The Straits Times, 24 January 1956

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    30 1 •I A1 L V -•j4UEJUt IX.LE ft^ _f ft L E EX C E E'ii'S 7g 0 The Straits Times /Halo** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1956 15 CENTS.
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    NO, NO! says SINGAPORE
    1078 1  -  PATRICIA MORGAN Tengku*s '■junior partner only' statement on Colony sets otf storm of protest By QUOTE j usk us to accept Singapore on terms equality would be impossible' TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN IN LONDON 5 'Control by Kuala Lumpur' rejected irHK DISCLOSURE by the Federation Chief Minister,
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    TENGKU GETS ALL HE WANTS
    423 1 iiiiiiiiiiiic" L L l MOrFMAN -Including 2 **********1111 l vital points ONDON, Mon. There is now no doubt that the Federation "merdeka" mission will get everything it has asked for including the vital date for independence and abolition of the High Commissioner's power of veto.
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    TEARS of GOODBYE
    136 1 Moey stays his heart comes home MOEI KOK CHONG. 1.. sobs uncontrollably at Spencer Street railway station, Melbourne, because other members of the M Mayan Scout contingent to the Pan-Pacific Jamboree are leaving for home and he cannot. The tears came when homesick Moey, of Sungei Patani,
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    $500,000 FIRST PRIZE PLAN
    153 1 Talks on joint lotteries T<HE Social Welfart Lotteries Board has discussed a proposal for joint lotteries to be run by Singapore and the Federation. The proposal made by the Singapore Government to the Federation Government was passed on to the Lotteries Board for its views. Informed
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    Lock icon KORDA ('The Four Feathers') DIES
    77 1 KORDA ('The Four Feathers') DIES LONDON, Mon. Sir Alexander Korda the British film magnate, died this morning from a heart attack in London. He was 62. Sir Alexander Korda was the nrst producer to win world wide recognition for British talking films. His spectacular successes included The Private Life of
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    Lock icon AUSSIE DOCK STRIKE WILL HIT US
    389 1 I if it lasts mutton goes off menu: Sea travel doubt MALAYA is certain to be seriously inconvenienced if the Australia wide dock strike, which began yesterday, continues for any length of time —and the Australian docks workers are preparing to "dig in for
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    Kidnap gang smashed
    107 1 Kidnap gang smashed By PATRICK CHEE OANISHMENT p r o ceedings are being taken against two Chinese in Singapore in connection with the kidnapping of at least two millionaires and a number of prominent businessmen in the last two years. The two men are said to be the brains of
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    Combined air exercise ends
    32 1 A defence exercise in which bombers of the R.A.F. the Royal Australian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force probed the fighter defences of Singapore was concluded yesterday.
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    25 1 KARACHI, Mon. MaJ.Gen Mohamed Reza, Pakistan's ambassador to Persia said last night that Pakistan and Persia were considering signing a culture treaty. Reuter.
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    The 7 o'clock news-blast
    49 1 M. NADARAJAN. a 14-year-old schoolboy, was injured in the face by wooden spllntt rs when his radio exp.(«d<d while he was listening to the seven o'clock news last night at Amber Road. He was taken to the Singapore Oencral Hospital and treated as an outpatient.
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    Lock icon MERDEKA MISSION CALLS ON EDEN
    151 1 MERDEKA MISSION CALLS ON EDEN LONDON, Mon. The Federation Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today called on Sir Anthony Eden. Britain's Prime Minister. It was their first meeting since the Tengku flew here with the "merdeka" delegation on Jan. 12. The entire delegation of eight drove to No. 10 Downing
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    Lock icon 'No concession to violence': Nehru
    50 1 NEW DELHI. Mon. working committee of the Congress Party today refused to change its decisions on reorganising Indian state boundaries "because of violence or terrorist methods." The resolution is believed to have been drafted personally by the Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru.— Reuter. (See Page 3)
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    30 GRENADES MISSING
    45 1 Thirty practice hand grenades are missing from the 443 Base Ammunition Depot in Kranji, Singapore, the Straits Times was told yesterday. The loss was discovered during a stock check last week An army spokesman said last ni«ht the grenades were "quite harmless."
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    'End the strike' move at Base
    238 1 'End the strike' move at Base MOST of the 9,000 strikers at the Singapore Naval Base may return to work if the dispute between their union leaders and the Admiralty over the eviction of two former employees and their families is not settled this week. They have given this 'ultimatum"
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 SEVEN I N.I I RED IN CRASH Seven people mimed three mini ly in i .ill. mom between e.ir Hid lun nc.ir ()«<'. in Park Hotel, East Cwwt Road, I tiiis moraine. Cai hit l.imppoct and OVei turned in ditch.
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    Lock icon Treasury gets $600,000
    34 2 JAKARTA. Mon. Two Chinese businessmen have paid 1,000,00 rupiahs ($300,000) each for "damage caused to the Indonesian Treasury." Police said the two men admitted they were involved In currency smuggling. U.P.
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    Lock icon 29 DIE IN TRAIN SMASH-UP
    102 2 29 DIE IN TRAIN SMASH-UP Worst in California LOS ANGELES. .Mon. AT least 29 people were killed here last night when a streamlined train ran off a tracx at speed 12 minutes after leaving Los Angeles Union station Urt San Diego. So grim and confusiiiK was the accident scene that
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    Lock icon Down to the 'spadework' now
    695 2 BSSB3!3ES3BEiS3E£BjCffIO^SG^^ TENGKU TELLS STUDENTS: 'FREEDOM? DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULDN'T GET IT' ONDON, Mon. Tengku Abdul Rahman, leader of the "merdeka" mission, said last night that he saw no obstacles to the London conference giving Malaya independence within the Commonwealth. No shadows have developed over
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      51 2 XEW DELHI. Mon.— The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, and the Congress Party high command met for four hours yesterday to discuss the widespread agitation against state reorganisation and the riots in Bombay. Mr. Nehru has not spoken publicly since his broadcast "peace appeal" last
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      48 2 LONDON: A super-luxury \prsion of the four-engined De Havilland "Heron" plane will be used by the Queen as her personal aircraft during her tour of Nigeria. Because of the slae of the airfields available in the interior, it is impossible to use the larger Argonaut or Viking.— Reuter.
