The Straits Times, 22 May 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA* NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IX4S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENT
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    BIG 'SURRENDER' DRIVE
    465 1 Tempter holds secret talks with ex-Red chief IPOH, Wed. ■Till HIGH COMMISSIONER, General Sir Gerald Templer, today spoke to Ching Kuen, .surrendered Communist vice-comman-der, when he paid a surprise two-hour visit to Ipoh. The three-minute meeting took place at Police Headquarters. What transpired at the meeting is
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    Death leap
    24 1 MANILA. Wed— A Flllplnn paratrooper was klled today when his parachute failed to open over Basa Air Base, northwest of Manila.— A.P.
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    The slump in rubber worries the Govt.
    254 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE FEDERATION GOVERNMENT views the rubber price situation "with great concern", official sources told the Straits Time.* today. There will be no official statement until the Federation delegation to the Ottawa conference ot the Rubber Study Group returns and reports.
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    No smoking here churn, Sultan told
    137 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON Wed CONDUCTOR ot a double\j decker bus running on the outskirts of Croydon, London. yesterday. said severely to a little man who lit a cigarette on the lower deck: "No smoking here chum, if you please" The "offender" was
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    £25,000 MAIL VAN GRAB IN LONDON
    166 1 £25,000 MAIL VAN GRAB IN LONDON LONDON, Wed. OEVEN armed and masked men held up a Royal Mail van just off Oxford Street, London, today, "coshed" its three attendants and got away with packages worm £25,000. Two of the gang drove off in the van while the other five followed
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    Sir Rob goes into hospital
    26 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Deputy Director of Operations. General Sir Rob Lockhart. has been admitted to Klnrara Military Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
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    French award
    28 1 PARIS. Wed Frances Prime Minister. M. Antoine Pinay today presented the Medaille Militalre. France's highest decoration, personally to Oen. Dwight D Eisenhower retiring Supreme Allied Commander.
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    Garfield dead
    19 1 NEW YORK. Wed— John Garth-Id. 39. stage and screen actor, died of a heart attack today.— AP.
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    BIG SOVJET BUILD-UP IN EAST—RIDGWAY
    121 1 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. fENERAL MATTHEW RIDGWAY said at a Press w conference today that the Soviet Union had carried out an extensive military build-up in the Far East during the past '2 months. The former Far Eastern Supreme Commander said the Russians had particularly in- creased
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    Missing box holds death for 200
    84 1 Missing box holds death for 200 GLASGOW Wed PLICE searched In vain all last night for a small tin box containing enough potassium cyanide ro kill about 200 people It was stolen with two top-coats from a parked car in the centre of the city. Radio warnings are being sent
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    ONLY THE LIZARDS...
    76 1 LONDON. Wf .1. -Mr. Churchill assured Mr. Emrys Hughes Labour, in th e House of Commons today that the only creatures that need worry about Britain's forthcoming atomic explosion on the Monte Bello islands. Australia were some lizards, two sea eagles and something that looked like a
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    BLACK WATCH FOR KOREA
    31 1 SOUTHAMPTON. Wed. Seven hundred officers and men of the First Battalion, the Black Watch, left here for Korea today to relieve the First Battalion the Leicester Regiment.
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    Derby prize
    18 1 LONDON. Wed. -Owner of this year's Epsom Derby winner will rpcelve £20 587 (about $170.000).— Reuter.
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    FLIGHTS CUT
    37 1 LONDON. Wed. British European Airways announced today that as a result of fuel shortages due to the United States oil .strike, it was having to cut its scheduled flights by about 50- per cent. —Reuter.
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    Envoy to China
    23 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. Mr. N. Raghavan, 51-year-old lawyer, now Minister to Switzerland, has been appointed India's Ambassador to China.— Reuter.
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    NOSE FOR BUSINESS
    32 1 A COPENHAGEN. Wednesday. COUPLE of storks In Arden. North Jutland, have abandoned their nest on the roof or the Tillage Inn for the house of the village midwife.— Reuter.
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    Malan sacks M.P. and Councillor
    300 1 S. AFRICA 'PURGE' SPREADS CAPETOWN, Wednesday. A FTER a two-day debate the South African House of Assembly last night confirmed by 77 votes to 55 a report of the select committee which foun-J Mr. A. M. Kahn, Member of Parliament, and Fred Carneson, Member of
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    GREEN HOWARDS BAG 5
    70 1 GREEN HOWARDS BAG 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed /iREEN HOWARDS kilted vl five terrorists yesterday. One ot their successes was in the Jasin area of Malacca where they stalked a threeman gang and, when within 70-yards range opet.eri fire killing all three One British soldier wm> f? tally wounded in tfte
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    No progress
    39 1 TOKYO. Wed. lINITED Nations ano Comu munist delegates met for an hour at Panmunjom today bat made no progress towards ending the stale mate in the Korean truce talks. A meeting was arranged f or tomorrow. Reuter
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    CEYLON NAVY LOOKS AHEAD
    54 1 COLOMBO, Wed.— Ceylon's Home Minister, Sir Oliver Ooonetilleke, declared last night that the Ceylon Navy would occupy the British naval base at Trincomalee as soon as it was sufficiently developed to take over the island's sea defences. Sir Oliver said: "I am sure the British Government
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    Six die in bus
    31 1 ROME. Wed Six people were killed and 11 injured last night when a bus plunged into a deep ravine on the west coast of Sardinia —A P.
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    EMPIRE LINKS ARE HELPFUL, SAYS NEHRU
    202 1 EMPIRE LINKS ARE HELPFUL, SAYS NEHRU NEW DELHI, Wednesday. INDIA'S LINK with the Commonwealth was good and helpful, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, today, in the Council of States (Upper House), during a three-day debate on the President's address. He said he could not understand critics who demanded that
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    Ex-Premier to lead Reds in Siam—report
    108 1 Ex-Premier to lead Reds in Siam— report TAIPEI Wed. rWKMER Prime Minister r of Siam. Nai Pridi, will return to the country soon to lead a Siamese Communist underground movement for the overthrow of the present Phibul Songgram Government. the China Union Press reported today The news agency said Nai
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    NEW MYSTERY AIR CRASH
    38 1 LONDON. Wed— A United States Air Force F-84 Thunderjet exploded in flight today and crashed on an American fighter base field at Martson. This is the third mysterious Thunderjet crash in a month. U.P.
