The Straits Times, 27 January 1956
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Title Section28 1956-01-27 1 AVERa t: m. li^j j^y r «r nt■r v j| JAIE EXCEEDS 7 i~.|O 0 O The Straits Times. Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1956 15 CENTS.28 words
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Article199 1956-01-27 1 Impossible to guarantee continued full employment if strike is prolonged' Repair work may be cut y \l. authorities in Singapore warned 1,.t night that the Admiralty could not continued loymenl at the at Seletar niUc of 9,000 rorkers is prolonged. Ihe Flag Malayan Area. tnent ex.l the199 words
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Article, Illustration570 1956-01-27 1 NELSON RUTHERFORD; JOHN DARBYSHIRE - NELSON RUTHERFORD JOHN DARBYSHIRE HIGH TIME ABOARD INDONESIAN GOVT. SHIP By and piVE English seamen "borrowed" an Indonesian immigration launch from an Indonesian island off Singapore early yesterday. After a wild nine-hour "cruise" they were shot at. ran aground and were nearly rammed by a570 words
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Article38 1956-01-27 1 DENVER, Thurs.— United Air Lines substituted planes on a flight from Denver to San Francisco last night because of a telephone warning that the plane originally intended for the flight would be blown up. U.P.UP - 38 words
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Article20 1956-01-27 1 ROME, Thurs. Italian Premier Antoni Segni is considering a visit to Moscow, authoritative sources said today.— U.P.UP - 20 words
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Article21 1956-01-27 1 WINNIPEG. Thurs. Winnipeg has had nearly 62 inches of snow so far this winter, a record for 75 years.21 words
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Article259 1956-01-27 1 I China gets supplies, says Tengku- From LESLIE HOFFMAN LONDON. Thurs.— Tengku Abdul Rahman, Chief Minister of the Federation, today saw the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Peter Thornycroft. and discussed with him two questions of vital importance to the future of the Malayan259 words
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Article16 1956-01-27 1 NEW YORK, Thurs. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur observed his 76th birthday today.16 words
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Article518 1956-01-27 1 Big crowd at Kajang court KAJANG, Thursday. MORE than 1,300 people crowded into the compound of the tiny courthouse here this morning when the inquiry opened into the Semenyih stripping allegations. Many of them took the morning off froci work and cycled into Kajang from new518 words
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Article, Illustration59 1956-01-27 1 THL five seamen who "borrowed" an Indonesian Government launch and sailed her to Singapore from Pulau Samboe are seen above relaxing; at Connell House yesterday with a glass of beer, trom left to right they are: lan Whatley. Jack Smart. Terence59 words
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117 1956-01-27 1 Mansfield union will strike next week rE Mansfield Local Employees Union. Singapore. last night decided to stace a oneday protest strike "before the end of next week." The strike day is being kept a secret. The general secretary. Mr. S. Dragoon. said: "We will extend the strike if necessary. Our117 words
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Article48 1956-01-27 1 22 hours of it in Kluang KLUANG, Thurs. Heavy rain fell in Kluang for more than 22 hours since 10 p.m. yesterday and stopped at about 8.30 tonight. There is no indication 01 floods as yet but the police and military are standing "by for any emergency.48 words
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Article35 1956-01-27 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Sir Anthony Eden and President Eisenhower will plunge into their three-day discussion of world problems almost immediately after the British Prime Minister's arrival here next Monday, the White House disclosed today.35 words
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Article29 1956-01-27 1 PARIS, Thurs. The French President, M. Rene Coty. today sent for the Socialist leader, M. Guy Mollet, 50, to ask him to form a new French Government.29 words
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Article275 1956-01-27 1 $3 MILLION PAY RISE TO 1,500 Settlement after strike threat KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A BOUT 15,000 Federation Government clerks will get a rise of between $15 and $40 a month in basic pay soon. This is the result of a settlement on new basic pay scales reached today between the275 words
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Article104 1956-01-27 1 THE Singapore Government last night announced that the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, had decided not to attend the plenary session of ECAFE at Bangalore, in South India, next week. The announcement explained that Mr. Marshall's decision was in view of the Legislative104 words
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Article28 1956-01-27 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Britain's four-month-old Independent Television Authority claimed last night that its audiences are now twice as large as those of the long-established B.B.C.— Reuter.Reuter - 28 words
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Article76 1956-01-27 1 STOWMARKET, (Suffolk).) Thurs. Mrs. Jane Bird was i lying ill in bed here when suddenly a pair of airmen's flying boots came through her bedroom ceiling The airman himself, F/Lt Henry Merriman. was wedg- ed in the upper framework of the roof after balingReuter - 76 words
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Article30 1956-01-27 1 SACRAMENTO (California), Thurs. Harry and Otis Grady, brothers, were back together yesterday after a separation of 45 years. Both are serving jail terms for vagrancy. A.P.AP - 30 words
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Article26 1956-01-27 1 NICOSIA. Thurs. Field Marshal Sir John Harding. Governor of Cyprus, returned here by air today from his talks with the British Government.— Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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Article250 1956-01-27 1 Mad bull injures 10 at festival PENANG, Thurs. Ten people were injured, four seriously, when a bull drawing the silver chariot of the Hindu deity, Sri Subramaniam, ran amok at Western Road today. The incident, near the General Hospital, caused a stampede among the 1,000 devotees following the chariot, which250 words
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Article53 1956-01-27 1 MORE BRITISH TKADE WITH RKI> CHINA LONDON. Thurs— Trade between Britain and Communist China last year wis m p»r tent higher than in l!). r >l and prospnts art that it will continue at this level in MM, Mr. Betel Thorneytroft. President of Board of Trade, >.iid in53 words
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Advertisement19 1956-01-27 1 q c. De Silva Bros. Mers Phone *****. Pljcc, Singapore- 1. f NUMBER BY vS^ *****jg» **^i^McALISTER CO. LTD.19 words
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Advertisement41 1956-01-27 1 Kodak (Malays Limited I 130 BOiINSONRO*O. 9 a BOX 657. SINGAPORE. Orclsr the special New Year carton for friends (and yourself from any t/ I Fraser and Neava branch or distributor I DELIVERY gfc A happ_y and jmgMi^LJ prcspePOU f S^^41 words
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244 1956-01-27 2 BRAKES U.S. CAR FIRMS IN A JAM Output down, ■any sacked NEW YORK, Thurs. The mammoth U. S. motor industry is drawing in its horns in the face of increasing sales resistance and a sluggish market. Top spokesmen for the industry have warned that 1956 will be a year ofReuter - 244 words
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Article66 1956-01-27 2 BERLIN, Thura.— The East German state airline Lufthansa yesterday protested against "provocation by propaganda balloons sent aloft by Western agent centres," an East German News agency reported. Herr Arthur Pieck. an airline director and son of the East German President Herr Wilhelm Pieck. told the PressReuter - 66 words
