Singapore Standard, 21 April 1951

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    15 1 Sinhapore Standard VOL. 1 NO. 294 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1951. 12 PAGES TEN CENTS
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    US Plans To Send 100-Man Military Mission To Taiwan
    196 1 1. forces. Formow lr in dvice q,;,,^ 1 1,, minion which wiU be announced aoon i. expected I. include aboul T i kJ.^ Lm f ,< A. S a,e, r". "'T^ limited amounts of free arms ,uZ, w .if m V
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    US Pushing Airfield Construction In Japan
    120 1 US Pushing Airfield Construction In Japan TOKYO, April 20 (LP)— A long-term construerojeel for airfield* to protect Japan and maintain *»t»i«v» air strength m the Far East is presently «a\. 1 4. Ueneral L.eorge E. Stratem^ver told Secretary of Army Earl D. Johnson at a Bfl m Tokyo thi* afternoon.
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    New Ruling For CA Applications
    32 1 New Ruling For CA Applications I their i ty c »rds to their applications for Admission at the j r Certificates of Ad- be accpet?d other c Immigration Orfice app] cam's address
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    More Training For Jungle Troops Asked
    194 1 LONDON". Apr. 20: (Renter) lhe British War Oitice is to consider whether the period of jungle training for young soldiers sent to Ma_aya should be increased from one month to >.x weeks. Mr Michael Stewart. Financial Secretary, War Office, told the House oi Commons
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    Truman May Be Forced To Change Policy
    202 1 Truman May Be Forced To Change Policy Taft Says: WASHINGTON. April 20 j (UP)— Senator Robert Tall. Republican, said today that i public opinion may force Prej sident Truman to reverse his j policies and adopt General I Douglas Mac Arthur's recom- mendations for fighting the Korean war. Taft told
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    Chinese "New Look" Causes Hue And Cry
    79 1 THE BACKLESS and strapless "new look" Chinese cheongsums displayed by mannequins at the recent International Fashion Show at Johore Bahru has raised a howl of protest from Singapore's fash ion -minded menu, "An outre concoction,** "highly indecent," "a monstrosity," "an unsuccessful midway compromise"
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    2.260,000 Purged
    56 1 TAIPEI. Apr. 20 (AP) The Free China Anti-Atrocity League today said that altogether 2,260,000 persons had been put to death m purges on the Red China mainland. A FUEL pump valued at about $2 000, -yelonging to Messrs Gammon Malaya Ltd.. was stolen yesterday from a tractor which
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    AFFRAY SEARCH STILL ON
    86 1 PORTSMOUTH, Apr. 20 (Reuter) Royal Air Force planes equipped with special new magnetic devices were today ordered into the English Channel to search for the missing British submarine Affray. The Affray, with 75 men ing :aght dive. Speculation on the fate of the Affray inclined today
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    Spiritual Leader Arrives
    81 1 His Eminence Sant Har nam Singh Ji, a spiritual leader of the Sikh community who arrived m Singapore yesterday from Inaia via Bangkok suffered his followers to kiss his feet as he emerged from the customs hall at the Kallang Airport. He will stay here for a
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    'Hiya Mac' Roar Five Million New Yorkers At MacA
    437 1 NEW YORK. Apr. 20 (IP)— Broadway gave its regards to General MacArihur today. Five million persons let out a throat-splitting roar as the General and his family started a triumphant tour of New York. It may be true that old soldiers
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    UK Gets Tops Med Command
    110 1 UK Gets Tops Med Command LONDON. Apr. 20 (AP) The United States, aware that Britain's naval pride wa.s hurt when an American admiral was named to defend the Atlantic, reportedly has agreed that a Briton should get the top Mediterranean post. British officials said today a British admiral— instead of
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    CHINESE STABBED
    32 1 A CHINESE was stabbed m an affray with four other Chinese at about 10 o'clock last night m Boon Tat Street. He wa.s taken to hospital m a serious condition.
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    Farmers Become Living Torches
    91 1 RANGOON. Apr. 20 (AP> Three Burmese farmers became living torches m a fire started by rebel Karens at Thayagon near the south coast town of Thaton, an official communique said today. The entire village was burnt down. Other reports said 13 people lost their lives iii
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    Congressional Reaction To Spech Favourable
    51 1 WASHINGTON. Apr. 20 (AP) Congressional reaction to General Mac Arthur's speech was predominantly favourable today to his military and foreign views A cross-section check showed 51 Republicans supporting him. two non-committal and one critical. Democrats were split evenly, 21 for and 21 against, with 19
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    Reds Start Counter Offensive
    181 1 Reds Start Counter Offensive WEST CENTRAL FRONT. Apr. 20 (UP) Chinese suicide battalions holding th" last high ground south of the Kumhaw-Pyongyang valley stopped attacking American infantrymen cold today with banzai counter attacks and mortar and artillery barrages. The (ils pressing toward the gateway of the plains where Communist troops
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    4-Point Plan Mapped For Education In Fed
    178 1 IPOH, Fri. Dato E. E. C, Thurai_iin«:hani, Federal Member for Education,, tonight outlined four measures by which a single nation could be built m Malaya. Dato Thuraisingham, who was speaking on the occasion of the Pan Malayan Teachers' Conference a t the Station
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    Ist Canadian Batch Sails For Korea
    65 1 SEATTLE, April 20: (Reuter) The flrst contingent of Canada's 6,000-man Korea brigade has sailed for Korea, it was announced last night. The remainder of the forca Is expected to sail immediately m two other ships going direct to the war theatre. Brig. John Rockingham,
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    Ends 14-Day Fast
    52 1 DURBAN, Apr. 20: (Reuter)— Mr Manilal Gandhi, son of the late Mahatma Gandhi, this morning completed his 14-day fast m protest against the South African Government's racial legislation. After prayers at his cottage near Durban which were attended by about 150 people, Mr. rion^hi kraralr o erlacc
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    Allies 3 Miles From Central Front Objective
    200 1 Allies 3 Miles From Central Front Objective TOKYO, Apr. 20 (AP) Allied troops got within tank gun range of the Communist central Korean front hase of Chorwon today. The damaged city was one of the main their drive up the centre of the line. U. IS. objective* m Flame throwers
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    Counter-Offensive By Keds Certain
    330 1 Counter-Offensive By Keds Certain By William Bur son, United Press War Correspondent WITH THE IS 2 mi DIVISION IN kORK A. April 20 (UP) The Communists still intend to try to drive the United Nations forces otit of korea. MajorGeneral Blackshear Bryan said today. The Commander of the United States
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    Pentagon: Sack Recommended By Joint Chiefs
    120 1 WASHINGTON. Apr. 19 (UP i The Pentagon said tonight that President Truman's action l n firing G enertl Douglas Mac Arthur wa.> based "upon the unanimous recommendations" of his "principal civilian a:id military advisers, including the Joint Chie f ol Staff." The Pentagoq spokesman
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    250,000 New Ration Cards For Singapore
    412 2 Old Cards Too Crowded, Will -3e V/ithdrawn Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Food Control authorities are withdrawing all present consnaaer ration cards and replacing them with new ones. Approximately 250,000 new cards will he issued, taking probably one month lv complete the issue. The new
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    Govt. Urged To Set Vp Housing Board
    157 2 S:a.__l:.r.l >„_l Reporter I rHE SIMiU'ORE Goi ernment will be asked at n«\i Tm>da>*s mcctini: oi thc Legislative Council wiuiher it W— ld consider lltC early establishment of a Hoosina Board. Drparlmeiit or authority to look after the housing need* of the people.
