Singapore Standard, 7 October 1954

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    22 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD M. 9. m wr*im.^k^**^ v. m m Vol. V. No. 96. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 TWELVE PACES 15 CENTS.
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    $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT
    98 1 $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT P. P. Nair of Merau Esta'.e, Malacca, is tier of the Stan- Quick-Quiz Contest Miss Eileen of M.G.M., ai are: NO. 1 OMEGA ITCHES 'You can be Juii omments: With ■h which guarantees h precision, namely as ised by an uames timekeepn be sure of the
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    N.Y. DOCKERS' STRIKE ENDS
    37 1 W YORK Oct. 6 (UP)— .ike m y ended tome International iien )ciation inise retroact: negot: by I and city mediaPort officials said Ig caused by the strike probably would amount to $1,000,000.
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    39 1 FORT BRAGG. North ioline, Oct. o (LP) A -119 "Flying Boxcar. with one engine afire, crashed on takeoff from nearby Pope air force base today, and the Army said four oersons were killed and 10 critically injured.
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    MPs INQUIRE ABOUT NO. 2
    43 1 JAKARTA, Oct. 6 (UP). The Indonesian parliament today asked the government for its attitude on the marriage of President Soekarno to a 31-year-old divorcee who now shares him with an earlier wife. The discussion may take place tonight.
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    Broke 'Piggy Banks' To Help Toy Fund
    143 1 I Two Cheerful Givers MISS NOOR JAHAN, 14. and her brother Master Moha- 1 mcd Ali, 12 broke their Pifff? banks" which contain their year's savings, and spent a happy morning shopping m Change Alley for toys, yesterday When their last cent was
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    MIGs Fly Over Tachen Island
    305 1 Reds Mass For Attack TAIPEI, Oct. 6, (Reuter) Communist jets hove flown over the National Chinese Tachen Island strongholds, off the China, mainland, for the first time, the Nationalist Defence Ministry reported today. They were Soviet-built MIG-15 fighters, used extensively by the Chinese Communists m
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    Flying Trooper Brings Romance
    195 1 Flying Trooper Brings Romance p^l/KING troopship" a •ircraft operated f l.onnn landed ln Singapore yesterday with 34 British soldiers, their wives and children, including an English girl from Sheffield who is planning to get married here. As soon as the plane taxied to a stop, the girl, trim brown-haired Sheila
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    Libya King's Adviser Slain
    63 1 BENGHAZI. Libya, Oct. 6 (UP)— The comptroller to King idris of Libya, Ibrahim El Shelhi, was shot dead by an assassin today as he drove to visit Premier Mustafa Ben Halim. The assassin who surrendered to the police was later identified as El Sheriff Mohieddin El
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    TO VISIT EGYPT
    22 1 HAILE Selassel, Emperor of Ethiopia, has accepted the Egyptian Government's invitation to pay an official visit to Egypt. AFP
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    Magistrate Sees Blue Film In Chambers
    239 1 Then Fines Man For Publicly Showing It KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The First Magistrate, Inche Mohamed Ismail, took a look at an obscene ("blue') film which was screened ln his chambers, then went on the Bench and fined a man $500 for publicly exhibiting it:
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    Chinese Schools Get $8½M. More
    460 1 Chinese Schools Get $8½M. More Building Up Confidence Of Community SINGAPORE Government will step-up its grant-in-aid to Colony Chinese schools by $8,500,000, it was officially an- 1 nounced yesterday. There is prospect of this being increased even further as a new scheme for larger subsidies to these schools gets under
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    MONROE DIVORCE SPLITS THE FANS
    178 1 MONROE DIVORCE SPLITS THE FANS NEW YORK, Oct. 6, (AP) The Marilyn Monroe-Joe Dimaggio split-up had repercussions m Brooklyn yesterday the comoined Monroe-Dimaggio Fan Club also reached the parting of the ways. Roslyn Simakow. head of the Joe Dimaggio group, said they agreed entirely with reports that Joe was irked
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    Americans Tour Russia
    63 1 MOSCOW, Oct. 6 (Reuter) Nine British Labour Members of Parliament arrived here by air from Prague last night on their way to Communist China. Two American Democratic Congressmen. Representatives Laurie Battle and O. C. Fisher, also arrived here m the same plane. They are the first Congressmen
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    Moroccans Are Freed
    50 1 RABAT, Oct. 6. (AFP) French Resident General m Morocco. Francis Lacoste, yesterday freed 40 Moroccans who had been under detention since 1952 for their political activities. This brings to 66 the number of persons freed under the re* cent French policy of liberalizing the administration m Morocco.
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    BAN ON RALLY OF RIGHTISTS
    48 1 VIENNA, Oct. 6. (AP)— Soviet authorities banned a right-wing political rally which had been scheduled for the Soviet sector of Vienna last night. The right-wing National Liberty Union also was informed by Austrian police that the Russians had banned the party's election posters.
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    No Support For Bao Dai
    58 1 NEW YORK, Oct. 6, (AP) Newsweek magazine said on Tuesday that "Paris and Washington have finally agreed" to withdraw backing from Bao Dai as Vietnam Chief of State. "As his successor, the French favour Prince Buu Hoi, a cousin of Bao Dal. Washington first wants
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    HANOI CHINESE SHOT, KILLED
    60 1 HANOI, Oct. 6 (AP) French soldiers yesterday shot and killed a Chinese shopkeeper. An Indian merchant, who witnessed the incident, described the Chinese as "a madman who tried to attack a French military policeman with a knife" and said the police fired at the Chinese only
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    SQUAREWORDS – A REMINDER
    31 1 SQUAREWORDS A REMINDER HURRY UP those who wont to win $12 8,000 The Squoreword Competi tion D-33 closes tomorrow at 2 p.m Entries must reach The Standard office before that time.
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    Siam Rice Prices Reduced
    134 1 SIAM has agr -ed to make further reduction m pr various grades < f rice supplied to Malaya. According to a Sin -ape re) Government release issued yesterday, the present pr i reductions were agreed to by Slam at recent negotiations between the Government >r Thailand
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    6 Escapees At Large
    55 1 NAIROBI. Oct. 6 (Reuter). —Eight African convict j caped from a prison working party at Nairobi's Government House where the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd, is staying with the Governor, Sir Evelyn Bar in'!: The men got away yesterday and police said today six of
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    JOINT FRONT FOR 'H' BAN
    39 1 COVENTRY, England, Oct. 6— (Reuter).— Coventry City Council last night accepted an invitation to send a delegation of six to Stalingrad m a joint front to secure an international ban on the hydrogen bomb.
