The Straits Times, 8 May 1953
1953-05-08
1
14
https://www.nlb.gov.sg
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/straitstimes
The Straits Times
-
Title Section14 1953-05-08 1 The Straits Times tie**"** 11 Established 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY .8, 1953. 15 CENTS14 words
-
Article, Illustration3682 1953-05-08 1 The council votes its faith in him 40-9 DEFEA T FOR TAN KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. TYVTrt ONN BIN J A' AFAR, Member for Home Affairs, scored a personal triumph in the Federal Legislative Council's battle of Malayan politics today. Mr. Tan Sirw Sin's motion, calling on the3,682 words
-
Article77 1953-05-08 1 Quiet Reds fall into an ambush PKN.WO, Thurs. SKCI RITY forces ambushed bandits on Penan* Island tufiay in their Btll CMttaCt with them siiuv "Operation' Knut" i.tst ft Details of t(i(, opec>ti"i> were not to be as it was fearr-d they mlfbi .jeopardise follow-up activity. Pcnans; has been romppra- lively77 words
-
Article52 1953-05-08 1 MACAO, Thurs. A boy. son of a multl-millionnaire pro- prietor of a gambling cartno. wa.s reported today to have been kidnapped. Fu Ta-kiam, grneral manaper of the Macao De Luxe Hotel and Casino, said he had received HKS7OO.OOO ransom I demands ror the return of hisAP - 52 words
-
Article, Illustration164 1953-05-08 1 Mr. Salmond flies to the rubber conference rIE new, chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, Mr. I. G. Salmond. was due to leave this morning to represent the Colony at the International Rubber Study Group meeting, in Copenhagen. Mr. Salmond was flying to London and then on164 words
-
Article56 1953-05-08 1 PARIS. Thurs.— General De Gaulle yesterday dissolved the executive committee of his party, the Right Wing Rally of the French People, and forbade further use of the party's name in the National Assembly. He said ne will try to form a new political group which56 words
-
Article16 1953-05-08 1 Five Tibetans arrived in Singapore from Hong Kong yesterday on their way home.16 words
-
Article, Illustration221 1953-05-08 1 Jk simrvnir #>/* an historic vrvnt O commemorate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The Straits Times has produced a 152-page fc'lyillustrated publication in tabloid form. With a full-colour cover, and a magnificent full-colour inset of Her Majesty, it will be on sale throughout Malaya very221 words
-
276 1953-05-08 1 Those gambling instincts are controlled by thin nut KUALA LI'MPUR. Thursday. pm Federal Legislative Council today passed a Bill which, the council was told, will control the l imblitip instincts of the people of Malaya. Th e Attorney General, Mr. T. V. Brodie, said that in recent years lotteries had276 words
-
Article, Illustration157 1953-05-08 1 THE SACRED BO TREE CUTTINGS ARE SAVED THRKE Bo IREE cuttings, which were confiscated because they were not covered by a pest-free certificate when they arrived in Singapore have been returned to the owner, a Buddhist priest. For a while it looked like the sacred tree cuttings might have to157 words
-
Article36 1953-05-08 1 LONDON, Thurs. The Queen last night attended the premiere of a new production of Shakespeare s Krnrv VIH, the play chostn by the Old Vie Theatre for the Coronation season. Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
-
Article37 1953-05-08 1 LONDON. Thurs— Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, had another good night and made further general progress, the Foreign Office stated today. Mr. Eden is recovering in a London clinic after two major operations.— Reuter.Reuter - 37 words
-
Article27 1953-05-08 1 VATICAN CITY. Thurs. Pope PiiLi XII today received in special audience 100 tennl.s players who are taking part in the international Italian championships in Rome.—Reuter.Reuter - 27 words
-
Article, Illustration46 1953-05-08 1 THIS FIRST PICTURE of the Comet crash in Calcutta in which 43 people lost their lives was received in Singapore last night. Prominent Malayans were among the victims. The picture shows the main wreckage. A.P. picture. Another picture in Page 7.AP - 46 words
-
Article91 1953-05-08 1 THE WILL NOW COST YOU MORE BECAUSE of the present trading recession in Malaya, the Malayan dollar has weakened in terms of sterling New rates fixed by the Ma- 1 layan Exchange Banks Association meaft that you will have to pay Vnore Malayan dollars for sterling. t The difference nmoiir.'s91 words
-
Article68 1953-05-08 1 ROME. Thurs.—Mario Costanzo 30 puCled out a revolver T. :n the Sp:gno Saturnla Church near Latina late last night i and killed Onofrio Fusco. a merchant. Hp then killed the Rrv. An- ton'o Gaspano. the arrhpriest d Mi.vs V.ncenzlna Zanfrillo. 23. and shot himself fal.ing dl,ad68 words
-
Article77 1953-05-08 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Labour Party claimed today it bad made net rain* of 77 seats in a turnover of more than 4,00* vacancies about tfialf the total to be filled In the local govern- i ment elections. It claimed to hav p captured 64 seats inReuter - 77 words
-
Article323 1953-05-08 1 Aid Laos demand may go to U.N. r PHE United States may A call on the United Nation.', to act against the Communist Vietminh aggressors in Laos. The Secretary of State, Mr. Foster Dulles, told Congressmen yesterday that he was considering an appeal with France. Siam and Vietnam. Mr Dulles323 words
-
Page 1 Advertisements
-
Advertisement62 1953-05-08 1 Everything -^^i^^ You Need for J^^WB^fc, The Great ]J^^ Occasion v in Gifts. m X< Call at> G. C. DE SILVA «c BROS., Jewellers. 3. Rafflm Plmfe: S'por^-1 Phonr *****. "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" A Coronation Festival Production by THE ISLAND PLAYERS in aid of THE BLIND Victoria Theatre, May 23,24,25,62 words
-
Advertisement17 1953-05-08 1 We P«^ JeWce Developing Printing! nlarging Kodak (Malaya) Limited Otpolt Mttil Onp«ni<'r. «o»»«»o«i. S.»fi»<x't CoM <-«not If^ORAMGEI17 words
-
-
Page 2 Advertisements
-
Advertisement581 1953-05-08 2 fUBLIC APPOINTMENTS A.l.F. MALAYAN NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS Two srholr.rships lire offered b> the A.I F. Malayan Nurslnj Frholarshlp Committee for quail' fled nurses of Chinese race. o;ei fwentyfour years of age. for upecia training In Australia for a perloC Of two years. Application* are invited. returnable to. the undermentioned b\ the581 words
-
Advertisement928 1953-05-08 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCIES for Federal Citizen* as Enforcement Officer, Road Transport Department, Federation .of Malaya. Appointment is penv I slonable but successful candidate will be on three years probation. Salary $504 x 24 744. Usual r Government allowances payable. 1 Maximum age. 35 years. Minimum j qualifications (1) Passed School928 words
-
Advertisement460 1953-05-08 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL NOTICE ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT Work In connection with electrical extensions In Buklt Timah Area of i Singapore will necessitate the cessat ion of supply between the hou-s j of 12 mid-rilght Saturday, 9th May. 1953. and approximately SCO A.M. Bundav. 10th May. 1953. The substations supplying460 words
-
Advertisement629 1953-05-08 2 NOTICES UNBERTHED TICKETS FOR THE "SIRDHANA" SAILING FROM SINGAPORE ON 22.5.53 Unberthed tlckeU for the "Sirdhana' sailing on the 22nd May. 1953. for NagapatUnam and Madras will be on sale at our Unberth- i ed Ticket Office at Trafalgar Street on the 12th May, 1993. at 900 a.m. IBLAY KERR629 words
-
Advertisement420 1953-05-08 2 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE Originating Petition No. 17 of 1951 In the Matter of OIM HOA COMPANY LIMITED And In the Matter of the Companies Ordinance, 1940. NOTICE Is hereby given that t Petition presented to the* High Court on the420 words
