The Straits Times, 21 November 1953

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    16 1 The Straits Times flat*" 0 fie**** 1 Kstablished 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1953 15 CENTS
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    SIR GERALD'S BIG SECRET
    370 1 It's good news— but not a word till Budget day (JENKRAL SIX GERALD TEMPLER flew back to Singapore last niffht with a hijj secret details of the financial aid which Malaya is to get from Britain. "I bring #)(xl news," \\;is all lie would s;i.v when
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    GOLDA MAY BE FIRST LADY PREMIER
    65 1 GOLDA MAY BE FIRST LADY PREMIER JKRI'SAIKM, Fri.— A 5.> yearold former .school leaefccf may become the world's first lady prime njnistor head of thp Government of Isr.icl. Loral newspapers again speculated yesterday that Mrs. Golda Mycrson. who cave up her teaching job in the I.S. to help pioneer this
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    Knocked out bride's teeth
    38 1 VIENNA Fr;. A :?2-year-o;d Vienna bridegroom spent his wedding night in gaol Instead Of with his wife last night. He knocked out two teeth ot his 38-year-old bride in i wedding party areument. A.P.
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    Lawyers strike
    27 1 COSENZA. Italy. Fri Law- 1 yers here are on a 24-hour. I se'.f-prorlaimcd strike against a ne w tax on the| r clients' lees. AP.
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    Britain's oldest lawyer is 100
    50 1 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. England, Fri. Mr Nathaniel Micklirn. Britain's oldest lawyer. was 100 today He was called to the Bar in 1881. during the reign of Queen Victoria. Speaking of the younger generation. Mr. Mieklem said: "They liv 0 in too much of a hiirrv." A.P.
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    THIS WAS ON THE HOUSE
    44 1 LONDON. Fri A green. dress, stitcher with braiding to form the words ■Equal pay for' women." was found flying yesterday morning from the Bag- starT of the 336-foot Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament. Workmen removed it. Renter.
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    Parliament bids the Queen a happy journey'
    302 1 LONDON, Friday. OOTII Houses of Parliament yesterday wished the 13 Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh 'a safe journney and a happy return" on their tour of Australia. New Zealand, Ceylon and British colonies which begins next Monday. Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime
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    Labour charges
    38 1 NEW YORK. Frl. Charces nf forced labour being used not only a.s a political punishment but as an economic weapon, are to be laid before the Social. Humanitarian and Cultural Commitee of the United Nations —Renter.
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    5 die at race
    23 1 MEXICO CITY. Fri. Five people one driver and four spectators were killed yesterday in the Pan-American road race— A.P.
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    Saucers? Noi such thing, U.S. reports
    129 1 WASHINGTON. Fn ANEW United States Air Force report on "flying saucers" discredits their existence just one day after they were officially recognised by the British War Office. The report Is to bp issued next month. A draft, examined at Defence Hrad- quarters today, says
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    And the RAF agrees
    58 1 LONDON. Fri The Air Ministry said here today that Ihe "strange object" spotted over south-east England on Nov. 3by an Army radar unit was probably just a meteorological balloon. A weather balloon was released in that area on that date and could be the object described
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    Greenlease killers to die
    140 1 KANSAS CITY, Fri. CARL Austin and Mrs. Bonnie Brown Heady were yester- j day sentenced to die in the Kas chamber on Dec. 18 for I kidnapping and murdering six-year-old Bohhy Greenlease. Judge Albert 1.. Rrevrs pasx <i the death sentence after the J jury had
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    DIANA WAS TOO SHY TO MEET HER SERGE AN
    409 1 DIANA WAS TOO SHY TO MEET HER SERGE AN A PROSPECTIVE bridegroom— who is too shy to talk about his wedding— yesterday looked in vain for his bride-to-be, who was too shy to meet him in public. It happened at Singapore docks when the troopship Asturias berthed from Hong Kong.
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    THE6ft. 2in. MAN TURNS OUT TO BE ONLY 5 ft. 4in.
    116 1 THE6ft. 2in. MAN T URNS OUT TO BE ONLY 5 ft. 4in. LONDON, Fri. W r ALSALL Football Club manager Frank Buckley waited eagerly yesterday for his new 6ft. 2in. 13st. 91b centre-forward Dan Turley. signed unseen from Malaya. Dan arrived safely but he was not quite what Mr. Buckley
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    IT CAN'T BE THIS BLIND!
    68 1 IT CAN'T BE THIS BLIND! NICE. Fri. Thr Spanish painter. Salvador Dali. said today he is going to make a motion picture in Spain nex' May in which Italian actress Anna Magnani will be in love with a wheelbarrow "Tho film WIM be called "The Wheelbarrow of Flesh 1 and
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    For the Queen
    25 1 LONDON. Fri. Two polo ponies presented to the Queen by President Peron of Argentina a.s a Coronation gift reached London today. A.P.
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    Plane has to turn back
    50 1 A Malayan Airways Singapore Kvala Lumpur Penang j Dakota returned to Kallang Airport yesterday after an hour's flying. The plane was outside Malacca when it was forced to return because of mechanical trouble. The passengers left 15 minutes later after beinu transferred to another plane
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    MISTRI LEFT $IM. ON TRUST FOR CHARITY
    125 1 Probate of will granted THE late Mr. N.R. Mistri. the Singapore millionaire A philanthropist, left at least $1 million on trust for Malayan and Bombay charities, the Straits Times understands. The Singapore High Court yesterday granted a petition for probate of Mr. Mistrl's
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    State land is urged
    69 1 i LONDON. Fri. Nationalisation of all land in Britain was urged today by Mr Aneurin Bevan. thp Labour M.P as on«> way of eliminating concested areas and speeding the j rehousing programme. Hp told thp National Con- ference of the Town and Country Planning Association: "Politicians,
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    Ritual murder
    37 1 BLOEMFONTEIN. South i Africa. Frl. -An African chief an<i one of his tribesmen were sentenced to death today for I the ritual murder of another 1 African They u.srri hLs flesh to make black medicine."
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    U.S. delegate threatened with death
    93 1 NEW YORK. Fn pANATICAL Puerto Rican nationalists have threatened to kill Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, United States delegate to the United Nations and a 24-hour police guard has been assigned to protect him. The threats were said to have come from the same elements that
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    U.S. lifts one more ban on rubber
    250 1 U.S. lifts one more ban on rubber WASHINGTON. Fri. THE Unitrd States Office of Defence Mobilisation (0.D.M. the top defence planning agency, yesterday abolished one more control on synthetic rubber. It announced it had revoked a Government order of April 1052. which required that if United Stutr.s use of GR-S
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    STOP PRESS
    30 1 BRITISH MOVE OR EUROPEAN ARMY PARIS, Frl. French Foreign Miiu>u r Bidault told National iblj today Britain haa agreed to treaty linking lur to projected Europi'.ni Army. U.P.
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    MacD. asks Indonesia for co-operation on rubber
    107 1 JAKARTA, Fri. r\ Commissioner-General. Mr Malcolm MacDnnalri. in a Press conference here pleaded for close contacts between Malayan and Indonesian rubber producers. He said it appeared from his discussions with Indonesian leaders that Indonesia and Malaya had given the American Vice-President, Mr. Richard
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    CHILDREN TAKE OVER WHEN AHtCRAFT LEAVE
    361 2 Kalians Airport to become playground for 30,000 Scheme will cost millions THE 300-acre site of Singapore's Kallang Airport is to he converted into a multi-million dollar playground for more than 30,000 children attending Government schools in the neighbourhood. If the recommendations of n Government
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    Mr. Sng makes his pledge
    33 2 MR. SNG CHENG HOCK slips the ring on the Anger of his tiancee. Miss Teo Gek Lian. at the engagement party at Robinson's Cafe yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    Immigration work all day to clear 475
    58 2 OF THE 475 Chinese deck pa.s- i senders who were released from quarantine on St. John's Island yesterday, more than 400 1 were wives of Chinese residents In Malaya. Immigration officers at East| wharf worked all day to clear the arrivals. Only about
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    Labour win seat again
    51 2 LONDON. Fri —The Labour Party last night retained its i House of Commons .seat for London's Holborn and St. Pan- eras District. Thirty-year-old Mrs. Lena Jeger. widow of the previous holder. Dr. Santo Jeeer polled 15.784 votes Her Conservative opponent, Mr. Timothy Dono- van, polled 13.808.—
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    The caddy and the magistrate
    133 2 The caddy and the magistrate They had met before A BOY who appeared In a Singapore court yesterday smiled at the magistrate. Mr R W. H. Davies. the magistrate, smiled back. "Aren't you a caddy?" he asked the boy. "Yes. and I have seen Your Honour at the g°lf course."
