The Straits Times, 9 May 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYAN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1X45 SIXTEEN PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAT 9, ifSt. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    ANOTHER STEP TO HOME RULE
    804 1 Villages will get new power for the councils KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. TIIK overriding powers with which District Officers would control the new village councils were criticised at the Federal Legislative Council meeting today when the Village Councils Kill was passed to a select committee. Members
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    NOW THEY WILL DINE inPRIVATE
    102 1 NOW THEY WILL DINE inPRIVATE KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. rE Federation of the Malaya Society of Architects today agreed not to have a public annual dinner because of General Sir Orald Tempter's appeal for more public senrlce. The retiring president. Mr. A. O. Coltman, told members at a meeting today that
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    Expedition to Himalayas
    38 1 OXFORD. Thurs— An Oxford University scientific expedition is to spend three months this year carrying out geological bio'o?ical and "iHhropoloerical work in the Tehri- G rhwal district of Uttar Pradesh, in the Hima lay3s_— Reufer
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    Cyprus demand
    34 1 ATHENS. Thurs Huge crowds demonstrated in Athens today for the return of Br:t:sh-h°'d Cyprus to Greece. Th c Athens police force was alerted to forestall any march on the British Embassy.— A.P.
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    3 ESCAPE TRAIN SABOTAGE
    145 1 3 ESCAPE TRAIN SABOTAGE IPOH. Thurs. |\RIVER "Fordy" Kelaart and two of th« firemen of the pilot train of last night* southbound train had a miraculous escape when their engine rolled down a bank and landed In a marsh 15 feet from the track. The incident occurred an hour after
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    Dulles makes a prediction
    47 1 DUBLIN, Thurs.— Mr. John Foster Dulles, American Republican Party expert on foreign affairs, who passed through Shannon airport this morning on his way from Paris to New York, said that General Eisenhower would be the n?xt President of the United States.— Ren ter
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    Jap Prince ma; go to London
    34 1 TOKYO. Thurs. Emperor Hirohito is considering sending 18-year-old Crown Prince Akihito to represent Japan at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11, the JIJi news agency said today.— U.P.
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    NO 'DEADLOCK' OVER NAVAL COMMAND
    138 1 WASHINGTON, Thursday. A DMIRAL William Fechteler, said on his return a ye fil T( %L from London that he would not describe differences of opinion with Britain over A^if*^^?""^ Co *»vand as a deadlock. Adm. Fechteler said he did not regard a solution of th*
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    HONOUR FOR DUKE
    16 1 EDINBURGH. Thurs— The Duke of Edinburgh was toiday elected Chancellor of Sdinburrri University
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    The Comet takes off
    30 1 .OOD LCCK WAVES tbr Brit is* Oversea* Airways Court takes •ft from Um4*o sta J«hasMs«sk*rt to start the wr Itfs flrst ktstner acre toe.— Kcwter ptettg.
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    4 troubadours in armoured cars
    254 1 A TREAT FOR TROOPS FOUR British enterUfctec* wh© wMI tear the r Federation In an armored ear tiring performances to troops, often In dangerous areas, arrived In Singapore by Qantas-BOAC from London yester- aay. Led by producer Ralph Reader, the party, consisting of Mr. 'Eddie
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    This fleet is under the hammer
    119 1 This fleet is under the hammer LONDON, Thurs. THE British Government today struck its first blow *t the nationalisation of industry by publishing plans to auction the State road baalagr system to private owners. The fleet of 43,000 long-dis-tance lorries, nationalised by the Labour Government in 1947. will be put
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    Million starving
    25 1 PUSAN, Thurs.— Nearly a million persons are reported to be existing on "grass roots and the bark of trees" in south-west Korea.— AJ».
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    French Reds to stage protest
    47 1 PARIS. Thurs.— The French Communist Party has ordered Communist* throughout the nation to organise protest demonstrations against General Matthew B. Ridffway. Oca. RMgwav is due in Parks on May 25 to take over as Bupreme Commander of Allied Powers In Kurope AP.
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    UN accused
    27 1 MUNSAN. Thurs. The Communists today accused the United Nation* Command of delaying a. truce in Korea by refusing to negotiate further on prisoner exchange AJ».
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    Dance—and cake—went off with bang
    85 1 Dance— and cake went off with bang LONDON. Thurs r: annual debutantes' dance in Ltudon vent off with a bang last night in fact, three bangs. The 250 girls, tn white coming-out gowns, walked I down the stairs of the Grosvenor House to curtsey before a cake. Then the cake
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    Day-long attack
    37 1 NORTH KOREA, Thurs. The city of Buan and the rich Communist supply area around It was blown apart and burnt today by allied fighter-bombers shuttling daylong in the Korean war's biggest concentrated air attack -UP.
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    Gen. Orsbom's son dies
    43 1 LONDON. Thurs. Mr. Albert Orsborn. eldest son of Gen. Albert Orsborn International leader of the Salvation Army, died in a London hospital yesterday, aged 41. Gen. and Mrs. Orsborn are in the Far East on a goodwill mission.— Reuter.
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    Japan for U.N.
    29 1 TOKYO, Thurs. The House of Representatives voted today to seek membership lor Japan in the United Rations. The bill now goes to the Upper House.— A.P.
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    Pioneer dies
    26 1 NEW YORK. Thurs.— Mr. William Fox 73. a pioneer motion picture producer and oar thnr operator of more than 250 theatres, died today. A.P.
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    General held
    31 1 TOKYO, Thurs. Communist prisoners on Koje leland were reported tonight to have seised United Nations camp commandant, General Frank T. Dodd, and to be holding him as hostage.— Reuter.
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    Dunlop makes £17.8 mil. profit
    122 1 LONDON. Thurs. rE Financial Times, In an editorial today, says. "Trading profits of the Dunlop Group rose further ir 1951. but to an inslgniflcan' extent compared with the 84 per cent increase revealed I last year balance was £*****,000. compared with £17.590.500. "Available statistics show
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    ONE GIFT PAYS FOR BALANCE OF THE HALL
    245 1 THE balance of the cost of the Singapore Badminton Hall at Guillemard Road, now nearing completion will be paid by Mr. Aw Boon Haw, patron of the Singapore Badminton Association, il was announced yesterday by the Hall Fond Committee. Mr. Aw's gift
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    Thomas Cup Souvenir
    120 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THOMAS CUP SOUVENIR will contain one of the fullest surveys ever published of the world's leading badminton players. Every Malayan tan should have a copy of this booklet, which will tell the story in pktures and articles ot tfie mm of four nations who
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    Ban stays on Red paper
    40 1 HONO KONG. Thurs. Mr. Justice Williams today refused an application for the stay of execution of a six months' suspension order of the leading pro-Communist Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong, the Ta Kung Pao. Reuter.
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    Rat kills baby
    19 1 HONG KONG. Thurs. A Chinese baby girl was bitten to death by a rat yesterday. Reuter.
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    Ships on west coast alerted
    111 1 Ships on west coast alerted SHIPS along Malaya's west coast were alerted yesterday (or an esaaped German stowaway, who leaped into the sea from the 7,000--ton Greek freighter, Chryssi, midway between Penang and Singapore. Twenty-year-old Manfred Arendt escaped on Monday night, taking one of the ships rubber life rafts with
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    Shell recruits in Hong Kong
    47 1 HONO KONG, Thurs. Chinese labourers of British nationality are being sought by the Shell Oil Company of Brunei for Its oilfields ia North Borneo. The company hopes to hire 400 men with the help of tile District Commissioner, Mew Territories.— Reuter, AAP.
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    Free newsmen organise
    44 1 Free newsmen organise BRUSSELS, Thurs. An international company ot journalists from the free world was officially born In Brussels yesterday. The Federation was formed when an international congress of free journalists unanimously adopted a constitution establishing a Free World International Organisation of newspapermen. AP.
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    Envoy sees Queen
    26 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Turkish Ambassador Huseyir. Ragip Baydur, presented his letters of credence to Queen Elizabeth in an audience at Buckingham Palace yesterriay.—U.P.
