Singapore Standard, 21 July 1950

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  • 19 1 Singapore standard A 2fl J. VOL. 1. NO. 19 SINGAPORE, FBTOAY, JULY 21, 195 Q. 12 PAGES TEN CENTS
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  • 328 1 New Press Ruling Issued To Bolster Emergency Order Standard Staff Reporter PROHIBITION of the sale and circulation and tion of any publication containing matter preju< to the successful prosecution of measures to en the present state of Emergency was announced ineously m Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yes- Colonial Secretary m
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  • 211 1 SINGAPORE trade with IndVv! nesia received its second boost In two weeks with news yesterday ot a fur«h?r extension of the "free" list Of imports which Was been made effective m Indonesia. The extension foUovn the decision of the Indonesian Government early this month to
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  • 21 1 photo. whjT wH a!£32Et Arth 2 r wlMl "«"*«wnt General Walton H Walker rI,M Pana News
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  • 215 1 aianaara staff Reporter ORIGINALLY scheduled for lay, the Singapore Chinese High School and the Nanyang Girls' High School have decided to delay re-opening for a few days. This is because the schools* authorities have not yet received from the Education Department its answer to
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  • 130 1 LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) Mr. James Griffiths, Secre- 1 tary of State for the Colonies,' declared that the present rice ration m Malaya would be maintained. < He made this, statement In a 1 written reply m the House of Commons yesterday. Mr.
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  • 30 1 CANBERRA, July 20— (AP) The Australian government has plnroi an embnrgo on exports to North Kor?i, it was ollieially stated on Thursday.
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  • 88 1 LONDON, July 20 (UP)Former French Premier Paul Reynaud said today that the situation m Europe was i "worse today than m 1939." Reynaud who arrived here by air 'or a meeting of the Ul Europe Morement. said: "We shall have to be very
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  • 136 1 MALAYA could have m five years' time University of Malaya graduates as Fisheries Officers. This is part of the scheme to interest locally qualified men m an industry which is engaging considerably the attention of the Malayan governments. The University of Malaya
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  • 35 1 LONDON, July 20— (Reuter) From tomorow British air parcels post services will oe ?xtended to India, Pakistan and Burma, Post-Master General Ness Edwards announced iere today.
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  • 239 1 I BATH. Somerset, July 20-—! (Renter) —Britain's wartime Prune Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill today reaffirmed his bolier that if mankind was to be saved "from a renewal of (the horrors so needlessly inflicted upon them m the past iit will be by seeking peace
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  • 53 1 From an American Command Post m Korea, July 12 Ap The whereabouts of General William F. Dean, whose 24th Division were withdrawing from Taejon, was unknown Thursday night. I don't know where General Dean is," said a Headquarters spokesman. "That does not mean that
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  • 178 1 Standard Staff Reporter DEPUTY Commissioner of Labour, Mr. C W Lyle yes terday warned shopkeepers m Singapore against a man who has been visiting various shops, posing as a labour inspector. This man has been charging the shopkeepers money for filling m Forms "A", the
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  • 346 1 TOKYO, July 21 (UP) A Communist armoured assault on Taejon drove lout the hard-fighting Ame,'rican garrison and trapped isome of its men today m [the shattered and burning .city. (In Washington, an army spokesman said that General William F. Dean.
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  • 476 1 LONDON, July 20 (Rev ter)— The Prime Minister Mr. Clement Attlee, m i statement m the House o: Commons today on the re cent Anglo-Soviet talks on Korea, said that as the Soviet Government was not represented at the Security Council on the Korean
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  • 97 1 Ike Says He 's Available If War Spreads MERCED, California; July 20 (Renter) Gen. D wight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander m Europe m World War 11, said today he would be "available" if called upon, should the Korean war spread. Answering- a reporter's questions he said he was on the
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  • 171 1 TOKYO, July 21 (Friday) (AP) —General Douglas MacArthur's communique said today (Friday) the U.S. 24th Infantry Division "is still holding firm" m the Taejon area, despite increased Communist North Korean pressure. Frontline dispatches, however, said the Americans were withdrawing. The communique, issued at 0035 Friday
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  • 44 1 BANGKOK. July 20 (UP) Premier Phibun Songgram said today that Thailand was prepared to send troops to South Korea. The National Defence Council met during the morning to discuss what material help Thailand could give the United Nations.
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  • 24 1 BRUSSELS. July 21 (AP)~ King Leopold 111 was voted back to his throne by the Belgian Parliament Thursday
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  • 354 2 Standard Staff Reporter' THE ARMY Civil Service Union has sent an "S.O.Si" cable to the British War Minister, Mr. John Strachey, asking him to settle its demands for housing allowance to War Department's monthly and daily paid civilian employees
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  • 160 2 July 26— End Of Dutch Era In S. E. Asia Standard Staff Reporter THE DEPARTURE from Jakarta In the early hours of July 26 and the arrival that same morning at Singapore of j the Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Ground Forces m Indonesia, Lieut-Gene- ral Buurman van Vreden. en route
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  • 28 2 NEW DELHI, July 20— (GIIS) A trade mission on behalf of the Government of India will be shortly proceeding to Indonesia to negotiate a trade agreement.
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  • 402 2 A DISPUTE over a house property which was mortgaged before the war and changed hands during the Japanese occupation, had a sequel m the Singapore Appeal Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, Mr. Justice Paul Storr and Mr. Justice W.J.
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  • 205 2 Standard Staff Reporter TWO sailors, who made away with a $135-c,imera from a shop when the lights went '>tT, were fined $100 each m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. They wore Phillip Hayes, 20. land Willie R. William, 20. Hayes admitted the
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  • 67 2 VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned at the inquest of Ixjw Ah Kak, aged 41, who accidentally fell from a twakow during a storm on July 8 at the outer-roads of the Singapore Harbour. After Low fell overboard, a search was
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  • 41 2 TWENTY year old Robin Tan was charged m the Singapore Relief Court on Wednesday with attempted rape of a nine-year-old girl m, Tampenis Road on July 13. The case was postponed to July 24. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
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  • 153 2 Hawkers Put 'Out Of Bounds THE Singapore Rural Board yesterday agreed to amend the Rural Board Hawkers Regulations to prohibit hawkers m future from congregating within a 50 yards radijs of Social Welfr.re Child Feeding Centres m the rural areas. The amendments are to be made at the instance oi
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  • 216 2 New Methodist Bishop Faces Herculean Task Standard Staff Reporter THE FIRST Methodist Bishop to be elected by the Central Conference, South East Asia, Dr. R. A. Archer, arrived m Singapore yesterday with Mrs. Archer on board the "Flying Cloud" from the United States yesterday. Tomorrow, Dr. and Mrs. Archer will
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    26 2 photo. Ihe new Methodist Bishop for Southeast Asia, Dr. R.A. Archer pictured with Mrs. Archer after their arrival m Singapore from the United States yesterday. Standard
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  • 73 2 J. G. BOYLAN, 24-year-oM ground crew of the Royal Air Force, pleaded not guilty m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday after he was charged with stealing a wallet containing $10 from Rokiah binte Ismail on July 19 at Townshend Road, He also faced a
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  • 27 2 The Straits Chinese Association will hold its annual general meeting at the Garden Club, China Building, Chulia Street, at 5.15 p.m. on Friday July 2ft.
