The Straits Times, 25 October 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    PLANTERS SAY 'YES' AND 'NO'
    453 1 Awards accepted with cuts BOARD FIGURES 'WRONG' CLAIM KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. VOKODY knows whether the council of the 1 Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association has accepted the award of the P ubber Arbitration Board, announced yesterLv, or whether they have rejected it. The Council announced
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    Tories win on steel
    49 1 LONDON, Fri. The Conservative Government won approval tonight in trw Commons for its plans tc turn nationalised British •usel back to private owner ship within the next year. Tnc motion approving the Government's plans was passed over bitter Labour opposition by 303 to 269.— UP.
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    Nothing misleading in this to me, says Mr. Narayanan
    440 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. THE award of the Rubber Arbitration Board, published this morning, was neither unrealistic nor misleading, the chairman of the Pan-Malayan Rubber Workers' Union, Mr. P. P. Narayanan, said today. He was commenting on the statement by the Malayan
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    Borneo's Chief Justice dies
    63 1 Borneo's Chief Justice dies THE Chiet Justice of British Borneo territories, Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace, died yesterday in Singapore General Hospital foLowing a brief illness Aged 54, Sir Ivor was appointed in 1946. Before that he was a jjdge in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. HLs wife and a son ar«
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    Penang's gift
    20 1 EXETKR. Frl. -A donation of £250 to the Lynmouth Flood Relief Fund was received today from Penang.— Reuter.
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    SCIENTISTS SURVEY A-BOMB ISLANDS
    136 1 Salvage work will take weeks LONDON, Friday. SCIENTISTS have gone back ashore on Australia's Monte Bello Islands to survey the effects of Britain's atomic blast there three weeks ago, it was announced today. The recovery of recording instruments and significant salvage material will probably take several
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    443 dead
    26 1 MANILA, Fri. The stormlashed Philippines counted at least 443 dead today and listed 219 more as missing in Tuesday's and Wednesday's ravaging typhoon. A.P.
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    ROYAL VISITORS ARE BACK
    49 1 .TdE DtJCUESS Uf KENT and the young Duke wave to the crowd at Johore Bahru pier as they come alongside in the air-sea R.AJF. rescue launch, in the background is Viscount Althorp, Equerry to h* D a c h c s s Straits Time* viciurt.
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    DUCHESS TIRED BUT SMILING
    109 1 DUCHESS TIRED BUT SMILING JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. T^HE Duchess of Kent looked I tired today when she arrived in Johore Bahru But she smiled and wavtd to the crowds that had gathered to greet her and the young Duke on their return from Borneo. The Royal tourists will now rest
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    Britain and Persia agree
    44 1 LONDON, Fri.— Britain has agreed that Sweden should act as protecting power for Persia in Britain, a Foreign Office spokesman said today Persia has already agreed that Switzerland should protect British interests in Persiu during the present dirjlomatto break— Reuter
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    AIRLIFT RUSHES AID TO FIGHTING FRENCH
    94 1 PARIS, F.iday. OIXTY Dakota aircraft and helicopters are flying supplies and ammunition to French troops trying to stem fierce Vietminh attacks in Northern Indo-China. it was disclosed in Paris tonight. The airlift is operated from the Southern Tonking Delta under cover of fighters and
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    Menons to visit Malabar
    48 1 MADRAS, Fri. Mr. C Oovinda Menon, a Singapore lawyer wanted by the Singapore police for alleged criminal breach of trust, and his wife, Mrs. Vllasini Marion, were granted permission by the High Court her* today to leave Madras for a visit to Malabar..— U.P
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    Killed on a visit
    61 1 RAUB, Fri.— Mr. Chua Eng Chan, a 31 -year-old aßricultural assistant, of Raub, was kliled by bandits yesterday morning at Sungei Ruan. Mr. Chua, a Malay assistant, and a Chinese contractor were visiting an experimental cocoa plantation when they were fired on. Mr Chua was killed
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    2 die in crash
    29 1 RHEIMS. Fri —A B-26 of the 126 th U.S. bomber wing, stationed at Crecy-Couvron, crashed near here yesterday, killing the two airmen on board Reuter.
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    JOHORE SULTAN'S SISTER DIES
    43 1 The Tungku Ampuan Besar, sister of the Sultan of Johore, died early this morning at her home, the Istana Scudai, in Johore Bahru. She was 81. The funeral will take place from the Istana Besar at 5 p.m today.
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    14m. murdered
    36 1 NEW YORK. Fri.— Chinese Communists have executed or caused the deaths of mor» than 14.000.000 people In the last five years, the Free Trade Union Committee ol the American Federation o> Labour said yesterday.—Reuter
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    314 LOST
    30 1 SAIGON. Fri. The Vietnam Government trrtny announced that 31 4 people were dead or missim after tho typhoon which fctr vk s nthern Indo-Chira earlier ttala week. -Router
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    Penney is knighted
    47 1 LONDON. Fri. DR. W. G. Penney, the British scientist who was in charge of the recent atomic explosion in the •T.mtiRHIo islands, has been knighted. A Buckingham Palace announcement saii he had been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire, Civil Division.— Reuter.
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    RED 'ASSASSIN CHIEF' SLAIN IN AMBUSH
    249 1 RED 'ASSASSIN CHIEF SLAIN IN AMBUSH He had $13,000 on head KUALA LUMPI'R. Friday. "ASSASSIN CHIEF" Chon? Yoon, district commit--t* tee member for Malacca Communists, and leader of a killer squad in the Machap area, was killed yesterday by a police jungle squad. He had $13,000 on his head. One
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    The ideal gift for overseas
    114 1 The ideal gift for overseas THE STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL. 1953. which will be on sale early next month, is the ideal gift for friends overseas, for it presents a broad picture of the Malayan scene in full-colour and black and white. There is no better way of teilinK your friends
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    Trees slashed
    21 1 Terrorists slashed 700 rubber trees and broke 800 latex cups on Ayer Manis estate in the Johore Bahru area.
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    Troops seize 80 Mau Mau suspects
    174 1 Troops seize 80 Mau Mau suspects NAIROBI, Fri r|NE thousand troops police and police reserves swept through the Nyeri tribal rpserve yesterday rounding up 80 suspects after the Mau Man murder of a tribal chief and two policemen. Chief Njcri, last survivor of the three Kikuyu chiefs, ia being guarded.
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    Yoshida is P.M.
    30 1 TOKYO, Fri. The Japanese Diet tonight began iU first session since the elections, voting Liberal leader, Mr. Rhigeru Yoshlda, into hU fourth term as Prime Minister. Reuter.
