Singapore will meet on Nov. 16 to discuss a protest to the Commissioner of Police over the proposal to amend Singapore's laws so that drivers charged with serious road offences may have their licences suspended pending trial. An A.A.S.
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    On furlough
    26 7 IPOH. Thurs.— Mr. Justice E. O. Pretheroe. of the Supreme Court, Ipoh. will leave towards the end of this month for furlough to Britain.
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    Govt. considering derationing rice
    236 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. F[E Government is considering whether it. is desirable to deration sußar and rice. Although the Singapore gov- I eminent has decided to decontrol sugar early next year. tho Federation has not yet decided whether to put rice and sugar on the free market.
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    Dance in club
    25 7 KLANG. Thurs. An all community dance will be held at the Klang Club on Saturday In aid of the Poppy Day Fund
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    Bus shelters
    28 7 Twenty bus shelters will en up in rural districts soon. They will be on Bukit Timah. Upper Scrannoon. Upprr East Coast and Yio Chu Knnsr Roads.
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    76 7 SINGAPORE TELEPHONE OIBLB MMMI to be just voices, and hrrami- K ay. attractive ynunt; women plr.iscd with the success of their clubs first hie dancr, at Raffles Hotel, on Wednesday. Hundreds of friends went to the "Hello <lirls" T first annual hall, and met the girls who previously had hoen
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    Scheme to build cheap houses KAMPONG BUGIS FIRE AID
    200 7 Scheme to build cheap houses KAMPONG BUGIS FIRE AID A SCHEME to build 100 low-cost houses to accommodate Kampong Bugis lire victims will be placed before the Singapore Joint Relief Organisation by Mr. Ong Eng Lian, the secretary, at its next meeting. The houses will be rented, at $23 a
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    Jockeys give 'fun room' and toys to children
    221 7 Jockeys give 'fun room' and toys to children KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs THE Malayan Jockeys' Association today provided toys for a "rompers room" they built last year tor the Selangor Children's Home on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Gordon Lansdown. Secretary of the Association, said: They got the rompers room,
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    CIGS LEAVES FOR BRITAIN
    50 7 Field Marshal Sir Joan Harding, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, left Singapore by air for Britain early yesterday. Sir John, who had been carrying out a series of defence meetings in Australia and New Zealand, made a short tour of the Federation before he left.
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    College 'Mikado' is almost a sell-out
    165 7 College 'Mikado' is almost a sell-out TH E Teachers Training College has only 100 seats left for Its production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado." at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, on Nov. 26 and 28. The show is produced by Mrs. Jany Alcock, (music) and Mrs. Hilda Simpson, (drama). Mrs.
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    Bishop to take Ipoh service
    45 7 IPOH, Thurs. A Remembrance Day Service will be I held at the Church of St. John I the Divine, Ipoh, at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The Rev. Raymond L. Archer Bishop of the Methodist MLs>ion in South-East Asia will preach
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    RURAL SURVEY WILL HELP KAMPONG FOLK
    167 7 RURAL SURVEY WILL HELP KAMPONG FOLK FIE Singapore Social Welfare Department will conduct a survey next year to find out what assistance is needed by people in the rural districts. Besides contributing towards future developmrnt of the department's activities, the survey may also lead to public assistance payments beinp made
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    141 7 DRKSSKI) in Sherwood Green, four mii.iii-rs of the Central Malaya Archery Club provided a novel cabaret turn at the club's annual ball at the Griffin Inn. Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday. Standing on the hotel verandah they loosed their arrow* at illuminated balloons and targets in the grounds. Earlier in the
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    ONE YEAR ON CHEATING CHARGE
    130 7 ONE YEAR ON CHEATING CHARGE RAUB, Thurs. TiELLING him that he had J. "disgraced himself by preying on a person s misfortunes Mr E. M Smallwood. president of the Pa hang Sessions Court, convicted a 26 year o!d police Informer, Lav Song Long, of cheating and sentenced him to one
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    Housing plan for officers
    93 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Federation Government Officers (division 2) Association will discuss details of a housing scheme for members, at the annual meeting In Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 21 Mr. Tan Boon Tuan the president, told the Straits Times today, that the Government has set aside
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    After the rush—eight cats left
    119 7 After the rush— eight cats left A MONTH ago. Singapore householders were complaining that rats were Increasing because all the dotrs were muzzled They demanded cats. Tne secretary of the Royal Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Miss L. E. Bach, appealed to Singaporeans fnr unwanted mousers.
