Singapore Standard, 4 August 1954

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    17 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD tt an Vol. V. No. 33. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1954 TWELVE PACES 15 CENTS.
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    TRIUMPH OVER K2 AT LAST!
    93 1 Six Died On The Way Up KARACHI. Aug. 3. (Reuter).— The Italian Alpine Club expedetion has climbed the Himalayan peak. Ml Godwin Austen, it was learned here today. The 28.250 foot mountain is the worlds second highest. It had never before been conquered. Six men
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    Press Acts Against Law
    68 1 Press Acts Against Law NICOSIA. Cyprus, Aug. 3 i AFP'— Right and left-wing Greek newspaper editors decided here tocay to suspend publication of all leading newspapers for one week following Government's announcement yesterday of its intention to enforce the law against sedition. The decision was taken at a mating of
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    France To Regenerate Economy
    118 1 France To Regenerate Economy PARIS. Aug. 3 <AFP) Premier Pierre MendesFrance and his Finance Mm'- Ister Edgar Faure today outlined part of their plan to increase the buying power of the French people by raising wages, lowering prices and I lowering the cost ot proaucI tion. Speaking on the financial
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    DR. EVATT IS PICKED AGAIN
    39 1 CANBERRA. Aug. :3. "AP>— The Australian Labour Party re-elected Dr. Herbert Evatt today as leader of the opposition. Dr. Evatt defeated Mr. Thomas Burke, a relatively junior party member, by 68 to 20 votes.
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    Super Constellation At Kallang Airport
    191 1 photo. THE first Super Constellation to be operated by Qantas BOAC on the Sydney London route arrived m Singapore yesterday. The Super Connie was under the command of Capt. A. E Yates. Qantas Flight Captain of the Super Connie Service. Qantas has been operating Super
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    4 JEWS DIE IN MOROCCAN RIOT
    266 1 RABAT, Aug. 3, (Reuter) Four Jews were killed when hundreds of Moroccans, demonstrating for the return of ex-Sultan Mohammed Ben Yussef, sacked Jewish shops m the town of Petitjean, 140 kilometres from Rabat, today. i Today's incidents brought to 13 the death roll m
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    TORNADO TOLL
    33 1 DAKAR. Aug. 3 (Reuter)— The death toll m the violent tornado, which swept through this French West African town on Sunday night, reached seven last night as rescuers discovered more bodies.
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    PROMOTION
    24 1 CHIEF of the Philippine Armed Forces Jesus Valgas was yesterday promoted lieutenant general making him the first Filipino to attain that rank.— U.P.
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    STORM MOWS DOWN 25 ATTAP HOMES
    107 1 STORM MOWS DOWN 25 ATTAP HOMES KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Fifteen persons, including women and children, were injured when a devastating thunderstorm this evening blew down 25 attap roofed houses m a Malay settlement at the 3£ mile on the Kuala Lumpur-Ampang Road. One of the injured persons, a man. was
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    ALL ESCAPE IN AIR CRASH
    53 1 NEW YORK. Aug. 3. fAFP) An Air France plane from Paris crash-landed at Preston. Connecticut, today according to the Civil Air Administration here. All 29 passengers on the aircraft escaped without injuries. The four engined plane burst into flames after the passengers had scrambled out
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    It Began On April 1 But It Was No Joke
    235 1 APRIL Fool's Day? Don't talk about it to Captain Martin Gaggino, his son Arthur or to Arthur's wife, Marie T h c r e s c. They've had April 1 for the rest of their lives. For. on that date
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    RETIRING AGE GOES UP TO 60
    260 1 RETIRING AGE GOES UP TO 60 Only For Local Men Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Government has raised the compulsory retiring age of its local officers from 55 to 60 years. Expatriate officers are not affected. This raising of retiring age is conditional on officers being fully efficient and medically fit,
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    Ray Fish Takes Boat For A Ride
    89 1 HONGKONG. Aug. 3 (AFP> A giant ray fish, measuring about 20 feet across, yesterday dragged a five-ton yacht by the anchor chain for about a mile out to the sea at a speed of about seven knots. The owner of the yacht, the
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    The Pull Out Is On
    68 1 NEW DELHI. Aug. 3 <AP> The Indian newspaper. Statesman, reported last night that France has decided to quit her small colonial enclaves m India on Aug. 14, the day before the anniversary of Indian Independence The Statesman said Andre Menard. French Commissioner at Pondicherry. capital
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    Sinking Ship Radios S.O.S.
    46 1 MANILA. Aug. 3 (UP)— RCA today intercepted an SOS broadcast by NPC 'navy station) from thr Ghut Wardow which said it was sinking rapidly after colliding with a submerged object. The message gave the ship's location as 1415 north and 1315 east.
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    PREMIERS' VISITS
    19 1 THE Prime Ministers of Pakistan and Ceylon will make separate visits to the Philippines m December. U.P.
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    HIS LAST RIDE HOME
    65 1 EVERT day, Goh Ah Fook. 16. would go to and from the Singapore Paya Lebar English School m a bus But yesterday, his mother said, he reached school and found he had forgotten to bring something along. So he borrowed a friend's bicycle to ride home.
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    What Is The Truth?
