The Straits Times, 17 May 1952

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    The Straits Times
    22 1 17 HAT 1952 MALAYA'S NA TIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAT 17, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES
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    POLICE PROBE THE BUS STRIKE
    296 1 Back to work today after appeal by leaders SINGAPORE police are investigating the threeday strike of Singapore Traction Company inspectors, drivers and conductors. Yesterday the men decided to return to work. At a meeting of 400 workers, when the end-the-strike decision was taken, Mr. Syen
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    Youth dies in Kuala Lumpur fire
    90 1 Youth dies in Kuala Lumpur fire KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. RELIEF teams of the Social Welfare Department and the medical services today gave help to 133 people made homeless by fire which swept a squatter area in San Peng Road last night. A youth, Chan Voo Chee, 19, who was trapped
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    'War risk over in three years'
    45 1 PARIS. Fri.— Lord Ismay. Secretary -General of the Norih Atlantic Treaty Organisation, said yesterday that the danger point in world affairs will have been passed if "we can get over the next two or three years without collision."— UP.
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    Letourneau for Washington
    34 1 Letourneau for Washington PARIS Frl— M. Jean Letourneau French High Commissioner in Indo-China. will visit Washington soon. He is expected to ask Increased military aid for French forces fighting the Communist-led Vietmlnh A. P.
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    Jets grounded
    29 1 LONDON, Fri.— The VS. Third Air Force yesterday temporarily grounded all American Jet fighter planes based in Britain after a Thunderjet crashed at sea on Wednesday.— AP.
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    CHIANG'S MEN IN CLASH
    49 1 CHIANG'S MEN IN CLASH RANGOON. Frl Several Chinese Nationalists were killed In A clash with Burmese Government forces at Gamtone. 125 miles southeast of Lasnio, a Burmese newspaper reported here today About 200 Nationalists attacked a Government post after the arrest of Nationalist partisans by Government I forces.— Reuter.
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    French fire on U.S. Consul
    41 1 TUNIS. Fri. The United States Consul-General. Mr. John J. Jernegan. 40. narrowly esiaped death early today when French sentries alerted for Nationalist terrorist attacks blasted his car with machine-gun fire at a roadblock outside Tunis. UP.
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    Lorries burnt
    23 1 Bandits set fire to lorries in the Jasln area of Malacca and the Muar, Mersing and Pagoh areas of Johore yesterday.
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    Atlantic bid
    41 1 AN ATTKMV to rr*s& tit, Atlantic single-handed in her 20ft. Felicity Ann is to be made soon by Mn. Ann Davison, 38-year-old yachtswoman, of Plymouth. She plans to sail 5.000 miles to Antigua, en route for Florida.— Renter picture
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    Does Moscow mean war — or peace?
    112 1 Does Moscow mean war or peace? r£ STALINIST DOC TRINE- that governs Soviet policy, and its bearing. on this vital question, art explained in a series of important articles specially written by SIR DAVID KELLY, BRITISH AMBAS SADOR IN MOSCOW 1949-51 In the three articles, which wrl appear in the
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    INDIAN PRESIDENT URGES KOREA TRUCE
    112 1 NEW DELHI, Friday. T<HE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, 1 addressing both Houses of the new Parliament today, urged that the last major hurdle in the way of a Korean truee the exchange of prisonersshould be overcome in the intersts of humanity. "The world
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    MORE NEWSPRINT
    22 1 LONDON, Fri. British newspapers are to be allowed an increase of 10 per cent. In their rations of newsprint. Reuter.
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    WAR COST
    27 1 WASHINGTON Frl. A U551,413,820,000 deficiency appropriation bill, most of It to meet Korean war costs, was sent to the House yesterday by its appropriations committee—A.P.
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    'Leave' order
    26 1 JAKARTA Frl.— The Indonesian Government has ordered Bob L. Kroon. Associated Press correspondent in Jakarta, to leave the country by May 21— A P.
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    Trade missions
    23 1 TOKYO, Frl.— Japan will send trade missions to Indonesia and Slam next month to conclude new trade agree ments A P
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    Re-elected
    13 1 DUBLIN, Frl.— Mr. Scan T. OTCplly was today re-elected president of Eire.
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    $12,875 FOR 3 REDS WHO NOUGHT IN 10 COMRADES
    165 1 KUALA LUMPUR, I*l. 'me three terrorist* who A surrendered in Perak this week and later returned to their camo to bring in ten more with their guns are to be paid $***** in rewards, it was officially stated today Swrtnderad terrorists
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    Looters gaoled
    35 1 CAIRO, Fri. A courtmartial today sentenced six Egyptians to terms of Imprisonment ranging from one to five years for looting and ,*eUMf fire to shops during the i lots on Jan. 26 --Reuter.
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    10,000 too many want tickets
    343 1 FOR BADMINTON GAMES... TPHE Badminton Association of Malaya received 1 more than 26,090 applications to see the Thomas Cop challenge round matches on May 31 and Jane 1. There are 16,000 seats available. Heaviest run was for reserved and $3 seats. More than 7.000 applied
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    LIVING ON LOVE
    54 1 LONDON. Friday A FRENCH doctor suggested today that the British should stop complaining about food rationing and concentrate on love. Dr. Oabrlel Mouchot wrote In the Medical World "One of these days it will be realised that being happily married Is more important than having an ounce
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    Crab from Russia
    54 1 LONDON. Fri. BRITAIN has agreed to buy £800,000 worth of canned salmon and about £150.--000 worth of canned crab meat from Russia the Ministry of Food announced today. This is a counterpart of a recent contract In which Britain has agreed to supply Russia with £850,000 worth
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    REDS APPEAL FOR ASYLUM
    49 1 PUSAN, Fri.— The Republic of Korea National Assembly said today it had received petitions from 17.000 Communist prisoners of war pleadine not to be returned to Communist Korea. The petitions pledged the prisoners' loyalty to the Republic of Korea and willing ness to fight Communism.
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    Fleet exercise
    34 1 COLOMBO. Fri.-A squadron of six Lancaster bombers landed at Katunayake Royal Ai> Force station about 20 mile* from her e yesterday to take part in naval exercises with the East Indies Fleet
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    5 EXPELLED
    25 1 HONG KONG, Fri. Five Roman Catholic priests and' three sisters, expelled by the Communists from North China, arrived here today by sea. Reuter.
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    Gulf tour
    28 1 BAGDAD. Fri.— Mr. Henry A. Bjrroade. Unted States Assistant Secretary of State, arrived here today from Teheran on his tour of the Persian Gulf area— R»uter
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    Shop fire
    33 1 Two rooms on the ground floor of a joss stick shop in New Bridge Road, Singapore, were damaged by a fire last night. Two fire engines were called to the teen*.
