Singapore Standard, 18 August 1954

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    15 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Vol. V. No. 47. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 15 CENTS.
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    $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT
    197 1 $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT MRS. L. SCULLY of 270, Brewster Road. Ipoh, is the winner of The Standard QuickQuiz Contest No. 26. A cheque of $100 has be^-n sent to her. The contest was judged by Miss Cora Franklin or Rediffus: m Limited. The correct answers are: CLUE No. 1
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    STILL MISSING
    32 1 SINGAPORE detective Toh K>ru Kwa, 26. who vanished while on duty on Thursday 1-. still musing. X was armed with a pislol and 12 rounds of ammunitian when he disappeared.
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    Sequel To Iran Coup
    36 1 TEHERAN. Aug. 17, (AP)— A military court today indicted former Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi Mossadeq's right-hand man— on charges of plotting the overthrow of the Shah. Fatemi was indicted on eight counts.
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    FALL KILLS GIRL
    24 1 AN eight-year-old girl. Yeo Ah Hway died after falling into a well m Kirn Chuan Road. Singapore, during yesterday's heavy rain.
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    FOUND DEAD IN ROOM OF GAS
    41 1 LONDON, Aug. 17, (Reuter) The Hon. James Russell Rea, brother of Baron Rea, Chief Liberal Whip m the House of Lords, was found dead here yesterday m his gas-filled £2 sterling a week lodging room.
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    K.L. MAN WINS CONTEST AND MADRAS HOLIDAY
    222 1 MR. T. P. R. DAWSON of Kuala Lumpur is the winner of The Standard popularity contest by a wide margin. His priie is a week's holiday m Mai as where he will witness the drawing of the SI 28.000 squarew or d contest.
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    He Is Fasting To Help Raise $5M.
    239 1 All-Malayan Muslim College A SINGAPORE MUSLIM started on a 121--hour fast at 6 p.m. yesterday to help raise $5,000,000 for an All-Malaya Muslim College. He is Mr. M. M. Ishaq, a member of the Muslim College Fund Committee. He hopes that Muslims and
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    $*****0 Dope Seized On S'pore Ship
    88 1 Standard Shipping: Reporter OPIUM worth 5141.500 was seized from the British freighter Philip Q. anchored m the Inner Roads of Singapore Harbour, on Monday evening. The seizure was made by Revenue Officers operating from Clifford Pier, eight i hours after the vessel steamed into
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    Hidden Bomb Goes Off In Bedroom
    619 1 Colonel Cheats Death On Friday The 13th AND HE ESCAPES UNHURT KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Lieut Col. J. H. Allford, Commanding Officer of the 27 Gurkhas, escaped being killed on the night of Friday the 13th by an exploding handgrenade that had been planted m
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    Where The Grenade Exploded
    45 1 Where The Grenade Exploded photo. photo. THE two-roomed bungalow of Col. Allford oi'erlooking the Sungei Beei mining pool. It has been fenced ailer the attempt on his Hie. Sta ndard ORDERLY Duk Bahadur Gurung points to the spot where a splinter pierced the wall. Standard
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    The Queen Launches The 'Cross'
    88 1 The Queen Launches The 'Cross' BELFAST. Aug. 17 (AFP) Queen Elizabeth today launched the 20.000-ton liner. Southern Cross, for the Shaw Savill and Albion Line. The Queen, who had flown to Belfast frorj Balmoral Castle m Scotland, drove through rain to the shipyard. She was given a tumultous welcome by
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    He Won't Go Home
    66 1 CANBERRA, Aug. 17, (AP^ Marijan Stananic, a clerk m the Yugoslav Consulate m Sydney, has declined to return home and is seeking permission to remain m Australia. Acting Immigration Minister Howard Beale told reporters today Stananic had been advised to apply for continued residence as a
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    Tone Settles For US$17,500
    48 1 HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 17. (AP) Attorneys for actor Franchot Tone announced yesterday he had settled for U5517,500 the U5563,666.66 suit he filed against Lloyds of London for injuries suffered m his fight with actor Tom Neal over the affections of Barbara Payton of the movies.
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    STUDEBAKER AND PACKARD MERGE
    34 1 WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug. 17: (Reuter) Studebaker Company share holders today approved a merger with the Packard Motor Car Company. The new company may be known as the Studebaker Packard Corporation*
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    'LUCKY' DEWAR DIES AT 63
    79 1 LONDON, Aug. 17 (AP) John Arthur Dewar. racehorse owner and chairman of the whisky firm of John Dewar Sons, died at Montecatini, Italy, on Sunday, it was reported here today. He was 63. Dewar was known on the turf as "Lucky Dewar" though he never
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    Murdered Driver Found By Sons
    231 1 Shoe Provides Clue For Police A SINGAPORE taxi driver was murdered just after Monday midnight and his body was found by his three sons some hours later m a blukar, off the 10^ mile, Chua Chu Kang Road. The body was that of Leow Sit,
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    Typhoon Toll
    28 1 TOKYO, Aug. 17, 'AFP» Six people were killed and 11 others are missing m a landslide caused by typhoon "Grace"' which is now sweeping Kyushu Island.
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    QC FOUND TO HAVE ADEQUATE' KNOWLEDGE
    160 1 QC FOUND TO HAVE ADEQUATE' KNOWLEDGE THE petition of Mr. D N. Pritt. the eminent Queens Counsel, for admission to the local bar will now go before the Chief Justice of Singapore,, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, alter a special committee has found him to have "an adequate knowledge o! the practice
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    STOP PRESS
    49 1 LOND O X. Aug 17. (Reutert Sir Winston Churchill tonight called a top level conference of officials on the threat to the European Defence Community. Sir Winston summoned Britain's Ambassadors to France and Russia. Sir Gladwyn Jebb and Sir William Hayter. to a private dinner at Chartuell.
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    41 CHICKENS IN A BASKET
    34 2 A POULTRY seller, Yeo Eng Hoe, 27. who kept 41 chickens m a small basket, was fined $25 m the Singapore Fifth Folitie Court yesterday on a cruelty charge.
