The Straits Times, 30 August 1952

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDA^kf^GGUST 30, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS TWELVE PAGES MALAYA S NATIONAL NE\Vm*ER: ESTABLISHED 1845
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  • 176 1 Both released on bail after in court MADRAS, Friday.' TNDIAN lawyer C. G. Menon, wanted by the Singapore police on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $4,000, was arrested here today. His wife. Vilasini Menon, a Legislative Councillor, wanted on a charge of abetment,
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  • 76 1 LEE TIAN TAJ (arrow points at her) seen entering the police armoured vehicle in which she was driven away alter her trial at the Supreme Court, Ipoh. RIGHT: Crowds which took up all vantage points around the Supreme, Court watch the police armoured
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  • 60 1 Vilasini Menon is the only elected w.raun member of the Singapore Legislative Council. She was elected in the April. 1951, elections on an Independent ticket in the Seletar ward. Last week, it was stated by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe. that she had applied for
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  • 761 1 JUDGE REBUKES ASSESSORS IPOH, Friday. I EE TIAN TAI, pretty young Chinese girl whom the police alleged was Lee L-* Meng, a top-ranking member of tbe Malayan Communist party, was found not guilty here today on a charge of being in p^iset
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  • 110 1 'Contempt' by editor is alleged BEFORE the court adjourned the. Deputy Public Prosecuter drew the Judge's attention to a report of the trial appearing in yesterday* issue of the "Times of Malaya" in which the address of a woman exbandit was given as "Kuans, Johore He said that this constituted
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  • 69 1 Pilot on raid is killed SEREMBAN, Friday. A ROYAL Air Force pilot was killed yesterday when his oiane, on a bandit strafing raid, crash Ed in the jungle. A patrol of the 17 Gurkhas, after working their way through dense jungle, found his body this afternoon. Nobody
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  • 21 1 in 1951, by Mr. W.L. Blylhe, the C lonial Secretary a re -w of the year apper -i Page 11.
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  • 122 1 A COURT REBUFFS MALAN JOHANNESBURG. Frl. THE Cape Province Supreme Court today ruled invalid the Government's High Court of Parliament Act and so stayed at least temporarily— the removal of the Union's coloured voters from the national electoral rolls. The provincial court's dccl- sion was unanimous. Under the terms of
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  • 69 1 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON. Frl. While appreciating General Sir Gerald Tempter's difficulties and problems in Malaya, "which he cannot hope to solve unless he shows firmness." The Daily Herald today deplored his destruction of Permatang TingRi and the detention of its 66 people. The paper
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  • 37 1 TAIPEH. Fri.— Mr. Robert G. Simmons. Chief Justice of Nebraska Supreme Court, Is arriving here on Sept. 5 for a two weeks' round of public lectures and consultations with Chinese* Nationalist officials.—A.P.
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  • 26 1 LONDON. Fri. Mr. Eden Is fripcctfcd to bate a'weekend conference with Mr. Churchill on Persia's 'claims to the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company— Reuter.
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  • 52 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. Home Guards at Tanjong Karang in the padl-produc-ing area In West Selangor accounted for one of the terrorist* killed In the Federation yesterday. The High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer congratulated them on their success in a message to the State home guard
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  • 39 1 HELSINKI. Frl.— A cargo of cranes left here by rail for the Soviet border today— the last trainload of Finnish war reparations. Workers turning out goods for Russia will be Riven a four-week holiday. A.P.
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  • 49 1 QINGAPORE caty Council President, Mr. T P. F. McNeice. yesterday told Councillors that a food' caterer was responsible for spreading typhoid to 47 out of 162 people who had this dlsea.se since last December. The Health Department detected this carrier in May. He was Isolated.
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  • 182 1 HUSBANDS ON THE LOOSE AT THE FAIR, COUNCIL TOLD NOMINATED Singapore City Councillor Mr. Yap Phene Geek said yesterday that "certain councillors, by subtle suggestions." bad misled the proprietor into spending $590,900 on building the Great Eastern Trade Fair. The Council rejected b> nine votes to eight a motion bv
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  • 41 1 HONG KONG. Fri.— British Overseas Airways Corporation will add one LondonHongkong flight per week on Sept. 1. giving the line six flights weekly to and from London. There will be no flight on Sunday.— AP.
