The Straits Times, 14 August 1953

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    20 1 The Straits Times 14 AUG 1955 Hat*"* 1 fie**** 1 I st.,hlishr(J 181.> SIXiAPORE, FRIDAY. AVGVST If, 1!).>3. 19 CENTS
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    QUAKE TOLL NOW 1,000
    388 1 Mountbatten flies in: Two navies send warships ATHENS, Thursday. |>RITISH and American wawhips today rushed aid to thr earthquake shattered lonian Islands i»ff 'estern RretCC w here the death roll is now feared to h 1.000. Another 10.000 are reported injured. Whole Islan rted .linking in
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    Met China in UN
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    'We felt the ship shake...'
    31 1 itHn were tho Adn n from P i 111 l DARING ■he ..h p shak- in I lil GAMBIA tanks. The v t 1 v ter.
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    3 MORE SURRENDER
    31 1 V I lth H 'he three kilted J in district oi The d her died in R.i.ib Federal Jungle I on Tuesd The Other terrorist was killlast Thursday
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    Bandits told of illicit romance
    18 1 Bandits told of illicit romance THII d lr.inVts k of the Illicit Jungli tv North l Politbui Joint
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    'HEAVENLY SISTER' WILL BLESS THEM
    202 1 )•< 11 K£M|| i. slsjsst i paster uork.-.. aftst th«elaborate Stjrls af ancient China, will ht burnt tonisht in th!- Cantonese quarteis of Singapore and in the Federation as offerings t.» the S,\en Hf urni> Bisters. Kut offerings such us dress, n i.ihuvr left 1
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    CEYLON RIOTS: 13 DIE
    133 1 Strike over but fighting goes on COLOMBO, Thurs. RIOTS continued in Ceylon today, the second day of violent demonstrations against price rises At least 13 people were killed yesterday, according to unconfirmed reports, and more than 100 injured. An official spokesman verified five deaths Police opened
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    Tourists get home by bus
    87 1 Paris. Thurs.. JLX)Lp million Frenchmen are still on strike today in a bid to Get higher wages, end resent Govern: nomj brins a sdminlsi I all the count U*l affected Fiench pubLc life and spoiled d.s of ouncsould guartnsln line depa from Pans, inclu tng
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    Nehru and Ali may meet today
    49 1 V DELHI, Thurs. Mr. M< hammed All Pakistan Prime Minister may come here t/>day to m iru. the Indian Mr. Ah ye.-terday received a from Mr Nehru to a note lunday suggesting an meeting to .solve the er. i More Shooting Page 3)
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    Crisis talks
    36 1 RONfE Thurs -President F.inaudi is to see Sicnor Ouiseppe Pella. 51-year-old financial expert of the Christian Democratic Party today to nsk him to try U [orm a Cabinet to solve Italy's political cri^i;; Renter.
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    Huks want to quit
    71 1 MANILA. Thurs. Colonel Luis Taruc. leader of the Hukbalahap Communist Kuerilla forces in the Philippines, and two oth< r top r( bel.s have offered to tarrender, it wa.s learned tonight. Minister of Defence Judge Oscar Castillo is believed to have carried the secret surrender terms with
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    No grant for Narriman
    42 1 CAIRO. Thurs The ER-pf-ian government has refused ex-Queen Nanimans claim fcr an allowance, on the grounds thai ex-King Farouk paid a full F.K 10.000 £9,790 1 dowry and their wedding contract did not stipulate any extrs allowance Renter
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    ROAD COMPETITION FORCES RISE IN RAIL RATES
    203 1 ROAD COMPETITION FORCES RISE IN RAIL RATES KUAI.A LUMPUR. Thurs—lnkn freighi rates for certain tyi><-.s <>l goods announces today by the Malayan Railways. Freipht rates for fertilisers, ha.;. fuel oil, coal, palm oil. ilmenite ore. and iron ore will be affected ted today by the Railway Administration .said that The
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    Reds say: We may hold up captives
    206 1 Reds say: We may hold up captives TOKYO. Thurs. PKKING Radio today claimed the Geneva Convention the Communists 4he righl to hold Alhed war prisoners awaiting Communist trial or already serving prison I sentences. The broadcast, beard in Tokyo, accused the U.S Sec- nf State. Mr. John Foster Dulles, of
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    Hillary to wed
    63 1 SYDNEY. Thurs. Sir Edmund Hillary, is to marry Miss Rose. New Zealand eir! now living in Sydney, next month, the Sydney Daily Mirror re- ported today Renter. Airman shot CAIRO. Thurs. A British airman and two Egyptians wait wounded the airman seriously, in a shooting affray In
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    SURPLUS INCOME FOR 1952 WILL EXCEED $40 MIL.
    172 1 Colony's bright outlook iLTHOUGH Singapore's surplus revcsUlt for ifl&2 has not been finally worked out. it is known to exceed $40 million. And the Colony's total surplus revenue, whirh wa? over S2OO million at the end of 1951. has already invested either
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    Jungle murder hunt
    79 1 Jungle murder hunt -El PATANI. Thurs. (TNTRAI KEDAH sccu--1 ny forces today lnunrhod a hi I,'1 mnnhunt in Semiling jungle. 12 milos from horn for a man wanted in connection with I murder this morninp. helping P' curltv units in the hunt lln Huai. >ld mm- I > Mirer w
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    STOP PRESS
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    Okinawa fears typhoon
    48 1 TOKYO, Thurs.— The typhoon ever recorded here is expected to hit Okinawa on Sunday or Monday, the Tokyo Weather Bureau said. Typhoon "Nina", with 179 miles an hour winds near Its centre. is moving towards Okinawa at 12 knots from some «nn miles away. AP.
