Singapore Standard, 24 August 1951

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  • 17 1 Singapore TIGER Standard •;i v no. 54 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1951. V 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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  • COMMUNISTS BREAK TALKS
    • 628 1 Stokes Flies Back To London Says Door To Fresh Talks is Not Closed rEHERAY \m& 2l\ (Rn.t«r). Mr. Richard Britain's special oil m\o\. H«-\* bone today l>rniotiml rt'ur«-l** after the collapse of his threetns Btlewipte lo settle the Persian oil dispute. aving the an port. Mr. Stokes said he was
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    • 96 1 AIOC Men Begin To Pull Out I I 2 UP>Iran's c dis c es Bfc t bsoe -i si itement I i reitei ate c to resume niiuw. Brit. iin was have MMnretl warup tiif PtT^i.m <iult' B :i t«> Btsr.i to a •r the bin Xtvidui S I now
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    • 108 1 LONDON, Aug. 23 (AP) Britain officially made H clear today she will stay put at Least temporarily at Abadan. centre oi her vast Persian oil empire, despite suspension or the Teheran talks. The Governmeni has decided, meantime, to £i y Persia anothei chance to
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    • 145 1 By GARY WANG Standard Special Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 23 Fhe Colonial Office ha invited the Malayan Students' Union to nominate a representative to sit on the special committee which is being formed to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to the welfare and studies
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    • 56 1 S 'pore Chinese Girl Stabbed At Home A 15- YEAR-OLD Chinese girl. Ong Geok Lan, was stabbed m h«r neck, head and an arm while ?n her house m Cumming Street yesterday morning. She was alone working m the kitchen a? 7 a.m. when she was at The Police have
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    • 546 1 MUNSAN, KOREA, Aug. 23 (AP) The Communist.. i»<lav broke off the Kaooii" truce talk?-. They angrily charged that an Allied plane last night dropped explosive bombs and jellied gasoline near the (lommunist delegates' sleeping quarters and then strafed the area. The quarters are
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    • 479 1 VK P^ess Lashes Out LONDON, Aug. 23 (Reuter). The Singapore Government was today criticized by two leading British papers, tin? London Times and The Manchester Guardian. The Times deela: ed lhat any mistakes revealed by the report of the commission which inquired
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    • 87 1 Standard Stall Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. You wouldn't believe it. but if you possess one of those harmless but annoying toys, known as water pistols, and are living m the Federation, you are liable to be sentenced to death. In these days of the
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    • 138 1 TOKYO, Aug. 24 (UP)The jiyhiing men of 22 nations, arrayed against the Chinese and North Korean Communists, braced themselves along the 135-mile Korean from today for tile bloodiest battle since World War II expected w follow closely on any final break m the l\u< Jsong
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    • 138 1 IT IS learni that Dato Zaina) Abidin bin Haji Ab;is and Inche Salleh Hakim are among the candidates named by UMNO for filling the scats m the Federal Legislative Council which were vacated by Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed Hashim of Perlis and Dr. Mustapha
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    • 296 1 Standard Staff Correspondrnt KUALA LUMPUR, Thins. Holding that the shooting of a woman, Rahmeh binti Kayut, by an army patrol during an ambush was unjustified because the place where the shooting took place was not a restricted area but was under
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    • 183 1 TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Reiitrr-AAP) UttftJ l»«;i.l--quartera sai«l to<la> the Connnunista i»«"l Mikm «»H tin* h«»r«'a ceasefire ialk«« "from Mm »n" Bui a IVkiiii: CoillMiyill Kadio l»roa<lra^l a 1«h hours later merely sai<l thry wrrc **Min|MMnlnl.** This appeared to confirm the growing impression here that the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 410 2 British Type Of Timber Prefabs Not Suitable For Malaya Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE'S building exports said that the British type of timber prefabricated houses (reported m The Standard yesterday) would not last 0 m Singapore and Malaya. Even though it is possible to get the roofs, tabular steel truseefl and
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  • 152 2 350 Tenants In Panic Over Quit Notice St md i Ti! Stafi K« porter pie staying m mi iii ts i i upp< Aliunied f t dumbfounded at U Mr. C. eti -5 jv that th< have I 1952. I the nant^ F nak James. C miss about I U
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  • 31 2 E I IRI <■' waa ">■*>- Medeiros Buil ig, Cecil Sing; pore during I -^eh m the g fhe fire v iras put I the arrival I the E
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  • 107 2 A FINDING Uai i by msadventure as retu Q "<• Singapore Coi s C I ><?>- :erda> ai the inquest into the leath Lee Kou a 48-year-old labourer emp •ed at the Seng X- c Gr; te S larry, I3j m-s. ij Road. At 10 30
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  • 48 2 FOLLOWING S ngai c tme > n; \e It en appi i ved: Mr R E Incite Senior Educa- kct as Senior In--spe f Schools Singapore M l D Darby, Ass Int C t Customs. Mai j Se ice, to be A.-- st a C" C->t'-:v.s. i
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  • 143 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Labour Department is at present considering certain amendments to the Children's Ordinance. The Standard was told yesterday. A spokesman of the Department said that there were certain loopholes m the present Ordinance as a result ol which
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  • 93 2 WHEN I.IM Hai Nam was arrested for having chandu, he tried to offer $10 to the police i fficer Dot to arrest him. Yesterday. Lim pleaded gui ty m Ihe Singapore Third Police Court, to possession of ten packets of chandu at the SH
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  • 61 2 Rawang SC In S'pore Court A CHARGE, of being unlawfully absent at Rawawg District, Selangor, while employed as a special constable i:i the Federation Police Force on July 5, was explained to 27-year-old Nedeson s/o Ponriiah m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday Nedeson of Bansal Road. Kuala Lumpur, wais
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  • 30 2 FOR FAILING to register for an identity card at Blanco Court on Aug. 22. Toh Siaw Hoon was fined SlO m the Singapore Third District Court yesterday.
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  • 388 2 Standard Staff Reporter EIGHT of the nine Singapore schools which have been struck off the register during the past 17 months closed down voluntarily. Only the Royal English School m Stamford Road was forced to close because it had to give up its premises after
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  • 43 2 FOUND guilty pi tresspass by enterii g into a building at M v I Faber on June 19 with intent to steal. Tan Joon Bee was sentenced m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday, to I I months' rig irous imprisonment
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  • 74 2 TWO SPECIAL constables, C H. Hussain and Osman bin Said were each sentenced *< months rigorous imprisonment m the Singapore Second P Court jresterday for sleeping while mi duty H was stated thai police lieutenant on rounds discovered both accused Bleep ng behind a
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  • 37 2 FOUR SINGAPORE C Police Inspectors, K. RamaIt man, Y< Bin Chiat.G I Singh and M mcd V. i bin Ahmad have b« en pois ted to act as Assist; nt Sup< d< I oi Police.
