Singapore Standard, 1 August 1950

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    19 1 Singapore Standard fe !JH i VOL. 1. NO. 30. j. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1. Miilt 12 PAGES TEN CENTS
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    Gen. MacArthur Arrives In Taipei, Confers With Chiang On Vital Issues
    552 1 i .--kii m, o uiv 01 rresidpnf PViio«« v l jr. who a,,ve d here today begSriL^^Ute^l^^ plunged into business after lunch at hki Mountain) outside Taipei. l Chlan gs retreat on Tsaoshan informed quarters m Taipei exDertPri ru;,^
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    Rebels Take 4 Towns In Burma
    143 1 Rebels Take 4 Towns In Burma RANGOON, July 31.— (AP). Rr ens, striking from hideouts, made a to isolate Rangoon .and by capturing foui towns straddling .-Mandalay railway I nf to reports from today, the rebels J to have launched s attacks upon the Tawi. Peinzaloke, and Penewegon," situate* between
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    Holding Talks
    8 1 Douglas Mac Arthur President Chiang Kai-shek
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    MacA. Comes To See Happy Faces—K.C.Wu
    79 1 MacA. Comes To See Happy Faces— K.C.Wu TAIPEI, July 31 (AP)— Former Foreign Minister Wang Shih-chieh, one of Chiang's! closest advisers, said Gen. Mac Arthur's "arrival is most timely. There are so many questions awaiting discussion and decision." Governor K.C. Wu of Formosa, when asked the purpose of the General's
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    Leopold Asks To Delegate Powers To Son
    284 1 MaAes O^er BRUSSELS, July 31— (Reuter)— King Leopold of the Belgians today offered 1 temporarily to delegate hit powers as monarch to his 19- j year-old son, Crown Prince 1 Baudouin. The offer was made through' Prime Minister Jean Duvieu-I sart after his
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    India, Nepal Sign Friendship Pact
    65 1 NEW DELHI, July 31 (UP) India strengthened her nor-| them border defences today by; signing a treaty of peace and! friendship with the independent Kingdom of Nepal. The treaty was signed at!, Khatmandu, capital of Nepal, i^ which is the homeland of the: famous Gurkha
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    Atomic Poison Bomb Being Studied In US
    87 1 WASHINGTON, Ami. 1— (AP)-The U. S. Atomic Energy Commission disclosed on Monday that it is studying the possibility of making am atomic poison bomb. The Commission said that since January it has produced a record amount of explosive that goes into the making
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    2nd Infantry Division Lands In Korea. Goes Into Combat; Red Troops Capture Chinju
    710 1 (Reuter-AAP) North Korean forces today seized the south coast road junction of Chinju— "gateway" to Pusan, American last ctitch bridgehead after a steamhammer blow at its defenders. lU T he Communists threw the whole of their strength
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    Arrive To Join Father
    41 1 "Tim" Knight, Australian National Airways Manager m Singapore, played "father" for these two school eirls who are flying to Ceylon to join their father, Mr. W. X Roche, a rubber planter. They are Christina (left) and Patricia.
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    US 5th Air Force Claims 44 Planes, 302 Tanks Smashed
    245 1 WITH THE FIFTH AIR FORCE IN KOREA, July 7J»i uWJfU.— Major General Earl E. Partridge m his! that his Fifth Air Force nsu u«mov*.J-« 2:SI /L/i!I planes and claimed an estimated 302 tanks m the five' weeks of operations. He
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    First Cavalry Uses Scorched Earth Tactics
    217 1 WITH THE US. FIRST' CAVALRY DIVISION IN KOREA, July 31 (AP)— The U.S. I First Cavalry began putting tof the torch hundreds of thatched: roofs by firing at them m the 1 front line areas m an effort to' halt Red infiltrations. The fires
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    Planes Told Not To Fly Over Red-Held hies
    90 1 HONGKONG. July II i (Reuter-AAP)— The Hongkong] Government today issued an I order warning all aircraft approaching the colony m future not to fly over adjacent Com-munist-held islands. This fol-j lows an incident a few days ago when an Air France machine
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    IRC Representative Arrives In Korea
    79 1 TOKYO, July 31 (UP)— lt was disclosed today that Frederick Bieri of Geneva has arrived m Korea to represent the International Red Cross m inspecting the handling of prisoners of war captured by the United Nations forces. A headquarters announcement said that Bieri has been
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    Second Division Has Remarkable Fighting Record
    121 1 Second Division Has Remarkable Fighting Record TOKYO. July 31— (UP).— It was revealed that the first American troops who arrived m Korea today were units of the Second Infantry Division. Its slogan is Second to None.** It is basically a Texas outfit called the Indian Head Division. It landed m
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  • MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS WORLD SEVEN-HOUR MEETING
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      Motion Seeking Rent Increase Lost In Council
      438 2 Standard Staff Reporter A MOTION by Mr. S. I. O. Alsagoff (Nominated for a request to Government to increase the rents < all houses and buildings built m Singapore before 193_ 7 was defeated by a majority m the Municipal Commissioners* meeting yesterday.
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      Promotion: Committee Appointed
      181 2 Promotion: Committee Appointed MR. SANDY G. Pillay (Progressive City Ward) successfully moved a motion at yesterday's Municipal Commissioners meeting that m promoting officers the Establishments Board should have regard to the suitability of any properly Qualified officer. A special -five-man committee was nominated so as to clarify and report the
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      CAR PARK PLANS
      51 2 Standard Staff Reporter PLANS for parking cars at the side table of King George V Park would soon be finalised. This was stated by the acting Municipal President, Mr. TP.F. McNeice, at its meeting yesterday in answer to the question by Mr. Sandy G. Pillay (Progressive, City
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      60 2 The Freeman family from Australia who arrived is Singapore by Qantas/BOAC Constellation yesterday are making* a 30,M0-mile trip through Europe and America visiting film studios. Mr. N. Bernard Freeautn (second from right) is Australasian Managing-Director of M.GM. Films. Left to right: Mrs. H. Bryman, Miss Pamela Freeman, Mrs. and Mr.
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      Malay Paper Warned For Contempt, Ordere To Pay Costs Of Suit
      476 2 I YUSOF bin Ishak, printer and publisher of the Singapore Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu, and the Itusan Melayu Press, Ltd., were jointly asked to show {cause for contempt of court, following an application tby the Attorney General In the
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      A Curious Perversion, Says McNeice
      265 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE COMPLAINTS of certain S.I.T. tenants that their rents have been increased and then reduced by 15 per cent was described by the President of fhe Municipal Commission, Mr. T. P. F. McNeiee, as a j curious perversion." This question wns raised
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      ArmedHoldup Last Night FATAL ACCIDENT
      129 2 ArmedHoldup Last Night FATAL ACCIDENT Standard Staff Reporter AFTER alighting from a taxi at the junction of Still Road and East Coast Road last night, a European, Mr. J. Hill, was held up m Still Road by three Chinese, one of whom was armed with a revolver. The Chinese took
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      DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      28 2 TOE acting President of the Municipal Commission, Mr. T P. F. McNeice, welcomed Mr L. R P. Earl as Deputy President at the Municipal meeting yesterday.
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      Labourers To Appeal To Union
      171 2 Jndard Staff Reporter DUT 20 workers of the ipal Health Department have been asked to pull down the attap huts built by them at Dunearn Road, by Aug 23 These workers have asked S Gir UI ion the Singapore Municipal Health Department Labour Union, to
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      'Preference For S'pore-born' Recruiting Policy Adopted
      935 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE FULL board of Municipal Commissioners unanimously agreed yesterday to a "well-defined and clear-cut" policy giving preference In future to Singapore-born candidates for both senior and subordinate appointments in the Municipality. This is to apply, Commissioners decided, in every :ase provided
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      Musician Wins Decree Nisi
      71 2 JULIAN Foorman, a Singpore musician was granted a lecree nisi to be made abolute in three months by Mr. list ice Thorogood in the Singipore Supreme Court yester!ay when he petitioned for the lissolution of his marriage to Hlen M Foorman on the Xounds of adultery.
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      Municipal Clash Over Pay Issue: Decision Deferred
      698 2 Municipal Clash Over Pay Issue: Decision Deferred Mandard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners at their monthly ordinary meeting yesterday, decided to refer back to the Municipal Finance Committee the question of paying themselves a monthly allowance of >JOQ. The motion to rate back to Committee was moved by Mr.
