The Singapore Free Press, 5 January 1955

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale in Malaya N... *****. -iM-.ipoir >Wd. Jan. .V lift. Vi'wv IS I K.
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    Storm grows over change of Trust allocation plan
    234 1 4 STORM Is brewing over the change in policy ot the Singapore Improvement A i v ist m making available to the rich some of the houses only 400 units, Mr McNeice, the chairman— it Is building in the Queenstown area, with
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    New Trust policy 'breach of faith' Councillors still say
    365 1 5| :\>RE Legislative Councillors are not satisfied with the explanation of T. P. F. McNeice. about the proposal to allocate flats to the rich. They still say the new policy is a breach of trust. Mr.' McNeice said on Jan. 3
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    Lock icon TRAFFIC COP WAS A GIRL
    66 1 r 1 who join Singapore'! m J In Jut about every- ro,n court procedure 10 iri "i'- detection. his sornlß| thev were on 1 IU (lutv ;ind the uirl °55.. RoTd,. BrWf€ ami in J a^t incweihe struck any experienced traffic s, art «»>■ the
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    THE MAIL BAG HUNT GOES ON
    58 1 THE search for the mail bag missing from the Singapore General Post Office since Monday evening is still going on. The bag contained 46 registered articles including $2,500 or more in cash. Those who posted them at the Sepoy Lines post office on Monday
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    Stabbed in street
    21 1 Mohamad Sharif bin Kassim, was stabbed In Syed Ahvi Road. Singapore, early tHe is in hospital seriously injured.
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    Attacked with rod
    19 1 A Chinese bread seller was assaulted with an iron rod yesterday in Upper Serangoon Road. Singapore.
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    Lock icon HK FIRE: 1,000 HOMELESS
    26 1 HK FI RE: 1,000 HOMELESS 'hom^ess'^ri refugees from Communist China were Kjn.r ,h rls f J'^t'rday when a fin* d»>st roved tlicir lt »«anty houses. Reuter
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    ITS ENGLAND -AND TYSON
    689 1 Aussies skittled Scoreboard ENGLAND— Ist Inns I'll. USTKALIA— Ist Inns l\\. ENGLAND— 2nd Inns. BTf. Al VI KAMA 2nd INN> (Overnight "5 for tu«n Morris owdrey b Tyson i Favell b Appleyard 30 Benaud b Tyson 22 Harvey t Evans b Tyson 11 Miller < Edrkh
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    Lock icon MIR! MEN JOIN TAX PROTEST
    47 1 Traders and public transport itOM at Miri. northern Sarawak, haw derided to follow the Kuching chamber of Conimerce and hold a threedav strike beginning on Friday. This is against the Imposition Of What they allex< esslvc Increases in trade licensing fe< Reuter
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    RUBBER DOWN THREE CENTS, THEN GOES UP
    93 1 F. P. Market Correspondent RUBBER opened three cents below last night's close on the Singapore Rubber Market this morning at 94 cents for January fir.^t grade. The tone was uncertain but the price later improved to 95 l 2 cents before easing again
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    TENGAH PLANES ARE THERE
    26 1 The 60th Fighter Squadron, raf. from Tengah base, .pore, arrived at Colombo yesterday to take part In an air rally on Sunday.
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    Lock icon BLIZZARD STARTS CHAOS IN U.K.
    286 2 Road, rail, air traffic upset, liners halted mnm btrrt BLIZZARD ol the v.mtrr struck Britain yesterday, dislocating in more th^ haU the country^ere^t^. m Wrst( m E^ hmd where the gale whipped snowdrifts up to 12 feet high cut off villages in the Dartmoor district
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    Lock icon TRADE IS THE WAY TO PEACE HATOYAMA
    122 2 rpui i Premier Ichiro 1 Tokyo U rdaj that i trt would tx lent to I Comn Hatoyama norn tw( n Japan and the Com iy \<> i.i 1 ting pea< He Mid the promotion tr;iv< In < and trad< with them would
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    Lock icon FIJI BATTENS DOWN FOR HURRICANE
    130 2 Ml r ipital of the I iji n Isl.uuK ami othrr settlementa «»i the sump. were hit tf-iKfi town last illicit as the weather Office hroadrast iir«rrit hurricane warnings. Ih< Hurricane circled northwest of the colonj itst nifhl threatening tinnv.ivs i Isliuds It is el
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    Lock icon Buy less stockpile rubber, sell surplus
    72 2 U.S. CHIEF'S CALL TO GOVT. REDUCTION of us. government expenditures by ending further additions to the national stockpile ol crude rubber was proposed yesterday by Mr. John Collyer, chairman of B. P. Ooodrich Company. Bt Akron. Ohio He suggested at the same time that
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    Lock icon 'NO INCREASE IN PRICE OF SYNTHETIC'
    135 2 'NO INCREASE IN PRICE OF SYNTHETIC' r THI-: price ol .synthetic rubber in the US. will not rift much if :tt all uhen private Arms begin operating the government owned plants, tin Wail Btreet Journal reported jretterday. According to current indication! rubber industry leaders generally diacount a price i.' n.
