The Straits Times, 2 May 1951

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYAS NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, *MAT 2, 1951. if PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS,
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    BRITAIN WARNS PERSIA: NO DURESS
    288 1 We have right to intervene, says Morrison LONDON, Tuesday Foreign Secretary,~Mr. Herbert Morrison, warned Persia today that Britain would not negotiate a settlement of the oil dispute under duress. Britain, he told the House of Commons, could not accept the contention of the Persian Government
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    37 1 MADAM Vijaya Pandit, Indian Ambassador to the United States, receives a gift of wheat for famine relief in India at the embassy in Washington recently. At right is Mr. M. K. Kripalani, the Indian Minister. A.P picture.
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    EXILED GENERAL BACK: ARRESTED
    142 1 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Tuesday. I T.-GEN. Luang Kach Songgram, former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Siamese Army, who was exiled by the Premier, Field Marshal Phibun Songgram, more than a year ago for plotting the overthrow of the Government, returned to Bangkok today from Hong
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    PROBLEM FOR '8 DRUNKEN FAIRIES'
    80 1 TAIPEH. Tues. rpHE Chinese Nationalist JL Government faced "delicate problems" in preparing to receive the American military aid advisory mission to Formosa. Chinese newspapers reported today. One task, they said, was making sure that the city's two "special restaurants" were ready for the visitors. The
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    RED LEADER AT A.P.C. OFFICE
    61 1 HONG KONG. Tues.— The leftist Ta Kung Pao today reported that Communist Ml litary Control Council representative Mo Chen-hui called at the Asiatic Petroleum Company head office in Shanghai yesterday to carry out Premier Chou En-lal's directive to requisition the company's assets. An APC source
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    University to help find employment
    146 1 University to help find employment THE Senate of the University of Malaya has established an Appointments Board with the object of helping graduates to And employment. Five members of the Board have been appointed by the Senate and three by the Guild of Graduates. They are Prof. RE. Holttum, Prof.
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    Attempt to break N.Z. Government
    194 1 WELLINGTON, Tuesday. V«W Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney Holland, told the New Zealand people tonight that the ten weeks' old industrial crisis "has taken a dramatic and grave turn. A very determined effort has Deen made to overthrow orderly (?overnment by force", he declared. A
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    THE NEW NAZIS
    32 1 BONN. Tues. Chancellor Adenauer said last night he was seeking "ways and means" of outlawing the Socialist Reich Party, described as a new Nazi-type oarty on West Germany Reuter.
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    STALIN AT MAY DAY PARADE
    272 1 STALIN AT MAY DAY PARADE LONDON, Tues TtfARSHAL Stalin watched MM. the march past today of Russian troops through the Red Square highlight of Moscow's May Day celebration. Foreign diplomats and military attaches joined the tirong as the Kremlin put V war machine on show Staun was with other Soviet
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    Ex-P.W.D. man dies
    35 1 LONDON, Tues— Mr. Ernest John Polglase, formerly of the P.W.D. Malaya died in Bristol on Saturday at the age of 63 He was the youngest son of Mr. John Polglase of Singapore.
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    BACK IN S'PORE
    39 1 SIR ROLAND BRADDELL, who returned to Singapore yesterday in the Oranje after being on leave in Britain. Sir Roland has been retained to appear as leadin? counsel in the Maria Hertogh appeal case. Straits Times picture.
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    SECRET TALKS
    31 1 WASHINGTON. Tues.— The Air Chiefs of Staff of Britain France, Canada and the United States met behind closed doors yesterday and adjourned until today without making any statement.— A.P.
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    NICE—BUT NOT FOR SALE
    145 1 NICE— BUT NOT FOR SALE LONDON, Tues. STACKS of tins and jar s of Malayan pineapple are shown on Malaya's stall at the British Industries Fair which opened In London tosato" BOt th-7 not or Visitors wiJJ not b« abl/to order a consignment unless .they are foreigners iliving outside Britain,
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    ATOM LIGHTING FORECAST
    44 1 BUENOS AIRES, Tues.—President Peron forecast today that Argentina's entire electric network may be operated by atomic energy within two years. President Peron recently decorated Austrian born scientist Ronald Richter for discovering a new and cheaper method of releasing atomic energy.— Reuter.
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    Royal visitors at Malayan stand
    156 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. for the way in which Malaya has maintained production despite the Emergency h,f S vf^ Pr w S SS K d J7, tne Xln when witn tn <> Queen, he visited the Malayan stand during a tour of the
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    70 Pusing men get guns, parade
    318 1 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. SEVENTY men of Pusing— the worst town In Malaya shouldered arms for the first time In their lives yesterday on the town padang in the course of training as Home Guards. waicnea Dy a crowd or women and
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    'Will have to fight alone'
    70 1 PITTSBURGH. Tuet. \MERICAN Secretary of J\ Labour. Mr. Maurice Robin, said last night that "if the United Statet now precipitates an all-out war with China, it will have to fight that war virtually alone." An invasion of the Chinese mainland would alienate America's friends in
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    THEATRE BLAZE
    16 1 GENEVA, Tues— Fire today almost destroyed Geneva's Grand Theatre— the city's opera house.— Reuter.
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    Reds try to dry up the rivers
    148 1 rOMMUN?ST Y droops -preparing for a now attack in central Korea tonight cut off the water supply of rivers blocking their offensive route «v, Han River dropped c O sharply that United Natior forces engineers had to a-, times P nn bridOTs thr
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    Visit to front impresses C.G.
    79 1 HANOI. Tues. The Com, missioner General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, on a factfinding visit to Indo-China's war fronts, said today he was "very Impressed" with what he had seen of the French military situation in the Tonking delta area, Mr. Mac Donald ma.de his statement
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    BORDER CLASH
    33 1 NEW DELHI, Tues. Fifteen Communists had attacked Assam riflesmen near the Burmese border, Parliament was told today. Three Communists and on? soldner were killed and two Communists were wounded —A. P.
