The Straits Times, 29 July 1952

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    20 1 The Straits Times 29 JULI9S2 MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IX4S TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    BRITAIN IS FIRM ON EGYPT
    399 1 Eft en says: Still no 'King of the Sudan 9 title LONDON. Monday. THE Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, told the House of Commons today that Britain still stood firm on its decision not to recognise Egypt's claim to sovereignty over the Sudan. Labour Members questioned
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    FAROUK'S NEW YACHT GETS THERE FIRST
    109 1 CAPRI, Mon. ITX-KiNG Farouk's newest yacht, the Feid El Bikhar, arrived in the Gulf of Naples this morning. The yacht reached the tiny port of Marina Granze on the north coast of tbe island. Police cordoned off Capri harbour and rushed rein- 1 forcements
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    Five die near Eva's coffin
    130 1 Five die near Eva' s coffin I BUENOS AIRES, Mon. A PROMINENT Army General dropped dead by the bier of Eva Peron today while weeping multitudes swirled past at the lying-in-state of the President's wife. Former Under-Secretary of the Army. Gen. Juan Esteban Vacca, President of the Military Club, who
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    McMahon dead
    21 1 WASHINGTON Mon Senator Brien McMahon, noted Connecticut Democrat and chairman of the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy' Committee, died today.—v.p.
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    Novelist ill
    27 1 NICE. Mon. Novelist Somerset Maugham. 78, left here today by air for Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is to enter a clinic for a hernii operation.—Reuter.
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    Child killer
    40 1 UEAO flown, papers in band, John Thomas Straffen, aired 22, pictured after the Ant day of his trial for murder at Winchester Assizes, Hampshire. Straffen, inmate «f Broadmoor Institution, was sentenced to death for strangling a five-year-old girl.
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    JUNGLE UNIT ROUTS 20 TERRORISTS
    171 1 K<JALA LUMPUR, Monday. TN a fierce battle between a police Jungle squad and 1 20 terrorists In the Grik area of Perak the enemy was put to flight. Blood trails showed that several had been hit. The police had one constable killed and another woutidrd.
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    US to spend $6.5 mil. for better synthetic
    125 1 US to spend $6.5 mil. for better synthetic WASHINGTON, Mon. TBE Reconstruction Finance Corporation has launched a M^M.O«O search for better type* sf synthetic rubber. Mr. Bam A. McDonald, R.F.C. Administrator, said last nitht that the research programme would be concentrated in the fiscal year, which* began on July 1.
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    Europe post for Wyman
    48 1 PARIS, Mon. General Ridgway, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, today appointed Lieut. Gen. WiUard O. Wyman, Commander of the Ninth United States Corps in Korea, as Commander Allied Land Forces. South Eastern Europe. This Command will comprise the Greek and Turkish land sector.— Reute^
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    $2 vaccines to fight rabies
    171 1 FOR EVERY DOG IN MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. spHE big campaign to end rabies infection in the Federation will start in Kuala Lumpur municipality and neighbouring Jinjanr new village next Monday. i Every dog in the area will have to be treated with antirabies vaccine
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    Man jumps from ship, rescued
    85 1 Man jumps from ship, rescued A FRENCH Foreign Legionnaire who jumped from the 30.000-ton French troopship Pasteur was rescued by marine poCice in Singapore harbour yesterday. The trooper, going to Salgon, stopped in Singapore for a few hours yesterday 'tor water and bunkers. The legionnaire, believed to be an Italian,
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    7 swoop—and find pipe
    55 1 7 swoop— and find pipe When seven policemen from Tanjone Pagar police station made a surprise swoop on an opium den In the second storey of a house in Craig Road. Singapore, yesterday, they found only an opium pipe- and a lamp. No arrests were made. The pipe and lamp
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    S'pore ship is freed
    80 1 One ol the three ships seized by the Indonesian military police recently in connection with excess rubber cargoes has been released. Mr Ko Teck Kin, managing director of the Ho Chiang Shipping Company, yesterday told the Straits Times that the company's ship Kan Wah had been
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    Peer to marry
    38 1 LONDON, Mon. Lord Ogilvy, 26. son and-heir of the Earl of Airlie, and former boy friend of Princess Margaret, will marry Miss Virginia Ryan, of Newport, Rhode Island, on Oct 23, it was announced today.
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    A son tor the King of Slam
    76 1 BANGKOK Mon.— Queen Sirikit of Slam. Bave birth to a son and h h r today at Dusit Palace Bangkok. A salute of 21 tuns by an artillery unit within the Palace grounds proclaimed the Royal birth. Tomorrow will be a national holiday.
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    GIRL GETS 'MARRY ME' CABLE, FLYING TO S'PORE
    109 1 M SINOAPOEE businessman. Mr. Albert W. Stniyren-f berg, will soon be greeting his German fiancee. Miss Lore Barbara Hassbach. whom he has not seen since their whirl- wind romance in Taormina, Sicily, four months ago. A year ago, Mr. Struyvenberg left Singapore
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    RUSSIA HAS SECRET DRUG AT THE GAMES' Sniff 'makes man maniac'
    215 1 RUSSIA HAS SECRET DRUG AT THE GAMES' Sniff 'makes man maniac HELSINKI, Monday. AN AMERICAN weightlifting official yesterday laid that the Russians used a secret weapon in the barbell competition a potent drug which they sniffed between lifts. "I do not know what it was." said Dietrich Wortmann, chairman of
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    SCHOOL AIRLIFT BEGINS
    193 1 rpHP, summer schoolchUdren's airlift has begun and last night a QantasBOAC Constellation landed at Kallang Airport with 18 children who w.X spend their holidays in Malaya It was a happy scene a» parents met their children after a year. As they came through the Customs hall the
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    British deputy to Clark
    45 1 LONDON, Mon.- Britain's Minister of Defence. Earl Alexander, announced in the House of Lords today that Maj. Gen. Stephen Newton Shoesmith had been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of Gen. Mark Clark, United Nations Supreme Commander in Korea.—Reuter.
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    Bandits throw girl in pond
    175 1 Bandits throw girl in pond KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A SCREAMING 13-year- old girl was flung into a pond and left to drown by a gang of terrorists in the Serdang area of Kedah yesterday. Three armed men went into the house of the chief clerk of an estate. The •laughter
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    Admiral leaps to death
    35 1 NEW YORK. Mon.— Rear Admiral Jeffrey Caswell Metzell plunged to his death from an attic window of his home after, police said, he had stabbed himself with a Japanese sword.— A.P.
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    YOUTH TALKS
    31 1 MADRAS. Mon. Three hundred delegates from all countries are expected to attend the third world conference of Christian youth In Kottayam, South India, from Dec. 11 to 25.— Reuter.
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    Tobacco cut
    29 1 LONDON. Mon Britain will cut its tobacco purchases from the United States and Canada this year to less than half che normal import, tobacco sources said today.
