The Straits Times, 5 June 1950

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    21 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 57"195^. if PRICE TEN CENTS 5 Jl/N 195Q
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    All Night They Stood With Heads Bowed.... Sultan Of Brunei Dies In S'pore
    541 1 All Night They Stood With Heads Bowed.... Sultan Of Brunei Dies In S'pore THE Sultan of Brunei, Sir Ahmed Tajudin, aged 38, died in the Singapore General Hospital yesterday, six days before- he was to have sailed for England for a health trip and also to discuss the terms of
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    THE ADMIRAL (72) WEDS
    36 1 WASHINGTON Sun—Admiral Arthur Japy Hepburn, 72-year veteran of three wars and former Commander-in-Chief of the UjS. Fleet, was married yesterday to Miss Agnes McMahon, 47. Hepburn's first wife died in 1933.— AP.
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    CRIME UP IN JAKARTA
    49 1 JAKARTA, Sun. Police Superintendent Ating Natadilkusumah said yesterday that crime in the Federal capital was on the increase. He gave as reasons the housing problem in connection with the strongly increasing number of inhabitants in Jakarta and the unfavourable economic and social conditions prevailing.— Reuter.
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    FIRED BUS—THEN GOT THEM A LIFT
    123 1 FIRED BUS— THEN GOT THEM A LIFT From Oar SUIT Correspoaiirnt KUALA LUMPUR. Bun. IN the Sungel Siput area of Perak. bandits yesterday held up a bus along the Salong Road and robbed the passengers of their identity cards. They then destroyed the bus The bandits later held op a
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    Briggs Calls For Chinese Help
    152 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA L( MPUR, Sunday. THE Director of Operations, Lt. -General Sir Harold 1 Briggs, called 30 Chinese leaders to a meeting in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon to ask for their cooperation. In an official statement this evening the Federation GoYernment said
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    TRADE MISSION
    34 1 JAKARTA. Sun.— A South Korean trade mission arrived by an American C-47 Army plane In Jakarta today to study the possibilities for negotiating a trade agreement on a barter basis with Indonesia.—Reuter.
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    CITY ELECTIONS FOR FEDERATION SOON
    1096 1 Plan Goes To* Govt. For Approval t From Our Staff- Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday/ J^|UNICIPAL councils and town boards in the Federation will soon have a majority of elected mem bers if the recommendations of a select committee of the Federal Legislative Council are adopted.
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    26 1 TIIE RANEE Muda <>( Brunei, who had been named by her father, the Sul- tan, to succeed him to the throne of Brunei. K. W. Wong picture.
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    5 KILLED IN LANDSLIDE
    64 1 HONG KONG, Sun.— Five persons were buried alive and eight others Injured when 10 tons of earth landslided down a Kowloon hill, in Hong Kong, yesterday. The disaster took place in an area where the Hong Kong Quarry Company was maintaining a stone machine. Heavy downpours
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    ACHESON PROMISES QUICK AID
    150 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. THE United States Secre- tary of Stats, Mr. Dean Acheson, yesterday pledged 'rapid economic aid' to Communist threatened countries of South-East Asia. The promise was contained Jn a letter published by the State Department, which Mr. Acheson wrote to Mr. Allen Griffin, who has
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    Jap Reds Warned
    65 1 TOKYO, Sun— The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshida, today repeated his warning that the government would consider outlawing the Communist Party if incidents like the anti-American demonstrations on Memorial Day were repeated. Mr. Yoshida described the attack on American soldiers as a "politically organised plot by the
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    NEW WORLD COURT?
    70 1 LAKE SUCESS, Sun.—Fifteen eminent international jurists of the. United Nations International Law Commission will consider at Geneva this week whether a special criminal court should be set up to try crimes against international law. Such a court, it has been proposed, would have its own code of
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    H.K. STERLING ASSETS
    51 1 H.K. STERLING ASSETS LONDON, Sun.— The British Treasury have given a direction to regulate the use of the sterling assets of residents of Hong Kong. This direction comes into force -on June 5 and is designed solely to stop possible undesirable transfers of gterling resulting In a loss of exchange.
