The Straits Times, 1 August 1953

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    14 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, Al (il ST 1, 1953. 13 CENTS
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    Gilmour will advise Cambodia
    189 1 Gilmour will advise Cambodia M *<*XX It, IMi civil servant. Mr. Andn-u M. R. (iilmnur Mill pg t<> Cambodia in «»<(••), r (<• assist the G«Tfrnmrn i»l < ">> hodia devrlop .1 live-year flan, it was aiinmini rd at nited Nations headquarters he re jrestcriaj The Cambodian < iovenimrnt requested
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    Malay Magic author dies
    21 1 nonumenti mdoi 86. Mr authoritj r.^l": and folk!" Hr also published I and Folktales from Ea J-
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    Indian stabbed
    15 1 A 4 driver. T. RetThomaa Roar: admitted t Hi.n cnndit.'> n to b»I
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    THREE REDS KILLED, TWO MORE WOUNDED
    95 1 THREE REDS KILLED, TWO MORE WOUNDED KIAI A THRI wounded and i red in li..v. A combined patrol of the 1 7 the llth s killed i i terrorists they clashed w r the .1 Betnbilan Civ.c terrorist was ki!le<. ,md another wounded in the Tap.ih area of Perak when
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    BOYCOTT THREAT
    432 1 Staff urged to stay away from council Govt. accused in Byrne case THK Joint I oimcil of Action, representing 22 >inirapore (lovernment unions, yesterday recommended that until the "injustice" of the Hyrne case i.v "removed" there should be a how ott of the Council of Negotiation, a Whitley
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    COMPLETE GOVT. REPORT
    828 1 SINGAPORE Government ill .lenient 1.4. d there waa aic'.i m toncernin f Mi K. M B] ;ie ai '..nt secretary. who ha> reprimanded t John Nicoll. l«>i I .i iur.il Orders it .said th< Government in- continue Its policy o: ■st possibli le onion offlciaL In Government
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    Admit China to United Nations'
    61 1 NDON, Fri. Klght Labour bers of Parliament today motion urging the nment to .support ti.> mission of China o full n.em]i of the United Nations .notion also urges that ationn should bi openeu ace wrji China, a full restoration ol trade and a world acceptance
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    YOUTH STABBED TO DEATH IN STREET
    133 1 Second there in 24 hours PENANG. Friday. 4N 18-YEAR-OLD shop assistant. Tan Ah Hin, died "in the Keneral hospital here this morning after boms stabbed in crowded Campbell Street in Penang'a Chinatown. This W.i the second Campbell street stabbing in 24 hours. PoUee today
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    MALAYA AID 'CONSIDERKIV
    51 1 MALAYA AID 'CONSIDERKIV LONDON. Fri. MR. Ljrttelton, the Seen for t id in on.s today financial aid to Malaya was under consideration Mr Lyttelton wa.s answering ition by Mr Cyril Osborne I no asked what additional financial aid he was provki.; lei 'hat Ini from the .slump in wmmodily prices
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    Communists make new 'truce breach' charges
    238 1 ALLIES PROMISE TO INVESTIGATE MUNSAN, Friday. THK COmmunists toda\ a^cn^ed the United Nations of two further violations of the cea-ehre, bringing the total of alleged breaches to 12. They said at today's meitinc of the Military Armistice Commission at Panmunjom that Allitd reconnaissance planes
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    BRITAIN'S NEW ATOM TESTS
    132 1 BRITAIN'S NEW ATOM TESTS LONDON. Fri. BRITAIN today announced that she will test new atomic weapons in Australia next October and threw out a plain hint to the United Statf-^ that her scientists have madidiscoveries worth knowinu about. Mr. Duncan Sandys, Mlnlitrr of Supply, announced in the Hou.se of Commons
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    village curfew
    23 1 TEL AVIV. Fri The Israeli ;irmy clamped a curfew on thr Arab village of Tirah In central Israel at dawn today
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    Senator Taft dies in hospital
    179 1 NEW YORK. Fl SENATOR Robert Tart d.d ii ho D.ial her,. this ■ftrrnoon n,. was 13 and had from a hip ailnrnt. k1 <r T.iit. bob of a fornvr Pre> dent of the Un ted Slates, the late William 1,..--wanl Taft. had built hii lile
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    Dash to freedom
    48 1 BIGHT </K II rcfui;. •> cm ;ip<d to \Y«st (icrmi.iy !>> »r.i>liins tlii* lutmr-m;i>l<- lank <»vit thr Imrdrr. llfiv art- six <>f tkcM V.v l.i» I hlik. 32. the le.ultr. Josoh Pix.iriU. Mrs. i iiiiisc Clani.lt. gift. I bilk, ami twn ol tier children I. P. picture.
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    Tengku Mahmud will go fishing
    66 1  -  Hall hoinnev From LONDON. Fri. Tengku Mahmud, who with his wife, Tensku Beriah. daughter of I the Sultan of Selangor. lu.s been studying the British educational .system for the past two years. Is now mv British inshore lishin^ netbods. Ttengku Mahmud will spend three veckx
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    MacD presides at secret meeting
    155 1 MacD presides at secret meeting THE Jo r.t Co-ordinaf.on Con a ttee s»-L up by th< Ciovernments of Sinnap<>r Hid tl»<- Federation to P*"<>moi 1 better r**l it ons net yesterday at IfallMf, the SingiilK>if home of the Cominis-iloner-QeneraL Mr. Malcolm VlacDunald. in an atino.-plnTt ill s'r et ■ecrecy. The
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    Chinese wedding in London
    78 1 Chinese wedding in London From HALL RO.MNEY LONDON. Fri. Mr. Joseph Yee Eu, son of Mr. K. C. Eu and grandson ot the late Mr. Eu Tong Sen. will marry IHm Bernice Low Sui Chun, whose father vas a Singapore businessman, at Marylebone Registry Office. London, on Aug. 7. Joseph
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    Opium haul from ship
    44 1 •HONG KONG. Fri. Honp Kong revenue officers swooped today on the British >>hip Bahadur on her arrival from i Sir.Rapnro md seized 1.300 talr.ls of raw opium. It w^s concealed nmonr stores on the ship. The in-es-tieation i.s continuing;.— A.P.
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    M.P.s ask for Evans inquiry
    49 1 LONDON. Fri.— Thirty-three Labour Members of Parliament are to a.sk lor the .setting up of un alliparty committee to lnqulre whether there was a miscarrlage of Justice In the mm o] Timothy John Evans. banged for the murder of his baby daughter Gerald: uter.