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Article218 1956-01-27 2 FELIX ABISHEGANADEN - FELIX ABISHEGANADEN BLADES; M.C.P. FOLLOWING NEW UNr By SINGAPORE is now "undoubtedly" a prize target for the Communists. But Colony Reds, acting on orders from Peking, are working quietly underground instead of resorting to open violence. The Director of the Special Branch, Mr. A. E.218 words
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Article238 1956-01-27 2 ""ilium Whole world would be one vast battlefield Last war multiplied a million NEW YORK, Thursday. THE Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Donald Quarles, predicted today that defence will "become more and more expensive" as weapons grow more complex and technical competition from abroad getsAP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration36 1956-01-27 2 Afternoon dress with bolero THIS afternoon dress fancy coloured >'lk, with matching hoUro ned w* plaited taffeta, i-. from new collectior. l>v th( H*"* fashion house of MllH* Guggenheim, who name" "Estrebitz. A P. P>' tvr36 words
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129 1956-01-27 2 Medals for two who saved Nehru's life NEW DELHI, Thurs. —Two awards to men who fought off a man who tried to murder the Premier, Mr. Nehru, In Nat pur last March, were announced today. Mr. K. T. Rajgopal military secretary to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, was awarded theReuter - 129 words
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Article183 1956-01-27 2 Talk, talk— but it saved 38 lives ONCE SCOLDED, NOW SHE'S HEROINE STOWMARKET (England) Thursday A NINE- YEAR-OLD schoolgirl was a heroine today because she talked too much. By speaking out of turn Kathryne Flett saved her 38 school mates from possible death or injury yesterday. Kathryne has been scoldedUP - 183 words
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Article115 1956-01-27 2 CANNES: Police admitted that they were holding only a boy apprentice while Tarzan. the master Jewel thief of the Riviera, was still at large. Tarzan has stolen jewellery worth US$BOO,OOO ($2,400,000) from Riviera villas, whose owners Included Aly Khan and former Queen Elizabeth of Greece. TheAP - 115 words
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Article23 1956-01-27 2 MKnisrrr ana rrprimanura >, naif The smiling prince, who is here on vl dropped his hands to his lap. A.P.AP - 23 words
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Article34 1956-01-27 2 BONN, Thurs Six of 1,000 volunteers for the new West German army who began duty this month have resigned for family reasons and because they were dissatisfied with the pay. Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article42 1956-01-27 2 NEW YORK, Thurs.—Russia has rejected a U.S. proposal to have each UN. Assembly plenary session opened with public prayer by a cleric. The Russians want to stick to the present system of a minute of silence.— AP.AP - 42 words
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Article74 1956-01-27 2 JUDO SHO W WRECK' THREA T LONDON, Thurs.— The police have been told of rumoured threats by former prisoners of war of the Japanese to "wreck" a Judo festival here on Saturday in which leading Japanese judo experts will take part. But the London Judo Society, which is putting theReuter - 74 words
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Article18 1956-01-27 2 JERUSALEM, Thurs.Israel's civil defence is to br reorganised, the National Civil Defence Council decided yesterday.— Reuter.Reuter - 18 words
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Article32 1956-01-27 2 'Nonsense costs $750 I NEW YORK 'man who fvL: the Queen US$25O ($7 probation j "This kin must be sto] told Richard D. Man "It was a Martin said some Just stayed32 words
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Article44 1956-01-27 2 ALGIERS: At least 29 rebels have been killed in Algeria and Tunisia in 24 hours.— A.P. LONDON: Wages in*Britaln jumped by seven per cent last year and just kept ahead of the rising cost of living, the Ministry of Labour said.— ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article136 1956-01-27 3 Nutting warns women This Red threat •not empty' oNDON, Thurs.— Mr. \i a r.thony Nutting, i State at the n Office, said here I that the prin("..mmunist threat to thr West lay in political subversion and oiic penetration, nj a Conservative meeting, he U kid our- •>:, r. that there136 words
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Article45 1956-01-27 3 kNA. Thurs. Three nmen, in the of a hunger ere In a serious conday. The three deputies began to protest against th( Su?ar Workin by the National Confederation of Workers. The confederation took over the onion with government backing- A p.45 words
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Article117 1956-01-27 3 Primate explains how Henry VIII was married six times LONDON, Thurs.— Reporters asked the Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday to explain why the Church of England opposed divorce when King Henry VIII, who founded the church, had six wives. The question was asked at Press Associa•re the Archbishop ofUP - 117 words
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Article459 1956-01-27 3 As Big Two plus Lloyd are to get together GaltskeU and Co. give a recipe 'Stop arms race and get the Russians to agree 9 T AROito d»d^ LONDON, Thursday. LABOUR PARTY leaders yesterday announced Mi«Mif I P In Pl for the critical459 words
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Article62 1956-01-27 3 SAYS DELEGATE NEW YORK, Thurs.— Sir Pierson Dixon, Britain's permanent representative to the United Nations, last night said that the whole future of the U.N. may be imperilled if it continued to interfere in the domestic affairs of member states. The organisation must adopt restraint ifAP - 62 words
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Article39 1956-01-27 3 TAIPEH. Thurs. The Nationalists here yesterday said that Communist guns on the mainland fired 22 shells at the island of Kaoteng in the Matsu group. Most of the shells fell into the sea. they said.— Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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189 1956-01-27 3 SEQUEL TO ARGUMENT AT FUNERAL HOME VENIA, Ohio, Thurs.— Nearly a dozen mourners yesterday saw a man fire three shots at his brother-in-law in front of his sister's coffin. And the man who recently became a widower fell seriously wounded at the footAP - 189 words
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Article34 1956-01-27 3 AMMAN. Jordan. Thurs. Gen. Mohammed Eldin, the Egyptian Ambassador in Amman, will go to Cairo early next month to attend a conference of Egyptian heads of diplomatic missions in the Middle-East. Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article17 1956-01-27 3 FRANKFURT, Thurs. The construction of West Germany's first atomic research reactor will begin soon. ReuterReuter - 17 words
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185 1956-01-27 3 UNDERPAID BRITISH M.P.s 'DYING ON THEIR FEET' Attlee tells meeting LONDON. Thurs. EARL ATTLEE, former Labour Party leader, said last night that some members of the House of Commons were "dying on tbeir feet" because they could not afford to retire. He told the Cardiff Business Club that M.P.'s andReuter; UP - 185 words
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159 1956-01-27 3 Sari beauty hits the jackpot— $8,700 FULL MARKS FOR CHAUCER TAN' LONDON, Thursday. BRITISH television's top jackpot of £1,024 (about $8,700) was won for the first time last night by a 21 -year-old Pakistani beauty who is an expert on literature. Robin Burke, daughter of Pakistan's Ambassador to Sweden, brought159 words
