Singapore Standard, 11 August 1954

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    Masthead
    19 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD tiger M. fit M Vol. V. No. 40. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 15 CENTS.
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    $250,000 Theft Case Opens
    643 1 $250,000 Theft Case Opens WD, VEHICLES JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Six British soldiers, including two National Servicemen, were charg- ed today with conspiring j to steal War Department j vehicles from the Dockj Section of 221, Vehicles! Battalion, m Singapore between August. 1953 and March, this year. Th- v were alleged
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    Police Hunt 'Blackie'
    65 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— A Chinese whr> is known as "Blachie" is wanted by Polift* here m connection with the theft of War Department vehirles valued at more than $250,000. The Standard was told today. "Blarkie" who might have left the country, is a key wit..c> s in
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    Roger's 4-Min. Mile
    46 1 At Vancouver photo. BRITAIN'S Roger Bannister breasts the tape to wm the mile at the Empire Games, Vancouver, m 3 mm. 58.8 sec, with Australia's John Lan d y about three yards behind to finish second m 3 mm. 59.6 sec A. P.
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    Cosey Pleads For Collective Defence
    275 1 CANBERRA, Aug. 10 (AP) Australian External Affairs Minister Richard Casey today made a fresh appeal to South-east Asian countries to join m a collective defence arrangement. Mr. Casey said m a statement to the House of Representatives that it is essential Free Asian countries should
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    Dogs Eat Up Two Girls
    56 1 QUEBEC, Aug. 10 (AP) A pack of mad dogs was reported today to have attacked and devoured two girls, aged three years and four, m the lumber community outside Quebec, more than 700 miles East of here. Lieutenant Col. Leon La Lertt. provincial police director,
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    LYTTELTON TO BE VISCOUNT
    35 1 LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter) The Queen has appro, -d that a viscountcy be conferred on Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, who retired as British Colonial Secretary last month, it was announced here tonjght,
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    NEHRU SAYS 'YES' TO OBSERVERS
    116 1 New Mope In Row With Portuguese NEW DELHI, Aug. 10, (Reuter) The Indian Government announced today it had accepted Portugal's proposal for impartial observers to report on the situation m Portuguese possessions m India. A note handed to the Portuguese Minister here today requested Portugal
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    Honour At Stake .Says Dr. Salazar
    184 1 tesque and totally uncalled for allegations against the honour of the armed forces of India and the Government of the Union." In one of his rare broadcasts the Portuguese Prime Minister Dr. Antonio Salazar, today reasserted Portugal's right to her territories m India m
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    Drama On The Cinder Track
    73 1 photo. ENGLAND'S Jim Peters collapses on the cinder track of the stadium in the last leg of the 26mile marathon race at the Empire Games, Vancouver. At right, John Savidge English shotputter, is urging him on. Peters led the field by more than three miles
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    YOUTH KILLER
    25 1 POLICE are holding 19--year-old. Jose Lazaro Gonzales. who has admitted killing at least 10 men. Gonzales said robbery usually was his motive.— AP.
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    COUP FAILS
    21 1 A COMMUNIQUE from the Director-General of Information announced the failure of a coup m Peru at dawn yesterday.- AP.
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    US Wont Wait For Russia On A-Plan
    203 1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Reuter)— The United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles, said today the United States hoped to proceed with President Eisenhower's international atomic material pool plan without Soviet participation. He told his weekly press j conference that the U.S.
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    GOVT'S NO' TO RESERVE SEATS
    181 1 GOVT'S NO' TO RESERVE SEATS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Government is understood to have rejected a plea of the Malayan Indian Congress for reserved seats m the transition legislative council. The Congress led the community's demand for this elected reserve m proportion to their numbers m the Federation's population
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    Gassed Her Children
    55 1 LUEBECK. Germany Au? 10. <AP«— A 32-year-old German mother turned on the gas m her kitchen last night m an attempt to commit suicide. When neighbours called the police. Herna Goe.sch was still alive but her children, two girls and a boy aged one to five, were
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    SIAMESE TWIN GIRLS BORN
    48 1 SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Aug. 10 iAP> —Siamese twins weighing a total of 11 pounds 12 ounces were born to a Salt Lake City mother on Monday. The twins, girls, were joined from the chest to the navel. They were delivered by Caeserian section.
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    Going Down To Honour Climbers
    73 1 Going Down To Honour Climbers VERONA, Italy, Aug. 10. (AP)— ltalian speleologists will attempt to set what they describe as a new world record for climbing down into the earth's depths. They will do it to honour the men who climbed the other direction and conquered the mountain K-2. The
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    ATTLEE IN MOSCOW
    27 1 Mr. Clement Attlee and other British Labour Party leaders arrived m Moscow by air yesterday for a two-dry itay on their way to China.
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    500 Mourn At Emilie's Burial
    44 1 CORBEIL, Ontario. Aug. 10 (Reuter) Emilie Marie Jeanne Dionne. one of the world-famous Canadian quintuplets, was buried m a small Catholic cemetery here. More than 500 mourners crowded into the red brick church. Hundreds waited outside m the rain.
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    STUDENT TROUBLE BREWING AGAIN
    174 1 Standard Staff Reporter TROUBLE is again brewing among Singapore Chinese middle school students. This time, it is over a breaking-up party for graduating classes. The last time it was over National Service. This is the trouble: Students want to start preparing for the breaking-up party now.
