The Straits Times, 14 March 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1952. iC PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    VILLAGERS TREK TO A NEW LIFE
    695 1 217 people make seven-day jungle trip to safety from bandit valley BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT JELI, Uu Kelantan, Thurs VL'ITH w*arv smiles, 217 Malays, men, women and children, put down their loads at Jeli in Ulu Kelantan today more than 50 miles from Kota
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    Armoured-car sale scandal: New probe starts
    263 1 Armoured -car sale scandal: New probe starts LONDON, Thursday. A MALAYAN armoured-cars scandal has been disclosed, and an inquiry into the sale of surplus vehicles in Britain has started following urgent calls from Malaya. Although a Federation Government spokesman in Kuala Lumpur recently complained that deliveries of armoured cars from
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    THE BANDITS WERE IN SUCH A HURRY
    135 1 THE BANDITS WERE IN SUCH A HURRY Kl AI.A LUMPUR. Thurs. THE 1 10 Gurkhas lulled one bandit and wounded another in a battle in the Bentong area of Pahanu yesterday. They captured a pistol, ammunition and three packs. Green Howards found a hastily evacuated camp when they followed up
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    HELICOPTER AIR SERVICE ENDS
    38 1 LONDON Thurs— Britain s only helicopter passenger service, between London and Birmingham, is to end after a nine-month test. British European Airways said today that the Ministry of Transport had withdrawn Its subsidy Reuter
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    MID-AIR CRASH
    27 1 ANTONIO. (Texas). Thurs. Two Superfortresses collided In midair 40 miles north of here today and crashed. They had 15 men aboard and none gurvived.— Reuter
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    M.P. ASKS ABOUT SETTLERS
    86 1 M.P. ASKS ABOUT SETTLERS LONDON. Thurs MR Oliver Lyttel:on. Colonial Secretary, was asked In the House of Commons yesterday why many re-settled squatters in Malaya had no: been granted permanent title to their land He said that all State and Settlement governments had now agreed to grant permanent titles to
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    NEW AIR CHIEF
    24 1 TAIPEI, Thurs. "Tiger" Wang was yesterday named Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Air Force, of which he had been a deputy commander.
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    Army plane with 2 men missing
    113 1 Army plane with 2 men missing AN Army Auster aircraft, with two Army personnel aboard, is missing somewhere in South Johore. Royal Air Force planes were last night searching for them. Army authorities are withholding the names of the I 'wo missing men The Auster left S?mbawang airfield. Singapore, for
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    Jap 'envoy' for S'pore
    30 1 TOKYO, Thurs— A Japanese consulate-general Is to be established in Singapore. A Vice-Ministers' conference today decided where to have 21 embassies, 18 legations and 11 consulates-gen-eral.—A.P
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    STRIKE HITS N. ITALY
    67 1 MILAN. Thurs —Heavy industry in Genoa. Milan and Turin was crippled for three hours today when 250.000 Communist-led workers went on strike for wage increases The strikes ended at noon, except at the big Flat works in Turin There 60.000 workers were ordered to remain on
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    NIZAM ARRIVES WITH 10 WIVES
    48 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. The Nizam of Hyderabad arrived in New Delhi by air today. It was the first time he has left his s tate for 16 years. t He brought ten wives selected from among 70 to make the trip.— A P.
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    ATTLEE v BEVANROUND 2
    105 1 LONDON, Thurs. THE feud over rearmament between the leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Attlee. and Mr. Aneurln Bevan muves Into Its second round today with Mr. Bevan's appearance before the Party's National Executive. Mr. Bevan. was to appear before the executive with three of his
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    SOCCER FANS BATTLE POLICE
    158 1 GLASGOW Thurs A HOWLING mob of 20.000 football fans battled here to-day with practically the whole of the city's police force as they tried to get tickets for the great game of the season i —the international between Scotland and England. Mounted police sent out emergency
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    North Atlantic Pact post for Lord Ismay
    101 1 LONDON, Thursday. I ORD ISMAY, Secretary of State for Common- wealth Relations, has been appointed first secretary -general of the No,rth Atlantic Treaty Organisation. An official announcement today said that Lord Ism ay had accepted the post and •.hat of vice-chairman. Lord Salisbury,
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    U.S. CASUALTIES
    22 1 WASHINGTON Thurs. American casualties in Korea up to Friday were 106.458— an increase of 160 over the previous week.— UP
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    Countess flies on
    15 1 HONG KONG. Thurs Countess Mountbatten left by air for Tokyo this morning.—
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    PAGEANTRY AND POMP FOR GIMSON'S DAY
    346 1 PAGEANTRY AND POMP FOR GIMSON'S DAY THIS afternoon, Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, Governor of Singapore, will be made the City's first Freeman. Four hundred policemen will guard the City Hall where the honour will be conferred by the City President Mr. T. P F. McNeice. They will fclso be on
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    ALEX JOSEY
    34 1 LONDON. Thurs.— Mr T. Dribers (Lab.) is to ask the Colonial Secretary nex: week for the Government's reasons for not renewing the contract of Mr Alex Josey. Radio Malaya's chief news editor
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    The dollars go down
    43 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Britain's dollar earnings in North America last month dropped to $49,560,000. Re-exports to North America Increased substantially, bringing in $8,680,000 from the United States and $2,800.000 from Canada, compared with an average of $672,000 last year.— Reuter.
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      343 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL NOTICE ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT To effect a change-over of Electricity supplies to a new high voltage transmission network which is being Installed in conJunction with the new Power Station at P-sir Panjang. It will be necessary to cut supplies of Electricity in certain areas. Notice U
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    Turks break up attack by Communist shock troops
    250 3 RADAR USED AS BOMBERS DEFY BLIZZARDS TOKYO, Thursday. ACTION on the Korean front flared up last night when Communists launched their bijjKest attack for several weeks. They made a series of attacks on a two-and-a-half-mile front east of Heartbreak Ridge, but were
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    19 3 MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT having tea in New Delhi, with Mr. G. V. Mavlankar. Speaker of th e Indian Parliament.
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    S. AFRICA'S AIR FORCE NOT READY
    134 3 S. AFRICA 'S AIR FORCE NOT READY PRETORIA, Thurs LIEUT-GEN. George Edwin j Brink, former Deputy i Chief of the South African j General Staff, said yesterday I that South Africa's air force J was totally unready and hopelessly inadequate to j meet any emergency. The army wa s torn
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    JAPS LIFT BAN
    20 3 TOKYO. Thurs— Japan has lifted the ban on the export of 109.000 tons of steel to Brlitain.