-
Advertisement360 1953-05-08 2 NOTICES KUALA LUMPUR 1 MUNICIPALITY Municipal Election* Revision of Electoral 801 l Registers will be open up to and including 31st May. 1953. at the following centres between 5 p.m. i and 7 p.m. V.M.C.A. Brickfields Road Information Centre. Batu Road Railway Institute. Sentul Malay Boys' School. Kampong Bahru Malay360 words
-
Advertisement408 1953-05-08 2 NOTICES CLOSING OF ROAD BETWEEN TELUK ANSON TOWN AND BAGAN DATOH. HUTAN MELINTANG. The above road will be closed to nil traffic between the hours of 7 40 p.m. on 12th May. 1953 and 535 ».m. 13th May 1953 to enable repairs to be carried out to the level crossin*408 words
-
Advertisement259 1953-05-08 2 CDHJ__I i.m( n«v "SEDARAH" (Mala j> r rotn Tothihtow "rND OF A STORY* 1 IKiyptUni _l iX* Jtf JT*_l s 3 m "Mf IIOMK" (Tamil) Ml I m -wI^B J B*hru T«:»y 3.15. 6.1S 9.15 "NBELAMI RABI" (Hindustani) |J[jDQ3lHcr... W ,r,d Today 7.00 ».I5 p.m. "UPA DARATAN" (Malay) ntn I259 words
-
-
Article, Illustration46 1953-05-08 3 THEY ARE crying for joy. For Private Jo? Giir-ia, of Los Angeles, California, is home from the war in Korea. He had been a prisoner and when he got link home his mother couldn't hold back the tears.46 words
-
Article83 1953-05-08 3 CALCUTTA. Thurs. BRITISH Civil Aviation experts who are here to help the Indian Government's innuiry into the Comet crash Vi.sKcd the site today and collected evidence to place before t!ie court of inquiry. A special train will tomorrow carry equipment for sottinti up a campReuter - 83 words
-
Article36 1953-05-08 3 NEW YORK. Thurs— A crude home-made bomb exploded in a locker at Grand Central Station here today as crowds of Manhattan office workers were en their way home Police blamed a "publicity seeker."- Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
-
Article29 1953-05-08 3 TORONTO. Thurs. Dr .onis Boyd Neel. one of Briain's leading conductors and musicians, has been appointed Dean of the Royal Conservaory of Music of Toronto. Renter.Reuter - 29 words
-
Article133 1953-05-08 3 But Sir Winston says: No LONDON. Thursday. SIR Winston Churchill yesterday brushed asido Labour suggestions that Britain should have a ■epresentative at the Korean truce talks. 1 Mr. Woodrow Wyatt nskec Sir Winston to propose to President Eisenhower that Britain should have a man133 words
-
182 1953-05-08 3 'IMPORTANT' OFFER BY REDS IN KOREA CHmb-dotvn an prisoner deadlock PANMUNJOM, Thursday. THE Communists today submitted an eight-point compromise proposal to settle the prisoner-of-war deadlock and reach an armistice in Korea. In a major concession, they agreed to an Allied i plan to keep in Korea until their fate isReuter; AP - 182 words
-
Article, Illustration123 1953-05-08 3 Mau gang ambush troops NAIROBI Thurs. AMAU MAU gang equipped with automatic weapons today air bushed a patrol of the King's African Rifles in the South Nyeri reserve, killing an African lance corporal and capturing a private soldier. A police patrol In another part of the same forest area killedReuter; AP - 123 words
-
Article40 1953-05-08 3 VATICAN CITY. Thurs LOsservatore Rcmano yesterday called upon Italian Catholics to combat Communism in the national elections to be held next month and told 'hem not to be deceived by propaganda that the Commuiists do not oppose religion.—40 words
-
221 1953-05-08 3 Why be so eager for peace in Korea? ASKS VAN FLEET NEW YORK. Thurs.— General j James Van Fleet, former Commander of the United States Eighth Army in Korea, said in an article in Life Magazine tcday that the war in Korea was costing the Chinese Communists "much more thanReuter - 221 words
-
Article25 1953-05-08 3 LONDON. Thurs. Harold Warrender, stage, scroe:. and radio actor, died at his home at Gerrard's Cross yesterday H e was 49— A P25 words
-
Article29 1953-05-08 3 LONDON. Thurs. The I Queen gave her assent last night to a Bill restoring roac transport to private ewnershir after six years of Statf I ownership.— Reuter.Reuter - 29 words
-
Article188 1953-05-08 3 BARRISTER TELLSCOURT OF— HONG KONG, Thursday. i BRITISH barrister said in court here today that the Chinese Nationalist Government paid Chinese Army officers in Hong Kong to try to prevent ships slipping through the Nationalist blockade of Commu- I nist China. The barrister. Mr. AReuter - 188 words
-
Article41 1953-05-08 3 MANILA. Thurs.— The Chinese Nationalist Ambassador. Chen Chi-plng, called on President Elpidio Qulrino today and expressed the Chinese Government's concern over the continued detention of 196 Chinese nationals held by the Philippine authorities as Communist suspects. A.P.AP - 41 words
-
Article75 1953-05-08 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The prestige of the West including the United States has progressively deteriorated among the Arab nations since the war and urgent and decisive remedial measures are needed. Congress was told today. Mr. Harold Stassen, director of the Mutual Security Administration, told the SenateReuter - 75 words
-
Article55 1953-05-08 3 COLOMBO, Thurs. The Chinese Communist Government had devised a "master plan" to step up China's trade with the sterling area with Hong Kong as the chief distribution centre, the Ceylon Daily News 3&IH today. The plan was aimed principally at Britain, India. Saiga pore, Ceyion, HongReuter - 55 words
-
Article20 1953-05-08 3 JAKARTA, Thurs Indonesia and Poland signed a trade agreement yesterday that increases trade between them by half.— Reuter.Reuter - 20 words
-
Article103 1953-05-08 3 MONTEVIDEO. ITruguay, Thurs. The President of the Uruguayan Senate and a journalist fought a pistol duel at dawn today waiched by the President of the National Council, Dr Martine Trueba. The duellists, Dr. Alfeo Bnim and newspaperman Reverel Ulises, each fired two shots, butReuter - 103 words
-
137 1953-05-08 3 LONDON. Thursday. 4 LABOUR peer claimed last night that stories of atrocities committed by the Communists against some United Nations prisoners-of-war in Korea were lies made up for psychological warfare purposes. Lord Strabolgi told the House of Lords that freed British prisoners related theAP - 137 words
-
Article31 1953-05-08 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— The United States Senate yesterday Rave the government power to control for another year the export of strategic and scarce materials needed in the defenre programme— ReuterReuter - 31 words
-
Article265 1953-05-08 3 LONDON. Thurs. TJMR Eastern Issues generally had a good day. Reports of a more conciliatory Communist attitude at the Korean peace talks aided Chinese bonds, which gained up to three points. Among commodity shares tins were firm on the firmer tone of the metal and more optimistic views265 words
-
Article21 1953-05-08 3 LONDON TIN LONDON, May 7. Cash Buyers C 775: Sellers t777' Forward Buyers t772'.; Sellers £770. Turnover a.m. 140; p.m. 11021 words
-
Article35 1953-05-08 3 LONDON. May 7 Spot 21 \d. Juno 21 \d. July-Sept. 21 *d Oct D*c. 21 'id.. Jan. -Mar. 21\d., May c.i.l 21 '-d.. June c.i.f. 21 '-^d.. Juiv c.i.f. 21';, d. Tone steady.35 words
-
Article37 1953-05-08 3 LISBON, Thurs. An 18--year-old girl gave birth to seven children in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, a Portuguese I news agency reported. All were boru dead and the eirl died next day. ReuterReuter - 37 words
-
Page 3 Advertisements
-
Advertisement38 1953-05-08 3 HOUSEWIFE'S IDEAL TRAVEL-AID FOR EASY HANDLING, PARKING SHOPPING CONVENIENCE. i^»fv^ v t a S^^^l ki* m. mm WkSMm 4 'w' >^Hh x 4aw Sole Distributors:— GEORGE LEE MOTORS, LTD. 2()0, CLEMENCEAU AVENUE SINGAPORE. 1»HONE; 5338, 5339, ft 5330.38 words
-
