The Straits Times, 30 May 1952

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IH4S SIXTEEN PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 3«. 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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  • 409 1 Today s victory news: Five more bandits die KUALA LUMPIR. Thursday. AI'RIL was a great record month in the war against the Communist handits. Their record casualties 103 dead and 13 captured— brought the known number of terrorists put out of action since the Emergency began to
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  • 71 1 THE STRAITS TIMES will publish early next week a 24-paxe tabloid ■toe PICTORIAL on the 19.V! Thomas Cup matches in Malaya. Staff pholog raphers have dune a full coverage of scenes at the bU international matches with the world's leading players in action. Every Malayan badminton
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  • 41 1 PUSAN. (South Korea Thurs.— The United Nations Commission for the Unification of Korea today rebuked South Korean President. Syngman Rhee, for ignoring a National Assembly order to life martial law immediately from this temporary capital. Reuter.
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  • 265 1 THESE 2 WERE TOO MUCH FOR 20 BANDITS SEGAMAT, Thursday. A SCOTTISH security officer, Mr. A. C. U< Kenzio. and a Malay special constabir combined on a rubber estate in the Segamat area of Johore this morning to drive off more than *t terrorists. Mr. MacKenzie and the- T constable
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  • 36 1 LONDON, Thurs. MR Wilfred Gawthorne, 34, of the Civil Aviation Ministry, was today appointed Civii Air Adviser to the Com-missioner-General for Southeast Asia. Mr Gawthorne will leave Britain on June 27.— Reuter.
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  • 41 1 HONG KONG. Thurs— Two Chinese children and a woman were killed and more than 40 huts were washed away in the colony's worst landslide for years yesterday in Ma On Shan village. New Territories. Reuter.
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  • 23 1 WASHINGTON, Yhdrs United States bat.lt casualties in Korea re ic lied 108.977 today, an increase o* 270 since last week— Reuter.
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  • 54 1 KOJE ISLAND. Thurs OxNE HUNDRED bayonetk wielding American and British troops, using tear eas ■pir.b-. today broke up a Kpmmur.ist demonstration in tc-mpounri of defiant North ■Jot ran officer-prisoners of 'war and tore down the prisoners' ramshackle command post and disDensary. A prlsonrr wmi killed
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  • 12 1 OTTAWA, Thurs— The Dlor.ne quintuplets were 18 yesterday— AP.
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  • 79 1 Alston (FBI man) is recalled to US rr UNITED STATES will play a five-man team when they meet Malaya in the challenge round of the Thomas Cup badminton competition at Singapore's Happy World Stadium tomorrow and on Sunday. Government arent Joe Alston doubles partner of Wynn Rogers and third singles
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  • 65 1 MALAYAN and All-England singles champion Wong Peng Soon will meet Ame- ;nca's No. 1 singles player Marten Mendez in the opening match of the Malaya vs U.S. Thomas Cup challenge round in the Happy World j Stadium tomorrow night The draw for the matches was made
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  • 20 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. President Truman today asked Congress for $3,341,000,000 to finance a major expansion of atomic weapon production.
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  • 18 1 OTTAWA Thurs— Canada has agreed to send 1,500 vehicles to Bombay under the Colombo Plan. Reuter.
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  • 193 1 Senanayake 's Govt stays 5 years more COLOMBO, Thursday. pREMIER Dudley Senanayake's United National 1 Party Government has made certain of another five years of office, according to results published toaay after three days of Ceylon's four-day general election. I The United National Party hjM won 39 jot the 71
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  • 57 1 CAPETOWN. Thurs The Minister of Defence. Mr. Francis Erasmus, told the Senate yesterday that if war came South African forces should be committed to Middle East defence. The Middle East must be considered as the strategic key to the defence of the African continent against
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  • 30 1 COLOMBO Thursday. KF.FN supporters of a Ccvi n general election candidate were so sare of his success that they swore to shave their heads if he tort.
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  • 166 1 Market tonic— from U.S. riRDKti? from the United, V/ States for the first time for neartv three months had ■a tonic affect on the Singapore rubber market yesterday The price of June first grade closed last night at 821 cents 'h 41 cents above Wednesday's closing price. The v.Mment on
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  • 42 1 LONDON, Thurs— Mr. Henry Hopkinson, Minister of State for the Colonies, said yesterday that the Government was very concerned over the whole question of the fall in rubber prices and was "going into the matter with very great care".— Reuter.
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  • 71 1 LONDON, Thurs. THE appointment of RearAdmiral R M. J. Hutton as Flag Officer Fifth Cruiser Squadron and Flag Officer, Second in Command, Far East Station, has been cancelled on account of illhealth, the Admiralty announced here last night. The appointment will now be taken by
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  • 32 1 MADRID, Thurs. An overcrowded tramcar plunged 85ft. from Toledo Bridge last night and carried at least 30 people to death on the river bank below. Fifty people were seriously injur-ed.-A.P.
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  • 30 1 LONDON, Thurs— A Soviet Embassy spokesman said here today Mr. Georgi Zarubin, Soviet Ambassador to Britain, has been recalled to Moscow and will not return to London—Reuter.
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  • 52 1 BERLIN, Thurs. The Foreign Secretary Mr. Eden, today forecast eventual German unity wtth Berlin as the capital, despite th? present bleak outlook. Mr. Eden told tha West Berlin City Parliament that the Bonn and Paris pacts were steps in that direction based on a policy of
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  • 55 1 LONDON, Thurs The Trades Union Congress has disartll'.ated the London Trades Council, a federation of union branches in the capitnl. for "collaboration with the Communist Party." Local '.rades councils represent the TUC at regional level but the TUC said the London group had failed to j
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  • 188 1 BONN, Thurs. DOSSIBLE counter-mtasures to East Germany's "reprisals" against the treaties between the Allies and the West German Government i were dr.'cussed here y.-«ter- day ty the British, US and French Deputy High Com-mi.«-s'oners. The Communist "siege" of West Berlin developed yesterday with the erection
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  • 304 1 Band drowned army officer 9 s suicide shot DOLICE INSPECTOR B. C. Ross, said at a Singapore inquest yesterday that he believed 42-year-oWI Major Garret Herbert had committed suicide because of overwork. A suicide verdict was recorded on Major Herbert, officer commanding Selarang Garrison Changi, who was found with a
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  • 33 1 SAIGON. Thurs— The Vietnam Premier. Tran Van Huu, yesterday signed a decree temporarily banning rice exports. The ban !s designed to curb speculation on the local 1 market.— Reuter.
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    40 1 HIGHEST: Red LOWEST: Our casualties casualties A STCKL-HELMETED American soldier looks from a (■ard tower at prisoners of war in Compound 95 on Koje Island. In the enclosure are diehard Communists who have staged several riots.— A.r. picture.
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  • 118 1 GEM RAID; $7,000 REWARD MRS. Julia Wilson of Duchess Road. Singapore, who lost more than $10,000 worth of Jewellery two weeks ago when robbers broke into her house, told the Straits Times yesterday that she would give $5,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the jewellery. This is
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  • 22 1 PANMUNJOM. Thur,^, Allied and Red truce men met for one hour today and agreed to meet again tomorrow.— U.P.
