Singapore Standard, 24 August 1950

Microfilm: NL2275
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    15 1 Singapore Standard VOL. 1 NO. 53. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950. 12 PAGES TEN CENTS
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    Singapore's MCA Head Wounded In Night Attack
    356 1 Singapore' s MCA Head Wounded In Night Attack Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE lawyer Mr. Chong Thutt Pitt, who is President < )f tlie M ala >' an Chinese Association (Singare Branch), was the victim of a savage attack by two Eph one armed with a revolver. He told The Standard
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    Armed Thugs Abduct, Rob Young Cashier
    172 1 StancUrd Stuff Reporter MR. B A BENJAMIN, young ssistant cashier, I from the centre j town area by two Chinese gunmen m broad dayrday, taken eight ay m a car and robbed to his firm, and Bateman. the 84 miles, by the robbers, B
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    Plane In Saigon Crashes; None Seriously Hurt
    91 1 SAIGON, Aug. 23— (UP).— An Air France DC-3 crashed on the take-oir here today but none of the 18 persons aboard, including an American diplomat, was injured seriously. Investigators found water m the plane's gasoline. An Air France official said sabotage was suspected.
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    Mrs. Stutchbury's Remains Cremated
    72 1 HONGKONG, Aug. 23— /UP) —The funeral took place this afternoon of Mrs. Norah Stutchbury, 26, a British woman from Hongkong who was found shot to death by Malayan bandits on Saturday. The body arrived here by air from Singapore yesterday accompanied by h V sband o
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    Victim Of Midnight Attack
    41 1 Mr. Chong Thutt Pitt with bandaged head and finger lying m a First Class ward m thl Singapore General Hospital. He was assaulted m his own car near his house by a Mala? and another unknown man.
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    Turko Westerling Arrives In Cairo
    35 1 CAIRO, Aug. 23: (Router).; CaDt Raymond Tutko Westerling arrived m £*>v airport here today on his wa to London from Singapore. He will resume his journey to London early tomorrow.
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    New Confidence Seen Among Americans, South Koreans
    370 1  -  ROY MACARTNEY By TAEGU. Aug. 23— (Reuter-AAP)— United Nations forces are confident they have reached the turning point of the Korean war Returning to Korea for my fourth visit since the outbreak of the war I have found new confidence permeating American and
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    Police Arrest 6 Chinese In Gambling Raid
    107 1 Police Arrest 6 Chinese In Gambling Raid Standard Staff Reporter SIX Chinese were arrested yesterday by Police officers of the anti-gambling section of the C.1.D.. m an attap hut. half-a-mile off the Paya Lebar Road. Two of them tried to escape but were quickly overhauled. In the hut were found
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    Former Nazi Ship Again Calls On Port
    256 1 Former Nazi Ship Again Calls On Port Standard Shipping Reporter A FORMER Nazi ship, the Bogota, which during the Japanese occupation delivered food supplies to the German Embassy m Syonan, returned yesterday to find this is once again Singapore. It may be recalled that when the 1,270-ton Norddeutscher Lloyd freighter
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    Red Division North Of Taegu Routed But Threat Remains
    413 1 WITH MACARTHUITS HQ FOR KOREA, Aug. 13 (Reuter-AAP) American and South Korean troops routed a full Communist division from hill positions north of Taegu today. Front line despatches *a! 4 fighter aircraft m close support stabbed ahead with blasting rockets and
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    Attlee Asks Labour To Back Drive
    223 1 LONDON, Aug. 23 (Reutcr) Prime Minister Clement Attlee today called upon all sections of the British Labour movement to back the Government m an all-out re-armament drive. He summoned the entire Council of Labour 24 key leaders representing Government, Parliament, trade unions and the
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    British Ship Hits Mine, Sinks In Yangtse Estuary
    120 1 HONGKONG, Aug. 23: (Reu-ter-AAP). The British-regist-ered freighter Jeep Hee (1.063 tons) sank today after striking a mine m the Yangtse estuary early this morning, according to radio messages received here from Shanghai. The messages mentioned no casualties. The Jeep Hee was carrying
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    War Briefs
    330 1 Red Supply Line Cut WITH MACARTHUR'S HQ FOR KOREA. Aug. 23 (Reu-tcr-AAP)—Gen. Mac Arthurs bombers and fighters were reported winning the war m Korea today. Air Force Headquarters claimed that heavy raids far behind the North Korean front have successfully cut off the supplies needed by Communist frontline
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    Municipal Labourer Found Dead With Fractured Skull
    66 1 Municipal Labourer Found Dead With Fractured Skull A MUNICIPAL labourer. 48--year-old Tamil named P. Jaganathan. was found dead with a fractured skull and raptured spieen at dawn on Tuesday i just outside the labourers' quarters m Lorong Larat, otT Jalan Besar. The last time the man was seen alive was
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    Malay Woman Stabbed, Assailant Arrested
    37 1 A 23-year-old Malay woman. Hajiman binte Ibrahim, was stabbed just after midnight on Tuesday night at a Chinese lodging house at Rowel 1 Road, Singapore. The assailant, an Indian, has been arrested.
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    Charged With Murder Of Wife
    42 2 A 39-YEAR-OLD Chinese. Tan Hung Song, was tentatively charged m the Singapore Relief Court yesterday with the murder of his wife, Phua Toke Hwee. on Tuesday last at Upper Serangoon Road. Tan was remanded to Aug. 28.
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    $2 Million Plan To Build She New Homes For Social Welfare
    442 2 By John C. Spittel, Standard Staff Reporter PLANS are being drawn upfor aproposcd $2,000,000 building scheme for the Social Welfare Department m Singapore. Tlie site is the 79 acres of land surrounding the Boys' Home, formerly known as the
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    Hostesses Want Paid Holidays
    199 2 Standard Stall Reporter A COLD WAR" is now m progress between Singapore dance hostesses and cabaret owners over the question of a paid weekly holiday for cabaret girls. The hostesses have been taking an unpaid holiday every week since the Holiday Bill came into force, but
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    Dispensary Man Is Cautioned
    77 2 C. KOSHY Varghese Panicker, of Kuala Dispensary, Serangoon Road, was cautioned and discharged m the Singapore First District Court yesterday for having given nine penicillin injections to a couple while not being a qualified medical practitioner. On a second charge of having used the dispensary of
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    POSTED TO SECRETARIAT
    18 2 MR- X- M. BYRNE. Colonial Administrative Service, is to officiate as Assistant Secretary. Secretariat, Singapore.
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    'Secret Discussions Should Be Reduced To Minimum'
    157 2 Standard Stan Reporter A SUGGESTION to reduce to the very minimum matters, which should be treated as confidential and not to be dis closed to the public, is to be considered by a Municipal Committee now dealing with procedure. The suggestion was made
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    Nadra Fighting Committee To Meet
    44 2 Standard SUIT Reporter THE live-man Sub Committee set up by the Muslim Welfare Association to fight the Nadra case will meet at 5.30 pjn. tomorrow to devise ways and moans to keep Nadra Adabi with her husband m Malaya.
