The Straits Times, 1 January 1954

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    12 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1954 15 CENTS
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    CAPITAL GLAD—AND SAD
    137 1 CAPITAL GLAD— AND SAD ir Gerald's promotion miled, but departure is regretted M \i.\ LUMPUR Thursday. on toda} welcomed tho appointSir Donald \lac(Hllivray us fli^h l>nt regretted the departure <»f cr;il(| Templer. 1 opting Ihe fsifl thai he is congratulated (icneral •is promotion In mn.inandcr of Army Group of Ihe
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    Templer's successor has served in East
    108 1 Te mpler's successor has served in East r l'lll i nver 1 id mi; the v 1 1 I leul nul ua^ (ir>l hi I lie Kirn a I p served In- W.tr I he IHi m 1942 h mc tin). here 1 on the Plan-. Operations .inrl Intellicenee Hi
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    'PROUD TO HAVE HIM'
    456 1 'PROUD TO HA VE HIM' tile Suprer^' nder toda y i ppnint mm I r .11 iui fern i omma nd (Jie Lionp Ol ihr Central Ruropean sector «f sil\ri i mill Gruenther he «.iv proiifl (n br able to welcome i brilliant officer who ha* distinguished himself \i\ his
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    TEMPLER: 'THE MAN OF THE YEAR'
    396 1 TEMPLER: 'THE MAN OF THE YEAR' LONDON. Thurs. TWO British news- papers today welcomed the new appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer. to command the Allied Northern Army Group In Central Europe, as a tribute to his ■'dynamic work"' In Malaya. General Templer's ap nl as H:uh Commlssiom r In
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    For Britain
    16 1 i «> PON. Thurs. Britain ■•ill import 8250.000 worth of German commercial vehicles A P
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    TAMPIN GETS 'WHITE AREA' PROMISE
    173 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. IHE HIGH COMMISSIONER. General Sir Gerald Trmplrr who today completed an extensive twodiv tour of Nrfiri Sembilan. told a village committee in fcyer Kunmc South: "The cost of living m Malaya now "is much too high and you people must crow more
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    The new Boss of the bandit fighters
    23 1 The new Boss of the bandit fighters IT. GEN. (i K. BOURNE. i.» o/ Operations uhen Gen. Sir Go ale Trmplcr leaves Malaya.
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    Manager killed by Red gunmen
    85 1 WE'RE SATISFIED' THEY SHOUTED 4 COMMUNIST gunman walked into the Singapore itliico of the Hock I. or Bus Company yesterday ;md murdered the uonrral Manager, 38-yoar-old Mr. (»uok Si tiu Inn. The gunman with two armed Rod companions, who had boon keeping guard outside, escaped
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    N.Zealand mourns
    611 1 WELLINGTON. Thurs. The Duke ol Edinbursh todaj drove through ihe silent streets ol Wellington, where the gly bin. tine hung to welcome Queen Elisabeth had glvei way ''<< flag* vl mast to shov New Zealand's grid at thi !l railwaj disaster. Reuter. They left a Communist pamphlet in
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    THE STRAITS TIMES
    11 1 icishes all its renders a HAPPY NEW YEAR
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    18 MORE RED BANDITS GIVE UP
    96 1 KUAI.A I.UMPUR. Thurs. rightren mnrp communist pfrortats haw surrendered n the Federation, bringing h« total for December to SO, hp information .services re ■>ortrd ("day. The ii^ws of the.-c surrend.■i% had h f (i n withhold for security reasons, The eighth and trnth pUtnnns
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    THE QUEEN KNIGHTS THE MAN WHO KEEPS THE TRAINS GOING
    950 1 THE QUEEN KNIGHTS THE MAN WHO KEEPS THE TRAINS GOING pHE QUEEN has conferred knight- hoods on Mr. John Sanders. General Manager of the Malayan Railway, and Air Marshal Georne Holroyd Mills, until recently Air Officer Commanding Malaya, in the New Years Honours List. Mr. Sanders becomes a Knicht Bachelor
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    Shot trader dies
    57 1 PFNANG, Thurs Tan Teik Ouan, M, the bicycle shop owner who was shot by an unknown eiinman in Kampons Paya off Batu Lanchang Roari last nipht. died about two hours after admission to hospital. Tun wa.s hit in the .stomach, mouth and back by three shots. The
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    Britain aids fire victims
    30 1 HONG KONG. Thurs. The] British Government has g £200.000 to the Hone Kong Government towards the cost of rehousing 58.000 victims of the Christmas Eve fire.
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    Now it's Sir Geo. Robey
    162 1 Now it's Sir Geo. Robey Comedian named in honour's list i.ondon. Thurs. ■Tin: Queen created four w peers and gave a knighthood to an ngrri comedian In her Now rs list pubd today. a "Bir" of a a In. New York whose worfcs have drawn mriic:locking and thousands. The i..
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    CIVIL AVIATION CHIEF GETS C.M.G. AWARD
    127 1 CIINGAPORC people awarded honours are: C.M.G.: Mr. Albert Walter Savace, Director General <>f Civil Aviation. Malaj ■< Borneo region. i)B.K.: (Civil) Dr. G*pal Haridas Senior Physician (lencral Hospital: Mr. \::>n Fdmund Grove Blade Senior Assistant Commi--sioner of Police. M.B.K. (Civil) Mr. l.im Kin Senc,
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    FOR THEM A DAY TO REMEMBER
    88 2 IHi g| „.v ii wtn riven nvarcls in the New Year Honours List. They are, from left: Mr. G. E. C. Wisdom, Resident Commissioner, Malacca; Mr. F.K.MeNamara Senior tastaUnt om missionrr of Police. Federation: Tuan Haji .Mohamed Razalli, Oranjj Mentri Paduka Tuan, Perak; Dr.
