The Straits Times, 27 July 1956

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    18 1 a v-e 14 tt »•>» rfr-Vrrif"* tf.-i-Mvmrr» The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1956 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon ATLANTIC LINER DISASTER
    741 1 pride of Italy's merchant fleet sinks alter collision with Swedish ship \jo saved iespite the thick fog 0 DEAD-MANY HURT NEW YORK, Thursday. |HE 29,000-ton luxury liner Andrea Doria, pride of the ItaLerchani navy, sank in the Atjj c todav ten hours after a lision uilh the
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    6,000 busmen will hold their first 'Friday strike' today
    266 1 6,000 busmen will hold their first 'Friday strike today THE first of the Friday strikes ordered by the Na--1 tional Union of Transport Workers in the Federation is due to take place today. Many towns will be without buses if the union's 6,000 members follow orders. The union is said
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    Four hurt in mystery blast
    63 1 Four hurt in mystery blast PORT SWETTENHAM, Thurs.— Four Chinese were injured, one seriously, and three others escaped unhurt, in an explosion here tonight They were the crew of a tongkang about to leave for Sumatra with $25,000 worth of goods. The explosion took place when a member of the
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    Goodbye kissthen off to jail
    284 1 BEAUTIFUL THI XA HID IN JOE'S SHIP-FOR LOVE-— A VIETNAMESE beautj who stowed away ir the liner Cambodge U be with her Madgasque sailor lover spent last night in Out.rarr Road jail, Singapore. As the Jail doors closed be hind h her dark am handsome
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    Off to Japan
    23 1 The Singapore trade mision leaves for Japan today. They are expected to be in China towards the end of August.
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    Lock icon Burmese rice for Malaya
    26 1 RANGOON. Thurs.— Malaya has agreed to buy 10.000 tons of Burmese rice valued at 5,123,000 kyats. Shipment will start next month.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Killer freed
    42 1 HONG KONG, Thurs. Charles Archer, a Hong Kongborn British subject, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on a murder charge by a Chinese Nationalist court in Shanghai in 1947. has arrived in Hong Kong after being released by the Communists.—UP.
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    Lock icon Biggest ever
    25 1 TAIPEH Thurs. Chinese Nationalist land, sea and air forces completed the biggest manoeuvres ever held on Formosa yesterday, it was announced today.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Peaceful way —by Moscow
    48 1 Peaceful way by Moscow LONDON, Thurs. Nikolai Andreyev, a Russian radio commentator, said in an Eng-lish-language broadcast early today: "The development of relations between the USSR and Britain is a good example, showing the realistic way to peace, co-existence and cooperation between a capitalist and Communist country." —Reuter.
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    To remember the stars
    46 1 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. A sarong, a pair of glassless "spectacles," a lasso and a felt hat were yesterday preserved for posterity. They belonged to stars and other famous Hollywood people and they were "enshrined" when Hollywood's Sidewalk Hall of Fame was officially opened.
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    Children hurt in wayang gang clash
    154 1 AT LFAST five children were injured when a crowd at a Chinese wayang in Duxton Road. Singapore, last night stampeded after secret society gangsters had attacked Teo Lah Chuan. Police, receiving a tip about a gang clash rushedto Duxton Road and found Teo lying
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    'TOP GANGSTER' TO Mr. LIM: LEAVE US ALONE!
    416 1 'TOP GANGSTER' TO Mr. LIM: LEAVE US ALONE! Third threat since Assemblyman opened war on gambling A SINGAPORE Legislative Assemblyman, Mr. Lim Cher Ken?, has been threatened three times in the last two days by gangsters. The threats followed a letter which Mr. Lim wrote to the acting Chief Minister
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    Candlelight dinners and traffic chaos in 2-hour blackout
    205 1 Candlelight dinners and traffic chaos in 2-hour blackout THOUSANDS of people in A Singapore ate their dinner by candlelight last night because a fault developed in the power transformer at George Street sub-station and plunged the east coast and central areas of the island' into a two-hour blackouts-one of longest
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    BOY SUES BOY FOR $50,000 DAMAGES
    143 1 'He pushed me and I lost leg' KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A 13- YEAR-OLD schoolboy today sued, through his father, another schoolboy for $50,000 damages fur the loss of a leg. The boy, V. Kathavaraiyan, alleged that G- Nadarajah, 18, pulled and pushed him when
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    Lock icon Lim to meet Boyd today
    57 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, will meet the 'Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd tomorrow, according to a well informed source. Mr. Lim, who has been in Britain since July 16, is to have Informal discussions with Mr. Lennox
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    Lock icon Hospital games
    35 1 NEW YORK. "Hiurs.— Eleven disabled American ex-service-men left here by air yesterday to take part in the 19--natlon games for paraplegics (those without the use of their legs) at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire.—Reuter.
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    Death fall
    34 1 GILFORD, N«w Hampshire, Thurs.— A sightseer plunged to his death and seven persons were injured yesterday when a cable of a chair lift snapped as it was carrying tourists up Row* Mountain.
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    England make a great start
    151 1 England make a great start MANCHESTER, Thurs. —England made a great start in the fourth Test match here today. At close of play they had scored 307 for three wlcKets on an easy-paced pitch that gave no help to the Australian bowlers. Peter May won the toss for England and
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    57 1 WOMAN MURDERED IN NICOSIA NICOSIA. Thurs.— A Greek Cypriol woman was shot dead here this afternoon. The shooting took plannear the Archbishopric in the Greek quarter. A curfew was immediately clamped down. Reuter. MID-EAST TENSION NEW YORK. Thurs.— U.N. Secretary Ham— marskjiield, has cancelled Scandinavian holiday because of
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    Lock icon Confidence vote
    20 2 JERUSALEM, Thurs. The Israeli Parliament yesterday rejected a motion of noconfldence in the Government on its economic policy.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon TROUBLE FOR MILLER
    231 2 Congre— clt— Marilyn's author husband for contempt Wouldn't talk about Reds WASHINGTON, Thurs. THE House of Representatives yesterday cited Mr. Arthur Miller, author husband of actress Marilyn Monroe, for contempt of Congress. Mr. Miller, now In England with his wife, was one of eight people cited. The
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    BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH
    155 2 Driver gets 20 years WASHINGTON, Thursday. •THE driver of a car who knocked a boy over and 1 then dragged him for 10 blocks to his death was sentenced to 20 years' Jail yesterday in Key West. Florida. I The driver, 20-year-old Allen Beck, told the
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    Lock icon Israeli plane shot down
    83 2 LONDON, Thurs. Jordan anti-aircraft guns shot down an Israeli aircraft last night as new fighting flared along Israel's borders with her Arab neighbours. A Swedish United Nations observer was seriously Injured and a Jordan officer wounded while Investigating a clash in the Castel area, five miles
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    Lock icon BOBBIE MUST WAIT...
