The Straits Times, 27 August 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALA* At NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAUES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1952. <£ PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    UMNO PUTS 'BAN' ON PURCELL
    390 1 Do not meet him, orders Malay leader KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 'THE president of the United Malays National 1 Organisation, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today i said he would not meet Dr. Victor Purcell, retired Malayan Civil Servant and adviser in London to the Malayan Chinese Association.
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    TO US AND BACK-IN 8 HOURS
    89 1 ALDERGROVE. N. Irrland, Tues JJRITAIN'S Canberra jet bomber flashed across the Atlantic Ocean and bark today in eight hours three minutes flying time The double crossing In a single day was the first ii history. The Canberra also smashed all previous records for a
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    Family killed
    30 1 ATHENS, Tues.— All four of a family on the island of Rhodes were killed when a wartime bomb exploded while they were trying to remove the charge.— A.P.
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    Siam Naval head's visit
    47 1 The Commander-in-Chief of the Siamese Royal Navy. Vice-Admiral Ciannam. arrived in Singapore yesterday to visit Royal Naval installations in the Colony. Admiral Channam was accompanied by Rear-Admiral Kanjitphol Abhakorn, Deputy Chief of the Naval General Staff. Capt. Chard SaengXuto and Capt. Sompong **unnak.
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    $10,000 PUT ON HEAD OF SABOTEUR
    133 1 $10,000 PUT ON HEAD OF SABOTEUR KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A PRICE of $10.0«0 today was placed on the head of a Tamil terrorist saboteur who. derailed the Penang-Kuala Lumpur mail train on Aug» 11 between Trolak and Klah Pcrak Government said he was Nadeson, the son of Sami Pandaran. He
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    Forty-mile dash to fight blaze
    95 1 Forty-mile dash to fight blaze KUALA TRENGGANU.Tues EIGHT shophouses were gutted when a fire broke out last night at Jerteh. a town near the Kelantan border, lying 64 miles north of here. Damage is estimated several hundred thousands of dollars. A Chinese woman, caught in the flames in the second
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    Fire in hold of explosive ship
    65 1 CAPETOWN. Mon.— A British passenge r-carrying freighter, loaded with eight tons of explosives, put into Table Bay today for help in fighting a fire which has been burning below decks for more than nine days. The vessel, the 9.827-ton Port Jackson, was not allowed
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    18 killed in plane crash
    50 1 KARACHI. Tues. All 18 na&sengers aboard a Royal Pakistan Air Force plan*— including high officials of the Pakistan Army and Pollc«— were believed killed when It crashed near Jhelum in the 1 Punlab today Altit*az-Ud-Dln. Irsoector Heneral of the Pakistan Pnlice. was among the passengers—Rcuter,
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    Chopsticks for two
    67 1 CHINESE FOOD in a Chinese restaurant AND CHOPSTICKS, TOO it* almost like home for Mr. Charles Tong and Miss Esther Lee, both of Malacca, after their wedding in London. The picture was taken at the Hong Kong Restaurant in Skafteabary Avenue. Mr. Yong Is study in r
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    Guardian asks about defences
    322 1 MURDER VILLAGE QUERIES LONDON. Tuesday. r[E Federation Government's order for the destruction of the village of Permatang Tinggi raised a number of important questions, the Manchester Guardian said today. The village was to be des- troyed because its inhabitants failed to volunteer information about terrorists who
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    The houses go down...
    66 1 PERMATANG TINGGI. Tues. PIENDS and relatives of the 66 detained villagers of Permatang Tinggi today helped workmen to pull down the 19 shophouses of the sealed lips villagers. The owners of the houses. Chin Heng Estate have been given up to Thursday morning to demolish the
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    Arms deadlock
    37 1 NEW YORK, Tues.— The United Nations Disarmament Commission yesterday held another Inconclusive debate on a working paper submitted by the United States, Prance and Britain to fix the numerical limits of all armed forces. Reuter
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    TIN OUTPUT
    22 1 THE HAGUE. Tues.— World production of tin metal in June was 12.000 tons, as compared with 13.500 tons in May
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    No more phoney stories
    55 1 LONDON, Tuesday. A TELEVISION telephone enabling a person at one end of the wire to see the caller at the other end was demonstrated today in London. Primarily intended (or business ftnd industrial use, the makers hope that before long it can bo adapted for use
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    Death village people reach Ipoh camp
    122 1 Death village people reach Ipoh camp IPOH. Tues. THE STUBBORN, silent people of the murdep village of Permatang TinKgl. who spurr -d. General Sir Gerald Templer's four-day chance to let them continue as free people, are today at the Ipoh Detention Camp. They ar» occupying the sam*» block In which
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    BIG FRENCH ATTACK IN INDO-CHINA
    106 1 SAIGON, Tuesday. i?RENCH Union forces have captured 476 Vietminn prisoners in one of the most aggressive French attacks in the last four months of the Indo-China The attack, which was launched In an area about 25 miles north-west of Central Vietnam's capital city of Hue,
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    HOME AGAIN
    37 1 HONO KONG, Tues.— The Communist newspaper Ta Run* Pao said today that 650 Chinese deported from Malaya arrived in Canton by boat on Sunday. They were described as rubber, mine and farm workers.— A P
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    BRITISH GIFT
    17 1 HONO KONG, Tues.— Tht British Government has given £100.000 tar European refugees in China.— AJ».
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    MALAYS FEEL PLEASED OVER THIS $500,000
    236 1 MALAYS FEEL PLEASED OVER THIS $500,000 MALAY leaders In Kuala Lumpur and Penang were yesterday relieved at the Malayan Chinese Association's decision to withdraw its outright giti t of $500,000 to the Malays. It would "save the face of both the Chinese and the Malays," one Malay leader said The
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    Nationalist revolt
    45 1 RANGOON, Tues. About 50 Chinese Nationalist soldiers were killed in a revolt which swept their camp on Burma's eastern frontier, ousting General LI Ml from command, authoritative sources said here. They said the men died in a gun battle between rival factions.— Reuter.
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    'Royal Malayan Navy' ceremony
    47 1 A ceremony to mark the bestowal by the Queen, ol the title. "Royal Malayan Navy", on the Malayan Naval Force will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Naval Force barracks. Singapore. The Governor, Mr. J. F. Nicoll. will -be present.
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    £ £ in the ruins
    32 1 in the ruins LYNMOUTH. Tues Devonshire firemen, combing through tons of silt and rubble, have now recovered thousands of pounds in notes, coins and valuables from the ruins of flood wrecked Lynmouth.—Reuter
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    Kidnapper to die
    28 1 MANILA. -Tues.— A 22-year-old woman Carmen Licop, was sentenced to death today for kidnapping a young Manila girl and attempting to force her into prostitution.
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    'Only a change of approach'
    91 1 SIR Cheng-lock Tan, president of the Malayan Chinese Association, yesterday said that the proposed 5500.M0 MCA. ffift to the Malays was still available to them. He said it was not correct to say that the M.C.A. had "changed its mind" in regard to the rift.
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    $1,050 stolen from house
    33 1 Thieves entered a house in East Coast Road. Singapore. between Monday night and early yesterday morning and stole $1,050. The theft was reported to the police who are Investigating.
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    Gun went off at parade
    36 1 IPOH. Tues. A special constable was killed this morning when the Sten-gun of another constable went off while men ofathe Kramat Pulai police post were assembling before being detailed for duty.