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    Jap princess to marry
    41 1 TOKYO, Wed. Emperor Hirohito today officially announced the betrothal of his fourcn daughter. Princess Yori, aged 21, to Takamasa Ikeda, aged 25, first son of the former Marquis Nobemasa Ikeda. The wedding will be next October.— Reuter.
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    FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
    57 1 VIENNA, Wed. A BOOK store in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, tactfully featured four Russian best sellers in its window display, but ttie Communist police arrested the proprietress anyway. Why? Because she had arranged the titles in this order "We want to Live" "Far From Moscow" 'In the Shadows
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    Natal may secede from Union of South Africa, Malan told
    208 3 CAPETOWN, Wednesday. (SENATOR G. Heaton Nicholls, leader of the Opposition in the South African Senate, told the Government today that if the Act of Union was definitely torn up and the Government seceded from their normal aid constitutional obligations en.shrined
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    HOSTAGES IN BRAZIL JUNGLE RELEASED
    137 3 HOSTAGES IN BRAZIL JUNGLE RELEASED EIO DE JANEIRO. Wed. AN American civil aviation official and a Brazilian Air Force oiticer. held as hostages at the scene of a Pan-Ame-rican Airways Stratocruiser wreck in the Brazilian jungle, were released yesterday after Brazilian army parachutists had sent ?n ultimatum to their captors.
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    3 MORE TOLD TO RESIGN
    83 3 JOHANNESBURG. Wed. Three more European trade union leaders in South Africa were yesterday ordered to resign their posts by the Minister of Justice Mr. Charles Swart, under the Suppression of Communism Act. The order was made against Mr. Israel Wilfson of the Tailors' Union, Mr.
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    Undelivered aid
    23 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. U.S. military aid, authorised but undelivered to the Allies, totalled more than US$ll,--000.000.000 at the start of 1952— A.P
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    Money for war
    23 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. The House today passed an urgent deficiency appropriations bill including $1,401. 000.000 to fight the Korean r/ar— UJ».
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    History's greatest locust swarms bring famine threat
    303 3 ROME. Wed THE worst locust plague in IM years perhaps in the whole history of mankind has brought the threat of starvation to whole areas of the Middl East. Mr. Norri.s Dodd. Director of the Food and Agrrcnltural Organisation said last .light. He
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    Excess profits tax cut move 'in right direction'
    372 3 LONDON, Wednesday. r pili: TIMES, commenting today on the amendments to the Finance Bill A announced yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Richard Butler, said the "last minute changes" were changes in the right direction. But it felt the effect
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    Indonesia will keep out of all wars
    116 3 JAKARTA, Wed. PRESIDENT SOEKARNO of Indonesia, said last night that Indonesia would maintain her independent policy should a third world war break out. Speaking on "National Awakening Day," Dr. Soekarno said: "Should a third world war break out. w P shall with God's
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    SEAMAN TAKES HIS LOVER WITH HIM
    202 3 SEAMAN TAKES HIS LOVER WITH HIM LOS ANGELES Wed. T*HE Greek freighter Pana- giotis Coumantaros is on its way to Tokyo carrying an Italian girl and her Spanish lover on another lap of their amazing journey to they-know-not-where. Liborio Sarraoiandia. aged 30. and Rita Cappelloni. aged 25. met in Genoa
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    FIRE KILLS 9
    31 3 MADRID, Wed— Nine people were burnt to death when runaway railway trucks containing petrol crashed into an express train near Santiago de Compostela in Galicia last night. Reuter.
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    Cost of travel
    20 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. Americans paid other countries U553,000,000,000 in 1951 for services such as shipping and travel— UJ».
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    Peking 'peace' talks storm in Canberra
    183 3 Peking 'peace talks storm in Canberra CANBERRA, Wednesday. 'TWO members were suspended in a storm that x flared up in the House of Representatives here tonight over the visit to the Peking "peace" conference by Labour leader, Dr. John Burton. Dr. Burton, a former Aus- I trahan High Commissioner In
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    Staydown fliers to be dismissed
    44 3 WASHINGTON. Wed. The air force has decided against courtmartlalling 12 "stay down" fliers at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and Mather Field, California. A spokesman said "the ends of discipline can best be served by discharging the pilots."— UJ>.
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    AFRICAN TROOPS MUTINY IN LAGOS
    96 3 laoos, Wed. A FRICAN troops mutinied In the Army workshops at Yfiba. on the outskirts ol Lagos, on Monday morning About 60 to 100 African soldiers, with sticks and 'rowbars. attacked officers nnd NCOs. injuring two. intruding the commanding officer. The rioters looted offices, tore
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    Dean in Peking
    18 3 HONG KpNn. p, **rw!rtt. Johnson. Dean of £ant»rbury. a-riwd in Pokm* P7 air yesterday— Reuter-
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    OIL STRIKE ENDING.
    38 3 OIL STRIKE ENDING DENVER, Wed—approximately one-third of the nations 90,000 striking oil workers were back at work today. A union official said he hopes the rest will return to their Jobs by the end of the week— UP.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    340 3 General weakness LONDON. Wed. ANOTHER dull opening session on the Stock Market intensified around midday when talk of a possible higher bank rate caused general weakness. Persistent selling of glltedged lowered their values by about half a point and War Loan 3'i per cent, touched a new low.
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    London Tin Price
    27 3 LONDON. May 21. Cash Buyers £956; Seller! t9.".«; Forward Buyers £95«; Seller! B9Mi Settlement £964; (down £31). Tvnover: a.m. lit tone; p.m.. 65 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
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    PERLIS EXCITED OVER
    166 4 ROYAL BRIDE NEWS ARAU. Perlis. Wed DERLIS EXECUTIVE Council may meet soon to discuss the Raja\s entjdgemert to Siam's 1940 Beauty Queen. Miss Riem Baedsayanawin A Straits Times reporter today found Arau. the royal capital, excited over the Raja's romance. But court circles maintained a strict silence.
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    Recital by soprano
    60 4 Recital by soprano SOPRANO Minnie IversonWood will give a public recital in Radio MaCava s auditorium on June 3at 9.15 D.m. She will render four groups of songs and the programme will include piano solos by William Rea. Radio Ma£aya's acting Music Supervisor. Tickets for the recital wil be issued
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    Labour makes choice this week-end
    177 4 SINGAPORE Labour Party will nominate candi- dates to contest the December City Council elections at its general council meeting during the week-end. Six candidates are expected to seek candidature in three wards North. South and Rochore. Probable candidates for North ward and Mr. E. V.
