Singapore Standard, 8 May 1952

Microfilm: NL2289
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    15 1 Singapore Standard VOL. II NO. 310. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Big S'pore Project To House 2,000 families Started
    410 1 Standard Staff Reporter THE MANAGING Director of Serangoon Garden Estate, hAr. S. C. Macey, announced yesterday that approval has now been obtained to commence work on the first phase of the multi-million dollar development plan to house 2,000 families of the lower
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    Committee Formed For T-B Home
    41 1 > uKlinl Mill Reporter >k..;g committee g Chinese rom- t re was ie as irays and tting up a home hroni T.B patients who ■v. -o. Sec:-- irj Chairman I the com itborixed to nbera of three
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    Hit's At Russia
    87 1 WASHINGTON, May T (UP)— Secrets >: State Dean Acheson acciis d the S »vi« I Union todaj oi intei n itional ci ime m chai gim United Nations forces m Korea with waging germ warfare Ac m sa id the Soviet dial ges i>:> 40::" i irtare.
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    Tax Concessions For UK Sport
    125 1 LONDON. May 7 (Renter) Richard Butler. Chancellor of the Exchequer, "threw the towel m" m the House of Commons last night after members ot all parties some of them famous names m sport had flailed his proposal for a higher entertainment tax on football and
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    Nicoll Confers With General Templer
    39 1 THE GOVERNOR. Mr. J. F. Xicoll. Hew to Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning, and had a talß with the High Commissioner oi the Federation oi Malaya on pan-Malayan matters He returned to Singapore last night.
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    Police Seek SC
    33 1 THE Singapore police !;«>? night were on the look-out tor an Indian >peci:il constable li'om the Federation wanted on .i murder charge. The nu«n is be lieved to be m Singapoie.
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    FEDERAL CITIZENSHIP BILL PASSED
    1574 1 Report Receives Unanimous Ap pr oval M. JL Standard Slaff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federal Legislative ('ouni il today unanimously approved what was described by several members as the "foundation lor a united Malayan nation'"' when it adopted, alter a 90-minuie debate and amidst loud
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    Ridgway Warns Reds UN Won't Yield Any More
    309 1 Ridgway Warns Reds UN Won 't Yield Any More TOKYO, i>la\ 7, (IP).— General Matthew B. Ridgway lifted the veil of secrecy from the truce negotiations today and warned the Reds that the United Nations never will back down from the only deadlock remaining voluntary repatriation of prisoners. In a
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    Passenger Missing
    84 1 A PASSENGER on board the Blue Funnel Apassengerfreighter Pyrrhus vsfs reported missing when 'the ship arrived m Singapore yesterday from the United Kingdom. The name of the passenger was given as J. Butter\Vorth. 42. Described as a ship's officer. Butterworth was on his way to join the crew
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    Prompt Firemen Save Village
    86 1 Standard Staff Reporter PROMPT ARRIVAL of the fire brigade saved a Chinese village oft' Aljunied Road. Singapore yesterday afternoon. One large attap hut. occupied by 35 people was gutted and fire had started on the roof of four nearby huts when the brigade arrived. The gutted
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    Tower Top A-Blast Is Brightest
    97 1 LAS VEGAS, May 7. (UP). An atomic device was detonated atop a steel tower before dawn today at the Atomic Energy Commission's Yucca Flat proving grounds with a flash more brilliant than the desert sunrise. The nuclear device was fired at 1215 GMT at the
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    83 1 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, May 7. The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market todoy: LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 28 id- Spot £964.105. per ton June 28 id. buyers, £965 sellers. July/Sept. 28 d. Three months: £962.105. Oct. Dec
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    Police Find Doctor's Body
    55 1 TAVISTOCK. Southwest England, May 7. (Renter) Police m evening dress leu their annual ball and toiled 1,450 feet up Cox Tour, on the wild Dartmoor uplands, to reach the body of a young doctor recently home from Malaya. The dead man was JO-year-old Dr. C. Michael
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    German Stowaway Makes Dramatic Escape From Ship
    134 1 Standard Shipping Reporter MANFRED ARENDT 20-year-old German, who stowed away m the Greek owned freighter Chryffl, made a drinmtic and successful Jbid for freedom while the vessel was passing through the Straits of Malacca on her way to Singapore two days ago. THe
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    30 1 photo. Yogi Sri Shuddhananda Bharatiar (right) being greeted at Kalians Airport by Mr. V. Packrisamy, (left) Chairman of the Singapore Reception Committee set up to welcome the Yogi. Peter Robinson
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    Hogan Outlines 9 necommendations
    413 1 Hogan Outlines 9 necommendations Mr. Hogan also outlined the nine important and far-reaching recommendations of the Select Committee They are as follows: 1 The provision m regard to the recognition of registered (adoptions and marriages to implement which, it is intended shortly to introduce legislation providing for a simple and
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    Lyttelton Clarifies Daily Worker Photos
    103 1 Standard London turc poi.W 11c LONDON. Maj 7 Decapitai i»! Communist guerillas m Ma 1 1 bos been banned Secretary the Colonies, llr Olivet Lyttetton, told the How (H Comma this iftei noon Responding to Slai A v berry s question ;ji}'iu: the i> I
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    LIFT BUILDING BAN, GOVT. URGED
    579 2 Businessmen Ask What's A Luxury Building Standard Staff Reporter THE LIFTING of the luxury building ban .hould automatically follow the abolition of the control on building materials, Singapore City s hading businessmen and landowners sail! yesterout that millions of dollars which have been set aside
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  • Two Talks Deadlock
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      (1) Carbon Workers Say 'No'
      215 2 (1) Carbon Workers Say 'No' Standard Staff Reporter NEGOTIATIONS ended m a r}- adlork terday bt tween tie managi meni ol the National i (Ea t« rn) Limited and its employees (members of the Singapore Battery Workers* 1■ i m bid ro settle Ihe 2 !v;i V old ympathy i
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      (2) They Talk For 105 Mins
      109 2 After king fot one hour. •nd 4~> minutes yesterday represi oi the Post and Teiegrapfa Uniformed Staffs' 1 m and the Colony Govern-] menl fa ed to reach an agree- enl regarding the workers 1 •tin r wag< r< ision f.r\o, i> tter i
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      Polo Club's Barbecue
      61 2 THE SINGAPORE Ptota Club will h<mi .1 barbecue 00 Saturday tn«h; along with all the "horse nonsense**. The H A F. Regimen] <M) band will \>v m attendance. Floodlights will enable many outdoor competition items to be included m the programme. Tickets are .tiil available from ?Tr<.