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    New Year honours for Malaya's bandit fighters MR. F. M GROSSE
    1096 2 New Year honours for Malaya's bandit fighters MR. F. M GROSSE THF FOLLOWING D i brief biographies of thnsr honoured by the Queen. MR. OWI N SANDI RS, 61, Genrra] Manager of I knight•he Ferirrateri 81 came Ti t;on ma i paiiLsn cognlsi General with the Hn!:.n Milit) ministration after
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    Eleven airmen named in honours list
    237 2 ELEVEN officers and N C O.'sl of the Fa: East Air Force receive awards m the Mew Year's honours list. A C'.B.K. goes to Group lin w t Beckwith, Command Engineering Officer of the Tern O F.E.A.F A second C.B.E. i.s awarded to Group
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    THOSE HONOURED IN SINGAPORE
    671 2 Mr. A. W Savage. Director Genera! of Civil Aviation. CM G came to Singapore in 1949 from Lagos. West Africa He has been connected with aviation since 1914. During the first World War. he was with R.F.C. He studied flying at the Graham White Flying School.
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    Borneo chief gets 0.B. E.
    117 2 A member of the staff of the Commissioner-General's Office and Sarawak and Borneo residents are also in the Honours List. MR. T. M. COWAN, labour adviser to the CommissionerGeneral, gets the 0.8. E. MR. O. K. K. AWANG BESAR only native member of the North
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    70 tons of gold for Britain
    97 2 LONDON. Thurs. BETWEEN 65 and 70 tons ol Russian sold has been sen' to Britain during the past flve years, it was learned from re! able sources here. There were two shipmentin November one of five and another of 15 tons The first was
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      69 2 THE STRAITS TIMES wishes all readers and advertisement clients A HAPPY \NB I'IIOM'LKOLS \L\V VIMS 1953 was a year of steady progress fir MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER. Sal 1 are now nearly 70,000 copies per issue roughly three times those of any other English language daily. We arc grateful to readers
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    GREETING FOR CARDINAL
    28 3 r.clrd hv .lap.i ncsc s< Imuli liildnn on arriving at Tokyo in n his way to Korea to ipeM Christmas with the troops. A.P. picture.
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    Weighing the Aga Khan will cost £86,000
    224 3 K\K\ri:f. Tliurs nj \\n to 1 1 ammodaU k^ .M). (in i people arc bfm_ hinil in hr grounds of the i k han Gymkh.i i In i f. r the ricuii n i>i m if-hing tlie Khan a linst pl.iti■iii n at
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    Boal attacked
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    BRITAIN MAKES NEW BID TO GET WIVES FREED
    46 3 BRITAIN MAKES NEW BID TO GET WIVES FREED LONDON. Thursday. |>KIT.\IN has made a fresh approach to the Kremlin 'Mo obtain exit visas for three Russian wives of British citizens, including; two who are reported to be held in labour camps, the Foreign Office said i
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    Wheel plan to beat London traffic jam
    154 3 Wheel plan to beat London traffic jam LONDON. Thurs. -pUK MINISTRY of Tran.spor. JL Is considering a plan to ea«e i^ndon's traffic congestion by cutting the number ol in the central area I 20 instead of 60 and the num •■)> r ol buses by 40 per cent. The new
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    Trade pacts
    195 3 JAKARTA. Thtir.s. Tho Indonesia n Govn-nment has approvpd trade treaties with West Germany. Norway. Sweden, France. Australia. India. Pakistan. Czechoslovakia. Poiand and Yugoslavia. —UP. J t*Mt"rUit> The British Ambassador In Moscow. Sir William Hayter. had called on Ihe Soviet Foreipn Minister. Mr. Molotov. and asked permission for thp
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    Or lose out to competitors, Britons told
    279 3 LONDON, Thursday. J^RITISH industry was urged yesterday to step up trade with the Soviet Union, China and Kastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain. A confidential report drawn up by the East- West trade panel of the Federation of British Industries recommends that
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    Methodists for Malaya
    51 3 PITTSBURG. Thurs.— Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke. head of the Pittsburg Methodist Diocese, leaves tomorrow for a round-the-world mission tour. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Wicke on the three-month tour. They will visit Hawaii. Japan. Korea, the Philippines. Malaya. India. Egypt. Italy. Switzerland. Germany. France and England.
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    Luftwaffe men for Britain
    61 3 LONDON. Thurs. Five German pilots who flew with the Luftwaffe during the war are to be trained in Britain for their commercial pilot's licences. When they graduate they will become the first pilots of a new German airline and the first Germans to fly in charce
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    Mass bid to scale Himalayas
    149 3 Mass bid to scale Himalayas KHATMANDU. Thurs. If ASS ASSAULTS on some of the highest Himalayan peaks are planned for next spring and Sherpa Tensing Norkey, who was with last summers .successful British Everest expedition, may have another g<> at standing on top <>f the world. It may be third
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    Fire in two liners
    51 3 SOUTHAMPTON, Thurs. Fire broke out yesterday in two liners docked here— the Britannic 27.666 tons and the Winchester Castle 20,000 tons. The fires were not connected. Mattresses and kapok life jackets were burned in the Britannic. No damage wa^ caused in the Winchester Cas- i tie.
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    MARILYN IS TOP AT BOX OFFICE
    232 3 MARILYN IS TOP AT BOX OFFICE HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. VfARILYN Monroe, who has won citi.tions from many Army and Navy units, today was named among the top money-makers of the screen. Marilyn was chosen among the winners by the Motion Picture Heralds 22nd annual exhibitors 1 poll. Here are the top
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    Churchill's son fined
    65 3 LONDON. Thurs- Randolph Churchill, journalist son of Sir Winston Churchill, was fined twice here yesterday for leaving his car in a no parking street off Piceadill>. Churchill was fined a total of 50 shillings. Renter. IHKKK MEN from the Police Reserve Unit searching the hushes in Henderson
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      200 3 BERMAUNE IS HERE! THE POPULAR ENGLISH MALT LOAF NOW available from all S. C. S. Shops and Des'?rs throughout Malaya. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. pariy BEGINS TODAY SHOPPING r»*#M.Y## ADVISED FESTIVE SEASONS It Mil, AS XS piTiK <;kkatkst i:y»oir UNUSUAL SENSATIONAL REDUCTION ALL ROUND BARGAINS American Colour Sifin 42"
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    Sir Gerald urges public service: Clean out the grafters
    82 4 Sir Gerald urges public service: Clean out the grafters 1954'S CHALLENGE: TO PREPARE FOR FREEDOM MALA LUMPUR, Thursday. r THK Hitfh ommissionor. (Jenoral Sir (Jcrald TempkT. in his New Year message to the 1 Federation*! (iowrnmont servants asked them to imct the 'new challenge" of 1951 by ridding the public
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    Councillor, teacher made J.P.