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    Lock icon TRAVEL BUREAU UP-TO-DATt
    56 2 A RETIRED Egyptian army ©fflcer has opened a booking •ACC for people who yearn to travel by rocket ships to outer ■pace. 'uionei Galal Naia registered his new oflice in <'airo with the government and asked for prio rity in bookings wln-n reK»lar flights start !)<•- tweeil
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    Lock icon Mt TERRORISTS EXECUTED
    34 2 /lc ted ol terror ecuted i, ■Quad ireati i \<j !r pri ol Casablanca Jn the pr« vk.u.s m hours one European was killed and two wounded in three m-w A.P.
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    Lock icon Training cruise
    30 2 The Royal yacht "Britannia" left Portsmouth in a snowstorm yesterday for a week'.-; training cruise In preparation for Princess Margaret's tour oi the West Indies next month.- Reuter
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    Lock icon New birthright
    31 2 Fifteen Japanese-American i orphans will arrive in the United States soon to become i adopted sons and daughter of American families, the State Department announced in Washington yesterday. U.P.
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    Lock icon RECALLED DIPLOMAT'S WIFE TOLD TO REST
    124 2 rtOCTORfI yesterdav ordered 1/ rest and quiei for Daisy Schlitter, whose diplomat hU ib ind O kai I recalled from London to Bonn ;tu eoi her Chrt Unas pa nbout Britain. A nursing home in nearby Bad idesberg said Prau Schlitter a 40-year-old form-
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    JAKARTA BIDS FOR BIG TRADE WITH EGYPT
    53 2 THE Indonesian government Ls out to build up trade with Middle East countries. It is sending a trade delegation to Cairo this month to sign a commercial agreement with Egypt. Then the mission goes on to Arabia for four weeks for talks on
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    Lock icon Purdom like a Jekyll and Hyde says his wife
    408 3 Purdom like a Jekyll and Hyde says his wife noiiM) pikim»i. i.--h British Mm -t:ir who the Nad '"The :li Prince^ has mi v lu> ui i, Tita bad I»rcbeen unoted a> iaj don't nant a divorce. catholk and I re- t,, »hed husband else in Holly uood i (,„!>,
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    Lock icon 'America is prison' says homesick Chinese woman
    101 3 'America is prison' says homesick Chinese woman tig woman physicist, prevented for two years from returning to her home might take valuable knowledge ts, said the United States had son" to her. Yu is one Jdenta lunist -locked by 1 1 ÜB. air- spies in Id: 'If it m there,
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    Lock icon Released on bond
    39 3 Three Yugoslav sailors who lumped ship in Vancouver and demanded political asylum In Canada on threats Of suicide* have been released on bond and their case is .-till under study, a Canadian Immigration spokesman yesterday.— A.P.
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    Lock icon CHARGE EXAGGERATED SO WOMAN IS FREED
    124 3 4 FRENCH woman diplomat who had been accused A of intelligence links with Russian Communists in Australia was freed yesterday because it was decided that charges against her had been exaggerated Mme. Rosa Maria Oilier, former second secretary of the French embassy in Canberra,
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    Lock icon Chinese paper gets new look —right to left
    111 3 Chinese paper gets new look —right to left rr>HE Kwong Min» Daily News A of Peking now has a new look, its new typesetting machine sets Chinese characters from right to left horizontally instead Ol vertically, the New China News Agency Bald yeste relay. Tn its Inaugural issue with the
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    Tobacco heir
    24 3 A son and heir was born In Blasdon, Somer.srt on Sunday to Jane, wife of Sir John Wills. the British tobacco baronet.
