The Straits Times, 19 May 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 I TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY It, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    THE COMET'S HERE-IN 19 HOURS AND NO HURRYING
    392 1 Pilot meets the Governor NINETEEN HOURS and 13 minutes flying time after it left London Airport, the first fully equipped de Havilland Comet jet airliner landed at Changi airfield, Singapore, yesterday afternoon at 4.35. The pilot, Captain M. Majendie, shook hands with
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    FROM LONDON IN A 'DAY'
    50 1 L£S? than a day's flying time from Britain, the Comet touches down at Changi airfield. Below Capt. M. Majendie, the Comet's pilot, (left) and Mr. Alderson. head of the BOAC Jet liner team, with the Governor of Singapore. Mr. J. F. Nicoll at the airfield-
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    Woman sets out to Sail Atlantic
    185 1 PLYMOUTH. Sun ANN DAVIDSON, 38-year-old British authoress and exaviator leave* Cremyll. near Plymouth toda v in her I 23-foot yacht Felicity Ann on the first-ever attempt by i a woman to cross the Atlantic alone. She has never sailed alone before. But three years
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    U.S. skymen sent tot Koje Island
    176 1 REDS DEFY t/JV. AUTHORITY PUSAN, Sunday. (GENERAL MASK CLARK, UN. Supreme Comman v der tn Korea, today sent Z.M9 American paratroopers to Koje bland to maintain discipline on the 80,800 mutinous Red war prisoners still defying the United Nations authority. The move was the
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    PENANG SEAAIRSEARCHFOR MAAF PLANE
    265 1 PENANG SEAAIRSEARCHFOR MAAF PLANE PENANG, Sunday. D A.F. planes from Butterworth Joined marine launches from Batu Üban today in a combined air/sea search for a Malayan Auxiliary Air Force plane which was seen crashing off Batu Ferrinfhi, 11 miles north of Lone Pine Hotel, at 11.30 this morning. The plane,
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    OTTEST DAY FOR 5 YEARS
    36 1 LONDON. Sun.— Yesterday wax the hottest May day in Britain for fly« years with temperatures rising in the afternoon up to 80 degrees fahrenheit in some parts of the south.— Reuter
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    Red paper out again
    66 1 HONO KONG. Sun— Hung Kong's leading pro-Commu-nist newspaper Ta Kung Pao reappeared this morning after observing for 12 days a six-month suspension order handed down by Justice Williams In the Supreme! Court on May 5. The paper's re-publication followed the stay of suppression order granted yesterday
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    OIL STRIKE LOSS
    39 1 LONDON, Sun.— The AngloIranian Oil Company estimated today that the temporary loss of refinery capacity by the American oil strike was four-and-a-half times greater than that caused by the closing down of the Abadan refinery. Reuter
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    U.K. WAS LOSING £2m A DAY
    112 1 U.K. WAS LOSING £2m A DAY ABERDEEN. Bun I rE Foreign Secretary, Mi Anthony Eden, said toda* I that Britain was heading foi I a financial catastrophe at > I the rate of £2,000,000 per day when the Conservatives assumed office in October. That was the amount by which the
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    No progress, at talks
    79 1 TOKYO. Bun j rpoDAYS session of the < 1 truce talks lasted 44 < minutes without any progress being made. Delegates agreed to meet tomorrow. j Northwest of Panmunjom, a United Nations patrol attacked a Communist -held > hill with bayonets and small arms fire killing
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    PIRATE CHIEF EXECUTED
    53 1 TAIPEH, Sun: A Nation alLst firing squad on Friday executed the man who led a party to pirate the British steamship, Wing Sang, after his arrest by the Nationalist authorities. The Wing Sang, of the British Jardine Matheson ft. Company, was looted on Feb. 11 in the
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    Crash kills 50
    39 1 RIO de JANEIRO, Sun.— All 50 passengers were killed when a Pan-American Airways Stratocruiser crashed in Brazilian Jungles on Apr. 29. Their bodies were burned or mangled beyond recognition, reports from the scene said today.— UJ».
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    Security plan at S'pore secretariat
    126 1 MEW and stricter security measures are to be Al introduced In the Singapore Colonial Secretariat shortly to prevent the leakage of confidential vjuvt- iiuuQiu lniocmauon. These measures have been recommended by MajorGeneral D. Dunlop. Security Adviser to the Colonial Office, who visited Singapore and the
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    FIRE AFTER SHIP CRASH
    27 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun Fire raged aboard the tanker David E. Day today following a collision with the freighter Marine Flier off California —UP.
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    8,000-mile air trip to see her cat
    138 1 8,000-mile air trip to see her cat MRS. Gladys Doggett. who flew 8.000 miles from London to Singapore to collect her cat said In her hotel room in Singapore last night: "Thi* l s a private matter I don't want you to say anything about it." Irs. Doggett of Bexley,
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    Europe safer now, he says
    64 1 LOUISVILLE, Sun. Mr. Frank Pace, United States Army Secretary, declared here last night that the day was past when a conquest of Europe could be quickly and cheaply effected. Mr Pace also said: "Had the United Nations not taken a stand on Korea Communist success
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    GAS FOR AFRICAN STRIKERS
    102 1 BROKEN HILL. Sun. WORTHHRN Rhodetia police used tr-ar gas to disperse about 100 African strikers who tried to stop 3d Qtbit railwayman from going to) work Were. Police were standing by iMt night at Lusaka and tension was reported in other centres affected by the railway
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    Elephant proves a sum all wrong
    73 1 LONDON, Sun. ACIRCI S elephant was today declared the winner in a tug- of -war with 2* students of Durham University. The students had figured sat mathematically that they would be able to "pair the animal. Hat the elephant had other ideas and as
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    EGYPT'S NO' TO BRITAIN
    146 1 EGYPT'S NO' TO BRITAIN CAIRO. Sun. COYPT has rejected the latest British proposals for "a settlement of the Buez Canal and Sudan disputes, an official source said here last night. The source said a memorandum rejecting the British proposals had been sent to the Egyptian Ambassador in London. Abdel Fat
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    DR. MOSSADEQ TO RESIGN
    40 1 TEHERAN. Sun.— The Prime Minister.. Dr. Mohammed Mossadeq. has decided to resign after the hearing of the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute by the International Court In two weeks' time, sources close to £>r. Mossadeq stated today.— U.P.