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    Cheaper rice
    27 1 COLOMBO, Fri. Burma will supply 40,000 tons of rice to Ceylon at £51 per ton, the lowest price Burma has quoted in recent years —Reuter.
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    Nobel award
    20 1 STOCKHOLM. Fri—Professor Selman Wak.sman, of the United States has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine. Reuter.
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    GERMANS BAN THE NEW HITLER PARTY
    146 2 GERMANS BAN THE NEW HITLER PARTY BONN, Friday. WEST GERMANY'S 11 top judges yesterday banned the Socialist Reichs Party (S.R.P.) because it was "a deliberate rep'ica" of Hitler's Nazi party. They ruled that the party had carried on all the worst features of the Nazi regime and had sought to
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    S.-E. Asia talks in Germany
    64 2 NUREMBERG. Fri. Uni- I versity problems In South- East Asia will be discussed by German and Asian students, professors and diplomats at the annual meeting of the German Committee of "World University Service" in Nuremberg next week. Lectures and discussions will be held on university
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    Death roll grows
    22 2 MANILA. Fri. -At least 443 persons were killed in Wednesday's typhoon and 209 more are listed as missing. A.P.
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    U.K. rubber, tin sales to Russia
    142 2 LONDON, Fri BRITAIN and her colonies exported 64,873 tons of rubber to Soviet Russia between Janunry and June this year. Mr. Peter Thorney^roft president of the Board of Trade, said in a Parliamentary answer yesterday. This compared with 42.128. 20.618 and 35.426 tons in
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    NEW ROUTE
    22 2 MEXICO CITY. Frl. A KLM plane has completed a second experimental flights over the new Amsterdam Mexico City route.— A.P.
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    The eyes smiled
    69 2 UTRECHT, Friday. DUTCH police here have a warrant for the arrest of Irish Premier, Mr. de Valera, 70, who is in hospital here with eye trouble but it dates back to the Irish rebellion of L"» 19 De Valera had escaped from a British prison and Continental
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      664 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT APPLICATIONS are InTtted from Federal Citizens for appointment as Assistant Chinese Affairs Officers QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for appointment must have: <1) attained their 17th but net their 23rd birthdiy, <£) parsed the School Certificate Examination, (3) a knowledge of Chinese language equivalent to that of a Junlcr Middle School
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      185 2 Unhand us, varlets! Let goof our windpipes Put down that cosh Nothing shall make us divulge the secret recipe of Pimm's No. 1. Only six people know it, and we won't talk. We'll give you this for the record Pimm's select only the very best gin and renowned French and
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    ATTLEE CRUSHES THE REBELS
    339 3 Bevanites are told: Disband or get out of the party LONDON, Friday. I A 1 JOUR Members of the House of Commons today ordered the Leftist rebel, Mr. Aneurin Bcvuti, to break up his group or face expulsion from the party. Bevanites, stung by a 188
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    Reds putting pressure on refugees
    117 3 Reds putting pressure on refugees LONDON. Fri. BRITAIN'S Foreign Ofßcc la Investlrtalng reports that Soviet officials are using! «wessure methods in a "come dg.ck home" campaign against i>-.:m refugees In Britain, j The Foreign Office is check- 1 ing up on a visit by two Soviet consulate men to Bradford
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    Her courageous battle is over
    53 3 SANFRANCISCO, Fri.—Actres^ Susan Peters, wnose li;.:iit against paralysis brought a living story ol courage to Hollywood, lost her battle last night. The attractive 31 -year-old star, wnose spinal cord was damaged in a hunting accid- cut M>ven years ago. died while visiting fcer brother ir:
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    INDIA MAY MEDIATE IN KOREA
    118 3 NEW YORK. Fri. NEW WORK newspapers today published a report that the Un;ted States Government has asked India "to help arrange a truce In Korea through top level diplomatic cantact with Asian Communists.' Another news story said that "high level United States and Br.tisn officials
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    Gold beats mine fire
    58 3 JOHANNESBURG. Fri. Gold was used to put out a fire which destroyed one of the main buildings of City Deep Mine near Johannesburg last night. Hydrants on the mine did not provide enough water so firemen pumped water from a cyanide mixing dump which, according to
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    Labour keep seat
    64 3 LONDON. Fri.— The Labour Party. 24 hours after an internal clash with rebei Brvanites. today retained their Parliamentary seat In a by-election at Cleveland, Yorkshire, with a decreased majority. Result was; Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (Labour) 25.985; Major Patrick H. B. Wall (Conservative) 22,064. The Labour majority
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    64 3 IF THE WINTER passes slowly, here is one way to speed it up gracefully shown by table tennis star Peggy Franks at her home in Uoodford, Essex. Her playing outfit is itself a ray of summer sunshine. Pe&fy holds coaching lessons for those who would emulate her own flashing style
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    Indian art
    20 3 CALCUTTA. Frl. First large-scale Indian art exhibition in the United States will reach New York on Sunday.— U.P.
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    All in two's and three's
    27 3 IN THIS classroom in Stockholm, Sweden, there are 25 children 11 sets of twins and (on the left) a set of triplets.
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    Blind quad sees, and parents pray for the others
    194 3 LONDON, Friday. (GEORGINA BROWN. 14-month-old quad, went home this week able to ?ee. although doctors had declared her incurably blind at birth. The curly-haired baby was given a civic reception when she returned to her Petts Wood home after eight months
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    Cyclone kills 2
    24 3 RANGOON Fri— Two were killed and six injured In accidents caused by a cyclone which hit Rangoon and surrounding areas yesterday
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    Romeo off course on way to Rita
    135 3 Romeo off course on way to Rita SEVILLE, Frl. RITA HAYWORTH complained to the U.S. Consul in Seville yesterday against the antics of a cabaret singer who Is following her around, claiming to be In love with her. The protest to the consul followed a scene In the Hotel Alphonso
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    The 'magic carpets'
    49 3 COLOMBO, Fri. Two suitcases containing carpets arrived in Colombo yesterday by air from the Persian Gulf area, and Customs officials found 15»' 2 lb. of gold in sheets gummed ingeniously inside the cases. They confiscated the haul, which was estimated to be worth Rs. 67,000.— Reuter.
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    Ban on religious teaching
    32 3 TAIPEH. Frl.— The Nationalist Ministry of Education. In an order Issued today to all schools in Formosa, banned preaching to students on any kind of religion. Rev ter.
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    Costly war
    38 3 OSLO. Fri. Capt. Pierre Clostermann, French wartime ace, now a member of the French National Assembly, said in Oslo yesterday that the Indo-China war Is costing France more officers every year than she can train.— Reuter.
