The Straits Times, 26 May 1951

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    19 1 The Straits Times. MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PACES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAT 20, 1951. if PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    BRITONS READY TO LEAVE
    350 1 Persians warn: IV s tear if troops move in JJRITAIN was yesterday ready to evacuate all Britons from Persia in an emergency. Diplomatic sources in London said Britain has definitely offered to accept oil nationalisation but is still anxious for negotiations. Britain's H> Parachute Brigade were
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    'BRITAIN BEING PUSHED AROUND'
    292 1 LONDON, Friday. lytß. Anthony Eden said last night that Britain Xl± was bain* "pushed around a little too much of late", while urging that the management of her foreign affairs be dealt with a firmer hand. Mr. Eden, deputy leader of the Conservative party, was speaking
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    SHIP RELEASED
    28 1 HONG HONG. Fri.— The Panamanian registered ship Eastern Trader was released tonight by a warship, believed to be Chinese Nationalist, which intercepted her off Swatow.— Reuter.
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    Communist offensive 'failure'
    170 1 TOKYO. Frl. UNITED Nations troops today forced back the Chinese Communists along the 120-mKe Korean front. After visiting the front, the Bth. Army Commander. Gen. James Van Fleet, said the Communists Spring offensive was now a complete failure. U.N. troops had broken through difficult delaying positions. Fresh
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    'NO BAN ON 5 ENVOYS'
    66 1 The Singapore Government last night said the C.I.D. men detailed to watch the five Chinese diplomats who passed through Singapore on their way to Peking were not given instructions to see that the envoys did not leave their rooms in Raffles Hotel. Rerter last night
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    SHIPPING POOL FOR WAR
    59 1 LONDON Fri.— Members of the North Atlantic Pact have agreed on a plan to mobilise their shipping in a single pool and its world wide allocation in wartime. An International organisation, to be called the Defence Shipping Authority, would be set up, the North Atlantic Planning
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    Jets shoot down runaway 'plane
    126 1 TOKYO, Friday. AMERICAN jet pilots yesterday shot down a A pilotless U.S. Air Force "flying boxcar" transport plane over the Sea of Japan after a 200-mile "ghost night". Tne aircraft, bound for Korea with supplies, developed engine trouble and the crew and two passengers baled
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    GIRLS, AUSTRALIA IS THE PLACE
    30 1 SYDNEY, Fri. GIRLS, Australia is the place. There are 77,000 more men than women. The population at December 31: 4,196,645 males and 4,119,154 females.— A.P.
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    BOMB AT BRITISH EMBASSY
    121 1 DUBLIN, Ireland, Fri. T>OLICE tonight were search1 ing for a youth who threw a handgrenade at the British Embassy, scattered leaflets threatening the King and Queen, fired two shots at a policeman and escaped in a car believed to be stolen. The shots missed the constable.
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    S'RORE FIRM SUES IN H.K.
    82 1 HONG KONG, Frl.— The Singapore firm, Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. opened a suit against the Hong Kong branch of the China National Amateur Athletic Federation today for the recovery of a sum of money which it claimed was owing as a result of the Hong Kong
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    CHINA SENDS GRAIN TO INDIA
    34 1 NEW DELHI, Fri.— China has sent 42,137 tons of grain to India and was expected to ship 200,000 tons more soon, a Food Ministry spokesman told Parliament today.— U.P.
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    THE KING HAS FLU
    35 1 LONDON, Fri.— The King was confined to his room at Buckingham Palace today with a mild attack of Influenza. Princess. Elizabeth was to take his place at two public ceremonies.— Reuter
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    INDONESIA PACT
    25 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Fri.— lndonesia has concluded a trade pact with Switzerland under which she will exchange raw materials for arms.
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    THE FENCER FELL —DYING
    84 1 STOCKHOLM. Fri. OIERCED by his oppon- ent's sabre. Ilmarl Vartia, a Finn, was killed in the world fencing championships in Stockholm today. His opponent was last year's world epee champion. Morgans Luchow. a Dane. The sword ran into Vartia's body under the armpit and entered his
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    DALAT MAYOR HELD IN SAIGON
    134 1 SAIGON Frl. DR. Tran Dinh-Gue, Mayor of Dalat. sacked over the "reprisal shooting" of 20 hostages, was In preventive detention in Saigon according to Vietnamese sources. The mayor, who was relieved of his functions by experorßaoDa^ he heard of the shootings, did not occupy a
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    PEACE ON BORDER?
    41 1 TEL AVIV, Fri.— The possibility of peace on the SyrianIsraeli border arose yesterday from a United Nations announcement last night that the officials of the two countries were prepared to convene a mixed afml§t|o« commission for May 38.—
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    LEE CALLS FOR TRUE TIN STORY
    195 1 Frcm Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A HOPE that the Malayan tin industry would take "further steps to present the true facts" about the Malayan industry so that "the people of the biggest tin consuming country would cot be misled" was voiced by
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    WRONG ANTHEM
    47 1 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri The Russian national anthem blared out from Kajang High School, SeTangor, yesterday morning— but it was a mistake for the British national anthem was on the other side of the record. The school was rehearsing for "speech day."
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    VISIT TO STUDIO
    53 1 YANG Dl-PERTUAN BESAR «f Negri Sembilan visited the Pinewood film studios recently. Others in the party were from Jeft: Mr. W. A. Ward, (Malayan Agent in London); Miss Betty Box. producer of the film "Appointment with Venus"; Tunsku Mohamed. private secretary: the Tungku Ampuan. Tunfcku Bahiha. Tungku
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    MALA YA 'S TRADE WITH INDIA A RECORD
    172 1 TRADE between Malaya and India for the 12 months ended March this year was a record it was announced yesterday. More than $324,000,000 worth of goods were exchanged between the two countries. This was an increase of $223,000,000 over the 12 months
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    Curfew to beat race dope gang
    330 1 ALL last night private guards hired by Singapore trainers reinforced the specially alerted "anti-dope-ring" guards which were mounted over the Singapore Turf Club's Bukit Timah stables in an effort to break the dope racket which threatens Malay/.;a racing. At half-past-six last night, a curfew
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    Russian pilots over Korea
    81 1 Russian pilots over Korea WASHINGTON. Frl. /"1ENERAL J. Lawton Coflvf lins said today "We s.-e quite convinced that Russians are flying some of the Communist planes in Korea." Gen. Collins. U.S. Army Chief of Staff, also said that equipment captured from the Chinese Reds was "mostly Russian." Gen. Collins was
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      232 1 Around 77jp Corner From Anywhere {Still more copies! sold in April 1 CALES of the STRAITS TIMES and the SUNDAY I: TIMES, Malaya's national newspapers, continue I r to increase. Average daily nett sales in April j I were STRAITS TIMES SUNDAY TIMES 51,557 68,655 z z These circulation figures
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    NAZI HANGING STOPPED—2 HOURS TO GO
    250 2 NAZI HANGING STOPPED— 2 HOURS TO GO LANDSBERG, Bavaria, Friday. CEVEN Nazi mass murderers, under sentence °of death for up to three years, were saved from the gallows last night less than two hours before they were due to hang. In the afternoon their wives bade them iarewell in Landsberg
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    Hall steps down for younger man
    102 2 Hall steps down for younger man LONDON. Fri. UISCOUNT HALL, First Lord of the Admiralty, has resigned and will be replaced by Lord Pakennam, at present Minister of Civil Aviation, it was officially announced here last night. Viscount Hall who is 69, told the Prime Minister in a letter that
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    RAW MATERIALS
    32 2 NEW DELHI, Fri.— lndia in 1950-51 imported nearly 2 000,000,000 rupees (US$42O.000,000) worth of raw materials for industrial use, Commerce and Industry Minister H. K. Mahatab told Parliament during question-hour.
