The Straits Times, 2 August 1952

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    20 1 m The Straits Times MALAY AS NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1645 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1952 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS WELVE PAGES
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    U.S. FREES IMPORTS OF TIN
    338 1 Trade can pay any price, can 't use any amount WASHINGTON, Friday. T*HE United States today lifted certain restrictions on the purchase of tin, allowing American importers to buy it overseas, at any price for the first time since March 1951. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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    $40,000 FLUNG FROM PLANE BY MISTAKE
    185 1 $40 ,000 FLUNG FROM PLANE BY MISTAKE 600 in treasure hunt KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. OIK HUNDRED Home Guards have just ended a two-day intensive treasure hunt in swamp and jungle land in central Malaya for a $40,000 pay-roll dropped from a Kuala Lumpur Flying Club plane. The hunt was unsuccessful.
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    Miners say this is good news
    131 1 Miners say this is good news KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. THE announcement, that the United States Government had lifted certain restrictions on the purchase of tin by American consumers, >n welcomed in Federation tin circles today. The president of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines, Mr. D. T. Waring said that the
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    Duke sees Pope
    28 1 CASTEL GANDOLFO. Italy, Fri--The Pope today granted a private audience to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at his summer palace in the Alban Hills.—Reuter.
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    CAPTAIN TOLD TO SEARCH FAROUK'SSHIP
    147 1 CAPTAIN TOLD TO SEARCH FAROUK'SSHIP CAIRO, Fri. rpHE usually well-informed newspaper Al Ahram today said that Gen. Naguib's headquarters gave radio orders to the captain of the yacht Mahroussa taking ex-King Farouk into exile to search his baggage and not to allow him to land jewellery, gold ingots and Egyptian
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    His taxi was a helicopter
    88 1 LONDON, Fri. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, Chair- man of British European Airways and Marshal of the I Royal Air Force, became the first man to use a helicopter i to reach central London for an engagement yesterday. Being late for a debate in the House
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    660 Britons work for Indian Govt.
    53 1 NEW DELHI, Fri. A total of 660 foreigners, mainly Britons are serving in India's civil and military services, an official spokesman said in the Indian parliament recently. Most of them are under contract for short periods and will leave when suffi-ciently-trained Indian replacements could
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    More sex crimes in Britain
    32 1 LONDON Fri— Crime in Britain last year was the worst since the war with 524.506 indictable offenres .reported and increases in sexcrimes, theft and receiving stolen goods.
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    FIRST TV in SINGAPORE
    44 1 THE GOVERNOR OF SIN'U APORE, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, as he appeared on the TV sc reen at yesterday's British radio exhibition which he opened. On left is Mr. K. E. Mackenzie, British Trade Commissioner in Malaya Straits Times picture.
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    Village urged to tell the police
    250 1 WIRE FENCES FOR COWARDS NIBONG TEBAL, Friday. rpHREE thousand villagers gathered in the comA pound of the Changkat Malay school were told by the Penang Resident Commissioner, Mr. N. Ward, this afternoon that people who were too afraid of bandits would have to be
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    Attack on mine report
    43 1 WASHINGTON, Fri. The Malaya^. T.a Bureau said it received a cable yesterday reporting an attack on an American tin dredging settlement, near Kota Bahru, in the Klnta Valley, Perak. by bandits. A number of local employees were wounded. U.P.
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    His new job
    25 1 Mr. L. C. Goh, of the Colo- nial Administrative Service, has been appointed to act as principal Assistant Secretary. Social Services, Singapore.
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    BUMPER Radio Weekly
    70 1 THE Straits Times Radio Weekly, which is on sale throughout Malaya today, is a bumper issue. Among special features are: 0 A radio quiz and essayette competition, with $175 in cash prizes A 16 page official guide to the British Radio Exhibition at the Happy World. Singapore.
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    Russian hits at Olympic judges
    60 1 HELSINKI, Fri. KONSTANTIN ROMANOV, secretary general and spokesman for the Soviet Olympic Committee, last night again attacked favouritism and incorrect judging of Olympic events, particularly those involving American competitors. Romanov criticised the points scored by the judje for Soviet competitors in the equestrian competition as
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    MILLION MEN HELP
    55 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Frl.— Mr. Percy Spender, Australian Ambassador to the United States, said here last night that Australia and New Zealand were ready to contribute a million fighting -.tien to help in the defence of the United States, Japan or the Philippines in the event of Soviet
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    16 detained in opium raids
    24 1 gINGAPORE police narcotics branch last night arrested 16 Chinese during a two-hour raid In Beach Road and Chinatown areas.
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    58 sacked
    62 1 LONDON. Frt.— A total of 58 British civil servants have been removed from their jobs in the past three years because of their Communist affiliations the House of Commons was told tuday. Mr. J. Boyd-Carpenter, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said that the civil servants in question were
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    MacArthur told to quit army
    60 1 NEW YORK, Fri.—Representative Emanuel Celler yesterday urged Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur to resign as a General of the Army and give up his army pay now that he is the board chairman of Remington Rand Incorporated. He said Gen. Mac Arthur's salary as Remington board
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    Labour defeat
    33 1 LONDON, A Labour amendment urging the postponement of the ratification of the peace contract with Germany was defeated in the House of Commons today. The voting was 294 to 260.— Reuter.
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    PLANE TROUBLE, AND SHARKEY IS BACK
    136 1 AUSTRALIAN Communist Mr. Lawrence Sharkey and his wife, who were refused entry into Singapore on Thursday, were back in the Colony two hours after leaving Kallang airport yesterday morning. The London-bound Constellation aircraft took off from Kallang at 8.30 a.m. and half an hour
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    TAX MEN WIN 80 p.c. CLAIM
    109 1 TAX MEN WIN 80 p.c. CLAIM LONDON, Fri. rPHE INLAND Revenue DeApartmentA partment has won a dispute over death duties payable on the £3,000,000 estate of the 10th. Duke of Devonshire, who died in November 1950 after a two-hour illness. Mr.. Justice Vaisey gave judgment yesterday in the Chancery Court
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    Arson bid by rioters foiled
    49 1 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. Thirty young African rioters were prevented last everrng from setting fire to the shop of an Indian in an East Rand town about 20 miles from Johannesburg. The Africans fled when the Indian shop owner fired two shots from a revolver. Reuter.
