The Straits Times, 20 February 1954

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    27 1 The Straits Times established 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1954 PRICE 15 CENTS The Straits Times AW**** Kstablished 1845 SINGAPORE. MONDAY, FEBRIARY tZ, 1954 PRICE IS CENTS
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    RHEE HOLDS THE KEY
    346 1 Heavy odds against Korea agreement U.S. FACES TOUGH TASK TOKYO, Frida>. ENT Syngntan Rhee holds the key to the success of failure of i\e Far Fa>t peace conference, diplomatic observers here .■(I today. Hie olds are heavily againsi success, Ihey say. And Failure in tin en
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    SIR DONALD ON WAY BACK
    36 1 DONALD MACGILLIVRAT, «ho has been holidaying in Ranyika. left l>; Ir h Salaam yesterday for Malaya. He king over the post of H i h Commissioner from General iid Tempter soon.
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    Congress critics will ask Dulles: Why let the Communists in?
    243 1 WASHINGTON. Friday T*HE U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. John Foster Dulles. will bave tn answer Coneress rriticisms followinc reement to the inclusion of Red China at the Far Eastern peace talks in Geneva. Already several Senators have voiced opposition but
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    Sweet notes end the conference
    133 1 Sweet notes end the conference BERLIN. Fri. THF. Bic Four conference so often a discordant symphony ended in sweet notes last nieht played b\ the Soviet Foreign Minister. Mr. Molotov. and the I.S. Secretary of State. Mr. Dulles. Mr. Dulles told Mr. Molotov. who was chairman, that he hnprd he
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    Women the more deadly
    81 1 PITILESS KILLERS LONDON. Fri— A Scotland Yard murder expert said ye.sterday that woman Ls Indeed the more deadly of the species "Men generally kill quickly and mercifully." Cmdr.. C H Hatherill, head of the Yard's CID. told a meeting of trip Royal Empire Society When a
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    600 Indians reach Inchon
    53 1 SEOUL. Fri. Six hundred homeward bound Indian trooas H-;iched Inchon port today without Incident after a 00--n-iie train journey guarded iy Ufa. tanks and soldiers bec.tuse of South Korean threats A heaw Ruard took over it stations the moment the train left the edge of the
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    GERMANYdeadlock: AUSTRIAbacktol943
    47 1 GERMANYdeadlock: AUSTRIAbacktol943 BERLIN, Fri. the Big Four 1 :n>m Jan. 25 to tn get noon the problem? Ny and RM UCI alleviating n >J 11 Thin end.... n i'nd of a ivernment. HMI(!\ Bri- Intention I Indepem ird 11 i- an eni'France ."ion in pr lerrem •lntrj
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    Train blasted
    21 1 i -sir. a ted to be 10C namited and at train 40 mile? In yesterday people and insevern! nthprc
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    Indo-China visit BIG SQUAT THAT STARTED THE CALCUTTA RIOTS
    126 1 Indo-China visit BIG SQUAT THAT STARTED THE CALCUTTA RIOTS < M Donald, will -China this month. MEN AM) WOMEN teachers from Calcutta's non-Gov-ernment and non-missionary si i is squat on one of the city's main thoroughfares in their strike for more pay. They intended to sit until the Government acceded
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    MR. MOLOTOV APPLAUDS 'THE CZAR'
    119 1 East Germans say: 'Thanks for the music' Til IK Soviet Foreign Minis--1 ,-r. .Mr. Molotov 'centres, applauds a performance of "Czar and Carpenter" at the Comic Opera Theatre in Fast Berlin. The opera was given by the Communist East German Government to repay Mr. Molotov
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    THE REPLY TO DR. PURCELL
    329 1 Attacks on Templer inspired by malice, says Peterson From HAM. KOMNEY LONDON. Friday A TTACKS on General Sir (ierald Templer. the High by Dr. Victor Purcell in British newspapers and magazines have drawn a sharp reply from Mr. A. D. C. Peterson. Malaya's Director-General of
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    No increase in forces—Nehru
    30 1 No increase in forces Nehru NEW DELHI. Fri Mr. Nehru said today India wouiu no' increase her armed forces because of the proposed US. military aid pact with Pakistan. Reuter.
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    ANOTHER KILL BY FIJIANS
    96 1 ANOTHER KILL BY FIJIANS KUALA LUMPUR. Fn. JOHORE was the centre ol terrorist activity yesterday A bar.dit was killed by a Fijian Datrol in the Maokil area ol Pagoh. Terrorists hit back in the Layani Layang area when they fired on some Fi.iian.s from outride the perimeter wire. There was
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    U.N. secretary found dead
    29 1 NEW YORK Frl.-Police announced today that Mi.Jeanne Lord. 26 .secret ary to the Pakistani United Nationdelegation, was 'ound dead la.*' nifht in her irartment hen
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    Silent protest
    32 1 BONN. Fri.— The students of Bonn University announcen r'a\ they would stage a silent march through Bonn this ptternoon in protect against ilk- "unsatisfactory results" cf t/ip Berlin conference.— Rent
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    Tories hold seat: majority down
    37 1 LONDON. Fri Mr. John Eden nephew <>i the Poreifn Secretary, held Bournemouth West for the Government In a by -election. The Tory majority was 4.046 down from the 1951 general election.- Reuter
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    Headmaster's job for Peterson
    36 1 LONDON. Fri— Mr. A. D. C. Peterson. Director-General of Information Services. Malaya. 1i... boon appointed headmaster of .Dover College. He takes up hu duties at the end of '.he I summer term.
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    TRAPS SET FOR THE RATS ALL VANISHED
    121 1 Theft puzzler the police KUALA LUMPUR. Friday DOLICE here are puzzled by the disappearance of rat-traps from Seaport Estate near Kuala Lumpur early this week. The traps are of the wire cage type and have been laid in remote areas on the estate
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    Crash kills 15
    32 1 TUNIS. Fri A French military aircraft crashed in flame?; on a mountain peak 36 miles I f om here last night. killia« 1 til 15 of its passengers. U.P.
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    Police seeking hit-run driver
    36 1 Singapore police are looking for a hit-and-run motorist who seriously iniured a motorcyclist opposite the RedifTuston building. Clemenceau Avenue. last night. Witnesses are asked to contact the Traffic Police at Sepoy Lines.
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    Pope at mass
    34 1 VATICAN City. Fri. The Pope yesterday attended mass in his private chapel for the second time since a stomach disorder forced him to cancel all audiences late last month. A. P.
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    STOP PRESS
    43 1 REBELS Ml i ri \< ii rosi rm: i v in lommumtl troops captured I i military post .-i n.ik i> Hi- ii Innam high aftei hand to hand I Ibj iaj report ret v. i i. ..i, h' i i utrr
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    S'PORE GOLD SEIZED IN JAVA
    59 1 S' PORE GOLD SEIZED IN JA VA JAKARTA. Friday. hrn rtecn pounds of k»I<I :ind silver coins, believed to have been sJMffKd Ironi Singapore, were found when the Indonesian police wrested i train passenger in Semaranß. Central Java. They are investigating whether the arrested man has any connection with th
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    Rebels can't win war
    176 1 Rebels can't win war Admiral tells U.S. committee WASHINGTON, Fri iDMIRAL Arthur l?ad- ford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StafT. yesterday predicted :i •favourable turn' in the T ndo-China war within a .iTV few months. This inn t<i i nlvate meeting of the Fir ib-commlttee of the House "i
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    Corporal who informed to be tried
    116 2 WASHINGTON. Fri. T"HE United States Army yesterday ordered a court martial for the first American soldier charged with informing nn frllov- captives and collaborating with Communist captors in Korea. He is Corporal Edward S. Dickenson. a Virginia mountain boy. who returned home after first
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    $2,900 more for fund
    68 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Laclv Tempier's TB Haspital Appe:i: Fund now .stands at $*****7. Latest contributions w«>ie from a dance In Kuala Ltpvs $800 members of the mediea. and health departments $739. employees of Killinghall Tin Ltd. and Hongkong Tin Ltd., Pvichone. Selanpor. $760. Babcock and Wilcox
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    New warning to Shuttle Hall committee
    295 2 'LEGAL ACTION IF YOU DON'T PAY $10,000 BILL' FIRM COMPLAINS: WE WROTE, GOT NO REPLY THK difficulties facinjj the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund Committee are increasing. Messrs. Louis and Company, of Robinson Road, have warned that they may be forced to take legal action
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    Study course on Macbeth
    42 2 The Sinsapore Study Group is organising a three-month course on "Macbeth" next month. Thr count will be held from 7 p.m. tn 8.30 p.m rvery Wed nesday at 'he British Cnunnl Centre, it will start on March o.