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    Princess says: 'I'm ignored'
    105 2 BOMBAY, Fri. A BEAUTIFUL princess ™-from Texas Is to "squat" in a Calcutta palace to force maintenance pay out of her dead husband's family- The Princess Billie Indrajit born Billie Bridges is 34, tall, blue-eyed and brunette. Last night she sat weeping in her Bombay hotel
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    Korea Commander
    62 2 LONDON, Fri. It was announced in parliament that Major-General Archibald J. H. Cassels had been appointed to command the Commonwealth forces In Korea, now raised to divisional strength and to be known as the Ist Commonwealth Division, United Nations Forces. For the last two years the general has
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      Dentists to save that 'gaping look'
      278 2 MANCHESTER dentists are working on a stop-gap false tooth, which takes only three minutes to make from a plastic powder. The tooth, made in a celluloid mould, can be tinted to the exact colour of the other teeth. Dentists hope to use it to
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      239 2 NOTICES NOTICE BHUX KAT CO., all branches In Malaya will be closed on Saturday 2Cth May 1*51 as a mark cf respect to their beloved founder the late Mr. Poong Sow Nam (86 yr«.) who passed away peacefully on 34tti May at 1.05 pjn. Business at usual as from 27th
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      76 2 NOTICES NOTICE TO HJI FORCES. Nantos milk bar again welcomes you to our old patrons we assurt our normal service to new patrons we assure satisfaction^ REX JOHORE MHRU Today 3 Skews: 3.15— «.«5 -MODERN WIFE" (Mandarin) Atlantic Great Worli Tpday 3 Sbows: 3JS— IM A t.15 "DESERT HAWK" (Teehmtcelw)
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      462 2 NOTICES i 1 PUNGAH TIN DREDGING, LIMITED The Directors of Pungah Tin Dredging Ltd., announce that the Company's Property Claim In Siam has been assessed at £119.016. 15. 8d. and that full payment of this amount has been received. Repayment Siamese adranees reduces amount to £73.700. MLAYA/CHINA/JAPAN CONFERENCE Shippers are
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      532 2 PUBJIC APPftNJMI-fcTj I ADMIRALTY Asian School, HM. Naval Base, Singapore. Vacancies exist for registered teachers on the staff of the above school. Salary at Government Afternoon School rates with normal allowances. Applications, which should indicate whether morning or afternoon sessions are preferred, should be made to:— The Captain of the
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    'TIDE IS TURNING IN S.-E.A'
    150 3 LONDON. Frl. ffiHE Times declared today JL that there were signs that the determination of JBiam, Burma and Indonesia to resist Communism had been strengthened by Communist setbacks in Korea, Malaya and Indo-China. The paper stressed that although the latest official review of operations against
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    NO REQUEST FOR BOARDS
    66 3 WASHINGTON, Frl. Mr. Edwin Bigson. chairman of the Centra! Group of International Materials Conference said yesterday that no official requests to form rubber and tin committees have been received. He said it would be useless to form rubber and tin committees without the participation of the
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    AUSTRALIAN POLICE SWOOP ON UNIONS
    371 3 AUSTRALIAN POLICE SWOOP ON UNIONS Shipping chaos follows search MELBOURNE, Friday. AUSTRALIAN Government raids on seamen's and dockers' union offices in Sydney and Melbourne today aroused trade union resentment and threw shipping into chaos. Armed with search warrants the security men turned out drawers, lockers and cabinets in the offices
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    STALIN'S TONGUE OVER 'VOICE'
    23 3 WASHINGTON, Fri.— The United States "Vole* of America" will start broadcasting to Russia tomorrow in Stalin's native Georgian language.
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    Jews clear Czech of atrocities
    100 3 TEL AVIV, Fri. HAIFA district court today cleared a 37-year-old Czech of charges of having exposed Jews to extermination in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. He was the first Christian to stand trial in an Israel court for war crimes. Andre Banik had been accused of having kicked
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    ROAD TO GIB. COST THEM £60
    87 3 TWO soldiers chatted on the French-Spanish frontier, it went this this:— "How long: do you think it would take Stalin to reach the Rhine?" One day." said the Spanish soldier. "And to the Pyrenees." "Three days," replied the Spaniard. "And to get to Gibraltar?*'
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    Pacific pact for C 'wealth talks
    193 3 Pacific pact for C 'wealth ta lks LONDON, Friday. QFFICIAL sources said yesterday that Middle East v strategy and the structure of a Pacific Pact would be the two main subjects for discussion at the forthcoming conference of Commonwealth defence ministers. Officials said that finai plans for the conference have
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    37 3 NAVAB SAFARI, chief of the fanatical Muslim secret society, Fedayan Islam, who is beinjr hunted by Persian police following threats to kill Premier Mossadeq. This photo was taken by a sympathiser at an undisclosed place in Teheran.
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    WORK AT SEA FOR ASIANS
    67 3 WORK AT SEA FOR ASIANS GENEVA, Fri.— The Marltime Commission of the International Labour Organisation yesterday urged an 1.L.0. investigation of working conditions of Asian seamen. The Commission, of seamen and shipowners from the world's leading martime nations, ask?d for a full inquiry into methods of recruitment and engagement, welfare
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    THREAT TO PRESS
    42 3 LONDON, Frl.— The excessive price of newsprint threatens the freedom and existence of the world's press, the fourth annual congress of the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers was told yesterday by Mr. O. Von Der Borght, of Belgium.— U.P.
