Singapore Standard, 25 March 1954

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    Masthead
    16 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD m Vol. IV. No. 266. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 TWELVE PACES 10 CENTS.
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    Supplies Flowing South To Rebels
    78 1 Supplies Flowing South To Rebels Mar. 24. (UP)— pilots today reMat an estimated bo irara and buntrucks were roll":e Chinese tana of amiad food supplies OoßUniuiial besie- en Dim Phu. < I 'he supply IS !v by night, a .v shortcut I sht to rebel around rtress. 3-2'; Dbers have
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    Boundary Commission Is Named
    73 1 -.LUMPUR. Wed. F e ration Gavern- announced the ent of a Consti- Delineation Com- D preparation foi tc the Legislative -*n wi plan the ountrjr osti! 1 the Caadj nan In the Ho *c oi issions an I has tkc 'a ilc of 1 nei Boundary
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    CRASH MIX-UP INQUEST
    1630 1 Allegation Against Coroner STOP THE ASHES' REQUEST REFUSED AN allegation that the Singapore Coroner had turned down a request to halt the despatch of the ashes of a victim of a Kallang aircrash after he was shown a piece of paper containing a message, was recorded by
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    REBELS KILL COMMANDER
    47 1 RANGOON, Mar. 24 (AP)— Comrn inisi reb< ami bed Co w»el Za ■n- r i. ig the Fifth Kacb n Rirte r." X tig •i < Mag\v< m Centra 3 irma, I > Myii gyan, an I k. romman and two uj men, II was announced
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    Salvaged Engine For Tests
    50 1 photo. The first of the De Havilland ghost jet engines to be recovered from the crashed BO AC Comet airliner is unloaded on the pier at Porto Ferraio, Elba, as unidentified persons look on. Three of the aircrafts' engines were found after two months' salvage work.
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    PEER IS FOUND GUILTY
    72 1 Morals Charge WINCHESTER. Mar. 24. (Reuter)— Lord Montagu of Beaulieu 27-year-old British peer, was found guilty today of homosexual charges. He was also found guilty with two other men of conspiring to incite two young airmen to commit unnatural offences a:?d gross indecency. An all-male jury
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    Death Lurks In Rice Bowl
    193 1 2 Murders In 3 Days Xl ALA LIMPIR, Wed— Silent death lurks In the Kuala Selangor rice bowl which yields a record harvest this year. During the past three days two workers had their throats cut. Yesterday, a 20-year-old harvester, Lav Kong Yoke, was murdered
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    'Foreigner' Got Her
    67 1 LONDON. Mar. M (AP) .Miss Yvnne Siulima, a '-3-M'ar-uld Maltese, was found drowsed t' |c Thames Kiver near Waterloo Bridge last Bight The »irl. who oame to Ensland m 1954 from the British island i:i the Mediterranean, left x note savins;: "1 am fed up and sick
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    SAILORS DRIFT BACK TO WORK
    92 1 CERTAIN' Malay seamen employed with the Straits Steamship Company's coastal fleet, who went on strike .a^t Saturday on instructions from the Indo-Malay-Pakistani Sea-, men's Union, are trickling back i work. saiJ a spokesman oi the Company yesterday. But, according to the Union! I president. Mr.
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    PREMIER CHEN IS ELECTED
    33 1 TAIPEH. Alar. 24 (Renter) Chinese Nationalist Premier Chen Cheng was today elected Nationalist vice-President 4 o >er\'e with President Chiang Kai Shek for a new six-year term on Formosa.
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    SEX CHANCE IN CANADA
    98 1 Francis ..Becomes.. AFTER a recent operation m Welland. Ontario, Francis Eugene Jefferson. 21 changed into a woman. Canadian surgeon. Dr. Stuart Wilson said that Jefferson, born with both male and female characteristics, but brought up as a male. went to the United States a year ago
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    TWO BRITISH ACTRESSES VIE FOR OSCAR
    248 1 TWO BRITISH ACTRESSES VIE FOR OSCAR HOLLYWOOD. Mar. 24, (Reuter) Two British rilm actresses. Deborrafa Kent and Audrey Hepburn are leading favourites for the 'Oscar as best actress of 1953. Winners of the annual awards oi thj Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be announced at a lavish
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    WORLD WILL HEAR QUEEN
    57 1 ADELAIDE. Mar. 24 (AP)— The Queen will broadcast to the world from the royal tour liner, Gothic, when she leaves Australia from Fremant! c on April 1. She will be making a farewell address to Australia. Radio Australia will pick up the address from the national
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    AWARD FOR HEMINGWAY
    48 1 NEW YORK. Mar. 24, (AP) Author Err.eit Hemingway was chosen last night to receive the Award ol Merit presented to a novelist once every five years by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The award is worth US$l 000 m cash plus a medal.
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    KING OF IRAQ
    20 1 'KING Faisal of Iraq left Karachi for Bagdad yesterday after a i:J-day stale visit to Pakistan. AP
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    Britain Backs US Policy
    106 1 LONDOX. Mar 24 (UP) Prune Minister Sir Wim+m Chun-hill yesterday p.ei^l Britain's backing to tne Dnil i States policy of "■massive retaliation against nmiinian But. he said, the ifnH > I States government u ds bound to i 9nsu I with Britain bei »re launching an
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    MISSING MAO IS IN PEKING
    74 1 HONGKONG. Mar 24 (API -Mao Tze-tung. Rod China's "missing" dictator, has turned .up a^ain :i ted o\ er a Mecttof of a special government xmtmittee to draft a nati mal stitution. rhe oomm a »f yesterday at Peking .ji.-j -ne New China News Ag.-n. v
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    INDIES AIRLINE NATIONALISED
    68 1 JAKARTA, Mar. N (AfF) —The Lndonesiao tovernmeal ;i3> aationa i» I taru ia Lndonestaa Airways, it was orti ly Announced today Under the new agr" reached between the goverameni and the KLM Rjval D :i Air ines, the Gov -m- y>- buy a shai e< bji i
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    Routine Check-up
    33 2 Ti>;>: Mechanics do a routine check-up on Mr. Broomfield's I><- Havilland Rapide after it touched down at Ka!!.tng Airport and above the two adventurers Mr. KenIkoomfield deft) and Mr. Peter Rule.
