Singapore Standard, 27 August 1951

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    15 1 Singapore Tiger Standard II NO. 57 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1951. 8 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    ONN HITS BACK AT CRITICS
    456 1 Denies 'Dictator/ Betrayal Charges MANY NON -MALAYS ARE LOYAL' Standard Staff Correspondent Kl^™<l l J>l r UR Sl,n Makin hi as Prenl Ol LMINU at the general assembly today, Dato Onn bin ifar hit back at his critics. He denied that lie was a dictator
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    VILL AGE RAIDED
    34 1 Sun One or the ed operations m untied out by seeuGertak Sanggol t village m the t Penaag today. c were detained as operation which ll 2 a m. and endm
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    Tributes To Onn
    167 1 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Tn butea were paid to Dato Onn tori ay when the three-day UMNO assembly was brought to an end at 8.15 p.m. A resolution was adopted to record a vote of regret at his inability to continue as president and thank
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    UMNO WANTS FED. GOVT. TO IMPLEMENT BARNES REPORT
    238 1 Sunn la nl Stall Correspondent KUALA LLMPLR, Sun. A motion urging the Fed era lion Government to carry out as soon as possible the.recommendatioiis of the Barnes Report "which are of great benefit to Malay education" was adopted at the United Malays
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    MTUC Hoo Stormy Session
    221 1 MTUC Hoo Stormy Session Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. There was a stormy session today at the MTUC conference when resolutions on the agenda were presented for adoption. Demands for apologies from Mr. M. P. Rajagopal for alleged "distortion" and "misrepresentation"' of facts were made by several members after
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    Pacific Vital In Coming Years: Dewey
    173 1 Pacific Vital In Coming Years: Dewey ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Aug. 26 (AP)— New Yorks Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey said the most critical area m the years ahead will be on the Pacific rim. He told a Republican women's club that "Alaska is very close to the guns of the enemy.
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    Iranians Face Hard Times
    83 1 TEHERAN. Aug. 26" (UP) Deputy Premier Hussein Fatemi today envisaged a period ol economic hardship and privations for Iran m the wake ot the stoppage of royalties from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. 'He said the Iranians would have to undergo an "economic regime" under which they
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    Bloody Ridge Fight Still On
    49 1 FASTERN FRONT. Aug. 26 iUP» -Ihe BatUe of the Bloody Ridge went into its seventh day today wfth the North Koreans trying desperately to recapture dominating hills along the left Mank northwest of Yanggu. They hurled an estimated five T the jjaUj Bi -"'.ed
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    N. Korea Rail Town Pounded
    66 1 WASHINGTON. Aug 26 <Reuter)—The surprise attack by United Nations B-29 Superfortresses on the North Korean rail centre of Rashin yesterday, was "part of the general policy of preventing the enemy from building up his forces m Korea." the United States Defence Department said here. The
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    Standard Trophy Winner
    107 1 photo. Story m page 1) photo. THE TEOPHI given by the Managing Director of The Singapore Standard. Mr. Aw Kow, is shown here being handed by the wife of the British Adviser, Johore. Mrs. J. Falconer, to the winner of the Motor Rally event, Mr. E.D. Rushworth.