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      China Remittances
      16 2 FAMILY wtmttaacei to China for April are: Singapore si.:':;i 025.57: Federation $81 1.612 44
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    Bid To Get Voters Goes On The Air
    130 2 THE President of the City Council, Mr. T. P. F. McNeic^, will broadcast on registration tor elections over Rac.o Malaya at 8 p.m. on May Mrs. Tan Chin Tuan will appeal on May 16 to women to register The demand for electoral
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    Bobby For US Talks
    73 2 DR. E H. G. DOBBY. Professor of Geography at the University of Malaya, is among officials of several South-East Asi;> universities invited to Join American scholars m a conference on South-East Asia problems this summer. The conference, scheduled for Aug. 11 to 15 will be part
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    Consulate Not Involved
    65 2 THE Singapore Public- Relations Secretary, Mr. George Thomson, yesterday said that th-: Indonesia Consulate Genera; was m no way con netted with the Singapore Assizes case of a Javanese crew member ot a Dutch ship charged with murder, m which Mr. Dawoed. an official of the Consulate,
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    97 2 J MEMBERS of the Inner Wheel and the Kamala Club gave a farewell tea party to j Mrs. Josnindra Singh wife of India's Trade Commissioner, who is leaving Singapore I j next week. More than 50 women attended the tea party which was held at the j American Club and
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    Catlin Attacks S'pore's 'Objectionable Snob Clubs'
    317 2 A SLASHING attack on llie objectionable exclusiveness w of British clubs m Singapore and the Federation Mas made m the Sydney Sun yesterday liy Professor George Catlin, recent >isitor to the Colony. according to a United Press message from Australia. He told the newspaper
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    Lectures On Art Begin Next Week
    110 2 FOR THOSE who are interested m dramatic art and the theatre the Singapore Arts Theatre has arranged a programme of lectures and discussions that will be held every Wednesday at 5.30 pm. at the British Council Hall m Stamford Road. Singapore. The programme arranged
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    Six dubs Refute Charges, 'We Admit Asian Guests'
    313 2 Standard Woman Reporter WITH ONE exception, the seven principal social clubs m Singapore which were approached yesterday, stated that they not only permitted members to bring Asian friends, but welcomed them as guests and. m some cases, as members. Tbe six duos
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    Yogi Greeted At Kallang
    60 2 Yogi Greeted A t Kallang YOGI Sri Shuddhaaanda Bharaiiar. flying m from Colombo, met a Reception Committee at Kallang Airport comprising representatives from Singapore and the Federation. He is expected to fly to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow morning. "My mission is spiritual and cultural." he said m a statement "I remember
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    Storemen's Suicide
    47 2 Store men's Suicide CONFRONTED with charges of misappropriating his employers' money. Fam Guek Yam, married only four months previously, threw himself into the .sen off Clifford Pier. Fam had bocn th» storekeeper nt :he Cockpit for five year The Coroner yesterday returned a vei Sict of suicide.
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    Towgay Growers Willing To Accept Bedok Land
    149 2 TOWGAY growers m Singa- pore are prepared to be resettled m a piece of land off pßedok to carry out large scale j production, if the City Council will buy over the land and provide them with quarters, Mr. Sim Ting Nam, President
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    MISTRESS' LOSES ESTATE CLAIM
    1538 3 Provided An hscape To Happiness—Judge MR. JUSTICE ROGERS, Singapore High Court Judge, held yesterday that Madam Yeo Siew Neo failed to prove she was the secondary wile of the late Lee Siew Kow, and therefore lost her claim to a share of Lee's $600,000 estate. A
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    PLAN TO TURN OLD CEMETERY INTO A GARDEN
    151 3 FORT ("ANMMi Cimhliij), famous Singapore lan<li .ark. will tlw iiatint of lo\«r«. uol «;lioh| whrn this -r.iN »v ar«l i> ronvertcd into a |>ul»li<- garden. Found m .i «)i ul\ -pot. llir rrinet«>r\ i« -till Ix-atitiful despite the prejcnce of mau> ncjJccteJ
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    21 3 i Kang beer 1 r rs by oegli- igalnsi ppearfustice. Vynsley M tc period three Mr. T. W. O:;:; argual
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    Stabbing Occurred In Tussle
    95 3 Stabbing Occurred In Tussle Accused TIKAN bin Su aiman, crewfnembei ol Ihe Dul eh ship. Die.-"-', charged with murderIng Frederick Vink of the same vessel, said m defence rv. the Singapore Assizes yes■it lay, before Mr. Justine Knigh] an i a jury, that f >Ilowing an argumeni over t.ie ling
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    $300 Bail In Fraud Case
    45 3 NG KIM KOH was charged m s ngapore Fir-: Police Court yesterday with fraudulent p >ssessi m ol a bicycle worth $100 ai B.vi Khans pawnshop on Mar. 27. He ne I trial. Bail ot S.'WO i uni May 5.
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    Thanksgiving
    38 3 THE PAYA LEBAB Methodist Chu eh will celebrate their Church Ai niversary with a T ii Bg kg Service on Sunday. ai 10 a m The Guesi Preacher b the Rev. Jle Kennedy. All are elc me.
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    22 3 TWO YOITHS Goh Geok Khoon (18) and Kuah Ah Seng (17) charged with loitering m Singapore yesterday claimed trial and were remanded.
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    Heat Wave? Worse Coming To Colony
    83 3 'v ;H Singap< »re*s tern■•• ro>e to legrees 'he Mcl »orologica] that this ia not as H is the normal I i I pei iod of •:ir. Singapore ia ?rip- ;.<• ii q>e! aggra4he 'here c April moi mpera- .i to climb gi Apr.
