Singapore Standard, 18 July 1955

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  • 17 1 Singapore Standard ik Jt vH M. N IJ SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1933 12 PACES I~> CENTS
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  • 21 1 Troops Patrol African Port i DEATHS IN DAY RIOTS I inca d wn by •md 5 the B in ■ival. Arab
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  • 412 1 Men Who Must Keep A Careful Watch BIG 4 PLAN STRATEGY FOR NEW PEACE BID GENEVA, July 17 (Reuter)—- President Eisenhower, Sir Anthony Eden and M. Edgar Faure met at the president's conference villa here today to concert their strategy for *his week's talks with Soviet leaders aimed at reducing
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  • 365 1  - CITY STANDSTILL PLANNED E. M. RASHEED J 0,000 Want Claims Settled By Aug. 3, 0r... Cause Of The Row Is Pay For 1954 Strike By Standard Staff Reporter TEN THOUSAND Singapore City Council workers will go on strike on Aug. 3 if their 13 outstanding claims are not settled. This
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  • 110 1 GENEVA. July 17 (Reuter)— Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. the Soviet Prime Minister, was out of step with Marshal Georgi Zhukov, his Defence Minister and the Swiss President, M. Max Petitpierre, when they inspected a Swiss Guard of honour at Geneva Airport this morning. When the Commander
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  • 89 1 THE Sultan of Johore, Major-General Sir Ibrahim, is returning to the State from England on August 16. a month before the official day of celebration of his 60 years' of reign. The Sultan will bo accompanied by the Sultanah and their daughter, Princess
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  • 143 1 FED. LEANS LESS ON COLONY TRADE KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The Federation is becoming less dependant on Singapore for her overseas trade, the 1954 Annual Report revealed today. Only 36 per cent of the Federations export trade in 1954 went to Singapore compared with 42 per cent in the previous year.
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  • 572 1 May MovePlani To Australia HUME INDUSTRIES have abandoned plans to increase their Malayan output to meet demands from European maik< This If revealed by the Company's chairman and managing director. Mr. M. R. Swain, in a letter to the secretary or the Singapore Factory
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  • 85 1 80 Firemen Fight Film Store Blaze LONDON. July 17 tfteuter) Fire .swept through a 1:1 m storage warehouse here toddy and sent flames roaring across a road to Unite 11 houses and shops opposite Eighty firemen who foufht the blaze, were bombarded by exploding red hot liim canisters. Two fireman
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  • 107 1 Waiters Clash At Esplanade Restaurant HUNDREDS of people who crowded the Esplanade* for their favourite Sunday night chow, scattered in all directions last night when waiters employed by two rival stalls hammered at each other with chairs and bottles. Policemen on duty at this open-air restaurant broke up the fight
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  • 57 1 A DETECTIVE sergeant picked up a phone in a shophouse in Cecil Street in Singapore last night and informed Radio Control that a gang clash was about to take place. Several radio cars and scores of police officers from Central Police Station sped to the scene.
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  • 169 1 She Leaves Iron Lung To Give Birth Under Hypnosis DALLAS. Texas. July 17 (AP> A 32-year-old mother left her polio ward iron lung last night, was hypnotised and gave birth to a son while breathing oxygen forced through a hole cut in her throat. Doctors at Parkland Hospital said she
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  • 199 1 There's No Danger To Racing— SRA THE Straits Racing Association of Malaya against the principle of direct permanent subsidies to owners and trainers. This is disclosed in a statement issued in Singapore last night after a full meeting in Kuala Lumpur of the Association which comprises the four racing clubs
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  • 29 1 CHICAGO, July 17 (Router) —A Convair airliner of Braniff Airways, crashed here today and latest reports said 17 people were killed and 27 Injured.
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  • 309 2 Lee Promises Protection For Local Industries KLANG, Sun. The UMNO— MCA— MIC Alliance indicated today that if returned to power at the July 27, elections, it would not hesitate to impose tariff barriers and a quota system for imports to protect local industries in the Federation. In
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  • 154 2 He Offers To Meet Bandits IPOH. Sun.— Progressive Party candidate for the Federal Elections, Mr. D.K. Seeniva.sagam. last night renewed his offer to meet Communist terrorist leaders to find out ways and means of endinc the seven-year Emergency in the Federation. Speaking at a rally in the People's Park, he
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  • 148 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. There will be something of interest for everybody a.i the time during the Johore Bahru Health Week, which opens on Monday. August 1 1955, on the Station Padang. Special emphasis of the week's campaign will be on water Safe Water Means
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  • 113 2 A FIVE-MAX Indian textile delegation. sponsored by the Bombay Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council arrived in Singapore yesterday from Indonesia. The delegation led by Mr. C. C. Javeri will hold discussions with officials of the Singapore Ministry ot Commerce ari(i will also meet representatives
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  • 117 2 Society To Screen Italian Film THE Singapore Film Society will soon screen a .special film dealing with the study of t'ae way in which the cinema has been used to record the experience and effects of everyday life. Assembled and directed by the famous Italian film-makeV Mr. Caval'-anti, "Film and
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  • 57 2 KUALA SELANGOR Sun.— A iistrid weifare committee has new been formed in Kuala Se.aiißor to take ove» social welfare functions hitherio borne by the Disiri.t Officer. Mr Tan Sien Kang Kua.a Scangor s new Justice of the Peace i s president and the only woman on the committee.
