The Straits Times, 27 January 1955

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    14 1 the Straits Times fit**** Estd. 1845. ir 15 CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1955.
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    AMERICAN NAVY STANDS BY
    238 1 Show of force in Far East: Chiang raids go on BEACH, "alifornia, Wednesday. ted State* Navy announced today that a aval force would soon move out to the llk force will consist <>f three heavy cruisers shove rs ;md is scheduled to leave here! K. H
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    Rubber price highest for years, nine months
    124 1 I 1 'ir M irk' I Correspondent THF FORMOSAN crisis pwfc'i thf rubber price in -l. rrt.iv by 4 1 its md (he fin price by P< r pica], in nnr of upward mnvrmniis since Korean War losed in Singapore ternoon at si.m;;
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    The way of peace — by Eden
    208 1 The way of peace by Eden LONDON. Wed. ANTHONY EDEN said today that the Formosan crisis could be settled peacefully if "all the governments concerned are prepared to work together." The British Foreign Secretary who spoke in the House of Commons, praised President Eisenhower for his message to congress. "Force
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    21 1 JAKARTA, Wed. Filipino pirates ransacked a village in the central Celebes last Friday, according to reports reaching here. U.P.
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    Lock icon Bandits kill 22
    26 1 JAKARTA. Wed. Terrorists in West Java killed 22 people in raids on two villages in the past five days, officials announced today. UP.
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    Lock icon Heaviest twin birth-201b.
    54 1 CLEVELAND, Wed. Twins with a con bined weight of 201 b., 4'i ounces were born today to Mrs. Wanda Krylow, believed to be the heaviest twin birth ever recorded. Mrs. Krylow, 34, gave birth to a boy of 111 b., 5 ounces and a girl of 81b.,
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    THE THREE RED APEMEN
    157 1 THE THREE RED APEMEN Hair down to their shoulders KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. rREE Malay terrorists surrendered to a Malay tapper at Jorkoh. in the Kuala Lipis area, today The tapper was paid a reward nf $1,500. One shot-gun, one rifle and or.p hand grenade were recovered The terrorist.: said they
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    Boy burnt by crackers
    52 1 Wong Tuck Seng, 18. landed in hospital yesterday evening as the result of firing cracker*, in an old rubbish tin. He was letting off cracker* at a house in Chancery Lane, Singapore, when the tin exploded. The explosion rocked the whole neighbourhood. Wong suffered severe cuts
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    SUM TO COPY OUR FORTS
    51 1 m will build r.lar to those in to "protect the •st Chinese Phao SiriyaPolice Chiei, said n the Malayan- Siam border situation and tactics against the Communist terrorists on both sides will continue In Kuala Lumpur on Friday. A statement Ls expected when the discussions
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    THERE – BUT ONLY JUST
    4 1 THERE BUT ONLY JUST
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    Mr. Desmond's ladder trick
    123 1 A PASSENGER in the liner Victoria. .Mr. John Desmond, caught the ship at Singapore wharves yesterday mornine as she sailed for Europe but only because a rope ladder was hanging over the vessel's side. After embarking with his wife and family Mr. Desmond discovered that he
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    Lock icon Naval visit
    21 1 MANILA. Wed —The Swedish Nay training ship Alvsnabben arrived here today from Bangkok for a four-day goodwill visit— A.P.
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    2 MEN GRAB $2,800 FROM CASHIER
    115 1 RAUB, Wednesday. pOLICE arc looking for two men who, robbed the cashier of the Cathay Theatre here this afternoon of $2,800. while he was cycling to deposit the money in the Raub Treasury. The robbers intercepted Mr. Ng Kim Chuan, the cashier. near a
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    New army chief
    20 1 COLOMBO. Wed. Colonel Anton Muttukumaru, now In London, is to be the Ceylon Army's first Ceylonese commander—Reuter
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    Lock icon Appointed
    20 1 PARIS, Wed. M. Jacques Soustelle has been nominated the new Governor-General of Algeria to replace M. Roger Leonard. Reuter.
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    Son of general jailed for fraud
    784 1 Son of general jailed for fraud IPOH, Wed. A GENERAL'S son was today sentenced to i two years' jail when he pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust of $21,909. He was Major C. H. Corkran, 46-year-old veteran of the Malayan and Burma I campaigns, who was Assistant State Home
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    Hawker is stabbed in Boat Quay
    99 1 HAWKER. Teo Hock A Chai. 22. was beaten up and stabbed by three men in a cofTeeshop in Boat Quay. Singapore, yesterday morning. Teo. was preparing to open his stall when he was attacked. He ran into a coffee shop and the men. one
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    Lock icon Hunt for a strangler
    67 1 BANGKOK, Wed. Bangkok police are seeking a young strangler who murdered four glrlg in hotel rooms here in the last three months. They said that in each case a young Siamese registered with a girl at night, but In the morning the girl was found dead
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    Lock icon Polar flight
    30 1 SEATTLE, Wed.— A onestop flight from Vancouver. British Columbia, to Amsterdam, Holland, over a polar route. Is planned for early spring, Canadian Pacific Airlines said here today— UP
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    Lock icon Million see big parade
    74 1 NEW DELHI. Wed. More than a million Indians lined a five-mile route through New Delhi today to watch a parade and fly-past marking the fifth anniversary of the day India became a republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the Indian President, took the salute of 5.000 troops crack
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    SEATO talks
    21 1 The Commissioner- General. Mr. Malcolm Mar Donald, will attend the SEATO conference which opens in Bangkok on Feb. 23.
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    Lock icon Pilgrimage plan
    18 1 MEXICO CITY, Wed— A pilprimage of Japanese Catholics in Mexico is planned for next month. A.P.
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    Singapore leaders welcome talks with Federation
    283 1 Singapore representatives yesterday welcomed the proposal by Tengku Adul Rahman, president of I MM). for a conference between the Colony and the Federation to discuss matters of common interest. Tengku Abdul Rahman suggested that the conference should take place immediately after the coming elections
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    'DISCREPANCIES OF $254,000 IN 2 ACCOUNTS'
    631 1 'DISCREPANCIES OF $254,000 IN 2 ACCOUNTS' Ihinese Bank Managing Director tells court: I was suspicious THE head of a Singapore Chinese bank told the Eighth District Police Court yesterday how he discovered discrepancies totalling $254,000 in two of his clients' accounts. Mr. Yap Kian Seng, Managing Director of the Ban
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    Hehad topay to get body taken away
    128 1 He had to pay to get body taken away rpHE Corrupt Practices InA vestigation Bureau was told by a Singapore man that he had to pay $10 to get a relative's corpse removed from .the General Hospital mortuary Two large, five-languagr notices have now been placed in the mortuary. One
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 EISENHOWER GETS 'GO-AHEAD' WASHINGTON, Wed. I' S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armrd Services Commit trrs today approved by vote nf 'lh-l resolution rcivinf: Prrsidrnf Lu>enhotrer full war powers to drfrnd I ormosa and •otposti— A P (See this fae»>.