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      S'pore Man Gets Water Dept. Post
      54 2 Standard St,fT K,^,^ MR YAP P large m sioncro ment candidat. t "3 to the r Engineer. k Then \sru«c^i private, ftl meeting, f, starting fi nu **l Mr. Yiip n that l born Bn- -> sim Moh u > I was decide merits
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    Troops 'On Top Of The World' Blowing Up Huge Red Ammo Dumps
    591 3 f^-3wherePeeplttTheJ«™gfo Standard Staff Correspondent e ;,n,v.«l two large Coramunkt-bandlts arms and ammunition «»fe£l. a? m i c »here they spent 13 days. The platoon covered over WlXs P ouaniit^of M° Ver i o>ooo rounds f ammunition, 2nd. Lieut.
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    48 3 **c Federation branch of fee-Commonwealth Farlia»»torj AssoeUtlMi, formed iL*?^^ Federal Illative Council, held -its Griflbi Inn Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, a s»««ber of the United Kingdom branch, was a guest of honour He welcomed the formation of the Federation branch m his speech to the meeting.
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    While Band played...
    196 3 standard Staff Correspondent Jtn LIPIS, Mon— When nraotiiall-. all Kuala Lipis turned up at the Clifford Sihool to heir the Police Band from Kuala Lumpur play, news got around that two armed Chinese bandits were lurkin? m the vicinity. 4pparrnth the only inhabitant of th»' town who
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    Chinese Faces Trial On Grenade Charge
    296 3 rnu^, iannar(l statt Correspondent j HAHRU, Mon. The case m which a uly was charged with possession of a hand ame up for hearing today m the High Court Mr Justice Paul Storr and two assessors. t the charge had been explained to Liew
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    Dance In Aid Of Girls' Home Fund
    59 3 A DANCE under the patronage of the Governor will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Aug. 4 at 9 p.m. m aid of the Girls' Home Building Fund. The Band of Tanglin Club will be m attendance. Valuable prizes for the
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    Farewell Dinner To Indian Doctor
    40 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LIPIS, Mon. An all-community dinner was held here last night m honour of Dr. K. Kanagasingam, medical officer m charge of the Government Hospital, who is going to Kuantan on transfer.
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    Medals For Two Blood Donors
    172 3 Standard Woman Correspondent TWO MEN, Mr. Ruby Mussry and Superintendent Charles W. Byrde yesterday received special medals, from the acting Director of Medical Services, for having each given more than 10 blood transfusions. Mr. Mussry is a 24-year-old business man, born m Java, and educated
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    FORFEITED LORRY IS RETURNED TO PENANG MERCHANT
    146 3 FORFEITED LORRY IS RETURNED TO PENANG MERCHANT rriTAr A st n n' SUIT Correspondent the K££ Kffi-^ja owner a Penang merchant named LoS Peng L?an «f^U p °well, on behalf of Loo, said that the order of forfeiture should not have n u made because his client had been acquitted
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    Gurkha Girls In Negri Fashion Show
    163 3 Standard Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Mon. Two i Gurkha women competed unsuccessfully m the fashion jShcw held m conjunction with i the all communities singing competition m aid of the Welfare Fund here last night. Winners of the fashion show were Miss Hwang Soo Yin
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    WANTS AIR FIELD
    27 3 MALACCA, Mon.— The Malacca Municipal Commissioners a je m support of the Chamber of Commerce's recommendation for construction of an airfield at Batu Berendan.
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    4 Bandits Camps Are Found In Selangor
    82 3 st an«Jard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon .Security forces operating m Selangor during the last four j days located three bandit camps and one other under I construction. Some documents were foundArson is suspected by the proprietors of a sawmill" which caught fire
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    MALES ONLY
    33 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The male patrons of a cinema m a town m Negri Sembilan were screened and searched by security forces on Saturday evening. There were no arrests or incidents.
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    4 Bandits Killed In Perak
    196 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Two bandits were shot dead and several wounded m Perak during operations by security forces. j This morning an armed Chi- covered large quantities of nese bandit was shot and killed a d equipment. and one carbine a hand
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    LATEX SHED GUTTED
    27 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— A latex receiving shed on an estate m Kedah was burned down by bandits m the early hours of this morning
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    Malacca Prepares For Elections
    57 3 MALACCA, Mon. In view of the forthcoming Municipal Elections next year, the Municipal Commissioners, at their monthly meeting today, de^cided to engage Mr. Gerald Hawkins to assist them m preparing for the forthcoming elections. Mr. Hawkins will be engaged by the Commissioners jointly with the Municipalities
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    Forced Daughter To Be Immoral
    92 3 [Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A 45-year-old Chinese woman, Chee Kuen alias Thong Son was today sentenced by Inche Ma'arof, the second Magistrate |to 12 months* rigorous imprisonment for living partly on the immoral earnings of her daughter, Au Mcc Yong between May 1
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    3,000 SCREENED
    56 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— i An airstrike was carried out j yesterday on a target m Johore. Screening operations were car- ried out m two areas m the same State yesterday when over 3,000 persons were screened. Twenty-two were detained as suspected bandit i agents and
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    Miner Wins Claim For Damages Against Foundry
    274 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— A Kuala Lumpur miner, Mr. Cnong Km Voon was successful today m his claim cor damages m the Supreme Court against *n ironfoundry, Kwang Cheonc and Company, for breach of fluty to give notice of the loss
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    3 Grades Of Rice In Govt. Ration
    164 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Government imported rice is now sold under three grades, high, medium and low at a rer tail price of 33, 26 and 22 cents per kati respectively. High grade rice sold on the ration consists of only
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    33 3 Some of the delegates from the Federation and Singapore, who attended the United Malays National Organisation Youth League conference at Kuala LumpurStanding second from the right is Capt. Hussein bin Onn. the President
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    Posts To Korea Banned
    31 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon All postal services to Korea have been suspended as from today until further notice, the Postmaster, -General. Malaya announced this morning.
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    Recruiting Chinese For Police Force
    37 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The recruitment of Chinese for the Federation police will take place m Negri Sembilan and Malacca on Aug. 21 and m Kuala Lumpur the following day.
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    CURFEW AREA
    29 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mori The Town Board area of Serendah village, Selangor. came under curfew from 6.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. daily as from today.
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    Armed Man Robs Shop Of $1,000
    146 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon.— The proprietor of a winf-shop, Sin Kooi Seng, was robbed of $1,000 cash last night at Tek Soon Street by an armed Chinese, who was stated to have worn a mask. Mr. Sin told The Standard that he was
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    'World War Is Not Inevitable; Korea Is Just A Russian Test'
    221 4 Standard Staff Reporter wouUemNTud spoke of the Korean fighting as Russia's test to find out how "^riSSh^Sd through the Colony yesterday on his return to Australia from London and Washington, after attending the Imperial Press Conference in Montreal. determined
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    Tree Falls On Car, No One Hurt
    114 4 Standard Staff Correspondent I P O H, Mon.— A Malay chauffeur, Ismail bin Jasin, had a hairbreath's escape from death today when a tree, uprooted by lightning, crashed down on his car. Ismail and the only other occupant of the car a child
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    Clerks May Ask Govt. For More Special Grades
    144 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. The Government General Clerical Services Union is to consider asking the Settlement Government to creat more special grade posts, especially for chief clerks and financial clerks m big departments. This is one of the items for consideration
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    Party In Aid Of Handicapped Children's Fund
    109 4 THE SINGAPORE branch of the British Red Cross will hold a garden fete m aid of the Handicapped Children's Fund at Rallies Institution on Aug. 5 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Among the attractions will be Chinese wayangs. lucky dips, novelty stores,
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    BUDDHIST UNION
    30 4 THE SINGAPORE Buddhis Union will celebrate the "Kuai Jim Tann" tomorrow at 7 p.m at 85A Marine Parade, Katong Mr. Lim Guan Chwee wil i address the meeting.