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    New officer
    21 2 BRUNEI TOWN. Fri. Mr. P A Cnats. of trip MCTWtartat, Kuala Lumpur, has hrpn anpointrd Assistant Rrsirirn! rommissionor. Brunei.
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    THE FOLIES GO TO THE SWISS
    45 2 FOR THF benefit of a Swiss audience, the Folie<; Bersere de Paris, which is in Zurich for the first time, put on its expressive number "Voit.i Paris." This AP picture gives an iden of what the appreciative Swiss saw.
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    Cancer and tobacco: They still don't know
    213 2 ...BLT THERE IS A CONNECTION LONDON. Friday. THE British Medical Journal said today that, thouph much evidence has born provided in Britain and the United States showing some connection between smoking and lune cancer, "relatively much more is nrrded before a clear understanding
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    New postal dept. chief
    44 2 Mr E. E. Cassell. Regional Director. Posts and Telegraphs Department. East Africa High Commission, has been ">npointed Postmaster General in Malaya. Mr. Cassell succeeds Mr. D. Smith who retires next July. He It due to arrive in Malaya in June.
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    Firm owes $113,575
    44 2 A receiving order against Khong and Company was made at the Singapore High Coun yesterday. The ordf>r was made on the application of Maran Lead Limited, of Kuala Lumpur, to whom Khong and Company la owing $113,575 on a Jutignvnt debt.
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    MALENKOV TIGHTENS GRIP ON CENTRAL ASIA
    129 2 LONDON. Fri. RI'SSIA'S Bif Four— Premier Georei Malenkov. Foreign Minister Molotov, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Xikitas Khruschen and President Klimenti Voroshilnv have bren electi'd members oi the central committee of the Communist Party in the Soviet Central Asian republic of Turkmenia.
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    Ike praises the Indians
    73 2 CALIFORNIA. Fn— President Elsenhower today praised India's custodian forces for the;r handling of the exchanga I of prisoners of war :n Korea The President expressed H j thanks In a letter to Mr. Nehru. I the Indian Premier. The letter was made public at Mr. Eisenj
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    BOSSES HIT BACK AT DOCKERS' OVERTIME BAN
    168 2 LONDON. Fridnr I)ORT of London emplnyrrs hit bark yrstrrd r 7.000-strong; Dockers' Ininn which h overtime work. They announced they would ask the Dock Labour Board to punish dockers and stevedore; who continue to support thri" union's ban after next Monday. The union
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    Zahedi wants oil to flow again
    39 2 TEHERAN. Fri. The Persian Prime Minister. General Fazlollah Zahedi. said yesterday that his Governnvrv future programme included •the reopening of tho oil ;r dustry in compliance with the will of the people" p.
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    $125,000
    61 2 $125, 000 sought for park plan OPKN Und in Shrnt Sincannre. will Intfl I puhli. r,,.. 'J* to vote 51!.",. du0 (hj the s. hemo A Council committrr commended th.it m found for two or thrrr r ><;>» Belds. sn ia i, pavilion, ami sjm |r «ith shruhs and |f
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    Kikuyu must register
    38 2 KAMPALA Fi i Kikuyu residents of I followbiß a nev p.w.scd hv fhr Council yesterday The ordlnan Govornrr.en' m del port an-. K k Mhm activity Thr Bollcitor-Opnri Uganda Kik Mru Man oath a r
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    BRITAIN'S ARMED FORCES NOW GET A-WEAPONS
    230 3 BRITAIN'S ARMED FORCES NOW GET A- WEAPONS LONDON, Friday. j>UIT AIVS armi'd forcea are now being supplied with atomic weapons, a Government report on defence >;«id yesterday. lew of defence policy for 1954-55 also disthal cuidpd missiles had reached "an advanced pments." It Miid an air to air weapon would
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    Riddle of the Chesney lovers
    82 3 i I many) Fn :11 probiu refugees Germany, who Friends of the sm sney, who killed d Tuesday n Interns,- urch arui with r .ii .1 I^ind homo, shot h n thr mouth in :i wood S tland Yard officers iollow Oer- lie of the
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    Tito for Greece
    13 3 Marshal Tito vptecf an invitation to :.<u Greece- A r
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    Churchill statue
    31 3 lONDON. Fri -Sir Winston Churchill has expressed his gratification" 1 to the Court of Common Council of the City of London at its decision to "put tatae in Guildhall.
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    15 die in crash
    30 3 TUNIS. Fri. A French naval plane crashed in the mountains of Djebel Zaghouan. .^outh of Tunis, last nicht and all 15 men on board were killed—Reuter.
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    5-point grouse at economic talks
    302 3 5-point grouse at economic talks sirm tn h A Economic Commie- S&JUS and the rar Eaa 1 hJ^." 6^ 1 meetin e is to be Mar J n Toky at the end of yUr r yln APHI next STf^tiS 2°L nt were brought out in the debates. I 1 f
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    Free cotton
    27 3 LONDON. Fri The House of Commons last night passed a Bill to wind up the Cotton Commission at present the sole buyer in Britain— Reuter.
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    AVA AFTER THE RESCUE
    38 3 AVA GARDNER in bathrobe and sun-glasses, with the Italian actress, Valentina Cortese and her husband. Richard Basehart, after they had been rescued from a boat lost in the Mediterra nean for 11 hours. A.P.
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    Leaflet raid on torch marchers
    196 3 20, 000 BERLINERS IN PROTEST BERLIN, Friday. THE COMMUNISTS launched rocket-propelled "proA paganda bombs" over the heads of thousands of West Berliners who staged a "march of silence" last night to protest against Mr. Molotov's opposition to a unified Germany. Thousands of green leaflets lered
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    He crossed the border -and died
    77 3 TEL AVIV. Fri. AN Egyptian soldier was killed yesterday during an exchange of fire between an Israeli border patrol and an Egyptian squad near Nir Am an Israel army spokesman said last night. He said Egyptians from the Gaza strip crossed Israeli territory. Israel
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    Negro resents colour bar
    33 3 GRAND RAPIDS. Michigan, Fri. Paul Philipps, a Negro civic leader, yesterday rejected a high U.S. Government appointment and said one reason was racial segre- 1 gation in Washington.— A.P.
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    K.L.M. to train Pakistanis
    27 3 NEW YORK, Fri.— K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines has sign--led an agreement, with the Pakistan International Airline to train its staff in Amsterdam. —A.P.
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    Formosa visit
    25 3 TAIPEH. Fri— The United States Foreign Operations Administration. Mr Harcld E. Stassen has arrived in Formosa to inspect the American aid prosramme.— UP.
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    FIVE MARSHALS ARRESTED BERIA
    188 3 Led him to gaol from party FIVE Soviet Army Marshals personally led the un- suspecting police chief, lavrenti P. Beria. to his doom. Beria. a former Interior Minister and No. 2 Soviet leader, was executed a few rronths ago. Thts Is how Brrla was arrested; One
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    H-bomb trigger
    28 3 SYDNEY. Fri.— British atomic scientists are Dlanning to test a new hydrogen bomb trigger at Emu Field, central Australia, an authoritative source said here today— Reuter.