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    CHINESE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE PLAN
    255 1 CHINESE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE PLAN KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. fHE FIRST MOVE to open the Civil Service in the Federation to non-Malays will be taken shortly. The Federation Government Is to appoint Chinese Affairs Officers In all districts which have a strong Chinese element. An official announcement is to be
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    Reds seek shelter in Siam estates
    109 1 Reds seek shelter in Siam estates BANGKOK, rri. THE Siamese Chief of Po- lice, Lt -Gen Phao Brlyanond, admitted yesterday lhat Communist terrorists from Malaya were slipping over the border and taking refuge on Siamese rubber estates. The Siamese Government plans to enforce the new alien registration fee to help
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    $4,500,00Qin our favour
    33 1 MALAYA had a favourable trade balance of $4,500 000 in April, according to preliminary figures given by the Registrar of Malayan Statistics yesterday. Total Imports were $332--500.000. and exports $337,000--000.
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    Kedah estates cut wages
    182 1 Kedah estates cut wages ALOR STAR, Fri. DECAUSE of the present drop in the price of rubber, the majority of Asian estates in Kedati have cut wages for tappers from 5 to 10 per cent. So far the tappers have accepted the cut without complaint. Some estates in Central Kedah.
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    This gun fires atomic shells
    34 1 Los Angeles. Fri— Gen. Lawton Collins. VS. Army Chief of Staff, said today the Army had a gun which could fire atomic, as well as ordlnarv type shells. Reuter.
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    Terrorists kill constable
    24 1 A police constable sitting In a coffee shop in the central district of Malacca last evening was murdered by three terrorists.
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    Volcano active
    29 1 MANILA. Fri.— Hibok Hibok volcano in the Southern Philippines has started belching forth thick grey smoke, accompanied by "loud subterranean rumblings," the Weather Bureau reported today.— A.P.
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      1198 2 PUBLIC .APPOINTMENT Applications will be received by the Assistant Secretary, Service Branch, State Secretariat, Johore, up to noon 2nd June, 1952, from Federal Citizens or who are eligible for citizenship within a period of 5 years for appointment as Veterinary probationers. Applicants must have passed the School Certificate Examination and
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    18-HOUR TALKS CLEAR AIR
    205 3 German treaty expected to be signed soon BONN, Friday. THE West German Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, and the three AHied High Commissioners, in their longest-ever meeting, cleared up enough of the outstanding points in the Allied-German draft treaty to make its signing th», week-end after next
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    She's'just flirting' with Aly
    122 3 She's 'just flirting' with Aly ROME, Fri. "IT'S just a flirtation," dark-eyed Irene Pappas, Greek actress, said last I night about her reported romance with Prince Aly Khan. "It's nothing serious," she insisted. She said she met the Pri only twice this I month on the Cote d'Azur. The Prince
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    REBEL GIVES IN
    24 3 RANGOON, Frl. Sa w I Maung Dauk, one of the leaders of the Karen rebels, has surrendered to Government forces. Reuter.
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    20 guns are silenced
    42 3 SEOUL. Fri.— Allied planes I silenced 20 Red guns and damaged two tanks yeterday in close support strikes along the 155-mile Korean battlefront, the Air Force said today. Clear weather permitted Allied planes to fly 1.220 sorties.— A.P.
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    36 3 INDONESIAN Ambassador to London, Dr. Sabandrio, and Mrs. Sabandrio. admire a wooden eanred head after he hrt opened last week the first exhibition in London of the arts and commercial products of his country. A.P. picture
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    Parliament is law authority
    176 3 VICTORY FOR MALAN CAPETOWN, Friday. i BILL to set up a High Court of Parliament in l South Africa was passed by 82 votes to 57 on tinthird reading in the House of Assembly yesterday amid loud Government cheering and shouts of "shame" and "Nuremberg from
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    31 3 A GIANT red peony with a clip of 1M tiny diamonds in the centre, is the impression given by this handbag, the latest creation of Parisian bagmaker Violette Comllle.— A.P. picture.
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    STRONGER US POLICY URGED
    137 3 STRONGER US POLICY URGED PITTSBURG, Fri. MR. Foster Dulles callet last night for a nev United States foreign polic> warning the Communists that any further aggression will Be met by "retaliatory punishing power so severe that the aggression would not pay." Mr. Dulles said that United j States policies since
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    America's challenge to Queen Mary
    118 3 ABOARD THE SS. UNITED STATES, Fri THE ss. United States, Am- erica's bid for supremacy in the luxury liner class, yesterday touched 30 knots during the first day of the builders' trials. She will eventually make a bid foe the Blue Ribbon, emblem of the
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    AMERICANJET PLANE FAILS
    32 3 WASHINGTON. Fri.— The first American jet propelled cargo type aircraft has been scrapped, the Air Force said last night. The plane sprang a fuel tank leak during tests. Reuter
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    Dancing: girls banned
    21 3 TEHERAN, Fri. Persian police yesterday banned dancing girts from cabarets and night clubs "to preserve public morality."— AJ.
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    Japs to make arms
    27 3 Japs to make arms TOKYO, Frl.-^Japanese munitions firms may soon be making weapons for American forces In Japan, th** State Minister, Mr. Takio Ohashl said today- -Reuter.
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    Air lines cancel flights
    49 3 LONDON. Fri.— British European Airways todaycancelled 22 scheduled flights because of the oil strike in the United States. Trans-World Airlines also announced here that eight of the 25 weekly round flights to Europe, the Middle East and India would be temporarily suspended, beginning today. Reuler.
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    END OF U.S. OIL STRIKE IN SIGHT
    118 3 WASHINGTON, Friday. npHE President of the C.1.0. Oil Workers, Mr. O. A A Knight, said today he was calling' off the strike of 90,000 workers, provided the oil companies sign contracts agreeable to the unions. Before leaving for his Denver headquarters, he said
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    PEACE'TALKS
    26 3 PEACE' TALKS LONDON, Pri.— The Chinese Communists announced yesterday they are calling a "Peace conference for Asia and the Pacific" to beheld in Pelplng soon— Af
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    DOCKS CLASH
    26 3 LEGHORN, Fri— Three persons were Injured today In clashes between Communists and dock workers employed by the U.S. army to unload military supplies— A.P.
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    NEW SOVIET PROTEST
    67 3 BERLIN, Fri.— Russian authorities here have protested to the French against another violation of the air corridor between West Berlin and West Germany, the East German News Agency ADN reported today. Last Friday Russian authorities protested against violation of the air corridor by a French military pfane
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    U.S. hands back war base land
    40 3 WASHINGTON Frl. The United States will make available for farming some of the land in the British West Indies acquired during th* war in exchange for 50 destroyew. It was announced last night. —Renter.