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  • 489 2 photo. A SINGAPORE company director, who was alleged ito have obtained on credit $253,982 worth of rubber j while the company was insolvent and later failed to repay the credit, appeared before the Singapore Relief Court Magistrate, Mr D. A. Fyfe. The
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  • 42 2 Standard Staff Reporter A wayside Chinese coffee stall at the junction of Albert Street and Queen Street was i the scene of a brawl among seven Chinese last night. One man was injured and was admitted into the General Hospital.
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  • 101 2 LEONG Peng Kee. 26. and Kang Kirn Poh. 20, were each granted bail of $10,000 m the Singajx>re Second District Court yesterday when they claimed trial to a charge of being m possession of 24 lbs. of opium. Both were alternatively charged with being concerned
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  • 74 2 TWO new roads wore given names by the Rural Board at its meeting yesterday. One private'" road at 10th mile stone Changi Road, is named "Jalan Tiqa Ratus" and the other-|-a reserved road of! the 10t mile stone Sembawang Road is called "Nee
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  • 51 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE RURAL Board at its meeting yesterday approved 194 licences for eating houses and other trades and 57 building plans |n the rural area for the month of June. The Board was informed that 53 unauthorised buildings were discovered this month as against 70 for
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  • 136 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Rural Board at its meeting yesterday decided to adopt a policy of "getting rid of and generally diM-ourngmg "lock-up" stalls m rural areas, unless they are m specified places. L<>rk-up stalls are merely shopfronts and are closed for the
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  • 149 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE DELAY m the completion of the overall development plan for the whole island of Singapore was criticised by a member of the Rural Board at their meeting yesterday. i An unofficial member of the Board, Mr. Chin Chye Fong. said
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  • 380 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE RECRUITMENT, White Paper, to wl e h w Mr. C. C. Tan and Mr. Lim Yew H respectively of the Progressive and Labcu: signatories, has no bearing on promotion cipal services i That paper deals with the policy of the
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  • 25 2 A MALA) robbed o£ pcan far<?a w m the town a. hours of The robb i the end of Mandai Ro.id
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    • 192 2 1 Noi THE SOCIEI ,IN THE SUPR] THE FEDER ,q, tF M f SETTLEMENI i RK Honn Urr Club. No 2 X M ilarca. <a ret ri'Ki>truti. Societies Oi the Registrar Fedor.-tti. n i G of Ua4 J m All niiTibf: c r.., s and other p i 'claims are
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  • 1304 3 11 Unofficials To Query Govt. At Next Meet Federal Problems Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.-Eleven Unofficial the Federation Legislat^ f C^nftJL stS" ted written questions for the next Council VnL .iy 26 and 27. council meeting Khoo Teik Ec has asked several auction rg on the rice problem m
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  • 223 3 £8 1/2 Million ECAFE Plan Begins In SE Asia Next Month Standard Staff Reporter THE eight million pounds sterling scheme for technical assistance to under developed countries in I boutri l_ast Asia, recommended at the recent ECAFE conferences, is to be implemented at the end of this I month. Mr.
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    60 3 picture. b?'; tnr| '-v^nmpnt K tai °J Extern a! Affairs of the New V < ■onsiM?,; Mr i J S Reid centre who a«ived Mr 1 1: J! 1011 frora Sydney yesterday. On his '-^i^Uoirrt f j avis of the N. Z. Treasury, who ac- kL d *u On is
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  • 129 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. In the Supreme Court here this morning, before Mr. Justice Spencer-Wilkinson, a Penang firm of sharebrokers, Messrs Soon Theam Co., sued Khoo 800 Gong, a Kuala Lumpur businessman, for $10,485 which the firm alleged they had paid out to
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  • 112 3 Standard Staff Corresponden KLANG, Thurs. The fur fair, held on Tuesday, at th< Great World Amusement Part here, realised $2,000 for Malaj pupils m Engiilh schools to b< provided with additional evenng classes m English. The fair was a great sucess. The Mentri Besar,
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  • 262 3 N.P erak situation Improving, More Troops Are In Action -Photo by KUALA LUMPUB, Tta£3KJt £»™*Pondent sltuaUorf is to be expected m North P» r S? P ~u emeilt te the e "eral security deployed, is stated bySir Harold Bri«^i r ere i"" 1 troo P s >»ye now been re
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  • 30 3 Dato Onn bin Jaafar, who fcas been appointed temporary Unofficial Member of the Federal Legislative Council. He was formerly on the Council as Mentri Besar of Johore.
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  • 141 3 Standard Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. So far only two nomination papers have been received by UMNO headquarters for the leadership of the UMNO Youth League of Malaya. A Pahang nominated Inche Abdul Razak bin Dato Hussain and Johore nominated Capt. Hussain bin Onn.
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  • 69 3 Standard Staff Correspondent! MUAR, Thurs.— A motor-bus I belonging to the Muar Motor; Bus Company was guttered byi fire today at the 27th mile! Muar-Lengga Road. Commu-i nist terrorists are suspected to! have been responsible. After setting fire to the bus,j the terrorists took away 10!