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    BRITAIN PARDONS KESSELRING
    91 3 BONN, Friday. FORMER Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, Hitler's Western Front commander, was released from the German war criminals' prison yesterday as an act of clemency by the British authorities in West Germany. Kesselring. 67, was German Supreme Commander in Italy for two years until March, 1945, and
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    LONDON STOCKS
    356 3 Price changes restricted LONDON, Frl. ("INLY small-scale trading featured today's stork markets and most price changes were restricted. Industrials were helped by the interim dividend announced by Ourtaulds and. the section took on a firmer tone. Tobaccos and stores showed gains of a few pence and a better
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    London Tin Price
    28 3 LONDON. Oct. 24— Cash Buyers t9.V!; Sellers C 953; Forward Buyers £9405; Sellers £941; Settlement £953 (up £1). Turnover a.m. 55 tons; p.m 25 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    38 3 LONDON, Oct 24— Spot 22'» d Dec. 22 d.. Jen-Mar. 22 -d Apr June 22i 4 d.. July-Sept 22' 4 d., Nov c.i.f. 22 'zd, Dec. cif. 22\d Jan c.lf 22' 4 d. Market: Fully steady.
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    I FLEW TO H.K. AND ARRESTED STUDENT, SAYS DETECTIVE
    395 4 Singapore court told of forged identity card iQW SING KAU, a Special Branch detectivesergeant, yesterday told the Singapore First Police Magistrate, Mr. T. Kulasekaram, how he flew to Hong Kong on Sept. 18, and arrested a student from Singapore with a
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    39 4 l".r. lit i liL.y-. kit A LSi shaki bands with the v. gent of Johore, Tengku Mahkota, on her arrival at Johore Bahru by laiuch yesterday evening. looking on is the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. Straits Times plct are.
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    He cheated: two women of $600
    127 4 He cheated: two women of $600 r\ KING LIANG, a 24--year-old police supervisee, yesterday admitted in the Sinnapore Second Police Court that he cheated a woman of $350 by pretending that he was able to get hsr •en out of prison. Tan told the woman. Ho Ah How. in a
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    Boy drowned in well
    60 4 While playing near Jurong Road. Singapore, en Oct 2. Llan Seng Chiang, a six-year- old boy. fell imo a well and was drown>d. the Assistant Coroner. Mr. Giam Chong Hing. was told yesterday at tn inquest. The mother of the boy recovered the body in eight
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    The Congress lottery
    43 4 j Three hundred thousand tickets, for the firs: issue of the Malayan Indian Congress Social Welfare Sweep were put on sale .n the Federation yesteriay. The draw for the first sweep will be held on Jan. 4. 1953. at Penang
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    Loan request
    29 4 PENANG. Fri. The Province Wellesley Malay Trlsha A.ssoci£> tion has decided to ask UMNO for a loan of $12,000 to buy trishas for the use of members.
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    URGENT CALL TO EX-SER VICEMEN
    181 4 C. D. chief chides Europeans THE Singapore Civil Defence organisation urgently needs volunteer leaders with armed services experience. Brigadier P. H. Denyer, Assistant Commissioner for Civil Defence (City), to d the Ex-Ser-vice Association of Singapore last night. The small European element among the volunteers was
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    Guild to aid seamen is restarted
    74 4 FIFTEEN Singapore women have restarted the Harbour Lights Guild to carry on its pre-war work of entertaining merchant seamen at the Singapore Marine Hostel. The hostel superintendent. Mr. A. L. Brown, yesterday appealed to pre-war members of the Guild to rejoin. The first function
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    Pitman's test results
    158 4 Results of Pitman's com- mercial examinations, held at |th c V.M.C.A., Orchard Roaa i in August this year, are: I VPtWWIINti (business itagr) flritI cuss pa.sv Hush Lav Y.n Lin Y«u Oatk chtng Moty YaD. Leek Mul Chum, sveond-dass pass: MLss EveCvn I lan. TYPEWRITING: ilntrrmrdlitel flrst
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    Poppy-Day fair
    39 4 TELUK ANSON Fri A fun fair organised by the Indo-Ceylonese women of Teluk Anson in aid of the Lower Perak Poppy Day Fund, will be held at the court house on Sunday Nov 2 at 10 a.m.
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    Poppy Day donations
    272 4 The second list of donations I to the Singapore Poppy Day Fund is: Donation* a4rr«d> rrcnvrd S7.OUU .i. Co. oi Siugapu.r $3<M uo cuoou Factor) t.M. v.. ..i. in and Co (JUu mmroz L..a IjO diuo-Bi .il>«i Curj M 0 Moutur Lia tin, Aug.uf rrncn ,v turndixen
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    Speeding: $50
    19 4 PARIT BUNTAR Fri— Tan Ah Mm. a van driver, was fined $50 In Bagan Serai for so»edipg.
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    UMNO seeks a song
    73 4 TH E United Malays National Organisation is look in j for an anthem. It has approached a Malay songwriter. Rung Zubir Said, to con 1 rose one. The general secretary, Inche Zulkifli Hashlm, yesterday said that I'MXO had inaugurated an anthem competition open to composers of
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    'Arrest was illegal,' man on charge of cheating tells court
    309 4 A FORMER assistant in United Engineers' com- mercial department, on trial in Singapore on a cheating charge, yesterday claimed that he hail been illegally arrested and that the case against him should be dismissed. He is H. J. Walsh, charged
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    2 to be tried in armed robbery case
    170 4 2 to be tried in armed robbery case CHUA Kia Piaw, 23. and Ng Jee Teoh. 25, were yesterday committed by the Singapore Relief Police Magistrate, Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam. for I rial at the next Assizes on a charge of armed robbery. They were alleged to have robbed Mrs.
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    Finicky horses are no favourites with Mr. Williams
    146 4 Finicky horses are no favourites with Mr. Williams T ABOUR City Councillor for Rochore, Mr. Phillip Williams, said it was "absurd" for the council to scrap a housing project because the noise from the buildings would upset race-horses at the Turf Club. He was referring to a decision of the
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    Kelantan 'Old Frees' reunion
    68 5 KOTA BAHRU. Fr.-Olrt' boys of the Penang Free School in Kelanan neld a reunion dinner on Tuesday at the Rest House, Kota Bahru to celebrate the 136 th anniversirv of the school. A-' S. *i. lsanak presided. About 36 Old Frees were present, including Mr. G.
