The Straits Times, 16 December 1953

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    13 1 The Straits Times Nat**""' Established 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1953. 15 CENTS
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    Templer may stay on
    122 1 Templer may stay on LONDON. Tues. THE Daily Herald's military correspondent said today that Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery has refused to retire from his post as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Brrause of this. the corrcspnndenl says, the Government has shelved an announcement due to have been made today
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    New rocket plane for Russia
    68 1 New rocket plane for Russia LONDON. Tues. RUSSIA is challenging Western air .supremacy with 8 new rocket -propelled fighter pane, it wai disclosed t< d.i;. The rocket plane, an interceptor, is being .^uppli'ri in some numbers to the Russian military air force, according to Jane's "All the World's Aircraft" 1P53-54.
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    The Queen loses Tuesday
    37 1 ABOARD THE GOTHIC. W< ri. The Queen went to bert on Monday and woke up on Wednesday The OothlG crossed the in■nal dateline at 7 p.m. Ihm night and miss* d Tuesday UP.
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    Laniel wants to be president
    30 1 Laniel wants to be president PARIS. Tues. M. Joseph Laniel, the French Prime Minister, has ricnrieri t<> stand as candidate tor the presidency of France in the electk Thursday. Reuter.
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    .300 accepted
    28 1 PARIS. Tues. Britain France, the United states Belgium and Canada today .agreed to adopt a calibre .300 'inch ntle as their standard small arms weapon. Renter.
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    JUMABHOY REBUKED
    574 1 Colonial Secretary's warning no communalism A BLUNT warning to keep communalism out of politics was given in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. 'This Government,* 1 said Mr. W. A. Goode, the Colonial Secretary, "remains firmly convince! that we should not allow communalisni into poli lies in Singapore.** Applause
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    More and better rice next year—and it'll be cheaper, too
    333 1 More and better rice next year and it'll be cheaper, too COITH-EAST Asia will get morr rice next year, and it will be better and cheaper. This was the forecast of experts at the seventh meeting of the Consultative Committee on Rice, which ended at Phoenix Park. Singapore, yesterday. Exporting
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    Royal visit
    23 1 CAIRO. Tues. The four Arab Icings of Saudi Arabia. Iraq, Jordan and Libya will visit Egypt next January and February.— Reuter.
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    DOWN: Your petrol—by three cents
    228 1 DOWN: Your petrol by three cents THE PRICE of petrol will be reduced by three cents a gallon today at all Singapore and Federation pumps. the Shell Oil Company announced in Singapore la.st night. Petrol will be $1.45 per gallon in Singapore and $1.50 in the Federation. The reduction, together
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    VIOLET IN U.S.
    143 1 Still undecided t |A tins latent picture from > 1 America. Violet Sleigh. thr Kuala Lumpu r 0 ."l f irho von the Max Factor sponsored Miss Malaya enntrst. ft sen arriving at .W// 1 York's international airport. Ptencnting her irtth v 5 bouquet is Mr. Hit
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    U.K. lifts jet ban
    51 1 LONDON, Tues Britain has withdrawn her ban on the export to Spain of some modern military equipment, the Foreign Office said today. This will allow Snain to buy Meteor and Vampire Jet aircraft, but not the very latest Supersonic Swift and Hunter fighters, the spokesman said.—
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    Six die in crash
    21 1 CAIRO. Tues. An Egyptian Airlines Viking crashed near Luxor. Libya, today killing all six persons aboard— U.P.
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    Russia offers India an arms deal
    199 1 NEW DELHI. Tues. SOVIET Ambassador MA. Menshikov has informally offered to discuss an easyterms military equipment sale programme with India if the United States decides to arm Pakistan, diplomatic sources .said here yesterday Indian officials declined to comment on reports that close <m the
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    Monckton formula tor peace.
    118 1 Monckton formula tor peace. CABINET MEETS ON STRIKE THREAT LONDON. '.)r*W' Walter Mo* ?<**>' Minister of LauOi. vas today presenting a >eace formula to the hree railway unions in in urgent bid to avert Britain's threatened Christmas rail strike. Leaders of the 400,000--tronu National Union of tailwaymen— who have called
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    Princess in U.K.
    36 1 HONO KONG. Tues. Princess Irene, of Greece, arrived here by air from Saigon today for a few dav.s private visit. She was met nt the airport by the Hong Kong Governor's aide-de-camp Reuter.
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    Millions stop work
    43 1 ROME rues— Millions ot Italian Industrial workers went on a 24-hour general strike today for better pay and higher pensions. The exact number ot workers involved is not yet available but 6.000.000 workers had been ordered to down tools. Reuter
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    Bakers will come out
    25 1 VIENNA. Tues— All Austrian catering workers Will strikp on December 21. They want more pay and extra for night work— Reuter.
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    33,000 are to go back
    50 1 LOS ANGELES. Tues. Settlement of a seven-week strike which crippled production of America's Sabre jet and super Sabre fighter planes was announced here yesterday. The terms of settlement were those the North American Aviation Company had offered before 33.000 workers walked out on October 23.--Reuter.
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    CHINESE REDS THINK THEY'LL BE No.l RACE
    171 1 According to Jap businessmen WASHINGTON. Tues. THE Communist Chinese believe they will be "the No 1 people in the world," a Japanese businessman and Member of Parliament who was in China on a recent trade mission said in an interview published here today.
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    THE CALL-UP BILL IS NOW LAW
    1195 1 THE CALL-UP BILL IS NOW LAW One age group first T«HE 20-MONTH-OLD BILL, designed to introduce National Service in Singapore, and the newlyframed Ordinance giving the Colony its own military forces, were passed unanimously by the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. The call-up scheme will be implemented as soon as certain
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    Mail sgt. reduced to ranks
    151 1 Held up 56 bags of Army post SBROIAMT W :i 1 t r r Horace Hayes, Royal Engineers, was sontonrrrl by a military court in Singapore last night to bo reduced to the ranks after ho had been found guilty of improperly retaining 56 baes
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    STOP PRESS 15 REDS KILLED IN BURMA
    26 1 STOP PRESS 15 REDS KILLED IN BURMA RANGOON i.es.- Fifteen OojpuMßMi were fcillca r rt.mcoon in 1 1.1.1 1 iiu ri.itrol of Burmese territorial force. A.P.
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    Nothing new in this—Premier
    41 1 Nothing new in this Premier SAIGON. Tues. Vietnam Premier Nguyen Van Tarn today said hf could lind "not one new element" in the Communist -lrd rebels' repeated offer ol \i< a*-' negotiations to end tlli vvc n-yc ar-t<ld JndnChino'' war. A.P.
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    DULLES PREDICTS VICTORY
    46 1 PARIS Tues.— U.S. Secretary of State Mr John Foster Dulles told a press conference here that he hoped for a vic- tory in Indochina in a year. He said this prediction was bfiseri on military information which hr> was not free to give.
