Singapore Standard, 13 August 1954

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    Masthead
    19 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD fgnh, ft it 3*l Vol. V. No. 42. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 195* TWELVE PAGES IS CENTS.
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    Dr. Lin Leaving US Next Week
    139 1 Dr. Lin Leaving US Next Week NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Renter)— Dr. Lin Yutang, Chinese author and philosopher, announced here that he would leave the United States next week to become president or a new university m Singapore. He >aid that a group off C :r.^^r businessmen m Singapore had
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    Petrol Is 3 Cents Cheaper
    84 1 i 11 companies m S:- a three- n the pri Th« >r the StandardVac ied :r.e i ing w isi > prices: PFTROL iht K-»l!oa i Siri apoi ?1 -J. Ft erat on SI 47 KKROSINE re r tin): SI 5-J i wn C< k
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    3 KILLED IN COLLISION
    29 1 MEXICO CITY. Aug. 12 Two passenger train* I st< rdaj ruar Oaxaca and at least three persona v. killed anc 20 others In- i i
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    Mrs. Pandit Speaks To 20,000 At Colony Stadium
    37 1 Mrs. Pandit Speaks To 20,000 At Colony Stadium photo. SOME of the estimated 20,000 people, the greater majority of them Indians, who turned up at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday to hear Madame Vijayalokshmi Pandit (inset). Standard
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    PARTY NEGARA'S STAND
    436 1 United States Of Malaya In British Commonwealth A/ew Leaders Will Be Picked At Sunday Gathering KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The National Council of Party Negara will meet here for the first time next Sunday to launch its programme of establishing an "intelligent and liberal United States of Malaya
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    'Stand Together For Democracy'
    648 1 MRS. Vijayalakshml Pandit, President of the United Nations General Assembly, said yesterday the peoples of Malaya and India shared a common tradition and on that basis she hoped they would stand 'solidly together for the democratic principles m which we both believe.'' Mrs. Pandit was speaking
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    UK Silent On Jap Aid Plan
    91 1 LONDON. Aug. 11 (Reuter)| —Government officials here disclaim any knowledge cf Anglo-American discussions on economic aid for Japan. Earlier reports from Wa- 1 shingtqn indicated that such discussions might start there j this week and that Britain I would be asked to relinquish markets
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    Another Invitation
    53 1 LONDON, Aug. 12 (AP)— The Soviet Government apparently moving lor closer relations with Britain, has invited an all-party delegation of British legislators to visit Moscow this autumn. A Foreign Office spokesman said last night the invitation has been accepted and the visit will take place m late September
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    GATE COLLAPSES
    33 1 JAKARTA. Aug. 12 (UP)— The opening date of Indo- nesia's trade fair was postponed today until Aug. 21 because the 200 ft. high main gate to the lair grounds coli lapsed.
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    Trouble Over 'Miss Korea'
    97 1 SEOUL, Aug. 12, (UP)— The sponsor of South Korea's Miss Universe contest was m I I jail today on five separate charges one of which involves Korea's most beautiful woman. Newspaper publisher Vi Puk was accused by Police on Tuesday of demanding favours from 22-year-old Miss
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    ...Duke Asks For More
    83 1 YELLOW KNIFE. North-west Canada, Aug. 12 <AP> Buffalo was the menu for a lake-side supper during the Duke of Edinburgh's overnight stop. A young 1.150 pound cow was shot for the Royal party. 330 miles south of this town on Great Slave Lake. More than 2,000
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    Nepal's 'No' To SEATO
    78 1 KATMANDU. Aug. 12 (Reuten The Nepalese Government would have to reconsider the employment of Gurkhas m the British Army if major hostilities broke out m Southeast Asia Mr. D. R. Regmi. Nepalese Foreign Minister, said here yesterday. He said he was particularly concerned about Southeast Asia
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    NEW LEGATION
    16 1 PAKISTAN is to open a legation m Lisbon, it was announced m Karachi.- Reuter
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    RANGOON TO CLAMP DOWN ON VICE
    139 1 RANGOON, Aug. 12. (Reuter) The Rangoon Corporation has formed a special committee to help the depressed and destitute and to enquire Into prostitution m the city. Police are already taking a census of prostitutes and have placed the provisional figure at 501 out of
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    200 Buried Under Ruins Of Palace
    105 1 200 Buried Under Ruins Of Palace KALIMPONG. India. An? 12 (Reuter) Almost 2w people were bur;.-d when the palace of the Panchen Lama m the Tibetan town of Shigatse collapsed after b<-:n j undermined by flood.- act rd;ng to reports reaching here today. More than 500 Chinese troops were also
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    Rebel CO Murdered
    60 1 PARIS. Aug. 12 «Rputen Vietmlnh Colonel Muoi Trai Communist Commander of the western sector of th«* Saigon-Cholon region, has be^n assassinated, the French Pre.^.s Agency reported from Saigon today. The Agency also reported that M. Do Dinh Dao. a leader of a pro-Chinese Nationalist party, has been
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    King Haakon
    30 1 KING Haakon the S^vpnth of Norway arnvpd m Amsterdam yesterday for a threeday state visii to Qu< j ,ti j Juliana and Princr- Bcrnl.ard of the Netherlands.— Reuter
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    Ship Burns At Karachi
    75 2 photo. A TANGLE of hosepipes litters the quay at Karachi, Pakistan harbour, on Aug. 7, as firemen battle with flames roaring from the holds of the 8,280-ton Japanese cargo ship "Asahisan Maru." The ship, which was carrying a cargo of cotton, rice, rubber, oil and timber
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    Govt. Seeks Revision Of The C.P.C.
    167 2 Govt. Seeks Revision Of The C.P.C. A BILL to revise tht Colony's Criminal Procedure Code us to bt introduced by Government at the next Legislative Council meeting. One of the major amendments contemplated is to increase maximum fi a and sentence:-, by D'-"-'^ Courts from $1,000 to $3,000 and two
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    MALAY LITERACY BROADCASTS
    41 2 PENANG. Thurs. Malay literacy broadcasts over the Blue Network of Radio Malaya will commence on Saturday. Sept. 11. The programme will be broadcast every day of the week except Fridays from 4 30 p.m. to 3 p m.