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    DELAY ANNOYS THESE MEN
    264 5 Govt. officers had to wait I six weeks for a reply QNE HUNDRED MEMBERS of the Singapore Senior Officers' Association, representing locally-domiciled senior Government servants, at a meeting yesterday passed a resolution "deploring Government's attitude" at the sixweek delay to reply to two petitions sent by
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    SECRET TALKS IN IPOH
    106 5 SECRET TALKS IN IPOH IPOH, Fri. THE Officer Administering the Government, Mr. D C. MacGillivray, and the Federation's Financial Secretary, Mr. W. D. Godsall. held top-secret talks with leading Chinese businessmen in the State. The talks, which were held in the State Secretariat, lasted about an hour. About 20 businessmen
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    He ill-treated his dog
    46 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Lee Kok was fined $10 in Johore Bahru Police Court for illtreating his dog by not giving it food and medical treatment. The matter was reported to the police by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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    Fought, fined
    17 5 SEGAMAT. Fri Appusamy 28 ann Nad^ritah. 18 were fined $10 each m Segamat for llgrtting.
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    Christmas Day dance
    51 5 The Church of St. Joseph will hold a Christmas dance at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Guillemard Road cii Dec. 25 at 8.30 p.m. The church is also planning a Christmas fair in the church compound at Victoria Street on Dec. 28 for poor children in the
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    Duchess nearly loses her hat
    164 5 Duchess nearly loses her hat SERIA, Brunei, Fri. rE Duke of Kent paid a surprise visit to the Sarawak oil refinery town of I. u t<> n k today before leaving with his mother, the Duchess, by flvingboat for Singapore. During an inspection of construction work, the Duk e drove
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    29 5 s \l\\* ABIDIN, 10, looks at a poster on hunger and disease at the United Nations Exhibition which was opened at the British Council Hall yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    NO POLL CONTEST FORLABOURHEAD
    147 5 UR. E. V. DA VIES, the Labour Party leader in the iT Singapore City Council, whose term of office expires this year, has decided not to contest the December elections Mr. Davies yesterday denied reports that he intended to stand for election in all the iix
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    U.N. successes can be lesson for Singapore
    275 5 THF successes of the United Nations Organisation A had a lesson for Singapore, the Vice-President of the Singapore Legislative Council, Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. said yesterday. 'When so many different nations can, by goodwill and united effort, achieve such outstanding success, we can
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    Tribute to Sir Ivor Brace
    258 5 Tribute to Sir Ivor Brace SIR Anthony Abelt, the Governor of Sarawak, last night paid tribute to Sir Ivor L.i treliTQ Brace, Chief Justice oi Brif.sn Borneo territories, whose death is reported .n I p-tge one. tjir Air.nony said: "The news of Sir Ivor Br..ce's .■(.a li wiu come as
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    UN Day dinner and dance
    47 5 The Singapore Rotary Club will celebrate United Nations Day with a dinner and dance at Raffles Hotel tonight. The programme includes an address by Mr. M Gopala Menon. Representative of the Government of India, and a floor show of South-East Asia c'ances.
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    Liaison man found shot
    58 5 PENANG. Fri.— Mr. Low Hwa Pin. a Junior civil liaison officer attached to "D" Company Fifth Malay Regiment, was found dead <n Changkat Estate, two miles from Nibong TebaH. yesterday evening. He nad a gunshot wound or. his head. A revolver was found near the body.
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    George Lee wins appeal
    378 5 George Lee wins appeal UOLDING that there was no offence of "commencing building operations," Mr. Justice Brown, in the Singapore High Court, yesterday allowed the appeal of Mr. George E. Lee against a lower court fine of $250 for storing motor spare parts in a house at Grange Road. The
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    Second batch graduate
    33 5 KOTA TINGGI. Fri The second batch of 50 home guards passed out from the Telok Senyat training school on Wednesday. The State Hom e Guard Officer, Johore. took the salute.
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    Blackout schedule
    277 5 1 "li i DAY Oovt Print, ni Mlix. 1\..,,,||,.,.. h Park BraddeU Hi-i ht. Boundary Rd Fl.r-D.. Rd. I. y,.., 8 y lo Chß hh f r r t?* <M 2 <i«dea t,l Arthur Rd. Park \le« Haul S'porr Malmmim Rhß Cr.ss Ntstanc Ire Work. T». S'.'i"*! B»««lrlck
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      517 5 WEEK-END STORE DIARY TODAY and pructlrt at V M.C.A.. Orchard Street 2.30 pm. Convenor: Mr Cheong VPORF KDl'.ihi ULlll: On:led Road. 3 p m Hoclc Ha: m Day dinner at Rallies Hotei V.W.t Teeiagers I Ploneern TOMORROW BMO pin OncM speaker: Mr. M Go mertlni ut 5 Rjfl.cs Quay 3
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    190 6 FOR A maternity frock you'll i be proud to wear. Duncan's, 11 rVAlmolda St., (Off Raffles Place) I Btvlo. comfort. washabllUy. Orders undertaken. Large selection ready-to-we:ir. A REQUIEM Hi?h Mbfs will be sum at (lie Church of the Sacred Hnrt. Tank Road, at 8 a.m. on Mnnt'av for the
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Oct. 25, 1952. Wages Award Error
    591 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Oct. 25, 1952. Wages Award Error An unfertunate error on the part of the board ot arbitration which yesterday publiolied its award on rubber workers' -wii^t i may lecpen the whole cii>put<*. Union leackij received the ■ward as publishI niyht wit! of jubilation Yesterday afternoon
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    The Labour Splil
    368 6 If Mr. Attlee's victory at the Parliamentary Labour party's meeting has not ended the Bevanite split, then British Labour is irrevocably divided. Either Mr. Bevan's group disbands, or it must .break away. Mr. Attlee had a majority of nearly four to one for resolutions which called on
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    Fifty Years Ago
    143 6 From the Straits Times ot Oct. 22. 1902. THE Rajah of Kelantan It rt'Dorted to be collecting i inns and ammunition and making preparations that are almost ostens by for the purpose of resisting Siam. IN a second circular to subscribers to the new Electric L'ght and
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    As I was Saying
    1214 6  -  CYNICUS -by- AIL and champagne are an unusual mixture. They seem, however, to have blended well enough for ceremonial purposes when the Duchess of Kent broke a vintage bottle over the head of Seria's newest well. The barrels have had to be rolled outright smartly, for
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    10 6 Photograph b|/ Sam Kai Faye. TOW FOO POX FOR SALfe
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    698 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK Obuu* iwo wee&s ago Krakatoa was discussed in this column. Now there is news that it may explode. This column denies in advance that it has had or will have any responsibility in the matter if it does go ud. With this safeguard the subject can be
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    LAZINESS COSTS CITY $105 A NIGHT
    342 7 Court told unsupervised gas works stokers neglect jobs nFCAISE of the laziness and apathy of stokers employed at the City Gas Works at Kallang Itond, Singapore, the City Council loses about S 1 worth of jras every night, the City Gas Engineer, Mr. M.