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    Two claim trial on riot charge
    59 4 Two claim trial on riot charge CHARGED with riotinß in Bukit Timah Road on May 20, Ng Ah Choo, a woman, and Ng Peng Hor. claimed trial m the Fourth Police Court yesterday. They were alleged to have thrown bottles at a passing lorry. Ball in $1,000 each was allowed
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    49 4 UK AND MRS. DAYAL SYARI'P BHALLA. who were married in Singapore on Sunday. Mr. Bhalla is th e Director of the India Carpet Emporium, Calcutta. Mrs. Bhalla was formerly Miss Usha Rani, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ramnath Kashyap. Managing Director of tb« United Agencies, Singapore. Straits Times picture.
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    Today's blackout schedule
    305 4 T*HE folio* inr areas will be liable x to blarkouU todaysDAT (1): Hume Pipe, Rheera. Ford, Bin Seng, Wire Mesh, P.W.D. Quarry. Nanyang Mfg., Bukit Pan- i Jmng. National Carbon. Princess Elizabeth Estate. Dairy Farm. Uh Pandan, Jurong 1, 2 A 3, Bukit Timah VilUge. United Chinese
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    FINED $30
    22 4 MUAR Wed.— For using a private car for hire at Jalan Abdullah. Ton Phee Heh was fined $30 at Muar.
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    Did not stop: $20
    30 4 MUAR, Wed— A motorist How Boon Ens, was at Muar fined $20 for failing to stop when required by a uniformed nolice officer at Jalan BakrL
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    QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PLANS Sir Gerald orders 1,000 to parade
    363 4 QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PLANS Sir Gerald orders 1,000 to parade KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. r> MARK THE Queen's first birthday of her reign, men of every military unit in the Federation will take part in a parade in Kuala Lumpur on The High Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Templer. has ordered that all
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    RECORD YEAR FOR COMPANY
    125 4 AN increase of more than 90 per cent in the sums assured with the Great Eastern Life Assurance ComDanv Ltd., during their past business year is shown in the annual statement of the chairman, Dato S. Q. Wong. An intensive drive says the statement, resulted in
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    wire thief gets 9 months' gaol
    61 4 For stealing five rolls of copper wire valued at $50. 23-year-old Yap Ah Lai was sentenced in Singapore yesterday to nine months' imprisonment followed by 24 months- police supervision. Yap was caught by a detective carrying the copper wire out of a house after
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    Back from leave
    29 4 Mr. E. G. Harris, branch manager of Borneo Motors. Ipoh, and Mrs. Harri* returned to Ipoh during the week-end after a three-week holiday In Hong Kong.
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    Gaol term varied to fine of $200
    98 4 Gaol term varied to fine of $200 A MOTORIST. Tan Siong Kok, who appealed in Singapore High Court yesterday against a sentence of six months' imprisonment and 18 months' disqualification from driving, on a charge of causing grievous hurt by a rash act, had his penalty varied to a fine
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    Yogi to speak on Tuesday
    55 4 The Johore Bahru Hindu Sabha will hold a meeting at the Capitol Theatre In Johore Bahru on Tuesday tn meet Yogi Sri Shuddhananda Bharathi. The meeting will begin at 5.15 p.m., and will be presided over by Mr. Justice Paul Storr. The Yorl will speak
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    Had stolen goods'
    27 4 SEGAMAT Wed— Found guilty of having stolen zinc s h eets. 5-year-old Scow Nee Hian was fined $350, or 3 months' gaol at Segamat
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    TRAILER HITS TRUCK
    87 4 TRAILER HITS TRUCK A SINGAPORE City Council, truck (left) was towing a trailer on which was a tractor in River Valley Road towards the Great World yesterday when, police said, the truck slowed down on the downward slope. The trailer hit the back of the truck and turned the front-
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    GAMES OF CHANCE IN PARKS ILLEGAL
    337 5 Two fail in High Court appeal practice as a professional billiard player he might y in more often than he would If the matter were one of pure chance. "But the. sort of person who plays this game is not going to spend his
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    DIDN'T REPORT
    20 5 KUANTAN, Wed. Ibrahim bin Mamat was fined $10 In Kemaman for failing to report his change of address.
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    TEACHERS STRICT —FOR SAFETY
    49 5 pHINESE schoolchildren V are more orderly than any others in Singapore, according to the Traffic Police report for April. "Their teachers are very strict about the safety first road-crossing experiments we have been carrying out and are interested in enforcing the scheme," says the report.
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    Kuching plans new cathedral
    160 5 $2 MILLION BUILDING IN Singapore en route to Kuching, in North Borneo, to finalise his designs for a new cathedral there for 1,000 people, is young Liverpool architect Mr. C. W. Garton, who sails for Borneo on Saturday. Yesterday, he told the Straits Times: "The cathedral
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    ESTATES WIRELESS LINK-UP
    124 5 ESTATES WIRELESS LINK-UP KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. CJTATE CONTROL centres for the bit wireless link-up that will put rubber estates in touch with one another and with security force headquarters are likely to be ready by the en<i of this month. The Straits Times was told today that several groups of
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    $26,905 for school fund
    227 5 FURTHER donations to the Singapore Fairfleld Girls' building fund have brought the total to $26,905. The donors are: Previously acknowledged. $20,693; Mr. Tay Keng Loon. $500; Lam Soon Cannery. $200; Mr. Chew Seng Kee. $200. Mrs. A. C. Choy. $200; Mr. Yeo Thian Kew. $100; Mr.
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    Help needed, says Lady Templer
    102 5 Help needed, says Lady Templer IPOH, Wed. AN appeal for more voluntary workers to help in welfare schemes was made by Lady Templer today after she had visited the Ipoh Hospital and the Salvation Army's Girls' home. "We are very pleased with the amount of work that is being done
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    CHINESE TEACHERS WANT MORE PAY
    136 5 (CHINESE school teachers throughout the Federation are to press their school committees for higher salaries. In a circular urging this move today, the United Chinese School Teachers' Association states that Government grants-in-ald to Chinese schools had been increased 100 per cent and staff salaries should
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    Sea funeral service
    68 5 PENANG. Wed. SIX members of the Penang Squadron of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force fired a last salute today in tribute to their comrade, Leading Aircraftman Allan Leong. pilot of a Harvard aircraft which crashed into the sea last Sunday off Batu Ferringhi. Full military honours were
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    G.O.C. FLIES BACK TO K.L.