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67 1956-01-27 3 WORST YEAR FOR STRIKES SINCE 1932 LONDON. Thurs.— Britain has just come through its worst 12 months of strikes in 23 years, the Ministry of Labour reported today. The ministry said the country lost more man-days during 1955 than in any year since 1932. Strikes cost the nation 3,794,000 man-daysUP - 67 words
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Article25 1956-01-27 3 LONDON, Thurs. Two London newspapers reported from different sources today that Rita Hayworth plans to marry Egyptian film producer Raymond Hakim.— U.P.UP - 25 words
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Article19 1956-01-27 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The U.S. Navy has laid the keel for its fourth atomicpowered submarine. A.P.AP - 19 words
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Article149 1956-01-27 3 Last 'Time, sahibs, please 9 on April 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. FIELHI State moved closer to total prohibition today when the Cabinet banned drinking in restaurants, bars and public places from April 1. All liquor shops in Delhi will be closed. Hotels and clubs willReuter - 149 words
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Article53 1956-01-27 3 LONDON, Thurs. A Victoria Cross fetched a record price of £480 at a London auction yesterday. The V.C. one of the first presented —r was awarded to Ensign J. Craig for bringing back the body of an officer in the Crimean War in 1855. Craig's regimentReuter - 53 words
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Article314 1956-01-27 3 LONDON. Thurs. THERE was still a general disposition to limit commitments In stock markets today and consequently business remained at a low level. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: RUBBER LONDON. Jan. 26.— Spot 32d., Mar. 31 7 »d. Apr.-June 31 %d., July-Sept314 words
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Article25 1956-01-27 3 SYDNEY, Thurs. Flood waters began receding in New South Wales and Southern Queensland yesterday, revealing heavy losses to stocks and grazing lands. U.P.UP - 25 words
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Advertisement11 1956-01-27 3 fMEDIATORIjI i OVERSEAS CORPORATION (Aust) LTD. jgj Singapore Kuala Lumpur "g=11 words
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Advertisement162 1956-01-27 3 CHEESE is always appreciated by people of taste. It's popular, too, in sandwiches as it's creamy and easy to spread. THAIPUSAM TO-DAY'S SHOP ARRANGEMENTS Business as usual at all Branches. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. make if pay! NEWTON, CHAMBERS CO. LTD. EXCAVATOR N C K excavators and cranes have162 words
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Article306 1956-01-27 4 PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER -LET A JOURNALIST FILL THAT BERTH' BYRNE AND CO.: LOCAL MEN MUST TAKE OVER IN THREE YEARS I OCAL Singapore Government officials told the Malayanisation Commission yesterday that within three years of Malayanisation, no expatriate officers should hold such posts as306 words
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108 1956-01-27 4 Jaga wakes to 'stop thief cry -then faints IPOH, Thurs. THE hue and cry raised in the servants' quarters of the V.M.C.A. early this mornine. when a thief was seen running away, caused the caretaker, (i. Muthu. 57, to wake up with a start and then faint. One of the108 words
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Article27 1956-01-27 4 TANJONO MAIIM, Thurs The Perak Government proposes to send a teacher on a scholarship for training in commercial subjects in Australia under the Colombo Plan.27 words
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130 1956-01-27 4 Sailor says: 'Two men stabbed me in Sumatra' ORIAN FULLER, 31, a D crew member of the Shell tanker Duchess, who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Wednesday, was stabbed while the vessel was in an Indonesian port three weeks ago. He was treated in a hospital at130 words
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Article244 1956-01-27 4 PETER KAYE - PETER KAYE HE'LL TAKE THE PLACEOF THE HELLO GIRLS By K U A LA LUMPUR, Thurs. The automation age may soon make it easier for people to make trunk calls to towns all over Malaya. Machines will do the jobs now being done by telephone operators.244 words
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Article, Illustration36 1956-01-27 4 EX-SINGAPORE JOURNALIST JOINS GREAT ADVENTURE— TO ENGLAND BY KETCH LEWIS KING (left) and Hugh Mabbett store food aboard the 40-ft. ketch before setting out from Penang on their six -month voyage to England. Straits Times picture.36 words
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Article272 1956-01-27 4 KHOR CHEANG KEE - KHOR CHEANG KEE By PENANG. Thurs.— The 40ft. Singapore ketch. Jeanne Matilde, will continue its voyage to England from Penang early next week with a new addition to its crew. A former Singapore journalist, Hugh Mabbett. has arrived here to join Lewis ("Rex") King,272 words
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Article63 1956-01-27 4 SITIAWAN. Thurs. Officials of the Sitiawan Methodist Youth Fellowship for 1956 are: President, Mr. Low Kong Chuan; vice-president, Mr. William Joseph; secretary. Mr. Mah Ai Seng; treasurer. Miss Ong Slew Hoon; advisers. Mr. Donald Small, Miss Dorothy Parks and Mr. Ho Lian Choon. There will be a63 words
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Article87 1956-01-27 4 IPOH. Thurs. AR O M A N CATHOLIC priest who was condemned to death by the Japanese during their occupation of China has been appointed parish priest of St. Michael's Church here. He Is the Rev. Father Peter Narbais. who was rescued by Allied forces from a87 words
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Advertisement222 1956-01-27 4 V DICTATION X-^^^ RECORDING BY THF. ULTRJXMnX JUST SOME OF THE MANY ADVANTAGES! J Portability and g Simplicity of good looks switch control 2 Outstanding 7 Automatic erasur, reproduction A Duplicat copiei o| 3 P.p.r or plastic ojctated m^ f sheet sound carriers Q Record of phone 4 Split second222 words
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Miscellaneous321 1956-01-27 4 Straits Times Crossword II I |2 I 13 I 4 5~" 5~~ 7 8 "is" i|| "W ~l||2J~ 1 I Ii- V I I I I m ACROSS 6. Longfellow's aspiring youth L Fjower^a girl in a depress 7 Z«J™*\ "^er VnVi^ xS: rU°' «SK noting to a fr. sweet321 words
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Article74 1956-01-27 5 FARMERS: BUMPER HARVEST qm. compensation BtagaP"* G0v- will pay n 5i. 000,000 as Lion to 466 who were rein the Queens- the compenu dready been and the ipply for all i re-assess--apore ImIrust census and to be ln- no w rates are: Crops 10; furnace for n use i $75;74 words
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Article, Illustration382 1956-01-27 5 The poor Haji who begs for a living has $4,000 in the savings bank I'M GOING BACK TO MECCA, SAYS 70-YEAR-OLD PILGRIM B E ARDED and wrinkled Mohamed bin Ahmad Khun, the 70-year-old Haji from Mecca who told the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, Mr. R. B. I. Pates, that he was382 words
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85 1956-01-27 5 Surrender or death Ministers give Reds an ultimatum KLUANG. Thurs. rpWO Alliance Ministers told 1,000 people at a rally here L last night: "We will have nothing to do with the Communists in Malaya. The choice for the Communists is to surrender or die." They were Inche Sardon bin Haji85 words
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Article184 1956-01-27 5 ...If it continues to rain tVYRMERS in two kampongs in Singapore fear that L they will be flooded out again if heavy showers continue for another week. The two kampongs are Kampong Tai Seng off Paya Lr bar Road, and Kampong Ong Lee, at the 10th184 words
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Article89 1956-01-27 5 68 more said I do' last year MARRIAGES at the Singapore Registry during 1955 totalled 1,415 as compared with 1,381 for the previous year. The Chinese community accounted for the largest number of marriages with a total of 1.210 compared with 1,152 for the previous year. There were 49 inter-racial89 words