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    Daring raid on new village
    257 1 Daring raid on new village KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. pOMMUNISI terrorists last niKM stabbed to death a Chinese estate worker in the new village of Tiang Dua. It was one of their most daring raids to date. While eight bandits fired on the village police station, .>ix others cut the perimeter
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    Persian Party chief held
    56 1 TEHERAN. Tues.— The leader of the "Sumka" fascist party. Dr Da wood Munshizadeh. wa? taken Into custody at his home today. It was reported that police found two pistols and some bayonets A few days ago. the Soviet Embassy in Teheran protested against a "Sumka party
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    MORE U.S. AID IS PLANNED FOR BRITAIN
    158 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. A NEW long-term programme of aid to B tain is being considered in United States Goverrm.'nt circles, it was learned yesterday. The programme has been outlined in a memorandum now circulating in the Mutual Sscurt'y Agency. The agency Ls now preparing
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    Ali silent on reconciliation
    65 2 NEW YORK, Tues.— Prince Aly Khan left by air for Paris yesterday without a word on whether he expected a reconciliation with his estranged wile Rita Hayworth. He had been in the United States since Aug. 4 visiting Miss Hayworth and their three-year-old daughter Ya.^ miii,
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    Divorces 'distress' church
    143 2 BOXFORD, Mass, Tues. »THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffivw Fisher, yesterday said that the Church of England was "distressed" when married couple went to the point of divorce but it contemplated no revision oi Its attitude towards divorce. He made no direct reference to the British Foreign
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    BOMBER SHOT DOWN BY MISTAKE
    60 2 WASHINGTON Tues. A UNITED States Jet fighter shot down a U.S. B-17 bomber with a crew of eight in a training accident over the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. Ftur parachutes were seen to open as the bomber went down. By error, the jet fired rockets
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    Huge hotel for Karachi
    37 2 KARACHI, Tues. The Hilton Hotels of the United States and Faridson. Ltd.. of Pakistan, will soon begin construction of a huge hotel at Karachi. The cost Is "estimated at •x<- million rupees. A.P.
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    Indonesians to study Britain
    55 2 LONDON, Tues. Four Indonesian Journalists arrived 4n London last night for a month's study of British life They are Mr. Mara Karma, assistant editor of Abadi Jakarta: Mr.. Suwandl, Joint, editor of Djojobojo. Surabaya: Mr; Henk Rondonuwu. editor of Pedoman Rakjat Macassar; and Mr Daffar assistant
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    Fear of flying hits U.S. defence
    133 2 NEW YORK. Tuesday. A "FEAR of flying" amon? young Americans is t* seriously jeopardising, the United States air defence programme, according to hl?fc air force and navy officers quoted in a "Look" magazine article "Tor the Drat time in history," the article said. "America's
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    Dead in car
    37 2 Perth. West Aus Ha, Tues —A Country Partj Senator, MrEdmuod Stephen Roper Piesse, aged 52, was found dead this morning in his car, with hose leading from thr exhaust pipe to the interior.— Reuter.-A.AP.
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    Moscow dinner
    35 2 LONDON, Tues. —The Russian Foreign Minister. Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky, gave a dinner last ntght to Chinese Prime Minister. General Chou En-Lai, and other members of the Peking Government mission now visiting Moscow Renter.
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    Manila flooded
    31 2 MANILA. Tues.— Nioe'.y per cent of Manila was one to three feet of water today. At least two were dead and 11 injured as rains drenched the city.— AJ>.
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      142 2 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News; 10.05 Composer of the Week; 10.30 Time To Dance; 11—11.30 London Studio Concerts; 1 p.m Ethel Smith, Organ; l.M News; 1.45—2 Lunch Time Prom.; 6.13 Signature Tune; 6.15 News; 6.30 China Today; 6 40 Announcements; 6.45 Music from Holland; 7 Who Wants To Be
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      140 2 6 SS Listeners Calling; 7 China Today; 7.10 Listeners Calling7.30 PC 49; 8 Records on a Raft; 1.30 Wednesday Prom.; t.30 New*: t 45 David Ng Trio; 10 11 Ballroom. MALACCA 10 a.m.— 2 p.m. Ax tTpore; 7 News; 7.15 Thl* Is Communism; i Happy Anniversary; t 90 News; 9-45—10
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    'Greatest ever' air survey
    124 3 'Greatest ever' air survey TORONTO. Tues. A FOUR- YEAR aerial surrey of Pakistan's natural resources. covering about half of the country, is to be undertaken by a Canadian company under a Colombo Plan contract. More than 42,000 square miles will be mapped for land I improvement projects and 123.000 square
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    One killed, 52 hurt in Koje riots
    140 3 SEOUL. Tues. /\NE Communist prisoner of war was killed, 40 wounded by gunfire, and 12 injured in five riots in prisoner of war camps on Koje Island since Aug. 11. the U.S. Eißhlh Army said tonight. A spokesman said the information had been
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    Lunch cost M$195,000
    38 3 WASHINGTON. Tues. The police report that about. U5565,000 (M5195.000i Wis stolen from an armourtd truck yesterday while Us crow was at lunch The thief or thieves overlooked another U.S $200,000 <M$600.000» in the truck UP
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    African quads
    19 3 QUEENSTOWN. Tues. Quadruplets all boys and all hrai thy— have been born to an African woman here.
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    CROWDS PROTEST AT COURT
    382 3 Children cry freedom 9 as anti-Malan men are charged JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday. [{UNDREDS of people demonstrated at the Johannesburg magistrate's court today when 20 African, Indian and coloured lenders of the campaign against racial segregation laws appeared on a charge under the Suppression of Communism Act The
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    250 AFRICANS ARRESTED
    44 3 CAPETOWN, Tues.— Police armed with tommyguns and clubs rounded up 257 African strikers today as they marched through a main street chanting "Come back Africa." The demonstration *-as the latest in a series of "passive resistance" moves against racial segregation. Reuter.
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    'TOO MUCH HEAT ON TIN'
    182 3 'TOO MUCH HEAT ON TIN' NEW YORK. Tues. T*HE head of an American A Corporation interested in Malayan tin today criticised the "extravagant tone" of Washington press reports on "tin cartels". Mr. Norman Cleaveland. president of the Pociflc Tin Consolidated Corporation of New York and Kuala Lumpur, In a letter
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    Lottery winner hangs himself
    35 3 TOKYO, Tues.— A hardware dealer, who recently won 2.500.000 yen in a lottery, hanged himself last night because he got Into debt. He had taken to betting on cycle races.— Reuter.
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    New Governor was in S'pore
    32 3 LONDON. Tues.— Air ViceMarshal Sir Robert George has been named Governor of South Australia. Sir Robert was senior Air Staff Officer Singapore, from 1933 to 1937.— Reuter.
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    Polio vaccine
    31 3 MELBOURNE, Tues.— lt is highly probable that within 20 years there will be a vaccine against poliomyelitis, Sir MacFarlane Burnet. authority on viruses, told the Australian Medical Congress today.—Reuter.
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    500 CATHOLICS SEEK SAFETY IN WEST
    85 3 BERLIN, Tuesday. IifORE than 500 of the 60,000 East German ITX Catholics who flocked here for the All-German Catholic Congress hav e applied for political asylum in West Berlin, the city's refugee officials said Exact figures are not yet Available because Catholics still are
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    Farouk's stamps
    37 3 CAIRO, Tues.— The committee collecting ex-King Farouk's personal possessions said today that his stamp collection was worth M 550,400,000 one of the most valuable in the world. Farouk had stamp agents throughout the world.— UP.
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    PILGRIM SHIP BREAKS DOWN
    77 3 JIBOUTI, Tues. FRENCH authorities and •T the British Vice-Consul have asked the Aden Government to send a relief vessel for 723 pilgrims stranded here with one of their number dead in a disabled ship. The 385-ton Karam Al Arab registered in Aden, left Mukalla, Hadhramuth. Southern
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    Doubting, sentry 'did his duty'
    117 3 LONDON Tues. AYOUNO Grenadier Guardsman on his first sentry duty at Buckingham Palace last night held up at bayonet point a detective patrolling the darkened palace grounds Challenged by the guarisman, the detective gavp the Put t'-fe "Ptrv refused to acc?p "nri off trie police
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    42 3 THE PRINCESS flying-boat the largest passengercarrying plane in the world before the launching at Cowes. It can carry more than 200 troops a non-stop distance of 3,550 miles. The chief test pilot, Mr. G. A. V. Tyson is standing under the hull.
