The Straits Times, 18 November 1953

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    12 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1953 15 CENTS
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    Big S'pore gift to Federation is planned
    297 1 Big S'pore gift to Federation is planned WHEN the Singapore Legislative Council meets on Tuesday, the Government is expected to put forward a motion asking approval for a cash gift to the Government of the Federation of Malaya. No sum has yet been decided, for inclusion in the motion, but
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    Fog closing in on London
    65 1 LONDON, Than. Fog closed In on mast of Southern England ami Wales early today. It was particularly thick in London where visibility was down to five yards. Special fog service.s operated on th< railways. Visibility at the airports on the outskirts of London was down
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    At 98, she flies to freedom
    86 1 MUNICH. Tues. A It-year- 1 old Russian-born mother, who 1 has been a refugee from CV>timunism for :u years, boarded n plane yesterday for thei United States where she hopes! to flnd a peaceful home. It was the first for.Marta Grnporyevma Podre7ova. who! was
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    Arms dump explodes
    47 1 STRASBOURG, Tues—A violent explosion rocked the Fort Foch munitions dump near here today causing casualties. More blasts ripped the fort during the afternoon as infantry ammunition blew up. It was feared the fire and explosions might reach artillery shells stored in the fort. Reuter.
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    Holiday in Spain
    24 1 LONDON. Turs. S»r Donald MarGUlivray. Deputy High Commissioner for Malaya, left by air yesterday for a month's holiday in Spain. -Reuter.
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    MIRACLE' SAVED ABBEY
    169 1 Parapet danger LONDON, Tues. ONLY a "miracle" saved Westminster Abbey, coronation church of English Kings and Queens, from serious damage recently, Mr. S E Dykes Bower, surveyor of the fabric at the Abbey, announced today. A million pounds appeal to restore the Abbey has been made and
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    BIG JUNGLE VICTORY
    395 1 15 Reds killed—and 'last Malay in Malacca 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. FIFTEEN more communist bandits, including: the district committee member for Gemas a branch committee chief and the last Malay terrorist in Malacca, have been killed by security forces in tRe Federation. Four others were wounded. It
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    MAN HIN WAS A FANATIC
    84 1 MAN HIN WAS A FANATIC WONG .Han Hin. the Communist's district committee member for Gemas who was killed last night, was a fanatical Communist. He was feared and hated by his followers. Mi committed many outrages. He murdered the Chinese manager and a labourer on Rukit Tinggi estate on Jan.
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    Envoy sees Pella
    29 1 ROME. Tues Sir Ashley Clarke. Britain's new Ambasador to Italy paid his first call on the Italian Premier and Foreign Minister. Signor Giuseppe Pclla, today.— Reuter.
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    C.G. in Jakarta
    25 1 JAKARTA. Tues.— Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. Commis-sioner-General for South-East Asia, arrived in Jakarta this mnmtng from Singapore for an unofficial visit. —Reuter.
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    Search given up
    29 1 REYKJAVIK. Tucs. Hopes of finding survivors from an American, flying boat missing with flv< men aboard off Iceland since Sunday morning have boon given up.- Router.
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    RULER IS CARRIED FROM CAR TO TRAIN
    128 1 RULER IS CARRIED FROM CAR TO TRAIN SEREMBAN, Tues. THE Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan was driven to the railway platform here tonight and carried by members of the household from his car to the special train which will bring him to Singapore. After he reaches Singapore he will
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    The man who was happy to meet death
    96 1 EICESTER. Tues rpHIRTY-one-year-o.d Irish X labourer, Joseph Christopher Reynolds, was executed at Leicester prison today for the murder of a 12-year-old I girl. Reynolds, whose trial lasted four minutes, pleaded guilty to murdeiing Janet Mary Warner, whose body was fouria in a
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    Colombo plan: Great progress'
    39 1 LONDON. Tues.-Mr Reginald Maudling. Economic Secretary to the British Treasury, said yesterday that great progess had been made with the £2.000 million iM$l7.OOO million i Colombo Plan for economic development of South and South-East Asia.
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    Hostel 'rag' leaders are fined
    88 1 Hostel 'rag' leaders are fined FIVE SENIOR students of the University of Malaya were fined sums up to $50 yesterday for leading the Durjearn Road hostel "rag" in which personal and University propery was damaged. The University Committee of Discipline, headed by ViceChancellor, Sir Sydney Came, imposed the fines after
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    FOOTBALLERS HURT IN STABBING
    124 1 One had argument at game PENANG. Tuesday. TWO footballers. M. S. Che Din and P. Samad, were set upon and stabbed by a pang of Chinese at Swatow Lane, outside the New World amusement park, just before midnight last night. Che Din was admitted to the
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    Why I kept Red spy in my service—Truman
    323 1 Why I kept Red spy in my service Truman KANSAS CITY. Tuesday FORMER PRESIDENT. Harry Truman revealed here last night how a suspected Communist spy was kept in Government service to allay the suspicions of other suspects. In a nation-wide broadcast Mr. Truman accused the Republicans of twisting the fact?
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    Only a fifth now...
    65 1 Only a fifth now... LONDON, Tues. Britain owns only a fifth of the world's merchant ship tonnage compared with more than half 60 years ago. Mr. R. G. Grout, Director of the General Steam Navigation Company, said in London. "It is imperative that there should be no furtrTer reduction in
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    New death law
    26 1 NAIROBI, Tues. A new emergency regulation issued today provides the death penalty for acts of sabotage designed or likely to endanger life. -Reuter
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    10,000 see body
    33 1 MOSCOW, Tuen.— The first of 10.000 Russians given tickets to see the body of Stalin In a sarcophagus beside Lenin's today entered the tomb lust outside the Kremlin walls.— U.P
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    Queen urged: stay away from races
    81 1 MANCHESTER. Tues. DR Donald Soper, president of the British Methodist Conference and one of the country's leading preachers, -aid here that he wished the Queen would stay away from race meetings. "I have a great affection for Mie Royal family, but I do wish
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    Rubber firms plead guilty
    43 1 TORONTO, Tues. Eight rubber companies and the Rubber Association of Canada today pleaded guilty to operating a price fixing combine on car- tyres and tubes The pleas leave them open to a maximum fine of (M) $30,000 each. U.P.
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    Blow to rabies
    34 1 NEW YORK, Tues—A safer, faster-acting rabies vaccine designed to make a dogs life easier and a man's life safer has been developed at Fort Bliss and Fort Sam, Houston, Texas— U.U.
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    THIEVES' NET GAIN
    66 1 TWO 42-foot fishing nets which were hung out to dry pn stakes on Pulau Übin shore were stolen on Monday night. The owner told police yesterday that he was at a fishing stake 100 yards from the shore at midnight when he heard his dogs barking. He
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    DIANA'S FIANCE SAYS—WE MARRY SOON
    226 1 DIANA'S FIANCE SAYS— WE MARRY SOON \l 1 1 i; two months of doubt and worry, the course of pretty Diana Lee's true love is rill-nine srroothlv again. Her fiance. 21-year-old British Army sergeant John Anderson, is on his way back to Singapore to marry her Diana and John knew
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    Egyptian shot
    30 1 PORT SAID. Tues— Local authorities here statoci a British .sentry yesterday shot and killed an Egyptian civilian in a military camp inside the customs area of Port Said.