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    Counsel Is Intimidating, Says Prof. At Inquest
    128 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A dUNTgC that counsel Mr. R. Ramam was intimidating a witness was made b\ a University of Malaya Professor, Dr. E. G. Hudson, when evidence ot anfher doctOK was being -i ded at an m <>- m the Firsl Magis-
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    HK EXCHANGE
    38 2 HONGKONG M M Special S< Cf Clos tj| prices f Ho tgkong Exchange tofiriv were < !")tiB jo £1 stcr %s 79.S US$l: <1 H-_ _> M.. x- mi 210 to nesia Ru Gold 5245 to 1 lael
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    Wheat Men For Colony
    51 2 TWO representatives oi the Australian Wheat Board «"»re due to arrive m Singapore by air today on a three-day .visit, to investigate marketing of flour and other Australian pro- ducts. They are Mr. C. T. Chapman. a board member, and Mr. L. H. Dorman. Assistant Genera;
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    CLAIMS TRIAL TO FRAUD CHARGE
    47 2 KWEK KIM SENG was offered $200 bail m the Singapore Fitth Police Court yesterday after he claimed trial to fraudulent DO^es.sion of 11 fowls and a duck at Chin ChewStreet oa March »«>. The case is scheduled f t r mention 0-1 Wednesday
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    DOCTOR SUES CLIENT FOR $956
    579 2 DOCTOR SUES CLIENT FOR $956 Tells Of Saving Woman's Life IPOH, Wed. Judgment was reserved m a civil suit m which a local medical practitioner, Dr. Wu Lien Teh, claimed recovery of $956 from one of his patients, Madam Chang Kwong Lim, and her husband, Mr. Chin Cheng Hong. Doctor
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    They Fly Their Own Plane Home
    174 2 TWO members of the Gisborne Aero Club m New Zealand arrived m Singapore on Tuesday after flying hali-way round the world m a De Havilland Rapide since leaving London airport on March 4. The pi oei oi the p ;.;.<.• s 30-j I New
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    Summons Not Served So Cpl. Freed
    150 2 Summons Not Served So Cpl. Freed BECAUSE the prosecution did not serve a summons to the accused personally, Frank I Hilton, a Corporal, m the R.A.F. was acquitted without bis defence being called on a charge of dangerous driv- ing m the Singapore First I Traffic Court yesterday. Defence counsel
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    RAF POSTING
    34 2 AIR Commodore V. S Bowlj ing. C.8.E.. Air Officer Commanding, the Middle East, has been appointed Commandant of the Northern Sector, R.A.F. Fighter Command, it was recently announced by the Air Ministry.
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    MAN VANISHES AFTER ASSAULT
    63 2 SINGAPORE Police on Tuesday night searched m vain for a Chinese who indecently assaulted an 18-year-old girl on a path m the Yi o Chu Kang Road area. The girl was walking home with her younger sister when a Chinese came up to her from behind
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    Testing Bike Cost A Lot
    84 2 FOR driving a motor cycle without the owner's consent on Feb. 28. Lim Siong Choon, a paid driver, was fined $50 by the Singapore Second Traffic .Magistrate, Mr. Howe Yoon Chong, yesterday. On two other charges of j driving without a licence and while not
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    Bombay To Singapore By Air-India
    165 2 Bombay To Singapore By Air-India AIR-INDIA International, the leading Air-line m India, will start a weekly Constellation service between Singapore and Bombay on May 29. Mr. R. N. Kaul, District Manager of tht Air-lines for I Malaya. Indonesia and Singapore, told The Standard that the services will run twice a
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    CJA CRITIC ANSWERED
    141 2 SECRETARY of the 14.000- strong Singapore Government j Employees 1 Unions Federation Mr. V. Rajgopal, yesterday described a letter m The Singapore Standard by "vox Populi" a? "unprincipled an c i cruel I The writer accused the Council of Join; Action which has' been negotiating with the
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    109 2 COMMODITY PRICES I hftr i CLOSING rubber prices (cents per !b mi n Sinea pore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 K.SS Spot Loose 55 551 No. 1 R.S.S. 55* 55§ No. 2 R.S.S. 55 55! No. 3 R.S.S. 54 54} Tone: Steady quiet. tin rat* The prices of tin
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    NURSING IS W.H.O. THEME
    125 2 I THE World Health Organ iza- lion has proposed "The Nurse, j Pioneer of Health" as the theme for celebrating World Health Day on Apr. 7. In Singapore on that day the principal matron of the Gener--1 al Hospital. Miss E.R. Rintoul will emphasize different aspects
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    TEC FINED FOR SHOOTING RATING IN COFFEESHOP
    172 2 TEC FINED FOR SHOOTING RATING IN COFFEESHOP JOHORE BAHRU, U'ed.— A brawl between sever Malayan Naval ratings and detectivt-s m a cntlee m Johore Bahru m Oct. 1953. ended m on- r, t V detectives being: charged with caosfne hint b shootit one of the ratings on the thigh with
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    BANK CLERK FOR ASSIZES
    97 2 DAVID Thomas Bobbtjo, b Former ledger <• i—k at the Hongkor^ 2nd Shangha: Bank. Orchard Road. Singapore, w^ committed m the Ninth Po; oe Court yesterday, tc trial «t the next Assizes, on a charge ol forge ry^ It was alleged that Rozaic had Eorged a
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    TOURISTS SAY 'ADIEU' AFTER 3-DAY SPREE
    190 3 THE luxury liner Caronia which arrived m Sinor* with 500. wealthy American t^U wh 0 visitmg American, who had a crowded three- l m Singarwre earned back rolls of Chmese a avion goods, tar* work and gems bought locally- it thousands of Malayan dollars.