Advertisement229 1953-05-08 3 APPLE PIE 50 easy to make when you use "MOUNTAIN MAID" SLICED APPLES and S. C. S. PUFF PASTRY SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO^ LTD. F} I I CS* C& iJ <-i» J U r i Thu i. LaL aji HANDY iff* L .i- ANGIE l-HlP I 0 A SIMPLE. RAPID-229 words
-
-
Article174 1953-05-08 4 FIND THIS PEKE, AND YOU GET $500 A BROWN Pekinese dog named Cherle, with soft curls and a black mouth, In missing -somewhere in Singapore. Madam Busch, owner of the Busch Circus, hms offered $500 for his recovery. Cherie went missing from the circus in Queen Street during a rainstorm174 words
-
Article54 1953-05-08 4 The Singapore Social Welfare Department will be at thp new Government offices in the Chinese Secretariat building, Havelock Road, from next Monday. The department's telephone numbers 5056 to 5059 and 5959 will be th e same but there will be no telephone communication during the change-over54 words
-
118 1953-05-08 4 THE Colony Progressive Party says the Government has been "deplorably insincere over the formation of a Singapore regiment. Criticising the delay, the party's newsletter says: "If recruiting for the regiment is not as brisk as it could have been if conducted at118 words
-
268 1953-05-08 4 Families will not suffer in case of call-up KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. T<HE families of men in volunteer forces in the Federation will not suffer financially if the men are called up for full-time service in an emergency. The Local Forces (Civil Liability) Bill, providing268 words
-
Article54 1953-05-08 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Rural and Industrial Development Authority toda> asked the Federal Legislative Council for $7,000,000 more this year to pay the cost of its expanding activities. An earlier provision of $5,000,--000 had been fully allocated for major and minor schemes and projects,54 words
-
Article, Illustration163 1953-05-08 4 MORE than 300 relatives, friends and Government I officials attended yesterday^ memorial service in St. Ardrew's Cathedral, Singapore. for the 43 people who lost their lives in last week's Co- I met crash. The Archdeacon of Singapore, the Rev. Robert Wood, paid tribute to163 words
-
Article38 1953-05-08 4 The Slglap Social Centre at East Coast Road will be opened by Mrs. L. Cresson. president of the Voluntary Workers' Group, on May 15 at 5 p.m. The centr" is run by the Social Welfare Department.38 words
-
Article162 1953-05-08 4 'Bigger and better' trade show ONE hundred and two Hong Kong Chinese factories will be represented at an exhibition in the Happy World Stadium at 5 p.m. tomorrow. On sale at the 104 stalls wilt be products from over 50 factories. These include textiles, nylon goods canned food, toothbrushes paint,162 words
-
Article79 1953-05-08 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Federal Legislative Council today agreed to write off a loss of $429,173 caused by stockpiling a large quantity of coal five years ago when there was a serious shortage of coal in the Federation. "It should be appreciated that coai does not79 words
-
269 1953-05-08 4 'Slack directors cost firm $15,000 IPOH, Thurs. SLACKNESS by Gajah Transport Company directors caused shareholders to lose over $15,000. the Ipoh Magistrate, Capt. Mohamed Saflch bin Haji Sulalman, was toll I today when five Malays were I summoned under the Companies Ordinance. Four of them were Dr. 8. iCassim, Inche269 words
-
132 1953-05-08 4 DOOMED KAMPONG CHANGI immediate action would be taken on May 31 to A evict the 300 families at Kampong Changi, said a government spokesman last night. The 1,500 persons, mostly Malays, had been ordered to quit by May 31 as the land was needed by132 words
-
Article98 1953-05-08 4 That march will cost us $147,000 K. LUMPUR, Thurs. rE Federation's military contingent will march in the Coronation procession in London next month at a cost to this country of about $147,000. The Federal Legislative Council was told today this was the estimated cost of passages and other charges. The98 words
-
Article157 1953-05-08 4 NOW IT'S PLENTY OF FISH IN the next few days, Singapore housewives will have an unusual problem on their hands too much fish. More than 15 ton? were brought in by a pair of trawlers which returned last night from a fishing trip to the East Coast. The Deputy Director157 words
-
Article53 1953-05-08 4 Singapore's most morirrn cinema, the new Odecn In North Bridge Road, will be formally opened by th? missioner-Oer.eral, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, on June 8. The ceremony will be followed by a film Dr.rrWe. proceeds of which the Cathay Organisation will give to the University of53 words
-
Article, Illustration113 1953-05-08 4 'Sneezy' Leong flies his first night solo A MALAYAN Airways' wireless operator, 26-year-old Ah Choo Leong, made his first night solo night last night. Ah Choo, known to hifriends as "Sneezy." was the second Malayan Airways' student piloi to fly night solo with thr Royal Singapore Flying Club this week113 words
-
Page 4 Advertisements
-
Advertisement83 1953-05-08 4 IT'S SPEEDY! IT'S ECONOMICAL! IT'S ROOMY! m Jm~~"-» <^^^ Nothing can touch the Austin Seven... for economy in a price and upkeep. It's speed, too, is sparkling! Truly a mighty little atom! Seats four, on comfortable foamVentilation! rubber seats trimmed with leather-cloth. Ample luggage Windows room as well. And so*83 words
-
Advertisement324 1953-05-08 4 iOT|| KLIM is j BatS I excellent ftr J plqrowin^ children ountlets numbers of parents have helped their chiltren grow strong and healthy with KUM! Nourishing, delicious KI.IM milk will give your hildren the essential food elements needed for prop- 1 er growth. KLIM is always pure and safe always324 words
-
-
223 1953-05-08 5 A DEPOSIT 'WOULD HIT JUST-FOR-FUN L-DRIVERS' A SUGGESTION that learner-drivers be made to deposit $50. refundable if they qualify within three months, was "a jolly good one," the chairman of the Singapore Automobile Association, Mr. P. J. Darnell, said yesterday. It would increase revenue and deter people without cars from223 words
-
179 1953-05-08 5 EARLY yesterday morning, 58-year-old Pakistani radio operator Joshua Sampson left Singapore for San Francisco on a Swedish tinker, after the busiest day of hLs life. On Wednesday afternoon, .lii-t:ii. i was still in Hong Kong. He caught a plane and \\:is in179 words
-
Article37 1953-05-08 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs S Sinniah. of Bukit Pulai Estate, was charged in the Police Court, Johore Bahru, today with voluntarily causing hurt with an axe to Ponu-,-amy. He was allowed bail of I $300".37 words
-
164 1953-05-08 5 STORE COUNCILLORS SAY ■ORE Legislative and City Councillors yestervelcomed as a "great step forward" the prointroduce elections to the Federation LegislaI tive Council. They said they honed the committee appointed to examine the proposal would report soon. Mr. N. A. Mallal (Legislative Councillor) said:164 words
-
Article, Illustration52 1953-05-08 5 SINGAPORE CABARET GIRLS gave a floor show at the Happy World Cabaret last night in aid of the Nanyang University. Picture shows: Miss Anna Tham (extreme right) selling orchids to Misss I. urn Choy Wan (left). Miss I. urn paid $25 for her orchid. Straits52 words
-
477 1953-05-08 5 'Omit accuseds description' A SINGAPORE LAWYER objected in the First Traffic District Court yesterday to Inspector Abu Ba'tar bin Ismail, of the Traffic Police Headquarters, being described in two charges against him as "assistant licensing officer." Mr. David Marshall said that the designation of477 words
-
133 1953-05-08 5 Cheated of $25,552 by friend Says merchant in S'pore court SOH PENG KEE, a merchant, alleged in a Singapore court yesterday that he was cheated of $25,552 in June last year 10 days after he had Riven the money to a friend as a toao. He wa s testifying in133 words
