The Straits Times, 9 August 1954

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    Masthead
    14 1 The Straits Times flew**** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, Al'G! ST 9. 1954 15 CENTS
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    TWO DIED HERE
    47 1 ESTATE WOICKKKS gather round the wreckage of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Forj-e Harvard and the crater it tore when it crashed on .lugra e«.t-ite nrar Banting, Selangor. on Saturday. Two airmen, Pilot Oflieer Roy Wilson and Cadet Officer Santokh Singh, were willed.— ST. picture.
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    OFF-COURSE BETS PLAN
    761 1 No licensed 'bookies' MALAYA MAY TRY N.Z. WAY pUK (iovcrnments o f the Federation and Singapore are considering: a scheme for off-course lu'ttin«: based on the New Zealand Totalisator Vcency Hoard. fhe Federation committee appointed to inquire into the desirability of registration and li censing <>l' bookmakers
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    $2,500—& JUST IN TIMES TOO
    79 1 $2,500— JUST IN TIMES TOO Mm; (tl l> stu- in Ipnli. I .(II UIIM > t 1.(1 In Punic II" iinrr in Mr. •I Optra Singapore. .ii. Hi I. urn It li.in in. Inl ;i uli\" »lood her h.ipp> id helped k 'Hi I the teen «ork"1(1 pi1771--I t II
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    Mechanic dies: Boy is held
    19 1 t itor m.- Kuon H''n. l -i in- and HTived Mwin Id A youth
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    A slump—so contract off
    31 1 A slump— so contract off I.na. Sun. rporatlon tern tract with Ito Workers In 80 days. r< !us. d to •■■it. tued for a tl sales, n notice in inion local.—
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    The only way to slim— eat LESS
    145 1 The only way to slim eat LESS PHILADELPHIA. Sun. DR NORMAN SCHNEEBERG of the Einstein Medical Ontrc says there is n" .secret" why there are *****.000 fat people in the United States. They Just eat too much. SclineebtTK used a blackboard to show an area of the brain known as
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    MALA YS PLAN A $1 MIL. COMPANY
    138 1 $100,000 capital is needed now KUALA LUMFUK. Sunday. U 4 BOUT 50 Malay businessmen from different parts D of Malaya today decided to start a $1 million com- r pany for transport, building and import-export i Business. The mooting was sponsored by the
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    Sailor boy
    66 1 A I.ITTI.K BOY meets th Krrnrh Nayy and he dorsn' scorn -to carr for the suit siivr him. Hi- is onr of tlir thousands of refugees fro north Vietnam to llaiphon lirrr the Krenrh put thr on ships to t.ikr tin-in freedom. The rrfueres ra leave thr ships
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    Dress that line
    90 1 i U.S. ARMY ORDER FRANKFURT. Hun. The VS. Army let it be known yesterday that it expects ail wiv< 's and teen-avers of its iorces In Europe to keep their straps up and their Haps down. Top officers said what they are trying to An without li
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    Margaret: Engaged soon?
    110 1 Margaret: Engaged soon? LONDON. Sun. THE Sunday Express reported today a "swelling whisper" that Princess Margaret soon will oe engaged to Colin Tennant. 27-year-old son of Lord Glenconner. Margaret. 23. is staying the weekend at Glenconner, Innerleithen. Scotland. The Express said In its weekly gossip column: "The rumour will gain
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    Colombo meeting? Not now—India
    52 1 Colombo meeting? Not now India NEW DELHI. Sun.— lndia doea not feel the time is ripe for a mooting of the Colombo Powers India, Burma. Cvylon, Pakistan and Indonesia in Rangoon this month, according to reliable sources here today. The conference was ■uggest«'d by the Ceylonese Prime* Minister, Sir John
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    Woman attempts 18½-mile swim
    52 1 VICTORIA. Sun— Florence Chadwick will start at 6 a.m. tomorrow on her attempt to become the first person to swim the Straits of Juan de Fura. the 18' 2 -mile water harrier between the United States and Canada. She has already conquered the English channel both
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    STRIKE HITS TROOPS FROM STORE
    207 1 SOl THAMPTON. Sun. BECAUSE of a loc»l strike British troops who docked here from the Far East last night worked all through the night unloading their »wr b»ggage from the Empire Trooper which arrived here from Singapore and llong Kong Nearly 2.««M1 Southampton rl.Kkem nmr
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    GRENADES THROWN AT BRITISH FAMILIES
    122 1 CAIRO, Sunday lIAND grenades were thrown into the British military families' camp at Fort Fund, opposite Port Said at the northern end of the Suez Canal yesterday. One duu#ad a tent but the Ptksr did not explode. There wtre no casualties. Uftn .security IoKM In
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    Capri holiday
    23 1 CAPRI. Sun The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived here last nißht in their yacht Narcissus for a brief holiclav Reuter.
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    More aid for Korean army
    60 1 TOKYO. Sun General John I, Hull. United States Far K.ist Commander, said today South Koreas military fores will be strengthened, althoufih President Syngman Rhee did not net everything he aski'd for on his recent trip to Washington. Gen. Hull arrived at the international airport here
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    Sky men stand by for Duke
    46 1 EDMONTON. Sun. A Royal Canadian Air Force Dakota with a crew of three and a three-man parachute rescue team will stand by at Yellowknife in the north-western territories during the Duke ol Edinburgh's tour of the territories siartlnu today. Reuter
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    HARI RAYA HAJI
    16 1 The Straits Times nishes its Muslim readers a Selamat I Hart Raya Haji.
