The Straits Times, 30 July 1952

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    21 1 The Straits Times 30 JUL I9S2 MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1952
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    THE SHENTON WAY MUDDLE
    347 1 Firm spends $20,000, then told: You can 't build PLANS to put up a $1,500,000 ten-storey buildin jf on Shenton Way have been rejected by Singapore Government. This is a severe blow to any hopes of an immediate start on the $22,000,000 Shenton Way development scheme.
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    Drama at the Olympics
    70 1 lilt CAitU.i(A catches the sensational incident wi on the "world's fastest woau n", Australian sprinter Marjorie Jackson, drops the>-4ttton as it is handed to her by Winsome Cripps in the last leg of the women's 400 metres relay race at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Marjorie
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    Boy waits month to catch thief
    245 1 BENG KIM AND HIS WATCH r*HNG BENG KIM, a 14-year-old schoolboy, yesterday told the Singapore Second District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, that every day for a month he had gone out looking for a man who robbed h m of a watch. One
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    GEORGEMEDAL FOR PLANTER, POLICEMAN
    785 1 GEORGEMEDAL FOR PLANTER, POLICEMAN The Queen honours their bravery in jungle KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. rIREE policemen who were ambushed near Raub, Pahang, in March, have been awarded a George Medal, a King's Police Medal and a Colonial Police Medal by the Queen. George Medals have also been awarded to Mr.
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    Latest
    133 1 Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Butler, last night announced drastic import cuts to bolster Britain's economy. He told Commons that general level of rations had been maintained only by drastic cuts in other foods. He announced sweeping i reductions in imports, including 25 per cent, slash in import* of nnrationed
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    Opium raid
    34 1 A raid on opium keepers and addicts in the Tanjong Pagar and Chinatown areas of Singapore was made last nlfhi. Police detained 23! peop'e. including a woman Plp3s and lamps were seized.
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    World record
    39 1 HELSINKI. Tiles.— Marjorie Jackson's 100 yards dash in 10 4 seconds at Sydney, Australia, on Mar. 8 this year was ratified as a world record today by the Congress of the International Amateur Athletic Federation,— A J>.
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    Urgent' meeting on Egypt
    66 1 Urgent' meeting on Egypt CAIRO, Tues. gIR RALPH STEVENSON, the British Ambassador, who interrupted a holiday in France to return to Cairo last night, had an urgent meeting today with the Egyptian Premier, Air Maher Pasha, who is also Foreign Minister. The meeting was at the request of Sir Ralph,
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    Story behind the coup
    61 1 CAIRO, Tues— Ex-King Farouk wanted to "get rid of coup leader, General Mohamed Naguib Bey, and IS other army officers only a fortnight ago," Dr. Mohamed Hasei Pasha, son-in-law of former Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha, said today. He made the disclosure in what purported to be
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    Farouk takes own drinks
    65 1 NAPLES, Tues. The Egyptian Royal yacht Mahroussa carrying exKing Farouk into exile steamed into Naples today. A strong enclosure was built round it and only the Egyptian Ambassador, accompanied by his aides, and Italian protocol officials were allowed to enter. Farouk, it was said, had golf
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    Premiers to meet
    48 1 LONDON, Tues. Mr. Churchill announced in the House of Commons today that Commonwealth Prime Ministers would meet in London in the last week In November to review financial, commercial and economic policy. Arrangements are also to be made for representation of the Colonial territories.— Reuter.
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    Pacific meet
    31 1 CANBERRA. Tues.—External Affairs Minister, Richard Casey, today announced he would* lead an Australian delegation of nln* at the first meeting of the Pacific Council in Hawaii next week.— Reuter-A.A.P.
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    The deficit is down
    54 1 LONDON, Tues. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Richard Botler, totd Parliament today that Britain's deficit with the non-sterling world was running at annual rate of about £400,000.000 in the first half of this year. This compared with an annual rate of £1.200.000,000 in the first
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    Glass aeroplanes next
    68 1 HAWTHORNE. California. Tuesday. ALL -GLASS aeroplanes, flying at more than twice the speed of sound, were forecast today by Mr. Thomas E. Piper, Director of Materials and Process Engineering of Northrop Aircraft Incoporated. Mr. Piper said class appeared to be better than most metals in withstanding the
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    TRAITOR9 CRY AT DEPUTY
    58 1 TRAITOR 9 CRY AT DEPUTY TEHERAN. Tues.— All the deputies walked out of the Chamber here today when an opposition member. Mir Ashraffi, took his seat amid cries of "~iou are a traitor" from the visitors' gallery. A&hraffl followed the DeDuties as they trooped out When they returned a few
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    7 acquitted
    24 1 PUSAN. Tues. A Korean court martial today dismissed the case of seven National Assemblymen being tried for Communist conspiracy and corruption.— A.P.
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    MALAYAN DELEGA TES MEET LYTTELTON
    101 1 MALA YAN DELE G A TES MEET LYTTELTON From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. WORLD rubber talks at which Malaya is represent- ed by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, Mr. O. A. Spencer and Mr. Khoo Teik Ec begin tomorrow and may last until Aug. 23. The meeting Is private. A
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    Truce men meet for 104 mins.
    40 1 TOKYO. "Hies.— Staff officers met for an hour and 44 minutes at Panmun]om. No announcement was made about the session. The truce talks of the toplevel delegates are In recess until Aug. 3. Reuter-A.AJ.
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    24 MEMBERS WERE LATE
    41 1 TAIPEI. Tues.— The Provincial Assembly yesterday decided that any member arriving late should be fined $10. with the Speaker paying double. Today. 24 members of the assembly arrived late and a fine of $25« was levied.— U.P.
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    5 Dromus heroes honoured
    92 1 5 Dromus heroes honoured THE Queen has approved awards to five heroes of the Dromus oil-tanker fire off Pulau Bukom, Singapore. Twenty-five people lost their lives when the 11.000ton tanker blazed last year. The master, Capt. Henry Gwynn Watkins. and his chief engineer, Mr. Kenneth Armstrong, get the M.B.E The
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    Bey rejects French reforms
    33 1 TUNIS, Tues.— The Bey of Tunis, Sidi Lamine. today refused to set his seal to French plans for reforms In Tunisia and sent them back for further consideration. Reuter.
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    Publish report, tin men tell U.S.
    355 1 Publish report, tin men tell U.S. KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. MALAYAN tin producers ITI tonight challenged the Government of the United States to publish the report of the U.S. Tin Mission to Malaya, written by General Thomas E. Wilson of the General Services Administration, after his visit to Malaya last November.
