The Straits Times, 13 August 1953

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    17 1 The Straits Times 3 ADC 1953 Ha*"" 1 Kstublished 1845 SINGAPORE, THIRSDAY, AUGUST 13, Mil, 15 CENTS
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    HOME GUARD CHIEF KILLS RED BANDIT IN CENTRE OF TOWN
    493 1 I mm J r CsWYSOSTOiI I VMI'Xk. Wedmsd.n 'I'HI l*>m<- (.u.ird ehtef t«»d.i\ shot and capturrd I < ommuiiist terrorist in the heart of this mimns to\Mi. M milts smith of ipoh The terrorist died mi the w.i\ In hospital.
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    Jet crash on houses kills nine
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    SURRENDERS MAY REACH RECORD
    229 1 Total for August is now 20 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday THIS month's Communist surrenders air hkrly to be 1 ne ord More than 20 have so far given up rhr majority in Johorr and Pahans. Six men and two women surrendered In a moup m the Papoh
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    Soldier is accused of girl's murder
    40 1 Soldier is accused of girl's murder pRIVATE Hammond C. A murdering Doreen Bi annls Club 8 I bundle ol Hammond 24 ;i the vei hen :or a weeks remand the prelim, yet been fixed Perei in her room Tek.ikrr F
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    Doubtful Dulles
    24 1 I JHINGTON, Wed. The te, Mr. Pulle-'. .said today he accep'ec with i Malenkov'.^ that Russia had the ""l ub A P
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    TEMPLER WANTS TO KNOW
    52 1 Xl \l U.MPIR «>«l Thp Hieh Commissioner, (.eneral Sir (..raid Trmplrr. his ordered an inuuirv into how a Sini;.i por,- ■ewspafjet not the Straits limrsi «amr to publish details o| the .i:rri'iiilrr of thr terrorists in Johorr when I Tie news hail been on"icialllv withheld for
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    New Premier
    17 1 JAKARTA. Wod President Sukarno today sworp in Mr. Ali SaStroamidJojO a.s Indonesia's new Prime Mini-
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    Devastation
    14 1 ROMF. Werl An earthquake \ierl a larße area of southern Italy toclav AP.
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    Food swoop harries bandits
    232 1 KUAI.ALUMPI'R. Wed Communist terrorists in North Jnhore have been dealt one of their hardest blow* ot the Emergency. About i)d square miles in the mal and KhMMg districts have been sealed off in a bid lo starve the t< i In the area. Aboui r.) Urn*
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    $208 MIL. SHORT
    436 1 Further loans to be floated KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. JHK Federation will probably have a deficit of $208 million instead of the 597 million estimated at the beginning of this year. Thus an estimated $lO<S million from .surplus balance* of $."!:>'j million will have lo Ik* used to
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    Emergency in Ceylon provinces
    106 1 TROUBLE SPOT— I. COLOMBO. Wed. THE Ceylon Government today proclaimed a state of emergency in western and southern provinces followinp violent demonstrations against increases in the price Of rice and of railway, electricity and postal charges. Work stopped in Colombo harbour and demonstrations were reported from
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    TROUBLE SPOT—2 ZONE MOB ATTACKS TROOPS
    64 1 TROUBLE SPOT— 2 ZONE MOB ATTACKS TROOPS CAIRO, 1 crowd oi Bgypilans armed with sticks and brickbats rushed a platoon of British uarding the north side' of Port Said today bu; weiv lorceu back by fired in th The sokUers were stationed at :h--:.t in which one 1 wxs another
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    TROUBLE SPOT—3. Tension over Kashmir is growing
    122 1 TROUBLE SPOT— 3. Tension over Kashmir is growing KARACHI. Wvd. 1 CROWD of .several thoun .<anri.s called for and the "llbera:r. brolhers in Kashmir when they demotutrated outside the the Pakistani PreIi Mohammed Ali. last night. The Premier, who wa.s loudly cheered v.a.s heard to i Of th'nxiou.s a.s you
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    £24,000 legacy
    25 1 LONIK)\ Wed Vi.-e Admiral Sir William Spenrer Leve-son-Gnwer. Earl of Granville and uncle of the Queen who riieri in June, left £21.000. Reuter.
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    SONS FLY HOME TO AGA KHAN
    72 1 PRINCE Aly Khan has cut short his American visit .md flown to Paris because his la<her. the \»d Khan, summoned Mm on "urgeni busim Aly said he had to postpone bis visit to his daughter Yasmin. He vent to the U.S. a week apo.
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    Dulles warns the Reds
    48 1 WASHINGTON Wod Thr U.S. Secretary of State Mr John Foster Dulles, said today that if the Communists failed t0 return all thr POWs thP\ hold in Korea it could bo a violation of the armLstire and a basis for resuming trip fighting.—UP. Americans say
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    RAID ON STORE WAS TOO EASY
    115 1 RAID ON STORE WAS TOO EASY MANILA. Wed v \ir Fmcc captain whd whs in a Superfortress which "raided' Singapore last work sairl today that thr island must tishton its air-raid wnrninc system. Th: Airfield made the attack In one of them wa.s Captain r>;«--n-.on F.ckles. public information officer ol
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    STOP PRESS
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    U.S. warships in Hong Kong
    52 1 HONO KONG. Wn! British i rui.ser Bmiiiimham 1 12.000 tuns' uiil i in- -'7 .300 ton United si. iii. .ail i. iti earlier Boxr: niuvrii lvii- tixi.iv trum Koi- ten. Seven American warship now in Hone Kons providing thr CTVWB vith thrir flrsl 'cp .-hore
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    STRANDED AT A PARIS STATION
    32 1 STRANDED AT A PARIS STATION TWO WOMEN KrilUh tourists (ABOVfc) il» ..»i l<>«.k verj ■Ml .'t betaf u.mJcil in !'..';>. Witii huml i <-«•-. 'il othrrs they wait outside the closed »iare <!ti L.VM
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    4 NATIONS HIT BY STRIKE
    241 1 PARIS. WEDNESDAY. THE French railway strike today affrotpd thrrr othrr countries. British railways haired its continental Services. There was chaos on thp railway botwpen Fiance and HOLLAND. Services with BELGIUM were suspended. And in Paris, bu> and undrr- I ground train workers joined the strike,
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    Typhoon nears Formosa
    18 1 MANILA Wißd. A t) is approaching Formosa wit! C«nl r winds of 140 m.p.h. UP
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    1953 REVENUE WILL BE $595 MIL.
