The Straits Times, 24 February 1956

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    28 1 EwA i: w DAILY rFRTI F I F n sa if wvrr c n i«■ aa The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1956 15 CENTS
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    WOMEN DEFY BANDITS
    241 1 They wouldn't tell when 40 armed Reds demanded: Where are the guns! Their pluck may trap raiders Johore Bahru, Thurs. MW women and children at Kampong Pal: 11 (»n the Penjjfferang peninsula today n armed Communist terrorists who entered thtir village and stole nine Home inttnins and
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    Lincolns on new raid rock capital
    120 1  - Lincolns on new raid rock capital PETER KAYE THE AIR STRIKE SWITCHES TO SELANGOR By Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. 1 Kuala Lumpur rocked early today loyal Australian Air Force Lincoln rapped nearly 20 tons of bombs in than eight miles from the heart of fee (own. dows rattled and people jumped
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    BOURNE CABLES AIR CHIEF
    228 1 'Well done... KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Director of Operations, Lieut-Gen. Sir Geoffrey Bourne, has cabled the Air Officer Commanding Malaya, Air Vice Marshal W. H. Kyle, congratulating the Royal Air Force on the successful bombing of the terrorist headquarters camps. General Bourne's message read: "Well done,
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    TROOPS IN RACE WITH TIME
    401 1 RUTHERFURD rU\N(,, Thurs— Troops varchinc the two '"•red terrorist camps ■ihf Juiirl,. vwamps four lri >m here today ""I another dead bandit. ft 1 U Reds were ea hv |>o>ii!>N in Tuess Ml strike. *?L of the C' TTot" ot the South I Borderers tonight
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    UNBEATEN to the end: FIJIANS win 11-3
    211 1  - UNBEATEN to the end: FIJIANS win 11-3 W. E. TREVOR By qWE Ist. Bn., Fiji ReA giment, beat All Malaya by 11 points to 3 in last night's floodlit rugby match at Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore. It was the Fijians' 63rd and last game in Malaya and the victory enabled
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    Cat starts fire: 16 homeless
    40 1 A 10-minute fire last night destroyed a'hut and made 16 people homeless in a kampong: off Poh Huat Road, off Simon Road. Singapore. It is believed the fire started when a cat overturned an oillamp.
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    Writ against Mr. R.C.H. Lim
    51 1 A writ was filed in the Singapore High Court Registry yesterday by Mr. Martin Lee, of 194-B, Watton Estate, against Mr. Richard Chuan Hoe lim, of 3, Chancery Hill Road, claiming a sum of $30,000 allegedly paid by Mr. Lee to Mr. lim as his
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    Lock icon Boy for Jerry
    34 1 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. The wife of comedian Jerry Lewis last night gave birth to an 81b. boy. Mother and son are doing fine. The couple have two other children, one adopted.— U.P.
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    S'PORE ADULT EDUCATORS SLATED
    583 1  - S'PORE ADULT EDUCATORS SLATED FRANCIS WONG Mismanagement, says report By FINANCIAL mismanagement by some member assor ciations of the Singapore Council for Adult Education is alleged in a report, published today, by Mr. Lim Chee Poe, Bursar of the University of Malaya. Mr. Urn also strongly criticises the Council. The
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    Lock icon HONG KONG BARS A VIP PLANE
    59 1 HONG KONG BARS A VIP PLANE HONG KONG. Thurs. The Government has refused Pan-American World Airways permission to land a Boeing Strato-Crulser carrying the airline's board of directors at Kaitak airport. The Department of Civil Aviation decided the plane and its load would be too heavy for the runways. It
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    Lock icon BORN—A NEW WEST INDIAN NATION
    112 1 BORN— A NEW WEST INDIAN NATION LONDON, Thursday. LEADERS of the British West Indian Colonies signed an agreement here tonight merging the 1,000-mile chain of islands into a new nation. With the blessing of the British Government they brought into being a new British Caribbean Federation^ welding together the 3j)00
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    Lock icon The Narvik
    20 1 PERTH, Thurs. The tank landing ship Narvik, ''flagship" of Britain's Montebello atomic tests, arrived In Fremantle today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Atomic subs for the Royal Navy
    178 1 LONDON, Thurs. The Royal Navy is planning a fleet of submarines propelled by atomic power, an official report said today. A memorandum accompanying the annual Navy ftnancial estimates said: "Nuclear energy may well become in the future the main source of propulsion for both
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    26 1 TOKYO. Thurs. Radio Poking said today a petrified rmman skull older than the famed Peking Man relic has been found in Western China. -U.P.
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    Lock icon 'Death to him' demand
    46 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. The public prosecutor today demanded the death sentence for a 53-year-old Dutchman, Leon Jungschlaeger, who has been on trial on charges of subversion for more than a year. Jungsohlaeger was formerly head of the Dutch military intelligence in Indonesia. Reuter.
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    Knifed by gang
    29 1 A shop-assistant, See Ton Huat, 34, was seriously Injured early this morning when he was knifed by gangsters in a coffee-shop in Kampong Tiong Bahru, Singapore.
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    Lock icon THE REDS ARE 'IN THE MOOD'
    174 1 THE REDS ARE 'IN THE MOOD' Jazz behind the 'curtain' LONDON Thurs. JAZZ, which Stalin 0 frowned upon and virtually banned in the last few years of his life, is back in favour behind the Iron Curtain. It Is straight jazz, with no boogie-woogie. Soviet press reports show that jitterbugging
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    Lock icon Govt. at stake
    35 1 PARIS. Thurs. The French Premier, M. Guy Mollet, today staked the life of his three-week-old Government on Assembly approval of a Government proposal for three weeks' paid holidays for all workers. Reuter.
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    Lock icon THE TV CAR MECHANIC
    60 1 I NEW YORK, Thurs.— A new television auto mechanic demonstrated today tells you almost Instantly what's wrong with your engine. This electronic device throws wavy patterns of light onto the face of a TV-type screpn. V. 1 nations from the normal patterns point to such things
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    Lock icon Turco' WHERE IS HE? riddle IS OFFICIALLY solved
    178 1 Turco' WHERE IS HE? riddle IS OFFICIALLY solved TBE HAGUE. Thurs.— x The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced today that it had received news from Brussels that "Turco" Westerling, leader of an abortive revolt in Indonesia six years ago, had been dis- covered in Belgium and ordered to leave the country.