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    ASSEMBLY BACKS M. FRANCE
    138 1 ASSEMBLY BACKS M. FRANCE PARIS. Aug. 10. fßeuter) Premier Mendes France won the first of two critical votes m the National Assembly today. The assembly voted confidence m his Government and gave him special powers to overhaul the nations economy. According to semi-official figures, voting was 361 to 90. Monsieur
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    Hie 45th Session
    87 2 THE prime cause of the BOAC Constellation crash at Kallang Airport on March 13, m which 33 people were killed, was "undoubtedly" the ridge at the seawall end of the runway. Senior-Captain lan Stephens, BOAC's Deputy Inspector of Accidents, said at the 45th session of the inquiry
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    SEAWALL RIDGE WAS CAUSE OF CRASH
    376 2 BOAC Accidents Inspector Says Hoyle's Landing Was Unique' mem m landing of the runway. Cru>s-examined by Mr. Kenneth Seth < for the Department of Civil Aviation).' Capt. Stephens agreed thcu pilots were aware of the turbulence and down draft at the seawall and that
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    His Wisdom Was Malacca's Asset
    383 2 MALACCA. Tues. About 100 Settlement welfare workers and guests yesterday attended, at the Capitol Dance Hall, the first of a round of farewell parties to the Resident Commissioner, Mr. C». E. C. Wisdom, who retires towards the end of this month. Chairman of the function
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    Singapore Finances Are Healthy
    90 2 Singapore Finances Are Healthy SINGAPORE'S Financial Secretary. Mr. W. C. Taylor told the Press, yesterday, 'that the Colony's financial position ;for the first half of this year was stable and m a healthy condition. "Return* of revenue have been up to expectations." he stated, "and expenditure has been much less
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    Fined $10,000 For Opium
    42 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Tan Kirn Seng, who had originally claimed trial to a charge of illegal possession of 100 pounds of opium, was today fined $10,000 by the President of the Sessions Court here when he pleaded guilty.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    107 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Bayers Sellers No 1 R.S.S Spot Loose 66| 661 No. 1 R.S.S. 66g 662 No. 2 R.S.S. 662 66g No. 3 R.S.S. 65? 66 Tone: Quiet after easy. TIN PRICK The price of tin yesterday was $361f per
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    CORROSIVE ACID CAN GET YOU LIFE
    190 2 Standard Staff Reporter ANY person who is found carrying any corrosive substance and who cannot explain his reason for doing: so, can now be sent to gaol for 10 years the Singapore Government Gazette announced yesterday. r ****cnc If he uses or attempts to'
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    Brother & Sister
    56 2 Brother Sister photo. MARGARET Clark's welcome to her brother Michael whom she had not seen for a year was a big hug and a kiss at Kalians Airport yesterday. Michael, who flew m by Qantas/BOAC from London, is here on vacation. They are children of Captain A. P. Clark of
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    Love Has No Time For I-Cards
    112 2 Love Has No Time For I-Cards A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who lost her identity card while out "necking" with her boy friend at Singapore's King George V Park during the Bank Holidays, told an inquiring clerk at the Registration Centre that "one did not think of mundai things On such occasions."
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    More WAT Delegates Come In
    97 2 More WAT Delegates Come In THIRTEEN Japanese 10 vien and three women representing nine yovth organizations arrived m Singapore yesterday by air to attend the World Assembly of Youth which begins on Sunday. Mr Yoshim&chi Ebisatca, the liend of the delegation, told The Singapore Standard: "We hare been looking forward
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    Tapper Gets Five Years
    76 2 IPOH. Tugs— X. Munianriy. a rubber tapper, who was defended by Mr. R.P.S. Rajasooria. was today acquitted and discharged m the Supreme Court here on a charge of murdering a fellow worker. He was however, found guilty on the 'e.sser charge of causing grievous hurt and
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    AMERICA TOLD OF THE WAR MALAYA CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE'
    324 2 AMERICA TOLD OF THE WAR MALAYA CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE' NEW YORK. Aug. 10 (UP) Malaya's problem of getting high yielding "wonder" rubber trees into mass production mi n time to meet the challenge of United States synthetic rubber manufacture is the subject of a fea- I tured article m
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    High Blood Pressure
    41 3 eh Biood Pr»s»ur« make* I n», -j pain* around ~n short braAth. tn- '.<». v- and swollen y»j fan <*- 1 j.-nost instant '.rum <i<in<»rous iymp- *m HYNoX Ask your for HYNOX today and C»«l "g«r m i. few days.
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    Slim Fat Away
    36 3 11 > ir Rgur* or makes kw*tk rt.i endanger* f f» > wM rind It easy af;»,;n.| t lay with til* j w0..,i h->d called N InkMic dieting or a^kl: 1 -iy safe. Ask your
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    GOVT. UNION WANTS PSC INSPECTOR APPOINTED
    174 3 GOVT. UNION WANTS PSC INSPECTOR APPOINTED Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union wants the Government to appoint a Public Services Commission Inspector. A suggestion to select a senior officer from the Colonial Administrative Service to this proposed post will be made by the Union today.
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    An Officer Took $50 Court Told
    152 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.Dahalan bin Haji Hassan, of the Land Office. Mersing was charged In *he Sessions Court, Mersing today with receiving 550 :'r m Lee Ching. of Sri P^nrjii New Village as a ref.jL': i I mt obtaining a plot of lani \n Merging
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    Medical Aid For Natives
    81 3 IPOH. Tues.— Twelve aborigines m the Tapah area are among the 508 patients who received medical aid m July from the St. John Medical Unit stationed m that area. Another St. John team stationed at Selama treated 1.259 patients during the same month. St. John Ambulance
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    Hongkong 'Pirates' An Original
    137 3 Hongkong 'Pirates' An Original PENANG, Tues.— A representative of the Oxford University Press, Mr. R. E. Brannah said today that the Oxford English Course for Malaya had been "pirated" m Hongkong recently and his firm was working with the police the;?? to se? that it would not happen again. Pirated
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    Murdered By His Former Comrades
    188 3 PENANG. Tues.— A woman told a coroner's court here today that some time after her husband had gone out from their house to distribute biscuits, she heard passers-by saying that someone had been shot dead. She went to find out who it was and the
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    UNIONS ALLEGE BREACH OF FAITH
    161 3 THE Singapore City Council Labour Unions' Federation yesterday charged the City Council with violating an agreement reached between the Council and its open vote employees recently on working hours. Mr. OS. Rengasamy, secretary of the Federation, told The Standard that the Council was implementing new
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    2 YOUTHS ARE FOUND GUILTY
    74 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pretheroe. today sentenced a young man, S. Parasuraman, to three years' imprisonment and M. Maniam, a juvenile, to an approved school for two years, when he found them guilty m the High Court here on a charge
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    ARMY OFFICER'S HOME IS BURGLED
    43 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Thieves entered an Army officer's house m Parry Road during the early hours, this morning, and stole a cinecamera valued at $300 and $20 m cash The burglars entered the house through an open window.
