Singapore Standard, 12 June 1951

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    16 1 Singapore Standard DL A VOL. NC 345 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1951. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Buss-Hansen Refutes Anti-BCG Article In Time Magazine BCG CHARGES ARE REFUTED
    864 1 Buss-Hansen Refutes Anti -BCG Article In Time Magazine BCG CHARGES ARE REFUTED Standard Staff Reporter j^ :M Buiis-llaiiseiu leader of the Danish BCG team m B terday emphatically refuted an anti-BCC article m m news magazine Time of June 4 which influenced tin* Anglo-Chinese Secondary school to such an ex-
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    Aw Boon Haw Asks mao For Inquiry
    9 1 Aw Boon Haw Asks mao For Inquiry Gov- I
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    Exposion At US Navat Base
    7 1 Exposion At US Navat Base SUP) low-
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    Unions Oppose MCA Skilled Labour Plan
    95 1 >i.uid:rd Staff Rt port»T TRADK union circles In S -i re yesterday stro:.gl> c gitgg^ywi by 'he i Chinese Association Government should allow ip ,;-oi sk::':ed labourers Hongkong to enter Malaya p overcome the shortage oi s.; Labourers m this counTrade union leaders, who
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    50 G-Men To Take Part In Manhunt
    137 1 PARIS. June 11 (AFP)— The evening newspaper "France Soir," today announced under big banner headline, the arrival m Paris of 50 G-men belonging to the American Federal Bureau of Investigation The newspaper stated that although the sending of the G-men was decided before
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    Half Million Leaflets On Lottery Airdropped
    144 1 Standard Dakota Helps Again MORE than half a million leaflets publicizing the Federation's public lottery schenit and its value were dropped yesterday morning over 14 towns m the Federation of Malaya by a Singapore Jtandard Dakota. The leaflet dropping trip took seven and a
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    For The First Time
    62 1 Princess Elizabeth took the salute of the Brigade of Guards m her father's place at the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Horseguards Parade m honour of the King's birthday. For the first time, as heir to the throne, she received the traditional honours of a Sovereign.
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    Morrison Unable To Clear Mystery
    360 1 Missing Diplomats LONDON, June 11 (UP) Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison told the House of Commons today that he still was unable to clear up the mystery of the two missing British diplomats. He said Donald Mac Lean, head of the Foreign Office American Section, and
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    Korea Armistice Rumours Denied
    83 1 PUS AN. Korea. June 11 (UP)— The Korean Republican Government has received an assurance from the State Department that reports of an armistice, which would stop the United Nations at the 38\> Parallel, were groundless, well-informed sources said today. Informants said they understood the Government had
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    Bandits Raid Java Estate, 11 Killed
    237 1 BANDOENG, June 11 (Reuter-AAP) Eleven people were killed and §ome 15 wounded when an estimated 500 to 800 strong armed "terrorist army" launched a heavy attack on Tonmas Tjimas tea and rubber estate, south of Sukabumi, on Saturday. The attack started around 5 a.m.
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    UK Museum Loses Priceless Relic
    113 1 GREENWICH, ENGLAND. June 11 (AP) Daring thieves today stole a diamond-crusted headdress a priceless national relic given 150 years ago to Lord Nelson by a sultan of Turkey from the ground floor of Britain's National Maritime Museum. The thieves slipped thruuyh guards but set off
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    King Leopold To Abdicate July 16
    56 1 BRUSSELS, June 11 (Reuter) —King Leopold of the Belgians today wrote to Premier Joseph Pholien declaring he would abdicate on July 16 m favour of his son Prince Baudouin. This puts the date forward by two months. He had been expected to abdicate on
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    UK Reds Hit Imperialism In Malaya
    82 1 LONDON, June 11 (Router) The Political Committee of the British Communist Party said m a statement on Malaya today: "The American imperialists are piling up stocks torn from the sufferings of a whole people m preparation for a third world war." Claiming 500.000 people
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    1,200 Troops Disarmed
    16 1 HANOI, June 11 (AFP) More than 1,200 former Nationalist Chinese soldiers were dis-
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    B-29 CREW MISSING
    11 1 TOKYO, June 11: (ReuterAAP) Three crew members of
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    Allied Troops Enter Chorwon, kumhwa Easily
    214 1 Allied Troops Enter Chorwon, kumhwa Easily WEST CENTRAL FRONT, KOREA, June 11 (AP) United Nations tank-led unite today entered both Chorwon and The Allies met slight resistance, as only rifle and machinegun fire was exchanged with Communist rearguards. The reinforced infantry patrol that entered Chorwon was hampered only by mines
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    Situation In Malaya Tense But Improving
    321 1 Duntop Chief Says: LONDON, June 11 (Reuter) Sir Ciive Baillieu, Chairman of the Dunlop Rubber Company, said today he had ended a recent visit to Malaya with considerable reassurance m the ultimate success of policies designed to meet the emergency there. Speaking at the
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    Joan Fontaine Has Dad's OK To Marry Aly
    71 1 VICTORIA. Br. Columbia, June 11. (UP). Actr«»*s Joan Fontaine had her father's permission today to go ahead and marry Prince Aly Khan. "By Jove." Walte de Havilland. father of Joan and her actress sister Olivia de Havilland, said here: "If she does
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    STORE REACTION TO BARNES REPORT
    412 2 OFFICIALS ££T PUIMCOr 'Threat To UIHIiLOL Our Culinic* INDIANS "r-^r WUmtN Reception 'Colony Has Its Own Education rolicy SINGAPORE Government officials, Legislative Councillors ami the heads of schools are of the opinion that the Barnes report on Malay education m Malaya, recommending the aholition of
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    'It Will Lead To Ill-Feeling'
    239 2 'It Will Lead To Ill-Feeling' Standard Staff Reporter THE recommendation of the Bum report 10 abolish vernacular fcchoo!* m Malaya and to establish a single type of lu-linuual Malay and English free primary &< liool is MAB by .Mr. (hen:: Ann loon, principal of Chinese Hiiih School, as an attempt
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    MOST OFFENDERS BETWEEN 26-50
    57 2 Standard Staff Reporter THOSE between the ages of 26 and 50 make up the highest number of offenders serving sentence at Changi and Pearl's Hill Prisons, says the Prisons' 1950 report. At Pearl's Hill there are 1,061 offenders m this age group and 117 at Changi.