    666 2 against $95 million for th? whole ot 1952 i. The Federation had therei fore n»a-ssessed Its revenue estimates for the second half of the year thus: Rubber $21 million Tin $23 million. Income tax $94 million. Tobacco $47 million. Other items $100 million Altogether
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      96 2 \t €/< ft J INDIGESTION CHARDOX t $3.50 EACH Hep kuu INSECT PE STS MORE DDT POWER: OBTAIN.'. AT ALL STCSES OR WRITE P O BOX MORE < ll.< I S S4 Ii KIIU l\ -ELS INSTITUTION GROUND XPOK 2 SHOWS DALY 6 3( M OKINGS AT WH!T DIABETES i
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      1593 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS R.A.F CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SELETAR tearrwrs with experl ••nee :n either Prlmarv or Se< on d.iry .School work. The persons will be required to teach full time and will be paid arcordI Ins to qualifications. Applications .shoiilr. be rri.tdf In the first 0 'h*- Bise Education I OfDcer. R.A
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      220 2 TENDERS P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE IKNOKHS from Cl.ks 'C' re■i Contractors and above will be received by the STATE ENCJINFER V W D. PERAK. IPOH up to 300 p.m. of Ihe 20Ui IH>3 for the SUPPI V AND DB IVKHY OF METAL PROM lEI OK KRUIN QUARRY FOR HERIOI)
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      113 2 SINGAPORE 715 am. Moriim,' S 119 Mi 12 prr. Ir. i r.iv Martin On h««ti.: 1.30 Hears; 1.48-3 Muatc: S Calling M^ik«?r-. 6 J« Adventures In M Hnrr.e on the Raniie: '< ''li sno* -he Favourites; b Film I. ng the Dlm :pente<i Or, bestn 9 30 New.<: lv KUALA
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      100 2 .fiineve Walts; K Vflodv :<r.( 1.41 David Njr Trio: 10 J..m«< :o 30 ii MALACCA 1 prn 1.-.ii.. h lime Mv i 1 3<l \>«> 1.4a -1 M I^-in Amer.'-ar Rhx'htn: 7 Kava; i 10 Iroitl M^2H7lnr. S Rprord Rertev; 930 Nf»<; tm". -in Cowboy 8.8.C. j pm. FYon: the
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    'Treason' cry—and Communists in two countries are purged
    167 3 'Treason' cry— and Communists in two countries are purged pWO more CoMmunN irovermncMla ycitcrdij ■r noun red l>iu rhanfex nnd pury« in I \-i (iKRMWY, Walter rihricht'. party boss card, shouted rharcos of fflciaU in Drrsdrn in PVONCiI \n<- irth of the mh Parallel Kirn 71 i ll shed his
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    Comrades rebuked by Tito
    147 3 lr.i| oinni 11, „i Vll >> ii\ i.i '>mniiiniNl I.ii v v, l)( i,, nifihi lh.it t i ■reaknrwu s ni ihr n.ui v A >i.tii imnl (ii .in. ,1 m.rim- ..i ii,,. rntral imm mitt«-«- urn!, 1,1, m Jiim h. im| l»«rM .n .tin In-,
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    Queen, Duke to visit Tonga
    6 3 Queen, Duke to visit Tonga i
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    Woman tourist leaves Moscow
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    Muslim chief warns Dr. M.
    60 3 rDHAD. Wed Ayatullah 1 Mohammed Almu.sawi Bacab- Muslim leader by millions of Muslim. 1 md elsewhere the Persian Minister. Dr lioham- icicq. warning him his present policy >ed him acainst follow your i in ruling Persia i by dictatorship methods and a isllm principles, rethe
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    Big wheat crop
    20 3 JHINGTON, Wed— The States is virtually .sure ■ther bis wheat crop, c of Aun- t culture. Reuter
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    Jews fear new Nazis
    56 3 GENEVA. Wed- Th P World •Jewish Congress yestenlay 1 a resolution deplorin" the steady growth of neoNazi elements la all parts "i Germany." The resolution said th< German Government should take "prompt and efT inea. suppress and eradicate any attempt in Ger--nan\ ;o revive Nazi doctrines
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    Prince's travels
    29 3 KARACHI. WecL Prince Peter of Greece and Den- mark the leader of a Danish scientific mission to Afghanistan, ha.s left Karachi Tor Bombay en-route to Calcutta AP
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    SECOND QUAKE WRECKS A CITY
    217 3 SECOND QUAKE WRECKS A CITY ATHENS. Wed. 'THE second violent earthquake in two days today wrecked the utal city of Cephalonia as surviving: inhabitants counted hundreds of dead and radioed, frantically for ships to save tnem from the crumbling island. A radio message from the :i<l to the Greek main..mcl
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    $3 million grant
    27 3 ATHENS. Wed The American School of Classical Studies in Athens is allo MS3 million for extensive restoratlon work in Athens historic Acorn.— A. P.
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    BACK TO MUMMY
    66 3 IT SEEMED eternity f<ir tw«-M.ir-nld Douchis Welch at the bottom of a Tl ft. well. He fell in while playinc near his Ontario (Canirti home. Workmen rieced pikr pole> to lioi.k ili<> toy's ilothing and drac him to safety through a 14-inch pipe opening OoukUs was only
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    Australia is willing to sell butter and meat to Russia
    112 3 Australia is willing to sell butter and meat to Russia CANBERRA. Wednesday. pOMMERCE and Agriculture Minister. Mr. John McEwan. said today that Australia is willing to negotiate the sale of 13.500 tons of surplus butter and 8.500 tons of meat to Russia. Authoritative quarters here believed the Russians are seeking
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    SCORING WITH WORDS
    96 3 SCORING WITH WORDS PANMUNJOM. Wed riE language used between the Communists and Allied armistice teams in Korea is ■till and formal and thr no casual chit chat. So when Allied members of nt truce observer team on the central front recently noticed their Communist colleagues playing football with a live
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    New call for govt. economy
    51 3 DENVER. Wed President Ei.scnhowcr called upon the leaders of his administration for "renewed vigour" in efforts to reduce Government spending. The President had a briefing on the world military situation from Admiral Arthur Radford. the incoming chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff—
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    Scrap ban off
    38 3 COLOMBO. Wed Ceylon ha.s lifted thr ban on the"export of scrap iron But thr rnntrollrr ha.s discretion to refuse a licence foi th.> export of .strategic materials in which category scrap n.rtal is included. Reuter
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    LONDON STOCKS
    225 3 LONDON WM Closing prices ol seletteci were lv.i n m Consols 81 y Fundinu 4% mr War 3 Bl j BANKS Mercantile (£25) 25 Honskong i»12o) 92 crn (£5) 6 1116 Chartered (£1) 41/9 I\M K\M I Com. Un (uu.) li Royal 12.. Prudential 3h RAM Paritir (£3)
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON. Aug. 12. Cash l?uvers v:.")87'.-; Sellers tSM): Forward Buyer* CSSf; Sellers tSR6. Settlement t.">B7; i up K4m Turnover a.m. 25 (oils; p.m. Ii
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON. Aug 12— Spot 18\ri Sept 18". d.. Oct. -Dec. I9d J.i.i \!ar. I 9' k d.. Apr-June 19'tf Sept. 19 d Ans c.i.f. 18 .d. Scpc.i.f. 18\d.. Oct cl.f IB", <1 Tone Quiet.