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    WEST GERMAN PLAN TO SHARE WAR DAMAGE
    145 2 WEST GERMAN PLAN TO SHARE WAR DAMAGE BONN, Thursday. A PLAN to make West Germans share the financial losses of Hitler's war was approved in principle yesterday by the Federal Parliament. It calls upon Germans, who escaped war damage, to raise nearly U5515,000,000 in the next 30 years to help
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    MALAN READY TO TALK
    187 2 MALAN READY TO TALK CAPE TOWN. Thurs. SOUTH AFRICA'S Prime Minister, Dr. Danirl i Malan, said yesterday It was 1 up to the Ooposltton to approach the Government if there was to be agreement on the coloured question. He was speaking in a dpbate on the -s «ond reading of
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    Fewer dollars from wool
    42 2 WELLINGTON, Thur«. Lower wool prices have resulted in a sharp drop in New Zealand's dollar earnings. Sales to dollar buyers during the 1951-52 season will I yield about $24,800,000. as against last season's record earnings of $49.500.000 Reuter.
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    Repeat strike
    35 2 MELBOURNE. Thurs. j About 27,000 waterside workers, who struck for 24 hours from midnight, decided at mass meetings in all Australian ports today to have a similar stoppage on June 24. i Reuter.
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    CAMPAIGN AGAINST TABLE TENNIS BAN
    80 2 TOKYO. Thurs. rE Japanese Table Tennis Association said today it would campaign against the Japanese Government ban on their travel to Rumania where the world championship games will be held next year. An Association spokesman I said that the International i Table Tennis Association President,
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    Visitor from Ceylon
    43 3 S\KI ORr.SM I) Romanic Muuurd. of Kandy, admires "Railway Station" by the Roumanian-born American artist Saul Steinberg at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery in Dover- Street, London. Steinberg is a well-known car<*onist for the American m*«<ri»e, "The New Y»rker."
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    Poison gas kills three Redchemists
    83 3 BERLIN Thurs. rO Russian scientists and < a German assistant ex- perunenting with poison gas in East Germany have been l killed by hydrocyanic acid fumes the West German paper "Die Welt" reported 1 today. The secret Soviet-German .experiments were taking place at Jueterbog. approxi-
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    POSITION GRAVETRUMAN
    104 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. PRESIDENT TRUMAN, who is 68 today, said that the international situation still was very grave. Despite the difficulties, he •a as stil hopeful of peace. Mr. Truman said that be would spend the next 10 years having a good Ume and going as n« pleased. The
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    Indian Navy tour
    41 3 Indian Navy tour NEW DELHI Thurs. SEVEN ships of the Indian Navy will sail from Bombay early next month on a six-week goodwill cruise to Indonesia, Siam and Malaya. They will call at Jakarta. Sourabaya. Bangkok. Singa- pore and Penang.— A.P.
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    No documents for the Reds
    36 3 GENEVA. Thurs The World Health Organisation today decided to stop sending WHO books and documents to Russia, who left the group three years ago. The books cost USS7,(JOO to print. —A.P.
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    No compromise on return of prisoners says Mr. Eden
    313 3 No compromise on return of prisoners says Mr. Eden Mff-AfN, A««tICA REPEAT fiESIRE FOR PEACE BUT LONDON, Thursday. U KIT AI N and America today repeated that they wanted peace in Korea bat said it could never be achieved at the cost of forcing: 70,000 '..unwilling prisoners to return to
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    78 3 MOTHERS meet their children at the end of school hours at Farley Hill, near Broadmoor lunatic asylum. Berkshire. Earlier in the day the body of a five-year-oid girl, Linda Bowyer, was found strangled in the vicinity. The discovery of the body followed a fire -hour escape bid by Broadmoor Inmate
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    H.K. UNIVERSITY
    21 3 HONG KONO, Thurs. The foundation stone of the chemistry building of the Hong Kong University was laid yesterday. Reuter
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    Jet fuel ship blows up
    42 3 NEW YORK. Thurs. rE oil tanker Harold Reinauer of Boston blew up at its dock today goon after discharging its cargo of jet plane fuel at Chelsea Massachussetts F-our men were injured as the vessel sank.— U.P.
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    Sir John Hay calls for taxation cuts
    240 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. TOE BRITISH and Malayan Governments are exacting from as a sum which very nearly equals the total of oar estate expenditure," says Sir John Hay, chairman of the Malacca Robber Plantations in his statement to be made
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    Comet trip under study
    61 3 NEW YORK. Thurs. ORITAIN'S Comet Jet air- liner service to Johannesburg has led the International Civil Aviation Organisation to appoint experts to study the problems of largescale commercial Jet air traffic. Mr. Ernst Carl LJundberg. Swedish-bom Secretary general of ICAO, told reporters he did not believe
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    Killed by cholera
    14 3 CALCUTTA, Thurs. Cholera claimed 160 lives in Calcutta last week.- -Reuter.
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    Gift from Vienna
    22 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Mayor Franz Jones of Vienna ?ave President Truman today the first editions of two of Schubert UP.
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    Vandenbenrg ill
    20 3 WASHINGTON Thuri.', 1 Her. Hovt Vpndenhprt?. Air Force Chief of Staff, underwent a serous nbdomlnal oi^i-atlon today.— UP.
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    WEST WILL NOT HALT PLANS
    211 3 LONDON, Thursday. r!E Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, told the House of Commons today that Britain was not prepared to hold up present plans for inter ratine Western Europe in order to stage a four-power conference on Germany. Mr. Eden said if there were to
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    The Wicked Lady' gets £40,000
    107 3 LONDON. Thurs. Pi M star Margaret < Wicked Lady) Look wood yesterday signed a contract which win reinstate her as the country's highestpaid movie actress. The contract with the Herbert Wilcor-Anna Neagte Company is expected to give her about £M.»M a year. It will control
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    Stay dawn men won't barrain
    68 3 Stay dawn men won 't barrain O BRISBANE. Thurs. A LTHOUOH they haw not seen daylight for seven days and most of them are suffering from colds. 127 staydown miners at Collinsviiie state coal mine in Northern Queensland, today rejected a mediation offer. The offer, from the Queensland Coal Reference
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    RAIL TRAGEDY
    32 3 SYDNEY, Thurs. Seven persons died and 95 were injured when an electric train crashed into, the back of a stationary train in thick fog 15 miles from Sydney today ReuterAAP.
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    Privy Councillor for 45 years
    31 3 LONDON. Thurs. Mr. Winston Churchill yesterday celebrated his 45th anniversary as* a Privy Councillor. He has held office longer than any other lirinn mem ber. —Reuter
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    'Monty' in Athens
    20 3 ATHENS. Thurs. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, arrived here today from Paris.-i-Reutet.
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    GUIDED SHELLS WILL, REPLACE ACK-ACK
    107 3 GUIDED SHELLS WILL, REPLACE ACK-ACK LONDON Thun. i GUIDED missiles will supersede anti-aircraft gunnery In the Immediate future, the Supply Minister, Mr. Duncan Sandys, said today. He told representatives of. leading •ngineerinr firms that the Government's "sup-; er-priority" programme In de- 1 fence projects included cor- i tain aircraft, tanks,
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    Naval help for drifting vessel
    90 3 Naval help for drifting vessel CAPE TOWN, Thurs. >r THE South African Navy is expected to go to the rescue of the disabled Capetown ship Trlstania which Is drifting at the mercy of South Atlantic gales. With 45 men and one woman abroad, lashed by high winds and heavy seas
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    WHIPPING IN COLONIES
    60 3 LONDON, Thurs. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, tonight gave the House of Commons details of corporal punishment in the British colonies. In 10 ierritorie.-,, corporal punishment for adults was not in force. Five othere contended that it should be abolished and most of the rest proposed
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    Women rush police
    38 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs. Bix women were slightly Injured yesterday when a group of about 200 women, demonstrating against a recent inQrease in food grain prices, attempted to rush a police cordon in old Delhi.— Reuter
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    RIDA Teaches The Kampongs
    869 4 BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 'IF we can't understand what this course is all about, then we had better stop being ketuas," was the comment of 60-year-old Buyong bin Haji Ismail, ketua of Seminyih in Negri Sembilan, and oldest man. on the RIDA course being held at
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    OVER 2,000 ASK FOR SHARE OF STATE PROPERTY IN JOHORE
    179 5 Free land offered to Malay families MORE than 2,000 Malay government officers, pensioners and subject* of the Sultan of Johore have asked for allocations in the 970-acre proposed Malay settlement on State land at Majedie Estate, Johore Bahru. The settlement
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    26 5 AIR VICE-MARSHAL G. H. MILLS. Air Officer Commanding, Malaya, buvectiag recruit* of RAJ". (Malaya) at their passing-out parade at Chang] airfield, yesterday. Straits Times pi ctnre.