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  • 35 2 A CHINESE was taken to the Singapore General Hospital last night with a gunshot wound on his leg. He was wounded while a hunter was shooting birds in the Upper Serangoon area.
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  • 176 2 Wedding Unites Two Stars Of Badminton PENANG, Sun.— One of the grandest Chinese weddings in Penang was seen today at the marriage of Mr. Johnny Heah Aun son of Mr. and Mrs. Heah Joo Seang, and Miss Amy Choong Sicw Choo. daughter oi Mr. Choong Eng Kirn. The wedding took
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  • 50 2 JOIIORE BAHRU. Sun. Johore's FJag Day e/lort in aid of the Lady Tempier TB Hcspila] realised 15.740.04. The collections district by district was as follows: Johoro Bahru $1566.70' Muar $1220.52; Scgamat $786.65: X uang $718: Batu Pahat $530.39, Puntian 5401.22: Kota Tinggi $250.56 and Merging $75
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  • 47 2 HONGKONG. July 17 IUP) The Royal Air Force today identified the pilot killed in the crash of a Vampire Jet on Friday a> Flight Lt. W X Willis. 25. of Beacon.-lirid. Buckinghamshire. Memorial service will be held on Monday at Ka; Tak airport.
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  • 65 2 AN Elections Forum was broadcast by Radio Malaya recently. In a spontaneous round-table discussion representatives of political parties contesting the forthcoming Federal Elections, answered questions sent in by listeners Picture shows (left to right) Mr. D. S Ilamanathan (Labour Party of Malaya); Dato Sir dough
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  • 95 2 MR. AND MRS. Chonp Khin Yoong who were married yesterday at the Kheh Association premises, Singapore, are seen (left) tutting their wedding cake The groom is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Chong Moong Seng while the bride was Miss I. oh Kuan Keow. BELOW, Mr. Chium
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  • 72 2 Magician Leaving For Bangkok THE wrllknown AiYM I magician, Virgil, who ternaUonal lame with ni> hair-raising jnystcry rt M Magicana leaves Singapore on Wednesday lor Bangkok lor a seiies of perlonnan Virgi!. whose global tour brought him hack to Smj;.. two months ago has sp of his time here renewing
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  • 29 2 He ExpJ s °methingl of men at F A: l th< n< Th Mini -I j the r qu: on he Vo i j •I I hope th<
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  • 110 2 PKNANG, Sun. The M,dc!< F Municipality last week in iftmi L supplies because of late pawnent I protest among rate payers here They felt that a warning In the newspapers should have been given. Many consumer^, it understood, have aprpoaeh«d Municipal Councillor^ to protest again>t the
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  • 33 3 MR. MM cuts a tape to open the new service station. On his right is Mr. Tons Ching Hsien. Mr. Tong's daughter, June, and Mrs. James Tong are on his left.
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  • 72 3 L Drowns While Working 15 When Veo failed to show up, several oc the other men dived n and carried out a search. or recovered his body. c other case, a youth li IT years of age. was floating. ofT South Boat by a passer-by.
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  • 112 3 Service On New Airport Highway SINGAPORE'S Minister for Labour and Wei tare. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, opening the new Standard Vacuum Ifobilgas .service station at MacPherson Road yesterday, .said that the station will provide a much needed service for motorists in the area. Mr. Lim added that the station assumes
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  • 77 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Selangor State Alliance Executivt Committee met in Kuala Lumpur today to lay p ana for polling ci;.y and to review the progiess ol the cleo tioneering campaign. It is learnt that the meetin" allocated tasks to he carried out during polling day, by
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  • 85 3 I KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Tan Ah Kow of Jinjang New Village yesterday pleaded guilty before the First Magistrate to a charge of possessing "Chee Fan" slips and assisting in the running of the illegal lottrry. He was alleged to have had with him 128 "Chee Fall"
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  • 376 3 STOP THIS FPA GRANT, CATHOLICS PLEAD Assemblymen Get A Memo I HE 0 G^ ld Ji Sin 9°Pore is appealing to the Legislative Assembly not to force Catholics against their conscience, to contribute tax money to a family planning programme In a memorandum sent to all Assemblymen the Guild, says:
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  • 38 3 FIRST MALAY TO GET PERAK SCHOLARSHIP SHAHRUM bin Yub of Anderson School. Ipoh. is the first Malay to be awarded a Perak scholar ship for the study of Anthropology in the United Kingdom. He leaves early next month
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  • 125 3 Newsman Visits Colony On Fact-Finding Tour MR. ALONZO L. Baker, professor of political science, journalist and radio commentator from California, arrived in Singapore yesterday on a world news-gathering tour. He was accompanied by Mr. Samuel D Salaa, of the Lcdi Funeral Homes, and a representative of the California State Chamber
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  • 113 3 Former G. I. Tours East On Way Home MR. JIM 808 HALSELL. 21. is a young American who wants to sec the East and has found it good so far. After 13 months' service in Korea as a draftee, he was to have been sent home and demobbed in July.