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    • 1313 2 NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENT INCREASED CABLE RATES TO INDONESIA Cable and Wireless Limited announce that, owing to Increased terminal proportion introduced by the Indonesian Administration, the rate for Ordinary telegrams from Malaya will be increased by ten cents per word from Ist June. 1952. The rate for other classes of telegrams will
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    • 904 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY REMINDER The Annual Oencal Meeting of members of the Society will be I held In the Singapore Cr rke Club at 530 p.m this afternoon. "HH.I May. J. L. PATTISON. Hon. Secretary. Re DUNCAN BERNARD EDWARDS, Deemed A'l persona having any claim.* asatntt the estate
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  • 324 3 RIOTS DENOUNCED AS ORGANISED CONSPIRACY over arrested Red leader PARIS, Thursday. FRENCH GOVERNMENT met in emergency sosion today to decide what action Mould be taken against Jacques Duclos, Com* munist Party leader, who was arrested during last night's demonstrations in Paris. The squat bald Red leader
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    44 3 Mil MILES THOMAS. chairman of BOAC, took these pictures of tbe Quern Mother (top) and Princess Margaret, with the Marchioness of Salisbury, when they went on a four -hour flight by the Comet to the Mediterranean and back from Britain last week A.P. picture
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  • 105 3 'Russia must seek terms BONN. Thurs WEST German Chancellor. Dr. Konrad Adenauer, predicted in Paris tonight Russia would seek an understanding vith tne We»t hccause she could not defeat it In an interview over tbe Northwest German Radio h« expressed confidence that the West German parliament i would ratify the
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  • 47 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs President Truman attacked Russia today for "passing out the lies" that the United Nations had used germ warfare in Korea He told a delegation to the White House "We have never broken the Geneva Convention in our operations In Korea."— Reuter.
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  • 26 3 AMSTERDAM, Thurs Prime Minister Dr. Mossadeq of Persia arrive today for the International Court's hearing of the Anglo-Persian oil dispute on June 9. Reuter.
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  • 118 3 1,500,000 limit on forces plan ff NEW YORK, Thurs. 'THE big three Western powers yesterday proposed a voluntary arms ceiling which would limit the military forces of the United States. Russia and China to 1,500,000 men each. Britain and France would be limited to 800.000. The proposal, laid before the
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  • 45 3 BANK O X, Thurs.— The Siamese Ministry of Agriculture has asked the cabinet council for an appropriation of 152.000,000 ticals (£3,000,OCD sterling i in order to increase the country's rice yi«!d and reach the expert tareet of 3000,000 tons annually. —Reuter.
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  • 117 3 U.S. NEEDS ARMS QUICKLY WASHINGTON, Thurs. MR. Bernard M. Baruch advised the U.S. Congress yesterday to speed military preparedness if it expects to overtake Soviet Russia in the worlds rearmament race. 'No decisive victory in the cold war is possible," he said, 'as long as the Soviets hold as terrifying
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  • 35 3 ATHENS. Thurs Greek women won full civic rights early today when Parliament passed a bill giving all women over 21 the vote and allowing women over 25 to stand for election. Reuter.
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  • 28 3 MADRID. Thurs. Thirty persons or more were killed and at least 50 seriously injured when an over-crowded trolley bus plunged into the Manzanares River yesterday. —Reuter
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  • 113 3 CAPETOWN. Thursday. MR. SAM KAHN, former House of Assembly repreiT sentatlve unseated earlier this week under South Africa's Suppression of Communism Act. today stood* before Parliament selling copies of the first issue of the new weekly paper, The Clarion, which replaces the banned
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  • 52 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— A huge B-36 bomber exploded and burst into flames at Carswell air force base today. Seven of the crew were reported missing and 10 were taken to hospital. The 8.-36 is the air forces largest operational bomber. It has 10 engines, six pistons and four
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  • 26 3 BERLIN Thurs. The Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, arrived here by air tonight from Paris. Police took elaborate precautions against Communist demonstrators.— Reuter.
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  • 25 3 WASHINGTON Thurs. The Senate today unanimously approved the Inclusion of Spain in the mutual security bill and earmarked $25,000,000 for assistance.— U.P
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  • 168 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. THF I'nited States Senate tonight passed a new 1 $6,700,000,000 (£2,392,000,000 sterling) foreign aid programme to strengthen western defences against any Soviet aggression. Shortly before passing the bill the Senate accepted an amendment by Senator James Kern (Republican, Missouri) which would
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  • 100 3 Nehru 4 not happy' over Red growth NEW DELHI, Thurs. rpHE Japanese envoy, Mr. A Taketora Ogata, said yesterday that the Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, told him that if the world's two big blocs try to ease tension over the next decade, they will sew the seeds for lasting peace.
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  • 75 3 TOKYO. Thurs. |?OR the first time in pubr lie, foreigners here today heard Japanese again formally using the titles which were banned to the nations aristocracy under the Occupation. At a luncheon given by the America-Japan Society, with the American Ambassador Mr. Robert Murphy, as guest
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  • 48 3 LONDON. Thurs.— The British Government today eased aviation fuel restrictions by 20 per cent owing to the resumption of work in some of the strike-bound United States oil renneries. Id America, restrictions on trie use of aviation petrol will be lifted next Tuesday.— Reuter.
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  • 112 3 TOKYO. Thura. TWR first rantie" raid has taken place In Korea at a forward British headquarters. Srnlor officers ai> Investigating the disappearance ot one Dlack brassiere, onr pair of white putties, and one pair of pink panties. They blame the current pan-tie-rarding crate sweeping
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  • 310 3 Market steadier LONDON. Thurs. THK pattern of the market* was very similar to that of yesterday. The general undertone was a little steadier, but dealing! were again restricted by various outside Influences such aa the general economic and political situation. Glltedged were quietly firmer on small buying only.
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  • 28 3 LONDON. May 29.— Cash Bayers £973; Sellers £974- Forward Bayers £963; Sellers £964; Settlement £972; (up £1) Turnover: a.m. 35 tons: p mi 55 tons
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  • 35 3 LONDON, May 29— Spot 24>id.. I July 24' ,d.. Aug. 2*d sept. 23 ,d.. July-Sept. 24d.. Oct.-Dec. 23 .d., Jan-Mar. 22\d., June c.i.f. 24d July c.lf. 24d.. Aug. c.l.i. 23 \d. Market: Steadier.
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  • 694 4 East West Meet At A Chinese Hospital By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN a country full of con--1 contrasts the Tung Shin Hospital in Kualn Lumpur still has the capacity to surprise. It has an impressive modern office block with a greenwindowed staircase fronting on to the busy Pudu Road. At
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  • 199 5 Education Association wants officer for campaign KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. rpHE FEDERATION Adult Education Association has decided to appoint an officer to make an intensive literacy campaign aimed to make people all over the country literate within 18 months. An official today said that, after the
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  • 81 5 PO TO STUDY IN AUSTRALIA THE Singapore office of Qantas Empire Airways is sending two trainee aircraft engineers to Australia soon for an intensive course in Sydney to enable them to qualify for aircraft engineer's licences on Constellation aircraft. They are Mr. A. Jeltes (above) and Mr. A. G. S.