    54 2 SHEFFIELD, Thurs The mother of three-year-old Bobbie Ogden was told last night that she must wait another week before surgeons can decide whether he must lose his remaining eye. His first eye was cut out when he was seven months old. Now the same malignant cancer is
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    Lock icon CRUCIFIX MAN: I WANT TO STAY ON CROSS FOR 15 DAYS
    97 2 CRUCIFIX MAN: I WANT TO STAY ON CROSS FOR 15 DAYS MEXICO CITY, Thurs Tagare, 25-year-old actor who was voluntarily nailed to a cross in the bull ring here three days ago. said last night that he hoped to stay on the cross for 15 days. "I am doing it
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    Lock icon Mine deaths
    28 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The Bureau of Mines reports that 233 men were killed hi coal mine accidents in the VS. during the first half of 1956.— AP.
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    Lock icon Round table talks rejected
    109 2 Round table talks rejected LONDON. Thurs.— The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennoz-Boyd yesterday turned down a suggestion in the House of Commons fox a conference In London of all British colonies to discuss self-government. Mr. Stanley Awbery, (Labour) proposed this "in view of the rapid resurgence of the peoples of
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    Lock icon Atoms plan
    42 2 BOMBAY, Thurs. Representatives of Burma, Ceylon, Egypt, India and Indonesia agreed yesterday to widen the scope of a scheme for Interregional co-operation on the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to Include other nations In Asia and Africa.— Renter.
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    Lock icon THE HEART-AND-MASK LOOK—BUT ITS STRICTLY FOR THE SWORD SET .
    65 2 THE HEART-AND-MASK LOOK— BUT ITS STRICTLY FOR THE SWORD SET THE UNUSUAL FENCING outfit Men mtof* «M featured it s recent London fashion «h«w. Red hearts, Placed la rather unusual positions, decorate the Sudan cotton pique material The red velvet mask has long silver "eyelashes." Matching gloves. In red leather,
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    Lock icon The mercy-bid-to-kill wife is dead
    173 2 HUSBAND IS PUT ON PROBATION A WOMAN, whom her husband had tried to kill A lnan attempt to save her from the pains of an incurable disease, died in her home yesterday without knowing of the crime. Jin. Harold Mercer. 49, of, Newcaste-on-Tyne died two
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    Lock icon PRINCESS TO ANNOUNCE BETROTHAL
    71 2 PRINCESS TO ANNOUNCE BETROTHAL TEHERAN, Thurs. The Persian Press reported yesterday that Princess Shahnaz. the daughter of the Shah, will announce her engagement to Ardeshlr Zahedl, son of a former premier on Oct. 27, her 16th oirthcay. Ardeshir Zahedl is aide to the Shah and the son of the premier
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    Lock icon Leaflet drop
    29 2 TAIPEH, Thurs. Leaflets telling the people of Communist China about the recent riots at Poznan, Poland, were showered on three provinces by Nationalist planes last night.— AP.
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    More from the U.S.
    39 2 MOSCOW, Thurs.— Russia this year has issued more than 2.500 tourist visas to Americans. The American influx has strained Soviet tourist facilities. Restaurants of two of the capital's best hotels are reserved for them.— AJ»
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      Lock icon MOTHER FOR TRIAL ON TWINS CHARGE
      73 2 LONDON, Thurs. A 35-YEAR-OLD mother A fainted hi court at Southend, Essex, last night when she was committed for trial on a charge of murdering her two-year-old twin boys. Mrs. Violet Lavinia Clark, also known as Vlkki Wright had been charged with murder. Mrs.
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      17 2 LONDON: Sir Anthony Eden, had a private talk with Sir Robert Bcott, Commissioner General hi South-East Asia.—Reuter.
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      21 2 NS *ORK: The freigSi- ter Palrisle. sank after being rammed by tanker at ttu 1 entrance of New York Harbour.— AJP.
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      31 2 CHICAGO: A prosecutor said the former state auditor of Illinois, Orvllle E. Hodge, confessed to embezzling $1,500,000 so "I could be a political big shot and act like a millionaire." —UP.
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      24 2 LONDON: The Queen Mother sampled zabaglione, a creamy Italian dish of eggs, sugar and wine, at an International cooking demonstration at Kings Lynn. —Renter.
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      33 2 MOSCOW: The Soviet Youth Committee asked Britain's National Union of Students to send 60 youngsters to work in Siberian fields during the harvest. They would have to pay their own fare*.— A. P.
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      19 2 LOS ANGELES: Gary and Larry Hutchena, born Siamese twins but separated by an operation last week, left hospital.— AJ>.
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      No more cocktails in the clouds
      21 2 ■nJWH2* ON LJ rht HoBi *«P*««enUUves passed BUJ fprbtddlnc airline, to serve liquor to pasaemSTon
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    Lock icon Ex-minister out at Nek
    176 2 UNCONSTITUTIONAL J TNDIA'S former Finan^e^ 81 J 1 Deshmukh, yesterday attact^l **> fif™' what ho can ?<« unconstitutional conduct" L 3** "e3 Mr. Deshmukh, who resign- oflic ed from the ministry i as t month, spoke from an independent bench in parliament The Prime Minister sat
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    Lock icon Guided for R.A
    28 2 LONDON. 7*3, l guided fash," m delivered to 3 Force this n*J me T n h ts ?^y The Firofiasi on the wingt Do! Reuter
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    Lock icon Back to farms
    25 2 VIENNA, Thurs. Czechoslovakia is reducing its armed forces by 10,000 men and sending them into Industry and agriculture, Radio Prague announced.— AP.
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    '53 tortun
    20 2 DAMASCUS 4 rjan newspa-^* charged £S wl th "physical^ 53 yrian p^ their one-nwß-k. Turkey. The released yesterdir
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    AR WORKERS DEFY UNION PICKETS
    371 3 AR WORKERS DEFY UNION PICKETS Hfifl Ford men quit: Mosleu nan smashed at meeting D ON. Thurs. f ve thousand rf were on :a? t night m a stoppage 0 00 workers of British Mo\iion. :££au*i ford wort. two bin igenham. Estl rvlng of dis- 2.000 producafter the call, obeyed
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    Lock icon OH WHEEL OF FORTUNE!
    79 3 RENO, Thurs.— A gambling club here has lost $288,000 in the last two weeks to seven college boys with a 24-hour-a-day system for playing roulette. The youth started recordine the wheel's winning num- bers on June 1. They waited six weeks before they began to play.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    207 3 LONDON, Thurs. Closing middle prices of selected stocks, not Including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols U2% Funding 4% tVlVU —3/16 War 3H% £7015/16 BANKS Mercantile (£12 'A) £4 Eastern (£5) Chartered (£D 9/ Hongkong ($125) £91 INSURANCE Com. Un. (uts.) 84/lOHi Royal 82/1% Prudential £43% —1 INDUSTRIALS Can.
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    TIN
    21 3 LONDON. July 26.—Cult Buyers £758; Selleri 1759; Forward Buyers C7SSH; Sellers £756. Settlement £756. Tumom. «jn. 15 torn, pan. 55.
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    RUBBER
    24 3 LONDON, July 26—Spot 26% d., Sept. 27d.. bet-Dec. 3«Hd.. JanMar. 25% d.. April-June 35% d.. Aug. ci.f. 27d, Bept c.ii. MHd. Tone: Firm.
