The Straits Times, 17 August 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    37 1 MEN OF the First Battalion, the Green Howards, disembarking: from the trooper Devonshire at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday. The regiment replaces the Royal Inniskilline Fusiliers who leave for the United Kingdom shortly. Straits Times Picture.
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    ALL-OUT BID TO BREAK BLOCKADE
    419 1 Reds Nearing Navy Base Of Foochow CANTON, Tuesday. yyHILE Chinese Communists yesterday pushed to Within 150 miles of Canton, other forces were reported to be at the gates of Foochow (capital of Fukien Province) in an all-out bid to break the Nationalist blockade of North
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    HOWARDS TO FIGHT TERROR
    134 1 HOWARDS TO FIGHT TERROR TO 'he skirl of bagpipes of the Hong Kong-bound Own Scottish Border- First Battalion of the Howards disembarked j he trooper Devonshire pore yesterday, ri. H. 'Wards, who replace! 1 RoyvJ Inniskilling Fusi- 1 |i<»s were welcomed by the Sii.'/apore District, c;. v' ral D Dunlop.
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    RETURNING
    26 1 HONG KONG, Tues— Lieut, General Sir John Harding, C.-ln-C. FARELF left for Singapore by plane today after a -hort visit to military installations here.— AP.
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    NINE DIED
    29 1 LONDON. Tues— Nine of the 58 aboard the Skymaster which landed in the sea off the Irish coast yesterday lost their lives. The remainder were rescued.— A.P.
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    $236,000 TO GUARD WATER SUPPLY
    194 1 THE Singapore Municipality's anti-bandit security A measures at its $27,000,000 waterworks in Johore are estimated to cost about $236,000 this year. A Water Department offl- cial said yesterday that the Municipality was "trying to j protect one of the main I sources of water supply
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    DISCOVERY
    32 1 SEATTLE, Tues.— Discovery of diamonds, rubies and I pearls sewn in a powder puff led to the arrest here of an Army sergeant aboard a trans- i port from Japan.— A.P.
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    2 Australian Mines Go On Strike Again
    138 1 SYDNEY. Tues. I^fINERS at one New South ifl Wales pit and one Queensland pit struck today, the second day of the general resumption of work after the seven-week strike. Miners at the New South Wales mine decided not to work when told that
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    'Dined With Actress'
    107 1 'Dined With Actress MANILA, Tues. J\ETECTIVES investigating the murder of George C. Murray, former American counter-intelligence agent today sought a local film actres>s for questioning. The actress was identified by witnesses as having dined and danced with the murdered man at a fashionable night club on the eve of his
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    OUT TO SEA
    39 1 TOKYO. Tues— The typoon "Judith" moved to the Japan Sea late this afternoon after Inflicting mild damage on Central and Western Kyushu. Japan's southernmost island. Weather observers said an "all clear" report has been sent. U.P.
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    LIFE IN RED-HELD CHINA
    231 1 LIFE IN RED-HELD CHINA HONG KONG, Tues. EYE-WITNESS accounts of life in Communist-held Tientsin and Shanghai were brought back here today. This is how Mr. Arthur I Reeve, a ship's engineer describes: TIENTSIN The harbour is like a "vacuum" and people are In a desperate economic plight. Applications for shore
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    TRADITION TAKES A TUMBLE
    61 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. AMERICAN sailors have been complaining since 1797 about the size of the pockets in their blue uniform trousers. Official note has now been taken of the complaint and it will be rectified— in June, 1952. A Navy Department announcement today says the newly designed
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    KOREA FIGHTING
    49 1 SEOUL, Tues.— The Korean Army reported today that sporadic fighting 70 miles north-east of here in the past 10 days had cost 72 known dead. The fighting had been confined to a mile-long stretch of mountainous country, separating the Communist North from the Republican South Korean.— A.P.
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    FROM PRISON TO BEDSIDE
    126 1 TOKYO, Tues. A JAPANESE war criminal condemned to life imprisonment was permitted to see his dying daughter for a few hours this afternoon by special permission granted by Gen. Mac Arthur. A Japanese policeman es- corted Tadayoshi Miyamoto from Sugamo Prison this I morning to his
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    50 1 THE SECOND IN COMMAND Far East Station, ViceAdmiral A. C. G. Madden (right) on his arrival at Clifford Pier, Singapore, yesterday after travelling from Hong Kong in the cruiser, H.M.S. Belfast. He was welcomed by the Flag Officer, Malayan Area, Rear-Admiral C. Caslon. Report In Page 7.— Straits Times picture.
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    "ABUNDANT DAYS GONE"
    55 1 CANBERRA, Tues. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley today warned the Prime Ministers of six Australian states against raising a dollar loan for buying petrol. He said: "It is not a good proposition. The only time Australia had abundance of dollars was when American servicemen in Australia were
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    U.N. Commission's Role In Indies Talks
    139 1 THE HAGUE, Tuesday. THE first informal meeting of leaders of delegations to the round-table conference on Indonesia was held here this morning. The delegates talked over the exact status and function In the conference of the United Nations Commission. Its role here will probably
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    MacArthur Says, I' m Not Going'
    147 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. GEN. Douglas Mac-Arthur, Allied Supreme Commander in Japan, has formally declined an invitation to return to the United States to give Congress a report on the Far Eastern situation He had been told that his presence was required but he was not
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    JAP FARMERS TO VOTE
    52 1 TOKYO, Tues. Japanese farmers will go to the polls next week, for what one SCAP spokesman calls the "most important election tc the farmer since the inauguration of land reform in Japan." The farmers will pick 10 members for each of the nation's 1,322 land reform
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    REQUISITIONING Special Powers In H.K.