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    Biggest-ever blast in new atom tests
    166 2 Biggest-ever blast in new atom tests WASHINGTON, Tues. 'T S. atomic weapons %Jm will probably set off the world's greatest explosion within the next 10 days. The nuclear fission blast will be the climax to a new series of tests at the Eniwetok proving grounds in the Marshall Islands. At
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    Less steel for Britain
    99 2 LONDON, Tues. gRITISH stocks of raw materials for making steel are down to a "dangerously low level," the Supply Minister, Mr. George Strauss, said yesterday. He told tht Commons that it would not be possible for the State-owned steel industry to reach last year's output under
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    MacA: SECRET HEARING
    42 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. Democratic Senators yesterday decreed a closed door hearing for General Mac Arthur. The Republicans immediately raised a cry of "terrible Injustice.' Gen. Mac Arthur will testify on Thursday about' his dismissal, as Far Eastern commander. A. P.
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    CONFIDENCE VOTE ON NEW VERSION
    54 2 PARIS, Tues. The French National Assembly yesterday voted on a new version of the electoral reform bill submitted to It by the Government last Saturday after a narrow defeat on this issue last Friday. The Assembly voted lor the bill a motion of confidence by
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    PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES
    34 2 PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES A WORKMAN puts the finishing touches to the ffj r.t fijrure which surmounts <h" Centaur Pavilion at the Festival of Britain Pleasure Gardens in Battersea Park, Lm don. Reuter picture.
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    NO UNIFORM FOR 54-INCH CORPORAL
    66 2 SALISBURY, Tuesday. QNLY one of 1,262 class "Z" men who reported at weekend camps on Salisbury Plain was stili In civilian clothes last night. The Army has no stock uniform small enough to lit Corporal Arthur Austin, aged 27, a London glassblower. He is four
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      Shaw wanted to be a Michael Angelo
      207 2 A LETTER by George Bernard Shaw published yesterday revealed that he had really intended to be an artist like Michael Angelo. But he could not draw very well, so bought a box-camera and started writing. I The letter was written a year before
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      U.K. EXPORTS TO CHINA
      64 2 LONDON, Tues. Britain has exported goods worth £1,291,000 to Communist China during the past three months. This was stated by Sir Hartley Shawcross, President of the Board of Trade, In the House of Commons yesterday. Among the exports were: Iron and steel manufactures, £230,000 worth; vehicles
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      2,000 ON STRIKE
      28 2 LONDON, Tues. Two thousand highly-trained armament specialists at Woolwich Arsenal, London's vast arms mak'ng centre, are on strike because an Inspector refused ioin the union.
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      AMERICAN FOR KASHMIR
      137 2 AMERICAN FOR KASHMIR LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. rE Security Council has appointed Dr. Frank B. Graham as United Nations representative in Kashmir by seven votes to nil with four abstentions. Those abstaining were Russia, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands (as President) and India. The Security Council President declared, and India's delegate Sir Benegal
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      More tea from India
      50 2 NEW DELHI. Tues— lndia's 1951 tea export target, regulated by the International tea agreement, has been Increased to 470,000.000 lb. This compares with exports of 435,000,000 lb. In 1950. Britain, main buyer ol Indian tea, imported 327,000,000 lb. In 1949, and 247,000,000 lb. last year. Reuter.
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      609 2 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE U hereby given that Mr. M.A.K. Marlcan ton of Mowlagany, formerly employed as Manager by Messrs. Ku-Lee LandIng Shipping Co.. (Singapore) Ltd- of D-12A Union Building, Coltyer Quay, Singapore, ha» severed hl» connection with EuLee Landing Shipping Co. Ltd.. and has no authority to represent ■u-Lee Landing
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      422 2 COLONIALS BROCHURE Colonials Cricket club brochure Issued, without prejudice, governing correspondence with Cricket Association anant 'unjust relegation' now available to Cricket fans on written application to the Club. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Teo Yeok Soon has resigned from the service of this Company on the 30th day
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    MAYOR 'AIDED RACKET'
    361 3 New York crime probe by Senate accuses O 'Dtvyer WASHINGTON, Tuesday. J'HE Senate Crime Committee today charged the former Mayor of the city, Mr. William O'Dwyer, with contributing to the growth of organised crime, racketeering and gangsterism in New York. The Committee's criticism of Mr. O'Dwyer, now
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    RED VICTIMS
    19 3 VATICAN CITY. Tues.The Vatican today said that 387 Catholic and Protestant missionaries had died in Korea. Reuter
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    'CHINESE SLAVES IN SIBERIA' -CHIANG
    191 3 'CHINESE SLAVES IN SIBERIA' -CHIANG TAIPEH, Tues. TENERALISSIMO w Chiang Kai-shek in a May Day speech today urged workers in Communist China to revolt and promised: "In the near future I shall come to your rescue and deliver you from your suffering." He charped the Chinese Reds have "sent workers
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    Steel for tin industry
    103 3 From Our Own orrespondent LONDON, Tues. "^HEN the Minister of Supply was asked in the House of Commons today to expedite supplies of steel plate and castings necessary to maintain plant and equipment in the Malayan tin industry, Mr. George Strauss replied he was inquiring about
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    Ridgway to free the barred Japs
    85 3 Ridgway to free the barred Japs TOKYO. Tues. /JENERAL Ridgway, U.S. Ccmmander-in-Chief. has given Premier Yoshida authority to end the purge which after the war barred many Japanese from public office. This will be in line with the U.S. policy of relaxing occupation controls before a peace treaty comes into
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    M.Ps IN THE DARK
    53 3 LONDON. Tues.— The lights vent out In the Houses of Parliament, lifts stopped working and officials and attendants groped their way otwut in dark corridors after an explosion in a nearby street. There was a call for candles which is the traditional Way M.P.'s ask for
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    G.Is killed by own guns, Senator told
    106 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. 4 REPUBLICAN Senator, Mr. Francis Case, of Soutti Dakota, sent to the Secretary of Defence, Mr. Marshall, yesterday a report that American soldiers in Korea have been killed and wounded by artillery and mortar fire from their own troops. The report
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    'AID MUST NOT HAVE STRINGS'
    89 3 NEW DELHI, Tues—Pandit Nehru gave his thanks today for assistance from abroad in fighting "the spec tre of famine hoverin? over our land. But he warned that India would not accept any helo which contained political strings. Mr. Nehru said that while on one hand
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    BALLET GOES HIGH
    46 3 MAKING THE MOST of London's warm spell of weather these ballet dancers left the theatre to rehearse on a London rooftop. They will appear in Tom Arnold's presentation of Basil Dean's Festival production of "Hassan," opening at London's Cambridge Theatre on May 8.
