The Straits Times, 4 December 1956

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    24 1 AVERAGE A 1 1, V CERTIFIED fAtE EITEEDK 7 5.000 Nat*"* 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1956 15 CENTS
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    SUEZ: ALL SET TO GET OUT
    341 1 Orders flashed to Gen. Keightley and Lloyd tells the cheering Commons: 'Our duty done, it's time now to quit Port Said' Xmas deadline has them guessing LONDON, Monday. TIHNDEROUS cheers shook the rafters of the House of Commons today when the Foreign Minister. Mr.
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    THIEVES FOILED IN RAID ON SAFE
    89 1 THREE thieves carried 1 MRy a 3001 b. steel safe from the office of a firm of motortar dealers. Yew Lee and in Hamilton Road, Singapore, yesterday. The men were interrupted by two detectives after they had moved the safe to a waiting car
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    Postmaster charged
    35 1 Thr postmaster of the Orchard Road post office. Tan Si;ik Lim, was yesterday i in a Singapore court .minal breach of trust Of $12,420. No plea was recorded and bailor $15,000 was allowed.
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    DRESSED AS BOY FOR LAST TIME
    20 1 DRESSED AS BOY FOR LAST TIME "Johnny" So Har in shirt and shorts for the last time. Straits Times picture.
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    Dramatic dash after capture by pirates
    194 1 ESCAPE— WITH 4 MOTORS ROARING PENANG, Monday. A SAMPAN carrying 12 tons of rubber entered Penang harbour early today after escaping from pirates who had captured it between Pulau Kendi and Penang Island. i A second craft, also carryIng 12 tons of rubber, is
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    Ships collide
    35 1 JAKARTA. Mon.— The British oil tanker George Lyras add the French freighter Colia collided In the Straits of Malacca during a heavy downpour last Tuesday night, delayed press reports from Medan said today.
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    Parang attack
    31 1 Chong Yong Yew, 24. a fitter, was attacked by six men one with a parang in Neil Road last night. He was admitted to hospital with multiple slash wounds.
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    Three men and girl killed in crashes
    149 1 FUR people were killed Bilas Gowala. 42, Gargan and four seriously lnjur- Ouala 34, Karpall, 35. and ed In two crashes In singa- Hari Karang, 80. pore yesterday. They were in a lorry with Crash No. 1 involved two three others going to
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    'Johnnie' puts on a samfoo AMAZING 7-YEAR POSE AS A BOY ENDS
    205 1 'Johnnie' puts on a samfoo AMAZING 7-YEAR POSE AS A BOY ENDS "JOHNNIE" LEE SO HAR. J the 15-year-old Singapore Kirl who fooled the Oldham Methodist School for seven years by posing as a boy, is to be transferred to a girls' school. Her mother will meet the principal of
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    MID-EAST: WORLD WAR WARNING BY NEHRU
    143 1 MID-EAST: WORLD WAR WARNING BY NEHRU NEW DELHI. Mon.— The Indian Premier, Mr. Nehru, said today that the power vacuum left by the British removal from the Middle East "could develop into a World War." Addressing the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, he charged that the American supported, antiCommunist
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    28 1 NICOSIA, Mon. A Royal Air Force spokesman has confirmed that the British air base at Mafraq in Jordan is under a virtual state of siege. A.P.
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    GOVT.BAN ON TAX PROTEST RALLY
    181 1 GOVT.BAN ON TAX PROTEST RALLY KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. T»HE Government to- day banned a mass rally called to protest against Increased taxation. The rally, to have been held here on Thursday, was being organised by the 20,--000-strone Federation of Government Administrative and Clerical Unions. Leaders of the organisation were called
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    30 1 WASHINGTON, Mon.— Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian Minister without portfolio, said here today he expected American airmen imprisoned in China would be released "very soon." Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS
    34 1 (MUM TO I SHI NEW YOKK. Mon I.N. Secretary-General !>:i^ Ilaininnrsk joi-ld h;is ordered, I Kmei ncncy Force to he ready to take o\cr in Port Said "i»v middle of month." I.P.
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    Fishing fleet saved
    913 1 36 hours in storm ITOTA BHARU, Mon.— Twenty-two fishing boats returned to Turnpat late tonight after 36 harrowing hours in a storm-lashed sea. Five others, with 40 fishermen on board, were rescued earlier this afternoon by customs vessels. They were found drifting helplessly. One boat is still
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    Lock icon Neutrality a way of blackmail, says Suhrawardy
    455 2 PAKISTAN SUPPORTS THE BAGDAD PACT LAHORE, Monday. PAKISTAN'S Prime Minister, Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy, said here today that "the cult of neutrality" means during a global war shutting one's eyes to reality, and during peace "merely blackmail." He said recent world events had
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    Lock icon AMUSING: BUT NOT FOR WINNIE
    65 2 AMUSING: BUT NOT FOR WINNIE LONDON. Mon. A new night club named "Winston's" has opened directly across the street from another called "Charchill's." The manager of "Winston's" is a former partner of "Churchill's." Is Britain's former Prime Minister. Sir Winston Churchill aware of the dubs' existence— and their names? "Yes,"
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    'Help Hungary' spivs are cashing in
    156 2 REFUGEE RELIEF RACKET BARED WASHINGTON, Monday. A CONGRESSMAN, Mr. Francis E. Walter, charged A today that spurious welfare groups are collecting funds for Hungarian refugee relief and misusing the money. Mr. Walter, Democratic co-author of the McCarranWalter Refugee Relief Act, said a high State
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    HUNGARIAN FILM STAR AND HUSBAND FLEE TO VIENNA
    107 2 HUNGARIAN FILM STAR AND HUSBAND FLEE TO VIENNA HUNGARIAN staep ana VioletU Ferrari'^ £j enjoy a meal in Vlen.u .w r r n$b *M fleeing from the tS2an« Mfi «B Warned in Budapest t tda^t to be arrested for her p.m f Karian rebeliion she dn.v, the city leaving her
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    Lock icon AN ELEPHANT RIDE AND NEW CAR FOR DALAI LAMA
    124 2 New DELHI, Mon.-Ttv "Living Buddha" Tibet's nominal ruler the Dalai Lama, hac his first elephant rid' yesterday. It was arranged for him ißd the Panchen Lama bg Prime Minister Nehru. who rode with them. The Dalai and Panch Lamas, who are
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      Lock icon BOMBING FLARES AGAIN IN CYPRUS
      67 3 BOMBING FLARES A GAIN IN CYPRUS I A. Mon.—After n eek'i lull, Greek rebeli yesterluunched new t," omb i n g attacks. wounding; three British and damaging hirles. iivernor, Sir John was expected London with .irlifTe constitu- posals believed to to a negotiated for peace on md. ho said in
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      17 3 \MM\N: The Jordanian Minister, Mr. Sulei- .buLsi. will visit vpt and Saudi [or talks on flnanto Jordan.—Rev-
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      25 3 v \siIINOTON: Lieuten■al Lewis Pick, hiof of the U.S. Umy engineers and build- I.odo Road from China in world war 11. died aged 66. I
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      16 3 NEW DELHI: India is to let up a $2,601.5 million oration to develop her coal mlnrs.—Reuter.