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    SCHOOL HAS VACANCIES
    36 2 A number of vacancies are still available from Primary One to Standard Four in the evening classes at Umar Pulavar night English school, Maxwell Road, Singapore Closing; date for applications is Dec. 15.
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    Jagan flies to India
    42 2 LONDON, Fri— Dr. Cheddl Japan, deposed Prime Minister of British Guiana, left London by air for India last night to meet the Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru. He was accompanied by his former Education Minister, Mr L.F.S. Burnham— A.P.
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    Snow in Syria
    26 2 DAMASCUS, Fri— Damascus was almost isolated last I night when snow falls— the i first in Syria's history— blocked all major roads. Reuter.
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    RASC MEN GIVE $72 TO TRIPLETS
    107 2 MR 'MCX SEOW. ol the 55 sunp'.y Depot rase. and his friends and co-workers. havf collected $72 [or Madam Chaw Hong Fan. the mother of Malacca's first triplets, who u-ere born on Oct. 19 Gilts received by the StraiU i Times for Madam Chaw
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    THE BAND WAS THERE TOO
    53 2 The Band of the East Yorkshire Repiment was at the wharves yesterday to welcome the Ist Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, which arrived in the troopship Asturias from Hong Kong bound for Britain. The regiment is from Korea, and the men have completed I their
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    £10,000 haul
    25 2 LONDON. Frl.— Thieves got away with £10,000 cash after blowing open a safe at Pinewood Film Studios at Iver. Buckinghamshire, early today Reuter
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    Korean war men here
    54 2 The troopship Empire Trooper, which arrived in Singapore yesterday from Hong Kong and Korea, brought about 30 Korean wmi veterans who will finish their tour of duty in Malaya before returning to Britain. These men were first off the ship as soon as she came alongside
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    Three powers to pool atom information
    123 2 Three powers to pool atom information BLAST EFFECTS LONDON. Fri THE Foreign Office announced today that American. British and Canadian experts will meet within a few weeks to exchange information on the effects of atomic explosions. A Foreign Office spokesman said the conference will not deal with questions of atomic,
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    U.S.- Pakistan talks denied
    47 2 LONDON. Fri.— The Pakistani Governor-General, Mr. ;Ghulam Monammed. today I denied reports that the United I States and Pakistan were di.> cv.-sing military aid to Pakistan in return for American bases in that country Ho tne reports were "absolutely unfounded and baseless UP
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    City flooded
    29 2 NEW ORLEANS. Fri.— The heaviest November rainfall in New Orleans history— nearly eight inches— flooded the city last night and more rain was forecast for today.— A.P
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    'NO' SAY 10,000 NAVY BASE WORKERS
    140 2 Refuse to join Services Union THE Singapore Federation of Services Unions' •1 attempt to bring the 10.000-strong Naval Base Labour Union within its fold has failed. i The Naval Base Labour Union's decision not to Join the S.F.S.U "at this stage- was taken at
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    Trains crash
    22 2 ISTANBUL. Fri —Two underground trains collided head-on last night just outside Istanbul. Many passengers were feared killed and injured.— A.P.
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    Norsiah's hula helps charily
    30 2 Norsiah's hula helps charily NORSIAH. or Kuala Lumpur, performs a hula hula at a rharity show at the Raub Cathay Cinema in aid of the district's welfare fund.— Fine photo.
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    Gave $200 to 'doctor' for a bed
    118 2 Gave $200 to 'doctor' for a bed poSING as a doctor from the Singapore General Hospital, a man called at the house of a Chinese at Muar Road and swindled him of $200. The Chinese told the police yesterday that he had been injured in October last and had been
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    Miss Universe to marry
    52 2 HOLLYWOOD, Frl Christiane Martel, the Paris beauty who became Miss Universe of 1953 in Long Beach last summer, yesterday announced her engagement to Gonmie Marengo. of Stockton, California. MLss Martel. aged 18. who won a contract with Universal International Studio said the wedding will be in
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    SECRET SOCIETY HEAD, MEN GAOLED
    153 2 r"HOO AH SAI, 19, leader of a I secret society, and two members of his gang, Seah Ah Leng. 21. and Choo Ah Hoeh. j 23. were yesterday sent to pri- son for rioting in a Pay a Lebar Road coffee -shop on May 11.
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    RITA COULD STIMULATE THE FISHERMEN, HE AGREES
    201 2 They could have Marilyn, too, if it was up to Govt. PENANG, Frl. rit was at all possible, the Fisheries Department would have taken both Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe to sea, Mr. D. W. Le Mare, the Federation's Director of Fisheries, said
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    $100 REWARD FOR BRAVERY
    195 2 Intended victim foiled robber SANI BIN KECHIL, 23, a driver attached to the Singapore District Signal Regiment, was sentenced at Singapore Assizes yesterday to four years' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan for attempted robbery. And to the victim. Yap Lye Huat. Mr. Justice
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    Man jumped overboard, ship reports
    77 2 A RADIO message saying that a man had jumped oyerboarc was received in Singapore yesterday from the 2.232-ton Norwegian owned freighter Prosper. The Prosper, which doe? the Singapore-Banckok-Honk, Kong run, left the Colony on Nov. 13. Local agents for the vessel told the Straits Times
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    SPIRITED AWAY
    40 2 PENA N G, Fri.— Burglars broke into a bar at Muntri Street last night and <.tole I qbout $1,000 worth of hrandv I and whisky. The bar keeper found the lront door open this morning. Police are investigating.
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    Britain plans bigger exports to Red China
    292 3 LONDON, Friday. BRITAIN is -onsidcring expanding trade in nonstrategic goods with China, including antibiotic drugs, Mr. Peter Thorncycroft, President of the Board of Trade, told a questioner in the House of Commons. Mr Barnett Stress (Labour) had asked when the Minister thought it
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    REGENCY BILL IS PASSED
    173 3 REGENCY BILL IS PASSED LONDON. Fri. THE House of Lords last night passed the Regency Bill which will make the Duke i of Edinburgh Regent instead of Princess Margaret if the Queen were to die or become incapacitated before Prinre Charles is 18. Later the Bill went through j Its
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    Land gift
    28 3 NEW DELHI. Fri -The' Maharaja of Darbhanca has Riven 120.000 acres of land to Aeharya Vinoba Bhaves nationwide campaign to provide land foi the landless AT
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    More aid to Indo-China is urged
    69 3 More aid to Indo-China is urged WASHINGTON, Fri SENATOR Alexander Wiley yesterday called fur a riecisi' c victory in the IndoChina war. American aid to French forces must be increased. Senator Wiley, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and usually the supporter of administration foreign policies, said: "The key
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    3 million to strike
    57 3 LONDON. Frl —Leaders of i 9 shipbuilding and engineer. n« union.s representing three miHion British workers yesterday voted in favour of a 24--hour national strike on December 2. This decision a protest again>t the employers' rejection of a 15 per cent pay ri^e claim— will cause
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    immigrants
    36 3 BERLIN. Frl.— The Hebr»w Immigrant Aid Society yester- day said that 167 Europe iii Jews who entered Germary illegally from Israel would be resettled in South America jy the end of the year A. P.