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    LOVE LAND FOR SPINSTERS
    82 1 LONDON. Wed. MLss Jane j Stewart Liberty, a younK Lon- don socialite now married to a Corsican fisherman. tortay called on English spinsters to visit that "land of love", meet a virile bronzed fisherman and tear up their return tickets. Miss Stewart Liberty, now Mr.".. Toussuiiit
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    Judge's new job—'I'll miss Spore
    114 2 Judge's new job— 'I'll miss Spore MR. JUSTICE I. A. Brown, M-nior puisne judge of Singapore, lias been appointed Chief Justice in the northern region of Nigeria. He experts to leave on Feb. 4. In the High Court yesterday the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. H. B! Livingstone. for the Attorney-General
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    These 350 Malays will become Australians
    354 2 These 350 Malays will become Australians COCOS HANDOVER J EGKLATION to transfer control of the Cocos [stands from Singapore to Australia will be enacted during the next few days, it was reliably! learned in London yesterday. A statement will be made soon in the House of, Commons. In SINGAPORE, the
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    Lock icon Island hurricane
    32 2 COLOMBO. Wed. A violent hurricane left more than 10.000 homeless and injured 500 on the Maldive Islands. 400 miles south-west of Colombo, accordinp to official reports reaching here today. -Reuter.
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    Lock icon GIRL NUDE IN HOTEL BEDROOM
    138 2 Not with husband so he gets divorce NEW YORK, Wed. JOSEPH WADE. 40, a cotton broker, got a quick divorce yesterday after a private detective testified that he found Mrs. Wade nude in a hotel room with Robert Sweeney, well-known amateur golfer. Sweeney, once British
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    Lock icon Trade mission 'successful'
    57 2 HONG KONG. Wed. Mr Shozo Murata, chairmah of the International Trade Promotion Society of Japan, said that his mission to China had been successful, when he returned here today after a two-week visit to Peking. A Chinese trade delegation, he i-aid. would visit Japan soon to sign
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    Lock icon Ships collide
    29 2 CUXHAVEN. Wed. The United States freighter Amc rican Importer and an unidentified Russian ship collided last night in the fog-shrouded Elbe Nlver estuary. Both were damaged. A.P.
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    Lock icon Cholera kills 98
    30 2 NEW DELHI, Wed. The Government Registrar, yesterday reported 98 deaths from cholera in Mysore during the first week of January. The outbreak is now under control. A.P.
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    Moscow message
    24 2 MOSCOW, Wed. The Soviet Premier. Mr. Georgi Malenkov, today sent Mr. Nehru a telegram on the fifth anniversary of the Indian Republic—A.P.
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    Lock icon Mine hits boat
    34 2 LF HAVRE. France. Wed A World War II mine blasted n French fishins boat out of the water in the English Channel yesterday. All the 19 aboard :>re reported missing. UP.
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    CINEMA BOSS EVADED TAX
    56 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Chew Hai Pin. manager of the Cathay Cinema at Kulai. was lined $500 in the Magistrate's Court for evading entertainment tax. On Oct. 28 police raided the i cinema and checked the account books, which showed that he had paid the Treasury $1,461
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    Lock icon The bosom is coming back, says Paris
    187 2 The bosom is coming back, says Paris PAIRS. Wed. FRENCH fashion de- signers have put the bosom back where nature intended it. Thus news came today from behind locked doors where 56 leading Paris dressmakers are working on Spring collections in preparation for displays beginning next week. Christian Dior's "flat
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    Lock icon 'Degrading'—protest at Royal fox-hunting
    178 2 'Degrading'— protest at Royal fox-hunting LONDON. Wed. rt League Against Cruel Sports yesterday deplored the Queen's introduction of her children to what it called the "cruel and degrading" sport of foxhunting. The horse-loving Quren took Prince Charles, 6, and Princess Anne, 4, on their first foxhunt last Monday. Thr Royal
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    AT 'COIFFURE NIGHT'
    35 2 It was "coiffure night" in Paris. In the competition for the Paris Cap are (left to right i four models wearing styles "Silver night," Blonde flower." "Fascination" and "Evening symphony." Popper picture.
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    Table-talk for the kids—by a professor
    222 2 Table-talk for the kids by a professor RUBBER AND RACES ARE BARRED DON'T talk about the Bukit Timah races at table. And don't talk about rubber prices— not if you want your children to be well educated. This advice was given to, Singapore women yesterday by Professor Mason. Professor of
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    Lock icon Big mystery was—snow
    75 2 Big mystery was snow BANGKOK. Wed. SIAM had one of its coldest ever months in January, and Premier Phibul Songeram took the lead in telling the people how to keep warm In a radio broadcast to the north-east, where shivering villagers were mystified by their first sight of snow. |M
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    Lock icon Star in Japan
    18 2 TOKYO. Wed. James Stewart, the film star, arrived in Japan with his wife vesU-r--day. Reuter.
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    Caustic soda case
    40 2 Caustic soda case A Singapore goldsmith's wife Lee Lye Wan. 26. of Victoria Street, was admitted to the General Hospital hist night. She was said to be suffering from caustic soda poisoning. Her condition was reported to be "very serious."
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    Lock icon Conservatives retain seat
    35 2 LONDON, Wed. The Tories yesterday retained a Parliamentary seat in a byelection at Twickenham. The result was: Mr. Roger Geesham Cooke. Conservative, 2? 057; Mr. Robert Pitman, Labour, 12,953, Majority, 10,122. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Sir John's reply
    42 2 COLOMBO, Wed. Sir John Kotelawala. Ceylon Prime Minister, told Mr. Chou En-lai, Chinese Prime Minister, in a letter today that he would be glad to consider some time after April an invitation extended to him to visit China.— Reuter.
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    MUSICAL DISCORL DISGUSTS ME SAYS Mr. DAVIS
    396 2 MUSICAL DISCORL DISGUSTS ME SAYS Mr. DAVIS 'The amateurs are jeal Ou UNTIL Singapore gets the services of f conductor the present abysmally low orchestral playing in the Colony is improve, Mr. Laurie Davis said vestMr. Davis is one of the four prof, tral players imported by Radio Mai about
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    They robber Chataway but relents
    54 2 They robber Chataway but relents rraiEVEs A stricken they four:'. cases t lu a parkfr: Chris I t i h athl Their news.iaprr employ h taken to Chris "It is at N. G Chelsea, v. get it bark I Then he rang o ff The no who found I disused
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    Lock icon German statue for President
    35 2 WASHINGTON. dent Elsenn cepted a bi tht people ol w a symbol o| old enmitii co-opcrutio; peace. The ttat ing Youth; the Preside) I by I mun Arnb;. L. Krekeler.— A.P
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    Search ends
    18 2 BISKRA French searching tains of Algi Wednesday ed the They bad of suspected ban flscateri wea
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    Freedom plea
    19 2 NEW YORK mission which nyikn last urged Bl for th i independent squar<- mil. teeship terr I
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    Overseas men welcome in armed force,
    142 2 LONDON. Wed.— Mr. Harold Watklnson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry ot Labour, said British subjects from overseas were welcome in British armed services. Mr. Victor Collins (Labour) had asked in the House of Commons how far the Mini try had suggested enlistment in the
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    Lock icon Policy will 'lead to new war'
    77 3 Policy will 'lead to new war' CARDIFF, Wed. 11/T2LSH miners are to send a resolution to Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Anthony Eden opposing President Eisenhower's Far East policy. The resolution expressed crave ronoern at the policy directed towards marshalling* American force.s against the accredited Rovernment of China. "We think
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    Lock icon IKE CAN SEND SOLDIERS TO DEFEND FORMOSA
    369 3 House votes 409-to-three and says: Use forces as you think fit Republican: This will end Communist doubts muu u c WASHINGTON, Wednesday. JHh HUl.hh of Representatives yesterday gave President Eisenhower authority to use Tnited States armed forces as he saw fit to defend
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    MAU MAU TERRORIST SURRENDERS TO HIS OLD EMPLOYER
    54 3 A MAI' MAI' terrorist, believed to be the first to give up under the new amnesty, holds a surrender leaflet, on the back of which is a safe conduct pass. The man surrendered to his former employer, Mr. Mervyn Ray, on his
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    LONDON STOCKS
    399 3 LONDON. Wed. ENCOURAOED by a good recovery of gilt-rdged securities. I the stock market today shook ofl earlier uncertainty ana developed u cheerful to.ie. Foreign bonds featured the strength of Germans while Japanese were dull. Selective buying In industrial* left many prices showing useful < gains. Colvilles was
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    200 huts razed
    32 3 HONG KONG. Wed. Two hundred squatter huts were destroyed by fire in the Lienfakung district today, leaving more than 1.000 people homeless Three small girls are missing.- A. P.