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      29 2 TOKYO: Socialist Party leaders said today they hope to urge the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles, to cancel nuclear tests this year In the Pacific— A.P-
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      19 2 CAIRO: Egyptians and Israelis clashed yesterday In the El Auja demilitarised zone an Egyptian military spokesman reported today. —UP.
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      16 2 KARACHI: A Polish trade delegation arrived here yesterday to negotiate a trade agreement with Pakistan AP.
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      44 2 INDIANOPOLIS: A truck driver yesterday killed his wife and two sons with a shotgun and then told police: 'This Is Doomsday and I sent them to Heaven." Police said Robert Heckman, 31, "believes he is Jesus Christ. He gave that as his name." A.P.
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      26 2 SYDNEY: A Dakota aircraft today carried food to 300 hungry aborigines stranded by floods In a little mission station near Bogabille, 45 miles from Sydney.— Reuter.
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      28 2 TOKYO: A veteran Japanese diplomat, Mr. Shlnkichl Yoshlzawa, said today the Communists have probably executed "more than 10 million antl-revolutlon-aries" since taking over China six years ago. AP.
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      22 2 JAKARTA: Terrorists attacked and burned down 12 villages in South Celebes during the past 10 days, reports reaching here said today.— U.P.
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    Their last big meal, then...
    72 2 mWENTY-TWO overweight womrn ate a vast 2,200-calorie 1 dinner in Chicago last night. Today they start an allout effort to slim. They are the pacemakers for more than 1,000 housewives and career girls who will take part in a V.M.C.A. reducing programme. Two months from
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    Lock icon RIOT MAELSTORM SWINGS TO CUTTACK
    191 3 RIOT MAELSTORM SWINGS TO CUTTA CK Bombay smoulder a. th« t n^ up to on.. a froops out, mob stone Minister's homes CUTTACK, Monday irROOPS took ffuard at strategic points after denstraton attacked the houses of ministack, the capital of Orissa today ontingent of troops was rushed' to the Pin
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    Lock icon FRANKLIN MEDAL FOR SIR WINSTON
    99 3 MAYOR Joseph Clark of Philadelphia presents a Benjamin Franklin anniversary medal to Sir Winston Churchill at the Benjamin Franklin House. Craven Street. Strand. London. In the centre is Sir Jacob Epstein, who designed the medal. The medal is one of two struck by the city
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    A protestnow the flag flies
    84 3 ROME, Mon. Communist China's delegation to the winter Olympic Games here threatened to move from their hotel because no Red Chinese flag flew wiih others above the building. "I would be happy to comply. 1 the hotel manager, Mr. Aldo Bertozzi, told the Chinese skiers,
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    inti-Mau drive called off
    45 3 I NAIROBI, Mon.— East Afri- headquarters has called rorlat Operallrush." Troops, po- and African homeguards 22 Mau Mau since -in the drive in a near Naivasha more weeks ago Another are believed to have esSecurity forces were handlo??ed by heavy unseasonal
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    Lock icon BRINK-OF-WAR WRANGLE
    269 3 Congress puts the brakes on Dulles WASHINGTON, Mon. pEPRESENTATIVE John McCormack (Democrat, Massachusetts) said the United States "would have been over the brink and into war" in Indo-Chlna if Congressional leaders had not applied brakes. Mr. McCormack. the House Democratic leader, said top legislators of both parties advised
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    Lock icon ARMS DRIVE BY TERRORISTS
    107 3 'Give us your gun* order in night NICOSIA, Monday. MASKED terrorists knocked on the doors of house; in many parts of Cyprus during the night to demand shotguns and ammunition. The Cyprus government acted immediately All Cypriote were ordered to hand over shotguns by midday tomorrow
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    Lock icon El-Glaoui dies
    15 3 MARRAKESH, Mon.— Thami el-Glaoui. Pasha of Marrakesh. died here today aged 84. Reuter.
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    75 3 Fire and crew leaps into the sea COPENHAGEN, Mon. THE crew of a British freighter leaped into heavy seas yesterday after a flre swept through the ship. All the crew of the freighter Herrsburn. registered in Glasgow, were rescued by a Danish tanker. The fire broke out in the engine
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    Lock icon Reinforcements
    22 3 BREMERHAVEN, Mon. The first units of the U.S. 11th Airborne Division arrived here today for three years duty in Germany. A.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    317 3 LONDON. Mon. ECONOMIC uncertainties again dominated sentiment In the stock markets and prices steadily drifted lower. Talk of higher Interest rates was the chief factor In the giltedged market and small selling on an unwilling market brought falls. Industrials, after becoming steadier, receded further In the afternoon. Oils
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    RUBBER
    32 3 LONDON, Jan. 23— Spot 31 "id Feb. 31 Sd. Mar. 31 d. Apr June 30 "id., July-Sept 29\d Oct. -Dec. 285, a., Jan. c.i.f. 31 %d Feb. c.l.f. 31»»d Tone: Quiet
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    TIN
    23 3 LONDON, Jan. 23.— Cash Buyers £805; Sellers £808; Forward Buyers £7M; Sellers £794',.; Settlement £805. Turnover a.m. 65 tons pm 150 tons.