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    Overtime ban off
    27 3 LONDON, Frl.— Five thousand engineers at the Newcastle works of Vlckers Armstrong today voted to end a 10-week-old ban on piecework and overtime. Reuter.
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    EXTRA RASHER
    24 3 LONDON, Frl.— A five-year agreement for the export of pigs and bacon from Eire to Britain was signed in London yesterday.— Reuter.
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    Black market in tribal wives
    294 3 Price of a bride is too high' LONDON, Friday. THE Colonial Office reported glumly today that inflation was disrupting native life in East Africa. The price of brides, the Colonial Office said was too high. i Up to 1942, a man could get a good
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    REDS 'NOT PILING RUBBER'
    80 3 REDS 'NOT PILING RUBBER' LONDON, Fri. BRITISH officials said yesterday that Russian rubber purchases from Empire sources show no signs that the Soviets are unduly stockpiling for war purposes. Soviet imports of rubber have declined since 1948. Nevertheless, Britain has undertaken to control the flow of rubber with other strategic
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    MAO 'MAY GO INTO BURMA'
    96 3 MAO 'MAY GO INTO BURMA LONDON, Fri. TVHERE are indications that Communist China may be preparing to intervene in Burma, diplomatic sources said here today. They claimed that intelligence reports from Burma said that Chinese staff officers had been identified circulating secretly in northern Burma, seeking to consolidate factions in
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    COMING SIR....
    49 3 PATRICIA Dainton, the film actress, fires a pistol to start this year's London Waiters' Race at the Polytechnic Stadium, Chiswick. on Saturday. It was won by John Sutter. from Switzerland, who carried a full glass of champagne over the half-mile coarse without spilling a drop. A.P. picture.
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    ATOM SCIENTIST PAYS HOMAGE TO EVA
    112 3 BUENOS AIRES, Friday. ATOM scientist Kovvald Rk- liter, reported on A Wednesday to have been arrested in Buenos Aires, will "work 24 consecutive hours in homage to President and Eva Peron". This was announced by the Presidential press office. Earlier yestertiay the President's office
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    NOT SO BAD AS IT'S PAINTED
    61 3 MANCHESTER., Fri. An upside-down reproduction of a surrealist painting remained undetected until several hundred copies of the catalogue in which it was printed were sold. The painting was "Autumn Landscape" by William Gear. The printers explained their mistake; "The nature of the design made
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    One Marian to another—
    96 3 One Marian to another CAPE TOWN. Frl. iTOMMENTINO today on statements by Premier Malan that South Africa would become a republic, Group Captain A. G. (Sailor) Malan, Battle of Brl- "We stood silent for three years and nave watched this power-drunk government, controlled by a secret, sinister organisation, assail our
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      158 3 V^^lP^SlM \v* Whiteway's H S^f-U^l Devon Cyder |Kg\J %^*2^A ,'twith the apple-crisp X2s¥^^g^Kr sparkle of the Devon country-side where 'tis said Cyder be "proper handsome Quarts and pints: $2.20 98 cents (Singapore) COLD STORAGE Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd. THE MODERN WINDOW Wm\ KEEPS THE WEATHER OUT m M W
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    CHINESE CUSTOM? NO —EQUITY SAYS COURT
    407 4 CHINESE CUSTOM? NO —EQUITY SAYS COURT A PLEA that he should be guided by local Chinese custom and not follow too closely the decisions of English courts, laying down principles for Christian people in a Christian country, was rejected by Mr. Justice Spenser Wilkinson when he gave judgment in the
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    NEW'LIVE' THEATRE PLANNED
    117 4 NEW'LIVE' THEATRE PLANNED A GAP left by the dissolution of the Singapore Repertory Company has been nHed by the re-estab-lishment of The Stage Club. The Stage Club first established in Singapore in 1945 suspended operations at end of 1949 and confined ltseflf to assisting the Repertory Company with players and
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    IGNORED SIGN
    34 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl.— For filing to observe a road sign. Tai Thiam Hock, of Singapore, was fined $10 and All hin Adam, a Singapore overseer, was fined $15 for a similar offence.
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    Six months on bribe charge
    199 4 Six months on bribe charge LIM Eng Par, aged 22. a former copy-typist at the Singapore Immigration Office, East Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, was sentenced in Singapore yesterday to six months' imprisonment on a charge ol giving a bribe of $40 to an immigration inspector, Ong Kian Chong. Mr. D. O
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    22 ARE FINED
    21 4 Twenty-one Chinese women and a man were each fined SlO in Singapore yesterday for playing paikow for money.
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    BUDDHIST TEACHER
    59 4 THE FIRST Dhamma (Buddhist doctrine) classes to be organised In Singapore by the visiting Buddhist dignitary from Ceylon, the Yen. N*rada Thero, began on Thursday night at the Buddhist Temple in Outrara Road. This picture of the first students with their teacher includes Dr. G. H. Garlick of
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    Man killed: Govt. gives wife $3,200
    341 4 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Friday. MRS. Maheswary Sabaratnam, whose husband was killed when the R.A.F. dropped a stick of bombs on Utan Simpang Estate, Kuang, Selangor, last November has received $3,200 from Government as "compensation for damage caused by the security forces'". The
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    Put up taxi fares,. urge drivers
    79 4 Put up taxi fares,. urge drivers SINGAPORE taxi drivers want rates raised because of the increase in the price of petrol and operation costs. Mr. T A. Simon, president of the Singaiwre Hire Car Association, yesterday said that the Association had been asked to seek Municipal permission to increase fares.
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    RIOTERS GAOLED
    29 4 Two Indonesian P.W.D. labourers, Noori bin Hajl Adris and Sarglnan bin Kaarton. were each sentenced in Singapore yesterday to two years' imprisonment for rioting on Dec. 11.
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    reaches $4 mil.
    239 4 rIE recent revival of interest in the University of Malaya Endowment Fund brought in several large donations and the Fund has reached the $4 million mark. Largest donation was received from Lower Perak— $50,000. A donaUon of $5,000 was received last week from the Ceylonese Central Committee,
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    Women hurt in car crash
    53 4 Two Europeans Mrs. M.D Othman and Mrs. Evans, were injured when their car was in collision with another car opposite Upper Serangoon Road post office. Mrs. Othman was taken to the General Hospital with slight head injuries. Mrs. Evans was treated for minor shoulder Injuries
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    SULTAN OF BRUNEI
    60 4 The Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald will attend the Coronation ceremony of the Sultan of Brunei on May 31. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Donald left Singapore by air yesterday for Borneo. They will stay with the Governor of Sarawak in Kuching for two days, where they will
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    REGISTRATION —3 MORE
    49 4 Three more nurses registered in Singapore yesterday, making five registrations since the signing on began last Wednesday. The registration office, on the 2nd floor. Fullerton Building, state it is compulsory for all nurses practising in Singapore who are not in Government or Municipal service, to register.