    321 4 Councillor, teacher made J.P. n. Tot the M H M uncillor, wr bin R schoolteacher, havr the Settle- r Honours ■27 A former chairman ni thr- r.-n^irirf Chamber <>! It „n tl Legislative and 'in the S» ttlenv nl fttKi Municipal Council Rotary leader Mr. Van prt r i v:
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    He wants all old posters taken down
    132 4 i'KNANG. Thurs. "VfUNiciPAi, Councillor Dr. N K Menon (Radical Jelutonßi told the council at its rioetin Ily evening thai it hurt the eves to see election post' over the t<n\n. j_ "I want to know whether we have the power to ask candibotn
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    WARNING ON EMERGENCY CONTROLS BY A FAR EASTERN EXPERT
    277 4 OXFORD, Thurs. DR. Victor Purcell, lecturer In Far Eastern history at Cambridge University, tonight warned against the possible effects of emergency controls to deal with the terrorist campaign in Malaya. He was speaking at the annual conference of the Le Play
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    WESTERN COOKING HARMFUL?
    124 4 WESTERN COOKING HARMFUL? Not so, women told PENANG, Thurs. rIE vice-chairman of the Penan* Territorial Association of Women's Institutes, Mrs. P. Franks, said last night there was no question of European women Interfering with kamponft life. "I hope I can dlwpcl the idea that they are doing: more harm than
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    Back from leave
    23 4 Mr K. S Das, Indian lnteroreter at police courts in Singapore, has returned from three months 1 leave in India.
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    Ruler is back at work
    84 4 SEREMBAN, Thurs. The Van« Di-Pcrtuan Besai of Negri Sembilan. who fell ill three months ago, will attend to the duties of his State from tomorrow. During the Yam Tuan's illness, his 75-year-old uncle, Tunku Be.sar Sri Menanti, arteci as Reuent. The Tunku Be.sar became r|
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    QUEEN'S CHINESE TOLD: YOU ARE SONS OF THE SOIL
    278 4 Call for equal rights in Malaya PENANCi. Thursday MR. Heah joo Seang, president of the Pen. Straits Chinese British Association, declai today that Malaya is the only home of thr Qua Chinese and they owe allegiance only lo the Queen Speakinf?
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    $100 for essavs on 'Macbeth'
    58 4 The Commissioner-Genera: Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. It offering SlOO in prizes for the best essays n "Macbeth' b> Singapore students, jn conjunction of the play by the Singapore Arts Theatre. "Macbeth" will be staged at the Victoria Theatre from January 14 to 24. There will
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    6 months' gaol for trespasser
    34 4 Sua Ling Ha 1 alias Chia Liang Kah. was sentenced to six months' gaol In Singapore yesterday for house trespass with intent to commit theft, in North Boat Quay
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    I Council meeting
    23 4 I Council meeting JOHORE BAHRU. Thur.s The Johore Council ol Stat< will meet in the Council Chamber at 10 am on January ~<i.
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    Printers give notice of strike
    221 4 Printers give notice of strike I WAGE TALKS FAIL THE Singapore Prin' ployees' Union y served a 14-day strike on Malaya Publishing Limited in accordance Colony Emergency Regul This followed a 1 meeting between a fi v union delegaticn and the manager, Mr S. R. Re. Dec 29 to discuss
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    Negligence charge fails
    46 4 Acquitting Ho Mr HOW( yoo Cl ire Second rate, said I grounds t o substant charge thai Ho drov. n Ho was alleged n a c.T r n suiting in a co Victoria STeet June 15. Tho cyclist, Oo fell and inj n
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    To train at R.N. College
    47 4 A Singapore youth, Cheng Lock. 19. will April to train at th< Bi Royal Naval Co l< mouth. England Mr. Cl cadetship n the Si pply Branch N ivy. H( rJck's School and SI H> pa senior Can k ninatlon .11 19:2.
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    TAXIS AS USUAL TODAY—AND WITHOUT METERS
    81 5 TAXIS AS USUAL TODAY— AND WITHOUT METERS But they're ordered and paid for iROt'T l.luo Singapore taxii will be on the colony roads as u>iial today, in spite of a City cil ruling that t;i\i meters are compulsory, T. A. Simon, president of the Singapore Hire taaociation, told Hu> Straits
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    Agricultural training for ketuas
    61 5 Agricultural training for ketuas MBAN. Thurs. THP. nbilan branch iral .tiui Industit Authority is for kamK mbau i] stati >n. Each will will ■i it. SI S ()()0 !v n b lilt for kei aas and i In. \i J T. McCann, state nl Officer, said he I t hornugh
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    Border town elects headmen
    104 5 Border town elects headmen CHANOLOON Thf. people ol Chang town on the Kedah-Sla- border, went to thr la.M [ect two j mm to sit or. thr local counfhla was then- second tinn. A i out of th( Ci>tered electorate of 300 votrri. c Mr I I p Kin was ->i\
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    'Special' stole tapioca
    266 5 I hope the Councillors who are responsible for thLs decimoii will be kind enough to I give us a little grace so that we may get the meters for which we have paid," said Mr Simon. He added that he thinlcs tlm i authorities have misunderstood the
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    Cadet corps at Ismail School
    55 5 KOTA BAHRU. Thurs. Mr. Rahim Kadir. a teacher of the Ismail English School, and boys, Ail Aziz. Yasim and Mohamad Tahir. are now undergoing training at the Re- Qtal H.Q.. Taiping. i >■: return they wii: be in fe of the first School Corps to
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    Fine and gaol for thief
    50 5 KLUANG. Thurs. -A Marli Rani. 24. was sentenced to one 10l and $200 fine or 40 to) for .stealing four loaves of bread, two tln s of unswettened nr.'.k. one tin of ■<iwdor. two tins of potatoes and suga r and tea valued at $10.