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    2 Soldiers On Theft Charge
    60 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon.-Two young British soldiers, C. P. Perkins and N. Pearson, In civilian clothes, appeared m the Magistrate's Court today on the charge of stealing of $80 at the Capital Hotel m Penang Road at ii.au p.m. on July 2i). The case
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    Govt. Warns Against Sub-Letting Quarters; Starts Check Today
    256 4 Govt. Warns Against Sub-Letting Quarters; Starts Check Today PENANG, Mon. A check on all Government quarters with a view to put a stop to unauthorised occupation will be carried out by the Government from today. A circular to this effect has been issued to all heads of departments. The circular
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    RAF Plane Crashes, Three Kitted
    54 4 A BRIGAND of No. 84 Squadron engaged on convoy escort duties crashed m the Cameron Highlands area last morning:. Its crew of three were killed. An overland rescue party have reached the scene of the crash and are now recovering the bodies. The next of
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    'TEC SHOT AT
    33 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon.—A Chinese detective was shot at twice m the outskirts of the town last night. He was admitted to hospital but his condition is not serious.
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    Thrilled Amisah Was The Calmest Of Them All
    245 4 pnr Officers, Wives For UK Standard Staff Reporter ALTHOUGH SHE was thrilled at the prospect of visiting England, Amisah Gower, wife of one of the newly selected Singapore Harbour Board police officers, was the calmest of all at Kallang Airport yesterday, as
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    40 4 Photo b> PROFESSOR A. Oppenheim. Professor of Mathematics at the University of Malaya, will leave for the United States on Wednesday to attend the Congress of Mathematics at the Harvard University. He will be away for two weeks. Michael Goh
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    K. Selangor Is Richest Food District
    165 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Kuala Selangor is the most j prosperous district In the State where food production is concerned. This was stated by the Sultan when he declared open tht District Agricultural Show over the weekend. He urged the people to
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    736 Perak Boys To Take Exam.
    67 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Mon. Seven hundred and thirty six students from all schools m Perak have entered for this year's Cambridge School Certificate ex- animation. The total shows an increase of 85 from last year's j entries. Candidates from Ipoh num- ber 417
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    Good-Bye To S'pore For Four Months
    52 4 Good-Bye To S'pore For Four Months IEF7: l.,r lvnillf Pore Harb(» ir p, o T ri children m, n.SSjl terda> by sr^, ;,i >% f«J»r months' I- lv iJ 1 uiii forril nru .sin; tht ■elerted m. iN T l Mrs. Amisah Gower and her husband, Christopher, photographed at the
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    Penang's Future Pilots To Get Air Experience
    151 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG Mon. Ten air and 50 ground crew of the Penang Air Squadron have passed their medical examination and will be given an "air experience" on Sunday, at the Bayan Lepas Aerodrome. Out of the 12 candidates of the air
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    Penang's Answer To Tea Money
    346 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. The Municipality has taken another step to ease the housing problem and to stamp out the "tea-money" racket, m Penang by their plan to build two hundred new houses at the Green Lane Estate. So far six "sample" houses have
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    New Coins For Old Notes
    71 4 PENANG, Mon.— Complaints from the public that small denomination currency notes are still m circulation, have drawn a statement from the Settlement Treasurer, Mr. A. G. Argent, who advises the public to exchange old notes for new coins at the Currency Office m Ban Hin
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    Penang Harbour Board Daily-Paid Workers To Get Housing Allowance
    235 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. After Mfntiitinf for nr month agreement has been reached bcv. Penang Harbour Board and the Penang ana Wellesley Chinese Engineering Association on tion of housing allowances for tl.< The P.H.B. agreed to pay those employees to
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    Australian To Appeal
    53 4 KOTA BAHRI*. Mon Sidney Bell, an Australian san\ td be an engineer, was yestt i i.iy sentenced to six months' im prisonment by the Magistrate. Che Jaafar b. Taha. f«»r cheat ing the proprietor of the International Hotel of $'230. B- gave notice of appeal, and $50^
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    The Standhopes Leave Penang On Retirement
    22 4 Standard SUIT Corrr>po«nW! PEN S St. Jol P B warm H-r. friend Mr their M S
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    Kota Bahru Appeals For Blood Donors
    14 4 SUnd.trd KOI 11 whi< hulk i I State
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    Court Adjourns For Witness To Run In School Sports
    469 5 (>\D District Court adjourned hearing oi whole afternoon yesterday after a schoolboN 1 asked leave from the court to take part m sports. The witness, 20 year-old Yeo Oon 1 he had entered for live events m the sonrts •ing cross-examined
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    Took Potatoes, Not Garbage
    47 5 sweepers at Harbour Board. tiei of oota- rtfide a godown Md( art. appeared Pore Third Police charged with accused. Chew tad one previous] M sentenced to i ■Pie i mprison "-c months' police J -cd. Teo Tang. to one day's and 'also I
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    BOUND OVER
    20 5 B OUND OVER ;ir old Cecilia Kant Road l'2f six months Xv% Pourth Police a -v for attempting solution after
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    'Amazing' To See A Plane Fly
    65 5 FOR FOUR Malacca Malay fishermen uh > motored to Singapore, yesterday was a day of wonder. It was their first visit to Kallang Airport and their first view of a plane on the ground. The men were led by 53--year-old Haji Noh. The stared
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    JAP WOOL IMPORTS
    32 5 TOKYO. July 3l~(ReuterAAP) The Japanese Trade Ministry announced yesterday that Japan will import wool from Australia. Pakistan and Argentina amounting to US $11,000,000 covering the period July to September.
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    Hours After Ship Robbery Told Police 5
    111 5 Man rtard Man Krporter THAN five hours had left a lighter 'y of coffee seeds its cargo. Peng the master of the turned up at a police o make a report. led with H25 seeds brought to Indonesia m wrma tied up ••c
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    Man Defies Gangsters, Beaten Up
    71 5 Standard Staff Reporter GANGSTERS beat up a «d themselves tc fountain pen from l^lT s P«'ket and esJM »fter their victim r e- pay "protection" Tanjong Pagar Road launoaj morning «c who lived m »r. had just come m and was about »r when a
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    'HELP RED CROSS' —LADY GIMSON
    197 5 Mandard Staff Reporter DURING the next two weeks, the Singapore branch >f the British Red Cross Society will make an appeal to the public to contribute all they can to the Society's funds. Lady Gimson. m a broadcast ovei Radio Malaya last night, emphasised that
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    Hit Ex-Partner With Hammer, Bound Over
    191 5 TWO PARTNERS m an engineering firm fell out as the business was poor. There was an agrument between the two and one of them. Ho Thor Chee, hit the other. Ng Kam, on the head with a hammer. This was related m the First
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    India Trying To Curb Prices
    59 5 NEW DELHI. July 31— (AP) The Government Of India is trying to beat down commodity prices that have soared since the Korean war began. It is consulting the States on a programme to combat hoarding and blackmarketing. The programme calls for imposition of controls on
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    India Making More Plastics
    83 5 NEW DELHI, July 31—Production of. plastics m India has shown rapid strides m recent years and the output rose from 370.000 lb. m 1948 to 1.05 million lb. m 1949. There are today about 200 compression moulding presses. 120 injection moulding machines 40 extruders installed m
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    SIX MONTHS' JAIL
    44 5 SEAH Teck Kok, who was found guilty m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday of criminal breach of trust of a wristwatch valued $35. was sentenced to six months* rigorous imprisonment and one year's police supervision. Seah admitted one previous conviction.
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    'For Women Only'-Beaten Up
    97 5 TWO women, who protested that their room was "for women only** when two men entered the room, got a beating from them. The two men Chan Siew Wai and his brother Chan Cho Wai were found arniltv of causing hurt to the women and bound over
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    Woman Had 'No Desire To Live'-Doctor
    248 5 A WOMAN suggested marriage to man who had ti wife ami five children. Later, the Police found her suffering from the effects of poisoning. The story was told m the Singapore Coroner's Court before Mr. Choor Singh yesterday at an inquiry on the death
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    80 Women Watch Leg-Swinging
    178 5 80 Women Watch Leg-Swinging Mandard Woman Corresnondent COMPARISONS between the original Russian ballet, which demanded 20 years* training, and modern ballet, which turns out ballet teachers wtthin three years, were made by Mrs. Willy Blok Hanson, m her talk on "Grace and Health." at yesterday's meeting of the International FortnightClub,
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    Silk Yarn Import Into India Eased
    86 5 NEW DELHI, July 31. -The Government of India have decided to liberalise quotas admissible to established importers m respect of the import of art silk yarn from soft currency areas and Japan during the licensing perioc July-December 1950. The existing quota of 50 per
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    Director To Face Trial On 3 Charges
    306 5 THE SINGAPORE Relief Court Magistrate. Mr. D. A. Fyfe, yesterday committed Quek Thiam Sons, managing director of Thong Huat Thiam Kee Ltd., for trial at the next Assizes on three charges under the Company's Ordinance. Quek was charged with having obtained on false
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    Yong Yit Lin Inquiry Fixed For Aug. 16
    91 5 NG KAI SUNG, a 44\mr-' >ld HakKa. whi) faces a temx>rary chargi of murderinf toag Yit Lin <»ri ll:iy 27) at ronf Lain Club, m" Bukit tasoh Roc.r?. was produced m be Singapore Relief Court be!ore Mr. D. A fyfe, yestefday. A;
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    GAMBLERS FINED
    44 5 FIFTEF.N people, who were rounded up by the police for 'hiring the week-etui, were fined a to'al of*sSlB m the Singapore Second Police C«mrt yesterday. A sum of ,>.J2 seized- from the various gambling dens was pjhren to the Mugi^trate's poor box.
