Singapore Standard, 3 September 1954

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    16 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD 9j A Vol. V. 63. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 15 CENTS.
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    $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quix) CONTEST RESULT
    135 1 $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quix) CONTEST RESULT MR. Wah Ken? Heen of No. 23-10 Jurong Road, Singapore, is the wionef of the Standard Qu;ck-Quiz contest No 40. A cheque for $100 has been sent to him. The judge was Mrs. Mary Lobo, a Colony Social Welt are worker. The correct answers ar^. CLUB
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    'Quins' To Mother Of 11 Children
    77 1 BOGOTA, Colombia. Sept. 2. AFP' A Colombian peasant w<>man gave birth t i luintoplets yesterday near t wo ol Ifanterea. m -her and her five babies, all girls, were reporte I ov the Bogota newspaper. l: Pueblo," to be m perfect health. At birth
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    B-26 Crashes: 3 Crewmen Die
    33 1 >. s< pt 2. AFP)— A S1 B-26 t> ::\'otz I it 25 miles n k its thr> vm< n, It t i lane burst I a c mid-air.
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    MAN STABBED
    29 1 YEO KIM CHOON'G. 44. was i >und stabbed In his boose m Y. > ChD Kang Read. Singapore, yesterday morning. He was admitted to the General X >.-p:'nl.
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    Johore Ruler Leaves
    31 1 THE Sultan of Johore chats with Sir Cheng-lock Tan on board the Willem Ruys yesterday shortly before the Ruler left for Britain. (See P. 2 for more pictures).
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    Tempter Is Colonel Of Fed. Regt.
    265 1 LINK WITH MALAYA STRENGTHENED KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— General Sir Gerald Templer was today appointed Colonel of the Federation Regiment which he launched as one of the first steps towards the creation of a Malayan nation, when he was High Commissioner here. An official announcement,
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    Rationed Rice Down Four Cents
    75 1 HERE is the best news of the year for Singaporeans. Government rationed rice will be reduced by four cents per kati as from Sept. 10. A Government circular to this effect was received late yesterday by the Singapore Foodstuffs W holesalers' Association and the Singapore
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    Police Boat Rescues Three Boys
    128 1 Police Boat Rescues Three Boys THE crew of a Singapore Marine Police launch yester- day saved three 13-year-old i boys from a watery grave ofl Tanah Merah Besar. They were rescued from their upturned sampan tc which they were clinging desperately alter it had capsized m a storm. The boys.
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    A MEDAL FOR GENERAL VO
    42 1 A MEDAL FOR GENERAL VO HONGKONG. Sept. 1: (Keutert Vietminh Radio announced that Vietminh leader Ho Chi Minh had awarded a First Class Military Medal to General Vo Nguyen Giap. Vietminh Commander-in-I Chief, on the occasion of Vietminh Independence Day S today.
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    TEC IS TAUGHT HOW TO EAT YOUNG GIRLS ALIVE
    137 1 TEC IS TAUGHT HOW TO EAT YOUNG GIRLS ALIVE LONDON, Sept. 2, (Reuter) —A Scotland Yard detective received literature through the post, telling him how to carve up young girls and eat them alive, it was alleged at Greenwich Police court yesterday. Frederick Charles Stephen Taylor, a 47-year-old engineering draughtsman,
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    SEATO SPY RING EXPOSED
    365 1 SEATO SPY RING EXPOSED Korean Agent Arrested With Secret Papers MANILA, Sept. 2 (AFP) The Philippines Army intelligence service announced today the discoveryof a Communist ring assigned to spy on the South-east Asia Treaty Organization proceedings. The announcement came following the arrest of an alleged member of the ring, a
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    HELP ME FIND MY PARENTS
    289 1 BOY WRITES TO SIR DONALD KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A 15-year-old Indian boy, A. Balan, has set Sir Donald MacGillivray one of the most exacting tasks for a High Commissioner. Balan wants Sir Donald to help him find his. missing parents. In a letter, written m
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    NEW FORMOSA WEDDING RULE
    55 1 TAIPEI, Sept, 2 (AFP) The Judicial Ministry ruled today that all girls of Chinese nationality who wish to marry foreign nationals must have their marriages solemnized m accordance with Chinese laws. The Ministry made the unprecedented move m order to simplify the registration of such international
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    NEW C-IN-C IS APPOINTED
    25 1 CANBERRA. Sept. 2, (AP)— Major-General Rudolph Bierwirth will succeed MajorGeneral Henry Wells as Com-mander-in-Chief of the British Commonwealth Forces m Korea.
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    FALLS TO DEATH
    27 1 HANNAN KAUR. 35. wife of a Singapore postman, fell to her death from the second storey of her quarters m Maxwell Road last night.
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    Where DID You Get
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    That Hat, Puggy?
    214 1 THAT'S something Singapore's I retiring Traffic Police Chief. I Mr W. R M. (Puggy) Hax- worth, won't tell Supdt. F. G. (Sandy) Minns of Police Area One m Puggy's luxury cabin m the Glenorchy yes- 1 terday. But ''o you think Mr. Haxworth would put THAT hat
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    Lightning, Floods Dog This Aircraft
    138 1 LONDON, Sept. 2 (AFP)— Struck by lightning three times, and prevented from landing by floods m Boston and by bad visibility m Scotland, a BOAC aircraft flying from Montreal finally landed safe and sound m London today. It was 19 hours late. There were 27
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    Orders To Burma Reds
    62 1 RANGOON, Sept. 2. tßeutert— Thakin Than Tun, leader of the Burma Communist Party, has ordered his followers to step up operations against Government forces. In an Order of the Day issued yesterday which was observed by insurgents as "Peoples Armed Forces Day" Than Tun called for
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    DE CASTRIES NOT FREE YET
    50 1 HONGKONG. Sepr. 2. <Reuter)—Vietminh Radio reported today that the release of General De Castries. French Commander of Dien Bien Phu, and a number of other highranking French Union officers .scheduled today, has been delayed "due to difficulties m communications caused by recent heavy rain*.'' I
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    Attlee Reports On Red China
    622 1 Attlee Reports On Red China HONGKONG, Sept 2 (Keuter) Mr. Clement Attlee said today he had asked Chinese Communist leader, Mao Tse Tung, to pass on to Russia the British Labour view that if general reduction of armaments was desirable it would be a good thing if Russia set an
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    'NO COMPLAINTS OVER DIVING SUITS'
    43 2 'NO COMPLAINTS OVER DIVING SUITS' Salvage Chief Tells Court: photo. DA T O WONG SHEE FUN (top right), chairman of the Malayan Chinese Association (Johore branch) wishes the Sultan bon voyage while Dato Sir Chenglock Tan, president of the M.C.A.. looks on. Standard
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    Repayment Is Proposed
    88 2 LONDON. Sept. 2. (Reuter) Directors oi the Malay United Rubber Estates propose to make a return of capital of six pence per two shilling share, out of the proceeds of the receni sale of the company's Malira Nawar Estate. Price' received for this estate, after j ded