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  • 65 3 MALACCA, Thurs. Just before noon today, the body of a Chinese male child, about two years of age, was recovered from the Malacca River m front of the Marine Police Station. The child was missed by his mother after his evening meal. It was
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  • 204 3 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government needs to intensify propaganda on BCG vaccination against tuberculosis to make its forthcoming campaign a success. Dr. G. H. Garlick of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association told The Standard yesterday. Little Is known of the advantages of this vaccine,
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  • 306 3 Standard Staff Correspondent Kingdom S t c Umversi ties m the United duct^nflrTS 011 11 that I the University should conauct any sort of propaganda on behalf of graduates. &ir Alexander, who was speaking at a tea party given Teacher the iOn Ot Sela^°"
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  • 135 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs 1 he proposed new town plan for Johore Bahru, proposed at the last meeting of the Town came up for further discussion today several items wer? discussed and th^plan will be considered aJfETat the next meeting of the
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  • 90 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Arrested at 2 o'clock this morning along Embankment Road, Kuala Lumpur, a Chinese, Wong See Soo, was charged before Mr. A. P. Jack the First Magistrate, on three counts of being found armed J with a dagger, a
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  • 321 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. 1 cannot see any potential enemy having an air force equivalent to Xii"? Slr m ld Brig S Director of OperaUon* m reply to a question at today's Press conference. Sir Harold was asked whether the R.A.F. was
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  • 166 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Thurs Six bandits were killed m the Federation yesterday during engagements with security forces who suffered no casualties. While on patrol duty m Perak security forces were fired on from a squatter's house and m the battle that ensued one
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  • 69 3 Standard Staff Reporter i i 9*^ E Chinese woman was Killed, and four Malays were injured when the Kuala Lutn-pur-Singnpore mail train was attacked by a hail of bullets about four miles from Senai' Jonore yesterday evening. All the casualties were passengers. The triiin
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  • 95 4 SUndad Staff Reporter DUMPING grounds m the rural areas was the subject of ™<£?E? ?\w by an unofficial t^?* y e sterday. uJrZL, Chail T n an, Mr. J. A. Harvey, promised to inquire }2?n tlw^ nat^ r and re P°rt to the Board
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  • 314 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG Thurs.— The Han, Dr. Lee Tian* Keiig, Presides* of the Malayan Chinese Association, Penang, welcomed the announcement by fee High Coramissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, that a bill is to be introduced m the September meeting of the Federal Legislative
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  • 131 4 'Uncalled For, Says UMNO Standard Staff Correspondent PENA* i, Thurs.— The President of the UMNO here, Mr. S. M. Aaided, today described the High Commissioner's announcement to amend the Federation Agreement as "uncalled for" and "out of place" He said, "The decision to accept, or reject, the proposals of the
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  • 335 4 Safety First Drive, Better Lighting To Make Roads Safer Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. The traffic safety campaign should be given another boost, Dr. Cheah Cheng Poh, Chairman of the Settlement Traffic Advisory Committee, said at a meeting today. Mr. R. H. Yorke, Officer-in-Charge of Traffic, mentioned about traffic lectures
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  • 20 4 NINETEEN-year-old J. Morrison yesterday pleaded not guilty m the Singapore Second Police Court to stealing a motor cycle.
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    60 4 WONG CHEE FOOK. Nesxi Sembilaa's only Kind's Scant, v !i» has won Mine scout badges since he joined the scout movement m 1945He was selected to visit Anstralia m February 1940 for the Jamboree. A student of the St. Panl's Institution. Seremban, Wo»g hopes to cfMitinne as a Fnvcr. He
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  • 113 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PEXAXG, Thurs —The Sungei Nyok Dockyard artisans, numbering 170 workers, yesterday decided to strike from tomorrow after failing to obtain satisfactory results their demands for improved conditions of service. The derision to strike was I made after a 41-hour meeting i between
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  • 34 4 the Singapore Lcsisia- tive Counril adopted on Wed. nesday a Select Committee report that no change should be made m the Holidays Ordinance m the number of Bank and Public holidays.
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  • 76 4 Standard Cor respondent IPOH. Thurs. -Still hrarinc visible marks of his fall, a 40-year-old IndUu vegetable seller, Hari Lai, was carried into the Magistrate's Court today t-> plead guilty to a change of beins? drunk on a pubIk* road. Lai was still wearing his blooi
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    24 4 THE Dance- ia session, one of the many 5f" f w*fi BCe ttß| be» performed by members of the Happy World on Sunday night
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  • 144 4 Standard Staff Corrcspoad^it PENANG, Thurs.— Chinese vernacular schools here have I been increasing steadily since the war. There are 128 Chinese vernacular schools at present, Sit a^ the r the Han Chiang High School, under construction. T o l i e ni otal number of
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  • 72 4 Standard Staff Cerrespmkleat IPOH, Thurs.— The Kinta Town Board has asked for $12,000 to be included m the 1951 estimates for building a new bridge m place of the old wooden one now m use m Fair Park. Revealing this at the monthly board meeting today,
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  • 37 4 photo. Standard Picture shows the charred remains of the teak cabinet and fflrs which wrre burnt m the cilice of the Federation of Malaya Supplies, third floor, h ulirrton Building, yesterday.
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  • 301 4 Standard Staff Reporter SEVERAL FILES and documents of the Federation of Malaya Supplies Office were completely destroyed m a fire which broke out m the office on the third floor, Fullerton Building, yesterday morning. The fire consumed a thick teak wood
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  • 122 4 Standard SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— With a view to expanding rural development, the Government of the Federation is to set up a Rural Industrial Development Committee. Making reference to this at a press conference held today, Mr. M. V. del Tufo, the acting
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  • 257 4 Standard Staff Cor respondent PENANG. Thurs. The amalgamation of three bus companies, whose total fnitial outlay runs to well over half a million dollars, will probably be necessary due to the increasing high cost of running and the present rate of taxes
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  • 326 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA 'LUMPUR. Thurs. OOcUl donia! a < given today to the editorial accusation m number of 'The Planter" that commutm Malaya are not doing all m their puwrr to I Emergency. First, General Brhrss told press cf»nfeiTnrr that on
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  • 105 4 I Standard Staff C«rrrspondcat. PARIT BINTAR. Thurs.— A verdict of BUicidt was returned i by the Krian Coroner. Inche Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah, at the end of an inquest held into the death of a Chinese, I>ev Khin Cheong. In Ba£an Semi.