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    Mawi to ride in Australia
    51 1 MELBOURNE. Thurs. Ahdul Ma^i the Malayan |o has b Mrlbourn'' Racing Club io ride in the Invitation Stakes to he pn Caulflcld on September 24. The Melbourne Herald's raeinc d the decision to invite Mawi would he bis race ev"n morrInterest than -it held at
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      470 2 NOTICES THE TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS (TOWN COUNCIL OF SEREMBAN) RrCM.ATIONV 1953 (Rrjfulatlon 27 (4) NOTICE OF CONTESTED ELECTIONS THE ELECTORAL WARD OF LOBAK NOTICF ip rt#reh- cnen to the eleruws of the electoral w»rd aforeaaid that a Poll ha* been ■T«Bte' •rMon now pending for the mild electoral ward anl
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      465 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS R.A.F. CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SELETAR There are vacancies on the ataJT tor qualified leathers with experience :n either Primary or SeconH.irv School work. The paraoos .ippointed will be required to teach full time and will be paid according to qualifications. Applications should be made ln the first Instance to
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    MORE SHOOTING IN KASHMIR GROUPS PLAN RESISTANCE
    241 3 SKIN\(.\K •mm I luirs. rpiK militi.i oprnrd firr to<l i demonstrators shnutinc pro Abdullah slorims and pelting stones in Ari.iiitnug town. M milrs from here Three people »»-r<- Ie 1 1 1 «-<l The «i(\ \».i^ uiiirl-r I'ml.in hut thr nulltini; nriv »<n
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    750 police protect a family
    30 3 \(K) Th. of nn-n tn a Mjbv here Th po in the white peo; Otllv 1 and his f;irtv. mov pr r only hv i
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    Storm moving to Hong Kong HON Kong
    21 3 Storm moving to Hong Kong HON Kong speed ol mile.- aoutl >re» Wind) AT Ship abla/A CALCUTTA, Th I I I
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    19 gaoled in Czech treason trial
    100 3 VIFNNA. Thursday. TEEN people have been canleri seven of them for periods of betwen eicht and 16 years in a •reason trial in Czechoslovakia. it was learned today. The trial of ;i "conspiratorial" group, sairi to have -icted r-n orders received by code over
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    Biggest Mau Mau gang on the run
    134 3 NAIROBI. Thursday. TROOPS of thr Kinsz.s Afriran Rifles who are pursuing about 1.000 Man Man in the Aberdare jungle, west of Fort Hall, killed 15 today— the sixth day of a running forest battle. Since making contact with these Mau Mau tl body
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    4 U.S. Navy men die in crash
    31 3 new YORK. Than. American Navy mm di^ci yesterday in a naval ti port planr which rra.shrd nw tako-off at West over air Massachusetts Renter.
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    Stricter guard
    26 3 MANILA. Thurs On, Calixtn Duqtn-. Arrr< d Fnrres Ch.ef of Stall, tadaj ordered mor<' :> stricter he illecal entry of aliens tn the Philippines, rp.
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    Sir Winston goes back to No. 10 again
    293 3 LONDON, Thursday. CIR WINSTON HI R( HILL returned to No. 10 Downing Street today for the first time since the end of June when his doctors ordered him to r<M. But the Prime Minister, who looked extremely fit. was not moving in
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    ACTION AGAINST REBELS
    121 3 In Indonesia JAKARTA. Thurs. MAIN aim of the new gov- j ernment Ls to restore security throughout Indo- ne.sia. it was announced today after the first Cabinet cs-ion. The new Cabinet, hfaded by Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo, former Ambassador to the United States, will take strong measures against
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    BIG DEMAND FOR SHIPPING
    75 3 HONG KONG. Thurs. Small and medium «ize vessels. especially those under Britisn registry, were still in eood demand for the China coast trade, ship brokers said <oday. Berth rates in July were reported as: Honj Konc-Sinea-pore HKS92 a ton nominal, "bates to rait the <irrumsrtances.—Reuter. Israel
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    Canal planned
    21 3 VIENNA Thurs. Cwcho r* Poland are planto build ot a canal contig the Danube and Od< r A P
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    HUSBAND FREED
    81 3 MX AI.FRKI) Edward Merrifield. released from Stranijeways Gaol on the instructions of the Attorney-General returns KKI.OW) to the Blackpool bungalow which belonged to Mrs Ricketts. whom he and his wife were accused of murdering while her housekeepers. Mis wife, Louisa, was at Manchester ImlMi found suiltv of murder
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    HOLY LAND, Inc., MOVES TO FLORIDA
    191 3 HOLY LAND, Inc., MOVES TO FLORIDA W YORK. Thurs.— Plans for building in Florida a milrsquan- reproduction of the Hdlv land, complete with i:uni-ls. arret buun .i.ic' ancient building and tcrr.uii were disclosed today. The initial cost of 1552.00f1.000 MS*. 000.000) has been s-l for the project, organised by Broadway
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    LONDON STOCKS
    259 3 LONDON. Th irs i /COMMODITY shares inch di \-J ing teas, rubbers and tin were to all intents and purposes stagnate on the London Stock Exchange today. Japanese bonds were generally ea.^er and failed to derive any benefit from the latest assented stock figures. pric-ps of selected stocks
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    LONDON TIN
    25 3 LONDON Aur. 13. Cash Buyers EMf; Sellers t507: Forward Buyers *****; Sellers t.">93: Settlement £595: (up V:B>. Turnover a.m. (id ton*; p.m 100.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    30 3 LONDON. Auc 13—Spot lH^ri. i > -!><■. 19.d Jan .\t,ir ;•> r. Arr-June 19 ;.d July--9 .(1.. Aug. rlf IS ,d.. S^pt ci f. 18", d.. Ort. r.i.f. 18\d Tone Steady
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    CO-OP SWITCHES ITS INVESTMENTS TO HOUSING
    172 4 'Government bonds don't pay enough' Singapore Urban Co-operative Union has decided not to invest in Government or City Council bonds any longer because of their low interest rate. The union, which hsus a subscription capital of $3 million, •a ill try private enterprises which
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    Court told of death threat
    163 4 Court told of death threat TELUK ANSON. Thurs [EM he >aw Montak bin All holdine a sholtiin with Sulalman bin hinc on tho ground grot nnri ble^riine from his che.-\ 1 1| kill you <lul R:ushiri bin Arhek. 18. U)ld the Teluk Anaon CY>urt :ur trial at th» I poh
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    Sultan's 5 day tour ends
    35 4 RAUB Thurs Th* g ■inns rnmpletfd an official ttve-dav visit to Raub which he 1 and S^mpalit n^w vilCh»ron Estatr. Batu Ulu Gall Done. and the gold mine Bulcil Roman
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    $57,972.56 in co-op reserve
    84 4 Thr Jaffnese Co-operative Society of Kuala Lumpur had $57,972 56 in its reserve fund at thr end of 1952. states the nociety'j annual report. Th< .nted 222 loans amounting to $215,677.23 during the year, while its working cost:- amounted to $22.049 57 The society will ho.