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    COMMODITY PRICE
    103 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 K.S.S spot Loose «5i Mii No. 1 R.S.S 66i 66i No. 2 R.S.S.' 66 H(i.| No. 3 R.S.S. 65 i 65^ Tone: Steady. TIN PRICE The price ol tin yesterday was $363 per pirul.
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    'Squalor Shacks' Pulled Down, 100 Are Homeless
    198 2 'Squalor Shacks' Pulled Down, 100 Are Homeless photo. FOLLOWING the revelation m The Sunday Standard last week that squatters were living m squalor m the shadows of the imposing Medical Department building, m Palmer Road, Singapore labourers yesterday demolished six of these shacks. Thi s action rendered more than one
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    Batu Arang On Fedco. Agenda
    325 2 MTUC Want Government To Take Over Operations KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Batu Arang Collieries will be one of the subjects before the Federal Legislative Council tomorrow. Certain members, it is understood, will ask for a select committee to be set up to make an exhaustive
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    1200 Attend Funeral Of Sultan Ali's Grandson
    183 2 MORE than 1,200 people yesterday attended the funeral of Tungku Hussaio bin Tungku Haji Ali. a grandson of the late Sultan Ali of Singapore. The cortege was removed from his residence the Istana Kampong Glam at Sultan's Gate, Singapore to the Sultan Mosque,
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    'Workshops' Discuss 13 Problems
    357 2 'Workshops' Discuss 13 Problems WAY Talks In Spore THE various WAY "Workshops" began work m earnest at the Anglo-Chinese School, Barker Road, yesterday as the World Assembly of Youth got down, to finding solutions to the many problems that exist around them today. The subject— "Multi-racial Problems" drew a large
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    $S NOT IN FOR DISCS
    68 2 PENANG. Tues. The Settlement Welfare Fund Committee, which held a meeting last night, was told that several persons who promised donations for the "dollars-for-discs" programme, sponsored by the committee, had not paid up as yet and about $200 from 100 persons were still outstanding. Reminders
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    Red Camp Evacuated
    66 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— In Kuala Pilah District on Monday, a patrol of the 1/7 Gurkhas found a camp for 20 terrorists which had been evacuated about an hour. Four packs were found m the area. Later m the same area, the patrol contacted two terrorists. One was
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    Workers' Tribute To Employers
    124 2 PENAXG, Tues.—A tribute from the employees to their employers for the "understanding attitude" m all matters, is paid m the Penang Harbour Board Staff Association's executive committee's report to be presented at the fifth annual general meeting to be held on Sunday, Aug. 22. It says:
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    Claims A First Prize Share, But..
    144 2 Claims A First Prize Share, But.. MALACCA. Aug. 17 Justice Charles Abbott today dismissed with costs the claim of Lock Chiew, a club assistant, against Loh Yoong Keng, a joss manufacturer, for a one-twelfth share m a Selangor Turf Club sweep winning ticket. Lock Chiew was claiming his share amounting
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    MENON SAILS ON SATURDAY
    52 2 MR. M. Gopala Menon. Representative of the Government of India m Malaya who has been transferred Irom Singapore will leave for Madras en route to New Delhi on Saturday. Mr. M.M. Khurana. First Secretary of India House, will officiate as acting Representative with effect from the
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    Sequel To School Textbook Complaint
    149 3 Sequel To School Textbook Complaint at pub i ity given to erchargii 4 of school oka by h-.^ s ol Governr i F.-.a h schools m the Legislative vest-.\ Jay, when the ..-e Go\ era neat Rewritten questions by C 7a:: i?ro. Tang.in). w ent refuted the charge a v
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    102 3 THE aims and aspirations of the World Assembly of Youth were briefly described yesterday by its President. Mr. Guthrie Moir. at a luncheon given by the American Association of Malaya m honour of the American delegation to the Assembly. Picture shows the American delegation with Mr. Moir and Mr. Paul
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    NOMINEES OF PERAK MIC
    39 3 MR HAZARA Singh and Mr. M. Ramanand. two of the unsuccessful candidates :n the Ipoh and Menglembu Town Council elections, were nominees of the Perak MIC and not oJ the Labour Party, as published yesterday.
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    WAR DAMAGES: $299M. IS PAID
    200 3 A TOTAL of $299,710,542 has been paid out m claims to date by the War Damage Commission, the Singapore Government stated m a paper laid before the Colony Legislative Council meeting yesterday. Of this amount, $107,079,184 was paid during the year. A sum of 51.
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    Only 14 Schools Lack Fields
    47 3 THERE are 150 English schools m the Colony, 136 of which have playing fields, the Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. A. C. Goode. stated at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday, m reply to written questions posed by Mr. C. C. Tan (Prog. Tanglin).
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    NAIR PLEADS FOR INSURANCE SCHEME
    209 3 A PLEA that the Government of Singapore should soon provide organized statutory social services like national insurance and national assistance schemes, was made m the Legislative Council yesterday by Mr. M.P.D. Nair (.Lab. Seletar). •'The Singapore Social Welfare Department is doing some service to T.B.
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    UNIVERSITY WILL REMAIN IN SINGAPORE
    462 3 UNIVERSITY WILL REMAIN IN SINGAPORE I Reports From The Spore Legislative Council Johore Plan Scrapped THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday accepted the recommendation that the proposed University of Malaya be maintained as an integral body at present, serving both Singapore and the Federation, until such time as is opportune to
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    'Neglect In Soul Of City' — Paglar
    204 3 'Neglect In Soul Of City' Paglar THE Singapore Improvement Trust has failed to make a complete survey of buildings m the heart of the city and clamp down on the insanitary and uninhabitable premises, Dr. C. J. Paglar (Changi Progressive) said yesterday m the Legislative Council. "We have painted a
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    HK EXCHANGE
    40 3 HONGKOXG. Aug. 17. Special Standard Service; Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.64 to £1 sterling: $5. ***** to US$l: 51. 830 to Malayan $1; SO. U>4 to one Indonesian Rupiah. Gold $230,875 to 1 tael.