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    It All Depends Onßam lee, SaysJean
    273 2 It All Depends On ßam lee, SaysJean Standard Staff Reporter JEAN TOJEE. another Australian whose Malay husband, a seaman, was ordered out of Australia by Calwell, said that she would like to return to her homeland if her husband would. Mrs. Tojee lu-es m Kamponsj Bueis. m a house built
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    What The Women Have To Say Barnes Report Women's Views
    368 2  - What The Women Have To Say Barnes Report Women's Views EVA CHONG B% Standard Woman Reporter reaction among women leaders m Singapore to the Bu-.ea Report on Malay Education varied from lull support o: it by Che Zahara binte X wr Mohammad, President of tne Singapore Malay Women's Welfare Association,
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    Shopman Beaten Up, Shot Dead
    180 2 A 39-YEAR-OLD Singapore shopkeeper, Low Kai Kok, was shot dead before his wife early yesterday morning when he tried to escape after being beaten up by two gunmen, who broke into his shop at Tenglong Tiga, off 5f milestone Changi Road. Low's barefooted assailants were
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    To Be Tried For Murder
    70 2 AT THE end of a preliminary inquiry held m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, Ong Thian Chor (24) was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes on a tentative charge of attempted murder. Ong was alleged to have stabbed his elder brother, Ong
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    Boy's Evidence Unreliable
    71 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. E. Ebert, said yesterday he found the evidence of 11--year-old Soh Bin Chiang unreliable because three statements made by. him were contradictory. Soh was giving evidence at the inquest into the death of his brother Soh Bin Hong (8) who
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    STC Men Want More Allowance
    45 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Traction Company Employees Union is to rail an extraordinary general meeting on Friday next to consider action for obtaining its demand for increased cost of living allowance for its members at $1 each a day.
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    DEATH OF MRS. SANTHOU
    50 2 THE DEATH occurred last night at the General Hospital of Mrs. Santhou wife of Mr. G.V. Santhou of St. Joseph's Institution after a short illness. The funeral will take place this evening from Waterloo Street to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, thence to Bidadari."
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    69 2 THE UNESCO Fellowship by the New Zealand Government has been awarded lo one Mr. Yap Tian Beng of the University of Malaya, it was announced officially. Mr. Yap is to undergo six months' training m the latest laboratory techniques m Neuro-Physiology. He will leave the Colony some time this month
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    Joint Demand By 3 Unions
    121 2 Standard Staff Reporter ALL the three trade unions, representing daily-paid workers i m the Singapore Harbour Board, have made a joint demand for a uniform wage scale for the workers. The Standard was told yesterday. The Unions are the Singapore Harbour Board Labour Union. the
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    QUIZ ON LOANS
    45 2 THE DISCONTINUANCE by the Singapore Government of granting of loans to its employees for building or buying houses will be queried by the Labour Party Member' for Rochore District. Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj. at the Legislative Council meeting on Tuesday next.
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    Court Told Of Blood Trail Clue
    196 2 THE Singapore Second Police Court was yesterday told of how a trail of blood and a cigarette butt led to the arrest of a watchman alleged to have broke open two window shutters and a glass pane of a shop m Stamford Road. A.S.P.
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    ISLAND HOME FOR CHRONIC PATIENTS?
    207 2 A SINGAPORE Island— similar to the quarantine station of St. John's should be set aside as an abode for the Colony s homeless and chronic patients, Dato (Dr.) C.J. Paglar. Singapore Legislative Councillor said yesterday. Dato Paglar said that such an island would ease the
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    BARNES REPORT HIT
    662 3 pl-iF ure Filled With Utopian Ideals Threat To Vernaculars Qovl Advised To Leave Religious Lessons Alone >tuii<iarti Matt Correspondent LI MIH X, Mon. "The Barnes Report is* premature as the J, nationalii) should be first decided. The vexed Question opinion of Mr. R. P. S. Rajasooria. President
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    Education Cheif Assures Chinese
    17 3 Education Cheif Assures Chinese II v IPI R»M tfieW ft* Iran lithe hmtse nts t«> i Ma
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    4 Councillors To Oppose Proposals
    11 3 4 Councillors To Oppose Proposals ■It at A1 :r on Dr.
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    FINED $3600
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    'Attempt To Destroy Chinese Culture'
    114 3 'A ttempt To Destroy Chinese Culture' KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Principals of Chinese schools m Kuala Lumpur, commenting on the Barnes Report today, said it was an attempt to destroy Chinese culture m Malaya. They did not think the Government would be so "shortsighted" as to implement this recommendation. They said
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    Federation News Briefs
    290 3 THE second half-yearly session of the Port Dickson Licensing Board will be held at the District Office. Port Dickson, on Tuesday June 26. at 3 p.m. when applications lor renewals, removals, transfers and new licences will be considered A EUROPEAN woman, Mrs. E G Harrison, was fined
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    80 3 Picture. Group photograph taken prior to the departure on long leave of Mr. H. J. Kitchener, Game Warden, Negri Sembilan and Malacca, and Resettlement Supervisor for Port Dickson District. Standing from left to right: Messrs Ooi Swee Leong. Baba. Che Mohd, Che Arop, Yunus, Ooi Boon Chye, Mustafa. Jamaluddin, Mohd.
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    Young Contractor Sentenced, Gives Notice Of Appeal
    358 3 Standard Siaflf Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— I haven't the slightest doubt that you never disclosed that you were an undischarged bankrupt, and your evidence has not been truthful," said the President of the Sessions Court, Mr. D. M. K. Grant, today, when he
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    Exempt Boys In School From Call-up
    158 3 Exempt Boys In School From Call-up MIC Urge: Standard Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Delegates from 3G branches of the Regional and Local Congresses to the fifth annual session of Malayan Indian Congress at Johore Bahru occupied the whole of yesterday m discussing eight resolutions submitted by the branches. The
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    Admits Theft From Mine
    96 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A Chinese Lim Yew Bok. was charged before Mr. D. M. K. Grant, m the Sessions Court today, with stealing iron belong to Ulu Klang Tin Mines, valued at $2,000. The allegation was that on June 3 Lim hired a
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    CLERK BOUND OVER FOR CRT
    112 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Pleading guilty to criminal breach of trust of 61 children's bus passes, E. Edward Raj. A clerk employed by the General Transport Company, was bound over m the sum of $300 for 12 months by the President of the
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    Constable Killed in Action
    162 3 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A Police Constable was killed i when bandits fired on a Security Forces patrol m th e Gua Musang District of Kelantan this morning. Another Police Constable was fatally wounded when a oandit gang fired at a Police vehicle in'
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    More Chinese Apply For Citizenship
    89 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Because larger numbers of Chinese are coming forward to apply for Federal citizenship, the Malayan Chinese Association has asked the Registrar of Federal Citizens for 70-000 citizen forrrus for distribution to Chinese all over the Federation. MCA blanches m various parts of
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    Evacuees Resettled At Batu Rakit
    91 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. About 60 families who were recently evacuated from Pulai because Government had found it too expensive to protect it against terrorist menace, have been settled at Batu Rakit. about eight miles from Kuala Trengganu town. The evacuees brought along with them their
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    Highway Code Will Now Be Enforced
    395 4 Highway Code Will Now Be Enforced Suggestions By Mr. Robertson Standard Staff Reporter AS THE Safety First Week exhibition, which opened on June 2 at the Victoria Memorial Hall Singapore, closed its doors yesterday, Mr. G. G. Thomson, Public Relation Secretary told The Standard that the education of road users
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    Had No Card, Seaman Jailed
    61 4 LF.E CHEE CHAR, a seaman was sentenced m the Singapore First District Court yesterday, to one m nth's imprisonment for r.Klinc i register tor an ident'. y cai L ..:i was arrested m his sampan on Jur.e 9. He explained th it he was sick,
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    Wrong Address
    24 4 CHUA Choon Kee \vr\s fined $10 m the Singapore First District C urt yesterday, for failing to notify his change of address.