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    Lock icon WELCOME HOME-TO A RIOT
    109 3 WELCOME HOME-TO A RIOT NAPLES.— Rioting broke out on the field at the end of a soccer match here yesterday. About 20 people were injured including eight policemen. The riot broke out on the Napoli team's first home game In 10 weeks. They were barred from playing at home after
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    300 3 Ridgway hits at 'bomb' threat WASHINGTON, Mon. —Gen. Mathew B. Ridgway said today that the "most dangerous doctrine" for the United States would be a belief that the Communists could be beaten by "massive bombing alone." Gen. Ridgway. a former Army Chief of Staff, sharply attacked the Defence Secretary, Mr.
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    'Heaven' for Aussie mems
    378 4 IT'S ONE LONG HOLIDAY AT TOWKAY'S SEASIDE MANSION NO MORE WASHDAY BLUES: LUCKY 14 JUST SIT BACK AND TAKE IT EASY From GUNN CHIT THYE PENANG, Monday. FOURTEEN Australian Army wives are having a real holiday here. They do no cooking or housework and they all
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    Law faculty: Mr.Ctogive his views
    141 4 Law faculty: Mr.Ctogive his views (CHAIRMAN of the Singapore Bar Committee, Mr. IJ. C. Cobbett, promised yesI terday to give his views on the Braddell-Allen Report on the establlsment of a law i faculty in the University of Malaya "as it seems to be a matter of so much public
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    In jail for 6 years—he can't drive for 2 years
    104 4 In jail for 6 years— he can't drive for 2 years JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. A man who is serving a sentence of six yean' jail for cheating was yesterday disqualified in the Sessions Court, Kota Tinggi, from driving a motor cycle for two years. Vow Kirn Ho was accused of
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    Abdullah—in the death cell—will soon get a 'freedom' letter
    148 4 Abdullah— in the death cell—will soon get a 'freedom' letter KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A 19-year-old rubber Upper, Abdullah bin Saad, who is in the death cell of a Kedah prison, will be set free as soon as a registered letter from the Registrar of the Supreme Court here, posted today,
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    Lone heir to 'millions' seeks 'left-overs'
    188 4 QUEST FOR LOST FORTUNE A 77 YEAR OLD Singapore Indian, who claims he is the only local surviving descendant of a Colony "pioneer millionaire," wants the Public Advisory Bureau to help him "in his quest for the left-overs of the family fortune." Mr. J.
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    WELCOME TO MALAYA—AUSSIE FAMILY STYLE
    49 4 WELCOME TO MALAYA— AUSSIE FAMILY STYLE COKPORAL FRANK HEMMINGW.W ol Brisbani- greets his wife with a hut she arrives from Australia at Mata Kuching airport. Butterworth. Right- Pt<> V I of Sydney with his children, Diana (13). John (11) and Peter, who were on th plane.— Straits Times picture.
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    GROUNDED SHIP REFLOATED
    173 4 A heave and a ho, then it slips off reef rE 12.578-ton tanker Bedford was refloated at 5 a.m. yesterday after being aground on a reef in Singapore Harbour for 36 hours. Loaded with 18.00 tons ol fuel and c'.iesel oil. the tanker was pulled off the
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    I decide what 550 men are worth—deputy manager
    361 4 I decide what 550 men are worth deputy manager COURT TOLD S.T.C. WAGES FIXED BY ONE MM THE deputy manager of the Singapore Traction Company, Mr. A. R. Cameron, said yesterday that he was the sole judge of what each of the 550 rolling stock staff in his company should
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    WOMAN TERRORIST SHOT
    45 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. An area security unit patrol killed a woman terrorist. Ah Lan, alias Loke Ngan Klew, in the Temerloh district of South Pahang yesterday. Two men trrbushed with her escaped. Se curity forces are A pack v. and clothing was
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    Accident of justice: $1, please
    89 5 Accident of justice: $1, please PORE Maglst ,>terday fl police for g him m artistic" ires on cirs could scene by lighten ivux-Cole-I the proixplained the court acquitted -> :igo for liters for 32. was in I second iving six :\c enAlley Same lighters ;rt that he md how prosecuted
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    Sir Harry,due to speak, leaves
    31 5 ike, Governor h C 'inmission- n Pacific 42 who was to test speaker luncheon Singapore for Borneo speaker will N Kaul. Singaof Air-India ■hose subTVuirism.' 1
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    The Alliance—and the awakening
    94 5 The Alliance— and the awakening Til! [K"pl, of Singapore are awakening; from their P»litu.il ".lumber", says the Malayan Mirror. l!u (Ptliriil organ of the .Malayan Chinese Associuth.it this was shown by the "grand send-off" b lUiance supporters gave to the Federation "imrnion at the Singapore docks when Tengku nan and
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    IT'S SO DANGEROUS says EXPERT
    186 5 IHIIIIIIII IMIIIMMIIIIIILiIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIII Surprise at 'live detonator* court martial Soldier accuses a comrade AN explosives expert told a Singapore court-martial yesterday that he was not allowed to produce a detonator as a court exhibit because it was too dangerous. Sergeant P. Birchal was giving evidence at
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    I was given $230, says witness
    136 5 Omar also alleged that Patada told him he had re- i turned to the store and taken two more boxes of detonators. Private Mohamed Said bin Pendek, who was charged with Omar but released when the prosecution offered no j evidence against him. said
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    Sylvia flies in with harpsichord
    86 5 Sylvia flies in with harpsichord MISS SYLVIA MARLOWE (above). the American harpsichordist arrived in Singapore by Pan-American Airways yesterday. Miss Marlowe, who is touring the Far East, will appear in two concerts with the Singapore Chamber Ensemble at 8.45 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. During the Wednesday concert the gilded
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    Six acquitted
    54 5 Goh Ouek Hong. Tan Wan Lung Heng Ah Nya. Chia Nia Lah, Ng Ah Gek and Llm Gek Lam were acquitted in a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday of a charge of being members of an unlawful assembly which rioted at the Singapore Plywood Factory premises in West Coast
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    DISTRACTING—SO THESE ADs MUST GO
    72 5 DISTRACTING— SO THESE ADs MUST GO Ell BAHRU, Mon. foments on uidards and teleJd telegraph posts in Bahru will not be ifter Sept. 30. They were permitted by the Town Council last year for a trial period of one year. Many objections have been made by the public to the
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    NURSE TELLS A COURT HOW NURSE DIED