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    U.S. bomber is shot down by Soviet planes
    275 1 WASHINGTON, PrNte] 4FTFK Russia tod.iv ;illr?r»l that i four enffined American 850 Suprrfort hombrr had openrd lirr and damaged onp of two S«n irt fighters over the Vladivostok area. Jhe United Stmte protrstrd in thr strongest terms ajjainst Russia shooting down the
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    Premier Holland in Pakistan
    30 1 KAVacHI. Fri M 9 > w Zealand, who I his way home from the Coronation, arrived here by air today on a three-day visit to Pakistan— Reuter.
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    Plans wanted
    34 1 CANBERRA. Fri. The Admiralty has asked Australia for the design of her Battle I class destroyers with a view Ito its adoption by the I Navy. Navy Minister William McMahon announced today
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    More tractors
    24 1 JAKARTA. Fr. Anothei 16 tractors supplied by th Australian Government v i der the Colombo Plan I rived in Jakarta t Renter.
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    STOP PRESS
    20 1 bi. >m Clim.i A i .0 Will Ir r At hhirt- beat W« by IS I At blur
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    Sunderlands on display in Ceylon
    89 1 tjMJUR K md lying n thi F Flying Boat Vms at Srletar Singa] Ived at Chirm Trincomalee. Ceylon Tiie Bundenands, with thre< mmunicatlon planes tr m the I Transport Win^: Singap rwill take part :n Ceylon Day Ratmalana nr Mond Trained Jungle supply dron demons
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    Talks on the Suez —across the dinner table
    298 2 Talks on the Suez across the dinner table CAIRO. Friday. EGYPTIAN and British negotiators met last night J for the first time since their talks on the Suez base broke down last May but around a dinner table this time. The occasion was a dinner offered by Pakistan's Charge d'AfTain-s.
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    Shot in car hold-up
    122 2 Two hiimlrctl Spanish police and scores of troops ire searching the Tosca Pass leading from France to Spain Itt two men who shot Dr. Bernard Peck, 31. of Plymouth (top picture) and his wife. Dora. 31 (above). The Pecks, who have two you n daughters, were
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    O'Brien case is closed
    81 2 HONGKONG. Fri. Michael Patrick O Brien. the man without a country, left here today by a Dutch X.L.M. airliner for Brazil, eye witnesses at Hongkong's Kaitak airport said Simulmneously the Hongkong Police Commissioner. Mr. Duncan W. M;icintu*l*7v an- j nounced thr "O"Brien %> i.s closed. He
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    World air race challenge by U.S.
    219 2 World air race challenge by U.S. LONDON. Fri.— America has thrown out a chal- j lenge to Britain's latest ultra high speed jet bombers by entering a four-engined Tornado B-45 for the EnglandNew Zealand air race starting on October 8. The Tornado powered by General Electric J-47 jets will match
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    New weapon for doctors
    69 2 WASHINGTON. Fri. Th^ United States Atomic Energy Commission announced today that its scientists had developed "a new. faster and more efficient way of obtaining radium for fighting cancer." The new technique allowed .separation cl pure radium from barium with which it occurs in nature in a
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    KEEPING STRONG IMPERATIVE, I SAYS MARK CLARK
    153 2 KEEPING STRONG IMPERATIVE, I SAYS MARK CLARK SAN FRANCISCO. Fri. TN. Far Ea.st Commander. Gen Mark Clark. r«turning home less than a week after the truce s.gmnt in Korea ye.sterday warned the Communsts tli.it should they resurr.^ hostilities, "'they do so at the risk of the r own destruction. Gen.
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    MR. DULLES WORRIED US TOO, SAYS BUTLER
    556 3 MR. DULLES WORRIED US TOO, SAYS BUTLER So Washington was told LONDON. Fri MR Butler. actiriß Prime Minister, told the Commons last nißht: "Our ■ption of the United Nations is of a family of jiations and not an antiCommunist alliance." He was repying to a debate l una. He Mild
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    VISIT TO U.S. CALLED OFF
    111 3 I ONDON, I ti MR. Kuiler, the ailm: Prime Minister. railed off his vimi la Vml melon in Srptrmbrr for the mertines ol the (ntri national Monetary I mi i and International Itank for rcconstrnrion anri development. Mr Reginald Mauldinc ee»n«nii< ncMlaf) t<> thr Treasury.
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    SCIENTIST KILLED
    53 3 NFW YORK German ther L<h tivr other poopl,. lulled today when an American Air crashed near the site of a wind research i>: Dr. Loosfr was one of the directors of thr A:r Force i"mosphere research project. He was closely connected with ipon ballistics in Germany during the
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    Agree with Reds first, says Nehru
    173 3 NEW DELHI. MR. Nehru proposed ye day that the Big rowert represented in the United N'->-C immand meet the C <mmunists to seek an agreement "ti Koreas political future b< •le U.N. Genera] Assembly meets on Aug. 17. The views of China ard North
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    Admiralty man to visit Spore
    48 3 LONDON. Fri. -Convmander Allan Noble. F:nancial Seeto the Admiralty, will British naval bases in East during Parliament* .summer recess, it wa s an- nounced here yesterday. Commander Ncble hopes t warships in Korean waters and bases in Japan, Hone Kong and Singapore. Reuter.
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    Libya treaty
    29 3 LONDON. Fri. Britain md Libya have concluded a sty of friendship and al!i- anre. Mr. Selwyn Lloyd. Mini- < ster 'f State, told the Com- mons yesterday. Reutcr.
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    Singing tour
    25 3 NEW YORK. Fri. Michico Suahara. Japanesr soprano, arr red here yesterday from Paris to begin a concert tour of 65 American cites UP.
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    TO TALK ABOUT AUSTRIA
    113 3 TO TALK ABOUT AUSTRIA MOSCOW, Fri. Russia has <old the Western power* shr is ready to resume negotiations on in Austrian s.tate treaty if they withdraw their 'abbreviated eightarticle draft, it was announced here today. A no c handed to the British, Inited States and French embassies repeated Soviet objections
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    The happy golfer
    25 3 PRESIDENT Eisenhower wears a hie grin as he goes out to play golf at the Quantiro. Virginia. Marine Corps Base. A.P. picture.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    244 3 LONDON STOCKS LONDON. Fri Btocfc market* finished up before the holiday in < heerful mood with the overmgh'. firmness of Wall Street serving to underline the Improvement both as regards the trading volume and the conduct of prlres. But thl Far Eastern marke' xenerallv »a.s nulet Rubbers and ;p.iv were
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON, July 31. Cash Buyers £570; Sellers e572' 2 Forward Buyers 5:570; Sellers Bill; Settlement tN<. change). Turnover a.m. 70 tons; no afternoon market.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    30 3 LONDON. July 31 —Spot 18 \d. Sept 18" d.. Oct.-Dec. 18\d., Jan Mar. 19', d. Apr -June 19Ud Auk ni 18' d.. Sept ciX 18. d. Tone Steadier.