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    RECORD JUMP
    23 3 LYI'BOV MAZNICHENKO. a Russian girl from Kiev who has set up a new parachute jumping record of 7,000 meters. A.P. picture.
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    The missing diplomats
    44 3 BERLIN. Fri.— Two Briti.sn diplomats missing since May 1951 are living in a residential area of Prague reserved fur Communist bigwigs, the We-t Berlin newspaper. Tele-graf-claimed yesterday. The diplomats are Guy Burgess and Donald Mclean They disappeared mysterious in France.— A.P.
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    Jap star for Hollywood
    26 3 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. Miss Keiko Awaji. the Japanese film star, will visit Hollywood soon to appear in "The Bridges at Toko Ri."— Reuter.
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    Now the Japs can try them
    42 3 TOKYO. Fri— Seven nations signed an agreement today giving Japanese courts jurisdiction over off-duty Servicenen accused of crimes outside military reservations. The agreement is almost 'dentical to an administrative •)aet covering American troops in Japan. A.P
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    Wandering Scots
    39 3 EDINBURGH. Feb Scot- lands highest birth rate in recent years was offset by emijgration so that the population only rose by about 4.000 last year. The total of 28.000 Scots emigrated—half of them to Eng- land —Reuter.
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    SILENTLY THE KILLER GOES TO HIS DEATH
    118 3 A. who did not speak a word during his trial last November for murder, answered to hi.; name when he appeared beforv the Hong Kong Appeal Court 1 today. But he never spoKe again. Two British judges dismissed the appeal of Tsol Muk
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    LONDON STOCKS
    295 3 LONDON. Fri.— Far Eastern toRMi were rather Irregular on the J^ondon Stocfc Exchange today. Ftirrher support was Riven lo Chinese bonds and there was some buying of the Japanese dollar clause stocks. Teas were mostly a liule better ;ird there were some inquiries for rubbers. Oils were Irregular
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    LONDON TIN
    22 3 LONDON Feb !<•— Cash Buyers BtOi; Srllt<r> ECBS; Forward Buyers tliSfi: Sellers t«37: Settlement tK<i4 Turnover a.m. 100 tons: p.m. 30
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    LONDON RUBBER
    35 3 LONDON. Feb. 19— Spot 16'^.. Mar 16 d.. Apr-June 16\d.. JtilySept. 16.d.. Or; -Dec 16 -d Feb C.l.f. 16 3 16ri.. Mar c.l.f 16 3 16d April r 1 f. 16',d.. Tore- Dull
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    These price cuts can do harm, they say
    306 4 BAKERS SEEK STABLE WHEAT MARKET gINGAPORE bakers want cheaper flour— but they want stable prices more. They have asked representatives of the chief exporting countries. Australia and Canada, to see that price cuts are not made "suddenly and in dribbles." They have
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    Dendang Sayang was favourite
    80 4 THE I>ENDANG SAYANO krONCKON G PARTY f cored a M| hit on hap-coh- neh day in Penanu as its minstn K n naded the crowds in a specially decorated and brightly lit bus. Picture shows the party's star serenader, "mm" Chye Hone, singing a pantun "Nan
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    Food ban bars 'padi wages' too
    94 4 PENANG, Fri. HARVESTERS who receive wages in the form of padi cannot take padi back to their homes if they live to food controlled areas. A Settlement Government statement today advised yuch workers to sell their padi and convert it Into money Instead of
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    Two admitted to Penang Bar
    40 4 PENANG. Fri— Mr Lim Win Hock. 1947 Queens Scholar, was one of two old pupils of St. Xaviers Institution admi't<?d to the Penang Bar thll morning. The other new lawyer wo-s Mr. Oh Cheow Hong
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    Unions now want a British commission
    202 4 -TO EXAMINE TAYLOR *WARD T KUALA LUMPUR Friday HE MALAYAN Trade Union Council has' urged the Secretary of State for Colonies. Mr. Oliver Lyttelton. to appoint an independent commission from Britain to inquire fully into the Taylor arbitration It also asks. In a telegram
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    Top dental lecturer for varsity
    80 4 SYDNEY Fri |~JR. C. H Graham, for elgnt years senior lecturer In prosthetic dentistry at the Liiiversltv of Sydney, will leave ft* Malaya next month to take op a similar appointment at v:,c university there Dr. Graham graduated as a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in
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    Retiring after 25 years
    34 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Mr. D. G. Hall. Federation Come. troller of Customs, who Joined the department In 1928, wili retire next month. Mr. Hall wa. Interned during the Japanese occupation.
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    Kirkby head to run $3 million Malayan college
    288 4 Kirkby head to run $3 million Malayan college KUALA LUMPI R, Friday. tyORK is almost finished on the new S3 million teachers' training college at Pcngkalan Chepa on the outskirts of Kota Bahru. Kelantan. The college should be officially opened in May. Staff are now being recruited In Britain by
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    145 return from India
    41 4 The 8.606-ton 8.1 ship Slrclhana arrived in Singapore yesterday with 145 Indian passen gers returning from India. The deck passengers wrr •■> sent to the quarantine station on St. John's Island. The Sirdhana also brougiit back 67 Gurkhas.
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    Union meeting
    35 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl —Tie annual meeting of the Malavar. Railway Daily Rated Locomotive Engine Men's Union (Kuala Lumpur branch) will be held at the Bunßsar Rai:wfiv Sports Club on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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    UMNO meeting
    38 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl. The Johore Bahru branch of UMNO will meet at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday at UMNO Hall to support the resolutions on Federal elections adopted at the national convention held in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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    $4m. hospital for Brunei
    36 4 BRUNEI TOWN, Fri— Kuala Belait town is to have a $4 million general hospital. World Health Organisation experts visited the town recently and work on the hospital is expected to begin soon.
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    Sickle attack alleged
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri —A 45-year-old labourer. S. Nanbiappan, claimed trial here today to voluntarily causing hurt to another labourer P. Muthusamy, with a sickle on Wednesday at the Municipal quarters In Sentul. He was allowed $200 bail ano the case was postponed to March 29.
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    THESE FANS WANT CHEAPER SEATS AT THE CINEMA
    117 4 A CUT in Colony cinema rates will be sought by the Cinema Fans' Association of Singapore. The association yesterday named a four-man committee, headed by Legislative Councillor, Mr. M. P. D. Nair. to take up the matter with Government and theatre, owners.
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    They drink their pint squatting
    144 4 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Fri. i [fFHE Bukit Mertajam toddy A shop in Aston Road is not a shop at all, Mr. Ooh Chooi i Crieng, Town Councillor, said yr^terday. "It is indecent" he told Bukit Mertajam Town Council. "It has no proper tables, benches 1 or
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    ARMY PUT BAN ON TWO FOOD SHOPS
    185 4 ARMY PUT BAN ON TWO FOOD SHOPS KUALA LUMPUK A military poi; "walked into two shops near the enl to Army headqu hero at noon tod nailed up a notirr of thorn. Th two shops whlcl been .serving m Idler for more thai now "out of boun The proprietors cl
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    Girl, 17, drank kerosene charge
    47 4 PENANG. Fri -A 17--eirl Chellair.ah. alleeed to hav e drunk oil is still in hospil Ponanu Secoric' M Group Captain G V I was told today. Chellamah was charge attempting to commit in Free School Road morning. Th. adjourned for one week
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    3 men on way home when car ran into one...
    249 5 3 men on way home when car ran into one... COl'IlT TOLD OF DAWN ACCIDENT Chinese bun men- riding home on :lea in Indian the dawn hours of ember morning. ,;i came up from and knocked one ■:i down. rei of thr rar. II «u ay in thr Sin •1
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    Taxi-driver is robbed
    44 5 robbed a ChiXl driver ot $17 and a Gray Lam Katong Road n Thursday night. hired the taxi ng 37 Qeylang Road. M yards Inside Gray mi Of them grabbed Iriver from behind other emptied md forced the watch is wrist
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    THIS BACK PAY MAY COST THE TAXPAYERS $3m.