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    Black hole in Sudan
    234 2 HERDED INTO BARRACKS AFTER FARM RIOTS, 194 DIED FIGHT FOR BREA TH OF LIFE —285 WENT IN, ONLY 91 STAGGERED OUT CAIRO, Thursday. QNE HUNDRED and ninety-four farm workers, arrested after a violent clash with the police, have died in the army barracks where they were
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    Lock icon U.S. freeing $3,000 mil. uranium
    107 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. PRESIDENT Eisenhower yesterday ordered the release of 40,000 kilograms of uranium 235 ftu use in the United States and overseas in the development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The uranium is valued at US$l,OOO million ($3,000 million). Uranium 235 is a fissionable
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    Lock icon Health laws changes
    52 2 LONDON, Thurs. The British Government is considering changes in the law which will extend maternity and widow's benefits to wives from countries where polygamy is legal. The changes have been recommended by the National Insurance Advisory Committee, which was set up to revise the Existing national health
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    'HAPPIEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD'
    191 2 LONDON. Thursday. E A 34-YEAR-OLD Englishwoman ran excitedly op the s A landing steps of a plane at London airport last nitrbt to be reunited with her three youn* sons whom s she had not seen since she left them in Czechoslovakia E last year.
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    Lock icon Archers alone pleainN.Z.
    59 2 WELLINGTON. Thurs. Amateur archers, who find themselves at a disadvantage compared with huntsmen armed with guns, are seeking a game preserve of their own. The Bow Hunting Society has asked the New Zealand Government to set aside 5,000 acres of country near Taupo, where the only weapons
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    LABOUR UNREST HITS JAPAN
    153 2 Govt ready for general strike TOKYO, Thursday. TTHE Japanese Government, fearing a general strike L in March, is ready to mobilise up to 200,000 police and troops to meet a threatened labour showSohyo. Japan's Genera 1 Council of Labour Unions, expects to mobilise some I 5.000.000
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    Lock icon Duel at noon
    28 2 TAIPEH. Thurs. Chinese shore batteries on Amoy flred 517 rounds at Nationalist-held Quemoy in a 100-minute gun duel at noon, the Defence Ministry announced yesterday.—U.P.
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    Rembrandt sale
    23 2 LONDON, Thurs. A portrait by Rembrandt of his sister, painted in 1634, was sold at an auction yesterday for U5546,200, ($188.600).
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    THE GHOST IN LOVE WITH SHIRLEY, 15
    315 2 THE GHOST IN LOVE WITH SHIRLEY, 15 -Bit it's all over LONDON. Thurs.— A flesh and blood spiritualist last night wooed a pretty Cockney bob-by-soxer away from a boy friend who was out of this world. Spiritualist Harry Hanks claimed after a one-hour seance attended by newsmen that he had
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      Lock icon ALF SHOWS PACES
      307 2 SYDNEY: An amateur athlete, Alf Cook, chased and caught a dingo (wild dog) over a mile of rough country to win £3— the bounty paid for each dingo destroyed The dingo shot out of a bush while Cook was out walking. After a frantic sU-zag chase, he
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      Lock icon Bad tooth at a month old
      47 2 NEW YORK: Robert Clinton U a month old and he hat tooth-ache. A full-grown upper molar la bad. Dentists, who said that they had never before heard of such a young child having a back tooth, will remove it today.— A.P.
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    Lock icon LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
    94 2 Navy extremes need special kit ORDINARY SEAMAN Geoffrey Newson, 18, at 6 ft. 8 int. is the tallest man in the Royal Navy. He had to have special kit, including •lie 15 boots, made for him. W. R. N. Audrey Green, also 18, a
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    Lock icon Russia tells world
    161 2 'We can H-bou any place 1 LONDON It! A R S H A iU Sokolovs:, Army chief of stafl i yesterday thai "has at it reliable means f Or ing atomic and fc2 gen bombs to any a in the world." Radio reported Writing in Pravda h»
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    The Reds say yes
    57 2 LONDON. Thurs. -Jtl Communist powei 1954 conference v. the Indo-China warr.osE port the Idea of a ing to discuss th( divided Vietnam. o£j here said last night. Britain and Russia, aj chairmen nations of thtl conference in Grnova I now receiving repllp letters they sent to
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    Bringing up mother...
    205 2 THAT'S WHAT THE CHILDREN DO IN AMERICA, says BRITISH JUVENILE EXPERT NEW YORK, Thurs.— Sir Basil Henrlques said here yesterday that in the United States children brought up their parents, whereas in England it was still the other way around. Sir Basil, prominent British social worker and
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    Lock icon EUROPE'S KILLER COLD DEATHS OVER 800
    325 3 Worst winter in memory ana ri^u te WORSE LONDON, Thursday. rROZKN X rope mourned more than SOO dead I ,od;o i» the worst winter in living memory r un rold< r eather is forecast for the weekend' .rope- one vast expanse of snow— Itfl
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    THE DEATH TOLL
    34 3 THE DEATH TOLL fl ,«n death toll M countries: Franrr !1«, Italy 1«4. Turku liK'^lavia j.V Holland 40. (.ermany :<i. Austria :i swrden 21. "pnrtuiMl I*. BHJtium 1". >«itzerl l jn( m and Poland
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    Dope case: Three for trial
    58 3 Dope case: Three for trial LOfJDON, Thurs. < chrU aviaI were com- :he Cenhere rgea of con;1( opium by r rsfan Gulf plead< d not.Ruilty and reserved n >aid that one of the uilot emSkyways, a Brimpany, on the tta and Sin- -rcond ac- i :go superin- >ame com- Matthev
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    Admiral dies
    19 3 I:.-. :rv Admiral f Palliser. former :r. Chief of diet Naval at his London Re was 64.—
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    Lock icon Royal thanks
    27 3 LONDON. Thurs. The Queen today thanked the House of Commons for its "loyal and affectionate greetings on my return from my visit to Nigeria."— Reuter.
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    Lock icon From Senator Joe to General Mac Arthur —a glowing tribute
    126 3 T^EW YORK. Thurs— Se- nator Joseph R. McCarthy (Republican) yesterday praised Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur as "the contemporary George Washington who never "would have extended the hand of friendship to the Soviet Union as was done last summer at Geneva."