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  • 103 1 LOS ANGELES, Friday. DILL ABERNATHY. 29-year-old Californian diver who went down during the Bikini atom bomb tests, said here' he planned to walk aero s the 22-mile English Channel in under 36 houis. "I have permission from England and tentative permission from
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  • 30 1 SEOUL, Frl. An Army announcement here today said that 24 Communist prisoners were injured in clashes with guards on Koje Island on Tuesday and Wednesday Reuter
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  • 31 1 TOKYO, FYl.— Ma]. Gen. Prince Rand Slyakorn of the s'amese Air Force flew to Korea via Japan today for an inspection trip-, of Slam's United Nation* military contingent.— A.P.
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  • 53 1 RAIDERS GRAB CAMERAS PENANG, Fri. this morning smashed two windows of the Sik Hong pho tar studio <n Penang Road and ran awa\ with six cameras worth $1,500. Three employees were awakened by the shatterine glass and saw two Chinese running a vay. Police found a hole in each of
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  • 55 1 CAIRO. Fri— Premier Alv Maher announced today that King Ahmed Fuad II will be educated in Egypt so that he will grow up among his people. The Infant king, who Is now at Capri, will be In the custody of his mother, exQueen Narnman, until
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  • 102 1 Now the Malays may get lottery fpHE United Malaya National Organisation (Malaya) is planning to launch a mil.ion dollar lottery in the near future. I A proposal will be put before the UMNO Rener.il meeting In Butterworth next month. It Is understood that the UMNO president. Tengku Abdul Rahman, and
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  • 123 1 LONDON. Frl.— Twenty six members of a British expeditionary force to Greenland are marooned and in serious difficulty, a radio message picked up here said. The force reported that their ship is wedged in thick ice in Queen Louise Land and a general SOS for help has been sent
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  • 27 1 The Governor of Sarawak. Sir Anthony Abell. arrives in Singapore coday on his way back to Kuchlng after lone leave in Britain.
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  • 168 2 NEW YORK, Friday. TEIE UNITED States yes'erday asked the S curit\ Council to let Japan be a member of ths United Nations because she "is a peace l/.ving state and S able and willing to carry out the obligat ons contained in the
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  • 106 2 New dispute on united Germany BERLIN, Fri rE EAST and West German Governments yesterday considered the latest Russian Note on the unification of Gerrrfany and differed sharply in their proposals. Communist officials in East Berlin said they were ready to follow the Russian course by nominating delegates to a suggested
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  • 22 2 LE HAVRE. France. Fri.— Margaret Truman ended her European tour yesterday and boarded the United States to return home.— U.P
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  • 43 2 LONDON, Fri— From Sept 7 the tea ration for the British people will be raised to three ounces a week, half an ounce more than the present ration People aged 70 and over will ger 3Vi ounces a week.
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  • 19 2 LONDON, Fri.— A mode-rate-sized sunspot is likely to disturb radio conditions between Sept. 1 and 5. Reuter.
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  • 87 2 LONDON, Fri. AFi^ii tne flying saucers comes a report of a plane hat gives birth to triplets. Three friends reported to the British Ministry of Civil Aviation that they saw a high -flying plane disgorge one small plane, then another I and finally a third. Each
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    • 277 2 NOTICES NO. HE Notice is hereby given that by a Deed of Divorce dated the 27th day of August, 1952. executed by LIM CHENG HOOI of No: 47. Northern Road. Penang, aitd by ONG EOK EAM (married woman) of No: 34. Phuah Hln Leon? Road. Penang. the said LIM CHENG
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    • 180 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL NETHERLANDS INSURANCE CO., EST. 1845 LTD. Notice is hereby given that as from September 1st. 1953, our Office will be removed to: Mb II Chulia St. (3rd noon Singapore. Tel. ***** HERE IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL ENJOYMENT. Watch For The Grand Opening of The CAMERON
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  • 251 3 100 tons of bombs on Red city I PEOPLE TOLD: CLEAR AREA TOKYO, Friday. jyjORE than 420 warplanes from four Allied nations today bombed Pyongyang, the shattered capital of North Korea, in one of the mightiest raids of the war, the U.S- Fifth Ail Force announced.
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  • 82 3 LONDON. Fri. A WARSHIP will leave England next month with her engine-room sealed, and not a soul on board. The vessel a river transport has been bought by the Royal Siani Navy, and will be towed 9,450 miles to Bangkok. She will take a famous
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  • 113 3 AIRMAN CYCLES HOME TOKYO, Frt pAPT. Charles Willis, of Texas, started < .'is first Korean combat mission in a Corsa'r warplane and came back on a bicycle. Millis' plane ran short oi fuel as he was returning, and the 30-yearold pilot prai forced to paracl. ite into the Allied territory.