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  • 173 2 THE BARNES Report is a well thought out plan, admirable tor the new ground it breaks. daring beyond anything else m Malay education, says the editorial of Youth, magazine of the Singapore Combined Secondary Schools. In the current issue, the editorial states that the
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  • 65 2 TWO BROTHERS. Arthur and William Lim. son of Mr, Richard Chuan Hoe Lim. a Singapore lawyer, left the Colony on the Carthage yesterday for the Hongkong University. Picture shows the two students and their friends who saw them off. From left: Miss Lim Keng Har,
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  • 142 2 FNRA(wED at tisulinn hi- wife pla\iti^ mahjong with Mime frit*ml*». Cheng \in Chin Miatrheri a bottle a n < 1 crashed it on her head. Pleading guilty m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. Chong wa<: lined S5O for causing hurt to his
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  • 248 2 The Sultan of Kedah. the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan and the Raja of Perlis recently gave a tea party at the Mayfair Hotel, London, to Malayan students now m England, and their friends. In addition to the student community there was also
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  • 32 2 CHUA BIN i .ended guilty the Singap 1 1- rirei I cc yesterday assisi ig m > i:-k: lottery m Ar> i Aug. 22. Bail of $3,000 allowed until Am 30.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 64 2 til v^lS£ftS!?S2 m !J^ IgPy^|1 gP y^| Karevou) (okno-hel) I l-mosi he >-i think he^marrv.ng fsT j-< r>^S^\ vS2 E > CAN SEE. MUST ME. BECAUSE HtS SORRY C**^ Jt m YOUfslG LACry WHO S\ME TO DOESNT J X>l PSYCH IATR fST^ WAMTMVFACE r I! NEEDS HER FACE MARRY NEED
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  • 371 3 2 AN appeal to members 2 of the Singapore Khek 5 2 Community Guild to work for the welfare of the j people was made by Mr. A w Ko w Managing; 2 Director of thj Sin Poh Amalgamated yesterday. J 5 Mr. Aw
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  • Article, Illustration
    47 3 tin Dixon. geologist London linn of tl biTCStUI ition. here by Qantas "try to produce kef for Singapore." < .1 by here between -mv weeks. Municipal h-partnuMit officials it Mr. Di\on had t here on a "confi- i^ion." They would t an interview v. .th him.
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  • 96 3 Work Fo r The People, Kheks Told 2 dent said: "We have <M*e 2 > vast progress both in our j j organisation and other j j charitable work, under 2 the leadership of Mr. Aw 5 Boon Haw." 2 At present, there are 2 2.215 individual members x and
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  • 133 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE RESERVATION of three first class seats for "visiting Municipal Commissioners" m the Victoria Theatre will be queried at the next ordinary meeting Of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners on Aug. 31 by Mr M. P D. Nair (Labour South). Mr.
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  • 59 3 JOSEPH Charles Bently was charged to tile Singapore Second Police Court yesterday with misappropriating a compressor, an electric motor, a spray gun and ;in air tank all worth $105 entrusted to him by Donald Booth at Beach Road between Mar. 15 and Aug. 22. H e claimed
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  • 314 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE SALARIES Review Committee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has agreed on four Special Grades for the Municipal Clerical Service. The Special Grades will he for those members of the staff who cross the Clerical Division Time scale already fixed by
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  • 148 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE Governor of Singapore. Sir Franklin Gimson, will fly to the Cocos Islands tomorrow m order to investigate and discuss at first hand the problems of the islanders and the outstanding details which will arise when the transfer of
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  • Article, Illustration
    36 3 CHOO KWOXG MAI. a mechanic was lined $10 m the Singapore Second Police Court v terdav for using abusive language S special constable John Thomas at Robinson Road at 5.;j0 a.m. on Aug. 23.
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  • 463 3 $50,000 CITY SPREE 'EXCESSIVE' SMC Just Can 't Foot This Bill Standard Staff Reporter A SUGGESTION that $50,000 be set a*ide for celebrations m connection with the grant of City Status to Singapore has been described as excessive m the light of the present state of Municipal finances by the
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  • 241 3 Standard Stan" Reporter THE I'rt'hs .should \*v imiled to the banquet to !>«• given by the Singapore Mimieipal Comini-*ion- ers on September 22 m eommenioration of the •irant of City StaftVi l«» Singapore. This Mi^;«>ehhon ha* be«n made to the Cilv Stains Celebration* Committee of
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  • 186 3 Standard Staff Reporter ANOTHER Bl'.i job. that of Assistant Commercial SiM'rrlary m th<* Singapore .Municipal Electricity Department, may :>o to a local-born candidate following the derision of the Public Utilities Committee of the Commissioners to relax the qualifications for the post. Originally, the
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  • 175 3 si RSTATIONS liatHr lo load shedding todaj are:— I) >J. J;ini«». 1 1 ri Road. Kilal Road. Itiikit Pawoh, it 1.1 Trafalgar m.. Priscr Kdward Road, >:»K'» >lr<'i-|. l'n»;>|fs l*;ir!». Viiimmi Road, i un boob <>ii Mills. < v.i n Ilin I I S'rtwork. I 1.. I:h
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 128 3 SINGAPORE JJIAKIt V.M.(..\.. Orchard Road: Animal ..Lovers League Meeting 5. 1f) p.m. p.m.. Life Guard Corps Committee Meeting 5.30 p.m., Judo Body-Building 5.30 p.m.. Cricket Practice 5.30 p m.. Commercial Classes 5.30—8.30 p.m.. Table Tennis 7 p.m. CHINESE V.M.(..V, Selegte Road: Music Cla^s 2.30 p.m.. Badminton 5 p.m.. Body Building
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  • 94 4 Standard Statl Correspondent M/UJU&Jk, Thurs. t'oramentins; that it was rather unusual for a woman to be charged with being drunk ans disorderly. Mr. A. J. I och. the magi^trate recorded no conviction again>t than lut Yinj but bound her over on a bond of WO for three
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  • 409 4 'Persatuan Ulama Malaya' Formed Muslim Confab In XL KUALA IJ/MITR, Thur*. Representatives of lhc vsi-ious Muslim bodies throughout Malaya met here today and agreed to form a Muslim religious body for Malaya to be known as the IVrsaluan llama Malaya. 91 This ih'h body, they decided, should be independent of
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  • 180 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. "My resignation from the UMNO is not because I no longer love the UMNO but because ol nay love for the people oi this country/ 1 said Dato O.^n bin Ja'afar when h e addressed the conference ol religious leaders
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  • 379 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Dato Tan Cheng Lock, President of the Malayan Chinese Association, is regarded by Chinese m the Federation as an undisputed Malayan Chinese leader. His re-election to the presidency the M.C.A. for the third year is
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  • 184 4 FOR stealing $46 from a vegetable gardener at a cinema hall m Bukit Bintans. a young Chinese. Wong Fatt. was sentenced to six months" rigorous imprisonment by the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate. Mr A P. Jack. FOR removing two pounds of porridge without a permit at Sagil
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  • 108 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Chinese teachers from all over the Federation are meeting m Kuala Lumpur tomorrow for important discussions concerning the future of Chinese teachers m Malaya. The conference will discuss a proposal to form a Chinese Teachers Trade Union. Salaries of Chinese
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  • 299 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— One year from now, the Police Higher Training School, referred to by the Colonial Secretary at the recent meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council, will be functioning m a modi- tied form. The first indication that such
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  • 143 4 Muar To Mark Birthday Of Johore Sultan Standard Staff Correspondent MUAR. Thurs.— Leaders of all communities and heads of Government Departments met m the Muar District Office under the chairmanship of Inche Mahmud bin Mohamed Shah. District Officer, to map out a programme for celebration of the Sultan's 78th birthday
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  • 98 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KI'ALA LUMPUR. Tburs.— Tamil musicians m Selangj r are to form an orchestra and by this means improve the standard of Indian miisic m the country. To test the ability of Indian musicians m the States, a music and dance get-together will be
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  • 48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Tne regrouped squatters of the Mantin Settlement area have e'ecttd seven office bearers for the Village Committee. Those elected are: Messrs. Chee Nee Foh, Lim Seek Lin, W< ng Fook Yien. Tong tin, Yong Sning. Ku Chen Seen and Wong Chin.