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    Lock icon US CODE EXPERT GETS 7 YEARS
    191 3 Used secrels to harm Govt. JOSEPH 3. PETERSON, JR.. former code expert in the super-secret National Security Agency, was sentenced at Alexandra, in Virgina, to seven years' gaol yesterday for using Government secrets to harm U.S. security. r Federal Judge Albert Bryant said Peterson
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    Lock icon Air meetings
    21 3 The British Royal Aero Club announced yesterday that it will hold four separate major race meetings this year. Reuter
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    Lock icon Millionaire's denial
    11 3 Utor. u.s. -ACS :h of the n ther. Reuter
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    Lock icon EX-FILM STAR PRIEST STONED BY WOMEN
    103 3 EX-FILM STAR PRIEST STONED BY WOMEN A.P. JjiORMEK M JOM .v .1 Krai i jr :< st, with two iellow priests, w i in a clash between Roman i Protestants during r< 1. Sunday. a group, identifled by police as Pr" anta led by women, bt-^ in throwing stones at
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    They urge; Deport Muryo the Z-bomb
    46 3 They urge; Deport Muryo the Z-bomb 7. pines wants the im- Horn lh l V s >lar<; An Immigration Bureau official said the Catholic had petitioned for fir Puerto Kuan-born dancer's deportation. Marfo Has been performing M leading Manila night club for the past two months.
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      56 3 OYSTER PERPETUAL I A Landmark in the History of TIME MEASUREMENT Official Distributors: I G. C. De SUVA BROS., 1 3, Raffles Place, Singapore- 1. Tel. 831 15 Laburnum Petal I Pastel Yellow Earthenware DINNER SET $SO.OO I TEA SET $22.50 I Spare matchings list available on request THE STORE
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    The singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 1955. Opinion The people come first
    267 4 The singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 1955. Opinion The people come first WELL, the man with thr T? big secret about Bin- apo r c Improvement Tru 9 t houses ha 8 spoken Hut Mr. McNeice has Dot cleared the air about the Trust's decision to lei fiats to
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    Lock icon Adenauer, 79, faces his greatest task
    466 4  - Adenauer, 79, faces his greatest task BRACK CURR Y by I\R. Kunrad Adenauer 17 is 19 years old today. Despite his age he isn't thinking of yielding the leadership of West Germany to anybody. The climax of his career as Chancellor still lies ahead. Dr. Adenauer lias just begun his
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    81 4 picture. TAXPAYERS HONOI K TAX OLLE( TOR, Mr. (.ilbert Jules, the French Secretary of Stair for Economic Affairs, h responsible for extracting taxes from the French people, lie dun this jo I) so ireO and with such tact that a group of taxpayers invited bin to a dinner and presented
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    TOUGH TIME AHOY!
    76 4 gOME French .sailor* arc In for what looks like a tough time Genera] Oallacy Had of the Armed Forces Health Services, says the Navy "i»U' to test the findings of Dr. Alain Bombard, the French doctor who dri! across the Atlantic in a rubber boat two years
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    Lock icon Economists are happy about 1955
    257 4 SLIGHTLY lower prices, steady to better incomes, more jobs, and somewhat higher profits are what U.S. Government economists foresee for 1955. The new year, according to the American experts, will be a year of "inflationless prosperity." Some call it "prudent prosperity," some "competitive prosperity." But
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      127 4 Now! A creamy lipstick that WONT WEAR OFF! Stay-Long 1 1 SMEAR-PROOF LIPSTICK >•-% How wonderful to have a creamy lipstick that won't V v%..,r off! A gay lustrous Ipctkl that keeps you t company for hours at a time That'* Stay-Long g 5 (-namy, indelible Stay Long contains Helena
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    S'PORE STARTS PUBLIC OLD-AGE BENEFITS SCHEME
    187 5 S'PORE STARTS PUBLIC OLD-AGE BENEFITS SCHEME All employers must now register all workers SINGAPORE'S first public scheme to provide old-age benefits for working people came into force yesterday with the opening of registration of employers on the Central Provident Fund. All employers, except of domestic help, must register within a
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    Fined for collision
    50 5 Jessie Tan. a Malayan Railway stenographer, was convicted in Kuala Lumpur yesterday of inconsiderate driving and was fined $15 and ordered to pay $10 compensation. She collided with a trLsha in Batu Road. Lim Wong Koon, the pedaller said that repairs to his trisha had cost $10.
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    MCA boss is under Labour fire
    118 5 MCA boss is under Labour fire rE CHAIRMAN of the PanMalayan Labour Party. Mr. Lee Moke Sang, said that Dato Sir Cheng-loci; Tan. "is entirely ignorant about anything regarding socialism." Mr Lee was commenting on Sir Cheng-lock's outburst against Socialism and professional politicians in the la.est issue of the MCA
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    Two fined for having chandu
    44 5 Yew Yik Sin and Ling Yon<4 Chin were charged in Johorc Bahru yesterday with having chandu and opium smoking utensils. Each had two previous convictions. Yew was fined $600, or six months* gaol, and Ling $500, or four months.