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    Britain to try new oil move
    231 3 LONDON, Tdesday. ORITAIN will go ahead with plans for a new approach to Persia for a settlement of the oil dispute without waiting for the results from the unofficial visit to Teheran of Mr. William Alton Jones, President of the Cities Service Oil Corporation
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    London to show Indian flowers
    47 3 LONDON Tues. TCLOWERS from India. F Australia and Brazil and dates from Baghdad arrived in London by air yesterda> for a flower show opening at the Olympia Exhibition Hall here on Thursday. India sent rare flowering plants from the Darjeeling district.— Renter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    27 3 LONDON, Aug. 26.— Cash Buyers £964%; Sellers £965; Forward Buyers £945; Sellers £945%; Settlement: £966 (down £3): Turnover, a.m. 60 tons: p.m. 100 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    34 3 LONDON. Aug 26— Spot 24d.. Oct. 24d.. Nov. 24d Dec. 23\d.. Oct. -Dec. 24d., Jan-Mar. 23>4d.. April-June 23d.. Sept. c.li. 23>,d., Oct c.i.f. 23% d., Nov. c.i.f. 23% d. Market: Fairly steady.
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    NO CAUSE FOR 'SLUMP' PANIC
    212 4 Plans ready to prevent mass unemploymen t A SLUMP is not inevitable and there is no need to panic at the prospect of one, Mr. G. W. Davis, Singapore's Labour Commissioner, told the Straits Times, yesterday. He said that his department has plans to prevent
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    Couldn't pay debt, hanged himself
    105 4 Couldn't pay debt, hanged himself BECAUSE he coujd not pay a debt of 2,000 rupees, Abdul Hamid, a salesman and bill-collector, hanged liimself. the Singapore Assistant Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, was told yesterday at an Inquest. Chithanandan, proprietor of a textile shou in Arab 3treet and Hamid's former employer,
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    Open next week
    24 4 KUALA lAJMPU;\ Tues.— The Selangor Civil Defence headquarters, at Birch Road, Kuala Lumpur, wil'. be opened next Saturday at 3 p.m
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    More scholars
    18 4 There were 148,556 children attending school in Singapore last month, an increase of. 229 over June.
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    FED. COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
    47 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The High Commissioner has appointed Mr. Chong Khoon Lin a temporary unofficial member of the Federal Legislative Council. He will take the place of Mr. H S Lee who is in Europe on a hul.day. Mr. Chong is a tin miner.
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    Oh, the bride was in SUCH a hurry
    200 4 Oh, the bride was in SUCH a hurry AN OFFICE in the Women and Children's section of the Social Welfare Department, Singapore, was yesterday turned into a bride's dressing room for a maidservant who was determined to be on time for her wedding at the Registry in the new Supreme
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    Hundreds of hawkers arrested
    81 4 T»HE Central division of the Singapore police, rounded up about 800 hawkers this momh for obstruction. Other police divisions also arrested hundreds of other hawkers for the same often *c. The officer in charge of Central police division said yesterday: "Many have been arrested more than
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    GLOBETROTTERS ARE OFF TO MANILA
    127 4 TWO members each of the Harlem Globetrotters and New York Celtics, touring American basketball teams, gave a farewell press conference at Raffles Hotel last night. I I During the 'conlcience' they were constantly interrupted by children, armed with autograph albums. The four men, Claude Overton,
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    A BIG KILL IN THEIR FIRST MONTH
    65 4 A BIG KILL IN THEIR FIRST MONTH KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rniE ksmponr guards X who helped the police Jnngle squad to shoot down Wonr Loke Kium, a terrorist chief Uj the Ulu Trenffganu area last week, were formed only a month a«o. The Sultan of Trengganu visited the Kampong AJil
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    YWCA plan flag day
    64 4 In the "Women's Magazine" programme of Radio Malaya, on Sept. 5, members of the Singapore Y.W.C.A. will take part in a discussion on their Flag Day, to be held the following day, hi aid of funds for an extension to the "V" hostel at Fort Canning.
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    THE WIND (he said) THE WIND (they echoed)
    143 4 THE WIND (he said) THE WIND (they echoed) WHEN seven Chinese fishermen were charged In the. Singapore Third District Court yesterday with being found in a cunrw area In the sea off Pulau Onom, they blamed the wind. They were lim Ngee Uat, Lim Sheng Cheng. Ng Tiang Hock, Llm
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    Assn plans dance
    40 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Selangor Eurasian Association will hold a Chinese dinner and dance at Bukit Nanas, on Saturday, in honour of Mr. C. A. D. Skelchy, who was awarded the MBE (honorary) in the Queen's birthday honours.
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    Quiet weddings, funerals urged
    236 4 CHINESE PLAN REFORMS THE Federation of Kwangtung Associations in Malaya, representing more than 50 per cent of the Chinese in Singapore and the Fed (ration, wants to change some of the customs at Chinese weddings and funerals. I Its standing committee wHI meet on Sunday in
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    Offence to charge for signature
    74 4 Offence to charge for signature rwas a punishable .offence to charge any fees for sponsoring and attesting applications for passports, a Singapore Immigration offlcial told the Straits Times I yesterday. He was commenting on a I reader's letter in the Straits i Times which alleged that a [doctor and a
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    Land gift to Buddhists
    89 4 A PLOT of land at Jalan Senyum, off the 5 ms. Changi Road, Singapore, wul be presented to the Singapore Buddhist Unjon by Sister Wee Beng Kirn In a ceremony there at 3 p.m. on Sunday. President of the Union, Mr. Ec Yong Lee, will also
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    Mr. B. Jennings
    34 4 KOTA BAHRU, Tues.— Mr. B J. Jennings has taken over the duties of Legal Adviser, Kelantan and Treng ganu, from Mr. J. D. Peterkln, who has been transferred u> Kuala Lumpur.
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    Taximen fined
    31 4 MUAR, Tues.— Two taxi drivers, Tan Tiong Ouan and Sujan bin Taib, who carried extra passengers and did not wear their arm badges, were each fined $25 at Muar.
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    30 months' gaol for the 'bicycle man'
    155 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. ■THE "Mas with the Bicycle" 1 who committed a series of frauds on shopkeepers early this month, was today sentenced to 30 months' Imprisonment by Mr. J. O. Adams in the Kuala Lumpur 8e c «lons Court. Tlie man. Lee
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    Malay families reunited by airlift for Services
    230 5 Malay families reunited by airlift for Services 55-MINUTE FLIGHT TO MEET AGAIN PORT DICKSON, Tuesday. piRST airlift of Malay soldiers' families has begun in the Federation. Today three families left here by Beaver aircraft for Mentakab, where they joined serving husbands and fathers of the 4th Bn., The Malay Regiment.
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    ZEPPELIN BLOW-UP AT ALL
    180 5 A GIANT model Zeppelin which will blow up at midnight scattering novelties over the dance floor, dozens' of brightly coloured parachutes suspended from the ceiling, a "march past" by the pipes and drums of RAF Station, Seletar, and an exhibition of square dancing will be the
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    Course for villagers
    50 5 MALACCA, Tues.— Mr. B. T W. Stewart, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Malacca, has organised a course for 30 Indian villagers from "regrouping areas". The course includes visits to Government departments, social welfare institutions, schools, military and police establishments as well as demonstrations, lectures and cinema shows.