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    Muslims To Call Big Conference
    96 1 Muslims To Call Big Conference THE Muslim League of Sin- gapore decided at their annual meeting yesterday to organise a South-East Asian Muslim Conference at Singapore. Muslim organisations In Malaya Indonesia, IndoChina, Siam, Burma, the Philippines and Australia will bj invited to the conference which will be timed to coincide
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    DIED IN PETROL
    21 1 GUAM. Sun.- An American soldier, Pte. Maroy J. Rivers feA imo a pe'rol refuelling tank and wu drowned.—AJ.
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    W. EUROPE GOES AHEAD ON STEEL PLANWITHOUT U.K.
    388 2 PARIS, Sunday. FRANCE, and five of her neighbours, overriding British doubts and objections, plunged alone tonight into the most daring economic experiment that has been attempted in Western Europe the pooling of heavy industry. AngloFrench talks, aimed at bringing Britain into the
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    70 DIED IN COLLISION
    93 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Sun. The freighter California Bear detained for two weeks by the Chinese Communist Government after a collision off China with a Chinese ship, docked in San Francisco yesterday. The Communist Government, has claimed that 70 passengers and crewmen on the Chinese ship were killed
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    DUKE IN CYPRUS
    38 2 NICOSIA, Cyprus, Sun. H.M.S. Chequers, with the Duke of Edinburgh on board, arrived in Famagus yesterday. The Duke, who is spending today atf Government House, Nicosia, will meet senior officials. Chequers sails on Tuesday.—A. P.
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    Indian Birth Control' Not Possible'
    103 2 Indian Birth Control Not Possible' LONDON, Sun. INDIA'S woman Minister of Health, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, said In London yesterday that birth control methods as practised in Western countries were not possible among India's vast population. She told the Women's Council that the ignorance of the masses had prevented the Government
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    FAROUK'S IN-LAW NOW A BEY
    98 2 CAIRO. Sunday. KING Farouk has conferred the title of Bey on Fuad Sadek, commoner-husband of his sister Princess Faika, the Abdin Palace announced officially last night. The couple, (pictured above) who were married by civil ceremony in the United States early last month, arrived in
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    Storm Floods Basements
    43 2 CHICAGO, Sun. People baled out their basements yesterday, after one of the fiercest rain storm in 65 years. Health officials predicted that most of the flood hit homes in Winnipeg will be fit for habitation at the month end.— U.P.
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      Grandfather's "Mail Order' Bride
      254 2 VIENNA, Sunday. £AM MEDGE, 61-year-old great grandfather from Chicago, married his "mail order sweetheart" in two ceremonies at Bad Gleichenberg yesterday. 11 and Gitta Rauch, the ar-old Austrian beauty urted by mail, took their in both German and ther can speak more I a few words
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    Bevin 'Very Satisfactory'
    62 2 LONDON, Sun.— Mr. Ernest Bevin. British Foreign Secretary, underwent an operation yesterday morning. The Foreign Office announced: "The Secretary of State underwent an operation under a general anaesthetic. His post-operative condition Is satisfactory." A Foreign Office spokesman pointed out that the fact, that Mr. Bevin had a
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    UNEMPLOYMENT WARNING
    42 2 VATICAN CITY, Sun.— Pope Pius IX yesterday called unemployment one of the "most worrisome factors" In the international situation. The Pontiff warned Labour to be on guard against repeating the "errors of capitalism" in its progressive advance U> power.— UP.
