The Straits Times, 27 October 1951

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1951. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES
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    CONSERVATIVES WIN
    628 1 Attlee resigns: The King sends for Churchill TORY LEADER SELECTS HIS 'SHADOW CABINET Conservatives 318 Labour 293 LONDON, FRIDAY. THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE WON THE BRITISH GENERA 1 1 ELECTION. THEIR LEADER, MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS CALLED TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE TONIGHT, AT THF KING'S COMMAND. HE WAS \SKED TO
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    We have a great deal m common
    265 1 We have a great deal m common Mr Churchill who went before the microphone after the count m his constituency. Woodford. was announced, said the election had been a mode} .of. courtesy and had maintained the high level of pohti,al work which the British tradition embodied. 11,. continued. "It is
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    They won't be on same roll
    47 1 CAPETOWN. Frl. rh e South African Supreme Court here today dismissed applications by four coloured voters challenging the validity of South Africa's separate Re presentation of Voters Act 1951 The Act placed mixed race voter* on a separate electoral roll —Reuter
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    LIBERALS MAY JOIN CABINET
    88 1 LIBERALS MAY JOIN CABINET LONDON. Fri THE Conservative party's overaU lead has raised the possibility of a coalition between Tories and Liberals. Mr. Churchilll. In preelection speeches hinted he would.be willing to run the country with a "broadly based 1 government. Many people took thi R to mean h P
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    The glamour girls didn't fare well
    86 1 The glamour girls didn't fare well LONDON. F$L »>OLITICAL gl^moui 'tirls did not fare well In the election Miss Margaret Roberts. who ran for Dartford as a Conversative her slogan was "Blue stockings out; Nylon stockings In"— lost by 13,000. Miss Dodo Lees, who looks like Hedy Lamarr and who
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    Bird holds up plane
    55 1 PENANO Frl A MALAYAN Airways Dakota to Singapore collided with a bird five minutes after it took off from Penang today. The Impact broke the starboard windscreen, forcing the plane to return for repairs. A new windscreen was flown to Penan* from Singapore before midday. The
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    U.S. BOATS FOR SIAM
    38 1 TOKYO,— Fri.— Two United States patrol frigates will join the Royal Siamese Navy next Monday. They will be handed over to Siamese Naval officers by Rear Admiral Kenmore McManes at the Yokosuka navalbase. Reuter.
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    French steamer sends S.O.S.
    46 1 THE HAGUE. Frl. The French steamer, Rhuys. 240 miles out from Boulogne, radioed for help after striking a mine, said a message picked up here today. The message said the explosion had put the engineroom and steering gear out of order.— Reuter.
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    $600,000 lost in Spore storm
    139 1 rpHE storm which hit Sin- gapore's South Quay V/harf on Thursday night resulted m the total loss of $50^.000 worth of rubber, and damage to lighters estimated at $100 000. The rubber and lighters belonged to the Anglo-Dutch Lighterage Company. The manager of the Anglo-,
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    More U.K. troops flown to Suez
    236 1 LYNEHAM, Wiltshire, Friday. THE R.A.F. today began flying out the 19th Infantry A Brigade to reinforce British forces m the Suez Canal Zone. A Hastings transport plane carrying the first party left the Lyneham air base m Wiltshire. The British frigate Peacock arrives at
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    U.N. SAYS NO TO RED PLAN
    104 1 U.N. SAYS NO TO RED PLAN TOKYO. Fri. ITNITED Nations delegates U on the ceasefire subcommittee today rejected a Communist proposal, that United Nations troops withdraw about 15 miles from their positions along the Korean battlefront. This was an alternative to yesterday's United Nations plan, that the present battle l'-ne
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    HORNETS PUT STING TO THE BIG HUNT
    226 1 HORNETS PUT STING TO THE BIG HUNT RAUB, Friday. FORTY -FIVE minutes after they left Tengah aerodrome, Singapore, today five R.A.F., Hornets were dropping their bombs m the jungle east of Raub m the manhunt against Sir Henry Gurney's killers. The operational commander, Lt. Col. A. it Crookshank, made a
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    $420,000 fine on firm
    155 1 $420,000 fine on firm AIK Hoe and Co.. Sin^ap^re rubber merchants, miller* and exporters, were yesterday fined a total of $420.00* In the Singapore First D^tr ct ■Court after their solicitor. M» Wee Chon* Jin. had pleaded guilty on their behalf to fnur offences under the Finanr* Regulations. Pressing for
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    FLIES TO SUEZ
    24 1 VALETTA. Malta. Fri. Admiral Sir John Edelsten. Commander-ln-Chief, British Mediterranean Fleet, flew to Fayid m the Suez Canal zone, today. Reuter.
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      73 1 LATE RESULTS: ST. ALBANS (Herts.) Hon. J. Grimston (Ci 28.602. J. McKnight (Lab.) 23.911. Maj. 4.691. PETERSFIELD (Hants) Hon. P. Legh tCi 29.845. E. E. Preidel (Lab. i 15,770 Cdr. H. H. L. Dickson <L> 5.182. Maj. 14.075. STOKE-ON-TREXT NORTH. A. E. Davles (Lab.) 36.692. J. B. Coventry (Nat. L.
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    FOUR GOOD GIRLS IN A ROW
    48 2 THESE ARE FOLK GOOD LITTLE GIRLS, Good by name, and, judging their expressions, good by nature, too. Actually, they are the famous Good Quads of Bristol, now three and-a-half years old. Renter photo. :».mmimiii Him 111 i n, mil II mi mi
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    ITALY TO MASS PRODUCE VAMPIRE JET FIGHTERS
    204 2 PALY expects to be mass producing British-de-i signed Vampire fct fighter j planes by the end of the i year. I ANGLO IRANIAN Oil i Company announced with- out comment an interim dividend on ordinary shares of five per cent. i less tax.
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    REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIED
    57 2 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIED businessmen has made a i ?/5540,000,000 deal with Belgian and Italian firms to manufacture U.S. Navy rockets m Europe. Pope Pius XII on Thursday led a world-wide Catholic observance of the 15th centenary of the Council of Chalcedon. which defined the nature of
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    Blonde is now girl without a country
    141 2 MILAN, Friday. r*LAIRE Mary Gertrude Young, the blonde Chicago girl who followed a former missionary, Luciano Negrlnl, to Italy to marry him, was yesterday a woman without a country. The American consulate m Milan had told her on Wednesday that she had lost
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    Huks kill two Americans
    45 2 MANILA, Fri— Two American civilians, Harold Aldan and John Grant, were killed m a Huk ambush last nignt while driving on the border of Zambales and Hattan provinces. Grant's wife and maid were Injured but his son was not hurt.— AJ\P.