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    BRITISH PLANES HITBYMIGs
    195 2 Three hit but pilots safe TOKYO, Monday. rOMMUNIST MIG jet lighters for the first time in the Korean war' attacked British carrier planes yesterday. They damaged three off the Korean west coast. Two planes were lost but all the pilots were saved. The United States naval headquarters,
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    Woman falls 15,000 feet from plane
    106 2 RIO DE JANEIRO. Mon. ikfRS. MARIA WS9TBROOK, 37-year-old American, was swept to her death yesterday witen cabin door of a bug e Pan American Airways plane blew open at 15.000 feet over southern Brazil. The Interior of the stratocruiser was slightly damaged but none
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    Cocos airstrip under test
    51 2 COCO 6 ISLANQ3. Mon A Qantas Constellation left here at 9.14 p.m. local time last night for Mauritius on the third leg of a proving flight tor a service from Sydney to Johannesburg. The service opens en Sept. 1 and will consist of a fortnightly return
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    CALL FOR MORE RED TRADE
    74 2 CALL FOR MORE RED TRADE LONDON, Mod. r'O powerful British trade onions will call for more trade between Britain and Iron Curtain countries, including Russia, when the 8,000.080-strong Trades Union Congress holds its annual meeting in September A resohition on the preliminary agenda p«*"^«il today backed by the 7«6,000member National
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    MORE TANKS
    25 2 LONDON, Men. Production of the British Centurion |mv has been consider ably Increased in recent months, the Ministry of Supply said East night.—
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    'ILLEGAL' DIVORCES
    81 2 taipeh, icon. ffBE NATIONALIST Minism. try of the Interior today announced that all divorces by Chinese Communist courts on the mainland under their new marriage law are considered illegal and invalid in Formosa. It has been said that Chinese political workers, under their new marriage law an the
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    'Unwanted' Reds' mystery list
    103 2 TOKYO, Monday. rwBE "UNWANTED" Soviet mission in Tokyo today refused to explain a puzzling list of 54 of Its officials filed with the Japanese Foreign Office on I Saturday A spokesman for the Soviet mission, whose legal status in Japan expired qn Sunday. said the list
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    Move to confiscate properties of Persian ex-Premier
    233 3 'MARTYRS' IN RECENT RIOTS MAY GET COMPENSATION TEHERAN, Monday. J^ BILL marked "triple urgent", seeking to confiscate the properties of the ex-Premier Ghavam Es Sultaneh, was introduced into the Persian Parliament yesterday. The Bill, si?ned by a few Deputies of the Premier, Dr.
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    Service talks
    30 3 LONDON. Mon Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor left London last night on a two-week visit to Washington for talks with American service chiefs.— Reuter.
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    Junk arrested
    26 3 HONG KONG. Sun. A naval patrol yesterday stopped a junk leaving Hong Kong with a cargo of corrugated iron sheets a prohibited export.— Reuter.
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    67 3 INDIA EDWARDS (second from left), Democrat national committee vice-chairman, who expects to have her name placed in the nomination for the vice-presidency at the Democrat conventio n, listens during a supper at Palmer House, Chicago. With her are (from left) Mrs. Charles Sawyer, wife of the Commerce Secretary; Mrs. Alben
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    SEMI-NUDE' TENNIS STARS ATTACKED
    122 3 SEMI-NUDE' TENNIS STARS ATTACKED LONDON, Mon. THE "semi- nudity" of men tennis players at the recent Wimbledon tournament is criticised by the weekly trade Journal "Men's Wear" which calls for a ban on briefs on tennis courts. "Semi-nudity may be all right in the boxing rintr but it does not
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    A dividend is slashed
    76 3 LONDON, Mon. Cable and Wireless, Limited. Britain's nationalised communications undertaking, today recommended a dividend slash to 2'j per cent because income last year was insufficient to meet the customary 4 per cent pay out. Its report said the surplus for the financial year ended last March
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    Atom research in Israel
    36 3 TEL AVIV, Mon. The Israeli Prime Minister. Mr. David Ben Gurion, said today that radio-active elements had been found In Israel. He! announced the appointment of a commission to handle atomic research.—Reuter.
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    SENATOR ILL
    19 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. Senator Brien McMahon, chairman of the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee, is critically ill in hos-pital.--Reuter.
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    CORONER PRAISES RESCUER
    152 3 CORONER PRAISES RESCUER LONDON. Mon. r THE courage of a 17-year-old Indian student, A. 8. Pramar, In rescuing a child from a blazing bungalow and attempting to rescue the owner was praised by the coroner at Parnham. Surrey, today. The coroner was conducting an inquest on Mrs. Penelope Bowers, the
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    Eva Peron's body lies in state
    139 3 Eva Peron 's body lies in state BUENOS AIRES, Monday. TiENS of thousands of people who since early morning had been lining the two-mile stretch of roadway from the Presidential palace where Eva Peron died to her former office in the Ministry of Labour were disappointed. The orchid-lined coffin was
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    Japan pays for defence
    48 3 TOKYO, Mon.— The United States security forces notified Japan today that her share in defence costs lor May, the first month of the security treaty, was over 4,000,000 yen (about £4,000 sterling). America's share during May was $16,750,000 (almost I €0.000,000 sterling.)— Reuter, AAP.
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    Jap agents for British planes
    45 3 I TOKYO, Mon._The Itochu Company has become general agents in Japan of the Hand-ley-Page Aircraft Company of England. The company is planning to reopen one of the wartime aircraft plants for assembly and servicing of British aircraft sold here. Reuter.
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    Torn track kills 8
    29 3 JAKARTA, Mon— Eight passengers were killed when a train from Jogjakarta to Bandoeng was derailed on Saturday. A gang had torn up the rails. Reuter.
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    Red 'horsemen' menace India
    41 3 TAIPEI. Mon.— The Chinese weekly "Newsdom' claims that the Chinese Communists have 400,000 "horsemen soldiers" ready for an invasion of India. The magazine said 15.000 pack animals and 20,000 camels would be necessary for the attack.— AP.
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    FASCIST PARTY GETS NEW CHIEF
    150 3 AQUILA, Italy, Monday. THE WEALTHY pro- West Prince Juhio Valerio Borghese has emerged as a top leader of Italy's new Fascist party, the Italian Social Movement (MSI). He was cheered loudly last week-end as he addressed the party's national convention, packed with Mussolini's oldtime associates.
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    U.S. jets search for 'saucers'
    60 3 U.S. jets search for 'saucers' NEW YORK. Mon. AMERICAN Jet fighters on x\ Saturday night searched the skies over Washington to intercept unknown objects sighted by radar, the United States air force said last night. The fighters made no direct contact though one pilot reported sighting four lights in front
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    Flying lights near Darwin
    66 3 MELBOURNE, Mon. CAPTAIN J. Murray, Qantas pilot, today reported sighting a strange, bright green object on Saturday night flashing horizontally, east to west, across the sky south of Darwin. He said it changed in colour to red and then to gold as it disappeared. He said:
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    FLYING-BOAT SAVES 32 FROM THE SEA
    89 3 VALETTA, Monday. AN American flying-boat yesterday rescued all f* 28 passengers and four crew of a South African Dakota which came down in heavy seas in the Mediterranean after sending out distress signals Then the flying-boat was unable to take off because of the
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    New command
    33 3 SAIGON, Mon. General Gonzales De Linares, Commander of the French Union Forces in Tonking, has been appointed acting Command-er-in-Chief in Indo-China during the absence on leave of General Raoul Salan.— Renter.