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    Jury Visits Scene Of December Riots
    138 4 ON THE application of defence counsel, Mr. David Marshall, the jury for a murder trial at the Singapore Assizes yesterday adjourned to the vicinity near where, the prosecution alleged, a European employed by the Royal Air Force, Hugh Bell, had been ordered out of
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    23 4 CANON R.K.S. Adams and two servers who assisted him at his Silver jSubnp? c ».ft.:.. .1 at Uie St. An drev.'s Cithedrul yesterday.
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    No Exam For Detainees
    66 4 Standard Staff Reporter SEVERAL students of the University of Malaya, who are still detained by the Singapore Police under the Emergency Regulation-, are not taking their examinations now m full swing m the University. A spokesman of the University told The Standard yesterday that since these
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    Stole Eight Sticks Of Cigarettes
    48 4 CHAN YONG a labourer of Tajong Pagar pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday, to stealing eight sticks of cigarettes worth 20 cents belonging to the Master "of Glengyle. Sentence was postponed to June 18 and bail of $100 was offered.
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    Misadventure
    39 4 A FINDING of death by misadventure was returned m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday at the Inquest of Jenny Sim seven-year-old school-girl, who was killed m a motor acci- i dent m Balestier Road on May j 23.
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    MoreChineseYouthsLeave
    53 4 ANOTHER 200 Chinese youths, left Singapore yesterday for Canton on the 2.644-ton China Navigation Line's ship Kweiyang. The vessel is calling at Hongkong only and will disembark all her passengers there. The youths will travel overland to Canton. Standard picture shows some of the youths standing at the stern
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    Good Response To Dollar For Discs
    141 4 Standard Staff Reporter MORE than $300 has been received by S.A.T.A. m connection with the programme of request records that Rediffusikn, Singapore is putting on the air on June 17. The programme is called "Dollars for Discs." Each re- quest must be accompanied by
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    Mallal Warned And Discharged
    470 4 ACTED UNDER PROVOCATION Standard Staff Reporter MR. NAZIR MALLAL, lawyer and Singapore Legislative Councillor, accused of causing hurt to Mr. M. A. Majid, his rival candidate m the last Council election, was cautioned and discharged by Magistrate iR. B. I. Pates m the Singapore Second Police
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    GRIFFITHS FETES S'PORE TEACHERS
    134 4 Standard Staff Reporter A PARTY of 33 teachers from Singapore, the Federation, Hongkong. North Borneo and Sarawak were entertained to tea at the Colonial Office recently by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths. Five Cantonese teachers were among those from the Federation
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    Yeo Chu Kang Squatters To Get More Time
    171 4 Standard Staff Exporter SINGAPORE Legislative Councillor. Dato C. J. Pag.ar. championing the cause of 22 illiterate farmer-squatters, faced with eviction from their homes at Yeo Chu Kane, said 1 yesterday that "amicable settlement had been reached with Land Office" on the matter.
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    Stole From Barber
    39 4 ROBERT LEOFRED LEWIS (2?,' of Devonshire Road was sentenced to s:x months' rigorous imprisonment m the Singapore Third Police C< v ;rt yesterday, for stealing $300 belonging to L. Rcis. a ship's barber on May 21.
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      703 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTJS^^ DEATH "'If ADAM Chia Joo Siaa. aged M ftu^ late Goh Eng Suet' who passed a, Sunday night June 10 at I p.rn j. only son Goh Keng Hiang of thi s .< Singapore, 3 daughters-in-law. S rra^d daughters, 8 grand-sons-in law. 2 tiwdd.. and grand children to
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      67 4 CHINESE V.M.C.A., Sele^ie Koad: Summer Conferent* 1 Joint committee meeting: 3.>0 p.m.. Badminton 5 p.m.. Body building 5.30 p.m., Studtiit basket ball 5.20 p.m. Tabh' tennis 7.30 p.nu Student free English classes 7 9 p.m.. Evening: school 5 9 p.m. Y.W.C.A., Rafiles Quay: Mandarin (advanced) 10.30 ajn., Ballroom dancing: (advanced)
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    Pearl's Hill Prisoner Costs $906 A Year
    136 5 L\ T 1950 it costs $213.36 to feed a prisoner at Pearl's Hill Prison i and $213.80 at Changi Prison. according to the Prisons' Department report issued yesterday. The cost ot maintaining an offender at Pearl's Hill was $902 a year and at
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    800,000 Tickets Sold Already
    85 5 m.c.a. swi:i:t> IPulI. Mon Despite competition from the Governmentrun Welfare Lottery, the; Malayan Chinese Association central sweep committee disclosed that about 800.000 tickets or their third milliondollar lottery have been sold to date The draw will again be held m Ipoh a1 the Chinese A--sembly Hall
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    Query On Stenographers
    113 5 THE SINGAPORE C.overnment will be asked at the meeting of the Legislative Council next Tuesday for an assurance lh it candidates selected by the Public Services Commission to fill the permanent posts of Confidential Stenographers will be absorbed without delay. In written questions to be tabled a1
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    Call For Elected Hindu Members
    106 5 A RESOLUTION demanding that ail members of toe Singapore Advisory Board should be elected by the Hindu Association and not "nominated by Government will be placed before he annual general meeting of the Association to be held shortly The Committee also decided to start an
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    King's Appreciation
    68 5 King 's Appreciation THF SECRETARY of State for the Colonies has informed the Governor ot Singapore that the message of good wishes which was sent to The King on behalf of the peopie of Singapore on His Majesty's Birthday has been laid before the Km? who has asked that his
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    Electoral Figures
    32 5 THE SINGAPORE Government List night announced that 3.*i45 people had registered for the Municipal Commission Electoral Register and 4852 for the Legisls tive Council Electoral Register up to June S.