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    RN Team To Salvage Helicopter
    158 2 RN Team To Salvage Helicopter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A Royal Naval salvage team was today getting ready at the Naval Air Station at Sembawang. Singapore, for a trip to the ■Termite" territory m Perak, where an S-55 helicopter crashed While evacuating a Brit:>h so'dier on Tuesday. The^ helicopter was about
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    Klang Fire Brigade Has A Busy Day
    115 2 KLANG, Thurs.— K'.ang Fire B:\?ade established a record yesterday answering three eal s in a day. At 10 a.m., a lallang fire wraa put out near the Ist^na ißandoeong, Kampong Java Road, before it could spread j to the kampong nearby. At 8.".i)
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    Airport Workers May Stage Strike
    192 2 7-Day Ultimatum Given SOME 200 employees of the Department of Civil Aviation working at Kallang Airport, Singapore, may go on strike if the Government fails to withdraw the retrenchment notices served on seven airport watchmen. Yesterday, the Department of Civil Aviation Workers' Union, which represents
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    108 2 COMMODITY PRICES G ft CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S. Spot Loose 67J 67? No 1 R.S.S. 672 672 No. 2 R.S.S. 67i 67? No. 3 R.S.S. 67 i 67 V Tone: Slightly easier. fIN PKICt The price of tin yesterday
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    ROBBERY BID: 3 CHARGED
    61 2 THREE men. Osman bin Mohammed, Ismail bin Yahaya. and Hassan bin Rahmat. who were alleged to have been involved m an attempted rob- j bery on a Malayan Airways accounts clerk, M.X.D. Nair. at Kallahg Airport. were' charged m the Singapore Eighth Police Court, yesterday. They
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    BRITISH LABOUR MPs TOUR SERIA OILFIELD
    155 2 SERIA. Brunei, Sept. 2. (Beuter) Three of the five British Members of Parliament who are at present touring Borneo. arrived here today from Brunei town to tour the district and Seria oilfield. They are Alderman Percy Morris, Sir Robert Boothby and Mr. Ralph Assheton.
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    14 MALACCANS OFF TO RALLY
    92 2 MALACCA. Sept. 2 The Settlement Youth Council met today and decided to send 14 of its members to the International Rally and Pageant of All Malayan? at the Chen Wu Auditorium. Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow. They are Miss Lucy Tan. Miss Doris Chein. Miss Dorcas Chein.
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    Acquitted Of Murder
    92 2 ALOR STAR, Thurs.— Ruling that the prosecution evidence was unsatisfactory and that the case was one of grave doubt. Mr. Justice Hill, yester- day acquitted and discharged I Endin Kiau on a charge of murder, without calling for his I defence. Endin was accused of causing the
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    EVICTION ORDER EXTENDED
    124 2 EVICTION ORDER EXTENDED JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Before leaving lor Engiand yesterday, the Sultan ol Johore agreed to extend the execution of his eviction order which affects more than 200 people living on his land ai Stulang Laut, Johore Bahru for further three months. Last month, the Sultan ordered these families
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    BIG CROWD SEES SULTAN OFF
    130 2 THE Sultan of Joh^re. Major General Sif Ibrahim, left for England yesterday m the Dutch liner Willem Ruys accompanied by the Sultanah anil their daughter, Princess Mariam. The Sultan, who wore his military uniform, nw all those who came to see him off biKh-raattaf Johore
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    WORKERS TO FETE ATTLEE'S PARTY
    195 2 ABOUT 50,000 Singapi n workers all members of the Trades Union Congless—will be the hosts to the Sritisn Labour Pa: ;> ifelegation at a tea party to be held m their hon at the Adeiphi Rooi Gaiden. Coleman Street on Sept. 8. I Tht eight-man
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    Time Must Have A Stop
    96 2 Time Must Have A Stop > KUALA LUMPUR. Thur.v I 1 A leading landmark, which 1 has helped to keep the capitaTs thousands on time. wilJ I temporarily renounce its "round-the-clock mission" j next month From Sept. 13. the clock ir. lithe massive tower over tfo Government offices m Jalan
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    MASON FALLS TO HIS DEATH
    30 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— An slh mM m :e. la death while working or. a bui ding under onstructkm at Urn Zj milestone, Ipoh Rose. yesterday.
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    CITY ENGINEER'S DEPT. GETS READY FOR HUGE TASK
    307 3 int Singapore City council expects to be responsible for large engineering projects totalling millions of dollars when the proposed City and Island Council is established next year. To cope with the additional responsibility, a plan to decentralise the Engineering Department and free
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    INDIANS WELCOME LAUREATE
    137 3 INDIANS WELCOME LAUREATE HUNDREDS of Indians yesterday lined up m the Clifford Pier. Singapore, to welcome the Malayalam poet laureate of India, Vallatholl Narayana Menon. who arrived m the Colony by the Rajula on a cultural tour of Malaya. At the pier, he was garlanded by Mr. A. P. Menon,
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    WAY ELECT OFFICIALS
    56 3 THE following were elected of rice-bearers to the World Assembly oi Youth Executive Committee at a meeting last night m Singapore. President, Guthrie Moir, iU.X.>; vice-Presidents, Antoine Lawrence <Fr. Guiana) and Immanuel Wallerstein i (U.S.A.'; secretary general. Helen Dale (U.K.); treasurer, Jacques Duquesne (France). Included m the
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    R.S.P.C.A. GETS MORE LAND
    64 3 FOLLOWING discussions between the Governor and the City President Mr J. T. Rea. the Singapore City Council has decided to lease 15.000 sq. ft. of land to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Society will use the land, which is at
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    A Farewell Drink With Mr. Haxworth
    49 3 photo. THE Colony's retiring Traffic Police Chief, Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth (with glasses) havinf I a farewell drink with his colleague* of the Singapore Police Force m his luxury cabin on board the Glenorchy on which he sailed for Britain yesterday. standard
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    EX-FEAF CHIEF ARRIVES HERE
    40 3 AIR Marshal Sir Francis Fogarty, Air Council Member for Personnel and former Commander-in-Chief F.E.A. F., arrived at Changi, Singapore, yesterday. He is here on an elevenday tour of R.A.F. Units m the Colony and the Federation.
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    A Gun And $6,000 In Hut, Court Told
    247 3 THE Singapore Fifth Police Court was told yes-} I terday how a police party raided a house m Kretai Ayer Road, Singapore, and recovered an automatic I pistol, 39 rounds of ammunition and $6,000 cash. In the dock was Tan Eng Keat,
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    NOT TUNGKU'S BROTHER
    49 3 INCHE Ya.s.sin bin Abdul Rahman is not the brother of Tungku Abdul Rahman as reported m yesterday's Standard. Inche Yassin who was returned uncontested m yesterday's nomination to the State elections, is the brother of Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman and Inche Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman.