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    Lock icon Attlee tells Lords: Let Makarios return to Cyprus
    224 3 Attlee tells Lords: Let Makarios return to Cyprus 'BIS EXILE HAS ACHIEVED NOTHING' LONDON, Thursday. VARL ATTLEE urged in the House of Lords yesterday that Archbishop Makarios should be brought back from exile as the first step to the solution of the Cyprus problem He said: "I ask the Government
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    Athens hits at Duke: 'No Greek'
    107 3 ATHENS, Hairs. The newspaper Ethnos took the Duke of Edinburgh to task today for his remarks to a. British regiment about to leave for duty in Cyprus. The Duke, the former Prince Philip of Greece, told the Ist. Bn., Wiltshire Regt. that the British
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    'What's-the-use' man fined
    45 3 MEW YORK, Thurs. A physics instructor was fined $75 yesterday for failing to take cover during last week's civil defence test. "The order means nothing," said David Isaac Caplan, 27. "If an H-bomb hits New York there will be total destruction."—A P
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    Lock icon CHIEF JUSTICE ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION
    237 3 Uproar hi Cimom m calMy's Mtftitn fONDON, Thurs.—Up- roar broke out in the House of Commons yesterday when a Labour member said leading citizens in the Seychelles Islands had complained that their Chief Justice, Mr. M. D. Lyon. was "drunk, incompetent, vicious and corrupt." The
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    Lock icon Ghoul at work
    39 3 TOKYO, Thurs. Police said today they had been unable to get any explanation out of a young man discovered in a temple graveyard where he had disinterred a corpse and was nibbling at a bone. Reuter.
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    30 3 COLOMBO. Thurs.— A government delegate left for New Delhi yesterday to negotiate with the Indian government for full traffic rights at Bombay for Ceylon's International air service. U.P
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      123 3 MEALS TO REMEMBER gmm£\ soups pCCt^-l CREAM OF POTATO &*Z£^J GREEN PEA ft HAM ftg-0) CREAM OF SHRIMP dh> OYSTER STEW followed by gwansott's JL& QUICK-FROZEN DINNERS TURKEY, BEEF StS^^ and CHICKEN f^ j3f MNOAMM lAKTT FIBST WIIK DAILY Dfhf», RM* —4 Waft Safaly. Agents and Sole importers: SINGAPORE (OLD
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    Plans complete for $7M airport building: To be open in 1958
    327 4 Plans complete for $7 M airport building: To be open in 1958 CWKMA, MCTAOTAMT AMD KVKM A Pamc PLANS for a fourstorey terminal building at Singapore Airport are complete. The building, which will cost $7-$8 million, will make the airport one of the most modern in the world. Announcing thli
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    THE HOLE IN THE PWD BRIDGE—AND THE FIRST VICTIM
    129 4 THE HOLE IN THE PWD BRIDGE—AND THE FIRST VICTIM PENANG, Than.— When the tabUe Weeks Department built wooden bridge at Sangei Ara it left a gap of about 15 inches in the middle, the reman* Baral Board was told yesterday. Tne first motor-cyclist who feß into the imp was a
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    Govt. plan to help padi planters
    219 4 RUBBER INCOME IN DRY WEATHER KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. pADI PLANTERS were today told of a Government x plan to help them own rice fields as well as rubber smallholdings. The plan, which will cost between $10 million and $20 million, was disclosed by the
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    Famed pianist to give two concerts
    121 4 Famed pianist to give two concerts FTLORENCE MARGUEr WONG, the Chinese woman pianist who left Singapore ten years ago to achieve fame in Europe and America, will give two concerts at the Victoria Memorial Hall on August 1* and 18. Per her nrst concert she will play Scarlatini's "Three Sonatas,"
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    Jap invitation to S'pore
    36 4 The Japanese Government baa Invited tiro Singapore lb_ tislattre Assemblymen to tour Japan on a goodwill visit. A number of names nate been submitted to the Speaker, who will make the selection
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    Musical play
    26 4 PENANG, Thurs The operatic section of the Penang Council plans to Introduce Gilbert and Bulllvan's "The Sorcerer" in December. Practices will start In September.
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    Parents' group officials
    56 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Following have been elected officials of the Parents' Association of Selangor: President, Miss P. O. Llm; vice presidents. Mr. 8. C. E. Singam and Dr. David fan Chee Khoon; treasurer. Mr. Ng Kuan Hock, asst. treasurer. Mr. Low Ylew Slew; secretary. Mr. Paul Bong;
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    Umbrellas and the cyclist
    52 4 KUALA KANGSAR, Thurs. —A middle-aged woman, Tan Slew Kin, yesterday appealed to the Government to lift the ban on cyclists carrying umbrellas. Madam Tan made the appeal to Federal and State Councillor, Inche Mohamed Ghasall bin Haji jawi, (Alliance) at his first "Meet the People" session
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    Student talks
    29 4 Catholic students from universities all over Asia will meet at Klngsmead Hall, King's Road. Singapore, for six days from Aug. 11 fo r a leadership training course.
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    WANTED 'COFFEE MONEY'
    57 4 WANTED 'COFFEE MONEY PENANO, Thurs. A fisherman told the sessions Court today that he agreed to carry coffee powder In his boat because he wanted to earn some "coffee money" Chew Huat was found gull, ty of being concerned hi carrying uncustomed goods 23 tins of coffee powder— ln a
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    Stole pines: 3 months
    41 4 KLUANO, Thur.B.-Soo Teng Hool, 24. of Jalan Haji Manan, Kluang. was sentenced at the Kluang Magistrate's Court to three months jail for stealing three pineapples worth $2. The sentence will be followed by a year's police supervision.
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    400,000 books in new Colony library
    177 4 THE new Singapore Central library will have 400,000 books— tour tunes more than In Raffles Library— Mr. L. M. Harrod, the librarian, said yesterday. He said the 12,000,000 building would house one of the best collection* of books in South-East Asia. The children's reference
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    CAUGHT WITH! OF ANOTHER MAN
    152 4 Four inspectors raided Afl KUANTAttW ILf AHMUD BIN MAMAT, 24, was fined t ITI months' Jail, here yesterday for beini retirement and in suspicious proximity man's wife. I The charge was brought under the Pahang State Muslim Enactment. Mahmud pleaded guilty. Inspector Goh Buck Hee
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    Love TB li Doctor doul
    151 4 Love TB li Doctor doul SlNGApoj. yeaterdsVJ re Port froi People ml 3 develop Method starved bacjj After question «U about 11 happiness, jj* and broker^ a Scottish ni c of J tor charaefcrx. "ding the could b* pS the broad^ br «",or*rfci a break, in tin j Inclined Commented
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    Jet pili body for
    25 4 ALOR Si Them* 0 crashed thn»j found tb» "a bw»"! th« body from the The sW»."J, H-lthbHd unult have been ft*?