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Article28 1956-01-27 5 The Shell Sports Club, Singapore, will hold a fun fair and barn dance at the Shell Paya Lebar Sports Club from 6.30 p.m. to midnight tomorrow.28 words
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Article22 1956-01-27 5 The Pasir Panjang Boys' Club, will hold its first annual meeting at the club premises, at 11 a.m. on Sunday.22 words
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113 1956-01-27 5 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, enrolled yesterday as a member of the X-Ray Club and wished it success. The club, sponsored by the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, seeks to teach the value of X-rays as a tuberculosis precaution and to113 words
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Article146 1956-01-27 5 Bus tax refund hopes Owners sure of that $176,000 CINGAPORE Chinese bus owners are not worried by a City Council committee decision not to refund $176,000 in road tax for December. Their association's secretary, Mr. Kuek Seah Eng, said yesterday he hoped the Governor in Council would approve it. The146 words
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Article68 1956-01-27 5 8 SEAMEN'S UNIONS JOIN FORCES Eight Singapore seamen's unions with a total membership of more than 5,000 have formed a joint Council of Action sponsored by the Colony Trades Union Congress. All eight are affiliated to the T.U.C., whose president, Mr. S. Jaganathan, will be the new council's independent chairman.68 words
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Article76 1956-01-27 5 A City Council labourer, Ghani bin Jonet, who was accused of causing hurt to Adam bin Omar during the Council's labour strike last year, was acquitted in a Singapore court yesterday without his defence being called. Earlier Ghani and another labourer, Annamalai, were acquitted of "behaving in76 words
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Article34 1956-01-27 5 Teng Tin Klom pleaded not guilty in the Singapore Sixth Magistrate's Court yesterday to a charge of breaking into C. B. Weerakoon's house on Sept. 8 last year. Bail was allowed.34 words
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Advertisement319 1956-01-27 5 MORE AND MORE 1 1 people are opening Minimum Drpmit 1 1M ■1 r DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS II LOMBARD BANKING 1 I PROVIDE Essential Finance foe I Industry, Commerce and Agriculture I in support of II z. Strength of Sterling 11 2. Maximum Productivity II 3. Full Employment I I Write319 words
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Miscellaneous174 1956-01-27 5 GARRICK: Miss Coca-Cola (Hindi)— 3.ls 6.15, 9.15; Tel. *****. KING'S: King of the Khyber Rifles— l.ls. 3.30, 7, 9.30; morning shows Apache 9.15, By The Light of the Silvery Moon 11.15; Tel. *****. CATHAY: Human Jungle— ll, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45. 9.30; morning show Alladln and his Lamp 9 a.m.; Tel.174 words
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Miscellaneous176 1956-01-27 5 6.30, 9.30; morning show Down Three Dark Streets 9 a.m.; Tel. *****. PAVILION: Othello— 9, 11, 1.45. 4, 6.30. 9.30; Tel. 6903. ALHAMBRA: Lost in Outer Space— ll, 1.30. 4, 6.45. 9.30; morning show all M-G-M cartoons 9 a.m.; Tel. 6909. ROXY: Pirates of Tripoli— 3, 6.15, 9.15; morning show176 words
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Obituary32 1956-01-27 6 ID Word, $10 (minimum) KOEK GEORGE of Custodian of Enemy Property K.L. at General Hospital on Thursday morning, cortege leaving 651, Pasar Road for St. John's Cathedral at 4.30 p.m. 27.1.56.32 words
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Article202 1956-01-27 6 in Words $10 (minimum). H.M.V. SALONS are open all day to-day. FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the 'Malay Mail' if you want to win trm $5 000 word puzzle. STUDENT REQUIRES Urgently Loan $3,000 to proceed overseas for further studies. Please state terms. Write Box A 1260 S.T. WILL202 words
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Article67 1956-01-27 6 2 n Words $10 (minimum) MR <fc MRS. PAUL CHTJA BOON NAM Thank Friends and Relatives who attended, assisted and Rave valuable presents on the occasion of their marriage 21st Jan. 1956. MRS. AMO SOON HOE Wishes to Thank the Doctor-in-charge and the Nurses of Gynae Ward of Kandang67 words
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615 1956-01-27 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. Jan. 27, 1956. Washington Talks Not Asia but the Middle East will command the more urgent attention of Britain's Prime Minister and America's President in the talks which ,begi n at Washington on Monday. The Far East nevertheless has a prominent place on the agenda.615 words
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Article339 1956-01-27 6 'If you have anything to say, then say it with roses." This about sums up the spirit of the "gag" order which Singapore U.M.N.O. headquarters intends to issue to its members. Many members of U.M.N.O. have complained in letters to the newspapers of the activities or lack339 words
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Article259 1956-01-27 6 Mr. Lennox-Boyd has told the House of Commons that the Federation Government has appointed a High Court judge to inquire into the Semenyih allegations. The Colonial Secretary could not say more, for the matter is now subjudicc. To everyone in Malaya this is hardly news, for the appointment259 words
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Letter224 1956-01-27 6 LEGAL TRAINING IN MALAYA THERE is much confusion of thought about the need for a graduate in law to have practical experience before being allowed to practice his profession. In countries where solicitors and barristers (the advocates of Singapore) are kept in separate compartments, it is usual to allow a224 words
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167 1956-01-27 6 SOME politicians were taken aback by Tengku Rahman's statement in London that half of Singapore is red and that the present Government is not strong enough to deal with subversive elements. Well there Is nothing strange about such a statement. Mr. Marshall's Government Instead of167 words
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399 1956-01-27 6 ON January 10 a Press announcement appeared in the Straits Times issued by the Chief Minister In reply to a letter we had sent to him on January 3. In that letter (to which we have yet received no official reply) we asked the399 words
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Letter290 1956-01-27 6 WITH reference to your leader "Co-existence in Vietnam" the bulk of your readers are probably under the mistaken impression that President Ngo Dinh Diem has refused to negotiate with the Vietminh leader, Ho Chi Minn because he fears that he would be unable to survive290 words
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Letter127 1956-01-27 6 T^HE back-lane between ■I Tronoh Roaa and Idris Road is In a shocking condition. The drain is full of rubbish, the concrete sides are in need of repair, and the grass is overgrown. No labourer, overseer, or sanitary inspector has been to this place for the last127 words
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530 1956-01-27 6 Is freedom to speak one's mind already dead? TT was with considerable X pleasure that I read the statement which Sir Kamil Mohamed Ariff gave your Penang representative last week. Here at last, thought I, was a man with the courage of his convictions. Sir Kamil was to need every530 words
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Letter63 1956-01-27 6 MOSQUITOES IN IPOH IS there a Health Officer and a Health Department in Ipoh? Judging by the number of v.osquitoes to be found around the town, I have my doubts. Or if there is one, does he focus his attention primarily on the breeding grounds in the. Tambun Road. Kopeng63 words