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    Money for poor
    35 7 PENANG, Thurs. The Penang Muslim Advisory Board will meet next week to consider how the $5,000 collected for the local zakat (annual religious charity dues) fund is to distributed to the poor
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      156 7 The Weather Minimum temperature •7.30 p.m. on Nov. 4 to 7.30 am on Nov. I): Singapore 76 decrees. Pcnr.ng 75. Kota Bahru 75, Kuala Lumpur 74, Ipoh 75, Kuantan 72. Maximum temperature 730 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 5): Sngapore 86. Penang 89. Kota Bahru 87, Kuala Lumpur 92.
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      My vote goes to Jane Russell
      707 8 I.IMIHIIA I*lll II II KKIMIIS. A NYTHING better in A the way of light musical entertainment than "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" would be hard to find, but it would be dishonest on my part to agree with the title, because, purely as a personal preference,
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      Women in blue
      140 8 The famous remark, "Your policemen are wonderful." which has been so often made by visitors to London, has probably led the producers of "Madonna of the Streets" to make a film to prove that Britain's policewomen are wonderful, too It is a simple, but clever picture, based
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      WORLD OF THEATRE
      504 8  -  vir mem 'THE Singapore Arts Theatre is now preparing its N^w Year production of "Macbeth". The Kuala Lumpur Arts Theatre is almost certain to produce the same play soon. This stupendous work many say it is Shakespeare's greatest will be the supreme test for both organisations. Nothing
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      Salome danced: the film is alive
      247 8 Salome danced the film is alive ALL the facts in "Salome" are historically wrong Julius Caesar was not succeeded by Tiberius. Britain was not Roman during Christ's ministry. Pilate was not a soldier and Salome did not dance to save the Baptist's life. And yet this "Salome" is a uood
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      Film of delight
      200 8 SINGAPORE, in its desire to refute the "cultural desert" accusation that has rung out so many times, has, somehow, always been afraid of Gilbert and Sullivan, and we have seen far too little of their delicious and witty comic operas. possibly for just that reason. But at
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    1773 9 Princes were 'gilded nomads' to peasant who was host to world' TOMORROW Britain's greatest coal-mine disaster A DAPPER little man stood at a window in the Place Vendome, Paris, one sunny afternoon in June, 1898, watching a stream of luxury carriages sweep up to his door. The carriages, many with
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    Singapore shipping
    71 10 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Boarrt wharves or expected today are Vesthav 1 2, Andes Maru 4 5, Fernsea C.P.. Garbeta 6/7. Olinda 8/9. Calchas 13/14. Mentor 18. Flying Foam 19/20. Angby N. Wall 5. Sirusa N. Wall 8. Beluru 2L22. Kimanis 25/26. Tjiluwah 29/30. Rajula 31
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    UNITED SUABETONG TO PAY INTERIM
    325 10 TEA EARNING PROFITS UNITED Sua Betonp; Rubber Estates announces an interim dividend of 5 per cent., less tax. on thr E900.000 capital in respect of 1953. payable December 4 to stockholders registered on today. This compares with 7£ per cent, for the previous year when
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    RECORD U.S. RICE EXPORTS
    101 10 IJNITED States exports of U milled rice in the AugustJuly 1952-53 marketing year reached a new record of 1,739 million pounds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The previous record establish ed in the 1951-52 marketing year was 1,723 million pounds. A sharp increase in
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    PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTS
    94 10 T*HE institution of an award to companies whose accounts are judged to be worthy of special recoghition is announced by The Accountant. One or more awards, it is stated, will be made annually to campanies whose shares are quoted on a recognised Stock Exchange "in relation to
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    TIN PRICE
    16 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $309.75 a picul. up >».
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    STERLING RUBBER REPORTS
    247 10 TPHE following Information regarding tho results of sterling rubber companies operating in M.ii.iv;i is taken from the latent annual reports and accounts. CRAHiIFXEA RI'RRER: Year ended March, working profit £7,805; no dividend: as at September II sales of 680.014 pounds hive ber made from the current ytnis
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    Australian stocks
    184 10 MELBOURNE. Thurs. CHARE trading developed a morr buoyant tone on the Stork ExchanKf today and a long line of price rises was entered against only a few fulls. Buying covered a wide ranse of investments but most transactions were in small parreLs of ,sn;»res. Wool held its firm
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    WALL STREET
    152 10 NEW YORK, Thurs T<Hl' Stock MarKet yesterri.r x churned actively hut prt<r rhanpi-s were e.cnly divided either M| and mostly fractional. A number of factors aroused In'erest but had little effect. These included the Democrat's election •ictoiy. reports that the Treasun ■v-111 probably ask for a rise In
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    36 10 On the free —rhfinffii market in Hong Konp: ve.stcrday the U.S. dollar was auotori it 5.***** for ca.sh and ri.Vi .'or T.T Sterling qraa ouotrri ;it 15.75 and one taol of sold r.t 258.
