The Straits Times, 6 April 1951

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1951. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    HIGHER COLA RECOMMENDED
    794 1 10 to 25 p.c. more plan may cause storms From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. INCREASES of from 10 per cent, to 25 per cent, in the total earnings of Government employees will result if the report of the Joint Committee on Cost of Living Allowances,
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    King calls on police chiefs
    109 1 King calls on police chiefs RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE Thurs. T'HF 16 Colonial Police Commissioners here for the first conference ever held, had a pleasant interlude today in their talks on the functions of the police in peace, cold war and war. They received a visit from the King and Queen who had
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    THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE
    115 1 THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE MONDAY and Tuesday ol this week were the hottest days so far this year. The temperature was 93 degrees. The heat wave Is not unusual for this time for the year, say Meteorological authorities. Singapore's average temperature is around 80.9 degrees. The forecast Is that the
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    HOUSE ROBBED
    27 1 Two masked Chinese youths, armed with revolvers, entered a house in Wayang Satu, Bukit Timah, Singapore, early yesterday morning and robbed the occupant of $850.
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    250 HOMELESS
    24 1 MANILA, Thurs.— A fire destroyed a row of houses In P>>ay today, making 250 people homeless and causing d.unage worth 100.000 pesos.
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    IDEAL GIRL CHOSEN
    53 1 51... \PO.Ki.S Ideal V»ork- (••fl. 18-year-old Daily I r utniet (top), who won tin* title afi t a midnight pu id,- at Kafflev Motel last i> U lit No. 13 proved to !><■ hufcjr for Mrs. E. E. Fem-ott. win won the second prize. (Story in p.
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    MANAGER SHOT
    37 1 RANGOON. Thurs. Raymond Nash. 26-year-old Anglo-Burmcs" manager of the Moulmein Rubber Company was shot and seriously wounded in a rebel ambush near Thanbyuzayat terminus of the Japanese-built SlamBurma Railway. the company's agents said tndav A.P
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    U.N. troops over 38th in force
    243 1 TOKYO, Thursday. I TNITED NATIONS troops today crossed the 38th Parallel in force all along the central front against heavy fire from forward troops of an estimated 18 to 24 Chinese divisions. Reuter correspondent Ronald Batchelur, reporting from the front, said if these divisions
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    S'pore man phones Griffiths on job
    304 1 MR. A. E. D.lilkan, 47-year-old former Singapore Government servant who is fighting for reappointment in the service, was told in a drarcitk* two-minute Singapore-London telephone talk with British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Grifliths, yesterday that his case "will be gone
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    49 1 PARADE DISMISSED: Rain brought an end to the farewell parade and inspection o f the Ist Battalion. Scots Guards, at Selarang Barracks yesterday, by the C.-in-C, FARM K. Gen. Sir John Harding.— but not until all were soaked through. Straits Times picture. (Story and another picture in page four.)
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    U.K., U.S. TO MEET ON OIL MOVE
    79 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. A NOLO- AMERICAN oil talks open here next Monday to discuss the threat to the Western Power*' oil supply created by Perala'i d&cUton to nationalise the AngloIranian Oil Company. The talks will be opened for Britain by the Ambassador. 81r Oliver
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    CHINESE GIVE RADIOS AWAY
    66 1 TAIPEI. Thurs. THE China Union Press said today that all radio owner, in Kwan^tun? are now required by Chinese Communist authorities to provide two euarantors that they will not listen to Voice of America broadcasts. The China Union Press claimed that a number of people had
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    WOMAN IS STABBED
    53 1 D A K I Peryakeruma, a young Indian woman, was last night found stabbed in her house in Jalan Kayu, Y o Chu Kang, Singapore. Neighbours who heard her cries lor help informed Radio Control. She was admitted to General Hospital where her condition was reported to
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    ROYAL TOUR
    26 1 SYDNEY. Thurs— Princess Margaret will fly to country centres on next year's Royal tour of Australia and the Queen will probably accompany her. Reuter.
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    PRINCE KILLED
    28 1 DARJEELING, West Bengal Thurs— Prince Indra Jitendra Narayan, 34. younger brother of Maharaja of Cooch Behar, was killed in a palace fire here last night— Reuter
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    CRASH LANDING
    24 1 COLOMBO, Thurs. An R.A.F. Hastings transport plane with 33 passengers aboard, crash-landed at Katunayake airport near here today. There were no casualties.—Reuter.
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    SHIPMENTS OF RUBBER CONTROLLED
    420 1 gXPORT of rubber from the Federation to all places except Britain, Canada, the sterling Dominions, Eire and America will, after April 9, be allowed only after special application has been made for an export licence and approved. This follows the decision b y the British Board
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    Mother's plea for traitor son, daughter
    140 1 Mother's plea for traitor son, daughter NEW YORK. Thurs. A N anguished 63-year-old mother begged a Federal Judge today to spare the lives of her son and daughter who will be sentenced tomorrow for betraying U.S. atom bomb secrets to Russia. For 45 minutes Mrs. Tessie Greenglass pleaded with Federal
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    Montgomery goes to Copenhagen
    46 1 THE HAGUE, Thurs. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Deputy Supreme Commander in Europe, left here today for Copenhagen. Lord Montgomery, who Is on a quick tour of some of the countries of the North Atlantic treaty organisation, arrived in Holland last Tuesday. Reuter.
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    Gandhi's son to start oneman war against Malan's policy
    147 2 Gandhi's son to start oneman war against Ma lan 's policy WILL BREAK LAW AFTER 'PURITY' FASI DURBAN, Thursday. jy|ANILAL Gandhi, son of Mahatma Gandhi, yesterday announced plans for a one-man war against the South African Government's racial segregation policy. He said he will start a 14-day fast tomorrow "to
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    COMMUNIST WHO INSULTED POPE
    44 2 ITALIAN Communist Deputy, Laura Diaz, who was convicted oi insulting the Pope by saying his hands were "dripping with blood." because he did not do anything to stop the war in Greece and Palestine, nor the World War.— A.P. picture.
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    FOOD FOR INDIA CHILDREN
    59 2 NEW YORK, Thurs.— The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund announced today that it had begun shipment of 2,000 tons of rice for urgent child relief in India. The UNICEF said about 1,600 tons were contributed by Siam and 400 tons by Burma. Some shipments were
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    ADMIRAL DIES
    30 2 LONDON, Thurs. Rear Admiral Rowley Conwy, 75. who came out of retirement to convoy ships across the Atlantic in World War 11, died yesterday at Flintshire. A P
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    MAO MEETS JOE
    30 2 PARIS, Thurs. Informed French quarters said yesterday that Mao Tse-tung. Chinese Communist leader, met Marshal Stalin in Moscow on Tuesday night to discuss the Korean war.— Reuter.
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    'PEACE' SHOW
    25 2 BONN, Thurs.— More than 1,000 milling, shouting women yesterday staged a Commu-nist-inspired "peace" iemonstration in front of the West German capitol building.— U.P.
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    More for his bed
    24 2 HOLLYWOOD ThuiS. ROBERT Taylor's bed sold yesterday for USs63o— $270 more than Barbara Stanwyck's. The couple were divorced recently.— AJP.