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    ITALY DENIES ATOM CLAIM
    42 1 ROME, Tues.— ltaly's Defence Minister, Sig. Randolfc Pacciardi. announced last night Italian scientists had succeeded in exploding hyurogen to make helium. He denied sensational claims that Italy had successI fully tested the world's first effective hyarogen Dcmb. Reuter.
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    POLICE EJECT RED GUARDS
    226 3 Planes in Hong Kong not China's U.S. FIRM WINS 2*12 -YEAR FIGHT HONG KONG, Tuesday. MORE THAN JOO Chinese guards, chanting Communist songs were rounded up and removed in police vans today after they refused to leave the 40 planes at Kaitak airport, transferred from China
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    MASS FOR EVA
    31 3 ARGENTINIANS with umbrellas stand in the Plaza Republics of Buenos Aires at an open-air mass for Madame Eva Peron, wife of the Argentine president, who died on Saturday.
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    Japs fear revival of Shinto cult
    157 3 TOKYO, Tues. LEADERS of Japan's few Christians and millions of Buddhists have Joined forces in an extraordinary alliance to fight a possible revival of State-supported Emperor worship. In an unprecedented joint statement, they have even suggested that the Emperor be restricted in the practice
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    Macao troops withdrawn
    39 3 MACAO, Tues.— Portuguese colonial troops today withdraw from gun positions they took up on Friday after a clash along the frontier v/Ith China. The withdrawal followed China's decision last night to restore traffic with Macao. Reuter
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    IRON CURTAIN TURNS GREEN
    21 3 HANOVOR, Tues. ShortEa&lerp police to plant green astern police to plant green hedges oh the frontier.— A.P.
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    Frontmud-bound
    26 3 SEOUL, Tues. A heavy three-day rainfall left gluelike mud along the entire Korean battlefront today, resulting in light ground action and little air activity.— Reuter.
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    2 OLYMPIC MEN SEEK ASYLUM
    103 3 2 OLYMPIC MEN SEEK ASYLUM HELSINKSI, Tues. rpHERE were persistent L rumours in the Olympic swimming stadium today that two members of the Hungarian team had refused to swim any more for their country and had asked for political asylum. The rumours could not be confirmed immediately. One stai Hungarian
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    New Soviet envoy told: Go home
    93 3 LONDON, Tuesday. \fl ANDREI GROMYKO, Russia's new Ambassador iTl# to Britain, whose appointment set Western diplomats guessing, arrived in London last night. Police went into action In Illing crowd which suried the new envoy as nstrators showered pacns on him and cried: home Gromyko.'
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    Control ends
    15 3 BONN, Tues.— The Allies today lifted their control over West Germany's steel production.—Reuter.
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    ATOM SHIP AT FREMANTLE
    37 3 SYDNEY, Tues.— The first of three ships carrying men and equipment for Britain's first atomic tests at the Monte Bello testing range arrived at Fremantle yesterday. It was placed under heavy guard.— UP.
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    South Korean assembly ends
    45 3 PUSAN, Tues. The South Korean National Assembly adjourned for 15 days today after a month-long session which resolved the political battle between the President, Syngman Rhee, and opposition assemblymen. The assembly will reconvene after the popular elections on Aug. s.— Reuter-AAP.
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    Arms for Burma
    28 3 RANGOON, Tues.— Britain has agreed to supply Burma with arms to enable her to step up her defence preparations and offensive against the rebels.— UP.
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    Reds want truce in Korea—U.S. chief
    124 3 Reds want truce in Korea— U.S. chief WASHINGTON, Tuesday. A DMIRAL WILUAM FECHTELER, U.S. Chief of A Naval Operations, said on his return from the Far East yesterday that he still thought the United Nations was "going to get an armistice in Korea principally because the Communists want it" He
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    Nagoya arrests
    24 3 NAOOYA, Tues Nagoya police today arrested 27 persons suspected of harbourIng communist rioters who clashed with the police on July 7.— Reuter.
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    BBC'aims to keep China informed'
    215 3 BBC 'aims to keep China informed' LONDON, Tuesday. MR. SELWYN LLOYD, Minister of State, told the House of Commons last night that the BBC broadcasts to China were "to provide a balanced and objective service' of news and information in the main Chinese dialects". Replying to Major Tufton Beamish, Conservative,
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    PUBLIC REPORTS 9,000 CRIMES
    55 3 LONDON. Tues. MORE than 1.000 arrests were made In May this year by the crews of police radio cars, acting on emergency telephone messages from members of the public who had dialled the police emergency number "999". Out of every nine calls received during that month,
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    Fanny gives up athletics
    70 3 HELSINKI, Tues. FLYING Dutchwoman Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch housewife who sprinted and hurdled to international fame at the last Olympic Games, is quitting athletics. She said today that she would run again this year bat had no definite plans for the future. She has completely recovered
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    4 buildings on fire after quake
    135 3 4 buildings on fire after quake LOS ANGELES. Tues. SHARP earth tremors early today caused fires in at least four buildings in Bakersfield, about 45 miles fron. Tehachapi, where 13 people were killed in an earthquake last week. The first tremor came soon after mldnignt, and another about an hour
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    Socialists to talk in Burma
    42 3 RANGOON. Tues.— A subcommittee of three was formed here yesterday to prepare for a Pan-Asian socialist conference in October. The conference is designed to co-ordinate the policies and programme to be followed by Asian Socialist parties. —Reuter.
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    Losing strength
    24 3 CANBERRA. Tues. The Australian government says membership of the Communist party today is about 6,000. or half what it was in 1949.
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    15 years to build memorial
    26 3 MELBOURNE, Tues— lt took 15 years to finish Victoria's 17,000 memorial to King George V, just unveiled In King's Domain.— Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    331 3 Firmer tone in all sections TPHE Stock Markets started very cautiously, there being considerable apprehension on today's economic debate In the House of Commons. But the air of hesitancy was rather surprisingly quickly dispelled and, although there was no noticeable Increase In the volume of trading, nearly all
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    27 3 LONDON, July 29.— Cash Buyers £967y 2 Sellers £968; Forward Buyers £966V 2 Sellers £967; Settlement £968 (up <£%>• Turnover: a.m. 45 tons; p.m. nil.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    32 3 LONDON, July 29— Spot 26%d.. Sapt. 26% d., Oct. -Dec. 26d., Jan.Mar 25>4d.. April-June 24> 2 d.. Aug. c.U. 26d., 8ept. c.Lf. 25?4d., Oct. c.lf. 25 \d. Market: Quietly steady.