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    Youth leaders for India
    75 5 IPOH, Thar*. Two youth l««4en one from Kuala Lumpur and the other from Talplng have been selected to represent the Malayan Christian Youth Council at the World Council of Christian Youth in Travancore in December. They are Mr. Samuel Jesudason of Kuala Lumpur and Mr. K.
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    Did not comply with order
    43 5 SEREMBAN, Thurs. N Thomas was today sentenced to three months' Imprisonment for falling to comply with an order served on him by the Mentri Besar of Negri Sembilan restricting him to his residence at Jemima Estate, Port Dickson
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    USED FORCE
    34 5 KDANTAN, Thurs. AH bin Mamat of Taniong Lumpur was sentenced to on* month's gaol and six months' police supervision in Kuantan for using force os Mariam with Intent to outrage her modesty
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    Desertion charge
    40 5 KUANTAN, Thurs. Non bin Yit, a special constable of Kuala Reman Estate, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Kuantan for desertion. He was absent from the estate for mofe than 21 days and wag arrested ln Talplng.
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    Comrade Ho hanged
    62 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A bandit ambushed by special constables just outside Lenggong new village, Perak, in December last year, was hanged in Taiping gaol this morning. Bo Chee Fatt, the bandit, was wounded when trying to climb the village gate. He had a loaded Mauser and ammunition.
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    47 5 SPECIAL CONSTABLE Wan Amaran bin Wan Manaf. •f the Police Jungle Squad, Sanrei Sipnt, who was awarded the George Medal for his gallant ftirnt against the bandits on an estate in the Sunjrei Siput area in January. Before joining the force Wan Ajnaran was a robber tapper.
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    Advertisers to form protective body
    157 5 alayan advertisers are to form an association ITi to protect themselves and enforce a standard of ethics among local advertisers in the same way as similar organisations in Britain and the United A meeting to form thr association will be held at the American Club,
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    YOUTH GAOLED
    31 5 SEOAMAT. -rturs.— A farmer special constable. 19--ytar-old Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman, was sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment for theft of 51. 70 belonging to m Indian on Voules Estate.
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    MAN ACROSS THE BORDER
    53 5 9EOAMAT, Thar*. "1 live in Negri Sembilan where there U^ no registration of bicycler and Just came across the border to visit a friend tn Oemas Bahrn," Mid 05--year-old Lai Senf, when charged at Segamat with failing to take out a licence for his bicycle. He
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    15 years in India
    56 5 lif R. H. ROY GOLLAN, Ausl'l traliau Uieh CommlMtoner ln India, arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Sirdhana from Calcutta. Mr. Oollan. accompanied by Mrs. Oollan. Is on holiday before retirement. He has spent 15 years ln India, the first 11 as Australian Trade Commissioner and
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    The unclaimed $2,000
    49 5 ITNCLAIMED deyoatits total Un« over SS.WO have dm left la »»tto« Kovcrnmrnt departments hi Johor P by 654 people during the past 12 months. The deposits ranee from t«n cents to $5# and will be credited to G^rrameAl revenue If they art not etahned by July
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    YOUNG TO SUCCEED' FRISBY
    104 5 YOUNG TO SUCCEED' FRISBY rpHE NEW Director of EduA cation, Singapore, will be the present Deputy Director, Mr. R M. Young, the StralU Times understands. Mr. Young will succeed Mr. A. W. Frisby, the present Director, early next week when Mr. Frisby takes up the chairmanship of the Public Services
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    Pilgrims sail on Thursday
    36 5 BUTTEHWORTH. Thurs.— Fifty-three Province Wellesley Malays will go to Mecca by the Tyndareus next week. The ship sails from Penang on Thursday. Most oX this year's pilgrims are padl planters and smallholders.
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    173 5 T<HE Air Officer Commanding Malaya, Air Vlce--1 Marshal G. H. Mills, predicted the formation of a Malayan Air Force within 20 years when he addressed a passing-oat parade of 22 recruits of the RAF. (Malaya) at Changi airfield, Singapore, yesterday. He told the Malay,
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    Mr. J.D. Nicholson
    38 5 IPOH, Thura.— Mr. J. D. Nicholson, of Police headquartets has taken over duties as Staff Officer, Traffic. Perak. in place of Mr. E. H. Harries, who is now at the Federation police headquarters. Kuala Lumpur.
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    Library memorial to the King to be discussed
    91 5 A PUBLIC MEETING is being called for next Thursday ln the British Council Hall. Singapore, to discnaa a suggestion that a public library be built ln the Colony as a memorial to King George VI. Convenor of the meeting U Mrs. Joanna
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    Visiting minister to tour island
    266 5 Visiting minister to tour island rro big receptions are planned by the Portui guese community of Malacca and Singapore to Commander Manuel Maria Barmen to Rodri- rigues, Minister lor Portuguese Overseas Territories who is visiting Malaya from May 19 to 21. The Minister, who will be I accompanied by his
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    'INFORM POLICE CHIEF'
    257 6 'INFORM POLICE CHIEF' say B counsel A SINGAPORE lawyer, Mr. C. H. Koh, said in the Singapore Fourth Police Court on Wednesday that any complaint received from the public against police inspectors should be brought to the attention of the Commissioner of Police immediately. Mr. Koh was defending a probationary
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    Get together, says Nicoll and seawall row ends
    256 6 &CTIQN KATONG MARINE PARADE AT the suggestion of the Governor, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, the squabble between the Singapore City Council and Government over repairs to the collapsed seawall at Marine Parade, Katong, is to end. Mr Nicoll, wh« recently visited Marine
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    A tin of milk cost him $10
    45 6 SEGAMAT. Thurs. "My sister's child was without any milk and I had to get It some," said 23-year-old Ramasamy charged at Segamat with taking a tin of condensed milk out of a restricted area. He was fined $10.
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    Charged with assault
    47 6 MUAR. Thurs.— ln th P Muar Magistrate's Court. How Kok. 43. was charged with assaulting a woman Ah Seng, with Intent to outrage her modesty at a kongsi at Craigielea Estate. Bukit Pasix. Ball of $250 was allowed and the case postponed to Monday^
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    COMPOUNDED
    48 6 MUAR Thurs. —After the complainant. Pie Kia. had asked that the case be compounded, the Muar Magistrate discharged and acquitted Lee Tan. Lee Cheng. Lee Yong, Lee Doon Kam and a woman. Ong Gan. who were alleged to have hurt him with a oarang at Gombang. Pa«oh
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    Double charge
    45 6 SEGAMAT. Thurs— Bail in $400 was offered Ng Slok Boon, aged 43, produced on a double charge of having failed to pay the current road tax for his lorry and offering $5 as a bribe to a constable when stopped on the road.
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    Broke curfew: $10
    40 6 SEGAMAT, Thurs.— "l had a stomach ache and was forced to go to a latrine outside my house." said Hoo Chin, 31, charged at Segamat with violating the curfew at Melville Estate, Labis. He was fined $10.
