The Straits Times, 11 August 1954

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, Al(il ST 11, 1954. 15 CENTS
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    PEACE MEN: INDIA'S YES
    193 1 tend them at once, she tells Portugal I TALKS WELCOMED NEW DELHI, Tuesday. i|\\ GOVERNMENT today accepted il's proposal for impartial observers to the situation in the Portuguese poss«>>rtia. handed lo the Portuguese Minister Portugal to appoint representatives to discuss the situation with India. gn Office
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    LEFT LOOK IS WRONG LOOK FOR LANDY
    78 1 \l STKAI.IAS John Landy looks over his 1. 1. 1- I shoulder to see if Britain's Roger Bannister is catching him in the "mile of the century" at the Empire Games in Vancouver last Saturday. And at that vrrv moment Bannister is passing
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    France agrees to meeting
    48 1 VIENNA nie*. t ranee has lotned Britain and the United States In arreptmc an Austrian proposal lor a Vienna meeting to discuss how the occupation can be alleviated, a government .spokesman said here yesterday. Russia, the fourth occupying power, has not yet replied. Renter.
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    Dies in street
    9 1 Ironnei nan Vlto on a ralnterday.
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    TTELTON NOW A PEER
    54 1 I! Qlirrn V d V.. i n uit. it re tonight. iry since 1951. hr annount .1 his Intentlon of returning to buslness in thr city of London. Hi' was surceedrd as Colos. -rrtary by Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd who had fnr■r,.rl. brpn Minister of Tranjpori
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    SOLDIERS' THEFT PLOT ALLEGED
    553 1 Two tell court: We didn't ask why we were given money 4 JOHORE BAHRU court martial was told yesterday of an allrcrri conspiracy between six soldiers and two civilians to steal more $250,000 wort'i of heavy 1 army equipment. The equipment included two bulldozers, a tractor,
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    -AND BANNISTER IS 4-YARD WINNER
    24 1 -AND BANNISTER IS 4-YARD WINNER BANNISTKR breasts the tape four yards ahead of l.aiuly whose time was 3 mm. 59.6 sec. A.P. radio photo.
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    Carnival night
    35 1 The Singapore Malay Union has formed a committee to welcome ana entertain delegates of the World Assembly Of Youth at a Carnival Night to be held on August 28 at the Badminton Hall.
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    Soldiers fight civilians: 9 hurt
    145 1 Soldiers fight civilians: 9 hurt SEREMBAN Tues. VINE Chinese were ln- jured in three clashes between members of the Federation Regiment and local Chinese here last night. Six of the injured men were from the Federation Regiment. The clashes. in which knives, chisels and bicycle chains were used. took place
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    Mau gang murder 9 Africans
    107 1 Mau gang murder 9 Africans NAIROBI. Tuos. VINE Africans were A massacred and a number of African women badly beaten up by a heavily-armed Mau Man Rang which attacked European tarms at Tigoni. 18 miles northeast of here, last night, police reported. The alarm was sounded when bugle calls and
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    Seminar on Asia opens
    64 1 Mr. Eric Wee Sian Beng. president of the Singapore Youth Council was elected i hairman of the world Assembly of Youths Asian seminar which opened yesterday at the University of Malaya hostel Dunearn Road. Singapore. Mr. Merlyn Rabot of Ceylon was elected secretary. Twenty-one delegates from
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    Attlee reaches Moscow
    27 1 MOSCOW. Tue.s The British Labour leader, Mr. Clement Attlee. and his party arrived here tonight for a twoday visit on their way to China-Router.
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    Soldier returned
    26 1 BONN. Tues. A British soldier arrested by Soviet guards on the East-West German border two days ago was returned to West Germany today. Reuter.
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    Two generals met at Kallang
    63 1 Lieut. General Sir Sydney [Roweh. Chief of the Australian Imperial General Staff arrived in Singapore yesterday by Qan tas-BOAC on his way to attend the Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff conference In London. He was met at Kallang Airport by Lt. Gen. Sir Charles
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    Jungle is quiet
    17 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. No Communist terrorist incidents were reported over the past 24 hours.
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    Rising moon sets off more 'revenge' terrorism
    242 1 RABAT. Tues Dawn today ushered in the most dangerous hours of the Muslim feast of Aid H Kebir. which Moroccan nationalists hare threatened to turn into a country-wide demonstration against ihe French. Two policemen and a terrorist had already been killed since the
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    $20,000 tor YOU
    121 1 i POST YOUR ENTRIES TODAY FOR THE BIGGEST MALAYAN CONTEST PRIZE I MONEY THAT MUST BE WON BY MALAYANS ENTRIES for The Ma.la.van Monthly's $20,000 MUST-BE-WON contest are flowing in. This is an all-Malayan competition which Malayans must win $15,000 first prize and $5,000 consolation prizes. Entries
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    THEY DIED IN 'LOVE PACT
    341 1 Police explain finding of two bodies in estate lallang pOLlt'b investigating the deaths of the man and the woman whose decomposed bodies were found in lanah Merah Kechil. Singapore, on Monday afternoon, believe that the two died in a love pact. The man was yesterday
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    CHIANG NAVY SINKS 8 RED BOATS
    63 1 CHIANG NAVY SINKS 8 RED BOATS TAIPEH. Tues.- The Chi nese Nationalist Navy claimed to have sunk ***** Communist warahipa today "ii the southam Fukicn coast. A communique said an undisclosed number of Nationalist ships patrolling off the coast encountered three Communist gunboats, two "old style" gunboats and three motorized
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    Closer link
    30 1 KARACHI. Tues —Pakistan is to open a diplomatic office in Banskok next month to maintain closer liaison with the Economic Commission for Asia and the F.ir East AP.
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    Casey: Put teeth in SEATO
    176 1 Casey: Put teeth in SEATO CANBERRA Turs 11R. RICHARD CAREY. A Australian Minister of External Affairs, tnlri the House of Repreaentatives today th.it Australia wanted g security arrangement in Southeast Asia "with teeth In It" it. aid he had told Inrinn ami Pakistan ministers that h. li< \r the sltua-
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 \\UKM \> Ol 181 RISSIA OH ITOim u\miin(.iii\ ran. lulled Stali-v n,iicl.h> of Matt Dullo said t<«l.»> Anii'tici. prep.tioi v ahead with I'riMilent Lisenhower's atoms-for-peace plan in an* ease, lias *skrd Ru.sM* whether US rejection ol proposal v Unal.— sVPi
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    One expert blames pilot, but another disagrees
    894 2 THE RIDGE DID IT, SAYS BO AC MAN A SENIOR pilot said in Singapore yesterday that he disagreed with an aircraft company representative about the cause of a 8.0.A.C. Constellation crash at Kalian^ last March. Senior Captain lan Stephens, 8.0.A.Cs investigator, was giving
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    Colonel wins his battle of the bare midriff
    128 2 Ht OBJECTED TO BEACH SUITS FRANKFIiRT. Tiles. /M)L. John Dilley. commander of the Frankfurt detachment of thr I'nited States Army in Europe, has won his "peek-a-boo" war with the wives and daughters of men serving undrr him. He ordered that the women
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    Delayed action
    36 2 COPENHAGEN. Tues. A shell, rescued from the Russian frigate Alexander Nevskv that went down ln a Bale oft the west coast of Jutland in 1868. exploded yesterday and 'injured a navy diver— A P.