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Letter60 1956-01-27 6 MIC ANU LABOUR FRONT TOE Ml c A the La:, to get one members Legislative A Indians In Ported the i because they the Labou; party rtai mocracy and Even ii the not Joined Front, the have voted f Or Front men The elect) their well-di We, thr i; think60 words
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325 1956-01-27 6 JUDGING by the smooth J progress of the constitutional talks between the British Government and the Singapore delegation last month, and the Federation delegation now in London, the granting of independence to Singapore and Malaya is almost assured. It is hoped that when325 words
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Letter157 1956-01-27 6 I AM an ex-employee of the Singapore Cold Storage. I had served the Company faithfully and efficiently for a considerable number of years when I was asked to join the Singapore Factory and Shop-Workers Union. Before this invitation I had been happy and contented with my salary157 words
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Advertisement592 1956-01-27 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. in Wnr4s tin tmuUmvM/. MACKIE: To Daphne, wife of James Mackie, a son. on January 26, .a Bungsar Hospital. 20 Worts fit (minimum). MANI SAROJINI: The En{ragement ls announced between A. 8. Manl of K.L. Municipality, and Saicjini Lourdes of Radio Malaya, K.L. LIM-WONG: The engagement t announced592 words
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Advertisement65 1956-01-27 6 jOST OW t! -Mystery of Lourdw" —21 -pot* book condnuatkm An mbiawd accoasx of the miracle* performed at ooe of the moat famous Christian shrines. K Pays to Inert** Your Word Powtr A Rood command of English help* in your burin and sodal life. Enthralling reading condensed from leading maoazinet.65 words
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Advertisement40 1956-01-27 6 MOUTRIES have now 1 eceived their NEW UPRIGHT PIANOS Exquisite Tone. Artistic App? Responsive Touch. Fully 1 and Reasonably Priced See and try them in our Sho* S. MOUTRIE CO. (MALAYA) LITTLE'S BUILDING o*s\ niffl .m« sod ii mi terms***40 words
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Article168 1956-01-27 7 TIP FOR MALAYA: LOOK AT INDIA MALACCA. Thurs. Resident CornMr. H. G. said today a.pendence does ...really solve a problems. at a dinner irate Indian \y. he said: r problems. I riots in Bomon crowds and bad old days' it ni the accusand blame the Mr all the lubles. Today168 words
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Article69 1956-01-27 7 h ilar, Mr. H. C. j I on his way by re to join the Malaya. recently a the educational i 1 the China Depart- men; of Cambridge University, will be a lecturer attached to the Department of English at the university. He went to Britain69 words
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Article211 1956-01-27 7 'I WANTED HIM TO RUN— HE DIDN'T' my bed. My Patchett gun was in my bed. "I took my gun and two magazines and sat on my bed. I thought to myself that I must frighten him. "I loaded a magazine into the gun, making a lot of noise. My211 words
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Article, Illustration155 1956-01-27 7 SEEING the world and writing about it at every place of call is one of the ways this young American couple, Mr. William Gray and his wife Betty, are carrying out their worldgirdling tour. Mr. and Mrs. Gray, who are journalists155 words
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Article292 1956-01-27 7 MURDER TRIAL COURT MARTIAL TOLD THAT SOLDIER'S DEATH WAS 'PURELY ACCIDENTAL' Could kill him with eves closed: Gurkha AFTER FIGHT ON A BED, A CHARGE THREAT ACTTRKHA i,i t^ KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. soldier told a court martial here today that he took his submachmegun292 words
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Article137 1956-01-27 7 High command to decide on Sunday rpHE Singapore Labour Front will consider withdrawing recognition of certain branch committees, including the Farrer Park branch. at its general council meeting on Sunday. The chairman of the Farrer Park branch is Mr. A. R. Lazarous. one of two Labour137 words
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Article274 1956-01-27 7 No ships from Australia BY NAN HALL THE effects of the Australia wide dock strike will be felt in Singapore and Malaya within a few weeks even if the strike has ended by then, inquiries revealed yesterday. The Charon is due in Singapore next week274 words
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Article31 1956-01-27 7 Sir Alan Watt, Australian Commissioner in SouthEast Asia, last night held a party for 750 guests at his Singapore residence to mark the 178 th anniversary of Australia Day.31 words
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Article48 1956-01-27 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Observing that there were many offences of a similar nature in Kulai. Mr. N. L. Cohen, in the Sessions Court today, sentenced 19-year-old Chong Chal to seven months' jail for being in unlawful possession of 14 katis of scrap rubber.48 words
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Article97 1956-01-27 7 TWO non commissioned officers of the Federation Malay Regiment, who went to England to study British Army investigation methods, returned to Singapore yesterday. They were Sgt. Moosaln Alsagoff, 19, and Sgt. Fadjir bin Abdul Rahman, 25. Both spent four months at the Royal Military Depot97 words
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Article215 1956-01-27 7 Baby protests and court unbends CRYING in protest, six-month-old Mcl Mci clasped her hands tightly round her mother's neck when the law tried to separate them for a few minutes In a Singapore court yesterday. Her mother. Yong Foong Mie. 28. and eight others were arrested on Wednesday night for215 words
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117 1956-01-27 7 K.L. SHOOTING: CAR FOUND IN COLONY Homicide squad joins hunt A CAR sought by the Federation Police after the Kuala Lumpur shooting at midnight on Tuesday was found abandoned in Raffles Quay. Singapore, yesterday. Last night men of Singapore C.LD.'s new Homicide Squad searched the city for two men believed117 words
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Article, Illustration98 1956-01-27 7 A former Queen of Siam visits Singapore PRINCESS RAMBHAI BARNI. (above) a former Queen of Siam. arrived at Singapore airport yesterday for a short visit after a five weeks' holiday in Colombo. The former Queen was accompanied by her two sisters. Madam Rassadls Kridakara and Madam Pasmanie Chakrabandhu. and her98 words
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Article48 1956-01-27 7 Shot by his own gun A police constable, A. L. Montciro, was shot in the hand when his gun accidently exploded as he fell into a monsoon drain yesterday. On patrol in a kampong off Nee Soon, he missed his footing and toppled into the three-foot deep drain.48 words
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Article34 1956-01-27 7 TAIPING. Thurs.— A twoday fun fair in aid of the Golden Jubilee Scholarship Fund of the King Edward VII School, will be opened here on Saturday by the Raja Muda of Perak.34 words
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Article42 1956-01-27 7 Two youths. Llm Kirn Chong and Oon Hong, were charged in a Singapore court yesterday with attempting to extort $30 from Naimat Ram Java at Changl Road market on Wednesday. They pleaded not guilty and v^ere offered bail.42 words
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Article30 1956-01-27 7 The Indian Commissioner in Malaya. Mr. R. K. Tandon, last night held a cocktail reception in his Singapore residence to mark the sixth anniversary of Indian Republic Day.30 words
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Article62 1956-01-27 7 A Singapore magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Cole-bourn. glanced at a set of obscene pictures in court yesterday, turned to a police officer and said: "These are rather poor specimens." In the dock was M. Munusamy. owner a Telegraph Street shopkeeper. "Have you any more?" asked the62 words