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  • 64 3 PENANG, Sun.— A pregnant woman, Loy Chwee Ycow. 38, died after she had been stabbed in her house in Chain Ferry Road, Butterworth. yesterday evening. Later, a Chinese durianseller surrendered himself at the Buttenvoith Police Station, and was detained. Her husband. Phung Fonj* Fong. working at
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  • 181 3 JOHORE BAHRl T Sun —Mr. Justice Storr gave judgment in the High Court here yesterday for Foo Long Mun, proprietor of Tong Foot Company, in the sum of $24,210, against Wong Peng Kow »f Jaian Ah Siang. Mr. Justice Storr also awarded costs and interest
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 1130 3 btandard cMlmanac Information at a Glance I I. TiMES Pl »ANG I N 'N STAB: InvitatUM 330. 7 and I 30 1 to M irrj A Miilion- 930 pm. 1 »lt l X Horsei Canyon 730 m. m w (.1 ok\ B oken Love with some AtTectio.iate Couple m I'VKVMMIAI:
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  • 550 4 SAYS ANNUAL REPORT KUALA LUMPUR/ Sun. The interest shown by Malayan political parties in formulating their plans for the elections indicates good prospects for the successful and orderly progress towards the attainment of full democratic self-government, the Federation s 1«* Annual Report said today. Reviewing
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  • 238 4 Only 372 Got Permits In 1953 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— No skilled or unskilled workers of alien or Commonwealth origin have been granted a permit to enter Malaya since the introduction of the new Immigration Ordinance in 1953, the Federation's Annual Report revealed today. The report
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  • 253 4 KI'ALA Ll'MPl'R, Sun.— ln the Federation Annual Report, It was stated that the estimated population of the Federation was 5,888,587 at mid-year 1954, representing an increase of 182,626 on the previous year's total. Thi.i includes 2.893.650 Malaysians. 2.216.105 Chinese 091.4J1 Indians and Pakistanis and
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  • 99 4 Xl ALA LUMPUR. Sun. An area security unit patrol robbed five Communist terrorists of a rare delicacy on Friday. It was a cooked tortoise. This feast took place at the Vimy Estate near Rawang. Sclangor. when the security patrol decided to sit in
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  • 18 4 AN unidentified middle-aged Chinese was found hanging from a tree in Prim-e Edward Road Singapore yesterday.
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  • 37 4 INCHE Haji Jamil bin Haji Dzafir, Registrar of Births and Deaths, Singapore, returned to the Colony by air yesterday, after attending a sixmonth course en public administration In Australia under the Colombo Plan.
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  • 30 4 FIRE gutted the attap roof of a shophouse at 10th Mile, Jurong Road, Singapore, yesterday. The occupants put out the flames before the fire engine arrived.
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  • 202 4 KLANG Sun A series of fires swept Klang during the week turning into smoke some $70,000 worth of buildings and property and leaving 75 people homeless, the fire brigade reported yesterday. On the heels of a fire which gutted a row ot houses in
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  • 171 4 $85,000 HEALTH CLINIC New Infant Centre For Selangor KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The infant and maternal mortality rate of this town is less than half the rest of the Federation, it was disclosed here yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the Municipality's new $85,000 Maternity and Child Health Centre in Shaw
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  • 125 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Led by undercover men of the Special Branch, soldiers from the Fifth Battalion. Malay Regiment and the Police raided an estate near the Kebun Bahru New Village, Segamat. Johore. at dawn this morning. A total of 48 people were detained.
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  • 50 4 .TOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Toh Ah Lak, an unemployed widow of Singapore, was fined $300, in default two months' Imprisonment in the Pontian Sessions Court today for being in possession of 12 tahils of bread and 17 tahils of cakes without i permit in a restricted area.
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  • 187 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun— The Federation Government's Annual Report said today a "small but rapidly increasing: amount" of Malayan rubber is now being technically classified. r- Approximately 38.000 tons wore "classified" last year, compared to 5.520 tons in 1951. Production of concentrated latex also continued to
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  • 249 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— Extonsiw. j^JJ progress at Istana Besar— palarc tf thr su« t; in preparation for the Diamond Jubilee c of the ruler, in September. The Regent has a;so agreed that the $400,000 Town Ha. to commemorate the 60 years' reign
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  • 126 4 Fun Fair Lottery Winners MALACCA. Sun.— All main prizes in the draw of the lottery in aid of St. Philomena's Shrine Building Fund. Tampin. j at St. Franris* Institute night went to outstation ticket holders. The results of the draw was as follows: Ist pr;ze ***** Morris Minor (Bukit Mertajam).