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    Wheat sales
    32 1 WASHINGTON. Sim 1 h<- K sold only about 55 per cent of Its wheat quota for Rale abroad under an international agreement for the marketing 'year ending July 31.— A.P.
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    Bannister wins the 'mile of century'
    313 1 VANCOUVER, Sun. i MAGNIFICENT milr race won by England's Ro«er Bannister inside four mi-.iutps and the dramatic collapse of world champion j marathon runner Jim Peters 220 yards from the linishinji line marked the end oi the British Empire and Commonwealth Games here yesterdayJim
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    Outburst against Nehru
    140 1 Outburst against Nehru NOW GOANS SEEK STRONG ACTION 1 KARACHI. Sun. ABOUT 150 Goans demonstrated before the Portuguese Vice-Con-sulate here last night demanding that Portugal "take strong action to protect Goa from India.' They carried Portußue.sa flags and placards bearing the slogan: Down With Nehru, Viva Salazar. Down With Communism
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    STOP PRESS
    54 1 I\M> >>K- BRITAIN iok pmon N IIROBI sun 1 1 .1 ,|vk,,| I.l i ommissioner r.rti-h nnn hi I'nrnimn I Mrit.i t.i pnittrt lalcttatai Thii Mil i nt i Indi.in dcmonNtratlMM in Lmir.m o M i .mr v hi« h Jndi.i h V*otcstoC Indu h.i-^ no ri-pre-niitive there.
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    Big spy hunt
    48 1 ATHENS. Sun. Marshal Alexander Papagos. the Oreek Prime Minuter, l:>st night ordered the military commander of the Athena area lo uncover "agenti ol foreign power" alleged lo be operating in Greek Omrmranil departments. Hi- ha als<> ordered a iimllar Investigation in 'hs police force Renter.
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    FLUORINE IN CITY WATER
    159 2 FLUORINE IN CITY WATER Let the Govt. pay says Mr. Chan TH E Singapore City Council's public uti- j Uttes commuter will consider next week what the council should do about the $100,000 proposal to flourinatp the water supply. Mr. Chan Kum Chee. vicechairman of the committee, .-airi yesterday it
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    The winning orators will get shields
    113 2 SINGAPORE Chinf.-f YMCA will hold its first annual students' oratonal contest at 'rtf a.voclation premises m Seiegir Road, at 2 p.m. on Aue 21 The contest open to Mandarin- speaking students from English and Chinese schools- U divided Into two sections. Section "A" is
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    Prime Minister misses talks
    55 2 AMMAN. Sun. Abu El Huda I Tewfiq. Prime Minister of Jordan, will not take part In the conference of Moslem leaders In Mecca tomorrow called by Klne Sand of Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister said today that he would spend the seven-day frast of Allhada at
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    India blockades Goa, but Lisbon declares: We will fight the invaders
    650 2 NEW DELHI, Sun. A SARI-CLAD woman argued tearfully with the Indian customs inspector over possession of a basket of vegetables. Then she boarded the train at the border town of Castle Rock and went into Portuguese India without them.
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    Menon calls meeting
    47 2 The Representative of the Government of India In Malaya. Mr M. OopaU Menon. has called a meeting t the representatives of all Indian orga nlsations In Singapore tomor row to discuss the reglstratlor of Indians as citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies.
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    Germans get big contract
    62 2 NEW DELHI. Sun— A German firm, Baressel Kuns has won a £278.000 sterling Indian Government contract to build the first stage of the Banihal Tunnel, it was announced here today. The tunnel will provide an all-weather road to the Kashmir Valley normally cut off during the
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    SECOND THREAT TO KILL MENZIES
    137 2 Anonymous telephone message MFI-BOIRNE. Sunday A second threat within 24 hours to kill the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies, was made in an anonymous telephone call to a Melbourne newspaper. The man who rang said. 'Men7ies won't loavr Mr]bourne alive. We don't likr him."
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    MEN DEPLORE SPORTS GIRLS
    114 2 VANCOUVER. Sun. A NEWSPAPER survey of athletes at the British Empire Games •Ksclosed that mmt men do Mi like id athletes, but .ousel' men appeal to the girls. Said Scots wrestler George McKenzie: "I like mv women wee and soft so 1 can hammer them. But
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    Duchess dies
    23 2 EDINBURGH. Sun. The Dowaper Duchess of Buccleuch. mother ol the Duchrss of Gloucester, died here last nleht. She was 84— Rruter.