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    INDIAN MISSION
    22 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs Madame Pandi:, sister of the Prime Minister, will lead India's goodwill mission to Communist China.— A P
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    She killed father, aunt, step-brother
    201 3 DA V IN THE DARK YEARL V GRAZ, Austria, Thursday. {MSELA Hojas, 21, will spend one day a year in confinement in a pitch black cell during her 20 years in gaol to remind her of the day she poisoned her father, step-brother and aunt.
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    France 'will not give up' Indo-China
    125 3 France 'will not give up Indo-China PARIS, Thurs. MJEAN LETOURNEAU, French Minister of Associated States, yesterday said that France never intended to abandon I«do-China or to negotiate a peace with Ho Chi Minh, Vietminh leader, unless Ho Chi Minh asked for negotiations first. "Indo-China has become a world affair." he
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    U.K. studies Red note
    89 3 LONDON Thurs THE Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden today reported to the British Cabinet on the Soviet note for a German peace treaty The British Government it was understood, planned to advise Washington and Paris that the note should be studied seriously and that Moscow be
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    Busmen go slow
    48 3 LONDON. Thurs.-A oneday strike of 1,000 Kent I county busmen ended today, but some threatened to stay out each Saturday until their demands are met. All are now "working to rule." a form of go-slow. They are protesting against wage rates and working hours.— Reuter
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    BUS CRASHES IN 600-FT. RAVINE
    38 3 LIMA, Thurs. Thirtyfive people were killed when a bus swerved off a road and crashed 600 feet down a ravine into the River Mantaro yesterday. Eight bodies were recovered by rescue squads.— A.F.P.
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    GROUNDED SHIP BLOCKS SUEZ
    31 3 ISMAILIA, Thurs.— The British luxury liner, 36,000ton Caronea, ran aground in the Suez Canal yesterday afternoon blocking all trafttr both north and south. Ninteen ships are immobilised.
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    BAN MAY KEEP FLEETS HOME
    41 3 SYDNEY. Thurs.— Two of Australia's main pearling fleets will be paralyzed this year if the Indonesian Government bans Indonesian divers coming to Australia. Indonesia has had reports of bad working and living conditions in Australia.— UP
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    $225 A SEA T OFFERED FOR CORONATION
    111 3 LONDON. Thurs AN agency said yesterday it had received more than 3.000 "blind" bookings" at op to 25 guineas (Malayan $225) a head— for places to view I the Coronation next year. "We are not able to premise anything definite until \m» know
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    7 years for countess
    72 3 7 years for countess COMO, Thurs. BEAUTIFUL Countess Pia Bellentani received a seven-year prison sentence today for killing a wealthy industrialist, who attempted to rid himself of her and five other mistresses with a circular letter: The court added a threeyear term in a mental home to the Countess' sentence.
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    SHOCK FOR JAP POLICE
    49 3 TOKYO, Thurs. Students today took the initiative in their cold war with the police. They published contents of notebooks they snatched from two pialn-ciothes police and claimed the government' was planning to operate again the banned "thought police." Publication caused horror in police circles.— Reuter.
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    Red Cross will investigate
    51 3 Red Cross will investigate GENEVA. Thurs.— The International Red Cross committee said yesterday it had agreed to investigate Communist charges that U.N. forces are waging germ warfare against Communist troops in Korea. The U.S. Secntfarv of State, Mr. Dean Acheson. asked for the investigation. He has denied the Red charges.—
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    MUSLIM STATES PLAN MEETING
    41 3 KARACHI. Thurs. The Pakistan Government yesterday formally proposed a meetIng of the Muslim states of the Middle East and Asia to exchange views on the establishment of a committee for consultation on problems of common interest. U.P.
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    BOMB IN TRAIN
    32 3 TUNIS, Thurs.— Two Eucopeansand three Tunisians were killed and 17 persons injured today when a bomb exploded in a crowded train at Gabes. 200 miles south of Tunis.— U.P.
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    KAY YOUNG WEDS
    23 3 CONNECTICUT, Thurs.— British actress Kay Young, former wife of Michael Wilding, married television actor Douglas Montgomery aged. 42. today.— U.P.
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    73 CASUALTIES
    29 3 RIO DE JANEIRO. Thurs.— Thirty-three persons were killed and 40 injured today when a lorry carrying refugees from Brazil's northeast drought area collided with an omnibus.— Reuter.
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    Empire import cuts cause concern
    156 3 Empire import cuts cause concern THE Commonwealth countries' import cuts have caused grave concern to Britain's textile industry which has already suffered serious setbacks and increased unemployment due to foreign competi- The Cofton Board's Standing Conference on overseas trade policy reported yesterday that it had been agreed ■that Sir Raymond
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    'RUSSIA MADE 20,000 PLANES IN 1951' CLAIM
    188 3 'RUSSIA MADE 20,000 PLANES IN 1951' CLAIM WASHINGTON, Thursday. RUSSIA had about 85 aircraft factories and more than 28 engine works which nrobably produced JO.OOO planes— half of them fighters— last year, the Aviation Age said. The factories were well scattered, 'from Smolensk and Kiev In the west to the
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    U.S. refutes 'Hollywood tanks' talk
    187 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. THE United States Army yesterday "begged to differ" from a British' colonel who said American tanks in Korea were "mad? for Hollywood, not for fighting." It officially announced its disagreement with Colonel Sir William Guy Lowther, Commanding Officer of the Bth Royal Hussars
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    U.S. 'KILLING RUBBER TRADE'
    272 4 Penang traders urge Britain to intervene PENANG, Thursday. THE Penang Rubber Trade Association has sent, through the Member for Economic Affairs, Mr. O. A. Spencer, a protest against the "series of measures introduced by the American Government to strangulate the natural rubber industry". The association urges
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    43 4 SOME Of THE 13 Italian nuns— sisters of the Church of the Sacred Heart— who left Singapore yesterday for Australia in the Charon. The nu ns. who arrived in Singapore a few weeks ago, had been interned in North China. Straits Times picture.
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    'Allow low grades' plea to U.S. Govt.