    61 5 IPOH, Wed— Maj. Gen. R. E. Urquhart, General Officer Commanding Malaya who was on a round ot farewell visits to units stationed In North Malaya, left Ipoh this morning by plane for Kuala Lumpur. General Urquhart arrived here on Monday and visited all the units
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    GOVT IS ASKED TO NEGOTIATE
    70 5 rpHE Singapore Government -1- Administrative and Clerical Services Union is to ask Government to set up negotiating machinery to settle I the claims of 19 examiners and assistant examiners of the Income Tax Department. This was decided at a union meeting yesterdJiy. But no decision
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    2,458 register
    32 5 BATU PAHAT, Wed. A total of 2,458 people have so far registered for Batu Pahat Town Council elections. The number of people quailfled to register is estimated to be 5,000
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    The sampan man who 'lent a hand' is gaoled
    112 5 TAN ENG TIEW, a sampan man who claimed that he had "only hired" his boat to a passenger to load nine bags of copra, was yesterday gaoled for a month in the Singapore Fourth Police Court. His passenpor. Tan Ah Chwee,
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      155 5 Chinese V.M.C.A.: Old People's Entertainment at Wesley Church hall. Fort Canning, 4 p.m.; Basketball, 5.30 p.m Table-Tennis. 730 I pm.; Free Mathematics Class. 5.30 pm. to 7 p.m.; Free English Classes, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Chinese Chess. 7.30 p.m Commercial School, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. T.W.C.A.: French Class
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    DEATH
    57 6 ONG SIOW LBONG. son-in-law of Mr. Chee Soon Keng, passed away peacefully on 20th May at 2.15 p.m. leaving behind his beloved wife, 2 sons, Guan Bee and Guan Chye and 2 daughters, to mourn his loss. Funeral on Saturday the 24th May. Cortege leaving No. 19. Tanglln Road
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 6 MR K. G Naldu and Family thank all Friends and Relatives who attended his daughter's funeral and also the Doctors sisters. Nurses and' staff of the General Hospital Malacca tor their wreaths and kind assistance.
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  • The Straits Times Singapore, Thur. May 22, 1952
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      Rubber Wages
      720 6 It is not likely to be any easier to negotiate a wages agreement with rubber selling at 85 cents than it was when the price was very much higher. It is, therefore, nee- essary that the negotiations fur which the wages, com- mittee of the MP.I.E.A. has j
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      Aid To Dental Health
      370 6 Officers of the School Dental Service will welcome the news that the Singapore Government is studying plans to add Huorine to the city's water supply, for, as the Chief Dental Officer has stated, it is a comparatively cheap way of reducing dental decay. Experience in many
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      Comet at Bombay
      31 6 BOMBAY. Wed. The Corret, returning from a testing nnd development to S'nr^'^orp. few the *W mile*- to BornMy from hi in "i« }TM!r and 40 minutes today.— Reuter.
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    19 6 Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill. Making the mould for casting a brass cooking pot in Kampong Tanjong, Kuala Trengganu.
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      THE PRICE OF TWO VEG.
      325 6 THE PRICE OF TWO VEG. f\N Tuesday, in answer to a question asked by Mr. N.A. Mallal (Member for City) in the Singapore Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary replied that "plans are in hand for an Agricultural Board to operate wholesale markets". The answer probably was intended to refer only
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      A PARK IN GEYLANG
      449 6 jyjELAYU TUA'S letter on the Malays in Oeylang Serai truly calls for praise and support. I am convinced that he knows what he is talking about. It* is well known that Malays are usually exploited by others, and in this instance (the proposal to convert the
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      The Govt. and the postal strikers
      272 6 rIERE are two important features of the postal strike which call for comment. First, this has been a "clean" strike. The Government has powers to break the' strike by invoking the Emergency Regulations. It is to its credit that it has not done so.
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      FRANKEL ESTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY
      83 6 WE shall certainly look into the matter of the electricity supply on Frankel Estate and render all possible help we can, if Mr. Chew Thian Ann will get in touch with either of us and give us more particulars concerning his case. Our addresses can be
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      Control of trade unions from without
      376 6 Control of trade unions from without YOU recently published a contributed article by Mr. A Creech Jones which was in the nature of propaganda in support of the International Confederationof Free Trade Unions movement. Much of the article is devoted to justifying the existence of the movement as being a
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      RIGHTS OF INDIANS IN CEYLON
      426 6 RIGHTS OF INDIANS IN CEYLON rit had not been for the fact that there are some glaring misrepresentations in "Moralist's" recent letter, "Indian rights in Ceylon," < I should not have written this letter to you. Malanism, as far as I know, only I hope temporarily i exists in South
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    On the Margin
    410 6 On the Margin The cowshed A LTHOUGH Queen ElizaA beth's coronation is not due for many months yet, the odd newspaper report* keep coming up with snippets about the prepara'.ons. Nc doubt the preparation* will, as ever, be well, in hand in Singapore and Ma>:iya also, and it may be
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    POSTAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT LIKELY
    301 7 Govt. officers, union men discuss possibility THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe, and several Government officers met representatives of the Singapore Postal Union for two hours yesterday to discuss the possibility of settling the postmen's strike which today enters its tenth day. A Government statement,
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    3,000 FT. SEA HUNT FOR OIL
    123 7 3,000 FT. SEA HUNT FOR OIL FIVE Singapore barges are to be towed to the mouth of the Belait River in North Borneo as part of a plan to drill for oil 3000 ft beneath (the sea bed. Two barges will be strapped together to carry a platform for the
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    Election talks
    35 7 Mr. M. Ponnudurai. assistant Supervisor of Elections, will talk on Singapore Elections to the students of the Holy Innocent English School tomorrow and to the students of the Serangocn English School next Wednesday.