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    Hohenzollern gems stolen
    38 3 HECHINGEN, Germany, Fn. Thieves broke into the HohenzoHern museum last night and stole many of the German crown jewels. The Kaiser's crown, which had been stored in a special strong box. was not taken U.P.
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    BASIS OF OUR POLICY IS U.N., PEERS TOLD
    220 3 LONDON. Friday. IN the House of Lords. Lord Salisbury, the acting Foreign Secretary, dealt with questions about Mr. Dulles' statement. He said the Government considered Communist China should be admitted to the United Nations •when the time is ripe". But it would
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    Princess obeys— and quits
    78 3 Princess obeys and quits TEHERAN, Fri. PERSIA'S beautiful exile.l Princess Ashraf, who whipped up a storm in court and political circles by arnvina ip Teheran unheralded la.st Saturday, yesterday obeyed the Shah's order to leave her country. The Princess, the twin sister of the Shah, left by piano for Geneva
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    Conference on world govt.
    65 3 LONDON. Fri. About 400 delegates from 25 countries are due to attend a conference on world government in Copenhagen on Aug. 22. it was announced herp yesterday. Japan is experti i send a delegation ot in. The conference Is organ :.vc2 jointly by the World* As.so
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    Caught a fish, lost a tooth
    35 3 ROME. Fri. A 301 b. carp today knocked out a ftshrrinan'F tooth and bit his arm. Enrico Stellari. 52. hooked the big fish in the Serio Riv, i -A.P.
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    Reds trespass
    31 3 FONTEINEBLEAU. France Fri Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry said today fhat Soviet planes have been reported over Western Europe "quite a lot" presumably on i reconnaissance m«sions UP.
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    Lift this embargo, Japs ask
    104 3 TOKYO, Fri. THE Japanese Foreign Office is negotiating with the United States Government to remove part of the embargo on exports to Red China. This follows the passage on July 20 of a resolution in the House of Representativehere calling for promotion of Japan-China trade.
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    British M.P.'s to visit Indonesia
    34 3 DJAKARTA. Fri.— The Indonesian Parliament will inv.te Brit sh Members of Parliamert to visit Indonesia. ;t 'was revealed here today. Indonesian Members of Parliament visited Britain n '1951.— Reuter
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    Indians beat the ban by hours
    186 4 Indians beat the ban by hours Ol\l^ -.ii.ii Indians ai in NinKapore by air yesterda> henting th" n v immigration o r d i n a n r r. »hirh rime into forte thi» mnrnm; h\ less Ih.in hour* h<» arrived after mid- i t>>ose withoul i wmrtk mnnth would
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    Old students name officers
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    NUTRITION
    15 4 1) F^PERO. a •A rM Ilraith n applied tmn '-r| In Sin:-Wtnrrs'-iip with th
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    "GREEN PASTURES' NOW, HE SAYS
    109 4 TIIK cultural desert ngaporr m t.»llnl unit i has since sn»»-/i M>nie "urern pasturrv Mr. R. V Breome, Secretary f«r Chinese AfTairv slid \«->terdav. II Mas onrninK thr ('hiI nine Mfn's Chris ian Association s exhibition of hlnesc painlinx^ at thr l hinisc himlier i»f
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    $16,841 profit
    26 4 A sum of $16,841 was collectthe Singapore St. John Ambulancv Brigade on a Day held rerrntly Proceed.? •>e,r $15,337. donations $330 nrL= fetrhed $1,174
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    MAN FOR MALAYA
    51 4 Tv of Mu laya. th* University Gazette announced yesterday. also announced that ris also w ith nan arr.ved for two nj lectureship n aoplied nhys:o! Other appointment- Mis.s Ruby Majeed. ass.stant lectureship in anatomy; and Mr. S. R. Robertson, assistant lec•uresh t> in pharmaceut'.cs: both for session
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    13 in hut building racket fined
    85 4 rpHIRTEEN "building racket- ecr.s" were fined a total of $400 in the Singapore City police court yesterday. The prosecution said the accused were racketeers who built attap huts without per- mission from the Rural Board authorities. Cases against 17 others werr postponed to Aug.
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    Soldier drove without lights
    41 4 Pte. P. J. Todd. of the Army Wireless Chain. GHQ FARE LF. was fined $20 in the Singapore First Traffic Court yesterday and disqualified from driving for a year for driving a ear without licence and insurance.
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    HE DIED AFTER CRASH
    105 4 WHILE on the five-foot-way, a 13-year-old student, Chong Pak Yong, saw his parents being hurled into a drain after being hit by an approaching van which earlier crashed into a stationary car. The three people were 'injured and admitted into hospital. Pak Yongs father. Chong Quee
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    ENTICEMENT CHARGE
    36 4 PARIT BUNTAR, Fri. Arshad bin Mat Noh 35. claimed trial before the Circuit Magistrate, to a charge of enticing Joriah binti Akab. wife of Jambri bin Bartr The case was adjourned to Aue. 10.
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    Students plan University weel
    49 4 The University of Malaya Students' Union is organising a University Week, ending on Convocation Day. Oct. 10. Activities to raise money for the University Endow- ment Fund include: a unive:--i sity ball, a fun fair, a raffle. a variety concert and a dolla>--a-disc radio programme.
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    Government plans tax concessions for industry
    207 4 Government plans tax concessions for industry THE Singapore Government has proposed that industries in the Colony should be allowed income tax concessions in the form of deductions on capital expenditure from Jan. 1, 1948. The proposal appears in a Bill to amend the 1947 Income Tax Ordinance. It is to
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    HERE TO WRITE ON TEMPLER
    132 4 AMERICAN-born authoress Emily Hahn flew into the Colony from Hong Kong last night on an important mission. She is here to tell thousands of readers of a nation wide circulation magazine in the United States about the work of Federation High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald
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    Open verdict on old man
    111 4 The Singapore Assistant Coroner. Mr. Oiam Chong Hing. yesterday recorded an open verdict at the inquest on an old Chinese found dead on the eround floor backyard of a homo in the Sago Street Singapore Improvement Trust flats on th» morning of June 3 A
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    Bank clerk's $6,800 debt
    50 4 Receiving and adjudication j orders were made by Mr. Justice Whitton in the Singapore High Court yesterday against I Goh Tians Tye, a ba"nk clerk, whose liabilities amounted to $6,800. He was ordered to pay the Official Assignee $40 monthly towards the repayment of the debt.