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  • 85 4 2 Chinese Ad mit Extortion Standard Start i irof{ n Ch<.' ".V Hong (2U ;.>>■ Bal Th- 1 mandeti sh-t) a The sen On the i Ch'»nc W yani round end of it Ui ket, dflMDdod I Retnasam.v while Yen H out>. Aft it m> l»oth the ai i made
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  • 82 4 Curfew In Selangor Tomorrow Standard SUIT Ki\%! A U MP| With effort i.(. Jnly SB, a mri forced bet ucm n 5 a.m. Ib the aof t»*r nuia MjJ.nt Toad h and (ith m> cf tm-o m.les t i SiiUß Idr,. loso ground*. The curfru v'l forcr m the »ri
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    • 77 4 There are many "tiger" brands but only ONE— TIGER BALM THE FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD REMEDY Other Members of the famous Tiger Family of Medicinal Products Are: BALASHIN SAI Or Pat Kwa Tan, keeps the breath fre^l the mouth clean. HEADACHE CURE For Headaches, Nerve Pains, Neuralgia, Colds, etc CHEE THONE SAN
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  • 54 5 To strengthen and raise 4nesl muscles kw. I« •Jjress. With yoar back straight/Se 2y« ra» th? S JnJ eCOm 7 l ilded by &*»> Forrest M-G-M other. By poshing with ono hand and rSSinf^Sh ers of ne hjuld »»»^e of thr body
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  • 260 5  -  WILLIAM E. McKENNEY McKENNEY ON BRIDGE BY ANY regular reader of this coiumn might come to the conclusion that the fata of every contract depended upon declarer's play to the first trick. It is certainly true that the right play to the first trick
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  • 775 5  -  LILLIAN BUCKOKE Around The Shops With X^ seem to be specially catered for this week. So, I won't keep them m suspense, but will describe the highspots at once. Dutiful wives, take note* First, lets- take care of the inner man. A certain large provision shop, not far
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  • 350 5  -  LILLIAN BICKOKE COOKERY CORNER 'T'HE special advantage of this dish— with all its variations, peculiar to the Old and New World— lies m its cheapness. The cost comes within the pockets of every family! Potato salad! Comes the day when an unexpected guest
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    • 176 5 Race Week f *TOMORS3W NIGHT* (multi tlinnvr iPisa<-<> EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. Danny Danford and his 5 AU-Amcncan Band J O»r nnc c^e/ it just wonderful! S Come m and try for yourself. I Every day from 12 to 2.30 p.m. those excellent luncheons at $2.50 or a la carte.
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    • 497 5 YOUR RADIO PROGRAMMES RADIO MALAYA wiVsP/S'.*!!? FiSf^n 3 7 Bf 1 te EarthW ln Cantonese: ENGLISH PROGRAMME A^k^StS 15 gSSJ£ M C»^-. A lusSt gramme: 6.30 Time Signal and r gramme -10 a.m. News from Singapore News; 6.40 Listeners' Choice: 6.58 8.F.E.8.5. (SINGAPORE) followed by the Emergency News Closing Annct
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  • 734 6 CTALINS peace dove has returned to the Kremlin cote— minus the olive branch. For this "failure of a mission" nobody is to blame but Joe Stalin himself. Joe committed the fatal mistake of using his peace dove as a stool pigeon. Instead of confining himself to the
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  • 1068 6 (TOKYO PANA) A COORDINATED com~*munist campaign into communist areas, touched off by the current outbreak of Korean hostilities, is apparently building up along a wide Asian front. The imminence of an Asia-wide conflagration is indicated by the movement of approximately 50,000 men of
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    • 162 6 Sir: I have to say at the outset that I am a strong believer m the Freedom of the individual yes, eveii to the extent of allowing a man to drink whisky, or brandy, or samsoo, or toddy, or whatever else the alcoholic concoction may be
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    • 84 6 "L" of A Driver Sir:— The Esplanade and Finlayson Green is crowded enough at 9 a.m. m the morning without having learnerw drivers of the military train* ing school bulldozing their five ton trucks through the ofFce-bound traffic. It must be admitted that these L drivers must practice weaving their
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    • 41 6 Sir: Th« Qualified Dentist and the Unqualified but Begistered Dentist oq the Examination Board agreed with Dr. Gross that the Test was adequate. Sir. what else did you expect them to say? A DENTAL SURGEON. Singapore.
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    • 69 6 Sir: I notice that nowadays th£ Councillors are bestirring themselves. I am sure that all of us have noticed that they never spoke forth before 'for the people. Is it because the elections are approaching? Anyway we can say 'too late* to them. We have been
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  • 653 6 Review of Views A Woman's Privilege IS Nehru a great statesman or just a small-time political opportunist? Nani yang Siang Pau m an editorial on July 17 said, commenting on his effort 1 At peace making between the United States and the Soviet Union, he is a great statesman. In
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    4 6 PEACE MOVEMENT IN KORF.A
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  • 393 6  -  B C. KHOO /\NE of the most progressive rural areas m the island of Penang today is the Bayan Lepas District where a population of approximately 15.000 people, mostly Chinese and Malays, mingle every day m the course of their work. These simple and hardworking
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  • 252 7 warned the bv;[r,rfe=We^ President said -Trtfr XK reans^gainst attack, the clear that 'la So natlons have now made it -»«»*«c»n sdiu me principal effort m support of the Korean and UN. efforts to restore peace had been made by
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  • 187 7 Reds Lost C hance Of Victory —Says MacA. TOKYO. -Inly 20 (Reuter-j 'With deployment m j major elements of now aecomplised, phase of the campaign led and, with it, the met for victory by the v th Korean forces," says N ;o commander. D tr Arthur, m a communique. plan
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  • 69 7 L'o (UP):— T.c Canadian Cabinet, orderN that Canada's defence -"es ne -'rorigthenod and ■•-raft production su>pp< d up a against the sending of ea to Korea "at She is already ival aid m Korea and Wl provide immediately an range tiansport planes ilian Prime
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  • 25 7 world on WedneaJ c golden ju^ o* Uw warrior King lbn Arabia who, 50 red his capionly 33 men ther MoW Ulan
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  • 51 7 LONDON, July 20 (AP): The British War Offi.e has "emphatically denied" a repon that Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the Imperial General Stall, recently tola some Egyptian leaders m Cairo that he was sure another world war would occur within' seven or eight
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  • 89 7 LONDON. July 20 (UP): The Minister of State, Mr. Kenneth Younger, has rejected a request m Parliament to initiate talks for the early establishment of a Pacific alliance, patterned after the Atlantic Pact. Brig. J. G. Smyth (Cons.) told Mr. Younger m
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  • 23 7 Gen. Dwignr Eisenhower said he believed the fighting m Korea was "not the beginning of World War lII.' UP
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  • 48 7 LONDON, July 20 (UP):— Suspension of the British Government's efforts to get Red China a seat on the V.N. Security Council does not mean that Brituin will withdraw her recognition of the Poking regime, the Foreign Under Secretary, Mr. Kenneth Younger, told Parliament.