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  • 90 3 RANGOON. Fri. Au.\W which would ban Burmese women's nylon clothes which, according to a member, "reveal rather than conceal," is to be discussed by the Burmese Parliament. A Burmese editor, claiming the move to be an admission on men's part that they are incapable of
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  • 28 3 LONDON, Fri. A LondonTokyo air service over polar regions may be in operation by 1954, a spokesman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation said today. A.P.
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  • 162 3 CAIRO, Fri. pENERAL Moharred* Naguib, vl has welcomed the decision of the influential Saadist (bi» landlord) Party to reorganise "in line with the new developments of political life in Egypt". A deputation from the Saadist Party called at his headquarters last night to tel] him
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  • 27 3 KARACHI, Fri.— Fi'm distributors yesterday tt'd the Government they would cose cinemas In Karachi. Sind and Baluchistan unless taxes on the industry are eased.— Reuter.
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  • 31 3 COLOMBO, FrL— An International Bank mission has recommended an economic planning committee for Ceylon. The recommendations Include a development finance corporation and a technical research bureau.— Reuter.
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  • 35 3 ISMIR, TURKEY, Fri.— Sixteen women were killed and 37 severely injured yesterday in a panic following a fire hi a tobacco factory. Most casualties resulted from stairs and walls collapsing—AP.
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  • 27 3 MANILA, Fri.— A strong force of Huks, firing from cliff tops, killed three soldiers and wounded five in an ambush in northern Luzon, yesterday. A.P.
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  • 159 3 TOKYO, Friday. JAPANESE political parties today began preparing their campaigns for the general election on Oct. 1, following the cabinet's decision yesterday to dissolve parliament immediately. Unde r laws limiting the extent and cost of elections, the parties cannot legally open their campaigning
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  • 20 3 GENEVA, Fri.— The second Swiss expedition to Mount Everest this year left by ah for Bombay today.-- Reuter.
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  • 60 3 RIO DE JANEIRO, FrL SCIENTISTS yesterday put their finger on a mystery tropical disease which has killed 10 persons and struck 102 others in the last two months. They identified it as multiplication of white corpuscles in the blood stream, which was first discovered in India during
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  • 27 3 DUBLIN, FrL Dublin newspaper printers yesterday settled a six-week strike. The return to work was announced after a wage dispute was settled.— Reuter
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  • 67 3 JAKARTA, Fri. Hailing India's move to take the "apartheid question" to the United Nations, the Semarang paper Suara Merdeka said that the apartheid policy of the Malan Government hits coloured people all over the world right into the heart. A provincial paper -said the United Nations now
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  • 28 3 NEW YORK, Fri.— Ajay Nehru, young cousin of the Indian Prime Minister, is to enter Wilbraham Academy on a scholarship next month. AP.
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  • 23 3 HONG KONG, Fri.— A British soldier was drowned here yesterday after floods poured into a reservoir where he was swimming.— Reuter.
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    59 3 T'LLIE GEORGE, 18, bursts into tears after her veil is placed at the start of a six -hour gipsy colony wedding at Philadelphia. The bride then is led off for the first dance by her husky father-in-law, Mike Frank (left), In bottom picture, Tillie smiles as her 17-year-old
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  • 182 3 Police seize documents SYDNEY, Friday. COMMONWEALTH Investigation Service officers raided the city offices of the Communist paper Tribune in Sydney today and after a two-hour search seized a letter, several newspaper cuttings and a bundle of notes, i Security men swooped on the home of the
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  • 81 3 REPLY ON KOBE SAILORS TOKYO. FrL rE Fjreign Minister, Mr. Katsue Okazaki. last evening replied in a letter to the protest made on Aug. 5. by the British Ambassador, Sir Esler Dening, on the case of the two British sailors now Imprisoned at Kobe. The British Embassy today refused to
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  • 72 3 JAKARTA. Fri. WtoE Indonesian Foreign .->"•" Minister, Mr. Mukarto, has proposed to the Cabinet that Indonesia join the Co- lorrfbo Plan. Mr. Mukarto said that Indonesia has already accepted scholarships from India, Pakistan, and Australia under the Colombo Plan, which is possible without being a
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  • 348 3 Activity again on reduced scale LONDON, Fri. ACTIVITY on the London Stock Market was again on a reduced scale today. With weekend consideration in view, there wan some marking down. Among giltedged, Irredeemable Issues dropped away to around opening levels, but the mediumdated stocks were inclined to be
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  • 27 3 LONDON, Aug. 29.— Cash Buyers £953; Sellers £954; Forward Buyers £942; Sellers £943; Settlement: £953 (down £3). Turnover, am. 20 tons: p.m. 5 tons.