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    TROOPS CONTROL MOURNERS
    109 3 BUENOS AIRBB. Tues. SOLDIERS with steel helmets today controlled i the flow of crowds, still rishln? In thousands to see the coffin of Evlta Peron at the Ministry of Labour here. They took over last nlplv from tlrad police, after th half million who stormed t th~
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    3 Malacca Reds killed in 2 battles
    160 4 3 Malacca Reds killed in 2 battles KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. FE TERRORIST gang in the Jasin area of Malacca lost three of its men in battles yesterday. A patrol of the Ist Gordon Highlanders shot two of the bandits and captured their rifles while the third was killed by a
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    Pedestrian crossings
    54 4 A Singapore traffic police notice yesterday said that when there is no traffic control by a policeman or by lights at pedestrian crossIngs, drivers must allow free j and uninterrupted passage to any pedestrian already on the crossing. Foot passengers have precedence over all vehicular traffic once they
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    Unionist due in Colony today
    53 4 Mr. Fritz Gmur, secretary of the Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone International— a Congress of trade unionswill arrive in Singapore today. During his stay in the Colony. Mr. Gmur will see trade unionsts to collect first hand information on the working conditions and general welfare of
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    Man stabbed from behind
    43 4 A 28-year-old workman, Ho Kee Kok, was stabbed from behind as he was walkIng near the junction of Liang Seah Street and North Bridge Road, in Singapore yesterday. His assailant escaped down North Bridge Road. Ho was slightly injured.
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    EGGS CASE OFFICER IS ACQUITTED
    78 4 EGGS CASE OFFICER IS ACQUITTED TAIPING, Tues. CAPT. JAMES ARTHUR WOOD, 36, former Oflfl-cer-in-Charge, RASC at Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, was today acquitted on all seven charges of theft of nearly 1,000 eggs by a court martial held in the North Malaya Sub-District Headquarters. Capt. Wood was, however, arraigned on
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    BAIL OPPOSED
    23 4 SEGAMAT, Tues.— Bail was opposed when Er Heng, 39. was charged at Segamat with having supplied rice to terrorists at Labis.
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    A FULL STOP MADE THIS PRICELESS
    153 4 Al6-CENT red overprint Borneo stamp issued during the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition in 1922— the only one of its kind in the world —will be acnong rare Malayan and Borneo stamps to be exhibited by the Singapore Stamp Club at the British Council Hall on Sept.
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    WINGS FOR THEM
    50 4 N.C.O.S and men o, No. 22 Special Air Service Regiment (Malayan Scouts) who completed a course of parachute training: at Changi. Singapore, received their wings at Air Headquarters, on Monday, from Brigadier F. D. Rome, Deputy Adjutant General, GHQ FARELF, who himself wears them. Army Pit. photograph.
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    Lost $200,000 in year's trade
    190 4 HOPED TO MAKE $8,000 p.m. A MERCHANT, Lee Kee Chow, who started a textile business in partnership with another man with a capita] of $40,000 and whose losses were more than $200,000 after one year, told the Singapore High Court yesterday during his public examination
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    CLEARED ON ARSON CHARGE
    111 4 CLEARED ON ARSON CHARGE NG KEE CHOR, 26, a tongkang cleaner, who was on trial on a charge of attempting to commit mischief by setting fire to a S.T.C. bus, was acquitted by Mr. Justice Knight at Singapore Assizes yesterday. The ;ury returned a unan'r.ious verdict of not guilty. Ng.
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    Better'radio' planned
    70 4 pEDIFFUSION Limited, a MX British company. has applied to the Treasury for permission to raise a further £2.500,000 capital to extend "wired radio" in Malaya and elsewhere, and to develop aviation training apparatus. The Rediffusion general manager in Singapore, Mr. G. H. Oldridge. last night said that when
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    Cruel to birds, dealer fined
    39 4 PARIT BUNTAR, Tues. Tan Moh, a poultry dealer, was fined $40 in the Parit Buntar court on a charge of cruelty to birds. Tan kept 23 fowls and seven ducks in a small basket.
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    3 broke curfew
    25 4 MUAR, Tues.— Tan Tow Jee. Mohamed Kassim and Mohamed Ibrahim, who broke the curfew at Serom, were each fined $10 at Muar.
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    Allow more taxis move
    86 4 Two motions by Mr. S. 8. Manyam (Independent, North), which call for an improvement in the City's public transport system, will be introduced t.t the monthly meeting of the City Council tomorrow. The first motion asks for an unlimited number of taxis to be allowed in
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    Two scalded by oil
    72 4 Two persons were scalded by boiling oil In Singapore yesterday afternoon. They were taken to the General Hospital and treated as out patients. They were Lim Ah Chong, a shopkeeper in Maxwell Road market, and Tan Poh Heng, a labourer, of Clive Btreet. Lira was scalded
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    NOW THE PUNISHED TOWN CAN BE PROUD
    137 4 TANJONG MALIM, Tues. rpHE people of Tanjong Malim, the town General Sir Gerald Tempter punished after the 'pipeline ambush," feel proud that the High Commissioner has now picked one of their young men for his Federation Regiment's "superb twelve." Out of a number
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    THE NAVY GIVES US LIGHT
    83 4 THE NAVY GIVES US LIGHT rE Royal Navy, in Singapore, is in a small way helping to reduce blackouts in Singapore. On Sunday and Monday, the Naval Base power station supplied the City Council with 500 to 600 kilowatts of electricity. Mr. C. C. Payne, the City Electrical Engineer said
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    Veterans to organise
    81 4 Colonel Terry Adevoso, President of the Philippines Veteran Legion, arrived in Singapore yesterday to organise a convention of veterans in South-East Asia in Sept Col. Adevoso said at the airport that the purpose of the covention was to encourage the formation of veteran associations and also a
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    6 injured in 2 accidents
    65 4 Four Chinese were sent to the General Hospital last last night when a car they were travelling in skidded off the road and landed in a ditch at the Bth milestone, Nee Soon. The windscreen of the car was smashed. An hour later, two Chinese
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    Death at 80
    44 4 IPOH, Tues.—Eighty-year-old Mrs. S. Eliathamby. wife of Mr. S. Eliathamby and mother of Messrs. E. S. Muthu, E. Muthuthamby and E. Venasi died yesterday at her home in Maxwell Road. The funeral took place this afternoon at the Hindu cemetery, Ipoh.
