The Straits Times, 9 August 1950

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1950. j^L PRICE TEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES
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    6,000 REDS CROSS NAKTONG
    316 1 Yanks Make 'Small Gains 9 Near Masan TOKYO, Tuesday. QJIX thousand Communists with tanks forced the Naktong River today 15 miles from Taegu while another division drove deeply down from the north along the other side of the right angle. This arrow, aimed straight at the
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    FIRST SARAWAK LAW STUDENT
    26 1 MX. STEPHEN YONG. aged «f Kuchinc the first Sunvak law student who is on his way to Nottingham University.— Straits Tinw.s picture
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    LEOPOLD PLANS LAST MESSAGE'
    135 1 BRUSSELS, Tuesday. LEOPOLD 111, outgoing King of the Belgians, will 1 jddress a last message to his people urging them t.» rally round his 19-year-old son and successor, Crown Prince Baudouin. This was disclosed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Duvieusart. after a short meeting with the
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    SUNSPOT TROUBLE
    16 1 NEW YORK. Tues.— Radio communications across the Atlantic were disrupted today by sunspots.— Reuter.
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    Guns Reply To Planes
    91 1 TAIPEH. Tues -Tlip Chiommunists' battle for c > itrol of the China coast oppisite Generalissimo Chiang Id -shek'i island fortress of Formom was today reported ilaring up. a Chinese National Defence si> ik« sman said Inat Communlst batteries m a halt-day i erday laid nearly 1.000
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    WANT TO JOIN IN
    26 1 WASHINGTON. Tues—Governor Carlton Skinner of Guam said yesterday that several hundred young Guamanians want to help fight ilu-r Reds m Korea.— A.P.
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    Jewel Thieves Strike For Second Time
    110 1 CANNES. Tuesday. rpHE second big Riviera jewel robbery m 48 hours 1 took place last night during a cocktail party at the Villa Eldee here. First estimates put the value of the stolen jewels at ab ut 2,000,000 francs. About 20 Italian guests of
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    Red Cross Lists Korea Prisoners
    55 1 GENEVA. Tues.— The Red Cross Central Prisoners of War Agency today received the first "capture cards" for North Koreans In American hands with the name s of 17 soldiers and 14 civilians. The League has been unsuccessful m contacting Red Cross units for civilian relief
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    REBEL SEIZED
    23 1 9AIGON. Tues.— Police' have wounded and captured 35-year-old Tran Van Hoe. a leader of "underground guerillas" of the Vietminh oranlsation. Reuter.
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    ONE FOR THE ROAD
    77 1 "HERE'S a happy voyage.' said the Commander-in-Chief. General Sir John Harding, (second from left) to Regimental Sergeant Major A. Ramsden. of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (right) after a farewell parade at Selarang Barracks, Singapore, yesterday. Also pictured are the commanding officer of the Battalion, Lieut.-Col.
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    6 Seamen Saved From Wreckage
    426 1 SIX Indonesian seamen, who struggled naked m rough seas, clinging to their upturned wreck of a cargo vessel for 12 hours, arrived m Singapore yesterday on the Tong San which rescued them. The Tong San, which was bound for Singapore from Banjermassin with a $450,000-cargo
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    U.S. May Use !1,150,000T0ns Of Rubber
    377 1 U.S. May Use !1,150,000T0ns Of Rubber WASHINGTON, Tues. I'iE Natural Rubber Bureau forecast that the ied States would consume 150.000 tons of rubber this year, 175,000 tons more than the 1949 consumption. The bureau Is an organisation of natural rubber producers m South-East Asia to stimulate natural rubber consumption m
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    Schoolboy Dies After Fight
    119 1 Schoolboy Dies After Fight iTHHE Singapore Coroner's court was told yesterday how a 16-year-old schoolboy, Sim Ah Chai, died after a fight with a schoolmate at the Winstedt Road School Singapore, on July 28. Two students who saw the fight said that Sim had quarrelled earlier with Chan Weng Kong,
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    MOLOTOV IN PEKING
    34 1 TAIPEH, Tues. Chinese Nationalist souices here, who yesterday denied knowledge of the subject, today said they had "confirmation" of the presence In Peking of the Soviet Deputy Piemier Mr. Vlacheslav Molotov.—A.P.
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    KOREA: U.N PLAN
    39 1 NEW YORK. Tues. The Board of Directors of Freedom House urged on Sunday that a re-united Korea be placed under the jurisdiction of the United Nations when the aggression of "the Rus-sian-assisted North Koreans" is ended.—A.P.
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    CHANNEL RECORD
    30 1 DOVER, Tues. Miss Florence Chadwick of the United States today completed 1950's first successful swimming of the English Channel, breaking a record which has stood since 1926.— U.P.
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    Philippines Will Aid U.S. Defence Plans
    89 1 MANILA, Tuesday. THHE Philippines Government today decided to A waive legal technicalities and allow the U.S. to expand immediately its Clark Field air base. It will only permit export of abaca, a war material, after thorough inquiries Into Its destination. This decision is because
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    MARIA TURNS DOWN FILM OFFER
    95 1 jIjARIA Hertogh and her Malay husband yesterday turned down an offer of $15,000 from a foreign film producing company for their life story and photographs with world copyright. Inche Mansor Adabl. Maria's husband, refused the offer on "social and religious grounds." He laid he had
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    U.N. TO SEND OBSERVERS TO MACASSAR
    305 1 U.N. TO SEND OBSERVERS TO MACASSAR JAKARTA, Tuesday. TPHE United Nations Commission m Indonesia tonight decided to send five senior military observers to Macassar to offer assistance with a view to easing the present tension there. This decision follows the clashes between guerillas and men of the former Netherlands Indonesian
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    $7,000 NECKLACE MISSING
    36 1 A $7,000 diamond necklace, belonging to Mrs. P. Smith, who is staying at the Adelphi Hotel, Singapore, was reported missing early yesterday morning. Mrs. Smith arrived m Singapore by air recently from Calcutta.
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    U.S. Mission Starts Aid Discussions
    119 1 I gERViCE and Government chiefs yesterday had long discussions with ths United States military survey group to South-East Asia, when they met at Bukib Serene for background talk* which will form the blueprint of American aid to Malaya. It is understood that i h I
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    14-CENT DROP IN RUBBER
    55 1 JJUbBFR m Singajxtre yesterday established a new record price (one rent a Ib. above Fridays peak, I then dropped steadily during the day to finish quiet at $1.53, 14 cents a Ib. below Friday's closing price. Lack of foreign demand wa-i the main reason for the
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    Menzies In Talks On Pacific Defence Pact
    263 2 OTTAWA Tues. T'HE Australian Prime x Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies. arrived m Ottawa last night tor a series of conferences with the Canadian Government on a Pacific defence and trade pact Before leaving New York, Mr. Menzies denied reports that Australia would associate
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    'ARABS WILL BE NEUTRAL'
    81 2 BAGHDAD. Tues. Sayld Mchammed Mahdi Kubba, leader of the Independence Party and member of Parliament yesterday said: "The Iraq Government's decision to support the Security Council resolution on Korea was not her people's decision. The people of Iraq and ether Arab countries stood for neutrality m
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    FILM TEST FOR U.S. ENVOY'S DAUGHTER
    129 2 MADRID. Tues. HARM AN Douglas, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, is taking a screen test shortly for a possible minor role m an American film, "That Man From Tangier," which is beinfc made m Spain. Larry Corcoran, oroducer of the film, yesterday
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    BACK TO THE NAVY
    29 2 FIRST BRITISH naval reserves recalled to the Service find their hands full as they leave the quartermaster's store after kitting up at Portsmouth.— A.P. picture.