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    Blood, sweat, etc.—by Neguib
    175 1 Blood, sweat, etc.— by Neguib ASWAN, Southern Egypt, Tues. PRESIDENT Neguib told a cheering crowd here today not to cely on negotiations with Britain as the sole means of achieving Egypt's national rights. "We negotiate because wt are ready to use every peace- ful mean? at our disposal," he said.
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    STOP PRESS
    70 1 OFFICIALS TO MEET TAM TUAN LONDON, Tues.—Colonial Oilier officials will meet Vim Tuan of NcKri ScmbiI.i n on arrival here Friday tn escort him to National Hospital for Nervous !>,,casrv See Col. 7. WASHINGTON. Toi-. Tinted States Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dalles, tonight denied that I'nitcd
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    12 death leaps
    30 1 NEW DELHI, Tues.— Despite special police precautions 12 persons made suicide plunges this year from the top of the 300-foot-high Qutub Mlnar, ancient tower near here.— A.P.
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    26 nations start world tin talks
    62 2 26 nations start world tin talks GENEVA, Tues. rENTY-SIX of the world's tin producing and consuming countries including Japan and Malaya attended the opening session of the United Nations tin conference here today. Under the chairmanship of M. Georges Peter (France), the conference started to discuss the "London draft" for
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    On-the-spot dismissal for six driving testers
    99 2 SACKINGS FOLLOW INTERVIEWS CIX driving testers with the Singapore Traffic Police were yesterday dismissed on the spot and two more were suspended for alleged mis* conduct. A police spokesman last night told the Straits Times. "The dismissals followed individual interviews with each of the
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    HIS REPLY GOT HIM THE SACK
    189 2 A SINGAPORE City Council committee has turned -t* down the appeal against dismissal of a vehicles sub-inspector. He was alleged to have given an uncouth reply to a question asked him by a senior inspector. The remark was said to ha-, c been made
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    Ex-skymen first to see 'Red Beret'
    98 2 AT THE CAPITOL cinema. Singapore, last night, veterans of Britain's wartime airborne divisions saw the rirst screening of 'The Red Beret" which depicted the fight at Arnhem. entertained by Mr. Jack dharp of Shaw Brothers Ltd., names like Sicily. Italy and Burma were used
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    $100,000 PLAN FOR CLUBHOUSE
    64 2 $100,000 PLAN FOR CLUBHOUSE At the Singapore Cilcket Club's annual general meeting on Nov. 27. members will discuss a $100,000 scheme to renovate and modernise the clubhouse. The club, in various buildings, has stood on its present site for 46 years. The proposals Include the construction of a skittle alley
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    Britain leaves empire airlines
    56 2 AUCKLAND, Tues. Britain is withdrawing from Taxman Empire Airways and British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, which she owns jointly with the Australian and New Zealand Governments. The decision was taken at a civil aviation conference in Christchurch a month ago but was withhold at the time, pending
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    STUDENTS HAMPERED BY PRIVATE TUITION
    192 2 'Asks us first 9 headmistress A SINGAPORE headmistress yesterday urged parents not to arrange private coaching for their children without first consulting the school. The headmistress, Miss Nellie Mitchell, of St. Hilda's Girls' School, was speaking at the school's first speech day on St. Hilda's
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    $50 FINE STOPS HER LAUGHTER
    76 2 A WOMAN who was charged with keeping two dogs without licences laughed continuously in a Singapore Court yesterday. When the woman. Khoo Sin Hiang, finally pleaded guilty, the magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn told her: "You seem to treat this with levity. Do you realise
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    Plan for great festivities
    63 2 AUCKLAND, Tues. The Royal visit to Tonga on Dec. 19-20 will be one of the greatest occasions Tonga has known and a time of tremendous festivities. Four hundred Tongan guards, each carrying a lighted torch, will maintain a silent. nlßht-long vigil around Queen Salote's palace at
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    NOW THEY WILL BET SPECIAL TREATMENT
    141 2 NOW THEY WILL BET SPECIAL TREATMENT rE JOHORE Government has decided to give spedal treatment to the ten Sakai families which recently surrendered to the Security Forces in their "food denial operations" against Communists in the Endau district. The ten men, seven women and 12 children will be treated as
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    Hooted for an hour, then knife threat
    74 2 rR more than an hour a lorry driver, wanting to overtake a Johore-bound bus. kept hooting at the bus. When the bus drew up at a stop, the driver got in and threatened the conductor with a dagger Yesterday in Singapore the driver
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    Red Cross chief here
    62 2 Mrs. Margaret Jenour, president of the Monmouthshire, branch of the British Red Cross Society, passed through Singapore by QANTAS-BOAC yesterday on her way home after eight weeks' holiday In Australia. During her few hours In the Colony she was taken on a whirlwind tour of Red
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    Mart caught in 2 a.m. chase
    54 2 A Malay living in Lorong 3 Oeylang Road Singapore, woke up at 2.15 a.m. yesterday to find a man trying to open the door of another room in the house. He raised the alarm and gave chase, joined by neighbours. A man was handed
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    $250,000, park site is a secret .
    108 2 $250,000, park site is a secret A $250,000 scheme for a 300-acre park is being studied by a Singapore City Council committee. The park, with hundreds of trees and large open spaces, may also have a zoo. Exact location of the park is confidential as City Council authorities fear that
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    VEGETABLE PRICES IN SINGAPORE
    125 2 Retail prices in cents per kati of vegetables at four Singapore markets yesterday were: r.rarn r.llrn- >imon Rd. bornurn Rrt. Olery P.n 120 110 Chye Mm 30 3S 35 Kane konc 25 30 20 Lettlirp 80 90 70 Pen rnye 50 M 55 Spring Onions 6(.
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    Japan expands air lines
    57 2 SAN FRANCISCO. Tues A second DCI-6B loaves San Francisco this week to join the growing fleet °f Japan Air Lines in Tokyo which is preparing for its first commercial flight to the United States. The plane is part of a lar?r group ordtvd from the Douglas
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    MAX FACTOR GIRLS NOW DOWN TO 8
    191 2 EIGHT of the 47 semi- 1 finalists were chosen yesterday to compete in the "Miss Max Factor— Malaya beauty contest finals at Raffles Hotel tonight. The girls (their contest numbers in bracket* are: Maria, Menado (6». Ruth Paton (12), Nancy Koh (15). Irene
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    JAGAN FLYING TO INDIA
    47 2 LONDON. Tues.— Dr. Cheddi Jagan, deposed Premirr of British Guiana, said yesterday he was flying to India on Thursday. He hopes to meet Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, and address va.'iou.organisations there. Hp said he might also visit Pakistan and C?ylon. Reuter.