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    Appointment
    15 5 SITIAWAN. Tues. —A. K. Moses has been appointed Assistant Inspector of Indian Schools, Dindings.
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    S'PORE DIARY
    238 5 pure Rotary cult: Meckiy lunch meeting at capitu. Blue Room Ipm Talk on "Ice^nd" by Mr. J. Rogatnick China Society:— Dinner and caMgraphy contest at Chinese Swimming Club Bvp.m8 v p.m s port Arts Iheato-*;— Playr«adlng and speech recordings from famous p.av« by leading British actors and actresses
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    BLACKOUT SCHEDULE
    380 5 fHE foNowlnc areas «M be liable to blackouts today DAT Snmbawa Rd Beach Rd. Odoon Cinema. Ahambra, Baffles Hole Boon Tat St.. Aljunied Bd.. Sim's Avenue. Paya Lebar Pumps Sennett Estate. McPherson Bd.' Kirn Cbuan Rd.. Dunman Bd., Juo Chial Race. Jatan Yastn. Jalan Ennos Cambrldf Bd.. Bancoon
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    Traders get assurance
    80 5 Traders get assurance Singapore Chinese traders have been told by shipping firms that the carriers are responsible for loss of cargo, parcels or weight contents if the carrier is proved negligent This assurance Is contained In the replies given by shipping firms to questions raised by the Singapore Chinese Chember
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    Compensation for widow
    55 5 MUAR. Wed.— Pang Kang, a workman employed at the Batu Anam Resettlement Camp fell off a lorry while on his way to work. He died in the hospital the same day. His widow and minor son in China have been awarded $3,200 as compensation by the North
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    Annual meeting
    25 5 TAIPING, Tues.— The annual meeting of the Federation of Malay Teachers' Union, Malaya, will be held at Alor Star next Wednesday and Thursday.
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    Workers win $50,000
    45 5 IPOH, Tues— One of the third prizes ($50,000) in the MCA. lottery wes won by employees of an Ipoh Chinese textile firm. A syndicate comprising 40 employees of the firm and two "outsiders" bought 100 tickets one of which won the prize.
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    TRADER WINS SUIT FOR DAMAGES
    114 5 \|R. Justice Knight in the Singapore High Court yesterday gave Judgment for Desai Co. for $3,696, with costs, in an action which they brought against Chop Seng Teck for damages for breach of contract. Desai Go. alleged that Chop Seng Teck had failed to take
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    Coconut kills baby girl
    59 5 BUTTERWORTH, Tues.— A months old baby girl, Lam Ah Kee. was killed yesterday evening when a coconut fell on her head at Kampon* Telaga Ayer. Butterworth. The baby died In Bukit Mertajam Hospital She was being carried by her mother, who was walking along a path
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    A COSTLY 15 MINUTES
    42 5 SBQAMAT. Tubs. "I went to the estate to spend the night with a sick, relative! but I failed to beat the curfew by 15 minutes," said Krishnan, 26, fined. slo for breaking the curfew on North Labis Estate.
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    He altered date of his wedding
    163 5 He altered date of his wedding KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. AHMAO bin Abdullah, a 26-year-old former Malay soldier, who altered the date on his marriage certificate to claim a marriage allowance, was today discharged by Mr. J. G. Adams in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Ahmad had pleaded guilty. Mr. Adams
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    100 learn rural economics
    61 5 IPOH, Tues. About 100 penghulus and secretaries of rural credit societies, including several women. <began a four-day course yesterday in co-operative development, rural economics and accounts. Sponsored by the Cooperative Department, the course is being held In Anderson School. Inche Abdul Majid bin Haji Mohd acting
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    Altered age
    20 5 SEQA M A T, Tues.— For altering his age in his identity card, Subramaniam. 19, was fined $20.
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    92 5 TWO Pakistani editors, who are visiting Singapore and the Federation, pictured in the Colony yesterday. On the right is Mr. M. A. Zuberi, Editor of the Karachi English daily "Evening Star" who arrived on Monday. On the left is Mr. Khairul Kabir, Editor of "Sangbad" the Bengali daily of East
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    Salesman is found shot
    43 5 TAIPING, Tues.— A salesman, Yeap Cheng Hoay, of Taik Ho and Co., a department store, was found shot dead in the store yesterday. A brand new automatic pistol was found beside him. The firm is a licensed arms dealer.
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    HAD NO LICENCE
    26 5 KUALA KANGSAR, Tues —A shop-keeper, Sheikh Dawood, was fined $50 at Kuala Kangsar for dealing in price-controlled articles without a price control licence.
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    DISABLED SHIP TAKEN IN TOW
    97 5 TOE 6,112 ton freighter Empire Ely was last night Deing towed towards Singapore by the Harbour 1 Board tug Griper. The ship was taken in tow in the Indian Ocean early yesterday after reporting engine trouble. The ships were last night 200 mile* west of
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    31 MORE 'LAUBACH' TEACHERS
    71 5 PEFANG, Tues. 'I'haktx'-ONE more "Lau- bach" teachers have graduated in Penang after a five-day course on Dr. Frank Laubach's literacy method. All were women. The successful candidates were presented with certificates by Inche Mohamed Yusoff bin Mohamed Noor, acting president of the Penang Adult Education Association,
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    No licence
    25 5 MUAR, Tues.— Lim Sia, who drove a tracto r on the public road at Tangkak without a licence, was fined $15 at Muar.
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    COURT WARNS WITNESS IN PENANG TRIAL
    306 5 COURT WARNS WITNESS IN PENANG TRIAL PENANG, Tuesday. "YOU may refuse to answer the question, but if you do I must warn you that you may ba involved in a criminal conspiracy". Mr B G. Sniitn, Penang Sessions Court President, told Tony Orwc. a defence witness, at the resumed hearing
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    EXTRA P.C. ON TWO CHARGES
    65 5 TAIPING, Tues.— An extra oolice constable, Jamaluddin. ■vas charged at Talplng with behaving in a disorderly nanner whilst carrying a revolver by firing •>. shot at midnight at Kampong Boyan on Aug. 14 and absenting himself from duty between 8 a.m. on Aug. 17 and
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    Watch, $45 lost
    27 5 rENANG, Tues— A watch and $45 were reported stolen from a house in Penang Hill Railway Road, Ayer Itam. at about 3 a.m. today.
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    EXTRA 2 CENTS— $25
    34 5 EXT RA 2 CENTS— $25 SEGAMAT Tuesday.— For selling a cup of tea for 20 cents— two cents above the maximum controlled price Tang Tow Fonjr. 48. of Bekok. was fined $25 at Segamat.
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      DEATH
      16 6 HILL: On August 22nd, Oordon, brloved Infant son of Norman and Olive. Aged 7 months.
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      ANNOUNCEMENTS
      47 6 WASHINO frocks for office or morning wear $35 and under. Duncan's. 11 D'Almeida St. (Off Rariles Place). STATEMENT of fact is always more convincing than a statement of opinion. It Is a fact that Madeline's Gowns are In a different class. Madeline Ltd.. 278. Orchard Road
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      PERSONAL
      34 6 MTTLE THEATRE PLAYERS present Shaw's "Arms And The Man" at the Little Theatre. Armrnian Street, on Saturday, 30th August, and on the Ist, 2nd, 3rd. 4 Mh and nth September, at 9 p.m
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Aug. 27, 1952. Efficiency In Rubber
    735 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Aug. 27, 1952. Efficiency In Rubber The Federal Member for Eco n o mi c Affairs having decided to call a meeting to discuss Government pro- posals to set up a pan-Mai-ayan body whose task will be the improvement of the quality of Malayan rubber,
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    The $500,000 Malay Fund
    322 6 It is reasonable to in'er that ;he decision of the MCA "cabinet" to withdraw its offer of $500,000 in the form of a contribution to a welfare fu'd for the economic uplift of the Malays was taken after consultation with leaders of UMNO. The fact that
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    Sad pilgrimage
    40 6 LONDON, Tues The r>"chess of Kent: Queen aunt, took her three, children to Scotland •^sfercrav on a DllerHma?re to "-p P ppne of the air crash "hlch her hi >an<* "-as l -Ulei on Aug. 2s, IM2.— Reuter.
