Singapore Standard, 1 February 1954

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  • 21 1 SINGAPORE STANGDARD gdfg II Jl 3fl SL Vol. IV. No. 214. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 19.1 1 TWELVE PACES 10 CENTS.
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  • 657 1 Covt. Servants Out Of Politics Voluntary Registration •Go Stow On Transition Nominated Men To Stay Committee Urges: No Literacy Bar KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.—Proposals for the first national elections to be held m the Federation of Malaya were announced today. Hitherto c!l members of the Federal Legislative Council
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  • 37 1 Red Planes Can Arrack U.S. Cities Senatos Mike Democrat, rd \y thai v entraU I ai Uvisioi c planes m Si easy strikii s; Unii S1 f reign Re m si Se tt. askas oi I pro-
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  • 20 1 ■kers ai h i I Bemzada rth-wesi I t death west ants who arr. 35.000,000
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  • 142 1 REBELS TAKES 38 POSTS WITH NO STRUCTURE >AIGON J»a. 31 (AKP)-l rench Headquarters .u today J8 small outposts and m-.ardtowers m south tetnam fell to the Vietminh through desertion, aban"onm m between Thursday and today. 1 the posts had be m abandi ned i ■■■->• tan recruit- i »nd local
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  • 72 1 v: j ORE pol ing entii m Indian twk cled i car I was i The a I I m ed at the i notion i East I asi R< ad nd SI Roa I t adn d to hosoi- j U P-j: who the acddcni
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  • 188 1 ELECTIONS Date: Some members recommend not later than November, 1954, while the majority consider its specification still premature. Franchise: Limited to citizens of the Federation of over 21 years old. METHOD OF ELECTIONS Direct electiDns; common electoral j roils; candidates to be elected by individual
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  • 191 1 Big Four Dead locked 1 BERLIN, Jan. 30: (Rcui r)— The Big Four Foreign Ministers reached deadlock m the first half hour of their session here today on the question of all German participation at the i conference. After M. Georges Bidault. French Foreign Mini
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  • 106 1 Red Song Sent To S'pore Paper A COMMUNIST SONG, the "Internatioruli*" printed on brown cardboard va s seal to the Chun? Shins Jit Poh. a Singapore Chinese newspaper office, yesterday. It was v special issue printed by the Malayan Communist Party, SirntuDOre, OB the ?Sth anniversary of the USSR Celebration
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  • 89 1 BEWARE oi the strangers i who come to your house i with a big smile and some Silts for the Chinese New year, the Singapore Police warned the people yesterday. Just before the last Chinese New Year, there was a number of cases j v. re thugs
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  • 37 1 THE Aga Khan arrived in] Pakistan yesterday tor his j traditional weighing m cere-! mony to be held on Fob. 3, id I whi 'h his weight will be matcim c I m platinum.
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  • 42 1 MR. DICKSOX BROWN, al Singapore journalist and publisher of Brown's Economic Review, collapsed and died m his flat m Grange Road yesterday evening. He was 55. His cook boy found him lying m the bathroom clad in^p sarong.
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  • 71 1 PEXAXG. Sun. A Communist terrorist. Clioo Ngee Keng, dressed m a one-star j cap. khaki shirt and black shorts and bringing with him a single barrel shotgun and 50 rounds of ammunition has surrendered at the Tassek Police Station. Nibong Tibai District, Province Wellesley South.
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  • 49 1 FOI'R men pounced on a couple seated m a car m McAlister Road late last night and robbed them of cash and jewellery, late last night. Alter the robbery they {led telling the victims not to report to the police. Police detained three men.
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  • 45 1 They Pray For Pease BERLIN, Jan. 31, (Renter) Thousands of Berliners filled Catholic and Evangelical churches i« both East and West Berlin today to pray for the success of the Berlin conference. Special Evangelical services were also held m the East German state of Brandenburg.