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    Australian Minister on Britaintoday
    167 2 Australian Minister on Britaintoday SYDNEY. Thurs. IMR. Eric Harrison, deputy leader of the Australian Liberal Party, who has been Australian Resident Minister in London for 12 months, doesn't like Britain's Socialist Government. In an interview In Sydney on his return to contest a seat in the elections, he said Socialist
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    CONSUL QUITS
    26 2 SYDNEY, Thurs.—Czechoslovakia's acting Consul General in Sydney, Mr. J. p. Felix, resigned his post yesterday and asked the Australian Government for political asylum. AP.
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    ROME CRISIS
    19 2 ROME, Thurs.— Three Social Democrat Ministers and four Under-Secretaiies last night resigned, provoking a cabinet crisis. Reuter.
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    Germans: Prosecute Lord Russell
    153 2 BIELEFELD, Germany, Thursday. WEST GERMAN police are to ask the British authorities to prosecute Lord Russell of Liverpool, Deputy Judge Advocate General In Europe, on charges of injuring several Germans in an altercation last week- end. British authorities had previously said that Lord and Lady Russell
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    RICE DEAL
    12 2 COLOMBO. Thurs.—Pakistan has sold Ceylon 20,00 tons of rice.— Reuter.
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    A-BOMB TRAITORS GAOLED
    54 2 ETHEL ROSENBERG, and her husband, Julius, are separated by a wire screen as they ride to separate gaols in New York, following their conviction as traitors in the first U.S. atom spy trial. They were accused of conspiring to deliver war secrets including vital A-bomb data to
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      ALL THESE-AND SEX, TOO...
      247 2 ADULTS, outnumbering children in San Fran- Cisco's schools, are studying practically every possible educational subject, plus sex. The subjects offered the adults cover a wide range of intellectual activity. The catalogue, listing the day and night instruction schedules, lists 286 subjects. They inForeign accent correction, bookbinding,
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      40 2 JUDY HOLLIDAY wipes a tear of happiness from her eye as she stands at the microphone in a New York night club, after receiving the news that she had won the Oscar (Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences) award.
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    30 MORE KILLED
    26 2 HONG KONG, Thurs—Official Communist reports reaching Hong Kong revealed yesterday that 30 more "counter revolutionaries"' were executed in Chungking on March 11. Reuter.
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    FLOODS THREATEN NORTHERN ASSAM
    114 2 I CALCUTTA, Thurs. yyiDE areas of NorthEastern and Northwestern Assam are threatened with inundation eight months after the Brahmaputra Valley was ravaged by flood in the wake of the great earthquake of last August. According to Press reports from Qaunatl. two huge natural dam* in tUe
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    POLITICIANS PREVENT A KNOCK-OUT SAYS MacA
    348 3 POLITICIANS PREV ENT A KNOCK-OUT SAYS MacA LONDON, Thursday. (JKNERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR blames politicians who have encroached on the realm of the soldier for preventing a quick blow which would knock out the Chinese Communists without fear of Russian intervention, the London Daily Telegraph reported today. Lt.-Gen. H. G. Martin,
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    100,000 MUST GO
    30 3 TAIPEH, Thurs.— The Talpeh city government today announced the names of more than 100.000 residents required to evacuate from this Nationalist capital as air defence precautions.— Reuter.
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    JEWISH POLICE ATTACKED
    109 3 JEWISH POLICE ATTACKED TEL AVIV, Thurs. SEVEN Israeli policemen were killed, one wounded and one captured in Northern Israel yesterday when Syrian troops occupied part of a demilitarised zone. Reports here and in Haifa spoke of Israeli police clashing with Syrian troops near the Sea of Galilee. One report said
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    26 Jews hurt in clash
    94 3 SALZBURG, Thurs. rpwENTY-SIX Jews were ln1 jured last night In a 90minute riot during which displaced persons, police and a hostile Austrian crowd clashed. Jewish community leaders reported. Up to 150 Jewish displaced persons, 1,000 jeering Austrians, and more than 50 club-wielding police battled in
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    SHAH ILL
    25 3 TEHERAN. Thurs. The Shah of Persia has postponed his state visit to Jordan on April 8, owing to an attack of appendicitis.— Reuter.
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    RAN INTO HORNET'S NEST INSTEAD
    68 3 KOREA. Thurs. FOL'R British soldiers wb* wt out on a commando raid before dawn yesterday to "deal with" two Communist soldiers, foand instead that they had taken M well-entrenched Communist* armrd with rifles, m it hiiie-cmis. mortars, Kn-nades and carbines. The British soldiers fought their
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    Japan's grip tightens on textiles
    123 3 Japan 's grip tightens on textiles BRADFORD, Thurs. THE head of one of the world's largest textile finishing firms said yesterday that Japan was fastening an unshakable grip on the world's cotton and rayon fabric markets. Mr. James Ewing, chairman of the Bradford Dyers' Association, speaking at his company's annual
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    He was forced to resign
    98 3 MANILA, Thurs. MR. Bienvenldo Gonzales said President Quirlno had forced him to resign as President of the University of the Philippines because he "did not know how to play politics." Mr. Gonzales announced his resignation on March 29 and said President Qulrlno forced him out
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    THE 'VOICE' IS 'MUFFLED'
    43 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— A House Appropriations Subcommittee has cut over 90 per cent off President Truman's request fo.* $97,500,000 to strengthen ana expand the radio "Voice of America.** The "Voice" Is the State Department radio propaganda son-ice to foreign countries.—
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    MINISTER QUITS AFTER PAY CUT
    50 3 PARIS, Thnrs. THE Minister of Overseas France. M. Francois Mitterand, resigned last nlfbt after a virtual vote of censure Id the National Assembly. The Assembly voted a symbolic cut of 1.000 francs In his salary, during a debate on the estimates for his Ministry. Reuter.
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    High Huk officer captured
    138 3 MANILA,. Thursday. LUIS de Guzman, aged 27, described as a high ranking officer on the military staff of Communist Huk leader Louis Taruc, was captured in Manila early this morning after he had emptied his pistol at military intelligence agents The agents did not return the
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    OIL FROM SANDS
    37 3 EDMONTON, Thurs Three officials of the AngloIranian Oil Company are studying the possibilities of producing oil from northern Alberta's tar sands. Estimates of the sand's oil content run as high as 300,000,000,000 barxels.— A.P.
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    LADY WOLMER
    31 3 TAIPEH, Tburs.— The British freigher Lady Wolmer is expected to be released by the Nationalists shortly. The .ship was detained by the Nationalists in Keelung on March 15.— Reuter.
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    MYSTERY ISLAND
    34 3 HUEMUL ISLAND. 850 miles sooth of Buenos Aires, where President Pcron (inset top) says that Argentine scientists have produced atomic energy. The experiments were directed by Professor Rkhtei (inset bottom).— A.P. pictures.