    147 4 'Allow low grades' plea to U.S. Go vt. THE Singapore Rubber Trade Association yesterday cabled the Rubber Trade Association and Rubber Manufacturers' Association, both of New York, urging the U.S. Government to allow free import and consumption by American manufacturers of all low grades of rubber not required by the
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    Constable on graft charge
    69 4 Samon bin Lamit. a traffic constable, appeared in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday charged with accepting $7 a s a bribe from Teo Seng Hong at Peck Seah Street on Mar. 12. It was alleged that Lamit took the money to refrain from taking action
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    KILLED DEER: FINED $300
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Awang bin Mohd Din, of Endau, a padi planter, was fined $300 for killing a deer. Four persons wn bought some of the meat from him were prosecution witnesses.
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    $1,500 GIFT TO SATA
    111 4 A donation of $1,500 from Standard-Vacuum Oil Company for the new clinic tops the list of the latest contributions to the Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association. Other donations are Singapore United Market Association $250 anonymous "In memory of a child who died from tubercular meningitis" $85. the New
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    K. A. R. DIES OF WOUND
    67 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Pte. Kip Krir Tumlsing. 25. of the King's African Rifles, died of gunshot wounds at the Far East training centre. Kota Tinggi district. Pte. Tumising was in his tent when a rifle, being handled by another soldier in the ten*, suddenly
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    P.C. buried in Johore Bahru
    46 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Police constable Tan Leong Swee, 22, who was killed in a road ambush in Kuala Kangsar district on Mar. ll, was buried at Johore Bahru today. The funeral was arranged by the jonore Bahru branch of the MCA.
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    Blackouts schedule
    299 4 QUBSTATIONS liable to load shedding today are: DAY Saxo St., Peoples Park, Nanson Rd Lam Soon Oil Mills, Guan Hin, UJE Network. River Valley Rd. Killiney Rd.. Orchard Rd.. Adelphi. Wayang Satu, Chancery Lane Balmoral Rd.. Dalvey Rd., Chartered Bank, China Bank, Asia Building George St. Static, U
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    Mr. P.H.D. Jackson
    31 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Mr. P. H. D. Jackson, Superintendent of Police, who is Chief Police Officer, Johore, ha* been promoted Assistant Commissioner of Police, Federation of Malaya Police.
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    INCONSID ERATE
    20 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Buscomb a driver, was fined $25 in the Johore Bahru Police Court for inconsiderate driving.
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    He held up police -fined $500
    171 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A EUROPEAN miner, James Caldwell McGregor, who held up the special constable post at the Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd.'s mine, Puchong, with his pistol, was fined $500 here today. McGregor and another European. R. Glasgow, were jointly charged with behaving in
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    HE HAD ONCE BEEN CANED
    71 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— S. Shanmugam, a special cons-table, was sentenced in the Johore Bahru Police Court to one month's imprisonment for giving false information to Inspector Ami bin Mohamed Salleh. When he was enrolled Shanmugam said he had no previous conviction. A check revealed that
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    Goldsmith gaoled
    92 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. LIM Kok, a goldsmith, was today sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Mr. J. G. Adams. President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for criminal breach of trust of $1,136 worth of gold and diamonds. It was alleged that on Feb. 26, Lim was Riven
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    'I AM NOT A COMMUNIST'
    247 4 It's not true— Josey MR. Alex Josey, Radio Malaya's chief news editor, yesterday said that it was completely untrue that he had Communist sympathies. Mr Josey was replying to a statement made in the House of Commons by Lord Malcolm DouglasHamilton that the Trades Union
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    201b. opium seized in two cars -COURT TOLD
    128 4 201b. opium seized in two cars -COURT TOLD JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. /CUSTOMS officers in Johore Bahru yesterday seized 20 lb. of opium in two cars. In the Sessions Court today. Tan Ah Kee and Loh You Seng, the occupants of one of the cars, were charged with possession of 10
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    POST DIFFICULT TO FILL
    70 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. No one has yet been chosen to take the place of Mr R. P Bingham as Resident Commissioner, Penang, when he goes on leave next month. It is understood selection of a successor Is difficult because of the shortage of senior officers. Mr
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    NO PERMIT $30
    28 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. For carrying soap labels in his car without a haulage permit, P.K. KrLshnam, of Singapore, was fined $30 in the police court.
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    217 MAKE A SEVEN-DAY JUNGLE TREK TO NEW LIFE
    306 4 217 MAKE A SEVEN-DAY JUNGLE TREK TO NEW LIFE it From Page One our identity cards sq we could not go any where in Malaya. We had to go to Siam for our supplies." The Belum people are all to rest in Jeli for 10 days and will then be
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    MAN,47, ACCUSED OF RAPE
    59 4 NIBONG TEBAL, Thurs A 47-year-old padl planter, Ong bin Ali, was offered $1,000 bail in Nibong Tebal court today on a charge of raping Halimah binte Hajl 'Sulaiman, aged 12. The alleged offence was said to have taken place in Kampong Sungei To'untong Nibong Tebal, on
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    Singapore Diary
    113 4 Y.W.C.A.. Raffles Quay: Malay class 9.15 and 5.15 p.m.; continuation class at 10.30 a.m.: Mandarin at 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 am V.M.C.A. Orchard Road: Tennis, 5 p.m.; Commercial classes, 5.30 p.m.: Judo and body -build ing. 5.30 p.m.: Gymnastics, 5.30 p.m.; Literacy, 8 p.m. Chinese V.M.C.A.: Music, 2
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    THEIR HOMES WILL COME DOWN
    142 4 SEVENTEEN farmer squat- ters and their families will have their homes in the grounds of Woodbridge Mental Hospital pulled down early next month if they do not leave. Twenty-two families there were given quit notices 20 moQths ago. So far only five families have gone.
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    'Blood pact' lover gets 15 years for killing wife
    411 5 COUNSEL BLAMES TOOK ALL* KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. M RETNAM, a labourer who killed another man's wife in a "fever of wrath", was sent to prison for 15 years by Mr. Justice Wilson in Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today for culpable homicide
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    MAY I BE A BLONDE, SIR? ASKS THE CPL.
    148 5 MAY I BE A BLONDE, SIR? ASKS THE CPL. THE adjutant was shattered Were his ears letting him down "Say that again," he demanded of the R.A.S.C. corporal before him. "Please, have I your permission to become a blonde sir repeated the corporal "My goodness, it's true. The man did
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    GAMBLED: FINED
    16 5 TAIPING. Thurs.— See Yew Teik was fined $10 by the Taipine Magistrate for gambling.