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    Laubach flies in with his team
    237 4 A MAN who in 20 yean of travel through 75 counri tries has put nearly 60,000,000 people on the road to literacy arrived In Singapore last night by BOAC Argonaut from Rangoon for a six-day stay He Is American-born Dr. Frank C. Laubach. His
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    SMOKES RETURNED,
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl Pined $8 at Johore Bahru for hawking cigarettes without a licence, Lim Cheng Seng. of the Naval Base, was allowed to have the cigarettes back but not his tray and stand
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      70 4 Today's Radio SPORE 10 a.m. News from K.L.; 10.10 Close: 1 p.m. 'Saturday Ballroom; 1.30 News; 1.50 Plantation Music; 2.05 S'pore Racing; 6.15 Children; 6.40 Fred Waring 6c his Penns-1-vanians; 7 News; 7.15 "Police t.id the People"; 7.20 "Listeners' Choice"; 7.50 "Spotlight on the Emergency; 8 "Hook, line tnd Sinker";
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    10 missionaries for Malaya to aid Chinese
    310 5 10 missionaries for Malaya to aid Chinese •SQUATTERS SPIRITUAL CHAUEMCf From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Fri. fTHE Church Missionary Society is sending 10 missionaries to Malaya to implement a committee decision made in February. The decision was that "a commission be established on an experimental basis to work among the
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    TRUSTBREACH ALLEGED
    58 5 TRUST BREACH ALLEGED Peter Teo claimed trial In Singapore yesterday to a charge of criminal breach of trust of $50 Belonging to Soe Jerto bin Ranchoja. at Pulau Bukom. He also claimed trial to a charge of cheating Soe Jerto of a bicycle valued at $150. The case was postponed
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    BANISHED FOR LIFE, RETURNED
    60 5 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORB BAHRU, Fri.— Tan Seng Kee, who was banished for life in 1940 from Johore and was found working at Scudai, today was committed fo r trial to the Assizes. He was arrested, it was stated, when found smoking chandu. His fingerprint*
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    VISITORS AT C.I.D
    33 5 Three Siamese police officers. Lt.-Gen. Phoa Slriyanon, Maj. Thana Poshyananda and Maj. Phansak Visel, were shown around the C.I.D. headquarters yesterday by Mr. D. K. Broadhurst, Assistant Commissioner of Police.
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    CHARGE DROPPED
    33 5 I i ■»in Our Own Correspondent, SEGAMAT, Frl— Police yesterday withdrew a charge of retaining stolen property against Pang Kirn, aged 49, in the Segamat Court. Peng Aas acquitted and discharged
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    LOTTERY: 2 FINED
    30 5 Njt Poh. aged 61 and a woman. Tan Chwoe Neo, aged 52, were fined $300 and $150 respectively In Singapore yesterday to assisting In a chap-ji-kee lottery.
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    TWO S'PORE WEDDINGS
    96 5 TWO S'PORE WEDDINGS MR. AND MRS. P. G. Gilmour, after their wedding at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore. yesterday. The Rev. Canon R. K. S. Adams officiated. The bridegroom is with the Borneo Company at Kuala Lumpur. The bride, formerly Mrs. J Paterson. is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E.
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    Student village in Singapore soon
    222 5 J^ MINIATURE village with a community of 600 students of the University of Malaya, will spring up in Dunearn Road, when the new hostels are ready at the end of this year. i Accommodation for the Hist batch of students about 100 to 150 is
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    FALSE ALARM
    26 5 A short circuit which sounded a fire alarm at the Singapore Harbour Board coal plant made, firemen and security police rush to the scene.
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    Workers paid but strike goes on
    105 5 Workers paid but strike goes on A BOUT half— mostly women —of the 200 daily-paid workers of Bata Shoe Company, who have been on strike since last Friday have taken their wages for the week May 16 to 22. But. with the rest, they continued their strike. The workers claim
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    SINGAPORE WEEKEND DIARY
    117 5 TODAY FESTIVAL OF BKITAIN. U.E. 3 ilciing, River Valley Road, cxi albltlon, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., film .•how. 3.30 p.m. BRITISH RED CROSS Handicapped Children's Club outing, Katong Park, 10 a.m. to noon. Y.W.C.A., 8. Port Canning Road, jumble sale, 3 p.m. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, chess
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    THERE ARE BANDIT BABIES BUT....
    418 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. BANDIT babies the babies no-one seems to want. There must be some orphan bandit babies in the Federation. In fact, one Government official admitted that that there were. But when the Straits Times tried today to find out
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    S'pore service for drowned boy
    48 5 A memorial service for H. O. Plyasena. a 17-year-old Singapore schoolboy who was drowned off Changl about a year ago. will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow, at 27. Buffalo Road. The visiting BuddhLst priest from Ceylon, the Yen. Narada Thera will officiate.
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    COMBINED DINNER
    31 5 For the first time, the Old Raffiesians' Association and the Old Raffles Girls' Association, will hola a combined annual Founder's Day dinner a8 p.m on June a: RaOßr* Hotel.
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    Indian musician S.E.A. tour
    119 5 V-.K. KANtiAKAMANUJAM, Ifl famous South Indian "Vrena" specialist, and his llKyear-old daughter, Kumari Padma. gave a musk performance in the BrKlah Council Hall. Stamford Road. Singapore .-strrdiy. Mr. Rangaramn'i •'»•>! t in Madras has taken up music for the love of art. lie is on a
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    DEATH
    69 6 TOONO SOW NAM (86 yeart> foundw of Shui Kaf. 'nd Co.. t**e beloved father of Mes-iis Fooog Toot Seng. Toon* Tu^ti Saig Foong Chee Seng, Foong T«e Senc Mr*. Lee See Lav (Madam Foong Swee Kheng) and Mtes Trtaog Swee Lin. passed away peacefully after a short illness at
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    PERSONAL
    31 6 UTTUB THEATRE. Armenian Street, Chrtstophw Fry's "The Lady's Not For Burning" presented by the Little Theatre Players on 2nd, 4th, sth. 6th 7th, Bth and 9th Joste at fl pan.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., May 26, 1351 Indonesian Horizon
    481 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., May 26, 1351 Indonesian Horizon Singapore looks across to Indonesia from the coasts of Pasir Panjang and Katong and Bedok. Under the treaty of 1824 Holland withdrew her objections to the British settlement at Singapore, while Great Britain agreed never to establish settlements on the
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    Pulau Tekpng
    448 6 Last Tuesday morning the Singapore Legislative Council devoted over an hour to Pulau Tekong. Whether the people of that island derive any tangible benefits from that debate or not, they at least have the satisfaction of knowing that this Council is now better informed about their island and
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    9 6 Photograph by C. A. Gibson-, MONSOON CLOUDS OVER PERLIS
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    Fifty Years Ago.
