The Straits Times, 16 September 1953

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times flew*"** Established 1845. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1953. 15 CENTS
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  • 302 1 Indo-China battle for vital delta k HANOI, Tuesday. THE Communist Vietminh have started a full scale offensive in the vital Red River deltasix weeks ahead of time. The Reds are in a hurry to capture the delta before new United States aic arrives, military chiefs said today.
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    69 1 THE GIANT Sunderlands above are seen flying over Singapore during yesterday's big air salute to "The Few" who hurled back the German planes in the "Battle of Britain." The Sunderlands are passing over Chinatown. Many of the city's landmarks can be seen. A Straits Times photographer flew in the tailgun
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  • 86 1 SENATOR WARNS ASIA SAIGON. Tue?. SENATOR Knowland. Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, warned Asians today against "neutralism"' and appeasement of Communism. The U.S. Government, he said, would aid any country fthat opposed Communism. The Senator's warning that "peace cannot be safeguarded by appeasement" coincided with an appeal by the
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  • 73 1 LONDON. Tues— Russia has j demanded a Western ban on flying of military planes in the three air corridors linking P.erlin with West Germany. In return .she will give an assurance that aircraft strayins from the corridors will not be fired on. As a result, the
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  • 51 1 Goode stands in for Nicoll The Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. A. C. Goodr. has been appointed Governor's Deputy during the illness of the GoverDOT of Singapore. Sir John Nicoll A Government .tatement last night said that Sir John. who was admitted to the Gene- Tal Hospital on Monday, was progressing
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  • 107 1 IPOH. Tues. rE Territorial Chief of Kinta. the Orang Besar Uagahar Kinta. Dato Haji Mohd Eusoff. today again 1 asked the police to return the I Ipoh Town Hall to its rightful owners the public. He said that the police should do this if
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  • 194 1 What about some shore leave?' VjAJOR-GENERAL A. G. O'Carroll Scott. General Officer Commanding Singapore, was greeted with boos, jeers and cat-calls from British soldiers when he went aboard the troopship Dunera in Singapore yesterday. As he stepped up the gangway soldiers shouted to him: "What about
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  • 37 1 LISBON, Tues.— Twelve people were killed and more than 68 gravely injured yesterday when fireworks exploded at a religious festival attended by thousands in the North Portuguese province of Tras Os Ontes.— A. P.
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  • 58 1 16 PILGRIMS DIED ON VOYAGE HOME The first batch of «48 Muslim pilgrims returning from Mecca arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Blue Funnel ship Tyndareus. Sixteen died on the voyage back, ten men and six women. Also on board were 191 pilgrims from Sarawak. The second batch of 400
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  • 49 1 LONDON. Tues -Sir Winston and Lady Churchill returned here today by air from Balmoral. Scotland. where they spent the past thre° days as guests of the Queen. They drove to No. 10. Downing Street where the Prime Minister is holding a Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Reuter.
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  • 175 1 NEW YORK, Tues. NEW method has been developed to produce synthetic rubber at much lower costs than at the United States Government's own synthetic plants, the Journal of Commerce reported here today. It said that Dr. Robert W Brown of the United States Rubber Company had
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  • 158 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. RIFLEMAN NAKPRA SAD Limbu. of the 2/10 Gurkha Rifles, has been awarded the D.C.M. for his part in beating off a terrorist attack in the Bongsu forest area of Kedah last July. The citation states that Rifleman Narprasad was in a
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  • 69 1 SUVA Tues. MORF tremors were felt today at Suva where three people died yesterday when an earthquake and tidal wave struck the town. Many buildings are so badly damaged they will have to be demolished. Frightened that another quake might catch them in their beds, many people
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  • 255 1 PATROL RADIOED: WE'VE FOUND YONG HOI IPOH, Tues. rE BODY of Yong Hoi. one of Malaya's most ruthless terrorists leaders, was found today in the camp in Perak where he was shot by one of his own bodyguard four days ago. The man who shot him surrendered at Kampar, Perak.
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  • 173 1 Trapped in midstream KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TWO terrorists crossing a river on a log were A attacked from the bank by a Home Guard police patrol in Perak yesterday. One terrorist, was hit and his body was swept, away. The other escaped A shotgun
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  • 100 1 IPOH. Tues. MR. J. G. CHAPMAN European assistant manager of Kamuning Estate, Sun gei Siput 19 miles north of Ipoh. escaped when five uniformed bandits fired on hL? vehicle on the estate road today. Mr. Chapman was travelling in an armoured Jeep driven by 1 an
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  • 132 1 Mossadeq minister escapes CAIRO, Tues HUSSEIN Fatemi. former Persian Foreign Minister who escaped when Dr. Mohameo. Mossadeq was overthrown. arrived In Cairo last night, according to Egyptian sources Police at the Persian port of Bandar Pahlevl arrested 18 more Persian Communists returning from the recent Bucharest Youth Congress on Sunday
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  • 27 1 ROME. Tues. Most <.f Italy's 650.000 textile workerwent on a 24-hour strike today after negotiations with employers for a better national contract broke down Reuter.
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  • 42 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A total of $113,M9 was spent by the Federation on Information leading to the capture or killing of terrorists last month. The largest amount— s43,2so was spent in Johore. Perak wa s next with $24,500
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  • 25 1 BANGKOK. Tues. The Defence Ministry today called up non-commissioned officers with ranks from lance corporal to sergeant major for 51-day raining.— U.P.
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  • 182 1 Why that ban went on and off JAKARTA, Tues. THE Governor of the Indonesian Centra] Bank, Dr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara. today explained why regulations banning foreign importers from certain markets had been withdrawn. Publication ot the regulations had been made by an official who had no authority to do so. The
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  • 18 1 i in Ban mal w •way with when lit ira nut to report imi rrK-.i^.l. L.F.
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  • 36 1 CANBERRA. Tues Leader of the Australian opposition Dr Evatt, tonight moved in the House of Representatives a cens'ire against the government's 1953-54 budget, calling it "a Danic Budget born of a desperate need. "-Reuter.