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    $500 bail allowed
    21 4 SEGAMAT, Tues Chong Slew Yuen. 26, charged at Segamat with having retained stolen property, was allowed $500 bail.
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    Today's Blackout schedule
    321 4 OUBSTATIONS liable to load shedding today are: DAY Adelpht, Union Building, Hume Pipe, Rheem, Ford, Bin Seng, Wire Mesh, P.W.D. Quarry. Nanyang Mfg.. Bukit Panjang. Natfonal Carbon, Princess Elizabeth Est., Dairy Farm, Ulu Pandan, Jurong 1, 2 A 3. Buklt Timah Village, United Chinese Rubber Works. Lam
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    HANDCUFFED MAN SAID: DETECTIVE DEMANDED $200 FROM ME
    633 5 HANDCUFFED MAN SAID: DETECTIVE DEMANDED $200 FROM ME Police stopped wayang, drew guns— court told WHEN Mr. A. J. Braga, defence counsel, was cross-examining Inspector Charles Bridges of the Colony's Anti-riot Squad in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday, he said: "This is the type of police officer who could
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    82 5 MOST treasured souvenir the Women's Voluntary Service, took with her when she left Singapore jesterday for Papua, In New Gomes; was a kukri. It had been given to her by aU ranks of the First Bat- talion of the 2nd K.E.O. Gurkha Rifles, with whom she had worked for the
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    POSER IN COURT ON CHINESE MARRIAGE
    145 5 POSER IN COURT ON CHINESE MARRIAGE A LEGAL point, whether the marriage of a Christian Chineae to a non-Chris-tian Chinese Is valid under the Christian Marriage Ordiance of the Colony, listed for argument In the Singapore High Court yesterday was adjourned sine die. The point has arisen over as application
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    G.P.O. hours cut during holidays
    108 5 G.P.O. hours cut during holidays TOURING the August Bank holidays on Saturday and Monday the Singapore General Post Office will be open only between 8.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Other post offices and postal agencies will operate from 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Money order and savings bank facilities will
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    IMP TO TRY AGAIN IN MALACCA
    76 5 MALACCA. Tues A THIRD attempt to elect officials of the Malacca branch of the Independence of Malaya Party, since its inauguration in May. will be made at a general meetin? in the Capitol dance hall on Sunday. This decision was reached by the Malacca
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    Man attacked
    34 5 •Vythelingam Arumugam. a 54 -year-old Straits Times nessenger, was assaulted by «on Indians at the junction f Norris and Serarigoon loads last night. He was aken to the General Hosplal for treatment.
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    City gets ultimatum from 24
    95 5 riTWENTY-FOUR Chinese 1 stokers of the City Gas Department have given a 30-day ultimatum expiring on Aug. 17 to the President of the City Council asking: for a minimum basic wage of $5 a day. They now get a basic wage of $2.84 a day
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    Shower of bricks killed labourer
    155 5 A SHOWER of bricks, which dropped from an 80-foot high platform in Singapore's Pasir Panjang power station, fell on Thangapen Pillay, a City Council taboarer, and broke his skull on June 18. Thangapen Pillay died in 'aspital the same day and yesterday, the City Coroner,
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    S'PORE DIARY
    160 5 Spore Rotary Club: Weekly loiico ....c Ulk o.i "iii Defence Of The Pseudo-Science Of Economics" Botarfan Panl Oetreuer at Capitol Blue Room, 1 p.m. Spore Arts Theatre: Playreadlng and .speech recordings from famoiy plays by leading British actors and actresses at British. Council Hall, Stamford Road. 8.30 p.m
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    Youth had knife
    26 5 MUARv Tues.— A youth. Tpo Kene Hee, found carryrn« lrrlf«» 'n tr<p Psr'dlse Park, was fined $20 at Muar. The knife was confiscated.
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    Forced to sign, says doctor
    291 5 ADMIT I WAS SILLY' IPOH, Tuesday. DR. S. CASSIM, a local medical practitioner and one of the directors of the Gajah Transport Company, st id in the Sessions Court today that he was made to sign receipts and documents as treasurer of the Malay bus
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    22 receive their wings
    69 5 Fourteen men of No. 22 Special Air Service Regiment, who have completed a threeweek course received their parachute wings in a ceremony, at Air Headquarters (Malaya), in Singapore on Monday. Brigadier F. D. Rome, Deputy Adjutant General, FARELF. made the presentation. The recipients Included two officers—
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    China Society seeks a library building
    90 5 •pHE China Society of Sing- apore is looking for suitable premises to start a library of precious Chinese books' and documents and expand its activities. Mr. Lee Slow Mong, Its president, told the Straits Times yesterday that the society considered It most desirable to
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    DEATH
    40 6 DAVIES: On July 17th as the of an accident. Robert Ernest Llct' (Bobt. beloved husband of Dorothy of HogitatK Klng*ley. Nr Bordon. Hants: eldest son of the late Daniel Davles formerly BlfVop of Bangor and of Mrs. Da\ ies
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    127 6 MR AND MRS. Snmuel Khoo Swre Cheons thank all those who Bert presents and all those who helned at their wedding recently. THE family of the Ist- Mrs. Lrf Boon Beck thank all relatives •nd friends who sent wreaths, scrolls, messages of condolence etc.. paid night visits and attrrrird
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    54 6 JUST RECEIVED, a further si l'-rtion of maternity frocks in most attractive designs. $35 to $55. Duncan's 11. D'Almeida St. (Oft* Raffles Place). FOR the women of ta'te ax»J elegnnc? we have received a consignment of exquisite model millinery created by Dorothy Carlton of Conduit Street. London. These •re
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. July 30, 1952. Rubber Talks In London
    774 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. July 30, 1952. Rubber Talks In London General Templer, with more behind-the-scenes knowledge than the ordinary man possesses, has described as very important the rubber talks that begin in London today. The Malayan delegates, he has said, have a big responsibility. To the less weil-in-formed,
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    Good Advice To Trade Unions
    319 6 Trade unionists in Malaya I have received some good advice from the secretary of the Postal, Telegraph and I Telephony International, a I congress of trade unions. I Speaking to members of Post Office trade unions in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Gmur advised them to renounce
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    NATIONAL ARMY IS THE ONLY HOPE
    1290 6  -  Brian Crozier Vfh&t goes on in Vietnam?— lll By IT is a tough, ungrateful war the French and Vietnamese are fighting in Indo-China. For it is a war not only against terrorism but against a well armed, well organised, at times brilliantly led. army,
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      IMPORT OF U.S. CARS
      110 6 1 REFER to a query raised by "Ching Choy" in the Strait* Times of July 22, with regard tc future imports of American cars. Imports of American cars are directly controlled by Import permits Issued by the Government and hard currency allotted for this purpose. In
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      A TAXI'S" LIFE
      67 6 EARLY this month It was reported that motor firms were finding It increasingly difficult to sell their cars. On Monday the Straits Times reported that the Singapore City Council was considering a proposal to limit the life of local taxis to three years. Most of the taxis
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      War Damage gift
      169 6 WITH reference to a letter from me which you published recently, on a mistaken War Damage payment, and to the official denial of the circumstances which followed this publication, I can only confirm that I actually saw the cheques (two) sent to an acquaintance of mine. They
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      SCHOOL MEALS
      48 6 •pHE statement In the caption to a recent picture in the Straits Times that Ayer Moleh is the first school In Johore to supply cheap meals Jor pupils is untrue. This school has done It since 1945. C. E. MILNE. Headmistress. GoTt. English Preparatory School, Muar.