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Advertisement103 1956-01-27 7 NEW SERVICE from BANGKOK PNOMPENH 4iufkei(V*t MONDAY &0600 DEP BANCKOK ARR: 1310 MONDAY fir "DAY J0750 ARR: SIEMREAP DEP: II2OSATURDAY '08ZO DEP: SIEMREAP ARR: 10S0 0920 ARR: PNOMPENH DEP: 0950 FARES TO ANGKOR WAT BANCKOK SINCLE ST $85; RETURN ST $152 APPROX. N OMP£NH SINCLE ST $72; RETURN ST $130103 words
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Advertisement40 1956-01-27 7 Better typing! Easier typing! BEHN, MEYER CO. LTD., P. 0. Box 2000, Singapore. PATERSON. SIMONS CO. LTD., Kuala Lumpur. Penang. u lahlt l ll w n < •"<."■<"»<•«■— I^S~^V.!>"^C^ IHYOI fill VMIH i.XKDINIA v\M>u WOOD Obtainable fn>m all xood Ckmhtt and Stores40 words
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Article251 1956-01-27 8 A SPLIT? SO IT'S THINK AGAIN ON THAT BOYCOTT ORDER ..AND STORM BREWS IN ALLIANCE CIRCLES By GUNN CHIT CHYE DENANG, Thurs. The trumpet call by the Alliance asking its councillors to boycott the tea-party in honour of Penang's new knight, Sir Kami! Mohammed ArifF, is251 words
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Article, Illustration162 1956-01-27 8 They snap: We were first Pekinese settlers MISTY POINT and Snow iTI Maiden, two White Pekinese in Singapore, object to two upcountry friends, Chippey and Girlie, being called the first settlers in Malaya. Chippey and Girlie were flown to Kuala Lumpur 10162 words
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Article72 1956-01-27 8 Knife death for court witness JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. LEE AH PIANG, a prosecution witness at a recent criminal trial here has been found slashed to death on Keng Jee Estate. Gelang Patah. He gave evidence when Lee Kit was accused of criminally intimidating by letter one of his labourers and72 words
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Article, Illustration181 1956-01-27 8 7 OPERATIONS IN 5 YEARS A SINGAPORE boy, Michael Lee Sok Chua, 5, who underwent his first operation two days after birth, is in an Australian hosptial today awaiting the seventh major operation in his life. 1 Michael is suffering from a rare congenital181 words
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Article64 1956-01-27 8 KUALA TRENGGANU. Thurs. One hundred vilj lagers from Kampong Bahru. at Seberang Takir. two miles from here, yesterday helped to refloat a motor boat which sank in th e harbour here last week. The villagers manned the j boat and brought it ashore. Another boat capsized64 words
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Article45 1956-01-27 8 Choo Nam Moey pleaded not guilty In the Singapore Eighth Magistrate's Court yesterday to a charge of stealing $100 from Hoe Bee. in North Bridge Road on Nov. 19. Choo was allowed bail and the case was postponed to April 19.45 words
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Article70 1956-01-27 8 PENANG. Tburs. A gold ring worn on a finger is dutiable and it is an offence not to declare it. An assistant customs officer, Mr. Lee Yeat Chong, said this in the Sessions Court today when a goldsmith. Chew Peng Sooi. was fined $100 for70 words
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Article45 1956-01-27 8 Tan Kirn Swee of Yio Chu Kang Road was charged in the Singapore Eighth Magistrates Court yesterday with causing hurt to Toh Yam with a knife, at Tampines Road on Jan. 4. Tan, who pleaded not guilty, was offered bail.45 words
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Article136 1956-01-27 8 Be ready to move in on freedom day, young citizens told MALACCA. Thurs. The Resident Commissioner Mr. H. G. Hammett, today called independent Malaya a "new house" which its young citizens would have to furnish and live in. The house. h e said, was being rapidly built and136 words
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Article109 1956-01-27 8 SULLIVAN VOTED BACK INTO POWER A RECORU A at the of tooadcSfn Ployees' Union £3; last night re-dor-. thirds of It mittee back into i The comrm--resigned en bloc oni after the house had its request to with( motion of cem one of its members; It was alleged that member,109 words
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Article42 1956-01-27 8 JOHORE BAHRU 7 Wons Poh, a woman found in the Kelapa area, from vhieh she \va;% eluded by an order under the Emersenry 1 tions, was jailed today months. She had two previous cor.vlcticns for similar ofl42 words
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Advertisement254 1956-01-27 8 Please complete the coupon below and send it by Post. By return you will receive J^ your HOOVER Diary for the Year 1956 THE EMPORIUM LTD. BATTERY ROAD j SINGAPORE 1. I i Name Address j |MocteJ of Hoover I j Serial No I When and where purchased ALL-MALAYAN PREMIERE254 words
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Advertisement23 1956-01-27 8 ACHIEVEMENT Over 250 Vickers Viscounts have been ordered by airlines all over the world. ROLLS-ROYCE DART propeller turbines ROLLS ROYCE LIMITED DERBY ENG23 words
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Miscellaneous182 1956-01-27 8 RADIO MALAYA Programmes thus marked can be received by listeners in Malacca. Short wave 49 and 62m. Medium wave 476m., 343, 366m. and 297m. A.M. 9.45 Housewives Choice: 10.30 Mozart; P.M. '1.00 Music With A Lilt; *1.30 News; M.45 Dance Band; 2.00 On Stage; 2.45 Piano Parade; 300 Music Of182 words
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Article, Illustration1289 1956-01-27 9 Numerous cultures 1 inspired his genius f MALAYA'S FICHTINC J TYCOONSif love with Aloysia Weber, daughter of the prompter at the opera. His enraged rather whisked him of! to Paris. Why must Wolferl love a prompters daughter? The noble arbiters of1,289 words
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Advertisement167 1956-01-27 9 ___F Uf <.\ VAUXHALL fECOMMEND THE MAWCRPHCE IN OILS C C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD. KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE PENANG The Smile of Confidence With such a lovely smile no wonder she is the centre of attraction. Whatever the occasion, her smile is an essential part of her charm. She is confident167 words
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227 1956-01-27 10 RUBBER IMPROVESBY 31/2 CENTS ON U.S. CONSUMPTION By Our Market Correspondent FEBRUARY first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. improved by three and a half cents in Singapore yesterday before the market closed for today's Thaipusam holiday. The improvement was due to better overnight London and New York and the publication of227 words
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Article142 1956-01-27 10 MIAMI. Oklahoma, Thurs. Expansion of B.F. Goodrich company's plant here to increase tyre production will be started immediately, it was announced by the company officials. New facilities will include buildings, utilities and equipment and will cost more than $4,000,000. the company said. The expansion programme atReuter - 142 words
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Article352 1956-01-27 10 The Malayan Share Bickers' Association reported: "Dull conditions prevailed in all .sections oi the local snare mantel with »mai. price changes." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fraser and Neave ords. $1.80; Gammon $2.47 1,2; M. Breweries $3.52 12; Malayan Publishing $2.20; Metal Box352 words
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Article142 1956-01-27 10 Frhruary first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Sinpaporee yesterday at $1.10 per lb.. up 3 cents on Wednesday's closing price. The closing tone was quiet. Closing prices in cents per Id. were: No 1 B.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 1H). sellers HO 1 No. 1 R.S.S. February buyers142 words