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    Betel as beautifier
    65 3 THE Indian women's habit 1 was recommended in Pa as great an ail to beauty a Bentjal, saH in stick but Wf l»dir>^ in India betel, which Js also yery X o NEW DELHI, Monday. of chewing: betel leaves rliament yesterday as being s I'pstirk anta, member
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    LONDON STOCKS
    287 3 LONDON, Mon. T*HE Stock Market* today turned generally dull after last week's late show of firmness, with the economic debate, which opens In the House of Commons tomorrow, tending to restrict active Interest. Scattered losses of a few pence were registered In the Industrial section, particularly In the
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    27 3 LONDON, July 28.—Cash Buyers £967; Sellers £968; Forward Buyers £966; Sellers £9661; Settlement £967 i (down £3). Turnover: a.m. 60 tons; p.m. 25 tons.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    27 3 LONDON, July 38—Spot 26% d., Sept. 26^d., Oct.-Dec. 26d.. Jan.Mar. 25d.. April-June J4d.. Aug. c.U. 25*4 CL Sept. ciJ 25=>id, Oct. cJ.f. 25Vjd. Market: Quiet.
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    $52,250 FOR FAMILIES OF CRASH VICTIMS
    202 4 Three constables killed by car THE WIDOWS and dependants of three Malay constables who were knocked down and killed by a car in Kallang Road two years ago while they were on duty were awarded damages totalling $52,250 in Singapore High Court yesterday. The
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    Bid to set bus on fire is alleged
    231 4 Bid to set bus on fire is alleged AN attempt to set fire to an I S.T.C. oennibus at New Bridge Road on the evening of Feb. 23 was described at Singapore Assiies yesterday before Mr. Justice Knight and a jury. In the dock was Ng Kee Chor, who claimed
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    'Wife framed me,' he says
    56 4 SEGAMAT, Mon. Pang Long, 41 -year-old pork seller, alleged in the Segamat Circuit Court yesterday that he had been "framed" by his second wife, Koh Ann, 39, to clear the way for her marriage to a new lover. Charged with trespassing into Koh Ann's house,
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    HE GIVES BRIDE HELPING HAND
    49 4 L.A.I. CHARLES SKINNER helps his bride, L. A. C. June Hopkinson, into the car to take them to the reception at the Malcolm Club after their marriage on Saturday at St. Mary's Church. Seletar, Singapore. Both are stationed at R.A.F., Seletar.— D. Jarvis picture.
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    MR. KANG QUITS $2,000-JOB
    159 4 MR. KANG QUITS $2,000-JOB KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. MR. Y. C. Kang, $2,000-a-month secretary-general of the Malayan Chinese Association, has resigned for reasons of health. His appointment in February this year and that of Mr. Yap Mau Tatt, as agentgeneral, first led to the internal crisis in the MCA. Mr. Kang
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    Case postponed
    43 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. The Police Court case against Trooper M. J. Hall, RAC, who is charged with driving a military vehicle in en inconsiderate manner and colliding with a motor car on the Ayer HI tarn road, was postponed for hearing.
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    New Attache
    24 4 Mr. P. Somasekharan has been appointed Attache (Consular) in the office of the Representative of the Government of India In Malgya, Singapore.
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    They fought
    20 4 SEGAMAT, Mon.—Kamiah, 25. and Sangarra, 21, were fined $10 each at Segamat for fighting In public at LablS;
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    Today's Radio
    70 4 SINGAPORE 10 a-in. News; 10.06 Tunes from the Shows; 10.45-12 Schools; 1 pjn. Radio Orch.; 1.30 News; 1.45 Tex Beneke Orch.; 2-3.20 Schools; 6.25 U.N. Album; 8.40 Radio Malaya Trio; 5.55 Announcements; 7 News; 7.15 Can We Help You? IJO P.C. 48; Periy Come Show; 8.15 Down Tour
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    Talk on marriage and the law
    51 4 -TAIPING, Mon. The discussion group of the Talping branch of the PenJc Adult Education Association will hold a meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mr H. S. Ong will speak on "Marriage and the Law in Malaya" and Rev. K. Knutaen on "Marriage and
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    S'PORE DIARY
    149 4 iir.usn Council Ce.ilr?: nni show on "Life In Britain" at tHe Council hail, Stamford Road, 8.30 pjn. Admission free. Alumni Assn. of Klag Edward VII College of Mediet— (Southern Branch): Clinical meeting at Kendang Kerbau Hospital 8 p.m. Spore Chamber Ensemble: Choral and Orchestral concert. for schools by
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    He will help Papua grow more rubber
    101 4 ltf R. C. T. MANN, Director of the Rubber Research i?1 Institute, Kuala Lumpur, will leave for Sydney on Aug. 17 to advise the Australian Govern^ lent on rubber planting and measures to expand rubber production in Papua, New Guinea He Is going
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    Charity concert
    35 4 Singapore Catholic Young Men's Association will stage a concert In aid of the Convent of the Holy Infant. Jesus Abandoned Babies Fund, at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Thursday. Trchrt. ire $4*3, and
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    Recruiting drive
    30 4 IPOH, Mon,— The R.A.F. Regiment, Malaya, will begin Its seventh intake of recruits in August and a recruiting party wiU be visiting Telok Ansoh on Tuesday. Aug. 5.
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    He took $8,068, court is told
    289 4 ACCOUNTANT, 62, IS ACCUSED IPOH, Monday. AN accountant, Arifin bin Cassim Jayne, 62, today claimed trial in the Sessions Court, before Mr. M. Garton, to criminal breach of trust of 58.068.50, in his capacity as secretary of the Gajah Transport Company, between Jan. 14,
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    S'pore adult classes are now at limit
    119 4 NO MOBC classes can be started by the Singapore Council for Adult Education until the correct balance is achieved between numbers of classes and hours of work, states a Council report for the six- month period from February to July this year. The
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    To open library
    22 4 SEREMBAN, Mon. Lady Templer, wife of the Federation High Commissioner, will open the Seremban Gurney Memorial Library on Wednesday.