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    UMNO to celebrate
    60 6 PENANG. Thurs. rNGKU ABDUL RAHMAN president of UMNO, will take the salute at a Penang UMNO youth parade at Dato Kramat gardens on Sunday to celebrate UMNO's 7th anniversary. Tungku Abdul Rahman ana Inche S. M. Zalnul Abidin. president of the Penanjj branch of UMNO, will address
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    MUAR ADVISERS
    58 6 MUAR. Thurs. Th c panel of adviser^ for the Juvenile Court Muar is: Mrs. C. E. Milne. Mrs. S. Gune. Mrs. Rosita R. Goh. Dato Othman bin Buang Rev. Father L. Cordeiro. Mr. Toh Chong Tong Inche Rahman bin Othman. Mr. V. V. Markandoo Che Hasnah bint: Manap.
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    HAD DEER MEAT
    18 6 SEGAMAT, Thurs. For unlawful possession of deer meat, 47-year-old Kolandaipayan was fined $40 at Segamat.
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    Pacific post for 'new village 'man
    157 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A DISTRICT OFFICER who was responsible for completing some of the largest and most complicated resettlement schemes in the Federation has been made Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Elice Islands. In the Western Pacific High Commission. He is Mr. M
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    21 6 MR WO.M, LOCK SENG, formerly of th« Government English School, Batu Pahat. who has gone to Sydney. Australia, for furthere studies.
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    MR. K. PONNIAH
    31 6 SEOAMAT. Thurs— Mr. K ponnlah was elected president and Mr. C. K. N. Menon vicepresident of the Segamat India Ceylon Association at the annual general meeting held recently.
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    Army teacher for Mecca
    125 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. rpuAN LEBAI IBRAHIM bin YusolT, head religious teacher of the Malay Regiment, is going to Mecca thU month. Tuan Lebaj Ibrahim, who comes from Kampong Rantau, Negrl BembUan, ha& been with the regiment since Rs formation in 1933. Head of a staff of
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    Brothels in city wooden huts
    209 6 MAGISTRATE: ITS A DISGRACE TWE Singapore First Police Magistrate, Mr. R. C. S. Bell, 'yesterday described as "a disgrace to the city" several wooden huts behind Syed Alwi Road used as brothels by more than a dozen prostitutes. He convicted two women, Chan Ah Say,
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    ANOTHER BANDIT GIVES UP
    86 6 ANOTHER BANDIT GIVES UP KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. NO anti-bandit battles were reported in the Federa. I tion yesterday but one terr orist surrendered an<j three suspects were arrested. Two of the suspects were arrested In the Kroh area of Perak and the third was caught in the Kuala Krau area
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    Crashed into drain: Fined
    44 6 MUAR. Thurs. I hong Mook Weng. who drove his lorry negligently and crashed into a drain at the 6th. milestone Jalan Muar was fined $30 at Muar. He was also ordered to pay the P.W.D. $150 for damaging the culvert.
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    ON NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE
    54 6 MUAR. Thurs.— Charged at Muar with causing th e death of a 9-year-old Malay boy through negligent driving not amounting to homicide a: the 51 milestone. Muar-Sungel Mati road, a truck driver. Choo Kong Seng claimed trial and wa* allowed ball of $500. The case was
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      141 6 Blackout schedule CIRSTATIONS lUblr to lr»« aheddlnf today arc: DAY BaleaUor KU Jalan Am».i 8.M.8.C.. MrßiUhir. Br a a ;.n Ki*e. liluid Golf Club. Si-lrlar Pama>, N«c Soon, Srtrtar WlrtI«M. MenUl HoopiUl. Tr»(»U« EsUlc. New World, IVndrmrrr Rd.. Ban Hock Leon*-, Milnr Kd., Jalan Sultan, Brarh Rd.. Alhambra, RalHra Hotel,
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    COLONY DID NOT BET ON 13
    180 7 COLONY DID NOT BET ON 13 SINGAPORE bookmakers were not besieged by punters yesterday for bets on numI ber 13 which was given b y the King of the Water Fairies, a Chinese deity of Pulau Tikus Pcnang. as the last two numbers of the winning ticket in the big
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    court Awards $208,000 more for rubber firm's land
    369 7 Crown offer for US acres nearly doubled SINGAPORE High Court yesterday increased by $208,324 an award made to Singapore United Rubber Plantations for 118 acres of land in Yio Chu Rang Road. The Collector of Land Revenue had awarded $221,190, but the
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    45 7 FOUR BRITISH ENTERTAINERS who will visit troop* in the Federation aad Singapore, pictured on their arrival at Kalian* airport yesterday. From left Eddie Childs (comedian), Doreen Fielder (pianist) Lucille Graham (soprano) and Ra Iph Reader, producer and leader of the party.— Strait s Times picture.
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    Heads of bandits not to be cut off Templer
    208 7 Heads of bandits not to be cut off Templer LONDON. Thurs. GENERAL Sir Gerald Templer. the Hifher Commissioner in Malaya, has ordered that the bodies of Communist terrorists lulled in Malaya are not to be decapitated, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Oliver LyttelUn. told the House of Commons yesterday. This question
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    Traders must get permits
    92 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Shopkeepers are prohibited from carrying on any trade or business, unless issued with a permit from the District Officer, in certain areas in Segamat. They lie within the perimeters enclosing the labourers lines on Pengkalan Buklt, Lanadron, Nordanal, Grisek. Choon Seng San, Bukit
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    NEGRI DRIVE FOR CHINESE POLICE
    59 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Chinese youths in Negri SemMlan will be asked to Join the Federation police force when the recruiting team tours the State from May 19 to 21. The team will be in Mantin and Seremban on May 19, Kuala Pilah and Tampin on
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    WESAK DAY ATTEMPT TO UNITE SECTS
    166 7 11/ESAK DAY— the most important festival in the T Buddhist calendar— will be celebrated In Malaya today with a special purpose. Besides commemorating the birth enlightenment and death of the Lord 1 Buddha, today's celebrations will mark the beginning} of a renaissance, and the
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    Fijians to entertain
    90 7 MEN of the Fijian Battalion will, for the first time In Singapore, perform their ceremonial dance in. public during the St. John Ambulanc3 gala ball at Raffles Hotel, on May 16. The ball is one of four functions being organised In aid of funds For building a
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    A DETECTIVE NOVEL IN MALAY WINS $300 PRIZE
    216 7 A DETECTIVE NOVEL IN MALAY WINS $300 PRIZE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A DETECTIVE novel ol 50,000 words has won the first prise of $300 in the Malay Literary Competition organised by the Federation Education Department. This was the only prize awarded for novels. The novel, entitled "Chinchin Rahsia," was written
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    Hid cycle in fowl roost
    50 7 KUANTAN, Thurs.— Aziz bin Jusoh, of a jungle company, Alor Akar, was fined $300 in Kuantan for dishonestly retaining a stolen bicycle. T«e bicycle was hired by another Juagl P company man Azle took it and hid it in a fowl roost in Oaling Besar.
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    Malaria on increase
    68 7 Rfc total of malaria cas Government hospitals I was higher tl an in. any pos Federation's Malaria Adviso cent meeting. Whether this increase the end of a period of'low uncertain, It was stated. KI'AI.A LUMPUR Thaw. es admitted to estate and n (he Federation last year twar
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    DRIVER FINED
    35 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— M. Supramaniam, a Singapore driver, who carried 500 elecMcSulbs and three refrigerators in his lorry ag&insi the cQndltlon.s of his haul*??* pMrfit, wan fined* M<* In the police court today.
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    THIEF STEPS IN AT THE POLICE DEPOT
    94 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. MALAYA'S detectives under training at the Kuala Lumpur police depot can now try to solve crimes that were not invented by their instructors. Three crimes took place in the depot itself yester- day and Tuesday. And still unsolved are the:
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    MR.GOH'STWO BRIDES
    62 7 Taxi driver. Mr. Ooh Lye Hock, who married two girls in"i»erak Road, Singapore, recently yesterday explained hl K reason^ for marrying his second bride, 18-year-old Miss Choo Kha Ngor. Mr. Goh said he was engaged to Miss choo long ago. but declined to marry her until hi., father
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    TEACHER DIES
    24 7 TAIPINO. Thurs— Mr Chan Kong Hon. of the tutorial staff of the Hua Lian High School died in the General Hospital yesterday.