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    THE BIG EDUCATION DEBATE
    1437 2 Dato Thuraisingham States His Case For The Six- Year Plan U.K. Promised Dollar Aid For The Plan Experts Say It's The Only Solution MEMBER FOR EDUCATION KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Britain has assured Malaya of the fullest support including financial aid, to fulfil the targets of her
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    Someone Must PAY For It...'
    561 2 ln a spirited defence of the Education Member's proposals. MR t. HIMSWORTH. the Financial Secretary, declared that no country could have more education or any other soil service than it was billing: and able to pay for. i litre is no country m the world
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    Sopiee — Let Us Give Our Children FREE Education...
    903 2 Sopiee Let Us Give Our Children FREE Education... I L 11 t MOHAMLD SOPIEE led a opposition to the Education Plan, calling it a "bungle"' which ignored vita. at stake. A racial co;.n:ry like Maiaya. Inche Sop.cc said, shouid fa or Holland where children were mace Dguages besides their n;o*.her
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    UMNO YOUTH CRITICISE THEIR ELDERS
    92 3 uaiam. Inche criril «f al s m u^V h Gov-""-nil order that they not meddle with politics. Ie Omar said the othconcerned used to urge the to fight for their motherland even though they have to sacrifice their properand !i\es. "If UMNO members possess the
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    Federal Welfare Officers' Refresher
    51 3 group of at the tmcnt oi ire now m fresher m Social fent of the llaya. :v.en and from S ttlen will leave lay on Priii i v with a the ProbaD In svith- f F. MOR LING, PrinPi bation Officer, I i d Department of
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    Teacher Held Under Emergency
    22 3 [NGAPO Chinese detained v Regu- rday. from Coast R my Police. J] G. Bla est, but it further
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    TWO ACCUSED ON $1,000 BAIL
    29 3 Chua Ah ly chargire For. •day with hurt hian with J a.m. on •n Kongsi. d bail of a In two sureties, postponed ntion.
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    Death Fall: Man Held
    28 3 detainIndian m ction i Sin worker. 41--00. I serious -11 into a a brawl with Indian In Hindoo night. Ii hos )ital early without
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    LIGHTERMAN GETS 2 YEARS
    12 3 .lohamed a •ntenCourt toimprison- of on Sept. tf.
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    NEW MOVE AGAINST DOPE
    180 3 Opium Treatment Centres Proposed In Colony Bill c A B LL fo set up opium treatment centres m Singapore will be introduced into the Colony's Legislative Council shortly. th. i^ hshed y esterda y> the bill states that to reduce IrLin gQ nu mber of opium
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    Six Months For Theft Of Rubber
    69 3 Six Months For Theft Of Rubber TAY W as sentenced m the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday, to six month s' jail, when lie admitted stealing 19 bales of rubber worth $1,600, from a ship at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves. Three others. Lee Teck Keo. Teow Kee and Tan
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    TO PREACH
    21 3 REV. Goh Hood Keng will m the Presbyterian L*\\ Koon Seng Road. V^ r ire, on Sunday at 5.30
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    Well Water Scheme To Aid Farmers
    138 3 Well Water Scheme To Aid Farmers BEDOK is now being explored for water which, if successful. will answer the needs ot 4.000 farmers m the area and also provide an additional source of water for Singapore m case of an emergency. The first of the three exploratory wells has been
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    Allegation Of Theft
    67 3 IPOH, Wed.— An unemployed youth. Balaraman. today claimed trial to a charge of theft of one wrist watch, two gold rings and cash totalling Sl2B. The offence was alleged to have been commit. Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan. The Court Prosecuting Officer made an application for the case
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    Freshmen Sign Up
    101 3 Some 100 young men and women waited^n line at the Ooi Tiong Ham Hall of the University of Malaya, erday, to sign mum forms which will make them "freshmen" of the University. Preliminary figures of enrolment given to The Standard yesterday were: Arts. Ill; Science. 41 (in-
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    Head Expected To State His Policy
    191 3 FJDSLFKLSFJDSKF THE Secretary of State for War, Mr. Anthony Head, who is on a Far Eastern tour, is expected to make a policy statement on the conditions of service of Army civilian employees m Malaya, when he arrives j m Singapore on Monday. Representatives
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    Mediums Sit On Chairs Of Swords
    71 3 PENANG. Wed. Despite inclement weather la^ thousands of devotees, m lv women, of the "Rew Ong Yeah" deity took part m an annujl procession which climaxed a nine day religious festival. There was a record number of mediums, some of whom sat on chain
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    Two Killed InCollisions
    50 3 LIM liong Guat, a 72-year-i keri was killed involved m an with a lorry m Campbell Singapore, early yesterday mo ile. Koh Choon who was taken to Gen» al seriously in:allowing a collision be•icycle and a lorry m Upper Serangoon Road on Tue> jht. 'has since died.
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    Lost Man Drowned
    49 3 THE crew of a Portuguese warship picked up the body of a Chinese floating m the Outer Roads of Singapore yesay. Ihe body has been identified as that of Goh Kia Moo. of Singapore. Police say Goh's son had reported him missing a few days ago.
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    Four Months For Bicycle Theft
    56 3 BESI RON bin Haliman sentenced to four months' imprisonment ln the Singapore Sixth Police Court. ■rday, for committing criminal breach of trust of a bicycle worth $80 belonging to Wong Ah Chong, at Benn Street, on Oct. 29, 1952. will be under police supervision for
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    He Got His Pants Back
    63 3 A JOHORE taxi driver lost $55 from his trousers' po while sleeping m a hotel m Lorong Engku Aman, m Singapore, on Tuesday night. Before he retired to bed, the driver hung his trousers on a peg m the room, but when he woke up
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    Girl (4½) Awarded $2,000 Damages
    241 3 Girl (4 Awarded $2,000 Damages A 4^-year-old girl, Amina Bee binte P. Abdul Majeed, whose left arm .vas permanently injured following an accident, was awarded a total of $2,000 damages and costs m the Singapore High Court yesterday. The girl was the plaintiff m a civil suit instituted by her
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    Wife, 16 Won't Go Back To Husband
    149 3 Wife, 16 Won't Go Back To Husband A YOUNG man from Kluang, Abdul Sa!cm. was charged m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday with enticing a young married woman, Papathi, It), run away from her home m Kampong Java Road, Kluang. on Aug. 26. Papathi's husband. Tharmalingam, said he reported
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    $32,000 Opium Haul
    50 3 FORTY pounds of I oon opium, worth on board the Hai Lee m Singapore waters shorttore noon. lay. The seizure was made by lue officers of the SingaCustoms during a routine search of the vessel. The Hai Lee is bound for ;kong from Rangoon. Investigations are proceeding.