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    'Commonwealth-US Bonds Must Be Strengthened'
    173 1 'Commonwealth -US Bonds Must Be Strengthened' LONDON. Aug. 26 (AFP)— One of the leading younger members of the Conservative party David Ecclea. last night stressed the necessity for strengthening the bonds between the British Commonwealth and the Lnited States. Speaking at Tynemouth, Eccles said: ••The young British nations and the
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    Accident On Ship Reveals Cargo Of Banned Tinplates
    207 1 Standard Shipping Report** 1 THE accident on the British Indian Steam Navigation company's freighter Okhla, m which seven Singapore Harhour Board labourer* were injured, led to the discovery yesterday that cargo, destined for Hongkong, was tinplate a prohibited export! The tinplate was
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    Cocos Men Tell Gimson: 'We Will Go To Borneo'
    320 1 Cocos Men Tell Gimson: 'We Will Go To Borneo' COCOS ISLAND, Aiir. 26 (Rrutrr).— A pal!i« ring of village headmen on this remote East Indian Orrau 'cord atoll told the Governor of Singapore. Sir Franklin Gimeon, here today they could not ear«* h'*s about the proposal to transfer administrative rontrol
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    Malaya Coins Figure In HK Racket
    96 1 HONGKONG, Aug. Bfc < AP) Hongkong Govern* ment Treasury warned yesterday that a sm.ill number of Mul.t\.ui !0 rcnl coins are bring foisted upon gullible public here as Hongkong 50-ernl pieces. Tbe tuo coins, hoth of eupro-nickel. are identical m size and weight. The*
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    UK Trade Mission To Visit Malaya
    82 1 HONGKON4 /Vug 26 (UP) A Hongkong trade delegation of 50 membei U scheduled to leave for Malaya on October n to explore avenues for increasing trade between the a countrse Tl te delegat ion will be headed by "Ginger K.in:j" Chinese lyiauuiacvun t U
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    Gets 4th Divorce
    55 1 CUERNAVACA, Mealc i Ann 2<l i API Bai b:i; a Hutl n di vorce became final tod <■ v c her fourth husband. Pi nee Troubetzky, withdrew his tp peal against the fft P■" I mm and I i sia month* ol laf i Hutton and Pi
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    REDS SILENT
    32 1 TOKYO. Aug M (Reutei AAPI Chinese and No Korean Communist leaders to night remained silent on Gen Ridgway'i offer to reopen the suspended armistice negotiation! made almost 18 noun age
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    EX-GOVERNOR DIES
    38 1 SEATON. DEVON, Aug (Renter*- Si' Bi neat Clark ernoi ol T ismania fi om 19 1945 died nil home sai da\ S Bl B« W«0 N M ¥i M a heart attack a few day* ifo
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    UNIONS TO CABLE ULTIMATUM TO U.K.
    229 2 Services Workers Press For Claims Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Federation of Services Unions representing over 30,000 civilian employees is to cable a two-week nl li malum to the three Services Ministries m the United Kingdom for settlement of their wage and other disputes.
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    SCHOLARSHIP PROPOSED FOR CITY DAY
    141 2 lard SI uv Reaortcv v SCHOLARSHIP lo romuM morale Bjhc unni «»t iti states lo Singapore is Kkeii t»» be established l>> ihr Municipal Coaaaaissionera ii suggestion by ibe i OfebratMHU < ominitlec h ■pproveoi wa ade by Mi M P D Nair, (Lab< ur,
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    Columnists Cannot Kill Star's Career—Earl Wilson
    386 2  - C olumnists Cannot Kill Star's Career— Earl Wilson S. RAMDAS B> Standard Matt" Reporter EAR] WILSON, ted A erinighl riumnist was i ating irj his daily colt.:: D a' EC CRes Hotel yest- rday, a hen I manag I I i ran him away to talk ab uA show bus
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    Mac Donald Is Back
    34 2 THE COMMISSIONER General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, and Mrs. Mac Donald returned to Singapore from Jakarta after the Commissioner held informal talks a ith President Soekarno and other Indonesian officials.
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    1928 MODEL VIES WITH SLEEK SUPER MODERNS
    365 2 Concours d Elegance, Motor Rally Standard st.iti Reporter A LARGE crowd flocked to Empress Place yesterday to admire possiMy the widest selceiion oi tars ccr gathered m one single place In the Colony. The occasion was the Singapore A. A.M.'s first Ooncours c'tleg.uue
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    T.U. Adviser Entertained
    99 2 T.U Adviser Entertained MB S HARRIS, Assistant Trade Ui n A Jvisi r, who is iving 1 U.K sht i tlj on a six- union si idy course as th guest I ton ur pari by 2*3 trade ns kt the S.T.C. Union prenises < Race C urse R ad
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    Eight-Day Holiday For 250 Teachers
    98 2 Standard Staff Reporter TWO HUNDRED, and fifty student teachers <>f the June' August. 1951, intensive c urse ot the Singapore Teachers' Training College, began their eight-day holiday yesterday. The great majority of them returned to their respective home t ■wns m the Federation. These 250
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    Josey's Parting Shot On Freedom Of Speech
    336 2 AI.EX JOSE V gave his last broadcast on "Malayan I Affairs" over Radio Malaya last ni«ht, still talking "about things which were not normally talked about m ii uic. The decision to take Mr. Josey's broadcasts off the air was made after a
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    These Teachers Complain Of Shabby Treatment
    286 2 Standard Staff Reporter IT IS no exaggeration to say that teachers of English m Chinese schools are shabbily treated and looked down by employers and the students, said Mr. Tan Wee Keng, interim Chairman of the Singapore English Teachers' I nion (Chinese Schools) at
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    Two ILO Men To Help Spore Govt.
