The Straits Times, 9 August 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYAN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1952 i.ICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    PERSIA SEEKS NEW OIL TALKS
    328 1 Note to Britain says: 'Let us find a solution TEHERAN, Friday. pERSlA in a Note to Britain has offered to re-open negotiations with th e Anglo-Iranian Oil Company "with a view to finding a solution and investigating the just claims of the former oil company
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    SICILY TO SINGAPORE
    50 1 TH*. BKiDfc FROM SICILY. Miss Lore Barbara Bassbach, signs the marriage register at the Presbyterian 9, hh u vr cc h > Singapore, yesterday, after her wedding to Mr. Albert W. Struyvenber*. Looking on are the Rev Robert M. Greer and the bride jroo m.— Story in
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    AIRLINES FLY OUT TROOPS TO SPORE
    110 1 AIRLINES FLY OUT TROOPS TO SPORE LONDON Fri. BRITISH troops in civilian clothing, with passport: but no arms, took off from a South of England airfield today for Singapore, the first detachment to be flown to the Far East by a private air company since th war. Government contracts nave
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    Call on Eden
    38 1 LONDON, rt Mr. B. G. I Kher, India's new High Com- i missioner to Britain, naid his firs, official call on Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign S cretary, at the Foreign Office here today.— Reuter.
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    Reds burn bus
    21 1 I About 30 terrorists set a bus on flre in the Kulal are a of Johore on Thursday.
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    Sir Gerald makes his peace with Tanjong Malim
    540 1 IPOH, Friday. JHE HIGH COMMISSIONER, Gen. Sir Gerald x Templer, today made his peace with Tanjong Malim, which he punished five months ago for its silence. He told five community leaders in a back room of the police station: "I feel that
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    Farida will claim her 3 daughters
    137 1 Farida will claim her 3 daughters CAIRO, Frl. EX-QUEEN Farida, divorced wife of Farouk, plans to claim in the Islamic court, I the guardianship of her three (daughters, now with the exklng In his exile on Capri She intends to plead that the young princesses will be "exposed to temptations
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    Envoy starts Russia tour
    51 1 MOSCOW, Fri. British Ambassador Sir Alvary Gascoigne, left Moscow today on a 10-day 2,000-mile tour of Southern Russia Sir Alvary travelled with his wife and a party of Embassy officials. By plane, car and river boat they will visit the Ukraine, Georgia and the Caucasus Mountain.—
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    French success
    23 1 HANOI, Fri.— French Union troops have killed 43 Vietminh soldiers and captured 28 in clashes in the Red River delta.— A.P.
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    Leftists hit at Gurkhas
    59 1 NEW DELHI, Frl. Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, told Parliament that India is reviewing with Britain and Nepal the question of recruiting Nepalese Gurkha volunteers through four Britishoperated depots in Indian territory He was replying to left wing criticism that India is permitting the use of its
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    Death sentence commuted
    53 1 JAKARTA. Fri. The British Embassy here informed the Indonesian Foreign Ministry today that the death sentence on the Indonesian seaman, Tikam bin Sulalcnan. has been commuted to one of life imprisonment. Sulaiman had been sentenced to death by a SingaI pore court for murdering a I Dutch
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    TRIBUNAL PROBES CHARGES
    107 1 TRIBUNAL PROBES CHARGES H.S.P. SUSPENDED A GOVERNMENT tribunal, ■*7 ordered by the Governnor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, has sat for the past three days in the First Civil District Court to inquire into allegations against Mr. Ee Sim Mong, A.S.P.. of the Colony C.I.D. Mr. Ee was interdicted
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    It's failure again
    58 1 For the second successive night the appeal by Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, President of Singapore City Council, to Radio Malaya listeners to switch off all unnecessary lights fell on deaf ears. Public response last night was again nil. Engineers at St. James power station reported no
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    $5,000 REWARD FOR KILLERS OF MYSTERY MAN
    128 1 gINOAPORE police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading Id! the arrest of the killer or i killers of an unknown man I whose body was found in thick lallang behind an em- pty broken down house 500 yards off Bartley Road
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    Britain warns: Keep clear of A-test area
    135 1 LONDON, Friday. TpHE Admiralty, setting the stage for Britain's first atomic explosion, today warned aircraft and shipping to keep clear of an area of about 23,500 square miles encircling the lonely Montebello Islands, off Western Australia. Equipment for the explosion Is on its
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    Clergyman in fire-walking
    35 1 COLOMBO, Frl. The Rev. Eric Robinson, EngMeh Methodist clergyman, was in a nursing hom e at Hatto. Central Province, today with blisters on the feet received in a Hindu nre-walking ceremony. Reuter.
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    WOUNDED RED TALKS-THREE BANDITS DIE
    479 1 —and 2 more captured KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. rpHREE BANDITS were killed and three others x captured yesterday by the Support Company of the Green Howards in a battle in the Teluk Anson area of Perak. Two months ago, the company got seven terrorists in the
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    Offer denied
    28 1 LONDON, FrL A spokesman of the Indonesian Bmbassy in London today denied reports in the French press thatr Soviet Russia had offered economic aid to Indonesia
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    Two bandits killed, two give up
    116 1 Two bandits killed, two give up KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. ANOTHER two terrorists r* have surrendered, Emergency Information Services announced tonight. In the Serdang area of Kedah, a police patrol battled with terrorists and killed two and captured a rifle and a shotgun In the Kajang area or Selangor. terrorists murdered
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    Reds shoot 86 officials
    50 1 HONG KONG. Fri. Mass executions are reported again from Red China. A message from Sheklung. 55 miles east of Canton said that 86 village officials of Tungkun, Tsengshin, Lungmoon and Poklo were recently shot in three executions. The crimes were "handicapping and obstructing military defence." A.P.
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    Student found hanging in ship
    193 1 Student found hanging in ship PENANG, Fri. A JAPANESE student. rk M. Sato, was found hanging in his cabin in the Carthage shortly after 12 noon today. Sato joined the ship at Hong Kong and was on his way to Britain fo r higher studies. The discovery was first made
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    Farmer is freed
    73 1 LURS. France Frl Swarthy 32-year-ola Gustave Dominicl. the fanner who found the murdered bodies of Sir Jack and Lady Drummona and their schoolgirl daughter was released to g o back to his sick-bed today after four hours questioning by French police— his fourth Interrogation. Asked about rumours
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    Ties again
    21 1 BELGRADE, Fri. Yugoslavia and Japan have agreed to renew diplomatic relations, the Yugoslav news agency Tanjong said today Reuter.
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    BRITISH ENVOY SNUBS JAP INVITATION
    225 2 BRITISH ENVOY SNUBS JAP INVITATION TOKYO, Friday. yHE BRITISH Embassy in Tokyo tonight said that it had declined an invitation from the Japanese Government to attend a ceremony on Sunday commemorating the landing of William Adams, the "father" of Japanese shipbuilding, in the 17th Century. An Embassy spokesman said: "The
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    TALKS OFF
    41 2 HONG KONG, Thurs.— The two delegates from the Portuguese colony of Macao today postponed resumption of cease-fire talks with China, which began last week following machine-gun and mortar clashes on the Chi-nese-Macao border, reliable sources reaching here said.— Reuter.