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    MIC SECRETARY (PENANG) RESIGNS
    47 2 MR. T. S. SUBRAMANIAM resigned from his post as hon. Secretary of the Mala- yan Indian Congress. Penang i Town, for personal reasons. I Mr. M. Kuppusamy Pillay, i hon. Treasurer. Malayan In- dian Congress. Penang Town, has been nominated m his place.
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    NATIONAL UNION FOR TEACHERS
    473 2 NATIONAL UNION FOR TEACHERS 'Keep Reds Out' Advises The OAG KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— ln the next year or two many of the existing vernacular schools might be converted to national schools to implement the educational policy of the country, Mr. L. D. Whitfield, Director of Education, told the inaugural meeting
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    Last Witness Gives Evidence
    299 2 Kallang Crash Inquiry THE Commission inquiring into the BOAC Constellation crash at Kallang Airport on March 13, will totfay hear addresses by counsel representing the respective parties at the inquiry. The last witness. Capt. Lan Stephens, BOACs Deputy Inspector of Accidents, who had been testifying since
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    Thugs Stage $20 Hold-Up
    39 2 THREE thug? walked into a house m Lorong 27. Ge.vlang. Singapore. just after midnight •on Wednesday and held up a i Chinese family. They relieved their victims 1 of $20 and escaped m a car.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    105 2 COMMODITY PRICES ft ft CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 KSS Spot Loose 66! 67} No. 1 R.S.S. 67i 672 No. 2 R.S.S. 661 67* No. 3 R.S.S. 662 662 Tone: Quiet. TIN PKICE The price of tin yesterday was S36IJ per
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    CAUSED HURT TO WOMAN (51)
    39 2 IPOH. Thurs.— A 61-year-old man. Chan Weng. was sentenced to three months' imprisonment m the Ipoh Sessions Court for causing hurt to a 51-year-old woman m a house m Hale Street on June 30.
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    Schoolmaster On CBT Trial
    97 2 Schoolmaster On CBT Trial KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— In the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today. Lim Bee Pin, 36-year-old former school master heard allegaturns against him of criminal breach of trust, involving J76 44 Llm, who is also a pilot officer m the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force, faces three counts of
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    Teachers, Students Off On Tour
    108 2 Teachers, Students Off On Tour IPOH, Thurs.— A party of ACS teachers and senior students will leave here on an 11-day bus tour of southern Malaya and Singapore The party is under the charge of Messrs. Quah Guan Teik. Ng Ah Fook, Balraj and Miss Josephine Foss. They will attend
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    YWCA Talks Concluded
    62 2 THE four-day national annual conference oi the Young Women's Christian Association, held at the Methodist Girls' School Hostel, Singapore, ended yesterday Two YWCA members from Ceylon and the Philippines attending the World Assembly of Youth meeting here were arr. >ng those present. Federation delegates were well represented
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    10-Mile Walk By Bingham
    68 2 PENANG. Thurs.— The Resident Commissioner. Ptnang. Mr. R. P. Bingham. had to walk about 10 miles when he toured Province Wellesley South, yesterday. Among the places he visited were the padi fields m the Sungei Acheh and Tassek Cliempedak areas. He was accompanied by the i
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    Cables Make £2½ M Profit
    46 2 Cables Make £2½ M Profit LONDON. Aug. 12 (Renter) Cable and W.reless Ltd. Britain's great nationalised communications organization reported yesterday it had made a profit for the yeir ending last March of £2.640.--438. This was an increase of I £286,632 over the pi vie ~s year.
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      584 2 xcgjmjb ACKIVOWIEDGMfNT MR. MRS. P MUTHU sincere^v thank a!l those '-vho attended their wedding and for their good wishes and valuable presents. SITUATIONS VACAM BOX T. 1695 SS Position ti.'.ed. Applicants thar.ked. VPFUCATIORS are invited vacant posts of Denta. Oncers fan the Medical Department Singapore Appointment o e on probation
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      114 2 WANTED I PHOTOGENIC MODELS re- <.] ;.:ed by Singapore Camera Club, P ease reply with Photo (returnable) statins Charges to PO Box 1713 Singapore FUR SALE OIAMESE KITTENS for Sale. Telephone 88(J22. PROMPTON PARKINSON 11 V-« AC CttWUlim Set. Comprising Alternator driven by Ford V 8 Engine. V Belt Pulley.
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      62 2 I over 5O/o more Americans prefer CAMELS to any other cigarette Soys Horry Wooten, Americo s smokers have spoken! Again, Americo *f confidence in Camels grows! And you deserve to know why. There'* nothing like Cornels' unique combination of genuine mildness o«id rich, full flavour t hanks to Camels' exclusive
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    Colony Govt. May Abolish Whipping
    95 3 Colony Govt. May Abolish Whipping THE Sinsanore Gov-j prnment will abolish solitary confinement and the distinction between simple anil rigorous imprisonment it a Bill to be! introduced m the Legislative Council becomes law. 3 c the Criminal at Amen iOrd c published c Singapore j **c also con- the abolition
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    $50,000 Loan To Aid New Voters
    132 3 $50 ,000 Loan To Aid New Voters s:\oa?o?i Government I lend $50,000 to khe Citj ':■< me to help Us n vote to as citi- f the United Kingdom and the I rtw have t^ repay 1 n y their I -5- -5 fot a I n a citizen to
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    Floating Trade Fair In Port
    265 3 Yugoslav Goods On View I WHILE Singaporeans are flocking in thousands to view the Trade Exhibition at the Happy World, the Yugoslav Government brought its own Trade I Exposition to the Colony yesterday, when the Romanija sailed in from Rijeka. For. housed aboard the newest
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    Barrow-Boys Are Warned
    79 3 THE Singapore Hawkers' j Union is about to embark j on an Intensive drive to urge all Colony fish hawkers to make use of special barrows approved by the City Council. Mr. Won? Choon, the Union President, told The Standard yesterday that, since the beginning of this
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    ANOTHER T.T.C IN BRITAIN
    431 3 Ist Batch Of Trainees To Leave Soon KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation will hove yet another Teachers' Training College m England which will be bigger than the much publicised Kirkby College and capable of an output of 1 50 highly trained teachers annually. Dato E. E.