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    Publik Assistance Board For Spore?
    66 2 Standard >t.»tt Reporter THt-: SING KPORE Government sid< 1 ie gui sti >n f sei i Pub ie Assistance p rd 1 In ister the pres< nt assisi rice seel a I the S v. i Depai tmeal c B "d b ih expected to
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    To Stand Trial
    38 2 LEE AH CHONG, (21), was committed m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to Stand trial at the next assizes on Charges of having a automatic pistol, and seven rounds of am- j munition. I
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    Murdered On Way To See wife
    132 2 Murdered On Way To See wife A FINDING af ler against unknown parsons* 1 -.t_> recorded thc Singapore Coi mer*s Court yesterday at the inquest i the death ol a $2-year-old erk, Francis Pereira wh i was .< Lied during last December's Abu Bakar bin Alsamal aaid m the evening
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    RAF Matron Due
    56 2 MISS OLIVE Suddaby. one o! the R.AJ _s Principal Matrons. Is due by air from the U.K. at Chan_si tomorrow morning, During her tour of Far East Air Command Miss Suddaby wil] visit H mgkong, where there is an R A F. Hospital, accompanied by Matron ML
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    KEEN COMPETITION CAUSE OF BUSINESS FAILURE
    246 2 A 43-YEAR-OLD Indian, who started business as a meat supplier with a capital of ahout 82,000 m 1931, and later owned a fleet of lighters and rubber estates, incurred gross liabilities of §106,000 when be became bankrupt 18 months ago. j The man. A.
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    Freedom In Malaya Must Be Jealously Guarded-Langdon
    295 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE FREEDOM of this* country should not be taken for granted m these times, hut treasured and jealously guarded, said the Tailed Stales Consul (ieneral. Mr. ill iam R. laiiiidon m a farewell message yesterday to the people of Mr.
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    Inspector Bujang Makes His Defence
    436 2 Inspector Bujang Makes His Defence FORMER police inspector. liv jam: I>in Tunggal, cha ri: eel nith tai linn to arrest rioters on last Dee. 11, hail hee n recommended for removal from the force four months before the rioting broke out as he "could ncft deal with any major incidents
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    Malay Talk On New World Order'
    69 2 A LECTURE m Malay on "The Establishment of a New World Order" will be given by Pastor R. A. Pohan of the Voice of Prophecy Bible Correspondence School at the V.M.C.A.. "A" Orchard Road on Sunday at 7.15 Mr. Paul Coleman from the Malayan
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    Street Light Plan Passed
    76 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE PUBLIC Utilities C -remittee of the Smg. .pore Municipal Commissioners has approved the second five-year electric street lighting programme, for 1952 to 1956. The approval is subject to the concurrence of the Finance and General Purposes Committee ef the Comm iss i
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    Get Your Car A SATA Badge
    61 2 raxjit sixgh Company have donated $500 to the SATA Building Fund Appeal. The Singapore Anti Tuberculosis Association now have some very attractive SATA motor car badges. These are silver shields, with SATA m blue and the SATA cross m red. and can be obtained
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    LORRY DRIVER DISQUALIFIED
    54 2 LORRY DRIVER DISQUALIFIED A LORRY DRIVER, Oh Koon Wong was lined SHO m the Singapore First Traffic Court yesterday for driving a lorry without a licence m Braddell Road on Mar. 8. For driving the lorry without third party insurance he was further fined $30. Oh was also disqualified from
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    Stormy MCA Meet Expected
    357 3 CONSERVATIVES ARE AGAINST SPORE MOVE Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A stormy debate is exnected at tomorrow's general committee meeting of the Malayan Chinese Association m Kuala Lumpur when a resolution froni the Singapore Sh of the M.C.A. to extend full membership of the Association
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    Buddhist Fair Arranged For Temple Fund
    80 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR FrLFor the first time tf Bud dhists m Selangor will hold a Fair m aid of the Brick fields j Road Temple building fund j>n May 5 at the Chinese Assem*%£Lkm are the Sinhalese public With Asian food. and
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    LABOUR VISITORS
    38 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.-Ac-cording to the monthly report of the Labour Department, its officers paid 171 special visits to all kinds of places of employment m the Federation. They also carried out 88 formal inspections on estates.
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    2,000 Youths Told Oppose Gambling
    237 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. About 2,000 members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, attending the Southern District Institute here, were asked to oppose all forms of gambling. Speaking at the opening of the Institute Mr. J.A.P. Oswald. Principal of the Methodist Boys' School. Sentul,
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    Pioneer Who Built Rail Section Dies
    100 3 Pioneer Who Built Rail Section Dies Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Wuh the dea-h of Mr. .1. M. Arumugam which occurred m Malacca, early this month, m his 84th year. the country ha> tost one of the early pioneers of the Malayan Rai ways Ut Arumugam came I rom
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    Johore VIP's Visit Tengah
    53 3 SOME of the rr.cn ar. 1 air- j waft fighting m the anti-bandit when a party oi Jonore .1 r. s ?ourSd L R.A.F. Station^ Singapore, saya and HAc re T*fiarty, whidi included the o n A ac Mentri Besar, Regent a da...... Johore. was receiveu
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    MALACCA VET'S STUDY LEAVE
    61 3 MALACCA Fri. -J^*gj to grant e^ eilD^ iy vear s study Vannismgham a >^\\ leave m the Lmted States He ma y trt be on k e ra year more if leaV e up to «c >ea fur miners that S- sh S_?id would be useful
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    Six Months For Raping-Girl
    69 3 Six Months For Raping -Girl S^^Tw^rtencedtosto Ne0 m the Magistrates for raping 10-year-o.d S irL m „..-> was committed T !tf,r o 1 at" ahoSt 1 P-m. at jon Mar. lat a^ ngka lan Perm3t f Port D 'k^on. Kempas, Fori i^__ .h. ev> of Ms transfer te Malacca. Officer
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    Clothes For Detainees Drive Starts
    106 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The Selangor Kwangtung Association at a meeting this Afternoon decided to collect old Nothings for Chinese detainees m the Federation. Appeals will be made to Chinese organisations to assist m the collection. The beiangor ChinSe Women's Association has also
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    Pirates Loot, Bum 2 Junks Off S'gor
    40 3 wlthlW fUTJ?3ShI two sailing Junks and bUr, The h y e "Jianha__.aied the crew gave them a severe beating and stole $1,285 to cash, and the food and equipment m both Impm^ tIJI
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    THREE CHINESE FACE CHARGE OF CHEATING
    104 3 Standard Staff Correspondent PORT DICKSON. Fri.— Wee Boon Liat 21 )'.™3 Ching (32) and Gwee Thaw Hor (37) were charged at the Magistrate Court m respect ot 91 last year, at the Aiaia> P-SWy ment Camp. Port Dickson. Wee Soon Liat fraudulently ««ed as
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    Bandits Gut Rail Station, Rob Workers
    113 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fn.The Railway Station at Padang Pulut. Trengganu, and workers housi were burned down by a "ang of 30 armed Malay and Chuiese bandits on Monday De'laved news of the incident states SS the bandits Pandered iewellerv. clothes and food
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    Claims Trial
    59 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Yap Goh Bin (19) was charged before lnche Ibrahim m the I "irst Magistrate's Court today, wth attempting to steal an automaticpistol, belonging to a Ng Suai Sang, at the B B. Park. The accused claimed trial and case was postponed to
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    FEDERATION NEWS BRIEFS
    212 3 ItAOPVn w ith taking *^ay CHARGED wj" £ror? the Muniamah. a im f her awful quad ns up alloW parents. ?*s£&' the Kajang bail of SS^ pud the case 1 for fortnight. the Buddhi* TemP 21 v Road, on Satm oa pL Ja^be arranged b.. ts are
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    Membership In Societies Is 1098,984
    126 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Societies continue to spread m the Federation. Twenty application for registration or exemption were received last month, representing a total membership of 17.208. This brought the total number of societies registered^ exempted or pending, on March 51, to 3.024
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    Bandit No. 125 Hanged
    30 3 Standard Staflf Correspondent KTTAf A LUMPUR Fri— A bandit agent Low Chow alias l" Chow who collected supplies for terrorists is the not to remit sentence.