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    Knocked girl dies
    17 4 Knocked girl dies BATU Gf-three-yetf-ojj-i died in "gfj morning. dent y«|«rf«^ road with < was M 0 fitary
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    Training teachers
    8 4 Normal «?>, chers/ Wjj m credits. 1
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    Teacher
    7 4 Teach er Chine.-*. P retuwliV" oat-P* tion.
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    JUDGE PUTS AN BACK ON 'BLINKERS'
    251 5 JUDGE PUTS AN BACK ON 'BLINKERS' Ua A the right 9 court rules jvjtaflj!!** oil. tii" iv m v Thomson >I" I' :ISS Libitin* <•><; Vni «eannfi SsTSM 92 %no appeared >v i 9. Lee N>et I chin. 18. Cheng Neon Ying i 6. and Cheng Say Mm, 20, who
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    bs for I'is eir aim
    71 5 bs for I'is eir aim rffied S:ngam Unemployment Soiieefcng political supjf a movement to obKfeqart bent-fits and a lehMSve scheme of sogtj la Singapore." grttq yesterday cir--1 copies of its raanito ill Colony political irowing threat' H M Ri aim was to KittotiOD of political .-iwing threat ■jpj pat in
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    ATA gets a $61 gift
    36 5 kjiar staff of the (Worn; Deoartment, port, yesterdy gave I to to Singapore Antittteis Association, i *as the balance of r «fet«i by the staff iwte!; tea-party given former director, Mr.
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    THE BATTLE FOR MENGLEMBU
    78 5 THE BATTLE FOR MENGLEMBU IPOH, Thurs. An Alliance Councillor, Mr. Chong Hong Chew, today fought a lone battle to retain the name of the Ipoh and Menglembu Town Council. The general purposes committee had recommended the name be changed to "Ipoh Town council," as from Jan. 1. 1957. This was
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    Lottery draw
    19 5 GRIK, Thurs. The draw of the Upper Perak District Welfare Lottery has been postponed to Nov. 3.
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    ARKING LIGHT PROTEST
    64 5 lHiurs.-An Alliance *n 'he ipoh and ■w Town council; »J Hong chew. sug Way that the law 1 P^ng lights *f repealed. because it W lr.eonvencient to He was one of several members who protested at today's meeting of the council iat the action taken by the
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    His fingers are crossed for 30 frocks
    78 5 His fingers are crossed for 30 frocks MR. T. E. NOSEDA of the Legger Cotton Mill, Italy, is keeping bis fingers crossed for 30 exclusive dresses which were supposed to have arrived with him for a fashion show this week in Singapore. Bat there has been a hitch and the
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    Photo show
    36 5 The Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, will open the Singapore Art Society's photographic exhibition of works by Mr. Wong Cho-tang at the British Council, Stamford Road, at 5.30 P-m. on Aug. 8.
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    CURFEW SHOULD GO-SAY THE ' HARDSHIP' VILLAGERS
    82 5 CURFEW SHOULD GO-SAY THE HARDSHIP' VILLAGERS PENANO, Wed.— Paya Ternbong .villagers want their two-year curfew lifted. A delegation today called on the Settlement Council representative, Inche Aziz Ibrahim, and asked him to urge the Settlement Government to end the restriction. Ignorant people They said the villagers had endured sufficient hardship.
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    Pilgrims return
    37 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The first batch of pilgrims returning to Malaya, totalling 1,196. left Jeddah on Tuesday by the Anklng, according to a cable received here today. They are due in Penang on Aug. 4.
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    Don't call us male nurses—we are really medical assistants'
    140 5 Don't call us male nurses we are really medical assistants' KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Federation hospital assistants are to tell the Government that they do not like being called "male nurses"— or even "hospital assistants." A deputation of the Federation of Government Medical Services Unions will try to persuade the Minis-
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    30 'M.P.s' are coming to Singapore
    61 5 30 'M.P.s' are coming to Singapore \fORE than 30 Legislative iff Councillors from the Federation and Borneo territories will come to Singapore next month for the regional conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. They will be guests of the Singapore Parliamentary Association. The conference, which will last a week, from
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    Tea men write to Sir Anthony
    199 5 Tea men write to Sir Anthony KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The 105 charwallahs—army tea sellers—in the Federation are "disappointed and frustrated men." And they are going to tell the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, Britain's Minister of Defence, the Federation High Commissioner, the Minister for Internal Security and Defence and the
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    Music festival at R.A.F. Changi
    53 5 The Far East Air Force Band will play at the R.A.F. Changi festival of music at the Changi station school hall at 8.30 p.m. next Monday and Thursday. The Royal Marines Orchestra will appear on Wednesday and the choir of the King's Own Scottish Borderers
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    OCCUPATION BLAMED FOR GANGSTERISM
    209 5 Judge: Youth fell into bad hands A SINGAPORE magistrate, Mr. J. M. Devereux-Cole-bourne yesterday blamed the Japanese occupation for the amount of thuggery now going on in the Colony. Sentencing a youth, Ann Eng Beng. 17, who had been convicted of being a member of an
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    Charity tax on Muslims in Singapore soon?
    130 5 •■jfUSUMS in Singapore ill may soon have to observe more closely their religious obligations to contribute to charity. There are two requirements known as Zakat and Fitrah. They are practised widely in the Federation where there is a law to compel Muslims to
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      106 5 BHEIX THEATWETTB: Frtt compettUoo. aodaU pretnlaee. 4 film show— This lithe A.8.C., CMhln street, (Odeon Vtata) Prince of Palm— Shell Houae, tJn to 10 pj,, Collyer Quay. 1.15 p.m. CLOTHING SHOr «t St. AnT.W.C.A.: Squire Dance Club'a drew'a Cathedral, C.WA. Room, "•JJre (tar^cTvSmdiip" and floor S^g**^",^ a^A^SrrSS'd^u^:^. Ct^^fttjj^f^. tratoinformal tot
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    DEATH
    36 6 KRISHNAN son of late Mr. N. Nagalingam and Mrs. Nag&lingam of Seremban pawed away peacefully at Senmban General Hospital on 26-7-M after brief Illness. Funeral S pjn. today 27-7-56 Cortege leaves 32, Lemon Street, Seremban.
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    Road death stops traffic for an hour
    79 6 A 42-YEAR-OLD cyclist, A Ahmad Chombok bin Haji Sarlff. was fatally Injured in an accident with a lorry at the Junction of Kalians Road and Kampong Bugls, Singapore, at about 7.30 ajn. yesterday. The accident caused a mile-long traffic Jam. Hundreds of city-bound
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    All quiet
    14 6 Kuala Lumpur, Thus. No Emergency incidents were reported In the Federation today.
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    Give us security, Chinese urge
    306 6 4 SPIEIT OF EMDOTUMCBV COMTMBUTMD TO MALAYA* GROWTH WE WANT A FAIR DEAL, 74 ORGANISATIONS TELL REID COMMISSION MALACCA, Thursday. THE Chinese, who have the biggest financial stake in the Federation, must be given some sense of security, the Reid constitutional commission was told today.