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      19 3 -k TOKYO: Several brigades in troops are un- ••> bp based in ism\ 12 miles from rrthernmost main island.—A P.
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      19 3 TORONTO: Six people d nnd four others n bariiy injured they were cted to survive, in t tin crash.—U.P.
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      12 3 IDEN: Emoeror Haile Ethiopia arrived as the euest of the Governor U.P.
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      Lock icon Battle-scarred ship arrives
      38 3 MOMBASA, Sun— The BriCrane, arrived day bearing the cars of an attack by Israeli itrcraft in the Suez area last month. The Crane shot down one [artell planes. The protested to the Israeli Government. Reuter.
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    Lock icon A RED RECIPE FOR WORLD PEACE
    196 3 OOMBAY, Mon. Red China's Premier, Mr. Chou En-lai, said here last night that friendship between India ari China was "undoubtedly the most important factor in safeguarding world peace." Mr. Chou, speaking at a banquet given by Bombay's Governor. Mr. M. C. Chagla, added:' "In
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    Lock icon A BOUQUET AND WELCOME FOR CHINESE PREMIER
    36 3 The Indian Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, greets Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai on the latter's arrival at New Delhi. Mr. Chou is holding a bouquet of flowers A.P. picture.
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    Lock icon Ike is 'hopeful of peace'
    433 3 DULLES; HUNGARY SHOWS HEED TO REBUILD ATLANTIC UNITY BUT DEMOCRATS SAY: U.S. POLICY HAS LET RUSSIA INTO MIDDLE EAST: THEY CALL FOR ARAB-ISRAEL TREATY NEW YORK, Monday. JHE SECRETARY OF STATE, Mr. John Foster Dulles, said in Augusta, Georgia, yesterday that he and President Eisenhower
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    Lock icon BRITAIH-'UHCLE WHO WENT ON A SPREE'
    271 3 LONDON, Mon.—Americans regard Britain "rather like a favourite old uncle who went out on the spree, got drunk and ended up in the dock at the United Nations," one of Britain's top columnists wrote today in a dispatch from New York William Connor "Cassandra"
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    Lock icon Four die in Jakarta racial clashes
    145 3 GRAVESIDE OATH OF VENGEANCE JAKARTA, Monday. HOUR people died in Jakarta at the weekend in clashes between Menar 1 o«»«fc.» Extra state and military police were called out to patrol the streets after Menadonese youths had sworn at the graveside of a fellow Menadonese
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    Lock icon Officers to be tried soon
    38 3 SEOUL, Mon. a special army investigation board yesterday announced that eight officers under arrest in connection with the assassination last January of the Republic of Korea's counterintelligence chief will be court-martialed soon. —U.P.
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    Lock icon POWs ready
    42 3 TOKYO, Mon. The Japanese Red Cross said here today all Japanese nationals detained in the Soviet Union could be assembled for repatriation to Japan within one week of the exchange of the instruments of ratification of the Japan-Soviet agreements. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Three die in bar
    26 3 ALGIERS, Mon. Rebels attacked a bar near here last night with machine-guns and grenades. Three people were killed and 10 wounded.— UP.
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    Miners found
    25 3 BONN. Mon.— Two coalminers trapped 3,000 feet below ground were found by a rescue team yesterday. They will be brought up today.— UJ».
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    German 'no'
    24 3 NEW DELHI, Mon. The West German Krupp company today withdrew its offer to invest $63 million in a giant Indian steel plant.
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    Lock icon At the front in War and Peace
    35 3 NEW YORK, Mon. A crude bomb made from a steel pipe exploded in a crowded Brooklyn cinema last night, injuring seven people. The film: "War and Peace." A.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    234 3 Closing middle prices of selected ock including stamp duty were: LOANS onsols £50 3/16 xd —1/16 undlng 47c «5 far 3%% £68% BANKS [ercantUe (£5) £3 15/16 astern (£5) £6 13/16 +1/10 hartered (£1) 33/9 ongkong ($125) £86% mSUHANCE om. Un. <Ut«.) ..77/9 +1/3 oyal 77/6 +1/rudenUal £40%
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON Mon. Cash buyers £860. sellers U852. forward buyers £839, sellers £840. Settlement £855. Turnover a.m. 60 tons p.m. 110 tons.
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    RUBBER
    26 3 LONDON Mon. Spot 34»;d., Jan-Mar. 34 Ud. April-June 33'« d.. Dec. cJ.f. 32% d., Jan. c.l.i. 31 ,d. July-Sept 34d.. Oct.-Dec. 33\d. Tone: Barely *teady.
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    THE NAVY RESCUES STRANDED PREMIER
    133 4 THE NAVY RESCUES STRANDED PREMIER T»HE Royal Navy last week rescued the Prime Minister of the Maldive Islands and other passengers stranded in the Indian Ocean, says an announcement from the office of the Com-mander-in-Chief, Far East Station. The Prime Minister. Mr. Ibrahim Ali Didl. and his family were among
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    'Unjustified' price rise
    261 4 46 CENTS NOW -THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT, SAYS JUMABHOY MINISTER HITS OUT AS SUGAR GOES UP BY 10 CENTS A Ib. increase in the price of sugar was announced in Singapore yesterday. The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, immediately said it was
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    Flying 'Noah's Ark' for Siam
    66 4 Flying 'Noah's Ark' for Siam A SPECIAL Qantas freight Plane left Singapore for Bangkok yesterday with a noisy cargo of Australian birds and animals. The flying menagerie included two kangaroos, two eros, two wallabies, and a pair each of black swans, king parrots, rosellas. emus, topknot pigeons and galahs. The
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    No permit-$25
    27 4 SEGAMAT, Mon.— For taking a mosquito net into a restricted area without a permit, a woman labourer Chang Kewe, 36, was fined $25 at Segamat.