    127 1 REQUISITIONING Special Powers In H.K. HONG KONQ, Tues. rrHE Hong Kong Oovern- ment announced new emergency requisitioning regulations today. Immediately after the announcement the Government took over part of the China National Aviation Corporation's installations at Kaitak airport for use by the Real Air Force. The new regulations empower the
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    All Quiet In Karachi
    103 1 KARACHI. Tues. ORDER was restored to Karachi today after violent "Independence Day" demonstrations in which one Muslim was killed and four injured. A survey of the city showed that We was normal again except for one tense area where police imposed a 2-!-hour curfew in the
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    U.S. TOLD: WATCH THE BACKDOOR
    212 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. PRESIDENT Quirlno of the 1 Philippine* warned America yesterday to "stop putting all your attention on Europe and remember your back door on the Pacific." He told a meeting of the Commonwealth Club: "You may as well learn that many of your
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    PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1. CAUGHT
    88 2 NEW YORK. Tues.-Ame-rica's No. 1 criminal, manacled and leashed like a vicious dog. was charged with murder at Louisville, Kentucky, yesterday after he had killed one policeman and critically wounded another. Earl David Bircham, aged 45 was captured late last night by an ex-marine, who disarmed
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    RITA STEPS OUT
    19 2 RITA HA\ WORTH, wife of Prince Aly Khan enters the Casino at Deaurille, France. A.P. picture.
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    U.S. GUARD KILLS 3 JAPANESE
    65 2 TOKYO, Tuesday. A UNITED States Army guard shot and killed three Japanese early on Sunday when they Ignored a guard's command to halt after illegally entering Ashiya Air Force Base, Gen. Mac-Arthurs headquarters announced today. The guard said he encountered the men near a petrol
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      'Red Cap' Called The Colonel 'Chum'
      316 2 LONDON, Tuesday. THE man slouched on the bench at London's Waterloo station was just what a military policeman should not be— cap over eyes, buttons undone, cigarette dangling from lips. The obvious colonel m civilian clothes bristled with indignation. "Stand up man," he said.
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    FLAG BAN IN INDIES STILL ON
    306 2 BATAVIA, Tues. DUTCH authorities in Indonesia announced last night that they could not see their way to lift the ban on flying the red-and-white flag of the Indonesian Republic in time for the Republic's Independence Day celebrations tomorrow. The anouncement added that the Dutch
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    JAP FIRE HAVOC
    29 2 TOKYO, Tues.— Fanned by typhoon winds, fire swept Matsue's main street, destroyed 150 buildings and four historic temples, and made more than 750 people homeless. U.R
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    To Build Up Stock
    31 2 BERLIN. Tues. Berlin's three Western Commandants intend to build up a stock of 1,000.000 tons of coal and nonperishable food before the airlift ends on Oct. 31.—Reuter.
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      232 2 TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for the provision and operation of four launches for use by tr.e Army in SINGAPORE HARBOUR and in i the Inner and or Outer Roads. j Vessels to be provided will not exjceed 50 feet in length. Full particulars and forms of .tender can be
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    SYRIA "LOYAL TO U.N. CHARTER"
    224 3 HinnawVs "No More Politics" DAMASCUS, Tuesday. rjOLONEL Sami Hinnawi, the man who organised the Syrian coup d'etat and the resultant execution of the former President and Premier of Syria, has gone back to his army headquarters. "We have nothing further to do in politics," he
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    21 3 A GENERAL VIEW of the first session of the European Ministers' Council in session at the Strasbourg City HalL A.P. picture.
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    U.S. TO TEST HER FORCES IN EUROPE
    58 3 FRANKFURT, Tues. THE "tactical capacity and the abilities" of the American forces stationed Ui Europe are to be tested in an exeicise co-ordinating 110.000 men of the three United States Services serving In the European theatre. The exercise, to be known as "Exercise
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    W. German Rule Anti-Socialist
    282 3 W. German Rule AntiSocialist FRANKFURT, (Germany) Tues. k SCHOLARLY politician and an author are In line to head the West German Republic as a result of the Sunday's election victory of anti-Socialist parties. Herr Konrad Adenauer, 73-year-old chairman of the Conservative Christian Democrats, is likely to be chancellor, a position
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    GRAVE ACTION
    29 3 BELGRADE, Tues.— Russia has recalled her Ambassador to Yugoslavia, it was announced today, leading observers to speculate that the Soviet Union was preparing for "graver action."— U.P.
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    INDIA'S "CLOSEST" FRIEND
    66 3 LONDON, Tues.— The British Minister of State for i Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hector McNeil, declared yesterday that, in the great tasks that lay ahead of India, "if Britain is not India's most prosperous friend, I believe she is the warmest and closest." Mr. McNeil was addressing more
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    ARMY MAJOR SOBS AT TREASON TRIAL
    197 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. An Australian Army Major captured In Singapore who later broadcast for Tokyo Radio choked with sobs today as he recounted tales of horror in Japanese hands, giving evidence for the defence in the trial of "Tokyo Rose," Mrs. Iva d'Aquino. The
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    Short-term Remedies For $ Crisis Sought
    225 3 Short-term Remedies For Crisis Sought WASHINGTON, Tuesday. "THE British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, want to discuss short-term as well as long-term remedies for Britain's dollar crisis when they arrive here next month, it is learned. It is understood that, when the
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    55 3 THIS IS SIMON, the ship's cat of the sloop Amethyst, who was highly commended by his commander, Lt.Cnidr. J. S. Kerens, for his work in keeping the ship free of rats. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals say that, "subject to his C.O.s recommendation," Simon will receive the Dickin Medal—
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    Arms For Europe: Step Nearer
    169 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. PRESIDENT Truman's U. 5.51,160,990,000 programme to arm North Atlantic Pact nations against any Soviet aggression was approved in full yesterday by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Committee, whipping the Bill into shape lor possible House consideration this week, turned down an attempt
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    BAO DAI GAINS AN ALLY
    69 3 SAIGON, Tues. Emperor Bao Dal, head of the new Vietnam state. Is expected to appoint Mr. Tran Van An, former leader of the Cochin China Nationalist Party, as chief of a Vietnam goodwill mission to India, leaving shortly. Mr Tran Van An is one of
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    Plane Burns In Sea
    29 3 KEY WEST (Florida) Tues. —A plane crashed and burned in shallow water off Key West, but the number of persons aboard is not known.— tf.P.
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    AID FOR BACKWARD AREAS
    207 3 AID FOR BACKWARD AREAS GENEVA, Tues. RUSSIA and Poland abstained from voting when the United Nations Economic and Social Council voted yesterday to launch a vast economic development plan to aid backward countries. Total cost of the scheme, which has now only to be approved by the General Assembly next
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    23,000-FEET CLIMB
    50 3 CALCUTTA, Tues— A Swiss Himalayan expedition returrpd here after spending over three months in the mountains, their chief achievement being the climbing o' the 23,000 feet high "Pyramid The expedition was sponsored by the Swiss Alpine Foundation, of Zurich, which had undertaken a previous expedition in 1947.— Reuter.