    395 5 Penicillin shot in 10 mins she was no more A P E T rY staff nuri at the St Andrew's Mission Hospital, Mrs. Janet Chia, told the Singapore Coroner yesterday how a nurse died a few minutes JSif f he had been iven
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    A MAGISTRATE'S PRESCRIPTION: A STICK WHERE IT HURTS
    88 5 SINGAPORE'S Fourth Magistrate, Mr. J. M. Devereux Colebourn, yesterday told a youthful offender: "A stick behind some of you fellows would do a lot of good." Lim Hock Chye, 17, who admitted retaining $35, which was stolen from Tan Wee How at
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    THOSE HK 'EXPATS': NO CHOICE MADE YET
    176 5 THOSE HK 'EXPATS': NO CHOICE MADE YET CENIOR posts in the Chinese section of the Singapore Education Department will be filled in keeping with the normal Government procedure, an official ot the department said yesterday. He said that a misconception had arisen because the Education Minister, Mr. Chew Swee Kee,
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    Royal chef faints as son is convicted
    194 5 FAMILY DRAMA IN COLONY COURT A PARIS-TRAINED chef who once served King Farouk of Egypt and who speaks seven languages, fainted in a Singapore court yesterday when his 16-year-old son was convicted of the theft of six spools of telephone wire, i I
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    $171,000 aid
    28 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Grants totalling $171,424 were made by the Federation Lotteries Board to old peoples' homes in new villages and towns in Johore last year.
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    ACKOWLEDGEMENT
    123 6 20 r\,,r,U $10 (minimum) MR. AND MRS. VOO NGIAN ONN Thank all their friends and well-wishers tor their good wishes, presents and attendance on the occasion of their marriage. MR. AND MRS. PETER J. Wli S IN tlwnk all relatives and friends for their attendance, valuable presents and best
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Jan. 24, 1956. An Indiscreet Attack
    585 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Jan. 24, 1956. An Indiscreet Attack An excited gathering of Malayan students was not the best audience nor London quite the best place for the rather astonishing attack which Tengku Abdul Rahman saw fit to make upon Singapore and its Government. No doubt some of
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    Rates And Rents
    360 6 Any dictionary of cliches is bound .to have a place for glaring anomalies. A British expert on rating and assessment has now directed attention to one anomaly in Malaya which appears to have escaped notice. In the Federation owners of property built after January 1948 may charge
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    Communal Reds
    255 6 The week's rioting in Bombay has had some of the ferocity of the communal rioting that followed the grant of independence to India. Only this time the combatants are not Hindus and Muslims but nationals of the Indian Republic. Maharashtrian gangs sought out Gujerati homes and shops for
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      'FLAGRANT INJUSTICE IN NORTH BORNEO'
      493 6 HPHANK you for your editorial of January 6 on the Borneo timber industry. Although this iniquitous Paper 34 has caused far more resentment than anything the North Borneo Government, os even Its predecessor, the North Borneo Chartered Company, has ever done before, Government has shown
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      Danger to Malaya from 'political fanatics'
      350 6 I SHOULD like to call the attention of your readers, especially those who belong to the Progressive Party oi Singapore, to the very sound statements made in a letter appearing under the heading "Byrne in a hurry?" The writer, signing himself "Jaswant," is to
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      Not the way to raise teaching standards
      239 6 IN an Editorial you maintain the misconception that with increased inspection, a necessary rise in teaching standards would follow. Teaching standards never rise when teachers are kept in fear of visits of inspectors. In actual fact they degenerate. As I understand from your
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        BETTER BUSES DEMAND
        220 6 MR. L. C. HAWKINS, chairman of the Singapore Transport Commission, has stressed the importance of comfortable, clean and improved bus services as a solution to the parking problem in the centre of the City. The public will certainly travel in such buses if provided, and if the
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        Heard on the phone
        109 6 I FULLY endorse the view that an English word pronounced in a way which would not be understood In any part of Britain is inexecusable. Take the following example: "The budding arfflcer and the ducktar said that the kakanut drups on the tub of the larry."
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        Blunder on a tablet?
        125 6 IN reference to the recent opening of the Sultan Badlishah Bridge, in Alor Star, by the Sultan, I noticed in the paper the photograph of the tablet affixed to the bridge gives the honours for Sir Badlishah as X.0.M.. K.C.M.G. and K.C.B. This is a very
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        A question of loyalty
        141 6 T»HE idea of asking Tengku Abdul Rahman to consider having the Federation join Singapore is quite ingenious, but it would hardly be an ethical proposition. For one thing, the leading community for which the Tengku speaks owe allegiance to a Malay sultan or sultans, whereas the
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        Muslim land ownership
        108 6 Muslim land ownership A recent report said that the Syeds and Sheikhs of Kelantan claim they are Malays of Arab descent, and want to own land in Malay reservations. Could the Syeds and Sheikhs in this country announce whether they are Malays or not? Will the authorities concerned say whether
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    Vital need for closer Western ties with India
    659 6  -  RICHARD GOOLD-ADAMS IN THE WAKE OF KHRUSKChJ BY IN retrospect, the Russian visit should make the Western Powers think again about their policy towards India. This aspect of the Khrush-chev-Bulganin tour has received litle public recognition in either London or Washington. But
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      512 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. to Wordt $10 /minimum). THOMAS: On Jan. 16th 1956 at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, to Lee Wee (Nee Foo> wife of C. P. Thomas ii son (Merlin). BLACKETT. On 12th January at Newca.stle-on-Tyne to Rosamond, wife of Jock Blackett— a ■on John Richard Thursneld. ELKE.S (o Ruth and Alex
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      45 6 UNFORGETTABLE PLEASURE WHEREVER YOU ARE. HOHNER DIATONIC ACCORDIONS Vr\i,' MODEL 112 2 stops, 2 sets reeds $42.50 MODEL 113 3 stops, 3 sets reeds $47.50 MODEL 114 4 stops, 4 sets reeds $55.00 From all good Stores, or' T.M.A. LTD., 61/63, High Street, Singapore 6.
