The Straits Times, 11 June 1955

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    12 1 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1955 15 CENTS
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    New Red enace over Mlalaya
    797 1 New Red enace over Mlalaya 0 DONALD WARNS FEDERATION: COMMUNIST SUBVERSION WILL FOLLOW THE ELECTIONS j A shadow darker than that cast by gunmen In Jungle and targets are schools, trade unions and political parties 9 j mU'MPUR, 111. i uiimiisS Donald in a warning Va subversion Comsy said here
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    127 STRIKERS ARRESTED
    1399 1 PICKETSJKELD^ AFTER FACTORY GATE WARNINGS BY POLICE Then court charges follow SINGAPORE POLICE yesterday arrested 127 pickets outside the gates of the Hume Industries factory in Bukit Timah Road where 1,200 workers have been on strike since noon on Tuesday. The arrests were ordered by the Commissioner
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    MARSHALL to LIM: NAME SYMPATHY STRIKE UNIONS
    491 1 This may give an impression of political coercion, Lim told THE CHIEF MINISTER, Mr. David Marshall, yesterday asked Mr. Lim Chin Siong, Assemblyman for Bukit Tirnah, for the names of all the trade unions which had agreed to declare a sympathy strike in
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    'Off course' betting
    48 1 Singapore meeting The joint Federation-Singa-pore committee working on a Malayan off-the-course betting scheme met for nearly five hours in the Singapore Colonial Secretariat yesterday. Mr. M. J. Hogan, AttorneyGeneral, Federation, presided at the meeting. No decisions were reached yesterday. Another meeting will be held soon.
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    Doctor on mercy flight dies
    87 1 Doctor on mercy flight dies SEREMBAN, Fri. AN Indian doctor who volunteered to fly to a jungle fort in Negri Sembilan on an S.O.S. call was today killed before he reached his patient. Be was caught in the tail rotor of the Sycamore helicopter which had brought him to Fort
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    Couple critically injured
    39 1 Pilot Officer Roy Broderick, R.A.F., and his wife were critically injured last night when their motor scooter was involved in a head-on collision with a car at the junction of Waterloo Street and Middle Road, Singapore.
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    The quest for BEAUTY
    133 1 The quest for BEAUTY ...seven days left for 'Miss Malaya' contest entries OEVEN DAYS are left for entrants to this year's contest to choose Malaya's representative for the Miss Universe quest. Some of Singapore's loveliest girls have already entered for the contest but there is still need for many more
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    FEAR sends rubber and tin UP, UP, UP
    113 1 FEAR sends rubber and tin UP, UP, UP p ROWING fear by overseas vl traders and manufacturers that the political and labour unrest in the Colony may cut them off from major supplies of tin and rubber caused further heavy buying in Singapore yesterday. The rubber price shot up by
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    BID TO TRAP ARSONISTS
    81 1 Police have organised special i patrols to catch arsonists who [have set fire to 10 cars In Singapore in the last three da vs. Police believe the attacks are directed against the vehicles of Singapore Harbour Board 'officials and they are connected with the harbour strike.
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    25 1 COPENHAGEN. Fri. Denmark announced today that the United States and Britain have pledged to help speed up her atomic research programme. -A.P.
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    S.T.C. BUSES MAY BE OFF TODAY
    204 1 A man in court holds the key THOUSANDS of office workers may be without trans- port today because the Singapore Traction Company's drivers and conductors want to take the day oIT "to attend court as observers." The S.T.C. Employees' Union issued a statement late
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    STOP PRESS
    22 1 QUEEN KNIGHTS SIX ROBERT BLACK LONDON. lii. Thr Queen totl;iv knighted Sir Robert Brown Black. (.<>\ 'criuir-drsiKiiutc of Sinj;;ir»oro. Rent it.
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    8 hurt in skid
    25 1 BENTONG, Fri. Eight Chinese were injured when their van hit an empty hut in front of the Ketari Road police stayesterday.
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    All aboard s.s. Last Chance
    394 2 'GANGWA Y-BORNEO, HERE WE COME' SA Y lOO JOBLESS BUT PROUD MEN THREE WILL GO FIRST TO SEE IP THERE ARE JOBS ABOUT 100 jobless men decided at a meeting yesterday to go to Borneo if no work can be found for them in Singapore.
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    Lock icon BURMA'S FIRST FOUR AIR FORCE GIRLS
    121 2 THE FIRST four women officers of the Burma Air Force walk past Buckingham Palace as they do some sightseeing in London. They are. left to right, FlyingOfficer HlaThan. 25, FlyingOfficer Khin Hla Win. 24. Flying-Officer Wye Xye and Flying-Officer Yin Yin 26. The girls,
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    Lock icon LEGIONAIRES IN BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS
    120 2 CONSTANTINE. Fri. French Legionaires and troops of the Camel Corps haw clashed with a large band of outlaws near Ferkane in South-East Algeria. I The outcome of the clash is not yet known. Fourteen Algerians were I arrested in a security sweep in the El
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    15 Commonwealth navy ships show how they can protect sea routes to Malaya
    297 2 15 Commonwealth navy ships show how they can protect sea routes to Malaya LED by this 10.000-ton cruiser. 15 warships of the British. Australian and New Zealand Royal Navies are today sailing north-east from Singapore for the second phase of Exercise "Anzex." For the next 10 days they will carry
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    Mid-air explosion
    20 2 COBLENZ (Germany Fri. A U.S. Air Force Sabre jet exploded in mid-air yesterday killing the pilot.— A. P
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    Lock icon REDS EXPEL BISHOP FROM CHINA
    64 2 REDS EXPEL BISHOP FROM CHINA HONG KONO, Fri. Communist China today expelled a Roman Catholic Bishop, Frederick A. Donaghy, American Bishop of Wuchow in Kwangsi Province. Bishop Donaghy, who looked thin and pale, crossed the border here wearing an old white shirt and brown trousers, eye witnesses said. The bishop
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    Lock icon 60 m.p.h. crash
    31 2 MILAN, Fri. The ZagrebParis express thundered into a goods train at 60 miles an howwest of Milan last night, killing an engine driver and injuring several passengers. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Molotov sails
    23 2 CHERBOURG. Fri.. Mr. V. Molotov. the Soviet Foreign Minister, sailed for the United States today in the liner Queen Elizabeth.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon PARLIAMENT JAILS TWO NEWSMEN
    238 2 PARLIAMENT JAILS TWO NEWSMEN CANBERRA, Fri. T*HE Australia House of Representatives to day decided to send to prison for three months two men who had been called to the bar of the House to answer charges that they tried to intimidate a Labour member into silence. The sentences were passed
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    Lock icon Defence pact
    26 2 DAMASCUS, Fri. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria have reached agreement on most points of a defence pact, the Syrian Parliament was told yesterday.— Reuter.