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    Britain: Let U.N. discuss arms
    208 3 PARIS Thursday. T*HE British Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1 Mr. Ernest Davies, at yesterday's meeting of the Foreign Ministers' deputies asked the Soviet delegate, M. Gromyko, to consider the following proposals for disarmament: The possibility of the four Ministers instructing their representatives to begin talks
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    Attlee to stay in hospital
    81 3 LONDON, Thurs. 'THE British Prime Minis- ter, Mr. C. R. Attlee, who is suffering from a duodenal ulcer, must remain in hospital "for a further period," his doctors said yesterday. In a bulletin on the Premier's condition, the doctors said: "The Prime Minister's duodenal ulcer
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    Rubber duty increases
    97 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. ARISE in the rubber export duty from 20-1/4 cents a lb.. which has applied from Jan. 1. to about 32 cents became effective today. For assessing purposes, $$2.16-7/8 a lb. has been declared the value of rubber for the week April 5 to April
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    NIJINSKI'S £30
    22 3 LONDON, Thuri.— Nljinski, the ballet dancer who attained fabulous fame early in the century, '.eft an estate of £30.— A.P.
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    COAD GETS NEW POST
    78 3 LONDON, thurs—Brigadier Basil Coad will relinquish command of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade in Korea and will take over the Second Infantry Division in Germany in June with the temporary rank of MajorGeneral. Brigadier Coad left Korea last month on compassionate leave to Join his wife
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    41 RESCUED
    28 3 GENOA, Thurs.— An Italian steamer rescued 41 men of the British 6,000-toi, steamer Ketos which sank in the South Atlantic after a boiler room explosion. Reuter.
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    More troops for Europe
    85 3 WASHINGTON Thuri. rE Senate yesterday finally approved a resolution supporting the despatch of four more American divisions to Europe. At the same time the resolution requested President Truman to obtain Congressional approyal before committing more American troops to Europe. The divisions are Intended for the Atlantic
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    Reds profit from opium sales
    125 3 HONG KONG, Thurs. r THE Chinese Communists have earned a large amount of foreign exchange from State-backed opium trade which has a monthly turn-pyer running into 17,000 lbs., according to a Canton message. The report said that In China's south-western provinces there are special government
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    move to end war in Korea
    156 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. OIR Benegal Rau, of India, called delegates of 12 Asian-Arab nations to a meeting for this morning. An Arab spokesman indicated that the group is thinking of resuming its efforts for obtaining peace in Korea. A spokesman for Sir Benegal and
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    U.S. SELLS TIN AT BARGAIN PRICE
    122 3 NEW YORK, Thursday. TTOE American Government is doing a thriving tin A business since it took over as sole buyer and virtually sole seller of the scarce metal. But the Government Is providing a rare bargain— US$1.34 a pound. At present Singapore prices, the
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    U.K. GOODS EVEN DEARER IF HOARDED —WARNING
    173 4 U.K. GOODS EVEN DEARER IF HOARDED —WARNING PRECAUTIONS against unscrupulous hoarding and profiteering must be taken now if Malaya is to minimise the expected increase in the price of British imported goods, said Mr. A. V. Taylor, deputy chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, yesterday. Mr. Taylor was commenting
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    50 4 OFFICERS AND MEN of the 2nd. Battalion. Scots Guards, give three lusty che ers for General Sir John Harding. C.-in-C, FARELF, when he addressed them at Selarang Barracks yesterda y. The General seen in his wet uniform, cancelled a p arade and inspection In a rainstorm. Straits Times pi cture.
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    He blamed his stomach
    138 4 A YOUNG Chinese yesterday told Third District Judge, Mr. H. L. Wrigglesworth that he was "forced to steal because I am a very poor and was hungry." Mr. Wrigglesworth sentenced the 21-year-old Chinese. Tho Lai Ling to two months' imprisonment He had pleaded guiltv to breaking
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    Had opium: gaoled
    24 4 MUAR, Thurs.— For possession of 19 tahils of opium at Jalan Tosman, Chua Lorn Pow was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
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    TO ESTABLISH NEW BANK
    62 4 MIC C. J. PALSTRA, Foretfa .Manager of the Bank of India, who has been in Singapore since the end of January in connection with the opening of a bmnch in tile Colony. The Government of Singapore has sir.etioned the license, and tlie Comm's Toner-General, Mr. .Malcolm
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    He stole by moonlight
    79 4 TAN Ah Hoe, a labourer, who was caught removing a wheel from a Municipality wagon on a moonlight night in February, was yesterday sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. Three police constables said they saw Tan removing the wheel with an iron rod. Tan ran when
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    CASE POSTPONED
    43 4 From Our Own Correspondent. KLUANG, Thurs. Kong Ah Nok. 22, charged before the Circuit Magistrate with injuring three people by negligent driving at Bukit Benut Estate Jalan Menkibol, was allowed a bail of $500 and the case postponed to April 15.
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    SINGAPORE 'RACE' PLANE DELAYED
    68 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. DECAUSE of engine trouble which delayed its flight to w Medan by four hours, a Malayan Airways Dakota scheduled to fly back to Singapore yesterday afternoon did not leave until seven o'clock this morning. After an overnight stop the plane
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    Gardeners meet student 'vendors'
    132 4 REPRESENTATIVES of market gardeners in the Geylang area yesterday met two of the 12 senior students of Victoria School, Singapore, who plan to sell vegetables and provisions during the school holidays to fight high food costs. The meeting will be foillowed by visits today and tomorrow
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    GHOST OFF DUTY FOR N.S. POLICE
    60 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thurs. SEVERAL police inspectors last night visited the Government house of Tungku Mustapha. deputy chairman of the Seremban Town Board, which a poltergeist is believed to be haunting. However. the stone throwing ghost was off duty. No stones fell
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    Police were unreasonable —Taxi man
    158 4 Police were unreasonable Taxi man A TAXI driver told First District Judge. Mr. H. E. Kingdon yesterday, that the police had been "unreasonable" with htm when charged with refusing to produce his identity card. The Judge acquitted the driver Ang Tar Seng, saying that he was satisfied with Ang's explanation.
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    Her last call at Singapore
    66 4 THE m.v. Szechuen, one of the regular "boats for China," left Singapore for the last time yesterday bound for Swatow. This is her last run between Singapore and Swatow, for she has been switched to the Bangkok-Swatow service. A larger ship, the Kweiyand, capable of
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    NEW VICAR HERE MAY 4
    75 4 The Rev. Robin W. Woods the new Vicar and Archdeacon of Singapore, is expected to arrive in the Colony from England by the Chusan on May 4. He replaces the Rev. Kinross Nicholson who leaves Singapore today for Britain. The Lord Bishop of Singapore has
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    Inquiry into French liner accident
    150 4 AN official French inquiry will be held into the circumstances in which the 7,176-ton Messageries Maritimes liner Vercors collided with a submerged wreck in the Outer Roads while coming into Singapore port on Saturday night The inquiry conducted by the Mlnistere de la Marine Marchande
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    SULAIMAN'S GOOD DEED
    59 4 From Our Own Correspondent, MI' AR. Thurs. A BOY Scout, Sulaiman bin Abdullah, of the Muar Government English School, rescued a Chinese boy from the Muar River recently. He was standing on the wharf when he saw the boy falliiic into the river. Rerardless of his own
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    TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
    52 4 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG, Thurs. The Penang Chinese Swimming Club will hold a special meeting at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday to elect a new President. At their annual meeting on March 18, Dr. C. H. Yeang waa re-elected president but he declined to serrt a
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    Fees to be displayed
    120 4 on the proposal of two unofficial members of the former Legislative Council, Government departments in Singapore charging fees have been srsked to display their scales of charges. Notices are now on display in the following Government departments or are being prepared for display: Foreign Exchange. Chief
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    NEW AIR SERVICE
    35 4 The first flight of BOAC's new London-Singapore service is scheduled to arrive in Singapore today. The service, a weekly one. will be operated by fourengined Argonaut aircraft and will call at Bangkok.