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    WATCH OUT YOU CITY SUCKERS, THE SHERIFF IS AFTER YOU
    129 6 Anybody seen in Baffles Hotel ballroom in evening drcas tonic nt, will be arrested by the "Sheriff." Singapore Sfnan Danoe Club ha* the floor for the evening and everyone is expected to drees in casual clothes Jeans, Oaring skirts, light
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    With $5,000 Abdullah can discard his sticks
    136 6 With $5,000 Abdullah can discard his sticks KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. For 15 years Abdullah bin Mohamed (has been partly crippled, able to walk only with sticks. But If he could raise $5,000, he said today, he could probably be cured. Abdullah says doctors have told him there Is a cbance
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    No news on duty cut
    54 6 The Indonesian Consulate In Singapore yesterday was unable to confirm a Jakarta report that the Government had decided to remove the export duty on rubber. The head of the consulate economic section, Baron Soedadlsasdra, told the Straits Times that he had had no official communication
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    Colony pays last respects to a devoted servant
    263 6 200 ATTEND FUNERAL OF Mr. R.J. FARRER AN Indian labourer "in worn work clothes stood with bowed head In a crowded St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. He was one of about 200 people Including many Muslims. Hindus and other non-Christians who attended a
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    SKY PUZZLE: MORE SEE BLUE LIGHTS
    244 6 NO explanation has yet been found for the two mysterious pale blue lights seen spinning In the sky over Singapore about 8.20 on Tuesday night by Dr. J. I. Bennet, a SLA.T.A. chest Physician, and his wife. Other people told the Straits Times yesterday
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    THEY ALL QUIT FOR UMNO
    39 6 A large number of Colony Malays have quit various political organisations to retain membership fa UMWO. Under a recently Introduced ruling by UMNO's Singapore branch ho member can belong to any other political party.
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      138 6 The weather MDOIfDM TEMPESATUBB (7.30 pjn. on July 3ft to 7.30 ajn. on July 36) Singapore 73 degrees, Penang 71, KOta Bhara 76, Kuala Lumpur 73. Ipoh 71, Kuantan 11. MAXIMUM TDmtATDIB (730 ajn. to 7JO pjn. on JUly M): Singapore S3, Penang 86, Kota Bharu 88, Koajft tj^ipiy 37
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      71 6 radio malat A Regional (Short ware U awl ttm. Ma- A 716 T""* Signal and Open. ani tna.) Muaie; 8.00 Mews Headline.; 8.03— PJL •liM MOste With a rAt- f- 30 Dmt Wlth M" 810 P -M- 80 Murtc; wo" Pw.ranWfcmSST 122 SSSf ChUdrTO: 65 Mueto lUrteir; »940 k^ra *r3
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    Methodist dinner
    31 7 Members of Tiong Bahru parish of the Straits Chinese Methodist Church, Singapore, will celebrate their thjrd anniversary with a dinner at Tiong Bahru English School at 8 pjn. tomorrow.
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    COUPLE DIED ON WAY TO PICTURES
    150 7 COUPLE DIED ON WAY TO PICTURES TTHE driver of a car x which smashed into a bus, killing him and his wife, had enough alcohol in his blood to be drunk, a Singapore inquest was told yesterday. i? I Pon> hl vin ce J L f e^L eok Keok w
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    Changing economy of Malaya—Razak
    198 7 Changing economy of Malaya Razak MINISTER OPENS VARSITY COURSE THE economy of Singapore and the Federation is changing from the system of a feudal and colonial society to that of a modern and expanding country, said the Federation Minister for Education Dato Abdul Razak, in the Colony yesterday. During this
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    TREAT TODDY LIKE OPIUM, SAYS NEW J.P.
    77 7 MALACCA, Thurs.— lf the Malayan Government wanted to stop toddy drinking It could Institute a ban by the stroke of a pen as It had done in the case of opium, said Mr. S. V. Raman at Alor Oajah yesterday evening. Mr. Raman,
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    Rubber team goes home
    79 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The four-man rubber mission which came here to collect facts for working out a research and development programme for the Malayan Rubber industry Is leaving here tomorrow for Britain. The mission headed by Prof. E. Blackman has been in the Federation three weeks.
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    No embarrassing moments in the rain—nylon's out of fashion
    201 7 No embarrassing moments in the rain— nylon's out of fashion KYLON fabrics had only a brief popularity In Singapore and are now quite oat of fashion, dress and textile shops reported yesterday. They were commenting on report, from London w fK en W H? BMttagluußi Palace garden party this week
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    GOVT. NAMES BOSS OF $10 MIL. PLAN
    76 7 GOVT. NAMES BOSS OF $10 MIL. PLAN KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation Government has chosen the Chief Marketing Officer of the Co-ope-rative Development Department, Inche Mohamerj Hussein bin Ibrahim, to be secretary of its proposed $10--million Land Development Authority. The Minister for Agriculture, Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, announced this
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    Hemp man fined
    34 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Muthu Arumugam of Masai, was fined $50 in the Sessions Court today for importing 20 grammes of Indian hemp, on the afternoon of July 10. He pleaded guilty.
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    No job- so he doesn't have to pay wife
    213 7 No job- so he doesn't have to pay wife THE Singapore Sixth L Magistrate, Mr. K. T. Alexander, yesterday ruled that liability had been proved against Richard Ernest Blom, respondent in a maintenance suit The court held that the complainant, Rosita Corbeto, alias Anne binte Rahamad, was Blom's wife, and
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    He is acquitted
    38 7 Low Mun Choy of Tone Ten CUnic, New Bridge Road, was acquitted in a Singapore court yesterday of defaming the character of Woo Yal Mun, alias Ah Chee, by publishing a handbill damaging her reputation.
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    Off for talks
    22 7 The Japanese Consul General in Singapore, Mr. Ken Nlnomiya, left Singapore by air yesterday for consultations with his Government.
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      187 7 Straits Times Crossword l Just «oon A< «SSS» to flnd W Yetks urn to da It 18. 8 Any bac has the space to hold x5 Preserve a beginner from such this (6). waUnmyl (5). 0 cool the air round about and i« celt is one (anag.) (0). todanee (8).