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    3 Malayans For Ottawa
    97 3 DR. F. C. BENHAM, econo- mic adviser attached to the I Commissioner General's Office. i will probably head the J Malayan delegation to the next conference of the Colombo Plan Consultative i Committee, opening at Ottawa i on Oct. 4, and lasting till Oct. 9. Two
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    Trishaman Fined $100
    48 3 A SINGAPORE trishaman, j Hah Kok Soon, was yesterday j fined a total of $100 by the City Police Court Magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Cole-j bourn, for plying his trisha without a licence. Hoh will have to serve two j months' jail, m default i
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    S'pore Girl Teaches Art To American Children
    210 3 A PRETTY, young Chinese girl Uught art to American boy s and girls during the p i^t year while doing graduate work at Columbia University, m New York. Evelyn Lee Sook Chee of Singapore (now Mrs. Eng) was an instructor at the Dalton
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    He Had 15 Bombs-Gets Jail
    139 3 He Had 15 BombsGets Jail SENTENCE of four years' rigorous imprisonment was passed m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday on Teo Ah Mong after he was found guilty of unlawfully possessing 15 grenades. It was stated that on May 14 a party of police, on information received, conducted a search
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    SCHOOL AGAIN FOR 72 BOYS
    60 3 r PHE 72 students expelled A from the Singapore Catholic High School, have been admitted to the Chinese High School and the Chuns Cheng High School. These students were expelled for "breach of discipline" following the recent student troubles over National Service. They pleaded for
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    LONG LEAVE COSTS KARIM 6 MONTHS
    151 3 REFUSED permission to visit his dying mother one day m August, 1951, a Malay Other Rank absented himself without leave for three years before I surrendering himself. Yesterday. the M.0.R., Karim bin Majid. a driver 1 attached to the Royal Army Supply Corps, was
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    Money lender Wins High Court Suit
    138 3 I JAMES OH. a bank clerk, I was ordered by the Singapore High Court yesterday to pay Charnjit Singh, a moneylender. $691 m settlement of two promissory notes. The amount claimed reprej sented the principal and inj terest due on the promissory I notes.
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    Store-keepers To Get Salary Rise
    216 3 ABOUT 1,500 store-keepers employed by th Army in Singapore may soon get $5 to $25 a montl salary increases. This is the result of a survey taken by Wa Department authorities to find out their conditior of service. The report is now with Unit Commanders.
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    HK EXCHANGE
    35 3 HONGKON'G. Au^. 12: Special Standard Service; Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today wore: 515.60J to sterling; $5.80 to USSI; $1.8:5 to Malayan $1; 50. 185 to one Indonesian Rupiah. Gold i $25iKT5toltneL^^^^^^'
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    On Shopping Tour
    52 4 pliolo. >IM)\>IK Pandit soes shopping at the Malayan Arts and C raits shop in the Singapore General Post Office. Sht- was avion pan led b> Mr. M Xiopala .Menon (not n the picture < and >lrv M. M. Khurana. wife of the fir>t srvretar^ at India Hou.se.
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    6 MTHS. FOR 10 CT. CRIME
    47 4 Hong- B S i SingaMa Co. bus con- pocketed ten i >v r •'bo ii issuing a -ket He aas ntenced ta first District lay. to >ix months 1 t goi «ia i npi Isoo- for ninal I re» fa or
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    'CLAMOURING 15 NO PART OF YOUR JOB'
    516 4 Madame Pandit Tells Singapore Women Establish Peace In Your Home Banish Hatred' By CHRISTINE DIEMER IN the manner of a kindly but* decisive older sister, Madame Vijayalakshmi Pandit told members of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Council of Women m her longest
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    At The Indian Association
    48 4 photo. Indian people generally are not "club-minded." and would rather stay at home than gather in communal groups, f -Glared Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit yesterday, when she laid the foundation stone of the Indian Association building extension. Picture «.ho\w Mrs. Pandit performing the ceremony. Standard
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    LUNCH MENU
    133 4 THE international cuisine of Singapore was enriched at the luncheon given yesterday by the Indian community m honour of Mme. Vi.jayalakshmi Pandit, President of the United Nations General Assembly, at the Sea View Hotel. The menu featured "Chicken Cutlet a la Mme. Pandit" and "C c United Nations."
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    Mme. Pandit's Busy Morning
    443 4 MADAME Pandit began her day at 9 a.m. when, dressed m her almost habitual white sari and carrying a small rather worn white handbag and a little fan, she mounted the steps of the Ramakrishna Mission Temple, m Bartley Road. There were 72 boys of the
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    Full S'pore Results Of LCC Examinations
    2123 4 THE following Singapore candidates were successful m the London Chamber of Commerce (Spring) L 954 examinations. Principals of the schools concerned and private candidates are requested to collect their result slips from the Education Om>e. Palmer Road. RAFFLES INST. CERTIFICATE STAGE Typewriting: Kwek Lily
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    New Civic Body For Rural Dwellers
    139 5 New Civic Body For Rural Dwellers M.uulurd Staff Reporter I' PROMOTION of civic itnisness among the KW people living m :al areas to enable m to become useful vns. is one of the i ns of the Singapore I Community Ser- Association. la hre Councillor. Mr Mair, who Is organiz--i
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    Two Held 3 Hrs. After Robbery
    81 5 Two Held 3 Hrs. After Robbery :^r irrested two susa rob »<-rv rase >• I after the oflen p c :i Farrer Park OH was slated t inquiry fan the iore s Police C lag ate, Mr. RW I! itted three men Png. Tan Beng 1 r G tan T«
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    NEW QUARTERS FOR SOLDIERS
    39 5 b ock ol new i i quarters far Malay •i > (amities wili be opeu- pM. on MonJjy. ai N Soon Barren :<s. i Loewen, wile or tfa 4, FARELF. wfll pert «m i oening ereTiony.