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    Scholarship awards go abegging
    116 4 Scholarship awards go abegging r'O Singapore scholarships for en»inwrinK Mudie.s have «one ahepßin;; because both thr candidates recommended withdrew at the la.st moment Thr .scholarships were for a four-year civil engineering course at the Technical Collepe. Kuala Lumpur, where a new session opened early this month. One recommended withdrew his
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    New jobs for office men
    72 4 IPOH. Thurs. New jobs for office workers are b*jng made available as the result of the p .'"tnblLshment of elected councils in the new villages Some of the councils are advertising for trained men to hold the toint post of secretary and treasurer The bi™rr
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    Nine flee fire
    27 4 IPOH. Thurs— Nine occupants of a squatter hous' Tanah Hilam now village near Chemor escaped unhurt when a flr^ destroyed the premises early tociav
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    MIC asked to boycott convention
    176 4 PRESIDENT of the Sineapore Regional Indian Congress. Mr. A N M-.tra. has written hr secretary of the Malayan Indian Congress urcmc that the M I.C should not take part in the forthcoming 0 M H O. MCA. convention His letter said he had no obttonj
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    NEWS IN PICTURES
    140 4 LADY TEMPLFR. w<fr of the High Commissioner, General Sir (.rrald Tftnplrr <right) eats the first turf on the site of the ererhr to br built by lupinr Methodists at Pokok Assam new village. Watching her arc seTeral villae-' councillors wearing: their official barter*. Lartv Trmpler also inspirited
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    HOMES ARE FLOODED EVERY TIME IT RAINS
    143 4 RESIDENTS of Wan Tho Avenue, in Singapore's Sennett Estate, have complained to the authorities that floods which swamped them six months ago still come back when it rains. They said that they have to build small walls in their doorways and plug all
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    $5,000 raised
    33 4 IPOH. Thurs.—Last I three-night satge production of "As You Like It" netted about $5,000 towards thr buildinjj funds of the Anglo C) 1 school and the Anglo Chinese Gir.s school here.
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    For Kirkby
    21 4 RAUB Thurs- Miss Ti Fong. English teacher in Chunz Ching Chinese School. Raub. has been selected t to K:rkby.
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    Talks end
    32 4 The Malayan YWCA conference here discussed how community service could be g-.vpn to women and girls in all spheres throughout this country. Thp conference, which began last Saturday, ended today.
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    100 attend Bible camp
    76 4 PENANG. Thurs More than 100 members of the Burmah Road Hall aro attending a Bible school camp at T;<: Bur.gah "shamrock today. The camp will last one Lectures. prayer sei swimming and other game.-> w.ll be provided. I students are am>>nz th< tending Co-op college IPOH,
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    Boom traders collapsed when prices slumped
    213 4 AIANY traders could not resist the temptation I x speculate on goods .mri properties durinc th boom years of 1 950 and 1951. says the report of th Ofiirial Assignee and Public Trustee Department fn last year. As a result of the 10! ston
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    SVC LINK WITHNEW REGIMENT
    209 4 SINGAPORE'S Secretary for Defence. Mr C. R Foi.syth said yesterday the futun the Singapore Volunteer Corp* was closely linked with the formation of a regular Singapore regiment He added: it is too early to ■a however, whether th year-old Volunteer Corps will continue to function after
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    Robbery in taxi alleged
    41 4 K unachee, Than c a nathan of Slfin in a tnxi I Bridge- Rc;id on Aliens ;inatha miah Ara^appan. wcr used of robbing Than auanathan. Mr D H Chapman, Fin Police fh<*m to be remanded :k-up until
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    'Keep city hall lights'
    33 4 \,|R. CHAN KUM CHEF **1 iProcresstve-Basi ask thr City Council 'n fioodlisht thr City Hall permanently. He i far roM the about $23 a month. in; maintenance of mrnt.
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    Council rejects curb on powers
    93 5 Council rejects curb on powers I snmaporf City council ha-s rriected a Govornment prnpasal to amend thr Munici•dinanrp. brrausr it contho amendmpnt would curb its powers. In-trnd it would lik<- a conirpmoval of control .so tha I ild be tinner, ■d now for the G Ooui -anrtion or •infirm arts
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    Fined $230 for bribery bid
    63 5 Choo Yak Lan plearirr: i i Singapore cour! ye.sterriav :^e of offering a bribe > a police lieutenant at Cram oad on Aiißu.st ITt wa.s tOU tha- ChOO «ye $10 to thr lit igain-st suspected ire»> h Mr D H Chapman. Fifth fined Chon 2°
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    BIRTHDAY BLUES
    44 5 lIMI I Mil II UI < HOW above seems to be upsrt by his first birthday rake .Maybe he was worried about getting it all down. Mike is the only son of Mr. and Mrs Norl Chow, of Chow Kit Road, Kuala Lumpur.
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    No appeal, so 20 women go to gaol
    129 5 IPOH. Thur.s. HOLDING that the court had no power to allow an ap•■>n for extension of bail after the period of appeal had •n Mr. E V. A. Peers. >urt President, has i) women d s to be removed to gaol entence.
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    Pneumonia kills 16
    55 5 i^^.n-™ v. .»ii wn iiiuis. ri.eumoma was once again 1 killer in the Federation, with 16 deaths riunnc •verk ended Aug 1 Thr disetM struck 77 people. I fry claimed one death out of 61 ca.sp.s Two cases of polio. 19 ca.-cs of enteric fever, .six scrub
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    2 YEARS FOR POSTMAN WHO KEPT 76 LETTERS
    283 5 Post Office says all mail will be forwarded KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. WHEN police searched a postman's house in Kuala Lumpur they found 76 letters which should have been delivered, the Sessions Court here was told today. All the letters were date stamped
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    Deaf fund hits 823,000 mark
    106 5 PENANG. Thurs Donations to the Federation School for the Deaf Fund total $230,026.76. Latest contributions include $623.80 from the staff of th P^nang and Province Wellesley Telecom- Dept. $***** from, the D:str:ct Office Tumpat. Krlantan. $200 from the HongKong and Shanghai Bank Penang. and $457.43
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    They want farewell parties
    101 5 They want farewell parties THERE should be no "blank-f ruling to prohibit farewell parties and gifts to retinna officers, said Mr. E B. Carlos. secretary of the Singapnr Council Senior Officers Association, yesterday. Each case should be considered on its merits, he lUS> gested. Mr. Carlos was commentin:: on the
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    Hawkers fined
    28 5 JOHORE BAHRU Thurs Eleven Indians, and two Chinese, were each fined S4 in the Police Court today for hawkinp ginger tea and cakes without being licensed.