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    Elected City Fathers Will Control K.L.
    345 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LLMPLR, Fri. The Municipality KuabT Lumpur is to have a majority of elected Conned, lors. This is contained m the <■<>»**■» "J"™' V™"** h the Ruler m Council, which will be tabled at the Statg Council meeting on May. 1
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    WORKER SCORES
    36 3 HW A labour rr.se m Pahang, a Malay complainant appeared m person suffering irom mumps. Although he lost his case, he had the satisfaction of learning that his employer contracted mumps during the hearing.
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    Fingerprints Led To His Conviction
    167 3 Fingerprints Led To His Conviction KUALA LUMPUR. Fri— Sentence was postponed by Mr. Justice Fletcher Rodgers m Urn Supreme Court today, m the case against a L9-year-ola Indian Muniandy. who was found guilty on two counts ol housebreaking ana stealing cash and Stamps vr. Ed a, $202 fro-: Mrs. A
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    Stamford Club Meeting Dates
    109 3 Standard Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fn. The meeting of the PanMalayan Council of the Stamford Club will be held inKua Lumpur on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 and 25. instead of April 21 and 22, as previously announced. Raffles graduates are invited to attend as observers.
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    Member For Education Is Honoured
    93 4 1 Standard Stall Correspondent Fi Dal i E iraisingh; member foi Edu iti I Mi Yeap Kong. F C lie iUoi an I Pres of the Pei T^ Ui i n gu< si I er given the Tea 5* Union f Perak Hotel Resti ara
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    Scouts Visit Isle Of Peace
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    Govt. Urged To Spend More On Educational Progress In Malaya
    490 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. Fri. A call to the Federal Government, whose •toilers are overflowing with greatly increased revenue, to lift the Federation out of the backwoods of educational progress" was made tonight hv Mr. Y.D. Kuppusamy, Perak State Councillor
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    Mr. Xs Second Gift To Lepers
    71 4 indard Staff Correspondent 'ENANG, Fri A we U kn wn I I bb merchant who pre- to remain i u\ mous tocl ni _:r 112 lb baskets 3 tes •ie lener and T. B ans m Pulau Jerehtk. 3 is thc SCC nd trom
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    Death Follows Knife Attack At Rope Walk
    128 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG. Fri. A sequel to an alleged knife attack at midnight on April 16. at Rope Walk. Penang. was heard m the Magistrate's Court yesterday when bail was opposed to Loh Kong (18) and Moey Han Pan (22) charged on
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    Visitors
    50 4 Pictured aboard the Carthage at Tilbury Docks is the Sultan of Kedah, Sir Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, who is on an extended visit to U n ture shows left to right: Tengku Andul Hahm. Princess Tunlu Sakreach, the Sultan and lengku Abdul Malik, his two sons and a daughter.
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    Lack Of Premises Hinders Co-op Stores
    158 4 >iait Correspondent P im N Fri.— Co-operative Mores will be set up T B ahk E 1, 1 la lv'1 u Butterworth, Bukit Mertajan., Bukit Jambun, Telok Kumbar, Sunpei Nibong, and Prai as soon as premises are available, Mr. R. Gates Wh 311 0n
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    MTUC Chief Entertained At J. Bahru
    141 4 MTUC Chief Entertained At J. Bahru Standard Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Fri Compared to the servile workers of a decade ago. the workers of today make their contribution towards the social, cultural, economical and political progress of the country, said Mr. Balasmgam, President of the Johore State Division of the
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    7Bandits Killed Within 24 Hours
    227 4 7 Bandits Killed Within 24 Hours Standard Staff Correspondent Xl AIA Ll MPI R, Fri. Seven more bandit* have been killed by security forces m lhe Federation during the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. today. Two of the bandits were shot and killed Yesterday morning m Segamat. Johore. One
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    Sultan's Son Acquitted Of Bad Driving
    112 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. Fri.— Raja Mohamed. son of the late Sultan Iskandar Shah of Perak. was today acquitted by Magistrate Che Bahaudin on a charge of inconsiderate driving. The prosecution alleged that Raja Mohamed, knocked his car Into a police vehicle, coming from
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    Guns To Salute Royal Wedding
    66 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A salute of nine guns at 10.10 o'clock tomorrow evening will mark the completion of the Bersanding ceremony m connection with the wedding of Tengku Bariah, daughter of the Ruler of Selangor, to Tengku Mahmud, Regent of Trengganu. At
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    Teachers Discuss Unified Service
    243 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri.— The Conference of delegates of Teachers' Union, Federation of Malaya and Singapore, will discuss a proposal calling on the Federation Government to establish immediately a unified Education Service on a similar basis as that for the Colony of Singapore. A resolution
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    Bank Chief Visits New PenangOffice
    151 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PEXANG. Fri-Sir Arthur Morse, Chairman and Chi< I cL a a S er :he Hoofikonl; and Shanghai Banking Corporation arrived here on the Corfu today on his way to the United Kingdom on holiday. He was met hy the acting agent of
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    Lost Bicycle Found After Four Months
    148 4 I PARIT BUNT AR. Fri— The 1 story of a bicycle which was stolen and then traced after four months was related to Enche Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah. Circuit Magistrate, m the Parit Buntar Court this morning, when Ng Chan Cher appeared en a
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    Poser On 2 Meetings Solved
    165 4 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. Fri.— The revival of the Perak branch of the Ceylonese Federation of Malaya has been postponed indefinitely. This decision was taken following meeting this evening of 50 representatives of the Ceylonese community m Perak, at the Ceylon Association, Perak premises m
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    DIDN'T APPEAR
    38 5 FOR FAILING to appear m the' Second Traffic Court on April 11 to answer a summons charge Tay Hai Chua was fined $30 by the 1 Singapore Traffic Court Magis-' trate, Mr. J.M.D. Colebourn, yes-< terday.