-
117 1953-05-08 5 SINGAPORE'S Paslr Panjang power station will be officially opened in July. Mr. Cnan (Cum cnee, of the City Council's Special Electricity Committee, told the Straits Times yesterday that details for a "simple and dignified" ceremony were being worked out. He said pamphlets explaining the117 words
-
Article21 1953-05-08 5 The English College Old Boys' Association, Johore Bahru. will meet in the college hall at 7.15 p.m. on Sunday.21 words
-
126 1953-05-08 5 Praise for man who grabbed a thief A STUDENT teacher, Mr. V Ramalingam, who saw a man steal a pen and grapplec with him till a detective arrived, was yesterday praised by the Singapore Criminal District Court judge for his public spirit. Mr. Tan Ah Tah, the judge, sentenced Chan126 words
-
Article59 1953-05-08 5 Tan Nyah Nyah 17 a girl student, told the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday how two men entered her home on Feb. 17 and look cash and jewellery worth $143 She was testifying at a preliminary inquiry in which khoo Kee Gian and Poh LeongHuat were59 words
-
Article55 1953-05-08 5 The inaugural meeting of the Singapore Improvement Trust Tenants' Association, scheduled for Sunday at the Trust playground in Kampong Bahru, has been called off by the pro-tern committee. The secretary, Mr. Francis Hong, told the Straits Times last night that a police permit to hold the55 words
-
Article24 1953-05-08 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Mr. C. S. Pendrigh, manager of Sedenak Estate, accompanied by Mrs. Pendrigh. has left for Britain on holiday.24 words
-
156 1953-05-08 5 rwwiE Singapore High Court X yesterday was asked to decide whether the Comptroller of Income Tax lg entitled t o any preferential payment from a man adjudged a bankrupt because he had been unable to oay a judgment debt owed to the comptroller. The156 words
-
Page 5 Advertisements
-
Advertisement116 1953-05-08 5 COLD STORAGE FACILITIES Available to FRUIT MERCHANTS PROVISION DEALERS FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCE Apply for Diily, Weekly or Monthly Rates to: mfILRVRH RIFRIGERRTIRG CO.LTO. No. 200, Cantonment Road SINGAPORE 2 PHONE; *****. telegrams: -imperial" Ira if id FINE FRENCH PERFUMES 9> (Mon/or ARCADt BLOG RAFFLES PL SINGAPORE tiki' i^ifc SH %S116 words
-
Advertisement200 1953-05-08 5 -GRAND CORONATIONFor a few days more DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPTS r^^> Priced to Clear! b\ Come on and pick the Best. J^» _^£T More For CORONATION CELEBRATION *»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»>»»»»»»»»»»>»»»»»»»»»»»» »»»»»»»»»»»»*>»»v A I PORTABLE BUILDING i 'i*2J Being used as V^W TEMPORARY OFFICES ■1 POLICE POSTS -^^tjg^-lipk ARMY STORES FORESTRY OFFICES200 words
-
-
Page 5 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous167 1953-05-08 5 u23£ N METHODIST GIRLS SLMOOL; Opening and a>dicat:o n ol exifnsion buildm*. Al-junled Road RELATIONS OFFICE: Mobile Film Umr» free show, at MRNVR Kalong Boys' CXuto and Kampona Tengah off 84 mltestone Ponuol Road 7pm T.S.IJi.; Frw aim show- Inwctg a, carrier, of disease. Tuberculosis Thuv nerd not d:e. White167 words
-
Miscellaneous84 1953-05-08 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 7.15 a.m. Morning Star; 7.30 Newt; 735 Dance Music; 8 Hill Billy Half Hour; 8 30 Malay Housewives; 9 Music While You Work; 9.45 Housewives' Choice; 10.30 Morning Matinee: 1 p.m. Light Music; 1.30 News; 145 Dance Music; 5 Call in* All Children. 5.30 U.N. Story; 5.4584 words
-
-
Obituary29 1953-05-08 6 DEATH VR. SEOW SOON JIN (Frank Beow died peacefully at his residence No. 33, Loronu Mydln, on Wed., 6th May. 10.30 p.m. Burial will take place on Sunday morning.29 words
-
Singapore, Fri., May 8, 1953. The Federal Elections
-
Article706 1953-05-08 6 The announcement by the Deputy High Commissioner that the Government is to appoint a committee to examine •he c.uestions of elections to the Federal Legislative Council apparently took the Council and the country by surprise. It should not have done, for although conversations on this subject between706 words
-
Article565 1953-05-08 6 The Federal Legislative Council yesterday spent nearly another two and a half hours debating the now famous speech i by Dato Onn. The debate was on a motion described by several speakers, quite erroneously, as a motion of censure, although had the House approved Mr. Tan Siew565 words
-
-
Article207 1953-05-08 6 PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST ON BEHALF oi' the Councii of Joint Action of SJ.T. tenants, I wish to state emphatically that the movement against payment of 15 per cent increase in rents Ls not collapsing nor does the council intend to give up the 'fight.' While awaiting negotiations, tenants are in207 words
-
Untitled
-
426 1953-05-08 6 'IT'S INHUMAN' SA YS SCHOOLBOY fTTHAT is going to happen to the livelihood of the 50.000 people who live in S.I.T. flats? Although I am only a schoolboy, I hope you will permit me to express my views on this much- discussed subject. In school I learned the expression about426 words
-
Letter82 1953-05-08 6 I FULLY agree that smoking in cinemas and buses shouM be prohibited by |aw, if such a prohibition is to be effective. Though smoking is a habit, smokers could easily curb it for a short while if rtiey care to think of Hie inconvenience they »re causing82 words
-
Letter94 1953-05-08 6 rE present untaxable allowance of $3,000 was logical in 1948, when the Income Tax Ordinace was drafted. Since then the cost of living has gone skywards, creating a situation fraught with immense difficulties for the wage-earner. It is a mockery that in Malaya, where old people94 words
-
Letter124 1953-05-08 6 W*Y is It that we who love our pint of toddy as others do their beer are unable to consume it in favourable conditions? The only legalised place where one can obtain toddy is the "Toddy Shop." To frequent the "Toddy Shop" la to124 words
-
Letter266 1953-05-08 6 No dual loyalty possible AS a Chinese, i have noth- 1 ing but praise for Mr C. H. Koh's invitation to thr organising committee of the Malayan Chinese Association to rebuild the association along the three lines he so well .described in the Stralxs Times recently. But as a British266 words
-
Letter105 1953-05-08 6 DISAOREE with any suggestion that a Chinese ha? rot yet Decome a Malayan if he "yearns for the preservation of Chinese institutions" I have regarded myself as a Malayan ever since the day I was able to read such magazines as "British Malaya But I have105 words
-
Letter45 1953-05-08 6 THE non-English speaking Indians, especially, South Indians, who have to deal with the Immigration office are much handicapped In the matter of filling up necessary forms. It would be a great help ir the authorities concerned could provide an Interpreter OBSERVER. Singapore.45 words
-
Letter197 1953-05-08 6 I AM somewnat surprised that there has as yet been no comment in your paper on the latest Imposition by the Federation Customs Department. The long-suffering people who live in the Federation will now have to pay dut> based on Singapore selline prices and not. as hitherto,197 words
-
-
Article406 1953-05-08 6 Indo-China Command under fire from Michael Jaeobson in Paris STRONG criticism of the French Hign Command in Indo-China and local French civil servats is expressed in a Parliamentary report by four members of Parliament who recently returned from Indo-China The High Command ls blamed for being constantly surprised by Vietminh406 words
-
Article212 1953-05-08 6 HOW TO NAB THESE RADIO PIRATES WAKE UP, the Broadcasting Department. Let me offer you a few suggestions for detecting evaders of radio licences. Licensed and the unlicensed radios are at present In the ratio of one to four and the department Is to be blamed fcr its negligence. Here212 words