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    Malay Regimen driver fined
    41 5 PAR IT BUNTAR. Thurs. Hi. h':n bin ArshSjd, a driver the Headquarters Company, Malay Regiment, was lined $50 for negligent driving He collided with a cyclist at the 7th mile. Parit BuntarTanjong Piandang road, on September 30.
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    MALAY CAN COMMAND THE LARGEST SHIPS
    102 5 -if he has the qualifications HPHERE IS nothing to prevent a Malay seaman from iking command of a ship with a net tonmore than 100 tons, provided he has sary qualifications. Captain A. C. Benfield. -•rails Merchant Service Guild, said rday. me the Mary
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    Moved pork
    11 5 IThur f-'t report tmrr, T rirtrrj lenti to 25
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    FEDERATION HANDLES MORE CARGO
    49 5 FEDERATION HANDLES MORE CARGO KI'ALA LUMPUR.. Thurs 0 handled at major ports in Thr Federation this year exceeded the 1952 total by 8:>.<lOO tons More than 1,600.000 tons of import and export cargo was handled by the six major ports. port Swettenham handled more than 950,000 tons of cargo.
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    5 years gaol, had Red documents
    67 5 IPOH, Thurs. For possessing terrorist documents. Chong POW Keow, 21, was sentenced to live yi.ii>;' gaol today by Mr E. V. A. Peers, President ol the idna Court. Police were said to nave found a Communist rla^. boxes Ol bullet heads and phOtOgrapha Ol
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    $100 fine
    31 5 Chew Hln S" ari was llnrd sion in Singapore yesterday ror 'ailing to furnish part miOl the driver of his car i r^Tifstrd to do so by Traffic Toliee.
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    AWARDS FOR 25 WORKERS —and their boss gets one, too
    72 5 AWARDS FOR 25 WORKERS and their boss gets one, too MIS. \X L. TS( AMIS, Kuala Lumpur branch manager or Shell Company, who presented 25 employees with gold •Shell" emblems for long service with the company, was hin,self presented with a 30-year-service emblem by Mr. Khoo dim Seang, the chief
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    That's milk in watermagistrate
    75 5 MALACCA, Thurs. "VOl'R case is not one of -1- adding water to milk but of adding milk to water," Mr Kamanatha Iyer, the Malacca Magistrate, told Ramnath Ram, a milk vendor, today. He Inn it him $500 for adulterating his milk with 60 per cent water.
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    Rotten tree i falls and kills child
    68 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Thurs. A COCONUT tree with rot- ten roots collapsed and killed Lee Hee Leng, 4. on December 1. the Bukit Merta- 1 jam Coroner's Court was told] today. The tree fell on the boy while he was playing with j other
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    5-TIER WEDDING CAKE
    39 5 MX. I.FSI.IK S.VMAKAWH KRI MA helps liis bride Miss .Maud Seneviratne to tut the i-ake after their wedding at St. Mary's Church. Kuala I.umpur, on Wednesday. The reception was held at the Batten Hotel.— S.T. picture.
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    Burglar hauls total $3,061
    185 5 |>URGLARS stole a total of $3,061 in cash and valuables In .six theft ca-se.s reported to UN Singapore police yesterday. From a tailor shop In YlO Chu Kaiiß Road. $1,150 in cash pnd valuables valued at $611 w »»re stolen. The thieves forced open a hark
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    FIRM QUIZZED ON RUBBER TRADE
    187 5 Smuggling to Singapore alleged "THE Indonesian Attorney-General has questioned A the director of the Dutch shipping company X.P.M. in Jakarta about "large-scale smuggling" of rubber to Singapore. The Jakarta report said that smuggling of rubber and "other agricultural products" took puce a few months ago
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    She claims trial on card charge
    39 5 PENANG. Thurs.— A young woman. Che Nah binte Abdul Rahman, was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with destroying another woman's identity card. She claimed trial and bail was allowed at $200.
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    THEY'LL PRAY FOR CITY'S BUSINESS
    65 5 THEY'LL PRAY FOR CITY'S BUSINESS ARCHDEACON Robin Woods v.ill conduct a Businessman's Service in St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, on Sunday at 6 p.m. The object will fee to pray for the blessing of God upon the commercial life of th? city. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce has given warm support
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    RURAL BOARD WINDS UP AFTER 50 YEARS
    202 5 'Welcome sign/ says Bingham BUTTERWORTH. Thursday. PROVINCE WELLESLEY Rural Board held Its last meeting here toddy after having functioned for nearly half a century. I "This Is not a matter for regret but a welcome sign of the people's growing need to be
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    Variety show to aid fund
    49 5 An international vaiiety entertainment will be held in aid ol the Sri SrnpagaVinayagar Temple building fund, at the Singapore Badminton Stadium. Q-uuletnard Road, at 8 p.m. on January 30. The .show will be undei the patronage of Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald the Commissioner General.
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    Lorry man fined
    24 5 KLUANG. Thurs- For driving a motor lorry without an attendant, Chan Nam Seng, 24. was fined $25 or 5 days' gaol.
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    Driver charged
    25 5 PARIT BUNTAR, Thurs Rajah, driver of a lorry warcharged with Inconsiderate driving. He claimed trial and the case was postponed to February 5.