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    July's score: 90 Reds killed
    231 1 July's score: 90 Reds killed KUALA LUMPUR. Fri VINETY terrorists were 11 killed last month. 12 were captured, 15 surrendered and 52 were wounded. As the month ended yesterday, police and troops killed four terrorists, wounded two and captured three. One surrendered. A police jungle squad, watching a mine kongsi
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    3 injured in derailment
    38 1 Three people were injured, one seriously, when terrorists derailed a locomotive and two coaches of the northbound train in Kuala Krai district, Kelantan, yesterday. The three were the driver, fireman and police wireless operator.
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    Britain earns US$53,000,000 from Churchill's tin deal
    441 3 Britain earns US$53,000,000 from Churchill's tin deal COMMONS IS TOLD OF U.S. MOVE LONDON, Friday. AMERICA will have paid nearly $53,000,000 when sales of British tin, agreed on by the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, during his January visit to Washington, have been completed, it was disclosed today. The Secretary for
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    82 3 ALmNUM sits on the bonnet of a car in Africa's Krugrr Park recently. This inspection of the driver occurred when a convoy of 25 cars stopped among a pride of 16 lions in the park. Thr lioness watched the cars curiously and tried to gtt underneath one. Then she put
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    'My speech was not improper'
    250 3 BEVAN ANSWERS ATTLEE LONDON, Friday. ]tf R. ANEURIN SEVAN, left-wing Socialist, today iTI denied that he had committed a breach of constitutional propriety by referring in a speech in Wednesday's economic debate to a discussion at a meeting of the late Labour Cabinet. Mr. Attlee
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    Shah may be seen by permission
    94 3 TEHERAN, Friday. rpHE Premier, Mohammed Mossadeq, today barred A the Shah of Persia from all contact with foreign diplomats unless authorized in advance by Mossadeq himself. j The Shah is also barred from discussing politics with parliamentary leaders and other prominent persons. A pro-Mossadeq
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    AID TO U.S.
    35 3 LONDON. Fri—One of the j Royal Navy's fastest anti- submarine frigates will visit the United States next j month to enable American I authorities to view new Bii- tish anti-submarine devices. —Reuter.
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    CHILD SUICIDE
    30 3 HANOVER, Fri.— An 11-year-old boy hanged himself yesterday in a room into which his parents had locked him as a punishment for staying out till 10 p.m.— Reuter.
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    Exercises off China U.S. affair
    105 3 LONDON, Fri. THHE PRIME MINISTER Mr. •i- Winston Churchill, said yesterday that recent exercises •by a United States Navy task force In the straits between Formosa and the Chinese mainland were not a United Nations affair. He told the House of Commons there was no
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    TV IN JAPAN
    35 3 TOKYO. FrL— The Japanese Radio Regulatory Commission last night granted the nation's first television licence and indicated It would give no more on grounds that one commercial station was I enough. Reuter.
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    Trade mission
    25 3 TOKYO, Fri— The Japanese cabinet today formally decided to send an eightman economic mission through South-East Asia to foster econo mic co-opera-tion.—Reuter, AAP.
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    HE DIED TO STOP KILLING OF COWS
    71 3 PATNA, Fri. DAN D I T Ramchandra Sharma, 45-year-old ascetic who undertook a 65-day fact to press his demand for a ban on cow slaughter, died her e today— 25th day of his fast. Sharma yesterday declined appeals from friends to end his
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    Coronation will be 'most glorious'
    203 3 LONDON. Fri. MR. DAVID ECCLES, Minister of Works pro- mised today that all the tra- dition and splendour of the i past will be scrupulously i observed at the Queen's coroI nation next year to make It "the most glorious ana mov- ing pageant in
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    Atom power for carrier
    49 3 WASHINGTON, FrL America's Atomic Energy Commission last night announced it had ordered the development of an atomic power plant for "large naval vessels such as aircraft carriers." The commission is already building an engine for installation in the Navy's projected atomic submarine, the Nautilus.— Reuter.
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    Monument to Eva Peron
    54 3 BUENOS AIRES, Fri.— The remains of Senora Eva.Peron will remain at the Ministry of Labour until Aug. 9 when they will be moved to Congress. On Aug. 10 they will be placed in the headquarters of the General Confederation of Labour to remain there until a
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    Burmese consul for Singapore
    18 3 RANGOON, Fri.— Burma is to open consulates in Singa pore and Manila shortly A.P.
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    AIR BATTLE
    30 3 SEOU|L, Fri. American Sabre jet fighters shot down three Communist jets and damaged two others over North Korea today in the first air battle since July 23. Reuter.
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    ROYAL TAILOR LOSES HIS JOB
    128 3 CAIRO. Fri. j^|R. Robert Lawrence, the man who lived In the Royai Palace of Egypt and! mfcAe* Farouk a suite. 1& plan- nlriE abollday to hjs home j town, or Petemead, AbuTdeenshire. The 62-year-otd Scot had i been the ex-King's tailor for 14 years and
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    LONDON STOCKS
    336 3 Steady progress by industrials LONDON. Fit A PART from the Industrial section, which continued to make steady progress under the lead of engineerings, the Stcc's Marketg were quiet and rather uninteresting. This was understandable In view of the approaching holiday weekend. Largely in reflection of a probable Improvement
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    26 3 LONDON, An*. 1.— Cash Buyers £95«; Sellers C956'..; Forward Bayers 9551/2; Sellers C956; Settlement £956 (down £g). Turnover: a.m. M tons; p.m. nil.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    27 3 LONDON. Aug. I.—Spot 26 %d. <nom), Sept. 26yd. Oct.-Dec 25% d., Jan.-Mar. 24\d, AprilJune 24d., Aug. c.i.f. 25V.d., Sept ci.f. 25^d., Oct. cU. 25'.4d. Market:—Quiet.
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    TEMPORARY CLERKS TO GET A BETTER DEAL
    247 4 Equal benefits with regulars KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. rr\lK FEDERATION'S 3,000 temporary clerks are to be put on a permament supernumerary scheme and will be given equal benefits with regular employees. The new scheme, which is now being finalised, is non-pensionable. However, retiring allowances
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    Blackouts probe to start soon
    118 4 Blackouts probe to start soon |»KiS Ant meeting of the newly-formed Blackout Investigation Committee for Singapore would be called as eaiiy as possible, its chair-1 man. Mr. E.M.F. Fersusson. told the Straits Times yes-1 terday. The secretary of the Sin- gapore Association, which had urged the formation of such a
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    Goats strayed
    21 4 KUANTAN, Fri—Mundiandi was fined $5 at Kuantan j for allowing his goats to j £tray on t public road.
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    Taiping burial
    15 4 TAIPING. Fri.— The funeral took place here yesterday of Madam Nagamuthu Ammal, 90.