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    Belgians Go Voting Again
    85 2 BRUSSELS, Sun. gELGIUM will go to the polls again today, for the first time in i less than a year. In order to decide the fate of their (xih d King Leopold. More than live and a halt million men and women will elect the new
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    APPEAL TO RED CROSS
    72 2 THE HAGUE, Sun. Dr. J. P. Nikijuluw, representative in Holland of the Inde- pendent Republic of the I South Moluccas on Ambon i Island, today appealed to the International Red Cross at Geneva to help thr people of South Moluccas because their staple food, <sago, was
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    FARNBOROUGH FLY-PAST
    81 2 LONDON, Sun— Six Commonwealth countries, the United States, France, the Netherlands and Belgium will be represented in the massed fly-past of 225 aircraft at the Royal Air Force display at Farnborough, Hampshire, on Ji'ly 7 and 8. The majority of the aircraft In the massed flight will be
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    Little Ships Return To Dunkirk
    187 2 Little Ships Return To Dunkirk DUNKIRK, Sun. MANY men, who 10 years ago queued to escape the hell of the Dunkirk beaches, were there again today to welcome the "little ships" when theT went back to celebrate the anniversary of the evacuation. British yachts, coasters, tugs and other small boats
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      404 2 TECHNICAL COLLEGE Xl ALA LIMPUR •The now session will commence on Wednesday, the 26th July. 1950. Particulars relating to the aritnlsMon of private (fee paying) •tuderris to full time Diploma courses in: Mechanical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering. May be obtained on application to "the Principal, Technical College, Kuala Lumpur.
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      724 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I BRUNEI EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Vacancies exist in this Department for two Normal Class Trained English Teachers capable of teaching Special Malay Classes I and/or Lower Primary Classy I Salary Scale:— $140xlO-220/Bar 230x15-335. plus a non -pensionable allowance of $40/- per month. The present High Cost of Living I
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      364 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES To be held at our saleroom. No. 10 ChuHa S.reet On Wednesday. 7th June. 1950, at 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Freehold land situate at Shelf ord Road, off Duneant Road, area. I 40.622 sq.ft (VACANT POSSESSION) 2. Freehold land situate at Shelford
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      139 2 UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FACULTY OF MEDICINE Applications for admission to the Faculty of Medicine In September, 1950, must be in the hands of the Registrar, University of Hongkong, by July 15, 1950. B. MELLOR. Registrar. P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Office of the
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      112 2 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST Tenders are Invited for construction of minor sewers at Princess Elizabeth Estate, Buklt Timah Road. Tender form etc. may be obtained on payment of a deposit of $100 which will be refunded if a bona fide tender Is submitted. Sealed tenders are to be deposited In the
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      17 2 VIM cleans everything smoothly and speedily! How those «tone floors gleam and /O^L ILJ^^^ smoothly and fe^a-/^
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    WEDDING OF THE WEEK
    84 3 MR. AND MRS. SEOW Eu Jin and their bridal party at the reception at Emerald Hill, Singapore, on Saturday Mr. Scow, son of Mrs. Scow Fob Leng, is a Kuala Lumpur architect. His bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yeoh Chin Soo, of Kuala
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    G.I. ASSAILANTS GO TO GAOL
    258 3 TOKYO, Sunday. I'MTED Slates Provost Court yesterday sentenc- ed eight Japanese to term? of imprisonment from five to ten years' hard labour for assaulting five American soldiers on the Imperial Plaza. J The Japanese Communist Parly has urged a general strike in protest at the
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    H.K. Lawyer On Evidence Charge
    125 3 HONG KONG. Sun. MARCUS DA SILVA, a well- j known Hong Kong solici- I tor. appeared at the Central Mi'^istracy yesterday on a charge of conspiracy to pro-1 cur. 1 false evidence to the, p.-rversion of justice. Silva and Shao Kwan Tan.' dir.-ctor of the
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    U.S. Critics Flayed
    109 3 COPENHAGEN Sun. SOCIALIST prejudice against the United Stales must b^ exposed as "out of date." i Mr. Morgan Phillips, Secre-) tary of the British Labour, Party, told the International I 80-iaiist Conference here today. "For two decades the United States has been the most progressive country in
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    'REVOLT IN SZECHUAN'
    49 3 K TAIPEI, Sun—Unrest in ich hinler-and province zechuan flamed into revolt last month near ng, pro-Nationalist dices claim. The revolters were former Nationalist troops who had been incorporated into the Chinese Communist forces, dispatches say, but no estimate of the number involved is eiven A P
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    Tibetans Invited
    51 3 CALCUTTA, Sun. THE Chinese Communist Government has written to an eight-man Tibetan Commission now in Calcutta declaring their willingness to meet the Commission for talks about Tibet's future, it was authoritatively learned in Calcutta yesterday. The Tibetan mission had already planned to leave Calcutta shortly for Hong Kong
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    FLYING VISITS
    26 3 NIAGARA FALLS. Sun—The Pakistan Prime Minister and Begum Liaquat All Khan paid flying visits to Kingston and Toronto yesterday before arriving at Niagara Falls.
