The Straits Times, 29 September 1951

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1951. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    PERSIANS SEIZE REFINERY
    382 1 Armed forces take over at dawn SECURITY COUNCIL AID REPORT TEHERAN, Friday. |>K!tSIAN soldiers at dawn took over the giant Abadan refinery of the nationalized AngloIranian Oil Company today m a swift move which locked British technicians outside the refinery. Some of the more than .'JOO technicians,
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    Singapore Muslims pray for the King
    41 1 lilt Cult* KATHI OF SIN GAPOKIi. Tafe li|M Ali. leads the prayers for the X ing's recovery at the Sultan Mosque. Muslims prayed for the King m all mosques m the Colony. Straits Times picture.
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    Internal war announced by Peron
    85 1 Internal war announced by Peron BUENOS AIRES. Fri. |>RESIDENT Percn today proclaimed a state of internal war throughout Argentina. The Army is reported revolting and the Argentine State radio said that "evrry military man who had rebelled wili be shot." Planes have been forbidden to land or take off. Government
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    Egypt snaps at Britain
    39 1 IJGYPT has rejected a British invitation to take part m naval exercises off Malta i ing on Nov. 3. The Commander-in-Chiel, Field Marshal Haidar Pasha declined because of "the present political circumstan •t« rptian relation*
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    VILLAGE BURNT
    34 1 JA.kAh.TA. Fri. Some 300 houi were burnt clown and 7.'>o tons of rice destroyed by an ;inned band of 500 men aiter a raid on the villase of Tunu. m West Java—A.P.
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    ACCIDENT
    24 1 A Singapore Chinese detective was slightly hurt last night when his motor cycle came into collision with a taxi outside the Happy World.
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    RAAF CHIEF IN HK
    44 1 HONG KONG. Fri. Air Vice-Marshal Jones, Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force, arrived from Tokyo yesterday. Marshal Jones, who has been on an Inspection tour m Korea, is due to leave here for Singapore tomorrow.— Reuter- AAP.
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    CG off to Borneo, Brunei, Sarawak
    42 1 The Commissioner-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, left Singapore yesterday by air for Jesselton on a two-week tour of North Borneo. Brunei and Sarawak. He will be accompanied for part of the Journey by Mrs Mac Donald.
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    SCHOOL MEETING
    28 1 A meeting of parents and teachers will be held In the Telrk Kurau English school at 5 p.m. this afternoon to, discuss forming a parentteacher association.
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    Council of 5 act for King
    201 1 LONDON, Friday. THE King, lying gravely ill m Buckingham Palace, signed a warrant today authorising the appointment of five Councillors of State to deal temporarily with current affairs needing his approval. The five, all members of the Royal Family, have power to sign State
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    TORY PLAN FOR A NEW BRITAIN
    179 1 TORY PLAN FOR A NEW BRITAIN LONDON. Fri. THE Conservative Party m its election manifesto today said that if returned to power m next month's general elections it would try to restore Britain to world leadership and economic recovery. Points are: Carry out the Laoour Government's £4.700.000.000 rearmament plan but
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    BOMB THROWN
    35 1 TRIESTE. Free Territory Pri.— A bomb was hurled last night against the Allied Military Government building here. The explosion blew out window panes for several blocks around, but there were no casualties.— A.P.
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    JENKIN: OFFICIALS SILENT'
    133 1 JENKIN: OFFICIALS SILENT' KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. FEDERATION Government r officials are keeping a studied silence about the resignation of Sir William Jenkin. Director of Intelligence of the Federation, which was announced yesterday^ The Secretary for Defence. Mr. E. B. David, told the Straits Times today that he could not say
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    MANY STORE CABLES TO THE KING
    105 1 SINGAPORE City Councillors at their meeting yesterday decided to send a message to the King expressing their anxiety over his health and wishes for his early recovery. Ceylon Hindus In Singapore held a special prayer service for the recovery of the King at the
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    Buddhists pray for the King
    98 1 THE Yen. Narada Thera, president of the London Vihara Society and patron of the Singapore Buddhist Association, has sent a letter invoking the blessings of the Triple Gem for the speedy recovery of the King. Following the evening sermon m a special religious service this
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    Reparation talks
    27 1 WASHINGTON, Fri.—lndonesia and the Philippines are expected to open discussions with Japan soon under the war damage payment provisions of the new peace treaty. A.P.
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    Texas gift to Penang youth
    142 1 AUSTIN, Texas, Fri. UR. Teng Ly» Hock, a Penang student, and Miss Athena B. Baghdassarian, of Beirut, Lebanon, were present at a ceremony today m which a US$3,OOO cheque was given to the University of Texas by an Austin family to cover the couple's education
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    REDS LAUNCH ATTACKS ALL ALONG FRONT
    289 1 WITH THE BTH ARMY, KOREA, Friday. fOMMUNIST troops launched counter-attacks all along the Korean battlefront today, centring north of Chorwon where a trapped Allied unit had called for tank and infantry reinforcements to fight its way out. On the East-Central front, where the fighting
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    STORM KILLS 19
    38 1 TAIPEH, Fri. Nineteen people were killed and six seriously injured whey a 130 kilometre-per-hour typhoon hit Formosa on Wednesda 1 night.— AJP. DR. UOBhlii .VlACititAY, who administered the anaesthetic to the Kine during his operation.