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    CREMATORIUM SCHEME TO BE SPEEDED UP
    159 7 CREMATORIUM SCHEME TO BE SPEEDED UP SINGAPORE City Council has planned the lay-out of a modern crematorium, with three chapels, \o be built next to Bidadari Cemetery. It Includes a garden of remembrance, set in pleasant surroundings. Work on these plans, however, has been held up pending the findings of
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    Anti-bribery report ready
    54 7 SINGAPORE Government's anti-corruption proposals will soon be placed brforr th« Governor. Mr. John F Nu-01l th« Strait^ Times understands Certain recommendations are now with the Attorney General's Department. Government recently appointed a special team of high Government officials. separate from the police force, to investigate allegations of
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    $1,000 fine set aside
    92 7 ANO KWEE SENG, fined $1,000 or three months' gaol in a lower court on a charge of attempting to export 4.930 katls of rice without a permit, had his conviction and sentence quashed on appeal in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Allowing the appeal by way
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    JUST ONE LOOK
    155 7 /MJMMANpKK MANUEL MARIA SARMXNTO RODRIGUES. Minister for Portuguese Overseas Territories, his wife and members of his party took off their shoes in accordance with the Muslim custom and entered the State Malay Mosque during a visit to fohore Bahru yesterday, t unique experience," he said, "but not
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    Reds 'threat to unions'
    270 7 'UNTOLD HARM IN FAR EAST' jlf R. NORMAN THOMAS, American Socialist leader and six times a candidate for the United States Presidency, yesterday warned Malayan trade unionists against Communism. "Communism Ls doing untold harm to the trade union movement in the Far East," said Mr. Thomas.
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    POLICE OFFICER LEAVES FOR U.K.
    38 7 IPOH. Wed. Mr. K. W Gray Offlcer-in-c h a r v c Police Circle, Ipoh. has left for the United Kingdom on holiday. Inche Hussein bin Sidek. ASP.. will act as OSPC, Ipoh.
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    $12,000 RAISED
    16 7 The Y.W.C.A. women's centre building fund committee raised $12,099 on Brick Day held recently.
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    C.G. flies to Hong Kong
    56 7 rE Commissioner-General Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, left Singapore by air yesterday on a brief visit to Hong Kong. Mr. Mac Donald, who was accompanied by Mr. M. Stewart, Counsellor, and Mr. K We 1 bore Ker, Information Secretary will be the guest of the Governor
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    Last of the European chief inspectors
    172 7 CHIEF INSPECTOR C. W SUCH left Singapore yesterday in the Charon to retire in Australia after 23 years' service in Singapore Police Force. He wa s the last European to hold his rank. With him wer c his wife. 13--year-old son, Michael, and 20-month-old
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    Case against 2 withdrawn
    68 7 A CHARGE of armed robbery against Tan Cheng Chuan and Lim Hong San was withdrawn at the Singapore Assizes yesterday because there was no proper evidence of identification. Tan and Lim were alleged to have held up a 72-year-old jeweller, Ng Chew Teng, at a house
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    CARRIER SAILS IN FROM INDO-CHINA WAR
    98 7 rpHE 18,000-ton French aircraft-carrier Arroman- ches arrived in Singapore yesterday from Indo China. r It has served in Indo-Chlna for six months and is now on its way back to France. The carrier was based in the Red River and its 39 aircraft flew
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    Deputy HC tours Kluang offices
    43 7 KLUANG, Wed. The Deputy High Commissioner. Mr. D. C MacGillivray, made a tour of the Kluang Government offices today. H e visited all departments, including the Food Control Department and inquired into the working conditions of the staff.
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    Mrs. MacG. in Johore Bahru
    50 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Mrs. D. C. MacGillivray. wife of the Deputy High Commissioner, spent yesterday morning In Johore Bahru. She visited the General Hospital and the Btate Welfare Home but missed meeting the blind children as most of them had left for the Puasa holidays.
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    Smallholders cut wages
    45 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Owners of small rubber-hold-ings in Johore have already cut wages. Tappers who were previously paid 80 cents per kati are now paid 70 cents per kati. Tapping may cease on smallholdings if th P price of rubber falls further.
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    Scout official
    24 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Field Commissioner for the Boy Scouts Association has been en»*?erl by the Government. Ke H-in arrive shortly from England.
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    $6,000 fine to stay
    85 7 WONG SIE TAI, who ap-| pealed against a con vie-! tion an<i fine of $6,000 or three months' imprisonment for exporting wrist watches, without a licence, lost his appeal in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The watches were found on a ship in the Singapore Harbour.
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    They wait for moon
    56 7 SINGAPORE Muslims will start their fasting month on Sunday if the moon is seen on Saturday night. Otherwise the fast will begin on Monday, said the Muslim Advisory Board. Singapore yesterday. They will begin the fast on Saturday if the moon is seen the night previous
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    Founder's Day at Penang A.C.S.
    42 7 PENANG, Wed. A concert by the teachers will highlight the Penang AngloChirese School Founder's Day Week, to be held from May 26 to 30. The school was founded 61 years ago by the Rev. G. F. Pykett.
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    Hook attack
    36 7 Tuan Woon, a stevedore, was yesterday fined $125, or two months' gaol in Singapore Third Police Court for assaulting a fellow worker, Yong Kum Van, with a bale hook aboard the ship Steel Artisan.
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    Farewell Party to Mr. Frisby
    35 7 The Singapore Teachers Union will give a farewell tea party to the retiring Director of Education Mr. A W. Frisby. at the G. H. Cafe at 4 p.m. on Saturday
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    ON HOLIDAY
    43 7 Mrs A. W. Moreira, wife of Dr. A. W Moreira. of Ipoh. left during the week-end for Australia o n holiday. she was accompanied b y her daughter. Jacqueline, who will enter the Santa Maria Girls College at Perth. W A
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    Licence expired
    23 7 JOHORE BAHRU, WedPoh Hong Chiew. who failed to renew his licence In January to sell price controlled goods, was fined $20.
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    Bandits rob Malay
    18 7 Masked bandits held up a Malay and robbed him in the Tapah area of Perak.
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    Cable ship on her last lap
    108 7 rE British cable ship Recorder, which left Singapore last month, is now on her way from Gibraltar <m the last la© of her voyage to Enpland. After unloading her cable equipment at Plymouth, the Recorder will sail for the* Firth of Forth, for dismantling.
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    FRIENDS SOUGHT
    45 7 Relatives or friends of Lim Ec Eng, an inmate of the Mental Hospital at Yio Chu Kang. Singapore, who died yesterday, are asked to contact Mr. K. Balan, of Nee Soon Police Station. Lim was admitted to the hospital in M*»rch last year.
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    One in 5 road deaths...