    80 2 TWO officials of the Internal aal Labour Organisati are to help the Singapore Inquiry Commission which is m.- si gating the possibility of into ducing a retirement scheme for the '.v. rkers. The two officers are Messrs S. Boye and D A Gerige,
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    fair's Report For T.U.C.
    92 2 THE REPORT i the Singapore delegate. Mr. V. K. Nair, to the first Asian Regional Confederation of Trade Unions held forwarded to the Singapore Trade Union Congress. This was decided at a met.: g of several trade unions organised by the Karachi Conference Committee at the
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    Malayan Educator On Barnes Report
    213 2 A FULLY subsidised National School, adequately staffed with well-qualified teachers and charging no fees, is likely to draw into its orbit all and sundry, says the latest issue of the Malayan Educator, official publication of the Malayan teachers, which is now edited by the Penang
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    Formation Of Malayan Lab. Party Urged
    94 3 Formation Of Malayan Lab. Party Urged Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sun.— The Chairman of the Tanjong Ward branch of the Labour Party. Penang, Mr A. Balakrishnan. today suggested that the Labour Party. Penang. immediately initiate a a move for the formation ot a Malayan Labour Party for the whole of
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    Villagers Build Malay School
    156 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sim Tanjong Yong. a riverine village m the Mukim of Chaja oi Lipis District, about 14 mile.> by river from Kuaia Lipis now owns a village school ot lt.s own fur the first time. By cooperative efforts the people ot this village have built
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    Haxworth Is Back
    22 3 MR J. L. J. HAXWORTH, Director of Immigration, returned to Singapore yesterday alter six months leave m the U.K.
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    'Not Helpful To Chinese Schools'
    363 3 'Not Helpful To Chinese Schools Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— "So far, no constructive guidance has been given by Government to Chinese schools m this country," said Mr. Lim Lien Yoke, President, Selangor Chinese School Teachers' Association at a dinner last night to delegates attending the two-day conference here.
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    Deadlock Averted At MTUC Meet
    295 3 CompromiseOn Draft Rules Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The MTUC conference almost reached deadlock yesterday on its draft constitution. Ihe debate lasted nearly three hours and the situation was saved only when delegates decided on a compromise to accept the draft constitution subject to
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    61 3 pnoio. 4 Mr. J.R. Jayawardene, Ceylon's Finance Minister, arrived m Singapore by Qantas/BOAC Constellation yesterday from Colombo. With his party comP rising Mr. R. G. Senanayake. arliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs and the Finance Minister's private secretary, Mr. R. Bodinagoda. Mr. Jayawardene is flying to
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    Bandits Burn House In P. Wellesley
    147 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Bandits set fire to 15 houses m the Province Wellesley District thii morning Nearby yesterday they set a lorry on fire. Security forces found the body of a 36-year-old Teochew m a recently abandoned bandit camp on Penang Island yesterday. The
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    22 3 MR. T. SLEIGHOLME, Superintendent of the Mariners Club. Port Swettenham, who was on a holiday m Australia, has returned to Port Swettenham.
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    Journalists Launch Benefits Scheme
    380 3 AN UNEMPLOYMENT benefits scheme the first to be started by any Trade Union m Malaya was yesterday launched by the four months old Singapore Union of Journalists. This was decided by the Union at its first quarterly general meeting held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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    Singapore Tiger Standard Independent Morning Newspaper The Task Ahead
    900 4 Singapore Tiger Standard Independent Morning Newspaper The Task Ahead Self-government will be demanded and attained before miny \ears have passed. Dml* Or i ban Jfafmr, Member for Home Anairs. Federation of Malaya. TN his opening speech at the second annual delegates' conference of the Malayan Trade Union Council. Dato Onn
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    Singapore Riots Report And Aftermath
    940 4  - Singapore Riots Report And Aftermath Mr. Justice GORDON -SMITH This orticle is written by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, K. C. who is Chairmen of Singopore Public Services Commission. It is identical with the orticle which Mr. Justice Gordon Smith has sent to the Editor of The Times m London. By
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    We, the People
    1021 4 Discrimination Exists In The East As In The West Sir:— ln a letter to your paper this week, a reader says he is disgusted t rend w an American Negro nrnJy the Clarks, were driven rut of their home m Chicago, USA, t y l lite men.