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    145 8 20 Wtr— $U (mUalamm) THE FAMILY OF tte late Mis. Tan Teck Leng thank all Friends •nd Relations for their expressions of Condolences, Wreaths and Aaaistance at her Funeral on 21-7-56. MR. A) MRS. M. S. NABI and family gratefully thank an Friends for their Wreaths, Visits, Expression of
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    255 8 M Word, $10 (mitUmuum). FOLLOW PEDANT Even Day In the "Matey Mall- It you wast to win that (5.000 word pussltt. watch FOR AN Important announcement In the FRKB PRESS. It's something you cant afford to miss! HARROWS LTD. SALE Begins Monday 30th July, 1956. 7, Orchard Road, Amber
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri.. July 27, 1956. The Restive Unions
    745 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri.. July 27, 1956. The Restive Unions Some of the sweet reason and light has gone out of the Federation labour picture since the Chief Minister was congratulating himself in London that his problems were not as other people's. The Malayan Mining Employees' Union threatens a
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    Nuclear Tests
    262 8 None of Britain's friends seems to have been particularly pleased by Sir Anthony Eden's statement on disarmament in the course of the parliamentary debate on foreign policy. Yet the Prime Minister said really nothing that was new, and certainly nothing that was even remotely startling. The nearest he
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    Five-day Week
    204 8 The Federation Qiiisn—iit Services Staff Council has dropped Ms agitation for the introduction of "puasa working hours" in Government offices. Nor will the Council press for a five-day week, If it can be proved that the efficiency of the public services will be affected. 1 The chairman of
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    THE COMMONWEALTH IN CHANGING WORI
    1334 8 THE COMMONWEALTH IN CHANGING WORI B. M. PANIKKAR Historian and diplomat. Amtkor of "Fmtmrm of Somtk-tmst Ailo", "Alto and Wttorn Dominauf" oH. Formarly Indian Ambassador H thm P—pto kopahlk of China. *MW\m& 02^n^n\mnn\mWmm^mm99mm^Mo^k ffBCGM £eMP^g) MfcHß JO#* gtrmkiotmm am tkm mmimtimm rnt mbieh itm fmimrm mpiU eisynedL Onm im gsW
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      BURDEN OF RATES
      197 8 I am glad to note the criticism against the heavy rate of assessment Imposed in Singapore. I am an owner-occupier and I built my house from loans. The rate of assessment stated in the Assessment Notice Is as follows: 10 per cent 2 per cent for improvement.
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      Society of accoutants
      186 8 Society of accoutants I REFER to a letter published in the Straits' Times of July 21, headed "Accountant Degree JHKSKSSCM draw your readers' attention to the fact that tfee Malayan Society of Accountants Is already In eTistenee, having been brought Into bdnjt st a meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on
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      Un -Malayan bridge
      84 8 Fdoes seem a- great play that the powerT-fhat-be have elected to name the splendid H. 000-.-000 bridge "Merdeka Bridge." The word "Merdeka" has only very recently come into use locally and is not even a Malay word as far as I know, i have been told that
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      Rotating Pesta
      34 8 .pESTA In future should ■T be celebrated In the various states In rotation. In this way each state's particular contribution can adequately be high-lighted against the general cultural background. MALAY WHIP. Kotaßharu.
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      Not overstaffed
      133 8 MAT I clarify the point jadsod by J. C. A. regarding the University Bjwri Office when writing about top heavy administrative staff. lf(r senior staff consists of two— myself and one Assistant Bursar. We do not have an Accountant, and do not need one for some time yet.
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    MINISTER KEEP IN TEP OR ET OUT
    86 9 MINISTER KEEP IN TEP OR ET OUT I'AI-A u Minister IS 1 f!!?' you must ie -*L and are »1iSS* help ft* M Criticism S marketing JVii e A Z lzcrUlclaed Brttisr, oOc.rs of the 1M top posts of !Urr.ent have been Jo or officers of the 'cm Service whow
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    Latiff (Malay pioneer in medicine) dies
    85 9 IIVMPUR, Thurs.— i W Malay doc- Abdul Latiff bin jli&k, died of s exist this aftersi kit home In Benm i wife, three ueictsixsoiu Ini{ Ya'acob, nttei Director of trait'.tn Services. tei. S'lancor's first Assistant State Secretary, and Inche Jamal, an Ipoh Magistrate. A
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    Wife of Indonesian Vice-President in Colony
    44 9 MRS. RACHMI. HATTA, wife ef the Vlc« -President of Indonesia, flew into Singapore yesterday for a two-week stay. She was met at the airport by Dr. H. Kartowlsastre, the Indonesian Consul General In Singapore, and other consulate officials.
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    Public meeting
    28 9 A pubuc meeting to reoreanise the Tagore Society of Btagapore, will be held at toe TOandhl Memorial Hall, Race Course Lane, tomorrow at 5 pjn. t
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    Bigger army for Federation
    400 9 FOBCES COCTIca, AT WWn MKBTPIO, DMCPMM t MAIIY MOBT BATTAUOMS <THE PRESTIGE OF A SOVEREIGN STATE IS INVOLVED': TENGKU KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Federation Army is to be considerably expanded for its role in the future independent Malaya. Recommendations for this will go before the Executive
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    8 INDIAN WARSHIPS ARRIVE ON VISIT
    165 9 Warm welcome for 2,000 ofheen ana men rnsERB were touching re-union scenes at Clifford TpST yesterday when eight warships* the lndianNa^Stved In Singapore on a goodwill mlsbury, lepr— ntiny Hjw Admlrai O. A. Thrlng. Flag Ofof the ftafrtito. Dd&J. was wdeoowd by 10 Jmaor
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    DIAMONDS IN SULTAN'S TROWEL
    64 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. —The Sultan of Johore used a silver, gold and diamondstudded trowel today to lay the foundation stone of Johore Bahru's first Town HalL It was presented to him by Mr C. R. Honey, the Government Architect, on behalf of the contractors. The silver,
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    Over the obstacles—the army toughens up the —-—sons of soldiers
    179 9 Over the obstacles the army toughens up the —-—sons of soldiers A HOLIDAY camp, which, mixes teagh work and fan, hs« been arranged by the Army fee 78 servicemen's children at the Singapore Military Forces Camp at It alms to rive the beys a taste ef community Urine, and to
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    Baby falls 35 feet
    308 9 BUT JOYCE IS SOON UP SINGING AND DANCMG-A MIRACLE, SAYS MOTHER A PRETTY two-and-a-half-year-old girl fell 35 feet down a stair well yesterday morning but two hours later she was tinging and dancing. And hut night her parents and brother and sisters knelt In prayer to
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    38 HEW IN POLICE RAWS
    40 9 Thirty-eight suspects were rounded up by the police dur[Serration Da«Sr on WedniS^^!Sined.ttheC.lJ>. yesterday most of them were found to nate made to remove tattoo marks on their arms, a police spokes- Ptinful injuries, he added.
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    THEY RESISTED REDS—AREA NOW WHITE
    241 9 THEY RESISTED REDS— AREA NOW WHITE 20,000 rewarded in Johore MUAR, Thursday. MORE THAN 20,000 people living In the Muar district of Johore today were rewarded for their "uncompromising" stand against the terrorists. They were freed from emerricy restrictions when the square mile area In which they live was declared
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    The cosmetics cousins
    34 9 Regina Rubenstein, a cousin of the cosmetics maker Helena Rubenstein, flew through Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC. Miss Rubenstein in real life. Mrs. R, Garrett directs production hi Australia and New Zealand.
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    30 per cent to fight T.B.
    34 9 JOHORX BAHRU, Thurs. The Joboxe Bahru District Welfare Committee gives 30 per cent of Its yearly income to the Johore Bahru Anti-TB Association. Last year $4,786 was donated.
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    A $1,000 'THANK YOU'
    79 9 A $1,000 'THANK YOU BEGAMAT, Thurs. The Ist Bn., 7th Gurkha Rifles, who have wiped out 226 terrorists since IMS. were presented with a cheque for $1,000 by the people of segamat district at a f arewell dinner here on Tuesday. The money will go towards the cost of a
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    Banker's tour
    22 9 Mr. T. Suglhara, the director of the Bank of Tokyo, arrlred m Singapore yesterday by Qantas-BOAC on an "Investigating tour."