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    THE FESTIVAL OF DUSSERA
    34 3 THE North Indipn Association. Singapore, will celebrate the Hindu festival. Dussera. today at its office m Cuff Road. The programme will include a music party conducted by Dr. Chota Singh.
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    BUDDHISTS TO OBSERVE 'VAS'
    45 3 SINGAPORE Buddhists will celebrate "Vas", the end of the rainy season, with prayers, from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, and 'pujah" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 12. at the Burmese Temple m Kinta Road, Singapore. All are welcome.
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    National Body For Estate Workers
    180 4 National Body For Estate Workers IPOH, Wed— Three of the most powerful estate workers' unions m the country, commanding a total membership of over 60,000 workers, have decided to form themselves into a national body to be known as the National Union of Plantation Workers, Federation of Malaya. Revealing this
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    Whitley Body For Telecoms
    63 4 IPOH. Wed.— The staff side of the Perak Telecom Whitley Council was formed here recently with Mr. V. Rajaratnam as chairman. Other officials are: hon. secretary, Mr. D. Martin; Group representatives, Messrs. Ooi Ah- Kow, Ho Ah Thow A Gopala Krishnan, C. Selvanathen, V. Arumugam, S.
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    109 4 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S Spot Loose 72. 731 No. 1 R.S.S f.o.b. 73 3 16 73-5 IG No. 2 72J 73* No. 3 72i 72$ Tone: Quiet. TIN PRICE The price of tin yesterday was 5364} per
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    500 Young Men Want To Join Navy
    114 4 MORE than 500 youths reported during a three-day recruiting parade for the Royal Malayan Navy which ended yesterday. They were, as m the past, predominate, y Malays but young Chinese came forward m larger numbers and represented 10 per cent of those who
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    UNKNOWN
    101 4 MALACCA, Wed— Special Constable John Goh and his brother Anthony, were convicted m the Sessions Court today on a charge of causing grievous hurt to Quek Suan Tong at Bukit Bahru on Aug 29. John Goh was fined $10 and Anthony Goh was sentenced to one day's imprisonment m
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    Temple Tour In Penang
    73 4 PENANG, Wed.— The Penang Historical Spciety has sponsored a trip to the Ayer Itam temple, on Oct. 17, under the guidance of Mr. C. S. Wong, who will explain the significance of the temple and some Buddhist beliefs. The tour will' be the first of its
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    2 STUDENTS JAILED FOR DODGING CALL UP
    801 4 2 STUDENTS JAILED FOR DODGING CALL UP TWO Singapore Chinese nign xmwi students, Yee Kian Meng (19), and Boon Kok Hong (20), were yesterday sentenced m the Second Criminal District Court to three months rigorous imprisonment for offences under the Colony's National Service Ordinance. Both Yee and Boon, the first
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    Mr. Dunaway Who Does Away With The Bodies
    191 4 |He Went That-AAVjJ] THE youny man with a solemn .nanner loomed up m his dark hotel room m Singapore yesterd.o and extended a hand. "I'm Dunaway and I am a funeral director," he said. "What's a funeral director? Well, he's a businessman
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    BOURNE FLIES ON SUPPLY MISSION
    145 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Director of Operations. Lieut-Gen. Sir G. K. Bourne, today flew m a Valetta of No. 110 Squadron, RAF. on a routine supply dropping operation. He saw some 3,600 lbs. of supplies dropped to men of the Police Field Force at a
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    Religious Chief Of Perak Dead
    59 4 Religious Chief Of Perak Dead IPOH. bin Haji Ha Peran District Hos] tl long ill] i A graduate of univ« ger I tf S Che Sha appointed t Perak m .Jan ik had months i d into pital on Monda The funeral afternoon at 1 Kota Lama Kir: The Raja
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    Candidates Are Chosen
    47 4 PENAXG. V of Labour Kirn. said party will conte at all k It is undi Party h.. three candidate forthcoming m tions. The chairman Mr. D S Mr. N. Patkun., fully c< ions m the Jflutong are expected to hunt" again thi are t<
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    HK EXCHANGE
    25 4 HONGKO al Standard S prices of the Z change today v. sterlim $1,825 1 r to one Indonesia F $254.5. to a tael.
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    Man Dies Of Rare Brain Illness
    97 4 Man Dies Of Rare Brain Illness KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Bhoop Singh, a Government clerk, died m the General Hospital here last night following the relapse of a rare brain ailment. He was to have gone to England shortly for specialised treatment for the ailment, the nature of which, two Government
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    Attap Dwellers Take Up US Offer
    108 4 SINGAPORE attap dwellers are taking up the of an American company to supply int. md the "wherewithal" to improve livestock strains, The Standard was told ycsterd The offer was made by the Heifer Project Company m an interview with The Standard reporter, James Peter
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    Malaya Hall Lost $31,000
    133 4 KUALA Lumpur. Wed.— The Malaya Hall. m London, maintained by the Governments of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore social club and centre of social, cultural and sporting activities- for .students Malaya. faced a deficit of 687. 19s. ($31,000) last year. This was revealed, today, m
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    IPOH SIKHS MEET LEADER
    46 4 KUALA KANGSAR, Wed.— Sikh leader. Master Tara Singh, visited the Gurdevara here yesterday m the course of his Federation tour. In an address to members of his community, Master Tara Singh exhorted them to carry on their welfare work among all races.
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    A Point For Nicoll
    73 5 ANYBODY who i s anybody m Singapore was at a Cocktail Party given m the Chinese Chamber of Commerce m honour oi Dr. and Mrs. Lin Yutang. The Governor. Sir John Nicoll and the ViceChancellor of the University of Malay a, Sir Sydney C'aine, were two
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    Congress May Contest Polls
    164 5 Leading Indians Proposed THE Singapore Regional Indian Congress may stage a last minute bid to secure seats m next year's Legislative Council elections. While certain Indians maintain the S.R.I. C. will stand little or no chance, others believe the Congress can succeed if it merges with
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    Negara In Penang MC Elections
    79 5 Negara In Penang MC Elections PENANG, d. Party •lection sub-com-.vill submit the names .-andidates for the forthMunicipal elections to the general body at a g to be held at the Rubber Trad ociatlon premises on Oct. The Standard understands ctive are the President, Mr. Heah Joo Seang; VlceM. A. A.