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    Visiting expert
    42 4 Mr. H. 8. Dyer vice-presi-dent of the American Educational Testing Service will give a talk on the "Use of Tests for Educational Selection at a meeting of the Singapore Education Society at the V.M.c.A., Orchard Road at 8.15 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Bob a job girls
    32 4 Singapore Girl Guides will hold a bob-a-job-week from Dec. 8 to 16 to raise funds for their delegation to the International Guide Camp in the Philippines next year.
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    No politics warning
    69 4 BRUNEI, Mon. Brunei Government offices have been warned, in a circular from the British Resident in Brunei, that they face disciplinary action if they take any active part in politics. The circular points out that officers may be ordinary members of a political body if they wish—
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    Against law and his religion
    53 4 SEGAMAT. Mon. There were other ways of making money besides dealing in liquor, which was against the Muslim religion, Inche Ibrahim, the circuit magistrate, told Ghani bin Ya'acob, 35, at Segamat. Ghani pleaded guilty to possession of one and a nalfgallons of fermented mash and
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    Boys' Brigade to be formed
    45 4 IPOH. Mon. The first company of a Boys' Brigade in ipoh will be formed this month. There will be a meeting and a film show in the V.M.C.A. hall in Anderson Road on December 21 when recruits will be accepted.
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    Student opera
    36 4 KOTA BHARU, Mon.—Students at the Teachers* TrainIng College here staged Papageno," an operetta adapted from Mozart's The Magic Flute," and a modern two-act play "Generations, Old and New in the College hall on Saturday.
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    $25 milk fine
    26 4 SEGAMAT, Mon. Ja'afar bin Saman, 25, was fined $25 for having in his possession a tin of milk in a food prohibited area.
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    Trade 'beauty'
    37 4 PENANG. Mon. A beauty queen will be crowned "Miss Trade Fair of 1956" at the Penang New World Park's 17th anniversary fair, to be held in its sports arena from Dec. 26 to Jan. 6.
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    THEY CAN CALL AT JAKARTA AGAIN
    162 4 BOAC ban on: Qantas ban off QANTAS planes on the London-Sydney route resumed their service through Jakarta yesterday morning after "skipping" the Indonesian capital for three weeks The airlines' planes were forced to fly direct from Singapore to Australia because of a boycott by
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    Moved granite
    28 4 BEGAMAT, Mon. Wong Seng, 55, and Goh Kin, 51, were fined a total of $75 at Segamat for removing granite from state land without a licence.
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    CHINESE ACTRESS TO VISIT MALAYA FOR FILM OPENING
    126 4 CHINESE ACTRESS TO VISIT MALAYA FOR FILM OPENING CHINESE film actress, Bai Kwong, who staged come-back after live yean of absence, arrives in Singapore tomorrow for the opening of her latest film "Fresh Peony." This is her second visit to Malaya, the first being In 1950. During her last tour
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    TV? BBC READY TO HELP
    194 4 'Finance is the big question 9 rpHE British Broadcasting Corporation is willing to 1 help the Singapore or Federation Government set up television stations in Malaya. This was Indicated yesterday by Sir Harold Bishop, director general of engineerins services to the 8.8.C., who is visiting
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    Price increase inquiry
    41 4 PENANG, Mon.— The Buklt Me rt a jam branch of the PanMalayan Islamic Association will hold a special meeting on Dec. 14 to consider the increase in the prices of goods since the Government's announcement of higher taxes.
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    Poppy dance
    23 4 SEGAMAT. Mon. A net profit of $623 was realised from the dance held here in aid of the Poppy Day fund.
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    COSTS UP 4,000 MAY LOSE JOBS
    215 5 COSTS UP 4,000 MAY LOSE JOBS MORE than 4,000 workers employed in Singapore's sawmills and soap factories are faced with dismissal soon. Leading sawmillers and soap manufacturers said yesterday that new taxation introduced by the Federation Government, higher production costs, extra freight and strong competition were forcing them to close.
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    Roundabout too small
    49 5 The Singapore Government Is to acquire 14,161 square feet of land to reshape the Orchard Road roundabout. This is because the roundabout has reached its maximum carrying capacity, said the Colony's Traffic Police Chief. Mr. A. E. Minns. Notification of the land acquisition has been gazetted.
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    Teachers' Union branch officials
    43 5 TELUK ANSON. Mon. The Lower Perak sub-branch of the National Union of Teachers has been formed here with the following officers: Chairman. Mr. J. D. Weller: vice-chairman, Mr. Martin Yong; secretary. Mr. V. Nadarajah; treasurer. Miss Chan Gim Fong.
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    School show
    36 5 The annual prize distribution, concert and exhibition of art and handwork of the Kwong Avenue School, Singapore, will be held in the school premises at Sennett Estate from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. today
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    Murder verdict at inquest
    46 5 A verdict of murder by four persons unknown was recorded at an inquest on Poh Swee Chye, 19, in Singapore yesterday. Poh was found stabbed In Gemmil Lane on the morning of Nov. 11 last year. He died later from his wounds.
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    Goldsmith fined
    40 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— Nagasamy Pathar, a goldsmith, who on July 5 was found to have three gold chains valued at $330 hidden on his person, was today fined $297 in the magistrate's court here. The chains were confiscated.
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    Dance social
    33 5 KUALA KLAWANG, Mon. —A social and dance in aid of the Government English School stage fund, Jelebu, will be held on Saturday at the Government English School Hall at 8.30 p.m.