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  • 353 4 Standard Staff Correspondent PORT DICKSON, Thurs. At a meeting of the Port Dickson Town Board held at the District Office, Port Dickson. the Chairman. Mr. C. H. Wood, said extension of the Town Board limit from the Ist Milestone to the 5J
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  • 118 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thuri. A carnival week will be held here beginning Aug. 30 and ending on Sept. 5 m aid of the Johore Welfare Services Fund. A Carnival Queen will be elected on Aug. 29 at the Rex Cinema during a variety show. The Carnival
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  • 44 4 SEGAMAT, Thurs.— The Segamat public will have the opportunity of seeing Segamat from the air m the first week of September when "Air Day" is held on the Segamat Air Strip at the outskirts of the town. The. Royal Singapore Flying
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  • 190 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs— For their bravery m engaging a party of 12 bandits and killing one of them some time ago, Kampong Guards of Lubok Kulit have received a reward of $1,000 from the British Adviser, Pahang, Mr. W. C. S. Cony.
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  • 77 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Membership of the Electricity Department Junior Officers' Union stands at 262 at the end of March 31, compared with 226 at the beginning of the year, according to the report of the Council of management. There were 60 new admissions and 24
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  • 50 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Pneumonia continued to take a heavy toll on life during the week, ending Aug. 11, and of the 60 cases reported, 16 were fatal. In Kedah, five of the six patients died. There were four deaths m Perak. three m Selangor, two m Johore and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 303 4 NOTICES is 'sereby given that 1 PHUA JOON HAN ol No 4 Sa I S «g Road, Singapore, lias a p] ed to the Board of sing .^■:'-*u-! i Suagapore. f r a 2nd Class Licence to sell Beei and S) it on tbe Ground Floor if No se\ Sago
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  • SOUTHS HOLD UP P.C's IN PENANG
    • 130 5 Two Bandits Surrender Four Killed I I'MPrR. Thiirs.--! tks were further, be mmndM of j andits, 'he killing of j ami the wounding j I the F'Meralion m ra up > Mine o'clock b unee August 7 UWJMB Tarn ••■> "'4 GSoaanda m 1 c I^«i bandits tentifled >•? Hussein
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    • 178 5 Steal Their Pistols, Then Lock Them Up. Up Standard Staff Correspondent PEINANC, Thurs.—Two traffic policemen, a Sikh and a Malay, were robbed of their pistols by ten Chinese youths, three of whom were armed, m Bakau Street this morning. *"f policemen, mounted on motor-cycles, were proceeding along Bakau Street, at
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    • 347 5 Standard Slafl Correspondent ALOK STAR, Thurs.— On September 1 the Regent of Kedah will officially open the new premises of the Hwa Keow Chinese Middle School m Alor Star. It is the only Chinese Middle School m Kedah. It was built at a
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    • 110 5 THE HAPPY WORLD Trade exhibition, which was extended three days from Aug. 20 to Aug. 22 to nii.se funds for the Kamponsj Bugis victims, ended on Wednesday night with a special show held m the Happy World Stadium; Highlight °f 'he show was
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    • 321 5 ANTI-IB COLONY Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thurs. Appealing to Pcrak Im sines-) men lo support the P«rak Auti-T.B. Association^ Rfhai>ilitation SHtlenuiit, Mr. V. I). Knp|Misaniv, the rhairman said that if each of the largo estates, iniiiea and business firms m Perak would donate one cottage,
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    • 127 5 Standard Statl Rrporlrr THE CASE .iKiiinst a former p&iice inspector Miid h forme: volunteer sptctai constable was yesterday postponed td Oct. 1 m tho Singapore Third District Court for the defence comasei ':>p supplied with ;i copy oi a statement made by 'lie- c>m piainant. It was
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    • 115 5 Standard StafT Reporter THE MALAYAN' Chinese As>')ciation would be (»niy t<>'> willing '«> help resettle the 120 >quatiers «»I Frankel Estate wliu have been served with eviction notices, s:ud by Mr. T«ns Peng Yew, secretary of the M.C A Welfare Department, yesterday when Hsked it
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    • 121 5 Standard Staff Correspondrnl IPOH, Thurt. Tw«-nly-four-year-old Too** Fah. wli» was carried into tte Perak Hl?h Court today on a stretcher, was sentenced to death for possession of ammunition by iMr. Jusliee Wylie. To«nc however wa* able t» sit up durint: trial. The court was told
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    • 57 5 "I am very glad to say thy t I havr» found America full of interesting things to learn :ind the people exceedingly friendly and helpful.'" recently wrote Mr. Wan? Tan Mins. a reporter of Xanyang Sianjj Pau who is now taking advanced studies m journalism m the
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    • 110 5 Farewell Party For Mrs.Hagers Standard Shipping Report A FAREWELL party was held ou the liner Will em Ruys for Mrs. Hagers, wife °f the Kuahi Linnpur manager of L. E. Teh and Company, just before the vessel left port for Holland. Amorm the Quest* and friends icho cairir on board
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    • 170 5 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. -Considerable interest m the cooperative movement has been shown by Malay women since the liberation. In Penang alone, seven Malay women thrift societies have been formed. This was revealed by Mr. R. C. Gates, the Assistant Commissioner of Co
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    • 43 5 MR S. F. H. DAY. Head erf the Central Electncitv Board, Pahang, ii leaving for Australia shortly. Mr. and Mrs. Day. were entertained to dinner by his staff at the Yuet Ken? Restaurant. HL» successor is Ifr T. R. Kin?.