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    Nationalists Leave Equipment Behind
    79 5 HONGKONG, July 31 [fttuter-AAP) Tnd ii <- 1 rI l equipment un<\ o»hcr RMMhI totalling 250.00U tons and /allied at rsSHB.onu.fion «er« bund m Il'2 former IfattonalM v^rehowses m Shanghai taring i threo-month stocktnkinj; irhicfa fr-.ded iti Juml Reporting this. Peiptnf R Iki that during the
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    Sent To Hospital For Observation
    88 5 UtULAFPAM Suppiah. an elderly Indian, was charged in the Singapore Relief Court yesterday, with the murder of his 13 year old wife, Udaiammal Varamthevar. on July 29. Chief Inspector K. Ramakrishnan, told the Court that Irulappan had indicated to the Police that there was something
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    Indian To Stand Trial At Assizes
    213 5 AT THE close of the Plk?'im >- nary inquiry into the murder on APril 2i nt Serangnon Road of an Indian. Rajoo. and the attempted murder of two worn n Pappa and Kamaia. the Relief Court Magistrate, Mr. D. A. Fyfe. yesterday committed Ratnam
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    42 5 Ten year^ld Mii-lne? Blak stad bought a souvrair of his two day stay at Cairo re centlv MJchaol. son of Mr. BltksUd of the Frderutioa Castoms. arrived m Sin«u pore yesterday by BO\C QANTAS onsi.-i, to spend hi* sitmnirr vacation here Standard
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    21 6 Portrait of Lenin, which hangs at the head of the grand staircase m the Russian passenger liner Asia, now at Singapore.
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    Security Council Meets
    708 6 'THE prodigal son's return to the fold of the United Nations Security Council has not brought forth the expected jubilations. Instead of bells being rung there is a lot of wringing of hands over the prospect of the Russian delegate attending the Security Council meeting today. Joe
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      This Human Nature
      343 6 Sir: I read your London Letter with keener interest than usual because of its references to the "Old Timers'* of Singapore; but as a student of human nature, I was attracted more by H. L. Hopkin's concluding comments. Say he: "Man's natural impulse is to stay alive.
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      For A Friend's Information
      246 6 For A Friend's Information Information Sir—Your correspondent "A Friend," presumably of the Malayan Chinese Association, asks m your issue of July gi, for definite information, about what the M.C.A. is doing. He also wants to know how he can help the M.C.A. to carry out its scheme of giving assistance
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    18 6 "Betcha he'll bra? to his pals^ of the size of the man he got' away from!'*
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    It's The Talk Of The Town
    463 6 It's The Talk Of The Town The Back Pay Question BECAUSE the Singapore Municipal Commissioners decided behind closed doors to pay themselves an allowance of $300 a month, there has been a howl. Critics have not been slow to lash out at this behind-the-scene efforts to spend public money. The
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    Ivan Changed Into Long Pants
    1070 6 DEREK DBJIBBLE gate -crashed the Red luxury Miner Asia at Singapore. Before he u?us taken round the ship /^OING up the gangway of any Russian ship calling at Singapore, I have the same sensation between the last rung of the ladder and the deck. The
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    Review of Views
    190 6 Review of Views Prit Cc Corps. TAMIL M th red».. playing fa. public onccd In i m razi V i Chinese i p ln <* a The n civic res| when < On the it It th( to f the tIa «il Times Rebuked PRO Jit with the I i
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    Red Admits Grab Europe Plan
    130 5 ROME, July 31 (UP) The Italian Red leader Falmiro Toghatti, said that the American Gl's£ Korea must be given the "lesson they deserve" and warned that a new Communist Europe stretching fr«™ the_l rabto the_AtlanticJ)cean is the making. Togliatti, just returned frtfm. a European Communist
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    Gave His Life So Comrades Could Escape
    160 5 WITH THE U.S. FORCES IN KOREA. July 31 (AP) I 70 Americans shot their way out of a trap sprung by ►00 North Koreans, m the fighting before Kochang. commander of the reconnaissance unit was killed by machinegun fire, other casualties were suffered
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    MacA. Visits Chiang As Nationalists Launch Air Raid On Invasion Fleet
    235 5 AUIVEU, July 31 Among those accompanying Gen Mi£?i F°™osa against Chinese Red tavasio™ mander of the U.S. Seventh Flt£ t *S? Arthur Strnble. comTh Formosa communique said that the 800 steam and petrol junks attacked were an invasion threat
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    Warships Of 7 Nations In Korea Fighting
    90 5 Warships Of 7 Nations In Korea Fighting TOKYO, July 31 (Reuter):— French, Dutch, Canadian and iNew Zealand warship* have now J^ n ?d the U.N. fleet operating ofh Korea. British, Australian and U.S I warships have been on duty m! Japanese and Korean waters since the Korean fighting. The Netherlands
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    700 WOMEN TO 7 MEN
    38 5 Seven hundred of the and h, L lCadin9 r>rofLional and business women, now meeting m London, have invited the Lord Mayor of London and six other males to dine with them tnnll? Reuter
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    Ground Forces Get Mr Support
    70 5 WASHINGTON, July 31— (Reuter) —Complex machinery for synchronising close air support of ground forces m Korea has now been completed and is m operation, an Air Force officer said. Air liaison officers linked by radio to planes, and to control centres to the rear, are
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    '7 Fired Back And Prayed'
    103 5 AT THE KOREAN FRONT July 31 (UP):— lllustrating the sleeoless, murderous brand of fighting m and behind the front lines 24 hours daily, Sergt. Bobby George related, "When a guerilla poked a submachine gun through a command post window m the dark and blazed away,
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    Indian Famine Hits Millions
    41 5 NEW DELHI, July 31 (AP):; Four million Indians are short of food, and m Patna; two starvation death! have occurred, the Times of India reports. In some areas people are living on jute-leaves, mango seeds and roots.
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    Red Hint On Soviet Move In UN Today
    163 5 LAKE SUCCESS, July 31 (Reuter) A pointer' to Russia's intentions for returning to the United Nations was given by the Communist-controlled War- 1 VtZl /°V^ hi^ de cribed th decision of Mr. Jacob! Mahk, to take the chair at the Security Council
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    20 5 King George and Queen Elizabeth seen as they arrived at London's White City stadium for the toternational hS4 snow there.
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    Second Major Air Crash
    64 5 KIO DE JANEIRO, July 31 (Reuten:— A transport plane parrying the Brazilian Senator oalgado Filho and an electioneering committee crashed m wo Grande Do Sul Province. died tJ aU abroad have Ml was Brazil's second S V J^\ crasn m two days. aLi v !ay n
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    34 5 photo Trudy m on the side Oi road troopers of the USA Ist i tvalry I M vision step out In a loos line towards a new i m the front m Korea. A.P.