-
Article104 1953-05-08 6 T^HE new electric tariff rate.s Introduced by the C.E.B have cost me an increase of over 56 per cent, in my light and power bill. This is monstrous. How on earth could anyone devise a scale which obviously ls beneficial only to people in big homes where a104 words
-
Article519 1953-05-08 6 Margin Force of gravity RECALLING the discussion in this column on Apr. 28 concerning the strength of creatures in relation to si/r. Mr. Baker of Ipoh remembers having seen pictures of a horse pulling a cart compared to a beetle pulling a match-box, showing the greater proportional strength519 words
-
Page 6 Advertisements
-
Advertisement854 1953-05-08 6 Strait* Timei Free Prett ►or th* convenience ot odvertltcn, our representative o- lit floor. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE. ORCHARD ROAO. will rccfi-e imall advcrtitementi onrt oniwtri to bot number* Claoltied advertisement* may alio be handed to: CITY BOOK STORE LTD., Winchester Home, Collyer Quay, Singapore. CITY BOOK STORf LTD., 93 Tonalin854 words
-
Advertisement71 1953-05-08 6 The Earth is Born Three thousand million years ago (radio-active rocks give the date) the earth was born In the void and darkness the Bible describes. Here's how scientists believe our world began, how it Is changing and how the sun may finally destroy It, as prophesied in Revelations. Read71 words
-
Advertisement99 1953-05-08 6 6. Raffles Place Phone *****. R.V. Ui€lit/l Vj-.' ff|*»OPTICIAN \jjn|^ SHEAFFERS Sfcup i-^/W to avoid the clotting, clogging -rm\ and corr.Mon couscd by IW^jl common mkj A switch fo y^r^^ jkrip con save many dollars y^^r in costly report or complet* reploccincnt Sknp never clott Mr or clogs. alwcyi flow*99 words
-
-
118 1953-05-08 7 CURB 1954 NEEDS, GOVT. TELLS ITS CHIEFS HEADS of Singapore Government departments have been told to be "most economical" when they budget their needs for next year. All Items of expenditure this year are being reviewed periodically, Mr. M. C. Compton acting Financial Secretary, said ,rsterday. They will be even118 words
-
123 1953-05-08 7 Controls cut off Kuantan bandits' food KUALA ULMPUR. Thurs. NEW food restrictions have been introduced in the Kuant;in -rea of Pahang on the east coast to prevent supplies reaching the terrorists. Transportation of food and other restricted articles from j Kuantan to Maran. Pekan, Sungel Lembing and the Trengganu border123 words
-
128 1953-05-08 7 IN HOLLOW OF A TREE A RED ARSENAL KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A COMMUNIQUE tonight announced that a Selangor terrorist leader, who surrendered recently, had led security forces to a Carge arms dump. The surrendered man Chen Kow. was a senior section leader In the terrorist regiment in Selangor. and commanded128 words
-
218 1953-05-08 7 Snooping on the employers to check jobs is now legal WATCH ON TERMS, CONDITIONS OF WORK KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. 'pHE Government can now legally snoop for information on employees their work, and terms and conditions of service. This power is provided in the Employment Information Bill, 1953, passed at the218 words
-
Article32 1953-05-08 7 The Indian owned passenger freighter Jalagopal reached Singapore from Madras with 54 saloon and 458 Indian deck passengers yesterday. The deck passengers were sent to the quarantine station.32 words
-
80 1953-05-08 7 MORE CHINESE THAN MALAY INSPECTORS KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs ALTHOUGH there are 10,50 ■i* Malay police constables i: the Federation force, compar ed with 1,931 Chinese, then are more Chinese than Mak inspectors. This was stated In wrltte: replies by the Secretary fo; Defence, Mr. A. H. P. Humphrey, to questions80 words
-
262 1953-05-08 7 TERRORIST BOSS WAS KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN KUALA LI T MPI T R, Thursday. THE deputy commander of the 7th Terrorist regiment was shot dead by his own men after an argument over food, the Government announced today. The killing was confirmed by three terrorists who surrendered in the262 words
-
115 1953-05-08 7 Mystery No. 1 The man who leapt 60 ft. to death SEH Kan Soon, 37, a tinsmith, who jumped off the Singapore Improvement Trust flats at Tpper Pickering Street on Mar. 27 and fell 60 feet to the ground, died in the ambulance as it reached (he General Hospital. The115 words
-
Article85 1953-05-08 7 MR. Giam Chong Hing yesterday returned a verdict of "found dead" at the inquest on a baby boy found floating; in the Singapore River on Mar. 20. A watchman, Rafli bin Haji Baharawi, employed by the MacAlister Import Store at Havelock Road, saw many85 words
-
Article16 1953-05-08 7 TAIPINO. Thurs. -The Chinese Recreation Club will hold a Coronation ball on June 5.16 words
-
Article134 1953-05-08 7 These hard times win laughs now RONALD Jeans "Young Wives' Tale' a frank bedroom farce which relies lor incidental huaiour on the difiicuity oi getting fooa and i nursemaids in Austerity br;- tain, entertained post-war London vastly because nobody ca n laugh at himself like a Londoner. Last night, the134 words
-
Article33 1953-05-08 7 People living in the West Hill Estate. Sembawang Road. Singapore, will meet at the Sultan Theatre on May 9 io appoint a covnmittee to draw up plans for the Coronation celebrations.33 words
-
Article, Illustration54 1953-05-08 7 SEARCH AFTER THE CRASH TWO JKNDKI O POLK KMEN and labourers helper! to recover the charred bodies of victims of the Comet crash in Calcutta. Picture shows workers, under tbe supervision of police officers. Koing through the debris for valuables belonging to the 43 passengers and crew who perished inAP - 54 words
-
Article79 1953-05-08 7 In a report on Wednesday in the Straits Times, it was stated that the appeal of Police Lieutenants C. H. Ward and J. H. Lea, against a sentence of six months' gaol for stealing furniture from a house on an estate In Johore, was heard79 words
-
Article, Illustration66 1953-05-08 7 THE 250-FOOT dragon which will be one of the main features of the Singapore Chinese community procession on Coronation night, June 2. is seen getting a try-out. It requires nine men to brine it to life, besides two "thunder" men to help to snort66 words
-
Article86 1953-05-08 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. r PHE name for Malaya's A Borstal-type institutions at present called "advanced approved schools" will be changed to "Henry G v m c y schools." This name with "meaning" was approved by the Federal Legislative Council. Mr. T. V. A. Brodie,86 words
-
Article122 1953-05-08 7 'What is it all about?' they ask HUNDREDS of people who had never heard of the ConMiissloner-General's pamphlet Healing Thoughts got busy on the telephone yesterday when they read the comments on it of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton. Healing Thoughts, an extract from a122 words
-
275 1953-05-08 7 CLAIM FOR BACK PAY KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. AN engineer today sued his former employer in the Kuala Lumpur High Court for $5,800, claimed to be arrears in salary and bonus. Andrew Paton, the engineer, said that Ng Fian Teng, of the Klang Motor Company,275 words
-
Article216 1953-05-08 7 HE TOOK OUT $15,000 FIRST PNG HIM YONG, owner of the Yick Wah Hing watch shop, said in the Singapore High Court yesterday tliat he took out $15,000 from the shop a few days before ho Hied his petition for bankruptcy. He added that he had taken the money to216 words
-
Article39 1953-05-08 7 The Johore Bahru Young Malayans Club will hold a special r, c neral meeting at 3 p.m. today at the Johore English College, instead of at Bukit Zah.irah School. The meeting will draw up the club's constitution.39 words