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    COAL MINERS FORSAKE A DYING TOWN
    589 3 COAL MINERS FORSAKE A DYING TOWN Gloom In Selangors Dust Bowl KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— -A gloomy atmosphere of resignation prevails over the coal mining township of Batu Arang, 37 miles from Kuala Lumpur. Many of the workers believe that it will not be long before they have to move from
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    BUSY SCHEDULE FOR MADAME PANDIT
    220 3 A FULL-TIMJ programme has been arranged for Madame Vijayalakshimi Pandit President of the United Nations General Assembly, who is arriving m Singapore today. The programme Is: Aug. 11: 325 p.m. arrival by BO AC; 5 p.m. Laying of the foundation stone for new Club premises
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    Youth Remember War Dead
    93 3 SINGAPORE'S war dead were remembered yesterday morning; when the Filipino delegation to the World Assembly of Youth, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph. The delegation of 18 wore their national costumes, the men their "barong tagalago and the girls their "balintawak." The delegation was led by
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    COMMITTEE SPLIT ON LAND BILL
    271 4 COMMITTEE SPLIT ON LAND BILL Conflict Over The Essentials Standard Staff Reporter THE Select Committee appointed to report on the proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill of Singapore is split over the essentials. Three legislators support the Bill which seeks to fix a maximum price for the land that may be
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    CABLES STOLEN
    19 4 SIX copper cables worth $72 were stolen from an electrical sub-station at French Road. Singapore, on Monday.
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    Rare Specimens Go For A Song
    212 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A lucky army officer last night won a rare specimen of a Temiar blo\, pipe and a 30 year old dart quiver for a song at the close of the three-day exhibition of the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association here. Major S Brancker.
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    Studenfs Lose Call-Up Appeals
    281 4 Youth Must Sacrifice' Standard Staff Reporter THE appeals of three Singapore Chinese High School students for postponement of National Service were rejected yesterday by -the Appeal Tribunal on the grounds that Service would not affect their studies nor give them any exceptional hardship. One student was
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    3 Men On Trial For Robbery
    204 4 YONG Sam Fatt. proprietor of a .-sundry goods shop m Johore. told the Singapore Assizes, yesterday, that armed men robbed him of cash and jewellery valued $178 at the junction of Dunearn and Adam Roads at 11.40 p.m. on; April 25. One of the
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    SUICIDE BID: $100 BOND
    54 4 SUICIDE BID: $100 BOND BECAUSE of an unhappy married life. Goh Swee Choon <22 >. attempted suicide by drinking a solution of causticsoda m Anson Road at 3 p.m. on Aug. 4. the Singapore Seventh Police Court was told yesterday. Goh was, however, discharged by the Magistrate, Mr. Choor Singh,
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    $711,000 Vote
    25 4 SINGAPORE City Council will soon approve a $711,000 special services programme to provide better recreational facilities for the public during the next year
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    Untitled
    64 4 LADY E. Pepler, wife of Singapore's Planning Consultant. Sir George Pepler addresses the large assembly before declaring open the Singapore Improvement Trust's IO.OOOth. house. Picture shows (left to right) the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode; the Acting President, City Council, Mr. J. T. Rea; Lady Pepler; the Manager
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    Bodies Are Identified
    89 4 SINGAPORE police yesterday established the identities of the bodies of a man and woman found m a highly decomposed state m Tanah Merah Ketchil area of Singapore on Monday afternoon. The man is said to be Narayanasamy. 31, a private car driver working for a family m
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    Three Lose Watches In Petty Thefts
    139 4 A BRITISH sergeant living m the sergeants' mess m Chua I Chu Kang, Singapore, left his wristwatch In his bedroom on Monday morning and wen: for! his bath. Fifteen minutes later, he re- turned to his bedroom to find the watch, worth $26. missing.
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    Settlement For 65,000 People
    165 4 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Improvement Trust has, to date, built 10,495 dwelling units and 467 shops, the majority with living accommodation, the Chief Architect. Mr. S. C. Woolmer, declared yesterday. He said this at the opening of the 10.000 th. dwelling unit by Lady E.
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    Oratorical Contest In Mandarin
    148 4 Oratorical Contest In Mandarin THE first annual students' oratorical contest m Mandarin organized by the Singapore Chinese Young Men's Christian Association will be staged at the association's premises at 2 p.m. on Aug. 21. The contest is open to students m English and Chinese schools. Contestants wilj be divided into
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    Settlement Is In Sight
    66 4 A SETTLEMENT of the dispute between the Hock Gim Guan Sago factory. Singapore. and its 200 employees, who have issued a strike notice, is expected soon The workers and the management of the factory had discussions yesterday, and Mr. J.D.H. Neill. assistant Labour Commissioner, who was
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    Murder Count
    31 4 CHIANG Wing Sun was charged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday with the murder of an 18--year-old mechanic, Lam Kuon Heen, m Nam Lock Street on Aug. g.
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    EXPECTED BONUS, SO HE SPENT FIRM'S CASH
    275 5 EXPECTED BONUS, SO HE SPENT FIRM'S CASH Sent To Jail KUALA LUMPUR. Ties.— Samuel Alfred i r ans, former manager ri a jewellers' firm. .as today convicted and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on n charge of criminal breach of trust of >:o 000 belonging to the v >::.puny. Mr
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    Coach's Case
    40 5 IHe im> against Choo Se;-4 j ft 1 T.r.er footba;! ct>a 1 1 rcstanbqp postpor.ed i> Auj >y the Sm^apore C y •Court Magistrate. 1 -narged •it r; rnish an mc ns of lie Aid:-.-.;-. Trading 'for ;5»5:5.