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    MAKE LAW BINDING ON ALL, SAYS NAVAL BASE UNION
    226 2 THE R n ndel Comniis- sion has been told that unless the Government, is able to enforce it "islation in the interests of the Singapore Naval Base workers, it will be futile for them to take part in the political life
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    The missing soldier is named
    60 2 The missing soldier is named A BRITISH xcirM.-r. missing in Sincaporc since November 27, was named yesterday. He is private 8. I. Ilillimore, accd in. of R..VO.C .!Ist Battalion. nillimorr is 5 ft. 10 in tall, with brown eyes, black hair sallow complexion and weighs about 140 pounds. Anyone vh
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    Trieste decision
    21 2 NEW YORK Tues. The UN. Security Council voted right to one yesterday to postBone indefinitely consideration of the A.P.
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    THIEVES GET $1,075 IN GEMS AND CASH
    181 2 They took the family iron, too "THIEVES broke into a house occupied by a European x family in Nathan Road. Singapore on Monday night and stole $1,000 worth of jewellery, a $24 electric iron ana in cash. The thieves entered the house by
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    PHANTOM PLAYED THE ORGAN
    147 2 PHANTOM PLAYED THE ORGAN Clerics emphatic WINNIPEG, Tues. rO churchmen today added their solemn word to that of ten bewildered people who heard the St. John's Cathedral organ playing by itself. The handful of people present at Sunday morning communion were greeted by raised eye-brows when they told later of
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    To trade again
    14 2 VIENNA, Tues. Bulgaria and Greece will resume trade next year.— Reuter.
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    GINA PLAYS A DUAL ROLE
    48 2 Miss Rome goes to Paris LOVELY GINA Lollobrigida. who was formerly Miss Rome, is now working in Paris making the film l< Grand Jeu. The Italian film actress has already made several pictures, including Fanfan l.:i Tulipe. Rrllrs de Nuit, and La Provincial.
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    IT'S QUITE A COINCIDENCE
    48 2 SAM JUAN (Puerto Rico), Tuesday Lawyer Felix Ortiz complained in court today that his wallet containing $480 was stolen in the courtroom He said the wallet disappeared while he was presenting a case on behalf of a client charged with being a pickpocket. A.P.
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    U.S. bans an archbishop
    77 2 MOSCOW. Tues. Russia today accused the United State.-. of groundless action in refusing a visa to a senior Moscow church dignitary to let him visit America. Tass. official Soviet news agency, said the State Departnvnt refused the visa Mi Archbishop Germogen oi Kransnoiar and Kuban, who
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    Power for Germans
    35 2 BONN. Tues Jurisdiction in most ot the criminal and civil actions now being dealt with by the U.S High Com mission courts will be transferred to German courts alter January 1. -Router
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    A HERO THROWS AWAY MEDAL
    158 2 Liquor licence refused A SINGAPORE hotel keeper, Tro Ec Lim. who was awarded the King's Mcc'al for Courage, threw down his medal after the Bn.ird of Licensing Justices had refused an application by him for a comprehensive licence for the sale and consumption of liquor
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    GOVT. WANTS TO GIVE UP RICE TRADE BUT...
    104 2 GOVT. WANTS TO GIVE UP RICE TRADE BUT. FIE Singapore Government does not want to continue in the rice trade any longer than is absolutely necessary, said the Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. A. C. Goode. in the Legislative Council yesterday. But the Government cannot walk out at a moment's notice.
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    Former Malayan journalist dies
    122 2 LONDON. Tues. MR. Michael Ardizzone, author and Journalist, died in the National Hospital for nervous diseases herp last night after a long illness. He was 4M Before the war hp was as- I sistant editor of the Malay Mail and travelled extensively in the rar East.
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    Dulles warns Europe if she 'blunders' into a war
    245 3 Dulles warns Europe if she 'blunders' into a war PARIS, Tuesday. JHK U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles, attending the North Atlantic Council meeting here, yesterday said that if European nations decided to commit suicide by blundering into another war "they may have to commit it alone." He
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    SIR WINSTON RETURNS
    37 3 SIR WINSTON CHI'RCHILL a rrives at London airport in the Stratocruiser, Canopus, a fter the Big Three talks in Bermuda. This A.P. picture -hows him pausing to light a dear after leaving the plane.
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    WEST HAS LEAD IN ARMS RACE
    187 3 WEST HAS LEAD IN ARMS RACE PARIS. Tues. MR. JOHN Foster Dulles yreterday told the Atlantic Council that the West had a safety margin In the arms rare with Russia thanks to her greater ability to conduct atomic warfare, conference sources said. Mr Dulles, speaking In th^ debate on the
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    17 countries in housing scheme
    43 3 NEW DELHI Tues, Seventeen countries, Including Sinpapore, will participate in a low-cost housing seminar during the Internationa] law-cost housing exhibition here from Jan 20 to March 5, Works and Housing Minister Swagan fiingh told the Indian Parliament. A.P.
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    THEFRENCH OBJECT TO PRESSURE
    128 3 THE FRENCH OBJECT TO PRESSURE PARIS. Tues. FRANCE received as a bomb- shell. Mr. Dulles' warning that unless the European army treaty was adopted soon America would n.ikr an "agonisini: reappraisal" of Jier aid to Europe policy. French opponents of the treaty in its present form were shocked by what
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    Pope aids victims
    27 3 VATICAN CITY. Tues.- -The Pope has sent Sir Andrew Wright, Governor of Cyprj.s, a sum of money for victims of the recent earthquakes— A.P.
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    Religion 'is a brake'
    68 3 VIENNA. Tues. An artick in thp Czechoslovak newspape r Zar demanded the destruction of the influence of religion wnich, it said, still acted as 1 a brakr on progress and an ideological weapon of reaction.' The writer. V:adimi r Andrl» I attacked religion in the words
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    MOTHER OF 22 TO WED AGAIN
    88 3 HELSINKI, Tues. JTIIFTY-YEAR-OLD M rs. A Saimi Huikuri, Finland's "record" mother of 22 children, is to marry soon, for the third time after five years of widowhood. Seven of her children were born in her first marriage, and 14 children in the second marriage
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    Colour bar in hotels attacked
    173 3 M LONDON, Tues R. GWILYM LLOYD GEORGE. MinLstrr of Food ye.sterday said that he deplored racial discrimination in British hotels But he would exceed his power* if he used the licensing regulations for catering establishments to stop it. He had been urged to do this
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    World drop in prices hits Plan
    95 3 World drop in prices hits Plan LONDON, Tues. COLOMBO PLAN development programmes in SouthEast Asia are now- reaching a crucial stage, the Plan's Consultative Committee said today. Its second annual report said the fall in world raw material prices had reduced the export earnings of countries in the Plan. While
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    Novelist dies
    34 3 ST. AUGUSTINE Florida. Tues. Marjorie Klnnan Rawlings. 57. Pulitzer prize winning novelist, died at a hospital here last night. She won the Pulitzer prize in 1939 with her novel. "The Yearling" A.P.
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    Sudan elections
    30 3 KHARTOUM, Tues. The National Unionist Party, supported by Egypt, has won 21 of the 30 elected seats In the Sudan Senate, Upper House of the new parliament. Reuter.