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    Lock icon BOGOR EXPERT GOES HOME
    58 5 picture. ommon wealth Secretary, Mr. s. Dutt. irho left for Calcutta this week after a three-day visit to him is Singapore Executive Councillor, Mr. R. Mi Dutt spirit two days in Kuala Lumpur, where ii.tu representative to Malaya before the war. He Indian adviser at the
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    EXPERT TRAINING FOR FIRST EIGHT MEN
    197 5 T.W.I, courses begin this month r.W.I. (Training Within Industry) courses 1 by the Singapore Labour Department will bo nd of this month. larler, an expert from the International ganisation, will train eight men who will in turn train others. of the eight, to be
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    Sociai reformer is entertained
    93 5 Sociai reformer is en tertained PERIYAR E. V. RAMASAMY, the Indian social reformer now in Singapore, wa»s entertained to a dinner organised in his honour by the Periyar Reception Committee at the Tai Tong Restaurant at the Happy World. Mr. Ramasamy, is head of the Dravidian Federation in South India
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    Guard shot by accident
    33 5 A Home Guard in Johore killed another Home Guard on Monday when he accidentally dischargi d his shotgun. The incident occurred at Kampong Telok Rimba, in the Tangkak District.
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    Dance officials
    31 5 The Y.W.C.A. Dunce Club in Kuala Lumpur has elected Miss Linda Chiew as president. Other officials are: VicePresident, Mr. Richard Nadu, secretary, Miss J. Knight, treasurer, Miss Gloria O'Brien.
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    New schools to be opened on Monday
    95 5 New schools to be opened on Monday SINGAPORE Public Works Department have handed over the keys of three new schools to Education Department ofTic The schools are: Balestier Road School, McNair Road, Aroozoo Avenue School, off Carlton Road; and Princess Elizabeth Estate School, 9V 2 milestone, Bukit Timah Road. The
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    SPECIAL COURSE
    6 5 S PECIAL COURSE W T r.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      903 6 M AN I DRAKE STAR —i r rr iA/r nt -rnDnrn VI fWE APF IN^EAESTEO IN HUMAN UORX today. Mu form ol r ~Z^ 's£^r W fioi'6M7ff4VsP4«fNrMfMi. WOWDOy W R RE A EN INTELLIGENT LIFE" J BEINGS. leadership into ,hu-h W MAN F*OM SPtn »g P *V° p°aor tc,FD IT
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      166 7 LONDON. JAN. 4. Previous Today v., 1 Kss ci.f. European 29 1 16 buyer3 28'» buyers HIIWIK No. 1K» 291j seHers 2 g 12 seners „'riar No I'RSS V.1.1. European 29 buyers 28 buyers RIBBER No. i mm* 2gi^ se n ers 2 8^ sellers porls .lv,
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      New York prices
      104 7 NEW YORK. JAN. 4. PreTioas Today Ti\ str-iiu spot and nearby 88.25 nom. 87.50 nom. Jan. 88.00 bid 86.75 bid 88.25 a>ked 87.5) :isked Keb 88 00 bid 86.75 bid 88 ?5 asked 87.50 a-ked March: 88 00 bid 86.75 bid 88.25 asked 87 50 a^ked TOM
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      U.S. PEPPER
      34 7 ted :l f 42'' 4_' AflOfttfl at 41. February 40 March 40. Sarawak spot 42. Lomponf v pot at 42'^ cents per pound sellers ex-dock. I Quoted Hi I'.S. cents per Ib.
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      30 7 NSW YORK. JAN. 4. Previous Today n «|ustrlala 408 89 40t3 f 7 14f> 145 80 Bondi ***** ***** 62.44 62.76 Hocks Composite Averaßes 151.31 150 67
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
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    DOUBLE-MURDER WEAPON IS FOUND NEAR TEMPLE
    190 7 DOUBLE-MURDER WEAPON IS FOUND NEAR TEMPLE AN AXE believed to have been the weapon used to inflict fatal injuries on a dentist and the caretaker of a Chinese temple in Johore Bahru, has been found in the bluka near the temple. There were traces of blood on the axe which
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    Bandits wound soldier
    49 7 H Q Malaya Command yesu rday^aid that Lance Corporal VI. Thapa was wounded in both thighs when terrorists amjushed a patrol of the 1 2 iurkha Rifles in the Kota Tinggi area of Johore on Sunlay He is now in the British Military Hospital in Singapore.