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  • 33 1 I ATHENS, Jan. 31 (AFP).— iThirty successive earthquake shocks were felt m Cephalonia last night. The biggest tremor fasted ten seconds and shook Ahe entire island. No casualties were reoortcd
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  • 1710 1 THE '-INTERIM- Executive Council, pending the introduction of consti tutional reforms recommended by the Elections Committee, was announced m Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Seven "members" of Government whose term Is to ay have been re-appointed by the High Commissioner. They are: Air. O.A. Spencer. Member for Economic
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  • 33 1 PEXAXG. Sun. The Police I detained nine e;ght I men and one woman ing a screening operation m the Jelutone area of George Tux:,, About 100 peopl screened I
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  • 53 1 CAIRO. Jan i The brothers ol r id Seraf E D,: M now a; WTAFD i ha o be (-ommu"ed. Sptoc F Dti Beaten 1 I for gralt. doi )tion a. 1 abuse fe ww nU .to hit-, c t Egj (ore Hi i i 900
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  • 159 1 This Can Destroy World WASHINGTON. Jan 31 (Reter) Mi. Samuel F Pr>ot. executive vice-presideni <rf Pan ftirrif a World An wav.y told a women's <•!;'• here yesterday that if s nation bent on world <<m (uesf perfected a 'man m.;isatellitf" it could "redine any country it |jk- ashes." Mr. Pryor
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  • 246 2 MALAYAN DIPLOMATS TO START TRAINING Govt. Picks First Official Standard Staff Reporter THE Governments of Singapore and the Federation will soon implement a scheme to train future Malayan diplomats for a proposed Pan-Malayan Foreign Service. The first batch of the "prospective diplomats" two from the Federation and one Irom Singapore
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  • Article, Illustration
    63 2 photo .MR f!K'A Seek Huff, winner of second prize m the Burbett Razor Blade competition recently conducted m the press, signs a receipt after receiving a cheque for S.\i#. On the rkht of the puture is Mr. Speijer of the Borneo Sumatra Trad*? Company, who held the competition. Another member
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  • 174 2 3-D Is No Answer Film Chief A GOOD film will always be a box office hit, no matter whether it is m colour, black and white. or M-D and whether it is projected on a small or giani screen. Mr. George Weltner. President of Paramount International told Th e Standard
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  • 88 2 SIR Thomas Lloyd, Perma- nent Under-Secretary of States for the Co!onies, accompanied] by Mr. W. A. Q. Goode. the Colonial Secretary and the acting Director of Education. Mr. D. McLellan, will visit six j Singapore schools today. The schools are the Trade School. Malay Girls'
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  • 30 2 THE Civil District Court of Singapore will go on vacation j from Dec. -0 this year to .lan. 2 next year, it was announced m the Government Gazette.
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  • 25 2 THE Indian town of Bhopal iis no longer cholera infected, j it was announced m the Singa- pore Government Gazette re- j cently.
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  • 159 2 Muslims Urged To Protect Culture Of People 1 :xGIXG Muslims m the O'loriv ;o ;ak t > a grealM interest m the v. Hare I the Muslim League. Mr. M. Mi hail Ismail, a membei ol tan Fa: liament sa:d thai k4 the most mpo. .".4 is to proled M
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  • 117 2 IPOH, Sun.— The Perak Malay League, which dissolved j itself m 1948 to give support towards the formation of the UMNO Perak Division, was revived last week at a meeting held here. The revival of the League resulted from the dissolution cf the "disowned"' UMNO Perak Division
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  • 54 2 ALOR STAR. Sun. From tomorrow, Tunku I?mai!, State Secretary oi Kedah. becomes Mentri Besar taking the place of Haji Mohamed Sheriff (retired). Aged Tunku Ismail is possibly tl-.e youngest Mentri Be--.a m Malaya The vacancy caused by his elevation is filled by Syed Hasan Shahabudin, First
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  • 121 2 3 Reds Ate Out Of Action KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Two more Communist j terrorists have been killed I and another wounded by j security forces m the Fedt eration. Another terrorist j has surrendered. A terrorist, who was armed j with a Sten sun, was yesterday j killed m Claemor
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  • 76 2 KLTHING. Jan 31 (Rev- ter) The sale of imported rice at a price cheaper by an average of 20 per cent would be taking effect from tomorrow, it was announced i by the Government today. The existing stock will be sold according to the new price
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  • 50 2 PEXANG, Sun. The Assistant Commissioner for Cooperative Development. North. Che Abdul Majid, will represent Malaya at the Food and Agricultural Organisation's technical meeting on co-opera-tions m Asia and the Far East. This meeting will be held m Ceylon from Feb. 2.'-J to March j 5. I
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  • Article, Illustration
    69 2 A CRACKER let off by boys m Kampong Liew Lian. ofl lTpper Serangoon Road, set afire an attap hut yesterday afternoon. The fire was put out by the villagers. A GROUP of Malayans ore seen m this picture at the annual dance given by the Liaison Officers to
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  • 140 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. i Lady Templer. as Chairman j of the T.B. Hospital Board of Governors, recently wrote to the G.O.C. Malaya, LieutGeneral Sir Hugh Stockwell, to thank a ll units who con tributed to the successful Radio Malaya "Dollar for Discs" programme An
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  • 107 2 Bar Naidu, Says Council Labour Union THE Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation yesterday urged the City Council President to bar the Council Labour Establishment j Officer. Mr. K. C. Naidu, Erom •"all official dealings relating to the daily-rated employees ol the City Council.** The Secretary of the Federation. Mr.
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  • 23 2 THE Singapi re G v< rnn ni j has granted Mr. Loh Efoong Kwang permission *o pul the .lie Chiau.
