The Straits Times, 5 July 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1952 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    TEMPLER SEEKS 'SUPERB 12'
    400 1 The young men who will lead the Regiment jMlROUGHOUT the Federation, a search will begin soon for 12 superb young men superb physically, mentally and morally who will b€ the first officers of the Federation Regiment. The 12 young men will be the best the country
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    JUNE SETS UP THREE NEW 'WAR' RECORDS
    686 1 JUNE SETS UP THREE NEW 'WAR' RECORDS Templer reviews crisis KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JUNE was a record month in three respects, the J Hijfh Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, told a Press conference in Kuala Lumpur today. A total of 109 bandits had so far been confirmed as killed in
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    Lightning hits 2 on a roof
    73 1 Lightning hits 2 on a roof fAN SUAN KAM. a 54-year-old farmer, looked fnr a hole in the attap roof of his hut in Loronjj Tai Sen? in Singapore yesterday with 11-year-old Choo Chiang 800 during a storm, And was struck by lightning. Both were knocked uncon■etoua and had to
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    Nehru lashes Red members
    38 1 NEW DELHI. Fri. Thf Primp Minister. Mr Nehru, rebuked Communists in the Tndian Parliament today for "fantastic imaginings, distortion and perversion of thoucttt Tlv Communists had accu.s (d the Indian Government of Fascist tendencies.
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    Envoy received
    23 1 lON' DON. Fri —The Queen toriT- received Mr. V. Krishna M~non. India's retirine Hi h fimmi.ssioner to Brltrn. at Buckingham Palace
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    They want extra tor wife, too
    80 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A PROPOSAL to ask for a "wife and children" allowance for Asian Government workers will be considered next week by the executive committee of the Federation of Government Administrative and Clerical Unions. The proposal follows the decision of the Federal Legislative
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    Trip to Britain? It's a mistake
    215 1 4 BOYS WON'T NEED SCARVES FOUR of the most disappointed boys in Singapore today are Warrant Officer R. Ratna Sapathy, W/O Jalil bin Abu, Sergeant Ang Peck and Sgt. Lim Kirn Soo, of the Malayan Air Training Corps. After a letter from the Royal
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    POLICE SUSPEND OFFICER
    47 1 A CHINESE police officer and several detectives in Singapore have bpen sijsDended pending the completion of investigations into allegations of corruption against them. A senior police officer told the Straits Times last night: "The Government will make a statement when the investigatlons are completed
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    Reds free Britons
    42 1 BERLIN, Fri.— Two British corporals arrested yesterday by East German police were released last night. The two British corporals were arrested just inside East Germany after travelling by mistake beyond Spandau, ths last sta^on In the British sector.— Renter.
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    Here I am, says the mystery job man
    288 1 Here I am, says the mystery job man THE PUZZLED TEACHER IS DUE TO MEET TEMPLER TODAY THE mar> Sir Gerald Templer jerked from an English grammar school to Malaya's frontline arrived in Singapore by air yesterday, still uncertain of the Job he has to do. Mr. A. D C.
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    RELEASED
    27 1 ALEXANDRIA. Fri.— Fuad Scrag El Din Pasha. Wafdist former Minister of the Interior, has been released fom house detention, imposed aftei- the riots in January. —Reuter.
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    Dogs break up riot
    46 1 COPENHAGEN Fri.— Police dogs were set on a crowd of about 700 demonstrators outside the hotel where Gen. Ridgway was dining with Danish defence chiefs last night. Some of the demonstrators were taken to hospital after being mauled by the dogs.— Reuter.
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    Election boob, gays Strauss
    45 1 DURBAN, Fri —Mr. Strauss, leader of the Opposition United Party, today said it was certain there would be a general election in South Africa soon, despite the assurance by the Prime Minister. Dr. Malan. that it would be next May. Reuter.
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    Seven killed in gold mine
    30 1 JOHANNESBURG. Fri. Seven Africans were killed and 13 seriously injured when an earth tremor caused a rockburst 8.000 ft. underground in a gold mine today.
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    U.S. relaxes export control
    106 1 WASHINGTON. Fri TIHE U.S. Commerce Department announced yesterday that the imnroved supply of rubber would now permit relaxed export controls for shiDments of some rubber goods. Explaining the decontrol order, the department said: 'Exporters may now 3hip reclaimed and scrap rubber, tnick and passenger car tyres
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    Financial experts to meet in London
    125 1 LONDON, Friday. COMMONWEALTH financial and economic experts are expected to meet in London in the second half of August, it was reported today. They will examine the latest position of the sterling areas' balance of payments, gold and dollar reserves and also consider economic
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    Fire destroys Jaffa store
    34 1 TEL AVIV, Fri. Fire caused damage estimated at several hundred thousand pounds in Jaffa port today, destroying two large warehouses and a military store. The warehouses contained immigrants' goods. Reuter.
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    Tigers kill 60
    25 1 JAKARTA. Fri. Sixty people were killed by tigers in Bengkara South Sumatra, during the past year, the Social Affairs Ministry said today
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    LEFT DRY
    25 1 FRANKFURT. Fri.-Three thousand West Germans in the frontier village of Philippsthal went thirsty yesterday because Soviet zone police cut their water pipeline.— A.P.
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    Arms for Franco!
    19 1 LONDON. Fri The British Government has decided to allow the export of certain arms to Spain
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    Elephants at $3,0C0 each
    33 1 Elephant s at $3,0C0 each KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Malayan elephants are worth $3,000 each, according to latest customs valuations gazetted in the Federation today. Tiger skins are valued at $75 leopard skins. $60.
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    It's moths now...
    24 1 BUDAPEST. Fri. Hungarian newspapers today said that "white spinning moths" had been dropped in North Korea to destroy fruit trees —AP
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    ...and lepers
    29 1 MOSCOW. Fri. British troops in Korea were accused of "dropping lepers in the rear of the People's Army" by the Soviet Navy newspaper Red Navy today. —Reuter
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    Queen Zain
    20 1 GENEVA, Fri Queen Zain of Jordan will leave Switzerland for Amman about the middle of next week. Reuter.
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    'Sinister events' —Quirino
    40 1 MANILA. Fri. President. Quirino said today that, "sinister events" were arceJerating establishment of a Pacific Defence Union "The nations of the West are beginning to realise that the Pacific Is not a mere backdoor." he said. A.P
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    2 power plants hit in new raid
    110 1 2 power plants hit in new raid TOKYO, Fri ALLIED carrier-based planes bombed North Korean power plants again yesterday. Far East Navai Headquarters, announcing UiL-i, said two planes were hit at Kyosen and one at Puryonß. in nnrth-eastern Korea. At Panmunjom, Jnited Nations delegates today agreed conditionally tn a Communist
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    12 Red fighters downed
    39 1 SEOUL, Fri. American Sabrejets snot down 12 Communist MIG-15 jet fighters, probaojy shot down another and damaged six more, to hand the Red air force its worst defeat in a single day this year. U.P.
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    $6,000m. aid
    21 1 WASHINGTON. Fri.—Congress last night passed a new $6,001,947,750 Foreign Aid 8i11— 54,410,567,750 of which was earmarked for Europe. Reuter.