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    Volunteers And Passive Defence Men May Claim For More Allowances
    385 2 MEMBERS of the Singapore Volunteer Forces and Passive Defence Services may now claim for allowances under the Civil Liability Scheme 1950, it was officially announced yesterday. 4» i In accordance with the government notification, any person, who was m receipt
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    US Consul Helps Sick Daughter Off Plane
    89 2 Standard Staff Reporter PALE AND weak after an operation for appendicitis 22--year-old Miss Ruth Langdon, daughter of the United States Consul-General m Singapore returned by Malayan Airways from Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Miss Langdon, last passenger oil the aircraft was helped out by her
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    September Dog Show Is Cancelled
    175 2 Staff Reporter have judged the show, is unTRE Singapore dog show aD e to break his journey here scheduled for September has °R hia wa to Australia. Mr r>een cancelled, a spokesman Hill will return to the United the newly formed Alsatian Kingdom via America
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    Sentenced To Death, He Showed No Emotion
    170 2 STANDING upright m the dock and showing no emotion at all, Tan Joon Long, a middle-aged coffee shop assistant, heard Mr. Justice Thorogood m the Singapore Assize Court, yesterday, sentence him to death for the murder of a room mate, Wee Kirn Wah.
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    Read The First News About Turko's Stay In Singapore
    408 2 Read The First News About Turko' s Stay In Singapore Mrs. WLUctiiattf Stayed Here An Hour TEN MINUTES after stepping #n Singapore soil from Jakarta, Mrs. Fernande Yvonne Westerling 27-year-old Dutch Eurasian, wife of "Turko" read the first authentic news about her husband's six months stay m Singapore. Her dark
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    'Raymond Chooses All My Clothes...'
    405 2 Mrs. Westerling, The Woman By LILLIAS BL'CKOKE Standard Woman Reporter THE MORMNG mist had barely lifted from the ground at Kallang Airport ichen a X.L.M Constellation touched down. From it stepped a tall, slim brunette Mrs. "Turko" Westerling. She UMU dressed m a mart, chocolate
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    Information On Tea Money Racket Is Now In Police Hands
    193 2 By IVOR KRAAL, Standard Staff Reporter Standard Staff Reporter INFORMATION from the public on the alleged teamoney racket for Singapore Improvement Trust flats, has been passed on to the Police by the Singapore Municipal Commission. This was disclosed by the
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    Mac Donald, General Harding Leave For HK
    42 2 Mr. Malcolm MacDonaW. Commissioner-General, accompanied by General Sir John Harding. C-in-C FARELF left Singapore this morning by BOAC Argonaut aircraft foT Hongkong. They »re on one of the series of periodic visits to the Colony
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    Cook Jailed For Having Photos
    58 2 AX unemployed cook, who t«K»k to photography ami turned out ohsccne pictures "for a living" was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr. P. Claque. yestordnv The man. 53-year-old Phua Cheng Seng of Bukit Purmai pleaded guilty to possession
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    Another Fined
    62 2 FOUND 'm possession of i; 4 obscene photographs on his arrival at Singapore Kalian* Airport, an 'Indian businessman, Ish wared Gainch.md Melwani. 25, was flned $300 by the Second Police Magis trate. Mr S.. E Teh yesterday. Melwani arrived here on Tuesday from Hongkong on his way to
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    Calls On All To Fight Terrorists
    199 3 Calls On All To Fight Terrorists SEREMBAN, Wed.— A call d all to do their share ght against the bandits ountry is made by His the Yang di Pertuan ■Vgri Sembilan m a sued to the people of >i!an on the occath birthday which rrow. ssage says "On this ision
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    5 Years For Consorting With Armed Man
    23 3 SEGAMAT, Wed.-For conwith an unknown armt Sungei Gemas. Kong j (49) was sentenced to five imprisonment.
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    Johore Backwood Being Turned Into Township; New Roads School
    187 3 Officer of Pontian IncK£«!^K- ffh c Mit «a«ve of the District he land will be developed by snsvMr £ood crops The present byways and lanes between Kampongs are being improved. A bridle-path connecting the road leading to Gelang Patak from Tanjong
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    Kheks Meet
    54 3 Members and friends of the Chinese Khek Community yesterday celebrated the 21st anniversary of its foundation with a tea party at the Khek Community Guild Hall. Addressing the gathering was Mr. Lim Soo Guan, the vice-chairman. Top picture shows a group of members and their friends who attended
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    Municipality Can Enforce Registration
    201 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. me Kuala Lumpur Municipality could use special power f necessary to enforce licensing of bicycles, it was stated! at a meeting today of the Genfh A vr P° ses Committee of the Municipality. T A 1S sp cial Power is
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    Kluang MCA Men Tour Villages, Lecture
    110 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Mr. Lee Kok Wah, the President of the Kluang Branch of the Malayan Chinese Association together with his Committee and representatives from all sections of the Chinese communities. toured the District of Kluang, addressing the people from Aug. 12 to 21.
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    Malay Co-op Store For Penang
    56 3 PENANG. Wed.— A Malay co-operative store with a capital of $i,OOO per share, will be established here soon. This was derided at the Dhoby Ghaut youth section of the Penang UMNO division at which Che Ismail Idris presided. It was agreed that each share-holder must
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    Trinity College Of Music Exam Results
    113 3 Standard Staff Reporter. KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Licentiate Diploma of the Trinity College of Music, London, has been secured by Mrs. Rebecca Nagaratnam, of Klang. The following local students have been successful m the theory examination of the Trinity College of Music, London Selangor
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    MUNICIPAL NOMINEE
    22 3 MALACCA. Wed.— The Malacca Municipal Commissioners have nominated Dr. Kwong Chin Cheong to represent them on the Traffic Advisory committee.
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    GAMING CHARGE
    20 3 SEGAMAT, Wed.—Twentyfour Chinese women claimed trial to a charge of gaming. They were offered bail of $25 each.
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    Maby Liaison Officer For MCA Suggested
    292 3 Ke association at its next meeting to be held m Kua?a umpur on Sept 3. Raja Nong-chik who has returned from China fter a course of studies at the University of Formosa n a Chinese Nationalist Government scholarship has ccn i proposed as the
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    MORE SOCIETIES IN FEDERATION
    59 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Societies are springing up like mushrooms m the Federation. Twenty-three applications for registration or exemption were received by the Registrar of Societies last month. The total number registered, exempted or pending at the end of July was 2.889 with a membership of over
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    HAD CHANDU
    20 3 SEGAMAT. Wed— Tan Huat Swee (52) was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for being m possession of chandu.
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    Condemned Rice Dumped In Malacca
    67 3 MALACCA, Wed.— Stating that a good amount of condemned rice was finding its way into Malacca and that such rice might be sold to the -public after some process of milling, the Resident Commissioner, Mr. G. E. C. Wisdom, objected to the application of a
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    Federal Bill To Legalise Methodist Marriages
    229 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUF. Wed.— It will come as a great shock to Methodists m the Federation to be told that m the eyes of the law they have not been legally married. So at least Mr. T. A. Brown, the acting Attorney-General,
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    $1000 Reward Offered By Pahang CPO
    137 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A reward of $1,000 awaits the person or persons who can give information to the Chief Police Officer. Pahang. Mr. J. G. H. Brett, about two ex-tap-pers of Seng Lee Rubber Estate, named Ng Kon Yoke and Lum Kow. These two
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    KL Social Welfare Officer Cleared Of Corruption Charge
    504 3 Standard Staff Correspondent At the end of the case, nnother charge against Miss Th.unbydurui of corruptly obtaining $10 from another Indian named Ramasamy on June 10. for ■bowing him favour for the return of his daughter from the custody of one Mr.