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    $500 BAIL
    37 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Tia Poh Joon was today charged in the Police Court with evasion of duty amounting to $13.86 by undervaluing the cost of two tyres. He was allowed bail in $500 pending trial
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    Talk On Religion
    26 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. After prayers at the Sultan Abubakar Mosque on April 13 Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddique will give a talk on religion.
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    Singapore Dairy
    53 4 CHINESE V.M.C.A., Selegie Road, music class, 2.30 p.m., badminton, 5 p.m., basketball, 5.30 p.m., table-tennis, 7.30 p.m., mouth organ band, 7.30 p.m. DANCE in aid of Methodist Girls' School Building Fund, by Maudrene's School of Dancing, Angio-Chinese School. Barker Road, 6 p.m. PROGRESSIVE-LABOUR DEBATE, Medical College Hall, Sepoy
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    RAIN WASHED OUT GUARDS' PARADE
    319 4 RAIN WASHED OUT GUARDS' PARADE RAIN washed out the farewell parade and inspection of the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, at Selarang Barracks, Singapore, yesterday by the C.-in-C., FARELF, General Sir John Harding. But the General did not abandon the ceremony until he had inspected half the battalion in line, the
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    They still prefer the old 'adat'
    168 4 ltf ALAYS from Naning, "Perpateh" district in Malacca, now In Singapore, will hold a meeting shortly to discuss the campaign launched by some sections of "Perpateh" Malays to amend the system of inheritance and distribution of property through their womenfolk the practice in Negrl
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    NUFFIELD POOL MAY BE READY IN JUNE
    99 4 rE $250,000 Nuffield swimming pool in Beach Road. Singapore, for the Services, is expected to be ready for use early in June. The pool itself will be completed in about ten days Then the Municipality will connect the water. Most of the concrete
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    NEW CHILDREN'S WARD—IF NURSES
    241 5 NEW CHILDREN'S WARD— IF NURSES School lectures may aid drive, says doctor A NEW children's ward will be opened at the Singapore General Hospital, if there are enough nurses, Dr. R. D. Gross, the Deputy Director of Medical Services, said yesterday. At present there is only one medical ward for
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    60 5 s, SWB URN. into which the spirit the "dmrtet Rod" of the Teochew community was invoked, being carried hi procession by the committee and members of the Singapore Teochew Lee .Mutual Help Society for prayers at the Lee Clan Temple yesterday, at the Chen* Bon? festival. Mr. Lee Soo Mok.
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    JAPS SEEK HOMES IN S. AMERICA
    123 5 npHKEE hundred and forty-one Japanese men, women and children arrived here yesterday in the Dutch liner Boissevain from Japan en route to South America, where they are going to make their homes. Since the end of the war, large numbers of Japanese have been
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    Govt. details free market rice
    169 5 npHE Singapore Government has given Colony 1 importers details of free market rice which they may bring in on their account. The re-export is allowed, under certain conditions, of any type of rice, including those on Government procurement bought under licence from Siam. The following
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    FALSE STATEMENT COST HIM $900
    57 5 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Lim Seek Han was fined $900 or four months' imprisonment in the Police Court today. Llm made a false representation that since the end of the war he had never entered Malaya from abroad and that he had
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    DIDN'T REGISTER
    28 5 Sen Yip .*£ing. who came from Thailand three month* ■go. was fined $25 in the Singapore First District Court y sterdaj for failing to regist t«rJo£anidentiiycard.
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    OVERLOADED: $50
    22 5 KLUANU Thurs.— For carry.! 1 1 excess weight in his lor- Kirn S<"ng. of Kluang. -od S5O or 20 days".
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    Chinese on bribe charge
    99 5 IjOW Kiok Seng, 33, claimed i trial in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to a i charge of offering a bribe of $2,500 to Inspector D. F. j Meyer, Inspector Chan Oon 1 Van, and a police corporal, at the Glorious Bar and Restaurant in
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    Shoot your comrades, Reds told
    188 5 FrMD Ov SUff CarrnpoMteßt. KUALA LtJMPUR, Thurs. SO many bandits have surrendered in the Kuala Pilah district of Negri Sembllan that sentries on duty at bandit camps have been ordered to shoot any person leaving the camp without permission, a Federal Government statement said today.
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    REMANDED
    37 5 A Javanese, Ismail bin Osman alias Ismail Racing after being tentatively charged in the Singapore Police Court yesterday with rioting and committing mischief at North Bridge Road. Singapore, on Dec. 11. was remanded until April 25.
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    FOWLS MISSING
    36 5 Froa Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Thur*. Bail of $300 was allowed Puah Swec Kee when he was charged at Muar with stealing 20 fowls valued at $100 from Cheong Ah •gpng at Jalan Ismail.
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    To combat corruption
    85 5 AN APPLICANT at the Import and Export office. Fullerton Building:, looks an it a notice posted up by the department as a measure to combat corruption. The netice, in four languages, reads: "The poblic are informed that no fee or change whatsoever is parable for any import
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    A noise woke the captain at 2 a.m.
    247 5 A DUTCH ship's captain yesterday told the A Singapore District Court how a noise awakened him at 2 o'clock one morning and he saw rubber thieves at work on his boat. He was giving evidence at the continued trla? of six Chinese
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    'Save more' plea
    132 5 MR. C. M. Soosai, Co-opera-tive Officer, yesterday urged member* of the Customs and Excise Co-opexatlve Thrift and Loan Society to save more. He was addressing the fifteenth annual general meeting of the Society. The Society made a net profit of $1,915.97 teat year a* against SI. 669.42
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    101 FROM JENDERAM GUILTY
    169 5 101 FROM JENDERAM GUILTY From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Thura. QP 1,725 Jenderam villagers detained when that whole south Selangor settlement was taken into custody, 101 have now been proved to have engaged in Communist activity. Seventy- two of them were Malays and 29 Chinese. A Selangor Government statement
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    BROKE CURFEW
    34 5 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG, Wed. Cheng Yok Keng, a woman. Lee Moi Kwee, and Tan Seng Klon, were fined $10 each or five days' Imprisonment for breaking the curfew near Kluang.