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  • 38 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Pritam Singh was charged in the police court with causing hurt with a knife to a compatriot. On the application of his counsel. Mr. M. Ismail, ttae case was adjourned for trial.
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  • 35 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Chong Keong who was fined $20 In the police court today for trespassing on the railway line could not pay the tine. He was sent to seven days' imprisonment.
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  • 240 5 RECENT promotions of junior clerks to top positions have caused dismay and consternation among members, says the management committee of the Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union in its annual report to be tabled at the general meeting on June 12. The report
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  • 41 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Kasslm bin Md. Don was charged in the police court with theft of cigarettes and a tin of condensed milk from Chan Swe at Kwong Joo Loo new village. He was allowed bail of |200.
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  • 160 5 pXPLOSIVE charges are being detonated every evening in the foundations of the 19-storey skyscraper that is being built for an insurance company on the corner of Finlayson Green and Collyer Quay, Singapore, to crack the rock .for easier digging. But the explosions
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  • 69 5 PENANG. Thurs. IAM pleased to be back in Malaya." Air Marshal Alfred Sanderson, new Com-mander-in-Chlef of the Far East Air Force, told the Straits T^es today. He arrived from Britain lajt week-end and with Mrs. Sanderson is spending a brief holiday in Penang.
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  • 83 5 IPOH, Thurs. Ong Ah Lin. aged 19, who pleaded guilty to stealing $37 and an identity card from a bus passenger on May 21, said that as he was unemployed and had no money he had to resort to stealing. Ong picked the
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  • 23 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs Banks in Johore will be closed on Whit Monday and on June sln honour of the Queens birthday.
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  • 69 5 TUE COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, entertained the Malayan, American and Indian Thomas Cup teams to lunch at Bukit Serene yesterday The Governor of Singapore, Mr. John Nicoll met them at a cocktail party at Government House last ni*ht. i n this picture taken at Bukit Sen-are
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  • 38 5 L IPOH, Thursday. OCAL Chinese newspaper readers have given $1,204 to Madam Foo Wai Hin« whose husband, a chief meterreader In the Central Electricity Board. Ipoh, was killed in a motor-cycle crash last month.
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  • 109 5 THE Chief Justice, Sir Chai^ es Murray-Aynsley, told a man in the Singapore Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday that he had committed a commercial fraud on a big scale. Lim Chin Seng was appealing j against a sentence of four years 1 imprisonment on
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  • 119 5 THE Chronic T.B. Home Committee of the Singax pore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has recommended that the Chamber should take charge of all finances connected with the building of a home for incurable tuberculosis Datients The general committee will decide at its monthly meeting today
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  • 39 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Pang Yeun was allowed $200 ball in the police court today when he claimed trial to a change of doing a rash act— shootlnsr jn the direction in which a special constaMe was walking.
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    • 221 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE oua 655—7.15 A* Spore; 7.15 10 News; 10.05 Classical Music SI?'? an 'SO "PwsonaJ 11-11.30 Symphony of a slrtni S ol ce 8 "P«»: 1 pjn. Radio Orch ISO New S 4 8 M Ttie P®" of London; 1.45-2 Joe SchirmwTOo; (U7 f WI L, 9tt F
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  • 101 6 KUANTAN, Fri WARNING that theft o. •bicycles was prevalent and that he would take a serious view In similar cases in future, Mr. Justice Whitton. in the Kuantan Supreme Court yesterday, dismissed an appeal by the DP.P. against sentence of a $150 fine on Tan Yeow Eng
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  • 37 6 SEGAMAT, Thurs— A 12--year-old boy was among four Chinese charged In Segamat with gambling in a coffee shop at Cha'ah. The case was adjourned a week and each offered ball in $25.
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  • 40 6 BATU PAHAT. Thurs— A new Malay girls' school was opened on Tuesday by Che Satteha binte Onn. wife of the District Officer, Batu Pahai. There are now 18 Malay girls' school In Batu Pahat district.
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    34 6 NASIR BIN HAJI HAMII>. one of tbe two School Certificate boys of the Tuanku Mohamad School. Kuala Pilah. awarded the Tuanku Mohamad Club scholarship for this year. The other winner is Ismail bin All.
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  • 366 6 He had his say at the adjou?ia£n£n? KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. \|R. ONG YOKE LIN, joint leader of the MCA-UiMNO bloc in the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council, and Mr. S. C. E. Singam, Independent, had a heated verbal battle today at the monthly meeting of
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  • 306 6 Post strike questions in Commons LONDON Thurs. BEFORE news reached i London about the Slnga- pore postal strike being set- tied, questions were asked in the House of Commons yes- 1 terday. Mr. Stanley Awbery, Labour, asked what was being done to create conciliation machinery to prevent strikes n S.ngapore.
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  • 139 6 T»HE THREE overseas teams in the Thomas Cup competition— Denmark, India and the United States and the Malayan team were guests at a reception at Government House, Singapore, yesterday, at which the Governor, Mr. J. F. NicoW, was Mr. Nlcoll presided over the draw between
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  • 255 6 SabsUdons liable to load shedii dlnf today are: OAT Sago St., Ramah St., Peoples I Park, Nanson Rd., Lam Soon Oil Mills. Gmh Hln. IK Network, IK. Factory, River Valley Rd., Killiney Rd.. Orchard Rd., Armenian St. SUltr. Adclphi. Capitol. Newton I*2. Way an* Satu. Balmoral Rd.,
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    56 6 Mm, U.\l ivilYfc SKNii, li.l c. LC£t»ta ire Ceuuciliwr, of Penang, who is now m Ensland, chatting wilh Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton. former Commander-in-Chirf, China Station, and Mr. Lionel Jardiue, fornvr Resident of Baroda, India, during: a screenii'e at Soiitlisr.i, near Portsmouth's docks, of the Moral Rearmament film.
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  • 218 6 'TRAIN MEN FOR SERVICE 9 riE Rev. Theodore Runyan, piincipal of Trinity College, yesterday challenged Christian churches in Malaya to train workers from within their own ranks for full-time ministry and service. At the opening of the college Department of Chinese Studies i.t Mount
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  • 195 6 SEREMBAN Thurs. I HEW MOK LIN, a 26-year-old rubber tapper, who said he was forced to buy sugar for bandits, was today sentenced to seven years' penal servitude by Mr. Justice Charles Abbott in the Seremban High Court. Hew charged under the Emergency Regulations, was
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  • 66 6 IPOH, Thurs. HO CHOON, 25, was allowed $600 bail in the Magistrate's Court today oa two charges in connection with a fatal accident at the 2nd mile Tamban Road yesterday afternoon. Ho pleaded guilty to causing the death of Llm Poh, 73, by a rash act
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  • 27 6 BATU PAHAT, Thurs. The Batu Pahat Malay Club celebrated Its 40th anniversary with a club dinner for members who were entertained later to Joget dancing.