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    'Criminal' in Russia writes home
    94 2 'Criminal' in Russia writes home TOKYO, Fri. T*HE FIRST LETTER from a Japanese "war criminal" imprisoned In Russia reached his family in Japan today. Mrs. Otozo Yamada, wife of former Gen. Otozo Yamada. who commanded the Japanese Army in Manchuria, said she received a post card yesterday asking for parcels
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    West ministers plan meeting
    48 2 LONDON, Fri. A special meeting of the North Atlantic Organisation's Council of Ministers may be held in Paris in September to study the whole problem of Western defence in the light of the latest developments, according to a message hi today's Financial Times. Reuter.
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    Confusion over Confucius
    85 2 TAIPEI, FrL A GOVERNMENT board of 1 experts has disclosed that for the past 40 years, China has been celebrating the birthday of Confucius on the wrong day— Aug. ?7. Actually, the experts say. his, birthday falls— at least, this year— on Sept. 28. The error began
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    Use of Australian base by U.S. discussed at Honolulu
    320 3 Use of Australian base by U.S. discussed at Honolulu ANZUS MEMBERS TO PLOT PACIFIC DEFENCE HONOLULU, Friday. ITSE OF MANUS ISLAND, Australian territory north of New Guinea, by the United States in certain contingencies was discussed at the Pacific Council conference in Honolulu yesterday, authoritative sources state. Australia told the
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    Reds attack comedians behaviour
    133 3 Reds attack comedians behaviour LONDON, Fri. COMEDIAN DANNY KAYE got a clean bill of health fioni British hospital authorities yesterday on his behaviour in an operating room but Moscow Radio attacked him for his condi'il in a Danish museum. Baspital governors at Newit' derided that Danny Kav "was suitably attired
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    Holiday strike
    38 3 ROME, Pri A 24-hour strike by Italian Communist Union raihvaymen, which immcbilised an estimated 6575 per cent of the nation's train traffic, ended at midW. T:ie strike came at the peak Italian holiday travelling period. Reuter.
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    Americans don't like voting
    59 3 WASHINGTON, Fri.—Pre- sident Truman said today that in 1948 only 51 per cent. of eligible Americans went to the polls. In contrast, he said, at the last election in Britain i.3 per cent, voted, in France 75 per cent, in Ita^y 89 per cent. In Canada
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    MYSTERY SHOTS AT LEGATION
    80 3 BANGOK, Fri. SIAMESE police are today investigating a report that the Soviet Charge d'Affaires Mr. Boris Volkov, and his staff, heard "mysterious gunshots" in the legation compound during the early hours of July 28. Mr. Volkov told the Foreign Minister, Wan Waithyakom, yesterday that his staff
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    Atom security check
    37 3 MELBOURNE. Frl Security officers today seized cameras belonging to passengers arriving in the motorship Koolinda at Fremantle today. The Koolinda sailed close to the Monte Bello Islands site of Britain's first atomic tests. -Reuter-AAP.
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    They want value
    22 3 SEOUL, Fri. Four American Republican Congressmen have arrived here to see "how money is being spent" in Korea.— Reuter-AAP.
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    Taipeh guards for H.K. aircraft
    143 3 HONG KONG, Friday. SEVENTY Chinese Nationalist guards arrived here yesterday from Taipeh to protect the 40 aircraft awarded by the Privy Council last month to the American-owned Civil Air Transport Incorporated The planes are being made ready for shipment to the Philippines and Okinawa Civil
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    DEFIANCE ARMY TOUGHENS UP
    80 3 DURBAN, Fri. SOUTH Africa's coloured "Defiance Army" is believed to have suspended its "fill the gaols'' protest campaign in East London while its members go into spartan training. Hundreds of the "Army" have been imprisoned for offences in protest against the Malan race laws. But the
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    AURIOL URGES BEY TO ACT
    58 3 TUNIS. Frl.— President Vincent Auriol of France is believed to have urged personally on Tunisia's 71-year-old Bey that he take a speedy decision on French plans for giving the protectorate greater autonomy. The message is believed to emphasise France's wish for an early decision so
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    Top sentence for Reds
    40 3 LOS ANGELES, Fri.—California's 14 top-ranking Communists were sentenced today to the maximum of five years in prison and fines of $10,000 each. They will carry the case to tMe United States circuit court of appeals.— Reuter.
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    3 plan foreign policy strategy
    176 3 IKE STARTS CAMPAIGN DENVER, Friday. GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, Senator Richard M. Nixon, and Mr. John Foster Dulles, the Republican Party's international affairs expert, met today to plan their campaign on foreign policy issues. I The session may decide on Just how hard Gen. Eisenhower
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    Refugees riot for more rice
    93 3 Refugees riot for more rice PUSAN. Fri. ABOUT 900 North Korean refugees on Koje Island raided a village last night in South Korea's first "rice riot." A reliable source here said the rice ration for 80,000 North Korean refugees in camp near the village had been cut from 900 tons
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    Thieves get soldiers' pay
    64 3 MELBOURNE, Frl.- -Thieves yesterday stole A £33.593 from an army payroll in what is believed to be Australia's biggest robbery. The money was taken from a room behind a bank used by a carrying firm as the headquarters for its armoured car escorts. The money was
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    BRITISH ARMS FOR BELGIUM
    57 3 LONDON, Frf. The Government yesterday published the Anglo-Belgian agreement under which Britain will supply defence equipment to Belgium to relieve its debt to the European Payments Union. Belgium as a principal creditor agreed to lend Britain £8,928,571 to be paid off in supplies of defence equipment
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    Flower greeting
    32 3 LONDON, Frl. Russia's athletes returned to Moscow today from Helsinki, Moscow radio announced. They were greeted at the railway station by thousands of cheering people with bouquets of flowers.— Reuter.
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    BORDER DISPUTE IS DANGEROUS
    137 3 NEW YORK. Fri. IINITED Nations observers reported from the GreekBulgarian frontier today that big forces from both countries are ready for action and the situation is "very dangerous" The observers said: "The Qreek National Army in--tends to use force to recapture Gamma Island and a very
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    LONDON STOCKS
    356 3 LONDON, Frl. r DAY'S stock markets generally closed quietly firm. Activity was never really great but it did broaden out after midday. The most active section was undoubtedly fore i g n bonds where a variety of movements were recorded. Anglo-Iranian provided a goodfeature In the oil market
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    26 3 LONDON Aiie 8 Cash Buyers €923; Sellers £924; Forward Buyers £924; Sellers £924}; Settlement £9225 (up £3i). Turnover: am 135 tons; p.m. 125.
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    U.K. RUBBER
    34 3 LONDON. Aug. B— Spot 26' id Sept. 26d.. Oct.-Dec. 25^(1 Jan Mar. 25d., April-June 24Vid., Auk c.i.f. 25 l 4d, Sept. c.i.f. 25' id. Ot c.i.f. 25V 4 d. Market: Fully steady.