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    FRENCH FORTRESS TROOPS FLY OUT
    151 3 HANOI. Wednesday. 11l NDKKDS of French troops weighed dow n with 11 rquipmrnt wcrr today brin e flown out of Nasan military base, l.io miles west of Hanoi. For months they had been isolated and their only w.ir ■y had been local patIflUtary experts con*
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    RUSSIA ASKS U.S. 'PAY UP'
    101 3 RUSSIA ASKS U.S. 'PAY UP' MOSCOW, \\>d. Rl SSIA today demanded compensation of $1,861.IM MS4 .iOO.OOO) from thI nUe«l States for the shootinc down of a Russian pa.«s- ncer plane by American fichters in the I ir fast on July 27. In a note handed to the Inited States Ambassador
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    Off In join her father in Cairo
    45 4 Off In join her father in Cairo Miss < ilh.rm, M. < lur Smith Mbiiir ((.mi; hlrr of Mr M<( lur.-Smith. \iis tr.di.tn \«inislrr •f P 1 p^ssrcl lhri>UEh Sin^.ipnn fri»Pl 11-t r;« 1 1.1 nil Ij l.i i«>in hrr fathrr in < urn Mr;iltv Tmi.> |>K Ilirr.
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    AIRPORT ROAD NEEDS $500,000
    148 4 A decision tomorrow MORE than $500,000 is needed to continue widoninc I approach road to Singapore's new international airport at Paya Lebar, and to build a roundtrafflc congestion at the junction of l rie and Mountbattrn Roads. Tho City Council's public works committee will meet tomorrow
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    Second dock section is being patched for trip to Britain
    77 4 I'HE -»'i"nii hall <■; Sins «ting dock, raided tr«<m the rm \>^<\ m June day fiirht b>« Admiralty red back to Britain at tho rmi <<\ rap. n- "ti th« re-floated dock •'.I tiatchinir its H.OOO tons for it* Two
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    Storm over Lazarous letters
    178 4 Storm over Lazarous letters A SINGAPORE City Council committee meeting tomorneeted to be stormy when it discusses correspondence between <he City President. Mr TFF McNeice. and Mr A R Lazarous. a councillor The correspondence eerns an allepation hv If] month th clerk had left out of <he minutes remarks he
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    Driver fined $150
    23 4 S R Anthony, of Havclock Road, was yesterday fined Sl5O ;r. the S:nca->ore S^ronci Traffic Police Court for dangerous driving
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    City Council ends local preference
    61 4 SINGAPORE City Council has abolushed th< rulinc civkng preference to local tenders for contracts below $5,000. The rule wa,s introd'iced before the war when conditions were different, th^ Council ■aid. Under the old system, tenders from outside suppliers were accepted only if at Irast three
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    A.A.A. meeting— where to park
    45 4 A.A.A. meeting where to park KUALA LUMPUR. Wrri. Motorists who attend tho AllMalayan Amateur Athlrtir Association meptins at thr Padanq bCTC on Friday and Saturday arf advised in use the Municipal Car Pp the Junction of Batu and Moiinfhntton Roads. unlem they ;ire ticket holders.
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    201 REGISTER FOR GOVT. CHINESE EXAM.
    61 4 A-. from flve Sinu'Hporr Chinindidato.v The student* include fi6 girls, of whom 37 arc from the Girls" School. mom D p p a r t rr. mal F'xamina- > tv hr.ri frnrr. 19 to 21. Forty-nine women teachr:>. under Government trair.wlll sit for this.
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    Press -and Cross over
    42 4 Press -and Cross over PEDESTRIAN operates the first push-button traffic SifSal in Singapore— at the juiution o( St. Andrew's Road and Cnlem.in Street as he prepares to rross the road. The signals operated for the first time last niifht.— Straits Times picture.
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    STORE STUDENTS PASS LONDON EXAMS
    1533 4 STORE STUDENTS PASS LONDON EXAMS THE following Singapore can- didatos wpre successful in '■ho London Chamber of Commerce < Spring 1953 tion*imiii^ INSTTTI'TION I ENING I \--i > CartMaMa stae<-. Brwik-kr^pins Soo Kirn Tar Lori Sip. Rmllt t'hliiii Ifn Grare Slum. Higher si.i; -ink': Chen* Sim \>*: Cnrnr.i Mtag Chin
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    COLONY FAMILY'S LIFE RUINED BY 'FIRE GHOST'
    347 5 Social Welfare considers aid for the unlucky Gohs THE Social Welfare Department is considering help for a destitute Chinese family in Singapore who say that they have lost their home and business because of a ghost. Throe weeks ago Goh Menu Kpp. his
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    113 5 W'OBKMEN IRI above rrp.iirin:: th«- oti-rn of the JupUMtl treishter NteMM M.iru. which smashed into the wharf at the rntrancc to th.> Fmnire Dwttt, Singapore, on Tuesd.iv The 6.784-ton ship w.is hems loui-rl oul o.' tIM dock hv \\\>> tues when the tr.ish <>« rurr. ri Tho anchor was let
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    Killed by rash act charge
    93 5 A tentative charge of caus- i ing death by a rash act. not amounting to culpable homicide, was read to a soldier. Frederick Porter, In the Singapore Eiuhth Police Court yesterday No plea was recorded. Porter was released on $1,000 bail until next Wednesday when
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    Richer rice can beat beri-beri
    157 5 |?<NRICHED RICE ordinary •Erf srains treated with a solution of vitamins has out the scourge of beri-beri in •he Philippines. Mr G. H. Clement told Singapore Rotar■.ans in a talk '>n ;<;,min> yesterday. Mr. Clement recalled an experiment in Bataan pn ':om Ortober 1. 1948,
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    He stole from his neighbour
    90 5 'n the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday Ang Huat was fined $25. or a month's gaol. for having stolen $2 worth of vegetables from his next-door neighbour. Ong Teng Guan. j tolci the court that he ke.pt watch after he had found vue'able.s missing from
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    Joss-sticks led to quarrel
    155 5 II'HF.N an B fihist woman on boy remoi n hrr altar, a quarrel started be her and the boy's mother The ken up by y.s father. Won-; Yen Fah. and the devotees son. Chia Noon. 24 Chla was stabbed with a cobbler's knife. The Sir. ,-ond
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    He had opium
    21 5 MUAR. Wed Ng Pun. 37. fined $800. or three months' gaol, for having 23 tahils of prepared opium
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    For trial
    49 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed M Sinnpthamby. Clerk of Works 'buildings i. Public Works Department. Johore Bahru. was today committed to the Assizes for trial at the conclusion of Drrliminary inquiry in ihe Magistrate's Court, into a charse of having corruptly accepted $200 from Teh Leoiig Huat. j contractor.