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    HE'S A FATHER
    27 1 NEW YORK, Bun—Charles Gailor, who has 75 living descendants, was named "Father of the largest family" by the National Fathers' Day Committee yesterday UP
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    'JOIN UP' CALL AT SOCCER GAME
    82 1 SEREMBAN. San. MR. B. H. TAN, general secretary of the Negri Sembilan branch of the Malayan Chinese Association, appealed to spectators during the interval of 4b« inter-state soccer match between Perak and Negrl this evening to come forward and Join the police fore*. He
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    CYCLONE HITS ASSAM REPORT
    37 1 CALCUTTA, Sun. The newspaper Amrltabazar yesterday quoted the Assam Congress secretary as saying that a 150-mile an hour cyclone, described as the worst in 37 years, and a nail storm. struck northeast Assam.
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    Air oil cut for 2 more weeks
    120 1 Air oil cut for 2 more weeks WASHINGTON, Sun. ORSTRICTIONS on the use of aviation petrol as a result of the nation wide oil strike will continue until June 3, even if the strikers return to work immediately, it was announced here last night. But settlement of the strikes would
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    TRANS-OCEAN T.V. PLANNED
    60 1 SIOUX FALIS, South' Dakota, Sun. Senator Karl Mundt, Republican, said yesterday that plans are being made for a television link across the Atlantic. Senator Mundt said the I link is mere y In the formative stage. Re said the idea was accepted at a meeting in Washington
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    A-TEST POSTPONED
    29 1 LAS VEGAS, Sun The Atomic Energy Commission yesterday postponed again the next atomic bomb test at the Nevada proving grounds because the winds are not favourable.— AJP.
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    TALKS HELD
    27 1 SAIGON. Sun. Spain's Minister to S.am. had talks here yesterday with Vietnamese leaders for the exchange of diplomatic missions between Spain and Vietnam. Reuter. v
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    Taster than the Q.M.'
    60 3 r NEW YORK Bun.E new 52.000-ton American liner United Btate» during her first sea trials beat by moi> than two knots th<» 31.69 knots the Queen Mary averaged on her record transatlantic crossing in 1938 n*>wsoaDers reoorted. Reports said that th* mor* than 33 knot* soeed
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    General dead
    31 3 BANGKOK, Bun. Lieutenant General Sawat Sawatikat. Deputy Premier In the Biam Cabinet which was ousted by a coup detat on November 29 6f last year died here last night—Reuter
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    Napoleon tiara
    30 3 NEW YORK. Sun-The dlomond tiara given b y Napolet n to his Empress Marie Louise of Austria was sold today to an anonymous private colleotor for UJB $5,700.
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    LABORATORY FOR FISH
    65 3 HONG KONG, Sun.. HONO KONG has begun building a floating laboratory to be used for fisheries research. A 66-foot stee! single-screw motor trawler is expected to be completed within a year. It wll have a British skipper and a crew of 10. The trawler is designed to
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    U.S. to support Tunis case for U.N.
    262 3 U.S. to support Tunis case for U.N. Reforms urged on France WAotunuiun, sun rpHE United State* will 1 support the United Nations' hearing of Tunisian complaints against France 11 It appears there is no prospect of the two sides agreeing. informed sources said today. Officials of the BUte De- j
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    60 3 Refuelling together (run, the same fleet auxiliary Blue Ran »er (far right) are HMS Armada (DM) and HMS Vige foreground The Vlge is taking hi eil frees a pipe trailed astern ef the Mac Ranger. The exercise teek psaee daring rajtmhhajwi and transfer at eea practices carried eajt eff the
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    Bow-and-arrow jungle battle
    28 3 Bow-and-arrow jungle battle JHANBI. Central India Sun. Dacoit bandits fought with bows and arrows In a twohour battle with police who cornered them in the Jungle at Llrapura.
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    Workers urged to build own homes
    145 3 GENEVA, Sunday. AN expert of the International Labour Organ ization today called on Asian workers to use their spare time in building as a means of ovrrcominj Asia's serious housing shortage. Writing in the "Asian Labour," J.LO housing expert Mr E. J. Howenstine. of
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    AWARD TO DEAD HERO
    112 3 AWARD TO DEAD HERO WASHINGTON, Son. PTE Herbert Fililaau, of Hawaii, was posthumewtlr Awarded the Medal of Honour for "gallant self- sacrifice shown in a oneman stand to coTer the withdrawal of his comrades in a Korean battle, the Army announced today The 22-year-old soldier volunteered to remain behind while
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    TWINS 'SOON'
    27 3 ROME, Sun. Ingrid Bergman today visited a Rome clinic and was assured by doctors that she would soon give birth to her expected twins. Reuter
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    More food is U.N. aim
    81 3 More food is U.N. aim ROME. Sun. r creased farm output In the Middle and far East, the worlds underfed region*, will be a particular aim of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, its Director-General, Mr. Norris E Dwdd. said here today. fttr. Dodd mentioned th# unprecedented International "war"
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    SOLUTION TO NAVAL RpW SEEN
    163 3 SOLUTION TO NAVAL RpW SEEN LONDON. Sun. |F Admiral Karl Moontbat--1 ten is keeping to hta nine-year-old promise to b# good American, his appointment as British Com-mander-in-Chief in the Mcdl terranean should end any further argument over who 1* goln« to command the area for the North Atlantic treaty power."