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  • 42 3 LONDON, Aug. 29— Spot. 23*4 d. Oct 23% d., Nov. 23 '/ad.. Dec 23 d., Oct. -Dec. 23 > 2 d.. Jan.-Mar 23V*d., April-June 22% d.. Sept cj.f. 23% d.. Oct. cJ.f. 23 %d., Nov. ci.f. 23 Hd. Market: Easier, dull.
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  • 340 4 COSTS, LABOUR SHORTAGE DELAY BUILDING THE Singapore Improvement Trust's new building programme has been delayed by a year because of the high cost of materials and shortage of labour. The Trust's annual report, published yesterday, said: "In an organisation
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  • 175 4 'Singapore moves at great pace' SINGAPORE moves at a w terrific pace and the tempo is always increasing. This applies not only to the expansion of population Hut also to the development of all those things which go to make up what is called modern civilization. One has only to
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  • 75 4 A Eurasian woman. Mary Ann Carnegy who had been separated from her husband, C. B. Carnegy. an overseer at the Naval Base, since 1933. was granted a decree nisi in the Singapore Hi^h Court yesterday. Mrs. Carnegy brought the action for divorce on the ground of her
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  • 65 4 A warrant for the arrest of a debtor, Oei Tiang Teck. was issued by the Chief Justice Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, in the Singapore High Court yesterday on the application of the Assistant Official Assignee. Mr. Dennis D'Cotta said that the debtor failed to attend the
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  • 59 4 PENANG. Fri. Penang Muncipal Councillors, at their monthly meeting today, confirmed a decision of the Finance and General Purposes Committee to amend the Provident Fund rules by reducing the salary qualification from $40 to $25 mouth, with effect from Sept. 1 this year. The amendment is
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  • 32 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Ng Hah Choo, a shopkeeper, was fined $150 at Johore Bahru for having 24 ration cards and another $20 for not displaying price tags for Siamses rice.
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  • 82 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE to a.m. News; 10.05 Housewlves's Choice; ll New Records; 1 pjn. Jerry Gray Orch.; 130 News; 2 Album of Harmony; 2.30 Rhythm Corner; 2.45 S'udto Melodies; 3.15 Pun with Music; 3.30 Tea Dance; 4.15 Southern Serenade; 6.13 Signature Tune; 5.1 5 News; 8.25 The Emergency; 6.35 Children;
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  • 28 4 BATU PAHAT, Fri.— Chong Pik Sang, a special constable from Kuala Pilah, was fined $200 at Batu Pahat for absenting himself from duty without leave.
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  • 105 4 WHEN the name of Abdullah bin Ali was called in the Singapore Fourth Po.lce Court yesterday a man strode quickly into th e doc? and stood on the bench. The court rang with laughter and the Magistrate, Mr. E. H. D'Netto, raised his eyebrows. The
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  • 101 4 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Frl— Wnen Oan Ewe Soon, 41. was detained in Buklt Mertajam police station lock-up, between Aug. 11 and 27. he oerriended the other detainees He was released on Aug. 27 jfter be had been fined $25 for theft of tapioca Immediately he was
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  • 34 4 The University of Malaya Endowment Fund' received $3,337 in gifts during the week ending Aug. 23. The Ceylonese Federation of Malaya gave $1,750. The fund now stands at $4,847. 203.