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    Sedgman wins
    28 1 LONDON, Fri. Frank Sedgman of Australia won the Wimbledon singles title today, beating Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt 4-6, 6-2. 6-3, 6-2. Reuter. REPORT IN PAGE 11
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    52 2 WING COMMANDER R. J. SUSANS, of the R-A-A F.. who recently reported oa the air war in Korea to the R.A.F. cAtrml fighter establishment at Raynham, Norfolk. Wing Commander Sasans said: "The MIG is the equal of the U.S. Sabre fighter and the enemy's capabilities in the air must not
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    Truman accuses1 U.S. Steel owners of 'conspiracy'
    192 2 Truman accuses 1 U.S. Steel owners of 'conspiracy' WASHINGTON, Friday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN yesterday accused the major steel companies of "a conspiracy" to prevent settlement of the 32-day- old steel strike. He told his Press conference that the strike was no longer a labour dispute and did not Justify his using
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    JAPS FEAR RED RISING
    99 2 JAPS FEAR RED RISING TOKYO, Fri JAPANESE police today warned that Communists were planning an armed uprising as demonstrators clashed with police in six cities. Osaka police last night clashed with 500 demonstrators and used tear gas to break up a march on the railway station. They reported tinis morning
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    AFRICANS IN COURT
    59 2 PORT ELIZABETH, Frt Behind locked steel doors in the cell yard at Port Elizabeth's law courts today, 45 Africans, including 11 women, were remanded to July 17 on charges of contravening the railway segregation laws. The prosecutor explained that the charge arose out of the Africans entering
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    BOATS SHOT UP
    23 2 TEL AVIV, Fri.— An Israeli military spokesman said tonight that two Egyptian planes fired on two Israeli fishing vessels yesterday.
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    U.S. AID CHIEF FOR BURMA, INDONESIA
    106 2 U.S. AID CHIEF FOR BURMA, INDONESIA WASHINGTON, Fri. MR. Stanley Andrews, director of the Technical Co-operation Administration, is flying to the Far East tomorrow to discuss his agency's proposed aid to Burma and Indonesia. The TCA took over the United States Economic Aid programme in those countries on July 1.
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    ATOM BILL
    23 2 PARIS. Fri.— The National Assembly today adopted a bill providing 37,700,000.000 francs to equip the country with atomic energy planti —Reuter.
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    Treaty of amity
    23 2 TAIPEH Fri. Nationalist China and the Spanish Government are to negotiate a treaty of amity in th* near future. Reuter.
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    Olivia de Havilland seeks divorce
    72 2 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. 4 CTRESS Olivia de Havii- land filed a divorce suit yesterday against her novelist husband Marcus Good- rich. She charged mental and physical cruelty, and asked for the custody of their two-year-old son, Benjamin. She waived alimony rights and said that a property
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    BOMBAY BUSINESS GOES ON 'STRIKE'
    129 2 BOMBAY, Friday. A BOUT 36,000 of Bombay's 60,000 shops, the stock exchange and all other main markets in Bombay closed today in protest against the state's sales tax proposals in the budget now under disaussion. Business life was paralysed in Crawford Market, biggest cloth market
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    RHEE 'WINS' THE ASSEMBLY
    206 3 His policemen make sure he cannot lose PUSAN, Friday. "pHK South Korean Parliament today surrendered its constitutional power to elect a President. Its members voted away their rights after the polirp had rounded up opposition members in hiding brought 11 of them from prison and locked
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    42 3 QUEEN LLIZABETH wearing the green velvet robe and black, white-plumed hat of the Order of the Thistle, attends an installation ceremony of the order at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh, who has jaundice was also to have been installed
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    China fears crop losses
    71 3 HONG KONG, Fri. China and the north-western part of the Chinese mainland are j facing another serious drought, according to reports from the mainland. i Drought has already dam- i 1 aged some crops and mfi> seriously affect harvesting in the coming season. Peking issued an
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    BERLIN RADIO PROTEST
    108 3 BERLIN RADIO PROTEST BERLIN, Fri. HENERAL Vassily Chuikov, UT chief of the Soviet Contol Commission in Germany, las protested to Sir Ivone i Cirkpatrick British High j Commissioner, against resTictions imposed earlier last nonth on Radio Berlin, in the < Jritish sector. Gen. Chuikov said that j Vest Berlin police,
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    Special session
    28 3 TAIPEH. Fri. A special, session of the Legislative Yuan is probable this month to ratify the Chinese-Japan-ese peace treaty signed on April 28.— A P. i
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    Held by Reds
    18 3 BERLIN. Fri. Communist po'wc? today arrested a French airman on the border ef \V>st Berlin.
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    New U.S. liner sails on maiden voyage
    112 3 NEW YORK. Friday. THE new American liner United States sailed on her maiden voyage from New York to England yesterday. I1I 1 left her berth in New harbour at 16.07 GMT. 1.660 passengers aboard, imodore Harry Mannhe liner's captain, asked he sailed whether
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    Navy officer dismissed
    61 3 DEVONPORT. Fri. A ROYAL Navy navigating officer was dismissed from his post yesterday for running aground Britain's 10,000-ton secret weapons cruiser, the Cumberland A court martial said Lt.Commander Anthony Anderson was guilty of "hazarding" the Cumberland when she grounded on a shoal off j Plymouth on Junp
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    REFLOATED
    32 3 VALETTA. Fri.— The Norwegian tanker, Fernpark, was refloated yesterday after some oil had been pumpeu out to free her from the rocks on which sh e ran aground on Wednesday— A.P
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    GOING HOME
    34 3 TAIPEH, Fri. Ong Chin S*ong, Malayan tin magnate, who led the Chinese goodwill mission to Formosa •vom the Federation of IWalaya, left this morning for Hong Kong on his way home. A.P.
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    Crashing jet starts spring
    34 3 SARASOTA (Florida i, Fri. —A six-jet B-47 stratojet bomber crashed In flames here yesterday, killing three f>nd digging a crater so deep i that an underground spring gushed out— PP.
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    Guerilla raid
    35 3 TAIPEH, Fri.— The Central News agency claimed today that Nationalist guerillas last week raided Hoifung, 75 mtles from Hong Kong, disarmed more than 100 Militiamen and executed 33 land reform officials.— A.P. I
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    40 3 FACES peer over the wall, children cling to wire-mesh fencing and stand on brick walls to get a better view of Princess Margaret during a visit to the Dockland Settlement at Canning Town. Here she is seen passing Sea Scouts.
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    Minister warns of more import cuts
    122 3 LONDON, Friday. f ORD SWINTON, Minister in charge of raw materials, said tonight Britain might well have to tighten up still further on imports from nonsterling areas. He told th e House of Lords that Britain had only strugg- I led back from the
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    Simpler court life urged ,
    113 3 Simpler court life urged LONDON, Fri. MR. Clement Attlee and other Labour leaders de- cided tonight to press for a less elaborate from of court life when the House of Commons on Wednesday debates a recommendation that the Queen's state income should be £475.000. a year The Labour "shadow cabinet"
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    22 KILLED IN AMBUSH
    53 3 SAIGON. Fri.— Vietminh j troops ambushed a road con- voy of Vietnamese soldiers yesterday and killed 22. > The leading vehicle was i blown up by a Vietminh mine. When the convoy halt- ed, Vietminh hiding on either side of the road opened up machinegun crossfire.—
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    Newsman may stay in Paris
    26 3 PARIS. Fri. The French authorities tonight cancelled an expulsion order against Inayat Khan, Paris correspondent of the Karachi newspaper Dawn. Reuter.