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    JAILED: 'DETECTIVE' WHO NEVER WAS
    133 5 A POLICE constable told a Singapore court yesterday that he became suspicious when he saw a "detective" release an alleged rioter while he was on duty during the October disturbances. P. C Atan bin Ahmad said he thought the man, Ong Cheng Swee, was a
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    2,000 electrical men warn: Wage conference or we strike
    269 5 2,000 electrical men warn: Wage conference or we strike jyjORE than 2,000 electrical workers members of the City Council Electrical Workers' Union are threatening to go on strike. Their union wants the Minister for Labour, Mr. Urn Yew Hock, to open negotiations immediately on 14 outstanding wage and allowance demands
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    DISPLAY OF PAINTINGS BY CHILDREN
    71 5 DISPLAY OF PAINTINGS BY CHILDREN COXTY paintings by Japan- ese school children are on display at Raffles Girls' School, Singapore this week. They are part of the paintings submitted for an international painting competition, entitled "My Mother," sponsored by Japan in honour O f Mothers' Day. They were all done
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    Red killed in Bahau
    36 5 SEREMBAN. Mon.— A patrol of the 6th Battalion, Malay Regiment, killed a terrorist Chung Ming. i n the Bahau district of Negri Sembilan yesterday. A pistol a grenade and ammunition were recovered.
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    Fingerless man jailed for stealing purse
    122 5 KUDAT, North Borneo, Mon.— A man with no fingers was convicted here yesterday on two charges of theft and sentenced to a total of 18 months' Jail. The man, Lee Yin On, pleaded guilty to stealing a purse containing $70 in cash and other
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    FIVE LIE AND WAIT FOR LAST CHANCE TO LIVE
    151 5 FIVE LIE AND WAIT FOR LAST CHANCE TO LIVE EWE people facing life--T saving operations in the. Singapore General Hospital will not have a fighting chance unless more Asian blood donors come forward to fire group "B blood. Dr. Marie Gibson-Hill, who is in charge of the Singapore Blood Bank,
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    Officers plan a reunion
    48 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Malay Regiment officers dinner club 1939-45 will hold its first annual reunion dinner in the card room. Selangor Club, on Saturday at 8 p.m. The G.0.C., Federation Army. Ma j .-Gen. F. H. Brooke, will be the euest of honour.
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      269 5 police BAND: Public concert, Chairman: Dr. Khoo Oon Teflc. Kktong Par"? 5.30 pm. to 6.30 FEDERATION OF BOYS' Dm CLUBS: Management committee SHELL THEATRETTE: Free meeting 5.15 p.m.; club leaders' film show Pesta, British News training courses -Club organi--Shell House, Collyer Quay, 1.15 sation and administration" by Mr lAm Choon
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    Red Cross appeal for funds
    100 6 Red Cross appeal for funds rpHE Singapore branch of the British Red Cross has appealed to the public to give generously this year, v it needs financial help. The good work of the Red Cross is seen everywhere In Singapore, giving aid to the under-privileged, cheering the sick, entertaining old
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    GRANDMOTHER- KILLER GUILTY
    249 6 Doctor: *He admitted striking her 10 time* with stick* Judge warns: 'Behave 9 sends youth, 18, to hospital PENANG, Monday. AWRENCE DOMINIC, 18, accused of killing hie paralytic grandmother, was today found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The Jury of seven retired three times
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    Murder in hut allegation
    47 6 Law Ah Leng of Lorong 11, Geylang, was charged in Slugapor e yesterday with the murder of Yeo Ah Poh at his at tap hut in Sims Avenue at 8.30 p.m. last Sunday. Law was also alleged to have stolen $40 from Yeo.
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    $5,000 raised
    32 6 About $5,000 was collected at a fun fair held on Sunday at the St. Gabriel's School grounds 5i mile Upper Serangoon Road. Singapore, in aid of the school building fund.
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    Pickpockets get away with $300
    255 6 PENANG, Mon. Pickpockets made two good hauls at the weekend. A man lost $60, six postdated cheques and his identity card in a trolley bus at Church Street. In the same area, another man waiting for a bus lost $240 and his Identity card. nine
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    Chamber group formed for radio
    68 6 Chamber group formed for radio RADIO Malaya. Singapore, has formed a new music group called Muslca Viva, which will play chamber music once a week starting on Dec. 28. Under the leadership of Mr. Louis Moyser— above— the five musicians may give recitals at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore, with
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    King's birthday
    22 6 The Siamese ConsulateGeneral in Singapore will be closed tomorrow, the Siamese King's birthday, and on Monday the Siamese Constitution Day.
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    Labour to fight at 'all levels'
    201 6 Challenge thrown to Alliance PENANG, Monday. T»HE Labour Party of Malaya, which won five of the eight seats at last Saturday's municipal elections here, will now work with renewed vigour to "oppose the Alliance all over the country," the chairman. Mr. D. S. Ramanathan,
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    8 OVERBOARD AS BOAT CAPSIZES
    89 6 8 OVERBOARD AS BOAT CAPSIZES PENANG, Mon. A sampan-man and his seven passengers were thrown into the sea when their craft overturned in Penang Harbour this morning. All were saved. The boat was approaching the railway pier when a Marine Department launch was seen coming towards it. The passengers stood
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    CONTROL PRICES, GOVT. IS URGED
    176 6 CONTROL PRICES, GOVT. IS URGED rnHE GEYLANG UMNO branch is to ask the Singapore Government to Impose price control on all essential commodities because thousands of poor Malays in the area are hard hit by recent price increases. Inche Agll Mattar. the branch secretary, told the Straits Times yesterday that
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    A row over rubber law
    255 7 OVERSEAS BUYERS COMPLAINTS MOUNTING YEAR RY YEAR TRADERS SAY 'WE ARE BEING EXPLOITED: SCRAP ORDINANCE 9 m\i; APORF/S two rubber trade associations ,ktn opposite stands over the Rubber parking and Shipping Ordinance (1950). pore Rubber Trade Association feels nment must withdraw the Ordinance buven were
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    A CAPTAIN'S GROUSE: YOU ARE CRUEL MY CREW
    95 7 \I>TIIV M. Krol, 48. Mer <>f the Polish frei&ht- h'lMiuszkn voiced a nliout Singapore rd«y. H< complained of the rule which th< leave ■i\\ t« eight .md only 10 a time. uerr no res:n Hong Kong." Big changes ship was there .<
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    Pay talks end in deadlock
    44 7 Pay talks end in deadlock MPUR, Mon. for higher pay 4(K)-strone Se- :^nch of the Pan■■z Workers' Sr.angor Chi- Preia Employ- n e::ded in a :.i?ht. >nd time the •k down since an more than it is underto meet again on a solution deadlock.