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    His 3 offences
    47 4 BENTONG. Fri Low Ek 8 rw, a lorry driver, was fined ,i total of $150 after pleading guilty in the Bentong Magiscour; to driving a lorry at Karak on May 27 which was unregistered, unlicensed and uninsured. His licence was suspended for a year.
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    $30 a month on $8,750 debt
    49 4 Othman bin Hassan, a switchboard attendant, who owed 58.750. was adjudicated a bankrupt by Mr. Justice Whitton in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Othman "s offer to pay $30 I monthly to the Offlcia"l As- signee in repayment of the debt was accepted.
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    CHINESE ART SHOW
    170 4 THE exhibition of contemporary Ch.nese paint ngs at Hill Street shows son> remarkable examples of the decorative effect that can be achieved by a blend of Chines*, form with western colour. This is most happily shown in some of the flower pieces. I found the "Apricot Tree"
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    'Test' costs fitter $70
    78 4 Chow Cum Poh, a 29-year-i eld fitter, was fined $70 in the Singapore Second Traffic Court yesterday for riding a motor cycle, which he had i jost repaired, without licence or insurance. Chow said that he had only just started the machine and was astride it
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    Pen fraud fined
    31 4 Jean Sze Liang was flnod $10 or ten days" gaol in a Singapore rourt yesterday for seilinp 13 imitation foiintrrln j pens at Kallang Road on 'June 18.
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      180 4 SINGAPORE DIARY Tr.id^ r*, opon» 530 p.m to It* JojrDh, InhiM AY« M.V.», P, rr !c at li /^m^" hots' muuMHL. a s 'r, lM B vj rrnth Companies joim V»rift v and turf four** «t Brt mi Co.. Mflhodist Glr.«' "Schoo; h» Bound.irv pm AiVd-:,, Rpm |BsO.%'r'>kl'! n AKT>
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    COUNCILLOR WALKS OUT
    367 5 Clashes with j president on contract bids UR. A. R. Lazarous (Labour-North) walked out of the Singapore City Council meeting yesterday when the President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, ruled him out of order for referring in public n to a confidential matter. Before leaving the Council
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    Tribute to those who helped
    243 5 Tribute to those who helped AT GEYLANG FIRE T*HE women staff of Singapore City Councils health department worked 24-hour shifts feeding 400 children after the recent fire at Lorong 3. Oeylang. A tribute to their work and that of the men who constantly sprayed the site to keep it clean
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    EMPLES NOT OUR BUSINESS-RAJAH
    326 5 Points from council speeches IT is undesirable for a public authority to give land, for tenvples. mosques or churches, said Mr. A. P. Rajah (Prog.-North) at the Singapore City Council meeting yesterday. It was no business of a ratepayer to provide land for religious amenities On
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    COUNCIL REJECTS NEW BUS SERVICE
    194 5 Objections by police BY 11 votes to 10, Singapore City Council yesterday rejected a committee decision granting the Tay Koh Vat Bus Company permission to run a new bus service. Thp service was to be from Bartlev Road, in the direction jf Newton, to Havelock
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    VARSITY'S NEW MAN
    120 5 nK Hi) Xl ANC-CHIXO, engaged by the University of Malaya as senior lecturer and acting head of the newly-formed Department of Chinese Studies, arrived in Singapore by the Surriento from Australia yesterday. His work in the next two month will include drawing up a syllabus and recruiting
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    DOUBLE BANGER' HERE ON TIME
    176 5 THE first-ever overseas challenger to compete in the Juhorv Grand Prix. Mr. Sydney Anderson, yesterday won his race against the clock. Double Banger." his giant, twin engined. It. cylinder home-made racer was offloaded in Sing 1 pore ye*ts«rrtav afternoon from the Dutch liner, Maetsuycker, in
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    DEATH
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    16 6 NDF 1 F-i. B»n»h »nrt An!i kw-i 1 Orrhard i «™n. p m For r
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    She Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 1, 1953. The Anglo-US Rumpus
    629 6 She Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 1, 1953. The Anglo-US Rumpus Grave mischief lurks in the noisy rumpus which now surrounds the Anglo-American approach to the political conference on Korea. The Americans, it must be confessed, have done nothing to ease an anticipated conflict of policies. Washington seems to have
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    Right Of Entry
    310 6 There has been some attempt in recent weeks to represent the immigration law which comes into force today a.s a fearsome instrument, a kind of iron curtain. It is restrictive tr j this extent that it makes Malaya no longer a happy hunting ground for jobless immigrants.
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    Inviting Trouble
    298 6 The Government feels that it is "a hundred per cent right' in the Byrne case, Mr. J. D. Higham, the Colonial Undersecretary, said yesterday. So it stands on its refusal to give Mr. Byrne a copy of the findings of the disciplinary committee which he needs in nrder
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    As I was Saying
    1071 6  -  XsmM£UbM& mm ii THE accusation made 1 by Mr. C. C. Tan that there have been attempts to bribe Singapore Councillors— price 52.000 seems to have roused among the politicians a storm somewhat out of proportion to the news value of his charges. There can be
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    138 6 From the Straits Times of Aunust 1. 1903. rF F. M. S. Railway report notes that the principal survey undertaken was that of the extension of the trunk line from Srrerrban to the Johorr boundary. The instructions of '""invernment were to take the Kuala P;iah route, and
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    741 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK MALAYA is not a Christian country, yet her architectural heritage iirs In her Christian churches. Tlv four hundred-year-old peace that broods over ih n i Church of Our Lady at M ea, the elegance of St George's at Penang. the grace of S ory the Illuminate. Singapore,
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    Debate over Councillors' right to seek facts direct
    524 7 Debate over Councillors' right to seek facts direct I'LL RESIGN AND TELL VOTERS WHY'— SAYS NAIR SINGAPORE (ity Councillor threatened to resign during a stormy debate in Council j nterday over a proposal, later confirmed, to stop Councillors going direct to departmental chiefs for information. Ho was Mr. M. P.