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    A-BOMB TEST FILM IN COLOUR
    86 3 WASHINGTON, Pri. *THE Atomic Energy Commission is i pleasing on Tuesday a colour film showing what »n A-bomb does to buildings. The Him was made iast spring at Enlwetok, where the AEC tests Its most powerful atomic weapons. The nlcture te called "Or>eratlon I Greenhouse".
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    LONDON STOCKS
    358 3 Markets idle LONDON, Frl. YTERY idle conditions prevailed on the London stock markets today, with few changes of any consequence. In addition to the general uncertainty of the economic outlook, renewed caution was prompted by the Chancellor cf the Ex- 1 chequer's s' ate men t yesterday regarding
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    London Tin Price
    25 3 LONDON. May IS Cash Bayers £9C5; Sellers £MC; Forward Buyers £»SS; Sellers £958*; Settlement £M 5; (up £7t>Turnorrr am 75; n.nt. 129.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    28 3 LONDON, May 16— Spot Js'«d June M^d. Juljr-Bept. asd. Oct.Dec. 24'tJ. Jan -Mar 2J\d. May c.ii. 25 V June c.i.f. 15d. July cl.f. 25d Market: Steady.
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    Market in healthier state
    187 4 Market in healthier state rE fall in the price of rubber was accentuated over the past week-aid, and the lowest point reached on Monday after which a welcome reaction set in, says Lewis and Peat's weekly report. This reaction was caused mainly Dy covering of sales made overseas. The U.
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    Pneumonia up in Federation
    44 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A sharp increase in pneumenia cases was reported during the week ended May 3. according to statistics issued today. There were 81 cases, with 23 deaths, compared with 56 cases and 16 deaths during are previous week.
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    GOVT. WANTS YOUR OPINION
    66 4 The Singapore Government, will welcome proposals from the public of the form in which a memorial to King George VI should take, said a Government spokesman to the Straits Times yesterday. He »ald that the Government would be guided by unf.friclal opinion on the specific proposal
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    Rubber likely to stay at present price level
    368 4 WHAT AMERICAN DIRECTOR THINKS THE price of rubber is likely to stay at itoresent low level, said Dr. W. E. Cake, President of the Malayan-American Plantations Ltd., and managing director of the plantations division of the United States Rubber Company, on his
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    HIGHER RENT ORDERED
    55 4 The monthly rent of 14. Park.-iore Road, Singapore, was rri'td, with the consent of the tenant, from $49.50 to $80 by the Singapore Rent Conciliation Board yesterday. Mr. Ramsay Wilson, who appeared on behalf of the landlord, said that the bungalow was worth $40,000 Modern sanitary fittings
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    Duty not paid allegation
    41 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri Quek Tin Poh, a lorry driver, was charged in the police court, with possession of a new tarpaulin on which duty had not been paid. Hearing of the case was fixed for, June 30.
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    STORE'IS SORRY' FOR DETENTION
    206 4 STORE 'IS SORRY' FOR DETENTION PEN AN G. Friday. SINGAPORE Government has tendered a written n apology for the wrongful detention of an Indian Citizen, Maulana Mohammed Akbar Khan, Mr. Gopala Menon, Indian Government Representative In Malaya, said In Penan* today. The apology was received by Mr. Menon yesterday afternoon
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    Malays to get study awards
    111 4 Malays to get study awards KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. SCHOLARSHIPS f«r Malay >3 hoya and girb te study In post school eertiflcaU classes to give then a bet. tar ebanee to enter a university are to be awarded by the Federation Government. Announcing this today, the Education Department stated that a
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    BUSMEN VOTE 'BACK TO WORK'
    49 4 BUSMEN VOTE 'BACK TO WORK' SINGAPORE Traction Com pany employee* voting to call of? their strike at a meeting yesterday in their union's premises at Race Course Road. BELOW. Mr. Jaswant Singh, secretary of the S.T.C. Employees' Union, who urged the men to return to work. Straits Times pictures
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    VIURDEREB PLANTER IS BURIED
    265 4 MR. REGINALD BERLIN. 24-year-old German assistant manager on Tel ok Sengat Estate, in Kota Tinßei. Johore. who was killed by bandits on Wednesday, was buried at Bidadari Cemetery. Singapore, yesterday. Among the mourners were his widow. Mr. J. G. Perry. representing Harper Gllflllan I and Company,
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    Donations to University
    160 4 DONATIONS totalling $606 were received during the week ending May 10 by the University of Malaya Endowment Fund, which now totals $4,807,624. The donations were: PEKAK: Malay teachers. Kroh. »794 Talplng $*****: Dlndlngs $34 24 staff Town Board. Ktnta $10.45: Supreme Court. Ipoh S3: Survey Dept. Staff.
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    Drunk fined $5
    22 4 KUANTAN. Fri.— Slngalaml aged 40. who was found drunk and Incapable in Jail Road was fined 15 in Kuantan
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    Provident Fund Board meets
    129 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Prl. rE Employees Provident Fund Board, which ha* been set the task of organising a Government-sponsored Federation-wide fund, met in Kuata Lumpur yesterday to conaiaer'the date fer tiftroducing the fund. The board had on hand tfe- tail* of the number of workem the fund
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    Why aU this praise nonsense? they ask
    199 5 Why aU this praise nonsense? they ask PRAISE of any public officer for doing his job "seems to indicate that the administration of this country has been so inefficient that anyone who carries out the duties expected of him is a ran avis," says the Singapore Progressive Party's current newsletter.
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    Murder bid case: Court sees rope
    95 5 Murder bid case: Court sees rope PENANG Fri. APIECE of rope was produced as exhibit In Penang First Magistrate's Court today at the resumed hearing; of a preliminary inquiry into a charge of attempted murder against an insurance agent. Ooi Ah Kow. Ooi was alleged, with two other men still
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    LEAVING FOR CALCUTTA
    27 5 SIVAAII SI'KK.U AN ADAN DA, deputy head of the Hamakrishna IVfesion in Singapore, who leaves by air for Calcutta on Sunday. Straits Times picture.