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  • 33 6 SEGAMAT, Thurs.— A canteen keeper with a military unit, Din Mohamed, aged 44, was fined $15 at Segamat for defacing his Identity card and failing to notify his change of address.
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  • 25 6 SEGAMAT. Thurs. Four cyclists of Jementah were fined $10 each for falling to take out licences for their machines for the current year.
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  • 24 6 SEGAMAT, Thurs. Sit Tiong Siew was charged with offering 50 cents as a btibe to a constable. He was allowed $300 ball.
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  • 23 6 KUALA TRFNGGANU, Thurs. Lady Trmpler Inspected Rrd Cross units of the Stiltnn Suleimnn Grammar and Tcnku Ampiian Miriam schools yesterday.
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    • 91 6 City Council monthly meeting at City Hall 2 30 p m T.M.C.A.: Fete and Fair working party at Bras Basah Rd. ground 5.15 p.m.; commercial. Judo and gymnastics, classes 5.30 p.m.: literacy class > p.m. Y.W.C.A.: annual general commlt.tee meeting at No. 5 Raffle* Quay 430 p.m.; Malay classes beginners
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  • 66 7 KUALA LUMPUP, Thurs.— Seven cases of polio were reported in Perak for the week ended Ma" 17. none was fatal. There were 50 cases of penumonia In the Federation in the same week Nine deaths were reported. There were 33 cases of dysentery with
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  • 37 7 IPOH, Thurs— An Indian shopkeeper of Kampong Pi, sang in Ipoh, did of polio last week. A case of scruh typhus was detected in the Perrnk River Valley Estate area of Kuala Kancsar
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  • 268 7 200 families get homes under 'new deal' R.A.F. 'TOWN MAJOR 4 ARRANGES BILLETS T«HE RAF has a "new deal" in accommodation, and the R.A.F. "Town Major" (housing officer), Flight Lieut. J. B. Ball, has arranged accommodation for more than 200 families at moderate terms. The R.A.F. w.ith the other Services,
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  • 44 7 IPOH, Thurs.— A bandit was killed in the Grik area yesterday by the I|6 Gurkhas. His sten gun and three magazines were recovered. The Gurkhas came on' three bandits to a camp but the other two managed to escape^
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  • 40 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The train from Ipoh to Oemas will be cancelled tomorrow and will be resumed on Saturday. The local train service from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas and from Gemas to Ipoh will run as usual.
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  • 246 7 npHE Governor of Singapore, Mr. Nicoll, will, on July 8, lay the foundation stone of the Home for Crippled Children to be built by the Singapore Brancn of the Red Cross at Tanah Merah Besar, Chanfi. "Preparations begin this week and the home ihould
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  • 158 7 Mr.Evans helps in the war on road deaths MIL JACK EVANS, Malaya's Film Censor, turned script writer a few days •go, and prepared scripts for a series of "Safety First" shorts which will soon be seen on Malayan film screens. Yesterday, outside the Singapore Traffic Police headquarters In Maxwell Road,
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  • 78 7 PENANG, Thurs. §YED MOHAMED, 48, today claimed trial to four charges of criminal breach of trust. Two of the charges involved a total of $1,685.95, whUe the other two were in refcpect of two cars and a motor cycle. Three of the offences were alleged to have
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  • 50 7 BATU PAHAT, Thurs. Four people one hospital assistant, two attendants (all Malays) and a Chinese, —were hurt when a car came into collision with the travelling dispensary of the Batu Pahat Government The drivers escaped unhurt. The four were admitted into hospital with head injuries.
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  • 43 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Chua Sze fcng, Managing Partner of Uan Hoe and Company, Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur, was fined $200 by the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate today for failing to submit his income tax returns within the prescribed period.
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  • 144 7 DEPRESENTATIVES of the Singapore Government Seamen's Union will meet a Government negotiating team today to discuss claims by the union for better wages and service conditions. The union is etounlng p sions tor all grade*. hou> allowances for those not provided with quarter*, an
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  • 99 7 BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN CASH on delivery and express delivery postal services were restored In Singapore and the Federation yesterday. Also restored was the sending by post of second class mail. AJI these services were suspended for the period of the Colony postal strike. On Monday (Whit Monday) the hours
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  • 91 7 EXPLOITATION of ÜbM- rers by contractors will be -cans a "cloßeshap" pelicy by thr newly-formed Singapore General Labour C«m. the president of the imion Mr. Peter Williams, told the Straits Times yesterday Contractor* who refused to •e reasonable would be "boycotted," be said,
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  • 158 7 Appeal for books for soldiers MRS. L. H. O. Pugh, wife of the commander of 26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade in Johore, as president of the newly-formed Johore Services Welfare Committee, appeals to planters, clubs, and individuals in Johore for books and magazines for the British, Gurkha and Malay troops fighting
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  • 22 7 SEGAMAT. Thurs.— For assaulting and causing hurt to Tan Yin, a woman. 52-year-old Leong Meng Chor was fined $15. i
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    • 101 7 MID- YEAR CARPET SALE NOW ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AT SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG DRASTIC REDUCTIONS! Wonderful opportunity to purchase the finest of carpets for your home at GIVE-AWAY PRICES JUTE CARPETS 20% AND MATTING REDUCTION WOOLLEN 30% DRUGGETS REDUCTION SHROFFS (malaya) LTD. AGENCY SHOWROOM 47-49, STAMFORD RD.. SPORE. 6. TEL. *****
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  • 55 8 WEE CHENG CHUA of Joseph Travers Sons, Ltd.. died peacelullv At the uge of 64 at 6, Kay Poh Road, on M.5.52, at 2 00 p.m. He Imws behind his beloved wife and children. Th« funeral will take place on Saturday. 31st May, 1952. The cortege will leave at
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  • 79 8 MADELINES have Just receiveo the most perfect gowns (or this rlim.iie. Superb Oarden-Paity and Cocktail gowns. Tailored linens and Dupion.i for luncheon* the smartest styles and alsc an enormous selection ol mornlin r en' (ins suitable for office we.ir and smarter occasions. FUNERAL Notice: The funeral ci! UM late
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    • 835 8 be the ignorance (or Ihe professed ignorance) of the small employer, and the teething troubles of administration. The occupational categories covered by the scheme include workers on estates of over 25 acres, tin mines with ten or more workers, and offices with five or more employees. Workers
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    • 269 8 Channels of communication which are blocked to questions of trade apparently work freely enough when it is a matter of Communist proiest. Peking, which has not replied to the British note asking for elucidation of the Moscow conference trade "conlr.icts" I has transmitted to the Biiiish diplomatic representative
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  • 859 8 MR. MENZIES FACES TWO PROBLEMS Says J. H. Fingleton CANBERRA. IT is surely not with- out significance that Mr. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, made his way to his London talks via America—and that he will return home the same way. He is known to be seeking further dollar, accommodation
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  • 721 8 LONDON. SINGAPORE weather in London but without the humidity. The judges sit bewigged. gowned, striped-trousered, wais:coated and jacketed. Th* ticket collector at Waterloo wears a thick pullover in addition to his winteiwiight jacket and waistcoat. The men who are "something in the city' swelter and sweat
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  • 510 8  - A new way of life in Turkey HENRY THODY By ISTANBUL. 'THE Turkish Govern--1 ment is training thousands of young handymen "missionaries" to ro out to the backward villages where life has changed little in the past 6.000 years and "preach" the 20th-century way of life. To these primitive, mudhutted
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  • 416 8 Lone voyager \|R. Ramachandra, whose note on the Malacca Chinese lantern-carrier was given yesterday, rteall.s .i custom of the Straits Hakkus ("to which community our laundrymen belong"). Until about 30 years ago, at Hakka woddings, a closed sedan-chair was used '<> convey the bride from her home
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    • 55 8 DREADER'S Igest Over 70 editors read over 500 worthwhile publications a month: books, magazine*. newspapers more than one person could read in two years and (elect and condense the best of it all, and only the very best of that goes into The Reader's Digest. Sole Agents: C. H. DASAKAT'IA
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  • 435 9 Inactive life does not suit us, they tell MacGillivray Straits Times Special Correspondent GRIK, Thursday. THE BELUM evacuees— about 250 Malays— now living in the village of Grik, in Upper Perak, today presented a petition to the Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. D. C. MacGillivray.