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    EXTORTED $5
    41 3 A YOUNG man, Sim Chap Ngi, was sentenced to eight months' rigorous imprisonment m the Singapore Second Criminal District Court yesterday for extorting $5 from a bread seller, Lee Lye Hock, m Potong Pasir on Dec. 31, last year.
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    He Didn't Give Up— Even At 62
    133 3 TAN Choo Guan told Mr. Justice Knight m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, that at 62 he was still "young enough" to continue the arduous work of pedalling a trisha. Tan, who admitted using a forged trisha rider's licence, said: "It is true
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    2 Administrators Go On Leave
    173 3 2 Administrators Go On Leave .TWO administrators left Singapore yesterday on leave m the Dutch liner Ruys: Mr. G. E. C. WISDOM, retiring Resident Commissioner of Malacca, is going to Britain via South Africa after 30 years m the Civil Service. He had served m Pahang, Selangor, Penang and Malacca.
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    8-MAN THEFT BID IS FOILED
    47 3 A WATCHMAN for a rubber factory m \2\ mile Woodlands Road. Singapore, foiled a bid by eight men to steal scrap rubber m the early hours of Wednesday. He saw the men trying to remove the rubber and shouted. All eight escaped. <
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    NEW LOOK FOR THIS HOME
    52 3 THE Women's Auxiliary of the American Association have decided to give the Children's Aid Society bouse, at Tomlinson Road, which Is their major charity project for 1954. a new coat of paint throughout. They have accepted a bid for $1,380 which will come from their
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    ACQUITTED
    39 3 RENGASAMY s o Ramasamy. Choc Choon Yui- and Krishnan Micha< j l. were acquitted m die Singapore Assize Court yesterday on a charge of attempting to mur- der Tung Chung Kwang. at I Kaiiang Road, on April B.
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    Malayan Nurses For U.K Congress
    113 3 Malayan Nurses For U.K Congress FOUR nurses from Ma- laya arc attending the next International Midwifery Congress, which opens m London on Saturday. Sept. 4. The Federation of Malaya will be represented by Miss Catherine Deiina IfacDona 1, from the District Ho.^pita 1 Sungei Patatu. Kerlah. and Miss Edith May
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    FREE COURSE OPENS TODAY
    76 3 Malaya needs Christian writers To help supply need the Singapore En§ Evening B:b;<= School Is commencing a tree course m "Christian Journalism l«»r Today" at 8.30 pjn today at 54 Sophia R tad Uh< office of the Singapore Theological Seminary I The teacher Mv- Ann Hazelton,
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    SOPIEE WARNS PARTY NECARA
    306 4 United Front Against School Fees Increase PENANG, Thurs. A stern warning directed to the leaders of Party Negara was today made by Inche Mohamed Sopiee, a Socialist leader m the Federal Legislative Council/ when he said that the first Federal elections might be fought on the
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    Two Years' For Cheating
    90 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Twenty-three-year-old David Ignatius Frankfort, who has had two previous convictions tor perjury and criminal breach of trust was today convicted an<j sentenced to two years' imprisonment for cheating. His jail term will be followed by two years' Police supervision. Frankfort, last employed as
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    2 Knifed At Dawn In KL
    88 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— While two col Tee stall assistants grappled with a man who was attempting to steal money from the counter of the stall at a.m. today, another man whipped out a knife and stabbrd them. The would-be robbers then fled. Lin Yit
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    Woo Lays Down Four Conditions
    180 4 IPOH, Thurs— Mr. Woo Ka Lim, State and Feder Councillor, today gave the Perak MCA four conditions on which he is prepared to attend the meeting of the working committee on Sept. 1 to explain himself m connection with the Association's intention of expelling him.
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    Courses To Prepare For Varsity
    122 4 Courses To Prepare For Varsity STUDENTS aiming at a London University degree or its equivalent will greatly benefit, when new intensive courses m Mathematics. English. Economics and Constitutional Law are begun by the Singapore Council for Adult Education's Further Education Committee. "These courses, each of a minimum of 40 night
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    6 4 P hoto. an^ES&gR&ESrtgUB! urur? s Union
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    HK EXCHANGE
    38 4 HONGKONG. Sept. 2 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.74 to £1 sterling; $5.80 to US$l: $1,829 to Malayan $1, $0,188 to j one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold 5251.5 to 1 tael.
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    COUNCILLORS TO BE FETED
    52 4 IPOH, Thurs.— The twelve Alliance members of the Ipoh and Menglembu Town Council are to be entertained to a dinner by the Chinese Guilds and associations m the State. The function will take place m the Perak Chinese Chami ber of Commerce premises at 17.30 p.m.
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    Hunger Caused Surrender
    127 4 Hunger Caused Surrender KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two terrorists, 43-year-old Ah Tin. who entered the jungle m 1948. and Wong Ying. 22. a i woman who went underground j m 1950, yesterday surrendered ;to the Police m the Sungei Ruan area of Pahang. They said the shortage of I food and
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    He Missed I MCA Chief
    81 4 1 MALACCA. Thurs.— Li.ibo- j I mir Radanovic, Yugoslavia's I delegate to the World Assem- bly of Youth, yesterday new here from Kuala Lumpur to j j see Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan. I but missed him. Instead, he had talks with the .Malacca Federal and
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    Theft Bid Cost $25
    70 4 A TEN-year-old school girl. Waileen Tan. told the Singapore Eighth Police Court yesterday, how a man I twisted her hand and tried to snatch away her wrist watch, one night m the i Happy World. The man, Tan Hea Kirn. j a lorry attendant, was found
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    His Seventh Conviction
    64 4 j SENTENCE of 18 months' 1 rigorous imprisonment was imposed In the Singapore First Criminal District Court, yesterday, on Phua Ban Seng who was convicted for theft of a tin of Quaker Oats and a tin of Milo from a car parked m Malacca Street, on Aug
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    I Double Pay For 33 Sago Men
    132 4 I Double Pay For 33 Sago Men THE Singapore Labour Court yesterday awarded double pay amounting $1,518 to 33 employees of the Bian Seng Sago Factory for working on pubic holidays. This is the second group of workers to have been given double-pay for working O n holidays. The first
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    Penang Dentist Is Popular In U.S.