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    WIFE & FIANCEE SEE AIRMEN DIE
    42 3 WIFE FIANCEE SEE AIRMEN DIE JOHANNESBURG. Sun. TWO former Sooth African Air Force pilots stunting in an air display at Nigel crashed and were lulled yesterday while the wife of one and the fiancee of the other watched from the ground. A.P.
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    INDO-CHINA: GOVT. GAINS
    55 3 SAIGON, Sun— French artillery and aircraft were brought into play in a twoday attack on rebel training bases and ammunition factories near the Cambodian border, north-west of here, according to an official announcement yesterday. The communique said ihati the rebels suffered heavy losses during the action. wh<rh
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    PRISON TERM FOR A STUBBORN MAYOR
    142 3 NICOSIA. Cyprus, Sunday. Greek Mayor of Limassol, Vice-Mayor and four Town Councillors today went to gaol for refusing to affix authorised nameboards on two streets of the south-coast town. i One of the names was 'Sir Richard Palmer Street." named after the Governor of
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    DOG'S LIFE FOR DIVORCE JUDGE
    82 3 DETROIT, San. JUDGE Ira Jane crew weary, when, after lie had divorced Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, they began arguing about their cocker spaniel. Half of the dog had been a gift to Rachol. from .Walter Tucker, and half had been bought by Rachel for Walter.
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    CASE WITHDRAWN
    62 3 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— When Chong Boon and a woman named Liew Thye were brought before the Kluang Police Court yesterday on a charge of being in unlawful possession of rubber, the prosecution withdrew the case against the woman. Chong Boon claimed that the rubber
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    Heavy Red Losses
    76 3 RANGOON, Sun. DURMESE Communist rebels suffered "heavy casualties" when Government forces in their anti-rebel offensive smashed their headquarters in the village of Ylnchingtaung in Lounglan Peninsula, South Burma, it was officially reported yesterday. Official reports said 35 Redflagged arsenals, barracks and warehouses were set on fire during
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    Move On Jap 'Donations'
    74 3 From Oar SUB Correspu.ic.-nt KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The $50,000,000 "forced donations" whlcn the Japanese levied on Chinese in Malaya during the occupation is to be considered by an international body being set up to handle the question of reparations under the peace treaty with Japan. This
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    EMPLOYMENT OF ASIANS
    48 3 EMPLOYMENT OF ASIANS THE HAGUE. Sun.— A twoday meeting of the International Shipping Federation at Scheveningen, attended by representatives of 13 countries, was held in secret and ended yesterday. One topic discussed was a proposal for a special regional conference to consider the employment of Asian seafarers. Reuter.
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    DOCK STRIKE
    35 3 BUENOS AIRES, Sun.—Almost all activity in Uie port here came to a standstill today as an estimated 85 per cent, of dockers Joined a month-old strike of Argentine seamen demanding better conditions.— Reuter.
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    SMUTS: COUGH GONE, PULSE UP
    99 3 PRETORIA, Sun. A NjOfflcisi .bulletin ißSuedat noon yesterday said Gen Jan Smuts. 80-year-old former South African Prime Minister, new 111 with -naumonls. had "maintained progress." I His doctor said Gen. Smuts was bright and talkative and dictated a cable to the South African Governor- General,
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    British Envoy Shot In His Trinidad Office
    73 3 PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, Sunday. AN armed man shot dead Britain's Assistant Trade Commissioner, Mr. Frank Doy, and a woman assistant in their office here yesterday. When police arrived, the armed man shot himself. A fourth person was seriously Mr. Doy, who arrived
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    SLIM TO MEET KING FAROUK
    71 3 CAIRO. Sun.— Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, is expected to be received by King Farouk today before getting down to defence talks with Egyptian leaders tomorrow. The Field Marshal arrived today at Farouk Airport, on the fringe or
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    REGULAR RUN
    28 3 HONG KONG. Sun.—Regular shipping between Hong Kong and Shanghai is expected to resume shortly 2s a result of the successful runs by two British ships.— U.P.