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Article164 1956-01-27 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; January $26% buyers, $27 s sellers; February $27 U buyers. $27 L tellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $39'j buyers; drum $42 sellers. Pepper: quiet: Muntok white $135. Sarawak $134. special Sarawak black $95 (all varieties down164 words
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Article66 1956-01-27 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchants yesterday (quotations to $100): Hongkong do'larv selling; T.T. or O.D. 53',; buying T.T. 52*,; O.D. 52 11/16. On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yextent.iy, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.87 lotcash66 words
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Article31 1956-01-27 10 PARIS. Fri.— The French Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has temporarily lowered th* import duty on uncovered rubber strip to five per cent from 15 per cent.— Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article44 1956-01-27 10 THE Federation's Financial Secretary h.is fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week starting January 26. RIBBER: $1,121 per lb. COPRA:' 5432 a ton. COCONUT OIL: 5682 a ton. PALM OIL: 5694.75 per ton. PALM KERNELS: $362 a ton.44 words
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Article62 1956-01-27 10 Investment prices moving Stock E\ Interest aga Search whl higher gale were higher Loans 3 Loans 3 Con. Zinc Bank of Ns\v" Mount Lyeli N- Broken Hill'i;/ Hill 50 Mount Morßari'" Peko Western Mmm?"" Amp^Ex ploratlon 1 A^S Bradtord b. Hiii Pro. Courtauld Dumop Elec. Zinc. Felt Textile:':;:62 words
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Article58 1956-01-27 10 Ships l\inc .i1,,,, s pore Harbour M expected today are 1 2. BoLsse\;.iC.P.. Presid tI Mottmji macdhui 8 ii. I rackie 13 14 Elpej 18. Tjibadak Wall 6. Ser. Rawang N. 21 22. Benton e 23 PeriiT-7 Lee 25 2f. Sii 29 30. British P f.is 33 34, Surat58 words
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Article67 1956-01-27 10 SAN FRA.V plant for the thetic latex will burgh, California, Chemical Company. a the company He suited th commence at once pected that the production towards year. The plant U. 5.51,000.000 and will it :-x of producing styrene and which are wide/. manufacture of papers and otherReuter - 67 words
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Advertisement635 1956-01-27 10 You needn't suffer ACIDITY your pain /jH^tf instantly |ws3jj As you suck a Rennie >£*SHyS: tablet, powerful antacid \jf*g<|| Ingredients, dissolved In your own saliva, to ttralght to your stomach. Exco«« 1 acidity U quickly neutralised. >J digestive balance restored, stomach pain ended. Oetßoontw from your Chemist to-day NOTICE NASSIM635 words
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Advertisement872 1956-01-27 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Technical Assistant (Architectural) In the Public Works Department, Kelantan, at Kota Bharu from serving officers with suitable qualification or Federal Citizens holding a Technical College Diploma or equivalent. The appointment is pensionable. The salary scale is $419 Al4 545/562 AlB 652872 words
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Advertisement725 1956-01-27 10 NOTICES NOTICE INVITING TENDERS FOR PC R( MASK OF TWO 30-0" MARINE POLICE LAUNCHES 1. Tenders will be received up to noon on the 6th February, 1956 for the purchase as they lie of two 30'-o Marine Police Launches each complete with one Thornycroft Marine Engine Type RTR/6. Tenderers may725 words
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Advertisement349 1956-01-27 10 KNUTSEN LINE oriemt service FROM CANADA/US. PACIFIC PORTS— 33 W> Sailing Arriving San Francisco Spore P. Swat t n^n? fIM Ogeka Bakkc 10 |an 13 Fcb 19 Fcb Elisabeth Bakke 4 Fcb 5 Mar 7 Mar Cjcrtrud Bakke 3 Mar 2 Apr 4 Apr Anna Bakkc 7 Apr 7 May349 words
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Advertisement1016 1956-01-27 11 ,405 MA««ttD CO., LTD. t^TT^T the blue funn£l line °^r 'her ports to loort ~ZTj^ 9 D u Sails p «>w_ burg »-norn. Penong Jen 24/29 J.» jo/31 W« M Jan 29 tm J.«_3o F.b_4 Feb F.b 7 pi* Ftb 1J iv» iir^ £20 F F .-b b 2V k1,016 words
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Advertisement1099 1956-01-27 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA f or Aden, Port Said, Genoe, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Cspsnhogon Gothenburg ft Oslo Spore P. Sham Penong "LALANDIA" 9/ 9 Fab "INDIA" 28 Fob/ 2 Mar "SELANDIA" 6/ 8 Mar 9/ 9 Mar 10/11 Mar SIENA" 10/11 Mar 12/12 Mar 13/14 Mar Calls London1,099 words
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Advertisement1221 1956-01-27 11 McALISTER «c CO., LTD. TEL.: No.: ***** ■lAEoWAW tsc BUCKM ALL KLAVCKESS LMrt LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO. HAMBURG PORTLAND, SEATTLE I VANCOUVER ond for U.S-A., North Atlantic Ports Accepting cargo far Control ft South ond Canada ond via Colombo America OTY OF OTTAWA FRANCISVIILI Spore P. Sham1,221 words
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Article, Illustration469 1956-01-27 12 GEOFFERY BOLAND - GEOFFERY BOLAND FROM the economic point of view, as well as from political and constitutional development, Malaya will have good cause to remember 1955. As shown in the above graph 1955 was the second best year in the history of Malaya's foreign trade. The total value469 words
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Article, Illustration407 1956-01-27 12 CHEAPER RICE DEPENDS ON R.I., JAPAN pROSPECTS of cheap- er rice for Singapore consumers this year will depend on the amount of Siamese rice purchased by Japan and Indonesia, Colony rice merchant told Straits Times Commercial Reporter Koh Peng Long yesterday. They were commenting on reports that good rice crops407 words
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Article, Illustration232 1956-01-27 12 MALAYA PREFERS BRIGHTER PAINTS A GROWING preference for brighter shades of paint has developed on the Malayan market after the war, Mr. Noel Sissons, an executive of a leading British paint-making company said in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Sissons said he believed this colour-consciousness was due mainly to better standards of232 words
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229 1956-01-27 12 Malayans are great toffee eaters says U.K. visitor Products of thp which was 1 nlLsh o^ 1887 have bee, S*g Singapore and the F ml I' for the last 30 v (a r eratt During hl has had talki irttli iJ2? tative 5 of Harp, Gilffi* 1 Co. Ltd. the229 words
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Article81 1956-01-27 12 Exports of Scotch *v, lk> In 1955 reached a total of 15.359.000 nronTO' lons, worth over £431 lion, the Scotch Wh^" Association announces The export figure f Or In 1955 the United state, the largest ons inier v 5 just on 8 million proof lons, valued81 words
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Advertisement214 1956-01-27 12 sunway:::: RICO. for coolness and comfort I Available in 11 glorious shades icith tapes in contrasting or matching colours. Tailor made tor every window by BELL'S ASBESTOS ond ENGINEERING (maiaya) LTD. 6j m. i. luklt Tlmoh «d., Singopor.. P.010x64. T»l. «Ml 6/7. for Cleaner* Whiter* Teeth and Gweekex* Bireath use214 words
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Advertisement213 1956-01-27 12 CABLES are necessary to bring electricity to these and almost every other aspect of modem life Good cables are vital cables developed by Members of the Cable Markers Association SPECIFY U JgLH CABLES MM RrgkK'i r'• n MAUYAN CABLE MAKERS ASSOCIATION, MACDONALD HOIS GOODYEAR TUBELESS TYRE s=s=s::=^ Built from start213 words
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Article, Illustration137 1956-01-27 13 EXTENSIONS to both ends of the Singapore Turf Club's grandstand in Bukit Thnah Road are still incomplete though work on them began early last year. The extensions will provide new totalisator points, with access from the lawns. They will also provide for new enclosures, with refreshment137 words