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  • 114 4 Association To Help Padi Planters KUALA SELANGOR. Sunin an ollort to unite the 20,000 padi-planters in Sabak Bernak and Tanjong Karang. the 'rue bowl" of Selangor, a Se'.angor Padi-Planters" Association will be inaugurated at the Community Centre, Tanjong Karang. tomorrow The SuJtan of Selangor declare open the meeting before a
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  • 514 5  - Famous Love -nest of II Duce Constance Walsh ROMF TIIKRK S a key to a lovenest lying in a Rome bank. The love-nest is in the incredible villa that Mussolini built in 1935 for his girl friend Clara Petacci. It's the private suite, which they shared. Behind the locked door,
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    273 5 Lie Test /for Fish LOXDUM, I.J ERE'S a mem. to every Mum Go?' c m meiit acientitti hai'e found out i how to make a fish own up i to the length of time it has i spent in cold store. i And a blush gives tlie i
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  • 971 5  - Fascinated by the Growing Army of NUDES DONALD ZEC Interviews LYDIA "with the clothes 0n..." DATE WITH ZENA u*i London. 1 HA VE always wanted to interview a nude S with her clothes on, you understand. J 1 am fascinated by this growing army of nice J y° un g
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  • 435 5 —and a novel about each. A.,... P\l l^> I N t i no\«'l "Rarahu." based on their whirlwind romance. helped him to recover. In a Harem I N Morocco, Loti fell lor a 1 beautiful Creole gin re were difficulties to be surmounted. The
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  • 477 5  - Secrets for a Lifetime Rosemary Timperley LONDON L't\| Irttei b I be I •nU th»- bell to be hidden i w v i re letters ■ril i or I *»cv 11 the n.UI v <- in vigilant roman- i «re\- the thimnev the the f under i lit* I Brittle
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    • 185 5 <7> 1 Navy is u-i to date i fashion (6) Man back in fish gets a covering (6» Produced by volcanic action «T> Here are sweet on tip for a flight (Keats) <4» Hide it for narrow minded people (5) Trim with fine wire (4) .es. Yes with Ireland i
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 418 6 lOW prone can those in high office be to flattery and or threat? The double-edged moves by the Singapore Factory and Shop Workers Union, which is growing steadily and dangerously from strength to strength, more and more defiant and exerting greater and unceasing influence on the workers
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    • 499 6 IT was obvious from the advice he gave Malayan students the other evening that Mr Colin Jackson, lecturer for the British Council here, is not familiar with Asian students— or if he is they are not from this country. 11l Jackson was reported to have told his audience,
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  • 1058 6  -  MICHAEL BARKWAY By Vancouver (British Columbia). f)V all the Canadian provinces this remote strip of inhabited land between the Rocky. Mountains and the Prcific Ocean shows the signs of Canada's post-war boom most clearly. You can almost .see Vancouver growing, and the sign that things
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  • 1594 6  - BURIED PYRAMID Leonard Cottrell \y the Spring of 1954, the American film stars, Mis* Eleanor Parker and Mr. Robert Taylor, arrived uith a film unit at Saqqara, about ten miles south of Cairo. They had come to Egypt to make a film called "Valley of the Kings' 9 and needed
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    • 103 6 iftilfl 1 YiY\s9SBB£ I t \iol a nr^ never weakens the government which has iaw and reason on its side Present Peron I did not approve of nationa'isation of the raihvavs but it does not stop me going by train, does it 0 Viscounj Hailsham. commenting on his appearance in
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  • 34 7 photo. SHIRT-SLEEVED policemen were on duty outside the grandstand as the second day of the Royal Ascot race meeting was held with temperatures near the eighties last week UP
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  • 267 7 Soekarno Plans Tour As Scheduled J AKARTA, July 17, (AP)— Political observers today expressed the t fear the army crisis will take a turn lor the worse after President Soekarno leaves on Monday via Singapore on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He leaves the country without at
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  • 207 7 LONDON BEACH, California. July 17. (AP>— Three tbapetj Miss Universe contestants wilted >csterday right on schedule In previous contests the girls always weathered the first two bays in good shape. But a few fainted when photographers posed them
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  • 92 7 LONDON. July 17 (UP) More than 10.000 of Britain's judges recommended yesterday that homosexuality between consenting adults ot over 30 years of age should cease to be a criminal offence unless mentally deficient persons are involved. The Council of the Maj trates Association. which rcnre^ents
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    22 7 photo. CARNIVAL figures on stilts chat at the crossroads at the Soho Festival which opened in London recently. AP
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  • 60 7 TAIPEI. July 17. (UP>-A Nationalist fighter plane was shot down by Red anti-air-craft yesterday during a raid on Chinese Communist gunboats southwest of Quemoy. the air force announced. One of the Nationalist planes was hit by flak and crashed Wuyu. the communique said, 'it add* d
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  • 44 7 A BABY boy. only a few hours old, was found in New York on Saturday, surrounded t>y Durncd newspapers in a shopping bag stuffed in a dustbin. Doctors treating h'm ror burns said he had a "fair chance of survival. Reuter
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  • 394 7 REDS RELEASE MINDS ZENTY Concern Over Age And Failing Health, Says Radio VIENNA, July 17, (AP) Communist Hungary announced last night it has freed Josef Cardinal Mindszenty temporarily from prison and he has been given quarters in a church building. The official Budapest Radio said the Hungarian i Justice Ministry
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  • 134 7 Ruth Ellis (In Wax) Causes An Uproar BLACKPOOL. Inuland. July 17 A waxworks effigy of lluih Ellis. lovely blonde model, hanged on Wednesday for the passion slaying of her runaua\ lover, has this northern seaside town in an uproar. Thousands of holldaymakers many of them children paid a shilling to
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  • 168 7 New Hope For World Peace Says Attlee DURHAM, England. July 17 (ReuteD— Mr. Clement Attlee. leader of the Parliamentary opposition, said yesterday that signs ot world peace seemed better than they have been for some years. "We may be entering into a new era." he told a big rally of
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  • 70 7 LE HAVRE. July 17 (Reutcr) Seven British seamen, some of them paddling pieces of wreckage, swam to a Soviet tanker after their small vessel sank in the English Channel yesterday. One of the survivors brought nere last night by the tanker fought his way through water
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  • 55 7 STOCKHOLM. July 17. Router). The Swedish Admiralty today announced that three people had reported seeing an unidentified submarine off the inland defence post of Dtoe in the Outer Archipelago near Stockholm. They said the submarine surfaced for a while then dived. Reconnaissance aircraft searched for it
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  • 25 7 COMEDIAN Jack Benny. 81, became a grandfather yesterday. His 10-year-old adopted daughter. Joan, gave birth to a son m a New York Hospil
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  • 34 7 DR. Albert Schweitzer, nobel prize winner, will visit Britain. Frrnce and Holland during a trip to Europe this summer, the French press agency reported from Libreville. French Equatorial Africa on Saturday.