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    —And not in U.S.A. alone...
    349 4 Sir; Since the news of the recent racial riot m Cicero. USA., was publicised here, America has been the subject of strong criticism. To be fair to the Americans. we must let the public know that there is racial discrimination not only m the States,
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    Ceylon Letter Tomorrow
    51 4 Owing to pressure of space, this week's Ceylon Letter has been held over and will be published tor torrow. In his latest letter, our correspondent m Colombo deals with citizenship, the political situation m Ceylon, the preparations to receive The King and Queen and the Colombo Plan
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    268 4 mercial lo id thai w< v i st tggei a h rse. lam willing 1 my next week's salary that this man will set no more than a few cents t. r bis si w-death assignment. I am further willing t bet that this discrimination against him stems
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    More Details Sought On Pre-fabs
    129 4 More Details Sought On Pre-fabs Sir: As there must be many of your readers who have been much interested m the proposals for erecting Swedish, pre-fabrieated houses, and who may be contemplating parting with their hardearned savings possibly at the end of their working life would it be possible to
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    Manyam 'Definitely Incorrect'
    267 4 Sir In an article which appeared m the Press on Aug. 19. with reference to an Assistant Mechanical Engineer's Post m the Municipal Service, there appeared a statement attributed to Mr. S S. Manyam (Progressive. North) m which he is reported to have said inter alia that
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    Manly Defence Of The Press
    229 4 Sir: Your editorial of Thursday last upholds m man.v style the freedom of the Pre^ As we know, the two chief objects of the Pres- CI) to mould public opinion and (2) t reflect public opinion. It cannot well do either un ess it is
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    Press Missed The Boat
    14 4 Pre ss Missed The Boat j s the b X I Riiijipari I j
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    PACIFIC SECURITY SYSTEM
    341 5 US To Sign Two PactsWithAllies WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (AP)._ The world will see m the next few days a new system of regional security for the Pacific. It corresponds m major respects to the 12-nation North Atlantic Alliance. On Thursday, Aug. 30. the United States signs a
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    Starvation Threatens Jamaicans
    86 5 KINGSTON. Jamaica, Aug. 26 (LP)— Starvation threatens hundreds of Jamaicans after last week's hurricane unless large-scale relief arrives from abroad. An estimated 90 per cent of the island's fruit and vegetable crops had been destroyed by 130 to 140 mph winds and m some districts the already
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    189 Die In Caribbean Hurricane
    155 5 MEXICO CITY. Aug 26. UP)— Floods took another four iives and marooned thousands of persons Saturday as a dying tropical hurricane swirled overfl wing rivers on •'no Mexican east coast Tine Caribbean hurricane that raked Jamaica. Yucatan and the Mexican east coast finally was ken
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    De Lattre To Visit US Sept.
    109 5 WASHINGTON Aug 26, (AP) —France's General ot the Army Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is to visit the United States from Sept. 13th to 25th. The Defence Department announcing this, said that the General would confer with various officials on matters of mutual interest.
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    Plane Explodes
    73 5 TORONTO. Aug. 26 (AP)— A jet aircralt crashed and exploded within 100 yards of the residential area of suburban North York yesterday. An eye-witness said a ball of fire shot up about 70 feet when the aircraft hit the ground. An hour after the crash, firemen were still
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    Lie's Powers Limited On Firing Staff
    168 5 Lie's Powers Limited On Firing Staff ONTED NATIONS. Aug. 26 tßeuter' Mr. Trygve Lie. United Nations Secretary General, has no right to dismiss any employees of the United Nations without giving specific reasons, according to a ruling given Saturday by an administrative tribunal. The four-man tribunal, presided over fjy the
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    MORE BRITONS QUIT
    25 5 THE last British technicians have evacuated the Khu/istan oilfield— one ol the worlds biggest— and the Persians have 'a ken over. Router.