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  • 155 2 KUALA LUMPIK, Sun. A service i memory of two officers and 22 men of the Ist Battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Rents who lost their lives m Malaya, was held at the British Military Ceme- tery here this morning. The Battalion, which
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  • 239 2 OSPC's Death Inquiry JOHORE BAHRI. Sun.— A labourer who lounrt grenade about a month after Mr. V. D. Gerfask OSPC, Balu Pahat. was found dead m his car bullet hole at the back of his h<^d. near Urn Mile, Yong Peng-Aver Itam Road, last year,
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  • 46 2 A 5-YEAR-O1 C. Og Ah Lebar Road. He gi \of a era:- o tm It i pile of fii [fa The s the wood but me fi aid and ovei I that bad fa a wooden box which v. refuses 1
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  • 31 2 A TEA pa:' the arrival m c <-l Eh Fr Ja I of On was given by F *hi Churcl at I i- i og to Singap ji von
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 86 2 Weather Report MINIMI M Tpniwrature: i nun 7J» p.m. Jan Jo to 7. ;i* a.m. J-in. Si»i«ip<>re |73F), Prii.in^ .7:*>Ki K:>'j B.ihru i T:?K i Ku.ilj l.u'iipur 7lt i. lp«h |CWk, Kuaiit.Mi *.i»K'. Ma\i hi v m i t ncLwriUire: From 7 JO j m. J.:n. t.> 7."!) p.m. Jan.
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  • FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
    • 477 3 26 Members Say 'No Politics' For Govt. Employees THE majority of members of the Federal Elections Committee ore not in favour of Government employees contesting in elections to the Federal Legislative Council. They are of the opinion that the roles of the politician and civil servant are "separate and distinct."
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    • 75 3 iUALA LI R, S i, > to Sh C ::er 3 n, in a to oent -'odebe ensure the pro- r he I :ecI I rna ast rm I r the Quei i R runittee thai i" e t > g tra«s, r them
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    • 251 3 2.2 Million Potential Voters In The Federation THE Federation of Malaya has 2.2 million "potential voters" among her present 5,600,000 population, th c Elections Committee estimated today. There are about 4,000,000 citizens by operation of law m the Federation and 55 per cent of them are over 21 and thus
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    • 429 3 MEMBERS of the Executive Council of the future legislature of this country will not be appointed for a fixed term. The High Commissioner will make appointments to the Executive Council. The committee on Federal Elections has recommended that appointments to the Executive Council
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    • 161 3 'Mr. Speaker' Will Be Appointed MALAYA'S "Mr. Speaker" will not. l^ke many other countries, be elected from amongst the members of the Legislative Council, the Federal Elections Committee has decided. TV's common practice is no! satisfactory as it deprives a constituency of its memer's \oice o a the policies of
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    • 394 3 Elections Chief May Be Hired From Abroad THE Federal Elections Committee has urged the appointment of an mdc- pendent delineation commission, lo demarcate national constituencies when their precise number is determined. THE pommisaon arfcll h»v prise three persons "who are; obviously and clear y par'.iai." The chairman, at j least,
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  • Article, Illustration
    626 4  -  S. RAMACHAHDRA A PACE FOR THE YOUNG B y 1 Many A Famous Figure Came From This School i It n v a youth r subject i ihia page than i T the Scran- t h in Pet Roa Singapon lam sure, be .::;> g i rs who haw
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  • 67 4 "L' ING ur ler s s fourth-g el his Brst j r piest i. lined to i i intricacies j J' nan al I M.: ■ed N allj and the 1 is mm ed ;>■ cc iplimeni bn on :> hi -.-kj hci NHMIJh ofl
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  • 136 4  -  A. BEAN By txtremerj i er to a < '.1 > not f rt ex t v Th« 1 serei crt t. MB i' l gj any fin S Vi n.-i ecn niv f igc md umb md erj vi'v siig and iuit« unconscious v
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  • 647 4  -  M. GORVETT Story B\ With Pictures By GENE LANGLEY "yOU ARE looking very sad this morning, Dobbin/ said Hector the Tractor, looking over the hedge. "Yes, scid Dobbin. "I feel it." "Anything I can do to help?" csked Hector kindly. "I don't think so," replied