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    Surprise No. I—A sky-jump hero
    660 7 Surprise No. I— A sky-jump hero H THEY TROQp... THE srcpbt FIVE T q jgu, ALL ABOUT SQUABBLE OVER B.M.A. MEN lntelli g ence_officer_in the army B.A. DEGREE GOT HIM WAR DAMAGE JOB FORMER Asian A Iligence 0f1i- the British l^my, who parachut- ilaya some before the end of the
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    LOVE MAKES THEIR WORLD GO ROUND
    49 7 A CIRCLET of gold is slipped on a girl's finger at St. George's Church, Penang and Miss Jill Wilkinson is now Mrs. Clayton to you. The bridegroom is Mr. David Fothergill Clayton, of Sandllands Buttery and Company, Singapore. The Bey. J. Griffiths officiated.
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    Singapore artists win awards
    63 7 Singapore artists win awards A MALAYAN painting has won second priie at an international art competition in Tampa. Florida. Another won an honourable mention Second arise winner is Mr. Lee Choon of Singapore. The honourable mention went to Mr. Lin Hong Van. Both are members of the Singapore Junior Chamber
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    Expats hold 62 p.c. of the top jobs
    195 7 NINE PER CENT IN DIVISION II Yf ORE than half of the ITI top Government posts in Singapore are held by European and Asian expatriates, according to a statement issued last night by the Director of Personnel. The statement shows that 49
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    Another Singapore in Sumatra?
    178 7 'FANTASTIC SAY ALL TRADERS QINGAPORE TRADERS yesterday dismissed as "most fantastic" a suggestion that the Indonesian Government could build a harbour at Tanjong Pinang, Sumatra, to compete with Singapore. They were commenting on an official report from Indonesia which said that the Governmentt had decided to
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    Slimming slims in jungle venture
    288 7  - Slimming slims in jungle venture KHOO SIAN HOCK By HE DINED ON FROGS TO PROVE A POINT IPOH. Mon. JOHN Slimming. 31J year-old modern Robinson Crusoe, has proved it is possible to live off the jungle and survive. He went into the Jungle 13 days ago without a scrap of
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    ...STILL ROUND AND ROUND
    68 7 THAT "love makes the world go round" theme Is present again at the wedding of Miss Tan Geok Peng, an Ipoh staff nurse, and Mr. A. Braxier, a P.W.I), engineer who won the top priie of $4,000 in the recent Shell Motor Rally. Members of the
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    LATE? OH, NO
    245 7 Fire chief: My engines were there in 17 minutes not 40 ]tf R. J. ANGUS, Chief of i the Singapore City i Fire Brigade, yesterday j proved that an engine, which dashed to a blaze off Changi Road early on Sunday morning, took 17 minutes and not
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    Couple to marry
    39 7 Mr. K. Kularatnam of the Malayan Railway and Miss Rokini Thevi Subramanyam. eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. Subramayam of Singapore, will be married at the Ceylon Sports Club, Balestler Road, Singapore, on Feb. 3.
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    GAVE MAN A LIFT- ROBBED
    76 7 A man robbed a farmer In Tyersall Avenue, Singapore, after the farmer gave him lift in his car on Sunday night. The farmer. Then Kirn Soo, who lost $8. a fountain pen and a wristwatch, said the man stopped him at Geylang and asked fur
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    13 Malayans pass Bar Final exam
    350 7 LONDON, Mon.— Thirteen Malayan students have Just passed their Bar Final examinations in London; five others have passed conditionally. They are: Class 2: H. L. Goh (Singapore). Class 3. T. C. Chee (Singapore), P. Coomaraswamy (Singapore), O. D'Rozarlo (Singapore), A. S. Gill (Negri Sembllan).
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    Cyclist killed
    28 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A 48-year-old cyclist, Yap Lim, was killed when he was involved in an accident with a lorry in Circular Road here this morning:.
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    Naval Base stabbing: 5 accused
    63 7 Naval Base stabbing: 5 accused FIVE Naval Base strikers pleaded not guilty in a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday in connection with the stabbing of a non-striker. A. M. Noohu, on Sunday. V. Sukumaran, 21, was alleged to have stabbed Noohu with a pen-knife. V. Scridharan, 21, N. Ramachandran, 26 P.
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    A REBUKE FOR YOUTH OF COLONY
    190 7 A REBUKE FOR YOUTH OF COLONY rpHE Singapore Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday presented certificates of commission to 12 school cadet officers and told them he was "not altogether happy about the attitude to democracy of our young people." He was commenting on the efforts of those
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    Saburo shows children handicaps don't count
    148 7 A CIRCUS TREAT FOR 4,000 PUR thousand of Singapore's handicapped and underprivileged citizens yesterday saw a man with no legs and only four fingers to each hand give an acrobatic display. He was a Japanese stunt artist, Saburo Mano. of the Klnoshita Circus. The
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    Red gives in
    25 7 SEREMBAN, Mon. A terrorist. Vu Woon, surrendered yesterday to the police at Gemas in South Negri Sembllan. No further details are available.
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      44 7 Are you "the Medicinal Purposes" type /w\ The ■MEDICINAL-PURPOSES" type the alcoholic in hypochondriac's clothing, chooses a beer rich in vitamins and scientifically perfected. He'll tell you so too if you join him. jCJrlsbCTfq of course Trad* Enquirui to HENRY WAUGH b CO. LTD.