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  • 82 7 Red General Says Formosa To Be Invaded TOKYO, JULY 20 (UP)- The Communist New China News Agency reports that Gen. Chen Vi, commander of the ued Chinese Third Field Army, has been designated to invade I ormosa. The Red commander told the Eastern China Military Administrative Committee that he was
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  • 160 7 BERLIN, July 20 (AP).— Top Communist leaders of Europe and Red China are gathered m Berlin for what appears to be an important Cominform discus- sion. Ostensibly, these Red representatives from 18 nations came here as foreign guests for the third annual convention of East
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  • 13 7 A tornado has destroyed 200 houses m Lima, Peru.- UP
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  • 42 7 WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuter) Two attempts by the U.S. Army to fire a twostage 14-ton rocket over the Atlantic Ocean failed yesterday m Florida. The rocket, measuring 45 feet, consists of a German V-2 with an American-de-signed head.
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    26 7 photo. This battle-weary American soldier was snapped as he lay stretched out beside his foxhole snatching a few moments sleep at the Korean front lines.- A.P.
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    48 7 photo. The Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, ViceAdm. Arthtu Struble (centre) is seen with the Commander in-Chief ot the Chinese Nationalist Navy, Adm. Kwei Yung-ching (left) when they conferred m Keelung (Formosa? recently. With them on right is the JJ.S. Charge d'Affaires Mr. Robert Strong.- PANA News
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  • 147 7 GENEVA, July 20 (Reuter).— Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar, leader of the Indian delegation to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, stated that it was absolutely impossible to attempt to estimate unemployment m Asia. Addressing the Council during the debate on "full employment,'' Sir Ramaswamy said,
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  • 40 7 President Quirino plans to visit at an indefinite date various neighbouring countries, m particular the countries that participated m the Baguio conference of 1950. He has already been invited V»v Indonesia and Australia.- Reuter
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  • 31 7 The Premier of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is due m New Delhi today for talks on Kashmir with Pandit Nehru, tand the U.N. mediator. Sir Owen Dixon.- AP
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  • 261 7 WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuter). -There does not «em to be any hope m unofficial circles here of a reconciliation between United States and Indian views over the seating of the Chinese Communists m the United Nations as a preliminary to Korean peace talks. Reporting
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  • 87 7 BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuter- i AAP): A Siamese sailor was killed this morning when a I land mine on a roadway m the Royal Palace area exploded "by accident." A Government spokeman I said that land mines were nightly placed at strategic city; road
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  • 51 7 BANGKOK, July 20 (ReuterAAP): Due to the present) uneasy international situation,' Gen. Pnin Chunbawan, Sia-j mese Conmander-in-Chief. has; issued orders that all Army! units are to hold weekly field manoeuvres and special training. The orders npply to all Army units m both Bangkok and the;
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  • 26 7 SAIGON, July 20 (UP): Indo-Chinese Communist raiders attacking guard towers along the Saigon-Mytho Road were driven off by French ar-| tillcry, it is announced.
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  • 63 7 LONDON, July 20 (UP):— The Minister of State, Mr. Kenneth Younger, told Parliament that Britain was aware of increased Soviet propaganda against Persia and that Britain was m constant touch with America on Middle East security. A Labour M.P., Mr. Philips Price,
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  • 62 7 TOKYO, July 20 (AP):—Reports from advanced fighter bases m Korea covering air operations include sighting of large number of pack animals being used for movement of supplies. Observers believe that this probably indicates either a shortage of petrol or vehicles or both due
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  • 31 7 Smuggling of aliens and contraband to the South Philippines from Borneo m fast small boats is rampant, said the Chief of Customs and Har- bour Police at Manila.- A.P.
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  • 12 7 Some 1,143.000 persons visit,ed the Eiffel Tower m Paris last year.- AP
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  • 157 7 LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) Labour Party sponsors of an m embarrassing Parliamentary motion calling for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Korea have refused to withdraw the motion despite an unexpected personal appeal by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee. Mr. Att lee's appeal was made
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  • 27 7 HONGKONG, July 20 (Reu-ter-AAP): New Zealand frigates Tuiia and Pukaki have arrived m Hongkong. It is believed they will shortly leave for Korea.
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  • 81 7 'Korea's Suffering Not In Vain' WASHINGTON, July 20 (AP) The Korean ambassador, Mr. Myun Chang, said Mr. Truman's message on Korea was a "ringing declaration that lawless aggression will be met by the free world with force. "If Korea becomes a symbol i of a new era of morality, de-
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  • 53 7 'East- West War In Sept. RANGOON, July 20 (AP):—A Burmese astologer, Sapa Ohn Thin, has forecast that America and Britain will be at war with Russia by mid-September but, after "eleven intense months," they will gain victory. He said that planet readings show the Communists wiu make militant headway until
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  • 15 7 President Truman did not hold his usual Thursday news conference yesterday.- Reuter
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  • 195 7 India's 'Liberation Planned By Reds NEW DELHI. July 20.— As the Chinese Red armies drew nearer to India by occupying unopposed the northwest Tibetan province: of Kham, Reuter reported that the Communist Party of India has announced a change m policy concentrating on "agrarian reform for national liberation.'' A party
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  • 298 7 U.S. ADVANCED HQ. IN KOREA, July 20 <AP>— As Taejon front erupted this morning with a new North Korean push, American gunners using for the first time their new anti-tank weapon— the 3.5 inch rocket-launchers— knocked out seven out of
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  • 86 7 US Is Seeking 'Safe' Site For H-bomb Plant WASHINGTON. July 20 (UP):— Officials are seeking a 200,000-acre site as safe as possible from enemy attack for the construction of a hydrogenbomb plant. This was announced by Representative Carl Durham, chairman of the Congressional Atomic Sub-Committee, after a closed meeting with
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  • 150 7 'US Calls Up Her Reserves WASHINGTON. July 20 (UP): As Congress quickly rallied behind President Truman's Korean war programme, the Defence Department announced that the armed forces will begin calling up reserves to active duty immediately. The Army said its greatest current need for officers is for medical, engineer and
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  • 21 7 The Indian Parliament will convene m New Delhi on July 31 to discuss the Korean situation. AP
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  • Finance... Commerce
    • 81 8 Tin Gains £11½ Ton In London LONDON. July 20 (UP) Tin was firm again this morning and demand increased. The turnover at 360 tons was the highest for any session this week. Spot gained £11* per ton at £677j. Three months advanced Cl 2 at C67BJ. The closing prices at
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      34 8 pnoio. Aliss Gracemary Maikinnon, secretary of the Australian Wool Board, passed through Singapore by Qantas Constellation yesterday on her way round the world "to promote the greater consumption of wool ever j' where."- standard
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    • 43 8 NEW YORK, July 20— (AP) Crude rubber number one futures closed 50 to 85 points higher. OfTers were (m U.S Cents per lb.): July 38.25 nominal, September 33.40-50, December 30.40, March 28.15 nominal. Spot number one ribbed smoked sheets 381 nominal.