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    PROTEST OVER RECRUITMENT OF ENGINEERS
    63 3 f C :>• Council protested tie oj tw g the EnE i the Citj n I qualificah t Pficera ie leqp v s are lh i' possess 3c 'ertificatc »mJ I G lilds. > thus Pfe- -eepe .ho hn 5 1 tram apThe ■i c
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    The Standard Was Correct
    145 3 rhe Stan I ir I »n salary kl ichex of Bos- boo] has re eon mi i j ay j:' D an, Acting n, jres v- p.e Stan I■■t. mentation heme, I i i ter teach--1 $173 basic 7> a -j ireport- > Sta ard as
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    Railmen To Decide On Strike Call
    124 3 StjnJard Staff Reporter THB MALAYAN" Railway TraftV Operators' Union yesevday iistributed ballot papers rita > ita nembera ha Singapore to ledde whethei or not to supporl th« -ounVy-wide railway' s>nk »Ued by the Union's 1 saeevlhre conmittee m Kuala IjWpm las| week. About I'M
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    Straits Steamship New Vessel Due
    147 3 THE AIBY. 4 new ship of the! Strait, Steamship Company which is dm? to arrive m Singapore na Saturday. The ship was built by Messrs. Henry Robh and Company of Leith for tht? Sarawak Steamship Compiav Ltd. The vessel, which has a deadweight oipacity of
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    Goodwill Visit
    32 3 plioti*. FOUR members at the Ampan? IjkiJ Council recently paid i goodwill visit to Bjtliki»»4 New Village m Selisn4»r. The visitors are i^en ibtive at the village's Chinese school. Standard
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    'Royal S'pore flying Club Best In S-EA'
    269 3 'Royal S' pore flying Club Best In S-EA' THE Royal Singapore Flyin? Ciuh Es the largest! ■TfaaisaUMi of its kind, for the repair ai light aircraft: m Sr>uth-East Asia, says a report published by tjh e Club j Committee. l{ emp i svarl of about lM Asi i:;-. t I
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    47 3 MR AND MRS. Ram Tejoomai Mehtani who were married Jakarta recently. The bride 1 is the former Mis s Chandra Hassaram, daughter of Mr. W. Hassaram of High Street, Singapore A cocktail party to celebrate the occasion was held m. Mr. Hassaram's residence m Sineaoore on Tuesday.
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    FUN FAIR FOR SCHOOL
    39 3 THE PAYA Lsbar G'v^' S ':■■■< >t Singa >ore wi 11 h I i:> »ar and ir j 'air oa Mac 1L at the srhool grounds, itarling it :i p.m.. m ai>l •>£ the school building i'uni.
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    GIRL MISSING
    25 3 SIX rEOir-YEAR-OLD Salmah f>" e Ati has been reported missing from her home m 36 De-k.-r Road, Singapore, since 7 y-iu. ov. Tuesday.
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    DEBATE ON RENDEL
    68 3 MB C TAN and Mr. Lim V-v Hock, Legislative Coun- 5 md members ol the r Commission, tog sther i Mr. George Thomson, 1 Relati »ns Secretary and '1: S Rajaratnam, Associate Ed •>:■ »l the Singapore Stand- will lebate the Rendel Renrl il the v.m.c.a. at
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    TALKS ON PAY SCHEME
    76 3 THE Executive Council of i the Singapore Army Civil Service Union will meet on Sunday to discuss the consolidated salary scheme proposed by the War Department foe its civilian employees. The president of the Union.' Mr. S. .T. V. Lingam, said the meeting will also discuss
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    GET AT DODGERS FIRST-TAYLOR
    306 3 Income-Tax Flaws Can Wait THE need for tackling income tax evasion vigorously and resolutely is emphasised by the Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A.F. Taylor, m his annual statement to be presented at the Chamber's meeting tomorrow. The administration of tax laws must
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    City Council Men May Be Paid Fortnightly
    183 3 City Council Men May Be Paid Fortnightly I a Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE City Council employees maybe paid their salaries fortnightly. The proposal is now being considered by the Singapore City Council Services Union. The City Architect and Building Surveyor's Department Branch of the Union has argued m a letter
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    'GOOD' THIEF IS SET FREE
    76 3 CHNG AH BOOK. who was sentenced m a lower court n three months' imprisonment for theft of a package of glasses was set tree m the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday. Mr. justice Taylor told Chng he believed that Chng stole the glasses but m
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    Air Fares To increase By 5% From April 1
    163 3 Standard Staff Reporter AIR travellers the world over will have to pay increased fares from April 1. this year. The increase will be about five per cent of the present fare. This' will moan an increase n" Sill m the Singapore-to-London
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    ESTATE OF MR. GAZELEY
    48 3 LONDON. Mar. 24: (Renter) Mr. Sidney James Gazeley, of Petaling Hill. Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, who died last i August, left estate m Britain valued at £628, it was an- nounced yesterday. Probate was granted to Mr Robert Francis, civil servant of Swansea. South Wales.