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    32 3 photo FAST ASLEEP on a bench in King George V Park, this Singaporean was one of several others who tried to find comfort in the park from the current heat yrave. Standard
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    Robbed To Support 2 Wives
    188 3 odle maker, Tan Chin described by his m a man "stupid to two \vi\ ».'.■>" was In the Singapore District Court yesterdaj year's hard labout for ng a woman oJ cash and ".y worth $139. >>unsel, Mr. Y. H. Tsan, 4 for leniency said <
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    Special TB Allowances Approved
    117 3 Special TB Allowances Approved SPECIAL allowances for those convalescing from tuberculosis, including the T.B. treatment allowance cases certified fit tor light work, have been approved by the Silver Jubilee Fund Committee administered by the Department of Social Welfare. The rates are: Head of household $25 p.m., wife and every unemployable
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    Rubber Price Fall May Affect Wages
    203 3 Standard Staff Reporter. IF THE price, of rubber continues on the decline, it will not only affect the economy of the country, but labour wage-rates m general, said the President of the Singapore Labour Party Mr. Lim Yew Hock yesterday. Mr. Lim said that
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    CANBERRA SETS A NEW RECORD
    386 3 Standard Staff Reporter A CANBERRA jet bomber on a delivery flight to ihe R.A.A.F. reached Changi airfield yesterday m 14 hours 44 minutes' flying time from Lyneham, m Britain. The jet earlier had flown across Singapore at about 1,500 feet and 400 m.p.h. to give
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    Racket Led To Assault
    165 3 FOUR young men sent to prison after they admitted m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday that they stabbed an official of the dei'unt Wah Kai Secret Society with a tin opener. They were Kong Ah Fook (24). Chong Kum Tong (27). Pang Lim Fung (19)
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    Busmen Face Trust Charge
    86 3 TWO SINGAPORE Traction Company Bus conductors, Goh Loon Triye and See Teck Huat. were charged m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday with criminal breach of trust of money paid by passengers as fares. Goh is alleged to have pocketed $2.20 on March 21. $1.40 on
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    OVER $12 MILLION MORE FOR CRISIS SERVICES
    522 4 OVER $12 MILLION MORE FOR CRISIS SERVICES Federation Police &KengmM***S^ KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Additional expenses for Police and Emergency services totalling oxer 812,000,000 were approved today by the Federal Legislative Council. Provision is made m the estimates of supplementary expenditure for the increase m the establishment of senior officers of
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    Fed. Legco Briefs
    636 4 Fed. Legco Briefs |$B.BM.For Housing I Approved At its la.-t meeting 1 the Fin-am-r onimittee of the Federal Council approved a sum of 58.858.0W to complete the present Federal housing: programmo of 150 quarters m Kuala Lumpur and another 125 throughout the rest of the Federation. This will provide also
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    11,610 Bayonets Recovered
    171 4 11,610 Bayonets Recovered KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Voluntary information by members of the public to detectives. resulted m the recovery of 11.(510 rusty bayonets still capable of inflicting lethal injury and 705 shotguns and 19 rounds of machinegun ammunition, which were unserviceable, m the jungle near the 7th mile. Bat a
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    CENSUS
    54 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The estimated population m the Federation of Malaya on Jan. 1. 1941 was 4.775.957 and 5,420.738 on the same day this year. This was the answer given by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar. Member for Home Affairs, to a question asked m the Federal Council by Dr.
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    Death For Youth Who Helped Reds
    112 4 IPOH, Wed.— A bandit helper, Phoon Choy Chye, aged 21. was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Pretheroe at the Perak High Court today. Phoon was found guilty of collecting supplies which included oil. rice, orange crush, tinned provisions, Chinese medicine, pork and vegetables.
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    Malay College To Cost More
    55 4 Malay College To Cost More KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The original provision of $376,--000 m the estimates for expansion of the Malay College. Kuala Kangsar, to double the enrolment to 540 pupils, has been increased to $638,220 as a result of the approval given by the Finance Committee of the Federal
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    WOMEN'S MAGAZINE
    28 4 WOMEN 'S MAGAZINE KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Finance Committee of the Federal Council has contributed $4,000 towards the cost of the publication of a new Malay women's magazine.
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    Outstanding Advances
    94 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Finance Committee ot the Federal Council has provided $201,679 to write-off outstanding advances which v.ere made m September 1943. after the liberation of Kedah. to a total of $277,100 to smallholders < mainly padi planters > and shopkeepers at the rate of $S each
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    Bonuses For Languages
    52 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Non-Malayan Establishment officers do not need to have knowledge of an Asian language or acquire it. However, to encourage such officers particularly resettlement supervisors, to acquire the knowledge of an Asian language, the Finance committee have provided $5,000 for the payment of bonuses to
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    CEB's Difficulties Will fie Eased By Year End
    320 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. By the end of this year, when additional generating plant now on order, or being installed, is m operation, the difficult conditions experienced by the Central Electricity Board would be eased. Last year was another period
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    Her Query Evoked Laughter
    145 4 Her Query Evoked Laughter KUALA Ll'MPl'R. Wed. —Mrs. 8.11. Oon. m her usual inimitable manner. evoked much laughter m the Federal Legislator Couiwil today when sh«* questioned an item of expenditure of $1,000 as con of air passages, lodgings, etc.. for the Member for Railway and Ports. Mr. J.O Sandra.