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    16 DID TRICKS BEFORE THEY WENT ON DUTY
    83 4 SIXTEEN MEMBERS of the new Singapore police mobile traffic squad did some trick riding yesterday at the Police Training School and then went out on their first patrol duties. Before they went on duty. Mr. A. R. Anderson, Assistant Commssioner in charge
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    (Mobile Squad PC's first job|
    46 4 TWENTY-I EAR-OLD Wellman Lim. a member of the new Singapore police mobile traffic squad, did his first job yesterday when the squad went into action. He is seen checking the driving licence of a motorist along Thomson Road. Straits Times picture.
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    Education chief gives a pledge
    211 4 HI KIT MERTAJAM rriaay. T»HE MEMBER FOR EDUCATION, Dato E. E. C. A Thuraisingham, today gave a categorical assurance that the recruitment of graduate teachers from India, Pakistan and Ceylon "will not in the slightest way affect the chances for normal advancement and promotion" of
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    Revolvers in locker, court told
    181 4 "TWO .38 revolvers, 12 rounds of 9 m.m. ammunition, j two daggers and a jungle- green shirt were found when police broke open a locker belonging to a sapper Koh > Beng Seah, Mr. L. W. Koh, acting A.S.P., told the Singa- pore First Police
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    Chinese Fete 4 new J.Ps.
    70 4 SUNGEI PATANI, Frl. Four new Malay and Chinese Justices of the Peace were entertained by the Central' Kedah Chinese community to a tea party in Sungei Patani yesterday evening. The four JPs. are Dr. C. X Cheung, Tuan Syed Jan Aljefree, Mr. Lim Tens Kwanand
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    Consorting charge
    49 4 KUALA KANGSAR, Fri. '< In the Magistrate's Court at i Sungei Siput North, 27-year- i old Kheh Liew Sen. was com- mitted to stand trial in the High Court at Ipoh on a charge of consortin X with I four armed Chinese at Kan- than on June 9.
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    Malay seamen to form union
    32 4 PENANG, Fri.— Malay seamen will hold a meeting at Boston Cafe on Sunday to consider the formation of a Malay Seamen's Union for Penang and Province Wellesley.
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    Society formed to aid child health
    129 4 A SOCIETY to promote child health and advance the knowledge and practice of the treatment of children's diseases was formed at a meeting at Sin^pore General Hospital last night Known a^ Singapore Pediatric Society, it will provide an opportunity for all interested in children's
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    Brigade sets up new record
    71 4 THE Singapore Fire Brigade received the lar- gest number of calls in its J history last year 854, which is 29 more than the previous highest figure in 1949. The estimated damage to property was $5,- 417,363. In his annuar report for list year, the
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    BLACKOUT SCHEDULE
    195 4 I Sub-stations 'table to load sh. d- din« today are: Ml Mlai Boad. Trafalgar >l. Anion Road. Sago St.. Raman St.. People* Park. Namoa Road. I.amsoon Oil Mir« Gaan Bin. I'.E Network. D.B. I .ivtory, River Valley Rd.. KlUlaev Rd. Orchard Rd. NAAFI, Armenian St. Static Adelphi. Capitol,
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    FOOD CHARGE
    40 4 RAUB, Fri. Osman biHaji Mat yesterday claimed trial i n the sessions court Ben long, on a charge of -nssession of two katties of ■our intended for the use of ♦rrrorists. The case was post- 'a *o Monday.
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    4 polio cases
    31 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Four po'lD cases, two in Se!angor, one in Johore and the other in Kelantan, were reported in the Federation during the week ended July 18.
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    $750,000 saved during the 'Week'
    93 4 $750,000 saved during the 'Week' SINGAPORE Savings Week ended yesterday. And the authorities are satisfied with the; public response. During the week. 553 new accounts were opened with a total of about $750,000 deposited In the Post Office savings bank Yesterday, nearly $100,000 was deposited. Mr. J. Jamieson. accountant of
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    Fine instead of gaol term
    111 4 IPOH, Fri.— Though most offences of bribery called for exemplary punishment, he felt that in the present case a fine, instead of a prison sentence, would do, said Mr. Justice Thomson when he dismissed the appeal of "32-year-old draughtsman, Lai Kuan Lin, but altered the
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    Boy stole from father charge
    58 4 PENANG, Fri. A 17-year-old boy, Lim Sum Kirn, pleaded guilty In the Sessions Court today to stealing $230 from his father, Lee Koh. Lim was charged with the theft of $300 but said he j took only $230. The Court President. Mr. I B. G.
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    3 years' gaol for theft
    54 4 PENANG, Fri. The Ses- sions Court President, Mr. B. G. Smith, today sentenced Ahmad bin Ismail. 20, to three years' imprisonment for housebreaking and theft. Ahmad was found guilty of breaking into a shop in Chulia Street and stealing 1,256 wortr» of electrical appliances belonging
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    Fijians to sing in Seremban
    40 4 SEREMBAN, Fri. A Fijian choir of 15 will sing at the Wesley Church in Serem- ban on Sunday at 12 noon. I The Rev. Samisoni Vugakoto, chaplain of the Fijian Regiment, will preach the sermon.
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    CLERK FOUGHT NAKED BURGLAR IN HIS BEDROOM
    211 5 CLERK, Andrew A. D'Silva, suddenly woke up on hearing the tinkling of keys and saw a naked man in his room holding his wallet, it Tslerda m Sin S a P°re District Court When D'Silva's niece 20, rushed into his room i thief,"
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    FOR BRITAIN
    23 5 MISS PATWINDER KAUR, aged 18, a teacher at the Malacca Sacred Heart Convent has been chosen for -the Kirkby training course.
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    Danger of Study Group rumours
    276 5 Danger of Study Group rumours RUBBER MARKET IN SPITE of some restricted 1 buying of lower grades by the U.S.A., the rubber market has been very quiet and the fluctuations in price small, says Lewis and Peat's weekly report. The working party of the International Rubber Study Group has started
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    4 more officers for Fed. MAAF
    67 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The Deputy High Commissioner. Mr. D. C MacGillivray has commissioned four more officers in the Federation section of the Malayan Auxiliary Air force Mr. J. R. Fletcher and Mr. D. P. Evans hav c been appointed Flight Lieutenants while Mr M.
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    Three charged, remanded
    61 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Alleged to have broken into a Kuala Lumpur shop on Wednesday, ching Fah Hong Khung Choong and Wong Kong today appeared before Mr. B. V. Rhodes in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court Chief Inspector Fakir Chand asked that the three be remanded in police
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    Penang opens Gurney fund
    61 5 FKNANG, Fri.— Penang has opened a Gurney Memorial Fund. In a circular to local associations and sports clubs the acting Residnt Commissioner. Mr. N. Ward, appeals for donations for the purchase of land to provide fields and playgrounds. Mr. Ward is chairman of a local committee
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    Only a dump fire...