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    LONELY BOY MAKES GOOD
    44 2 TOKYO. Fri— Choldhi Kato, 28, inserted an advertisement in a magazine recently seeking feminine companionship "because he was lonesome and without a single relative or friend." Police now have arrested him for allegedly seduelng 95 Kirls who answered his plea
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    'War' over rich girl, poor boy romance
    282 2 'War' over rich girl, poor boy romance TOWNSPEOPLE RIOT POLICE STEP IN AMSTERDAM, Fri. EXTRA police are patrolling a Dutch town this morning after a fierce street battle. It started because a wealthy father tried to stop the romance of his 17-year-old daughter. He thought her boy friend was too
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    Ballet 'fairies' for dance
    57 2 Twelve ballet pupils of Gloria Lim will appear as fairies in the "Midsummer Night" dance of the Siglap Girls' Club. Singapore. at Raffles Hotel on June 24. The dance programme, in aid of the club building fund, will include an international fashion parade and the Aafe
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    'TEDDY-BOY' SERVICEMEN WORRY ARMY.
    138 2 'TEDDY-BOY' SERVICEMEN WORRY ARMY. LONDON, Fri 'THE Army fa gettin^ A worried by 'Teddy Boys" who bring their 23-guinea suits and tOUgh g U y manners with them 3n National S c r vi c c. Some comtn a n d i n o Dfficers are asking for issue orders
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    EXILES9 SPY IS SHOT
    53 2 EXILES 9 SPY IS SHOT HAVANA. Cuba, Fri. Jorce Agustin Agostini, chief of the palace secret service durin.: the administration of President Carlos Prio Socarras was shot dead last night in a gun i battle with police. He 1 rd to escape which police raid. The former Prtg, overthrown In
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    Formosa
    110 2 CHOU BAIBI CAN'T IN>is T ON CEAS&n HONGKCXG,:. THE Chinese fa Mr. Cr. Indonesian jouflaia Peking that a cea* in the Formosa could not be a requisite for ;V- I between China aj United States a a i tension over tea the New China N I Agency reported China
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    Actor is ill
    15 2 HOLLYWOOD::- 7 H.i.npcien. 75, suffered a I but his cone:' "not serious.
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    Lock icon BOMB HITS SOVIET ENVOY'S CAR
    79 2 BOMB HITS SOVIET ENVOY'S CAR STOCKHOLM. Fri. The second bomb in three day.s directed against Russians exploded outside the Soviet Embassy last night and destroyed an Embassy car. No one was injured and no other damage was reported. Security police and Foreisn Ministry officials started an investigation and refused to
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    Lock icon Peking culture in Indonesia
    43 2 HONG KONG. Fri —A Chinese cultural delegation of 77 members, including opera actors and musicians, left Peking today on a two-month goodwill mission to Indonesia at the invitation of the Indonesian Government, the New China News Agency reported —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Hillary will lead new expedition
    43 2 AUCKLAND. Fri. Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Everest, has been chosen tc lead the New Zealand Antarctic expedition, it was unofficially reported here today. It is understood that formal acceptance is awaited from Sir Edmund, now overseas. A.P.
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      100 2 "K RENAULT successes in the 1955 MILLE MIGLIA The internationally famous 1000 miles road race which was run in Italy in May this yar. For the FOURTH TIME RUNNINC the RENAULT 750 triumphed in the TOURING CARS category, special series 750 cc, in which there were 81 entries Ist PLACE
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    Lock icon DELHI—MOSCOW—PEKING AXIS
    321 3 DELHI— MOSCOW— PEKING AXIS Russia wants alliance for peace Premier. Bulcanin. I 2Ttn« Soviet WTaAt^ <lf C rM>tmc ■i»*% rritv Minister. ■j Kremlin Bulganin ihrec nations ■V peace Bf nd in(!»-China. Kf. the F«r- Marshal Indian Government. i n concert with the Government of China and ours, should take the
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    Lock icon LOSING BET FOR THE PUNTERS
    183 3 New go-slow drug is untraceable LONDON, Fri. SCOTLAND YARD to- day warned punters that they may find themselves betting against a new and near-* ly unbeatable entry— a drug which slews racing animals (or human beings yet cannot be traced even by careful saliva tests.
