The Straits Times, 7 May 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1645 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAT 7, 1952. if PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    RUBBER: LOWEST FOR 2 YEARS
    471 1 'Nervous 9 sales send the price I below dollar THE price of rubber dropped below the dollar mark yesterday for the first time since June 1950. At the close of business it stood at 93 J cents a 1b. a 7 cent drop from Monday's
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    Johore men setup record of 501 kills in 23 months
    356 1 BANDITS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THIS CECUBITY forces in Johore killed three bandits on Monday— and brought their total of kills in the 23 months since the Briffs Plan started in June, 19M, to Ml, which Is a record for any
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    'MAJOR BLUNDER' WARNING
    144 1 LONDON, Tues. A FINANCIAL Times editorial said today: "To allow the price of natural rubber to fall to an uneconomic level would be a major strategic blunder for the West." Discussions In the Ottawa study group would no doubt be sharpened by the new fall In the
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    Smugglers had arms lor bandits
    149 1 Smugglers had arms lor bandits MANILA, Tnea AN international arms amacglipc ring believed to be selling large quantities of arms and ammunition to Comtnuntats In Malay, and China wa» today reported anCOJ VI OQ 111 LfOQ. The Philippine police acted a track load of »obmachlae rant, automatic rifles and carbines
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    MURDER in TANJONG MALIM
    95 1 MURDER in TANJONG MALIM KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. BANDITS, who have laid low since the strong action taken by the High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer. yesterday murdered a Chinese rubber tapper in the Tanjong Mal!m area. The man. who lived in Tanjong Ma llm was killed by armed and uniformed
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    30 OUTLAWS SET FREE
    31 1 KARACHI. Tues— The Bind Provincial Government has released 30 of 47 outlaws of the turbulent Hor trible who recently surrendered on the orders of their new ruler.
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    Dr. Prasad re-elected President
    62 1 NEW DELHI. Tues. f\R. RAJENDRA Prasad was today declared the reelected President of India. Dr. Prasad. whose new term of office is for Qve years received 84 per cent of the valid votes, defeating four rivals in India's first presidential election under the new constitution. Voting
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    Red target hit
    19 1 RAF Brigands and R.A.A.F. Lincolns joined forces yesterday to attack a bandit target in south-east Selangor.
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    PRICE DROP MAY HIT THE WORKERS' PAY PACKET
    229 1 PRICE DROP MAY HIT THE WORKERS' PAY PACKET KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. r rne fall in the price of rubber might put estate workers' wages back to where they were before wage increases were granted last year following protracted negotiations and arbitration. Today, the chairman of the negotiating committee of the
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    COMET IS BACK
    63 1 LONDON. Tues. BRITAIN'S Jet airliner, the Comet, returned here today from South Africa, ending a 13.448-mile round trip that broke all records for pasviger flights. Overall time for the journey each way was 23V 2 hours This would be cut gradually to 21 hours Inside a year.
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    New Republic
    32 1 COLOMBO. Tues. The Maldlve Islands, paradise of palms and coral formerly dependent on Ceyion. will be a republic towards the end of this year. It was disclosed here today— Reuter.
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    Jets collide
    40 1 LONDON Tues— Two Jet fighter pilots, one British and the other American, escaped by baling out when their planes collided in midair during Joint exercises yesterday by the RAF and the US Air Force. Both landed safely -A.P.
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    Experts meet in Ottawa
    33 1 OTTAWA, Tuea. Rubber experts from 17 countries began a review yesterday of the world rubber situation and. tried to develop new markets. The conference will continue until Friday— Reuter
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    SUTTON BOY WINS THE GM
    182 1 SUTTON BOY WINS THE GM KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. f<EORGE MEDALS have been awarded to a young Chinese "Suttoa Boy" and a Malay spe clal constable heroes of battles against the terrorists. A Malay police lance corporal has been awarded the Colonial Police Medal for gallantry. The George Medallists are 19-year-old
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    JAP EMBASSY
    16 1 TOKYO, Tues— Japan expects to have an embassy in Canberra within two months -Reuter-AAP.
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    Troops kill officers
    41 1 SANTIAGO (Chile) Tues TROOPS of a Bolivian army unit revolted today and are believed to have killed Colonel Fernado Siles. brother of the Bolivian VicePresident The troops also killed anpther unidentified officer and placed other officers In custody.—Reuter
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    BRITISH FIRM EVADED TAX
    36 1 TAIPEH Tues— Butterfleld and Swire were today fined T5262.000 (about US$l5,OOO) for tax evasion. It was the third British firm to be fined by the court on the same charge.— U J.
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    Churchill to
    30 1 meet envoy LONDON,* Tues. Air Churchill will today meet Abdul Fattah Amr Pasha, the Egyptian Ambassador In London to discuss the Anglo-Egyp-tian dispute It was officially announced.— Reuter
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    TRAIN MINED
    16 1 SAIGON Tues. Vie,minh men mined and blew up a maintenance train near Balßon yesterday.
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    STORE 'MUST MERGE' WITH FEDERATION
    158 1 LONDON. Tuesday. SINGAPORE'S former Governor^ Sir Franklin Gimson, in an Interview today In the Yorkshire Post, says that the Colony and the Federation must be merged. llt i.s something that U jwalting only the agreement )f both parties on the form In which a merger
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    Gang attack Java village
    41 1 BANDUNG. Tues AN estimated 100-strong gang on Saturday evening attacked the village of Nag rek on the highway from Bandung to Garut In West Java. The gan» withdrew after hectic righting with police and army units.— Reuter.
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    French army
    23 1 PARIS. Tues. Franc* 1 Defence Minister, M. Rene Pleven, said today that Prance now had 043,000 men under arms In Europe
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    Tokyo audience
    14 1 TOKYO Tues EmperoHlrohito today received Salvation Army General Al- bevt Orsbome.— Reuter-AAP
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    800 Commandos leave Malaya
    80 1 EIOHT hundred marines of No. 40 Royal Commando boarded the 10.000-ton trooper, Empire Halladale. In Singapore yesterday for Malta, after nearly two years In the jungles of North Malaya Cpl. N. R. Badman, still clutching his green-painted Sten gun. said:, I'm looking forward to Malta. Two
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    Japs to pay for P.o.W.s
    72 1 LONDON. Tues. BRITAIN said today that she will sell any Japanese property in her hands and give the proceeds to Britons held as prisoners-of-war by Japan in the war. The move is effective immediately. Any person or organisation controlling or managing Japanese property or owing
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    4,000 strike
    26 1 LIVERPOOL, Tues.— Over 4,000 workers at the Dunlop Rubber Company factory at Speke, Liverpool, struck work today to support a wage nlolm Do,, tar
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    Thomas Cup Souvenir
    92 1 TH E STRAITS TIMES THOMAS CUP SOL VENIR. which will be pub Hshed on May 21 will contain 34 paces of article.* and pictures of the men playitiK in the M« international came* in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore Fea tares include: Special actiom shots of the leading
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    Jill, age 22, plans to sleep in the jungle
    191 1 Jill, age 22, plans to sleep in the jungle KUALA LUMPUR, lues MISS JILL REDWOOD, the first woman anthropologist to he appointed by the Federal Government, will make her first expedition into the jungle next week to start her field work after only a fortnight in Malaya. "I am longing
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    MORE GAINS BY LABOUR
    40 1 LONDON. Tues. Labour made rains from the Conservatives, Independents and Liberal^ today in municipal elections. Returns from 703 seats showed Labour gained 36 seats from other parties. Conservatives lost 21. Independents 13 and Liberals two.— UP.