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    Lock icon U.S.ready for 30-year cold war
    208 3 U.S. ready for 30-year cold war WASHINGTON, Thurs. —The U.S. Defence Mobiliser, Mr. Arthur S. Flemming, has told Congress that the cold war may last 30 to 40 years and that the U.S. Government is planning accordingly. Mr. Flemming, in testimony released today by the House Appropriations Committee, said he
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    Lock icon The East-West bridge
    305 3 INDIA, AS MUCH AS BRITAIN, BUILT UP COMMONWEALTH, MacDONALD TELLS STUDENTS YEW DELHI, Thurs.— A> The British High Commissioner. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. told Delhi University students tonight that India was as much The creator of the Commonwealth i as Britain. Addressing a meeting of the students'
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    Lock icon NO-HANGING BILL SURPRISE
    95 3 LONDON, Thurs.— The British Government, opposed to the abolition of the death penalty for murder, said today that it would let the House of Commons legislate on the issue by a Private Member's Bill. This means that the Government itself will not introdure a Bill giving effect
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    LONDON STOCKS
    304 3 LONDON. Tnurs. S CTOCK MARKETS moved erra--3» tically today. At the outset prices were easier due to the •J warning letter from the Trade *m I Union Congress to the Chancellor J I of the Exchequer but prices re- covered when cheap buyers re- appeared. British fund? recovered
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    TIN
    23 3 TONDON Feb. 23 Cash Buyers £R3O: Sellers £835: Forward Buyer« £792: Sellers £793: SeMlemrn* €832 Turnover: am 35 tons p.m. 45 tons
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    RUBBER
    24 3 lONDON Feb. 23. —Spot 2M., Apr -June 27d.. July-Sept. 25' id., Oct'-Dec 25'4d.. Mar c.i.f 27\d. April c.l.f. i! 6 ,d. Tone: Steady.
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    Lock icon SUCH A DISGRACE, SAYS NEHRU
    156 3 SUCH A DISGRACE, SAYS NEHRU NEW DELHI, Thurs. TWE Prime Minister, x Mr. Nehru, today said last month's riots in Bombay over the redrawing of state boundaries were "disgraceful." "In any other country, the army and tanks would have been used. In Bombay we used only the police," he told.
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    Lock icon LIFE WITH HAROLD: BY HIS WIFE
    64 3 LIFE WITH HAROLD: BY HIS WIFE LEICESTER, Thurs.— Harold Frankci told a divorce court he had to take lessons in jujitsu to defend himself against attacks by his wife Eileen. Frankel weighs 204 pounds, h*3 wife 119. The judge said he preferred Mrs. Frankel's story that Frankel practised jujitsu holds
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    Lock icon 779,500 in the Forces
    50 3 LONDON. Thurs. Britain's active defence forces numbered 779.500, at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defence, said last night. Of this total, 123.500 were in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. 411.800 in the Army, and 244,200 in the Royal Air Foree -r Reuter.
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    Gifts for Grace
    38 3 HOOLYWOOD. Thurs. More than 200 wedding gifts from all over the world have so far arrived at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios here addressed to Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco who are to marry in April.
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    18 3 PHILADELPHIA, Thurs. Negro singer Billie Holliday and her manager-husband were arrested today on narcotics charges— U.P.
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    Caddies say: Cut this handicap
    233 4 Caddies say: Cut this handicap 'MORE PAY' DEMAND TJHJE mysterious dis- appearance of 200 caddies from the Royal Island Club In Singapore since Chinese New Year was cleared up yesterday. Club officials do not know why. they are staying away. But the caddies, the majority of whom are Chinese living
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    Youth meeting
    28 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— A meeting will be held at the Unity Boys Club. Johore Bahru. at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday to form a District Youth Council.
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    Threat to close down community centre
    149 4 GOVT. STEPS IN TO CLEAN UP MESS TWE Tiong Bharu Community Centre faces closure unless it can submit accounts and hold a general election meeting by Tuesday. This is the centre, whose r exasperated president, Mr. I Teo Seng Bee. earlier this I week
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    23 SAIL OFF TO BECOME EXPERTS UNDER COLOMBO PLAN
    86 4 23 SAIL OFF TO BECOME EXPERTS UNDER COLOMBO PLAN Twenty-three Federation students will leave Singapore tomorrow for New Zealand to take up technical courses under the Colombo Plan. When they return, Malaya will have six new mining engineers, six trade training experts, three agricultural scientists, three honours graduates in science,
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    She had samsu: $1,000 fine
    42 4 A 43-year-old woman who distilled samsu in a disused air raid shelter on U>d of a hillock near the 7th mile, Ulu Changi Road, was fined $1,000 In a Singapore court yesterday. Tay Geok Keng pleaded guilty.
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    Youths plan campfire
    43 4 Five Singapore youth groups Prince Edward, Queen Street, Mt. Brskine and Pulau Brani Boys' Clubs and Pearl's Hill Youth Club will hold a combined campfire on the Prince Edward Boys' Club ground, Shenton Way, at 7.30 p.m. on March 2.
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    Death after a party
    55 4 The Singapore coroner yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure on a City Council clerk, Heng Geok Kirn, 32, who died in an accident On Dec. 26 last year. Heng died two hours after his car crashed into a lamppost in Norfolk Road. He was
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    Draft Bill up for review
    54 4 The Singapore Civil Service Staff Side Council will meet next month to consider "the applicability" of the Government's draft Clerks and Shop Assistants Employment Bill, tabled at the Legislative Assembly's last meeting on Feb. 8. The council represents 31 unions, including clerks, school teachers, daily-paid
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    Defence: This is a farce
    417 4 THE CROWN GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO A COURT I'VE NO CHOICE— MAGISTRATE IPOH, Thursday. A MAGISTRATE here today held that the Public Prosecutor could order the court to commit an accused for trial. And a lawyer said that if this was so. a preliminary inquiry became
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    FOR SALE: EGGS (CHEAP)
    95 4 FOR SALE: EGGS (CHEAP) rrUE Singapore Anti-Tuber--1 cuiosis Association's plan to make a successful farm of its rehabilitation centre at South Winds has proved so successful that the association now has eggs to sell to the public. The Lady Almoner, Mrs. Bessie Jensen, said yesterday: -We are getting 400 eggs
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    COLONY WOMEN PRAISED
    74 4 SINGAPORE women are more energetic than women in India, said Mrs. Ammu Swaminadhan (above), a member of the Indian Parliament, yesterday. She said*: "Most of the women I have met here are fully engaged in social activities.' 1 Mrs. Swaminadhan is in Singapore to gain first hand
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    A JOB GOES WITH SIR ALAN
    178 4 WITH Sir Alan Watt's transfer as Australian Ambassador to Japan, his job in Singapore as Commissioner for South-East Asia has been abolished. The Australian Government yesterday officially announced the new appointment of Sir Alan, which was reported by the Straits Times earlier this week.
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    OPIUM: LABOUR PARTY ATTACKS TENGKU
    230 4 PENANG, Thurs.— The Labour Party of Malaya today called on the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, to state categorically that he would "abandon all ideas" of re-introducing opium into Malaya. "If he does introduce opium again, it would only give Chin Peng and his Communist
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    SO SORRY SIR, says Mr. OH, 60
    132 4 SO SORRY SIR, says Mr. OH, 60 Court apologies (\U CHEE HONG, 6 0 t v/ accountant who accw a police officer at a prevZ hearing Df assaulting k while in remand, yesterdM changed his story "in t ■tatapore Fourth m Court on return from Woot bridge Hospital. Oh apologised
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    No delay, say police
    72 4 Singapore PMice yesterti' denied a charge by Mau: See Yuek Hion, 51. that i patrol car tool; 20 minutes* get to Sam Leong Road z Wednesday after her sot. Yon? Lenj,' Tec, 12. had b«: stabbed. Radio Police Headquarter records showed that trie "995' call was
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    After 25 years
    27 4 TAIPING. Thurs.— After 3 years' service in Taipms. X: N Arulanandam, RaiW Station Mastc. leaves ot transfer to Kuala Lumpur" head Station Master there
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    New tanker
    18 4 A 32,000-ton Japanese built tanker, the Master Michael, arrived in Singapore on her maiden voyage yesterday.