    116 7 One in 5 road deaths... Buses cause them in Singapore OUSES cause one tn **flve of Singapore s fatal accidents, says tne Traffic Police monthly report. In the first four months of this year there were 57 road* deaths, eleven of them last month. And 12 of the 57 were
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    D.O. visits kampongs
    71 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. KAMPONGS from Pendas, on the south west coast, to Tlram Duku. in the Gelang Patak area, were visited by Inche AbduClaii bin Mohamed, District Officer, Johore Bahru. He was accompanied by Mr. Straithalrn. OSPC. Johore Bahru; Inspector Wahid, OCPD. Qeylang Patak. and Inche Kadir
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    FOUGHT OVER DEAD IGUANA
    40 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Having killed an iguana on the Pontian road, Suppiah and Shanmugam, uncle and nephew, had a fight about sharing it. Each was fined $3 in the Police Court todjy for fightine in public.
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    DEATH
    22 7 MRS. LEONIE DE SOUZA. of 121 vfR.-shall Rd.. passed away at home last night. Funeral at Bidadari at 5 p.m. today.
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      76 7 Food Parcels V~^ ST HAM and TEA are TOP FAVOURITES 2x 1 Kilo Tins HAFNIA HAM $17.25 3 x 1 Kilo Tins $25.85 7 x 1 Kilo Tins $56.60 CEYLON TEA Packed in especially made wooden chests 2 lbs. 8.35 3 lbs. $10.85 4 lbs. $13.35 7 lbs. $22.70 16
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    Conduct of counsel 'disgraceful'
    151 8 Conduct of counsel 'disgraceful' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. rpHE conduct of a lawyer •i- who withdrew from a case at a vital stage was described as "disgraceful" by Mr. Justice Wilson In the Appeal Court today. The judge allowed an appeal for a new trial for a police inspector, Naraln Sreedha/,
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    Trespassed into girl's room: $25
    51 8 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Wed. P )bavathal, a 17-year-old girl, was sleeping in a room at Juru Estate when she felt a gush of air. She woke up and saw 19-year-old Gopal standing by her bed. In Bukit Mertajam court today, Oopal was fined $25 for house
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    Gamblers fined
    29 8 SEREMBAN, Wed.— Five Indians were fined $20 each fo r gambling in public at Lobak. A sum of $12 and a packet of playing cards were confiscated.
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    Teachers' course
    30 8 KUANTAN. Wed— Pahang Is represented at the Adult Education teachers' course in Kota Bahru by two teachers from the Abdullah School, Kuantan. The course will last 10 days.
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    GUARD YOUR LIBERTY, PEOPLE OF S'PORE ARE WARNED
    310 8 GUARD YOUR LIBERTY, PEOPLE OF S'PORE ARE WARNED 'Public may wake up too late 9 INCREASED vigilance over the liberty of the subject and the business of the Colony because of the danger inherent in post-war legislation is called for by the President of the Singapore Association, Dr. C. H.
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    51 8 MR. TANG MUN CHOCK and Miss Choy Lin Kiew after their wedding at St. Matthew's Church, Neil Road. Singapore, yesterday. Mr. Tang, a commercial photographer, is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Tang Chee Cheng. His bride is the second daughter of Mr and Mrs. Choy Yuen— Straits Times
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    'Grievance' over COLA
    89 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. ABOUT 40 per cent of the members of the Batang Padang District Estate* Asian Staff Union have not benefltted from the agreement with the MPIEA for Increase of their cost, of living allowance from Sept. 1 last year, says the annual report of the
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    Man killed on road 'walked like carb'
    139 8 T«HE Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, was A yesterday told that a 60-year-old farmer, Poh Lor, killed while crossing a road, had walked "sideways like a crab". Mvi Slew Eng, 33. a clerk, said he was driving along East Coast ffoad on the
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    ACQUITTED
    26 8 SEOAMAT, Wed.— Bcw Mok Chin, aged 41, was acquitted at Segamat on a charge of refusing to show his identity card to a police constable.
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    $200 FINE FOR FOOD OFFENCE
    65 8 IPOH, Wed. A fine of $200, or two months' rigorous lmorisonment, was imposed on a 32-year-old lorry driver. Woo Kam Chang, who ple*dod guilty In the Magistrate's court today to having; transported a dozen tins of lard in his lorry without having the tarpaulin securely
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    Malayan tin smelters hit
    385 8 PRODUCERS SELL DIRECT BECAUSE other tin -producing countries were selling direct to America to get U.S. dollars, the tin-smelting industry in Malaya is suffering loss of business, stated the chairman, Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson, at the annual meeting of the Straits Trading Co., yesterday. Mr.
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    Mrs. Doggett & Red Caps hunt a cat
    161 8 Mrs. Doggett Red Caps hunt a cat MRS. GLADYS DOGGETT who flew 80W miles from London to Singapore tn collect her cat and then found it was missing has spent several nights walking round Tanglin Barracks in a Tain search for her pet. "Tibby" was given to Mrs. Doggett, the
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    GAOL FOR S.C.
    29 8 MUAR, Wed— Special constable Omar bin Mohamed Elah was sentenced here to ten weeks' imprisonment for absenting himself from duty without leave, at Gunong Ledang. Tangkak
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    HAWKING FINE
    24 8 MUAR, Wed.— A woman, Tan Chiew Lang, 59, was fined $5 at Muar for hawking in a prohiabited area at Jalan Abdullah.
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    A Brave Man Who TELLS WOMEN THEIR FAULTS
    523 9 A Brave Man Who TELLS WOMEN THEIR FAULTS NEW YORK: T^EAT— but not glamorous. Good figures —but they hide them Very attractive but apparently quite unaware of it. Those arc English women in the opinion of a daring 43--year-old New Yorker, who thinks he knows all there is to know
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    BOLTED IN
    49 9 IN PARIS two blocks of wood, four nuts and a spanner make the Uifl fastening for women's belts. The wood s attached to th,. material or the helt. and the spanner chained to the wood The nuts have to be unscrewed before the belt can unfasten t
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    DRESS OF THE WEEK
    125 9 DRESS OF THE WEEK SEA Island cctfun is the coolest thing to h.t the Far East since refridgeration. It is available in Malaya by the yaid or made up m imported and local dresses The latest taihion shows ir London and Paris emphasise Himsy, filmy materials for summer wear Sea
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    TRY YOUR HAND AT WAFFLING
    281 9  -  JANICE PORTER By NOW that Waffle Irons can be purchased inexpensively in most electrical shops in Singapore why not get one and keep it < handy for use on Cookie's day off? First of all make sure that the new waffle iron U veil oiled
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    LOOK AFTER YOUR HANDS
    122 9 HANDS are a problem to women who spend the day with their hands in water, detergents (which deprive the skin of its oils) or doing dirty jobs. The solution is barrier creams. These protect the hands like rubber gloves. Water cannot penetrate the invisible "glove" and
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    Children's View Of Parents
    153 9  - Children's View Of Parents SUSAN BLAIR *y f RILDRE^ in Britain, asked ".What is wronj* with your parents' are agreed on this surprising point. "Our parents should give us MORE work to do in the house not Just drying dishes and running errands, but wasning up and using the vacuum
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    27 9 These two Paris suimsuit d n>iyn* by Andre Led^ux are called "Croisette" /left) a one-piece costume with starfish design and < right > "Astuce." The shorts have spacious pockets.