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    Revolt In Sinkiang: '1,000 Rebels Dead'
    223 3 —'SMASHING VICTORY' SAY REDS HONG KONG, Sunday. THE Chinese Communists today admitted an uprising in the north-west province of Sinkiang, but. claimed a "smashing victory" over the rebels. A New China News Agency dispatch from Tihwa, the provincial capital, said that Red Forces inflicted
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    MOCK WAR
    25 3 WASHINGTON, Sun—Secret manoeuvres, including air defence exercise and a mock war will be held throughout the United States in the next two weeks.—UP.
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    NOLABELS, NO ENTRY
    103 3 ONLY vehicles bearing official coloured labels, S.R.C. or S.C.C. labels and those carrying service personnel for the King Birthday parade rehearsal this morning will be permitted into the padang area after 6 a.m. Traffic will be blocked from approaching the padang at the followinn junctions: Stamford Road
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    PRINCESS AT DERBY
    21 3 PRINCESS MARGARET wore a fur jacket and stylish hat at the Derby meeting at Epsom. A. I". picture.
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    THE JAPS GO TO THE POLLS
    90 3 THE JAPS GO TO THE POLLS TOKYO. Sun. RAIN-SOAKED Japanese voted quietly today for 132 members of the House of Councillors and the'e was no report of trouble throughout the country. By 3.00 p.m. a 55 per cent turn out of some 43.000,000 registered voters was reported. Indications were that
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    23 4 ANN AND FRED MACK thank their many friends for their kind messapes consoling them for the Joss of thrir darling sen. OcofTrey.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., June 5, 1950. The Good That Comes
    1047 4 When the Secretary of State [or the Coloni?s was asked at a press conference in Kuala Lumour whether he considered his visit (o Malaya had been worth while, he was emphatic in his estimate of the good that
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    TAIPING TROOPING THE COLOUR
    32 4 IPOH, Sun— The Trooping the Colour by the 2nd Battalion of the MalSy Regiment will take place at Talping on the King's birthday, June 8, at 9.30 a.m.
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      A MALAYAN FALLACY?
      873 4 I AM sorry to see that a political cartoonist of the. calibre of Low should have issued the mark so widely in his cartoon published in the Straits Times of June 1. The indication of the car- toon seems to be that the Governments of the Commonwealth
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      Meet the London directors, Mr. Griffiths!
      476 4 T WAS pleased to read, in your issue of May 30, that the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, slept in a planter's bungalow two miles off the main road, in the heart of a bandit-infested area in Pahang, and that,
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      THE EUROPEAN OFFICERS
      201 4 [T was stated in the Straits Time* of May 31 that the main question discussed at the meeting between a delegation from the European Civil Servants' Association of Malaya and the Secretary of State for the Colonies at King's House on the morning of May 30 was
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      SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION CHALLENGED
      287 4 T MARVELr at the manner in which the learned Dr. WithersPayne has wrapped up a simple idea in so many paragraphs of involved language in his letter published in the Straits Times on Saturday. What he has said amounts to this:— "There should be no elections and
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    On the Margin
    386 4 Saturday INi^lit I WAS taken to task for offering my humble bouquet to the teachers of Singapore on the occasion of the mass rally of schools on the Padang.bu* I feel more unrepentant than ever after seeing the final performance of the Youth Drama nd Music Festival
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    MINISTER AND THE SHY BOY
    46 5 SHY YOUNG MAN of Tion; Bahru was overwhelmed yesterday when the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. GrHHths waited ta ?»»rn and patted his head. He looked liiu to his pals for encouragement but they only laughed. Straits Times picture.