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    Yogi to meet Templer in K.L.
    263 7 Yogi to meet Templer in K.L. 3HUDDHANANDA Bha--3 rati, the South Indian Yogi and sage, will meet the High Commissioner, Gen Sir Gerald Templer, Sir Cheng-lock Tan and other Government officials during his two months' tour of Malaya. Yogi Shuddhananda will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur this morning and will
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    Board calls for election
    49 7 rE Singapore Rural Board Uto ask th e Colony Government to allow early elections to the Rural District Committees. This was decided by th# Board at a meeting which discussed the report on th e reform of local government by the Dr. L. C. Hill.
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      72 7 TWCA. Raffles Quay: Malay ctesset. beginners 9.15 a.m.. contlnuMOon class, 10.30 a.m.. Mandarin claw, beginners «.3O a.m.; advanced class. 10.30 a.m. YMfA. OrchaTd Rod: games 5.30 p.m.; Malay literacy class. 8 p.m. Chinese VMCA, Selegie Road: music 2 p.m.; ptmes 3.30 p m. Loan Exhibition of Chinese Art, British Council
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    DEATH
    89 8 MRS. YAP CHO «nee CHAN AH), aged 77, at No 10 Shanghai Road, on Bth May. 1952. at 1.15 a.m. Beloved mother of Ec Chian, Ec Khian. Ec Chong and Ec Toon, Of Me.ssrs. Kheng Hoe Lid.. Bens Lee Co. Ltd., and Tlong Hoe Co. Ltd. She leaves behind
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 8 THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Leopold (Leo) Rappa wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to •11 relatives and friends who attended the funeral as well as those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., May 9, 1952. Democracy in the Village
    798 8 The Straits T imes Singapore, Fri., May 9, 1952. Democracy in the Village The Select Committee of the Federal Legislative Council into whose hands the Village Councils Ordinance has now passed no doubt will take to heart the criticism which the Bill attracted yesterday at its first reading. The principle
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    Now It's Water
    302 8 Often during the past few years Singajure's citizens have been warned to use less water. Now another warning, that a 24-hour supply cannot be guaranteed to all parts of the Colony during the nex' three months, has been issued. The warning will probably have the same effect
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    THE REASON WHY THEY 'LIKE IKE'
    1164 8 Unplanned? Unstaged? Don't you believe it-here is says FREDERICK COOK NEW YORK. FIRST he wins a war. He comes home in triumph. He smiles his engaging smile with Just the right mixture of national pride and personal humility. America goes wild over him. Obviously
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    Grooming S. Korea for selfdefence
    761 8  -  SANFORD ZALBURG By TAEGU, Korea. THE Republic ot Korea's 2&0,000-strong army, which is being groomed to take over the country's defence, is not yet ready to cope by itself- with the larger North Korean army. It will probably not be ready to do so for
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    441 8 Ancient vice riiOBACCO? Introduced to 1 South-Eait Asia by the Portuguese? The Ever Helprui Cohrague spring] to cross words with this suggestion of an Ipoh correspondent. Long before Sir Walter Raleiph was born, he states, Chinese gourmet^ knew what it was to have that smoke after a
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      747 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. MARK-TEO. The engagement km announced on Thursday May Bth 1952 between Michael Mark Choy Seng, third son of Madam Chan Kwal Heng and the late Mr Mark Swee Nam. and Lily Teo Swee Neo, third daughter of Madam Tan Keow Neo and the late Mr Teo Guan Huat
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    COLONY BLAMED FOR RUBBER 'SCARE'
    289 9 And first grade falls to 90 cents: New nervous spate THE PRESENT rubber "scare" was caused by a selling wave started by some big Chinese dealers in Singapore, Mr. C. P. Liston, a Penang rubber broker, said yesterday. "Singapore started the scare," he said. "Whoever
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    DON'T WORRY, WATER WONT BE CUT OFF
    215 9 THE Singapore Water Department's warning that a full supply over 24 hours cannot be guaranteed does not mean there will be total cut-offs of water. But what can be expected is a lowering of water, pressure at prescribed periods in the day. Singapore's
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    Selected— but changed their minds
    173 9 SEVEN Singapore applicants, who passed a Police Selection Board to join the Mobile Squad, have changed their minds and withdrawn their applications. Three of them, who are Chinese, said their parents or relatives did not want them to .ake up work which would keep them
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    GOOD WISHES
    34 9 The Governor of Singapore. Mr. J. F. Nicoll. yesterday sent telegram to the Malayan Agent in London on the occasion of the opening of the British Industries Fair wishing it every success.
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    Gaol for having stolen pen
    53 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Yau Yu San who was charged in the Police Court today with fraududent possession of a fountain pen was sentenced to two months' imprisonment Yau said that the pen was given to him by a friend In Singapore who. he alleged, denied
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    COLONY'S 'FINEST RECITAL'
    397 9 A PACKED audience including the Governor and the Commissioner-General in 'the Victoria Memorial Hall j last night heard what must surely have been the finest recital of Western instrumeni tal music ever presented within its walls. This was Walter Giesekings playing of four Beethoven sonatas the "Pathetique."
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    Medical aid for island
    79 9 [•pHE people of Pulau Tekong have already received a wheel-stretcher, a Government statement last night said. The Singapore Medical DeI partment some time ago acI quired wheel-stretchers for use at Pulau Tekong, but they were held in store until the new clinic was built on the
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    Union meeting
    21 9 Th e Federation of Singapore City Council Labour Unions will meet on Sunday at Jalan Besar Town Cleansing Depot.
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    Chinese literacy expert for Malaya
    154 9 Chinese literacy expert for Malaya IPOH, Thurs. WORLD-FAMOUS Chinese literacy expert. Dr. James Yen, has been invited to Malaya to plan a campaign to promote literacy, particularly among the Chinese in the new Tillages. The invitation has been sent by Mr. Elmer Newton, director of the United States Information Services
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    Gaol and police supervision
    64 9 TELUK ANSON, Thurs Lee Yin, a 31-year-old Cantonese butcher, was produced before Inche Mohamed Hassan bin Hussein, Circuit Magistrate. Teluk Anson, on two charges of theft and one of posseslon of suspected stolen property. He was found guilty and sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each
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    New offers discussed
    69 9 I*HE pan-Malayan Council of the King Eaward VII College of Medicine met in Singapore last night to discuss i the Malayan Government's I new proposals for a unified j health scheme Members declined to make I any statement on what fur- ther action had been decided upon
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    JUBILEE TALKS
    27 9 Old boys of St. Francis Institution. Malacca, living in Singapore will meet at St. Joseph's Institution on Sunday to discuss their school's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
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    New T.B. dole plan
    118 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. THE Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis has drawn up a T.B. allowance scheme in order to have a fair and uniform sysi tern for the administration of funds received from the Social and Welfare Lotteries Board. The funds available are I
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    Society made $7,946
    100 9 rpHE Singapore Postal and J A Telecommunications Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society made a $7,946 Drofit last ye^r and gave $200 to the Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association. The committee cf management for the year are: President. Mr. R. J. Boast: vice-presidents, Messrs. D. W. Nylor ana A. G.
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    Pictures show them the way
    55 9 As part of the campaign to raise public interest in the registration of voters for Legislative and City Council elections. the Singapore Public Relations Office Is holding a photographic exhibition in the Victoria Memorial Hall from May 22 to May 31. showing the workIng of
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    LOOKED for FOWL FOUND GUN
    60 9 LOOKED for FOWL FOUND GUN KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A BOY who found a .38 Webley Scott revolver under his house while looking for his missing fowl yesterday, may get a reward. The boy lives behind the shop houses at the Ipoh Road end of Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur. A police
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    Last night's concert
    17 9 GIESEKING takes the bow at the Victoria Memorial Kill tost niR-ht— straits Times picture.