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    Peron's rival released
    59 2 BUENOS AIRES, Fri —Dr. Moises Lebensohn, head of the Radical Party m the Buenos Aires province, who was arrested two days after the abortive revolt against President Juan Peron a month ago, was released today. Judge Rivas Arguello said Dr. Lebensohn, suspected of sabotage against the railways
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    THREATENED
    34 2 BONN, Fri.— The West German Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, has received threatening letters, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Robert Lehr, said yesterday. He will, therefore, be provided with a body guard. UP.
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      205 2 INDIGESTION bic!ii:<' b ti<»<. painful flatulence, lM<'i»:uh np*eta all quickly 4 ir when you take a tnn|>U< of hardox Tablet*. f>i;.i'l"x is not a diw. but a kijrhly refined and sup.-i-ncti-»ai>-'l foini of chaicoal. 50 times hat* :irtivr than ordioaiy inc.luina! (h.iuual Chmilox immediately absorbs g/»^i 'v. m-ids and any
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      769 2 NOTICES NASSIM CO., LIMITED. will offer for sale by Pt'BLIC AUCTION In their Sale-Rooms. Nos. 4 4-1. Collyer Quay, on TUESDAY. 30th OCTOBER 1951. at 2.30 p m. No. 9. HOLLAND ROAD, a freehold Residential property of 116.775 sq feet situated m the desirable and attractive locality at the junction
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      319 2 NOTICES AUCTION of CINEMA/THEATRE SITE AT LABUAN It Is hereby notified tor public nformation that a site for a Cinema/Theatre, described on the approved Lahuan Town Plan a* Block XV. and containing 7,500 square feet m area, will be sold at a public auction to be held at the District
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      205 2 TRAFFIC NOTICE SYDNEY BRIDGE KLANG. The Sydney Bridge. Klang will be opened to all motor cars, motor cycle*, bicydec and motor lorries not exceeding 8 tons all-up weight forthwith. All North bound motor lorries will cross In convoy at the following hours. 0900 12.00 16.00 They will assemble at the
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      105 2 CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDER SECRETARIAT: Making up and Trimming of Special Uniforms for the period ending 31st December 1951. Forms from Tender Room. Ground Floor. City Hall. Close N00N— 1.11. 51. OPENING TO-DAY 3 Shows: 3. 6.15 9.15 p.m. Warner Broa*. Exeitlnr Action! "ONLY THE VALIANT" starring Gregory Peck
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      267 2 Today's Radio SINGAPORE Interlude: 6.17 As Spore; 7.15 10-10. W a.m. News from K.L.: •Sm I?atmonv- 230 day Concert Dvorak); 9 A, 'Album of Harmony z3O <.-„».. Qic ■Svmnhorv of &!?S%iJ'£3?Z£ .0-45 Dance Music. 11.30 Close, a "Southern Serenade": 6.15 Chil- nnr« r*AC dren; 640 Fred Waring and his BBU
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    CHEERFUL LONDON CROWDS HAIL BOTHLABOUR, TORY WINNERS
    375 3 CHEERFUL LONDON CROWDS HAIL BOTHLABOUR, TORY WINNERS Churchill or Attlee, they didn't seem to care LONDON, Friday. f'HKERFUL thousands thronged Trafalgar Square at the very heart of London^ last nijjht and sang "Home on the Range" m between equally fervent cheers for Conservative and Labour election winners. Results were flashed
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    A Church matt was the first winner
    195 3 A Church matt was the first winner LONOO.V Fri TMT fir^t oificiai result m Ifcc election MMUMi J m! nichj was a OHMervmtire victory at Cheltenwhere Mr U W ■ieks-BeMk hMram i hiVolf. Tin- Lancashire industrial district of Sal'oid returned its I \bout mfmhrr wtmat majority as rrduc^d by urn
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    THE QUINS WILL SEE PRINCESS
    73 3 NORTH BAY, ONTARIO, Fri. PANADA'S 'Famous Five' will meet Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh during the halt hoar stopover here next Monday. The Dionne quintuplets will be on hand with civic cfcgnitaries to welcome the Royal couple back m northern Ontario. North Bay
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    Praerue gets new envoy
    62 3 Praerue gets new envoy LONDON, Fri. 'THE Moscow Radio said last night that Deputy Foreign Minuter, Mr. Anatole I. LaTrentiev, had been appointed Soriet Ambassador to Czechoslovakia. .Mr. Lavrentiev will succeed \L Mikhail Alexandrovich Silm. There was no indication whether Mr. Bilin was beir.R giTen another diplomatic post. Tie new
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    The Bluebird sinks
    61 3 LONDON. FrL BRITAIN'S international speedboat Bluebird crashed and sank just alter travelling at 165 miles an hour— five miles an hour faster than the /Vmerican-held record on Coniston waters m the Lake District, Mr. Donald Campbell, its owner-driver, said. Campbell and his mechanic. Mr. Leo Villa, were
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    On inspection tour in Japan
    49 3 TOKYO. FTL The US. House Sub-Committee on Military Expenditures arrive her« today on an inspection tour or installations In the Far East Command. The committee, led by Representative Herbert C. Bonner. will tie m Japan for five days and then go to Okinawa -UP.
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    154 GUERILLAS KILLED
    35 3 JAKARTA. FTi.— Tb* Army headquarters In Macassar. Celebes, revealed today that 151 guerillas were killed and S7J captured during "Operation Merdeka' 1 against rebels under Colonel Kahar Muzakkar m South Celebes.— A.F.P.
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    NEW AGREEMENT
    29 3 TOKYO. Fri.— A flve-man Indonesian delegation arrived m Tokyo this morning to negotiate a new trade agreement, substantially increasing the scale of Indonesia's trade with Japan.— UP.
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    No mediation by U.S. in Egypt
    227 3 SAYS MR. McDERMOTT WASHINGTON, Friday. rIE American State Department said that the United States was not attempting to mediate m the Anglo- Egyptian treaty dispute. Mr. Michael McDermott, State Department spokesman said the "United States has not said anything to anybody about mediating In
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    The postman didn't knock
    37 3 CAIRO, *Ti. JHI British Embmmy had to collect iU own mail from thm General Post flee her* today. Tho Poet Office raa* the embassy to say that .nail weald not he delivered.— Rooter.
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    'Do-nothing neutralism' warning
    78 3 'Do-nothing neutralism' warning MANILA, Fri. PRESIDENT Elpidio Qulrlno yesterday warned Asian nations against "the backwaters of do-nothing neutralism" and urged them to support actively the United Nations. "We should not allow the statesmanship ol Asia to drift into the backwaters of do-nothing neutralism lest our peoples become enslaved by a
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    Booch death: 9 charged
    65 3 ATLANTA, FrL (WE man has been charged with murder and eight others with manslaughter after 31 people had died from the effects of drinking "moonshine" whisky. Charged with murder is John R. Hardy aged 44. The liquor a mixture of wood alcohol and water began taking
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    Parliament to plead for 28
    51 3 MONTEVIDEO, Fri. The Uruguayan Parliament decided yesterday to ask the judiciary to grant an amnesty to 28 arrested leaders of a strike of public employees. The leaders are charged with promoting a strike m essential state services In which work stoppages are banned by law.—
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    THEIR FOURTH
    29 3 JAKARTA, Fri— Madame Soekarno, wife of the Indonesian President, this mornIng nave birth to their fourth child. The baby daughter was named Dyah Mutiara Sukmawati Sutarnoputri. AFP
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    A strike—and 7 pardoned
    49 3 A strike and 7 pardoned BEIRUT, Fri. Students from all colleges and universities here went on strike following the exclusion from the American university cf seven students who took part m pro-Egyptian demonstrations. The Lebanese Prime Minister Abdalla El Yaffi later intervened and the expelled students were pardoned. Reuter.