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    THE JOHORE STAND AT THE BIG SHOW
    65 2 THE JOHORE STAND AT THE BIG SHOW I A MODEL of the Government offices at Muar is the central feature of the Jobore dlaplay of arts and crafts at the Malayan Agri-Horticul-tural Association which opened in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The cut-out heads and the examples of old Malay earvlnc
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    Dr. John riddle stays a riddle
    58 2 Dr. John riddle stays a riddle men undi failed my anvr ol Wesi ty din lied on day .strong of Di crlppli work Bnt many. lntelli K en been s, to Con and ■< The Alln what that l' Iron I mad for ,s< B arr mari Johr havr wr-nt
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    Poles back up Russian note
    11 2 Poland a than ai tansm." Rf
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    PLANES FIGHT CHINA FLOODS
    113 2 LONDON. Sun. Planes ar« droppinr materials to Chi nese soldiers and civilian* fichtine floods caused hy th<Yangt7e and Huai Rivers in the Hankou area, the Htm China News Agency reported yesterday. Three transport plani-s luiti already dropped 'mi inn; sacks over the Huai area. Thes.will he
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      258 2 Singapore 1 3 -a; 2fflk»J SL2SS! i penanc 7IS am. Time Signul aud 15 Short Story; 10.30-11.00 Take I 00-J.OO P.M Aj. Singapore: 6no .Opening Announcement- 7H Ur Partner Listener* Calllne: 655 Shtre 'Morning Star; 730 New*: 735 VfTAf A fITUDITD M"ket Report .7 on T-.me Sicnal and .norm A,
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    WOMEN SLAIN IN STREET RIOT
    255 3 jforocco mobs out again troops fire PORT ,1/VAI TEY, Moron o. Sunday nIOTERS eui the throats of two European women, J{ lP( troops fired on demonstrators in a new out- rtotenee here yesterday when at least, nine killed and dozens more were wounded Nationalist IstiqlaJ
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    India names the truce guardians
    127 3 \l PH. III. Sun. ,\|iM hM announced thr 0 Inr < hairmcn for Intffl < Mini truer irj omniivMoiiv in nmmisftien: Mr. M, tin ni Una High ioni i in London. VI |oi <■'!> K. IV Pa--111 in.iti'. 1 N Kiiosia. ilrec in. Invtcirial division
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    Medal for Ike
    41 3 WASHINGTON. Sun Prr.sldont Eisenhower today rorrived a silver medal and a letter of pratitude from the community of st. More Eplise. France, in appreciation of the United State* part In liberating that district In the last war—Reuter. i
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    U.S. BUILDS A NON-FLYING SPACE SHIP'
    212 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. rE VS. Air Force .said yesterday it now has its first imitation space ship a non-flying sealed cabin for the study of human factors in outer space travel. The cabin, which looks more like a house furnace than a scientific device, has
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    DEPORTEES REACH CANTON
    38 3 I Two hun- -five Chinese Malaya bave N>w China -Ttrd vp.stcr- They were warmly received by the Kwantunß Provincial Committee of Oversow Chinrse Affairs who are now caring for them, the agency said.— Reuter. i
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    GUIDE DOGS WORTH $45,000 POISONED
    159 3 MINNEAPOLIS, Sun. EIGHT dogs trained to lead blind persons died yesterday and eight more were near death after eating poisoned meat thrown over a kennel fence during the night. Eighteen others were less .strlmisly ill. The dead dogs were valued at US$l5,OOO iM545,000). Mr. John
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    THE U.S.A.F. SHOWS HOW TO DROP IN FOR A DRIVE
    71 3 THE U.S.A.F. SHOWS HOW TO DROP IN FOR A DRIVE AIRCRAFTSMAN Klmrr Volliii.in. of Chiraco. Illinois lowrrs himsrlf into thr open top of a baby car from a I'nitrd States Air Force transatlantic hHicoptrr. "Hnpalnnc pilotrd by Captain W. R. Kusy. of Jennings. Kansas. They were rehearsing- a display at
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    Persia gets four times as much
    290 3 OIL SETTLEMENT WELCOMED BY CHURCHILL AND EISENHOWER TEHERAN, Sunday. ROGER STEVENS, British Ambassador to Persia, had an audience with the Shah toda> and gave him a personal message from Sir Winston Churchill expressing satisfaction at the outcome of the oil negotiations, a court otTicial
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    KLIMOWICZ TALKS TO HIS HOME
    168 3 LONDON. Sun. i NTONI KLIMOWICZ, 24. A the Polish seaman granted asylum in Britain, broadcast in his own language In the British Broadcasting Corporation's service to Poland last night. In a two-and-a-half-minute talk he said he had left Poland because the Polish authorities had pressed
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    No more visas for Reds—Chile
    73 3 No more visas for Reds— Chile SANTIAGO. Sun.— The Chilean Government has decided that in future It will not grant visas to enter Chile to people from "Iron Curtain countries or those with which Chile does not have diplomatic relations. The decision follows Incl- j dents this week during the
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    'We're sorry'
    30 3 BELGRADE, Sun. The' Yugoslav Foreign Office said today Albania nas apologised to Yugoslavia for a frontier incident in which a Yugoslav corporal was killed on July 30. Reuter.
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    A bouncing Australian celebrates his freedom with 12-foot hops
    202 3 LONDON. Sun.— A rr^r Australian wallaby which r»raped from Whipsnade 7am cclrhratrd freedom yesterday with 11-foot hopn. He hopped towards I.ondon. in.ikini; I"> mile« an hour at times, but he was xig-caKKinr and hark-trackinc. and obnrr\rr* who raucht fl«-«>tinK climpses of
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    Hillary: Everest is still higher
    150 3 WASHINGTON. Sun. SIR Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt, members of the British expedition that con- quered Mt. Everest last I year, believe the peak is actually higher than 29.002 feet, its most Irequently cited altitude. When asked exactly how high he thinks Mt Everest
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    Bonn seeks new pact
    63 3 TOKYO Sun. -A nine-man West German trade mission, headed by Dr. Hans Stra;k arrived here by air last night fur negotiations with officials on revision of the JapaneseWest German trade pact. A new agreement Ls to be worked out to replace one which expired last June
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    Trade pact
    41 3 LONDON. Sun— The Rumanian Ager press agency reported yesterday that under a 1954-55 trade agreement signed with Indonesia. Rumania will receive rubber, coffee, tea, pepper, sisal and other goods. Rumania will send tractors, diesel engines, machine tools etc. Reuter.