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    COURTESY IN GOVT. OFFICES
    138 6 COURTESY IN GOVT. OFFICES l HAVE never served in a place where bad manners are so prevalent as in Singapore. This Is not something peculiar to Asian concerns and to Asian nationals answering inquiries. This discourtesy is all too common In some Government departments There are altogether too many Government
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    Govt holiday bungalows
    80 6 "DITCHERS have ears." As a Government clerk I know the Ins and outs of the P.W.D. There Is no doubt there has been corruption in the allocations of the Government holiday bungalows at Tar.jong Rhu. Businessmen and bookies from up-country have robbed Government employees of their privileges.
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    ROAMING CATTLE
    77 6 THE PROBLEM of roaming catt'e in Sentul Pasar has grown from a nuisance j nto a menace. The owners 'et them Joo c c in the evenmgs to stray into dwelling ompounds, to destroy fences *nd vegetable eardens, and to disturb the sleep of householders In the mornings
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    11 6 Photograph by Derrick Knight MALAY CHILDREN AT PLAI. (Sea "London Log.')
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    Claims of the small man
    76 6 I AGREE with Mr. 8 Sheh. We have had enough of Reports. What interests us most now is the next payment which has been too long overdue on war claims. As so many of the "small men" are now struggling tr keep body and soul
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      Wide powers of the Executive
      202 6 yoUR LEADER and the various letters that- have appeared recently in your Man-m-the-Street columns on the question of detainees iiave exposed the lack of justice being given to these who have been detained under the Emergency Regulations. That such wide power*, should be given to
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      First aid kit in buses
      144 6 ASA CITIZEN of Singapore I would like to draw the attention of the private bus companies to the condi*.on of the first-aid kit kept in their buses. Our troop was returning from a camp when we came across a bus smash on the Changi Road
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      FISH IN THE WATER IN THE MILK
      147 6 FISH IN THE WATER IN THE MILK I READ the report about the fish in the milk with amazement not because of the fish in the water, but because of the water in the milk. If it weren't so serious it would be funny to hear of a doctor saying
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    The old & new in S. E. Asia
    604 6 The old new in S. E. Asia MALAYANS in London who are continually bei i, asked what their country b like ("do you have nibuildings or just plain shack of palm leaves") can nu?proudly point to the Institute of Contemporary Art ba Dover Street, and say: "A.-.k Derrick Knight." Jovial
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    On the Margin
    436 6 Malayan in I •>• LATEST ISSUE of Time magazine shows that with, the best of intentions, the U.S. State Department is having trouble in its task of winning friends for the U.S.A. To quote: "S. Thava Rajah, S3, one of the top labour leaders in Johore last
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      58 6 GARRARD AUTOMATIC CHAN6ER. Model RC. 72A Automatically plays both Long-Playing (33 1/3 rpm) and Standard (78 rpmT records. Pitted with specially Duilt "Magnetic" Pick-up absolutely Trouble- Free. Complete with TABLE CABINET, with space on top for Radio Set (as illustrated). $200.00 or PORTABLE CABINET $IMJM For A.C. Mains only. T.
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    ASIANS CAN BECOME CADET A.S.P.S
    115 7 ASIANS CAN BECOME CADET A.S.P.S CADET ASP. posts in Singapore police force are open to local men with University degrees, said a police spokesman yesterday. "We will consider any applicant with the right educational and physical qualifications." he said. Physical qualifications are sft. 4in. taU, 6/6 eye sight, and a
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    No mails on Hari Raya
    74 7 Th? Director of Posts. Singapore, announced that on Monday, Hari Raya Haji, the General Post Office will be open from 8.30 am. to 1 p.m. Other post offices and postal agencies will be open from 9 a.m to 10.30 a.m. There will be no delivery
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    POLICEMEN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
    187 7 Junior inspectors given an advanced training course CIN(JAPORE'S probationary police inspectors are going back to school. But it is a police school and the aim is to give them advanced training in police work. Police call the school an advanced training unit and 16 probationary
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    Taxi robber gets gaol
    66 7 Mr. Justice Brown yesterday gaoled for three years i Craftsman James Marton Brown. 21. of the R.E.M.E. Brown robbed a taxidriver of about $10— and the taxi. The robbery took place near Blshopsgate in the early of Apr. 2t> The taxi 1 was found abandoned on
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    47,167 vaccinated
    24 7 Since Aug. 20, when the Singapore vaccination campaign opened, 47,167 people have been vaccinated. Of these 2/4,{?91 were from the city area.
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    The twins of Letchmi
    142 7 LETCHMI, an 11-year-old Singapore oow. has broken all Malayan records by giving birth to three sets of twins. She had her last pair on Sunday. A spokesman of the Government Veterinary Office in Singapore last night, or being told of Letchmi's feat, said "this is certainly
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    AIR-RAID SHELTER PLANNED
    126 7 |N Alexandra Road, Singapore's first air-raid shelter since the war is being built. Mr. C. R. Forsyth, the Se r cretary for Defence, told the Straits Times yesterday that in planning the new $1,500,000 Alexandra Poad Fire Station, now under construction, provision was made for the fire
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    Had 47 ration cards
    41 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues M. Abdul Karim, a local shopkeeper, was fined $200 in the Police Court today for having in his possession 47 rice ration cards. He said the cards were left in his charge by customer.
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    7 WOMEN RIOTED OVER FOWL RUN
    199 7 And then attacked police ANGRY Chinese women at Kampong Chantek whose fowl run had been damaged by labourers of a building firm, were about to attack them when the police arrived. They attacked the poiqe instead, the Singapore First Police Magistrate Mr. D. H.
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    KOTA BAHRU SCOUT BALL
    48 7 KOTA BAHRU. Tues.— The Ist. and sth. Kota Bahru Group of the Ismail English Sdhool, Kota Bahru, will hold a Scout Ball at trie Residency on Thursday in aid of the Pan-Pacific Jamboree Fund. Tickets are at $5 for men and $3 for women.
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    Footballer dies in field
    52 7 BATU PAHAT. Tues. JOHORE State soccer A player, Mafuz bin Haji Abubakar, collapsed and died during a football game here today. Mafui, who was 49, was an inspector with the Batu Pahat Town Board. Mafuz represented Johore State at soccer for five years. The funeral takes
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    'Great injustice' to tenants
    605 7 COUNSEL TELLS COURT: rpHE Bill now being considered by Government does not afford sufficient protection to tenants, said Mr. Sandy G. Piilay, counsel for defendant in an action by the landlord in the Singapore High Court yesterday to recover possession of a flat in River Valley
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    No delegate from Malaya
    91 7 ]tf ALAYA will not be represented at the fourth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Science to be held in Vienna from Sept. 1 to Sept. 8. The Rev. Yeh Hua Pen, Assistant Secretary for ?he Women and Children's Section In the Singapore Social Welfare Department,
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    More trains will be operated
    65 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— From Monday, six passenger trains, instead of five, will run in each direction dally between Kuala Lumpur and Port Swettenham. The tunes of departure are: from Kuala Lumpur:. 6.27 a.m., 8.35 a.m., 12 noon, 1.40 p.m., 5.10 p.m., and 8.40 p.m. Prom
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    ANOTHER BID TO AVERT STRIKE BY 24 GAS STOKERS
    152 7 rE Singapore City Council Special Labour Committo will meet representatives of 24 gas stokers, employed at the Gasworks, on Monday, in z final bid to avert a strike. A M-day strike notice, served on the City Council by the Government and
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    THEY PRESS FOR NEW COAST ROAD
    181 7 THEY PRESS FOR NEW COAST ROAD SINGAPORE Traffic Advisory Committee is to as c the Government to give topmost priority, regardless of expense, to the building of the new coast road to solve the traffic problem eastwards out of the City. The coast road is part of th:> Government's long-term,
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    New branch for U.E.