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    A COMPETITION FOR SATA SEAL
    179 3 A COMPETITION for the I new 195.5 S.A.T.A. greeting sea! ha s opened Cor the children of Singapore's 4»i4 Government- j aided ani private schools. Only one prize of 525 will j I be offered for the best design, but the winner will have the
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    'PULL UP YOUR SOCKS' ESTATES TOLD
    435 4 'PULL UP YOUR SOCKS' ESTATES TOLD Synthetic Spent $110 M., i Malaya $40M.— Expert KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Malaya could do more m research and development of its natural rubber products, Mr. J. Bush, manager of the British Rubber Development Board, told Rotations here, today. But Mr. Bush warned that unless
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    Mistake To Jail Them, Says Judge
    131 4 OPIUM ADDICTS T>ir that opium ado.rts raa br cured hy ■nrifagj tni-Fd to prison is "Muitf a mistake." said Mr. Jiislu-e Taylor m the Singapore High Court yesterday. Me said this when he dismissed th«« appeal of a hawker Tan Tens Kirn <*«>. who
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    ANNUAL MEET
    29 4 THE Old Xavt r ana Associate -j .vi .v d its Mtk arinua' g« n^-ra" meeting at its premises jo M,A >ttr X atl on Apr;. 4.
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    DID NOT CALL HER DEFENCE
    84 4 A WOMAN' driver. Koh Chwec Gcok 61 Tanjong Katonfl Road, was acquitted without her defence being called. ;u the Singapore Second Traffic Court yesterday. She was charged with negligent driving resulting m a colii- with another car ai the junction Ol Seng Poh Road and
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    ENTRY DATE EXTENDED
    56 4 APPLICATIONS for t itry into the Royal Malayan N.avy. las Nava Cadets has been exI tended from Mar. 2" Ontil April 12. Candidates will DOW be called to Singapore tor interview m the week commencing en May 3, and the written examinations will take phut' m the
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    Check-Up On Two Doggies Ordered
    181 4 Check-Up On Two Doggies Ordered SINGAPORE City Police j Magistrate yesterday asked the court prosecutor to find out whether a brown dog really belonged to Lch Chiew Lam, a woman chrr£ed with keeping the tiog J without a licence. "I have a black dog," she j said. "There is another
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    TALKS ON WAGES OF TAPPERS RESUMED
    222 4 TALKS ON WAGES OF TAPPERS RESUMED KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Representatives of the j i Malayan Planting Industries j Employers Association and i the Negotiating Committee of five rubber workers' unions today began "frank and free discussions" on a new wage structure for the Federation's 300.000 estate workers. The workers recently
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    LENS STOLEN
    24 4 A THIEF stole a .photographic lens from the darkroom of the Presbyterian School m Kooii Seng Road. Singapore, on Tu< sday night.
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    Regiment Leaves Mentakab
    169 4 HUNDREDS of people turned up at the Mentakab town padanjj Oa Monday to bid farewell to the 4th Battalion, the Malay Regiment, who were leaving the district after a slay of four years. A detachment of the Battalion paraded o n the padang under the command of
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    Inclusion Of Aldermen Opposed By Councillor
    386 4 'A BOLSTER. TO PARTY IN POWER' THE INCLUSION of Aldermen m the City and Island Councils proposed m the Rendel Constitutional Report was opposed by Mr. Philip Williams. Labour City Councillor, when he gave his views before the Finance and General Purposes Committee of
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    Exhibition? — Hawkers In The Dark
    178 4 Exhibition? Hawkers In The Dark THE SINGAPORE Hawkers'; Union yesterday claimed to havt no knowledge o? a Photographic Exhibition to be held iii London on their fight for "freedom from persecution." reported m a morning English paper (not The Standard) on, Tuesday. The report, entitled "Hawkers seek a new deal
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    Rape Case Bail Is Extended
    116 4 Rape Case Bail Is Extended :v)K. V. MENDIS. defence counsel loi Arthur Thomas Ncvi'ic Fcx. who faces a charge of rape, risked the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate, Mr. T. Kulasekaram. yesterday, to order a preliminary inquiry inic the case as soon as possible. Mr. Mcndis stated that as h:^
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    EARNINGS OF UK WORKERS
    51 4 LONDON, Mar. 24 (Renter) A Ministry ol Labour survey published today disclosed that the average adult male mani ual worker m Britain works a 48-hour week to receive a total weekly wage oi £9.9.2, According to the survey girls under 18* cam an average wage of
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    INCREASE IN PAY FOR HK GOVT. OFFICERS
    110 4 INCREASE IN PAY FOR HK GOVT. OFFICERS HONGKONG. Mar. 24. fßeu] ter) The Hongkong Salaries j Commission has toM the Governor, that though El considered no genera": rise m total emoluments of government servants was necessary, there was clear evidence that the pay of officers below the I HKS2OO monthly
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    WHILE WIFE HAD SIESTA THIEF CALLED
    93 4 WHILE WIFE HAD SIESTA THIEF CALLED WHiLE a SingagM t b< usewife was having hei afternoon siesta m a back room of ber home m Serangoon (wide:: Estate, yesterday. thief entered the house from the Iron: door and o.<- cash i. ,< jewel--1 lery worth (500. The robbery was c.:<
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    MESSENGER UP FOR CBT TRIAL
    78 4 CHUA YEW .TOO. a de£|kßti h messenger tor John Little Co.. was yesterday rharg< d with criinina! breath ti iri^l of two cases of Hennessy brandy atui a box (.f S<ihrp..'iit cigarettes valued a: S:'7s s<'. j The o'lence was alleged to have taken pace
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    OFFICER LIED TO PROTECT HIS MISTRESS