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    Your husband has been murdered
    309 9 2 WOMEN MET, ONE SAID: A DETECTIVE'S wife met a woman at a bus stop at Henderson Road, Singapore. The woman told her: "Your husband has been killed. 1 That was how Quek Tiang Kee, young wife of Detective Tan Tua Tee and mother of
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    TOUGH IF YOU GO BY YOURSELF
    233 9 DON'T go to Britain under your own steam without letting us know," is the advice to students given in a letter from Mr. Arnold Halliday. of the Singapore Education Department now on leave in England. Mr. Halllday says that Malayan students who go to
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    Stars sing for teachers' fund
    41 9 PEN A NO. Thurs. The Malay film stars, P. Ramlee and Kasma Booty, sang several numbers at the Penang Malay Teachers' variety show in aid of their building fund last night. The concert was repeated tonight.
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    Lights to aid the war on bandits
    113 9 Lights to aid the war on bandits CKAR( lII.IGHTS have been installed at Kekok and Labis resettlement villages to aid the anti-bar Jit campaign. If the experiment is succe'*ful, lights may he ins .ill I in th« other new fflfefea in Segamat diM.ict. The villagers ha\ paid part of the
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    STRIKERS GATHER NEARGATE
    74 9 STRIKERS GATHER NEARGATE DOLICE were on the alert near the National Carbon Eastern! Company, in Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, yesterday morning, when some of the workers who were on strike, assembled near the main gate of the factory However, there were no incidents and the workers left. Later they were
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    3 stations to close
    76 9 IPOH. Thurs. rpHE Perak Chinese Chamber J. of Commerce has been informed by the at'tin* secretary to the Federal Treasury that the Government decision to close the customs stations at Ipoh, Taiping and Kuala Kangsar from July 1 cannot be varied. This decision has been reached,
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    HE DEMANDS MINIMUM WAGE SCALES FOR COLONY WORKERS
    208 10 ♦Employees are being exploited 9 THE Singapore Government is to be asked b\ Dato C.J. Paglar, Progressive Legislative Councillor (Changi) to introduce minimum wage scales for workers employed in all trade* and industries in the Colony. Dato Paftar will table a motion
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    45 10 GROUP AT THE trade ec n rms> 'oners' farewell party to Sardar Jogindra Singh, the retiring Indian Trade Commissioner In Malaya, in Singapore yesterday. They presented a silver Plate inscribed with the names of consular officials in Singapore to Sardar Jogindra Singh— Strain Times picture.
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    They can be Rulers' subjects, too
    159 10 They can be Rulers' subjects, too KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. BRITISH subjects could also be subjects of the Rulers under the Federation of Malaya Agreement (Amendment) Ordinance which provides for State nationality the Attorney-General, Mr M J. Hogan. told the Federal Legislative Council in Kuala Lumpur today. The councl 1 passed
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    18 months' gaol for theft
    61 10 MALACCA, Thurs. Tang Wah Swee, aged 27. was at the Sessions Court yesterday sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for stealing $200 from M. A. Gomes and Company. Tang had four previous conviction^ In Singapore. He l. s wanted there for failing to report as a
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    COLONY TIMBER RECORD
    92 10 COLONY TIMBER RECORD PRODUCTION of sawn timber in Singapore last year was the highest since the war, says the official report of the Forestry Department for 1951, issued yesterday. A total of 213,579 tons, including 33,821 tons which were imported, was handled In the Colony during 1951. Britain, who took
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    Three bicycles stolen in K.L.
    33 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Three bicycle thefts were reported to the Kuala Lumpur police yesterday. All took place In Kuala Lumpur town. No arrests have so far been made.
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    S.C. CHARGED WITH QUITTING
    37 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Ali bin Ghulam Kadir, a special constable, was charged in the police court today with having deserted when stationed at Bamfoo Police Station. He was allowed $100 bail pending .trial.
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    780 were found jobs
    26 10 A TOTAL of 1,168 persons registered for work at the Singapore Labour Exchange In April. Out of these, 780 were found employment
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    Special is fined for gambling
    58 10 A VOLUNTEER Special Constable was found guilty In Singapore yesterday of gambling In the office of the Tiong Bahru community centre. Seah Chye Huat, aged 19, was fined $20, or four days' Imprisonment. Seah said th.at he had gone Into the office to make a
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    'Noarrestseverof poker players'
    320 10 INSPECTOR TELLS COURT A EUROPEAN police Inspector agreed, under crossexamination in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday, that he had never heard of any arrests in this country of people playing bridge or poker for inspector. Mr. H. D. well was describing he arrested 10 Chinese women
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    Steward to die for ship murder
    163 10 Steward to die for ship murder rpiKAN bin Sulalman, a ■L Javanese steward In a Dutch ship, Drente was sentenced to death at Singapore Assizes yesterday on a charge of murdering Frederic Vlnk, the ftttn engineer. Tlkan. it wa« aleged, stabbed Vink during a tussle after an argument over Tlkan
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    University Fund is growing
    183 10 University Fund is growing WITH the receipt of $12,148 during the week ended May 3 the University of Malaya Endowment Fund now totals $4307,017. During the week Chop Soon Bee donated $2,469 making the firm's total contributions $8,038, Chop Chin Chuan and Co., with $803 increased its donations to $2,646,
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    FINED $10 EACH
    65 10 PARIT BUNTAR, Thurs Asm bin Hassan, a motor cyclist, and Abdul Rahman bin Hail Samat. a car driver. both of whom held only provislona" driving licences, were fined $10 each when they admitted to falling to display the "L" sign on their vehicles. Asm was fined another
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    QUEEN HONOURS GO VT PRESS EMPLOYEE
    129 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE man mainly resposible for the binding and despatch of the Federal, State and Settlement Government Gazettes has been awarded the ImDerial Service Medal by the Queen. He Ls Mr Peter Lopez, bindery chargeman of the Government Press since 1937, who
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    THREE SCRUB TYPHUS CASES
    59 10 IPOH, Thurs.— Three cases of scrub typhus, and one each of poliomyelitis certbraapinal meningitis were reported in Perak last week.. The polio and meningitis cases were fatal. Two of the typhus cases were reported in Kinta and the third in Kuala Kangear. The polio case occurred
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      178 10 Today's Radio cnirADAni' <**• R&nch; 8.30 Down Your Way. SUftiArOMb Continental Cabaret; 8.30-10 As 10 a.m. News: 10.05 Matinee; B'pore; 10 Take It from H«re: 11-11.30 Symphony of Strings; 1 10 JO- 11 Lawrence Welk Xavter D.m Radio Orch.; 1.30 News; Quest Orchs. 1.45-2 George Shearing Quintet; nt u ur
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      A NEW FACE IN 'PLANTER'S WIFE'
      127 11 rE cast for "The Planter's wife", starring Clavdette Colbert, and now in the making at Pintwood Studios, if neirtng completion, fhi latest addition it 22--year-old Maria BadUy. daughter Of a Scotsman and hi* French- Mauritius ■> wife, who was born on a I small
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      HOLLYWOOD TRIES A EUROPEAN FLAVOUR
      42 11 THE only film for review this week is a Hollywood offering with an attempt at Continental flavour— "Pickup", starring attractive Beverly Michaels as t lady of easy virtue, and Hugo Haas as the mid-dle-aged man she marries.
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      Hollywood Reporter
      211 11 TABRIEL PASCAL tells US U that Rex Harrison wants to play Lord Louis Mountbatten in Pascal's "Life of Gandhi." But Gabby didn't say' how Mountbatten feels about Sexy Rex. ORODUCER Al Lewin is having the last laugh his "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" is making a nice profit,
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      165 11 ...BY ANY OTHER NAME STRANGE as they may sometimes seem, movie-title changes usually have a reason behind them. Take for example the change from the popular best-seller "Operation Cicero" to the film's title, "Five Fingers." "We were afraid of the Cicero part," said Producer Olto Lang, "figuring too many people
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      BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS
      291 11 BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS The story is a fragrant concoction of all the nastiness that humanity Is capable of, including murder, adultery and a suggestion of rape in the background so that in the end it is quite a surprise to find that nobody has actually bumped off anyone.