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    NEWR.A.A.F. BOMBER CHIEF HERE TODAY
    97 5 ITING-COMMANDER A. R. Emslie will arrive in Singapore today by a R.A.A.F. Lincoln to take over command of No. 1 R.A.A.F. Bomber Squadron basrd at Tengah. Wing -Commander Emslie will succeed Wing-Commander N T. Quinn who will leave for J« Australia in about a week
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    BUILDING CASES IN COURT
    149 5 BUILDING CASES IN COURT Two stay vp one goes down V\ T HEN Ong Ah Puay pleaded guilty in a Singapore j court yesterday to unlawful construction of a dwelling house on July 4. the prosecution said that it was the hrst case ol It.< kind since the ban on
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    An order to demolish
    66 5 Wee Guan, also pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawfully erecting dwelling shed.s in the vacant land near Cheang Him Chuan Lane >n July 3. It wa.s .said that Ng had already taken down the roof an.i walls of both sheds Only their frameworks remained. Ng
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    'Pay up or go to gaol'
    166 5 yyHEN Khoo Buay Quat pleaded guilty to building an unauthorised house in Lorong 23. Geylang. on Nov. 12. the prosecution said it was a large building with three compartments which had since been occupied. Mr J. M Devereux-Cole-bourn. the magistrate, asked Khoo how much
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    Detective for trial on charge of abduction
    184 5 Detective for trial on charge of abduction IPTER a young mother of two had told the Singapore JiKhth Police Court that a lrtective had tried to force his ittentions on her the magisratr. Inche A. W. Ohow«, sain here wa-s enough evidence for i charge. He committed the detective •hang
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    Lady Templer presents cup
    101 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— I Lady Templer, president of the Federation St John Am- bulance Brigade presented a "a cup to the Selangor Methodist Girls' School nursing cadet »J division at the Griffin Inn here. «J She also presented vouchers (second year first aid) and I* first
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      A Course In Civics
      668 6 One of the more obstinate difficulties which the Federa- tion Government continually it the deep ignorance of the average Malayan, rspei mIIv in the rural areas, of the processes of Government. It ,s hardly surprising that there should hr distrust where there is no understanding. Out
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      Riots in Ceylon
      360 6 The Ceylon Government has taken strong action to combat the food and wag? riots which threaten to spread from end to end of the island, but no more drastic action than the situation demands. Indeed the violence of the new outbreaks may he partly attributed to the
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      End of a Gunman
      251 6 It is good news that the terrorists have lost more committeo men and other leaders. *nd that a rororH number of misguide rank and file are surrendering Rut still hotter MWS comes from Ipoh. where •ho rhino,,- head of th, Kamp»r Homo t j;irH has struck
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    The private lives of local snakes
    779 6  -  WALTER WARWICK By r}R a country which has so many snakes— there are 127 recorded species— Malaya has provided singularly few good snake stories. Mr. Tweedie furnishes at least one in his new book which will leavo hrrpotoloßists the world over gaspine. Snakes, as
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      MORE TOLERANCE IS URGED
      271 6 MORE TOLERANCE IS URGED I AM saddened to hear my own countrymen bemoan- j ins their trials and tribulations out here. And it is amazing that not one of them like the Scotsmen who gather together in London crery St. Andrew's to extole the beauties and virtues; of their native
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      'Officer was rude to us'
      136 6 MAYBE some police officers in Singapore still do not know that there is an "Operation Service" in the Federation which could be followed to ereat advantage here. As I was coing up a canuway in the Harbour Board premises one Sunday with my friend, we
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      'A duty on service?'
      107 6 THE Federation Customs levy Federation duty on all goods purchased at a Singapore NAAFI. It is invidious, in this instance, to differentiate between Singapore Island and the Federation. In any case, those stationed in the Colony are not operational, as opposed »o those in the Federation.
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      'SMITHS 'AND A RCHITECTS
      142 6 ALTHOUGH I fail to unr>r- stand Mr. V. S. van Laneenberg's simile that Government is treating architects like blacksmiths" I do comprehend his inference that the successors of Tubal Cain are considered to be men of baser metal than the members of the Malayan Society of
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    Library gift — a spur to officialdom
    852 6 Library gift a spur to officialdom a staff vi*rr€»spomh>nl IT is going to he a very trajric day for civilisation when there are no wealthy patrons left to endow the arts and sciences. Luckily it has not come to that in Singapore. Luckily too we have such men among us.
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    On the Margin
    343 6 Tamil influence I HAVE received I which contains somr t erecting comments abo proposed expedition site of the old fo Batu. iggests tha' the Of T.imil oncin anri remarks that in India the the new fort Thr Tamil*, it polrit.s oi; 1 influence over thi Insult in
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      83 6 MALENKOV: The Machine That Walks Like a Man What do we know of the new ruler of Russia, and what does he know of us? Andre Visson gives the known facts of his career, in the July Issue of the Readers Digest inotv on sate)— and estimates what the West
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      179 6 6 HAFFLES PLACE PHONE 80*142 ami m ffI*^#OPTICIAN MR K. E MEYER F N A o Troubled by smells? i^^^NOT WITH 1 Air-wick Amazing discovery kills (Ish 1 s^ tmells of cooking, drains, f/^y^ lavatories, disinfectants AFR-WICK hi new. It work^ in a J new way not to cover up
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    LOST-THE CHANCE TO MINE FORTUNE
    131 7 LOST-THE CHANCE TO MINE FORTUNE X I XI I IMPIK Thurs Bl •II M a Thinew mining company could not r*lM MM. OOO thrv iMVi lost a rhanrr of mining 52.A00.M0 worth •if tin Thr money was needed t«> huj I t houses h •!<» to thr Federal Mousinc Trust
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    Juliana to receive Sultan
    86 7 Juliana to receive Sultan •TTERDAM, Thura Th h*i nrnve< Ihc 21.000-toi ijra for a •> panicd p Ampuan. his twi Th" Sultan and his wife wti <^'ieer. Juliana. Irowc MMren In plans ti rate 'he birhday of th mi nf Johorc on Scot 1 *T>rr dlaeuaapd lay b of rSubs
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    TWO WILL PROBE WDINANCE
    117 7 TWO WILL PROBE WDINANCE KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. I^HE Hich Commissioner has appointed a committee of two to study the working of the Rubber Excise Penangi Ordinance which came into in 1949 The coin mittee tonsist.x of Mr H A L Luckham. Commissloner of Lands, and Mr A H Stoneh m:
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    His fingerprints gave him away
    108 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— When police detained a youth in Kuala Lumpur on suspiind took his fingerprints they found that he Vt ponsible for an ice crenm ship robbery the Sessions Court here »as told today. Yr<- Shak Cheong 19, pleaded fraline $98 in cash ar.d
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    Three chambers form liaison committee
    172 7 TRADE APPROACHES TO GOVT. WILL BE EASIER NOW "JMIK Singapore Chambei of Commerce, Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Indian Chamber of Commerce will set up nine-man liaison committee l<> tackle mutual trade and Commerce problems. The Committee mi,i\ l>e the forerunner of a combined Chamber
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    Socialists welcome mission
    184 7 Socialists welcome mission KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. I^EDERATION Labour leaders •T today welcomed the decision of the Asian Socialist Conference at Hyderbad terday to send a fact-finding mission to Malaya. Their fresh approach :o our problem could sugrrest possible solutions which may stimulate Malaya's developing political outlook along a Socia;iattern." said
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    700 SURVEY ROAD TRAFFIC IN SINGAPORE
    55 7 Singapore's first post-war traffic survey, planned by the Diagnostic Survey TVam. started yesterday About 700 enumerators wrn» into action in seven districts on the eastern section of the island. Thr survey, to be carried out in two weeks, will br a guide for future
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    Nut expert here on study tour
    47 7 Mr. K. K Nambiar. secretary of the Indian Central Arcca'nut Committee, has arrived in Singapore for a month's visit under the technical co-opera-tive scheme of the Colombo Plan. Ho wants to find out how Singapore and the Federation produce arecanut cheaply.