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    A GOOD DEED REWARDED
    59 4 A Singapore schoolboy. Mohamed Noor bin Kassim, 17. who took a "lost" four-year-old girl to the police on Tuesday, was given a reward of $30 yesterday by the girl's father. Mohamcd. a studt.r. I Tanglin Tinggi School, found the chijd. Mildred Pert* wandering at Newton Cinjj
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    Women: Our clothes were thrown out of the booth
    125 5  - Women: Our clothes were thrown out of the booth REX SCAMBARY TtfAS PRODDED WITH RTFIE BUTT' From Kajang, Thursday. r r icM clothing thrown out by searchers unaerwear inquiry that soldier had the back iti and that ply Chinese to relieve the inquiry lence from 12 s from the ihese
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      THE WOMAN who said she
      129 5 heard soldiers laughing... pHANG CHIEW, a mid- dl «-aßed tapper, said that searchers took off all her clothing in a booth at the Bang! Gate, Semenyih, on Jan. 12. When she protested a woman searcher threw her outer garments out of the booth. She had
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      THE WOMAN who refused to take off her undies...
      162 5 THE WOMAN who refused to take off her undies CHEN THIAM, a young tapper, said she was told to take her clothes off in a military truck at Kachau gate on Jan. 12. When she refused the searchers took off her outer garments. She objected to taking off her underwear
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      THE WOMAN who said she was stripped naked...
      73 5 THE WOMAN who said she was stripped naked TtfG KOK YIN, another young tapper, alleged that her clothes were thrown out of a booth while she was being searched at Kachau gate on Jan. 11. She said the searchers had stripped her completely naked, although she had protested. She put
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      THE WOMAN who decided to go back home...
      77 5 LOW ONN, 49, a mother of five, said that on Jan. 12. after there had been a delay at the Kachau gate, she made her way back to her home instead of going out to tap rubber. On her way home, she
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      THE WOMAN who heard ' two words in Malay...
      71 5 THE WOMAN who heard two words in Malay TAN YOKE YIN. another middle aged tapper said that when she came out of a search booth on Jan. 11 at Kucha u gate, she saw a special constable getting up from a squatt- ing position outside the booth. "I do not
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    BANK CLERKS ASK FOR ASSURANCE
    38 5 BANK CLERKS ASK FOR ASSURANCE MPUR. Thurs.— on'a bank clerks t mployers tli at pridy enjoy in would not be although they ■vered by the recently negotve more pay .tllow better negotiated :.x f ci uniform md working
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    hies outrage charge
    34 5 •v Sena, alias Moh p -au, pleaded not ipore court charge of outlesty of a Ah Lay. at the factory in Kirn n Tuesday afterleged to have ■/r cheek. He was
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    Dog men not 'trigger happy'
    280 5  - Dog men not 'trigger happy' PATRICIA MORGAN VET ON SHOOTING OF STRAYS By if EN employed to shoot ITI stray dogs in Singapore are not "trigger happy," the City Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. J. C. Drake, said yesterday. He was answering a complaint by Mrs. Diane MacNair, of Meyer Road, Katong,
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    The death of a dog as the
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    No opposition to Chieftain
    37 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thins.— The High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacOillivray, is the new Chieftain of the Selangor St. Andrew's Society. He was elected Chieftain— without opposition at last night's annual meeting of the society.
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    Padi grants lead to a 'revolt'
    96 5 Padi grants lead to a 'revolt' NIBONG TE^AL, Thurs. t*>RTY THOUSAND padi M. planters in the Krian district of Perak have formed an "action committee" to oppose a move by penghulus to use money from Government padi relief grants to lay water pipes and electricity in the Krian area. The
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    Scout Week
    22 5 As part of Scout Week, an exhibition of photographs and handicrafts will be opened today at the British Council Hall.
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    82,000 TO HOLD COLONY RALLY ON MAY DAY
    187 5  - 82,000 TO HOLD COLONY RALLY ON MAY DAY JOSEPH YEO By SINGAPORE'S 82,000 organised workers will unite in one big May Day celebration this year. The plan, suggested by Mr. Ang Liong Sing, secretary of the Singapore Trade Union Congress, has been approved by the Congress representative coun- cil. This
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    P.C. WHO DIDN'T LIKE DISCIPLINE IS SENT TO JAIL
    166 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A POLICEMAN described as "stubborn and not A amenable to discipline" had been convicted of 21 disciplinary offences during his 36 months of service, the Sessions Court here was told today. Eleven other similar charges were pending aaginst
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    Minister's son off to America
    67 5 A SELANGOR state councillor, Mr. Douglas K. K. Lee (above), flies to San Francisco today on a three-month visit to America sponsored by the U.S. Information Office. Mr. Lee, son of the Minister for Transport Col H. S. Lee. will study the systems of the
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    Buddhist temple service
    58 5 A Buddhist full moon service, sponsored by Mr. T. A. Simon, City Councillor, in memory of his father, the late Mr. T. A. Charles, will be held at Sri Lankaramaya, 30-C, St. Michael's Road, Singapore, at 5.45 p.m. tomorrow. The film "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" will
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    DEATH
    52 6 20 Wort, $10 (minimum). LIM: Mr. Lim Boon Hoe, fi yei'.rs. on 23rd. February, 1956. leaving behind his wife Mdm. Chan Oon choot. children Peter I .mi. Mrs. Anna Young and Maggie, <I;uißhter-ln-law Irene and granddaushter Renee Lim. Cortege Ir.r, S B 9 Still Road at 4.30 p.m. to-day
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    40 6 20 Word, $10 (minimum). THE FAMILY OF THE late Mrs. Tav Khoon Ling, nee Marparet Chia, thank all Relatives, Friends. Gabriel Bros, and Staff, H.I.E.S. and The Chinese Association for Their Help and Attendance, at the Funeral on 22-2-56.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS The Straits Times
    246 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS The Straits Times 20 Word, $10 (minimum). GLORIA KIDD— For Facial and Body Rejuvenation, Robinson Co. Raffles Place. Tel: No. 5894. SALE STARTS on Monday at Mulrhand's, 82-1. Bras Basah Road. FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the 'Malay Mail' if you want to w:n that $5,000 word puzzle. JUST
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    Singapore, Fri, Feb. 24, 1956. Wiping Out Malaria
    745 6 Singapore, Fri, Feb. 24, 1956. Wiping Out Malaria One of the eternal mysteries is the true extent of malaria in Malaya. A careless reading of Government reports and health statistics they are rarely read in any other way creates the impression that malaria is all but conquered. Recorded deaths from
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    A Fruity Smell
    435 6 A thoroughly unsatisfactory state of affairs is disclosed in the report by Mr. Lim Chee Poe, of the University of Malaya, on his investigation of the financial accounts of the Singapore Council for Adult Education and its member associations. It is not unfortunately a complete accounting. It
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    Let's learn to walk before we run
    396 6 Let's learn to walk before we run LET'S not lose our heads, as we have lost our voices, over too many merdekas. Shouting slogans, clenching fists and similar outbursts may be a reflection of the country's political mood, but is "merdeka" not beginning to sound too much like a parrot-cry?