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    3 battle tours
    26 3 SAN DIEGO, Fri.— The first aircraft-carrier to complete three tours of duty in Korean waters, the 27,000-ton Valley Forge, arrived here yesterday. A.P.
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    'Channel' swim
    25 3 LOS ANGLES. Fri.— The English Channel swimmer Florence Chadwick tonight began a 21-mile swim from Santa Calalina island to the California mainland.— U.P.
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    POLICE ALERTED IN CAIRO
    100 3 1 CAIRO, Fri. STEEL-HELMETED policej today came out in strength on the -treets of Cairo and I Alexandria as a state of j Emergency was proclaimed for the first time since the ■Cabinet crisis of last weekend. Police headquarters said "extra security precautions have been taken
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    Gesture costs $300,000
    46 3 WASHINGTON, Fri.— The Senate, as a gesture of goodwill, yesterday passed a bill to provide $300,000 for the West German Republic to buy a new embassy in Washington. The bill would compensate for America's seizure and sale of the old German embassy. Reuter.
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    More tankers on oraer
    34 3 More tankers on oraer LONDON. Fri.— The AngloIranian Oil Company has ordered seven more tankers, despite Iran's nationalisation of the Abadan refinery. They will cost £1,000.000 each. Twenty-one similar vessels already are on order.
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    70 FISHERMEN DIE IN TYPHOON
    138 3 MANILA. Fri. rpHE toll of missing in the I typhoon now raging in the South China Sea after tearing through seven Philippine provinces rose to 110 today. MANILA. Frl. rwiHE toll of missing In the I typhoon now raging m j the South China Sea
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    LONDON STOCKS
    351 3 Industrials make small gains LONDON, Pri. T'HE Stock Markets were generally on the quiet side today, with some weekend profit-talcing In evidence. But despite this, th? undertone was quite good. British Government securities encountered some Investment support and showed gains of up to one quafter of a point,
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    London tin price
    27 3 LONDON, July 4— Cash. Buyers €969; Sellers C970; Forward Buyers i;966 1 2 Sellers C967; Settlement £970 (unchanged). Turnover: a.m. 55; p.rrk. 20 tons.
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    U.K RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON, July 4. Spot 26' d Aug. 26, 4 d., Sept. 26 ',d.. Oct.-Dec 25\d.. Jan-Mar. 24\d. AprilJune 24d.. <nom.). July c.i.f 25 rl «d.. Aug. ci.f. 25\d.. Sept. c.i.f. 25'jd. Market: Quietly steady.
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    GOVT. HAS COMPROMISE PLAN ON WAGES
    188 4 New 'prosperity factor 9 rate KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A COMPROMISE in the wage negotiations between the Pan-Malayan Rubber Workers' Union and the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association was proposed today by the Federation Government. The compromise affects the prosperity factor which makes up the
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    Quarterly rent to save office work
    177 4 I^HE new system of collect- ing rents from Land Office tenants quarterly instead of monthly, saves office work as well as the tenants' journey to pay the rent, Mr. S. G. Burlock. of the Singapore Land Office, told the Straits Times, yesterday. 'The issue
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    MAAF OFFICER
    21 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Mr GL C. Randall has been appointed a flight lieutenant in the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force.
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    Charged with double murder
    76 4 SEGAMAT, Fri.— A charge of double murder was yesterday read out to 16-year-old Special Constable Konel bin Hassan In the Segamat Court. Konel was alleged to have shot and killed two other special constables. All Mohamed bin Dinnar Khan and Jaflar bin Abdul Ghani. at about
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    48 4 TrfE GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE, Mr. J. F. Nicoll (left), with the American Consl-General Mr. Charles F. Baldwin, at an Imerican 1 ndependence Day cocktail party and on the right, with the Philippines Consul, Mr. Yusup R. Abubakar. at a Philippines Independence Day cocktail party. Straits Tim es pictures.
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    KOREAN SHIP IN PORT
    90 4 KOREAN SHIP IN PORT rE first ship bought by the Republic of South Korea was in Singapore yesterday on her way to Pusan to be delivered to her new owners. x Flying the blue and white South Korean flag from her stern, the 4,000-ton Pusan— named after South Korea's capital
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    8 families evacuated
    61 4 17ORTY-EIGHT hours after I r part of the roof of a 180-years-olrj house in Palembang Road collapsed. Singapore police yesterday supervised the evacuation of eight families: The families, all Malays and numbering over 50 persons, were given accommodation last nlgtit by the Social' Welfare Department. The house
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    Railway union officials
    68 4 Office bearers of the Malayan Railway Employees'. Trade Union, Sentul, for the year, are: President, Mr. Arokla Oass; vice-president, Mr. Mar Siew Kum; secretary, Mr. V. T. Slvasambu; assl. secretary, Inche Ashari bin Jeban; treasurer, Mr. A'mair Singh; executive council, Messrs. Shanmugam Pathmanathan, p. Govlnaasamy. P. Veloo.
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    Fatal sequel to motor accident
    70 4 IPOH. Fri.— An assistant Resettlement Officer Mr. Cheong Chin Keong, (22), who was thrown off his motor cycle in Pusing, 8 miles from Ipoh on Sunday, died of his injuries yesterday afternoon at the Ipoh Hospital. Mr. Cheong, who was attached to the District Officer,
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    HE'LL FACE 'TRUST' CHARGE IN S'PORE
    121 4 PENANG, Friday. DETER HIGH HOLANES, a 23-year-old employee 1 of Harper Gilfillan, Singapore, was today charged in t^t Penang Magistrate's Court with criminal breach of trust of seven bales of textiles worth 87,812. After the charge had been explained to Holanes, the Magistrate, Mr.
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    S'pore SOS to Sir Cheng-lock
    76 4 OIXGAPORE Attap Dwellers' Association is to ask Dato Sip Cheng-lock Tan and Singapore branch of th e Malayan Chinese Association to help them with their evictions and resettlement problems. The chairman of the Attap Dwellers' Association, Mr. Mak Pak Shee, yesterday told the Straits Times
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    Receiving order
    38 4 A receiving order was made against Tai Fu Trading Co. by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, in the Singapore High Court yesterday on th e petition of a iudgment creditor. The Judgment debt was $39,872.
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    New secretary
    24 4 Mr. C. W. Lyle has J>een appointed to act as Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Singapore, in place of Mr. G. W Webb.