    290 1 AN unsigned statement issued by 'he Colony's Public Relations Office last night described an article on rice m "a Singapore Newspaper" as "unauthorised and without foundation." The statement obviously ivierred to The Standard The statement began, '"My attention ha* been drawn. Whose attention? The Standard article
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    Annas Disbands His Army
    171 1 Annas Disbands His Army GUATEMALA. Aug. 3 (AP)— Guatemalan military junta bowed to disgruntled army units last night and ordered the disbanding of President Carlos Castillo Annas' revolutionary "Liberation Army" after a day-long battle m which 12 person.- were killed and 42 wounded. The fighting started with a dawn battle
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      139 1 I Mr. C. Mclntvre of 21. Rosyth Road, Singapore, wins The Standard Quick-Quiz con.tst No. 23. The contest was judged by Mr Paul Abisheganadan. vice-president of the Graduate Teachers' Association and Conductor of the Singapore Chamber Ensemble. A cheque for $100 has bc<-n .-ent.to the winner CLUE !SO. 1— GIAN
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    Clerk Fined For Assaulting Girl
    239 2 i J*??' J^ii^, 1 61 Thye (37) a time scale clerk attached to the Telecommunications Department was today fined $100 or two months' imprisonment for assaulting a dance hostess on the night of April 11. Lim was also ordered to pay $50 compensation to the
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    KALLANG CRASH WAS PRICE OF PROGRESS
    1360 2 Ex-D.C.A. Tells Inquiry Commission Tire Service In Much The Same State Elsewhere' THE BOAC Constellation crash at Kallang Airport on March 13, was the "price we have to pay for progress," Mr. Albert Walter Savage, former Director-General of Civil Aviation for the Malaya-Borneo Region,
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    'Milanese Marilyn'
    59 2 'Milanese Marilyn photo. ITALIAN television singer Rosalind Nen looks so much like Marilyn Monroe that viewers and fellow citizens m her home town, Mi!an often mistake her for the American star. Rosa'ina is pleased to be known as the "Milanese Marilyn." She is blonde (of course! 5 foot 3 ins.,
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    Orphans To Join In Rl Rejoicing
    92 2 Orphans To Join In Rl Rejoicing PENANG. Tiies. Children from the various orphanages here will participate m the ninth anniversary celebrations jof the Republic of Indonesia. on Tuesday Aug. IT. They will be invited to the residence of the Indonesian vice-Consul m Vermont Road where they will be entertained. The
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    Cook Fined $4,000
    92 2 PENANG. Tues. The Sessions Court President. Mr. J. G. Adams, today refused to grant a postponement of a gambling case on the application of defence counsel, Mr. Ng Jit Geow, who said that the defence was not ready to proceed. Mr. Adams said that the case had
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    MR. SHAWCROSS IS WELCOMED BACK
    216 2 MR. Christopher Shawcross, Queen's Counsel, who had been convalescing from wounds received m a bandit ambush at Kulai on July 25, returned to conduct his case yesterday for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, at the commission inquiring into the BOAC Constellation crash at Kallang on
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    200 JOHORE FAMILIES APPEAL TO RULER
    265 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— The Sultan of Johore has booked passages to England on the Willem Ruys on Sept. 2. But oefore he goes more than 200 poor families m Johore Bahru will be rendered homeless unless an eviction order issued by him is withdrawn,
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    113 2 CLOSING rfbber prices (rents per I!) in Sinea pore on Tuesday were: TIN PKIt r The price of tin yesterday wa s 5368 per pioul Down Sol LONDON XL BBL'K No I R.S.S Settlement House Terms Tuesday's opening prlres lirst session vere: LONIMJN TIN Tuesday's opening session were:
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    Union Is Told: Be Prepared
    300 3 Asians Time Will Come... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Federation Government Printer, Mr. G. Smith, told members of the Government Printing Employees Trade Union yesterday it was their duty to give Government their utmost support to end the Emergency. Speaking at the union's eventfa annual general
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    WEIGHTY!
    50 3 M*hoio 1 These are the hips p that east 3Miss Brazil 'the 3Miss Universe title. They were two inches bigger than the winner's. But Maria Boeha 9 said to hare W the most gorgeous J face* eoutdn 9 t j care less now although she wept at first. U.P.
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    Chinese 'Y' On A Tour
    82 3 Sl P< RE V MCA w io!d an c I tour ,i- rica n Bukil Timah Au| toor ia mem and Ihe V pj «a to c be I• NU ajan I Biil Yeo H ap Seng Factors a:, i -!e Nanys > -turing C
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    Unemployed Turns Thief
    69 3 KUALA KAXG3AR Tues v. »ng Chou Hock i2s>. an unemployed, was ye 'erday sentenced by Mag <trate Che Jw. to one m mth'a imprisonment and a Bb oi $300 t>r Iheft of on- 1 g M necklace and a coki wrist watch. valued at $300. w >ng
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    MCA TO HOLD AN ASSEMBLY
    53 3 PEN AN G TOTS An assembly .>* members oi me Malay m Chinese A. .>><'iation. P nan^ and Province W 'ile^ley Branch, will be held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce In Penang Street. ■I &3t p.m. on Thursday to receive Datp Sr Cheng-lock Tan
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    Kg. Silat Officials
    93 3 Mr. S.H. Lee, was elected President of the Community Centre of Kampong Silat Estate, of Singapore, at the second annual meeting held recently. Other office-bearers elected were: Vice-presidents, Mr. Quek Him Kia and Mr. Yong Kap Cheong: hon. secretary. Mr. Lim Tang Cheng; asst. Hon. secretary. Mr.
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    'VOICE' TO RAISE FUNDS
    62 3 ALOR GA.IAH. Wed.— ln an effort to raise funds for the AIOT G;ijuh Tamil school, the Indian Association will enact the Tamil drama '"Embittered Voice" on Sunday. Aug 15. When announcing the play, the association President, Air. S. V. Raman, made a strong appeal tor money
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    Farmer's Hut Burnt
    64 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Damage estimated at $100 was caused today when a fire destroyed the attap roof and parts of the wall of a wooden house m Sungei Way New Village, nine miles from here. The hou.-NP was the home of a Chinese farmer and his family
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    Robs Good Samaritan
    81 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Kariim bin Taib who was given a night's shelter by Talib bin Haji Taib. made off with the latter's watch the next morning. In the Sessions Court today. Kadim was charged with theft of the watch. The Pr^.dent. Mr. N.L. Cohen. told him it
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    Wounded Farmer Given Benefit Of Doubt
    277 3 Wounded Farmer Given Benefit Of Doubt IPOH. Tues.— Wr'-i m bullet still lodged somewhere m h s h-.id. a i rang Chinese fanner. Chai karu. a^ed 21.; wv-; given the benefit >f the j dviir n an Assessor Court presided by Mr. Justice Buhi^.ar ar.d acquitted on capita] -harges of
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    More Dollars For Mrs. Lum
    38 3 THE Singapore Harbour Board kitchen staff gave another $9 yesterday to the fund for the destitute Ipoh widow, Mrs. Lum Wong Kee. This sum brings the total received by The Standard to *53L
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    Alliance Croup To Take Oaths Again
    198 3 SEREMBAN, Tues.— Nine members of the Alliance group who resigned from the State Council will take the oaths of office and allegiance again m the Negri Sembilan State Council Tomorrow. The members concerned are Inche Ibrahim bin Haji Mansor, Dato Raj Di Raja Mohamed,
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    MILLERS PROTEST PADI MONOPOLY
    211 3 "We're Being Strangled' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Selangor rice millers today called an end to Government's padi buying monopoly m Tanjong Karang which they claim is "strangling" them. At a press conference m Kuala Lumpur today, representatives from three rice milling concerns claimed that they had been
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    STABBED TO DEATH
    53 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Jobless Sulieman bin Hussain, 18, was found brutally stabbed to death last night m a small mosque at Kebun Teh. He had been cut m the stomach, back and neck. Sulieman usually slept m the mosque as he had no other abode. Police have
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    Arson At Fun Fair?
    60 3 SINGAPORE Police have recovered two empty tins smelling of petrol from the scene of Sunday night's fire m the Christ Church School Fun-Fair at Dorset Road. The Police Secretary. Mr. Peter Claque said police have examined the tins. There is no other evidence of attempted arson.