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    Today's Blackout schedule
    282 4 CIBSTATIONS liable to toad shedding today are: DAT Firestone, Mackensle Rd., Buklt Timah Pumps, BalesUer Rd., Jalan Ampas. 8JM.8.( Mcßltchie, BMdiitl Bm, Alsaxoff's EsUte, Island Golf Club, Windsor Park, Seletar Pumps, Nee Soon, Seletar Wireless, United Rubber PlanUM«m. Mentel Hospital, Trafalgar Estate. New World. Perak Rd.. Jutland
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    Technical school 'urgent' for S'pore, Nicoll told
    267 5 BIG DEMAND FOR TRAINED MEN gINGAPORE must have a fully-equipped and staffed polytechnic institute to meet the rapidly growing and urgent needs of the Colony k for properly ttained men and women, the chairman of the committee on Technical education, Mr. Thio Chan
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    CHILD HEALTH SOCIETY
    133 5 TO PROMOTE child health and advance the know--ledge and practice of the treatment of children's diseases, three Singapore doctors are sponsoring the formation of the Singapore Pediatric Society. The sponsors are, Prof. E S. Montelro, Dr. O. Haridas and Dr. O. Keys Smith. The society would also
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    Mr. Delilkan is dead
    75 5 MR. A. E. DELILKAN, a former member of the Singapore Government Imports and Exports Department and founder-presi-dent of the Colonials cricket team, died in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Delilkan made a longdistance telephone call to the former Secretary of State ror the Colonies Mr James Griffiths, about'
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    Coronation: 50 want seats
    80 5 MORE than 50 persons have asked a travel agency in Singapore for seat reservations along the route of the Queen's Coronation procession next year. Application from Government officials from Singapore and the Federation have been forwarded to the Colonial Office by the Malayan Establishment Officer A
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    Officer accused of theft of eggs
    215 5 A FORMER OFFICER in ch^ 0 at Arthur m w^ Hl t g H lan^ S 36 :y ear -°W Captain Jamts NnSS m^i to a taced a court martial in the all seven charges and wa defended b v Mr. S. Mathews Killam.
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    Thieves took the whisky
    58 5 Thieves broke Into the house of Mr. H. Frishman, in Kay Siang "Road, Singapore, early yesterday morning and stole several bottles of whisky Drandy, and other liquor. They also took eight tins of cigarettes a ring, an electric iron, a clock, a fountain pen and a
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    GAOL FOR BID TO KILL FATHER-IN-LAW
    106 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. OALARAMAN, a police van driver, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Buhagair, in the High Court to five years' imprisonment for attempted murder of his father-in-law. On Dec. 19, at Kota Tinggi, after quarrelling with his fatiier-in-law, Balaraman went home and returned
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    Re-union dinner
    24 5 TELUK ANSON. Mon.--Old students of Anglo-Chi-nese School, Teluk Anson will hold a re-union dinner at the old Anglo-Chinese School hall on Saturday
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    Chinese Chamber asked to help
    161 5 TAXI OWNERS APPEAL THREE HUNDRED taxi owners have appealed to the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce to ask Government to rescind decisions banning cruising and seat-hiring of taxis made by the City Council. J The taxi owners, through the Taxi Transport Association, outlined four main
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    Pupils at dance
    41 5 PENANG, Mon.— About 60 senior pupils of Penang Free School,- St. Georges Girls' School and St. Xavier's Institution attended and dance organised by St. Xavier's Institution post school certificate students at he Penang Rubber Trade Association last night.
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    CORONER REBUKES CORPORAL
    165 5 APOUCE corporal. Michael de Silva. was yesterday reprimanded by the Singapore Assistant Coroner, Mr Giam Chong Hlng. for failing to give evidence correctly. j De SUva said he went to hospltaE to see Lim Hock Kee. 156.1 56. who was found uncon1 scious on the road In
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    Abused for help offer
    64 5 Lieutenant V. S. King of Radio Patrol, was abused when he offered to push the car of Low Chong Soo, 41, out of the mud in Duku Road, it was stated in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. Low pleaded guilty to v.sing abusive language to
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    Penang has new Scout crew
    35 5 PENANG, Mon. Mr. Oon Hoot Ewe, Settlement Commissioner, has formed a new Rover Scout cn-w at Kampong Seronok. Many ex-Scouters and Boy Scouts in the village nave joined the crew.
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    RUBBER PACT PLAN 'UNFAIR'
    234 5 RUBBER PACT PLAN 'UNFAIR Ceylon, U.S. talks attacked ANY RUBBER pact made by the United States JZ th c i7 lon WO «W directly affect the Malayan rubber industry, leading Singapore rubber merchants said yesterday. *v. J% e y. were consenting on a Colombo report 1 u^ffc might ask the
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    Boy stole duck—cried in court
    147 5 Boy stole duck— cried in court A 16-YEAR-OLD lad. Baslman Anthony, who pf.eaded guilty to stealing a duck was ordered yesterday to be remanded until Aug. 5 pending a report from a probation officer. When the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate asked Anthony whether he had anything to say before
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    Mrs. Falconer went on the swings
    124 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. THE Jean Falconer Playground, presented to the children of workers in the General Hospital, Johore Bahru. by the Johorp Bahru District Welfare Committee, was opened today. Dr. E. D. B. Wolfe, Principal Medical Officer. Johore, in- about 500 children rushing vited
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    Unsold numbers 'Won' prizes
    284 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. T*HE only people present at the second draw of prices on Government Premium Bonds at Kuala Lumpur today were a handful of Government officials and clerks and a few members. of the oublic who assisted In the draw. The draw of 195 prizes
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    16 6 CATHEDRAL Clothing Store. S.P.C.K., Orchard Road, receivInp counter accepting children's clothine oi>lv until further notice.