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    HITLER WOULD HAVE LET STALIN LIVE
    142 3 FRANKFURT. Tues. HJTLER was so impressed by the Red Army's stand at Stalingrad that after "winning the war" he intended to let Stalin live in captivity in "the most beautiful castle ir Germany," according to an extract from Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribhentrip's
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    U.S. CITIES NOW IN FRONT LINE
    140 3 WASHINGTON. Tuesday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER yesterday told 175 mayors that it was almost impossible to exaggerate the need for American cities to prepare themselves for a possible atomic attack. He was speaking at the besjinning of a two-day closed door conference, called by himself, on
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    64 Mau killed
    22 3 NAIROBI. Tues. Security forces in Kenya have killed 64 Mau Mau terrorists and captured 52 in the past week.-
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    LONDON STOCKS
    256 3 LONDON. Tiieß. CENTIMENT on the London Stork Exchange showed some Improvement today. Far Eastern issues we-e rather mixed, however. There was ana in very little Interest In either tins or rubbers. CtMMg price* or selected stock) were Consols M Fundtnn 4% 10m War 3 V,i «4S BANKS MerrnnUle
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    LONDON TIN
    27 3 LONDON, Dec. 15. Cash Buyers C 660: Sellers t665; Forward Buyers €632' 2 Sellers t635: Settlement €660 'up £20) Turnover a.m. 50 p.m. 50 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON, Dec 15 Spot 17\d Jan lT.d.. Feb 17*»d.. Mar. ITS.d. Jan-Mar 17-d. Apr -June 17',-d July-Sept 17' 2 d. Dec r.i f. 17'« a. Jan. elf 17', d., Feb 17Vid Tone Quietly steady.
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    Big landowners object to plan to 'freeze' prices
    204 4 THEY ASK FOR HEARING FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS I OBJECTIONS to Singapore Government's Land Acquisition (Amendment No. 3) ordinance were taken a step further yesterday. Twelve «f the biggest landowners in the Colony petitioned the Government for a hearing of their objections before
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    INSPECTOR DIES
    65 4 CHIEF INSPECTOR K. Sivarajah. of the ">inu.ipnre Police, dird vestrrd.u mornins at thr General Hospital. after a short illness. The cremation will take place at Bidadari Cemetery .it I pin to-day. Mr. Rajah m.js commended after the war foi keeping intact the records of the C.I.D. during thr
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    $4,500 fine on barber
    60 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Tahiti bin Haji Omar, a barber on Sunpei Raya Estate. Batu Pahat. was fined 54.500 in the Sessions Court today for attempting to smugple 80 cartons of cigarettes, on which the duty payable was $420. The cigarettes were tounu hidden in a car
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    PARENTS VISIT SON IN GAOL
    162 4 After his appeal MR. GAN CHONG BIN, a retired rubber dealer, and Mrs. Gan visited their 16-year-old son, Gan En& Lock, in the remand prison, Singapore, yesterday. Eng Lock, sentenced to death for the murder of a maid- 1 servant, had been found "guilty but
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    Sardon to talk at forum
    45 4 Johore Bahru Civil Service Association will hold a forum at 8 p.m. today on "How Soon Can Johore Bahru Town Council become a Municipal Council?" Chief speakers will be Incne Sardon bin Haji Jubir and Inche Sulri bin Abdul Kadir.
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    Baby show
    15 4 TAIPING. Tues.—Jelai Women's Institute held a baby show during the Operation Service week.
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    SCHOOLBOYS HELP IN SORTING MAIL
    168 4 Rush hasn't started yet KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. TiEN schoolboys here began 1 working in the General post Office this morning, help- 1 ing to sort out the extra Christmas mail. After a few hours- work, they described it as intricate bat interesting The big rush
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    Camp fire
    31 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues— The Boy Scouts ol Jerluu ne\a village, the Rover Cr^>. o Saiong «inri the Boy Scout and Cubs of the < Brhool, Kuala Kanc-ar, held ramp fire.
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    Messengers may be in on racket
    126 4 1 CLIQUE of messenger boys are thought to be running a Christmas Box racket. They are believed to be pocketing for themselves tips collected from companies in the name of the entire Singapore Cable and Wireless uniformed staff. The racket was first suspected when
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    Red cereals, nuts, beans for Europe
    50 4 The 6.034-ton Br'.Msh freighter Stanhope arrived in Singapore yesterday with 6.900 tons of cereals soya beans and groundnuts from the Red i Chinese ports of Taku Bar and Tsingtao The Stanhope left, after taking on waier provisions and bunkers, for Europe and j London.
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    215 SCOUTS TO ATTEND IDABA
    156 4 PENANU. IUCI BOUT 215 Scouters from the Federation and Sin- i papore. including 16 women. j will attend the first Malayan Idaba irampi. starting tomorrow at the Jubilee Camp Site. 'iat Te!"k Bahang. 1 1 The Resident Commissioner Mr R P. Bineham. will offieiai- ly
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    CAR, GIRLS-ALL DISAPPEAR
    131 4 rE FIVE pretty girls and the ear in this picture pose a tricky problem for Singa- pore insurance companies. It's all the fault of Sorcar, the magician (right), who will be performing at the Capitol Theatre for a week from tonight. Sorcar claims he can make the
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    They'll step up veg production
    88 4 They'll step up veg production "I7EGETABLE production in Singapore amounts to about 30.000 tons a year and annual consumption is estimated at 79.000 tons, it was said in the Legislative CouncL yesterday. A written reply to Da to C. J. Paglar said a survey r.i soil in areas which appear
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    FILM MEN MISSING BIG CHANCE
    207 4 FILM MEN MISSING BIG CHANCE Fine material in Malaya critic KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. IN a talk to thr Selangor Film Society h#re tonight, John Beharue. Him critic of the Sunday Times, accused local lilm producers of wasting celulloid on impossible plots and cardboard backgrounds, in spitr of the wonderful opportunities
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    Officer denies bribe charge
    48 4 JOHORt) BAHRU. Tues Mohamed Ali bin Mohamed Soni. a ru.stoms officer, was charted in the sessions court today, with arreptinp: a bribe of $29 to neelect his duty. He claimed trial and the eaae was adjourned to December 29. bail in $500 being allowed.
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    Arrives today
    34 4 Janab M. Mohamed Isma.l Sahib, the President of th. Aii India Muslim League arvi a member of the Indian Parxperted to arrivrln Sincapore from New Delhi Dy air today at 1 p.m.
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    THE DEED LAW IS CHANGED
    72 5 THE DEED LAW IS CHANGED THE Registrar "f Deeds, Singapore, can now authorise the removal of certain deeds and documents from the registry for up to eight hours at a time. This is b<'<"au.sc the Legislative Council adopted an amendment to the Registration of Deeds Rules yesterday. Hitherto the Registrar
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    S'pore Legislative Council ends
    56 5 The Singapore Legislative Council ended its third .session when it rose .soon alter 4 p.m. yesterday. It will not meet again until March 16 next year. Tin Clerk of Council, Mr. L. W. Donough read a proclamation proroguing the Council and setting the date for the
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    Blood donors
    21 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Tins Dr. W. G. Thomson and his tram have registered 350 volunteers for the blood Lvrik hrir.
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    Machong guards win shoot meet
    38 5 KOTA BAHRU. Bues Machong town won the lnterkampong Home Guard shooting competition at Kampong Slmpol Belubang range, Gelantan, yesterday Inche Ya'acob bin Said was highest scorer. The Mentri Besar gave away thr prizes.
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    Donors get tax concession
    42 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Singapore Comptroller of Income Tax has agreed that donations to Lady Tempters TB Hospital Fund will be allowed as deductions from the taxable income of donors. The Federation has already cranted a similar concession.