    86 7 The United Engineers have established a branch in Australia to open a two-way trade The company has had an office in Melbourne for sorrp time, and this has now heen expanded into a branch which will act as a purchasing office for the export or steel
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    Buddhists plan big welcome
    54 7 Singapore Buddhists plan a big welcome for 20 Buddhists from. Ceylon. They will arrive in the Colony by air on Sept. 3 on their way to the second World Buddhist Fellowship conference In Japan. The Ceylon delegation is headed by Dr. O. P. Malalasekera, president of
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    Driver fined.
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Chan Mm Ton, a motor car driver, was fined $50 in the Police Court for failing to renew his road tax licence.
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    Chinese plan Coronation celebration
    99 7 pHINESt: in Singapore plan to outdo their City Day commemoration when they celebrate the Coronation of the Queen in June next year. Although the Coronation is ten months away, they hive already started preparations for its celebration. The first "Coronation" meeting has been convened by the
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    Mrs. N's fast continues
    46 7 KUALA LUMPUR Tuc. Two and a half-year-old "Dcvi" Nathan was still missing today, with no clue on his whereabouts His mother, Mrs M. A. Nathan continues to fast "Devi disappeared from his hom e at. Klang Road Kuala Lampiv. on Aug. 16.
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    He faces $7,812 textiles charge
    224 7 He faces $7,812 textiles charge LEE YEOW KIAT, a lorry dr yer, said in the Singapore Third District Court yesterday that sometime in Febj ruary, a European hired I his lorry U remove a i bale of textiles- -and paid him $5. Ha was giving evidence at he trial cf
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    Busy month at airport
    71 7 Nearly all sections of Kal- lang Airport wer c busier in July than in June, the number of aircraft landing having increased by 43 to 460 Passengers landing a« and taking off from Kalians increased by 1.056 to IO.'JSS. j and there was an increase of
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    Rotary Club survey for employers
    155 8 SINGAPORE Rotary Club has started a preliminary survey of its proposed Youth Employment Service among 500 Colony employers, to find their needs and problems in, finding suitable workers. Rotarian Francis Thomas, principal of St. Andrew's School who is in charge of the survey, told the
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    Seremban wedding
    46 8 The Bishop of Singapore the Rt. Rev. H W. Balnes. officiated at the wedding of Mr. Devadas Devan and Miss Pearl Selina Gnanam&ni at St. Mark's Church, Seremban yesterday The bride is the second daughter of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. C D. Gnanamani.
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    Recruiting for new Army falls
    110 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. APPLICATIONS for the Federation Regiment in Kuala Lumpur today fell off very badly. There were only 23 applicants compared with 90 yesterday. Only 17 were registered. Major D. O. Ryan, leader of the recruiting team, told the Straits Times that he. wa&
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    MALAYA NEEDS TEACHERS TO EXTEND WORK FOR BLIND
    259 8 Expert says: 'Solid progress made' KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. jyjALAYA needed instructors immediately to extend welfare for the blind, Sir Clutha Mackenzie, the world blind expert, told the Press today. Sir Clutha was sent to Malaya by th e United Nations technical assistance
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    Tea exports are up
    51 8 Tea exports are up KUALA LUMPUR. Tues I The Federation exported more tea last month than in June, but the value was less. The amount exported was 184.459 lb.. worth $167,707. compared with 164,150 lb valued at $171,574. for June. Most of the tea went to Britain— lol.2Bo lb.. worth
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    Four men pass an exam.
    59 8 Four men pass an exam. Four Singapore men have passed the examination of :he. Institute of Life Science and the Psychological Foundation of Great Britain. They are Mr. E. P. McC. Heyer. who has been awarded his Ms.D. (Doctor of Metaphysics >, and Messrs. S. Sittampalaoi, A Nair and A.
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    Ex-foreman is awarded ISM
    51 8 Mr. .Govindasamy Subapathy Pifiay, former composing room foreman in the Government Printing Office, Singapore, who. retired in February, has beeti awai ded the Imperial Service Medal by the Queen. Mr. Pillay, 56, had been with the Printing Office 32 years. He joined as a compositor in
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    30 fined on food counts
    69 8 Thirty people appeared before the Singapore Second District Judge, Mr. H. B. Livingstone, yesterday for infringing food control offences. They were fined a total of $4,200. One, a shop-keeper, Tan Siong Ching, was fined $1,000, in default six months' gaol. He obtained controlled commodities without
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    MORE SOVIET SHIPS VISITING SINGAPORE
    147 8 MORE Russian ships are now passing through iTI Singapore on what appears oe an intermittent run between the Baltic and the Far East. A reliable informant in Singapore yesterday said: "Russia has been buying many old German passengercargo vessels, but it will take some time
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    Thousands to be told: Aid blind
    224 8 A VICTORY FOR TWO MEN THE POLICE, the Education Department and Singapore Youth Council yesterday praised the courage of two blind men and promised to do their best to spread the slogan: "A man with a white walking stick is blind. Help him." The
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    MORE SOAP
    20 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation produced 6.600 cwt. of soap last month, ;is against 6,296 cwt. in June.
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    2½m. gallons extra water daily soon
    83 8 THE water pipelines between Johore and Singapore, to give the Colony an additional 2> 2 million gallons of water day, were completed yesterday the City Water Engineer, Mr. W. S. Stredwick, told the Straits Times last night. It will be another two weeks, however,
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    CLERKS' PAY EXAMINED
    226 8 CLERKS' PAY EXAMINED THE Singapore Government A has examined the pay demands made by the Singapore Administrative and Clerical Services Union <jn behalf of members of the General Clerical Service, and a further meeting will be held soon. An official statement said yesterday, that recent references by clerks to salary
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    348,562 GET CITIZENSHIP
    24 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues>A total of 348,562 certificates of cltteenship were Issued In the Federation up to the end of June. i
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      58 8 Joe, lS. wants M k to join the P new Army EIGHTEEN-YEAR- OLD J§ Joseph Martin, of Kuala Lumpur, wUo applied fljj to become a soldier in fijj the Federation Regi- mm nient, has his weight I checked op by Cadet H Officer Lakhbir Sinfh Wj Gill at the recruiting
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      254 8 Grand Re-opening Tomorrow DAILY C A I 'I 3.00. 6.15 3 SHOWS *J A% Vf I 9.15 p.m SUPER HINDUSTANI Picture Dist. by SHAW BROS. SEASON EXTENDED! fT~]r~*n ufi^teb DAILY 5 CHfIWS* COLUMBIA PICTURES _^rffffete&. presents All BASKETBALL I A||A WIZARDS in a FULL-LENGTH J FEATURE! SPECIAL PA'i'HE NEWS. Lynmouth
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      13 9 Mothers and children on P ulau Sudong await their turn to be vaccinated.