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    Lock icon 12 CHILDREN
    23 3 exploded in a kindergarten yard at Yangsan, 50 miles north of Pusan The children found the bomb in a ricefield. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Russia may blunder into war—Wilson
    137 3 Russia may blunder into war— Wilson WASHIINGTON, Wed. THE United States Secretary of Defence. Mr Charles Wilson, told the House Armed Services Committee today thai he did not expect Russia 'to take action durinc thr next few years that would deliberately precipitate another world conflict." The Secretary added, however, that
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    Lock icon 'Moluccas' men to face trial
    61 3 JAKARTA. Wed. The Re- 1 public of Indonesia will put on trial here nn Mar. 1. 12 former I leaders of the self-styled Re- j publir of the South Moluccas. 1 it was stated today. There originally were 13accused but one died in prison The
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    Lock icon Reds lead riot
    23 3 HAIPHONG. Indo China. Wed. Communist-led demonstrators hurled bricks and bottles at military police in an hour-long riot here today. U.P.
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    mm kills
    15 3 I The police I t 10 Korean I: iird when a playing with
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    Lock icon Big 4 talk won't help—Winston
    238 3 Big 4 talk won't help— Winston THIS IS SERIOUS'-SHINWELL LONDON. Wednesday. rE Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, said yesterday that he did not think a meeting of the Big Four Powers would help to decrease rising tension in the Far East. He was replying to questions in the House of
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    Lock icon THREE KILLED AS PLANE HITS CARAVANS
    93 3 THREE KILLED AS PLANE HITS CARAVANS LONDON, Wed. A JKT fighter crashed into raravans in the married quarters of the naval air service base at Ford, outside Littlehampton. yesterday and killed three people and injured a child. A rating and his wife were killed in one caravan and another rating
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    21 killed in crashes
    52 3 LIMA PERU. Wed. Two lorries fitted out to carry paspipers plunged into ravines, :i!l:nu 21 and injuring several others. Six died when the driver put one iorrv into reverse after having stopped for a sleep. The second plunged into an 800 ft. abyss. Fifteen were killed.-
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    Lock icon Edendale crew for Hong Kong
    66 3 HONG KONG. Wed. Captain Leslie Church and the 61 other members of the crew of the British freighter, Edendale, which was sunk last Wednesday by Chinese Nationalist planes In a raid on Swatnw are on the way back to Hone Kong by land. The Jebshun
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    Lock icon Ships held up
    27 3 TOKYO. Wed. The Japanese Coastguard today said that all shipping in the Nemuro Straits, off northeast Hokkaido, had been halted because of icebergs. Reuter.
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    Britain declares war on £250 million a year smog
    157 3 LONDON. Wed. The Gov- ernment yesterday declared war on the smog that costs Britain £250,000,000 every year. The Housing Minister, Mr. j Duncan Sandys, told the Hou.se of Commons that the Government had adopted in princl- i pie a committees recommendations
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    Lock icon 'German arms' riot—11 men in court
    181 3 'German arms' riot 11 men in court LONDON Fri. Police brought 11 men into court here today to answer charges following a demonstration against German rearmament last night outside the Hi-uses of Parliament. After hearing descriptions of the smiKKle between several thousand people and the police. I lie magistrate Imposed
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. Jan. 26. Cash Buyers t709 Sellers C 711; Forward Buyers BT11; Sellers €712; Settlement t714; Turnover a.m. 100 tons p.m. 40.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    35 3 LONDON. Jan. 28.— Spot 3 Id. Mar. 30 „<!.. April-June 30 7 k o July-Sept. 30\d., Oct. -Dec. 30 \d., Feb c.i f 30, d., March c.i.f. 30 ,d., Apnl c.i.f. 30',. Tone: Steady.
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    Tito goes home
    26 3 BOMBAY, Wed— President Tito ended his state visit to India and Burma today and sailed from Cochin for Yugoslavia In his yacht Caleb.
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    GEN. PHAO: IT'S BETTER IN MALAYA NOW
    323 4 GEN. PHAO: IT'S BETTER IN MALAYA NOW He sees a black area fort IPOH. Wed. pBNSBAL PHAO Siri- f yanon, the Siamese Chief of Police, said here today after touring jungle forts: "This is my third visit to Malaya and I find a great improvement in the operations. "We have
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    IT WAS FIELD DAY FOR BURGLARS
    112 4 BURGLARS WERE BUSY in Penanf? during the Chinese New Year holidays. A cat burglar climbed up a wall pip<' yesterday and gfarif I watch and $110 cash from the bedroom of Mr. K. B. Willis of Scotland Road. Another victim. Miss P. BurbidRe, a
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    Quiet holiday for gamblers
    74 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. There were only three prosecutions for gambling during Chinese New Year in the Johore Bahru courts. This was in marked contrast) to the number of cases last year, when the Magistrate's I Courts were busy for a whole I day hearing charges of
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    Man found dead in road Police seek help
    120 4 Man found dead in road Police seek help THE police yesterday appealed for anyone who knows the identity of a Chinese who was found dead in Holland Road Singapore, on Sunday last, to come forward and help in the investigation. The man. a<ed between 41) and 45, was found lying
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    Too many cards
    40 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Wong Chee Long, a rice dealer of Salong New Village, who on Nov. l was found in possession of six ration cards, was fined $50 in the Magistrate's Court today by Sheikh Abdul Rahman.
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    Mrs. Choy wants 1,000 volunteers
    126 4 Mrs. Choy wants 1,000 volunteers MR S ELIZABETH CHOY. Singapore Lceislntive Councillor, is looking for 1,000 volunteers to help her in a flag day she is organising in aid of I the Chinese V.M.C.A. on Feb. IS. The volunteers must be 16 years and above. Those who wish to help
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    Sportsman weds
    17 4 TAIPING. Wed— Mr. Ranjit Singh, Kuala Lumpur sportsman, married Miss Ranjit Kaur of Taiping recently.
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    BOOKIES': WOMEN ACCUSED
    58 4 IPOK. Wed.- Two women, j ,Au Yoke Lin, 22, and Chang Woot Hua, 18. and a man, Wong Chong Yew, 27. today claimed trial to a charge of i "bookmaking" at the Perak Turf Club on Jan. 23. They were allowed bail of $500 each and the
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    Transferred
    18 4 TAIPING, Wed. Mr S. Ramasamy of the Central Electricity Board. Taiping. has gone on transfer to Penang.