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    PROTEST RACIALISM
    39 5 Ten thousand people marched through the streets pi Bridgetown. Barbados, to protest agamsl the South African Governments racial I »iicy.- Reuter. The British cruiser Kenya has lelt" :ho Korean war zone to relit ami rer unmission Renter.
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    'Iowa' Commissioned
    50 5 SAN FRANCJSCO, Aug 26 (UP)— Tne 4,500-ton battleship i USS lowa was commissioned j Saturday and Captain William Smerlberg 111 was given command of the ship Fleet Admiral I Chester Nimitz wartime Com- tnander of the Pacific Fleet, was j the principal speaker at the comI missioning ceremonies
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    Jap Imperial Divorcee To Marry Bald Lover
    198 5 TOKYO, Aug. 26 (UP)— Japan was scandalized Saturday by a former royal princess— a blood relative oi Emperor Hirohito— who announced publicly her intention to wed her bald lover. Ex-Princess Kanin's unblushing statement to the press marked the latest sensation m the first
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    Jordan Prosecutor Names Four Guilty Of King's Murder
    407 5 AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Reuter)— Jordan's Attorney General Walid Salh, told a military court here yesterday that four men, including Colonel Abdullah Tell, ex-military governor of Jerusalem, had been proved to have wilfully plotted and prepared the assassination of King Abdullah at a
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    Egypt Bans Troopships' Shore Leave
    129 5 PORT SAID. Aug. 26. (Reuter) Egypt Saturday announced a ban on shore leave for aIJ troopships passing through the Suez Canal with stops at Suez or Port Said. But a Government spokesman desi ribed the announcement as "premature*' and said it did not come into
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    General Heads UK Atomic Energy
    81 5 LONDON. Aug. 26 (Renter)— Lieut. -Gen. Sir Frederick E. Morgan. 57. has been appointed Britain's new controller ol atomic energy, the Ministry of Supply announces. He will succeed Lord Portal of Hungerford, the present Controller, on Oct 1. A s Deputy Chief of Staff to
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    British And Soviet Jets In Clash
    43 5 British-built Meteor jet fighters tangled with Russian-built MIG-15 jets just south ot the Manchunan bordei for tne fust time on Saturday The Australian Biers of the speedy British planes tired on an MIG but got no hits.
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    NEW PASSPORT
    46 5 LONDON, Aug. 2b (Reuter)The British Foreign Office is issuing a new passport to the British scientist Dr E.H.S. Burhop who has given the Foreign Secretary a written assurance that he will not visit Russia or any iron curtain country without consulting the Foreign Office.
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    NO WOOL PACT
    30 5 The wool commutee oi the International .Materials Committee m Washington has concluded a ire-month sei.es of meetings without reaching agreement on lecomrn- '•> c maoe to governments. Eeuter.
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    AUSTRALIADEPENDS UPON INDIAN JUTE
    45 5 Mr. J McEwen. Austin C >mmerce I Agi icull are '-i tei said m Calcutta that A ISI ill I couid not handle hc-r wheat crop v.-ohout India's jute a.i that this mutual dependence between the two countries should be recognised.
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    India Rejects Bid To Attend 'Frisco Talks
    346 5 India Rejects Bid To A ttend 'Frisco Talks WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (CP)-India has decided to reject the American invitation to attend the San Francisco Japanese peace treaty conference because of her objections to the pact draft, diplomatic officialr disclosed Saturday. The Indian decision was interpreted immediately as providing strength for
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    Pah. Accepts US Invitation
    28 5 KARACHI. Aug. 26. (Renter) Pakistan has accepted the American invitation to the Japanese peace treaty conference m San Francisco, the Government announced here Saturday.