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    'Bomb Manchuria, snap decision'
    187 3 LONDON, Tuesday. ORITAIN, the United States and other nations 13 with forces in Korea are setting up machinery to make a "snap decision" if necessary whether to bomb Manchurian air bases or not. Informed sources said this machinery Is being established in Washington. The Foreign Office
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    NEW MINISTER
    43 3 NEW LORD PRIVY SEAL: Mr. Richard Stokes, who has succeeded the late Mr. Bevin as Lord Prjvy Seal. one of the chief posts in the Cabinet. He will also take charge of a new department dealing with raw materials. A.P. picture.
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    AUSTRALIA STARTS CALL-UP LIST
    36 3 CANBERRA. Tues. REGISTRATION began throughout Australia yesterday to list 41,000 young Australians for compulsory military service. The first call-up applies to youths reaching: 18 between November 1. 1950 and July 31. 1951.
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    Envoy told: See new Premier
    263 3 Envoy told: See new Premier LONDON, Tues. INSTRUCTIONS were sent yesterday to Sir Francis Shepherd, British Ambassador in Teheran, that he should seek an immediate interview with the new Premier of Iran. Mohamed Mossadegh, and present him with Britain's suggestions for settling the dispute over the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian
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    CIVILIAN CLAIMS
    59 3 From Oar Own Correspondent. LONDON. Tues. The Foreign Office would, additionally to the claims of Far Eastern prisoners of war. bear In mind the claims of British civilians for compensation for the seizure of property in the Far East. Mr. Kenneth Younger. Minister of "State, assured the House
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    PACT 'DOES NOT ALTER BRITAIN'S PLANS'
    226 3 LONDON, Tuesday. MR. Kenneth Younger, Minister of State, said yesterday that British proposals for a Japanese peace treaty would not be affected by the proposed Pacific defence arrangements between the United States, Australia and New Zealand. He said the Government took the discussions into
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    YOSHIDA WINNING
    28 3 TOKYO, Tues.— Early returns indicated an overwhelming victory for Premier Yoshida's Liberal Party In elections of governors and national assemblymen in Japan's 46 prefectures. A. P.
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    CHINA MISSIONS FOR MALAYA
    135 3 LONDON. Tues. PROTESTANT missionaries are streaming out of China so as not to "embarrass" Chinese Christians in their relations with the Communist Government, the Church Missionary Society reported today. Communists suspect Western missionaries of being age Jjf*^Wgs^trr^^TTngsio^ Ism" and their presence Is proving to be an
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    TO SHOW NEW WAYS OF TEACHING
    198 4 TO SHOW NEW WAYS OF TEACHING From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. ■Tlf ALAYA is tending to nationhood. It is therefore essential that it should have a philosophy of education", Mr. W. D. S. Stewart, the University of Malaya's newly appointed 'Lecturer in Educational Methods from the University of Glasgow,
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    Govt. tables C.O.L. rise figures
    157 4 Govt. tables C.O.L. rise figures (A 'WORKING PARTY" Of the Singapore Government is preparing comparative figures of the rise in the cost of living over a period of years and the percentage of allowances given to Government employees to meet it. The party Is also compiling pr.ee indices of various
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    Licences now needed
    72 4 From Onr SUIT Correspondent. IPOH, rues. T ICENCES are note requirLj ed for the sale of cigarettes a controlled commodity. Dealers will have to apply for a licence before next Monday. The fee is one dollar. A spokesman of the Food Control Department told the Straits Times
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    House-to-house check to bring voting register up to date
    184 4 House-to-house check to bring voting register up to date SPECIAL-PAY CLERKS WILL VISIT y<W THE first house-to-house check to bring: the electoral register up to date will begin in Singapore at the week-end. There are 48,000 names on the register. One hundred deputy registering officers who are to carry out
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    ARTILLERY REGT FAREWELL
    283 4 AFTER two years and eight months of fighting bandits, the 26th Field Regiment, R.A., who are leaving Malaya for Tripoli on May 11th, held a farewell parade before General Sir John Harding, C-in-C., FARELF, at Selarang Barracks, Singapore, yesterday morning. Although lt was the first time the
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    Duty evasion charge
    235 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. A EUROPEAN engineer of Port Dlckson, J. P. Muldoon, was charged in the Police Court today with fraudulently attempting to evade Customs duty of $73, on apparel, whisky and cricket balls. Mr E J. Selby, Senior Customs' Officer, who prosecuted,
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    Had stolen goods
    35 4 KLUANG. Tues. Thlruvengadan, a special constable, charged with receiving stolen property— two gold chains, one gold ring and two gold hairpins was fined $50 or 15 days' imprisonment by the Circuit Magistrate.
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    HARDING SAYS GOODBYE
    64 4 HARDING SAYS GOODBYE SIX FEET six inches tall Capt. J. Wilson looks on while Gen. Sir John Hardjnr. C.-in-C, FARELF. chats with one of the men of the 26th Field Rest.. R.A.. at their farewell parade before him at Selaranr Barracks yesterday. The General is accompanied by the Commanding: Officer,
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    Private freed on hurt charge
    207 4 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. pTE. Cho Mun Sun, RASC, charged with negligence in having a cartridge in the breach of his rifle with the satety catch off, and causing grievous hurt to Norman Siebel, Sports Editor, Straits Times, was acquitted and discharged
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    TROPHIES FOR DANCERS
    59 4 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG, rues.— Penang novices dance competition will be held at the Wembley Dance Hall on May 18 and 19. It Is open to all dancers who have not won a first prize In any competition There will be lour standard dances. Closing date
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    BACK IN TAIPING
    34 4 From Our Own Correspondent. TAIPING, Trues.— Mr. and Mrs/Cottn Campbell, of Taiping, returned by air after a four-month tour of Australia, during which they visited their two daughters studying in Perth.
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    COUSIN OF A KING
    51 4 PRINCE Nibabb Dishkul. 45-year-old cousin of the Klnr of Siam. who arrived in Singapore yesterday by Qantas/BOAC Constellation from Sydney en rout* to Bangkok. The Prince, head of the Department of Revenue in Siam. spent one month studying taxation methods with the Australian Government. Straits Times
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    Drivers—you are being watched
    91 4 Drivers— you are being watched SINGAPORE'S mobile traffic patrols are back again Four police lieutenants and two sergeants are patrolling the streets on motorcycles. Mr J P- PennefatherEvans. Commissioner of Police, told the Straits Times yesterday: "The unit's duty is chiefly to correct driving Ia "They take down the names
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    Talk on education to UMNO members
    62 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. "Education In a democratic country," will be the subject of a talk to members of UMNO at UMNO Hali. Johore Bahru on Saturday at 8.30 p.m. by Syed Naslr. Inspector of Malay Schools. South Johore. Syed Naslr
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    60 S.I.T. TENANTS TOLD TO QUIT
    90 4 BETWEEN 60 and 70 tenants living in Singapore Im--provement Trust flats at Tlong Bahru have been given noticed to quit, the Acting Municipal President. Mr. Nor* jnan^WardtoldtheStrfciM Mr. Ward said the notices were issued as a result of a decision reached by the S.I.T.