    223 5 $10,000 more for each day's delay CINGAPORE Government's 18,000 employees v may claim $3,000,000 back pay on account of the eight months delay in implementing the Kitson salary scales. This estimate is based on the assumption that the negotiations begun last June
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    Talking hockey with guests
    42 5 MR. A. l> YORK, Kuala Lumpur Municipal President, emphasises a point when chatting to Mr. Ram Prakash. the Indian Hockey Federation umpire. The Indian team was attending a reception given by thp town councillors at the Municipal Chambers.
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    Minister's son gets gaol term
    111 5 CHUNG CHI HONG, a Protestant minister's son wept when given four months' gaol in thp Singapore Eighth I Police Court yesterday for stealing $11 from the collection box of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church at Victoria Street. Chung entered the deserted church one afternoon and
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    Chiefs attend week end course
    35 5 TAIPING. Fri. A eoonc for territorial chiefs of Perak was held in Taiplng during the weekend. They heard lectures on veterinary science, health and sanitation, community development and youth movement.
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    DEAR SIR: MY HOUSE IS FALLING DOWN...
    146 5 DEAR SIR: MY HOUSE IS FALLING DOWN... 1 Then the municipality will act PENANG. Friday. THE PENANG Municipality is under no obJigation to inspect houses periodically to see that they are safe to live in. a Municipal official said today. He was referring to the Penang Chinatown tragedy on Tuesday,
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    Lorry driver is acquitted
    58 5 A lorry driver. Chew Jong Hons. was acquitted in the Singapore Trallic District Court yesterday of charge of causing the death of Ang Saw Gak. a student, while driving a lorry negligently at Tampenis Road. The judge. Mr. F\ A Chua. accepted the defence explanation that
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    Promoted
    24 5 SEGAMAT. Fri. Mr. S. Maruthamuthu. chief clerk. Circle Police Headquarters. gegamat, has been promoted to Special Grade He loined the dcoartment in 1931
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    Talks to end dairy farm dispute fail
    107 5 pEPRESENTATIVES of the' •T* Singapore Dairy Farm and of the union of its labourers failed to reach a settlement at a meeting in the Labour Office yesterday. The Assistant Commissioner i for Labour. Mr. W.I. Galletly. who called them together to avert a
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    T.B. fighters to meet
    27 5 TAIPING. Fri. A meeting will be held at I St. Georges School Hall at 5.30 p.m. on Monday to form an anti-TB.. association.
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    Woman faces 2 charges
    92 5 Agatha Cheong. 29. once a 1 receptionist at the Roya! Sin--1 gaporc Anti-Tuberculosis Asi cociation. yesterday charged in the Fifth Police Court on two i counts of cheating, r.ad her case postponed till Mar. 5. It was alleged ths". Agatha Cheong In December last dls- honestly
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    Extortion case postponed
    46 5 Tan Ah Kow. 33. charged with attempted extortion, had his case postponed in Singapore yesterday to February -7 for transfer to a District Court. Tan was alleged to have threatened Ho Son Woon with assault on January 27 to extort $3 from him.
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    $500,000 for Johore roads
    36 5 SEGAMAT. Fri.— To improve roads and bridges in the new villages Johore is to spend $r.32.000 this year. Another $186,300 has been set aside for the construction of community halls and markets.
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    THE GIRL NO ONE MISSED
    167 5 THE GIRL NO ONE MISSED No claim for her PENANG. Fri A 3-YEAR-OLD girl, missing I* V from home since Chap Goh Meh, ha s been taken by police to the Penanc Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. No one has claimed her. The sirl was found crying in i Burmah Road
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    HASHIM GHANI IS REFUSED BAIL
    183 5 Plea to High Court rejected KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. MR. Justice Wilson in the Kuala Lumpur High Court today rejected an application by Hashim Ghani. former president of the Peninsular Malay Union, to be released on bail Hashim Ghani was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for
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    $110,000 FOR TIP-OFF MEN
    59 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday.— The Federation Government paid $110,560 last month for information leading to the capture or killing of Communist te rorists. Of this total $37,405 was paid in Johore am. 5H4.000 in Pahanß. Amounts paid in other States were: \et;ri Sembilan 512,000, Selangor $11,225, Kedah
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    Attacked 3 hours after she arrived
    178 5 Attacked 3 hours after she arrived A WOMAN was attacked by a man in her hotel in Singapore on Thursday nitiht. about three hours after she landed by air from Rome, in tranot on her way home to Australia. Mrs. PA. Kaiser aged 29 WU returning to her room in
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    American artist to visit Malaya
    37 5 Donu Kinsman, an Ameri~ can water-colour painter, will visit Singapore and K'i;ila Lumpur in April to lecture and exhibit his works. His tour is sponsored by the United States Department ot State.
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    Envoy to Canada
    31 5 Dr. Usman Sastromidjoyo, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic Indonesia in Canada, passed through Sinsapoie yesterday by air to take up his appointment in Ottawa.
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      343 5 SINGAPORE DIARY Spore Boy ScouU Association:] ..V.M.C.A.: Singapore Chess Club Founders Day rally. Lee Kuo 3 p.m.; table- tennis 3 p.m.; volleyChuan auditorium. A. C S.. Barker ball 5 p.m.: Movie Circle showRoad. 5.30 pm. Presentation of j Prince of Foxes' 8 pm. flags to Soulh-Western and Eastern hinM v.M.C.A.:
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    160 6 14 „,H, fin mm, mum, !ni i i pors popping in even F'-'.iit Flavoured Sweets on Made by j.-. ll r;> ■innson's. IK r BaMi 'or .'.is. cerqulnd tamperU t commercial Phone *****. Call 2\" Cltnenceau Aye -,VV PATTERN of TOUT choice :r-int worrier. aallnd Ratnam, 'Jl7 Onan 15.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Feb. 20, 1954 The End At Berlin
    778 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Feb. 20, 1954 The End At Berlin The advantage which Sir Winston Churchill believes has been gained by the Berlin conference of Foreign Ministers will not be immediately «>b- ions to everyone. The conference has ended without an> progress being made towards the settlement of
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    Medical Costs
    483 6 There was nothing startlingly new in the very full explanation of Sincapore's medical plan and its objectives which the Director ■>( Medical Services delivered last night. The immense medical demands created since the war by the pressure of a rapidly gtowiin population havt been sd out in successive
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    10 6 THE ESPLANADE. SINGAPORE By courtesy of the Singapore City Council.
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    As I was Saying
    1062 6  -  CYNICUS warn Duperetltion is en iele at Malacca, where thousands—so a Straits Times correspondent reports gather at Klebang Besar beach to ree the crocodile whose human twin is about to be married. Most of the curious thousands never see the crocodile, who might indeed be excused
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    73 6 From the Straits Times of February 20. 1904. THE rikisha strike still conttnues. says the Malay Ma.l. of Thursday last It is probable however, that shortage ol funds will soon drive the coolies back to work. THE Government propose ov bill to empower the Muni- cipalitv of
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    786 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK r THE BEST way to know country and its people !i I walk in it. to follow thr footi paths and put up at the inns The next best way is to ri^i^, 'like Cobbett did. on horse back along the bridleways and dr'.nk with 'lie people
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    OUNCIL TO HEAR BASE MEN
    45 7 OUNCIL TO HEAR BASE MEN Til 10.000 N workers will n B ngapon Lrincll at its tneetiMri* pend•v Ooode, for Mr <.; w. n- Vr. ,i! i Btabllshr rs rlrcided on com; on I hour* if the fail to no- i four-point m submitted by the
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    Transferred
    15 7 MORE BAHRU, Fri Meoel Goh has been from Johore i to be th c
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    Lessons in hospital
    49 7 wh h*»i been ill in wer> given their M Enehsh lesson in a ward ub hai or- ganlsed a class for them twice ns part of its community service p-ogramme. The class was suggested by Mr. Ec Yew Lin when he was 1 president last July.