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    • Article, Illustration
      16 5 The new 5220.000 premises of the Hwa Keow Chinese Middle School ia Alor Star.
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    • 156 5 THE CASK i^iin-;t 24-\eir-old Chinese. Ong A'i Ch.ii. For allegedly &ivin<» f.dse inlnrrnation to senior revenue officer, was heard and adjourned to Sept. 25 m the Singapore First District Court yesterday. The Judge. Mr. W. G fllcock. who reserved (u> judgaseat, .-.aid that he would have
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    • 223 5 St^ndar Slaff Corre*{»«»n<J»-iit TEN AM;. Tlmr*. Major-(rriH-ral K. B. de ron Manque, \*si*laiit Tivil l>efe»ice roniraiMsioner for IVnanc, R«>dah and Perl i a. pr«**ent«-«l 67 Home (puar:U at Balik Pulau today with National Service Badge*. In what was his first put>h function, the Genwal said
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    • 150 5 Sir Benegal 'A Good Speaker' SIR BENEG R\r r>« i'g delegate to the United Natiot X <> '.::<' l| tOPRIOCI '>•" -o' litios m th Oi (gntsat »n. i very good .^Dc iker and me i could .•>?)<><!< Bnitlish tiettei I i m said M < •> Mennn. 0 ivei
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    • 93 5 QUESTIONS iwi provision > f bus s.'ieitpts within Murucm.i lumts will be tftMatf mi the ordinary m^oti-.g of the Commix liooeK on Aii^ by Mr. II i* D. %'air (Labour Sujth' Mr. Xair will ask how Bl Xl sheitpri the C<Mwmiaitonen have defideH to bui'd
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 885 6 Singapore TIGER Standard Independent Morning Newspaper A Song And A Whimper 'THE Singapore Legislative Council debate on the Report oi the Riots Inquiry Commission began With the clash oi thunder and lightning and ended m the muted echoes of a whimper. Its end had the brooding disappointment of an eager
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  • 1167 6  - ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING IN BRITAIN PHILIP VERNON By LONDON HOSTILITY to America and to everything American is often found m Britain. It is a problem which is rarely discussed m public and then only superficially. This is unfortunate, because a frank discussion of its causes would go a long way to
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  • 74 6 Review of Views Supp,rl IV n (30,0 trici* descnJit 1 J Oiling S Sin I sch< on ttf pu and re should prove reliance." But. com ir-- unb is most re. I Muni float i Black its Singapore n h •J: g?- Daily. Warning From China COMMUKIS mci I ■A
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  • We, the People
    • 470 6 Ban Will Not Increase Supply Of Park Sir.— l: is really astonishing to see the number of people. who ha\e rushed to support Government's ban on the slaughter of suckling pigs without carefully considering whether this ban will m iaet increase the supply of pork m the Colony. The motive
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    • 184 6 Sir. Through the medium of your paper on behalf of the Local Clerks of Mercantile Firms. I wish to ask the Legislative Councillors "How are we classified?" Whether under Progressive, Independent or Labour as we see that no one speaks up on our
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    • 144 6 Sir; Mr. S.M.A.H. Chisty, an elected Municipal Commissioner, must realise that members of the Police Force who have misused their powers during the Japanese occupation will never again enjoy the confidence, respect and trust of the public. There are of course others who are largely instrumental
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    • 308 6 Sir —In your issue of August 15. you published an account of New York's Governor Thomas E. Dewey's visit to Singapore and "Time" Magazine's report of ihe "banning" of the good Governor'^ speech m the Singapore Press According to this report Governor Dewey referring to a
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    • 125 6 Sir; It is most interesting to read m your issue of August 20, that the Catholic Nurses Guild will not have anything to do with practices which are against the Natural Law of which the Catholic Church seems to be the sole upholder. You are to
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  • 220 6  -  RON*LH BtHPOHM 'THE teeth of Britain's children could be protected from decay, and large sums could be lopped oft the nations dental bills, if only a "drop of something" was added to our drinking water experts say. That "something" is sodium flouride.
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  • 362 6 By: J. HALCRO FERGUSON HPHE closing of Belize City Council by the Governor of British Honduras once again highlights the discontent m Britain's Central American colony. As recently as September 1949 the British Government sent a warship to Belize after an outbreak of rioting there, and
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  • 409 7 T alks Have Gone On Too Long, Iran Oil Co. Official Asserts v iJ; K llU "-).-A spokesman of the Iranian Yilmmkil < il Company Abbas Mazda sai.l here Wednesday that the Anglo-Persian oil tilks m Teheran h:u! gone on too long. "The spirit among Iranian I oil workers is
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  • 120 7 IS Aufl 23 UP) Poiice I a rt< r two Egyp- tka who ;n..y !:y to til tC X:: V .\r -\\k DOW Dg m the Riviera. i equested b> the tian ill i trities who said 1 named El Bwaj and Ah:r,t't Asour.
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  • 48 7 LONDON, Aug. 23 (AP) Colonial Secretary James Griffiths told a radio audience last night the British Government will give Jamaica £250,000 to repair hurricane damage. Griffiths said the money will go into a fund being organised by Jamaica's governor. He urged Britons to contribute.
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  • 94 7 GENEVA, Aug. 23 (Reuter) —The Emir Talal, heir to the throne of Jordan, will leave the clinic where he is convalescing near here and return to Amman soon, his private physician said yesterday. The Emir's physician. Dr. Djamil Tutund. who is also Jordan's Minister
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  • 87 7 LONDON, Aug. 23. (Reuter)— British Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison will send a 24--man delegation to the Japanese peace treaty conference which oDons ;i San Francisco on Sept. 4. Mr. Morrison will reach San Francisco by air on Sept. 6. Until he
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  • 84 7 Abdullah Girl Defends Father's Alibi IMAK Aim. 2:: (API A >ci *iri today boldly dc- bef "father, accused of licity m plottinsj m Kir;;; iha asa !--m:i:ion. The court adjourned today hearing the last tout of I defendants. The defence kba its case on Saturday. girl, Di.'ia D Hus.-oini. nrn
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  • 52 7 ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 24 <AP> yptian Prime Minister Mus- Mm> Pasha said last night Egynt'a 1986 alliance with B m "ili be cancelled *"i i a -'.i>>:t time". v P;is:ia made the Statein speech piepArcd tor to «i ma raihi ot the iGovernou ntl Party m to
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  • 89 7 BANGKOK.. Aug. 2li <AP>— Communist underground workers ot South Thailand have established headquarters at Tambol Naborn, Amphur Tungsong m the Nakorn Srithamaiaj province, it is reported here Nai Kuiciru Koowvimol. Parliamentary Secretary ot the Interior Ministry, was quoted m an interview as saying the
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  • 40 7 DAMASCUS. Aug. 23 «AP>— Tne Syrian Goven)inent is to ban the American weekly news magazine. Time, it is learned here The reasons are said to be Time's "pronounced anti-Arab, pro-Jewish propaganda during the py.>t two months.