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    Strike ends
    41 3 LONDON. Sun— A 14-week-old strike of members of the Communist-led Electrical Trades Union employed by the London caterers. Messrs. J. Lyons and Company, ended yesterday when the union asked the men to go back to work on tomorrow. Reuter.
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    128 Maus out
    36 3 NAIROBI. Sun. Former Mau Mau adherents, wearing hoods. have identified 128 hard core" terrorists including 23 women in the Kahawa Quarry area eight miles north ■if here, an official communique said yesterday— Reuter
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    Back home
    27 3 MONTREAL. Sun. The body of Emilie Dionne was returned last night to her family at Corbeil. Ontario. She died at North Bay on Friday. UP.
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    HOSPITAL MENACED
    315 4 Backpay or we strike —union JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. ABOUT 900 men and women hospital at- tendants, ayahs, cooks. j scavengers and gardeni ers employed in the GeI neral Hospital here have threatened to strike. The threat follows cullap.se of negotiations between the Chief Medical Officer. Dato Mohamed Salleh,
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    His defence was not required
    86 4 JOHORE BAHRU Sun JALIL b:n Ghani. an RAOC driver. wa.s today acquitted without being called for his defence on a charge of inconsiderate drivinu. A motorist alleged in the Police court here that Jalil bumpod into his car from behind after be had siuna.led that
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    Five M.Ps. coming next week
    101 4 Five M.Ps. coming next week FIVE Members of Parliament will arrive in Singapore on Aug. 16 from Britain to begin a Far East, tour under the auspices of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. They are: Mr. R. Asslieton. Sir Robert Boothby. Sir Roland Robinson, the Rev. R. Sorensen and Mr. Percy
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    Murder case man remanded
    49 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Musa bin Yas-slm wh charged in the police court with the murder of Sulieman bin H-»s san, whose body, slashed by a parang, was found in a small mosque at Kebun Teh on Wed ncsday. Mu.sa was remanded no bail being allowed. >>»>>»>!
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    Strong man show for conference youths
    218 4 'MR. KIWI' CONTEST PLANNED I\KI.K(iATES to the World Assembly of Youth con*J ference which opens in Singapore on Aug. 16 will he invited to witness the 1954 "Mr. Kiwi' contest and Physical Culture show at the Raffles Girls' Shcool Hall on Aug. 19 at
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    Silent man gets two years
    101 4 Silent man gets two years KULIM, Sun. COR falling to report the F presence of bandits, a shopkeeper, Ooi Hai Soo, was .sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the Kulim Sessions Court yesterday. Ooi told the President. Tuan Sved Sheh Barakabah. that the terrorists threatened to kill him if he
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    30 TAKE THE LEAD
    105 4 They aim to protect bus users KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Thirty people met here tod.iv and formed The Public Service Vehicles' Users Association." They said their aim wa.s to protect the interests of people relying on public wnrtec vehicles as their sole means of transport. The meeting
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    'Henry IV at town hall
    28 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Victoria Institution's Society of Drama presented a very successful Shakespeare's Henry IV" at the town hall here last nisht.
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    Dies at work
    28 4 ALOR STAR. Sun—A carpenter. Mat Lsa bin Mat Noh. 35. collapsed and died while at work yesterday at Kuala Kedah, nine miles from Alor Star.
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    P.C. killed
    17 4 ALOR STAR. Sun—A Malay (•unstable. Ayob bin Ismail, died last night after a motorcycle accident.
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    Lunch at Istana for WAY
    68 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The Johore Youth Council yesterday met to discuss plaru to welcome the World Assembly or Youth delegates who are visiting Johore Bahru. The Ten«ku Mahkota announced he would invite the visitors to lunch at the Istana Bukit Stulang and Mr. Lee Kong
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    HILL CLIMB RIDER TAKES A SPILL
    52 4 R. P. HOI DM! M ss. ridmg HnucUs :».M» i-.v. motor-ryclr. hit a sandbag while negotiating a barrier and was thrown off his machine at the Singapore Motor i lul> hill climb meeting at Bukit Balok yesterday, lie was slightly bruised (Full report in
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    SAGO MEN GET QUERY WHY THIS SHUTDOWN
    48 4 SAGO MEN GET QUERY WHY THIS SHUTDOWN 'PHK Depart] dried to Gin Ouai Workei Thknow whj ing to Thr tolri thi that Aw. last da: Saturri;, ■erred firm. The un ed that months i If not the fact Lane cvi The til The uni fcCKNOWLEDUUM THI I v
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      169 4 ANCI.U VOI TH Hlln« j SHIP: Malayan tamp. St. Al.dre» I School. Wood»\ Ule V.W.C.A.: Annual conference ■tffaUlMiat lour 1 p.m introductory j session and welcome. MtThodlsi Girls' School Ml Sophia. 6 pm. IH OK WKR MVI Johore B.Umi tour party to meet at railway station 730 a.m. HINfSE V.M
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES. Chinese caused siege in Sydney
    2006 5 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES. Chinese caused siege in Sydney HE winter's night of Sunday, June 1, 1919, was cold and wet. Down in Sydney's Chinatown, round the Campbell Street area, it I even more murky and gloomy than it is today. In Wentworth Avenue-which runs from Oxford Street down to
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    34 6 H II 5/* 'minimum). ISRAEL JULIAN pa.sM'd away peacefullj San Francisco Cali!ornta on «th Aiic:iv \KP NOEI NICHOLAS -mi ol Betty and Late I-eonard suddenly on 7-8-54 A hlrw his little Soul Amen.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
    37 6 M >•»>*. if (mtHtm-m) MR I'HEAH LUCK CHENO wUhet le 'hank friends and relatlsent uieaths scrolls, loan 'ndered as*l*t*nc* and attrnoMi the funeral of his mother the lat« Mates Lav Ah Moy on 3 8.54 a- [noli
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Mon. Aug. 9, 1954. A Government Tote
    841 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Mon. Aug. 9, 1954. A Government Tote Bookmakinc and orT-the-course betting has had the inquiring attention of both Malayan Governments for years. Neither has been able to make, up its mind what, if anything, should be done, but both have felt attracted to New Zealand's method
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    Brave Endeavour
    271 6 Sport was enriched at Van- 1 couver on Saturday by two great moments of drama. First the whole vast crowd rose tn its feet as the most brilliant i milers of all time battled their' H>>porate way to the tape in a race that may be truly des-
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    Show The Flag
    236 6 To show the flag is a phrase that has acquired rather warlike associations but there are peaceful and effective ways of showing the flag, and one of them is by sending a represen- i tative delegation of young| people to the World Assembly of Youth in Singapore.