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    Housing Schemes
    107 4 KUALA LUMPI'R. Wed Government is prepared to entertain through the Housing Trust applications for financial assistance from Stale Se.iiement/Municipal authorities who wish to Launch housing schemes to relieve the housing shortage but cannoi (if) so because of a lack of funds. In giving this answer to Mr Yeap
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    MUSEUMS
    42 4 KUALA LLMPrR. WfdMuseums and libi;i'ies m xhe Federation which suffered dm ing the war and the occupation are being gradually rebuilt by the purchase of specimens The Finance Committee. of the Federal Council have approved the sum of $10,000 for purrha>es
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    12 New Posts To Streamline Work
    335 4 FEDERAL SETUP REORGANIZED KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. In the reorganized Federal administration, for the co-ordination of which the Chief Secretary will be re§ponsible, the [iri|W of resettlement is one of importance. To assist the Chief Secretary there has been appointed a Resettlement Staff Officer at
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      $84,361 For New Director & Staff
      115 4 $84,361 For New Director Staff KUALA LUMPI R V. The Federal Lcg;> a1 c ril today approve,! a mentary vote of I I meet the cost of t ment of a new Dip telligenre -and hr The new Dtp if of gence will eo-oi evaluate the vbi gence B^encfet of
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      Board Levels Charge At Contractors
      136 4 Board Level s Charge At Contractors I KUAT.A LUtfPUB i The charge that koi i tors do not oom I ;of the potential di the live chas is of EM radio sets, is (eve! 1951 report of Electricity Board ta day's nciei lof of Lekurifttive tuncfl. The repori states of
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      133 Chmese Granted Awards
      91 4 KUALA LUMPUR One nun In d -•■'> 1 I Chin* c were grtnte or letters A nunmen loya l a tivitxes dv) Japan, sc occupation. H. Don vat told by Secretary, m rep'y of Questions sh< ra Federc C mci today Mos' if .-c was told,
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      Reds Took Police Wages
      82 4 A mm >'~ FI7JS3 written ofl i>% ••!< y mitte*- ol the f ederal a result ■< ■> m m misa'K. opriation. A carr\ c :<> .444. bfi!.,. I of re: tain pecial c>.:..- ambu:- i< ci and tbe WU The ren of the connect: on
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    PAY A DOLLARAND WIN A HOUSE
    198 4 KUALA LUMFUK. Wed.— ln these days of housing A'» calty the prospect of paving one dollar for a brick l>un with all the modern conveniences m a residential ani the Federal. capital, will appeal to all and a s therr .1" restrictions attached to
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      177 4 THE BULLDOG ANT Suspended by its tcct on Australian Bulldog Ant con hold m its jows o glove more than a thousand times its own weight. Comparatively, fot o human feat a trapeze ortist would have to grip an 80 ton tteomtollei with his teeth while clinging to O bar
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    WIDOW BREAKS DOWN
    272 5 WIDOW BREAKS DOWN i Shooting Inquiry PKN \NG, Wed. A Chi ■ese woman. Yeah Lin Shin, broke down m tears m thfc witness box before the < oronrr. Mr. C. L Wernham t-xlay when she was called upon to give evidence at the inquiry into the death of »>»>r 60-year-old
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    Plague Expert Ridicules Reds
    308 5 DA VM lien Teh, hero <»t the I9IWI Maitchuririt^ur Epidcauc mml <>m* of tin* »rrai«>i authorities jMu iiiiiMiiir [iLiuiif m a talk ©yet Radio Mula\a ni^lit iliil \hv wiilfx|)rt*a<l a<H*u>ations lorllt-d al tin* 1 Nations of ronduetlns 'serin warfare* m Korea. 1 VHMMI' 111 lUIMUII llll^
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    Terrorists Fail In Bid To Rob Car Passengers
    297 5 Terrorists Fail In Bid To Rob Car Passengers Standard Stafi^ Correspon<l«»nt Xl ALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Three terrorists stopped a civilian oar m the Kluang area with the intention of robbing the passengers of tins of food and provisions they were carrying. However, they got no further than removing the food
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    Moneylender Is Charged
    109 5 Moneylender Is Charged CHARLES W. Butiei Madden, it\ c <.•■■ emp at Head- s 223 BOD. Alexandra, laid m ihe Singap c Third Police Coy (-esterdaj thai he »nd ler friends signed a >romisso ckr edgi ig ccc pi oi 500 when they received »ans S3OQ ear!; only. Madden as
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    32 5 photo. THE GINKO MARU, first Japanese ship to open a trade route via Singapore since the ratification of the Japanese Treaty, seen lying: alongside the Sinirannr* H.irhmir RmrH coal plant yesterday.- Standard
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    TWO DIE IN IPOH ACCIDENTS
    77 5 IPOH. Wed —Chan Choo .Ming, a 20-year-old Normal student of the Ipol] Yukchoy Hi«h School met with a fatal accident at m p.m. yesterday when he was Involved m a collision with a car while pushing his bicycle along Brewster Road. Another fatal accident m
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    'Police Chief Should Be Told'
    228 5 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE lawyer Mr. C 11. Koh submitted m the Fourth Police Court yesterday i -I- when officer of the Police Force was being proJ; uted, the Commissioner of > t .i c should be informed of he matter. He said this m
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    50 5 MR. WAITER GIESEKING, the world famous concert pianist, seen" here sharing a joke wilh thr ConimissionerGeneraL, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, ami Mr. Eric Symes at a reception last night given by Mr. H. L. Wilson, the manager of the Gramophone Company at the 11.M.V. studios. Standard photo by Tony Gob.
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    New Director Of Building
    43 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Finance Committee of the Federal Council has authorised the creation of a new posi of assistant Director (BuiMing) at ,$1,200 a month with immediate effect to implement a recommendation by -the Colonial Building Liaison Office.
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    Power Cuts
    199 5 SI I'.sl ATIONS In SiiiKa|»ore liable Jo load -hedtliutf today: DAY N:»n*,m Rd., lam soon Oil Mill-. Ciuan llin. U.E. Network. I .i;. factor)', Ki\er alley Kd-, Klliiney Kd., Orchard Rd Adrlphi. Pickering 8t V ll^' 1 St.. Prime St /.Market St.. Kaffirs PI/ Malacca St.. Hume Pipe,
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    Wheelers Elect Officials
    54 5 THE Rotary Club's Inner Wheel elected the following office-bearers yesterday. Mrs. T. Namazie, President: Mrs. Clara Anciano. VicePresident; Mrs. Elsie Aspinall, Treasurer; and Mrs. Nargis Medora, Secretary. Committee: Mrs. Yap Pheng Geek Mrs. K. K. Ramchandrani, Mrs. E. C. Williams, Mrs. A. W. Frisby, Mrs. Judith McDougal
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    Surprise Relapse By Delinquent
    123 5 Surprise Relapse By Delinquent TWO CASES on juvenile probationers were closed as '"unsatisfactory" last month according to the progress report of the Department of Social Welfare. Singapore. One was due to constant interference of the father that caused the boy to complain "■unreasonably" against the probation officer. His probation was
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    POLIO DEATH
    49 5 IPOH. Wed— Two fatal cases of infections diseases were reported m the State during the past week. There was one fatal case of poliomyelitis m the. Kinta District area. This is the first mortality out of lour reported cases of the disease during the past ten weeks.
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    Sir Rob Tours Central Perak
    241 5 Standard Si aIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. General Sir Rob Lockhart accompanied by Mr. 1. W. Blelloch. British Adviser IVrak, today toured central Perak. Arriving at Taipint» liv air Sir Rob was met by the District Officer, Mr. H. E. Jossefyn and other oHieials. He
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    GOVT PREPARES PAPER ON NEW VILLAGE SCHEMES
    296 5 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Government of the Federation ipreparing a paper detailing schemes affecting new villages. The paper is expected to be placed before the next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council, it was stated m official replies to questions
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    25 5 MR. K. Vannithamby of Singapore and Mbs Valupillui Ma non many of Seremban. who \v<'i«« married at Scrrmban. Th^y are spending: their honeymoon m Singapore.