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  • 80 9 THE .DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES, Suigapon Dr. VV. J. Vickers. pinning the first gold medal to be presented to a Colony blood donor on Mrs. M. B. E. Wlteatl?y. Mrs. Wheatley, a mother of 14 children, has riven her blood 20 times. Others in picture, Mrs.
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  • 96 9 •THE Singapore Trade Union Congress yesterday asked its affiliated member unions, to name a candidate for a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation scholarship. The scholarship is open to trade unionists from Asian countries. It provides a six months' course in trade unionism and
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  • 224 9 RUBBERMENTG FORMA TRADE ASSOCIATION PENANG, Thursday. FEDERATION rubber merchants will form the Rubber Trade Association of the Federation of Malaya at an inaugural meeting to be held at the Penang Rubber Trade Association on Monday. The association's objects (1). To safeguard the interest* of members and make representations to Government
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  • 134 9 iAMURI BIN LAMIT. a 3 Traffic Police corporal. was yesterday sentenced in I the Second District Court to 15 months' imprisonment for accepting a bribe of $7. The money was taken from Teo Hong Seng. 23, a lorry driver, who was stopped by
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  • 75 9 NIBONG TEBAL, Thurs. THE Circuit Magistrate, Inche Salleh Eckhardt. today fined a special constable, Hassan bin Baharl. $100 for causing grievous hurt to a youth. Hassan, who was en sentry duty In front of Buklt Tambun police station, wounded a shop assistant, Ang Nam Hust,
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  • 57 9 The Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, yesterday returned a verdict of death by drowning at the close of an inquest on 16-year-otd Ang Seng Huat. whose body was found in the sea at Changi after a picnic on May 11. He was missed when everyone else got
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  • 142 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. rpHE names of 12 MaTay 1 candidates who were successful in tne recent University of Malaya entrance examination were announced today. Six are to read arts, four medicine, one science and one dentistry. Seven are from schools in Kuala Kangsar, two from Victoria
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  • 33 9 A talk on "Philosophic Culture" which was to have been given this evening at the University of MaHya by Yogi Shuddhananda Bharati will not take place as Urn Yogi is indisposed.
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  • 134 9 MISS PHYLLIS MORRISSON, private secretary, to the Singapore Governor, who told Rotarians that bosses should place greater value in women employees got support last night— from Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, a banker and City Councillor. Miss Morrlsson said women showed better nerve
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  • 79 9 STANDARD Of art jh Singapore has impressed Professor Chao Snao-an, Chinese artist, during the two weeks he has been in the Colony. Mr. Chao said yesterday that before he left Honf Kong he toot, told that Singapore toas a cultural desert but he found thU was not
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  • 71 9 IPOH Thurs.— Mr, R. N. Broome Deputy Commissioner oi Labour Perak, was entertained to a dinner by the Chinese Maternity Hospital Association, of which he Is honorary treasurer Mr. Broome. a joint producer of Ipoh Choral Group's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury."
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  • 236 9 AWARDS TO BLOOD DONORS ALTHOUGH more Chinese have given their blood in the past 12 months, said the Director of Medical Services, Singapore, Dr. W. J. Vickers, yesterday, the Blood Transfusion Unit was still a lons way from getting the response wanted. Dr. Vlctcers
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  • 163 9 Sir Gerald gives hope to blind boy Xl ALA LUMPUR Tburv A BLIND Malay boy in a welfare home for destitutes in Trengganu met General Sir Gerald Templer today and soon a new useful life will begin for the boy Sir Gerald who is on a visit to the State
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  • 85 9 Inspectors take CD. examination A staff officer In the Federation Civil Defence Department, Lt. Col D. Ferguson, is in Singapore sitting on a board of five examining 27 police Inspectors who have completed training In rescue work, at the Colony civil defence school. The examination beganyesterday and will end to-
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  • 35 9 Convent mee ting SEREMBAN. Trwre T>.<- I Rev. Mother of the Oonwttt of Holy infant Jesua has asked all past pupils to meet »t 4 p.m. on June 14 to form ft Dast nunlls association
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  • 78 9 ABU BIN HAJI HUSSIEN. 20, who escaped from Changi prison on Tuesday and was recaptured 24 hours later, was yesterday senter. ced in the Singapore Fourth Police Court to three months' imprisonment. This is in addition to ninemonths he still has to serve under his
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  • 38 9 The St. John Ambulance Association, Singapore, is con iucting a first aid course at Its headquarters in Stamford Road, on June 11. at 11 ».m,,. and each following Weunewlny at the same time for 12 week*.
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  • 55 9 JOIIORB BAHRU Wed Amin Din Salem wan sentenced !n the PoJlee Court to. two months* Imprisonment for thofl ol a speedometer from a lor/y. A constable noticing Anun wfto was an employee of the BOD in Sitifcupcte with a or mile, examined lt and Joy nd the speedometer
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  • 156 9 PHONEY SERGEANT PICKED THE. WRONG MEN KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. AYOUNO Kuala Lumpur Eurasian, Michael Goonting. 22. joined the Army soon after leaving school. But after three years he had "had enough" and left to work as a tally clerk at Port Swettenham. Goon ting, however, soon sot tired of this
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  • 61 9 The Batu Pahat and Kluang branches of the UMNO Youth section gave a teaparty at the Malay Teachers' Club Batu Pahat, on Tuesday last to celebrate the success of the Pan-Malayan (Youth's) Congress held here rcently and to bid farewell to Inche Molok bin Bendahara,
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  • 241 9 WHEN An* Hock Seng, a rag-and-boni- man, now serving sentence, was asked in the Singapore Third District Court yesterday where he had got a mink coat, a microscope and other articles worth $5,000. he replied: "I walked into a few
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  • 47 9 BATU PAHAT, Thurs. Union of the P.W.D. Technical Service Malaya, at the annual general meeting at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Batu Pahat. on Tuesday resolved that Johore Government be asked to start a Whitley Council The Trade Union Adviser addressed the meeting.