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    THIS HAS THEM ALL WORRIED
    110 7 ABOUT, 150 Singapore City n Council employees are worried by an ordej requiring staff occupying quarters to obtain permission if they wish to acrommndav relatives. Thr reason is that tho majority of them arc already housing relatives. Reminded by a circular that a condition in
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    Seminars for union men
    96 7 KUALA I.I'MPUR. Thurs. A ■ertai of two-week seminars in tho vernacular language* will bo hlod In Malaya in November and December by tho Intornational Confederation of Free Trade Unions if ihere i> enough local re.spon.se tuxen will be provided Trade unions wh'ch send can- seminars will
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    Fun Fair to raise $5,000
    68 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Wr.>t Pahans division of thr Unitrd Malay National Organisation will hold a Fun Fair in Kuala Llpis to help house 28 former Malay detainees and their families. Thr families, now livinc in Benta. 25 miles south of Kuala Lipta have voluntrrred tn
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    Injured in crash
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs 1 Mr Basil Gray. State Information Officrr. was innred in a car accident yesterday when returning to Johore Bahru from Muar.
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    'HOLD-UP FOOLS' GET WARNING
    231 7 \I R JUSTICE BROWN said at Singapore As-sizes yesterday: "Sooner or later thrse fr>ols who arp perpetratinc those armed hold-ups will realise that the few dollars and an odd wrist-watch or two that they set are not worth the slice of life which tnp y w
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    HE WILL ARRANGE BTG AIR TALKS
    99 7 \|K. V. 11. DAVEY. Far East and Pacific representative of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, rear he- ri Singapore yesterday hy 8.0.A.C. .Argonaut from lion? Kunc He is here to make arrangements for an I < X O. sub-committee meeting on Monday at which
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    Killed man with chair leg
    187 7 QURDIP SINGH, a watchm in, was sentenced to five years gaol at the Singapore Assize* yesterday for killinc another watchman. Sohan Singh, by hitting him with a chair leg during a fight in Almeida Street on Apr. 16. Gurdip Singh pleaded guilty to culpable homicide
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    A clerical course for girls
    104 7 A clerical course for girls AN experimental clerical course will start on August 31 at the Tanjong Katong Girls School, Singapore, for girls who have left school with standard seven qualifications. Subjects will be shorthand and typing for the London Chamber of Commerce Certificate examinations. English for correspondence and business
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    Ceylon meeting
    28 7 MUAR. Thurs— The Central Council of Ceylon Associations, Johore. will hold ft* annual meeting tomorrow Mr. M. Saravanamuttu. Ceylon's Commissioner in Malaya, will speak on citizenship.
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    'JUNGLE GREEN' MAY BECOMB TROOPS' TEXTBOON
    206 7 'JUNGLE GREEN' MAY BECOMB TROOPS' TEXTBOON KUALA Ll'.MPl'R. Thurs. "Junfle Green," Major Arthur Campbell's story of the Malayan w«r, may be used to teach "green" soldiers in the Federation vital tactics in fifhtinit bandits. When the book arrivs in Malaya, copies may be sent to unit and battalion libn- ries
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    I'M A SPECIALIST SAYS DR. ONG
    224 7 'Second opinion unnecessary' MALACCA. Thursday DR. ONG BAK HIN said in the High Court hero today, the fourth day of his trial, that ho considered himself an obstetrics specialist and as such it was unnecessary for him to eet a sreond opinion for ;.n
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    Police clinics
    33 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Th Selangor now ha.s eight welfare clinics to care for police and families Two Q Miss Jean Scott and Miss Jean Walsh, helped by wivrpolice officers, run -he dl
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    $1,102 for woman whol lost eye
    38 7 $1,102 for woman whol lost eye AWARDS to threi >■, for I the work R 1 W! o( her On of R;i Riven $87] Aa iballiah, 44 r t driver of v mill. T>!uk Aason. who lo tip < 5240
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    Dato back at his old job
    27 7 .lOHORF. BAHRU. Th Abdul Rahman bl hi born appointed I m Johorc. .the post he retired in a member of t!
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    TRIPPERS' SPECIAL TO BEACH
    147 7 TRIPPERS' SPECIAL TO BEACH KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. T<HE Malayan Railway will A run a special excursion train between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban for trippers to Port Dlckson on Sunday, Aug. 23, as an experiment. The train will run to Seremban. The passengers will contiune the journey In buses to the
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      16 7 ESS HOME COHSTRUCTIOM NACO AIR eOHtROl i-WINDOWS vMlf^ A (lot h.r (7\ f f o, iTD
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      157 7 fine Quality Diamond Gem Set Platinum Engagement Rings Eternity Rings Platinum Gold Wedding Rings Newest and Attractive A wide choice of styles prices B. P. tie Silva Ltd. I Ini orpor.itrH in Singapore! Manufacturers Importers of High Class Jewellery Singapore Colombo Penan* 19/21 High St. 337 Calle Rd. 1 Bishop
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      108 7 The Weather Minimum temperature •7 30 p.m. on Aug. 12 to 7 30 a.m. on Aue. 13': Singapore (79 degrees'. Penang 1 75 1. Kota Bahru <76i. Kuala Lumpur 1 74 Ipoh 1 72 1. Kuantan (73>. Maximum temperature 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 pm on Aug. 13 > Singapore (88>
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    THEY ASK HILLARY TO DINE
    151 8 ijYLLOWS "f the Royal Geographical Society plan to invhe Si-- I dnmnd Hillary. conqueror, with Slirrpa Tensins, of Even st. to clitic with them when he vi^it^ Singapore to lecture on the climb. The lecture i^ sponsored by th.. Straitv Times in conjunction irttb Hie
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    BOARD TO HEAR WAGE ROW
    64 8 'FHE wate f.isptite o< thr Standard v.< uum Oil Company and its no employees at T;: o be referred Board. About a In: Company rejected the work- crs' claim for an increase of 80 cents a day. It offered 48 cents a day. The Petrol
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    Speed up call
    34 8 Singapore Medical Workers Union yesterday asked the Colonial Secretary. Mr. W.AC. Goode. to speed up '.hv implementation of the revised saiary scales for laboratory attendants employed in the Department of Chemistry.