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    'X' banned for years
    80 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selangor banned the sipn "X" as a substitute for signatures on Maslim marriage or divorce certificates before the war. Inche Patch Akhir bin Mat Shah, head of the Selangor Religious Department, said today. He was commenting on the decision by Penang kathls on
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    Daughter of Conan Doyle due in S'pore
    145 4 SHE IS TOURING WRAF STATIONS T'HE daughter of the late Arthur Conan Doyle creator of fiction's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, will be in Singapore next week. But her visit will have noth- I ing to do with detective stories. Group Officer Jean
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    KILLER OF 'PLAYBOY' IS JAILED
    129 4 Axe affray KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. THE FEDERATION Chief Justice, Sir Charles Mathew. today sentenced a wharf, labourer. Eu Ah Tai, to 18 months' Jail for manslaughter. Eu was found guilty In the Supreme Court of culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death
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    Sultan opens infant health centre
    113 4 Sultan opens infant health centre KUALA KANGSAR, Wed. SIR Eric Pridie, chief medical officer to the Colonial Office, was among the guests who today saw the Sultan of Perak declare open a new infant welfare centre and dental clinic here. It was one of the best clinics he had seen
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    Councillor makes plea
    73 4 MR. P. R. Williams, a Labour Councillor, will ask the Singapore City Council at its meeting on Monday to form a Whitlev Council by next month This would enable the council to begin consideration of the new consolidation pay scheme for the staff. In a resolution, seconded
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    New Year fling by 162
    55 4 SEREMBAN, Wed. One hundred and sixty-two people were arrested in Negri Sembllan for gambling during the Chinese New Year holidays Seven were caught at a Seremban fun fair opened on Sunday by the Alliance to raise funds. Of the 41 arrested in Se remban, 39
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    Storekeeper on theft charge
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Tan Kwan Yeow, a storekeeper, was today charged in the Sessions Court here with stealing three cases of tooth paste worth $350 belonging to Harper Gilttllan and Co. Ltd., on J;m 24. He pleaded not guilty and was granted $500 bail.
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    Expert on religious films here for talks
    212 4 rpHE Rev. Vv*. Burton *> Martin, an American expert on religious films and broadcasting, will arrive in Singapore today for six days of conferences with church leaders on mass teaching of Christianity. Mr. Martin, who has produced a number of religious films, was
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    Gamblers pay to the law
    81 4 IPOH, Wed. Twenty-five persons who pleaded guilty to charges of gaming during the Chinese New Year holidays were fined a total of $345 today. Lee Vat Voon, 48, and eleven Chinese were fined $15 each for gaming in a house in Menglembu last night while
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    $10,000 claim dismissed
    86 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Mr Justice Wiison today dismissed a civil suit by a woman who claimed $10,000 damages from a motorist for the death of her child. The woman, Kwong Wah H^n, alleged that Lav Kek Sing, of Kuantan. was driving negligently when he knocked down her
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    Claims trial to housebreaking
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Hassan bin Darus 18, of Gombak Lane, claimed trial here today to housebreaking and theft of two sarongs, two singlets and three shirts from Mohamed Maldeen on Jan. 6. The case was postponed to Feb. 2. Hassan was given $250 bail.
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    Boy fined $100
    39 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. A 15-year-old Chinese boy was lined $100 in the Juvenile Court at Pontian by Mr. N. L. Cohen for being in possession of two tahils of salt, a restricted article, without a permit
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    SOMERSETS KILL BAM)
    22 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A patrol of the Ist Somerset Infantry has killed a terrorist in the The ki drill,
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    He made his oval liquor: : I
    20 4 He made his oval liquor: I JOHORE Phans new vill; the Mi for ha-.;: complete The i Nov. 21 house.
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    Rubber Council
    12 4 KUALA PI The Malay.. Joint I buted aim I work*
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    Lover tried to end life
    84 4 PENANG, Wed. Because his mistress refused to co with him to Singapore, Steven Augusttn Stephen, 30, attempted to commit suicide, the Penan* Magistrate, Group Captain G. V. Howard, wu told today. Stephen, a former civil defence worker, pleaded KuUty to having cut his stonweh with
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    'THE EXCITING FUTURE' FOR MALAYAN YOUTH
    234 4 'THE EXCITING FUTURE' FOR MALAYAN YOUTH Malacca Young Lttizem MALACCA, THERE is an "exciting and rascinatini Malayan youth, Mid Mr. II. Hamm Resident Commissioner, in a broad. the opening of Young Citizens "I envy you the prospect op he said. "As one who has w< Malaya for a quarter of
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    Perlis has a baby show
    40 4 KANGAR, Wed— The Perlis Territorial Association of Women's Institutes held its annual baby snow and handicrafts exhibition at the Malay Boys' School, Kan?ar. last weekend. The State Secretary, Inche Abdullah bin Sahad, opened the exhibition.
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    Mock poll for the youngsters
    30 4 Mock poll for the youngsters A inn. A til tion.s or. began h< The flag-rai.-i:. Station School [< will tar. mony l Tamil an b district.^ The oratorical finals. ftt K
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    'ROCK CRASHED ON MY BED'
    306 5 fell on houses in kampong during blasting, court is told rocka fell on several house* near the service reservoir now under i when rock blasting operations were out, a Singapore court was told ol Gammon (M) Ltd., which was ng, was charged in the Third
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    So the nuns challenge the City Council
    143 5 So the nuns challenge the City Council Mother Superior md nuns ill the K.i ,1, chalplans !<>r :i tj ..I M;mnc the ■•invent. ,i once. 1,, 1..M10 firia onvent n joj seclusion, and protection Arable diaractnvi) !uit«r ;ir«uinl ishin| Hi the laj the .Mother ni 1 „-i«ii letters with daughters
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    Talk at hospital
    21 5 p Cameron, >paedic Sur- ol Mfcii- Malaya, will ent of tomorrow's the Singa- a1 Ward at 8.15 p.m.
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    Children's Day
    12 5 mmlng Club, Old a Chi Idlib premises. 10 a.m. to
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    A good rest for 'atomic' girls
    52 5 Thp 36 "atomic" girls of the Shochiku Revue Troupe now in Singapore spent most of r lay resting in their rooms :it an hotel in Armenian They were out only for p, while in the morning wh. n they paid a visit to the
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    Woman's body in river
    83 5 The body of a Chinese woman was picked up from the Singapore River near Kirn Seng Bridge on Tuesday evening. The woman, who has not be n identified. was middle a^ed. sft. 4in. tall, of thin build with a round face She had four gold upper
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    IN SINGAPORE TO INSPECT POLICE
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    MEDICINE' WAS CIGARETTES
    176 5 'Import without licence 9 charge A TOTAL of 324.000 British cigarettes, was found in 72 of 76 postal packages whose contents were declared by their Hong Kong, consignor as Chinese medicine, the Singapore Seventh Police Court was told yesterday In the dock was Y«O Boon Kwang. a
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    It's service that counts, says Tandon
    98 5 SELFLESS service will deterk3 mine the greatness of I nation and not necessarily it* might, wealth or influence. sa.d Mr. R. K Tandon. Com- mission of India for Malaya, in Singapore yesterday. "Indians have always cherished and practised selfless service in deep humility because
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    'A health to Australia'
    78 5 Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, the 1 Commissioner-General, last night said: "Let us all drink deeply to the health and wealth of a great nation—Australia." He was proposing a toast to Australia at a cocktail party given by Sir Alan S. Watt, the Australian Comi missioner for
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    Colonial Office man from U.K.
    112 5 COL. \V. A. MILLER, Colonial Office Inspector-General of Police arrived in Singapore from London yesterday on a routine inspection lour. He is expected to he i" Singapore for 10 days, after which he will visit the Federation. Then he will go to Hong Kong. A
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    Nanyang exams in June
    43 5 Nanyang University will holrl entrance examinations in Kuala Lumpur as well a.s Singapore. The first will be held in June and the second in December. The University will be publishing a handbook in March, explaining the regulations governing admission.