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    Barber Shops Too Difficult To License
    84 3 Special To The Standard KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.-i Barber shops and hairdresser-' premises will not be required to be licensed. A proposal for the carrying out of such licensing was rejected today by Kuala Lumpur Municipal Commissioners at their meeting. Difficulties arising from licensing precluded
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    Classical Dances
    52 3 Standard Stall Corresiiondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Indian classical dancing will be a feature at the variety entertainment to be given on Saturday and Sunday by the Thamboosamy Tamil School. Sentul. to guests and parents. The entertainment is under the patronage of Mr. R. E. Ince. Senior Inspector of
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      142 3 SELANGOR— Today Odeon: Key to the City 3. 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. Pavilion: Silent Dream (Cantonese) 1. 3, 6.30 and 9 p.m. Rex: Counterblast 2.30, 6.30 and 9 15 p m Madras: Chain Lightning 12.30. 2 30. 630 and 9. 1S p m. Coliseum: That Midnight Kiss 3. 6.30 and
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      258 3 9.30. p.m Sapphire: Hoong Hei Koon Huit Chin Low Kah Chuan 7 and 9.30 pm. Cathay: Kaviyin Kathal (Tamil) 2.30. MS and 9 p.m. Metropole: Jolson Sings Again 2 30, (i.45 and 9.15 p.m Public holiday— Birthday of Neqn Ruler. Parade at Seremban Station Padang, 8.30 a.m. MALACCA Today Capitol:
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    Committee Seeks Elections Set-Up In Municipality
    211 4 Committee Seeks Elections Set-Up In Municipality Standard Staff Reporter A MUNICIPAL Committee has asked the Municipal Secretary, Mr. T. M. Stevens, to investigate whether it would be more economical for the Municipality to set up a separate Elections Organisation. The investigation is to include the desirability of making such an
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    Woman Who Preferred Death Gets 18 Months
    99 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG. Wed.— Law Poh I Khiim, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of having seditious documents, and who had asked the court to shoot her to death, was sentenced today to 18 months' imprisonment on eac'i of the two
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    RECRUITS FOR ARMY WANTED
    141 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wed.— An Army re cruiting officer. Capt. W. H. Blakemore, will be m Ipoh from Sept. 4 to 9 to interview recruits at the Labour Office daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Minimum qualifications are Standard 111 m English or Standard
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    Assn. To Educate Adults
    224 4 Assn. To Educate Adults Standard Staff Cor re i>ondrnt PE N A N G. Wed.— The Penang and Province Wellesley People's Education Association was formed at its inaucur.il meeting held this evening at the Anglo -Chinese School. P.vkett Avenue. Patron of this newly formed association is the High Commissioner, Sir
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    Coca-Cola Cheaper But Quality Is Maintained
    436 4 Standard Stall Reporter THE REDUCTION m thi cents to 15 cents with effec anyway affect the quality c The Manager, Mr. C. H. Field told The Standard that "the absolute basic principle and policy of the organisation is that Coca-Cola maintains the same quality
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    Plane Damaged In Trying To Park
    248 4 Standard Staff Reporter A SIAMESE Airways its tail-fins and elevators whe trolley on the parking apr Dakota yesterday damaged m it collided with an empty on at Kallang Airport at about 3.45 p.m. yesterday. The accident occurred when the pilot of the plane was
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    Perak Sultan Returning
    37 4 From H. L. Hopkin LO.VDOiV, Wed.— The Sultan of Perak and his suite, who are at present on a holiday m England, will return to Malaya on Friday. They icill sail by the Pando.
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    Siamese Prince To Visit Malaya
    85 4 m Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. Wed.— Prince Dani of Thailand, as Rotary District Governor, will pay his first official visit to Malaya and Singapore sometime next month. Prince Dani is expected m Ipoh on Sept. 12. This was revealed to members of the Rotary Club
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    Penang Is Best Place To Rest Political Mind
    124 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed— The 9,255 ton American ship President Monroe tchich is on a round the xcorld trip arrived here yesterday from Singapore and will leave for Colombo tomorrow morning. The chief purser, Mr. mnrcollo, who had come to Penang
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    Sugar Hoarding Causes Artificial Shortage In Colony, Action Planned
    287 4 *UL 3;^6«i~*^ *> putiSSBS wiiiiAiidte steps to check an artificial sugar shortage m the Colony, caused by hoarding. A Government official last night told The Standard that unless the hoarding was checked, a critical sugar shortage might arise. Yesterday Food Control
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    BETTER LIGHTING FOR TAIPING
    38 4 Standard Staff Correspondent TAIPING, Wed. Better road lighting for Taiping especially m ill-lit suburbs is envisaged by the Town Board of Larut and Matang. The scheme, however, will be deferred until funds become available.
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    Prison As Cure For Opium Addict
    67 4 IPOH. Wed Sitting as President of the Sessions Court. South Perak. for the first time, Mr. B J. Jennings sentenced a 47-year-old opium addict. See Lian Kian. to three months' simple imprisonment. "The court is *-eally not sending you to prison but is sending
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    Labourers May Not Join TUC
    112 4 Standard Stan Reporter IT IS doubtful whether unions of industrial an<l manual labourers would willingly join the proposed Tra<U Union Congress because thl is a difTerenre m status between them and the *wh.'« collar workers." This opinion was exprps>».-.i yesterday by Mr. R K. San,\
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    Gurkhas Hold Passing Out Parade
    91 4 Standard Staff Correspondent SUNGH PATANI. W« impressive passing out p;;i of the 6th Gurkhn regi»ru rerruits was held yestei morning m the military ramp here with the regimental pipes and drums m attendance. The parade, under the command of Major Lorimer presented arms when the
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    Penang Opposes New Pensions Ordinance
    405 4 'Too Young At 50" Standard Stall Correspondent PENANG. Wed. Wage-earners, especially tho m the Government service, view with grave concern the new Pensions Ordinance for 1950 which will be introduced at the September meeting of the Federal Legislative Council. Though this new Pensions Ordinance does
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    Third Shum Brother To Study In US
    16 4 THI I i H B. MX S lM^"< V.
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    Elect Best Men—PCU
    14 4 Elect Best Men— PCU St.ind.jrd Stall f >pot<Hl [Pi H I Th. fviturc throw
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    3 Penang Delegates To UMNO Meeting
    21 4 SUnd.ird M .it < !••<■»** P I the r- xl ins X ma Che H Rash rrul
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    'Gateway' Of The Voice Of America
    358 5 1- .-^plicated meam used by the ;i for its inbroadcasting Master Control isly described as tht "gateway" and outgoing eof America s rol Board is irieously to v names from sources to 40 nels; thus it 3 capa eeds that of any other tei
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    'SUGGESTIVE' DANCES BRING CENSURE ON TWO EGYPTIAN MOVIES
    629 5  - 'SUGGESTIVE' DANCES BRING CENSURE ON TWO EGYPTIAN MOVIES OSWALD HENRY By "MAKANSH ALBAL* and 44 Shahr El Assal" —two Egyptian flhns with English subtitles which nave recently been imported into Singapore by the South-East Asia Film Company, of Robtawn "••a, for local release have met with the dlsWroval of the
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    Sex—But Not For Monks
    78 5 Sex— But Not For Monks RANGOON. Aug. 23.— Ten hpoongyis (Buddhist monks) decided to take m a sex-hygiene film showing at a cinema here, but the predominantly Burmese all-male audienre resented this curiosity by clerics. It clamoured for the monks to leave the moviehouse and began to riot when the
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    M-M-Monu!