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    Chew to meet teachers
    60 9 Singapore's Htalster for Education, H*. Chew Bwee Kee, will meet representatives of the Singapore Twehers Union on Monday, for talks en the dismissal of a teacher from the Admiralty Asian School, at H If. Dockyard. The teacher to Mr. Dominic Puthueheary, who has been served with
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    Scribes' party
    25 9 The Foreign Correspondents' Association of SouthEast Asia will hold an Inaugural reception at Prince's Restaurant, Singapore, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
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    Sunset service
    28 9 The Holy Trinity Youth Fellowship, Singapore, will hold a sunset service at Pelrce Reservoir at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. The speaker will De the Rev. B. Baker.
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      SLIGHTLY SCARLET? JUST A PALE PINK
      325 10 THE vivid colouring of the two loading ladies it the least flashy thing about "Slightly Scarlet," coming to the Rex, Singapore. There is a nouveauriche air of expensive superificiality about it, from the improbably exotic in--terior decoration to the surface impressiveness of most of
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      Back bounces The Bosom as a brazen bad-time girl
      275 10 I WENT to see 20th Century's "The 1 Revolt of Mamie Stover" expecting the worst, and found it surprisingly good entertainment. It is not a particularly good story. The acting, in the main, is mediocre. There Is little gaiety. Neither is
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      Rita come-back
      34 10 After a three-year absence from the screen In which she shed crooner Dick Haymes, Rita Hayworfh is making a come-back in Tire Down Below." It is being shot in the West Indies.
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      OH, FRANKS! THERE'LL BE NO JUMPING FOR JOY OVER THIS CORNY COMEDOWN
      309 10 THE NEW Frankie Howerd comedy, "Jumping for Joy," is nor Hie sort of film 1 British studios can be proud of. I most admit it has some of the best qualities of slapstick humour— and it also has
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      MISS UNIVERSE: 5750 A WEEK
      55 10 BOSS UNIVERSE, Miss Germany and Miss Sweden yesterday signed film contracts—part of their reward last wS WBm h to Bemch beM contest, 4S 5 Monlf *>* who wen the Miss Universe 5_ COB|I her at $75» a week for the first six months, but which
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      TONY AND BONEY: PHONEY
      224 10 What a parody of Percy Pimpernel "THE PURPLE MASK" gives the impression that producer Howard Christie has tried to treat the old Scarlet Pimpernel theme la a lighthearted way without losing any of its glamour. The result lsnt even very entertaining. Danny Kaye's purple pimpernel was
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      116 10 NOW KIM IS TOP BACHELOR GIRL KIM NOVAK has taken over the top spot among Hollywood's clamorous bachelor Cirb. Her name has recently been linked with Cotmt Mario an Italian, and Hollywood agent Mac Krim, bat she is definitely single at the moment. Considerable competition in the bachelor girl department
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      39 10 JOAN CRAWFORD yesterday looked back en 30 years of mov e-maklni and nominated Clark Gable as the alltime Etof of Hollywood. The Queen? Greta Garbo. "Nobody today can even compare with them," she Mid.
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Inventor of movies was hounded by creditors
    1150 11 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Inventor of movies was hounded by creditors Family endured poverty i to help him experiment were great in the British film industry md LL london one day in May 1921 to discuss ho* ,at t he great drive America was making to t0 comb* 1 1C
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      156 11 ll^.y Morgan. 3M.D. Famiiy meeting j < n( SOtAeiUM/ I BEtiEVE FINE.' V HE*(TATEP PIF=FEREKT NOW UI 7 f»«f >OU MAWf A WIFB take w El»Ow CT I SEE-- AND NBC TH6BE WITH <^*s^, t? "fait VV W CANT \OU -^fy A nOfcllH.. 1 WWRJW L.LA/ AiT^MTEt? NOW I CAM
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    TIN PRICE IMPROVES $6 IN TWO DAYS ON FEDERATION UNREST
    420 12 TIN PRICE IMPROVES $6 IN TWO DAYS ON FEDERATION UNREST I By Our Market Correspondent l THE tin price in Singapore improved again yes I x terday by $3,621 to $380 per picul, the highest price since April 11, due to the unrest in the t Malayan mining industry. 'r
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    45 12 rE Federation's Finance Minister has fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week starting July 26:— RUBBER: 91J cents per lb. COPRA: $410 per ton COCONUT OIL: $684 per ton. PALM OIL: $794 per ton. PALM KERNELS: $392 per ton.
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    78 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks Asseeiatten made the following changes in its rates to merchant! yesterday: New York: buying airmail: TT 32% O.D. 32% 90 d/st 32 15 16 credit bills, 33 trade bill? Selling T.T. er O.D. ready: New Terk 32%. On the free exchange market In Heng
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    383 12 1 The Malayan Share Broken wets Hem reported: Tins were firm and rubbers improved in a few instances. Ttmnam.i, coni tinued steady." •Jagaaere an* Federation breken reported the feOewtng bnsi- Mas done yesterday:- Fraaer A Neave pref. $6, ords $1.95, 91.66 I|3; Gammon $1.98; Henry Waugh $1.40; Jackson
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    144 12 AugwMt first gra«e rubber bayers f.o.b. tlisii in Btngaaere yesterday at tttt cents per lb, up 1% cents on Wednesday's dosing price. The tlsalf tone was quiet. Ctafatg price, in cent, per lb. yesterday were:- No. 1 R.B.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers MM, sellers 82\; NO. 1 Ra& Sept.
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    26 12 to Pr»: buyers, Coconut oil! ler drum a m s <n*Wc2 P-m. prictv 3 A"«Us: $26,, S T( >W ETWdT Pric: $42 i sellers. S
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      870 12 S NOTICES > THE OVERSEAS ASSURANC CORPORATION, LOOTED a Oneorporated In Sbigapore) 5 MOTIOI 18 HEREBY QVTM 9 that toe Thirty-second Amnud 5 General Meeting of the Corporation J will be held at the Registered Office of the Corporation at 5. A Malacca Street, Singapore, 1. on Friday. 3rd August,
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      679 12 TENDERS TINDER NOTICE Tenders wUT be received fcem Class "V and above Contactors for the Hying of 6" and 4" «te main* along Boundary fcrfrt Parit Buntar up to 7th August, 1056 at S pjb. In the State Engineer's Office, p.WJ). Perak, Ipoh. Particulars and tender form nay be obtained
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      Malayan pine men make big bid on U.K. mart
      468 14 THE Malayan pineapple industry, in a strong bid to capture a larger share of the British market, is to spend nearly $20,000 on its stand at the British Food Fair at London's Olympia. The Fair will be open from August 28
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      HOOVER'S NEW MACHINE MARKETED IN COLONY
      211 14 HOOVER'S NEW MACHINE MARKETED IN COLONY HHHE Far East manager of I Hoover Ltd. (England), Air. H. E. Duggans arrived in Singapore last week to introduce a "revolutionary" type of vacuum cleaner manufactured by his company. The cleaner, known as the Hoover Constellation Cleaner, was Invented by the parent company
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      Britain gets Siam contract
      213 14 Britain gets Siam contract AGAINST strong international competition the Automatic Telephone and Electric Company of London and Liverpool have won three important contracts valued at over £100,--000 for the supply and installation of Siam's first long distance telecommunications network. The project calls for the provision of an extensive trunk telephone
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      40 14 Mr. Herbert A. Magnuson, executive vice-president ot Connell Bros. Copany Ltd., San Francisco, has been elected president. Connel Bros., Importers and exporters are one of America's large foreign trade houses. The local company has its headquarters in Singapore.