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    Now it's Chinese AND English education for I these students I
    345 5 PLAN FOR 'BETTER CITIZENS' IS PASSED SINGAPORE CHINESE schools will teach English and Chinese next year and get increased aid from Government to pay higher salaries to the teachers. The Legislative Council yesterday unanimously approved a policy of bilingual
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    AUSTRALIANS MARRY
    33 5 .MR. ERIC WOOLNOUGII. an Australian member of the Straits Times editorial staff and .Miss Paula Rushhrooke. of (ieelong. Australia, after their wedding at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    Husbands and relatives waited to see 509
    63 5 Husbands and relatives waited to see 509 HUSBANDS and relatives waited patiently outside the immigration depot at last Wharf yesterday while their wives and children, recent arrivals to Singapore from Swatow, were cleared by immigration officers. The new arrivals, 509 of them. I arrived last Sunday in the 3.405-ton Hoi
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    Woman gaoled
    38 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues— Two women were today s,entenrtd to six months' gaol by the Sessions Court here for I In possession of stolen tin PIT. The \*":npn. Slow Mun nnd Wong Yin, both pleadea not guilt)
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    They found 3 ways to beat Communism
    154 5 MUST UNITE TO WIN—V.M.C.A. HEAD THREE ways of fighting Communism were worked out by the third Asian leaders conference of the V.M.C.A. at Baguio. in the Phillipines: 1 Know your enemy. 2. Meet his challenge with a superior ideology. 3 So order y°ur
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    Govt. gives back nearly all property
    107 5 "po ALL INTENTS and purp j.ses. requisitioning in Singapore has come to an end and all that remains to be don? !is to tie up a few loose ends Mr. J. E. Pepper. Commissioner for Lands, said in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday. Mr.
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    Church opening
    30 5 MALACCA. Tues.— The First Catholic Church in Malaya to be named after Saint Christopher will be blessed and dedicated by the Archbishop of Malacca. Mgr. Ocolmendy this weekend.
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    GOVT. POLICY IS TO KEEP 'TEMPORARIES'
    122 5 Transfer rather than sack fHE Singapore Government's policy is to transfer redundant "temporary" clerks of proved efficiency and several years' service from one department to fill j vacancies in other departments, rather than dismiss them and get new clerks. This was stated in the
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    VEGETABLE PRICES
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    New branch
    18 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Tucf.— A branch of the Red Cross Society has been formed at Kuala Kangsar.
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    14 picked up from tender
    80 5 KUCHINO, Tues. Four- i teen survivors from the Sara- wak lighthouse tender Heartsease which capsized off Jeriieh at the mouth of the Reiang River about 400 miles from the North Borneo bor- j Ider, have been picked up. I The survivors were brought to Sibu
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    This was a flop, say govt officials
    199 6 This was a flop, say govt officials KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. VfANY Government de- partments here who opened their doors to the public as a contribution to Operation Service week anniversary admitted today that the idea had been a flop. Only the Town Planning de--1 artment, the civil aerodrome an irrigation
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    Police find fountain pen
    35 6 A brown fountain pen with thr inscription E. L. Moitcn' ha.s been found by the Singapore police. Owner should contact Inspector Fernando of traffic police report section at Sepoy Lines Station.
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    COLONY SETS ASIDE SI 50m. FOR READY TILL MONEY'
    328 6 THE Singapore Legis--1 lative Council yesterday sanctioned the setting aside of $50 million in a development reserve fund and $100 million in a special reserve fund in London. These funds. together with accumulating interest, will be invested by the Crown Agents
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    $2m EXTRA EXPENSES
    64 6 Big share goes in Govt. pensions THE Finance Committee of, thr Singapore Legislative' Council yesterday recommend- re: 52.057.700 for supplementary Government expenditure. More than half of this M.047.635 is for increased pensions, gratuities and allowances during 1952 A provision of $828,469 was recommended to meet th*» cost
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    So the neighbours will still have to face the music
    309 6 OBJECTIONS ARE OVERRULED VJR. H. A. FORRER, Singapore's oldest judge, was iTI one of 28 people who objected to the renewal of a first-class comprehensive liquor licence to Lim Kia Him. of Lam Soon Garden Hotel and Restaurant. East Coast
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    $100 for causing grievous hurt
    45 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Chong Yong. of Ulu Tiram a motor-car driver was fined $100 in th P police court tor causing grievous hurt to Che'i Khoo Fang, a liaison officer attached to the special branch Johore Police by negligent driving.
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    GOVT MAY TAP YOUR TELEPHONE
    94 6 —in an emergency IN a public emergency or in the interests of puhhr safety, the Government may intercept and detain private mail and tap telephone conversations. This was stated in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday in a written reply to questions hy Dr. C. J.
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    Magic show to aid fund
    82 6 A magic fantasy by the Great Wong is one of the items in a variety concert to be ','resented by the Ist and 11th Singapore companies of the Beys' Brigade in the Lee Kuo Ch'uan Auditorium o.' the Anglo-Chinese School at Barker Road at 8
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    Parents Day at estate school
    32 6 Pagoh Estate Tamil School In th«. Segamat District of Johore held a parents day and prize-distribution yesterday Mr R C Evans, manager o f the estate, oresidod
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    DANCE FOR THE CHILDREN
    130 6 —But this 'girl' is really a boy HIGHLIGHT of the concert at Siglap Children's Centre Christmas party yesterday was the joget- modem dancing hy four Malay boys attending the Centre, two of whom were dressed as girls. Jumat bin Sam aged 13 (right) danced as well
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    A GREA T RELIEF, SA YS SERGEANT AS TRIAL ENDS
    1318 7 A GREA T RELIEF, SA YS SERGEANT AS TRIAL ENDS He carried soldiers letters in his pockets THE Royal Engineers Sergeant, who two minutes earlier had been sentenced by a court martial to be reduced to the ranks for improperly retaining 56 bags of Koldiers' mail, breathed a sigh of
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    Estate workers plan to fight pay cuts
    186 7 THEY WANT A BASIC WAGE SCALE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A RESOLUTION opposing further wage cuts will be considered at the annual delegates' conference of the Plantation Workers' Union here on Friday and Saturday. It says that in view of several cuts already made,
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    Joint concert by B.M. schools
    71 7 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Tucs. Pupils of the Bukit Mertajam Convent and Kirn Seng School will hold a joint variety concert this week-end for the St Anne's Church building fund. There will be a matinee for children at 3 p.m on Friday and two night performances f<i
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    Foreman feted
    32 7 Mr. K. P. K. Plllai, loeomotlvp foreman of the Malayan Railways a* Pral. was Riven a farewell party hy members of the SI. John Ambulance Brigade, Rovers and Boy Scouts.