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    Lock icon peration on ice tves life
    51 3 OSS WORK HOURS [N Fri. an:d a y <,-hour had an I ..•> on a h ice. ro- mperaF':.:irenhcjt to his most 10 r>'vtics the brain more than ate job >ns, who Deration it at >ved an olood -^oi bed an Ing; of a riously
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    ilganin to at India
    16 3 A Peking ..y said nln, the accepted Nehru In the Li now
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    Lock icon ICHUM HAMBURGER'CASE: DISMISSAL SOUGHT
    83 3 ICHUM HAMBURGER' CASE: DISMISSAL SOUGHT Con- Robert the ns at a :i!ed a .if the irt here Robert his suit that the macazine falsely that he took off his clothes at the party, sprinkled; himself with tomato sauce and announced he was a welldone hamburger." Confidential asked for the dismissal
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    Lock icon Women track abominable snowlady and snowbaby
    208 3 Women track abominable snowlady and snowbaby NEW DELHI. Fri. MEMBERS of a Scottish women's expedition to the Himalayas said yesterday that they had seen the tracks of what might be an "abominable snowwoman." Mrs. Monica Jackson, of the expedition, said that while they were exrxploring the Jugal Himal ran s
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    Zhukov won't discuss letters
    210 3 'IKE AND I AGREED NOT TO REVEAL CONTENTS' MOSCOW. Fri. rPHE Soviet Defence Minister, Marshal Zhukov, reaffirmed his friendship for President Eisenhower yesterday but would not comment on their current exchange of letters. Marshal Zhukov was asked about his correspondence with the President at a garden
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    Lock icon CRUCIAL STAGE IN STRIKE TALKS
    202 3 Railmen may go back next week LONDON, Friday. RAILWAY executives and leaders of the 70.000 strik- in? rail workers were engaged late today in new talks to settle Britain's 13-day-old rail strike. At stake was the nations prosperity and the jobs of 1.000.000 workers as
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    Expert dies
    58 3 CAMBRIDGE, Massuchusetts, Fri. Mr. Langdon Warner, a former Curator of Oriental Art at the Fogg Museum of Harvard University and a leading authority on Japanese and Chinese art. died today at the age of 73. Mr. Warner lived in Japan for many years. He crossed China four times
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    Lock icon UNu to visit Britain
    70 3 LONDON, Fri.— The Burmese Primp Minister. U Nu. will arrtve here next Thursday for a week's official visit at the invitation of the Government, the Foreign Office announced yesterday. He will have talks with Sir Anthony Eden and other Ministers. The Burmese Prime Minister, who is
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    Noted author is accused
    62 3 HONG KONG. Fri.— Demands for the expulsion from the Communist ranks of Hu Feng, Communist China's leading author and theorist on Chinese and Russian literature, were broadcast by Peking radio yesterday. Hu Feng and a handful of followers were accused of being Chiang Kai-shek's lackeys with
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    Lock icon HEAVY GOING (40LB.) AFTER HIS DRINK
    128 3 WELLINGTON, Fn. Mr. John McKay, a New Zealand businessman, was drinkinp with friends in a bar here when he heard a click. Looking down, he saw a 401 b. ball and chain locked around his left ankle. Then he saw the coat-tails of a
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    Lock icon RIGHT ABOUT THAT POST
    88 3 LONDON. Fri. A Member of Parliament who has often j criticised his local postal ser- 1 vices had difficulty in taking his seat in the House of Commons yesterday because a writ showing that he had been elected to Parliament was lost in the post. He
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    Lock icon 'Sign or go to Malaya' talk wrong
    137 3 LONDON, Fri. AN Army officer acted wrongly when he told conscripts due to be posted to Malaya that they would be sent to Germany instead if they signed on and became regular soldiers, the Undersecretary of State for War, Brigadier Fitzroy Mac Lean,
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    LONDON STOCKS
    268 3 LONDON, m. THE trend was uncertain on the stock markets here today with I operators proceeding cautiously before the outcome of the rail dispute talks Although selective buyIng continued, some profit-taking brought lower values. Closing middle prices of selected I stocks not including stamp duty were: Consols £604
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON. June 10. Cash Buyers £726. Sellers £726' i: Ftorward Buyers £726' i; Sellers' £727: Settlement £726' i. Turnover a.m 190 tons, p.m. 110.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    26 3 LONDON. June 10.— Spot 31 >««!.. July-Sept. 29-Nd.. Oct.-Dec. 28-Hd., Jan-Mar. 27-Sd., Apr.-June 27d., June c.i.f. 29-Sd., July c.t.f. 29Ud.. Auk. c.i.f. 29. Tone: Steady.
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    CINEMA CASE BOY JAILED
    736 4 'He drew knife when he could not have feared dangerous injury' Seven years for culpable homicide KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. EIGHTEEN -YEAR OLD schoolboy Khoo Tens Chwee was found guilty today of culpable homicide not amounting: to murder and sentenced to seven years' jail by the Chief
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    PEOPLE in THE CASE
    109 4 KHOO TENG CHWEE, the central flcure in the trial, was a final year student in the Methodist Boys' School. He was due to sit for his- School Certificate examination at the end of this year. He was a student of the Victoria Institution until 1953 and
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    GOVT. PROBE ON ISHAK
    254 4 Is Malay National Front a political party? KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Government is to investigate whether Inche Istiak bin Haji Mohamed may keep his job as a script writer with the Malayan Film Unit and still remain an executive member of the Malay National Front. Inche
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    A gallant policeman is commended
    127 4 HAND-TO-HAND VILLAGE BATTLE PENANG, Friday. POLICE Lieut. R. Handy, who shot dead an armed terrorist engaged in a hand-to-hand right with another lieutenant, today got a letter of commendation for gallantry signed by the High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray. The presentation was made by the
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    Guard foils thieves
    57 4 PENANG. Fri. An alert watchman foiled a gang of thieves at the Ban Hock Bee oil mill in Jelutong Road yesterday. Abdul Karim, the watchman, was on his rounds when he saw a figure in a copra store He found three bags of copra near the door,
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    CITY WILL HONOUR MacDONALD
    80 4 CITY WILL HONOUR MacDONALD rE Singapore City Council at a special meeting yesterday decided to confer the Freedom of the City on the Commissioner General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. A resolution the Council adopted stated that the honour was in recognition of Mr. Mat-Donald's outstanding services in furthering friendship and
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    Free film shows
    33 4 There will be two free shows of the technicolor film "Life of John Wesley" at the Singapore V.M.C.A. hall. Orchard Road, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
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    EXHIBITION OF MALAYAN PHOTOGRAPHS
    77 4 EXHIBITION OF MALAYAN PHOTOGRAPHS Singapore's Minister for Works and Communications, Mr. Francis Thomas, yesterday opened the third Pan-Malayan Photographic Exhibition at the British Council Hall, Stamford Road. One hundred and sixty-six exhibits, representing the work of amateur cameramen from I Singapore, the Federation. North Borneo, Sarawak and Indonesia, are on
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    Stole from uncle
    49 4 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. For stealing his uncle's padi, Ahmad bin Abass, 18, was today jailed for one year to be followed by a year's police supervision. Abass stole 275 gantangs of padi, valued at $126, belonging to Osman bin Awang, sold it and went to Singapore.
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    Police officers transferred
    40 4 TELOK ANSON, Fri. Inspector K. Sockalingam, District Crimes Officer of the Police Headquarters at Teluk Anson, has gone to Taiping as the Circle Crimes Officer. He has been succeeded by Chiet Inspector Wong Sze Kirn from Ipoh.
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    Temple death
    27 4 PENANG. Fri. Police broke Into a small Chinese temple in MacalLster Road yesterday and found the caretaker, Wong Yeok, dead. No foul play is suspected.
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    SHE'S AT NERVE CENTRE OF THE EMERGENCY
    49 4 SHE'S AT NERVE CENTRE OF THE EMERGENCY MISS AGNES BONG, Super visor of Telephones at the Federal Police Headquarters, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal. Miss Bong has charge of a team of 18 operators and may be said to control the nerve centre of the Emergency.