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    Mr. Wong has to pay Govt. $64,000
    252 4 LOTTERIES' TAX APPEAL KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Federal Court of Appeal today ordered Mr. A Won* Hoi Onn, president of the defunct Selangor Health and Strength Association, to pay $64,472 lotteries' duties to the Federation Government, three months after the Kuala Lumpur High
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    Sakai gets the death sentence
    82 4 IPOH, Fri. WHILE a patrol of the Manchester Regiment from Tapah were on follow-up operations in the Chenderianß Valley on May 25, they Wounded and captured a Sakai couple who were found hiding in the undergrowth. Today the Sakai, Bah Ah Sin, was sentenced to
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    Bankrupt's plea fails
    79 4 application for discharge from bankruptcy by Marius Jalbaud, who has been made a bankrupt on the petition of his wife on a judgment debt of $2,000, was refused by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The application was refused 'because the
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    Woman declared a bankrupt
    49 4 A married woman, Yeo Guat Yee, was adjudicated a bankrupt by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles MurrayAyiisley, in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Receiving and adjudication orders were made against the woman on the petition of a Chinese judgment creditor to whom she owed $3.385.
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    Building plan fees proposed
    43 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl. The question of charging fees for plans submitted to town boards ir. Johore for temporary buildings is being considered. The Ofncpr-in-Charge of Town Boards, Jchore, states that the question has been referred to the Legal Adviser.
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    The absent T
    67 4 A dropped "T" in the word "there" in the story published in the Straits Times yesterday about the hold-up hi Bhopal. India, of Capt. D. Fenton, chief pilot of Malayan Airways, and his Consul aircraft, made it appear that the Singapore Customs had been responsible for the
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    UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ARTS, SCIENCE RESULTS
    634 4 ITNIVER6ITY OP MALAYA examtnatlon results for th< session 1951-52 Jor the degrees of B.Sc. (with Honours), the Diploma in Education, BA. (with Honours) B.A. (Pass degreeFinal and intermediate) are as follows: BACHELOR O* SCIENCE (WITH HONOUKB) Class of honours is indicated Sfrond Cam. I'pper
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    'Cooling herbs' pay for the hot work factory men
    305 5 'Cooling herbs' pay for the hot work factory men SUN AND FURNACES BRING MORE MONEY KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. J£UALA LUMPUR Chinese factory hands have ended a long series of "security of service" negotiations with their employers' representatives. One concession they won was "cooling herbs" allowances. Kuala Lumpur District Chinese Engineering
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    The job may need $18,000
    69 5 'pHE City Council will have to spend over $18,000 to save the 22 portraits of past Governors and distinguished Singapore citizens, which hang in the Victoria Memorial Hall, from further detrioration, an artist, Mr. Anatole Shister, has told the Council. Mr. Shister renovated the pictures
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    RESTRICTED 'FOOD AREAS
    59 5 RESTRICTED FOOD AREAS JOHORE BAHRU FrL The Mentri Besar of Johore has declared the following food restricted areas in Batu Phat district: Sri Melan village Parit Ya^anl Darat village, Tongkang Pechah village, Yong Peng, village Lam Lee resettlement area. Kangkar Bahru village Ayer Hitam village Simpang Rengam resettlement area. Kampong
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    Labourchief opposes call-up now
    218 5 Labourchief opposes call-up now KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. I DON'T THINK the man in the street is in favour of conscription straight away." said Inche Mahamed Soplee, president of the new-ly-formed Pan-Malayan Labour Party, today. He was commenting on the National Service Bill passed in the Federal Legislative Council yesterday under
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    S'PORE DIARY
    243 5 r a.mrid Girls' School, Food Sale and Fun Fair in aid) of school building fund. Nell Road. 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Singapore District MY.F.. Cabinet meeting. Wesley Church hall. Fort Canning Road. 3 pjn. Singapore Consumers' Association, dance. Raffles Hotel, 9 p.m. to 1 am. Kiwi Members'
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    53 5 THESE RIFLEWOMEN were winners of the women's match at the Singapore Base District rifle meeting which ended at Nee Soon yesterday. They are members of the "B" team of the Women's Royal Air Force and are (from left): Cpl. M. J. Goddings, Sfft. J. Prouse, and LACW B. V. Lewis.—
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    'One-fare' only is new proposal
    241 5 SPECIAL CITY BUS PLAN A PROPOSAL that a "one-fare only" conduetorless bus should run in Singapore for a proposed luxury bus service between Finlayson Green and the Capitol Theatre will be considered by the City Council Vehicles and Traffic Committee at their meeting this month.
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    Sir Gerald and the Press
    116 5 Sir Gerald and the Press KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. T*HE High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, today gave an assurance that he had no Intention of trying to muzzle the Press. "I have been given to understand that, as a result of the first meeting of editors which I held a
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    Rent increase plea refused
    61 5 An application by the landlord of 191, Cecil Street, to raise the rent of the three floors in the premises was dismissed by the Singapore Rent Conciliation Board yesterday. The landlord asked that the monthly rent for the ground floor be raised from $150 to $300
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    2,500 CONFUSED-SO THEY WENT ON STRIKE
    126 5 IPOH, Friday. ABOUT 2,500 Indian workers on ten coconut estates in Lower Perak went on strike— some for a day and some for two days as a result of the proposed cut in the "prosperity factor" of their wages. Officials of the I'erak Estate
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    ELOCUTION
    32 5 TAIPING, Prl.—The Premier Chinese school in North] Perak, Hua Lian High School in Taiping, will hold an] English elocution contest at the Weng Loke Hall in Cinema Street on July 17.
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    Today's blackout schedule
    394 5 CUB-STATIONS liable <n load shedding today are: DAT Dunearn Rd.. Joo Chlat Plate. Jalan Yasin, Jalan Eunos. Cambridge Rd., Rangoon Rd., Towner Rd.. Sarangoon Rd., Sennett Estate. Kolam Ayer. McPherson Rd., Kirn Chuan Rd., Boundary Rd.. Florence Rd., Upper Serangoon, Yio Chu Kang Rd.. Oov(. Printing Wks.,
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    Cantonese drama for charity
    47 5 The Sing Waft Musical and Dramatic Association, Singapore, will stage a Cantonese dramatic performance at the Happy World stadium at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday). Proceeds will go to the funds for building an additional female ward at the Kwong Wai Siew free hospital
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    $1 bribe charge
    38 5 MUAR. Frl Alleged to have offered a bribe of $1 to a special constable at Belading Tangkak. Abdul Kadir bin Mansor, claimed trial and was granted $150 bail. The case was postponed to July 26.
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    University fund now $4,831,000
    38 5 The University of Malaya Endowment Fund now totals $4,831,004. Donations for the week ending June 28 were $2,191. Mr. Toh Hock Lim gave $421 towards the Perak Hall Fund. He has now given $872.
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    PERSONAL
    46 6 GATHERING of the Vultures: All PoW Vultures In'endinft to be present on 19th Jiriy should inform the King Vulture. P.O. Box TM, Singapore, and enclose $15 to rovfr dinner and drinks bv 12th Ju'y. 1952. Up-country Vultures plea c e say If accommodation Is required.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., July 5, 1952. Worth While Visit
    1019 6 General Templer's visit to London was well worth while. The High Commissioner left no doubt on this point in the statement he made in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He added the welcome assurance that everybody in official circles with whom
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    Fifty Years Ago
    97 6 From the Straits Times of July 4, 1902. IN a despatch from Pretoria headquarters Lord Kitchener states that the document containing the terms of surrender by the Boers was signed by all the Boer representatives, Lord Milner and himself. The war broke out on Oct 12. 1899,
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    853 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK ttONUAD is prooably the greatest Western novelist to have written about Malaya. Modem taste may object that there is Somerset Maugham. It is quite likely that protagonists of either writer would never even begin to see eye to eye on the matter, as there could hardly be
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    30 6 •CONTIirtTMENT" r/its photograph, by Wong Seek Fun, took third prize in the beginners' section of the Singapore Camera Club 's first annual exhibition in the British Council Hall last week-end.