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    Colony Legco Receives UK Gift
    242 3 Colony Legco Receives UK Gift THE standard book on parliamentary procedure by Erskine May was presented yesterday to the Singapore Legislative Council when it held its first meeting m the new Assembly House. The presentation was made by Mr. Ralph Assheton, the leader of the delegation from the United Kingdom
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    WELFARE IN RURAL AREAS
    47 3 A NUMBER of Social Welfare Centres have been set up m the rural areas to help people seeking assistance from the Department, the Singapore Government revealed at the Legislative Council, yesterday. It was answering written questions asked by Mr. M.P.D. Nair (Labour Seletar).
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    Call For Faster Airmail Services
    190 3 Call For Faster Airmail Services THE state of the airmail service m Singapore is such today that the authorities concerned have nothing to be proud of, Sir Ewen Fergusson (Singapore Chamber of Commerce) told Legislative Councillors at their monthly meeting yesterday. He emphasised that he was not criticising the work
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    Drove Car While Drunk
    75 3 RAUB, Tues. A Home Guard driver here K. Vadiveloo, who reported to the Police that his vehicle ran into a drain and was sent to hospital for examination, pleaded guilty to a charge oi driving the vehicle while under the influence of liquor. Mr. J.R. Whimster,
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    KALLANG FIRE FUNDSQUERIED
    54 3 NO approach for funds to purchase fire-fighting apparatus for Kallang Airport has ever been refused or delayed by the Finance Committee, the Singapore Financial Secretary, Mr. W. C. Taylor, said yesterday. He was replying to a question put by the Member for Katong, Mr. John Laycock. at
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    Govt. Must Take Air Raid Precautions: Goode
    169 3 THE Government has a duty to take what steps are necessary to protect the citizens of Singapore from air attack m the event of another war, said the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W.A.C. Goode, at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council. Mr. Goode was
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    Kind Thought At Wrong Time
    108 3 PARIT BUNTAR, Tues. "I was visiting my mother m Jawi New Village and I was taking some food for her and her family. I did not know I was committing an offence," said a middle-aged woman. Koh Kirn Moy. when charged before Inche Hassan bin
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    $ FOR EDUCATION
    17 3 FOR EDUCATION THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday approved a special contribution of $395.--100 to the Education Board.
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    Legco Votes $399,000
    50 3 SINGAPORE'S new Teachers' Training College, which is estimated to cost $5 million, requires $400,000 to prepare the earthwork for the site for which only a token $1,000 was entered m the Colony's current estimates. The Legislative Council yesterday approved a supplementary provision of 5399.000 for this work.
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    NEGARA S CONCERN FOR FOREIGNERS
    273 4 Lab. Official Hits At Party's Policy PENANG, Tues. —An allegation that Party Negara was more concerned over preserving the interests of foreign investors than the welfare of Malayans was made by the Secretary of the Pan Malayan Labour Party, Mr. Tan Phock Kin, here today.
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    REGISTER BEFORE SEPT. 30
    142 4 REGISTER BEFORE SEPT. 30 Standard Staff Reporter DEFRANCHISED Commonwealth citizens have now until Sept. 30 to register as citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies. Originally, the Colony Government fixed the last date for registration as Aug. 31. 1954. Government's decision to extend the registration period follows representations made
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    115 Youths Placed On Probation
    101 4 IN Singapore last month 1 15 boys and girls were placed on probation. This figure is 42 less than that of adult probationers, the Social Welfare Department's Progress Summary revealed yesterday. The case of only one child proved unsatisfactory as compared with four adults. In
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    Ward Size Is Halved
    115 4 THE additional ward for the Singapore City Council's Miridleton Hospital, to be built next year, may have only 30 beds. When the City Council approved $300 000 m next year's draft budget it was suggested this amount was for an additional ward of 60 beds. However,
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    45,000 Not Registered
    247 4 SINGAPORE'S Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C Goode, revealed at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday, that there are about 45,000 Infiians. Pakistanis and Ceylonese here over 21 who are not members of the United Kingdom and the Colonies. He said this m answer to written questions put
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    ISAAC STERN – THE MAESTRO
    269 4 ISAAC STERN THE MAESTRO Standard Music Critic AN overflowing audience listened m hushed concentration to the great D minor sonata of Brahms played by Isaac Stern and Alexander Zakin m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. It was a performance of the greatest beauty, with the subtlest shades of tone
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    Carried Rice In Bad Area
    71 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues For haying foodstuffs m her possession m a restricted area a woman, Toon Yew was fined $75 m the Sessions Court here today. Toon, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was carrying a tiffin carrier with six tahils of cooked rice when
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    Buralnrc Net $4,700 In Cash & Jewellery
    205 4 Buralnrc Net $4,700 In Cash Jewellery BURGLARS stole more than $4,700 worth of cash and jewellery from a house and a shop m Singapore over the week-end, Police revealed yesterday. Ist case: A woman living m Hertford Road found $2,500 worth of jewellery stolen from a "secret hiding place" during
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    Drove Car With A Blurred Mind
    67 4 RAUB, Tues. A BOR who, according: to his officer, had done his job as a soldier diligently and well and had always proved to be honest, preferred to say nothing to Mr. J. R. Whimster, President of the Sessions Court, West Pahang, when he
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    40 4 Photo. MR. AND MRS. POON SUN CHOW who were married at the Lok Yuen Cafe. Bukit Bintang Road, Kuala Lumpur, last week. The bride is the former Miss Cheong Wai Lan while the bridegroom is a Kuala Lumpur photographer. Standard
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    Mother's Suit For Damages
    206 4 A WIDOW. Koii Phoy brought a suit m the Singa- pore High Court yesterday. against a driver. Yew Chew ,Loon, for damages arising out of an accident m pßrhicn her daughter, Lee Ch»o. 15. died. Mr. Dennis Murphy, lor the widow, said that Lee Choc a
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    Welcome To Civil Defenders
    42 4 A SOCIAL evening and dance will be held at the Singapore Civil Defence Club Kolam Ayer Lane, on Saturday, Aug. 21. at 8 p.m.. as a welcome party for national servicemen to the Corps it was announced yesterday
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    TALK ON ASIAN COOPERATION
    40 4 Mr. K. Roy. president of the Indian Youth Council and leader of the In;=:an delegation to WAY. will give a talk on "Asian Co-operation" of the Indian Association. Palestier Road, Singapore, on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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    TEACHER'S DISMISSAL LEADS TO ULTIMATUM