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    Penang Is Guarded On 'Barnes'
    161 5 Penang Is Guarded On 'Barnes' PENANG Mon.— There was guarded reception of the Barnes Report recommending the abolition of all vernacular schools and the establishment of a single type of free primary school bilingual Malay and English m Penang. With the exception of the Malays who were wholeheartedly m support
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    Blythe Returns From Hawaii
    146 5 MR. W. L. BLYTHE returned to Singapore yesterday afternoon and resumed duty as Colonial Secretary. Singapore. He has been to Hawaii to attend a Travel Conference called by the Governor of Hawaii m association with the Hawaiin Travel Bureau with the aim to establish m the
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    Medical Workers Reject Govt. Proposal
    207 5 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Medicnl Workers Union. representing more than 800 Government hoVpital servants, have rejected a sS^estion by the Government to pHree hospital servants on a different salary scheme Horn Sat of hospital watchmen. I gardeners and others. A Union spokesman yesterday .described
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    Methodists Plan To Assist In Squatter Resettlement
    238 5 Methodists Plan To Assist In Squatter Resettlement Standard Slaff Correspondent TAIPING, Mon. The Methodist Youth Fellowship plans to help train its members for work m squatter settlements and reset! U s for work m nearby mission fields and for the local ministry. This was revealed by Mr. K. C. Yeoh,
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    S'pore Fire
    54 5 photo. A three-storeyed building m Upper thin Chew Street m the heart of Singapore's China-town caogkt fire last nkht and sotted the first and second tenement floors of the building. Picture shows firemen of the Singapore Fire Brigade, climbing up to the roof m escape ladders, to put
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    Fire Guts House In Chinatown
    88 5 Standard Staff Reporter A KITCHEN /fro at the back of the first floor of a fcenemeni three-storey building m Upper Chin Chew Street. Singapore, developed into an inferno las! night and within no time gutted the first and second floors of the building. The ground
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    Codner Story
    279 5 Codner Story TheWoodenHorse Standard Staff Correspondent IPOII, Mon.— One of the most ingenious schemes to be devised by a British soldier m World War II m a successful escape bid from a German pri-soner-of-war camp has just been related to The Standard by the man from whom the idea actually
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    Madam Chia Dies
    51 5 M ADA w Chia 100 Siai Singapore aged M dbk I Sunday tiigl A widow of the late Goh I S :C teft behind her son, Mr. Goh Keng Etiang <* of the < partment of the S Standard and many children. funeral will take place •i
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    The Great Fraud
    814 6 I'HE spirit of democracy was once summed up by Voltaire m the following words: '"I disagree With everything you say but I would defend your right to say it." But we have travelled a long way rom this simple and direct affirmation of the c faith. In
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    Burma Before The Elections
    849 6  -  RAWLE KNOX Dangerous Poiii cm Flirtations: Sorry Production Record: The Search For Peace By RANGOON. BURMA is like a man at full stretch; straining, he can just hold on, but cannot move another finger to help himself. A push here means relaxation there, the reserves are
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    Review of Views
    469 6 Review of Views Pretest Echo INDEPENDENT Sin Chew Jit Poh echoed the protest made by representatives ol more than 200 Chinese schools m Singapore against Government's intention to withdraw g ants-in-aid and remission of fees to Chinese schools. Chinese education m both Singapore and the Federation is now facing a
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      'Marriage' Between S'pore And Fed.
      461 6 Si!-. I congratulate your paper on being able to provide us with its fullest account of the reaction of the Singapore and Federation leaders to Dato Onn bin Jaffar's declaration regarding an all-commu-nities independent party for Malaya. I hope, however, that m the negotiations lor
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      CALL UP AND EDUCATION
      265 6 Sir:- Enough has been >; :d by both the educational authorities and government concerning shortage of schools i:i the Federation. It is. a very easy problem to solve m my opinion. The manpower callup is almost m full swing and most of the school-boys within the
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      Support For Onn
      389 6 Sir; I welcome the statement by Dato O:in bin Jaffar calling for the establishment ol an "Independer.ce for Malaya" party published m the Singapore papers. Never m the history i Colonial rule has any nominated minister ever made so challenging a >*;;tment as that of Dato Onn.
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      Chairs Are Meant To Be Sat On
      139 6 Sii Waking ;;p i Kti early on King'i Birthday and thinking ih .1 I could gel h Full view of the Pai ad< I h rted to the P..d..ng without even taking a ri: op ol di Ink. However I o* eply T
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    Disparity Between MOR's And BOR's Pay
    715 6 Sir.— Since 1947 the British Army has been recruiting local men into their ranks as LEPS (now known as the Malayan Other Ranks). These men are supposed to be the future defenders of Malaya and Singapore, and they are expected to fight shoulder to
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    Russia Accuses Iran Of Grabbing Land On Border
    265 7 Russia Accuses Iran Of Grabbing Land On Border :\Y June 11 (UP) The Iranian Army reported ai ih.it Kii^-ia had accused Iran of trying to lop off a slice of S©vi< t nion by changing the course of a river m the Caspian border area. It said a Soviet Army
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    Teheran Oil Talks Open On June 13
    68 7 Teheran Oil Talks Open On June 13 I s low 11. \n < tlii ad rom■■ontcd today a cil < onfer- n here on June Iran ..n (mvtrnnient 'i'.td Minister mi.. Mohamad Lstrb, and Esguwci Hasslbi, I ndcr- Treasury, > -f n'.ii:\ fa t<> ihe I ■USSMH apf the \mgto
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    Danger Spots Threatening World Peace
    209 7 Danger Spots Threatening World Peace KARACHI. June 10. (Reuten. Sir Mt.haniir.ed Zafrulla Khan. Pakistan Foreign Minister, said here today that the whole concept of the peaceful settlement of international problems was "on trial." He declared that unless success was speedily reached m at least the more outstanding of these problems
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    27 Chinese Shot By Reds
    20 7 c 130 prithc C ese g to I ke loose Is m S Si tndard
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    MacA: One Of Greatest Blunders In US History
    126 7 MARSHALL'S CHINA MISSION V ;HV! June 11 (AFP) Gen. Douglas Mfoct telegnun to Republican Senator William Md. described Gea. George Marshall's mission to i"> as -one of the greatest blunders m American iiipinuijtie history.' <iv» d that the free world was now
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    Soviets Bomb Town Southwest Of Berlin