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    Not sponsored by S.C.B.A.
    59 7 Mr. cheah Phe e Aik. one of the eight new councillors eiected in Penan* municipal polls last Saturday, points out that he stood for Tanjong West ward as an independent and not as an S.C.B Asponsored independent. "I think the confusion possibly arose over the fact
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    Public talk on subversion
    55 7 Mr. Gerald de Cruz, orpanising secretary of the Sinpapore Labour Front, will speak on "the subversive menace in Singapore how to fight it and beat it" at the Arts Theatre. University o.' Malaya, at 8.30 tonight. The talk, whicn is open to the public, is sponsored
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    Reds lose month's food
    51 7 IR. Mon. An unit located a food dump in a north of Serdang last 300 lb. of rice, in 11 sacks, together with 45 tins of foodstuffs, were recovered. A senior police officer estimated the food found could keep 10 bandits going for at least one
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    900 PEOPLE SEE FASHION PAGEANT
    114 7 FIVE HUNDRED people saw the "More About Eve." fashion pageant at the Raffles Hotel ballroom on Saturday night and 400 saw it last night The show was opened by the Governor. Sir Robert Black, and is in aid of the Singapore Youth Sports Centre. Lovely
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    SCHOOL DEFECTS: BY POLY CHIEF
    143 7 SCHOOL DEFECTS: BY POLY CHIEF EDUCATIONAL insti-*-i tutions in countries nearing independence have a tendency to "over-produce peopie who can't help the country's economic progress," the principal of the Singapore Polytechnic, Mr. D. J. Williams, said last night. Addressing the Royal Institute of Chemistry (Malaya section) at the University of
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    Music for SATA
    30 7 Madeline Aitken School of Music will present a musical evening in aid of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, at 7.30 p.m. today.
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    Heavy taxes 'will kill industry' PAN MALAYAN POLICY URGED
    213 7 Heavy taxes 'will kill industry' PAN MALAYAN POLICY URGED A SINGAPORE Assemblyman yesterday urged the Chief Ministers of the Colony and the Federation to work out a pan-Malayan economic policy as soon as possible. Mr. Lim Cher Kheng (Independent) expressed deep re- j gret over the failure of Singapore to
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    Insurance pay talks
    108 7 The 600-strong Singapore I insurance Companies Em--1 ployees' Union Degins wage I negotiations with the management of the Ruby General Insurance Co. tomorrow and resumes talks with the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. on Dec. 10. Employees of these companies, with the staff of two other insurance
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    Legal adviser
    16 7 JOHORE BAHHU, Mon. Inche Suffian bin Hashim has been appointed Legal Adviser, Johore. i
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    Chaplain's launch to be dedicated today
    119 7 The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. H. W. Baines. will dedicate the Victor Wardie, Singapore's first launch for the use of the port chaplain, at the headquarters of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Telok Ayer Basin at 5 p.m. today. Singapore, although
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    DEATH
    26 8 211 Wordt $10 (minimum). ENTWISTLE, RICHARD BRIAN, assistant manager of Sungel Purun Estate on the 2nd December 1956 as the result of an accidental shooting.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    228 8 20 Word* $1$ (minimum). DRESSY MATERNITY 2-plece Just arrived. Town <fc Country, Meyer Chambers, Raines Place. TAKE THE CUT out of Cuticle with "Cutipen** It gives trimmer and neater nail*. Sole Agents— Robinson's. YOU DONT LIKE that smell? You don't know how to eliminate Itf Use Air-wick mist it
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    77 8 20 Words $10 (minimum). MR. MRS. GEORGE ANG Thank All Friends and Relatives for their kind attendance, congratulations and present* on the ocraslon of their marriage on 1.12.56. DENNIS ELDEST SON of the late Mr. Oh Cheng Seng thanks relatives and friends who assisted, sent wreaths and attended his
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Dec. 4, 1956. Speed And Caution
    585 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Dec. 4, 1956. Speed And Caution The Singapore Government's statement of policy on Malayanisation confirms the hopes of the advocates of a swift handover while removing some of the doubts of those who fear the worst. This remarkable effect has been achieved, on the one
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    Food For Alliance Thought
    549 8 Food For Alliance Thought Several conclusions can be drawn from the Federation's scattered local elections. Tengku Abdul Rahman appears to have plumped for the worst of them. But in confessing his concern the Chief Minister wa« thinking principally of Penang, where special circumstances contributed to the Alliance's defeat in all
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    keeping up with Keeping up with the Sams and the Ivans
    1107 8 keeping up with Keeping up with the Sams and the Ivans HENCEFORTH BRITAIN WILL HAVE TO WORRY LESS ABOUT GUNS AND MORE ABOUT MACHINES 'TPHE Economist" Is, I A suppose, by far the most influential weekly publication (leaving out the Sunday newspapers) in the English language. Here are the first
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    The sky is getting overcrowded too
    758 8  - The sky is getting overcrowded too PETER MERTON By Am plane* move faster th» probUnm of ronirnUina air traffic heromes increasingly complex. A pilot fmmdm about aeren seconds to rom*t mud change courao in an oauorgencg. Th c safety minimum bettveen tu>o planes is about two miles. A number of
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    SACRIFICE FOR SAKE OF MERDEKA
    376 8 SACRIFICE FOR SAKE OF MERDEKA ¥N his address to the n, 1 Rates' Conference m National Union tlon Workers, Tendul Rahman calK workers to ma kr> for thn lake of M What does mean? A lower of li/i, ;K as a wrottft" crease t- gene: H to mow «nd nor,
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      543 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. 1* Words $U (minimum). AUSTEN: To Patricia and Robert Austen, a daughter, Roberta Jane, on 2nd Dec. at Bungsar. 20 Word, $10 (minimum). KOh TOH: Engagement took place in Singapore on 2nd December. 1956, between Charlie Koh, only son of Madam Oh Chit Neo and late Koh Yew
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    'MOTHER' WOULDN'T MISS THE WEDDING
    194 9 YEAR-OLD EuA pean woman will (r rivo in Singapore i> work from Borneo away a Chinese bride, an orphan, whom she adopted beforr the war and who has boon her ward ever since. Wm Josephine Poss, jormer headmUtn the Pudu lii.h School m Kuala LurnMac-
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    Indian grads launch fund
    110 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Tr\? Indian University Oraduition here is to rtiac money for an endowund to celebrate the centenary of the universities Df Madi is, Bombay and Calcutta India's oldest univer•ahllshed in January, 1857. The fund will be used to award a scholarship to one Indian
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    Red papers in Ipoh school
    78 9 Red papers in Ipoh school IPOH, Mon. Subversive documents in a bundle bearing a red star and entitled "Strengthen your unity and be more on the alert" have been found in the Yuk Choy High School here one of the largest in Perak. The cyclostyled copies, in Chinese, were found
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    'Pirate' is fined $500
    54 9 For accepting a 30-cent fare a motorist was fined $500 in a Singapore court yesterday and disqualified from driving for 15 months. He was Tay Cheng Kang, of T %s Street, who pleaded guilty to plying a private car for hire In Victoria Street on the
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    Singapore greets jobs switch
    461 9 BYRNE HAILS MALAYAMISATIQM m THE CONTROL ROOM A WISE APPROACH' BUT THE LIB-SOCS SA V: WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED FHtST THE Singapore Government's White Paper on Malayanisation of the Public ServicV was widely supported in the Colony yesterday eh™^ 00 1 S niO v 9°
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    'Keep politics out of Civil Service'
    197 9 PLEA TO GOVT. ON MENTRI ROW KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. Government was asked for an assurance lay that the Civil Service would be free of I political interference. It was warned that such Interference might "demoralise" Government officials. The warning was contained In a letter
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    After 6 months —he's back on the air again
    99 9 BACK on the air after six months absence is Malaya's popular disc Jockey, Klngsley Morrando, who returned to Singapore on Sonday from England. Kinfsley described his stay In England as 'invaluable." For three months be worked with the 8.8.C. la London.