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    ARMED THUGS ROB INMATES
    51 3 SIX thugs, five armed with knives and the other believed to be armed with a revolver forced their way into an attap house m Siglap Road, yesterday morning, and robbed the occupants of $400 m cash and some jewellery. The thugs got away m a saloon
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    Larut W.I. Officials
    102 3 TAIPING. Tues. The' following were elected office-! bearers of the Larut and Matang Territorial Association of the Women's Institutes of Malaya for 1954/55: President, Mrs L. A. Markandu; vice-President, Mrs. Ibrahim Ali; hon. secretary. Mrs. Grimster; hon. treasurer, Mrs. Nasaruddin; committee, jMrs. Chung Ah Kee. Mrs. j
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    Killed By A Lighted Cigarette
    66 3 Killed By A Lighted Cigarette KUALA KANGSAR, Tues Wong Fook, a carpenter of Kampong Pisang Kota Lama, was seriously burnt on Sunday when he was preparing shellac for varnishing furniture. Wong was smoking a cigarette while preparing some shellac with methylated spirit. The bottle of spirit caused a fire which
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 3 HONGKONG, Aug. 3, Special Standard Service; Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.57 to £1 sterling; $5,785 to US$l; $1,818 to Malayan $1; $0,186 to one Indonesian Rupiah, Gold $250,375 to 1 tael.
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      622 3 SQUAREWORD D. 31 CLUES ACROSS 3 We're usually readier to excuse L! from youngster than from an adult WRITE IN BLANK SQUARE LETTER E OR P 5 Person who isn't RUDE is apt speedily to get tired of company of person who is WRITE IN BLANK SQUARE LETTER C OR
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      242 3 CLUES DOWN 1 Wo -nan often shows her true sei* b| bflf cttitude towards man she LO-ES WRITE IN BLANK SQUARE LETTER S OR V 2. The more conscientious a wort-er the more likely he is to regord boss's reouke as S-UR WRITE IN BLANK SQUARE LETTER LOR P 4
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    BANDIT DRIVE FOR RECRUITS
    379 4 Move To Repair Heavy Disruption Of Supply Lines KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Malayan Communist Party is now striving to recruit villagers on the jungle fringe to repair the "serious disruption" of their supply organisation under the relentless drive of Security Forces, Mr. G. C. Madoc, Federal
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    1st Asian Registrar Of S.T.T.C.
    142 4 1st Asian Registrar Of S.T.T.C. Mr. C.S.B. Devan, has been appointed the first Asian Registrar of the Singapore Teachers' Training College. The appointment is from March 1953 when Mr. Devan returned to the Colony after completing a training course on Teachers' Training College administration m Britain. He was the College
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    TWO CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
    106 4 KANG BOON SENG, a van driver, told a preliminary m- quiry yesterday that he was j assaulted by two men on board a tongkang m Telok Ayer Basin on Jan. 22 after they had robbed him of a wristwatch and an identity card. The Judge, Mr.
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    GOC At Inspection
    54 4 photo. MAJOR GENERAL D. D. C. Tulloch. General Ofiu er Commanding Singapore Base District, is seen making his first official inspection of more than 300 members of the Singapore Harbour Board Reserve, yesterday. Accompanying him are Major A. Rhind. Commanding Officer of the Reserve (right) and Lieutenant
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    ARMY CSU TO PROTEST
    77 4 SINGAPORE Army Civil Services Union representatives will meet the Army authorities on August 11 to discuss claims of civilian employees for pension rights and transport allowance. President of the Union, Mr. S.T.V. Lmgam, told The Standard yesterday that the union will protest against the Army's decision
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    Trademark Was Faked
    80 4 A FOOD contractor of the Gurkha Contingent Unit m Singapore was supplied with 50 tins of pure ghee bearing false trademarks between Feb. 5 and 22. this year. This was stated by Mr. M.C. Boyle. D.S.P., prosecuting m the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday when Ram
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    SIX DETAINED
    39 4 SECRET Society subbranch, C.1.D., Singapore, detained five Chinese, believed to be members of a secret society, over the weekend. The Police Secretary, Mr. Peter Claque, said the men were detained In connection with a theft report. i
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    STUDENTS DIVERT TO SEX WHEN IDLE
    223 4 STUDENTS DIVERT TO SEX WHEN IDLE SEX and sex literature that is nhat students turn to ichen they do not have extra-curricular activities. Who said this. Why the students themselves*. They are from the graduating class of Singapore Chinese High School and they are the ones, who have been told
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    CHARGED WITH CAUSING DEATH
    55 4 TEO TOH SENG, was tantatively charged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday, with intentionally causing the death of Yeo Oon Cheng m an attap hut. oil" Tiong Bahru Road, at midnight on May 1. He was remanded m "police custody, until Sept. 28 when the
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    NINE MONTH-OLD SETS AIR RECORD
    110 4 THE youngest passenger who arrived m Singapore yesterday by the Qantas BOAC plane has probably set the record for long distance flying, for his age group. Brandt Marriott, son of Mr. G. Marriott, Qantas engineer posted to Singapore, and Mrs. Marriott, is only nine months
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    Society To Heal – Not To Destroy
    102 4 Society To Heal Not To Destroy THE aim of modern youth should be to produce a new society m which kindness and consideration heal ills rather than destroy them, declared Mr. Thio Chan Bee yesterday when he opened Singapore Youth Council's exhibition at the British Council Hall. The exhibition, which
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    Party For Mrs. Pandit
    84 4 THE Kamala Ciab of Singapore will hold a tea party m honour of Madam Vijayalakshmi Pandit. President of the United Nations General Assembly at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the club premises. Members who want to attend the function are asked to contact the
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    These Nos. Win Prizes
    67 4 THE Christ Church Scfiool announced the following lucky ticket number.- drawn at their funfair on Monday, m aid of the School fund: Ist prize No. *****6, 2nd prize No. *****2. 3rd prize '< No. *****3, 4th prize No *****1. sth prize No. *****4 6th prize No.