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  • 74 4 Child St udy Wins Top Pix Award j/ARRELL GREHAVS phototh fn aph Cily Child took h e l p sward5 ward of *2,000 m the black-and-white class m th* recent annual contest' of Pho! Kw Ynrf thiin JS 3 YOUn g wfiSiin* rtlSt who began th? 1 V' lrft p
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  • 362 4  -  SAFER AT SUPEkSOI !C SPEEDS IT.'ITH the recent announce- ment thai the British Government intend* to purchase large quantities of titanium, an obscure metal has suddenly become frontpage news. Few people had ever heard of titanium before, and fewer stii have nvcn or handled it. although it was
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  • 60 4 IK A.S dauf [>ow wi make button van ra twine a buti r <■ mad( tnmui W sad mtnuti said. "Wry Monun; just like your bi Erdya V H BIG to her first hit schoo; ed j great tlea] ■bo Final!] brothel V 3 home?" Don- Rodman. II
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 47 4 !^X m* y^^^^&^^\ /fit _oJ?RN 1 ■"-">* flj r TTKE temple of Janus 1 1 lf **VJA.wnro!Kir lir\v/ «lii -R^^cS Rome vas kept opln WMispfe»^ir i JL\v f*» petition. half wlUKB$ '*r^^ INI S BC t PBb pS?1*Fb lB^*SBt Infl^ jrf*i I 75.000 ON FOOT, ■bSSHk' P^ELIAMENiT Ai
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  • Article, Illustration
    87 5 "SI-EASING <#* Pl( 11 KfcS* Name Address litle Camera Used aperture vSpeed Filnri Above "Vases and Bowl" by Tan Kong Hong of 29 Cecil St. K. Lumpur. Rolleiflex, f4, 1 sth, Superpan Press. Left "Singing in the Moonlight" by Kong King Chong, 432 Ptenong Rd., Pg. AiresHex, fS, 1 sec,
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  • 480 5 By A .^:»-.;;et Conespomlent ALTIIOI GH niarkf .s were very mv h on the quiet >:J<>. no dcii'al intiueinjd by the lower rubber price a.:J lv d gajasfe lc>s extort by the pioximity of Chinese Ken 1 i tlie perluj ended with some imnrovtnieat
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  • 724 5  -  HENRY LESESNE y Special Correspondent of The Christian Science M< tor COLUMBIA, S.C. r VHE icorld population Increases o* ne dizzy pace of at least 40,000,000 a year. Meantime, the natural scienj txst explores new areas of food and fibre resources that until only fairly
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  • 315 5  -  RITA DEL MAR By rpODAJ'B QUOTATION: J_ "Envy has no holidays." —Francis Bacon ■•.-■•i>«/kv-i-.MOND.W K)R EVERYONE: Keep -dear of upsets- stay out of difficulties involving other people; attend to routine tasks. Try to solve dilemmas tactfully. Get some rest tonight VOIR BIIMIIDATK AND EURTHSIGN ARlES—March 21
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    • 62 5 =1 A New Developer of i V Exceptional Merit < S^^W^ W Ju3 Increases Film speed to 2 "L t. < *f BE tv i^^9 Jes I>fveloped at room tern j <D *f A p*»rature Bh,_ Cr gg E Lronomical 1 pk_ f.»i i ot£ 10 ur more rolls nl^^
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 623 5 S'POPE DIARY s irm h tH:Rd: 2 6 and J rVRL W«l"^ I GRAM): Road To Bali 1. 3, 7. 9.15 EXTRA >»->>l<»\ for Blood Donors P m ii*8f-8 2TS TAPPING RY.X: O::e Thousand and One Mill I. 1 HI A I II! 1 1 1 1.15 pjn. Mights (Hindu
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  • 667 6 (foe General Li Tsung-jen the benefit of di üb:. Let us still think that he is a Chinese patriot He didn't want to join the Communists when tht v ;viT-ran the Chinese mainland m 1949- Nor did want to carry on the Nationalists' fight against them.
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  • 145 6 FHE united Nations haw rejected India's request for a special Gownl Assembly session on Korean pi tblems. With the pr-rplex"-.., problem of the 22.000 pri>o:v. i :'--of-'A ur >olved. most of the U.N. members did Ml StC HQ nOTC necessity of bringing the Korea question befm the
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  • 1240 6 Rampant Nationalism In Indonesia By A Times Correspondent < I* 1 QINCE the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia more people hare been killed and more senseless damage done to property than m the struggle against the Dutch after the war. And there are few signs of progress m reimposing
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  • 21 6 "I know I should lie in bed! It's finding an excuse to x<'t there that's R<»t me beat, chum!"