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    Goldsmith's debt offer rejected
    135 7 Goldsmith's debt offer rejected TMIE composition of 45 per cent offered on behalf of Lim Soo Ban. the millionaire goldsmith and pawnshop owner. annin:;t whom a re- j celving order was made on Aug. 8. has been rejected by his creditors. A vote was taken at the first meeting o
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    BE OWED THE TAX MEN
    51 7 BE OWED THE TAX MEN T Hock, who Is the Comptroller of Income Tax $950 on a Judgment debt, offerer! to repay the drbt by monthly Instalment! of $75 in the Singapore Hiph Court yesterday The Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, ordered him to "pay the first Instalment on Nov.
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    Metal display
    28 7 The Malayan Tin Bureau is amone 434 companies participating in the 34th Annual Nan inal Metal Congres, Fx!"V' )n 1 Ow bt 'ing held in Philadelphia.
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    New barrister for S'pore
    38 7 Mr. J. B. Maxwell was admitted to the Singapore Bar yesterday by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles MurrayAynsley. in the High Court Application for Mr. Maxwell's admission was macie by Mr. J. C. Cobbett.
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    Let's have women's price police says Mrs. F.
    159 7 Let's have women's price police says Mrs. F. MRS. SIIIRIN FOZDAR, secretary of the Singapore Council of Women, yesterday suggested that local housewives should organise a women's "price p.ilir,. force", similar to thosp >n Australia, to help bring down the price of goods. Mrs. Fozdar returned to the Colony on
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    27 pharmacists get diplomas
    227 7 THE LAST GROUP of 27 pharmacists to graduate from the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, yesterday received their diplomas from the Colony's Director of Medical Services. Dr. W. J. Vickers. Trie next batch of pharmacists to graduate in a year or two will get
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    Another year
    22 7 Mr. Tay Gan Tin has been appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Bonrd 10.--a further term of one yar.
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    Vice-consul
    16 7 Mrs Clifton Virginia Riley has been recognised by the Governor as U.S Vice-Consul for Singapore.
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    Magistrate
    13 7 Mr R C. Hoffman has been appointed a police magistrate in Singapore.
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    Diploma day
    58 7 SIR SYDNEY CADIS, Tlee-Cha •<-~;:<>r of the Lnivcrsily of Malaya, speaking at King Edward VII College of Medicine hall yesterday wl en pharmacy diplomas were presented to 27 candidates *ho pj.ssrd their recent examination. BELOW: Mr. Oon Beng Choo receives his pharmacy diploma from the Director of Medical
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    Customs officer
    26 7 Mr P. W. Talbot an officer of the British Civil Service.: has been appointed Customs Officer, Malayan Customs Service, on temporary trans- i fer.
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    French ship refloated after 3 hrs.
    67 7 French ship refloated after 3 hrs. THE 7.000-ton French Liberty ship Gien was refloated yesterday after beine aground three miles off Pasir Panjang. west of Singapore, for three hours Harbour board tugs Griper and Mitra were used to tow the ship undamaged off Cyrene Shoal. She ran aground while entering
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    Nationality members
    72 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Members of the Johore Bal' ru Language Board for purposes of Johore Nationality enactment are Inche Abdul Razak bin Jailani. Inche Ismi bin Ismail, Inche Muslin bin Abdullah, Mr. Kuek Ho Yao, Mr. Hiew Nai Fui, Mr. Wong Peng Long, Mr. Wong Thang, Mr. R.
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    Ex-officer extorted $10-3 months
    138 7 DOBERT ARTHUR QUINN, 31-year-old ex-army officer, was yesterday sentenced to three months' hard labour for extorting SlO from Foo Chee Seng, a shop assistant, and for attempting to extort 55 from Ismail bin Awang, a mandore, on Sept 5. Quinn suhmitted to the Sin- Rapore Second
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    STRIKE? NOT US, SAY THE POSTMEN
    97 7 THE Singapore Post and Telegraph Uniformed Staff Union will not go on strike to get its claims settled, the secretary of the union, Mr. P. Govindasamy, said yesterday. He was commenting on reports in local vernacular papers that the union would again go on
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    Duty not paid
    28 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl. Wong Kwai, a motor shop proprietor, was fined $300 for possession of a car battery on which duty had not been paid.
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    Councillor to preach
    48 7 Singapore Legislative Councillor, Mr. Thio Chan Bee, will preach at the monthly conbined worship service of the Straits Chinese M.YF. and Church in the Bickley Memorial Church at Kampong Kapor, 'srapore, tomorrow. The worship programme includes a vocal solo by Mrs. Lillian Chin, Scottish-train-ed singer.
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    Taxed bill of costs approved
    59 7 An application by the assistant Official Assignee, Mr. Denis D'Cotta, for permission to pay $950 as being the taxed bill of costs to Jee Ah Chian and Company, who prepared the statement of affairs of a debtor, Lim Soo Ban, was approved by the Chief
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    New assistant
    23 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. ASP..P. P. Orton has been appointed assistant to the 0.5. P.C., Johore Bahru. succeeding A.S.P. Haron bin Hassan.
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    COLONEL SA YS: I HAVE BEEN VICTIMISED
    416 7 COLONEL SA YS: I HAVE BEEN VICTIMISED KUALA LUMPITR, Friday. r'OL. R. E. KENNY, secretary of the Incorporated Society of Planters, making his defence against a charge of driving under the influence of a'cohol, said today that he had been victimised. The Kuala Lumpur Second Magistrate acquitted Col. Kenny, holding
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    Another 2,312
    23 7 Another 2.312 people were vaccinated In Singapore yesterday bringing the total since the vaccination rampalgn started 62 days ago to 431.023.
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    Moreplanes are using Kallang
    128 7 jVfORE aircraft landed at. •"1 Kallang airport in September than August, but therr were fewer passengers. A total of 473 aircraft landed at the airport durinthe month, exceeding the July and August figures of 4GO and 443. There were 5,434 passenger arrivals. 5,557 departures and 1.323
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    The cell babies: Charges are 'not true'
    277 7 The cell babies: Charges are 'not true' KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. THE chairman of the Board of Visiting Justices. Splane;or, Mr. J. G. Adams, today replied to the allegations of neglect of prison babies in Pudu Prison, made by Mrs. E. Ramachandran, herself a visiting Justice, at a meeting of the
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    Scholarship for Singapore girl
    48 7 Through t^e recommendation of Dr. Thomas Fielden disMngu'shrd British <•■ mpowtt and professor of m sic, !a three ycirs' scholarship to the Royal College of Music, Lcndon. has been awarded to 22-year-old Miss Lin Rek Neo, of Singapore. The scholarship is worth I £200 annually.