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    NO INTENTION TO EVADE TAXATION
    194 4 CHOO SENG QUEE. football coach for the Indonesian team last year, who was also a secret asent for the British during the Japanese Occupation m Malaya, appeared before the Singapore City Police Court Magistrate yesterday. too. who was charged with failing to lurnish a return
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    My Wife Had An Affair – Captain
    143 4 My Wife Had An Affair Captain An a. wife st the night out m a b with a man whilt husband was sup Ito be on duty, the S gapoic High Cour told > Capia. P Thorns*- k atei Bril sh f wli petition e:"^i;n-' w.le. P Stjar 1 I
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    Magistrate Clarifies Former Statement
    202 5 Magistrate Clarifies Former Statement THE Singapore City Police' >un Magistrate. Mr. J M -rrux-Colebourn. yesterd i clarified a statement by him about the •nticty of a document p rporting to be a doctor's Ytlfleatt made thb clarification result of a report p >lished by Singapore Eng-n<-w>papers «not The S md
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    Delegates To Nairobi
    67 5 n f Do So i.-j. Si.u-.- ativt C »unc llor F):i (> Ha:; Mohamed r Fe leratioQ Legislative 1 <>• left Singapore yes- Nairobi to attend nonwealth Parlia- Association confer- Hll*d '<> on j v A I IIM :V New Zt h tates to tbc confer- 1
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    COLONY DELEGATES TO WAY MEET
    256 5 COLONY DELEGATES TO WAY MEET SYC President Elected Leader Mr. Eric Wee, President of the Singapore Youth Council, has been elected Leader, of the Colony s delegation to the forthcoming World Assembly of Youth. The delegation, which consists of 20 men and ten women, representing eight races and 22 of
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    55 5 MR. JON HOPE. Public Relations Officer of the World Assembly of Youth and the editor of WAY Forum m Paris arrived m Singapore yesterday to handle the public relations work for the world meeting of WAY m Singapore on August 15. Mr. Hope will be touring the Federation after the
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    He Is A Private 'Eye' Now
    124 5 He Is A Private 'Eye' Now A MAN who has satherrd a vast knowMfee of the Malayan Conimunist Party Orcanisution during his three years service with the Johore State Information Services. is toda.v the boss of a larse pri\ate detective agency m Singapore. Mr. l.mi Kum Chin, formerly Information OlHi-er
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    A Sharp Rise In Workless
    129 5 A Sharp Rise In Workless There was a sharp rise m the number of unemployed people registered with 'the Singapore Government Labour Exchange m July, compared with the number registered m the previous month Mr F. G Tyson. Chief Employment Officer, saiti that m July 2.00!t unemployed persons registered with
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    ASSOCIATION's NEW OFFICERS
    80 5 ASSOCIATION' s NEW OFFICERS THE following office bearers of the Pan-Malayan Alumni Association of the King Edward VII Faculty of Medicine.: j Penang. have been elected for the current year: President Dr. Ong Kee Van: President Elect Dr. A.E. i i Doraisamy; Past President Profe>sor A. A. Sandosham: Secretary— Dr.
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    Mac Donald Opens Art Show
    111 5 Mac Donald Opens Art Show MORE THAN Sli.ooo was realised from the sale of works of art of Mr. Wong Lo Feng at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday when 200 exhibits were on show. The Commissioner General. Mr. Malcolm Mai Donald who opened the exhibition, described Mr Wong
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    Two Clans Clash In Changi Area
    162 5 Standard Staff Reporter TWO Chinese clans clashed m the Changi area of Singapore yesterday and all over a coconut frond. In the fight, which lasted 20 minutes, fists, sticks and acetic acid were used. Seven of those involved, including a woman, were later treated
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    SCHOOL PLAN OPPOSED
    147 5 SCHOOL PLAN OPPOSED THE Singapore Govern lei t*g intention t 0 introduce Englisii primary classes m all Ma jy schools next year ha- been "strongly opposed' by island's Malay add Isla i I bodies, representing more I i I HB associations with a tola membership o! Abou 1 4" imni
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      159 5 io^tfi^tfaZ&Kti^Tnai&Wmc^u^ Ike friitfheJJ ejj a CkeJtertfie/4 tkat fttakeJ WchMul £m»kiHq! fT V O f fh immortal GLENN MILLER, v^^Hk \i DU V M^!^' music he m °de famous and the > if C ffCJlg^flf^jJ wonderful, wonderful life they J I Ji-^S Q r^ yt^ m an<^ roman ce of M
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      212 5 r^^^^MgjjMmmmi^^MjMMU^UU^^U^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^m k'Wt'A: [nternationa' Wome^ s Club i ii show al USIS K-.fi es Place 11 ;< n Katong Cib Ge' togetiiei Social' S v m a- p esbyterian Boys' School: 8., ci classec 4-<> im a' Kaffles Q..J. \W<\V: Malay class &3n om Gymnastics etas* ■>'.'■« i> m lurfo uract.ee
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      222 5 SINCAPOR it uho m 11. »i'oki .4 am U<i: ning S: a News; 735 Me.'«"> m\' c I I 1 11 vital to > \i 1 hi 11 Jp Gra) <j r 1 M Men 1 4.". A the H_. a moni Urg •> M pll !>.. Uj i«ae J
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    Behold! Solomon
    904 6 fFHE City o| Singapore b not as small as it looks. or as we believe it to be. It is large enough to have given secret sanctuary to a Solomon. He would have lain silent and unknown m a corner of Selegie Road if not for the English
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      International Relationships
      145 6 INTERNATIONAL relation- ships are now based on goodwill and respect, says Sin Chew Jit Poh. Gone are the days of economic and military domination. If there is conquest today, it is that of an ideological one. For the past five years, the Western nations have suffered continuous military
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      Divorce Law
      122 6 TTTUSAN MELAYU feels that' U there is no reason why' other Malay states should not adopt Perlis' new Muslim marriage divorce law which, according to two Singapore ulemas, is an] innovation worthy of ac-< ceptance. The Religious and Malay < Customs Board of Perlis re-< cently approved the
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      India Criticized
      134 6 THE anti-Communist daily.' x Chung Shing Jit Pao* severely criticises India for' refusing participate in 1 any South-East Asia de-J fence bloc. India, says the paper, has a long history., but because it became a, subject nation for a consi-, derable length of time, it( has become a
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      Unparalleled
      148 6 ''THE development ot Singa- pore. says Nanyang Siang Pan. has been unparalleled m this part of the world. We have buildings, roads and harbours that are the pride oi" any country. Physically. our development has little to be desired. What we sadly miss is the development ot our spiritual
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      Put A Better Value On Citizenship
      228 6 Sir: -With so much talk m the air about Federal Elections, it is time we began a re-examination of the rights and obligations of Federal Citizenship. To begin with, let us put a better value on this Citizenship so that all may feel proud
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      MOTTO FOR U.M.N.O.
      222 6 Sir: According to newspaper reports. Tungku Abdul Rahman stated that the compromise with the government was accepted out of respect for the position ot the High Commissioner. What about respect for tin- wishes ol the U.M.N.O. members, il not of the people? Has it been subordinated to
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      NONSENSE
      131 6 Sir: Police Lieutenants persecuted by prejudice and calumny? Ot all the nonsense I have read about P Lts.. this tops the lot! Ex-Security Officer should have his head examined by an t xpert a Harley Street Psychiatrist I do not blame him for being misled Into thinking that P
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      No Connection
      157 6 Sir:— We have been requested by the I.S.T.D. m London, the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing to draw the attention of the public m Singapore to the fact that they have no connection whatsoever with the I.S.T.D. (Singapore Federation >. the International Society of Teachers of Dancing
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      PRAISE
      55 6 Sir:—Many thanks to Mr. Ooi for bawling the tripe out of these armchair jungle champions who would much rather see a mankilling wild beasi protected and well fed than a human being. Of all the atrocities attributed to Stalin, no one ever accused him of being so diabolically depraved
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      COUPONS
      104 6 Sir; I won't agree to the comments made by "Suggestion" for a change. He says that we can collect the 6 (lavs' coupon, post it and then wait for the result. This will take a long time, at least 10 days Besides if one of the couoons is lost
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      He Is Delighted
      116 6 Sir ir a*" writing to say liow delighted I was to notice the steady increase m Federation News m your paper. I would not have written at the moment had not several of my friends made the remark m one wav or another during the last lortnight.