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    Medal From The Sultan
    34 3 THE SULTAN OF KELAN TAN decorates Mr. A. G Shaik with the "PingaBafcti" medal for charitabl* services in the State, at tin Sultan's birthday ceremon> —Photo by Glory Studio. I
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    MORE ARMS TO FIGHTI BANDITS
    246 4 Armoured Cars Reach Spore A LARGE cargo of war materials for Malaya and Hong Kong— including tanks and armoured cars arrived in Singapore on Monday in the 7,795-ton freighter Benalbanach. The ship yesterday started unloading 30 armoured scout cars which will be used for antibandit
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    15 4 CANDLB DANCE by Oylonese girls at the Seremban welfare week variety concert. Kent U picture.
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    SACRIFICE TO HELP CHILDREN
    143 4 SACRIFICE TO HELP CHILDREN From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Pmany urban and rural districts throughout the Federation, Malay parents are making great financial sacrifices to send their children to English schools because local Malay schools are This is revealed in the 1M8 annual report of the Federation of
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    T.B. Caused Most Deaths
    77 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Tuea. PULMONARY tuberculosis was the chief cause of death In the Federation last year, but the incidence of malaria was lower than 1947. The annual report of the Federation for 1948 states that of 7,328 admissions to hospitals there were
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    CHARGED WITH THEFT OF PEN
    68 4 Prom Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A young Javanese, Sabanl bin Rundu, yesterday appeared before Inche Maarol bin Sheik Ahmad In the First Magistrate's Court charged with stealing a fountain pen. It was alleged he committed the offence at the Selangor Turf Club on
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    FAILED TO STOP
    70 4 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG, Tues. A motor lorry driver, Wong Soon, was fined $20, or one week's rigorous imprisonment by the Circuit Magistrate, [nche Azman bin Hajl Abdul Hamid, for having refused to stop when requested by the Polic e in front of the Yong Peng
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    PRIESTS WARNED ON CONTROVERSY
    76 4 RfcLICilOLS teachers, priests and mosque officials in Perlis have been warned by the State Religious Court not to Join in the Sultans-Mentris Besar controversy. The Chief Kathi of Perlis. Haji Ahmad bin Haji Mohamed. has advised religious officials against "blindly believing" the argument in the controversy.
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    Councillor Wants Ban On Luxury Houses Lifted
    204 4 VI K. P. F. de Souza, a nominated Singapore Legisla- tive Councillor, will ask the Council next Tuesday if the Ordinance prohibiting the erection of luxury buildings in the Colony is to be repealed shortly, and to give reasons if it is to
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    31 4 MR. LEE TECK CHIOW, an old boy of St. Paul's Institution, Seremban, who has left for Bombay on a Civil Engineering: scholarship (ranted by the Government of India. Straits Times picture.
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    RATTAN FOR 11-YEAR-OLD
    86 4 From Oar Own Correspondent KLUANG, Tues. An 11-year-old boy who had travelled in the train from Johore Bahru to Kluang without a ticket was sentenced to four strokes of the light rattan by the Kluang Magistrate, Ungku Mohd. Salleh bin Ismail. Two other boys, aged 13 years
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    GIFTS TO INDIANS
    37 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Food and clothes were given away to about 300 Indians at the Sungel Buloh leper settlement and the children's home yesterday on the anniversary of Indian independence.
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    MR. YAP BENG TECK
    33 4 Mr. Yap Beng Teck, rubber merchant, of Jalan Sultan, Segamat, writes to say that he is not the Yap Beng Teck recently charged in the Segamat Court with theft
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    DRIVER OF TODDY TRUCK DRUNK
    59 4 From Our Staff Correspondent PARIT BUNTAR Tues. As a sequel to driving a lorry with a load of toddy into a drain, Vellasamy was fined $200 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for 18 months at Nlbong Tebal when he pleaded guilty to negligent
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    NO LICENCE: $5
    41 4 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG, Tues— Le e Thong Seng, motor car driver, was fined $5 or two days' rigorous Imprisonment by the Circuit Magistrate, Inche Azman bin Haji Abdul Hamid, for failing to renew his road licence.
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    Wider Powers To Be Urged
    226 4 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION MORE power for the proposed Singapore Public Service Commission is sought by Mr. C. C. Tan who will move an amendment in the Singapore Legislative Council next Tuesday. He declares that che Dresent bill preserves control by the Malayan Establishment over promotions
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    551 AT TEACHERS COURSE
    164 4 551 AT TEACHERS COURSE "tN a democracy, the true aim of education is to develop the potentialities of every chikl at school," the president of the Singapore Teachers' Union, Mr. H. N. Balhetchet, told over 500 school teachers at the opening of the first Malayan Teachers' Vacation Course at Raffles
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    FUND AIDS POLIO VICTIM IN STORE
    178 4 ASEWINO machine, the gift of the SUrer Jubilee Fund, Is enabling an elderly Singapore Chinese woman recovering from Infantile paralysis of the legs to earn a living by dressmaking. This was just one of the many cases revealed to the Straits Times yesterday as
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    50,000 Await Outcome Of Land Deals 'Battle'
    499 5 50,000 Await Outcome Of Land Deals 'Battle' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A HEATED "battle" is anticipated at the meeting of the Federal Legislative Council on Monday, when an important principle affecting 80,000 land transactions, which took place from Jan. 1, 1943, to the end of the Japanese
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    THREE SULTANS
    53 5 KOTA BIIARU EXHIBITION The Sultan of Kelantan (seated fifth from left), the Sultan of Pahang (seventh from left) and Sultan of Perak (ninth from left) were present at the opening of the Needlework Exhibition at Kota Bharu lalst week by the Raia Perempuan of Kelantan (seated centre).— Medo
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    £2,100,000 Rubber Deal In London
    154 5 LONDON, Tuesday. HPHE Economic Co-operation Administration mission to Britain announced today that it has bought through the London rubber market, about 21,000 long tons of natural crude rubber for the United States stockpile. The cost was about £2,100,000. Payment is to be made out of
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    43 5 OUTSTANDING SERVICES: S«t. Rush, a Military Medal winner of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, receives a certificate in recognition of outstanding services in the anti-bandit campaign from the Officer Commanding, Johore Sub-District. Brig. R. C. O. Hedley. at Selarang Barracks, Singapore.— Straits Times picture.