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  • 180 2 BRITAIN AND U.S. TALK ABOUT MONEY PROBLEMS LONDON, Tuesday. DR. Gabriel Hauge, chief economic adviser to President Eisenhower, and Mr. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer, today discussed the sterling area's economic and financial troubles. They also specifically considered Britain's trading and fiscal problems. Britain is the banker of the sterling
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  • 81 2 Hong Kong blames 4 countries HONG KONG. Tues. rE Hong Kong Government today blamed Indonesia. Communist China, Britain and Malaya for most of the HK585.000.000 drop in the colony's overall trade for August the lowest since August 1949. The commerce and Industry Department reported that Indonesian import restrictions have been
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  • 41 2 RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. A BRITISH Overseas Airways Comet arrived in London yesterday completing the first commercial jet flight across the South Atlantic. BOAC chief. Sir Miles Thomas, who was a passenger, said: "It was a wonderful flight."— U.P.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 162 2 i i i §k 1 1 f 1 1 j s IKi 1 3 1 1 >■( SINGAPORE 7.15 Morning Star; 7.30 News; 7 35 Music; «57 945 and 11 Schools 1 Lawrence Welk Orchestra; 130 News; 1.45 Prom: 2 3 10 Schools: 5 Calling all Children; 5.30 Old Time
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    • 134 2 fi.lo Listeners' Calling; 7 News; 7.15 Waltz Time: 730 Angr Pow Show: 8 Now and Then: 830 Wednesday Concert; 330 News; 945 Luis Mariano Sings: 10 Time for Dancing; 10.30 International Cabaret. MALACCA 857 Schools; 11 12 Schools: 1. Welk Orchestra; 130 News; 1.45 Prom: 2—5 Races; fi 45 Jam
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    41 3 SPEEDING round Quarter Bridge Bend in the Junior Grand Prix at Douglas. Isle of Man, Alastair Kinjj. 26. crashed. His hike burst into flames hut he was dragged clear as other T.T. riders flashed past. Paul Popper photo.
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  • 49 3 VIENNA. Tues. Radio Pi-asut today announced the comnWr reorganisation of the Czechoslovak Government on the Russian pattern. The official Czechoslovak news agency, c^teka. yesterdaj announced that Mr. Ant >nin Novetny. 49. Czechoslovakia..; number one "Party man." had been elected First Becretar? of the Communist Party. Rrutrr.
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  • 31 3 WASHINGTON. Tues. Bollria Ig about to sign a oneyear contract for the sale of tin to ihe United BtatM, Mr. Aueusto Cuardros Sanchez. Bolivia's Economic Minister, paid yesterday Reuter.
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  • 82 3 PRESIDENT Eisenhower ann Mr. Adlai Stevenson w»<" mert soon at the White Hout^ to discuss Mr. Stevenson's world tour. The meeting will be arranged after President Eisenhower returns to Washington from his Denver holiday. Mr. Stevenson has said he would be happy at any time
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  • 76 3 DUESSELDORF. Tues Th* West German Communist ."arty Committee here yesterday called on industrial workers and trade unions to launch a I campaign against West GerI man treaties with the Western Allies— Reuter. DRKSSKI) in flowing robes and headdresses, Cornish Bards walk in procession to the summit of Trencrom
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  • 25 3 BENGHAZI, Tues. The Libyan Prime Minister. Mohamoud B^v Muntassrr. has srnt in his resignation from Italy, whore he i.s on holiday Rruter. b
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  • 330 3 TRUMAN ATTACKS EISENHOWER WRECKING CREW CHICAGO, Tuesday. \I K TRUMAN last night attacked the Republican iTI "wrecking crew" in Washington and told fellow Democrats at a party rally. "It is up to us to keep the I.S. and the world from going down the road to ruin." Beginning right now."
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  • 332 3 Warsaw accuses: Espionage LONDON, Tuesday. A BISHOP accused by the Polish Communist government of espionage and giving the United States state secrets Warsaw radio broadcast recorded extracts of a speech which the Bishop of Kielce, Monsignor Zceslaw Kaczmarck, 58, made at the first major political
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  • 95 3 PRINCE HAS NEW FRIEND LONDON Tues. A PONY named William was flewn her? from Ireland today to become the playmate of cf Prince Charles, four-year-old heir to the throne. William, aged nine, travelled in a special crate from Dublin airport. He will be up against a strong rival for the
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  • 41 3 COPENHAGEN, Tues—Denmark has tola the United Nations that Greenland is Ml longer her colony, but part of Denmark proper. Denmark therefore wants to Cive up her place on the United Nations committee for non■e 1 f-geverning territories. Renter
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  • 50 3 LONDON. Tues— The Com-munist-led Electrical Trades Union has agreed to call off the guerilla" strikes, which now have 4,500 men off their jobs. It agreed so that the court of inquiry appointed by the Ministry of Labour could or.eet "in an atmosphere of Industrial serenity".— Renter
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  • 179 3 LONDON, Tues. BRITISH regular soldiers are to be allowed to "buy" themselves out of the Army again, the War Office announced today. This privilege, suspended on Ithe outbreak of the Korean war. is being restored from October 1. But the War Offlcp point? out
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  • 61 3 JAKARTA. Tues— The Indonesian Cabinet has accepted the resignations of the two ministers, who were expelled fiom their party and posts. Their positions will be held temporarily by other Cabinet members. The Public Wcrks Minister. Prof. Roosseno. will take over the Communication^ job and the Deputy Premier.
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  • 26 3 CAIRO, Tues.— Reports that Vice-Premier Lieut. Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser would replace Gen. Mohammed Neguib as Premier wer? described by Nasser as "sheer nonsense."
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  • 127 3 CASABLANCA, Tues. EIGHT dusky-eyed concubines of the former Sultan of Morocco went on strike today and refused to join their master, Mohammed Ben Yussof, in exile in Corsica. It was a fresh rebuff for the Sultan, used to unquestioning obedience, when eight of the 28 younger
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  • 221 3 LONDON, Tues. Closing prices on selected stocks were LOANS Consols 61% Fundinß 4% 101 W War 3.,% 83Vi BANKS Mercantile (£l2l*) 25 Hongkong i$l2S) 91 Eastern (£5) 7' 4 Chartered (£1) 42/INSURANCE Corn Cn cuu.t 11 Royal 12',, -Hi ri ..anitui ii RAILS Can. Pacific (£5) 40>4 2'i
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  • 31 3 LONDON. Sept. 15— Cash Buyers C 597> 2 Sellers £600; Forward Buyers C 590: Sellers i; 592» 2 Settlement C6OO (down t8). Turnover a.m. 90 tons; p.m. 15 tons.
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  • 42 3 LONDON Sept 15— Spot 19', cl Oct. 19', d.. Nov. 19 'sd. D*c. 19' id Oct -Dec 19\ d., Jan-Mar. 19\d Apr -June W»a.. July-Sept 19 .d Sept. cif. IPUd.. Oct. cl.f. 19', d Nov r.lf. 19 ',d. Tone: Firm.
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  • 126 3 JAKARTA. Tuesday. ESTATE workers throughout Indonesia 700.000 of them according to union leaders went on strike today for more pay. The daily loss in production la estimated at ten million rupiate— 'about S2.500.000» The Labour Minister Professor Abidin said the strike s illegal because it
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  • 322 4 Family returned to find servant dead in hall AFTER being away for eight hours, a Chinese family returned to their house in Tessensohn Road, Singapore, and found their maid-servant, who was alone when they left, lying in blood in the front hall. When one of the family called in the
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  • 179 4 TWO men Were lined a total of $120 in the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday for selling goods with ;i falM trade mark CASE NUMBER ONE; Chiang Cher Meng, manager of N;»n Kane and CO. in Cecil Street, had 1.20(1 bundles of ehop.vtlcks bearing labels
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  • 37 4 TELUK ANSON. Tues. —Mr. Han Singh, of Kuala Kangsar. has taken over a.s Assistant Superintendent of the Teluk Anson Post Office from Mr. Barhan Sinch. who ha.s left for Penanc on promotion as Superintendent.