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    Three accused of smuggling
    70 5 PENANG,. Thurs. Lo Yip Kor, Khor Chan Tong and Tan Ewe Phong, three of the crew of a motor launch, were today offered bail of $30,000 each when they claimed trial to attempted smuggling. They were alleged to have tried to evade customs dut> on 50
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    'WELL DONE,' WIRES SIR GERALD
    45 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs rE home guards of Kampong Sungkai, today received a telegram from the Hiph Commissioner General Sir Gerald Tempter congratulating them o n their spirit and brave action in routing the sewn armed bandits who raided their kampong.
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    'HELP THE STUDENTS' PLEA TO SYDNEY
    146 5 HPHE president of the University of Malaya x Students' Union, Mr. Wang Gungwu, yesterday appealed to the people of Sydney, to help Malayan students find accommodation in the city. Mr. Wang was commenting on a Sydney report in which Mr. Tony Khoo, secretary of
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    Water cut to be discussed
    50 5 SEREMBAN, Thurs. The i question of disconnection of water supplies for default of i payment will be discussed at next Tuesday's meeting .of the Seremban Town Board. The Board will also discuss the Town Planner's proposal I of sites for temporary buildi ings in Seremban.
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    Nearly $15,000 tickets sold for fun fair
    148 5 NEARLY $15,000 worth of $1 strips of 20-cent tickets for the Singapore Rotarians' two- day fun fair have been sold, said a member of the committee which is organising the fair to try to raise $50,000 for the Colony's lepers. "The' strips are
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    Lawyers pay tribute
    76 5 I PENANG, Thurs. Many Penang lawyers attended the funeral today of Mr. Khoo Soon Chee. lawyer brother of the Federal Member for Health. Dr. Lee Tiang Keng Followed by a long procession of cars, the hearse was taken along a 10-mile route from Mr. Khoo's home In
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    WOMAN FINED
    23 5 KUALA KANOSAR. Thurs —For using her house for gaming on Feb. 25. Tan Hool Sim was fined $500 in Kuala Kangsar.
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    Gaol for scrap iron thief
    59 5 IPOH, Thurs. Caught red-handed while he was trying to remove a fly-wheel valued at $25. from a scrap iron heap in Jalan Bendahara on the night of Sept. 23 last year, 43-year-old Chow Hong was today sentenced by the Ipoh Magistrate ;o eight months' rigorous
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    ILLEGAL SALES
    21 5 KUANTAN. Thurs. For selling ducklings in che market without a licence. Tay Tang Khpn* was fined $20 In Kuantan.
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    Go vt. gave $56,906 to TB patients in February
    94 5 MORE tuberculosis patients in Singapore have reeived financial help from he Government during Febuary than ever before. In Its February monthly eport. the Social Welfare Department disclosed that 146 new cases were approved by the Advisory Committee fcr the T.B. Treatment
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    COUNCIL SAVE POTATOES FROMROTTING
    268 5 COUNCIL SAVE POTATOES FROMROTTING BIG stocks of. imported potatoes which were beginning to rot because of oversupply have been saved by the City Council, who have temporarily reopened their cold rooms at the French Road abattoirs to store the potatoes. The cold rooms at French Road have been closed since
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    HIRE CAR FINE
    20 5 MUAR, Thurs —For using a private car for hire at Jalan Kathl, Gian Chiang was fined $75.^
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    This news startled listeners
    176 5 BRITONS at their radio sets on Wednesday evening were startled when thev heard a Radio Malaya announcer say. in the middle of the news, "The British income tax rate has been reduced from nine shillings and sixpence in the pound to seven shillings and sixpence." It
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    THEIR PERMITS HAD EXPIRED
    44 5 KUANTAN. Thurs. Deraman bin Dollah and Rajab bin Awang were each fined $10 in Kuantan for buying two shotguns after their purchase licences had expired. They got the guns on Jan 5, when their licences had expired the day before
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    OPIUM CHARGE
    32 5 Tan Cheng Guan was yesterday charged in the Singapore Third District Court with possession of 188 lb. of opium. He claimed trial and was offered bail In $20,000 pending trialon»tor\19.
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    PERSONAL
    28 6 NOTICE to Graduate* ot Oxford •nd Cambridge. The Boat Race Dinner is on March 29th. Tickets from C. L. Duff, 1, Mercantile Bank Chambers. Please apply now.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    67 6 WILL driver ot green four-door taxi which took two male and. one female Indians to Lock Lock Hotel, Geylang about 11.30 a.m. on the 14th December 1951 Dlease telephone ***** DO NOT miss the Singapore ArU Theatre's production of Ibsen's Ghost* at the Victoria Thratre on the 20th, 21st
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. mar. 14, 1952. Co-operative rubber
    760 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. mar. 14, 1952. Co-operative rubber The House of Commons is i not the best of all places for consideration of the problems I of the Malayan smallholder, but it is remarkable how t often the Secretary of State I is called on to explain Feder-
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    The Excess Profits Tax
    357 6 London registers! Malayan tin and rubber companies await with some anxiety the full details of the excess profits tax which Mr. Butler announced in his budget speech. The finance bill may elucidate Drovisions which will recognise the special position of mining companies outside Britain, and it
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    GOVERNOR WHO BECOMES FREEMAN
    272 6 %JL/HEN Sir Franklin Cimson, Governor of the Colony, is made a freeman of the City of Sinpore today, he will set a Malayan precedent. But the honourable tradition of the gift of a city's or borough's freedom to men and women of distinction goes back a
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    HOW THE INDIANS SEE IT
    260 6 HOW THE INDIANS SEE IT I DEPLORE the sudden decision of a section df my countrymen to leave these shores now that the National Service Bill has been published. I deplore more the inability of the Government information services who are doing nothing to have the National Service Bill explained
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      Rubber packers: a challenge
      466 6 BOTH Mr. Salmond and Mr. Lee Kong Chian have admitted that there are unscrupulous and/or disreputable rubber packers; Mr. Salmond stating, "they represent, however, only a very small percentage of the Malayan packing industry", whereas Mr Lee dubs them "the unscrupulous few". Neither of these gentlemen
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      THE EYES OF THE CHILDREN
      219 6 THE EYES OF THE CHILDREN I DON'T know whether Mr H. H Rockall (Straits Times. March 10) was trying rto advertise his trade when he recommended that children at the age of eight or so should visit an optician with a view to buying spectacles, should the need arise. If
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    Eisenhower campaign is postal
    603 6  - Eisenhower campaign is postal HENRY LOWRIE By CuSEJNnuwuK tne soi dier is gagged— on political controversies Yet thousands of miles away the millions of Americans who wan him as President are today reading his thoughts on political controversies. It is all done by letter^ General Dwight Eisenhower would be the
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    On the Margin
    399 6 Fishy lucre THE Travelled Colleague, naturally, goes one considerably better than the banana guilder which wai described yesterday a* having been worth three guildercents In Batavia but 100 guilder-cents a few miles away In the early post-war days. The colleague (as is his wont when he recalls
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      120 6 ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. R. E. MEYER. F.N.A.0.. D.Opt. (Lond.) will visit SERIA March 22nd to 31st inclutive. OPTICIAN f#\ SHEAfFEICS \L c A I" s wnat me ooctoi ordered y/l to avoid the clotting, dotting Ww and corrosion caused by 'raY common inks A switch to Sknp M ein save many
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    NO MASS SIGNINGON UNDER N.S. BILL
    188 7 NO MASS SIGNINGON UNDER N.S. BILL KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. tl/HEN the National Service Bill becomes law there will be no mass registration of age groups, the Deputy Comptroller of Manpower. Mr. D. J. Craggs, said here today. Mr. Craggs said that any registration ordered under the Bill would be "Malayawide."