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    Russia issues 20-year loan
    50 2 LONDON, Tues.— The Soviet Oovernment has announced the issue of a 20--year loan of 30 000.000,000 roubles i 2,600.000 000 sterling) lor developing the national economy of the USSR. The loan will be used in particular for the completion of hydro-electric power stations and canals.— Reuter.
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    SCIENTISTS PLAN TO BLAST ATOM HEART
    276 2 PARIS, Tuesday. EUROPE'S leading nuclear scientists, including two of Hitler's former atom men, met in Paris yesterday to plan the world's most powerful apparatus for bombarding the heart of the atom. The scientists from 10 countries are members of the Council of Representatives set
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    Synthetics reduce cost of perfumes
    88 2 BUFFALO, New York, Tues. A SWISS perfume specialist resorts that new synthetic ingredients have been developed which are so strong that only one drop ■eed bo used in ten gallons of perfume. Dr. Yves -Rene Naves told the American Chemical Society that these new ingredients
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    BULLETS ON THE RATION
    48 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. General OolMru, Army Chief of SUIT, told Senators today that Important types of ammunition "have been rationed in Korea." Gen. Collin s said World War II stocks are Just about gone and "production still does not equal the normal battle expenditures." U.P.
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    ANNIVERSARY
    20 2 THE HAGUE, Tues. The Dutch people yesterday celebrated the seventh anniversary of their liberation from German occupation. A P
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    Link to Moscow
    18 2 KARACHI. Tues— Pakistan and Russia have agreed to open a direct Karachi-Mos-cow radio telegraph.— A.P.
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    Gambler on tax charges
    86 2 SAN FRANCISCO. Tuesday. CHIN BOX HIM;, 62. described as at one time the most important Chinese gambler in the San Francisco Bay area,' went on trial in the Federal Court yesterday, accused of evad ing U*****,967 in Federal income taxes in 1945. If convicted, Chin can
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      272 2 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that WANG LORE HAUM of No. 393-E. Chang! Road i9'-j milestone) Singapore, has applied to the Board of Licensing Justices In the Colony of Singapore, for a first class public house licence which he proposes to hold in respect of THE I CAMERON GUEST
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    Malan warned: 'Anarchy if you by-pass he courts'
    343 3 Malan warned: Anarchy if you by-pass he courts' 'SOUTH AFRICANS MOT SERVILE, SLAVISH* CAPETOWN, Tuesday. THE leader of the Opposition, Mr. Strauss yesterday warned the South African Parliament of possible anarchy if Dr. Malan's Nationalist Government continued its move to set up a High Court of Parliament to by-pass the
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    54 3 NEARLY 300 years age. in 16M. the Swedish man-of-war Morning Star eaaght fire off the Danish coast, ana was lost with all hands. Thb spring a Danish nshing boat came across the wreck. The discovery has led to the salvage of a treat deal of interesting e«cripment. Photo shows a
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    TROOPS QUIT MAD RULER'S KINGDOM
    133 3 TROOPS QUIT MAD RULER'S KINGDOM LONDON, Tues. ALL British troops, except a small detachment, have been withdrawn from the South Arabian town of LaheJ. Troops had been sent to Lahej on Apr. 21 by the Oovernof and Commander-in-chief of Aden. Mr. Tom Hlckingbotham. A small detachment of Aden Prot«ctorate levies
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    DANGER YEAR
    31 3 WASHINGTON, Tues— Gen. Omar Bradley tojd Congress yesterday that Russia is building toward a peak of military strength, which will make the "general period of 1954 most cangerous" AP.
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    Distress call
    28 3 DARWIN. Tues.— A tug from D;i;. in Tir.or. has gone to the aid of a Portuguese vessel reported to be in distrc-.^ north of here.— ReuterAAP.
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    More heed to S.E. Asia, says Casey
    78 3 More heed to S.E. Asia, says Casey CANBERRA. Tues rE External Affairs Minister, Mr. R. G. Casey, told the House of Representatives, tonight that his department was giving greater attention to South-East Asian affair* than ever before. Australia was setting up a legation in Sa'.gon and another in Rangoon to
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    What offer? M.P. asks
    66 3 LONDON. Tue*. II TH. Stanley Awbery. La--1»1 bour. is to ask the Colonial Secretary what chances of a new "fe as ordinary cit'.tens a/c being offered in leaflets dropped In Malayan jungle bandit areas. He also wants to know >f th<> Colonial Secretary will grant British
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    'Stay-down' men set a record
    41 3 'Stay-down men set a record BRISBANE Tues Stay down miners at Collissville colliery have created a record for Australia by remaining underground more than flvf. days. The miners are striking against the loss of a day's pay on April 28. —Reuter
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    AFRICAN 'UNION' AGREED
    97 3 AFRICAN 'UNION' AGREED LONDON. Tues. rE Conmonwealth Relations Office announced last night that thp conferderatlon of Southern Rhodesia. Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. which ended yesterday had agreed on "all important matters or principle" The agreement Included ihe setting-up of a federal legislature and executive, maintenance of the protective status of
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    30 daughters go along
    79 3 SECUNDERABAD. Tues. rE S.Zam of Hyderabad flew en a sentimental journey tc Bombay today ani took 30 of his daughters wi h him. He hit not been to Bombay for 34 years. His daughter- and ;he rest of his suite. '.otalling about 60. flew be- hind
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    Will do best for peace
    102 3 NEW YORK. Tues. GENERAL Mark W. Clark. new Supreme Allied Commander in Korea, 'n succession to General Ridgway, told a Press conference yesterday he would do everything to bring about an "honourable" armistice in Korea, followed by an honourable peace. General Clark was on a
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    Flood disaster insurance
    53 3 WASHINGTON. Tues. President Truman yesterday asked Congress for an insurance against flood disaster backed by government funds of $1.500.000 000. Last month, the President signed a bill making an emergency appropriation of $25,000,000 for disaster relief in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys. wher« thousands were forced from
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    Right to work
    35 3 NEW YORK, Tue*. An article recognising the right of every one to gsin his uting by work he freely accept* wa. aporoved yesterday by the UN. Commission on Human Rights.— A P.