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    Driver fined
    23 5 Tun Bow Seng, a lorndriver, was yesterday fined $35 tn the Singapore Second Traffic Police Court for carrying elsht excess passengers.
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    Member's oath for Mr. Goode
    163 5 Member's oath for Mr. Goode OINOAPORE'S new Colonial »3 Secretary. Mr. W. A C Ooode, will be sworn in as a member of the Legislative Council on Tuesday. He succeeds Mr W L Blythe. who retired last week Government resolutions to *je tabled at Thursdays council meeting will deal with
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    $1 EACH FOR VARSITY FUND
    62 5 Teoohews in Malaya will five SI each to the* Nanyan? University Fund if a resolution, proposing this i.s adopted .it the annual conference of the Federation of TPOCben Association next Mend The I.enc Oiao As.soc: tirtn Ol Pulasi X.Mam. an island I ofT p ort
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    UNION DEMANDS JOBS BACK FOR 22 SACKED PINEAPPLE CUTTERS
    129 5 THE Amalgamated Pineapple Workers' Union of Singapore yesterday demanded the reinstatement of 22 pineapple cutters recently discharged from the Lam Huat Hup Kee pineapple factory at Kranji The workers were discharged because -there was no work for them, the company said.
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    $570,000 in back pay sought for 400
    201 5 $570,000 in back pay sought for 400 THE SINGAPORE Leguslativo Council on Tuesday will be asked to vote $570,000 as .irrears of pay for 400 technical staff employed in four Government departments rhe departments are Broadca.sting. Survey. Public Works, and Telecommunications. Council approval will mean the end of a three-ye^r
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    Lorry driver lost arm
    70 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. j Hassan bin Senaw-:. standing beside his lorry at a rollertins: station on Kulai Besar Estate on July 25, Vafl injured when another lorry drove past. Hassan was sandwiched between the two lorries and his arm had to be amputated. Today in the
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      142 5 ("Will not ti \l..r,:.<' i> :..r M»ri«i<n I Aaaoa P" j m Lad l-i 1.l ii km 4 I"\n nil I Moo mmrnt Rim«lp. Mt ■re. ..rid 111 MU II 111 l UKIIII Film »ho» Rr>- I hf»lr» j v m MrUM S > MM I M \KI -I K\
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      Light on Finance
      552 6 Light on Finance lore light, and only httlr. A-as shed on the tion financial problems mml lam the Financial Secretary. "Vrhaps it would be unreasonI vet much more to lie said before the Federal ets fen the first week ombor, for it is with the Council that responsibility lios, •nd
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      Behind The Korean Curtain
      374 6 Reports previously discounted of a purge of high officials of tho North Korean Government have now been given all the confirmation anyone could wish f< r Ten former high officials have been sentenced to death, and others to long terms of imprisonment, M the conclusion of
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      Canada's Example
      216 6 Canada has returned Mr. do St. Lauront's Liberal I ;th 'Hreo to one majority tno Conservatives and Socialists combined. As th.' ils have been in power for nearly a generation, Can;iWn woiilH seem to ho wo]] satisfied with her freely olortorj I,ihrr;il governments. To other countriei thr niitenme
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    Lloyd faces tough task over truce
    889 6 Lloyd faces tough task over truce MUTISH Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd arrived in New York yesterday for the I nited Nations General Assembly, which jfoes into session next Monday. This article, cabled from Washington yesterday by a special correspondent, outlines the problems that face the British delegation he will
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      'UNITY NEEDED ON ESTATES'
      211 6 U'HILE the formation of a Malayan Plantations Industrial Council is welcome news, it is disappoint ins to notr that the joint meeting at Kuala Lumpur on August 7 produced nothing concrete. It would seem that the proper linr of approach has not ve 1 brrn decided.
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      'No civil rights'
      248 6 AS a person or British stock. •vho has lived In this Colony for five years. I am continually amazed and shocked c complacent attitude J taken by the maioriy of peoplr hero to the Issue of civil lib. particularly a.s i concernrecent controversy of th«. detainees. ThLs
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      Case for meters
      160 6 Case for meters rE President of the Hire Car Association now advances the argument that taxi meters will deprive Singapore taxi owners and drivers rf their livelihood. But surely the public also should be protected against unscrupulous drivers who charge exorbitant rates? "Interested"' was quite right when he said that
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      REVISE THE LAW
      199 6 J QUITE acree with Mr Lim Teck Seng that Malays should have an accountancy body of Its own, but I disagree that it is "a sure means nf eventually raising the standard of those engaged in accountancy work The standard in Malaya :oday Ls as high as
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      'Assistants are taught to run businesses'
      161 6 THE Singapore Shop Employees' Union which is asking for standard hours and wages, is apparently ignorant of the position of shop assist- ants in businesses conducted by South Indians. In almost every case, these Lanta are related tc the proprietors of the business, find
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      A CHALLENGE
      87 6 IT IS high time that Malay Muslim men safeguarded and protected the duo ris'.its of their womenfolk. There can be no better code for the protection of thr rights of womanhood in reaped of marriage and divorce than the Islamic rode. Yet womanhood among the Malays is in
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      ' Eliminate' the word?