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    SThe Simts Singapore, Tues. July 29, 1952. The Chinese Schools
    626 6 SThe Simts Singapore, Tues. July 29, 1952. The Chinese Schools "The Federation Government will need to have second thoughts concerning the plan announced by the Education Member early this month for assisting the Chinese primary schools. Beyond any doubt, the objective inspiring the proposals was to benefit the schools by,
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    Dangerous Days in Egypt
    443 6 When the military coup d'etat in Egypt was interpreted in this column a few days ago as a warning to King Tarouk it was in ignorance of the fact that fate was even then clutching at the heels of the young monarch to bring him ignominiously
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    THE TRIANGULAR POLICE STATE
    1349 6  -  Brian Crozier What goes on in Vietnam?— ll By TOOTHING in Vietnam is quite as it appears to be on the surface. 1 shall give you an example. On March 8 ol this year, th e third anniversary ol the Franco-Vietnamese agreements ol 1949, which gave
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    On the Margin
    414 6 Unhorsed mHE trouble with this halfX column (at the moment) is that it has never extr^.od timber in North Borneo, or, indeed, anywhere in the world It has once or tv. ice watched the process, but this was with the openmouthed vacuity of the idle poor watching
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      Reform on the land
      269 6 I HAVE read with interest the address of Inche Mohamed Sopiee to the inaugural meeting of the Perak. Labour Party in Ipoh. as reported by you on July 21. There have been many speeches by local leaders regarding land reforms, and Inche Sopiee also referred to
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      PAINTERS IN A JAM
      162 6 I HAVE noticed lor the past lew weeks that obstructions such as parrels, ropes, signposts and red flags are being erected with regularity every Sunday morning somewhere in Singapore in order that traffic lines may be painted on the roads. It is to be assumed that
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      ON BEHALF OF THE SCOUTS
      112 6 I SHOULD be grateful it you would afford me the opportunity ol saying "Thank You," on behall of the Scouts, to the public ol Singapore lor its most ready and generous response to our efforts during the recent "Job Week", and also ol making formal
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      Awaiting power
      100 6 MR. J. BALKARA SINGH, In his letter headed "Mr. McNeice is trying" (July 23), is talking nonsence when he says, "Please wait patiently for a few months until the Pasir Panjang power station is ready". How or from what source did he learn that the great power project
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    SINGAPORE 'MERGER' FOR ELECTIONS
    328 7 Malays decide to unite and fight with the M.G.A. THE Singapore Matey Union, which is affiliated to UMNO, will merge with the Malayan Chinese Association to fight Singapore elections, the president of the Union, Inche Sidek Abdul Hamid, said last night. This follows a meeting of
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    LINE-UP BEGINS FOR CITY POLLS
    240 7 LINE-UP BEGINS FOR CITY POLLS RETIRING Labour City j Councillor, Mr. S. M. A. I H. Chishty told the Straits Times yesterday, that he may contest the City electJons in the Rochore Ward in December. He has not so far been nominated by the Singapore Labour Party. "Many supporters are
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    Stole a pair of shorts
    69 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Atan bin Hassan was sentenced in the Police Court to one year's imprisonment to be followed by a year's police supervision, for stealing a pair of shorts belonging to Mr. E. Branson, of Singapore The pair of shorts, containing cash and some
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    They see the sights of London
    65 7 AN R.A.F. officer shows three air cadets and one officer of the Malayan A.T.C the sights of London. Standing on Westminster Bridge with the Houses of Parliament in the backrrund are, from left: Cpl. Noel Ogle (Penan* FH.Sgt. Loke Kok Lye (Selangor), Cadet Wan
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    Cranked his car—and gun went off
    71 7 Cranked his car and gun went off BUTTER WORTH. Mon. nLIGHT-LIEUT. J.B. JONES, 39-year-old R.A.F. officer, of Butterworth aerodrome. was killed at the week-end' when his revolver went off while he was cranking his car near Mat a Kuching aerodrome. The revolver was hanging from a lanyard round his neck
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    CITY DAY SHOW BY COUNCIL
    83 7 CITY DAY SHOW BY COUNCIL HEADS of Singapore's City Council departments have had two meetings with the Public Relations Secretary to work out details of the proposed exhibition on the first anniversary of City Day on Sent 22. The exhibition will illustrate, with photographs charts and models, the variety and
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    On his way to Colombo
    75 7 Captain Ivan Holyman. •managing director of Australian National Airways. passed through Singapore yesterday on his way to Colombo. Accompanied by Mrs. Holyman, he will attend the annual meeting of Air Ceylon Corporation, of which he is chairman Capt. Holyman is a director of 27 companies
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    Ocean home offered to Edmett boys
    148 7 Ocean home offered to Edmett boys rpHE TWO Edmett boys— A Terence, aged 14, the ambush hero, and Bryan, aged 11— have a chance of livirig in Singapore and thus going to school. Yesterday, Mr. E. G. Wheatley, a Singapore surveyor and owner of a cabin cruiser, the "Sea Nymph",
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    Gaoled for cheating
    67 7 Goh Nam Song, aged 30, a cashier and book-keeper at the Mintz Production Handel N.V., made out three c"heques totalling $4,638.74 to pay insurance premia on behalf of hfc firm. He cashed the cheques, b.ut did not pay the premia. Yesterday, Goh was sentenced in the Singapore
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    Army wants men
    35 7 IPOH, Mou. Recruits are wanted for the various branches of the British Army, and a recruiting team will interview potential candidates from Perak at Telok Anson Police Station -on Aug. 6, 7.
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    Register all addicts, he tells Govt.
    157 7 Register all addicts, he tells Govt. rrHE Singapore Government is being asked by Dr. A C. J. P. Paglar (Progressive-Changi) to register an estimated 80,000 opium addicts in the Colony. Dr. Paglar. who has submitted questions on the subject to Government for written answers in the Legislative Council, wants to
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    A costly cup
    26 7 SEGAMAT, Mon.—For selling a cup of tea without a price control licence, a canteen keeper. T. Moideen, 33, was fined $25 at Segamat.
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    HELP FOR SERVICES WORKERS
    98 7 'pHE BRITISH Trades Union Congress will help civilian employees of the thrwe Services in Singapore to settle their outstanding claims with the respective Ministries in Britain. In a letter to the Singapore Trade Union Congress, the British T.U.C. states: "The members and executive council of the
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    REST OF THE NEWS -in brief...
    172 7 REST OF THE NEWS -in brief... M; INNER of the first prize, a new Austin A4O, in the lucky number draw at Seremban on Saturday night in aid of the Sir Henry Gnrney Memorial Fund was Omar bin Mohamed, a taxi-driver, of Karapong Liggi, Port Dickson. Just under $100 was
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    Log rolled off, crushed man
    47 7 Ton Glm Leong, a 20-year-old lorry attendant, -was crushed by a heavy log when it rolled off a lorry *on July 2 it was said at a Singapore inquest yesterday. Ton died in hospital the same night from multiple injuries. Verdict: misadventure.
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    New ensign for 'Royal' Navy
    102 7 WH&J the Malayan Naval Forcfe becomei the Royal. Malayan Navy in .about a month. f ts ships will -fly the tjirhHe ens gn Instead of thr blue ens'gn Ce!ebration s are bein rfan i ne<j iv -Singapore.: but. details are not. yet available; a naval
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    CLOTH BALES WERE MISSING
    485 7 Singapore court is told PH. HOLLANDS, formerly an assistant in Harper Gilfillan and Company, Singapore, went on trial yesterday before the Third District Court Judge, Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam, on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $7,812 in February, this year. The charge concerned
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    GIRL SAYS: MOTHER GAVE ME DEAD BABY
    107 7 Told to throw it away AN 11 -year-old girl yesterday told the Singapore Assistant Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, that she was asked by her mother to throw away a dead 1 baby girl. The girl, Tan Sok Joo, said that her mother
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    Road to be closed
    33 7 KUALA LUMPUR Moni For operational reasons i the Seremban-L4bu-Nilai Rojid. <n Ne&rt Sembllah. win be closed frorh- 930 p.m. to 530 a.m. every night, from Friday until further notice.
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    To report on pension plan
    77 7 The executive committee of the Army Civil Service Union at a meeting on Sunday, appointed a sub-committee to study in detail the newlyintroduced pension scheme for War Department civilian workers in Singapore. The sub-committee's report will serve as data for a report which the executive
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    This gap unfair, postmen told
    206 7 This gap unfair, postmen told KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. ltfß. FRITZ GMUR of 1 Switzerland, secretary of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephony International -a congress of trade unions today condemned the wide gap in income between postmen and clerks in this and many other countries. He was speaking at a tea
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    To open S'pore mission temple
    46 7 S w a m i Madhavananda, general secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission, will open the newly-built Sri Ramakrishnan Temple, in Bartley Road, Singapore, on Oct 31. A marble statue of Sri Ramakrishnan will be installed in the temple at the function.
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    DEATH
    21 7 MR. ALWYN EDWARD DELILKAN, aged 49 years, died suddenly at 8.30 p.m on 2<< i£7. Funeral will take place to-day.