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    SO NOW MISS YONG IS MRS. LIM
    56 2 MX AMI VIRS lIM (HKW SHK aftrr their w.ddin E in I Singapore. The hride was formerly Miss Kay Vong Loo Khim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. long Loon Chong of Sin- gapor* l The bridegroom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
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    EMILIE IS BURIED
    209 2 She choked to death in a fit, says medical expert CORBEIL, Ontario, Tues. FMILIE MARIE JEANNE DIONNE. one of the world famous Canadian quintuplets, was burled in the small Catholic cemetery here. More than 500 mourners crowded into the red brick church. Hundreds waited outside in the
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    CINERAMA REACHES LONDON
    94 2 CINERAMA REACHES LONDON LONDON. Tues. CINERAMA, the American fllm-showlng technique which gives a 3-D effect without special glasses, is coming to London next month Work began at the London Casino Theatre yesterday to install equipment worth £55.000 (M5467,500i for the opening show on Sept. 28. The equipment includes a Kiant
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    Eskimos wait for the Duke
    122 2 VANCOUVER. Tues.— Some of of the Queen's farthest north subjects waited today for a glimpse of the Duke of Edinburgh, who touches this afternoon at the Arctic outpost of Coppermine. Northwest Territory, on his flying tour of the Canadian north. Any visitor attracts a welcome
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    MRS. PANDIT FLIES IN AT 3.2
    32 2 MRS. PANDIT FLIES IN AT 3.2 I lakshn I I I I V I uh riTrptj,, r I 1 bo pp I Worn I enter I 1 riav to gttl I Roari
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    Moscow invites Britons
    20 2 Moscow invites Britons m try "f .v K ed a R I show ol A deli I p.nout I armour.
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    Emergency teams tame river and save three cities
    296 3 squads of 100,000 "river tamers" arc saving the sister cities of Hankow, Hanyang and W iic-hang from the Yangtze River flood menace. ramJrc- If a enc y S&id l daV the rlver tamers had held the cities' sixty miles of dyke defences
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    PIONEER'S DAUGHTER WEDS
    40 3 An attendant holds an umbrella over Donna Gioa Marconi, diughter of the radio pioneer, as she leaves for her wedding at Cortachy Castle. Kirriemuir. Scotland. She married a New York sugar merchant, George A. Braga. A.P. picture.
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    INDIANS INLY' ON BORDERS NEHRU
    93 3 INDIANS INLY' ON BORDERS NEHRU iii Premier. Nehru, said i circular to chiefs k g nol wish .■> foreigner* tier /(Hies. deprecated ttud*" hi Where n mil ned. II la nut gui ition that is ther quetidmlaslon of Into India for u.int to close tnei Indeed n i'ri them. certain
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    Thought control' in Cyprus
    28 3 a Cyprtot told Mr. J nlal Sec- :h;tt thp (io!he island's I -h of .^>eech, thought j -ented wins associations 1 ■pi lan ShoDReuter.
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    Now France agrees to quit India
    130 3 NOT DELHI. Ti»s. INDIA and France today reached agreement in principle on the transfer of Hrench settlements to India. .tcrordinc to Indian sources. It may be some time before a detailed treaty is drawn up «nd signed by both countries lollewiai negotiations beIween the
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    $3,280 mil. aid
    32 3 WASHINGTON. Tues The House yesterday approved a comprooUM Foreign Aid Bill authoriMiiß the Government to spend U553,280,868,080 this year to help protect the free world against Communism U P
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    Estate in Perak being sold
    140 3 Estate in Perak being sold LONDON Tues I A I ALA V United Rubber AT Estates Ltd.. which owns I e.s'atc.s in Perak. announced i nere today that an offer had i been received to purchase the Malim Nawar estate as an agricultural proposition at a price after deduction of
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    ROGER, THE TERRIBLE, IS FREED
    117 3 CHICAGO, Tues. FEDKRAI, II Im.i John P. Barnes yesterday ordered the release from custody of Roger (the terrible) Tnuhy, 55. kidnapper and prohibition era gangster serving 199 years in Stateville prison. The judge said Touhy had not bern given a proper counsel. The Government j*
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    Mr. FRANCE' SCORES AGAIN—NOW HE CAN START HIS NEW DEAL
    243 3 Mr. FRANCE' SCORES AGAIN— NOW HE CAN START HIS NEW DEAL PARIS. Tuesday. FRENCH Premier Mendes-France today scored anr other major triumph since taking office 40 days ago. He won a big vote in favour of his economic renovation programme. By 362 votes against 90. the Assembly approved the Bill
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    Climbers leave
    33 3 MUNICH, Tues. Ten members of a German Himalayan expedition have left here to try to climb the 26.470-ft. "hidden r?ak" (Gafherbrum 1) in the Karakorum Range in northern j Kashmir —Reuter.
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    Bride for officer
    71 3 LONDON. Tucs. Miss Anne Cameron, 22-year-old daußhter of a surgeon and Professor at the University of Malaya, is to be married on Saturday. Her nance is Lieut. Gerald Plumer. R.N., son of Commander and Mrs. KM Pluir.or. of Kent Miss Cameron, born in Malaya, came to England
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    Emergency powers go
    31 3 KAMPALA. Tues. The Uganda Government yesterday rescinded mast of the powers invoked when the Buganda emergency was declared in May It retained powers governing newspapers and industrial disputes—Feuter.