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    A BROADSIDE FOR RADIO NEWS
    119 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. vrEWS broadcast from h S.^!?^!l JN in Singapore was "not suitable" for the maioritv of Federation listeners, the Senior AssutMinister 'or Home Affairs, Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin, said today. Singapore was more industrialised, consequently news Droadcasts prepared by Sincapore did not concern
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    Barrels prevent more death drives
    105 9 TWO ROWS of barrels were put up last nig ht at the sea-end of Prince Edward Road to prevent more cars plunging into the sea. Two bright street lamps were installed, one at each corner of the T-junction. and focussed towards the sea-wall. Four people
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    State council
    39 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Selangor Council of State meets here on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. The road in fl° nt of the Government Ornces will be closed to traffic from 920 a.m. to about 10.30 a.m.
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    Prison officers with Asian wives think it over...
    40 9 THIS IS ONE of the 24 families who have to decide whether to go or not to go Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickenson and their daughters Ellen and Barbara.— Straits Times picture
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    STAY-OR-GO PROBLEM IN 24 HOMES
    481 9 STAY-OR-GO PROBLEM IN 24 HOMES TWENTY-FOUR Singapore families yesterday began considering a stay-or-go problem. The families are of 24 expatriate prison officers with Asian wives who have been told that they can keep their jobs only by forfeiting their former terms of service. They were puzzled because the axe had
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    MR. ALVES OF CHAPMAN FAME DIES
    86 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The man whom the first Sea Lord, Viscount Mountbatten, commended for his good work during the occupation died In Kuala Lumpur General Hospital this morning. He was Mr. Thomas P. Alves, 68. was praised in Lt-Col. Spencer Chapman's book "The Jungle
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    Appeal court
    26 9 Th Singapore Court of Criminal Appeal will hold a sitting in the High Court on Dec. 10. There are 11 appeals listed for hearing.
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    'We back Govt.'
    48 9 The working committee of the Singapore All-Nationality Rally for the Protection of Human Rights will meet on Saturday to draft a cable to the United Nations expressing Its support for the present Government and the measures taken recently to rid the Colony of subversive elements.
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    BIG OPIUM SEIZURE BY CUSTOMS
    53 9 BIG OPIUM SEIZURE BY CUSTOMS Opium worth about $25,000 wm seised from a car by the Singapore Customs at the check-point at Woodlands yesterday. The car was heading towards Johore when it was searched. The opium, weighing 91 lb., was found under the front seat. Two people in the car
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    BIG TIN MERGER BEING PLANNED
    272 9 BIG TIN MERGER BEING PLANNED ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. v —A proposal to amalgamate three tin mining companies BerJuntai Tin Dredging Ltd., Rawang Tin Fields Ltd and Rawang Concessions Ltd— was an nounced today by the Secretaries, AngloOriental (Malaya) Ltd. The scheme, which is to be put to the shareholders of
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    Feminine Forum
    7 10  -  SUSAN BARRIE'S ART OF DANCE-
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    BALLET A POPULAR ART IN MALAYA
    957 10 Bride of the year. Pretty Phyl Westerhout, pictured in the white slipper satin bridal pown designed and made by "Vanity,'' which won a contest for the loveliest wedding dress at the Canine Welfare Society's ball. gssssasarsrsrsisasisrarrsag.Tstjrs's sugars ■sTaMraas.Bisaaaaajiagsaasas'y A RT is always international or
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      114 10 do you know lp| FOR I *io r I as low as I L* a month I YOU CAN BUY SINCER I A SEWING MACHINE 1 ftrollF You can be sure of ■JfcßL- after sale service ■■■^■^IBBMiMB with a SINCER A TRAOI MARK OF THI SINCER MANUFACTURING COMPANY I WilC^t
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      219 10 Straits Times Crossword W U* U* U* U' U'TB 13 m "77" is T" IB §1 .9 20 2? iH^*~ ACROSS 6. Cornish cove divides the lighu I. Dow it illuminate the flag? J 7) (8 4) 7- Incapable of sustained action, 8. Anti-aircraft chute can pro- n < 7
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  • STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE
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      Hadrian gave century of peace to Roman empire
      1559 11 B SWEETHEART 1 OF THE M WORLD J —but blood and tyranny marhed end of his reiyn RISING near the yellow waters of the River Tiber, not far from the Vatican s one of the most stupendous monuments of ancient Rome. Now,
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      126 11 Hex- 3§argan 9 M*D. Strange behaviour A^gf^-s iwuSTTAKg I J HAD HOPED WE CCVID IT WOULD HAVE I fwEU^rTS fJ 1 WAIITAKEACAg*^^B| _LJ THE ELEVEN-TEM L HAVE ANOTH£K OW LJ I BEEN VEKV V TEN NOW/ THE AIRPORT/ M A^KW^n plane and Be in •roeemEK.AiAPLE/ r ««e-T-»rx \f-=^^ MPivk Tracg
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    RUBBER PRICE JUMPS NEARLY 5 CENTS ON QUIET MART
    864 12 By Our Market Correspondent GURPRISINGLY for a Monday the price of rubber in Singapore yesterday rose sharply. It was up by practically five cents on a quiet market Market circles were slightly confused as to the reason for the rise, but
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 12 December first grade rubber buyer* f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 118' 2 cents per lb., up 4Tt cents on Friday's closing price. The closing tone was quiet. Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were:^ OFFICIAL: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 118',, sellers 118 No. 1
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    61 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Tegelberg 1,2, Hawkeye Mariner 4/5. Lorinda S.P., Yama&hita Maru 6/7, Clytoneus 8/9, President Fillmore 11. Hanyang 13/14. Nanu.a 15/16, Olga Maersk 19/20, Sumpitan N. Wall 6. Bintang 24 25, Okhla 27/28, Palamcotta 29/30. Glenlogan 31/32. Benvenue
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    138 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates up to 1100) New York: buying airmail: T.T. 32%, O.D. 32<5,, 90 d/st 32\ credit bills, 32 15/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail: T.T. 31>*. O.D. 31% 90 d/st 31 11/16