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    GOVT. PAY TALKS COLLAPSE
    201 7 GOVT. PAY TALKS COLLAPSE Xl Al II MITK, Fri- N Italians for morr w»j« and bHtrr terms of wrvirr for <(I (.ovrrnmrnt riailyratrd worker* rrarhed mmplrlr deadlock today. Rrprrsrntatives of the workrrv will mrrl in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow and thr irarirr of thrir negotiating Mr M. I' K;ijacopal. will trll
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    BOARD WILL SELECT TOP JOB MEN
    88 7 BOARD WILL SELECT TOP JOB MEN PFNANG. Frl. A three-man sub-committee ol the Penang Municipal finance and genera! purposes comm.ttec has recimmendei the appointment ■lect.on and prorrntion.-; board for higher pacts :n the -ipality. The committr" will make i recrmmendatinns to tie Mu,l Council for the apro.ntmrm of officers to
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    Clerk declared a bankrupt
    42 7 A. Martin, a clerk who.se liabilities amounted to $5,251, was adjudicated a bankrupt by Mr Justice Whitton in the Singapore High Court yesterday. He offered to pay the Official Assignee $40 monthly towards the repayment of the debt.
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    TWO HAD GRASS PATCH STILLS
    107 7 SINGAPORE CUSTOMS men who swooped on two lallang patches off Boon Teck Road on July 27 recovered a large quantity of locally-pro-duced liquor and two stills. A woman and a man found nearby were arrested. The woman. 39-year-old i Chia Chew Nal. was fined $1,750
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    Tang Ah Hong
    56 7 Tang Ah Hong, who was ;r.ed in the Penang Assizes for the murder of his son. Choy Chip, a dentist, on F"b 2. was found guilty on Thursday on a lesser charge of :u pable homicide not amount. ns to murder. He was senten-"d years' imprisonment and
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    A STEP UP FOR TWO MEN FROM MALAYA
    164 7 FVO civil servants who once served in Malaya have .been appointed Governors of British Colonies. Mr. William Addis, formerly Deputy misslonerteneral Southeast A-siu. based .1 Singapore i.s .o be Governor f the Beychelle .slands. Mr. Roland E. Turnoull, formerly of the Malayan
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    Deputy will stand in for McNeice
    114 7 Deputy will stand in for McNeice Tile Singapore City Council decided in a close .session la.st night that Mr. J T. Rea. Deputy President .should act for Mr. T. P. F McNi-K-e. when he on Itave next year. It was al.so decided that Mr R. Middleton Smith should act as
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    WON $250,000 SWEEP BUT HE'S WORRIED
    57 7 WON $250,000 SWEEP BUT HE'S WORRIED IPOH Fri. 'h Indian In P'Tik won in the 14th at his i the ■nrner nm< nt the storekeeper bought, a married with a small Tlt- 5.i0.000 «hird prize was by a 47-year-old < ;n Government Hospital. bought only one ticket •narr.eri w.th right
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    HAPPY GUESTS AT SULTAN'S PARTY
    46 7 Bolow irr some of thr ruMts at a reccntion riven liv ihr Sultan of Srlaneor at thr II ill of India, in London's OvMMM I.r»jur. Mis .laitnn hinte Din (lift) chattlnc with the Tenjrku llariah. daughter of the Sultan of Selancor.
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    The Lim family is reunited
    59 7 B\<K FROM THE Coronation with her children Doris (Irft) and William riarht >. Mr*. Richard lam is welcomed »»t h.-r husband, a Sin«.ipor- law>rr. Thrv returned hv BOAC Argonaut vesUrdar. Doris is a student pf rhrHenham Lad its' Collere and Robrrt Is a I third-yoir
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    KASMA BOOTY AN INFANT?
    226 7 Court must decide IS Kasnvi Booty, boautM fill Malay film si Still loyally a n infant Singapore Hich Courß will have to cincide brforß tion for breach oH contract against her br heard In court. She born in H and nobody, not :t;ir herself, knows thr
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    Hospital workers vote to strike TWO AYAHS GOT THE SACK
    339 7 Hospital workers vote to strike TWO AYAHS GOT THE SACK 4 BOlT 1,000 men and women hospital attendants. A ayahs, cooks, scavengers and gardeners employed in four Singapore Government hospitals and St. John's Island quarantine station last night decided to go on strike. An emergency meeting of the Medical Workers'
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    3 journals are banned
    58 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Fr: Am order has been made banning the importation of indecent and obscene articles into the F'-d' ration Three publications n:r been banned from the Feder.i tion under Emergency regulations. One of these is the Englishlanguage "Soviet Weekly' published in London The other two
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    Rice expert
    50 7 Dr. K Ramiah will arrr. Singapore on Aucum 3fi Indonesia Hr wu In cii:ir-,'eH of the FA- hybridization programme I IB Japonica with i! at Cuttak In India an following up in the I how the I C .^2r ssos arP makin c out under different cUmatk conditions
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    For fire victims
    25 7 Sinpapore Harbour B- I labourers yesterday Eave $1 I to the Social Welfare Dei I ment for the relief of the < I
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    Here to study Spore traffic
    68 7 Councillor A. Spencer <>t Perth. Western Australia. reached Singapore yesterday with his wife in the Maetsuveker. He has seen how tratlic .s handled In London and Paris. After he has studied S ngaDore's methods and problems he hopes to Incorporate i thn 3 from each
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      69 7 V^\ Handbag* W y A I olfgang \V|7 L. W Kaurhrr Krne Cerniainc olr etr Eveaiag Cocktail [I y liags in Gros (iruii i^^^Ji^H I Hrocaor. H > Pearl Diamonlr \j i j m IMaiiKMih /Salin H Srijiiin- Velvet -S«!i J^# (irrpr tlr (ihinr in all ihr sewesl ihapefl and
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      123 7 The Weather Minimum trmprraturr (7 30 p.m. nn July 30 to 730 am. on July 31 >: Sinenporr >73 drgrrrsi. Prnansj '79>. Kota Bahru 175). Kuala Lumpur <71>. Ipoh (73 >. Kuantan >W) Maximum trmprraturr (7 30 a.m. tn to 730 p.m. on July 31 1. Slni; 1 86 >
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    'Sign of confidence in future of Colony'
    330 8 GOVERNOR LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW BANK THE erection of a new seven-storey building for the Chartered Bank was "as clear an indication as there can be of the Bank's confidence in the future of Singapore," the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, said yesterday.
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    'ESSENTIAL SERVICES'
    73 8 THE architect of the new 52.50ti.000 f'nai-trrrd Bank rtiiilriinc i n Robinson Road. Mr. A. G. Church, (above left) greets the Governor. Sir John Nh "11. as he arrives to lay the foundation stone. On right is one of thr managers of the hank. Mr. G. A. P.