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    • 17 8 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— July 20 The price of tin today was $343 per picul. Up $2.62£.
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    • 758 8 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Quiet conditions prevailed m the Malayan share market today. There were practically no changes m quotations, but the tone was slightly better. Closing quotations were: Buvei Seller Alex Bricks Pref 200 2.05 xd Ord 1.95 2.05 xd Atlas Ice n9O 12.2 ft BB Petrol
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    • 106 8 HONGKONG. July 20 (Reuter-AAP).— The Englishlanguage newspaper Hongkong Standard, quoting well-inform-ed quarters, said that the Hongkong authorities have taken over control of the bulk of the oil stocks belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Company, j The sources reportedly said as far as they
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    • 216 8 Standard Staff Reporter JAPAN made a last-minute rush for Malayan rubber last month. Market sources m Singapore report that an estimated 12,000 tons were sold to the Japanese for delivery between the latter part of July and August. It is stated that SCAP
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    • 222 8 By T. J. LIM, Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE'S growing importance as a world commercial centre is borne out by the increase m the number of foreign companies operating m the Colony today Of the 111 companies registered m 1949, with a nominal capital
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    • 70 8 I ndo- Argentine Barter Pact NEW DELHI, July 20 (GIIS) India and Argentina have agreed to a further barter of 156.000 tons Qf wheat from Argentina m exchange for i 20,000 tons of jute goods from 1 India. These quantities are expected to be exchanged by the end of this
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    • 218 8 Malaya In FAO Rice Growing Plan CUTTACK, July 20 (GIIS) A co-operative scheme to evolve suitable breeds of rice of higher- yield to augment rice production m South-East Asian countries, has been taken up at the Central Rice Research Station, Cuttack, m Orissa. under the auspices of the Food and
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      32 8 Mr. N. C. 1L Hesterman. manager of the business machines department of the Borneo-Sumatra Trading Co. (Malaya) Ltd., which is holding: an exhibition of modern business equipment m the Capitol Blue Room.
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    • 173 8 HONGKONG, July 20 (AP) A British Government official on Wednesday threw cold water on Hongkong's hopes of I getting a loan of £20,000,000 from London to finance commercial and industrial developments m the Colony. He said such a request could not even be considered
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    • 63 8 AIR FRANCE has announced last night that 15-d;iy return tickets between London and New York via Paris, saving £81 on high-season rates, will be available during the three months January to March. This is the heaviest cut so far made m Atlantic air fares. The new 15-day
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    • 309 8 THE DIRECTORS of London Tin Corporation recommended a final dividend of 8 per cent., less tax which, together with the interim dividend of 4 per cent., makes a total of 12 per cent, m respect of the yetr ended April 30, an increase of
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    • 141 8 MUNICIPAL Sport 6* 192 b 103 00 106 50 44% 1930 105 50 106 50 3% 1935 86.00 87.00 3% 1937 92 50 93 Wxi 3% 1938 92 50 93.50x1 4% 1939 100 50 102 50 3J% 1948 90 00 »2 00xi Peoanj 5% 1926 105 00
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    • 114 8 Standard Staff Reporter COPRA was quietly steady yesterday, buyers m Singapore indicating $37$ and sellers $37 i. No business was reported throughout the day. Coconut oil was quiet with sellers for August shipment quoting $59 J and no buyers m evidence. Pepper maintained its quotations at
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    • 74 8 IMPORTS of cement into the U.K. have been arriving at an average rate of over 8,000 tons a week, according to a Ministry of Works. Early m the year, the Ministry recalls, it became apprehensive of the possibility of a shortage m the home
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    • 24 8 CANBERRA, July 20— (AP) The Australian Government has placed an embargo on exports to North Korea, it was officially stated ou Thursday.
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      64 8 photo. An electrically operated selecting machine is bein? exhibited for the first time m Singapore by the Borneo Sumatra Trading Co., (Malaya) Ltd., at an exhibition of business machines and filing systems m the Capitol Blue Room. Picture shows- Mr. N. C. H. Hester man, manager of the business machines
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    • 127 8 MOVEMENTS of tin-in-ore from the Federation of Malaya to Singapore and Penang dropped from 5,198 tons m May to 5,013 tons m June For the first half of this year, movements of tin-in-ore from the Federation to Singa-i pore and Penang amounted toj
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    • 170 8 Standard Staff Reporter THE RUBBER market m Sin better yesterday on account of the ri<^ New York market the previous day. Quotations locally fluctuated around for first grade August shipment. However, the volume of business yesterday was rather smaller than m lecent days.
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    • 79 8 Standard Staff Reporter MORE STEEL 45-gallon drums for local oil and latex products are to be made m Malaya to meet the increased demand this year. Yesterday, the drum "expert" of Van Leers Limited m Singapore, Mr. C. N. Brock, arrived by Qantas Constellation
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    • 41 8 LONDON ter):— Af advan. Exchange t cc*rt;«.n i which rath.! The e Rer.ev. foreign Japanese tubstanti deflated but t<^v i pcm« a^ain. Oils I It ari time but The f,. the early turr p.irt of tin
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    • 43 8 NEW Y< (Reuton X efforts today Ipricti l a week. Icfort 'had l- his requo! be mild. particularly misinß i m ami pri > -tHowever peels of n fing toon i another KtCQ ltd dollars 01 f linn with I the >
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    • 210 8 Ruling Money Exchange Rates EXCHANGE rates now m force, as supplied by the Ma layan Exchange Banks Association, are as follows: FREE MARKET CURRENCIES StLI IMi H V I N <, tt on rr o.u. m an *n> i\ London 1/4 1/10 1/4 3/10 a/4 1/33 2/4 tf/33 i/i A/10
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  • Shipping ... Aviation
    • 369 9  -  IVOR KRAAL Ask GOM Of HarLour Board BY Standard Staff Reporter llfifT seventy-seven year-old Wilfred Dunsfan I grand old man* of the Singapore Harbour Bos id holas can easily lay claim to be one of the oldest civil engineers m service m the Far East the miles
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    • 95 9 TefeTision for b«5-riders a r riv for the first time m Britain. Traveni-rs returnini? from the seaside, or from football matches m the winter. instead of Rt -n n u g OUt inta the n| 8 h t, will have "pictures aU the way*. The design of
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    • 269 9 Sino-Soviet Bid To Get HK-Canton Shipping Rights HONGKONG, July 20 (AP)-The SinoSoviet Enterprises Corporation is going into business m South cnma— with a bit of government pressure to help it A message from Canton said this Soviet-sponsor-ed organization may get the principal rights of the Canton-Hongkong shipping. The Sino-Soviet Corporation
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    • 93 9 HONGKONG, July 20 (AP) British shipping circles today expressed uneasiness over what they called a "tightening" of the Chinese Nationalist' blockade since the United States Seventh Fleet was dispatched to Formosa They referred pointedly to as yet unconfirmed reports that the Nationalists also seized two British ships
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    • 86 9 Standard Shipping Reporter A small group of Singapore students on the quay greeted a larjje number of students ol Pak Hua College, Jakarta's big Chine.se "vasity", as they crowded the derk of the Dutch li»er Tjitjalengka on arrival here yesterday evening. This is the students' summer vacation.