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    The 'bad old days' of opium
    222 6 Fvlew of the publicity given to the opium question, perhaps the following references to the past may be of interest to all. When the late Rev. W.E. Horley went on furlough in 1908 the members of the Anti-Opium Society in Kuala Lumpur presented him
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    Book on education is a beacon of safety
    464 6 Book on education is a beacon of safety ii Uk AT this time, when the new education policy for Malaya is being formulated, and at this transition stage of the Government from Colonialism to self-govern-ment and independence, the question of a unified education programme loom* large. Thanks to the foresight
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    A 'WEAK-KNEED' POLICY
    277 6 rFHE ignorance of the •I Minister for Labour about trade unions and Industrial problems is evident from the speech he delivered at a meeting of the Selangor Clerical and Administrative Staff Union. If the workers strike, then there must be something wrong with industrial relations. He should
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    Criticism too destructive
    260 6 piROM time to time letters have appeared in your paper in criticism of the private schools in Malaya. The criticisms have always been destructive. The most destructive recent criticIsm has come from "Parent". It is foolish to judge all the private schools by conditions in one school.
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    PAY UP, OR ELSE
    63 6 TAGA kereta boys" i J causing annoyance 'c loss to car-owni town. I am the owner car. I have been car in Collver C some time. There a week pa car beinu damn unscrupulous fell ches are made on work. The wfo to make th;^ <
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    Peking tells Arabs 'We are defenders of Islam'
    677 6  - Peking tells Arabs 'We are defenders of Islam' WALTER BfIIGGS By wide A their arms to Africa and the Middle East, the Chinese Communists are posing as defenders of the faith before the huge Muslim populations there. Typically the China Islamic Association receives numerous picked delegations from Arab countries with
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    Chinese back go-slow call-up
    169 7 SINO-MALAY CLASH Pftawnrg BUT IT CAN BE AVOIDED-SIB CHENG-LOCK .jESGKU HAS 0E RIGHT APPROACH' klA I.A LIMPUR, Chinese )ea( j t T> in the Federa- todaj supported Ahdul Rah(autious approach to the question eral mobilisalinst C'ommunjsf terrorists. inference the Chief said that if llisation was Malays
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    BEDOK WILL BE SAFE FROM ROODS IN 4 MONTHS
    252 7 That's Thomas's estimate: Then on with three other big control schemes TWE Bedok agricultural area of Singapore, where monsoon floods have caused millions of di.lars worth of damage in recent years, will be safe from seasonal rains in four months. The
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    70 radio men form Union No. 2
    149 7 70 radio men form Union No. 2 •BETTER HANDLING OF INTERESTS' ABOUT 70 members of the Department of Broadcasting Employees' Union in Singapore have formed a new union of their own. They are employed in the eight programme divisions of Radio Malaya and their union is called the Radio Malaya
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    MALAYAN TO TAKE LESSONS AT WAR OFFICE
    87 7 MALAYAN TO TAKE LESSONS AT WAR OFFICE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federation Government is to send a Malay officer of the Malayan Civil Service to London for training in the War Office. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Alliance Ministers here last night. On his return, the
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    For teachers
    32 7 Wesley Church, Singapore, will hold a "Teachers Sunday" service at 10 aon. on Sunday at which the Rev. Dr. Ho Sens: One, Methodist educational secretary, will be the guest preacher.
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    KAMPONG'S ORDER IS STILL 'QUIT
    136 7 KAMPONG'S ORDER IS STILL 'QUIT KLANG. Thursday. rpHE Kampong Sijangkang committee has told Inche Taharil bin Atmawi, chairman of the local UMNO branch, that its "quit" order still stands. Inche Taharil had defied the committee's order to leave the kampong by last Tuesday following an allegation that he collected signatures
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    Trinidad job for Sarawak man
    45 7 Mr. J. R. Blagden, Senior Magistrate of Sarawak, has been appointed Puisne Judge in Trinidad. Mr. Blagden, who went to Sarawak in December 1950 has twice acted as Puisne Judge in the combined judiciary of Sarawak. North Borneo and Brunei.
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    End of fund
    27 7 A bill to provide for winding up of the War Damage Fund will be introduced* at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Assembly.
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    23 TEACHERS PROMOTED
    41 7 tJMFUR, Hum. Ices Commis- z 23 G >vernteacheri lor proicale educasts. I Those selected— 2l men and I I two women— are all university graduates Their new posts carry a j basic salary of $675. rising to $850.
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    $4 A DAY CLAM IS TOO HIGH
    345 7 The Tengku gives his answer to 65,000 And no arbitration— workers told KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. THE Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, is to x intervene personally to avert a threatened strike by 65.000 daily paid Government workers. He is to call a joint
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    'Contempt' hearing adjourned
    127 7 'Contempt' hearing adjourned JIEARING of a motion for a writ of attachment for contempt of court against the Straits Times Press Ltd., Mr. A. C. Simmons, managing [director, Mr Aliington Ken- I naxd and Mr. Maxwell Scho- i field, associate editors, and Mr. Anthony Oei. reporter, began in the Singapore
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    The SIN in Singapore
    88 7 The SIN in Singapore TWO BAGS boldly labelled "SIN" caused a minor disturbance at the exit of the Singapore Airport lobby yesterday afternoon. As newly-arrived air passengers climbed aboard city-bound buses. the mysterious bags were left standing all by themselves outside the doorway. Porters and air hostesses asked each other
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    Guest speaker
    42 7 Mr. Leon Dale, lecturer in the University of Malaya, will be the guest speaker at the devotional meeting of the Telok Ayer Methodist Youth Fellowship, Singapore, in the Chinese Methodist Church auditorium. Telok Ayer Street at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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    VILLAGERS WARNED: PAY UP 0R...