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    U.S. RUBBER CHARGES DENIED No Hold-Back For Prices
    421 5 U.S. RUBBER CHARGES DENIED No Hold-Back For Prices From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. charges that rubber producers in Malaya are holding back shipments of rubber in anticipation of higher prices is absolutely without foundation. Thi> is the consensus of opinion of producers and it is amply confirmed by
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    TEACHERS UNION FESTIVAL ENDS
    272 5 SINGAPORE Teachers' Union presented the winning teams of the Youth Drama and Music Festival, 1950, and a recital by the Combined Schools Choir at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday, which brought the festival to a close. TH festival which began on 1 L' 2 attracted
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    CITIZENS SCHEME ACCEPTED
    160 5 CITIZENS SCHEME ACCEPTED From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE Malayan Chinese Association's working committee met in Kuala Lumpur today and accepted on broad principles the Communities Liaison Committee's proposals on Federal citizenship. But in view of some difference of opinion among members, especially on the point about language
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    S'pore Air Arrivals
    182 5 rE following passengers were among those who disembarked at Kallang airport yesterday from points outside Malaya on the various air services. Passengers in transit are not included in the list. Q.E.A.—8.0.A.C. From London: Messrs. Masterman. R. G. MacLeod Stewart. R. Niell. Brigadier Ransome, Lt.-Col. P. W. Buchan.
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    KIWIS DANCE
    27 5 Over 400 people attended a dance held by the Kiwi Members' Lcigue at St. Andrew's School, Singapore, on Saturday in aid of its clubhouse fund.
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    ACSU HOUSING ALLOWANCE
    130 5 'pHE Secretary of State ior War wishes to correct ihe published account of the interview between representatives of tinArmy Civil Service Union and himself on -Saturday in two respects. First, it was agreed that July 1 should be the target date for a decision on the Union's
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    Hm....What's Cooking, Mrs. Wong! A LESSON IN COOKING —FOR MR. GRIFFITHS
    427 5 ltfRS. Wong Ah Mvi, the tenant of a spick and span- flat in Singapore's i 1 biggest housing estate at Tiong Bahru, gave the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, a fi ve-minute lesson in Chinese
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    20 5 MR. W. B. L. PATERSON and Miss M. V. Stewart at their wedding: m Penang on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    FROM AUSTRALIA
    48 5 BRIGADIER A. E. BROWN, A.1.F., Secretary-General of the Imperial War Graves Commission, who arrived in Singapore by Q.E.A.-BOAC Constellation from Sydney yesterday. He is on his way to Penang where he will hold consultations with the Resident on the care of war graves. Straits Times pic-
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    MCA Sweep Results
    121 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sui: ■pK)R the first time since the Malay all Chinese Association lottery in aid of squatters' funds was started, a Selangor ticketholder has won the first prize In the draw of the sweep beta at the Chinese Assembly Hall today, the
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    S'pore Britons 'Not Worried'
    296 5 S'pore Britons 'Not Worried' THE BANDIT WAR IN a report from Singa1 .:iore published in the iiass- circulation Sunday 3 ictorial of London yesterday and quoted oy Reutei the newspaper's repoiter, Ralph Champion, says: "The British citizens of Singapore do not seem to pive a damn about the fight which
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    RUBBER WAS CENTRE OF INTEREST
    328 6 RUBBER WAS CENTRE OF INTEREST From A Market Coriespondent 4 CHEERFULLY expansive week has to be reported from the Malayan share markets. Main interest and activity centred in rabbet which commodity touched 95J cents per lb. on Thursday. Not since 1926 has such a price been realised, but 24 years
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    A PROFIT FOR 1949
    335 6 trvni A Market twimwDfcni /"<ONNE.M AR A LIMITED. V/ Profit for 1949 was $45,750. or 9.2%. Replanting expenditure precludes declaration of a dividend so long as the Company awaits compensation for War Damage. Net liquid assets in balance sheet, $23,667, are equal to 4.7 cents per
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    Copra Was Easier
    78 6 Copra Was Easier from A .Uarket Uorn-spoudcnt rE copra market in Singapore yesterday was hesitant and rather easier, buyers quoting $37J cents but sellers were holding off. Coconut oil remained unchanged In prices, sellers indicating $61. Cloves were steadier with buyers asking for $109 ex"Ruys" and sellers $110. Prices (per
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    Malayan Shares Report
    243 6 fr*tn A Market Correspondent Industrials. Praser ft Neare Ord. $3.20. Hammer $34.25 and $34.00. Hong Kong Bank (Colonial) $675 to $670, Malayan Breweries 55.17»4 and $5.20, Robinson Ord. $2. 02^. Singapore Cold Storage $4.55 to $4.50, Straits Steamship $15.75. Straits Traders $13.10 to $13.50. Wearne $2.65. Dollar
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    MALAYAN TIN BREAKS RECORD
    167 6 THE HAGUE. Sun. T^HE international Tin Study A Group announced yesterday that production of tin metal rose very sharply from 12.000 tons In Feb. to 15.000 In March. There was a large Increase of Malayan production of 6.898 tons a new post-war monthly record. World production
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    London Stocks
    345 6 LONDdN Sun. GAINS and losses were about equally divided in the London Stock Exchange over the week-end. The approach of the end of the trading period Induced a little profit-taking in recently active industrial Issues and produced declines of a few pence. Closmg middle prices oi selected stocks
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    S.R.C., CEYLONESE LOSE ON 1st INNS.