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  • 249 6 The Oriental Economist magazine recently said "the resources m the high seas are tin- property of all mankind" and Japan has as much right to them as anybody. "We canrfot admit that certain nations have certain priorities over the seas." said the magazine, published by ex-finance minister
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  • 241 6 NEW RIFLE IS HE A VIER ry H E nev rifle whicl will beconn standard fo the armies o the Atuinlii Pact countrie was shown ii public for tin first time re cently when it was demon strated at the Tower of London. It is the f.A. v..iv seuloadlng rifle,
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  • 320 6 PARIS. A handful of men and women here think the chances for world peace would be a lot bright ei if English and French" were made international languages. That way. they feel, everybody could talk directly with each other without help from interpreters. They call their
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  • 235 6 Wells dug by ancient Romans ore providing the first clean drinking water natives of Zakia village near Damascus ever have tasted m their lives. Originally dug by Roman conquerors of Syria 2,000 years ago, three wells m Zakia village were cleaned out recently under the direction
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 391 6 Sir: I wish to pent out through your columns that your correspondent M. G. Ferguson who claims to be a British subject, is obviously too biased ogamst colonial people to recognise thct, given the same opportunities for progress os the British, they, also as human
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    • 122 6 War Claims Hanging Fire Sir: Sufficient publicity has been voiced m the local Press m re>pect of War Damage Claims which are still hanging fire for several claimants under the category of "Private Chatties." The unwarranted delay causes one to feel and believe that the War Damage Commission Department is
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    • 59 6 Sir; -Rv erring i the Sin 3 of .Is: I c pleased il Alcock'j suggest r the authorities every promiss not Mr. A into tin bin. A;:,..: I from th, m i i-. Emiraesf people refer; < notrn. wage k Wl sent Government canm anything be the
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    • 68 6 Sir; As the ifiorities mean to be I m persecuting .s« hawkers, may 1 put to tht tfitj pertinen I quet tion' Wh t* it r. To allots raders cc m hoi ißf UtJtnfl m pi (.■<-. ->.., A i totll contribute io thi übltc ret?enue fic<
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  • 313 7 US. SUPPORTS SIX-NATION ARMY PLAN Use Of German Troops Urged BERLIN, Jan. 31, (AP)— The United States pledged yesterday to "associate itself durably" with a future six-nation European Defence Army with German troops. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Big Four conference here that the creation of
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  • 124 7 36 Dead In Three Train Crashes K I I ZAYAT, Egypt, (UP) A speeding nto a crowd ra ka to greet 5- President MohamNag yesterday, and or Ministry an- 29 per ona were ed and oj ired Police t put Ihc death 1 n unique Sation hjs been oi' to
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  • Article, Illustration
    43 7 Photo. SPAIN'S star ballet dancer. Antonio and his new ballerina Rosita, display some of the "furia" which made them famous. Antonio who toured Europe with his troupe of dancers after his separation from Rosario. will appear at the Empire Theatre m Paris. UP
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  • 53 7 lANCHESTER, Jan. 31: Fifteen yo through thin ice i n Lan j^hire pon lay, .~.iy au--3 re] had rus di ta i jy n the tage of the m winter. r v rst a leni brother, at Hindley. b an the bill w; er Eng and's
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  • 24 7 AP).— The ice said I expected 1 ai east US$l for Japanese dur"ie next U i needed «;upr! I
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  • 111 7 BELGRADE. Jan. 31, (UP) .Marshai Tito told the new Yugoslav Parliament today that respect for the law would be his chief concern as President of the Republic. The Marshal, newly re-elected for a four-year term, read the oath as President m a firm clear
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  • 58 7 HONGKONG. Jan. 31, (ReuterX An n 1 passenger train ser e between China and s t Russia will begin today Peking C tmunisi Radio andoui I last n ghti A spi train w ith ltf S iy personnel ar- Peking on Fi lay to be the -S
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  • 62 7 MOSCOW. Jan. 31 (IP)— Soviet Russia is going to h.ive a new flag. Moscow Radio announced yesterday. The new banner will consist of the traditional field <>r red but will have a light blue vertical stripe along the left side; a gold-bordered star set against
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  • 152 7 JAKARTA. Jan. 31 (AP)— The condition of Merapi, the killer volcano is very dangerous, the Governor of Central Java, Boediono, said here alter returning from an observation tour of the volcano. He made this statement m Semarang and added that Merapi seemed to have become
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  • 124 7 31, d'P^ I B attOT- loan sn ea R rg faced rmeni I i E ne iras i -.id ed liny: hot B. rh's body was round m I irt dI by a woman lawyei with whon he had been assoc-iated professiona \j. Police
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  • 111 7 Pope Better -But He Needs Rest VATICAN CITY. Jan. 31, (AP) L'Osservatore Romano said yesterday that Pope Pius' health is "fortunately, gradually improving" and that "all aspects of his general condition are satisfactory." It was the Vatican newspaper's first comment on the health of the Pontiff since he was compelled
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  • Article, Illustration
    47 7 photo. AMERICAN author Ernest Hemingway and his wife relax after their arrival at Entebbe, following their adventures m which thry survived two plane crashes. The first crash occurred m the jungle when flying over Murchison Falls the second when taking off ia a rescue plane. A. P.
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  • 165 7 PARIS, Jan. 31 (Renter)— The Vietminh Communists apparently working on a Master Plan for all Indo-China have opened a harassing campaign to attack French Union forces m as many places as possible, r The rebels seem to have been forced into switching their tactics
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  • 50 7 BERLIN. Jan. 31, (AFP).— An East German family has sent an usual invitation to French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault asking him to attend the christening of the latest born child of the family. Monica, and to be her godfather. Bidault has not yet answered the invitation.
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  • 42 7 CANBERRA. Jan. 31, (AP) Australia has increased the number of immigrants it plans to receive m 1954-55 to 100,--000. This was announced by Immigration Minister Harold E. Holt, who estimated that Australia's population would increase to 9.000.000 this year.