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    Entertainment 9.10 in Gold Cup
    426 8 TEN HORSES IN PENANG CLASSIC i! From EPSOM JEEP > PENANG, Monday. -I I7NTERTAINMENT II, winner of the Penang Cup over a mile on Saturday, gets pride of place with |j 9.10 in the Penang Gold Cup over one mile and j three furlongs to
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    COLD CUP WEIGHTS
    51 8 nrtHE following are the A weights for the Gold Cup: Entertainment II 9.10 Cnrlew 9.02 Twelfth Of August 8.13 Col. Whatnot 8.10 Treasure Ship 8.10 Raj Mahal 8.06 Brave Wind 8.05 Crsus 7.12 Bull Dog 7.10 Prince Charming 7.07 (No apprentice allowance can be claimed in this
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    Beauman in impressive workout
    226 8 Beauman in impressive workout From EPSOM JEEP PENANO, Mon. ONLY a handful of Class 5 horses were sent out against the stopwatch on a fast track this morning. Best workout was done by Beauman (J. Donnelly) who showed a nice turn of speed to run 3f. in 38 3|5 sec.
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    Chartered bt HK Bank 2-1
    149 8 /CHARTERED Bank S.C. staged a strong rally to beat Hongkong Bank "A" 2-1 in a Singapore B.H.F.A. League and Cup fixture at the padang yesterday. Hongkong Bank "A" were without two of their star players, Malaya Cup captain I. J. Vass, and Johan. who were
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    Badminton draw
    30 8 The draw for the Malayan badminton championships to be held at the Singapore Badminton Hall on Aug. 2, 3 and 4 will take place at 4.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Two changes in North XI
    93 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. SPHERE will be two changes in the annual cricket fixture to be p'.ayed in Singapore this weekend. S. Mansbridge (Selangor) and Kcay Khoon Leong (Penang) are unable to make the trip and their places will be taken by Cheah Boh Eye (Penang)
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    RIFLE SHOOT RESULTS
    116 8 The results of the Singapore Rifle Association's Spoon Shoot held at Buklt Tlmah Range on Sunday are: Nett Score S Leuty 97; H'cap Score SR (b) Jack Low 101; H'cap Score SR (a) P.O E. Turner 101.4. Other nett. scores were: SR (b) L. B. King 96,
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    Sports Diary
    51 8 SOCCER COMMUNITY LEAGUE: Indonesians v Eurasians at Jalan Besar. JUNIOR CUP: Rovers "A" v HJVI Dockyard at CYMA. DIV. 3A: Indian Brotherhood v Wonderlads at Geylang. BUSINESS HOI'SES: For* S.C. Malayan Airways at Parrer Park. TENNIS SINGAPORE championships at 1< A from 3.30 p.m. NETBALL MARRIED Single at
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    WEIGHTS FOR 6 PENANG RACES
    242 8 nrEIGHTS for lour races on Saturday, third day of Penan* Auftut Bank Holiday Meeting are: Cl. l-s} V. Woodcote Inn 10.00 Ked Carnation 9.04 Ondine 8.12 Free Entry 8.09 Birthday Gift 8.08 Adoni* 8.07 Snowy Owl II 8.07 Brideford 8.07 Jeunesse 8.06 Individuality s 8.03
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    Thrustf ill airmen beat Indians 4-0
    317 8 Royal Air Force 4; Indians 0. pLAYING soccer that was constructive and direct 1 in method, Royal Air Force had little difficulty in cruising through to a 4—o4 0 victory over the nimble footed but poor finishing Indians. Indians offered little resistance to the
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    Paper flays 'semi-nudity' in tennis
    142 8 Paper flays 'semi-nudity' in tennis LONDON. Mon. 'PHE "semi-nudity" of men tennls players at the recent Wimbledon Tournament Is criticised by the weekly trade Journal. Men's Wear, which calls for a ban on "briefs" on tennis courts. "Semi-nudity may be all right in the boxing ring but It does not.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    27 8 TODAY: High 0242 hrs. »8 slt) and 1510 (8.6); Low 0844 (3.2) and 2114 (3.4). TOMORROW: 0330 (7.9) and 4545 (8.5); 0919 (3.9) and 22C9
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    Weekend badminton
    197 8 OESULTS of badminton frlendlies played over the weekend: Queen Street Boys Club beat Borneo Motors S.C. by Bye matches to two:. Scores: SINGLES:— Chew Tien Chye beat Yuuof Daud 17-15 8-15. 15-8: Lee Say Keng loat John Chin 15-J. 7-15. 14-7: Eddie Heng beat Joe Orlsaon 15-4. 15-0;
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    4 RECORDS ATPENANG AAATRIALS
    301 8 4 RECORDS AT PENANG AAATRIALS PENANO. Mon. |?OUR recorus were broken ■F at the Penang Amateur Athletic Association trials held on the Buklt Mertajam High School ground yesterday. C. Rosells (PRC) did the 100 yds. in 10 1 sec. In the third beat and the final trial, breaking tha Penang-
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    Lads draw with C.A.
    126 8 /^HEERPUL Lads shared points with Chinese Athletics "A" in a Dlv. 2 SAPA League game at Geylang stadium yesterday, each side scoring once. The first half, a hard-fought affair, ended without any scoring although Chinese Athletics had slightly the better of exchanges. Cheerful Lads took the
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    S.C.S.A. VISIT TO MALACCA
    116 8 A large contingent from the Singapore Civil Service Association will travel to Malacca during the August Bank holidays to play a series oi friendly matches In soccer, badminton, tennis, Übietennls and billiards against the Seng Chuang Society and other teams in Malacca. The team Is under
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    Of cats & rats...