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    'Golden voice in Penang
    16 4 PENANG Fri -v merits three 'Z?* voice" telephone <*-„'* wiU represent 6 °ft
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    Union Officil
    41 4 officia BATU PAHATFr cials of the Johore few the Malayan GradajT chers' Union are- n»» Mr. J. E. B. AabRR t Mr. D. P. fab: 3 Mr. Thor Seen: h-"~, tee. Mr. K. Cartel A. Chaly and V.: Enz.
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    gave a to
    14 4 gave a to ?°ck and L^u* took a goo and was later .k s^
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    Industry must be efficient
    90 5 tt -4LKER HAS FAITH IN NATURAL RUBBER'S FUTURE, BUT HE WARNS: 0ETIC 0-TITION tnrc „dcnl of the IMantinp Employers Cm. Mr- T. M. .aid here toLjiad faith in ibe natural ustry. but it fonditional and :!lh. three LTJP if .> a.c to iture. tisure ncy did
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    and death
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    A ROYAL THANK YOU'
    58 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. ThHiph Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivraj has received the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. "I am commanded by the Queen to convey to you and the Government of the Federation her sincere thanks for your kind message of loyal
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    Date extended
    27 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The administrator of Rumanian. Bulgarian and Hungarian property here announced today that the period for claims had been extended to Jupe 30.
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    A beauty Queen weds
    72 5 Scouts are waiters at dinner party MlBB A'l<<ia Al-Johary, Sineaporr s 'Miss Max Factor" in lfl;>3. was marne(: on Thursday tn Mr. Jaya AVaras Abdullah. Mnrr than 30(! cuests of all races att.r.riVd her weddinp at her home in MacNair oali;. v After the bersanding cerrmony.
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    Scream was a warning
    124 5 Scream was a warning 3 REDS ESCAPE IPOH, Fri. I TAPPER women ran screaming and hitting their latex pails on rubber trees as they saw a patrol steal toward three armed bandits and the bandits escaped. The patrol, from the Ist Battalion, the Malay Regiment, j saw the three terrorists,
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    Treat for 60 children
    52 5 Nearly 60 crippled children from the Red Crass Home in Singapore had a treat at the Kiddies Toyland in the Happy World yesterday. A friend. Miss G. Nickolich. paid for the ice-cream-and-cakes party and the managemerit of the Happy World gave the children free rides on.
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    WIFE SAW PHOTO OF NEW WEDDING
    229 5 A WOMAN, driven out of her house by her husband, returned one day to ask him to take her back, and saw a wedding photo of him with his new bride, the Singapore Sixth Police Court was told yesterday. Aw Mvi Huay. who was
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    Have one more, they kept saying
    287 5 Have one more, they kept saying TOO MUCH TIME SPENT DRINKING WITH MURUTS, HE COMPLAINS AN AMERICAN anthropologist who has been studying tribal life in British North Borneo complained yesterday that too much of his time was taken up in drinking with the tribe during his nine-month stay there. Dr.
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    Police inspector dies at 58
    34 5 Mr Laurie KefTlar. 58. a retired Singapore Harbour Board police inspector, died at the General Hospital yesterday after a short illness. Mr. Kefflar leaves a widow and eight children.
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    Family gets $9,950
    69 5 Damages totalling $9,950 were awarded by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah in the Singapore High Court yesterday to the i family of Loh Ngiap Tin. a Traction Company driver who died after an accident in March. 1953. An action had been brought by Loh's father. Lee Hong
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    THE NAMELESS ADVISERS
    49 5 Uivigned memoranda have be*n sent to the Legislative Assembly all-party committee on Chinese schools, the Straits Times understands. Today the committee will tudy all memoranda received ■nd set dates for appearances before the committee of organisations or people who have put forward their views in writing.
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    THOSE PAINS: A MARSHALL DIAGNOSIS
    290 5 THOSE PAINS: A MARSHALL DIAGNOSIS Hong Kong had same complaint SINGAPORE had "some- what the same growing pains" as Hong Koni? had a few years ago, f he Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, said last night. Mr. Marshall, who was opening the Hong Konz exhibition at the Happy World, said:
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    CHURCH TO HAVE HALL NOW
    86 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Officials of St. Martin's Garrison Church It Headquarters Malaya Command here wanted to build a new porch in memory of troops killed during the Emergency. So last Christmas they organised a garden party fair with sideshows and stalls to raise funds for
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    Builder owes $870,000
    165 5 Builder owes $870,000 1954 WAS HIS LEAN YEAR r»HEW PENG YAM. proprietor of a firm of civil engineers and building contractors, said in the Singapore High Court yesterday that in 1954 he lost more than $220,000 on three contracts he got from the Public Works Department and the SinKap or
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    Knife robbery alleged
    34 5 Sin Ah Moh was charged in Singapore yesterday with stealing $124 from 18-year-old N? Yonc Moi in Duchess Road on Wednesday, while armed with a knife. Sim was remanded in custody.
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    PAP conference
    22 5 Tne Feoplc"s Action Party of Singapore will hold its first annual conference on June 26 at the Victoria Memorial Hali.
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    Her fatal fall
    24 5 An 33-year-olri woman. Chow Ah Gee. was killed in a fall in her home at Teluk Blangah Road. Singapore, last night.
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    CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
    38 6 21) Word* $2.50 (minimum). CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETV, Singapore, 8. Orange Grove Road. Singapore- 10 (off Orchard Road. Sunday Service 10.30 a.m., and 7 p.m. Sunday School 10.30 am Testimony Meetings Ist and 3rd Wednesdays 7 p.m.