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  • 56 7 photo. Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime Premier, received the freedom of the Borough of Deal, Kent, Aug. 15. m a ceremony at the Odeon Theatre there. Mr. Churchill was earlier i* the day received at the Royal Hotel. He is shown inspecting- the guard of honour of
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  • 175 7 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, (UP)— The Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers m Japan has urged the International Monetary Fund and Bank to grant the speedy admission of Japan into the two organizations, il was disclosed Wednesday. A letter from the
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  • 59 7 PESHAWAR, Aug. 23, (Reuter) —Mr. Nawabzada Allahnawaz Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, appealed today to Mr. Attlee and President Truman to intervene personally m the Kashmir dispute to help bring about a speedy solution to the problem. He suggested they
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  • 224 7 RANGOON, Au&; 23 (AP)— Meet Ma Khin Nyunt, beautiful brunette of the Burmese badlands. Translated, her name means Lovable Blossom, but she's just poison ivy to convoy masters along the road to Mandalay. Khin Nyunt is a genuine pistol packin' mama living deep m the
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  • 112 7 Senate Votes To Cut US Foreign Aid WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (UP) T he Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees voted today to trim about 81,000,000,000 from the Administration's $8,500,--000,000 foreign aid programme. The committees. meeting jointly to consider the programme, approved the amendment which cuts military aid funds by
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  • 29 7 United States Air Force officials said today they feared all nine men aboard died \yhen a C-47 Dakota transport aircraft crashed near-Anchorage, Alaska, last night. Reuter.
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  • 264 7 Italian Premier To Visit US On Treaty Revision WASHINGTON, Aug 23, (AFP) Secretary of State Dean Acheson, during his weekly press conference yesterday, announced that Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi has been Invited to pay an official visit to the I'nited States, i— Replying to t|U< si .on, Arheson
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  • 100 7 WASHINGTON. Aug. H.i (UP) Major General Charles Willoui.'hby said Wednesday that Soviet spy rings ai c operating i). the United State.-, pattern* -i after the notorious Etichard So'ge espionage group \vhi<-h slipped some of Japan's top secrets to Russia. Willoughby, who was Genei v Douglas
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  • 266 7 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, (AFP)~ U ell-inloi m d circles here believed that the first atomic-powered submarine to be built by the Electric Boat Company would have a displacement of 2 500 tons and would he bigger than any submarine now m service with the
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  • 117 7 LONDON" Au«j I 1 l R Market reactioM this mornins to the I J tian and Kor< v breakdown! took the familial form df !k i c on the Stock Exchange partioularlj m for< pi bonds and sold sharei md strength m commoditiet parti cu!;ii iy
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  • 94 7 HOLLYWOOD, Aug 2M >W—Film ..i i Lana T-.im.o- i h; d "some misundei stai d with 'h usband Henry Bob* 'i opptng, si ud i spokesman d ye tei d..*. Topping tof towi 'n- esent m ■> it M a Tv i expects Mim I
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  • 80 7 DJAKARTA. Au*\ lfce British Commissioner (ienenl for South-last Asia Mr. Malcolm MacDnnald said toda\ the "Communist menace to South -KaM \<-ian countries ha* receded compared to the situa tion a N«-:«r ;ijjm." He told reporters here: 'In Malaya ouinjt to the jungle terrain it will
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    • 26 7 the sforu of Malauatriravei... 0;p conveyances m Malaya i :^fflSM^H|]^m^^^«, was the bullock cart. wi+h comfort and speed tlti j iggg? Igggggggskg^^^r "<irf% S-! >uilpinc "rr;
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    • 37 7 ride a RALEIGH SUPERBE THE ALL STEEL BICYCLE V £M VH 11 I it film THERE NEVER WAS A BETTER BICYCLE BUILT AND THERE NEVER WILL BE r DAPiucAM 9 rr\ itt\ muiq 'Tlihwhi I i rm ->——
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  • S'PORE IS OILMEN'S HUB
    • 216 8 Standard Aviation Reporter •OPERATION OIL AIRLIFT'—the shuttling of oil company employees m South-East Asia—is playing a share m producing more oil for the world. As a transit point for oil officials and employees tiaveliing between Europe, the United States, and the oilfields m Indonesia and
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    • 78 8 New Service To Far East Inaugurated LONDON. Aug. 23 (AFP>The Polish liner. Batory, is leaving Southampton today to inaugurate a new Far Eastern service. On her way to Karachi and Bombay the ship will call at Gibraltar. Port Said, and Aden and will reach Pakistan and Indian on Sept. 10.
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      53 8 Mr. Fred R a r retto. 1 manager of 'Barreito Shipping; and Trading Co., S i n g a p o re, and Mrs. Bar- retto, who left for Hongkong iin the Carthage, yesterday. The couple plan to fly to Japan from Hongkong and expect to be away for
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    • 29 8 KARACHI. (AP>— Karachi was linked with Japanese ports after a ten year lapse when the Nippon Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line Ship Nankai Mam resumed service this mot:;':-,.