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    Bill collector who kept $1,016
    69 7 Bill collector who kept $1,016 A REDIFFUSION bill collector J\ took $3,543 from subscribers in Kuala Lumpur but paid only $2,527 to the company, the Sessions Court was told yesterday. Wong Kee LdKe, aged 28, of Sentul. pleaded guilty before Inche Ismail, to criminal breach of trust of $1,016 belonging
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    Most advanced in Federation
    44 7 JOHORE is the most advanced state in the Federation re- garding religious instruction j for Muslim children. At present, 21. 831 boys and 5.293 girls attend religious schools in Johore. and are taught by 286 male and 96 female teachers
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    Fun—and still more today
    78 7 Fun and still more today IT was a big moment for these kiddles of the Handicapped Children's Home in New Market Road. Singapore, when Santa CUm appeared with gifts for all. That was th e >>tart of a real Christmas tea party given by the Singapore branch of the Toe
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    Thief under his bed
    59 7 Mustapha bin Ahmad, of Singapore, who stole clothing worth $30 from a house in Jalan Ah Fook was gao\rd In Johore Bahru for 2i years with effect from Oct. 20. to be followed by two years* police supervision. The owner of the house found Mustapha under
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    LEARNING FOR LEARNING'S SAKE IS VERY POPULAR IN S'PORE
    136 7 LEARNING FOR LEARNING'S SAKE IS VERY POPULAR IN S'PORE middle classes, clerk to the °fflccr, are taking ade f the study iroup r "^inlsed bv the Bri° Council in Singapore. counfca gta them the 0 learn subjects not h f U to )o ur market. 4i in r °t U
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    $3,600 theft
    25 7 Burglars broke into Simc I) irby's godown in Brick Kiln Road. Penan g. on Monday night and stole 90.000 cigarettes valued at $3,600.
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    SEA SPORTS
    146 8  -  KOK AH CHOMG Pictures by II addition to the boat Ints. there were variety lertainments consisting I fighting on the greasy om. a tut) race, swimming <'v and di\ in and Inuning under water. It I a da> full of (o our in boats with blue and yellow
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    You can be WIRED FOR SOUND these days
    614 10  -  JOHN SAMPSON says iifHENEVI someone >V to autoi t(>tion Is 'i' ;it tin lnwill be somereally crazy like a lib tor or th headlights in them. ii,,v. r pr turned > it good an Uon ime to iu night. was sittti with
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    A sea – grass quest may beat famine
    215 10 A sea grass quest may beat famine SCIENTISTS who have 3 just sailed from London in the British research ship Discovery II are seeking; a formula that could help to feed millions of people who have never seen the sea. New apparatus has been fitted into the ship, which is
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    They'll fly faster on a Jetstream
    114 10 They'll fly faster on a Jetstream PAN American World Airways has begun non-stop winter flights from Tokyo to Honolulu, a distance of nearly 4.000 miles. For the third successive winter season the airline will be able to conduct the fast flights by taking advantage of the high-altitude Jetstream and eliminating
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    These voices tell stars-buck up, Joe!
    146 11 These voices tell stars-buck up, Joe! STRANGEST fan mail addressed to big names to Hollywood cornea from their voice doubles in Italy. year, incidentally, the Italians dubbed 280 American pictures. TN re *re voice doubles itar, and these ilthough their ownnot billed, are known to fans all over Italy. The
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    No sewers for star to crawl through
    128 11 No sewers for star to crawl through ARSON WELLES, lookmore like the Citizen Kant, came into London for one day last week, scene for Moby Dirk" at Elstree tudios and returned to Paris about '$17,000 richer. "I don't mind playing tiny parts," he told me, "I get $17,000 a day
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    THIS one won't lend her's now
    307 11 WHEN Rita Hayworth sang in "Gilda." "Loves of Carmen." "Lady from Shanghai" it wasn't Rita Hayworth singing. It was 26-year-old Anita Ellis. It was aiso Miss Ellis who sang for VeraEllen and is now singing for Jeanne Crain in "Gentlemen Marrv Brunettes.* 1 3ut
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    Now the Phffft Girl is here!