    78 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Prl. Hundreds of people and tht Kuala Lumpur Municipality's Fire Brigade with its new turn-table fire laddei dashed towards a huge column of black smoke in the town this evening, only to see a big rubbish heap on fire. Among the first to be
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    The principal wrote 2 songs
    61 5 SEREMBAN, Fri Two songs written by Mr. Yong Yew Kim, principal of the Seremban Anglo-Chinese School, were featured by the school choir at last nights annual concert. The songs are the A.C.S song and the Flag of Malaga song. Part of the proceeds of the
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    WAYANG PROPRIETOR IS FINED $200
    82 5 Before convicting Ho the ™<*.r<ms. magistrate. Mr, R C S Bell said he could not believe the evidence of the defence witnesses After Mr. Bell gave his verdict, Mr. A. J. Braga, defence counsel, said that what he meant to say on Thursday was that
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    Cash gifts for Ipoh triplets Three cleared
    94 5 Cash gifts for Ipoh triplets Three cleared IPOH, Fri. Another cash gilt from Kuala Lumpur has been received by the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce for the triplets born to a poor Chinese squatter family. This time the gift, totalling $44, was sent- by Mrs. Chan Hon Yin* as contributions
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    Union hits at bad employers
    87 5 Union hits at bad employers KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. which have re■^jected the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association recommendation that Asian staff should be given emergency leave are criticised in Ameasun. the magazine of the Federation of all Malayan Estates Staff Unions. The F.A.M.E.S.U. negotiated with employers that emergency leave b
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    Colony sugar ration is up
    123 5 Colony sugar ration is up SINGAPORE'S weekly w ration of sugar will be I increased to two katies per person from Monday. The price will be 38 cents a kati. The present issue is ten tahils per person at 24 cents per ration or 38.4 cents a katl. The round
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    Rabies war will last 17 months
    186 5 tk ti KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. Ifhl J 'T shootin thousands of stray dogs, wiEnt^" 3 Veterinary Department plans within the next 17 months to vaccinate 90,000 others ?he d Malayan sSm.^T'f f immune do^ s a ss ;.K S^ *i^"'? ia mese borde r
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    Customs fix 'duty prices'
    56 5 1 KUALA LUMPUR Fri Customs duty on rubber exports from July 31 to Aur 6 will be based on a price of 88V4 cents a pound. Other prices for assessing duties during the periodcopra $408 a ton, coconut oil $640 a ton. palm oil $977.50 a
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    23 5 KUANTAN, Fri. For obstructing the flve-foot-way of his shop with goods, Eng Seong Lem was flr»»' 4 «io ?t Ku tan tan
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    WEEKEND SINGAPORE DIARY
    242 5 TODAY KxlliSfuTf*™ v*u BWTIS H RADIO to m"!"h? S HaPPy World 6pin SPORE DISTRICT M.r.F.< Cabinet Meeting at Wei^T Church Hall Fort Catmint. 3pm CHR| STIAN TOCTH COINS'H. khow F °r<"oes of Captain B.ood. Rex Cinema. 8.30 a.m £E° KE ««ADIATE ifcALHtKa o 'i. Dlscusslon and Social
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    DEATH
    47 6 MADAM ONO CHWEE LAN, beloved wife of Choe Mock Heng of Hup Heng Co., Talplng, expired on 31st July, leaving behind her sorrowing husband, 2 sons and 4 daughters. Funeral on Saturday. 2nd August at 1 p.m. Hup HenR Co., will clo<e on day of funeral.
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    PERSONAL
    28 6 THE STAGE CLUB Meeting At the Capitol Blue Room at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 5th August for euppor and to play "Stump Friends of members trr 'ytremelv welcome.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 2, 1952. Late, But Welcome
    364 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 2, 1952. Late, But Welcome Four years late with this qualification, a welcome will be given to the committee appointed by the Governor to investigate means of alleviating the electricity black-outs in Singapore. There is one other minor qualification: that the committee should have
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    More Freedom for Tin
    439 6 The additional freedom given to the American tin market will cause satisfaction among Malayan producers on a scale comparing with the apoplecticreactions which are likely among the members of Senator Johnson's Senate Preparedness sub-committee. If one I thing appeared clearly from the report of that committee
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    London Rubber Talks
    261 6 London Rubber Talks The London conference which is now considering means of stabilising the rub- ber industry has been described, it seems incorrectly, as a gathering of rubber experts. It is clearly more than that. Neither Dato Onn nor Mr. Oscar Spencer would claim to be an expert on rubber
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    584 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK JIVING within their vtr.st, self-sufficient state, held by the magnetism of a glittering court life and the most refined of Oriental cultures, the Chinese, in their heyday before the beginning of the Christian era, felt little urge to explore. Of all the great civilisations, not excluding those
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    As I was Saying
    1059 6  -  STOIC -he AS SOMETHING that could not happen in Malaya, last week we recorded the prosecution of a Hong Kong Chinese for income tax evasion. Now comes news of another amazing income tax development which also, alas, seems unlikely to have Malayan emulation. In a "confession
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    GOVERNOR TELEVISED AT TRADE FAIR
    353 7 Mr. Nicoll hopes TV will become part of Colony life fHE GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, made Malayan radio history yesterday when he was televised as he opened the trade fair and British radio exhibition at the Happy World. The 3,000 guests who
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    Nicoll says 'yes'
    32 7 Dr. Khoo Pr^ng Seng and i Dr. Benjamin Chew, ministers Of religion, have been granted licences by the Governor of Singapore to solemnise mar- I riages within the Colony.
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    Overheated, TV camera breaks down
    65 7 Overheated, T V camera breaks down fliE T.V. CAMERA at the radio exhibition and trade fair at the Happy World yesterday became overheated due to the heat and the vast audience and br.ike down. The engineers hope to have the camera working tonight. There was a light among an unruly
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    37 trade inquiries
    56 7 Thirty seven countries made trade enquiries about Malayan products at the British Industries Fair recently. Among the countries were I the United Slates, Canada. Australia and Africa. Mast of the inquiries were for Malayan footwear and also for timber, pineapples, rattans and canes, pewter-! war? and pottery,
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    Tried to evade tax court told
    43 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri Chiam Toon Wah, of Kuala Lumpur, was charged at! Johore Bahru with attempt- j Ing to evade customs duty, amounting to $1,008, on 200 Ib. of saccharine. i He was allowed $7,000 bail. I
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    NICOLL SEES TV CAMERA
    21 7 THE GOVERNOR. Mr. John Xltcll, watches with interest the assembly of the TV camera. Straits Times picture.