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    THE BUSINESS WORLD
    432 12 THE BUSINESS WORLD ON THE TAIL of the International Rubber Study Group's meeting in London, the United Nations' conference on tin is scheduled to be reconvened in Geneva on November 16. The tin conference will resume discussion of an International commodity agreement which would attempt to stabilise production, trade and
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    British investors have faith in Malaya's future
    283 12 DRITISH investors with holdings in Malyan-registered companies are being advised to ho d on to their shares in spite of present downward tendencies in rubber and tin. This advice is being given by Mr. Lewis Altman, a broker specialising? in Malayan industrial, tin
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    More U.K. investment but for "double tax'
    221 12 MR ALTMAN believes there would be much more investment in Malayan shares in Britain if some agreement could be reached on double taxation. He explained that many British shareholders were reluctant to invest In Malayan registered companies because of initial Malayan tax on
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    Rubber falling in ratio of Indonesian exports
    192 12 From a Special Correspondent INDONESIAN rubber exports in the first Hrht months of this year represented only 37 per cent, of total exports the lowest post-war figure. Last year rubber accounted for 46 per crnt. or tnr Republic's exports and in 1931 the
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    New 'Shell' company has former Colony man as director
    221 12 New 'Shell' company has former Colony man as director A FORMER shippinp; manager with Shell in Singapore, Mr. A. J. Rycroft. is one of the directors of a new company, Shell Tankers Ltd., which will manage and operate the organisation's tanker fleet. I Mr. Rycroft was with Shell in Singapore
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    Far East demand for milk products is increasing
    281 12 Far East demand for milk products is increasing rvHE important role played by condensed milk in countries where supplies of fresh milk are limited, is emphasised by Dr. G. F. Hepkema, export manager of the "Friesland" Co-operative Condensed Milk Factory, at Leeuwarden, in Holland. Dr. Kepkema Is visiting Malaya during
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    Latest tanker the 'safest*
    180 12 DESIGNED to be the safest "general purpose" tanker yet built, the 18,000-ton Helix —the latest addition to the Shell fleet— is fitted with a number of new devices for the safety of personnel and stores and for speeding up i turn around in ports. Among the
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    India orders 400 railway locomotives
    120 12 India orders 400 railway locomotives rE Government of India has placed orders with Western Germany, Japan and Austria for 400 locomotives at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 million, according to reports from New Delhi. Delivery Ls expected to start in August. The order was made under the Five -Year
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      222 12 From a Special Correspondent INDONESIA is trying to boost sugar exports in an attempt to make up for lower returns on rubber. In the past two months 90,000 tons of sugar havr been exported. It is hoped total sugar shipments this year will reach 150.000 tons.
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      New uses for forest products
      118 12 New uses for forest products rREST industries of tropical countries may benefit from a forest-products laboratory to be build on Luzon, in the Philippines. The laboratory will study ways in which Philippine wood, one of the nations greatest resources, can be put to better use. Emphasis will be on the
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      154 12 FORMER K.L. AGRICULTURIST SAYS: rpHE importance of science ■L applied to growth, protection and storage of rice is emphasised by Mr. D. H. Grist, pre-war member of the Federation Department of Agriculture, In his latest book "Rice." Mr. Grist, who was a wellknown
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    THE JOHORE MIXTURE MAY MISFIRE
    586 13  -  W. E. TREVOR By Singapore's teamwork should gain the day IN SELECTING eight Fijians for the State rugby side, the Johore selectors have obviously picked the team on a representative basis. If they had picked the best men playing in Johore, at least 12 of
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    SINGAPORE SELECTORS CAUGHT IN TWO MINDS
    605 13  -  SENTINEL Hv SINGAPORE'S soccer selectors, with a dozen leading players unavailable because they have pone on an Indonesian lour with the Tijjers, have made a half- andhalf job in choosinp the team to play Combined Services in a Poppy Day match at Jalan Besar
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    Schoolboy in Perak team
    154 13 IPOH, Thurs. I PROMISING schoolboy stand-oil half Llm Cheng Peng will make his state debut while wine threequarter Ambri Puteh, of Talplng. and P.W. Giles, of the Police, make a welcome return to the state side when Perak meet Kedah at Sungel Patanl on Saturday In
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    43 13 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY gou.'kccper Ryalls leaps high but fails to reach the ball as he ta challenged by Cliff Holto n. Arsenal centre forward, during a first division match at Highbury stadium last Saturday which Arsenal won by four goals to one. Reuter picture.