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    Call For Govt. Machinery To Hold Prices
    280 5 Increase COLA, Say Trade Unionists GOVERNMENT should institute machinery to control and stabilise prices and ensure a fain distribution of essential commodities, besides' increasing cost of living allowances. This is contained m a statement issued after represen- tatives of trade unions met at
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    DISQUALIFIED
    48 5 A MOTOR CYCLIST, ffia Gek Li i was disqualified from riding le for one year m the S Second Traffic Court terday for using one with an cxi c ;ce and v ithout a th rd party insurance. He was fined a further $30 for the offences.
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    More Wounded Men Arrive
    60 5 NEARLY 40 SICK and wound- 1 led British servicemen, the ma-i Ijority from the Korean war., {arrived at Changi airfield last, night on their way home to the, United Kingdom. A total of 38 Korean war casualties about half of them Frenchmen are due to leave
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    EVIDENCE OF WITNESS HEARD IN CAMERA
    293 5 EVIDENCE OF WITNESS HEARD IN CAMERA Bifc#"llMff Reporter Standi VIDENCE of a yuition wilnc!** was m camera m the ingapore Second Police ourt when the preliminary lquiry into an alleged riot uirder entered its seconday hearing yesterday. Tentatively charged with ie murder of 25-year-old I.A.F. Corporal, Peter high Bell was
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    MOVE TO AID PENSIONERS
    114 5 Standard Staff Reporter A SUGGESTION that Govern- I ment pensioners should be paid the same rate of cost of living allowance as that paid to serving government employees will be] made by Mr. Thio Chan Bee (Progressive Balestier) at Tuesday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council.
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    Sheets: Chamber Protest To S.H.B.
    312 5 tl Standard Staff Reporte^om- s THE CHINESE CHAMBEP*S a P ore i, merce has protested to th decision i Harbour Board on the F ,ore g«fran- tl not to rescind their on 1 m l c °P en a i l _.aftie Manager of lBed
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    FEDERATION DIARY
    498 5 > tr>w j /'/in KUALA LUMPUR IVDRAS: The Gunfighter 12.30, 2 30, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. EX: Mad Wednesday 3. 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. Bright Leave 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wll. ION: Tian Khor Lieu Ying 1. 3, 6.30 and 8 p.m. DEON: For Heavens Sake 3.
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    ROVERS WERE AMAZED
    119 5 ROVERS WERE AMAZED I *We never thought that l producing a news :a ner is such a complicate C siness," i exclaimed a group of 26 i Rovers from Johoie Bahru, who visited The Standard i office yesterday. 1 They were on an excursion to Singapore to do the city
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    Indonesian Interference Threatens Colony's Fish
    318 5 INTERFERENCE I>y Indonesian Government ofi oft* Singapore is jeopardising the city's fish supply, anil of ahout 2.000 Malay fishermen, said Mr. Hassan Mas j Tukong Co-operative Society, m an interview with Tht The island chiefs of Pulau Bukom Kechil, Pula Pulau Seking, Pulau Sekijang and
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    3 DENY THEFT
    56 5 THREE CHINESE. Mvi Lang, Lee Hun Yore, and Lee Kum j' Mvi claimed trial m i.'ie Singa- j pore Third Police Court yesterlay when charged witb stealing 57 sheets of paper, and hail a kattv of jaggery valued at $2 belonging to the S.H.B. on April 19.
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    CRASHED, FINED
    134 5 FONG AH KOW was fined $10 m the Singapore First Traffic Court yesterday for carelessly driving a motor car and colliding with a military motor cycle at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road on Dec- j ember 29 last. ages, they were under the i
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    CC Tan To Ask About Rates On School Fields
    147 5 CC Tan To Ask About Rates On School Fields Standard Staff Reporter THE EXEMPTION of school .playing fields m Singapore irom Municipal assessment rates will form the sub.ioct of written questions to be tabled by Mr. C.C. .Tan (Progressive, ranglln) at ([Tuesday's meeting of the Legislative Council. I Mr. Tan
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    SINGAPORE DAIRY
    133 5 SINGAPORE DAIRY M.( < Wll \H!> KOAD: < ri. kef M.oi !i i pin Singapore <!l SS < Oli> .i p .lii \\n\ ir < <i>ln>\\ 8 p Ml. HIM -I V.M BEL I <■ I E KOAD: Both Building 4 p.m.. J Zero IJ;i»K('t I.all T»:un DJH Badminton 5Jt
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    Settlement Plan For Ex-water Deot. Men
    232 5 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINCAPORE MUNICIPAL Water Engineer has been asked by the Public Utilities Committee of the Commissioners to investigate whether retired Water Department employees are agreeable to a settlement scheme m IMuniripal catchment land. The scheme is that Water Hp partment mandores
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    Planter Aimed Gun At Officer
    106 5 Charge A EUROPEAN PLANTER from North Johore. Edward Martin Stewart was charged ia the Singapore Fourth Poli 8 Court yesterday with threatening a police Lieutenant, George Loy Lew on Dunearn Road on April Lt, The charge alleged that Stewart pointed a revolver at lhe lieutenant
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    Charer To Back Suatters
    163 5 Charer To Back Suatters bMM_rrr.EE members >f the Singapore Chim e Chamber of Commerce agreed to sum* rl I be Chi squatters m Tiong B area, who an prote g against tl i Muni< i| de ision to c "a ol their huts. Comm:- 'i r and comm member ot
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    Tombstones For Asia
    712 6 fENERAL Mac Arthur ended his defence speech bei are the United States Congress wuh those words Now I jus* lade away— an old soldier who tried tc do his duty as God gave him to do it. Goodb} o." And SO, at first Sight, the General's words
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    SWEET AND SOUR by
    105 6  - SWEET AND SOUR by TABUAN frus ly ip S unsu i acti ■•ity arid d 'd planning' vs «h unoffici P.a»ties been any m iui m obtaining c: ssue Member m the Lei 1 rlier m the ea number ot I -estions 1 1 elucidation 9 answered tmly m which
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    Who Rules! The Waves In Radio Malaya?