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      152 4 Today' 8 Radio •SINGAPORE 10 a-m. News from KX.: 10.10 rinse- 1 Djn. Dance Music; FaT New?; 1.43 "LunchUme Prom": 3 Close: (.15 Children: 6.35 "Entr'acte" (Piano Interlude): 6.45 Radio String to3e: 7 News: 7.12 "This is Communism": 7.22 Interlude: 7.30 All-Services Variety Show; 8 Jo StaHord Show; 8.15 "Moonlight
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    ON BUYING TRIP TO BRITAIN
    58 5 A.» At rRALMM cattle breeding expert. Mrs. Hector Mi I- arlane. of Young N.S.W., who recently triumphed over strong American and Canadian competition in the purchase of two I»ri«? heifers at the international pedigree beef sales in Perth, Scotland, pictured aboard the Dutch liner Oranje,
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    BORNEO POWER PLAN MAY BE HALTED
    153 5 Estate flooding an objection From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. jy|R. W. Percy Pinckney, chairman of the Sapong Rubber Estates, in his annual statement, said it was now unlikely that the projected hydro-electric undertaking in Borneo would go forward. The undertaking is the Padas
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    S'pore man gets award
    85 5 From Our Own Correspondent F LONDON. Tues. E Senior Architect and Planner of the Singapore Improvement Trust, Mr S C Woolmer, has been awarded a Colonial Civil Service Fellowship on town planning. This was announced by the Committee of Award of the Commonwealth Fund Fellowships The
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    M.C.A. TICKETS NOW ON SALE
    58 5 The Singapore branch of (Be Malayan Chinese Association have started selling Mcketa for the third mUliondollar lottery which will be drawn at the Victoria Memorial Hall on July 1 Final arrangement* are being made by the branch lottery sub-committee for the draw which will be
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    9 DAYS LATE
    33 5 A European woman Marfearet J. c. Paterson. of the -cc Soo n Camp, was fined $5 i Singapore yesterday for •mi nine days late in apy*n» for an identity card
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    British goods at S'pore 'festival'
    252 5 A RADAR set that picks up the beacon at Kallang airport, and a police-type metal detector which is so sensitive that it can locate the nails in a table are among the exhibits at Singapore's own "Festival of Britain" exhibition which opens at the United
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    NO FISH—& 5 LOST THEIR LINES ALSO
    72 5 NO FISH— 5 LOST THEIR LINES ALSO From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Tues. THIS is another fisher1 man's tale with a sad ending. Five amateurs went to the railway pier which juts out into the sea last night with high hopes of bringing home a good catch for supper but
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    MENON TO TOUR FED.
    75 5 MR. M. Gopala Menon, Indla's Representative in Malaya, will leave Singapore on Monday to tour th e Federation. He will spend a few days In Kuala Lumpur and Penang. In Kuala Lumpur, he will discuss problems of Malayan Indians with Indian leaders Government officials and Members.
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    MALAYAN KILLED
    45 5 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON. Tues. Among men of the Gloucester Regiment killed in recent heavy fighting in Korea wa« Capt Richard Reeve-Tucker, son of the late Mr. Gordon ReeveTucker, well-known Malayan planter and Mrs. ReeveTucker, who Is now living In Perth. Australia
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    APPOINTMENT
    14 5 The Governor has appointed Mr. Kok Ah Loy Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Singapore.
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    Singapore Diary
    112 5 EDUCATION WEEK: free film show for school children, Cathay, C.30 a.m.; ;ombined schools art and craft* exhibition, official opening by Mr. W. L. Blythe, Victoria Memorial Hall, 11 ajn.; Radio talk on Education and Politics, 7.12 p.m. CHINESE YJK.C.A,. Belegie Road, joint staff meeting, 11.30 v.m.; basketball, 5
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    PETROL KILLING TRIAL
    225 5 PETROL KILLING TRIAL U/HEN the body of 25-y«ar old Corporal Hugh Pete Bell of the R.A.F. Seletar vu taken out of a drain In Victoria Street. Singapore his head was badly injured. Ms skin peeled off when touched, and an ear was practically severed. Mr. O. T. O. Martin. Cadet
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    WAS GIVING LIFT TO FRIENDS
    63 5 I oni Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Ooh Swee Kai, a pig-rearer of Pontian, was charged In the P i Ice Court with using a private vehicle as a taxi. He said that the alleged p i H :i-ers were his friends who were
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    Man gaoled for 5 years sobs
    177 5 k m*S m, J V y a ge 5 23 sobbed in the Singapore High Court yesterday when he was gaolld for five years by Mr. Justice Fletcher Rogers for armed I robbery. He stole a diamond ring a watch and about $30 from
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    Three lions for Singapore
    57 5 THREE young lions, due to 1 arrive in Singapore on the Burns Philp vessel, MerJ«r, on May 11 will leave later by BO AC. York freighter for Bangkok. The lions, which have come from the Taronga Zoological Park Trust, Sydney, Australia, are in transit to Boon,
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    NEW POST
    40 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Tuea.— Mr. X H Simpson, who, after many years service in Malaya and Siatn came to London to be director and general manager of the Borneo Co. Ltd has been appointed managing director.
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    SHIP MAKES FIRST VISIT
    72 5 The 8,900-ton 8.1. steamer Santhia, here to Join the Sirdhana and the Sangola on the Calcutta-Japan service, arrived In Singapore for the first time yesterday. A new ship, the Santhia made one voyage to Africa, after her delivery to Bombay, before being put on this Far
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    'FUND' SCHOLARSHIP THIS MONTH
    189 5 A PPLICATIONS for scholarrY ships under the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund scheme for courses In Australia and New Zealand starting in March 1952. will be considered this month Thi» selection will be In addition to the selection for coarse* in the United Kingdom, which will
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    'LITTLE FESTIVAL'
    70 5 A RAISED map of Great Britain greets visitors to Singapore's "Little Festival of Britain" when they enter the door of the exhibition hall in the United Engineers' River Valley Road offices. The map is marked with all the places In Britain where Festival activities are about to begin.