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      166 9 a rule to remember!^ You SAVE when You SEW with /y^j(\ i, singer* ff^V^ Economise the J^~ ~fc/ easy SINGER way m Make your M/* own dresses just Mf r^ >£§jk the way you want Uof|| /fom fh f them SINGER lOOth SEWIR6 1001 Anniversary. Visit Your Loco/ SINGER* Shop
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      323 9 The Straits Times Crossword I I? 1 is r~ r^ is i~" 7~ I 1| 17" Hj i? 1 3 '4 'B i 9 20 IT |||27 ACROSS *aa end of 14 (7). 1. S urce of electricity (5-7 1. S. A pedestrian ends a wave 9. You n.ed room
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    M.P. ON 'STUFFY' OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
    214 10 From JACK FINGLETON CANBERRA, Wed. NOT one Russian competing In this year's World I Olympics at Helsinki would be an amateur, alleged former world champion cyclist Hubert Opperman in Parlla- ment here tonight. "They are all professionals sponsored by the Soviet and living en their
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    GOOD SOCCER AT GEYLANG
    78 10 Town Rangers shared points j with Rovers "A" in their Div. 3A SAFA League match at Geylang Stadium yesterday, each side s>cori ing once. There was sparkling football in a game that was fast, clean and exciting. Town Rangers went ahead live minutes after half time
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    JACKS WIN 3-1
    27 10 Jack Sports Club beat East Asiatic S.C. 3-1 in a keenly contested Singapore B.H.F. A Div. 3 game played at Clerical Union ground yesterday.
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    NATHAN TAKES 8 WICKETS FOR 6
    56 10 Vincent Nathan took eight wlckeu for six runa for Raffies Institution who beat Anglo-Chi-nese School by 76 runs in a friendly cricket match on tbe R.I. ground yesterday. Scores: Raffles Inst 110 (Pathmanathan 36, Ramakrishnan 16,* A. Rajah 14. Jayantilar 4-35. E. DoraLsamy (4-38)
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    Ismail Yusoff gave rest their 2-0 victory
    423 10  - Ismail Yusof f gave rest their 2-0 victory SENTINEL By EUROPEANS DID NOT COMBINE The Rest 2; Combined Europeans 0 THE contents of the package did not live up to the label. Europeans included seven Athenian League tourists, but never really got together as a team. The Rest looked a
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    21 10 MX j. i us leads in the .tinner of the Summer < up at Bukit Tim.ih yesterday. Zanxibar (Tnlloh).— Straits Times pictute.
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    Kinta Europeans humble Ramblers
    198 10 IPOH, Wednesday. BOTTOM TEAM in the First Division of the Ipoli Football League, Kinta Europeans, created the biggest surprise of the season today when they beat Ramblers 4 l on the padang. Ten minutes from the end State player Tuck Kong, Ramblers' left back, was ordered
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    RSGC SPRING CUP
    103 10 The following have qualified for the RSGC. Ladies' Spring Cup— Mrs. C. C. P. Wlcheri. kin R A C. Coblev. Mrs M T L. Havmri. Mrs W. B. Young. Mrs T. A. Rooer. Mrs. R Craik Mrs. I A. Pawcus and Mrs. L H Robinson. The draw
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    BADMINTON HAIL OPENING JUNE 8
    76 10 rpHE Singapore badminton hall 1 in GuiUemard Road will be officially opened on June 8 beforr the three-day Singapore Often Invitation taurnament begins. It was originally planned to apen the hall an June 4 with exhibition matches between the Malayans, Americans and Danes to be
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    Colony Chinese for M.C.F.A. tie
    92 10 Singapore Chinese players to .travel to Kluang to play an MCFA Cup fixture against Johore Chinese on Saturday: Aw Boon Seong. Chla Boon 'Leong. Wee Hoon Leonr.. Pau Wing Hong, Soh Teow Keng. Yip Chong Kum. Sect Yew Chang. Ho Hln Weng. Poo Hee Jong.
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    NOT PLAYED
    69 10 Th» SAPA Dlv. 3B league nx-tu-e which was to have been playrd at BODCA between S ngapor" Improvement Trust and Singapore Harbour Board Po'.ir- yesterday, was postponed. The Singapore B.H.F A. Dlv 1 game between OTEC "A" and M P H which was to have been played at
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    S.A.S.A. MEETING
    26 10 The Singapore Amateur Swim- I ming Association's annual general meeting will be held at the V.M.C.A at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday. 1 May 27.
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    OXFORD ALL OUT FOR 227
    138 10 OXFORD ALL OUT FOR 227 OXFORD. Wed. QZFORD University went v through a day of fluctuating fortunes today In the opening day of their match against the Indian tourists. Despite several '•lives' they got a poor start and at lunch they had lost four wickets for 71. Then Cowdrey and
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    Aryans due back
    39 10 The Aryan Gymkhana soccer tourists return to Singapore from Java on Friday and will play three more matches at Jalan Besar stadium. Their nxtures are: May 25 SinoMalays; May 28 Singapore: June 1 Malayan Chinese P.A.
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    Penalty decides
    41 10 A penalty goal near half time enabled Malayan Airways S.C. to beat Ford Sports Club by a solitary goal In a Singapore B.H.F.A. D v 2 itninr played at Parrer Pa- k vev. TPf, Kirn scored the winning goal.
