The Straits Times, 10 July 1952

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1952 3f PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    DOPE QUIZ FOR WEALTHY MEN
    199 1 Singapore Customs carry on the opium war CEVERAL prominent Chinese businessmen be- lieved to be the men behind the opium racket in Singapore have been questioned by Customs officers. A businessman was detained several days before the others were interrogated. Customs spokesman yesterday said: "Investigations
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    SACK THE RED DEAN, say 9 MPs
    95 1 LONDON, Wed. \'NE Conservative Members of Parliament are to demand the dismissal from office of Dr Hewlett Johnson Dean of Canterbury, who has just returned from China. Their motion, tabled in the House of Commons order paper today, charges the 78-year-old Dean with
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    World Bank loan
    15 1 WASHINGTON, Wed.— The World Bank yesterday made a U5550,000,000 loan to Australia.—AJ».
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    This house business is a hoax, says McNeice
    326 1 TELL THE POLICE ABOUT 1T... SINGAPORE Improvement Trust officials believe that people are being hoaxed by some individual or organisation into buying attap houses, built without authority on Governmenl land,«the Trust's chairman, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said at a Press conference,
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    Bombed again
    32 1 SEOUL. Wed Fighterbombers dropped more bombs yesterday on one of 13 hydroelectric plants demolished in a series of mass raids two weeks ago the U.S. Fifth \\r Force reported.— A.P
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    RUGGLES FLYING TO SINGAPORE FOR NEW STRIP
    107 1 RUGGLES FLYING TO SINGAPORE FOR NEW STRIP <h\i;K.Ai. interesting Singapore personalities may find themselves featured in the London Daily Mirror's cartoon strip "Ruggles" soon. For the lantern-jawed, bespectacled "Buggies" will soon appear in an 8,000mile Journey to Singapore in a BOAC Comet Two members of the Daily Mirror staff, Mr.
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    No conscription for Japanese
    33 1 TOKYO, Wed.— The Education Minister, Mr. Teiyu Amano. in a speech at U*sunmiya, .Northern Japan, said the Government did not contemplate conscription for building up its armed forces. Reuter.
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    Missing team
    39 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Wed. -The Commonwealth Olympic teams were given a party by the Queen at Buckingham Pafla-e this evening. But the Singapore team was not there. It is not due here until Thursday night.
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    Back to school-learning to serve the people
    403 1 Back to school -learning to serve the people KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. /GOVERNMENT clerks and VT technical staff will go back to school in the next few months to make them into more efficient public servants, the Federation Government announced today. The scheme for clerks will start in October or November
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    SHE FIDDLES IN THE AIR
    53 1 THE TOP of the pole may be a queer place to play a violin but Dorothy Mclntyre. aged IS. prefers it that way. Dorothy set out to prove that the girls as well as the boys could put on a show for a Memorial Hall
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    Killed by Reds
    15 1 Three armed terrorists murdered a Chinese In the Kulim area of Kedah.
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    'GO HOME' CALLS AT RIDGWAY
    63 1 LONOON. Wed. /GENERAL Matthew B. Rldg- way, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, flew into London from Paris today on a two-day official visit. As the General walked from his plane to inspect a guard of honour of the RAF, demonstrators rushed the barriers shouting
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    Army burns village
    36 1 RANGOON Wed— A Burma Army unit, in a punitive expedition had set fire to a Burmese village, killing 51 women and chlldrei and 10 men, the English language paper The Nation reported today.
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    For Mid-East
    30 1 LONDON, Wed. The British War Office has announced that the 3rd Commando Brigade now in Malaya would relieve three infantry battalions in the Middle East in September.— UP.
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    Ceylon judge
    34 1 LONDON, Wed.— Mr. Justice De Silva, of Ceylon, sat on the bench in the Lord Chief Justices Court in London today and listened to a case being conducted before Lord Goddard. Reuter.
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    C.G.on way back
    27 1 HONG KONG, Wed. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, British Commissioner General in South-East Asia, arrived here today from Tokyo on his way back to Singapore.
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    Gold on plane
    33 1 HONG KONG. Wed.— The co-pilot of a plane which was about to leave Kaltak for Saigon was arrested when revenue officers, acting on information, found 300 taels of gold.— Reuter-AAP
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    Strike to end
    27 1 DAGENHAM. Wed.—Workers at the Ford motor plant here voted by an overwhelming majority today to return to work after a two-week unofficial strike.— Reuter
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    WHAT JUDY SAID HAS MADE THEM ANGRY
    109 1 HONQ KONQ, Wed. •THE Press In Hong Kong Is angry with "Miss Hong Kong," Judy Dann, who was fourth in the "Miss Universe" beauty contest, for having caused "a loss of face" to Hong Kong. Miss Dann told reporters in America that she
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    ARMY NEEDS OFFICERS NOW
    491 1 6 Leaders 9 will go to Britain KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. FIRST direct recruitment of officers for the 1 Regular Army in the Federation will be made during the next three weeks. The Federation Government is inviting applications from Malays for appointment as probationary officers-in-training in the
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    Widow of Malayan given G.M.
    83 1 LONDON. Wed A26-YEAII-OLD Germanborn widow was received by the Queen at Buckingham Palace and given the decoration won by her husband for heroism in Malaya. Mrs. Geoffrey Hartley came from Berlin to attend the first of five investitures which the Queen will hold this month
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    Club to vote on Asian guests
    356 1 Club to vote on Asian guests KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A FTER a 3 i-houri -hour meet- ing tonight, members of the Kuala Lumpur Lake Club decided to hold a referendum to get the views of all members on whether Asians would be welcome on guest nights. A statement issued by
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    20,000 moved from Koje
    50 1 TOKYO, Wed The Bth Army today said that 20,000 prisoners had been moved since July 2 from the U.N. camp on Koje Island and 10.000 more would be removed by the middle of this month. The removals would reduce the camp's population to about 50,000.— Reuter.
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    28 GAULLIST REBELS FORM NEW PARTY
    148 2 PARIS, Wednesday. TWENTY-EIGHT members last night resigned from General Charles De Gaulle's French People's Rally and set up a new parliamentary group. The rebels had earlier helped the Premier. M. Antoine Pinay, gain a comfortable vote of confidence, thus giving his four-month-old government a
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    COAL EXPORT
    25 2 LONDON, Wed. Britain exported 5,365,000 tons of coal in the first half of this year, compared with 3.298 000 tons in 1951.— Reuter.