    178 4 Penang Dentist Is Popular In U.S. ONE of the most popular dentists with the children of Boston m Massachusetts is Dr. Cheah Kooi Cheng of Penang. He has been taking graduate work m children's dentistry at Tufts Dental School Clinic m Boston. MeSvsachusett:. Part of his time has been spent
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    ANTI-MALARIAL STAFF UNION COUNCILLORS
    118 4 SEREMBAN. Thurs. The i election of an Executive Council riiid representatives for *****/55 of the Anti-Malarial i Stall Union. Federation Ji Malaya, resulted as follows: rresiaeni, i\. nasian (,:\e^r: Sembilan), vice-president, X, Krishnapillay (Selangon. b.on. secretary, R. Kerter Si:;^: 1 (Negri Sembilan), hon. treasurer, N. Kanapathy
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    $1,000 Bail Granted
    63 4 PEXAXG. Thurs. A preliminary inquiry was fixej lor Oct. 11, m the magistrate's court today, to hear the case of Seiliah. 21. charged with attempting to rob a woman, [m Ah Eng. at Penang Hi.; Road on Aug. 22. It was alleged that Seiliah haa a knife
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    54,800 FINE
    63 4 BUTTERWORTH. Thurs A total fine of $4,800. m defauit nine months' imprisonment, was imposed today by Mr. J. g. Adams m the Sessions Court on Lee Lian» Hong:, for the possession of <even katties eight tahils of Indian hemp, 25 i katties of raw opium and 12 katties
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    MCA. MEMBERS DISSATISFIED WITH CHOICE IN POLLS
    258 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Choice of the !\l\f>- MCA Alliance candidates for the Johore state elections—announced yesterday— has caused riiv satisfaction among several MCA branch members. Ihe Standard learns. me secretary ana committee members of the Kluang MCA branch resigned en I a few
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    ALLIANCE POSTS ITS MANIFESTO
    148 4 JOHORE BAHRU TtlMI The UMNO-MCA A liaiHX Wl havt already won .'.v seats m i the Johore Stsu Coun,I went full-swing ahead publicise their manifesto mediately after nomina 1 yesterday. Ail UMNO membei aid they were detern ned 'sweep the board m the ing State election-
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    1½M. MEMBERS
    31 4 1 ½M. MEMBERS THE Automob ..< > lion of Great Bi La a m;w more than mU members, the S<--:< .>"y A. A. A. (Malaya) r< r '.-lef n a Pr^ss >tatemer yesterday.
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    'An Old Fool' Sent To Jail
    79 4 'An Old Fool' Sent To Jail KUALA LUMP! H n j A 1 Kr. Singh, ne v ...-< as I abe yest F lagist a a srge of theft of six pieces ol k $2<K B gh t was tA v orry parked f] g 51 ■< took a bum
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    POLITICS AND THE ALLAH'S HOUSE
    141 5 POLITICS AND THE ALLAH'S HOUSE KUALA LUMPUR. Thuts. i —The duel of Selangcn"s Re igious Affairs Depart- ment Inche Patch Akhir j bin Ma: Shah, has been i i::\.n» Muslims to bevan of placing control >: Government m non- slim hands. The Standard was told today. 1 thai during ni
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    2 Parties Prepare For Polls
    60 5 T p .i ii.i ■i Pn gn > Laboui Front rai og the p icatioi V, Jse. botl utesi i the md City Counci I 25 1 the Leg ati c C >un-' ran. P thai .eg Mai ne He mcd I ■>- itest a
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    HE POSED AS A POLICEMAN
    68 5 -.v YOOfi Thim. Who >a:d h .>. i .i police officer when i pay his fare m :m bus ft! Juian Besai on -Aa> yesterday sen- ip. the Singapore j r Criminal D;>*r:rt Court I to la months rig r as Unpri- :v :or cheating
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    Malayan Beauty
    63 5 TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Malayan girl, Philomena Samuel, an external law student of Lincoln's Inn, i London, v.ho was rated by beauty critics as one of the nine loveliest women m the world. The critics described her as a "ravishing Eastern beauty." i Philomena is the daughter of Dr. J. Samuel
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    Call To Use City Council's Medical Facilities Fully
    158 5 Call To Use City Council's Medical Facilities Fully AN appeal to the City Council employees to make lull use of the medical facilities provided by the Council was made by the Singapore City Council Employees' Co-operative Thrift Loan Society Ltd. yesterday. The api ained n w ia] repori oi the
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    SPORE MALAY FILM STUDIO USES THE AXE
    345 5 SPORE MALAY FILM STUDIO USES THE AXE Stars, Extras All Worried iOver Future SIXTY actors and actresses, technii cians and •"extras" of the Keris Film Productions Ltd. are worried over their future." Twenty of them have already received the sack. Thirty more expected to go when shooting of the current
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    Attap Dwellers
    65 5 Attap Dwellers photo. THE transfer of slum dwellers from Queenstown to Jurong, Chua C'hu Kang and Pens Kwang districts m Singapore started yesterday with the registration of the first batch of families at the Colony Land Office. Picture shows the Chairman of the Singapore Attap Dwellers' Association, Mr. Mak Pak
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    2 More Schools For Lewis
    103 5 TWO new three-storey-ed .Singapore primary school s,.. .Cantonment Road School and Keppel I Road School, were yesteri day handed over by the i Public Works Department i to Mr. T. P. M. l-ewis. Senior inspector vi Schools. .Both are co-educational schools and will cater for
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    Procuress Gets Three Months Jail
    108 5 Procuress Gets Three Months Jail IPOH. Thurs.— Looi Wah F^ong, 54. a woman who was on trial m the Sessions Court on a charge of procuring a young girl for immoral purposes, was found guilty and sentenced to three year*' imprisonment. today. A prosecution witness. Madam Aw Tai Thai, tenant
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    Britain's Influence 'Very High'
    162 5 LONDON. Sept. 2. (Reuter) I —Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. British Commissioner-Gen-eral m South -cast Asia, said on arrival at London airport today tha£ Britain's m- i fluence m Asia generally j was "very high indeed." Of the proposed Southeast Asian Treaty Organization <SEATO> he stated: "I
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    SIX MTHS. FOR EXTORTION BID
    101 5 KHOW Ybng Uw was sen- tenced to six months' rigorous 1 imprisonment m the Singapore .Sixth Police Court, yesterday, for attempting to extort money from Abdul Majeed, proprietor of a sundry goods shop m Middle Road. It was stated that Know called at Abdul's shop
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    STANDPIPES FOR CHANGI
    66 5 STANDPIPES FOR CHANGI THE Singapore City Council j has agreed to five new standpipes being installed between lOi h and 12th milestone, Changi Road i The Council also agreed to supply gas to 580 S.I.T. houses at Guiliemard Road. 190 S.I.T. houses and .shops at Lorong 3, Geylang. and I'd
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    Let Attap Dwellers Remain...