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  • 60 4 PORT DICKSON. Tues.— A Young Malayans' Club has been formed in Port Dickson. The following were elected to the council: Mr T. Paramosvaran. Mr. D. Geoffrey. l Miss C. Murugasu. Mr. R. Gunam. Miss A, Sellahmah. Mr Tan Ho Wang. Miss Siti binti Ismail. Mr. A. S. Watts.,
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  • 67 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. M. SINNETAMBY. aped 53, technical assistant. PWD. Johore Bahru, was recharged again today, the third day of h's trial in the Supreme Court. The new eharue was th?t he accepted $200 without consideration from a person having connection with his official functions. Sinne- tamby
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  • 94 4 Tricked of $700' AN Indian coffeeshop owner, who was cheated of $700 las\ May, made a report to the police only yesterday. He told the police that a Malay and a European saw him in his shop in Kandang Kerbau, Singapore,
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  • 76 4 IN the lock-up ward of Singapore General Hospital yesterday. Boh Hal Ann was tentatively charged with the murder of Lee Pak Chue. a City Council fitter, at Potong Pas; r on last Saturday night. Boh was also charged with tryine to kill K. Arunasalam.
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  • 70 4 i SEGAMAT Tues.— "l fell in lov e with a girl and she loved me. too, but her parents objected to our marriage. We decided to kill ourselves. I took poison but was saved when friends intervened." This was the story Subramaniam, 22.
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  • 354 4 Helpless on beach as boat capsized A 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, N& Ah Tin, with her two children in her arms, watched helplessly at Ponggol Beach, Singapore, on Monday as her husband was drowned near the shore. The man was Tan Swee Keng, a storekeeper at the
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  • 149 4 ASP charged after collision AN Assistant Superintendent •^V of Police. B. L. Flack, was charged in Sinuapore yesterday with negHgent driving. Mr. R.W.H. Davies, the magistrate, said there was i case for Flack to answer and asked him to make his defence on Oct. 6. It was stated when Flacks
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  • 27 4 Burglars broke into a Chinese School in Lorong Tal Sen?. Sins:. pore on Sunday and stole $40 and a fountain pen from the headmaster's drawer.
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  • 39 4 TAIPINU, Tues— A total of 29 Malay teachers, led by Inche Mohamed Saad. A&sistant Inspector of Malay Schools. Perak North, are on a twoweek tour of Kelantan. They will make a geographical survey cf the area.
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  • 30 4 A Chinese living in Parbury Avenue, Singapore, lost $240 and a wristwatch en Sunday night. He had left them in a pocket of a trousers hanging in the room.
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  • 33 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. I Foo Cheow Sim. manager. Endau Sawmill, was fined $130 iin the Police Court today for allowing a lorry belonging to the sawmill to be overloaded Iby one ton
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  • 20 4 Singapore City Day on Seotember 22 will not be a public holiday, the Government sa.d last night
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  • 69 4 The Singapore Youth Council yesterday moved into its new headquarters in the former Rationing Office in Orchard Road. These offices include a reference library, a committee Dom and an assembly hall. They can be used by all youth organisations in the Colony The Council president Mr Eric Wee.
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  • 43 4 PENANG. Tues— The Indian Vice-Consul for Penang has not yet been appointed. Consultations are still golnß on between the Indian Representative in Malaya and New Delhi. Mr. H. Tyebkhan. president of Penang Indian Chamber of Commerce, said today.
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  • 31 4 The Johore branch of the Plantation Workers 1 Union. Malaya, will hold its annual conference at the Johore Medical Workers Union premises at Johore Bahru on September 20.
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  • 140 4 A TAXI was ordered to be J confiscated yesterday by Mr. T. Kulasekeram. Singa- pore seventh police magis- trate. when Chan Hai Tit was found guilty of possessing 14 gallons of dutiable liquor in the vehicle. Chan was fined $700 or four months' gaol. The taxi-driver,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 238 4 Singapore Diary Roiary Club Monthly busineso Admission (rep. Public lermre h\ land luncheon meeting at Capitol Mr. Peter Btur«es. 5.30 pm iS^CI Room 1 pm Sinrapor*- ArU Thfatrf: ItattDH Publir RrUtlnn, Offir* Mohilc for .school rhildren The Yrllow j Film Units frep shous kl T2. i JarkP' —at Mallang. Commissioner
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  • 444 5 2 SHOT IN AMBUSH WERE NOT BANDITS SEGAMAT. Tues. "ITERDICT was reserved till V to-morrow at the end °f i an Inquest at Segamat on two rattan cutters. Dumpum bin Satan and Haron bin Ibrahim. both killed on April 7 in an ambush by a security force on the bank
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  • 37 5 For being improperly dressed Ten* Yee Heng. a taxi driver was fined $5 In the City Police Court yesterday. He did not wear the khaki vniform which all taxi-men must do.
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  • 315 5 Shift from Spore QJEVERAL factory owners in Singapore are consider- ing moving to the Federation to avoid high Federation customs duties. Those who find it uneconomical to move their factories are planning new ones in the Federation. Biscuit, canning and sauce factories are
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    60 5 THE MM.M'iiltl. Fruits and Vegetables Dealers' Association gave a farewell dinner to Mr. A. J. Day. the Australian Trade Commissioner, and Mrs. Day last night. Mr. Day was presented with two scrolls in Chinese characters Above Mr. Mm Soo Phuan. son of the association's president, is explaining to Mr Day
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  • 137 5 $500,000 is set aside to build up Govt. land reserve THE SINGAPORE Legislative Council yesterday agreed to spend $500,000 to build up a Crown land reserve. Land bought will be used for low cost housing, the Commissioner for Lands, Mr. J. E. Pepper, told the Straits Times last night. He
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  • 95 5 rREE important dates in the history of the Chinese Nationalist Government fall next month and Singapore supporters of the Kuomintan K are planning to celebrate them. A sub-committee represent- ing 33 Singapore Chinese or- ganisation s U planning for the "Double Tenth- on
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  • 44 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Zainal bin Abdul Rahman, who did not report as a police supervisee was .sentenced at Johore Bahru today to 70 days gaol, to begin at the end of a i prison sentence he is now serv- i ing.
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  • 337 5 MR. RAJ WILL BE MORE 'EXPLICIT' AT NEXT MEETING TN the Singapore Legislative I Council yesterday, an amended motion asking the Malayan Board of Income Tax to review the personal tax allowances, was withdrawn by its proposer. Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj (Labour Rochorei. Mr. Raj told the Straits Times
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  • 125 5 Accused man to get mental help FREDERIC Trevor Orr, a I Shell Company employee who yesterday appeared before Inche Wahab Ghows. Singapore Eighth Police Magistrate, was stated to be of unsound mind and incapable of making his defence. He had been under observation In Wood bridge Hospital for ten days.