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  • 517 10 Commons queries on village restrictions LONDON, Thursday. MR. HOPKINSON, Minister of State for the Colonies, was questioned in the House of Commons yesterday about the effect on children of recent curfew restrictions and collective punishment imposed on certain areas in Malaya to deny
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  • 167 10 PENANO, Thun. PENANG police yesterday recovered $800 wrapped In tin foil from a refuse dump in Lorong Kulit after 80-year-old Ng Ah Lan had reported that he had been robbed by five Chinese. The robbers assaulted Mr. Ng In his house at Sungel Pinang
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  • 70 10 NIBONG TEBAL. Thurs.— Bail of $500 was offered in the Nlbong Tebal Court today to a motor car driver, Has&an bin Abdullah, charged with causing the death of Ng Ah Leng on May 23 at Slmpang Tlga on the Nlzong Tebal— Bagan Serai road. Hassan
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  • 125 10 TTHE Singapore Labour Party general council Is likely to have a stormy meeting tomorrow. Debates are expected on three Important Issues. A resolution by the former party secretary, Mr. Peter Williams, calling on the British OoTernment to permit exports of Malayan rubber to Communist countries
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  • 65 10 EK)R the first time In eleven years, the house flag of Japan's premier shipping line, Nlppin Yusen Kalsha. will reappear in Singapore waters next month when the 6,800--ton Keiyu Maru arrives. The ship re-opens N.Y.K.'s fast passenger and freight service to Europe. She will be
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  • 67 10 r THE Singapore Court of Crl- mlnal Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal of Goh Ent: Thlam, again«t an Assize Court conviction and sentence of six years' Imprisonment for robbery. Goh was one of three men alleged to have robbed a Chinese shopkeeper in Thomson Road
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  • 283 10 THEY QUIT A VILLAGE, BUT— ALOR STAR, Thursday. ABOUT 150 Malay villagers from the Malaya-Siam border village of Kampong Tongpo, who had moved to Kampong Labi, three railes away, because of bandit menace, are now finding it diiTicult to earn their livelihood because of
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  • 106 10 r£ British singer Donald Peers is to yisit Singapore and the Federation soon to entertain Qritish troops. Mr. Peers, 8.8.C. and stage singer, is expected to spend a few weeks here. He will not Tisit Korea, as the War Office has rejected his
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  • 27 10 SEGAMAT, Thurs.—lbrahim bin Yusoh, aged 41 was acquitted of making a falsa declaration before a Commissioner for Oaths. The police withdrew the charge against him.
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  • 274 10 IPOH. Thurs. A 78-YEAR-OLD photograph hanging In the Perak Council Chamber keenly, interested the Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. MacGlllivray when he visited the State Secretariat. Ipoh, yesterday. The photograph captloned "At Signing of British Treaty with State of Perak at Island
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    • 442 11 BRUCE FRASER talking about FILMS "F'NCORE", latest in the series of Britis i film based on Somerset, Mill ;aam's stories, maintains the high standard set by its pre decessors, "Quartet' 1 and "Trio". The stories themselves are filmed with a crispntss of direction and a
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    • 197 11 £500 For Best Film Review JiHE Britiih Institute of 1 Contempor;ry Arts Is offering prizes fcr crlti- ciims of the unusual film production, T. S. Eliot's "Murcier in the Cathedral." whose distribution in Malaya is being considered by Shaw Brothers. The esssys entered in the competition must be in English
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    • 394 11 WHENEVER A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO GETS A GOOD IDEA. MOST OF THE OTHERS TRY AND CASH IN rE American movie industry is all at sea— but this time it's a film cycle instead of economic troubles. War pictures seem to be on the
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    • 303 11 BEST OF THE CURRENT SHOWS CUT THIS OUT AND KEEP IT lIERE are pocket reviews of the best films at present in circulation in Singapore and the Federation. Three stars indicates an outstanding picture, two means above average, and one Indicates good entertainment. A Place In The Son—Outstanding direction, photography
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    • 173 11 on sale TODAY at 3 p m FILMALAYA JJjJS TOflAY 11 r.m 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 9.30 p.m. i 1^©^ FUN*JitTSr¥ i the PATRONS— AND HOW THEY LAUGH! TOMORROW at MIDNIGHT! GET SET FOR A GAY TIME vvth FRED ASTAIRt vera-eoeh m/irjorie main Til DIM 1" FRED'S AMAZING I IIIIIILL dance
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    • 152 11 Showing Simultaneously Today at the CAPITOL-CATHAY-REX-ALHAMBRA PAVILION Fron 1.41 p.m. DENMARK vs INDIA THOMAS CUP INTER -ZONE SEMI-FINAL Filmed at Kuala Lumpur by the Malayan Film L'nit i act DAY! TJf+£j^££&di e-30.9 30 His rihutcd hy Shaw Bros. Starting TOMORROW! BOBBY lIKNREY— CAROL REEDS IM*< OVERY IN "Thf Fallrn Idol"
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    • 637 12 IT has been stated that t tion is to negotiate a m effect on July 1, 1952. However, the M.P.I.] larger European-owned c enormous number of larg< not accept its directives. I was talking to a Chinese friend who is the owner of five
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    • 125 12 "CLAIMANT S letter in your issue of May 26 Is very sound and evilently based on facts. Let us hope it meets the reward It merits. It is scandalous to see public money wasted in such a manner. One has only to visit a War Damage Commission
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    • 106 12 I WAS very surprised to read, in last Thurday's Straits Times the Traffic Police monthly report regarding deaths on the road. Twelve out of 57. or over 20 per cent., of all fatal accidents during the last four months were caused by buses. I am sure
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    • 339 12 INSULTED WINNERS AND GAME LOSERS rpHE talk of the town today is the Thomas Cup bad-, mlnton games, for which Malaya is acting as host. The souvenir programme, sold at $1 each at these games, with the cover printed i "Zone Final— U.S.A. vs. Deni mark," is going to remain
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    • 320 12 They used to be Radicals IN THE last Municipal election in Penang, a dozen of my friends and I voted Radical. We did so because we thought that among the Radicals were many professional men and women who were honest and fair and had really the welfare of the common
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    • 172 12 /CONGRATULATIONS to the v^ Perak Chambers of Commerce for protesting against the closing of Customs depots in the numerous towns. The whole idea is absurd, to say the least of it. and I am certain that whoever suggested it had no idea of what the Perak
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    • 477 12 For Every Celebration J. V. R. BRANDY SOLE AGENTS: HOEGH-KNUTSEN LINE •ETWtEN MALAYAN PORTi AND BRISBANI STDHIY. MELftOURNI. ADELAIM ft MEMENTO OUTWARD NOECH SILVIRCLOUO 10 July INWARD Bnibone Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Fremantle Singapore -HOfCH SILVERBtAM ilJun* 27 June 9 July It July Freight rates obtainable on application tot— HADDEN tic
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    • 251 12 The Straits Times Crossword Z Z ZJJI_Z^I 1 Z [I 14 15 HI 16 75" 19 20 21 IT H~ 25 »»-ItOiJS t.iajiL. riiei 'c i *.jui of theorising? tn> (8-5). Ol) >. Late ring tonag.) (8). 10. Afterwards broken In ti 9. A boring military liutrucdue (or 8 (5).