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      385 2 RoUry Club Weekly luncheon ana monthly business meeting at Capitol Red Room 1 p.m. Max Factor. Miss Malaya beauty contest and dance at Raffles Hotel. 8 p.nr Proceeds In aid of 8.A.T.A. Prize dlstrblutlon by Mrs. V P F McNelce. I'nlversltjr of Malaya: Historical Society's public forum on "Is Malaya
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    PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH-WINSTON
    253 3 PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH -WINSTON Not the time to reduce conscription LONDON, Tuesdayglß WINSTON CHURCHILL, the Prime Minister, told the House of Commons yesterday that the aim of the forthcoming- Bermuda conference would be to discuss ways of strengthening the West, but at the same time to repudiate all intention of
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    Tories may revolt on Suez issue
    108 3 Tories may revolt on Suez issue LONDON. Tues. (GROWING rightwing oh.jeoI tions to any British evacuation of the Suez Canal zone is one issue that could endanger Sir Winston Churr- i hill's governrr*nt. informed I sources said today. The objerti ns came from members of Sir Winston's own Conservatives. The
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    Back from USSR after seven years
    59 3 Back from USSR after seven years BFRI.IN Tues. PRIVATE F. J. \V. Kelly, a British soldier, arrived here tonight from Russia after seven years in Soviet captivity, a British Army spokesman announced. Kelly disappeared from his unit here in January. 194fi. Soviet authorities arrested him in East Germany and he
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    SIAMESE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
    133 3 BANGKOK. Tues. THE Siamese Government has announced restrictions on the import of a number of i non-essenilal and luxury 1 roodi in an effort to curb the lapidly falling value of currency. Imports on the restricted list include electrical equipment b uldma material*. minina ,'r^ n f
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    Erroll seeks titan loan
    48 3 Erroll seeks titan loan RROLL FLYNN is now in hi; l.i n rl to try to negotiate a loan for a Aim ho is making in Italy He is seen hrrr ■vith Mrs. Raphael arriving for the charity premiere of From Here to Eternity" at Leicester Square Theatre.
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    U.S. rejects Panmunjom as talks site
    117 3 PANMUNJOM, Tues THE United States today rejected Panmunjom as the Korean peace conference site but offered to recommend that neutrals join the meeting under certain conditions. The Communists earlier today proposed Panmunjom and said they wanted five neutrals to attend. U.S. envoy, Mr. Arthur
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    Trade tour
    30 3 MADRAS. Tues— Hu; cm Fahemy. Esyptian trade de- j legation leader, will tomorrow begin a 10-day tour of India with other members of his j delegation.— A P.
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    THE LIGHTS OF NEW DELHI
    46 3 BRIGHTEST spot. In the brilliantly illuminalrd Indian capital of Now l)rlhi. was th. presidential residence shown hrrr with th r li/jhts reflected in a hike in the grounds. The illuminations were part of the Hindu Deepavali Festival of light A.P. photo.
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    Dominici waves as crowds shout —guillotine him
    252 3 Dominici waves as crowds shout —guillotine him DKiN'K. (South France). Tuesday. THROUGH crowds screaming; "Guillotine the old monster," Gaston Dominici, 77, was driven in a police van to prison here yesterday to await trial for the triple murder of the Drummond family. Nine gendarmes held his arms and legs during
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    Opera birthday
    14 3 NEW YORK, Tnes. The Metropolitan Opera celebrated its 70th anniversary last nignl
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    MAGSAYSAY HAS A CHANGE OF MIND
    82 3 MANILA, Tuesday. pRESIDENT-ELECT Ramon Magsaysay disclosed last night he has abandoned plans to visit Washington before his inauguration. He told newsmen at a "victory dinner" at the residence of Manila Chronicle publisher Engenio Lopez that one of the reasons why he cancelled the trip
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    India's huge rice surplus
    57 3 MADRAS. Tues.— South-east i Asian regions with a rice surplus will not find a market for it in India for the next two years, a Government food ofn- cial said today. Recent rains have swollen I India's harvest and the Government anticipates over a million tons
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    British deficit in payments union
    53 3 PARIS. Tues.— Britain had a monthly deficit of M 590.600.000 in the European Payments Union in October, her heaviest for several months, according 'o figures released here yesterday. This deficit, the biggest in the unions monthly transactions, brought Britain's overall payments union deficit up to
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    New Premier
    35 3 PNOM PENH. Tues. King Norodom Sihanouk yesterday appointed his private councillor, Chan Nak. as new premier premier of Combodia to succeed Pen Nouth who resigned last week after disagreements with the King.— A.P.
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    Surgeon's tour
    31 3 EDINBURGH. Tues. Sir James Learmonth. the Queen's surgeon in Scotland and a professor of surgery at the University of Edinburgh is lecturing In the United States this month— A.P.
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    New Consul
    33 3 LOS ANOELES. Tues. The appointment of a new Japanese Consul in Los Angeles was announced yesterday by acting Consul H. Kira Shiasaku Hogm. is expected to arrive here this month. -A.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    231 3 LONDON. T\ie*. /^LOSING prices of selertcd stocks were LOANS CoiuuU 65' i Funding 4% 1014 War 3',,% 85' 2 BANKS Mercantile <£12>*> 24', Hongkong ($125) 89 Kastern <E5) 7% Charrered (£1) 43--INSURANCE Com Un (uU.) 12 4 Royal 13 Prudential 374 —4 RAILS Can. Pacific (£5) 424 -4
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    LONDON TIN
    27 3 LONDON Nov. 17 Cash Buyers Cfi.W-.: Sellers C 635; forward Buyers C6IS; Sellers 1:622; Settlement €630 (no change). Turnover a.m 40 tons; p.m. 30 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    34 3 LONDON. Nov. 17 Spot IH\A. Dec. 16\d.. Jan-Mar. lfi 7 k d.. Apr June 17d.. Ju!y-Sept 17', d.. Nov. elf. 16-Vd.. Dec. c.i.f. 16\c1 Jan c.i.f 16 s d Tone: Barely steady.
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    Ordeal by fire
    41 3 MADRAS Tues.— The usually reliable Madras newspape: Hindu reported yesterday that Yogi-disciple Swarm Sadhu Maharaj had piled naif a ton of burning logs above him and stayed unharmed for rive hours, watched by a crowd of 5.000.— A.P.
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    Caretaker Govt.
    31 3 HELSINKI, Tues.—Premierdesignate Sakkari Tuomioija head of the Bank of Finland announced last night he was forming a 15-member caretaker Government to hold office until general elections next July.— A.P.
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    REDS' 'Courtesy Cops' celebrate birthday
    233 4 REDS' 'Courtesy Cops' celebrate birthday IPOH. Tues. 'FHE first anniversary of "Operation Service" will be observed throughout the Federation from Dec. 8 to Dec. 15, the date on which it was instituted last year. The observance is heing spread over a week at the request of the High Commissioner. Gen.
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    Prai-Bangkok express again soon
    120 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THE international express from Prai to Bangkok will resume early in the new year, the Straits Times was told today. This service restarted after the pacific war in August, 194 H. was suspended in January, 1950. mainly because of the Emergency. The general
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    DEATH ROLL RISES TO 4,557
    201 4 8, 756 bandits knocked out of action since war began KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, f OMMUNIST terrorists killed since the start of the Emergency in 1948 up to the end of last month total 4,557, the Federation Information Services announced today. Terrorists wounded total 2.181 and
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    Three months for 'folly of bribery'
    109 4 Three months for 'folly of bribery' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A LORRY DRIVER. Teow Ah Tong rolled two collar notes into a ball and slipped them into a policeman's hand when the constable refused to let him go after a traffic offence, the Sessions Court was told today. Teow told the
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    Ship brings 200 troops
    39 4 The troopship Cheshire which arrived in Singapore yesterday fro m Britain brought nearly 200 troop replacements and 166 service families for Malaya. In transit to Hong Kong were 500 servicemen, half soldiers and half sailors.