    74 7 BERLIN. June 10. (UP) Soviet bombers dropped live bombs on Jutterbog. Soviet zone town 4 niles southwest of Berlin yesterday and killed at least one person, the American Rias Radio reported today Six other persons were reported injured. The broadcast said several houses were
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    King Haakon On UK Visit
    54 7 photo King: Haakon of Norway arrived m Britain Jane 5 for a three-day state visit, lie was met by the Duke of Gloucester, representing ailing Kins George. Picture shows, left to riiiht, at Buckingham Palace: the Duke of Gloucester. Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret
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    Russia Proposes Jap Peace Treaty Meet In July Or August
    289 7 Russia Proposes Jap Peace Treaty Meet In July Or August MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuter) Soviet Russia has proposed a peace conference m July or August of all states that fought Japan to draw up a peace treaty. She said the treaty should be on the basis of a review of
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    Dulles Plan Opposed By UK Cabinet
    143 7 Dulles Plan Opposed By UK Cabinet LONDON, June 11. (Reuter) Diplomatic quarters here believed today that the British Cabinet has refused to endorse Mr. John Foster Dulles" proposals that the Japanese peace treaty should come into force without either Chinese regime signing. Then Japan would subsequently be permitted to secure
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    UK MI-5 Chief Leaves For NY
    107 7 LONDON. June 10 (Reuter) —The Chief of Britain's Secret Service. Sir Percy Sillitoe. boarded a plane for New York here tonight a few seconds before it was due to leave. Sir Percy is officially designated a director at the War Office but he is
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    Easington Coal Mine Reopens
    52 7 Easington C oal Mine Reopens EASINGTOX COUNTY. DURHAM, June H» (Reuter)—Easington colliery, .scene of the worst pit disaster m the four-and-a-half year history of British nationalised coal, on May 29. wll reopen tomorrow night. Eighty-one miners and two rescuer-- died m an explosion oelow ground, and nine bodies remain to
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    US Ahead In Bombers But Not In Transports
    111 7 BOEING PRESIDENT SAYS: WASHINGTON, June 11 (UP) William AJlen, president of the Boeing Airplane Company, the nations largest builder of military planes, said today he did not think other countries were up with the United States m bomber development, but m the
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    Let UN Bomb 'Everything' Above 38th -MacArthur
    224 7 Let UN Bomb 'Everything' Above 38th -MacArthur NEW YORK. June 11. (AP). Columnist Walter Wincheli, m a copyrighted New York Daily Mirror story, quotes General Douglas Mac Arthur as telling him that the Korean war could be won quickly if the United Nations forces were allowed to bomb "everything" north
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    Miss Truman Has Lunch With Attlee
    37 7 LONDON. June H (AP)—Mirj garet Truman wound up a whirl- wind visit to Britain on Sunday iby lunching privatelj with I Prime Minister Clement Attlee >\ Chequer.-, his official country I residence.
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    Hockridge's Appeal Rejected In HK
    82 7 HONGKONG. June 11 (AP The Hongkong Suprerrn Court, sitting .i Court of AppeaL today rejected the appeal of Ronald C T. Hockridge, a J l year-old mci chant, from v < year sentence for possession ol firearms lock idge was arresti d afU r his
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    '11,000 Reds Work In UK Public Services'
    182 7 '1 1,000 Reds Work In UK Public Services' LONDON. June 10 (AFP)— The allegation that there were 11,000 Communists working m British public services was made m the popular Sunday newspaper, Sunday Despatch, by a former Permanent Under-Secreiary of State at the Foreign Office, Lord Vansittart, m an article criticising
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    Not In Japan For Ceasefire —Marshall
    326 7 Not In Japan For Ceasefire Marshall TOKYO, June 11, (IP) Secretary of Defence George Marshall said he was not fia .?;»pan m connection with a ceasefire m Korea, but doubted that the Eighth Army would "moderate its pressure" against the Communists even if talks were underway. Marshall said Ihal this
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    Nehru Sees No Early Ceasefire
    284 7 NEW DELHI. June II UP) Premier Jawahai Nehru said today he saw no .••>- -mediate prospect* 1 of a ce« efirv m Korea. Nehru told a press <"<■■,:< venoe: "We have taken no rtieular s't'P of any kind and >••> not propose to take one
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    700 Of KMT Turncoats Said Arrested
    123 7 HONGKONG, June II I PI Over 700 member K. uo m 1 1! 1■ n g Bevolutii ary C mmittee, which is < Ibyt be Vice-Chaii man c P< king Ikn ernment, Mai lial Linsben, ivere n ported I I morning's K'.'ie Stiang I
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    Bradley End Tour
    39 7 LONDON, June 1] UUP) Q eral 0.-n.-.r Bradley, c v man the A.'He Lean Joint Chiefi Staff, lei t for Washi fgtoa Sundai aboard military I port plane aftei tou A' Pad r >v it rie«.
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    Jap Shipping Back On Its Sea-Legs
    187 8 Jap Shipping Back On Its Sea -Legs TOKYO. June 11. (AP)— Japan's merchant marine is just about bock on its sea-legs. Japanese vessels are permitted to enter ports of 47 countries 83 under blanket clearance and 14 for specific purposes. The nations tramp service is extensive. Its regularly scheduled runs
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    31 8 LONDON". (AirmaiD— British lesigners are working on lar^e win-engined helicopters powered by gas-turbines which will be able to fly on internal crosscountry routes and over the Channel to big European cities.
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    48 8 photo. Miss Margie AfcGrath, Qantas Empire Airways Pre>s Officer, who flew 25.000 1 milt s along: the Kangaroo 1 route Sydney to London and back) to contact aviation reporters. She also appointed a (Juntas Press Liaison Officer m London. Mi«s McGrath has left i Singapore for Sydney. Standard
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    USSR Towed 3 Docks Via S'pore Since War Ended
    232 8 USSR Towed 3 Docks Via S'pore Since War Ended Standard Shipping Reporter SINCE the end of the I last war the Russians have towed from the Black Sea Ito Vladivostok via Singa- pore three floating docks J and a large number of Russian ships have passed i through Singapore, both
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    Motorship Yama Was Built In Japan For French Line
    350 8 Standard Shipping Reporter ONE of the finest examples of postwar Japanese shipbuilding is the 8.309-ton cargo motorship Yama, built m Yokohama for the Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Reunis of Paris. The Yama has already been to Singapore twice to and from
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    Moller Ship At Wenchow
    41 8 HONGKONG, Jure 11 (ReuterAAP) The British freighter Josephine Moller '1.274 tons) has arrived at the Chinese port of Wenchow, f.OO miles north of here after radioing yesterday she was under attack by armed junks :T the China-coast.
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    EXPRESS BUS SERVICE
    43 8 Stand ird Staff C sp KOTA BAHRU, Mon The North Eastern Transport Service will start an express bus service from this town to X i ii i TrengThe company has trdered several luxury buses, each capable of accommodating I passengers.