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    To Widen Gap Between Japs, Rest Of Asia
    178 5 To Widen Gap Between Japs, Rest Of Asia TOKYO. Aug 27, (UI India.- decision to boycott the signing of the Japanese pi ace treaty In San Fi an< \sa will widen the gap en Jai an and her many A £hbours Some Dbeerveca believe it may set t c stage
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    GOOD WEEK FOR MARKETS
    517 6 Big Investment Demand Noted By A Special Correspondent A GOOD week has to be reported from Malayan markets. Large business was written before suspension of the Korean truce talks caused operators to adopt a cautious policy. Strong investmtnt demand carried several industrial stocks to their highest
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    EASTERN BANK
    51 6 THE Directors of the East >m Bank Ltd.. has declared interim dividend at the rate of 2s (id. per share less income tax at the rate Of 9s f>d. per pound Dividend payable Sept. 20. Transfer Books will be closed from Sept. 6 to Sept. 19 both days
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    The Week's Business
    260 6 Industrials. Fraser Neave $:i 35 to $3 92|, Gammon $2.60 $2 621 Hongkong Bank Colonial $80:: $805. Malayan Breweries $7.05 to $7.25. Malayan Cement 31 to 34 cents. Malayan Collieries $1 77A. Robinson Ord. $3.47*. Sime' Darby $17.50 to $18.50, Straits Steamship $20.00, Straits Times $4 00.
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    Company Reports
    169 6 Consolidated Tin Smelters Ltd. Showed a group profit, alter taxation, of .1479.909 for the year ended Mar 31, this year. After allowing for the preference dividend the profit appertaining to ordinary shares works out 21 fi per cent From this, dividend ot *2s and bonus of (id a
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    Stanvac Launches Big Oil Expansion In SEA
    215 6 Standard Staff Reporter A MAJOR expansion of the Standard- Vacuum organization to meet the requirements of South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand was announced by Mr. MacDonell Roehm, new general manager for Stanvac's Malaya-Thailand Division yesterday. He said that this was the
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    Sheep, Racehorse For Singapore
    30 6 The Blue Funnel ship Gorgon yesterday brought to Singapore 2,532 sheep, a racehorse, 38 mailbags and a large consignment of general and refrigerated cargo from Australia.
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    'Fair Price' List
    41 6 The following is the L9th Weekly "Fair Price" list issued by the Singapore Controllei oi Supplies: Condensed milk 14 02 tin "Buscks" .».i- cents, evaporated milk M I oz tin "Gloria" .55 cents. No other changes m price.
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    SRC Win Faglar Shield
    299 7 SRC Win Faglar Shield THE annual Paglar shield cricket match between the S.C.C and the S.R.c. which was played on the padang yesterday resulted m a win fur the S.R.C. Alter the match the donor gave away the shield to le Mercier. captain of the winning team. S.C.C.— lsl Inns.
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    Proud Preston Humbled
    465 7 Grim Struggle For League Honours Seen bfll i?n^;^r 23 (Router). -Proton North End, au,.. ST '^T P cham P itt ""<» made such an r~ f ll, ,r I| loo Per cent record m today English earn LIV a P~« rato Pr°ud Preston, the only cam m
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    Indians Retain Gandhi Trophy
    500 7 Indians Retain Gandhi Trophy THE FOURTH annual cricket match for the Gandhi Memorial Cup between the Indian Association and R.A.F. (Malaya) which was played on the I. A. ground on Saturday and yesterday ended m a win lor the Indians by six wickets. Indians thus won the «ranie for the
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    41 7 photo. GEORGE Swindin. Arsenal goalkeeper, dives too late, as the ball, headed by Huddersheld Town inside right, Jimmy (ilazzard, passes him for the Town's second goal at Highbury on Aug. 18. The result of the match was a 2-all draw.- A.P.
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    US Make It 15th In Row
    188 7 EROOKLIXF. Massachusetts. Aug. 2(i (AP).— The United States outstanding women's tennis team swept all but one of seven matches against England's best players Saturday, gaining their loth consecutive Wightman Cup triumph at Longwood. The 23rd renewal of this competition, which dates back to 1923.
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    JAP HOCKEY TEAM
    31 7 TOKYO. Aug. 26 (ReuterAAP) A Japanese hockey team will visit India early m November. This will be the first time a Japanese team go abroad after the war.