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    "BARRED FROM HOMES" CHARGE
    233 5 "INCREDIBLE allegations" that Chinese with permanent homes in Singapore have been refused permission by the immigration authorities, on their return from China, to resume residence, are being investigated by Mr. Tan Chin Tuan (Chinese Cham- j ber of Commerce) in questions at the Legislative Council meeting
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    DROWNED IN POND
    21 5 A nine-year old boy. Lee Keng Chye, was drowned in a pond off Balestler Road, Singapore, yesterday afternoon
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    INDONESIANS TO CELEBRATE
    45 5 Indonesians and their wellwishers will hold a celebration in Singapore today to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. The celebration will be held at the home of Dr. R. Oetoyo, Representative of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
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    EXTORTION
    26 5 Caught extorting money from three Chulia Street hawkers, Chan Ah Poh was sentenced to 15 months' rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore Fourth District Court yesterday.
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    POLICEMEN GAOLED FOR BRIBE
    180 5 POLICEMEN GAOLED FOR BRIBE WHEN Corporal Abdul Gani bin Ahmad and Constable Lau Hal Chew, operating an identity card check road-block, at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Wayang Satu, stopped a taxi with an "L" number plate, they did not know that the person seated next to the
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    Singajpore Diary
    79 5 .vil.Ull.AL COLLEGL ALt.V. M ASSOCIATION iSouthern Branca Clinico-Pathologlcal meeting, Department of Pathology. General Hospital. 8 p.m. V.M.C.A., Commercial. Malay and French Classes, Orchard Road. 5.3'J p.m. YS MEN'S CLUB Board Meeting, V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, 5.30 p.m. PUBLIC LECTURE, "Law in the Machinery of Government" by Mr L. Rayner,
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    BIG YOUTH PARADE ON AIR DAY
    121 5 BIG YOUTH PARADE ON AIR DAY riVE hundred and nfty r boys and girls belonging tt> j 10 Singapore youth organisations will take part in a march past at the Singapore Air Day on Saturday Preceding the march will be a band from lie Boys Brigade, assisted by men from
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    GOVERNOR AT ST. JOHN H.Q.
    76 5 The Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, is visiting the St. John Ambulance Brigade headquarters In Stamford Road at 5 p.m today. Appointments to the venerable order of St. John of Jerusalem, announced yesterday, are: Officer Brothers, Dr. W. J. Vlckers and Dr. W. E. Hutchinson serving
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    Tobacco Smuggling Fines
    131 5 Tobacco Smuggling Fines A WATCH carried out by a party of Revenue officers along Kranji river on Aug 5 led to fines of $2,800 being imposed in the Third Police Court yesterday on two Chinese found guilty of smuggling tobacco. The first accused, Tay Bak Miang, who admitted a previous
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    JEEP ACCIDENT
    26 5 A Chinese boy was knocked down by a military jeep at Nee Soon las: nlsht. He was treated at the General Hospital for bruises.
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    $45,000 BILL TO AID STUDENTS
    81 5 from Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. THE Perak Council of State today approved the first reading of a bill to provide $45,000 for scholarships for Malay students for further studies abroad. Asking leave to int red uce the bill, Mr. M G. Neal, Legal Adviser,
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    NEW POWERS SOUGHT FOR RUBBERBOARD
    186 5 NEW POWERS SOUGHT FOR RUBBERBOARD From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. yyiDKR scope is being sought for the rules of procedure under which the Board of Arbitration will operate in its inquiry into the rubber tappers' bonus deadlock. Power is being sought from the High Commis-sioner-in-Council to enable witnesses
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    TRICKSTERS SENTENCED
    127 5 Talcing advantage of the housing shortage, two men who devised a plan to cheat another out of $275 were sentenced to long prison terms by the Singapore Fourth District Judge. Mr H A. Forrer. One of them. Teo Teng Chua. went to Phua Seng Chin and offered him
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    DEATH
    13 6 KOEK: At "Jflghcroft" Ampang en 15.8 49. Lloyd Arnold Koek. ftged 46.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    44 6 IN EVER AFFECTIONATE MEMORY of our beloved mother, Mrs Mary Anna Martin, who departed Oils life 17th Aug., 1945, In Bme Road Internment Camp, Singapore. Deep in our hearts a memory is kept, Of the one we love and win never forget.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Aug. 17, 1949 Monopoly Radio?
    955 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Aug. 17, 1949 Monopoly Radio? We may ihortly expect public debate in the two Legislative Councils on what is perhaps the most extraordinary proposal ever to come before a Malayan legislature the recommendation of a Federal committee that a Government department should be handed over,
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    FROM A VISITOR
    88 6 I, THE undersigned, KJ>. Abdullah, of Arankakudl Tanjore District, at present living at No 55 East Coast Road. Singapore, enclose herewith dollars five only i ($5). being a donation to the University of Malaya Fund. I also wish to inform you that I will continue to pay
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      Thirty years' savings—and tea money too?
      268 6 Thirty years' savings and tea money too? TN supporting the letter signed "Disgusted House Owner," which appeared in your "Saturday Forum" of Aug. 13, I desire to state that, after nearly 30 years, all that I had saved was used to buy a house. Before I bought the house, I
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      THE PRICE OF POSSESSION
      119 6 F sounds as if "Disgusted House Owner" is one jof a type —of whom there are quite a number in Singapore who buy an oci cupied house at a cheap price, because it is occupied, knowi ing that its poor unfortunate {tenants haven't the slightest 1
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      "THANK YOU"?