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    • 199 8 THE fourth output of recruits for the R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) passed out from training at a ceremonial parade held at Changi airfield yesterday. The men will now go to join R.A.F. Regiment (Malaya) Squadrons stationed at airfields m the Fed- oration and m Singapore. The
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    • 59 8 Seaman's Bureau Chief Returning AMONG the 2.i passengers arriving m S.:igapor e this morning from Australia by the Royal Inter-Ocean Lines vessel, Maetsuycker, are Mr .1. W. Jennings. Chief of the Soimcns Bureau. Mister Ationdants Office, and Mrs Jennings and Mr. H N. Balhatchet, Inspector of Schools. Singapore. Mr. Bnlhatchet
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    • 88 8 SHIP Ciortwvn ti:itr Acirrrra! Codnngton 19 SO 4 Aeneas 33 :?4 2 Asohahon 2-> _*1| 2 Bemorlkh tt 7 ("hand tara 3S J9 2 Elona P. 7 Farresbank 29 :H> L' Ctambh-ra 4(» 41 2 Hong Siang 14 4 Hong Tat 13/14 4 KamumiiK 21 '22 2
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    • 91 8 Standard Shipping Reporter MORE than 70 Singapore students left for Hongkong University yesterday m the P and O Carthage to be m time for the new term which commences next month. Several hundred relatives, friends and well-wishers of the students. who had come to
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    • 354 8 Despatches TODAY: Pontianak 8 a.m.; by F Air.nuputty. Medan ti p m by Stia. Arrivals TODAY. Federation by train, Thailand (letters) by train. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., ITD. WEST COAST MALAYA Hong Soon for P Barge Aug 26 Hong Tot for Rengat Aug 25 v we f9 I we* VVeeMy A
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    • 166 8 JAVA MEW YORK SAILINGS Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Holland America Line N'ederland Line Rotterdor. Rotterdam Amsterdam MONTREAL, HALIFAX, BOSTON. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, MOBILE NEW ORLEANS Spore P. Sham Penan'" BiMiton (SMNi 24/25Aug Sloterdyk (HAL) 10/18Sepr 1 9Sept 20/21 Sept Bali (SMN> 20/25Scpt 26Sept 27/28 Sept Ampenan (RLi 17/23 Ocr 24/25Oct
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    • 504 8 SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA UK. Con> > '*-*^i "NORDVEST" for Bangkok U^Aua "FALSTRIA- for Soicor b Bangkok 31a U o Kmi > "PATAGONIA- for Bonakok. 9 P 2 "A^ Hongkong, Kobe 6 Yokohomo 14-I7S-or n im "NORDHVAL" for Bangkok 18-2<W c" 3 "PANAMA" for Bangkok, Hongkong, Kobe, Yokohama 1 5-16 Ocr
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  • 542 9 CAPITAL FLOWING TO S'PORE FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION I By Ng Sek Yew, Standard Staff Reporter CAPITAL is fast collecting m Singapore as numerous industrialists from China, Hongkong, Indonesia and other more distant countries conduct surveys of the Colony's investment possibilities. Accurate estimates of foreign capital that has already accumulated here
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  • 140 9 r.d^rd Shipping Reporter .'HV thirsty "Torimy" r.-rkcd m S:ngayes-> -c -i iron the ".arff full C< co-Cola tcml distributors Uc Ltd.. ;:'itd to .v r Wat \ht' cool that m ahun: an hour. W <>• Coca-Cola v (appeared dou-n ti i pcataig n bottle* icerc
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  • 334 9 GENEVA, Aug. 23 (Reuter): Under-developed countries seeking to attract foreign private capital should review their laws and administrative practices so as to remove all deterrents to the inflow of capital, says a 15--point resolution adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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  • 21 9 KONG, Auf 23 Special t Closing pi ices igkone Exchange toHK515.60 to £1 Ster- G d HK$326 to one
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  • 191 9 LOWER figures for the Federation of Malaya's proi on, imports and exports of rubber were recorded ring July compared with the corresponding figures lor June, according to official statistics, ri if rubber ciropp- j ~~~~~~ZZZZZZIZIZ" 4"- tons to -i* H>o 1 I sm of
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  • 156 9 4 Out Of Every 5 American Homes Have Re f r igerators >DERN convenience* have beavailable to additional of American* during the ttoCMte, according to the U£> Ji Bu:eau. c Bj;fau reports that 94 per ol the 45.875.000 rural and i dwelling units m the United fc3 had electric lighting
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  • 160 9 EMPLOYEES of the largest 1 corporate enterprise m the I United States, the US$l2,OOO i million American Telephone and Telegraph Company, riovP number about 25 per cent, of the DOlders of capital stock of the I company. A total of 2.800.000 shares of Its stock, which
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  • 391 9 Materials Parley In UK Standard Stall Reporter MALAYA'S special needs as a primary producer and not a manufacturing country are bound to be stressed at the forthcoming conference m London on the raw materials supply position of the Colonies and i the Commonwealth. The Colonies
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  • 107 9 Ibe latest Singapore rubber prices yesterda.v were per Ib. Bu>er> Seller* No I KSB Spot Loose $$.48 J $149 i FOB m bales Sept No I RS.S $1.45| $146 No 2 R> $1.41 $142 No 3 mom $1.34* $135 Tone: Steady, Quiet LONIHM Rl BBi X Thursday's opening
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  • 135 9 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has granted permission to riong kSg Chinese manufacturers to Sold a small scale trade exhibition for tow weeks at its premises In October. tentative here to look after the exhibits during the exhibition The exhibition
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  • 64 9 NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (UP) The Freeport Sulphur Co. has made the first major discovery of new sulphur supply m the past 20 years. It is m the Oarden Island Bay, 100 miles southeast of New Orleans. The company will build a plant there
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  • 70 9 SHIPMENTS of latex from Malaya during July amounted to 5,530.30 tons, of which 3,545.78 tons was from Singapore, according to official statistics. Malayan exports to the United States were 2,276.40 tons (872.26 tons was from Singapore>, to the United Kingdom 2.347.35 tons (2.082.41 tons). France 242.32 ton*
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  • 64 9 Standard pnoio. Two commercial broadcasting chiefs who operate the biggest radio network m Australia, Mr. John Patience and Mr. Clive Offilvy, passed through Singapore by Qantas BOAC yesterday en route to London to discuss television prospects m Australia. Picture shows (from left) Mr. Patience and Mr. Ogilvy who
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  • 76 9 Singapore Cbamoer cr Cum merce Rubber Association noon prices yesterday <Aug 2'M were per lotMo. 1 RSS Spot Loose $l 48 f l 49 FOB m bales Sept No. 1 RSS $1 45 $1 AC No. 2 RSS 40| SI 4H No. 3 RSS $1 33 H 34
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  • 28 9 Indian Fend Minister. Munshi said that "the worst phase of the food situation m the count ry If over" and this year's prospects are brighter.