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    Templer gives village 'ultimatum' to help by April 1
    255 7 Templer gives village 'ultimatum' to help by April 1 REDS GETTING FOOD KUALA LUMPUR Friday. erald IVrnpler today personally gave an ultimatum" to the people of Sepang, a village in south-wed Sektngor. told them that if by April 1 they had not helpGovernment by giving information on the ter>perating in
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    Now he crosses Malaya off list
    342 7 Now he crosses Malaya off list MR. EROZ WANTS TO SEE MORE OF THE WORLD THAN ANYONE ELSE YESTERDAY a Turk, Mr x Mehmet Sureyya Eroz. 49. solemnly crossed i Malaya off his list of the world's 130 countries. Malaya is the 56th name he DM scratched off his list
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    Saccharin in his sauce: Fined $350
    125 7 Saccharin in his sauce: Fined $350 PROPRIETOR of a larrjc sauce factory was fined $350 in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday. The proprietor. Leong Kwok Hin of Chop Kwong Tuck Sans was charged with selling soya bean sauce which contained an added artificial sweetener, saccharin. In contravention of thi>
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    Theft from store
    68 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Fountain peas, cigarette lighters, imitation jewellery, cameras and cash were stolen from John Littles store here on Wednesday night. "The thief may have hidden himself in the shop iust before closing time an later made his escape by mingling with early morning .shoppers the
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    Civics through fun for village chiefs
    214 7 OFFICIALS PUT ON SKETCHES IPOH. Friday. TPHE staff of the Labour Department in Ipoh put on three sketches this afternoon for the benefit of some 30 headmen and councillors of new villages in Perak who are attending a week's civics course. I The highlight
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    HE MUST WAIT FOR PLANTS TO FLOWER
    81 7 MX. .Miurice Mason (above), a London farmer, thinks he has collected some rare tropical plants in New ('■uinea. He arrived in Singapore yesterday by air. Mr. Mason collected the plints throe weeks ago. They are unidentified in a collection of more than 200
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    Chamber plea
    30 7 PENANG. FTi— The Penani; Chinese Chamber of commerce urped the relaxation of trad? controls in a memorandum they sent yesterday to the international Bank mission now visiting Malaya.
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    Judge won't alter conviction
    117 7 Judge won't alter conviction IPOH. Fri MR. Justice Thomson dismissing the appeal of a Bank cashier Chan Yin* Kwan. 48. against his conviction on two charges of criminal misappropriation, today said he saw no reason to interlere with the decision of the lower court which had found Chan guilty on
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    They've got that Houdini—Alsatian Rex
    127 7 They've got that Houdini— Alsatian Rex OOLICE working on the riddle of the locked house in Race Course Road. Singapore, are i now satisfied that the "H?"; dini" responsible foT baffling the party which visited the house on' Wednesday was the Alsatian dog. I Rex, the dog, was left alone
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    TALKS ON RUBBER IN S'PORE
    134 7 TALKS ON RUBBER IN S'PORE To improve quality ASIAN and American rubber trade representatives will [meet in Singapore on April 22 for discussions on improving j the quality of natural rubber lor the American market. The meeting, the first of Its kind, will be attended by about ilO American delegates
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    Police catch up after eight years
    79 7 Police catch up after eight years KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A MAN who escaped trom police custody eight, years ago was arrested here yesterday Yong Ah Ming, alias Chong Chee Kong. 26. of Singapore. pleaded guilty at the first Magistrate's Court today to escaping from police constable Sanusi bin Haji Mohamed
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    Non-grad for Dental Board
    37 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A non-graduate dentist has been appointed for the first time to the Federation Dental Board. He la Mr. E Chin Wah, a nominee of the Central Malaya Chinese Dentists" Association
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    Secretary feted
    36 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri— The Johore Bahru Town Council staff and councillors yesterday entertained Inche Rozak bin Jailani. the secretary of the council, to dinner on the eve of his departure for Australia on leave.
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    'INSULTING' MEMBER EXPELLED BY A.A.
    198 7 Abuse of staff, says report THE Automobile Association of Singapore expelled a member last year for "insulting behaviour." There was an unprecedented number of cases of gross discourtesy towards the staff by certain members, says the association's annual report for last year. One member threatened
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    Speech contest
    27 7 Entries for the oratorical contest in English being organised by the Singapore Ramakrishna Mission on February 28. should be sent in 10 f. Norris Road.
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    U.S. destroyers arriving
    34 7 Four United States destroy- ers -Aill arrive in Singapore or. Monday. They will remain in port tor three days. They are on their way to America after a .service in Korea.
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    EMERGENCY LA W WAS NOT THE LAW TO THIS MAN
    168 7 EMERGENCY LA W WAS NOT THE LAW TO THIS MAN Four yearn all the same A SHOP-ASSISTANT, who at an earlier hearing ad- mitted having 24 terrorist documents, denied his guilt yesterday, when told that he had committed an ofTence under the Emergency Regulations. Said the man. OnK Jin Hrr.
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    Court calls in police bets expert
    167 7 SERFMBAN. Fr. MR. C.T. DOBREE. A> Commissioner "f Puiire at Kuala Lumpur, yesterday gave expert evidence on book irak ing in :i ease where a Chinese Y:ip Pook, wa c: ,r-> <i with frequenting the five-foot way ol a restaurant for book-mak-ing. T'ne court
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    Record goes to Malacca
    57 7 MALACCA. Fri. Fortyfour Chinese and three Eurasians were recruited for 'he Federation Regiment in a three-day drive here. Lt. Mohd. Sharif! Din Ahmen chief recruiting officer, said the response was beyond < pectat ions. He said; "Malacca holds rhe record for being able to provide the
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    Plan rejected
    26 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A proposal that the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council should meet In the evening has beei. rejected by the general purposes committee.
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    Clerk bankrupt
    30 7 P.C Nonis. a clerk, was adjudicated a bankrupt by the acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Brown, in the 81ngap inHigh Court yesterday on a judgment debt of $5,843
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    40-GIRL HOSTEL BY SEPTEMBER
    97 7 IV'ORK begins next month to finish by September a $300,000 two-storey build tn. Singapore's first eovcriimtn run hostel for girls. The hostel, which will tnken in 40 girls priority for owpaid ones without homes will be sited on ground nowoccupied by thr Havclock Road Children's Centre
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      86 7 HIGH TIDES Today: Singapore 12.37 am 18 ft. 9 In. 12 28 p.m. (9 ft. 6 IB.); Port Dicfcson 803 a.m. <8 ft. 6 in.) 8.17 p.m. (9 ft. 5 in.); Penang 1 55 am (7 if 3 in.) 2.25 p m (7 ft. 3 in. i. Tomorrow: Singapore 12.57
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    Three held up ship for hour
    93 8 THKI I passengers, vvho could not be roused i-mn bed aboard the P and O liner. Canton, held up for an hoiu hundreds of visitors on tin Singaporr wharves who were waiting to go aboard. The 16.033 ton liner arrived in Singapore from Hong
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    TWO ROB SALESMAN OF $1,700
    117 8 TWO ROB SALESMAN OF $1,700 One had a gun TWO men. one armed with a revolver and the other with a knife, held up a 19--y< ar-old salesman. Ho Soon Hwee. in Chin Chew Street. Singapore, on Thursday night and robbed him of $1,525 worth of fountain pens and a
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    Women fined for gambling
    95 8 Eleven women who pleaded guilty to gambling in a house at Bukit Timah Road on Thursday. were fined $20 each in Singapore yesterday They were Ooi Chit Gin, 27. Tan Guat Theng. 56. Goh Mary. 40. Low Ah Heok, 48. Tan Siew Wan. 40. Tan Ah
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    Club plans renovation
    71 8 The Singapore Cricket Cluo will hold a special general meeting on March 3 to discuss the question of club renovation. Business of the meeting will be to authorise the committee to "expend or incur commitrronts for an amount not exceeding $90,000 on a scheme j! club renovation,
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    Teacher weds
    35 8 SEGAMAT. Fr:.— Che Hasnah. daughter of Tuan Haji Mohammed bin Haji Abdul Rahman, head of the Agricultural Department at Segan.nl was married yesterday to In:he Ibrxshim bin Haji Mohammed, a Malay school Teacher.