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    Duchess sends a message to the boy hero
    80 7 Duchess sends a message to the boy hero KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. TERENCE EDMETT, the 14-year-old hero of the terrorist ambush on Nanyo Estate, Johore. last week, will receive a message from King's House today. The message will tell him that the Duchess of Kent, who is to visit Malaya soon,
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    Vaccination drive soon
    61 7 Singapore Government is to start an island-wide vaccination campaign against smallpox on Aug. 20 when every one can be vaccinated free of charge. A Medical Department statement last night said that although there has been no threat of an immediate epidemic, the campaign is a precautionary measure.
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    Army man gets divorce
    63 7 Arthur Thomas Neville j Fox. an Army man, who sued I his wife, Pring N. Fox, in the j Singapore High Court yester- day for a dissolution of their i marriage on the ground of desertion, was granted a decree nisi to be made ab- solute
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    TB killed 21 last week
    49 7 Tuberculosis killed 21 people in the week ending July 26, five more than the previous week, says a Singapore City health statement. Number of cases reported was 81 against 66 in the previous week. Diphtheria claimed six lives, five more than the previous week.
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    Teacher on U.S.
    45 7 BATU PAHAT, Fri— Mr. D. P. Pereira, a teacher of the Govt. English School, Batu Pahat, who has just returned from America, gav e a talk to the literary and debating society of the school, on his experiences in the United States.
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    Inconsiderate
    22 7 KUANTAN, Fri. Osman bin Salieh was fined $30 at Kuantan for inconsiderate driving. He collided with a van near the hospital.
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    5 broke curfew
    27 7 KUANTAN, Fri.— Three Indian tappers of Jabor Estate, and two Malays of Tanah Puteh, were fined a total of $40 for breaking the curfew
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    MCA gets a proposal
    74 7 IPOH, Fri. A proposal has been made to the Malayan Chinese Association that its $500,000 gift to the Malays be given to the UMNO, to be administered by a joint committee named by both the organisations. The proposer, a top UMNO official, who is also a
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    Service for Sunday workers
    51 7 JOHORE BAHRU Fri. Worship services in English will now be held at the Presbyterian Holy Light Church in Johore Bahru every Sunday at 5.30 p.m. beginning tomorrow. The services, specially for Government employees who are working on Sundays, will be conducted by the Rev. G. A.
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    King Edward VII School dinner
    47 7 TAIPING, Fri.— Olfl boys of the King Edward VII School will hold their annual dinner at the Kok Mun Hotel, Anderson Road, Ipoh on Aug. 9 at 7.30 p.m. All interested are asked to cojitact Mr. Teo Ah Nooi, Agricultural Office, Ipoh.
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    Get youths to join trade, Govt. told
    219 7 'NO SHORTAGE OF ARTISANS 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A GOVERNMENT sponsored drive to get youths to join the building trade, instead of importing builders from Hong Kong and India, was suggested by Mr. A. O. Coltman at the first luncheon meeting of the
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    He'll be consul for two months
    65 7 Mr. K. R. Welbore Ker, First Secretary (information), at the Commissioner General's office, is taking over the British Consulate at Hanoi next week. He is expected to fly there on Wednesday. His duties in French Indo-China will be for about two months. During his
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    'Job' man said 'wait' —vanished
    119 7 'Job man said 'wait' —vanished •TEO BOON SOON, who was paid to find five women employment, took them to a corridor on the second floor of Fullerton Building, Singapore. He asked them to wait while he walked round the corner to go to "fix them up." The women did net
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    Museum Curator at ECAFE talks
    70 7 Dr. C A. Gibson-Hill, Curator of Raffles Museum, Singapore, is the chief Malayan delegate to the ECAFE working party conference now meeting in Bangkok to discuss small scale industries and handicraft marketing. The other delegate is Mr. T. Harrisson, Curator of Sarawak. Tengku Mohamed Hamzah
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    Lower catch
    23 7 Market handlings of fresh fish in Singapore totalled 815 tons in June, a decrease of 67 tons over the previous month
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    New petrol kiosk
    29 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— A new petrol service station, at the junction of Kota Tinggi Road and the lane leading to Jalan Nghee Heng, was opened today.
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    Arbitration law revision
    48 7 Steps are being taken to consolidate the present arbitration, law in the Colony and a bill is being introduced at the Aug. 12 meeting of the Legislative Council. The present arbitration ordinance will be brought up to date and combined with the 1950 Arbitration Act.
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    Elected men will be barred
    108 7 J^ BILL to amend the Silver Jubilee Fund (Singapore) Ordinance, which comes up at the next meeting of the Legislative Council will debar persons chosen by the electorate from being concerned in the public distrl- bution of trust funds. Under the present ordinance, members of
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    Fun fair
    41 7 A fun fair will be held today at C.V.M.A., Bras Basah Road, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is organised by the St. Joseph's Sino-English Bchool in Singapore In aid of the school building fund and poor children.
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    Singapore blood bank
    43 7 The blood bank in the Singapore Blood Transfusion Service for the week-ending, yesterday, are: GROUP O A BAB Total Donations given: 16 11 15 42 Transfusion given: 21 15 11 3 50 Stock in hand: 52 32 6 2 92
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    Postponed
    44 7 The Royal Army Service Corps Civilian Association of Singapore, which was to have held its first annual meeting today, has postponed it to Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. The new meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Army Civil Service Union.
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    20 men with axes break up 11 huts
    119 7 TWENTY LABOURERS, armed with Court orders and axes, demolished 11 attap houses on Frankel Estate, Siglap, Singapore, yesterday morning on in- structions of the owners o The tenants, who watched their homes destroyed in grim silence, had been told to quit about
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    GET NEW TAXIS or NO PERMITS, OWNERS TOLD
    224 7 A WARNING that unless owners of ordinary cars used as taxis replace their worn out vehicles, wholesale cancellation of licences would be necessary soon is given by the former Registrar of Vehicles, Mr. W. A. M. Watts, in his report for last
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    Govt. may lift luxury building ban
    120 7 Govt. may lift luxury building ban TII£ SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT is considering lifting the Dan on luxury buildings, a Government official told the Straits Times yesterday. He would not indicate how soon action would be taken. Colony architects and leaders of the building trade recently petitioned the Government to lift the
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    'Superb 12' will get new uniform
    199 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fn fTiHE "superb 12"— the first officer cadets of the Federation Regiment who reported at the Officers' Training Centre. Port Dickson, today, will wear a new uniform when they begin a recruiting drive in two weeks' time. The walking out uniform they
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    Report was false
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Ahtr.at bin Abdul Hamid, a special constable, was fined $100 at Johore Bahru for making a false report to the police.