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  • 310 4 SUBSTATIONS Hmkle to IoM iheddlnc today are:— DAY Chartered Bank. China Bank Ada MUtac. C—n 8«. Static. B. HckMiac St.. I. Ccoti St./Pafoda St.. r Hokien St. Pirksriar, St./Ckwrch St.. I. Clremlar ltd /CM>eaUr St.. CaTamagh Rd/C»llyer Qasy. V M.H. 1 t. Mnn St. Market St.. Rafflei
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    51 4 r KOERATION BUDDHIST LE ADER the Yen. VinayacharyPandit M. Pannashi Thero (right) who arrived in Singapore last night by train from Kuala Lumpur on his way to attend the world Buddhist conference being held in Japan. He was greeted on arrival by the Yen. M. M. Mahaweera Thero. Straits Times
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  • 248 4 ALIBI CORROBORATED PENANG, Fr day. RA. COULSON-GILMER. former Penan- manager •of Shriro (China) Ltd., was acquttsd by the Sessions Court President, Mr. B. G. Smith, here today after an 11-day hearing. Coulson-Gilmer was found not guilty of criminal breach of trust of $6,125 belonging to the firm
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  • 156 4 DISTINGUISHED Singapore' citizens may receive the Freedom of the City dur- ing future annual celebrations of City Uay-Sept. 22. The City President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeiee, promise) to have this investigated, following a suggestion iiy Mr. M. P. D. Nair (Inde- pendent-South) at
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  • 89 4 Towed ship expected on Sept. 5 rE disabled 6.112-ton freighter Empire Ely Is expected in Singapore on Sept. 5. The ship is now being towed toward the west coast of Malaya by the Singapore Harbour Board tug, Griper. *»"he Empire Ely's agents, Hadden and Co, said yesterda that it was
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  • 41 4 A Malay bankrupt. Omar bin Mahained Salleh. whose Indebtedness totalled $580 and who had repaid the debt In full, was granted an unconditional discharge by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley. in Singapore High Court yesterday.
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  • 27 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Frl.^tyr A. W,.B',Te ba? tejon)? acting Warden of Mines. Johore, In place of Mr. W. E Everitt who has gone on lea^.
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  • 373 5 Influenced by Departments I ABOUR City Councillor for Rochore Ward, Mr. Phillip Williams, yesterday described the Singapore Public Services Commission as a farce and a body under the influence of heads of departments. Mr. Williams, speaking during the adjournment at a City Council meeting,
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  • 36 5 sOAtt, O* tiu t. Harbour Board workers who were charged with opium offences. Sixty-seven of them pleaded guilty to smoking opium and were sentenced to a month's imprisonment each. Straits Times picture.
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  • 64 5 THE President of the City Council, Mr. TP.F. McNeice told Councillors yesterday he had reques:ed the Government that the Singapore City Council be represented at the Coronation of the Queen next year. Mr. McNeice said this in reply to Mr. M.P.D. Nair (Independent South)
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  • 45 5 MUAR, Fri.— Muningin bin Haji Yusop, 54 whose goats strayed into the rubber estate at the 16 m.s. Singkang Road and damaged some bud-grafted trees, was fined $10 at Muar. He was ordered to pay $10 compensation for the damage.
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  • 150 5 4 in opium case asleep in court THE SCENE: Singapore Third Police Court yesterday. The public gallery became the dock for 72 people accused of opium offences and armed policemen guarded the doors. Outside, relatives of the defendants waited. Then suddenly a policeman shouted "attention" when the magistrate entered the
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  • 39 5 MUAR, Fri.— A woman. Ah Choon, was summoned at Mva r for using criminal force on another woman, Lim Lian Huay, at Simpang Twill The case was compounded and Ah Choon was acquitted.
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  • 32 5 SEGAMA'., Fri Jacob, 26, and Sarkunan, 32. were charged at Segamat with abetting Slow Tin Siong in the offence of being in unlawful possession of terrorist documents. Ball was opposed.
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  • 63 5 Mrs. Robert Eu (Progressive West) said that good neighbourly relations could be developed in Singapore if there were good roads serving private homes. She urged the Council to repair bad private roads and charge the house owners concerned. Mr. McNeice said that the Council had a list
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  • 48 5 Mr. McNeice told Mr. Soh Ghee Sonn (Progressive West) that he would look into the matter of lighting up the children's playground adjoining Mt. Emily Swimming Pool. Mr. Son said the playground was used uiitil about 10 p.m. and recently there had been some robberies
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  • 52 5 Mr. Lee Choon Eng (Labour West) spoke of the Community Development Committee set up by the Government to which he was appointed in December last year. Since then the committee had only met once, he said. Mr. McNeice said that he would draw the Government's attention to
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  • 65 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Pong Yin Loong. of Singapore, was sentenced at Johore Bahru. yesterday to one month's gaol and fined $800 or a further three months' gaol, for negligent driving and causing the death of a woman cyclist. Chin Sue Lan. Accused had a previous conviction for
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  • 276 5 TODAY Malayan Air iraiaint Corp»:-4th Anniversary Ball under patronage of Air Marshal Sanderson. C-ln-C. FEAF at Victoria Memorial Hall from 8 o m to 1 am Spore Art uocirtjr:— Third open exhibition of works by teachers t<nd art student, at British Council Hall Stamford Road, from tarn to
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  • 27 5 SEGAA'fVT, Fri— Omar bin Ahmad. 21, and Khamis bin Sepal, 23, were fined $10 each at Segamat for breaking the curfew at Nagappa Estate.