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    US TRADE PLAN FOR JAPAN
    494 5 Negligible Effect On Malaya Says Chamber Chief TRADE circles m Malaya say the United States move m urging Britain to give up some of her South-east Asia export markets to Japan is a political, rather than a trade issue. Mr. F. H. Atkinson, Chairman of
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    Council Quiz On School Circular
    355 5 MR C. C, TAN (Prog. Tanglin) will ask Government m the Legislative Council on Tuesday whether it supports the accusation contained m a circular issued recently by the Department of Kducation charging aided English schools with profiteering on the sale of textbooks to pupils. Be
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    Music And Song Will Greet WAY Visitors
    165 5 Music And Song Will Greet WAY Visitors i BANNERS bearing messages of goodwill m two languages, music by Jerry Soliano and his band and songs by the Manasseh sisters will welcome 140 delegates from 2! countries when they arrive at Kallang Airport this afternoon m two chartered planes for the
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    Sara Clarifies Political Status Of Ceylonese
    222 5 THE Ceylon Commissioner m Malaya. Mr. M. Saravanamuttu. yesterday clarified the political status of Ceylonese m Singapore who desire to register themselves as citizens of the I nited Kingdom and Colonies m order to regain their franchise m the elections next year. Mr. Saravanamuttu
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    H.K. Social Workers Tour Spore
    138 5 H.K. Social Workers Tour Spore Standard Staff Reporter A lu-MAN delegation of honorary social work;! Hongkong with itx adt i Mr. C N. Li. was shown m«s« <«t the Colony's (Social W Department Homes yesU'rdaj The delegates are here on goodwill mission. Th> i- all members of the Hong Kaitong
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  • SINGAPORE STANDARD
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      Mental Strain In Estates
      780 6 flPHE average Malayan believes that workers in tatatra lead a placid existence with no housing pvoWeaH and no water ana electricity bills to pay. F mhermore they can grow their own vegetables, Itai poultry, and keep BJKtS and cows to help in inducing their rood costs
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  • We the PEOPLE
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      Dancing Is Not Demoralising
      259 6 Sir;— It's a pity thai the Rec\ Cuh Hood Keng sfiouJd hare wade such a remark as This "1 know irom close contact with Ihe youth of Ift is city what a demoralising influence modern dancing lias upon ttiem." This only goes to show that m
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      People Are None The Wiser
      338 6 People Are None The Wiser Sir:- Merely a Hal denial by Tungku Abdul Rahman 'ha* the compromise <>n the F< dera f~ ections was not arrived at to save the face "f tiie Dish Commissioner has lefi Ihe people none the Much dissatisfaction is still bt m- fell m UMNO
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      INVESTIGATE TAX-MEN
      273 6 Sir: I wi>h to suggest through the medium of I your paper a small im- pruvnnent m the system of working of the local Income Tax Office. From time to time the Comptroller warn s tax- payers they are liable to a maximum fine of a thousand dollars
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      STAFF SERGT BROWN
      119 6 Sir: In your edition on the 7th inst. on page three, you stated that a S Sgt. Broun had been sentenced by Court martial to be retimed to the ranks. You omitted to put his number, rorp or unit and m consequence caused great inconvenience to me.
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      SORE
      44 6 Sir: Last night I hailed i two taxis that were on the I opposite >ide of the road j and they both arrived with theii meters ticking over already. I refused both of them with a few choice nautical epithets. BUCAN BODOH Singapore
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    Review of Views
    423 6 Review of Views Social Welfare Salaries ANYANG SIANG PAD discusses social services in the Colony. It welcomes the increasing expenditure ol the Social Welfare Department and interprets it as a sign thai Government is paying I mure attention to Mjcial I services However. the paper regrets i thai socia] workers
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    Burma's Plan For Fighting Communism
    873 6 Burma's Plan For Fighting Communism This is the second article by Philip Deane on Burma and the Cold War New Delhi. E DO NOT like Communism and we do not want to see this creed spread into our territory. We have therefore been doing our best to prevent such a
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    21 6 "You have? Good! Told you you'd find plenty of paper to draw on m there if you'd only look!''
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    A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
    16 6 1{? thai caw 7 ive patience can have what '< c will. Franklin.
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    AN OUTPOST OF FREE THOUGHT
    780 6 AN OUTPOST OF FREE THOUGHT Nanyang University Witt Be nfl LIN YU-TANG, internationally known v 'Chinese author and philosopher, said m New York yesterday that Singapore's new Nanyang University which he will direct ivould be an outpost of free thought m the battle against Communism for the minds of Asian
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      25 6 The Malayan Way of Life 5 Hot pavement! end a patient vendor typical Malayan scene as fomilior ond tradirionol et food beer fclrjsbcifcl of course
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    DEMONSTRATORS PREPARE FOR BIG MARCH INTO GOA
    198 7 DEMONSTRATORS PREPARE FOR BIG MARCH INTO GOA BOMBAY. Aug. 12-<Reuter)-Demonstrator s were \esterday preparing for their planned march on th, Portuguese settlement «r Goa 'on Sundav-Jndia" ndependence Day-despite the exchange of notes be' taM Portugal and India on sending neutral observed to the frontier. The demonstrators who demand union of
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    FIGHTS GO ON IN STRIKE CITIES
    135 7 FIGHTS GO ON IN STRIKE CITIES HAMBURG. Germany Aug. \2 (AP)- Hamburg's crippling nme-ciay public sendee strike ended m v apitMnisc ua;reement lodaj. Bat oattirs ruii»'d m .ir.u other Bavarian as a walk-out involving 220.000 metal workers n\ Into Its fourth day. Agreement In t v v Hamburg ol some