    330 9 Of cats rats FROM AN ESTATE BUNGALOW rrHE children in the estate school were an on their best beha yiour, for the day had dawned when the vtsdtinz examiner was coming to put them through their paces. Every child had on the best garment be could muster and hair w*a
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    A woman and a motorcycle
    500 9 -sjHSrJft fi&H l s<£&2' her ONE year ago, Miss Norah Gregory, restaurant manageress bought a motorcycle •nd decided to ride across three continents, to visit her brother who lives in Cairns. Queensland, Australia. Six months later, on February 15 this year, with all the rugged
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    The timid child
    503 9  - The timid child NURSE BRIDGET MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA By PI thi3 week's mail Is a letter from a mother who asks for help for her little son. She complains that he is very timid and shy and when set even the most simple task persists in maintaining that he cannot
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      32 9 The Straits Times Crossword JJJJJJg 13 The Aiiaen.ciis v oul j ■> the Mtorrisona were In *.*>■ S\ 16 Resa^n alter repeat l« -7 batdi vtcHets. U. Is by t&e W"ence IS i I
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      138 9 25. Peers Impotent with owU (9). 28. Loo«p drink at Leamington or Harrogate (10, i». DOWN 1. Soft fee (»na«.) (71. 2. Exercise a power ot lnlluence (7). 3 Don the "only wear" lrom "A« You UTu It" (3, 4. 3. 8). t Returns like an actor (2-6). 5. They
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    Camerons as market garden tor S'pore
    247 10 Camerons as market garden tor S'pore SCHEME TO REDUCE PRICE OF VEGETABLES By Our Market Correspondent DIONEER in the cause of cheap vegetables and the development of the Cameron Highlands as the self-sufficient market garden of the Colony, Mr. Duncan Robertson, City Councillor (Progressive South) wants-Singapore to set up a
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    ***** may see British Radio Show
    141 10 ***** may see British Radio Show "THE organiser o of the Bri1 tish Radio Exhibition, which is being held at the Happj World for two weeks from Friday, anticipate that the snow will be seen by at least 75,000 people—an average of 5,000 a night. The show, which Is organised
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    Decrease in tin exports
    130 10 EXPORTS of tin metal from Singapore and Penang for the first six months of this year decreased slightly, being 30,5943/4 tons compared with 31,900^ tons for the corresponding period last year, and 33,050y 4 tons ■or the second half of *1951. Figures issued by the Straits
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    World output of tin down
    54 10 *pHE Financial Times states that estimates of the world production of tin In the firs- half'e?r md cate a slight falling ofT in output coraparei with 1951. The six months' production Is put at 80,000 tens, an annual rate of 160.000 tons, and comp-ir-Ing with
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    LEADERS OF BUSINESS IN MALAYA: (3)
    154 10 MR. M. F. FERGUSSON has for seven years in succession been elected Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. He is Chairman and Managing Director of the Straits Tradlnr Company, Limited, a position occupied before him by bis bro-ther-in-law. Sir John Barnail. A director
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    India has big coal reserves
    44 10 The present rate of India's output reserves of metallurgical coal, estimated at 1,000million tons, would last her about 80 years, it is estimated. If measures were taken for stowing, blending and washing the present reserves would last 160 years
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    DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR HEMP INDUSTRY
    294 10 DIG development in the hemp industry in British North Borneo is forecast by the Colonial Development Corporation which controls there the only tour hemp producing estates in the Commonwpaith So deficient is the Commonwealth in hemp at present that ropes for the Royal Navy are
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    PLAN TO STEP-UP PRODUCTION
    143 10 The present production oi vee«4ables In the Highlands H given as 1,800 to 2,000 tons a monh— 70 per cent cabbage. 30 per cent Chinese cabbage, and the balance leaks, tomatoes, potato** celery beans, rhubarb, crrote, lob*, radishes and peas. 1 Mr. Robertson thlnki that the
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    Hong Kong organisation has proved a success
    264 10 yHE HONK KONG Government Marketing Organisation which .s De,ng studied by Singapore officials today was the result P f djscussions by a small group in Stanley n T& nr SS'XSS g 5 e Japanese occuMttan Singapore, Mr. John Niooll, whtn he was Colonial
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    Jap, German competition
    51 10 The British Treasury's monthly bulletin for industry emphasises the rise in Japan and German competition during the last three years. During the three years, Japan and Germany's share in world exports rose from two to six per cent, while Britain's share fell from 12 to nine per
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    PAA declares 33rd. dividend
    107 10 THE directors of PanAmerican World Airways Inc. have declared a dividend of 25 U.S. cents per share, payable on July 31, to stockholders on the register at close of business on July 1L This is the 33rd dividend paid by Pan-American. Dividend payments, totalling 50 UjS
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    British tanker fleet largest
    73 10 The, British tanker fleet has replaced the U.S~as the biggest in the world. An analysis of world tanker tonnage of vessels of 500 tons gross and above, prepared by Davles and Newman, Ltd., London Shipbrokers, discloses that in the first six months oi this year British
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    South Africa sends colour for sails
    440 10 THE characteristic rich, brown colour of the sails which elsewhere are normally used for tanning leather, are used in Singapore almost wholely for colouring sails. The main raw material imported from South Africa is asbestos, fibre used locally in c«ment piping. In the first
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    RUBBER PRICE HARDENS
    63 11 5[ B ets. up at dull close RUBBER gained 5/8 of a cent on a doll Uncapore Market yesteday. The elating price for August fin* grade wuKS/t cent, a B>. There m very MO* taetaatton to trade, bat prJatt haraVn•i rf%bflr oa anx-H ghat cowering gdapra wen
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    TIN: $486 1/2 A PICUL
    115 11 SWGAPCMtE. Mm Jaly ?f f«KJt plot <4«vn 1). Clartf *naes jiilrKij awe w caste per Ms. l **-8 apot loose (mm Mt aeUn M9: iTllsa fi»*. to Mm A«k •VersMt. ■tiler* Mi: M*. a bams *U «*an M: No. 3 taajan ML adan It. Wan»nrr
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    113 11 •ragBJE were tnnueltai copra In Singapore yesterday ai $25 3i a picul f.o.b., with rurttier alters at the price. Buyer* were quoted at $25V* a picul. Coconut oil buyer* were $39 a pieul t*±, wltfc aeller« *»»i. Peaaof buyers stowed IniTMrtW Interest. Pepper was «pnet on the Produce
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    Rubber estate dividends
    138 11 fIUTHRIE and Co., agents for. XX Selangor Unitad Rubber Estates Ltd. and Bantong (Selangor) Rubber EaUtea L*dL have received the following cabled advice from Ixmdon:Betangor United Board recommeods a (final) dividend to respect of but ftnanri-1 year of 12^ per cent, less tax at standard rate, payable
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    32 11 HOMO KONG, M«b. Free market currency exchange of Hong Kong dollars was Quoted at the close today as follows: UStl HK*6.46'i (cash); HKS649'(T.T.); t HOISJI. One tael of gold HKS299V4.