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358 1956-01-27 13 RICHARDSON HITS 103 IN DRA WN TEST LAHORE, Thursday. fHE M.C.C.. as expected, had no difficulty in draw A ing their first unofficial Test cricket match against Pakistan here yesterday. They scored 204 and 322 for seven against Pakistan's 363 for nine declared. Pakistan might have made it harder for358 words
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184 1956-01-27 13 'So easy' says Stephens after his record run MELBOURNE, Thurs DAVE STEPHENS. Australia's "flying milkman." set a new record for the six-mile run last night when he was timed in 27 m m 54 sec, beating the old mark of 27m in. 4 P. 2 set in 1954 by EmilUP - 184 words
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Article52 1956-01-27 13 PENANG. Thurs.— Five flags the Union Jack, the Federation of Malaya and Settlement of Penang flags, and the flags of the Malayan and Penang A.A.A. will fly at this year's Malayan Athletic championships to be held in Penang's new Municipal Sports Stadium on Aug. 1752 words
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Article60 1956-01-27 13 Chua Soon Slew won two titles at the Titan B.P. championships. He won the open singles and the open doubles with Chua Beng Ouan. Tan Kok Ann was runnerup in the singles and Tan Loh See and Tan Boon Hye In the doubles. Joseph Fernandez60 words
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Article42 1956-01-27 13 The Singapore Corinthians Sports Club will hold tbeir annual general meeting at No 251 Jalan Yahaya. Malay Settlement, on Sunday at 10 a.m. Today the Corinthians will play a friendly game against Amicable Athletic Association at Farrer Park.42 words
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Article190 1956-01-27 13 OORTINA D'AMPEZZO. Thurs. 'V'ORTH BORNEO and Uganda were admitted as members of the International Olympic Council at a meeting of the council here yesterday, bringing the tola) number of member countries to 85. Both were expected to compete In Melbourne. Mr. Avery Brundage. 1.0.C. president, saidReuter - 190 words
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Advertisement892 1956-01-27 13 FOR HIRE 2t Words SS (Min.)— Bex St eta. mxtrm. A FLEIT of Self -Drive Car? at Moderate Terms. Union Hire Service. 333. Oeylang Road Phone L. a Hock. ***** and *****. VEHICLES WANTED It Words St <Mi*.,—Box St eta. txtrm. DIFFICULT TO wier.T. Your cars? Why not let us892 words
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Advertisement663 1956-01-27 13 These elegant, new, modern portables ore I B^fy^ anywhere. Packed in a smart leather cast fully B I M I model weighs only 8' 2 lbs gives o clear, B^^S^ \f <C exact type, tokes up to 10 perfect carbons B^^^^^jp and will do at least 500 stroke* a minu*e663 words
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Article98 1956-01-27 14 BIRMINGHAM. Thurs. 117. E. ERIC* Hollies. 43-year- old leg-break bowler and former England Test player, will captain Warwickshire in this year's Enplish county cricket championship. He succeeds fellow professional, H. E. Dollery. who retired at the end of last season. Hollies represented England In 13 TestsReuter - 98 words
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775 1956-01-27 14 OLYMPIC STANDARDS END THE HOPES OF MANY By The Sports Editor THE Singapore Olympic and Sports Council has announced the j qualifying standards for the Olympic Games in November, and the axe has fallen heavily across the hopes of many. The net result is775 words
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131 1956-01-27 14 BOYD DOES HIS BIT FOR THE FMOC FUND KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Among the contributors to the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council Fund, which now stands at $14,146, is a £10 donation ($84.34) from the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd. who visited Malaya last year. The Federal Government has promised131 words
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Article307 1956-01-27 14 tlon, Neo has always returned times around 58 lor the 100 nu iv., and under five minutes for the 400. At his peak, after his return from the Olympics, Chwee Kok In 1953 returned 57.45 ec for the 100, which equalled the winning time of Clark Scholes IU.S.A.) at307 words
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221 1956-01-27 14 'THERE are two more changes in the rugby teams for tomorrow's North vs. South annual match at Jalan Besar stadium, starting at 5 p.m. South will be without the popular Fijian rugby captain. Isimeli Radrodro, and J. Richardson of Singapore Civilians comes Into221 words
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Article133 1956-01-27 14 BRISBANE. Thurs. HERB FLAM (United States). Neale Fraser i and Ken Rosewall (Australia i today reached the semifinals of the men's singles at the Australian Lawn Tennis Championships. Mervyn Rose had won the first set from Lewis Hoad in an All-Australian quarterfinal (6-3) whenReuter - 133 words
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Article147 1956-01-27 14 'THREE Singapore Judo instrucx tors have been awarded black belts (first dan) from Tokyo's Kodokan. the world's only judo college. They are first local Instructors to gain this honour They are A. V. Pestana (49). former holder of the brown belt (first kyu) a V.M.C.A. judokwal147 words
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Article41 1956-01-27 14 The visiting Ceylon Services hockey could not play the last match of their tour against Ceylon •Sports Club because the padang was waterlogged. The visitors are due to play CSC. at cricket at Balestier Road today.41 words
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Article219 1956-01-27 14 90-sec title victory for Andrews ¥AC ANDREWS and J/Tech KJ Duroe scored knockout victories at the finals of the RAF Singapore and Malaya novices boxIng championships last night. LAC Andrews (Butter worth) won the light-heavy title from LAC Kinnalrd with a whirlwind 90-second victory after a barrage of blows to219 words
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Article23 1956-01-27 14 The rugger fixture between RAP Seletar and RAP Changl first teams was postponed yesterday as the Seletar ground was waterlogged.23 words
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406 1956-01-27 14 r«OLZA, a speedy sort who carried stable confidence when beaten by Greet up the straight 5£ f at Ipoh last month, did a smart gallop on a wet track yesterday morning. Giving conventional, with Mavi up, and Byzantium a two-length start, Colza (Tom406 words
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194 1956-01-27 14 CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Thurs. MORE than 1,200 winter sports iTX athletes, from 32 nations, marched Into the new stadium here today for the opening of the seventh Winter Olympic Games. They made a colourful spectacle lined uu on the glistening ice. awaiting the arrival of SlgnotReuter - 194 words
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519 1956-01-27 14 PRESIDENT and West Point, lively prospects at Bukit Timah tomorrow, showed their ability to handle a wet track yesterday morning when most of the first day's probables were given their wind-ing-up gallops. A heavy shower held up work and when the first batch of519 words
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310 1956-01-27 14 rpHE useful Acrobat, winner of three races in six starts last year, goes over a mile for the first time tomorrow. There is nothing from his breeding he is by Magic Red out of the speedy Gold Bridge mare Gloria Mundi and his310 words
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Page 14 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous46 1956-01-27 14 CRICKET CEYLON S«rvicrs v C.S.C., Balestier Road. HOCKEY S.H.A. Senior knockout: BODCA v LatifT Wanderers, G.S.C. (round; K\ 1 Changl v I.A. Chanel. Friendly: S.R.C. v T.T.C., padang. S.C.C. v Army, padanf. SOCCER Friendly: Alexandra F.T. v Malay Juniors, Farrer Park. Corinthians v A.A.A., Farrer Park.46 words
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