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    As I was Saying
    1091 6  -  STOIC r by- DOPULAR story in the City of London at one time was of the newspaper seller outside the Bank of England who refused a friend's request for the loan of half-a-crown on the grounds that he had an arrangement with the Bank that he
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    2,000 OPIUM SALOONS IN
    366 7 'Not enough officers in Customs to wipe them out 7 'THERE ARE about 2,000 opium-smoking saloons in Singapore, and it would be necessary to carry out 100. raids a day to put them out of business, the acting Comptroller of Customs, Mr. J. A. Parker, told
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    Too poor to send girl to doctor
    132 7 Too poor to send girl to doctor SHE TOOK POISON A MOTHER who was too poor to send her sick daughter to see a doctor gave evidence yesterday at a Singapore inquest on a 14-year-old girl who drank caustic soda The girl, Tay 800 Cheng, lied in hospital on May
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    Camera Club holds dinner
    67 7 The Singapore Camera Club leiri their annual dinner last light at the Tai Tong Restaurant, New World, About 100 people were present. "Mrs. Ang Chwee Chal. wife 3f the president of the club. presented the prizes won in i the recent exhibition orga- nised by the
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    MUSEUM C'TTE
    32 7 The following have been I appointed to the committee ]of management of Raffles I Museum and Library, Singapore: Mr. Cheong Heck Hai. Mr. E. L. S. Jennings. Mr. E Clark.
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    A British subject now
    34 7 ..Ui. Ltfc CtwuN SENG, a 62-year-old non-EngUsh-sDeakinr Singapore malti-m illionaire, receiving his NaXr^ffiion Certificate from Mr. W. L. Blythe, the Colonial Secretary, m Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday.—Straits Times picture.
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    Bendemeer attap huts come down
    74 7 AS POLICE STAND HY— EIGHT unauthorised attap hats in Bendemeer area, Singapore, were pulled down yesterday. Under the supervision of health officers and police", a party of Government labourer^ demolished the huts. A radio car stood by. The City Health Officer reported the position In
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    Expansion plans for A-A Corps
    145 7 SINGAPORE Government has plans for expanding the anti-aircraft battery attached to the Singapore Volunteer Corps to three batteries and regiment strength next year. A "firing regiment' usually consists of three batteries of six guns cacti with a total of 42 officers and 826 men to
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    GOVERNOR TO BE THE FIRST T.V. 'STAR'
    122 7 WHEN the Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, speaks at ceremony on Aug. 1 h e will be the first person to be televised in the Colony. The speech will be made at the opening of an exhibition at the Happy World
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    The airlift will work both ways
    59 7 SINGAPORE'S biggest airlift, which starts on rfuly 21, will work both ways. Aircraft leaving Singapore for Britain with soldiers, wives and children overdue for leave or posting will return with replacements. An Army spokesman yesterday said that about 3,000 Deople would be flown to
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    Revival service
    41 7 A special reviva. and healing service will be held at the Outram English School, Singapore, today and tomorrow at 7 p.m. by Sister Freeda de Ahvis, co-founder with her brother, Alvin de Alwis, of the Pentecostal Mission In Ceylon.
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    30 died of T.B.
    30 7 TuterctoKto claimed .w out of the 210 deaths reported in Singapore for the week ended June 28. Other main causes of death were pneumonia and enteritis
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    Donations for Cathedral Fund
    107 7 Donations from the following have been received for St. Andrew's Cathedral War Memorial Fund: Miss L. A. Martin $120, C. H. P. Blake Esq. (2nd contribution) $10. Or. and Mrs. O. Keys Smith $10. Mrs. J. A. Harvey $10. Mr. Justice T. A. Brown $50. R
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    S'pore Filipinos celebrate independence day
    112 7 OINGAPORE'S Filipino comO munity yesterday celebrated the sixth anniversary of their country's independence with a special Thanksgiving High Mass, a fiesta for children, a cocktail party and a social and dance. Mr. Yusup R. Abubakar. the Phillipines Consul, was host to more than 200 peoole
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    Mail cost him $100
    47 7 Kwee Sioe Sang, a 33-year-old merchant, who arrived in Singapore from Palembans; on Wednesday, was fined $100 yesterday for infringing the Colony's postal regulations. Kwee pleaded guilty to bringing into the Colony 30 letters which he undertook to dtHver for friends in Palembang.
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    Fare hit taxi-driver
    54 7 WHEN a taxi-driver, Sain Sumunder, protested to his fare that he had not been paid enough, he was punched in the eye, it wa said in the Sir.papore Fourth Police Court yesterday. Sain summoned his passenger, Lim Bah Chee, for causing hurt to him on Mat 22.
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    APPOINTED
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU Fri. Inch* Musbah b:n Abdullah has been appointed Registration Officer for Sultan Ibrahim electoral ward in the town council area of Bandar Maharani. Muar
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    P.C. was 'bought4 for 90 cents
    201 7 P. C. was 'bought 4 for 90 cents PEOPLE in Singapore do not throw money arounc —if they know they can "buy off" a policemar with a few cents, they will offer a bribe of a fey cents, said the Singapore Second District Judge, Mr H. B. Livingstone, yesterday. Mr
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    Fijians send greetings to families
    96 7 Fijians send greetings to families KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. FROM a rubber estate in the dangerous Bahau area of Negri Sembilan to the Fiji Islands is a long distance 5,009 miles but the wives and sweethearts of the Fijian soldiers fighting the terrorists in Bahau will forget the distance in a
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    MATRON GOES ON LEAVE
    33 7 JOHORE BAHRU Fri. Miss L Knapp. Matron. General Hospital. Johore Bahru. has left for Britain on leave. She has been succeeded by Mrs. Glaftdinnlng. Acting Matron. General Hospital. Muar.
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    He gets a medal
    28 7 The Colonial Police and Fire Brigade long-service medal has been awarded to Mr X L. Johnson, a former member of the Singapore Police Force.
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    SINGAPORE BUS TICKETS —S.T.C. MAN IS CHARGED
    185 7 SINGAPORE BUS TICKETS —S.T.C. MAN IS CHARGED SUNNY TAN, a Singapore detective, said in Singapore First District Court yesterday that he saw a Singapore Traction Company conductor collect fares from people in a bus in Geylang Road without giving them tickets. Lee Teck Huat was charged with criminal breach of
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    Trade Fair: Australia to take part
    118 7 Trade Fair: Australia to take part A USTRALIA will participate A in the annual two-week Singapore Trade Exhibition at the Happy World starting from Aug. 1, the Australian Trade Commissioner in Malaya. Mr. A. J. Day. said yesterday. Australian exhibits will occupy 3.000 square feet of space, which will be
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    Students to hold talks
    86 7 r pHE 4th annual conference of Singapore Chinese junior and senior school students will be held this morning at Chung Hwa Girls' School. A debate on "Should Students Take up Dancing?" and an address on "Education and Vocation" by Mr. Francis Thomas, vice-princi-pal of St. Andrew's
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    Prayer meeting
    30 7 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. -A prayer meeting will be conducted by Yop) Sri S'mddhananda Bharati at Uie Temple of the Universal Spirits. Puchong. Selaneor on Sunday at 8 a.m.