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    Better understanding will improve relationships
    458 6 I CANNOT allow to go, unchallenged the cri- 1 ticisms levelled at police lieutenants and others, by "Planter. 1 In expressing such opinions, he can, of ?ourse, speak only for himself. The fact that no other planter has publicly commented on his views is not
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    Old Etonians in the majority
    88 6 rE statement by one of your correspondents that the planting community are drawn from the lower middle classes fills me with amazement. I am happy to state that in this part of Selangor at leas:, planters are of the very best blood and of impeccable
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    He had different views two years ago
    291 6 I WOULD like to congrati chairman of the Pan-S the award of a leader Rrai spend a nice, four-month 1 dropping in on labour lead llate Mr. Lee Moke Sanp. Malayan Labour Party, on nt by the United States to holiday in America,
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    Washermen need own association
    134 6 pVERY class of worker has I** his own association and I see no reason for the Perak Oovernment to refuse to allow Indian washermen to have I their association. In 1928, Indian washermen of Krian had their club known a* the Krian Inthiyar Kattahdee Sangham. (Indian
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    Worried student
    89 6 I CAN sympathl.se with "Worrled Parent 1 about his son s complaint on the teaching of analysis by the English language teacher. I am also a standard seven boy in a Oovernment secondary continuation school in Singapore. Recently, my English master taught us how to analyse this *en£?"
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    'Problem child' of teaching
    120 6 'Problem child' of teaching [t|R. LIM KWAN YU, of Singapore, has given a very true picture of the position of teachers of English in Chinese schools. We are neither Government servants, nor are we employees of the Chinese schools. We are the unwanted children. disclaimed and disparaged, left alone to
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    He wants zebra crossing
    125 6 He wants zebra crossing T*HAT portion of Suleiman Road, m Kuala Lumpur, between its two roundabouts, la split into two by a small barrier, thus allowing only one 1 vehicle at a time on either side. Pedestrians are usually seen lo cross the road at all points by climbing over
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    Queen's Chinese need real leaders
    200 6 DATO Sir Cheng-lock Tan, it is conceded, has been a great leader of the Straits-Chi-nese, both in Malacca and in the Federation. It would sound impertinent to ask what he has done all these years to prevent such a calamity he warns about that the
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    177 6 On the Margin Fleet's in f|mcßu R |r( Indian »quar I King;.:),, t> flrlighterl wi wverai the week-end a trim somethi:. they Portsnn mouth with t. Hong K I ably a* thinzs -o fairno- One young marry an* Wbuying a K the r'olonv ai them aboar Said one. o I
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    Perak meeting votes no confidence in Mentri Besar
    358 7 -HE GAVE SULTAN BAD ADVICE' rnn irun, Minday. po shouts of merdeka," a meetinj? called fc the Perak UMNO-MCA-Projcreasive allianc today passed a resolution of no confidence in t» .Mentri Besar, Dato Panama Hukit (Jantanjr .n» a S Predominantly Malay, went to
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    Council to take over 81 roads
    34 7 live in 81 Binof them Mirori has agreed ruction public man 36 i satisfy the pr.f.s for lundl. Frankel I I rank*! Bowmont' Va r JedCarlton Ave- rnue.
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    Party for all
    37 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— Mr Urn Teck and Mr. Yang Kok Wee, representing the new management of the Tong Ah Cold Storage, Johore Bahru Save their customers a cocktail party today at the firm's premises.
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    Fake inspector is signing licences
    152 7 POLICE WONDER: WHAT'S HIS MOTIVE? MYSTERY man impersonating a sanitary inspector rk is endorsing eating shop licences in Singapore, the city's Assistant Health Oflicer, Dr. Ling Ding Sing, has discovered. The police are baffled. The Impostor has visited several districts In Singapore and endorsed many
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    Fijians seize 8, including girl and boy
    96 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A GIRL and a boy were among eight Chinese seized by the Ist Fijians In the Kluang area of Johore on Friday A party of the Fijians ambushed and killed a terrorist. A second terrorist esI caped. A rifle and
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    It was first venture
    121 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Lady MacOillivray, wife of the High CommLssionner. was today one of the 15.000 people who visited the show by the Malayan Agri Horticultural A-ssociation in the Chenwu Auditorium and saw Tor herself Malaya's first attempts to make her own chocolate. The exhibition— the
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    THREE MEN TO HUNT 'ENEMIES' OF UMNO
    222 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. -THE KUALA LUMPUR division of UMNO, at a private executive committee m c c t i n k here today, set up a three-man committee to investigate who was responsible for the rerent move for the withdrawal of the vote
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    HOUSING CO-OP WILL BORROW $1 MIL.