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    Pretty girl was demon—story
    135 3 Pretty girl was demon— story PARIS, Fri. PAII.IVE Dubuison pretty former medical student accused of killing her former hoy friend because he refiiM*>l to renew J their relationship, heard MM dead youths fiancee describe her in court yesterday as a "demon." Blonde Moniquc Lombard was engaged to lrh\ Bailly, a
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    Defence pact
    20 3 LONDON. Fri.- Britain and Burma yesterday were reported to be near agreement on a nev defence pact. A.P.
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    MOSSADEQ ON TRIAL
    43 3 THK FOKMKK Persian Premier, Dr. Mossadeq, leans forward as the prosecution alleges that he tried to overthrow the Shah. Mossarieq is appearing bei fore a court-martial in the Hall of Mirrors in Saltanatahad Prison, 10 miles from Teheran. A.P. picture.
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    THE ARMY ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE—OFFICIAL
    253 3 THE ARMY ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE— OFFICIAL LONDON. Friday THE British Army is not what it was, a House nf Commons Select Committee has officially and regretfully reported here. And in view of changes :n the British way of life brought about by time changes in the regulations
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    Bread and soup halt Red riots
    115 3 Bread and soup halt Red riots TRIESTE. Fri. MOBS led by Communists stormed though the streets ol Trieste today :n a four-hour protest against what they called pro-Italian discrimination in the military government. The demonstrators battered down the Back doors of the jCity Hall. Police d:d not show th*»;r weapons
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    Premier resigns
    22 3 PHNOM PENH. Cambodia. Fri— Chan Nak resigned as Premier oi Cambodia yesterday after being in office only two days— AP
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    For Okinawa
    17 3 TOKYO. Fri -The U.S. VicePresident. Mr. Richard M Nixon, left Tokyo today for Okinawa UP.
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    WAR ON HIGH PRICES
    42 3 'Pill PKRSIAN (Government has threatened to gaol every merchant found guilty of overcharging. Here a butcher is being arrested by a policeman and a detective outside his shop in one of Tt heran's main shopping areas. A.P. picture.
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    'HOUR OF DECISION IS HERE—SPAAK
    143 3 'HOUR OF DECISION IS HERE— SPAAK BRUSSELS. Fri. MPAUL Spaak, former .Socialist Prime Minister, yesterday urged the Belgian Lower House to ratify the j European Defence Community Treaty "because the hour of decision has come." He said the decision to ratify I the treaty would be the only solution acceptable
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    LONDON STOCKS
    258 3 LONDON. Kri. P"AR Eastern Issues on the London x Stock Exchange were quietly firm today. Rubbers and tins again displayed little Interest, but banking L«su«« were Jnrllned to be firmer. Elsewhere markets had rather I quiet day. Closlnp prices of selected stocks were LOANS Consul* 66V4 Funding 4%
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON. Nov. 20. Cash Buyers C647'j; Sellers £650; Forward Buyers £628: Sellers tfiSO; Settlement £647 (up t9'2>. Turnover a.m. 19 tons: p.m. 20 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    31 3 lONDON. Nov 20— Spot l<v,.d. Dec I6\d Jan-Mar H'-d., Apr June ITHfL July-Sept T" Nov. cif lfi\d. Dec. c.i.f. 16", ri Jan. c.l.f. 16 T ,d Tone: Quietly steady.
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    General returns from Egypt
    34 3 LONDON. Fri. Gen. Sn Brian Robertson. British negotiator in the Suez Canal zone talks, returned home from .Egypt yesterday. He is to be chairman of the British Transport Commission. —Reuter
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    Pope certain
    36 3 ROME. Fri— The Pope, voicing sorrow at Communist persecution of the Catholic Church, yesterday expressed certainty of "the final triumph of peace in the mutual esteem of peoples and generous accord of goodwill."— Reuter.
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    ASKED TO TELL HOW HE SPENT $30,000
    224 4 IPOH, Fri. AN Ipoh minor, Lirw Kooi Lim, 55, who failed to appear before the Chinese Tin Mining! Rehabilitation Loans Board in Kuala Lumpur to tell how he had spent a $30,000 loan, was today summonsed by the Board in the Sessions Court
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    It's a drain now
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fn. -The I Btat* Government has declared the Siincei .Irram Batu. from it* source tn where U joins the Anak Sungei Jeram Fatu in Pontian to be an agricultural drain.
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    16,000 will be prosecuted
    354 4 THEIR VEHICLES ARE NOT REGISTERED Officers 'wading through files 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. fN filing cabinets at the Federation's Road Transport Department headquarters in Kuala Lumpur are the names of 16,000 lorry and car owners. All of them have broken the law and in the next
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    'Citizenship for all demand
    136 4 rpHF. Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce wants the Rendel Comiri<ision to grant citizenship rights to all China-born Chinese "for the benefit of the Colony's political pro- i gress and prosperity." The Claim-for-Citirenship subcommittee of the Chamber will make this request in a letter to the ComtrJssion.
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    Bark from Red China
    43 4 THREE of Urn 1"5 de«k passengers, one a child, who arrived in the Hoi Wong from Swatow and Hoihow yesterday, hurry for clearance by the Immigration Department at the Singapore East Wtiarf after being released from quarantine.—Straits Times picture.
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    MORE WATER FOR THE KAMPONGS
    103 4 Greater fire protection SINGAPORE kampong dwellers will have better fire protection when a water main extension is completed next month. The extension will provide a greatly increased water supply. The City Water Engineer, Mr. W. S. Stredwick, has told the City Council's estates and fire
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    Extension cost him $100
    77 4 T. A. Simon was fined $100 in the City Police Court yesterday for buikMng an extension to his house in Upper Seraneoon Road without Rural Board permission. The magistrate. Mr. J M. Devereux-Coiebourn, said he was taking a lenient view and a fine was sufficient as
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    Request refused
    18 4 The Singapore City Council has rejected a Salvation Army request to hold meetings at the Esplanade.
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    750 workers to boycott strike move
    94 4 750 workers to boycott strike move ABOUT 750 daily-rated employees of the Singapore City Council are to boycott the strike move by the Councils Labour Unions' Federation. Some of the boycotting j workers belong to the Govern--1 ment and City Council Labour j Union which is not affiliated to the
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    Miss Bach to the rescue of Minnie
    299 4 Miss Bach to the rescue of Minnie WHEN Minnie the monkey tore up valuable engineering drawings at the Straits Steamship Company stores in Telok Ayer Basin, Singapore, she was forgiven. They let her get away with stealing eggs and bananas from the house of Ahmat the watchman, too. But when,
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    Fowl thieves loose loot
    62 4 Two Chinese threw away three baskets and a sack and ran when they saw a police radio car approaching them near the junction of Clementi Road and Ayer Rajah Road, at 845 a.m yesterday. The patroi found 19 fo«ls ;n the baskets and sack. The birds
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    P.W.D. engineers change jobs
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri— Mr A. Braz.er. who was a pup 1 engineer the PWD. Kiuang. ha.; been transferred to Joho.e Bahru. Mr. C. E. Weir has been ap po;nted pupil Engineer, K!uang.
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    Two promoted
    45 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri— Raja Haji Omar bin Chik. an officer 01 Class II A. Johore Civil Service, has been promoted to Class 18. and Inche Ibianim bin A. Mannan. of the JCS. h&s been promoted from Clasa 2 C to Class 2 B.