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    Gimson gets City's freedom
    375 1 Gimson gets City's freedom A MOTION that the first A freedom of the City of Singapore be conferred upon the Governor -»f the Colony, Sir Franklin Gimson, was passed with acclaim at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore City Council. Sir Franklin will receive this honour as soon as the Constitution
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    70 Traders for S'pore
    107 1 HONG KONO. Fr AN advance party of 70 Chinese manufacturers to the exhibition of Chinese pro ducts m Singapore will leave the colony next Monday by the Dutch liner, Tjitjalengka. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Chinese Manufacturers' Union of Hong Kong, will open m
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      601 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Typist (Temporary) m the Department of Broadcasting at Singapore. Applicants must be fluent In Malay and English. Salary In accordance with age and ability. Applications must be addressed to The Director, Department of Broadcasting, P.O. Box 3002, Singapore, and should reach
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    EMPIRE TO STEP UP ITS OUTPUT
    338 3 MALAYA: More tin, rubber INDIA: More steel Prices 'must be kept at a steady level LONDON, Friday. REPRESENTATIVES of nine Commonwealth nations and ever 25 British colonial territories, meeting secretly here, have agreed on plans for expanding output of certain raw materials. The plans
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    SALARY 'CUT' FOR THE PRESIDENT
    310 3 SALARY 'CUT FOR THE PRESIDENT with Japan soon. A GENERAL STRIKE against Governor Eugene de Barroe left 60,000 inhabitants of Sao Lvii, Brazil virtually without water, light or food. FIVE DIE A U.S. AIR FORCE C-46 transport plane crashed In flames m the mountains near Hakone, Japan, killing all the
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    Russia won't fight ti11...
    88 3 NEW YORK. Fri. RUSSIA will not start a new world war as long as she knows she cannot defeat the United States. M. Paul Henri Spaak. president of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Eurooe. said last night. M. Spaak. former Premier of Belgium, said
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    REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
    72 3 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF arming German soldiers. THE POLISH SHlP*Mickiewici has increased her cargo of Ceylon rubber which she is to take to China from 4,685 tons to 3,435 tons. GRANT TO H.K. THE World Health Organisation has granted Hong Kong U5525,724 for health projects during 1952--53.
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    Father shoots 7 m revenge
    252 3 SEVEN people were shot Nile Valley threw a s The stone hit the animal Divorce Oath then treachery CAIRO, Friday, dead after a child m the tone at a passing camel, m the eye and blinded it. This Arabian Nights story of revenge is told
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    Blackout Schedule
    221 3 DAY Armenian Street D.C., Tan Chve Place/Fort Canning, Scan St "Waterloo Street. St. Andrews/ High St./SUmford Rd., Firestone, Mackenzie Road. Bukit Timah Pumps. Balestier Road. Jalan Ampas. 8.M.8.C., Mcßitchie, Braddell Rise, Seletar Pumps, Nee Soon, SeleUr Wireless, Mental HospiUl. Trafalgar EsUte, New World, Bendemeer Road, Ban Hock Leone,
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    SOLE BUYER
    31 3 MR. JESSE LARSON, head of the U.S. General Services Administration, and sole buyer of natural rubber m the United States. He thinks the price of rubber is too high.
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    TRUMAN: TELL YOUR INCOMES
    139 3 TRUMAN: TELL YOUR INCOMES WASHINGTON, Fri. PRESIDENT Truman asked Congress yesterday to require Its members and all high government officials— including generals, admirals and judges to give a public accounting each year of their total income. v Such legislation would help to prevent "improper conduct" and "unfounded suspicions" Inquiry In
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    Malaya gets a 'mere mention'
    212 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Frk A MERE statement by the Lord Privy Seal. Mr. Richard Stokes, m reporting on the Raw Materials Conference, that the achievement of the Colonies had been the maintenance of tin and rubber production, seems to be the measure of
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    More rubber being used
    76 3 NEW YORK, Frl. NEW rubber consumption during August rose 7.24 per cent to 104,859 long tons from 97,781 tons used m July, the Rubber Manufacturers Association reported yesterday. The consumption of natural rubber last month increased 1.71 per cent to 36,369 long tons from 35,756 tons
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    Navy man a Soviet spy, court told
    96 3 STOCKHOLM, Friday. A 42-YEAR-old Swedish naval petty officer Ernst Hilding Anderson, was committed for trial accused of "gross" espionage for Russia by Stockholm Municipal Court today. A few hours after Anderson was brought before the court on Tuesday Sweden demanded the recall of
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    Japs buy wheat from Canada
    44 3 LONDON, Pri Japan has bought her first wheat under the International Wheat Agreement of which she became a member on Aug. 1. The wheat, 55,000 metric tons from Canada, was one of the sales notified for last week. Reuter.
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    MAY CLOSE UP
    33 3 CAIRO, Frl.— The Jordan government was said here yesterday to be contemplating closing down Its legations In Karachi, New Delhi. Kabul, Madrid, Rome and Teheran for reasons of economy. AFP
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    Huk deputy chief killed
    97 3 MANILA. Fri. ruiLERMO Capadocia, 45, one-time president of the Philippines Communist Party and second-in-command of the Huk rebel army, was killed today on Panay Island. Capadocia. on whose head the government had placed a reward of US$5O,OOO dead or alive, was mortally wounded m a fight
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    Festival needs a speaker
    46 3 LONDON, Fri.— A spokesman for the Festival of Britain Office said today that a decision had yet to be made about who might give a broadcast speech to mark the closing of the Festival on Sept. 30 In place of the King.
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    Reached Peking
    28 3 HONQ KONG, Frl.— Peking radio reported last night that Indian and Indonesian goodwill missions to China arrived m Peking by air from Cor ~n yesterday. Reuter.
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    The magic polish
    30 3 SYDNEY, Frl. Sydney musician Raymond A. Price claims to have invented a waxless car polish which will resist heat, dust, mud, hall and sea air indefinitely. Reuter.