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    10 foodless men walk 300 miles in 10 days
    142 3 STOCKHOLM. Tues. Ten Swedish vegetarians were approaching here today after a 10-day 300-mile walk without tood from Oateborg to the capital. Although they lost up to 201 b. each, all of them appeared in good shape. They have walked about 30
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    LONDON STOCKS
    282 3 LONDON, Tuen AS one of the best three-wn 1 »ccounlB for years came to a close, little last minute wllim: was noted with stockholdtTß hanging on in vIF«- o( the favourable outlook Substantial widespread gHins wrre recorded and the prospect for tomorrow is promising. Rubbers wtTe mixed. Reuter
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON. Aug. 10. Cash Buyers C 731; Sellers t73l'-. Forward Buyers C729'..; Sellers C 730; Settlement «727. Turnover a.m 80 tons; p.m. 50 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 I.ONDON, Aug 10— Spot 20d s»pt. 20d Ort -Dec. 19 T .d.. JanMar 19"yd Apr -June 19\d JulySept. 19\d.. Aug c.l.f. 19\d. S«pt. elf 19 «d.. Oct. c.1.1. 19 a «d. Tone: Very steady
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    Teachers to form national union
    43 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Tht inaugural meeting of the National Union of Teachers will be held at the Methodist Boys' School here at 11 am on Thursday. The officer administering the Government. Mr. DC. Watherston. will address the meeting
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    Cyclist killed
    38 4 KLANG. Tues —A nine-year-old girl. Zainad binte Nordin was killed when her bicycle and a car collided at the 11} i ir...e, Kuala Selangor road. this morning. She wa.- a pupil at the Malay School. Kapar
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    Off to Britain
    24 4 RAUB. Tues.— Miss O W M. Green, matron of the General Hospital. Kuala Lipis. has left for England on five months'
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    MENTRVS SECRETARY DRUNK— CHEMIST
    232 4 'Driving under influence' charge K. LI'MPVR, Tues. A CHARGE against Mohatned Darus bin Haji Sa'ad, secretary to the Mentri Besar of Pahang. was reduced at j a preliminary inquiry in the First Magistrate's court here today. The charge was reduced from causing the death of a
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    POLICE OFFICER WEDS
    34 4 .MR. HOWARD MANSFIKI I). O.C.P.D. Tapah. and Mis* Valeric Thomson, of the Co mmissioner-General's office, photograped after their wedding at the Church of Christ the King. Singapore, last Saturday ST. picture.
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    ARMED ROBBERS HAD A FEAST
    215 4 —After $2,800 haul court told THREE gunmen wearinp Panama hats leasted and drank in a house in Kampong Lima. Singapore, one rainy night after robbing the occupants of jeweldery. other articles and cash, worth $2,800 a Singapore court was told yesterday Toh Bee Heng. alias
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    Crash victim dies
    54 4 R Raman. 46. a labourer who was injured in an accident on Sunday afternoon In Yio Chu Kang Road. Singapore, died in hospital yesterday He wa.s with two other labourers in a lorry which overturned near the 12th milestone. The two other labourers. G Tharasumuthu and V.
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    He blamed the holiday
    52 4 JOHORE BAHRTJ Tues. Supptah. a rubber tapper, who claimed that he could not eet a food permit because It was Han Rava Haji. was fined $150 or three months in iaol for moving a tin of powdered milk and half a katl of dried ft>h without
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    St. Xavier's new $75,000 lottery
    51 4 PENANG, Tues. The St. Xavier's Building Fund Committee has organised a second $75,000 lottery to raise further funds for the school's new $2 million building. The sweep approved by Government, offers several cash prizes. The draw will be held in the school hall on Oct.
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    K.L. trade fair
    23 4 KUALA LUMPUR Tues— A rade fair will be held in the Jhenwu auditorium here from \ug. 28 to Sept 4
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    M.Y.F. party
    45 4 TAIPING. Tues. The Wesley MYF. Taiping. gave a farewell party to two of their officials who are leaving the district. Miss Rasmah. president. Is soinc on transfer to Alor Star, and Miss Esther Thuralappah. Treasurer is joinine the Teachers' Training College at Kirkby.
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    BID TO EXTORT $1,000 FROM BEAUTY QUEEN ALLEGED
    81 4 M A I LI MPIR. Tues. N* Teck Hoe, 21, of Kamunting Street appeared in the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate's Court, today, on a charge of attempting to extort money from Singapore's "Newspaper Queen", Alice Cheng Moi. N't was nliectd to have
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    18 BUNGALOWS FOR THE PROFESSORS
    201 4 FE Nanyang University i more than 53.000.000' tr and services within the un Chow, one of the sponsor authorities expect to spend lis year on buildings, road? iversity site. Mr. Lien Yin« s. told the Straits Times yesterday. Work on the first phase of the
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    MAJOR KEYS, BUILDER OF GPO, DIES
    84 4 MAJOR KEYS, BUILDER OF GPO, DIES Ma>or Percy Keys, the man who designed and built Sineapore s General Post Office and General Hospital, has died in Melbourne. He came to Singapore In I 1919 after designing the London County Council offices. Besides being an architect. Major Keys also had a
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    SON TELLS COURT OF NIGHT SMASH
    285 4 SON TELLS COURT OF NIGHT SMASH AS a result of injuries rereived tn a road collision. Madam Lillian lok Lenß had to ro to I Honß Kong twice. Singapore Sixth Police Court was told yesterday. Henry Walter Wood was accused of dangerous driving in Serangoon Road on the night of
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    Labourer denies aiding rioters
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR rue.s R Mayappan a 40-year-olc laDourer of Batu Caves, claimed trial in the First Magistrate* court here today to a chirpe i)| abetting eight Indians in rioting on April 30 at Suncei Tua estate He was granted $200 bail •mtil Sept 11
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    Driver cleared of theft
    43 4 A driver. Baba bin Sahat was acquitted in Singapore yesterday of .stealing $200 from a clinic in Robinson Roac on May 1 Thi sum of $115 found on Baba at the time of his arres* was returned to him.
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    Cinemascope
    16 4 RAUB Tues The Cathay Cinema here is beinc renovated for screening Cinemascope Diet u res
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    Roads can't keep pace, says Mr. Thio
    238 4 Roads can 't keep pace, says Mr. Thio OINGAPORES housing development is fast overhauling the road-building capacity of the public authorl- i ties. This should be given special study, said Mr. Thio Chan Bee a Legislative Councillor, yesterday. In the Legislative Council next Tuesday he will a.sk the Government to
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    Life sentences and whipping or acid-throwers now
    224 5 SINGAPORE EXTENDS EMERGENCY LAWS fHK Singapore (.overnment has prescribed heavy penalties including whipping for anybody found carrying acid under suspicious circumstances or in containers not normally used by the trade. Offenders will be dealt with under the Emergency Thr niT WhlCh now cover
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    All these salaries are going begging
    117 5 All these salaries are going begging gHOH Mil "f mrdi- i. .ii hum >taff in building had drop in Singanment'i <'\- f..i the lir-t the I m.miMl Mi \v raj vesterdajr. I'm". 1 conference, thai expenditure h less than had limated. and had thai would proi,lv for thr whole |r
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    He can have his house after all
    110 5 He can have his house after all A.MAN was repairing; his hut in Braddell Road. Singapore. when Government building inspectors came and demolished it. He tried to rebuild it. but the Commissioner of Lands had riven him a temporary occupation licence for the land and did not want him to
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    Unemployed man robbed
    61 5 HOLDUP AT NIGHT Wong Yon? Yew. 35, an unemployed man. was waylaid by two men in Kelantam Road, Singapore, on Monday night and robbed of $15. Wong told the police that the men assaulted him before taking the money from his wallet. Before they ran off. they
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    He didn't halt
    36 5 For failing to stop at a halt riga at the junction of Kenc Lee and Thomson Roads. Chew Boon Chin, of i ("ovent Garden. Singapore.! was yesterday fined $25 in the Traffic Court.