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    NEW PAY PLAN FOR STORE ARMY STAFF
    172 4 SINGAPORE War Department 1 workers are to get a new pay scheme. Is is being worked out by the Command Secretary at GHQ. FARELF. Civilian Army workers in the Federation accepted a new scheme two days ago. The president of th? Singapore Army
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    Police have these goods
    56 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri The Johore police have a pair of gold earring, two gold rings and $50 in cash rvoovered from the body of an unidrntirted Chinese who was killed by the security forces In Kuial. Any person who wants to claim the articles is requested
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      162 4 OflirißADE Educating Arrhte: 10 15 At the IIINIiArUnL Console: 10.30 Rhythm In the sun 7IS Morning Stars; 730 News: n n P 735 Melody Mixture: 8 Take It O. V. From Here: 830 Hospttalu Hall 5 pm. Editorials; 5.15 Fred HartHour; Close Down: 102 Oordon i cy: 545 World Affairs;
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    10 YEARS' GAOL FOR P.C. WHO HAD AMMO
    216 5 10 YEARS' GAOL FOR P.C. WHO HAD AMMO IPOH, Fri. DOLICE CONSTABLE Amran bin Abdul Ghany, 26, was today sentenced to ten years' gaol by Mr. Justice Thomson, in the Assize Court here, for unlawful possession of a hand grenade, 695 rounds of Sten gun and 48 rounds of rifle
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    VEGETABLE PRICES IN SINGAPORE
    127 5 VEGETABLE PRICES IN SINGAPORE Retail prices in cents per kati of vegetables at four Singapore markets yesterday were B»arh Ellrn- Simon Rd. borouth Rd X.X Olery 110 120 120 100 Civ f Mm 35 35 30 40 Kang kong 25 30 25 25 Lettuce 80 90 70 80 Peh chye
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    She whistled —and he ran
    53 5 She whistled and he ran Awakened at 2.30 am. yesterday by a noise on the root of her house, a Chinese woman living in Tempenis Road Singapore, saw through a crack in the wooden panelling of the wall, a pair of legs. She blew a whistle and a man jumped
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    Seven acquitted
    31 5 V. Kandasamy and six others were acquitted in the Singapore Second Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of rioting in a kampong off Aljunied Road on Nov. 1.
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    Govt. to buy land
    43 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— The Johore Government intends to buy 120 acres of land belonging to the Mount Austin (Johore Rubber Estate Ltd., as agricultural land for the Ulu Tiram new village '80 PER CENT OF THE SEATS FOR MALAYS'
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    He's four
    22 5 ROLAND, four-year-old son of .Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Jayawardena, of Kuala Lumpur, blowing the candles of his birthday cake.
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    Haji Abdullah wants king to rule free Malaya
    316 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. JLf ALAYA should have a king as constitutional monarch when it attains independence and its constitution should closely follow that of the British, said Haji Abdullah bin Haji Taib today. The present nine Malay rulers should select from among
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    INQUIRY ON MISSING MAIL STILL ON
    88 5 INQUIRY ON MISSING MAIL STILL ON THE ARMY authorities were silent yesterday regarding I the finding of a quarter of a million letters in a cellar in an Army embarkations building in the Singapore Harbour Board area. "The court of inquiry is still going on," said an Army spokesman. "A
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    In 2 weeks his tax was $800
    77 5 In 2 weeks his tax was $800 A VISITING consulting engineer, who recently spent! two weeks in Singapore to advise the City Council on a new reservoir, had to pay the Colony Government more than $800 in income tax. This was on the $300 a day the council paid him.
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    Warrant out for driver
    91 5 The Singapore Coroner, Mr. r B. I. Pates, yesterday recorded a verdict of death through negligent act on Lee Sin Hee. a labourer, who was killed in a car accident on Oct. 23. After the inquiry the coroner issued a warrant for the driver Quek Ah
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    MTUC TO CHOOSE 2 FOR COUNCIL
    132 5 Balloting on Sunday KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. THE Malayan Trade Union Council is cutting its I nomination of two representatives to the Federal I Legislative Council extremely fine. The Council meeting begins on Wednesday, and the MTUC will not choose its nominees until late on
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    Regents Park mosque plan
    63 5 The final decision on the design for the Central London Mosque, to be built in the grounds of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Regents Park, will be made within the next few weeks The trustees hav P received. Or are promised enough money to cover the
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    FOR TWO, IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS
    159 5 Five councillors due to retire I^IVE Singapore City Councillors are due to retire after Mondays council meeting. Three will stay retired. Whether the other two will rejoin the council depends on the whim of the voters at the December elections. The councillors are
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    Australian way—in photos
    67 5 An exhibition of over 100 photographs and posters showing the Australian way ol ltts opened yesterday at the Bri- 1 ttsh Council Hall in Singapore It includes photographs and statistics on every important Australian city and industrial centre. A section of the exhibition portrays the work of
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    GURKHAS KILL TWO MORE JOHORE BANDITS
    170 5 GURKHAS KILL TWO MORE JOHORE BANDITS RAF sets supply record KUALA LI'MPI'R. Friday. A PATROL of the 2/10 Gurkha Rifles yesterday killed two terrorists in the Plentong district of Johore and recovered a Sten, a revolver, a grenade, four magazines and ammunition. Chooi Kirn Kooi, alias Lim Ah Seng, a
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    800 at birthday party
    45 5 COUNCILLORS. Government officials and community leaders were among 800 guests who yesterday attended a teaparty at the Victoria Memorial Hall to mark the birthday anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Devi. Picture shows Mr. Hardial Singh speaking at the reception. S.T. picture.
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    BARBER CHEATED Court told
    120 5 'pAN KIM YAM and Andrew Bmnett were yesterday committed to stand trial it thf next Assizes on a charge of cheating Venkadasalam Annamalai of $630. It was alleged that in June Venkada.salarh read in an advert usemrnt in a local Indian paper that four barber.« wrrp
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    61 girls apply
    19 5 RAUB. FT;. Sixtylr>n P girl.-, havr applied to become assistant nurses in the Pahang Modirai Department.
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      296 5 WEEK-END DIARY TODAY Women's Society of Christian SrrSt. Andrew's Mivsion Hospital ore's monthly fellowship meetlnß In .tumble sale In War Memorial Hall. f hurrh hall. 235 Telok Aver Street St Andrew* Cathedral. 2.30 p.m. i 2 30 p.m.: choir practice in churcn British Council: Life In Aus- auditorium 730 pin
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    24 6 70 Worrf* HO (minimum, MRS. HELF^J BENNETT thanks •11 friends for their kind sympathy, wreaths an<l telegrams of condolence in her recent bereavement.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    236 6 M »nrd. HO minimum) •THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME" want a Westlake portrait of you. Have It mar.c now. 303, Tanjong Katonc Road. Singapore. X MAR SALE NOW ON at CJ. Ramchand Ltd.. 72. Hish Street. Arrow Shirts. Swiss Ties. Bamboo Sharkskin at Reduced Price* MR. K E MEYER.