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    CONTROL LIFTED
    16 3 TOKYO. Fri.— SCAP teday lifted all restrictions on the Japanese Government overseas agencies. Reuter.
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    2 unable to identify robbers
    254 4 A GANG robbery, which took place moi> than five years ago at a house m •Taiei, "fua Kong, off East Coast Road, when a Chines* shopkeeper and his daughter-in-law wet> shot dead, was recalled In th e Singapore Assize Court yesterday, when Lai Chai Yoke,
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    Malaya's favourable balance of trade is up
    345 4 LAST YEAR'S FIGURES ALREADY BEATEN THE favourable balance of Malayan trade is now $1,073 million, compared with only $264 million this time last year. August trade figures, published yesterday, reveal that exports for the eight months totalled $4,303,418,650 and imports $3,229,630,398. The eight
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    NEW COUNSEL
    21 4 LONDON, Fri Messrs. P. H. Clough, I. T Da vies, and B. Sheldon h^ve been appointed Federal Counsel Malaya.
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    BURMA FAN DANCE
    41 4 BURMA FAN DANCE MISS JUNE MERTON, If, doing the Burmese lan ctaiue at the Cosmos Sports Club charity concert, m aid of S.A.T.A. and the University of Malaya funds, at the Happy World arena, Singapore, on Thursday night.— Straits Times picture.
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    4 armoured cars for the S.V.C.
    182 4 rFHE Singapore Volunteer Corps is to get four armoured cars from Britain two of which are expected m October. Purtner orders for armour--led vehicles may be placed after trying out the first lot I under local conditions. '•The role of the S.V.C. was that
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    55,342 more people in Malaya
    124 4 55,342 more people in Malaya MALAYA'S population increased by 55,342 during the first six months of this year. The total for the Federation and Singapore m June this year was 6,381,894. It was 6,326,552 at the end of last year. In the same period, Singapore's population rose to 1,041,933—9.900 more
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    2 MORE GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS
    94 4 Two lnci.f Singaporeans have been awarded scholarships under the Institute of International Education to study m the United States during 1951-52. They are Miss Florence Yeo Oeok Lul. of the Teacher's Training College, who will study at the State College of Washington, and Mr. Deniis Oh.
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      497 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10.00 10.10 ajn. News from X.L.. 1.00 p.m Saturday Ball- room"; 1.30 News; 1.50 Plantation Music: 2.00 "Album of Harmony: 2.30 "Rhythm Corner; 2.45 "London Studio Melodies"; 3.15 "Fun with Music": 3.30 "Tea Dance": 4.15—5.00 "Southern Serenade": 6.15 Children; 6.40 Fred Waring his Pennsvlvanians: 7.00 News: 7.15
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    RICE SUBSIDY URGED
    435 5 Council told: 'It 's the business of Government 9 A RICE subsidy to help to stabilise the cost of living: was a matter of principle which concerned the Government, said the President of the City Council Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, replying to a suggestion by Mr.
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    DIFFICULT WEEK IN RUBBER
    307 5 THE past week can be described as a difficult one m the Singapore rubber market. says Lewis Peat's market report. Issued yesterday. Tradeds have been cautious and the market has been very susceptible to reports from Korea and Persia. The knowledge of a general election on
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    Low salaries cut health officers
    177 5 Low salaries cut health officers THE sooner the City's Health Department gets its full complement of twelve Health Officers the better it would be for the health of the City. Dr. C. J. Poh. (Nominated) said at the meeting or the City Council yesterday. Dr. Poh was referring to the
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    MATRON BURIED
    25 5 The funeral of Miss Marguerite Looker, matron of the Melrose Children's Aid Society Home for 21 years, took place yesterday at Bldadari Cemetery.
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    S'pore an 'example' of race harmony
    222 5 SINGAPORE has set an example to the world of racial harmony, said Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, President, m reply to Mr. C. F. J. Ess, at the meeting of the City Council yesterday. "If we continue as we have done our example will
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    McNeice is'sorry' for omissions
    402 5 McNeice is 'sorry' for omissions A PUBLIC apology for "certain unfortunate omissions" on City Day was made by the President of the Singapore City Council, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, at the Council's first meeting yesterday. Hall" would be embodied m legislation which is to be introduced very shortly. "that
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    Bouquets for children
    134 5 \IR. McNeic* had a special word UK of praise for the City's schoolchildren and a four-man team of the Council's staff for their part m the celebrations. He expressed the Councillors' delight "at the prominent part which the children of the City took In the celebrations". "I
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    Local men can apply
    127 5 Local men can apply MR. 8. S. Manyam's motion to change the qualifications laid down for the post of assistant engineer (mechanical) was carried by 13 votes to four. This allows holders of first class steam and diesel certificates, recognised by Singapore authorities, to fill the assistant engineer's post. Originally,
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    PAY DEBATE DEFERRED
    83 5 Consideration of the Interim Report by the Salary Schemes Review Committee was yesterday deferred by Councillors pending submission of a complete report. This .s the second time that Councillors have declined to discuss the report. The first was at the August ordinary meeting when Councillors asked for
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    Housing estate criticized
    98 5 I Mr. D. Robertson (Progressive, South Ward) criticised the Sennett Housing Estate for naming their roads alter prominent Singapore citizens. In a section of their estate and then seeking the approval of the City Councillors. "The City Councillors are the final authority for the naming of I
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    AMENDMENT IS REFERRED BACK
    76 5 A committee decision to amend the existing salary scales of shift engineers In the Water Departmerit was referred back, on a I (rbidn; by Mr. a. 8. Manyam U»r©Jri«lVß Nufth Wirrci). Mr. Manyam said that there was something wrong with the salary scales. For a similar
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      95 5 TOWAT y.W.CA, Raffles Quay: Sports Club, American tennis tournament 3.30 p.m. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road: Cricket, v BOX)., 2.15 p.m- Singapore Chess Club 3 p.m.; Cycle Racing Association meeting 4 p.m. C.YMJL.: Church of St. Joseph, Portuguese Mission, movie section film show, 7 p.m. British Bed Cross Society: Handicapped children's outing.