      104 6 A FEW years back I was saving a little, and now I am surprised to realise that I have formed a new bad habit of spending everything. I have been doing this just because I know many moneylenders, and a few are my friends too. I have assumed
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      THE TENANT'S VIEWPOINT
      278 6 T WAS impressed with 1 the letter of "Disgusted House Owner" (published on Aug. 13). I am in the same predicament. My case, however, is not that of a "Disgusted House Owner" but that of an "Unwanted Tenant." I have occupied my flat since the re-occupation, and
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    Malays at Cambridge
    692 6  -  ISMAIL MOHAMED ALI By ]y|ALAY graduates of Cambridge University will be pleased to learn that for the Michaelmas Term, beginning October this year, two Malays will be going up to Cambridge; and to the only Malay, Inche Abu Bakar bin Pawanchee, who is now reading Anthropology at
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    THERE IS NO PEACE
    358 6 THERE IS NO PEACE TO those unfortunate A enough to live on the main arteries of Singapore, the subject of noise abatement must be continually in mind. Sociologists today are giving much of their time to this problem. Knowledge of the full effects of urban noise nn the nervous system
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    DEAD BOXER HAD BEEN IN HOSPITAL
    919 7 Opponent Tells S 'pore Coroner Of 'Hard Fight 9 A 23- YEAR-OLD boxer who died after a fight in Singapore had been treated in hospital for cerebral concussion some months before. This was stated at an inquiry yesterday into the death of Nai Tom
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    Sea Patrol Discovered Chandu Haul
    101 7 Sea Patrol Discovered Chandu Haul A SEA patrol carried out by Mr. J. A. Wylde, of th< Volunteer Constabulary, party of Police officers on he night of Aug. 2-3, )ed to Teh Yong Kirn appearing in the Second DisIrirt Court yesterday charged with possession of a cnandu pipe and 12
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    Yusof Wants To Go Home
    101 7 "I AM guilty, but please let 1 me go back home to British Somallland." pleaded fuaol Nuor Alt in the First District Court yesterday. I don't want to stay In •re" he said, although ti.e charge against him was foi remaining here without a per
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    BRAZILIAN CONSUL
    19 7 In'- Governor of Singapore ivismnaliy recognised Mi 8 F. Travis as Honorary I >f Brazil :u Singapore
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    NO POLITICAL BAN IN JOHORE
    81 7 I mm Our Own Correspondent JOHORE, BAHKI Tues. rpHERE is no ban on A Johore Government officers becoming members of political organisations. Dato Onn bin Jaffar, Mentri Besar, Johore, stated today. There is no intention, he .said, of any such ban being introduced. He did
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    Arab Will Contested
    136 7 A WILL, said to have been drawn up without legal assistance by the late Shaik Omar bin Abdullah Bamadhaj, former wealthy Arab merchant of Singapore, was contested in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice GordonSmith. Two-thirds of the halfmillion dollar estate has already been distributed.
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    DONATIONS TO S.A.T.A.
    33 7 The following donations have recently been received by Singapore Anti-Tubercu-losis Association: Local Stall Hongkong Shanghai Banking Cor■on $40.00 Anonymous 10.00 Rmraot Pulp <* Paper Ltd. 69.38 Ct ;iin Charity Association 50.00
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    Boys' Home Farm Plan
    153 7 THE Bukit Timan Boys' 1 Home will be very near to being self-sufficient and self-supporting in a few months' time as more land adjoining the Home is < cleared and planted. Ten acres of land have already been cultivated. 1 Mr. Seah Yun Khong, j Superintendent
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    GOODBYE TO "THE SKINS"
    279 7 GOODBYE TO "THE SKINS" FE First Battalion, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who will be returning to Northern Ireland on August 25 after 10 months bandit fighting in Johore. killed a total of 13 bandits, captured 18 and destroyed 35 bandit camps. In addition the "Skins" killed three suspects who tried
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    NEW KATHI
    14 7 Inche Abdul Rahman birf Haron has been appointed Kathi for CJlft^tmas Island.
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    51 7 LIEUT. CoL P. G. J. M. D. Bulfin, D.5.0., (right), officer-in-charge of the First Battalion, the Green Howards, who arrived in Singapore yesterday in the trooper Devonshire from the United Kingdom. On the left is Capt. Fisher Army Public Relations Officer, Singapore District, and Major J. R. Neighbour of Singapore
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    Admiral Madden Visits S'pore
    180 7 'THE second-in-command, Far East Station, Vice1 Admiral A. C. G. Madden, arrived in Singapore yesterday in Britain's largest and most heavily-arm-ed cruiser, H.M.S. Belfast, from Hong Kong. The Belfast will leave Singapore for Penang on Saturday. The Resident Commissioner, Mr. A. V. Aston, will make a
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    3 Warships Bound For Hong Kong
    150 7 rpOWARDS the end of this X month, there will be one of the biggest concentrations of British warships at the naval base since the re-occu-pation of Singapore. There will be two light Fleet aircraft-carriers a heavy cruiser, and a destroyer. The carriers will be
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    PROMOTION
    23 7 Mr. Fong Peck Yew, a special grade clerk, has been appointed to act as Assistant Registrar of Imports and Exports in Singapore.
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    KRISHNA JAYANTI
    33 7 Singapore Ramakrishna Mission celebrated Krishna .Jayantl, the birthday anniversary of Lord Krishna, yes- terday with a public meeting, special prayers, feeding of the children and a music and danee J festival.
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    S'pore May Have Regular Night Patrol Checks
    150 7 DEGULAR night traffic patrols to check speeding motorists in Singapore are likely to be organised on a larger scale, following a successful experiment on Bukit Timah Road last Saturday. The Officer-in -Charge of. Accidents, Mr. D. G. HunterGray, explained yesterday that speeding was
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    Vegetarians
    18 7 Malayan vegetarians will meet informally on Friday at 8, Cairnhill Road. Singapore, to discuss the year's programme.