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    IT LETS OUT THE POISON
    734 6 bgbv Said Mr. Smith To Kenneth Harris j The poison Mr. Smith was referring to was the ill- < Sj /edifig //mf had existed between the firilish and the I Z Egyptians. In this article Kenneth Harris writes on how the new Anglo-Egyptian agreement looks
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    Moscow's Hand Seen In Indo-China Armistice
    787 6  - Moscow's Hand Seen In IndoChina Armistice RAWLE KNOX By VX Order of the Day issued by Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietminh military commander, on the Indo-China rease-flre Lends weight to t he theory that he himself never wished to end the fighting. His reference to the cease-fire as a "great
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      17 6 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Patience arid obedience icin x)\e golden scholarship of experimental tuition. Mary Baker Eddy.
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      20 6 sir &f£& Wtampax I y afl Don't «3 n rtmmm la^a ..1 U» mm m >, I. |br >„.,/ pMfari «.'<. i./., ivJay
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    HUNDREDS FLEE FROM FANATIC MOSLEMS
    224 7 HUNDREDS FLEE FROM FANATIC MOSLEMS BANDUNG Aug. 3. (UP) Hundreds of refqgeea catrving their belong m us m their arms and m tails streamed into the Bandung region today to tacapc lurnpaging fanatical Moslem terrorists. Ant ara rep rt that the town ol Garni was attache* on Sunday ni'J.; by
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    Senate Vote Is Put Off
    98 7 WASHING lON. Aug. J •Reufteri The Vnl t t d States h.i-> decided, alter three days •>; bitter debate, f.> shelve the :-.<;-• <>t a vote ff censure on Communisthunting Senator J !> c p h McCarthy By 75 votes to last n;.nh? i >:•■
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    Crooner Gets Second Order
    41 7 LOS ANGELES \xx% 3 (AP) (.':■>. 'lit D;r.< Hu 1 ::;<•. on Monday was ordered d'-porr-ni foe the M-mnd time m an order hsued by Ralph Part* special hearing officer of the l T S. Immigration Service h» re
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    A Taxi-Driver Rides Off With His Bride
    76 7 ic. THE taxi was waiting as the bride came out of church. And m she climbed next to the driver. For the old cab belonged to the bridegroom, who drove merrily off to the reception, with the two bridesmaids m the back. It
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    Nationalist Leaders Are Not Worried
    75 7 taipki. Aut (AP»— -:t Mationalisi eaciei-< (tv appeal to m losing any -ci p ovef the current Cony si Chinese camps go vowin| t.) berate" Ponnosa. A high Defence Ministry olDcial sa d recent outbursts I oted bj Peking Radio wore >'■ dip omatic than
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    500 Flee Hotel Fire
    74 7 NEW YORK. Aug. 3 (AP>— Ten guests Of the Park Sheraton Hole] and 13 firemen suffered smoke poisoning ear]; todaj and mure than 500 persons fird from their rooms when a smoky blase burnt out i ninth-floor room, Two guesta were rescued aJ -r being trapped
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    THEY HOPE TO SEE SNOWMAN
    65 7 NEW DELHI. Aug. 3. (Reuter)— Herbert Tichy. Viennese geologist und leader of an Austrian expedition to 26.750- foot Cho Oyu Peak. the world's sixth highest mountain, said today his party hoped to see the" "abominable snowman." He added autumn was probably a good time to
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    Kenya Tightens Security Rules
    189 7 NAIROBI, Aug. 3— (Renter)— The Kenya Government will m future be able to force compulsory evacuation of all inhabitants, their livestock and property from any area m the colony to ensure public safety and order, it was announced here last night. A new emergency regulation one
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    U.S. BATTLE OF SILENCE
    366 7 As S. Koreans Attempt To Wreck Armistice Pact SEOUL, Aug. 3, (UP) American officers are battling with firm actions and silence an apparent South Korean attempt to wreck the Korean armistice agreement. me KUK. government m a manoeuvre obviously aimed at stirring up trouble with the
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    64 7 photo A MAN'S shirt hunt: ing «»\er her man > pantv and a leather belt flapping loose. Hollywood liar kathennr Hepburn takes a walk along a Venice square, during a break m the shooting of her latest film "Siiiiiiiht 'lime." now being inarir m Venice. Miss Hepburn has been the
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    PRESS HITS BACK AT HK. GOVT.
    167 7 HONGKONG. Aug. 3 <AFP) j Foreign correspondents here, who have been comj plainins about Government's (obstruction during the recent i Cathay Pacific Airways plan* i incident, today expressed disagreement with an official reply to their protest of July ,28. I The Bovernment, through Colonial
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    Peer Makes Statement On Shooting
    114 7 Peer Makes Statement On Shooting DEVIZES. Wilt shin. U g 3 <Reut<-r> Lord Vivian. 48--year-old London show producer, who is seriously ill m hospital here with a bull< < wound m his stomach, was able bo make a statement last night to detectives. But liis condition was still described as
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    POLE IS A FREE MAN
    91 7 LONDON. Aug. 3 <AP> Britain's Lord Chid Justice cleared the road to freedom oday for Antoni Klimowicz ie 24-year-old Polish stowway Scotland Yard snatched tin a Communist Polish freighter m the Thames. Klimowicz went before Lord 3oddard, for a two-minute private hearing on a writ
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    Yugoslav Pilot Seeks Asylum
    41 7 P A R I. Italy. Aug. 3, Reuten— A Yugoslav Air Force "Mosquito" landed at Palese aerodrome near here last night, and the pilot. Lieutenant RonLslav Caric. asked for political asylum, the Italian news agency. Ansa. reported.