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    Music school anniversary
    41 4 Two star graduates of Singapore's Far Eastern School of Music will Rive recitals at the schools 25th anniversary concert at Victoira Memorial Hall next month They areHovita Anciano, daughter of the school's principal, and Miss Lav Btau Chin.
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    RED BOSS READS A LEAFLET— 4 GIVE UP
    183 4 RED BOSS READS A LEAFLET— 4 GIVE UP KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rpHE big-scale "surrenderX in -groups" leaflet drive in the Federation paid off well last Tuesday, it was disclosed today. Slew Hong, toranch committee secretary to the Malayan Communist Party in Raub, surrendered with a woman. Ying Koo, and two
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    Perak has no part in it
    68 4 IPOH, Tues.— Perak divisional committee of the Malayan Trade Union Council has made no recommendations to fill the two vacancies on the Federal Legislative Council caused by the resignation of Mr. P. P Narayanan and Mr. M P Rajagopal. A spokesman said this today,
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    Film show
    33 4 Telok Ayer Methodist Youth Fellowship movie circle will show educational films at 235. Telok Ayer Street. Singapore, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow. The programme will include a colour film on square dancing.
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    Auzurie to dance here
    82 4 AUZURIE. famous Indian dancer, who is coming to Singa- pore next Sunday with her troupe of classical dancers from Bombay. The troupe will open its season at the Badminton Hall on the evening of Nov. 28. After her appearance here. Auzurie will take her dancers to
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    EASIER NOW TO BRING IN BUTTER AND MEAT
    148 4 rE Singapore and Federation Governments are discontinuing the licensing of imports, on a quota basis, of butter (fresh, frozen and tinned i, margarine, cookIng fats animal ghee meat, live sheen and goats carcase meat and offals. This move Is expected to in
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    Lorry on fire
    34 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— A lorry belonging to the Social Welfare Department caught rn> today near the P.W.D. workshop Johore Bahru The driver of the lorry was badly burnt on the hands.
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    Re-routing at Merchant Road
    51 4 Singapore Traffic Police will re-route traffic using Merchant Road from Sunday. Motorists, who use the road when they leave town at 5 p.m. should move either via Havelock Road or River Valley Road Merchant Road Is between Canal Road and Teo Chew Street, off New Bridge
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    Criminal appeal
    40 4 The next Singapore Court i of Criminal Appeal will tit on Nov. 3*5 when an appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice Whitton and another against the decision of Mr. Justice Buttrose will be taken up for hearing
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    PADANG 'LOOP' MA V BE MADE PERMANENT
    156 4 PADANG 'LOOP' MA V BE MADE PERMANENT OINGAPORE'S traffic chief. Mr. W. R. N. Haxworth, •5 has told the City Council that the padanjj oneway traffic scheme has been a success and should nr made permanent. His recommendation is supported by me uitv Engineer and the Registrar of Vehicles. To
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    PARKING SPACE MAY GET LESS
    118 4 PARKING SPACE MAY GET LESS HUNDREDS of Singapore motorists will soon find it harder to find parking space in the City. The Commissioner of Police. Mr. Nigel Morris, has recommended to the City Council that 12 streets should have parking on one side only. The Council's Vehicles and Traffic Committee
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    Ship bound for China delayed
    53 4 The 1.984-ton Russian freighter Minusnik which arrivrd in Singapore yesterday bound for China ports will bo delayed here a'vnit five days while her bollor Is cleaned The Minusmk Is on her way to Taku Bar with 1 608 tons t>( general cargo which she took
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    Consular holiday
    21 4 The office of the Indonesian Consulate and its Information section in Singapore will br closed tomorrow, the Prophet's birthday.
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    SON BATHESFINDS FATHER'S STOLEN SAFE
    83 4 IPOH, Tues. 'pHE 500-lb iron *afe stolen four days ago from a pic-dealer's office in Fair Park was found in the Kinta River yesterday liy the dealer's son who had gone there to bathe. He informed the polire and the safe was retovered. One side
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    UMNO move
    32 5 KOTA BAHRU. Tues. Kelantan branch of the United Malays National Organisation has set "P committee to find ways and means to afford scholarships to deserving Kelantan boys for studies abroad.
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    Dato in village
    30 5 TELUK ANSON, Tues —The Mentri Besar of Perak, Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang. spoke to the villagers of Kampong Changkat Jong, eight miles from here, during the week-end.
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    He returns to be promoted
    35 5 IPOH. Tues— A former assistant protector of Chinese in Perak. Mr. N. L. Alexander. has returned as secretary for Chinese affairs in place of MiBernard C. Davis who has retired.
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    Service award
    43 5 TAIPING, Tues. —For efficient and devoted service the commander of the Ist. Federal Division, Major-General W. H. Lambert, yesterday presented the Commander-in-Chief's certificate to Mr. Wong Ney Hua, a War Department civilian clerk. Mr. Wong joined the War Department in 1947.
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    Slump may stall plan to improve estate health
    167 5 Slump may stall plan to improve estate health ESTATE OWNERS DISCUSS ENRICHED RICE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. D.UBBER estate owners are considering a scheme to supply their workers with vitamin enriched rice and so overcome undernourishment. But many doubt that the money can be raised during the present trade recession. One
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    He captained Malaya against the Australians
    175 5 He captained Malaya against the Australians KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. MR. A. H. FLOWERDEW. one of Malaya's best known sportsmen and a consulting mining engineer, died in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, at the age of 78. Mr Flowerdew retired from Kuala Lumpur with Mrs. Flowerdew six months ago. He first came
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    No donations
    38 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Blood Bank will be Ciosed tomorrow, a public holiday. Elood donations will be taken on Thursday from 5 to 6.30 p.m. From next week donations will be taken as usual every Wednesday.
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    Bigger school
    20 5 SITTAWAN, Tues. Work has already started on a new laboratory and additional classrooms for the AngloChinese School here.
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    He's off to fight Mau Mau now
    85 5 He's off to fight Mau Mau now KUALA LUMPUR Tues. MR. J. F D. Buttery. State Executive Officer. Selang. r, will be fighting Mau Mau terrorists In Kenya soon He left for his new job last night after eight months fighting Communist terrorists in Selangor Mr. Buttery was formerly stationed
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    Johore CPO to go home
    70 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Mr. Lan Wylie, Chief Police Officer, Johore. will go to Britain in a fortnight on leave which has been advanced for health reasons. Mr. T. Q. Gafflkin will succeed him. Mr. Gaffikin recently returned from Britain where he was in charge of
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    They want new record of anthem
    165 5 IPOH, Tues. |Yfl EMBERS of the Kinta Town Board complained today about the playing of the Perak State Antherr and urged that the Kinta Town Board ask cinema managers to use a new record. Mr. J. S. H. Lamb, who raised the matter in
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    POLICE STAMP OUT SNEAKING SAMPANS
    214 5 Straits watch 'tightest in world' POLICE EXERCISES have proved the Straits of Johore to be the most highly policed strip of water in the world. Mr. R. S. Tufnell, Comptroller of Customs, Singapore, told the Straits Times yesterday. Curfew restrictions in the straits and 24
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    Untitled
    38 5 MR. JUSTICE Fletcher Rogers (above), Puisne Judge of Sarawak, passed through Singapore yesterday by QANTAS-BOAC on his way back to Jesselton froir leave in Britain. He was formerly a judge of the Singapore High Court. Straits Times picture.