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      Cap In Hand Budget
      608 6 Year after year the Federal Legislative Council devotes on Budget Day solemn thought to runaway government expenditure, the necessity for economy and the requirements of a basic financial policy. It will be the same on Wednesday when the Council will have before it estimate? in which
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      Synthetic for Sale
      353 6 America's synthetic rubber plants are now up for sale. In the American Press are the first advertisements of the Disposal Commission soliciting proposals for the purchase of these plants. Bids can be made up to May 27 for a total of 25 plants, 13 of them for
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      More Schools
      297 6 Fifteen more new Singapore primary schools next year instead of five is a wholesome triumph for the Unofficials on the Legislative Council who have been disturbed by the Government's apparent readiness to cut the education programme. Provision in the budget for only five additional schools in 1954 was
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    As I was Saying
    1158 6  -  CYNICUS -C\ J33,. THE Federation Lmls- lative Council has managed to provide an example of steady economy whatever the Government spending departments may have done. The Council itself will cost the Federation taxpayer next year $434,525. about $20,000 less than the 1953 estimates which did not
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    62 6 From the Straits Times of November 21, 1903. rE revenue from tin alone in three of the four Federated Malay States only, during the first nine months of this year has been stated at something approachlnr seven and a quarter million dollars. Yet, though there Is .so
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    865 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK KUALA LUMPUR is the capital of Malaya Just as The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands or Albany the capital of New York state. But to nine peopie out of 10 today the chief city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam and the centre of New York
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    5 MASKED MEN ROB 3 HOUSES IN 2 HOURS
    221 7 ■piVE masked Chinese, two armed with daRRers and another with a pair of scissors, robbed three households in the Tampenis Road area in two hours on Thursday night. Their victims were all farmers. One of the victims was stabbed because the
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    4 appointed to Finance Board
    54 7 Four peoplr including two Unofficial members nf the Sin- i gapore Legislative Council. I have been appointed members of the Education Finance' Board Tlie Councillors are Mr. Thio Chan Bee and Mr Lim Yew Hock The others are Mr. J. A. i D Morrison and
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    No prosecution, so driver freed
    65 7 As the complainant, the sole prosecution witness, was not in court yesterday. Ho Yoke Chee a Singapore Traction Company bus driver was acquitted on a charge of negligent driving resulting in col.ision with a cyclist. Ho was stated to havp driven a bus negligently and
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    $20,000 bail allowed two men in gold bars case
    162 7 TWO men. alleged to havr i imported 180 gold bars, j worth $50,000. into Singapore without authority, were arrestrri on Thursday merit and have been remanded on bail of $20,000 each wncn the men Onu Ah Tr»\ 26. and Lum Muk
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    'Lift politics ban on Govt. men' call
    246 7 OFFICERS WANT TO CONTEST ELECTIONS 'Position not the same as in U.K. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE FEDERATION Government Officers' (Div. II) Association today decided to ask the Government to allow its workers to contest municipal and town council elections. This demand is contained
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    $500,000 for low-cost housing
    81 7 rE Singapore Government Officers' Co-operative Mousing Society will spend 5500.000 on low-cost houses for Government workers in (hr lower income groups. This amount was recently lent to the Society by the Government. The .secretary of the society, .Mr. N. A. Kularajah, told the Straits Times yesterday
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    Saved from drowning
    45 7 A five-year-old Arab girl was saved from drowning in the sea off the Government holiday bungalow at Taniong Rhu Singapore, yesterday. The girl fell off a sea wall while playing. She was picked up unconscious and rushed to hospital, where she recovered
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    Many firms are in difficulties
    47 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Mr Lee Keng Hong. Federation Assistant Official Assignee, said tonight that many companies were in nnancial difficulties as a result of the trade recession He said this at an annual meeting of the Federation Government Officers (.Division Hi Association.
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    Ammo dug up in garden
    40 7 A European living in Nasslm Road. Singapore, found 2b rounds of .45 revolver ammunition while digging in the compound of his house on Thursday evening. The bullets, still serviceable, are believed to be war relics.
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    Free ride in bus cost him month's gaol
    168 7 EXACTLY an hour after a de-j tective had arrested at youth for trying to get a free ride in a Singapore Traction Company bus. in Sele^ie Road.j another detective arrested a man for a similar offence on the same bus route. Yesterday.
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    Decoration for aide-de-camp
    36 7 The Volunteer Reserve Decoration has been awarded to acting Lieutenant-Commander W. L. Clam of the Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lt.-Cmdr. Clark is an aide-de-camp to the Governor of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll.
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    DATIN WANTS TO SING FEDERATION ANTHEM
    173 7 'When will it be ready? 9 she asks KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. •pHE Federation Government is to be asked whether sufficient encouragement, assistance and information are being given to smallholders to plant crops other than rubber. Thus question will be put to the Member for
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    Shoes left in trishaw
    41 7 A European woman lost four pairs of new sandals yesterday while shopping In Orchard Road. Singapore. She reported that the sandals— three pairs coloured black and red. and one blue and gold— were left )n a trlsha
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    Boustead's shares
    132 7 High Court case Mr. I. Noble, chartered accountant, of Evatt and Co., Kuala Lumpur, writes that he did not state, as reported in yesterday's account of a suit in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, that $150 was "the absolute rock bottom va\ie" of an ordinary share in Boustead
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    Speed limit
    25 7 All vehicles on Sophia and Wilkle Roads. Singapore, must not travel faster than 15 miles an hour. This speed limit was gazetted yesterday.
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    THE VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKING: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CORPS NOW?
    428 7 THE VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKING: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CORPS NOW? FRMER officers and men of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, which celebrates its centenary next year, expressed concern yesterday on th^ proposed formation of the Singapore Military Forces. Althouph all approved of the bill which will be introduced j into
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    Tin- Admiral's farewell
    25 7 OFFICERS and men of the Royal Malayan Navy give three cheers for Rear-Admi-ral A. F. Pugsley at Woodlands yesterday. Straits Times picture
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    'ONE DAY YOU TAKE OVER'
    268 7 Malayan Navy will replace R.N. DEAR- ADMIRAL A. F. Fugsley, Flajf Officer Malayan Area, said yesterday that as the Royal Malayan Navy expands it will replace the Royal Navy in local waters. He was speaking during his farewell visit at the Malayan Navy Barracks. Woodlands,
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    Reserve will get new training ship
    132 7 Reserve will get new training ship ANEW ship. H.MS. Canna is to be added to the Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve It will join the MRNVR on Jan. 1 next year and will serve as a headquarters of a new sub-division of the Singapore division Announcing this expansion, the senior
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    Scent stolon
    21 7 A bottle of scent and a pair of spectacles were yesterday stolen from a house in Sennett Estate, Singapore.
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    More patrols in vice 'black spots'
    105 7 More patrols in vice 'black spots' KUALA LI.MPI R. Fri. TIIF police here have increased niuht patrols in "black spot" areas after requests by the Municipal Councils vice sub-committee. The committee, in a <<ix-point plan, called for more patrols in sections of town where girls were known to be soliciting:.
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    DEATH
    40 7 N PONNUSAMV CHETTIAR- 74 vrars. at hW residence. 123 Middle Road. Singapore, yesterday noon iNov 20.. Funeral today at 12 noon a- Hind.t Cemetery Chua Chu Kane Road. Deeply repretted and announced with deep &c>rro\v by nephew N. Chakravanhy.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 7 20 Wordm $10 (minimum) THE FAMILY of thr latr Mr. Lee Chtap Boon tender their tvart feit thanks to relatives and friend* 'ho sent wreaths, condolences loaned cars, paid night visits and attmded the funeral.
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    Britain, Japs to discuss trade
    207 7 Britain, Japs to discuss trade nEPRESENTATIVES nf the British and Japanese Governments are expected to discuss Japan's shortage of sterling and trade problems with Commonwealth countries. The meeting will be heid hefore the end of the month, said Sir Norman Roberts, British Minister in Tokyo for the past three years,
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    Watch taken
    32 7 A European livinp in Rebecca Park. Sincapore. left wristwatch on a dressing table near an open window before goinc to bed on Thursday night The wa'-.-h was missing next morninc.