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    'REPEAL RENT LAW'
    107 5 'REPEAL RENT LAW' KUALA LIMPI'K Wed Selaneor Property Owners' and Ratepayers' Association is to urge Government to repeal the Kent Restriction Ordinance as it considers it an "unjust piece of legislation" which penalises the unfortunate persons who prewar invested their savings m house property. Mr. I Rajciuita. President of the
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    47 5 AUSTRALIAN Mfhatew M travel. Ada Dtrfs Hayh.tl!. reached Sinr;i p o r t bj Qantas BOA( from S>dnr>v \f*st«*rda> «»n l><'« v\ay >t Kuropr. Shi- has .«l v > written several Kurressfitl one-art plays, and m 193$ attended the last Iheniir Festival m Momou St.md v 1 photo.
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    Lawyer On Summons Charge
    165 5 Lawyer On Summons Charge KUALA I.I'.MIM K. WrdMr. X I. Dtum, lot.jl lawyer and Municipal < umnn sioner. appeared on a summoils before K.tj.i (Ink Jaffar m the SnonH Rtaffi*trail's Court here toda\ «>.i a ffttflff o| 1 rrrl.ui information to th>- Assistant ontrollei til Iniiiiiciatiofi. uhitli it vv;<s 11*-^:
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      The Time Has Come...
      495 6 THERE may be plenty of confidence m the future 1 of the rubber industry/ but it is evident even to the most unrepentant optimist that confidence alone will not see us through the crisis that is undoubtedly lacing our major industry. The very sharp drop m
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      334 6 TVOW that the Americans have stopped their stockpile buying, ue are now forced to recognize the real crisis facing the rubber industry. The first is that our rubber industry is dominated by American demand. And American demand has now reached a stage where it cannot keep pace with the world
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    Review of Views
    439 6 Review of Views Anti-Corruption THE setting up of an anti corrup-< tion special unit is a necessary step, said Utusan Melayu. The| paper hoped that th e special* team would also consist of 5 some non-government persons. 5 Every member m this special? team should invite any one^ from the
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      PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT
      290 6 Sir: I was born and bred m Malacca. After completing my studies I left for Kuala Lumpur where I lived and worked for 19 years. After a long absence from Malacca I made up my mind this year to go there for the Easter holidays. During my stay
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      RECORDS BY REQUEST
      121 6 Sir:— As a lover of good Malay music including "moderns", I ask the lady announcer of Radio Malaya to change her current practice of announcing a long list of names and addresses of listeners m the 'Records by Request" programme. I was fed-up the other night listening
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      Facts On These 'Greedy Landlords'
      675 6 Sir: Quite recently I replied to an article by "A Lawyer" and asked if he could support his generalisations against "rapacious landlords" by giving some figures as to the number of evictions which landlords have secured: but no reply has been forthcoming. The number must
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    This Habit Forming Drug
    517 6  -  TAKAR zaFASD sdFSF [>APER was invented by o Chinese called Ts'ai Lun 1800 years ago. From China, like some slow and terrible infection, it crept westward By 1189 AD. its manufacture had reached Germany. By 1690 it had crossed the Atlantic and laid hold of America.
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    WHO FEEDS and ARMS LI MI'S TROOPS?
    1457 6 WHO FEEDS and ARMS LI MI'S TROOPS? By B. Tesselk. of the Agenc Franc. Presse FDSFDSDAFSD RANGOON TVTATIONALIST General Li ■L^ Mi has returned from his trip to Formosa and Bangkok and has joined his troops stationed m Burmese territory. That is the news which I learned here, after an
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    Egypt PM: Talks Near Climax
    284 7 Hilaly Indirectly Rejects Latest British Proposals i CAIRO, May 7 (UP) Premier Naguib el Hilaly Pasha *aid v, sitrday the Anglo-Egyptian talks on evacuation of British troop, ami unity of the Nile valley are near a climax and that hgypl would accept nothing but a
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    French Free Tunisian Ex-Ministers
    100 7 French Free Tunisian Ex-Ministers TUNIS. May 7, (Renter)— Tunisian nationalist ministers held m forced residence m South Tunisia since they were ousted from the cabinet by the French on March 26 have been freed, it was announced here last night. Colonel Gribius. head of the military staff of French Resi-dent-General
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    Minister Quits
    27 7 LONDON. May 7, <AP) John Scott Mac Lay, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation m the Conservative Government, resigned on Tuesday because of ill health.