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    Hassett quits first class cricket
    157 13 Hassett quits first class cricket MELBOURNE. Than. I INDSAY HASSETT. Australia's Tent captain, today announced his retirement from flrst-clavs cricket. Notifying the Victoria Association that he would no longer be available for selection, 40-year-old Hatsett said, "I have had a good innings." He has played for Victoria since 1833. Homctt
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    MANCHESTER ACCEPTORS
    100 13 LONDON, Thurs. Thirtyseven final acceptors for the Manchester November Handf^ cap. last big race of the 1953 flat racing season to be run over 12 furlongs at Manchester on Saturday, Nov. 14. were announced today. They are: Summer Rain, Rodogat. j G'and Strategy. Nigoberto, T.ntinnabulum. Bondage, Fleeting Moment.
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    U.K. SOCCER
    39 13 LONDON. Thurs. Yesterdays U.K soccer results were FA. XI 3. Army 1 Sheffield Wednesday 9. South African touring team 3; Sunderland 2. Rapid (Vienna i 3; Oateshead 2. Hartlepools 7; Orlmsby Tot-n 1. Luton Town 2. Renter.
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    Nearula for stud
    24 13 LONDON. Thurs Nearula. winner of the 2.000 guineas this year, is to be retired to stud, it was announced today. AP
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    Win for Bradford
    19 13 LONDON. Thurs. Bradford Northern beat Wakefleld Trinity 20-7 in a rugby league match yesI terday. Reuler.
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    John Charles goal earns Wales a draw
    145 13 GLASGOW. Thurs. WELSH centre forward John Charles crashed in a goal two minutes from the end of the international soccer match against Scotland yesterday and earned his side a 3-3 draw. The Welshmen were lucky to draw for they rarely matched the Scots'
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    ALL BLACKS BEAT CAMBRIDGE ,
    34 13 ALL BLACKS BEAT CAMBRIDGE LONDON. Thurs The New J Zealand rugby union touring I team beat Cambridge University by 22 points to 11 points yesterday The All Blacks led U-5 at half time.— Reuter.
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    MR. GOODE WILL PRESENT CUPS
    95 13 THE Officer Administering the Government. Mr. W A. C. Goode. will meet the players of both teams before Sunday's Tay Llan Teck Shield soccer nn*"h between Civilians and Service*. After the game lie will pre- sent souvenir trophies to the teams. Mrs. Tay Llan Teck.
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    Penang and Kedah are optimistic
    264 13 PENANG. Thurs. PNANG will meet Selangor at Kuala Lumpur and Kedah will be at home to Perak at Sungei Patani in the opening northern zone ties In the H.M.S. Malaya rugger competition oti Saturday. Penang with eight changes from the side that beat Selangor In
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    RUGBY UNION
    34 13 LONDON. Thursday— Yesterdays rugby union results were: C ount> championship: Berkshire 11. Oxfordshire 0. Club matches: Oxford University 3. Trinity College (Dublin) 3; United Services (Chatham) 3, St. Thomas Hospital 0. Reuter.
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    47 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs—Singapore's champion basketball side Nanyang Slang Pau won the championship at the triangular tourney at the Chenwu stadium here last night. Nanyansr defeated Lucky team of Hong Kong by 81 points to 47. On Tuesday night. Nanyang trounced Federation 100 52.
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    INDIAN SCHOOLS GIVE DISPLAY
    49 14 SITIAWAN. Thurs— Keen competition was seen at the physical training display of the Dlndings District Indian Schools at the Sitiawan padang. Results were. (Boys) 1 Maha Ganesa Vidvasalai. 2. Walbrook Estate. 3. Pundut Es'ate. (Girls): 1. Maha Ganesa Vidvasalai. 2 Walbronk Estate, 3 Suffolk Estate.
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    402 14  -  GUNN CHIT THYE I>L'V \Vf Tk,,^J... By I I \.>' I Mill "Ml«l\ DENANG look a safe bet to beat Singapore in the Foong Seong Cup inter-zone badminton final to be played at the Han Chian High School Hall this weekend. This optimism is not misplaced
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    Coaching in water-polo has begun
    142 14 THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association has bepun coaching water-polo players with a view to selecting a team to represent Singapore at the Asian Games next year. Water-polo players from the three leading swimming clubs Singapore Swimming Club. Chinese Swimming Club and Tiger Swimming Clvb are
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    110 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE committee of the 9t. John's Institution Old Boys Association last night decided to replay t:,eir Tnomson Cup soccer match with Victoria Institution Old Boys. The game was abandoned on Oct. 28 three minutes from time, when spectators invaded the field. St. John's Old
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    Good start in Kluang league
    71 14 KLUANG. Thurs— The Kluang hockey league got off to a bright start when Government English School beat East Yorks 7-0 in the opening fixture on the padang Mohamed Noor i3>. Ong Peng <2>, Ah Chye and Johan scored for the school. On the following diy.