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  • 181 5 Spore waits for vaccine A CAMPAIGN to inoculate Singapore dogs against rabies will start as soon as the rabies vaccine arrives in the Colony, said th e City Council veterinary surgeon, Mr. J. C. Drake, yesterday The vaccine is produced in New York and
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  • 19 5 MUAR, Fri.— Pau Bok Sek was cautioned and discharged at Muar for negligent driving at Jalan Ib- ahim
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  • 60 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. AN arbitration board will soon be set up to deal with the wage dispute between the Perak River Hydro. Employees' Union and the employers, the Straits Times was told today. This step follows the withdrawal of the strike notice by the union yesterday. doth
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  • 21 5 MUAR, Pri.— Abdullah bin Manap was fined $7 at Muar for driving a lorry at Sagil without an attendant.
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  • 223 5 'ISLAND WILL HINDER TRAFFIC Plan for Kallang criticised |Y|R. A. P. RAJAH (Progressive-North) said at a iTI meeting of the Singapore City Council yesterday that although traffic arrangements in the City M present were "laudable," the fire safety aspeci had not been considered. Referring to a committee decision to spend
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  • 28 5 MERSING, Fri.— A ronggeng and dance will be held on Sunday at the Mersing Senior Rest House, in aid of the University of Malaya Endowment Fund.
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  • 69 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Because of rinderpest, the Importation of cattle, sheep, goats and swine from Siam into Kedah and Perils is pro- I hibited unless in transit by rail from the Padang Besar quarantine station. Because of rabies, all dogs in Redan and Perils must be
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  • 207 5 Council told of absent member r[E procedure committee of Singapore City Council is to consider the prolonged absence of Mr. K. Jagatheesan from Council meetings. Mr. Jagatheesan, who represents the City Ward, is now believed o be in Rmgoon. He has noc attended a Council meeting since April. The City
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  • 54 5 SEGAMAT, Fri.— Ong Chen* Leng, 30. Chun Poon Tok, 21, and Tan Keng, 52,* were discharged by the Segamat Magistrate when police withdrew against them a charge of possession of 250 katis of rice at the LabLi-Segamat road under circumstances that raised a presumption that it
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  • 103 5 PH. HOLLANDS, formerly an assistant in Harper. Gilflllan and Company, Sin- gapore, was yesterday ac- quitted in the Singapore I Third District Court on a charge of criminal breach of trust of seven bales of textiles. He was also acquitted on an alternative charge of mis- 1
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  • 73 5 ROAD accidents in Singapore last month dropped by two a day compared with the June figure of 1,096. But there was an increase of two fatal accidents. Fifty-nine of the 1,070 accidents in July involved learner drivers, a Traffic Police report stated yesterday There were
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  • 39 6 MRS. JOSEPHINE D'ROZARIO wishes to convey her heartfelt thanks to nil relatives and friends who attended the funeral of her Mrs. Jane Francina D'Rozarlo (Rosle), as well as those BOt wreaths, loan of cars i rs of condolence.
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  • 105 6 MRS ONG BOON TAT (nee < Boon Npoi on Friday August [H3.at ,'BUKit Rose". 259 B.ikit Timah Road. Singapore, i .ewr.ii months' iliness, borre. Gwee Soon c 58. widow of the 'ate Mr On.; Boon Tat. J.P.. suddenly and illy passed away this m>:n 050 a.m. leaving to mourn
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  • 33 6 MOUTRIE. For toe ronvenM-nc*" of 'us'omers our premispg will be opvn until 1 p.m. on Monday Ist September, (H:!ri Raya Ha.ii). S. Moutrie and Co. (11l Ltd.. John I Buildine. Raffle* Place.