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      220 7 THE SINGAPORE DIARY Kotarr Club Monthly business i meeting Capitol Blue Room. 1 pm. Anrlican Youth Fellowship Christmas concert. War Memorial Hall. St. Andrews Cathedral. 5 p.m. Proceeds in aid of 1954 Pan-Malayan Anitlican Youth Camp. V.M.I.A Juco body-buildliv/ and we mil t lining 5.30 pnY; Slnyaiwrc Clie.ss Club 530
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      96 7 bII p ,n. Raffles Quay. Spore Youth Council: V.W.CA. Amateur Dramatir Club meeting 345 Orrharci Road. 5.15 p.m. rar Faslrrn Music School: Recital by pupils. Vi( iorla Memorl.il Hall. 830 pm. Social Welfare Department Chrlstmai party, ftutr Piinpnj; children's mm ial ct-nlre. 10 am. Publi. Relations Oflii <• Mobile Film
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      299 7 MA. A. A. Sports and National Capitol -Shell House. Collyer Quay 1 !5 p.m. MM V.M.C.A.: Ta'jle-tMints 2 1> m ;ind 7 p.m.: badminton 4 pm and 8 p.m.- body-tmildtr.g 5 p.m .SHrie Road. Singapore Art Society Fourth own exhibition of works by local teachen and it students. BrltUh Ooundl
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    34 8 211 Mnrrf. fit) (minimum) TO ALL rrlativrs and IriendO v.ho wnl ronriolence.s, oflri Masses and wreath!, .inrl H'ted .it the lunernl of tlir lain Mn. Isabella P.ivon ui.s. Ij)oh, the den irmtefMl I
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    224 8 :it M or/Zs J/fl f minimum t VANITY remind! her customers ,i lull ranzc of God dps. REFRIOERATION 01 Air Conditioning trouble! King Manning ntv-in It. At PRESH rr>}.\ kction of C"ck.ll ibly rnrrrl :il Mill, -hand's, 8:2-1, Bras .ih Road. CiIPI" ".iiccrMioiv A Urrst. T rncth of Anti
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      A Citizens' Army
      750 8 The National Service Bill and the Military Forces Bill complrtrd their passage through thr Colony's L JRislative Council ycMorday. with little debate iind to the obvious satisfaction of all Unofficial as well as the Ciovcrnment. The National Service Bill has had a somewhat chequered history. It has
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      Bilingual School Suspicions
      510 8 The scheme for bilingual schools which the Singapore Government set out in the White Paper published last v.-eek is an attempt, the Lr-isl-ativc Council was told yesterday, to increase the fund of goodwill between the Government and the Chinese schools The genesis of the scheme was a
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    How a rubber wages council wo uld work
    703 8  -  CHANG YEN FOOI By THOSE who have been watching the discussions going on between the employers and employees of Malaya's No. 1 industry, rubber, are now discussing the chances of the Government setting up a wages council. The demand for 'thi;council has
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    LONDON LOG
    545 8 IN producing 'The Orchard Walls at London's St. Martin's Theatre, Mr. John ForbesSempill. producer of several plays for Singapore amateurs since the war, looks like being more successful than in his two London theatrical ventures last year. me crir.cs are Kind, witnout being enthusiastic, about this play by
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    On the Margin
    477 8 Great revival THE Queen will be the first monarch of Ceylon to attend the ceremony of th^ Perahera i Procession t at Kandy since the Kandyan kings were displaced by Britain f In 1815 and th-.s occasion has no precedent. I.i t Kings of Knnriy were always
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    Malaya's Christmas parties will go on British T.V. screens
    205 9 8.8.C. MEN VISIT STORE AfIJJJOXS of people in ITI Britain will see how Malaya celebrates Christmas on their televisioli screens. Flying round the clobe pickinc up material for a television film of Christmas celebrations are Mr. Philip Doric head cameraman for
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    LOOK AT MY DOLL
    81 9 One for each at this party ASFRIES of Christmas parties for all the Children's Centres in Singapore was launched yesterday, when the first one was held at Siglap for 140 children. They had a concert, a Christmas tree, gifts for all and jarty "rats." Picture shows:
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    Officer's carbine jammed —he used butt! to slay bandit
    218 9 Officer's carbine jammed he used butt to slay bandit KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. WHEN his carbine jammod a lieutenant <>f (ho Somerset i.iuht Infantry sprang on a Communist and killed him with hi.s rifle butt. This incident took place in the Sungei Be>i area, a few miles .»nmh of Kuala Lumpur
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    THE SULTAN GIVES A $7,000 PARTY
    151 9 THE SULTAN GIVES A $7,000 PARTY 2,000 guests invited KUALA LUMPUR. Tues THE bißgfst and most expensive festival Trongganu ha.s known for some time starts tomorrow. The occasion: the circumcision of trip Sultan's two sons. aged 13 and 14. and the ear-lobe piercing of his two daughters, aged 11 and
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    Photo display at U.S.I.S.
    69 9 United States Information Service will hold a photograph'c display and film shows at 26. Raffles Place. Singapore, i tomorrow to comnemorate the 50th anniversary of the first powered heavier-than-air flight. The display will be in the i library. The film shows, at 1 p.m. nnd 4
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    TODAY IS THE BIG DAY FOR 114 CHILDREN
    354 9 Each will get what he wants TODAY will be the big day for 114 leper children of x the Trafalgar Home. Singapore, who have for weeks been looking forward to their Christmas Dartv All of them have told Santa Claus the sifts
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    SPRAYING BY HELICOPTER
    56 9 A BRITISH pilot, Mr. L. Lord, left London for Ovlon last week to spray rubber trees by helicopter for a British firm FPllinc pesticides and Insecticides. Mr. Lord, born in Seoul, is the son of Commissioner Lord, iormer her.d of the Salvation Army in Malaya who recently
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    The weather 93 DEC IN IPOH
    160 9 The weather 93 DEC IN IPOH MINIMIM TEMPER ATI'RE <7.30 p.m. on Dec 14 to 730 am on Dec 15): Singaporp 74 degrees. Penanp 75. Kota Bahru 72. Kuala Lumpur 74. Ipoh 72. Ktiantan 72. MAXIMIM IKMPKKATIRK (7.30 to 7.30 p.m. on Dec. 15 1: Singapore 89. Penaim 90. Kota
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    Morning parade on court padang
    67 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. A parade of contingent! of the uniformed branches of the Government services held on the Supreme Court pudang this morning ended the first anniversary celebrations of Operation Service" in Johore Bahru Taking part in the parade were the police, police volunteer reserve,
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    First readings
    33 9 Three Bills,— the Women and Girls' Protection 'amendment t, the University of Malaya (amendment) and the Supply Bill came up for first reading at yesterday's meeting cf the Singapore Legislative Council.
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    Dead woman identified
    60 9 The woman whose body was found in the sea off Trafalgar School. Singapore, near godown No. 9 last Saturday ha? been identified as Lee Kirn aged 70. of Anson Road. She left the house alone on Saturday morning, her grand- son. a <risha-rider. said. i A police
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    Office moved
    22 9 The office of <he Supervisor of Elect iorus. Singapore. ha.s mover: from Mansoor Street to the sth Floor, Fullerton Building.
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    Hearing of bankruptcy cases put off
    81 9 TWO PUBLIC examination* which were listed to be I taken ud before the acting I Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Brown, in the Singapore Hign Court yesterday, were ad)ourned without a dat? beinj fixed. One of the examination? was about the bankruptcy of K M.
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    World flight for local colour
    50 9 Mr. Harry Hensser. BOAC's official photographer, who is flying round the world taking pictures showing local colour. landscapes and industry, ar- rived in Singapore by air from 1 Jakarta on his way back to London. HLs works will soon be seen ir. the company's offices.