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    BALCONY DEATHS
    23 3 HAVANA. Sun.— Three women and one man were killed and 12 Injured yesterday when the balcony of a house collapsed.— Reciter
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    RUBBER ROAD IS CITY'S BEST
    103 3 BALTIMORE. Sun MALAYAN and British rubm ber officials from Malaya ttaU week inspected Baltimore city's stretch of "rubf»f Wllttfiy." i The road hat a fl>« per e*nt content of robber aad I was laid down as an experiment. Mr. W. L. Chilcote. deputy hlchways engineer
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    U.S. is 'fed up' with Stalin
    178 3 U.S. is 'fed up' with Stalin NEW YORK, Sun r THE Korean war is nut A the beginning at World War Three but a notice to Russia that th* United States is "fed up", the Secretary for the Navy, Mr. Kimbali said today. He called for continued firm resistance against
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    GANGSTERS, SAYS CHOU
    43 3 r.ONDON. Sun. The Chinese Foreign Minister. Chou ata-lai, yesterday sent a message to the 13th Postal Congress at Brussels demanding that It immediately excel the "illegal delegate* of the Chiang Kai-shek gangsters," the New China News A-ency reported from Peking.
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    They won't be made to fly
    39 3 OAKLAND. (California), Sun.— The chief of the nations air training programme says all incoming reservists are being screened and. if they are unwilling to fly. they are kept in the inactive reserve.—A J».
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    122 rebels die
    42 3 SAIGON. Sun.— A French communique disclosed today that in pitched battles between Franco-Vietnamese reconnalsance parties and Viet ml nn forces. 122 rebels had been killed in Nwa Xuyen. 50 miles south-east of Hanoi, in the past 24 hours. -UP.
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    Isolationism is not dead,warnsTruman
    107 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN said today that the Repub- Hcan Party was dominated by isolationists, who would overwhelm any Republican presidential candidate, r "Isolationism is not dead far from it," said the Pre&ident. "Even if the Republicans get a presidential candidate with a good record in
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    8 die in ambush
    57 3 RANGOON. Sun. {•EVEN military policemen and a civilian official were killed and the civilian's wife seriously hurt in a rebel ambush at Lollem. 80 miles north of the Shan States capital of Taungyyl. Nine policemen captured by the rebels were later released. The woman. Mrs. Saw
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    Dado Marino in top shape
    146 4 TOKYO. Sun. ITTORLD flyweight champion T Dado Marino and challenger Yosbio Shiral were pronounced in 'top shape' by their managers today for tomorrow night's title fight here. Marino's manager said that he had received a challenge by Manila's Tanny Campo, Philippines champion, to fight the
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    SCOREBOARD
    66 4 M.C.C. (Ist Ibm.) Sfmpsen c OopiaatSi b G. Aaased Mi Ikln c Maalrl b ftnTfcsisH t3 Graveaey ran owt lit ompUn ran ess) M Cowdrey ran oat 9 Carr Ibw b G. Ansswd Spooaer n*{ out Bailey not out Extras t Total (for six) 33S BOWLING: Dtoecha t«— 71--—0;
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    Simpson, Graveney ,hit hundreds
    358 4 INDIAN BOWLING FLOGGED LONDON, Sunday. THE FIRST DAY'S play at Lord's between the Indians and the M.C.C. belonged mostly to Reg Simpson and Tom Graveney, who both scored excellent hundreds to build a score of 336 for six. The day's play was exhilarating from the crowd's
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    34 4 MACDONALD Bailey (left) and G. Ellis trying oat a new relay cßmagMwex ml Chirwlck Stadium, London, on May i: Britain's Olympic relay team may adopt this new method at Helsinki this July.— Reuter photo.
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    Warwick fail on batsmen's day
    397 4 i LONDON, Sunday. IV'ITII jM-rfect cricketing weather and hard pitches, TT batsmen generally dominated yesterday's County championship pniframme. Only at Birmingham, where Warwickshire, the County cham pions, were dismissed for 196 by Gloucestershire, did the bowlers enjoy any sort of success. Warwick gave another dls-
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    Samuels Club beaten in close finish
    149 4 Samuels Club beaten in close finish IPOH. Bun. TUB BRANDER SHlfix> •I leaders, Samuf ls Club, were yesterday beaten nar- I rowly in a thrilling match.! agaiast YMCA at Tanjong Rambutan. Batting first YMCA scored 79 Samuels Club replied with 78. Terry Koenlta, who soored 37 and took live for
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    E. BROWN WINS PRO TOURNEY
    128 4 LLANDUDNO (N. W*l«). Bun JTRIC Brown, former Scottish WE.iteur champion now pro- fesslonai at Sandy Lodge. (Her- fordshire) won hit first major professional tournament .In Brl- tain yesterday by beatln* Laurie Ayton of Worthing (Sussex). Ryder Cup international, by tl* •nd flye in the 36
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    France win Rugby Cup
    19 4 kOLAIf, Sun. Trance beat tta m yesterday In the final of U ropean Ruiwy Cwp-AJ».
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    Ipoh YMCA tennis
    38 4 IPOH, Sun. -Chin Kee Onn wil tetend hu singles utle and Leong Khuen Kyean and lim Thlam CMn their doubles title whes the fourth annual hard court championships of On Ipoh ymca baste June 2.