    159 6 (From the Straits Times of May 23, 1901.) lI7HEN the Reformatory was If first opened (to Singapore) a tern weeks ago it started business with only one boy. This youth lazily cast his eye around the allegedly boy-proof enclosure which separated him from the nice nauchtr world
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    Singaporeana
    858 6 THE tradition of the priests and worshippers at the small Hindu temple in Orchard Road, next to Amber Mansions, that their temple has been there since Raffles' time is a true one. The story of this temple, called the Sivan temple, was told by S. Slvadas, of the Straits
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    As I was Saying
    1065 6  -  Cynicus —by /CONVERSATION at the dinner table turned on the question of compensation in tlie Nancy Moller case. The British Government win pay, but who gets the money and, how much? Compensation for the Nancy Moller's owners is a fairly straight forward matter; the rubber is
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    12 6 And if that doesn't stop your snoring. I'm going back to mother."
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    ACTION SOUGHT ON FOOD
    291 7 IPrices will rise unless strong moves warning IJRGENT measures to overcome the serious food situation in Singapore have been recommended to the Singapore Government by the Local Food Produce working committee. The committee is one of seven set up by the Singapore Legislative Council earlier this
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    Only 1 brand of milk up
    90 7 ONLY one brand of sweetened condensed milk has had its price increased in Singapore "Milkmaid" which will cost 70 cents, instead of 65. The Deputy Controller of Supplies. Mr. W. W Jenkins, yesterday said that he had received information of increases in milk prices
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    KAJANG H.G.
    65 7 From Our Own Correspondent KAJANG. Fri.— The Civil Defence Commissioner Fe- deration of Malaya. Mr. G W. SomervUle iast night ■called the Kajang Home Guard unit "the most progressive in the Federation He congratulated the offli ce:s and men of the local j Home Guard unit for the
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    COLONY BUYS UP NORBAY RUBBER
    312 7 SINGAPORE Government has bought the 750 tons of rubber in the S.S. Norbay which was bound for Red China and unloading began yesterday morning. Late on Thursday night the Master of the vessel. Capt. R. c. Thomas, received a letter from the Singapore agent for
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    EVIDENCE IN WRITING
    56 7 The Commission of Inquiry into retirement benefits in Singapore will receive written evidence, it was announced yesterday. All written evidence must be sent to the secretary of the Commission, at the Labour Department, Havelock Road, Singapore, if possible before June 15. Written evidence may be expanded by
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    WITH HORSES FOR SIAM
    48 7 MR. IVAN HALL, of Scone, N S.W.. an Australian horse breeder, arrived in Singapore yesterday on board the Niew Holland on a tour of in- viiip were 21 of bis horthe Far East. Also aboard se.s destined for the Siamese cavalry. Straits Times picture.
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    RUBBER MEETING
    35 7 Sir Andrew McFadyean and not Sir Eric McFadyean spoke at the London meeting of Malacca Rubber Plantations Ltd.. which was reported in yesterday's Straits Times Sir Andrew is a director of the company
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    $50 MILLION LOSS ON RUBBER
    235 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. AM ALAYA is losing about S5O million a year because 1 much of the rubber produced by smallholders is of poor quality, said Mr. J. M. Gullick, Executive OlTicer of the Rural and Industrial Development Auihoritv. in a
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    CHURCH ADDRESS
    33 7 One of Professor Soper's last addresses in Singapore will be at the Tamil Methodist Church, Short Street, on Sunday at 9.30 a.m., when he will speak on "The Gospel as Salvation."
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    BANDIT AMBUSH FAILS
    162 7 BANDIT AMBUSH FAILS From Ous Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUK. Fri. AN esiate manager and a visiting agent escaped yestcroay when they were ambushed on an estate in the Tapah area of PEKAK. A police jungle squad was es;orcing them. The bandits oj.c:ied fire but the jungle squad counter-attacked and the
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    KLUANG PARADE
    52 7 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG. Fri.— More than 2.000 schoolchildren and teachers in Kluang assembled at the Kluang Government English School to hear tile District Officer. Inche Hussein bin Haji Sulong. the Administrative Officer. Mr. G. R A. Turnbull, and community leaders address them on the significance of
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    Theatre NOT for MCA sweep
    86 7 ThECAUSE they regard lotteries "a highly controversial subject" in the Colony, the Building Committee of Singapore Municipal Commissioners have refused permission for the Malayan Chinese Associations third $1,000,000 lottery to be drawn at the Victoria Theatre. Members of the Committee felt that "considerable misunderstanding' might
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    THEIR TARGET: 1,000,000 BIRDS
    85 7 |piVE more men are to be put on the Job of inoculatlnjr poultry against ranikhet, Singapore's Chief Yet»ri«ar« rtm~* Mr a cerjaary omcer. Mr. R. A. Mr. Wright hoped to inoJjjJflJ, a t£ u JJJ blrds by the The existing team of five men were covering
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    28 MEN TO GET AWARDS
    68 7 The Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, Mr. M. Gopala Menon, at a ceremony tomorrow will present certificates of proficiency to 28 men who have passed out from the Naval Base Hindustani School. The Hindustani School, run by Mr. K. Vasu, a Naval
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    ASSAULT CHARGE
    47 7 From Our Own Correspondent BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. Alleged to have assaulted a girl, Ng Lean Yoke, on April 15 at Butterworth, a Chinese, Chew Swee Kong, and a woman, Alice Tan Guat Say, claimed trial in the Butterworth court .Hearing was fixed for July 10
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    Pet shop conditions shock investigator
    263 7 ]L|R. Richard Hathcock, visiting publicity directoi IT of Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, yesterday said that he was shocked at the conditions under which animals were kept in Singapore pet shops. He said the animals— mostly birds, dogs and monkeys—were
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    INLAND REVENUEDEPT PROPOSED AT K.L. MEETING
    242 7 INLAND REVENUE DEPT PROPOSED AT K.L. MEETING From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. 'pHE creation of a Department of Inland Revenue which will amalgamate the existing Income Tax Department, the Estate Duty Department, the Registry of Businesses, and the Stamp Duty offices was discussed at the Conference of Rulers