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    CALL-UP FOR KOREA 'A LIE'
    113 5 From Oar SUIT Correspondent. PENANO Tues DETAILS of the direction of manpower in Penang will be announced by the Settlement Government on Friday Meanwhile, over Radio Malaya today, "The Voice of Penang" denounced as a "flat He' the Communist-inspired rumour that youths called up in
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    GOING TO U.S. FOR STUDY
    48 5 Mr. Rene Eugene Pohan. 23 will leave Singapore next week to study medicine at the Pacific Union College, Angwin, California. Mr. Rene Pohan, son of Mr R. A. Pohan. a Singapore Seventh Day Adventist minister, was born in Jakarta where he was educated.
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    Tackle flood problem now call
    106 5 Tackle flood problem now call THE Singapore Ratex payers' Association, in a letter to the Municipal President, urges that "immediate attention" be given to solving the flood problem. The recent rainstorm, the Association says, has shown that until the problem is tackled seriously, the community, or certain sections, will continue
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    INDIAN TALKS
    47 5 From Our SUIT Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR Mon. The Malayan Indian Association elected the following members to represent them at discussions on the proposed amalgamation of all Indian political organisations: Mrs. E. Ramachandran. Mr. G. V. Thaver, Mr N. S Maniam and Mr Padl A. Krlshnan.
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    QUERY ON DEARTH OF OFFICIALS
    95 5 QUERY ON DEARTH OF OFFICIALS From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tues. THE shortage of officials in Malaya the number of vacancies and what measures the Colonial Secretary is taking to increase recruitment is the subject of a question Air Commodore A. V. Harvey (Cons) will ask in the House of
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    DEATH
    31 6 REKVX TUCKER Captain JUonard R«ev«-Tucker. the OlouJU2, Regiment and late Malay Regiment, Wiled to **Uon •a 38th April, in Korea. Belov^ l^^ty.iwi of June (nee Ferguson) jtnd father of Sally.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., May 2, 1951. Tin & Rubber Funding
    668 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., May 2, 1951. Tin Rubber Funding unfair to put alf (he Uiune for 1 internal inflation on the higher prices of tin and rubber, do have a case. Malayan companies have been by no means over-generous in their distribution of dividends. They have allocated adequate
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    Family Planning In K.L.
    439 6 While the Family Planning Association of Singapore is >reparing to open its first >ermanent headquarters, in iddition to its weekly clinic at he Maternity Hospital and its seven other weekly clinics in :ity and rural areas, the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Commissioners yesterday confirmed he recommendation of
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    The Common wealth 'trade club'
    1189 6  - The Common wealth 'trade club' By RICHARD DENMAN of The Economist AFTER six months of very hard labour, the Tariffs and Trade Conference at the Devonshire town of Torquay has ended. The full results of it will not be known until mid-May, when the details of agreements on tariff concessions
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      Lawyer's allegation needs an answer
      197 6 Lawyer's allegation needs an answer AN April 27 the Straits Times published a report Ofrom Kuala Lumpur headed "Police may •threaten man in custody'— lawyer protests .As a Malayan resident of 2* years' standing I found this very disturbing. The defending lawyer alleges that threats will be used to extort
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      COUNCILLORS ARE UNCOMMON MEN
      111 6 rSRE appears to be a good deal of misunderstanding over Mr. John Laycock's statement that there Is na such thing as a "common man" in the Singapore Legislative Council. Obviously, anyone who can get himself elected must have shown sufficient ability to rise above the average
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      REGROUPING THE FOURTH GENERATION
      329 6 I HAVE read "Bunga Apis" letter headed "Planter's warning on 'regrouping,' of April 27, and 1 agree with every word he writes, having had experience of the threat of, and actual, resettlement or regrouping of estate labour. I have been planting for many years in this
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      TELUK ANSON INQUEST
      176 6 PUBLIC opinion in Teluk Anson is more than shocked by the nndings of the magistrate on the shooting 01 Dec. 23. 1950. If any unsubstantiated evidence is admissible in an inquest, then anybody can apparently concoct a cock and bull story in order to escape Justice. The
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      HIGH C.O.L.A. ON THE $500?
      58 6 I HAVE only one thing to say of Legislative Councillors* pay that you will never catch me rotlng lor any public "hero" who must have $500 monthly remuneration for his "voluntary services." be he common or uncommon man or woman. Incidentally, what about a hiRh
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    On the Margin
    440 6 In The Dusun •PHE Sunday before last I visited Tuan DJek In hia Dusun. for the first time for many months. The reason for this long interval was Punk, or, to put It more rationally, a feeling that in the light of the Emergency communlQues it might
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    TEN TIMES A DONOR
    149 7 TEN TIMES A DONOR TWO Chinese, who have eac'i g;ven blood to the Singapore Blood Bank on 10 occasions in the last 30 months, were presented with silver medals yesterday by the Director of Medical Services Dr. W. J. Vickers. They were Mr. Ho Keng Wah, a shy young man
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    BUSUT MEN GLAD TO MOVE
    129 7 BUSUT MEN GLAD TO MOVE From Our Own orrespondent KAJANG, Tues. CIXTY-FIVE families from BuMit, the South Selangor fcampong, who yesterday were told that they would be given 24 hours' to pack everything In readiness for transfer to Eungei Chua. were this morning moved lock, stock and barrel. The 450
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    SIX WILL BE SELECTED
    54 7 Six Singapore student teachers are to be selected by the Education Department for vocational training at the Colony's Trade School. These students are to staff a Regional Vocational School planned for next year. If they cannot complete their vocational trata,':/ locally, they may be sent to
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    UNIONS PAY TRIBUTE TO BEVIN
    413 7 S 'pore meeting sends sympathy message to P.M. jy|ORE than 1,000 Singapore trade unionists stood in silence for one minute yesterday in tribute to the late Mr. Bevin, former Foreign Secretary. Then they passed a resolution of sympathy with the late Mr. Bevin's family and
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    PERAK ADULT EDUCATION
    42 7 IPOH, Tues— The recently formed Perak Adult Education Association will hold its first meeting In the town library at 7 p.m. on Friday. There will be an cpen discussion on "Public Affairs" with Mr. H. Wakefield in the chair.