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    THEY'LL SPEND THE HOLIDAY AT STUDY
    68 8 SOME OF THE 240 TEACHERS from Singapore and the Federation who attended the opening of the fourth Malayan Teachers' Vacation Course in Oei Tiong Ham Hall, University of Malaya. Singapore, yesterday. In centre is the Commissioner- General. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. and on his right.
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    Prospects of peace better nowsaysMacD
    231 8 Prospects of peace better nowsaysMacD THE Korean truce is a fine victory for the cansr of right, said the Commissioner-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, yesterday to 240 Malayan teachers who are in Singapore on a vacation course. Two and a half years ago, he said. Peking radio announced that United
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    University to honour 3
    71 8 Honorary decrees of the University of Malaya will be presented on Oct. 10. Dr. F. C. Benham. Economic Adviser to the CommissionerGeneral, will be made an honI orary Doctor of Lef Dato E. E. C. Thuraisinc- ham, Memb< r for Education. will receive an honorary Doctorate
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    Damaged Jap ship leaves
    69 8 The Japanese ireighter Nissan Maru which damaged its stern when she ran into the wharf at the entrance to Singapore Empire Dork on Tuesday evening left tor Nagoya yesterday after temporary repairs. Damage to the wharf, and ship is estimated at $5,000. 17 promoted Singapore Government
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    A HOLIDAY IN CEYLON
    30 8 MISS SI MAW M SII.VA second daughter of Mr. ajvd Mrs. G. C. de Silva. Singapore, who is flying to Ceylon today on a short holiday.
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    CHANGE COUNCIL RULES
    132 8 CHANGE COUNCIL RULES A rmy workers say CIVILIAN staff working for the Army in Singapore and he Federation have asked th< War Department to amend th; rules of their Negotiation Council The president of the Singapore Army Civil Service Union Mr. S T. V. I.ingam. told the Straits Times yesterday
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    Malayans for medical talks
    69 8 Two professors from the faculty of Medicine. University of Malaya, will represent the University at congresses in Europe and Canada. Professor J. H. Hale, professor of Bacteriology, will attend the Sixth International Congress of Microbiology in Rome next month, and the Sixth International Congress on Leprosy
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    Negligent: $75
    20 8 Three Singapore Traction Company drivers were 'esterlinrd $75 each in the Singapore Second Traffic Court for negligent driving
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    Indians return
    20 8 The Ankine arrived in Singapore yesterday from Madras, with 131 Indian deck passengera returning from holiday in India.
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      272 8 SINGAPORE pm »fAI.ACCA 7.15 s.m. Mornlnc Star: 730 1 45 2 MusJc; fi 4S Melo<l>r* News: 7.35-10.30 Ughi Music: 10.30 9 pYWay Prom; 930 News. I Morning Matinee; 1130 In Malay, MusU 1 pm Light Music: 1 3d News. L.4S- DVUAUr 2 Dance Musu I CftlUni :<ll Chit- I rtiRAIHU
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    Polygamy, but in limits
    379 9 II > a Muslim 4»rr«>«»|M»iiil«'iil IJ*VBN in those "adJ vtneed" days, many supposedly eduratrd people believe Islam to be synonymous with polygamy. Such people label Muslims suul and practising a low form of sexual morality. Whether polyg&mj not. a i'>w form v; nes morality is a
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    Give us some beaches for our holidays
    1034 9 pleads GEOMGE EMUJVfMM CINGAPORE island is, let us admit it, poor in what the official publications would call "amenities." There la nothing strikingly beautiful, there are no tracts of open country where you can wander in those enchanting moments before sunset when the
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    Divorce customs
    386 9 r pilK currently expressed deA sin by many of Singapore.-, women for the divorce til the Colony to be tightened, and the resultant mild controversy, b b reminder of the progre.-vs made in enlightened opinion over the past lew years in many parts of the world and perhaps
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      17 9 It costs you less V- to own •.<s Jiit ISURKEO c \sitmpanu SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANC.
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      95 9 TZ.C Si rails i inn's iniss««nl T" ~3 j 4 Tb ft I p j |v. S 8 y -j I 9 zUzi_i_i_iiizth 15 I I' 6 HI 17 18 19 a 111 ii '~iE7i~ ~M~i~i 1 r>~i~ i r IJ<>>> -1 ri\ers conrludine Mount «:te: 4 1. 14. assure
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    Use of natural rubber up
    708 10 MALAYAN PROSPECTS BRIGHTER IN U.S. THK United States in Juik 1 this year used the! highest percentage of natural rubber in its new rubber consumption in more than two years. Preliminary r.stinuites by tfie United States Department of Commerce .show that American consumption of natural
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      MALAYAN BUSINESSMEN ARE KEEN FILM FANS
      184 10 OAI,KS promotion and trrhniral films are hrcomins mk3 creasiniily popular with .Malayan businessmen \> many as three difTerrnt BCfeeaingi <>f these lilms have Iweri presented in one Bight at the Shell Theatrette. in Collyer (pMJ The theatrette is made avallahlc free of charce h>
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    Raw rubber aids ROK rehabilitation
    191 10 YIOUK il\;m l.")(> ions of raw rubber have be* allocated for vile on the Korean market f< manufacturing rubber goods for use in Republ of Korea industry. The rubber was purchaser) rrom an army stockpile in Kobe. Japan, says a report from Pusan. It was
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    Tin consumption level rises
    194 10 iTMih Malayan i in Bureau m wasmngion nas i reported :i rising level <>i tin consumption in till 1 United States. nt ln volume and 70 per The bureau pointed out that CPn^ m va i ue the current level of American l economic activity, particularly
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    Aviation fuel from India?