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    I Income Tax debt
    40 7 Ng Koon Mong, who owes i the Income Tax Department $1,249 on a judgment debt, I was adjudicated a bankrupt by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, n i the Singapore High Court I I yesterday.
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    Five fined $50
    23 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Five labourers were fined $10 each at Johore Bahru for moving food out or a restricted area
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    Talk by doctor
    28 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— Dr. Elizabeth Comber will address the Johore Bahru Rotary Club at their tea meeting on Tuesday at the Johore Civil Service Club
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    DEATH
    48 7 The remains uf the late Mr. S. Thamotharamixllni, retired hospital assistant, Seremban, father of Mr, T. Kanagnratnam. Treasury, Seremban, and brother of the Hon, Mr. S. Sinnathaniby. of Seremban, will be removeU for cremation at 5 p.m. today f om his residence, No. 1 Hose Roail. Seremban.
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    NEED FOR MORE HEALTH, PROPAGANDA SERVICES
    311 8 Talks convince Score's medical chief From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. gING APORE must expand both her rural health and propaganda field, Dr. W. J. Vickers, Director 'of Medical Services, Singapore, told the Straits Times today. Expansion was also needed on the curative side.
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    Gave bribe charge
    24 8 KUANTAN, Fri. Ng Lian Tong, a shopkeeper, was allowed $200 bail when he was charged with offering bribe to a policeman.
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    THE LEES ARE OFF TO U.K.
    72 8 MR. H. S. LEE, Selangor tin mining magnate, Mrs. Lee and their two sons, Thomas and Arthur who left for Europe yesterday in the Oranje. Mr. Lee is going to Britain to see his two elder sons, George and Robert, who are on a
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    Coal output up by 12.000 tons
    119 8 Coal output up by 12.000 tons KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. /X)AL output in the Federation during the AprilJune quarter this year was 12,734 tons more than that I for the first three months, states the quarterly bulletin of statistics for the mining I industry. The amount produced was < 82,687 tons..
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    Ambulance was busier
    57 8 The Singapore City Council's Accidents Ambulance Service attended 5,167 calls last year. This is an increase of 1,445 over the number of calls in 1950. The total distance covered by the ambulances was 49,337 miles against 31,848 In 1950. Last year the ambulances took 5,228 people to
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    Robbed men going to Korea—charge
    143 8 Robbed men going to Korea charge TWO hours before their ship sailed for Korea, two British soldiers went to a Singapore court yesterday and claimed clothing which they said had been stolen from them on Thursday night Private H. Johnson and Private E. Taylor identified jungle-green trousers and shirts, vests,
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    ALLEGED HE HAD SHOTGUN
    54 8 RAUB, Fri.— A 29-year-old Chinese, Yong Van, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the Supreme Court, Raub. on charges under the Emergency Regulations by Mr. E. M. Smallwood. It was alleged that Yong Van consorted with 40 armed bandits near Tras and had a double-barrelled
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    Income tax in instalments
    61 8 A bankruptcy petition filed by the Comptroller of Income Tax against Chua Tan Hui, who owes the Income Tax Department $634 on a Judgment debt, was adjourned for a fortnight In the Singapore High Court yesterday on the debtor undertaking to pay by monthly instalments of
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    DID NOT STOP WHEN ORDERED
    39 8 KUANTAN. Frl. Lee Mook Long, who did net stop hrs lorry when ordered by two polleemen, was fined: 120 at Kuantan. He was lined a furlher $15 for driving his lprrj without an attendant.
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    Motorists told to follow the queue
    243 8 POLICE ALERT FOR RACE SPECIAL arrangements have been made by the Singapore and Johore police to control the flow of traffic over the Causeway and in Johore Bahru town and the estimated 35,000 spectators at the Johore Grand Prix tomorrow. Deviation notices win be
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    150 S. V. C. recruits end training
    67 8 150 S. V. C. recruits end training f\HE HUNDRED AND FIFTY recruits who have completed their four -month intensive basic training, have been chosen and posted to the various units in the Singapore Volunteer Corps in the last three days. The recruits were divided into four platoons during their training
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    Two-day talks
    25 8 Mr. Michael Hogan, At-torney-General for the Federation, arrived in Singapore yesterday for two-day discussions with the Colony Legal Department and highranking Government officials.
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      251 8 Straits Times Crossword T""~"~™~^" T™ l t~ a 7 i nr~ m io I" I I I i i? I I I i I I i" I ,1 I I 26 S||| 27 "™j 252 IS B E y rXi^Jur»HS sr f .l. l 11. One is part of a
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      Detainees' Advisory Committee 'nothing short of a farce'
      537 9 IN your leading article in the edition of August 1, under the heading "Singapore Detainees," you refer to the fact that, under, the Emergency Regulations, an Advisory Committee has been set up, to which de- < tainees can lodge objections to their
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      What the Electrical Engineer might have chosen to do
      402 9 AN ATTEMPT has been made to exonerate Singapore's Electrical Engineer from bla-me connected with the power supply position because he wrote a letter to the powers-that-be. We had heard about that letter previously and had oeen wondering wnen it would be
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      SOLDIER, TAILOR
      118 9 IT was amazing to read in the Sunday Times of July 27 that out of the 11 "superb" Jads chosen as the first "disciples" of the Federation Rfßiment, one is a tailors son. .hv this discrimination? Malayans know that the Chinese, unlike other nationalities, do not follow the
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      MALACCA'S VACANT HOUSES (FOR SALE)
      233 9 AT a time wlien the housing shortage still rej mains an unsolved problem !in Malacca, a block of 12 newly built houses has stood vacant for nearly two years In one of the ideal residential areas of this ancient town These houses are of the
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      A $500,000 CHANCE FOR MALAY EDUCATION
      403 9 lyiTH reference to the controversial subject of the proposed $500,000 M.C.A. gift to the Malays may I be permitted to offer my comments? If Sir Chengock Tan does not know how to distribute the good offer, he should ask the opinions of the recognised
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      The Olympic drug
      167 9 T SEE the American weightlifters at Helsinki, in true sporting tradition, have accused the Russians of using a "secret drug." This made a remarkable headline but, on closer scrutiny, the gentleman chairman in his gog-gle-eyed report described a potion strangely similar to smellings salts. Obviously this American
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      THE DISAPPOINTED YOUNG 400
      194 9 A MOST disappointing fea- ture of last week-end was the cancellation of the 4-B Club installation ceremony, which was to have been held at the Town Hall on Saturday evening. Four hundred boys and girls from back lanes of Batu Road and slums of Chinatown had
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      Frivolity in a selection board?