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  • 153 7 Senator To Fight Asia Aid Cuts WASHINGTON, July 17 (AP; Senator Walter George said yesterday the House cut too deeply into foreign aid funds and he will fight to reMore at least a part of the U*****. 000. 1)0(1 slash. Senator George, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said
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  • 66 7 NAIROBI. July 17. < Router) —A well-preserved hand of a miocene ape which lived 15 to 35 million years ago has been found on Ru.- inga Island on Lake Victoria, the annual report of Nairobi's Corydon Museum has revealed. The hand, the first to be found in
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  • 49 7 DUISBURG West Germany. July IT. (Renter)— A motorist here who objected to traffic checks by a pluinclothes police patrol hidden behind a bush, took counter measures. He stood in front of the bush displaying to oncoming motorists a large sign reading: "Watch out. Car trap."
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  • 32 7 A 20-SECOND earthquake killed two people and wrecked more than 700 houses along western Turkey's Ae^cn coast according to unofficial reports. More than 2.000 peop'e are reported homeless.— Reuter
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  • 37 7 RAINS that broke n drouglit and taved South Korea's rice rrop also killed 21 persons and caused million", of dollars damage. Twelve other persons were injured and two more arc reported missing.— UP
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  • 39 7 VICHY, France, July 17. (Renter)— Belgian tenor Jan Verbeeck swallowed his false moustache during a performance of Boitos opera "Mcphistophelcs" at the Ca;-ino Theatre here. If. Verbceck's voice was back to normal after the interval.
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  • 195 7 KANSAS CITY. July 17, (AP)— A Kansas City millionaire says ho is going to be married in a chartered airliner over lowa with skywriting planes decorating the wedding party's path He is Edward L. (Dor) Williams, 52. The bride will be Miss Marian
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  • 64 7 LONDON. July 17. <UP> Police .searched Westminster Abbey ear:y yesterday afl mystertous caller had t»)«--phoned newspapers to warn that Scottish nationalists were planning to steal the historic Stone of Scon<\ They found nothing. A Scotland Yard spokesman .said the Yard considered ih<> calls a hoax but
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  • 144 7 TOKYO. .July 17 (UP) A sroup of irate housewives yesterday personally appealed to Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama to prevent shelving of the controversial anti-prostitu-tion bill now before the Diet. Thirteen women representatives of a committee campaigning for passage of the Diet- submitted bill railed on
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    • 96 7 Pwipe if oj? j \A/ iJil ill i^ ■"'■^^^?SNi^^_ <^? i l\/"k ii. /wl > i- '^■fl ■>I^l SSI 1• i i J »~^H <• l| £i"i HELPW HYCIENE j I C/ IN EVERY KITCHEN I HnmcDC Made from heavily creped paper towelling ULUIIIj i 1.1 ii only It" replaces
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    • 808 8 ANGLO-FRENCH TRADING CO., LTD. fit: *****/6. *****/4 132/6 Robinson Road THE BLUE FUNNEL L'.NE NORIH AMIRICAN UltVILt To Hahtaa Montreal, leston. New York, Baltimore. Philadelphia Cult Ports S pon P. Sham Penang MtNlOft 19/26 luly 27 |uly 28/29 luly POLTOORLS 9/16 S«p» 17 Sept 18 Sept MASON 9/16 Oct 17
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    • 1045 8 Tel-2405 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 s»pp |n XIIK BLL'K FUNNEL LLNE D e P t. Singapore Pcleus for Liverpool Clasßow 1 6 10 ;^i" l ""'c. is/16 mi i« i»" 21 Zl Tantalus for Holland Hamt>utß Au« 5 *ug Patroclus tor L-verpocl b Clas ]4 Aug 5/16 Aug 17/
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    • 599 8 EAST ASIATIC! SAILINGS TO CONIINfNT/SCAND For Aden. Port Said. Genoa. Antv,r fp Ro) Copenhogen. Gothenburg On 6 J S por > S v "MEONIA- 21/23 |ul v xx) "KAMBODIA" 25 26 July xxx) tI INDIA" 11/13 Aug x) "FALSTRIA" 11 I 3 Aug x) Omits Aden colls London <Passcng en
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    196 9 FIVE or the Directors of the Public Life Assurance Co. Ltd., Singapore, ore seen in top picture taken alter the official opening of t)ie company on Saturday. They are (from left): Mr. Lcr Chce Shan (Managing Director of CJtMfig Khiaxo Bank Ltd. and Executive Director of the company); Mr. Peter