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    Crowing Rooster Now Clucks
    203 2 Cable Flashes MELBOURNE, Tuesday. ABALLARAT (Victoria) poultry farmer operated on one of his Rhode Island Red roosters. Two months later it developed hen-like attributes. It clucks instead of crows, and overcoming initial selfconsclousness now sponsors a brood of eight chicks with maternal solicitude. A GREEK Foreign
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    AUTOMATIC CHUTE
    60 2 MAJOK T. WILLIA.AIS who dropped from 25,000 ft. for 72 seconds m new R.A.F. tests When he was falling at 25 miles an hour, his parachute opened automatically at 10,000 ft. The automatic parachute is designed for use m the highest flying high-speed jet fighters and opens at
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    FRANCE WILL GET TWO U.S. WARSHIPS
    114 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. TWO additional United 1 States warships are to be turned over to France on Saturday, the U.S. Defence Department announced yesterday. The two ships are escort, vessels, the Samuel S. Miles and the Riddle. The transfer Is being made, the department said,
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    'Bengal Line Must Stay'
    88 2 NEW DELHI, Tues. rf»HE Indian Premier, Pandit, x Nehru, told Parliament that it would be "impracticable" to change the boundaries of East and West Bengal as a solution to Indir's and Pakistan's rfugee problem. West Bengal is under Indian rule and East Bengal under Pakistan. Both
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    PROBE INTO PORT BLAST
    53 2 THE HAGUE, Tues.— Three minesweepers of the Royal Dutch Navy left yesterday morning for Flushing to investigate an explosion which occurred there on Sunday morning. The underwater explosion rocked a nuirfber of merchantmen which had anchored there ready to sail when the strike-riden port of Antwerp
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    P.I. EARTHQUAKE
    31 2 MANILA, Tues— An earthquake shook a wide area of Mindanao Island yesterday, says a delayed report received by the Central Observatory m Manila. No injuries have been reported. AP.
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    THE REAL THING
    38 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues Theatregoers at the musical show "South Pacific" left the Opera House here yesterday to find a 60-foot sign on a nearby store reading "Get your uniforms for the South Pacific here."— U.P.
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    Voice Took His Fears, Her Gems
    55 2 MELBOURNE, Tues. WHEN the light was switched on m a Melbourne home, a voice answered a drowsy husband and he went back to sleep. The voice removed his fears, for he thought it was his wife. The voice's owner also removed £5,000 worth of
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      702 2 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF Freehold Lraaehold Properties l'o Be Held At 3ur Sale-Room No. 9-C (Ist floor) D'Almolrla Street ON MONDAY, 14TH AUGUST. 1950, AT 2.30 P.M. Estate of Gan Tiatif Quee Deeeaaed 1/3 99 Years' Leasehold land and House* Nos. 131, 133 it 135 River Valley Road. Respective Areas
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      141 2 NOTICES MALAYAN CHINESE ASSOCIATION $1/- UNLIMITED CASH BWEEP For MEMBERS only Drawing at Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, the 3RD SEPTEMBER. Tickets now obtainable from all Branches and Sub-Branches of the Association. TENDERS -JOHORE P. W.D. The following have been Invited to dose noon on the date and m the office
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      57 2 P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received from registered Contractors Class 'A' at the Office of the Settlement Engineer, Penang, up to 13 noon of the 34th August, 1950, for the Erection of New Telephone Exchange Building at Georgetown Penang. Plans and specifications may be seen and all particulars obtained
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    "WEST IS INFERIOR TO RUSSIA IN MILITARY STRENGTH"
    259 3 LONDON, Tuesday. r PHE British Defence Minister, Mr. Shin well, yesterday said that he was convinced, after attending a tactical exercise without troops m France last week, that the Western nations were "vastly inferior to Soviet Russia m military strength". Britain would
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    'W. Europe Responded Vigorously'
    99 3 WASHINGTON. Tu-.s. put United HUtea sutc Department saul fetter- that the West European ki lions had responded vigooudy Ie the U.S mentoranIjtn asking ihem how they ould j.p\»ed up rearmament. Vlr Michael McDcrmntt. !ss Oflicer. said oflicial re- s had been received from Mince. Belgium. Denmark.
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    RED ATOMIC EXPERT FREE
    77 3 BERLIN. Tues. A West Berlin judge yesterday *et rice Dr. Robert Havemann, >ector atomic t scientist, and city chairman >f the Communist "peace i jhters." Ilavemann was arrested at lis American sector home on Sunday by West Berlin police viio claimed he was holding m illegal
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    COMMUNIST CAN'T GO TO PARIS
    65 3 BOMBAY, Tups— Mr. S. A. Difiyc. a founder member of the Indian Communist Party pud Indian vice-president of the World Federation of Tl ide Unions, yesterday was r -fussd a passport to visit to attend a W.F.T.U. meeting. It was learned m Bombay that the
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    Dedicated To Pilots
    85 3 WALLINGFORD (England). Tues. TWO roads on a new housing project here will be dedicated to an American pilot ana a Canadian engineer. The roads yet to be built —will be called Andiew Road and Wilding Road m honour of Sgt. J. F. Andrew, of Montreal, and Fiyins
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    Churchill Votes For Anti-Royalist
    135 3 STRASBOURG, Tuesday. ]Vf PAUL Henri Spaak of Belgium was re-elected iT1 President of the European Consultative Assembly today despite strong criticism of his role m the campaign of violence which has forced King Leopold to agree to relink <iish the Belgian throne. He was re-elected by
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    DRUG PRICES UP IN H.K.
    56 3 HONG KONG, rues.— Prices of imported medicines and drugs have risen steadily here m the past two months. Penicillin has doubled m price and sulpha drugs have risen by 20 per cent. Big stocks of drugs have been bought on the Hong Kong market for
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    EGYPTIAN P.R.O.S FOR 7 COUNTRIES
    28 3 CAIRO, Tues.— Egypt intends to set up propaganda offices soon In seven American and European countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.— A.P.