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    Gurkhas kill 2 bandits, wound 3
    203 7 Gurkhas kill 2 bandits, wound 3 I KUALA LUMPUR, Fr.. 'THE l/10rii Gurkhas are 1 still hot on the tracks of the Kuantan, Pahang, terrorists and reported today that they had wounded another three I of the gang. Less than two months ago, when they moved to tne Kuantan area,
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    Bazaar to aid fund
    110 7 rK Fairfield Girls' School in Singapore hopes to r.-ise about $5,000 from its Food Sale and Fun Fair today for its building fund, said Mrs. Lim Bock Kee, the principal, yesterday. The Food Sale and Fun Fair opens at 10 o'clock today with !bout 20 Chinese,
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    STORE TEACHERS CONDEMN SCHEME TO GET ALIENS
    263 8 A brazen offer, they say THE Singapore Graduate Teachers Association yesterday strongly condemned the decision of the Federal Legislative Council to recruit graduate teachers from India, Pakistan and Ceylon. In a statement issued 48 hours after the Council's decision, the association said that
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    RUBBER PRICE SETBACK
    193 8 RUBBER PRICE SETBACK DURING the recent rise In the rubber market, stocks were again accumulating in upcounlry centres and this week liquidation of these has caused a substantial setback in prices, says Le"wis and Peat's weekly report. The U.K. and Continent have supported fairly well but the U.S.A. has not
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    Six in Johore pass exam
    51 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The following candidates have passed Part 1 of the Johore Civil Service examination Inche Daud bin Abdullah, Inche Mohd. Yusoff bin Hajl A. Rahmin, Wan Abdul Hamid. Inche Aziz bin Ismail, Inche Akaja Bin Haji A. Rahman md Ungku Ahmad bin A.
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    260 will get allowances
    70 8 IPOH. Fri. ABOUT 260 of the 500 teachers in Government aided English schools in Perak will be eligible for the housing allowance to be paid retrospective from the middle of 'ast year. Mr L. D. Whitfleld. Director of Education, now in Ipoh told the Straits Times
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    Three traders are fined
    35 8 TELUK ANSON. Fri. Kunjapal, Ibrahim and Mohamed Ibrahim were each fined $50 for failing to have valid price control licences and for failiag to display the price list and price tagging.
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    Cadets: Don't make it a must—plea
    121 8 Cadets: Don 't make it a must plea KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. KUALA LUMPUR schoolboys and a former cadet instructor today urged that any radet force scheme for schools which Government might introduce should not be compulsory. I They were referring to an announcement in the Federal Legislative Coundl yesterday by
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    50 8 THE BANDIT chief interrogates an old farmer while the heroine a tapper listens in fear. This is a scene from "Bloody Revenge/ a play written, produced and acted by former members of the Malayan Communist Party before an audience of Chinese and other leaden in Kuala Lumpur. Straits Times picture.
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    51 more become British subjects
    146 8 FIRST IN QUEEN'S REIGN FIFTY-ONE Singapore residents of various races but predominantly Chinese, were welcomed into the "family of the British nation'- by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe, yesterday when he presented them with certificates of naturalisation in the Victoria Memorial Hall. The
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    'Now a home is first,' says singer
    109 8 'Now a home is first,' says singer SCOTTISH-TRAINED singer well known in Singapore music circles, Miss Lillian Ang Kirn Lee, yesterday told the Straits Times that it would be "home before career" after her wedding today. A supporter of a career before marriage for girls she said: "I have had
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    TRANSFERRED
    38 8 TELUK ANSON, Fri. Mr. S. Janardnan, Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Lower Perak, has gone to Sungei D atani on transfer and Mr. K. S Naidu from Sungei °alanl has arrived to take his place in Lower Perak.
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    Banned in Johore
    32 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The Chief Police Officer, Johore, prohibito the printing, sale, distribution and possession of the publication Mimbar Indonesia, issue No. 17 dateJ May 1. 1952, in Johore.
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    Officers for M.R.N.V.R.
    73 8 PENANG Fri. RECRUITMENT of officer candidates for the Penang unit of the Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer reserve will be open to the .widest field possible. Commander D W. Graham, staff Officer announced today. Selection boards will sit this month and candidates are asked to apply early. Applications
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    YWCA CENTRE
    32 8 P3NANO, Fri— The new centre of the Penang and Province Wellesly branch of the Young Women's Christian Association. at 15, Peel Avenue, will be opened on Monday at 12.15 p.m.
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      283 8 The Straits Times Crossword 10 1 77" 20 21 22 111 M~ 2* 35" 26 27 28 ACROSS (LoAelh {4-6). 8. But Phyllida. my PhyUida! 7 ild h e rted parl ol a Her comes and goes" P, lalu K (Austin Dobson) (6). 13 P arcned <* Buns used 3.
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    RUBBER CAT OUT OF THE BAG?
    211 9 RUBBER CAT OUT OF THE BAG? k CCORDING to Mr. Leland C. Spencer, chief of the synthetic rubber division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, based on a price fixation to return a cent a pound in excess of cost, a prolit of more than US$25,000,000 is expected on the 1952
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    THE PRICE OF RICE
    110 9 IT is very heartening to read "Government Will Subside Ri>«," which was a headline in the Straits Times of July 1, but as I read further that the retail prices of the two highest grades of Siamese rice are to be Incrra^ed by four cents to
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      ...AND UNIVERSAL DARKNESS
      500 9 ONE ye.r ago we moved from Uwivernmtnt quarters to a flat. Having been well trained in domestic science I naturally economised as much as possiole on the use of power and light in this flat. No gas is laid on in the area where this flat and
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      ABNORMALITY IN KATONG
      300 9 I DO not write on the subject of normal blackouts. as these are usual everywhere in the Colony: But my pat- I ience is now exhausted, and 111 1 am Riving below the unusual j blackout schedule for Katong: \> 26.6.52 Day (actual timfs not j known).
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      Shots in the dark
      263 9 Shots in the dark riM.RAL Clark showed >) U a regrettable lack of <l consideration for the >> United Nations exche- quer and a deplorable SS absence of foresight generally when he au- ss thorised 500 or so United >> \atitms homhers to.. at-.<L tack North Korean power vT stations.
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      No taxation without income?