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    DEATH
    24 6 20 Words $10 (minimum;. ON 23RD INSTANT at Kunnt.in I Hospital. Ove Lunddahl, dearly be- loved Husband of Elsa Lunddahl. need 57 years.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    77 6 2fl Ward* $1(1 I minimum). MR LEONG MUN PUI thanks and Friends who paid Nlgni Visit and Attended Funeral of his wife Agatha Leong. THI FAMILY Of the late Madam Lee Imm Neo ttiank all who sent .litended night visits, lent cars and assisted during their recent bereavement. MR
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    IN MEMORIAM
    28 6 20 Words $10 minimum AC HAGGIE: You would not wish fa :id tears Just loving memories throughout the years." From his wife, Irene, and Pam am:
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    265 6 M W,,,rf, J/0 .minimum i. FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the Malay Mall' if you want to win that $5,000 word puzzle. WHO'S BEEN At i.y Roman's Honry Bake biscuits? Romary's makers of bi.i.-ults for the Connoisseur. Agents Roulnson's. TOWN COUNTRY has received a larce collection of Cotton Dresses
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Jan. 27, 1955. Warning to Peking
    743 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Jan. 27, 1955. Warning to Peking President Eisenhower's message to Congress on Formosa appears to have achieved the difficult feat of pleasing both the China lobby .d America's friends abroad who have been troubled by the possibility of Seventh Fleet action in the Straits. Predictions
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    Featherbedding the Civil Servant
    378 6 Featherbedding the Civil Servant It is good news of a sort that the Singapore Government will be spending $300,000 this year on the hotel bills of its employees for whom it cannot find quarters. This is a large sum, yet it is from $150,000 to $200,000 less than the figures
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    Haji Sulong
    125 6 It is to be hoped that representations made to General Phao Siriyanon, Siam's chief of 1 police, regarding Haji Sulong j will lead to proper investigation j into the circumstances in which this Malay leader disappeared, j Haji Sulong was last seen in I September, and it has
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    The iron ruler of West Germany who dare not take a holiday
    1166 6  - The iron ruler of West Germany who dare not take a holiday NORMAN LINDHURST 'IMMSPIVNAKLI MAX FAILING I XDER HIS HI WIIKX By BONN. WEST GERMANY'S indispensable man— Konrad Adenauer has celebrated his 79th birthday amid increasing concern over the "Iron Chancellor's" health. This concern is not directed so much
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      Accountants can take an alternative exam
      240 6 AS STATED by Mr. Cheong Hock Hai in a recent letter, the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants now refuses to register local candidates for its examinations. There Is, however, an alternative examination which local candidates can take, namely, the professional accountancy examination conducted
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      He sees no problems
      73 6 I DO not envisage any serious difficulty in forming a local accountancy body. It will be In keeping with the progress Malaya has made in various directions, if a local accountancy qualification, equal in efficiency, standard and discipline to any foreign qualifications. Ls established. I am
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      Limit should be set
      76 6 rE letter written by "Society," Penang, was disappointing. The writ/.- wants the society of accountants to be limited to practising accountants alone. To the best of my knowledge there doesn't exist such a limited society in the world. The original idea wa« for forming a society
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      What is the difference?
      110 6 WOULD Dr. Lin Yutang explain the difference in standards between a university with a charter and an "incorporated university If there are no differences will someone please explain why Raffles College could not be "incorporated' as a university in 1928 when it was founded; why there
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      PUBLIC LIKE MEN OF METTLE
      210 6 llfß. SIM BENO SENG'S ITI firm stand In maintaining that he was constitutionally elected to be vicechairman of a council committee deserve* commendation. I think that the public want men who have got the mettle in them to stand ud for their convictions instead of
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    On the margin
    168 6 On the margin Happy memorj, FROM Unco ter n fellow j, Main;, ago. v Kent;. tain p tin n For the vLser, ed co,. on th> a gn letter; Erne;. But f: are apt at} I per- 1 1 him wit] black 1 1 brlefca twppn a a market brtri
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    PORT COMMISSION FOR PENANG
    252 7 recommends representative body to i-eptace Harbour Board KUALA LUMPUK, Wednesday. KU IS. Port Consultant, has recomi> Federal Government that a Port be established in Penang with nolected representatives of the Federal Governments, the M» nicipality of md the town of Butterworth, the Railway, and port usersted
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    Mango trees Set off a court case
    70 7 r\j of Birch compound tnpound ng, 17 who :xmrrown manI com who ;:oad. II lation wh^n t wo elder fter ac:nan- In th« I ons, Ram 1 1 assing into on Oct. 31 last by damag- :irrty. r told the his s^n. v
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    Calling bosses
    37 7 Employers in Singapore, except tho.se who engage only domestic servants, are reminded that they must register with the Central Provident Fund not later than Feb .4. RecM ration forms are obtainable irom all post offices.
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    The girl with a 'sexy walk' may be a star
    398 7 The girl with a 'sexy walk' may be a star 30 WOMEN EXPRESS DISCOURAGEMENT-TO GET FILM JOBS ABOUT 30 WOMEN, trying to express exhaustion and discouragement on their faces, but with hearts beating high with hope, were individually screen-tested in Singapore yesterday for the J. Arthur Rank film "A Town
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    SALESMAN IS SHOT IN BID TO ESCAPE FROM GUNMEN
    204 7 SALESMAN IS SHOT IN BID TO ESCAPE FROM GUNMEN PENANG. Wed. A SALESMAN. Go h Cheng Keat. was seriously wounded last night while trying to escape from three gunmen who had called at his house off the Vale of Tempe Road. Tanjong Buna;ah. Penang. He was taken to hospital for
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    Nanyang to teach by films
    131 7 Nanyang to teach by films REGULAR film shows will j be a feature of the prematriculation classes to be started by Nanyang University in March. The classes aim at helping j Chinese students to become I proficient in English, and English students in Chinese. In eight months. The University authorites
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    The weather
    144 7 MINIMUM TEMPERATI'RE (7.30 p.m. on Jan. 25 to 7.30 a.m. on Jan. 26»: Singapore 76 degrees Penans 72. Kota Bahru 73. Kuala Lumpur "4. Ipoh 71. Kuantan 71. MAXIMI M TEMPERATTRE i 7 30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Jan. 26): Singapore 87. Penan? 81. Kota Bahru 83.
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    Now Mr. Raj makes a censure bid
    163 7 Now Mr. Raj makes a censure bid AMOVE to censure the management of the Singapore Improvement Trust is to be introduced by Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj at the February session of the Legislative Council, if one is held before the elections. The motion, submitted yesterday, "deplores the recent decLsion
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    Suicide attempt is alleged
    49 7 Chin Seng claimed trial In Singapore yesterday to attempted suicide at 3.45 p.m. on Tuesday. Chin was alleged to have tried to jump from the fifth floor of the Singapore Improvement Trust Flats in Upper Pickering Street. He was allowed $100 bail till Feb. 2
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    Chief Justice ill
    18 7 Sir Charles Murray-Ayasley. Chief Justice. Singapore, did not attend court yesterday a.s he was ill.
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    DICE AND DRINK TROUBLE
    42 7 Wed. pohce ar- gambling r rirunken- New md cam- bllng were Chinese. Fines ranging from $5 to $15 were imposed by the Second Magistrate. Incrie Abdul Rani. tod?y. All pleaded guilty. Most of them were gambling with cards..