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    PEATY FIRES ARE COMMON
    64 5 Xi Wed. Pc tst reset- v common thing after prolonged periods of drought which rally occur from July to September, the District Forest O lahidin. told The Dead vegetation m for burr. lid. adding that there had been several incidents m tl The lire which occurred
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    MAN (44) DIES IN ACCIDENT
    34 5 WONG Kow. a 44 -year-old tailor, who was involved m I a c with a motorcycle last night m Hill Street, Sitm succumbed to his General i pital Lab
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    Federalist Movement In Malacca
    93 5 MALACCA. VVod. Efforts :tre being mad<.- to ibtar? branch of the Organization for World Federal Governj ment m the Settlement. Helen CrUlbeck. a representative of the Ori ionization Headquarters at Amsterdam, met several local j community leaders at the residence of Dato Sir Chengloek Tan. at
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    NEW O.C.P.D.
    25 5 MR. R W. WATSOX has uiken over duties as O.C.P.D. Sitiawan. from Mr. G. P. h. who is proceeding on loave to Britain.
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    Tribute To Sir Henry
    198 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. When the big education debate was on m the Federal Legislative Council today. Malayans paid silent homage to the memory of the late Sir Henry Gurney who originated the idea of national schools. For today is the third anniary of the r.ssassinatlon of
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    BIG INCONSISTENCIES IN FED. ACCOUNTS
    386 5 BIG INCONSISTENCIES IN FED. ACCOUNTS Audit Reports Disclosure KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Auditors hove o knack of ferreting out inconsistencies. In checking the accounts of the Federation for 1953, the acting Director of Audit, Mr. D. W. Lattimer, has unearthed a good number of them. These are enumerated m his audit
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    Reds Have Lost War In Malaya – N.Y. TIMES
    140 5 Reds Have Lost War In Malaya N.Y. TIMES NEW YORK. Oct. 6 (Reuter) The New York Times said today, it might be inferred trom the capture of fresh instructions to Communist terrorists that the Commute ad lost the long and bitter jungle war m Malaya. The next step would have
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    FIVE YEARS' JAIL FOR MURDER BID
    152 5 MADHAVAN Narayanan, 40, an engine driver employed at the Naval Base, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Taylor m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, to five years' rigorous imprisonment, for attempted I murder. The jury unanimously found him guilty of trying to kill Paul Martin,
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    Police Change In Kuala Kubu
    40 5 TANJONG MALIM. Wed. Che Marican bin Sultan. Deputy Superintendent of Polkv. has been promoted to be the officer-in-charge of the Kuala Kubu Police Circle. ds Mr. L. H. L«*wlsohn, who has gone on home leave.
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    ACQUITTED
    27 5 LCCA, Wed.— Ta v Hua a shopkeeper's son. was acquitted by Magistrate Ramanatha Iyer on a charge of assaulting a policeman. His defence was not called.
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    PARTY AT I. A.
    37 5 PENANG, Wed.— The Indian Association here will be holding a Deepavali Eve children's party this month. It will be open to children of members and also to the orphans of the Ramakrishna Orphanage
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    POLITICS FOR YOUTHS
    55 5 .PENANG, Wed.—- With a view to encourage youths to take an active part m politics, Party Negara, Penang Division is calling a meeting on Oct. 17 at the Rubber Trade Association to form a Permuda Negara (Youth Section). At the meeting. a youth leader for Party Negara,
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    To Study Journalism In Texas
    44 5 To Study Journalism In Texas TSENG CHOW KOO, 20, of the Chung Ling High School. who has been awarded a five-year scholarship m journalism at the Baylor University Texas. He i s a senior student of the School, and leavei Penang early next year.
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    RESCUED FROM KLANG RIVER
    42 5 KLANG. Wed. Gurdev Singh, 28, a Police constable, was rescued from drowning m Kluns Rive erday been given by a schoolboy. The constable was taken to the Klang District Hospital where his condition is said to be satisfactory.
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      Winning 30,000 Hearts
      487 6 LITTLE by littlo one other aspect oi the Emergency is emerging into the limelight, This has been purposely kept Irom public view since the jungle war started. Either it is attributable to a change of policy or to the fact thai the problem has reached dimensions too
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      Unqualified Magistrates
      443 6 rrilE report of the Committee of Inquiry on Malayanization is a rare Government publication. It is unusual because it is frank. Both the members of the committee and the heads of department who appeared before them are to be congratulated on dispensing with that very popular ingredient known
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    FEMINIST LEAVEN IN U.N.
    908 6  - FEMINIST LEAVEN IN U.N. Mary Hornaday By NEW YORK. "♦THERE'S an aliveness just like yeast." That is today's status of women, sensed by Mrs. Lorena B. Halm. Omaha civic leader and United States delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. UN reports bear out that women
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    Review of Views
    483 6 Review of Views Sara Under Fire ATR. M. Saravanamuthu, the Ceylon Commissioner m Malaya, comes under heavy fire from Nanyang Sian* Pau for his statements made at the Press Lunch on Monday. The daily refers to him sarcastically as "that precious tourist who wont round the world on other people's
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  • We, the PEOPLE
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      Let Us Develop Our Own Industries
      568 6 Let Us Develop Our Own Industries Sir: Dr. Lin Yu-tang is right m stressing the importance of an "applied" or "technological bias m the science teaching of the new University. Only a limited ■umber of scieace graduates will find teaching posts m our schools and few. 1 hope, will become
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      CALLING ALL FRANKIE LAINE FANS
      218 6 Sir; May I. through the medium of your widely read paper, draw the on of all Frankie Lame tans to tha following. I received an autographed picture from Frankie Lame, at the same time congratulating me on winning the Frankie Lame Crooner Conin IMS:L I
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      NEW STYLE
      54 6 Sir. Despite the ban Government clerks are participating m the elections ov poking around Mukims m he Jasin District of Malacca ifter office hours canvassing for candidates while associaions and parties political or otherwise are spectators to the new form of imperialism. Why not style Malaya as an
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      Questions For A President
      202 6 Questions For A President Sis%- The recent decision of the Singapore Malay Union to join the Labour Front has brought about a storm of protest m the Malay papers. Questions have been raised as to the validity of the step taken by the Malay Union Committee. In view of the
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    PORT OF LONDON STRIKE
    197 7 More Will Quit If Troops Are Moved In LONDON, Oct. 6 (Reuter) Strikes involving 18,000 men paralysed half the shipping m the Port of London for the second day running yesterday. More dockers threatened to quit if troops were moved m. i with i dispute over
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    Eden To Be Hero Of Tory Meeting