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      A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE
      141 6 'THE fact that there has been much ado in the Singapore City Council with regard to the erection of stalls at the Esplanade is quite a gratification, but, obviously with this project foremost in their minds, our City Fathers have conveniently forgotten another matter of paramount
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    On the Margin
    423 6 ivlisfires "I IGHTNING," thinks the L foolish man as he shelters in the thunderstorm under a -blasted angsenna. 'never strikes twice in the same place." These are famous last words, for though tt is a cruel coincidence when a tree is struck for a second time, the
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    BIG SLASH IN SPENDING LIKELY
    437 7 Government austerity to stop the drain I on reserves From LESLIE HOFFMAN Strait* rimes Chief Federation Representative KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ]^EW measures to stop all except the most necessary spending on the Emergency are likely to be introduced in the next few months. Sir Gerald
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    Raj to move amendments to Rent Bill
    150 7 EIGHT amendments to the Rent Control Bill will be moved at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council by Mr. C. R. Dasaratharaj (Labour Rochore) when the bill comes up for Its second reading. These include a new subclause, which gives discretionary
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    Deserter sent to gaol
    34 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Hashim bin Ngoh, a Special Constable, was today sentenced in the Police Court to 40 days' Imprisonment for desertion. He was stationed on Sungel Masai Estate, Plentong.
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    WARRANT FOR A WOMAN
    78 7 JOHORE. BAHRU. Tues.— The Johore Bahru High Court today allowed a warrant to be issued lor the arrest of Lim Ngew, a woman. She had been acquitted by the Kluar. magistrate's court on a caarge of being; in un£awful possession of some scrap rubber and the
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    Hanged herself in ceremonial dress
    170 7 KNEW SHE WAS INCURABLE r<HEE AH SUET, 47, knowing that she was suffering from an incurable disease, put on her black ceremonial dress and hanged herself from the staircase railing of her house in Tay Lian Teck Road, Singapore. I At the inquest yesterday, Ching
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    New course for tutors
    65 7 A new "pilot" course on specialised civil defence duties will start next month in the Singapore Civil Defence School at Kolam Ayer Lane. It will be for instructors who have passed a course In basic civil defence work. Instructors will receive training on one of the
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    TELECOMS MAN MARRIES
    76 7 MR. DENNIS SMITH, of the Malayan Telecommunications Service, the only son of the late Mr. F. J. Smith and Mrs. C. K. Smith, of Painswick, Gloucester, and his bride, Miss Patricia Frances Oakeshott, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Briaji F. Oakeshott, of Amersham. Buckinghamshire, after their
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    Betel nuts? We'll stick to lipstick, say women
    158 7 SOME of Singapore's most attractive Indian women think that betel leaves will not take the place of lipstick as a beauty aid. They were commenting on a reported suggestion by an Indian M.P. in New Delhi that the "habit of chewing betel
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    On murder charge
    59 7 A tentative charge of murder was explained to R. Sekharan 37, an employee, of the Naval Base, in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that Sekharan caused the death of N. Neelambaran, a fellow worker, on Monday at the Base. Sekharan was remanded until
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    M.P. will ask: why no trial?
    77 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tues. JOHN EBER'S detention in Singapore, under the Emergency Regulations, will be brought up in the House of Commons tomorrow. Sir Herbert Williams will ask Mr. Lyttelton why Eber, a lawyer, who has been detained at Changi Prison since
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    Drive brings in 129 more
    48 7 The membership drive by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has resulted in 129 applications from traders of the Teochew community. These applications will be considered by the Chamber Committee today. Merchants of other Chinese communities are expected to apply for membership soon.
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    Off for home
    35 7 One hundred and twentyfive men of the Army and the Royal Air Force "troop" back to Britain today with the help of the Royal Navy. They will be passengers aboard H.M.S. Vengeance.
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    SINGAPORE WOMEN TOLD: 'YOU HAVE THE ANSWER'
    185 7 gINGAPORE'S problem was not one of giving political rights to women but persuading them to take rights which were theirs for the asking, Mr. George G. Thomson, Supervisor of Elections and Public Relations Secretary, told the Straits Times yesterday. He was commentin!? on
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    Fell 2½ft: Died
    44 7 Tham Kam Quan, aged 41, fell two-and-a-half feet from his bed on the night of June 3, and died three hours later from haemorrhage of the brain, it was said at a Singapore inquest yesterday. A verdict of misadventure was returned.
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    Oboe and bassoon scholarships
    146 7 Oboe and bassoon scholarships THiE SINGAPORE Musical A Society is offering iwo scholarships, one for each instrument, for students or residents 'n the Colony who are interested to learn to play either the oboe or the bassoon. Each scholarship will be a loan to buy an instrument, plus free tuition
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    Flowers in blocks of ice for show
    156 7 WHEN the Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, f opens the British Radio and Trade Exhibition at the Happy World on Friday, he will see a display of West Australian wild flowers, frozen in blocks of ice, at the Australian pavilion. Mr.