    405 7 S.R.C., CEYLONESE LOSE ON 1st INNS. Khoo Ong Lee Hits 116 n.o. OINGAPORE Cricket Club did the day's best performance yesterday in the Singapore Cricket Association's senior tournament when they took first innings points from the formidable Ceylon Sports Club. This was very largely due to the Club's stock bowler
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    37 7 RAF. "A" Relay Team which won the One Mile Invitation Relay at the Singapore Base District Sports held at Nee Soon on Saturday. (Left to right) LAC Delahunty, LAC Forsythe, F|O Leviseur, P|O Mathews. Straits Times picture.
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    Noon Scores 47, Pierce Takes 6-28
    222 7 Noon Scores 47, Pierce Takes 6-28 TN a friendly cricket match played on the S.C.C. Padang yesterday, S.C.C. "A" team beat the Navy (by 23 runs. Top scorer for the S.C.C. and the day was Noon with 47 runs, while Phillips made 24 not out for Navy. Pierce (S.C.C.) returned
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    Senior Tournament Scores
    1941 7 SRC v Seletar D.A.F. SeleUr beat S.R.C. by 46 runs on 1st inns, on S.RC. pada.ng. R.AJ. SELETAR W/O Heywood b Koeniti 8 Sgt. Bowman lbw Ebert 24 F/Lt. Brain c Barker b Sanderson 8 S/Ldr. Hudson b Koenitx 14 F/Lt. Green b Ebert 38 Sgt. Lee
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    YMCA & Indians Lose Jnr. Cricket
    221 7 YMCA Indians Lose Jnr. Cricket 'TWERE were some surprise results in the S.C.A.'s junior tournament yesterday, but no team managed to score an outright decision though Sinhalese, who put up 234 for five declared, had a chance to do so against lowly placed C.R.E. Proud V.M.C.A., by losing on first
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      75 7 TODAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE 9.35 a.m. Schools: 9.55 Interlude; 10. News from K.L.; 10.05 Close: 10 .50 Schools; 12. Malay; 1 p.m. Mo' :v M-*'-,-p 1.30 News: 1.45 Cowboy Songs: 2. Close; 6. "Bright Moon In the Forest" (Life of Sir Stamford Raffles) 7. News, Share Market. Interlude: 7.30 Movie Magazine:
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      71 7 B. V. E. B. S4.45 p.m. From the London Editorials; 4.55 Interlude; 5 "Sweet Serenade"; 5.45 "The Debate Continues": 6. Indonesian; 6.30 Cantonese; 6.45 Melodies from British Radio; 7.15 French; 7.30 English Half-Hour; 8. Piano Intermission; 8.15 Thai: 8.45 Dutch: 9. Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 Interlude; 10. Radio News Reel:
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    SING TAO SHOW TOP FORUM TO WIN 4-1
    905 8 Todd Plays Lone Hand In Attack By Our Soccer Reporter Sing Tao 4 Combined Services 1 REFRESHED after a four-da; break, Sins Tao Football Club of Hong Kone produced some of the best football of their Singapore visit to beat Combined Services
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    West Indians Hit 344-4 In The Sun
    251 8 MANCHESTER, Sun JEFF Stolhneyer and Allan Rae. who will probably be the West Indies' opening batsmen In the first Test at Old Traflord this week, made the best first wicket partnership of the tour yesterday against Lancashire They hit 204 runs in 230
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    Citation Sets Mile Record
    154 8 ALBANY. CAL., Sun. /CITATION. great star* of the Calumet Farm. yesterday galloped to an American -ecorJ for the mile and became tne :eed ing money winner of all time The time was 1 mm 33.3/sth sees two-fifths better than the old mark. 1 hit brilliant five-year-old
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    24 CLUBS FOR U.K. THIRD DIVISION