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    MCA LEADER RESIGNS FROM TOP ASSN. POST
    318 5 MCA LEADER RESIGNS FROM TOP ASSN. POST '•wmumm *r**BM* »*M*y f I KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JLjR. YONG SHOOK LIN, honorary secretarygeneral of the Malayan Chinese Association, resigned from his post today. He is still an ordinary member of the MCA. He refused to give any reasons for his sudden j
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    To discuss 'quit' threat
    72 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. SIR Cheng-lock Tan's threat to resign from the Malayan Chinese Association unless it is reorganised on completely political lines will be discussed on Sunday by the working committee of the MCA Selangor branch. The matter may be taken up at the next meeting
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    Colony school appointments
    33 5 Mr. B. Dudley has been appointed acting Inspector of Schools, Singapore. Mr. Soo Ban Hoe has been made principal of Victoria School, Singapore, in place of Mr. R. F. Bomford
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    STA Y-HERE-FOREVER SHIP MOVES
    171 5 SINGAPORE'S "stay-here-forever" ship, the former Red China vessel, Hai Hsuan, raised steam for the first time in more than 15 months yesterday to move to a new berth in the outer roads. The 7.223-ton ship left her berth in the eastern anchorage and steamed slowly to
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    Battery workers end strike
    92 5 r PHE one-month old strike •f (he Singapore Battery Workers Union ended yesterday when the management of the National Carbon (Eastern) Ltd. ipni to pay half a month's salary to the striken, and 240 workers who were retrenched before the strike began. The dispute was settled
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    Johore M.B. makes a tour
    64 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fit tvatO Syed Abdul Kadlr, Mentri Besar, Johore, accompanied by Inche Abdullah bin Mohamed .District Officer, Johore Bahru, the acting Mufti of Johore and other Government officials, visited the coastal villages of Paslr*Puteh, Pasir Merah and Pasir Oudang. They explained to the villagers
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    Service of remembrance
    50 5 A special service will be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore today to commemorate the 6lst anniversary of the Encyclical Rerum Novarum— the Workers' Charter— by Pope Leo XEH. Father Bonamy will conduct the service, and th«> Reverend J. Kaarney will give a talk.
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    Offered bribe
    27 5 A motorist, Chow Chee Khiang, was yesterday sentenced in the Singapore Second Police Court to six weeks' rigorous Imprisonment for offering a police inspector $10.
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    MALAYAN SHOES: GOVT. AID IS URGED
    125 5 MALAYAN SHOES: GOVT. AID IS URGED WITHOUT government assistance, Malaya cannot capture the rubber shoe trade in Britain, leading Singapore shoe manufacturers told the Straits Times yesterday. Commenting on a report that thene wa* a large and ready market for Malayan rubber shoes in Britain, the manufacturers explained that there
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    Singapore is NOT the end—Court
    269 5 Singapore is NOT the end Court HE 'THREW WEIGHT AROUND' SINGAPORE Magistrate, Mr. H B. Livingstone, yesterday fined an English ship's officer $10 and reprimanded him for his behaviour in the Harbour Board pass office on March. 15. H. Sladden, an officer In the Pemba. pleaded guil'v to disorderly behaviour
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    AIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS
    150 5 AIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS CANCELLATION of several overseas air services through Singapore owing to the aviation fuel restrictions was announced by three alri line companies yesterday. Qantas-BOAC are cancell- Ing an eastbound and a westbound service due to leave London and Sydney next Tuesday. The services were d«e to arrive in
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    Johore forms medical union
    68 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri— A Johore Medical Services Union was formed at a meeting yesterday. The officials of the union are: President, Inche All bin Kllng. vice-presidents, Incite A. Kadlr bin Haji Rahmin and Mr. Ng Buck Chee; secretary, Mr. A. Selvaraja; treasurer, Mr. P. Slnnatamby committee:
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      188 5 TODAY'S BLACKOUT SCHEDULE Sob-tUttou lUblr to load thed- Ua«. Brwrfrlck R*L. Telak K«ra«, Lam Soon Oil Mfc. G»a« Him. dior tod.v »re: Bs«ak. Chmruri *H mile. Chaagl I.E. Network, U.K. rmelorj. River dior tod.v ar. BM^ S Vafcy M. Ullmt Oreh^r* DAY raa« Barracks. AUu I<*. H*m M., Armenian St.
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      202 5 TODAY Tioni B»hru Community Centre: Judo exhibition 8.30 pm Penteneestal Church of Malaya: Healing services at No. 39, St. Michael* Rd.. 9 a.m. and S p.m Teluk Kurau English School 7 p.m.; healing campaign and annual convention. V.M.C.A.: cricket match against 9.R.C. at Balestler Rd. ground 2. 1S p.m.; Chess
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    29 6 MR. it MRS. Raja Paklam thank all friends and relatives for thilr messages of congratulation, valuable presents, assistance and attendance at their marriage on 71 li May. 1952.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    19 6 MR. WALTER D'ARCY STUART JENNINGS who died on May 17th. 1951. after much suffering. Rest In peace.
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    21 6 OVERSEAS LEAGUE Annual Dinner May 24th. Raffle* Hotr! at 8. 15 p.m. $9 per head. Apply Secretary, P-O. Box 1550.
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  • The Straits Times
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      Wiping Out Corruption
      697 6 If Singapore's new Governor can rid the Colony of the I disease of corruption in its public services he will have done something for which he will be gratefully remembered in years to come. Mr. Nicoll j has lost no time in making the j first move.
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      A United Malaya
      306 6 Twice in one week Singa- pore lias been reminded that its Dolitical future is bound up with that of the Federation. Sooner or later the two territories must merge, said Singapore's former Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson. A truly united Malaya, Sir Chenglock Tan told the Penang branch
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      Fifty Years Ago
      99 6 From the Strait* Times of May 10 to May 17. 1902. IITE rejoice witn the Tf majority of tfce Singapore community that the Oovernment has decreed flogging is to form part, at any rate, of all future punishments for theft. RUBBER samples have been sent home from
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    As I was Saying
    1094 6  -  Cynicus by- WILL the Government take the easy way out of the S.T.C. bus workers' I strike, and say and do nothing? It looks a greater certainty than anything at Bukit Timah this afternoon. There Is plenty of excuse. There was no trade dispute, I because
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    Singaporeana
    870 6 /K>NRAD'S heroes, Tom v> Llngard, Lord Jim and their like, are grey ghosts of the past; like the schooners they sailed. The only link with those times Ls the arrival of the Palari, Lam- bok. Oolekkan. Leteh-Leteh and Sekochi ketches and sloops, from the Timor Sea. j Indonesia and
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    32 6 Photograph by Yong Peng Seona The chair in the foreground indicates the size of this huge brass incense burner which stands, a dragon on each side, in the Ayer Hitam Temple, Penang.
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      24 6 LATEST mm pen New Piston Filling System and Transparent Large Quantity Ink Holding Reservoir. PRICES: $6.50 57.50 EVERBRIGHT OPTICAL CO., 19. CHULIA ST.. SINGAPORE!