      115 6 Eliminate the word? WHY do wp have to"elimln- nate" terrorists instead ol killing them? The word "eliminate" conveys the wrong idea. clo?k--and-dagger stuff and political intrigues, or a .sudden ani mysterious absence from tho daily round Tho Oxford Dictionary defines eliminate' as meaniiis remove, Ret. rid ot, expel 'wa.«te matter
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    On the Margin
    163 6 On the Margin Canadian paradox ALTHOI'C. rarr an .vhich In Quebec where tl never rr' I although there Is ;i monui n am True i ho spoliinrird on I merited does b aye rultlvaled»thc h it THF though w< unknown tr And jret it wm tho French r« in IT7K
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    NEW POLICY FOR TOP JOBS
    107 7 NEW POLICY FOR TOP JOBS THE ARMY authorities In Bin--0T« havr agreed to a nr« th( rtinn nf te.s from iL<> nvilian workers for h-^hrr ng, the "f 1 organ of the A Union Tndor the nov. didates will rnnr numbfr ol wnloi rla.s* rlrrk*- and an i rx-r of
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    Complaints must be detailed
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    Tug races tide to rescue grounded freighter
    170 7 IF BID FAILS, CARGO MUST BE UNLOADED \TI (i left Sincaporr yesterday in race to reach the grounded freighter Calygera before recedinj tides leave her more firmly wedged than ever. Thr Calyeora is stuck on a sandbank off Pori lenham. The Malayan Stevedoring
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    Swan fights 10-foot python
    47 7 LABI \\rrinp«.(lu I nntrini t<> Mr Andrew ThTi. ustnms rt foiicht i in-fnol pvlhon v hi. h vu prrrinc on fowl* herr krned hv a nni*e. Mr Then, urnt to hjs fowl pen i rich'in; the ptlhon Mr. Then •■•hot the -.1 «k.
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    POLICE HUNT FOR ATTACKER
    202 7 -'NOAPORE POLICE worr •orrin\ lookine for a Malay vhn tried to kill a Chinese while fishins in a moor ipan in Indonesian waters. The Chinese was rescued by Jishermen from the sea oft Pulau Kor:moen. an Indonesian island off Sinpapor?. no;nc in th« w-ater for nearly
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    Armchairs for jungle
    42 7 Two armchairs wore amonp i ropped to a uingle poit in South .Tnhor* on Tuesday h-- thr if n Par East Transpori Wing Valetta and a team of No 59 Company Air D'spatchTh^ rhairs wore reported to <nried unriamatred.
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    Woman wins divorce suit
    49 7 Diana Maud Lim a rapher, who .sued ncr husband. Mr Lim Chio I livoree on Thp ground of adultery v th< Chief Ji..«Uef« .sir I irrav-Aynsley in 'he Singapore Hieh Coai Lim was granted eusol her two children 'txik place »n 1!»4R ;it the Reuistrv
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    Lightning made tree blossom
    123 7 Lightning made tree blossom A STREAK of lightning caused a palm tree in th r Botanic Gardens to flower, says the Botanic Gardens Departments 1952 report. The palm tree, a corypha gebanga. normally takes 25 years to grow and then flowers before it dies. After be\ne struck by heh<ninc says
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    THEY'LL TRY TO GET BACK $380,000
    109 7 M JPOH. Wednesday. I eoonin rorovrr thoir IORS^- reported to be about 53R0.000. subscribers to the tontines organised by thr Ipoh Amalgamated Guilds Union have appointed a Wven-man rommittee to see the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Perak. The committee, hearird by Vent Yin Chone.
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    Chamber to act
    22 7 KUALA LL'MPUR. Wed. r.ie Associated Chinese ChamCommerce will consider .urda> a Muar proposal hi I -hould run wcl.\Tr lot
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    He admits in two courts: 'I cheated'
    127 7 He admits in two courts: 'I cheated' HALF an hour after a petition writer was .sentenced to four months' gaol by the Singapore Fifth Police Court Magistrate, Mr D. H. Chapman. for cheating Cheong Yin Sang 01 $.7 he appeared before another magistrate and plead•y to throe more chcat'ng chai
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    No tax returns: $1,500 fine
    42 7 In the City Police Court T'-ns Tin Poh. of Delta Road. 8 I pore was yesterday fined $1,500 and costs. „r six months' on charges ol failing to lodge income tax returns .'or the 1!M8 to 1950
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    Speeded: $40
    25 7 Lee Seng Kiat of Tclolc Aver Rtrert vas fined $40 in the < Singapore Second Traffic Pf^J'ce Court yesterday for speed- i ing i
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    $1,250,000 to fix hall and theatre
    72 7 $1,250,000 to fix hall and theatre £OST of the modernisation of 'ho Singapore Victoria Theatre and Memorial H now estimated at about SI. 250 000. A city Council comml considering the .scheme h.u--d not to provide a Rra.s.s iayoui with seats and flo in front of the cenotaph Thi.s follows
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    No duty paid on their tobacco
    70 7 In the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday Lee 800 Wah. Mah Yunc Tee, Yung Chok Ling and CWn Bio Vu. all members of the crew of tho Mina. were each fined »r four months' caol. for havine 117 lb. of tobacco on *nich no
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    SHE JUMPED TO GRASS VERGE TO AVOID CAR
    225 7 SHE JUMPED TO GRASS VERGE TO AVOID CAR A POLICE INSPECTOR S wifo. Mrs D F Mover, said in tho Singapore First Traffic Poire Court yesterday that she had to -ump to the grass verz" of the road to avoid being hit by a car She was testifying against Lim
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    STUDENTS MEET THE DUCHESS
    113 7 STUDENTS MEET THE DUCHESS tirulrd the Coronation lull of the Malayan Students' I nion in l^indon after openin? an extension to Malaya Hall, the hostel lor M students in London, earlier in the day. Others who attended the hall at <he Dorchester Hotel were the Sultans of Johore. Belangw ai.d
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    He forgot—$25
    29 7 He forgot— $25 lOHORE BAHPI W niah. who said ho o renew his pub!: vehicle licence, was linen in Johore Bahru Police C today. Tho licence expired in February.
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    I'LL PROTECT PUBLIC FROM THUGS'
    301 7 AIK. JUbllUt hmuwrs mm iour Lnmcsc ;umca robbers at the Sincaporo Assize Court j •It is intolerable that people should be molested and interfered with in this way by young thugs likr you.' The four men were Tan Ene Poh. 15: Chua Boon Teok. 19;
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    Admits theft
    46 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Lop Fiiat Yee. a oook-ho- dmitted in the Kuala pur Sessions Court to bro.ikinpr into the house of hir, former employer at Bunffel Tin Dredinc and nt< $250 worth of property. Rentenee was postponed 'o Sept 3 Lee was allowed bru!