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    NEW JUSTICE
    19 5 Mr Apputhural Thural Rajah. Assistant Superintendent of Police. Singapore, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace
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    CAPITOL PARTY
    91 5 CAPITOL PARTY MORE THAN 60 people attended the tea party at the Capitol Blue Room yesterday given by the Overseas Pakistinl League in honour of the Pakistan delegates to the International Students Service and South-east Asia rice conferences held in Singapore recently. From left to right: Mr. S. Than, Acting
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    'HOUSE FULL' AT SPORE DOCKS
    76 5 RAILING times for a *J large number of cargo and passenger boats in Singapore h? ve had to be altered in the last few days due to a shortage of berthing space in the harbour board wharves. Yesterday there were J6 ships lying in the
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    HK Reds smuggle goldfor rubber
    243 5 HK Reds smuggle goldfor rubber DED China is operating a powerful gold smuggling ring to pay for purchases of rubber, tin and other vital commodities from Singapore, said officers of the freighter Hoi Houw, which arrived in Singapore from Hong Kong yesterday. Last Saturday. 300 taels of gold worth more
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    TAX UNPAID
    23 5 SEGAMAT, Thurs. Mohamed Arip bin Sulong. aged 23, was fined $20 at Segamat for not paying road tax on a vehicle.
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    To join aviation school
    61 5 7TIJ?. LOW NAN LING, of Selangor, left Singupore bf air on Tuesday for the Northrop Aeronautical Institute in Northrop Field, Haiothorne, California, to take a two-year course in aeronautical engineering. Mr. Low, 27, got his early education at the Government High School in Kajang, Selangor. He
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., April 6, 1951. Rubber and the Reds
    693 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., April 6, 1951. Rubber and the Reds The placing of rubber exports under licence, announced by the Malayan Governments a full day after London's similar decision, ought not to be construed as a sane- tlon against the Communist countries. But that will be the effect
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    Turn-Round At Penang
    352 6 The comment on the slowturn round of ships made by Mr. H. B. van Praagh, acting chairman of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, was the most plain-spoken waining on this subject yet given "Reports of slow turn-round of ships in Penang, and to a lesser degree in
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    DEATH
    41 6 CABLE has bren received from tJrumparal. Ceylon Mr. V. Chelllah retired chief draughtsman «f Purvey Dept., Seremban and brother-in-law of C. Mylvaganam. C Ponnlah, C. Kathlravels and C. Kathiravelu and Mrs. E. Che'liah passed away peacefully •n 3 4 M.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    50 6 P KALIMUTHU Is extremely thankful for the farewell party Hivrn by all the prefect* of A.C.S. T Mrdini on 31.3.51. MRS N. BETTS thanks all frimri* relative* and the staff of Malayan Collieries Ltd., Batu Ar«np lor their kind expressions of sympathy and assistance rendered in her recent bereavement.
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    PERSONAL
    33 6 MRS V R NORTON. Chartered Physiotherapist, has now moved to Changl. but is continuing her practice at Cold Storuge Arcade, «n Mondays, Tuesdays. Thursdays A Fridays Tel. ***** or ***** Exl 111.
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    The Scots Guards bagged 134
    1150 6 The Scots Guards bagged 134 Malaya under the Emergency 32 THE 2nd Battalion, the Scots Guards, leave Singapore for Britain and home on Monday. Four days before they came down to Singapore from the Federation they had their biggest single "kill": 14 bandits in 24 hours. During their tour of
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      Rent & red herring
      271 6 Rent red herring T»HE Progressive Party seems determined to draw a red herring labelled G, H. KIAT across the path of the Bill to amend the Rent Control Ordinance. There is one provision in this Bill which is going to cause untold hardship if allowed to go through, and that
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      $50 A MONTH: UNCHANGED
      165 6 MR. John Laycock and Mr. C. C. Tan seem determined to create the impression that Mr. O. H. Kiat is a "shark" among landlords. As one of his tenants, however. I feel that I must correct this impression. I live in one of Mr. Kiat's semi-detached
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    On the Margin
    416 6 On the Margin Clifford School AN March 28 I quoted In this column a letter from a schoolboy who said that he didn't see why he should be made to watch football matches. He described himself as being in Standard V of Clifford School, Kuala Lipis. Now I have received
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      62 6 tx READER'S Digest (AMERICAN EDITION) Rud Strength for These Day* Bey or Girt? The Myatery of Sex How te Civ* Your Child Security Stalin* Target for Tomorrow Book Section The Reader's Digett Murder Case The Real Soviet Story Life of an American Workman Etc. Etc. Etc. in March Istue Now
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    MURDER VERDICT AT 'RIOT' INQUEST
    285 7 A FINDING of murder against persons unknown was returned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, after an inquest into the deaths of Private James Verney, 29, of the 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, and Mr. Francis Charles Joseph Ryan, 62, a retired school teacher.
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    PASSES FOR MECCA
    41 7 People in Singapore who wish to go to Mecca are required to apply for pilgrim passes to the Ofncer-in-charge of Pilgrimage, at the Public Assistance branch of the Social Welfare Department. The registration of applications will begin today.
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    OFFICER FAILS IN DIVORCE SUIT
    72 7 A petition for divorce by Harold Edward Milner. a lieutenant in the Singapore Police Force, against Jessica Olive Milner, on the ground of adultery with a Johore police officer, P. Sayers, was dismissed, with costs, in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Justice Brown said
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    S'pore Govt. accused: 'Doing nothing to aid builders'
    370 7 'VICIOUS RINGS* EXPLOITING SHORTAGE I HADING builders and construction agents in the Colony yesterday accused the Singapore Government of not making any immediate attempt to curb the rising price or ease the acute shortage of building materials. Listed under materials in short
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    INFLATION PEAK 'NOT REACHED'
    125 7 INFLATION has gripped 1 Malaya but has not yet reached its peak, Singapore banking officials said yesterday. The boom in prices of tin and rubber early last year has caused a greater circulation in currency, while prices of goods, manufactured articles and essential commodities have spiralled.
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    CLEARED
    38 7 Abdul Wahab bin Said, aged 38, was acquitted by the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, Mr. R. B. I. Pates, yesterday on a charge of stealing a watch from Yip Peng at the Naval Base on Nov. 24.
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    MR. J. LE PROVOST
    34 7 Mr. J. Le Provost has been appointed to be a member of the Advisory Committee under the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Ordinance in place of Mr. E. H. S. Bretherton.
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    Co-op won't act on weekly pay
    178 7 TTHE Singapore Urban Co-operative Union, with a membership of more than 14,000 members, will not take independent action on the question of weekly payment of wages for Government and commercial emoloyess. the president, Mr. S. H. Peek, said last night. Mr. Peek who was
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    AIDED LOTTERY
    27 7 Quek Scow Kee. a 39-year-nld cook was fined $250 in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday for assisting in the management of a chap-ji-kee lottery.
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    Typist is 'Ideal business girl'
    237 7 piGHTEEN-year-old Daisy Frugtniet, a typist employed at Montor's, last night won the title of Singapore's "Ideal Working Girl" at Raffles Hotel in an island-wide competition sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Second and third respectively out of the 16 finalists were Mrs. E. E.
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    WORK TO BEGIN ON STATION
    167 7 WORK TO BEGIN ON STATION ■^ORK will begin soon on the Singapore Municipality's $1,000,000 fire station in Alexandra Road, the Municipal Architect and Building Surveyor, Mr. W.I. Watson, said yesterday. Mr. Watson said that all the squatters had been cleared from the site and it was hoped to begin clearing
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    FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
    153 7 FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. MEN from any walks in life, fronu Civil Servants to peons, were in the ranks at the Auxiliary Police passing out parade held last night at Bukit Timalan. The 101-man parade, was inspected by Syed Abdul Kadir bin
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    To ask S.I.T. for home
    121 7 REPRESENTATIVES Of TioriK Bahru Community Centre Committee are to approach the Singapore Improvement Trust today for premises. Two vacant enclosures in Tiong Bahru have been suggested as an appropriate site for an office, library, social hall and canteen for members. A five-man building sub-com-mittee was
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    22 TEACHERS TO TOUR FED.