    116 5 Let Attap Dwellers Remain... LET the Singapore attap dwellers, who constitute half the housing: problem m the Colony, remain attap dweller* but housed m properly.planned settlements a statement issued by the Chairman of the Singapore Improvement Trust said. He said he hoped this polity would succeed with Government's new rural
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    MAGISTRATE WAS NOT SO AMUSED
    144 5 PENANG, Thurs. Has a defending counsel the right to talk to the prosecuting officer while the magistrate is summing up a case? i This question heatedly 'flared up m the Magistrate's 1 Court today. When Mr. Jagjit Singh was talking to pro- secuting officer, Inspector
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    Nine Held In Tapah Villages
    121 5 TAPAH. Thurs.— Nine p«-r--sons have b< j <Ti detained bthe police following s house to i hou.se check m the two villages of Kuala Bikam and i I Kampong Coldstream yesterday. Seven of them »re from Kuala Bikam and two from Kumpong Coldstream, ail are
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    11 ROAD DEATHS
    30 5 ELEVEN persons w< n k lied m road accidents m Sinj i tore la monl b I lie woi i for road deaths so fai I Vi';i!'.
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    Bank Chief Is Due Here
    61 5 HONGKONG. S. pi 2 v ten Mr. Michael William Turner. Chiel Managei of the 1! ngkong and Bhangi Banking Corporation, mailed From here today by be Dutch Liner, Tjiwangi to conduct business tour of 40 tranche o\ erseas. He •rill firs! visit Singapore the Federation
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      Selling Flats
      620 6 SINGAPORE estate agent has come out with the ol selling teaaca or Data to solve the housing prabli n He soggesta Ibal the Singapore Improve* ■KtM Trust, by adapting this method, would have ■on money to tariM more boosea so that the led rlasa would have a roof
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      Trade Mission
      185 6 gHORTLY an Australian track delegation will be ::->4 m this country to study, amoiiii other th:?^v "oui desire to understand Malaya better and to redesign things to m local marietta on a long I"!-.:s fistt b ions overdue. While Aus- the main suppliers of primary pro--1 M ■>*
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    Can UMNO Help Develop United Spirit In This Colony?
    911 6  - Can UMNO Help Develop United Spirit In This Colony? S. SHAHABUDDIN wmm«sits have indicated m my last aiticle published m the Standard August 14 that the UMNO-MCA Alliance does not seem able to make up its mind as regards the platform on j which it stands— is it labour or
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    There Are Enough Seats
    489 6  -  SELLAR SABA RATNAM Says I HE M I C.'s opprooch to the Rulers immediately after the Alliance boycott-cum-appeal to the Rulers has met with a rebuff that is likely to be misunderstood by the ordinary man m the street and tends to create an impression that
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  • We, the PEOPLE
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      The 'P's And 'C's
      187 6 Sir;— it has been reported :n your papei that 358 Malaya Kirkby students had > credit m English and 99 h.id "P". that is the ratio of C:P— 4:l.l. The fact that were are "Ps^ gives tiie >nu-.v away. This proportion •>• be tolerated. For practically
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      NO POLICY, BUT SUGGESTIONS
      94 6 Sir; I am instructed to refer to the report published m your issue of the 23rd August. 1954 under the heading: SCRAP THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PLAN: MCA'S EDUCATIO N POLICY." The report Is misleading. No such policy was decided upon at the meeting of the MCA
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      Pipe Water
      56 6 Sir;— The pipe water from the Kulim reservoir is very turbid especially during a heavy down pour. Not only does it contain sediments but also earth worms. The sedimented water is undrinkable without filtration. I hope, the authorities concerned should take immediate steps to better the water supply
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      Kallang Airport Hold-Up Is Food For Thought
      527 6 Z Sir; There have been far too many gangster mci*- dents and hold-ups m re- cent months, which clearly show that gangsterism m Singapore is once again on > the upward trend. The daring attempt to grab the Malayan Air- ways' payroll from
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      Rio Back To Normal As Brazil Mourns Vargas
      484 6 Rio Back To Normal As Brazil Mourns Vargas Rio de Janeiro. U/itH the notabli exception of the American Embassy, where -trong guards are still on duty, police patrols have been withdrawn from the streets of Rio, and life m Brazil's capital Is back to normal. In Rio, all commercial houses,
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    Review of Views
    141 6 Review of Views Give Headmen Allowances ITTUSAN Melayu ados Oov- > eminent to giv< v hudmen "a tdir^r d< The village headman i r k< j tua kampong U a von- tary worker, say-. Ui and Government i no( bound to pay him any > although it is th«* practice
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      11 6 Laughter at Work "She's not looking this niornins:, J doctor." ••tttttt
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    COMMUNIST DELETED FROM SEATO TREATY
    396 7 MANILA, Sept. 2 The European delegations Muceeded m having the term '-communfct aggxttsiS" deleed from the projected SEATO treaty during the meeting of the experts of eight nations here today r* able sources disclosed The European delegations! felt that »t waa inadvisable to specify -communht
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    Menzies Called 'Gutless'
    197 7 Menzies Called 'Gutless' i WBUKRA. Sept. (Reuter> Mr. Edward Ward. Labour Member of the House of Representatives, hurled insults across the Chamber to >lr. R. (i. Menzies last night after aliening the Australian Prime Minister was "afraid of a dwumfnt before the espionage int|tiir>. Why doesn't the gutless leader of
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    'CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE'
    56 7 NEW YORK Sept 2, (Rev- Pres dent Eisenhovt ci jm d«re I the Fedea I Defco c nisi ration liun gfa ape" to provide aid (ox oi i k a i«astem ie c StatC9 Hw death 1 rated 1 »nd I estimates place .M.I I
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    OFF TO MANILA
    26 7 Pakistani Foreign Minis-] tet Sir Zat'ruihth Khan has left Karachi and is on his way to the Manila conf' ren c. j AFP.
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    Royalty In Canada
    52 7 I The Duchess of Kent received a pleasant suri prise when the Mayor of Calgary presented her with a mink cape from the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities on Wednesday at Windsor, Ontario, when she and Princess Alexandra paid a brief visit to the Federation's annual
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    Formosa Blocks E-W Friendship
    492 7 )f From Page 1 i would like America to do, Mr. i Attlee answered there was! obviously the question of Tor- mosa. There was also the question of Chinese objection to the rearming of Germany and Japan. A correspondent said &ir. Attlee wrote m an American
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    Armas Now Guatemala President
    127 7 Armas Now Guatemala President GUATEMALA CITY. Sept. (Re;;!er) Colonei Cast i i io Annas yesterday became President of Guatemala and th€ military junta which has ruled since the fall of the former pro-Communisi regime was dissolved (_'<' one! Annas assumed office m a simple ceremony during w.ii ii he received
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    IRAQ HITS REDS
    17 7 THE Iraqi Government has ordered forfeiture of citizenship and nationality for convicted Communists. AP.
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    BRITAIN TO CALL CONFAB
    374 7 Proposal To Rearm Western Germany LONDON, Sept. 2: (Reuter) The British Cabinet yesterday decided to coll an eorly eight-power conference the six nations who signed the now defunct European Army treaty, the United States an 6 Britain to discuss an alternative method of rearming Western Germany.