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    4 Huks killed
    27 2 MANILA, Wed. Government troops pursuing a band of Huks which ambushed an army patrol earlier this week, killed four Huks and wounded seven.— A.P.
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    Smuts memorial
    17 2 LONDON, Wed— The Queen has sanctioned the erection of a memorial to General Smuts. Reuter.
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    RAILMEN SUPPORT BEVAN
    89 2 RAILMEN SUPPORT BEVAN SCARBOROUGH Wed. lEFT-Wlnger Aneurin Be- I J van yesterday won the backing of Britain's 400.000strong Railwaymen's Union for his plan to cut rearmament costs. Only two of the 80 delegates at the union conference here voted against a pro-Bevan resolution which called on the union executive to
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    Rolls Royce to buy Jap tools
    47 2 SYDNEY, Wed.— Rolls Royce are negotiating to buy Japanese machine tools for the production of Avon jet engines in England. The com pany's Japan representative, Mr. D. Drake, said today that Japanese tools were equal to any in the world. Reuter.
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    ' Join West' call to Germans
    87 2 Join West' call to Germans BONN. Wed. rpHE Chancellor, Dr. Konrad 1 Adenauer, is expected to win a narrow victory for his policy of cu-operation with the West when the West German parliament begins its debate today on the I nation s military and political treaties with the free world.
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    BITTER DISPUTE FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
    244 3 Eisenhower fights to prevent 'theft' of I votes by Taf 1 1 CHICAGO, Wednesday. GENERAL EISENHOWER'S battle to prevent Senator Taft, his opponent as potential Republican candidate for president, from "stealing" delegates' votes threatened yesterday to delay indefinitely a showdown vote between the two at
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    ATHLETES WILL NOT BE EXPLOITED
    94 3 ATHLETES WILL NOT BE EXPLOITED HELSINKI. Wed. CPF.< lAL plain-clothes inspectors have been detailed by the Finnish (Government to roam the Helsinki area in search of any sign of profiteering at the expense of visitors to the Olympic Games here this month. Officials say offenders will lie severely punished and
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    Jap support for Sterling
    54 3 TOKYO. Wed— The Osaka Chamber cf Commerce yesterday urged that government should co-operate with tl United Kingdom in maintaining the value of the sterling. The Chamber's resolution followed widespread reports cre-ited to official circles that Japan would press for a "more favourable" rate of exchange in
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    Guest of honour
    33 3 LONDON, Wed.— Margaret Truman will be guest of honour at a luncheon party to be given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, at No. 10 Downing Street tomorrow. A .P.
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    Ships for Japan
    26 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. —I President Truman siened to- j day a bill authorising the loan of patrol ships to the j Japanese government.— UP.
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    35 3 Atiimral Earl Mountbatten inspects a detachment of the 24th Infantry Brigade during his visit to the Adriatic port of Trieste. Walking behind Earl Mountbatten is Brigadier Bauche (extreme left), Commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade.
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    TWO MEN ON £4,000 CHARGE
    70 3 TWO MEN ON £4,000 CHARGE LONDON, Wed. EDWARD NOBLE and Robert Kingshott today were accused of receiving £4,000, the "property of some person unknown." They were remanded on bail for two weeks. Formal evidence disclosed no details. Scotland Yard officials in court included Supt. Robert Lee. who was in charge
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    Red fugitive shot dead
    67 3 TOKYO, Wed— South Korean police shot and killed an escaped Communist prisoner yesterday when he refused to surrender and attempted to run. Six other prisoners were captured at the same time. The prisoners were rounded up in the police search launched when a head count revealed
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    13 DROWNED
    21 3 HEIDELBERG. Wed.— West Germany's blistering heat was blamed yesterday for the deaths by drowning of 13 American soldiers.— A.P.
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    Deniesknowledge of secret paper
    276 3 BRITON ON SPY CHARGE LONDON, Wednesday. A YOUNG Foreign Office employee, William Martin A Marshall, 24, accused of spying, said today he did not know how a secret Government document happened to be in his pocket when he was caught while talking to a Russian diplomat.
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    Protest by 'Mad Mike's' counsel
    152 3 Protest by 'Mad Mike 's counsel HANOVER, Wednesday. A STRONG protest against the "anti-British" attitude of German prosecution witnesses at the trial here of Major "Mad Mike" Calvert was made last night by the defence counsel, Mr. Mervyn Griffith-Jones. "The witnesses have shown a n anti-British attitude." he said He
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    Rhee orders new trial
    65 3 Suh was charged with shooting an army captain, but claimed He shot in selfdefence.—Reuter, AAP. PUSAN, Wed.— The South Korean President. Mr. Syngman Rhee, today ordered a retrial of National Assemblyman Suh Mm Ho. sentenced to death last week for murder. A government spokesman said the
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    Court evicts 250 families
    99 3 JOHANNESBURG, Wed. rO hundred and fifty African families living in squalid self-built shanties on the "Reno Square," an open space in the African township in Johannesburg, were yesterday ordered tc quit the area by midnight tomorrow. The Johannesburg magistrate granted an urgent application by the Johannesburg
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    LIE HOPES FORTRUCE
    53 3 OSLO, Wed— Mr. Trygve Lie, United Nations Secre-tary-General, said yesterday he hoped for a solution of the Korean truce talks "by the- end of July or the beginning of August..' The two delegations had shown "a certain positive willingness" to reach an agreement on the deadlocked questions,
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    BARRICADES IN BERLIN
    44 3 BERLIN, Wed— The West Berlin city government today decided to barricade all roads leading from the western sector into East Germany to prevent West Berliners being kidnapped and taken into East Germany. The barricades will be manned by armed police.— Reuter.
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    BURMA REBELS MINE TRAIN
    37 3 RANGOON, Wed. Communist rebels halted an army patrol train with a mine then attacked, killing one soldier and wounding nine in a 90-mlnute gun battle near Thazi, 300 miles north of Rangoon.— Reuter.