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    FOLLOW POSTMORTEM CLUE, THE CORONER TELLS POLICE
    450 4 Haji's death is still a mystery A WEEK after Haji Sapuan left his home in Batu Pahat with a bundle of $5 and $10 notes about half an inch thick, he was found dead at Bedok Beach, Singapore, with only $1.12 in his
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    New talks on wages at power plant
    113 4 "REPRESENTATIVES Babcock and -Wilcox met negotiators of the Singapore General Labour Union yesterday, to discuss the claims of the daily-rated workers at the Pasir Panjang power station. The major demands were discussed, but no decision was reached. The Deputy City President, Mr. J.
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    140,000 to be educated
    88 4 IPOH. Fri.— The Malayan Trade Union Council has set i up a five-man committee to plan education in English or the vernacular for its 140.000 members. The preildent of the MTUC. Mr. C H. Yin, said thj education scheme would be for children as well. There
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    Couple face trust charge"
    42 4 KUANTAN, Fri.— Saadiab binte *Yusoff and her husband Abdul Samad, claimed trial in the Kuantan court on a charge of crimina' breach of trust of a gold necklace and ring at Jabor. The case was postponed to Thursday.
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    Sultan host to 24 poor
    49 4 X O T A BAHRU, Fri.— Twenty-four poor children from the State Welfare Home were guests of the Sultan of Kelantan at a party at the Istana Sri Chemerlang in Kota Bahru. The party marked the beginning of the celebrations for the Sultan's birthday
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    ARMY TRADE SCHOOL LOWERS ENTRY BAR
    96 4 THE ARMY BOYS TRADE SCHOOL of the Malayan Basic Training Centre at Nee Soon, Singapore, has lowered its basic educational requirement for recruits to allow mprfc boys to join the school. A boy between 15J and 16} years old. with a Standard rv education
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    10,000 flowers a day at Puja
    50 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fri.— A ten-day "Puja" began yesterday at the Old Pudu Road Pillayar Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The high priest is conducting prayers between 6 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. and between 6 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Devotees are offering 10,000 flowers a day.
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    Had false card
    33 4 PENANG, Fri.— The alleged Kedah bandit who was captured in a Campbell Street shop In Penang on Wednesday night had a false identity card, a Penang police spokesman said today.
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    Saved from pond —died of burns
    288 4 A TWO- YEAR- OLD BOY died as a result of burns received when his father placed him on an upturned cauldron, which was still warm, and gave him artificial respiration after his fall into a pond. This was stated in the Singapore Coroner's Court
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    2 proposed for M.C.A. $2000 job
    86 4 2 proposed for M.C.A. $2000 job KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. rpwO candidates have been 1 proposed to fill Mr. Y. C. Kang's place as paid deputy secretary general of the MCA. They will be considered by the association's "cabinet" at its next meeting, which has yet to be fixed. Mr. Kang
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    4 FOR KIRKBY
    36 4 FOUR teachers of the Temenggong Ibrahim Girls' School, Batu Pahat, who have been selected for training at Kirkby, England. From left: Misses Regina E. Joseph, Raji Sundram, Jit Kaur and Ong Kirn Hiong.
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    Mr. Buehler for Pine Council
    36 4 Mr. J. A. Buehler has been appointed a member of the Pineapple Joint Industrial Council as a representative of commercial interests during the absence on leave of Mr. D. A. Johnston.
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    Indian flags can be flown
    19 4 The Indian national flag can be flown in Singapore next Friday, Indian Independence Day.
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    Powerhouse tour
    30 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Deputy High Commissioner. Mr. D. C MacGlllivray, today visited the Connaught Bridge power station, a few miles outside Klang, Later he visited Port Swettenham.
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    Receiving orders made on two shops
    128 4 BECAUSE of a possibility of a composition, receiving >rder were made out against Lim Soo Ban, a Colony businessman, in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The receiving orders, made out on a petition by Lim, were on two shops Ban Hock, a pawnshop, and
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    Search cost him $1,000
    68 4 TELUK ANSON, Fri.— Yeoh Ah Lian, a vegetable gardener of Simpang Tiga, Bagan Datoh, went in search of his wife and five children who were late in returning from a wayang. When he returned home later, he found that the oil lamp he had left burning
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    UNION DINNER
    28 4 PENANG, Fri.— The Penang Postal and Telecommunication Workers' Union will hold its fourth anniversary dinner at the Violet Cafe on Sunday Aug. 1' at 8 p.m.
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    Youths will 'adopt' village
    48 4 KUAIA LUMPUR. Friday. MORE than 40 members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship from all parts of Malaya will "adopt" the Pandamaram new village. P.tt Swettenham, for three They will set up a "work camp" in the village to build a church for the people.
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    RUBBER EXPORT DUTY 'TOO HIGH'
    374 5 Tax taken from profits is bad, says U.S. company chief JHE PRESENT EXPORT duty on rubber in Malaya is too high and should be lowered, said Dr. W. E. Cake, president of the Malayan American Plantations Ltd., in Singapore yesterday. Dr. Cake, who is also
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    Man with the white cane...
    99 5 j'kii. white walking stick in Mr. Reuben Jacob's hand shows that he is blind. Mr. M. Visvalingam knows the meaning of the white cane, and is helping Mr. Jacob across the street. Mr. Jacob hopes that soon everyone will know that a white walking stick
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    He beat off 50 bandits, gets Police Medal
    183 5 KIWI. A LUMPUR. Fri. THE QUEEN has approved the award of the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry to Mr. A. C. Mackenzie, security officer of Nagappa Estate in Jementah. Johore With the help of a Special Constable, he put between 30 and
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    Quiet week in rubber market
    210 5 I 'pHE week nas been a comparatively quiet one in the rubber market und the 1 fluctuations in price negligible. The main feature of interest has been some offtake for U.S. account. So lar. the volume has not been great, and the buying I has
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    Man hurt in hit-and-run
    73 5 The Singapore Traffic Police are looking for witnesses in a hit-and-run accident in which a 15-cwt truck seriously injured an Indian who is now in hospital. The accident occurred at the junction of Jalan Sultan and North Bridge Road at 5.45 a.m yesterday The police say
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    Blackout schedule
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    S.T.C. MAY RUN NEW 'LUXURY' BUSES
    111 5 For trisha, taxi users nnHE Singapore City Council is to ask the SingaA pore Traction Cor&pany to operate the proposed luxury bus service to cater for the trisha and taxitravelling public in the City area. Th e Council's Vehicles and Traffic Committee have agreed
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    Council seats for Mr. Davis
    60 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The High Commissioner has appointed Mr. L. H. N. Davis, Member for Industrial and Social Relations, to be an official member of the Federal Executive and Legislative Councils. Mr. Davis takes the place of Mr. J. D. Hodgklnson, the former Member for
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    Polio case in Penang
    57 5 PENANG, Fri.— One case of polio the first in several months was reported in Penang last week, states the latest Municipal Health bulletin issued today. Another was found suffering from leprosy. Chief causes of mortality were tuberculosis and pneumonia, each claiming four victims. There were 48
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    ENGINEER FELL TO DEATH IN BLACKOUT
    144 5 ENGINEER FELL TO DEATH IN BLACKOUT AS Mr. Itty Abraham, a cle^k was lying in his room In Handy Road, Singapore, on the night of June 24. he heard a woman cry: "My husband, my husband." Testifying at an inquest yesterday, Abraham said that he rushed out of the house
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    Parents to be prodded
    86 5 PENANG Fri. Penang UMNO has spt up two special committees to mak-; plans for the education of Malay children and to give economic aid to Malay farmers. Inche C. D. Ismail, secretary of Ponang UMNO, told the Straits Times, that If Malay parents two decades ago
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    Chinese PCs on dufy
    41 5 IPOH, Fri. THE FIRST BATCH of six Chinese police constables are now attached to the Traffic Branch in Ipoh, on point duty and patrols. It i; hoped to station Chinese traffic constables in other Perak town., also.