    779 6 Who Rules! The Waves In Radio Malaya? The o»trich v somewhat wigainly bird* noted m the public mind for three things: for the value of certain of the feathers that adorn Us bottom and its inadequate wings; for the size of the eggs it lays; and for the almostdepartmental habit
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    Equality For Volunteers
    321 6 Sir After reading your story r: March 31, 1961, under the c a d i d g "VOLUNTEERS WANT SAME FOOTING AS ARMY ONLY THEN WILL IHK PEOPLE SUPPORT s V C I feel thai comment Ia g in > p,-: Mr C C. Tin a si
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    SKYSCRAPERS AND THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
    506 6 [oui Mindav Standard »pi ted a picture City skj ime, as s eei cross the tiuds River, fi >m New Jei sev mainland r v c o1 the Empire State 1■- New York is an exciting chic ly because 01 the ights ol its skyscrapers
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    We The Peaple
    177 6 Defence Corps, that is, the arp and mas personnel played aa Important a part m lie defence of the island «s any i thwt c imbatanl unit At*. or the capitulation, soma of lese were rounded up and massacred bj the Japanese for their I tj to
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    Notify The Winners
    284 6 S It wi be see n an? I irt Clubs m the cou a c creating the t collected In HgS eep Mcml c ie la members d_. c than a d average every I v. thi pc [getting At this rate i <• ite I it
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    IS IT RULE BY EXPATRIATES?
    210 6 IS IT RULE BY EXPATRIATES? Sii %ec r fe feat n c tide m .t I >c* paper >-!;> Menon, lhe ci* membei ol the Legi? iiUv^ Council for Seietsr. came to this countr} for the ftrsl I me tn August 1547 ._f'er an active public hfe m India. She
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    Review of Views
    121 6 Review of Views bombed to win the war m Korea. The only way out, said the pa£er. is a quic£ political set- t! tjejnent of the Korean que*- s tion. a Correct Strategy General Mac Arthur's strategy Is the only way to win the 'war f m Korea. asserted Chung
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    MacArthur And The Asians
    585 6  - MacArthur And The Asians MICHAEL DAYDICN Jl l\) an \sian p i is c qua ol 1 less se Asians knew Genen MacAi I v ted nn us I h lesl man on thi c seei ed i p His sn ->. theq appe s bafl ig Death or defeat
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    MacA Assertion Starts Congress Call For Inquiry
    436 7 WASHINGTON, April 19 tTllP^ \i i <• l. B V«Jr; Rfembers of the House v m< >erv.ees Committee today demanded that the Joint Chiefs Sta 11 be railed immediately to testify on MaeArt hur's assertion hai he understood they approved his proposals for
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    India Decides To Look Into Peking Offer
    151 7 H#i ion Tons Rice 3 an Government rel for Peking lay to look into Commu'er ol 1.000.000 nea carter agree--50.000 tons of rice m foi 16,000 tons of c Joint Secretary Ministry of Food ..re. entrained for n lay to negotiate the new
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    Top UN Officials Surprised' At MacA Statement
    74 7 NEW YORK. April 19 t Renter) High ranking Lnited Nations officials expressed surprise today at General Mac Arthur's state ment that his policy for containing Communist China had been supported m the past by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. One high official said
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    Tibetans: No Peking Troops in Country
    118 7 HONGKONG. Apr 19. (UP) The group of Tibetan negotiators arrived here today enroute to Peking and insisted thai there are no Chinese Communist troops m Tibet. D/asak Kehmeypa, former Commander-in-Chief of the Tibetan Army, said the Red troops who marched westward m October never
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    Mississippi Flood Worst In History
    93 7 CHICAGO. Apr. 19 «UP>-A flood crest on the Mississippi River surged southward into northern Illinois and lowa today and residents of the river towns -stand m anticipation of the worst Hood m the region's history. At Dubuque. lowa. water raced five feet deep through the
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    Kwangtung Famine
    73 7 HONGKONG. Apr. 20 (ReuterAAP» Kwangtung Province faces possibly the worst famine m 40 years. according to the proNationalist Chinese newspaper the "Hongkong Times." It said the authorities m Kwangtung had admitted that m Yungkong count y about 30 per cent of the population kicked food while the populace
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    Mighty 'Mo' Home From Korean War
    55 7 Home from the Korean war, the battleship USS Missouri is nosed into her berth at the Los AngelesLong Beach Naval Base m California. April 12. The 45,000-ton warship fired 15 shell bursts as she entered the harbour, commemorating the 15 times her guns pounded
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    Iran Police Arrest 80; Threats Against Workers Intensified
    369 7 Iran Police Arrest 80; Threats Against Workers Intensified ABADAN, IRAN, Apr. 19 (Renter) Iran police In a new swoop on oilfields agitators here have arrested 80 house-to-house pickets m the last 24 hours. Some carried cards showing membership m the banned Communistic Tudeh Parly. About 180 pickets are now held
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    Have Some Porpoise?
    42 7 VIENNA. Apr. 20 (AP).—Canned porpoise for lunch? Food shortages iri Communist Rumania have forced the Food Ministry to experiment with the whale-like mammal found m the Black Sea. "Porpoises are expected to make tasty dishes." reported the newspaper Universal.
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    Why 'Little Fritz Hasn't Learned lo Read Yet'
    92 7 Why 'Little Fritz Hasn't Learned lo Read Yet' KIEL, GERMANY, Apr. 20. (AP)— A nine-year-old Kiel boy has set something" of a record by playing truant from school five months before being caught. I*e got away with it because his elder brother, who attended the same school, kept his secret.
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    'Well, I'll Be...
    75 7 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is shown as he got the news of Gen. MacArthur's dismissal. Ike. chief or the Atlantic Paci military forces, heard of the presidential action as he watched French troops manoeuvre during an inspection tour of Western Germany. Told by reporters Mac Arthur had
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    Higher Male Mortality
    64 7 LONDON. Apr. 20. <AP\ Medical statistician, Dr. W. J. Martin, reported m a paper read to the Royal Statistical Society thai there is a higher death rate among men than women m England and Wales. He said no satisfactory explanation for this has been found. The excess
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    Aussies End Jap War Crime Trials
    281 7 SYDNEY. Apr. 20. (AP) Australia has ended its trials of Japanese accused of war crimes. In. all, 156 Japanese were sentenced to death for crimes against Australian servicemen. Of tnese, 143 have been hanged. The last trials were held at Los Negros m the
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    Formosa Pleased With MacA Speech
    76 7 TAIPEI. Apr. 20 (AJ?)— The first Nationalist Chinese reaction to Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's address before the U.S. Congress was one of immense satisfaction, especially over his statement (hat Formosa must under no circumstances be allowed to fall into unfriendly hands. The General's appraisal of
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    3 Priests Jailed
    81 7 HONGKONG. Apr. 20 <AP' Chinese Communists have thrown three more Catholic priests m jail, the Peking radio said Thursday. The announcement did not identify them by name, but said the two Fathers were Italian, while the third was French. The Reds accused the Italians of being "imperialist
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    MP's Protest UK Omission In New Pact
    192 7 MP's Protest UK Omission In New Pact LONDON, Apr. 19 (UP) Briiish Foreign Nrretary Herbert Morr" son admitted today that Britain would like to be i" .let! m a proposed Pacific defence pari but it was "quite clear" now !*he would l»e exrludcil. He spoke m the Commons after President
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    US Should Not 'Grasp' Commands
    174 7 Churchill: LONDON, Apr. 19, (UP) Winston Churchill said today that the Americans should avoid giving the impression that they are "grasping Supreme Command everywhere" within the Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Churchill opened the Commons debate over the British Labour Government's agreement with the United States to
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    UK DIVORCES DROP
    46 7 LONDON. Apr. 20 <AP»— Divorces m Britain dropped from 58.444 m 1947 to 42.711 m 1948 and .''.4.217 m 1949. the judicial statistics disclosed. Of tne divorces granted m 1949. lii..;TT v. ere ba.-od on the grounds of desertion and 14.666 on adultery.