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    MOTHER TOLD DOCTOR OF HOROSCOPE
    73 7 MOTHER TOLD DOCTOR OF HOROSCOPE MALACCA. V' i more tl :^n. I>r < which later resulted in he: i ls in Bn* 18. Sh<- said she had I ovum had such c^scs thf q empty the womb Too ro>rod after the nprrn'ioa She rod $100 Lt ft on loot Dr
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    Pakistan Day
    18 7 are requisted by tl rimt. i disked to attend a m 4 30 p:n. at <h<
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    Mad excess rice
    11 7 KUAI A I MPUR \v. fine'l over hi
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      98 7 The Weather Minimum temperature •7 30 p.m. on Aug. 11 to V3O am on Aue. 12 1 Sincapore '79 degrees'. Pen--75>. K^ta Bahru < 76 Lumpur '74. Ipoh 73 Kuantan '74. Mnximum temperature 1 7 30 am. to 7.30 p.m. on Auc. 12': Sincapore fB7», Pe,-.anc •R0 Kota Bahru Kuala
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    FIRMS SHOULD TELL BEFORE THEY CUT STAFF
    268 8 FIRMS SHOULD TELL BEFORE THEY CUT STAFF Up-to-date labour service for Colony CHANGES are being made to the Singapore Government's Employment Exchanjr<> to provide up-to-date service to Colony employers and employees, the Chief Employment Officer. Mr. F. G. Tyson, told the Straits Times yesterday. "Apart from this, the Government intends
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    GOING TO U.S.
    67 8 MX LEE >lOW MONr.. an •fflcer of the < nioni.il \d ministrative Service and an Assist. tut Secretary at the Colonial Secretary's Office in Singapore, has been aw irded a leader Spe< i.ilist cranl by the \meri< an State Department to visit the I'nited States Me learet
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    2 FEATURES TOO LONG – FILM CHIEF
    105 8 2 FEATURES TOO LONG FILM CHIEF Cinema news 1. Singapore cinema owners denied yesteTC local picture patrons had to r wi^h very expensive and Door 2ed by an ider of 'he La Tiroei The y ;meri th.Australia parrorts given, for Half the price charp^d m Singapore, I Ls, travel and
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    THESE ARE TOO COSTLY FOR S'PORE'
    97 8 IT IS unlikely that Singaporehave th" best type 3-D spectacles which British cinem.us arc hiring out to. p.Vrnns at fici about 25 ccn'. :n£. These polaroid glasses cpst 10/--a pair ;n England and would cos* IS in Singapore. a organisations h«-"-r think they would
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    Publicity men put on shows in suburbs
    107 8 Publicity men put on shows in suburbs 1""* liriichlfii film shows in rural distriils sint;.i|><>rp I*ti Klit KHation lt<|>.irtmrnt is now holding live jw-rfor-■uumci beferv Ike Mart of each show. The cast is m.jdr up of P R drivers, peons, public addrrsa announcers and volunteers from Ihe public. "Anti Corruption"
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    536 police were at grand prix
    69 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed —The i crowd which watched the crand prix racing at Johore Bahru on Aus. 2 was controll--1 rd by 536 officers and men of ;he polic P force Mr A P Rice OSPC Johorp Bahru. to:~ hru Town Council. was replying
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    Home again after trip to Britain
    68 8 MR. JOHN Dt'CLOS, former head of the .Malay section of Radio Malaya returned to Singapore yesterday in the Oranje after three years" study at Mertim rollPKf. Oxford. BELOW: Dr. B. H. Shears. Professor of Midwifery and I Gynaecology at the I'niversity of Malaya, and
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    Wrong foods blamed for children's ill health i
    174 8 iMPnOIM'.M did w;is blamed yesterday by ;i Singapore health officer for maltnutrition among women and children in the Colony. The health officer said that even among some. well-to-do families, the children are not properly fed. Certain conservative Chinese do not believe in
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    Withdrawn
    39 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Charged in the police court on July 18 witth the theft of a hirycle. Tan Ah Kiang was acquitted today The prosecuting officer said he had been instructed by the DPP to withdraw the charge.
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    Maiden voyage
    31 8 The motor vessel Karimata which arrived in Singapore over the week-end on its maiden voyage, is owned by the Nerierand Line Royal Dutch Mail and was built in Holland.
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    No cover on his lorry, court told
    56 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Goh Ah Kiat was charged in Johore Bahru Police Court today with failing to cover hi.s lorry-load of rice with a tarpaulin while travelling in a restricted area. He was also charged with stopping the lorry in an ungn7oMod area.
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    SEVEN SENIOR MEN TAKE OVER NEW JOBS
    149 8 SEVEN SENIOR MEN TAKE OVER NEW JOBS SEVEN senior offlcen in thr Sinsanorr Colonial Secretariat took over new duties iav. Under the new set-up, the organization secretary is in complete control of secretariat ition. Pensions will bo dealt with by the establishments branch instead of the finance section. The defence
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    Change the method of promotion, they say
    202 8 rE 1.100 strong Singapore City Council Services Union wants the City Council to change its system of promotine officers. It will meet soon to consider the Council's promotion.! policy which has been in force since November. 1950 Last week, in reply to the
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    Malayan for health talks
    71 8 Dr. W. A. Nicholas, actinc head of the Malayan university s Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, has gonr to Sydney to attend ;i thre-werk seminar on "Child Development and Mental Health. Dr Nicholas is one of 23 delegates from Asia to this first seminar
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    No, no says War Department
    56 8 The War Department in Singapore has told the Army civil Scrvicr Union that it will no- pay hospital expenses for families of Army workers The Department also rejectfd a Union reave.st to issup a lrtter of guarantee to hosDitaLs o enable employees to be admitted
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    Plant sales net $18,862
    37 8 Singapore Botanic Gardens last year made 518.862 on plant "sales. $14 500 of which 1 M from the sale of surplus orchid plants and seedlings. Of the 22.900 plants sold, 2,900 were orchids.