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    • 158 9 PROMINENT among the heavy deck cargo of the /,UUU-ton French freighter Lieutenant de la Tour, of the Messageries Maritimes, as the ship lay alongside m Singapore Docks yesterday, was a type of motor launch built specially to navigate the narrower rivers of
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    • 97 9 SOUTHAMPTON. July 20 iAP)— The British Antarctic survey ship, John Biscoe. returned home on Wednesday nfter a 50.000 mile trip to the frozen wastes of the south polar region. The ship has been away for six months on its long cruises. The captain Commander
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    • 48 9 Standard Staff Reporter THE ASHES of the late Captain Einor Lied, 50 yearold Norwegian skipper of the vessel Hoeghray. will be sent to his family m Oslo shortly. Captain Lied was cremated m Singapore m March this year, following death from heart-failure.
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    • 580 9 Despatches TODAY— Sarawak (except) 6 p.m. by Rajah Brooke Java 6 p.m. by Ophir. JULY 22 Medan noon by Van Riemsdijk; Kelantan (par-. eels only) rmon by Sumpitan; I Sibu noon by Belaga; North Borneo, Labuan. Brunei and Miri noon by Pan^kor; Thailand ;».45 p.m. by Train; Rangoon by Kutsang:
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  • 31 10 LONDON, July 19 (INS)— Fresh fruit fashion note: Women m some of the smarter Mayfair restaurants are wearing real cherries as earifegi wmd on necklaces.
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  • 737 10  -  Mary Ha worth !L=-b* Middle Aged Widow Wishes to Help Cultured Gentleman Of European Background Overcome His Pessimist Fear Of Having Feelings Hurt. DEAR MARY HA WORTH: I am a middle aged widow interested m a cultured gentleman some years my senior. Each of us is lonely and
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  • 493 10 FOLKESTONE, England, July 13 (INS)— A dozen hardened skeptics set up shop m Folkestone today and prepared to try to separate the fact the fiction m the whacky institution known as English Channel swimming. The reorganized Channel Swimming Association i
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  • 410 10 HOLLYWOOD. July 18 (INS)— Clark Gable's missus has encircled the Aug. 19 date on the little calendar she is packing with her clothes for her Durango. Colorado visit. On that day the former I Lady Sylvia Stanley hands Gable a pair of shears and
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  • 288 10 LONDON. (INS)— It is the American woman who makes the American male work hard to earn as much money as possibile to buy washing machines. refrigerators and automobiles. This is the conclusion of a group of British engineers, all men. who have returned
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  • 135 10 London. (INS)— London's top dressmakers claimed today that this season' British debutantes we:e the best dressed since before the war. Mothers launching their daughters were spending more on their wardrobes than at any time since 1939 Dressmakers are making more evening gowns of
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  • 295 10  -  EDWIN P. JORDAN Dropsy, Or Edema, Caused 3 y An Insufficient Protein Diet BY Mb. Written for NEA Service PROTEIN foods are important m maintaining good nutrition.'ln fact now they are often given m the form of strained meats to young infants m order to ward off
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 150 10 Off The Record By Ed Reed i"l 1 1 1 Hi t 1f 1 til I i SI I 1 fl tj ni'H I r^j r^l- -'C {I"' t r*" 1 jlJ^ f 11 v l i I "I had to give up smoking on account of my lumbago!" fc)
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  • 374 11 PET. July 20-There is muc h mystification here ably some resentment over reference to made by President Truman m his stated quarters, however, refused to comment ne of them demanded "what does Present Amman mean?" This question was Dromnt-^ S2SSS that the
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  • 67 11 U rd Staff Reporter 3RY of a misunderc- i of a Crown Agents r two 500-gallon :rriers (fire-fighting is told m an office report. of this misunderwater carriers red "at the imposricc of £149 each ipore," says the re- o pri'-e error was not
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  • 104 11 Standard Staff Reporter 1 7ROL wagon dr'w- Wn Babang and b;n Ahmad, who were to one week's imin the lower 1 theft of seven' petrol, were bound over foi i of six months: Justice. Sir ray-Aymfegr, m Supreme Court H ;ain ap- the sentence
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  • 30 11 FOOX. 201 was r lix moi risonment bj the; i Police Uagis- F. Blake yes-; fo r «ion of 25» ttes on which to -410 had' aid, guilty.
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    18 11 Photo. the skies foT Ani «nea» troops scan sr^^-^rr s? T &z ss»is!Lr» their lii!lit A.P.
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  • 371 11 More Malayan News Standard's Music Critic SINCERITY and a magnificent spirit characterised 7v 3 T St lg u^ S Sonata Recital by Miss Noreen Stokes and Mr. Goh Soon Tioe m the Victoria Memorial Hall The recital was sponsored by the Singapore Music Circle Instrumental music
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  • 119 11 Standard Staff Reporter AN INTERNATIONAL Vapety Concert; the first of its Kind m Singapore. will take place at the Peipin? Hall Great World, on Saturday! July 29. at 8 p.m. The show promises to be a food one. Its organisers, the Naichi brothers and Mr.