    316 7 —To launch its next scheme KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. THE Kuala Lumpur Co-Operative Housing Society, Ltd., decided today to borrow a million dollars to launch its next housing scheme Members were told at the annual general meeting that the society had completed the balance of
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    Bosses and men 'more friendly now'
    101 7 Bosses and men 'more friendly now' MORE and more Singapore employers are now cooperating with their employees' unions to develop better Industrial relations, the Reg strar of Trade Unions. Mr. Sng Choon Yoe, said yesterday. Speaking to 1.000 members of the Chinese Mechanics Association and the Confederation of Chinese Engineering
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    Savings plan for Soldiers
    46 7 Savings plan for Soldiers :j) DAY CUTS PUR Run. lavtngs ii stnfted 'he FederaForces and inks servinp be nade i and credited Pom Office ints •henie were L red by Brie rector of the F> irees t said that would help up In their army I
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    Welfare meeting
    19 7 sun. >t the Comheld in the in Johore ,t 10 30 will be a the Johore itlon.
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    Hindu youth talks open with a row
    119 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THE third annual meeting of the Hindu Youth Organisation here started today with a row over the short notice callIng the meeting. As Inche Mu.stapha Albakn Member for Social and Industrial Relations, was about to open the meeting. Mr. S.
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    Camera smuggler gets $120 fine
    45 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Abdul Mom bin Haji Abdul Karim of Singapore, was fined $120 for trying to smuggle a camera into the Federation. He was arrested on the mail train to Kuala Lumpur. The camera valued at $176. wa.s confiscated.
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    Air service resuming
    61 7 HONG KONG. Sun. Cathay Pacific Airways announced today that their resular service from Hong Kong to Singapore via Bangkok, would be resumed next Thursday with a newly acquired Canadian Pacific Airlines Skymaster. The C.P.A. suspended the service on July 21 following the shooting down of the company's
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    Dance for WAY delegates
    31 7 The Younc Women's Christian Association's Square Dance Club will entertain a number of the World Assembly of Youth delegates tomorrow from 8 p m. to 1030 p.m.
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    No permit: $50
    32 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Wong Llm Moh. was fined $50 in the police court today for moving a pound of bread from Ku!al into Slngkang New Vlllaee without a permit.
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    CABBIES NET $31,000 FOR NANYANG
    154 7 CABBIES NET $31,000 FOR NANYANG MORE than 1.000 Singapore taxi-drivers raised $31.--003 for the Nanyang University on Saturday. They plied their vehicles from 5 :<0 a.m. on Saturday till 3 am. on Sunday and did not take a cent for themselves. Fares were dropped into collection boxes and these were
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    LADY MacGILLIVRAY TRIES SOME OF MALAY AS CHOCOLATE
    48 7 lady MacGillivray tastes a piece of the first chocolate made In Malaya from locally grown cocoa at the Agrihorticultural Association exhibition at Kuala Lumpur. The Agricultural Department'^ chief research officer, Mr. R. B. Jagoe. waits for her comments. S.T. picture.
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    UNION ANGRY ABOUT THIS JOB OFFER
    262 7 UNION ANGRY ABOUT THIS JOB OFFER Pay is too high, they say A GOVERNMENT circular calling for applications for three Jobs In the Singapore Public Relations Department has started dispute between the (Government and the Clerical and Administrative Services Union. The union has protest* fi to the Colonial Secretary, Mr.