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    S'PORE GIVES BRITAIN $3m. ENEMY ASSETS
    236 7 SINGAPORE will send Britain $3,4l4,Boo— which is the surplus realised by the Government over all local claims made against German assets in the Colony. Against German assets, worth $3,594,000, the Custodian of Property has so far received local claims amounting to $79,200. According to
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    Kedah bridge
    35 7 ALOR STAR, Tues.— A new permanent bridge across the Kedah River in Alor Star town is now almost completed, Mr. H. W. Begbie, Kedah and Perils State Engineer, told the Straits Times today.
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    Asked judge for photos
    282 7 Asked judge for photos DEFORE Pang Koon Ngian, a 16-year-old student of the Yock Eng Chinese School, was led away to serve 18 months' imprisonment for having terrorist documents, he told the Singapore First District Judge, Mr. Tan Ah Tah. "I have one request to make." "There are some photographs
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    DEATH
    23 7 SCOTT: Cecil dementi, late bandmaster, Penang Municipal Band, at Penang on 29.7.52. Funeral, Western Road Cemetery today at 5 p.m. Deeply regretted.
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    PARTIES MERGER PLAN IS UNDER FIRE
    331 8 'It 's a barrier to self-govt.' POLITICAL leaders in Singapore described the decision of the Singapore Malay Union, to merge with the local branch of the Malayan Chinese Association, to contest Colony elections, as a "barrier to self-government." They told the Straits Times yesterday
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    New anti-dope drive opens secret dens
    64 8 rE Singapore police war on opium has sent den operators scuttling; to new hideouts. A police spokesman yesterday said it was believed that addicts were smoking in secret dens. "We will catch op with them," he said. When the new' anti-narcotics sub-branch of the
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    'Oppose Mao' party in Singapore
    81 8 'Oppose Mao' party in Singapore A NEW anti-Communist party, with headquarters in Hong Kong has sprung up in Singapore. Pamphlets published by the party were received by Chinese associations and guilds in Singapore yesterday. The envelopes had Singapore stamps. The pamphlets bore the name of the "Committee of Overseas Activities
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    Theft charge
    52 8 TELUK ANSON. Tues.--Hassan bin Haji Jaafar claimed trial when charged in the Teluk Anson court with theft of a bicycle belonging to Abdul Hashlm bin Mat Jaid, of Gampong Teluk Dendang. Kampong Gajah; alternatively with being in possession of stolen property. The case postponed and bail of 300
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    Youth charged
    32 8 SEGAMAT. Tues.— Tong Chong Cheng, 23, was allowed $1,000 bail when he was charged at Segamat with trespassing into the Segamat Chinese School and causing grievous hurt to a student.
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    New chairman
    18 8 Mr. L. C. Goh nas been elected chairman of the Singapore Government Officer's Co-operative Housing Society.
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    Keen to hear Town Clerk
    89 8 Singapore Legislative Councillor and Chairman of the Pasir Panjang District Committee. Mr. H. J. C. Kuiasinga, has asked the Government to invrte Mr. Harold Bedale, Hornsey Town Clerk, who is coming to Malaya next month, to give a talk on local government in Britain to
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    THEY WANT LOAN TO BUILD HOMES
    144 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. GOVERNMENT servants should be given loans to build their own houses, Mr. Lee Moke Sang, secretary of the Federation of Government Clerical and Administrative Services Union, said today. He told the Straits Times that this may be one of the resolutions
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    S'pore wedding
    38 8 FLT-L IEUT. KENNETH AEDY, of the 8.A.F., mad Miss Jean I. Fraser, of the Commissioner-General's Office, who were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Saturday. The reception was held at Admiralty House.— Straits Times picture.
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    Trip offer to boy heroes
    93 8 A Colony pilot, Mr. Dirk Kalf of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, has offered a free air trip over the island, Nanyo Estate and other part* of Kota Tinggi on any convenient Sunday during the August school holidays to 14-year «W Terence Edmett and his
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    SELANGOR WINS 4 PRIZES
    411 8 PHOTO CONTEST KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. QELANGOR cameramen won four of the six first prizes in the taird Malayan photographic competition which attracted 260 entries. Mr. Ch'ng Seng Pon, of Guan Hup Street, Kiang, won the first prizes in the Portraiture and Miscellaneous sections with his "Pete's
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    He hurt his sister-in-law
    38 8 MUAR, Tues— Oan Hoe Cha, 22, who caused hurt to his sister-in-law, Toh Hong Kian, was at Muar fined $50 or two weeks' gaol. He was also ordered to pay $50 compensation to Toh.
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    today's Radio SINGAPORE
    78 8 today's Radio SINGAPORE 9.30 a.m. Schools; 10 News; 10.05 Rendezvous with the Stars; 10.45-12 Schools; 1 pjn. Rene Savard Orch.; 1.30 News; 1.45 Olympic Games; 1.50 Lunchtime Prom; 2-3.20 Schools; 6.17 HobUes; 6.40 Radio String Ensemb'e; 6.53 Announcements; 7 Ne.vs; 7.15 This Is Communism; 7.30 Radio Rhythm Club; 8 Jack
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      230 8 The Straits Times Crossword To" §1~"~ 14 15 s 3S '6 1/ 2l r 22T 23 2* 75" sP^*~ TT H 28 rvw^l I 1 I-I 1-1 1 I I Across out \7>. 1 6. Its rafurtatmK! (1.3.3. T** sWe £>• 1 4) 15 The l3ar( ls last work (4.
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    FUN AT THE ZOO
    30 9 Rupert, the Jaguar cub is so tired after a wild romp with his mother, and doesn't mind expressing h i s feelings in a gaping yawn.