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    WARRIOR COMING TO FAR EAST
    39 3 H.M.S. Warrior has sailed from Britain on a further trooping voyage to the Far East. She is carrying replacement aircraft and personnel to relieve officers and men now serving with the Far Eastern Fleet.
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    US AIR FORCE FOR FRANCE
    24 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. The U.S. Air Force announced that the 128 th Light Bomber Wing would leave soon for France.
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    Irish Sweep draw in Dublin
    104 3 DUBLIN, Fri. a MERICANS and Canadians A took a big share of the 1.090 prises 'dl&w* for the Irish Sweepstakes yesterday. The most valuable ticket* were the 940 representing specific horses. Of these. 51 hones are possibilities for the start of the Cambridgeshire race next
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    PERSIANS WON'T CHANGE POLICY
    223 3 PERSIANS WON'T CHANGE POLICY WASHINGTON, Fri. f|R. HUSSEIN Fatemi, Deputy Prime Minister of Persia, said there was no change m Persia's attitude toward the resumption of oil negotiations with Britain as a result of the Persian Prime Minister's talks with President Truman and the Secretary of State. Mr Dean Acheson.
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    It will be cheaper
    72 3 PARIS, Fri. CUT price air travel far the mfftt^f soon was forecast here by Sir MUes Thomas, President of the International Air Transport Association and chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation He predicted a widespread network of tourist-class air travel beginning with the Trans-Atlantic and
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    Treaty wins approval
    59 3 TOKYO, Fri A special committee of the Japanese Diet (Parliament) has approved the ratification of both the San Francisco peace treaty and the Japanese-United States security pact. In spite of left-wing Socialist opposition. It was expected the treaties will be ratified by the full Japanese Lower House
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    Lie hopes for Korea cease-fire soon
    189 3 PARIS, Friday. 'THE United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Trygve Lie, said he hoped a cease-lire would be reached m Korea before the beginning of the United Nations Assembly m Paris or before the end of November. Mr. Lie said the armament race should cease
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    MILK STRIKE ENDS
    29 3 NEW YORK. Frl.— A 24--hour strike over waxes, which halted deliveries of nearly 4.000.000 quarts of milk to 12.000.000 consnmmers In three atatet, was ended yes-terday.—-UP.
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      133 3 REDS EXECUTE 35 HO.VG KONG. Fri. "■'nanghai Communists on Saturday executed 35 "couni ?r- revolutionaries. llt&&Z^r*fir For Flexibility Hfci>oLiTE plug sdent Operation f Jiff f M Runnin9 •fc Oil Economy For all cars and light cowcrdal vehicles Stocked by leading Motor Dealers I'ltitury kcprckiihitiit*: T. V. MITCHELL CO., LTD. SINCAFC
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    GENERAL ELECTION: LONDON AND BOROUGHS
    8938 4 WHAT TO LOOK FOR Ak.bK .UVIIONS used to designate political pa. lies are: Lab. Labour: C Conservative: L Liberal: Nat. L. National Liberal: IIP. Independent Labour Party: I'. I Ulster I'nionist. The letter and figures immediately after the name nf each constituency deii j(«v the
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      82 5 ST. JOSEPH'S DEBATING CLUB: Fourth annual oratorical contest for the Nayagam Trophy, St. Joseph's Institution Hall. 9. 50 a.m. STRAITS CHINESE M.Y.F.: Annual concert In aid of widows and orphans of Asian pastors of the Methodist Church at Kampong Kapor, 8 p.m. SINGAPORE DISTRICT MYF: Visit to Bedok MYF, 0
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      103 5 Memorial Hall, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. YMCA: Luncheon meeting, 1 p.m.; Singapore Chest Club, 3 p.m.; Hockey at Baleatier, "V" vs. RNAC, 5 p.m.; Movie Circle screening of "Joan of Arc," 8 pjn. CHINESE YMCA: Music class, 2 30 p.m.; badminton, 8 p.m.; basketball, 5 p.m.; Chinese chess, 1.30
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    The Straits Times
    8 6 Singapore, Sat., Uci. 27, 1951.
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    Mr. Churchill Returns
    1135 6 The British General Election did not serve Mr. Attlee's announced purpose, and it has not quite fulfilled Mr. Churchill's exuberant hopes. The new Conservative Government will have an overall majority of about twenty seats, too small for comfort and perhaps m the end too small to ensure,
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    As I was Saying
    1221 6  -  —by Cyniciis T»HE British electorate has not done a Truman. The Gallup Poll and the Cube Law are vindicated. But It has been a close run thing. The Gallup problem was how to keep up with the floatIng voter. The changes of opinion recorded m the
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    Singaporeana
    1032 6 IN item of news appeared m the Singapore Free Press last week which must go Into our scrapbook of local history. This was a report that the P.W.D. has been authorised to go ahead with a scheme for the old cemetery on Fort Canning hill which envisages its eventual
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      721 6 Straits Time* Free Pr«s foi tt>« convenience or idl»t Floor Siniiapert Cold Siof.r* Orchard «o»d, wMI rrceive »m*ll idvertiMmcnti and answer* to bo* number* CLASSIFIED ADS. DEATHS BEDE-COX. On 23rd October. 1951 Charles J Bede-Cox. Blue ft M.iyfield, Sessex. ON 26TH October 1951 at her nee 83 Meyer Road after
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      50 6 ■Qo you /enow..--7 that where most of the cat tribe dislike entering water. all tigers have no hesitation m pronging into stream or sea, aß^ *wim well too WR l^^rf»**^™\ tM *or Cousfis. y^SffiyTy^^^ '"digestion. Seasickness. ySß^!^' Stomachacfie and Foul V Breath At* «>O/^/ //-wow /ir«r/i> c/ 77<//lrP medicinal prodveti
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    JOHNNY, HERO, PAYS TRIBUTE
    638 7 Ex-desert fighter says: I'm not so brave after all 'Call-up 9 men finest m world PTE. PANNELL TELLS OF BATTLE From LESLIE HOFFMAN KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A TOUGH, pint-size soldier who fought m the desert during the last war, broke down and wept today as he
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    They never had a chance, says paper
    151 7 They never had a chance, says paper LONDON. Fri. TODAYS Daily Express asked that a recent criticism by the Straits Times of certain equipment used by British troops m Malaya should be examined. "The men of the Royal West Hints who were killed m the latest Malaya altark never had
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    SCBA isn't copying says Mr. Ong
    164 7 SCBA isn't copying says Mr. Ong THE S.C.B.A. was not trying to copy ideas of newlangled assoc ations when ;t Invited alien Chinese to ioin a 1 nociate members. Mid Mr T \V Ong. the President. ■1 a meeting m r,. last night. Tat mo\e represented a broad- outlook by
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    TRAINING IN U.K.