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    372 5 TODAY ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHI'RCH: Garden Fete at Firestone Park groifid, off Tauglin Road, in aid of church building fund. Opening by Mr Malcolm Mac Donald 3.30 p.m. NETAJI MEMORIAL LIBRARY'S HINDI HIGH SCHOOL: Variety entertainment show at Victoria Theatre 8 p.m. in aid of SATA and school funds.
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    DEATH
    32 6 r. O. RITCHTE senior partner of Ritrhir Blsset passed p'jeefu.ly sway In his sleep this mornlni. F<ineraJ service at Presbyterian Church, Orchari Road 4 p.m. toflav and aflerwajds at Bldadiri i
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    31 6 REV MM KENO LSONO ant! i i thank nil relative; and friends who sent wreaths, scrolls and condolatory message 1-nt .tended the funeral and f;ue help durin? their recent becnl
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    60 6 JOAN TOOKES Agency, John Little's Bid*.. (*****1 offers to Employers requiring European Asian oflicr Stenographers. Typists (mulf female* Asian Bk'kecpers or Account* Clerks TOMM\ THOMSON Is renowned in S:n<rnnore for do inning to «u't ifr- c :enfs reef's In style as v M ai materlaL Hrr motto is it
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., 9, 1952 'Go Ahead' At Shenton Way
    510 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., 9, 1952 Go Ahead At Shen ton Way The Singapore Government having got themselves into such a tangle over the sale of the Shenton Way sites and the Control of Building OrdinI'ance, had no alternative to the relaxation of the restrictions which prevented purchasers of
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    A Gamble On Dr. Mossadeq
    538 6 A Gamble On Dr. Mossadeq It is a sorry reflection upon oast foreign policy that the British Government should have been reduced to the straits of planning to stake British prestige upon such a risky gamble as Dr. Mossadeq now represents in Persia. It is, of course, easy to be
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    RATN THREAT TO RICE
    42 6 BANGKOK. Fri. Siam would probably have less rice ■available for export next year, the Agriculture Minister. Vice-Admiral Luang Sunavin Vlvadh, said in a statement to the National Assembly yesterday. Late rains were expected to cause crop lossas. ReuterAAP.
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    MORE MEAT
    23 6 LONDON. Fri. Britain's! veekly meat ration will be creased to two shillings a I jerson on Aug. 17—two-pence-worth more.— A.P. J
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    As I was Saying
    1078 6  -  STOIC ROCKING THE SARONG-CRADLE i by i rpHERE'S NOTHING like the tin and rubber industries for confounding the prophets. When Britain agreed at the beginning of the year to sell 20.000 tons of Malayan tin to the United States, the Jeremiahs foretold a loss of anything
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    A MALAYSIAN
    692 6 IDEALISM was rife in China about 400 A.D. under the impulse of Buddhism. Devout Buddhists like Shy Fah Hslen had discarded their names for religious titles, his in English being Manifestation of the Law nf Shy. His three disciples were Splendour of Intelligence, Ornament of Doctrine and I
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    SHENTON WAY MEN WILL TRY AGAIN
    198 7 Lifting of Singapore building ban raises their hopes pEOI'LK who bought Singapore Government sites for 10-storey buildings oh Shenton Way only to be frustrated by the Buildin? Restrictions Ordinance, yesterday got out their plans for re-submission. This came after the news that the Government
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    LABOUR CHOOSES 2 TODAY
    127 7 THE Singapore Labour Party General Council meets today to nominate two candidates for the North und the Stuth wards for the December City Ccunc'l elections. Four candidates have applied for the party ticket for these wards, the general sreretary, Mr. D. Stevens, told th e Straits
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    RAFT ARTIST GETS £1,000 TOUR OFFER
    312 7 —But he is not interested BEACHCOMBER artist Jack Fairweather, who made a 20-day journey from Darwin to Timor lying on his back on a 10 ft. triangular raft, has been asked to f o on a lecture tour in Australia. Mr. Fairweather, now livin>
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    M.G.S. WIN 3 TOP PRIZES
    195 7 M.G.S. WIN 3 TOP PRIZES METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL, Singapore, took I the three top prizes in the 1 Colony Inter-School "C.8." hand embroidery competition which was judged yesterday. The first prize a sewing machine with cabinet, was i won by 16-year-old Chan Poh j Geok. The second prize went to
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    Clerks want quick action
    75 7 The Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union will discuss steps to be taken to settle I claims of members in the General Clerical Services for wagp increases at an extraordinary general meeting on Aug. 13. Union members have asked for immediate reopening of negotiations with
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    And now he is a group captain
    51 7 Captain Hugh Birch. Manager of Qantas Empire Airways, left Singapore yesterday for Colombo wearing the ur.i.'o-m of aa RAAF group Capt. Bircn. wno Is on the RAAF reserve, has been ordered to attend a four-day reserve training course at Negombo. He returns on
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    3 dead named
    47 7 The three members of the crew of the R.A.F. Valetta, who wer c killed, when the aircraft crashed on Aug. 2 during a supply drop in the Klang area are: Flying Officer W. J Vizard (pilot*. Sgt. J. D. Pi-krell (navigator) and Mann (signaller).
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    Bad weather delays work
    36 7 Recent bad weather has held up the work .on the Memorial Hall at the St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore. The opening date has now bevn postponed fro-m Aug. 29 i to Sept. 11.
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    Stamp display
    35 7 Tile Philippine Philatelic Club In Manila invites leadirn gtamp collectors and stamr coll cting societies In Malay: to the first Pan-Asian Philatelic Exhibition to be held ir Manila from Nov. 16 to 22.