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  • 86 9 THE Government afl India may soon set up a second nui!ear reactor plant The Director of tn» Indian Institute of Science. Prof. Thacker said in Bangalore that work on the reactor which was being set up in Bombay was making good progress. These pi. 'ills
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  • 306 9 jhyian nh Standard Market Reporter TIN came into the limelight during the past week with big improvements in prices to the highest for the year, largely on reports of a possible shortage of the metal throughout the world. The increase in
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  • 63 9 Dealers' Stocks Of Rubber Top Highest SINGAPORE rubber dealers* stocks for the month of June at 38.»>.">4 tons were the highest this year, exceeding considerably the figure for May, according to official statistics. Of this fisure for June. 31.493 tons were dry rubber anil the rest wet Stocks aa transhipment
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  • 69 9 IMPORTS OF TIN IMPORTS of tin concentrates from neighbouring countries into Malaya during June amounted to 1 .587 tons. 722 tons more than in the previous month and the highest figure so far this year. The second highest figure this year was in January when imports totalled 1.099 tons. The
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  • 44 9 A TEN-MAN Indian trade delegation led by Mr. L. K. .Ilia, Joint Secretary, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, baa left New Delhi for Karachi for talks With representatives of the Pakistan Government to conclude a trade agreement.
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  • 29 9 THE output for IJi is Hydraulic Tin Ltd. lor the quarter ended June 30. 1955. is 7L M tons, accordir;q to the secretaries, Meiers. Osbornc Chappcl, Ipoh.
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  • 37 9 INDIA plans to produce 78 million pounds of woo! during the next fly« years. Her present outDut is 52 million pounds. Wool is one of India's principal sources of earning foreign exchange.
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  • 405 9 BUSINESS DONE IN WEEK BUSINESS Done in shares from July 9 15: Industrials: Brit. Borneo Pets. 4.V-. 44 9. 42/- and 43/ C.T.S. Ords 34/7|, F. N Ords $1.74 to $1.7"). to $1.74. Gammons $2.75 to $2(i". Hammers $2.(>74 to $2.7.', UK. Bank (Colonial) $940. UK. Bank (London) £100?. Wm
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  • 209 9 THE PUBLIC Life Assurance Co. Ltd., Singapore, held a cocktail party at its new premises at Robinson Road on Saturday to mark the official opening. The Chairman, Mr. Lou Pak Khuon, the Deputy Chairman, Mr. Ko Teck Kin, and the Directors Messrs.
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  • 65 9 WORLD industrial production in the Rrsi quarter of 1905 was 8 per cent higher than in the corresponding quarter last fear, according to the .Tuly ism:c of the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics released in New York. It said information available on April and May indicated
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  • 523 9 Boom' Fails To Push Up Prices Of Shares Reduced Turnover In Industrials By A Market Correspondent THE strength of both Malaya's staples failed to bring about any immediate advance in share prices. Reduced turnover in the industrial section was the primary cause of a falling oft in the total volume
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  • 49 9 THE Malayan Kxrhanr<Banks Association made the rollouing; changes in it* rates to merchants (Saturday): Hongkong Dollars: selling T.T or O.D. SSI: buying T.T. 52^ O.D. ol 11 Iti. Other srllin; rates. T.T. or O.I) ready were: Suiss Francs 141;: Holland GMhl I'M. Other rxchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • 132 9 A NEW oilfield is now in Droduction at Rijswi.ik. a subtub of The Hague. UoiJand. So f- eight well* have been drilled. Five of these arc pr< ing oil in small quantities, while two have yielded only sal* water and °ne is bcin^ tested. At present
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  • 393 9 ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS LTD: Low selling prices tor products was responsible tor reduction of profit in year ended 31.3.53 which wa> $:u)174 (3J%« alter deducting preference dividend. Dividend on the Ordinary shares of 5% is proposed Cora pared Alth w last ve ir md 25 r o in 1953.