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    Two accused of armed robbery
    56 5 Two youths. Lee Siew Aik and Tan Poh Soon, were yesterday charged in Singapore with armed robbery of $850 worth of cash and jewellrry trom a woman at a house at the 6th mile. Chanßi Road, on the morning of Aug 3 They were remanded
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    Pea-nut seller stabbed
    37 5 Govindasamy. 37. a pea-nut .-e.ler. was stabbed in the back while at dinner in his house at Belilios Lane. Singapore. last nißht. He was admitted to the General Hospital Police have detained an Indian
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    4 ACCUSED OF NIGHT STABBING
    53 5 J sti relay with mslng hurt to i(\'.\-< :u and imj who were junction of Streeta on ■aid that I siblllty that tho I b< amended j attrmptrd thp stabbed i dinner list. Govindan V. «m. Ramaind G. MariMr. R W. H. >all of si.nno
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    Tapper accused of double slaying
    98 5 I.'-HRU. TW woman who i tbbed to death! •yd for trial Avi/is on a charge T. R. Raman, a rubber tap[per. o n R.E.M. Estate. MMRi Jnhore. is alleged to have murdered his wife LeelavaU and his brother Chandan on the estate. Dr P. S.
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    BURGLARS DROP IN ON MR. EVANS AGAIN
    135 5 BURGLARS DROP IN ON MR. EVANS AGAIN KL'ALA LL'MPUR, Tues. A MAN who has been robbed six times by thieves in the last seven years, woke up this moraine to find that he had been visited again by a burglar. He is Mr. 11. I. Evans, assistant manager of the
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    Illegal noises: $20 fine
    43 5 Hoon Wee Ching of Cashln Street was yesterday fined $20 in Singapore for operating a wirele.ss recorder in a motor van without a permit from the Deputy Commissioner of Police. Hoon used the recorder with a public address system.
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    'Racket' on books in schools
    190 5 WITHDRAW THIS CHARGE* DEMAND TJHE Education Depart- merit's charge that Government-aided English Schools in Singapore profiteer on text book sales will be raised at question time at the Legislative Council on Tuesday. Mr. C C. Tan (ProgTanglin) will demand that the Government withdraw the charge
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    Ex-manager is gaoled for nine months BREACH OF TRUST OF $9,800
    170 5 Ex-manager is gaoled for nine months BREACH OF TRUST OF $9,800 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. SAMUEL Alfred Evans, aged 45, former manager of Storch Brothers, Kuala Lumpur, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment today by Mr J. Kirby, President of Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, for criminal breach of trust of 59.835
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    City Council overseer assaulted
    63 5 City Council overseer assaulted FOUR Chinese assaulted a City Council overseer while he was supervising labourers working at the junction ot Upper Perak Road and Rowell Road. Singapore, yesterday morning. They ran when the labourers came to help the overseer. It Is not known why the overseer was attacked, but
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    Back from U.K.
    25 5 MIRI. Tues Mr. Hou Moh Chan of Kuchirtß, who has j been away in England on a British Council scholarship, has returned
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    Red ship leaves
    24 5 After ten days' stay in port the Russian frelßhter Stavropol left Singapore yesterday for Canton. The vessel is rarryine general carpo.
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    UNION JOINS IN ROW OVER UNIFORMS
    113 5 THE University of Malaya is irresponsible in its labour relations, charges the Singapore workers' union in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor. Sir Sydney Cainr. The union warns that an explosive .situation might arise if the aggravating treatment accorded to university workers Ls allowed to
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      388 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE AM 7 IS Time Signal and Opening Announcement. 716 Morninc Star; 7.30 News; 735 Melody Mixture; 8 00 8.30 London Studio' Melodies; P.M. 1.00 Programme Summary; 101 Lunchtlme Music, 130 Timer Signal Si News; 145 200 Danre Musicians; 500 Time j Signal and Programme Summary; 502 Calling
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    65 6 .11 l» ,<ni\ Iff minimum). MR AND MM BAMUKL KO'I !FC"K lIONii sincerel- t.-ank ail .irf FiieiK's for their attendance. Go<x! Wishes and Valuable Heccued lor Their THE F\MII V or 'he latt Mrs. Ho Kon Sun iree Che ih Sooi of Kampnr. gratefully thank all irlends and relatives
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Aug. 11. 1954. Full Ahead For The Vote
    640 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Aug. 11. 1954. Full Ahead For The Vote Organising Federal elections is ;i n<»\v experience, said the Federal Elections Supervisor when discussing with the Press a gigantic task which will begin with the registration of Malayans voters. There will be fift> -two constituencies and 1.800
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    A Fast Plane To China
    362 6 Mr. Attlee and Mr. Bevan, the stars of the British Labour Party mission to Communist China, are not quite the babes in the wood some of their critics seem to think they are. They will not believe all they are told, and they will doubt
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    A Hongkong Lead
    299 6 Only twenty p*r cent of Hongkone's trade today is with mainland China, compared with over forty per cent before the war. Honckong has met its CflWl through the development of local industry and the winning of a world market for its manufactures, an adventurous policy of more
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      Help from employers main need
      152 6 A NUMBER of correspondents have been stressing the need for a Prisoners' After-Care Association in Singapore. I would like to point out that such an association has been in existence for twenty years. In fact, the monthly meeting of the executive committee was held in
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      THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STRIKERS
      282 6 A LETTER in the Straits Times of July 17 under the norn de plume "Diplomatique" ailece a that the Deputy President of the Singapore City Council made a statement to the Press threatening to dismiss workers who might go on strike This ls not
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      Over-zealous officials undid Templer's work
      166 6 (SENSELESS destruction appears to have been indulged In by officialdom recently at the Chanpkat Jong rice cultivation area in Lower Prrak. as a result of which we have a host of sullen Chinese farmers. Admittedly, they were culti- vating tobacco in contravention of the conditions
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      What has become of this fund?
      143 6 What has become of this fund? WHEN Mr. Nehru was first in Malaya, in 1936 If my memory Is correct, a public purse was contributed by the Indians in Malaya. A tru.st was created. This trust was to open a maternity hospital in the name of the late Mrs. Kamala
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      Muddy lane
      51 6 riTHE lane from Jalan Ah 1. Fnok. Johore Bahru. to the .allway footbridge is muddy and needs attention. It Is used every day by hundreds of pedestrians. Perhaps the Town Councillors of this ward are not aware of its condition as they are not p. d<\strians. Pr.DESTRIAN. Johore
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      More buses plea
      32 6 fANNOT the Singapore *s Traction Company increase its service to Holland Village? Some of the buses which end their run at the Botanic Gardens could be used V.O. (Singapore)
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      They also like to attend meeting
      79 6 WHILE the Singapore public. especially the Indian community, will rejoice at the visit of Mrs. Pandit, employees of Indian shops and firms where working hours do not allow them to take part _ln any public activities, also want to attend the public meeting at
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      Is it the latest Labour stunt?