    219 11 AN attractive girl came on the screen at a West End cinema in London, before the main film and gave a lesson on pronunciation of a new word a word that will stay in the language. The word us PHFFFT. The girl said: "It's
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    Lock icon His type switch is quite a challenge
    284 11 GREGORY PECK figures u that his latest film will be such a fine production that his leading man reputation is hardly in jeopardy although in the picture he has no leading woman for the first time and plays a villain. The production is
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    Bing may win another Oscar
    177 11  -  Michael Ruddy B"S l ,«06BV-8 m y man of G^ last film, -The anr I win Wlth Grace and t K' d ln Hollywood the AcaS iT'" bf am °ng ivu'," 1 1 0 1^ spineless, embittered wife is superb. Modestly. Bing gives the credit
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      135 11 FEEDRITE The WONDER BABY FEEDER KEEPS ftp PREVENTS I ft j .-/i-h \l~ r WILR |^^*>t GRIPE u zi A Nil I right thro Nj|f 5- I the feed- iffiß WIMD N^ '^r TTT^~ 7- Has these advantages over an ordinary feeding bottle 1 Thermal HEAT RETAINING PADS are contained
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    PERKY, THE PUP PUTS THEM TO SLEEP
    585 12  -  FRANCES BURNS A Boston hospital has revolutionised the treatment of sick children with new "total care" methods by A BOSTON children's pitaJ ha decided that parents are necesgarj when their children are sick. IHe B( ton Floating H<, pita! If was brought to
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    Lock icon FATHER OF NINE WINS PRIZE
    49 12 picture. proud Taris fit her is Polk email Rene Garnet, a keeper of the peace at home as well as in the streets. The Academic Franchise has awarded its annual prize of $12b for "large families" to Mr. Garnet he has nine children. Popper
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    MUSICAL HIT STARTS RUSH FOR PYJAMAS
    247 12 MUSICAL HIT STARTS RUSH FOR PYJAMAS FOLLOWING the Broad- way musical hit, "The Pyjama Game" (the only show which the Que< n Mother saw during her last visit to New York) Americans are going pyjama crazy. Since the opening of the show last Spring pyjama s ilcs have rocketted 15
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      212 12 oi i i I9l^^9a^ i7 I i I qf^i k£29^B iv Jiy ?t»: hi..' /it I CLUEfI Koss 4 i, r;in fletcribe a stone or ;i l I'm Bometlmei linked with thk 1! ie (t; rl to show lack oi tol< J An unprovWeni poet? (4». (H^ 6 liullei lor
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    Monkey business?
    19 13 This N Toni. the accordionist, a*nd Yenti. his monkey— once well- aiiow n entertainers in London streets.
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    Lock icon There's no future to organ grinding anymore
    286 13 There's no future to organ grinding anymore IN DENMARK the good old days are over when you could always grind a barrel organ if find no other way of making a living. Statistics just revealed discta here are only 10 organ left in Denmark, and there will be no nei
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    It's comfort -plus TV—in this airliner
    40 13 It's comfort -plus TV— in this airliner an American "f T Vhe ai t r l^' er a Convai 340, airline sed by many America and fettrioo e oil com:il c °nvalr concern have 1 «ie airliners as '"> private air-
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    With his pen
    64 13 THE Duke of Edinburgh insisted on using his own pen when he and the Queen signed a special Bible after the thanksgiving service to commemorate the 150th birthday of the British and Foreign Bible SoSociety at Westminster Abbey, London. The Queen signed 6n the fly-leaf with the
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    The workers can put this plane in the air
    201 13 The workers can put this plane in the air TF SEVERAL thousand Bristol workers can help it, there will be no need for British Overseas Airways Corporation to buy American airliners in 1958 or 1959. By that time the Bristol Aeroplane Company, with one of the biggest payrolls in the
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    She'll get her money back— from the sea!