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    Crowds see boy drown
    75 7 Crowds see boy drown KUALA LUMPUK. Sun. R. GANESAN, aßcd 15, drowned whilo swimIng of! the crowded main beach at Port Dlckson today. He wns a pupil oi the Negrl Public School. Sr-remban. Attack of cramp The boy had an attack nf cramp while .«wimmlng about 25 yards out and
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    New land chief
    32 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun —Mr. S Angus from Trenuganu has ■accented Mr. A. Glmcrns.s. as Commissioner of Lands and Mlm s Johore. Mr. Glmcross has left tor Britain on retirement
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      177 7 The weather MINIMUM TF.MPT.RATIRE (7 30 p.m. on Auk 7 to 7.30 a.m. on Auk. 8 i Sincapore 79 degrees. Penang 77. Kota Bharu 7S. Kuala Lumpur 77. Ipoh 76. Kuantan 7ft. I MAXIM! M TEMPERATIRF: <7 30 am. to 7.30 p.m on Aug 8i Singapore Sit Prnang 89 Kota
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    Still a big rush on for Metal Box
    547 8 Still a big rush on for Metal Box MALA YAW SHARE MARKET REVIEW BY OUR MARKET C ORRESPONDKNT ]y|ETAL BOX $1 shares were again the feature of the industrial section of the Singapore 'Share Market last week and on Saturday morning business was passing in round thousands from $1.25 to
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    SINGAPORE SNARE LIST
    925 8 SINGAPORE members of the Malayan Share Brokers Association issued the following list of revised quotations after their last meeting on Friday:— INDUSTRIAL* BU<»r. -rllrt Alri Brlcka Pr»f 2 00 lit ores 270 j oo Atlaa let 13:5 i 3 2i bo r-etrol 34(1 36 6 BM. TnilUW
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    OIL SHARES JUMP
    99 8 A NOLO-IRANIAN 8 £1 shares Jumped by more than one pound sterling on the London Stock Exchange to a new peak of £14 10. on Friday reports Reiner from London. At this price which lar surpasses Ihe previous ot HIS, In 1947 the British Government's majority holdIng
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      It was a big and busy week for tin
      235 8 f)NCE again there was a bis Buct lation Is the price of tin with a ranee of nesdays highest prim of $369.25 and S price of $360.50. The net loss on the 41 day > tradii was $7.50. Actually Saturdays price,
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      Rubber Market closed today
      182 8 Rubber Market closed today The floor price would remain at 1640 per ton or $326 per plcul. Meetings have oeen held by miners Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh on the subject and the suggestion was made that if the celling price was cut the floor price should be increased by a
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      Copra hit a soft note
      53 8 Copra hit a soft note The last «p< ea>ed Europ. weekiv Price talned i twee:; A Hie- I Huh CnfTef at the weei Robust i Pep: >* Produce lnsr pn. whi'e Lam pong Other S exchange were- O« sellers J sago Hou sellers. Sim \..ke $17-, M K sellers; n
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    451 8 onxolid»(rrl Tin Smelter Ltd.: Groups figures now to hand disclose, after payment of UK profits tax and exceas pioflts levy, profit ol £1.190.358 ■59 6. i tmd divid-nd of II plus bonus of 2'j'^ is recommended for year ended March 31. At. balancing date, after deduction of preference
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    BUSINESS DONE
    269 8 I^HE following business done A in Sinßapore Sharp Market last week was reported by one flrm of brokers for the period July 31 to August 6. INIM STRIALS: Consolld«led Tin Smelters 25» Ba. and 25s T,d x all. Praxer and Nenve Ords 11.97', and $l.»B'j. Hammer<t 13 .05.
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    21 8 DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED M.1,, 'ON,'' III! DISPENSARY^ J 'i vidend of i>f i:.', iii.th'i pl| 'a* nrj :i j "i.j, B«mks r|,,^,
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    US consumed more rubber
    15 8 US consumed m ore rubber the Unl totalled i u^e<l trend n I line sfix;
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      536 8 NOTICES A NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that Mr Ton Bng Keng, manager of Nanyang Prera Limited (Nanyang Slang Pau) is no longer employed by us NANVANO PRESS LIMITED 7th August. 1954. NOTICE It has come to my notice that invitations to the wedding of Ding 8u Olng have been
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      802 8 NOTICES SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporate in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirtieth Annual Oeneral Meeting of the Company, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. Hongkong Bank Chambers, Penang, on Friday the 37th day of August, 1954
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    'I COULD HAVE KNOCKED ANOTHER SECOND OFF 3: 58.8—ROGER
    855 10 'I COULD HA VE KNOCKED ANOTHER SECOND OFF 3: 58.8—ROGER Bannister beats Landy in Mile of Century EMPIRE STADIUM, Vancouver, Sunday. |)K. ROGER BANNISTER of England, a long-limbed figure in white beat the Australian John Landy to win the British Empire and Com mon wealth Games one-mile event here yesterday.
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    Peters taken to hospital, is in serious condition
    532 10 Peters taken to hospital, is in serious condition Peters collapses within sight of victory EMPIRE STADIUM, Sunday. rpOTTERING almost insensibly along the track after covering more than 26 miles, England's Jim Petrrs was disqualified when nearing the finish of the Empire Games marathon here yesterday. He has been admitted into
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    Williams is only triple gold winner
    310 10 Williams is only triple gold winner VANCOUVER. Sun. YVETTE WILLIAMS, the New Zealand woman all-rounder, became the only Individual triple gold medal winner In this year's British Empire and Commonwealth Games when she won the discus and long jump events yesterday. Earlier In the week, she had won the shot
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    KONNO BEATEN
    37 10 INDIANAPOLIS. Sun Ford Konno was yesterday beaten by BUI Woolsey In the 400 metres freestyle event In the U.S. National AAU swimming championships Wools* -y s time was 4mln. 42.35ec. and Konno's 4mln. 42.55eC/ A.P.
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    The final standings at Vancouver
    173 10 The final standings at Vancouver LMNAL standing* in the Gasaes en a basis of 10--poinU-i-4-3-2-1 for the first six places were: ENGLAND 514',: AUSTRALIA M 34,; CANADA 339; S. AFRICA 2M«,; NEW ZEALAND 164 Scotland l«3'j; V RHODESIA 3*,; WALES 46 NIGERIA 40. PAKISTAN 36; S. RHODESIA 35; TRIMDAD 33.
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    440 YARDS RELAY TO CANADA
    281 10 440 YARDS RELAY TO CANADA VANCOUVER Sun. CANADA gained their first gold emdal In the athletic events by winning the men.i 440 yards relay In 41.3 sec. Nigeria were second in the same time, with Australia third In 41.7 sec. England finished fourth. Pakistan fifth and Jamaica sixth Australia won
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    Rosewall v. Hoad final
    149 10 SOUTH OHANOE, Sun. T*HE men's singles and doubles x championships In the U.S. Eastern Orass Court tennis tournament will be fought out among the Australians. Lewis Hoad, wh beat Art I>arsen of America 11-9. fi-3. 8-2. ard Ken Rosewall. who eliminated Re> Hartwig 8-2, 6-3, 6-1.