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    Woman missing
    23 9 A 26-year-old woman. Tin lAh Pok, has been reported missing from her home in i Clementl Road. Singapore. i since Monday.
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    Police attacked in audit report
    293 9 Bad control led to losses fWTICISM of the Singapore Police is contained in the report of the Director of Audit on the 1952 public accounts of the Colony. The report mentions two cases of misappropriation by clerks in the Police Force, totalling $8,835. Both cases
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    Why don't I get more bus cases?—magistrate
    126 9 Why don't I get more bus cases? magistrate r[E Singapore City Police magistrate. Mr. J. M. Dcve-reux-Colcbmirn. yesterday fined a private bus company driver $35 for overcrowding hi.s bus and not wearing an arm badge. The prosecution said that the bus driver. Mohamed Ka.-.-sim. bin Mohamed Yacob had 72 passengers
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    Police won't get that extra power
    202 9 Police won't get that extra power THE SINGAPORE Commls- 1 sionti of Police will not be empowered to suspend or caniel driving licences. The Attorney-General. Mr. E. J Davies. announced in the Legislative Council yesterday that in view of public uneasiness, the Government has agreed to drop a proposal to
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    Red Cross lottery
    73 9 Results nf the draw for the second lottery of the Singapore branch. British Red CnH Society held yesterday, are First prize: No. ***** < $9.336 Second prize: No ***** <54.668>; third prize: No ***** '$2 334). Consolation Prizes i $100 each i Nos. *****. *****. *****, *****
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    Clerk acquitted
    38 9 in the City Council who was I ■•ha rued with committing criminal breach of trust of 800 gallons of Standesol oil valued at $400 belonging to the City Council, was acquitted -in a Singapore court yesterday.
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    Trade envoys return
    47 9 S".x Indonesian businessmen, who have been touring SouthEast Asian countries for the last three months, left Singapore by air on Monday for Jakarta. They were members of a trade delegation investigating posslbUltlea of expanding Indonesian trade. They arrived here last weekend from Hong Kong.
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    Negligent: $25
    34 9 For negligent driving resulting in collision with another car at the 12th milestone, Yio Chu Kang Road on July 10. C. L. Sprangemeyer. an engineer, was fined $25 in Singa pore yesterday.
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    S'pore lecturer at Lisbon talks
    90 9 P]CONOMICS lecturer at the University of Malaya, Ull3- i ku A. Aziz bin Hamid, Ls ittendinc a meeting of International experts on nonmetropolitan territories at LLsbon. Unßku Aziz is also Secretary of the United Nations Association. Singapore, and a member of the Federal Commission on
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    REDS AMBUSH GURKHAS: NO CASUALTIES
    231 9 REDS AMBUSH GURKHAS: NO CASUALTIES KIAI A M'MPrR. Tuesday. rrWENTY-FIVE Communists ambushed two sections A of the 7th platoon T" Coy 1 fi (iurkhas while they were crossing a river in the Sungei Siput North area of Perak yesterday. They opened up with automatic weapons but fled when thie Gurkhas
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    Another 400 going on strike today
    110 9 Another 400 going on strike today PUR hundred workers, employed directly by the Strait.s Trading Company's tin smelt ing works on Pulau Bra-n-i. are striking today in support of their demands for higher wages and morr water Their 14-day notice expired last night. About 80 contract labourers have been on
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    Owner, driver disqualified
    58 9 Lo i Swan Jeow. a baker, was fined S5O and disqualified for a year when he pleaded guilty in'Sincapore yesterday to permittlng Wang Jui Chek to drive hi.s car without insur-a-irr. Wang was stated to have driven tne car along South Bridge Road on February 2 while
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    Canteen manager is acquitted
    47 9 Bury Pang Eng. a former NAAF'I canteen manager ot Selanins Barracks. Chanpi Singapore, who was charged with criminal breach <>f trust Of 4(1 casm of beer, was ac quitted yesterday without hi.i defence being c;i:ied. Mr H Koh was fo r tho defence.
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      ACTION WANTED OVER THE LUCKLESS 800
      435 10 DATO Haji Yahaya is reported to have said in the Selangor State Coun- cil that between 70C and 1 800 children aged seven in 1954 would not gain admission to schools because the state was short of money. Leaving aside the question of the
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      TESTS ON HORSES
      75 10 I REFER to the letter "Scientific Issue of Te>ts on (he Horses which appeared in the Straits Times on 14tn. December. A.s there appears to be uncertainty as to my views with regard to the recent discussion on ketoster&.d excretion, may I take this opportunity of making
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      'Chameleon-like tactics'
      416 10 I WOULD like to make a few comments on your editorial remarks under the heading. Sir Cheng-lock and Singapore. Now, like Sir Cheng-lock, 1 am a Chinese; and might wish that the Chinese who are ad- mittedly the ••majority group" in this colony should become eligible as voters
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      JUDGING RIDA BY RESULTS
      305 10 FOR the benefit of the Acting secretary and Executive Officer of RIDA please allow me to clarify my stand. I am not opposed to the wide scope of RIDA objectives nor do I object to its structure a.s such. But I judg,. an organisation by results.
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      ...WHEN NAMES ANNOY
      221 10 ...WHEN NAMES ANNOY IT IS shocking to find so many English-speaking non-Christian Chinese boys and girls nowadays forsaking their real i.amcs and adopting i Christian names ranging from A to Z. Names originating from i those of film stars add a touch of glam- our and make the bearers I
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      The violent end of Radama
      234 10 The violent end of Radama i~iOINCIDENTALLY with the \j feature story of the life of Radama II and his violent e nd, I was reading the lat P Maj.Gen Sir A. E H. Anson's book "About Me and Others', published May, 1920. Th P author was 93 years old then.
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      Unkind to the S.C.s
      166 10 I WOULD like to refer once again to my letter entitled: Too much education, too little rice" and to make one amendment regarding the paragraph concerning the S.Cs. I think perhaps I was a little unkind to our S.C. friends when I dubbed them as being
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      'But Mr. Ramani was wrong'
      642 10 'But Mr. Ramani was wrong THE Straits Times has 1 published a long statement from Mr. R. Ramani in which he gave his reasons for resigning from the Federal Council, with four other Indian members, as a protest against the Government for not giving an Indian a portfolio in the
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      HARD-HIT TEACHER
      195 10 I SHOULD like to bring to the attention of the Senior Inspector of Schools. Selangor, the hardships caused to teachers of country Chinese schools due to the delay in payment of grants-in-aid by the Education Department. Take my case. lam a teacher of English in a country Chinese
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    Zane Grey, the dentist, became best-read Wild West author
    1604 11 Zane Grey, the dentist, became best-read Wild West author A herd of wild horses pursued by L yelling, gun-toting cowboys thundered across the purple sage of northern Arizona one day in 1908. As the animals were about to be manoeuvred into a camouflaged corral they unexpectedly swerved and made a
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      408 11 THE I H Hi MX XII, HIS At (Jiicn UWI pala.r Brdrr «.,s Our r>rninj, when the After pulling some of the wnler lust shim n llw macnKicrnl «D»rl- forty days were nearly into a lion I, she mixed It with minis and garden*. Lavish feast* ovrr. it. <l.r. apparently
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    SHARE TURNOVER VERY SMALL
    471 12 A run mi ttttn I.*- is TIN AND RUBBER RISE 'THE Singapore share market had another quiet day yesterday when the vo'unie of trading dwindled to ix very small point. Tin shares were fractionally better and industrials were inclined to be irregular anrL. rubber shares were
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    RUBBER PRICES
    168 12 December first grade closed on the Singapore market yr terday at 57 5 8 cents a pound, one-quarter cent better than on Monday. The market was mainiy featureless but there was some demand from the Trade and manufacturers and sellers remained somewhat reserved. The doting tone was ste.id.