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    U.S. STOCKPILE ONLY ONE-THIRD COMPLETE
    98 3 WASHINGTON, Tuei. nnHE Defence production Administrator. Mr. Mtnly Fletschrnann. told Cong/essi men -taint tty* the Oovi'ni trent's swef *tqckptlt v/f 1 s'rpiegic rm'eriils Is lly >n?-:hlrd combated. Mr. r»i f *hmffln said the raoid build-up In defence production h"«V ftttced a slowdown in stockpiling. He
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    The Reds 'never wanted peace'
    122 3 TOKYO, Tuesday. GEN. JAMES A. VAN FLEET, American Commander of the Bth Army, today said that the Communists had apparently never wanted a truce in Korea. If they had wanted an armistice. he said in a statement they would have reached an agreement in 10
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    Comet delays U.S. aid move
    219 3 Comet delays U.S. aid move WASHINGTON, Tues. F[E U.S. Senate yesterday delayed action on President T r v m a n'* multi-million dollar foreign aid bill after a Senator had complained that America was losing superiority in Jet commercial transportation to Britain -"as a recent flight from London to Johannesburg
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    Gale kills two in Calcutta
    37 3 CALCUTTA, T*es. Two people were killed and several injured in a 68 miles an hour gale which swept Calcutta city and suburbs last night. The fatalities were caused by falling \rees.— Reuter.
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    R.A.F. starts war on Servicemen's rents ramp in S'pore
    373 4 GRASPING LANDLORDS TO BE BLACKLISTED IN co-operation with "good" landlords, the R.A.F. in Singapore has set up a new system to deal with the housing of officers and airmen living with their families in civilian accommodation on the island. Now no
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    Penang sees the 'flying saucer'
    80 4 Penang sees the 'flying saucer PENANG. Tues. rpHE "flying saucer" has been seen in Penang. Several residents of KamprmChe Rouse in Patani Road said they saw a "bluish saucer shaped object" flying over at about 11.30 this morning. The object wa s visible for a few minutes before it disappeared
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    20-cent bribe alleged
    47 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Mahinder Sinrh of Cameron Highlands was charged in the police court today with offering a bribe of 20 cents to an extra police constable In order that he should not Inspect his lorry. Mohinder was allowed $400 bail Den ding trial
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    Farewell party for instructor
    50 4 About 100 men of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force Fighter Squardon. Singapore Wing gave a farewell party last nifcht to Fl. Sgt. E. R. Taylor, who ha s been transferred to the 84th Squadron. Tensah. Fl. Sgt. Taylor had been the training instructor of the M.A.A.F.
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    FAMILY THANKS RESCUER
    168 4 LING SEE YEONG looked up at six raised glasses at the Cathay Restaurant Singapore, last night, and shyly acknowledged the toast of the Daroya family, whom he rescued from drowning In the Rochore Canal on Apr. 14. H e thanked Mrs Elpidio Daroya for the 12-course dinner
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    Govtmenfor union talks
    71 4 I CINGAPORE Government has agreed to allow selected employees to take trade union courses to be given in the Colony from June 16 to June 25 by the British trade union expert. Mr. F. W. Dalley. Government has also agreed to regard the period of the course
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    THE LONG ARM...
    67 4 «»xt^ SEGAMAT, Tuesday. "T HANDED over my card to him, but when he began 1 to take down particulars from it in his. note book I thought he wa s going too far and snatched the card away from him," said Chong Meng Huei. 25, charged at
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    Windows shut to keep out thieves
    125 4 CAMPAIGN AGAINST CROOKS PEOPLE in Silat Road in Kampong Bahru, Singapore have to sleep with their windows closed because there is so much petty thieving in the area. Mr. Y. M. Lee, secretary of the committee of the Silat Road Community Centre, told the
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    CANBERRA DISPLAY IN STORE
    178 4 CANBERRA DISPLAY IN STORE A CANBERRA twin-Jet bomber, being ferried to loin the Royal Australian Air Force, is due to arrive at Changi from Calcutta today. It will fly across Singapore to show the machine's paces The Canberra has flowo via Malta and India, a rout* several hundred miles shorter
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    'Tip' kills 1 more Red
    58 4 IPOH. Tues. A TIP given by a member of the public accounted for a bandit in the Sitiawan area last night. A police jungle squad which took up ambush position after getting the information fired on two Chinese bandits, killing one and recovering a revolver
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    32 to sing for ambulance fund
    60 4 •THIRTY-TWO singers— men and women from the three amusement parks In Singapore will sing English. Chinese and Malay songs at the Happy World cabaret on May 18 In aid of the St. John' Ambulance building fund. Tickets at $10. $5 and S3 are now
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    Malayan plywood on show at BIF
    51 4 Plywood manufactured In Singapore from Malayan and Borneo timber. Is on display at the British Industries Fair, which opened in London yesterday. Malay, Chinese and Indian students from Malaya, who are studying in Britain, are on duty in the Malayan stand in their national
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    He assaulted 2 tappers
    45 4 JOHORE BAHRU Tues Abdullah bin Sulutri. a sDeclal constable stationed on Kulai Young; Estate, was sentenced to one month* imprisonment for assaulting a tapper. Chin Poh. In addition he was fined $40 for a similar offence a«alnst another tapper, Chonn Nghee.
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    EX-BURMESE ARMY GURKHAS FOR FED.
    97 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday former Burmese Army Gurkhas will soon Join the Special Federal Police Jungle Company Number 50, which consists of Gurkhas The company, with an establishment for 200 men. has only 100 Gurkhas at present. When the Federation Government heard that the Burmese Army
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    SCBA wants more members
    50 4 The Straits Chinese British Association, Singapore, will launch a drive for more members shortly, the SCBA committee decided at a meeting last night. This followed a suggestion by the president, Mr. T. W. Ong, who urged the committee to enrol at least ten new members each.
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    Constable took 20 cents charge
    52 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Atan bin Hajl Ahmad, an extra special constable, wax charged In the police court today with accepting 20 cents from Mahinder Singh, a lorry driver, in order not to Inspect his lorry. At the request of the prosecution Atan was remanded for
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    JOHORE MUFTI
    20 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Dato Syed Alwl bin Tahlr Alhadad, Mufti of Johore. has g6ne on six months' leave.
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    Labour Party
    27 4 The general council of the Singapore Labour Party is meeting shortly to 'discuss the -question of nominating candidates for the City Council elections in December.
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    HE GAVE BRIBE
    29 4 Ng Chang Van was yesterday fined $50 In the Singapore Second Police Court for bribing a policeman with $1 at the Singapore Registration Centre, Stamford Road.
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    It was nearly a battle to the finish for the gods
    313 4 It was nearly a battle to the finish for the gods PENANG. Tuev A BATTLE of the gods is reported to have been averted in Penan? And followers of the "100 characters" game are anxiously waiting for the outcome. According to their disciples, two sods the Mountain Spirit and the
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    75 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News; 10.05 Women's Magazine; 11-11.30 London Studio Concerts; 1 p.m. Jerry Oray Orch.; 1.30 News; 145-2 Lunch Time Prom: 615 Nature Club; 6.40 Radio String Ensemble; 6.55 Announcements: 7 News; 7,15-7.25 This Is Communism; 7.30 Radio Rhythm Club; 8 Jack Smith Show: 8.15 William Rea.