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      189 8 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. WEST COAST MALAYA Hong Soon for P. Baroe June 26 on 9 T at t° r Rengar Jane 13 Vessel for Muar Week y Hong Thong for Bogan Vessel for Molacc^ Twice Week y S) A; A j Juf|o 30 Vessel for Port Dickson Weekly Tang
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      205 8 JAVA NEW YORK SAILINGS Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Holland Americo Line Nederlorc Line Rotterdom Rotterdom Amsterdam MONTREAt HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE. MOBILE NEW ORLEANS Spore P. Sham Penong Tawali (SMN) 7/13 June 14/ 15 June 16/17 June Soestdyk (HAL) 17/23 June 24/25Junc 26/27 June Bantam (RL) 9/14 July 15July
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      442 8 SAILINGS PROM SCANDINAVIA UK Continent S'por* p. S'Ko W P "TARSIAN" for Hongkong obr. 16/18 June "KINA' tor Bangkok. Hongkong Monilo 1... 20-26 June "MEONIA" for Saigon B a n 9 k ok 26-28 June 23-2SJu«. ic "MALACCA" for Bangkok, Hongkong, Monilo, Kooe Yokohomo 7-9 July "LALANDIA" for Saigon h
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      120 8 :(AIB ABBtVALS) {fj&grtj. Arrivals BOAC from S\dney. Jjk.uta IJN i» m. York from llantkok 4..'(t p.m. X.L.M. from Anistmlam. liansk.uk 11-0 a.m. Q.E.A. Skvm.i-.trr from Sydney 4 ii.iv. C.P.A. from Bantkok 6.15 p.m. MALAYAN AIKWAYS from Kaehing 4.1U p.m. Pen:»njf T*ipinff Ipob XL 11. I* am. Rangoon V.U> p.m. KB
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      402 8 Despatches TODAY: Burma. X. India and Pakistan noon by Santhia, E. Australia and New Zealand by Burnside, Ceylon by Pres. Van Barer.. Pakistan (parcels tmlj I by Press. Van Buren. E. Australia and New Zealand 1 5 tdomenus. Sjjjfc SHIPPING IPFLLIKE\cP LAS I *>I\HL LINE m p ,r, p. i
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    SMOKES. SOAP CARGO HERE
    92 9 THE Blue Funnel ship Telemachus brought lor Singapore 17,388 pieces of earthenware ipes, 7,81€ packages of sundries, ~"4 bales ol textiles. 6490 cases I soap, 4.r»TO cases of liquor. 436 pieces ol steel tubes, 881 drums i and paint 230 cases of tguo cartridges, seven unpacked
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    More Materials For Builders
    137 9 THE Holland and East Asia Line Freighter Kieldrecht, which is on maiden voyage from Hamburg to Hongkong via Singapore i brought for this colony 152,400 kilos of pig-iron. 304 bales of 1 per, 340 pieces of miid steel tes, 3 835 packages of sundries 5,125 cases
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    Early Decontrol Of Rubber Buying By GSA Now Awaited
    336 9 Standard Staff Reporter Rl BBER traders m Singapore and m the United States forecast an early decontrol of buying, selling and importation ot natural rubber m the U.S. by the General Services Administration. Rubber circles believe an end of the monopoly
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    JELEBU TIN
    57 9 Messrs. J. H. D. Sibree. Secretaries, report that the tin ore output of Jelebu Tin Dredging Ltd. for the quarter March/May. 1951 was 577 piculs. The Company's dredge was shut down on May 22 for replacement of the bucket band and conversion to oil firing; this is expected
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    MILK, TYRES PROVISIONS LANDED HERE
    123 9 Standard Shipping Correspondent THE Blue Funnel passenger and freight ship Peleus, winch arrived m Singapore yesterday. bi ight 44.2r>0 eases of milk and Ik powder for this port as her n -a:..--fhe vessel also brought 1.325 packages of sundries, 3.726 cases of liquor, 199 cases
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    Paint And More Tyres
    177 9 THE BEX LINE freighter twyvis br ughi r Singapore Bre bricks, 6.236 packages sundries, 2^84 bags i ma t, di uns of wood preser> itives, 2 7 7 drums ol paint, 180 drums t cement powder, <s. ses isms,i ns, -T 1 bundles [paper 95 bundles
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    Ban Lifting Report Is Discounted
    153 9 Ban Lifting Report Is Discounted Standard Staff Reporter A NEW DELHI report that the Singapore Government is considering lifting its ban on textile re-exports to Hongkong was discounted m Singapore yesterday. Under regulations jointly issued by the Federation and Singapore Governments on May 19. the re-export of textiles of Indian
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    Japs To Buy More Rubber
    59 9 Japs To Buy More Rubber THE Japanese Federation of Economic Organisations, an m!- fluential organisation of big in--1 dustrial managements will shortly ask the Government to furnish special loans to indust- rialists. for the purchase of imported key materials. The organisation is seeking the loans for the purchase of rubber,
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    Fitzpatrick's Will Carry On Business
    156 9 Standard Staff Reporter DESPITE the death of Mr. W. F. Fitzpatrick, founder of Fitzpatrick's Food Supplies (Far East) Ltd. m Singapore who lost his life m a plane accident on a business trip to Malacca recently, the firm will not only carry on its business
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      RUBBER
      71 9 The latest Singapore robber prices yesterday (June ID were per lb. Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S Spot L OSe $1.54 $1.55 F 0.8. m bales June. NOIRSS $1 .52 $1.53 N 2RSS 144 $1.45 No 3 KSS < n o«> SMI Tone: Steady quiet. LONDON RUBBER Monday's opening per
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      TIN
      23 9 SINGAPORE, Monw The price of Tin to-day was $524,625 per picul. Up 37 h cts. LONDON TIN Monday's prices first ■Mrimi were:
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    Copra Price Is Lower
    57 9 Copra Price Is Lower COPRA was quiet m the Singapore produce market yesterday, prices being slightly l ower. Sellers for June/July and July /August shipments quoted $42 j per picul and buyers $41. Coconut oil sellers quoted $74 for June/July shipment. with buyers showing no interest. Pepper remained quietly steady
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    HK EXCHANGE
    26 9 HONGKONG, June 11— Special Standard Service— Closing prices on the Hongkong Exchange today were HK515.77 to £1 Sterling; HKS6 2725 to US$l; HK$l.Bl3 to
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    45 9 Malayan pineapple canneries are developing rapidly towards complete mechanisation to raise the country's product up to world standards. This picture by Mobile Photo Service, taken m one of the largest factories, shows a syruper which fills at high speed the cans containing the cubed fruit.
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    Private Building In Fed. Being Sacrificed Charge
    205 9 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LLMPLR, Moil. An appeal to the Federation Government to permit more private building to relieve the housing shortage is to be made by the building trade, it is learned here. 1 This follows the strict control of building enforced
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    LIQUOR, WIRE AND RAILS
    92 9 Standard Shipping Correspondent THE BLUE FUNNEL treight ship Eurybates which arrived m Singapore yesterday brought as cargo 4.862 cases of liquor, 7.101 packages of sundries. 465 bales of paper, 745 drums of lubricating oil. 2.800 coils of galvanised wire, 4,330 kegs of nails. 20 double bags
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    JIMAH MAY CROP
    22 9 Messrs. Gattey and Batem m. Secretaries, report that the May crop of Jimah Rubber Estates Ltd. was 27.267 lbs.