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      150 7 THE WEATHER Minimum temperature: (7.30 p.m. on Nov. 19 to 7.30 a.m. on Nov. 20 1: Singapore 76 degrees, Penang 75, Kota Bahru 74, Kuala Lumpur 75, Ipoh 74, Kuantan 71. Maximum temperature: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 20 Singapore 84, Penan« 87. Kota Bahru 91, KiKtia Lumpur
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    CITY COULD USE A GIFT, TOO, SAY COUNCILLORS
    329 8 They'd like some of that $5 million MEMBERS of the Singapore City Council's finance committee said yesterday that if the Government had money to give, the Council i should get some of it. They were referring to a proposal which the Government
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    Datin seeks to know who wants those personality girls
    196 8 Datin seeks to know who wants those personality girls KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A MALAY woman Councillor wants to know who advertised in London for those $670 a month woman secretaries "with personality and sociability." Datin Puteh Mariah will raise the question in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. i She will
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    ÜBAIDULLAH RENAMED TO COUNCIL
    99 8 ÜBAIDULLAH RENAMED TO COUNCIL KLALA LUMPUR. Fri MR. S. O. h Übaidullah. one of the five Indian members who resiened from the Federal Legislative Council recently, nas been re-nominated by the Associated Indian Chamber of Commerce. His re-nomination follows a request from General Sir Gerald Templer. the Huh Commissioner, to
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    Good tone on rubber market
    295 8 Good tone on rubber market THE undertone of the Singapore rubber market h*been good although the consuming markets appear to be resisting any advance in prices. The offtake for shipment overseas has been better, particularly in the case of lower grades. The turnover on the market has been fair and
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    Paratroopers get wings
    79 8 Eight men yesterday received their paratroop wings at the RAF. station in Changi They are members of the first airborne jungle rescue Learn raised by the RAF. The men have been put through an intensive four-week parachuting course at the Royal Naval Air station, Sembawang, to rescue
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    Guest preacher
    41 8 Bishop H. Clifford Northcott, of Wisconsin, who has been visiting Methodist churches and Institutions in Malaya during the past weeks, will be the guest preacher at the 10 a.m. service of the Paya Lebar Methodist Church in Singapore tomorrow.
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    RAIL LINK WITH SIAM ON JAN. 4
    183 8 Two services a week KUALA LUMPUR, Friday JHE MALAYAN RAILWAY said today that the International Express linking Malaya and Siam will leave Prai. near Penang, for Bangkok on Jan 4. It will be the first time the train has run since the service
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    Police visit
    35 8 BRUNEI. Fri The Inspector Generaa of Colonial police. Mr I H. Stourton. visited Brunei State early this week, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police. Sarawak. Mr. Stourton ii expected in Singapore on Tuesday.
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    928 new babies
    24 8 Nine hundred and twentytnsiht babies were born in Singanore during the week ended November 14 144 more than the week before.
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    T.U.C. WILL DISCUSS REPORTS OF SPLIT
    217 8 'News to me/ says union boss ALLEGATIONS made against the Singapore Trade Union Congress will be discussed by its general council on Monday. Its president. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, told the Straits Times yesterday: The council will decide what action should be taken". One
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    FATHER TO HANG FOR MURDER OF BABY
    188 8 FATHER TO HANG FOR MURDER OF BABY SEREMBAN, Fri. MUHAMAD bin Muatek. 31. was today found guilty of murdering the newly born child of his adopted daughter. He was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Beilamy in the Seremban High Court. A retrial was ordered in the I case of
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    Exam forms
    34 8 Candidates sitting for their City and Guilds Examinations in 1954, should send in their application* not later than Dec. 31. Forma can now be obtained fro;n the Education Office. Palmer Road, Singapore
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    Brunei mosque
    29 8 BRUNEI Fn. -The Government plans to build a $5 million mosque —one of the grandest in South-East Asia and able to accommodate 3,000 w6rshippers in Brunei town.
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    Top students get $925 in cash prizes
    104 8 MR. A F. Taylor, chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, yesterday presented cash prizes totalling $925 to the 10 leading Colony candidates in th P L.C.C. sprini? examinations. The Chamber establlsheo the prize fund in commemoration of City Day From it, cash
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    PLENTY OF WHISKY IN BRUNEI
    49 8 PLENTY OF WHISKY IN BRUNEI BRUNEI. Fri— There will be plenty of whisky in Brunei at Christmas. According to doalers her-* ther' no general shortage except of one or two popular brands Several brands of Scotch arnow on display by retailers and the price is about $9 a auart
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      355 8 SllililS lillM'S rrONNITOrd 2?. Natural property of doR-roses jjr—jj -j— 28. 29 To avoid familiarity keep 8 fc^S K^j sS§ {saga I 2 w ye to French (2. 7). H 1H |H jli [HI §H j 3. OrJy a fool would start Uii* 10 t|S|J I At tea and poles
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      441 9 THE AM ABM AN NWWTS i;> Ilii lint upon mv many strange I soon lost all count of limp Kill il provrd to In- no hallm in. i j atlvrnlurev I lold msrlf that this and. falling sick Miffrrrd from lion. Thesr men had com* to Ihe must surflv »>«•
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    SHARE PRICES RISE WITH COMMODITIES
    469 10 lituiiui ohi» unit-lift* TURNOVER ONLY MODERATE THE rise in the price of tin of $2.3? i to $318.25 a pirul yesterday caused a better feeling in the sharr market where tins and industrials changed hands in moderate trading, mostly at fractionally higher pricey The rise
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    Produce prices
    68 10 Sinrmpore Chinese Produce Exchange: Noon prices per picul wer?Copra: ouiet: Nnember S3" 1 buyers $37", sellers: December $37 bKvery «?a sellers. Coeonu' oil: steariv: «f,2 sellers Pepper- steady: all varieties up $5: Mui.tok white X335 Sarawak $^sn Larr-none black MM I.ewi* and Peat Closln; priCM were Cnnra rllchtlv
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    Exchange rates
    84 10 THE Malayan Exchange Banks A-s.soclatlcn made the followlne chanjres In Its rates to merchants yesterday: CANADA: buying. TT. 32 3 16. air mail. OD 32 I lfi 90 days 32 9 lfi credit bills. Vi 5 trnde' hills: .vllinc. T T or OD. 31 7 R. rc-ulv On
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    TIN PRICE
    17 10 The pniT of (in in Singapore yesterday was declared at $318.25 a pirul, up $2.37
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    RUBBER PRICES
    214 10 In spite of poor ovrr.sras advices. December first grade closer) on the Singapore rubber market yesterday at, sfv', cents a pound, three-eighths of a cent above Thursday's close. Thf market reacted to report* Jrom the United States thai mandatory iisrasr of .synthetic rubber be reduced lrom the 1952
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    208 10 MEI.BOURNE. Fri investment.-; tran.sfener at steady prlees on the Stork Exi-hance today on a moment* volume of tradlnc. Few nriee movement.* were sharr %U$ most deals were in small paree! of hare"omp leadlne Issues eased late i» th- ri ,v. 3ase me:a! share leaders. Broken Hi 1 South
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      563 10 NOTICE NOTICE U hereby given that the trade mark or trarie name depicted above ls the exclusive property ot COLUMBIA RECORDS INC.. of 799. Seventh Avcnur. New York, 19. State of New York, United Ptates of America Manufacturers, and that the same Is used by Ihe cald Company tn respect
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      495 10 TENDERS Tenders will be received at the Office nf the Senior lExecutive Engineer Htiral. P.W.D.. Singapore, up t'> noon of the 2nd December. 19r>3. lor the purchase of approximately 500 empty bitumen drums lying a?, the Rural Depot, 9' 4 mj. BuWK Timah Road. Singapore. Form of tender with all
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      1010 10 COMPANY MEETING The Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company, Limited. TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 26th NOVEMBER, 1953 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Director*: HUGH O. BALFOUR <Chnlrmanl DONALD C. BROOK (Vice-Chairman) A. H. BOWHILL, C.B.E. STEWART KILPATRICK. 0.8. E. RAJA SIR UDA BIN RAJA MUHAMMAD, K.8.E., CM.G. SIR DUNCAN WATSON. J.P.. M.I E.E. General
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      963 10 Hurh G. Balfour, on the operations year ended ,11st July, 1953. fairly be described as 'the engine room" oi the tin industry in the Kinta Valley, was ranked by Go* ernment for payment of Its as.sesse.l War Damage claim in the same category as shops, laundries and similar concerns. The
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      920 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCIES exist, for Probationary Blood Transfusion Technicians (Male or Female) in the Medical Department, Singapore. Salary Scale: $102 6A 114 B 156 12A 240 B 252 12A 360 p.m. plus C.O.L. and Singapore allowance* Total emolument.* at present range from $165.75 p.m. with annual increments to 5570.--n.m. In
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      976 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are invited for the following vacancies in the Department of Social Welfare. Singa--1 pore: ll) DEPITTY SIPERINTENOENT. GIMSON SCHOOL FOR BOYS: Salary scale: $480 x 24A 600 p.m. plus C.O.L. and Singapore Allowances. Total emoluments at present range from $680 p m. for a single officer or
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      197 10 SINGAPORE RED FUNNEL LINES: HEAP ENG MOH SS CO., LTD. SOON BEE STEAMSHIP CO., (S) LTD. 33/35. Teluk Aver Street— Phone 3448. mv. "C.iavi; rkk" MMCT s\ii.in<;s to Djakarta Si HFRIBOV KORTM«;iITI V SKRVHK A. Spore appr. Nov. 1.. Spore appr. Nov. 57 M.V. "GIANG SENG" SAILINGS TO BI IMOK.