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      ISLAND STORY
      348 9 HAD a very pleasant day out last Wednesday in the launch "Tungku Hussain". This boat is the Government Floating Dispensary which goes out every day to visit the little Islands around Singapore, and, as its name Implies Its purpose it to see that people are kept healthy and
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      WHALE OF A STORY
      106 9 WHAT is the biggest animal in existence? It is the Blue or Sulphur Bottom whale which reaches a length of from 90 to 100 ft. and weigh up to a MO tons. To help you understand how big it is an adult elephant lift, high at
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      Missing Dollar Found
      340 9 t Dear Boys and Girls, The name of an English I flower, is hidden in this week's puzzle. In order to 1 find it you must take the first two letters of picture No. I, the last two letters of Nos. two and three, and the middfe
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    TALKING OF STAMPS
    306 9 THE stamps of Eire have a style all their own. Sorrn I of ihem are excellent it rfteir conception. The stamp of Eire is oie of i best. It is bold and attractive, even if it is not quiie accurate geographically 11 is issued in penny, jxnnyhalfpe
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    Secret Of The Beacon
    1576 9 The five friends of the Rover Patrol set out in a yacht owned by Tubby's father for a campin? hoLday on Llama Is' and They are caught up In a Suma'ra anl almost, wrec'ie-. Ihey lose the r chart and ths compass has b '«n smishtd.
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    14 9 Collect six of tf»se coupons to win the Children? Comer Club.
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      111 9 yOUNG OR OLD... wnemer you are selecting a pen for adult >^ or student you will find among the /%> M/Ji Sheaifer range the answp r J/Jg MeW Crest dc Luxe a luxurious //ill l//// MmßtS Mm Lav model yet moderately pric- rfflw//ll jbV BW M Bar popular-priced favourite to
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      24 9 DLEASE enrol me as a member or the Children's Cornar Wise Owls Club, and send me a badge. NAME ADDRESS IS DATE OP BIRTH
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      295 9 JOuy~YYES,urE 4K£ PSOUD of\ VWW IS ~H C or Vf TOF GfiOUP OP \OUg FAWIX. »A** P.KSCS f THE* McLUilZs? Kffi^\ iZmil \ho:kiv T[A-y hnd joe I SfflhT *H\ Mi fli!?r^Jl!fl«^ *f*Bl mm rs wc^ [7 If "0*(-D y 9u l/*f ronev CKOCOLATt If A JdVllftW MY HOI 11 /./.,«^o
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    Rice from Burma will cost more
    83 10 DDRHA haa allocated more rice to Importing nation* for the second half of 1952. but at the aame^ime «he Government has indicated that twothirds of the trade would continue to be on a tovrrnmcit-to-t 'vrrnmert basis and onethird on a private-trade basis Prices of
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    New imports on O.G.L.
    80 10 jyflLD ste 1 round bars, nltrogenous fertilisers and cist iron water plpi igs. originating in. and (unsigned from, any part of the Sterling arcs, may now be import d Into Singapore, on open general lice ice. This notification came lntc fore? on Aug. 15. With effect
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    TIN OUTPUT
    42 10 Malay* produced 4.847 tons of tin-in-concen'rates In July comparrd with 4,678 to". s in June. For the first seven mon hs of this year the production was 33.047 tons, compared with 32.922 tons for the corresponding period list y ar.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    34 10 HONG KONG, Tuesday.— Free market currency exchange of Honjs Kong dollars was quoted st the close today as follows: US$l HKS6 42 (cash); HK*6.45 (T.T.): HK515.85. One tael of gold HKS3O0 1
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    S'PORE SHIPPING INFORMATION
    243 10 f«HE fol owing arrivals and depar'urcs of ships were notified yesterday »rri»aS: Ophir from Indonesia. Flvlne Sorav from O S.A Noreverett from India Drpartures:— Hero for Bmgko^ Shilom for Continent: Larat »nd La riant for Indonesian ports: Step. DesWner for OS A Steel Traveler (in nort' Ships
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    RUBBER SHEDS ANOTHER ½ CENT
    233 10 RUBBER SHEDS ANOTHER CENT Effect of continued selling upcountry pONTINUED selling of rubber upcouniry yesterday brought the price down on the Singapore market by i a cent and September first grade closed at 79i cents a lb. I The price has now decreased by nearly 6Vi cents since the end
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    New York price
    25 10 "\O. 1 R.S.S. September Un X^ O.S. cents): Frirlav M-n-f-Vs closing closing 29.65 bid 28.75 bid 29.75 asked. 28.85 askrd Tone: Easy.
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    TIN: $479¼ A PICUL
    12 10 SINGAPORE, Tues Ant;. 26 $479.25 a picul (unchanged).
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    Pepper price stronger
    76 10 OVERSEAS Inquiries from the U.K. and India strengthened the price of copra In Singapore yesterday and business w«« reported done at $25% per plcul f.o.b. with further buyers at the price. Sellers were $26. Coconut oil was correspondingly steady, in sympathy with buyers. at $40 per picul
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    RUBBER CROP.
    13 10 RUBBER CROP Buklt Katil Rubber Estates crop for Ju'y amounted to 30.483 lbs
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    Singapore Share Market
    129 10 Singapore Share Market TNDUSTRIALS were again firm on the Singapore Share Market yesterday. The tendency In tins was quietly steady, but rubbers were erratic in sympathy with the price of the commodity. Price changes announced by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association were as fellows:INUI STSIALS Buyers Se \tr% Fed. Dupeiuary
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    Steady trading An Australian stocks
    178 10 MELBOURNE, Tues. TNVESTME^ i irudu-u w on X steady lines on the Stock Exchange today. The trend. If any, was slightly easier. Few Individual turnovers were larger than 500 shares, but deals c~v«--d a fairly wide range of stocks. '.yell (Tasmania) continued to respond favourably
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      1282 10 T.i mi 2 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. 2405 (10 lines 1 (20 Ones) Passage (Incorporated in Singapore) All ether Dept BLUE FUNNEL LIME Oapta Carrier's option te ato«oal via other ports fa lead discharge eara.. SAIIIN«S te LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW LONDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS Due Sail» P S'hom Penong Clytoneus tor
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      491 10 PRN tJNE STEAMSHIP LTD. Far U.K./CONTINENT Sport- Stvnr *»enono Benalbanach to- Liverpool. Glosgow 7 Seat Avonmouth, Rotterdom Gon. 3* 3/ 4 Sept. S/ 7 Mat. f huh Loodon 30 au,./ s s^t r s*.. o/io s^t. SoT^mX^erP LoOd0 14/20 S^t. 21/23 S^t. 24/24 S^t. SSTgEpS HaXrg la/22S^t. 23/24 S^t. 2S/27S^t.
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      468 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANBIN^AVIAN/U.r./CONTINENT "Me«.h" for Bangkok 17/19 Sept. IS/leSept. 13/14»apt. •Indie" tor Bongkak. Saigon? H'konq. s«,i«e— 11/14 Seat Mnr.Ho, Kobe Yokohama 17/20 Seat IS/laSeat 13/14 Sapt. 'Panama" for Borwkok. Saigon MOn lCObe 22/23 Sep.. 10/21 Sept. »/«s^t. •lalandU" for Boncjkok IS/UOet. M B?^k' fOf DlOlCOrtO 31/31O«t. M/300^.
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      1076 10 McALISTER tfc CO., LTD. TEL: No S9oa KLLERMAN 6* BOCKMAIX KLAVENESS UMI LOHOON HAMWW' W HIHI ?AM WTLA^"&TTL? M VMOGOim^ ana tor U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports Accepting cargo for Central ft South and Canada vio Colombo America, Ports CITY O» BIRKENHEAD SUNNYVILLE Spore P.S'hom Penang spore P. S'hom Penan* In
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    When King Cobra strikes
    623 11 COBRAS are always in the news in India. Here are some recent stories about them from Bombay. rpHERE was a serious bus accident in Bombay the other day. It was caused when the driver panicked. But wouldn't any driver have panicked? A snakecharmer had climbed in.