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  • 250 5 No change in Govt. pension scheme T*HE Singapore Government A does not consider it necessary to appoint a committee to consider a pension revision scheme. Such a scheme had been suggested by the Government Pensioners' Association. At question time in the Legislative Council yesterday, the Government replied to a question
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  • 53 5 Three men were tentatively charged before Mr. RBI. Pates. Singapore Sixth Police Magistrate, yesterday with the murder of M Rengasamy. 40. at the junction of Cuff Road and Serangoon Road, on Sunday night. They were Vadivelu. son ot Veerapathtran. Vellu Vairakannu and Mohamed Mydeen. They were
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    22 5 MRS. MARY I ..li.i. Singapore social worker, returned to the Colony yesterday with lirr iiusuand after attending the Coronation. Straits Times picture.
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  • 248 5 HE FEARS COLONY MAY BECOME 'COCKPIT' IF the citizens of Singapore did not take care, they would find the Colony becoming a satellite of some neighbouring Power or. worse still, the "cockpit' 1 of South-East Asia, Mr C. C. Tan <Prog.-Tanglin) said in the Legislative Council yesterday. Mr. Tan was
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  • 80 6 BRIGGS: On 12.9.53. at Thames Dltton. Surrey, Robert Brlggs, of Dunlop Malayan Estates, Malacca, 8 -pil 48. after long Illness. SNG KWEE SUM. aged 63 beloved brother of Sng Kwee Choon and lather of Sng Chwee Leong passed away peacefully at 3.00 p.m. on 14.9.53 at 102. Syed Alwl
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  • 42 6 MR. TAY TEND HUNG and family beg to express their sincere thanks to all those who attended the funeral of "Mrs. Tay Teng Hung Nee Ang Lian Hua as well as nipht visits, also loan of cars, gift of wreaths, etc.
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  • 35 6 IN loving memory of my husbani Mr. A. V. Cam.pa.sr.bat who died on 16 9.52. Ood took our loved one from us but r.ot from our hearts." Inserted hv Stella Donate and Eddie
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  • 163 6 ISLAND CLUB. Square Dance B'.nuo at 8.30 p.m. on Friday. 18th Sm" Members and guests welcome. PFRMANENT Pleated Skirts by V of California *t $35.00 nnd 150 no Mnder-i Silk Sore. 34 High S'reet Singapore. Mall Orders •oliclted. SINGAPORE Arns Theatre nresents "The Yellow Jacket" at HE. the Commissioner-General's
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  • The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Sept. 16, 1953.
    • 842 6 A useful debate in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday on the Colony's education programme ended in ready Government agreement to Mr. John Laycock's suggestion that a committee be appointed to recommend rryans of overcoming the shortage of trained teachers. For nearly every speaker, including the Colonial Secretary,
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    • 404 6 The prospect of higher personal allowances under the income tax ordinance is held out by Unofficials of the Singapore Legislative Council who made their attitude quite clear at yesterday's meeting, even although a motion asking for a review by a Select Committee was withdrawn after it had
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  • 959 6 Malaya's fingers on the pulse of America THE Natural Rubber Bureau and the Mala- > an Tin Bureau in Washington have made the United States more conscious of the importance of Malaya and the Emergency than any other agency, Government or otherwise. During a recent stay in Washington, HARRY MILLER,
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    • 223 6 RADIO Malaya seems to have missed the boat again. Sir Edmund Hillary's talk on the conquest of Everest was probably one of the most Interesting stories ever told in Singapore. The attendance in the Victoria Theatre must have found but a very small part
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    • 99 6 I BELIEVE City Day this year Is to be celebrated on a grand scale with show.;, music, and City Day songs. Many of us, owing to various reasons, will not be able to see and hear the programmes. I suggest that the organisers should arrange with the
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    • 78 6 EX-QUEEN Narriman has sued Farouk for divorce and is claiming 5,000 Egyptian pounds per month as aHmony; whereas, a few months ago, a Federation Malay woman seeking a divorce was ordered to repay to the husband the amount spent on her food and maintenance during the six
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    • 209 6 IF Major Arthur Campbell In his now much discussed book "Jungle Green" had confined his references to the Chinese as "Chinaman" and "Chink" and stopped at that, I would be inclined to agree that the rising Chinese public opinion against this book IM much
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    • 106 6 A CHINK'S" attempt to explain away the connotation of the work "Chink. when used In reference to Chinese people. Is irrelevant. In my country, the term "Chink." when used to mean a Chinese, is unmistakably derogatory and Bordering on the contemptuous. Fortunately it is now used only
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    • 131 6 r' the "Chink" with such tolerance, humour and common sense. I take off the two creations in straw, kept for garden parties only, and I ask my husband to remove any headgear he mi-j.ht have handy. Long may he be so broad-minded and amusing. And
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  • 362 6 rE second number of tht Kirkby Training College magazine, recently published, is a most praiseworthy effort in production, and reaches a high standard in its contributions, particularly its illustrations. And It certainly leaves one with the impression that these young Malayan men and women away from home are
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  • 502 6 Pigeons in Council VISITORS to yesterdays meeting of Singapore Legislative Council wei> not. many, but they werr well varied, with a vi.sitinc British i Member of Parliament and two pißrons catching the eye most Mr. Frank Beswick. Laboui > M.P. for Uxbriduo. Ls in Singai porp as
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 595 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. MR. R. H. KELLY. M.V. "CHARON." P.P.C. SELVARAJOO: On September 11th. at X.X.M. Hospital. Singapore, to Arulmary, wife of S. Boh ara 100. a son SITUATIONS VACANT LOCAL European Import Firnreautres well Introduced active bill collector. Box A 9502, S.T. WANTFD Female Clerk Typi-st with knowledge of Shorthand.
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    • 115 6 Wherever you am .9.& C. radio kreps you in touch You can li«£Lll^ depend on Xm ~*\y jT» so re sosfi 1 cr.G.C. Overseas Bandspread Receivers for 6 volt Battery Operation AFFORDING' BATTKRY SET USERS THE FINEST STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AS YET AVAILABLE SINGAPORE PRICK SI7O OR $JO' MONTHLY FEDERATION
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  • 158 7 CAN TAXIMAN LEAVE HIS TAXI? NO YES QUKK Ah Kirn told the Singapore City Police Court yesterday that he left his taxi in the Queen Street taxi stand unattended on August 15. because he had a stomach-ache. Quek appeared before Mr. J. M. Dcvpreux-Colebourn charged with leaving his taxi unattended.