    185 5 TEACHER'S DISMISSAL LEADS TO ULTIMATUM Standard Staff Reporter AX ultimatum will be siven by the 600 students of the Singapore Chung Hwa Girls' High School. Bartley Road, to their principal today to reinstate their teacher of English. Mr. Tann Wee Keng, who has been tismissed. a previous petition the protested
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    RECITALS BYARRAU
    137 5 BOOKINGS are now open Robinson's to members of thr- Singapore Musical Society t>r the two solo recitals and Mrracateal concert to be \>-n b> the man who hxs bt-,*n railed "the finest living i> tnist." >lr. Claudio Arrau. aj vintiugo. Prices for the orchestral ■>ni -i rt on
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    Famous Violinist Keeps A Promise
    156 5 In Mnsjupore t o keep a promise he made to Mr Gordon "1 t ln a J*** ago, world famous violinist Isaac Stern arrived m Singapore yesterday and gave a performance at Ifcc Victoria Memorial Hall last night lie has just made a three-and-a-half month
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    Tec's Mother Defied Gunman
    263 5 Her Son Was Murdered A 80- YEAR-OLD woman. Ng Chin Siew, struggled with a gunman after he had shot her son, who had been asleep m his room, m Boon Teck j Road. Singapore. This was revealed m the Coroner's Court yesterday at the inquest on
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    Light And Water For Suburbs
    95 5 Light And Water For Suburbs THE Singapore Rural Board will spend 540.000 m lighting the streets and $53.--000 for the provision of stand pipes, during next year. The estimated expenditure for 1955 is 57.082.940 while the revenue is estimated at 52.995.050. Bulk of the expenditure will go towards the building
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    New Hostel i For Varsity
    87 5 A NEW hostel for men students of the University of Malaya will be opened m October m time for the new term. This hostel, to be run by the Malayan Christian Council. will be able to accommodate 12 students who tail to secure rooms m
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    HE STABBED WIFE – JAILED
    53 5 HE STABBED WIFE JAILED HENG JEE TEE was sentenced m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to two years' rigorous imprisonment after the jury unanimously found him guilty of causing grievous hurt to his wife at Kirn Chuan Road on May 1. Heng was said to have stabbed her three times
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    UK DELEGATES HOLD SOCIAL
    40 5 An informal social was given to the Commonwealth Youth Council at the University of Malaya campus yesterday. The British W.A.Y. delegates were hosts to about 30 people from Malta. Hongkong, Pakistan. Ceylon. Australia, Mauritius and Singapore.
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    HEAVIER PENALTIES FOR ACID THROWERS
    259 5 HEAVIER PENALTIES FOR ACID THROWERS Life Sentence Liable ENHANCED punishment for acid throwing, asked for by Government, was approved by the Singapore Legislative Council today. Mr. E. J. Davies, the Attorney General, who moved the motion for extended powers m dealing with this type of offence, said penalties which were
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    SOLDIER GET 6 MONTHS
    144 5 SOLDIER GET 6 MONTHS A 23- YEAR-OLD soldier j was yesterday sentenced by a I District Court Martial to six months' detention for assaulting his comrades. He was also sentenced to be discharged from the Army with ignominy. The sentences are subject to confirmation. The soldier. Craftsman Kenneth E. Smith.
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    W.A.Y. DELEGATES TO ATTEND BALL
    51 5 THE Katong Boys' Club is holding its eighth anniversary Ball on Friday at Le Tanjong Katong Girls' School from 8 p.m. to midnight. All W.A.Y. delegates are invited to attend the function. Members can obtain their tickets at the entrance. The charge is $2 per
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    Delegate Hits At Lack of Religious Angle
    266 5 Delegate Hits At Lack of Religious Angle THE materialistic aspect of the Second General Assembly of Ihe World Assembly of Youth, now gathered m Singapore, was hit yesterday by Mrs. Anis Akbar Mirza. one of the '26 delegates and observers from Pakistan. "When T went through the subjects of the
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    Disputes Will End Today
    125 5 All disputes between the Singapore City Council and its Labour Unions' Federation will officially end today. The Federation will sign an agreement with the Council accepting the terms of settlement reached between them few weeks ago. According to the agreement, the date of implementation of the
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    Higher Posts For 2 Loyal Officers
    172 5 Higher Posts For 2 Loyal Officers Standard Staff Reporter TWO local officers. Mr. Eu Cheow Chye <34) and Mr. Un Hon Kun (38*. have been appointed to posts m the Higher Services Part 2 m the Singapore Government. Mr. Eu. present Deputy Registrar and Sheriff m the Supreme Court, has
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    He Hit Wife for Punshing Son
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    Symposium On Youth
    89 5 A symposium under the auspices of the United Nations Association of Singapore and the East -West Society on "Youth and UNO" will be held at the British Council Hall. Stamford Road, tomorrow at 8.: ?>0 p.m. There will be three speakers: Dr. C. W. Chang. Executive Secretary
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    21 6 r Voice of Malaya Head O :S L.rr» T\ck Kirn Ro,-\d, Sm^por^ 2. T.!:pn;nc Nos *****— S Telegraphic AJd'.ss HCERNEWS Smgaporc
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    Wooliy Minds
    579 6 J^OR the lust nine years cranks with wild ideas have caused so much confusion and irritation m the minds of Malayans that the latter have developed a cynical outlook. These cranks with their specious pleadings were recently dubbed by a political leader as persons with woolly minds. They
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    Tengku Hussain
    231 6 ITEW Singaporeans, excepting local Malays, know ol the existence oi the descendants oi the late ttan A.i or Singapore. His great-grandson, Fengku Hussain, died at the Istana kampong v. m this week. Another link with the Singapore na been severed. Tengku Hussain lived !.:s ancestral Istana near tiic
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    We the PEOPLE
    199 6 We the PEOPLE Reply To Mrs. Pandit pHUNG Shing Jit Pao diploV.i matically criticizes Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit tor her declaration at a recent press conference that the United Nations should not keep Communist China outside the international organization. Much as we respect her, the journal admits editorially, we cannot help
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    Expresses Public Opinion
    270 6 Expresses Public Opinion Sir:- 1 congratulate you on your excellent editorial which appeared m the Sunday Standard. It expresses the opinion of the general public. There are a few other facts which the Malayans, as tax-payers, should know The Federal Government is spending no less than $12,000.00 on one Kirkby
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    Review of Views
    312 6 Review of Views Furthermore, the nations at the head of the two opposing blocs. the United States an r i the Soviet Union, are themselves' keeping the old spirit ol na-' tionalism alive. Remarks Approved TVTANYANG Siang Pau writes' editorially that the remarks of Mr Malcolm Mac Donald 1 at
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    Suggestion For Education Depts.