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  • 180 7 Reds Build Steel Defences I n Korea CExNTRAL FRONT, Korea, Jan. 31 (IP)— The Communists are building: a steel and concrete defence line across the 155-mile Korean truce front. United States officers said today. Working nigh! and day. the Chinese are digging a maginot line of trendies and pillboxes.' which
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  • 61 7 CALCUTTA, Jan. 11, (UP). Syed Badrudduja, president of the All-India Moslem Convention, was arrested here late Friday night and taken into protective custody on chaiges of inciting communal hatred. It was reported that orders for his arrest had been issued on the grounds that he
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  • 41 7 PRINCE Peter of Greece paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshiria on Saturday afternoon. The prinr-e arrived m Japan early this month with his consort. Princess Irene, for an extensive tour of the country. UP
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  • 103 7 THE American. British and French Foreign Ministers met m Berlin last week for a final exchange of views before the vital talks with Uie Russians which are now m progress. At the conference are seen (from left to right) John Foster Dulles. U.S. Secretary of State.
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  • 70 7 BEIPT'T. Jan. 31. (UP).— Tanks and troops enforced an uneasy quiet a eighi tiring Syria's cities today, bu( r< ance stiffened m the \v: d highlands of the southernmost Jcbel Ed Dm/. Province. President Adib Shishafly Herreed martial law across Syria yesterday to stem a
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  • 34 7 A HOMELESS Arab van amok while wailing I streetcar m Algiers las) night, stabbed a French soldier to death, and knifed m essioa six passers-by who tried to U.P. stop him
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  • 100 7 SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS IN HONGKONG HON KONG, Jan 11, (111 Hongkong i.-^ "woeful short of teachei 5, Colt Secretary R B. B.= while addressing si tc oi the North Cote Tea > Training CoUegi hen esti day. Ho-,ve\ BT, this "r b" problem is not at critical as is m
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  • 75 7 Caretaker Cabinet For Italy ROME. Jan. II (ATIItaly plunged into cinom< political crisis yesterday am for the fourth time m v i? months, was without a working Government. Following a chamber vot-" of uo confidence. Premier Amintore Fanfani lia>ten< <1 to President Luigi Kiuaud) to resign his 11-d.i\ old Christian
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  • 116 7 BANGKOK. Jan. 31 (IP)— The largest naval lr;iining maneouvres were held last week m the Gulf «if Siam with the Inked States destroyer I SS McCoy Reynolds participalins. the Tnited States Intormation Service annovinced yesterday. I t exercises which anti-submarine warfan id m i d
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  • 65 7 LONDON, lan. 31, (UP) Planes flew rood supplies to 1 25.000 East Frisian danders cut off from tin outside world I by ice m the North Sea today 'm the sixf h straight day of Europe's "deep hseeae." Porecastere warned the be-Low-freezing temperatures that have covered Europe Erora
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  • 84 7 BELFASI 31, (APj —Irish i red and feat i B solciitr here I i bain 1.. b 9 post Round bis ne v. h a Sign: "Kenya 8.. k t Tans Bcv.aie."' i Tne boI ::er. W;. er .">"'■ a native oi Belfi 00 lea> c fro::'
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    46 7 RELEASED Chinrse prisoners of war vent their feelings by punching: effigies of Mao Tse Tung and Georgi Malenkov. They had arrived m the Korean port of Inchon after being released by the Indian forces m Korea when they finally relused repatriation to the Communist side AP
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  • 938 9  -  HAROLD NICOLSON By The Stronghold. By Xan Fielding. (Seeker and urburg. 2]>.J HHFGFHDFHYSRRSY ]VIR. XAX FIELDING is a romantic figure. Scarcely had he come of age when he was landed from a submarine at midnight upon a Cretan beach. For three years thereafter, under the name
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  • 992 9  -  SEAN OFAOLAIN ;u Battle Cry. By Leon Iris. tVin i ,a.t". 12s. (id.) I The Warm People. By Anthony Thorne. (Ueineniann. 12s fid.) The <#age and the Searcb. By \iai;i'r Baxter. (Heine mann. 12s. (id.) Nine Days to Mukalla. By Frederic Prokosch. (Seeker and Warburg 12s. (id.) IT
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  • 557 9 MR STEPHENS wants us to call the Indian subcontinent Delkaria a compound of Delhi and Karachi, the capitals of the successor States which have inherited and di vided the lormer Empire. I fear thai his suggestion will not be adopted, but H is a good one. For
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  • 188 9  - CRIME RATION MAURICE RICHRDSON By 1)1 111 IN iltl II! IH POSI l lON, by Ec r fc x .'i. Is E jgatl rso] i* i lystery i h c X ad 'o a l, ..y. i J drogj >; sorts i io >- ii. h i ett as C
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    • 311 9 By Al Capp f ■>- BUT AW COTTA SE£ MA^ 3 (^ssss^^^^ I-^-that dark CUOUP I f>k*>r* S^L^^-^ 1 I AUe y Q°P By VT. H.m/m The Heart OS Juliet Jones By Stan Drake dcc-o«s p?av^ rx P£v=ct *<^ T \\f J« you want it, be > V 4' f
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  • 1623 10  - IIBRiTISH FILM CENSORS' MORE LIBERAL POLICY GERARD FAY By I i of the Manchester Guardian JN SPITE of all the jokes about Mm, Mr. Samuel Goldwyn is a man whose judgments on the American film industry are to be treated with great respect. He knows the business, and the public