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    Singapore. Sat. June 11, 1955. Amnesty And Aid
    659 6 Singapore. Sat. June 11, 1955. Amnesty And Aid In its election manifesto, the j Alliance says that "it is the j first emphasis in our political,] programme to get rid of the Emergency at the earliest pos- t siblc moment." The resolution < behind this pledge is welcome j and
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    1948—But With A Difference
    636 6 1948— But With A Difference The wave of industrial unrest and growing political restiveness which we are witnessing in this country today may cause some of us to hark back to those uneasy and violent months which preceded the Communist rebellion in June 1948. At least there is the same
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    As I was saying
    1160 6  -  CYNICUS hy IF YOU have any doubt about wny Malaya turns out the world's best badminton players. Just go to the Malayan open championships now being played in Kuala Lumpur. Eddie Choong plays when he should be on his sick-bed, the matches go on well past
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    Saturday Saturday study
    13 6 Abandoned temple at Songklc, South Siam.— Photograph by Harry Miller,
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    Sir Onn bin ja'afar on Dr. Burhanuddin
    391 6 Sir Onn bin ja'afar on Dr. Burhanuddin I WOULD be much obliged if you would publish my letter to Mr. Leslie Hoffman, your political commentator, as follows: My dear Leslie, Your article on Dr. Burhanuddin, published in the Straits Times of yesterday, makes interesting reading. Unfortunately you have got much
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    153 6 From the Straits Times of June 8, 1905: WE learn that the Committee of the Singapore Cricket Club have approved of plans prepared by Messrs. Swan and Maclaren for a new pavilion to *c erected on the site of the present building. The old Pavilion has long
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    love wins out over the Law
    358 7 SINGAPORE COURT TOLD OF STABBING AFTER A LATE NIGHT STROLL \wl ID NOT USE KNIFE 0 ME. SAYS GIRL r \l\SY BOY FRIENDS' i with the Law and won in the c nd District i'ourt yesterday Woe Sng Nik, 28, voluntarily Teresa Tan with
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    Woman claims trial
    50 7 A woman. Yap Ah Eng. claimed trii in Singapore yesterday to living on the immoral earnings of Wong Fong Chan and Ong Hoon San. at Foch Road between December and May 20. Bail of $1,000 was offered and the case was postponed to June 17 for mention.
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    er visa ed tO e altar
    64 7 er visa ed tO e altar f QIRL WEDS ORALIAN -OLD; Lee, rue E. was apore Patrick nd Sc- ;stral- '-act's nded the: dral of 11 v. i Of Aus- r Office Byd- be- > months ago re on Xieuw relay that O'Connor n she in Combtain a -he reand
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    king concert
    18 7 i-Se:v:c". Association, j bold a smoking j ht ex-Servicemen witto the June 17 ary For- Road.
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    FIELD LEAVES IN OCT.
    45 7 R, Fri. —i Education, 56. will He first r 1953. but cial re- mbrr for Education. Dato Sir Clough Thuraisingham. Mr. Whitfield was then Director of Education. He took over as Member for Education in October last when Sir Clough resigned
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    The stay-put pickets are moved
    27 7 The stay- put pickets are moved POLICEMEN forcibly removing some of the pickets who refused to budge after Mr. Morris had ordered their arrest— Straits Times picture.
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    Police hand over to guards
    52 7 TAIPING, Fri. —An impressive ceremony was held at Kubu Gajah new village In Selama when the police handed over the defence of the village to the Home Guards there. The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering including Inche Othman bin Abdul Karim, assistant District
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    NO NEWS AFTER 50 YEARS
    77 7 The Chief Justice. Sir Charles Mnrray-Aynsley, granted an order in the Singapore High Court yesterday affirming; the death of Omar bin Bedul, who had not been heard of for the last 50 years. The motion was moved by Mr. C.L. Duff, counsel for Bidin bin
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    19 STRIKERS ARE BOUND OVER
    310 7 19 STRIKERS ARE BOUND OVER Unlawful assembly at mine KAMPAR, Friday. THE Kampar Magistrate, Inche Abdul Kadir bin Yusof, today convicted 19 former workers of the Kampar section of the Tronoh Mines for continuing in an unlawful assembly and using criminal force to prevent new workers from going to work
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    No help for Colony
    103 7 No help for Colony PORT SWETTENHAM, Fri. THE Singapore Harbour A Board has been told that Port Swettenham will not discharge cargoes intended for Singapore if the threatened strike of dockers in the Colony takes place. Last week port authorities herr> were asked by the Singapore Harbour Board if they
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    LETTER ON DEATH DOOR
    51 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Chan Chen, 52, a fishmonger, was found hanging in his room at Cecil Street here this morning. Police found several letters written by the dead man. One was pasted on the door of the room. This said: "After my death please report to
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    Street attack on two brothers
    44 7 Two brothers, Lav Konpj Leong and Lav Keng Soo, of Choon Guan Street, Singapore, were attacked by four men in Chm Swee Road on Thursday night Kcne Leong was stabbed in the face and Keng Soo in the back
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      87 7 High tides TODAY: Singapore 1.30 a.m. 18 ft 9 In.) 2.52 p.m. (7 ft. 8 ln.i: Port Dickson 9.31 a.m. <8 ft.) 9.55 p.m. (7 ft. 6 In.); Penang 3.37 a.m 6 ft 4 In i 323 p.m. i 7 ft. 3 in.i TOMORROW: Singapore 214 a.m. (8 ft. 6
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    RAHMAN TO FIGHT IN TOUGH KEDAH AREA
    357 8 Alliance expects walkover in some places PENANG, Fri. JWO TOP UMNO leaders Tengku Abdul Rahman, the president, and Inche Khir Johari, secretarygeneral are expected to stand in two of Kedah's six constituencies in next month's Federal election s. Nomination day is next Wednesday.
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    A WIDOW AND TWO SAILORS
    132 8 A WIDOW AND TWO SAILORS She gets apology THE secretary of the Singapore Bawanrse Youth Association. Inche Said Rasul. ha.s apologised to Che Rahma binte Ibrahim, the 34--year-old widow who was censured for her behaviour aboard the U.S. cruiser Los Angeles two weeks ago. Che Rahma was photographed linking arms
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    Jap ship on maiden run
    54 8 Another new Nippon Yusen Kaisha freighter, the 9,250-ton Sanuki Maru arrived in Singapore yesterday on her maiden voyage the Sanuki Maru has been put on the Japan-Eastern Mediterraneaa run. Her ports of call besides Singapore are Aden. Port Sudan, Jeddah. Suez. Port Said. Alexandria. Beirut.