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    ROYAL FAMILY ADVISER DIES
    52 7 LONDON. Aug 12, AP>S.:' Stanley BewCtt, T4. medical adviser to Britain's Royal Family for over 40 sura died at his London home today after a short 11lBesa, Sir Stanley was appointed Deputy Surgeon Apothecary Ie King George V :n 1911 and later held higher medical L"
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    Train And Pilot Jeeps Derailed
    141 7 Train And Pilot Jeeps Derailed JAKARTA. Au- 12. Reu- !>•:■' A passenger train escorted m rront by two rail jeeps with troops plunged Into 15 met res deep ravine 40 miles east of Bandung, last night. Gantts operating m this area of mountainou> West Java had broken up rail- <
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    TAX MEN GET AT McCARTHY
    40 7 WASHINGTON". Aug 12. Router J The Wa.sninKton Evening Star >aid today that rial revenue agents alter 18 months' investigation i ad concluded that Senator pfc McCarthy Repu'olican> .>w>-d additional income and Interest ol about £8.9001
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    AIPEO ADMITS LOSS OF P-47
    51 7 TAIPEI, Aug II (AP)-Au POTCe Headquarters m Formosa belatedly announced yesterday that a Nationalist P--47 was shot down by Chinese Communist MlO's m a clash on July 6 over Shihpu. 140 miles south of Shanghai. The pilot was reported to I have pen>hed with his
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    3-YR.OLD GIRL KIDNAPPED, RAPED
    129 7 [ELD. \rlzona Ang. VI IF \n :n'-n>;\- police WA :'v. .iv :n U B I I rack i m who Iddnappi d t Id oaby girl raped er as Job- n Ironl i»r m m U i way. The child. B<>bb;.- HoUiday, daughter ol Mr. and
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    Family Of Beauty Contest Winners
    104 7 Family Of Beauty Contest Winners ON HOLIDAY at Brighton, Mrs. D. M. Ratcliffe. 50, was persuaded to enter a "Glamorous Grandmother" Competition. She won— a-d a free holiday is part of her prize. Thre< weeks later, her daughter, Mrs. Pamela Savage. 23. entered her year-old son Derrant in a "Bonny
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    Police Bottle Up 200,000 Arabs
    190 7 RABAT, Morocco, Aug. 12— (UP)— Heavily armed troop and police reinforcements bottled up 200,000 Arabs in the native quarter of Fez yesterday in a supreme effort to throttle a terrorist wave which has taken a least 335 casualties in 12" days. A minimum of two
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    Fish With Two Feet Is Found
    87 7 CAXVKY I SLA ND, Kn stand. Aug. 12. (AP) A grotesque sea creature four fret long and with two five toed feet was found on the beach here on Tuesday by Rev. Joseph I). Overs. He described tl»e thing, which was dead, as "a
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    McG's Plane Is Delayed
    51 7 LONDON. Thurs.— The Federation High Commissioner,; Sir Donald MacGillivray's plane scheduled to have left yesterday morning to return i him to Malaya, was delayed. Be will leave as soon as the plane is ready. Sir Donald declined to comment on his talks with the British Government.
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    Rhee Rules 2,000 More Sq. Miles
    128 7 Rhee Rules 2 ,000 More Sq. Miles SEOUL. Aug. 12 <Ur> The United Nations Command revealed today it has given South Korean President Syngman Rhee a major coni cession by allowing him to rule 2.000 square miles of North Korea captured by the allies during the war. In a letter
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    Mystery Of 100 Deaths
    65 7 NEW DELHI. Aug. 11 <Rev-! jter) Indian doctors were today investigating a "mystery disease" which has killed more than 100 children m three North Indian cities m six weeks. j Biggest death roll has been m Lucknow r where 51 children aged between one and 14
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    NO COME BACK SAYS JOANNE
    38 7 FRANKFURT. Germany. Aug. 12. (AP» Mrs. Joanne Connelly Sweeny Ortiz-Patina. 24. estranged American bride I of a millionaire Bolivian tin heir, said yesterday she has filed for divorce m Lausanne, i Switzerland. i
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    JACKALS DEVOUR 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
    41 7 DACCA. East Pakistan. Aug 12. <AP> A seven-year-old girl, daughter of a Jes.son district farmer, was killed and devoured by four jackals which attacked her as she walked alone from her home o her uncle's, police reported
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    PAKISTAN WILL JOIN IN TALKS
    138 7 WASHINGTON, Aug. 12— (Keuter)— Official quarters today confirmed that Pakistan would join Australia, New Zealand and Britain as Commonwealth members at a conference on the South-east Asian security alliance. Joint announcements were expected on Saturday in Can- berra, Wellington, Karachi. Washington, London, and the capitals
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    Queen After Clerk's Job
    78 7 SAIGON, Aug. 12, (UP)- Queen Baphi, widow of the late Emperor Khai Dinh of I i Vietnam and step-mother ol j Emperor Bao Dai. has applied j for a clerk's job m the gov--1 ernment foreign service at j The Hue which pays 6,000 francs <Mssl)
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    PARLIAMENT FLARE UP ON PETROV CASE
    612 7 Election Stunt' Evatt CANBERRA, Aug. 12, (Reuter) Mr. Robert Menzies, the Prime Minister, told Parliament tonight that Dr. Herbert Evatt, leader of the Opposition, would not be here now if he had disclosed details of the Petrov papers during the May election campaign. He
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    Molotov Warns Of New War
    113 7 MOSCOW. Aug. 12. (Reuter) A grave warning against the dangers of a new war was given by the Soviet Foreign Minister. Mr. Molotov, at a dinner with Labour Party j leaders a1 the British Embassy m ".Moscow, last night. Mr. Molotov, who ranks second only
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    He Flew Under Tower Bridge To Win A Bride
    207 7 He F lew Under Tower Bridge To Win A Bride LONDON, hug. 12 «AP'< The mystery pilot who zoomed between the towers of London's lamed Tower Bridge, then swooped beneath London Bridge was identified today as 25-year-old Gene Thompson, ol Lubbock. Texas. The Daiiy Express said I Thompson pull' d
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    OSAKA TOUR
    35 7 TOKYO. Aug. 12 <R. uU r)— A party ol -44 students [ram the University ol Malaya made a sightseeing tour ol Osaka yesterday. The rfty is the heart 01 Japanese industry and commerce.