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    BUS ARSON: YOUTHS HELD
    116 7 Thousands of police patrolled Singapore roads and streets fall day in radio cars, jeer«s and en foot. Between 6 p.m. on May Day eve :nd 6 a.m. yesterday 17.539 people •vere screened None v.as d?tained. Three Chinese youths, suspected members of a gang of four who
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    PLANTING COSTS
    108 7 MONEY incentives to worlcers will rise and costs already judged high by recent standards, will further increase, warns Sir John Hay in his report at the annual general meeting of Malacca Rubber Plantations in London Sir John, who has just completed 30 years as a director of the
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    ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE
    70 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Selangor Council of State joday accepted In Principle the Selangor Nationality Bill and appointed a Select Committee to study It In detail and make recommendations The BUI was given its first and second readings. At the same time, the
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    SOLD TEA-FINED
    50 7 MUAR, Tues.- -See; Pew Veo. a waitress at the Muar Amusement Park was fined s 0 at Muar. for seJJms; cojl>e nd tea without a price conol licence rr..i rr u r ovccharging. On the same charges. Cheng Yin Chee the proprietress of a stall was fined $55.
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    Leaves tomorrow
    12 7 Maulana Abdul Allm SlddiQue wlll.leate Singapore for India tomorrow morning.
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    MAY DAY BOMBS IN K.L.
    185 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUH, Tues. TWO handgrenades were 1 found in Kuala Lumpur today one in a railway marshalling yard at Brickfields and the other outside the Galloway Club, Victory Avenue. Communist posters were found on an estate in the Tanjong Malim district
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    Inspector cleared
    99 7 From Oar SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. HOLDING that the prosecution had failed to prove its case, Mr. Justice Taylor in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today quashed the convictions and allowed the appeals of a former Klang court prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector Yusof bin Bagod and a
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    Ex-Nazi jet pilot in Singapore
    322 7 A MAN whom Hitler planned to use to decimate m A ie 2r bo ibQT fleets in the final stages of World War II with the third secret weapon the Messerschmidt 262 jet fighter, yesterday spent more than half an hour arguing with Singapore Immigration
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    I.R.O. PRESIDENT ELECTED
    41 7 At a meeting of the InterReligious Organisation of Singapore and Johore on Monday, Mr. V. Paklrisamy was elected president. He succeeds Rabbi Shababo. Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim and Mr. Teo Beng Chye were elected secretary and treasurer respectively
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    Ungku Abdul Aziz
    31 7 From Oar Own C«rr«MN>n4cnt LONDON, Tues— The Sultan and Sultanah of Johore will attend the funeral of Ungku Abdul Axis, former Prime Minister of Johore, at Woking tomorrow.
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    More go by train
    96 7 From Our SUB Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. MALAYAN Railway carries more passengers every month. The first three months of 1951 brought more than $250,000 more revenue than for the same months last year. All services show Increased revenue for March. Including ferry and road services which
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    R.A.F. RECRUITS 'PASS' TODAY
    69 7 The fifth batch of recruits for the R.A.F. (Malaya) will parade at Changi airfield. Singapore, today to pass out from their Initial training The salute will be taken by Air Vice-Marshal H. L. "Patch Air Officer in Charge of Administration, Par East Air Force. The recruits—
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    DANCING TO COST $1 AN HOUR MORE
    98 7 BECAUSE of the high prices of cosmetics and shoes members of Singapore Dance Hostesses' Association are to increase prices from May 16. Miss Nancy Ho, president of the Association, said yesterday that management* had agreed Jo «n toV«a*e from mto $1) an hour.
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    Women in taxi who vanished
    312 7 11 1 OH AIMED bin Marbi, a Yellow Top taxi driver, iTI yestsnxay told th« Singapore Fourth Police Court at a preliminary inquiry that he was stopped by three unidentified Chinese youths in Flower Road on Christmas Eve last year and robbed of $13.50 in
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    Six Pusing Reds killed in all-day battle
    328 7 Six Pusing Reds killed in all-day battle From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. JJINE bandits were killed and three wounded in the Federation during the past 24 hours, it was reported by the police tonight Six were killed at the mining town of Puslng, in PERAK. Two wounded suspects
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    Anti-arson moves by S'pore police
    114 7 Anti-arson moves by S'pore police THE Singapore Police will take "special steps" to stop »ny further arson bids on buses and other public vehicles. Mr. JJ>. Pennefather-Evans Commissioner of Police, told the Straits Times yesterday: "Heads of the CJD Special Branch and the Utalform Branch, and I conferred this morning
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    Young Chinese artist turning to Western style drawing
    432 8 Young Chinese artist turning to Western style drawing THE marked characteristic of the InterSchool Art exhibition which opens in the Victoria Memorial Hall today, in connection with Singapore's Education Week, is the turnover to painting and drawing in the Western style by Chinese artists. Dr. C. A. Gibson-Hill, chairman of
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    AS A CHILD SEES IT
    49 8 AS A CHILD SEES IT THIS lively representation of a Chinese dragon dance is one of the outstanding paintings in the InterSchool Art Exhibition which opens this morning la connection with Education Week. The painting was done by 13-year-old Cheoni; Mun Chit of Raffles Girls School— Straits Times picture.
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    BEST IN THE EXHIBITION
    522 8 Full commendation list is: Paintings and drawings CHILDREN UNDER 11 YEARS OF AGE: Tan Keng Seng. Tuan Mong School; Penelope Browning, Tanglin Preparatory School: Low Fook Yong. Fairfleld Girls' School. CHILDREN OVER 11 BUT VNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE: Png Kt-ng Hock, Heng A. School: Tan
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    PARENTS, STAFF, PUPILS 'NOT KEEN'
    312 8 EDUCATION WEEK MANY Singapore students, their parents and teachers are not enthusiastic about Education Week They feel It is an anti-climax after Government's decision to stop the school building programmes because of the temporary shortage of building materials and high coste. yesteday Education Weeks had
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    BAN ON DRIVERS
    41 8 From Oar Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Ng Choon Slang and Tung Yan Kee were today fined $60 each for riding motor -cycles without licences and insurance policies. They were also disqualified from holding licences for a year.