    107 8 LONDON. Sun. A PROPOSAL to extend each Third Division of (he English Football League to 24 clubs instead of 22 was carried by an orervi helming majority at the Football League annual meeting here yesterday. Excitement ran high during the meeting. First when the
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    Lee Savold Is Warm Favourite
    408 8 From Vernon Morgan LONDON, Sunday. VIORE than 50,000 boxing fans will pack the White iTI City Stadium, London, on Tuesday night to watch Bruce Woodcock of England and Le« Savold of the United States contest a 15-round battle for the world heavyweight championship (British version).
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    Engineers Win 4-1
    120 8 I*HHEE goals and a penalty, all 1 in the last 10 minutes of (he game, gave Singapore Chinese Engineering Association a four-one win over Indonesia "A" In a Singapore A.F.A. junior A-2 tie •at Geylang Stadium yesterday The flrst half was very keenly contested with neither sida
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    Sports Diary
    74 8 SOCCER: Sur. Ue.: Rovers v Indonesian L«e; at J. Besar; Jnr. B 1: 61 Coy KASC T HQ Spore Dist. at Geytaac; Jar. Guard Doc Unit FARELF v Ist Spare Regt., K.A. at BOD; Friendly: Tiong Bahra Kansers v Eurasians at SJt.C. TENNIS: Sirv?ap*re champtonships start at S.C.C.
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    PATTY, D. HART WIN TITLES
    267 8 PARIS, Sun. BUDGE PATTY of the United States defeated the Czech refugee star Jaroslav Drobny in five sets yesterday, to win the men's singles championship of the French International Tennis tournament. Patty won the set and matcn by taking the final game at love on
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    WELLARD TAKES ALL 10 WICKETS
    69 8 STOURBRIDGE, Sun.— Arthur VTellard, Somerset's match professional, took ail ten wickets for 33 runs yesterday playing for Kidderminster against Stourbridge in the Birmingham League here. Although 47 years of age, Wellard still puts plenty of zest int« his pace bawling. His fall analysis was 18.3
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    SELANGOR WIN IN THRILLING FINISH
    273 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KLANG, Sunday. AMID great excitement, Selangor today defeated Malacca by three runs in their inter-State cricket match played at Klang over the week-end despite a great effort by M. C. Kailasapathy. who took 13 Selangor wickets for 66 n*" c Yesterday
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    GAW CUP TO R. MUMFORD
    68 8 THE following are the results of the Oaw Khek Khiam Oolf Cup competition played at Island Club yesterday. The winner was R. Mumford (18) 167— 28— 138, and nmner-up was F. SacJka (6) 179—36=142. Next best scores were by: B. W. F. Smith (6) 155—*****;
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    Five Centuries In County Cricket
    759 8 LONDON, Sunday. MEW ball bowlers administered some early shocks on the generally hard, fast pitches, but batsmen soon showed a liking for the conditions in most firstclass cricket matches yesterday and five individual hundreds were scored. Only at Portsmouth, where Sussex were dismissed for US
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    KEYT SCORES 50 v SCS
    81 8 A FRIENDLY cricket match between Singapore Cold Storage and St. Andrew's School on the Woodsville ground on Saturday ended in a draw. Cold Storage 'jatted f.rst snd totalled 119 runs (Ratnn.v?ke 26, Chopard 24>. Neubronner took flve wickets for 42 and Kevt three for 28.
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