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    Labour plea to Govt. on rice price
    159 8 SINGAPORE'S Labour leaders yesterday appealed to the Colony Government not to iticrease the price of rationed rice. The appeal followed a report that Singapore would set 29,104 tons of Siam rice at £5 a ton higher than the previous purchasing price. Mr. C.
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    DEARER SIAMESE RICE TERMS REVEALED
    268 8 Handling charge almost doubled KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. MORE costly terms of purchase of rice by British territories have been stipulated by Siam, the Straits Times was told today. Mr. O. H, R. Beadles. Controller of Trade Division, Federation, today confirmed that the new terms were
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    U.S. reports stimulate trading
    227 8 U.S. reports stimulate trading RUBBER MARKET 4 FTER a dull week, the J\ market was stimulated on Thursday by reports from America that manufacturer.^ were to use more natural rubber in tyres. Fairly active trading er.su?d and prices advanced about I4i cents, say-; 1., y. :s and Peat's weekly report.
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    Church tribute
    36 8 A memorial s?rv'.ce to the late Miss Fang Ohee Geok. "Grand Auntie" of the Methodist Church i n Mafaya, wKI be held at the Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church. Singapore, at 2 p.m. today.
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    New address
    23 8 From today the address of the Burmese Consulate in Singapore wil] be No. 6. Martia Road, instead of 3. Bournemouth Road.
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    34 died from pneumonia
    41 8 Pneumonia killed 34 out of the 194 people wno died in S.ngapore during the week ending Oct. 18. Other majo r ki'.lers were enteritis (21) and tub?rcui osij 1 17). There were 637. births In the week.
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    22 8 MR. ROBERT STOKELL and Miss Jean Swales after their wedding at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, yesterday afternoon. Straits Times picture.
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    Thousand-mile search for son
    119 8 FATHER COMBS MALAYA KI'ALA LUMPUR, Friday. A KUALA LUMPUR Indian labourer has travelled more than one thousand miles during the past 20 days looking for his missing 15-year-old son P. Ramapillai told the S' raits Times today that his only son, Velayuthanpillai, arrived from India two
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    THE POLICE PROVE IT PAYS TO HELP THEM
    132 8 THE POLICE PROVE IT PAYS TO HELP THEM SINGAPORE Oovcrntnent has oflrrcd to pay for the dam n;p ciuspd to Ih(* car ol a British Army captain who Mocked the harrow of a hawker running away from the polite. A police spokesman said vesterdiy: v The cost of repairing the
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    Confidence in Templer 'increasing'
    86 8 PENANG, Fri. SPHERE was increasing conA fidence in Britain in Gen. Sir Gerald Templer'3 handling of the Emergency in Malaya, Mr. Jules Martin, a former Federal Councillor, said today on his return from seven months' leave. "Everywhere I went I heard yood comments on the High
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    Swamis lecture in Singapore
    58 8 Swami Madhavanunda. General Secretary <>i the Rimakrishna Mission at Belur Math, Calcutta, will v. v<> a public lecture in English M the Victoria Memorl Singapore. o n Tuesday at 515 p.m. The next evening, at the same hall, Swami Yati.swarananda. who has preached Vedanta in Europe
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    Unknown man is killed
    26 8 An unidentified Chinese was knocked down by a car in North Bridge Road. Singapore, yesterday. He died later in the General Hospital.
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      136 8 mBBBK m J^. .;>:;■ V Proud parents all over f|JPi Malaya testify to the has done for their babies. > ri Here are but a few iH.....-..^ '"'^jg" > examples of glowing Ji^sjk^ y W& lu>altli the heritage JfJ& ol you til. I Mm:: j »jjaL hen breast milk fails
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      488 8 Straits Times Crossword o ACROSS Microsjoplcal Weils char8. Repealed c.ieers (5, 5, 5). acler 3 9 3i 9. Old woman requiring meal 7. The bean below (7). nd *sl O). 15. Towards the back (9). 10. Giant la no great demand 17. I can net (anag.) (7). W- 18. -The
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      Leniency in War Damage
      216 9 "fiNK Who Knows" In your V/ lama ol Oct. 22 ask.s US, Wiint about the m.ny thousands of claimants. 90 per cent, of whose claims are false any\v*ay?" he seems to know so much of the inner workings ol the War D.iinaKP Com- i mi ilon,
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      VIEWS AND FIGURES
      116 9 WHILE I do not ajiree with some of the opinions pxpressed In your article In Hie Issue of Oct. 29 (on War Damage). I appreciate Mat, there an* differeni points of' view. I am concernrd. however, to pet the Qfurea quoted by you accurate. I believe you
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      AN EAST COAST PROJECT
      119 9 AN EAST COAST PROJECT AS a resident of Kuala A Trensßanu, I offer hearty congratulations to the iocal authorities for starting work on the first post-war concn i drain, in front of tlie r> ntod house of the Town Board Office. This is apparently in implementation of a new proiect
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      UNLIMITED HALTS?
      132 9 I AM SURE the travelling public of Singapore, particularly the office workers who travel to and from office by "express bvs," are eratoful to the Singapore Traction Company for putting into operation so many up-to-date vhicles. This "express" system workrd without a hitch for some time. Bt't this
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      Singapore politics: back-door entry?
      199 9 THE Malayan Chinese Association now wishes to enter Singapcr? politics b the back door and infuse communalism into Colony politics. Dreading open participation in Singapore politics, the MCA. leaders have offered support to th a Mala Union. This Ls cleady an attempt to wangle political influence
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      DRAUGHTSMEN IN WAITING
      68 9 THE Institute of Architects of Malaya conducted a Draughtsmanship examination early in July this year at the British Council Hall. Although three months have passed, there are yet no signs of results, but certain disturbing rumours of the unofficial results have spread. Could the Secretary of the
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      The sun,
      135 9 THE Police Secretary nas obviously misunderstood my complaint about passes fo enter the Singapore Har- bour Board, which was directed at the method of issue, not at the necessity for a check of neople entering the wharf area. If. as Mr. Olague says, it is necessary to keep
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      ON THE FIVEFOOT WAY
      220 9 THIS is the first time i have been informed, riding a bicycle for the !aot 20 years, that it is an offence to park bicycles on nve-fooi ways, and this information 1 is just a day too late. I am inclined to think that your papers
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      HOW ABOUT CARS?