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    'The mouth organ is no toy to me,' says the harmonica king
    482 8 'The mouth organ is no toy to me,' says the harmonica king UNION BOSS ONCE GALLED LARRY ADLER A FREAK By DON BERESFORD I ARRY ADLER, the world's most famous harmonica lj player, arrived in Singapore. from Manila yesterday. Looking fresh and immaculate in a navy suit and tie, with
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    Woman killed in collision
    52 8 BATU PAHAT. Fri. A woman on her way home from market was knocked down by a Malayan Film Unit truck at the junction of Jalan Rahmat and Jalan Jenang yesterday morning. She was injured in the head and back and was taken to hospital where she
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    Baby falls 15 feet
    58 8 Nineteen-month-old Richard King, son of Sub Fire Officer W. King, fell about 15 feet from a window on the first floor ,of the Central Fire Station building in Hill Street Singapore, yesterday evening. He was at play when he fell. He was admitted to hospital with
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    Films will show self-defence
    51 8 TAIPINO. Fri.— Special films on the Chinese art of selfdefence will be shown at the Sun Cinema on Saturday and Sunday. These films were taken at Macao featuring the wellknown exponent, Mr. Ng Eng Chun. Proceeds of the shows will go to the Taiping Chin Woo
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    Body found
    14 8 KLANG. Frt An unidentified body was recovered from the Klang River tonight.
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    Bicycle charge
    21 8 TELUK ANSON, Pri Tan Koo Keong, aged 60, charged here with stealing a bicycle was remanded for a week
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      352 8 Straits Times Crossword 1 SKTrT: harsh environment (8) I 2 T||p 1 -—i 28. Scott-ish charm (8.. W> a The chap to provide an escort vTJJT ***** SSSJS xv^ ;w?r; .iaiu, > (6) _HSl_iii_BH ■Hi i n Dow r ..^i, i^ rwvi St.-IsWft :£a£3 ISSS: 1. Pigeon in a gla.xs
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    Lock icon Bugis merchants killed early Malay rulers' joint pact
    1842 9 Bugis merchants killed early Malay rulers' joint pact iijjTfJTyffjjyfy A WAR of great consequence to what was then known as the 'empire' of Malaya was fought on the Perak River 151 years ago. A student of military science, lucky enough to be standing on the river bank at the time
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      123 9 Sherlock Holmes Easily baffled ?j\ i gß> IT SmULD!N6'S I HHT^T, \AWTSOrJ.' \OU BAFFLE A p ifREAILV, HOLMES 1 Dick Tracy Broken case W T5 WIM YES, Ivt W_^ -^-yip ciDcrrRWC^D MeSINCi— lllWw I KNOW/ S I"*"* m^4&&tS B^B»\^ fKJUWIS T^' > U»^ y 1 l^^z/ H I^M aT^BW i^
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      1173 10 t.i. S4os MANSFIELD dc CO., LTD. Mi MM (IB lines) (Incorporoted in Singapore) (11 llnee) %S? THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Corner* option «n proceed vio other ports »o lood and discharge cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON It CONTINENTAL PORTS Singapore .Due Soils P. Shorn Penong 9 *7Z&TtS+mt J-n. 12/13
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS.
    24 11 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS. BNK. Frt. c and ,r> Stock riuic OnAer. moderate 32 buyer buyer buyer buyer buyer i ■"V 18/11 i f unquoted 3
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    DUCE PRICES
    60 11 I'rodurr Explcul ■i buyers, $28 14 bulk $42 I'epper x. a total d Mun.B4 i both .rk $145 x-^xiation 4 d copra: .'•ellers: 4 sellers; $28 3 8 ■.;irr*>: June 11 8 sellers; 4 buyers, $28 «27 3 4 i quiet: 5 M'!!ers: tone er.s $28 $28 1
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    28 11 ftlonpide the Singafcjrd wharves or exiprinus 1-2, Francisville Malacca n, ■16, Cyclops N Wall 3 to N Wall 9. Mallory 7-28, Aspha- -32 BenAtsuta 40-41. La Bucha-
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    TIN AND RUBBER PRICES STILL ADVANCE IN SINGAPOR
    447 11 divth U kk Market Correspondent B l)1H c rubber and tin prices again advanced m unison, in Singapore yesterday and whUe the TKu'rXrTn o^ f 2 P !T picUl < U *> *"S* ihursday), June first grade rubber closed at ot P
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    351 11 The Malayan Share Brokers 1 Singapore section, reported: "With the exception of Singapore Traction! ordinaries and British Borneo Pet- 1 roleums. which rose on London buy- ing. most industrials continued easier due to lack of support. Tins were' quiet and irregular, while rubbers failed to respond to the
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    RUBBER PRICES
    146 11 June first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at »1.02 1 8 per lb., 2\ cents above Thursday's dose. The closing tone was firm. Closing rubber orices yesterday In cents per lb. were No. 1 R.S.8. spot loose buyer s 102 V sellers 102 s No.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    77 11 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes In its rates to merchants yesterday:— Canada: buying airmail. T.T. 32 3 i O.D. 32'?, 90 days 32 >i credit bills' 32 13/16 trade bills. Selling, T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 32 1/.16. On the free exchange market in
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    U.S. strikes unsettle rubber mart
    444 11 U.S. strikes unsettle rubber mart THE rubber market has advanced rapidly during the past week with wider fluctuations than recently, report Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co.. Ltd. The news of the strikes in Ford and General Motors has been abundant and contradictory, and this has an unsettling effect on the market.
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    MAY RESULTS
    43 11 The Koala Reman Rubber produced a rubber crop of 103,300 Ib. during May. During the same month, Pahanr Consolidated produced 225 tons of tin concentrates; Sungei Kinta 450 piculs of tin ore; Ipoh Tin (Puchonj section) 641 piculs of tin ore.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    13 11 May rubber crops announced are Kempas 288.7501 b; RadelU 13.800 lb.
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      161 11 SHIPPING NOTICES NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (N.Y.K. LINE) S/S "ENCHO MARU" Arrived 4th June, 1955. A General Survey of all damaged cargo discharged ex the above vessel will be held at Singapore Harbour Board Godown No. 10 11 at 9 a.m. on 15th June, 1955. No further survey will be held
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      553 11 NOTICES NOTICE Mr. H. P. CAJctA hM left our employment and the Singapore Tiling Department of our Company is now being operated under the management of Mr. O. D. Battenby. SINO-BRITISH (M) LTD., "Croaby House", 71. Robinson Road. NASSIM CO., LIMITED wUI Sail by Public Auction In their Sale-Roomg No*.