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  • 128 13 Australian Stock Exchange From oar own correspondent. MELBOURNE, Thurs. CHARE prices continued to droop lower at the Melbourne Stock Exchange today. Palls exceeded rises by more than two to one. All sections of the market were weaker and turnover was very small. Closing middle pricet. .11 In Australian currency. Included.
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  • 16 13 MELBOURNE. Thur*. Wool prices were very firm at the sale* in Geelong and Sydney.
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  • 62 13 NEW YORK. Thur«. ¥yALL STREET closed irregular yesterday. Initially the rail average continued to forge ahead under the leadership of Atlantic Coastline to set a new high for 1952. but this found only mild reflection In most other divisions. Profit-taking Increased at times in later dealings,
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  • 81 13 P<IRMER bids were reported In the pepper section of the Singapore Produce Market yesterday. Sellers raised Muntok to $550 a picul and Sarawak to $545. but were unchanged (or Lampong i black) at $445. Copra was again quiet and un- changed in price, sellers offering »25 a
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  • 25 13 f«JO. 1 R.B.S. Sept. 1952 (in T.S. cenisj:— Tuesday's Wednesday's rlosinc eloalnc 26.26 and 27.?0 and 26.30 traded 27.3* traded Tone: Steady.
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  • 31 13 FRANKFURT, Thurs. The Wev Oerman Central Banking Council decided yesterday to reduce the West German bank rate rrom six to five per cent., Effective from today Reuter
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  • 35 13 HONO KONG. Thurs. P<REE market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: USII HKs6.ss>« icaslH: HK»6M' t (T.T.I: HKSIS 95. One 'ael of gold $304 V
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  • 105 13 f OPRA output in the Federation in April totalled 11.648 long tons, compared wi'h 11 386 in March. To'al for the four months January to April was 46.357 tons Stocks on estates at the end of April were 1.270 tons. Exports totalled 1.040 tons
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  • 208 13 Better buying interest brings 4*/4 cents gain By Our Market Correspondent OUBBER gained 4i cents on the Singapore market June first grade closing at 82* cents The sentiment on the mar- ket was distinctly better v more buying interest was shown in New York
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  • 11 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs-May 2»-W a pkul (up $M.
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  • 76 13 The Malayan Exchange Banks A nod at 100 announced agreed i rate« of exchange to merchant* i at the weekend m follow*: Bi live Air Mall T.T. O.D. MaVtt. Credit Bills New York 32\ 32 7 4 33 Canada 32\ 32\ 32 Trade BlUs 33 1/16 SELLING
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  • 144 13 Firmer note A FIRMER note was imparted to the Malayan Share Market yesterday by the improvement in the rubber price. A few selected shares in all sections showed slight gains. YMtereVajTs price changes by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association. Bmytrm 18. Petrol 30/Imry Waugh 2.05 4al«yan OmfnU 70
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  • 42 13 \|ALAYA shipped 3.033 tons of al prepared latex to various countries last month. Best buyer was the United States, with 1.633 tons. The United Kingdom took 628 tons, and Japan 50 tons. Latex shipments from Singapore were 1,763 tons.
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  • 195 13 CHIPS alongside the Singapore Har- hour Board godowna. or expected therr- by 7 am. today, are: 1/2 Oranje larriving 3 pm.i: 4/S Talisie: Coal Plant: Baron Cawdor; t'~ Ambra 9 Hawaii Bear; 11 Benvoriich; 13.14 Jaladurga. iS'U Olfnorchy; 18 Ts'thvbms; NW 5 Sumpltan: 21/22 LS.T. Reginald Kerr: 23/24
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  • 883 14 speed trial FRASER NASH IN BIG RACE RECORD number of 76 entries have been received for Malacca's second post-war halfmile speed trial to be held along PringgitBarendam Road on Sunday at 9 a.m. The meeting organised by the Negrl Sembilan and Malacca branches of the
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  • 1167 14 Cricket Academy No. 8 By ALF GOVER ™ERE are two types of rutting, the square cut x and the late cut. Both should be made off the back foot, though the square cut may sometimes be made off the front foot. The late
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  • 59 14 CHICAGO. Thurs.— The Harlem Globetrotters, world-famed American basketball team, will visit Singapore within a few months. Already embarked on a South American tour, the Globetrotters will play in 23 European and Far Eastern countries on a round-the-world tour. They leave New York on May 31
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  • 200 14 WO SCRAMBLE FOR STUMPS' SAYS MCC LONDON, Thurs. BECAUSE It Is considered undignified the traditional scramble for souvenirs following every Test match Is being frowned upon by the M.C.C. The MCC. yesterday made the following announcement: "With the agreement of the Indian Board of Control It has been deckled that
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  • 58 14 BOMBAY. Thurs— There will be no bookmakers on the Poona and Bombay racecourse* during the coming racing season In Western India. The Bombay Government hat made the barring of bookmakers a condition of thetr remwml of the Western India Turf Club*! licence for one year. The Oovernment's
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  • 268 14 ZURICH, Thursday. pNGLAND retained their unbeaten international MJ soccer record this season when they defeated Switzerland in Zurich yesterday by 3 o. it was the first time an English international team had won in Switzerland for 19 years. A goal by Inside forward Jackie Sewell
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    • 168 14 KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Registration of Electors, April 15 May 31. The register CLOSES on 3 1st. May. If you have not registered you CANNOT VOTE. For details of qualifications, etc. you should enquire at: Office of the Supervisor of Elections, Municipal Buildings, Kuala Lumpur or any of the following
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  • 295 15 Outschoorn hits 120n.0. v Oxford LONDON, Thursday. CI'RREY shot to the top of the county cricket table today with another victory in two days their third in a row in their match against Warwickshire at the Oval. Dollery set Warwickshire on their mission of
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  • 242 15 TAUNTON. Thurs. THE Indian batting again broke 1 down after a good start in the match between the tourists and Somerset which entered the second day's play today. The county. 310 for eight overnignt. were «-oon all out for 330. Lawrence bung undefeated at
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  • 272 15 THE team co represent Swift* Athletes Association against the Royal Air Force < Combined' and the Johore Barru Amateur Athletic Association in a triangular athletic meet ortanised by the Swifts A.A. to be held at the Woodbrige Hospital '>n Sunday at 3 p.m. will oe: 880