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    Raub Gold output
    149 12 ¥N the 12 weeks ended Novemlwr 1 6. Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd. produced 3.4 tit; ouacci of fln* 1 gold, compared \\:\h 1 4()t; the p'-ei ediiii: I A circular to ■taarrttokk lhat 'he undei ground lilxtur poritlon remiinrd un< hanged durlii" the ptfM boih
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    TIN PRICE
    18 12 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $318.62) a a pirul, up $3.62
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    205 12 MELBOURNE. T;if r piIKKK vaa ii steady demand /or ■tmkUMOW investments on the Stock Exctaaaga today and the price tiencl continued upward. Ampol Petroleum was attain actlye .iiul iliised Is. 3d. hiKher. Ciold and oil Issues continued to iiiiii'tcr freely. Peko was the busiest I he .slrer.iMh of
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    WALL STREET
    111 12 NEW YORK. Tues /\N THE Stock Market yesterday 1 lie volume showed a disconreriini; lende-irv to enlarse at times as the m.irket eased from reeoverv hi-iis earttar this motvh. > Hie lisi developed a fairly broari t front of fractional lasses, led by I Industrials. In the a'ternoon
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    113 12 Singapore Chinese Prodnee K\rhangr. Nr>on prices p»r picul Copra: steady, quiet necrmber |M buyers, J.39 seller*: Janutajm 39',, sellers. Owaaiil Oil: unchaniced, quiet ta sillers. Nyper: quirt, small buslnev. Muntok White T330. Sarawak $32> Laaponn Blark $2».5. l.i-«is and Peal: Cl'v-inu pnre, were' strndv. quiet: necemb"r MS buyers;
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    213 12 CHIPS lyinc alnncMde the Slnsa- pan Hnrlmi.r Board whrfrvejt or r\p \r<\ today are: "fluid l X, I.arut 3. Hal Lee 4 V [slander and Kantjil C.P.. Burma 87 Hmnitnw 89. Kunlshlma Miuu 11. Glrn:irinev II 14. City of Swansen IS lt>. Anchises 18. Star Alcyone It M,
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      1611 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCIES EXIST FOR STUDENT NURSES The next course in the Training School at the General Hospital, Singapore, commences on 4th January. 1954. Salary scale $102 6A 114 B $156 12A 240 B $252 12A 288 p.m. plus C.O.L. and Singapore Allowances. Total emoluments at present range from an
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    821 14 The Scouts discover city in the jungle ruled by mad tcientiit who plans to kill everyone in the world. They manage to escape with a friendly ;usrd and catch him in the temple, where he is warning the people against them. Some of the people arc about to
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    FUN FOR A PARTY
    121 14 HERE is a game for your party which will cause lots of fun. One player is sent outside the room while the remainder sit around in a circle. They must decide on a proverb and each player is allotted one word. The other player is brought
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    291 14 A new contest for you Dear Fo v and Girls. First I would like to thank thr man\ reader s who have srnt names and addrf-sps nf overseas pen pals. I shall distribute these as soon as I can. have received .i letter from Clarence Morais who, if you remember,
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    111 14 HERE are some simple decorations for your Christmas trees which you can easily make yourselves. First you will want some coloured paper or you can use plain white paper and colour it with your paints afterwards. Cut thrVo nf each of thp little diagrams and
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    529 14 RECENTLY, on a dark and rather wintry Satuiday night, tico men icalked into the police station at Ipswich. One of them was carrying a bag; he asked the Inspector, would you be kind enough to lock this bag up in your safe tonight? The Inspec tor uas
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      201 14 ll's good lo grow up in 'Viyella 9 I 1 [fl the fabric i<»r mowing families., .always soft an<' Light, iyella' positively thrives on washing (nole the famous guarantee) day and U"..-..^, %..■■■%..»>«] night wear Viyella viF IT SHRINKS WE REPLACE 'Cl\drlla' v also mad- h\ ih.- mnk<rs nf I
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    Gardini heads Italian tennis
    51 15 MILAN Italy. Tuesday —Fa us to Gardinl. the "bad boy" of Italian tennis, whs today named the country's No. 1 player by me II iin'. Tennis Federation. Qardlnl. the national champion. MM siu-penr'eQ early this year for intemperate conduct' during a lournameni in the Philippines A
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    Tory Mortensen
    28 15 LONDON, Tues. Stanley Mortensen, the Blackpool and ESiplish international inside forward, has accepted an Invitation to stand as Conservative candidate at the next Blackpool Municipal elections.
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    EASY FOR ELLEY
    23 15 BRISBANE. Tues. Australian featherweight champion Elley Bennett easily outpointI ed the Italian, Americo Agostine in a 12-round bout here, here.
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    Coach Coleman starts Class for twelve Singapore athletes
    256 15  -  JOHN MARKS By TWELVE Singapore athletes began their five-months organised training yesterday under coach Sid Coleman for the Asian Games at Manila in May next year. The original training squad of ten has been increased, Mary Klass and Stephen de Souza are
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    U.S. HAVE EVEN DAVIS CUP CHANCE SAY EXPERTS
    499 15 MELBOURNE, Tuesday. MANY Australian tennis experts give the United States an even chance of winning the Davis Cup challenge round against Australia here on Dec 28, >9 and 30. despite defeats in the New South Wales and Victorian championships. The former Australian
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    F.A. TO MEET ON FUTURE
    96 15 LONDON. Tues. The Football I Association have decided to hold a I special meeting on Feb 1 to discus? the whole future policy of tralnin? England's international teams. Senior and intermediate committees will discuss technical matters concerning players and matches. The Association have decided that
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    Sanderson gets four goals
    78 15 Sanderson scored four got Is ln m s Abenetow's 5-1 victory over Slrcapore Cold Storage in .1 "friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yes!erfiay Thornp'or m r,rr ri the other gosl lor Abenetow. while Fisher sot S.C.S. only goal In another friendly game at I Karrer
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFIES EIGHT NEW HORSES
    179 15 1 'PIGHT new race horses have Ej been classified by the Straits Racing Association. They are: Class 1: SARATOGA (late Nickymoui 3 b.e.g. by Admiral Drake Firely Light. Saratoga was unplaced in I the Waterford Stakes worth £'913 over 61 at Ascot ln I September
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    Kee Chan to fight Baby Looneatlpoh
    128 15 Kee Chan to fight Baby Looneatlpoh By Our Boxins Reporter LIM KEE CHAN, Malaya's leading featherweight boxer, will fight the Perak lightweight. Baby Loone. over 12 rounds at Ipoh on Dec. 26 Kee Chan, who was previously reported to have retired from the ring, now says that he will continue
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    Randy Turpin may fight Mitri
    59 15 LONDON. Tues. British boxing promoter Jack Solomons said yesterday he will try to stage a European middleweight title fight befA-een Randy Turpin and T?fcerio Mitri. of Italy, in London Mitri. has been nominated official challenger for Turpin 's European crown. Mitri relino.uished the European title
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    CUP REPLAY
    21 15 LONDON, Tues. Port Vale defeated Southport 2-0 yesterday in a replay of their F.A. Cup second round match. A.P.