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  • 239 10 Teaching Teenagers Sex should not be j segregated into male and female classes when ir cores j to studying sex, acrording to an I I nois sociologist. Dr. Herman Lantx, sociology professor at Southern Illinois j University, said that when the j facts of life are taught to >ridividual sex
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  • 708 10 J LOS ANGELES. IF you want a really objective test of audience response to a movie, measure laughter. So says Dr. Nicholas Rasa, who has been doing it with-infra-red photography. He offered his findings at a special research symposium during the seventh annual conversion of the University Film
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    • 163 10 SHOW IMb ®f^v K f^^^f^l 0. fHE REBEL DRAGOONS 1 OF the SCARLET CRUSADE^ ERROL FLYNN^ I Jomo/rou Wednesday <v iiuttAT \tm\ei.tii THE PEERLESS BEAUTY m .MA\IJAI!I\ starring HS!A Moon will* Original SujM»ri«i|»o>«d ICn«rli~h s ni»!il!. Ly^p^^ylH I.4*. fr9*« Malay Film Productions Ltd |r oturnn ij KOKIAH AHMAD MAHMOOD AIM
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  • 737 11 Humbled By Div. 11l Norwich City LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)— Fourth round Football Association cup ties— l 6 of them— dominated English soccer today and the biggest surprise of the programme was the home defeat of mighty Arsenal by Third Division Norwich City. Altogether six
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  • 228 11 JOHANNESBURG Jan. 3t. (Reuter). Don Cockeil. British and Empire hruv)weight boxing champion, tonight retained the Empire till** when he outpointed South Africa's title holder. Johnny Arthur. over 15 rounds m an open air fitht at the Rand Stadium here. I* imi I somewhat ponderous i when
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  • 417 11 England Go Down To All Blacks TWICKENHAM, LONDON, Jan. 30. (Reuter).— New Zealand beat England by five points (one goal) to nothing before an enthusiastic capacity crowd of 70,000 m their Rugby Union international here today thus avenging the defeat inflicted on them m their last meeting just before the
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  • 76 11 Danes To Play In Hongkong HONGKONG. Jan. 30. (AFP) The Danish Koege Boldklub will play their first game m Hongkong on Wednesday, Feb. 3 against what is expected to be the Colony's strongest combination a'-l Hongkong XI. On Thursday the Danish visitors will meet a^ Hongkong selection and op Feb.
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  • 127 11 Hongkong Interport Soccer HONGKONG, Jan. 30. (AFP) Hongkong Football Association has suggested to the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation that the annual j soccer interport series between Hongkong and Manila should be put forward to March instead of April as now scheduled. It wa s pointed out here that if Manila
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  • 109 11 Lucknow Test Held Up By Rain LUCKNOW, Jan. 30, (Reuter) Heavy rain today severely damaged the pitch and the Commonwealth captain, Ben Barnett, and Indian Captain, D. G. Phadkar agreed, after inspecting the pitch, that play m the fourth "Test" cou/.d not commence tomorrow. The first day's play has been
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  • 33 11 NEW YORK, Jan. 27. (AP). Jimmy Carter, New York world lightweight champion, will defend his title against Paddy De Marco, of New York, m a 15-round bout here on March 5.
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    • 394 11 NOTICES THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Holiday Chinese New Year's Day. Wednesday, 3rd February 1954. TVOTICE It HEREBY GIVEN that vessels alongside the Board's wharves and working before 11 a.m. on Tuesday. 2nd February, 1954, will be worked after 11 a.m on lhat day without extra charge provided they
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    • 663 11 NOTICES THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD NOTICE REVISED SCALE OF RATES 'THE Colony of Singapore Government Gazette dated 15th January 1954, Notification No. 62, publishes the revised Board's Scale of Rates approved by the Governor-in-Council m Supplement No. 4, the effective date being Friday, 26th February 1954. m accordance with the
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    • 762 11 SITUATIONS VACANT /CONFIDENTIAL STFNOGR A v>i PHERS m various Government Departments. Salary scali S36oxlBA-452 pin. plw CO I. and Singapore Allowan Total emoluments ai pn a i range (8) for an officer nrfao ie single from an initial salary $STo p.m. with annual v ments to Stl3(i pin <b» foi
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  • 206 12 BRIDGETOWN. Barbados, Jin. 30: tßeuter) The noballing of Tony Lock for alleged throwing on the opening day of the >!CC match against Barbados here has caused considerable concern among the touring team. The Surrey slow leftarm bowler was no balled three times during the
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  • 60 12 KLUANG, Sun— The Govemmenl English School beat 50th Field Begimeni 4—o m a hockey league match today. Following a sudden breakaway Aii C'hve scored m the 3th m nute and 10 minutes later J >bori increased the lead. After hall r :ne Awang Ibrahim and
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  • 17 12 ARCADIA. Jan. 31, (AP).— [^ongshot Apple Valley won the USSI6I.4OQ Santa Anita Maturity yesterday.