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    Back-pay day for over 700 clerks
    219 5 Back-pay day for over 700 clerks \BOUT 750 Singapore government clerks yesterday received sums ranging from $200 to $1,400 as arrears of pay based on the Yong Pung How arbitration award. They work in the IncomTax Social Welfare, Marine and Labour departments. Fo'.lowing the arbitration award to Fostal and G.C.S.
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    $1,622 for the Islam College
    45 5 PENANG, Thurs— The Ptenans Muslim Recreation Club has siven 51. 622 to the proposed Islamic College of Malaya. The money was raised by the .soccer match for the Ikhbal Cup played between the MFC and the Penang Ramblers in April.
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    Ceremony for Mr. Rao
    40 5 A benediction ceremony will be held at the temple of the Pure Life Society. Petaling. at 9 a.m on Sunday for Mr T. V. Ramakrishna Rao. the retiring Agent of the Government of India in Malaya.
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      63 5 Trlok \>rr M.Y.K. Combined picnic with church ihoii Youth Council holiday camp Tamil Mei.ih BSMT, Chant IY.ii:.- H.rt leaver 2J5. TUok A\er Street :.t 730 a in Gurkhui Band: Publ. peifoiiii■aea btlaog Park, oao p.m. toi 7 pin Tamil Mrlhodi>l liuuli Holy Communion with act of dedication. 1. Short Street.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    31 6 V/ H m/f* SIH 'minimum i get of sympatti In her I MR. Ac M! t »nk nil Mendi as f° r aiatstance, p^^ i»hes and .ision of their wfidlne
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    Singapore, Frl., Jan. 1, 1954. When Templer Leaves
    1338 6 Singapore, Frl., Jan. 1, 1954. When Templer Leaves The extension of Genera] Sir Gerald Templer's term as High Commissioner by five months serves Malaya very welL It is not the arrangement which the Colonial Office and the Wai Office originally had in mind. Genera] Templer was to have left Malaya
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    It was brightest year for Malaya since the beginning of Emergency
    2340 6 It was brightest year for Malaya since the beginning of Emergency LAST year stood out as Malaya's brightest year since the Emergency began. The Security Forces went from victory to victory. More and more terrorists were surrendering or being killed. Things were less bright on the economic front. With the
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    457 6 Forecasts NEW YEAR ha.s bn usual iore<-a.sts, and economic and axti for 1954. And in 1954 every other year I havr the New Year's resoluti< cut them all out and I for future reference. A: 1954, as every that, come St. Valenti I shall have lost thrown
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    A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 1954
    32 7 Ringing in the new, ringing out the 01d.... licsc bells of cheer rang out clear and bold, At midnight last, to herald Photograph* by Sam Kai Faye
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    A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT, SAYS SILT AN OF PERAK
    86 7 ipoh. Thurs. I, perak in a mess- ntrl Be>ar. has nmic and howand more tras the i menace <>f C<>mmuni>t terrorism, he >ays. "Trje flght against this menace ha s been carried out i throughout the year with an mounting measure
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    Case hearing put off
    74 7 The hearing of the ca:;e aaainst G. A. Hardcastle, charged with inisappropriatin-; <1 .010.95 belonging to the Asian members of the Dockyard Fire Brigade Welfare Association. was at the Singapore second district court yesterday postponed to January 9 and 11 Hardcastle was said to have been
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    $100 fine for causing hurt
    30 7 $100 fine for causing hurt KUALA LUMPUR. Tnurs. Munusamy. 2<> municipal labourer, was lined $100 for voluntarily causing hurt to Ra;ilir!K.i"i With I knife. Munusamy said RajuHngam threatened him first.
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    Annual meeting
    26 7 Si raits Chinese Methodist Youth Fellowship. Singapore. uiil hold its annual mrpting and elections tn th*» church hall Kampnng Kapor. at 7.30! p.m. tomorrow.
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    Let Templer finish the job, they all say
    743 7 MacOILUVRAY 'A SPLENDID CHOICE/ BUT... VILLAGERS' FRIEND From Straits Times Staff Reporters COUNCILLORS who have been in close touch with him, new villagers who have met him and Malays, Chinese and Indians joined today in M-uTt'tliiiy the departure in June of the
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    'Emergency is by no means over'
    208 7 IN PERAK the man in the street, as represented by clerk, teacher, salesman and merchant was confident that the longer General Templer remained in Malaya the better it would be for the country Mr. John Emmanuel, labour leader in the State, said he felt
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    'He should stay on'
    195 7 MR. J. SNOXHILL, senior Negri Sembilan planter and member of the State Executive Council, said he did not think Communist efforts were .sutlleiently mpprraarri for General Sir Gerald Templet to be removed. Mr. Lee Slaw Joo. president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Negri Sembilan. said
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    'LEADERSHIP NEEDED'
    138 7 MR. S. Shunmugam, Malacca representative on the Federal Legislative Council, said: "I was hoping he would be allowed to stay on for another two years. It was the fervent hope of Malayans that he would .see the end of the Emergency.'' Mr. W.H C. Horn. Member for Malacca
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    JUANE'S DREAM COMES TRUE She always wanted to see Spore
    113 7 JUANE'S DREAM COMES TRUE She always wanted to see Spore WIIKN KIRI Spanish dan i-er Juane Chicharro was a little girl in Madrid, she deamed of the day when she rould visit Singapore. The dream came true yesterday when Juane (above > and her partner, Antonin Garcia, arrived in the
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    Chief clerk admits he took $8,482
    93 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. RAYMOND Frois, chief Cierk at Bunesar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, today pleaded Ruilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of criminal breacn of trust of $8,482. Between June 6. 1952. and Aug 18 1953 FroLs was alleged to have taken $7,882
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    Ape-humans on estate
    87 7 THHREE ape like human creaJ. ture.s, two men and a woman, have been seen on thrve different occasions in the la-st few clay.s near the Trolak Forest Reserve in Perr.k. They are covered in lo ie hair down to their waists and the men have moustaches of
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    Parents protest
    55 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A ninc--man deputation of the Selangor Parents' Association today called on Inche Othman bin Mohamed, Mentri Besar, Belangor, to protest against large .scale sacking of English .school students in Kuaia Lumpur. It also stronply criticised the Government for the large number of children of school-going
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    Society starts history work
    50 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Kuala Lumpur branch of the Malayan Historical Sonetv has <ie< vied to compile the history of the Queen's Coronation, the brunch .secr-'lary. Inche din. told the St. aits Times today. The society has started the preliminary work of gathering the necessary material.