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    First meeting
    25 8 KLANG. Fri.— The inaugural meeting of the Klan^ branch, of the Malayan Historical Society will be held tomorrow in the Klanz Hvjh School
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    CREW WIN FIGHT TO BE SENT HOME
    150 8 OWNERS of the 4,480-ton freighter Asha, which has been lying in Singapore waters for the last 28 days, have decided to repatriate the crew to India, a spokesman from the India Office in Malaya said yesterday. But. he added, there was one pore
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    $4 MILLION WAR THIS YEAR ONT.B.
    239 8 Much more for 1955, says Vickers THE Singapore Government is spending $4 million this year and many more next —to combat tuberculosis, said Dr. W. J. Vickers, 4he Director of Medical Services, yesterday. Several multi-storey tuberculosis wards will re- I place the present single
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    They DID strike oil -BUT IT CAME FROM ENGINES
    111 8 They DID strike oil -BUT IT CAME FROM ENGINES BUTTERWORTH, Fri. MR. MJ.P. Casserley, Province Wellesley senior executive engineer, said today the "oil" which seeped from a hillock at Bukit Toh Allang was not a strike at all. News that oil had been found in the area had spread on
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    Rendel will sign report on Monday NICOLL TO SEE IT FIRST
    184 8 Rendel will sign report on Monday NICOLL TO SEE IT FIRST fHE nine men on the Rendel Commission who got down to work 100 days ago to give Singapore a new constitution, will sign their 40-page report at 2.30 p.m. on Monday. The signing will take place in the City
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    'Race does not come into this'
    107 8 'Race does not come into this' IT WOULD be extremely dangerous and bad policy if scholarships were awarded on a communal basis, the City Council President. Mr. T. P f. McNeice. said yesterday. He was commenting on a letter in the Straits Times proi testing that no Maliys were among
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    Ungku leaving for Australia
    45 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Ungku Abdul Rahman, son of Ungku Ismail. President of the Religious Affairs Department. Jonore. will leave for Australia on Monday for higher studies at Perth. Ungku Abdul Rahman is ar. old boy of the English College. (Johore Bahru.
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    Brunei gets a Rotary Club
    28 8 BRUNEI TOWN, Fri— Mr A W Frisby. Rotary District Governor, opened the first Rotary Club of Brunei at I Kuala Belait last Friday.
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    Bust of Queen by art man
    50 8 PENANG. m— Mr. Lee Ha Peng, art teacher in a local Chinese school, has finished i bust of the Queen Mr. Lee. who spent i<>u hours on the job. will hold an exhibition for the press <»n Monday at his house in Marican Road.
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    Excess rice: two shopmen charged
    49 8 BUKIT MERTAJAM Fri. Two shopkeepers from Kuban? Semang In Central Province Wellesley were charged today with having rice in excess of the quota Ahmad bin Saad and Llm Ah Huat both claimed trial Hearing of the cases was fixed for Apr 2 and 9
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    New telephone exchange
    33 8 dEGAMAT. Fri.— A telephone exchange to meet the towns Increasing requirements, is tv be built here. Several shop lots along Ja lan Ibrahim will be acquired to build the exchange
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    Medals for two
    47 8 Prof George Mac Donald, Director of the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, London anc Dr. G. Robert Coatney ,->f the National Institute of Health, Bethesda. U.S., have been awarded the Darling Foundation Medal and Prize for their outstanding contributior to the fight agalnss malaria.
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    Gift for blind
    16 8 The Island Players ha.ye given $1,500 to the Singapore Association for the Blind.
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    TIMES Special FEATURE Little Cockroach paid for his ready revolver
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    Tin, rubber down: shares ease
    317 10 INDUSTRIALS IRREGULAR THE price of tin fell aw Singapore yesterday, to $318.73, after the incrc Rubber was also down a "dead" market to close at ay by $2.50 a picul in bringing the price down ose of the past two days. three-eighths of a cent
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    Australian stocks Turnovers large
    154 10 Australian stocks Turnovers large MELBOURNE. Fri. Investors continued steadily to support Melbourne industrial shares on the Stock Exchange here today and rises and falls in the shares wee balanced. Rights to new issues continued to attract the interest of many buyers and turnovers were fairly large in these quarters. There
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    56 10 Slngaix>re Chinese Produce Exchange: Noon prices per pi ul were: Copra: steady; March /April *39'buyers. $39 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; »62'-_- sellers. Pepper: steady, Muntok white $350. Sarawak $315, Lampong black $300. Lewis and Peat: Closing prices were: Copra: quiet: March/April «39 buyers, $39 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet;
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    Rubber exports
    53 10 Exports of ribbed smoked sheet rubber from Singapore and the Federation in January totalled 48,037 tons as compared with 50.240 tons in December. Britain continued to be Malaya's best customer by buying 13.696 tons. Japan was next best with 6.409 tons. France bought 4.492 tons while the United
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    Tin Price
    17 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was announced at $318.75 a picul down $2.50.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    266 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association said: "Industrials were irregular on the local share market while tins are easier. Members of the Association reported the following business done yesterday:- 8.8. i Petrol 37 6; Consolidated Tin Smelter ords 25 Fraser and Neave ords $2.05, $2.06: Gammon 53.02J; Hammer 52.90:
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    Dull trend may last some time
    90 10 f)EMAND has reasonably week, but buyer inclined to follo\ ranee, and operal erally have not a flcient conflden terlally support ket, says Lewis am report Issued yi Fluctuations m boon very small u somewhat restrict iradea continue to demand bul are reserved. Then la
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    RUBBER PRICES
    82 10 Rubber la I cent on the The nwrkr; very litt'e b closed barelv Closing prio per pound were: No 1 R.SS Spo 53 T s. No 1 K S.5. 1.0.6. buyerbuyers s:i >eller.s 53' Singapore I Rubbp: n pi Friday <Feb 19) per pound were: Buyc No 1
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    40 10 The Malayan Excharvion made the change* In ra HONGKONG: bu 3/16. O. D. selling T 1 53 11, 16. On the free exch..:. Hong Koiu ye for 5.85 for T.T. Sterlnuat 15 j and one taeJ ol 249.375.