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    THREE GUARDS COULDN'T TAKE IT
    41 3 LONDON, Wed. Tljree Rumanian frontier guards swam across the Danube early yesterday and asked the Yugoslav authorities for asylum because conditions in Rumania were "unbearable". About ten Albanian villagers crossed into Yugoslavia four days ago. Reuter.
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    ECONOMIC FEDERATION DANGER
    132 3 LONDON. Wed. -fPHE Prime Minister, Mr A Winston Churchill, said ypsterday in the House o! Commons that economic and Dolltifal federation of the British Commonwealth wou'd be Itnnrmetical and a great dancer "Many other forms or unity and of association are possible and valuable but economic federation
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    MEMORIAL TO WAR DEAD
    46 3 LONDON, Wed. Plans have been made for the first Commonwealth memorial in St. Paul's Cathedral here. In the form of a new high altar it will be dec.-a -a ted to Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives In the last war.— Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    278 3 Good gains LONDON. Wed. A LTHOUOH earlier active conditions quietened down somewhat during the afternoon, today's Stock Market was again firm, with most domestic Issues showing gcod gains on the day. Closing prices cf selected stocks were: Consols 56) +1 Fundini 4% 9*l W«r 3%J 73| —I BANKS
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    26 3 LONDON. July 9 C« h Buyers £969-V. Sellers £971: Forward .Buyers EM7i; Sellers £968; Settlement £970 (unchanged). Turnover: a.m. 35; p.m. 20 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON. July 9.— Spot 25\d., Aug. 26d.. Sept. 251-id., Oct -DBC. 24 :l «d.. Jan.-Mar. 24d.. AprilJune 23.d., Aug. ci.f. 25d., Sept. c.l.f. 25d.. Oct. 24 \d. Market: Steady
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    I COULD LIVE IN THESE HOUSES, SAYS DR. PAGLAB
    175 4 I COULD LIVE IN THESE HOUSES, SA YS DR. PAGLAB The squatter huts are defended |>R. C. J. Paglar, Singapore Legislative Councillor, toured the squatter huts in the Bendemeer Road area yesterday and told the Straits Times that nearly 100- attap huts could not spring up without the authorities knowing
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    Boy went to cinema with bullets
    120 4 Boy went to cinema with bullets pETER Lourdes. aged 16, who had 16 rounds of .303 ammunition at Nee Soon village on Apr. 10 was in Singapore yesterday bound over in $500 to be of good behaviour for six months. Chief Inspector Santa Singh said a ticket collector at Nee
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    Collapsible P.O. soon
    64 4 Singapore's first collapsible post office is expected to be ready in about one month. Mr. W. A. Cooper, Director of Posts, told the Straits Times 1 yesterday. Plans for this prefabricated aluminium hut are ready and I the job will be undertaken locally. The cost is estimated
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    Mr Geerlings dies
    91 4 The Singapore offices of the Ford Motor Company of Malaya Ltd., at Bukit Timah Road, will be closed today as a mark of respect to Mr. Johannes Hubertus Geerlings, a member of the staff, who died suddenly at the General Hospital yesterday. Mr. Geerlings, aged 49, was
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    Inconsiderate
    21 4 MUA R. Wed.— A lorry driver, Phong Leong. was fined $25 for inconsiderate driving at the 3/2 m.s. MuarMalacca road.
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    PENSIONS PLEA FOR AIDED MEN
    154 4 A PLEA for Government aided schooC teachers to be placed on the pensionable establishment was made at a tea-party at St. Joseph's Institution yesterday, by a senior master of the school, Mr. F. J. Rappa. The party was a send-off to the Assistant Superior General
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    Italian ship leaves Penang
    56 4 PENANG. Wed.— The 10.400ton Italian vessel Ambra left for Naples last night after the Penang Harbour Board had completed repairs to its boiler pipes which sprang a leak while the boat was in the Straits of Malacca. The Ambra carried 67 tons of tin and 45
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    4 broke curfew
    31 4 MUAR. Wed.— Lee Twee, Cheah Keng Seng, Goh Wan Seng and Ng Nai Huat were each fined $15 at Muar forj breaking the curfew at Sungei Mati. 1
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    YOUNG PLANTER HAD STOLEN CHEQUES
    75 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ROBERT CAMERON BAPTIE, aged 23, pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court today to dishonestly retaining stolen cheques and cheating. He was cautioned and discharged. Chief inspector Fakir Chand, prosecuting, said that the Deputy Public Prosecutor did not wish to press the case.
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    Show to aid St. John Brigade
    43 4 The Concert Organising Committee of the St. John Ambulance Brigade (Overseas), Singapore, will hold a charity show in aid of the new building fund on July 24, at the Heng Fong Lin Cantonese Theatrical Management, New World
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    Leaflet made 2 bandits give up
    210 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. TWO terrorists hav^ surrendered in the Kuantan area of Fahang after hearing the truth about tne latest successes of the security forces Th«» two were among seven terroris-tR eliminated yesterday three killed and four surrendered. When they gave themset- I yes
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    $1.5 m. WINDFALL FOR EXPAT MEN
    224 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. A WINDFALL of nearly $1,500,000 will go to expatriate Government officers in the Federation on pay day this month. In their pay cheques will be included the six months' arrears of incrased ex- patriation pay. Mr. G. Fricker, First Assistant Controller
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    Hurry up with aid plan, says Nicoll
    122 4 Hurry up with aid plan, says Nicoll r|>HE Governor of Singapore. 1 Mr. J. F. Nicoll. has ordered the plan to resettle victims of last year's Kamponjt Bugis ftre, to be speeded up, the Chairman of the Singapore Improvement Trust Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said at a Press conference,
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    Mr Lyttelton will help
    84 4 Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, is assisting to recruit a Chief Employment Officer, whosr main duties will be to work out a scheme for apprenticeship to the various trades in Singapore. Mr. G. W. Davies, Commissioner of Lauour, told the Straits Times
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    Plague port
    27 4 The French Indo-China port of Pnom Penh has plague and has been declared an infected place under the Singapore Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance.