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    POSTMEN: IT'S UP TO GOVT. NOW
    405 7 Union sends protest against use of clerks to break strike SINGAPORE Post and Telegraph Uniformed Staffs Union in a statement last night said the next move in ending the postal strike lies with Government. "The strike of about 500 postmen and telegraph messengers enters
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    MEMORIAL HALL TO SERVE AS POST OFFICE
    204 7 MEMORIAL HALL TO SERVE AS POST OFFICE J?ECAUSE of congestion at the special delivery counters at the G.P.0., the lower floor of the Victoria Memorial Hall is to be used from Monday as a temporary post offlce. All letters for postal districts Nos. 1. 2, 6 and 7. will be
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    He is Penang IMP chief
    49 7 PENANG Fri. DR. Lee Tiang Keng, Federal Member for Health, was last night elected president of the Penang.branch of the Independence of Malaya Party. Dr. Lee defeated Mr. Heah Joo Seang, who had been chairman of the organising committee, by 152 votes to 121.
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    Govt. lists pensionable officers
    97 7 Govt. lists pensionable officers CINGAPORE Government v last night gazetted a list of pensionable offices. The new list replaces all previous lists. In the lower grades, those eligible for pension include storekeepers, telephone operators, laboratory attendants, office keepers, process and notice servers, and paper searchers. Clerks are pensionable as are
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    Ten charged with rioting
    62 7 /CHARGED with rioting in Bukit Timah Road, three men and seven women pleaded not guilty yesterday before the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. RBI Pates. They were alleged to have assembled at the 9th milestone and thrown stones, sticks and bottles at a lorry carrying workers
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    Five gamblers fined $10 each
    39 7 Five women, who were arrested for gaming on the five-foot- way of a house along West Hill Road on Wednesday, pleaded guilty In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday and were fined $10 each.
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    Awarded grant to visit U.S.
    50 7 Ungku Abdul Aziz, lecturer in economics at the University of Malaya and son of a former Mentrl Besar of Johore, has been awarded a Leacier-Speclalist grant to visit the United States as a guest of the U.S. Government. Re will leave Singapore early in August.
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    Debtor blames illness
    69 7 Sect Boon Chuan a Government employee, told the Chief Justioe, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley. in the Singapore High Court yesterday that his indebtedness was due to borrowing, because of his wife's illness, and heavy interest. Total Indebtedness is $6,235 and Sect is now paying $30 monthly to his
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    SHE THREW ACID ON HER MAN
    178 7 A 20- YEAR-OLD kept mistress. Mary Low, in the Singapore Third Police Court, yesterday admitted throwing acid at her man. Kwa Bock Bwee, because he had stopped coming to her house at night. Mr. K. Ramakrtshnan. asp prosecuting, said that when she threw the
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    MAN WHO SHOT WIFE IS FINED $250
    171 7 LJAN CHONG, a lorry driver, was fined $250 in l the Singapore Second District Court yesterday for shooting his wife with a shot gun The wife, Teo Meow Hiang. said she was sitting outside the house in Tiong Bahru Road eating rice soup
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    New title for Malaya agent
    75 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. INHERE is now a Commis 1 stoner far Malaya in Britain. The Federation Government announced today that, with the Singapore Government, it bad agreed to change th* designation of the Agent for Malaya to Commissioner for Malaya. The re-naming of the Deputy
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    NICOLL VISITS HOSPITAL
    53 7 THE GOVERNOR of Singapore. Mr. J. F. Nicoil. being shown rocnd Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday by the mrdical superintendent. Dr. R. J. firo\> White. Mr Nicoil wa 8 on a t«>u r of Singapore Hospitals to assess for himself their urgent needs under the medical Han—
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    Governor will see Comet airliner arrive
    168 7 JET LANDS AT CHANGI TOMORROW SINGAPORE will have its second look at the fastest airliner in the world tomorrow at 3.30 p.m. when a de Havilland jet-propelled Comet will arrive from London. The first Comet ever to come to the Far Bast landed at
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    Firm's gift to island
    90 7 T<HE Shell Company, Slnga■l pore. Is presenting a club and mosque to the Malays of PuCau Bukom. The company promised to provide these faculties two years ago when It demolished the old Malay Club to make room for sbophouses. The club, which will have a library,
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    Judo display
    23 7 The judo section of the Singapore V.M.C.A. Is giving a judo exhibition at the Tlong Bahru Community Centre at 8.30 tonight.
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    Prof Catlin defines a 'snob club'
    119 7 Prof Catlin defines a 'snob club' PROF. GEORGE CATLIN (above). British lecturer on political science, arrived in Singapore by Qantas BOAC yesterday. Asked about his statement in Sydney last month on Singapore's "snob" clubs. Prof. Catlin said that he was not referring to clubs which allowed Asian guests. Prof. Catlin
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    Not guilty, says jury
    42 7 Chin Fong Loong. who was tried at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday with using as genuine 90 Indonesian counterfeit 1.000 rupiah currency notes, was acquitted by Mr. Justice Knight. The Jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty
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    Faith cure man visits Singapore
    79 7 TWE Rev. Alwln R. de Alwls, a Ceylonese faith-healer of the Pentecostal Church, Is in Singapore on a fourday visit. He is holding daily services at Telok Kurau English Bchool from 7 p.m. Mr. de Alwls, who Is a senior pastor of the Pentecostal Church
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    Counsel apologises to court
    98 7 CINOAI'ORE Third District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer. yVsterday halted proceedings when a defence counsel banged his fist on the bar table during cross-examina-tion of witness. The counsel, Mr. L. A. J. Smith, apologised. Mr. Forrer then adjourned the case to Aug.. 1. Mr. Smith was
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    MORE GO FOR GUIDANCE
    197 7 MORE GO FOR GUIDANCE Singapore briefs rICE the number of women are seeking the advice of Singapore Family Planning Association. In the first three month* of this year, 1.003 wives visited the association's 12 clinics. Figure for the last three months of 1951- 485. CAPTAIN BRIAN HAWES, Malayan Airways pilot,
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    For girls' home
    22 7 The flag day held on Apr. sby the Good Shepherd Nuns' Girls' Home building fund, Singapore, raised $9 338
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    Income tax chief
    29 7 Mr. W. A. T. Morton has been appointed to act as Comptroller-General of Income Tax for Malaya. His deputy will be Mr. T. R. Ro- bertaon.