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    Ransackers Had Time For Eggs, Drinks
    168 5 THREE intruders helped tbemse trei j es^s and drink-. ci';-.--.- hj\ui3 ransarked a hou-c on i rainjr p.:gat m Kampor.2 i :i MacPheraon Road, Singapore on Aug. 31, last '■■'A.--1 eft with jewelieiv. j- j: i property vaiued at <_'.fii"i. j leged c;.:i Poh
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    '1st CLASS MATERIAL FOR A NEW NATION'
    471 5 '1st CLASS MATERIAL FOR A NEW NATION' Tan Deiends The Chinese PENANG, Aug. 10, |(AP)— Da to Sir Chenglock Tan. president of the Malayan Chinese Association, yesterday criticised people m this 'country who say the entire Chinese population here is loyal to the jKuomintang regime of :Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. In
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    Film Chief
    48 5 photo. MISS Rsfen A>iuara. li r> t woman lil m director of Indonesia. passed through Singapore yesterday by Qanta> BOAC on her way to Italy to study the film industry there. She ha> directed five movies already and has herself atted mi n five others- Standard
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    Wanted: A Place For A Portrait
    139 5 Wanted: A Place For A Portrait NOBODY seems to want the huge portrait of the late Mr. Charles Burton Buckley, known as the "friend of the children of Singapore." It used to hang m the Victoria Memorial Hall but it now hangs m th' City Hall along with Sir Stamford
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    CIGS (Aust.)
    44 5 photo. GUEST of Lt. General Sir Charles Loewen. C-in-C. FARELF. last night was Lt. General Sir Sydney Rowell (above). Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Australia, who is now on his way to attend the Chief Imperial Staff conference m London. Standard
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    Thugs Attack Overseer
    44 5 SEVERAL Singapore City Council labourers yesterday rescued their overseer when he was attacked by four men j whi'e supervising work at the, junction of I'pper Perak Road and Rowel] Road. The tour thugs escaped when the labourers intervened. Police are investigating.
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    Going Back To Thailand
    66 5 TWO pretty Thai girls passed through Singapore yesterday bv Qantas BOAC o n their way home They were Miss Sricunipothi. lf>. (left) and Mis s Rojanavongsee, IX. .Miss Sricumpothi took up a commercial subject in Sydney and Miss Rojanavongse graduated in Domestic Science in Washington. She
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    Committed For Trial
    61 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. A rubber tapper. T. S. Raman, was today committed by a Police Court here for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of murder. He was alleged to have killed His wife. Leelavati. 20, and Chandan. 43. his elder brother, with a tapping
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    HK EXCHANGE
    39 5 HONGKONG. A.ug. lv —Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.57 to ill sterling: $5.79 to US$l: si. 327 to Malayan II; so. Ho to one Indonesian Rupiah Gold $251.00 to 1 taeL
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    7 Nations At Youth Talks
    197 5 THE Asian Seminar, prelude to the full session of the World Assembly of Youth, opened yesterday at the Anglo-Chinese School m Singapore. Twenty one delegates from seven countries. India. Pakistan. Ceylon, Malaya. Philippines, Japan and Hongkong, were present. Mr. Eric Wee. President oi the Singapore
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    He Fails To Get Divorce
    134 5 I A SINGAPORF housewife who Left her husband m 1950 told the High Court j yesterday that. "V is husband's duty to <■" back. He did noi do I The hu.sbana. Anthony John Limoco. vva^ .suing Jottcphine Patncici Limoco for divorce oti the grounds desertion
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    DIES IN HOSPITAL
    27 5 R RAHMAN. 16. on, of three tabouret ii tred mix overturned m V.<Kang Road, Singapore cm Sunday morning died v the Genera' Hospital yesterday.
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      434 5 ji|ii^_.j 1. fit*"' SOCIF.TY: Microscopic ■f^ »k j*^. kp] carving exhibition at Victoria ■lINGA P O R E 1 Memoria! ball 9 am. to 6 p.m. mp TIDES TIMES ■f "jf M^^tM^fj "SB'TODW: Singapore: a 4:5 am. (7 ft P 1 M fMMJrwf I i") *11i> "i <« It 5
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      977 5 Weather Report Minimum Temperature: From 7. .^0 p.m. on August 9 to 7.'!0 a.m. on August 10. Spore (73Fi. Penang <7.">Fi. Kota Bahru (75Fi. ILL. (TIFi. Ipoli (7:iFi. Kuantan (71Fi. Maximum Temperature: From 7. .'10 a.m. to 7.::o p.m. on Aug. 10. Spore <87F». Penang (86F). Kota Bahru <91F>. K.
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  • SINGAPORE STANDARD
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      School Fee Racket
      355 6 I>ARENTS whose children attend private English schools will be glad to know that the education authorities are paying attention to over-crov.-ding and over-charging indulged m by some of these institutions. Because of a row unscrupulous managers or headmasters, it seems a pity all private schools In Singapore
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      New Gambling Farms
      450 6 IVITHIN forty years Malaya has turned a complete cycle where public gambling is concerned. The last gambling farm was closed during 1915, a year after World War I had broken out. In its place came the Red Cross lotteries, the proceeds from which were utilized for the
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    MRS. VIJAYALAKSHMI PANDIT
    1318 6 A Profile Of Her opportunity came m 1"32, when all the leaders had been arrested and women were called upon to do their share. Vijayalakshmi. now a fiery young woman, at once took the lead. Mother of three children, she did not hesitate to face lathi charges
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      366 6 Sir:— The report of an interview with me concerning the purchase of my book for a film contains some inaccuracies which I feel should be rectified. I hope therefore that you will print this letter in full, as otherwi.se it may lead to a great deal of
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      78 6 THE Standard regrets that m a letter by "Diplomatique" published on July 23 it was unjustly alleged that Mr. Middle-ton-Smith. Deputy President of the City Council, made a press statement threatening to dismiss workers. We are satisfied that no such .statement was made either by the Deputy President or
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      131 6 Sir:—The article under the heading of "Mockery Of Democratic Elections" appearing m your paper dated 7th August. 1954 contained allegations which arc utterly false. The truth of the matter is as follows:— The power to approve applications for Stall Licences lies with the President. Town Council under Section B
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      104 6 Sir:—We must consider it our duty to bring to the notice of the Singapore Government any malpractices or other illegal acts practised by .some of its departments or by some of the mem' srs of the public; for instance corruption. Unless we do so we cannot expect any
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      MR. COUNTER
      45 6 Sir;—l would like to express my distress at the death of Mr. Harry Counter, who m the short time he was with you. became a friend of people m this company. A. J. G. WILSON Advertising Manager. Lever Brothers (Malaya) Limited. Kuala Lumpur
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      96 6 Sir: Mr. R. Lee <S'pore Standard 28-7-54) states that Australians and American- are ignorant about Malaya and its peoples. Mr. R. Lee has forgotten the fact that Singaporeans and Malayans are just as ignorant about o t h e_I countries and their peoples. Many in this country cannot understand
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      44 6 Sir; It grieves me to see the Tamil language so ro!d- 1 blooded'; y murdered in some > Tamil papers in their news and advertisement columns. Will you piease pubiish this letter out of charity for I a dying language S. NARAYANAN'. Kuala Lumpur.