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    Today's blackout schedule
    340 4 Ol'BSTATIOXs liable lo load shedding today are: DAY Hume Pipe. Rheem, Ford. Bin Senf, Wire Mesh, P.W.D. Quarry, Nanyang Mfr., Bt. Panjanc, National Carbon, Princess Elizabeth Est.. Dairy Farm, Ulu Pandan, Jurong 1. 2 3, Bt. Timah Village, United. Chinese R. Wks.. Lam Soon Cannery, Lam C'hoon
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    Lift tin use bans, mines chief tells America
    576 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. CALL for the lifting of "present severe restrictions" on the use of tin in the United States was made by Mr. A. G. Glenister in his address today at the annual meeting of the Malayan Chamber
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    4 men, woman alleged to be biggest lottery gang
    243 5 EHH'R MEN and an elderly woman, alleged opera r tors of the Shanghai Tai Tong chap-ji-kl kongs which is said to be the biggest in the Colony, were today charged in the Singapore First Police Court with assisting in the running
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    31 5 MR. A PEKL'MAL of the P.W.I). Kuala Pilah who has been awarded a departmental scholarship to study architecture at the North Polytechnic, London. Mr. Perumal leaves by the Canton on Friday.
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    Mr.Chia,the Press—and two lines
    172 5 Mr.Chia,the Press and two lines KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. \iR. K. C. CHIA, president of the Selangor Labour Party, today attacked the Press for printing "nothing constructive." Addressing members of the Rotary Club, he said that undue publicity was given to clashes such as those between whites and coloureds, labour and
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    New officer for Kedah Government
    85 5 New officer for Kedah Government ALOR STAR, Wed. ANEW Emergency Officer will soon* be posted to Kedah. the Straits Times understands. He will be known as Assistant State Secretary (Emergency) and will take over all work in connection with the Emergency. It is expected an MCS (Class 2) officer will
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    Fire victims get relief
    91 5 BUTTERWORTH, Wed. A Malay family and two other Malays who lost all their belongings in last Sati urday's fire at the Beng Ec Rubber Factory have been given relief by the Province Wellesley UMNO, the District Office and Ihe Butterworth Women's Service League. Othman bin Bakar,
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    He had toddy
    31 5 TAIPING. Wed.-For possession of three gallons and three pints of today at Auloong Road, Alagu, 30. was fined $75 or three weeks Imprisonment by the Taiping Magistrate 6
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    S'PORE DIARY
    185 5 CBl.N'ESL t.M.CA.: Basketball S M p.m.; Commercial School 6 pm\ 0 *l pm.; table-ienrils 7 30 p m. T.M.C.A.: Cricket practice at Balestier Road ground i pm Commercial cji.sm S.30 pm; luao tbegin- er Si ass 5 30 p m Kymn»stics class 5 30 p m. lecture on
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    'Blackouts on Sundays are rare' -Mr. Waddle
    143 5 'Blackouts on Sundays are rare' -Mr. Waddle LOAD-SHEDDING r are I y takes place on Sundays, except perhaps in the evening, said Mr. R. A. Waddle. City acting Electrical Engineer, yesterday. He was replying to a letter in yesterday's issue of the Straits Times, signed "Householder," who asked why Sunday
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    JAP LINE RENEW EUROPEAN SERVICE
    137 5 OUNDLES of navigation charts, covering every sea route between Singapore and Europe, were carried aboard the 6.000-ton Japanese freighter Heian Maru soon after she docked last night The Heian Maru is the first ship of the famous Japanese Nippon Yusen Kaisha (N.Y.K.) line to re-open
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    They visit villages
    76 5 IPOH, Wed. The Perak State War Advisory Committee today visited Sungei Durian and Kampong Bali new villages in Kinta District. The member were taken round by Mr. Ford, the resettlement supervisor for the area. They met the village committees and discussed local problems The committee consisted of
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    RAF wants 120 Malays
    79 5 PENANG, Wed. A recruiting team frotai the RAF. Regiment (Malaya) will tour Penang and Province Wellesley at the end of this month to recruit about 120 Malays for the Regiment. The team will be at Butterworth on July 29, Bukit Mertajam on July 30 and Nibong
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    ALLOWED BAIL
    19 5 BEGAMAT, Wed.— Tay Chuan Chee, 37, charged at Segamat with overloading hts lorry, was allowed $300 bail.
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    SPEECH CONTEST IN K.L.
    158 5 SPEECH CONTEST IN K.L. AMOVE to improve the standard of speech-mak-ing among youth in Selangor is being sponsored by the Sehingor Youth Council. The council Is organising a speaking contest open to youths between 16 and. 21 who are in school or are members of youth organisations. Contestants will be
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    Burglar scare is spreading
    44 5 PENANG, Wed. The Jelutong burglar scare has now spread to other rural districts in Penang. Some 70 families in Kampong Bahru, in the Ayer Itam area, may call a meeting soon to consider the formation of their own "protection corps."
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    $1,000 FOR BEAUTY QUEEN
    89 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A CUP and $1,000 will be siven to the winner of the beauty contest to be held in aid of Welfare Week funds in September. The second prite will h« 5250 »nd th e third prise $1««. The chairman of the contest is
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    HEATHS
    61 6 GOMES: At Lynton House. TJpp«r Norwood. England, on Ist July. 1952. Eveline M. Gomes. l»«t surviving (laughter of the latr Rev. William Henry Gomes. P.D.. of Singapore MARIA SEET SIANG NEO 8S paned away peacefully vest- rdav mornlnc at her residence. 8-A. Cripnrerv Lane. She leaves a »on. Yeo
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    56 6 MR. A MRS. MANSOR HASHIV *).<" to thunk all frterxls »iVio so kindly sent nice and valuable \MdrMnsr pres?nU. THE family nf the late Madam M: rv Ong Tarn Neo sneere'v th;inlc all relatives anr) fr end«. wro sent wreath*, offered Massr j p;«'cl nieht visits, lent cars ant^
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    33« Sinus Singapore, Tliur. July 10, 1952. 4 Disgrace To The City
    469 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tliur. July 10, 1952. 4 Disgrace To The City It is doubtful whether the recent police disclosure that there are some two thousand opium-smoking saloons in Singapore caused more than a few eyebrows to lift in surprise. To most, this is just one of those things
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    Malays At The University
    316 6 An important step, aimed at helping more Malays to fit themselves for positions of responsibility in an independent Malaya, has been taken by the Federation Legislative Council. The Council has approved a vote to provide I grants to Malay 'students .in pre-uniyersity classes during 1 J952.