      65 9 I SEE from your paper of Oct. 21 that it Is an i offence to park bicycles on a five-foot way. Yet if you take a walk along East Coast Road you see cars parked on I pavements without beirg I checked. b this not an offence?
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      FROM TIE HORSE'S MOUTH
      195 9 MAY 1, through your columns, thank the >ir.gapore City Council and Singapore Turf Club for their consideration in not permitting houses for human beings to be built within earshot of my air-con-ditioned stable at Bukit Timah? I have just returned from a stay in the Cameron
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      OVERTIME IN OFFICES
      142 9 YOUR last Saturday's Issue brings the information that "Singapore Public Works Department clerks are protesting against an order which requires one clerk to work daily after office hours. Perhaps it is time that public opinion should be focussed also on certain commercial firms, where not only one
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      'AT HOME' TO THE PRESIDENT
      347 9 'AT HOME' TO THE PRESIDENT YOUR recent report. "S.I.T. to build 4-000 houses tv < year.' s indeed hearhn:n« news to the hoirele."s •nidd.e-ciass nultltude. In iiie past tne b.i.T. has built houses and flats in various parts of the island, but evidently only for the wealthy, who could afford
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      the rain and the records at the S.H.B.
      312 9 formation which is already permanently recorded in central registries, and Is available at short notice if ever required? If. however, police methods at the Harbour Board are so out-of-date that they still think it necessary to issue passes in their present form
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      'Raising the wind' in education's name
      396 9 'Raising the wind' in education s name BY the Registration and Licensing of Businesses Bill, if it becomes law, an annual licence fee will be imposed on businesses. This is new taxation for the purpose of raising addition::! revenue, and should be treated as such. The promoters of the Bill,
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      CROSSING ORCHARD ROAD
      178 9 CROSSING ORCHARD ROAD IN the short space of about 50 yards in Orchard Road. Singapore, between the Cold Storage premises and Killiney Road, there are two pedesrian crossings and a eon--1 rolled road crossing Vory frequently a traffic policeman L> stationed at the "zebra" to see that traffic gives right
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      KOTA BAHRU NIGHTS
      76 9 SINCE the managements of the only tvo theatres in K )ta Bantu s'arted showing vernacular pictures on Fiiday nights, picturegoers In IluJla Krai hive had no rhar-ee at all, except on holidays, to see some good Engli>h pictures. This is because Fridays are the only free days
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      76 9 ITC3PRAY (PuMOueam/ POWDERED MILK The purest, richest, full-cream milk with only the water extracted. NESPRAY 7*^1 -> \>f.J -milk in its most $2 fl k'w^^^ J convenient lorm '«vf, y /^^^\n\ j Nespray ensures an /ji you require just when you want it. There's no waste or S On* pound
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    TINS, INDUSTRIALS CONTINUE EASIER
    948 10 ■yyrni a tew exceptions, ami an I bßstaatrta'a ufner. lIv e-isler on thp Singapore Sh.ne Uartcot jrßiterdaf, Quotations linioti by the M !i\ni .Sl,:ire Broke-s' As«ci:i lon ■ere: Share Market quotations Muwn >rl!r^ Al. x Bricks Pr.f 2 :i Oru.s 3 5* AU.is Ici- U 50
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    Customs duties
    43 10 Values f.r Federation Custom.'; Duties for 'he period Oct. 23 to 28 have been fixed as follows Rubber 74 cents per pound: Copra $552 per ton; Coroanui Oil $880 per in; Pa!m Oil $977.50 per ton; Palm Kernels $351.75 per ton.
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    Rubber price unchanged
    220 10 By Our Market Correspondent TiHERE was no change in ttie p ice of rubber on the Singapore market yesterday. November first grade closin? at 76 cents a lb. Tli pric* openrd s'erd y abound 76 c:n's. a f !er the 2 «l1 ris~ on Ti'U-sdiv m th"
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    Produce Mart
    37 10 /"•OPRA was quo.rd at $35 f.o.b. buyers in Slruapcre ve«terdav. with sellers J36. Coconut oil; $50 buyers. $52.. sellers. Produce Exchange: Pepper unchanged—ss9o per picul sellers Muntok i white): $585 S.irawak and $495 Lampong (black).
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    H.K. RXCHANGE
    37 10 HONO KCNG. Frl. Free market currmc exciinruje of Hon.- Kon; dollars u;is quotici »t th» close 'tod»y as fo'lo»s: US 1 HK$6 18, (cash) HK$6 21 l 2 iTTi HK515.72. Or.c Uel of gold HKs2Bfi'-,.
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    23 10 X'o 1 R.S.S. Not contract itn A fS. cents):— Wrd-'rs'sy** Thnrsdiys e'oninc cln«in? »5.?5 norn 28 »n nom. Market:— Ste->d».
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    112 10 CHIPS. > onoide the Singapore Harbor Board xodovns or rxoectpd pre at 7 a m today arr loscana 2: Sediti 3 Empire h i L."orr.u. Coa Punt: Cilv if Manche<:rr 1: Rioiw It Bendoran. A'ltomrdon '3 14: Polyphemus '.i/ll P'f Laut 18: Oluf Uaenk 19 !0 Mjitin NW
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    Surprise move in Foong Seong Cup
    378 11  -  NG YOOK YOON SELANGOR PUTS KEE FONG AT No. 3 By KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. DELANGOR'S selectors sprang a surprise today when they promoted Lim Koon Yam to No. 2 singles and relegated Lim Kee Fong, the State runner-up and Malayan Thomas Cup reserve, to
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    Bill Ferguson should set up fastest time
    321 11 lorn:e mile KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. I IN the absence of any other Cooper in the Lornie Mile on Sunday. J.U.M "Bill" Ferguson is a good bet tor the Fastest '^me Of lhe Day trophy. But he will have to watch Derek White ana
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    S.C.C. XV PLAY R.A.F. TODAY
    134 11 The SCC. meet RAF. Malaya i ist rugger on the Padang today. The teams are: S.C.C.: R M Parker (capt); D. Daiotii, S W. Keeping. C M. Mclver. I A. Hayward: G. W. Watson. G Browne; L N C Dale. i A Pattiruson. J. R.