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      61 6 Sir: I fully endorse your Sunday editorial that President Syngman Rhee of Korea should shut up. Mr. Rhee is undoubtedly a politician who blabbers a lot. but does nothing at all. Mr. Rhee would not have been President of South Korea, had not the >ons of foreign countries spilled
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    742 6 Solution To Goa Crisis T iTUSAN Melayu .says that the solution to the crisis in Goa lies in the granting of independence by the Portuguese Government to the people of Goa. Portugal herself is to blame lor the present crisis, Utusan adds. She .should have realized long ago
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    Nine Massacred In MauMau Attack On Farm
    208 7 Nine Massacred In MauMau Attack On Farm WIKOBI. Aue. ]f, Keuter Nine Africans v%ere massacred and a n timber of African women budl\ beaten up by a hea\il> armed Mau Mau sang which attacked Kuropcan farms at Tigoni. IS miles northeast of here last night, police reported. The alarm was
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    A Broadway Welcome
    32 7 photo A SWIRL of confetti seems to fill the air as South Korean President Syngman Rhee •rides along lower Broadway during a ticker-tape reception m New York recently. UP
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    US. Propaganda 2nd To Soviets
    137 7 WASHINGTON. At* 10. (AP) A high official the tinted states Information Service conceded M-sterdav that the Voice of America programme has aa unusually difficult job m the Far East and at pit-sent fa running second to Communist propa~§anda m effectiveness. Mr. s, x\ n Bradford,
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    Slayings Threaten Brazil Crisis
    113 7 Slayings Threaten Brazil Crisis UK) DE JANEIRO Brail 10 AP' a majoi poiical :risis thr« aien< d Brazil rday because ot the daj- >: aa Aii Povce officer ng an ai t< mpted ;i>.>a>s;un ol newspaper editor n jrj :c.i; i>r th>e GoVni President Getuho Vargas red bis personal Board
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    3 CLIMBERS FOUND DEAD
    35 7 CHAMOIX i France). Allg Mi >ap> Search parties today found three Swiss mountain climbers dead on 15.781--foot Moni Blanc. Ten others an- missing. They were caught m a snowstorm on Sunday.
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    Yorkshire Town Hit By Fighters
    111 7 Yorkshire Town Hit By Fighters BRIDUNGTON, Aug. 10. (AP) Unidentified fe( planes swooped i'« from the NortJi Sm (;•■>?( rduu and Sel (I blirsl Oj i-tim:ni< tire into this Yorkshire town. Tiro houses tcere rii/c/ngc*/, but no one umis )> v »t. Tfc« BritisA At» Ministry a! »i/-.sf said a
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    Call To Cut Off Ties With Reds
    199 7 Reject Co-Existence' WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, (UP) A nine-man House committee yesterday unanimously urged Pre- sident Eisenhower to call an international conference for the purpose of cutting off all trade and i diplomatic relations between Communist govern- ments and the free world. I It
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    300-Mile Trek Only On WATER
    73 7 STOCKHOLM. Ana. 10 IAPt Ten Swedish vegetarians were approaching Stuck hoi m today after a 10-day 300-mile walk without food from Goteborg to the capital. Although they lost up to 20 lbs. each, all of them appeared m good shape. They have walked about 30
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    8 Red Ships Are Sunk
    76 7 TAIPEH. Aug. 10 (Reuter) The Chinese Nationalist Navy claimed to have sunk eight Chinese Communist warships yesterday off the southern Fukien coast. A communique said an undisclosed number of Nationalist ships patrolling off the coast encountered three Com- j munist gunboats, two "old style" gunboats
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    'Butterfly' For Movies
    65 7 ROME. Aug. 10 APi Italy, which produced the opera, and Japan, which produced the setting, will work together on a film version of Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." The film will be made m Rome with the title role played by a Japanese star, and Italians filling the
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    B.O. R. IS SET FREE BY REDS
    59 7 BONN. Aug. 10. (Reuter)— A British soldier who was arrested by Soviet guards on the East -West German border near Lochtum two days ago was returned to West Germany today. The British Army announced that Soviet authorities handed him over to British officers
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    HE FALLS DEAD
    17 7 FORMER left-wing Congressman Vito Marcantonio fell dead on a rain-swept street on Monday. Router.
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    He Broke Into House & Demanded A Pistol
    160 7 He Broke Into House Demanded A Pistol DAR-ES-SALAAM. Tanganyika. Aug. 10 (Reuter) An African broke into a private house here last night and seriously injured a six-year-old boy as he lay asleep m bed. police reported. He was heard to shout he wanted to kill a European. The boy is
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    POLICY TOWARD ALIENS DEFINED
    150 7 NEW DELHI, Aug. 10, (UP) Premier Jawaharlal Nehru said yesterday m a circular addressed to state Congress chiefs that he does not wish to encourage foreigners to stay m border zones but deprecates the "aggressive attitude" shown toward Christian missionaries. The circular said: "Where foreign Christian
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    AMERICA HELPS I-C EVACUATION
    241 7 Navy Sent To Haiphong HANOI, Aug. 10, (AP) The United States backed up its promise of aid to free Vietnam today with American Navy transports to evacuate thousands from the future domain of the Vietminh Communists. An unspecified number of American transports arrived m Haiphong. North
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    Jaycees Too Join In The Rescue Bid
    122 7 HANOI, Aug. 10 (AP' -The Philippine Junior Chamber of Commerce is heading an "Asian aid for Asians programme to help Vietnamese fleeing the impending occupation of North Vietnam by the Vietminh. The project, only a week old. is attempting to obi am medical
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    U.K. Gets Ready For Cinerama
    121 7 U.K. Gets Ready For Cinerama i LONDON, Aug. :m (Reuter) I—Cinerama,1 Cinerama, an Kmei an R m I showing techniqu< which gives a -i-D effect withoul specia v ;i>ses. t£ coming to London ii< xi month. Work began a< the London Casino Theatre yesterday to instal equipment svorth C 55-,-000
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    49 7 photo MAI. IAN actress Milly Vitale mmam a trifle disheartened after her arrival at New York v International Airport from Hume. Mill y Missed a connecting flight i<> Hollywood by inintiiev hul «as on her ua> sluntlv alleruard». Bbe'c to appear m a new dim with Bob Hope. UP
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    MORE POWER TO UNCLE SAM
    70 7 WASHINGTON*. Aug. 10. (Reuter) Presidcni Eis'-n--tiower ye-rerday .signed a new Law giving the United States Government permanent legal power to lake over ships ol foreign nations m United Slates waters m the event of a national emergency. Similar Legislation during the Second World War gave
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    A Cure hor Communism 2 SQUARE MEALS
    135 7 A Cure hor Communism 2 SQUARE MEALS SAN RANCISCO. Aug Ifl •AP' Two squar< :r,> v day ar- enough to keep Don* munisni out of Ceylon Amtassatfor R.S.S. Bmewanfefl .-aid yesterday. !i< re 90 a tour I :,<■ United States, Mr. Ounewar-d'-n \> ld .1 pri'- iv.- i no thi
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      77 7 RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES Standard Lond on Correspondent LONDON. Au«. 10- The following ire the closing prices o* rubber .md tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 20 d September 20 d. S P°' 731 b "y«^" October December 20 d 731 Os filers )jnujrv M.,rch 19»d.