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  • 59 7 Air Vice-Marshal A. D. Gillmnre. Seinor Air Staff Officer nf Far East Air Force headquarters, tii'lvd in Chanui. Sinsaporr. yesterday to take over from Air VicoMarshal H. L i'atch. Air Vice-Marshal Patch, leaves Singapore on the i Wlllem Ruy.s tomorrow for Britain where. In November,
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  • 142 7 JET fighters, giant Sunderland flying boats and bombers dipped their wings in salute as they roared over Royal Air Force stations in Malaya yesterday, the thirteenth anniversary of the "Battle of Britain." Hundreds of feet below, men of the Royal Air Force were
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  • 185 7 Bigplanes elude clouds By PETER KAYE WING Commander Donald Mackenzie peers anxiously j through the cockpit window at low hanging black clouds as he swings his Sunderland flying boat round the south-east tip of Johore Bahru. Behind in tight formation I roar 11 other Sunderlands from the Far East Flying
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  • 20 7 BUTTER WORTH, Tues Ismail bin Saad, 15. was drowned in the sea off Telok Atlok Ayer, Butterworth. yesterday evening.
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  • 221 7 BUT RAIN NEARLY RUINS FLY PAST By FRANCIS WONG rt Battle of Britain fly past over the Federation yesterday was nearly abandoned. Black storm clouds and a drizzle grounded participating aircraft for an hour-and turned nine back when they were airborne. At the scheduled take-off time of 9 a.m.. Wing
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  • 175 7 Peculiarity in police report frees four T*HREE men and a woman, accused of having 110 katLs of Indian hemp for sale, were acquitted in the Sing-a- pore Second Criminal District Court yesterday. They were Koh Ching Yew, iSeow Toh Sua, Koh Cheng Swee and Ctua Ah Suat, the woman. They
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  • 85 7 Professor Edmund Blunden. English poet and author, yesterday said that if he had time to gather material he would writp a book of poetry about the East, including Singapore. Professor Blunden who arrived !n the Carthage with his wife and three young daughters, is on
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  • 28 7 Seven car owners were fined a total of $1,150 in the Singapore City Polic» Court yesterday for not renewing the licences or thei r vehicles.
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  • 66 7 I A month after his release I from prison. Wong Slew Chong. 22. stole a bicycle, a Singapore court wa s told yesterday. He wa.s gaoled for six months to be followed by a year's police supervision. Inspector A. D Jacobs, pro- socuting. had asked
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  • 433 7 TWO LITTLE GIRLS WAITED FOR THESULTA N. JOHORE BAHRU. Tues MOST disappointed of the crowd which waited at Customs Causeway to greet the Sultan of Johore were Nahariah binte yunos and Kalshom binte Jaffar. They each carried flowers for the Sultana and Princess Meriam. but the car in which the
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  • 69 7 RAWANG Tues. A flower-decked effigy of the god "Veerakaty Venayakar" was drawn through the streets here while crowds of Indians and Ceylonese celebrated. Thp effigy was borne on an illuminated chariot followed by the devotees, who made offerings of fruit as it progressed through th»-
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  • 178 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rPHE Preparatory Committee for Malay Independence will meet on Friday in Johore Bahru to discuss holding a congress of all Malay political bodies on the country's independence. The committee will consider i proposals to fix the date for Malaya's self-government and
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  • 83 7 A Japanese parliamentary party of four arrived in Singapore by air from Jakarta yesterday on a goodwill and fact-finding mission. They are Mr. N. Naka'.. leader of the group. Mrs Nakai. Mr. K. Tajima and Mr Y. Tikahashj. They will survey t rade possibilities, especially in
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  • 161 7 SEVEN Singapore Khek couples started their married life yesterday in the Chinese autumn season of "good harvest and abundance." They were married at a mass-wedding in their community guild in Peck Scan Street. Six of the brides are seen above. On the left, Mr. Yone Sow
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  • 41 7 NO TAX FOR COLOMBO PLAN MEN Technical experts and other officers coming to Singapore in connection with the Colombo Plan programmes will be exempt from income tax during their stay This was agreed to oy the Singapore Legislative Council I yesterday.
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  • 71 7 U.S. ENVOY PROBE MAN HERE A N American senator arrived in Singapore yesterday to .see the work done by the American Consulate. Hr wa.s Senior Senntor Allen J Ellender. Democrat. Louisiana a member of the Appropriations Committee. He said he would examinr possibilities of cutting expenditure. Senator Ellender is on
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  • 40 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tucs.- A scheme to improve the drinking water supply at Kuala Beciili Bcsar. which will inclurir the installation of rabaoll drainage, has boon launched by the Rural and Industrial Development Authority at a art ot $9,400.
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  • 104 7 KLYNE At Ihe Civil General Hospital. Singapore, on 15th Srptrmbrr. 1933, Harold Michael Klynf. fil years. The funeral eortepe will leave his resldrnre. No. 286 East Coast Road, at 5 p.m. today, lfith September, for the Katong Catholic Church and thence to Bldari.irl Cemetery for Interment. WONG PONO LINN,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 73 7 CRAWFORD'S DELIGHTFUL BISCUITS Also 4 O'CLOCK AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS rRI-FRUIT SHAPES NO. 1 2 TINS MARIE ASSORTED SHORTBREAD GINGER NUTS 'CHEESE VARIETIES ETC. Available at all first class dealers Agents:— JACKSON CO., LTD. I LATEXOMETERS STOCKS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE OF GLASS LATEXOMETERS SHORT MASON PRICE ff; $7.40 I V ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENT
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    • 139 7 insist on for their furniture, which they usually buy from LITTLE'S II R I T I II I 11 1 VARI .1 I N I I I II si FLOOR Sole Agents for Singapore Federation GRAND VACATION TOUR r A Golden Opportunity to ipend your Winter visiting:J CEYLON The Treasure
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 115 7 THE WEATHEF Minimum temperature: 7.30 p.m. on Sept. 14 to 730 am on Sept. 1 5 Sincnprrc 75 rir^rrrs. I'rnanu 74. Kota Bahru ~'2. Kuala Lumpur 73. Ipoh 73. Knantan 72. .Maximum temperature i 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Srpt 15 Sincaporr 85. Penanc 87. Kota Bahru: not received.
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  • 231 8 MALAYA HOSTEL CHAIN FOR YOUTH A SERVICE which will help young people to travel around Malaya cheaply may oe started by the Youth Council of Singapore an«i the Federation. Known as the "Travel and Exchange" Service, it will investigate the problems of transport and lodging lor young people and arrange
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  • 86 8 Mr Pf ter Burges. visiting I examiner of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, will give a piano recital for schoolchildren at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow The programme will include works by Mozart. Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy. Tickets, at 50
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  • 43 8 The Chief Justice of Singapore. Sir Charles Murray Aynsley, will leave for Britain tomorrow accompanied by Lady Murray-Aynsley on six months' holiday. They will return in February. Mr. Justice Brown, senior puisne judge, will act as Chief Justice.
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  • 541 8 All voters should be on register, minority urge SINGAPORE electoral roll should be compiled as it is in Britain where householders must register all residents eligible to vote. This is suggested in a minority report of the Government committee which inquired into the registration of electors and the conduct of
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  • Article, Illustration
    29 8 INSPECTOR M. A. Morrissry of the Singapore Harbour Board Police Force, returned to the Colony yesterday in the Carthage with his wife and six-year-old son Michael. —Straits Times picture.