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    US Marines Call Up Reserves
    56 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. HP/JE American Marine Corps yesterday announced that it was to mobilise all Us 80,000 volunteer reserves Mobilisation of volunteer reserves will bring the Marines' strength to about 200.000. The American Coastguard has also started a campaign to re-enlist former guardsmen and reservists, including
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    Italy Has 3,067 Ships
    101 3 ROME, Tues. ITALY'S merchant marine, 1 reduced m the last war to 231 units of 373,167 gross tons, is now back m sixth place among the world's shipping nations. Latest official figures put Italy's total of ships of ail classes, including its growing fishing fleet, at
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    MISSIONARY DIES
    26 3 CARTHAGE, Missouri, Tues. —Miss Mollie Mominn, 82, for 40 years a Baptist missionary m China, died here on Saturday, following a cerebral haemorrhage. A.P.
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    FLEET IN ACTION
    41 3 FLEET IN ACTION THE BRITISH destroyer Consort, escort to the Royal Navy carrier Triumph, steams close < above) as Triumph prepares to fly off her planes for Korean operations. Belotv: U.S. Marines go ashore m South Korea .—Croicn and A. P. pictures.
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    'Leisurely Shoot' Says Admiral
    163 3 TOKYO, Tuesday. *T»HE British Commander of United Nations war- ships which yesterday shelled the main West Korea port of Inchon, on the Yellow Sea, described it as a "very leisurely shoot." Rear-Admiral W. G. Andrews, Commander of the British. Australian, French and Dutch forces, said the
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    H.K. Ships Warned
    97 3 HONG KONG. Tues. rE Hong Kong Director of Marine today warned all shipping approaching the colony not to pass within five miles of the northeast head of Lima Island, from which Communist batteries have shelled vessels during the past three days. The warning came after the guns
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    FOR REPAIRS
    53 3 HONG KONG, Tues. Thirty small warships which v/ere left m Hainan by the Nationalists when they retreated have been towed to Canton for repairs, according to the Chinese Press. The report said the authorities m Canton have signed a contract with ship builders to repair the vessels within
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    REDS PLAN ANTIPIRACY FLEET
    78 3 HONG KONG, Toes. A FLEET of more than 30 naval vessels will be formed shortly by the Chinese authorities m Kwanstuiiff to suppress piracy m the Pearl River estuary, says a Chinese report reaching Hong: Kong. The fleet will be stationed m Whampoa, former Nationalist naval
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    NEW RED BUSINESS TAX IN SHANGHAI
    114 3 HONO KONG. Tues. PEKING'S Treasury will benefit to the extent of 300,000,000.000 jenminpiao (about US$8,600,000) by 'democratically" assessed taxes for Shanghai business firms for March. April and May, according to reports here. This sum will be paid by 351 trades, each of which was
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    Canada To Form 'Special Force'
    250 3 Canada To Form 'Special Force OTTAWA Tues. 'THE Prime Minister, Mr. Louis Saint Laurent, last night announced the formation of a Canadian "special force" brigade for Korea, or any other United Nations trouble spot. The Prime Minister j>ad recruiting for the new force would begin tomorrow. The normal strength of
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    SUBMARINE SIGHTED
    62 3 WELLINGTON. Tues.— New Zealand naval headquarters received a report yesterday of an unidentified submarine near the southern tip of the South Island on Sun-Jay afternoon. The Defence Minister, Mr T. L. Mac Donald announced last week that an unidentified submarine had been sighted off the west coast of
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    REDS KILL 3 SPIES
    26 3 HONG KONG. Tues.— A report from Canton said three "Kuomintang secret service agents" were executed on Sunday by Communist authorities there.— A.P.
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    VITAL TO STRENGTHEN UNIONS NOW, SA YS DALLEY
    452 4 VITAL TO STRENGTHEN UNIONS NOW, SA YS DALLEY yyiTH world peace now menaced by Communism, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions considers it necessary to strengthen the democratic trade unions of Asia and help them to promote the economic and social progress of the region's vast under-deve-loped areas, Mr.
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    SCHOOL FOR BOY POLICE CADETS
    201 4 SCHOOL FOR BOY POLICE CADETS MALAYANS first Police Boys' Cadet School will be opened m Singapore on Sept. 1, when 30 boys aged between 12 and 14 will start training. Twenty seven boys lutve already "been enrolled. After graduating from the Cadet Corps, these boys will be absorbed into the
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    Murder case postponed
    109 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues A FTER Bhagwan Singh had J\ been charged m the High Court today before Mr. Justice Storr, with murder of i Juara Singh at Kluang on j Feb. 18, Inche Suffian. the j Deputy Public Prosecutor, asked that the trial be postponed Since the
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    AMMO CHARGE
    31 4 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Tues. A Teochow, Quek Bok How was allowed $500 bail when charged at Muar with having 12 rounds of Dutch ammunition without lawful authority.
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    GIRL HAD GRENADE, 10 YEARS
    198 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. LOH Ec In. 18-year-old Chinese girl, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Storr m the High Court today on a charge of being m possession of a hand grenade For security reasons Loh was not
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    UNION OFFICIALS
    38 4 From Oar SUM Correspondent SEREMBAN, Tues.— At a general meeting of the UHi Sewah Estate Workers officials were elected as follows: Chairman Mr. Kandasamy: secretary. Mr. Thangaveloo; Committee: Messrs. Muthu Mandoor, Panicker Mandoor and Mrs. Letchumi.
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    TELLING THE SPORE PUBLIC...
    62 4 PICTURE OF the P.R.O. stand m the Happy World Trade Exhibition taken on Monday night showing visitors viewing the exhibits. The Public Relations stand has a neat display of enlarged photographs with big captions m four languages depicting the work of government, and the need of
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    STUDENTS NOT FOR N. BORNEO YET
    138 4 'TWERE is no immediate possibility of students be- ing sent by the University of Malaya to do anthropological research work m North Borneo, Prof. T. H. Silcock, Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, told the Straits Times. Prof. Silcock was commenting on a
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    THEFT ALLEGED
    55 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Alleged to have stolen a pair of knickers worth 40 cents from the Chinese Girls' School at Belfield Road, Kuala Lumpur, Chan Hay <3hew appeared m the First Magistrate's court. Chan claimed trial and the case was provisionally put down for hearing on Aug. 14.
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    NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    52 4 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Tues. The following have been appointed members of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan Ibrahim Scholarship Fund: Inche M. Ismail, Mr. Kuok Hock Men, Che AziZah binte Ja'afar, Inche Sulaiman bin Abdul Rahman, Mr. S. C. Maclntyre and Inche Yusof
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    2 OFFICERS DIE WITHIN HOUR
    218 4 from Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. TWO senior officers of the Johore Bahru Courts died this morning within an hour of each other. Both had been ill and were on leave prior to retirement. Shortly before the Sessions Court was about to sit a
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    Rescued After 12 Hours In Sea
    54 4 THESE SIX INDONESIANS from Setuit m Soutnern Borneo were rescued at sea, about 50 miles from Banjermassin. by the Singapore merchantship "Tong San" returning to Singapore. Their one-masted boat had bern swept over by high waves m a rough and stormy night on Aug.