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    Manoeuvre In Formosa Very Good—Radford
    106 7 Manoeuvre In Formosa Very Good— Radford TAIPEI. May 7 (Reuter> Admiral Arthur W. Radford. C-m-C of the United States Pacific Fleet, today inspected a Nationalist air-ground point manoeuvre somewhere south of Taipei. The manoeuvre which was believed to be the largest one ever staked on this island, started at 9
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    Taft Regains Lead Over Ike
    69 7 COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 7, (AP) Senator Robert Taft Tuesday regained the lead over General Dwight D. Eisenhower m the race for Republican presidential nominating votes by the election of nine uncontested delegates m Ohio's primary. The nine delegates part of a 56-delegate Taft slate which
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    Queen Buys Toys For Her Children At BIF
    126 7 LONDON, Ma> 7, (Reuter) A mechanical bug that jumps three feet m the air caught the Royal fancy yesterday. Visiting the British Industries Fair here, Queen Elizabeth bought the toy for her son Charles, 3. Not forgetting baby Anne, 21 months, the
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    New 'Maginot' Line To Defend Hanoi
    238 7 SAIGON, May 7. (UP) A new 180-mile long defence line of steel and concrete, studded with block bouses, is nearing competion around the strategic port '•ity of Hanoi m northern Indo-China. Official sources said the new defence perimeter, started on the orders of the
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    Tory Govt. To Reform Lords
    241 7 LONDON. May 7. (Reuter) The Government yesterday promised to consider reforming the 900-year-old House of Lords as soon as the country has weathered the economic crisis. The Marquess of Salisbury, Government leader m the Lords, said Prime Minister Churchill would carry out his pre-election pledge
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    Truman To Support Ridgway Stand
    203 7 WASHIN GTON, May 7 (UP)— President Truman plans to issue a strong .statement, backing up General Matthew Rid way's warn m? that the United Nations will not retreat from its stand on the Korean trure proposals which the Communists have spurned. Authoritative sources sr.id Truman's
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    'Med.' Row Referred To. Top Level
    109 7 'Med. Row Referred To. Top Level LONDON, May 7, (Reuter)— The 18-month-old Anglo-Ame-rican dispute over the naval command m the Mediterranean is to be referred to the top command m the Mediterranean authoritatively yesterday. The decision follows the failure to resolve the issue m Monday's meetings between Admiral William Fechteler,
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    Indian Executed For Murder
    87 7 CARDIFF, May 7 (Reuter)— Ajit Singh. 27-year-old Sikh* was executed here today for murdering Mrs. Joan Thomas, a young widow, whom he shot m the street at Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The jury had strongly recommended mercy when he was sentenced at Glamorgan -m March. Singh, a decorator,
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    New WHO Chief Hits 'Wonder' Drugs 'Publicity
    113 7 GENEVA, May 7 (Reuter)— Dr. Juan Salcedo Jr., new Philippine president of th e World Health Organisation, yesterday condemn ed excessive publicity for so-call ed "wonder" drugs. Press reports of new drugs he said, glossed 1 over the experi mental nature of many
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    To Nationalize Mines, Railways In Bolivia
    57 7 LA PAZ. Bolivia. May 7 <Re uter>. Bolivia's national revo lutionary government nationalize the country's mines, railways ned unproductive estates, the Minister of Petrol and Mines. Senor Juan Lcchin. told 15,000 people at an open air meeting here to celebrate "Nationalist Day.' Bolivia is
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    Income Tax Expert Arrives
    148 7 One of the team of six experts who will investigate Income tax evasion m Malaya said on his arrival from London yesterday that he would start work immediately from his base at Kuala Lumpur. H<» is Mr. R E. Phillips (lrft) first of the investigators for
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    Russia lhrown 'Off Balance' By 'Containment'
    239 7 Russia lhrown 'Of f Balance' By 'Containment' HARRIMAN SAYS: WASHINGTON, May 7, (IP) Mutual Vdniiii.siratioii Director W. 4vetvQ Harriman *ai«l yesterday the Kremlin has heen thrown "off halan<«" l>r I lie free world's Communiat containment policy. it doesn t know what is the policy. It is a containment policy. It
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    West's Reply To Moscow About Ready
    137 7 LONDON, May 7, <R<nur) The Western Powers' reply to the latest Sonet mt§ on Germany may be ready ]or dispatch to Moscow <;l the weekend, usually weVU informed quarters here ya.d yesterday. Main lines of the Wcslen% note, it is believed here. ar% now
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    89 7 uirephoto CLOSEST YET— US Marines climb out from a foxhole just 2.000 feet below an atomic explosion, at Yucca Flat, Nevada, May 1. The fourth atom bomb to be set off by the US this year, it was detonated 1,500 feet lower than that exploded over army troops last week.
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      46 7 Mp3m® r nancy says you chop t DID— that's fine-— i IT ?J ASKED HER FOR A .'.TYaZ, t- 9 WOULDN'T WANT A It*^Jl 'HEY. SPIKE I DATE YESTERDAY > WHAT OF IT T GOIL THAT NOBODY :^jym WANNA TALK TO YOU s \S -\r7^~^Z (ELSE WANTED
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    INDONESIAN 'SLOW-DOWN' STRIKE ENDS
    394 8 Labour Unions Terms Settled By J. G. DARBYSHIRE, Standard Shipping Reporter A ONE-AND-A-HALF month old "slow-down" strike which has paralysed shipping at the Indonesian ports of Tanjong Priok and Sourabaya, was settled yesterday when the wharf labourers demands for a 40-hour working week was met, The
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    Airlines Asked To Cut Down. On Aviation Fuel
    83 8 Airlines Asked To Cut Down. On A via tion Fuel NEW YORK. May 7 (AFP)— Ihe Government Oil Buard yesterday officially requested the Pan-American World Airways and the Britlsn Overseas Airways to reduce their aviation fuel consumption as a jvsult of the United-States oil w rfkers strike These two airlines
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    Honeymoon Which Ended In The Air
    180 8 Standard Aviation Reporter HONEYMOONER— Martin Cherry, former Australian fighter pilot who is flying out his 22-year-old English bride on a 12,000-mile flight to Australia— made a half-hour stopover m Singapore, yesterday. Cherry is flying a Pcrcival Proctor single-.engin<> aircraft which he bought m England.