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    Useless informalilon from Jane
    5 8 Useless informal ilon from Jane
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    What A Life!
    608 8  -  GrtMuhJU* MONDAY "IN 1984 a comet will pass close to earth," says Jane, knowledge"Really?" I reply. "Yes. Did you hear that, Daddy? In 1984 a comet will pass close to earth." "Ur," says Tom. "The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter." continues Jane. "Did you
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    44 8 TRANSPARENT Perspex heels enclosing multi-colour flowers are featured in these Italian-inspired sandals, shown in the Spring range of Saxone of Scotland in London recently. The flowers are trimmed with flowers at the front. They have light uooden soles. Reuter photograph.
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    How to walk correctly
    205 8 How to walk correctly MAXINE RAKICH bit advice on II someone were to A ask you where you would begin if you wished to walk correctly, what would you answer? Ten to one you would begin by glancing down at your feet and you would most likely say that correct
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    WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY INTELLIGENCE?
    518 8 WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY INTELLIGENCE? yyHAT do you mean when you say that a child is very intelligent? If you listen to grandparents proudly discussing their grandchildren you may hear them say, 'Oh, he is so intelligent he walked at ten months," or, "She is only two years but
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      361 8 What more can you do EBEPING A FAMILY FIT AND WELL IS not easy. Y ou ture they get good meals and plenty of fresh air and sleep. still they pick up infections and illnesses. Can you guard i this? Yes— give them daily Ribena. For Ribena— the na, k
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      392 8 C.G.C. Collect six of these coupons to loin the Children's Corner Club. Straits Times Crossword 27 -s_si_fcjr who BUPPOrted 28 An attendant sister perhaps (5) 2 13 4^5 6 7 29. Fruity barrage (9). H_ H_: I|| H_s H_: _H HH 1. Seen near the roof (S). 8 ssSS 9
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE servants rioted when master's horse came last
    1601 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE servants rioted when master's horse came last The man who did nothing by halves ppOR Australia's Richmond-Penrith district, Januan I 6, 1824, was a red-letter day. It began with a raa meeting and ended in the early hours of the following da> with unconscious bodies and
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      225 9 I M l r*kEE ot CHARGE lIIIITIII ,ne bottle purchased from NOW till I |lfh February. 1956. BjERKA VALLO'S I TONK M. hi hUal Sotßttnnal >ri:rvrp/b€>tiy I UNIVERSITY I CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE I postal Tuition takW IHB7. prepwet for: Cambridge oversea SCHOOL CERTIFICATES ■general certificate i OF EDUCATION jj a Eximming
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      197 9 FOR REALLY RAPID RELIEF v*&9*^ •4£tJj& fllV^l \?Ww FROM ACID INDIGESTION I ALWAYS TAKE PHILLIPS MILK OF MAGNESIA TABLETS """HFY TiQTr I LIKE CANDY I J, Ll Ps RH THEY'LL MAKE YOU FEEL DANDY! SO KEEP W^l^ oS^2f W§ THF.M HANDY! YtfcL^&^Wr That's no way to plan a lighting installation
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      56 9 Rex Morgan. Jt.D. Changed mind MHck Tracy Potent poison Bfl|HH[HH| f ILL SAW OFF THE F^VEAW-THEDE WtUE WATECfsI K APTTO TWPmt-v uikii rrcc N^S^^s L^^T S^| S B^" k^^E^A^g 0 m »J UnOCULATTE ONE OF TUE WOOD PELLt I FT MUST II a _J**~^ I C "~^^M l^v I Ace
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    1955 WAS SECOND BEST TRADE YEAR IN OUR HISTORY
    508 10 1955 WAS SECOND BEST TRADE YEAR IN OUR HISTORY By Our Market Correspondent AST year was the second best year in Malaya's trading history and the value of imports was $186 million more than 1952, the previous second best trade year. The total value of Malayan trade last year was
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 10 February first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at $I.oB'<, per Ib. (down half a cent on Saturday's closing price). The dosing tone was uncertain. Closing prices in cents per In. were: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 108' s sellers 108 8 No 1 R.S.S.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    418 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Due to the further fall in the price of rubber. rII three sections of the local share market were easier." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fraser and Npa\e ords. $1.80; Gammon $2.52';..; Goodwood Park $1.15 (overnight)- Malayan
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    OFFICIAL PRICE
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    71 10 TNVESTMF.v x active wide range n the Stock Exi minings O:l ly. Uranium.s lead and gold were modenu. Loans S Loans 3 Con Zinc Bank of NSW Mount Lyell N. Broken Hill Hill 50 Mount Morgan Peko Western Mmmc Ampol Expl Oil Search Aust. Consol. Ind A.P.M (new)
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    EXCHANGE RATE
    28 10 On the free i I Honif Kong v. dollar was quoted at cash and 5 80. tor T.T. Sterling I and one tarl of gold I
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      443 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS FEMALE Telephone Operators at Klang. Candidates for appointment must be, age 16—22, unmarried, Federal Citizens or eligible for same and must have passed Standard VI or Form II in an English School. Knowledge of coloquial Malay is required. The basic salary is $115 $230 pjn. Applications on Form
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      843 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens (Male) age 17 23. for appointment as STOREKEEPERS in the' Survey Department. Qualifications: Must have passed Form 111 or Form IV In a Government or Government Aided English School or Its equivalent. Selected candidates will be appointed on probation for a period
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      796 10 PRODUCE PRICES Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; January $26 7 buyers. $27', sellers; February $27>,4 buyers. $27 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $39% sellers; drum $42 sellers Pepper: quiet; Muntok white $136, Sarawak $135, special Sarawak black $97 (all unchanged on Saturday). Singapore
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      India making plans to sell us her bicycles
      290 12 India making plans to sell us her bicycles JNDIA is making her first attempt to export bicycles to countries in South-East Asia including Malaya, Mr. D. M. Jejurikar, First Secretary (Commercial) at the Singapore office of the Indian Commissioner in Malaya, said yesterday. Mr. Jejurikar said as a start a
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      GLAXO CHIEF IN SINGAPORE FOR MARKET CONFERENCE
      183 12 rE chairman and managing director of Glaxo Laboratories Ltd., Sir Harry Jephcott has arrived in Singapore on a brief visit. A distinguished pharmacist, Sir Harry was a former chairman of the Association of British Chemical Manufacturers. He is now the association's vice-pre-sident. Early
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      Estate sale
      34 12 The directors of Scottish Malayan Estates announce the sale of Teluk Gong rubber estate, an outlying property of 810 acres at Banting, Selangor. The price £60,600. has been received, it is added.