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    'Oracle' fined
    21 7 Doped Nadeaan flneri U in Hmeapnip yesterday for pro-fe.'-Mn^ to tell fortunes by means ol birds and card* I
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    NOW THEY ARE ALL R.A.F. OFFICERS
    144 7 After training in England POUR MALAYS rrcrntly commission! d In the RAF r Rr-simrnt reached Chanpi yesterday on their return from Britain. iney win serve wun aquas- i rons of the R.A.F. Regimen; (Malaya) in Singapore, the Federation and Hong Konc The Malays. who
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    Singapore to back Japs
    82 7 FAMILY PLANNING The Singap c and Hong Knnj .nning Association > have ;isreed to be jntnt sponsors ol Japan as a full member oj the International Plinni d Parenthood Federation, said Mrs Renee E yo.'. organising secretary o! the Sinsaporc body yesterday Mrs. Margery Butcher, formoriv
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    11-HOUR CURFEW ON 6 'BAD' VILLAGES
    164 7 11 -HOUR CURFEW ON 6 'BAD' VILLAGES nf prople in Johnrr- farr a hlrak now yrar. A daily 11 -hour curfew has been imposed on six villager, in the Johorp Bahru District Ulu Choh. f.alons:. Benal, Kulai Seler.K and Kangkqr Pulni from today. The curfew hours are from 7 p.m.
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    5-hour party
    27 7 IPOH Ahnnt, 400 children ol the Railway employees in Ipob were siven a party al ihr Railway R?rreation ciuh yesterday. It lasted for five ho'
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      'The Robe'-Bible story
      43 8 •The Robe": filmed in CinemaScope is drawing audiences eager to see the new technique. The scene above is from 'The Robe', which, in book form, was a best seller in 1953. Below is Jean Simmons, a star of the film.
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      made for super screen
      826 8 made for super screen WHETHER it is the novelty or whether the CinemaScope really marks a new step forward in the art of the screen, "The Robe" (which I saw just too late for review last week) the first CinemaScope film to reach Malaya, seems set already to break all
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      TARZAN-'MALAYAN TIGER'
      216 8 TARZAN-'MALA YAN TIGER L/IAT/l TURNER and husband No. 4 -huge (6ft. 4in.) Lex Barker have flown home to America from Britain with three European films behind them... and marriage ever after ahead. She has finished "Betrayed" an emotional drama made at Elstree with Clark Gable and Victor Mature. He has
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    Podgy stockbroker kept his mistresses on the loot from phantom oil
    2114 9 Podgy stockbroker kept his mistresses on the loot from phantom oil ONE warm summer afternoon in 1922, a Chicago stockbroker named Uo Koretz— chunky, balding, bespectacled, about 40, took a group of wealthy clients for a short cruise on Lake Michigan in his luxury yacht. Five miles out, the sleek,
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      175 9 ll %i#* o^f J>OH QllixotC dela Manck Wsandwl> i nza 10 iSQWttO A PINT AND P6ASTROUS JIIHI j>S('^y MIKACU.OUS Jg a HALP Of THE BBEW AT A GULP...^ CPFECT. IM TUP 1 IOUID QJm I |J7%" J* his KJtTvXN 'O *Ht 7Tf sJ\ BUT SINC£ TNE SQUIRE'S STOMACH WAS LESS
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    SINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL
    256 10 The following Schedule of Rate* of Charges for Water will take rflect on and from the January 19.54 Meter Readinss:BCHEDULE OF RATES OK CHARGES FOX WATER WATER Rate of Charge Description per 1.000 galls. 1 For all water supplied to Shipping and to Water Boats at Ciyde
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    SMALL SHARE TURNOVER YEAR-END TRADING
    253 10 TIN FALLS, RUBBER STEADY ifHE Singapore share market, closed lor the year ■1 yesterday at 1 p.m. very quietly after a morninc in which the turnover was very small. The market was without feature and prices were practically unchanged in all sections. Tin fell $1.25
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    Produce prices
    43 10 The Singapore Produce exchange was closed ye-sterday. Uwl« and Teat: Closing prices at 1 p.m.: Copra: steady: January $40', buyers. $40 sellers; February $40 buyers. MO I sellers; March *39 r buyers. $40% sellers. Coconut oil: steady *62'- buyers •63. sellers.
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    TIN PRICE
    28 10 Thr price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $317.50 a pirul. down si.r». The market will be closed today hut will be open tomorrow.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    178 10 There was a reasonably good undertone on a quiet Singapore rubber market yesterday on which January first grade closed at 57 3 8 cents a pound, unchanged on Wednesday. Closing prices at 1 p.m. yesterday were unchanged on noon. The tone was quiet. There was some trade and
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    FINANCE TALKS IN AUSTRALIA
    294 10 FINANCE TALKS IN AUSTRALIA Frorr. Hall Romney LONDON. Thurs. IT IS generally agreed heir that prices of tin and rub- ber and other raw materials will be an important topic for discussion at the Sydney conference of Commonwealth Finance Ministers ney 1 week. In some quarters cnere is confidence that
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    Exchange rates
    38 10 f\F the free exrhance market hi .ionc Konc yesterday the US dollars was quoted nt I.TSS79 for ra.^h and S 884 for T.T. Marital *M quoted at 15. 23 and one tael of told at 250.375.