    511 4 ADMITTING that he had' made a foolish statement about his mistress, whom he referred to as his "sister" and en another occasion as his "brother-in-law." Captain Herbert Reginald Shemiit told a i General Court Martial yester-j day. he did so to protect the woman's
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    Coffee Men Told To Back Nanyang
    97 4 Coffee Men Told To Back Nanyang KUALA LUMPUR We* An Appeal to C ne* coffee mci ts In ay to become m< tnbera of thi Nanyang University, v B be made shoi ;iy. A rt solui [01 nras passed t the i c the Selan£ At iaats ciatioa here. To
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    OWNER MUST BE SUMMONED
    117 4 SINGAPORE magistrate. D L lerno.v se' I .fi proa it* tion !orr> j goods iioeno The pro- r, I pet '<>< r Lo ■<-■ I inn* Jaffai Sai I pro; cuted I a a*e iuec lorry." Jaffar i or:' r Eor S Da r Lin., and
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    RAF MEMORIAL READY SOON
    44 4 A STAINED glass em c the a s AF I Co naad s rla i..< v. the Ah M i r.^ei In Ca' at p.rr. y 3. Ministry A sun 7» subscribe i c members i r: me R r
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    Week End Wedding In KL
    80 5 MR. Ang Guan Leong h-: ■'•?> his bride, the former N'uis Betty Chi, cut thoir wedding cske at a reception after their marriage m Kuala Lumpur last week-end. The bridegroom is the youngest son of Madam I Yeo Siok Ann and the late Mr. Ang
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    Govt. Anxious To Clean Up The Skims
    225 5 Govt. Anxious To Clean Up The Skims FZNANG, Wed. The Settlement Government is most anxious that "early positive steps" ifocvtd be taken to relieve overcrowding m the N\unicipal area of George Town and to provide suitable housing for the lower income groups. was stated by the Resident C ►mmissioner, Bingham
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    DUNLOP'S AIDS THE TB FUND
    98 5 '.v TJ to J Settlement '-j s Fund E r Lad r*a m the Pr..v ofl Hi s; < as m 27. t the Capitol md Guide tope to d A rampftre h..:::..:.c:: on Api 4. h Kua a L un- oncer! ttre Tran- p
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    EXCESS RICE
    29 5 HOOK, M, a 'abour-, Bukil Roman New the Hstrict of Raub. $136 in the Sessions Pa-'.ang. for hav- pWfitf^fflff l"i kattis -x'C^s of h:s one j" an.
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    THIEF LOSES 11th TIME
    70 5 Kl' W I V\. W< I Ahma I i i d ten pre- «raa mten- i to one 'a i nprisonmeni v, jterd the Mag st rate's rj :it bo ise reaking and theft li, tee b to ie ofl! -c ol th c > C
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    GIRL GUIDE FOR TRAINING
    37 5 KUANTAW Wed. MISS Kamala Velauthan of the Ist Kuantan Girl Guide Company attached to the Methodist Girls* School, will attend an International Advanced iraming Course at Colombo bei tween April 6 and 1".
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    36 5 DR. P.S.B. NEWUNG of the Medical Research CouueU. London, who is now m the luiverMty of Malaya *siklag with jl learn of medical stirntists on research into the effects of climate on human beings.
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    R.C. CALLS FOR BIGGER EFFORT
    191 5 PEXANG, Wed.— The Resident Commissioner Mr. R.P Bingham told a Settlement Council meeting: today j that it was deplorable for the island to be still under i Emergency conditions with a lar&e number of its popu- 1 lation suffering restriction of movement and food sup-
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    He Stole Jewellery From A Temple
    156 5 HAN. Wed The I d Undo Tinpli, Stwahan, Veera-i I .a', aad his w:fe. Bakai. were the m :he C9M i* 1 itter'a brother, S. s eadcd guilty to, s OJ theft. admitted stealing ea of jewellery be:ong- the Chief Priest on Jan.' 0
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    Wisdom Appeals To All Scouters
    322 5 Wisdom Appeals To All Scou ters MALACCA, Wed.— The Resident Commissioner, Mr. G. E. C. Wisdom. President of the Maia c c a Settlement Scout Council, yesterday made a strong appeal to scouters and members of the movement to spread the organisation and get more members to join it here.
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    DEAF FUND UP TO $285,000
    56 5 PENANG, Wed.— Donations for the Federation School for j the Deaf Fund now stands at j $285,091.30 which is $13,483.62 more than previously acknow- ledged. Biggest donor was the Sel- angor Appeal Committee j which contributed $9,000. The j proceeds of the all-Malaya floodlit cycling
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    NEW SCHOOL
    22 5 THE new English school at; Temerloh will be declared open by the Sultan of Pahang on I April ID. j
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    Kampong Folk Help Aborigines
    103 5 KUANTAN. Wed. About 81 aborigines men women! and children from P r a sa:i r Jabor Valley, have been re- settled at Kuala Kenan ieaj Sungei Lembing. They were formerly labour.; ers at the Jabor Valley Estate but lost their jobs lately. At the new settlement,
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    COURT TRANSFER
    37 5 MR. THONG CHOONG KEE, Chinese Interpreter, attached to the Magistrate's Court at Fuala Lipis, has been transferred to the Magistrate's Court at Kuala Selangor. Mr. Kuan Ah Lam from Jerantut succeeds him at Kuala Lipis.
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    STORE BURGLED
    20 5 THE Raiib Co-operative store wa-; burgled on Monday night, and $126.85 and two cartons ol cigarettes were stolen.
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    Reprieve For Malaya
    815 6 'THIS Saturday the Malay Rulers will meet the High Commissioner and other top Federation Government officers to continue their discussions on the Federal K lections Report. According to reports no agreement was reached m discussions because the Rulers are not >ymputo the idea of dn elected majority
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    12 6 THE COLOUR BAR IN BRITAIN— 2 •70H.V UMELO—a card said, No C.