    25 5 Mona Freeman, shapely Paramount star is proving through her work that her future is assured m movies. With a figure like that, she must.
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    RECORDS IN REVIEW
    575 5  -  DISC-JOCKEY By sion, asking for an early viewing of the films by the Board. A demand has also been made for further elucidation by the Censor regarding the reasons given by him for imposing such cuts. The film company main* tains that such cuts are ''unjustified" and
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    Contract Comes Before Overtricks
    281 5  -  William E. McKenny Bridge Comer B PVERY day this week I am going to remind you that m order to be a good c*\rd player, you must learn to count your tricks. When you take time out to count you will find if surprisingly easy then
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    Education Circus
    617 6 tJULE by nomination is an important element m the administration of this country but it is not easy to define with any precision the basis on which most nominations are made. In theory an individual is nominated to government bodies because he is said to be a representative
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    The Blue Lamp
    136 6 SINGAPOREANS who crossed the Causeway into th. r r l B «i hrU t0 S? c the uncensored version of the British film "The Blue Lamp" must have experienced the additional thrill of knowing that they were tasting forbidden fruit r u 9p j he master-minds of
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    11 6 "Any idea what pleasure we're fetttn' out of Ihis?"
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    THE COOKS ARE NO JOKE
    582 6  - THE COOKS ARE NO JOKE Cussandra E*X>»_-» re****— **I*+* I DECENTLY it rained rain m London. It also rained bombs m Korea on the same day. Nine-hundred-and seventy tons poured and tumbled out of the bays of over a hundred Superforts and crashed on the west bank of the Naktong
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      Land For The Toilers
      194 6 Sir: At the very interesting talk, kindly delivered by Mr. R P Bingham on "Some Aspects of the Labour Administration", this week at the All Blues Club, Dr N. X Menon. as the Chairman, took the opportunity to put the following- question to the house, "Can
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      Labour Party's Indigestion
      191 6 Sir:- The grant by Whitenaii of three more elected seats m the Legislative Council is good tidings indeed, and cannot fail to bring joy to the hearts of those who are interested m the political we fare of the people of the Colony. This dosage is quite
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    IT'S 'SELAMAT PUJA UMOR' IN NEGRI SEMBILAN TODAY
    320 6  - IT'S 'SELAMAT PUJA UMOR' IN NEGRI SEMBILAN TODAY Simpang Lima fcr TODAY to paMie holiday m Negri L n J^£'*?%& Jr IIBfTMfSMPMP^IJI^ Tanx dt pntm ffpsar. Malays «nd members of other communities, 1 wiD father to wish the Yang di pertuan I Besar M Selamat Ptaja Vnor. H His I
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      They Helped Themselves
      173 6 BOUQUET of the week goes to the Malays m Johore kampongs who are reported to have built 107 of the 245 Malay schools m the State. One hundred and three of the schools were built prewar and after the war, the Kampong folk built four more. And
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      The Men In The Shadows
      230 6 ONE of the reasons officially given for the dismissal of 17 detectives m Singapore is their connection with gambling rings m the Colony This shows that the authorities are aware of the existence of big gambling rings and are doing their best to wipe out
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      It Was Done Without Fuss
      233 6 WITHOUT fuss, quibble or wrangling. the Pen a n g Municipal Commissioners have appointed a local-born Chinese to a senior post previously held by Europeans only. He is Mr Tan Keng Yeang, Engineering Assistant, who wil, be promoted Assistant Municipal Engineer on the resignation, next
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      Malaya Is Young
      284 6  -  Observer By .SPEAKING over Rndio Malaya the other day, Mr Alex Josey who is noted for il a nk and chatt ta| ks on Malayan affairs, stated he learnt from the Census 2fP° r that half the people of Malaya are under the age of 19. More
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    Review of Views
    123 6 Review of Views On Codlessness gs 5*3 a l viet Union foTS?"" fe 8 onslaught wi, v* t£S "I Hands Off Police WAIII I- On Road Signs > nZSi k£ uage Bvi. Malay profes»i.ji Fn«li*h at all. The p.i|jtiral value of hivtei t urns should n be cd. I'tuua MMn*
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    Russia Warns UN Members Of Serious Consequences It They Send Aid To Korea
    471 7 LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 23 (Reuter):-Russia yesterday tried t« l»- Mr. Malik, insisting thalt] the war m Korea was aj j ♦•civil war," repeated his call for the Security Coun-J cil to demand the with-i| drawal of foreign
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    Malik Warning A War Threat?
    54 7 Malik Warning A War Threat? LAKE SUCCESS. Aug. 23.— rit.y Council dele- are studying Mr. Malik's Council ■peecti closely s of a new war threat. They are welshing up the ords m which he told the incil that the United States take m advance any for the "*dirf consequif the
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    2,000 Casualties Flown Out
    64 7 TOKYO, Aug. 23 (ReuterAAP) The V.S. Air Force evacuated a total of 2,838 servicemen from Korea to hospitals m Japan since the beginning of the war. according to Gen. Mac Arthur's Headquar- ters. All but 800 of the total were battle casualties. The rest were j
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    CUT LINE TO KOREA
    41 7 CU T LINE TO KOREA A 38-y**r old Korean, Pak X.; Sam, who has since given himseli" up to the Tokyo pohce. disrupted telephone communications between Tokyo and Tuegu, main U.S. defence pivot m Korea, for 15 hours last weekend. -Reuter.
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    2 Nations Follow UK Lead
    165 7 2 Nations Follow UK Lead WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (AP): Following Britain's lead, France and Belgium have each decided to send a ground force of 1. 000 troops to reinforce the UN army m Korea. Holland is to hol-i a Cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the raising of her offer
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    Smuggled Siam Gems Seized By PI
    36 7 MANILA, Aug. 23—(Reuter- A AP):— Smuggled Rems from Siam, worth US$2OO,OOO, have been declared forfeited to the Government m a decision handed down m the Customs Protests and Appeals Division.