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      808 HOPE MAKING A COME-BACK
      150 11 808 HOPE MAKING A COME-BACK A SERIES of outstandA ing films will be reaching Malaya during the next few weeks, and there should be something for every taste. Bob Hope ran s will be glad to hear that the latest Hope picture Is described by London and New York critics
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      SHE WILL SING IN THE ULU
      118 11 I Lucille Is Part Of The First Concert Party Lucille Graham, 25-year-old coloratura soprano, who arrived in Singapore by air from > Britain yesterday witn a concert party to enter tain troops in jungle camps in the Federation > The party will give its
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      BEST OF THE CURRENT SHOWS
      309 11 IJERE are pocket reviews of the best films at present In circulation, in Singapore and the Federation Three stars indicate an outstanding picture, two means above average, and one Indicates good entertainment. A riaee In The Sun.—Outstanding direction, photography and acting make a fine film,
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    THE GUILTY, THE REDS & THE 'RABBITHEARTED'
    407 12 THE GUILTY, THE REDS THE 'RABBITHEARTED' IN your issue of April 17 a letter appeared from T. Laoh of Indonesia criticising General Templer'* action oyer 1 the Tanjong Mallm peoples collaboration with the bandits. He stated that punishment •hould be meted out only to th P guilty and the Reds.
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    6 12 5/10.1 Photographic Unit picture. BALINESE WEAVER
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    CLAIMANT PAYS
    163 12 T)URING the war 1 lost my motor car. After the liberation I was asked to submit my claim. I did so. After a delay of several years I was asked to get certain certified documents from the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. That was in the beginning of 1951.
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      Reinstatement after national service
      491 12 Reinstatement after national service rjiHE provisions in the proposed National Service Bill relating to reinstatement in civil employment of all persons called up for service needs to be carefully considered by our Legislative Councillors There is a dangerous loophole in the Bill through which many an unscrupulous employer might be
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      Punishment of offending policemen
      547 12 UTE are informed through the columns of your newspaper that "Singapore police divisional commanders have been told that wherever possible they should use their powers under the Police Ordinance to punish offending policemen themselves, rather, than send them to be tried in the Civil Courts The
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      A CADET A.S.P.S PAY
      205 12 AFTER reading the report In your Issue of May 6 of the prison term given to .Cadet A. B. P. Watson for j misappropriation of funds, I feel that it is only fair to point out that it was completely unreasonable to bring a married man
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      316 12 25. Permit to pas* over a wavy Straits Times Crossword *t 6 !<*«, u». unknown trees (o>. >*M S«BitM M«M L^KKI Rt^J DOWH SSk S£k sfiSk &|fc £^k- 2Wm twlce tfce niune of 8 S Mrs. H. Tudor (4). *sj?g wm 3*n t. A little contemptuous, per\s^ 1^ H^ H^
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    LONDON STOCKS
    256 13 LONDON, Thurs. IN sharp contract to the earlier 1 days of the week, activity on the London Stock Exchange dropped away considerably today and the overall trend of prices was to lower levels. Industrials eased .sympathetically with some indifferent dividend statements and news of large wage demands. Closing
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    U.K. RUBBER
    30 13 LONDON. May 8 —Spot 27 .d June 27d July-9?pt. 26'» d, Oct.Dec. 25'vd.. Jan-Mar 24-\d.. May ciJ. 26', d. June elf. 26', d July cl.f. 26>«d. Market: Uncertain.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    35 13 HONO KONG, Thurs. p*REE market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close todiv as fallows: US$l HK16.535 (rash): I HKS6 565 (T.T.); HK$l5 95. One tael of gold $300.5.
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    181 13 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godo»ns or expected there at 7 a.m. today are:— l-2 Agnete Maerak: S-T Raiula. S-9 Taron. 11 Singkep; 13-14 Sanana: 15-1« Pyrr Imv if Automrdon: 19-20 Ollnda. N.W 4 Renong: N.W I Uerlimau: 21-21 Incharran. 2^M Tonghai. 29-30 Kota Ordr; 33-34 Oregon
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    RUBBER PRICE DROPS 4 CTS.
    243 13 Selling pressure: 91 1/4 da at close From A Market Correspondent 'THE Singapore Rubber Market dropped to lower price levels yesterday when business was dona for May first-grade at 90 cents a lb. at one stage in the afternoon. This was mainly attributed to renewed
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    TIN: $479 A PICUL
    12 13 SINGAPORE, Than. May 8 1479 a picul (unchanged).
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    London Price
    24 13 LONDON. May 8. Cash Buyers £965; Sellers £966- Forward Buyers £964; Sellers £964}; Settlement (not received). Turnover: am 5; p.m 60 tons
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    64 13 WITH more enquiries tzr pepTT per, this section of the Singapore Produce Market again recorded price improvements yMterday when sellers quoted Muntok at $555 a plcul, Sarawak at $550 and Lampong (b'.ack) at $425. Two tons of Muntok and Lampong (black) were sold at quotations. Copra, was
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    Malayan Shares
    157 13 No buyers for rubbers LEADERS In the Tin section of the Malayan Share Market yesterday Improved slightly and closed steady at the rise. Industrials were fractionally easier, and the dearth of buyers of rubber shares con- i tinued. Yesterdays price changes by the I Malayan Share Brokers' Association
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    RUBBER CROPS
    62 13 HARRIBONB and Crosfleld (Malaya) advise the following rubber crops harvested during t April: < Allenbv Rubber Co., Ltd 30,000 I lbs.. Bent* Rubber Estate* Ltd. 71.000 lbs. Jeram Kuan tan Rubber Estate Ltd 65,000 lbs., Kundong Rubber Estate Ltd. 37.000 lbs.. MtnUkab Bubber Co.. Ltd. 55,000 lbs.. Sungei
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    Australian Share Market
    194 13 From Our Own Carre»p.a4enl. MEI. BOURNE, Thurs CHARE prices held close to lato rates in Melbourne and Sydney today. The few sharp movements were in inactive Issues. Business volume was restricted and, apart from several mining issues, all turnovers were of le» than 1.000 shares. Bond prices
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    SELANGOR CHANCES ARE NOT BRIGHT
    421 14  -  NG YOOK YOON Malaya Cup tie against Services By KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. JT is difficutt to enthuse over Sefangor's prospects against Combined Services (Federation) in their first Malaya Cup fixture this season on Saturday after the State's recent failures against Penang and Aryan Gymkhana. But
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    24 14 THE ON-DRIVL: Note position of feet, shoulders and arms aad the transfer of body weight v the left lef as the shot Is produced.
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    Marine Dept look like Div 2 champions
    484 14 By BILL MOSS rriHE Singapore Amateur i M. Football Association I Second Division has at last > got into stride after almost a month's inactivity due to April s unasoally heavy rains. which completely disrupted SAFA's scheduled fixtures. But at last— with the
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    Title fight criticised
    125 14 WASHINGTON. Thurs. THE U.S. National Boxing As--1 soeiauon yesterday criticised champions Sugar Ray RoMnsrm and Joey Maxim for iigaiag for a title, bout and passing over the logical contenders in their own weitnt divisions. Light-heavyweight champion Maxim and middleweight champion Robinson signed a contract yesterday for a
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    Third Lanark in cup final
    32 14 LONDON. Thurs. Football result: Glasgow Charily Cup semi-anal: Rangers 0, Third Lanark 1. Third Lanark will meet Clyde in tht final at Hampden Park on Saturday.— Renter.