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    'NO ENEMIESSTRANGLED
    68 7 Described as a "quiet man who had no enemies," a 32-year-old Malay watchman, Suchaya bin Yahya, was strangled while he was asleep with four other people at his Wesi Coast Road home. At a Singapore inquest yesterday, the Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, recorded a verdict of murder against
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    Rubber men are 'political pawns'
    185 7 liflß. G. M. Knocker, presiding, told the annual meeting of the Mentakab Rubber Company in Singapore: "It seems that rubber producers continue to be pawns in international politics and it is difficult to form an opinion t>n future market levels once political factors no longer
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    FIRED AT CUARD ROOM' CHARGE
    60 7 From Our Own Correspondent. TAIPING, Fri. SUDIN bin Ibrahim, 19. a former special constable, appeared before the Taiping Magistrate on a charge of doing a rash act at Pondok Tanjon* Estate by nrmg a Sten gun at the ttuard room, and wounding one man. The
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    WATCH FOR THE MOON
    72 7 The Chief Kathi, Singapore, Tuan Haji Ali. in conjunction with the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society Singapore, will detail religious officials to watch for the moon, to signal the start of the fasting month, on the evening of June 5, not on June 4, as reported. If
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    NORBAY UNLOADS
    58 7 A FLOATING concrete b?.~?e, equipped with a heavy crane, is berthed alongside (above) the Norbay in the Singapore Outer Roads to unload her 759- ton cargo of rubber which has been bought yesterday on orders of Singapore Secretariat for Economic Affairs. A load of rubber is lifted (below)
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    WAR VETERANS ARE ASKED TO DESTROY THE WICKED PERIL'
    235 8 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. DRIGADIER L. H. Pugh, today appealed to former members of the Johore Defence Force to continue the work of leadership they had shown during the war and help the security forces in Malaya to
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    Good orders sustained rubber mart
    211 8 Good orders sustained rubber mart THERE has been little price change this week in the Singapore rubber market, says Lewis Peat's market report, issued yesterday. Good orders have been received from the Continent and these, -with a short position locally, have held the market above G.S.A. levels. On Thursday afternoon,
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    Pakistan trade team in S'pore
    233 8 Pakistan trade team in S'pore rE Pakistan Govefnment Is now "actively considering" the establishment of a Pakistan Trade Commission in Singapore. Mr. S. M. Ahmed of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, said yesterday. Mr. Ahmed Is a member of the eight-man Pakistan Industrial Mission which arrived
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    12 MONTHS' GAOL ON OPIUM CHARGE
    40 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl.— Lee Kong Seng, who was found with seven tahils of opium, was sentenced in the Sessions Court to 12 months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 in default a further six months' imprisonment
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    SAVE MAN MONEY IF STORY TRUE'
    115 8 From Oar Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. REMARKING that it was IV a case for further investigation if the man's story was true. Mr. L. A. Cohen. President of the Sessions Court, allowed Lim Boon Hui. of Endau. SlOO bail on a charge of
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    TRADE MISSION
    39 8 MEMBERS of the Pakistan Industrial Mission: Left to right; Mr. M. Akbar Khan. Mr. T. M. Khanzada, Mr. G. Ishaq Khan. Mr. B. A. Kureshi. Mr. I. S. Murad. and Mr. S. M. Ahmed. Straits Times picture.
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    Indian saves boy as his friends laugh
    163 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A BDUL Rashid, an Indian Muslim rice-seller, saved A the life of a Chinese coffee shop assistant yesterday evening as crowds *of people ran along the Klang River in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, laughing at
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    SPORTSMAN DIES
    32 8 From Our Staff Correspondent. MALACCA. Fri.— The funeral of Mohd. Sharif bin Said, a young promising hockey player took place yesterday. He madp a debut in State representation last year
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    LEARNER DRIVER FINED $45
    56 8 From Oar Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Fri— K. Suppiah, of Tebrau, was fined $25 at Johore Bahru today for negligent driving and $10 .or not being^ Accompanied by a licensed driver when he nad only a provisional licence. He was fined $10 for not displaying "L"
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    CLAIMS: 'GIVE FULL DETAILS
    53 8 Applications fo r remittances of commission, or other claims, payable on exports from India, must contain full particulars on which the shipments were declared. The value and the destination of shipments, supported by the sale contract and the original correspondence fixing the rate of commission, must
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    More new cars for S'pore
    80 8 ..ORE than 200 new Austin A. 7*. Hereford Saloon cats Ifi have been ordered by Borneo Motors for Singapore a company spokesman said yesterday. The Hereford, Austin's latest production, will sell in Singapore for $6,650. Regular shipments are expected by September. The Hereford can seat
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      241 8 Struts Tirrms r r~ssword \CRO.ss 9. Sever ties or deny the artist 1. Youn* horn-blower (6. 3. 4,. T^^ &,W' to 9 ATneT a^WeU'port (7) MTi^E.^ CD. 10. AS new as WeiSll pori U.). moVo., Hnra dear <fl> i. iiiu. >h|. fnr avcrvthlnn mm I'• c maies rings dear arTout
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      ARE ESTATES SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED?
      360 9 ARE ESTATES SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED? tITITH reference to the eulogy to the late Mr James Hill of Batu Gajah, given in a letter of May 22, all must be deeply shocked by his murder. But it is to be hoped that the lesson has been drawn from his sacrifice the need
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      MALAY, MALAYAN?
      70 9 THE B.M.A. called British Malaya "Malaya Penin■ula," which later became the ''Malayan Union." As a re•ult of protests from the Malays. It became the Federation of Malaya in 1948 To give the Malays the credit of their political progress I suggest that UMNO and the P.M.U. should now
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      EYE FOR AN EYE?
      40 9 J^fAY I suggest that the most suitable manner of dealing with any acid-throw-er convicted of having blinded his victim would be lo use his eves as grafting matter, to restore those of his victim? NEMESIS. Singapore.