    59 7 VILLAGERS WARNED: PAY UP 0R... KUALA TRENGGANU, Thurs— About 1,000 people living in six villages near here will soon face action by the Kuala Trengganu Tengan Local Council for not paying rates since 1954. The council is owed about $6,000. The villagers, who have not paid up, are living in
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    He began on $25 monthly
    49 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Financial Assistant, Selangor P.W.D. Mr. N. M. Vasagam, retires from Government service tomorrow. Aged 55 Mr. Vasagam joined the Government as an apprentice clerk in 1917 at $25 a month. He was awarded the m.b.e.. In the New Year honours.
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    They meet for yearly talk
    45 7 TAIPING, Thurs. The annual conference of the Perak restrict Methodist Youth KlloSnlp will be held here on Saturday at 3 p.m. neltßates from all over the state will attend the conference bt the new Chinese Methodist church at Jalan laicander.
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    STARS JOIN THE X-RAY CLUB
    55 7 STARS JOIN THE X-RAY CLUB rpHREE Hollywood stars, A Mitti Gaynor, William Holden and Bing Crosby, have joined the Singapore X-Ray dab as honorary members, the organising secretary, Mrs. Rita Alison, announced yesterday. The club was recently organised to boost public interest in the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association and to help
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    Juke boxes for T. Malim
    62 7 TANJONO MALIM, Thurs. This town Is to have juke boxes but in restricted numbers. The Tanjong Mallm Town Board, at its meeting on Tuesday, agreed that juke boxes helped to "entertain poor people." However, they also agreed to limit their number by licensing them and
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    Contractor fined
    39 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Goh Chit, a tapping contractor, was fined $90 in the Magistrate's Court today for failing to pay monthly contributions to the Employees Provident Fund amounting to $1,087 in respect of 59 of his employees.
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    MISHAPS: A GUIDE FOR MOTORISTS
    83 7 CINGAPORE Traffic Police last night appealed again to motorists: "Do not unnecessarily report minor accidents to the police." The Road Traffic Ordinance was amended last year to avoid undue inconvenience to motorists and others involved in minor crashes. Motorists must stop after a minor accident
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    $1,000 gift to temple fund
    39 7 Mr. M. Karthlgafiu. former Singapore magistrate, has given $1,000 to the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple Building in memory of his late parents, Dato Dr. N. Mootatamby and Mrs. Mootatamby, of Singapore and Johore Bahru.
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    THE NEW BOARD HAS 7-A-SIDE
    148 7 THE NEW BOARD HAS 7-A-SIDE TWE Singapore Gov- eminent last night announced the appointment of a new 14-man Labour Advisory Board with an equal number of representatives from employers and employees. The board will hold its first private meeting today under the chairmanship of the Commissioner for Labour at the
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      78 7 High tides TODAY: Singapore 9.10 a.m. (8 ft. 8 ins.) 10.52 pm (8 ft. S Ins.): Port Dickaon 5.20 a.m. (8 ft. 8 tns.) 5.33 pm. (8 ft. 8 Ins.); Penang 12.02 a.m. (6 ft 8 ins.) 11.56 p.m. (7 ft. 5 Ins.) TOMORROW: Singapore 10.10 H.m (9 ft. 4
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    DESCENDANT OF MAN WHO CEDED SINGAPORE To RAFFLES SAYS- IT'S SHABBY, UNDIGNIFIED Prince is too poor to live in his 'palace'
    910 8  - DESCENDANT OF MAN WHO CEDED SINGAPORE To RAFFLES SAYS- IT'S SHABBY, UNDIGNIFIED Prince is too poor to live in his 'palace' WILLIAM FISH By THE MAN regarded by Malays as the rightful Sultan of Singapore wants to quit his "palace" in Kampong Glam. Tengku Muda Mohamed, 50-year-old descendant of Sultan
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    'MRA WAY CAN END EMERGENCY'
    72 8 IPOH, Ulan. A Home Guard officer told Ipoh Rotartans at their weekly luncheon today that applying the principles of Moral Rearmament would be the quickest way to end the Emergency in the Federation. Lieut-Col. B. S. Hartland said that a M.R.A. mission to Kenya had
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    LUXURY LINER ARRIVES
    55 8 The round-the-world luxury liner JCungsholm arrives in Singapore teday. And at the wharf to meet the 393 American tourists will be 37 guides, including 17 Boy Scouts. One hundred taxis have been engaged by American Express to take the tourists on a tour of the island. The
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    SUCH A SURPRISE FOR 3 ROBBERS
    92 8 fFHREE men, one carrying two pistols and 1 others a dagger each, broke into a house in Kempas Road, Singapore, on Wednesday night and held up a woman and three children. l Then suddenly they panicked and fled without The house was occnpW W
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    School fun fair
    45 8 TAIPING. Thurs.— A threeday fan fair at the Hua Lian High School will be opened here on Saturday at 2 p.m. by the District Officer, Larut and Matang, Mr. I. D. Irvine. The fair is in aid of the schoo; maintenance fund.
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    Firing practice
    31 8 Firing practices will take place on Blakang Mati land off Singapore on TO. 27 to March 3- and we March 5 to 9 between 8 ar and 4.30 p.m.
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      253 8 \s easy to apply costs so little W It's easy to do a professional looking paint job l^k Kern-Tone has such a glorious range of colours I too Rich as velvet on your walls, any colour you j choose will make a wall look more interesting i j more luxurious.
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      135 8 Aisah binti Bt Abdul Rahman, Ifi^ r*^fc>^ of 3g jnC I bh^bk^HHß* 4klllisll studies at ii^w» iwp9 the Maderasah P'^B I J (Tj Melayu School. fe^(LJM#^|jL *T^S Kuching. B^Ki SP^^^^^^ik isls^Hißdsft 3 1 Ml and LO say: /^/\(^\v\ I Aisah has painted a pleasant /ttn I pltturt which proves that
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      209 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6. The old lepers' crjr (7). I.TI*«U»y W i. cricket v J^run'Tf B. Mirt without a Uil-board JKV"* may provide a weet accom- H knows how to tak. paniment (7) crook ln hand (8) ifi. Thte garment mafcai money v From agun made g,^, In a
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Fake prince lured 200 Scots to lonely land .