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      46 7 For that glamorous and well groomed look! "ARISTOC" i^ y f v^ CREPE NYLONS fWim V I S HEE N I f W "ELFIN A if JF for evening wear ft Jf new shades Of $4.50 per poir ff f GRAYLING, Sizes to lOi ROBINSON'S -r
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      51 7 U/e tike our passengers to feet at home, Q Magazine perhaps, or fntfsHrtf fonte, Btftp tease, no spiked f chairs to encottrage 6/iss, Our service is good but don't ask etc for this. YOUR COMFORT... IS OUR CONCERN FIU AT HOME IN THE AIR WHEN YOU TRAVEL BY MALAYAN AIRWAYS
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    NEW RUBBER PACT FOR CEYLON, CHINA
    395 9 NEW RUBBER PACT FOR CEYLON, CHINA —Reds Offer Lower Price By ARNOLD C. BRACKMAN, Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, Aug. 10 Rubber quarters here, based upon private reports, said today that Ceylon may be expected to sign a new rubber pact with Red China for 1955 but that Peking is expected
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    Anglo-Oriental Group Reports July Outputs
    118 9 OUTPUTS of tin concentrates for the undermentioned companies under the management of Anglo-Orien-tal i Malaya > Ltd. for July j are as follows: Piculs Ampat Tin Dredging Ltd. 1,787 Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. 247 Berjuntai Tin Dredging Ltd. 1.055 Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd.
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    Another NYK Ship To Call At S'pore
    187 9 Standard Shipping Reporter THE latest addition to the fast expanding N.Y.K. Line fleet of cargo passenger vessels on the Far East Continental ports run, is expected here on her maiden voyage today from Japan. She b the 12.000-ton Manila! Maru which has been
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    WORLD BANK MAKES LOANS
    66 9 WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, (AP)— The World Bank made 26 loans to 16 countries m the year ended June 30. collected all repayments as they fell due and earned a net income of U5520,000,000. The 26 new loans, totalling U*****,000,000. went to Australia, Brazil, Chile. Colombia, Ecuador,
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    Interim Div.
    30 9 PENGKALEN, Ltd. has declared second interim dividend of 15 per cent on both classes of shares, payable In England on Sept. 8, for the year ending Sepi. 3Q.
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    JELEBU TIN TO WIND UP
    56 9 JELEBU Tin Dredging Ltd., is to be wound up voluntarily, it was decided at an extraordinary meeting of members m Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 2. A special resolution passed at the meeting stated that Messrs. Lan Noble and William Maurice Piercy both of Hongkong Bank
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    BANK RATES
    90 9 MALAYAN Exchange Banks Association buying rates to merchants are: New York 32 15/16 (T.T.), 33 1/16 (0.D.), 33 3/16 credit bills and 33> trade bills (90 d/st); Canada 32 (T.T.), 32J (0.D.), 32g credit bills and 22 7 16 trade bills (90 d/st). Selling rates (T.T./0.D.) are: New
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    BOUSTEAD GROUP RUBBER OUTPUTS
    42 9 BOUSTEAD and Co. Ltd. reports the rubber outputs for July for the following: Amalgamated Malay 64.500 lb., Borelli 80,000 lb., Connemara 53,200 lb.. New Serendah 56,000 lb.. Bassett 32,500 lb., Kuala Sidim 104,749 lb., Bukit Kepong 7,200 lb.
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    RUBBER AND TIN EASIER
    183 9 RUBBER AND TIN EASIER Standard Market Reporter RUBBER prices m Singapore dropped cent to 66 cents per lb. for first grade rubber for August shipment yesterday. The tin metal price dropped $11 to $3611 per picul. The lower rubber prices were attributed to liquidation from both locally and upcountry and
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    Ford Staff Movements
    53 9 Ford Staff Movements MR. J. N. Pratt, General Sales Manager of the Ford Motor Company of Malaya Ltd.. sailed for Europe with his family on the Oranje on Aug. 7. Mr. A. E. Ohlscn. Service Manager of the same company, returned from leave by air from Australia on Aug. 8
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    RUSSIAN DISPLAY
    32 9 RU_i>'4 has booked the largest :ooth at the British Food Wp\t m Lor don nearly 5.000 square feet— to show off such products as vodka, caviar and pink champagne AP.