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    LABOUR MAN TO ADDRESS 2 MEETINGS
    82 5 Mr. Mumtaz Hussain who is contesting the Rochore Wa-d in the City Council elections as an Independent-Labour candidate, will hold two meetings today. The first will be at French Road at 5 p.m. and the other at Lorong Lallat at 6 p.m. Mr. Lim
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    RASC chief on tour
    75 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Trf.s. TIIATOR GENERAL, R. J. F. Essie. Inspector. Royal Army Service Corps at the War Office in London, is inspecting RASC units in Malaya. A lormer head of the RASC in FARELF, he was until rerently Director of Supplies and Transport at FARELF. He
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    $20,000 A DAY LESS FROM RUBBER
    145 5 $20,000 A DAY LESS FROM RUBBER KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. I 'THE fall in the price of 1 rubber last month cost the Federation Government more than half a million dollars in export duty compared with September. The export duty last month totalled $3,374,615 as against $3,926,658 for September— a decrease
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    3 appointed
    36 5 MUAR, Tues.— Following have been appointed returning officers for Bandar Maharani Town Council elections: Maharani ward. Mr Sandy Tan Sultan Ibrahim ward Mr Wong Tarn Chin. Parit Stongkat ward Inche Mohd Zin bin Maideen
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    MR. JAGANATHAN TOLD: THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS
    236 5 MR. JAGANATHAN TOLD: THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THE chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. P. A. T. Chrimes. yesterday described sections of a letter which he received from the City Councillor Mr. S. Jaganathan as "outrageous." Mr. Jaganathan had complained that board officers were interfering with the City Council elections.
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    Car wasn't maintained —$20 fine
    79 5 Car wasn't maintained —$20 fine ANG YONG HOCK was fined $20 in Singapore yesterday for failing to maintain his car. Senior Vehicle Inspector Baboo bin Haron. prosecuting, said that Ang was seen to be turning his steering wheel left and right in order to keep a straight course on Tiong
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    Intimidation case dropped
    35 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues— S. Rajanayagam, of Kulai, a teacher, was acquitted in the police court today when the prosecution withdrew a charge of committing criminal intimidation of Tan Koi Yun, a woman.
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    DEATHS
    118 6 2» WnrHt Sin minimum) FLOWER DEW: On lMh November, at Nairobi, Kenya, Arthur Harry Flowerdew. aged 78, belo\cd husband of Mrs. Florence Flowerdew, Box 6527. Nairobi, and father of Mrs. Wendy NlcholU and Mrs. Nancy GafSkin. care of Police HeadajMSIIWI. Kuala I umpur. Memorial service at St. Mary's Church,
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      Freezing The Land
      848 6 Freezing The Land The surprise expressed by Singapore's Commissioner of Lands that so little interest apparently has been aroused by publication of the Government bill to amend the Land Acquisition Ordinance can be accepted as partial acknowledgement of just how bad this bill really is. Mr. Pepper is surprised that
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      Bermuda And Moscow
      469 6 With the purpose of Mr. I Molotov's Press conference still unexplained the Western Powers, in their now note to Russia, appear to have ended the four month effort to secure a conference of Foreign Ministers t' deal with the German and Austrian questions. The note does not
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    Truman and mysterious Mr. White
    838 6  -  EVELYN IRONS By tells the story behind the latest spy scandal which is sweeping the United States, A DEAD man is the centre of the hottest U.S. spy scandal since Hiss— Algej Hiss against whom, says Britain's Lord Jowitt, a case has not been fully
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      Swallowing the 'truth'
      223 6 TJAVING read "John England's- letter in youi paper. I was surprised that there could exist a person who could swallow what the press says as the whole truth, and then criticise the cream of Malayan youth. The truth is that on Tuesi day. November 10. the medical
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      PROJECT GONE WITH RUBBER AND TIN
      345 6 PROJECT GONE WITH RUBBER AND TIN EXPRESSING his views <m Cj the extension of the University of Malaya to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Cheong Hock Hal has Included this remark: "the Chinese university which comes and goes with tin and rubber." This surely Is totally unfair to the sponsors of the
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      Surprise to the students
      216 6 THE articles on the 'tornado at the University of Malaya hostels came as a complete surprise and disappointment to many of the students. The so-called "tornado" Is entirely an internal affair between students. II is, very stupid for some of the students to exaggerate this "rag"
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    On the Margin
    498 6 Lights of Singapore SO by 1955 thrre will he no KM lamps left in Sine i pore Salute to prOfTMl and all that. But somf of us will miss the soft glow of thosr liphts of Singapore that thre« I the hazo of romance about a city
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    RAJ HAS LAW FOR HINDU MARRIAGE
    234 7 RAJ HAS LAW FOR HINDU MARRIAGE MR. C. R. Dasaratha Ra] Labour— Rochore will soon introduce a Hindu marriage bill in the Legislative Council. To sound public opinion, copies of the draft bill, entitled "Hindu Monogamous Marriage Bill," will be circulated to various associations and leading personalities in Singapore In
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    Patrol holds dagger man
    36 7 A polire radio patrnl arrostpci c man in possession of a dagger In, Chanpi Road, Singapore, on Monday night. He wa.s one of three in a car parked near the 11th milestone.
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    Roof search to extort court told
    118 7 Roof search to extort court told PRETENDING to search for opium three men ransacked a house in Jurong Road and extorted $50 from Ng Ah Swee, the tenant, a Singapore Court was told yesterday. In the dock stood Sulaiman bin Omar. Saadon Wn Mohamed Zin and Seah Bun Kiat charged
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    Editor from Israel due
    49 7 Mr. Guershon Agron, foun- i der and editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post will arrive in Singapore today by air from Bangkok. The public talk which was to have been held at the Adelphi Roof Garden at 845 p.m to- night has been postponed to tomorrow.
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    'Father will be dead'
    84 7 AN unemployed man. Tang, Cheng Swee. was gaolrrl for six months in Singapore yesterday for lurking house trespass. Tan pleaded: "My father will probably bp dead before my release. Grant me a light- er >mtence." The Judge told him that he should have thought of that
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    'Twilight' boy guilty of murder
    411 7 HE KILLED MAID-SERVANT AT STEP-MOTHER'S HOUSE Defence raises question of age 16-YEAR-OLD schoolboy said to have a split personality was yesterday found guilty of murdering a maid-servant at his step-mother's home. English-speaking Gan Eng Lock smiled and stared blankly when the Singapore Assizes Jury returned
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    29 in dock together
    43 7 Twenty-nine people, accused of similar offences, stood tocrthrr in the dock before the Singapore City magistrate, yesterday They were charred with riding bicycles without having bells affixed sr without red reflectors. They pleartrd guilty and were fined $5 each.
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    Traders told to be fair
    42 7 A Singapore magistrate. Mr. E. H. D'Netto. yesterday told seven shop-owners charged with failing to display price tags on foodstuffs: "People like you .should give the public a fair and square deal". They were each fined $15.
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    HE WANTS TO ALTER PROVIDENI FUND BILL
    187 7 MR. M. P. a Nair (Labour Seletar) will move four amendments to the Central Provident Fund Bill at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. He will move that the three Services be included in the definition of "employer" in the Bill.