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    Today's blackout schedule
    156 4 SUBSTATIONS ll«bU t« load iheddlnc today are: DAT BalesUer Rd.. Jalan Aan pa.. 8.M.8.C., Mcftitehle. Bra*Mefl Rise. Island Golf Club. Scletar ramps. Nee Smb. SeleUr Wireless. Mental Hospital. Trafalrar EaUte, New World. Bcnderaeer Rd Baa Hock Leon*. Milne Rd Jalaa SnlUn. Beach E4, Albam- bra. Raffles Hotel,
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    IRON ORE ON COLONY ESTATES
    190 5 Good quality samples found, says analyst [RON ORE, described by Mr. T. A. SpilUne, Singapore City Analyst, as "good quality, according to a sample tested recently, has been found on several rubber estates in the Jnrong area of Singapore. A trustee of one of the
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    46 5 MX LI.M ANN PAM. an old boy of Raffles Institution, Singapore, who leaves for Britain by the Chosan next week to study medicine. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lisa Lay Hian, and a grandson of Mr. Lim Cheng Hock, prominent Chinese butacssaan.
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    Orientation course for two in U.S.
    146 5 Orientation course for two in U.S. INCHE Mohammed A. H. Salikin and Mr. Fong Kirn Wah, employees of the United States Information Service in Singapore are due to leave Singapore on May 14 by PanAmerican World Airways for j the United States for threemonth orientation course in the Department of
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    4,000 at art show
    38 5 More than 4.000 people have visited the exhibition of Chinese art In the British Council Hall in Singapore during the past four days. Mr. Lee Slow Mong. presldeat of the China Society, said yesterday.
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    24 5 MR. I.KOM. FONG < 111 AN ot Geyiang Road. Singa pore, and Miss Betty Yee, of Sumatra, after their wed din* at Leone Association. SinraDore.
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    Less rubber left Malaya
    62 5 SHIPMENTS of rubber from Malaya for last month totalled 68,693 tons— a drop of 17.101 tons over the March figure. The United Kingdom bought 21.360 tons, and the United States took 18.591 tons, whllr 1,400 tons went to Russia. Total shipments for the first four months
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    Wesak at Buddha Gaya temple
    107 5 Wesak, the anniversary of the birth, attainment of enlightenment and death of Buddha, will be celebrated at the Buddha Oaya temple. 360. Race Course Road. Singapore on Thursday, and Friday The full programme is: Thursday: 6.30 am. hoisting flag; 700 am., exhibiting the colour painting
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    Tapper murdered
    21 5 A Chinese rubber tapper was murdered on a Chinese estate in the Yong Peng area of Johore on Monday.
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    WANTS NEW NAME
    20 5 The Kadayanallur Muslim League wants Cook Street in the Tanjong Pagar area of Singapore, re-nam^ Kdayanallur Street
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    Silence on missing Jap engineer
    142 5 A SPOKESMAN of the Singapore CI.D. replied: "No comment," when the Straits Times asked yesterday if the case of the Japanese ship's engineer, missing from the tanker Salte No. 57. when she arrived in Singapore last July, was being reopened. The Japanese Gkm iment announced
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    GIESEKINGTAKES TLMEOFF TO CATCH BUTTERFLIES
    356 5  -  NAN HALL By WITHIN less than two hours of his arrival yesterday afternoon at the Ocean Park Hotel, Singapore, Walter Gieseking, the concert pianist, was out on the hotel lawns with a net catching butterflies. He admitted that butterflies are his absorbing hobby, j Tenderly
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    $1/500 ring stolen
    44 5 KUA LA I MPIR. Tuesday. A BURMESE gold ring, worth about $1.5 M. was stolen from a house in Atnpan; Road, the Kuala I umpor police stated today. The theft, they said, took place last month and had only been reported.
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    S'pore police chiefs told to punish own men
    190 5 S'pore police chiefs told to punish own men SINGAPORE police divisional commanders have been told that wherever possible they should use their powers under the Polico Ordinance to punish offendinn policemen themselves, rather than send them to be tried in the civil courts. The Straits Times under, stands that the
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    Gas fire at harbour
    54 5 r'O cylinders of oxyacetylene gas caught fire at the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday Prompt arrival of the Harbour Board Fire Brigade prevented an explosion. The fire was put out in a few seconds. A fire officer of the Harbour Board said: "The cylinders were leaking. They
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      107 5 St. Andrnr. Minion Hospital: Linen Guild meeting, at YWCA; 5, Raffle* Quay. YMCA. Orchard Road: Chess Club, 5 p.m.; games from 5 p m Malay literacy class, 6 p.m.; educational film show. 8 pm Ckioeae YMCA, Selegie Road: Games 5 p.m.; commercial school 6 p.m. RAOB Orand Council. Pride of
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    DEATHS
    52 6 GORDON. Baby Igor Phillip Anthony Infant son of Nicholas end Madis at Bungsar Hospital fourth May 1*52. RAPPA— Leopold Aloyslus (Leo), aged 55 years on 6th May 1952. The funeral cortege will leave residence. No. 450 Oulllemard Road, at 8.4S a.m. on 7th May 1952 for Interment at Bldadarl.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    76 6 MR and Mrs. Maclntyre thank Matron Hughes, doctors, nvrses friends and relatives for their assistance, attendance afld valuable presents. THE FAMILY of the late Mr Emile AloyshiK Webb thank Mr A. D. Williamson, doctors, the Lady Almoner, nurses and staff of Ward 19— Eye Ward of the General Hospital
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  • The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. May 7, 1952.
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      The Fall In Rubber
      686 6 Rubber's new plunge to I below a dollar a pound is disturbing, although scarcely unexpected. The price has been falling steadily since January, when the average was just over $1.42, a figure not out of comparison with the average price for the second half of the
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      Malaya And The B.I.F.