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  • 134 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Malayan share market opened very steady m all sections yesterday However on reports of a breakdown m the Kaesong ceasefire talks, prices were inclined to be easier, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Changed prices were:—- INDUSTRIALS Bams Sellers B. B. Petrol
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  • 368 9 ASSURING CHILDREN'S FUTURE Standard Staff Reporter MORE Educational Policies are being purchased by Singapore parents nowadays than ever before for their children's College or University studies. This is learned from leading insurance companies, who disclose that, m spite of the high cost of living,
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  • 122 9  -  T. J. LIM, By Standard Market Reporter FAILURE of the Kaesong cease-fire talks steadied rubber prices m Singapore by over two cents per Ib. yesterday. At the higher levels, Fellers were m the market selling freely. This resulted m a fairly large
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  • 133 9 Haulage Law In Fed. To Be Eased Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Au«. 23. Amendments to the Road Transport Ordinance designed to relax regulations governing applications for haulage permits m the Federation are being considered by Government, It is learned. Traders are now using lorry transport more than ever before
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  • 116 9 BIG GROWTH OK US FARMING CO-OPERATI VES T HERE are mon I 19.000 tai mci o ned and contn Led c* <- operative ass iciations and ni i1 I mpanies m the United States and tod;iy hold iv< zed plat p in business < ommun I ci m A; iv
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  • 64 9 THE Enternationai ItaU Conf< < nee m Washington reported that Do speria! ,'i'( Snnal iJ r iion if= needed to <-^- fribute cotton supplies among Las cc aatiooc This decision wai based mainly ran indications that the United State* would have a bumpc <
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  • 108 9 Standard Market Reporter PEPPER prices m the Singapore produce market were easier yesterday. Muntok white being quoted $910 per picul and Lampong black $710. Only small business was reported. C<>pra was quitt with prices slightly. easier, buyers opening at $40} per picul and sellers $41
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    • 146 9 THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME Give your child a chance of a lifetime A good start m life. A Birthday Present of say $5000 will greatly ocsist your son or daughter m taking up a career. THIS MONEY WILL ENABLE YOUR SON to extend YOUR DAUGHTER to his education, provide
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  • STAND AUD Junior League
    • 623 10  -  WALTER KING By TAPTURED animals live happy and contented lives m zoos because they have food and surroundings as near as possible like that which they have been used to "back home." The theme song of all captured birds and animals seems to be Mid
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    • 275 10 FAN t 1100 POH <!♦; »rN> ol il. M. Patrick's Road. Siiu;»i»ore 13, whoNe hobbies jrr >l.imp it>llf cCmc j'til reading dextr^N pen-pals r\cry»hi'r«" Hi* i> ke«Mi to f\(h.uiif blurs' photo> and Mtnlc views of oiher countries. Xl» OM\R ALSAGOFF. of I"., K!.:n; Ko.ul. Singapore H seeks prnpals
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    • 44 10 \BOY Scout was recounting /lix camp experiences to Ins parents when his dad mtemwted him. "Sot?. what rank did uou hold'. 1 "Troop's optician. Dad, wan the reply. "What were your duties?'' his father asked, mystified. "Scraping the eyes cut of potatoes."
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    • 210 10 HPHE simplest trick is always A the best: easiest to perform hardest to solve. This >:ie uses a 12-inch cardboard tube, a piece of biack thread (that's the black magic' and a table tennis ball Make the tube yourself by rolling up a piece of thin
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    • 188 10 HOW popular The Standard Junior League's "CallBox is wilh younp readers all over the world may be gaiiycd by this letter which reached our ortice yesterday: "Dear Aunt Christobel. "I am a lad of Durban. 1 have read one of your Singapore Standards' and have decided to ask
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    • 102 10 /\NCE upon a time a crow a piece ot chee.-e from the butcher's shop and flew with it to a tree. A hungry fox spied her and. standing underneath the branch on which she sat. said O crow, what beautiful feathers you have, and what
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    • 122 10 VF/IFE: o you mean t0 tel me you are still sleeping at 12 noon m the day?" HUSBAND: "0h... 1'm tired." WIFE: "Very tired? From what?" HUSBAND: "Wriggling my toes." WIFE- "Wriggling your toes! Whatever for?" HUSBAND: "You know I'm not one of those idle fellows who likes
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 455 10 Radial Programmes RADIO MALAYA Nt w i n Cantonese; Hp m. Amo> Folk Sons^; «.-J:» News m Amoy: «.:;o S|\(.\|>ORF Mandarin Music; 6.45 News m Mandarin: «.50 Mandarin Music; 7- p.m. rvri Kll P»nrPAM!nr News Market Report m Amov; 7.15 hNIiLISH PROGRAMME Legend of Yueh Fei Amov; 7.45 ,ij.i ni
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    • 114 10 Crossword No. 46 CLI'ES ACROSS:— 2. Epitaph on a Yorkshire town? 4 Money found m Europe sometimes: 6. Dry land? Apparently not; 8. Of course, it's a change as a beginning: 10. What comparisons are .said to be: 12 Going round a form of meat bin: 14 Has a meal
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  • 593 11 SELANGOR GOOD FOR 5-4 WIN Moods Will Play Decisive Part F -?°B«_??OMLC^2oiie Final iPnii -L LEONG HEW MEN G the onnr. nr8 "7 Two confident teams take he court against each other at the Perak BadminSehn^r' 3110 11^ 11 11 8 W^ k end Whe Perak and Foon *Sp orlhern
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  • 94 11 M Cycle Rally For UK Women )\DON, (Reuter).— A .r of women niotorlista m Britain has > i ascd to such an ■I m the past few r, that women are to their own moiorr.illv at Brandon, Coventry, on Sep- md 16. I ondon Women's t J cling- Club. is
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  • 41 11 Aug. 22 (Reuter): Results: iKST DIVISION SI i ON D DIVISION Kinip .1 0 D DIVISION (Southern) DIMSION (Northern) Ma:isfield 0 2 Southport 1 Scunthorpe 1 2 Rocndale 1 2 Lincoln 3 3 Chesterfield 1 >\V (IP— First Round
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  • 42 11 Kuantan Team For Telecoms Sports .N. Tnur< E: =n! I n ike :'~e trip npui fox ~.e first Malayan Teie< ma Sep: 7 and 3 c..r-;;:ned by D iar- s Vid »r M irthy, S ibramaniam, F. anA:. as bin Haji tnanthan.
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  • 81 11 PORTHCAWL. Glamorgan, Aug. 22 (Renter)— ln a 10--round heavyweight fight here tonight Mcl Brown of the United States outpointed Lloyd Baroett, Jamaica. Brown plans to fly to New York this week to assist Randolph Turpin m his preparations for the world middleweight championship. Tonight's fight was
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  • 269 11 MONTREAL. Aug. 22. (UP). Laurent Dauthuille of Paris tonight scored a split decision over Eugene (Silent) Hairston <>; New York m a 10-round b>>ut to determine the "number one" middleweight contender. Twice postponed by rain, the savage fight was staged m the chilly Montreal baseball
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  • 87 11 LONDON. Aug. 22, (Reuter). —Results of Rugby League matches played this evening were: Barrow 9, Wigan 16. Balle Vue Rangers 7, Oldham 2. Bradford Northern 34. Castleford 6. Bramley 5, Leeds 5. Cardiff 10, Widnes 27. Dewsbury 10, Hull Kingston Rovers 14. Featherstone 19. Dcncaster 5. Leigh
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  • 295 11 SOUTHAMPTON, A&g. 22 (Reuter)— The South Africans dismissed Hampshire for 180 here today and at the close of the first day of their match had replied with 50 for one wicket. With the pitch giving the South African bowlers some help Hampshire were never at ease
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  • 104 11 AUCKLAND, Aug. 23 (Reu-ter-A AP)— The 1950 British Empire Games m Auckland showed a profit of £24,686. The balance sheet received at a meeting of the games company today showed that income from admission charges was £89.457. athletics contributing £46.005 and swimming £17.983. Sir
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  • 388 11 LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)— Leicestershire who defeated Surrey m two days earlier this week were today dismissed m 95 minutes by Derbyshire for 45, the lowest completed total m a County championship cricket match this season. The damage was done by the Derbyshire fast medium
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  • 536 11 Underdog Maxim Scores Fine Win To Retain Title "Citation." the great thoroughbred race horse, has won his last race. After he came m first at the recent Hollywood Gold Cup Race at Inglewood, California, his trainer announced that the horse might appear m a film but would not compete again.