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      New ships are coming to port of Singapore
      167 12 rE first new ship to call at Singapore this year is another super giant Mariner class vessel the President Hayes, belonging to American President Lines. The President Hayes, is the second Mariner type of ship, purchased by A.P.L. In their gigantic Malayan
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      INSULATION BY ALUMINIUM
      252 12 New U.K. buitding method r)NE of the most important developments in modern building construction emphasised at the recent "Aluminium in Building" Exhibition in London is the use of aluminium foil in the thermal insulation of buildings. Experiments have shown that some 50 to 80 per cent of
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      Trade trip to survey Indian mart
      57 12 MR. VIKYOMAL JETHANAND LAKHIANI. manager of Globe Silk Store, Segamat, who has arrived in Singapore and is flying by Air India International to India to purchase new Indian products for his stores in Singapore, Segamat and Kuala Lumpur. He will stay In India for
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      COLONY RURAL SHOW PLANNED
      172 12 COLONY RURAL SHOW PLANNED A BIG show is now being planned in Singapore to demonstrate the highlights of rural development with emphasis on food production. A committee comprising Ministry of Commerce and Industry officials and others is now working out details of the show which will be the biggest of
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      Russia may have bought 33,000 tons of rubber
      224 12 SEVERAL thousand tons of rubber are reported to have been loaded on two Polish ships when they called at Indonesia earlier this month, writes the Straits Times Jakarta Correspondent. It is not known to which destination the rubber will go the Iron
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      U.K. sets up sales' record
      60 12 Britain's office equipment industry has set up another annual export record-tht tenth since the war. In the 11 months to the end of November, shipments of machinery alone amounted to more than £13.37 million, an increase of £1.18 million on the full 12 months of
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    Darenth has 107 rating in Timeform
    437 13 Darenth has 107 rating in Timef orm SINGAPORE DEBUT FOR FOUR PROMISING NEWCOMERS By EPSOM JEEP BATCH of promising newcomers will make their debut in Malayan racing at the Singapore Turf Club January February Meeting. They include Darenth, .Narooma (late Jack), Prince of Latila and Ramsbury, all winners in England
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    STORE WEIGHTS
    597 13 vyEIOTHS for all eight race* on Saturday, first day of the Singapore Turf Club Jan.-Feb. Meeting are Cl.»,Dlv. 1-1 M Conventional 9.00 El Dorado 8.13 Kam Loong 8.12 So What 8.12 The Camel 8.11 Bice Mill 8.11 MaJesUa 8.10 Ocean Pear! 8.09 Sodden Choice 8.09 Satisfaction 8.08 Eastern
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    191 13 DEAF DUMB, BUT MARIO WAS TOO GOOD FOR CEZAR MANILA. Mon. \fARIO DAGATA. the deaf iTI and dumb Italian bantamweight, put himself in line for a world title fight with champion Robert Cohen, of Prance, when he beat Little Cezar, of Manila, at the Rial Stadium here, on Saturday night.
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    SELANGOR TC LOOKING FOR A NEW SECRETARY
    137 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. THE Selangor Turf Club Is call- In* for applications for the post of secretary und clerk of the course. The chairman of the club committee, Dato Sir Clough Thuralslngham. said today that applications for the Job were received after the
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    PUNTERS GO FOR BAGBY'S HORSES
    234 13 PUNTERS GO FOR BAGBY'S HORSES DUNTERS soiidly backed fancied horses from the Bagby stable at Ipoh on Saturday. In nearly every race, Basby horses dominated the tote. Together they carried 19,100 win and place tickets. There was remarkable betting in the Class 4. Div. 1 sprint. Bagby's pair. Holiday Flight
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      253 13 TUITION Horde $5 (Mim)-Box S» ct.. extra sr^», r ess ***** ngoon Road Phone m E 5 UR PEAN LADY r^, c Austin A3O r>iau Controlled Cars. Courses from $100 Individual Lessons $10 ***** 410- Orchard Road Ph °ne FEBRUARY NEW SESSIONS Gregß Shorthand. Bookkeeping Typewriting. Also Shorthand Speed Classes
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      413 13 FOR HIRE 20 WorH, Si (Min.)— Box St rto. extra. HIRE A SELF-DRIVE Car from Soon Kee Co. Charges Moderate. 345, Oeylang Road. Please phone *****. Mr. Hoe. HEAVY LOADS UP to 20 tons by road please consult us. Reasonable rates. Hal Looh 61, Jalan Ibrahim Johore Bahru Tel: 2.21.