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    'Govt isn't interested in us'—union
    109 8 'Govt isn't interested in us'— union THE Singapore Government and City Council Labour Union has accused the Govern ment of not showing any interest in the well-being of 't.« daily-rated employees In a letter to the Government, the Union asked for better Quarters for marred em ployees with children, pay
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    The Segamat voters' roll is complete
    146 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. rE registers for the Segarrat Town Council elections are now complete and open for inspection. The registers for Genuang Ward may be seen at the office of Mr Yoon Kak Pin. the registering officer, who is also Inspector of Chinese Schools
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    Power urged for board
    100 8 The Alumni Association of King Edward VII College of Medicine will a>k the Singapore Government to set up a hospitals board "with power" if the newly-constituted one does not operate satisfactorily. The president-elect of the association. Prof. A. A. Sandosham. told the Straits Tjjnes yesterday: "We
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    New Philippine Consulate
    44 8 The Philippine Consulate in Singapore will be transferred from 4. Ardmore Park to 27-B Tanglin Road today. The Consulate telephonp will remain 7338. The Consul, Mr. Yusup R. Abubaker. will continue to live J at 4. AMmore Park, telephone number *****
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    To Australia for plastic surgery
    46 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri— The Central Welfare Council, has given $2,250 towards sending Wan Mahdee bin Wan Ah to Australia for plastic surgery Tne boy. who comes from Pahang. is bring sent to Aus- tralia by the Johore Social i Welfare Department.
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    A BETTER TONE OF DEMAND
    316 8 Rubber report ALTHOUGH long expected, the signing of the truce in i Korea brought out a mild wave of selling in this market on Monday. Trade support was' poor and the weakness here was reflected in the consuming markets. Prices again reached a new low
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    Rubber in Brazil
    53 8 JOHORF BAHRU. Fri. Dato H. E. MacKenzie. Gen.ral Manager of Uiu Tlram Esta'e Johore. who is on holiday in Brazil, writing to Johore 3ahru Rotarians says that the consumption of rubber in Brazil la steadily going up. and that Brazil is importing Malayan rubber owing to an
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    'ONE WAY TRAFFIC IS HERE TO STAY'
    148 8 'ONE WAY TRAFFIC IS HERE TO STAY' rpHE CITY'S one-way traffic 1 system has come to stay until future planning developments make :t unnecessary, a senior Singapore DOlice officer .-.t.d vsterday. "The system has proved ;t--.sclf." he added, "and as far U thp police are concerned w P should like
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    Singapore's new Master Attendant
    35 8 Mr. T B Low. Assistant! Director of Marine. Hong Kong. Ls to succeed Commander L. P Lane as Ma.stcr Attendant. Sin- i aapore. Commander Lane went home on retirement two month.ago.
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    Spitting in public costs them $5
    43 8 Tan Che Wai. Habeed Rahiman Shaik Dawood and Chan Bee pleaded guilty in the Sin- fjapore Fifth Police Court yes- > tcrday to spitting in public Mr. R. B. I Pates, the magistrate, fined them $5 each I
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      333 8 lIIOVIE NEWS Tsu" 0H SAU TODAY. NOW Hi<\HAdfa MJ SHOWIN' 9.30 PROUD WINNER of 3 ACADEMY AWARDS! rttM ZSA ZSA GABOR. SUZANNE FLON ami intrrxlunnr COLETTE MARCHAND I I WH &"THE ARROW Tech Tomoirow f» .1 \M 1 NTINO" T. c h '.day 9 am I 11*1 I RlBE" MVMSMTI
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      272 8 «a i"k\> r,|/\TODAY DAILY! f 9.30 PM 3 m K SEE SCANTILY AJj "-Tl dressed girls of J*l LUSCIOUS BEAUTY a,\^ni VrfNfc T N NEROS PALACE \s*m WLmfk DANCING THE Tv^ Jt fUPt ?OOGIE WOOGIE |^>.K. HERO iN ENGLISH P/AlOGue. WALTER CHIARI CARLO CAMPANINI SILVANA PAMPANINI \fOß\l\T. Today f» a.m.
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      385 8 The Sii-aiis I iimvs rro«»sHortl 2«. ••Much a ir»J°cLi«i.) r *9). DOWN "7"""T™~ j Is I 4 S tSSSJ6 I 'I i 8 I In tn^ one Kets a «crow Image (i). U viv 1 I 2. Real net based upon lmmuta3. When to taX« a walk (5). n ->Tk
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      NO RISK GIVING BLOOD
      62 9 1 >n by I rm in "drawing rom the b I th»m have alWe have am' both n unwhoL the I and I tow hwa nnn n tambal >d as most exu a inned ami inri to be medically tnaytken from him. li: m M R
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      'Set example'
      25 9 I fusion >nd. it mv muni City oil a.s reare taking no-ir; d rlarr not Ir blood. harmful rfTo, hard nee ooffj ulna,
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      A warning —and a word of advice
      163 9 A warning and a word of advice CHIVALRY IN OUR AGE IF WHAT 'Shai" said about unchivalrous men in buses (S.T. July 27) is true, then I say there must be something wrong with the attitude of Johore women not the men. Most men are Courteous, and even helpful towards
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      'Fault lies with women'
      127 9 SHAI 3' on letter on men's chivalry was a touching one. We men must say she has our sympathy. But the fault often lies with the women. Frequently when Lse and offer a seat to a lady she just turn.s her back on us, ar. attitude
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      NOT EVEN A 'THANK YOU'
      56 9 11 T HENEVER seats are offered to women in buses they simply slump down onto them without uttering a word of thanks. In fact some of them give ■nich a look which seems to say that wr men have no right to sit down in
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      $37,000 loss from funds—'a mystery'
      331 9 $37,000 loss from funds 'a mystery' A REPORT in your issue of July 1J stated that an allegalion against four .staff members of the Singapore Branch of the MCA for having misappropriated nearly $37,000 of the associatton'a funds wa.s denied by Sir Chengloci; Tan, and that thp meeting had agreed
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      100 many J taxi-men'
      110 9 100 many J taxi-men' NEW taxis will not be registered after September, unless they are litted w.t'i meters, and all taxis must bso equipped before the end of the year. This decision is final as far as the Government and City Cuum-.l are concerned, and the public welcome it Yet
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      Delay for self-rule
      95 9 \OW THAT the slump hn> begun, I foresee the call for self-government by the fanatics will die a slow death. The spending power of Government will dwindle considerably, as well as that of the people, and every measure will be taken by Government to observe the strictest
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      Economics?