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    YUGOSLAVIA HOLD -BRITAIN TOM
    216 4 YUGOSLAVIA HOLD -BRITAIN TOM Davis Cup roundup BKtGRAD* Bun. Y^OOeLAVIA IWM Britain to a share of Die two tingles whleh opened «Mer Karopean ■one Davis Cup second round encounter kere yestenlay Thi« was doe to a vlctery for Josef Paliada, who beat Britain's Oeoff Patah In a four-set battle ifter
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    42 5 MAS. C. THOMPSON, wile o/ the manager of the Shell installation at Palo Bukom. futs the tape to open the new Malay Club which th r Shell Company presented to the Bukom Malay community at a tea-party on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    CALL FOR JOINT BOt)Y ON LABOUR
    165 5 May help lessen trade disputes \l K. M. P: D. NAIR, Colony labour leader and City Councillor, (Ind. Lab. South) yesterday asked the Singapore Government to set up a permanent joint advisory council to deal with all industrial disputes. Mr. Nair told the Straits
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    12 Asiansfor Income Tax office
    169 5 CINGAPORE Income Tax Department has recruited 12 Asians to offset the loss of two examiners and one assistant examiner who resigned recently, the Straits Times understands. They are expected to start work soon. In addition, 20 Asians have taken the examination for entry into this
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    Youth on public lottery charge
    104 5 PARIT BUNTAR, Sun.— The first arrest in the new gambling craze, the "100 numbers", was made in Krlan when Chew Tew Foh, 18, was charged fn the Parit Buntar court with assisting in carrying on a public lottery. At the request of the prosecution, the
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    Storekeeper is gaoled for CBT
    55 5 PENANG. Sun LIEW SENG CHONG. a former storekeeper <»f MacLaine Watson and Company, was yesterday sentenced tc two months' imprisonment for criminal breach of trust of 3' 2 cases of brandy valued at $716.60. Defence counsel, Mr. I. K. Meek, pleading for leniency, said Liew
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    Slept in court
    24 5 PARIT BUNTAR, SunFound sleeping in the Bagan Serai court house, Munlandy was fined $5 for wilful trespass into the court compound.
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    Curfew hours in Rembau district
    68 5 SEREMBAN. Sun. The general curfew in the Rembau police district Is from 10 p.m to 5.30 a.m. In three areas in the same police district, the curfew hours will be from 1 pm. to 5.30 a.m. They are Legong Ulu Estate in the Mukum of
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    2 surprised bandits killed by Malays
    148 5 KUAI LUMPUR, Sunday. FIVE bandits while dressing in an old camp in the 1 Mentakab area of Pahang yesterday, were surprised by a patrol of the 4th Battalion, Malay Regiment, who killed two and wounded another. Under covering fire from a Bren gun placed
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    Provident fund
    53 5 sweep in jv.l. KUALA LUMPUR. San.— A cash sweep organised in aid of the Ceylonese Malayan Provident Fund, was drawn today In Koala Lumpur. The following are th P winning numbers:— lst. No. ***** 2nd. 145 M: 3rd. No. m» Consolation Prises: Nos. 133T9. ***** ***** *****. *****
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    Perak T.B. assn. gets $5,230
    63 5 IPOH. Sun. The Perak Dance Association, In forwarding a cheque for $5,230 to the Perak Anti-T B Association have reonested that when the Perak T.B. rehabilitt»tior centre at Batu C-aJah is bu'.'t, one of the «pttaees be named the "Dancers' Cottage." The money was rilsed
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    3,000 take day off for a "Welcome
    246 5 By ROT FERROA MALACCA, Sunday. MALACCA'S three thousand Eurasians have been IT given a holiday tomorrow by Government so they can turn out to welcome Commander Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues, Minister for Portuguese Overseas Territories. The sloop which brings the Commander from Ooa
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    Adults can learn quickly, he says
    143 5 T«HE value of literacy to the individual and to the community was emphasised by Mr. P. K. Hernon, organising secretary of the Singapore Council for Adult Education, to members of the Workers' Education Association at the British Council Hall yesterday. Mr. Hernon' said an
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    Co-ops can reduce high prices
    148 5 Co-ops can reduce high prices ESTABLISHMENT of cooperative stores on a non-profit making basis in places of employment will effectively bring down the cost of living, said Mr. P. V George, secretary of the Naval Base Employees' Cooperative Store, yesterday. Mr. George said this opinion was shared by more i
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    WATER IN MILK
    29 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun S Karupsamy. a grass cutter, was fined $100 in the police court today for selling milk of which 13 per cent w*as water.