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    Road light plea
    26 7 Singapore Labour City Councillor for Rochore, Mr. Philip Williams, has asked the Council to light "up Penang Road. Eber Road and Oxley Rise
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    $300,000 godown fire in Singapore
    152 7 AFIRE DESTROYED thousands of katis of rice, sago, bran and rubber stored in a godown at the junction of Martin and Mohamed Sultan Roads, Singapore, early yesterday morning. (i brought the zinc roof of the building down. Total damacre done was estimated at $300,000. The
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    THE JUDGES LOOK AT THE ENTRIES
    43 7 THE THREE JUDGES (from left) Mrs. K. E. McKenzie, Mrs. Elizabeth Choy and Miss Amy L c0 1 e m J! l n the entries for the Singapore Inter-school "C.B. hand embroidery competition yesterday.— Straits Times picture.
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    Give more pay to Malay soldiers
    225 7 PENGHULUS TELL G.O.C: SIX MALAY PENGHULUS from the Federation yesterday asked Major General A. G. O'Carroll Scott, G.O.C. Singapore Base District, to improve the conditions of pay and promotion of the men in the Ist. Singapore Malay Regiment. In return the penghulus, who had
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    Talks on nursing
    36 7 The St. John Ambulance Association in Singapore will start an English -language course of 12 lectures on "Home Nursing" at its headi quarters in Stamford Road, beginning on Aug. 14 at 5.30 p.m.
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    RUNAWAY LORRY KILLS OFFICER
    71 7 KUANTAN, Fri. MISADVENTURE verdict was recorded at a Kuantan inquest on Police Lieutenant CE.A. Bates, who was killed by a runaway lorry. Evidence was given U»at Bates sot out of the lorry, which be had no right to drive, and walked towards the back. The vehicle
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    ROMANCE BEGAN IN SICILY
    171 7 ROMANCE BEGAN IN SICILY A ROMANCE which began i in Sicily five months ago between a Dutch business- man and a German girl ended in a wedding at (he Singapore Presbyterian Church yesterday. The German girl is Miss Lore Barbara Hassbach and the Dutch businessman, Mr. Albert W. Struyvenbetg. They
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    UMNO division committee
    70 7 At a meeting of the Johore Bahru, Singapore, Mersing and Kota Tinggi division of the UMNO held in Singapore yesterday the following were elected office-bearers for the year:— Chairman, Tuan Sheik Abubakar bin Yahaya; vice-chairman, Inche Rahman Musa; treasurer. Sheikh Ahmad bin Abdul Rahman; committee, Syed Nasir
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    2 hurt in road accidents
    55 7 A 74-year-old Chinese received severe head injuries in an accident involving a Singapore Traction Company bus at the junction of Upper Chin Chew Street and New Bridge Road last night. A moneylender, Mr. Sinnan Nallalthamei Serai, aged 58, broke his wrist in a collision involving
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    Decision on name
    30 7 The association which will run a home for chronic tuberculosis patients in Singapore will be officially called the Singapore TJ3. Home Association, its Constitution SubCommtttee decided yesterday.
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    Funeral of Mr. F.G. Ritchie
    157 7 EADERS of all communities 1 were present at Bidadari cemetery yesterday evening at the funeral -of Mr. F. G. Ritchie, partner of Ritchie ?.mjj BLssetv, cen.:ulting OMgllveers and marine surveyors who died at his home in i Anderson Road In the morning. Mr. Ritchie, who
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    CHETTIARS PLAN BANK
    52 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. CbfcßL-BS in the Fider.it.O". plin to str»-f a bank with som c of their capital lying idle sin cp the Money Lenders' Ordinance came into force. A number of firms arc now consulting their principals in India. There are about 800 Chettiar firms in
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    CD. hospital reserve for Colony
    112 7 CD. hospital reserve for Colony rHHE SINGAPORE GOVERNA MENT is forming a civil defence hospital reserve unit, to be called the Singapore Hospital Reserve. Eligible to join are trained nurses, midwives, assistant nurses, fcrraer members of the Si. J'h Ambulance Brigade or British ReJ Cress and others. Those who join
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    'Give us light'
    27 7 The Singapore Police have applied to the City Council for a continuous supply of electricity for their accident investigation unit at S:-po.v Una police
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    12 learn a job to help children
    141 7 12 learn a job to help children THE Singapore Children's Society has started a training: scheme to Rive practical knowledge and experience to its members who have volunteered to investigate cases of ill-treat-ment of children. Twelve members are now training in teams in cooperation with the Salvation Army, the Singapore
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    Vets will not visit houses
    63 7 The S'nqapcra City Council's veterinary surgeons, and not the Singapore society for i th? Prevention of Cruelty to Animus, have been told not "c "isits to hoi society's secretary Miss L. E. Bat told the biraits .-e^crday. The orblic v.ill 1. bring their animals to
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    More opinions on Rent Bill
    44 7 Farther last minute representation! on the Rent Bill have been received, the Singapore Attorney -General. Mr. E. J. Davies, said yesterdoy. T.U may delay Lhe second j reading of the Bill at the Singapore Legislative Council I this mentfa.
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    PUBLICITY ON MCA GIFT TO MALAYS CRITICISED
    276 8 PUBLICITY ON MCA GIFT TO MALA YS CRITICISED UMNO members not enthusiastic about offer JHE ATTITUDE of some Malay newspapers, unions and associations towards the proposed gift of $500,000 from the Malayan Chinese Association to the Malays was severely criticised at a meeting of the Johore Bahru, Singapore, Kota Tinggi
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    23 8 SUSHEELA DEVI, tiaugh.er of Singapore City Councillor, Mr V. Da vies, who will give a violin recital at the Victoria Theatre on Sunday.
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    Don't oppose our leader, he appeals
    179 8 ALOR STAR, Fri. AN appeal to members of Kedah branch of the United Malays National Organisation not to oppose the views of the UMNO leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, was made by Tuan Syed Omar Shahabudin, president of the State branch, at the annual nfeeting
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    25 T.B. DEATHS
    27 8 Tuberculosis claimed 25 lives in Singapore during the week ending Aug. 2. The total number of death reports for the same period was 169.
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    TUC TO START UNION COURSES IN STORE
    130 8 T*HE Singapore Trade Union Congress representx ing more than 50,000 workers, is to begin a general education course in trade union management and employer-employee relations. txasses will be conducted by trade unionists, who attended the course recently held in Singapore by the British
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    2 on mission for M.C.A.
    64 8 MALACCA, Fri. Dr. V. W. W. S. Purcell, honorary adviser in Britain to the Malayan Chinese Association and Professor F. A. Carnell, of Oxford, will arrive in Singapore on Aug. 20 on a factfinding mission at the invitation of the M.C.A., status Mr. Tan Siew
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    Youth council officials
    56 8 Office-bearers of the Selangor Youth Council for 1952-53 are as follows Chairman, Mr. F. C. Arulanandan; vice-chairman, Mr. V. M N. Menon; hon. secretary, Mr. James Nalliah; hon. treasurer. Miss Mary Loh; committee members. Miss Ruby Muthu, Miss Helen Bothajl, Mrs, Katherine Roberts. Mr. S. O. Dorai
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    Disorderly: $150
    30 8 MUAR. Frl. Carl Albert Borner, British, a contractor, at Muar was fined $150 or six weeks imprisonment for bping disorderly while carry!" a lir --arm at Tanjong Agas.