    69 13 She'll get her money back— from the sea! BY draining a giant inland "sea" (in Palencia province, 100-miles northwest of Madrid' Spain has just gained nearly 10,000 acres of farmland. The drainage work has taken five years at an estimated cost of $1,700,000. The experts, however, predict that it will
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    Bridge Hand
    389 13 North-South vulnerable South dealer NORTH 4J 9 3 9 6 OAKQJB64 4 8 7 WEST EAST 482 4A754 9QIO 954 932 0 9 7 0 10 4 10 965 4 A Q J 4 3 2 SOUTH 4 K Q 10 6 9AK J 8 7 05 3
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    The BIBLE is still a BESTSELLER
    303 13  -  GEORGE CORNELL reports <N old book which has aV been burned, ridiculed, loved, argued about and treasured today is commanding new and wider attention. The book is the Bible. Many indications are that the book holds more prestige, in religious as well as other
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      89 13 but Doctor, '^TWYf' why does 'Disprin'^jjS^i 1 relieve pain Lu ffifyjg^, so quickly? IJ^JppP^ 1 27(t) SEE— IT DISSOLVES! Disprin tablets really dissolve, instead This is Disprin This is not! of mcre| y brcaking up like mOSt remedies. s*T~ "~N £t~ Because Dispi in dissolves, it is more Tl 7
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    Lock icon TIE FOR HONOURS
    51 14 picture. rMmoiis Itritish nUMTI Mfer Kinnistrr (ri«lit) and Chris Chatawaj were named Sporting PewonaliUei of tin- fear mi a eerenMnj televised trwm Ihc Satoj Hotel In louden The "flpoiliMiii o! Hi«- Vr.ir" trophy, awarded »>> Uu- Sporting Record, was iron i».v Baanbter. Chataway rained TVs new Sportsrlew
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    RAICH CARTER MARRIED
    10 14 land footballer, tnanagei ol married La Hull
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    Visiting teams taught us a lesson
    860 14  - Visiting teams taught us a lesson TOMMY LAWTON lkndkg kmnfgk By BPARTAK, the pride «»t 3 Russia, Homed and Red Banner, the crack clubs of Hungary. Milan from Italy, the bifhestpriccd team in the world we've seen them all against out dobs recently* Net result was British Clubs '2. The
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    Lock icon GOLF ROW CAN MAR 1955 PROGRAMME
    578 14 A most importani British golf season may proceed under b shadow unless there Is a settlement in the home of the professional players. in i., uing t i.i i: ,i I ol major fixtures foi 1955 the, British 001l Union joint advisory council highlighi
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    AUSSIE SETS SPEED RECORD
    87 14 AUSSIE SETS SPEED RECORD (K>L CROTHERS, of Pan 11, a' a lian motoi i speed record for a Quartermile He rode .1 Vincent at mt .1 tnilea an hour. The ipeed waa Hie average <>f eight runs. The previous record w*a 144.92 miles ai) hour. Crother'a highest peed wa.s Vj2-b\
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    SPORE ALL BLUES XV FOR K.L.
    72 14 Singapore All Blues will meet Selangor All Blue.-, at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The following Singapore plajetl will travel to Kuala Lumpur: Yap Boon Keritf, D. Longpoetih, Har(ii;il Blngh, Ink Juan, Chong Yew, Chin Bin, Client Peng, Wah Fatt, Adcock, Win Ho, Yeng Soh,
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    THEY MET AGAIN —IN PRISON
    357 14 THEY MET AGAIN —IN PRISON INTERNATIONAL referee Arthur Ellis had a shock 1 recently when he handled the final of a prison competition. r Whistling for the captains to toss up he was confronted by two familiar faces. Both were former Leauue footballers and played their hearts out for an
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    Lock icon Paris picks
    58 15 rpH£ "C M uu Ring."' an 1 ition of Paris sports today voted Ann:. world ehamRocky M H the best ■.ear. six votes, world mploo Carl (Bobo) d Robert Cohen of Acrid champior.. The the follow.ws among the Flyweight: Dai Bantamweight: ace; Featherlechon, France; Italy: Wel- hom, Groat
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    14 15 Ireland champion red an easy victory k Klection, right (M points) to U.P.
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    EVEN WICKET KEEPER BOWLED
    233 15 EVEN WICKET KEEPER BOWLED Indian partners stay put to draw FEWER than nine bowlers were used in the Pakistan attack at Dacca yesterday, even wicketkeeper Imtiaz Ahmed sending down one over, but India played out time for a draw. A third wicket stand between P. Roy and V. L. Manjrekar,
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    83 15 Mum* sNS ,M.l\ IST INNS 1« run out Q run out jg -j rponjab. b Oupt e 0 Khan run M Extras 2 Total 158 WkkKl ten at: 24 116. 122, 137, ,oi. iif» 140 156. 158. ROWIING: Phadkar 2-57; Ram-r-34 Oupte 5-17. INDIA 2ND INNS 67 Roy DM
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    Lock icon Aussies face tough task
    258 15 loday's play.- Page 1 A!™ WiH have t0 strain and struggle for EnriflnHi lu 1 On a four days old wi cket to beat H"lo lh^J est in Melbourne, according to the Melbourne Argus cricket writer. rend n v *of victorv de Neil Hanrey and the
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    TIES FOR THOMAS CUP TRIAL
    162 15 TIES FOR THOMAS CUP TRIAL HPHE first Thomas Cup trial, arranged by the Badminton Association of Malaya, will be held in Kuala Lumpur this weekend. The games for the two sessions are: Saturday: Urn Kee Fong and Tan Jin Eong v See Chim Leong and Lim Say Hup; Lim 1
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    Fed. v. Spore game before Pakistan tour
    144 15 Fed. v. Spore game before Pakistan tour T'HE Federation of Malaya international hockey side, to be chosen from the 18 players selected for special training in Ipoh from Jan. 24 will get its first test on Feb. 6 before meeting the Pakistan Olympic team. The Federation side will meet Singapore
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    Lock icon COHEN v. TOWEEL CONFIRMED
    98 15 A RECORD gate of over J* M5336.000 is expected by the White City Sporting Club, which yesterday confirmed a Paris announcement that it is promoting a World bantamweight title fight between Robert Cohen of France and South African champion Willie Toweel in Johannesburg on March 5.