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    Driver ran over his nephew
    90 8 Driver ran over his nephew HO Leong Whatt, a lorry driver, yesterday told the Singapore Coroner he accidentally ran over his 18-month-old nephew while backing hi s lorry. The Coroner. Mr. E. Ebert, returned a finding of death by misadventure on Koh Kay Ting. Ho said that his nephew was
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    NEW FERRY IN PENANG
    71 8 PENANG, Tues.— The usual long queue of cars and lorries waiting at both Penang and Butterworth piers ended today with the introduction of a 15 minute ferry service during rush hours. Hitherto a 20 minute schedule was operated by Penang Harbour Board launches. To speed up
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    UMNO DEFERS DECISION
    63 8 From Oar Staff Correspondent. IPOH, Tues.— The Perak UMNO, at an executive committee meeting on Sunday, decided to postpone decision on the open door policy. After a lengthy meeting behind closed doors, it was announced that pending the arrival of the proposed draft changes in the constitution
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      290 8 a« I 27. Odder man to meet (8). Straits Times Cr^sword g g^^ 5) ■r— 9 2. Where one takes teas inside I 4! To be frank, there's nothing SSSa mm S, 2 18 5 sp ner i ca i M gome halU (8). iw 6. There's the girl! (6).
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      29 9 'Poor iambs, you will getwet. Come and shelter with nc' km thre e -vear^ a d Janet Taylor, a London Zoo visitor who braved the rain recently. year^°' d
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      SOME MORE PROBLEMS
      63 9 JJERE are two more sentences for you to punctuate. 1. Abdul and Rahman were writing an essay for their examination but Rahman made a grammatical error Abdul where Rahman had had had had had had had had had had the teachers approval. 2. I think said the
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      A CHANCE FOR YOUNG POETS
      307 9 Dear Boys and Girls, Many of you are asking me to send you list of Pen Pals. It would help a lot if, instead of including requests in your tetters, you would use a separate slip of paper. Head it Pen Pals, then pot your
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      AN EXPERT CHECKING A FAKE COIN
      142 9 > I have a friend who Is a nu- mismatlst. That sound* an odd thing to be doesn't it. but It really means that he > Is a collector of coins. J One day this friend of mine saw some old coins In the
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      HERE ARE THE ANSWERS
      78 9 .mm*. v uaaq »A«q pinoqs pasn AVkj L A"oq %mr\ }«m .}«qi, i«qj ?«tn,, Maqosa; Bin Pl«« M '^umj i» -pAOjddv t,»qoB*( al O P«M «P»q p»q., ..:p«q p«H,. p«q peq '..psq,. psq peq treuiqcH MaqM pipqy aciw n»nBuiurBja apBtu uBunjea inq 'uon«xi|ui8 -xa J]am 10}
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      14 9 Coitect rtx o/ toese coupon* to join the Children's Corner am.
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      TALKING OF STAMPS
      212 9 j kJ OST boys and many girls are interested in railway engines, they <, "I will see many of tHe famous trains that they have heard about 1' reproduced on stamps. So many countries are now reproducing stamps to commemorate 4 [railway centenaries and jubilees that some
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      MARIAM and the BEE
      554 9 OOOR Mariam was 1 too frightened to think clearly. Those green glaring eyes staring into her own; drove everything else from her mind. The monster put its nose close to Mariam, and sniffed. It was cold and clammy, and it roused Mariam to action. ki.e u.r.ied
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      A NICE TOY FOR BABY
      173 9 A NICE TOY FOR BABY WONDER if you know 1 to make a woolly ball. I used to make a lot of them at one time, but I've never seen anyone doing them out here. la.i. ia iiow you feu abwUi it. Cut two circles the same size from a
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      22 9 DLEASE enrol me as wmber of Hie Children's 1 Corner Wise Owls Club, and send m, badge. SAME ADDRESS DATE OF BIRTH
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    India 'quake may have been world's worst
    693 10  -  7 thought we were all going into the interior of the earth said one eyewitness. B y THOMAS HENRY rPHE Northern India earthquake on Aug. 15 last year may well have been the greatest in the history of the world. It certainly was
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    WOULD PAPA STALIN APPROVE?
    638 10 WOULD PAPA STALIN APPROVE? Before they wed, Anna and Ivan must ask pVEN love is becom-State-controlled in Russia now. Ivan may no longer fall for a pair of pretty eyes, nor Anna for a manly figure. Before giving their hearts, modern young Bolsheviks must ask themselves "would Stalin approve my
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    SUEZ PROBLEM ZONE
    193 10 MR. HERBERT MORRISON breaks the ice of his new job as Foreign Secretary by discussions with the Egyptian Government. The Egyptians want British troops withdrawn from the Suez Canal Zone. The* Egyptian Ambassador to the United States would like to see them leave also Sudan, Iraq, and
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    London Stocks
    262 11 London Stocks LONDON. Tues. MOST section* of the London Stock Exchange became a littfc firmer following early hesitancy when preliminary end of account arrangements were the primary consideration. In the foreign bond market Japanese continued to be the feature with rises of around li points. The mining markets were a
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    33 11 rapp m KONO KONG > f< «it mareet currency exchange for Hon« Kong doliars «-a* Quoted at the close today as HK$6.16\ (T); £1 HK$15 70 one tahil of gold HK319';.— UJ>.
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    20 11 JTOE Malayan Ecxhange Banks Association announced yesterCanadian dollars were: Buying ~> 16> Airi nall (O.D.) T.T.lQ.D. ready 34 15^6
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    924 11 WITH current of the possible" f reeziai *of part of the proceeds of rubber and tin by the Federation Government, Tin and Rubber shares in the Malayan share market declined yesterday. Industrials remained fairly steady. Quotations announced by the Malayan Sharebroken' Association yesterday were: Mwiwimi *tlas lc« 13.00
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    TIN: $591 A PICUL
    41 11 SINGAPORE. Tues.. May 1.— 1591 (op $13,121). £1,170 a ton in London LONDON, May 1.— Cash Buyers 1,17ft, Sellers £1,180; Forward Bayers £1,169, Sellers £1,1 Z'r, Settlement £1,175 (up £15). Turnovers: a.m. 155 tons, p.m. 90 tons.