    339 6 Sir: —Bravo for your wcllexpressed editorial entitled 'One is Enough,"' which appeared on Sunday! I, for one. am certainly m full agreement with your statements, especially the fact that the Government seems undeterred with squandering a big hardearned sum on some future teachers who shall merit
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    RIDICULOUS REASONS BY FILM CENSOR
    178 6 Sir, The reasons given by the Malayan film censor for banning the French film, L'Aubergc Rouge, are ridiculous. if every play or novel dealing light-heartedly with some aspect of religion were to be banned m this manner, many of the world's greater works of art
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    SOLUTIONS WANTED
    54 6 Laughter at Work s>!r —"It would be greatly appreciated if the organi/i :< ol "he Pepsodent, Mentasol picture quiz competition, who announced the names of the winners m your paper of 14th August 1954. would kindly let us know what the correct solutions were. COMPETITOR Sertmbaa It semis
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    Misleading Report
    103 6 Sir,— O n August 13 you carried m your columns a report about the possible composition of the .Malaya Delegation to the next meeting of the Colombo Plan Consultative Committee opening at Ottawa on October 4. I would Hke to point out fftiat this report was misleading. The
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    Indian Anxieties Over SEATO
    773 6  - Indian Anxieties Over SEATO Philip Deane By. NEW DELHI. TNDIA is seriously considering whether or not to use all its influence m opposition to the South-east Asian Treaty Organization primarily and to a Middle East defence organization accessorily. This, I am authoritatively informed, is not out of a desire to
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    King Of The Gypsies
    294 6  -  JOHN WORRALL By was brought back to Johannesburg by air and buried m a local cemetery with Greek Orthodox Church rites. The next leader will, by tradition, be one of the male members of the Montes family. He will be elected by a kind of international
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    A British Dilemma
    735 6  -  WILLIAM CLARK By 'T'HE British protest la > India over Boa, ihe Portuguese pocae scion m India, was the product of a difficult decision m Whitehall. On the whole it may be said that th<- Por- eign Office opposed the idea of a protest and on the
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    Golden Locks, But They Belong To A Boy
    114 7 A MOTHER who longed Jor a daughter gave birth t© a boy. She was so disappointed that she decidT ii i, LTnti L he is seven uill ke« p him looking like *he girl I wanted." And her son. now aged lour,
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    THAI POLICE COMB ISLES FOR SPIES
    154 7 BANGKOK Aug. 17, (R.uter) A Thoi police deportment spokesman announced today that police squad* were combing a group of small islands m the Gulf of Tho.lond l m search of p« O p| e suspected of having been engaged m espionaae Newspapers reported today
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    She Sat With The Audience
    126 7 lAKARTA, Aug. IT ißeuMadame VijayalakPandit, President ol the rd Nations General A>swho b paying a lu\:>:r to Indone.sia. was s morning among the audi>>n the steps of "MerdtPfeedom) Palace when dent Soekarno delivered ny ssage to the people on occasion of the 9th anniarj <>r
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    Ike Names Two Envoys
    45 7 WASHINGTON, A.;g. II R< lei Pre-:. f!:' *E r <• Can m to Laoa m >. i an- the <■ \\h I to end the R McClini h «as 'aro- A .10 Ibe A m V •a r a year, ed Minister ta I
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    An Imperial Palace Is Burnt Down
    87 7 An Imperial Palace Is Burnt Down KYOTO. Japan. AOg IT I UP) tin last night destroyed the historic Imperial Palace built for Emperor Komri m 1862 and subsequently one of thr landmarks oJ this ancient city. Priceless imperial treasures housed m the. huge wooden structure also were destroyed Palace officials
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    BOOK DONATIONS
    20 7 Sweden has donated 4.000 hooka on Swedish art. literature and science to the Veneluelan National Library. A P.
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    End Of A Family Quting
    121 7 HIS wife is hurt and though he does not know it his other son is dying. He, too, is injured. But his concern is for his one-year-old son, whom he caresses tenderly m his arms. They were driving home m Southend, the four of them
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    Evacuation Starts As River Rises
    159 7 HONGKONG. Aug. 17 (Reuter): Women, children and Old men are being evacuated to high ground m the Nor t h China province of Shangtung as the water? of China's "River of Sorrow" the Yel'ow River continue to rise, the New China new? agency reported yesterday.