      258 9 Frivolity in a selection board? SELECTION boards are notorious for asking the most stupid of questions but I think that when it really comes down to it the Kirk1 by Selection Board, now touring the country, easily takes the cake. Recently the Kirkby Selection Board visited Kuala Lipis. Twenty one
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      Foreign inspired'
      88 9 I WAS interested to see Mr. B. S. Ang's statement last Saturday, that Mr. Leong was wrong in saying that the Family Planning Association was foreign inspired, and that in fact the F.P.A. was a I Straits Chinese concern. I deduce from this that their first patron, Lady
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      British cars: old at three?
      286 9 1 i Y OURffontr ont page carried the startling news of a motion to be placed before the City Councillors to limit the age of taxis to three years If such a motion is carried the harm that will be done to the prestige of
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      SINGAPORE'S SUGAR
      57 9 IN VIEW of the plentiful supplies of white sugar in the shops in Singapore, will the Food Controller please inform the public when the rationing of this commodity is to stop? It seems farcical for a Rationing ojnee to be kept on for this purpose when sugar can
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    RAUB GOLD SHARES RISE 20 CENTS
    928 10 PEATURB. of the Siar»Pore r Shut Market yesterday WuS the rise of eeats la the share* of Raab AmtrMNa Ookt Mkdac Co.. Ltd. m reporu that groattction of tttt idieeJtte, <iiscover*d eirlier In the year at the mine. h:<d begun. Indiistrtais were steady as
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    Produce Mart
    95 10 SINGAPORE Produce Exchange was quiet again before the holidays, but small business was reported on an t .o.b. bat's in Muntok (wWte) pepper, which was quoted at (570 a plcoL an increase of $5. Sarawak was $565 a picul sellers and black was unchanged at 8635 a picul
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    Rubber down 5/8 cent
    152 10 r.E rubber market yesterday was a?ain d»H ar.d qntei and the price deelined b y 5/8 i«f a tvr%. August first gride closed lit 88 cents a lb. 'i\ie pre-holi<l»7 turnover was small. The Indonesian stoppage of export to Singapore had littie eSect on the market
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    New York price
    22 10 1 B.S.S. 8«»*. »M tta A U.S. ««to):— flwilnr closinj M.«n« ».7s I* 30.00 asked. t9M asked Tonf: Du'l.
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    SHIPPING
    91 10 SHIPS a.ongslde the Singapore Harbour Board todowns or expected there Uv lam tcd»v. are: 44 Hat Lee. Sheers Wharf: Luxml: 43/43 Enroire Powey: 48/41 Rebeverert 38/39 TsU*dane. 3i/37 Hoodp; S3/3« Autol>tus: 31/32 Korea; M'SJ Eurvmedon: 27/28 Yoho Maru: M Landap^ X Kapmar: J3/24 Benrinnw l»/» Tilpanas: 1718 Heivo Uaru;
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    TiN: $483 A PICUL
    13 10 SiNGAPORE, Fri.— A»f. 1.— $483 pical (down $2.37 W.
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    SANK HOLIDAYS
    32 10 HPHK S-agmpcre Booker. Tin and Share Markets and Produce Exchange and nemfcers of the Malayan Exchange Banks' Association wiß be closed today and on Monday for the August Bank Holidays.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    32 10 HONG KONG, Prt. Free market currency exchange o' Hong Kong dollars was quoted al the close today as follows: US$l HKS6.44*; (cash); HKS6.4B (T.T.): HK115.88. One tael of goW HKUO3H.
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    Australian budget news depresses Stock Market
    166 10 MELBOURNE. Pri. INDUSTRIAL share-, had a weaker closing market on the Stock Exchange today when a long line of price falls was recorded. Somp of the downward moves were sharp, rangtarjr up to 8- a sh»re Main new depre^aing Influence fodav wus O»e forecast
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    FREE ENTRY CAN STAY THE MILE
    320 11 FREE ENTRY CAN STAY THE MILE Was good winner in Ireland By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Friday. pREE Entry put up a polished and convincing performance when he skipped home a stylish half length winner over 6f. last week. Making his run at the top of the straight he steadily wore
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    Straits Times Selections
    150 11 ace 1 > 2.15 I Rac« 2 i Z.45 1 .cace 3 3.15 i K .u e 4 I S.45 i Race 5 4.15 ttace i 4.50 1 Race 7 5.25 I Race 8 6.U0 i ..-:>.»! JEEP MR. TIN The Banker Cinema L'APACHE Amusement Merlin N.
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    Today's acceptors
    907 11 rpODAY S acceptors ana piObable jockeys for ■1 Penang are given below. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race 8. Race 1—2.15: Cl. 5, Div. 4—6 F. 1 680 Picture Fan Padek 9.00 Shaw Stable Spencer 2 090 Hopalong Jones 8.12 Ms Teo Ballas Vong 3 473
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    TODAY'S GOING
    24 11 The weather in Penang remains fine and, barring heavy rain, the going for today's races should be very good, reports Epsom Jeep.
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    Derby runners on way to Japan
    66 11 PORT SWETTENHAM, Two English Derby runners. Rising Flame and Turk's Reliance are at Port Swettenham. on board the S.S. Bencruactan on their way to Yokohama. They have been bought by a Japanese for £21,000 for stud purposes. The horses left England on July 1
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    N. Circuit ready for maiden win
    595 11 PENANG, Friday. NORTHERN CIRCUIT certainly did not disgrace himself when he went down by hall a length tQ Free Entry last week. Out in front in a flash, he attempted to "steal" the race with a spectacular early breakaway. At one stage he was
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    NEP. DAUGHTER IS BEST FOR TODAY
    181 11 PENANG, Frl. BEST bet in tomorrow's card at Penang Is Neptune's Daughter In the Cla's 5, Div. 1, 6f. handicap (Race Eight). This attractive-looking flve-year-oJd Is nearly back at her best after a lapse and down In Class 5 she can be confident!? followed.