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      1580 11 T.i 2411 MANSFIELD <Sc CO., LTD. 74. mo> (10 Hnes) 20 Mnes) Passage llnc.ifwoted in Singapore) A| °*p* BLUB rUMNBL LIMB O*"* 1 Carriers' option te proceed vie other ports to load ond discharge cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS Dua Soils P. Shorn Penong Autamedan for
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      1042 11 JBJj^ _s^^^»^-saaS^-s^^b^-t^^i--s^^-s^^^-st)r»JaTS^^^^ EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN/UK /CONTINENT Spore P. Shorn Penong "Manchuria" for Bangkok, Saigon, ia?^..^.... I/ID.. VID-. 10/I.M-. "Febtrie" for Bangkok 8/ f Da*. 7/ 7 De*. 4/ 4 "Ulandia" for Bongkok 29/29 Da*. "Panada" for Bangkok Hongkong 1/ 4 Jan. "Java" for Bongkok, Saigon, Hongkong, Manila,
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      1064 11 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SAILINGS to U.K. and CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. Sham Persia. ■eneraenech for Liverpool, Glosgow, Dublin, Antwerp In Pert 21/14 Nev. Benmhei for Havre, London, Rotterdom, Hull 11/29 Nev. 30 Nev/ 2 Dec. 3/ 4 Dec. l*nw>vlt for Genoa, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Hull 30 Nov/ 4 Dec. 1/
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      1323 11 McALISTER «c CO., LTD. ELLBRMAN sic BUCKMALL TIL No M 590 LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, KLAVENESS LINE HAMBURG LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, and for USA, North Atlantic Ports PORTLAND. SEATTLE ft VANCOUVER ond Canada via Colombo Accepting cargo for Central ft South CITY OF SWANSEA American Ports S pore P. S'r-om
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      'YET AXE FALLS'
      135 12 DESPITE the Singapore Government* assurance that there was "no frar of the axe tailing now." within five days a number of Supplies Department staff Food Control Departm c n t have been civen dismissal notices. What explanation has thr Government to offer now? Ls It suffering from
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      Stray chickens
      51 12 rERE has been a great fuss about making life "better" in Singapore by i shooting mans be.«t friend. Why not continue this theme and shoot all the poultry that wanders about? I try hard not to run chickens over, but perhaps I am too chicken-hearted. Singapore. EGG KOI
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      Very young wives)
      137 12 WITH reference to the Hindu Monogamous Marriage I Bill. I would point out that apart from those who 1 are born locally and or taking local citizenship most I Hindus of Indian race in Malaya are nationals of India. I Pakistan and Ceylon. While they are at
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      G.B.S AT A RAPID RATE
      317 12 G.B.S AT A RAPID RATE IN Osmath Canb's letter on Indian and Malayan education his sense of proportion does not appear to have kept pace with hLs enthusiasm. Where the standard of English is concerned, the finished product of Malayan education |is the Malayan graduate i rather than the Cambridge
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      IMPORTANT ITEM LEFT OUT...
      166 12 OF lat< thr Government has taken M>mo vrry wIM ttflGM In reducing the Customs duty on camera and cosmetic products calculated to bring more tax. became M will reduce snvißgline and evasions. A high rate of duty of 75 per cent encourages evasions and consequently cause*
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      Boy friends put before studies
      70 12 Boy friends put before studies I HAVE Just received a school warning regarding my cousin's backwardness and the danger that she may be expelled. My cousin in only 15 years old but she can no longer concentrate on her studies because her mind is wholly occupied with boy friends. Whose
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      VIEWS in BRIEF
      1114 12 Lives risked... NEW villages are settling down as prosperous communities and this is bringing an end to the Emergency and the assistant resettlement officers. Assistant resettlement officers in Malaya have risked their lives for nearly three years and the success of thei* work is widely known. But
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      VOICE OF THE VOTER
      246 12 Abusive candidates IT is regrettable to note that some candidates have opened their election campaign with abuse. It is not a sign of healthy political progress. Election publicity should deal with policies and programmes. The whole object of democratic elections is to ascertain the views of
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      Heard on his travels
      221 12 reference to the correspondence on the word "Kling you may be interested in the following extracts from an article entitled "Travels in Hindustan and China" by Howard Malcolm. Teloogoos, whose name i:, often written Telinga or Kalinga are generally called by European writters Gentoos but this
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      'DISGRACE TO THE CITY
      118 12 I FULLY agree with K.W.HS. i on the subject of stray dogs Such maltreatment of dogs handled by a Government department is a disgrace to the city. There Is a society called Singapore Canine Welfare Association, whose gigantic task Lsj to round up stray dogs, and
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      Black area statement 'a surprise'
      355 12 Black area statement 'a surprise' "CVSLLOWING the .statement •T of Inche Hassan bin Abdullah, District Officer. Seeaniiit, U reported In the Straits Times, to the effect that Tangkak "colony" failed and that the area was a black one, UMNO headquarters took immediate steps to investigate. This settlement in Tangkak Ls
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      Challenge to student
      65 12 VARSITY Student com- plains of thr "un- sporting attitude" of this year's students towards "ragging:." I challenge Varsity Student to compile for the benefit of the readers oi this paper a detailed. unrxpurgated account of all the activities which go under the heading of "ragging" in the
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    Chinese go down 4-0 to S.R.C
    81 13 Singapore Recreation Club scored n r -sy 4-0 victory o\er S.CR.C. in a friendly hockey match on the padang yesterday. The Chine c e would have made a closer flaht of It had their forwards shown more combination. They lost several fcood chances through
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    Singapore team v Comb. Services
    58 13 The Singapore team to meet Combined Services ln a friendly hockey fixture at Changi tomorrow •..ill be: V. N Pillai: Barrh. Ajit Slneh: P. Penneiather. S. Vellupillat. E. Doraii ,-amy; Fcrrat oe7 Rozario, Sheikh I Mansoor. Conns. Pang Sing En:. Reserves: R Mosbergen, 8. K'.il.isingam.
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    Taipeh gives Wong a hero's welcome
    145 13 Taipeh gives Wong a hero's welcome TAIPEH. Frl. UNOFFICIAL world badminton champion Wong Peng Soon and his Malayan and Hong Kong teammates will make their debut tomorrow night in a series of exhibition games in Nationalist China. Wong was given a hero's welcome yesterday upon his arrival. He said lie
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    ChweeKokto leave for Australia
    316 13 ]^EO Chwee Kok. 21 -year-old swimming champion of Singa- j pore, and his coach have been grant- en permission by the Singapore Anv.teur Swimming Association to visit Australia early next year. The Straits Times learnt this j yesterday from Mr Tan 81n Whatt. the honorary secretary
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    BAM may talk over Wong issue at weekend
    294 13 WE HAVE BEEN TOO LAX—HEAH PENANG, Friday. THE PRESIDENT of the Badminton Association 1 of Malaya, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, will leave for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to attend the Foong Seong Cup final. While in the Federal Capital, he hopes to meet
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    Lancer sports officer gave Turley his big chance
    255 13 Lancer sports officer gave Turley his big chance IPOH, Frl. WHEN sturdy, pint-sized "Dan" Turley. former 12th Royal Lancers soccer star, takes the fleld in hU first EnglUh third division (South) soccer game shortly, he will carry the good wishes not only or his many army pals but also of
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    SOCCER FINAL
    35 13 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The final of the inter-distrlct soccer competition for the challenge cup presented by the Suifan of Johore will tike placr here on Nov. 25 between Johore Bahru and Batu Pahat.