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    STAYED BEHIND TO HELP CAR CHEAT
    241 7 Two gaoled for 16 months A MALACCA padi planter, Hariffln bin Sudin, prolonged his stay in Singapore and played "second fiddle" to a Singapore press employee, Senin bin Masbal. in cheating two Chinese of their cars. This was stated in a Singapore court yesterday
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    Rubber road envoy comes home
    110 7 Rubber road envoy comes home ]yjR. H K. Dimoline, secretary of the Malayan Rubber Producers' Council, last night returned to Singapore by Pan American Airways from the United States, where he has been pushing the rubberised roads idea for the Natural Rubber Bureau. During his month In America he visited
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    For sale: one troopship
    60 7 The 9,789-ton troopship Dorsetshire, which has carried hundreds of soldiers to and (rom Malaya, has been handed back to her owners by the Ministry of Transport and is to be sold. For Sale' signs were placed on her as soon as she docked in Liverpool recently
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    Struck off
    23 7 Tong Mm School in Amoy Street, Singapore, has been struck off the register of schools, because it has ceased to function.
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    MALAY WILL SPEAK IN HOKKIEN
    53 7 MALAY WILL SPEAK IN HOKKIEN MALACCA, Tues. rOUSANDS who assemble at the Bandar Hilir Park tomorrow for the Prophet Mohemmed's birthday rally will hear a young Malay speak Hokkien. He Ls Inche Osman Omar, head of the Malacca Immigration Department, who will Interpret Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan's speech, to be
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    Crooning crown for Rozario
    27 7 Leslie Rozario won the Singapore Great World crooning contest last night Second prize winner was Miss Rita Martin who sang "Someone like you."
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    Chin Shong, 10 flies in for deep-ray treatment
    86 7 Chin Sho ng, 10 flies in for deep-ray treatment i TEN -YEAR -OLD Sarawak schoolboy, Chai Chin Shone arrived in Singapore by Malayan Airways yesterday to undergo deep-ray therapy treatment for a tumour. He was met at Kallang airport hv Mrs. S. O. Murphy. Red Cross staff officer, and taken
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    $100 ring is found in Orchard Rd.
    73 7 $100 ring is found in Orchard Rd. A gold ring set with a large Alexandrite was yesterday found in Orchard Road, Singapore, near the Nam Kee Flower gardens. The ring, valued at $100, was picked up by an income Tax clerk. Hanafl bin Ahmed and handed to the police. The
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    Traction men give $335
    29 7 Singapore Traction Company workers raised $335 for the Colony's fire victims. Of this. $306 went to the Aljunied Road fire victims and $29 to others.
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    COURT IS TOLD: PAID $700 TO RENT STALL
    268 7 COURT IS TOLD: PAID $700 TO RENT STALL TAN KIM YAM and Andrew Bennett were yesterday committed to stand trial before the High Court at the end of a preliminary inquiry in which they were accused of cheating Aboo Bakar Ahbeb Rahman of S7OO on May 7 Aboo. proprietor of
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    Smokers gaoled
    22 7 Teo Soon Lim and Ng Sai Bah were each sentenced to three months' gaol in Singapore yesterday for smoking opium.
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    Naval exercises
    28 7 Submarine exercises will rje h»ld In the submarine exercise area, situated north ea.st of Pulau Tioman until Friday and also from Nov. 24 to Dec. 10.
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    For Macao
    16 7 The 2,839-ton Portuguese coaster Lurio arrived in Singapore yesterday with 600 troops for Macao.
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    'Goodwill but no intelligence9
    137 7 'Goodwill but no intelligence 9 IPOH. Tues. PAST administrations have > governed Malaya with goodwill and honesty of purpose but with a remarkable lack of intelligence, say? the National Association of I rrak in a statement today. The Association believes it can bring to the conduct of Malayan affairs an
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    AFTER TEN YEARS, HE GOT HIS reveng:
    180 7 AFTER TEN YEARS, HE GOT HIS reveng: PENANG. Tues. A WATERFRONT labourer, suffering from an" incurable internal inJury, tracked down and killed the man who had injured him ten years before. This was related here today during a joint inquiry on the death* of Yeap Low Hor ("Old Tiger" i
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    Surrender flag for London
    61 7 Singapore City Council's estates and fire brigade committee has recommended tnat the Union Jack, carrieci by a British officer in Singapore at the 1942 surrender should be taken to London for work to preserve it from further deterioration. The flag will Be taken by the Deputy
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    Firing practice
    34 7 Mariners are warned that firing practices will take place between 8 and 4.30 p.m. on Elakan Mati Island daily from November 23 to November 27 and from November 30 to December. 4.
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    Bullock cart men fight City ban
    262 7 Bullock cart men fight City ban THE question of whether A the Governor-in-Council has the power to prohibit bullock carts from plying in the Colony arose in a test case in a Singapore traffic court yesterday. While the legal battle rased 10 Indians and a Chinese, charged with driving bullock
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    DEATH
    90 7 TAN^SOO GUAN. agpd 67. pa^rri ■way pearrfully at his residenre No 7r-A Si Patrlrlc Road on Nov. 17. 1953 ai 8.35 p.m. ler.vlnK behind hK beloved wife. Madam One Chwro Neo. twa sons. Tan Eng Kirn. Grnrcp Inn En--' Poh. two dandling Mi.Khoo Chene Bck-Ic nee T.ui Thin Neo.