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    Lock icon Queensland lose to Shield holders
    209 15 Queensland lose to Shield holders Reuter NEW SOUTH WALES, the Shield holders, won their Sheffield Shield game against Queensland in Sydney yesterday by 48 runs, final scores being: N.S.W. 278 and 167; Queensland 230 and 167. Their first innings lead gave New South Wales victory as the teams were tied
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    Upset in world chess tourney
    87 15 Upset in world chess tourney ALEXANDER Fuderer. chamA pion of Yugoslavia, caused a major upset in the Hastings International Chess Congress yesterday by defeating Soviet Grandmaster Paul Keres. His victory, coupled with the performance of Ludek Pachman Czech champion, in holding the other Soviet player. Vassily Smyslov. to a draw
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      136 15 During the SEASON HOLIDAYS Give YOUR FAMILY a GOOD TREAT at The OCEAN PARK HOTEL Tel: ***** Under the Central Provident Fund Preliminary Registration Rules, alt employers in Singapore exeept those who employ only domestic employees must register themselves with the Central Provident Fund Board within a month from 4th
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      86 15 Sports quiz (1) With what sport do you connect (a) Rupert Ferdinands, (b) Laddie Outschoorn, u) (hu Chee Seng? (2) X-tme the President of the Singapore Badminton Association. (3) In hockey, is the goalkeeper allowed to kick the ball when it is outside the striking circle? (4) How many feathers
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    Lock icon German athletes
    59 16 Thf Philippine, has accepted ;iii offer of the German Track and Field Association to send a 17-man team to Manila either in May or June, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation said yesterday The Federation has also authorised invitations to Japan and other Asian countries to participate in the
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    Lock icon FLAT OUT
    60 16 Orlando (ihiro. lyinij flat on his small (eccato 7"> cc motorcycle, is shown here at speed during one of his record-breaking runs at Home last month He claims lie broke four records for 7."> cc motorcycle*: the onekilome ■>' MyiiiK start, the one kilometre standing start, tin- one
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    Johore XV V. R.A.S.C.
    66 16 The following rugby team will represent Johore against E.A.S.C. at Ayer Rajah Road, on Saturday, kick off 5.00 p.m. E. L. Lawley; P. Spark. J Edhißton (Capt), Lt. Pike. B. Emery: J O. Phillips, p. Edington; Lt. Wilder. A. W. Marshall. J. Brooks, Capt Shapland, J.
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    SAFA team for charity match
    68 16 A FLOODLIT Charity soccer match in aid of the Flood Relief Fund between S.A.F.A. and Combined Services will be played at Jalan Be.sar Stadium on Saturday at 7.45 p.m. Gate admission by tickets at $2 and $1 The following players will represent safa: Chee Seng,
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    ASIAN TENNIS
    24 16 THE 195.') Asian Lawn Tennis Championships will be held in Calcutta, starting on December 26. the All-India Lawn Tennis Association decided yesterday.
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    Uuke to race in Australia
    87 16 iniOFF DUKE, Britain's world \I motorcycle champion, pictured in Singapore last night. it <>n his iru)/ Australia for d serii i o/ races, und is due to learc Sinyapore again today, To h<- (i champion motor "''■d Duke, a man must practice hard lnu t
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    Lock icon Soviet press criticises own world champions
    130 16 Soviet press criticises own world champions ALTHOUGH Russia's gpeed i\ skaters won the world championship last winter in Japan and are strong candidates to retain their laurels In the 1955 championships to be held In Moscow on February 19-20. they are being criticised in* the Soviet press Trud. newspaper of
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