    1591 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Fake prince lured 200 Scots to lonely land SMALLER B 1 RUBBER Jf Trekked 500 miles Booking for city In 1820, the coronation year of King George IV, there came to London His Serene Highness Gregor I, Prince of Poyais and its dependencies and Cacique of
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      179 9 Hex 3Morgan 9 MM. Feeiing ill BQfcXJE^^K^H f€Et- soaaewuatill, Jm V look, pops-vou been Ttmeoe wojT be A-Njv JIV t-tti :ll pchuaps lea W V' JOSEPW, WV BOY MJkY I I USTIN6 IN M.V JOINT 6.LL I NEED POO PHYSCAJ. I^WFiP /V£ '/U SO BACK TO 7U£ jftWl W I
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    STRIKE THREAT AT MINES BOOSTS PRICE OF TIN
    404 10 By Our Market Correspondent TIHE threat of a Federation wide strike of 18,000 x tin workers is now affecting both the metal market in Singapore and tin counters on the local share market. Yesterday the price of tin jumped by $4 per
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    45 10 FE Federation's Financial Secretary has fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week starting February 23: RUBBER: 51. 03', per lb. COPRA: $432 per ton. COCONUT OIL: $698 per ton. PALM OIL: $694.75 per ton. PALM KERNELS: $363 per ton.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    36 10 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong ye&terday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.91 for cash and 5.94'^ for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.70 and one tael of gold at 259%.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    268 10 Tfce Malayan Share Brokers' Aa—chittoli reported: On the local share market, prices eased further with small support at the lower levels." Sint-opore and Federation brokti. reported the foUowinf business done yesterday: Praser and Neave ords. $1.75; Gammon $2,174 to $2.12> 2 Metal Box $1,624; Singapore Cold Storage $1
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    RUBBER PRICES
    143 10 March trst grade robber bayers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 94% cent* per lb.. down 3-S cenu on Wednesday's closing prire. The d— lng tone was weak. Oasis* price la cents per lb. were No. 1 R.B.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 95 V sellers 96',: No. 1 R.S.B.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    68 10 Mngapar* Chinese Prodvee fcxehaagc: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: February $27>« buyers. •37% sellers; March $28 buyers MBU sellers, tx-onui oil: quiet; bulk 141 Vi sellers; drum $44 sellers Pepper: qultt; Muntok white $131. Sarawak »130, special Sarawak black 994 (all varieties unchanged). Singapore Copra Aaacclatlon
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    8 10 Basra,-* (up S4) copra Picul (unchaimVi"'
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    66 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOT-hnp n Investments Stock Exchan^r variations were trading note U Loans SV. Loans 3,. Con. Zinc. Bank of N.S.W Mount Lyell N. Broken Hill Hill 50 %l Peko m MO^ n Western 'Mining Ampol Ex Oil Soarch Aust. Consol. mc A.l.M. mew) Bradford B Hill Pro Courtauld Dunlop
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    SHIPPING
    74 10 Ships lyinif alnn C sid, Ifa pore Harbour Board whar expected today are K ur-1 1 2. Katong 4.5, Sen Gaastekerk fi 7. Doli Prince 11. Serang 15.16. Trollus 18 19 20. Rawang N. Wall 6 't rick Clover 2122. Urti 23 S?!J? 24 25 Ta >"P c 26
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      638 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPUCATIONS are Invited from Federal Citlsens or eligible tor same, age 17-23, unmarried, for nppolntment as Typist in Kuantan Telecommunications Department. ifs must have passed Form 111 In an Kngllsh School. Salary Male: Probationers $100 pjn.; Grade 111 $115 x 7.50 145 p.m.; II $160 x 7. 50
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      812 10 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Fort Canning Rise, between Armenian Street and Fort Canning Road, will be opened up lor the purpose of laying electric cables. Excavation work will commence on or about Monday 27.2.56 lor a I duration of 2 weeks. i The
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      Rubber smugglers are busy in Indonesia
      261 12 Rubber smugglers are busy in Indonesia THERE is evidence that a large amount of rubber is being smuggled into Malaya from Indonesia, cables the Straits Times Jakarta Correspondent. The evidence is available by a comparison of official statistics published in Malaya and the Republic. According to Malayan statistics, imports of
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      Exhibition to attract many trades
      148 12 MORE than 250 exhibitors will be taking part in the Mechanical Handling Exhibition being held at Earls Court. London, from May 9-19. Occupying 400,000 sq. ft. the exhibition will be the greatest display of labour-aiding equipment the world has evec seen. In addition to its
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      CEYLON MOVE ON INDUSTRY
      68 12 The Ceylon Government has announced the formation of three government-sponsor-ed corporations to take over state-owned plywood, leather and caustic soda factories. The plywood factory turns out six million square feet of plywood per year, while the turnover of the leather factory is over 706,000 rupees annually.
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      IRON FIRM TO MARKET LOW COST REFRIGERATOR
      196 12 IRON FIRM TO MARKET LOW COST REFRIGERATOR MORPHY-RICHARDS LTD., the British company which is the largest manufacturer of irons In the world, are to market in Malaya a low-priced competitive 1.5 cubic foot refrigerator suitable for lower middle class families. The export sale* manager of the company, Mr. L. D.
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      Malayan rubber is aiding West German industry
      144 12 Malayan rubber is aiding West German industry RUBBER from Malaya is used as one of the basic 1V materials for the making of batteries, said an official of a leading German battery company in Singapore. fir rubber," said the ssman, Mr. George "is keeping many of idustrles going." added that
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      I.C.I. CUT PRICE OF TITANIUM
      255 12 Important to all industries TMPERIAL Chemical Indus■l tries Ltd., announce a reduction in the price of their raw titanium to' about 21s. (below US$3) per lb. This compares with the current price of $3.45 in the U.SJL— at present the largest producer and user of
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      Advertising chief makes survey of this market
      178 12 A REPRESENTATIVE Of a leading British advertising company with worldwide connections has just completed a two- week market survey trip to Singapore. He Is Mr. Jack 8. Swaab. manager of th« overseas department of Foote, Cone and BekUng Ltd., London, which is affiliated
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      'WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT'
      102 12 'WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT' Ml. LEE CHEE SHAN, I~L managing director of ttie Chang Khlaw Bank Ltd. the "small man's bank" has announced the Issue of several booklets for free distribution to the public. These tell the man-ln-the-street how simple it is to deal with a bank
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      Two long-service insurance officials are feted
      106 12 rO members of tne sian oi the General Acridrnt p and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. received l n service presentations at a dinner at the Capitol Rest, on Saturday. Ufillt The members of the staff who received gold vat from the Far Eastern manager.