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  • 522 12 PENANG, Sun.— The Thomas Cup player, Ismail bin Marjan, will be defending; his triple crown when the All-Malaya Malays hold their annual badminton championships at the Han Chiang High School hall here on j, eb 3 and 4 The strongest opposition to Marjan is expected to
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  • 142 12 SYDNEY, Jan. 30. (AP) Mervyn K*>>e and Rex H.irtwig w.ll fight out the final of the Australian national >r.r.;s title on '.'r.e Una] bj 1$ X R sewaU 8-2, o-.i. •i >. l- 7- he se ni-nnals 3- t I U C::y Hartwig the a>:
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  • 38 12 PALM SPRIXG. CalHornJt Jan. 31, iAPi.— Bob Wininger and Fred Haas wound up m a tie a: the end of 54 holes -ate yesterday m the US$l5,OOO Thunder bird Invitational tournament, with total scores of 199.
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    141 12 Two incidents m Satur- > day's North -South ru?by Z 2 which South won by J 62-3. Top: Maurice Pcs- tana, the North hooker J j (extreme rlgfit), seems to be m for a spot of trouble he was never out of it 2 2 anyway when m attemp- 2
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  • 28 12 BOSTON, Jan. 31, (AP).— Luxembourg's Josy Barthel, Olympic 1,500 meters recordholder, ran the fastest indoor mile m Boston's history last night— ln four minutes 7.7 seconds.
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  • 188 12 TAYFiELD FORCES NZ FOLLOW-ON JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 30: (Reuter) '■^■.a.i Tayfield, the South A::-; j:i offspinners :00 k five New Zealand wickets ia 32 balls without H.n.'eiii::^ a vv.:i ir. :'r.o fourth Test here today. New Zealand, forced to followon, were 156 runs behind. with nine second innings wickets left, a>
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  • 37 12 PLAYING m the Kampong Soccer League for the Tiger Eeer Cup, Alexandra beat Pennuda Letahan 2" 1. Scorers for the winners were Hamid Ibrahim and Yusofi O--:nan and for Permuda. YamaiL Che Haron AnguUia referecd.
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  • 363 12 IPOH, Sun.— The Datoh Panglima Bukit Gantang, Tuan Haji Abdul Wahab, the Mentri Besar of Perak, was re-elected unopposed a s President of the Perak Amateur Football Association for the sixth year m succession at today's annual general meeting of the Association held m the
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  • 45 12 ■•tfeL^SLTS! atfh d 5 Singapore Aero-modelling bi>. fty rilly a t Shell cround yesterday Ihe team event went t o the Singapore Aero Society r«icd ttltlTh S poinu d WaS TeDSah WUh 3 POiBU kMAtaST 1 E4U4rius was lost m nisht Police have
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  • 153 12 IPOH. Sun.— The final of the Xorth Malayan golf championship will be fought out by two Seiangor men. Niven and Lauriston who beat Collins 5 and 4 Hastie 6 and 5 respectively m the semi-final today Niven started off with two birdies and was five up
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  • 618 12 BAM PICK OOI ONG FOR WORLD TOURNEY PENANG, Sun.— Ooi Teik Hock of Penang: and Ong Poh Lim of Singapore have been chosen by the Badminton Association of Malaya to participate m the Glasgow world invitation championships from March 10 to 13. This was decided by the standing committee of
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  • 163 12 SIXTY minutes of qml forceful hockey with some v ligcni combinatioa by b >;h t m co on ngi i sterdi y when the S B C :i A-?, vii BLAJ ;.i the quarter Bn :■> S.ELA. senior knockout c lion. B. p I ed game.
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  • 33 12 KA.IAXG. Bu». friend y footba I eam< ■So i: irs >U and the Hig S P ay« a 2— 2 drak -^r the Somei I were Bai Mid r Bigfa fansur.
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  • 128 12 TAIPING, Sun. A large crowd watched the friendly I soccer match here yesterday between P and T Recreation Club and 12th Royal Lancers which ended m a creditable j win for the former 4 2. The winners had a fine for- ward line, especially Cyril Pereira, the
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  • 30 12 KAJANG. SunV— The Qlu Langat District Football Association is inviting entries for the first division league for the Ng Bow Thai challenge cup. Entries close on Feb. LO.
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  • 478 12 The following are the Weights for the I second day of the Selangor Turf flub gold cup meeting to be run m Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 4: J I Cl. 4 Div. \—y. Furs. Littje Andy y.oo Rosalind 8.1? Ever Glory 8.12 j Orissa 8.11 Bridgenorth
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  • 89 12 RAHIM OMAR was m great form yesterday when he scored five of Star Soccerites* seven goals against RX Kranji's one at Farrer Park. Kirn Beng and Abdullah contributed to Soccerites tally while Hisgin s got the 1 only goal. Other soccer results at Farrer Park
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