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    'Form a council to unite Indians'
    123 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Mr. O. V. Thaver. president of the Malayan Indian Associa- 1 tion, today suggested that a I council of Indians be fon..ed to unite the community. Thts body, he told the Straits Times, would guide the Indians I in tali country
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    HERO OF SPORE FLOODS PRAISED
    310 7 HERO OF SPORE FLOODS PRAISED A SINGAPORE probationary police inspector. S. Arumugam, was yesterday praised for his heroism during the December floodim? of the Whampoa River. In closing the inquiry into the death of five flood victims, the Coroner, Mr. K T Alexander, said: "The heroism of this police officer
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    Robber jailed
    48 7 Chua Teng Yean, a house painter, who robbed an elder--Ily woman of a pair of gold bangles while armed with a pair of scissors in Paya Lebar Road on Oct 14 was sentenced to five years' jail by Mr. Justice Brown in the Singapore Assizes yesterday.
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    Little girl lost—three hours off suspense, then home to mother
    204 7 Little girl lost —three hours off suspense, then home to mother WHII.F play in v yesterday in front of her house in Cecil Street. Singapore, a six-year-old Chines*- girl followed a boy and found that she had lest her way. Ine girl. Wong Yoke Foon. who was missing from her
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    SNAKES ARE PETS
    124 7 MALAYAN SNAKES, at the non-poisonous ones, have an admirer and champion in Mr. M. W. F. Tweedit, Director of Raffias Museum, Singapore, who yesterday praised their beantv and ele- j gance. Mr. Tweedie, who was speaking to Singapore Rota-ian.s mentioned the paradise tree snake as an example
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    Sultan sees barrage
    87 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Sultan of Selangor stood in a turret of HMS Newcastle as it began a six-hour bombardment of 50 terrorists hiding in a south Selangor swamp. The attack Ig now in its 24th day. Accompanying the Sultan were the British Adviser, Mr. G. S.
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    Bersanding
    39 8 SITIAWAN, Wed— A bersanding ceremony was held at the bridegroom's residence at Lumut on the occasion of the wedding of Che Abdul Rahman bin Lebai Abas, deputy Assistant District Officer, Dindings. Ito Che Mariam blnte Hajl 'Mohd. Isa.
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    WAHID SEEKS A $25,000 CURE
    356 8 WAHID SEEKS A $25, 000 CURE He hopes to walk again after treatment in Britain DOUCE CONSTABLE Abdul Wahid bin Baba, 26, paralysed from the waist down since September 1950, when a Communist gunman's bullet struck his spine, set off from Singapore yesterday in search of a $25,000 cure in
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    CAR TYRES MAY COST MORE IN SINGAPORE
    97 8 pAR tyres are costing more in Britain and America because rubber is dearer, and Singapore may follow suit, local companies said yesterday. The sales manager of a rub her company said that there was a rush now for tyres be cause some dealers
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    Burma gift rice is due today
    95 8 Burma gift rice is due today BURMA'S gift t o Malayan I flood victims 100 tons of rice will arrive in Singapore today in the passenger freißhter Sirdana. Twrnty tons will be distributed by the Singapore Social Welfare Department and 80 tons by the Federation Government. The Burmese Consul. Mr.
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    PAPA, 76, IS THE NAVIGATOR
    235 8 And daughter, 36, flies the plane T»HE "Flying Belgians," a 36-year-old woman pilot and her 76-year-old father, who is the navigator, flew their four-seater Stinson plane into Singapore yesterday They have flown thousands of miles together and are now on their way to Bali Last
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    It won't be the lock-up for him now
    127 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. ARIFFIN DIN. 30, a gardener was saved from the police lock-up today when his employer stood bail for him. Ariffln had claimed trial in the Second Magistrate's Court to a charge of refusing to produce his identity card, when
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    Driver fined after crash
    44 8 Ramasamy Maniyarr was fined $15 in Singapore yester- day for driving a lorry negligently. He was in collision with a car in Tanglin Road. Ramasamy, whose three-ton lorry was carrying timber, said that he was without an attendant that day.
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    A council please
    33 8 KLANG, Wed. Mr. Daniel Jayaratnam, president of the Kuala Langat branch of the Malayan Indian Congress, said today that Banting should have a town council by 1956 at the latest.
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    Film actor (I am too old now) drops in
    172 8 4 FORMER British film actor, who now describes himself as too old to act, dropped in at Singapore yesterday. Tall and handsome, with streaks of grey hair. 46--year-old Edward Underdown was "spotted" at Kallang by an avid film fan. His last
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    A new table, please
    69 8 KLANG. Wed. MR. KOH LIANG SIH. a Klang teacher, at the town council meeting today asked the chairman, Mr. John Hamer to provide the council with a seml-clrcular table. At present there is a rectangular table in the council chamber in the District Office. Mr. Koh
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    Lorry driver killed, so owner is fined
    155 8 JOHOKK BAHRU. Wed. THE OWNER of a lorry was fined $250 in the Johore Bahru Magistrate's Court today for allowing his lorry to be used while it was in such a dangerous condition, that it caused the death of the driver. The owner
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    A Minister explains
    93 8 KUALA LUMPUR Wed. The Federations Member for Heatlh. Dr. Lee Tiang Keng. today denied any discrimination was shown by ~.he Federation Government In recognising Australian medical degrees. Mr. W. S. Kent Hughes, Australian Minister for the Interior, at a press conference In Kuala Lumpur on Monday said:
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    Federation Day will be gay
    46 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. All Government offices and buildings will be decorated on Federation Day. Feb. 1. The Federation Flag and the State Flag are to be flown side by .side with tl <• Federation Flag on the right looking from the base.
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    Rotary dinner
    28 8 Singapore Rotarians will celebrate the golden jubilee of the Rotary movement *ith a dinner for members and their guests at the Adelphi Hotel on Feb. 23.
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    Sir John is back
    30 8 The Governor, Sir John Nicoll, returned to Singapore last night from a tour of ihe Christmas and Cocas-KeH;ng Islands. He has been aw.iy since Jan. 10.