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    ATTACK ON ACHESON
    42 5 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy renewing hit attack on Mr. Dean Acheson, of having helped to "master-mind disaster for America and victory for Communism m the East," has again demanded that President Truman should at once dismiss his Secretary of
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    PI Move To Send Troops To Korea
    55 5 MANILA, July 31 (AP):— P.I. armed aid to the United Nations forces m Korea will come up for immediate consideration when Congress meets tomorrow m 'special session. .Leaders of both majority Liberals and Opposition rsacionahstas appear m agreement saying the Philippines cannot "back
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    Wrecked Plane Is Sighted In Sahara
    76 5 ALGIERS, July 31 (AP)— The Air Transport Co. said that the wreckage of the missing Bristol transport plane had been sighted m the Sahara and that no sign of life was visible m the 1 craf t- The plane disappeared I on Saturday with
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    Spotters' Daily Gambles
    116 5 WITH THE U.S. FORCES tN KOREA, July 31—(UP):kmid a hail of bullets fr'orr Red ground troops, two U S lyers held the spotlight frorr their unarmed little plane or enemy tanks on Friday. Jel ighters found and knocked oul :he targets. The daring action of Ist. Lieut
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      Mass UK Exodus Urged
      105 5 LONDON, July 31 (UP): Sir Frank Whittle, warning that "Britain is the most vulnerable country m the world to an atom bomb attack," urged that Britain should conduct mass migration to Commonwealth countries to survive an atomic war. Sir Frank, who designed the first jet aircraft
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      45 5 The U.S.I. Army Command has invited Amboin* se soldiers under the Netherlands Military Command to visit Boeroe and Ceram, rebel strongholds recently occupied by Federal troops, "so that they will see for themselves how the people were treated by the rebels be- Reuter-AAP fore m."—
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      59 5 Mr. Hayreddin Oransory. mem- ber of the Turkish economic I mission to Washington, said m New York, "We are not afraid f of Russia—being with America and Britain." He said Turkey has kept an army of 1,000,000 men 1 costing 40 per cent, of her budget I since 1939. He
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      22 5 Mr. K* C. Wu. Nationalist Governor of Formosa, may succeed Dr. Wellington Koo as Ambassador to Washington, say I Taipeh reports.— Reuter
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      33 5 A fire of unknown origin at the naval dockyard m Mar- j seilles wrecked workshops and offices but was checked before reaching the drydock, where several small naval craft were under repair. Reuter
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      19 5 The Yugoslav Government has officially denied that Marshal,' Tito's Communist Government! will change its neutral attitude on Korea.— A.P.
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      30 5 Forest fires raging* m Southern France have cut roads and Isolated villages for six days and threaten to spread. Last year forest fires claimed 84 j dead and damage.— A.P.
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      20 5 Burma is to spend Rs. 1,000,000 to establish 500 primary schools an 75 7u, Post-p within a year. —A A.P.
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      24 5 The ancient Confucius temple on Culture Road m Canton is to be turned into a "Workers Cultural Palace" for recreational ana cultural purposes. A.P.
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      65 5 The official Moscow paper Pravda, attacking American opponents of Communism, warned them "to consider the fate of guch outstanding 'uprooters of Communism' as mt/er, Mussolini and Chiang Kai-shek, who have been deposited m history's ash-can." Mr. Eamon de Valera. ex-Pre-mier of Eire, and his two sons m Jerusalem on a
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      29 5 1 When the Sunday mall tram I from Port Elizabeth to Johan- nesburgh was derailed near Co- j lesburg Cape Province, the driver was killed and U wtfeaa^uujpg A.P.
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      28 5 Communist claims of "definite ■yroof" that America and Britain ire shipping arms through Ausrut to Yugoslavia were dismissid by a U.S. spokesman m Vienna a* "sheer |Anmj^^^ A.P.
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    30 5 Photo. Because North Korean troops infiltrate U.S. lines m Korea dressed as civilians, these G.l's. are taking no chances. They are seen searching an evacuee just outside «f Taejon— A.P.
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    Most Vital Day Of The Korean War'
    200 5 Associated Press says the offi-' 1 cer conceded that "these two days" have become the most crucial phase of the noiding operations as the Reds must achieve their knock-out m this period or lace disaster because of the imminent major build-up of U.S.
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    Looks That Kill Men
    53 5 CHELMSFORD, July 31: (Renter)— Posters of scantily dad women, often criticised here on moral grounds are now assailed as a potent cause of road deaths. The Eastern Accident Prevention Association says such posters distract the attention of men motorists when they should be giving undivided attention
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    More A.-spy Arrests Soon
    86 5 More A. -spy Arrests Soon m W x YORK Jul^ 31 (Reuter):— As a chemical engmeer and a tall, attractive blonde woman were arraigned on consirpacy charts linking them with the Soviet spy rinc stole U.S. atomic secrets! officials said" further arrests were "only a matter of time The pair,
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    Attlee Tells Britons Of War Danger
    436 5 A ttlee Tells Britons Of War Danger LONDON, July 31 (AP)-The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, last night solemnly warned the British nation of the possibility of a third world war and said that "the fire which has been started m distant Korea may burn down your house." In a
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    She Tried To 'Save' 200,000 Japs Here
    60 5 British misMonary. mv decorit- Order of the Sacred Treasure for meritorious services she rendered irt Japan for 45 vents «r ,/V," 16 b;irk to Japan when Wor d War II ended, she rtoppJd at Singapore where she strove to convert about 200.000 Japanese
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    Envoy Levels 'Smuggling' Charges At Chinese, Indonesia Hard Hit
    271 6 I RANGOON, July 31— (AP)— Dr. Soedarisano, Indonesian Ambassador to India and Burma, said m Rangoon "most" of Indonesia's Chinese were engaged m big-scale smuggling between Indonesia and Malaya. "Chinese settlers m Indonesia are all traders, and ply a very active
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    Commodity Prices
    116 6 Rubber The Ictest rubber price yesterday (July 31 *ere\ per Ib. Buyers Sellers No 1 R.S.S. spot loose 51.2J1 $120! No I. R.S.S. fob. m bales Aug. $1,191 SI 201 No. 2. $'..183 $1,191 No 3. $1.17| Sl. lB* Tone of market; Ou-et. Tin SINGAPORE, Mon. July 31
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    US Loan Forlndies Transport
    255 6 US Loan Forlndies Transport i WASHINGTON, July 31— (UP) Indonesian officials said yesterday they expected the first project under the $100,000,000 Export-I m p o r t Bank loan to be announced by the bank later this week The bank credit was extended to Indonesia last February. Since then Indonesian
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    Hardly Any Deals On UK Stock Exchange
    173 6 LONDON, July 31 (Reutcr)— General disposition m the London Stock Exchange was to await developments at the forthcoming meeting of the Security Council and the return of the Russian delegate. Gen. MacArthur\s arrival m Formosa this morning caused another sharp advance m gold
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    Sterling Goes On French Market
    53 6 PARIS. July 31 (AP):The British pound sterling i to be quoted on an oflfiria French Government currenc: market from Aug. 1. It was not known to wlfti extent the pound would be al lowed to fluctuate. Swiss francs and America! dollars have been official^ auoied
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    Eight-fold Jump in Padi Output
    76 6 LLCKNOW. July 31.— A rorord of 65.26 maunds per acre as against the average yield of 8.8 maunds per acre was set up m padi production m Uttar Pradesh as a result of the crop competitions held recently m the State. Among the prize winners.
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    World Sugar Output May Beat Record
    173 6 WUKL.L) production oi rennea oeet ana cane sugar m the 1949-50 crop year is estimated by the United States Department of Agriculture at 37.999,000 short tons. This is about two per cent more than the record crop produced m 1948-49, and 10 per cent
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    125 6 *iUNu;it*/%i Sport V* 192t IOfIOU 106 DO 4 4* IU.U) lO^f^O It* SO 3% 1935 8b IK) 87 00 3% 1»37 92*0 93*0*1 1% 19:«J 92 SO ttl!SOxi 4% »«:<9 100*0 102 SO 3|% 1«48 WOO nOOxi Henans S% ltf*26 10S00 106 S() 4i% 1929 104 UO
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    Latest Malayan Share Prices
    787 6 SINGAPORE. Mon.— There vras slightly easier tone m the Malayan share market today. The market remained oversb- ''owed by world events. Closing quotations were: Bwver Seller A<e* Brirk» Pref 195 205 xd Ord 1.92 i 2.00 A«'m> Ire- W) »2 2i> 88. Petrol 30/- 31/BM Ini-tee
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    Ruling Money Exchange Rates
    142 6 EXCHANGE rates now m force, as supplied by the I Malayan Exchanße Banks Association, are are follows: FREE MARKET CURRENCIES SM.LING k I > |\(i T.T Ol) I.T. tin i;ii <« i IM» 4 a London 2H M6 2/4 S/ia JI/4 7/32 2 4 9 32
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    91 6 Tightening/ of Police security precautions at Singapore Docks yesterday meant that many labourers were more carefully screened as they went through the Itork gates. In many cases, lorry drivers were found carrying more passengers than their permits warranted. Numbers of labourers were sent back to the Pass Office to have
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    Madras Wants Burma Rice
    90 6 MADRAS. (Airmail*— (Renter) The Government of India is negotiating with the Burmese Government for import of at>out 100.000 tons of rice for the Madras State. Mr. J. L. P. Rorhe Victoria. Madras Food Minister, said the chances of getting Burma rice for the province were "bright."