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    Give a real crack at the half-volley
    744 14  -  ALF COVER By WE have seen how to deal with the good leng th ball to which we play the forward defensive stroke. Now let us consider the hall roller, or rather the kail which we make in to a half volley by
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    Alfie Sands is a top rater now
    497 14 Alfie Sands is a top rater now ttom MRV WILLIAMS MELBOURNE. Thurs. ALFIE Sands has improved s» much that Singapore fans who saw him fight Boy Brooks in 1950 would hardly recognise him now. He has fought hi* way to the top other contenders for Lea Dittmars welterweight title. Condition
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    35 14 LA*»i>lE OUTSCHOORN, formrrij ef OyJon and Singapore, bats for Worcestershire on the first day of the match against India at Worcester. Outechoorn *M caught fry BumU off th«> bowling of Raiwh«"d for 25— Rrutrr pletore.
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    M. Mouldings triumphs in great finish
    2016 15 Big Sweep TOTAL POOL— s36t.ott First: *****9 (586.4 M) Second: *****4 (843.2tt) Third: *****9 (321, 696) STARTERS (96.171 each), Nos 4M246. *****3, *****3. *****6. *****1. *****4, *****3. CONSOLATION ($2,160 each), Nos.: 36N1S. *****8, i918?9. *****2. 1«9578. *****3. *****2. *****4. *****3. 39*4)52. TULLOH RIDES THREE
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    21 15 ALFRED GOVER Surrey and England crtrkVtor whose third instalment of Cricket Academy today deals with offensive forward play. (See Po«e 14).
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    NON-BENDKRS
    61 15 The folrowlng have been Invited to play cricket for the NBC C v. the Indian Association at 3.30 pm tomorrow at Balenrie*. Andrew Gllmour (captain). T. Hmrt. H. Noon. J. A. P. Camtron, O. Westerhout. J. T. Re-. P. Holt A. Baker. CMa Kenc Hock. R 8. TufneH O.
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    7th WICKET STAND HOLDS UP M'SEX
    330 15 LONDON, rhura. A DERBYSHIRE seventh wicket stand of M between "Dusty" Rhodes and Derek Morgan roiled Middlesex In their opening County cricket chamDtonnhtp match of the seaaon at Lord's vf*t*rdav. Middlesex appeared to have lauded a (amble when, after putting Derbyshire In to bat
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    Next month's racing in K.L.
    111 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. CELANGOR Turf Club's June Meeting for Class 2 and Clxss 4 horses, will be held on June 7, 11 and 14 at Kuala Lumpur Class 2 trophy races, for top division horses over 8f and r,m, will be worth 84.000 in stak-.s
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    India, behind, fight back to take 8-151
    219 15 LONDON, Thursday. 'THE Surrey v. India cricket match at the Oval 1 reached an interesting stage at the close of play today, second day of the match. India. 61 runs in arrears on the first Innings, had taken eight Surrey wickets for 151
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    J.B. see fine badminton
    143 15 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. pxHIBITION badminton matches staged at the Johore Military Force? drill hall here tonight provided local fans with ■llmpses of the brilliance of Malaya's Thomas Cup players. The proceeds will go to the Jonore Badminton Association's fund*. It was obvious that Wong Peng Soon
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    MALEKZADEH, A HORSE TO NOTE, DOES GOOD TRIAL
    716 15  -  CALL BOY Training at B. Timah By VI ALEKZADEH, a four-year-old by rmiddai! out of a Felicitation mare which ran in the Aga Khan's colours last year, was one of the most impressive workers at Bukit Timah this morning, when training started
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    22 horses held up at Ipoh
    106 15 IPOH, ThuiK. f PWENTY-two horses for ihe -Singapore race meeting neit week hay» been held up at Ipoh owing to a track derailment between Malhn Ifawar and Koto Bahn. yesterday. These horses. 11 belonging to tiainer Martin's stable and Die rest to the Rodgers
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    Penang win with 3 second half goals MALAYA CUP TIE IN THE NORTH
    509 16 Penang win with 3 second half goals MALAYA CUP TIE IN THE NORTH ALOR STAR, Thursday. pENANG beat Kedah in their Malaya Cap-tic here today, but the Settlement had to fight hard all the way to win by three goals to two. Trailing by two goals at half time, Penang
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    SOCCER RESULTS AT A GUNCE
    109 16 MALATA CTJP Penaa* J. Kadab t. SINGAPORE LEAGUE DIV. 1: SCC S. Fathal Karib 9. DIV. I: Cheerful |jtd> 0. Tan* B v t DIV SA: Chcerfal Lads 'A' S. CYMA (PM) 2. DIV. 3B: Fire Bricadc 4. Bukil Timah S.C. S. BVS. HOI'SES LEAGL'E
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    Business Lge and Cup draw
    160 16 IT has been deckled, in the S.ngapore Buslneas Houses Foot- ball Association s League and Cup Oompetitton to have five small leagues for the league part of the competition The present iat. Division will be divided into two taagMfs of five teams (Borneo Motors dropp
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    F & N put six past OTEC'A'
    125 16 F N put six past OTEC 'A' Playing with only ten men one inj-ired five minutes after play. O7EC 'A' went down to Fras*r it Neuve SC. 6-0 in a Singapore B.H FA. Div 1 match at Farrer Park yesterday Right-wing Zaman cpened scaring for Fraser Neave In the 12th
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    LADS IN BAD FORM
    28 16 Cheerful Lads shared points yesterday with Tamil Brotherhood Assn. In a dull scoreless game In their Div. 2 SAFA League tie at Geylang Stadium.
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    Aziz's 3 goals fail to save Bukit Timah
    154 16 Aziz's 3 goals fail to save Bukit Timah Fire Brtoad* 4; B*. Ttaaak 3. MOST d 1 fhtfM feature of this SAFA Div SB thriller a t St Oeargca Road was three •aualbers (or Bulrt Ttaiah B.C. Bat Ma g aU fall'd U save his Jide because of Abu Bakars
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    SOSC Fund now $8,520
    103 16 The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council's Olympic Fund which will send the Singapore contingent to Helsinki In July stands at $8 520 The latest contributions are: Previously acknowledged $I. inn «i> Mr. Ang Eng Ann $00 0« Mr. KhM Hark Nam sw'oo Mr. Tan Chwee Bton
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    TOFETEPEJWAH
    57 16 Nanyang Olrls High School will hold a dinner at 338-339 East Obast Road tomorrow in honour of Teng Pel Wah. the Colony woman champion sprinter and hurdler, who Is leaving for Helsinki In July to compete in the world Olympic Games AH who took part la the recent inter
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    S.A.F.A.CUPDRAW
    172 16 'THE draw for the BAFA Chal- i lenge Cup, made last night, resulted: Preliminary Round: IRC v Pulau Branl: B.R.C. v RAF <Beletar). First Round: 333 BOD v Kota Raja: Tigers v Katong Sajarah; Rovers v Fathul Kartb: BO DC A I v Chinese Athletic; B.C.C v RAF J
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    Eu Tong Sen Cup qualifying round
    553 16 TU Eu Tone Sen Cup qusHfjtwg round will be played off ai Island Cklb tomorrow The draw to:— FIBST TBB 2.10- S. Shield (7) B. Moore (S) W. McMullan (S); 3.15: J C. Hutchinson (6) M C. T. Marti* (S) J H. AnJerson (6);
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    GOAL WHICH WON CUP
    67 16 GOAL WHICH WON CUP CUP-WINNING GOAL: Arsenal's goaHe Swindin. reaches out desperately but fails to save from this George Robledo shot which earned for Newcastle the distinction of being the oAly dab in the century to win the F. A. Cap in successive years. Newcastle's match-winner is seen behind I
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    266 16 S.C.C 3; Fathul Karib 0. pLAYING more direct football and making the most of their fewer opportunities, Singapore Cricket Club beat the formidable Fathul Karib conquerors of Tiger S.A. in their SAFA First Division league game played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. I A good
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    61 16 The Telok Kurau English School Sports will be held on the school ground on Friday, May 23. There will be two events for old boys of the school, the 440 yds. open to old boys of the school who are studying at secondary schools, and the 440
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