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    Norway: Red China Should Be Admitted To UN
    109 7 OS! O. Apr 19. (UP) Norwregian Foreign Minister Halyard Lange proposed to 9 thai Communist China be i mitten to the United Nai >fM as Boon as it ceases "ad »f aggression lh called for a negol ited peace m Korea, but
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    GIMSON WILL BEGIN STUDY FISH TRADE DIFFICULTIES
    347 8 I Standard Staff Reporter SIR FRANKLIN GIMSON, the Governor of Singapore, yesterday watched with interest the echometer installed m the Pukat, belonging to the Fisheries Department as it registered the depth of the seabed m tlie harbour. Earlier, he had assured representatives of
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    Protest Against 'Tax'By SMC On Auctioned Fish
    259 8 Protest Against 'Tax' By SMC On Auctioned Fish Standard SI.IT Reporter MltOV. prajesi lt Sio^pow Municipal Co****,* wi mm* by lhe I kwg B___i.ru (_.„,„_„„._> Cenlre because ..f the live p.-r cent fish „_i,.. >Illllioil alil on the Offish .netioned .la.lv .1 two Municipal marked ia for a lioil iarutuo.
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    BIG US GOLD SALES
    17 8 FOREIGN mtries added US$B5O c r reserves t States S f i l
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    HIGHER BIDS FOR TINS
    110 8 f r -London irea m j 1 ever. were en c. lie. Industrials i C iged INDUSTRIALS Bm Bayers tellers o B rol 4 4 i L 85 xr S p re Tra 15 9 14 MINING Amal 10/6 J &H ne l 4» > U
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    Gement For Penang
    14 8 meat of _,c .••-■,•>_ A shipI" c£n£ T--tCao:^Lee- T s '^,:-roi n
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    GEC Chief Visiting S pore Office
    164 8 GEC Chief Visiting S pore Office Standard Staff Reporter MR LESLIE GAMA< JE the V, lee Chain an J: •la 4 D..\ the Genii E C and frs. Gamage v. arrive m Singap re .nr n their ba E lgland from Au tralia. Tht j v. j here untii Fri
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    SMALL TRADING IN PRODUCE
    82 8 Standard Staff Reporter lilt produce market was quiet eenenilly, although m S poSSl 8 maD busi::ess waa C >pra was weak, buyera "locating $50 and sc !le s e |f i wf^LSS T icu V No transaction •as reported. Coconut oil had n)w£Li at 83and sel!ers
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    Cold Storage To Curtail Twice-Daily Deliveries
    121 8 Cold Storage To Curtail TwiceDaily Deliveries THH Singapore Cold Storage company s twice daily delivery service wUI cease as from Manclay, April 30 as it has been found impossible to "operate it efficiently with iul placing a severe strain ou both staff and I^,. [etter to customers nvAr c fllst
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    Pond's Executives
    39 8 Pond's Execu tives Mr. Lloyd V. Young a«d Mr. Peter P. baza, Pre; ident and vice-President respectedly ol Pond s Extract Company, will arrive m Singapore on May 5 titan Calcutta on a world toui oi the company's interests.
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      RUBBER
      96 8 lie latesi Singapore rubber prices yesterday i (Apr. 20) were per lb. Buyers Sellers vV j WO 1 RSS Spot yLoose fr mom.) 51.92J $1 *»3i FO B. m bales May. No 1 RS S $1 89 51 *>0 No KS S I si. S3 IMS No 3 R.S
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      TIN
      40 8 SINGAPORE, Fri. The price af Tin to-day w.in $584.75 per picnl. Cl MO 75, LONDON TIN Fridays prices first session were Spot £1,161 buyers i £1,171 sellers. Three months £1,135 buyers £1,145 sellers. Settlement Price £I, Uo Tone: Easier.
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    Bennett Feted
    172 8 Picture taken at an informal dinner at Wing Choon Yuen Restaurant ((ireat World) when Mr. Josiah W. Bennett of the CS. State Department. now touring S. F. Asia, met leading Chinese journalists of Singapore. The ho: ts were the United States Information Service. In the front row (from
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    Nestle's Agents Start Fund In Memory Of K.E. Imrie
    238 8 MORE IRON LUNGS FOR SINGAPORE 4 rnrm _p Standard Staff Reporter A CHEQI E for 1.200 a. a contribnt£u ....ar.!- ,1,, of two iron hu.,- e n ,a- a n,,,,,,,..,,, CmTL fc uiiie of Nestle s Products (M-il-iv-ri i .1 i
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    STANVAC TO HAVE NEW PRESIDENT
    102 8 Stnndard Si iff Reporter Mr. L. W. Elliott, president of Standajrd-Vacuufrn Oil Company, who visited Singapore m August last year. has been nominated to become a director Of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). it was announced m Singapore yesterday. Mr. P. W. Parker, now Stat
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 8 HONGKONG, Apr. 20— Special standard Service Closing prices >n the Hongkong Exchange today I n HK 515-6:r to £1 sterling: K56.073 to US$l; HK$l.Bl5 to I vlalayan $1: HK$O.33 to one Inlonesian Rupiah: Gold HK316.375
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    Rubber Export Permit For April Granted
    280 8 Standard Stall Reporter SINGAPORE rubber trader, were wmmgmhm relieved yesterday when expori licence fbr Hoagkooa were granted for fairK substantia] quantities of rubber for April shipment i lowever, anxiety v. as s being felt by rubber tr les over cert ai a outsl ling
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    SARDINES AND CHEWING GUM
    142 8 TH? <1; d stnff CortesiMMdeat itit President Arthur why h berthed here yesterday! 1 broSgW bdi a 7°ns oi sardines. 3.372 Sti? J? ld newspapers, 377 carton Sowing Bum. 5.019 car- ns ot.Blas.s-A arc. _<81 cartons oi soap, boo bales of piecegoods 30 1 cartons of
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    Ship Brings Food
    70 8 Standard staff Reporter THE 8.1. Chandpara. w h ich arrived here yesterday from Australian ports, brought 119. 276 b:>c:s of flour (m 50 lb. and 150 lb. bags), 22.310 casas of provisions. 31.«-:3 cases of apples, jams, pears, grapes and Ovaltine. 700 bags of oats. 117 bags
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    Few Trained Local Men In Insurant
    51 8 Few Trained Local Men In Insurant wwtfard SUM Rt expj cruit abroad to w yan seer,-., S1 mdard. s per.- aim of 1 1 hons is •vam.na ua,l fi< I m the f ,n b,onif r f '<«> Who II said M Cosine* kar. difßcu the he I vai teac;...