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  • The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Sept. 29, 1951.
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      The Twofold Role
      870 6 "Ths strategic role of Singapore, which hat become an international centre of growing importance, is twofold first, to hold itself as a 'firm base' for the forces fighting the Communist threat, whether m the Federation or m the Kider Far East theatre; and. secondly, to show by
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      Fifty Years Ago
      229 6 HUMAN HEADS F^R THE RAILWAY! (From the Straits limes of Sept. 22-29. 19*1) Fis reported that the extraordinary decapitation scare, once prevalent hereabouts, has again been started among the more ignorant classes. The Idea now abroad is that human heads are urgently needed for the foundations of
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    As I was Saying
    1398 6  -  piGHT months* ago, ■"some six months after the cost of living began to rise, Government woke up to it. Statements were made, speeches were made, and Committees were formed, statements were made, speeches were made and committees were formed. Part of the record is given below,
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    Singaporeana
    986 6 TALL it sentiment or sentimentality if you like, but when I stood on the Padang last Saturday morning, after the presentation of the royal charter, and aaw the Union Jack flying above the noble colonnade of the Municipal Building and heard the bells pealing Joyously from the Cathedral and
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      813 6 BIRTHS TO NANCY, wife Of Frank Hamilton, a son Richard John Francis, born 38th September, both well. WILSON. To Je»n, wife of Dr. Charles B. WUson. a daughter, at Handling Kerbau Hospital on MUi September. DEATH OEOROINA MATILDA Boswell at Oeneral Hospital on 27.9.51. Funeral at 6.30 p.m. at Bldadart
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    POWER WILL BE RATIONED IN S'PORE
    312 7 Quota system for new users onlyi 'BLACKOUTS 9 FOR OFFENDERS gLECTRICITY supplies to new domestic consumers m the Colony will be rationed, Singapore's City Councillors agreed yesterday. Unanimously, they adopted a recommendation of their Special Electricity Committee to use a quota system which will
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    Govt. to buy land for evicted men
    132 7 Govt. to buy land for evicted men SINGAPORE Government is to acquire 354 acres of land m the Betlok district to resettle squatters to be evicted from the site of the 520.00U.000 international civil airport at Paya Lebar. Details of the land were gazetted List nieht. The largest single lot
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    MURDER CHARGE
    44 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. K. Muthusamv a tapper on Ulu Tiram Estate, has been arrested on a chargp of havne committed murder m th« labourers lines by causing ,h( death of another labourer i Manikam. and causing grievlous hurt to Seenathai, his wife.
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    War fund has £14,000
    75 7 THE Federated Malay States 1 War Relief Fund (1914--1918). showed a credit balance of £14,025 on December 31. says the Administration Report for 1950. This compares with 14,773 m 1947. £14.489 m 1948 and £14.298 m 1949. The outgoings for the year •ot ailed £880. made
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    WOMEN OFFICERS
    37 7 The appointment of four women Education Officers In Malaya is announced. They are: Miss L. C. Foster and Miss B. C. Minett (primary) and Miss J. E. S. Pinder and Miss L. Urquhart (domestic science).
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    BROTHER'S GOLDEN JUBILEE
    145 7 ■pEV. Brother Sipcbrrt, of St. Patricks Institution, Singapore, celebrates the golden jubilee of his entrance Into religious life today. KKice be rnme to Malaya m 1905. Brolhor Sigrbtrt has b?rn home to France nil* I m 1922 aid m 1946 Erol'if.- Sieebert donned his habit m France
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    NO PERMIT: FINED
    53 7 JOHORE BAHRU FTI Udin bin Manap, a Malacca iJrivrr. nraa ttnrd €250. two iridnths Imprisonment .n the Johorf Bahru police court yi-^u rdav <• r offi r;n-i tn ';:k. thrrp passen'prn m hla car to > ea e\ tt prr head. wa^ nr-f licenced to »ft r
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    PRISON CHIEF
    19 7 Mr H E. Ashem. D rison ;SuperintondPnt. Gold Coast. has been aooointprf Sup^rln tondent of Prisons. Malaya
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    TRANSFERRED IT WAS HIS IDEA
    79 7 TRANSFERRED IT WAS HIS IDEA Mr. C. W. S. Seed has beoi transferred from Uganda t< be Director of Audit. Malaya MR. YAP PHENG GECK. who suggested at the City Day banquet on Saturday that the Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson, should be. made the first Freeman of the City. talking
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    Wife is told: You are husband's property
    186 7 Wife is told: You are husband's property KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. WHEN a Kuala Lumpur baker, Ng Wee Leong, married, he adopted his wife's surname. This was one of the terms he had to accept. For the first few months after his marriage he and his wife lived happily m the
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    SIAM VICE-CONSUL
    29 7 Nai Kachon Wongsarot has been recognised by the Governor as Vice-Consul of Slam In Singapore. i:v nwu. witn nis bride, hands over his c-ifjuc to Mr, Edwards.