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    INDUSTRIAL SHARES ARE FIRMER
    172 9 SINGAPORE.- Mon.— With little selling pressure and weak buying power. the Malayan share market remained Quietly steady m the tin and rubber sections today. Industrial shares were firmer. Buyers Sellers 8.8. Perol 44 45 xall E. U:d. Assur. 37 50 38.50 cd Fraser Neave Pref. fi.25
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    Composition Of Control Board
    326 9 Building Materials Proposals Standard Staff Reporter PROPOSALS for establishing a board to control the distribution of huildinp materials m short Mi|>|»ly m accordance with availability and consumption bah, it is learned, been made by the Committee on Building Materials appointed by the Singapore (»o\crnnicnt la-t February.
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    Only Small Trading In Rubber
    154 9 Ri'BBKR traders m Singapore yesterday experienced somewhat thin market with only small buying and Bellinf Q.. ■■..tiMr-iS were more W !< v the same ;.s Saturday*! \evt first grade lor June shipment fluctuate nan v\y at ai und the $1 52 pel Eb mai It
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    RUBBER CROPS
    42 9 Henrj W.-mgh tnd Co* Ltd re- port i:.> following fti -isBatu Lintang Rubi i Co Ltd 88.200 lb m April and H2 4s)O lb. m May and Parii Perak Rubber c i Ltd 31 277 Lb m A- iII and
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      107 9 'stop and start 9 motoring increases €&K!M&Sff/@M Business calls may be part of your livelihood, but Special properties of Shell X-100 Motor Oil they're a menace to engine life. As the engine enable it to neutralise combustion acids and make cools, acids and moisture produced by combustion it cling, forming
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    DRASTIC ACTION TO CURB STRIKE THREAT
    351 10 r rilE Federal Government has decided to take drastic action to prevent the New Zealand wharf strike from spreading to Australia and resulting m a general hold-up of shipping here. Summonses under the Crimes Act against three Maritime Union leaders two m Melbourne and
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    J.B. POWELLS AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
    343 10 "This is no ordinary dispute," said the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, m announcing the Government's decision. "The Government is convinced that the receni waterfront troubles m Australia, New Zealand and the Tinted Kingdom, are definitely linked together and emanate from instructions given earlier this year by
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    Betty Now Wins DeMille Medal
    106 10 CARASOTA, Florida. June 11 A "DeMille medal" went to Betty Mutton yesterday for her manoeuvre mi the flying: trapeze for The Greatest Show on Earth." adding her name to a distinguished list which includes Gary Cooper. Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature. President Roosevelt, and Dr. Wassell.
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    Paid To Do Nothing!
    456 10 TTOLLYWOOD, June 11. ±L (AP)— How would you like to earn five dollars a second-for doing nothing. Sounds like nice work? Naturally. And it is yours if you can qualify. The only requirement: You must be under 30 days of age. Of course, this rules out
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    Salute To The Past
    307 10 HOLLYWOOD. June 11. (AP)— The film capital dipped into the past with a movie premier to salute the stars of the silent era. Hollywood, noted for its bad memory, did an aboutface by honouring the faded film personalities "for the pleasure you have brought to millions
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    34 10 Paulette Goddard and Pedro Armendariz star m the Bert Granet production The Torch." The film, which is being locally released by the J. Arthur Rank Overseas Film Distributors Ltd.. was directed by Fmilio Fernandez.
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    THE FILM HE WON'T MAKE
    187 10 LONDON. June 11.— Orson Welles. 3ti, Hollywood's fiery-eyed, wayward genius, now m London, told i gathering of pressmen here about a film he will make and one that he won't. Settling his huge bulk m a little revolving chair, after making a "Harry Line" recording
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      571 10 Radio Programmes RADIO MALAYA Mandarin; 9 p.m. News In Amoy and naulU «X»irf*X/* Cantonese; 9.15 Songs of Gaukang; CIVIIPfUM? 9 43 'Tokyeeko" Hakka Story; 10 Oinuaruilli p.m. News m Teorhew and Hakka: nnAr.n*niiiii> 1015 Songs of Canton; 10.45 Operatic ENGLISH PROGRAMME Airs; 10 55 News Summary m Man(72so kcs. 41
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    New Standard Of Orchestral playing Has Been Established
    894 11  -  Anacrusis POSI'MORTEM ON S.M.S. CONCERT Musk Notes By P. jjji ENI «»bs4^rB a u-nuTt thcr m the traiatd to add ,r.( (,'P.cert the Sim***** I I both vso.ks merits high praise bfoawsc there was a degree of understanding of conviction behind the
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    WHY THATSILENCE?
    77 11 urn 195t I vjntiard. .it Urn j.J|.«i |Im rial Hall last and Uvtuld like to mis opportoniti "nliv'd iUti oi Urn 'il m the pro«>J: ■•■js ::.\< i preS •> COB- Bthl illj as, m mi ban n the bes th« w4 keen r- r f.r .I i
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    THROUGH THE SWING DOOR
    523 11  -  Bill Webb Jones by R X.— That's >•■ -r .1 I year member I the I c m the i ilar sides i does et WHOM I Qfi»._WolTe< I i k*re a s— was F Morton, sa.v that i rtei "Wolve- c and Z DM w^
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    Rival For Jack Discovered In Festival Bouts
    606 11 LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)— The mammoth Festival of Britain boxing night at the White City showed boxmg fans at least three things. First, that Jack Gardner, the British Empire and European heavyweight champion is not the boxer yet, that his admirers thought he
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    'Battle Of The Ancients'
    248 11 NEW YORK, June 11 (UP) The "battle of the ancients" between Joe Louis and Lee Savold at the Polo Grounds will feature this week's boxing. Louis, former world heavyweight champion, was favoured at 12 to 5 to beat blonde Savold of Englewood, New Jersey, w io
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    Brazilian Champ Scores Upset Win
    65 11 NOORDWYK-ON-SEA, Holland, June n iAP> Brazilian champion Armando Veira defeated Filipino Felicisimo Ampon 7-5. 7-5, 6-1 winning an upset victory m the single finals of the open Netherlands tennis championship Sunday. But the Philippines team of Ampon and C. Carmona won the double? whipping O.
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    Italians On Top In Rome Grand Prix
    59 11 ROME. June 11 (ReutersItalian drivers and cars filled the first three places m the Rome Grand Prix motor race yesterday. Winner was Mario Raffaelli who covered the 206.4 kilometres course m two hours five minutes 42 and one fifth seconds. Giampiero Bianchetti was
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    Chaffee Engaged
    43 11 NEW YORK. June 11 (UP)— Home run king Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Nancy Chaffee, glamour girl of the tennis world, tonight announced their engagement. Kiner said the wedding would take place "some time af'er both our seasons end".