    38 7 Mian Janet Lim. St Andrew's Mission Hospital staffnurse, who is at present studying children's nursing In England, will return to Sinrapore m April next year to becom*> nursing sifltef im st Andrews Mivgion Hospt- 1
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    Johore PMU opposes bill
    78 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. TIHE Johore branch of the 1 Peninsular Malays Union opposes the Johore State Nationality Bill, saying that it was introduced nastily during the Emergency and not at the wish of the Malay raayat. The Bill, says the PMU, instead of safeguarding the rights
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    SCBA plans club house
    58 7 The SC.B.A., which for 51 year s had no premise* of its own is now considering building a club house A committee meeting m Singapore last night, agreed that the Government should be asked for a site. The meeting also agreed :n principle to run a
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    DANGEROUS DRIVER FINED
    40 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri CheeKeeHeng, a lorry driver was fined $20 In the Kota Tinggi Police Court yesterday for dangerous driving. He forced an oncoming lorry "to swerve to the side of the drain. His licence was endorsed
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    FACES SEVEN CHARGES
    50 7 Abdullah bin Bunalr. 27 faced seven charges m th» Singapore First Police Court yesterday of misappr. ;>riating seven packages of correspondence while m the empiy of the British Far Easterr Broadcasting Service Abdullah who claimed trial to three charges was granted ball of $500 until Nov. 2.
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    MODEST HERO
    6 7 PT£. PANNLI.I. yesterday's picture
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    FOR HANOI
    28 7 Mr. Cyril Whitworth. Administration Officer at the Commissioner-General office, is leaving Singapore today for Hanoi to be British Consul. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Whitworth.
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    Fund not for entertainment
    121 7 THE money collected for the Poppy Day Fund will not be used to entertain troops poyiK to and from Korea or troops on leave from fighting the bandits upcountry, Mr. A. iday, secretary of the Exservicemen's Association, said yesterday Mr. Halliday said he wished to correct
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    Deaf mute saw a body thrown out
    205 7 STORE COURT IS TOLD pKOM the witness box of the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday, a deaf and dumb woman, Ta. Siew Hoon, told the Magistrate, Mr. Livingstone, that she had seen the body of another deaf and dumb woman, Chik binte Abdullah,
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    Reds routed near Tapah
    89 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Prl. SECURITY force* battled with bandit's In a bandit camp m the Tapah area of Perak yesterday. When the security forces found the camp the bandit; opened fire wounding the lea. der of the platoon. Thej flred back wounding on< bandit m the chest.
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    BANDIT HIT
    39 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— A bandit was wounded when security forces fired on two In the Kota Tinggi area of Johore on Wednesday. Ten armed bandits entered a Chinese shoo In the same area and robbed the shopkeeper.
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    TAPPER SHOT
    25 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A man and a woman bandit shot and severely wounded a Chinese tapper yesterday, In the Kuala Lumpur rural district.
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    TWO HELD AFTER SHOOTING
    97 7 TWO HELD AFTER SHOOTING PENANG. Fri. today, m a X second attempt, killed an unemployed Chinese. Cheah Kirn Cheng, who was shot on the neck. The police have detained two men. a trisha rider and his passenger. Three rounds of ammunition were found m the trisha. Cheah was watching a
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    GOING ON LEAVE
    26 7 The Assistant Commissioner m the Singapore C.1.D.. Mr Douglas Broadhurst, leave* for the United Kingdom by the Canton next week on flv»months' leave.
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    TWO ARRESTED
    18 7 KUALA LUMPUR. FrJ. Two suspected bandit agents were arrested yesterday m the Temerloh area of Pahang
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    Indebtedness can be solved, he says
    192 7 T*HE Governments of Singapore and the Federation are fully alive to the problem of indebtedness and a solution can and must be found, said Mr. D. B. Alcock of the Singapore Labour Department broadcasting over Radio Malaya last night. Discussing the evils of money-lending
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    Benevolent fund move
    60 7 fHE Malayan Auxiliary Air Force is to have a benevolent fund which will be operated jointly with a similar fund to be started In the Federation. The fund will be jointly administered by the Colony and the Federation. A bill providing for this fund is to be
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    JUTLANDIA HERE
    15 7 The Danish hospital ship Jutlandla arrived m Singapore yesterday on her way to
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    NO ONE TOLD —SO 134 IN A VILLAGE DIED
    288 7 A FREAK accident which was not reported by the local inhabitants caused the epidemic of malaria which swept through Rengit village m Bntu Pahat recently killing 134 people,. Dr. E. C. Vardy, Chief Medical Officer, Johore, told the Straits Times yesterday.
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    Judge acts as Malay interpreter
    100 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. MR. Justice Taylor today acted a s Malay interpreter during an Emergency trial be was hearing m the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court. When a Malay witness was called to five evidence at the trial of a Chinese .special constable, charged with consorting
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    She tried m vain to stop his suicide
    166 7 DESPITE attempts by a nurse to save him. Foo Mok. (38) a baker, leapt 20 feet to his death from ward 18 of the General Hospital m the early hours of Sept 30. it was stated m the Coroner's Court yesterday. Lachi
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    TWO DENY RICE CHARGE
    43 7 Ang Kia.. Soon and Goh Soon Sing denied stealing on Thursday 30 katis of rice be longing to the Food Control Department when they were charged yesterday m the Singapore Fourth Police Court. Bail of $250 each was granted.
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    STAFF PICNIC
    24 7 The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Staff Association will hold a pinic tomorrow at Mr. Ching Kee Sun's bungalow, Tay Lian Teck Avenue, Singapore.
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    j Union cables London
    68 7 j Union cables London THE Singapore Federation of Services Unions yesI terday cabled the three Services Ministries m Britain asking for an immediate set- tlement of the long-stand- Ing claims of 30,000 civilian I employees of the three Ser- vices m Singapore. The cable said the members of the federation
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    TODDY WILL COST MORE
    46 7 Toddy drinkers, who have t been paying 10 cents per pint r for ten years, will have to pay five cents more from the beginning of next month. The increase is due to higher wholesale overhead costs says a Singapore Government announcement.