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    Eisenhower, Taft, And Mac Arthur
    287 6 It looks very much as though General Mac Arthur may win the Republican convention battle for the United States presidential nomination, if not for himself then for Senator Taft. An assessment of Eisenhower's prospects before Mac Arthur's speech indicated a probability that the General would
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      818 6 The Pan-Malayan Labour Party IN your editorial of June 28 you described the Pan-Malayan Labour Party as a "premature baby" and predicted that it would prove a "sickly child". You said frankly that you would withhold "felicitous congratulations" on the occasion of its birth. I am sure members of the
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      POWERLESS RECORD
      220 6 THE power cots in Singa- pore are becoming intolerable now. Lately we've had blackouts almost every day for 10 hours at a stretch. As a result food rots in the refrigerator, meals are halfcooked, the day is spent in sweltering heat and the night in gloomy darkness. What
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    820 6  - If these two tie: watch MacA. R. M. MacCOLL TUSSLE FOft THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION By WASHINGTON showdown ap1 proaches In the Chic&zo convention which will name the Republican Party's candidate fou the United States Presidency. The fury and excitement mount hourly. The contest itself is a fascinating affair, which is
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    428 6 Noble beast A FAVOURITE hobby-her.se of tliis half-column m:iy have been observed befool now— that only man la fill in an Innocent wo.ld. An txception to tfie innocence of the non-human unverse can be argued with the rhinoce ros as the example. It charges man at sight
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    RICHEST DUTY 'HARVEST FOR S'PORE
    267 7 $69.4 mil. collected —$32.3 mil from tobacco IJEVENUE from customs and excise last year brought Singapore her richest harvest in post-war years if not in her history. The yield from these sources was $69,401,659, which Is about 62 per cent of the Colony's estimated revenue
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    Sailor is treed—at halt price'
    127 7 Sailor is treed— at halt price JJECAI'SE his family in Holland sent money to pay his fine, Jan Hendrick Gammink, a Dutch sailor, who has already served 16 days of a month's term in prison in Singapore, is a free man today. And because he has already served half his
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    Winners didn't take prizes
    59 7 There are still some unclaimed prizes from the St. John Ambulance Brigade ball and bridge and mahjong drive recently. Holders of the following tickets should contact the Lady District Superintendent, Mrs. O. Faris. Bait No. 703 (pink ticket). Bridge and Mah Jong Drive. Nos. 8316, C
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    Gurkha major killed
    65 7 The names of British troops killed and wounded in recent operations were given by Headquarters. Malaya, last night. Major W. Shaw, of the 2? Gurkha Rifles, was killed in the Seremban area on July 3 Private B. V. Ansell, of the Ist Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, was killed
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    T.U.C. SENDS APPEAL TO WHITEHALL
    247 7 R On Service workers 9 pay OINGAPbRE Trade Union Congress yesterday sent *3 a "comprehensive and confidential" memorandum t« the Admiralty, Air Ministry and War Department in London, in an attempt to settle the three-year-old claims of 25,000 Service employees. The claims by the Army
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    Convicted man is cleared
    282 7 N. ELIATHAMBY, a land owner and businessman, who appealed against a lower court conviction and sentence of one day's imprisonment and a fine of $850 on a charge of giving false evidence, was cleared on appeal in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Eliathamby was a witness
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    Concert to aid fund
    83 7 t«? he Convent of the Hoiy Infant Jesus. Singapore is holding a charity concert on Saturday at the convent in aid of its building«fund Admission will be by' programme only. Among those taking part are students of the Fine Art of Movement Academy. Meta Lubberts. Gloria
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    Camera Club
    20 7 The Singapore Camera Club's visit to Pulau Übin arranged for this Bunday has been postponed until July 20
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    Air ace on way to Malta
    49 7 WING COMMANDER B. A. EATON (left) D.5.0.. D.F.C. and Bar, on his way to take over command of the 78 Australian fighter squadron at Malta, pictured in Singapore with an old friend. Mr. Hugh Birch, manager of Qantas Empire Airways. Straits Times picture.
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    Cinema show
    28 7 The Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union will hold a cinema show for Its members at th e USIS theatrette in Raffles Place at 7 p.m. today.
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    T.B. CLINIC SHOCKS 2 SELANGOR PADRES
    166 7 T.B. CLINIC SHOCKS 2 SELANGOR PADRES KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. TWO EUROPEAN members of the Board of Hospital Visitors today said that the Government took no notice of their recommendations. They were the Rev. T. E. Carrie and the Rev. G. Gurney-Fox, both members of Selangor We/fare Committee. They said that
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    Wants talks now on 'the spray'
    412 7 TEMPLER SEES NEW WEAPON KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. OIG, BROWN patches on the hillsides along a main road near Kuala Lumpur today satisfied the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, that the new chemical spray for killing undergrowth at ambush points on dangerous roads might
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    Govt. bulletin was two years out of date
    115 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A SPECIAL bulletin issued yesterday by the Department of Agriculture dealing with experiments in the mechanisation of padi cultivation is already two years out of date. In a foreword dated April 13, 1951 the Director of Agriculture. Mr O.