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      Well done, but don't do it again
      304 12 Well done, but don't do it again MR. ALAN CRABBE. in his official capacity as President of the Singapore Motor Club, is quite right to deplore the publicity given to high-speed road runs, since such publicity might incite drivers less skilled than Freddie Pope, Neil Moncrieff and Joy McNaughton to
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      Jobless in Singapore
      96 12 MR. Lim Yew Hock says the Labour Exchange is registering over 1,000 new applicants every month and at present there are about 16.000 without jobs, representing four per cent, of the working population, against 11 per cent, in Japan. Mr. Lim says that he did not consider
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      Electricity bills: no preference
      79 12 1 REFER to the letter from "Fair Play" accusing the Central Electricity Board of giving preferential treatment to Europeans in the matter of sending reminders of overdue accounts before cutting off supply. This is most certainly not the case as reminders are sent to persons of
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      Why blame the priests?
      106 12 MR. T. A. SIMON seems to be unaware of the fact that the former temple in Outram Road was consecrated and now attempts to blame the priests. Why blame the innocent priests, and not the committee who rented this consecrated premises? The Outram Road temple was
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      COMPLAINTS BY TEACHERS
      160 12 COME of the Chinese teachers in the Chinese schools are holders of degrees from the various Universities 'in China. They had laboured hard to obtain their degrees, and their labours have been duly rewarded. But they are not content with the fruits of their labour. They have
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      PEACE MUST COME FIRST
      260 12 rpHE Chief Minister, Mr. <■■ David Marshall, has promised to do his utmost to let us have self-government before the term of his office expires. Recent events have shown that, should this country attain it, there would be chaos and untold misery and sufferings. The big
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        The inspiration
        79 12 MALAYA has won the Thomas Cup for the third time in succession. In this hour of triumph and glory, let us not forget the man who laid the foundation stone which made this achievement possible. I refer to Mr. Lim Chuan Oeok. It was his foresight, confidence and
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        PROTEST
        30 12 I PROTEST against certain buses refilling with petrol while they are on service. I do not see any S.T C buses stop at a filling station. SIAK PONG Singapore.
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        STANDARD DOWN
        91 12 AS a football enthusiast, I find that the standard of football in Perak has sone down. The recent Malaya Cup match played at Ipoh between Perak and Penang was a striking indication of this. I should say even the league matches being played now in various districts lack
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        BAD DRAINS
        36 12 THE drains along Kirn A Keat Road on both sides up to Kirn Keat Temple Estate give an awful smell because rubbifch is strewn on the both sides of roads and drains. RATEPAYERS. Singapore.
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        WHY NO QUEUE?
        46 12 IT would be most gratifying if the management of the Changi Bus Company would enforce order at the Capitol terminal so that ladies can get into the buses without pushing their way for seats. What has happened to the queue system? FEMALE Singapore.
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        WHAT'S NEEDED
        56 12 COMMENTING on the Briv/ tish election, the Chief Minister of Singapore said. "We would have expected from the Labour Party far more expeditious recognition of our struggle for self-gov-ernment." It is not a Labour Government in England but a stable government in Singapore that would bring about the
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        AIR DAY
        39 12 IT is some years since Singapore had its last "Air Day" at Kallang. It would be appropriate to open the new Paya Lebar airport by holding an "Air Day." It might become an annual affair. K.G. Singapore.
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        SENSE OF DUTY
        48 12 IITHAT state of affairs fT exists in the Customs Department? If the report Is correct, a oerson can import a racehorse duty free but on a church organ there is 20 per cent duty. What about a little moral sense in assessing duty? AMOS Ipoh.
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        FLOOD RELIEF
        31 12 THE hard-hit flood victims of Kampong Tuju are anxiously waiting for aid from the Flood Relief Fund such 9fi that given to Kampong Morton and Kampong Pantei. VICTIMS Malacca.
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        CAUSE AND EFFECT
        56 12 HAD the Labour Front government here achieved earlier and better success in the matter of the bus strike dispute, the Tories in the UK.. would not have captured the floating vote of the working man, who is naturally more disposed towards Labour if all things are equal.
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        UNION PRIVILEGE
        35 12 ris surprising to note that preference will be given to trade unionists In the sale of the low-priced houses offered for sale by the S.I.T. What gives trade unionists this privilege? TAXPAYER Singapore.
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        REQUEST IGNORED
        36 12 MANY times I have requested Radio Malaya to broadcast two songavasal songs "Aagum meri ethu" and "Engay sorkham ingay undu," but my requests have been ignored. Are these songs banned? A. V. ILLANCHERAN. Ipoh.
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    ROSE-MARIE LOOKS TOO GOOD FOR CLASS 2
    423 13 ROSE-MARIE LOOKS TOO GOOD FOR CLASS 2 Z^OING on True Bell's last win, Rose-Marie (Race T woi should be too good for any Class 2 sprint field. At the Bukit Timah April-May Meeting Rose Marie (8.10) defeated True Bell '8.9 > by a nose over 6f. A week later True
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    Fair Weather taken to beat Spencer's team
    489 13 Fair Weather taken to beat Spencer's team EPSOM JEEP'S STAR 3— Rose Marie Fair Weather Programme By EPSOM JEEP FAIR WEATHER is r nicely handicapped at 7.13 and at the weights I confidently expect him to beat the Spencer stable's useful pair, South Pacific and Rennies, in the Class 1,
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    STRAITS TIMES SELECTION
    136 13 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY RACE 1 2.30 CRE. BALANCE Pinna Forget II Gala Premiere MNNA FORGET Credit Balance White Stone CRE. BALANCE Dinna Forget II White Stone RACE 2 3.05 BOBE-MARIE SUr Signal Carpenter ROSE-MARIE SUr Signal Undo* ROSE-MARIE Undecided Carpenter RACE 3 3.40 MILKY WAY Super
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    TODAY'S RACE CARD
    1082 13 Race 1—2.30: Class 2, Div. 3—6 Furs. 1 287 Orchestration 3y Donnelly 9.00 Sim Teng Boon Hobte 2 633 White Stone 4y Mawl 8.13 Tan Seng Lam Yong 3 005 Toljs Delight 5y Manning 8.12 Mr. Mrs. T. H. Teo Yong 4 446 Dinna Forget II 5y
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    Lock icon Zatopek beaten again
    135 13 PRAGUE. Frt EMIL ZATOPEK. Czechoslovakia's triple Olympic champion and world record holder, v as beaten over 5.000 metres for the second time In less than a fortnight by Ivan Ulltperger of Czechoslovakia here last night. After a thrilling duel, with the lead changing throughout, Ullsperger put on
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    PROGRAMME HAS MADE BIG PROGRESS
    861 13 BRACELET BOY, So What, Programme and The Ringer certainly provide an intriguing problem in Race Six. All four are on the upgrade and it is not easy to assess their respective merits. My vote Roes to Programme. This handsome three-year-old bay t>y Compressor has improved
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    At B. Timah Today
    76 13 At B. Timah Today T'HERF was rain in Singapore x yesterday afternoon bat the KoinR up to last evening was on the firm side. TODAYS Best Bet: Rose Marie in the 3.05. Best Longshot; Prince Roes in the 4.15. RADIO MALAYA will broadcast all races today. DOUBLE TOTE will be
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    Piruz could not last the pace against Skaarup
    1072 14 TWO DANES, TWO INDONESIANS AMONG LAST EIGHT SELANGOR PAIR KNOCK OUT OLICH AND LIE PO DJAN KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE last eight in the men's singles of the Malayan open badminton championships after the second day's play in the Se1 a n
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    OLICH GIVES YUSUF A WALKOVER
    184 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. OLICH AHMAD SOLEHIN. 28-year-old Indonesian iv ho last night surprisingly beat Eddie Choong, Malaya's Thomas Cup star, gave a walkoiier today to team-mate Eddie Yusuf in the Malayan badminton championships. This leaves Yusuf, the Indonesian No. 2, to tackle Jorn Skaarup (conqueror
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    All the results
    404 14 MEN'S SINGLES THIRD ROUND: Wong Pens Soon (Spore) bt Chiew Chin Khoon (Pk) 15-8, 15-2; Chua Slew Hint (Sel.) w.o. Lim Koon Yam (Set.); F. Sonnevllle (Indo.) bt M. Sadali (Spore) 15-7, 15-2; Lee Si Mm (NS) bt Toh Boon Teng (Pr) 15-7, 15-6. Eddie Yuaof (Indo.)