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    City frowns on farewell parties
    98 8 City frowns on farewell parties SINGAPORE City Council ha* decided that farrwrll partiei and gifts to retiring officers should bo dlKOttragcd as much a.s passible So many applications hari recently bern received for permission to give farewell Dartics that the president. Mr. T T F McNeicr. asked thr finance and
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    Yes' to new salary scale
    75 8 At an emergency general meeting, the Singapore Malay Teachers Union unanimously agreed to accept the Government's offer to revise salary scales for Malay teachers in Singapore The meeting discussed the offer for more than four hours The Union decided to continue to press the Government
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    The Dior Line—as it COULD look
    386 9 The Dior Line as it COULD look LMGHT days have passed and, with various expressions of jo.v J and horror, the Flapper Look has swept the world. We have no evidence of its penetration behind the Iron Curtain, but from glimpses of fashions from Moscow, their clothes are strongly linked
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    For informal evenings
    45 9  -  KOK AH CHONG Photo by Model: Violet Williams Here, for informal evenings and through-the-day wear. is American dress of pastel yellow pique with a horscshce neckline with appliqucd lice and silk cord. The dress, from ROBINSON S of Raffles Place costs 360.
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    You must draw the line SOMEWHERE
    515 9 IM Rrj unhappy man "Another man" i.< about to upset the tenoi of my happy home. Hdone it before. And whal makes me furious l.s thai tliere's no .saying whei he'll ever stop doing it. nsan? Why.' Thousll of husbands all over tht world
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    Talking Shop..
    342 9 Tal ki ng Shop.. THE most fascinating few yards of shopping area in Singapore are undoubtedly Change Alley, it ha.s many pitfalls for the over-eager shopper but should not be discounted as a money-saving centre. THINGS TO avoid. Sun glasses with attractive frames and lenses that can. and will, harm
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      113 9 I 2 |3 b I 7 8 31 Often accompanied by strata" j L I (lear up a singular r 3. Ch.trmitur manner of a klep- 4 On< hundred hoolleanx c«>. t j t I I. II ft keeps tv down fourth i7>! enl Rhown in thea- 4 1 I"
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    SHARE MARKET STEADY BUT VERY SMALL TURNOVER
    285 10 SHARE MARKET STEADY BUT VERY SMALL TURNOVER RUBBER EASIER, TIN RISES THE Singapore share market experienced another very quiet day yesterday when the volume of turnover was the smallest for some time. The market, however, in tins and industrials, remained very steady and price changes, where they occurred, were small
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    Australian stocks
    176 10 MKLBOURNE. W«l yHE perstsicni upirend ot general imeMment ;ntalned on the Stock Exchange todaj red a wide range of slocks but few Inuafacttosk] were lanje. Uold-niiiiliiK sharo contin vpc( ul.itivr buying interest imped 13s offer A move is beint dl>--cuwed which could erently enhance Hie value of the
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    Produce prices
    80 10 Singapore < h»ne<w Produce K\ ilMHan: Noon prices per P'™ l were Copra uninteresting, steady quiet: *32' buyers. »33 sellers; September $32 buyers. $32\ sellers. Coconut oil unchaneed: $54 sellerv Pepper White unchanged Black up $11; Stead'- with sitihll business Muntok white *33.V Snra•A;ik *.130 Lnmrvone bl»ck *290
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    TIN PRICE
    16 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared a« S?O0 pirul. up SI
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    Exchange rates
    95 10 The Maßvai. Fxcha«iee Ba^k 1 A."wociation fired thp followinc >!"- Ine rate*. T.T. or OD. rpadv bbi Tuesri.iv Swiss (nSMI 141 i. French fr.inc^ *****. Belcian francs 1.533 1 Holland cuilders 122' i. Deutsche marks M 5 8 Swedish kroner '68 Danish kronpr 224' Norwelean kronpr 23 Philippines
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    RUBBER PRICES
    162 10 Singapore rubber market VU dull ye.sterday with prices opening slightly above the previous day, but August first Kracie closed at 63 2 cents a pound, one-eißhth of a cent below Tuesday's close. There was very little business. The close was quiet. Closing prices yesterday In cnt* Pr pound
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    WALL STREET
    91 10 NEW YORK, Wp<; AS atiiMty (lfHlir.eti on the St<x-k Mnrket yesterday i ("suited in a lon line of mostly fr:i the industn;'i! »n<i rail BBCHctM. Utllttlc .ilar Selected industrial mrt some kaVt< >upport bin rails continued to laf Ihe list close<i irregularly and ti:osllv li ai-tiotiiilly lower The
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    July rubber crops
    71 10 The iollov.lnu crops if rubber are reported lor July:lb. Brunei Unitori 31.000 Chankat Serdan- 2.i.80n Chcrmanß Drvrlnpmrnt 128.000 Inrirarjiri Rubber MyalM Rubber 41.0 M Tapah Rubber fin 740 Alnr Gajah 10.000 Aver Pana.s 71.000 Glenealy Plantations fifvOOO Kluans: Rubber 51.500 Paiam 12f).0.)0 Talisman 35.000 Teluk Anson 43,">f)-,
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    39 10 Of 77.22fi torT. of tnbhpr shlppri from M:ilayp in .July. 17 S4fl 'on-, wont to 'hr TJnite: Kincdo-n 15.363 ions to *hp Uni'Pd 4.009 'niis to C:in.ida 5.022 t<~ns I n :.nd smullr*" qu«nMfiP«. 'o o-hrr rie^tinationx.
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    Tin-ore imports
    68 10 Imixirt.s of tin-orp into Ma] July tot ;illrci T7.T lons, cnijipareri with R97 tons In June, mnkinc h*> even months' tot;il 4.8R4 ton l compared with 4 4">n ions in thf rrrenoondlm period of hurt \-p;ir Tlip tin met;il content of thp July imports whs sfif> lons makin-.-
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    HONG KONG TO BUILD THREE NEW STADIUMS
    368 11 HONG KONG, Wednesday. THK, colony of Hong: Kong is about to surmount its major handicap in sports the shortage of M adequate stadium. Plans are on the drawing boards for three sports arenas. Hone; Kong, one of the most sports-minded centres In tho
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    33 11 M.\l. WtUTPIKLD (USA) irlaa Urn kko ..mi, it id,. British (lames at the White City stadium recently clucking lmin. SLSSM. He finished in Irmit of British runners, Angus Scull and Brian Hewsim.-A.P. photo.