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    Spore postal men may strike
    164 7 Spore postal men may strike ABOUT 600 uniformed staff of the Singapore Postal Services will go on strike, If the move is approved by the annual conference of the Singapore Post and Telegraph Uniformed Staff Union m the first week of November. The conference is expected to make a final
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    They'll debate Barnes Report
    84 7 AS part of the jnhersity of Malaya io- union week programme the Raffles E will hold a drbato on the motion. "The Implements. on of tbe Barnea Report will be the ideal education -mlicy for Malaya, at the Central Hall. Faculty of Medicine, tomorrow at 8.30
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    $20 BRIBE CHARGE
    59 7 A former polir 1 Udin bin Ifusa. pleaded not j guilty :n Singapore y> Ito corruptly accepting $20 j from Shoh Pu^n Knee on Oct 25 to evadp legal uctmn being taken aualnst Sh"h !or ridin? a motor cyclp w ih m expired licem-c Udin was allowed
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    MacD FOR DINNER Malcolm Mac Donald.
    27 7 MacD FOR DINNER Malcolm Mac Donald. Commissioner-General f.T South-Easte Asia and Jhancellor of the Unlvrrs tv ol Malaya, will sneak it h* University re-union week yri»?rnrr)m? dimrr
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    S'pore will collect $40 mil. from income tax in 1951
    188 8 S'pore will collect $40 mil. from income tax in 1951 i DEPARTMENT CATCHING UP ON ARREARS OF WORK INCOME tax receipts m Singapore this year are expected to total $40,000,000, the Colony's Comptroller of Income Tax, Mr. A. W. Hodges, told the Straits Times yesterday. The lax collected during 1950
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    PURGE? 'MADNESS' SAYS MCA OFFICIAL
    130 8 PURGE? 'MADNESS' SAYS MCA OFFICIAL IPOH, Fri. MR. Ong Chin Seong, an official of the Pcrak Malayan Chinese Association, today described as "madness" the proposal to oust members who interest themselves actively m foreign politics. He said the rv.vye *ould weaken the association by ■j. a division. Pin- association had
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    HIS FRIENDS ROBBED' HIM
    22 8 9 then* as* I h s mother ii R. Kanda U broke ..s rivm Tau.onu Aug. 7. thr
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    City council to meet for two days
    108 8 City council to meet for two days THE Singapore City Council will sit for two consecutive days next week, wher :t will deal with its 1952 bud get and its usual monthly business. The budget will be dealt •vith at a special meeting on Tuesday. It Is not likely that
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    USIS chief in S'pore
    59 8 MR. W. B. Connors, of the United States Foreign Service, arrived m Singapore lay from Rangoon to U.S.I.S. bureux m Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Connors, offlcer-ln-charge of Public Aflairs m the Far East, is on a tour •">' U.S.I.S. offices. From hero he goes to
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    Poppy Day donations
    126 8 FE following donations have been received by .he Chairman ot the 1951 Poppy Day Appeal Commit Mr J A H Browne $100. Dr. Hugh Smith $20; Mr. J H Fen wick $20; Mr. O. E. H Cutler $50; Mr. G. W. Dove $30; Mr. L. C. Bailey
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    Club to hold dress show
    74 8 riE Australian-New Zealand Association will hold a tea party and mannequin parade at the American Club at 4.30 p.m. on :*cv. 15. Mrs Doris Qeddes will Dresent a Christmas collection from Paris, London and New York which will be arriving here m time for the
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    ON HOLIDAY
    24 8 A wel-known South Indian educationist and philanthropist Sir R. M. Alagappa Chettiar. arrives In Singapore by air today, on a three-wee* holiday.
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    HE'S MY LOVER, GIRL TELLS COURT
    129 8 A YOUNG woman prosecution witness, Fatijah binti Said told the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday that Ahmad bin Hussein, accused of stealing her mothers watch, was her lover, and that she had given him permission to take the article. She added that Ahmad had
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    Council mandore claims trial
    54 8 A City Council Mandorc. Vengadasalam Vad.veloo. claimed trial m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday to a charge of stealing lead and copper wire valued at $30 on Thursday. He also claimed trial to an alternative charge of retaining; the stolen property. Bail of $250 wa*
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    DRIVER FINED
    35 8 JOHORE BAHBU. Fri.— Chew Yam Boon, a bus driver of Muar, who collided with a lorry through inconsiderate diivtap and causod>ssoB dant-i age, was fined $45 In the Johore Bahru Police Court today.
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    MACE FOR THE SPEAKER
    51 8 MACE FOR THE SPEAKER iSCUE TALIB BIN OMAR, of Kelantan Arts and Crafts Society, puts the final tooche s to the mace of the Federal Legislative Council Speaker. Made of gold and silver, the mace is decorated with the emblems of the States and Settlements and weighs abo ut W-i
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    Scientist told: Don't appeal
    289 8 ROBERT Noel Elston, 26-year-old Liverpool scientist, who has been refused entry into Singapore on his way home from Australia, has had legal advice that he has insufficient grounds to encourage him to take legal action. Mr. David Marshall. Singapore barrister, went to see Elston yesterday In
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    Concert to be repeated
    67 8 A repeat performance of the Straits Chinese Methodist Youth Fellowship's annual concert wiii b^ held at the Church hall tonight at 8 p.m. Highlight of the concert is a drama play entitled: "All Things Are Possible' 1 by H. F Rubenstein. with M.Y.F. members m the
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    BENTONG GOES AGROUND
    68 8 BENTONG GOES AGROUND T>UE Straits Sieamship I Company's 957-ton motor vessel, Bsntong, went aground on the Cyrene Shoal, off Singapore, on Wednesday. The ship had just left Singapore Harbour for the Nicobar Islands and Rangoon, with wheat and other cargo. A Board of Trade inquiry is being held into the
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    MISSION CHIEF TO SPEAK
    52 8 The Rev. Chew Hock Hin District Superintendent of tn»» Hethod st Mission, will speak on "What I Discovered at Caux" at the Kampong Kapoi Straits-Chinese Church and Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting; tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Chew recently returned from the Mora* Rearmament World Assembly held at
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    ARRIVES TODAY
    45 8 The Prime Minister of Ceylon. Mr. D. 8. Senanayake, will arrive this evening from Australia by plane on his way back to Ceylon. He will stay ai Government House as the guest of Sir Franklin Glmson and win leave for Ceylon tomorrow morning.