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    TALKING ABOUT STAMPS
    468 9  -  UNCLE BILL By rw\HE 1938 stamp issue for Bermuda consists of four different designs, three of them showing local views surrounding a medallion of the head of the late Kin a George VI. The remaining stamp has no royal profile, but gives a fine picture of a
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    An Odd Game Of Badminton
    1013 9 I WAS sitting at my type- writer one day last week wondering what I should write about when I heard a flapping of wings outside. I looked up and saw UncCe Ollie on the window ledge. "Hellooooo," he said. "How are yoooou?" He hopped into
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    OLYMPIC STAMP
    68 9 rt first Olympic Games stamps have been issued. They come from Luxembourg, smallest nation at the Games. The stdmps, designed by Jean Jacoby, are issued in two colours. Among the sports depicted are soccer, athletics. boxing, water polo, cycling and fencing. The stamp reproduced here show the soccer
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    THE SUN AND MOON
    76 9 \M HY can't we see the TT sun clearly when we can look at the moon?" asks Linda Chee. of Pasir Mas. THIS is because the sun Ls a light in itself, and much too bright for us to be able to see it clearly. The
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    DOGGIE STORY
    499 9 7/tts in/c splodge was sent in by Tony Tan, of Singapore. He calls it "Two Funny Faces." Dear Boys and Girls, ►> Two brothers from Penang J? have won prize? in our Ink > Splodge contest. They are > Patrick Yeoh, aged 14, and his brother Joseph, aged
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      142 9 CROSSWORD CONTEST ACROSS 1. C h 1 1 d r e n \i < should no. cross th* I l_ __^■B__ I" on their own I B*l 3. Chickens 5. Boys shoulr HJ I^^^H never nan? on to the back of thU vehicle. 5 tti~l~ I 7. Short for exa-
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    LITTLE BUSINESS ON DULL RUBBER MARKET 1/8-cent gain at close
    179 10 LITTLE BUSINESS ON DULL RUBBER MARKET 1/8-cent gain at close By Our Market Correspondent THE Singapore Rubber Market continued Monday's dull tendency yesterday and August first grade closed at 883 cents a lb a gain of of a cent. Very little business was reported with sellers reserved. There was a
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    New York price
    23 10 JuJO. I R.S.S. Sept. 1952 (in TT.S. cents):— Friday's Monday's dosing closing 29.75 traded 30.00 bid 30.25 traded. Tone: Dull.
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    Deals in lead
    60 10 LONDON, Tues. Lord Swinton, speaking In the House of Lords, announced that the Go. 1rrnment had decided to permi the London Metal Exchange to deal In lead. In addition to tin. It Is hoped that arrangements can be completed to permit dealings to start on October 1.
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    £769,926 profit
    36 10 IT UAL A KAMPAR riu Fields' three dredges worked through the year ended Mar. 31, 1952, and a profit Of £769,926 (124.9 per cent) was shown, of which 110 per cent, has been distributed.
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    TIN: $488 1/2 A PICUL
    14 10 SINGAPORE, Tues.— July 29.— 5488.50 a picul (up $2.)
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    93 10 DUSINESS in copra was done yesterday in Singapore at $26 a plcul fob., with further buyers at $25%. Sellers were quo. d $26%. Coconut oil p ices were buyers $39' 4 per plcul f.o.b. and sellers $40. All varieties of pepper w:re down $5, ex-grdown prices being Muntok
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    55-DAY STRIKE EXHAUSTED U.S. STEEL STOCKS
    94 10 55-DAY STRIKE EXHAUSTED U.S. STEEL STOCKS WASHINGTON, Tues. fllE Defense Production Admlnistrator, Mr. Henry Fowler, warned yesterday that thousands of workers face a lay-off because of the shor'ages brought en by the great 1952 steel strike. In a press statement, Mr. Fowler said that thousands of industries using steel v"
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    MALAYAN RATES OF EXCHANGE
    90 10 Thn Malnyan Exchange Bank Association announced agre^ 1 rates of exchange to merch nti yesterdnv as follows:— BUYING Air Mail T.T. O.D. 90 d st. Credit Bills New York 32 11 16 32 13 16 32 15 16 Canada *****6 3113 16 32 116 Trade Bl'.li
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    34 10 HONG KONG, Tues. Free market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HK$6.4B 2 3 (cash); HKs6.sl'j (T.T.)-; HK515.84. One tael of gold HKS3O3V
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    STORE SHIPPING INFORMATION
    189 10 CHIPS alongside the Singapore Bar- 44 Ral Lee: 45 M.S. Lighter 1859 Shlpi In the Sintrapore Roads ana hour Board godowni or expected other anchorages at 10 a.m. yesterday there at 1 a.m. today, are:— l/J De- were vonstilre- 4/5 Empire Pride- Coal Outer Roads: Hal Hsuan.
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    Tins firm, industrials erratic
    129 10 Tins firm, industrials erratic A FIRM undertone was reported on the Singapore Share Market yesterday, with limited business passing. Tins were firm, with industrials erratic and rubbers absolutely neglected. Price charges by the Maliyan Share Brokers' As.socl.iuon yestrday were: INDUSTRIALS Bayer* seller* If Colls 1.42 1.47 O. Chinese Bank -38.
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    Demand remains slack on Australian Exchange
    218 10 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Tuss. JJEMAND for shares remair.ei slack on the Melbourne Exchange today and there were more falls than rises. Most of the move; were only small. Mining scrip was Irregular and. at the afternoon call, silver and lead stocks tended
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    WALL STREET
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    HOBBS-FLANNERY SUCCESS SHOULD CONTINUE
    215 11  - HOBBS-FLANNERY SUCCESS SHOULD CONTINUE EPSOM JEEP By Cease-fire is in his best form PENANG, Tuesday. PRANK PLANNERS has certainly been trainer 1 Neal Hobbs's lucky jockey since his return from Australia and the success of this formidable combination should continue with Cease-fire hi the Class 2, Div. 1, 5Jf. sprint
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    134 11 KP8OM JEEf* i ALL BOV POINTER Kace 1 2.15 DALCRO88 Timarua L'Apache MR. TIN Timaroa DaleroH TIMARUA Mr. Tin L'Apache Race t 2.45 THIRLMERE Air Port Well Done TRENT FALL Thirlmere Wall Done WELL DONE Air Port Thirlmer* Race S BEAUMAN Six aad Elcht Smiling Tkrovgh BEAUMAN
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    Today's Race Card
    1078 11 ACCEPTORS and probable jockeys for todays races at Penang are given below. Th<. Blr Sweep will be drawn on Race 8. There will be no double tote. Race 1—2.15: Cl. 5, Div. 3— 5* F. 1 230 Merlin Woods 9.00 Mms. Cneaii Chan Parker 2 089 Good
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    TODAY'S GOING
    19 11 PENANG continues to enjoy fine weather, and the going today should be very good, reports Epsom Jeep.