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    'Davis Cup' tourney planned by LTAM
    97 10 'Davis Cup' tourney planned by LT AM ki Al.\ UMPIR. Wed. rpHE Lawn Tennis Association 1 at Malaya will diarass the feassMUty a/ haldiag interMilr mail ties on Davis Cap lines at its council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on June 21. Tke North— Sonth IcnnU meet is schedul-d to be
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    Final acceptors for Derby and Oaks
    208 10 LONDON. Wed. "CK>RTY-TWO final acceptors for the Derby, to be run over 1 mile and a half at Epsom next Wednesday. May 28. were announced today as follow* Rego. Bold Buccaneer, Haaty Prince, Vannl Puccl. Marsyad, Argur, Cutleton. Fiery Torch. H.v.C, Kara Tepe, Thunderhead
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    Australian Stock Exchange
    119 11 Australian Stock Exchange From Oar Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Wed. rpHE shadier trend wa« continued on the Melbourne Stock Exchange today. Mining shares were a little easier, with few rises recorded. Cloiing middle prices, all in Australian currency, included Loan 3!<~, lM«-59 £M| —£i Loan 31% 1955-58 £831 £i Australasian Paper
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    Wool Sales
    13 11 MELBOURNE. Wed. Rates at the Melbourne wool Miles were again firmer.
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    Increased acreage
    101 11 T«AIPING Rubber Plantations' resuits thow that during lust year area planted Increased 126 acres and a further 162 acres were being cleared for planting. Survey of part of estate was carried out and acreage figures adjusted. Crop 1.196,000 lbs. compared with estimate *>f 1.350,000 It>s. Shortage was due
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    New York Price
    26 11 "Vo 1 R.s.s Se»t 1)52 iin 1^ U.S. cents):— Monday's Tuesday's closing eJoaJnf 28.26 and 27.80 and 2JJ.It traded 27.73 traded Tone: Easier.
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    Steel from P.I.
    30 11 The Philippine Republic has laid the foundation of an Iron and steel Industry with an eventual production target of 150.000 tons each year, the IX.O. reported recently.
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    165 11 CHIPS in the Singapore Road* and other anchorages at 4 Dm. yesterday wen: Alongside the Codosras: 44 Nordttjernan: 42/43 SUr Petelcrute: 40/41 Charon: 38/39 Chutlne Marrfk: 3«/37 Ertnna. 33/34 Agapennr: 29 '30 Meonla: 25 2« Tilbadak. 13/24 Polyphrmus: 21 22 Islander. 19 20 Fernbav; 13/14 Brrconshire: 11/12 S
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    RUBBER DOWN ANOTHER ½ CENT Prices fluctuate on quiet market
    173 11 RUBBER DOWN ANOTHER CENT Prices fluctuate on quiet market By Our Market Correspondent DUBBER lost half a cent on the Singapore market yesterday and June first grade closed at 84 cents, a lb. The market was quiet throughout the day, with prices fluctuating mildly around Tuesday's closing price of 84
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    TIN: $481 A PICUL
    12 11 SINGAPORE, Weds— Maj 21. $481 a picul (down
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    UK smelters may resume exports
    134 11 UK smelters may resume exports LONDON. Wed. ITNITED Kingdom tin smelte-s plan to re-enter the export market in a Digger way. presumably because they have Kst busintss while limiting shipments in accordance with the voluntary embargo on exports from thb country. Undoubtedly this development was responsible for the recent sudden
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    NEWSPRINT PRICE UP
    79 11 NTW YORK, Wed. rpHREE large Canadian newsprint companies yesterday announced increases in their prices by US$lO lapprox. 71 shillings) a ton to the hlft-nest price in history. The increase brings the delivered price in New Tork to US$l26 per ton. Th* three companies are the Consolidated Paper
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    Malayan Shares Quietly steady
    190 11 Malayan Shares Quietly steady THF Malayan Share Market was quietly steady yesterday, with the exception of Rubbers, which continued to decline. Yesterday's price changes by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association were: INDI'STBIALS Bayers Sellers BB Petrol J7/- M/- xd Fritter it Neave Prefs 6 60 6.70 cd Ords 3 60
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    76 11 PEWEB inquiries caused Singar pore pepper sellers to lower quotations in the Produce Market yesterday. Muntok was offered at $620 a plcul and Sarawak at $615. but Lampong (black) remained firm at $460. No business was reported Although copra was offered lower at $36 U a picul,
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    64 11 HONO KONG. Wee". TCREE market currency exchange r of Hong Hong dollars w* quoted at the close today as follows: TJBII HKS6 5575 (cash); HKS6 5875 (T.T); HKsltf.»s. One tael of zo'd 5303 75. The Malayan Exchange Barks' AxMclation yrsterday q'Uted the following rates for Hong Kong dollars:
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    Zanzibar's Summer Cup win gives Tulloh hat-trick
    2593 12  -  EPSOM JEEP TRIGGER BEATS FIELD OF IS TO PAY $142 By Big Sweep TOTAL POOL: $438,840 1. No. *****0 $197,478 2. No. *****2 98.739 3. No. *****5 54.855 Starters ($4,571 each). Nos. *****9; *****7; *****5; *****2; *****4; *****9; 141G00; 748*65; *****4; *****0; *****8;
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    SYCES OUT' FOR ONE RACE
    69 12 AT the end of the second race at Bukit Timah yesterday, the winner and placed hvraes had to be led into the -tails by their trainers. Barred from their usual place from where they watch the finish, the syce* rafased to lea* the horse* m
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    Bookies gift: strait-jacket
    44 12 PARIS Wed. French bookmakers, who have to operate secretly, are offering s—l5 1 against any English horse winning the Derby on May 28. And. it k said, they will make a present of a straitjacket to anyone who accepts the bet.
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    Don Cockell wins after slow start
    136 12 LONDON, Wed. T*|ON Cockell, British and Em•L' plre light-heavyweight champion, outpointed Renato Tontlnl, Italian champion, over 10 rounds at Harringay arena last night. Coming back off the flcor after being knocked down for a count of two In the second round. Cockell took control
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    Marino will fight Shirai again
    48 12 TOKYO, Wed. Dethronea world flyweight champion Dado Marino wants another crack at the title he lost on Monday to Japan's Yoshio Shirai Dado's manager. Sam Ichinose. said today: "Most definitely we are going to fight Shirai again, either In Honolulu or Tokyo."'— UP.
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    'INDIANS LACK DARING'
    215 12 'INDIANS LACK DARING' —Press comment LONDON, Wed. ENGLISH cricket writer* are of the opinion that the Indian touring team should have accepted" the challenge of the MCC to score runs quickly for victory in their match at Lord's yesterday. Charles Bray, writing In tha Daily Herald, said: "The Indiana will
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    Joe Alston arrives
    83 12 TOE ALSTON, of the United States Thomas Cup squad, was heartily welcomed by his team-mates, when he arrived In Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yesterday. He is two days behind the others because he came from New York via Europe. Instead of from San Francisco. Alston will probably leave
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