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      RUBBER BOATS SAVE LIFE
      67 12 A BRITISH firm R.E.D. Co., Ltd., Godalming, Surrey, are selling rubber dinghies for saving life at sea. These dinghies are not unlike blow-up car tyres but the biggest is roomy enough to accommodate twenty in conditions which if ideal, are preferable to tW of an open
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    Lock icon MAGPIES WIN IT TWO-NIL vs. PORTSMOUTH
    361 13 Lmgot's first floodlit who LONDON, Than. NEWCASTLE UNITED 11 took f ull point* from their Division One learue match against Portsmouth at Portsmouth last night, winning by two clear goals. Jut it was an unique match in that it was the first League game
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    Lock icon 'Too old' Green gets sack from BBBC
    417 13 LONDON, Thurs. rpHE British Boxing •1 Board of Control yesterday withdrew the referee's licence of Ben Green following an enquiry into the decision awarded to Peter Waterman (Britain) against Kid Gavllan (Cuba) at Harringay, London, a fortnight ago. In a statement the Board
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    Lock icon Hutton joins old club as an amateur
    79 13 Hutton joins old club as an amateur LONDON, Thurs. LEN HUTTON, the former Enffland cricket captain who has announced his retirement from first clmaa faunes, has rejoined the first club he ever played for— Pudsey St. Lawrence in Yorkshire. He will play for them next summer when his business commitments
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    TROPHY SHARED
    42 13 KLUANO, Thur». Government ■ngush school were beld by their Old Boys to a scoreless draw In their Koh Ewe Teik hockey match played hart. The Old Boys, who won the toss, will keep the trophy (or the first six months.
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    RESCUE'RACE GYMKHANA'S HIGHLIGHT
    131 13 RESCUE' RACE GYMKHANA'S HIGHLIGHT A RACK In which riders will be required to rescue "wounded soldiers" will be one of the featured events of the Singapore Polo Club's Gymkhana which will be held at Thomson Road on Mar. 4. In this event, which U called the "V.C. Race," competitors will
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    Another right for Moore
    32 13 Another right for Moore \LOB ANOstLES, Thurs.—Arc»e Moprt, world lightheavywelUMrboxlng champion, has received permission from the California Athletic Commission to meet Bob Dunlap in an over-weight bout at San Diego on Monday.
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    202 13 SYDNEY. Thurs. MURRAY ROSE the Australian prospect for the Olympic 1.500 metres title, was surprisingly beaten here today In the final of the 1.650 yards event in the Australian •wimming championships. The 17-year-old Rose, bolder of the Australian title, could finish only third. Winner was
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    TIGER SKIN TO RADRODRO
    146 14 AFTER the match, Mr. H. P. Clements, President of the Malayan Rugby Union, presented a tiger skin to the Fijian captain, Islmell Radrodro. After expressing his appreciation on behalf of the Battalion, Radrodro said: "I'm not good at speeches, so I would like to ask the
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    Fijians beat Malaya 11-3
    1004 14  -  CHARLES BRYCE FOUR THOUSAND THRILL TO SPARKLING FAREWELL RUGBI THEY LEA YE BEHIND A UNIQUE RECORD TO REMEMBER By THE Fijian rugger x XV will leave Malaya unconquered. Playing their 63rd and farewell game at Singapore's Jalan Besar stadium last night, they beat All-Malaya by 11
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    SCC to meet Sikhs in Junior final
    356 14 'THE Singapore Cricket Club entered the final of the Singapore Hockey Association's Junior knockout tournament yesterday when they eliminated Singapore Chinese R.C. by 2-0 on the padang. The S.C.C. scored a goal in each half. S.C.C. will meet Young Men's Sikh Association in
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    Tourists to play first in Indonesia
    214 14 Tourists to play first in Indonesia OWE MOHAN BAOAN soccer team, current league champions of Calcutta, arrived in Singapore yesterday by Garuda Airways on their way to Indonesia. The team of 16 players and two managers will leave for Medan early this, morning where they will play their first match.
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    SMC discuss new moves
    155 14 SMC discuss new moves rpHE SINGAPORE Motor Club, at their annual general meeting yesterday discussed the subject of a racing circuit and the formation of a pan-Malayan body to contro] motor racing. The meeting was told that the Club had still not found a circuit and therefore racing activities will
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    SAAA TO HOLD A CROSS COUNTRY
    53 14 The first Singapore cross-country championship meeting will be held on March 11 at Macßltchie Reservoir starting at 4.80 pjn. The course Is five miles. Entries. which close on Mar. 7, should be sent to J. De Sousa at Shell House or to J. T.
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    RAF MALAYA IN DRAWN HOCKEY
    38 14 Royal Air Force Malaya drew 2-2 with A.R.S. in the semi-finals of the Inter-tsectlon knockout hockey competition at Seletar yesterday. Shaari and Perelrt scored for RAP Malaya and Plan and Baker for A.P.S.
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    ONLY RED CHINA CAN GO TO WORLD MEET
    246 14 TOKYO, Thurs. pOMMUNIST China and not Vj Nationalist China will represent China at the 23rd World Table Tennis Championships to be held in Tokyo from Apr. 2 to 11, it was learned today. A spokesman of the Japan Table Tennis Federation, who
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    BEATTY RALLY TO WIN
    253 14 BEATTY Secondary School made a grand second half rally to beat Raffles institution 5-2 in their interschool soccer fixture at R.I. yesterday. Beatty's victory cane mainly through their fast and thrustful attack which could not get going lq the first half. But once In their stride,
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    92 14 LONDON. Thurs.— West Ham United became the eighth team to enter the quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup competition today when they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in their fifth round replay. The deciding goal was scored during extra time after the two teams were level at 2-2
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    ALEXANDRA BOYS WIN RUGGER
    48 14 Alexandra schoolboys beat Seletar schoolboys by nine points (two tries, penalty) to five (goal* In their rugger match at Seletar yesterday. Scorers of tries for Alexandra were Pierce and Gudeon while White converted a penalty. Logan scored a try for Seletar and Follis converted.
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    Waterman wants a return fight
    171 14 LONDON, Thurs. ORITISH welterweight boxer Peter Waterman today offered to back himself with a £500 wager In a return fight agaln.u former world champion Kid Oavllan. "The sooner we get back In the ring together the better," said the 21-year-old Briton. "I'm sure I can
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    339 14 By EPSOM JEEP PENANG. Th,,^ OIAM RICE and GOOD ANDREW t Wo t Class Five horses at Penan* on SSalmil lm i loped attractively on a rain-soaked track thi ing. s "tor; Ridden by Max Cracknell, Siam Rj (P freely in a3F
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    Colony will send boxers to Olympics
    209 14 rfIHE SINGAPORE Ama- teur Boxing Association decided last night to send a team to the Olympic Games in Melbourne in November. The Singapore team will be selected after the Colony championships. The S.AJJ.A. Council also agi-eed that an early start should be made to
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    72 14 WELLINGTON, Thurs. Everton Weekes wil have the chance to hit his sixth consecutive century in first-class matches on the New Zealand tour when the West Indies cricketers meet Central Districts at Cooks Gardens. Wanganui. tomorrow. The West indies B. Pairaudeau. J. Goddard. Atklason. A. Robert-
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