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    64 7 MR. M. SUNDRAM, of the Social Welfare Department (left) who returned* to Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yejterday after spending four years in Britain studying law. With him are his brother. Mr. C. J. Sundram, a tutor at the Nurses' Dental School in Penan*, who leaves for New Zealand with his wire
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    Judgment reserved in
    152 7 appeal case TH E Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, in the Singapore High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the appeal of a police corporal. Kassim bin Mustafa, and a constable, Atan bin Abu. against a lower court ccnviction and sentence of 15 months' imprisonment on a charge
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    To cooperate with courts
    54 7 The Probation Section or the Singapore Social Welfare Department has set up an office in the police courts to co-operate with the judges and magistrates. Mr. M. T. Leong is In charge with an assistant. The Probation Office investigates the backgrounds of accused persons after they
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    COMMONS QUESTIONS ON MR. MacDONALD
    222 7 LONDON, Wed. QUESTIONS on the future of Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Commissioner General, were asked in 'the Hpasa o f Commons today. Mr S. Awbery. Labour, asked when Mr. Mac Donald's term of office will end, and Mr. Sorensen, Labour, asked, in view of tie
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    Parents see bandit victim
    160 7 Parents see bandit victim T*HE parents of a younf? Johore planter who wa.> bayonetted by bandits in an ambush on Monday arrived in Singapore in a Qantas-BOAC Constellation from Australia yesterday. Soon after landing at Kaliang, Mr. aid Mrs. H. W. Morgan, of Newcastle. New South Wales, were hun ied
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    Arrest warrant for van driver
    75 7 At an inquest yesterday on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Abdul Hamid bin Abdul Kadir. who died of concussion fclCowing a road crash, the Coroner issued a warrant for the arrest of the van driver, Wong Kow, for negligent driving. Wong was said to have knocked down
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    DEATH
    29 7 GEERLINGS. Johannes Hubcrtus. of Ford Motor Company of Malaya Ltd., on July 9. at Singapore General Hospital. Funeral service at Bidadarl Roman Catholic chapel at 5 p.m. today.
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    PLAN TO ERASE AMBIGUITIES' IN RULES OF ASSOCIATION
    361 8 Ceylon Federation of Malaya KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. MEMBERS of the Ceylon Federation of Malaya x will be asked, at its fifth annual general meeting on July 20, to approve a revised version oMhe constitution which seeks to remove some of the "ambiguities"
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    26,000 cars in S'pore
    65 8 At the end of last month there were 26.137 motor cars licensed in Singapore as against 25,804 in May At the end of December last year there were 22,702. Thirty motor cycles were also registered and licensed in June bringing the total to 6.026. On June
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    52 8 REV. BROTHER LAWRENCE OTOOLE, assistant superior general of the De La Salle Order, chats with 62-year-old Brother Finan at a tea party in Singapore. The party was given yesterday by the teachers of the Brothers' schools in Singapore to bid farewell to Brother Lawrence, due to leavte for Malacca. Straits
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    Reds kidnap girl
    18 8 A Chinese girl tapper was abducted by terrorists in the Sungei Siput area of Perak.
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    37 8 MX. L. C. GOH, former Deputy Secretary of the Singapore Social Welfare Department, who returned to Singapore by QantasBOAC yesterday after studying public administration for two years at Exeter University on a Government scholarship. Straits Times picture.
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    'Champion' singer will get medal
    108 8 rE singer who raises the most money at a charity concert to be held at the Happy World, Singapore f on Monday night, will win a gold medal given by Dato C. J. Paglar. The money raised by Chinese songstresses and from the concert, which
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    Pagoda memorial for S'pore hero
    182 8 PART OF PUBLIC PARK SINGAPORE Government has approved the plan to erect a Chinese pagoda memorial in the Colony to the late Major-General Lim Bo Seng, Malayan Chinese hero of Force 136 during the occupation, who was killed by the Japanese on June 29, 1945.
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    New exam in S'pore
    76 8 For the first time, the examination of the Federal Institute of Accountants, Australia, wifli be held in Singapore at the University of Malaya. The Institute's representative for Malaya is Mr. W. G. C. Goss, from whom regulalations and application forms for examinations may be obtained. His
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    Fought in public: $5
    44 8 An old man, Teo Mah San, pleaded guilty In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, to fighting i n public with a woman at trie junction of Joo Chiat Terrace and Still Road on Tuesday afternoon. He was fined $5.
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    Minister to have talks with C.G.
    153 8 Minister to have talks with C.G. TU". JEAN LETOURNEAU, the French Minister of State, due in Singapore tomorrow from Indo-China, will have discussions with the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, at Phoenix Park during his two-and-a-half-day stay here for the French Week celebrations being held by tne Colony's French community.
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    C.G. will lay the stone
    43 8 The Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will lay the foundation stone of the new Sree Narayana Missicn building on Aug. 16, at West Hill Road. Seletar. Mr. M. Gopala Menon, Representative of the Government of India, will preside.
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    400 attend dinner
    58 8 SEREMBAN, Wed. More than 400 people attended a dinner last night to celebrate the wedding of Mr. Thong Kai Cheong and Miss Ng Kirn Lan. The bridegroom is the 13th son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thong Lai Tong and bride is the youngest daughter of
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    Sultan says 'yes' to Johore Grand Prix
    195 8 Sultan says 'yes to Johore Grand Prix rpHE Sultan of Johore, who is in London, has sent the "go-ahead" signal to the Singapore Motor Club for the Johore Grand Prix road race meeting in Johore Bahru on August Bank Holiday Sunday. Final arrangements for the meeting are now being made.
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    GREETINGS
    29 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Automobile Association of Malaya today cabled congratulations to the Automobile Association of Great Britain on its having passed the 1,200, 000 -mark in membership.
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      74 8 SINGAPORE 9.30 a.m. Schools; 10 News; 10.05 Music While You Work; 10.45 Schools; 1 Thomas Peluso and His Orch.; 1.30 News; 1.45 Ray Anthony Orch.; 2 5 Schools; 6.17 Calling all Hospitals; 6.55 Announcements; 7 News; 7.15 Radio Scientist: 7.30 Philip Green and his Orch.; 8 The Heritage of Britain;
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      74 8 I KUALA LUMPUR 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. As S'pore; 6.15 Happy Anniversary; 6.55— 7.30 As Spore; 7.30 Hit Parade8 Alphonso Soliano Trio; 8.15 Paul Temple; 8.45 Classical Requests; 9.30 News; 9.45 Sidney Torch and His Orch.; 10 Over to You; 10.30 11 Dance Music PEMANG 9.30 a.m.— 2 p.m. As
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      57 8 9.30 News; 9.45 Evening Star, Paul Robeeon; .10 11 Happy Birthday. MALACCA 9.30 a.m.— 2 p.m.. 7—7 30 As S'pore; 9 Record Review; 9.30 News; 9.45 10 Cowboy Songs [Full programmes of all local and overseas broadcastin a stations usually to be Heard in Malaya are contained in RADIO WEEKLY,
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    Colours will be "gay, royal"
    574 9 At Coronation draws near FROM MVRIEL PENN IN LONDON BRITISH women, as "their thoughts turn to next years Coronation, will be wearing gay, warm "royal' colours next winter. Tuition decrees *hat predominant colours for the smartest coast and dresses in London's West End stores this
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    193 9 DRESS OF THE WEEK CHORT and plump? This week's dresses art designed to remove inches across your figure and put them on your height. 1 Note the other details that add up to an optical illusion. {1. No matter how pretty! your hair is wear it| short
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    180 9 DRESS SUITS FIRST shake the garments in the open air and brush them carefully. If they are spotted, lay the stained parts on a pad and rub them gently with a toothbrush dipped In a cleaning agent, then sponge with tepid water. Repeat the treatment if necessary,
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    498 9  - Trouble with a haircut— —AND NEW WAYS OF CUTTING IT ANGELA HAYWARD By Jlf AYBE some women ITA have husbands who take note and comment on their appearance, but I'm not one of them. inus can at times be infuriating, as for insiance when I had my hair cropped. The
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    INDIAN DEFENCE HOLD CHINESE
    250 10 INDIAN DEFENCE HOLD CHINESE But the forwards miss chances Chinese 0; Indians 0. JN a thrill-packed SAFA community league match at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday Indians acquitted themselves magnificently to hold Chinese, last year's champions, to a scoreless draw. Indians deserve credit for a grand defensive display against determined opposition.