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    SULTAN'S GIFT TO VARSITY
    194 7 From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR. Tues. THE Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah have promised to give $5,500 to the Kedah fund for the University of Malaya. The Sultan is contributing $5 000 and his wife aa.idier $500. These will be the largest individual donations in
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    MOVE TO LIFT RELIGION BAR TO PENSIONS
    248 7 MOVE TO LIFT RELIGION BAR TO PENSIONS From Ju Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. FEDERAL law to allow non-Christian Chinese and Indians to register monogamous marriages and thus secure Government pensions for widows and orphans is favoured by the Perak Council of State. On the motion of Mr. Jal Manecksha it
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    "NOHORN" BAN FOR COLONY
    206 7 A Singapore Municipal Committee will ask the full board of Commissioners to impose a complete ban on motor horns in the town area at the next Municipal Commission meetinpr on Aug. 31. Restriction on the sounding of horns will also be recommended for the wholo of
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    HAD COUNTERFEIT COINS CHARGE
    56 7 Tan Siu Pheng was clvir^- in the Fourth P,>l ce Corrt yesterday with fraudulent possession ot 3.450 countprf»- t 20-cent coins on Aut;. 15. Another man. Tan "Chun Meng. was charged with abptting him. Both accuse. 1 were remanded in Police custody. Their cases will come
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      26 7 THE KING OF BEERS PACKING Efficiently carefully handle by a staff of Experts. Moderate charges o Prompt attention MERCURY SERVICE 52, The Arcade Spore. Phone 6786
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    36 8 M NCH-HOL'R traffic in Collyer Quay, Singapore, yesterday, when resurfacing work at Empress Place and the relaying of telephone lines forced motorists to form into one line in order to cross Anderson Bridge. Straits Times picture.
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    CONCILIATION BOARDS SOUGHT
    335 8 CONCILIATION BOARDS SOUGHT Workers Call To War Departmen t From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. GERVICE civilian workers, through their Association, have asked the six-man labour committee from the United Kingdom, now visiting Malaya to consider recommending a comprehensive system of conciliation boards in all War Department units in
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    R.A.F. Strike On Malacca Bandits
    285 8 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Tuesday. A COMBINED Royal Air Force, Army and police sweep against a bandit stronghold in the Bukit Panchor— Machap area of Malacca has begun. A camp capable of accommodating 50 men has been destroyed. The Chief Police Officer. Malacca, Mr.
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    22 Malayans To Join H.K. University
    175 8 22 Malayans To Join H.K. University From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. AN announcement received here today lists 22 successes among Federation candidates seeking entry to the Hong Kong University. They were interviewed by the Dean of the University, Dr Gordon King, here recently. Two of the candidates are
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    NEW MAGISTRATE
    14 8 Mr Charles Frederick Seston has been appointed a Police Magistrate for Singapore
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    TRENGGANU DRIVE AGAINST PESTS
    71 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. TWO tigers, 118 wild pins. 15 monkeys and innumerable squirrels were killed in Trengganu last month in a drive to eliminate food crop pests. Since the campaign started, harvests have improved, says an official statement issued here today. Preliminary
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    Chinese Muslims Visit Singapore
    258 8 FOUR young northern Chinese sailed from Singapore by the Shirala yesterday to continue their journey from China to Pakistan, where they will undergo a five-year Islamic tminitiff course They are going to Rabwah, headquarters of the Ahmadiyya movement, which Is sponsoring their religious education. On completion
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    Treasury Issue
    19 8 The Government of Singapore win Invite tenders for an Issue of 57.000.000 by treasury I Aug. 25
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    Joint Fines Illegal Says Judge
    149 8 Joint Fines Illegal Says Judge From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. Tues. MR. Justice Paul Storr has ruled in the Perak High Court thai joint fines are illegal and in a case where a magistrate Imposed a joint fine of $3,200 on four people he ordered each person to pa> the
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    MACDONALD AND INDIA
    108 8 SPEAKING on Monday at the reception given by the Representative of the Government of India, the Commissioner Genenl Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. was reported in yesterday's Straits Times to have said that "India was a country old in history but young in spirit, whose leaders were the greatest
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    GAOL FOR LIQUOR DISTILLER
    61 8 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Chan Thye Kang who was convicted in the Police Court today on charges cf possessing liquor distilling apparatus and 15 gallons of fermented mash was sentenced to four weeks and eight weeks' imprisonment, the sentences to run consecutively. Chan
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    $250,000 MALAY CO. TO BE FORMED
    89 8 MALAY traders in Singapore and the Federation are forming a company with a capital of $250,000 to engage in general Import and export business and transport. Known as the Sharikat Kampong Olam Ltd.. the eompanv will have 11 dlrec- tors who will moet on
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    Smoke obscures the strike Scoreboard
    996 9  -  BOB GILMORE THE AUSTRALIAN SCENE By MELBOURNE, Aug. 12. 1TNLESS Moscow's men in Sydney and Melbourne can pull something really smart at the last minute, the coal strike which they staged is over. Miners' ballots on Wednesday overwhelmingly ended miners' sacrifice for an enemy power.
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    According to Culbertson
    336 9 Todajr'a declarer had a pitiluily slim chance to fulfil his. slam contract, but he turned in a masterful piece of work. South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable. North-South 40 on score. kopth cxj a 6 »4 J 4 sit •f 9' 543 SO3B 2"« O A 5 10
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      407 9 THURSDAY /fll \y°s Id ip mti qlp^ I Two new pvrfume* by Iroyu Iti rlHon delu.aU, floral matching wur daytum self. i Ikrattott flowing, txotic .for tlm mon Imxktwum rou of dark. i.inim't netr frmfrmneet m I'igtt and harmonist. p from ant to Ou othtr tt I i mMb or
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      184 9 KJ M. \^r M. Take Hudson Eumenth*! Jujubes daily. Hndnon's, and /^HBsaW •uly Hnfeon'a, contain "Eumentbos'' /J&frF', V\ x the safe, powerful germicide 4fi&nvs//Jt£>J' tkat brings you speedy relief /^^fffc^j 4r and stops that roajrh NOW! &s£%!s£& fIT OllAfOlffC HCi) STlHitttiHithlr c* I ways U9tc "^Cj^ H^^^ mill tins, B*^
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      246 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD „u,*rrL.,««. HJSiS'.iS.llft. CROSSWORD No. 188 In colour <7>. a Lote Ireihnesi with «Urt i la I TTT I RH4 j fs~l I I; 4 A tip apt lo cause Butter- 46). lr,f (3-1-3). 24. No. for Instance (8). |5| Hi^iii" 1 Master", source of wat«r M A
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    ADVANCE IN TIN SHARES
    867 10 From Oar Market Correspondent U'ITH renewed interest from London and Sydney, tin shares showed a fair advance in the Singapore share market yesterday. Industrials were quiet, while mild interest continued for rubber shares. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: Bayer* Siller* AUM IM II.