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      Co-opeiative Society
      119 6 UTUSAN MELAYU comments] >>n the failure of Malay ex-, servicemen m Kota Bahru, to form a co-operative i society. i The Rcsistrar of Societies had 1 refused permission to regis-' ter the society. The editorial' points out that the society i had been rio-ged from the I beg:nning
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      JET TANKER PLANES
      114 6 WASHINGTON 'THE U.S. Air Force may turn to swift, high Hying jet powered tanker planes to provide mid-air refuelling for the new B-52 all-jet heavy bom vr. of the Stra- tegic Air Command. The B-?>2 ai"e expected to begin coming otY the pro- duction line '.ate this
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      704 6 1 Sir;— Vox PopuU lias mdli- ciously misrepresented ivh(Lt has been achieved for the "workers" by tlie Council of Aelion during the Ritson negotiations. The Council of Action has succeeded m getting its prot posals accepted by Govern- ment for all employees m the public service
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      CABINET GOVERNMENT
      256 6 Sir; The Cabinet system ol Gov< mment implies a division between policy and administrai ion. Administration i^ the Function of paid Officials m the Service, policy is the function of elected responsible Ministers. The line between them is often Bne. because many administrative decisions involve po i- v.
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    The shame of a Jim Crow city
    939 6  - The shame of a Jim Crow city KEITH WATERHOUSE ."^i™ T STOPPED twelve people m the streets of i this city and asked 1 them: fc 'l.s there a colour har m Birmingham?" Eleven said: "No." They uere WHITE. The twelfth said: '"This is the stinkiest city I have been
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      43 6 USELESS EUSTACE 1 I "As usual!— Trust her fo leave everything to the last minute!" |M^ VlH w s MORE *<«JR SQVERNME^T Will to/BBE£&^&&8&C-. CONTINUE TO USE »TS FULL POWERS To MAKE SBhll^^ SURE T VItDOM'T HAVE OSIE" I Famous last words 2
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    'GREAT DANGER OF RELYING ON ACCOMPLICES'
    326 7 'GREAT DANGER OF RELYING ON ACCOMPLICES' ffINCHESTIS, England. Mar. 24 (Reuterl-Mr r :t e *,mered. summing up at the trial of Lord uu oi Be.ulieu and two friends accused of sexual olfentes with two younj; airmen warn jury yesterday of the "extreme XngeT" of v, on the unsupported evidence of
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    SCELBA AVOIDS SCANDAL DEBATE
    80 7 SCELBA AVOIDS SCANDAL DEBATE R >MX. M.ir. 84 \P)~ v.r Minister Mario v Government •.-I t ilov. n a Communnund tor an imme- hamber of De•n debate on the politically explosive WU'■lontesi scandal by a n »8 to 207. need- alter a C mm mists I eing a b end
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    MARGARET TO EXPLORE MINE
    13 7 tar 24. Martarel 1 M next ess n nd
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    Burma Is Accused Of Attacking Nationalists
    229 7 NEW YORK, Mar. 24 (Keuter)— The Chinese Nationalist Government has protested to the United Nations Secretary General against alleged attacks by Burmese troops on Chinese "irregulars" during their evacuation from Burma. Dr. T. F. Tsiang. China's permanent delegate to the United j Nations said
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    Karens Set Up A State?
    120 7 BANGKOK. Mar. 24, (Re; '.er X... c;i ifbe!s m F^'cm Banna have claimed the.v have set of Independent Karen stele near 'he borders ol Thailand, a sordini lo Thai police om !t I A Thai ;»>':■ c oui ;c sal I Karen repn entatives announce
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    REDS PLOTTED AGAINST KING OF IRAQ
    94 7 REDS PLOTTED AGAINST KING OF IRAQ KARACHI. Mar. 24. (Reuter) The security police here have unearthed what is believed to j be a Communist-inspired plot directed against the visit of King Faisal of Iraq. King Faisal, with the Crown j Prince Abdul Illah, is due to return to Bagdad today
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    DULLES CONFIDENT OF A FRENCH VICTORY
    283 7 DULLES CONFIDENT OF A FRENCH VICTORY WASHINGTON, Mar. 24 (UP)—Secretory of State John Foster Dulles told members of Congress yesterday that the battle at Dien Bien Phu is of much more importance from a political and psychological viewpoint than from a military viewpoint. He was testifying m closed session before
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    Ordered To Be Deported
    54 7 WASHINGTON. Mar. 24 (UP) Singer Dick Haytnes I yesterday \yas ordered de- ported to his native Ar§en- tina. The order was based on charges that Haymes was m;- eligible to re-enter the ontinental United States alter making a trip to Hawaii last Juhe to see his
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    HUMOUR: 'Britons Take It Seriously'
    205 7 OTTAWA. -Mar. 24 (Renter)—' Humour is the only factor La life that the British take seriously. Mr. Malcolm Mug- j geridge, Editor of Punch, tok, the Canadian Club here yesterday. "To expect me to tell a funny j story would be like expecting the junior
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    -It's The Colosseum
    173 7 ROME: Following the con- quest of Everest, man has just "conquered" another formidable opponent Koine's i.?00-> ear-old Colosseum For the first time. Italy's j Ministry m Charge of Monu- i ments frave permission for I a daring Italian Alpine t trooper to scale the huge anil massive
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    68 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Mar 24. The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBi'R ISfJApril June faJuly September October December loid. Jan./ March W April c.i.f. 16 7/16 Tone: Quietly SteooV LONDON TIN Spot £727.10 per ton buyers,
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    U.S. WILL ATTACK RED CHINA IF...