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    New registrar
    24 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Mr. D. Skingley has succeeded Mr T. E. Clampitt in Johore Bahru as Registrar and Inspector of Motor Vehicles.
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    The fight
    21 8 KUANTAN. Frl.-For fighting with his wife in front of the Sultana TliuaUe. Liew Chee Fook. 34, was fined $iO.
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    NO DELEGATE FOR DAKAR
    51 8 The Malayan Youth Council will not be able to send a delegate to the World Assembly of Youth Council Conference at Dakar this year. Mr. Chong Thin Huatt, the Council's general-secretary, yesterday disclosed that the Government cou!J not help as "no funds were available for this
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    Change this old rule, they urge
    164 8 100 SHOPS WANT TO SERVE BEER DEER has become so popular among Singapore Chinese that more than 100 retail liquor shopkeepers have appealed to Government to have a 20-year-old rule removed. The rule is that they cannot serve beer on their premises. The shopkeepers
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    Youth survey in Selangor
    36 8 A four-person committee hoi been set up to conduct a social survey of youthi in Selangor. They are Mr. F. C. Arulanandan, Miss Ruby Muthu, Mr. Senathirajah and Mr P. O. Thomas.
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    Govt. plans three new youth clubs
    146 8 Govt. plans three new youth clubs rpHE Singapore Government X plans to start three new boys' clubs at Pulau Übin, Serangoon and Siglap this year. Mr. Carl F. de Souza, Assistant Secretary for Youth Welfare in the Social Welfare Department, yesterday told the Straits Times he had applied for a
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    Perak miner dies at 72
    65 8 IPOH, Fri. Mr. Chew Boon Pit, a former Perak planter and miner, died last night at the age of 72, at hL? home in Anderson Road after a long illness. -Mr. Chew came to Malaya from China at the age of 19. He leaves a
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    3 broke curfew
    28 8 TELUK ANSON, Fri Chong Kit, Lim Kee Sion* i and Choong Fook all of Sel- angor were each fined $25 for breaking the curfew order.
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      266 8 The Straits Times Crossword L^Z^Z^ Z Z H9H 9 Z" Z TT 18 19 IJI 20 2p IL^ZIZ" 123Z1 23 Z Z Z 25 II 26 l JL^¥fl °X palnfu 7 1 att [9" l Rhe nr intended it (10). ti fl n i sh -no» 9. Pish or common
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      201 8 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News; 10.05 Hou-e-wives- Choice; 11 New Records; 1 p.m. Harry Hackmeyer, piano; 1.30 News: 2 Album of Harmony; 2.30 Rhythm Corner; 2.45 London Studio Melodies; 3.15 Fun with Music; 3.3o Tea Dance; 4.15 Southern Serenade; 6.17 Children; 7 News; 7.10 Spotlight on the Emergency; 7.20
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      175 9 The sale of poisonous drugs TT was reported on Aug. 5 that Dato Dr. Paglar would urge the Government, at the coming Legislative Council meeting, to restrict the sale of caustic soda in vio w of the increasing number of suicides. to niv mind Is a cumin ,'nrlable move, and
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      THE PRE-WAR CURRENCY
      112 9 WlTii.it.eience to the news; heading "Four Penang banks drop claim for $962,627" (concerning pre-war Malayan currency), I would state that it was a wise move for the banks mentioned in your paper to withdraw their case against the Government. precedent had been set In this case, I
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      15 9 I'D HATE TO TELL HIM, ri^ i liiE ,'OriOKt GRAND PnlX WAi KoN LAST SUNDAY!"
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      CHEAPER HOUSING FOR ALL?
      469 9 CHEAPER HOUSING FOR ALL? I AM aware that the housing problem has taxed the resourcefulness of many experts. However, I still see no sign of major relief to the people actually suffering from the effects of an acute housing shortage. If there is relief, it. is tantamount to a drop
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      ALL BUT THE FAIR
      180 9 A FTER years of patient waiting we in the Mission schools were glad to find that we were going to get our housing allowance. -Then out of the blue 1 came the shocking and sad news that we the fair sex, were left out of this
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      IMMIGRANTS FROM INDIA
      203 9 II7HILE on the one hand the Immigration authorities do all they can to prevent the entry of immigrants from China and Indonesia into Maiaya, no restrictions are placed on immigrants from India. The excuse is (hat India belongs to the Commonwealth while the other two do not.
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      Questions on the detainees
      256 9 Questions on the detainees MR. Justice Brown's explanation of the working of the Colony's Advisory Committee on detainees, published by you on Wednesday, was :s kind as it was lucid. But ureiy he begged two quesions at the end of his letter? Detention by the Executive, he says, is repugnant
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      SEEN AT THE GRAND PRIX
      104 9 IT has been brought to my cc that a number of tand spectators at the J hc-p Grand Prix mistook in handing over reath to lan L'*nn IceeaiM f or a "> r eI meditated act of discourtesy j towards Datin Mackenzie. I deeply regret
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      MALAYALEES AS WELL
      81 9 MR. Mahar Hngh BhGllar and "Tamilian" have api pealed to their communities j to form Sikh and Tamil Fcde- ration bacLalions respectively. As a Travancorean, I appeal to all Malayalees to unite to form a similar battalion, and to hold high our "clenched fists" against Communist banditry
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      Extra work for the staff
      177 9 ALL those who are in authority, It seems, have forgotten cne group of workers who are employed on rubber estates and tin mines, and are now bearing the burden of extra work involved in compiling forms for the i Employees' Provident Fund, j Hundreds of
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      But what of the landlords?
      237 9 \yHEN the Singapore Legislative Council meets in August it -will have before it a Bill designed to nip the claws of the chief tenant I and other rapacious individuals who are making hay' while the Singapore sun con•tinues to shine on a disgraceful lack of
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      University entrance—a difficulty for young Malayans
      292 9 University entrance a difficulty for young Malayans JENJOR Cambridge Certificate holders us:d either to be exempted from any further examination, and admitted straightway to British universities, or to have to sit a matriculation examination to quality for admission. Recently, I understand, students in England have had to pass the Higher
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      UNWANTED BOOKS
      233 9 r VHE other week I desired to re-read a certain book in Raffles Library which related to a well-known person of the past. After looking for it several times I finally found to my surprise that this particular book, along with many others, had been destroyed, not because
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      RETAILERS PRESSED FOR CASH
      228 9 RETAILERS PRESSED FOR CASH WHEN the Federal Legislative Council passed tho Money Lenders Ordinance, they had in mind only tho object of savins the wageearner from the rapacioii3 demands of the Chettiar and Sikh money lender. In their zeal to accomplish this object they forgot that there are Chinese money
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      ZEBRAS WANTED
      50 9 IT- is very gratifying to see what has been done to aid the pedestrian in the business centre of Singapore. But if it would not be overflogging the willing horse, may I suggest that zebra crossings be set at some points along the SelegieSerangoon Roads? OLD MAN. Singapore.