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  • 126 8 FAR EAST GROWS MORE rXX)D-GROWINQ regions in the Far East produced more crops last year than in any post-war year, states the annual report of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. The report says good weather and the fulfilment of government plans for rehabilitation and development caused
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  • 46 8 Seven students have passed the Part One examination for the Diploma in Social Studies. University of Malaya. They are: Chia cheong Fook. chia Chin Hock, Miss Kwok Swee Soo Miss Cecilia Lopez. S R. Nathan. One Kah Kok and Mrs. M. R Segeram
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  • 29 8 About $366 worth of pipings, sinks and blow lamps belonging to a contractor were stolen I from a plot in Aljunied Road, Singapore on Sunday i night.
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  • 53 8 LONDON. Tues.— A Dre-war Singapore Legislative Councillor. Mr. D. J. Ward, died In London on Sunday Mr. Ward, who was attached to the former Derrick and Co.. Singapore accountants. w*s chairman of the Pahang Consolidated, and a director of K iala Reman Rubber. Southern Tronoh Tin
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  • 88 8 MR. J. A. Reid, senior entomologist, and Dr. J. F. B. Edeson. malaria research officer, both of the Kuala Lumpur Institute of Medical Research, will represent Malaya at a World Health Organisation conference on malaria in Bangkok later this month. The conference will he the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 319 8 A new cigarette in a new box mild. jHF' f^ long imoking and cool U- for the true irpinia I lover •in cellophane- l^^j. '<ijt"' M ■ealrii nirtal l><> xr of *i»^^^i" < 2.'> to arri\<* in |)r-rfrrt 4 condition in any climate thr Hon«r> of Sobranie t.ik^i pririf: in
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    • 322 8 Outdoors! j Indoors THESE ARE YOUR SHIRTS! If you like exercise outdoors and faWckt, which Irnd !>park —or ju?t plain loafing around to your war-drobe. indoors you'll enjoy ROTH Stop 1,1 toda*y at your more by wearing an ARROW ARROW dcaWs an( l ask him sports shirt! to show you
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 292 8 Slraifs I iinrs rosMninl '3* 7 I •o "20" 21 22 23 111 _ll 111 3H32 33 ACROSS 8. Myself on people to a remlnci1. It is said to be In numbers „2" <7) (S 9. Defeat (3. 3. 6. 2). 4 English cheese (7) 15 A that ls y
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  • 476 9 DIFFICULTIES encountered by Singapore Education Department in carrying out its education plan were summarised by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. C. Goode. in the Legislative Council yesterday. While wholeheartedly supporting a motion by Mr. John Laycock (Prog.-Katong), which called for a
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    73 9 SINGAPORE will soon adopt the most modern flre-flfrhting technique if new proposals of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, Mr. J. G. Shaw, are approved by the City Council. Mr. Shaw, and his wife, above, returned to Singapore yesterday in the Carthage after being on leave in England. During his
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  • 141 9 Tax Bill reading put off SINGAPORE Legislative Council yesterday deferred the second reading of the In- come Tax (Amendment) Bill to the October meeting. Mr. W. C. Taylor. Financial Secretary, who moved the deferment, said It was to enable Mr. Tan Chin Tujin, member for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
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  • 40 9 The Singapore Court of criminal Appeal will hear three aDD«':ils next Monday. t.wo against conviction and the third against .sentence. A sltt!n« of the Court 'it Civil Appeal will follow. Eleven aDDcals are on the calendar
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  • 710 9 School speed-up backed by full Council THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday carried unanimously a motion by Mr John Laycock (Prog Katong) to accelerate the education programme next year. The motion asked the Council to agree that It was urgent to speed up education whatever the cost, and that the building
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  • 80 9 51 2,000 BILLNOT WASTED' A FOOD production scheme north of Changi Road, Singapore, which was abandoned brcause of high prices being asked for land and prohibitive drainage fnarsrs has already cost the Government 512.000 for salaries and wage*. At thr Legislativr Council mreting yestrrday, the (■iivfrnmcnl told Dr. C. J.
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  • 20 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Muar-Parit Sulong road was 14 Inches under water at the 92 mile this morning.
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  • 310 9 END THIS RED TAPE' DEMAND TO GOVT. rw\HE Singapore Government was yesterday asked by Mr. P F. de Souza. a Nominated Legislative Councillor, to de vise a simple and -fflcient method of operating the new Immigration law and to cut out "red tape" and duplication of documents Mr. de Souza.
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  • 90 9 At Singapore Legislative I Council yesterday. Mr. M. P D. Nalr (Indep -Seletan asked for a progress report on select committees now sitting, ar.d was told by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W.A.C. Goode, tc submit a motion. Select committees which have yet to report are those on
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  • 266 9 280,900 PUPILS— BUT ONLY 82,000 PLACES POTENTIAL scholars for all types of schools In Singapore next year are estimated to number2Bo.9oo but there will be accommodation for only 82,000 pupils, the Government told the Legislative Council In answer to education questions yesterday. In reply to Mr. John Laycock, (Prog.- Katong),
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  • 105 9 THE CITY COUNCIL Is thing wide publicity to the advantages of thr use of non-romhustiblr matrrial for roofing ax a precaution against flrr. This was statrd by thr (•ovrrnniriit in thr Legislative Council yesterday in reply to Mr. C. C. Tan. (Prog. Tanglin) who
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 310 9 JD CATHAY ORGANISATION _JTL. ATTRACTIONS TgT I<3aabam last few days 11 A.M.. 1.45, 4.15. •HONI 11-1H hOR BOOKINCiS 6 45 930 PM I—— A FLAME-THROWER THAT FUSES THE UNDERWORLD INTO LJ m M AN ALLY OF THE LAW —IN THE M bl COUNTER BLAST AGAINST ESPIONAGE! MuLM HER ORDERS: ■I^^
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    • 249 9 S> Dion* «•>"■< I tnhitf t\ WW slarnng IPtlt lff Ijfr Montgomery 1.45 -AjMr CLIFT 4.00 MmW Anne BAXTER Last SUit,:' W 11, 1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.30 N.B. The season of this film will carry on at the PAVILION foffforrotr at i ti pilot H E heid the world AT^WORDPOINTI
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  • CHILDREN'S CORNER
    • 617 10 A STORY IN TWO PARTS OF A SPIDER WHO LEARNED TO KNIT "THIS is the tale of Salleh the Spider. He was the first of all spiders and lived in the roof of a house, long long ago. Poor Salleh was such an unhappy little spider. He
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    • 263 10 Take out you r paints Dear Boys and Girls. Most of you had the correct answer to the "Hidden Aford" competition .vhich was of course. "Wise Owl It was very difficult to choose and. as usual, age and neatness were taken into consideration when deciding on the winners Th«se are