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    Singapore Shipping
    101 10 Ships lyini; alongside thi pore H.ubour Board whai expected today are I Oenbit.-nire 45. Benve:.. S:rdli. ,r..i 67. Glenbr. I 14. Benvorllili Charon 19' JO, Sinn Siuiri.u N W.ill 8. Pel m vernbank 25 2< Panama 29 an. Steel 32. Aeneas 33 34. Radr. Atreus 38 39. Omar.i
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      151 10 TENDERS P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class I)" rogtstered Contractors and upwards will be received at the Office of the Btatt Engineer. P.W.D. Selangor. Kuala Lumpur, up to 3.00 p.m. of the 25th February. 1954 for tii» Supply and Delivery of Grant'? Metnl from Sungel Temp;iv:in QUMT7 for
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      169 10 NOTICE THE PENANG TURF OIK sprinc; MEtTIWO, m."> 4 SATIRDAY. t.ril M\K(II. IIM WKDNESDAY, 10IH MARCH, 1994 SATIRDAY. HTH MARCH. 195* ENTRIES close at 12 O'clock Noon on Wednesday. 24: h February. 1954. Application Lists for SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS for the Financial Yp.il Ist September, 1953 to 31st August, 1954 are
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      404 10 TENDERS AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE PROPERTIES to be held in our Sale Rooms No*. 4 4-1, Collyer Qnar. On TUESDAY, 23rd, FEB. 1954. at 2.30 p.m. 1. BENCOOLEN STREET— Nos. 103. 105. 107. 109 111. Shophouses on 999 years leasehold land of area 8.603 sq.ft. Total Monthly Rents 8352.65. (To
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      788 10 TENDERS tendersTnvited OPERATION OF Federation of Malaya Air Service* The Government of the Federation of Malaya Invites proposals from suitably qualified organisations for the operation of the 'Federation Air Service from 1 July 1954 lo 30 April 1957. Federation Air Service has operat- ed Internal scheduled passenger seri vices for
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      111 10 SHIPPING NOTICES M.S "MAGDALA" GODOWN 27 28 Consignees of cargo ex the above vessel are duly advised that the Oeneral Survey will take place at 9 am on Monday. 22nd. February. 1954. No further survey will be held THE FAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD 12. RAFFLES QUAY. SINGAPORE-1. M.V. "ASIA" This
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      964 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN/UK /CONTINENT VJ Wl Spore P. S'hom Penong SONGKHLA" for KohsKheng "oigon Hongkono, Moiilo, Kobe Yokohnrr,- 23'2SFeb. 21/22 Fek. la Part SELANOIA" fo, Bongkok 2/ 4 Mar 1/ 1 Mar. PASADENA for Koh,,rhong, Sni«jon, Hongkong, Manila Yokohoma 21/2S F.k. 21/22 F.k. It) Pert SAILINGS TO
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      'One-sided law of monogamy'
      553 12 AIAY I say. for I E iro--1" pean Woman's information, that I am not m favour of polygamous marriage, is she seems to think I was? But. perhaps like her leader, she. too, is understand how a person can lie "againsi polygamy but still adtne freedom
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      Scrap the hyphen
      181 12 Scrap the hyphen IX reply to the many inquiries about the spelling of names in my translation of Dr. Lin Yutang's letter, let me explain that the names LAGSAY. ENOCHIU SIANSKN<i. LYM (II'RTOONG are given in "tonal spelling" of the llokkien vernacular, which i.-> Dr. Lin and Mr. Tan's own
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      Motor fuel in Malaya
      157 12 THE present advertising enm--1. paigns for the new additive petrols Ls another device to perpetuate the illusion in Malaya that the petrol now sold here is the best obtainable. We continue to accept second grade fuel without demur because it is not generally known that premium
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      QUEENS ADVISORS ARE AT FAULT
      246 12 QUEENS ADVISORS ARE AT FAULT THE Saint Andrew So In their pr- I thp Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, the Secret for Scotland, and Scot: P.B, regarding the Queen's ted nut that Queen Elizabeth of England, whn was unmarried, (oulri not be the Queen's forebear Mary Que^n of S?ot; has
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      School for Europeans in Malaya the answer
      809 12 School for Europeans in Malaya the answer IT is a tragedy, peculiar to Europeans in this country, that their children are generally sent abroad to school at an early age and at an important time in the development of their personality. Many parents realise this* and arrange a compromise whereby
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      Coffee money and letters
      94 12 fornight ago. a postman in uniform delivered a registered letter to me He remained in front of my house instead of leaving A few minutes later. I heard nim muttering, and asked what he wanted? He replied. "Enche' tolons kasi sa-dikit menom copee I gave him
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      English on the radio
      122 12 WE arc all glad to Know that Radio Malaya is using Asian announcers more I and more In the English proi grammes. But some of them cannot speak for toffee and i not only Asian announcers I but also one or two Euro- peans. i For
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      GARDEN SQUARE ON SEAFRONT
      235 12 OEFORE the si,te of the Shac- kle Club falls into the hands of the official ■chemen, who mlcht do it Injuries .similar to tho.se raftered *>v the adjacent water-fioiit. let me suggest that it -should be made to give the public opportunltir>e for ease and recrration.
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      Doctors' secrecy
      109 12 IN .the Straits Times of Fe- bruary 15. a statement is made following a uany fight clash. "Police told doctors to, icport anyone gom^ to them with cuts and Beat] wounds". For any doctor to make such a statement to the police would be strictly against professional secrecy.
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      'SPRING CLEANING' NEEDED
      141 12 I RECEIVED my City Council monthly statement for j water and light recently. Or the same day. a cheque was sent by post, with the statement, to the City Treasurers Department. A week later, instead of getting a receipt for payment. I got a stern warning that
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      Untitled
      33 12 poRRESpOXIHATS arc NSjßWfc rd to write their letters clrarlv on one side of each sheet only, and «et out in double sparing if tvprwritten. The shorter letters are, the more may be published.
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      The rights of the taxpayer
      64 12 THE Education Department has askert candidates not to make telephone inquiries regarding the Cambridge cxi amination results Candidates being citizens. and tax-payers. whOM money finance the Education Depart ment. have every rlfhi to telephone the Department. It is likewise the duty of Education Department of
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      Where guards have failed
      283 12 rpHIS la writtrn 1 Intension of thr at Europeans in although recent I with some of then made the i. In Emery we have thousand policemen, home ial constables ami men guard nrr defences, mi and night stand skirts guarding the ||v< pip whn livr I
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      Juvenile sweepers in schools
      109 12 PARENTS «»i<r much coni cerned abo-it the practice of using juvenile sweepers in Chinese schools in pahans. Th" practice has become nore of a rul» than an exception in most Chinese schools in the State. We do not grudge paying the lu:4h fees am sports. library
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    CINDER'S PRINCE GOOD BET ON RECENT RACE FORM
    406 13 CINDER'S PRINCE GOOD BET ON RECENT RACE FORM By KPSOM JEEP (MM)KR'S PRINCE has proved himself a very genuine stayer and I give him a confident vote in the Class 2, Div. 1, 9-f. handicap (Race Five) at Ipoh today, opening day of the Perak Turf Cluh February meeting. Cinder's
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    Straits Times Selections
    156 13 .^«»M I Kare 1. 2.15. Rare 2. 2.4. S BROWN BOOTY Drmnnie Ajoko CAMPI S RFI.LE Sea Hawk Ivernia DONCASTER Tail I.ijht Fro« II I.IXDV ISI.E Brown Booty F.le«ant KM AMPIS RKI.I.F Siapa Tahu Madrid BROWN BOOTT Hollywood KUr China Town MADRID ampii. Brlle Rarnfleld DONCASTER Tail
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    PICTURE TIP
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    Grandeur to improve on Penang form
    866 13 I f RAN'DKI'R has been working lr such great heart that It Is really difficult to look beyond him In Race Six On two mornings this Prince Chevalier gelding returned me fastest time and I thought he will going well within himself when he
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    THE GOING
    50 13 HEAVY rain Ml in Ipoh yesterday eveninc and the "p.. today will at best he yielding, reports Kpsnm Jeep THE Treble Tote will be on Races Four. Six and Seven The Big Sweep will be on Race Fitht. RIMO Malaya will not, broadcast commentaries on today s races.
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    CAMPUS BELLE IN BETTERFORMNOW
    247 13 pAMPI S BELLE (late Footpad) was made a firm i.i\ him itc in her first staving rare in Malaya, at Bukit Timah last month, but failed to obtain a place. Her display, however, did impress me. A back marker in the early stages she moved up
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      160 13 immediate delivery of I iT*L. F^flsHk. Vauxhall cars Singapore Malaya irvhurd l#o/o#-.v SINCAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR Xt the Fcrirrntion hv Bo> Lifiltttt. RADJOSON MADE IN CERMANY obtained from i'l Chemists »nd Stores EXCEPTIONAL TONIC CONTAINING NUTRITIVE SALTS CARBOHYDRATES CfaaM purifier Ihr hleod removing wrinkles blemifhei (r improving the Skin Complexion
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      371 13 and to he Hire of BnnM'^ F look for the Cat a.iH B^'rcl on the Uhel the Gin tlui hj\ bt.-n WEf9S^^^ jjj^\ popuUr for genrrj:! 'Srf^^l^ (BWUL 010 TOM fINCST DDT GIN bOLE DISTRIHUTORS MALAGA 0 BORNEO JOHN LITTLE CO.. LTD Singapore KlmU Lumpur Penang USE I ■Qfc^"^* doaims
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      1131 13 RACE 1—2.15: Class 5, Div. 4—5 Furs. Str. 1 926 Rrnwn Booty Went 9 00 Mr. <te Mr*. H. C. Chionh Tjoa 2 890 Tahiti Whitney 8.13 Belmnnt Stable Daniels 3 009 Sabmk Bernam D. Jones 8 13 Mr A Mrs H T. Yap Allan 4 068 Peter Bougoure 8.