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  • 224 11 NEW YORK. Aug 22 >LP) The ctiampiOti did not Irak like a champion at all as he lay prostrate on a rubbtttfli table and moaned: "1 hurt my hands; 1 hurt ri.y bend*." But then, Joty Majtim explained: "1 hit him so much
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  • 162 11 The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Cup (iickrt match between the Indian Association ;.nd RAF. (Malaya) will be played on the J.A. ground ai Balestier Road this weekend. This is the 4lh m the scries for the cup presented by Mr. Banchordas Purushotam, a Singapore businessman. Current
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  • 63 11 LONDON, Aug U <\P) Jack Ik.: 1.:.n--cashin all-rou told the M y< terday (Wedn< day) be w,il not participate m the tour to India thii coming wintei [kin reported be id taken this sit p on tned i < He has a :c ej ii::,ed 6a<
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  • 95 11 HONGKONG. Auf 2'; (AP)— Wi ■Id ible tenni champion J tinny Leach from B itain deteated Southeasi A La Shanghai champion Sih Shu eh i three >et* yesterday m I c ■> <■> I tion since began series here It was 'arewell <\ro foi Leach and
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  • 71 11 CHESTNUT HILLS Mas chusetta, Aug 23 (Al Ji -'A dor; Champion Dorii Hart trill meet Britain's lean Quertier tomorrow In the opeiiit.ij match of the Wightman Cup TennU Tournament at Longwood Crickft Club here Five tingles and t« i doubiei mate es will be plaj ed
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 31 11 i*-' ■^-Vi D/—EL t??, I ASKEP p^*J DOG CO>W~ tuivictc. Tc/u_Kt *~~F^^^s s>^ t g/C^|r_> v j CAQ1 p Cop* 1<)M K.ng Fotuffi Synd.Mic, Inc. W^rlJ i.^l.tt ff^rvrj. »I i "i
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  • 504 12 Coureur Du Bois, Pennyworth! Announce Form With Three In 36.8 By OLLIE DA VIES PENNYWORTH (Woods) and Coureur dv Bois (Spencer) did an outstanding gallop at Kuala Lumpur race track yesterday to return the incredibly good time of 36-4 5 sees, for their three with little between them at the
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  • 122 12 \KW YORK. Aug. ?3 I>> Mrs. Margaret Oshorne dv l'ont. (lie wonvn's tennis ihlfln champion, was robbed of SSMM m jewels, polite reported last night. The jewels were taken troin her suite m the swank Savoy Plaza Hotel which she stared with two other tennis
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  • 129 12 ONDON, A,:4 AP 1 V .;n "I:- >•." H igi c a as tod «y ■ed at Mexb *igh, YorkHe as ne lh€ old s who bridged the Bap :> bu c In lick c d.• s and len ring Hagui 83 hen
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  • 66 12 NTW YORK. Aug 23 (Reuter) I- ■id m pi A i ick S >'. >- dd .ere be mid make 1 Her to light v eighl th unpto J tey :im to fefend his title m L I n against I w British and •iean
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  • 128 12 MCC Lose At Vancouver VANCOUVER. Aug 23 (Reuter)—The M.C.G have suffered tr.e first defeat ol their Canadian t T.-.e.. were beaten m a oneday match here by three wickets by t strong Mainland League XI who dismissed them for 82. Batting on the Mainland League made 110 all out The
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  • 110 12 LONDON*. Aug. 22 (ReutersHenry Cotton three times British open golf champion made one of his rare tournament appearances today when he took par; m the Southern Professional Championship which also serves to qualify 20 players tor the British matchplay championship. It was also generally recognised that
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  • Article, Illustration
    56 12 Winding up their netball season Singapore's Girls Sports Club held their annual married versus singles netball game on the Padang yesterday. The singles (kneeling m above picture) won the match 29-6. the picture below was taken on the SCC end of the Padang where the SCC played a
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  • 356 12 By Jim Chambers, A.P. Sports Wiiter LONDON. Aug. 23 (AP)— English football clubs who toured the continent during the summer have blasted the standard of refereeing and the interpretation of the laws of the game outside this country. All the clubs which made trips
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  • 83 12 Five teams who toured Holland Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Derby County and Exeter City— found that good sportsmanship prevails m that pleasant country, but the standard of relereeing vanes from very good to very bad In several instances, the English clubs reported, fair shoulder charges were penalised the
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  • 141 12 GEORGE PENCHEFF heavyweight wrestling champion of Australia, for the last five years will arrive m Singapoie this week under contract to promoter Wally Oakes who has matched him against Baron Von Hec/ey for the main event of his Sept. 1 card at the Happy
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  • 96 12 LONDON. Aug. 23 (AP)—lceland's top footballer Albeit Gudmundsson will not rejoin the Arsenal club. The Ministry of Labour has refused to grant him a permit to play here as a professional. Gudmundsson who helped Arsenal m 1946 and toured Brazil with them earlier this summi-r ha
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  • 64 12 AL L DVIS CUP FINAL TICKETS SOLD SIDNEY, Aug. 23, (AP>Evej^r seat for the Davis Cup tennis finals to be played here on Dec. 26, 27 and 28 has been sold. J. Wade of the the challenge will be played, will hold 14,500 spectators and gross receipts may total £70,000
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  • 165 12 Rovers Trounce Recs For Second Place ROVERS SPORTS Cfa* m second place m the S.\.F. V [1 of league by beating the S.|{.( to .t, N Ml > 10 Vr/ 116 Jalan B *+m?£Z£* m h.R.C put up a slulihorn rr.i i "l;n--the same. The- defence m particular uorT i""
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  • 78 12 RAUB. Thurs. Rugby is to be introduced at the Mahmud School here when it re-opens on Sept. 3. This is made possible by the arrival of Mr. Gurbachan Singh from Taiping, who i s attached to the tutorial stalf ot the Mahmud School. Rugby m
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  • 516 12 TUAN MONG Old* Boy's Association of the third division, sprang a su prise over second division Singapore District Signals, beating them 4-3 m a clo*elv fought S.A.F.A. junior cup tie at Geylang Stadium yesterday. r Play was extremely scrappy j m the first half but
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 31 12 HIGH riUES at tne prfacii tl resorts m Maia>a. TODAY: A >1 P.M Singapore ISJBt 309 Malacca 11.58 11.:,7 Port Diekson 10.39 10 1'.S Port Sham 09.J6 «.:if* Penang 04.?0 4.0.!
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