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    Brilliant Son a good bet each-way
    154 11 QRILLIANT SON, a clever win- oer over 6ttt. at Ipoh In June, looks a reasonably sound each-way bet ln a rather Intriguing race. This five-year-old U back at his best after a lapse and down where he is I think he can be safely
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    BEAUMAN BEST OF THE DAY
    128 11 BE AUM AN BEST OF THE DAY PENANG, Tues. \|v best-ot-tbe-day at Penang tomorrow is Beawnan in the Class 5, Div. 2. 5W sprint (Race Three) This speedy five-year-old has regained some of his old dash. Running after a long spell, he put up a good showing to finish thin
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    JOHN RIDES TODAY
    40 11 PENANG, Tom. rUBTEEN-TEAR-OLD John Manning. apprenticed to hi* father, trainer Jack Manning, will make his bow in Malayan racing at Penang tomorrow when ht rides Scarlet Tiger 11 in the 2.45 and Big Money in the 3.15
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    White Carnation broke 6f. record
    582 11 Debut today.. PENANG, Tuesday. WHITE CARNATION, a likeable four-year-old by TT Full Bloom, has trained on splendidly since his promising fourth to Sabelas June over the Bukit Timah •f In May and I rive him a confident vote in the Class 2, Div. 2, 5)
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    Jackson champ again
    80 11 rPOH. Tups R r Jackson retained the Perak Turf Club S.C eolf championship beating R. O. Buchan four and three In the final at the weekend Result* of oth-r recent competitions are as follows: June Medal: R. H A. Johnson (after replay >: Too Joon Llm Cup
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    U.S. pip Japs in record 800-m. swim
    652 12 relay final FOUR OLYMPIC MARKS BROKEN HELSINKI, Tuesday. FOUR OLYMPIC swimming records were broken today, and the best of them was credited to the United States who .beat Japan in the men's 800-metres relay final in the spectacular time of Bmin. 31 sec.
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    RESULTS AT A GLANCE
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    Marciano wins by K.O.
    123 12 NEW YORK. Tues. |>OCKY MARCIANO knocked out Harry Matthews In the second round of their heavyweight title elimination bout last night. When the knockout came It appeared to be anybody's fight bebecause Matthews had given Marciano a thorough boxing lesson in the first round. Near the
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    N-S. SEND 26 TO IPOH MEET
    174 12 SEREMBAN, Tues. NEGRI SEMBILAN will send a contingent of 26 athletes including 11 Fijians, to the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association championships at Ipoh on Aug 15 2nd 16. The following have been selected to represent Negri Sembilan: 100 yds.: L/Cpl. Dawai, Sgt Levula and
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    22 12 TODAY: 0330 '7.91. 0919 (3.9>. 1545 ■8 5. 2209 (3.51. TOMORROW: 0433.(7.2) 0958 (4.7) 1628 18.31. 2318 1 3 4)
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    SELANGOR TEAM FOR M.A.A.A.
    279 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. CELANGOR A.A.A. has pick•J ed a team of 48, comprising 42 men and sevei girls, to take part in the Malayan championships to be held in Ipoh next month. Those chosen are: 100 yds.: Yeoh Beng Chye, Yap Beng Teck. Lee Kah Fook,
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    Crippled girl wins medal
    81 12 HELSINKI, Tues. MISS US HARTEL of Denmark, crippled from infantile paralysis from childhood, today gained a Silver Medal in the individual event of Olympic equestrian dressage. The crowds cheered repeatedly as she was helped to the winning stand by H. St. Cyr of Sweden— the winner
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    Indians win by 6 wickets
    115 12 LONDON. Tues. TtHE Indian tourists avenged x their earlier defeat by Surrey when they beat the County championship leaders by six wickets at the Oval today. Adhikari, the tourists' vicecaptain, was undefeated with 98 in their second innings in which they scored 214 for 4.
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    U.K. cricket results
    184 12 LONDON, Tues. COUNTY cricket results today are: Yorkshire beat Middlesex by ten wicketo. (ahtf.t.d). Middlesex 250 iCompton m. Knightly Smith 75. Close 3 for 53 Burgin 4 for 74) and 127 IWardie I tor 49. Close 2 for 26). Yorkshire 354 (D S Close 87. N. Yardlev
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    British team on way home
    50 12 HELSINKI. Tues. The main party of Britain's Olympic team left here this morning by air lor London. The weather was glorious, one of the finest days so far, when the two planes carrying 83 officials and competitors set off on their flight back to Britain.
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    DOCKYARD BEAT ROVERS 'A' 2-0
    50 12 H M. Dockyard beat Rovers "A" 2-0 in their SAFA Junior Cup replay at CYMA ground yesterday. Rovers were the first to show up but missed a penalty, taken by Hussein. Dockyard then got Rovers on the run, scoring through Mohamed and x Peh Kweng.
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    Indonesians go down four-one
    178 12 Eurasians 4; Indonesians 1. INJURY to Sha'aban, Indonesians left back, after 14 minutes made it easy for Eurasians to win this Community League match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. For 14 minutes, the Eurasian attack found an unyielding defence before them. Both Kirn Cheng (centrehalf) and
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    Sports Diary
    50 12 SOCCER: SAFA Dlv. 1, Rovers v SCC J. Besar; Dlv. 2, Rocklites v. SMSU— CYMA; Div. 3A, TampenU Rovers v. KML Geylang. BUSINESS HOUSES: Guthrie v. X I. Thomson ltd.; Bcrneos v. H.K. Bank 'B'— Farrer Park. FRIENDLY: IRC 'A' v. Customs— Farrer Park. TENNIS: Spore championships YMt'.V
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    Wonder Lads beaten 4-2
    83 12 Indian Brotherhood Soccerites beat Wonder Lads 4-2 ln a Dlv. 3A SAFA League match at Geylang yesterday, ln a fast and exciting game. Marimuthu. inside-left, opened the scoring for Brotherhood early in the first half. Shortly afterwards Muthusamy, outside-right, Increased the lead. Just before the interval
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    Ford SC beat Airways 3-1
    137 12 "C»ORD Sports Club had little difficulty in beating Malayan Airways S.C. 3-1 ln a Singapore B.H.F.A. League Cup fixture at Farrer Park yesterday. Fords kicked off and had Airways on the defensive for the major part of the first half. Kok Cheng scored for Ford
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    ITALY IN FINAL
    24 12 HELSINKI. Tues.— ltalian cyclists entered the finals of tha Olympic 4,000 metres team pursuit race tonight by defeating Great Britain.— AP
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    417 12 DESULTS of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association open championships played on the V.M.C.A. courts yesterday were: Veterans' doubles: Cheong Chee Tong it Col. Ftrbank beat Ibrahim Karim A. Sujak 6-4, 6-4; Chua Choon Leong John Lim beat J. R. Muthiah R. Seneviratne 6-1. 6-1. Men's singles:
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