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    Reporters Testify Against McCarthy
    207 7 Reporters Testify Against McCarthy WASHINGTON, Sept. 2: (Reuter) Senate investigators yesterday completed taking evidence on three of the five censure charges against Senator I Joseph McCarthy moving with a speed and orderliness previously unheard of m a proceedings of this kind. With Senator McCarthy away from the hearing room j
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    Girls Get Indefinite Jail Term
    85 7 Girls Get Indefinite Jail Term WELLINGTON. New Zea--lam. Sept. 2. 'Reuteri— The two schoolgirls convicted at Christ church last week of j murdering the mother of one 'of them are to serve their indefinite prison sentences m separate institutions, Mr. Clift Webb as Minister of i Justice announced here toI
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    Death For Saboteurs
    97 7 HONGKONG. Sept. 2. I (Reuteri —-Secret Chiang Kai-shek agents'" have been i sentenced to death for saboi tage after trial by the Kwantung Provincial People's Court, the New China News Agency reported last night from Canton. Thirteen others have been given imprisonment ranging from life to "a
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    HIGHEST NOON TEMPERATURE
    40 7 I LOXDOX. Sept. 2. (Rui; i —The British capital yesterday had its highest midday I temperature for more than i year. Temperature of 7!) iegrees Fahrenheit was recorded on the roof oi the Air Ministry m London.
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    'Big 3' To Reply To Soviet
    175 7 'Big 3' To Reply To Soviet j LOXDOX. S»-pt. 2 ißrmcn British. French and United I States officials will meet j here today to finish draft ing the Western reply to j the Soviet Union's two recent proposals for new East-' I West meetings, i Moscow first suggested i conference
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    RAILWAY STRIKE SHELVED
    141 7 RAILWAY STRIKE SHELVED LONDON, Sept. 2, (Reuter) —Leaders of Britain's 400.004 strong National Union of Rail-: wayraen yesterday -helved calls for a national rail striLi an^ decided on a further bid to negotiate Cor higher wages' with the State-owned rai ways. The N.U.R. executive agrei to seek n early meeting
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    TO BE AIRLIFTED
    28 7 FIVE Argentine Aii V planes Sew to ffuate Wednesday t< eva I2fl Guatem ilans (led to sanctuary m the Argeni t bassy durine < lution Reuter
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    Political Cackles Help
    106 7 CANBERRA Sepi 2. <F FranksUm, 26 mile* from N creased his pgg production ten to radio broadcasts of I After nttmg a radio Urn farmer found thai his h^-n: when listening to the count gret now Is thai Parliamei M. L. W. Hamilton, an partmetM ol the
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    Warmly Welcomed In Europe Capitals
    184 7 Warmly Welcomed In Europe Capitals PARIS. Sept. I iP, fcei i The French Fon g Office spokesman said i lasi nigfa( the Eovei n- meat waa mlj m efcon ed reported British government proposal Em n < ighf powei ooniej <: uss a solution o& blems ai sing from Ite
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    A Wrong Is Righted
    60 7 WASHINGTON. Sepi i ßouter)— The United State; Navy said yestertf&j i iaf one ot its civilian employees, -us] 3< j nded more than a eai ago as a "security risk been the v;^*;m i injustice." It cleared Mr Kbta Ciiassnow. 44-y-ii-i'o lian map maker of charges
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      121 7 RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES Standard London Corresponde t LONDON Sept 2. The following ore th c closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 20 s d. Spot £731 10s. buyers. October December 20id. £732 10s. sellers. January March 20^d. Three months £731
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      1143 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE JPiiSS Travel r-onnco MANSFIELD CO., LTD. oept Incorporated In Singapore Carriers option to proceed via oilier ports U» load anfl dUtlmje cargo SAILINGS to LIVLKt'OOL. GLASGOW LONDON CONTINENTAL PORTS. Due Sails P Sham Penang Alcinoiit for Havre. Dublin Liverpool G l3/14 Sept 4 Sept 3 6 Sept
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    PRICE WAR IN $20 MIL BUSINESS
    333 9 PRICE WAR IN $20 MIL BUSINESS Kerosine Dealers Cut One Another By HSU TSE-KUANG A PRICE war is now raging among Malaya's kerosine retailers. The fight is more intense m Singapore than m the Federation. The prize at stake is the annual $20,000,000 (85,000 tons) kerosine retail trade. Despite the
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    Finance And Commerce
    36 9 I lit. Klanff Electric Company received a special award at the Klan ff District Show Picture shows the firms managing proprietor. Mr. Ooi Ec Siang, arranging hi s stall m the Trade Section.
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    Better Trade With Germany Soon
    357 9 Standard Staff Reporter MALAYA'S trade with Germany may improve soon, following the relaxation of controls m countries of the O.E.E.C. (Organisation for European Economic Cooperation). Trade m other areas m the Far East may also reflect an improved trend This view was expressed by the
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    RED COAL OUTPUT IS DOUBLED
    78 9 LONDON. Aug. 30. (AP)— Russia mined 320 million tons of coal last year, it was announced yesterday. but A.F. Zasyadko. Minister of the Coal Industry, said many enterprises are not reaching their production targets. "Last year the miners extracted 320 million tons of coal, that
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    Cunarder Sails
    102 9 THE largest Cunard liner built for service up the great Canadian waterway to Montreal, left Merseyside m Britain, yesterday on her maiden voyage. She is the Saxonia. The vessel carries 925 passengers and has a total capacity of iJOO.uuo cubic feet. She is the first of a fleet
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    Industrials Are Quiefly Steady
    187 9 Rubber Price Slips Standard Market Reporter MALAYAN industrial shares were quietly steady yesterday, but tins were quiet and rubbers remained neglected. However, price changes m both tins and industrials were for the better m most cases. The rubber market m Sin 'ly easier at 67; i
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    SHARE PRICES
    109 9 PRICE changes announced yesterday b y the Malayan Share- 1 brokers' Association were INDUSTRIALS Buyers Seller? I Fed. Dis. 2.94 2.98 Frnser Neave Ord. 200 2.03 S. Steamship 16.75 17.00 Straits Traders 21.15 21.25 MINING Aver Weng 0.35 0.45 Hitam 0.35 0.40 Hong Fatt 138 1.40 Jelebu C.'tf
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    FASTER COMET TO FLY
    156 9 LONDON". Sept. 2 (Reuter) Larger and faster types of Britain's ill-fated Comet jet airliner will take the air m public for the first time next week. The new Comets, Types Two and Three, will go througfl their pace? at the Bri'isn aviation industry's annual air dispaly
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    H.K. Record Factory
    74 9 A FACTORY has recently opened m Hongkong lor the large scale production of gramophone records the firsi of its kind m the Colony. Housed m a spotlessly clean and airy building is an up-to-date plant, capable of producing 2.500 records daily. The firm, the Diamond-Mer-cury Record Manufacturing
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    ORDER FOR G.E.C.