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      Labour posts: qualification by race?
      208 9 Labour posts qualification by race? "J^ED TAPE" from Malacca in your paper of August 1 states there are Malay Labour Officers to look after the interests of Malay labourers, Chinese Labour Officers to look after Chinese labourers and Indian Labour Officers to look after Indian labourers. I presume there are
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    RUBBER DOWN 3/8 OF A CENT: MARKET QUIET
    170 10 DIBBER lost 3/8 of a cent on the Singapore market yesterday, August first grade closing at 86i] cents a lb. The market was quiet with a small offtake, as accounts were squared for the week-end. There were small orders from the U.S.
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    TIN; $464½ A PICUL
    11 10 SINGAPORE, Fri.— s464' a picul (up Sl's>.
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    Raub mine produces scheelite
    287 10 Raub mine produces scheelite ASMAX.L amount of scheelite, a tungsten ore used in the manufacture of jet en- j (Ines, is now being produced at the mine of the Raub Ausu m Gold Mining Company Limited. This was revealed m the progress repot for March to -iu!y •sent to shareholders.
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    ALUMINIUM UP
    32 10 WASHINGTON. F"i. Al'i•niniiim rjroducers have be°n a maximuTi nrice increase of one cent a pound on raw n ''minium and five per cent on %Itow in^ot and fabric«r*Kl products. Reuter.
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    New York price
    23 10 T^O. 1 R.S.S. Srptetnber («n U.S. cent-): Wednesday's Thur^dmy'* c'osinc closing 30.40 b'd. 30.10 t»d. 30.4 D asked. Tone: Steady.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    103 10 Copra was quietly st-»dy in Singapore yesterday with business done at $24 > 4 a picul f.o.b. for firVt h"lf September. $24 for Aug93p'ember and $24 for SeptemberOctober. Buyers were 524 mH sellers $24 'j. Coconut oil was Hull »h bw ers mX f.o.b. and sellers $38.-.
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    AYER MOLEK
    13 10 Avrr Molek Rubber Co.. LM. pro*"-"* 29.510 lb. of rubber last
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    Trade with Tibet is restricted
    53 10 I LONDON. Fri.— British exporters were told yesterday that in i the future they will need export i 'icences for any goods £«>' t0 Tib"t. Licences woul H not be granted for strategic Roods in sccor-'-nre 1 wi h the embargo on such imp- 1
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    Price rallies as market gets steadier
    115 10 Price rallies as market gets steadier T?OR the first time since F the removal of certain resir'ctions on the buying of tin by private importers in the United States, the price of tin rallied in' Si^aavore yesterday and was $464V 2 a picul, an increase of $1V B During the
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    DIVIDEND R5.125 A SHARE APPROVED
    67 10 A DIVIDEND of Rs 125 a share tax free, was approved „t anni.^l meet nz of H*« Orient Government cc r -„-ty Life Assurance Compiny Limited held in The c")~*«nv's income for the veir amounted to Rs 1C8.905 91S of which w<! n Z*\m* derived
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    AUSTRALIAN SHARES IRREGULAR AGAIN
    164 10 MELBOURNE, Friday. AFTER yesterday's short period of firmness following the Budget announcements, the share I market became irregular again today. I Bidding lacked spirit and as the day's trading developed prices were edging back. Today's company news included record profit announcements by Johns and Waygood. Engineers,
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    Tins firm, industrials unchanged
    113 10 rpHE Singapore share market ■I- was generally steadier yesterday. Tins were firmer, industrials unchanged and rubbers neglected. Price changes announced yesterday by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association were: minim; V«uyrrs tellers Brrjuntal 24 9 25/3 HonK Patt 1 19 1 24 Kuchat 3 45 3.55 Larut,
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    PRICES FOR CUSTOMS TAX
    48 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The following prices have been fixed lor assessing Customs duty from Aug. 7 to 13: Rubber 88 "H" H cents per lb.; copra $404 per ton; coconut oil. $624 per ton; palm oil. $977.50 per ?on. palm kernels. $374 per ton.
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    Selangor's youngsters were in the limelight
    819 11 Selangor's youngsters were in the limelight By Our Cricket Reporter THE NOKTH-SOITH cricket match in Singapore, which ended on Monday in victory to the North side by eight runs, was in many ways the youngsters' game.. They had compelled attention by advance reports of their prowess and they lived up
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    KRIAN TENNIS
    57 11 PARIT BUNTAR, Fri— Finals of the Krian tennis tournament were played off this week. Results Open singles: Abdul Wahab beat C. T. Stephen 6-3, 6-2 Open doubles: J. Lee and J. A. Row beat Jamaludin and D. C. Arnold 7-9, 6-3, 7-5. Handicap singles: Chin Ah Choon (scr.)
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    Tomorrow's ties decide Jnr. titles
    311 11 r THE Singapore Cricket Assocla"tion's Junior tournament ends with the final round of matches tomorrow and in both Sections A and B the championships will depend on tomorrow's results. Junior A leaders are now RAP Changi I with 78 points, but Ceylonese are only two
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    Kelantan draw in Cup clash
    55 11 KOTA BAHRU, Fri. IfELANTAN and Trengganu drew two-all in a Malaya Cup East Zone soccer match here today. Kelantan led one-nil at half-time. A penalty goal enabled Trengganu to score the equaliser. Trengganu forged ahead, and looked set for a narrow win but in the
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    THREE OPEN EVENTS AT J.B. RIFLE MEET
    219 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. T*HE Johore Bahru Rifle Association has planned an ambitious programme for their third annual rifle meeting, to bs held in Johore Bahru from Aug. 28 to Aug. 31. For the first time, the proggramme will include three events open to
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    MALAY B.A. TOURNEY
    51 11 The Singapore Malay Badminton Association 1952 junior championships begin at the Clerical Union Hall, Rangoon Road, tomorrow. A good entry has been received from the 11 clubs affiliated to the Association 74 in the mens singles and 44 In the doubles. Play Is from 8 a.m. to
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    Black Velvet up to Class One
    275 11 fFHREE Cl. 2 horses Earthquake, Black Velvet and Mubarak who won at the recent Penang August Ban!: Holiday meeting, have been promoted to Cl. 1, states a release from the Straits Racing Association. Horses demoted from Cl. 1 to Cl 2 are: Regmar, Northmend.