-
Obituary42 1953-05-08 7 MRS. TAN SOO BEE (nee Wee Guat Inn), passed away p .irefn'lv at 12.15 ajn. on May 7. 1953 at her residence No. 21 Noiris Ro;td. Cortege will lemv for Thomson Ro;u1 Crematorium Ground at 10 a.m. on Sunday May 10.42 words
-
Page 7 Advertisements
-
Advertisement48 1953-05-08 7 *YAM BRAND PROVISIONS ate 16e Sett/ FRENCH MI'SHROOMS CALJFORNIAN SARDINES CANADIAN SALMON BKLGIAN GREEN PKAS (PETITB POIS) PORTI'GI'ESE SARDINES (WITH BAY LEAF) FRENCH OLIVE OIL AUSTRALIAN BITTER DUTCH PEARL BARLEY ITALIAN TOMATO PUREE FRENCH WASHING BLUE NORWEGIAN SILD SARDINES A. CLOUET /SJfc CO, LTD. SINGAPORE TEL: 396 CL-1I48 words
-
Advertisement137 1953-05-08 7 ©Mi O A SUPER-UJRTERPROOP RUTOmRTIC iti.OUU airrrrws of the RAF and the R.C.A.F. have surcewfully trstrd the Omrtn <rr matter. Farther, science confirms the facts: After a It hours stay In 1200 F. oven followed by a sudden Immersion In an ire-rold bath, the Seamast<*r's accuracy remains as perfect as137 words
-
-
Page 7 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous81 1953-05-08 7 The Weather Minimum trmrvr .tin 7.30 p.m yn May 6 to 7.30 a.m. on May 7>: Singapore '75 degrees!, Ppnang 76 > Kota Bahru (73 >. Kuala lumpur (73>. Ipoh *74 Kuantan <70>. Maximum temperature (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on May T): Singapore <88». ?enang <86). Kota Bahru 9281 words
-
-
Article113 1953-05-08 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Varuthappan, who was fined $350 for poaching a barking deer at Kota Tinggi. had his fine reduced in the High Court here today to S'^. Barking deer are protected animals in Malaya, and no one is allowed to shoot or trap them113 words
-
Article42 1953-05-08 8 Three postage stamps will bt issued in Austral'a next year to commemorate the visit ol the Queen and the Duke ol i Edinburgh The stamps will be in three denominations. The design I w'.H be announced later.42 words
-
Page 8 Advertisements
-
Advertisement325 1953-05-08 8 jjjyj I FOR c n a I ITT I r :BrWM!iW n\J LI I ILL l{;| M Full 8.1 cv. ft. capacity at a low, i 3* low price! Stainless steel freezer, /x^gj^X hijj; fruit-and-vegetable drawer, w§| chiller tray, and many more \Mmi!)A!l]UfY j catures 11 BORNEO >r V urn325 words
-
Advertisement64 1953-05-08 8 S»»»»>»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»>»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»^ You'll get the most Astounding Bargains and Value at SHROFFS I I CORONATION I CARPET 1 SALE At 47/49 Stamford Road INDIAN WOOLLEN CARPETS Prices reduced as never before ODD SIZE WOOLLEN CARPETS Few pieces at give-away prices SURPRISE GIFT FOR BIG BUYERS ?s<«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« x V —Come today Tomorrow64 words
-
-
FILM NEWS of the week
-
Article, Illustration810 1953-05-08 9 Portoi t of Hollyood iGiibert Roland) to engage her in a spoi of romantic lnte.e>... ALL this Is told In flashb: ck lorm. When the fllm opens. Pebbel. the producer nas ih? younx director, the fllm star &110 tIM proftsior, now all at Ih3 io.j of '.he tree ;n Hollywood.810 words
-
Article186 1953-05-08 9 One-minute review HERE is a selection of films now in circulation in Singapore or the Federation. ing fi'm two start better than average, on* star good entertainment DREAM6OAT Clifton Webb skit on television. SON OF PALEFACE: Bob Hope bubbling over with gag* and cracks. ***LIM: Simple but enchanting story of186 words
-
Article, Illustration193 1953-05-08 9 IN OCTOBER this year, the Singapore Musical Society will present Mendelssohn's 'Elijah" 'with full Chorus and Orchestra. The Society has engaged the famous bass, baritone, Harold Williams, who will fly here from Australia especially for these concerts. Harold Williams is probably the best-known living interpreter193 words
-
Article94 1953-05-08 9 ASTRONQ action film on Malaya during the Emer- gency Is promised in "Kampong Sentosa", produced on the spot by Sound Masters. In,-., of New York. "Kampong Sentosa" is in Malay and has an all-local cast. It tella the story of a village in the Federation which94 words
-
Article, Illustration552 1953-05-08 9 #*#*#t v < no/ irtc - YES, IT WAS WORTH WAITING FOR BRIAN COZIER —says SPEAKING as a renegade Irishman, I was delighte with "The Quiet Man." As a lover of good film I was impressed. As a Malayan filmgoer, I envy othe Malayan fllmgoers, who have a delight in store f( them, after waiting so552 words
-
-
Page 9 Advertisements
-
Advertisement221 1953-05-08 9 OPENS "II !T'Ki!:f;^ TODAY 11AM. 1.30,4.6.45, 9.30PM **&#**&s h GREAT jMMMKES ITS -> Plus! LATEST MOVIETONE NEWS F.A CUP FINAL. Tomorrow 9 a.m. "KING OF COWBOYS" "SINGING HILL" SI'MJAY 9 a .m. "ABOUT FAf'K OPENS tJu d i 1 Ityr1 tyr TODAY/ Ife^^ 11 a.m. 1.45 4.15 6.45 tr 9.30221 words
-
Advertisement422 1953-05-08 9 1 1 In V A I IJf JLfrlf, 63()i 9 30 WAKNffW BEOS ASTOUNOING FEATURE Hire ol Polaroid dlasses .;i)c- plus iTrjMll Me. which will be refunded on rrturn of Spectacles ALL. GLASSES ARE HYGIENICALLY DISINFECTED PLUS! Paths News SPECIAL F.A. CUP FINAL offtorro<#- %VniU» OC W\ W I T.^422 words
-
-
Bata shoe director on Malayan market
-
Article, Illustration375 1953-05-08 10 jy|R. Thomas J. Bata junior, son of the famous Czech who founded the world's largest shoe business at Zlin, 48 years ago, visited Singapore last week to survey the future possibilities of the Malayan market. Mr. Bata. who is 38. is the managing director375 words
-
Article, Illustration110 1953-05-08 10 MISS Pauline Chan, vicedirector of publicity, with the Hong Kong trade delegation, which will hold an exhibition of Hong Kong products at the Happy World. Singapore, from tomorrow until May 24. She \s director of the W. Haklng Wong Industries (Brush Works) Ltd., sales manager of the Hong Kong Rubber110 words
-
Article137 1953-05-08 10 rE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce will attempt again tomorrow to hoid Its annual general meeting which had to be postponed last week for lack of quorum This is a frequent happening at the annual meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and docs not137 words
-
264 1953-05-08 10 B.I. FAIR INLONDON Buyers from Malaya BUYERS from many parts of the world, including Malaya and Singapore, have already been active at the Coronation British Industries Fair which opened last week it is reported from London A transportable town, a dlsDlay of jewellery worth k,i million, one of the biggest264 words
-
Article257 1953-05-08 10 New process used in Australia r FHE world la about to benefit A from the result of four years Australian research into the problem of making woollen fabrics shrink-proof. Last week a Melbourne knitting mill began using a new process on men's hosiery, under special licence from the257 words
-
Article, Illustration193 1953-05-08 10 MR. ANTOMN Jindrich J v jj a s. managing director of the Bata Shoe Co. Ltd., Singapore, began as a junior costing clerk with the famous Bata Shoe company in Csechoslovakia and now controls 138 branches in Malaya and Borneo. Mr. Jugas was born 51193 words
-
Article, Illustration377 1953-05-08 10 Will be financed by Swedish capital J^HE first company to be formed in Singapore with Swedish capital Wendt (Singapore) Ltd. is to build up an export business in locally made doors after they have been treated with a Swedish plastic. Mr. Hendrik. Maandag, director and377 words
-
-
Page 10 Advertisements
-
Advertisement94 1953-05-08 10 *SreTsT^" r %&&■s* JtSW TOKYO C V^ o*^ MOMCKOUG g |L *sfc"o RANGOON /\V PNOMPENH Bran, y^sa-go* I -A V3*n PENANG (<L ANGOR I SINGrXPORI O Agent*: Singapore and Penang y .-DM mrLßii P*ftrvi i|> £/up via XfituCoKt The PORT of LONDON AUTHORITY A Self-governing Public Trust for Public Serriea94 words
-