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    Business booms on eve of Deepavali
    102 8 ORISK trade is expected m Indian shops— maimy B those dealing m textiles, provisions and sweatmeats—in Singapore, today and tomorrow because vegetables, and fruits rose slightly yesterday In some of the markets. Many Indian shop-keepers In the Serangoon Road area said yesterday that Deepavali
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    3 accused of theft, hurt
    71 8 IiHREE British servicemen John Humphries, William James McNabb and Roy Peter Harmer, m Singapore yesterday claimed trial to a charge of causing hurt to Ho Qhoh and robbing him of $6. Their case was postponed to Oct. 30. The offences were alleged to have been
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    He will wait for 11
    63 8 WHEN the trooper Emp re Windrush docks at Sin'apore this morning, an R.AJF. Sergeant will be waiting w th at least one large vehlde. Flight Sgt. H. Prior will be at the wharf to imeet his wife and ten children. Mrs Prior and her family
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    GIFT FOR KULAI
    34 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Fit— The Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee has contributed $250 for the purchase of furniture for the Community Hall which has been built m the Re-settlement area at Kulai
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    300 classes for adults aimed
    96 8 THE Singapore Council lor. Adult Edcuat lon has passed its target of 150 literacy classes for l»51, Prof. Frederic Mason, chairman, said on Thursday at a meeting of the Council. There are at present 183 literacy classes and the target for 1952 will b% 300
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    MUDDLE POWER SCHEME IS DENIED
    415 8 MUDDLE POWER SCHEME IS DENIED 'New consumers" defined If K. D. Robertson, Progressive City Councillor for CTI South Ward, yesterday denied there was a muddle over the power restriction scheme approved by the City Councillors. Mr. Robertson, a member of the special electricity committee or the City Council said that
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    Labour set for S'pore elections
    97 8 Labour set for S'pore elections THE Singapore Labour Party has completed all preparations for its election campaign m the Municipal South Ward and will soon establish a central headquarters and an information centre. The acting President of the Party, Mr. M. P. D Nair, said yesterday: "This year's South Ward
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    MacDONALD BACK
    27 8 The Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, returned to Singapore yesterday m an RAF aircraft from Kuala Lumpur. The Tungku Mahkota of Johore was with him.
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    He won t talk about his $123,000
    236 8 He won t talk about his $123,000 ASWATOW Chinese, who is to receive $123,000 from the Singapore Government, could not say yesterday what he would do first when he got the money. He is 47-year-old Mr Chan Slak Kian, son of a businessman, who joined the crew of a ship
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    STUDENT FLIES TO BURMA MEET
    42 8 Mr. R. P Piliai. student m the University or Malaya, will leave by air this morning for Rangoon, to represent the University at the conference of S:)uth-E.*st Asian students, which mests there from tomorrow to Nov 3
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    COLONY FIRM FINED $420,000 Illegal sale of U.S. dollars
    889 9 COLONY FIRM FINED $420,000 Illegal sale of U.S. dollars HOE and Company Limited, rubber merchants, millers and exporters, were yesterday fined a total of $420,000 m the Singapore First District Court after their solicitor, Mr. Wee Chong Jin, had pleaded guilty on their behalf to four offences under the Finance
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    LEAVING SPORE
    28 9 THE Yen Narada Thera, who came to Singapore m May at the invitation of t c Singapore Buddhist Association, will leave for Bangkok by air tomorrow.
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    Nine ask: 'Shift airport site'
    163 9 A PETITION to the Singapore Government to consider siting the proposed Paya Lebar airport elsewhere was sent to Government yesterday by n|ne persons who said that they represented the villages of Paya Lebar and Tampenis. They also sent a copy of :he petition to the
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    $480 more for Kelantan Hall
    42 9 KUALA LUMPUR. FriThe University of Malaya Endowment Fund received a donation of $481.69. during September, for a Kelantan Hall. The donation list for the month was topped by a contribution of $107.50 from the District omce. Bachok.
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    110 WANT NO QUARRELS
    209 9 SV\E hundred and ten members of the Singapore v Labour Party, who have asked for the "purge" of the rebel group m the party, yesterday voted full confidence m the present party general council. They decided at an emer- gency meeting yesterday to call on the
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    41 9 INDIAN labourers salvage bales of rubber, cast adrift when nine lighters, carrying 120 ton* of rubber, were sunk m Singapore harbour during Thursday night's big* storm. In all. 15 lighters were sjink off Telok Ajrer wharf and basin.— Straits Times picture.
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    Baby show at Katong
    123 9 piVE hundred Singapore babies of all nationalities have to date been entered for the International Baby Show on Nov. 3 and 4 at the C.V.MA, Katong, m aid of the C.V.M.A. Building Fund. It is expected, however, that the Judges will have to choose from 1,000
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    A QUIET WEEK IN RUBBER
    276 9 A QUIET WEEK IN RUBBER ■FHIS week has been comparatively quiet m the Singapore rubber market, with small fluctuations, says Lewis fc Peat's market report, Issued yesterday. There has been a (air inquiry from the consuming centres but sellers locally have met the market. The only outstanding feature of the
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      184 9 Jf%'J ■Mlifl T <> da y 2-4 15-6.30-9.30 p.m. Men saw her and loved her but women saw throughhn A TOAST TO AN ANNE VERNOM/^^^ BY DAVID TOMLINSON "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG AND TOO INNOCENT TO REALISE HOW ATTRACTIVE YOU ARE" SEE ANNE VERNON IN THIS DELIGHTFUL COMEDY! 'Warning toWantons"
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      176 9 Mornmg Shown At 9 a.m. Today: "Flainmeo Road" Tomorrow: "13 Rue Madelrinr'' Monday: "Background To Danger" WZWfißSkl'fKrPk T0 DAY H KJI I 4. 6.30 30 HITS THE BULL'S EYE wHh COLUMBIAS 5^ Brave Bulls INVINCIBLE BEFORE THE BEAST %j IjWH| CONQUERED EVENIinG! ■ki^^dl A PSC:urE WITHOUT PRECEDE lIT M'NITE SOMETHING
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      97 9 Straits Times Crossword a i 9 io i~i~§is itliZiiiii 75 16 '8 iiizta— iziiizizi 23 z z z z —m z 26 i^" ACROSS. employer (8). 8 9. Sinbad's neckwear (3, 15. Ringside moments (7). 3. 2, 3, 3) 17. "A hero perish, or a 10. It Is visible m
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      160 9 25.. Great Blsley men (3, 5) 26. Meteor disturbance a long way off (6)). DOWN. 1. Unexciting sporting event 4. 4). 2. Poet with nothing to spoil (4). 3. Drones did it (6). 4. He wins the game ilegally (7). 5. Nervous as a murderer might be (6, 2). 6..
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    INTELLIGENCE BRANCH AND TERRORISM
    528 10 INTELLIGENCE BRANCH AND TERRORISM HPHE news of separation of the Intelligence £>ni sh from the Police Force, as intended toy Sir William Jenkin, has come as a big shock to the Asian staff of the 1.8. it will be a big blunder on the part of the Administration, if this
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    SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL TO SIR HENRY?