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      136 7 THE WEATHER Minimum temperature: (7.30 p.m. on Nov. 16 to 7.30 a.m. on Nov. 17 1: Singapore 75 degrees, Penang 75, Kota Bahru 72, Kuala Lumpur 74, Ipoh 74, Kuantan 72. Maximum temperature: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 17) Singapore 89, Penang 87, Kota Bahru 86. Kuala Lumpur
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      HIS PROUD BOAST
      127 8 Itf common with many past and present officers of the Malay Regiment, I learned with regret fro/n your paper of the death in Saudi-Arabia o1 Major H. O D Thwaites, M.C. and bar. of the 9th Lancers. When with the Malay Regiment he nerved with the 4th
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      'Brutal' shooting of dogs
      188 8 QUTSIDE my firm's buslras premises. I witnessed The shooting of two dogs. The sight was callous, brutal and disgusting. One of the dogs had made his home in this particular area and was no trouble to anyone. The staff of the business premises opposite had even
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      Threat' to a privilege
      75 8 "TVyfALAYAN" (Tangkaki in his letter almost threatens a great privilege In Kedah where we enjoy a half-holiday for one whole month during the fasting period. In fact, "Malayan" (Tangkakt has forgotten that th| Malays celebrate two Hari Raya-s. the Puasa and the Haji. He would, indeed,
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      RIGHT AGE FOR GOING TO SCHOOL
      342 8 I AM surprised to see in your paper a statement that "there are more than 32,000 children of the 'wrong' school age I attending primary classes in Singapore schools," and that "the wrong age" children "are either below or above the age limit for
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      New deal overdue in rural areas
      253 8 rpHE announcement that the JL Government is considering a .scheme aimed at putting the rural population on a sounder economic and political basis should gladden the hearts of i all. For the sake of the whole country's future welfare, a new deal as envisaged
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      Kelantan suggestions
      201 8 IN response to RIDA's invitation to me in the Straits Times, I outline my suggestions for Kelantan: The present RIDA executive set-up should be re-organised to include administrative as well as technical experts projects now in hand to be reviewed and re-evaluated in their relation to priorities. Land
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      Hard on the cyclist
      73 8 f AM a little worried to learn that for the convenience of motorists more one-way traffic is being planned. What of the agonies that will be suffered by 150.000 cyclists, in that they sweat to reach a section which formerly could be attained by just a
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      PLEA TO TEMPLER
      192 8 rpHE Federal Government X has a moral obligation to the loyal Indian citizens who. with their council representatives, have been giving their ungrudging co-operation in bringing the Emergency to an end Although the resigned councillors created an atmosphere unhappy for themselves and embarrass' Ag to the Federal
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      Education in India
      428 8 ANY people, it seems, are IT misinformed about the educational system in India Please allow me to give them a correct account Every boy and girl begins schooling in primary one at a minimum age of five. Primary education lasts for five years Thereafter begins secondary education
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      262 8 .Straits Times Crossword 1 11 ■JBlJidKJi JH !1 Z^ 29 1 j ACROSS 9. Used in an Eskimo cricket 1. You are certain to have your match? <Bt. eye on one of them (lOi. 14. The proper thine lor moving 6. We have cards, in case (4). pictures In the
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    Straits Times FEATURES Gay prince was world's most tempestuous lover
    1598 9 Straits Times FEATURES Gay prince was world's most tempestuous lover ONE day in 1870, a prim young German authoress named Ludmilla Assing wrote a letter to the man with whom she had fallen madly in love, Prince Hermann PucklerMuskau. Collecting material for a biography of this renowned German adventurer, traveller,
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      403 9 THE A HAH lAX X Hi KITS liifl to ihr \>i of ihr (i ml Kuc W Inn I HMM to my srnsn we Alone I examined mv circiimand ,1,i. 0n. tichlly. at dawn I werr on Urn K ronnd. I quirklv stances. I was in a narrow raviniwas rarrifd
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      INDUSTRIALS AND TINS FIRMER
      714 10 TIN RISES, RUBBER FALLS FIE better tone which developed toward last weekend continued in the Singapore share market yesterday. The gradual daily rise in the prire of tin (yesterday $1.75 to $313,874 a picul) however, has had little effect on prices but in this section and
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      Australian stocks
      175 10 MELBOURNE. Tuev cTEADY condi'ions ruled on th" Stock Exchange todnv Ri r bulnnced falls in the general Investment group and most pnr'' movements were narrow. Mining shares «ere very qitlei In early trading. Bond move* were in balance, six Issues rising and -i\ falling. Closing prices r»f seleded
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      WALL STREET
      131 10 NEW YORK. Tues j yHE Stock Market yesterday was mixed in fairly goo.l dealings with activity in sony- of the 1 lowered-priced issues swelling the turnover. Changes were mostly fractional with a slight majority upswing with airerafts. steels and amirfments advancing slightly but leadin c motors and mining
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      Produce prices
      70 10 Singapore Chines* Produce r.x change: Noon prices per oirul were: Copra: steady. November $37 buyers. $38 sellers; December $3« buyers. »38\ sellers. Coconut oil: steady $61. seller^ Pepper: weak; unchanged Munfok white $335. Sarawak $330 Lampons black $290. Lewis and Peal: Closing pric-s were:— Copra: steady: November $3R
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      Exchange rates
      48 10 Malayan Exchange Bank-.i Association made the follmunchanges in its rates to merchants yesterday SELLING. T.T. or O.D ready Sr^ 0 *****R Phiiippin On the free exchanse market in Hong Kong yesterday the US doflir vas quoted at 5.M7S for ea<-h and At? T Berlins was quoted
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      Singapore shipping
      168 10 gHIPS lying alongside the Sin|»(pore Harbour Bourd whsrves or expected today are Kergiielen 1-2. Antllochus 4-5. I-aLsuhl Maru C.P.. Glenville fi-7 (^.n l i*Jj r Jreronshlre 15-l«.B«i--19^20 SEDE 18 Th^l blander -21-22. Selandla 13-24 Bennlbanarh. 25-26. Rajah Brooke 27-2 B Glen.shiel 29-30. Nerka«tein 31-32. Autoniedon 33-34. Toho Mam
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      TIN PRICE
      17 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $31T87<» a picul. up $1.75.
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      904 10 NOTICES NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF CARGO TO MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. Notice is hereby given that certain types of cargo to the above destinations will, from the Ist da of December. 1953. be measured by the firm of Messrs. Ritchie Ac Bisset who have been appointed official measurers to
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  • CHILDREN'S CORNER
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      FORGOTTEN CITY
      922 12 The Scout* set out to find a forgotten city which lies tornewfiere in the jungle of Borneo. They are captured by three men and taken to Hie city wfcerc they meet a man who is believed to be a god by the inhabitants. Hf tells them he has
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      Words and meanings
      132 12 ANOTHER QUIZ HERE is another word quiz for you. If you were given a fuschia, would you plant it in the garden, hang it on the wall or sit on it? A coterie is a house for birds, a select circle of people or a vegetable? If
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      Portrait of a pioneer
      356 12 Portrait of a pioneer nHODESIA is a permanent K memorial to the vision of one man— Cecil John Rhodes He was the delicate son of a clergyman and at the age of 16 years he left his home in Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire, to seek health in southern Africa. In
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      PRIZES FOR WINNING ESS A YS
      438 12 PRIZES FOR WINNING ESS A YS Dear Boys and Girls, I am pleased to tell you thai the recent applications for membership of the Wise Owls' Club have bee>i very mucn more clearly printed or writ ten and unless your application has been sent within the past few days you
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      FOR TIMES
      37 12 WHICH animals would you associate with the following? A. Little Red Riding Hood. B. Goldilocks C. Little Bo Peep. D. Tom, Tom the Piper's son. Answers. SJ»d v a d^qg 0 sjittq Manx *m a
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      Jokes and riddles from a reader
      171 12 HERE are some riddles and jotes sent by Chua Cher Chay of 6 Pegu Road, Singapore. Tom: "I saw a conjurer turn water into milk." |im: "That's nothing, I «aw a motorist turn a car into a garage." Son: "Mother! Dad's being chased by
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    Shangrila good enough to win in Class Two
    523 13 Shangrila good enough to win in Class Two EPSOM JEEP'S BUKIT TIMAH ROUND-UP CHANGRILA, one of the best three-year-olds in training on the Malayan Turf this season, is getting ready for his first test at Bukit Timah. Winner of four races, runner-up once and third once in his last seven
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    IKIN'S BENEFIT
    27 13 LONDON, Tues— Jack Ikin, England batsman will receive £7,170 as his benefit this year. This was disclosed by the country's benefit committee last night.— Reuter.