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    Commissioner sued for $100,000
    145 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. MR. R. P. S. Rajasooria told the monthly meeting of Kuala Lumpur Municipal Commissioners today: "I have been sued because of certain statements I am alleged to have made as a Commissioner m the interests of the public." The statements were alleged to
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    Wedding day cheque for SATA
    207 7 Y"OUNG Mr Wong Shu Thye. of Kuala Lumpur, wanted to create a precedent to mark his wedding m Singapore yesterday. In doing so, he created two: FIRSTLY, he took his bride, m her bridal gown to Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, where she had to push her
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    Beavers will be here next week
    195 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Federation Air Service to link strategic L small towns with the main airfields may start m November, the Assistant Director of Civil Aviation, Mr. M. Oxford, said today. The first two of the five Beaver planes ordered for the purpose
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    HONOUR FOR A RUSSIAN
    64 7 IPOH. Fri— A Russian mining engineer who went to aid a police party ambushed on the road where he had himself been ambushed and wounded before was presented at Ipoh today with a letter of commendation from the Commissioner of Police, Malaya. He is Mr. Peter
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    CEMENT CONTROL
    28 7 Import of cement into Singapore has bee n brought under Government control, a Gazette notification last night said. The order came into effect from Sept. 24.
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    160 JAPS VISIT THE COLONY
    70 7 160 JAPS VISIT THE COLONY NEARLY 160 Japanese oame ashore m Singapore yesterday from 'he Royal Interocean ship. Tegelberg, but passed almost unnoticed In the streets. They were the first Jap anese In any numbers permitted ashore since the aar Only one of the Japanese could speak a few words
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    Army sister honoured
    69 7 The King has appointed Capt. M.T. McGlashan, of Kinrara Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, an associate of the Royal Red Cross. Capt. McGlashan, who is m Quern Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, has been nursing officer m charge of wards at Kinrara Hospital for over two years. She has
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    K.L. FIGHTS EPIDEMIC
    67 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.-Th«-Municipal Health Officer, Dr W Puleston-Jones, today reported to the Commissioner!* the efforts being taken to tackle the typhoid epidemic m the town. He told a full meeting ut the Commissioners of the measures being taken to clear streets of illegal food vendors —the greatest
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    Magic show to aid H.K. school
    59 7 A Singapore maftician. Mr. A. J. Braga, will give a show m aid of the building fund of the Anglo Portuguese School m Hong Kong. Mr. Braga, who is president of the Malayan Magic Circle, and Mrs. Braga will <go to Hong Kong m
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    NEW DOCTORS
    23 7 Three new Medical Officers -^Dr. K. G. Lupprlan, P. H. Eccles-Smith, and C. L. Clin-ton-Thomas—have recently joined the Malayan M'.dical Service.
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    Leader honoured
    30 7 Singapore Indians last olgni held a cocktail party at the Indian Association In honour of Dr. Ram Manonar Lohia. Indian Socialist leader, who te now visiting this country.
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    'KEEP SEPT. 22' A HOLIDAY' COUNCIL PLEA
    266 7 'KEEP SEPT. 22' A HOLIDAY' COUNCIL PLEA A SUGGESTION that Sept. 22, City Day, should be made an annual public holiday and an occasion for "marking civic pride, civic consciousness and civic solidarity", was made by Nominated City Councillor, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, ;it yesterday* meeting of the Singapore City
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    Chamber's support for exhibition
    51 7 The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce ye.sterday decided to support the exhibition of Hong Kong Chinese manufacturers' product:; at the Happy World Stadium from October' l2 to 21. The Chamber will hold a reception to welcomp the trade mission from Honjr Kone; which is sponsoring the
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    JEWISH NEW YEAR
    16 7 Rosh Hashana the Jewish new year, will be celebrated on Monday and Tuesday.
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    Malaya not ready for self-govt.'
    87 7 tfALAYA is s'.ill unprepared !i r gi It-fovern-7n:-nt. U. Seitl, litor of the Burmese newspaper Progress, sai'J i;,.;!crdav. V Sein urr.tr i m Singavore a week mo with three other journalist) V On Kin of.th- Bama Khit U Ni/o Mya of the Ok an and
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    University warts 11 lecturers
    74 7 University warts 11 lecturers 'Tt:iE Dntrenlty of pa wants 11 :icre \c urers. Poor lecturers are needed lor the d«pwrttneßt cation. One must b to speak Malay i-nd the thrr Mandarin nY n'ly. Three assistani are needed m the department cf English. The department! <>i mcdiI (Mne and lurgrry each
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    Broke curfew: $10
    25 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wong Boon Jin. a woman, found out nf doors during i curfew hours m the Srudal re-settlement an-a wa<; fined
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    PAGEANT CLOSES SHOW
    227 8 PAGEANT CLOSES SHOW IN a blaze of colour and pageantry and to the resounding strains of "Land of Hope and Glory," the Festival of Britain Exhibition m Singapore was officially closed yesterday evening at a ceremony m the Victoria Memorial Hall. More man 250 guests, including the various Service chiefs,
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    Debtor discharged
    35 8 Mr Mohamed Ibrahim, who had paid 7.55 p.c. <jf hi* liabilities of $32,000. was granted a discharge yesterday by the Chief Justice Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley after he agreed to a judgment of $5,000
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    $3 mil. RUBBER BLAZE: TWO DETAINED BY POLICE
    181 8 M.C. A. aid for latest fire victims SINGAPORE CID has detained two workers of the Joo Seng Rubber Works, Bukit Timah, m connection with the $3,000,000 rubber fire at the factory on Thursday. The Police are still carrying out investigations to find
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    A BATH FOR THE PIGS
    38 8 A BATH FOR THE PIGS L.^SiISE BOiS OF THE S^KENDAH Home jj>? tdetr pigs a bath. Pig rearing is an important part of their training m farming. But no one eats pork m the Home.— Straits Times picture.