    216 10 SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL TO SIR HENRY? THE Gurney Memorial Fun, is Indeed a very flttin. tribute to the cherished mem ory of our late High CommLs sloner, Sir Henry Gurney. It deserves the widespread sup port of all grateful citizen* The very encouraging res ponse it has already received gives some
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    PURE WATER IN MALACCA
    151 10 IN days of yore the Malacca public received their supply or water from the sparkling water drawn from several wells at th P foot of Bukit China. Before the war the late Dr. Blakemor c (then Municipal Health Officer* and his colleagues certified that the water
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      The secret of the rice price rise
      219 10 RECENTLY the Progressive Party Councillor for the Chang: Ward In the Singapore Legislative Council. Dr. C. J. Paglar, announced with great pomp and circumstance that he was going to take Government to task for raising the price of rice by six cents a
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      Toddy: its ethics and consumption
      260 10 'THE other day I read an article m the Press on the A evils of toddy drinking. It recommended to the Government suppression of toddy drinking there and then. I don't know who the writer was, but whoever he may be. tee-totaller or samsu addict,
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      THE VEHICLES WERE 'SOFT'
      114 10 THE tragic ambush of the Royal West Keute has shocked the public. From the Press and radio reports it would again appear that if the troops had been riding m 'hard" vehicles the result would have been entirely different. As it was, wounded men were able
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      'TIN GODS' IN J. B.
      189 10 I AM sure that many if not all subordinate officers m Jonore must be grateful to "Kerani Lapar I and II". who have had the courage to voice the feelings of all of us who have suffered from the antics of a few tin gods
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      UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN
      122 10 I HAVE read with great anxiety the Straits Times report on the Woodbridge Hospital's work. 1 am very thankful for what Government has done for the welfare of the public, but what about children suffering from mental defectiveness? Where can they get treatment? Can Woodbridge Hospital give treatment
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      The darkness was ordinary
      184 10 JN your issue of Oct. 24 there appears a paragraph concerning a "3H hours black-out m Singapore." which Includes a statement by the City Council Electrical Engineers that such Is not extraordinary. I couldn't a«ree with them more. The only extraordinary thing regarding our electricity supply
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      Strange beasts of Pahang
      375 10 I SHOULD like to point 1 out a few facts m confirmation of the findings of Lieut. Clarke m the Pahang Jungle. WATERFALL If anyone stops at Mile 81 on the Bentong-Kuala Lumpur road be wlfll see a hot water spring by the side of the
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      RENT PAYERS' INTERESTS
      99 10 TTHE interests of landlords M. whether resident In Malaya or absentees, are protected by their associations. There is no-one to protect the tenants. But. since Kuala Lumpur is going to have elected representatives for its Municipality the votes of the sufferers have a potential power to rectify
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      'DO AS I SAY'
      79 10 J|S a resident who com plies m every way possible with the request to economise m the use of electricity, I find it very disturbing that the Government flats at Nasslm Hill are able to keep lights burning In the entrance halls and stairways for 24
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      WELCOME TO A BAND FROM AMERICA
      281 10 WELCOME TO A BAND FROM AMERICA T'M sure that many Singaporeans would be gratl--1 fled to read m the Straits Times of Oct. 24 that the Colonial Secretary had rejected the protest of Mr. Soliano against the importation of an American band to a Singapore restaurant. It Is high time
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      WAITING FOR THE RESULTS
      94 10 I WAS one of the candidates who sat the Architectural Drawing Examination m Singapore set by the Institute of Architects of Malaya m August this year. I am anxious to know why there are no signs of the results so far. Could the secretary of the
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      SOLDIERS AND MUSICIANS
      124 10 YfE read with a certain amount of interest a report m the Strait* Times concerning the proposal u> nan an American band We are National Servicemen and Drofessional musicians m civil life, all being; members of the British MusiciansUnion The Singapore union tary is quite wronß m
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      WEEDING OUT FOR KIRKBY
      133 10 YOUR correspondent Curious (on Kirkby candidates In Perakt has been curious from the vron* standpoint. After all, the weeding vias done by the Senior Inspector of Schools on the strength of the Head's recommendations He talks of "influence" cs if the candidates appr-xren i fore a
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      339 10 SINGAPORE RED FUNNEL LINES HEAP ENC MOH SS CO.. LTD. SOON BEE STEAMSHIP CO., (S) 2 TD. M/ 15. Telrt *»c» Slrcel fhoiw <H8 Paaaencer r'rfl s h t-»er I p*» cmamtm A. Spore appr. Nov. 14 L. Spore appr. Nov. 21 M.V. "TATPE- SAILINGS TO ANAMBAS NATMtNA ISLANDS A.
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    309 11 LONDON, Frl. n/ITH election reslilts pour- Ing m throughout the day little business was done m the London Stock Exchange. Dealers were content to maintain level positions whilst awaiting the country's decision. When the markets were opened prices m industrials and minings were marked sharply hisrher with the
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    35 11 HONO KONG. Prl. pREE market currency exchange r (or Hong Kong dollars was nuoted today at the close as follows: US$l HKS6.BS (cash) HKS6.B9 (T.T.): £1 HK515.65; one tahtl of gold HK»32B\ U.P.
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    32 11 'THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association announced yesterday that control direct rates for Canadian dollars were: Buying T.T. 34 V Airmail <O.D> 2*\. (90 days* 35: Selling T.T./O.D. ready 34 5/16.
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    866 11 WITH sellers reserved, awaiting the U.K. election results, the Malayan share market yesterday closed firm m all sections. There was restricted business at improved prices. Quotations announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers 1 Association were: INDVSTBLAU Bayers Stlkra Alei. Bricks. Pref. 3 10 320 Ord* 390 300 »lla» loa
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    TIN: $475 A PICUL
    36 11 SINGAPORE, Fri, Or*. 26—5475 (down $25.75). London: £995 a ton LONDON. Fri. Cash Buyers £995. Sellers 1.005; Forward Bayers ■t972i. Sellers £975; Settlement £995 (dowo £25). Turnovers: a.m. 65, p.m. 40 tons.
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    Rubber at $1.57
    207 11 THE Singapore rubber mar--1 ket was idle yesterday, both sellers and buyers awaiting the results of the British general election. Very littlo ouslness was reported and prices were fractionally higher than at Thursday's close. T.ir market closed quiet with buyers In first-grade, November shipment, at $157 a
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    129 11 'THE Singapore copra marKet opened quiet and lower yesterday. Buyers raised *)ids m the afternoon to $43?; a picul, but sellers held off. Business m coconut oil was done at $70' i a picul. The pepper section of the produce market remained quiet and unchanged, sellers quoting
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    58 11 CHIPS alongside the Singapore 13 Harbour Board godowns at 4 p.m. yesterday were: 42-43 Rajula, 40 Sanana, 38-39 Soestdljk. 36-37 BronxvUle. 33-34 Srlandia. 31-32 Steel Admiral. 30 Beluru. 27-28 Benlawers, 25-26 Orna. 23-24 Qlenflnlas. 21-22 KimanU. 17-18 Hoogkerk. 15-16 Waloalon? 13-14 Leneverett. 11-12 Rondo 8-9 Arnold Maersk, Con)
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    A.A.A.M. draw up team for Ceylon 11
    268 12 A. A. A.M. draw up team for Ceylon 1 1 COLONY TO BE INCLUDED KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. r JMIK Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya has drawn up a list of athletes for the Malayan team which will compete m the Ceylon Games next February. Because of an earlier misunderstanding the
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    S'GOR SWEEP POOL MAY BE RECORD
    131 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. \yiTH sales of the unlimited sweeps at the forthcominj; Srlmneor Turf Club November Heeling likely to reach a new rnord mark. Class 4 and 5 horse* may share m the richest added money pool In the < Inb > History. Over
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    Five jockeys are racing neck-&-neck
    163 12 Five jockeys are racing neck-&-neck By EPSOM JEEP J'HERE will be a battle Royal for the Jockey premiership this season. With four more meetIngs to go, five leading jockeys are m the race for the championship. Colin Tulloh and Athol Mulley are level on top of the table with 39
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    West Indians score 147 for 7
    143 12 NEWCASTLE. Fri— The powerful West Indies batting side were humbled by the New South Wales country teams bowling today In the opening match of their Australian tour. After dismissing the Home Side for 139, the West Indies lost their first four wlckets»for 37 runs.