    37 7 Twenty-two Singapore Malay school teachers start today for a week's tour of the Federation. The group, led by Che Gu Abdul Rahman bin Haji Mohamad Said, are travelling by a specially-chartered bus.
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    COLD STORAGE HAS A GUEST
    80 7 More then 80 of Singapore's biggest importers attended a dinner last night in the Tai Tong Restaurant given by the Singapore Cold Storage in honour of Mr. C. R. Harper a representative of the Weston Biscuit Company in Britain. Mr. T M. McLachlan, General Manager
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    ANNUAL MEETING
    24 7 Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual genera! meeting at 4 p.m on May 19 at the Adelphi Roof Garden.
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    JOHORE GETS 101 NEW APs
    80 7 O\t HUNDRED AND ONE Auxiliary policemen passed out at Bukit Timbalan on Wednesday night. Front row. L to R: Lt. Col. N. A. Cohen. Adjutant. Mr. K. G. R. Thompson, Commandant Syed Abdu! Kadir bin Muhammad. Acting: Mentri Besar. Johore. Mr. J. Falconer, British Adviser,
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    MR. MEAD DISAGREES WITH PROPOSALS
    179 7 From Our Siaff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. ]yjR. J. D. Mead, Memberdesignate for Works and Housing in the Federation, was the only member of the Benham Committee on Cost of Living Allowances to disagree with the recommendations made in the report published today. Mr. Mead,
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    THE MYSTERY CA TERPILLARS: 'NO INVASION'
    276 7 THE MYSTERY CA TERPILLARS: 'NO INVASION' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. SPECULATION that the "mystery caterpillars' found at the Singapore Dairy Farm in Bukit Timah had infiltrated from neighbouring countries was today scotched by the Federation Agricultural Department entomologist, Mr. R. A. Lever. Mr. Lever told the Straits
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    STOLE FOWLS —FINED $100
    85 7 Ng Yong Kiat. 19 was yesterday fined $100 by Mr. P. Clague. the Singapore Fourth Police magistrate, for stealing two fowls belonging to Teo Teoh Guan. a charcoal seller, at Geylang Road on March 6. Teo said he was awakened that night by clicks from a
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    Shareholders of Linggi were annoyed
    280 7 Shareholders of Linggi were annoyed From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thurs. CHAREHOLDERS of Linggi w Plantations, angry wi'.i the directors because the board had allowed the control of a large subsidiary company, Oil Palms of Malaya, to pass from their hands, complained yesterday at a crowded annual general meeting that
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    DISHONEST SALE
    30 7 An 18-year-old carpenter Quek Siew Song, was sentenced in the Singapore First District Court yesterday to three months' Imprisonment for dishonestly disposing two sacks of brass-wire, worth $245.
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    HARDING ON AIR
    33 7 At 8 o'clock tonight over the Blue network of Radio Malaya, the Commander-in-Chief. Far East Land Forces, General Sir John Hardinp. will broadcast to the troops and people of Malaya.
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    PENANG PLEA TO CHANGE RUBBER DUTY —'INJUSTICE'
    256 8 PENANG PLEA TO CHANGE RUBBER DUTY 'INJUSTICE' From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. THE Penang Rubber Trade Association today sent representations to the Federation Government asking for future export duty to be based on dry rubber content, and not, as at present, on bulk rubber. In a memorandum addressed to
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    FINED $500 AT PENANG
    58 8 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs— Pleading guilty to voluntarily assisting in the disposal of three stolen typewriters belonging to the Harbour Master's office, 23-year-old Thong Choon Fatt was fined $500 at Penang today. A second-hand dealer. Gob Keng Huan, was sentenced to three months' Imprisonment
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    A VISITOR FOR MR. MACDONALD
    57 8 BURMA SUPREMO ON VISIT TENERAL Ne Win, Supreme Commander of the Burmese Forces arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon by Malayan Airways from Bangkok for a weeks visit. He will stay at Bukit Serene as guest of the CommissionerGeneral, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. The General and his
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    50 8 MISS TAN Ngak Cheng, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chiang Kay. and Mr. Quek Choon Eng. second son of Mr. and Mrs. Quek Scow Teng, of the Quek Furniture Store. Victoria Street, Singapore, who were married according to old Chinese custom on Wednesday. Straits Times picture.
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    Lamps, candles at polling stations
    281 8 QNE hundred carbide lamps and 500 candles have v been ordered by the Singapore Elections Office because hundreds of Legislative Council electors are expected to vote after wfcrk next Tuesday Even if there is no blackout, 40 of the 86 polling stations have no electric
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    'KILLED AIRMAN' CHARGE
    49 8 'KILLED AIRMAN' CHARGE K. S. Othman Ghany was tentatively charged in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday with the murder of Corporal Peter Hugh BeU, of the R.A.F., Seletar, at Victoria Street, Singapore, on Dec. 11, the first day of the Singapore riots. He was remanded until April 19.
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    Police were warned....
    240 8 From Oar Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON, Thurs. rS inquest was resumed today before Mr. J. R. Whimster on Cheah Mah Kim. 50. and Tang Ben* Kal who were killed following a handgrenade incident at Paulin Street. Teluk Anson, on the night of Dec. 23 last year. The
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    BAIL OPPOSED
    21 8 SEGAMAT. Thurs. Ball was opposed when 33-year-old Rajoo appeared before the Segamat Magistrate charged with stealing a wrist watch.
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    UMNO TO CONSIDER NEW NAME
    108 8 •THE United Malays National 1 Organisation will bold a special general assembly on May 27 at Kuala Lumpur's Hotel Majestic to consider UMNO'S Executive Council's proposal to give full membership to non-Malays and change its name to the United Malaya National Organisation. Announcing this yesterday,
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    Borneo hemp plan to continue
    255 8 Borneo hemp plan to continue THE Colonial Development Corporation is not considering abandoning hemp production in Borneo, Mr. F. S. McFadzean, a director of the Corporation, said in a statement to the Straits Times yesterday. He said that "bunchy top" disease swept through the estates in 1949 and leading authorities
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    Commando sets gliding record
    147 8 Commando sets gliding record Tr*m Oar SUB C*rresp*n4ent. IPOH, Thurs. T T. P. Ravenshaw, a Royal Marine Commando and member of the Perak Flying Club, aet a gliding record for the Club last week-end with a spectacular flight lasting 1 hr. and 41 min. Lt. Ravenshaw, flying the Club's advanced
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    This bishop was pilot in world war one
    285 8 ¥\R. Maurice Harland, Bishop of Lincoln, who arrived in Singapore last night by BOAC from Britain, will be the first Bishop from Britain to visit the small Anglican community on the island of Car Nicobar— an RAF refuelling point in the Indian
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    'GOVT CAN SOLVE DRUG PROBLEM'
    101 8 THERE would be no shortage of streptomycin if the Singapore Government would allow direct Importation from America. Mr. Alan iPennell, manager of Shrlro (China), Singapore, tottd the Straits Times yesterday. ported from America In small quantities by licence through Hong Kong. The quantity imported was
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    Those Legendary 100-year-old Eggs
    533 9 Those Legendary 100-year-old Eggs Asian Cookery npRADITION among Europeans ha* long held that the curious eggs encased in unsavoury looking mud, •een in Chinese shops, are at least one hundred years old, and they have been named accordingly. They are not of course a hundred years old or anything like
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    21 9 RECENTLY shown m London was this exquisite suit by La Chasse m ecru lace mounted on taffeta and veiled with chiffon.