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    GILT-EDGED S STAGE A BIG RALLY
    93 10 GILT-EDGED S STAGE A BIG RALLY LONDON, Tues. THE strength of British Government securities was the feature of yesterday's trading on the London Stock Exchange. As the result of bear-covering and investment support, these issues moved higher with gains on the day ranging from one-eighth to I 1 4 per
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    RUBBER MARKET
    210 10 THE rubber market eased on profit-taking after opening at about cent per lb. above Monday's closing levels. During the day prices lemained about the same as at the previous day's closing prices. Closing prices yesterday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 34 Vi cents, sellers 34% cents: spot
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    London Stocks
    268 10 'LOSING middle prices of select ed stocks, u supplied ti the Straits Times by special arrangement with The Financial Times are as follows: (unless otherwise marked, shares are of £1 denomination). LOANS Consols 73% +1 Funding 1960-90 108H War 3?% 96K +/1H KAILS Can. Pac. (£5) 19% BANKS
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    50 10 From A Market Correspondent Firmer trading continued In the copr* and coconut oil sections ot the Singapore produce markets yesterday. Keen Interest was shown for spot deliveries of coconut oil. Speculation in pepper was dull and prices slipped to: Muntok white $501; Sarawak white $500; Umpong blacs $410.
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    SHIPPING IN PORT
    110 10 SHIPS in port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: Benalbanach (3132), Memnon (33-34), Devonshire (36-37), President Tyler (38-39). Karsik (39). West Wharf: Straat Malakka (2-3), Benlomond (6-7), Flying Clipper (8-9), Radnorshire (11), Autolycus (13-14), Talrea (15-16). Empire Dock: Ro-pat (17-18).
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      388 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANDINAVIAN X/ SAILINC4 >° CONTINENT/ CONTINENT SCANDINAVIA I Loading at Singapore. Port Swettenham Penang m.s. '•Manchuria" due abt Aug. 20 Tranqu.bar' due abt Aug. 19 for Saigon Bangkok. lwil t CBdownt }B J9> for Madras. Colombo. Aden, m.s. 'Morelia" due abt. Sept. 6 Pert Said.
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      998 10 McALJSTER 6c CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL KLAVBNESS LIMB LONDON, HAVRE. ANTWERP. LOS ANCELES SAN FRANritrn ROTTERDAM fr HAMBURC. PORTLiES SEATTLE fr VANCOUVER CITY g* c IVf RPOOL o Accepting cargo for Central South MmTi/U American Ports 2*2 Aug. 21-2SAug. 26-27 Aug. t SUNNYVILLE CITY OP EVANSV.LLE 10
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    BAGBY-LEWIS TEAM TO SCORE
    942 11  -  EPSOM JEEP John And Bonnie Grey Best Today By KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. rpHE successful Lewis-Bagby combination lias a bright chance of landing a double with John and Bonnie Grey at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club August meeting. John was never
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    Straits Times Selections
    140 11 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER ACE 1 2. SO INNISHMAKTLL New Era BHter Sweet INNISHMAKnX New Era Rieksmead INNISHMAKILL Rieksmead Virtuoso RACE > 3.00 SLICKNESS Prattlln' Mamuse PRATTLIN' Slick ness United Pisces PRATTLDT United Pisee* Sllckness RACE I 1.96 JOHN rrof Sheffield Plato JOHN Frof Norman FROG
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    ST. LEGER CALLOVER
    110 11 LONDON, Tues.— Lone Eagle, the American-bred coit owned by New York banker, William Woodward, remained a 11-3 favourite for the St. Leger at a eallover In London last night. The oce and three-quarter mile St. Leger, tee last of the BJgllsh classics, is to be run at
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    Assault May Not Race Again
    72 11 BOSTON, Tues. Assault, one of America's best known thoroughbreds, finished fourth in the $50,000 Massachusetts handicap, which Is likely to be his last appearance on a racecourse. Thf six-year-old star which won the American triple crown as a three-year old bled after the race and
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    AUSTRALIA NOT TO PLAY IN INDIA
    66 11 MELBOURNE, Tues: The Australian Lawn Tennis Association announced tonight that it had rejected the Invitation from the AllIndia and All-Pakistan Lawn Tennis Associations for an Australian team of three to compete In their respective championships and the Asian championships next December and January. The
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    Today's Race Card
    979 11 Double Totes: Races 3 4; 7 8. Big Sweep Race 8. Race 1—2.30: Cl. 4, Div. 5—6 Furs. -04 Inni&hmaklll Woods 8.12 "Don Kongsl" Wadsworth 000 Dark Romance Bag by 8.10 "Goodwood Stable" A Sleigh 000 Werriston Queen Mr. T. F. Wong Daniels Flail nery 8.07 000
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    U.S. Davis Cup Team
    109 11 NEW YORK. Tues. T.iE four-man tennis team of Richard (Pancho) Oonzale*. Ted Schroeder, Gardner MuIIoy and Bill Talbrrt was named yesterday to defend the Davis Cup for the United states against Australia In tile challenge round at Forest HlUr The appointment was announc d by James
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      247 11 Today's Radio singaporl Album; 10.30 Dance Mu«ic; wm—> 11 00 Close 10.00 News from Kuala Lumpur; vw 10.05 Close; 12.00 noorr. Pro- B. P. E. B. S. grammes In Malay; 1.00 Dance n music; 1.30 News (also at 7 Including BBC rfM: 4.30 9 30)- 2 25 Kuala Lumpur Races;
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    N. ZEALAND TIDE OVER TWO CRISES
    569 12 N. ZEALAND TIDE OVER TWO CRISES Wallace, Reid Heroes Of Draw LONDON, Tuesday. GREAT batting performances, first by W. Wallace and then by J. Reid, helped New Zealand to tide over two crises today, and turn seeming defeat into a draw with honour in the fourth and final Test between
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    37 12 BRUCE WOODOOOK British heavyweight champion, leaves Doncaster Royal Infirmary (Aug. 8), Woodcock's title fight against the American Lee Savold had to be indefinitely postponed after a car accident in which the British champion was involved. —A.P. photo.