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    Rowan is barred from own club
    106 12 JOHANNESBURG. Frl.-Erlc Rowan South Africa's vice-captain on the recent tour of England has not been rivited by the Transvaal Cricket union to attend net practices m preparation for the selection of their Curne Cup team. Rowan last year led Transvaal to victory m the
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    M.C.C. WIN BY 9 WICKETS
    108 12 DEHRA DUN. Frl.— The MCC touring cricket team Cad little difficulty m boating the National Defence Acamatch here today. After losimc one wicket cheaply. the tourists passed the Home Side's total of 80 and reached 87 without further loa« to win by nine wickets The
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    ANOTHER EASY WIN FOR WONG
    57 12 HONG KONG, Fri. UNOFFICIAL world badminton champion Hong Peng Soon beat C. K. Lee, 1949 Hong Kong champion, m an exhibition match here tonight 15-3 15-3 at the Southern Playground Stadium. In a doubles match, Peng Soon and Abdullah Pirns drew with Ooi Teik Bock
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    OTEC SPORTS RESULTS
    143 12 Results of OT.E.C. Sports Club championships for 1951: Badminton i trophies presented by Mr. and Mrs. Wiltiong Heng): men's singles. Kob Cheng Hock: women's singles. D. Ess; mixed doubles. Teob One Teck and O. Ess: men's doubles. Koh Cheng Hock and Yeo Hiok Howe Table tennis 'trophies
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    MITCHELL AGAIN SWIM CHAMPION
    452 12 QUTSTANDINO swimmer at the third annual Singapore InterSchool Swimming Carnival held at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday were the 17-year-old youths. Keith Mitchell (Raffles Institution) and Lav Buong Hoo (Anglo-Chinese School) each ol whom set up two new records. As expected, records fell like ninepins and
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    Ecliptic breaks down, retired
    229 12 By EPSOM JEEP. gIGHT- year-old Ecliptic bu broken down and has been retired from racing. This stouthearted stayer by Derby winner Felstead. who dead-heated with Lord Astor's brilliant moneyspinner High Stakes m a 1 3/4 m. handicap at Windsor as a three-vear-old m 1946, ruled supreme
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    NEO QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPICS
    241 12 rMMITTEE members of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association who held an emergency meeting at the V.M.C.A. yesterday to set qualifying times for the 1952 Olympics decided that: 1. Neo Chwee Kok, holder of four Colony records, had already qualified to represent Singapore at Helsinki; 2. Only
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    Ghee Soon states case for S.A.F.A.
    515 12 SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association vicepresident Mr. Soh Ghee Soon, m a letter to the Straits Times yesterday, refutes statements by Straits Times sports columnist Sentinel that S.A.F.A. have been cold to the offer of the Swedish soccer team Gothenburg to visit Singapore. Sentinel stated
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    YMCA TENNIS
    127 12 Following are the results of yesterday's tlea In the YMCA tennli lournament played on the association courts In Bras Basah Road:— Mena Open Slnglei: Urn Hee Chin beat A. O. B. Paklr 6-3. 8-3. Koh Boh Aik beat A. B. C. Mundav 6-2. 6-0. Men'« Open Doable*: C.
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    Old Victorians XV
    76 12 Old Victorians will pl»v against V. 8 Present Boyi at Rugby for the Sng Kwee Choon Cup today at Victoria School ground Old Victorians XV will be selected from; Kuan Joo A. Rahman. Wing Kee. Sheriff Oiman. All Ahmad. Teng Chuan. Jaffar Rltwan. Sheriff liadon Ponnlah. Peng
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    SBA Ties postponed
    31 12 The two inter-school championship ties between the St. Joseph's Institution v. Anglo-Chinese Continuation School ana the Raffles Institution v. Anglo-Chinese School have been postponed to the following week.
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    FAN, SHELL SHAKE FOUR GOALS IN B.H. CUP FINAL
    193 12 Fraser Neave 2; Shell S.C. J YESTERDAY'S Business Houses FA. knockout x Cup final between Fraser Neave and Shell S.c:. ended without a decision and the two teams will have to replay at a later date. Alter sixty minutes and another
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    TODAYS HUGGER
    342 12 Army out for first time, meet Seletar rE Army Rugby side takes the field at Tanglin today untried and almost unknown for their first match of the season against R.A.F. In spite of thi 8 Army are strong favourites. RAF. will have one big advantage though as they
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    CSC DOWN RECS 3-1
    278 12 (]EYLON Sprn.s Clul> X r.-J an Impressive victory ovei Si ipore Recreation Club by ;hr c goals to one when the ftrst v of the Clubs met In a nu.. :y hockey match on Un- S.R.C padang Rcci aid not plkv Colitis and b M»rk». but
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      727 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued trom Page 6) SITUATIONS WANTED EUROPEAN, 35, 4J years Commercial Experience Singapore. aetki responsible Position Sinnipore or elsewhere. Good re'er-•r.i-s Apply Box No. A8233 S.T. RESPONSIBLE position required by intelligent and well-educated Chinese with good administrative a i d wide insurance experience <»nd fully qualified m accounts
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      97 12 TODAY. RUGGER: Civilian Trial, Fada ng; Army v. RAF, Tanglin; All Blues v RASC, Farrer Park; Victoria Sch. v Old Victorians. V.S. ground; Raffles Inst. v Johore E.C., R.I. ground. HOCKEY: Div. 1 Lge. RAF Seletar v S. Foresters. Seletar; Div. 2: RNAC v YMCA. Balestier Road; SCRC v Teachers
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      28 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: 8.57 a.m. (7.8), 2.25 p.m. (2.8); 8.43 p.m. (8.0). 2.55 a.m. (4.0). TOMORROW: 9.25 am. (82). 3.07 p.m. (2.7); 9.30 p.m. (8.5). 3.27 a.m. (3.2).
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