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    Limited business on steady Share Market
    128 11 CJTNGAPORIC Share Market yesterday ignored the -weekend political situation in the Middle Bast, the market being steady, with limited badness passing. Price changes announced by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association yesterdaj were:- «imi« i u|«|« ■■yen *ailer» •H. Trutteen tJbO 1.90 Carters Daittrt 21
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    S'PORE SHIPPING INFORMATION
    176 11 CHIPS aloncsl6> the Bin«apoiT H»r0 bour Board godowns. or expected tbere at 1 a.m. today, are: Coai Plant: ruklen: 6/T Gertrude Maerik: 8/« Boech SUveraeaai: 11 Aautzon Maru 13/14 Stato'M. 11 Beivo Maru: M/3B' Eurr«edoTi- 31/SJ Botaaevaln: tint Baava: M Glenearn: 38/ V Olenaac: «V4l Charoo; 42/43
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    increase
    111 11 'IYUL higher price of rubber 1 annMX the Ceottal ■Perak Ruober Company to taww Us profit In 1951 to £159.421 from £133.046 In the previous year. At the annul ateUng to be nek) in iMirtii cm Ttunds*. a final divldoM af tttt per cent. less tax, making a total
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    Oil company chief goes on leave
    53 11 Tile general manager of die M*acb-rd-Vaeuuna Oil Compaay, Stowaacre. Mr- M D. Roetatn. went on lea*e 'aat treek a-4 in hi* ataenee Mr. K. P. 4 Pee is aetinc General Manaeer. Mr. W A. Merkel has beea appointed acting general sties manager in place
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    Bank rate rise lowers Australian share prices
    149 11 From our own correspondent MELBOURNE. Man. PORECA6TS of higher interest r rat« caused «n unsieadier tone for Melbourne share price* today. Moves were narrow and the tarnover small. Late In the day the Commonwealth Bank announced that Interest rates on bank overdrafts, savings
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    MALAYAN KATES OF EXCHANGE
    64 11 T*e Malayan Association anaounced «8T^ rates of exchange to merchant! yesterday as follows: T.T. OJ>- Credit BUI* Few Y«rt»H|ttMia|W»liil« Trade Mils 33 SELLING T.TJOJO. Hew YoA W 5/16 Ready Cana«lm 5/W Swiss Francs 141 Beaten Franc* 1,818 Freneh Francs 11,31* Holland <Hds. m% Swedish Kroner 161»
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    Japs take big slice off 800-m. relay record
    182 12 Japs take big slice off 800-m. relay record U.S. TEAM EIGHT SECONDS SLOWER HELSINKI. Monday. JAPAN, making their first Olympic appearance in 16 years, bettered the Olympic mark in the trial heats in the men's 800 metres freestyle relay swimming today. In qualifying for the finals, the slick Japanese team
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    RESULTS AT A GLANCE
    965 12 WEIGH* LKF I ING (Middle heavyweight) 1. N. Schomanaky, United States. 2SUb.; 308'jlb. (world record); 391 Mb. (world record). Total 980 -Mb (world record.) Gold Medal. t. G. Novak, Soviet Russia, 308 Mb. (world record); 275',1b. 319 Mb ToUl 903 J 4lb. 3. L. Kiltonr. Trinidad,
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    CUP FIELD
    109 12 LONDON, Mon.— The Maharajah iof Morvi's three-year-old Fi'.w Buidhe is a fancied runner for the Stewarts Cup to be run over six furlongs at 15.10 BST (10.40 pm Malayan i at Goodwood tomorrow. Nineteen probables and jockeys are: Malkas Boy, E. Smith; Stephen Paul. F. Barlow; Smokey Eyes,
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    W. Toweel wins on pts
    198 12 BOXING STARTS HELSINKI Mon. IXfILLIAM TOWEEL, brother of world bantamweight champion Vie Toweel, scored an easy points victory over Kornel Molnax Hungary, when the Olympic boxing tournament started today. Toweel floored Molnar for no count in the first round. Soo An Han of Korea, who
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    REDS DELAYED
    48 12 HELSINKI, Mon. A 40-man Olympic delegation from Communist China failed to arrive from Moscow as scheduled today and the best guess among their fellow Communists here was that they "might come tomorrow". Expected in the delegation are members of the basketball, swimmlng and football teams. UP
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    OSLO HONOURED
    44 12 HELSINKI, Mon. The 1952 Olympic Cup has been awarded to Oslo for outstanding organisation of the Winter Olympics, it was announced here today. The Taher Pasha Cup went to Mis. Fanny Blankers-Koen of Holland for her great contribution to Olympic sport. Reuter.
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    Hungarian woman takes 100-m. swim
    227 12 A HELSINKI, Mon PRETTi- Hungarlar brunette today captured the first women's Gold Medal of the Olympic swimming programme but only just. It took the judges 10 minutes to decide that Katalin Szoke had won the women's 100 metres freestyle in 66.85ec., two-tenths of a second
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    NEO THIRD BUT FAILS TO QUALIFY
    242 12 HELSINKI, Mon. CINGAPOKE'S Neo Chwee Kok finished third today In the second heat of the 400 metre* freestyle trials in lmin. 57.&5ec., but the effort was not good enough to put him among the 24 qualifiers for the next round. Neo's time today was
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    INDIANS WIN
    26 12 BERLIN, Mon. T«HE Indian Olympic hockey champions cpened a short European tour yesterday by beating a representative B:rlin side by five goals to two.
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    I.O.C. FROWNS ON 'POINTS'
    63 12 HELSINKI, Mon.— The International Olympic Committee today condemned the practice of publishing daily points tables for the teams in the Olympic Games an entirely contrary to the rules and spirit of the Oames. The 1.0.C. declared: This is entirely contrary to the rules and «olrit of
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    U. S. put Japan out of Davis Cup
    163 12 CINCINATTI, Mon. OINGLE9 victories by Vie Seixas and Art Larsen yesterday gave the United States a 5-0 win over Jnpin in the first round of the American zone Davis Cup tennis competition. Seixas overpowered Fumlteru Nakano, beating him 6-2. 6-1. 6-2 in
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    Mrs. Checket out, Mrs. Chua extended
    519 12 rvHE women's singles matches in the Colony cham- pionships at the V.M.C.A. courts yesterday saw a surprise result and one unexpectedly long drawn out tie. M The upset concerned the match between Mrs. C. Checket, No. 4 seed and Colony representative at the recent
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    Referee struck by Uruguayan
    349 12 HELSINKI BASKETBALL RIOT HELSINKI, Monday. A RIOT broke out in a basketball game between Uruguay and France today, in which referee Vincent Farrell of Newark, New Jersey, was knocked down and police dragged one of the Uruguayan players out of the hail. The game ended with
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    U.S.A. HAVE WON 23 GOLD MEDALS AT OLYMPICS
    197 12 U.S.A. HAVE WON 23 GOLD MEDALS AT OLYMPICS HELSINKI, Mon.— The United SUtes is the leading Gold Medal winner at the Olympic Games, with 23 to her credit, according to results up to midnight last night in the 15th Olympiad here. The provisional list of medals is as follows: GO»
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    ANDY STANFIELD WINS 200 METRES
    64 12 ANDY STANFIELD of USA (No. 983) wins the final of the 200 metre* at Helsinki. Second was Thane Baker of USA (No. 984), third Jim Gathers of USA (No. 985), fourth E. Mac Donald Bailey of BriUin (No. 166). Stanfleld's winning time of 20.7 sec.
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    U.K. Cricket: close of play
    130 12 LONDON, Mon. TODAYS close of play scores In the county cricket championship matches are: Gtmmoi(sn t Essex Newport. GUmorgun 353 for dec!. Essex 327 for 8. Hampshire Warwickshire at Bournemouth. Warwick 185 and 1M for 4. Hants 184. Suisex t Kent at Haitlnf* Kent 302
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    MAY HITS 143 v INDIAN
    86 12 LONDON, Mon— Peter May. the Cambridge and England batsman, came to Surrey's rescue when the county were in a bad position in their match against the Indian touring team at the Oval today. May scored 143 runs in 4'/i hours, hitting 24 fours in an
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    TEST STATUS TO PAKISTAN
    26 12 LONDON, Mon—Pakistan were today at Lord's elected to membership of the Imperial Cricket Conference and will thereby ba given Test match status.—Reuter.
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    HOCKEY MEETING
    33 12 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Hcckey Association will be held at the S.R.C. at 5.15 p.m. today. All affiliates and those Interested in the game are asked to attend.
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