      52 6 A 8 Mr. Shawcross appears ronvlnced that there ls no banditry in Malaya. only operational warfare, presumably he will advocate that the enemy when captured are to be treated as honourable prisoners of war. Is this to be the latest Labour stunt at Westminster'
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      Alliance 'sack Mentri Besar' move in Perak
      662 6 I HAVE read again and again that the Alliance in Perak will aslr. the Sul-f tan to "sack" the Mentri Besar. I need not belabour the fact that this move by UMNO, has its roots in a quarrel over his resignation from U.M.N.0.,
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      His reason for resigning
      84 6 riTHE REPORT that Urn I 1 Central Council of the Ceylcnese Associations of Johore supported my action in resigning from the Johoro State Council in oh<ri a directive from the l of which I am an usoetate member, ls not correct. The Central CoaneU hearing my
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    On the Margin
    26 6 On the Margin In contact I 1 i them of it thi journ.i You'\ T ii v I reach them. within On the i st Avin
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    Goans in Malaya warned: 'Time of decision has come'
    322 7 Goans in Malaya warned: 'Time of decision has come' FROM PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT THREATENED BY POLICE ACTION SAY, 'WE ARE AT CROSSROADS OF DESTINY' _,|ii;i i hundred (ioans i,, Singapore and the 1 1 jon \esterday red manifestoes h irning them, "Thr time of decision ii;<s nine.'' imingi arrived «ith ioana'
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    Extortion from two is alleged
    82 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuos. KOW SOO WONG. alias Pi Bl Chyr. 29. of Kampong Doliah was today charged here with extortion Hi- was allege! to have threatened Kuan Kuen You with arrest at Buklt Bintang Amusement Park and got $150 from him He wa.s ako alleged
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    Scrap rubber woman gaoled
    40 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Loh Ngoh Yin, 33. was today gaoled for three months here for unlawful possession of three katis of scrap rubbtr on June 12. She wa.s arrested at Serd.-ng Bahru by a jungle squad.
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    HE'S NOT GOING HOME YET
    85 7 itnan thr Celebes :nv.s aco asked a ourt to send him -tay two weeks :dco Hospital for Ali bin Daud. who to Singapore occupation by the He asked to be re last Thursday when he pleaded guilU to illegal entry at the Singapore Harbour Board
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    THE DELEGATES FROM NIPPON
    39 7 THF t HIM v JAPANESE WOMEN debates to the WAY conference, extreme left, third from left and third from right, pictured with members of the Singapore Youth Council a Kallang Airport yesterday. Straits Time picture.
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    All-night ball is no threat to our moral safety, they say
    263 7 WAY VISITORS LAUGH AT MINISTER'S FEAR THE opposition of a Singapore clergyman to an all-night ball at the end of tne World Assembly of Youth in Singapore is not shared by overseas delegates to the Assembly. The Rev. Goh
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    AND THEY'RE SO EASY ON THE EYE, TOO
    171 7 THEY SPEAK FOR CEYLON, PHILIPPINES BEAUTY and brains are strikingly combined in some of the girl delegates frnm overseas. Among the most glamorous are the Filipino girls who attracted many admiring -glances when they arrived yesterday wearing nitional costumes. Most of the
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    MANILA'S MICHAELA SLATES THE REDS
    146 7 'WE DON'T BELIEVE IN COEXISTENCE 1 WARNINGS of the evil influence of Communism o n the minds of youth were given by some of the delej!at<\s yrsterday. One of the most outspoken delegates was Miss Michaela A Montemayor. publicity officer of the Philippines group. "In
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    INDIAN SEATS IN COUNCIL: GOVT. REPLIES
    69 7 INDIAN SEATS IN COUNCIL: GOVT. REPLIES KUALA LUMPUR, Tue.s The Malayan Indian Congress headquarters here today heard from the Federation Government on the question of reserved seats for Indians in the Legislative Council. The MIC sent a memorandum to the Government in July pleading that certain seats in I the
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    OWNERS OF ASHA TO PAY $34,000
    177 7 OWNERS OF ASHA TO PAY $34, 000 BARRETTO Shipping and Trading Co Ltd.., local agents of the Indian-owned vessel Asha. were given Judgment for $34,068 in the Singapore High Court yesterday in an action against the owners of the ship The trading company alleged that they made payment* to the
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    S.I.T. FLATS REACH THE 10,000 MARK
    184 7 S.I.T. FLATS REACH THE 10,000 MARK JMMUHV^I I ADY Pepler. wife of Sir George Pepler, Singaporr s town planning consultant, yostotday unveiled a Union Jack to mark the 10,000 th flat erertcd by the Singapore Improverrent Trust. The flat, at the temple si'.e in Kirn Keat Road. Balrsthr, Is one
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    Season extended
    28 7 The Mi.scro?copie Carving Exhibition, sponsored by UM China Society which openet at the Victoria Memorial Hal balennv on August 7 has beet extended to Au<;. 14.
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    THIS BETS PLAN BEST, SAY THE GOVTS
    146 7 THIS BETS PLAN BEST, SAY THE GOVTS THE nrxt stop in Malaya's 1 off-the-rourse betting scheme calls for cnjrdination of leßislation oetween Singapore and t.he Federation. the Financial Secretary Mr. W. C Taylor, said yesterday. Mr. Taylor told reporters that the scheme based on New Zealand.-, could only be worked
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    He's accused of murder
    43 7 Chiang wing s m wi terday acru.sed of murdering of Lam Kuon Heen at Nam Lock Streft. Singapore, at l r»n p m. on Aug. 8 No plea ww reeord< d Chiang wa.s rrmandrd in custody till Aug. 17.