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    STORE TEAMS AID JOHORE CHARITY
    65 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs— Twc basketball matches, organised by the Chinese community to aid the fire victims of Kebun Teh. have realised $3,000. Miss Enid Fernandes. State Social Welfare Officer, presented the Poh Heng and Khon* Siang Basketball teams of Singapore who took part in the
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    WONG'S GOAL WINS LEAGUE FIXTURE
    43 14 RAUB Thurs. A solitary goal scored by Wons .Sui Kiong enabled Government Club to obtain full points in their hockey league match against Ramblers. In another league game. P.W.D. beat Education Dept. 1-0. Navar.itnam got the only goal.
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    23 14 Electricity Department beat Klnta Rancers 4-0 in a soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday. Hock Seng (3 1 and I.smatl scored.
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    384 14 'Kieft is now ready says Peng Han A STRONG Singapore contingent, headed by Freddy Fope, this year's Johore Grand Prix winner, will take part in the third annual Malacca speed trials on the Batu Berendam Road ->n Nov. 15. T!ie Colony motorists are determined to win the major events and
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    LANCERS BEATEN IN RAUB SOCCER
    33 14 RAUB. Thurs. Chinese beat Lancers 4 l in a friendly soccer pame here. Raub will meet Ben'ong in an inter-district badminton match on the Police courts on Sunday.
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    Hockey cancelled
    37 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs— A friendly hockey match between Postal Athletic Club and Selangor ClMne.se Recreation Club, which should have been played on the Pudu Road ground this evening, was cancelled becaused of the Deepavali holiday.
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    Oregon and Peter best among Cl. 5
    399 14 By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. OREGON II (McCloud) and Peter (Charles) clocked the smart time of 37 4/5 for 3 f. on the Kuala Lumpur track this morning. Ridden cut In the straight, the two stable companions flashed past the post with
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    SELANGOR H.A. STILL SHORT OF TARGET
    147 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. eELANGOR Hockey Association are still about $1,000 short of the target figure of $6,000 which they need towards the expenses of the Indian Hockey Federation team's visit in February. Ways of raisins the deficit were discussed at a council meeting of
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    NEW JOCKEY TO RIDE TOMORROW
    55 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Tjoa Stable's new jockey, George West, will ride at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, first day of the Selangor Turf Club's November races. Thirty-stx-year-old West, who has ridden with success In Australia and India, took Tjoa's string out for cantering exercises on
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    MUAR TITLE TO SYED KASSIM
    63 14 MUAR, Thurs.— Syed Kassim. who took up tennis early this year, did well to win the junior handicap singles title at the Government English School teachers tennis tournament. With a handicap of plus 15. he beat Chian e Morig Hoe (15-2' 3-6, 6-1. 6-3 in
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    30 14 KLUANO. Thurs— East Yorks beat Polic* by 12 point* (four tries) to 9 (two tries and a I dropped goal) In a friendly rugger I game here yesterday.
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    W.B.A. fighting a 'bogey'
    348 14 LONDON. Thurs. VILEST Bromwich Albion, leading TT club In the first division, are Intent on laying a 34-year-old "bogey" this season. They last won the championship In 1919-20. That was when they romped away with a nine-point advantage over nearest rivals. Burnley. They came second In
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    606 14 REDHAT, PROCTOR GO FASTEST ON K.L. TRACK By EPSOM JEEP KUALA Ll'MPl'R. Thursday. RED HAT, a Magic Red three-year-old, looks ready for his maiden win. With Mickey Donnelly astride, he ran 3-f. in 37 1/5 sec. with Proctor (Arnold) for company on the training track at Kuala Lumpur this morning.
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    PENANG T.C. WAS URGED DON'T REDUCE STAKES
    179 14 PENANG. Thnrs. 'THE Penang Turf Club should not cut down its stakes money or expenditure Just because it had incurred a loss for onr year, Mr. A. H. Miles, a former actinic secretary and committee member, urged at last night's annual reneral meeting.
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    26 14 KLUANG. Thurs. The sixth annual inter-Indian athletic meet, for Kluang District will be held on Nov. 13 on the padane at 2 p.m.
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