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    Carried fish: $15
    36 5 PARIT BUNTAR, SunPleading guilty to a charge of having used his private car for carrying goods. YapThian Poh was fined $15 in Bagan Serai. He had carried fish in his car. t mm
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      59 5 Chinese YJW.CJi.: SUB meeting 9 a.m., badminton 5.30 p.m.. ba» ketball 5.30 p.m.. commercial school 6 p.m. to 9 p.m tabletennts 7.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A.: Cooking class at 5. Raffles Quay 5 p.m. St. Johns Ambulance Assn.: First aid class at headquarters 5.30 p m Sintmporr Art Society: Life class at
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      334 5 Today's sport SINGAPORE 935 am -9 55 Seboob: 10 N«ws; 10.05 Tunes from TeatOTday Today; io«-i2 aeboota: pjß. MoikUt Matinee: ISO New§. 145 Home on tte Bang*: I-SJO School* «.1T Children; •35 Composer ot th* Week: 665 AnouncetnenU: 7-7.11 Newi 7JO Spot the Favourite*, t World Affair*, AlUncton Kennard: 815
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    DEATH
    22 6 ROY FREDERICK CORNELL. laf of Pavilion Restaurant. Singapore, passed peacefully away In EriKland on May Bth after a, t i.i illness.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    59 6 MESSRS Dorasamy Vadiveloo Subramanee and family -thank all relatives and friend* who sent wreaths end attended the funeral of their beloved mother Madam Maritnuthu. MR. MRS. M. THANAPATH\ NAIDU thank friends and relatives for attendance at the funeral of their son. T. Subbiah Naidu, also for wreaths, messages of
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      Trail of the Comet
      335 6 The Comet is in Singapore, j Before very long, when the special conditions affecting jet i flying in this part cf the world J are learned completely, the London-Singapore jet service j will be an accomplished fact lo add to the accomplished fact of the London-Juhannes-burg
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      Concrete help & grassroots
      415 6 Concrete help grassroots "Concrete help by example I at the grassroots level" (whatj ever that may mean) can I solve most of the fundamental problems of South-East Asia, the United States Chamber 6(, Commerce has told Its mentber chambers in a report de- signed to acquaint Americans with the problems
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      Democracy in the kitchen
      352 6 Enthusiasm for local government elections seems greater in Johore Bahru than in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang or Malacca. Latest figures show that approximately 35 per cent of those eligible to vote in town council elections in Johore Bahru have already registered on the electoral roll and
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    TWISTS & CHANGES IN RED FOREIGN POLICY
    1370 6 TWISTS CHANGES IN RED FOREIGN POLICY The Sovieii Doctrine—l r r In the first of a series of three important articles SIR DAVID KELLY, British Ambassador in Moscow till last year, explains what the 'Soviet Doctrine' is and why it matters to us UTHEN, last year, 1 attempted In these
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    42 6 In his second article, which will appear tomorrow. Sir David Kelly considers the application of the Soviet doctrine in various respects above all in relation to the possibility of world war. It to strongly advisable to order the Straits Times in advance
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      The postal strike
      237 6 THE strike of the uniformed Post and Telegrapn A workers of Singaoore should have the wholehearted sympathy of the public and trade union 3 as a whole. i It cannot be the fault of the union to have carried out its strike despite the Government's agreement to
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      THE GURKHAS, OUR FRIENDS
      151 6 I WAS shocked to read the article published in the Straits Times of May 12 under the heading "Nepal will go on exporting fighting men," by Harold Milks. Mr. Milks has made an awful mistake by calling the Gurkhas, lighting for two foreign countries, "exported." The
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      ON THE AMBER
      46 6 SO an amber light Just means, "Caution", does It, Mr. Haxworth? Perhaps you should explain particularly to trishaws and cjellsts, l it doesn't mfean go«a h e a a-wtir*n-it-tur^s-to-amber-efeW-if Ur m fifty y/rd c 3way-r?d it'll -be red-whsn-ligrti-'l erfe, HOT BKAKKS. Singapore. t
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      QUESTIONS & KALLANG
      134 6 QUESTIONS KALLANG I WORK for a civil airline in Kallang Airport. Recently, the Airport authorities handed me a form through my employers. This form requested certain Information of a very personal nature. I quote a few of the questions: Name, profession and nationality of father; Name and nationality of mother;
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    On the Margin
    429 6 The seeing eye HAVING Celt our 30-day wristlet watch at home (this is the timepiece wnicn is corrected roughly every month, by when It Is half-an-hour fast) we were roughly opposite the Alhambra Cinema In Singapore in the company of a lady, and we wondered aloud what
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    SELANGOR M.C.A BACKS CHENG-LOCK
    309 7 Reorganise on political lines, they urge KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. CELANGOR hranch of the Malayan Chinese Association today decided to support the proposal by Sir Cheng-lock Tan, the MCA president, to reorganise the association on political lines. After the meeting, which was private, the branch chairman, Mr.
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    63 7 THE ROYAL MILITARY FOLICE celebrated Iti Corps Day in Singapore yesterday with a special service at T.tnglin Garrison Church. After the service. Gen Sir Charles Keichtley (above), Commander in -Chief. Far Bast Land Forces, took the salute at a march put by British Military Police and Malay guards. Next to
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    They don't want wives to register
    165 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. FEW women have registered on tbe electoral roll for the Johore Bahru Town Council election. Registration officials have found that in many cases they have been prevented by their husbands from doing so. Husbands are frank about it. They say they
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    GEYLANG PARK PLAN TALKS
    159 7 T\ECISION of the Building Committee of the Singapore City Council agreeing to conversion of the Geylang Serai trade fair into an amusement park will come up for confirmation at a full board meeting of councillors on May 30. It is expected that Progressive Party Councillors will
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    GHANI QUITS AS PMU HEAD
    122 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. INCHE HASHIM OHANI, 1 president of the Peninsular Malays' Union, today stormed out of its executive committee meeting after tendering his resignation. His action followed a "clash" at the meeting. A member of the committee told the Straits Times afterwards that there
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    Miltary funeral for Mr. Ebert
    238 7 Miltary funeral for Mr. Ebert j THE Singapore assistant Coroner. Mr. E. E. Ebert. who collapsed and died while resting *n the Singapore Re- 1 creation Club on Saturday morning, was buried with full military honours at Bidadarl j yesterday. The Rev. Tracev K. Jones, pastor of the Methodist Wesley
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    Three arrests
    42 7 Three more arrests were made by the Singapore Police yesterday in connection with Thursday's incident at Bukit Timah Road where picketers attacked with bottles a lorry of National Carbon Company's workmen returning from work. On Thursday 10 people were detained.
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    MARMALADE 'AT 80 CENTS A JAR
    55 7 Prices for a new brand of marmalade and milk powder are given In the 56th fanprice list issued by the Singa pore Controller of Supplies. Hartley's one-pound jar of marmalade is priced at 80 cents and the price of a onepound tin of Royal
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    NO PERMIT: $50
    35 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Lee Ah Chin was fined $50 today in the police court for carrying several piculs of rice and sugar in a station wagon without having a goods vehicle licence.