    172 7 PARIS, Mar. 24 (IP)— The Tinted States has assured France that if MIG fighters piloted by Conn munist Vietminn challenge French air superiority m Indo-China, it would be regarded as direct Chinese intervention and Washington would retaliate against China itself, the afternoon "France Soir,"
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    AGA PRAISES LYTTELTON
    72 7 LONDON. Mar. 24. (I'D— The As.; Khan today called Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttelton's plan or multi-racial government m Kenya "a great act of constructive statesmanship". "Mr. Lyttelton has sown the seeds of a multi-racial democratic state m Kenya and all such countries m Alri a lias have
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    COMET BRINGS 25 TO LONDON
    73 7 LONDON". Mar 24, (UP) j The first BO AC Comet jet airliner to carry passengers to I Britain, since the Jan. 10 I crash off Blba killed 3S persons landed at London airport today from .lohannesburg. The Comet brought 25 passengers. THE ROYAL naval I
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    McCarthy Has To Stay Out Of Army Dispute
    141 7 McCarthy Has To Stay Out Of Army Dispute WASHINGTON, Mar. ?4 (Reutei) President Lisenhower today opposed participation by senator Joseph McCarthy m the Senate Investigation of the dispute between Mr. McCarthy and the Army. Mr. Eisenhower «vas asked at his weekly press conference to comment on the Com-munist-hunting Senator Joseph
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    JAP H-BOMB VICTIMS TO GET DAMAGES
    119 7 JAP H-BOMB VICTIMS TO GET DAMAGES WASHINGTON. Alar. 24. (Reuter) The United States I has decided to pay immediate compensation to the 23 Japa- nese fishermen injured by radio-activity from the hydro--1 gen bomb test m the Pacific on i March 1, it was learned lure j today. i Authoritative
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    HUSBAND SUES MISS UNIVERSE
    66 7 STOCKTON. Calif, Mar. 24. (AP) The marriage of "The I prettiest girl m the universe" to a handsome, young Ameri- can merchant prince cracked I up m court yesterday, scarcely !70 days after its lavish be- ginning. Ronnie Margengo. 22 sued I for annulment or divorce,
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    DEFENCE TALKS
    20 7 LORD Alexander, the British Defence Minister. arrived m Oslo on Tuesday for talks on mutual defence questions. Reuter
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    32 7 photo. ONE YEAR-OLD John Medro. of New Bedford. Massachusetts, stands balanced on his father's hand to set a better view of the St. Patrick's Day parade m New York Mai. 17. A.P.
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    U.S. MERCHANT MARINE
    125 8 WASHINGTON, Mar. 24. (UP). The ocean-going United States merchant fleet was composed, of 1,364 ships of over 1,000 ton s on March 1, the Commerce Department said. This was a decrease of three ships from the active fleet on Feb. 1. The reserve fleet total increased by
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    FOREIGN INVESTORS TO GET NEW DEAL
    235 9  - FOREIGN INVESTORS TO GET NEW DEAL Arnold C. Brackman R.I. Plans Change Of Policy By Special Standard Correspondent JAKARTA, Mar. 24.— 1n- vestment capital from j Singapore and Hongkong has made repeated attempts to enter Indo- 1 nesia. it is learned. But invariably it has been turned down "for political
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    STEEL OUTPUT UP 22 M. TONS
    43 9 WASHINGTON. Mar. 24. (AP). World steel production increased a tittle over 22.000.--000 tons during 1953, the U.S. Commerce Deoartment said recently. United States production accounted for nearly 18,500,000 tons, or 83 per cent, of the v.-or:d increase.
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    NATURAL RUBBER WILL CONTINUE TO WILD ITS OWN
    145 9 NATURAL RUBBER WILL CONTINUE TO WILD ITS OWN LONDON. Mar. 24. (Beater)— The Financial Times yesterday predicted Intt natural rubber wilJ continue U~ hold its own with synthetic rubber at competitive prices. 'For some time, Ihr Dunlop Rubber Company has had mi n existence a pikri rl«nt for the production
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    Tornado Wrecks Plane
    73 9 AT least two persons were killed and more than ten million, dollars damage was don e when a tornado hit the LawMtn air force base at Columbus. Georgia, last week. Top picture shows a c. r£O plane flipped over on itback with other wreckage lying around. Bottom
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    MARKETS
    69 9 lilt >id mai k m Singapore yesterday <s«:<i quietly steady at 55i cents per Ib. for first grade rubber f<-r April shipment, 1 cent below Tuesday's levels. Very little interest was iecetved from overseas, t-.hiie upcountry rtmrnrcg no m nation to tradt. Small turnover of business resulted. Traders yesterday
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    NOON PRICES
    68 9 THE Smg.ipore Cham ci of Commerce Rubber As >~iatkMl noon prices I cents pet I M» terri«v were No. 1 RSS spot M sf| No. 1 RSS fob. April "f.i No. l RSS f.o.b. May 5 r-.s| No. 2 RSS rob. April 54 59 No. 3 RSS I
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    SHARES
    288 9 S HA RES MALAY N ndi < .-i > were firm b•• Ins w re n m sympatl y Ltfa I owi i i:. metal pri es En S gapora vt h r 'i*y. Ibe lime ol busfr> 'X be m b h tins wid induaLrialfi men vers snail. Tht?e
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    BRITISH FORD CUTS PRICES
    53 9 I LONDON. 24. < FP)— As a <j j .i■.<?. f < reign L*o3np< t Ihe B: F- rd M 0;..: C v sr -<■ ro reduce export prices op, pa -< i— Uti ears. J Tne redurtioiw ran^e linn ;C6on I- < ■■> A ng.ia
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      163 9 i ill By At Caoo >s4^^^^^piiS^ BBHKSS3S3 r iiCy M Ty~vTr. HWfn W *J«r BUNCH QF yN| WF M jpt GEr ANVTmi^s) COULD BE WUEM We'^l <^^^^^^^^ The Heart Of Juliet Jones a y Sf an Drofce PjjNC-4 AND THAT'S TWE I I EVE, DO *XJ WCNKT^y TMiMC JULIE THE
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      405 10 Sir; Mr. Josey, m his •article published m your paper recently blamed us for not having put out a socialist plan m order to clear the ignorance clouding the minds of followers of the PMLP. Perhaps Mr. Josey is right, but I, fojr one. think he's
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      Josey's Wishful Thinking
      295 10 Josey's Wishful Thinking I I Sir; Mr. Alex Josey is. of course, entitled to hold his rather extraordinary views on what Malayans might choose n between '"good Government under colonialism m Malaya" and "selfI government**, but, surely, as he is a responsible journalist, he should not mislead the pub.i f
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      O.K. PAT BUT...