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    Singapore shipping
    63 10 OHIPS lying alongside the Singa- pore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Thermopylae 4-5. Katons: C.P.. Cyclops fi-7. Star Arcturiis 8-9. India 11-12 Benrlnnes 13-M Nerkarslein 15-16. Ch«ndpara 17-18. riving Cloud 19-20. Cilv of Chicago 31-32. Myrmidon 33-34. Breronshirp 36-37. Astyanax 38-39. Olinda 40-4!. President MrKinlev 44.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE PRICES
    228 10 I UWTO f),,nt Ol v MM IMJiMIIUI v B B Petrol iiM rru im, Con _i d .-mtu, i.' Pra*« .v Prer. oms. Ci.mirnon ni.sp. Park a > urt V. HaauneV j.u ion ,v en m Brevi r O. Chinese Bunk Raffles Hotel IM P:. s. Brn
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      575 10 NOTICE CHAPTER 216 (Pawnbroker*.) Inrrdrmird I>led«rd Oond* »nd Jewellery from the followJnf r»wnbrokrrs" Shop« I No 21 New Bridce Road. Chin Chong Put (Chop Thve Shen K >. No. 135 New Bridce R iad, Lam Joon Slong (.Chop Sam Foh). I No. 189 South Brirtce Road, Lam I Joon Chong
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      44 10 NOTICE Mr. T. A. Simon extenrls his fplirit;itions for the festive soa<;riii to all his friends, business BaatH nates, iinrt voters of the Rochoro Ward throwch whose support and encouragement has made it possible for him to serve them on the Singapore City Council.
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      1150 11 McALISTER «c CO., LTD. TEL: No. ***** HAMBURG HULL LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, ond for U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports PORTLAND, SIATTLC t VANCOUVER ond Canodo vo Colombo Accrptinq enrqe. for Central I South CITY OF CHICAGO American Ports S pore p. S'ram Peno-1 SUNNYVIILE 7 mn Pc-n->g CITY OF BIRKENHEAD
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    U.S. rubber industry forecasts la prosperous New Year
    808 12 HEALTH scares are blamed for the Brs| significant dip in more than 20 years in cigarette sales i n the United States in 1953 Consumption of cigarettes in the U S la>t year may be down by two to four pe r
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    Economists predict good year for U.S.
    70 12 ECONOMISTS in the United States are mostly optimistic about prospects in 1954. A «roup or 300 economists at a meeting of the American Statistical Association in Washington predicted that 1954 will he serond only to 1953 in over-all national prosperity. They forecast only a
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    U.K. seeks fats from sugarcane
    175 12 U.K. seeks fats from sugarcane BRITISH research into the use of moulds to convert sugar and sugar waste into fat may lead eventually to a new commercial source of fats. At the Department of Applied Chemistry at the Manchester College of Technology, Dr. T. K. Walker is trying to rind
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    UK cement works
    59 12 r'O new cement works costins: about £5 million are to be built in Britain by Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers. The works will each have a capacity of about 175.C00 tons ■a. year and building is expected to start this >ear. One of the works will be near
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    Air freighters threaten cargo shipping services
    299 12 T^HE cargo ship of the future will be influenced more A and more by growing air freight traffic, and future freight-aircraft will have to be more efficient and economical to win and keep their superiority over surface travel. These opinions were expressed by Mr.
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    NEW LOW GRADE TIN GROUND REPORTED NEAR K.L.
    228 12 RESULTS of borin K operations to the south of lan* 1 being worked by Ayer Hitan Tin Dredging; Ltd. near Kuala Lumpur have proved the existence of low grade deep ground. This was revealed by Mr G W. Simms. chairman of the
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    RUBBER NOW AIDS ANTI-RUST FIGHT
    193 12 4 MATERIAL made from pure zinc and rubber latex which can be brushed or sprayed on iron and steel parts to protect them from corrosion is now being supplied by a British firm in Liverpool. The protective coating can be applied over adherent rust. Zinc
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    'Locomotive' on rubber tyres claimed answer to jungle transport
    194 12 'Locomotive' on rubber tyres claimed answer to jungle transport Mr. LeTourneau has reveal--ed that the heart of hi>: Tournatrain i.s his electric wheel," which canii a large pneumatic tyre and ha.s within its rim an electric motor and gear reduction. The electric wheels are built m different sizes to take
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    New style belt
    63 12 A new type ol conveyor beltIng 111 Australia, made by one of the leading rubber companies, i. s without the usual folded duck edges, and la similar to square-edge transmission belting. in manufacture the top and bottom plies extend beyond the bcvly of the belt and are
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    B.I. F. has grown into shop window
    188 12 WHEN the British Industries Fair was started in 1915. early in World War I, it might have been thought to belie, superficially, the whole character of United Kingdom trade, according to the director of the 1954 8.1. F.. Mr. J. L. Reading. The
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    Interpreters, typists for buyers at B.I. F.
    175 12 OUSINESS facilities for overseas buyers who attend D the 1954 British Industries Fair include shorthand and typewriting, interpreter and international telephone, telegraph and postal services on the spot. Buyers who show an official invitation or their own business card at any entrance to
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    Brazil makes paper from sugar cane
    88 12 /commercial production of Vv paper from .sugar bagasse has bvgun in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo. Brazil according to a report, from the Brazilian Government Trade Bureau. Initial production is said to be more than 20,000 pounds daily. It is planned to step up output rapidly
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    COMMERCIAL NEWS & VIEWS
    129 12  - COMMERCIAL NEWS VIEWS By Eric Woolnough Seria oilfield to supply Australian 'catcracker THE Srria oilfiold in British North Rornro and oil from the Middle East aro the plannrri of supply for one of Australia's first "catcracki plexes' catalytic cracking units. 1 The plant will convert oil fractions to motoi Construction
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    'ATOMIC POWER PLANTS COMING
    205 12 4 XUCLEAR 4 plant can bi and operated anywh< even in a remote barren region and pound of uranium do the work of L' lion pounds of coal. An American econom Guy Sims Fitch, ma comment In a n developed areas. -1 that to take quar."