    121 10 SOUTH-EAST A.sia could draw i supplies of "soft currenev' ■>n fuel from a neu refinery beinn built in India if production exceeds domestic demands. At present most South-Ea.st supplies of aviation fuel from "hard currency The refinery, which will be the largest in India, Is to
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    wore nome buying lnaicatec by assurance policy loans
    214 10 wore nome buying lnaicatec by assurance policy loans •pHE increasing tendency fr»r individuals to hav< their own homes and property is reflected in th< demand for policy loans with the Oriental Govern ment Security Life Assurance Co. Ltd.. of Bombay and one of the oldest established assurance com' panics in
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    Ten Japanese businessmen to visit Colony
    83 10 Ten Japanese businessmen to visit Colony Ten Japanese businessTicn arc expected to arrive in Singapore ;ibout mid-September on a 45-day tour of SouthSponsored by the Osaka I Municipality, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Osaka Exporters' Association, the group will also visit .Bangkok, Rangoon. Calcutta. Delhi. Karachi. Baghdad.
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    'Made to Measure' fire engines for South-East Asian needs
    261 10 gMALL. self-contained fire engines being impor Britain, where they are buill In standard desig local Conditions. Thr P uni P and delivery and Additional equipment, whe- fiction hoses are fitted to ther for fighting oil fires or international fire-fight intackling outbreaks
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    SHARE MARKET CONTINUES QUIET BUT STEADY UJRRER AND TIN RIS
    440 11 SHARE MARKET CONTINUES QUIET BUT STEADY UJRRER AND TIN RIS QUIET but steady conditions prevailed in the Singapore share market yesterday. The volume of turnover, however, was on a very small scale. Price changes were also small and were mostly upward. Exceptions were United Engineers ords. and Wilkinson Process Rubber
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    RUBBER PRICES
    162 11 There was a steadier tone on the Singapore rubber market yesterday and August first grade closed at 64 rents a pound, one-half cent above Wednesday's close. Oversea Interest on the previous day had a steadying Influence on yesterday's market. The clo*e was steady quiet. Closlne prices yesterday In
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    TIN PRICE
    16 11 The price of tin in Singapore resterdav wan declared at 52f12.2.S picul up 92.25
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    Singapore shipping
    130 11 CHIPS lying alongside the Slnga- pore Harbour Bo*rd wharve* or exported today are Roepat 4-5. uaila C.P.. B^nmacdhui 6-7, Clyloneus S-9. Akita Maru 11. Walana 18. Anklng 19-20.' S«dili N. Wall I Salone N Wall j. Tjibantjet 23-24. Polyphemeus 25-26. KlmanLs 27-28. Kampar SS 29-30. B:fr<»n«hlre 31-32, Antllochiw
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    WALL STREET
    139 11 NEW YORK. Thurv ■■pHE Stock Market yesterday con- tinurri to seek mildly lower level* in very alow nct|\l'y Even prevlouslv resistent wMlltlex followed the trend with prices throuehout the entlrr list developing a pre- dominance of fractional derlln-'s. There were no features. In the afternoon lmprovrnent In selected
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    Pusing Rubber & Tin
    36 11 Pusing Rubber Tin The director* of Pusine Rubber and Tin Ltd have recomrrended a dividend of I'j per rent for las» financial year payable on September 18 if approved at the annul meeting or September 9
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    Australian stocks
    282 11 MXLBOt'RNE Than tradlnc continued along firm lines on the Stock Exchange today and buyers operated confidently m moat sections Shares In companies which may soon issue Improved profit or dividend announcements were bought keenly. Brewery shares moved up on the beer price rise. Bonds also maintained their upward
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    656 12  -  BRIAN CROZER »H YES. things arc looking up. after thr great slump. There a&r two films this week. One was not so Rood but kept mr interested. The other was pretty good but kept mo bored. "The Blue Gardenia", confessionally speaking, is the
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    131 12 FOR upeounfry rndrrs: cut out And keep thn oncminutc review of current films. It will be brought to dire week by week and will provide you with a quick Cuidc to film-, when they reach your area. Three itatK outst*nd. ing: two start: above average. WAR OF THE
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    U.K. FILMS IN U.S.
    160 12 GIR Glaciwyn Jebb. permanent k British delegate to the United Natioas. recently opened a British film festival at the 1 55 th Street Playhouse in New York The festival us the fir.st 1 of 111 kind to bo held in UJS.A I Until September 28. i
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    A chance for local talent
    278 12 THE Sintraporo Musical Society's ooncrrt to be Riven at the St. Andrew's War Memorial Hall on Sunday. August 30. at 8.30 p.m. has several interesting features. f, Joyce Thompson will two groups of operatic Ju.4 arrived in tho Colony, after havina to d^.in ensaeemem with
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    454 12 it' s good —o f its hind PERSONALLY. I don't so for these bip Ion? rarnest films about public figures, however well macir. however true, or for that matter, howover fictitious, I admired •Disraeli" but didn't enjoy it. I developed an esteem for "Sixty Glorious Years" and "Victoria the Great."
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      284 12 50,000 HAVE SEEN AND SHUDDERED AT THIS SHOCKING NIGHTMARE OF WORLD DESTRUCTION hg. wells x%rr m\ Se« it... and youil n«v«r forget i»i jmhß^t HMiBKPt-hMkIWMV-h^tn.ltfirffni M.kMtim itMitai GENE BARRY ANN ROBINSON fi ssHow;r^ODEOM 5 5 3 4 IJ.1 J. 6.45 DAILY ,non, .1-116 For Book.n.s A 930 PM MORNINC Tomorrow
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    SINGAPORE WILL DEFY TEMPLER'S 'ORDERS'
    585 13 SINGAPORE WILL DEFY TEMPLER'S 'ORDERS' u'lu, tho ■thlttei of tho FodorHtion ohoy tho ccinr mnnd of (ionoral Sir (Joralri Tomplor whon tho Malayan (iames tho 32M championship moot of tho Malayan Amateur Athlotir Association h<giai on the Kuala Lumpur padang thi> afternoon •he end of last v meet, In h>oh.