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    Kgßugisfire relief plan
    136 8 rpHE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday declined an Invitation from the Singapore Joint Relief Organisation to attend meeting on Monday to discus the proposed rehousing scheme for the thousands of Kampong Bugls fire victims. This decision was taken at a committee meeting where the Chamber's president,
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    Pupil's blood for the Bank
    210 8 TWO teachers and a pupil from the Presbyterian 1 Boys' School m Katong, Singapore, gave a pint of blood yesterday to the Blood Transfusion Service. The teachers were Mr. Koh Hock Heng and Mr. Wee Kirn San, a third year Normal trainee. The student was
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    Kluang man gives $1,000 more to Fund
    166 8 AMONG the donations for the University of Malaya Endowment Fund for the week ended Sept. 22, was $1,000 from Mr. Gan Teog Slew of Kluang. Hi s total contributions to the fund now amount to $7,000. Donations during the week brought the total
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    DISPENSARIES, DRESSERS & DOCTORS
    218 9 DISPENSARIES, DRESSERS DOCTORS TWE point that wholesale Injections are mischieA vous, improper and foolishly sought is the main one and generally accepted. This type of practice Is apparently carried on by unscrupulous doctors, by some estate dressers, by some ex-dressers m their own dispensaries and by quacks. A correspondent has
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    THE CHINESE SCHOOLS
    234 9 A LETTER on "Chinese Schools" (Sept. 19) contains a whole series of distortions and fabrications calculated to mislead the public as well as undermine the somewhat precarious position of Chinese schools In this country. In hLs condemnation of the lack of discipline m Chinese schools, the writer
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    PUNTERS AND OTHERS
    170 9 YOUR correspondent T.K.K. Straits Times Sept. 24 > would b e justified m calling ny a "goody goody race criti<' if I had moralised on a theme about which I'm not In the least interested. 11. .ndeed. one need moralbe, one would do well to him to
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    FENCING COST IN BATU GAJAH
    89 9 I AM one of the residents of 1 Die ;own of Batu Gajah I We are now informed thru the cost of fencing of this town is to be borne by us May I know whether this Imposition comes from the Government, as it is
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    STUCK UNTIL RETIREMENT
    144 9 WHILE It is true that there ff is favouritism In promotion m Government services, as far as the lower grades are concerned much has been done to remedy the cause especially by the introduction of time-scale from Class 111 to I. But there is still a snag
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    SATURDAY FORUM
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    Hot hooves: a sailor's answer
    201 9 Hot hooves: a sailor's answer TN reply to TJTP.'i question 1 on how I should like tO •tand on the hot Iron deok of a tanker for a week or #X>. 1 can assure him that I would Infinitely prefer that to alidlng and slithering on the cold wooden checks
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    DISCOMFORT IN THE SI SEATS
    73 9 AS a regular clnemagoer who can only afford to patronise the $1 seats, may I be permitted to voice the discomfort and heat which the audience have to undergo m some Singapore cinemas? If the management cannot use their air conditioning plant, at least they
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    Selangor carrier pigeon service?
    255 9 WB feel that we muat publicly express our opinion of the Telecommunications Department and its hopeless Inefficiency. While we ha,ve to pay a higher phone rental than town subscribers, we are unable to obtain anything like reasonable service. We are connected through a suburban switchboard which
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    THE LADY WITH A LAMP
    118 9 THE LADY WITH A LAMP I DOUBT If there were many at Tuesday night's premiere of "The Lady With A Lamp" who realised that the nurses they saw looking bright and happy, selling programmes, and distributing and selling refreshments during the interval were themselves copying the example of Florence Nightingale.
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    EMPTY WARDS IN HOSPITAL
    144 9 DECENTLY the Straits Times headlined the news. "Hospital Beds For 1,000 Idle." One wonders after reading this If all is well with the Medical Services. Is it a question of pay or is It that the conditions of service &re too exacting? The University of Malaya
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    HEY FOR THE HODDEN GREY
    209 9 T HAVE read with Interest Major O. SUw&rt Sutherland's letter "Attention, all Dleharda" but would like him to know that the Middlesex Regiment la not the only regiment to have had a Malayan branch of lt« Regimental Association. The London Scottish had an active branch
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    'NO END OF A JAP LESSON'
    124 9 MANY letters have appeared against allowing the Japanese to come again to Malaya. Rudyard Kipltng has said: "Let us admit It fairly, as business people should, we have had no end of a leeson; It will do us no end of good." The quotation
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    WHEN TIN WAS OVER $700 A PICUL
    194 9 MR. K.J. Cummlng, Vie«President of the M-M.E.A. •ays m his letter: "M.M.E-A. started the tin price bonus scheme so that mining employees might share In the prosperity of the tin Industry. The price of tin was high early m 1951 and the mining
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    The Council Chamber map
    249 9 After the publication In the Straiu Times of the photograph of a new map of Malaya displayed prominently m the Council Chamber of the Federation Government. I expected a rush of adverse comment from the geographical pundits of Malaya. But apart from a caustic reference to
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    THINGS YET TO DO IN SINGAPORE
    341 9 THINGS YET TO DO IN SINGAPORE f ENJOYED reading your informative and lnterest--1 ing leading article, "Singapore Charter". Our "past achievements and our present prosperity and progressive policies" need no repetition. But "what we have left undone and what we have vet. to An" remitr* «ome emphasis. Singapore «uiTer« acuu-ly
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    'MASTERS OF OUR FATE'
    176 9 WHILE grateful to "aaruda" for his advice, we Malays regret we can no longer put up with the scorn and condemnation showered upon us by the non-Malays m our attempts to gain lost ground. We feel that whatever fate lies In store for us, the problem
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    ARCH FORM OF ADVERTISING
    145 9 A FEW day* before City Day I was watching an arch being erected m front of the Supreme Court Building and noted with surprise that a biscuit company was advertising Itself on the arch m fairly large letters. I thought this was In extremely poor taste
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    PREVENTION OF SUICIDE
    77 9 ■"THERE have been several cases of suicide by Jumping lrom the roof-garden of a certain Singapore hotel since the war ended. Can't something decisive be done to prevent the repetition of such tragic events? I presume it would do something to help If the management of the
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    A CITY AND A HALL
    130 9 I AST Saturday was a red L letter day for Singapore. The joyous way it* citizens celebrated was a fitting climax to a memorable and historic day. The Municipality spent $50,000, the sea dragon cost $16,000. the Chinese community spent $300,000 and tbe Indians $15,000.