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    Mr Nicoll to address Scout Council
    212 7 THE Governor, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, in his capacity as f c ,t lle o Scout of Colony, will address members of the Scout Council at Sands House. Armenian Street, on Friday at 5.15 m The occasion will be the presentation "of certificates to
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    GORDONS LIKED BANDIT BASHING
    144 7 THE Ist Battalion, Gordon Highlanders with 22 bandit kills in their year's service in the jungles of Pahang and Perak— were piped into Singapore railway station yesterday for a period of rest and re-training. At the station to meet them were wives, sweethearts, comrades and the
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    POSTMEN REJECT OFFER
    245 7 POSTMEN REJECT OFFER A SINGAPORE Government ofTei to resume negotiations with the Postal Union it soon as the employees return to work was rejected by the Union at an emergency meeting yesterday. The Government's offer, waa made In a Utter from the Colonial Secretary Mr W. L. Blythe. I Mr.
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    SERVICE BILL MEETING
    86 7 The general council of the Labour Party of Singapore will meet thi* week-end to discuss a recommendation of the pariy's parliamentary committee to convene a man meeting in protest against the proposed National Service Bill. The parliamentary committee, made the recommendation, after a healed discussion at a
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    OFFERED BRIBE TO CONSTABLE
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Kwai kfol a woman living at Kulai. pleaded guilty in the police court today to offering a brito* of $1 to a policeman. Sentence was deferred pendine arrival from Kuala Lumpur of her fingerprints Shp was allowed ball of $200.
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    Concert for St. John
    87 7 The variety concert held yesterday at the Happy World cabaret hall. Singapore in aid of the new building fund of St. John Ambulance Brigade and Association, attracted an au&ience of over 1.000 For four hours they were entertained to English, Italian, Chinese, Malay and Biamese songs
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    61 gave blood last week
    96 7 Sixty -ore persons from service establishments in Singapore gave blood last week, to the Singapore Blood bank. The largest batch of volunteers, 33, were from Blakang Mati. 18 were from the R.A.S.C. school at Nee Soon, five from the Malayan Naval Force and five from
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    Charge against 11 amended
    55 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Eleven labourers of Shanshl Estate, awaiting trial on a charge of rioting, were told in the police court today that the charge had been amended to one of being members ol an unlawful assembly. They claimed trial on the amended charge and were
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    Education assn. officials
    78 7 At 'the annual general meeting yesterday the Workers' Education Association, Singapore, elected Mr. A. R. Lazarous president; the vicepresidents were: Messrs Lee I Yong Mm and S. S. Many am: the secretary. Mr. E. S. Moorthy; treasurer, Mr. P. M. Williams; committee members; Mr. C. R. Dasaratharaj
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    Johore meeting
    29 7 Johore meet ing JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.-A meeting of the Executive Counter of Johore was held I at the Councl! Cnamber. Bulr.it Tambalan. today. The j Regent' of Johore presided.
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    LIGHTNING STARTS A BLAZE
    96 7 JOHORE zJ^HRU jltflE Johore Bahru fire bri- fade ww eailed -out to a flrf last night af trhf fffemtses formerly owned by th« "Burei:ti i M •■m.ij, in J Light match factory at 6th mi)# Jalan Scudat. $wit;hes aad electrical w;«n? installation were damaged to tbe
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    UMNO to oppose park idea
    135 7 UMNO to oppose park idea UMNO Singapore branch yesterday decided to oppose the proposal to turn the trade fair in Changi into an amusement park. The WMNO holding its first ge:>eral meeting, since its registration, at the All-Malaya Mus- I lim Missionary Society at Lorcng 12. Geylang. also decided to
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    Penang UMNO to expel IMP men
    171 7 Penang UMNO to expel IMP men PENANG. Sun. having deferred their final decision Tor two months, the Penang branch of UMNO today accepted the rerent resolution passed by the UMNO General Assembly to expel members loining the Independence of Malaya Party. Earlier the executive committee had decided not to take
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    Strike inquiry
    35 7 As part of the Singapore Police's inquiry into the Singapore Traction Company's strike, subpoenas were issued to committee members of the Singapore Traction Company Employees' Union yesterday asking them to attend for interrogation.
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    On bribe charge
    39 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Pritam Singh, a Special Constable, was allowed bail of $300 in the police court today on a charge of accepting $4 from Chan Slew Chong not to.arr.est him for operating a pirate taxi
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    ENGAGEMENT
    37 7 JTHONG-NG: The engagement Is announced between Thong Kai Cneong. son ol the late Mr. and Mrs. Thong Lai Tong. and Kg Karri Lan. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ng Foong Yin. Both parties are of Seremban.
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      Malaya's Co-ops Are Put In Their Place
      685 8  -  WALTER WARWICK By Agricuirural Operation in the Commonwealth. By Margaret Digby. (BlacV wen, 2U.) the Malayan co- operatives get small space and little credit in Miss Digby 's study of the co-operative movement in the. Commonwealth. They get, in short, about what they
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      BRIDGE
      241 8 By lAIN MCLEOD, MP A 8 Dummy I was victim! and spectator of this bridge tragedy: «>Kxx tQirit MM XH"" K 1 lXx» I—LJJjIOx Ax f l 0 AKQ9SKX* South dean, and the bidding, with North-South vulnerable, went: S. W. N. E. ID Dble 1U 3NT Dble Redble Personally
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      CRICKET IN YORKSHIRE
      320 8 CRICKET ALL THE YEAR, by Neville Cardus (Collins. 155.) By Cy»/L CONNELLY rf was at one of those Lancashire and Yorkshire matches, famed for dullness. A spectator was applauding the play with such Impartiality that the man next to him asked him: "Aren't you Lancasheer?" —"No I'm
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      SINGAPORE GUIDEBOOK
      61 8 r[ latest edition of the wellknown guide book to Singapore, now piffillshed In a sixth edition by Paplneau Studios, has been much Expanded and completely reprinted. r A more compact layout and better printing, eomblned with Improvements such as colour printing, have produced handier and better guide for
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      FEEDING ON THE HIPPO'S TEAKS
      529 8  -  RAYMOND MORTIMER B 7 FLEAS. FLUKES AND CUCKOOS, ly Miriam Rothschild and Theresa Clay. (Collins. 215.) rpHERE is a worm that can A live only under the eyelids of the hippopotamus, and feeds upon its tears. Sir Thomas Browne? No; Rothschild and Clay., page two.