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      422 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE M Werde It (Mm. Box it eU. extra. NASH RAMBLER 1951 Model. Good running condition 53. 000 0.n.0 Phone *****. Ex. 6 office hours. FOR SALE Jaguar Mark VII Type "M" equipped with overdrive mileage 18,000 In excellent condition. Price #8,000 or nearest Offer. BOX A 8213
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      250 13 CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE in Word, SS (Mim.)-Box St ct: extra. PEDIGREE DACHSHUND PUPPIES good with children can be sent by air or seen 2O Gurney Road. Phone Shallow K. L. 7981. DINGHY with sail and outboard motor. Suitable three people. Owner returning UJC. Write P.O. Box 24. AIRCONDITIONER Old
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    144 14 BUENOS AIRES, Mon. lUAN Manuel Fangio, of Argen- tine, the world champion, won the Argentine Grand Prix Motor race here yesterday. Second was Jean Behra c» France. Fangio, who drove a Ferrari, completed 98 ltps (2.4 miles to a lap) in 3 hours and 3.7 seconds
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    SCC score 4 mins from time to beat Borderers
    375 14 SCC score 4 mins from time to beat Borderers A CONVERTED try four minutes from time gave Singapore Cricket Club a 5-0 victory over the South Wales Borderers in their rugby match on the Singapore padang yesterday. Thrills came fast in a hard, i lively game. The wet weather affected
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    Lock icon WEST INDIES IN 8-WKT WIN
    108 14 AUCKLAND, Mon. The West Indies beat Auckland by eight wickets in the opening match of their New Zealand cricket tour here today. Auckland scored 277 and 102. The West Indies replied with 330 and 51 for two. The Auckland batsmen were all at sea against
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    SHA VERSUS CEYLONESE
    42 14 The Singapore Hockey Association team to play Ceylon Combined Services at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow at 5.10 p.m. Is: Eastwood; Arkell. Sullivan; Pennefather (capt.), Doraisamy. Devadas; Wlnckley, Hon Yam, Nugent', Mansoor, De Witt Reserves: AJlt Singh, Rozarlo. and Hay.
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    Goodwill marks hand over of S AFA posts
    527 14 Goodwill marks hand over of S AF A posts NO FEARS, SMEARS IN THIS MALAYANISATION ESSSS i* I' nit *S7 i' i ji £•■■> ,iljiiii> <i.iuii> .a.jaai -«r lai (••••r By The Sports Editor WHAT is the current trend in Singapore soccer? No prizes for the correct answer, because it's
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    THE MASTER SHOWS HOW
    37 14 Wong Peng Soon teaching Miss Leonie Koenitt of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus how to play a back-hand stroke, in his first coaching session at Raffles Institution yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    TEACHERS GET FIRST BADMINTON LESSON
    237 14 SINGAPORE school teachers became pupils yesterk day when they took lessons in badminton from i Malaya's first professional coach. Wong Peng Soon, i at Raffles Institution. For two hours yesterday the Malayan master of badminton explained the fundamentals of the came to 20 eager-to-leam teachers
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    Attack all the time, lan tells bowlers
    110 14 CANBERRA, Mon. BATSMEN are usually blamed for slow scoring in cricket these days, but more often it's the fielding side that employs defensive tactics,'' said Australian Test captain lan Johnson when addressing schoolboy cricketers in Adelaide. Johnson appealed to bowlers to attack batsmen
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    74 14 ADELAIDE, Mon.—Left-han-der Nell Harvey scored 147 runs to help Victoria take a first innings lead o ver South Australia In their Sheffield Shield cricket match here today. At the close on the third day, Victoria were 304 for five wickets In reply to South Australia's 278.
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    Lock icon SHIELD GAME
    54 14 WELLINGTON. Mon. Wellington beat Otago by eight wickets In a Plunket Shield cricket match here today. Otago: 219 (L. D. Smith 34. P. J Hall 33) and 102 (Hall 30); Wellington: 271 (L. D. M. Miller 75. J. E. Beck 58, F. J. Cameron 5 for 56) and
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    SCC BEAT GSC
    34 14 Singapore Cricket Club beat Girls Sports Club 2-0 in a friendly women's hockey match on the padang yesterday. S.C.C.. who led 1-0 at half-time, scored through Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Sewell.
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    KNOCKOUT VICTORY FOR STORE BOXER
    189 14 By a Special Correspondent HONG KONO. Mon. ABDUL WAHID, the Singapore champion, scored a second round knockout victory in the light-welterweight preliminaries of the Hong Kong amateur boxing championships this evening. Apparently feeling out Pte C. Tilson (Army) In the first round, Wahid carried the
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    Last-minute goal by Adams wins for Ceylon
    508 14 Last-minute goal by Adams wins for Ceylon CEYLON'S Combined Services hockey team beat the Singapore Combined Services 3-2 at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, thanks to a last-minute goal by their centre forward, Air Force sergeant Adams. Singapore Services were without F/O Nugent, their English Olympic centre forward, and Cfn. Wey
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    Lock icon European zone Davis Cup draw
    195 14 MELBOURNE. Mon. T*HE draw for the first round of the European zone of the 1056 Davis Cup lawn tennis competition was made here today. Eight countries have byes Into the second round Belgium, Britain. Chile, Denmark. Prance, Oermany, Italy and Sweden. The draw is (matches
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    NORTH vs SOUTH CLASH WILL BE ONE OF KEENEST
    450 14 NORTH vs SOUTH CLASH WILL BE ONE OF KEENEST By CHARLES BRYCE nUGBY fans are anti- cipating one of the keenest matches of the series when North and South clash in their annual game at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday. North, who had a spectacular 17-11 victory last year
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    268 14 LAHORE. Mon. IN one cf the slowest batting exhibitions in crJcJket Pakistan scored only 107 runs after a full day's play of 5i hours when their unofficial Test match against the M.C.C. "A" was continued yesterday. At the close of the third
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      50 14 HOCKEY S.H.A. si nidi knockout cup: SRC "Reds" v University, Buklt Timah; junior cup: S.R.C. v R.A F. Tengah, padang; Friendly: R.M.N. v S.C.C., padang. SOCCER Friendly: Sukaramai S.C. v R.E.M.E., Farrer Park. BOXING R.A.F. Novices championships, Chang! BADMINTON \Von(r Penf Soon training session for schoolgirls at RI. 4-6 p.m.
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