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    • 331 10 Picture of Donna Maria THE Portuguese Government have jii.st commemorated me centenary of the issue of their country's first postage stamp? It was in 1853 that the lovely queen Donna Maria II sat upon the throne of Portugal, and the stam v issued m \Wthoicx her ax a child, the
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    • 73 10 Q0 you know the answers to the following questions? Which is the fastest quadruped? Which is the narrowest strait? Which is the strongest animal? Which is the lowest country? Which is the longest river? Which is the deepest ocean? Which is the biggest bird? If I give
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    • 99 10 JUGGLE I WITH THESE WORDS HERE arc mm anagrams for you. The words you see in black type can be re- arranged to form another i word which has the samt> I meaning and will fit equally well into the same sentence. A Ghost from Hades. The last set. oddly
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 191 10 %Parker FACTORY SOLE. AGENT" AND REP AIR'SERVICE STATION f/on/or ARCADE BLDG. RAFFLES PL. SINGAPORE »P3t VvikcJk* vl BISCUITS i F^M-Xl^^rj: genuine old-Dutch jfj/l>&s^&Pg ,Wy j& cookie, rich in flivouf &*^sJ&^''!r&<ri&- <: '<r cauSf °f c broken \jf ''f'&A^^W Abcautifullvdc*ij:nffd f Sa^^T wafer, with an unique ■i. \&f -'Yj^^^^^t double-fillingofcrcim ■'A
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    • 201 10 fW.th a glass of health-giving Milo you can quickly replace lost energy. So simple to make, and so delicious a with it's wholesome a%\ chocolate flavour. 1 T I I lake along MILO FORIIFIED TONIC FOOD DRINK 'Viyella' ey lakes nooil care of babies i 'VivHla" i< perfrrt L— 1
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 39 10 G. C. C. Collect six of these coupons to join the Children's Corner Club. DLEASE tnrol mt as a member of the Children's Corner Wise Owls and send me a badge j NAME I ADDRESS I DATE OF BIRTH
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  • 549 11 ALL— CHINESE CAST IN PLA\ WRITTEN IN THE WEST —i 5 colourful theatre AS its 11th production since its inception in 1951. the Singapore Arts Theatre tomorrow night presents "The Yellow Jacket," a play in English that captures the form and spirit of the Chinese Theatt-e. The
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 266 11 PASTEURISED for your protection All "Magnolia" &®\H&\\i\^ Milk and Ice Cream products are scientifically L^^^^^><^.F pasteurised and factory packed for J^^Zpß&r' your protection... /Jxg&^^^^b-^^ wl MILK and ICECREAM t t> Ly I 111 -p UIESTS iiii W 1 HI dii fesßi^S L/jf^&m i mII <tB o^<vRHSSM^B •C^__^J| VVhy Dr Wests
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    • 419 11 The VISCOUNTESS BOYLE. j|^^^ v an mlfrnatiennl i«r!/M btauly. wind on rf%ssߣ'i* g\& i V jKflgflaugsSSSsi B^B^B^BDB^tSSSSSSSf' 'H Ponii'< Ir- he* rr>rt,plnion fart Sl>o it,' JlhteUl B»^^^* s ~~Pm<f> Cold an 4 Vanishing Cteami tßw^^^ art Ihi /hurt aid' I" beauty ra*t I know". I I I m M in
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  • 353 12 ALL SHARES QUIETER WITH EASIER TREND IN TINS TIN DOWN, RUBBER UP T»HE Singapore share market had a quiet day yesterday and no enthusiasm was shown by either buyers or sellers. Consequently the turnover was small indeed. Tin shares were slightly easier after the noon tin price was announced at
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  • 178 12 MELBOURNE, Tues. ■pHE upward move in the general 1 investment market showed signs of tapering-off on the Stock Exchange today. The rise had continued for several weeks and a reaction had been expected as the, usual market move after a long uptrend. Movements generally were narrow and the
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  • 164 12 NEW YORK. Tues -pHE Stock Market yesterday was active around Friday's levels as carry-over liquidation met bar-gain-hunting and covering, resulting in fairly evenly divided price changes either way, with losses claimine a mild edge. In the afternoon another selling wave subsequently brought rather broadfront declines to nearly $2.
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  • 205 12 SINGAPORE rubber market yesterday was marked with periods of steadiness and easiness. October first grade cfo&ed at 65' 4 cents a pound, unchanged on the noon price. The market opened steadier on better advices from New York but after advancing, eased towards midday with some selling from up-country.
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  • 19 12 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at 5306 a picul, down $2.62 f 2.
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  • 97 12 CHIPS lying alongside the Slnga- pore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Carthage 1/2. Beetong 3. Rlsaldar 4 5. Caltex Sydney 6j7, Calyon 8 9 Akagl Maru 11, Buloh ***** Olenearn 15 16. Sumatra 18. Anshun 19 20. Tung Song N. Wall 4 and 5. Salong N.
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  • 78 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following alterations In Its rates to merchants yesterday: CANADA: buying, T.T. 32' i. airmail. O.D. 32 3/8, 90 days 32 5 8 credit bills, 32 11/16 trade bill*: selling. T.T. or O.D. 31 15/16, ready. On the tree exchange market In
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  • 69 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: Noon prices per picul*ere: Copra: steady; September $35 i buyers. $36 sellers; October $35 i buyers. $36 i sellers. Coconut oil: $56 sellers Pepper: steady; All varieties up $5; Muntok white $369. Sarawak ♦360. Lampong black $320. Lewis and Peat Closing prices were: Copr*:
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  • 38 12 In the 12 weeks ended August 15. Raub Australian Gold Mlnlne Co. Ltd. produced 3.406 ounces of fine gold from 16,065 tons of tonnage crushed. This compares with 3.440 ounces in the preceding 12 weeks.
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  • 26 12 Jelenu Tin Dredging Ltd produced 766 piculs of tin-ore in June. Jul« and August, compared with 853 piculs in the preceding three months.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • 504 13 S. China win 3-1 DLAYING their second game in the Colony, the visiting South China soccer team scored a wellearned 3-1 victory over Singapore "A" before a 3,358 crowd at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The game was fought out at a very fast
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  • 145 13 CINGAFORfcS eleven to plar South China at Jalan Resar Mariium today shows four changes (mm Hi. tram that was beaten In the Malaya Cup Anal. iU 1 Narayanan, preferred to Chee Seng. Skinner and Yew (ham |»ta his first game In a full Colony
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  • 23 13 Malay Settlement Union trounced Indian Brotherhood Soccerites 7-1 In their SAFA Dlv. 3B fame at Gevlang yesterday. 9?t. Youneman refereed.
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  • 31 13 The SAFA Div 2 grme scheduled lo be played at BODCA ground yesterday was not, played as both teams i BODCA ana Rocklltesi failed to turn up.
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  • 22 13 Raiajl S.C. bra I Pulau Branl 1-0 in friendly soccer match at Fmxrer Park Supplah ncored the winning joal.