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    War Jitters In Hongkong
    90 6 HONGKONG. July 31— (UP) J Merchants were taking pre- 5 cautions today against all eventualities. Their war jitters- were best evidenced by large scale re- jmoval <>f goods from official [warehouses into private and I small warehouses and also I i from Hongkong to Macao. The
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    India To Permit Cloth Exports
    65 6 NEW DELHI. July 31— (AP) The Government of India has decided to license 125 million yards of coarse and medium cloth for export to soft currency countries before December. the Commerce Ministry announces. Export of fine and superfine cloth to all destinations and of coarse
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    Rubber Market Turnover Poor
    125 6 Standard Stall Reporter THE SINGAPORE rubber market opened ftl yesterday but prices fell to $1.18 per Ib. for first after a few transactions when support becan c lacking. However, the market rallied m the afternoon. The turnover was poor with trade showing little interest. 1 The
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    GOLD PRICE UP
    46 6 HONGKONG, Juiv 31. (Reuter-AAP). Gold tat sharply here today follow ng the report that Gen. DoMac Arthur had Arrived at T^ipeh. Formosa, to consult Generalissimo Chinng Kai-shek. Opening at |Sl4 a tael. gold bars advanced steadily tv 5 and closing at $.**2 l
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    Indies Rubber Output Record
    71 6 DJAKARTA, July 31 (Route r-AAP) Indonesian rubber exports m June totalled 65.989 tons against 58.991 t<»ns m May this year, according to Aneta news agency. The high export quota caused an increase m the monthly rubber export average which was brought to 43.304 tons, thus exceeding
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    Copra Market Slightly Steady
    106 6 Produce COPRA m the Singapore produce market yesterday opened unchanged from Saturday's level. Buyers opened at $394 and sellers $40*. The market steadied slightly at the close, with sellers dropping out. Oil was quiet, with sellers at $64*. Pepper remained unchanged m price for both Black
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    India Developing Andaman Islands
    225 6 PORT BLAIR, July 31— (GIIS) Port Blair, capital township of the Andamans Island m the Bay of Bengal. about 700 miles north of Penang. is steadily growing into a modern colony. Under the administrative con|trol of an Indian Chief Commissioner, the colony has a population of
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    More Use Of Rubber Forecast
    65 6 ONDON i-The F e.\p: pRM|W t Q| J r 1 •The pa| as tin* [Ut Out irti ch.nnr.an ol I by Dr. C. Of Rrsoan li [Bubbei Pi A ciatii s of i rial mater T wonls i A Mi jirulustr. p.i.'T on i mod
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      S'pore Dock Authorities Tighten Security Checks: Men, Vehicles Screened
      283 7 Standard Shipping Reporter THERE was one ship at the Docks vesterd^ F**Z+-* v *i_ Philosophically he added Maybe we shall get away late tonight. Perhaps tomorow morning..." The Hoegh Silverwave was due to load a very small amount of rubber (only
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      USN Officer In 16-ton Yacht Attempts An Atlantic Crossing
      320 7 BRLMERHAVEN, Germany, July 31 (A.P.)— An American naval officer and a German yachtsman left here on Sunday m their 16-ton yacht m which they intend to sail the Altantic. They are Lieut.-Co ulr. Jack Wool (US-N. retired). 46 of San Rafael,
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      56 7 picture. specially chartered Qantas Skymaster arrived In 5 Dfapore on Sunday with urgently needed equipment for Royal AnteUui Air Force squadron stationed m Malays on bandit- bom bins missions. The picture shows the equipment, consisting of ten woodea rases and two tractor drawn battery ca-*- io.ided into a R.A.A.F. lorry
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      Korean Mails
      23 7 I THE Postmaster-General Malaya annouaces that with immediate effect all postal ser- vices to Korea will be suspended until further notice.
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      Lost Spitfire Search Goes On
      45 7 (dV) IS <t\PC 'OKOMi-'.OH British warships and aircraft were continuing to search for the RAF Spitfire which fell into the sea off the entrance to Hongkong harbour on Wednesday. So far nothing has been heard of the plane or pilot.
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      Flying Suspended
      24 7 PARIS, July 31 (AP) The Belgian Airlines, Sabena, are no longer operating the Paris Brussels run because of the situation m Belgium.
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      43 7 Picture by Pic- Waiting for workers to load her cargo, but the workers were beiig screened by the Police The Norwegian freighter Hoegh Silverwave at the Docks yesterday. Michael Goh Captain Yksnoy "We may get away late tonight or tntnnrrnu/ mnniia* Michael Goh
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      Japan Returning Josephine' To Mollers At Hongkong
      137 7 HONGKONG, July 31i-_ v /Ap\ T anan c r«tnrr»ir>rf c ship, Josephine Moller, n^ P 5 returT n 1,000 tons arrived m Hong^ to Britain today a ship kon« on Sunday from Japan she seized on her entry with a Japanese crew, into
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      Cruiser 'Ceylon' At Naval Base
      64 7 THE CRUISER H.M.S. Cey- lon Captain CJJL Davies arrived from Ceylon m Singajpore Naval Base yesterday morning for a short re-fit I Ceylon is attached to the East Indies Fleet, with base at Trincomalee. Flagship of the fleet is the cruiser Birmingham. Another cruiser is
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      Mystery Object Hits Plane, No Sound, But Flame
      182 7 SPRINGFIELD I L L I NOES July 31—(AP)— A pilot has reported that his small plane was struck by a mysterious objeefwhich looked like a blue streak and had a trail of reddish flame." The incident occurred on Sunday night. Jin Graham,
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      Pasteur Calls At S'pore With Largest Number Of Troops Since Liberation
      209 7 Standard Shipping Reporter CARRYING the largest number of troops to any I one place m South-East Asia m a single shipment since the liberation, the j French transport, Pasteur, I arrived at Singapore yesi terday en route for Saigon
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      Paintings Presented
      48 7 BOMBAY, July, 30 (GIIS) A painting of the Indian Flagship INS Delhi, presented to the Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, by the Government of Indonesia will be handed over to the Naval Officers' Mess at Bombay as a memento m honour of the Prime Minister's recent visit.
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      Reds Check All Shipping
      107 7 HONGKONG, July 31— CUP).— The Chinese Communists are keeping a closer check on ships entering and leaving China ports following the outbreak of the Korean war, according to shipping circles here. Many ships found it much more difficult to obtain permission to enter Communist ports or
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      Far East RAF Taking Active Part In Korea
      86 7 Standard Staff Reporter AIRCRAFT of the Far East Air Force are now taking an active part m operations m Korea, an authoritative Royal Air Force source told Singapore Standard yesterday. Sunderland flying boats are operating m conjunction with elements of the British
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      Unicorn's Chinese Workers Arrive In HK From Kure
      69 7 HONGKONG, July 31 (UP) The British aircraft repair ship Unicorn, arrived m Hongkong on Sunday from Kure, Japan. On board were about 50 Chinese laundrymen, shoe and dress makers from the British aircraft carrier Triumph. The Chinese have been on the Triumph
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    747 8  -  Mary Ha worth =By Girl Asks How to Tell Difference Between Love and Infatuation; She Is Bewildered By Effrontery of Boy She Had most Admired. DEAR MARY HA WORTH: I am a senior m high school and well informed on the facts of life. I look forward to
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    Tuberculosis Cross
    67 8 wlm «?f OU u le arred cross emblem of the fight against tvSS o° SlS< u S the old Patriarchal cross known as the Cross Lorrame. When the International Conference on Tuberculosis met m Berlin m 1902 Parisian doctor suggested that it be made the distinctive badge of
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    To Celebrate 77th Birthday Sept. 17; Happy Event Nears
    876 8  -  H. L. HopKin Sultan Back To Top Form From Recent Illness By LONDON LONDON, July 23—1 write you this letter suffused by the pleasant glow which follows enjoyment of the hospitality of the Royal House of Johore. For my wife and
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    400 Nuns In Hungary Sent To "Concentrations"
    268 8 VIENNA, July 29 (INS), More than 400 nuns were reported today to be victims of Hungary's crackdown m Roman Catholic convents and sent to "cencentrations" virtually the same as prison. The action, styled after one first launched m Czechoslovakia, began m the middle
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    THE DOCTOR SAYS
    311 8  -  EDWIN P. JORDAN Mass Blood Tests Slow Up Frequency Of Social Disease By M Written for Nea S^rvi., CYPHILIS iiv one of the venereal diseases; it has been fought for so long and with so much success that now there is real hope of eliminating it altogether.