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    S. Africa beat N.Z. by innings
    278 15 DIRBAN. Tuesday. niSMISSING New Zealand for 149 in their second innings here today, South Africa won the first test by an innings and 58 runs. Sew Zealand (70 for two at urday's close* wore all out in their first innings fo r 230, 207
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    Deleted Horses H'cap weights
    64 15 Weights for the Deleted Horses Handirap to be run over 7f. at the Slncapore Turf Club's Gymkhana Meeting on Saturday. Dec. 19 are: Jeunesne 13.00; Treasure Ship 12.10; Counsel 111 12.07; Announce 12.07; The Iron Duke 12.07: Cavalier 12.03; Liberty Flag 12.00; Kind Re3»rds 11.08; Marcus
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    2,000 MATCHES
    74 15 LONDON. Tues Sunderland have Just become the first team to play 2.000 first division matches. No other club can equal that record for Sunderlands association with the first division has been unbrokrn and they are the only cluD never to have played in the second division. At the
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN
    21 15 EDINBURGH. Tue*— Cambridge University defeated Edinburgh Academicals by six points to three ln a Ruitby Union match here today.
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    JAKE TULI BEATEN FOR FIRST TIME
    265 15 MANCHESTER, Tues. JAKE TULI. of South Africa, British Empire flyweight champion suffered his first defeat since arriving ln Britain 18 months ago. when he v.as outpointed by Robert Cohen. French bantamweight champion, in an all action ten round contest here last night. Both men
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      267 15 In>) This P^^i Christmas give Gillette There is no more welcome gift for any man than a (iillclie ra/or set. the world's finest shaving system, due him .1 (iillctte razor set to start off with the >uiftcst, it Lightweight, nickel finish Gillette A comp.ict travelling set contain-rne-piecc 1.1/ot with 10-hladc
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      114 15 HOCKEY Southern Schools' quadrangular mrrt. 1 p.m. Malacca v Selangor. V. Ramalingam and f. Yogarajah: 5 p.m. Singapore v Negri Sembilan. Cmd. Breakes and B.S. Soln. \ictt.iia School; Srnior k.o: S.R.C. Red*' v G.u.Q.. SRC padang. J.C. Smith and M.S. Menon; Friendly: Indian Aasn v BOIK'A, IA ground. RICOER St.
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    NEW ERA AHEAD FOR SCHOOL SPORT
    287 16 Meetings to be held this week By SENTINEL *p I I K first positive step towards the inauguration of a schools "Malaya Cup" soccer competition is likely to be taken during the combined schools quadrangular hockey tournament which starts in Singapore today. On the
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    BIG SWEEP FIRST PRIZE WILL TOP $160,000
    52 16 BIG SWEEP FIRST PRIZE WILL TOP $160,000 First prize in the hig sweep at thr Singapore Turf Club gymkhana meeting on Saturday should he well over SltiO.OOfl, an S.T.C. official told the Straits Times yesterday. The tntalisator will operate on a $5 unit as usual on Saturday. Raring will start
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    Trotters' will be here this month
    150 16 TPHE Harlem Globetrotters, world famous buketkoli team, will be in Singapore thii month for a. series ol exhibition matches. The Globetrotters, who visiied Singapore and the Federation during their 25t!i anniversary world tour, in August laM year, will play five matches at the Hnppv
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    BEDELL WINS AT R.S.G.C.
    62 16 The Royal Singapore Golf Clubs December "C" division ilvtccv mmpetf'ion was won by K. Bedell "3 iip>. Bedell also won the ball .sweep on both Nine.s 2 tin on the first and 1 up on the second. The tie In the B division between C E
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    Wally Thorn wins by a knock-out
    59 16 LONDON. Tues. Wally Thorn, the British wrlterweipht champion, knocked out Scottish welterweight champion Danny Malloy in the third round of a scheduled ten round contest last night. The final punch \va.s a left to the solar plexus which almost sent Malloy out of thr
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    HARBOUR POLICE BEAT S.C.R.C.
    40 16 Singapore Harbour Board Police her Singapore Chinese R.J. 5-2 in a friendly hockey match at Keppel Road vcierday Chanksr Singh i3> and Santokh Slrich '2> sewed frr PHB Poll-?: Hon Yam got both goals for SCRC
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    FLANNERY WINS
    26 16 MELBOURNE, Tues ln an unattractive contest, former lightweight champion Frank Flannery gained a points decision ever Jarkie Ryan in a 12 round bout here.
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    YOUNGSTERS LOSE
    24 16 MERSING. Tues. Kluang War Df»>t. Civilians had little dtmcultv in defeating Merslnc Youngsters 2-0 in a fricnrily soccer match on the pariane.
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    ROCKY IN JAPAN
    24 16 TOKYO. Tuen World heavyw«icht rhampion Bivkv Marclano arrived here tonight from Manila to hold exhibition matches in Japan and Okinawa Renter
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    34 16 LONDON. Tues Orimsbv Town h»ai Wilton Albion fi-1 In their A. Cup second round repliiv todnv Trt* sfcf are now at home to Fulham *>M third round on Jan. 9. Re*iier.
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    199 16 rVO quick goals ten minutrs from the end enabled Singapore Cricket Club to hold RAF Changi to a 2-2 draw in a friendly hockey fixture on the padang yesterday. The airmen had the better of exchanges throughout hut. lost thft advantage through the Inaccuracy of
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    SCHOOLS HOCKEY S'gor can retain title
    297 16 SCHOOLS HOCKEY S'gor can retain title By Our Hockey Reporter PORTY-SEVEN schoolboys from the Federation arrived in Singapore by train last night to compete in the Combined Schools southern quadrangular hockey tournament which begins at the Victoria School today. The meet Ls between Singapore, Selangor, Ncgri Sembilan and Malacca. Selangor
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    43 16 INDIAN Davis Cur players Sumanl Misra (left) and It Krishnan 'right) with Jack Arkinstall of Australia who arrived at Kalians airport yost erda v for a series of exhibition matches in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Strait* Times picture
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    ARKINSTALL ALSO PLAYS TONIGHT
    525 16  -  THE SPORTS EDITOR «> INDIAN Davis Cup players, Sumant Misra and Kamanathan Krishnan. and Jack Arkinstall. one of Australia's representatives at this year's Wimbledon rhampinnships. arrrived in Singapore yesterday from Jakarta to play exhibition games with Singapore players at the Badminton Hall tonight and tomorrow tonight.
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    139 16 THF SINGAPORE Hockey AMelstlM is still far off its target of $5,500 S inu:i pore's, share of the expenses to finance the tour of Singapore and Malaya by the Indian hockey team in Fehru.iry next year. So far only 5750 has been rolleited.
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    491 16 By THE SPOUTS EDITOR MALAYAN hockey, which has for so lonjr drifted in the backwash of thr country's major sports, this season is taking a full share of public interest because of the visit of a crack Indian team, including seven Olympic players, early next
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