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    POLLSTERS DECLARE WOMEN TALK LESS
    139 9 are less talkative than men and It's official, Tiie discovery was made by statisticians who decided to make a public opinion poll to see how the British public reacts to public opinion pollsters. The results, as reported to the British Royal Statistical Society by researchers
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    Prettiest Of The New Ones Are Bonnets
    488 9  -  EILEEN J^SCROFT A Line-Up Of 1951 Hats By TiHE bonnet is the gayest, prettiest, most feminine buy of the year. The new 1951 Spring: hats have suddenly appeared in bright colours, flimsy materials, trimmed trimmed with the first spring flowers. There Is a
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    12 9 Collect six of these coupons to join the Children's Comer Club.
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    LEAVING SPORE
    408 9  -  NONI WRIGHT ii BB y i AFTER 25 years in the Far East. Mrs. W R. Langdon. wife of the United States Con-sul-General in SingaDore, will leave the East finally in the President Monroe on April 14 with great regrets, and "almost resentful of the people who will
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      194 9 SENGER CENTENARY 1851 1951 JO Years of Sewing Service ft Htr/I /I T) I IT'S EASY WITH A NEW SINGER SEWING MACHINE Gnfy- SINGER gwe& you, M $M, cdotoXafeb! You can mak« the prettiest clothes for less than half what they'd cost to buy! It's wonderfully easy with one of
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      372 9 jtf/jpo I M° Y ou hurt ■=jr^J| when you wUfjTtjtF^ brush WfmSte your levth? H-"7/ /■aa^"> Bewire of harsh tnothbrusho* with sharp LV~// [ikw' 'I- point* 'h* 1 •ear your gums H? jLB~---^ > S »&d do them damage. Hslei «lS [T^ ■t km II Toothbruthes are quite Hi M*
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      385 9 28. de Boys the youngest (7). Straits Times Crossword 9 d puck a (7) f0015 thMft 30 Colossus of learning? (6, 7). i^n nri 4 r I a DOWN b§§ Hi 2 Malice ln rhyme (3, 4). *§H *H| *H§ 3 u> useful in making; con£*£J^ SoAM -m^^ M*M iv^w
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      LETS HAVE MORE FILMS LIKE THIS
      578 10 BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS IT'S nice to welcome a 1 really cheerful musical again, since recently they have been rather in the doldrums except for stage shows put on the screen. So long as a musical has lots of good tunes. Technicolor, scores
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      STARS ON ICE
      91 10 AMONG the irioulations of the first Ice Sh?** ever to visit Malaya when it opened last Saturday was the fact that checking and testing of the freezing equipment took so long, it was doubtful up to the last minute whether the ice would be frozen in time
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      What The Stars Are Doing
      259 10 HOLLYWOOD REPORTER fARY COOPER has' Just screen-tested with MARTA TOREN for his "Distant Drums" leading lady. "I've got to get a woman who looks wonderful on a hot day, who looks good in a sweater, and she's got to act", Gary said. Marta fills the
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      Commissars at work
      179 10 >THE Warner Bros, lot is one v* of the few remaining moviemaking outfits that still permits sightseeing buses to travel through j their carefully guarded pre- > mises. The Tanner bus folks offer a daily studio trip out there, and while the passengers don't dare j get
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      328 10 SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR BFEBS 10 ajn. New.; 10.10 Close; 12 10 ""--a E^»- As S'pore; 0 4 45 p m prom tne London Malay 1 pm Radio Orch 130 "Listeners Calling"; 7 News; 7. IB torlals"; 4.53 Handel; 5.15 "Special New.:'!* Dane Music; 1 Ctoee; Show;7.30 "HYouA* g««g£ 6 5
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    LONDON STOCKS
    326 11 LONDON, Thurs. BUDGET nervousness was apparent in domestic stocks in the Stock Exchange today. This followed the announcement of proposed increases in certain Post Office charges, encouraging the belief in some quarters that the budget will be depressing. Movement from domestic issues to overseas counters produced fresh losses
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    Kuala Reman Rubber
    14 11 KUALA REMAN Rubber Estates In March produced 188.300 lbs. of rubber.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    123 11 pOPRA dropped $1.50 a picul in price in the Singapore produce market yesteiday. Sellers quoted $55 a picul against bids of $55. Coconut oil remained quiet and unchanged in price. The pepper section was steady, with better inquiries. Selling prices for Muntok and Sarawak were unchanged, but Lampor.g
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    RUBBER MARKET
    267 11 Export licence reports knock prices down From A Market Correspondent DEPORTS that the Federation and Singapore Government were to impose export licences on rubber for all countries except Great Britain and the United States caused a big price drop in all sections of the Singapore, rubber market yesterday
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    TIN: $601½ A PICUL
    36 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs., Apr. 5.— 5601.50 (down $1-50). £1,270 a ton in London LONDON, Thurs.. Apr. 5. —Spot Buyers: £1,276; Forward £1,215; Settlement £1.255 (up £5). Turnorers: mm. 50 tons, p.m. 60 tons.
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    TIN COMPANY OUTPUTS
    51 11 PAHANG Consolidated In March treated 15.000 tons and produced 240 tons of tin concentrates. OUNGEI Kinta Tin Dredging produced 675 plculs tin-ore in March. JPOH Tin Dredgings No. 3 dredge (Puchong section) produced 144 piculs in March. RAHMAN Hydraulic Tin In March produced 1,016 piculs of tin
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR EXCHANGE
    36 11 T\HE Malayan Exchange Banks Association announced yesterday that control direct rates for Canadian dollars were: Buying T.T. 34 11/16. Airmail (O.D.J 34 13/18. (30 days) 35 1 16; Selling T.T./O.D. ready 34 5/16.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    20 11 r>UBBKR crops are announced as xv follows, In lbs.: Feb. Mar. Kempas 323.700 *****0 Radella Est. 18,000 17,200
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    Malayan shares
    154 11 Malayan shares Firm; Industrials in demand THE Malayan share market continued firm in all sections yesterday There were good inquiries for Industrials. Price change s announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: Bnjrtri lammons Z. 70 loodwood Park 1.17 lennr waugh 2«0 A. CoViS 1.70 i'pore Cold Storage 4.35
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    MALACCA RUBBER 25% DIVIDEND
    57 11 MALACCA Rubber Plantations directors recommend a dividend for the last financial year of 25 per cent, on Preference and Ordinary stocks, less lax, payable on May 25. Profit befor« tax £539,006; tax £300,478; to general reserve £96,000; to contingencies reserve £15,000. Balance on profit and loss
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    LAMBAK RUBBER 15% INTERIM
    29 11 T AMBAK Rubber director* have declared an interim dividend of 15 per cent., less tax, payable on May 4 to stockholders registered on April 6.