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    Kashmir Talks Fail, Sir Owen Leaves
    149 7 KARACHI, Aug. 23 (Reuter) U.N. mediator Sir Owen Dixon left Karachi today with his personal staff for London and Lake Success to report on the failure of his three-mdnth mission to solvo the Kashmir dispute. In Washington yesterday, reports United Press. State De- partment
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    Nehru Says Congress Now Weak
    184 7 Nehru Says Congress Now Weak NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (AP) Prime Minister Nehru told j Congressmen that the Congress Party had berome weak and lethargic and lost much of the appeal that once swayed millions of Indians. The party, he said, must be strengthened to wage war for new objectives
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    'Fantastic' New Arms
    72 7 .i..., ;<iOWN (Penna), Aug. 23 (AP) Aircraftbuilder Glenn L. Martin has disclosed that America is building "fantastic" new weapons capable of overcoming an enemy who has a 20-to-one numerical superiority. The Baltimore industrialist said his firm is building four types of homing device missiles, which he likened
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    A.-bomb Warning To USSR
    151 7 CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 <AP) Continuance of fed aggression will bring "Mage of 2* «fa£ bombs" to Russia, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative John Walsh, declared yesterday. "The. enemy has pushed the United Nations as far as it is going to go," he
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    Red Colonel Surrenders ToS Koreans
    250 7 ON THE TAEGU FRONT, Aug. 23. (AP)— The commander of the 13th artillery regiment of the 15th North Korean j Division, walked up to the South Korean lines near Taegu today unr^er the protection of a white flag and surrendered. "I don't want to sec
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    She Forgot £5,000 Worth Of Gems
    51 7 LONDON, Aug. 23. (Reuter>: Missing gems valued at £5,000 were flown from London to the Maharani of Baroda, on holiday at Deauville on the French Riviera. The jewels had been accidentally left m a plane m a leather case stowed away with her other
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    Tough UK Unit For Korea Nearly Ready
    101 7 LONDON, Aug. 23 (Router) Admiralty notices calling for Royal Marine commando volunteers lor special service m Korea, posted at selected barracks and training camps last week-end, have met with magnificent response, it is stated here. Rigorous medical tests are being carried out on
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    Quake. Flood Havoc In India : 200 Dead NEWS IN BRIEF
    777 7 Quake. Flood Havoc In India 200 Dead NEWS IN BRIEF DIBRUGARH (Assam), Aug. 23. (Reuter) As earth tremors, continue m Upper Assam, geological experts making a I survey of the Brahmaputra River basin said that last week's earthquake, believed to be the world's worst shock since 1883. had changed the
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    British Commandos Wreck Red Radio
    282 7 TOKYO, Aug> 23 (Keuter-AAP) British Commandos raided the island of Palmi, tight miles off Inchon, destroyed a radio station and tower and then returned to their ship, it is reported here. This latest m a series of amphibious actions by U.N. troops is designed to
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    Drinks As 'Medicine'
    58 7 BOMBAY, Aug. 23 (UP) The Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of the Bombay Prohibition Act but ruled that medical preparations could contain alcohol. The court overruled the contention of an Indian newspaperman that the act, which went into force on April I, violated his fundamental
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    INDIANS IN CEYLON
    22 7 India has asked Cpylon for early clarification of her policy for granting residence permits to Indians m Ceylon. Reuter.
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    UK Speeds Secret Weapons
    202 7 UK Speeds Secret Weapons ter) As Prime Minister Attlee conferred secretly today with Labour's 24 key leaders to enlist their help m speeding the rearmament drive, it was disclosed here that Britain is to speed up production of secret guided weapon. The Ministry of Supply announced that Air Chief Marshal
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    'UN WAR CORRESPONDENTS'
    38 7 Correspondents covering the Korean fighting will henceforth wear UN. shoulder patches. They are coloured blue and silver and I have large UN. initials on the 1 top half and the words "war correspondent" below. Renter.
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    'N' lists Bogging Down 2,000,000 Reds'
    139 7 TAIPEI. Aug. 23 (AP) Criticising Britain's objections to the U.S. policy of defending Formosa, the China News, which often reflects official Nationalist opinion, said that Nationalist forces were bogging down at least 2,000.000 Chinese Red troops on the Red China mainland who could be
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    Second Belgian Red Chief Shot
    44 7 LIEGE, Aug 23. (Renter)— An unknown gunman yesterday shot a Belgian Communist leader. X Raskim. m the arm at Tongross, near here, while 20.000 people were at the funeral of Julien Lahuat. assassinated president of the Belgian Communist Party.
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    Chinese Reds Get Malayan Rubber Through Hongkong
    271 8 HONGKONG, Aug. 23 (UP) Official trade statistics disclosed today that the Chinese Communists are buying presumably for their Russian allies large quantities of Malayan rubber via Hong Kong. Rubber imports until May averaged slightly more than HK52,000,000, monthly, but JuneJuly imports skyrocketed to
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      RUBBER
      49 8 The latest Singapore rubber prices yesterday (Aug. 23) were per Ib. Buyers Sellers No. I. RSS Snot loose $1.42 $1.43 No. 1. RSS fob m bales Sept. $1.39 $1.40 No. 2 RSS fob m bales Sept. $1.38 $1.39 No RSS fob m bales Sept. $1.37 $1.38 Tone: Steady.
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      TIN
      17 8 SINGAPORE. Wed. Aug 23.— Thp price of tin today J was $397 per picul. Down Sl7.
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    RUBBER
    71 8 Singapore Chamber of Comir.eire Rubber Association noon prices yesterday (Aug. 23) were per lb. Buyers Sellers No. 1 Ribbed Smoked Shoot Spot Loose nominal $1.40 $1.41 F.O B. m bales Sept. No. 1 R.SS. $1.36 $1.37 No. 2 RS.S. $1,354 $i.36i No. 3 R.SS. $1.34$ $1.35* R MA. 1
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    PUSINGS PAYING 10%
    35 8 Pusing Rubber Tin Ltd will be paying dividend of 10 per cent for the year ended Feb 28. 1950. on Sept 16. 1950 The annual meeting will be held on Sept 13
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    Swiss Travel Costs Not Above Average
    305 8 FOLLOWING foreign reports that Switzerland is expensive and even out of the question for tourists as compared with other countries, the Swiss National Tourist Office carried out an inquiry, making a comparison of prices based on uniform standards, m nine different areas: the north
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    Ruling Money Exchange Bates
    90 8 Ma!a E v« H Ex N P hLp at R S° W A In force M supplied by the Malayan Exchange Banks Association are as follows: FREE MARKET CURRENCIES SELLING BUTINQ Buying rates for Air Mall transmission CONTROL DIRECT RATES BUTINO T T Alt M 83
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    Cheerful Tone On London Stock Market
    204 8 LONDON. Aug. 23 (Reuter)— A cheerful start was made to the new tiading period m the London Stock Exchange today. Sentiment was assisted by favourable interpretation of events m Korea and firmness became widespread m many sections. The volume of business, however, showed no
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    LONDON TIN PRICES DOWN £28% A TON
    76 8 LONDON, Aug. 23 (UP)— The tin market, still devoid of spot tin, took a sharp tumble today. Both spot and three months were marked down £28-1/2 to the common price of £789. The turnover was 55 tons, all three months. The closing prices
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    BRIEFLY
    147 8 The World Bank on Tuesday made a loan of US$lOO,OOO,OOO to Australia for development projects, both private and Governmental, m the next two years The loan is for 25 years. The interest is 3-1/4 percent, plus a commission at the rate of one percent a year which is put
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    Finance and Commerce
    51 8 Finance and Commerce -Picture by Remelted lead ingots being loaded on the Swedish ship Sumatra for Copenhagen. The Sumatra is sailing for Europe shortly. A lorry carrying bales of rubber is seen m the barkground. Rubber, ready for shipment, is seen on the Singapore Harbour Board docks every day Michael
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    Sailor Started Our Ginned Pines Trade
    270 8 THE pioneer canncr of Malayan pineapples was a French sailor, named Bernado, who had settled down m Singapore. He carried on his "industry" m a small shophouse, making his own cans and selling his product to visiting ships. This interesting sidelight on Malaya's 'Third
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    MORE POWERS FOR TRUMAN
    64 8 WASHINGTON. Aug 2* (AP)— The U.S. Senate, by 84 votes to three passed a Home Front Mobilisation Bill which would give President Truman power to invoke wage-price a»d rationing controls and other anti-inflation curbs at any time. The Bill now goes to a Sen-ate-House conference for
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    MALAYAN SHAME PRICES
    696 8 SINGAPORE. Wed.—Malayan tin shares failed to attract interest because of the big drop m the tin commodity price today. Industrial shares were quietly steady and rubber shares were neglected. Closinß quotations were: Silver Seller Alex Brick* Pref 1.90 200 Ord 190 200 Atlas Ire 1198 122?^ 8.8.