      56 9 (1) Pag> 1 of your issue of Ju! "Sir Donald pil s his case." (2) Page same hsur: Sultan gets $50,000 to buy new tableware.'' (3) Several articles previous issues: "Government servants salaries may be cut 20. Does 1 plus 2. equal 3? Or is it 1 minus 3.
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      'BE PREPARED'
      72 9 A FEW Saturdays ago. I had occasion to call on some people living at an address, inadequately given, in an unfamiliar locality. We saw *mp Boy Scouts and remembered their high reputation for helpfulness. A young Chinese Scout quickly mounted his bike and after an hour or so
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      Points front tetters
      172 9 Points front tetters THE Singapore Padang during a football match would be a happy hunting ground for an official drive against .spitting. Throughout the game the padang reiovnds to a chorus of throat clearings and expectoration TOPBOOTS. Singapore rpHE people of Besut Treng- ganu pay the same taxation as other
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      Tree entry would hit unions'
      660 9 Tree entry would hit unions' IN DEFENCE of his opposition to the new Immigration Order, Mr. Dasartha Raj made a number of points in his letter published in your paper of July 25. If I understood him correctly they were: <1) The motive behind the entry ban Is political; (2>
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      'Let them resign'
      152 9 ON i tatca of it. I admirr Mi Raj's courage and prudtiuc. The rest of the letter can be.-t be left to the readers to deprecate his views. After all. it need not take a person with hinh intelligence to underf Uand him. Mr. Raj ha.s indeed
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      Need for a bridge
      177 9 AFTER years of appeals, the people llvlriif west of the Perak rivi-r in south -west Pexavk, were promlaed a bridge; tenders wen- called and everythin* was suid k> be .settler! As yet. We have n,i tangible proof tliat tliiS must Irr.port- ant work is under wa
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      340 9 Ease them out with the HALEX (^SSr) COMBING BRUSh\\J*}\ Tllr II \l I V» <IMBIN«.BHr*H Thr hni»h thai m al»« a rrnnh. It. Hrnhlr qmlU frnll< Hi«n. W^^ lancl* lh* *<atr anJ m««ir tH» l if-ff' ..alp Urpni il \rrr of 4n«« ami ll'lf 1 y H.nHruff. II NAKB ><HR
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    SHARE MARKET ALMOST STAGNANT:
    457 10 MEAGRE TURNOVER TIN FALLS, RUBBER RISES T«HE Singapore share market was almost stagnant yesterday, very little interest was shown in any section by both buyers and sellers, price changes were few and of little significance and the volume of turnover was the smallest in a week
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    205 10 MBLBOURNE. Frl THE buoyant demand for general investment issues brought a ion K line of price rises on the Stock Exchange today. The sales volume, however, was not heavy as sellers became cautious j hs price* rose. Leading industrial Issues were ■enerallv higher. Bonds closed with i firm
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    84 10 The Malayan Exchnnce Bank* Association made the followtne 1 change In Its rates to merchants yesterday CANADA: buyine. TT 32 5 8. :.lr mail. O.D 32\. 90 days 33 credit bills. 33 1 16 trade bills: selline. T.T or O.D. ready. 32 5 16. Or. the froe exchange
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    Tonnage handled
    67 10 'pHE to-al •nrrv.rr :ir the Sinc;innre wharves nnd in the Toads" In June was 597 679 ton* ,of which '587.402 tons were dt*rh.irptd and 210.36" tons \wded Tills makes the total tonn.n* handled for the fir-^t balf-«csT 3 608 643 tons of 2 324 692 tons were discharged
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    RUBBER PRICES
    11 10 United States buyine nn the Singapore rubber market yes-
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    83 10 Singapore Chinese Prodare T.xrhance: Noon prices per plcul wereCopra: steady. Aueus' 132 buyers $33. sellers: September $3 Pi 'ouvers. i 32” sellers Coronut oil: steady. $54 "1- sellers. Prpoer: steadier, with several tons 1 changing hands on fob. basis: white op $5: black ur $15: Stronger marIc*-* for
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    TIN PRICE
    30 10 The price of tin In Sineapore yesterday was declared a» S2X6 37 1 picnl Hown $2 12-,. The tin market will remain closed nn il Tue«idav, August 4.
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    159 10 SHIPS :>lng alongside the Slnga- pore Hartxur Board w^harve* ur expected today are Victoria 4-6 h lying Cloud CP. Bern ruachen 6-7, City of Chicago o J. Uhillong 11. I-oniedon 13-14. Benrleucn 18. Maelsuyi'ker 19-20. Frederick Clover 11-32. Slngkep 23-24. Bfinong 25-26. Hoegh Sllverbeam 27-28. India 29-30. Kadja
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    WALL STREET
    150 10 NEW YORK. Frl oAILS showed themselvej, mnrr millinK to Join In tiie upward I movement and the Stock Market i yesterday added fractionally tn i Wednesday's Improvement ov r a brnad front. I Activity showed a tendency 'o expand at times Business new* background supplied the main Incentive.
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    IT WAS TOO EASY FOR THE TWO TOP PAIRS No surprises
    670 11  - IT WAS TOO EASY FOR THE TWO TOP PAIRS No surprises am; EAM hock By j^Hr, Malayan lawn tennis championsmps ncgan in Singapore yesterday in tolerably jrood weather but the overnight rain affected all courts on which bounce was reduced to a minimum. If nothing of importance happened in thai
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    Chinese win easily against Army
    185 11 THE fast tackling Chinese proved vastly superior to their opixiticnts. the Army, and ran out winners by four |WUa to nil in a SAFA Community League match at Jalan Bcsar stadium yesterday. The fame \ui^ toe one-sided to be ol much interest and the crowd
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    Yorkshire beat Kent
    72 11 LONDON. PH.— County crirket \t arboiouch: Tflffcshlr Kint by 152 runs. Torka :i and --<> lor 3 dec l 203 and 101 iFav.' M, Truem.ii. 0-47. Ai Cuvenlry W.irw ii kshlreerohlre match abandoned Jri7 and 232 for tar 9 derl. (Palmer 87>: Warwick 103 at:d five for
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    G.S.C. WIN SHIELD
    23 11 Bporti Chib -von the Curke Netb«ll Shield <vhen »hey beat Ri-.fTle< Old Girls' Association 31-S R.. fTles Oirl.s School eround
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    Topform P Bukom win well
    228 11 PLAYING in lop form and and .showing all round .superiority, Pulo Bukom MOTtel an ea.sy 3-0 victor] Malaya PublLshinK House in a Bti.siness Hou.ses FA ue Cvip rompotitton iDiv 3p at River Valley Road clay It WM a one-sided came Bukom dominating play for the
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    Match called off
    31 11 The SAFA Dlv 2 came between BODCA and Rorklite*. .'■rheduled to be played at BODCA errvind vp«•erdnv. wa^ c.illed off wins to he poor condition of the eiound.