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    Strikers Ignore 'Get Back To Work' Warning
    287 4 Strikers Ignore 'Get Back To Work' Warning EXCEPT for eight wiremen who returned to work, the striking employees of Rediffusion (Singapore) Ltd. yesterday ignored the employers' warning to "get back to work by Tuesday or lose your jobs," as the strike for "better conditions of service" entered its fourth day.
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    STIJDENTSFOR BRITAIN
    107 4 Fourteen students will leave Singapore tomorrow m the Corfu for higher studies m the U.K. Seven of them are being sent on Departmental Scholarships. They are: Mr. Koh Boon Piang (education) Mr. Tan Boon Poh (printing) Mr. A. Vijlaratnam (P.W.D.i. Mr. B. D'Rozario (P.W.D.), Miss Aisha Ghows (Education).
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    NO BOYCOTT OF UMNO ASSEMBLY'
    90 4 THE Singapore Malay Union is not "shunning" the forthcoming UMNO general assembly to be held at Kuala Kangsar from Aug. 27 to 29, although it is not sending any representative, the Union's President, Incne Sardon bin Ilaji Jubir. said. Inche Sardon said: "To say that
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    Coffee Shop Men Appeal
    119 4 gINGAPORE FOOChOW Coffee Shop Associ ition ha? asked the Munlci] I Commissioners to ma k c landlords of coffee-shop p. tmi.ses- responsible for connt i iing iheir premises to '.c sewerage system where 1 r possible. Under a recent ruling, eel-fee-shops and eating hou>«s m areas
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    Indian Music Concert
    90 4 Indian Music Concert Tn.- first SO-niece In< orchestra ol its kind to .<• formed m Singapore Ramakrishna orchestra, will stage a variety concert at Victoria Theatre on Tuei i and Wednesday, Aug 29 t 30. at 8 p.m. Tin concert, under patronage of the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev.
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    Sarawak Man To Study Law
    76 4 The first Sarawak man to study law. 29-year-old Stephen Yoni-, of Kuchlng, leaves Singapore on Fri< y In thr Burriento to i Nottingham University. He will be m England '.>r three years. Mr. Yong. who la mi with two children, has spent the la.st six
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    Officer Hit On Chest By Bomb
    54 4 ALOR STAR. Tues IN armed stranger last night failed m an attempt to kill a Chinese police inspector m Kedah. The inspector was just entering his car lohen I terrorist suddenly threi a handgrenade at him. The bomb struck him or, the chest but
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    'ETERNAL TRIANGLE' STORY TOLD IN COURT
    611 5 'ETERNAL TRIANGLE' STORY TOLD IN COURT Wayang Actor's Body Dug Up From Garden Path —Police Wife's Lover Is Accused THIRTY months after a Singapore murder, a young Chinese, arrested m Scudai, Johore, stood m the dock of the Singapore Relief Court yesterday listening to the unfolding of what the prosecution
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    DIED WHILE HE DROVE CAR
    36 5 MR GOB Hork Mew. I'o!j!"^ hankrr and justice of the jcace, who dirtl while driving his ear. He was a .-law !>i t'li- inuliii i lieoalre, Yeap Char Itnlti Times picture.
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    Officials Silent On Schools
    140 5 Officials Silent On Schools vo official confirmation was available yest-r-on reports that negOtUl between the Singapore ication Department and ti Chinese Hi'jh School and; Hanyang Girls' Hi^h School Imcl b?en broken off. Mr. R.M. Tonne, acting l r of Education.' told 1 the Straits Times: "liy Department is not going
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    Garden Fete Results
    218 5 f J'HE result* oi the competiI von at the Red Cross Fete held al Raffles ition on A H mm Koa.ik earner*: 1446. one camphor wood chest, 3432, one Ki>d;'k camera: 727. canteen of cutI. 2315. lea scrwec. 3168, one to; 3368. one c.upi'i 3430. cm percolator
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    DRIVER FINED
    41 5 I Mini Out :>« 1 11 rrsimtidnil JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Ml Kutty, a taxi driver, was fined $10 here today lor conveying h>e excess passenger* n his taxi, and $15 for tailing to stop when signalled to by a constable.
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    Farewell Party
    71 5 T»HE staff of the Singapore A P.W.D. Special Services Branch gave a dinner party at the Islamic Restaurant last night m honour of Mr. A. Vljiaretnam. one of their colleagues, who l s sailing uunorrow for U.K. for higher studies. Mr. Vijiarotnam. a technical assistant m the P.W.D..
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    KALLANG AIRPORT ARRIVALS
    259 5 THE following puaaim »c?re among thi-:>e vhu ai rived at K?Uang airport, yesterday from points outside Malaya on the various air senrice.v Passeuß.'n; m iransU are not included tn the lul. K.LJM. Fr«aa Amsterdam: Messrs. G. iviniels, J. R. ERondam. J E. Jones, and H. G. Jung.
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    New Pilgrim Commissioner
    80 5 PENANG, Tues. TUAN Haji AH Rouse, Penana representative on the Malayan Pilgrimage Advisory Board and secretary of the Penang Registry of Mohamedan Marriages, ha s been seconded for service as Malayan Pilgrimage Commissioner for the rest of this year's Mecca season. He will leave Penang on Monday
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    Advertised Illegal Competition
    231 5 Advertised Illegal Competition fTTOE manager of Fraser and A Neav«» Ltd.. Singapore. Mr. W D. J. Vincent, was yesterday cautioned and discharged on a charge of displaying an illegal advertisement for a competition m a newspaper. He had pleaded guilty. The prosecuting officer. Inspector M. R. Balakrishuan. told the Fourth
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    STEN AMMO CHARGE
    59 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tiles. Lim Yoke Long, a 19-year-ok'. Chinese, v.as today charged before Raja Sulaiman m the First Magistrates Court with unlawful possession of on >i round of 9 men Sten gun am munition. The Magistrate refused bai and postponed the case to
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    Tobacco Smuggler Fined $30,000
    122 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. AN attempt to smuggle 44,542 1b5. of Siamese tobacco at Pontian Kechil. Johore. was frustrated by Inche Elias bin Haji Ali, Junior Customs Officer, and a party of men from the Preventivs Branch of the Customs Department. This is
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    Chap Ji Ki Charge
    90 5 GAMBLING schedules and staking slips valued at. $9,861 were produced as Fourth Police Court yesterday when Teo Hong Teah, aged 25.claimed trial to a charge of assisting In the running of a rhap Jl ki lottery on June 7. Mr. J. K. Ker. A.S.P.. said In
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    CLERK VANISHED WITH STAFF PAY
    79 5 from Ocr Staff Conrespoaccan IPOH. Tues. RAYAPPEN Francis, a foriiirr Financial Clerk of the High Court, was sentenced by Mr. M. R. Garton m the Sessions Court today to 3tt months' rigorous imprisonment for criminal breach of trust of a cheque for 57.678 which he
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    35 5 TilE GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE. Sir Franklin Gimson. pictured at Government House yesterday witk MajorGeneral G. B. Erskine. of the U.S. Defence Department, and a member of the U.S. military mission to SouthEast Asia. P.R.O. picture.