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  • 566 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 30, 1952. A Big Loss To Malaya There are some ten thousand splendid Gurkha soldiers in Malaya, performing an invaluable role in the antiterrorist campaign. It will become a steadily diminishing force if effect is given to a decision of the Indian Government. Recruits
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  • 551 6 On Dec. 3. 1949 Mr. P. V. j George, a 57-year-old Indian, was fit and well and earning a decent living in Singapore as a plumber. Today he is crippled and workless. In between lies a story of poverty and hardship, arising out of
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    9 6 By DerricK lin.gnt A CANAL IN THE SIAMESE CAPITAL
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  • 1086 6  -  STOIC i by i DASTORAL LETTER issued by the Bishop of Malacca notifies the decision to organise a Legion of Decency in the diocese, in which, following the example set in the United States, Catholics in Malaya will pledge themselves to stay away from pictures and
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  • 665 6 rE IMAGE of a grca philosopher long since dead is always inclined to be stylised, and 1 Confucius does not escape from this misfortune. We tend to see him as a sort of stained glass saint, a bearded sage with his head In the clouds eternally seated
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    59 7 ADMIRAL THE HON. SIR GUY RUSSELL, Commander-in-Chief Far East Station, leads brother officers in three cheers for the Queen at the inaugural ceremony for the Royal Malayan Navy at the Singapore Naval Base yesterday. TOP RIGHT: The White Ensign is hoisted in place of the Blue Ensign to proclaim the
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  • 268 7 High Commissioner 'fighting hard to break down I race barriers KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. nR. Victor Purcell, whose visit to Malaya toj study conditions of the Chinese is being' opposed by UMNO, had a two-hour discussion with Sir Gerald Templer at King's House last J night. Dr.
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  • 147 7 'Hard' apples and oranges again KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE Federation and Singapore will license imports cf Canadian and United States apples during the current North American season, j Imports of oranges from hard currency sources will also be resumed. Apple import licences for the six months from Sept. 1 will
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  • 46 7 l\ie Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce wants the Government to lift the 20-year-old ban on beer sales in Chinese wine retail shops. I Representations were made to the Chamber by 100 Chinfse wine retailers who said the ban was affecting their business.
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  • 23 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— I vriasa bin Haji Abdul Rahman has been appointed Assistant District Officer, Kota Tinggi. in charge of Pengserang
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  • 52 7 IFTER almost 33 years' con- tinuous service in Malaya, Mr. James P. Mowat, former j general manager of Enemy Estates, has retired and leaves Singapore today for) New Zealand in the Wairimu. Mr Mowat became Custodian of Enemy Property, in 1945, before taking on his most
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  • 258 7 7 WAS HIT WITH BOTTLE' POR the first two months she was employed, said a nine-year-old girl in the Singapore City Prlice Court yesterday, her mistress treated her with kindness but during the next three months she alleged she was pinched and caned and finally
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  • 107 7 Catholic members of the medical profession in Singapore Johore and Malacca have organised themselves into an association called "The Catholic Medical Gu Id of Malaya Southern Branch." Ihe following is the executive committee: President, Dr. A. M. D'Cotta: vice-presidents: Dr. Hu Chev Ing and Dr. W. A.
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  • 122 7 Malay 'not imposed on schools' JOHORE BAHRU Fri. THE introduction of the Malay language into Chinese schools should not be looked on as an imposition, but as a step to bring about better Sino-Malay co-opera-tion, the Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Syed Abdul Kaair, said today. Dato Syed was addressing
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  • 40 7 Two Nominated Singapore City Councillors, Mr. Y*p Pheng Geek and Mr. G.E.N. Oehlers, have had their terms of office extended to December 1945. Mr. Oehlers' term expired last week; Mr. Yap was due to retire shortly.
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  • 59 7 KU \LA LUMPUR, Fn. REGULATIONS published today drastically tighten the issue of driving licences in the Federation and make it compulsory for the first time for all driving licences to carry a photograph of the holder. Previously, only professional drivers toere compelled to carry licences with
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  • 124 7 THE maximum fines in more than a thousand sections of the Colony Penal Code are to be increased. A bill authorising this is to be introduced at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. The reason, according to the Attorney-General, Mr. E. J. Davies, is
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  • 112 7 Tne Singapore multi-mil-lionaire, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, was yesterday appointed head of the 15-man sub-com-mittee of the cninese Chamber of Commerce to plan celebrations for the Coronation of the Queen in June next year. The sub-committee will meet soon to discuss ways and means In which the
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  • 19 7 Mr. H. A. Forrer has been oromoted to act as Registrar of the Supreme Court. Singapore.