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    Girl killed by lorry
    53 7 A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Chinese girl wa s killed near the Singapore Glass Factory at Henderson Road early yesterday morning when she was knocked down by a lorry. She was Tan Lai Chan, daughter of a truck driver. Her death brought the total number of road deaths this
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    BROKE CURFEW
    17 7 A Chinese was arrested for breaking the curfew in the Batu Gajah area of Perak.
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    'DON'T PANIC' PLEA TO WORKERS
    275 7 M.T.U.C. gives its backing to the call-up KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Malayan Trade Union Council today appealed to all workers "not to panic" but to accept enthusiastically as a duty service in the National Service scheme. In a statement issued after a meeting of its
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    Labour move to oppose the call-up
    111 7 Labour move to oppose the call-up A RESOLUTION asking Singapore Labour Party to oppose the National Registration Bill will be put before the party annual conference on Mar. 23 at Victoria Memorial Hall. Many members have promised to support the motion, said a meir.ber of the party's general council yesterday.
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    ON TOUR OF FAR EAST
    70 7 Dr. C. J Hacket/t. Director of The Wellcome Museum of Medical Science In London and a world authority on 'tropical diseases, will visit Singapore next month in a far East tour to attend World Health Organisation conferences in Siam and Indonesia. He is expected in
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    Union will discuss Bill
    59 7 A SPECIAL delegates' conference of the 2,000strong Government and City Council Labour Union will discuss the National Service Bill next week. The general secretary of the union, Mr. R. K. Palaiyan, said that many of the members supported the BH1 In principle. The Singapore Trade Union
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    Detective is accused
    87 7 pHENG Hiok Kwang, a 25\J year-old detective constable was brought before the Singapore First Police Magistrate. Mr. R. C S. Bell, yesterdav on a tentative cnaree of armed robbery He was alleged to have robbed Ng Khai Tee of $92 at the point of a revolver, at
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    27 7 FILM ACTRESS and Cantonese songstress Lam Yah. a favourite star in Hong Kong pictures since 1949. who is in Singapore for a month's holiday. Straits Times picture.
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    It's good, but make it faster
    117 7 It's good, but make it faster rE Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Dramatic Society promises to be another star In the galaxy of amateur theatrical societies in Singapore, although modesty seems to prevent them from braving the limeI gfct of Victoria Memorial Hall. Their play, on tonight at the Rowcroft
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    11 (10 women) deny gambling charge
    114 7 TEN women and a man pleaded not guilty before the Singapore First Police Magistrate, Mr R. C S. Bell yesterday to a charge of playing 'pek bin' for money in a flat in Eng Watt Street on Mar. 12 They were arrested when a
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    Wedding gift to charity
    71 7 Mr Teo Kirn Eng a Singapore merchant, yesterday donated $2,000 to local charities in celebration of the forthcoming marriage of his fldest son, Mr. Teo Whee long, to Miss Urn Slew Kiow The marriage will take place tomorrow at the Adelphl Hotel. The Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association,
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    Road experiment
    38 7 The Singapore Traffic Police's experiment to determine whether or not white scotchlite strips on the rear mud-guards of bicycles make them easier to see by nfcht will be carried out for a month in five Divisions.
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    18 HELD IN RAID
    23 7 Elghteen men and women were detained by police in Arab Street, Singapore, on Wednesday night, in a gambling raid.
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    Arbitration law amended
    106 7 A BILL to strengthen the law relating to arbitration in Singapore will be introduced at next Tuesday's meeting of the Legislative Council According to the Bill when two parties of ar arbitration agree to the nomination of a third arbitrator, then the agreement will have the effect
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    Agent is now Ambassador
    39 7 A former Government of India Agent in Malaya, Mr. S. Dutt. has been appointed Indian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Mr. Dutt was Drovtously Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, Ministry of External Affairs. India.
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    3 ARRESTED
    18 7 Three tappers in the Tanjong Malim area of Selangor were arrested for having faulty identity cards.
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    Indians not avoiding call-up, says Mr. Rao
    401 7 PENANG, Thurs. AFTEE an extensive investigation tour of the Federation. Mr. Ramakrishna Rao, the Government of India's Agent in Malaya, is "convinced" that Indians now leaving the country are not dtfing so to avoid conscription. Mr. Rao told the Straits Times In Penang;
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    MOTOR CAR KILLED TWO IN TWO ACCIDENTS, ORONER TOLD
    730 7 MOTOR CAR KILLED TWO IN TWO ACCIDENTS, ORONER TOLD RALPH NAYLOR, 29-year-old Singapore City Council engineer, appeared at two separate inquests in Singapore yesterday on a European, Mr. G. Bolton, and Heng Boon Huang, both of whom died after accidents in which he was involved. The Coroner, Mr. -Choor Singh,
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    'DOUBLE RENT' SUCCEEDS
    193 7 'DOUBLE RENT' SUCCEEDS HOLDING that the landlord, Mr. V. I. Evan Wong, an accountant, was entitled to double rent, the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, entered judgement in Singapore High Court yesterday In his favour for $900, and costs. This was the balance of $1,800 which he claimed as double
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    Seamen seek waiting room
    116 7 FHDUR seamen's trade unions In Singapore Jointly petitioned Government yesterday to provide a waiting room for Asian seamen in the Seamen's Registration Bureau. The unions are the Pakistani Seamen's Union, the National Chinese Seamen's Union, the Malay Seamen's Union, and the Chinese Seamen's Union. Th; petition
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    Week in Colony
    31 7 Mr. D. Wilkinson, a director of the John Halg Whisky Company, arrived in Singapore last night by plane from Hong Kong. He will spend a week In Singapore.