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    TIN PRICE UP AGAIN
    5 8 TIN PRICE UP AGAIN m^m
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    Good Response To Govt Call For Price lists
    17 8 Good Response To Govt Call For Price lists THI ft imerc. formal rom i^ i ii aa
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    'NO HOLDING OF SHIPS'
    284 9 GOING ON LEAVE photo. Jakarta To Make Amends For Previous Mistake Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Fri. The Indonesian authorities m Jakarta have assured shipping agents m Malaya lhat there will be no illegal detention of all law-abiding vessels calling at Lho Seumawe, North Sumatra, m future.
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    Stanvac Tanker Fleet Expands
    197 9 Standard Staff Reporter TWO new oil tankers, which will rank among the largest, fastest and most modern petroleum carriers m the world today, are scheduled to he ordered from British shipyards for tentative delivery and addition to the Standard-Vacuum tanker fleet m 1954, The vessels will
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    HK Delegates Leave For BIF
    69 9 HONGKONG. Apr. 20 (Reu-ter-AAP)—Trie first group of 40 of 120 Hongkong visitors to the British Industries Fair is scheduled to take off from Kaitak at 10 a.m. today aboard a special BOAC Argonaut chartered by the Hongkong BIF committee. The party is headed by Mr
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      62 9 dSHIPSin Hap BOUR" WHARVES Gdn. 44 Helios. Sheers Whorf: 42 13 Straat Soenda. 40 41 Les Gliere.s 38 39 Chandpara. 36 37 Ulysses. 33 34lahsse 31 32 Benavon. 29 30 Granville. 27 Star Alcyone, 23 24 Pres. Arthur. 21 22 Fred. Clover. 19 20 Vercors. 15 18 Pres Monroe. 13
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      637 9 Coal Plant: Harplycus, 4 5 Doiius. 1.2 Breconsihre. Pulo Bukom: Costislos Neothyns, Tridale. Steel Navigator. Navigator. Albert Dock: Puseng, Hua Heng. Keppel Dock: E. Tesbury. Adula. Beluru, Hong Thong. Darxel. Laid up anchorage: Tg. Balel, Esmeralda. .Godown No. 1: Mm Huang, Reinhard. Cable Wharf: Retriever. Victoria Dock: Kamunmg. Entrance to
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      40 9 %^MAILSS Despatches TODAY: Jp^.arta and Sourabaya noon by Van Riebeeck. Hongkong. China, Philippine Is. and Japan 8 a.m. by Breconshire, Thailand (letters only) 7.10 a.m. by train. Medan by Stia. Sarawak (except Miri) by Bidor. Arrivals TODAY: Sibu by Bruas.
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    PARIS PREFERS BLACK, GREY IN SUMMER STYLES
    278 10  -  M. RAKICH By PARIS fash ion -houses are emphasising black and grey m their creations which are simple m style and well-tailored. The length is the same as last season, but the hair line is longer. This is what Madame Janine Daudy, wife
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    AT THE MUDLANK PREMIERE
    146 10 (Above): Sir Franklin Gimson. Governor of Singapore, and Lady Gimson were among the distinguished guests who attended Thursday night's premiere of 20th Century-Fox's Royal Command film "The Mudlark" at Singapore's Cathay Cinema. Picture shows His Excellency being greeted on arrival by Mr. Paul Verdayne. Manager of
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    'New Look Cheengiums
    22 10 Two models of the backless cheongsum as displayed by a mannequin at the Johore Fashion Parade.— i Standard photo).
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    "An Outre Concoction!" Says S'pore Smart Set
    352 10  -  EVA CHONG By SINGAPORE Chinese smart set greeted the appearance of the off-shoulder and strapless evening cheongsum exhibited at the International Fashion Show. Johore Bahru. with loud shrieks of disapproval. "It doesnl interest me as, anything new." a young teacher" newly returned from
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    Classroom Mimicry Pays Off
    352 10 DIRB AN K. California. lJ April 20 Billy De Wolfe, soon to be seen m Warner Bros, technicolour musical. "Lullaby Of Broad way.*' has a deep feeling of gratitude for his school t-achers. Not only did they drum some knowledge into the De Wolfe noggin. but
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    improved SCC Beat REME
    353 11 improved SCC Beat REME Ml (II IMPROVED Singapore Oieket Qubl iade registered their third, win from six games m the] -\KV Division 1 by defeatioi, R.K.M.E. W at the lalan Boar Stadium yes- rday. But tor a second half incident referee McMaster had an SCC. player L the match would
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    39 11 NCON, April 19 (Revter>— 9 re the Rugby Union p tyed :-ived S. 3 Bast Mid 6 0 Chf'xc:.:. m a 13 E..:. II 6 K__. ii 5 26 Pen..::. Xl i.KHt LEAGI X 6 Widnes If
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    Prizes For The Winnera
    42 11 photo. n-"iT f an h t s dou hles partner Pakir receive t>*eir chamC^S&S^^.*"-* L Blythe wife of the YMcT\e^S^EL at *HJ2"*l**W of the Singapore iMI A tenms championships yesterday. Kamis also won me singles championship.— I_ Standard
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    Veteran Kamis Wins Another Tennis Title
    499 11 VETERAN H. KAMIS staged a fine comeback in Colony Tennis when he suprisingly defeated favourite Lim Hee Chin in three sets after losing the hrst set and trailing in the second, in the finals of the open singles tournament at Bras Basah Road vp^torilav
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    Ryder Cup Captain
    60 11 LONDON. Apr. 18: <AP>— Arthur Lacey has been selected non-playing captain and manager of the British Ryder Cup golf team to play the United States m the professional international match at Pinehurst. North Carolina, on Nov. 2 and 4. Lacey played for Britain against the United States
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    STAR 40 YEARS AGO, PLAYS AGAIN
    118 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri A (i5-yeur-old Soccer veteran who was a Star m Selangor's team 40 years ago, played m a junior league match today and played well. He was C. R. Martin Sr., several times a grand father, and he played this evening for
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    CHINESE WIN PENANG COMMUNITY SOCCER
    192 11 PEXAXG. Fri. After being 1—0 down at half time the Chinese rallied well in second half to beat the Europeans by four goals to two in an intercommunity soccer match played on Victoria Green this evening. The Chinese were a wellbalanced team while the Europeans
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    SELANGOR TROUNCE PAHANG IN STATE SOCCER TIE
    323 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Pahang were defeated by 6-0 today by Selangor m an interstate soccer match played at the T.P.C.A. ground, Kuala Lumpur, Eng Kirn, Selangor s dashing centre forward, though hurt, managed to score three goals. He played with a bandaged head
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    Badminton
    48 11 SEREMBAN, Tuesday. -Subject to the approval of the educational authorities m Negri Sembilan, a match between the Combined Schools of Negri Sembilan and Malacca will be held m Seremban shortly. The suggestion was made b> r the Malacca Badminton Association and accepted by the Negri Sembilan B.A.