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    24 10 PRIDE OF B!TRMA (Colin Tulloh) being led m by Mrs. Eu En* Hock, wife of the owner,, after winning the 2.15 at Bukit Timah
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    Jenkins wins cycle race by inches
    174 10 TWEN TY -one-year-old Raymond Jenkins, who Is expected to win this years Singapore Best All- Rounder competition, added another event to his string of victories vest«rday when he beat Sulliman Awang in a thrilling finish to win the 120-lap grass track race held at
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    2nd HALF RALLY GIVES C. A. POINTS
    169 10 A PTER being down one goal at the interval, Chinese Athletic "A" made a splendid rally in the second half to collect both points with a Z—lZ 1 win in a SAFA Div. 2 match against Tiong Bahru Rangers yesterday at Geylang stadium.
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    66 10 SOCCER < OMMI NITY LGE: RAF Europeans. Jalan Besar Stadium. BUSINESS HSE. LGE: Mercantile Bank v Jacks at Clerical I nicin; East Asiatic v Malayan Airways at Farrer Park. JI'NIOR (IP: Police 'B1B 1 v Star Sorcrritrs. <.«■■> Ung Stadium; K. Sajarah 'A' v Social A.P., at (IMA.
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    JULY MEDAL TO MRS DALY
    72 10 The Ladies' July Medal (Stroke) played last Monday afternoon resulted In a win for Mrs. Daly in "A" Division, Mrs. Holt In "B Division and Mrs. Pullen in "C Division. The draw for the First Round of the Ladies' Memorial Cup to foe played today
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    30 10 MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALLER IN THE WORLD: Hans Jepson, Swedish star forward, who was recently transferred to the Italian club, Atlanda, at a fee of 1,500,000 lire (about £64,000). Popper picture.
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    Richest race of the year
    135 10 LONDON, Wed. rTVHERE are 17 final acceptors X for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes to be run over one mile and a half at Ascot on Saturday. Together with weights they are: Zucchero, Nuccio, Niederlander County Delight, Mat De Cocogne. Le Sage,
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    MELBURY COURT FETCHES $15,000
    42 10 Melbury Court, a well-performed five-year-old English mare by Kingsway out of Melandra, came under the hammer after the last race at Bukit Timah yesterday and after some brisk bidding, she was sold to Madam Julien Loke for $15,000.
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    GRAND PRIX PROGRAMME
    85 10 HHHE Singapore Motor Club has I now completed arrangements for the Johore Grand Prix meet in Johore Ba\ru on Aug. 3 The programme Is: I 10.40 <71aps) Racing cars, r.OO c.c. and 1500 c.c. unblown; il.lo (15 laps) Motorcycles over '50 c.c; 12.05 (10 laps) Handicap for
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    OTEC hit 6 against MPH
    138 10 SUPERIOR In attack and defence. O.T.E.C "A" outclassed M.P.H. 6-2 In a Singapore BHFA League Cup fixture at Clerical Union ground yesterday. Misson opened scoring for O.T.E.C in the seventh minute from a high ball from Hiang Huat. Midway through the session Yusoff scored the
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    Indians out for 86 runs
    80 10 LONDON. Wed.— There were sensational batting failures on a pitch which gave little help to bowlers at Chesterfield in the opening day's play between Derbyshire and the Indians. Derbyshire were out for 162 (Can- 37 Chowdhury 5 for 30) and at the tea Interval India
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    Nathan in good double for R.I.
    76 10 Highlight of yesterday's ln'erschool cricket match at Woodsville between St. Andrew's and Raffles was a splendid double by P. Nathan (30 not out and four for 5 runs), which enabled Rafflesians »o win by seven wickets. Nathan and Verity Gill (four for 12) shared
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    MIDGLEY 8-25 IN LODGERS' WIN
    48 10 Lodger Unli oeat Seletar by five wlcketf in a RAJ 1 Interunit tournament match at Chanel yesterday, thanks to good bowling by Midglev who took elßht for 25 Scores: Seletar 72 (Wakelln 28. Mldgley 8-25): Lodgers 74 for five (Vidale 31. Reed 3-21 >
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    FED SOCCER
    29 10 Yesterday's major soccer league results in the Federation were: TAIPING: C.R.C 4. RASC 1. IPOH: Lancers 6, Tamilians 0. KUALA LUMPUR: TPCA 3 Sel Chinese (Chenwm 2
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    Champion goes into semi-final
    184 10 -IPOH, Wed. PRAK singles title holder Leong Khuen Nyean reached the semi-flnals of the men's slgnles in the Perak tennis championship yesterday when he beat Sitlawan's Lim Eng Keat 6—3,6 3, 6* 2. Only upset of the evening occurred in the veterans doubles when M. E.