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    Serendah Shops Told To Close
    160 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUft, Tuesday. SHOPS m the village of Serendah, on the main trunk, road about 20 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, have been ordered to close except between noon and 2 p.m. The order takes effect immediately, and is made under
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    Singapore Diary
    50 5 V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, staff meeting. 9 a.m. chess club. 5 p.m. art club, life class. 6 p.m. Y.W.C.A., film show for members, USIS, Raffles Place, 3 p.m. HF\LING CAMPAIGN, by Rev. A. R. de Alwls, British Council Hall, Stamford Road. 7 p.m. PARADE. Happy Worid Stadium. 9 p.m.
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    Big Plans For Adult Classes
    98 5 Big Plans For Adult Classes THE Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee intends to dot the district with adult English classes, said the chairman, Mr. H. J. C. Kulasingha last night. He was speaking at the I opening of the third adult English class to be organised by the Pasir Panjang
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    GRASS FIRES
    23 5 Tv.o fires burnt small areas of lallang at BV2 nis. YlO Chu Kang Road and the 4th m.s.. Thomson Road, yesterday.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    30 6 THE FAMILY of the late Mr Khw Yonp Mncprely thank 11 rdatlvn nnd friends for their 1 inrt attrndancr :it the funeral ;il! fiose "\ho s^nt wrcatho. i (c
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    IN MEMORIAM
    34 6 ROBERTSON: Ir. trensurc-d of Rnbbir. beloved hu«I Ml of B'-bblr* Roborl.son: Chief(lan of the Java St. Andrews H'41 nnd other years, who )..>■( ri mv.-iy on August 9th. 1949. ■How gently, sweet Afton."
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Aug. 9, 1950. The Cautious Optimist
    555 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Aug. 9, 1950. The Cautious Optimist The note of cautious optimism which the CommissionerGeneral introduced into his broadcast on the scene m South-East Asia was not misplaced. The Korean war, the vast rearmament programmes which the Atlantic Pact countries are to undertake, the continued Communist
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    Ceylonese In The Straits
    437 6 Ceylonese In The Straits In an address to the Ceylon Association of Malaya, the Ceylon Government's Commissioner drew attention to the curious impasse which prevents a Ceylonese who was born in Singapore, Penang or Malacca from claiming citizenship of Ceylon. The Ceylon Citizenship Act does not recognise dual citizenship, and
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    K.L. BROADCAST
    34 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.~ Mr. J. A. E. Morley, actinc Deputy Economic Secretary, will broadcast the second m his series of talks on the FeJeration Six Year Development Plan tomorrow at 7.12 p.m.
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    The Colony's New College
    810 6 CHEONG HOCK HAI tells the Singapore parent what the new Training College for English school teachers will mean for his children. This College is housed m the former AngloChinese School building m Cairnhill Road, seen m the picture above. 1MIE advertisement columns of the Straits Times
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      Maria's Marriage
      409 6 yOUR Saturday editorial on Maria Hertogh will A probably have pleased all conventionally-mind-ed people, but it disregards the interests of Maria herself. Whether Maria is fourteen or thirteen, she appears U-> be independent enough, and more mature than most of her contemporaries. Although your editorial does not say
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      THE MARRIED TAXPAYER
      112 6 W M., the would-be ex"•pert writer of the letter published on July 5 under the heading "The Taxpayer And His Wife", has overlooked the provisions of Section 47 of the Income Tax Ordinance. It states: The Income of a married woman living with her husband shall, for
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      SWOLLEN EYES
      81 6 TT was with pleasure that I read In the Straits Times of the banning of smoking In a Kuala Lumpur cinema. May I appeal to the Singapore authorities similarly to ban smoking m theatres? A non -smoking theatre can fitly be called a recreation place, but before calling
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    On the Margin
    402 6  - On the Margin Cum! B 3B 3 THERE was an interesting reaction to that highpowered global voice, the. "Voice of America," In our correspondence columns yesterday. A listener In Penang beard a broadcast from this station on the anniversary of the Bill of Human Rights. This made him say to
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    WOMAN AMOK WOUNDS BOY
    164 7 WOMAN AMOK WOUNDS BOY 4 SIX-YEAR-OLD boy, Tay Yiow Kwee. received several head wounds when a Chinese woman ran amok with a parang m Pulau Minyak, Geylang. Singapore yesterday morning. She threatened to strike one ol the four police constables with the blood-stained parang when they broke open the door
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    Ng Seeks A Delay
    90 7 >TG Kai Sung, a 44-year-old I Hakka who is being tentatively charged with the murder of Yong Yit Lin. a Well-known Singapore contractor yesterday asked the Singapore Reliei Court magisMr C. H. F. Blake, to postpone the hearing of the preliminary inquiry as he was rnsaging
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    NEW NAME FOR GUARDS H.Q.
    212 7 Departure Of Coldstreamers Causes Change THE Headquarters of the 2nd Guards Brigade is to be re-named the 18th Infantry Brigade from Thursday, H was announced yesterday. This change is necessitated by the departure for England on Friday of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards the second
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    2 WOMEN ON $10,000 BAIL Tan Ah Huat. 27. Lim Kim
    60 7 2 WOMEN ON $10,000 BAIL Tan Ah Huat. 27. Lim Kim year-old women were charged m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday with possessing 277V2 lbs. of dutiable cigarettes Tan pleaded guilty, but Lim and Sim claimed trial. Bail of $10,000 m two surei ties was allowed to each ac-
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    COMMANDER
    23 7 Air Vice-Marshal F. J. W. Mellersh, the Air Officer Commanding R.A.F.. Malaya, has been appointed Commander of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force
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    FLAG DAY TOTAL
    17 7 St John Ambulance Association Flag Day m Sinuapore on July 22 brought m $12,825.99.
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    KILLED 330 BANDITS
    45 7 IN the 22 months that 1 the 2nd Guards Brigade have been m the Federation, the three Guards battalions and other units under its command have killed between 330 and 340 terrorists m their area. These figures include some killed by police.
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    'Korea? Not Bloomin Likely'
    380 7 'Korea? Not Bloomin Likely' r pO KOREA? Not bloomhV likely its Chelsea Barracks for us an' quick, too." This is the general feeling of the men of the Coldstream Guards who leave m the Orbita after two years ban-dit-fighting m South Perak and Cameron Highlands area. Since their arrival m
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    HAD NO CARD, 3 GAOLED
    71 7 Three Chinese, one of them a woman, were each sentenced to a month's imprisonment when they pleaded guily before Mr. H. E. Kingdon m the Singapore First District Court yesterday for not registering and possessing an identity card. Tan Hung, charged with failing to produce
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    Woman Faces Opium Charge
    56 7 A 36-year-old woman, Teo Ah Toh, was charged m the Singapore Second District Court yesterday with possessing 164 i lb. of opium at her house m Karuponp; Heap Guan San on April 11. Mr. J. H. S. Jenkins, Senior Customs officer, prosecuted, and Mr. D. S.