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    1950 Canned Pineapple Exports Will Be Highest In History
    531 8 Report OnMtdajm 9 Third Industry* Standard Staff Reporter THE TOTAL value of this years exports of Malayan tinned pineapples is estimated between $14 and $15,000,000. This will be an alltime high for Malaya's 'Third Industry' by a very large margin. Exports
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    Copra Firm In Produce Mart
    140 8 From our market ror respondent COPRA m the Smca}.. i duce market w:is flr.-n yttterdlj. I Buyers opened m the inon.;: $i'» 3/4, later increasing to 544 with sellers holding for $45 Zanzibar cloves opened with buyers quoting $89 and seller* $90 Some business wa«
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    Tyre Prices Increased
    34 8 Tyre Prices Increased AKR >\ (AP>— Tl Ri:l)l>or C passon n r tyros natural i i all tmrk 1 on all f. on unchang«i or butyl The ii Tyre Tha >• for pas farm cent I
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    146 8 FMS 4*% 1931 101.50 103.00 3 1936 89.50 90.50 3 1936 9000 9100 rm f mo 5<25 War 9 1940 94.25 95.25 -War 3 1941 93.75 94.75 War S 1941 93.75 94.75 Malayan Union S 1946 90 00 92 00xi Rehab 3 1946 90.00 92 00 xi
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    ASSAM INDUSTRIES SEVERELY HIT
    29 8 the i n itiß wake. Kptrti i one "m. -«1 the di The tea turns out 400 i ght >of U a comp ios (i.
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    Reds Building Biggest Power Station
    114 9 Oi* T7>^W* LONDON. Aug. 22 (Reuter-Copy right) Russia is to huild the biggest hydro-electric station m the world on he *Riv«'r Volga near Knibyshev to supply increased power to Moscow, Saratov, other cities and Vol*a farm*{T*': .tide broadcast m A M,,-,-.a- Radio today said V
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    MISHAP TO SHIP
    30 9 A Lloyd's report from Manila m the Philippines says that the Swedish motor vessel Sven Salen (4,892 tons) struck a submerged wreck m Manila Bay on Tuesday.
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    SOVIET GOODS BOYCOTTED BY AMERICANS
    84 9 NEW YORK, Aug. 22 The united of Russian good;- rted last week by American dockers. has to the airfields ign aircraft land. I J. Quill, InterPn ;ident of the rt Workers Union, said that he had ordered Union I United States not to handle shipother
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    Skip Seized In Harbour
    53 9 MONTREAL. Aug. 21--"'Mi,ooo Itafhter Provideneized m Montreal our as the result of ar I y n firm of grain nice damages tc f oati delivered o-ton vessel will be nain m the harboui the action is settlec il court. Panamanian registry tits m Londor notified of
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    ORDER TO DENY DRINKING WATER
    44 9 ALEXANDRIA, Aug 23— (AP) The Egyptian government has instructed port authorities to deny drinking water arfd food supplies to blacklisted ships suspected of taking war and other essential material to Israel, Hamed Zaki Bey, state minister, said, on Tuesday.
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    BELGIAN DOCK STRIKE TO END
    101 9 BRUSSELS, Aug. 23.— (RevI ter The Belgian capital was last night cut off from the sea when a strike of dockers m Brussels river port became general. Stoppages m the ports of Antwerp, Ghent and Ostend were also complete. A tentative plan to end the
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    FOR AMERICANS ONLY
    32 9 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22— (AP\— The House of Representatives voted on Monday to Seep foreign fishing concerns from selling their catches on TTS. shores. The bill goes to the Senate.
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    US Fleet Will Get 23 Carriers
    286 9 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (AP) The impact of the Korean war and the rearmament programme will give the United States a fleet which will include 23 carriers of various types m operation and an air force of 69 groups, together with 17 Army divisions. The
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    Men Of Peron's Merchant Navy Best Paid, Best Fed In The New World
    587 9 By DEREK DRABBLE, Standard Shipping Reporter "QUE vive la Senora de Peron!" (Long live Senora de Peron) exclaimed a group of Argentine officers of their nations ship, the Rio Atuel, out m Singapore harbour. "President Peron and
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    Freight Rates In Red China
    116 9 Freight Rates In Red China HONGKONG (UP)- -The Communist authorities m China recently announced reductions m rail freight rates and Yangtze River traffic, according to 9 Shanghai report. Rail freight rates have been reduced an average of eleven per cent while Yangtze River passenger fares have been reduced up to
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      120 9 [AIR ARRIVALS] tjS3^g£*;> Arrivals Departures CAKIDA INDONESIAN AIR FRANCE AIRWAYS for Saigon 7 a.m. an ETA 10.30 a.m* G ARUDA INDONESIAN QANTAS KMPIRE AIRWAYS AIRWAYS, DOUGLAS CONSTELLATIONS from Singkap. Bangka, BilllJn. Rome, Cairo ton Jakarta ETD 11.15 a.m. KTA 3.15 p.m. CL i PPE R "SLEEPERETTE" Darwin; Jakar- AMERICAN WORLD
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      195 9 SUBFfICE MfIUS Despatches TODAY: Pontianak 10 a.m. Batoebahra, Thailand (parcels only) Noon Bentong, Sibu 2 p.m. Angby. TOMORROW. Palembang Waiwerang, Indo-China Noon Kirsten Maersk, Burma Esang, North India and Pakistan, Esang. Arrivals Tomorrow: Thailand Train, Medan, Baud. Aug. 26: North Borneo, Labuan, Brunei and Miri, Kajang; Hongkong, China and Japan,
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      124 9 Vessels Here OUTER ROADS Hai Hsuan, M. Brander, Dukat, lonian Moon, Salawati; Tjitjalengka, Toboali, Kocho Maru, Chip Lam, Hoegh Silverlight, Fred Clover, Waiwerang, Bogota. Kaimana, Autilochus. INNER ROADS Halvdan, Marudu, Darter, Mantin, Scudai, Bentong, Hong Thong, Tung Hua, Hong Ann. Kah Poh, Sumpitan, Kotanica. Nagas Mas, Bulan, Salong, Kelantan, Angby,
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    Your Marriage
    405 10  -  Samuel G Esther B. Kling Rv «nd Don't Abandon Old Friends Q. Should you retain old friends and interests after you marry? A. By all means, do. Too many newlyweds believe they are sufficient unto themselves because of their love and afTection for one another. They shut the
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    How Much For Trip To Moon?