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    Chances Of Peace Better Now, Ike
    168 7 Chances Of Peace Better Now, Ike WASHINGTON. Aug. 12--(UP) President Eisenhower yesterday rejei d suggestions foi i 'd:r matic break frith Russ a and declared confident w the outlook fol world peace is considerably improved over s year ago. lit- rejected v til kabfae also the idea o! iging preventive
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    FLOOD RELIEF
    25 7 THE Communist <•;■ Government yesterday rushed lood to Anhwe; and otl er provinces affect *»d i)V Yangt.se River flood- ing to Peking rad:<, Reuter
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    67 7 Stantlard London Correspondent LONDON Aug. 12—The follow.ng are the clos.n* pr,ccs of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBPER Spot 20id. October/December 20,6 lanuary March 20 d April/June 20 d. July/Sept 20 d. Aug. c.i.f. 19(d. Tone: Barely Steady. LONDON TIN Spot +J725 buyers.
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    New General Manager For Ewart
    84 9 Ml B Mi ALEXANDER. ■> the position of iging Engineer of Ewar: npanj (Civ;: Engineers) o the company was m 1946. has decided •o return 'o Malaya and etii frotn the company o: Av.2u>t. spent many years I I mc iding intern- let baci conditiona
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      A Floating Exposition In Colony
      104 9 Standard Shipping: Reporter YUGOSLAVIA presented its trade exposition m the Colony when the m.v. Komuni.ia sailed m yesterday from Rijdka. This floating display of Yugoslav products to Far East ports has been arranged by the Chemical Products Corporation of Belgrade. Top (from left): Mr. Yip
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      COPRA IS STEADY
      161 9 A FAIR amount of business Waa transacted m the copra section of the produce market m Singapore yesterday. Elsewhere, small business was reported. Coconut oil was steady, with quotations showing a small improvement. Coconut oil sellers at Penang indicated $~>o per picu! accordin? to Holiday. Cutler. Bath
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      Aden Refinery In Production
      82 9 NEW YORK. Aug. 12: (AP) Tht? Ariiilo-Iranian Oil Company announced here on Wednesday its new US$l5O,- j 000.000 refinery at Aden, on the southern tip of the Ara- binn peninsula, has gone into production four m nths ahead of .schedule. It has a capacity to process
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      OUTPUT OF SOAP IN JUNE
      74 9 JUNE statistics showed production of soap m the Federation of Malaya at :M.:>li cwts. compared with 18.889 cwts for May, the total production for the f rst half of th year baying been 129^93 cwts. Local sales and exports amounted to 25.508 cwt. against 15>.006
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      Ships In Harbour
      143 9 OI'TKR ROADS. fUba, BasbJdate Man* Straat Bail Ordia. Japnra. Morzh, Orient Maru. Pronto. Modjerkerto, Gdov. Sivuch, Szechuan, Benvannoch. Sylvia Lykes, j Olen.sk, Astrov. Monk ay. INNER ROADS. Pangkor Yumely, Sunipitun, Lamongan. Kluang. Teck Hong. Gung Seng. Sedenak. Aik Leong. Rokan. Cornfish, Tai Tong. Malim. Tong Hai. New
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      RUBBER PRICE RISES BY 7/8%c.
      218 9 Standard Marl RUBBER prices in Sin 67 cents per lb. for first shipment yesterday. The tin metal price dropped $1; to $36 1 i per picul. The steadiness in the rubber market was largely, attributi able to good acceptances from overseas and some short covering
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      SHARE PRICES
      103 9 Price changes yesterda: were INDUSTRIALS Buyers Seller: Con. Tin Smelt Ords. 26/3 26/9 xal Fed. Dis. 2.92 2.95 Gammon 3.13 3.18 Henry Waugh 1.84 1.88 Hongkong Bank H'kong reg. 885.00 895.00 Union Insur. 472.00 482.00 MINING Jelapang 32/6 33/- cc Jelebu 34/9 35/3 Pattani lOd 1/1 Puket (new)
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    S'PORE BUYS MORE RICE -CHEAPER TOO
    207 9 Traders Hail New Turn By HSU TSE-KWANG, Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE is buying more Thai rice and at cheaper rates. Figures from the Registrar of Statistics, Singapore, show that m June, the Colony imported 12,308.47 tons of Thai white rice valued at $5,829,113. In
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    Electrical Goods On Display
    32 9 THE stand of the Gent-rul Electric Co., <Mal.i>.. Ltd. at the Singapore Trade Fair. Happy World The stall displayed the test range of GEC pro i<ts. Standard photo
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    Supplies Of Tin Ample
    245 9 A SUMMARY of the factors affecting the j availability and price j of tin m Malaya and other producing coun- tries during the next j ten to 12 months, points to ample sup- plies at about current I price levels, barring of j course major adverse
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    MALAYAN TEA STATISTICS
    46 9 OFFICIAL statistics showed that black tea imported into the Federation of Malaya during June this year were worth $5 29,89 9 (5(52.472 pounds) and exports $558, 3(50 (376,710 pounds). Comparative figures for May were $599,818 (514,302 pounds) imports and $702,087 (46G..679 pounds) exports.
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    £2M. PROFIT FOR CABLE & WIRELESS
    295 9 £2M. PROFIT FOR CABLE WIRELESS THE profit of £2,064.000 shows an increase over 1953 and a dividend of 4 per ecu compared with 3 per cent. The increased rates on telegrams which operated from Sept. 1, 1952 enabled the company to earn revenue from messages, wayleaves and telephone receipts amounting
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    OUTPUTS FROM GUTHRIE & CO.
    118 9 OUTPUTS FROM GUTHRIE CO. KUBBEK estates m the authrie Group produced learly 44.500.000 lb. of rubber n the first seven months of :he year with laa month's r.itput exceeding 7.000.000 It The Group produc. 1 nearly 1.250,000 lb. black tea m the jeriod up to the end of July, he
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    Skill Triumphs Over Nature
    188 9 MAN'S skill and endurance has once again triumphed over Nature In three years, 10.000 men have turned a mountain wilderness m British Columbia to harness hydro-electric power for a vast aluminium smelter project. The first stage of the project, constructed by Aluminium Company of Canada. Limited,
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    RTA OFFERS TO MARKET SYNTHETIC
    167 9 RTA OFFERS TO MARKET SYNTHETIC NEW YORK/Ao* i -Tfce Rub r Trj > Ksm> f Key York I -ated 50l I i* an c :nd those i dealer men Hi ing < rubber, fab awing Urn ted i Government d pro Lioa ities to ate c En letters I I
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    Indian Trade Pact With China Likely
    238 9 NEW DELHI. hag. ".2 (AP) India lrniy Boon have trade agreement- with all the Communist countries m Qm j world, except tiny Albania Commercial circles lure say they believe no other non- Communist nation has trade pacts with so many Red counI tries. India
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    Mission To Jakarta
    34 9 EtONGK T (lt» tei i A I < -aie -sion cons. I 28 rr.a.-.u-facture it:' era by a Dut h 'o r Jakarta to attend international Trade Fa- openinf there 4« mid-Augui..