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    RAMCHAND GETS 119 OF INDIA'S 387
    391 13 CALCUTTA, Friday. PMi: Indian Test batsman G. S. Ramchand dominated today's play in the Test match between India and the Commonwealth touring team, hitting a stolid 119. India were all out for 387 Just before the tea inter- 1 val and Commonwealth had scored
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    Reg Harris due in Singapore today
    316 13 THIRTY-THREE-Y EAR-OLD Reginald Harris, who A put Britain in the front rank of world cycling by winning the world professional sprint cycling championships for three consecutive years will ar r ive in Singapore this afternoon in a 8.0.A.C. plane on his way to Australia.
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    VARSITY HAD TO WORK HARD FOR VITAL POINTS
    407 13 VARSITY HAD TO WORK HARD FOR VITAL POINTS UNIVERSITY kept alive their hopes for the Singau pore Hockey Association's Div. 1 title at Bukit Titnah yesterday when they just managed to snatch a I—o1 0 victory against lowly Latiff Wanderers. The flght for league honours is still very open. University
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    N.S.-Malacca confident of winning again
    300 13 SEREMBAN. Fri. iT'HE Negri-Malacca rugby seI A lectors have, with one exIception. picked the team which defeated Singapore Services for j the Combined States' game against the Colony Civilians at 'Seremban tomorrow. Phillips, iwho usually plays for his club at stand-off, will be on the
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    Farewell win for Tigers
    62 13 DJAKARTA. Frl Singapore Ticers soccer team ended their Indonesian tour with a 4-1 vtctorv over the formidable Djakarta team. "Persldja". at the "Ikada Stadium here. The Commisioner General for South-Eas Asia, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, was amon: the thousands who watched the game. Tigers were the better
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      572 13 IP**** GJ£{° 4K fp, REFRIGERATOR j l!~"HT" %\h iYi I DE 51 5.3 CU. FT. CROSS. CASH $725 or 12 ot $67 tlNGftPOte IU»t» LUUPUI PFN4NC diltCCI "$50,000 LOTTERY IN AID OF British Red Cross Society Singapore Branch (Members Only) < LOSIXG HATE: 30th. NOV. 'S3 DRAW BUh ISth. DEC.
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      108 13 TODAY SOCCER S( S.\ CORONATION CIT FINAL: SENIOR: P T- v Marine Utpl. 'A', Victoria School ground. 5.15 p.m. I.U'NIOR) Uoorfhrid;r Hlv.pn.ll "B" v P.W.D. "B". Victoria School ground. 4 p.m. BVOGEB HMS MALAYA TIK: t omblned Services v Johore, p.iri.lll I riendlT: RNAS Semhawang 'A' 1 G.H.Q.. Tanglin; POLICE
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    CLASSY EUPHRATES TO TAKE TOP MILE RACE
    509 14 By EPSOM JEEP EUPHRATES has all the qualifications to win the Class 1, Div. 1 mile handicap (Race Six) at Bukit Timah today, opening day of the Singapore Turf Club November Meeting. This four-year-old Mirza II gelding has stamina, speed and a touch
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    At B. Timah today
    62 14 •rill ur.iihrr in Singapore is 1 unsettled. There was a heavy shower ycistprday morning and Ihe sky was ovcrrast in the afternoon. Bui if there is no rain today, the coin? mil be rood. BKST BFT: Sir Francis in Rarr Three. BKST LONG SHOT: Olympic in
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    Sir Francis best bet for today
    1028 14 OKST BET in today's card at Bukit Tiinah is Sir Francis in Rare Thrro. This thrcc-vrar-nld ran a splendid trial on Thursday morning when he heat the smart Class 1 sprinter Skryne Primrose over half a mile in aO. Sir Francis' recent race form
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    Straits Times Selections
    151 14 EPSOM JEEP CALLBOY POINTER Race 1 MAY BUG HULA HULA HULA HULA 2.15 Mul.i Mul May RU( May Bug Silver Screen Itu Naalb Slam Rice Rare 2 BLUE FLASH VERI'LAM BLUE FLASH 2.45 Fairy Blue Flash Manahiki Manahlki Manahiki Lefebvre Race 3 SIR FRANCIS SIR FRANCIS SIR
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    HOAD AND ROSEWALL WIN FIVE-SET FINAL
    205 14 SYDNEY. Friday. I IWIS HOAD and Ken Rosewall, Australia's probable Davis cup team, who beat America's Vie Seixas and Tony Trabert in the singles semi-finals yesterday, today knocked the two Americans out in the final of the New South Wales doubles championship. The Australians
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    MAJESTIC SIGHT IS SHANGRILA'S KEENEST RIVAL
    277 14 MAJESTIC SIGHT IS SHANGRILA 'S KEENEST RIVAL SHANGRILA looks set for another win, in Rarr Eight at Bukit Timah today Shangrila. a three-year-old, keeps on improving and it will need a pretty smart Class 2 horse to topple him with his luxury weijjht of 7.11. Shaitgrtla put up a tip-tnp
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    'Gambar'to beat form horses
    222 14 'Gambar'to beat form horses STRICTLY on form there are only two in it in Race Font today. Che*ierrs and Kahaka. Chesieres rehabilitated himsel' in fine style at Ipoh last mon'h when he scorec cleverly over 91. while Kabaka w.i.s a < onvincin; *-lnner over the 7f. coursr. But I think
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    Good trial by Blue Flash
    130 14 i>I.fTK PLASH, fancied runner in the 243 at Bukll to ny. I went attractively in workool I With Asia Minor, encaged in 'he Dn. i mile handicap, on the training inck yesterday mon-J mc 1 Ridden by Billy Bagby. Blm more than held his own
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    31 14 LONDON. Frl. Rmhv Dntal results yesterdiiv were County Championship: Dorse' and Wl'tshire 11. Oxfordshire 11: Hertfordshire IP. Sussex 3 Other match: Oxford University 11. Major Stanley's team 18 Renter
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    Moscow Dynamo win'
    27 14 COPENHAGEN. Frl. Moscow Dvniimn football team tnurinc Deninntk. be.il a Cor>enh^cen team br two coils to one after trailing 0-1 at half tune Renter.
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    Luton Town win 4-2
    30 14 lONFXIN. Frl. Result of Ihi only [liM-Kiin friendly sorer matd pl.ived in Britain vr.'erdav f. I nton Town 4. Adnnr.t FQ 1 Vienna 1 2 Renter
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      794 14 VEHICLES FOR SALE !0 Word, W (min.)— Box i« tt: extra. 500 C.C. Flat late 1951 Saloon 18.000 miles Insured September 1904 very sond condition $2,100 0.n.0. Box A 1471. S.T. FIAT 1100 1939. Good running order. Insured till Sept.- 1954. $450 0.n.0. Apply 28. Frankel Ayr., Singapore, 15. 1953
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      152 14 MORE SPORT-P. 13 U Mod wmnanian The HERMES "r-'.ihv i. port.ihlc in the (rue of the wntH Whcr'vpr yixi go this •in-lazing littlr typewn'rr will flrrompany you. It is sturdy and light .it the same time Its 4 smallncss will surprise yr>u. Anyborly r^n use s HERMFS "Raby." the keyboard
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      1089 14 Ist f t T > m\ J^^^^-'''. i jT^^^' 1 A CCEPTANCES and probable riders at Bukit Timah today, first day of the Singapore Turf Club November Meeting, are given below. The Double tote event will be on Races Four and Seven. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race
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