      199 9 IN reply to "Don's" letter. "Income tax on hypothetical profits," it seems to me that the Comptroller is quite in order in calling for a return although he exceeded his powers conferred by the Ordinance by calling for an estimate to make an assessment As regards
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      NO MONEY
      101 9 lAM afraid "Proud Father's" recent letter contained some points which were not too accurate. From his letter I presume he is a gentleman who is in a position either to own a car or to meet the cost of all necessities of life. I quite agree that face-to-face
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      Embarrassment in an Indian
      157 9 AS a.n Indian, I feel highly embarrassed by tht conduct of some of the Indian members of tht Singapore City Council. Of the nine Councillors who walked out of the last Council meeting, eighi were Indians and one was Chinese. The whole episode was no doubt
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      M.T.U.C. AND EDUCATION
      80 9 rE Malayan Trade Union Council has been wise to provide scholarships fo r the children of members. This marks a new chapter in the progress of the M.T.UC. One of the main factors promoting terrorism and other detrimental activities which hinder the progress of the people Is
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      'Open the gates to the foreign doctors'
      234 9 YOU are to be congratulated on your editorial "Doctors Don't Want Doctors". The unsatisfactory position of our medical services is so acute that we should put aside all thought of protecting the selfish interests of a few doctors at the expense of the
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      TIME FOR A WAGE BILL
      278 9 THE Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association's persistent demand for an arbitrary wage cut for Malayan rubber workers, because the price of rubber has fallen, is not fair. Why should 300,000 poor rubber workers, the backbone of the nation's economy, alone forfeit part of their pay
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      PETULANT WALKERS' EXIT
      252 9 PETULANT WALKERS' EXIT "PETULANCE in Politics", i as you point out in your admirable leader, goes too far if it means walking ou.; of a City Council meeting because of disagreement with the chairman's ruling. But judging from your own news item, the Singapore Labour Party is now to address
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      JUMPING AND STRIDING
      173 9 riE Singapore Labour Parly wants, to- increase the number of elected City Council menbers from 18 to 27 in one jump, thus elimin- ating the nominated Coun- j ciClors altogether. The Progressive Party' wants a fully elected Council I in another form— that is, 18 elected Councilors
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      THREE VIEWS ON PURDAH
      118 9 MR. A. S. M. Cassim Rowther says that the period 1000 to 1700 AD. was the Moshul period of India, and that purdah came with the Aryans into India. Mr. J. Balkara Singh says that the Moghul period started when Baber invaded India in 1526 A.D.
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    TINS UP ON SHARE MARKET RUBBER
    737 10 but rubbers stagnant 'THIS Tin section or the Slngapore Share Market yesterdav Improved, but rubbers wpre s a«nant. Industrie? were quietly steady. A firm undertone was reported. Quotations by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association yesterday were Buyer* Selleri Airx Bricks Prcf 2 10 Ords
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    Rises balance falls on Australian Exchange
    119 10 MELBOURNE. Friday. npODAY'S company news from the Australian Stock £x- X c-hanee was again of a mixed variety. The big biscuit and ice cream manufacturers, Swallow and Ariel! showed a 3s. drop in Ordlnarifs on the announcement .hat profit had fallen sharply. A plastic
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    IRREGULAR UNDERTONE
    132 10 J.n ihe Melbourne Exchange V shar:s closed with an Irregular undertone and rises and (alls were almost in balance .at the close cf bidding. Sydney was slightly firmer. Closing middle prices, or selected stocks, all In Australian currency, included: Loan 31% 1946-59 £92} Loan 3!<", 1955-59 £04 +£i
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    New York stocks
    22 10 NEW YORK, Pri. YEW YORK stocks were a mixed affair, with limited trading dominated by pre-holiday evening up operations.
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    BLACK PEPPER STILL SCARCE
    85 10 rpHERE was a rise ot »10 a picul in the price of white pepper on the Singapore Produce Market yesterday. Transactions were reported in MunVrk r.vhti*) at $590 a picul f.o.b. Sarawak was $585 a picul sellers. Lampong (black), still scarce. wa s unchanged at $530
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    SHIPPING
    97 10 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns, or expected there at 7 a.m. today, are: 1/2, Me- I kong: 4/5. Kampar iS.S.); Coal Plant. Sabang: 8/7. Somali: 8.9. Siberoet: 11. Shlllong: 13/14. Alclnous; 15/ I*. Radnorshire: 18 Eurymedon: 19/30, Binlang: N.W 6: Lasem: N.W. 8: Mentakab' 23/24. Hoe?h Silvercrest:
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    ¼cent drop
    85 10 By Our Market Conespunilvnt.' rE rubber price dropped again on the Singapore Rubber Market yesterday, first grade July closing at 89 cents, one-quarter of a cent below Thursday's close. The market opened weak, with sellers of upcountry stocks again In evidence. The price went down to 87 1-..
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    TIN: $485½ A PICUL
    120 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. July 4.—5485.50 a picul (up 75 cents). Closing prices yesterday were In cents per lb No. 1 R.S S. Spot loose buyers 881. sellers 81: No 1 R.S.8. f.o.b. in bales July buyers 89. sellers 891: No. 2 buyers 85. sellers 8«; No. 3
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    New York price
    25 10 V«. I R.S.S Sept. 1*52 i in U.S. eenU):— Wednesday's Thursday's closinc, closing 31.35 and 31.30 traded 38.60 traded. Tone: Not steady.
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    TIN OUTPUT
    29 10 Sung i Bidor Tin Dredglng's output for June was 730 piculs. A total of 304,200 yards were treated during 605 working hours. Penong 25/27 Jml» 3/4 July
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    Sedgman beats Drobny for title
    718 11 Sedgman beats Drobny for title CONNOLLY WILL MEET BROUGH LONDON, Friday. FRANK SEDGMAN, 24-year-old Australian, today won the men's singles title in the AllEngland lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon to set the seal on a distinguished tennis career. With his storming attack he wore down Pragueborn lefthander Jaroslav Drobny of
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    Weekend Sport
    212 11 TODAY SOCCER MALAYA CUP -TIE: Combined Services v Negrl SembiUn, Jalan 9mm, SAFA LEAGUE: Div. 2—Chinese Athletic 'A' EN. Kranji. Geylant;; Div. SA R*vers Juulors v Tajnpeni> Rovers, St. George's Road. BUSINESS HSE: Leafae an* Cap matches— Kord v Jacks. Thomson Road; Cold Storage 'B v Breweries, Farrer
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    Speed trial for crash victims
    270 11 •THERE should be good support for the Singapore Motor Club's Half-Mile Speed Trial at Lim Chu Kang Road at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The full proceeds of this meeting will go to the dependents of ttie three Volunteer Special Cnnstuhips who were killed at the Gap
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    Five records at Penang
    207 11 PENANG, Frl. FIVE Penang records were broken and one equalled today, opening day of the Penang Amateur Athletic Association sports, held on the Penang Free School ground. Four of the new record! were set up In the finals, one in ths heats. Tan Slew Chong of
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    Tuan Mong were mudlarks
    50 11 Revelling In thp mud Tuan jMong 0.8.A., romped home 7-0 winners against Seletar F.C. In a SAFA Div. B match at Geylaag. It was Tuan Mong all the way, scoring as they please. Scorers: Chin Poh (2), Kay Teow. Jame s Au. and Kirn Hung (2).
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    SOSC DINNER
    44 11 The Singapore Olympic and Spcrts Council are giving a dinner In honour of the Singapore team to the XV Olympiad at Helsinki at the Chinese Swimming Club on Monday at 8 pm. Mr. vV. L. Blythe, the Colonial Secretary, will be present.