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    3 Miles to Kitmaldaff
    396 10 J^IFLEMAN KltmaldaCt (OJi.Q. Field Record) won the three miles final at the Singapore Base District's annual sports held at N *l Soon Garrison yesterday This was the only final of the day, which was devoted to the running of the preliminary heats thJ l^ 6 f
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    CORINTHIANS XI
    51 10 The team to represent Singapore Corinthians against the Singapore Traction Company in a friendly soccer match on the P. Si T. ground tomorrow will be •■hosen from: Arshad. Jaffar. Endot \rtffln. Pant. Daud Roslan, Hussein. Hamid Ahrrad Haji Ahmad Buang Tutnin. Idris. Yusoff Hallm, Balan Kalimutthu. and Avtar
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    LIM HANG CHENG WINS 4 EVENTS
    481 10 AS a (male 10 the Christian Brothers Associa Ion Centenary celebrations (Singapore), St. Joseph's Afternoon School's fourth annual athletic sports were held on the S.J.I. ground yesterday morning Individual champion for "A" Division was Lim Hang Cheng who won the 220 yds,' 440 yds.
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    Malaya imports less rubber
    102 11 INHERE was a small drop in imports of foreign robber into Malaya during Jane, when 23.369 tons were imported compared with 23,777 tons in May. The June total includes 3,345 tons brought in on provisional permits daring May. It was the lowest 'mportation of foreltn robb»r
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    JUNE TIN OUTPUT
    23 11 Hitam Tin Limited's output for June amounted to 50 piculs. Talam Mines output for June totalled 357.54 piculs of ore.
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    Bonds highlight busy Australian Exchange
    201 11 Bonds highlight busy Australian Exchange From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE. Wed. CTRONG rises in Commonwealth Bonds the best for weeksprovided the highlight of a brighter and busier Stock Exchange today. Of the 15 bond moves, nine were rises and ranged up to 30 for a £100 bond. Brokers reported that
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    WALL STREET WAS BARELY STEADY
    71 11 NEW YORK. Wed. WALL STREET closed barely steady yesterday. Values drifted irregularly lower in the slowest dealings, for some weeks as atI tention continued to be focussed I on the National Republican ConI ventlon. With politics and steel dominating the picture at the present time,
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    RUBBER LOSES 2 CTS. ON HEAVY SELLING
    97 11 By Oar Market Correspondent FAIRLY heavy selling from upcountry centres sent the price of rubber down by two cents on the Singapore Market yesterday, July first grade closing ;at 85J cents a lb. The price, which varied I during business between 85 cents
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    Produce Market
    100 11 pOPRA -was easier on the SlngaVj pore Produce Exchange yeiterday. prices being down by W cents, with buyers at *26% and sellers $27%. Coconut oil was unchanged on a quiet market at $43 >* sellers a picul. No transactions were reported :in pepper and there was a drop
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    TIN: $486 5/8 A PICUL
    120 11 SINGAPORE, Wed. July 9.— $486.62 'i a picul (up 50 cents.) Closing price* yesterday (July Si were In cents per lb No. 1 H.8.S. Spot loose buyers 854. sellers M: No. 1 R.SS. f.o.b. In bales Julv buyi.s 851. sellers 86; No. 3 buvers 8U.
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    New York price
    26 11 VO. 1 R.S.S. Sept. 19:>2 (in I l V.S. cents):— l( Monday's Tuesday's closing closing 30.30 1ra J ed 29.80 traded Tone: Easier.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    32 11 hunu kong, wed. Free market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at thf close today as follows: UStl < HKSGWS (cash); HK$6.5l (T.T.): HKSIS.7S. One tael of ?old HKs29B.B7'^.
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    Industrial, tin shares move down
    134 11 Industrial, tin shares move down SINGAPORE Share Market was generally easier yesterday. Tins and industrial quotations were marked down with rubbers neglected. Price chan<?e^ announced by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Bayers Sellers Fraser Neave Ords 3 82 3.87 H'kong <Sc S'hal Bank 'H'Stong re» I 720.00
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    SHIPPING
    135 11 CHIPS alongsio the Singapore Har- bour Board Ggdowns. or expected there at 7 am today, are: 1/2 Canton: 4/5 Welteureden; Coal Plant: VKle de Amiras: 6/7 Pakhol: 8/9 AxeldJlk: 11 Moncav: 13/14 Benalbanach. 18 President Arthur; 19/29 Eiistway; 21/22 Frederick Glover: 23/24 OHnd»: 2Snt Travancore; 27/28 Glaucus: 29/30 Benrinnes:
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    £ STRENGTHENS AGAINST $
    220 11 STRENGTHENS AGAINST LONDON. Wed. CTERLING yesterday suddenly turned stron e against boh the United States and Canadian dollars. Sterling was in dema-jo and dollars were offered 1" both European and North -American markets. Against the United Sates dollar, ster;in X at the week-end was down to barely above i's lovr
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    Par miter cuts down top sprinters in fine finish
    2556 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By HAT-TRICK BY RUSSELL gRILLIANTLY ridden by Hunter Russell, Parmiter, a handsome four-year-old by Harroway, came with a delightful run in the straight to beat his stablemate Sporting Gestu re in the Class 1, Div. 1 6 f sprint
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    Big Sweep
    60 12 TOTAL POOL: $670,900 1. No. *****5 $181,143 2. No. *****8 90,571 3. No. *****0 50,317 Starters ($5,031 each): Nos. *****2; *****9; *****3; *****6; *****0; *****9; *****1; *****1; 238M8; *****0. Consolation ($3,019 each): Nos. *****9; *****3; *****3; *****6; *****3; *****7; *****0; *****9; *****7; *****7. DOUBLE TOTE The double tote
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    Slow progress in SAFA league
    901 12 A LTHOUGH Bulan Puasa ended two weeks ago there has be°n very little progress In either the S.A.F.A. or Business Houses F.A. leagues. The programme at Jalan Besar stadium has been cluttered up by Community League matches, the interest in which can be measured by
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      71 12 9P fir M c3 /xaaik Send for free leaflet Sole Agents: Gammeters Ltd., 16, Collyer Quay, Singapore, 1. PE66 fe® 0 TWIN VISION B^^rr l;t .<" T^^Bl S'POM fr PfNANC Wid. diok. of stations from t .a».s»r«4 $285 waveband.. Extremely simple station selection. FEDERATION Exceptionally fine reproduction. 325 o Fully
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