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    S'pore boy gets rare honour in Australia
    93 8 ]}R. ROMESH SHARMA, an old boy of Raffles In.stitutio.n, has been appointed a house surgeon in the Royal Adelaide Hospital. This Is the Tlrst appoint- ment of an overseas student as a house surgeon In Australia. Dr. Sharma returned to Singapore early this
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    Polls registers to open
    54 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Federal elections registers of voters will be open for public inspection from tomorrow until Feb. 10. Copies will be available in every polling district and at the offices of registering oflicers. The public are asked to keep a look out for mistakes or
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    How man, now? asks Dr. Oeteyo
    74 8 How man, now? asks Dr. Oeteyo STRANGE REUto ATAIRPojQ Cons Slngapon lang A: and In looku. driver. Dr. (x ■yce, Ab •How an many c ■Elfvcn The n Abu's Chan Th" 1 in Slngapi had nine i "And well," Abu Abu v. i for three throughout employed Con.su. Dr. a
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    Father of six fined
    47 8 Coir.. ing a lorry v Ang sv. k Slngapon as he i Mr. J P trate, said h< as the ton kill .son.' i I children. Aiv.' v. Uuuranci Qualified from months. He wa on two oth when the I wheel wen- ii
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    CLEPK LOST OVERBOARD
    47 8 A Shell Company .spokesman confirmed yesterday that the British tanker Burmah Sapphire had last a man overboard in the Si raits of Malacca on Sunday. The man was Mr. i The tan I Shell Comi I way fn n when signal s fallen o\
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Mozart, famous composer,was never happy in his life
    1502 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Mozart, famous composer,was never happy in his life ||<||j||||^^]^P.y/ %t r !T^T^l| ifK If I m!ril illlllllji ON the 27th of January, 1756, there was born in the city of Salzburg ruled by a Prince Archbishop, a child called Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Prince Bishopric of
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      82 9 Sherlock Holmes Abracadabra A32ACAOABRA ITw^L^B THAT'S SuBBiSH SA6u TME HAMPER ABEACA H if> 6TILL IN TME ~sf i)ick Tracu IVeu? lsrist A[L J THEY'RE TOO rWELL.TUIS fS A NEW TWIST'N f OKAY-SO VZbUXDMS AND NOTA^TTAKE MER AWAY P 7^^° A l j}£y?L£ IGCLE WE SMOULD HAVE COME WE'LL REST Li
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    CRISIS OVER FORMOSA PUSHES RUBBER, TIN PRICES HIGHER
    480 10 CRISIS OVER FORMOSA PUSHES RUBBER, TIN PRICES HIGHER U7HKX Singapore markets re-opened after the Chinese New Year Holiday, big rises were recorded in the rubber and tin prices which had appreciated substantially in London and New York because of the political crisis over the defence of Formosa, in the previous
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    541 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "The local share market opened firm In all section> after the Chinese New Year holiday. There was fair turnover at the I higher levels and the market closed fully steady The Singapore members of the Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported the following
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    15 10 On tinHong X' dollar v I and 5.H l Sterling gold »h v
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    11 10 'UN 'up $8.62 P r BHv RUBBER <»P ecati
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    41 10 but prlr. Stock Kploratloi Develop:,. the low» Falls L«>ans 3 B;mlc ol Con. Zinc Mount N. BrokSO Mount v Amixil Expli h A.P.M Bradford B. Hill Prop. Courtauld line. C j Cok Herald Timfs LC I Swnn n>.< Wnolworth
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    RUBBER PRICES
    39 10 A fail Closing pri per lb. i loose buyei No. 1 H B sellers ICN selleis Rubber per ib. I *O. 1 R.S.S. MO. 2 R S S *O. 3 R S.S. render Feb. tfarcta Market: 81
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    Sterling payments
    19 10 LONDON Turkey ni ment ytsU The Bo;.r<! pact c;<!\ ments due porters or n other than Turkey
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    SHIPPING
    171 10 Ships lying alongside Ihr Sinenporr Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Errpi-r Orwell 1 2 As'yanax 4/5. Warora C.P.. Radja 6/7. Olengßary B '9. Bencleuch 1 1 Hesßeinstein 13/14 Soestdjk 15/16, Singapore 18. I.eis* Ifaersk 19/20. Arnhem N. Wall 6, Scudai N. Wall 8. Maxwell Brander 21/22. Rajah
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    104 10 H.C B. Lid. ropra prices per pi< nl >eslrrdav: February: 11 a.m. $31 3 4 buyers. $32 1 8 sellers; tone steady: noon $31 3 4 buyers. $32 18 seDsrs; tone quiet: 4 pm. $31 7 8 buyers., :r> 14 sellers; quiet: 5 pm. $31 7 8 buyers.
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    TEA PRICE JUMP
    70 10 LONDON. Wed. The average price at last week's London tea auctions topped se\en shillings per lb. At 7s. '-..d. lt compares with fs 11%4L the previous week and 4.'-. sd. a year ago. Stocks of *ea in the United Kingdom bonded wirehoases on January 7 rose to
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    PRODUCE PAKTY
    28 10 The Singapon Chinese Exchance will hold party In its premises in Prince Street today, to celebrate the first business day in the Year of the Ram.
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      547 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are lP\iterl ft] Citizens for the folk) posts at the Technical Oolltge, Kuala Lumpur: (a) One Lecturer. Timescale In Mathematics and Physics. ibi One Lecturer, Timescale in Mechanical Engineerlnc ici One Lecturer. Tlme>caJe in I Radio Technology Preference will he pnrn to candidates under the a c
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      947 10 NOTICES NOTICE THE FOREIGN COMPENSATION (ROUMANIA) (REGISTRATION*) ORDER, 1954 (S.I. 1954 No. 221) This Notice is supplementary to the Notices published In the Straits J nnes respectively dated 20th November and 14th December, 1954, which relate to the registration of claims arising out of the nationalisation and expropriation of British
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      230 10 NOTICES NOTICE THE FOREIGN COMPENSATION (BULGARIA) (REGISTRATION ORDER, 1954. (S.I. 1954 No. 220) This Notice is supplementary to the Notices published in the Straits Times respectively dated 2^tn November and 14th December. 1954. wh;fh relate to the registration of claims arising out of the nationalisation and expropriation of British property
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    Those anxious days are here again
    447 12 \OW that the last of the Malayan schoolchildren studying in Australia has returned there will be some anxiety amonp parents here until letters show that they have settled down again. It's good to havr our children hack with us once a year for the
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    ELIZABETH PAKENHAM believes all real mothers have green fingers'
    380 12 OH. those poor child psycho- ioglsts! Now a mother is up ;uk' at Vm. Not becau.sr .•-lie quarrels with them. But because they quarrel with each other. personally, I want to heal the breach between mothers and their mentors. After all,
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    Gadget for glasses
    79 12 HERES a hint for women who wear glasses and are always leaving them around. There has for some time beer available in Singapore a gadget consisting of two plastic grips, designed to slip over the end of each sidepiece, joined by a short lonpth of cord. This
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    SHE LEAVES HER DESK TO
    296 12 ALLOCATING RUBBER, arranging shipping space, handling export papers, banking and insurance, typing and secretarial work, translations in French and the current prices of rubber is the wore of Mrs. Daisy Devan, of the Societe des Matieres Premieres Tropicales (S.M.P.T.), who has one of the most
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    This is how to add sparkle to make-up
    227 12 This is how to add sparkle to make-up rpEN minutes a day is not a lot of time to achieving a glamorous new YOU in 1955. Here are suggestions for putting fresh warmth and sparkle into your make-up. If your eyes are blue, heighten their blueness with blue mascara and
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    Lock icon HERE IS THE 'LONG LOOK'
    60 12 BOUND to catch and hold the eye in tkii Ronald Patterson version of the ••long look"— a grey, black and white printed dress and jacket in Fergusons Sudan cotton. The dress has an Eust to West neckline, matching the hat. arid a swathed hip sash
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    Are too soft for the Olympics?
    334 12 Resentment in Britain A NGRY women athletes recently attacked the find- ings of a group of leading Belgian doctors that women should no longer tafce part in competitive I sport. I The doctors debated the question as members of the Medical Society of Physical
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    CASCADE OF PEARLS
    27 12 PEARLS and enamel cascade from throat and ears for this dress jeuellery set icith Victorian inspiration, designed by Christian Dior. It is called ••Danielle."
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    They walk miles in the home
    104 12 IN BRITAIN QUESTION: How far docs a housewife walk in a small, compact house during a full days work? ANSWER: One mile. This has Deen discovered by scientic housework study carried out by the Building Research Station. Other discoveries: A housewife doing her routine
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      99 12 Feather Founda*™a tinted liqui' crcam -gives a perf* surface to ho 1 the fino bloom c your powder. Feather -S ht > feather soft Xfois n 4-drying foundation fcdi every tiny blemish. /\/h ee wi^j your skin amazinclv supple and soft to touch II ji n deally light, fresh foundation
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      371 12 28. Omits a "D" (anafj.) (7>. Straits Times Crossword :BSzSril DOWN I 'I. I I, I I. I I. 1 "I I"!., lAMAU I 2. "Even the ranks of Onuld H 8 BBSWB forbear to cheer" iMacPl 1111 1 1 1 L g§S aulavi <7t. 3. Redact (4». J 4.