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    They Watch Cars Go By
    57 7 LONDON. Aug. 17 (Renter) i Aboul 20,000 traffic experts: w re yesterday watching main roads throughout Britain m the ■>!>' comprehensive traffic census for ifi years. i The census will last a week. When it is all over, highway authorities will be able to; determine
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    THREAT TO S.-W. JAPAN
    57 7 TOKYO. Aug. 17. (UP) South- western Japan cringed today m the path of a 115--mile per hour typhoon which roared through Okinawa last week-end. Typhoon "Grace"' veering away from Korea toward the north and east headed today on a course which would take it through the
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    M. France Studies Replies On EDC
    196 7 PARIS, Aug. 17 (Reuter)— The cool reception m London, Washington, Bonn, Rome and The Hague to French proposals for amending the European Defence Community treaty, was being: considered by M Mendes France, the French Prime Minister, at his country retreat yesterday. One of his
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    Attlee And Party Sail On A Celestial Lake
    340 7 Attlee And Party Sail On A Celestial Lake PEKING. Aug. 17: (Reuteri British Labour delegates visiting Communist China went for a boat trip on the celestial lake of a former Empress' Summer palace here today. Lean, bronzed boatmen, wearing shorts and dinner plate hats pushed their covered gondolas across the
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    Dynamite Plot Halted
    59 7 GEORGETOWN. British Guiana. Aug. 17 (AP)— Police ;md troops yesterday smashed a plot to dynamite sugar estates along the coast, the Government announced. Stocks of stolen dynamite were hauled up from an underwater dump m a cana! at Port Mourant, a stronghold Df Leftist Cheddi .lagan whose
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    Freighter Sinks, Crew Rescued
    47 7 CASABLANCA. Aug. 17: ißeuten The cargo ship! Piton De.s Neiges blew up and .sank about 20 miles southwest of Mazagan on the Moroccan Atlantic coa.st last night, according to reports reaching here today. The crew of seven were rescued by a Spanish trawler.
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    KOO TO RETURN
    35 7 DR. V. K. WELLINGTON Koo. Chinese Nationalist Ambassador to the United States, is scheduled to return to Washington this week-end after a one-month visit to Formosa for consultations with his government. —UP.
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    RUBBER TIN CLOSING PRICES
    72 7 LONDON TIN Standard Lond on Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 17.— The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBPER Spot 20 d. October/ December 19id. January/March 19|d. April/ 1 unt 19U. July /Sept. 19|d. Aug. c.i.f. 19id. Tone: Uncertain. Spot
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    Dr. Soekarno Hits Colonial Domination
    248 7 JAKARTA. Aug. 17 <Reutert President Soekarno of Indonesia said today colonial domination must be .swept from the surface of the earth and the right of self-determination must apply to the full to all nations. Addressing his people on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of
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    NATIONAL DEBT
    30 7 THE U.S. House of Representatives pasM-d and sent to President Eisenhower on Monday a bill temporarily raising the country's national debt limit from US$275 to USS2BI million. -AP.
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    FAMILY IN MASS SUICIDE
    50 7 WUERTZBURG. Germany Aug. 17 <AP' -Police yesterday reported that a family of three lather, mother and a seven-year-o d daughtercommitted suicide on Sunday night by inhaling g a s Th trio was found dead m the kitchen. The family had been .sullering from an incurable disease
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    HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-RED BILL
    327 7 A Nod From Washington WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, (Reuter)— The bill outlowing the Communist Party and stripping all legal rights from Communist-dominated unions yesterday won approval m the House of Representatives. The measure was given the Administration's approval yesterday morning as a substitute for measure which the
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    Rude, But Friendly —Envoy
    155 7 I -OX DON. Aug. I", <AP- Britis Ambassador Sii WHHayter arriveo m i don I rom Moscow pesu v and -aid there was i i m the Soviet Union betw i Britain ana the Russians. "We exchange icrin note- from time to time mm say rude
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    ENTREPOT TRADE IS NOW THREATENED
    236 9 ENTREPOT TRADE IS NOW THREATENED Colony May Be Bypassed Standard Staff Reporter A LARGE slice of Singapore's entrepot trade may be cut off if Japanese financiers and industrialists manage to get a foothold on Hongkong exporters. At present Singapore sells considerable quantities of manufactured goods to Hongkong. From January to
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    U.K. Was Biggest Buyer
    119 9 U.K. Was Biggest Buyer RUBBER: BRITAIN was Malaya's best customer for ribbed smoked sheet rubber last month. She bought 8,537 tons, nearly half of which were of the first grade. Closest rivals to Britain were France (4.863 tons). United States (4.534 tons). Japan (4.336 tons) and West Germany (4.179 tons).
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    Malayan Banking Trade On Decline
    208 9 Malayan Banking Trade On Decline MALAYAN banking statistics showed a drop m the volume of operations and assets m June compared with May, while liabilities increased. The total volume of operations m banks throughout Malaya involved $2,685.--490.000 m June compared with $2,941,053,000 m the month before. At the same period,
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    WHEAT SHIPMENT
    27 9 THE Canadian Wheat Board announced on Monday it is making available to exporters about 2.700.000 bushels of wheat for offering to Yugoslav:: 1 A. P.
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    MALAYA CAN PROCESS MILK -U.S. EXPERT
    154 9 AN excellent opportunity exists m Malaya and other Far East and Middle East countries for establishing milk processing and distribution facilities stated Mr. Irving Reynolds, a United States Department of Agriculture marketing specialist. Mr. Reynolds believed that the best way of setting up such
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    Tin Mines Operation May Be Hit
    199 9 Tin Mines Operation May Be Hit IPOH. Tues.— The smooth operation of tin mines m the country win be seriously affected ti the workers agree lo a total stoppage of work on Sundays, which they intend to chose as their weekly rest days. A referendum is now being 'aken by
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    JAPS COMPETE
    32 9 JAPAN has become a formidable competitor of Chile m the international trade m iodine, according to a survey of the industry issued by the United States Bureau of Mines. —UP.