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    First US President To Die In Office
    32 8 First Pre.s!,!.-.,: States to William Henrj H r, also was the I i the Whig Part I an<i hail the ihoii American hi I days.
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      93 8 OFF THE RECORD By Ed Reed "Try not to take it so hard, John, after all, you put up a rood fight!" g LJ^r^ IksH ARE U RfRCED ff^| U~— ff^ V^ E t ■■■^•>-^B™Bl Bl^HB /^IFT* J 1 1 f A^^v^l^ CAIKfT PO IX SHERIFF. \^LISTEN, BOY. .YOU'RE A
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    FIRST 'PAUL TEMPLE' FILM PACKED WITH THRILLS, ACTION
    810 9  - FIRST 'PA UL TEMPLE' FILM PACKED WITH THRILLS, ACTION OSWALD HENRY Says ►AI) I O listeners all )ver Malaya must by nou know Paul Temple the famous sleuth who, nith his wife Steve, has been responsible for un!iin? (m serial form) n i murder mystery. ihcy can see him on
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    SUMMER SNOW STORM
    60 9 Snow m July? Yes, it happened m London last week. But the snowstorm blew up under a roof that kept out the summer sun. Skating: girls from the Ice Capades of 1950 went to work on the snow m the Empress Hall, and Helen Emrick m black,
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    STAR'S WIFE DIES
    20 9 "LIOLLYWOOD, July 31.— -1"1- Actor Richard Basehart's wife, Stephanie, followingan operation. She was 34 years old.— A.P.
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    SINGAPORE CALLING....
    449 9 RADIO MALAYA SINGAPORE ENGLISH PROGRAMME 10 a.m. 10.10 a.m. News from Singapore and the Emergency News from Kuala Lumpur; 12 noon Programme m Malay; 1 n.m. The Radio Orchestra; 1.30 Time Signal and News: 1.45 Dance Music; o p.m. Programme Summary; 6.02 Listeners' Choice 7 .p.m. Time Signal.
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    RITA OWES UNCLE SAM BIG MONEY
    330 9 By Louella 0. Parsons HOLLYWOOD, July 31 Rita Hayworth, according to her Uncle Sam, is m arrears for £89,250. The debt is not actually Rita's own, since it was incurred by Orson Welles when she was married to him. The awesome Orson produced "Around
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    PRE-BALLET HIGH-STEPPING AT ROEHAMPTON
    28 9 Four members of the New York City Ballet Company (now having its London seasan at covent Garden) rehearse a number at Roehamn- ton.— Mirropic
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    Overtricks Are Evil Tempters
    234 9  -  WII.UAM E. MrKENlfRV I BRIDGE CORNER By G*EK> "the cause of *nany disasters at tho bridge table. Hoping for an extra trick, the player reaches out for more than he can make, and as a result loses that which was surely his Today's hand illustrates this
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      227 9 Today's Radio Highlights RADIO MALAYA (Singapore) Today's lunch-time 'music (1 p.m.), rendered by the Radio Orchestra, brings selections from "The New Moon" by Romberg. Dance Music which follows at 1.45 p.m. is by The Harmoneers. "Listeners' Choice" at 6.02 p.m. brings you a selection of the tunes you have asked
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    Sidique Runs 9.9 In Trial
    131 10 KOTA BAHRU, Monday. Sidique Merican Kelantan's sprinting hope for the Malayan chamnjpnships, ran the 100 yards m 9.9 seconds m a try-out on Friday. Merican has just returned to Kelantan after a month's stay m Penang and Perak where he trained under the care of
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    S'PORE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ALL OUT TO SCORE DOUBLE
    395 10 S 'PORE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ALL OUT TO SCORE DOUBLE KOTA RAJA the season's Senior League champions and holders of the Singapore Cup, are out for the double. Opposed to Chinese Casuals m their initial game m this year's Singapore Cup competition, Rajas had an easy passage, winning five nil at
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    Ooi Teik Hock In Winning Form Now
    248 10 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Monday.— lf the display put up by Ooi Teik Hock, the Malayan Thomas Cup hero. In the singles final of the Penang badminton open championships against Law Teik Hock yesterday is any criterion, then he should be a force
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    South Nominees Shine In Fast-Scoring Match
    209 10 SEREMBAN, July 31— Two of the players selected for the South team against the North XI at Ipoh this week were m fine form yesterday when Malacca Club defeated the Sungei Ujong Club by six wickets G S. Walker the Malacca Club skipper and
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    Tigers Hold Down BODCA In Fast Senior League Tie
    302 10 Tigers Hold Down BODCA In Fast Senior League Tie TIGERS S. A. scored a narrow 4 3 victory over the B O.D.C.A. m yesterday's Senior League fixture played at Geylang Stadium, Singapore. In the first session it looked as though the B. O.D.C.A. were out to score an upset when
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    5th Malayan Chinese Sports Meet In Sept.
    103 10 At a meeting of the Working Committee of the Malayan Chinese Sports Federation held at the Goh Loo Club on Sunday (with Mr. Aw Kow m the chair), it was decided to hold the sth Malayan Chinese Athletic meet at the Jalan Besar
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    Klang School Sports
    52 10 Standard Staff Correspondent KLANG, Mon— The Port Swettenham Town Tamil School, held its annual sports meet on Saturday at the Port Swettenham Recreation Clufc Padang. A card of 30 items was successfully gone through m fine weather. Mr. H. A. L. Luckham. District Officer. Klang. gave awaj
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    Hutton Makes Great Effort For Yorks; W. Indies In Trouble
    534 10 SHEFFIELD, July 31 (Reuter) —Perfect dryii conditions prevailed after heavy rain last night wh Yorkshire resumed, 20 runs behind with seven wickc intact and with Hutton wanting two for his century. Thousands of people waited outside the Bramall Lane ground
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    Hongkong To Play Malaya At Soccer
    79 10 HONG KONG. July 31(AP)—Members of the Malay; and Hong Kong Universit: i sports teams will go on i launch picnic to Cheung Chai Island, on Tuesday. The picnic was arranged b: the Hong Kong Universit: Students Union. Tentative plans are belni madfe for a
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    PWD Soccer
    30 10 PENANTG, Mon— The Kerta P.W.D. scored a 3-0 victor over the Perak P.W.D. m XV annual soccer com pet it ie played on the Westland Seho< ground yesterday.
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    8 BM School Sports Record
    119 10 BUKIT MERTAJAM. July 29 Improvements on eight school records were made if the Bukit Mertajam High School sports held on Saturday. The successful competitors were: Moey Heng Hong (Cla.ss II hop-step-jump -34 ft. 4J ins.); Loo Yew Pin (Class I discuss throw 8A ft. 4J
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    Rugby Tourists Win
    34 10 GREYMOUTH. Now Zealand. July 31: (Routtr-AAIM The British Rugby I.t-.i^uo touring team beat the UV Coast by L'l points to 15 here today. The tourists led 18 to 8 at half-time.
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    Cricket Fans Fear MCC Coaching Plan May Kill Unorthodox Brilliancy
    96 10 Cricket Fans Fear MCC Coach ing Plan May Kill Unorthodox Brilliancy LONDON, July 31 (Reuter) f ollowers m England are hoping that ►roposal to form a National P: 'ouths will not out a stoo to the v M m i nuii it d tho d.i\ puzzle bmUm tir-.rlc n fldence
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    N. S. Old Boys Annual Soccer Competition
    107 10 Standard Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sunday The Negri Sembilan Football Assoelation him WHti«n Z♦£ cia ion has written to the associations of old boys of Negn bembilan schools suggesting an annual soccer competition among teams of their associatloru It is proposed to start with
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    Training Starts For Penang
    128 10  - Training Starts For Penang OLLIE DAVIES By PENANG, Monday. Local horses were given strong canter while outstation horses from Daniel's and Heddle's stables were only given slow work m this morning's track work. The tracks were m perfect order. The following horses cantered round the track: Mata Hari (Ingrarp), Dance
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    Brian Close For Australian!our
    39 10 Brian Close For Australian! our LONDON, July 31: (Reuter) An invitation to accompany the M.C.C. team to Australia next winter was issued today by the Marylebone Cricket Club to Brian Close, 19-year-old Yorkshire all-rounder at present m the Army.