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    Ships In Harbour
    144 9 OUTER ROADS Asha. San Jeron i m o, Olensk, Morah, North Star, Japara, Ranheim, Chip Lam. Sumatra, Hunterfield, Ganges Maru, Ostrov, Benvannoch, Lauhrente. Sylvia Lykes. Gdov, Stavropal, Maetsuycker. INNER ROADS Hock Hai, Tong Sin, Malim. Kluang, Mm Huang, Hai Sengh Hin, Aik Leong, Tai Tiong, Beetong, Tong
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    Small Deals In Produce
    168 9 THE produce market m Singapore opened easier after the holidays with only <ma!l business passing. ■Most sections of the market were marked down, pepper being quoted at well "pelow the pre-holiday levels. Copra quotations were also lower, but fair activity was reported Coconut oil sellers at
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    142 9 Riverview Rubber Estates Ltd. After spending $117,857 on replanliiitj a loss of $47(53 was recorded. Proposed final dividend of 5% will make a total of 10^ for the year ended March 31, 1954. Cost of production was 47.9 cents (excluding cost of replanting) on a cron aver;. Line
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    Soviet Freighter For Canton Finance...Commerce...Shipping
    180 9 Soviet Freighter For Canton Finance. ..Commerce. ..Shipping Standard Shipping Reporter THE 2,800-ton Soviet freighter Stavropal which arrived here about a week ago. sailed for Canton yesterday with 1,400 tons of general cargo. It is understood the vessel may take a cir- cuitous route to reach the Red-held port of Canton
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    UK, Jap Experts To Visit Malaya
    291 9 Singapore Standard Reporter TEAMS of British and Japanese experts on iron ore and aluminium are expected m Malaya shortly to determine trade possibilities, The Standard learnt yesterday. Two iron ore survey teams are due here shortly to determine the possibilities of developing the Temaggan
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      638 9 CITT COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS ENGINEERS DEPART- MENT: Dredging and Removal of all Silt. Sand and Debris from <a) the concrete lined Sections of Buklt Timah Canal :rom Serangoon Road Newton Circus and from Road to Coronation Road Close NOON— 24.8.54; o the Boundary Drain' to Haig Road the concrete
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      67 9 YESTERDAY'S changes m share quotations were: INDUSTRIALS Metal Box 1.25 1.28 O Chinese Bk. 29.25 29.75 Robinson Co Ords. 1.97 2.00 Sime Darby 2.02 2.07 MINING K. Kampar .S4/(> 35/Kramat V.i/6 14/Laruts 12/7 12/10 Pungah 9/10 10/1 Rantau 1.95 2.00 Rawang Con. 44,'<; 45/6 Rawang Tin 9/9 10/Southern Kinta 17/3
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      347 9 THE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED. HEAO OFFICf BOMBAY. Registered Office: Mahatnv C«ndjhi fffead, R»n a Statement of the Bank's affairs at at 30th |unc 1954 prepared m accordance with the Indian Companies Act of 1913, Section 136. """he Share Capita! of the Bank K&? 5,00,00,0 divded rrt« 5,00,000 shares of
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    BIRTHDAY GIRL
    678 10 THE Sea View Hotel* Railronm was packed oat Saturday night with a bumper rrowd attending the gala social and dance to boost' fund for Nurses' Home of St. Andrew's Hospital. Setting the pace for those who took the floor were the saiiibodians. while guest artistes contributed with iloorshows
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      66 10 STu/itUu|s Iru S tlumalccMoJ TRICOLINE WEMCO TREMECA- -^8S^ WEMCO truola x tfiS^p WEMCO SPLENDOR- I|P*^ WEMCO TREMOLA- WEMCO SPORTS < WK£>V $HI*TIN6$ 6 PYJAMAS) f >ol* DUtribmors: X L. I TH.S A COS IKMiIM, SOCIETY > > Kuala Lumpur. li*»h. IVnini; X Kuchinc f DIA>f6ND ANI) GEM T SET ENGAGEMENT
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      178 10 Paula Cordoy, beautiful screen star, applies Creme Puff Make-up "ruch* of O 7ne Ce puff f n Ont be fy fhOt C<M CS W th Us fh C>* your search for JtfifK^ f^^UMf" P erfect make-up iR) is ended b^ max Factor Nerc .0UT.,,, Neyerbefore.-^ke^ •o li|chl ao Uuttfuj N
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    ST. XAVIER'S WIN D'ARCY IRVINE CUP
    103 11 ST. XAVIER'S WIN D'ARCY IRVINE CUP PENANG. Tues— St Xavier's Institution won the D'arcy Irvine Cup, when they beat the Ibrahim Sohooi. Sjngei Patani. by nine wickets m the final vt the inter-school t-nrket competition played on the Free School ground yesterday. Ibrahim School were skittled for 4.; runs anil
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    71 11 THE triumphant Pelandok women's relay team (top picture) niter their 4 x 110 yards relay victory at the Anglo-Chinese School Diamond Jubilee Year sports meet at Klang, show, left to right: Annie Choong, Yvonne Parry. \'g Swee Wan. Seela Rajaratnam. Their winning time was 1 mm. 57 seconds. In the
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    Lall Captains Spore Team
    63 11 THE Singapore cricket team to meet Johore on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15. at Nee Sooo are as follows: La!i Singh (Capt.l. S/Ldr. Dunn (RAF). H. W. Wood, Pte. Dent. Thuraisingham. Crosbie (Navy), Dear-nan (HAF). J. K;rkham. S. Nagaiah. H. Perer;i md A. Stepto.
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    Tennis Fixtures
    113 11 IPOH, Tues. Following are the fixtures for the YMCA Open Tennis Championships. Wednesday Aug. 11 at 4.45 p.m. Singles: Chin Thean Siew vs. Dr. M. J. Robertson. Koon Fook Weng vs. Leong Kee Nyean. Khaw Choon Hock vs. Dr. Chan Kam Chuan, G. S. Murray vs. R. A.