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    Jobs for local officers
    116 7 Jobs for local officers REPORT SOON <UALA LUMPUR, Tue.s. Tnir Government ap- pointed Malay; tlon Committee will soon report to the Pedera Legislative Council. A committee ol 14. headed ,by the Chlei Secretary Mi n c Watberaton, was ap 'in July last year to And ho» I more local men
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    $300 fine on businessman
    44 7 KUALA LUMrUR. Tues. H. W. Jayasuria. 65. a busir man was today fini'ri $3nn for n.akine an Incorrect < to thi- mii was said to h a custom.thai six -.vatchcs he Imported frnm Singaport were woi $210 when their true value
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    Woman driver on drink charge
    67 7 A woman, Ho Mcl Yin? wi charged in Singapore yesterday with driving a car while under the influence of alcohol at 1.10 yesterday morning alone Selegie and Serangoon Roads. Sho told thr ma /-.hr h < ne liquor hut she »a> m control oi :hr
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      113 7 Gtnuin* Chianti carritt I I I 111/ ti« oHicial numbirid A ill Ijt by th» Chianti Growtri' t\ Atiociation at a protection against imitation. BROLIO, from >(^"*^^\\ ♦he cellars of Barone Ricatoli. WL W S > a genuine Chianti. s?SB^x&if BROLIO £?tV_ r I I A N T I *r»»
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      63 7 SWIMSUITS by From $33/25 to $38/95 In Colourful Cotton Prints THE STORE WITH A TO OFFER LIVE IN HEALTHY SERANGOON YOU CAN BUY A HOME FOR AS LITTLE AS $88 PER MONTH AfTfK PAYING THE INITIAL DEPOSIT S.T C. Bus 1 8A From Finljyson Crrcn Brings You DIRECT Into The
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      167 7 The weather MINIMI M TEMPFRATIRK i" 30 pm on Aur 9 to 730 a.m. on Auc in i Sincapor^ 73 dnirws IVn.niK T5 KeU BhUll "> K\uU. I.umpur 71. ln<>li T3. Kuantan Ti MAXIMIM TKMPKKATI RK: 1 7 30 »m to 7 3(1 pin M Auc l'l' Slnpaporp R7 dMTWI
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    THREE DIED IN CRASH: DRIVER FINED $250
    93 8 Bl TTERWORTH. Tues.— An* I Lye Kirn, a shop assistant whose car ran into a group of seven pedestrians, killing I three of them, was today fined 5250 for dangerous driving. His licence was also endorsed. Inspector Ibrahim bin Mohd. Noor. prosecuting, said
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    Don't expect loyalty if you call us aliens—Dato Tan
    558 8 Don't expect loyalty if you call us aliens Dato Tan STOP COMMUNISM BY GIVING LAND TO THE POOR OF ALL RACES. SAYS THE MALAYAN CHINESE CHIEF PENANG, Tues. DATO Sir Cheng-lock Tan, president of the Malayan Chinese Association, today criticised people in Malaya who say the entire Chinese population is
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    Company fetes Iban leader
    48 8 KUALA BELAIT. Tues. The British Malayan Petroleum Company gave a party here to Penghulu Jugah of Batang Raiang. a leading Iban of Sarawak. Jugah said he was happy to see better educational and social facilities being provided by the oil company to his countrymen.
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    Instructor and learner fined
    42 8 Ibrahim bin Mohd Naina of Buklt Timah Road was yesterday fined $15 in Singapore for allowine a learner. Mohd Noor bin Ibrahim, to drive a car alons Arab Street during restricted hours. Mohd. Noor was also fined #15.
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    EPIDEMIC DANGER IN FLASK ICE CREAM
    251 8 EPIDEMIC DANGER IN FLASK ICE CREAM New law to beat child hawkers UEALTH reg;i'.ations to stop children haw- king ice crea*n will be In force this month, the Singapore City Health Officer. Dr. H. R. Morrison, told the Straits Times yesterday. Dr. Morrison said: "In the last six months the
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    Youth leader weds
    28 8 MALACCA. Tues. Mr Joglnder Singh, school-teacher and youth leader n.arried Miss Gurcharan Kaur here yesterday. The reception at the Methodist Girls' School was well attended.
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    Ore ship here
    33 8 The 7.732 ton Norwegian freighter Oakland arrived in Singapore yesterday from Tsingtao with 10.550 tons of iron-ore for Europe. The ship called here to take on bunkers, water and provisions.
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    338 OUT OF QUARANTINE
    62 8 Three hundred and thirty- 1 eight passengers from India, who arrived In Singapore three days ago In the Rajula. were released from quarantine yes- 1 terday. I A large crowd of friends ana relatives met them at the Im migration pontoon at East Wharf as they
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      249 8 Straits Times Crossword T~j i 4 \b I m 7 m ~p J ii f t~i i m-'n i I n "PI n m ii II I ITi ACROSS 14. Scolc. (5, 4) 1. Bhould bring the following an- 18. "But in— are triumph and tieswer (7. Si. feat (Longfellow)
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES The First Woman of India
    390 9 lidia, they call Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit who arrives in >intfapore today, "Beloved First Lady." She is fifty-four, silver red, silver voiced, with deep smouldering brown eyes that are quick flash with anger at an injustice. She has four grandchildren, and
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      178 9 BUSES InEtwiSlj TRUCKS! jpE^^Sjj tippers! I DESEL PETROL j MODELS AVAILABLE l I j CYCLE CARRIAGE 0. (1926) LTD. n K. Lumpur throughout i I federation. i Profit Leak i h\orv ii.iv you ron- doiag tijrurx- work 111 fbuhinwd h;inrl your profits .km;: away. A J idem high- n -r
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      335 9 Iff IIV An ELLISON Product Sheets, Tubes, Gearwheels, lllclKC special Components it in TUFNOL? "The Engineer s Material Have you a prohlrm r>i lrT A th.it n'■ due tn lack nt lubrication humidity ■< we.Rht TUFNOL may hr the viluti ■•n TUFNOt synthetic material suppled m right gr.-de- with r^
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      186 9 y*in»ritPt*tu */offfif>.v W hut's hurniitfj QBBHHH|H^^H^^^^^^^^H N I GO 6ADDik& ABOUT SMOKE aCuITIHATID W^ I rSE^EP S CCMIUG OUT OF TEA TU* U»T£ [7 c >OJ WANT ThE AUTHOR:- J THE GuEEKS J^ AT NIGMT? ~E6 Me.HOL#ES,WE JUST \U^ r p p *-/T? V J PELl'v£R£P IM6P£CTO« IESTHAOi fc- IJaAaVi'
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    RUBBER PRICE EASES AGAIN
    469 10 Industrials are steady THE price of rubber fell ajrain in Singapore yesterday when the market opened after the Hari Raya Haji holiday and closed at 66 5 8 cents a Ib., seven-eijfhths of a cent below Saturday's dose. Initially the price opened easier on lower overnight
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    22 10 SINGAPORE AUGUST 10. TIN: IttlJZI per picul (down IIJI RI'RRKR. HK. cents 1 lb. (down M'ven-eiKi'iths of a cent 1.
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    153 10 MELBOURNE I SHARP falls were lecorded m most speculative oils and uraniums on he Stork Exchange today On the industrial market retailer and finance lompame.s enjoyed strong upport. Loans 3., 1956-59 £9539 Loans3','r 1956-59 £96 13 it Aust. Consol Ind 49 0 -11 APM i new i 19
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    243 10 The Mdiaya.i Share Broke, ciation reported: 'The local share market opened the week quietly after the Hail Raya Haji holiday, industrials were steady but tins were generally easier inrough lack of Interest following tt>e drop In the metal price Rubbers wcie neglected." Members reported the following business done
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    RUBBER PRICES
    160 10 August first gra<lt rubbei f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 66N, cents a Ib. seven-eighths a cent below Saturday's close The market opt Tied easir--67'« cents on easier I,ondfii. New York but after small trade ,in<! factory buying progressively lei: R».iv during the day on lack o: support.