      439 6 The British Industries Fair, which opened in London and Birmingham on Monday, come at a time when overseas orders for British manufacturers are sorely needed. Malaya's interest in the Fair is two-fold. Singapore manufacturers have learned from local trade exhibitions to expect good business from the
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    HARRIMAN, THE WEALTHY LIBERAL
    923 6  - HARRIMAN, THE WEALTHY LIBERAL Steffan Andrews Democratic candidate tor the U.S. Presidency By WASipNGTON. AN UNUSUAL question A has been posed in this year's U.B. Presidential election. It is, "Does Immense wealth prevent a man from becoming President of the United States?" Specifically, the question i.s whether Mr. W. Avetell
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      The Chinese voice
      215 6 MAY I be permitted to voice my opinion on what I iTI believe concerns the future of the Malayan nation, namely, the question of Chinese representation in the embryonic "parliaments" of the Malay States? Some time ago Leslie Hoffman in a Straits Times article stressed the need
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      EMPLOYEE: MR. HAXWORTH
      228 6 HOW right "Employer" (April 25) was is only too clear from Mr. Haxworth's subsequent speech at the East- West Society. Other letters to you confirm "Employer's" assertion that most people do miss the point. What Mr. Haxworth does and how good 1 it may be is a
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      PROGRESSIVE RECORD
      113 6 I REALLY cannot see why the Singapore Electors Welfare Council should pick on the Progressive Party .is the target for their criticism. The Progressives may not have done everything right, but at least they have a record of having performed some public service. Their representatives in the Legislative
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      S.A.F.A. DISCIPLINE
      48 6 rE two-month suspension imposed upon the Corinthian players is undoubtedly too lenient a punishment. It seems obvious that this decision was made so that some of the players concerned will not be deprived of their indispensable participation in the Malaya Cup and other matches. EX-COM. Singapore
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      THE POLICE & THE CHINESE
      247 6 THE POLICE THE CHINESE AS every right-thinking citizen should. I have always been an interested though silent dbserver of the i progress made by our Police I Force in these times. What makes me break this silence now is the news that the police, having failed to recruit i Chinese
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      DEMOCRACY'S CAUSE
      245 6 MR. Lazarous a few days ago quoted Mr. Nehru's speech: "The voices of Asia and Africa are not heard In the councils of the United Nations". This statement is untrue. The U. N. has answered calls from Asia and Africa to fight locusts, hunger, disease, famine, to give
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    On the Margin
    391 6 Of the pineapple TELLING the time has been 1 so Involved a business of late that we seem to have lost sight of the poor old pineapple. Let possibly the last word on this tasty fruit be said by the Ipoh correspondent who Insists on a Brazilian
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    CITIZENSHIP COMPROMISE IS EXPECTED
    293 7 Federation Agreement changes hope without fight KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A FTER MORE than three years of negotiation and di.-cussion, a new basis of Federal citizenship is expected to be accepted by the Legislative Council tomorrow. Councillors said there was little likelihood of opposition to the Bill
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    Amber light means caution
    123 7 Amber light means caution THE amber lights on Singapore's traffic signals mean caution, and it is not breaking the law to cross the line after the green light has turned to amber. A Singapore Traffic Police spokesman said this last night, commenting on a Straits Times reader* queries about the
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    Doctor gives talk to club
    59 7 JOHORE BAHRU Tues. At today's luncheon meeting iof the Johore Rotary Club, the president. Dr. H. R. Isaac Rave a talk on what preventive medicine has done towards improving the economic condition in the world. This may be the last luncheon meeting of the club
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    Schoolgirl dancers
    59 7 TWO TEEN-AGE students of the Convent of the Holy Infant Je*us, Singapore Miss Prassana Bala n (right) and Mist Rosy Lao, who will take part i n a dance recital at the Victoria Memorial Hall o n May 14- Miss Balan is leaving for India next month to
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    Wanted: Men to fight graft
    189 7 ONLY 12 IN POLICE BRANCH CINGAPORE police have only 12 men— four below the authorised number to fight corruption in the Colony. There is an acting superintendent, two Inspectors and nine detectives In the AntiCorruption Branch. Three detectives attached to the Anti-Corruption Branch wer P
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    Thomas Cup: Reception on June 2
    103 7 T*HE civic reception to the participants in the Thomas Cup badminton matches to be played in Sin- gapore will be held on June 2. the City Council President. Mr T. P F. McNeice announced yesterday. Mr McNeice said the reception will be similar to
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    MR. PAYNE REJECTS PLEA ON BLACKOUT
    201 7 MR. PAYNE REJECTS PLEA ON BLACKOUT A PLEA by Singapore Legislative Councillor Mr. N. A. Mallal (Prog. City) for no daytime blackouts in the centre of the business quarte; was last night rejected by the City Electrical Engineer, Mr. C. C. Payne Mr. Mallal suggested that since many people work
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    ESTATE CLAIM
    88 7 Resu It today MR. JUSTICE ROGERS will deliver reserved Judgment In Singapore High Court today in the probate suit in which Madam Yeo Slew Neo claimed a share '.n the estate of Mr. Lee Siew Kow as his lawful secondary wife. Mr Lee died last July, leaving an
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    LALLANG FIRES
    19 7 There were three lallanw; fires in Singapore yesterday in SianK Lim Park, Delta Road and Sembawang Road.
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    Cheating is alleged
    73 7 WILLIAM LEE, aged 23. of Lorong 23, Geylang claimed trial in Singapore yeste'oay to cheating a woman of $100. Lee, It was alleged, told the woman, Quek Ah Ngoh, the money was to be used to release Lim Ten* Sia. detained at St John's Island. The money
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    'NOT A LOT OF FUSS ABOUT NOTHING'SAYS VARSITY HEAD
    133 7 'NOT A LOT OF FUSS ABOUT NOTHING' SAYS VARSITY HEAD SOME members of the teaching staff of the University of Malaya are unduly critical of the student body. Dr. D. W. G. Faris, acting Vice-Chancel-lor of the University, said yesterday. Dr. Faris was commenting on an open letter in the
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    Golden deity on parade
    51 7 TELUK ANSON, Tues. Hindus in Lower Perak will celebrate the Sithrapuravum festival on Friday at Teluk Anson, The gem-studded, golden image of the deity will be paraded around the town In a silver chariot during the night. There will be no firework display because of the
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    SHIP'S STEWARD ON MURDER CHARGE
    221 7 Judge commends witness MR. JUSTICE KNIGHT congratulated Mr. Daruel de Jong, a prosecution witness, during a murder trial at Singapore Assizes yesterday, for the "capable manner in which you handled the situation". A Javanese. Tikan bin Sulaiman, a steward employed in the officers' dining saloon
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    Indonesian Consulate object
    104 7 Indonesian Consulate object rE INDONESIAN Consulate at Singapore have raised an objection Nj one of their staff acting as an interpreter at the Assize Court where the trial of a Javanese steward in a Dutch ship accused of murdering a Dutch engineer is in progress. At yesterday's hearing. Mr. Justice
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    LORRY BURNT
    20 7 In the Labis area of Johore on Monday, bandits set flre to a lorry on an European estate.
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    400 reply to S'pore traffic chief
    132 7 rE Singapore Traffic Pollc*chief. Mr W R V Haxworth has received ne' .v 400 replies in two days to the 5.000 leaflets left In Colony cars, asking drivers to let him know how long It takes them to get home, and what route they
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    It burned his throat
    69 7 A LABOURER, Ang Ah Hiok, took a mouthful of caustic soda, and when it burned his throat, threw it away. He was yesterday charged in the Singapore Second Police Court with attempted suicide. Ang pleaded guilty and was bound over for six months in $250. He
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    Strike threat is still on, he says
    142 7 'THE FEDERATION of the Singapore City Council 1 Labour Unions will strike if the City Council fails to settle its claims, Mr. S .Rengasamy, general secretary, told tlie Straits Times, yesterday. He was commenting on a statement by the City President. Mr. T.
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    Drive for members
    52 7 PPTEEN members of the executive committee of the newly-formed Singapore Council of Women will this week start a door-to-door drive to enrol more members. By arrangement with Mr. George Thomson, the Supervisor of Elections, they will combine their own campaign with one to persuade women to register
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    FAREWELL TO TRADE ENVOY
    33 7 Two hundred people attended a cocktail party at Raffles Hotel, Singapore, last night for Mr. Jopindra Singh, retiring Indian Trade Commissioner. They also greeted Mr. J. Coelho. bis successor.