      218 10 Sir; Far too often during the past three centuries Irishmen have been branded as headstrong, brawlers, irrational, quick to take offence and the many other tags that go to make up an uneven tempered man. You yourself. Sir, have referred to a belligerent Irishman m your leader
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      Borrowing And Lending
      370 10 Sir; Many readers, have expressed their views on the forthcoming Money Lenders Bill consequent upon the announcement m your paper, a few weeks 3^o. As one who is deeply interested m this terribly complicated problem of indebtedness among the clerical classes and the smallholders and one who
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      'Servant Of God'
      240 10 Sir;— One of the news items m your paper of 20th March, '54, from Bombay, 'Editor to pay U552,200 m damages', carries a slightly Inaccurate statement which I feel obliged to rectify. It says. "In Sanskrit Devadas means" "Temple of Danseuses, reputed to be of low moral-."'
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      ZONING CONCERN
      299 10 Sir; The new /.it) ti^ of Johore Bahru town is causing great < jncern and resentment amongst the public. The town h3 < been divided into three zones A. B.C. Th c Town Council has not approved building plans m Zone A because they were not equivalent to
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      Outmoded Uniform
      175 10 Sir; Station Masters are supplied by the Malayan Railway Administration with white trousers and coat (ailed the "tutop style." The coat has five front buttons and is closed up to the neck. Among us this uniform i> known as a colonial uniform due to its funny design We
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      Suggestions For Mr. Taylor
      255 10 Sir; I agree with Mr. A.F. Taylor that we must "relentlessly" and "ruthlessly" cut down the cost of living. However, he, as a businessman, should know that it ii useless to expect any Government to initiate any movement. A wise Government follows public opinion generally, but
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      Explanation Wanted
      143 10 Sir; 1 have made two abortive attempts m enrollin? my nephew m one of the schools m Singapore Last year I wrote to the Principal of a certain Government English school to have my nephew admitted and was told to write m again m March this year as
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    ANOTHER DONATION FROM FED.
    148 11 ANOTHER DONATION FROM FED. HER Federation dona- t«> iV Singapore Badn Madium Hall Fund yesterday. from the Nanvans v t'.t i Badminton Party T»n- Shin Terrace, 1 ipur. whose mein v ribed S-!0 l?> for t! ill r ami. t uonil:u:i from thf L.. n T-'piUtl vaiue la^t .vh«n Selansor's
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    147 11 Busmen Draw With Guthrie SntGAPORI TJraction <-\rr Jp3« ••■'■'.v oiif-aH \vit!i Guthrie Sports Club m s division 2 League played at Fan P irk T^ c PP er s goal scoring iiffl and the ball hard to ml r nen moved into he atta bui they fuiirui h-- Guihrie deience,
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    548 11 Hongkong Bank Whip Rivals Give Notice Business Houses Soccer m DIAL holders Hongkong Bank S.C., gave notice of capturing the League Cup championships again this year by blasting out a 4-1 victory over gallant, injury-hit Chartered Bank S.C., m yesterdays' Business Houses Division One League match at Jalan Besar stadium.
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    175 11 FIVE GOALS, well-timed and scored m spectacular fashion, put Mercantile Bank well on victory way when they met Breweries SC at Bukit Chermin yesterday. The Bankers left the field 5-1 winners. __i It was a grand whhe it lasted, and probably the most exciting
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    87 11 Winners d the Merridale Badminton Party tournament I recently completed were: Open Singles: Champion: I Mohd. Amir. bin Jubbar. [Runner-up: Wataab Sarkawi "A" Singles: Champion: I ]\lohd: Amin bin Jubbar. Runner-up: Othmrn AIL "B" Singles: Champion: P.S. Kuppusamj. Runner-up: Swee- Kee Cheong. Open Doubles' Champions: 1 Khoo Eng
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    53 11 RAUB. Wed.— Seiapgor Chen Wu Athletic Association beat Raub Chinese s—.',5 m a friend- iv .soccer match oq the Raub Public field. The three goals lor Raub I Chinese were scored by Wong I Swee Keong. Tan Chin Wan and Soonc Koi.g. Che' llashim
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    43 11 BANGKOK, liar. 24. (UP).— Thai athletes for the Asian Games wil] leave April 27. They consist off: Four boxers, nine track and field men. a ten-man team for basket b;;;i events z.:.c tight game officials beaded oy Phya Chindarak.
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    65 12 STANDARD tipsier *G*| Reveller" named four w>lfl Mm at yesterday-, Siu^j pore races. They were frm badour <s:JB>. Shot? H« (526), Sir Francis I K7| Sovereign tSII s. Three of hi> Wttmmt lion also won. They Lan^ton lady. BarnnVid *ad Kin:; Crow. Out raring correspond?! "Windsor
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