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    Ten-Mile Tunnel
    39 9 THIS is a ten-nrle funnel which loads impounded waters through n ountain barriers to a power hove one quarter mile inside the mountain In tunnelIn?, over a million cubic yard of solid granite were dynamited and removed.
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      490 9 CITI COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS ENGINEERS DEPART--1 WENT: Drt-d-mg and Re- aii Silt. Sand and Debris from la) the concret ..tied Sections of Bukit Timah Canal irom Serungoon Road r Newton Circus and from c ;rv, Road to Coronation I I dose N00N—24.8.34; the Boundary Drain to Haig Road the
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    'LAFF' CONTEST WINNERS
    190 10 pHOO YEW WING of 15, V^ Peng Nguan Street, Singapore 3, gets the top award of $25/- and a Marconi svalve radio set (presented by the Gramophone Company) with his "Wot, me to judge the 'Miss Universe' Contest?" caption for the "Laugh With Lahr" Contest. Other prize-winners
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    Hit Films: Hit Tunes!
    538 10 TF YOU'RE a radio or Rediffusion listener you're probably humming "Three Coins m the Fountain," that irresistible theme song from one of 20th-Fox' newest films which is due m Singapore shortly. In the picture, the song backgrounds shots of Rome m Cinemascope and Technicolor and is
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    NIGHT TOUCH DOES TRICK
    120 10 NIGHT TOUCH DOES TRICK WALT DISNEY is making his biggest outlay on '20,000 Leagues Under the i Sea," with James Mason, Kirk Douglas. Paul Lukas and Peter Loire. One of the big and expensive scenes m the picture comes when a I I giant squid attacks the subj marine Nautilus.
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    ACCENT ON ACTION
    129 10 ROBERT NEWTON had the time of his life starring I with Glynis Johns and Donald Sinden m Pinewood"s "The i Beachcomber," a colour film I of Somerset Maugham's fa- mous story, "I like plenty of action," says Newton. "And I certain- ly got it m this picture."
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    Tea And Tickle Among The Tombstones
    591 10 REG WHITLEY reviews the new films in London I OVE comes into its own with romances set m Rome and the South Pacific. And there's tea and tickle among the tombstones of the j Pharaohs thrown m for i good measure. The last situation
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      377 10 rpODAI 3 QUOTATION: 1 "We say a man is vain 1 nii-aii- merely that he is 1 pleax-d with the effect lie 1 predates on other people. A conceited man X satisfied with the effects he produces I on himself." Max Beerbohm. j rKIDAY FOR EVERYONE: Allow plenty u£ time
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    4th TEST: PAKISTAN 59 FOR 7
    290 11 LONDON' Au-> iz. t Reuter > Ram today delayed the tart ol the fourth and last! >t Test at The Oval ben England and Pakistan and there was no play before turn* I <. tan won the toss after, and decided to bat at
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    Start Of Free Style
    56 11 picture from London. START of the British EmI pire Games 110-yards freestyle race m Vancouver, 8.C.. August 2. Left-Right: Kin Man Cheung. Hong Kong: Rex Au- brey, Australia, third; Cyrus J. Weld, Australia, second; Jon Henricks, Australia, the i icinner; George Parks, Can- ada, and Barrington
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    SONNY, PAUL IN K0 WINS
    113 11 SINGAPORE boxers. Sonny Chia and Paul Cheng won I their respective fights agains'. Ricky Kicks and Fighting Bee by knockouts at the Deca Park open-air stadium, m Djakarta recently. Sonny knocked out his opponent m the third round of i a 10-round supporting bout, whi'e
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    MOORE KEEPS TITLE
    736 11 TKO's Johnson In 14th Round NEW YORK, Aug. 12, (UP Reuter)— Champion Archie Moore came from behind to floor Harold j Johnson of Philadelphia once and score a technical knockout at 56 seconds in the 14th round of their! lightheavy- weight title fight before 8,327 in Madison
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    LANDY TO RUN IN SCOTLAND
    66 11 VANCOUVER, Aug. 12. (AP) Australia's John Landy, who ran second to Dr. Roger Bannister of England m the British Empire Games miracle miie on Saturday, said yesteri day he will make four comi petitive appearances m the j United Kingdom soon. Landy said he will
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    Bowlers' Day In County Cricket: 115 Wickets Fall
    406 11 LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter)— The English Summer relented, allowing play m all seven County championship matches beginning yesterday. And how bowlers took their opportunities on soft wickets exposed to sun and breeze. In all, 115 wickets, fell an average of over 16
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    COLONY JUNIOR BADMINTON
    403 11 FOLLOWING are the S.B.A. ties lor to' COURT NO. 3 Schoolboys' Doubles: Maurice Khoo and Lanny Khoo (St. Andrews) vs. Ng Kirn Hock and |Teo Van Chu a (Chinese High School): S.A. Bakar Mattar and Ahmad Shazali (Method/Victoria) vs AY. Miles and John Reutens (St. Patricks >:
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    ESS CRICKET
    51 11 St. Josephs Institution Present team to meet the Past m la cricket match lor the John Ess trophy tomorrow \v' be I A. Weiesinghe. E Te=sensohn, W. Wicks. S. Wicks, J. Monterio, T. Martens. P. Move, B. Colaco. D. Brenam! P. Rodrigues. and Reserves Stenhea. D. Danker, Nun
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      409 11 /^)/:i SINGAPORE STANDARD ouirir nui7 A seporote competition will still oppeot each day M separatt $100 prize, but you con now send m one, two, three o» o whole week's entries IN THE SAME ENVELOPE The cluing dot* tor all til entries this week is Wednesday. August 1 8tK The
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      161 11 til Jlbner By Al Capp 'JE^* 5 TO J 1 Y E'LL HAFTA T>\KE |3 r -AM'-gOfl. r AH GOTTA II MEANWH/LEV rCX M St -IS 2% M S2K^.?i5^S E a R V S SCAMPERIN' rSAFETV, AFORE X 4<&f^ T l^i L iSl^ E <^^ H -^S??iSS5v^4 "S TH'HUNmN'SEASONSTAKrS.rr >
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    Race Entries For Selangor
    805 12 Kl ALA LIMPIK, Thurs.— Seventy-three Class Three and 9© Class Four Horses, totalling 163 entries have been entered tor the forthcoming Selangor Turl Club August Meeting on Aug. 21, 25 and 28. The Entries are: Total 90 < 42* (461 <65^ (25> NOTL: Entries or Honeymoon
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    Foong Seong Cup Trainees
    83 12 IPOH. Than, Twelve I players, a:: i'lo-r^ Ipoh. have ven selected bj the Badminton Association of Perak for tra.p.r^ i n preparation ior their Foong Seong dp encounter against Se'.ansor at Kuala Lumpur on Aug. J28 and F.)i: 0 \ving are the players: I«H J;n F.ong.