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      655 7 85 S I /a I§| W I k i^ hBI §L AAM I iff feuJ^l£*^s TODAY (AUGUST 27) j \ITT.R a bad night, the sky clears and offers us a good day. A propitious climate for mental and phy- sical activity, for business interviews. A good day for salesmen and
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    S'GOR IN FOONG SEONG CUP FINAL
    902 8 Perak Just Beaten After Neck And Neck Struggle IPOH, Sun.— Selangor edged out Perak by five games to four m the northern zone final of the Foong Seong Cup competition. Kee Fong and Yew Seng clinched the issue for them m the last match
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    SOUTH CHINA LOSE TO MALAYS BY GIFT GOAL
    469 8 SOUTH CHINA LOSE TO MALA YS BY GIFT GOAL SOUTH China football tourists, hit hj injuries and making one change from iL, *m!c which boat Singapore Chinese convincingly by 5-2 on Saturday, disappointed 10.000 tun* m lli» ir second outing a^ain>t Malays al Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday to lo>«' b\
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    Bailey Equals Record
    128 8 Bailey Equals Record B? GH \D?;. Aug 16 i R Juter) L M D nald Bailey, the Trinida a ntet today equalled the 1W metres record of I> 2 ac als when running for B igainsi Yugoslavia here. I aera share the fflcail reco They are Jesse Owens, Hi D
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    Hedley Scores 109 At Ipoh
    51 8 IPOH. Sun.— ln a two-day cricket match played here during the weekend. Kuala Lumpur Services just failed to get two runs to force a draw with North Malaya who collected a total of 253 runs. A feature of the piav was Hedley's 109 for the
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    South Nonbeiiders Win
    25 8 KUAI A LUMPUR. Sun. Soul x n benders defeated N N benders by eighl wickets m their annual cricket ended here today.
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    Thrills At Pg. Boxing
    140 8 PENANG. Sun— The middleweight final between T. B. Voice of Police and C. L. Fye of Scully's Camp proved the highlight of the Penang Amateur Boxing Association's championships which concluded last night at the New World Sports Stadium. Voice won on points after three hectic rounds
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    Racing Driver Killed
    40 8 BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 25 l Reuter) Racing motorist Richardo Risatti was killed today a hen his car overturned on the first lap of a two lap 2.04^ kil metres tour of the Northern Pr ivinces of Argentina.
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    Swifts Are Champs At Triangular Meet
    375 8 Standard Staff Correspondent M XL ACCA, Sun. Singapore*;* Swift Athletic Party IMll^td champions at the Triangular Athletic Meet held here >e>terday with the Kuala Lumpur Mercury Athletic Part] ami the Malacca A.A.A. Out of a card of 14 events, no i fewei m 11
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    WEIGHTS FOR K.L. RACES
    356 8 BELOW are weights for the second day of the Selangor races to be run on Wednesday: CL. 3 DIV 1 51 F. White Lilac 9.00 Malleable Mouldings 8.10 Jeanne D'Arc 8.09 Pot Luck 8.07 i General B.ot> Smiling Through 8.05 Atom Age 8.04 Quick Silver 8.0.1
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    Thrilling Ties In Junior Badminton
    356 8 LAST night's doubles play m the Singapore Badminton Association's junior doubles championships saw some thrilling third round matches being fought out at the Clerical Union Hall. Most exciting tie was between the Flower B.P. combination of Seah Hark Chim and Seah Lye Huat and Marigold's
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    Singapore Beat Johore By 9-0
    270 8 IHh superiority of Singapore s roon*: >eon»: Cup team fully assested itself last night against Johore when they took, the remaining five matches m no more than two hours when resumed at the Customs shed m Johore j Bahru last night. Org Poh Lim and
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    Ceylonese Enter Pg. Cricket Final
    294 8 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sun. Good bowling by Sooeelerajah who took she wickets for 20 runs played a big part m Ceylollese victory over Eurasians by two wickets m one of the semi-finals of the inter-community cricket competition played on Victoria Green today. Batting first
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    Chinese Also Qualify
    172 8 Chinese Also Qualify PENANG. Sun. Chinese qualified to meet Ceylonese m the final of the inter-community cricket competition alter defeating Europeans, last year's winners by 37 runs m the other semi-final played on Western Road ground today. CHINKS E Tan Ah Ec b Barren 4 Tai Lian Keng run out
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