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      419 8 vf* v» ill WHY THEY'RE VBfljQ OVEN- BAKED «SW 9 Oven baking makes all the (^\^\%l^lj difference in the \vorl4 with \Yi (i^fil l* ans It bakes them V) a lr==) A%|C|l ll ten< kr* mealy goodness un- rlilC I 1 obta nab e any other way. 1 BMttD ßtn**
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      360 8 It's time you had a smootha^a^al J r- f running, trouble-free bicycle LaW^ ((0 that will last a lifetime... it's time you had a B.S.A. This handsome bicycle is one of many fine machines in the B.S.A. range. Sturdily built, and finished in gleaming black enamel with smart red and
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    The World's Leading Men Are Older Now
    732 9  -  CHARLES WINTOUR IS THIS AN OLD MANS WORLD* ify "/\LD SOLDIERS,'' said General Mac Arthur in his dramatic farewell to Congress, 'simply fade away." It was always difficult to believe that the flamboyant General could disappear completely from public life But a few
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    New Industry From Below The Sea
    316 9  -  JOHN HICKS IV, ABERDEEN. SEA weed Is the basis of a promising new industry here. i In Aberdeen today It 1.- possible to buy ice cream made partly of substances extracted from sea weed. There are other surprising uses. The alginic acid of sea
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    INSECTTHREAT TO RED CHINA
    118 9 (UIINESE Communist \j Premier Chou En-Lai f disclosed that locusts, red i spiders and m host of I other insects, are note threatening agricultural I production in North China. The Liberation Daily tn Shanghai said the Pre- mier ordered all I ocal authorities to give top
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    'AUSTERITY' HITS MALAYA
    526 9  -  P.A. MARKANDAN BY The youthful timber industry face* a growing crisis because of Sterling Area import cuts* IMPORT Restrictions in Australia and the United Kingdom together with the large increase in the number of sawmills in the Federation and Singapore In 1051 has given the timber trade
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      96 9 Tncrc tne hermit /tvrvi 1 J- ill I 1 VrOX7 1 /^ff <lakcd my burning thirst j/\\^^'~^'C^^} Lj CTj?^ )^i Could be he found Sj^^^ V JMA^L- tbc hcrmiU V\ uL j|| _^z. pK y\7 i\ and everywhere it has the tame W^l^rtWA^V^ VI delicious and refrebhing quality. \iJl //Him
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      303 9 The Straits Times >ossword A 1. Medicine tteer (7). l 2 AU n Uc sUte the foot--12 5 4 Is '.H e it) osUler will need sooner or later i^^ 9 JMgJ 1. Is hot outside (5) v > j P^3 j *It wm agreed you must '0 ,^fi| n
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    Firm made $2,700,000 last year
    215 10 Firm made $2,700,000 last year From A Market Correspondent DESPITE presentation of Accounts with traditional reticence, shareholders of Straits Trading Company Limited cannot (all to discern that traders had a mn S successful year last year. Profit before tax was at least $2,771,094 or $3.08 per unit of stock. Dividend
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    PROFIT FOR GAMMONS
    52 10 Oammon (Malaya) Limited i report for the year ended Jan. 31. 1*53. snow a profit of 81.043,184 f 48.«%) Including ISO 7 134 profit oaJnvesUnents realised from which a dtadond of 40% Ik recommended agatast 38% last year. Net liquid asset* are at S3 174.681 or 81.11
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    COMPANY PLANS LIQUIDATION
    47 10 Sandycroft Rubber Company Limited will call an extraordinary general meeting on June It to consider the directors' recommendation that the company be put Into voluntary liquidation. If the recommendations are sdopted. it Is anticipated that at least $2 90 per share will be realised.
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    IT WAS A RECORD AT PORT SWETTENHAM
    85 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. AN all-time record amount of cargo was handled at Port Swettenham on Friday. The tonnage loaded and dli- charted during the 24 hours before 7 ajn. yesterday amounted to 5.483 deadweight tons. The normal port capacity is 3.500 ton* a
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    MARKET SYMPATHISED WITH RUBBER
    452 10 Low bids were accepted From A Market Correspondent OENTIMENT on Malayan markets followed pretty much the bulletins from the rubber commodity I market and when, towards the end of the week ruboer appeared bogged down In the mid-eighties, holders of Industrials, Tins and, of course, Rubbers,
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    India frees cloth
    19 10 NEW DELHI. Sun— lndia last night freed exports of coarse and medium cloth until August 31.