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    Aviation Experts To Train Thais
    66 8 BANGKOK. May 7 (AFP)— United Nations International Civil Aviation Organisation is sending six aviation experts to train Thai civil aviation personnel as part of the technical assistance programme. The team will be supervised by Mr. Stuart Campbell, ICAO adviser, and include.- one check pilot, one
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    RUBBER IS STEADY AFTER SLIGHT RECOVERY
    258 9 Nervous Selling Is On The Wane With ReturnOfConfidence Standard Market Reporter A SLIGHT recovery m the rubber prices m Singapore yesterday, attributable to trade buying, restored a fair meosure of confidence to the commodity market which closed steady of 95i cents per lb. for
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    'Estate Workers Will Honour Wage Pact'
    167 9 Mandard Mat! t.orrr«.|MUi«l<'iit Xl VIA LUMPUR, May 7. —If a rtiiibrr slump »lioul«! (MM ami ua«;«*s ha\«* to Im* <*ut, t'slatr W€Mrk€TB votiKl tak«* a liroa<lmiii(l<'<l i<>w ah th<*y full> r«aliM' that \\w tiiMht prire is >omrlhin^ about which neither ■fMMMCffI n«»r trn«l<- unions
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    35 9 photo. Mr. Hans Betarens, representative of Herbert A. 11. BeJirens. Hamburg import and export house and rubber agents, who is now in Singapore on a business visit. He will later go on to Jakarta. Standard
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    Cattle Disease Spreads To Isle Of Jersey
    79 9 Cattle Disease Spreads To Isle Of Jersey Reui i lives) ck E gland and Wa es, p ague apread nd tc Jersey, Cnan ie famous In k cowa Th« Islam! i ed i restricted v; ban n.'is nl In effect m half the 50C square niles vorsi oui 21 jrears,
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    War Claims Dept. Cost
    102 9 Jvl'.V.A LUMPUR. May 7:- I T:;e a\e::ii;e administrative ex p« .iditut'e n'. ;hc War Damage Cla;n\s Dc:>-i:"tmr:it pc: month to data has been about 5142.000. Mrs B.H. Oou was fold by the Finan cial Secretary m reply I a gues [Una m me Ftecteral Council. Sip
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    US Stockpiling Method Hit At Ottawa Parley
    74 9 OTTAWA. May 7 (AFP): -Some South-East Asian countries are c.-itici.sing the United States method of stocking up natural rubber, it was reported here last night by th e International Study Group on Rubber hold ing its 9th session. Informed circles stated tha. South-East
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    RUBBER CROPS
    61 9 Harrisons and Crosfield (Malaya) Ltd report that crops harvested during Aprs! were as follow*:Allenby Rubber Co Ltd 30.000 !b. Benta Rubber Estates Ltd. 71.000 !b. Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate Ltl t>.).o<>o .h. Kundonn Rubber 1 Estate Ltd. 37.000 .b. Mentakab Rubber Co. Ltd. .">.") 000 Ifa Sungei BaKan
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    HK EXCHANGE
    39 9 HONGKONG, May 7.— Special Standard Service Closinjl prices on the Hongkong Ex change today were HK$l5.iW to £1 Sterling- HK56.5437f> to US$l: HKM.B2H to Malayan $1: HKso.:u>3 to one Indonesian Ruoiah: Gold HK5301.375 to onv tapl tp
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    56 9 A working model of a "cat cracker"— a catalytic cracking: uait used m oil refining -which is on show at the Castle Bromwifh. Birmingham, section of the British Industries Fair. It is a miniature replica of a "tat rracker" which is being built as part of the Vacuum Oil Company's
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    Fair Activity In Produce
    87 9 Standard Market Reporter THE produce market m Singapore was steady yesterday and fair activity was reported. Buyers of copra lose from $26J per pica! to $27* with sellers holding of all day. Coconui oil buyers Indicated Sl4. 1 per picul and sellers a: $45*. B<.tel nut
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    Suloh Rubber
    23 9 Messrs. Brown Phillips and Stewart, ol I;><>h. report that the April output <>; Suloh Rubber Estates. Ltd. was 9.975 lb. all grades.
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    AWARDS ARE NOT BEING HELD BACK-GODSALL
    360 9 Building Restoration KUALA LUMPUR, May 7.— The Financial Secretary, Mr. W. D. Godsall, was questioned m the Federal Council this morning by Mrs B. H. Oon as to what was the policy with regard to the payment of awards when such awards bad been
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    Better Rubber Price, Not USA Aid, Is RI Wish
    552 9 By ARNOLD C. BRACKMAN, Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, May 6: The Indonesian-American squabble over the price of tin, recently concluded, and continued slumping rubber situation partially resulting from U.S. rubber policies, is the backdrop for the reopening of the Mutual Security
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    $180,000 For Fishing
    84 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Uaj 7:The Federal Legislative Council today approved spending ol vlKii.iDO for engagement of Fishing unit from the United Kingdom consisting of one skipper. six fishermen, one modern craft i< ;ic.,ear. The team will <>:>r ;r v > a commercial exploration 't and as a demonstration
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    BIG UK MART FOR MALAYAN SHOES SEEN
    92 9 KUALA LUMPUR, May -7— The development of a large market m the United Kingdom for rubber footwear manufactured m Malaya is antieinateri when the strict have proved difficult, but it is hoped that the efforts of the Agency m thus connection will shortly
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    'America Would Buy At 35 Cents (US) A Pound'
    107 9 Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, May 7. If the Americans stick to the price they have indicated they think "fair." they uill enter into contracts for long-term purchase of rubber at 35 cents (U.S.) per pound, a leading rubber producer fold this
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    Share Buyers Come In At Lower Levels
    195 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Buyers of Malayan Asm cam** m today when quotation* were at the lower Rubber shares were written down to loner price*. Tins and industrials have not been much affected by the recent drops m the rubber prices. Changed nfices were: INDrSI
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    Anti-Red Drive Is Encouraging, Says Tin Chief
    234 9 THE ENERGY with which Government and the military administration m Maloya arc pursuing the tight against the forces of disruption m the country ts encouraging to the prospect of evenfrucl success, stated Mr. D. T. Waring, ot the general meeting of Lorut Tir
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    115 9 P Sebarok: I- iducta \!h«rt Dork: S i ing Akar Lam Sin Victoria Dock: Heather, Up's. Kind's Dock: w Shanghai, B d.»r. Tyndareu.*; Western Am-horagr: Hung C'icng, Pieire Victory, Diloma. Sagona Cable Wharf: Rdnrv.r Lnid L'p \nvhor»gr: Kah Poh San Manuel. F J ':-;":n Q OI'TKR ROADS Hil Hsuati C'liqup.
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    Boom End May Hit Security
    130 9 S;»(i.<l < 'orr«'«|ioiici< nr JAKAR'i A. .May 7 The Urritonai commander ol So th Sumatra, Ueut-Col H nbaag I )-.m. told the pros* here thai the Becurif tioo m h, s rejEMMi "wry durable," but he warned :j! at the burst ng ot the iber
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    GOVT. REFUNDS TO ESTATES
    60 9 GO VT. REFUNDS TO ESTATES Xl ALA I.!' .IPCK. Mi 7 Th c s\ idinn imitt m i r c rederatfm pj oved i ippJe oei p sion ol (6 000 to providi sufl f"ndfi to cases estates aye b« nre bswssi exr.'.sv estate duty must t> f runoed rhr
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      114 9 Latest Singapore rub her prices (cents per Ib.) yesterday were. Buyers Sellers No 1 Spot Loose JS] .96 FOB m bales May No. 1 R.S.S. .«)5i .95 No. Z RS.S. .92! .93] No. 1 K.S.S. .80] JM Tone: Steady. I ONIMIN UlßttK Wednesday's opening prices per Ib. were: June !B,d.