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  • 169 15 PRESTWICK. Scotland. Thurs. DEFENDING champion Dick j Chapman, one of America's bi 1 three, was knocked out of the British amateur titleholder. carshtp In a stunnlnp upset today but U.B. amateur Billy Maxwell and Frank Stranahan. former British Amateur 'itleholder. carried Uncle Sam's colour? into "he
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  • 701 15  -  MERV WILLIAMS By MELBOURNE, Thursday. AI'STRALIAN lightweight champion, Frankie Flannery, received a most comprehensive boxing lesson at the hands of American negro Wallace "Bud" Smith, at the Melbourne stadium, last Friday Flannery won only one of the 12 rounds and shared the points of about
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  • 230 15 TN a one-sided game, Hongkong Bank "B" troun red Handelsbank 6—o in a Singapore B.H.F.A liiv. 3 came at Fairer Park yesterday. Handelsbank were outplay- ed in all departments both in attack and defence, except goalkeeper Braaksma wnc pHyed a fine game In goal,
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  • 560 16 Tigers spoil REME's chances GREAT GAME BY BOON SEONG Tiger S.A 2; R.E.M.E RE.M.E.'s gallant though vain effort to stem the tide of defeat at the hands of the Tigers in their S.A.F.A. First Division match at Jalan Besur stadium yesterday, must go down as one of the gamest and
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  • 79 16 CARDIFF, Thurs. /•I IK.! BKRNAKD SHAW, 21-yrar-old off break bowler who took ten wickets for 105 during the match against Combined Service*, is included in Ihe 1- players from whom the Glamorgan team will be chosen to n-,"i i India here on Saturday. The IS
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  • 166 16 PenangAAA set high standards MALAYAN GAMES PENANG, Thurs. PENANGS athletes to this year's Malayan A.A.A. championships at Ipoh will have to reach a high standard before they are selected. •The P.A.A.A. have set up qualifying marks and, by the look of these, it Is almost certain that the State contingent
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  • 50 16 PARIS. Thurs. Jaroslav Dro- bny. the defending champion, defeated Gardnar Mulloy (United States) 6-1. 6-2 in the men's singles quarter-finals In the French lawn tennis championships today. Playing effortless tennis. Drobny won in 55 minutes. His opponent in the semi-finals will be Australian Ken McGregor— Reuter.
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  • 206 16 PARIS, Thurs. DICK Savitt. American holder of the Wimbledon title was unexpectedly beaten by Eric Sturgess of South Africa in the quarterfinals of the men's singles in the French international lawn tennis championships here yesterday Sturgess won 6-2, 6-8. 4-6, 8-6. 8-6. The American had several
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  • 30 16 TODAY: High 0154 (8.3) and 1538 (7 H; Low 0844 (1.8) and 2037 (47). TOMORROW: 0243 (7.8) and 1627 (7ft 1 0928 (2.1) and 2136 j (4.7). I
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  • 147 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thura. CELANOOR Club, who have a well-balanced side, are at the top of the northern section In the Stonor Shield cricket competition In the southern section Selangor Indian Association, who have played the most number of games, are In the
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  • 270 16 PARTY FOR BADMINTON STARS KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. I^L'A! a Lumpur's Municipal Councillors decided at their open meeting today to entertain the visiting players taking part in the Seiangor Badminton Association's open Invitation tournament here next week to a cocktail party The date was not fixed, but the venue will be
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  • 408 16 JOE ALSTON, tl.irj rinfles in the United States Tbosnas Cap badminton team and doubles partner of Wynn Rogeri. will leave Singapore early this morning "broken-hearted and bitterly dtaappointed." Alston has been reralled to doty by the U.S. 'Government and was not included in the American team
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  • 370 16 AMATEUR RACING KUALA LUMPL'R, Thursday. OELANGOR Turf Club, at a general meeting this evening, decided, with only two dissenting votes, to hold an amateur race meeting on or about August 30 for the benefit of the recently-formed Malayan Amateur Racing Association. After deducting
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  • 126 16 THE OAKS LONDON. Thurs. INHERE are 22 probable starters for the fillies classic, The Oaks, which Is to be run at 1430 GMT over one and a half miles at Epsom tomorrow. They are, with Jockeys: Aldousa (G. Littlewoodi. Arbele n (W JohnstoneK The
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  • 73 16 IPOH. Thurs.— The Sultan of Perak will be attending the Thomas Cup challenge round at the Happy World Stadium on Saturday and Sunday in Singapore. He will also be present at a civic reception at the City Hall. Singapore, In honour of the contending teams.
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  • 66 16 The annual Anglo-Chinese School sports will be held on Saturday. June 7 at Jalan Besar Stadium. There will be two events for the Old Boys: 440 yards Walk and 100 yrvrds Sprint. The annual Inter-School Old Boys 440 yards relay (4 X 110) wil also
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  • 54 16 Non-Benders Cricket Club XI to play Ceylon Sports Club at Balestler Road at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow will be T. M. Hart (Captain) H. Ward. H N. Balhatchet, H. Noon. JAP Cameron. W.R.M. Haxworth, G. Westerhout. P. Massey, A Baker. R 8. TufneU. O E Bogaars. Umpire: J. W.
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  • 311 16 RAMBLERS THREE GOALS IN 20 MIN. UPSETCHENG WAh IPOH, Thursday. /CREATING the biggest soccer upset by beating the much-fancied Cheng Wah, Ramblers made amends for a rather disappointing season in today's First Division match on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground. Rambler's 3-1 win was no fluke. They outplayed the over-confident
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  • 312 16 Dutton's hat trick puts TPCA on top KUALA LUMPUR. Tliuts. 'TAMILIAN Physical Culture Association, the only uti'v < n side In the FAS Div. 1 league, took the lead when they beat E Chinese Athle'.i'- A&ioclalion (Chenwut 3-1 on th» PrineM Rond cround this evening. Dutton scored three coals. After
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  • 67 16 I^HE Malayan Chinese PA. eleven to meet Aryan Gymkhana at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow Is: Yew Chang (Spore); Sal Chong (Perak), Teow Keng S'porel; Hee Jong (Spore). Hoon Leong (Spore). Hln Weng (Spore); Thlan Kwee (N.S.). Boon Seong 1 Spore). Siang Teik (Penangi. Boon Leong
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  • 32 16 PENANG. Thurs. Ramblers trounced Indian Recreation Club 7-0 in a Div. 1 League match today on Victoria Green. Scorers: Slang Tetk (3), Leng Chee (3) and Pook Hoe.
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  • 58 16 EPSOM DOWNS. Thurs. The Aga Khan's four-year-old Italianbred Nuccio won the Coronation Cup, run over 12 furlongs here this afternoon. Lord Mllford's Sybil's Nephew was second and Madame Suzy Volterra's L'Amlral was third. Plve ran. won by M length, head. Marcel Boussac's Dynamiter and the
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