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    CITY STICKY ON THESE BILLS
    119 7 SINGAPORE City Council has started a campaign against unauthorised posters to stop disfiguration of walls. In the past three weeks 600 notices have been served on unauthorised advertisers asking them to take their post- ers down or pay advertisement charges. Notices to newsagents exhibiting newspaper
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    S'pore plan to train C.D. workers
    122 7 S'pore plan to train C.D. workers BRANCH committees are to be formed on the west coast of Singapore island to train civil defence workers, the chairman of the Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee, Mr. H. J. C. Kulasingha. said last night. Centres where people may apply to join as Civil
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    Govt. is queried on riot tribunal
    234 7 A STATEMENT on the report of the tribunal whiclv sat in Judgment on the police officers criticised by the Leach Riot Commission last year is expected to be made at Tuesday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. In a question en this subject, Dr.
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    LAST VOYAGE AS TROOPER
    63 7 The 48-year old troopship, Empress of Australia, left Singapore last night for Hong Kong. On board was the 7 Royal Tank Regt., which has come from Britain. A military spokesman said yesterday that it Is probably the last voyage the Empress of Australia will make as
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    LINEN GUILD
    31 7 Members of the St. Andrew Mission Hospital Linen Guild who staged a bridge and mahjong driv e at Air House on Feb. 29, raised $1,473.80 for their Guild Fund
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    SNOB CITY? TROOPS ARE WELCOME GUESTS, SAYS GIMSON
    255 8 SNOB CITY? TROOPS ARE WELCOME GUESTS, SAYS GIMSON The Governor replies at a Servicemen's club 'THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin (limson, yesterday replied to charges that civilians are snobbish towards British troops in Malaya. He said: "I know that it is only want of opportunity, not want of appreciation,
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    29 8 PENGHULUS from Negri S.embilan watch a recording machine in operation at the Kuala Lumpur studios of Radio Malaya. They were shown how a broadcasting station works.— Straits Times picture.
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    New law for mothers who kill
    124 8 A WOMAN who causes the death of her child under the age or 12 months while the balance of her mind is disturbed as a result of childbirth will not face the death penalty. Legislation to amend Singapore Penal Code is to be introduced
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    SINGAPORE IS SAVING MORE
    74 8 The recent raising of the maximum amounts that can be deposited In the Post Office Savings Bank annually and at one time, has paid off in new record figures the Director of Posts. Mr. W A. Cooper, said yesterday. In February there was an excess of
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    THE 8,000 EXCLUDES TRADERS
    81 8 THE 8,000 EXCLUDES TRADERS rfiHE decision in Jakarta to 1 admit only 8,000 foreigners this year will not limit the number of Singapore businessmen going to Indonesia. A spokesman of the Singapore Indonesian Consulate said the decision concerned permanent residents only. Businessmen and others may enter Indonesian territory on a
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    US shipping firm wins 3½-yr. fight
    251 8 'EXCLUSIVE PATRONAGE' T«HE Isbrandtsen Company of Singapore yesterday A received a cable from its New York headquarters about their success in a 31-year lawsuit against the America- North Atlantic Continental Freight Con- ference. The main question at issue was whether the exclusive patronage contract
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    S.C. CAUTIONED
    26 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Yacob bin Bachee. a special constable, was cautioned and discharged on a charge of outraging the modesty of a Chinese girl
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    SIR BEN GOES HOME
    43 8 A British aircraft scientist Sir Ben Lockspelser. passed through Singapore by QantusBOAC yesterday on his way back to London. Sir Ben, who is accompanied by Mr. A. P. J. Edwards, spent two weeks in Canberra attending a scientific conference.
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    NEGLIGENT: $50
    31 8 KLUANG, Thurs. Ea Kirn, whose car collided with another car in the Slmpang Reagan to Ayer It am road, was fined $50 for negligence. His driving licence was endorsed.
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      70 8 SINGAPORE 10 a.m. Emergency News From K.L.; 10.05 "Matinee": 11— 1130 Music For Strings"; 1 p.m. Radio Orch.; 1.30 News; 1.45— 2 Art Van Damme Quintet; 6.15 News; 6.17 •'Forces Favourites": 6.55 Announcements: 7 News; 7.15 "The Man Behind the Camera"; 7.30 "Hit Parade"; 8 Talk. "The Sterling Area": 8.30
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      70 8 I 10.30—11 "Take Your Partners Please". KUALA LUMPUR 10 a.m.— 11.30 As S"pore; 1 p.m "A Concert of Popular Music"; 1 1.30—2 p.m. As S'port; 6.15_ "At Your Service"; 6.55 7.30 As S"pore; 7.30 "Take it From Here"; 8 As S'pore; 8.15 "Ki. Radio Ranch"; 8.30 "Friday Feature"; 9 'Top
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      51 8 PENANG 10 a.m.— 2 pjn. As S'pore; 6 "Variety are"; 6 SO "London Studio Melodies"; 6.55—7.15 As Spore; 7.15 "Hawaii Calls"; 7.30 "Personal Choice"; 8 As Singapore; 8.15 Light Music; 8. SO "The Misnt": 9 "The Bing Crosby Show"; 9.30 News; 9.45 Constance Keen«. piano; 10 Radio Orch 10.30—11 "Dancing
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      293 8 Straits Times Crossword 8 H_- 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 ii "23~ 25 H| 26~ ACROSS i Advice to ship's OfWJ > London thorough Tare fa b b V,» 1 2>3 i r credit, not suet (7, 6). kittle bird that hops, to 8. Total of a
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      Best Of The Current Shows
      224 9 Best Of The Current Shows HERE are pocket reviews of outstanding films at present in circulation In Singapore and the Federation: Three star s indicate an outstanding picture, two means above average, and one star indicates good entertainment. No Highway In The SkyEntertaining human drama with aviation background based on
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      SPARKLING WIT IN A BRITISH COMEDY
      479 9 BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS |T\S an all-British week for previews, with the much-pub-licized "Lady Godiva Hides Again" at the top. Lady Godiva rather surprisingly turns out to be even better than the high pressure publicity, which concentrates on the flesh-dis-play angle, would lead
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      42 9 ■an smeterlin, the world famous Polish pianist, who will give a piano recital and two concerts at the Victoria Hall on March 26 and 30, and April 2. The concert programmes will include the Grieg Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2.