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    NIELSEN IS BEATEN
    48 11 NIELSEN IS BE A TEN HAM! :ias Alfred 1 o: the i >r ve.sterhav \\h«i -b-en. I?>S3 up in .1 cmellin 'l. 111 Hamburc'* 1 nt. The score? v. ere ?-G C-i C-3. 1-6. fi-3 Jt.ii.. ,n the la.«t forir 1U.8.1 Fauirto :.a Engue MfITM A 1 J
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    Comb. Schools to meet Teachers
    62 11 LM.ir Combined Schools will cricket on he R I .^ii.vi ..t 11 am. tomorrow lim teaan Can v. N..ti. I M 11 II Booa Pow E.E la»ihural w SklnnT. .111 will oe picked n. in- A t> C.ill A. I .lull I. D Kr\l Java>llls;..m
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    Martin wins July medal
    83 11 The "A' diw-iDii July monthly ini-ii..! alruke ctaaptUUga of the I tntl Club \k..N won b. MC V Muitiu 1 in- 1: (hu ..in winner rw ih. i on vi.i tin- c mi-da: u.r 11 ill nreep on the i. in w- 1. hi c w
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    PLAYERS NOTE
    59 11 PLAYERS NOTE I 'MI'IKI S ami limsnien are rt-qursted to be ;it tiieir appointed pteCM b> 9.13 tins mornio^ Plajrcn ire Mkcd to report .11 tin 110.1. Kt-lcri-uiul to keep t lielliM-lvi |.osti-,| n-^.irdins li\tures. I'l.ivers who hay- not yet reni'.fd tlnir Ir.id^i-, and BVagtaaHßC* will get these I'M a|)|iliiation
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    236 11 AtwO-KOab i-iiiiinltr flTurt by I. m N .111 C!.,- .t. tl I "A" a 4-4 W<>odorklxe Hospital im a rhrtUlng B.A y A luoti tie at I dlum Vfst»-cila\ Ro\ris i»prr a >lia(te lu< kv to liuM Wnodbrldfte Hospital *hu pla\eU
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    57 11 LONDON, i Hi In lagged ihe pitch and pre. en'Pti any pl..y on the f1n..l day of the between Surrey and the which waa abandoned as a draw. The An*: r.. Hans had Korad 327 for nina laal night In reply to Sun-pys Ural Ipningn
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      19 11 SINGAPORE TIDKS 101 l \> Mi i, u'.>'2J in«Ji and 14M <>v» U8.(.. 123 l ..I.d J055 i 2 si.
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      130 11 WEEKEND DIARY TODAY TOMORROW TENMs N^ MALAYAN rh.mpion.hipv S< MALAI XN 'J'7K n hi l" irnni) court; f)o^M- S T iin nuh MrFA **»*~< courts from Ml a.m. Chtaaaf x Nrjri SemMlan hinr«.-. »!M-('ER I.U.in Be»ar \I II \«.l I l)l\ I: V.M M X MOM.KI\(. Tion« Bahrti Rangrrv OajtMkf.
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    BROADSIDE FOR CUP
    329 12  -  KPSOM .JKKP Honolulu the main danger By DROADSIDF has won three times over his pet distance a mile and at Pcnan£ today, opening day of the four-da> August Hank Holiday meeting, this handsome five-year-old hy Admiral's Walk has a bright chance ol gaining yet another mile victory
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    Dondang Sayang is best bet of day
    1108 12 DKST bet of the day in todays card at Penanjj is Dondanc Sayang in the Class 2, Div 1 six furlongs sprint (Ka<e Four). The hrilliantlv speedy daughter of Confessor ls right at her peak and it will take a smart galloper to
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    THE GOING AND BROADCAST
    27 12 THE GOING AND BROADCAST Tr;.- Bjslag al Pi-nang toil ay. barring rain this mornins, will be good, reports Fnvim .leeo. Radio Malar:* will broadcast all eicht rare*.
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    RULERS' SHIELD
    33 12 KUAI.A I M.MI'UK. Kri I lie Rulen shield nickel mU-h between >r M.il.iys iind N<-:ri Scmbilan Malaya has been r. ntponed to Aiil- R nnd 9 on the Pollre Depot zround.
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    169 12 KPSOM JKKP BK.AIMONT r<»i\ if k BACE 1 IWIA WAGF.k RCCOVESY II 2.15 Prrcumion Hiw Waiter RECOVER 1 II iv Waicrr RA(F. 2 1)1 WIN PAS AMOK A 2.45 I.undv I>le IV Win Meath \\h> W«rry PABAMOBA Mr Win l.undy Isle I I KM IT A r
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    1122 12 Race 1 2.15: Class 2, Div. 2— 6 Furs. 1 055 Royal Drram Russell B.U Mr K C. Choo Martin 2 I'n.UNsi.,,, Banby 8.11 Mr. Kok H< 3 070 Rrc»v«y M.iinnritf |JM Mr. Chan I ;.l BOOf A Blttgh 4 008 Kilm Sludiu Warti 8.U'J Shaw Stable
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    HEARD IS OUT OF SOUTH ELEVEN
    284 12 PENANC. Fri. rpiIERE will b«> one chi A from the original South .side chosen to meet North in tree-day cricket "classic" tarting <>n the Western Ruad ground here at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Ifi pi. ire of G. 1,. Heard, who l.s IndtepoMd. the South
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    Grand Prix men in race for positions today
    190 12 Grand Prix men in race for positions today pOMPETTTORS In tin- Slnffaporc Motor (liihs fifth innual Johorr (iriunl l*ri\ neettof, to be hpld in .loh ore liahru at Id a.m. tomorrow, will show thrir pa«fs at p.m. tod. in v lim tlii>> will h.idlc it out to nain a;l\antaucous positions
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    118 12 ADII.AIOK. In I^IIK Setrrlary a| the Australian Cricket Hoard ol Control, .Mr. U 11. JaajMa, iniioiuiccd tod.iy lh.it the Hoard h.ul am iid to tinMl < s wggiiUti that tintilth and linal 1. M mat. h he'-wt-fn Knul.md an. l \»istralia should 1>- cxltiultil
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