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    TKO VICTORY
    37 11 ANTWERP. June 11 <AP> "Sugar" Ray Robinson beat the Dutchman. Jan de Bruin, who threw m the towel m the eighth round of a scheduled ten round contest m the Antwerp Sport Palace on Sunday.
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    STICKY WICKET TAKES ITS TOLL: S.A. 95 FOR 5
    719 12 STICKY WICKET TAKES ITS TOLL: S.A. 95 FOR 5 NOTTINGHAM, June 11 (Reuter) Rain yesterday ami last night left the Trent Bridge wicket, particularly at one end, soft and damp for the fourth day of the first Test between England and South Africa today. The result was all m favour
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    21 12 M. SHANMUGAM, athletic champion of Klang Jubilee School with the trophies he won at the School's annual athletic Sports held recently.
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    Bobby Locke Favourite For US Open
    163 12 Bobby Locke Favourite For US Open BIRMINGHAM MICHIGAN, June I] (AP) British Open Champion JS Locke yesterday was rated one of the three favourites for the 1951 r S Open Go I Championship whi r; starts hoi- on Thursday The other two popular choices were Ben rlogan, last year's winner,
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    Take-It-Easy Lads Go Down To Rocklites
    257 12 Take-It-Easy Lads Go Down To Rocklites (.lIEEKr't 1. LADS 1 lake-it-easy attitude cosl them tv»o points irhen thry snprisingly v*«*ni down to ihe aVtrranaed-to-wifl Rocklites Athletic Tarty by 2-1 m a SVK division 2 league fixture ai Geylang Stadium yesterday. Cheerfu Lads deserved lose. The defence took things easy whi
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    40 Athletes Trapped In Cul-de-sac
    86 12 40 Athletes Trapped In Cul-de-sac QUINCT, Massadnh M'tts. June 11 (lleuter): Forty athlete> pminded through the streets here m a ten-mile road race, one of the town's big annual events. Two small boys waited at the first bend. •Hey. that\ th^ wron? way." they shoutt'd when the first two runners
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    Constance Shows Up
    107 12  - Constance Shows Up Ollie Davies By IPOH. Mon— Despite meal i tping conditions, only a E indful of horses were out to make time. Constance (Bagby). who gave the first run a miss. ■rent stylishly over three m 88 sers. Baba (Bagby) is retai:;i:^g his Penang form. He was well
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    Vincenzo Beats Off Challenges
    102 12 NEW ROCHELLE. NEW YORK. June 11 <AP>; Roberto de Vincenzo ot Argentina played through wind and rain yesterday to stand off all challenges and win the Palm Beach Round Robin golf tournament. De Vincenzo t o v m c d Wykagyl's sodden 18 holes m 75
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    Rugby League Test
    37 12 SYDNEY, June 11 (ReuterAAPi France beat Australia by 26 points to 15 m the first Rugby league Test match on the Sydney cricket ground today France led by 16 points to two at half-time.
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    Swedes Beat Turks
    30 12 S wedes Beat Turks STOCKHOLM. June 11 (UP)— Sweden defeated a visiting Turkish soccer team three goals to one on Sunday at Rasunda soccer stadium before 20,000 wildly cheering fans.
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    Navy Rout Jollilads
    116 12 DISPLAYING all round superiority Royal Navy Keppel Barracks trounced Jollilads A.U. by 6-0 m a SAFA division 3 League match yesterday. Navy scored their first goal m the tenth minute through Ward. The second goal came four minutes later when Haick dribbled through the defence to net
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    TODAY'S Sport
    32 12 TODAY'S Sport SOCCER: Singapore "A" v R.A F. Seletar at Jalan Besar Stadium: Div. 2— Star Soccerites v C.A. "A" at BODCA; Div. 3B: Cosmos S.C. v Tiong Bahru Raiigers at Geylang.
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    ENTRIES FOR S.B.A. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
    664 12 FOLLOWING are entries and draw of the Singapore Badminton Association's junior championships. En-: tries for the men's singles; Avhich totalled 126 were) published m yesterday's' issue Men's DouL.vr (Ist Quarter): Heng Boon; C'^a.in Heng Boon Lee iU. i Family) bye v Aahari Haji Salleh A
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    Swedish Angel Due Saturday
    269 12 THE internationally famous wrestler, "Swedish Angel". Tor Johnson, is expected m Singapore this Saturday for a sevenweek engagement. He is under contract to local promoter, Wally Oakes. The "Angel"' left Los Angeles yesterday by Pan American Airways. Tor Johnson's visit will mark the first step toward
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    TAMILIANS LOSE RELEGATION RACE
    185 12 TAMIL Brotherhood Association lost the SAFA Div. I relegation race at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. In the deciding game against Singapore Recreation Club, the Tamilian* led 1-0 for 30 minutes before the Recs scored two snap goals and a penalty to win 3-1. Recs dominated play
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    Friendly Soccer
    18 12 Windsor Rovers beat Blue Rovers by 5 4 m a friendly soccer at Farrer Park yesterday.
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    Sweden Has Good Davis Cup Chance
    202 12 LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)— For the first time m 14 years Europe has more than an outside chance this season to provide a finalist m the Davis Cup at the expense of the United States. The advent of a new singles star m hard
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    Gold Vase Race Worth $25,000
    67 12 IPOH. Moo.— The Perak T iri Club has decided to raise the value ot the Perak Gold V race to be run at the next October meeting to 525.000. This I last year's mark by |sjooo. The race will be over six furlongs. En addition
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    Liberty SC Officials
    55 12 Following were elected ofticebearers of the Liberty Sp'>.i> Club Singapore President Mr A S. Sundram, Vice-President: Mi Willie Tan. Hon. Secretary: Mr. M.S. Dawood. Hon. Treasurer: Mr. E.N. Mohd. SharifT. Hon Auditor. Mr. P. Govindasamy, Sports Captain: Mr. Bhml Sozario, Vice-Captain: Mr. Basir. Commit tee: Mr. Clive
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    Dundee Win 5-3
    24 12 ANKARA. June 11 <AP': Scotland's Dundee .soccer team defeated the Istanbul team 5-."^ here on Sunday before a crowd Of .1.000.
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    Speedboat Ace Will Protest
    254 12 GARDONK RIVIERA. Italy, June 11 CAP) British ace Dona Campbell had the best tune m the Lake Garde "Ottranza Cup" speedboat race here yesterday but officially the victor waItaly's Ezio Selva. Campbell was delayed Rt the start by engine trouble avid took oft 18 minutes after
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      31 12 TIPES^? vmSm HIGH TIDES a! the principal resorts m Malaya. TODAY: A.M P.M Singapore 2.50 4.30 Malacca 12.10 12.45 Port Dicksnn 10.51 11.2H Port Sham 10.20 10 12 Penang 5.13 4.38
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