Advertisement779 1953-05-08 10 I t^3'- J "hoAiv's MwW COUGH /klf MIXTURE LSM Going on Leave KEEP IN TOUCH W1TH..... THE STRAITS BUDGET MX Month.* In trriuhi Niihs< notion IIK cmlv) >-M (Mi «fx \l«nth> npi. Vim Siiom riDtion (Anvwhere> slH.iti CHINA SIAM LINE BRUUSGAARD KIOSTERUD CO., ORAMMEN, NORWAY For Hongkong, Kobe, Osaka, Noqoyo779 words
-
-
Article377 1953-05-08 11 HARES FIRMER AT CLOSE AND FEW PRICE CHANGES TIN AND RUBBER IMPROVE THE Singapore share marh terday and was encouri price of tin and the impn turnover was only moder movements were small but were upward. Toward the C tin shares to improve still f In the tin section. PeUllng377 words
-
Article178 1953-05-08 11 MELBOURNE. Thur«. /•ENERAI. Investments had a stronger tone on the Stock Ix- j change today. The m.-.ln firming Influence whs '.he strongly holding wool marki-t where pncis are bcin- 1 luHv maintained at their best levil lor the season. The salrs volume was normnl. Price moves were mostly178 words
-
Article91 1953-05-08 11 NEW YORK. Thurs. 'pHE B°ock Market yesterday malntaioed an even keel as it returned to mostly featureless and limited deMinss Price changes were either way fractional and evenly divided In the afternoon infrMn r'ln-*d the market The market cln*»d Irregular vi'h little change from 'he earll»r oat I'm91 words
-
Article12 1953-05-08 11 Rahmnn Hydraullr Tin produced 752 plculs of tin-ore In April. <12 words
-
Article17 1953-05-08 11 The price of tin in Sincapore vevterdar was (Winreil a( SS«MI a pirul. nn RUJi,17 words
-
Article165 1953-05-08 11 Rubber Rained one-eighth of a cent on the Singapore market yesterday closing at 73' 2 cents a pound for May first grade. There was a narrow fluctuation between 74 and 73' 2 cents and a moderate offtake. The close was quiet. Clo.'i.i pir-es yes'erdav were In rentu per165 words
-
Article83 1953-05-08 11 Ttir Malxynn Exrhanef Bunks Association mftctf 'he followine altpratloiui tn Hi rstf* to merchants yM'erday: CANADA: buying. T.T. 32 11 IB air mall. OD 32 IS 16 90 da^ 33 3 If! credit bills. 33 >« trade bill«. .selltnf. T.T. or O.D. 32 1 ready On the free83 words
-
Article158 1953-05-08 11 SHIPS lying alongside the 8lng»- 3 pore Harbour Board wharvm j or expected today are: Lokaanx 1/2, Japan 4/5. Hstanj; Yung C.P. Tal Ping Yang 6/1. I Deucalion 8/9. Cinko Maru 11. I Preaident Oran t 13/14. Ka*imb*r 1 1 Obm 19/20 Merllmau N Wall 4. I Inlander158 words
-
Article58 1953-05-08 11 The following outputs of tin-ore i for April are reported by companies I ;In the Austral Malay group: Plrnlft ore Kampong Kamuntlng 255 'Thabawlelk Tin 1.280 Puncah Tin 1.021 I Austral Amalgamated: Asam Kurrbang i tribute) 59 Ulu Tarn Section 228 Puchonc Section 1.785 The Ulu Yam section58 words
-
Article63 1953-05-08 11 Sinfapore Chinese Produce Exrhanc Noon prices per plcul were: Copra: easier- buyers 139 fob sellers 540% I Coconut oil' quiet: »80u sellers Pepper: steady, more Inquiry: I Muntok white t590 sellers. Sarawak ISSS. Lamport* block 1500 Lewla »r>4 Pe*t: Clr.Mne prices wrrf Copra: May 139 buyerx »40 I63 words
-
Page 11 Advertisements
-
Advertisement1379 1953-05-08 11 IP* MANSFIELD <Sc CO., LTD. ilncorporoled in Sinoopore) AH .thor Dept BLUB rPMNBL LIMB D t Carrier*' option ta proceed via ether pertt ta lead and dtxherge care. fSSZ*<ttZJZZ -IXSGOW. LONDON^ COHT.NINTAI POJTS^ Uemedon for Liverpool, Dublin A Avonmouth A rrnd for Deucalion for Liverpool May 1 1 "iTta'C"" 11,379 words
-
Advertisement1101 1953-05-08 11 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. EAST ASIATIC LINE For U K./CONTINfNT Spore Sphere »»W SAILINGS FROM SCANDIn avian /U K /CONTINENT t Benmacdhai tor i.veroool. Dublin. Antwerp Homburg 'art S pore P S'hom Penang ttienverllch for Havre. London. "»e«a,«Ma" for Eongkok IS/19 May Rett-rdom Hamburg 10/11 May la/11 May 19/21 May1,101 words
-
Advertisement1213 1953-05-08 11 Til: Na. 1904 BLLKRMAH BUCKNALL KLAVKNESS LIHLONDON, NAVRI. ROTTERDAM. 1 LOS AN6IIIS. SAN /■*»«eiieO. HAMBURG PORTLAND, SEATTLE VAH I° UV ,L ond for USA. North Atlantic Ports Accepting cerge for Central .laurn ono Canodlo r« Colombo American Ports •A "CITY OF OTTAWA m.s "FRANCISVILLI" Spore F Shorr. Penono S pore1,213 words
-
-
Article623 1953-05-08 12 NEW DEAL' in the PRISONS 2 ■pVERY man, woman and child sent to prison in Malaya costs the covntry at least $85 a month. Total cost of keeping the prisons open this year is expected to be at least $4,309,000. The only way to justify this expense, which will rrrur623 words
-
Article, Illustration842 1953-05-08 12 Today's motto is: 'Keep them busy' By a -laff Correspondent in kuala Lumpur by prisoners wa? carried out at Penang prison, where they built cookhouses, workshops, a female prison and a segregation block. BECAUSE of the various diets eaten by prisoners of different nationalities, there Is a constant need for842 words
-
Article333 1953-05-08 12 From ri II K - HOME COMFORTS-at $27 a week From ri II K 3111 I in lO\IMI\ rWERSEAS students ir London have found benefactor in Tern Driscoll. an English enei neer. who can provide them with home com forts at £3. ss. ($27,601 a week. Fifteen years ago. Mr Driscoll invested an inherit ance333 words
-
Page 12 Advertisements
-
Advertisement125 1953-05-08 12 HALF A CENTURY .^^^^^B^^^BBB^^^^^^-^ SAxtTLcLcLh-cL The world's most experienced car... re-styled for tomorrow's needs The Standard Vanguard responds i HUBI^S il' Mi\ yppw mi *P^M swiftly to a touch of the accclerB^^Rfttl^ W*£*mL*m*iA*i^^^M ator -no lagging when the traffic HgS \ij? Hash green. This m.ikes :^^^^*WPW the car ideal for125 words
-
Advertisement218 1953-05-08 12 HERE ARE MORE SMASHING REDUCTIONS OUR SALE Jiitiawmnm Caniwn wi tuiU»rt§ 2 1 pcs. in P. N. S. A 1 SALE PRICE from MlFOR 6 persons 40 pcs. frnm S .V2I- 8 71 pcs. SiOttl- 12 103 pcs. 3 200/--etc, etc, The NOVELTYsTORE »8. AOJMiI *****1 M.1 ROAD. BUM li—218 words
-
-
Page 12 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous237 1953-05-08 12 Siirails Times Crossword 11 I 2 I* 15 16 17 22 25 24 25 ACROSS taken away suddenly iB>. i r,r«n .tuff in leaf ill) 13 Oft the te« min e* l^ >* wlfh ,0. £^1^ with a trave.- JJ^rtUQ-- -««I-H.n ai d WuMti. B ror po,e i 7» 1237 words
-
-
Article, Illustration939 1953-05-08 13 THE SCOUT - acquire a horse THE SCOUT by Britain's best-known racing journalist ALSO I ride a tearaway for a trainer ALSO I do NOT back' my own winner tf ALSO I get to know the great jockeys NO WING Steve Do- noghue was enough to give anyone a false sense of values.939 words
-
Article803 1953-05-08 13 SO WHY PICK ON THE BIG CHAP VHE Press called me x Dynamite Dooley, the Juggernaut. and such fanciful titles. Here and there, however, was the insinuation I was a rough, tough player— that, in fact. I was a danger to other footballers. I used to sm;ie. I knew I803 words
-
Page 13 Advertisements
-
Advertisement252 1953-05-08 13 BRlflNNiy^ Bfcctufr Available at all leading Stores and Grocers V V~A> e Agents:tBf MEYER CHAMBERS. SINGAPORE. 1. NECKLACE AND EARRINGS B Oee your jeifrlcr'i iclecHon of fashionable Krrmcntz jewelry in 14 Kt. (old overlay. Notice tne exquisite workmanship. Compare it with jewelry or lolia gold or platinum... ncl llicn compare252 words
-
Advertisement365 1953-05-08 13 BALLBEARING LAWN MOWERS "The Short Cut to a Perfect Lawn 9 New MODEL Z 16" features HEICHT OF CUT ADJUSTMENT, at^ which can be quickly made and easily set with the new handwheels. This is of great advantage in dealing with long or rough grass. Perfect cutting for many years365 words
-
-
Article469 1953-05-08 14 Ready for first win at Penang By EPSOM JEEP PENANG, Thursday TYNOSURE, with apprentice John Manning astride, strolled away from Meditation (Russell) at the finish of a strong 3 F. trial in 38 on the track here today. On this performance. Cynosure, who has been "knocking469 words
-