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    C-G's TALK
    22 7 The Commissioner General, Mi-. Malcolm Mac Donald, will talk on "Korea and SouthEast Asir. at 8 •->.;.!. tomorrow over Radio Malaya.
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    FAREWEL DRINK WITH THE C-IN-C.
    61 7 TWO GALLANT men of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards with the Commander-in-Chief, General Sir John Harding, (right) yesterday. They are: Second Lieut. John A. McGougan (centre) and Lance-Sergeant R. Butler, who last week were awarded the Military Cross and Military Medal respectively. General Harding won
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    MARINE PARADE FOR PICNICS
    297 7 -Commissioners To Study Plan 'THE possibility of developing the Marine Parade area of the Katong district into a holiday resort with amenities for picnickers and bathers will shortly be considered by Singapore Municipal Commissioners. The biggest problem, however, is the ownership of the land and an
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    ONG CLAN MEETS AT ITS TEMPLE
    54 7 Ong .lansmon m Singapore met on Saturday at their ancestral temple, 32 Chin Chew Street, for their annual general meeting. The meeting was conducted by Mr On* Joo Chin, one of ■.ho trustees and a grandson of one of tbe original trustees, the late
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    Air Hostess Evelyn's First Flight
    84 7 Air Hostess Evelyn's First Flight MALAYAN Airways new hostess, attractive 19-year-old Evelyn Teo, made her first flight yesterday to Kota Bharu and liked it. Dressed m the neat blue uniform of Malayan Airways, she said she was thrilled with the trip. Evelyn Teo. a fine swimmer was often runner-up m
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    TRIED SUICIDE, GETS $50 FROM BENCH
    128 7 r<OH Poh Heng, a fisherman who attempted suicide on Aug. 2, was paid $50 from the Magistrate's "Poor Box" m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. Goh, aged 36, had pleaded guilty to attempting suicide by taking 50 tablets of a drug normally used
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    ADMITTED TO BAR
    21 7 Mr. K. Viswallngam. barris-ter-at-law, was admitted to the Singapore Bar yesterday by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley.
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    DECREES MADE ABSOLUTE
    67 7 The decree nisi granted to M. Georges Henri Julien Desandre on April 3, dissolving his marriage with Helen Catherine Desandre was made absolute In the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley. The decree granted to Mrs. Marjorie Norma Mitchell on April 26,
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    FOUND HANGING
    17 7 A Malay was found hanging from a tree at Guillemard Road, Singapore, early yesterday morning.
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    New Lights May Save $900,000
    242 7 LARGE-SCALE experiments m the flourescent lighting of abattoirs, which might do away with the necessity of building expensive chilling rooms, are expected to be conducted shortly m the Municipality's pig abattoir at French Road. The experimt-nts if successful, will make it possible for the Municipality
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    FOUR POLICE DIE IN PERAK JEEP AMBUSH
    219 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A EUROPEAN police officer, a Malay police sergeant and two Malay special constables were killed in Perak today. They were travelling in a jeep, driven by another Malay policeman, when they were ambushed. The driver was
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    Tokyo Raid Leader Here
    56 7 Lieutenant General J.ir Doolittle. leader ol the fa ous first air raid on To! during World War 11, who is now a vice-president of the Shell company, arrived m Singapore yesterday by a'r from Hong Kong. General Doolittle. who w;.s accompanied by his wife, la on
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    WOMAN ROBBED
    27 7 A Malay woman was h»id up by three Chinese at Mount Emily Road yesterday aftt i noon and robbed of htr jewellery worth about $195
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    K.L.-S'pore Rail Line Blocked
    179 7 K.L.-S'pore Rail Line Blocked From Our Stall (urri-siiondent KUAI.A LUMPUR. Tues. r PHE railway line between A Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was completely block- ed a.s a result of bandit acti- > vity m Ncgri Sembilan last night, and breakdown gangs worked all day to clear the line Shortly after
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    LOTUS CLUB
    22 7 A general meeting of the Lotus Ciub will be held at 'Barat Bhavan," 2, Pierce Drive, at 5 p.m. today.
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      140 7 AN ALLENBURYS BE PRODUCT jot' Knlljfil? (i(> H'lt>lH' V H Deficiency Kg I [I Km* *m- I, MMI Calcydic Tablets are indicated m all conditions m which there it a deficiency of calcium, and when it is anticipated that extra demands will be made on the calcium rctervci. Calcydic Tablets
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    KASHMIR-'Wesat, we discussed, we dispersed'
    1194 8  - KASHMIR-' Wesat, we discussed, we dispersed' FRANK MORAES By BOMBAY: THOUGH the Delhi tripartite talks between Sir Owen Dixon, I.N. Representative m Kashmir, Pandit Nehm and Mr. liaqual Ali Khan are until later m the month, it is widely recognised that the I nrin- Pakistan deadlock on Kashmir has m
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    295 8 '"THE declarer's false-carding at the first trick m today's deal could not have succeeded against an expert defender, but it was the only chance declarer had to protect himself. South, dealer Nsrth-Sou h vulnerable NORTH o~S"T3TT all X jm WEST 10 EAST rrr »"J *)l)4i I SOUTH
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      166 8 STARTS flJF'TT'Rl'lffTl H-1-45-4 TODAY LjtaiJJiJLLIIJ 6.30 9.30 WINNER OF 2 DAILY MAIL AWARDS For Best British Film of the Year and Best Actor Richard Todd IB ~^M RONALD REAGAN PATRICIA NEAL RICHARD TODD [v 4 i LAST 4 SHOWS TODAY! J a NOTE TIMES: 10. 1.4.>. 5.30 9.15 p.m. Universal's
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      265 8 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD »W.Ma 28 Toler.tfd a liwomt per- CROSSWORD No. 135 Amb:.yjous kind of gun T ton (41. <6-»). 31. Many itreami for motor t 3 I J j 4 5 U 7. A clown In "Love'i isti (7). Labour's Lo»t <7) 32 Rip lact for a copy <T
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    The London Letter ANOTHER 1939? WE DON'T THINK SO
    1613 9 The London Letter ANOTHER 1939? WE DON'T THINK SO From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, July 31. C()HTIN(i through some old papers today I came across a cutting Iidiii the Straits Times of Feb. 17, 1939. It was of Notes of the Day, by "Anak Singapura". and reading it gave me
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    Frightened little lady
    158 9 CAROL, who it only three, had been looking forward for weeks to seeing Hie Golden City" at London's Adelphi Theatre and she was enjoying the show so well until things nearly went wrong for her. The cause of all the trouble was the fire-eating act. It was
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    THE HAPPY ENDING
    18 9 "OH, well, it must be magic and he's not such a bad chap after all."