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    • 69 9 NOTICES «<=es I wnv be i I fj p. n m im>i\ v\ (i). !J CO LTD V HKXI MM IN K\Ml\ >HIPP!\(. V s >»»i: N()Ill BY I IMM I PPON YUSEN KAISHA P Shim Penjnt m Au» II |yi v c^ ,i itffh W "J'7OO2OM, B •«•> JO
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    • 452 9 CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE Section 103 of the Municipal Ordinance (Chapter 133) Making up and Draining of (a) Lorong 36 Geylang Road to duillrmard Road, and (b) Prtain. Reatty. Jutland and Sturdee Roads OTICE Is hereby given that 1 the Plan Specification F-timate and Apportionment of expenses O f making
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    • 142 9 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE Electricity Department \V ORK in connection with electrical extensions in Upper Serangoon area necessitates cessation of electricity supply between the hours ol 12 00 midnight on Tuesday 19 7.55 and 6.00 a m Wednesday. 20.7.55. The following substations will be affected Boundary Road. Florence Roaa
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    • 161 9 POLICE TENDER NOTICE 'FENDERS which will close A at 12 noon on Tuesday 2tith July, 1955, arc invited by the Commissioner of Police, Federation of Malaya, for the supply of: (a) Sugar. Curry Powder. Groundnuts, Coconut Oil. Dried Chillies and Sweets Full particulars arc obtainable at the oflice of Force
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    • 247 10 CATHAY ORGANISATION ATTRACTIONS fJ l nnpnii NOW rowing; 6.45 and pn |%»Jtni CKNTIRV-FOX FRtSfNTS ffll INSIDE SIOftY"2 JOF THE WOMAN WHO CRKATH) TIIK Si ANDAI. OF; Z THE CKNTlRlKS:^_^_^^_^ M^ '"\m inlFjilitlllillJkMl i J drai BilSHtffiaM I ;m^ b/ Kate D'Bnen J ttw Won4ff M,|h F.rf« ty STWVHOWC SOUHO Plus
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    • 132 10 SHAW BROTHERS ORCANISAIIOs*Jji ♦CAPITOL Nfwsij I city in Tli Inn, 1 mm! ■raS^#7i IcSE In M|l lolr lt^« Oft 1 I'WALKING 'vIJTrS MY BABY'^M&J^' X —OPENS TOMORRoJ sS=a *nilAßll WINDSOR RICHARD ROBER CARU BALFNDA JACKIE COOGAN ||J AUAN NIXON Sh FONTAINE PAVILION #;s J CHARLES LAU6HTON JOHN MILLS BRENDA DE
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 166 10 MANS SHOP ##f "Hallo, darling picked up something *'J wasn't aware that breakfast was ready cheap in the sales?" —I didn t hear you scraping the toast J "Hold nn, the shop down tlie road has the -Here yon arc. pal-\\e same thing only cheaper!" «JK ..ri -J>^ rabbits must
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  • 197 11 Grand Prix To Moss LIVERPOOL. England. Sun «Rc-utrr> Three German Mercedes trounced challengers from all over the world in a thrill packed British Grand Prix at aintree here yesterday. Britain's Striling Mos s was the winner— but he Wfta only half a car length in Iront of Argentina's world champion
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  • 66 11 PORT ELIZABETH. Sun. Renter*— Brilliant play by their forwards enabled Eastern Province to sain an unexpected win over the British Isles Rusby Union touring team by 20 points (one g<,al and five penalty goals) to nil. Eastern Province could break through the determined, and often desperate, ocfence only
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  • 55 11 EDGBASTOX. Birmingham, Sun. (Rcuter) Italy completed a 5-0 win over Britain on the last day of their Davis Cup European Zone semi-final lawn tennis match here yesterday. In the final two singles, Nicola Pietrangcli beat Billy Knight :i-K. 4-f>. 6-4, 8-3, «M •<\nc\ Orlando Sirola deleated
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  • 46 11 BARCELONA. Sun. (Reuter) -more than 1.700 Athletes from 10 nations paraded before 50.000 specators at the official opening ceremony of the 1955 Mediterranean Games at Montjuich Stadium here yesterday evening. Presiding at the opening was general Jose Moscardo the Spanish national delegate of sport.
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  • 152 11 KKISBANE Sun. (UP) The Queensland Turf Club Committee upheld 1. an appeal by jockey Athol j Mulley against a 12- 2 month disqualification re- garding the running of 2 5 Royal Legend II at Bun- 2 damba June 4. The committee's de- cision came after Mr J. S
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  • 322 11 ENGLISH 440 YD. RECORD SHATTERED WIIITK CITY STADIUM, LONDON, Sun. (Reuter) Spectacular though not world record performances were put up here yesterday when the British Amateur Athletic Championship were concluded In terrific heat before a crowd of more Uian 35,000. Competitors were more keen on winning than chasing records though
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  • 285 11 French Colt Wins Ascot Big Race In Photofinish BOTKFM.I, (E. Comici up) third on the #>utsidr as the small field entered the straight, finished brilliantly to uin the Ascot Gold Cup over S| miles. Botieclli, owned by the Italian Mar- rhesa Iniisa Dollar Hothctta. boat Blue Prime II fW. 11.