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    176 10 Ship* lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or r\perted today are: Caltex Bombay 1 2 Java 45. Kyorlt.su Man] CP Ci' of Ottawa fi 7. AlfUMaruB 9. Lycann 11. P:itrochis 13 14. Benmhor 15 18. Asphalion 18. Mentor 19 20. HESC 1 lighter No. 12 N Wall
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    129 10 Singapore Chinese Produrp l\rhange: noon prices per plrul were Onpra quiet August M 9 v 4 buyers $30 sellers; September MO buyers $30', sellers. Coconut oil »51'_. sell ers. Pepper: qulel; no business reported, white pepper down S2 black *5; Muntok white *21J' i Sara, wak 1210. Lampong
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    120 10 fhe Mtilayan Exohanct I Association made the folk changes in its rates to merr! yesterday. New York: buvins. TT 3.' airmail. OD 33 1 lfi 90 >3 3 lti credit bills. 33 tra<lr Canada: buying. TT 3. OD. 32 90 days 32 rf 32 7 16 trade bills
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    French tyres
    33 10 PARIS: Tues. French put rose to 15.250 tons in June f.om 13.994 tons (revised i in Ma ing to provisional here. The sharp lncreasr rtfll improved demand of the nio-m industry.
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      710 10 NOTICE niF. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ■LECTIONS ORDINANCE, 1950 IK. of M. No. 52 of 1950). HE TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS TOWN COUNCIL OF SEGAMAT) REGULATIONS, 1953 NOTICE UNDER REGULATION. 14 (1) Notice is hereby given that the tegister of Electors for the elecr>raJ ward of BULOH KASAP repared In accordance with the
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      760 10 NOnCE MALAYAN Timber ft Trading Cb. Ltd. announce that with Immediate effect their new telepnone number.. are: ***** ***** P.O. Box No. 1791 30-A. Raffles Quay. NOTICE ANNOINCEMENT TO Ol R CUSTOMERS Please note that our Spares Department Is now located at ti i milestone Bukit Timah and the new
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      698 10 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from selected Claw "C" and above registered P.W.D. Contractors will be received by the State Engineer, Johore up to noon of the 21st. August. 1D54 for the Erection and Completion of One Hostel for English College at Johore Bahru. Pull particulars can be obtained from
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      189 10 I OW|> I WAT «PROo?| I I •automatic u.-.^Mr 925 1 o I 9 oav. n »«HEE KONGptX staiuJm TINGKWOIt PRESSijAI BETTER LSI I MANUti I SOLD EVE v II 1 LEA KIN CO I Just Arnv: J KAMPONG GUN I g j BARON S ROSE CRW» < HUM .V
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      1192 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAIIINGS TO CONTINENT/KANDINAVIA or Aden, Port Said. Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Homburg Gdynia. Cep.nheg.n, Gothenburg 4 0,1. ,i nJ!^*?" 1 19/22 J Aug' 21/21 A°m 24/21^9 «««> "ICIN?* 2J/ u J 10 A »B 11 Am/ 2 Seat ■'.OMfi.u, a. 10/ U S# f 11/1 5 Seit SONOKHLA"
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      1074 11 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SAILINGS to U.K. and CONTINENTAL PORTS S'pora P. S'hom Penono, Benreoch for L'verpool, Glotgoo. Rrttti>f HrttT* Hninhiifn Rotterdom. Homburo. Antwerp 21/27 Am A "t 1« Aug/ 1 Seal Banalaanach tor Genoa Liverpool, a t— < Dublin, Homburo »</>» Am 11 Am/ 1 1/ 4 Sept Baa»enn»Ll»
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    He wanted curds and whey
    883 12 Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet. Eating her curds and whey. There came a big spider and sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away pOOR Miss Muffet. But what happened to thr spider? Did it Just run back home again? The nursery
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    MORE FREE SEATS TO BE WON
    290 12 MORE FREE SEATS TO BE WON I There arc m^te tree cinema I seats as prize for you th!» J week Our Da ntmg mniest < is taken from a tcerm in: 'West Of Zanzibar This film will be show ng at t*->e Oder>n Theatre. Sir>fidr><->i» on about August 20.
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    RECORD SOUNDS
    206 12 WHERE is pencil lead found a>k.s Amet r Batcha of Singapore. It's net found anywhere because there Ls no lead in pencils The part with which we write l, graphite. Graphite is a mineral and is crystallised carbon. I expect you will be surprised to learn that it
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    Royal Stamp Series
    285 12 y«E Neic Zetland Postmaster General. Mr. Broadtoot, has written about the new (lesions in the set of 14 denominations for the latest Queen Elizabeth stamps. The 8d to 2 d tftma o head and shot ■■-^t ders portrait the Queen, looki'i to the hit koivhai branc r\aftl!\
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    HISTORY TEST
    130 12 WE'VE had pMll knowledge tests and geography tests so I think it's time we had a history test. Let's see how many of the following questions you can answer 1. How many wives did King Henry VIII have? 2. What was the name of his last wife? 3.