    30 9 THE Genera! Electric Co. Ltd. of England has received a £238,000 contract from Messrs. Richard Thomas Baldwins for electrical plant and equipment lor the Ebbw Vale Steelworks.
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    MORE SHIPS MAY BE DIVERTED TO F.E.
    121 9 Standard Shipping Reporter CARGO space for the outward trip aboard the Yugoslav motor vessel. Romanija. has been fully booked. Since there is evidence of cargo inducement to Adria- tic ports and vice-versa, more ships of the Yugoslav Line may be diverted to the
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    Produce Is Easier
    183 9 THE produce mai '<•-' [n Singapore was easier m most sections but copra opened un- certain and closed steady at j about unchanged q I Coconut oil rem; ined a dull market at $48 per picul for se Ie rs at Penang. Pepper was a quiet market
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    115 9 MR. L. D CARSON manager of the motor de part merit of Getz Bros. Ltd.. San Francisco, is on a tour of the compiay's branches m Southeast Asia to boost the sale of its products. Among the samples he has brought out on his trip i.s a parking meter which
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    GOES ON LEAVE
    54 9 MR A MA"ni;Es(/N a partner X: i c Company, stock bo brotu re, and a directoi i I M« ssn Lewis and P<- a I (S'p« Ltd., left pastel Urn UniU d Kingdom \y- I Wi l< Ruys. Mr. ICathtest n will li away for six n
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    Ships In Harbour
    167 9 OI'TER ROADS Asha, Reyniersk, Bivuch Nerpa, Morzh. Gomes Olensk. Bovietskaya Neft Trawler, Floating Dock. M< solsk, Bikiz. Arbat, Vi&sarion. Belinsky, Norway Maru K< ieetia, Stanvac, PaL< mbang, Atjeh, Aledengonda, Rajula. San Ernesto, Batavia, Padjonge, Graroel Fern Bay. Gen. Michi< I Antilochus, Koloekoe, Kaiy« Maru. Nickolaos Kairis, Valles,
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    BUS FIRM STARTS NEW RUN WITH $½, M. FLEET
    135 9 BUS FIRM STARTS NEW RUN WITH M. FLEET Standard Staflf Reporter THE Hock Lee Amalgamated Bik Co.. Ltd., 'uue started operating along new routes m Singapore with its fleet of 21 new vehicles costing SS(KUMKi Mr Guoh U ,ng Gtn. ra] Manai ci < Company told yesterday th buses Uave
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    KLM Carries More Freight, Passengers
    52 9 KLM Carries More Freight, Passengers DUB I I r ore fn it more pa <. T! hum II n transport* m tin n< 1»54 *'a« L 3.5 j« a 264 :ur» 1953 1 sengei SOU pi ai' June 1954 an 779.060 as 5W 63C i" I 'I freight 1 I
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    JAP-GERMANY TRADE PLAN
    24 9 1 >KY< i Sep' lAFP After i ..i. < V. prea tai > r The wneg another it o babiy Im < th« vt:..
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    BRIEF VISIT
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      568 9 S: NOTICES Art eptance of Private Candidates for the University of Cambridge Oversea School Certificate Examination. 1955. A QUALIFYING Test for private candidates wishing to enter for the above examination will be held at 9 M am. on Wednesday Bth December 1954. The fee for the Qualifying Test Is 53.
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    Mr. Bull Has 'Shot' All The Stars
    791 10 Mr. Bull Has 'Shot' All The Stars A S MGM c elebrates its 30th birthday, a man with rich memories is Clarence Bull. For more than 30 yean, he has been photographing the MGM stars from Garbo to Gardner. In the early days he not only operated the movie camera,
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    ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S PASTIMES
    518 10 By A.P. Correspondent TJOLLYWOOD. (AP)— lt's ±x time we came to grips with the issue of name-drop-ping. Name-dropping ranks with sex and scrabble as one of Hollywood's three favourite pastimes. There may be some squares who have never heard of the expression, so I'll explain. When
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    CINEMA PESTS WILL BE FOGGED
    206 10 CINEMA PESTS WILL BE FOGGED THREE Malayan Com- panics. Shaw Brothers, Borneo Company Limited, .and the Shell Company, are working together to rid theatres of irritating pests, some of which can carry disease. The Borneo Company Limited have imported some Microsol mechanical log generators which can send out a fog
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      288 10 Titim > k\\ mi riON: "I I have lived eighty-six > ir-. i have watched men climb ui> la success, hundreds oi ibem, and hi oi the cleg iin-ni- iiiii are unportani tor v sbcttss, the iiin-i Important h faith.' < ardinal Gibbons \di i; r.iu i in> 1 1.
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    GOALS AT A GLANCE
    115 11 LONDON. Sept. 1. (Reuter)LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Bolton 3. Blackpool 0 Manchester U. 2, Sheffield V 0 East Fife 3. Queen of South 0 Hearts 4. Fa'ikirk 1 Kilmarnock 0. M< therwell 1 Partick 1. Rar.gtrs 2 St. Mirren 3. Raith 1 Stirling 3. Civclc 2 SCOTTISH
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    TEAMS FOR WEEK-END
    210 11 THE following teams will play encket during the week-end:— l Tr.e Indian Association team to play m the annual Gindhi Cup match against the Singapore Cricket Club on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. will b e seiecUd from the following: Lali Singh (Captain),
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    UK SOCCER RESULTS
    103 11 Preston 7. Cardiff 1 Sundeiland 0. Aston Villa 0 West Bromwich 4. Newcastle 2 LEAGUE DIVISION II Fulham 2. Derby 0 Ipswich 6. Middlesbrc 1 Liverpool 3. Plymouth 3 Luton 3. Bury 2 LEAGUE DIVISION 111 (South) Aidershot 1. Bournemouth 1 C. Palace 3. Northampton 1 Norwich
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    ACS Annual Swim Gala
    49 11 THE Anglo-Chinese School will hold its 17th annual swimming carnival at the Chinese Swimming Club on Sept. 24, commencing at 2.30 p.m. There will be two events for old boys, m the 100 metres free style and 4 x 50 metres free 1 style relay.