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    ALL THE RECOURDS
    236 13 (COMPLETE list of M athletic records up tn datr is: IM rAEDS: If KM jointly hrlri hv Poh Kirn Smc. I. II Y. iillfn. Kpp f«gf Chin and Sidiqur Mrriran. •■ii vmmis hiw i itr ullen. 140 V\KIIS: .VI sec— lDE. ullcii SHU I \KIIS: 1 mm
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    190 13 Pei Wah may clinch the issue QINOAPORKI young team of women sprinters and lumpctl -should contribute thri: share to what I expect to b*> the Colony's fifth successive Selanaor'.s quartette Fay Siebel. Annie Choong, Neela Rajara'nam and Carmrn Koolmeyer are ri\ak to be rr.spected but I fancy we shall see
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    PENG SOON-PIRUZ FINAL AGAIN LIKELY
    1024 13 PENG SOON-PIRUZ FINAL AGAIN LIKELY I\\ NG YOOK YOON XI AI.A IJMPIR. Thurs. O/ONG PFN(; soon. thr clpfeiulins champion, srrms likely to meri Xbdulla Piru/ If i iii in the incus sinslrs final at this year's Mill van badminton championships to be held in the SHangor Badminton Association's hall Irorn
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    Chwee Kok loses by a 'touch' to Henricks
    334 14  - Chwee Kok loses by a 'touch' to Henricks Our Swimming Reporter By ITKiHTEKN-YKAR-OLD Jon f 2?ricks, the J Australian "wonder boy" swimmer wnotv won both the 100 metres and 200 metres freestyle events at the recent Japanese national championships, had to bring out his best to beat Singapore's Neo Chwee
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    Schmeling flies in
    90 14 MAX SCHMELINO. formrr world hravywritrht rhampion. flow into Singapore yos^rrriav in a KIM Constellation unnoticed. But when word went round at the airport that the burly German ex-boxer was In 'he Colony, fiph* fans pathrred round him for anto-■-•rnphs <!in<j. now 48. was the first man io
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    H'cap tennis at Y.M.C.A.
    129 14 REBULTS ol the Young Men's Christian A tion's handicap tennis tournament played on the Bras Basah Road courts yesterday: Handicap A 1 singles: F. V < -40.3 1 beat H. L. Wer *">-3. 1-6. 7-5 "completed from Tuesday*; Vythilingam (-15J beai K. S. Cheng 3-6 7-5
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    RSGC August medal to Owen
    126 14 I Golf Club'x men's Autiist medal stroke competition waa won by. P M. Owen [It T 11) in the -A" division and by P. J Mouaghan >89 18 71 1 In the B" dtrWon. The "A" dlv Won ball swe<tin fi: nt to J. cnchtiMi
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    AUSSIES ROUT ESSEX
    340 14 AUSSIES ROUT ESSEX SOUTHEND. Thur.s. THE Australian touring team lini.shed their match against In two days by -A;nn:ns i today by an inning.s and 21J runs, thtu giving tnemsclvcs a day's rest before the final Test due to begin on Saturday The tourtsti declared at their I ov t -rn.ght
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    001'S LONE HAND IN DOUBLES WIN
    313 14 PENANG, Thursday. ()OI TEIK HOC K served up his usual brand of neverx say-die badminton last night when he retained his Penang mixed doubles title in partnership with Miss Teoh Siew Huah. Alter eliminating Lim Say Hup and Miss Lin Ke.ui Bwee 15 10.
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    Ding-dong tussle goes to Marines
    253 14 l ARINF Department Sports Club emerged victors by four goals to one over Royal Electrical and rchanical Engineers in a robust SAFA Senior Cup c at .lalan Besr>. stadium yesterd iv. After fa •<• ii.niK developed into ding-dong smuggle and REME always <cemed to have
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    Notts beat Somerset by innings
    175 14 Notts beat Somerset by innings LONDON. Thura. fiRICKKT dose.-, of play In the county championship matches todiy \t \\>»lnn->ujM-i -M.ire: Noi;lncliailMlllH beai BMMIM4 by an inning.s ana so i et 94 (Dooland 5-2* l 108 i Dod:.i net 5-29 Jep>on 5-3U' At (lirlirnham: Oloucestemhlrt 321 lor 1 dccl (Milton ~1.
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    U.K. SOCCER RESULTS
    78 14 U.K. SOCCER RESULTS LONDON. Thura.— ResulU of v«terriays Scottish Leap'ie HCeor m..'< hes ere Ml Aberdeen 2. Airniieoni 2. Dundee 4: East Fife 1. Celtic 1: Hamilta I, Albion Rovers 2. Hibernian 4. Falkirk 1: Ran. Heart.*; 1, S' Mirren i. Q of 'he AMU) Albion 3 P v. DIVISION
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    233 14 REFEREE G M. Mohan ordered rtgbt-wlnger Omar ol Pulo Bvikotn off the field two s before I nil time for rough play at yestt-rday's Sin".ipore Business House* I^eand Cup Div B match be- 1 tvwrn Pulo Bukom and C"hartered Bank at Balcsticr Road Chartered Bank
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    IT WAS HIS BEST EVER
    22 14 JON HIAKUKS AM) MO HWKK KOK artrr Hi. ir IN metres freestyle clash yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    JUNIOR CUP RESULTS
    54 14 Bintanp Bulan SC. beat Star Soccerites "A" 3-1 in their SAFA Junior Cup ite at Geylans fester- mail (11 md Baker *<-or«d lor Btntani Bulan and Kirn Chonn U)T the ]<i-er>. k Tonfl refereed Halkowyu beat Windsor Rovers :i-i in their Junior Crip encounter at BODCA xround
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    R.A.F TEAM TO MEET ARMY
    121 14 The Royal Air Force team to i meet Arrr.v in iin lnter-ser\ire* nmamtni Rxmim < tomorrow and Sunday will be: r Sample SAC Cheej-man 1- Ii Cotton. Fl.i Burton. FO m t > emit 1! Sjri. DavenI.AC Kpndrirk* <<■* I.AC" Petty The Army 'earn will
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    50 14 I ONOON ITiursday. The If».S4 Unhersliv Boat Rare will be rrm ed from Pntne 1- to Mortls>ke on Saturday April 3. The race will lie the hundredth In the series. Of the previous 9!» Cambridge lu,ve won 54 Oxford 44 and 'here has been one f\r.\<\ liei; er
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    S.C.C. rugby officials
    37 14 ipore crii-ket Club nißbv, oCDrlala 'or IPS 3-4 are Convenor 1 iln. Max Parker. >elei-orv J W Cashtn and A. M Robertson; hon. serretarv. 1.. N C. Dale: hon. team secretary. T R Warren
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    NEW BALLS At LEG BYES WEL WEEK'S POSER
    321 14 NEW BALLS At LEG BYES WEL WEEK'S POSER Our Ctickri Keporter THK past week brought Ihc Singapore < ti< k t riatinn's senior tournament to its prnu stajje preparatory to t hi* championship final is to be played between Singapore Chinese R. t lie Police S|M»rK \ssociation on Xiii;iist 22
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