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    Singapore A.A.A. offers new date to Ceylon
    265 13 JHE SINGAPORE Amateur Athletic Association has sent a cable to the Ceylon A.A.A. asking whether Sept. 4 will be convenient for a Ceylon athletic team to compete in Singapore. If Oylon aßree to the date, Singapore A.A.A. will ?o ahoad with arrangements to
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    R.A.F. beaten by penalty
    110 13 I'ENANO, Tues. A di.spu'.. penalty ups<t the Royal Air Fore a!ki went clown to Indian Assort., turn Butterworthi. by the odd |O in HIM, litter li-udmx by 2-0 a 1 Mie inur\.il in tcxlays Victory Cui' MM match on the Vlrtorlu Ortn. Royul Air Force ueir
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    Earlier start for marathon
    162 13 MELBOURNE. Hips THE lS.ifi Olympic- Games nm.. tIMM here will stnrt at thre. in the afternoon to rHducc 'he rink* of runner* being unJu. affected In the evpnt of Mai M sunshine. Games ortmnlsln »rj Mr E J. Holl said yester.lp s.iid Mint the International Athlettct
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    ONLY WORCESTER GET FULL POINTS
    232 13 LONDON Tues \1 'HUCKSTER SHIRE were the only team to gain full points in the i-'ountv cricket programme which ended Kxlay. Worcester bundled out BoaMraH :,,i lot.ils ol K8 and 79 to win by 1 r linn. Ihi- ilhir pUßta werr nfTivied by rain and
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    TODAY'S S.B.A. JUNIOR TIES
    311 13 SINIiAPONE Badminton AwtorlHlion jiiiiuii i.e.- i<> be played ai HieSBA Hall .starling «l "-IS pm. today «re: I ourl No. I KrhoolglrliT (Ingle*: leu Lai 1 IM 1 dry Mcl ho > v Cher Huee Chenf 1 Nor Claw Vk-l .1. Jessie Out lOoß**ntl I Patrlria
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    Kedah no match for H.K. Busmen
    213 13 AMIR STAR. Tuesday. h' ll i Ml suffered their biggest defeat this season when L they went down by five goals to one to the touring owloon Bus Co. soccer team here this exening. Kedali were outplayed in all departments and could match the
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    Pakistan in drawn game
    155 13 CHEB I KHI IF! I) Tues TIIK MATCH iHrtwrrii H.iki>tmi .mil Cll.ii: < sluie »a.s drawn tailm BrorW Ai-rr Ci'.oucester 143 fot H iti.'. and U lot two. r.ikLsun 176. in. with eitlit «uk«-ts standing, m*<le<l 30 runs for flr.sl :u<l vhen lunch vaj t.iken with
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    GREAT MOMENT ....AND A TRACK END
    76 13 GREAT MOMENT ....AND A TRACK END BANNISTKK AKTKR HIS (.IU AT KIN: Britain's RoRPr Bannister, U xuppurted by official* after winning the mile race at the British Empire Game* in 3 mm. 58.8 sec. A.P. photo. PCTKBfI C4MXAW: An ofDcial prt-parrs to ratch Britain's Jim Prters who >acs to his
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    Penang teams v. Busmen
    89 13 PENANO. Tues Penang FA. learns aKatnst the KowliKtn Bus Co.. on Satindny and Sunday are: 'Hie Peimiiß Selotion XI on s.uurday will be: U Mucljiren. Perl- I atamby. im ««<••• »viu: Kouy Ban Chuaii'. V.ii) ll.n HaM, Chuah Poh 1 Aim Tai Hwee CheiiK. Chuah Poll,
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    Bannister v. Barthel
    117 13 I.IXEMBOI'RO. Tues. JOSY Barlhel, Luxembourg's 1.500 metres Olympic Gold Medallist will compete nu..inM Roger Bannister. Empire mile champmn. In ihe European Athletic Championshipwhich bexln at Berne on Auk 25 The Luxembourg Athletic Fedi ration today announced that Barthel would run 111 thr 1 SOO metres event as
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    Landy denies injury report
    131 13 I VANCOUVER. Tues John Landy. 1 who was second to Dr Rose: Bunin ter In the British Empire (James :mle here »n Saturday, .-aid yesterday that he had a sore left heel as a result of the rare bul otherwise was all right "I usually net
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    Pakistan name 12 for last Test
    104 13 I Ctm l ENHAM. Ties -Pak; named I] players lor the final dlrkei leal against England at '1 he Oval on Thursday. Final selertl«n will be 'U.Kle before the match They are A. II K»rdar ipapt 1, > F-.»xal MalimoiKl. Hataood Ahmed. Imtiax Aiiiinii.
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    Flo gives up
    47 13 VICTORIA fßrltUh Columbia Tues Morenr* Chad»lck g»\e up her atlempt 10 twlm the Strait of Juan de Fura at 956 a.m. yeMet day Mini Chadmlrk gave tip her d»r- Ing 110.000 attemj)' becauit thf water 111 too cold frigid *9 degrees Fahrenheit UP. -j
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    S.H.A. INVITES INDONESIANS FOR THREE GAME VISIT
    262 14  -  JOHN MARKS By 'fHE SINGAPORE Hockey Association has invited Indonesia to send a national team for a tour of Singapore during the coming season. The S.H.A. secretary. Mr. S. Yogarajah, yesterday sent a letter to the Indonesian Hookey Federation asking for their views
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    SCA PICK TEAM v JOHORE BUT MANY MAY WITHDRAW
    225 14 I ALL SINCiH has he*n > J selected to captain Singapore again In the third state fixture of the season againxt Johore at Nee Soon on Saturday and Sunday. The team, picked at the S.C.C. last ninht. Is: I all Singh
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    August medal to Harrison
    115 14 T"HE AUGUST medal stableford competition at the Royal Singapore Ooli Club over the' weekend was won by E C. Harrison t37> in the A" division Other cards returturi were- H Cralk <3.i',> J. H Abbott i33\). and M C. Bain 31 < I R Wales 33
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    SHBRFC meeting
    27 14 The Singapore Harbour Board Rugby Football Club will hold Itannual meeting today a 1 the SHU main offlres to elect officials for the coming MMM.
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    Floodlight hockey to get trial
    365 14 THE floodlights at Jalan Be.sar stadium will soon be tried out by various sports organisations who anticipate benefits from playing at night. The first to have a trial match will be the Singapore Hockey Association, which la anxious to find out if hockey can bo
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    Record entry for hockey league
    193 14 SINGAPORE Hockey Association will ha\e tn extend their league competition with an additional second or third division owing to the record entries received Entrns for the league closed yesterday but the association will accept more teams up to Friday So far 29 teams have entered
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    UPSET BY DOCKYARD OPENS SENIOR CUP
    320 14 n... ki ml 5; 11..inI 1 in r.. 1. THE SINOAPORE Amateur Font, ball Associations Senior Cup competition opened with an upset 1.i.-t night when below -strength H.M I Dockyard eliminated Police B.A. S l kt .1.1. .ii Besar .stadium. Dockyards victory avenged their
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      Kowloon will return for floodlight game
      151 14 THE HONG KONG Football League champions. Kowlooi Co.. will play the last game of their extended tour oj Singapore under floodlights at Jalan Besar Stadium Sept. 1. This will be the last of five games Kowloon will play in the Federation and Singapore on
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      THERES MONEY IN FOOTBALL
      178 14 THERE S MONEY IN FOOTBALL rpiiK MONEY In football 1 always makes officials of other amateur sports orsani-.sation-s turn green with envy, and the figures for the last two tourins teams to play in Sinci.pore- Kowloon and the Austrian*— will not help to ease those feelings. f The total turnover
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      RECORD PERIOD FOR S.A.F.A.
      119 14 SAP A collet-ted »2\OPO in lesj thpn three SMki And thn» I will be more for the kitty dui'ing the next three weeks, with two. Indonesian teams UMS tna Banka-Btlllton playing four games each this month and Kowloon playing Singapore on Sept. 1 1 hr proceeds
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      TONIGHTS KEY DIV. 1. GAME
      256 14 A MATCH that c(.uld almost decide the chamDionship In the first division of the S.A F A league the only diwsion thai h.is not been completerl plavtd at Jalan Besai rmili.:. when the rieferdinc champions Tigers, meet the M If Tigers wlr. tnnicht tin move
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