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      422 9 There's still plenty of time to VISIT i^of^^f^w ROME ibiiisi Holy Year J^*^^^| You can be there "**&W t J*C#T t~9^ L, *4t Arab of Ttas la R00m... by Clipper osi-^b« hi wk,, a You'll rvmrmber Rome as luh^ an \«>u li\e! Tha lour great basilicas where Holy riles are
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      197 9 SINGAPORE PENAWC Editorials"; 4.55 Liait; 5.15 10 am. News, followed by 0 a m 2 D m As S'pore; 6 Re P° r t from Britain"; 5.30 Emergency News /rom K.L.; 10.10 "Listener 1 Calling; 7 News, Share "Bandstand": 6 Indonesian; 6.30 Close; 12 Malay; 1 pjn. Dance Market; 7.15
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    London Stocks
    309 10 LONDON. Tue«. A brighter atmosphere was apparent on the London Stock Exchange today due to a generally more hopeful feeling regarding the Korean situation. Commodity shares commanded the greatest interest. In this group rubbers were the most prominent, showing sizeable turn -over on a rising market. Closing middle
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    Hong Kong Exchange
    30 10 HONG KONG. Tues. pREE market currency exchange 1 for Hon? Kong dollars was quoted today as follows: US«I. HK»6.31: t\. HK515.70; one taei. of gold HKS3I6.— UP.
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    520 10 From A Market Correspondent DUBBER shares opened with reasonable inquiries m the Malayan market yesterday and prices again showed some improvement. Certain Tin shares reacted slightly to good dividend announcements and better outDuts. Industrials were hesitant. Price quotations announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDOSTBIALS Bayers
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    TIN PRICES
    331 10 SINGAPORE, Tnec, Aug;. s3-3.87' fup |5.12 Vi to a new record price). LONDON. Turs.. Aug. 8 Spot: £754— £755; Forward. £747— £74«; Settlement, £754. Turnover: Morning:, 95 tons, afternoon. 89 tons. S Malayan 22 6 23, 8 id S Tronob It/- Sun (Pi Bcsi 14/- 15'Sungcl Bldor Sit
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    SHIPPING IN SINGAPORE
    113 10 SHIPS m the Singapore Outer and Inner Roads and along--ide Harbour Beard godowns yesterday were: Outer Roads: Hai Hsuan. GoroBTOdak. Norby. Ribnovsk. M. Brander, Anna Maersk. San Geronimn. Inner Roads: Sirusa. Malim. Halvdan, Kotanica. Katong. Mentakab. Dan-el. Bunabaai. Hua Hen*. Sc'jdai. Merlimau. Kepong. Renong, Rode«ee. Bulan. Flounder,
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    14-ct. Drop In Rubber
    409 10 RUBBER reached a new peak price m Singapore yesterday morning, but dropped later to 14 cents a lb. below Friday's closing price. The market opened very firm after the holidays and some business m small lots was reported at $1.73 a lb., a cent above Friday's
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      1316 10 MANSFIELD «t CO.. LTD. I incorporated m Singapore) BLUB tUNMBL UMB Cirriari upH—t proceed via athai port* t« loao and ditckargt '»»f» t JAILINCS tc LIVIUPOOL CLAJCOW CONDON CONTINCNTAI "ORTS Du* Sails P Sham Port! l f A r Sh C n^l' t e.«/« Am,. 12 AuHJ/U A^. 17/18 A>rom«*M
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      345 10 PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON. INDIA ECYPT and MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Spore P Sham Penang Pres. Monro. 14/17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19/20 Aug. Pres. Buchanan 22/27 Aug. 28/29 Aug. 30 Aug./l Sept. Pre«. Harding 5/10 Sept 11/12 Sept. 13/15 Sept. fO US* PAttflt AND ATLANTIC PORTS
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      380 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANDIN AVI A'U X CONTINfNT m/« "Meonia" duo abt. A»f. 11 fw S^gon BiOßkok SAILINCS TO CONTINENT/ m/ "S..^.- d-eebtA-rl* SCANDINAVIA foi Bangkok m/» '•Kvernaas" due abt Aug. II Loading it Singapore, Port bwettenham tor Manila, Hong Kong. Kobe Penang. Yokoham? Takubar I?) Genoa. London
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      988 10 McAUSTER <fc CO.. LTD. Itaoorpotataa w> Sm«apor«i Talmhaa* Mm CORA EIXERMAN BUCKNALL KLAVBNKSS LINE LONDON hivll amtuooo LOS ANCELES. SAN FRANCISCO ROTTERDAM I'HAlm.uic"' 1 PORTLAND SEATTLE 6 VANCOUVM Acxeotina cargo toi Lantiai b Soutrt CITY OF LIVERPOOI American Ports Sham Pananc SUNNVVILLE In Part 10 Aug. VpO(< p yhin| mm^
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    KOTA RAJA ALL SET TO KEEP THE CUP
    544 11 KOTA RAJA ALL SET TO KEEP THE CUP Score Another 4-NH Victory Kota Raja 4; RA.F. Changi T»HE 1949 S.A.F.A. Cup holders, Kota Raja, are well on their way to retain the trophy for the second year. The irrepressible Rajas cleared their second obstacle yesterday with a four-nil victory over
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    Blue Flash B.P. Beat Superwing
    132 11 In a return match between Blue Flash B.P. and Superwing BP. played last Saturday at the 8.F.8.P. court. Blue Flash defeated their opponents by five games to two. 8.F.8.P. players mentioned first: Singles: Lee Kirn Seng beat Yahya bin Osman 16-18, 15-3, 17-14; Billy Quek
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    Tanglin Club Final Decided
    145 11 Airs. K. Greenwood and Mrs. Pearcy beat Miss Nathan and Mrs. Dawe quite easily to win the Women's Handicap Doubles title m the Tanglin Club tennis tournament yesterday. Mrs. Greenwood and Mrs. Pearcy playing at a handicap of —15.3 won 6-1. 6-2. from their opponents, whose
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    Dixon79n.o.ln RASC Match
    263 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. IN an lnter-RA.S.C. match, Malaya beat Singapore by 43 runs yesterday at Kuala Lumpur, a feature of the batting being th,e innings of Dixon (not out 79), who hit 12 fours out of 147 scored by Malaya R.A.S.C. For Singapore
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    EVERTON WEEKES REACHES 2,000
    332 11 GLAMORGAN v. W. I. ABANDONED SCOREBOARD W. INDIES— IST. INNS.:— MI GLAMORGAN— IST. INNS.:— S2S WEST INDIES— -iND. INNS. Rae b Watkim 14 Marshall c H. Davlei b Berer :<1 Trestrall c and b Jones :<7 Weckes cH. Darie, b Watklas 147 Chrlstianl c E. Oavles
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    10-NIL WIN FOR R.A.O.C.
    92 11 IN A friendly soccer match at 1 Alexandra yesterday, 30 Bn. RAOC 2nd. XI beat a Merchant Navy XI, from s.s. Benlawers, by ten goals to nil. RAOC opened play with an attack which allowed their centre forward Lomasney to net m the first minute, before
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    Film On Rugby For State Assns.