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  • 35 13 PAISLEY, Scotland. Tiies "KO rrlcket was possible here today when the Australian."' were to have started the first of two twodav matches against Scotland. Rain fell early and continued throughout the day Reiner
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  • 217 13 Recs go on a spree, score 1 2 v college SINGAPORE Recreation Club set up a record score in Singapore league hockey when they thrashed a nineman Teachers Training College team 12-0 in a first divi- aion fixture on the padani; yesterday. The teachers started the game with eight players
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  • 80 13 CHing to the indispoMtion of •ttaral players, ti.iee changes have been maae in the SCC Nev. corners v The Rest rugb> triml on the ppdnng today. Ma-Donald" fullUck for NewI comers. haj> been replaced by 1 riyland; Munel, Newcomers flyhalf is »No unable to turn
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  • 210 13 TAIPINO. Tiles. QUTSTATION player* have dominated the finals of the Chinese Recreation Club open tennis championships which will conclude on Saturday owing to postponements due to rain. In the open doubles. Soon Ewe Jin and Tan Cheng Tee entered the final beating the Ipoh pair,
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  • 40 13 S. J. Lim and N. N. Leicester, with a score of 154. won the President's Frlie at the Island Club last weekend. \Cinners of the Vice-Prenldent's PrUe were the runners-up I. F. Cook and E J. MgML
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  • 40 13 The Singapore Rifle Association spoon shoot was won by W. O. Sneahor. with a nett score of 97. 'Ihe handicap score S.R. <bi went to Major HaLsey 1 101.86 > inri the S.R. iui to Mr. Hardistry (101. 17t.
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  • 36 13 TODAY: High ***** hrs. (7 1) and 1445 «8.5 i: Low 0830 (4 7> and 2144 (2*l. TOMORROW Hivll 0435 hrs (6 5i and 1533 i8«>: Low 0908 hrs. (Ml and 2303 3 .0
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  • 179 13 LONDON, Tuesday. SUNDERLANDS 'million dollar" team, which beat Arsenal 7-1 last Saturday, failed to maintain their form yesterday and were soundly beaten by Aston Villa on the latter* ground. Aston Villa now move up i the table to fourth place be- hind West Bromwich, Wolves
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  • 274 13 LH)KMEK Negri and South hockey centre-forward Sheikh Mansoor scored the two second-half goals with which Latiff Wanderers beat Singapore Cricket Club 2-0 in the S.H.A. Div. 1 league match on the padang yesterday. I This was Wanderers' first win in three matches and another in
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    32 13 PRKMONITION, ridden by Epli Smith, bring led in aft. r winning the St l.egrr Stakrs at Doncaster last Saturday from the French challenger. Northern Light, and the Queen's colt Aureole. Reutor picture.
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  • 271 13 pOSITIONS In the Singapore Hockey Association league t,i dn!f fir« FIRST DIVISION P W D h F A I) SRC Hta> 3 3 0 0 18 2 CSC 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 SC*C 3 1116 6 3 Latiff W. 3 1114 4 3
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  • 298 14  -  EPSOM JEEP By I ILLIBULLERO, a four-year-old by the Ascot Gold Cup winner Precipitation, returns to racing after a three-month spell. He has looked very fit in training and, going back to his Summer Cup form, he must hold a great chance in the
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  • 151 14 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER Race 1. 2.15. TRADUCER Tarean Fairy TARZAN Traducer Fatry TRADUCER Duke Honnurbright Race 2. 2.45. HULA HULA Observation Percussion GOLD TRAIN Percussion Hula Hula PERCUSSION Hula Hula Gold Train Race 3. 1.15. CARTHUSIAN Avilor Carshalton CARTHISIAN \wl.ir Vrmlam CARTHUSIAN Lefebvre Avflor Race
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  • 1048 14 A CCEPTORS and probable jockeys for today's races at Bukit Timah are given below. The Double Tote will be on Races 5 and 8. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race 7. Race 1 2.15: Class Z, Div. 4 6 Furs. 1 732 Tarian Ward 4.13
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  • 738 14 MY BEST BET of the day at Bukit Timah today is GOLDEN LOTUS in Race Five. This game horse has been second in his last four runs and I think hi& winning turn is due again. Oolden Lotus was a good thing beaten when he
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  • 296 14 At B. Timah today rpHERE wan more rain yesterday I morning and the going at Bukit Tlmah today wiU at best be yielding. TODAY'S BEST BET: Golden Lotus in Race Five. BEST LONG-SHOT: Amusement II in Race Seven. Radio Malaya will broadcast the first six races from Bukit Timah today.
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  • 42 14 N^ YORK. Tues. -The New York Yankees yesterday won the American League pennant by beating Cleveland Indians. They will meet the National League champions. Brook.yn Dodgers, in the World Series starting on Pept. 30.— A P
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  • 33 14 LONDON, Tuesday Yesterday s rugby union results wereAberavon 0 Cardiff 10 Crosskeys 8 Crumlln 0; Llanelly 14 Group Captain SO Walkers team 18: Pen«ance and Newlyn 1 1 Blackheath 10— Reuter.
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  • 67 14 SYDNEY. Tues. T«HE vrre'sry of the Australian Soccer Association. Mr. Roy Drury, announced last night that an Australian team of 16 would visit Hong Kong next September. The team would play three matches. Including one against All Hong Kong. Mr. Drury said this would
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  • 60 14 SEREMBAN, Tues. Johore Malays will travel to Seremban on Friday to meet the Negrl Sembilan Malays in the Sultan's Gold Cup soccer competition. The game will be played on the station padang. Negri Malays should provide strong opposition especially after their recent success
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  • 359 14 PARMITER. a bright Gold Cup hope, worked well on the training track at Bukit Tlmah yesterday morning. Breaking from the mile past, this Harroway gelding, with Farad in the saddle, steadily increased his pace to cover the last 6f. in lmin. 21 1/5. 4f. in 54
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  • 205 14 TALISMAN has won his last three races over sprint distances like a champion. It is not often that a horse makes it four in a row but Talisman's performances have been so outstanding that I am taking him to win again in
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  • 132 14 IPOH. Tues. The Disciplinary Board of the Perak Amateur Football Association ye.sterd •> suspended two senior dtVMoE players. Lee Chee Kiong, of the Ramblers, and Wong Llm Chenc. of Cheng Wah. for three monh each. The suspension Is to take effect from the start of the leagu^
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  • 21 14 OSLO. Tuea. Denmark beat Norway by one goal to nil ln an international soccer match here yesterday. Reutrr.
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  • 35 14 COLOMBO. Tues— The Australian rugby union touring team opened its Ceylon tout by beating Colombo 35-11 Half way through the first half Australia led 16-0 and at half time were 19-8 in front
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    72 14 lOCKEY \ixlul M.i» 1 left by air yesterday as the first "ambassador" of the Malayan Turf to Australia. Mawi. who graduated fror". an apprentice to hecom > one of the leading jockeys in Malaya, will ride against internationally famous jockeys in the Invitation Stake* at Caiilfirlri on Sept.
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