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      251 14 Jacks show latest equipment at K.L. demonstration TWENTY engineers from all over Malaya and Borneo visited the PetaUng tin mine last week to watch a demonstration of a new $19,000 Stt ton vibrationroller produced by the Vibro-Verken Company of Switzerland. William Jacks Ltd.. the agents for the machine gave the
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      $500,000 FISHING CONCERN FORMED
      357 14 SINGAPORE and the 3 Federation should soon get cheaper fish and in larger quantities when a $500,000 fishing enterprise formed recently begins operation next month. Mr. Goh Chye Hin, chairman of the board of directors of the firm, Choon Kwang Marine Products Co. Ltd., announced this
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      159 14 MACKESON'S i makes! PS Gives you energy to take advar^ out-of-doors season Adds calories to your daily intake wh you with nutritive body buil'de-s Make Mackeson's a daily habit lts Sood(» Sr>le Azents:THE GRUriDIG Ttdini! (a) DT BOY A2l (b) FARMBOY SEE THESE LOVELY MODS AT THE KIAN GWAN (MALAYAj!
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    607 15 M#w Kirn ateng-Harvejr-Boon Seong nnmrhoad? By The Sports Editor ALTHOUGH Singapore's soccer selectors did not call on Aw Boon Seonf for Monday's Malaya Cup match against lohore, they have by no means discarded him. Singapore's first choice at inside-right 'since 1949, Boon
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    SWIFTS MEET FED ATHLETIC TEAMS AT MALACCA
    204 16 SWIFTS MEET FED ATHLETIC TEAMS AT MALACCA Athletes' Association, of Singapore, will take on Malacca State and a Selangor team in a triangular athletic, meet on the High School ground. Malacca, on Sunday at 4 p.m. Selangor will be representby either Pelandok A.C. or M.C.A.. both of which are very
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    Richardson scores 104, Cowdrey 80
    1297 16  -  JACK FINGLETON -""Mrs TIMES r 1 OM EASY-PACED PITCH, ENGLAND START FOURTH TWT WITH 174-RUN OPINING STAND From ENGLAND 307 FOR 3 AT CLOSE AND SHEPPARD'S STILL THERE WITH 59 MANCHESTER, Thurs. ENGLAND had one of their best opening days in Test cricket when they
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    150 16 TORONTO, JThurs. ARCHIE MOORE, taxing control from the start hammered Canadian James J. Parker to defeat in a bout* billed as for the "world heavyweight championship," at the Maple Leaf Stadium here last night. The referee stopped the fight after 2min 02sec of the ninth round when
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    71 16 ENGLAND— IST Inns Richardson c Maddockx b Benaud Cowdrey c Maddocks b lindwall Sheppard not out May c Archer b Bailey sot out Extrss Tetal (for three) ~jj^ To bat: Washbrook, OakmTiT Wleketo fell at: 174, 195. ax<, BOWLING Lindwall |.v Miller e-29. Archer 0-6» i,, h V son
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    Royal Worlington does fastest gallop in 'trot'
    694 16  - Royal Worlington does fastest gallop in 'trot' EPSOM JEEP B, PENANG. Thurs. THE remarkably im--1 proved Royal Worlington II galloped stylishly on the training track at Penan? this morning*. Ridden by Ken Barratt, this smart Dentnrius gelding covered 3f. in 38 with newcomer Aqnarua (Bougoure) for company. Royal Worlington II
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    World's top eagers are invited
    97 16 World's top eagers are invited gOME of the world's leading national basketball teams have been Invited by the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation to play In Singapore after participating in the Olympic Games at Melbourne in November. Among the countries invited are United States, Korea, Formosa, Japan, Slam and the
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    153 16 LONDON. Thurs. Today's county cricket tea scores were: At Lord's. Middlesex 164 and 81 for one. Glamorgan 17S (Hurst four for 26). At Bournemouth, Hampshire 125 and 115 for five. Lancashire 212 (Grieves 51). At Birmingham. Scotland 315 (L. Dudman 161). Warwickshire 183 for eight
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    MORERECORDS-NOW BY JUNIOR SCHOOLS
    169 16 fWELVE records were broken and two equalled at the Singapore Combined Primary Schools athletic meet at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The boys accounted for seven new records and the girls three In a day of keen and Interesting events. The champions were Newton district who scored
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    Results of Primary Schools meet
    437 16 "A" DIVISION (Beys) 199 yds: 1. F. Leong. 2. Selamat, 3. Wong Keen, 11.4e5c.; 229 yds: 1. F. Leong, 3. Shoml, 3. Wong Keen, 26.55ec. 99 yds hardies: 1. Yusof. 2. Mohd. Noor, 3. Artf, 11.4aec. (record); 4 x 119 relay: 1. Newton, 2. Teluk
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    SINGAPORE TO SEND 66 ATHLETES FOR MALAYAN MEET
    491 16 THE SINGAPORE Amateur Athletic Association last night selected a team of 66 athletes 49 men and 17 women for the Malayan championships at Penang on Aug. 17 and 18. The Singapore team going up to defend their title for the seventh successive
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    191 16 Ferdina and p Coming Aug as Singapore 6 1 hat lar v| Alth patii, n > 2 ou »t Utft i dlna nds.»hf. vented by d I coming I Au 8. 20-22 would have lf Ceylon sent(> <l; anc'- 1 Malayan I w °uld also C of Ks attract Experii
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    65 16 MANCHESTER, Thurs Brian Hewson put up the fastest time of the year for the half mile by a British runoer when he clocked lmin So.3sec here last night. Hewson won by four yards from the British title holder Mike Rawson, with the British Empire half-mile cha=P-*«
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      29 16 ober4ooi)earsJ In die XVlth Cemurv Dom Bow* Vmcelli was inspired axrcaic i«x** from to many fine herb he loud ihe Fecamp Monastery in Fw he served sjTg BfnrJiame.M«*DO M
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      66 16 ATHLETICS Teachers Training College championships, Jalin Bear; Dneheac Schools 1 ui 11; Alexandra Estate Primary School. 1 and 11; Achilles Club meet, BJ, 5.15 p.m. HOCKEY S.H.A. XI t Indian Navy, padan r SOCCER S.A.F.A. Div. 2: SUr SwccritM R.A.F. Seletar, Geylanc; Mater F.C. t Kfatte R»n«ert, Fairer Park; KoU
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