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    'The advice of a woman keeps the balance
    151 7 'The advice of a woman keeps the balance J^ SINGAPORE Justice of the Peace, Mrs. Tan Chin Tuan. said in a broadcast last night that without a woman's advice public opinion would be lopsided. Urging women to register m voters, Mrs. Tan, said: "There have b*««"» ments to flftht f
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    Messenger for London
    77 7 j T*HE Resident Queen's Mes- senger in Singapore. .Major M. E. B. Portal, leaves I Singapore today after three I months in this area. He is going back to London I where he will be reposted. I His successor will be Com- mander Dean, a retired Royal
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    A DAY TOO OLD -AND FOR THIS BOY IT MEANS THE GALLOWS
    164 8 Xl ALA 1.1 Ml' IK Fri /SHi tl AH MIN was just one day 100 old to be considered juvenile. For him this made all the difference between life and diath. II was told today in the Federation
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    Woman finds man dying
    46 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl Hearing screams from a room in the labourers' lines Oi! Palm Estate, Kulal, a woman found a labourer, Wong Heng Long, writhing on the floor. The man was taken to hospital, where he died from arsenic poisoning. Verdict: Suicide.
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    Watchman is found dead
    32 8 TELUK ANSON. Frl— Hablb Zain. a watchman on an estate at Kampong Jawa, Sabak Bernam. has been found dead in an estate drain. He had not been well.
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    Coconut acreage
    28 8 The total planted acreage of Malayan coconut estates and smallholdings at the end of last year was 486.216. which was .1,680 acres more than in 1950.
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    Onn and Onn they sang
    60 8 PENANG, Friday. THREL "tukangs karang" (chorus leaders) from the Fulau Pinang Boria Party sang pan tuns last night in praise of Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, leader of the Independence of Malaya Party. The verses were dedicated to Dato Onn for his services to the country
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    Nicoll looks into needs of S'pore hospitals
    348 8 ANOTHER 'SEE FOR HIMSELF* TOUR JWE Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, yesterday spent nearly three hours touring the Singapore General Hospital, the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the Kandang Kerbau Hospital, and the Middle Road Clinic to assess for himself their most
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    CROCODILE GRABS BATHER
    109 8 KUANTAN. Frl. A NINE-YEAR-OLD Malay boy was carried away by a huge crocodile while bathing ln a tributary of the Sungei Blat, In Kuantan. three days ago. The victim's younger brother, who was on the river bank, saw the croc lash the boy with his tail, grab
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    GOODBYE TOUR BY GENERAL
    129 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. MAJ GEN R E. Urquhart, who for two years has been General Officer Commanding. Malaya, Is to make a countrywide tour of milltary units to say farewell before leaving to assume command of British troops in Austria. The General will call on the
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    Forty die of pneumonia
    34 8 Forty persons In Singapore died of pneumonia during the week ending May 10 against 31 the previous week. Tuberculosis caused 26 deaths of 59 cases reported Total death was 193.
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    AT KANDANG KERBAU HOSPITAL
    37 8 AT KANDANG KERBAU HOSPITAL THE GOVERNOR of Sin C apore. Mr. J. F Nicoll. betag greeted by the medical superintendent of Randan* Kerbau Hospital Dr. W. A Balhetchet. yesterday, when be toured the hospital.— Straits Times picture
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    REJECTED
    25 8 TAIPING. Frl.— The application for a lorry park service station by Shell Company has been turned down by the Town Board, Larut and Matang.
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    SILVER BOWL FOR GORDONS
    66 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A silver rose bowl has been presented to the Ist Battalion Gordon Highlanders, by Mr. P. Dalntry. president of the Batang Padang Planters' Association. It was made to the batta--1 lion as a mark of appreciation I from the planters of Tapah, Bidor
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    GOVT UNIONS TO DISCUSS THE SLUMP THREAT
    124 8 GOVT UNIONS TO DISCUSS THE SLUMP THREAT KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. IMPLICATIONS of the slump which Is threatening 1 the rubber industry will be discussed by the Executive Council of the Federation of Government Administrative and Clerical Unions soon. The council will consider how a slump is likely to affect Government
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    Didn't attend court charge
    69 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl. Bee Oeok Llm, who was charged with falling to attend the police court on Wednesday to answer a traffic charge, told the court that he met with a motor car accident on his way and was at the police station the whole day
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    Inspectors plan association
    39 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl.— Asian police inspectors ln Johore will meet ln Johore Bahru on May 27 to form a Police Inspectors' Association. Mr. J. B. Masefleld. Chief Police Officer, Johore, Is expected to address the meeting.
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      24 8 I j 2 I J j 4 5 I I 7 I 71" "IT" 16 :r ib 19 20~ "tT 22 "5?" 24 3r
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      419 8 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News; 10.05 Housewives' Choice; 11-11.30 New Records; 1 p.m. Harry Hackmeyer, piano; 1.30 News; ISO Interlude; 2 Album of Harmony; 2.15-5 Racing Singapore; 6.15-6 50 Children; 7 News: 7.15 Listeners' Choice; 7.50 Spotlight on the Emergency; 8 I Haven't A Clue; 8.30 Music ln tha
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    3 9 TOWARDS THE LIGHT
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      Studying under his own steam
      419 9 Studying under his own steam ■\|R. Halllday, on leave in England, has found the disadvantages which Malayan students have to suffer 1n England if they go under .heir "own steam." He warns students to wait till they get the permission of the Education Department to go to England for further
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      DISGRACE OF THE BROTHELS
      195 9 DISGRACE OF THE BROTHELS FINING two women for assisting in the management of a brothel in Syed Alwi Road, the Magistrate, i Mr. R. C. S. Bell, described the brothel as a disgrace to i the city. Brothels are rampant in I fairly clean parts of the city, where a
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      'Stop criticising the Police'
      199 9 A LOT of empty vessels in Singapore and the Federation are fond of criticising the Police Force. We seldom hear any praise of the work that is well done by policemen. It's about time the empty vessels, the tin cans, stopped making much noise in the
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      AN INVITATION
      33 9 WOULD the gentleman respons'.ble for shifting the Alhambra satay staKs from one side of the road to the other care to be my guest one if these nights? A.E.H. S nrapore.
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      'PEONS IN SILK AND TWEED'
      104 9 'PEONS IN SILK AND TWEED' THE new type of uniform at present worn by peons in Government Departments is a step in the right direction. The public can now more easily distinguish the Reons as such, besides know*, ing at a glance the place bl work, which is clearly written
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      SQUEEZE IN A TRISHAW
      101 9 A FEW days ago I took a trishaw from the New Alhambra to the Hongkong Bank in Orchard Road. I paid the trlshaw-rider 40 cents for the trip, but he refused to accept and insisted on 80. lo avuia a scene, I paid him what he
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      IN NORTH WARD
      69 9 WE reside in the North Ward. In the last City Council election we voted for Mr. A. P. Rajah, the Progressive candidate, who made the improvement of conditions in the Ward one of the points in his manifesto. It is more than five months since Mr. Rajah
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      S.I.T. SILENCE
      49 9 PVIEW of the letters appearing in the Straits Times for some time regarding the allocation of 8.1. T. flats, I wonder why there is no statement yet from the S.I.T. officials or the Board to convince the unfortunate applicants and the pubhr in general? NO BRIBE. Singapore.