    87 7 BLACKPOOL, Lancashire, Oct. 6, (Renter) Mr. Inthonj Eden, the Foreign Secretary, will be tlie hero nl the onservattve Party's three-day annual confer- which opens here tomorrow. ten he rom London on V much I trlumpl hich tit, the an oil s< ttlement ure
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    Gold Found Concealed In Wireless
    85 7 COLOMBO. Oct. 6. (AFP The captain, co-pilot and radio officer of an Air Ceyfrom Madra i dieted yesterpost at north Ceylon's Kankesan- airport when eight pounds of gold bullion, valued at about £3,000, were discovered m two pa i>ide the radio transmitter. Tlv Customs imposed
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    Baseball Not Bases
    64 7 l Mill) ITIONS. New \»vk <>< t i (UP) Pakistani Pi c Mm Mr. Mohammed \h made i sai Ci pun on the New York quick victory the < lc\el.md lnin the baseball world v. I his proves that the Indians overrated/ mem be of tbe InUnited
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    ELY IN SAICON
    11 7 H lommissioner, P E arrived m from AFP
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    78 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 6 The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER Spot 22 d December 2 1 ;d. January March 21 Id. April/ June 2 1 ;d. July/September 21 Id. October c.i.b. 21 id. Tone
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    London Pact May Get Early Senate Approval
    137 7 London Pact May Get Early Senate Approval WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 itcri The United States ratify the I ondon coo: ent on reI aiming Western Germany next I month. Senator Alexander Wiley. Chairman of the Senate Foi is conking the November convened to consider censuring Communist- hunt Carthy to ratify the
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    CITIZENSHIP ROW MAY END
    93 7 COLOMBO. Oct 6. (Reuter^ The Prime Minister of C lon. Sir John Kotelawala. said today h< was very hopeful of reaching a settlement with India on the question ol the citizenship of Indian m Ceylon. Sir John is the leader of a delegation, made up of
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    Shot Peer Says It Was Accident
    543 7 And Defends Mistress SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, Oct. 6. (Reuter)— Lord Vivian, showman peer, yesterday defended hi s mistress, Mrs. Mavis Wheeler. 39, who is charged here with attempting to murder him. The 48-year-old theatrical impresario, giving dence at her trial which opened here, admitted he
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    NEHRU TO SEE NGO, HO
    91 7 SAIGON. Oct. 6 < Reuter.— The Indian Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, will probably meet the leaders of both North and South Vietnam th. '•> .it was learned too An authoritative source here said the Prime Minister would stay overnight m Saigon on Oct. 30. dining
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    W. GERMANY, ITALY ARE IN
    68 7 LONDON. Oct. 6. I Reuter* Representatives of Italy and West Germany will shortly be invited to attend a meeting of the permanent commission of the Brussels treaty powers m London, a Foreign Office spokesman •said today. The Commission will draft the protocols necessary to admit
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    Nose Is Stitched Back
    70 7 LONDON. Oct. I. (Rente Police searched the dame f]« M ,r of Battersea Town Hall last night, for the top of a man's nose bitten off during an argument. Then they rushed iue severed tip to a local hospital where it was stitched back on to
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    Soekarno At Work
    70 7 2 Behind thc sunglasses 2 and under the pith hel- 2 met i s President Soekarno C S helping Indonesian C < students to build their own dormitory. He had a S helper m Indonesia's, first Z < lady. Fatmawati SoekarC no. who pounded rocks, it <
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    HAILE SELASSIE
    24 7 THE Emperor of Ethiopia. Halle Selassie. left Addis Ababa by air on Tuesday for Britain where he U an official visit.- Reuter
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    DON'T BE DREAM LOVERS, HE SAYS
    182 7 WOLLATON. Nottingha 1 shire, Oct. 6 (Reuter) M: riage schools lor young couples about to marry should be started, the Reverend Barrie Flint. Vicar of Cawthorne, Yorkshire, contended here today. Mr. Flint, who has been married 25 years and has si:: children, was commenting
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    THOMAS IS BACK
    27 7 Mr. J. P. L. Thomas, First 'Lord of the Admiralty, returned to London on Tuesday er a three-week tour of the Far Ea Reuter
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    Big Welcome For Japan At Ottawa
    244 7 OTTAWA, Oct. 6, (Reuter) The rising sun flag of Japan today fluttered outside Canada's House of Commons, alongside the flags of Britain, Australia, New Zealand and other Colombo Plan nations as a symbol of her affiliation with the democratic nations as a full partner.
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    UN To Probe Israel Setup
    79 7 UNITED NATIONS. New York, Oct. 6 <UP> called on the United Nations yesterday to name the Big Five powers to a special Palestine commission empowered to enforce a settlement of Israeli- Arab disputes. Syria's ambassador Ahmed Shukairi urged that the United States. Soviet Union United
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    Bob Hope Is Unhappy
    72 7 HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 6 (AP) One of Hollywood's biggest money-making combinations is about to split up. Paramount Studio said on Tuesday that Bob Hope's exclusive contract will end after one more film. His agent, Louis Shurr. said the comedian would not sign exclusively again. It is no
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    Newspaper Peer Leaves In Gloom
    215 7 ...And Flays Eden's Policy LONDON. Oct. 6, (Reuter)— Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-born newspaper magnate and former Cabinet Minister, who is to spend the winter m Canada and the West Indies, said last night he was leaving Britaia **m gloom and sorrow." Lord Beaverbrook. 75, U I
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    More Pupils Join Row On Negroes
    106 7 More Pupils Join Row On Negroes WASHINGTON. Oct 6 .Renter) Strikes and demonstrations against the ending of racial .segie»ation spread yesterday to eight of Die 122 public 'state and city owned) schools In th** n i nal capital. Pupils who -started the outbreaks yesterday at An and McKinley Sch continued
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    CHURCHILL GETS GIFT FROM HAC
    53 7 >\DON, Oct. 6. l ontative> Uie Ancient and Honour mpany of B oldest regim tiie i yesterday called at No. 10, Downing Street, to ent Sir Wfoston Ch er cigo: c four, dressed m I uniforms and •ided a silver bowl for the Queen now
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    Aga Khan Not Fot President
    60 7 PARIS, Oct. 6, (AFPi— The told an. M ter at his villa it Cannes mi n the south of v that he c for the office dent of the Re;> Pakistan. oned oi on this point, the .id, "At my not the ng! on such
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    R.I. GOLD PRICE HITS HIGHEST SINCE 1950
    302 8  -  ARNOLD C. BRACKMAN By Standard Special Correspondent JAKARTA, Oct. 6,— A wild, upward swing m the price of gold here d h m of Indonesian authorities. Within the post■fortnight gold prices hare soared from -H to mi '^Trade^o^^old The Standard that this is
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    50,000 Tons Of Rice Go Begging
    133 8 50,000 Tons Of Rice Go Begging COLOMBO- Oct. 6. (UP) Japan has turned down I to sell 50,000 tons or Chinese rice, it was announced here today. trade delegation to Red China recently made the offer m Tokyo. Ceylon has been trying to dispose of the rice tor nearly a
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    Soap Stocks In August
    47 8 STOCKS of soap m the Fe.Lion at the end ol August unted compared with 10.000 tons m July. The quantity of st n factured bj m the Federation (L'O.OOO tons m Ju The quantity so the Federation was tons compared with 17.000 July.