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    New synthetic rubber
    93 11 'TWE U.S. Department of Agri- culture has announced that its Philadephla laboratory has developed a new synthetic rubber which has outstanding resistance to dry heat, water, oils, below-zero temperatures and ageing. Known as "Lactroprene BN'* it is said to keep its desirable phy- sical properties at temperatures
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    CAPE HORN IS UP AGAINST A GOOD FIELD
    367 12  - CAPE HORN IS UP AGAINST A GOOD FIELD EPSOM JEEP By Stern tussle in mile expected r<APE HORN, Rex Flash II and Twelfth of August v are likely to stage a stern battle In the mile handicap for Class 2, Div. 2 horses at Bukit Timah tomorrow, opening day of
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    BILLDAW IS HARD TO BEAT
    253 12 jjH^^^Pi Hj^"^^^^^H DILLDAW (Charles) gallop- ed in great heart yesterday morning when he covered 4f in 53 1/5 and increased his speed to run the last 3f. In 37 3/5 in a tryout with Gal way Greer (Garrard). Galway Greer was ahead at :he finish
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    FREE PRESS FORM GUIDE
    44 12 TODAY'S Free Press will 1 contain the usual fourpage racing supplement. It includes the latest form for all horses entered for the Singapore Turf Club meeting opening tomorrow :ind an article on the working of the totalisator at Bukit Timah.
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    RECOVERY WORTH FOLLOWING
    272 12 THERE are quite a few sprinters worth laying money on in the Class 3, Div. 1 6f. sprint at Bukit Timah tomorrow, but I think I shall row in with Recovery II after his splendid showing on the training track yesterday morning. Winner of two races in
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    Tamils score first point in League
    219 12 INDONESIANS scored In the firtt five minutes and Tamil Brotherhood in the last five to share points In their Singapore Amateur F.A. Senior Division league game at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Indonesians thus won their second point In the league from six games while
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    U.K. SOCCER RESULTS
    81 12 LONDON, Thurs. Yesterday's English League soccer results were: Fir* Division: W. Bromwich 1, Blackpool 3; Newcastle 0, Aston Villa 1. Second Division: Manchester C. 5, Queen's Park 2. Third Division (Southern) Exeter C. 0. Torquay 0; Bristol C. 1, Aldershot 1. Third Division (Northern) Crewe Alex. 1,
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    LOCKE TWO UP
    74 12 CAPE TOWN, Thurs.— Bobby Locke, South African and British Open golf champion, led Norman von Nlda of Australia by two holes after 36 holes here yesterday in their 144 holes £1,500 challenge match. Locke had rounds of 70 and 69. and von Nida 69 and 72. They
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    DECANTER LOOKS A WINNER
    226 12 DECANTER LOOKS A WINNER DECANTER made a promising debut at Ipoh last month when fourth to Alphonsus and that race has decidedly brought him on. With Crowe up Decanter shaped like a winner on the training track at B. Timah yesterday morning when he covered 3f. in 41 4/5 in
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    Nature's Gent beats Heritor
    236 12 Gentleman (Tulloh; 1 outsmarted Heritor (Tait) in a rousing sprint up the straight yesterday morning. On the strength of this workout "The Gent" must be regarded an extra good thing in the Class 3, Div. 1 7f. handicap tomorrow. Of course Nature's Gentleman will have to
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    YMCA TENNIS
    94 12 Rain prevented further play in the Y.M.C.A. open tennis tournament yesterday. The ties for today are: Men's Singles: Lim Hee Chin v. Dr. F. Y. Khoo; I. A. Alsagoff v. A. G. B. Pakir; Tan Hock Seng v Erik Jensen; B. A. Koh v Kamis; MaJ. Greenwood v.
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    Kranji worth 3-2 margin
    129 12 DOYAL Navy, Kranji, displaying good forward combination, scored a deserving three-two win against the K a long Sajarah in a S.A.F.A. Division 3B league fixture at Geylang yesterday. Left-inside McMillan was the outstanding player on the field. Kranji started well and scored twice through Winter and
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    Record Big Sweep pool at S'pore
    166 12 Record Big Sweep pool at S'pore £*ALES of Singapore Turf Club's unlimited sweeps for the three-day April meeting starting tomorrow reached the $2,300,000 mark yesterday. This figure surpasses the previous best total pool and with one more week to go the last day's pool may reach $1,000,000. which means a
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    Joe Louis gets N.B.A. Nod
    240 12 WASHINGTON, Thurs. rpHE National Boxing Association (NBA) yesterday nominated former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis as the only logical contender lor Ezzard Charles's title. In releasing its quarterly ratings, the 47-State body gave Detroit's 'Brown Bomber' the nod over Lee Savold, Jersey Joe Walcott and
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    9 H.K. BOXERS IN FARELF FINALS
    352 12 VTINE of the ten boxers from Hong Kong have qualified for the finals in the FARELF individual boxing championships which will be held at the Happy World Stadium tonight The semi-finals were held in Tanglin gymnasium last night. The results were: Flyweight: L'C Megbhad'-ir
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    Another hat-trick by G.H.Q. forward
    291 12 A FTER the first ten minutes of their United lx Services Football League game against R.A.S.C. played at Tanglln yesterday, it was not a question of whether G.H.Q. would win but by how many goals. The margin eventually was four-nil. It was an easy win
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    Car dash to keep date
    107 12 REES PLANE LATE DAI Rees and Max Faulkner, due for an exhibition at Island Club golf course at 3.45 p.m. today, will have to make a dash for the clubhouse from the airport If they are not to keep the Colony golf fans waiting. The
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    Sports Dairy
    73 12 GOLF: Dal Reea and Max Faulkner at Island t'lub, S.4S p.m. SOCCER: I)iv. 1: K.E.M.K. v B.O.D.C.A. at sUdium; DIt. 3 A: NeUji M.F.C. v Mental Hoap. at Gey Ian* IMv. S B: Ttonf Lahru Rangers v HQ 32 Coy. KAMC at CYMA; Business Hse. I«e. A: M.P.H.
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    COLONY MAY SEE FIRST MOTOR RACE
    39 12 rE Singapore Motor Club hope to stage soon Malaya's first massed start motor race. This wag mentioned to the Straits Times yesterday by the Hon. Secretary of the club. Mr. F. I. Storkey.
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    Fathul Karib win again
    141 12 FATHUL Karib rose above thd difficulties of a water-logged 8.0.D.C.A. ground yesterday ti> beat Star Soccerltes four-nil in S.A.F.A. Second Divisoin game. Fathuls thus maintained their 100 per cent, record wilh full points from four games and a goal average of 16 for and none against.
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      29 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: 11.09 a.m. (9.3). 11.27 p.m. (8.6); S a.m. (1.6), 5 28 p.m. (1.2). TOMORROW: 11.47 a.m. (9.2). 11.48 p.m. (8.7); 5.33 a.m. (0.9), 5.54 p.m. (1.6).
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