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      AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON RUBBER
      186 9 JpOR sheer nypocrisy a remark made by a Government spokesman at Tuesday's Singapore Legislative Council meeting would be difficult to beat, it was "Singapore, Oy taking this step (banning rubber shipments to Red China), is playing its own significant and essential part and accepting responsibilities
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      SILENT AID NEAR PORT DICKSON
      95 9 MAY I, through your col- limns, thank a Good Samaritan who picked up in his car two branch officials of the Plantation Workers' Union Southern Malaya, from the Sillau Port Dickson road junction on May 15 soon after they met with a motor-cycle accident? I
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      'EUROPEAN OWNED'
      90 9 COULD any reader effer an explanation of the words "European-ownei (and or driven)" which are occasionally inserted in "Vehicle for Sale" advertisements? Maybe I'm not very observant, but I have yet to read of a vahicle for sale which has been Chinese or Indian. or Jewish owned What
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      THE RIGHT OF WAY
      197 9 A FEW days before your publication of the photograph of a vehicle speeding across a pedestrian crossing I had, myself, experienced this safety measure (as it actually Is in most other countries). I concluded that it was no safer than crossing a zoad anywhere, solely because
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      Gentlemen, and- a Magna Carta for Malaya
      285 9 IN Britain years ago there was an uprising known las the Rebecca Riots. The- result of the subsequent inquiry was that the gentlemen of the district were severely censured for their failure to take action in a matter which pressed hardly on the
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      IPOH VIEW ON EDUCATION
      215 9 DATO E. E. C. Thuraisingham' s announcement about thp opening of a training college for Federation teachers in the U.K., and the news items on the subject subsequently published by you. have Interested me greatly I would ordinarily be the last to attempt to criticise the
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      Riposte from the builders
      273 9 Riposte from the builders MR. C. C. Tan's allegation in the Singapore Legislative Council, that a contractors' ring exists to squeeze Government, was at first lightly dismissed. We appreciated that he could not be expected to know everything there Is to know about a trade which hardly concerns him. On
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      Request to Mr. Dasaratharaj
      126 9 ACCORDING to a Radio Malaya broadcast on last Tuesday's proceedings of the Legislative Council, Mr. Dasaratharaj said that he was connected with one of the two firms negotiating for a contract to publish a Radio Times but had no personal interest in the matter. As a
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      AT SULTAN GATE
      69 9 J HAVE visited all the children's playing grounds in Singapore and one of the worst i« at the Sultan Gate. The ground is disgraceful. There is the danger of being hurt, and there is danger to health. Mr. DasaratharaJ should know the condition of this field In
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      All for a Provident Fund Bill
      347 9 JT Is a sign of social and political progress for our women-folk to participate in any discussion affecting the interests of the workers. On this account alone "Woman Typist's" comments on Mr. C. C. Tan's Central Provident Fund Bill in Monday's Straits Times are
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      Malay unity And adat perpateh
      503 9 HPHE attempt of the Rembau branch of UMNO to x bring about the abolition of those provisions of the Adat Perpateh whereby certain types of property in the Rembau District of Negri Sembilani are transmitted to women only has aroused a storm of controversy, the
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      A Chair of Tamil Studies?
      151 9 IT IS a great venture on the part of the University of Malaya to set up Chairs of, Malay Studies and of Chinese Language and Literature. But what is regrettabl* is the lack of a chair in a language spoken widely b.v one of the
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    London stocks
    347 10 London, m SENTIMENT improved on latest news from Persia and the London Stock Exchange ended the week on a bright note. Under the lead of oils most sections moved higher following the statement by the Persian Premier that his Government intended to keep the Anglo-Iranian Company intact and
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    37 10 rE Malayan Exchange Banks Association announced yesterday that control direct rates for Canadian dollars were: Buying T.T. 35 3 16, Airmail <0.D.) 35 5 16. (90 days) 35 9 16: Selling T.T.'O.D. ready 34 13/16.
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    922 10 QUIET conditions prevailed in the Malayan share market yesterday. With the Persian oil situation becoming more acute, investors were inclined to adopt a wait-and-see policy Quotations announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyeri S«H*n Mam. Brick* Pref 182* ISO Ords s 2.10 120 Alia, lea
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    TIN: $565 A PICUL
    39 10 SINGAPORE. Frl. May 25.— 5565 (unchanged.) £1,130 a ton in London LONDON, May 25.— Cash Buyers £1,130; Sellers £1,135; Forward Buyers £1,115; Sellers £1,120; Settlement £1,125 (down £5). Turn-over: a.m. 60 tons, p.m. 30 tons.
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    Prices up in rubber
    218 10 SLIGHT price Improvements for all grades were made in the Singapore rubber market yesterday despite the General Services Administration's newest price cut of half a cent (gold). At the quiet opening, transactions on a very limited scale were done at around $142 a lb. (or firstgrade,
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    57 10 'T-HE Singapore copra market was very dull, with prices lower, yesterday. Sellers quoted $47 a picul against bids of Mttt. No business was reported. Coconut oil was quiet, with sellers at $79 and no buying interest. Pepper prices remained unchanged, sellers quoting $995 a picul for Muntok. $990
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    53 10 CHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns at 4 p.m. yesterday were: 44 Kota Gede, 42-43 Bengkalis, 38-39 Johilla. 36-37 Rajula, 33-34 Sirdhana. 31-32 Dolius, 29-30 Pachnmba, 27-28 Ozarda. 23-24 Orna, 19-20 Arnold Maersk. 15-16 Fultala, 1314 Shillong, 11-12 Eumaeus, 8-9 Hoegh Silverbeam. 6-7 Benlawers, 4-5 Nieuw Holland,
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    33 10 HONG KONO, Fri. P*REE market currency exchange for Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follws: US$l HK56.27 (cash), HKs6.3o^ (T): HK515.75;. OM tahll of gold HK$3l9'4.— UJ».
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    HURDLES
    450 11 Clips .4 sec. off Malayan record G Liang Chiang gave the best performance of his career when he bettered the Malayan 120 yards high hurdles record, held by Lloyd Valberg, by .4 sec. when he clocked 15.1 sec. at the first Singapore triangular athletic meet on the Padang yesterday.
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    EIGHT CHANCES IN MALACCA'S CUP XI
    71 11 MALACCA, Fri. PXCEPT for three players of the team that lost 10-1 to Nerri Sembilan last Saturday, Malacca will be fielding a practically new side which includes four Green Howards players in their Malaya Cup match against Combined Services at Singapore tomorrow. The team
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    Tourists held to draw
    263 11 T LONDON. Pri. HE South African cricket tourist* drew with Oxford University today. Scores were: S. Africa 300 (for I dccl.) and 62 for no wkt. dccl iWatte no 18. Endean no 42) Oxford 159 (Carr 38. Winn 36 Lewis 29; Me:ie five for 57. Chubb
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    Peng Han in line for Gap hat-trick
    328 11 AT Singapore Motor Club's dap Hill Climb to be held tomor- row, the two racing Lima of Ma laya. Peng Han of the organising Club and Wong Nyan of Selangor Motor Sports Club, will renew rivalry In their attempts to clock the fastest
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    APPEAL BOARD TO MEET AGAIN
    68 11 The S.A.F.A. Appeal Board met last night to hear a claim by Tiger S.A. for full points from their Dlv. I game against 8.0 D C.A. who beat them I—o. Tiger S.A. claim that B.OJJ.CA. playwl an unregistered player in that game. The Board could
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    S.E.R. WIN 21
    28 11 Singapore Engineer Regiment defeated Royal Bectrical and Mechanical Engineers by two goals to one In a United Services Poothall League game at Gilman Barracks yesterday.