    113 10 How Much For Trip To Moon? LONDON, Aug. 122 (JNS)^ The British ltuer-Planetarv Society has its trip to the moon all figured out except for the! fare L J. Carter, secretary of the 90()-member group. said its j plan calls for groups of rockets to he sent up to serve
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    TOO MANY ABOARD
    50 10 MILAN, Aug. 21. (AP) It' is not necessary to yell "all, j aboard" for the Sunday excur- 1 sion to the Riviera coast thisi sweltering August. On Sunday alone 15 persons were injured seriously enough to require medical treatment m the struggle for places on the train.
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    Cleopatra's Tomb Is Objective Of Postwar Search
    630 10  - Cleopatra's Tomb Is Objective Of Postwar Search MOHAMMED ZACCARIA GONHEIM 'Egypt's Most Fabulous Treasure 9 By Dr. Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt CAIRO. Aug. 23 (INS)— Our archaeologists today are on the trail of Egypt's most fabulous treasure— the tomb of Cleopatra, glamourous Queen of the Nile. So
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    22 10  -  Ed Reed By "My wife and I have known each other since childhood I couldn't seem to shake her!"
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    2 Young Girls To See World
    215 10  -  HOWARD BERRY By LONDON, Au". 2J (INS)— i Two young adventurous English girls, Jennifer Scott and Vanessa Terry, will leave London shortly on a world tour with only £10 between them. Jennifer, aged 18, and Vanessa, aged 20. life-long friends, pian to earn their
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    It's'Manzai' To Koreans
    140 10 It's 'Manzai' To Koreans WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 say "banza??' "Manzai," a Korean operatic chorus was heard to shout during the performance of Carmen at Seoul, not long before the war broke. "Manzai." screamed the North Korean soldiers as they charged m the early Communist advances into the south. Like "banzai,"
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    Defect In Child May Be Caused By Position Before Birth
    325 10 THE DOCrog S4y s i IT i rather tragic when a 1 child is born with some kind of defect and this is also most puzzling to the parents Q— l have a little girl aged two and a half
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    S'pore Schools Prefer Hockey Friendlies To Tournammt Matches
    377 11 hockey played by ssco«S o LT g the st <«dard of fer frlendl? fiZSttejf^ 1 1 Potion was told yesterday. olnga P° re Hockey AssociaThe speaker was Mr C b ttv,« n. Mr. Eber was referring to the association president Mr. ?u
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    Three Start On Two-Way Channel Swim
    172 11 Three Start On Two- Way Channel Swim TAPE GRIS NEZ, Aug. 23 7 .p, Fernand Dv Moulin, JfJner of a steel processing ,nf a I v^- set out at 2.36 ff(ol36GMr) on WednesKr to swim the English Chandirections, with Sy a sh< rt rest m England. "p., the third rirant
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    European Swim Championship
    104 11 VIFWV Au?. 23 (AP)— Schunuchrr of Holland won the women's hundred metre free -;t > 1*- m the European swimming championship on Tue*.da\. M, L > of Holland was \\c Anderson of Denr.ark was third. Final resWomen's 100 metres free style: i Holland, 1 mm. 14 sees.
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    Negri Indians Beat Chinese
    133 11 SEREMBAN, Tues. The N<7ri Semhilan Indian Association "A" team qualified for \hf final of the Six-A-Side Tour: ament for the Tavlor Shield this afternoon when they defeated the holder the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club "A" I* the odd goal m five. Th 5 keenly coni
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    Foulger Challenge Shield Cricket
    90 11 ihM(»liouing will play m ISi S5 fapo M re P «M« "Gazetlok- s "InspecIn \CT l i trWM match P Sunday at the ■C School at 11 AjtxJf* Om^« XI: (ASP) jMlnnf, i H Davies, R. K*r p .Westlalw, J. K. p "-'etnam, J. SanBl imer^,v,
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    GSC Netball Match On Padang Today
    85 11 THE following members of the Singapore Girls Sports Club are requested to turn up for a game of netball on the S.R.C. padang this afternoon m which Marrieds will oppose Singles: Marrieds: Mrs. I. Klass. Mrs. I. Milne. Mrs. J. Noble. Mrs. Stretch, Mrs.
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    MONKS HILL B.P.
    100 11 THE following have been chosen to represent the Monks Hill Badminton Party against The Ing Etkg B. P. m a friendly badminton match consisting of 4 Men's Singles 3 Men's Doubles (o be played at the latter court on Sunday August, 27 at 3.00 p.m. sharp: Goh
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    Failed 300 Yards From Shore
    170 11 Failed 300 Yards From Shore aSS 7u R v*u 23 <AP)-Fammy Attallah, the 40-year-old Egyptth2 C F^\i tO £j n ihe race a^ss vl?,i En l hsh Channel, failed 300 >ards short of his goal on Wed--27 hours and 13 minutes m this rus sixth attempt to swim the C-nannel.
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    NS Indians Team For Troohy Soccer
    130 11 m Standard Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Tuesday. The Negri Sembilan Indian footballers will travel down to Singapore on Saturday when they will meet their Singapore compatriots m the Bardhan Trophy match which will decide the finalists for the Southern Section. The Trophy was presented by
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    Germans, japs Readmitted
    130 11 BRUSSELS, Aug. 23 (Reuter) Western Germany and Japan were re-admitted to the International Athletics Federation at the lAAF congress here today. West Germany was readmitted by 39 votes to 10. The Soviet Union, Hungary, Roumania Czechoslovakia and Israel, were among those voting against. Yugoslavia voted for Western
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    'Malaya Is Going Forward In Spite Of Everything'
    597 11 'Malay a Is Going Forwa rd In Spite Of Every thing Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. "In spite of everything Malaya is going forward. Given immunity from external interference, I am convinced that Malaya could m time solve satisfactorily all her own problems," said Dr. Victor Purcell, when he
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    Burma Delegates To Indonesia On Way Home
    130 11 Standard Staff Reporter MEMBERS of the Burmese delegation, who represented their government at the Indonesian Independence Day celebrations last week, returned to Singapore yesterday en route back to Rangoon. The four-man delegation are Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bo Khim Maung Gale, chief
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    Accused Given A Discharge
    38 11 TWENTY-six-year-old Edema Arthur Clement of Kampong Bahru Road, who was charged m the Singapore Third Police Court with stealing $30 from Sulaiman bin Baba was giv«n a discharge not amounting to *n acquittal yesterday.
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    19 Bandit Fighters Leave Jungles For Day-Out At Airport
    366 11 Then Mr. Stan Gluck, Pan American operations manager, came along and invited the men to see "something really worthwhile." He brought them on a "tour" of the giant Pan American Clipper which had just arrived from Manila and were they really
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    Study Group States Case For Tin Control Agreement
    415 11 TIIE CASEr for an International fin control Agreement under the Havana Charter is set out by the Study Group m a document released m Kuala Lumpur last night. This official statement on the position and prospects of the tin industry makes it
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    Had No Licence, 30 Cyclists Fined
    66 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.— The Magistrate's Court was packed this morning when 30 men of all nationalities appeared before Inche Taib Hj Andak and pleaded guilty to charges of using bicycles without licences. In ordering the n reused to pay a fine of $2 each,
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    TRAIN ATTACKED
    22 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Early this morning, a j;oods train was fired on by bandits m Perak. There were no casualties.