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    Mr. Grant takes a dim view of them
    347 11 THOSE APPEALS AGAINST THE LIGHT EWER since an appeal against the light was upheld a few weeks ago almost every Padang match since has gone into a state of jitters around about 5.30. Batsmen unable to hit the ball as they would
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    MR. MILLER ASKS YOUR OPINION
    304 11 MR. MILLER ASKS YOUR OPINION T QUOTE as a matter of Interest an extract from an article written for the English Sunday Pictorial by Fred Root, the well known cricket umpire, and published on Sunday, July 27, under the heading: "Don't stop play for Bad Light." "In the third Test
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    STANVAC TEAM FOR T-TENNIS
    72 11 The team to represent Stanvac Employees' League in a tabletennis match against Bri.ish Far Eastern Broadcasting: Service Club at the latter's Club-house at Bth mile. Jalan Masai Johore today at 2.15 p.m. will be: Singles: Tan Miang Siam, Chu Chi Wei, Simon Hew, Cheah Chin Kee,
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    SHELL SPORTS
    48 11 Shell Sports Club will hold their annual athletic sports on their ground at Paya I ebar at 2.30 p.m. today. The programme of 24 events will Include an open three miles race, which has attracted more than 20 entries, and an inter-school 4xllo yards »clay race.
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    SCRC v GHQ
    52 11 S.C.R.C. cricket XI against GHQ at Hong Llm Green on Sunday Is: Khoo Ong Lee (capt.), Eu Cheow Chye. Ang Earn Hock, Chua Eng Cheng. Tan Huck Chuan. Ho Llan Kee, Wong Slew Choon, Worn; Fong <Poy, Deals. Lee, Ha Fook. oian. Ong Swee Law. Umpire: T.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    33 11 _j TODAY] Hi-h 0035 hrs CO.B ft) and ::i26 1 9 3): Low 0709 19.91 and 1908 (2.7). TOMORROW: 0123 (10 5) and 1356 (9 3); 0743 il-Bj and 1951 (2.4)
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    Kobiti breaks 2 of 5 NS records
    525 12 DAWAVS 10.2 BEST IN 100-YD. HEATS SEREMBAN, Friday. piVE RECORDS were set up on the first day of the 12th Negri Sembilan A. A. A. championship meet here today. Two of them were put up by a Fijian, Pte. J. Kobiti. Representing N.S.
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    81 12 BASKETBALL BKAWL: This started a fight in Helsinki during an Olympic basketball match between Argentina and Uruguay. Police had to be called in to break up the scrap between players. On the floor is Juan Uder (No 12) of Argentina. Uruguayan Roberto Lovera (No. 9) snarls at him while others
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    U.K. cricket results
    150 12 LONDON, Fri. 'THE results of county cricket x matches ending today were: Hampshire beat Middlesex by an innings and 25 runt at Portsmouth. Hants 337 for 9 dccl.; Middlesex 153 and 159 (Cannings 7-53). Essex Gloucestershire match drawn at Southend. Gloeter 299 for 8 dccl. and 286
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    SHELL TOO GOOD FOR M.P.H.
    49 12 In a Singapore Business Houses F.A. league match at River Valley Road yesterday, Shell Sports Club beat Malaya Publishing House by four goals to two. Scorers for Shell were: Wing Choong. Andrew Llm, Rohan and Heng Kwang. Othman Hamld scored both goals for M.P.H.
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    Singapore need only one point
    506 12 MALAYA CUP CLASH By Our Soccer Reporter SINGAPORE'S Malaya Cup team need a single point from today's clash with Negri Sembilan at Jalan Besar stadium to put them in the final for the third year running and for the 24th time in the 26 years
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    MATCH OFF
    28 12 Due to the water-logged ground a S.B.H.F.A. league match scheduled to have been played between Handelsbank and Borneo Co. at Farrer Park yesterday w \s postponed.
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    Veteran beats junior champ
    102 12 TAIPING, "Fri.— Using his courtcraft to advantage, veteran Ahmad Hazari of Kuala Kangsr yesterday beat Ng Hoe Hun. 1951 Malayan Junior singles champion, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to enter the quarter finals of the men's singles in the Chinese Recreation Club's annual open invitation tennis championships. Hazari
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    WARWICK AND INDIA DRAW
    38 12 LONDON, Fri— The rain-spoilt match at Birmingham between Warwickshire and the touring Indian team was drawn. Indians 172 for 2 dccl. (Adhlkari not out 101): Warwick 96 for 2 (Gardner 27, Homer 57).— Reuter.
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    Weekend Sport
    148 12 TODAY SOCCER MALAYA CUP: SAFA v N. Sembilan at J. Besar. DIV. 3A: Tempenis Rovers t Indian Brotherhood at J. Besar, 4 p.m.; K.M.L. v NXaji at CYMA. DIV. 3B: Customs v YMMA at Geylanc BUSINESS HOUSES: Jacks v Ford S.C. at Thomson Road; Breweries v Cold Storage
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    Gan Eng Seng School take the relay
    658 12 ALTHOUGH rain had fallen earlier and no records were made, the second annual combined field day of the three units Malayan Air Training Corps, St. Johns Ambulance Brigade, and Boy Scouts 56th Group held at Victoria School in conjunction with the Victoria Afternoon
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    Cheerful Lads w.o.
    39 12 As the Woodbrldge Hospital team did not turn up to meet Cheerful Lads In their S.A.F.A. Dlv. 2 league soccer match scheduled to have been played at Parrer Park yesterday, the latter were awarded a walk-over.
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    Weightlifting
    34 12 The Strength and Health Clu will stage their annual Junto Weight Lifting and Bodybulldin Championship on August 17 In th Hall of the Presbyterian Boys School (41, Koon Seng Road) a 7.30 p.m.
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    Back Wednesday
    25 12 The Singapore Contingent to the Olympic Games at Helsinki will return by BOAC on Aug. 13. arriving at Kallang Airport at 3 p.m.
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    R.A.F. (SELETAR) WIN CUP REPLAY IN GOOD STYLE
    420 12 R.A.F. (SELETAR) WIN CUP REPLAY IN GOOD STYLE R.A.F. (Seletar).... 3; Pulau Brani United... 0. DOYAL Air Force (Seletar), the fitter, faster and more forceful combination, with forwards combining effectively, convincingly beat a hesitant Pulau Brani in a SAFA Senior Cup replay at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Adapting themseives to
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    FLAGDAY FOR ATHLETICS
    66 12 F LA GDAY FOR ATHLETICS THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association will hold a Flag Day today to raise funds to send the Colony contingent to the Malayan championships at Ipoh on Aug. 15 and 16. Singapore are the defending champions and hope to score their third successive victory. All athletes
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    Seven nations in S.E. A. basketball
    98 12 Seven countries are expected to parficipiiie in the first South-Easb Asia basketball tournament (men and women) to be held hi Singapore next month. Four women players and two reserves Trom Perak have beep invited to play for Singapore and the Federation. They are Yap
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    Rugby referees meet on Tuesday
    68 12 A special general meeting of the Singapore Society of Rugby Union Referees will be held at the Singapore Cricket Club on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 5.30 p.m. Anyone interested In joining the society either as a referee or on a non-active basis Is asked to
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    Cosmos beaten
    48 12 Dominating play for the greater part of the game, Seletar Vllle beat the Cosmos S.C. by threa goals to nil in a SAFA. Dlv. 3B soccer match played at Geylang stadium yesterday. Scorers for Seletar Vllle were: A. Rayappan (2) and A. Vellasamy. Ismail Alkadree refereed.
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