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      546 8 JAVA NEW YORK SAILINGS Rdjal Rotterdam Lloyd Holland America Line Nederland Line Rotterdam Rotterdam Amsterdam HALIFAX (MONTREAL). BOSTON. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE. MOBILE. NEW ORLEANS. via SUEZ. Spore P. Sham Penang ROEBIAH (SMN) 7/8 Oct •BORNEO (SMN) 19/250ct 26 Oct 27/28 Oct ♦WELTEVREDEN (RL) 29 Oct/5 Nov 6 Nov 7/8
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    2 Ways Of Looking At Things
    126 9 2 Ways Of Looking At Things KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. [—The various States and Settlements m the Federation were inclined to underestimate income and overestimate expenditure. This is stated m the annual report of the Audit Department for 195.3 presented to the Federal Legislative Council today. Allocations totalled $150,--.162 61:*. Estimates
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    £3 M. R.I. PRODUCE FOR CHINA
    241 9  - £3 M. R.I. P RODUCE FOR CHINA T. J. LIM First Details Of Trade Agreement Are Disclosed By INDONESIA will export about £3 m."^n worth of produce to China undt. ~w trade agreement, informed trade cirrus ii? Singapore told The Standard yesterday. Of that total, £1| million w'JI be for
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    World Tin Output In July Higher
    267 9 World Tin Output In July Higher THE HAGUE, Oct. 6J AFP) World production ol tin concentrates and tin metal reached 15.800 tons m July as against 15,100 tons m June this year, ac- j cording to figures released by the International Tin Study Group yesterday. Intensification of production m Indonesia
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    RUBBER IMPORTS
    51 9 TOTAL imports of rubber, all grades from all countries, into Malaya m September amounted to 30,716 tons, according to preliminary official statist] This figure inch. i7B tons imported on pi., permits m the previous months and exciudes about on?, imported during tIH h for which lina'. documc been
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    RUSSIAN CARS
    24 9 THE Indian Industry of Commerce and Industry plans to import a few Russian cars to find out their price and performs UP
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    His Plan: To Turn Sunlight Into Electricity
    304 9  -  MICHAEL GOH By THAL i s a little known place 70 miles out of Lahore m Pakistan. It is a place where there is little cultivation. The area, m fact, is semi-desert. Yet it may be one of the first places m the
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    RUBBER DROPS 7/16c ON EASIER MART
    183 9 RUBBER DROPS 7 16 c ON EASIER MART —And Shares Are Quiet Standard Market Reporter RIBBER prices m Singapore yesterday suffered a setback after several days of continued improvement, first grade rubber for October shipment being quoted at 73-3/16 cents per lb. (73|| cents on Tuesday). Prices opened lower and
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    Shell Tanker For Sale
    187 9 Shell Tanker For Sale Standard Shipping Reporter NEGOTIATIONS are m progress for the sale ol the 7.403-ton Singapore Shell tanker Elax which for the past two years has served as a floating bunkering station off Pulo Bukom. because of the shortage of wharf space. Disclosing this to The Standard, a
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    £3 M. SODAASH PLANT
    62 9 NEW DELHI, Oct. 6, (AFP) The Indian government is studying plans for the erection of a soda-ash plant which would make India self-sufficient. The actual Indian consumption of sod a- ash is about 120,000 tons against a home production of 50,000 tons. The cost of a
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    SHARE PRICES
    69 9 INUrjSTRIAI S Buyers Seller* Gammon 3.42 3.45 Malayan Colls. .52 .55 S. Steamship 16.75 V Straits Times 3 05 3.08 William Jack s 3.03 3 0.: cd MINING Hong Fatt 1.40 1.43 cd Jelapang 13 K. Kamunting 6/- 6/6 Kundang 35 9 36 3 Larut 12 4 12
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    Fewer Acres-More Tobacco
    64 9 Fewer AcresMore Tobacco NEW DELHI, Oct. 6: (AP)— The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says Indian planters produced more tobacco on fewer acres during the past year. A statement said the 1953-54 crop year had a tobacco production of 256.000 tons, compared with 241,000 tons m 1952-53. The past year.
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    Guthrie Group
    36 9 ESTATES and mines of the Guthrie Group produced m September, 7,162--000 lbs of rubber, 158.500 lbs of tea, 1.042 tons of palm oil, 292 tons of palm kernels and 2,488 piculs of tin ore.
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    COPRA CLOSES QUIET
    159 9 COPRA CLOSES QUIET Copra m the Singapore produce market yesterday closed quiet at slightly easier qi. after opening uncertain and remaining erratic all day. Tne other sections of the market remained throughout the day. Coconut oil sellers at Penang indicated SS2J per picul- according to Holiday. Cutlei Bath Co.. Ltd.
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    BREWERY SENDS IN ENTRIES
    88 9 A SINGAPORE brewery has submitted four entries for four classes to the Brewers' Exhibition now being held m London. Thirty of Britain's leading experts on beer began on Tuesday the task of judging the 120 entries submitted from all over the Commonwealth. Awards from the Brewers'
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    Govt. Rice Buying Saved $4 Million
    229 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Rice purchases from Thailand for the second half of 1954 are estimated to have cost the Federal Government $30,246,000. If bought at prevailing market price by commercial importers it would have cost $34,425,000. This has resulted m a saving of $4,179,000.
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    MISSION TO 12 NATIONS
    70 9 TOKYO, Oct. 6, (UP)— The Transportation Ministry may send a mission to 12 nations to promote exports of Japan-ese-made vessels. If plans are carried through, an eight-member mission made up of ministry and shipbuilding representatives will visit Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan. and Thailand In South-east Asia,
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    TIN EXPORTS
    24 9 TOTAL exports of tin to all '■ountries frcm Maiaya m J" )tember amounted to 6,764 tons, according to preliminary i official statistic*
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      Replanting Not Up To Target
      278 9 Replanting Not Up To Target KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —Actual replanting done by smallholders m the Federation m terms of 'rubber m the ground" up to the end of last year was only 19.990 acres. The scheme. launched m Jan year, set a target area of 500*000 acres for replanting over
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      Revision Of Wheat Pact
      78 9 LONDON. Oct. f>: Nations that withdrew from the International Wheat Agreement or do not belong to it yet are to be invited to take part m talks on a revision of tin present agreement d>; expire In 1956, it was learned here. This meeting is expected
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      BANK RATES
      45 9 The Malayan ise B.nks \smi( i.i tinM buying rates to merchants fur Canadian doll ns yesterday were: 11 8 (T.T.), 32 (0.D.). credit hills and 3? S 16 trjdr biiLv Selling rate (IT «> I> > JI 9 Hi ready. Other exchan^' rait tin «rr.