Article296 1953-05-08 14 Sharp Look and Jackpot are ready y^HARP LOOK and Jackpot II tLate Swordflshi, two attractive looking three-year-olds, are coming to hand splendidly and it will not be long before they s^art paying their way. I Sharp Look with Abdul Mawl up i showed a nice easy action in a 1296 words
-
Article150 1953-05-08 14 LONDON Thurs. I INDSAY Hasaett. captain of the Australian cricket team, nas been ruivised to rest hi s Injured forearm for three weeks Yesterday he complained of pain in his right arm and withdrew from the match with Yorkshire at Bradford. A doctor diagnosed the troubleReuter - 150 words
-
Article90 1953-05-08 14 In the remaining two doubles of their Kliny Club tennis fixture. Singapore Recreation Club won the first doubles but iost the second to Malays. Both teams scored three points in the tie. Malays won the first singles and lost the second on Wednesday. In the championship90 words
-
Article59 1953-05-08 14 NORTHAMPTON. Thurs—Stirling Moss. Britain's leading motor racing ace. crashed on the Silver I stone track near here today on a practice run. He was brought into the pits by ambulance, dazed and bruised He was driving a Jaguar at the time and became involved with two otherReuter - 59 words
-
Article45 1953-05-08 14 OGDEN. UTAH. Thurs.— Archie Mocre will defend his world ligh 1.--heavyweleht boxing title In a return bout with former champion Joey Maxim here on June 24. Mocre won the title from Maxim on points over 15 rounds at St. Louis last year. Reuter.Reuter - 45 words
-
Article94 1953-05-08 14 IPOH, Thurs. Perak led ?dah 2-0 at the end ol the firsiv's plav in their Chua Cho n "one Cup tennis semi-final on the loh Town Board courts today. The Pertk champlcn. Timothv :e. made short work of Abdul ahlm. the 1951 Kedah llle holder.94 words
-
Article45 1953-05-08 14 LONDON. Thurs. JACK BURNS, manager of light-heavyweight Yolande Pompey, said today he has accepted terms for Pompey to fight in Singapore in early June. He said his Trinidad fighter may meet either Joey Maxim, former light-heavy-weight champion, or Jake Lamotta. A.P.AP - 45 words
-
Article324 1953-05-08 14 SEN CUP THE draw and times for the Eu Tong Sen Cup qualifying round to be played at Island Club on Sunday: FIRST TEE 8 a.m.- T. L. Thompson (12), G. Addison (4), F. Jones (4): 8.05 Chua Boon Onn (12). D. P. Knlghnan <18i. Franklin (12); 8.10324 words
-
Article385 1953-05-08 14 HONGKONG BANKS convincing victory over Fraser and Neave at Jalan Besar stadium on Wednesday gave them a clear lead In the Business Houses FA. first division. Only a disastrous loss of form can rob them of the champldnship. Shell S.C who began badly with a draw385 words
-
Article78 1953-05-08 14 The table tennis film show held at the Shell Theatrette on Wednesday night was a great success. The Singapore Table Tennis Association will hold a repeat performance ntxl Thursday, May 14. at the same, place at 5.30 p.m. for the benefit of those who78 words
-
Article, Illustration345 1953-05-08 14 SINGAPORE Cricket Club, strengthened by the return of Davids at centre half, caused the biggest upset in the S.A.F.A. first division this season when they beat hitherto undefeated Star Soccerites by the only goal of the game at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. It was noAP - 345 words
-
158 1953-05-08 14 rPHE Interport soccer match between Philippines Amateur Athletic Federation and Singapore scheduled for tomorrow at Jalan Besar stadium has been cancelled. The PAAF are unable to make the trip. In a cable to SAFA yesterday morninx they said that owinf to unforseen transportation difflrulties tiirv158 words
-
Article170 1953-05-08 14 MAKING thrustful raids ir the second half. Singapore Harbour Board R C. put tht ball into the net four times ir this period to beat Rocklite* S.C. 5-2 in a SAFA Div. game at the Harbour Board ground yesterday. Although playing with ten men170 words
-
Article142 1953-05-08 14 BUSINESS HOUSES UONOKONG Bank "B" trounced Borneo Motors Sports Club 7-1 in their Business Houses Div. 2 match at Parrer Park yesterday. This was Borneo Motors' worst defeat so far. Scorers for the Banker* were Milliken (3) Budin (2) arj Leesler (2). Johnny Lim scored142 words
-
Article54 1953-05-08 14 Results of the United Services league matches played yesterday were Dlv. 1: Flying Boat Wing beat RAF. Changl 3-0 at Seletar. (McMMlllan 1 2) and Walton scored); H.M.S. Terror beat R.AOC. 4-0 Dlv. J: R.A.F. Tengah beat RNAS Sembawang 3-2 at Tengah: R.A.P.C. beat R.A.F. I Chanel 5-154 words
-
Article42 1953-05-08 14 Kebenaran Club and Buklt Tlmah S.C. shared point* when they drew 2-2 In the SAFA Dlv. 3A game at Geylani; yesterday. Jaffar scored both goal* for Bukjt Timah Kebenaran Club scored through Khamls and Abu Bakar. Salleh Angullla refereed.42 words
-
Article28 1953-05-08 14 In a soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday. H.M. Customs beat Younjj Companions 2-1. Mahmood and Ratrav scored for Custcms. and Hock Sen K for Companions.28 words
-
Article99 1953-05-08 14 LONDON. Thurs. THE close of play scores in the first class cricket ma'ches today are: At lord's: MC.C. 150 i ßailey 67. Alex Bedser i 39) and 222 for 5. Surrey 21* (May 59 1. At Oxford: Oxford University 1)3 iStatham 4— 47 > and 24 for 1.99 words
-
Article83 1953-05-08 14 Singapore Malar* meet FYnanp Malays In the final of the Dunlop Cup badminton tournament at tIM SB A Hall in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Singapore's team will be rho<.en from: Ismail Marjan, Omar Ibrahim. Salleh Hj Kurshl. Maabroai Hi Siraj. M Sadall 4 »nd A Am Mohd.83 words
-
243 1953-05-08 14 Lindwall bowls Hutton in first over BRADFORD. Thurs. T*HE Australian orickr' A tourists, who declared at the lunch-time total ot 453 for six wickets, went on to dismiss Yorkshire for scores of 145 and 26 for none by the close of play today, second day of the match. Lindwall struck243 words
-
Article116 1953-05-08 14 \l <TRAI.IA— 4.I3 for 6 derl. BOWLINC: Cowan 23— 0—1 ns 0; Burgin 34—4—117—2; Y.»rdlcv 11—0—45—1. Wardle 64—28—103— j 2: Halliday 21— 2— 6b— 0. YORKSHIRE— Ist INNS. Hutton b Lindwall n Halliday cde Courcy b Lindwall 6 Wilson b Benaud 26 '.p.ster c Langley b Davidson 8 Watson116 words
-
Page 14 Advertisements
-
Advertisement864 1953-05-08 14 CLASSIFIED ADS Continued from Page 6) SITUATIONS WANTED YOUNG BSc. Oeolouv Graduate requires position as Geologist In Mineb. Apply. 36. Jalan Gopen-j, Kampar. SOLICITOR long standing ex perlrnccd conveyancer desires partnership in reputable firm. Reply Box No A 7639, S.T. SENIOR Conductor. Thoroughly experienced in Oil Palm and Rubbrr. Good864 words
-
Advertisement964 1953-05-08 14 WANTED WANTED for production of a Malayalam film a loan of one lakh of dollars which shall be guaranteed to return as one and a half lakhs ot dollars In one year security negative of the picture with all Its rights and a personal undertaking by a responsible gentleman working964 words
-
Advertisement54 1953-05-08 14 MORE SPORT IN P. 13 qI c*^ i J^k MJ— aft 6 Benedictine DOM SokAfeM,: THE EASTERN AGENCIES (1946) LTD. $160,000,000. LIFE ASSURANCE BUSINESS IN FORCE UNITED INDIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Head Office-Madras) P.O. Box 647 AGENCIES ALL Po Box X l TH. 5804 bENCtS ALL Tel. 2320 Singapore54 words
-
-
Page 14 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous38 1953-05-08 14 SOCCER Dlv. 1: S.R.C. v REME. Jalan Besar Dlv. 2: V.M.C.A. v Kota Raja A l MPA ground. Dlv. 3A: Civil Services Assn. v Tuan Mong OB at OeylangTENNIS Kllney Cup: SRC. v Tanglln Club at Tanglln Club38 words
-
Miscellaneous30 1953-05-08 14 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High 0516 hr.s <7.4 i and 1917 <6 8>: Low 1222 (2 0). TOMORROW: High 0657 7.4 1 and 2010 (7.3). Low 0056 (4.0) and 1344 (2.2).30 words
-