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    MATCH TO REMEMBER
    478 11 A COLD, BLEAK EVENING BUT... Rovers 2; Katong Sajarah 1. IT WAS a cold, dreary evening and the sodden pitch which was not at all conducive to good soccer; yet there was enough in this SAFA I) vision One game between Rovers and Katong Sajarah at the
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    Middlesex's in lead with two-day win
    364 11 LONDON. FM. Ttf IDDLESEX went to the top 1 of Uie county cricket table when they took a nine-wicket victory In two days yesterday against Worcestershire. The matches at Lord's and Woolwich where the Universities were involved in two-day matches had to be abandoned
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    F&N TOO GOOD FOR OTEC
    57 11 Playing with only ten nicn O.T.E.C. were no match for Fras r Sc Neave in their B.HJ.A. League and Cup match at River Valley Road yesterday. F. and N. win 1 5-1. Scorers for F. and N. wpre: Yassin (2t, Kirn San. Soon San ;and
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    PERAK IS TIPPED v KEDAH
    209 11 PERAK IS TIPPED v KEDAH IPOH. Friday. O7HEN Perak meet Kedah to Tf their northern section Malaya Cup soccer fixture on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground here tomorrow, the home team will take the field favourites to repeat their last season's victory over Kedah. But the recent trouncing sustained by
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    SIONG BOO A.A. MEETING, DINNER
    41 11 SIONG BOO A.A. MEETING, DINNER S.org 800 A.A. 26th innual general meting will be held et the Association's premises at 30-C, Church Street, at 430 pm. tomorrcw. The ar«nual dinner I will be held at 8 p.m., also at the clubhouse
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    INDIAN NAVY LOSE TO RECS
    91 11 In an off-season hockey match on the Padang yesterday, B.R.C. beat an Indian Navy XI by four goals to one. The Indiana play bare-footed, on a ground drenched by an earlier downpour. In the fifth minute. Recs opened accounts through Penne father and ten minutes
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    SERVICES LEAGUE SOCCER RESULTS
    35 11 Singapore United Services League soccer results: Senior Div.: RAF (390 MU) 1. GHQ Signals 0: Junior Div.: FBW 0. RAF (390 MU) 0. AU other USL matches postponed because of rain.
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    2 Games postponed
    29 11 Two S.B.HP.A. League and Cup fixtures Pulau Bukom v. Hongkoni? Bank "A" (padang) and HancUesbank v. Borneo Co. (Farrer Park) were postponed yesterday due to rain.
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    SHOCK FOR LEE AND VALENTINE
    324 11 IPOH, Fit r^OHMEK Perak Junior champion Wong Van Sen and schoolgirl Kong Poh Sim nearly created an upset In the semi-final of the mixed' doubles of the Perak badminton championships last nipht, when they took seeded players Lee Fan Leong and Miss Valentine Chan to
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    27 11 TODAY: High 093« (7.31 and 202a .8.7. Low 0237 (2.4> and 1417 (5.51. TOMORROW: 1038 (7.8) and 2117 (9.1): 0336 (1.7) and 1519 (5 8).
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    Brother schools brave rain
    234 11 CT. Jos-ph's Institution scored 23 points to the championship at the Christian Brothers' lust, ground yesterday. Ru:Miers-up wre St. Patrick's School with 19 points. No rect rd was broken and It can br said that it woe <b«oau»feet. t!ic bad weather. The first event was run
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    Aussie rugby players must not pull Fijians' hair
    229 12 Aussie rugby players must not pull Fijians' hair FROM JACK FINGLETON CANBERRA, Fri. NEW South Wales Rugby Unions have promulgated I a special rule for the coming matches aguinst Fijians— I Australians must not pull the visitors' hair The Fijians begin their tour in Sydney tomorrow. The itinerary includes one
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    New Finnish 1,500-m. mark
    105 12 HELSINKI. Fri.—Denis Johansson, 25-year-old runner from Western Finland, last night set up a new Finnish record for the 1.500 metres which he ran in 3mln. 47.4 sec. during the Finnish Olympic trials in the Olympic stadium. Johansson has only recently returned from the United States where
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    Today's Race Card
    1352 12 A CCEPTORS and probable jockeys for today's races A are given below. The Double Tote will be cm Races Six and Nine. The "Biff Sweep will be drawn on Race Eight. Millwall and Persian Lord have been scratched from all engagements. Race 1—2.00: Class 3, Div. 4—64
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    SEDGMAN SERVICE-WITH A SMILE
    120 12 SEDGMAN SERVICE -WITH A SMILE From JACK FINGLETON CANBERRA. Fri. DON'T be aced. Get your service with a smile from Frank." runs a sign outside Frank Sedgraan's Service Station which came under the Wimbledon finalist's control yea'crdav. Negotiations to open a station began -ken Sedgman was cm■idcring turning a professional
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    VICTORY
    423 12  -  EPSOM JEEP Has everything in his favour By A CCEBER'S runaway win over the Bukit Timah x mile in May in the near record time of 1 mm. S9 1/5 and his record-breaking win over the tricky Kuala Lumpur 7f. course earlier in the season show that on a
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    Malekzadeh a miler of quality
    254 12 Malekzadeh a miler of quality MALEKZADEH. a very attractive four-year-old by the wartime Ascot Gold Cup winner Umiddad. created a good impression when he ran the speedy Vasco da Gama to 1H lengths over the Buki t Timah 6f. in May in his second appearance on a Malayan racecourse. Sprinting
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    PROCTOR IS BEST BET TODAY
    806 12 DEST BET in today's card at Bukit Timah is "Proctor in Race Two. This handsome three-year-old by Mirza II is brilliantly speedy and acts best on top of the ground. Proctor was quietly fancied against the best in his class at Kuala Lumpur in April
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    Straits Times Selections
    208 12 EPSOM JEKP EPSOM JEKP CALL BOY POINTKK Face 1 2.00 WINDY ISLAND CANOE CANOK Cano« Tahlu o y T|e balway c.reer Galway Greer Blnnton WINDY ISLAND Cum Galway Greer Rare 3 2.34 PROCTOB Honour bright 35 M.M. PROCTOR PROCTOR IKch roll Honourbright Honourbrlijht Miss Coy 33 M.M.
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    Classy Parmiter for top sprint
    327 12 iv; mites. This Wat ling Street gelding Is retaining his form remarkably well but there Is always that possibility that a rigid preparation for a long race ha* blunted his speed. Keenest rival to Parmiter may be the remarkably improved Billdaw who put up two
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      410 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTED TREADLE Sewing Machine 'able Fan portable typewriter good condition reasonable Box A3156. S.T. FOR HIRE FOR HIRE: Refrigerators, Domestic or Commercial. Electrical Kerosene. Sin Hup Hin, 51. Prtnsep St. Phone *****. FOR SALE FOR SALE Siamese Kittens telephone *****. MULCHANDS. 82-1, Bras Basah Road. Sale Now On.
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      167 12 At B. Timah today DAIN clouds over Singapore yesterday afternoon and it looks as If "Bukil Timah race weather" is setting in. There was heavy rain in the racecourse area in the afternoon, but bright son&h.'ii* this morning could make galloping condition* ide.tl. Today's best bet: Proctor in tha the
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