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    BG LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
    39 11 BATU GAJAH. Mon:— Sultan Yussuf School "A** won the championship of the Batu Gajah District football league last week, when they beat Malayan Tin Dredging 3 2 m a thrilling and fast key match played here;
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    FOUR GAMESMEN WITH U.M.S. TOURISTS
    336 11 Indonesians In Today ONE OF INDONESIA'S strongest combinations, the UMS (Union is Strength) soccer league champions of Djakarta, arrives m the Colony today for four games. This is the first time that the UMS is on a foreign tour, and they intend to create a
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    First With Bannister
    231 11 VANCOUVER, Aug. 10. (Reuter) Doctor Roger Bannister of England who beat the Australian John Landy m the British Empire Games "mile of the century" on Saturday, says he is not sure of his future after he takes part m the European cham -< pionships m Switzerland m
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    DEPOT WAS ONE OF PRE-WAR'S GREATS
    605 11  -  P. C. CHAN "HORSES NEVER 10 BE FORGOTTEN" By MALAYAN Racing has always had its fill of brilliant gallopers, but one that will still be remembered when others are long forgotten was Depot. Whatever others have done, Depot has done it better. Depot was
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      426 11 3Stt^^^'J <^) i fl SINGAPORE STANDARD 1 s^-^3 QUICK QUIZ I A separate competition will still appear each day wfKk a separate $100 prize, but you can now send m one, two, three or o whole week's entries IN THE SAME ENVELOPE The closmo dote tor all six entries this
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      242 11 til itbacr By Al Capp Sr3r^T^^-nKiJf)^/soN^-i^\™"""l f-AM'>oeiE: domt worry.v )1 1 so. hurry home, l Vj OS VIAMMVVOKUM'S I -4-8 HOURS, PAPFN WILL 7 I I'LL HAVE. YOU SON, AN' 'SHOOT YORE 'AVI x^^Bl PUTTS' TROUGH V.TH'HONTIN'J BE ELIGIBLE S > STUFFED BY PAPPY.? VO'/S BOUND J y E c^ll
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    MRU INVITE THE THAIS HERE
    416 12 MRU INVITE THE THAIS HERE Grand Season Ahead THE Malayan Rugby Union, m conjunction with the Singapore Rugby Union, are making arrangements for the visit of the Combined Services Rugby team of Thailand to play a series of matches m Singapore and the Federation during the coming season. Yesterday, Mr.
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    Floodlit Rugby?
    71 12 Floodlit Rugby? NOT on your life, said Mr. O.H.R. Beadles, MRU honorary secretary. Rugby has never been played at night m any part of the world. Mr. Beadles told The Standard, and no matter how attractive Jalan Besar stadium looks at night, Singapore is not coins to start floodlit rugger.
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    Don't kill Stadium
    508 12 SINGAPORE'S sportsmen voiced their disappointment at the Government's attitude towards the Singapore Sports Stadium project m no uncertain manner, as Standard's sports reporters discovered m a round-up of opinions yesterday. Its a pity, they cried, that this project which Is as important "to the Colony as the
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    Landy Ran1 With Four Stitches On
    145 12 Landy Ran 1 With Four Stitches On van ER A if, 10 Stai said today that Austi J Lan Ij h*d f m m the sole ol i right hen he ran »c I tc B tain's Dr. Rogef B stei m <- n c or the r?i .ry'' at
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    RASC IN FINAL
    38 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Toes.— The 2? Coy. Royal Army Service Corps gave a scintillating display to beat Royal Hampshire* 4-: i m the semi-finais of the RAF Cup soccer tie at the Guraej Road ground today.
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    Chadwick Fails
    53 12 VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 10, (Reuter)—Florence Chadwick, the only woman to swim the English Channel both ways, today failed m her attempt to swim the 18* miles Strait of Juan de Fuca. She was pulled out of the water and into her boat about five hours after she
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    THE DOCKYARD IMPRESS IN CUP OPENER
    513 12 THE DOCKYARD IMPRESS IN CUP OPENER H.M. Dockyard made an impressive debut m the 1954 SAFA Senior Challenge Cup Competition, eliminating Police S.A. with a 5-1 victory m the opening game of the competition under floodlights at Jalan Besar stadium last night. And well were they worth the victory which
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    The Indons Here For The Malayan Title
    75 12 The Indons Here For The Malayan Title Indonesia's top shuttlers. Ferry Sonneville (bottom picture) and Eddy Yusof (top picture) showed their class m practice matches against Singapore's best soon after their arrival m the Colony on Monday. They brought with them a new type service, high poicered overhead smashes, and
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY SOCCER
    93 12 ON Saturday. Aug. 14, the Tamil Brotherhood AssociaI tion will meet the Chinese Athletes m the annual Inde- pendenre Day soccer match for j the Challenge Trophy present\ed by Mr. N. Damodaram Pillai. The game will be played off at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m !The Tamil
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    JUST TALK, THEY SAY
    150 12 A report m another newspaper of a 'move to bring a Hassett team to play m Malaya next year' Was dismissed as being 'without fact' by the Singapore Cricket Association honorary secretary .Mr. Khoo Ong Lee yesterday. "As far as the Association is concerned, we know
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    Sullivan Gets A New HorsA
    330 12  - Sullivan Gets A New HorsA BILL McCREA TURF TSLH 13 A recent arrival from England was Baby Ch3rrington, a high priced horse, who will be an addition to Milton Sullivan's team. Baby Cherrington has winning form m England. DON Patterson, a 21-year-old jockey who rode 90 winners on the Australian
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    & NOW: ATHLETICS AT FLOODLIT STADIUM
    363 12 NOW: ATHLETICS AT FLOODLIT STADIUM SAAA Move For Night Triangular THE coming triangular athletic meet between Singapore, the Federation and o>lon may be held at SingapoVs floodlit stadium on September 4. The Singapore AAA vice president, Mr. J. S. de Souza. who told this to FRANC is BOEY, Standard's Sports
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    Kedah No Match For Kowloon's Motor Busmen
    310 12 Kedah No Match For Kowloon' s Motor Busmen ALOR STAR, Tues. The Kowloon Motor Bus soccer tourists today outclassed a Kedah state team to score a comfortable 5-1 victory before more than 3,000 soccer fans at the KFA Stadium today. The Busmen were superior m every quarter, and if they
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    Bannister Vs Barthel
    41 12 LUXEMBOURG, Aug It— CReuter)— Josy Bartbe I embourg's 1 .5<J0 tnetn s O pic Gold Medallist v. v. pete against Roger Ba: n Empire mile champion, i European Athletic Cha ships B/faicfa begin a: Bei: 1 August -5.
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      134 12 <r iiilillli SOCCER: SAFA League: Dir. 1. Tiaers rs Soccerites Jalan Besar 8.30 p.m.; Business House League Cr Cup: H K. Bank rs OTEC— Jalan Besar: F .V 09 Mercantile Bank—F C? .V; Pulo Bukom rs Shell— SHß: SCS vs Breweries Shell: Chartered Bank rs MPH—Geylar.g; Stanrac vs Guthrie I'M:
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