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    ATHOL MULLEY WILL MISS BUKIT TIMAH
    92 13 ATHOL MULLEY WILL MISS BUKIT TIMAH JOCKEY Athol Mulley, who has accepted an offer to ride for the Shaw Stable, will not arrive in time for the November meeting at Bukit Timah. His departure has been delayed, and he is now expected to come about the middle of December. Mulley
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    THESE NEW HORSES HAVE TRAINED ON
    368 13 ii 1 Mill STAR. in.., 11. Channel patrol and Blur Flaxh have all trained on since their last enz.-vgements. at Ipoh In October, and I expect to see all four run well at Bukit Timah. Adelalre Star 1 Whitney) moved stylishly In a naif-speed
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    SMART FINISH BY CINECOLOR
    442 13 THE SPENCER stable's top sprinters, Millionaire and Cinecolor. did a good trial at Bukit Timah yesterday. Breaking from the 5-f. post, they clapped on the pace at the half mile turn to clock 51 3/5 for 4f. and 37 2/5 for 3f Across the line it
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    Technicolor may get chance at long last
    420 13 Technicolor may get chance at long last 'TECHNICOLOR, who has yet to win a race after more than three years on the Malayan Turf, keeping up his good work on the training track. This game but luckless Walling Street six-year-old worked in great heart at Bukit Timah yesterday morning when
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    TREVOR BAILEY TO BE Af. C. C. VICE-CAPTAIN
    78 13 TREVOR BAILEY TO BE Af. C. C. VICE-CAPTAIN LONDON. Tues. rEVOR BAILEY, the Essex all-rounder, was yesterday appoir ted vlceraptain of the M.C.C. team to tour the West Indies under I imi Hutton this winter Back-to-the-wall Bailey of the dead bat will be 30 on Dec 3, a Tew days
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    Enaland team worst ever, say critics
    415 13 Enaland team worst ever, say critics By A Special Correspondent LONDON, Tues. ENGLAND has booked her trip to Switzerland for the World Cup Soccer series next June but you can forget any ideas about making England one of the favourites to win the coveted title. England's footballers get a rham-e
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    Cinema and Box Office do 3f. in 37
    308 13 Cinema and Box Office do 3f. in 37 /CINEMA II (late Kingspray), *J newest "star" in the formidable Spencer stable, ran 3f in 37 with Gambar Melayu for company on the training track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. There was a little "give" in the ground and 3f in 37
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    New Zealand tourists win
    123 13 BLOEMFONTEIN, Tues. rE New Zealand touring cricket team yesterday gained their first win in South Africa, when they beat Orange Free State by one wicket in an exciting finish. Dimissing the Free State for 121. the Now Zealanders neede J 150 runs to win. They got
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    VARSITY TIGHTEN GRIP ON LEAGUE
    488 14 'Giant-killers beaten 3-nil THE three-cornered tussle for the Singapore Hockey Association first division championship between S.R-C, Ceylon S.C. and the University was intensified yesterday when the latter gained a sterling 3—o win against GHQ FARELF at Bukit Timah. University have the best goal average of
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    BANBRIDGE GOES TO X.L
    64 14 THI. Singapore hockey team will be without left half "Barney" Banbridxe for the Southern section of the Malayan hockey tournament at Seremban next weekend. Banhridcr. a former Cambridge "bine" and Surrey county player, has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur and will leave on Saturday. Banbridge has
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    RCN WATSON OUT OF SERVICES XV
    499 14  -  W. E. TREVOR By 'THE biggest talking point in Singapore rugby circles today will be the dropping of Ronnie Watson from the Combined Services fifteen to meet Johore on the padang on Saturday. Watson, who was chosen to captain the All-Singapore side against the
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    Timers win hockey
    27 14 MERSING. Tuev Tigers beat Rovers 2-1 In a league hockey fixture here. Tiger., scored through Srephen Murugesu T.iy Kwan c Senc scored for Rovers.
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    Floodlit soccer
    17 14 LONDON. Tues Leeds United beat. Dundee 2-'n tn a floodlit soccer match last night Reuter.
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    Swedes rout HK Chinese 7-1
    157 14 HONG KONC. Tues. THK Swedish Djiircardrns Boldklub football team completed their three games series here today with a overwhelming 7-1 victory over a strong; Hon* Kong AllChinese XI. A rapacity crowd of 17.000 sau the Swede* give a delicti If ul exhibition of < lever
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    Ties for North hockey 'quad'
    82 14 IPOH Tues A quadrangular hockey meet to decide the North Malayan champions will be played in Ipoh next month from Dec. 4. The teams taking part will be Penanc. Selangor. Pahang and Perak. The programme for the quadrangular is: Friday. Dec 4: Perak v Penanc.
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    PEPPED-UP SCRC HOLD POLICE 2-2
    465 14 A DEFENSIVE error just before the end robbed Police S. A. of full points against Singapore Chinese Recreation Club in a S.H.A. first division game at the Police Depot yesterday. But on thp run of play a 2-2 draw was perhaps a fair result. The
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    BASKETBALL IN BANGKOK
    111 14 DLAYERS and officials represent-' Ing Singapore and the Federation In the Pan-Asian basketball championships, to be held in Bangkok next month, were entertained at lunch by the Malayan Chinese Sports Federation at the Cathay Restaurant yesterday. The championships, sponsored by the Siamese Government in aid of (he
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    F.A. Cup first round draw
    167 14 LONDON, Tues. rE draw for the first round of the F.A. Cup, to be played next Baturday, resulted as follows: Aldershot v Wellington; Bamsley v York; Bath City v Walsall: Blyth Spartans v Arrrington; Brighton v Coventry; Cambridge Utd v Newport Co Chelmsfoiri v C.
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    FOOTBALL UNDER LIGHTS AT JALAN BESAR NEXT YEAR
    214 14 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE of the Singapore City Council has approved the $70,000 scheme to instal floodlights at Jalan Besar stadium next season. Thr recommendation will now go before the monthly meeting of City Councillors for final sanction Work will begin on the
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    Holders lose points to W. Australia
    304 14 Holders lose points to W. Australia SHIELD CRICKET PERTH Tiles WEST Australia MO2 and 160 for se^en wickets declared" gained fir- 1 Innings points in drawn Sneftleki Shield cricket, match *-hlcif ended here today against South Australia i 252 and 201 for five wickets* Pnuth Av.'tralia. who are holder* of
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    Mersing Police held
    32 14 MERSINO. Tues Merging Pollcf held Sebrang Kanam team t« a two-all draw at soccer. Scorers for Police: Attan Khaml.--and Hashim Mohamed. Mohd Noor and All replied for Sebrang Kanan.
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    BUXTON OUT OF ACTION
    94 14 LONDON. Tue.s.— The aim of 27-year-old Alox Buxton to be a fiphting champion was halted when a scar on his left cheekbone was reopened in a sparring bout on Sunday. Buxton had to have two stitches in the cut which originally he collected in taking the
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    PENANG XV TO PLAY PERAK
    68 14 PENANG. Tues The Penang fifteen to play Perak in a H.M.S. Malaya rugger competition fixture at Ipoh on Saturday will be: Yeang Kah Chong, M. G. Kraal, Johnson. V. R. savi. Jalil Che Din. J. H. Dalgliesh, M B. Pestana .capt 1. D. W. A.
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      74 14 HOCKEY Krirndly: Crvlon S.C. v Navy. CSC ground; SRC v JIM. Navy, SRC padang. i;i <.<■■ v SI \nrlnu\ School V KM Chanel Chanel; Wanderer* v RAF Tenirah. '•■Utah. RNAS Srmbawanr 'A' v Singapore Polirr. Police Depot; S.H.Q. v 3 BOD. Tanclin; S.C.C. 'A' v RAF Srlrlar, padang. SOCCER Coronation
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