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    MAYOR OR NO MAYOR -Councillors undecided
    146 7 MAYOR OR NO MAYOR -Councillors undecided SINGAPORE City Councillors have not yet decided whether they should have a Mayor, although they have Inquired about the mayoral robes and got a catalogue from a London firm of robemakers. The City President, Mr. T. P. F. McNelce, said the question was bound
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    Ninth batch to qualify
    64 7 THE ninth batch of recruits for th,e R.A.F (Malaya) will pass out from lnttia) training at a parade at Changi Airfield this morning. Malays. Chinese. Indians and Eurasians are among the recruits, who will now go through technical training at airfields on Singapore Island. Air Vice-MarshaJ
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    The bandits fled
    38 7 The arrival o.' a lorry put three armed bandits to flight in the Grik area of Perak on Monday. They, had stopped a taxi, and were searching; it for food, when the lorry drove up.
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    New villages are to cut supply lines to bandits
    263 7 New villages are to cut supply lines to bandits rE first and immediate purpose of squatter resettlement in the Federation was the creation of new Tillages to cut the supply lines between bandits and the people, it was stated In a Radio Forum broadcast last night. Taking part in the
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    NOT GOING
    25 7 Singapore Trade Union Congress will not be represented at the conference in Berlin mxt month of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
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    His good idea raised $445 for P.W.D. 'heroes'
    126 8 His good idea raised $445 for P.W.D. 'heroes' KUALA UMPIK, Tues. AN INDIAN community leader, living near Srtapak, thought it a c«*d idem to raise a Thank To* Fund for th> P.WI) workers the heroes who restored the pipeline which was wrecked by floods eight miles outside Kuala Lumpur last
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    STORE BUILDING MATERIALS CONTROL BODY IS DISSOLVED !
    167 8 STORE BUILDING MATERIALS CONTROL BODY IS DISSOLVED Regular shipments... dropping prices fHE Building Materials Control Board, set up by the Singapore Government in June last year to regulate the importation and distribution of building materials in the Colony, has been dissolved. But, a Singapore Government spokesman yesterday told the Straits
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    40 8 MAJOR GENERAL A. C. SHOaYTT, Director of Intelligence at the War Office (right), who arrived in Singapore »y Qantas-BOAC yesterday on a routine tour of the Fax Bast. He was met at the airport by Col. Priest. Straits Times picture.
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    'Too many waste time on mahjong'
    164 8 MRS. SHIRIN FOZDAR said yesterday that there were "many women in Singa- pore wasting their time on I mahjong. bridge and other useless things", who should take an active part in civi! defence. •These women will think it a Joke if they were asked
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    Nurses' dance for funds
    43 8 IPOH. Tues. The Perak Nurses' Association will hold a dance at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Celestial Cabaret. Admission will be by tickets at $2 each Proceeds of the dance will be in aid of the Nurses Welfare Fund.
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    Comet here on May 18
    78 8 rE BOAC Comet jet airliner will arrive in Singapore on May 18 on the first of its series of training and development flights to the v ar East. The Comet will leave London on May 14 with a party of 30 officials, engineers and crew
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    Sea walls to be repaired
    50 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— Damaged parts of the sea and river walj from the 3rd mile jalan Scudai to Stulang Laut along the sea front In Johore Bahru are to be repaired shortly. All low lyin K places behind the existing wait will be filed in.
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    NICOLL SEES FOR HIMSELF AGAIN
    140 8 T*HE Governor of Singapore, Mr. John Nicoll, spent 1 more than 90 minutes amid the din and bustle of the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday in another of his "see-for-himself" tours. Mr Nicoll was met by Mr. P A T. Chrimes Chairman of the Board,
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    30 broke food laws
    56 8 I rpHIRTY PEOPLE were 1 charged In the Singapore Second District Court y ester day with violations of Food Control laws. They all pleaded guilty, and were fined a total of $1,820 Most of them had failed to display price lists, while several had refused to
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    31 8 MR ALASDAIR \l Hfr\ MACGREGOft. a Scottish author and historian, who arrived in Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yesterday on his way to Australia to deliver a series of lectures. Straits Times picture.
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    -And bandit girl gets five years
    217 8 TINS WERE BANGED KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. f*AUGHT by security forces after being wounded in the leg, Yonf Kiau, alias Kui Lan, a younjj girl, today pleaded guilty before Mr. Justice Wilson in Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court to possession of a terrorist document containing subversive
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    FAMILY AIRLIFT FOR HOME
    80 8 FAMILY AIRLIFT FOR HOME RAF. TRANSPORT planes yesterday flew nearly 100 wives and chldren of soldiers from the Federation to Singapore en route for Britain. One flight from Penang and three from Ipon brought 43 adu.Ls 41 children and eight babies to Chang; to board the troopship Empire HaUidale. Tne
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    Detective acquitted
    74 8 A DETECTIVE-CORPORAL, 37-year-old Woo Ah Wah, accused of fabricating false evidence against Lim Joo Seng, a seaman, was acquitted by the Singapore Second District Judge. Mr. H. B. Livingstone, yesterday. Woo was alleged to have "planted" 15 rounds of ammunition and three letters in Chinese addressed to Communists
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    BUSMEN FINED
    38 8 KLUANO, "rue,*— The driver. Koh Ah TfK. 9fld the conductor, Kwong Ah Koh, of a bus belonging to the Johore East Motor Bus Co were fined Sl5 each for carrying toot passengers In excess of load.