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      Comments in the Worker
      157 9 JAM writing to inquire if something cannot be done to stop the Daily Worker from criticising General Templer and Malaya in general. Surely the present Government can do something about As a punier of I. early 30 years' standing I consider the paper in question should
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      PITY FOR ALL CONCERNED
      186 9 MR. Samy. president of the Union of S.T.C. Emiployees. is reported to nave said, "1 am prepared to Ro to gaol. I may die. I don't i "Are. I am an old man. I am man without wife and children. But I am thinking of you
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      THE KING-LIKE JAGA
      152 9 MX. B. 8. Leong of Kelantan should know that Singapore is ruled by the Jagas. In the day time they are paid to keep their eyes open: at night they are paid to keep their eyes shut: In between they are allowed to squeeze exorbitant interest from
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      Injustice to the moneylenders
      254 9 SO MUCH has been said of the moneylender hauntIng the office premises of his client that the general public have the Idea that the moneylender is a iruel. vicious bloodsucker who takes advantage of the man in atre straits and takes a fcood portion* of his
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      The Chinese, the police and Malaya's future
      392 9 f)Y inveighing violently against the most sensible suggestions of "Aescula**pius* and 'Malayan' with regard to Chinese political rights in Malaya, "Anak S." has allowed sentiment rather than reason to colour his sense of Judgment. His production of ngures, calculated to display the bad
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      MALAYS IN GEYLANG SERAI
      297 9 MALAYS IN GEYLANG SERAI ACCORDING to the papers, some City Councillors have agreed to the conversion of the Qeylang Serai Trade Fair into an Amusement Park. It will be a great mistake if this is allowed to happen. Speaking as a Malay who lives in the area (Jalan Eunosj I
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      POLICY ON WAR DAMAGE
      175 9 POLICY ON WAR DAMAGE I FULLY endorse the complaint of "Harassed Claimant" in the Straits Times of May 9. It does appear to oe the policy of the Government to put War Damage claimant* to as much trouble and expense as possible. In my case, all the rubber tit es
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      ON FRANKEL ESTATE
      157 9 JyJAY I, through the medium of your columns, inform I our most honourable City Councillors that having moved into my new house on JFrankel Estate in 1951, I I have until now been unable I to obtain an electricity supply. It would be of Interest to 1
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    Australian Stock Exchange
    150 10 Australian Stock Exchange From Our Own Corressorrdent MELBOURNE. Fri DOND6 had an active and weaker market at the closing call of the Stock Exchange today. Falls went as high as 31 3 In one loan. Investment prices continued to drift and trading was light with j few sharp moves. Base
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    84 10 ANOTHER sharp price rise was recorded in the pepper section of the Singapore Produce Market rrsterday when scUera raised Muntok to $630 a picul. Sarawak to $615 and Larnpong (black) to 5545. Small loose quantities changed hand* within quotations Copra was very dul! with srtIm unchanged from
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    EXCHANIGE TO MERCHANTS
    74 10 'THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association announced the following changes in the agreed rates rf exchange to merchants yesterday: BUYING Air Mall •0 4 si. T.T. Ol> Credit Bills N York 32 15 16 33 116 U3 16 Canada 32 716 32 916 Nl3 16 Trade Bills N
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    SHARE MARKET
    426 10 QUIET conditions prevailed in all sections of the Malayan Share Market yesterday, with pricey tending to ease in the absence of any sustained buying support. (Quotations announced by the Malayan Snare Broken' Association yesterday wore: IMM STRI4.I > Aim Brtcfca. Pref 11l I z> 3rds 1.80 14* «t.i»
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    446 10 SINGAPORE. Fri.--IH.ay 1«.— 5481% a picul (up Ravani Tin Iff It' lo4 fix vaug Caaa. 0* Rraont 0/3 10/ Rraoag Cm. M/l ll 'l -iruvlut 11/- H/6 siamrn 31/SIOM 3/3 J» Soutbera Kinta 13/3 IV--8 Malayan 11, M 8. Tronoli l«/t 17 6 Suo«ri Brat
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    Final dividend
    32 10 »T<HE Directors of KlUlnghall Tin. Ltd, have recrrmmended the payment on June 26. 1562. of final divMcnd of IS per cent In respect of the year ended Sept. 30 ISSI
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    Rubber up 1/4 cts.
    169 10 Sellers reserved From Oar Own Correspondent RUBBER gained 1W cents, on the Singapore market yesterday, June first grades closing at 86 3 4 cents alb The market closed steady, quiet, after a moderate turnover. Business opened around Thursday's close of 85' 2 cents and soon .steadied,
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    New York Price
    20 10 IV°- > «-S-S. Se*t. ltU Un IS eenta):— Wedn«d«T-. ThurmlMT* Jt .35 traded is 75 traded Toaje: Btomdy.
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    SUNGEI TAMU RUBBER CO.
    50 10 •pHE Suatei Tamu Rubber Co. Ltd.. is to bo voluntarily wound up at an extraordinary general meeting to be held in London on June 19. An offer of S5lO per planted acre has been accepted and paid and the property was handed over on April 1
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    35 10 HONO KONO. PYI. ifREE market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the dose today as follosrs: USSI HK$6 5225 (cash): HK56.5525 (T.T.); HKSIS 95 One tael of gold »02 S2S
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    74 10 §HIP 3 alongside the Sincaporr Harbour Board fodowns. or riprctrd thrre by 7 is. today an I'lTilo«a. «'S f.ut, rn Quern. Coal Plant Tml An: €7 Pits Harrison: 8/» Strr>l Artisan: 11 Seluirler Otia Bland nu Brrronshire: 14 16 Straat Makaesar It Prn Garflrld: :t/30 Prmba. S3 24 Obra
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    53 11 Wood. Combined Europeans' goalkeeper, has missed this high shot from Athenian League's Bennett in the match at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Roy Stroud, Athenian centre for ward who has taken a flying leap into the net. has also missed. The shot hit the bar. The result was a I—l draw.
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    802 11 STROUD COULD HAVE WON GAME By Our Soccer Reporter Athenian League 1; Combined Europeans 1. J HESE TEAMS served up fast, open football, with plenty of exciting moments, for the 3,200 spectators at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. But I came away disappointed with the
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    6-1 FOR R.E.M.E.