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    STRONGER WING HALVES MAY CUT SCORE BY INDIANS
    395 14 By NG YOOK YOON KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. UOCKEY experts who watched the Indian hockey tourists slaughter Selangor 8-0 yesterday exject a similar margin of defeat for All Malaya in omorrow's international on the Headquarters Vlalaya, ground here. That is, provided ground conditions
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    To fight here again
    121 14 HI i 1 m; tonslamr of Trinidad, ranked No. 2 among the welterweights in the British Empire, Him imprr<i*ed S'ncaporr boxing lUX with liis knockout victory ovrr Nai I'sinan of Siam in April last w.u will fight again in Singapore soon. No opponent has been named
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    Spore Dist deprived of vital goal
    259 14 Spore Dist deprived of vital goal TIME deprived Singapore District of the winning goal w'^en they were held to a onoal! draw by Malaya in their FARELF inter-District fixture at Tanglir. yesterday. During me second ot tnree sessions of extra time, right winger Nizar broke through me Malaya detence but
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    Ahmad's goals beat Police
    52 14 A hat-trick by Ahmad Has-san enabled Argonauts FC. to score a 4-2 victory over S.H.B Police in :< friendly soccer match played in heaw rain al Keppel Road ground yesterday Awann Bakar scored Argonauts' fourth goal while Minjoot and I Yusoff replied for the Police W
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    Scottish B.A. to pay costs
    141 14 I'HE NATIONAL Badminton As- socUtion of Scotland has deeded to pay 'he expenses of badminton players from Malaya. Indu Entl.md. Ireland. Denmark. Sweden and the USA who arc coming •n G'.iisgow for the World Invitation Tournament from March 10 to 13 The flourishing state of
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    Johore enter tennis final
    84 14 MAI ACCA. Fri Johore beat Malacca 3-1 in the southern -7one semi-final tennis tie for the Chua Choon Leong Cup here today Results were 1 Johore first 1 Singles: Daud Amin beat Ben Gomes 6-1 2-6. 6-4: Von bin Mian beat Abdullah Lincha 6-2; Daud Amin
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    Highest-ever stand for MCC on tour
    351 14 Highest-ever stand for MCC on tour GEORGETOWN Br Gitana Fn rv ILLIE Watson and Tom Grave- nev 'n.ik pin in the highes' partnership for am wicket br an MCC team on tour when they continued batting In the second dav's plav against British Guiana Their record of 402 runs for
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    Farrer Park soccer
    75 14 Farrer Park soccer FATHUL KARIB beat RN Kranji 4-1 at soccer at Farrer Park Lamri (I) and Tallb scored for Fathul Karlb and Bngg x for Krann Indian Recreation Club beat Embarkation H Q 5-0 in another game. All c2i. Bala. Omar and Salahuddln scored for Indi.ins Singapore Corinthians l>eat
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    BRITISH OPEN
    33 14 ST ANDREW S. Scotland. Fri The ISM British Amateur Golf Championship will be played at Royal Lytham and St. Annes on the Irish Sea from May 30 to June 4 A.P
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    CHINESE IN FINAL
    27 14 PENANG. Fri— Chinese Recreation Club entered the final of the Penang knockout hockey competition beating Muslim R.C. 5-1 on the Dato Kramat ground today.
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    Stan is back to play in Port Vale
    230 14 LONDON Fri. STANLEY Matthews. master mind of Blackpool's soccer attack, returns to his native Staffordshire tomorrow, and his one-time hero-worshippers are not too ha.ppy about it. Wizard winger Matthews, fit again after injury, is In Blackpool's team against Third Division Port Vale
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    Fijian-style South Johore tipped to win 'sevens' title
    360 14  - Fijian-style South Johore tipped to win 'sevens title CHARLES BR YCE ft] EHWR TEAMS are left in the annual seven-a-side rugby knockout competition are South Johore. HMS Newfoundland Base and Singapore Cricket Club "A" who the padang this evening to decide the chai In the first of today s semi
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    Chinese 2nd half efforts beat S.C.C.
    76 14 BETTER 1 'jcy friendly of -2. !1 01 thp soiilie h >i the] tre-forv goaWlceepei U Vincent Q from I In the w n on the attack foi and both Vim I Foo dribbled h i lead. The SC.C last 1(1 mint:'. for tIK
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    i NAVAL I»()1J(
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    HAT-TRICK BY CONRAD NUNIS
    41 14 KLANG. Fri.— A hat-trick by Conrad Nunls enabed High School OB. A. to beat .Clang Malays "B 4-2 in a knockout rockev match Other scorers were Snanathan for High School md Sejari 1 2 1 ov Malays
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      775 14 ACCOMMODATION VACANT 111 Hnrd* H (Mm.)-Mnx mm. rxlrm. 4728. UPPER EAST COAST RD semi detached bungalow. 3 bed100ms. bathroom* attached, garage ant room. Mod. Sun. Rent S3OO. Available lst March. Apply S O. Alsa<:off. Tel. 3244 LARGE Modern Flat, at sea front two bedrooms, bathrooms. full. furnished. Available for careful
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      877 14 CLASSIFIED ADS. TUITION HWrf. u iDHn.t—Bnt it ct: rxlrm. AT YOUR home. Pr.vate tuition for all standards In all school sublectt from $20 monthly. Apply I Box A294.V ST. i ATTENTION. Typing TyD«. I Choose own time. btn. 8 a.m. and 1 9 p.m. 3 places. IM machines niiirhines loaned
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      311 14 (CLASSIFIED ADS. OFFICE SPACE VACANT :n H,,rd* $S (Him.)— Box Sit rl.. rxlra. TO LET Floor Space in Rallies Place 2nd Floor Ideal for Office and Showroom. 3rd Floor ideal for I Restaurant. Lift available. 6.5D0 sq. ft each Apply Box A 2946. SI. GODOWN SPACE VACANT 'AVAILABLE from "lst
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      50 14 Mr >i Fin^r m 'Mf by DC-6B or DC 6 14 Sleeper Planes t_ 6ANCKL i liiifl |JRTjteraj]pT]Trj c^lcutiMMwpHl bBL karach '■^^A^J^j BEIRUT [^L33^.- Srf ROM' K^* MADR! > Convenient Connecf/ons from Singopc' c Cf oir Itoitl ol ils linnl. Ity -(fflnh^ Phiuppim In Ims 6-B RAfFIES PIACE .....no. Mtn
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      92 14 TODAY Kl'GGER: GHQ v St. Andrews O B.A Tangltn Lt. Col Ready. South Johore v Royal Signals. Jo- hore Bahru. Maj James. RNAS Sembawang l Naval Base. SembawanK. Mr Beadles. Seven-a-side -fiir.-nnali and final padang H(MKKV: Singapore v Army. SRC padang BWfioaMG: SOSCs qualifying trial. Chinese Swimminc Club 3.30 p.m.
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    2 DIE IN CHANGI CRASH
    51 1 R.A.F. Valetta nearly hits kampong Split in two' says illager RED servicemen i pulled from irning wreck <>l a \ir Force Valetta ul ;i quarter milos Changn airport r\ ening after ircraff crashed, lij! t« O. men ssen s At prayer plane Injured saved edia
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    THE FLYING FAMILY TAN
    18 1 All 25 see the sights of Singapore for the first time from the air
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    EARS—THEN A SMILE
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