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    Swim records topple again
    536 12 2 GOLDS TO U.S., 1 TO HUNGARY HELSINKI, Friday. QNE world record and two Olympic records were broken, and a Olympic record was equalled in the Olympic Games swimming events here today. The United States and Hungary each won a final, the Hungarian Gold Medal coming
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    Reimgino ties world record
    212 12 OSLO, Frl. Lindy Remlglno, American winner of the Olympic 100 metres in Helsinki, equalled the world record of 10.2 seconds for the d.stance in an intern itinnnl athletes meeting hero onight. The official world record is held ointly by five athletes —Jesse Dwens (United Stats), Harold
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    Admission rates
    53 12 The charges for admission to the annual Malayan Badminton championships beginning at Singapore B?dminton Hall at 8 p.m. todiv are: Today from 8 p.m. 50 cents fgallery). Tomorrow 9 a.m. and 8 pra. 50 cents (gallery) each scMon. Monday 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. (?alle-v $1. feat- $2
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    BLOWS-AND EMBRACES
    73 12 HELSINKI. Fri.— A fight broke out between Argentine and Uruguayan players today in an Olympic basketball tournament game here today. In the melee in front of the basket one player struck another. Immediately all players, coaches and even some spectators joined in a free-for-all. Police rushed onto the
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    GRAND PRIX A CROWD PLEASER
    250 12 By Our Motoring Reporter SPECTATORS at tomorrow's Johore Grand Prix programme, to be run on the 2.2-mile circuit at Johore Bahru at 9.30 a.m., should be treated to some magnificent driving and riding by the 101 competitors who will take part in the three motor-cycle
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    Results at a glance
    622 12 WOMEN'S HIGH DIVING SWIMMING WOMEN'S 400-M. RELAY FINAL 1. Hungary (Eva Novak, Judit Temes. Ilona NQvak, Katalin Szokf) 4:24.4 (new Olympic record: old record 4:28.1 by U.S. in preliminaries. Also new world record: old world record 4:27.2 by Hungary in 1952); 2. Ho'land 1:29.0; 3. United
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    U.S., Russia in final
    102 12 HELSINKI, Fri. Die United States and Russia will fight li, out for the Olympic basketball Gold Medal. Both got to the final yesterday with victories over South American teams. Russia beat Chile 61-57 and the United States defeated Argentina 85-76. The leser in the Russia-United States
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    Chesterfield Cup
    33 12 OOODWOOD. Fri—Mr. James De Rothchild's Sunny Brae won the 10furlongs Chesterfield Cup here today. Mrs. V Pacittos Mid View was second and Mr H. Pretvman'j Mevsey Hampton third Eight ran.— Reuter
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    Final for Kluang?
    25 12 S.CP.A. will support Johore Chinese .F.A's application for the MCPA final to be played at Kluang this year, states the SCFA council.
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    Grand Prix Supplement
    48 12 A 12-PAGE Johore Grand Prix supplement to appear with today's Free Press will girt Malayan motor racing fans a complete advance picture of the country's rreatest speed events to be held In Johore Bahru tomorrow. Make sure of retting a copy of today's Free Press.
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    JUNIOR DIVISION SOCCER RESULTS
    58 12 Results of the SAPA Junior league matches played yesterday were: Dlv. 3A: Cheerful Lads 2, Blue Rovers 2, at Geylang stadium. (Yacob and Chin Aun for Lads; Rajab and KhaUd for Rovers). Div 2: Tamil Brotherhood Association "A 1 2. Tiong Bharu Rangers 1, at C.V.M.A.
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    A moral victory for Soccerites
    491 12 Marine Dept. S.C 3; Star Soccerites 2. A DISPUTED penalty goal, scored in the dying minutes of a stirring game, enabled a lightningquick Marine Dept. XI to edge out the luckless Soccerites in a bitterly fought out SAFA Div. 2 game at Jalan Besar stadium
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    MCC PUBLISHING NEW BOOK
    81 12 LONDON. Fri. rpHE M.C.C. is publishing a new edition of the laws of cricket with amendments to the notes and interpretations which help in their application. In no case has a law been altered. The shilling booklet is for sale overseas on Aug. 1. A new
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    SHARE OUT 'A' GATES-SCFA
    89 12 The Singapore Chinese FA. Council is to suggest to S.A.F.A. that gate money from Singapore "A" matches with visiting teams should be shared among the various community clubs. A SCFA council meeting on Thursday night heard Mr. Yong Ngim niin's contention that present SAFA arrangement of
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    S'pore may get World Cup ties
    97 12 HELSINKI Fri —Representatives ol nine Eastern countries today held exploratory and informal talka at the Olympic village on the question ot approaching the Federation International Football Amateur (FIFA) to change the venue Xor eastern zone preliminary round matches for the World Football Cup from
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    Pakir, Kamis in doubles final1
    308 12 Pakir, Kamis in doubles final 1 pLAYERS reached the final in two events after yesterday's Singapore tennis tournament ties. Miss S. M. Patterson, who had received a walkover from Malacca's Mrs. P. S. M. Dew In the first round, beat Mrs. Pat Sewell In the women's singles semi-flna's yesterday after
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    STRICKLAND: 'WE HAVE THE TALENT'
    419 12 STRICKLAND: 'WE HAVE THE TALENT' HELSINKI, Friday. CINGAPORE'S Olympic team manager, Ted Strickland, said yesterday that he was "well satisfied" with the performance of the Colony's five-man squad in the 15th Olympiad. He said the performances of the two weightlifters, Chay Weng Yew and Lon bin Mohammed Noor, who finished
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    Catcal,s boos at Olympics
    96 12 HELSINKI, Frt.— Whistles, catcalls and boos echoed around the Olympic boxing ring today when the Judges declared Jan Zachara, Czechoslovakia, the winner over South Africa's featherweight Lennie Lelsching. Ringside critics were amazed at the verdict in the semi-final fight. The South African boxing team manager, A.
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    STEPTO REPLACES J. DAVENPORT FOR SOUTH XI
    115 12 THE RAF. fast bowler F Set. J. Davenport has injured his bowlinx hand and hr will not be available for South in their annual match against North which begins on the Pndany today. Davenport's place will \f taken by Capt. A. S. Stepto,
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    Surrey still 44 pts ahead
    232 12 LONDON, Fri. CURREY, with a six-wicket win over Derbyshire at Chesterfield, maintained their 44-polnt lead over the second team, Yorkshire, who also won in the series ending today. 7 Surrey have now 200 points from 20 matches and Yorkshire have 158 from the same number.
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    NORTHANTS & INDIA DRAW
    53 12 NORTHANTS INDIA DRAW LONDON. Fri. There was only two hours play in the final day of the match at Northampton between Northamptonshire and the Indians because of rain and the match petered out into a draw. Scores: Northants 365 for 7 dccl and 107 for 1 (Brookes n.o. 51, Oldfield
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