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    Reds Hold Girl To Lure Father Back
    148 7 WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. 'APi The .story came to light yesterday of a young girl held as a hostage m a Communist country m the hope- of luring her American citizen father back to face a death sentence. No names were given, and some
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    The Lighter Side
    204 7 CASERTA. Italy. Aug. 3 fAP) Newly-wed Contetta '?ca. an attractive 21-year- brunette, yesterday "shot ;nd killed her mother-in-law and her two brothers-in-law, then fled with her husband. NAPLES. Aug. 3, (AP)— .4/1 aggrieved mule, rij>parently furious because other animals were fed first, yesterday leaped out oi his
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    WAR, SOONER OR LATER, SAYS RHEE
    183 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 3— (UP).— South Korean President Syngman Rhee shaken with emotion after a rousing greeting by 150,000 New Yorkers warned yesterday that "war must come sooner than later because we know the later it comes the more terrible it will be." His
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    Second Note To Peiping
    63 7 WASHINGTON Aus J «AP| The United Btat«- ported drafting a r. numd UuU the Communists p^y comp« n lion lor six Americans- three ki:i«-d and three wounded bf R< ci tighter planes Diplomatic official- .-aid U ::ny a vigorous second noii F^< ri China rei^ct^d rM
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      77 7 AIRWAYS^ I ANNOUNCE j SERVICES TO I ANDUKI seria I FOR AND UNEISTATEI KUALA BELAIT j LUTONG FOR MIR! j (SARAWAK) SERVICES TWICE WEEKLY I Mondoys Thursdays Tuesdays Fridays 1420 hrs. I dep. LABUAN orr. 4 0810 hrs. 1505 hrs. arr. dep. 0725 hrs. 1525 hrs. dep. ANDUKI arr. 0705
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      34 7 SOCCER POOLS m****,. This New, Exciting Football Game Can Be Played At Home or Club Price 1f>5.75 MM mi KAFFIR GOLD W'~T^jjofqfM f Another New Board Game X 2 l^^^^^ Postage Insurance ROBINSON'S SaSS
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      81 7 RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES i a^aa., Stondord London Correspondent LONDON. Aug. 3. The fohow.ng are the clos.n, P CeS f d fin on fht Londoi Morkcf LONDON RUBBER *P°* 20id Spot 746 buyers September 20 U < 747 sellers. October/December 20^d. j Three months i 74 1 January/March 20id. j
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      760 8 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD AND HAMBURG -AMERIK A LINIE lOINT SERVICE To Colombo. Genoa. Marseilles, Antwerp. Rotterdam Hamburg b Bremen. Spore P. Sham Penang tMOSELSTEIN (LLOYD) God. 13/14 7 Aug. 8 Aug. SCHWABINSTEIN (LLOYD) .12/15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Aug. HESSENSTEIN (LLOYD) 30Aug/4 Set*. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. FRANKFURT (HAPAC) 26/29 Sept.
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      1227 8 Mitm BLUE FUNNEL LINE JgMS, <2o line.) MANhFIFXI) CO., LTD. W* incorporated la Singapore Carrlert option to proceed via other porte to fend ana discharge cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL GLASfiOW LONDON CONTINENTAL POSTS Due Salla P S'bam Fenang AutomedOD foi Uverpool Avonmouth Aur 4 Calclias for Liverpool Dublin G 33/34
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      819 8 JAVA NEW YORK SAILINGS Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Holland America Line Nederland Line Rotterdam Rotterdam Amsterdam HALIFAX (MONTREAL). BOSTON. NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. MOBILE NEW ORLEANS via SUEZ. Spore P Sham Penang JAPARA (RL) 9/15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17/18 Aug SOESTDYK (HAL) 19/25 Aug. 26 Aug. 27/2JA«g CAROET (RL) 29 Aug/5
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      767 8 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT /M.ANOINA VI* For Aden. Po*t Said. Genoa. Antwerp Rotterdam. Hamburg. Gdynia. Copenhagen. Gothenburg and Oslo. S'oorc f Sham Penan? xi "KAMBODIA" 5/5 Aug. 6/6 Aug. 7/7 A u< xxl SELANDIA 1 19/22 Aug. 23/23 Aug 24/25 A.. xxx) "SAMOA" 23/29Aug 30/3OA«g 31Aug/2Sep. xxxx) "KINA"
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    Finance...Commerce...Shipping
    29 9 Finance... Commerce... Shipping THE 8.000-ton Heather photographed on arrival m Singapore after traversing 10.000 miles across the ocean manned only by crew of seven, headed by Captain M. Gaggino.
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    $10M. MALAYAN OIL WENT TO RED CHINA
    234 9 Ships Chartered To Take Cargoes Standard Market Reporter RED CHINA is by far the biggest single buyer of crude Malayan coconut oil today. Shipments worth more than $10 million have gone to that country m the past six months. This was disclosed to
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    Dividend Payments
    93 9 THE Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., Singapore, have received cabled advice from their London office that the Board of Directors have declared an interim dividend of seven per cent less tax payable on Sept. 1, 1954. Messrs. Osborne and Chappel of Ipoh, announced the declaration of the following
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    PEPPER ACTIVE
    144 9 Standard Market Reporter PEPPER showed some activity yesterday with appreciable gains, particularly for Lampong Black, which was quoted at Sl72i. Coconut oil sellers at Penang indicated S5O per picul according to Holiday. Cutler, Bath Co. Ltd H.C.B Co. Ltd. copra prices (per picul) yesterday were. Market opened quiet
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    Negri Padi Position Satisfactory
    152 9 Negri Padi Position Satisfactory SEREMBAX. Tues. The; pacii position m Negri Sembilan for the season from March to May this year, was satisfactory. The quarterly report of the State Agricultural Officer issued here today, stated that wet padi harvesting began daring the early part of the quarter, and. up to
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    Heads Group
    28 9 THE Japan Sundry Goods Export Association held its inaugural meeting and named President Uiehiro Kosuge of the well-known export firm. Itoh Chuh. as its President. A.F.P
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    Markets Open Quiet After The Holidays
    205 9 TIN DROPS $3-sjB Standard Market Reporter THE Malayan tin price continued to ease yesterday, dropping by $3£ to 5368 per picul, but first grade rubber closed quietly steady at 684 cents per lb.. unchanged from Friday's levels. Elsewhere m the markets, trading was reported
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    BACK FBOM TOUR
    45 9 photo. MR. Lee Kirn Cfcou (above) managing director of Heng Lee Co., (Singapore) Ltd., import and export firm specialising m marine products, has returned to Singapore after a business tour of Hongkong and Japan. Mr. Lee left Singapore three weeks ag:o. Standard
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    Outputs Ot Tin
    108 9 FOLLOWING are the tin outputs of the following com- panics for the quarter ApriliJune 1954 and the 12 months ended June 30. 1954: Rambuitan Ltd. 77i tons (18J tons during the corresponding period of last year) and 156 tons (80 tons); Gopeng Consolidated Ltd. 160J tons (124
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    SHARE MART QUOTATIONS
    111 9 CHANGES m quotations yesterday were: Buyers Seller- I Fraser Neave Ord. LOS 2.00 M. Breweries 3.47 3.55 Malayan Cement 1.39 1.43 I Malayan Colls. .57 .60 I McAlisters $1 stock 3.70 3.75 I Robinson Co. Ords. L9J 1ST Straits Traders 20.85 21.00 'Union Insur. 470.00 4.80 00
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    VOTE TO CUT PAY
    31 9 WORKEF~. at the Stud.baker Corporation m South j Bend. Indiana, will vote this week on a proposal to cut I their pay by 20 per cent. A.P.