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    58 11 A. P. photo. IRINA TUROVA of Russia 'second from right), wins the final of the women's 100 metres at the. European Ganu at Berne. Left to right: Bertha yon Duyne Brouwer (Holland), second: Anne Pashley (Britain), third Giuseppina Leone (Italy), fourth; Vera Neszmelyi (Hungary), fifth; Iriita Turora. and Heather ArmUage
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    Saddler Used Rough Tactics
    100 11 CARACAS. Venezuela. Sept. 2. (AP) Featherweight champion Sandy Saddler drew hot criticism from Venezuelan sports writers for rough tactics m his one-round knockout victory over Jackie Blair of Texas Monday night. "Saddler again used prohibited tactics, and was twice warned by the referee." El Nacional said,
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    Russians To Send 400 To Melbourne
    312 11 Russians To Send 400 To Melbourne BERN, Sept 2 (AP)— Gabriel Kozobkoft. coach oi the Soviet team at the European Games, said yesterday that Russia would send 400 athletes to the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne. KozobkoS said Russia would compote m every Olympic event. This, it is be'.ieved. would
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    Appleyard Routs MCC
    220 11 LONDON. Sept. 2, CAP)— Bob Appleyard. one of Bng- land's main hopes on the winter nickel tour of Australia, gave notice Wednesday that he's m top form with 7 for 44 against the M.C.C. Apoleyard wag the man :^< hind the M.C.C's collapse. Ei°ht wickets fell for
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    SHING WAH SA
    43 11 THE Shing Wah Sp >rts Association Junior Inter-Club TableTennic finalists -his year headed by coach. Mr. Chan Poh V z. iur the Fedei I for friendly mate are scheduled to plaj M [Kuala Lumpur. K. „r, Ipob, iTaiping tJ-a Pti.^;.-:
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    PRESTON GO FOR GOALS
    318 11 I Highest Score At Cardiff s Expense LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter) Warm weather seemed to inspire soccer forwards last nij;ht when a large soccer programme of 20 League games produced ne fewer than 79 goals. Preston trounced Cardif! by 7— 1 to register the highest score
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    Island Club Golf Ties
    173 11 THE Roy;,' 1- will hold a Pi esi lent a President's Prize tion tomorrow i starting at 2 I The draw [or npetition Is as Lows: 2.30 pjn 3 Cook vV F. Norris vs G Murch J. A. Robe pm. M. C Ma tia Ki. Lit,
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    PBA's JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
    119 11 PENANG, Wed: P< g Bad nint n Associ I a g r entrieg I Ju.'jior Enter-Team 1 T. i ompetition En Bum Ewe C. Shield t I c and two doubles. E iti v U < is SlO for ea h ting team and sbo sent to
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      292 11 Lil Abner By A/ Capp a a^ £,vAf V >^ "^r- 5 -Awy L t^t- If ■/'THAT \i fj "i Wt-ScJRATCWr-M REPLi "^^S^C I UV//C" TH' SAME. V" jC QUESTIONS? C_ If SHMOO TOVORE QUEST/ON, MADAME ~^J> I A;O<e-_^ >/^Ss>*G^ C^^ :VB^ J^ 1^ 17/v----^r-l 7/v----^r-^ s I QUESTION SHMQOS
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    41 12 UPIN T] m T< entered I« the Districi Hock< 3 which tarts i a M< with a fixture etween R I arranged SO I Sept 8 O ssars; Sepi 10 Sur-j Spori Xi C il < v. S 15 CRC vs 4
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    35 HORSES FOR THE GOLD CUP
    229 12 Training Begins By WINDSOR LAD WITH a large entry of 207 horses, racing at Bukit Timah next Saturday promises to be the most delightful meeting of the year. Thirty-five horses have entered for the Gold Cup and the non-qualifiers for the Cup will run
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    Pg. Autumn Cup Meeting
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    Perak Gold Vase Meeting
    57 12 EPOH rs v tries re invited r the Pc« k Turf Club Gold Va» M« ting I i be held on O •r fl I »ing date i< WednesS 22 i the s tan's r Class One One horses o ex the 1 raighi Thel a
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    Hockey League
    45 12 fAIPIN Tr T. entered for th< g Distri I H< k< 3 which starts i a M( with a •x- ire etween R IS I arranger. Sept. 9 Colt-; Hussars; Sepi I Sur- Spon Xi C il Xi S 15 CRC vs 4
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    WEEK-END BADMINTON
    144 12 S are the Sii Badi j> be 1 SBA Ha S Ml Kl> \V S TIKS j -ur: ■ytinw B I H n M; Linn V, c raft iwi I; Usefu] B.P. vs > B S< K-.vee far S g t wri X« l. s k D H
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    Recs Win & Ronnie's Still Hard To Beat
    282 12 Recs Win Ronnie's Still Hard To Beat S Kf 4 L. Wanderers 7. John Martens 2, Ronnie McCoy 2. Khalid Rsferres: F. Milne and B. Coutts. SINGAPORE Recreation Club showed that they will be another formidable opposition lor senior division league tea m s this season when they beat the
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    CSC INTRODUCE SHARP SHOOTING THILAGALINGAM
    338 12 C-S.C 5. S.C.R.C 1. 3, W. Pon- Wong Yoke Heng niuh. Van der Put. ReJ IV. hoiH cmd Edwin Dorcusamij. CEYLON Sports Club scored an easy and well deserved 5-1 victory over the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club m a friendly hockey match played on the
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    46 12 on W T ttjSS^SLSiSfiSFISnSI f^oTi" E-oPean Games, Second place went to Sanda Balaam l %»-w™P of five feet 5.74 inches, chuva of Czechoslovakia. Briffis flit GoM I-ST'- 1 A W I WaS Olga Desor S es Associated Press photo Sim London. > l0n& JUmper Je a n
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    SINO-MALAYS DROP THEIR REPUTATION
    480 12 I Banka Billiton Z Sino Malays 0 Suradi and Machrouin. Referee— Mr. Wrtmffg TERROR of touring learns, the Sino-Malays were nothing terrible last niglit I Perhaps this was due to the fact that they fielded a scratch team, but that's poor excuse for their two-nil defeat
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    LEADER BUT NOT THE WINNER...
    83 12 LEADER BUT NOT THE WINNER... Suffering Zatopek" leads bui the man vol i i in the picture is the winner o; :i\ I ifiOQ metret i of the European Field and Track athlei c >. iiups held at Berne. 7";,.' ner b R Kr~ar K tofco br<>: T^sA the toorM
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    Atkinson Rides 3,000 th Winner
    45 12 NEW s Cai id ai Atkinsoi .nner W. ■iie thii ac< Atkinson -Sir Gore E Longden an.: A aro as the o have had over j Bil j record ol 1.97 L over 4.000 and Arcaro p the 3.1100 ma
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      68 12 Finishers for highest quality bituminous paving The B-C Fm.shcr c v It automai :al|» Producci Super.or hllflHl a at e of 1 M P«M p« Pave, Var,abl c WuJth^ Saves Man Romcr and T«yd For the complete story o»nt. B -C NMMiI UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED Singapore K. Liimimr Ipoto Penang
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      43 12 SOCCER: SBHFA League and cup: OTEC v Mercantile Bank at F N; Hongkong Bank v Shell at STC; Chartered Bank v STC at Geylang; SCS v Sime Darby at Shell. HOCKEY: CSC v MAAF at CSC. ATHLETICS: Malay interSchool Sports at Jalan Besur.
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