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    71 12 TNVESTME^ the Stock E day and s.,>, range. Tura pr» small, in mlninM\s?»i fl £Tv ei on slightly easier a trading held steady Loans l%> Bank of NSW Mount Lyell N. Broken hi;i Hill 50 Mount Moiy.tPeko Western m Ampol Ex Oil Search Aust. Consol A.P.M. (new 1
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    PRODUCE PRICE
    82 12 Mngapore hin«, ftlli m change: noon pn w Z yesterday were:— Copra: firm; rw $30 sellers. Co.nnut bulk $45 1 2 seller, i I sellers. p tpprr white 1134, Sat (uV$3, SPfCl<; Singapore Cop™ faaja* pjn. prices: Straus n Dec. 1 Nominal 1 $29 j a nal) $29
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    OFFICIAL PRICE
    6 12 UNGApQeni Per Piful 'unrha^:
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      383 12 NOTICES TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Limited will be held at the registered offlce of the Company, 16 Barrack Road, Kuala Lumpur, Federation
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      365 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEGRI SEMBILAN. APPLICATIONS are invited for the posts of temporary teachers. Government English flrhoois. Negri Sembilan. Candidates must (a) have attained their 17th but not their 23rd birthday; (b) furnish proof of Federal Cltlaenship; (C) have passed the School Certificate Examination with a pass in
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      441 12 NOTICES BERJUNTAI TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya). NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim dividend, the twenty-sixth, of two shillings (25.0 d.) per share, less Income tax at the rate of thirty per cent, haa been declared due and payable to shareholders on the register on
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      234 12 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the ownership of the Oriental School. Kuala Trengganu has been handed over to Mr. K. V. George by Mrs. Robson Miranda as from Ist January 1957. Any claims and all creditors of the above mentioned school are hereby notified and required to take
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      780 12 NOTICES NOTICE WITH EWBCT FROM I.M.M Mr. Kho Ho Teck is no longer In our employ and haa no authority to transact busi ness on our behalf. kluano MPnao RADIO SERVICE. DISSOLUTION of ENGAGEMENT By Mutual Agreement tbe Engagement between Ooh San Nee and Ivy Kboo Is hereby dissolved. M.
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      1265 13 "^s4Os MANSFIELD dc CO,, LTD. Toiis 4 s» i,«ei ireorporoteo in Singopore) <i« v THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE T^•o- to proceed vio other ports to lood and ditchorae inr^ .GS t. LIVE RPOOL, GLASOOW, LONDON ft CONTINENTaTpORtI r .,T l0 N OF VISSILS WHICH HAVE LEFT MALAYA HOMEWARD. LTCAON Deker
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    Great Eastern plan $2 mil. K.L. building
    411 14 A LARGE Singapore insurance company, Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd., plan to build a new $2-million modern building for their branch office in the Federation. The building will be six storeys high, with an all-metal front, air-conditioned and will occupy a site
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    TALKS ON PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS
    153 14 TALKS ON PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS AN ENGINEER from Duetube Co. Ltd., of London, Mr. W. C. Sherwood, whose company manufactures civil engineering equipment is now in Malaya. Mr. Sherwood who will be to Malaya till Friday, has been having discussions with P.WD. officials, Malayan Railways, contractors and engineers to connection
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    Condair chiefs' visit
    166 14 Condair chiefs' visit HPHREE executives of -I- one of America's largest air-conditioning companies, Worthington Corporation, Harrison, New Jersey, visited Singapore for three days to inspect a number of Worthington projects. The executives were Mr. H. E. Wood, Far Eastern manager based In Tokyo, Mr. N. A. Gardner, export manager from
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    U.S. EXECUTIVE HERE ON VISIT
    200 14 New antiseptic due rVHE president of Johnson and Johnson, America, x Mr. George F. Smith said in Singapore that he was impressed with market conditions in Malaya and the way his products had been handled. Mr. Smith said this before he flew to India after
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    U.K. steel record
    53 14 Britain's steel output during October reached the average weekly rate of 419,100 tons a record for the month and equal to an annual rate of 21,790,000 tons— the U.K. Iron and Steel Board has announced. The October output was 4.9 per cent higher than to the same
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    Experts will inspect our first metal vessels
    184 14 rE naval architect of The British Aluminium Company Ltd^, Mr. F. St. M. Brierly, is on a three weeks tour of the Far East to see the various shipyards in the area which are constructing vessels of many types, hi aluminium alloys. During
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    Encourage cocoa crops, he urges
    119 14 Encourage cocoa crops, he urges 'THE Federation's fonn--1 er director of m*riculture Mr. O. J. Voelcker. has urged the Federation Government to encourage cocoa growing. Mr. Voelcker, who retired two rears ago, is now visiting the Federation as scientific adviser to Malayan Cocoa Ltw., which oint Malaya's first cocoa estate
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    Don't lose hope, says Bannister
    179 15 Don't lose hope, says Bannister DR. ROGER Bannister, the first man to run the mile in under four minutes, yesterday urged Malayans not to be disheartened by the performances of their athletes at the Olympic Games. "Don't think that your athletes are not good just because they failed to reach
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    Marion puts out champ
    85 15 ipORMER Queensland champion, Mrs. Marlon Zampattl, entered the women's single, semifinals of the Singapore table tennis championships beating the defending champion, Wong Ing Eng, by 21-15, 31-17, 16-31. 21-16 last night. Other results were: Women's singles <J«*rt«*-* B *'«> Ho Mey Yeln (Falrfleld) beat Hua Phaf
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    COLONY XI vs VISITORS
    80 15 THE SINGAPORE hockey teams •L to meet Belgium and Britain on Monday at the Jalan Besar stadium at S and 8 p.m. will be picked from: A Hamid, Blngham, Lee Slew Peng, Mosbergen, Doralsamy, AJlt Singh, Fernando. Williams. Berril, Velluplllal, Hay, Snarma, Devadss, Schoon. Klrpal Singh.