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  • 54 11 THOMAS Lockarey, an en- J gineer on board the Yun Nam' was fined a total of $10 m the! Singapore Third Police Court yesterday for refusing to show his crew pass at the entrance' Of Singapore Harbour Board 1 1 on Wednesday night and for' insulting an auxiliary
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  • 169 11 THE STRENUOUS and m- teresting work on the vegeta- ble farm at Changi prison made a noticeable improvement m the moral of the offenders employed, states the prison's report on prison labour last year. By the end of the year about one-third of the area
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  • 1067 11  -  LINESMAN By *r^ K F ALA LUMPUR, Tmirs.-Improved nerlormanrp* 3ro f j *i>i end when the Selangor athletic championships an* h^M «^f fh P pi this week\lTom tomorrow Intensp training vTilii* 5 on the Padan g starting athletes and some oftS
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  • 411 11 P? D k° N JU] 19 (Reuter).-On pitches still affected by yesterday s rain, bowlers found conditions ideal m today's five County championshio cricket matches. None did" better than a newcomer to first class cricket. Jack Conibere. This 27-year-old brewery clerk who has
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  • 187 11 1 1 SEREMBAN*. Thurs To- morrow and Saturday, Negri Sembilan athletes will vie with each other to win events, to break records, and to give of their best m the tenth annual AAA meeting. But to the honorary secre- jtary of the championship meeting,
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  • 312 11 Bright Eyes, Ambassador Do Fast 3 i THE GOING was goof a« Biik it Tim ah yesterdry morning when ho»-ses were sent out for fast work on the inner track. Most impressive were Bright Eyes (Ingram) and Ambas- sador (Charles) both of whom went three m little under 37. The
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  • 61 11 COPENHAGEN. July 20. <AP) In the international Dragon Class Yacht Cup competition on Vejle Fjord, east coast of Jutland, was won on Wednesday by Pan of Oslo, owned and sailed by Thor Trovaudsen. Bluebottle sailed by Commander F. Michael CnVhton England, on behalf of Prince* Elizabeth
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  • 87 11 HONG KONt;. July 20 fAP>:— The Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday extended honorary immteishtpg to the visiting .Malayan ciirlceters during the remaihdtC of their stay m Hoof Kong. Today, the vi-iting sportsmen have a day oil from the inter-university compct it .ions. They are scheduled
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  • 798 12 TRENT BRIDGE, Nottingham July 20 (Reuter) After winning the toss, and batting and surviving a disastrous opening m which m quick succession, Washbrook Yardley, Evans and Insole were lost with the score m the 70 5, England were all out for 223
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    5 12 the rW,.: Victoria InstUu.^X^T^e W^*Js3£^?
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  • 97 12 JOHORE BAHRC, Thurs. —At the Johore Athletic meet held at the Johore English College ground this evening, Chua Seng Kooi jumped 21 ft. lj ins., beating Dollah Don's record of 20 ft. 7i ins. last year. Chua accomplished the feat m an exhibition jump
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  • 398 12 me ioiiowmg ties will be played oil at the Clerical Union Hall this week-end. Saturday, July 22 at 2.30 pm. Sulong Jaffar Wee Yong Thye (Greenwood) v Wee Thiam Bock and Lftew Khoon San (Marigold); Tok Choo Kin Koh Cheng Bok (Rex) v Taib bin
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  • 424 12 FOLLOWING are the weights for all the eight races for tomorrow, the last day of the Singapore Turf Club July meeting: THE SINGAPORE CUP Horses Class 1 Div. 1 U Miles ft 36 Yds Indian Heather 9.04 Tara Street 9.04 Millwall 9.00 Pat's
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  • 428 12  -  THE SPORTS EDITOR By DO MALAYAN "sportsmen" waul non-communal dubs? The question arises out of a situation m Singapore athletics which, because it involves certain principles, should be put before all sportsmen. Centre of the storm that is brewing is the Swift Athletic Club composed
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  • 102 12 Standard Staff Correspondent KAMPAR, July 20. A 15-year-old school high jump record \tfas bettered at the combined athetic sports of the Kampar ACS. and A. CCS. held on Saturday. Lee Siew Khuan cleared 5 ft. 6 inches to better the record set up by the
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  • 56 12 NEWPORT. MONMOUTHSHIRE, July 20: (Reuter) R Ahmad of Pakistan to-day reached the third round of the men's singles m the Welsh lawn tennis championships here with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over A. Hunter. In another second round match, K. H. Ip of
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  • 228 12 Badminton Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, July 20:— The Sim Haw Badminton team of i Penaiig is likely to go on a j tour of Hongkong if arrangej ments now being made are sue- cessful Comprising some of the best players m the country the Sin
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  • 264 12 Odds In Favour Of P enang To-day HAVING the advantages of playing on the home ground and with all their selected players available Penang should do well against Pahang m today's Malaya Cup soccer match on the Victoria Green £>o iar, fenang has done more than well having beaten Kedah
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  • 94 12 A FAIRLY large crowd saw the Black and White Girls* basketball team of Medan beat the Nan Chiao Girls at the Happy World last night by 29 points to 18. The Medan skipper Miss Saw Geok Thin again played a good game while Miss
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  • 62 12 BAASTAD, Sweden, July 20 AP) FELICISIMO A mpon'. the Philippine Davis Cup star, scored an upset victory on Wednesday by defeating Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt m an international tennis tournament. Ampon won 6 2; 6 o; 6 o. In another men's singles match, Eric Sturgess
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  • 32 12 The Lone Attacker Foiled M An S.C.C. forward makes a lone raid on the Indonesian goal m yesterday's Singapore F.A. senior soccer league match which the Indonesians won two goals to one.
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  • 293 12 Singapore League Soccer A GIFT goal one minute horn tin. Brani United from defeat m a SAFA S game against the Indian Recreation C Besar Stadium yesterday, the match en all draw. Indians were leading two one and barely a minute more
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  • 47 12 THE foil l<fii seleiterf to i Marigold B the Lucky m a friend v B (4 Men's Buif Doubles) it Hall on Sun sharp. Seah Yeah X Hu3. Wee Ghim n On Huat. l.ian X K«e Kwang. San and We.- 1 Reserves VVeo Ghim Han
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  • 51 12 Tomqh! dium, Ac Weight eh impi (tender, I Si.un's C nth am wticfits This is Australia. Outwc ghii fr,hter by nctt stopped S battlt Tonight's n the bMitamwetfl r> In i I ftter frit-mi. Nil X manager tight is Sup V tralia. ;.!v: SiameM B
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