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    Exchange Banks' Rates
    92 9 MALAYA N Exchange Banks' Association buying rates to merchants are: NEW YORK: Buying T.T. 32-15/16, airmail O.D S3-1 16, 90 days 33-3/16 credit bills. 33} trade bills. CANADA: Buying TT. ttl. airmail 32^. 90 days 32i credit bills, 32-9/16 trad< I i The following are other selling
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    Another Stanvac Tanker For East
    137 9 Another Stanvac Tanker For East Standard shipping Reporter A MODERN oil tanker name. i nou: of ths cap;' of Thailand has i d service far the d d( >- leum -Far East, as as to A >- ralia Z 'aland. Frist and S Stai rd-Vaeuu I npany i today that
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    MORE SOAP SOLD TO HK
    108 9 Ho: kCMIg M t custc boast wash .p. dir>- [on pu expr.- 4 thi coa try m Mi to B 745 cwts.. g 5,694 Hong] re.:..- B 1 statist Mala: est cud i Eot toilet an Sarawak < li* 1' < :bs.>. 1- id Norti-
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    45 9 MR. R. ENOCSON, (left) sales representative of the Scandinavian Airways System, who arrived m Singapore by BOAC from Stockholm. He is to represent SAS as Mr. John Hoyer is going ♦o Stockholm on leave. Standard photo shows Mr. Hoyer greeting Mr. Enocson on his arrival
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      724 9 SI ILA HUMS VACANI MALACCA MUNICIPAL COUM 11. APFOINTMLNT OF MUNICIPAL HLALTII OFFICLR. APPLICATIONS are invited i from registered Medical ■titionera who are British cts or Federal Citizens of i. for the appointment of ucipal Beafill Otlicer.: rca. Candidates must have »i knowledge and expe- j rience m public health
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      480 9 BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES SINGAPORE. NOTICE OF QUARTERLY SESSION A QUARTERLY session of the Board ctf Licensing JustiI ces for Singapore will be held jin the Court of the District Judge and First Magistrate m the Criminal District and i Police Courts Building. South Bridge Road. Singapore at 2.30 p.m.
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      135 9 CHROLON exposure meter BJ.Chew&Co. Singapore 76-B Robinson Read Tel: *****. P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE '"TENDERS from contractors of Class "E" and above will be received at the office of the Senior Executive Engineer. P.W.D., Central Perak. Kuala Kangsar up to 3.00 p.m. of sth August. 1954 for Redecorating Istana Ulu, Bukit
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      68 9 •IV* huro pivttsuri* m ttnnounving thai §r<> hurt* &o***n upp€*iit(€>4l SOLE AGENTS for WEST END WATCHES FOR SINGAPORE, FEDERATION AND BORNEO, S. P. H.de SUVA 45 High Street, Sinfjoporc 6 Station Road Ipon. 6 Embankment Kuala Lumpur. 4 f A friend m the hom^... I O/~£~4^ THE ROIL I S^\^J^\
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      62 9 SiSMiPijn Harbour Outer Roads Herpa. Gomel. Reginald Kerr. Mahathevi, Olensk, Asha, San Ernesto, Mandeville, Sivuch, Heather, Sirdhana Neritopsis, Norha, K'.uang, Loksang. Kota Gede. Inner Roads Teck Thong, Hin Cheong. Hero, Gen. Michiels, Kajang, Landak, Lawu, Kempar. Aik Leong. Caltex 93, Puseng. Tong Hoa, Tai Tiong, Soon Bee, Moon fish, Hanthale.
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      65 9 Bruas, Merlimau, Si n Hong Ho, Selangor, Tong Hock, Aik Hin, Laksula, Enggano. S.H.B. Godowns Straat Banka 43. Caltex Dublin 38 Automedon 34. Tjitjelagenka 31. Tjibadak 29. Meron 25. Benavon 8, Antilochus 4, Agnete Maersk 23, Bidor 21. Flting Eagle 19, Malay 18 Benreoch 13, Messelstala 13. Man-Of-War Anchorage INS
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      AMBASSADOR DROPS IN
      105 10 (BELOW): YIP at Raffles Hotel Saturday night was His Excellency the Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James Leon M. (ieurrero and his wife Anita who flew m to Colony earlier m the evening by plane. They left for London on .Monday m the ictoria and
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      79 10 firm: **atuntay iiiulit wa« "fa-ewHl night" for Antonio an«l Teresa 4aen. the sensational >,'>atsis|i brotlw r-aad -stwler daacv U*a« who have Im-oii dUM-tas lor rieiM weetun :it tin- Kaffte- UotH K«t lonu'ht it v "welcrtmi' niijht" lor tlievi- two ai the atfaa> K*-~i i"rant whrre they apea a new »»-a-i»n
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      56 10 IKKIOW): The pi ire: Kaffir Ballroom. The .lay: Saturday. Th« U m\.» man W* k K«h talkin, Zul pluniin* 1,,-Uin^ "Une.y "under... »> «tj« ».M.lf .nd -brantirul .rfallow m .ilk lht STS nl.v n. K hl. T,,H..r «f the M. \n.lr,u H^Lltal W^ks ga a f ..iS. r..»'» was .omper,
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      127 10 THIS mo*t pli»ti»:-n!e girt vim tiit- vnniiiiii id no»e Milrr tii.lll tcinr.nr tuitions Who, iii j multrr uf i«i-ir -f» >rt wotrks. u>, bit ih«* hf! tlim> nu .••*er U»;»a rhr<-«- Hun f»H» H one ot the ~lovrti«rs m trriioH \|.irtiniW m i mm ""»h<nv Hn-iu-". i vt." h«*i» j>»
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      FILM GETS WORLD PREMIERE
      142 10 all acre* 1 a rule p.i< k< •ny l»«*a«h is sy«ln<*> Mar i Ad.-y. now leaJtirniK wilii VCollars ttrrhiMra at n»<- i ii»-«'s (hirken Inn Ilir r< lur lliis i» in ti i> i» id n lint i put liii w.< headllar> home willi Mint fihe
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      49 10 IBEIOW)* Conversation piece In the hotel lobby. And. doinjr mixt of the to m»n-about-town Richard I. WHMttr of M illiam Jack* LteteaiM willi •re Inez Moffett of Madeline. Pamela l-awscm who modelled Iw anil? Kaffles Saturday Bight "parade." and Joan Booty who inudelled for the la»htoa liouse of Madeline.
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      94 10 (BF.I.OW): The Sea View's Chicken Inn was the srene of a happy party on Saturday nisht when Ahmc Construction Co's ever Charles Wong ami Inn rharming wife were hosts to a group of intimate friends. Cocktails were followed by dinner and dancing. Caught by the roving camera are the hosts
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      89 10 <\BOVE>: Like to know how to make a KLM rorktall? Then ask KLMs 8>«tioB Manacrr Winin Benke* and he'll show you. Brisbane visitor Betty Green en Wr£l" was £Ko how hy Bill on Saturday night at the Embassy, where the mix-up of the H<*Kes M*™ l s watt-lie*! with keen
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      22 10 Your skin will glow with a radiant beauty when you wear the new feather-light Creme PuH Make-up created by Mac Factor Hollywood.