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    CUSTOMS WIN 1-0
    22 11 Customs beat V.M.M.A. one-nil In a SAP. A. EHv. 3B league game yesterday, Omar scoring In the first half.
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    Weekend cricket
    463 11 fIIHE to.Mving are weekend cricket I teams: Agalnat R.N.A.S. Sembawang on the I A ground at 2:5 p.m. today: If 8. Oil (eapt). Hyder Blthawalla, J. Arvlaral. N. Narayanan. J. Vlat Kotharl. K. 8. Merchant. Acharatlal M. Aahraff. A. 8. Nalr. Charanjlt Singh. Indiana v. R.N.A.B. Sembawang on
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    C.S.C. well placed for second round
    413 11 S.CA. TOURNAMENT By Our Cricket Reporter £EYLON Sports Club enter the second and final round of the Singapore Cricket Association's senior tournament tomorrow with a lead of seven points over their closest rivals, Chinese, and as r S °PP° nent s are the weak
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    Recs score their first win of season
    160 11 Recs score their first win of season gOTTOM-of the League Singapore Recreation Club scored their first win of the season when they beat Indian Recreation Club by two goals to one in a B.A.P.A. Senior Division game at Jalan Besar yesterday. Within five minutes of the start S.R.C. opened the
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    ALL-AMERICAN GOLF FINAL
    66 11 PORTHCAWL. m— United Btatei eoifers set up an alt-American final In tbe British amateur championship today for the second straight year when Charley Co« and Dick Chapman won the semifinal matches Coe entered the final by defeating Albert Evans of Wa'.es. 4 and a. Chapman defeated Joe
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    Selangor lead Kedah 4-nil
    71 11 Tt m °JTJ T 8U Carrasaandenl gKLANOOß^^.^^.r'u.elr flniSlrXlr^match^ hOUr to Results were: Single*: A. Plruz beat Ouah p Kooi 15-1. in: s. M Omar Yabva Shualb 15-1, lj-il j-i y""*'-, Chan Kon Leong and e2e 2 h ,T eck chye bel Xh »o Eng Aun and
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    BANKERS WIN 5-0
    36 11 Clearly superior In attack and defence. Hongkong Shanghs! Bank Sports Club trounced Born-o Motors Sports Cfcib by nve goal to nil In a Business Housea League "A" gamle on the F.&N. ground yesterday.
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      70 11 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: 1.19 «.jn. (9 1), 8.28 ajn. (0.2); 3.30 pjn. (7.5) 8.17 ajn. (4.08). Tomorrow: 2.16 am. (8.7), 9 30 ajn. (0.8); 4.35 pjn. (7.3), 8.27 ajn. <4.8>. IVANHOE DRAWN BY PETER JACKSON I JESarf/ \i»y I .aHF «*l' vEHaK l^^avlatatf^ JT fBW "j9P^| ''ft 1 la^aHaflAiaX I
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    RAJ MAHAL TO MAKE AMENDS IN CUP TRIAL
    809 12 RAJ MAHAL TO MAKE AMENDS IN CUP TRIAL Longchamps ll and Brave Wind are chief rivals By EPSOM JEEP /COLONEL Daly wiU wait for the Governor's Cup next week and luckless Raj Mahal who hag run close to some of the best stayers in Class I has, In my opinion,
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    TOday's Race Card
    1293 12 Double totes: Races 6 and 9. Big Sweep: Race 8. Race 1—2.00: Class 2, Div. 4—6 Furs. 1 041 Ball Tait 9.00 Mr. Yeap Hock Hoe Manning 2 040 Lord DhoU Straker 8.12 Mr. S. E. Sherida Daniels 3 200 Hurry Up McCloud 8.11 Mr. M. Whittles
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      436 12 big future for her. Bella Marie's track form Is flawless. It has been a treat 1( to watch this fine-looking f chestnut stride out in her 9 morning gallops and no matter how strong the opposition I feel safe recommend- ing this daughter of Ballyo- J gan as the bet
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      397 12 again after a brief lapse. And watch Smiling Through if the weather stays fine. Her last appearance was at B. Tlmah last month when she beat all but Bella Marie over 6f. Race Eight A RUNAWAY winner over the Ipoh 7f. course, Lough Carra went down gallantly in defeat to
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      415 12 gallops on the track. He showed a return to his best form in bis last outing at B. Tlmah when he finished third to Game Law over 9f. Watch him for a likely upset. Race Five T IGHTNING, Dewar and On- less all recent winners in Class 3 are in
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    WEEKEND SPORTS DIARY
    204 12 SOCCEB (Malays Cup): Comb. Services v. Malacca J. Bessr; Business Houses Lge.: Gnthrle S.C. v. Malayan Airways Geylang. CRICKET: Raffles v. R.AJ. Changi Raffles 2 p.m.; S.C.C. v. R.A.F. Chanrl— S.R.C. 2.15 p.m.; S.C.C. v. BODCA S.C.C; Sultans' Shield: Spore Malays v. Johore Malays— J. Bahru. BADMINTON:
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    AT B. TIMAH TODAY
    123 12 AT B. TIMAH TODAY BARRING any sudden weather change, the going at Bukit Timah today will be very food. Not since Gold Cup Day in September last year has Bukit Timah had a bright and sunny racing day. JOCKEY Athol (Bernborough) Mnlley will make his debut In Malayan racing in
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    The Straits Selections
    163 12 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1 2.M BOW TIE Bull Motion Picture BOW TIE Motion Picture Bull HURRY UP Bow Tie Bull RACE 2 2.30 POT LUCK Oomaridairn Courage FATHER RYAN Pot Luck Courage POT LUCK Father Ryan Courage EACE 3 3.M BELLA MARIE Tryas Billdaw
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    Privateer ready for the Classics
    330 12 A BIG, strong chestnut Privateer appeals to me as likely to develop into a high-class stayer, as indeed his breeding suggests— he is by Derby winner Blue Peter and if all goes well with him he may well have a say in destination of the
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    STOKES TO RUN IN EPSOM DERBY
    45 12 LONDON, Frl. Gordon Richards, Britain's champion Jockey, will definitely ride Sir Victor Sassoon's Stokes In the Epsom Derby next Wednesday. All doubU were settled whep Stokes, who cut a stifle s> week ago, resumed training at Newmarket today.— Reuter.
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