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      It Raised The Roof -Seventy Years Ago
      155 9  -  R. BAXTER By IT is quite possible that the storm of protests which greeted "Ghosts" at its London premiere seventy years ago was the most vitriolic ever known in the history of the British theatre There will be no storm at the play's
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      NEXT WEEK IS 'OSCAR' WEEK
      115 9 TWE winners of Hollywood's f "Oscars" will be an- i nounced on March 20. but I owing to the difference in I time between California and i Malaya, it is unlikely the f names will be known early enough to be printed in next i
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      Disney Completes A New Nature Picture
      194 9 Disney Completes A New Nature Picture WALT Disney may go ture series. Remember "Beadown in history as y. er Y*"^,;* and "Nature's the man who ha s done Ha";Acrethe most for nature "Olympic Elk" was a two«?,?h«^K« Ao fl Y ear filmin 8 J° b bYb V a team of
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      12 9 Collect ill of these coupons te loin the Children's Corner Club.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    272 10 LONDON. T^urs. WITH brokers still studying the possible full effect* of the new bank rate and excess profits levy, activity was small today. The market was distinctly easier at the opening. Closing middle prices of selected stocks, as supplied by special arrangement with the Financial Times, were: LOANS
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    Australian Share Market
    155 10 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Thurs. SHARE prices suffered sharp declines in Melbourne and Sydney today, reverting the brief upswing of earlv this week. Depressing Influences were trie falls in the London Share Market following the increase in the BanK Rate from 2'j to 4 per cent.
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    RUBBER PRICE RECOVERS AFTER SETBACKS
    189 10 Increased foreign Orders From A Market Correspondent AFTER five days of price setbacks, the Singapore Rubber Market recovered strongly yesterday mainly on account of increased foreign orders. The turn-over was reported to be moderate, with prices fluctuating around $112 a lb., three cents above Wednesday's
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    U.K. RUBBER
    33 10 LONDON, Mar. 13— Spot 32»id., Apr. 32\d.. May 31V. June 31d Apr-June 32d.. July-Sept. 3OV4d, Oct.-Dec. 29' id Mar c.i.f. 32V4d. Apr. c.l.f. 31 id.. May c.l.f. 30% d Market: Dull.
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    DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION
    41 10 LONDON, Thurs. 14/TR. Ashworth Hope has resigned as chairman and director of Malayan Tin. Southern Malayan Tin and Kramat Pulai. Mr. Hope al=o left the boards of Tronoh. Southern Tronoh. Suntjei Best Ayer Hitam and Kepons x dredeintt companies.
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    TIN: $491 A PICUL
    10 10 SINGAPORE, Thurs.. Mar 13—5491 (up $9V*h
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    London Price
    28 10 LONDON, Mar. 13— Cash Buyers £978; Sellers C 979; Forward Buyers 4t:978»/z; Sellers £979; Settlement £977 y 2 (up £y 2 Turnover; a.m. 70, p.m. 45.
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    EXCHANGE TO MERCHANTS
    123 10 fRE Malayan fcxenange Banks 1 Association announced agreed rates of exchange to merchants yesterday as follows: tONUON Mr MMI O/D or 3 d/st 2/4i 7 d/st 2/4 S/16 15 d/st 2/4 11/32 30 d/st 2/41 «0 d/st 2/4 15/32 90 d/st or 3 m/st 2/4 9/'.6 120
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    Singapore Shipping
    71 10 SHIPS in the Singapore Harbojir Board gcdowns, or expected there at 7 a.m. today, are:— 1-2 Steel King, 4-5 Benattow, Coal Plant Slesvig. 8-9 Kambodla, 10 Lasem, 11-12 Beluru. 13-14 Glenearn, 15-16 Salawati, West Side Empire Dock Entrance: Kampar (KPM). 17-18 Benvannoch, 19-20 Hoegh Trader, NW. 5 Serdang,
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    Malayan Shares
    117 10 Market remains quietly steady THE Malayan Share Market remained quietly steady yesterday, with small gains in the Industrial and Tin sections. Loan prices for the time being must be considered largely nominal. Yesterday -price changes Oy th= Mafayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Bujrrrs Seller! BB Petrol 42/- 43/Fraser
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    80 10 THE continued absence of buyIng interest from overseas caused a further big drop of $20 in the pepper section of the Singapore Produce Market yesterday Sellers quoted $640 a picul for Muntok and Sarawak at $635. Lampong (black) was offered at $555 a picul. Copra continued to
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    EASTERN BANK DIVIDEND
    22 10 LONDON. Tliurs. EASTERN Bank. mßlr.tatnlng 1951 dividend at 6 per cent, with unchanged final dividend of 3M; per cent
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    U.K. EXCHANGE
    34 10 HONO KONG, Thurs tfREE market currency exchange c for Hong Kong dollars wm aucted «t the close nxJbv follows- US$l HK56.***** (cash>; HKS6 825 (T.T.); £1 HK515.85. One Uel of gold HK5321.25.
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    Govt. gives $150,000 for J.B. stadium
    287 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. JOHORE Bahru is likely (o have a sports stadium and public playing field facilities that it badly lacks at present by the end of this year, thanks to a grant of $150,000 by the State Government announced today. The president of
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    68 11 PENANG'S 22-year-old Johnny Heah who will be comDetL?s,i n^ e .^k" E J IRland badn lL nton championships which !lX#\ -Si e nes 2*? new o shuttlecock (left). The new shuttlecock i s trimmed with plastic ina»^°/d ff h ath h r V rl f h l RTR T 5
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    Bukit Timah outplayed
    235 11 J>LAYING superior football, the Base Ordnance Depot Civilian Association "A" team outsmarted a disjointed and erratic Bukit Tlmah Sports Club XI 5-2 to a SAFA Div. 3B game at St. George's Road yesterday The BOD forwards were in sparkling form and did not let an opportunity slip
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    Recs liven up to win a drab game
    289 11 S-R.C 2 C.A. 1; APART from the fact that Jrx all three goals were scored in the last 10 minutes there is very little else that can be said about yesterday's S.A.F.A. First Division game at Jalan Besar stadium between the Singapore
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    IS IT TEMPER OR TEMPERAMENT?