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    Two Sure 'Golds' For Britain In The Distances
    288 11 77ie Empire Games EMPIRE VILLAGE, VANCOUVER, August 3, (Renter).— England will probably collect at least two track gold medals today when the British Empire Games track and field events continue here. There is no one on paper in Commonwealth likely to England's
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    Pakistanis Get Their Money Back
    112 11 Pakistanis Get Their Money Back VANCOUVER, Aug. 3. (AP)— lt I wa s smiles, instead of tears, Monday for members of the Pakistan team 'n the British Empire Games Po ic c reported that U551,505 m cash carted away m a l'so-pound strongbox from Empire Village on Friday was recovered
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    Indian Navy Trounced
    61 11 THE Royal Navy beat the Combined Indian Navy by five goals to one m a friendly soccer match played on the YMCA ground yesterday. Except for a fighting first half, m which the Indian Navy was one down but readily got the equaliser, there was not much
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    35 11 THIS is Tan Eng Looi. Perak's new icomen's singles and doubles champion with her trophies. No surprise because Eng Looi comes from the badminton playing family of Tan Cheng Phor, one of Malaya's former stahoarts.
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    INDON SHUTTLERS THREAT TO OOI
    973 11 INDON SHUTTLERS THREAT TO OOI PENANG, Tues.— With the Taiwan tourists, Wong Peng Soon, Lim Koon Yam and Abdullah Piruz out of this year's Malayan championships (reasons— Wong medically unfit and the other two unhappilly unable) there is every chance that the Malaya's top badminton titles will go to Indonesia.
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    Postponed
    31 11 THE hockey match between the Singapore Hockey Association and the Indian Navy scheduled for today, has been postponed till tomorrow. It will be played on the Singapore Recreation Club ground.
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    UK CRICKET
    65 11 LOXDOX. Auc. 3 'Reuteri At Birmingham, WarwickshireDerbyshire match abandoned. No pay today becau.-e of rain. Warwickshire 100 and 4] fur l. Derbyshire 158. At Worcester. WorcestershireEsses: match abandoned. No play today becau.se of rain. Worcestershire 265 and 60 lor 1. Essex 218. At Manchester, Yorkshire beat Lancashire by
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    FIGHT AGAIN
    29 11 NEW YORK. Aug. S, (AP) Rocky Marciano will defend his heavyweight title against Ezzard Charles on September 15 at Yankee Stadium here, promoter Jim Norris said Monday.
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    ST. JOHN'S SC GO OUT
    173 11 TWO snap goals, within a period of sixty seconds from a late second half rally, spelt victory for Haikowyu Sports Club, who eliminated St. John's Sports Club by 4—3 mi n a SAFA Junior second round Cup-tie played at Geylang Stadium yesterday. It was the
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      311 11 <^)/\J SINGAPORE STANBARoi QUICK -QUIZ j A separate competition will still appear ecch day. wi'h a separate $100 prize, but you con now send m one, two, three or a whole week's entries IN THE SAME ENVELOPE The cosing date tor all six entries this week is Wednesday, Augus* Hth.
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      238 11 Li 1 hhnew By Al Cap? -O* s-o*. X -A\s r-,E --F appi ai icp m^^ ar^^Z'^^ -AND WE V SIO,OOO.V T DON'T BE SILLV// -„-ars~, a_^ t_e --*f AUDiEsCE N. REGISTERS m^^^^^^^^^Wk AWARD OH/VO' IS J IT'D COST US < :Oo^ESTAn,T<, TELL AOPLAUDSTME ON THIS Ml UNBEARABLY ftt-D SIO,OOO
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      131 11 SOCCER: Floodlit Austrians v Sino-Malays at Jalan Besar 8.30 p.m; Customs v SHB Police Jr. Cup at Jalan Besar 7 p.m. SBHFA: Group A: Shell v H.K. Bank at Shell: Pulo Bukom v F. N. at F. Park; Group B: Sime Darby v Chartered Bank at Jalan Besar; Breweries v
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    IT'S GINSENG FOR THE MAIN RACE
    746 12 Take A Tip From Bill MeCra! I COLLEGE DOtfl Watch Firebird In The 2nd WELL HANDICAPPED GINSENG will be hard to beat in today's race six, top division for class three horses, main event of the Penang Turf Club second day's meeting at Penang
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    CLUB WIN
    29 12 IN their return SAFA Junior Cup tie match played on the padang yesterday, Singapore Cricket Club beat Aston Athletic Club I—o. Sandy McDonald scored the winning goal.
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    Candidates For The Cup Impress
    300 12  -  BILL McCREA TRACK WORK Bv By PENANG, Tues.—The track has dried out but is still a little holding. There were candidates for the final day's racing, out for their preparations. Among those who worked well and impressed were Three Rings, Campus Belle and Rigoletto who
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    TPCA Team Vs Kowloon
    62 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. TPCA Invitation team to meet the Kowloon Soccer Tourists at the Princes Road Stadium here tomorrow will be: Lourdes (SIA), Ronnie Rozario (Dynamos I, Xarayanasamy (TPCA). Philip Rozario (Dynamos), Seevaratnam (TPCA>.| Dorairaj (TPCA). Muthu <SIA>. I Narayanasamy iSIA). M. Shanmuganathan (TPCA), Edwin; Dutton
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    Damage By Sequerah
    70 12 MALACCA, Tues.—Seque- rah played a great part m the I St. Francis Institution victory i over the Singapore CYMA by 25 runs during the week-end :on the SFI ground. CYMA. batting first, were skittled out for 34 runs. Se--1 querah took eight wickets for three runs. Thi?
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    SCC RUGBY
    20 12 THE annual general meeting of the SCC Rugby section will be held today, 5.30 p.m., at the Club.
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    KB SPORTS
    24 12 KOTA BAHRU, Tues.— Sultan Ismail College will hold their annual sports at the College Green on Thursday Aug 5 at 3.30 p.m.
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    Kowloon Lose Again
    311 12 Selangor Recs 2 Kowloon Busmen 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A record crowd of more than 7,000 braved the weather to see an inspired j Selangor Chinese Recreation Club XI inflict a 2—l defeat on Hong Kong's league champions, the -touring Kowloon Bus Company Sports Club on the
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    108 12 MY BEST selection of the afternoon v FIREBIRD m the second race. FIREBIRD has been facing up to the preparation with great heart and will have a firm following. Class one horses, TRY AS and QVICKSAIVD raced the first day and hare provided a guide to their form
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      232 12 T//£ WATCH THE WORLD HAS LEARNED TO TKUST S©«e d*, y*.n a-» a«e' OLYMPIC GAMES For 20 years Omega has officially timed tfce Olympics In recognition of Omega's Outstanding leadership m preciwor. timing, the Olympic Committee of Helsinki presented Omegj with the Olympic Cross the highest award for consistent accuracy
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