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    Bailey Out To Lower Owen's 220 Yds Record
    208 10 LO N D ON, (Reuter)— C Mac Donald Bailey; the Trini- dad sprinter and British 1 Olympic representative, whose! i 220 yards running has been an! I outstanding feature of the! < British athletics season, is con-' i fident that he can
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    Leper's Camp Holds Sports
    176 10 Standard Staff Correspondent PENA N G, Sunday-The Pulau Jerejak Leper Camp's second annual sports meet, i held on the camp grounds yesterday afternoon, proved a great success. There was a representative gathering who thoroughly enjoyed themselves with the many items on the programme. Two camp bands
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    30 10 photo. Casuals' goal-keeper Fook Teng makes one ox his many clearances, this time as the wily, veteran Madon comes up for the old favourite header off a corner kick.— Standard
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    Kelantan League Soccer Ends
    216 10 Kelantan League Soccer Ends j Standard Staff Correspondent KOTA BAHRU, July 28— The Kelantan Soccer League ended yesterday when Pasir 1 i Mas, the league champions, met the Rest at the Ismail English, School padang before distinguished guests includingi the Sultan, the Tengku Mah-j i kota. the British Adviser, the
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    Hat Trick In Negri Soccer
    49 10 standard Staff Corresponden SEREMBAN, Sunday tat trick by Tan Kee Fah en tbled the Negri Sembilan Chi lese Recreation Club to bea he Combined Schools by thre« ,oals to nil m a soccer* matel •layed at Seremban yesterda' n aid nf th«» Wotf^r-o .-.>t-
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    Scots Guards Win
    56 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday: —The Second Scots Guards beat the First Devons, the winners of the 1949 Army Football Challenge Cup, by two goals to one m the last quarter-final round of this year's competition. The Scots Guards netted both their goals m the first half, while the
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    Washbrook Will Not Go To Australia
    90 10 LONDON, fab m -Cyril Wa *M and Eiir who wa, IJIp invited by 'rr *P*l Australia Wj next winter. to make 4 from Lor >*.-.% ment W i X-s 1 business prevent i he is due t, k oVTfiS tor of a ipor d
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    Hussars In RDY Cup Final Again
    63 10 Hussars In RDY Cup Final Again Standard SUfl < ..rnvpo^t UUH, t the RDY Queen's i qualifit- I! when th< I second s-- Wah by 25. replay I The v. •>.'.. val with a foal soared bt ThoriH." rei :«<^ the Jf.id with ft groMd^ but. flgh'ing I -odjv Cheng
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    64 10 Sam Burmister Leaving S 'pore SAMB: Singa^-re 3 sin*;! iMnring 7. Sam toi The S., »r c itraifi t i r c the ship irta Sm > short toui Durii month* 1 stay In tl c m hU ten bo with Kinf X t King X flcations, i "i QDOt
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      11 1 Singapore Standard SPECIAL TRADE EXHIBITION SUPPLEMENT CEMENT SINGAPORE, TUESDA^^ggf^T-To^— FOUR PAGES
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      529 1 Standard Staff Writer IT .S now Fair Time. M>.m> with me tor a preview of the 1050 Simranore hxinbition which opens at the Happy World at 5 What ;ire some of the new products you will s*^ fnU i time m Singapore and Malaya? Whit
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      75 1 l->ll)wing is a diary ot the special attractions it Urn II j ppy World ladiam during t|ip ">th id Trade Exhibition. \us Ml: 1 1 Siamese Court Dance by N:«.ii Kuam Chai Wrestling Judo Exhibition hy Neltom's School of SelfDefeac* -Table T?nnis. Spore vs. II K.
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      Last Minute Rush
      60 1 PHOTO. PHOTO. -,J- lew of som of the semi-finished stalls with «h» USIS stand m foreground.- WONG STUDIO Mhlhifo^E* ni?M h UIS aWay workm rush to meet the deadl w »ithinruT itTith-nilS Ver i hC an A ur in ff on scene r?i"*K. -L th ail ii^
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      763 1 Standarc Staff Reporter ,f thL iQ-fl 5 D Cr wd i s cx l' ecte <* at tonight's openfn<r ll i 5 \u° S™*** o**0 Tra^e Exhibition at the Happy World, the basic theme ot which will be the same as
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      Entertainment For Trade Fair Visitors
      206 1 Standard Stall Reporter PROVIDING something new m local trade exhibition history, th 6 Happy World is pie-; sentmg speciai shows, including; Siamese dances and Judo d £iP la ys. during the 2-week lStoO Singapore Trade Exhibition which starts tonight, lnese side shows will be held
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      292 2 A NEW imported beer, brewed in C" M o8lov^fiSL be introduced to the Malayan beer-consuming public for the first time at special exhibition rates to a Jjjf* conditioned bar set up by Shrir© (China) Ltd. at the^Happy World Trade Exhibition. Pilsner Urouell, as the
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      251 2 IF YOU have a rather dry skin or one which is even slightly Inclined that way. don't overlook the protective advantages offered by use of make-up foundation. If you go m for swimming or sun-bathing, let suntan oil do all it can for
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      News For The Bald
      62 2 GROWING bald? Then don't worry any more.- For "ZAM ZAM" will soon put you right! Known as the "perfect hair" tonic," "ZAM ZAM" Oil not I only helps m restoring the luxuriant growth of your hair.' but it also gives you that shiny, glossy look. It
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      Leading Milk Export From Down Under
      188 2 ONE of Australia's lending exports to Malaya, which mothers m this country are getting to know better, is Lifeguard Sweetened Condensed Milk. Prepared under perfeut, hygienic conditions from the purest and richest cows' milk with the addition of white' Australian sugar, the finished product
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      193 2 Key to stall numbers and exhibitors is given below: I—4: Lee Pineapple; 5 6: Comfort Furniture; 7: Kwong Lee Sang; 8: F. E. Zuellig; 9: Cheong Lee; 10: Glorison; 11: F. N. (Confect.); 12 13: Singer Sewing; 14 16: Shum Yip Leong; 17 18:
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      Improvements In New Parker "51"
      192 2 VISITORS to the Montor Limited s stand ai me ijou xrauc Exhibition to be opened tonißht at the nappy World i'ur* cannot fail to be dazzled by the soldierly array ot new Aerutuatic Parker "51" pens on di»P*-»>-For sheer solid, streamlined appearance, the new Parker
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      28 2 FHOTO. Putting the final touches on the huge tin of Lifeguard Condensed Milk. WONG ISftl* Va t culllll stand the Trade Exhibition with its familiar bright red. WONG
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      461 3 The Under wood Story, 1893-'50 THE perfection of the typewriter —«n i»j:««^ v. equipment today m any office~mu st b 7 accoilS^^? bl f the outstanding factors responsible for the Sv m2S^ f sation of business methods. A distinguished ?£m£ modernitypewritjrs.is Underwood, whose^?^^ *^»J| back not more than 60 years
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      Court Dance
      14 3 Siamese court dance, one of the attractions during the 1950 Trade Exhibition.
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      Treatment Of Minor Ailments
      211 3 TT IS surprising how many people go through life feeling "half well" not really ill and yet not really fit; always a little under par. Many m fact become almost resigned to occasional pain, headaches, constipation, indigestion, sore throat and so on. What a pity these
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      F&N Growth Due To Service Policy
      404 3 THE oldest and lar-rst aerated water company m Malaya which is fast becoming a public institution is Fraser Neave Ltd., a major Malayan industry m itself, together with its many subsidiaries Malayan Breweries ("Time for a Tiger"), Archipelago Breweries (Anchor Beer), Lion Ltd. (Coca-Cola)
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      New Metal Furniture
      48 3 New Metal Furniture A NEW type of metal folding tables and chairs made m the U.S. will be displayed at the Trade Exhibition by the Sun Trading Co. The upholstery.. which comes m a variety of attractive colours, is made of masenite covered with stain-
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