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    Busings done
    195 10 Busings done BUSINESS done in the Share J Market last week In- I eluded.:— Inwaatriaa. Fraser and Neave M.86 to $3.80. Oammon $3.78, Malayai. Cement 86 to T2 1 cents, Robinson 83.72 "a. Strait* Tunes S3.M. StralU Trading 831.00 to $30.00 ex dlv.. Strata steamship $31 50 to 831.00, Union
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    'Tin price likely to stay near present level'
    128 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. TiE tin price Is likely to stay near its present level for some time, says the quarterly bulletin on the mining industry of Malaya for the period January to March. This feellns. it «<*<*«. may account tor tbe fact
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    EXCHANGE TO MERCHANTS
    79 10 i The Malayan Exchange Banks i Aaaodation announced agreed rates of exchange Urmerchanta- at the weekend as follow* BUYING Air Mall v T.T. O.D. BSeVst. Credit BUlo N. York 13 Tit IS 23 1 I Fl TradeßUto ***** Canada 13 7,18 S3 Wit 32 11 If SELLING
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    GAMBAR iMELAYU 9—7 IN THE CUP
    398 11  -  EPSOM JEEP 14 handicapped By QAMBAR MELAYU, winner of the Singapore Spring Cup (1 mile) in March, has been given top weight of 9.7 in the Governor's Cup race over 1J m. to be run at Bukit Timah on Saturday, final day of the
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    Tom Fox has strong hand for the Cup
    267 11  -  EPSOM JEEP O7E HAD A glimpse on Saturday of what the Tom Fox stables have in Store for the Governor a Cup— the richest summer classic Guiar. Sandown and The Bosun a formidable trio will be the chief Fox "hopes" for the
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    ROVERS SCORE FIVE TIMES
    131 11 |N a Div. 3B malch at C.V.M.A. ground yesterday, Rovers "A M beat Wonder Lads 5-1. Rovers were quick to attack. Midway through the half they took the lead. in the 22nd minute when Manadeva scored. Just before half time Wens Chong equalised for Wonder Lads
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    All set for SBA tourney
    111 11 all plans have teen completed for the Singapore Badminton Association's open In* vitation men's singles and doubles tournament which is scheduled to take place in Singapore's new Badminton hall on June 9. 10 and 11. Par foreign players taking part in tola tournament the s
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    SEDGMAN BEATS ERIC STURGESS
    39 11 HARROOATE Sun Prank Bedgman, Australian and world's No. 1 player, won the men's singles title in the Harrogate lawn tennis open tournament here yesterday. He beat Eric Bturgess (South Africa) 6-3. 6-3 tn the anal.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY
    409 11 IV^EIOHTS for secTT eeeri day at Bokit Tteah: THE SUMMER CUP ca. i, div. mi L'ninsnred M 7 Ooad Gaaiblr 0* .Cherry ling $M i Wesieolt Inn 8.13 Firm 8.18 Zanzibar 8.18 Arlington 8.89 Scotch Eapres* M 0 Parmiter B.BS Gay Co r 8.87 Midnight 8.06
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    Cup golf won by Addison
    183 11 QBOROE Addiaon UO) woo the Eu Ton« Sen Cup playing at Uie Island Club. Singapore, yesterday. He beat R H>. Itaneß-HopUns (IS) one up in the Onal of this open competition for which 126 golfers entered from all the Singapore clubs. Johore and Malacca. At
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    FIFTH WIN
    34 11 DOUCB Sport-s aufc chalked up L their fifth win of the seaton I by beating Katou Bajarali "A" I 1-0 In a Dl». 3 match at Thomson I Road yesterday 1 I
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    Woodcote Inn won like a champion
    300 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By IjUOObCOTE INN'S victory over the Bukit Timah 6 f in record time (1 mln. 12 3/5 sec.) on Satur- day was easily the most Impressive sprinting performance of the season. Rarely have I seen a horse < with so free and
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    ATHENIANS DESTROY A LEGENDI
    672 12 Sino-Malays let through four By SENTINEL Athenian League 4; Sino-Malays 0. AT Jalan Besar stadium yesterday the' Athenians destroyed a legend that touring teams cannot win against a Sino-Malay combination. And they did it' in a fashion which is not fully suggested by the score. It
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    80 12 The Badminton Association of Malay* state* that extra lists of successful ticket applicants foe Urn Thomas Cup games will be put up at the Alhambra Theatre. Beach Road, and the Emporium. Battery Road, besides the original list at Urn Cathay Cinema All umpires, service cpurt Judges and
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    Fijians beat Cricket Club
    257 12 C C.C and the Fiji Regiment took part In a friendly cricket match on the Padang yesterday. Fijian* winning on the* first Innings. Scores: B.C.C. Ist Innings: Hulls b C»kobau 12, Heard run out 36. K Stewart st. Kubunavanua b Seneblcl 0. J. Ede st Kukunavanua
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    De Kretser bowls S.R.C to 2nd place
    492 12 By Our Cricket Reporter A FINE bowling performance by Paul de Kretser, Singapore Recreation dab and Colony slowmedlum righthander, foiled a gallant attempt by Indian Association to win their senior tournament match against S.R.C. on the padang yesterday. fcJTTI* iVI 1 UIU) W
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    SENIOR CRICKET SCORES
    639 12 S.R.C v INDIANS CINGAPOBX krrullH Clab aaat iDdlan Anaelsll— •atrtghi *i S.B.C. SEI —IST INNS.: US INDIANS ASSOJITION— IST INNM. Hussein Shah b Barker U Casslm Madari lbw Colling Selakan Singh b Colling Yu«of Madari c Scully b Maaan Tacob Angullla b Colling < Yacob Madari b
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    TEAMS FOR JALAN BESAR SOCQR
    112 12 nPHE OlfSparr team la ssawt 1 the Athenians at Jalan Bssar stadium tomorrow ißsata law* Bight. Is: Tew CBMg; Johan. Teew v SrJ-^v-2^%ar SOwag, MrDmald. Boon Leaag. Bahtos Omar Bsesriw: Narayanan. Yaaain laaaail Yaaoff. Boon Leon* On WaAaeaway a Earopran a -fj.--. ImrrMsilllaT m aBM#
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    Kailasapathy beats Negri, claims 16 wkts. for 39 runs
    290 12 MALACCA, Sunday. Yf C. KAILASAPATHY gave one of the best iTI performances by a bowler In Inter-State cricket today when he took 16 wickets for 39 runs for Malacca In their two-day match against Ncgri Sembilan. Malacca won by an Inning;
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    Penang win by innings
    205 12 PENANO, Sun. Oenano beat Kedah by an Innings and four runs. In their two-day inter-Stats cricket match which concluded on the Western Road ground here today. Heavy rain Interrupted play at 12.30 p.m. when Kedah had made SO for two wickets in their second Innings and
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      16 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High 0647 (7.6) and 1884 1751 Low 0048 38> and 1337 H. 3).
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