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    RUBBER IN ALL FUTURE ROADS IN PENANG
    146 9 RUBBER IN ALL FUTURE ROADS IN PENANG KUALA LI MP! R, Wed. The Federation Public Works Department has decided to incorporate rubber m ali future roads m Penang, states the Commissioner for Malaya m the United Kingdom m a report for 1953 tabled he lore the Federal 1 .cgisUtive Council
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    K.L LORRY SERVICES ENJOY A MONOPOLY
    148 9 K.L LORRY SERVICES ENJOY A MONOPOLY KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Kuala Lumpur lorry services enjoy an outright monopoly of the carriage of goods to the entire north of Malaya because no applicant for a new haulage permit has been able to satisfy the Commissioner for Road Transport that their services are
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      357 9 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUSI RS are invited for the shop premises at Tiong Bahru Road. The premises are offered on a 7 year .a fixed yearly rental or 6_16()/- payable annually m advance, and subject to the payment of a capital sum based on the latent goodwill 0 f the premises
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    New Land Titles Survey In Kelantan
    262 10 New Land Titles Survey In Kelantan KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federal Legislature was today asked to provide $238,235 for a scheme to resurvey some 300,000 lots m Kelantan by modern methods and issue permanent land titles to their occupants. A high proportion of the landowners ir. the State are not
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    Detainees Now 1,402
    82 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A total of 1.402 persons were being held m detention under the Emergency Regulations m the Federation at Sept. 17 this year, Mr. Norman Ward, the Secretary for Defenc. said m a written reply m th -al LegislaCouncil tod To questions by Inche Abdul
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    'The Workman's Income Tax'
    264 10 Provident Fund Scheme KUALA LIMPI R, Wed.— There are some people who regard the Employees' Provident Fund as some sort ot a "workman's income tax," states the 1953 report of the Provident Fund Board placed before the Federal Legislature today. The report said that enforcement of
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    10 Men To Look After Kajang Hall
    113 10 KAJANG, Wed.— A ten-man committee has been formed here to go into the question of building a community hall for the_district. The hall is estimated to cost $30,000 and Government has already granted a $4,000 subsidy, while the District Social Welfare Committee has
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    $9 MIL. FOR CIVIL DEFENCE
    42 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A total of $9,194,158 has been allocated for Civil Defence :n the Federation m the last three years, Mr. Koh Sin Hock was told m a written reply m the Federal Legislative Council, today.
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    M.S.A. MEETING
    29 10 THE first annual general meeting of the Malay Social Association will be held on Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Singapore Youth Council, 145, Orchard Road.
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    FIRST COLLEGE
    28 10 THE first Malayan Teachers' Training College at Kota Bharu will be officially opened by the High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray, on Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.
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    P.O. SAVINGS JUMPS TO $54 MIL
    120 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Total yearly deposits m the Post Office Savings Bank have increased seven-fold over the past four years, states the 1953 report of the Savings Bank tabled at today's meeting of the I Federal Legislative Council. Deposits for 1953 totalled $54,065,584 against
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    Elections Publicity To Cost $143,366
    214 10 Elections Publicity To Cost $143,366 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Special publicity services for Federal elections, including air-dropped leaflets, publications, cinema slides and mobile exhibitions are to cost the national exchequer $143,366, the Federal Council was told today. About $11,650 of this will be spent by the Department of Broadcasting m additional
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    $10 Mil. Collected In Licensing Businesses
    338 10 Answers To Comicil Questions KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Up to Sept. 23, this year, total collections through the Registration and Licensing of Businesses Ordinance were $10,106,462, the Federal Legislative Council was told today. The Member for Education, Dato Thuiaisingnam said m a written reply that
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    MORE People Are Going Mad
    61 10 MORE People Are Going Mad KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Are more people going mad m the Federation today? .The Federal Legislature was told this morning that the number of patients at the Central Mental Hospital, Tanjong Rambutan, has increased to 3,560 the highest ever. The Director of Medical Services hence considers
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    Officers Of Malay Regt.
    98 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A scheme to accelerate the promotion of suitable Commissioned Local Officers ln the Malay Regiment has been introduced by Government, the Secretary for Defence, Mr. Norman Ward, said m the Legislate c Council today. In a written reply to questions from Inche Abdul
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    BUSINESS TAX AND EDUCATION
    155 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Of the $7,429,000 approved by the Education Development Fund Board from its business tax licence collections for educational projects m the Federation, only $464,000 had actually been spent up to the end of last year. A V Paper tabled at today's meeting of
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    Malayan Students In UK, Eire
    86 10 Malayan Students In UK, Eire KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— There were 1,028 Malayan students m the United Kingdom and Eire at the end of 1953. This number does not take into account Military and Police personnel under training and the Kirkby teachers. One hundred and ninetynine of the Federation students and
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    COUNCILLOR BACK
    31 10 HAJI A. G. Omar, a prominent Kota Bharu merchant and member of the Executive and State Councils of Kelantan, has returned from his six mont v leave m India.
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    MARIGOLDS TAKE SBA JUNIOR TITLE
    468 11 A TOSS of a coin made th e difference between victory and defeat for Mayflower BP m last night's Singapore Badminton Association junior inter-club final against Marigold. Because of the toss, Marigold won 3-2 and Mayflower lost their chance. Tl ng of the coin way:
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    Indian Assn. Officials
    95 11 OFFICIALS of the Singapore Indian Associatio:. at j the 2(jth annual general meeti ing of the association on Sunday were: President Air. Durgadas Sachdev. vice-President Mr. Bakhtawar Singh. Hon. General Secretary— Mr. R. Ramalingam, Hon Treasurer Mr. M. Lobo. Chairman. Board of Games Mr. P. X Baskaran,
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    Big Asian Teams For Melbourne
    192 11 MELBOURNE. Oct 6 (AP) Asian representation at i the 1956 Melbourne Olympics is expected to be the largest m the Games' history, the chief executive officer, LtGeneral William Bridgeford. said yesterday. But he said "transportation costs are likely substantially i to reduce the size of
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    RED BETTERS SWIM RECORD
    58 11 MOSCOW. Oct. 6 (Reuter): V. Struzhanov of the Soviet Union bettered the 400 metres individual mcdlev swimming iecord. when he clocked 5 mm?. 15.4 sees, at Minsk yesterd. i the So. net news agency claimed His time was 2.9 seconds better than the record set up
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    Gymkhana Meeting On Oct. 30.