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    London Stocks
    302 10 LONDON, FrL /TtHERE was more than usual 1 reluctance to extend commitments m the London Stock Exchange today. Market men were expecting the forthcoming week-end to be a real crisis period and were content to keep positions even despite fairly widespread feelIng that the short term trend of
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    78 10 CHIPS alongside the Singapore j Harbour Board godowns at i 4 p.m. yesterday were: 44 Deu- callon. 42-43 Glenflnlas. 40-41 Gorsron. 38-39 Teuelbern. 36-37 i President Hardlnjj. 33-34 Ulysses. I 31-32 Almkerk. 27-28 Kllwa. 25-26 Palstrla. 19-20 Luxml, 17-18 i Hektorla. 15-16 Indrapoera. 13-14 I Breconshlre. 11-12 Dolliis.
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    458 10 ypTH the uncertain poUtical situation there was less activity In the Malayan share market yesterday.' The tendency was slightly easier, apart from some selective buying. Quotations announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were* INDISTUALB Barer* Saßan Alex Brtcu fnt 300 2.10 Orda. 2.60 2 70 Atla* lot
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    TIN: $451½ A PICUI
    458 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. Sept 28 —1451.50 (up W. 87',). Loimlck £990 a toe LONDON. Frl. C a s b Buyers £990, Sellers £995; Forward Bayers £927 t Sellers £930: Settlement £990 (up £15), Tarn-over, a.m. 205, p.m. 75 tons. Southern Klnta 14/- i«/» S Malayan 29/- 30/S
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    1½-ct. drop in rubber
    227 10 1½ -ct. drop in rubber A FTER a steady opening the Singapore rubber market decided owing to profit-taking yesterday. Fairly large business m October first-grade was done at prices rangln? from $157% a lb m the mornIng to $1.53' 2 m trie afternoon. Offerings were fairly well absorbed an the
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    87 10 A STEADY tone In the copra section stood out In contrast to the very quiet conditions prevailing elsewhere m the Singapore produce market yesterday. Sellers raised prices to $38.50 a plcul for loose sun-dried. $38 for mixed and $40.50 for f.o.b No business was done. Pepper dealers
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    H.K. EXCHANGE RATES
    37 10 HONO KONO. Fri. FREE market currency exchange for Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the cloae today as follows: US$l HKS6.B7H: (cash* HK$6 89' i (T.T.); £1 HK$l5.BO one tahll of gold HKO342— P.P.
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    I.C.I. 3% INTERIM
    24 10 IMPERIAL CThemical Industries directors have declared an interim dividend of three per cent on the Ordinary stock, payable on Dec. I.
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    Great game expected in Cup final tomorrow
    417 11 Great game expected in Cup final tomorrow By Our Soccer Reporter ABOUT 1,000 Royal Navy supporters will muster strong at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow, armed with drums, rattles, bells, gongs and other implements of psychological warfare to cheer their team when they meet Kota Raja m the Singapore Amateur Football
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    Europeans win 3-nil
    127 11 Europeans 3 Indians 0 j£UKOi'i£ANS strengthened the'r chances of finishing rannersup to Chinese m ihe S.A.F.A. Community League by gaining full points from Indians at Jalan Besar Sutdium yesterday. At halt-time Europeans were two (roa.s up King scored the first off :i- indirect free-Kick taken by Ing
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    Badminton chief refutes report
    381 11 No pros will be at Glasgow "PHE Scottish Badminton Union have refuted A reports m a Singapore newspaper that the S.B.r. are holding an international tournament for amateur and professional players at Glasgow between Nov. 12 and Nov. 17. The secretary of the 5.8. U., Mr.
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    Selangor Turf Club expands
    218 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. A SUM of $375,000 for the purchase of 13' 2 acres of land for the club's building programme was approved by members of the Selangor Turf Club at a special meeting of members- held at the club premises this evening. The meeting, which
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    65 11 TIIL PERFECT HAND-O V fcK Sylvia Cheeseraan pu^ii the baton to Barbara Foster during practice at Mayesbrook Park. London. The girls show the perfect technique that enabled a British women's team (other members Dorothy Hall and Margaret Brian) to set a world record i of lmin. 41 Asec. for the
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    SERVICES SIDE FOR H.K.
    152 11 A team of 16 players representing the Singapore Comb:ned Services cricket team headed by S«r. Cdr. B. R. AJderson will leave (or Hong Kong by air on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to take part In the Horn Hong Cricket Club's Centenary celebrations. During their fortnight'! stay In
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    R.I. XV v. B.O.D.