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    AMBULANCE TEAM WIN
    39 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The 16th Field Ambulance?. beat 656 Ai r Observation Post 1-41 m an Army League soccer tie «1 the Malaya Command ground today. Centre-forward Cov.pe scored the winning goal m "the first naif.
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    DATES FOR BANKA B.
    63 12 THE Banka Billiton soccer team from Indonesia yesterday i cabled the Singapore Amateur I Football Association that they will arrive on Aug 23 instead of Aug. 22. The previous dates fixed by i SAFA have been revised. New dates fixed yesterday are: Aug. 23, v Services;
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    CG Opens Malaya's Big Meet
    616 12 CG Opens Malaya's Big Meet FOUR TO WATCH Present Will Be Three Rulers Sir Donald, Too by ANDY ROZAK1O KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— There will be pomp and pagentry of unprecedented proportions, when the 33rd annual championships of the Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya opens on the Selangor padang here on
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    RAF Cup Golf Draw
    135 12 THE DRAW and starting times for the R.A.F. Cup golf competition to be played at the Island Club on Saturday and Sunday are as follows: Collier and C. Rosier 2.30 Sat. 9.20 Sun.: Cle^g. Butler and F. Jones 2.35 Sat. 9.15 Sun.: Khatena. Cook and K.T.
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    SB A HOLD UP THE INVITATIONS
    359 12 SAVAGE LIONS! I DISCUSSION WITH BAM THE SINGAPORE Badminton Association decided at a committee meeting last night to suspend negotiations for the invitation of top class world internationals for their Silver Jubilee, exhibition matches in Singapore this November until the sub-committee appointed had discussed
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    Indons To Play For Hall Fund
    167 12 INDONESIAN badminton champions, Ferry Sonneville and Eddie Yusuf, will play an exhibition match m Singapore m aid of the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund. Last night's Singapore BA meeting decided to accept the offer by local representative of the Indonesian Badminton Federation for their players
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    NORTH MALAYA MALAYS GET A SOCCER LESSON
    236 12 ALOR STAR, Thurs. North Malaya Malays proved no match for the touring Kowloon Bin Company soccer team when they met here today The visitors after a goalless first half, went foi the goals m the second half to win by four ni before
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    126 12 an/iiVLrn/U -£J(JKiV MISS Chin Tsui is Hong Kong's glamour girl of the basketball court and we can understand why Miss Chin, who is a Hong Kong film actress, is captain of the Meng Seng (Film Star) Basketball team of that Colony now on a Malayan tour. Miss Chin and her
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    SCHOOLS XI
    67 12 THE Combined School: cricket team to meet the Ceylon Sports Club this Sunday at 2.00 p.m. will be: H. Sithawalla (ACS), Tar Heng Hoe (VS), Eric Retnan (VS), E. Tessensohn (SJI) IJ Singh (ACS), Thomas Wons (RI), A. Marcus (VS), M Laily (Bartley), Foo Foons Fong (VS), S.
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    SHIRAI WINS
    32 12 BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (Reuter): Yoshio Shirai Japanese holder of the work flyweight boxing title, out pointed Alberto -Baranghi o Argentina m a 10-round non title contest here Jast night.
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    CHINESE TAKE SUNDRAM IYER SHIELD AGAIN
    440 12 CHINESE TAKE SUNDRAM IYER SHIELD AGAIN DESPITE the absence of several of their "stars" Singapore Chinese F.A. combined well to win the Sundram Iyer Soccer Shield for the third successive year from the Singapore Indian F.A. whom they beat by three goals to one under floodlights at Jalan Besar stadium
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    TURF TALK
    254 12  -  PfSfpnnH HH KUALA LUMPUR. Jockey W. Fellows centLy left Ifalaya brief stay, had tune to loose his ri on arrival in Sydney. It appears that the poi nties seized hit m and destroyed safeguard againsi duction of anima into the Commonv It was a coinciae:. i three winners
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    Clarke Shield Netball Finals
    78 12 THE final of this Marti > fompetition for the C Challenge Shield wi ed o n the S R.C gn morrow be* ween Sports Club (holders of the ■shield) and the Ball i Gir's' Associat Mrs. A. E. C srke hM kfi p !y consented to
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      127 12 I T.rre Event i 2.30 OPENINC CEREMONY. 3.00 pm. 440 Yards Hurdes Heats i 3.10 pm. 100 yards i 3.20 pm. 100 Yards Women i 33D pm. Throw m? the Discus Hears 330 Putting the Shot <W<H»en) FINAL 3.30 p.m. Hop. Step and |»mp 3.45 p m 100 Yards Semi-final
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