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    FEW CHANGES IN INDIA'S IMPORT POLIO
    56 12 India's import the brst ntl year i s substantially ed on the policy for 1 1 halt 'i' 1953, accordlni ports from New i Under the n< grouping, importers allowed to import a o| all ed items again si licence, while licenci fabrics, papei
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    R.I. copra exports drop by • 7,000 ton?
    51 12 R.I. copra exports drop by 7,000 ton? INDO-. were nearh th;i n the cording to tion in Jak West Q November Sweden md then Ho 5.50 D Inrion' tons "I copra in 'lie months of in.v with 286,849 The United 30.511 tor copra exports N noiinerri n Man Philippli the
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    Neo, Chay lead parade of 1953 sport stars
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    1325 13 (JANUARY beat SingaH M s Malaya comKual i I .mpur. PI Mat Negri I ome sou; hern n unns \A F beat 390 c Sanetar. rid drew to win pionship f:.f bea< Btaga--1 North heat South by F-elangor beat Ul Bl r FEBRUARY beat Ppnang become rhamptona.
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    12 13 THEY HAVE VINDICATED THE SOSC VENTURE CHAY WKNG YEW XKO CHWKK KOK
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    376 13  - PENANG TOOK 2 TOP TROPHIES OH KEE TIANG By IT has been a good year for sport in Penang. The Settlement's crowning achievement of 1953 was undoubtedly the winning of the Malaya Cup for the first time in 32 years. Mama mam K^ On the badminton courts Penang was again
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    368 13 By N. H. MOREIRA THE accent was on youth during: the past year of x sport in Perak and this was particularly noticeable in soccer and athletics. ~7Z~T— Though beaten in the Maiaya Cup soccer competition by Penang. the eventual champions, Perak have an
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    YOUTH STARRED IN CORONATION YEAR SPORT
    859 13  - YOUTH STARRED IN CORONATION YEAR SPORT SENTINEL By IT WAS fitting that, in the year of the Coronation of 1 the Commonwealth's young Queen, some of the finest achievements in Malayan sport should have been those of youngsters, many of them still at school. I~r Apart from Neo Chwee Kok,
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    SCHOOLS COUNCIL A STEP FORWARD
    498 13 SCHOOLS COUNCIL A STEP FORWARD BY NO YOOK TOON THE formation of the Combined Schools Sports Council was the biggest step forward In sport in Selangor during 1953. Soccer and hockey matches were olayed with Combined Schools of other .states. It Is hoped that these friendly fixtures will be extended
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    92 14  -  EPSOM .IKKP r.v rPWEIGHT Forest Beau and Oleander are doubtful starters for the CommissionerOeneraJ'a cup over 1 im. at Penang tomorrow, leaving a probable field of 13 for the big Probables md jockeys are: I l^-st Bet .Bousourei 9on liiirmi II Mi.lleyi Mul.arik iMcCIOUd) «-10 Itrnadsidr
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    SPORE HOCKEY XI NAMED
    67 14 r pnp. following «iii reptwanl Bh por^ acnir.st the Federation in the first "home" international at Kip'i I.urr.prr or Jan l n V N Filial 'CSX'i. R. H Birth SRC). A lit =in<:h (LA.): P. Ppnnefather iPolirpi .S Vellupilhl lPoliC*>. E r>or;us.imv CSC'. WO B I
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    60 14 I ONDON. Thurs Punderland. i next to l»s' m ;!ie flr-t divi,.*on of the EncliMi football league tIS ""n i Malayan 1137,000) last nicht for Ken Chisholrn. 28--year-oid C:irdlfT City in^iric lefl '•n. a Sen. previnw*!'.' pl:ived fo>- Qu^en Park and Ptnrk Thistle in .he Scottish
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    Kumar wins
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    Gerda move to next round
    180 14 KO' A BAHHI. TTiurs. GercU bemi 30 Bnt. Malay Reeiment 2-0 in knockout nocer fixture hrre ,^rnrel^s= Rpt half M'-rm-med MrK and Kirn ChuJ scored. TOR SALE in ».«rf. H (mm >— Box ill fte txtrm FOR SALE 100 comfortable cane rhairs with arms in
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    HARRINGAY FOR CLUB CUP
    288 14 Big weight pull over Bend Over and Ivernia By EPSOM JEEP U VRRINGAY, a three-year-old on the upgrade. n should make a safe bet in the Club Cup race over Si f. for Class 2, Div. 1, stayers (Race Four) at Penanff today, third day of
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    Siapa Tahu gets chance over 81/2 fur.
    144 14 SIAPA TAHU .should find his winning turn in a weak Class 2 field over B'/j>f- in Race Two today. Siapa Tahu. a Harrobye gelding came in a good third to Ivernia over 7f. on Boxing Day after losing valuable giound at the home
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    22 14 HEAVY rain fell in Penang froir 5.30 p.m. yesterday and the coinp for today's races will he yielding at best.
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    Eagle Hawk safe bet in Race Six
    698 14 LIAC.I.E HAWK (Race Six) was a confident lip J over If f. on Christmas Day. This four-year-old ran up to expectations hut had the misfortune to come up against the remarkably-improved Summer Corn who sailed home a six-lencth winner. Eagle Hawk was putting
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    766 14 The Treble Tote will be held on Races three, five and six. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race six. Race 1—3.15: Class 5, Div. 3 6 Furs. 1 492 Brown Booty West 9.00 Mr. Mrs. H. C Chionh Tjoa 2 700 Sabak Bernam Smith 8.13
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    Coronation Cup race was best of year
    405 14  -  1^ EPSOM .lEr:P OACING in Malaya during Coroi nation Year hit a high note in May a* Bukit Timah when some of the finest horses in training lined up for the richest race ever staged in Singapore the Coronation Cup over seven furlongs
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