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    Nervous drop
    243 11 RUBBER 1 i VTERVOUSNESS was genell ral in the Singapore rubber market yesterday. The tone eased, and, with sellers out In both the Federation and the Colony the price of first-grade for May shipment dropped 2$ cents a 1b. Rubber dealers attributed the nervousness to the political situation
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    50 11 COME business was reported In the copra section of the Singapore produce market yesterday at $524 and $52% a picul for May-June shipment Coconut oil was dull with sellers at $85 a picul and buyers at $83. Pepper was quietly steady with prices unchanged. No business was done.
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    69 11 CHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowna at p.m. yesterday were: 44 Rajula 42-43 Norman Lykes, 40-41 Charon, 38-39 Chandpara, 36-37 Tricolor 33-34 J. L. Luckenbach, 31-33 Kota Agoeng, 29-30 Ferusea, 27-2.-. Anshan. 25-26 Umaria, 23-24 Sarangan. 21-22 Kajang, 19-20 Lt. de la Tour. 18 Stan Selo, Kola,
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    COLONY WILL BE IN MALAYA CUP
    262 12 COLONY WILL BE IN MALAYA CUP Watt's success in last-minute bid From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. "SINGAPORE is practically certain to play in the Malaya Cup soccer competition", said Mr. W. McGregor Watt, president of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, when interviewed by the Straits Times tonight after
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    SANDS CANCELS AIR PASSAGE TO ENGLAND
    138 12 SYDNEY. Tues. A IR passages to England on May 6 for Dave Sands of Australia, British Empire middleweight champion and his manager Tom Maguire were cancelled yesterday. No later bookings have been made according to the Sydney Daily Telegraph's correspondent in today's issue. Sands
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    10 for S.B.A. cup trial
    96 12 THE Singapore Badminton Association have named ten players to take part in trials to select the team to represent Singapore against Negrl Sembilan In the first round of the southern section of the Poong Seong Cup tournament on May 26 and 27 in Singapore. The
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    Watch Spencer's string at Penang
    440 12 From EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Tuesday. pRAINER Jack Spencer has a powerful team enter- ed for the Penan* Turf Club's Summer meeting which starts on Saturday and I feel safe predicting another good meeting for the Bukit Timah trainer. Rio Grande, who has been stepped up
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    Tattersall & Hilton spin out Oxford
    302 12 Tattersall Hilton spin out Oxford LONDON, Tues. AFTER a blank pre-lunch period at Oxford, the University continued their second innings against Lancashire with no hope at all of avoiding defeat. Lancashire's spin bowlers captured the five remaining wickets in an hour an-i last year's joint county champions won the match
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    U.K. soccer results
    77 12 LONDON Tues. YESTERDAY'S UJC. soccer resuits were: englisiAeagle— div. i Notts Co. •.0 Manchester C. 6 DIV. THBEE (Southern). Bristol R. Norwich C. S N'Mrport Co. Bournemouth 0 pSt.Vale *2 Exeter C. ?DIV. THREE (Northern) Bradford Wrexham 1 Darlington 2 Crewe Alex. c Gateshead 1 Southport 3
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    ANGULLIA'S LATE GOAL DECIDES
    277 12 DORNEO Motors Sports Club scored a late goal to win deservingly by three-two over Pulau Bukom in a thrilling Business House league A tie on the Padang yesterday. Pulau Bukom were one up at -the Interval but failed to keep the advantage in the second half.
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    EUROPEAN CRICKET SIDE v REST
    82 12 The European team to meet the Rest in th e annual cricket match to be played on the S.C.C. pad-n* on May 1?. IS "J "1 be picked from the following players: J. A -de (Cap...*. D. A. J. Diplock (Army*). Cpl. Lobb (Army). G.
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    Indonesian soccer team due tomorrow
    160 12 THE All-Indonesia soccer team due to play five matches In Singapore will arrive tomorrow. Twenty two players, four officials, and five supporters will make up the contingent. The leader la Dr. Kosasih. The players are: Sidhl (Captain), Darmadhy, Rais Siregar, Ramlt, Saderan, Tee San Liong,
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    TENGAH SCORE FOURTH WIN
    82 12 R.A.F. Tengah scored their fourth win in four matches in the Division 2 League when they beat Katong Sajarah five-one at 8.0.D. C.A. yesterday. Katong Sajarah lost their unbeaten record this being their first defeat In seven games. Tengah lead two-nil at half time through goals
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    Field of 26 for Guineas
    157 12 LONDON. Tues. AFIELD of 26, the biggest since 1939, is expected to start for the richest ever 2,000 Guineas, the first turf classic of the season, at Newmarket tomorrow. The race Is being run over eight furlongs at 1355 BST and probables with Jockeys are:
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    Yorkshire strong all round side
    596 12 UK cricket prospects... 3 LONDON, Tuesday. YORKSHIRE who finished third to Surrey and Lancashire last year in the English county cricket championship gained the enviable record of playing attractive and sportyng cricket. A lot of this was due to the captaincy of Norman Yardley who
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    Chew Bee out in three sets
    117 12 BOURNEMOUTH, Tues. THE Malayan champion, Ong Chew Bet, was eliminated In the third round of the British Hardcourts tennis championships today by top-seeded South African Eric Sturges* by 6—1. 6—0. 6—3. Ong, who had a bye, had earlier beaten K Laverrack (Britain) by 6
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    449 12 League leaders rally late for thrilling 4-1 win Pulau Bran! 4; R E.M.E 1, F)R the best part of 50 minutes at Jalan Besur Stadium yesterday, Singapore A.F.A. Senior League leaders Pulau Brani seemed doomed to defeat by a very vigorous but unskilful R. E.M.E. team. Then a dramatic change
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    77 12 SOCCER: Singapore Business Bm. F.A. t United Scrricc* at Stadium; Div. 2: Rocklites f Police at Gey lan«; LB.C. 'A' T Indonesians 'A' at Farrer Park; Dlv. 3A: Marine Dept. f Aston A.C. at C.YJW.A.; BUSINESS HOUSE LGE. B: Malayan Airways v Rotterdam Trading at Police ground; FRIENDLIES:
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    30 12 LONDON, Tues. Roy Ankarah. of the Gold Coast, won the British Empire featherweight title by outpointing Ronnie Clayton of England in a 15-round fight here last night.— AP.
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    CHANGI BEAT GHQ SIGS 7-0
    84 12 A seven-nil victory over O.H.Q. Signals in a United Services league soccer tie at Changl yesterday has moved R.A.P. Changi Into fourth place in the league. A notable feature of the matctv which was played before a large crowd, was a hat-trick by McClachan in
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