    528 11 Dirty soccer The higher their By A Special Correspondent pOOTBALL players are temperamental fellow* class the more temperamental they are There was one brilliant player*in a recent match who deliberately kicked an opponent who had beaten him I asked his captain— who was also his
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    ST. JOSEPHS STOP ST. ANDREWS' RUN
    260 11 T»HE only goal of the match was enough to deprive x St. Andrews School of their unbeaten record when they met St. Josephs Institution yesterday on the S.J.I, ground. < St. Andrews, especially their forwards, can blame themselves* for this unexpected defeat, for they
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    RAINED OFF
    42 11 The Blue Rovers Sports Club end the Christian Young Men's Association had their SAFA Div. 3A league match postponed by the referee Sgt. Bllgh because of the ia!n yesterday. The match was scheduled to be played at the CYMA ground.
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    Film on Athletics
    41 11 Members and friends of the Achilles Club are invited to attend a film show on athletics at the Shell House at 5 30 p.m. toUav The films will be on sprinting and hurdling featuring Oeoffrev ana Maureen Dyson.
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    6-5 edge puts them in final
    207 11 6-5 edge puts them in final MANCHESTERS WIN KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. npHE First Battalion, Man1 Chester Regiment, today won the Malaya District i inter-unit team boxing championship finals at Kuala Lumpur by beating the First Battalion, Royal I West Kents Regiment by six bouts to five. The winners have now
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    VICTORIANS & J.E.C. DRAW
    96 11 VICTORIANS J.E.C. DRAW In thefc friendly scccer, played on the Victoria School ground yesterday. Victoria School and the Johcre English College shared four goals. Johore opened scoring in the tenth minute through Anwar and Just before the Interval. Victoria School equalised through Billy Teo. Five minutes after the interval, Charlie
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    Bousteads lose to East Asiatic
    88 11 IT AST Asiatic Sports Club defeated Boustead Sports Club r> 4-2 in their Singapore Business Houses FA. Div. 3 League match played at Clerical Union ground yesterday. "pHE Singapore Business Houses FA. Div. 1 League game which was to have been played at Farrer Park
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    Col. Whatnot comes into 9-f. picture
    400 12  - Col. Whatnot comes into 9-f picture EPSOM JEEP By WILL BE RIVAL TO THE BOSUN gTRIDING out in free and easy style Col. Whatnot (Percival) beat stable compaivon Colonel Daly (E. Donnelly) in a splendid tryout over a mile on a wet track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. The two
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    Decanter is in fine racing trim
    437 12 Decanter is in fine racing trim DLENTY of solid work in j- the mornings has kept an r in fine racin X tri "> »ihi k... Specd V Khosro gelding will certainly not be handicapped by lack of racing when he comes up against Uninsured Co. over 6f nex t
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    AGILE EDDIE
    46 12 EDDIE CHOONG of PenangT always full of high spirits and energy, gets a kick out of his training at Wimbledon in preparation for the All-England championships next week. Eddie and his brother David hold the doubles title and are favourites to retain it. A.P.
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    Sports Diary
    90 12 SOCCER DIV. 1: Amicable A.A. v Pulan Brmnl at J. Besar stadium DIV. SB: SVISC SIT »t Geylanf SMSU v SFB at CYMA. BUS. HSE. LGE: F N v. Borneo Motors at FAN.; M. Airways v. ICI at Farrer Park. UTD. SERVICES LGE: Senior: SER RAOC at Gillmaa
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    CORINTHIANS v R.A.F. TENGAH
    65 12 The Singapore Corinthians soccer team to play against R.A.F. (Tengaht on Sunday at Tengah will be selected from: Jaafar. Arshad. Balleh Ball Oarhan. Harlth. Ahmad mOar A Rahman Aziz Sharif! Madon. Buani Tumin. Hussein. Hamld. Halim Ahmad Haji Ahmad ShariS Glman Awang Bakar. All players are
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    Y-M.C.A. TENNIS
    20 12 rhe YM.C.A.'s third Post-war Open Invitation Tennis Tournament will begin on Mar. 26 Entrier cose on Mar. 21.
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    THE MOTOR CLUB HAD A GOOD YEAR
    245 12 THE Singapore Motor Club had a most enjoyable year, states the annual report. Outstanding in the year's efforts was the flawless ocganlsation of the Johore Grand Prix held in August. The flrincial position of the club U report«d to be sound. Besides having
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    $43,000 promised for CSC Pavilion
    233 12 fEYLON Sports Club (Singapore) have been $43,325 in donations towards their Building Fund. The Club have so far collected $10,282.50 from 187 donors. This is stated in the club's annual report which will be presented at the annual General Meeting to be held at the
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    Chelsea beat Cup rivals
    129 12 LONDON, Thurs. IN what may prove to be a preview of the English P. A Cup final, Chelsea deieated Newcastle United, the Cupholders, by one goal to nil in a Division One League game yesterday at Stamford Bridge. Yesterday's football results are: Eng. League Div. 1:
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    The world of sport
    602 12 THE CAUTIOUS CHAMPIONS TUESDAY night's British heavyweight title fight between Johnny Williams and Jack Gardner a pretty poor affair, by all accounts was only the seventh of its kind in the past fifteen years. We have heard a lot about the dearth of British heavyweights. It
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    Masterman, Magic Oak retain top form
    650 12 |yfASTERMAN or Magic Oak 7 These two bright new sprinting stars will clash In a Class 2 6f sprint at Buklt Timah tomorrow and I can visualise a thrilling speed duel between them. Both Masterman and Magic Oak have won their last three outings
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      27 12 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: High 0014 (8.8) and 1334 (9.3); Low 0609 (1.6) and 1837 (1.5) Tomorrow: 0036 (8.9) and 1359 (9ft.); 0639 (1.1) and 1853 (3 ft).
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