    45 11 In the first round of the annual soccer knock-out competition for the PARELP Cup played a^ Ayer Raja ground yesterday REME beat RASC (Transport) by 6-1. Scorers for REME were Dona'dson (3), Hunter (2) and Slee. Cowley scored RASC Transport's only goal.
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    161 11 •Singapore Chlneae R.C. against Royal NaTy today and tomorrow (senior tourney) at HMS Terror ground: Wee»Chong Jin (capt.). Khoo Ong Lee. Ong Swee Law, Chua Eng Cheng, Chua Kee Meng, Eu Cheow Chye, Ang Earn Hock, Tan Huck Chuan, Wong Slew Choon, Cheor.g Thlam Slew. Wong
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    County results
    85 11 LONDON Prl -Results of cricket matches ending today are: Lancashire beat Oxford Only, by t wickets Oxford University 174 and MM Boobbyer. «1. Cowdrey SO. Tattersall 4— 35). Lancashire 384 and IT for one Warwickshire-Glamorgan match drawn. Warwick 273 and 17C for 3 dec]. 'Gardner »i not: Glamorgan
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    WOOD, COLLING HEAD AVERAGES
    293 11 TPHE Colony opening batsman. 1 RAJ's H. W. Wood, heads the batting averages In the SC A senior tourney with 105.5 for four Innings. World's hlgn average was helped by two not out Innings of 73 and 30. I Charlie Colling Is top of the bowling
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    DERBY TRIAL
    32 11 LINOFIELD PARK. Fri. The Aga Khan's Tulyar won the Derby Trial Stakes run over a mile and a half here this afternoon. Vagabond VII was second and H.V.C. third. Reuter.
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    Weakened side will find tourists tough
    539 11 Sino-Malays v Athenians By SENTINEL VOW Sino-Malayu, who meet the Athenians at the stadium tomorrow, know what they will be up against. There may be two or three changes in the Athenians line-up, but the basic pattern of their play will be the same,
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    Indians bat slowly: draw
    131 11 CAMBRIDGE. Fri 'THE match between India and Cambridge University was drawn today, scores: India 285 and j 202 for 8 dccl Cambridge 257 and 76 for 2 (Sheppard 40) Harare treated the last day's play as a chance for batting practice and there was no attempt
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    The new pair was a revelation
    286 11 By Oar Badminton Reporter A DOUBLES match last night mwt surely provide Malaya's Thomas Cup selectors with more fco* for speculation. Whether the result served as a revelaMon or has only confused the doubles picture, Ooi Telk Hock and Ong Pti Llm certainly demonstrated
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    No ref. game off
    32 11 The Oiv. 3B BAFA League tie between Seletar Ville Indians and Singapore Fire Brigade at BODCA ground yesterday was not played as the referee failed to turn up
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    20 11 The Resnnnance (Philippines Chinese > basketball team be.il Teng Kong 76-53 at the Happy I World arena last night
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    Van B experiment may succeed'
    377 12 GOOD GAMBLE TO WIN TRIAL By EPSOM JEEP (jjOOI) GAMBLE, a sturdy, genuine grey by Taj Ud Din, Is my choice for the Governor's Cup trial (Im.) at Bukit Timah today, first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer meeting. In most of his recent
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    143 12 M iKrh vl.l BOt KOINTEB KACE I 2.13 AR< H SIDE Horiion OtKKire STAGE SHOW Arch Sid-CeMc-Flre OAMEBOEOUi CeMe-Ftoe Horiion RACK S 2.45 MAGIC OAK Trjras Waiklkl FAIRY TALL Mafte Oak Pink Treasure MAGIC OAK Waiklkl Fairy Tale KM t. S.IS OIR FRIEND Brave Wind Cone* BNAPDBAGON
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    190 12 REBUKE IS DAY'S BEST •_tY b«t-of-the-day at BUkit 111 1 Imah today tt Refcnke In Race Seven. ThU apeedy five-year-old to wonderfully lit after a brief letup Bhe baa improred In general irake-up and her track form baa be«n flawless. Taking a line through Cherry Ling. Rebuke should measure up
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    Woodcote Inn for the top sprint
    536 12 tyoODC'OTE INN is a champion in the making After only one tuninf-up race at Ipoh. this classy four-year-old is right at his top. His track form has been spectacular; twice this week he broke 37 sec. for 3 f. with the greatest of ease.
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    AT B. TIMAH TODAY
    357 12 AT B. TIMAH TODAY THE getag at itaklt Tlmah haa been very gaed far the put tea aaym, aad a fast track can be expected teaay if there la aw rate. If the track la fast, two lesg•Undine BukJt Timah records aaay be broken Uday. They are: 1 MILK: 1
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    1129 12 A CCEPTORS and probable jockeys at Bukit Timah A today are fiven below. The double tote event wUI be on Races Five and Eifht and the Big Sweep wIU be drawn on Race Seven. Horses scratched from all engagements are Miss Nathan, Croydon and Bright Eyes. Race
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    106 12 INOLEWOOD. California, Frt. JOHNNY LONGDEN. America's leading Jockey, rode his 4,000 th winner yesterday. He is the only jockey besides Brl aln's Gordon Richards to have reached this mark. Longden. who la 43 and English-born, has been riding for 25 years, some years law than
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    362 12 'HEAT OR NO HEAT WE WILL WIN 9 SKAARUP By SVEND P. lI ANSI N COPENHAGEN, Friday. JOERN SKAARUP, Denmark's chief hope in the forthcoming Thomas Cup matches in Malaya, is "sure" that Denmark will beat India "despite the heat". He thinks the Danes will have to fight hard against
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    176 12 FULL STOP GALLOPS 3f. in 362/5 LM:u. Step showed a brilliant r turn of speed to gallop if. in 36 7 5 on the training track at Bukit Tlmah yesterday morning. Breaking from the half mile, Pull Stop waa given rein by Hunter Russell at the three and she kept
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    Derby 'hope' fails at Bath
    80 12 BATH, Somerset. Frl. \IR Tom Lllley's Titanium who. at 22-1 was the shortest priced British-bred colt for the Epsom Derby at Monday's Victory Club callover, was beaten in a 10-furlong race here yesterday With Gordon Richards riding, backers and 2-1 on the Beck- hamptoo-trained horse
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    To defend title
    37 12 JOHANNESBURG. Frl. VlO Toweel. South African world bantamweight champion, will defend his title against Jimmy Carruthers of Australia at the Rand Stadium here on Oct 4. the Transvaal National SportlM Club announced today. Reuter
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