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    The Fijians will liven Johore rugby
    191 11 The Fijians will liven Johore rugby JOHOHK BAHRU. W.d ||WDfG to the Fiji Regi-iiu-nf.s arnv-Hl la<.«' in the 1 Fijian rugby players DOt available lor Johore and consequently Inter-state matches in the southern f.on of the HMS M competition lacked spark But rugby lan.s in Johore hoping that the Fijians
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    Table tennis exhibition
    72 11 T f c Tabl»- »n will hold exhibition match beBaroda Cup (men. and Kamala Ramanujan Cup <women) teams and th.- Rost on Aug 19. This will tain the Badminton Stadium 730 p.m. Prices of admission are $1 i.seat-ii and 50 cents gallery). Loll Mr: Loh K'ini Soon
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    Whitfield fails in record bid
    53 11 STOCKHOLM. Wed. Mai leM twice Bou nut re s Olympic champion, won a l.ouo on raf'' h.re bul railed In his biJ to Hel ;i n<-w world recurd for th<- d H.- wai only one »tenl l d outside the record. winn.ng in two minutes
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    MALAYAN AAA ENTRY LIST
    988 11 MALAYAN AAA ENTRY LIST The Malayan athletic rharr.plonshipa have drawn romrc entries for the men 'a '.vomen s events 1 he enn n-^ ...<■ lo.i »ds. H.ivn.onvl I 1 M.B.>, ..n Eiu v,»,n h de 1 •>« Kok nun. s dfS... Da>wai, Cpl. N... Ungku lOiahltn. Cm K Antliom hi"
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    C-G will open 1953 M.A.A.A. meeting
    289 11 KI'ALA UMPIK, Wednesday. f pHK Commissiuner-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac- Dun. ild. will declare open this year's Malayan A. A. A. championships on the padang here at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. A colourful ceremony will again precede the 32nd national athletic championship meet. The EUgb
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    Jap takes set off Rosewall
    98 11 NEW YORK. Wed. Kt-n Rosewall of Au.stralia dropped a net to Atushi Miyagi i Japan > in th.- Newport invitation trnni» tournamt-nt but won their gecond round ti<- b-3. 2-6. 6-3. Other resolti were; Tons Trubcrt 'Uti i defeated Ayala <ChiK-) 2-G. 6-2. 6:r Jacques
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    Singapore may object to selection of South team
    476 12  - Singapore may object to selection of South team SENTINEL Ry TKAMS for the North tWMM South soccer mat< h to be played in lpoh on Sunday, Aug. 23, the da\ after the Malaya (up final were announced \cMerday by the hon. secretary of the Football \->ociation of Malaya, Mr. Kwok
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    RAPC BEAT 3 BOD BY 10 WICKETS
    54 12 Royal Army Pay Corps beat 3 BOD. by ten wirkets in their Singapore District knockout cricket competition match at Nee Boon jresterday. 3 BOD 145 lor f> dccl I Artie) 59. Royal Army Pay CorDa 146 lor no wicket. I 94 BOt out.
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    Breweries fight back to win 2-1
    210 12 AFTER trailing 1-0 at the interval. Breweries Sports Club struck form on resump- tion to run out winners over i the Sinpnpore Traction Co.. by two goals to one in a Div B match or. the S.C.C. padan& jresterday. Towards the ol play. Breweries
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    HIN HEAN HELD BACK BY PENANG FOR CUP FINAL
    113 12 MMAMO, »rrf. T'ME i'rvima Football A*■ticm today refused perviiSKim; for schoolboy Yap Hiu Hrav to leave the Settlement on a tour of Bnvjjkok Wt SMB "errferf BI M !»i\idr fonrard in Prvany's team to meet Singapore in the Malaya Cup final
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    Tuli may get title bout
    114 12 I ONDON Wed YHIO Shira: of lap tn recrivp an offor n fend nis wnrld fl San Frannsm agßin.^t the rnlnurprl South Afr.ran Jake liolder of the British Empire •"'•ady agreed to the nght. rcmain.s for the i-hampion t-< give h.> conseni and come ;.nn-
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    YIN KEE RALLIES STANVAC TO DRAW
    151 12 .stioiiii second half recovery enabled Stanvac to hold Malaya Publishing House to a tWO-nll draw in their Leagu<> i Cup competition Div. B game at Kaner Park yesterday. MPH were two Roal.s up at half-time through Bakar Hu.shiin and Dollah but Stain. >c rallied
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    Mat Noor's goal saves Sime Darby
    227 12 i IIKADFK into goal by Mat Noor just before full time saved Sime Darby 'A' from defeat by Singapore Cold Storage in a Div. A pame at Geytaaf yesterday. The final score was 2 2. i Cold Storage, the coinbination. led 2-0 at half
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    OCB COLLECT 2 MORE POINTS
    86 12 OVERSEA-CHINESE Bank rained another two po: when they defeated Sime Darby "B" 2-1 in their Div. E; fixture at Clerical Union ground yesterday. Bank attacked .straight frojn the whistle and after wasting many ■coring chances, opened scoring through Thiam Koon. Just beTore half time. Chin
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    Rotterdam walk off
    48 12 ROTTKRIM.M Trading Company walked off the Held in thr second half when one of thrir forwards was warned by referee S. M. Ali for rough play in their Div. K match against F.ast Asiatic at Farrer .Park \estcrday. Kast Asiatic were leading I-nil at half-time.
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    SHA FIXTURES
    33 12 The Singapoe rHockey Association will hold v nn al the SRC. at 5.341 pm today to deckle nxturea lor the coming season. All afnliated e-lubs are Mked to send a representative.
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    BIG ENTRY FOR SELANGOR RACES
    763 12 KUAI.A I.UMPUR. Wed ONE hundred and ninety entries have been received for the Selanuor Truf Club's August meeting to be held on Aug 22. 2(5 and It. They COOBpnsi- 88 Class Three and iO2 Class F.nir horam Bitliea .ire: CLASS THREE lu*t rui (.1 in
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    377 12 F&N BRING OFF THE BIGGEST SURPRISE; H.K. BANK BEATEN 3-2 pKASKR and Neave treated the bluest iipaH in the Sinyapnre Rwriltejuj Houses l.eairiic Cup competition (Div. A) when the\ lowered th(J colours of the unbeaten Honjfkonjj Hank i 2 at Rixcr all. v R»ij yesterday.
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    147 12 OTEC had luck on their, side tuld consider I Held winners by a 1-0 marxi ■ncr Shol] Sport* Club nel in an exrilinc dium OTBC thiw avenged orfc.it by Shell earlirr |i •eaaon. It was vcrv over. Uie result wa.s always in until the final whist lr. Aral w.vs beaten
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    EASY WIN FOR JACKS
    89 12 JACKS Sports Club u;iiin (1 ;u :\-2 victory over She! B in their League <k Cut competition Div. D tic at tin Shell ground jreaterd Ait' i-vfii exchangec'hoeni Tinam opened scoring for Jacki but live minutea latei Shell equalised through Kamai io auJie ihe Interval score
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