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      272 8 I 24. Murmur OTiaiTS I llTies UOb^WUrg J7 D utrlbute about a part of i <*)• I \2 I i 4 S> 7 Bl 2 Pl°*«r **>•* Illuminated j the first Christmas? (4, 3, 9 ~foT 1. Lift op (7). > i .Run off. but cut inside (5). rjwrf ssw
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      Splendid Watch Dog For May
      322 9 Dear Boys and Girts, Here are the six winners of our handwriting contest. Tan Ec Peng, aged 1 1 ACS.. Teluk Anson, T Sathianathan, aged 14, 39 Butler Road, Seremban Robert Ho, aged 12, 1704-2 Peel Square. Kuala Lumpur, Arthur Richards, aged 12, 110 Race
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      Question Box
      470 9 ABDUL Hadi bin Abdul Razak, from Malacca, asks me: Why are the stars in the sky, and how far are they from the earth? OUR sun Is a part of the Stellar System, which 1 look like an enormous wheel of stars. This wheel Is revolv'ne in the
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      Talking of- Stamps
      358 9 DAM A Subbiah has writ- ten to ask why the West Indies are so called. As the many attractive stamps that come from these islands are of gen--11 vine interest to Malayan collectors, I think the Question is a good one to answer in thii column Christopher
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      Tidymus Has An Adventure
      658 9 TIDYMUS Tadpole wasn't feeling a bit pleased with life. It was last one of tnose days when everything seemed to go wrong. He had woken that morning intending to make an early breakfast, then take a bit of exercise. He thought he would go for a
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      294 9 K^,Jg W?'" '/X';""- ll .;';V;'jwj 1 Mix Robinson's 'Patent' Barley to thin, smooth paste in cold water. 2 Stir paste into hot water and boil for one minute only. Sweeten and flavour to taste. 3 Strain and serve hot or cold. It's just as simple as that And remember that
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    LONDON STOCKS
    297 10 LONDON. Tues. 'THE strength of British Oovernment securities was the feature on the London Stock) Exchange today. Persistent small buying of these issues resulted In gains of up to 7 l/16ths of a point. Rubber shares weakened on the fall in price. Closing middle prices of selected stocks
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    U.K. RUBBER
    34 10 LONDON. May 6— Spot 28Sd.. June 2*>.d July -Sept. 27\d Oct. -Dec. 26 ,d Jan-Mar 25*; d.. May elf 28d June cif 27*44.. July cJLI. 27% d. Market: Steady at the decline
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    WOOL SALES
    23 10 MELBOURNE, Tues. 'TODAY'S Perth wool sale rates were fully equal to yesterday's figures. Farmers were optimistic of the rising trend continuing.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    63 10 HONO kono, Tuea. CTREE market currency exchange 1 of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the ctaae todtv as follows: USJI HKJ6.5125 icashi; HK»f1.5425 (T.T.): C HK»15.»5. One teel of gold $3CO. The Malayan Exchange Banks 1 Association yesterday anrounced the following rates lor Hong Koiaj dollars: Selling
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    Australian Share Market
    120 10 From Our Own CorrrspaneVnt. MBLBOURNC, Tues. TNDUSTRIAL shares moved erratically In Melbourne and Sydney today There were many price fluctuations, but at the close of trading they were almost tn balance. Sales volume was below normal. 'titan rurrtncY. included: oin 3i% IM6-S9 £M o«o lilt IKS-M £Mi
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    RUBBER DOWN TO 93 3/4 CTS.
    209 10 RUBBER DOWN TO 93 3 /4 CTS. 7 1/4 cts. drop at irregular close From A Market Correspondent ABSENCE of buyers caused a farther bij price v drop in the Singapore Robber Market yesterday. Transactions were recorded at one stage in the afternoon at 91-i cents 9! cents below Monday's
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    TIN: $478 5/8 A PICUL
    36 10 SINGAPORE, Tues May 6 $478&8 > Picul (unchanred). London Price LONDON. May 6. Cash Buyers £964; Sellers £965; Forward Buyers £963: Sellers £964; Settlement £964}: (down £!>■ Turnover: a.m. 45 tons; p.m. NIL
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    THEPRODUCE MARKET
    75 10 THE PRODUCE MARKET A SLIGHTLY steadier tendency A prevailed in most section* of the Singapore Produce Market yesterday. Scarcity of stocks caused sellers to increase prices in the pepper section, Muntok being offered at $530 a picul. Sarawak at $525 aad Lampong (black) at $425. Buyers in the copra section
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    Malayan Shares
    256 10 Buying interest negligible BUYING Interest In the Rubber section of the Malayan Share Market was negligible yesterday, even at the low levels to which they declined at the close in sympathy with the commodity prices. Tins and Industrials were also affected, but to a le&s extent. Yesterday's price
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    187 10 CHIPS alongside ihe Singapore Bar--3 bour Board godowna. or eiprcted there btlm today, are: l/i Tlilu■ah' 4/5 Surat* Coal Plant: Otnko Uarii: 4/7 Raiula. 1/9 FernhUl: II Rajah Brooke; 13 '14 Afnras. 15/14 Pyrrhu.; II Automraoo; 31/22 Inrharran' 23/24 MarUuyckrr: 25/24 ronghil'; 27/28 Bu'oh: 29/30 Kota 3«de: 31/32
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    Rovers had to fight to keep lead
    592 11 Al/> 7VO PUNCH Rovers S.C 5; S.R.C fcl A LTHOUGH downed by a big margin in their SAFA Division One league fixture played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday against the re-, doubtable and energetic Rovers, SRC offered, stout-hearted resistance lo a more constructive'
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    Sugar Ray goes for Maxim's title
    115 11 Sugar Ray goes for Maxim's title NEW YORK, Tue*. VyORLD middleweight champion, Ray Robinson, and world )l{;hi-heavyweight title holder, Joey Maxim, will meet lr. a light-het vyweight championship fight at Yankee Stadium. New York, on June 23. Mr. Jim Norrls of the International BoxIng Club said yesterday. He said contracts
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    24 SUCTION FANS TO BE INSTALLED
    78 11 •pHE venUllalion spacr between the top of the firry and the reef of Singapore-* Happy Werld Stadium wUt be boa.drd •ip far the Th*mas Cap maU-hes. Twenty-foor sueUaa fans win he ioital t4. The BAM have pjrrba rd these fans at a e« t
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    RSGC results
    146 11 The Miv Medal ißoirvl competition played at the Jtoval Sincapore Oolf Club on Saturday resulted in tie between R Craik and H L Balgb <3 upl In "A" Division Other cards returned were A R. Bromle) -Davenport (1 up). F E. Tabor i all square i J. H.
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    Basketball
    27 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Bt. John's Old Boy's Association beat the School 40-13 at basketball on the school court today. Old Boy; lad 17-4 at half time.
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    Britain' win
    14 11 AMSTERDAM, Tues— Britain's hockey team beat Holland 5-4 here on Bunday. Reuter.
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    SILENT IS FA VOURITE FOR ,EPSOM DERBY
    180 11 SILENT IS FA VOURITE FOR EPSOM DERBY LONDON. Tues: PAUL OUBOSCQ'S trench x colt. Silnet, a «tablemmte of last week a 2,000 Guineas winner Thunder head, v now only 5-1 for the Epsom Derby, to be run on May St. At the Victoria Club rollover on the race last night
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    Thaumaturgydoes fastest workout
    286 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By PKNANCi, Tuesday. T»HAUMATURGY (John Manning) galloped stylishly on the training track at Penang this morning when he beat newcomer Corsair (Tait) in a 3-f. tryout in 37 3/5 sec. Thaumaturgy is in fine shape and will give Sealed Orders, Observation and Malleable Mouldings a
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    COMB. SCHOOLS XI
    52 11 The following will represent the Combined Schools against the University of Malaya In a friendly soccer match to be playec at Buklt Tlmah ground today: Skinner; Yew Kal, Perera: Jui Kirn, Omar, Charlie Chan; Mkhesa. Billy Teo. Gwet Cheng. Smahoii. Kirn Cfhye. Mohammed Noor, Sam Cheok. and
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    Immigration rally to win
    131 11 After trailing 1-0 at the Interval an 4 conreding another goal within 10 minutes of the second half. Immigration Sports Club made a splendid recovery to net four goals against KadalneUur Muslim League In their Div. 3B BAFA League fixture on the CYMA ground yesterday. Immigration
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    SELANGOR'S NEW BADMINTON HALL
    62 11 SELANGOR' S NEW BADMINTON HALL This Straits Times picture shows the inside of the Selangor Badminton Associatio n s new hall in Kampong Attap, Kuala Lumpur. Play is in progress in the doubles trial between Chan Kon Leong and Abdullah Pirui (right) and Tan Jin Eon E ang l.im Kee
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    ALBERT SPENCER ON VACATION
    110 11 JOCKEY Albert Spencer will miss the remaining two dayi at Penant and will prabaMy naiag the Governor's Cap meeting* at Baklt Tlmah. He Is on a ■hart vacation Jockey Jackie Talt, who was Involved In a race accident on Satui day. h fit and well and
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    Cable & Wireless officials 1952
    68 11 Cable Wireless officials 1952 At the annual general meeting of the Cable A Wireless Club held at the Clubhouse (Farrer Park) en Sunday, the following were elected to office: W. E. Coates (Chairman). R. G. Cumbe (Vice Chairman), R. A. White (Secretary /Treasurer), General Committee: A. O. Hill, K. S.