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    Motor Race Fans Will See Cooper In Action
    339 11 IPOH, Fri. One of the smallest racing ears m the world the Cooper will make its appearance at Ipoh on Sunday May 13 m a speed trial to be held at the Ashby Road circuit. Plans are being made m anticipation of
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    Fathul K. Maintain Leadership
    202 11 Fathul K. Maintain Leadership FATHUL KARIB S.C.. who climbed to the top rang of the 2nd. division league ladder last week, strengthened their position by outplaying If. MDockyard, last year's league and Cup champions, by two I goals to nil at the Geylang Stadium yesterday. Two players short, the Naval
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    UK Soccer Results
    40 11 j LONDON. April. li> (Reuter) LEAGUE THREE SOUTHERN Leyton o UUwaU 2 I Northampton 1 Bn->tol R. I i 1 Walsall 1 Wadford 0 i LEAGUE THREE NORTHERN Barrow 0 Shrc-burv 0 Carlisle 2 Darlington 1 i
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    Navy Side For Services 'Test'
    122 11 THE following side has been lected tt> represent the Royal avy m ihe annual Interervices Cricket match against ie Army which will be played t Nee Soon Garrison Ground >day and tomon ow: Surgeon Commander B. R. lderson (Terror). Lieut, ommander C. E. S. Beale
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    GOLF Here's HOW
    202 11  - GOLF Here's HOW Slammin Sam Sread (dy X cc that our players pht lis \v_!l divided between ihe tha gh moi I at the weight the righl ai it should be. N '< j that tnis player ii malnt a i firm left fo >t grip on the g. md
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      29 11 TIMERS HIGH TIDES at the principal resorts m Malaya TODAY- A.M. P.M. Singapore 10.29 10.40 Malacca 7.27 7.48 Port Dickson 6.08 6.29 Port Sham 4.57 5.22 Penang 00.03 12.36
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      731 11 Radio Programmes KADIO MALAYA Xt ALA Ll MPI If SI\(;AP()KE m j m k c s in Ai > h n m mo p.m. Rinrai ENGLISH PROGRAMME Rneine < ■.•nim,.,t»..,> fro,,, .u,.--uur In. I (lub (Si; i. p.m. X tdlo I TEW kt s 11.11 tnetr-*. \.«...i.. CIS 5.12 Xt
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    RIO GRANDE LOOKS UNBEATABLE TODAY
    267 12  -  OLLIE DAVIES By Other Class 5 Races Are Open THK BEST bet at kuaia Lumpur today is undoubtedly Rio Grande, who must be considered as the nearest thin*; to a raring certainty basing on his victory at the la«*t Penang meeting. He won m a
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    Sps Should Beat M'boro To Win C'ship
    134 12 Sps Should Beat M'boro To Win C'ship E. E lhe Eng ed two lasl be at full strength their it »s bee ea rece I _eit ainl returns I J 5 <t ide itely g eft. roo\*es i take Bk s spot at insid< be o se se ia j
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    Aussie Team For Wimbledon Named
    248 12 of»_,_r_ V ,>EV Ai, u r 2 (AP > Hi" hay, an olh. M .com of .hrer tennis .av<. rs a. Hrn W i.,.1,1, ,1., i, nf V./.irali* .1 1 i Uhil Tenn Association F,r 'wat xl ,wtin m Melbourne lhal v iii, man v
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    Cambridge Make Clean Sweep In US
    131 12 .CAMBRIDGE. MassaChusetts, Apr. 20 (AP)—Camtriage University of England won the Patriots' Day Regatta from Harvard Thursday by a length ana a half to make a clean sweep of the first intercollegiate crew competition t>n this side of the Atlantic. Boston University and M.I.T finished
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    A-Bemb Survivor Wins
    80 12 «"nw*VWj J\pr:l 13 (Rett- Yamak* of !2; T s «one f iM m l f.::" 1 "HmiWiig. raced X y wctorn t*« ft 'Whon "over I W J wda fcrre to; f and Athanassios Nagazoa of Athens, Greece, third Janaka who is 19 years oJcL von from
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    GOING HEAVY
    331 12 KUALA IX MPI' R. Fri There has been daily rain- fall throughout thc wee&. c Further rain feU airain this afternoor. The sains tomorrow wiii be heavy. 3 m particular. likes the 1 track snd bas won seve races. If he is it; running mc be should chalk
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    1044 12 RACE 1 2.30 p.m. -Horses Class 5, Div. 4-6 Furs. y*\ I o-m 101 20 Vt 9M Mr. Yeap Madam Chua Daniels Ch-.r'es tom JJM Marco Polo 4y 8.11 Belmont Stable Soeneer T.,t but 4 wmwmkj 7v B.OM Mr Naiau Yoke Lin c f r Vs, n ;«„ou 1
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    Retinue Best Of Class 2 Horses
    172 12  -  OLUE DAVIES By «*.ka i "fratchingt m class two wenia-ej-ht hi hdrawals each id two race, and five m ,he third— hf,. rohhed a great deal of interen i» ,he d,v_. ri in ll Kuala Lumpur tin, afternoon. There are H the"! ner9 U,
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    Race Horses For India
    19 12 PENAKG, Fi; Tlw. Para arnv,d fro,.. V./ yesterday n Calcutta' s"era "Va,"; horses on board.
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    RACE FIVE
    62 12 Jo Jo look* a sound eachway wager here. Following his maiden win over mx furlong at Ipoh he was tried out ovei similar runs at Bukit Timah He ran third to Piraeus ana Matinee m his first run ano finished behind the winner. Retinue, m bis second enga
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    AYRES NOT RIDING
    195 12 KUALA LI MPI R F ri Racego?r> and his friends v he sorry to hear that lackey Ayres wi J n >t br ridm* m ikw races here tomorrow due t Ict trouble Ayres his to i.o U hospital fnr treatment the manner m v. on suggests
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    199 Boxers For Milan Tourney
    61 12 I MILAN". Apr. 26 (AP) Boxers trom both sides of the ircm curtain Russia included —will trade punches m the Milan ring tournament next month if all the 24 countries officially entered send their teams. The organising official of the Italian Boxmg Federation announced that
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