    87 11 The 10..0».ug wU represei t Raffles Instilulion against 223 B.OD. m a friendly rugby match to be played on the B.OD CA. ground today: Chan Wah Teng; Chan C.ice Wah. R D. Hftllard. Leong Kok Wing, Boon Kok Peow iCapt.i. Chew Fcok Chun. Syed Abduj Rahman:
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    S.C.C. RUGGER XV
    39 11 Following wilj represent Singapore Cricket -cSub at rugger against Police on the Padang today: Parker. Darroch. Owen. Clements. Mclvor. Reef DowJng atosley. Webster. D.i'.e Char:mcrs. Hancock. OHM, Fox and Scarfe. Oame staru at 5 d m.
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    Hockey postponed
    30 11 Due to the heavT ibower of rain yesterday alternoon the Second Division 3.H A. League hockey fixture between BOD "B" and V.M.C.A. Wat postponed to a later date.
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    Cold Storage lose
    33 11 In a Busineia House* league soccer match played on the Prater and Neave (round today. Oriental Te*phone ft E'.ectrtc Company beat Singapore c.yd Storace S.C br two goal* to jtie.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    99 11 FoJowlng are today* tlea for the y.MCA. tennis tournament: Mea'i A Single, Handicap: A. Shan <-30i v Bostan Men', DonMes Hindi cap: Dr. Foo and T. E Teh 1.3) v. H. Meier and Francis Lee iScr.l: Y. P Wft and Tan Wan Ing I 40) v. H C
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    Pakistan also invites BAM
    174 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Pri. \\m iLE P laM w seai flv of Malaya's oadmlnton aces to Hong Kong axe being discussed, yet another invitation has been received by the Badminton Assn. of Malaya. 'ihib Is the invitation of the Pakistan Badminton Association who ask for "two players
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    D.RODRIGUES WINS S.A.B.S. SWIM TITLE
    495 11 D.RODRIGUES WINS S. A.B.S. SWIM TITLE QEVENTKEN-YKAR-OLD David 13 Rodrigues who won the lndldual Championships at the second annual St. Anthony's Boys* School. Swimming Carnival held at to* Chinese Swimming Club pool yesterday set up four new school records. At last year's meet David, shared honours with Chan Kwoi Chee
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    RDY CUP FINAL ENDS IN DRAW
    69 11 IPOH. Fri. Uespite ten minutes extra time, today's R.D.Y. Cup final betwten Fourth Hussars and 42 Commandos ended In a one-all draw. The game will be replayed on Wednesday. Commandos scored through Hepburn m the 18th minute of the ■econd half against the run
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    Adventures of Ali and Rukiah
    111 11 Ine |IWM <'i-nj:< tmenfl in. a corner, all aid to move m case (hey were Uampled underfoot. Then with a final shattering roar. Esani was on top of Jahat, holding him down with one foot. "So you'd put my friends m the cooking; pot would
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      20 11 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: 1023 (8.3), 2157 (8.9); 0358 (21t). 1607 (3.7). TOMORROW: 1043 (8.6), 2234 (9.3); 0428 (18), 1831 (3ft.).
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      130 11 TODAY SOCCEK: Baa. Hses. K.O. Final: Chartered Bank v H.K. Bank at J. Besar. RUGBY: S.C.C. v Police en padan*. GHQ FareU v Nee Soon at Tantlin; R.A.F. Changi V B.N.A.S. Sembawane at Chanel; R.N.A.S. Sembawane 'A' v R.A.S.C. 'A' at Nee Soon; RJ. v 223 8.0. U. at 8.0.D.;
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    Back Ladies Flame, straight course specialist
    823 12 HOT PACE IN VASE TRIAL SHOULD SUIT HER From EPSOM JEEP IPOH, Friday. T ADIES FLAME fe a straight course specialist. Thrice this speedy daughter of Flamenco has scored over the punishing Ipoh straight and, with a very convenient handicap mark of 8.5, 1
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    Straits Times Selections
    174 12 EPSOM JEKP. CALL BOY. POINTER. MODEST MODEST REt 'OVERT II RACE 1: FLUTTER FLUT1EB I.** Stormy Wlsard Recovery II f orrlrhard Marrel of Pent (orrirhard Rapid Red RACE 2: GILTEDGED GILTEDGED GILTEDGED >.lt Ladles OrohMtni Ladies Orchestra T.ijurrah Whaler Tollaua Ladles Orchestra RACK >« HURRY iff HURRY
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    Sandown is day's best bet
    1272 12 Sandown is day 's best bet IPOH, Friday. IUST how good is Sandown? Twice this well grown three-year-old by Wat ling Street proved too good for his opposition at Buklt Tlmah. What I liked about Sandown was the way he lengthened his stride m the final furlong. It was all
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    'Minimize element of luck in Vase'— reader
    267 12 'Minimize element of luck in Vase'— reader T<HB Perak Oold Vase, the richest sprint In Malayan racing, was instituted last year to mark the opening of the seven furlong "straight" course at IpobThis course denies a view of the start to the public and after only one year the Oold
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    GALWAY GREER EQUAL TO CL. 2
    213 12 IPOH, Friday. Q ALWAY GREEK (Race Nine) is a youngster on the upgrade and I have no doubt that he can come up to a Class 2 sprint field. An all-weather horse, ualwav Greer takes any going m his stride. as won on a
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      1572 12 ACCEPTORS and probable jockeys for today's A races at Ipoh are given below. The Bl* Sweep will be drawn on Race Ten. There will be no double tote. Race 1—1.45: Class 2, Div. 7—6 Fun. 1 Delilah Mawi 9.00 Mr. 8c Mrs. S. C. Wee R. Breukelen 2 Cerrlchard McPherson
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