    97 11 Gymkhana Meeting On Oct. 30. THE Singapore Turf Club will hold a gymkhana meeting under the S.R.A. and MARA. Rules of Racing on Saturday. Oct. 30. at the Bukit Timah race course There will be seven r; on the card and the en close on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 11
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    PENG SOON WILL GET NO WALKOVERS
    796 11 Colony Badminton Draw WONG Pen£ Soon will make his return to the Singapore Badminton championships against Mayflower party-mate, Robert Lim, last year's Colony junior doubles champion. Wong who meets Lim m his opening match is seeded with junior champion Omar Ibrahim m the top
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    A 'GIFT GOAL' SAVES INDIANS FROM DEFEAT
    254 11 Ceylon Sports Club 1 Indian Association 1 Edicm Doraisc "Gift" goal. .1. C. Smith and Mr. R. Subramanii A 33RD minute 'gift goal' saved the Indian Association from defeat when they met the Ceylon Sports Club m their Singapore Hockey Association senior league
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    All Set For SE-A Cagers Meet Here
    321 11 MALAYAN Chinese Sports Federation have finalised their plans for the first annual South-east Asia basket ball championships to be held m Singapore from October 16 to 23 at the Happy World Stadium. Mr. Goh Chye Hin, Viceident of the M.C.S.F, told The Standard
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    SCC WOMEN HOLD WRAF
    45 11 SINGAPORE Cricket Women'?; hockey team held the Women's Royal Air F XI to a 2 2 draw m friendly hockey encounter on the SL'C padang yesterday. D Howarth scored both goals for the SCC WO while SACW Turner WRAF's only scorer.
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    West Ham U. Beat Stuttgart
    36 11 LONDON. Oct. 5. (Reuter). W, st Ham I the second division English league team d< B. F. B. Stuttgart (Germany) m a floodlit soccer match tonight by four goa I ro.
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    LUCKY DRAW
    38 11 SINGAPORE Chinese Swimming Club. Lucky draw rv were: Ist No. *****; 2nd No J I 3rd No. *****: 4th Nn I sth No. *****; 6th No. 7th No. 11 No. 1 ;24J9; and 10th No. *****
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    PENANG TC AUTUMN MEET
    36 12 THE Penang Turf Club annouiv ed yesterday that entries for thc Autumn Meeting will now i :ose at 12 noon on y. Oct. 7 instead of Wednesday, Oct. 6, as originally fixed
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    GARUDAS WIN
    134 12 CARUDA badminton party beat the Bistonal Ariffin BP by five games to one (three drawn when they met m a match on Saturday. Results were (Garudas mentione Singles Masrom Hj. Siraj Kuchit 18-13, 15-4; Sapari drew with Karim 15-12; A. Majid HanilT drew with Shariff 15-8. 7-I. V.
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    90 12 Hockey: SHA League Div. I Singapore Cricket Club vs SCRC at SCC; Latiff Wanderers vs Wanderers at Wanderers. Combined Schools vs flo* Sports Club at Balestier. Soccer: Indians vs Malays at Jalan Besar ,5.15 p.m. Rugby: Beatty Secondur i School vs Young M alalia i$ at BSS: St.
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    MORRIS & BELL SHOW PROMISE ON THE PADANG
    244 12 MORRIS BELL SHOW PROMISE ON THE PADANG S.C.C. "A" beat Singapore Harbour Board by three points (a try) to nil on the Padang yesterday. It was an interesting game as it was the first occasion on which teams from the two major civilian clubs have met. i The S.H.B. have
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    SBH 'Double' For OTEC: Team Of The Year
    463 12 SBH 'Double' For OTEC: Team Of The Year OTEC 2 Chartered Bank 1 Misson and Salim Abdullah Chow Tien Cheong F-'teree Cpl. VV. A. McCulloch. ORIENTAL Telephone and Electrical Company Sports Club became the Singapore Business Houses Football Association's team of the year when they maintained an unbeaten record and
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    Inter-Colonial Shoot On Sunday
    148 12 THE SRA Inter Colonial Shoot will be held on Sunday at the Nee Soon Range at 8.30 a.m. The following have been select. Ed to represent Singapore: S.R (A) Captain of the team Major T. A. Halsey; R.S.M. AC. N'ockies (RAOO, C.P.O. R.H. Jennings (Simbang), AQMS
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    RAFFLESIANS OUTCLASS JEC
    261 12 5 1 3 JEC f Kirn Poh, George 2. Umpires: Messrs. Arasu and Fernandez. SUPERIOR m all departments, Raffles Institution beat Johore English College by three goals to nil m an inter-school hockey meeting on the RI ground at Bras Basah Road yesterday. The Rafflesians, however, were
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    2078 12 'PAY DAY' FOR THREE NEWCOMERS BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $293,000 Ist Prize *****1 ($82,900) 2nd Prize *****0 ($41,450) 3rd Prize *****6 ($20,725) STARTERS: ($1,884 each): Nos. 17 696--*****5, *****7, *****5, *****5, I34J!' *****6, *****7, *****1, *****8, 3i 5821 CONSOLATIONS ($l,OOO each): Nos 38fin7a *****9, *****0, *****1, *****3, 27_02" *****1, *****4,
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    Mansfield In SBH Junior Cup Final
    274 12 Mansfield 5 KPM 1 Nokmang, Kirn Kee 2, William Tan 2. Hock Leng. Referee Sgt. Holloivay. MANSFIELD Sports Club entered the final of the Singapore Business Houses junior knock-out soccer competition when they beat KPM by five goals to one m the semi-final played
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    VICTORIANS WHIP RECS
    54 12 VICTORIA School beat the Singapore Recreation Club 3 l m a friendly hockey match played on the SRC padang yesterday. Hay opened the score for SRC m the second half, and the schoolboys equali se d through Nathan Isaac. Teo Wah and Heng Ho put the issue
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    SELANGOR MEET IN NOVEMBER
    178 12 THE Selangor Turf Club November Meeting to be held on Nov. 6, 10 and 13 will carry trophies for horses m class 4, Div. 1 over l\ miles and 5£ furlongs and for Class 5 Div. 1 over 9 and 5J furlongs respectively. The meeting will
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