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    Giles hits Ist county century
    388 11 Giles hits Ist county century LONDON. Tuea. RONALD GILES. Nottinghamshire^ 33-year-old opening batsman, yesterday gained the distinction of scoring the first century of this season's county championship matches. Rain washed out play In all games today. Although less assured than on Saturday when he scored 76 not out, Giles played
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    Eire lose at soccer
    19 11 COLOONE, Tues.— West Ger. many beat Eire 3-0 in a soccer International here yesterday. Reuter.
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    S'gor CRC shoot 5 past Aryans
    539 12  - S'gor CRC shoot 5 past Aryans NG TOOK YOOH B* TOURISTS LED 2-0 AT INTERVAL KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. Selangor CRC 5; Aryan Gymkhana 3. A THRILLING rally in the second half not only wiped off a two-goal deficit, but snatched victory for Selangor Chinese Recreation Club m their soccer match
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    SOCCER RESULTS AT A GLANCE
    150 12 SINGAPORE DIV. 1: B«**n 5. SBC S; DIV. SA: Rov»n 'A' tA XtUfl. lanmltr»U»n 4. KML t; DIV. IB: VMMA 6. Postals t. BUSINESS HOUSES: Bobtnaona MercanUle Bank OCBC 0. Borne* Co. S. SERVICES LGB.: BNAS BA> (Lodfer Unit) RAF (Chanel 4. BAOC 1; HQ
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    RNAS WIN 3-1
    43 12 In a Singapore United Oenk.** Junior league soccer match played at Sembawang yesterday. RNAS Sembawang beat HQ RASC by three goals to one. Scorers for RNAS Sembawang were Jones (2W and Dawklns. Dawson scored the only goal for HQ RASC.
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    Bankers win badminton
    127 12 In a friendly game of badminton the Hongkong Bank Sports Club beat the Income Tax Recreation Club by 6 games to 1. Results (Bankers' players mentioned first). Stns-ka: H. W. Desker beat Chong Llan Pay 15-9. 19-1; C. M Rodrlgues bt Heng Fook Wong 15-11. 7-15 (rawed):
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    Indian XI had a 'holiday'
    107 12 WORCESTER, Tue*:— The weather transferred the Indian cricket teams sojourn In Worcester Into a holiday Indoors and there was no play for the. second successive day today, the final day of the match against Worcestershire. Closing score on the first day was: Worcestershire 101 for
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    YMMAWIN6-0
    105 12 In a Dlv SB SAFA League match played on the BODCA ground, yesterday, Young Men's Muslim Association trounced P T 6-0. Wan Din. YMMA Inside- left. put hi. side one up in the fifth minute and scored again shortly befo c half time. Two minutes after the lnteval Ismail
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    Shriro win 1-nil
    36 12 "In a friendly soccer match between the Shrtro Sports Club and Dunlop Sports Club, played at Farrer Park yesterday, the former won by one goal to nil. Salleh. centre-forward, got the winning goal
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    Golf s-finalists
    44 12 Seml-finalltta In the Island Club championships are: Mrs. James, Mrs. Morrison. Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. Cavanagh. Seml-nnallata Duffer's Cub: Mm Baher. Miss Kitty Meyer, Miss Rhoades, Dr. Tapper. The final* of these two Competitions will be played at the bland Club on Sunday. >
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    Federation will get priority
    526 12 THOMAS CUP TICKETS By Oar Badminton Reporter DRIORITY in the allocation of tickets for the Thomas Cup inter-tone final (May 27 and 28) and the challenge round (May 31 and June 1) at Singapore's Happy World Stadium will be riven to Federation applicants. II BAM. has
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    Wong, Ong in exhibition
    111 12 The Johore Badminton Assoriatlon will stag* aa exhibition tournament In aid of the association at the Jchore Bahm Road Transport Shed (farmer J. M. F. drill hall) at 7.30 pm. •tomorrow. A feature of the evening's programme will be the tingle* match between Thomas Cup players
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    P. VALE GOES NORTH
    50 12 LONDON, Tuea.— To allow the inc'usion of Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers, the relegated Second Division clwhs. In the Southern section of the Third Division next season. Port Vale have bees transferred to tbe Northern section. Tbts was announced by the Foctball League today Router.
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    YMCA FINAL
    44 12 The YMC.A open tennis championships concludes today with the men's double, final between Ong Chew Bee and Llm Hee Chin and Low Kee Pow and Liem Khe Lntng. At the conclusion of the match. Mrs. H. W. Balnea will giveaway the prises.
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    BROOKS ARRIVES IN TOP SHAPE
    274 12 By Our Boxing Reprrtcr. DOT Brooks, welter, middle and 0 light-heavyweight champion of the Orient arrived Id Singapore yesterday by Pan-American Airways from Manila, looking very fit. Brooks, who fights Australian Steve Brian in the main event over 10 rounds at the Happy World arena
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    Robinsons hit for a six
    107 12 Mercantile Bank hit Robinsons for a six on the Padang yesterday when they met la a Business Houses Dlv. 3 League match. The Bankers attack, brilliantly 'ed by Dutta, got through Robln- sons defence almost at will. Yusoff at goal for Robinsons, did the best
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    THREE ENGLISH BUILT RACERS FOR GAP CLIMB
    896 12  - THREE ENGLISH BUILT RACERS FOR GAP CLIMB EDIN PETERS By OINGAPOKE Motor Club's third post-war Gap Hill *3 Climb, to be held on Sunday at 9 a.m., has attracted a record number of more than 80 entries and the list of competitors suggests that the meet will again turn out
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      49 12 SOCCER: Bnr. Lgc ECME v. BODCA— J. Beaar. BUSINESS HOUSES: gtanvae v. Honjkom Bank 'A' Pwttee fTo«nd; Ba4a v. Breweries— Farrer Park; CeM Storage B v. B— teaas C. Unk»n. SAFA Dlt. SB. BODCA 'A' V. Cs—ns Oeyiong; SVSC v. BMB PHice— <YMA. CRICKET: St. Patrick, .j Raffle*— B.l
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