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    Drought Ruins Rice Fields
    111 9 TAIPEI, Aug. 17, (UP).-sA scorching drought was yesterday rapidly turning some 15.000 hectares of Formosa's rice fields, some of the finest m Asia, into sunbaked ruin. Eye-witnesses said that a 50-mile stretch along Formosa's west coast from Taoyuan to Mijli was cracking up after 130 days
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    LATEX EXPORTS
    36 9 OCEAN shipments of prepared latex from Malaya during July amounted to 7.560 tons, of which 1.827 tons were for the United Kingdom, 3.055 tons for the United States and 890 tons for West Germany.
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    Indonesia Shelves Embargo Issue
    286 9 Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, Aug. 12; Indonesian plans to raise the Eed China embargo issue at the General Assembly meeting of the United Nations next month have been shelved, it is learnt here. Indonesia had entertained I great hopes that once the j issue was debated
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    S-EA Ships More Wood To Britain
    228 9 S-EA Ships More Wood To Britain HARDWOODS, imported from South-east Asia, including Malaya. into Britain m 1953. approximately doubled the total quantity imported during the previous year. according to figures "just published by the U.K. Timber Development Association. Hardwood imports into the U.K. during 1953. amounted to 44,622.757 cubic feet.
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    QUOTA ON CYCLE IMPORTS TO U.S.?
    43 9 HARTFORD, (Conn.« Aug. 17 (Reuter) Uniied States manufacturers are seeking to restrict the import of British and other foreign bicycles. They say British cycles are sold here for less than the cost of production m the U.S.
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    Ceylon May Sell Chinese Kice To Japan
    238 9 Ceylon May Sell Chinese Kice To Japan COLOMBO. Aug. 17- (UP) A Ceylonese trade delegation will visit Japan at the end of this month to explore the po.ssibilities of selling rice and other products imported from China next year under the CeylonChina pact. The private trade cieega- I tion has
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    FOIRE de PARISI
    33 9 MORE than 3.500,000 people visited the Foire de Paris during the 17 days that it was often. The visitors totalled more than the whole po- i pulation of Paris. i
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    Finance...Commerce...Shipping
    27 9 photo. MALAYA produces more tin ore than any other country m the world. Dredging is a major method of mining the rich alluvial tin deposits. Shell
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    Rubber Closes At ⅝ct. Higher
    200 9 Industrials Still Firm RUBBER prices m the Singapore market yesterday closed steady at j; cent per lh. above M<miday's levels, first grade rubber for September shipment closing at 66^ cents per lb. Price? opened unchanged from Monday but todies gradually during the day, largely on
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    FRIGATE DUE IN COLONY
    107 9 THE Royal Netherlands frigate VAN ZIJLL '1.250 tons* under the command of Commander F.G.H. van Straaten. will pay an unofficial call to Singapore from today to Aug. 20. Sht is on her way to Korea. The Van Zijll has a complement of 13 officers and 197
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    Activity Reported For Copra
    159 9 Activity Reported For Copra yesterday m lh< Singapoie ;uoc^ market Ailnough s \g af: was recorded m copra se prices remaim d at ibo i\ 4 :ie same level a> on Mono,. Coconut oh bad a lull lay. Coconut of S'..e:s at Penang indicated 549 per .-.cv' according to HoliGc=v
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    BRITAIN BUYS MOST RUBBER
    108 9 V si ki < f in< Ludin§ revertex, amounted 4 792 I m (75,858 ton ing the tola foi the co montlw thj < i »31 482 tens (485 8 I \.e i orrt.-pon'-'.i! period t year). ace« j. o H statistics Biggest buyei ol Malayan
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    328 10  -  OSWALD HENRY < '<«Kl.o\\ >: Riu i impro*. former Miliyi min.i-er for Srtth Ontur>-Fox. and now their Managing Director for India. Burma. Ceylml Pakistan, hi.w into town l.i-t week t» see demonstration of advanced technique* m CinemaScnpe at Odeon. Days spent herei wer» dlvideil )».iv«,-,« utn«r ronf
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    223 10 FRANK AND GLADYS (ABOVE): This very Oriental gentleman one meets at the Cockpit almost any nit; lit. weaving his way through lounge, palm court and dining room. Is cheerful faced 27-year-old (m la m llamld. better known to patrons as "Ali." A cigarette boy. he has been a familiar figure
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    97 10 i»\J \Vi Th V r< s Jliat mako* the world bm« rieM than «i eoixl lan?h \n-! arttiac 1 i?™.« at ""r SW* <O al at tilt Ff***** Saturday ni K ht i« Singapore <l "iniie IIIK r,s, I'apin.-au of I'a,»m.an StudiOh I king an
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    HOW STUPID! This Hush-Hush Policy Now On England's Soccer
    296 11  - HOW STUPID! This Hush-Hush Policy Now On England's Soccer BOB FERRIER By London. FOOTBALLS "D-DAY," the day on which the first planned assault on our international team problems was made, has come and gone with one terse communique which is a masterpiece of compression liberally labelled "Top Secret." In London
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    51 11 MAQSOOD AHMED of Pakistan is bowled out for a duck by Frank Tyson, England's new fast bowler, m the opening innings of the fourth Test match, at the Oval, London, on August 12. England players shown are, left to right: Len Hutton, Peter May, unidentified, and wicketkeever Godfrey Evans. Associated
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    Assn. Declares Cyclist A Pro
    69 11 CAPETOWN, Aug. 17, (Reuter)— Wally Hayward. 46-year-old South African holder of world long distance running records for 50 and 100 miles and 24 hours, was declared a professional at a meeting of the South African Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association. Hayward set the world 24--hour
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    LEES FOR UK
    51 11 TAIPING. Tues:— Mr. and Mrs J. Lee. well-known local tennis players, are proceeding on long leave to the United Kingdom early next month. Mr. Lee m partnership with Mr. Tan Chen e Phor of Ipoh, recently won the Men's Doubles title m the CRC Open Invitation Tennis
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    If The Corpse Is Not Cremated...