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    US track coach due today
    55 15 Dr. Carl Olson, head track and field coach at the University of Pittsburgh, is due to arrive in Singapore today on his way home from the Olympic Games In Melbourne. Dr. Olson will visit the Singapore Youth Sports Centre tomorrow for Informal talks with Sports
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    MCC out for 279
    35 15 JOHANNESBURG, Mon. The MCC tourists were all out soon after tea here today for 279, giving them a first innings lead of 67 over Transvaal who had been dismissed for 213.
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    Distine, The Ringer impressive pair
    539 15 Soft going at Bukit Timah By EPSOM JEEP THE Hobbs Stable's x crack sprinters, Dlstlne (Donnelly) and The Ringer (Franklin), were matched in a food gallop on a soft track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Breaking from the half mile, they made a race of
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    IT WAS RODGERS' SEVENTH CUP
    371 15 And Paterson's first 'classic* THREE RINGS ac- Three Rings through the A complished his mis- a P to w i" a t rllllDg T F f a f f sion when he triumph- g» *ast-flnishin* Little ed in the Gold Cup on Saturday. -I doubt
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      598 15 HfcxausivE 'to'shawV theatres' PAN MALAYAN SCOOPI "LATEST NEWS and HIGHLIGHTS of 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES" ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO AIR EXPRESS THE DAY BY DAY EVENTS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO SINGAPORE FOR EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION IN SHAW'S THEATRES g^ Z Patrons of Shaw's Theatres will f/ tee the OLYMPIC GAMES
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    Commonwealth to meet U.S.
    39 16 MELBOURNE, Mon. The United States track and field team will compete against the British Commonwealth at Sydney on Wednesday. There will be 23 events and of the 19 for men, six will be relays. A.P.
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    13-0 SHOCK for SINGAPORE
    825 16 Here** the result of selectors' chop and change policy Kiwis make most of team muddle THIS SEEMED A LESSON FOR SINGAPORE Malaya keep their best side and win 8-0 From NORMAN SIEBEL MELBOURNE, Mob. SINGAPORE, who had touched hockey stardom by holding India to 6-0 on
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    India to meet Pakistan in final
    385 16 MELBOURNE Mon. INDIA and Pakistan 1 will meet in the final of the Olympic Hockey tournament at the Melbourne Cricket ground on Thursday afternoon. In the semi-finals played today at the Main Stadium, India beat Germany 1-0 and Pakistan beat Britain 3-2. Germany made
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    All the Olympic results
    550 16 Swimming WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD DIVING Following 12 qualified for tomorrow's final: 1. Pat McCormick (US) 76.80 Dta.. 2. Irene Mac Donald (Can) 73.25. 3. Barbara Gilders (US) 71.47, 4. Jeanne St. Nyo (US) 71.4. 6. Valentina Tchoumltcheva (Rus) 65.42. 6. Kanoko Esutani (Jap) 63.99. 7. Phyllis Long
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    US lead with 28 golds
    92 16 MELBOURNE, Mon. 'PHE United States were leading x Russia in the gold medal awards at the end of today's programme. The table, for the first ten nations (including Equestrian medals awarded at Stockholm) is- U.S. u.s.sn. Aust. Swecen Germany Italy Britain Rumania Hungary France Iran
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    BRITISH XI TO PLAY HERE
    59 16 MELBOURNE. Mon.— The British soccer team, eliminated from the Olympic tournament by the Bulgarians in their quarterfinal match last week, are to play three matches on their way home. On December 11 they have a game in Singapore, on Dec. 13 one at Kuala Lumpur,
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    HON YAM SETS THE ATTACK CRACKING
    39 16 SINGAPORE in the Afghanistan circle: Hon *am pushes a splendid pass to Singapore centreforward Pennefather who shot this one first-time. This was saved by the goalkeeper. Singapore won s—o— Australian News Information Bureau.
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    AUSSIES WIN IN NEW TIME
    120 16 AUSSIES WIN IN NEW TIME MELBOURNE, Mon. AUSTRALIA'S team of Kevin O'Halloran. John Devitt, Murray Rose and John Henricks set a new World record in winning the gold medal for the men's 4 x 200 Metres Swimming relay, the only final to be decided today in the Olympic Games. The
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    British girls set records in heats
    166 16 British girls set records in heats MELBOUR\ r THREE Brlti today quail] Wednesday's {in r. Two of them «t Olympic record, i their heat* and Judy Grlnham r new record sec, but with hour her team garet Edwarn.s. g this time with inn Both are 17 y e Judy eomini
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    SWIMMING SCHEDULE
    65 16 MELBOI RNK. Mnn. -II Olympic swimmin; |>n>;r.ir for tomorrow (Malayan tiny is: 11.30 a.m. Men's inn m.tp. backstroke hratv ItaM 4 x 100 metres relay hnt> Water Polo. 5 p.m.: Women'-. I backstroke semifinal*: VVnmrr 4 x 100 relay heats: Water M Men's 400 metres fas** final; Women's
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