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    515 10  -  "WALTZ" By AN INTERNATIONAL dance contest between Australia and Malaya is a possibility m the near future. This is the opinion and high hope of Mr. Frank Webber, Vice President of the Federal Association of Teachers of Dancing of Australia and New Zealand, who recently left for Australia after
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    MAY CHALLENGE MALAYANS IN DANCE MEET
    426 10 MAY CHALLENGE MALAYANS IN DANCE MEET Webber pointed out to a couple doing at the time what is commonly known here as "rhythm dancing." "See that couple over there" he pointed out "that is not dancing that is murder." In Australia, he said, "no girl will dance with that man
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    MOVIE FARE
    436 10  - MOVIE FARE 4 VVARA." "Aan" m teehnii\ colour! "Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo." "Saqi" (an Arabian Nights fantasy) "Albela" (a bumper musical) and "Sindbad the Sailor" (a thriller) are but few of the top-notch Hindustani fiilms which are due for release m the Malayan territory. Indian movies have become second only
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    GAY PAREE LIKES HER "NUDIES" CLOTHED
    576 10 G AY PAREE LIKES HER "NUDIES" CLOTHED PARIS. May 7. I AP) The Folies Bergeres. known for a generation as Gay Parse's show of feminine nudity, has put on clothes lots of them. In the current three-hoqr programme called "A Real Folly." girls with uncovered bosoms are on the stage
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    REME TOP SAFA LEAGUE
    290 11 REME TOP S AFA LEAGUE Fast Forwards TrounceßODCA REME gained another two first division points yesterday when they Irounced BOI)CA 5-0 m the SAFA league at the Jalan Besar stadium. On their form REME will be hard to heat m the junior league. REME opened the scoring m the sixth
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    Brown Is Seletar Champion
    320 11 Brown Is Seletar Champion lIF.AVY ram sent spectators scurrying for shelter during the H.A.F. Station. Seletar, annual sports meet m 4 held at Seletar yesterday. However, the flooded sports field only prevented the finals Of the Tug-of-War event from being completed. The Victor Ludorum Cup was .von by S. A.
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    US Cup Stars To Exhibit
    58 11 MANILA. May 7 «AFP».— Five American badminton stars now on their way to Singapore for the Thomas Cup badminton championship will stop over at Manila on May 18 for a one-day exhibition at Rizal Coliseum. It is reported that three or four countries" shuttlecock artists
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    HK Bank Slam Six Past Stanvac
    90 11 HONGKONG arid Shanghai Bank played good soccer to romp home easy six -one wini ners over the Stanvac Sports I Club m the Senior Division of the SBHFA league. The match was nlayed at the Thomson Road ground yesterday. Honckong Bank held a three
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    10 For Cosmos, 0 For BODCA
    73 11 COMOS Sports Club played well and truly trounced a 10- man team from the 8.0.D.C A. 10-0 m their first matrh m their SAFA Third Division "B" .soccer league tie at Geylang Stadium 1 yesterday. Throughout ComoS dominated and held a live nil Jead
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    Kajang Soccer
    27 11 K a jang Soccer KAJAXG. Wed. -In the "A' division. Kajang District soccer ie;ique. Sungei Besi Police defeated Kajang Police by one-nil Kajang Railways defeated Semcn-ih two-nil.
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    ENTRIES FOR BUKIT TIMAH MEET
    892 11 ENTRIES FOR BUKIT TIMAH MEET ENTRIES for Singapore Turf Club's three-day summer meeting on May 17. 21 and 24 yesterday closed with 81 candidates for the Class 1 races and 91 m Class The schedule tor racing Is: First day: 6 furlongs and mile liicc for Class I. div 1.
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    Danes Trained For Seven Months
    448 11 COPENHAGEN, (UP)— Danish Thomas Cup prospects have been put to a si>ceial training programme for the past seven months, besides their own practices at their respective clubs, and the squad which will make Ihe trip lo Malaya will be at their best. N.|\ Kristcnsen, President
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    CHAMPS BEATEN
    117 11 COLONY doubles tennis champions. Low Kee Pow and Lien Liang were beaten m straight sets by Out. Chew Bee and Lee Hp<- Chin m the YMCA open tennis championships doubles final, at the YMCA courts yesterday. R,iin .stopped th e Kume after the first set which Chow Bee
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      451 11 NOTICES MALAYAN RAILWAY NOriCE OF TENDER FOR RE ERECTION OF FERRX VESSEL H^EXDERS are invited for the re-erection, assembly and fitting out at Port Swettenham of One Twin Screw Diesel Ferry Vessel whose principal dimensions are: Length (Overall) 93 feet BBeam (moulded) 21 feet Depth (moulded) 7 feet 10 Gross
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      61 11 Wit Jit SOCCER: SAFA. Div. 1 SCC V Fathul Karib at Jalan Bcsar stadium; Div. 2 Cheerful Lads v TBA at Geylang; Div. 2A— CLA v CYMA at CYMA; Div. 3B—SFB v Bukn Timah SC at BODCA. SBHFA: F N v OTEC "A' fit Farrer Park; William Jacks v Mercantile
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      47 11 HIGH TIDES at the principal resorts m Malaya: TODAY AM. P.M. Sinppore 9.57 9.53 JJf' 3^?, 6.43 7.07 Port Dickson 5.24 5.48 Port Sham 4.00 4.15 Pfl »ant 1L52 TOMORROW: Singapore 10.40 10.22 Malacca 7.21 7.49 Port Dickson 6.02 6.30 Port Sham 4.48 5.04 Penang 12.03 12.26
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    Golden Lotus Can Beat Thaumaturgy
    1470 12  -  WINDSOR LAD By NEWCOMER Goiilen Lotas (late Daily Life) has done everything riiilit m his track work ami lias definitely trained on. Whether he will emulate his illustrious sire The Bug, is yet to be seen but from the niannrr he went shout his work
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    Penang Will Go All Out To Win
    365 12 By Khoo Boon Choo PCNANG, Wed.— Penang will be all out to beat Kedah m their Malaya Cup tie at Alor Star on S^turil»\ A win for Penang, this year's FAM Cup ciiampiun>. will avenge the settlement's defeat by Kedah m their Malaya
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    Sho'eb, Lee In Pk. Semi-Finals
    220 12 IPOH Wed. Mohd. Sho Cb entered the semi -final ot the Perak Badminton Junior singles championship alter beating Khaw Choon Hoe m three hard fought sets last evening. Mohd. Sho*eb started the first set well and had no difficulty m beating his opponent ijut he
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