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    496 11 tolling s 9 for 59 season's best By Our Cricket Reporter \yHILE Army consolidated their position at the head of the Senior cricket tahle with an eijrht-wieket win over Indians at the 1.A., their two Hose rivals— Singapore Cricket Club and Royal Air force— were
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    UNIVERSITY HELD IN JUNIOR TIE
    55 11 University of Mhlaya and RAF Changl I drew n their Junior "A" cricket fixture at Sepoy Lines yesterday Changl 137 for 7 dccl. (Evans 22. Kingdom **i Brown-West 25, A. DehikAn 4-43. Meyhandran 2-27 > University 88 for four tOol Jin Be* 28 no belilkan
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    Khoo bowls, bats well to save SCRC
    284 11 H Q FARELK had the better of a drawn game against Singapore Chinese R.C. at Tanglm vmterfav storing 197 and then forcing Chinese to bat defensive^ after they had looked like winning at one stage, with 100 up for the loss of only
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    Gloucester 96 for 3 v. Pakistan
    81 11 CHtl IKNIIAM Sun I^ns than iwo-and-u-hHil hums play was possible on the opening day of the cricket in;iUli between Pakistan and OlouceMershlre here yesterday because of a heavy rainstorm which fell before lunch and continued intermittently until after tern. At the clone. Pakistan captain
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    Rodgers, McCloud in Gold Cup hat-trick
    390 11 By EPSOM JEEP lI7HEN Three Rings flashed past the post, a convin- cine two-length winner in the Penang Gold Cup on Saturday, he gave the formidable Rodgers-MrCloud combination their third successive Gold Cup triumph Rodger's saddled his first Gold Cup winner In Srptembrr last
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    Hutton hits a century
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    FIRST DEFEAT FOR B. TIMAH
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    52 11 Singapore Glass Company beat R.A S.C Waggoners by 59 runs In their friendly cricket match at Ayer Rajah Road yesterday. Singapore Olass Company 140 lOoodall 62. Crowley 20 nn Embrey 5-70 i R.A S.C. 81 (Smith 23 Hoidley 27 Embrey 19: Ooodall 5-27 Ciiiirk-.il.
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    46 11 R.N. KraJiJi beat Braddell C.C by 18 runs In a cricket friendly at Kranjl yesterday Kranjl 73 i Woods no 26. Hobbs 13: Bowes 4-23. Sheupard 5-24 1 Brnddell CC. 55 i Matthews 16 •Sheppard 12: Hancock 6-9. Mitchell 3-14,.
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    INDIAN NAVY WIN
    31 11 A learn from the Indian Navy flotilla beat Singapore Indian Football Association by tan goals in nn« in a friendly aorcer match played at Fairer Park on Saturday.
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    Tourists scored at will to trounce Colony 6-2
    842 12 Tourists scored at will to trounce Colony 6-2 By THK SPORTS EDITOR (Jraz 6; Singapore 2 gINGAPORE soccer history has been repeated again. Many times in the past Sino-Malays have beaten a touring side, but the full Singapore team have crashed when their turn came. This familiar cycle was worked
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    168 12 Austrians would like to come to Spore again 'I'll' rot RIM. Austrian footballer* leave Singapore this nun nin; on the la-.l Up of Ihrir tour for three games in Kantmin befoir Iliey lea\e for li .in. They are M-hr<lulrd lo reach \uvlna on Auk I<i. ton da>s 1..1.... the na
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    48 12 RICCIONE Italy Sun Wimbledon champion .larosla\ Drobnv i«< beaten fi-4. 6-4 by Vladimir Shonecky in the semi-finals of a lennit'Miin.tmini hen yestrrrlay. In the other semi-flnai another favourite, ja.rk Arklnsiall of Australia, til also defeated He lo>i fi-4 6-4 to Italy's Oianna Merlo I A. P.
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    40 12 The 1954 Stanvac table-tennis tourn.imen' will bruin on Sept 4 The events are: Open Singles. Veterans Slnßles, and Open Double*. Entries (lose (in Awe 21 with Mr Stanley Ooh. A F Dept., or the Convenor Mr. Simon Hew.
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    219 12 KUAI.A I.UMPUR Sun. The Malayan Rugby Union decided in revise the constitution at their J annual general meeting here today Under the new constitution, the union's affairs will be run by an executive committee of M.R.U. officials and representative* of the Sen ices
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    453 12 1 I.>l Peng Han, driving his self-built special powered by a 1096 c.c. J.A.P. engine (supercharged), won the Fastest Time of the Day award for cars with a time of 42.645 ec at the Singapore Motor Club's hill < -1 tin ii at Rukit
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    42 12 FEDERATION Police beat Sln^a pore Police by three goals to on In their annual soccer match pla' e at Thomson Ro«d yesterday. All Radln Azigan >nir scored for the Federation Sing a pore's goal was an own goal.
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    98 12 KOWLOON AVOID DEFEAT WITH 2 LATE GOALS I^OWLOON Motor Bus ('nmpai.v so,!!' lV were two goals down at h;ilf-tj ni( chances to their team in the second halt Federation Chinese to a 2-2 draw her,- tod loco." I bv£ I Fedf moral I The ronirnl n ri were up dOKRWir.
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