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    • 253 11 t^T LAST DAY C "^l^ i 15-3.30— 7.UU JJ&T* 9.30 P.M. TREACHERY ON SAHARJV^SANDS! -^MORROW i\rill\ll\T SUSPENSE! iriii s eg ..outFybterday"" .\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\V r i\()\l TODAY 3 SHOWS U|4o 3.15 6.1 S -9.1 5 p.m. X\ SAHEB" (Hindi) •ring J Syndor ond many others Ler By A/ Copp -'^VOVOty SMC^-S>*O«r*.rD T
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    • 186 11 SIUJAIIO\S VACANT BRITISH MINING COMPANY has vacancy for Technical Assistant Telecoms. > at East Coast Mine The duties include supervision and maintenance of Marconi ship-to.s'iore radir equipment types H. 16 ann L.67 Phillips Radio telephone installation, and a small automatir telephone exchange. Candidate? must hold Diploma of the Government Technical
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    • 855 11 CLASSIFIED ADS WANTED U7AMTIO TO BUY OR RENT W Shophouse with vacant po< sc^ion at Jalan Ibrahim. Johore Bai.ru Contact Nachiappa Bros 58. Serangoon Road. Singapore Phone 6323. SITUATIONS VACANT CITY COUNCIL: Applications are invited to fill the following posts: <A> Prosecuting Solicitor from dUiy admitted Advocates ft Solicitor? holding
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    • 801 11 ANNOUNCEMENT 4TTENTION PLEASE VaajMa if vcru Aant to <*cc Singa P<>re at a reasonab.e cf^rj:^ Ring 5000 always at your service implications are lav Mad for the post of Presi Lia •Chinese) OfTicer for riutie> relating to the Chief Minister and Appointed Mitu-'< Salary Scale *'•'><): f»3O $«90 x 30A.930
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  • 939 12 By Our Cricket Reporters THANKS to a hard-hitting innings of 122 in as many minutes by former Oxford Blue, Capt. H. Webb, the Army managed to scrape through to a one-wicket victory over the Singapore Recreation Club in yesterday's SCA tournament match played at
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    63 12 CAPTAIN Mcdlock of Command Workshop is all smiles after winning the Victor Ludorum prize for the highest aggregate score in the individual rifle, sten and revolver competitions, during the &s!-Btalaya REME Rifle Meeting in Ipoh. A Bisley shot and 1950 REME Eastern Command Champion, he added another feather to his
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  • 130 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun— Yeans Kan Thong. Penang* veteran Malaya Cup fullback has been suspended for his conduct during the North Zone final of the Malaya Cup competition played here on July 2 The disciplinary board of the Football Association of Maiaya which met here today suspended Yeans:
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  • 37 12 ROYAL Pahang Polo Club beat 15/19 Kings Royal Hussars by three goals to two and a half in the final on this year's Malayan Polo Associations tournament played at Thomson Road ground yesterday.
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  • 75 12 BY beating R.A.F. "A" yesterday. Chinese Swimming Club i will "meet the Singapore Swim- ming Club in the final of the Singapore Water Polo championships next Sunday. July 24 at the CSC. pool. In the "B division. Chinese Swimming Club, who wore un- beaten throughout the
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  • 29 12 SETIA Jay a trounced Cosmos Sports Club by six goals to two in a Singapore Division 3A league soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday.
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  • 38 12 FATHUL Karib were awarded a walkover by Tamil Brotherhood Association in their Singapore Div. 2 A league soccer match which was to be played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Tamils were unable to Held a team.
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  • 129 12 PENANG. Sun— Kedah. in a strong position at close of play yesterday went on to score a sensational ninewicket victory over Penang on the Victoria Green today. The match ended at 3.45 p.m. in humiliating defeat for the home team. This was Penang's first defeat in the
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  • 123 12 8 TEAMS ENTER FAM CUP KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— Eight teams the largest^ number ever— have entered J this year for the Football;: Association of Malaya Cups knockout competition. Selangor who to date have£ dominated the series will* defend the trophy which they;: won last year by beating thes Federation Combined
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  • 340 12 TIGER Sporting Association handed a 3-0 beating to Rovers Sports Club in their Singapore Div 1 league soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday Notable absentees were Boon Soong and Boon Leong. the respective goalgetters for the Tigers and the Rovers. The absence
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  • 1085 12 The S.C.R.C. beat the Indians by eight wickets. I.A. T. Rajcndra b Dennis Lee 27 S Vythilingam b Onj Chew Bee 12 Dr. Harcharan Singh c Ong Lee d Ong Chew Bee 0 La!! Singh c and b Khoo On 5 Lee 18 Shah b Dennis
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  • 309 12 a rO n THE FMRST TMME MX 17 YEARS- Financial Issue Decides Venue j KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The 1955 Malaya Cup; final— the 28th in the. series— will be played in fcinga-s pore. This was announced by the Council oi the Foot-j ball Association of Malaya
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  • 300 12 vxvx^vxxwxvxxxxvxxx^ SELANGOß vs KELANTAN KLALA LI'MPLR. Sun The abandoned Malaga Cup semi fina 1 placed at Kota Bahru between Selangor and Kelantan is to be replayed in Kuala Lumpur on July 24. The Council ot the Foot ball \ss«»( ialinr of Malaya decided this today The Council ruled that
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  • 55 12 C SEREMBAN. Sin C Hongkong Chin< £ers today swept to i ft— 2 victory over N Jin nno of tilt to Jseen here for a lon- Displaying finr b.,.. Stho visitors exerted 2 superiority from the b £ning and only a errat per- formance by the
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    • 51 12 SOCCER COMMUNITY: R.A.F. vs. Europeans at Jalan Bcsar, 7 p.m. DIV. 1: R.E.M.E. vs. Police S.A. at Jalan Besar, 5.30 p.m. DIV. 3 A: Dockyard "A" VS. Jollilads A.U. at Geylang. DIV. 3B: Kcbenaran Club vs. Springdale S.C. at Farrer Park; Darul Afiah SC. VS. Town Rangers at River Valley
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