    512 11 LONDON, Aug. 17, (AFP) Pakistan beat England at the famous Oval ground by 24 runs today. If this time the corpse of English cricket is not to be rremated and the ashes sent to Australia, a large and sorrowful cortege of English cricketeers will
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    RETURN FIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
    172 11 NEW YORK, Aug. 17. (Reuter) A return engagement on September 15 between the world heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano. and his persistent opponent and former champion, Ezzard Charles, will bring a gate "at least equal" to the $543,000 (£193,850 sterling) drawn by their last match, the International
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    PAKISTAN WIN THE FOURTH TEST 7 Countries For BB Meet
    592 11 PAKISTAN WIN THE FOURTH TEST 7 Countries For BB Meet Great Blow To England LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter) Pakistan marked their recent entry into full international cricket with a dramatic victory over England by 24 runs m the fourth and final test at the Oval ground here today. This triumph
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    OREGON 'DUCKS' ARE DEFEATED
    111 11 MANILA, Aug. 17. (UP) Philippines basketball had a rousing victory last night when the Republic Greyhounds toppled the visiting Oregon University cager s at the Rizal Memorial Colliseum before 8.000 partisan Manila fans. The score was 50 to 48. Halftime score was 25-22 lor the Oregonians.
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    Stanahan Wins Amateur Golf
    101 11 CHICAGO. Aug. 17 (Reuter) Frank St ran ah an (USA) yesterday won his fifth "world"' amateur championship at the Tam-O-Shan-ter golf tournament by a one stroke margin over Arnold Palmer. Stranahan entering the final round with a four stroke lead had a 72 today for a
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    107 11 THE PI:: i| v Cm ßilHlti_. iSiiawak. Hong Konp. ThaiI land. the F« »:< rsbeo md I Singapore have uitgHß. foi I firs: South-east Am ba I ball fhampio:,M;ipv to be held !at the Ha:; World bU I from Octotx r 14 I*j 21 The cfaempic tship; are being organised
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    Perez Wants To Fight Shirai
    94 11 BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 17. (Reuter) Pascual Perez, the Argentine flyweight boxing champion hopes to fight Japanese Yoshio Shirai for the world title m December. Perez, who last month drew with Shirai. told newspaper reporters: "I will fight Shirai again m December and this time m
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    274 11 LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter) —County Cricket close of play scores were: At Derby, Derbyshire beat Worcestershire by nine wickets. Worcestershire 97 and secondly 110. Derbyshire 169. Revill 71, Flavell rightarm medium fast five for 53 and secondly 41 for one. At Lords, the Army beat Royal Air Force
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    WILL MALAYA RETAIN THE THOMAS CUP?
    157 12 AFTER watching Sonneville of Indonesia prove his superiority m the Selangor International championships, Standard's badminton writer m Knala Lumpur, PETER KUM, poses the question on the country's chances m the Thomas Cup defence next year. "Our Thomas Cup coaches should sit up and take
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    Viatch Ferry & The Aswer Is Perhaps!
    661 12 Viatch Ferry The Aswer Is Perhaps! KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Selangor Open Badminton Championships, described as 'International* because of the participation by only two Indonesians, has posed a bi? question: "Will Malaya be able to retain the Thomas Cup?" A number of die-hards are going to say 'Yes' without any
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    Speed! Shash! That's The Indon's Routine
    530 12 tERRY >O\\EVILLE, the Djakarta Judo instructor, brought with him a brand of badminton ic/iiV/i has blasted icide open a lot of hide-bound theories about hinc c I n* sir badminton should be played. In the good old dignified days of Leow Kirn Fatt, A.
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    TIGERS MEAN BUSINESS
    555 12 Go For Goals Take No Chances Tigers 6 Chinese Athletics 0 NO more monkey business. No more tomfoolery. The Tigers are taking no more chances and they showed this by scoring half a dozen goals without reply against the Chinese Athletics at the floodlit Jalan Besar stadium
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    Soon Wins S'gor Title
    96 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Soon Ewe Yin. a Malayan student who represented Malaya m the British hard court tennis championships and played against England's No. 1. Tony Mottram. today won the Selangor junior doubles title. Soon, partnering- Goh Keng Tian. beat S. A. Adzman and Khong Chai
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    KELANTAN WHIP NORTH
    46 12 KOTA BAHRU. Tues.— Ke- iantan's Malaya Cup team j which recently beat Pahang 2—o at Kuala Lipis. surprised the North Malayan Malays to trounce them tj 1 at" the Churchill Padang. Five of the six goals were scored m the first halt". J
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    Sino-Indians On Tonight
    58 12 THE team to represent the Sino-Indians against the U.M.S Indonesian tourists tonight at 8.30 p.m. at the Jalan Besar Stadium will be chosen from: Chee Seng. Narayanan. Chong Kum, Vellu, Teow Keng Hee Jong. Kok Seng. Hin Weng. Rashid. J. Mahinda Yang Huat. Chong Mun. Boon Leong.
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    THE CYCLING ROW
    285 12 MCF On The R. Riders PENANG, Tuesday The Hon. Secretary of the Malayan Cyclists Federation, Mr. Gurchan Singh said today that the action of the members of the Malayan Rough Riders' Cycling Club, who entered to represent Selangor at the recent Kuala Lumpur Cycling Carnival but did
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    Goode's Choice For Sport
    134 12 Prefer 15,000 Play 22 Watch... THE Singapore Government would give no priority for the building of a Sports Stadium m the city, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode, said at the Singapore Legislative Council meeting yesterday. Mr. Goode was replying to Dato C. J.
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    Exhibitor Has Never Looked Fitter
    839 12  -  WINDSOR LAD ON THE TRACK By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Although the Kuala Lumpur track was excellent condition today, horses m preparation for their Saturday engao foments here were not on time-making missions. Only two workouts came under observation, and m each instance, they returned 38
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