    412 11 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. HPHE annual general meeting of x the Malayan Rugby Union held m the Selangor Club on Sunday sanctioned the purchase of a three-reel film from England. When this film arrives, It will be shown to members of
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    35 11 HALIM beafs an airman to the ball with Haji Garhan lying on the ground and Ibrahim Dollah (No. 4) looking on an exciting moment m yesterday's S.A.F.A. Cup tie at the Stadium. Straits Times picture.
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    Lancashire v Yorks Drawn
    148 11 LONDON, Wed. I*HE vital County cricket cham1 pionship between Lancashire and Yorkshire was drawn today. Scores m all games today are: At the Oval, Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by nine wickets. Nottingham 229 and 211 (Hardstaff 82, Lock 5 for 37 >. Surrey 420 and 21 for
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    ChampionShotHas Another Ambition
    277 11 OWN KIM SIANG, 30-year-old Singapore stenoA grapher and winner of the Singapore Rifle Association's Bisley meet held over the weekend, told the Straits Times he hopes his second ambition a chance to shoot for the Duke of Gloucester's Cup at Bisley, England will come true m the
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    NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER BEST BET
    1017 12  -  EPSOM JEEP Ricksmead To Score Double By PENANG, Tuesday. ]^KPTUNE'S DAUGHTER'S third to Kanda over A llve-and-a-half furlongs on Monday was a good performance and I regard her as the best bet on the card at Penang tomorrow, third day of the Penang Turf Club August
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    P.W.D. SOCCER FINAL
    94 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Southern Section Final between Singapore and Selangor In the annual inter-state P.W.D. football competition for the shield presented by the P.W.D. Technical Services Union hat been postponed from tomorrow to Thursday. This will be played on the PWD Sports Club ground. Cheras Road.
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    NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER BEST BET
    130 12 NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER BEST BET EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER OUR LOVE WINDSOR UNITED PISCES RACE 1 LADDIE 3.3* Windsor Laddie United Pisces Oar Love Miss Jewel Oar Love Mist Jewel RACE 2 FAIR WEEK DEMARATUS BARONESS 4.00 Atom Boy Baroness Catherine Renal Eagle Atom Boy Royal Eagle RACE 3 RICKSMEAD
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    Today's Race Card
    904 12 DELOW is the card for today's races at Penang. The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race Seven. Race 1—3.30: Class 5, Div. 2— sh Furs 1. 000 Windsor Laddie M/s. Tan and dyne m Mawi 8.12 R. Breukelen 2. 000 Greetings Ingram 8.11 "G and Purple
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    YMCA FINALS TODAY
    132 12 OESULTS of yesterday's tennis iv ties In the V.M.C.A. tournament were:Class A H'cap Doubles: (SemlFinai Dr. Chan Ah Kow and Tan Hock Seng (—3O) beat W. B. Tan and Chta Chin Slang (—3O) 10-8, 6-4. Class B H'cap Doubles: (SemlFinal) Dr. Ong Swee Law and Un Hon
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    16 HANDICAPPED IN GOLD CUP
    352 12  -  EPSOM JEEP Four O'Clock Gets 9.7 By PENANG, Tuesday. OIXTEEN Class I horses have been handicapped for 0 the $5,000 Penang Gold Cup race over 1 mile and 3f. to be run on Saturday, the last day of the Penan* Turf Club August Bank Holiday
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    M.A.A.A.MEET QUERY
    144 12 Sports Letter AS a spectator at the finals of the Malayan A.A.A. meeting held at the Malayan University ground on Saturday, can I be enlightened why the hop, step and jump's new record, made m the qualifying jump on Friday was recognised as the winning distance In the
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    McLACHLAN GLAD TO BE BACK
    112 12  -  By EPSOM JEEP rtwaivu, lues. "I AM GLAD to be back I m Malaya" said Norman McLachlan who resigned as an official m the West Australian Turf Club to take up an appointment as official starter and extra official of the Straits Racing Association. Arriving
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    SBA Junior Fixtures
    287 12 rE iollowing ties m the Singa- I pore Badminton Association's junior championships will be played at the Clerical Union Hall tliis week-end SATI'RDAY at 7.00 p.m. Lim Kirn Choon (Useful) v Ng Cheng Hua (Marigold); Seah Kee Kwang (Marigold) v Goh Tian Chye (Useful); John Chua (Useful)
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    SCORELESS DRAW
    25 12 Chinese Sports Association were held to a scoreless draw by Tuan Mong 0.8.A. m a SAFA Junior Cup tie played at Gcylang yesterday.
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    Sports Diary
    54 12 SOCCER: Comm. I.ge: Eurasians v Royal Navy at Jalan Besar stadium; Business Hse: Mansfield v O.T.E.C. at Geylang; Bukom 0.C.8.C. at CYMA. Snr. Lge: T.B.A. v SCC at WOC. TENNIS: YMCA and Tanfflin Club tourneys (Cont.). SWIMMING: R.A.F. Seletar Swimming Gala. CRICKET: St. Andrew's School v. 21 Guard
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    PENANG WEIGHTS
    185 12 WEIGHTS for six of CL. 3. DIV. 1—1 Mile CL. 3, DIV. 1—6 Furs, tbe elfht races at Penang on Satur- Tempest 9.00 day are «1»en below: Eastern Picture 9.00 Airmail 8.10 Sp«arlijht x.i i So Black 8.09 CL. 1, DIV. 2—6 Furs. Film Fan 8.07 Grecian Prince
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    PROSPECT FOR M.C.C. TEAM
    85 12 ARTHUR MCINTYRE, considered by ir.in, to \,c life I] prospect for selection to the England Test team to Australia is no mean batsman, as this picture, tak.-n at rhe Oval, Kennington, London on Ail?. 2 indicates. Plavmg t u f U J" rey the °P enin
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    Non-Benders Meet This Weekend
    232 12 Non-Benders Meet This Weekend -THE NON-BENDERS Cricket Club of Malaya will hold their annual re-union m Kuala Lumpur over the week-end when the main attraction will be the annual Singapore vs. Federation cricket match. This will be the third NonBenders' gathering since the war. The first was m 194a when
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    R.I. ON TOUR Win Cricket, Lose Soccer
    112 12 R.I. ON TOUR Win Cricket, Lose Soccer From Our Staff f 'Tyr—cnl RAFFLES Institution"' trf Singapore began tv Federation toiir m Seremban today v.hen they defeato.l Kin Geor;;e V 19 run.s ai crlckel but 1 Ine soccer engagement !>/ two goals to out In the crick-t match 1 > tourists
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    22 12 TO-DAY: 8.:!0 a.m. i.UL Bn«.i and 6.00 p.m. (Bft.). TOMORROW: 9M 01. (7ft. 2 m.) and 8 p.m. (81!. L'm.i.
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