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    P.W.D.'s 4-3 WIN AT T-TENNIS
    116 11 Public Works Department S.C. beat Marine Department S.C. four games to three in a table tennis match held at the P.W.D. Sports Club yesterday Results iPWD first t: Singles: Tan Peng Siang beat V Suppiah 19-21. 21-11. 21-19; Goh Poh Hong beat M. Nunls 21-13.
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    Randy gives up a title
    92 11 LONDON, Fri. ORITISH middleweight cnampion Randolph Turpin has relinquished the European title which he won when he knocked out the Dutchman. Luc Van Dam in February last year. His manager. George Middleton has notified the decision to the British Boxing Board of Control. Turpin. former
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    PAKISTAN 239-7
    29 11 LUCKNOW. Pii. —At close of the second days play in the second Test, Pakistan had scored 239 for 1 in reply to India's total of 106. Reuter.
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    Soccerites win
    41 11 After a two-goal lead in the first half. Star Soccer ites beat Singapore Traction Company S.C. 2-1. in a friendly soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Mun Fook and Kirn Choong scored for Soccerites and Aziz for S.T.C.
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    Dour batting opens Australian season
    267 11 BRISBANE. Friday. AUSTRALIAN hopes for brighter Sheffie d Shield cricket this season were not raised by the first day's play in the opening match between New South Wales and Queensland here today New South Wales took nearly 41 hours to reach 200 and at the
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    SCC's late goals beat Ceylonese
    157 11 SCC's late goals beat Ceylonese TWO goals In the last ten minutes gave a scratch S.C.C. XI victory over Ceylon S.C. "A" 1 in I a hockey friendly on the Padang yesterday. The opening half saw C.S.C. on the rampage but a good defence, in which full-backs Mills and Palmer
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    FANG'S GOAL WON MATCH
    89 11 Though superior in attack and defence. Singapore Chinese RC. were only able to win by 1-0 over P W.D. Sports Club in p. hockey friendly at Hong Lim Green yesterday. The Chinese were worth at least half a dozen goals, especially in the first half but
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    Late goal win for Lads 'A'
    66 11 Cheerful Lads "A" edged Indian Brotherhood Society 2-1 in a Singapore Amateur F.A. Div. 3A game played at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Lad opened the scoring early on in the first half through Omar Indians equalised through Logannthan a minute before the interval. A minute
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    TRIALS
    261 11 Sussex, star ►pHE Selection Committee's new method of selection of the Colony table tennis team for the fi-st Asian championships will St-Hlld. Ll "telit the Singapore Table I Tennis Association held an emer- I cency meeting to cU-cuss the pro;<M made by Jollilads Sporting A><ociatlon. Jollilads. whose members were
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    RECS PRESSED TO KEEP SHEET CLEAN
    424 11 S.R.C 3; University SINGAPORE Recreation Club kept their 100 per cent record intact in Singapore Hockey Association Div. IB league yesterday wit'i a 3—o victory over University of Ma'aya on the S.R.C. padang. Rci's' victory, earned by the dint of good play and steady
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    Weekend Sport
    173 11 TODAY w""» HOCKEY DIV. 1A: Sherwood Foresters v RNAS at Sembawang; KAF Chan«l v YNCA at I.A. eround. DIV. 2B: BAF Ten«ah v Fed. Cunoms at Ten;ah. SOCCER DIV. I LEAGUE FINAL: Halkowyn v CYMA (PM) at J. Besar. DIV. SB: P T v Voi.nteer* -at J. Beaar,
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    CENTURY BY J. McGLEW
    71 11 PERTH. Pri— Opening bat John McGlew hit a century for the South Africans against West Australia here toduy in the first state match of their Australian tour On a perfect batting pitch, the tourists had scored 214 for the lo«s of three wickets by the close
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    Ocean Snare should win Cup today
    1413 12  - Ocean Snare should win Cup today EPSOM JEEP GOOD BET ON RECENT FORM By QCEAN SNARE, a sparingly-raced five-yar-old by the Hyperion horse Seven Seas, has proved he can be pretty useful in a stamina test and with only 7.9 he looks a sound proposition in the Autumn Cup over
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    Today's race card
    1347 12 Race 1—2.00: Class 4, Div. 2—6 Furs. 1 564 Majulah Singapura Ellery 9.00 Mr. M. K. Chen Heddle 2 800 Grandeur Russell 8.13 Mr. Yeap Hock Hoe Manning 3 400 Tbe Arcadian Tulloh 8.12 ASt G Stable 4 785 Caulfleld Spencer 8.10 Ms. C.P. E.K. Lim Fox
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    TODAY'S GOING
    22 12 YESTERDAY was a brijjht and sunny day, reports EPSOM JEEP and barring rain, the going today will be very good.
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    HASSETT HURT IN ROAD ACCIDENT
    68 12 From JACK FINGLETON Canberra. Fri. 4 USTRALIA'S Test captain. Lindsay Hassett, has been ordered a week's rest after a car accident in a Melbourne suburb. Hit by a car. Hissett was thrown to the road- way and suffered a cut forehead. Accordingly, he will not
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    581 HORSES ON S.R.A. LIST
    50 12 A total of 581 horses has been registered with the Straits Racing Association according to the latest list, published on Thursday. The list comprises 116 Class 1 hor.scs; 133 Class 2 horses; 150 Class 3 horses; 96 Class 4 horses; and 86 Class S horses.
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    SATOH BEATEN
    40 12 TOKYO, Fri.— Hlrojl Satoh, world singles table tennis champion who Is taking part In the first Asian championships in Singapore next month, was defeated by Yoshido Nagahama 2-1 in a farewell match at Sendal, Northern Japan, yesterday. ReuterAAP.
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    Rugger results
    29 12 LONDON, Fri— Yesterday's rugger results: Rugby Union county championship: Oxforshirs 24. Berkshire 3. Club matches: Cambridge University '4 Bedford 11: St. Thomas' Hospital 9, Wrs-ton-Suprr-Mure 6. A.P.
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    175 12 EPSOM JEEP (\|.l. BOY POINTEIt Race I 2.00 m\ w.n Perky Count Queen's Scholar KONG MING Linkshir II Star of Dignity I WARE Marrux Aurrlius (•ildul Dome I 111 ARCADIAN Queen's Scholar (ionagh KONG MING l.inkshir II Jacobin MIIIIHII Clonagh Perky Count Kace 2 2.30 I INKSIHK II
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    PLACE MUST BE FOUND FOR OSMAN
    387 12 KUALA LI'MPI'R. Friday. U'ITII THREE victories to their credit and a total of 68 points against n'nc, Selangor appear to have the strongest rugger side north of Negri today. Local rugger experts are confident that, if all players chosen are able to made the
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