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    Argonauts' win margin —two penalties
    180 14 Argonauts' win margin —two penalties TWO penalty goals en- abled Argonauts to defeat Base Ordnance Depot C.A. 2-0 at Farrer Park yesterday and maintain their 100 per cent record in the S.A.F.A. Div. 2A league. Argonauts, with 16 points, top the league table. Argonauts dictated the play from the kick
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    Lock icon West Indies to tour N.Z
    100 14 WELLINGTON, N.Z., Pri^ JOHN GODDARD, former West Indies Test cricket captain, and Denis Atkinson, the present captain, are in the West Indies party of 15 to tour New Zealand next year, it was announced here today. The team, which will arrive here on January 16,
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    FINALS WILL BE BROADCAST
    49 14 Radio Malaya will broadcast the finals of the 1955 Malayan Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The times of broadcast are: 9 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. and from 9.45 p.m. to the close of the competition. The commentators will be Geoff Raymond and Claud Doral.
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    Lock icon KRISHNAN BEATS MOTTRAM
    65 14 I MANCHESTER. Prl.— Britain and I India each won one singles on the opening day of their Davis Cup European zone quarter final match here yesterday. Roger Becker gave Britain the lead by beating Naresh Kumar 6-2. 7-9. 6-2. 6-3, but R. Krlshnan. the 18-year-old Indian champion,
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    COLONY JUNIOR SOCCER SCORES
    59 14 Results of the SAFA junior league games played yesterday: Dtv. 2B: V.M.M.A. beat Customs 3-2 at Oeylang. Div. SB: Katong S.C. beat Windsor Rovers 2-1 at M.F.A. ground. Salleh and Ismail scored for Katong S.C. and Mok Chua for Windsor Rovers. Town Ranger s beat S.C.S.A.
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    ARMY TENNIS
    19 14 The Army tennis finals scheduled to start at Tanglln at 5.15 today will begin at 4.45 p.m.
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    SERVICES BEATEN ON S'GOR'S LATE GOAL
    247 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A GOAL scored three minutes from the end enabled Selangor to beat Federation Combined Services 3-z in their Malaya Cup soccer fixture on the Princes Road ground today. Seiangor had the better balanced side which settled down after a shaky start.
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    KPM NETS TWO WITHOUT REPLY
    35 14 K. P. M. beat Stanvac 2-0 Id their Singapore B.H.F.A. League Cup competition Group D match at River Valley Road yesterday. Cen-tre-forward Vander MeiJ scored both goals. David Llm refereed.
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    Joseph House best in Boys' Town boxing
    139 14 JOSEPH House, with 30 points won the Be Peng Liang Shield In the Boys' Town inter-house boxIns championship at Buklt Timah yesterday. Mrs. S. T. Stewart presented the prizes. Results: Atom weight: Loh Hong Teck beat George Rosario. Daniel Alexander beat George Seah.
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    Lock icon Sainsbury's 7-25 wins for Hants
    250 14 Sainsbury 's 7-25 wins for Hants LONODN, Prl. DRETTY widespread rain again affected the county cricket championship matches. At Llanelly and Edgbaston the decision to abandon the matches there was taken very soon after a little play was possible. At Worcester, where the country were playing the Royal Air Force,
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    ENGLAND (324 GET HALF TH TOURISTS FOR
    397 14 ENGLAND were all out for lN CHn, v day on the second day shfJ South Africa. The lunch !L° f thf an overnight total of 944 ore *'as2ji V% three at tea they were n struggling at closeof s H a total of
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    Lock icon TITLE DEFENCE
    34 14 LONDON. Fri. The boxme promoter. Jack Solomons, has announced that Don Cockell will defend his British and Empire heavyweight titles against Jack Gardner at the White City Stadium on Sen: 13— UP.
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    SCORE
    10 14 K Bl *iCs BOWLiv?: J sl Si' gsSC MS
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    'TERROR
    75 14 LOXDQ 1Y terror." cat,? yesterday :ro Islands k» Don Cockdli BHM heavyweight a Lave '21. poflrl* winner of 35 oat m Australia am land, is parrj* take the title tutki to please Qmk "The Queer, -fa interest in his cq his manager. Bra cock, forier ten holder. "Lave xfn
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      179 14 TODAY SOCCER LEAGUE. Div. 1: Kola Raja v Dockyard, Jalan Beaar, 8 p.m. DIV. 2A: Tampenia Rover* v Radin Mas, Grjrlang; DIV. 2B: Chinese Athletic v Star Soceeritts, Jalan Besar, 7 p.m.; S.H.B. Re. s v Gymkhana. CYMA ground. DIV. 3B; Kebenaran Club v Police. P.T.S. X.ADESAX CLP: Rajaji S.C.
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