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    Melbourne Hope looks all set to win
    402 13 WITH EPSOM JEEP AT BUKIT TIMAH BEST WORK BY MARTIN PAIR .11 HOPE l reef), a three Pheroz- of the on the k at Bukit day morn38sec. for jockey |p, Mel- out half ■peri on tho >p ol the »hlle Melbugged the Mul
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    BEARER BOND WILL BUKIT TIMAH
    274 13 Jeep Jottings MISS three races in a row before his in the Commissioner-Oeneral'a Cup over w Year Day. will miss his engage- Timah. n n the new season will probably be the •nance in thr C-G Cup, this big Australian- ive a Qrst-class chance in
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    An only try beats SCC
    88 13 YESTERDAY'S rugger match X on the padang. between > Singapore Cricket Club "A" and Royal Army Servu-i Corps, was a big disappointinert when one recalls the stirring battles between theso two teams in previous years. The game was scrappy und tame with the Army team,
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    Jeep's 10 to follow
    508 13 VtY ten to Tollow at the Singapore Turf club January-February Meeting are: DETERMINATION: Scored a runaway flve-length win from a tip-top field over the BukJt Tlmah 6-f. with 8.3 in November; made a gallant bid in the P Se O Cup over 6-f. with 9.10 on
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    FEDERATION MEN GET READY FOR 'INTERNATIONAL'
    274 13 IPOH. Wednesday. SINGAPORE will meet the Federation in a return "International" hockey match on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground, Ipoh. on Sunday, Feb. 6. In the first "international" earlier this season. Federation won by four goals to two. Twenty-four of the players selected by
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    Lock icon Head beats Vic Seixas in four sets
    199 13 ADELAIDE, Wed. THREE Australians and one I American will contest the semi-finals of the men's singles in the Australian lawn tennis championships here. The lone American Davis Cup star. Tony Trabert, defeated the holder, :eft-handed Mervyn Rose 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the
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    S.R.C. MEETING
    42 13 A special games meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club will be held at the club house at 5.15 p.m. today. Captains, vice-captains and i convenors for cricket, soccer, tennis and athletics will be elected. All members are requested to attend.
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    SPRINGDALE WIN
    38 13 Springdale S. C. beat Singapore Traction Co. 8. C. 6-2 in a soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday. Carrol 3 1 Jaffar Cyril and Teng Cheng scored for Bprinstiale; Tier Soon and T Concencio for STC.
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    EUROPEAN ZONE DAVIS CUP DRAW
    246 13 NEW YORK. Wed. THE European zone draw for the 1955 Davis Cup tennis cotnpetltlon was made here last night by Slr Pierson Dlxon, Britain's chief delenate to the United Natlrnv All the eight quarter-finalists of last year Sweden. Belgium. Brltain India Italy. Denmark. France and
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    SADALI RECEIVES HIS SINGLES TROPHY
    54 13 M. SADALI. Singapore's FoonK Seonit Cup player, receiving his trophy from thr Kaja Perrmpuan of Perak at Ipoh »n Tuesday. Sadali won thr trophy for thr All Malaya Malays men's singles championship when he defeated the holder. Omar Manap of Johore, 15-12, 15-5 in the
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    McDonald fails in shield match
    118 13 BRISBANE. Wednesday. COLIN McDONALD, the Victorian oponins batsman, whose selection for the Fourth Test has caused considerable controversy, again failed with the bat yesterday in the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland here. The game ended in a draw, with Victoria taking the points for first
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    ONLY 13 FOR YOUTH BOXING
    54 13 ONLY 13 entries have so far been received for the Singapore youth boxing championships which are to be held from Fib 1 to 4 at the Singa- I pore Badminton Hall. Entries close with the Hon Secretary of the Singapore ABA., Mr. B. L. Dunsford
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    S.C.A. MEETING
    20 13 The annunl meeting of the BtnRapore Crlrlcet A&sorlaMon will be held at the S.C.C. at 5 15 tomorrow.
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    SHIRLEY HITS FOUR v. CLUB
    47 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed—Cen-tre-forfard MKs Shirley de Sou/a K.ivc ac-langor Eurasian Association a 4—l win over Selangor Club In a women's horkev match on the padang today Shirley scored all four goals for her side Mrs. Margaret Frean scored the Club's only goal.
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    CUP SOCCER
    26 13 The Iml bin Republic Day Cup Mxcer mulch between RAP Changl and Hindustan Recreation Club will be played off at Fairer Park on Saturday.
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    S'pore to play S'gor day after the 'test'
    195 14 CELANGOR are the third state in the Federation to give Singapore a fixture this season. The others were Penang and Johore. The Selangor Hockey Association invited Singapore tor a match at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 7, the Taipusam holiday. Singapore accepted and
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    Dutch held SCC—until second half
    200 14 Dutch held SCC— until second half AFTER holding their opponents to 1-1 in the lirst half, the Dutch Club could no longer hold out th« constant pressure that the S.CC. put on and the annual hockey match between these two clubs ended on the padang yesterday with SCC. winning 3-1.
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    LAING FOILS RAF TRY AT LATE EQUALISER
    435 14 ARMY (Singapore) settled an old score with Royal All Force at Seletar yester Jay with a narrow 3-2 victory in the "key" fixture of the annual Inter-Services hockey triangular tournament. This victory virtually decided the tourney. Army have to meet Royal Navy in
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    30 RAOC will fight Sigs in final
    186 14 "THE 30th Bn. Royal Army Ordnance Corps beat Singapore Regiment Royal Artillery, by nine bouts to two In the semi-finals of ihe Singapore Base district team rhampionshlps held at Alexandra iniiusiuni last night. They will now meet OHQ Signals at the Singapore Badmlnj
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    A ray of hope appear for Len Hutton
    398 14 AS LINDWALL WITHDRAWS FROM THE SCENi By JACK FINGLETON ADELAIDE, Wed. T<HE TRAGIC part of Ray Lindwall's withdrawal from Australia's fourth Test team to play England here on Friday is that he will probably not now reach a hundred Test wickets against
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    NO BEDSER Hutton keeps same XI, says: Don't expert to lose
    102 14 NO BEDSER Hutton keeps same XI, says: Don't expert to lose VD1 Mm ENGLAND* the rourl ginning h ■bows n< the third l, t is B. II M,n .1. Edrii h I l.i .1. B. SUtham, It w yard. I I .1. V Wilson The selection saiuv combin il «<>t;
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    A CLOSER GAME BUT SOUTH SHOULD BEAT NORTH BY AT LEAST TEN POINTS
    969 14  - A CLOSER GAME BUT SOUTH SHOULD BEAT NORTH BY AT LEAST TEN POINTS W.E. TREVOR Says THE ANNUAL North-South jjame is traditionally the most important match in the Malayan rugby calendar from the point of view of prestige as well as pop»l»»"itv After Souths shattering 62-3 win last year, however.
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    A change in Services XI
    45 14 team to .Hi. Sorvi L Cpl R.E.M B place Thr strong br at full to be uu It Tlii. flxtun (Civilian The ti Cl villa Mo.-b( i lupillai, Di bara EUngti i Berrta Bennct: P Baker; Dunn. v. mcd N
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    SHIRAI STILL TOP CONTENDER
    65 14 NEW YORK. Wed. JANUARY ratings ol th( Ring magazlnt' announced here today show no change from last month in the first six of tho flyweight dl^ Yoshio Shirai. Japan's former champion, remains leading contender for the world title held by Pascua! Perez ol Argentina. Next in
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