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    Army Driver Cleared Of Causing Woman's Death
    310 11 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Without being called on for his defence, a member of the 94th RAF Squadron stationed at Seletar, Zainal bin Abdullah, was today acquitted and discharged by Mr. A. P. Jack, the First Magistrate, on a charge of
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    CARRIED PASSENGERS
    34 11 Standard Staff Correspondent MUAR, Wed. Chik bin Osman was fined $100 or 50 days for carrying passengers m a private car at the junction of Jalan Meriam and Jalan Sayang, Muar town.
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    Company Director's Evidence
    297 11 Occupation Deal Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— "I had nothing to do with man named 'Wong'. I did not authorise anybody to have anything to do with him," said Mr. Ng Teong Kiat, Managing Director of Ng Teong Kiat Rubber Works Ltd., m the Supreme Court
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    ILLEGAL ENTRY ALLEGED
    44 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Wk:.-A Chinese, Chan Choi, alle^r.i to have been banished from Singapore m 1923. was charged m the Magistr 'I Court today with unlawful entry into Malaya. He pleaded not giw'iy and was committed to trial at the next Assi/
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    ARGENTING CONSUL
    23 11 SENOR Adolfo A B.Olni 1 has been appointed Ci>n.sul-G« n» i eral of the Argentine m L<>nd<>» with jurisdiction m Singapore.
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    Rugby Lesson
    47 12 The two young men locked m a tackle here are trainees m England's only Rugby league training school at Otley. Yorks, where for a month lads from the Northern Counties learn the game from England's leading players including the Internationals such as Trevor Foster. r
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    SELANGOR EURASIANS FIELD RUGBY SIDE
    103 12 THE Selangor Eurasian Association, who ran a Rugby team, for the first time last season and performed far above expectations, will take a leading part m Asian Rugby' In Sclangor this season. The association held its first j practice today and future prac- I tices
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    S'pore Asians Start Rugby Practice Today
    121 12 ttULrBY starts m Singapore today with a practice session for Singapore "All Blues" players. The practice takes place at Oldham Hall padang, at the junction of Barker and Dunearn Roads near Newton Circus. It will be followed by another session on Saturday and then
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    Swift Athletes And Malayan Chinese Sports
    206 12 Letter I have read through the column of athletic news appearing m the local Newspapers of the 2:ird instant relating to the exclusion of the Swift Athletes from the Singapore team by the b.C.A.A.F. m the ;orthcoming Malayan Chinese Sports Meeting. As an enthusiast
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    NAVY SINKS RAJAS' HOPES OF S'PORE SOCCER DOUBLE
    567 12  -  HERMAN RAPPA Best Game Ojf Ute Seasojr... TTTTT T?^xr^l M«.... t^/a wmm J2r > m *-««vjr wuum nave noicned more than two goals. They were superior m all departments and repeated efforts by Rajas to bring off their short passing tactics were
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    Signals' Early Goals Upset Katong Malays
    276 12 m v i? Q r Royal Signals beat the Katong Sajarah Sports Uub by four goals to one m a Junior Cup soccer match played on the Geylang Stadium yesterday From the kick-off the Signalmen attacked through Winn, J. Smith and R. Smith and
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    CHANGI WIN AT HOCKEY
    31 12 «,^k: f Ch t n i beat R.A.F. •w?fa B y four oals to I* r£l l hock ey match played «t Changi yesterday, I^ ea j
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    Singapore RAF Sport This Week
    67 12 Standard Staff Correspondent THE FOLLOWING is the nrn gramme of RAF sport m Singapore for this week- ainga- TODAY wang. at Changi &embaTOMORROW ..Soccer: RAF (Malaya) v t n dian Community, at Jalan Bes?r (community league) «<*ar SATTDRAY Soccer: Changi v. Kota Raja at Jalan
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    Essex Start Well Against West Indies
    195 12 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, Essex, Aug. 23 (Reuter)— Essex were hosts to the West Indies here today and winning the toss they batted first on a good wicket and scored 105 for 0 before lunch. The Essex opening pair never showed any real concern at the West
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    Son 's Team Wins Father's Trophy
    384 12 I tne game Mr R D I Stewart. President of the SCC (presented the Shield to Andrew Clarke, the captain of the Rec< and son of the donor of the I shield. Lu The Recs fulI >' deserved their win which was the "result
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    Pace Work On KL Track
    122 12  -  OLLIE DA VIES By KUALA LUMPUR, Wed iNo fast work was done at Kuala Lumpur this morning. A few horses did pace work while the rest cantered. Merlin (Healey) pleased as he went six at half-pace. The brown English gelding Garnfair (Ingram) looked a picture
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    McKinstery New Ipoh Golf Champion
    198 12 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Wed. The Ipoh Sports Club Golf Championship for 1950 was won by the captain, T. McKinstery (1). who thus became the first holder of the Deroetual challenge cup presented by the treasurers. Messrs. Brown. Phillips and Stewart. L.S Todd who returned
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    Changi RAF Cricket Champions
    297 12 Tengah b/ fiv/whfkete The match was notable for some good batting on both sides and by a good display of Seid ing by the losers. eld ?uns" g *J**«S do»Tf or a McLaughWi. with a score of 51 obtained by a number ?"hodox strikes. Relped to
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    Preparations Completed For Chinese Sports
    164 12 Mr. Aw Boon Haw, o verning-Director of the Singapore Standard and Sin Chew Jit Poh. was elected yesterday to serve as Hono ary o l Chairman of the Malayan Chinese Amateur Athletic Association's Fifth Athletic Meet to be held here next month. Ihe decision was
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    Fuchs Smashes His Own Shot Put Record
    53 12 ESKILSTUNA. Aug. 23 (AP) —Jim Fuchs of Vale again smashed his own unofficial world record for the lti-pound shot put Tuesday, when he tossed the iron ball 58 feet and 11.33 inches. Last Sunday Furhs he.-iWii the ball 58 feet y.t>4 m. h.
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    Selangor Will Send Full Team To Chinese Sports
    284 12 KLALA LUMPUR. Wed. Selangor Chinese will bend a contingent of 41 to the Malayan Chinese Olvn P '^A hl w.ll be held m Singapore no h ihe belangor Chinese team include some of the best athletes m the State. A number represented
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    Maguire Refuses £5,000 For Dave Sands' Contract
    184 12  - Maguire Re fuses £5,000 For Dave Sands' Contract HERMAN RAPPA By iuM MAUbiRh. manager-trainer of n has refused an offer of £s.(i(»<» f O i Empire middleweight champion The offer was made by bookmaker Ton when he was m Australia a few da now back m America. i 1 When
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    CALCUTTA FOOTBALL
    20 12 CALCUTTA. Aur. 23. --The West Bengal (Holders* entered the final of the National Footbnll Championship, beating Orisoa by
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    Jin Eong, Piruz Win Again
    150 12 BOMB.W \u X -ip The \iMtin; Mi| iWI pair Tan Jm Inn; and Pirui breezed into thf quarterfinals of thf douhlrs matrh of the rukn (lub of India badminton »lum pionships ((Kla> M v ,j f foatinu India\ l\\ Sin* and i'.K McSM 1. \^i
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      47 12 Times and heights of high tides m Singapore: TODAY Ml a.m. 7.R ft. «.3, p.m. 8.3 f t# TOMORROW 10.24 a.m. h? ft 9 10 p.m s!8 ft! SATURDAY ILM a.m. g5 f t 10.01 p.m. 9.4 ft.' SUNDAY !i'?f am> 85 ft -10.51 p.m. 9.9 ft.
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