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    Malayans tour Continent
    841 11 From at Dijon, France THIS is the first of two articles describing a tour of four European countries by 64 students from the Malayan Teachers' Training College, Kirkby, Liverpool. With them went the writer of the articles and Mr. A. A. Walker, Senior Lecturer in English at
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      50 11 /Brt of the %tey<an f)cm t IV BBBBBaS^!^ 1 'THOl^iiT^fWai ""^^XMaVi B9P"MBB^bt' -"T /w ,*-->w \Wttf9K a/ IS^awsifci T- ■aV?fc.\ I B^B^B^b^Be^-^. _^B»af^^ Sb^^ —the AUSTIN A4O "SOMERSET" The A4O "SorTjcrsct," because of its popularity, has now become part of the Malayan scene. I »w B^B^^ .^B^l f B^B* B^B^^Bb
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      196 11 The Straits Times Crossword 10 i||| "I 12 ii~ 18 i 9 |H 20 21 22 24 HI 25~ 26 29 |H 30 ACBOSS S. Salve (7). I. A lew .znressed Laugh (7). 9. JEgnn Island, also Darned 5. Conceited (5-2). Mvt lene (6). 10. Luteiy to be panefxmble? «8>
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    AUSSIE TEST MEN HAVE HIGH PRAISE FOR JOHNSON
    187 12 AUSSIE TEST MEN HAVE HIGH PRAISE FOR JOHNSON MELBOURNE, Toes. CIX members of the Australian Test team which toured England in 1948 have written t» the Australian Press in defence of Keith Johnson, manager of the team who has been adversely criticised following his evidence in the recent defamation action
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    Three titles to Mrs. Dew
    189 12 PENANG, Tues. MRS. Helen Dew of Malacca re"*.eated her Selangor feat today when she won the triple crown at this year's Penang open tennis championships which concluded on the Penang Sports Club courts this evening. Mrs. Dew, who had already won the women's single title,
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    CSC SWEEP
    39 12 The remit of the Chinese Swimming Club New Pool Fund Swe.p drawn on Aug. 23 Is: Is*. No. *****, 2nd No. *****. 3rd No. *****. Starters: Nos.: *****, *****, *****. *****, *****. ***** *****. ***** and *****.
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    M.A.A.U. NEEDS $16,000 QUICKLY
    388 12 To* send a team to Ceylon KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. RAISING $16,000 in less than a month is the problem facing the recently formed Malayan Amateur Athletic Union, which has decided to send a team of between 20 and 25 to take part in an international contest
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    7-0 WIN BY BALESTIER CC
    112 12 DALESTIER Community Centre trounced a ten-man Netaji Memorial F.C. team 7-0 in a SAFA Div. 3A League match on a wet and muddy Geylang Stadium pitch yesterday. Five of the Netaji men played without boots, two without jerseys. Baleatier led 2-0 at half time. Sin
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    BOYS BOXING PLANNED
    85 12 fHE Singapore Youth Council Is planning a boxing tonrnasneat between local boys and overseas students now spending their holidays In Malay*. If there are sufficient entries, the tournament will be held in the first week of September. "And If It l« successful, it will be made an
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    R.I WIN IN LAST OVER OF THE DAY
    290 12 T*HE English Si Australian School-* boys suffered their first defeat at cricket yesterday when they lost to Raffles Institution by three wickets. In their first match the Overseas boys had beaten the St. Joseph's schoolboys by one run. The Overseas boys tried
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    SECOND WIN FOR THE WOLVES
    152 12 LONDON. Tues. WOLVERHAMPTOIJ WaQdertrs gained their second successive win In the new English football rajoa yea*Bd»y as they beat Bolton Wanderers 3—l.3 1. Blackpool, on their own ground, werVheld to a 4<-> draw b? Preston North Bnd In th* second division. Fulharru who at the
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    Sports Diary
    49 12 SOCCER COMMUNITY LEAGUE: Indians t Singapore Baae District at Jalan Besar. DIV. 2: S.HJI. t Police at BODCA. DIV. 3A: Yewng Companions v Cbeerfol Lad* "A" at Geylang Stadium. BUSINESS HOUSES: I.CJ. t Cold Storage "B" at Police (round; Borne* Co. v Mansfield S.C. at Fairer Park.
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    SERVICES LEAGUE
    281 12 ffiHE 1952 championships In boih -I junior and senior divisions have been decided In the Singapore United Services Football Association League. The senior division title has gone to Royal Air Force Lodger umts. while RAJ. Maintenance Unit have woo the Junior league. RE. ME. are safe in the
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    Four new horses have class
    395 12 By EPSOM JEEP HOUR high class English-bred horses— King's Rhapsody, Scarlet Admiral, Brigadoon and Kindling— are among the 23 new horses registered and classified, according to the latest amendment list of the Straits Racing Association. Kindling Is a beautifully bred four-year-old chestnut gelding by Tehran
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    CENTURIES BY ROY, EDRICH
    59 12 1 THE OVAL. Tues. Middlesex and the Indians drew their match today, the county hitting 289 for five when left four hours to make 329 to win. Scores: India 289 and 294 for five dccl. (Roy 131, TJmrfgar 861; Middlesex 255 and 289 for five (Robertson
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    LEAVE TODAY
    53 12 Harlem Globetrotters beat the New York Celtics 58-47 In the final game in Singapore at the Happy World Stadium lsst night. The two visiting teams, with their officials, referees and vaudeville actors, leave for Manila this morning. After 10 games In Manila, the party will visit Hong Konc
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    Yorkshire almost lost
    274 12 LONDON. Tues. HPHE county champions this year. Surrey, went further ahead in the points lead as a result of their slx-wlcket win over Hampshire at Southampton today and the failure of Yorkshire (second In the table) to do better than just take firstinnings points against Warwickshire. Yorkshire
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    16 12 TODAY: High 0218 hrs. (B.Sft.) and 1417 (8.9) Low 0803 (3.5) and 2038 (2.5).
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    SELETAR AIRMEN HANG ON TO FIRST HALF LEAD
    343 12 R.A.F. (Seletar) 1; 3 8.0.D 0. ROYAL AIR FORCE (Seletar), one-up at the interval, somewhat luckily held off a stern 3 Base Ordinance Depot second half bid in this SAFA Senior Cup- tie quarter-final game pl.iyed at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. By
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    BANK WIN 3-1
    30 12 In a keenly contested Business House League and Cup soccer match on the Singapore Recreation Club ground yesterday, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank beat Singapore Cold Storage 3-1.
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      792 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from 8) SITUATIONS WANTED PLANTER with 25 years experience, as Manager of Tea/ Rubber Estates. Good testimonials. Available immediately. Apply Box No. A3922, S.T. .i JROPE AN 31 six years expn .< net- In shipping agency good refcences' able organiser and administrator wants leading position In some
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      855 12 WANTED TO PURCHASE WANTED Lincoln 1948 car must be good condition. Box No A3902. S.T. OLD SHIPS for breaking up able to do last voyage, wanted to buy. Apply Box No. A3928, S.T. HOUSE of any type at Bukit Timah or Dunearn Road, with vacant possession, not later than February,
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      136 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. MISCELLANEOUS DAH BIN OPTICAL HOUBE Manufacturing St Qualified Opticians. 325. Nor'h Bridge Road. Singapore. Phone 6204. Divisions:— The Penang Opt Co.. 13. Farquhar Street Penang A GENTLEMAN Always looks well dressed in Savile Row clothes. Canceled export orders, misfits, etc., by P. G. Anderson, etc. New and part-worn
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      115 12 TO A murphy The 192 will give M *J m* you a selection of alt the stations p^^^_^_ yqu normally Msten to and many fefek more as well. Re- Bs^^*^^^— .^^^^^E production? Cood H^§ I ■HT!"ml^Cr =s--J by any standard! mfc^= I Oxnl lll§§^« Outstanding »g^S= I when you consider
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