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    66 12 Two of the United Kingdom schoolboys, who will be playing in a cricket match against their fathers in Singapore at the Singapore Cricket Club on Saturday, at net practice yesterday. Batting is 17-year old O. Clements of Cranleigh School Surrey, while behind tbt wickets is 16-year old A. Martin who
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    ARMY & RAF TO MEET AT GOLF
    115 12 ARMY RAF TO MEET AT GOLF The RAP will meet the Army at golf at the Island Club on Wednesday, Aug. 24 The RAP team will be led by Air Vice-Marshal Bluclce, and the Army team will be captained by Maj-Gen. J. M. Klrkman. Play starts at 2 p.m and
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    Sports Diary
    29 12 SOCCER: B.A.F.A. Community League, Singapore District v. Indians, Jalan Besar Stadium, 3.15 p.m. Friendly, S.C.C. W. Fraser Neave. S.C.C, 5.15 p.m. TENNIS: TangUn Club and V.M.C.A. tournament*.
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    M'sex Beat Worcester
    255 12 M'sex Beat Worcester LONDON, Tues. MIDDLESEX consolidated their position at the top of the County cricket table today by beating Worcester by five wickets. Results of games ending today were: At Manchester, Lancashire beat Surrey by 295 runs Lancashire 280 and 243 for 8 decl. Surrey 128 and 100 (Greenwood
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    PENG SOON & POH LIM IN KUCHING
    112 12 PENG SOON POH LIM IN KUCHING AT the invitation of the Kuching Badminton Association, the Malayan champion and Thomas Cup player, Wong Peng Soon, left by air on Sunday for a series of exhibition matches with Ong Poh Lim, another Thomas Cup representative, in Kuchlng. Earlier in the month Kuching-born
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    DRAWN GAME
    34 12 In a friendly soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Malayan Airways and Guthrie Sporta Club drew two-all. Borhan scored both Airways' goals. Scorers for Guthrie were Fook Kee and Chun Hoong.
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    SIONG BOO WIN
    26 12 CIONG 800 A. A. beat the Government Services Welfare Organisation (Haig Road) fourthree in a billiards match at the S.B.A.A. clubhouse on Sunday.
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    N. BASE SOCCER
    18 12 COMBINED Naval Base Europeans will meet Combined Asians at soccer on the Dockyard ground tomorrow:
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    27 12 NG LIANG CHIANG (right) leads from Lloyd Valbcrg (left) in the 120 yards hurdle* in yesterday's athletic meet. Kg beat Valberg by a yard.— Straits Times picture.
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    Asian Rugby Dates Need Revision
    201 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. I ACK of liaison between the Malayan Rugby Union and the All Blues organisation has resulted in a tentative programme being drawn up for the All Blues competition which is a complete reversal of existing arrangements. The fixtures
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    RACE REVIEW & SELECTIONS—P. 11
    140 12 RACE REVIEW SELECTIONS— P. 11 the past two seasons and with both States fielding Ail Blues sides only with difficulty, -.hey are at the end of their tether. In Selangor, without active support of community clubs or the schools, the All Blues organisers the Selangor Asian Rugby F. A is
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    Keeping A Record Of A Match
    361 12 HINTS ON REFEREEING.By HALLIDON PARAGRAPH (b) of Law 5 directs that the referee ''shall keep a record of the game." Because of the time factor, a referee has opportunity only to make brief notes during the course of play. Nevertheless, these brief jottings or
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    Tanglin Club Tennis Results
    120 12 FS results of yesterday's ties in the Tanglin Club tennis championships are: Men's open singles: D. C. Fay w.o. P. B. Dowling: Capt. J. L. Whitmore beat Maj. J. H. Walters 6-0. 6-3; P. A. Dreyer w.o. Lt.Comm. J. Van Dapperan; C. J. R. Bembroke beat
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    SOCCER PROBLEM AND ANSWER
    165 12 T AST week's soccer problem AJ set by Hallidon was: May the goalkeeper be fairly charted in his own area? Answer: Tes, the coal -keeper may be fairly charred whilst standing In his own foal area If: (a) He is holding the ball. (b) He is
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    F & N v SCC TODAY
    69 12 F N v SCC TODAY The following will represent Praser <Ss Neave Sports Club against the S.C.C. at the Padang today at 3.15 p.m.: Eng Hoe, Soon San, Chin Lye, Awang Chit, Im Peng, Kasslm, W. C. McKean, Awang Gabos, Samat, Kim San, All D. Reserves: Tallb, Ahmatsah, Aziz, C.
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    RAOC IN 4th ROUND
    46 12 Playing In the third round of the F.A.R.E.L.F. Cup competition, 30 Btn. R.A.O.C., 223 BOD. beat O.H.Q. Signals by two goals to one at soccer at Alexandra yesterday. Barnes scored both goals for R.A.O.C. and Signals' only goal was scored by Inglls.
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    J.B. NETBALL
    44 12 From Our Staff Correspondent Johore Bahru, Tues: Sultan Ibrahim Girls' School. Johore Bahru, after a vigorous gam*, beat the Temenggong Ibrahim QlrU' School, Batu Pahat, at netball, by 10 points to 7. At badminton, Temenggong Ibrahim Oirls' School won both matches played.
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    Chinese Win Six Out Of 12 Events
    599 12  -  KEN JALLEH By WINNING six out of 12 events with comparative ease, Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation athletes were outstanding in the friendly inter-club meet on the padang yesterday. Five teams competed— a team from the Johore Bahru taking part in a Singapore
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    MCFA CUP FINAL ON SEPT. 3
    65 12 THE Malayan Chinese Football Association's Cup final will be played at Seremban on Saturday, Sept. 3. Finalists are Negri Sembilan Chinese and Penan; Chinese. These two States were also last year's flna- lists when Penang won on their home ground. The annual M. C.
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    6-0 Win For RAF Combined
    243 12 P LAYING well to a man. the R.A.F. Combined gave Ceylon Sports Club a six-nil trouncing yesterday In a Singapore A.F.A. Community League match at Jalan Besar. The Ceylonese, playing one short throughout, seldom gave the impression that they were a team, and the few
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    DEATH
    58 12 Rev. Chlam Seng Po of Bukit Tlmah Lane passed away peacefully at the age of 76 on Tuesdiy the 16th August at 6 a.m. leaving behind one widow five sons, two daughters, two sons-in-law and three daughters-in-law. Funer.il will take place on Wednesday Ihe 17th August. Cortege will leave
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