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  • 27 7 Captain Cyril Victor Joseph Reutens and Lieutenant Lim Choo Sye of the St. Joseph's Institution Cadet Corps have been awarded the Cadet Forces Medal.
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  • 50 7 Both the anti-diphtheria and smallpox vaccination campaigns were progressing satisfactorily, Mr. T. P. w. McNeice, City Council President, told yesterday's Council meeting. Mr. McNeice said that in August more than 10,000 children were inoculated against diplitheria. Nearly 40,000 people in the city have been vaccinated against smallpox.
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  • 146 7 P^ DIRECT fortnightly air service between Sinp*pore and the Cocos Islands will be operated by Qantas Empire Airways from Tv :sday. This service will link Singapore with the new 8,665mile Qantas service betweem Sydney and Johannesburg via the Cocos Islands which starts on Monday. The
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  • 146 7 6 sections for new CD Corps KUALA LUMPUR FTi. pEGULATIONS for the Fe•K» deration Civil Defence Corps were published in the Government Gazette today. The Corps is to consist of the headquarters, warden, rescue, ambulance, pioneer and welfare sections. Each division is to be under the command of a Civil
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  • 127 7 A STRONG plea for the granting of Singapor3 A citizenship rights to alien Chinese by right of residence was made at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting yesterday. Mr. Lien Ying Chow, a Chinese leader, 6aid that Chinese who had lived in the Colony
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  • 57 7 rE former second secretary at the Burmese Embassy in Moscow. Mr. B. A. Thaung. has been appointed th c first Burmese ■il in Singapore. This was announced in a message from Rangoon last night. Promoted Mr. M. L. AngrLsh, Assistant Superintendent oi Police, has been
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  • 232 7 FOR five seconds at Singapore Naval Base yesterday the White Ensign and the Blue Ensign fluttered side by side. Then the White Ensign was hoisted to the masthead— and the Royal Malayan Navy came into existence. The simple ceremony of
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  • 58 7 Singapore City Councillors have been invited by their President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice to meet a representative of their consulting engineers, on the new Pasir Panjang Power Station this •.norning. at the power station site. Mr. McNeice said Councillors may get to know the latest
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  • 122 7 PILLION POLICIES REQUIRED A/[OTOR--cyclists in Singa- pore will not be allowed to carry pillion passengers un- less their insurance policies I provide indemnity against claims by the passengers. The Singapore Government intends to amend the Road I Traffic Ordinance. 1941, to enforce this. The Singapore Traffic Advisory Committee has agreed
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  • 399 8 They'll be paid for good service KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE FEDERATION Government today published its revised scheme of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and other grants for members of the Malay Regiment and the Federation Regiment. The regulations state that "no officer, soldier or other Derson
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  • 47 8 MX. CiiARLIE DOG, only a oi Mr. aim Mrs. to. C. l». o. helps his bride, Miss Molly Loo, cut the wedding cake during; the reception at the Adelphi Hotel. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loo Kirn Thuan. Chew Photo.
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  • 196 8 Healthier market for rubber rpHE comparative stagnation L experienced during the earlier part of this month ram c to an end with a sharp break in prices caused by heavy liquidation of local stocks, says Lewis and Peat's weekly rubber report. Fortunately, on the decline, 'here was good support from
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  • 65 8 IPOH, Fri.— Brigadier A. de Burgh Morris, Chief Po:iice Officer, Perak, Mr. T. Q. JGaffikin and Mr. Leong Yew Koh were among those who attended the preview of the anti-terrorist film "The Right Path" in Hakka, at the Ruby cinema, Ipoh, this morning. The film was
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  • 28 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Koh Poey Hong, a wholesale beer licensee was fined $80 at Johore Bahru yesterday for failing to keep a proper account book..
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  • 114 8 This pocket was picked legally A DETECTIVE picked the pocket of a student hi vhe Singapore First District Court yesterday, but it was only a demonstration. The detective, Chong Soon Chye, was showing Mr. Tan Ah Tah, the judge, how the student had his pen stolen in a crowded bus
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  • 139 8 NOTICE NOT GIVEN, SO— TWENTY-FOUR stokers at Singapore ga s works in Kallang Road have called off the strike they threatened to start next Thursday. This is because the workers have not served a proper strike notice on the City Council and negotiations for
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  • 42 8 A Government employee, J. H. Nonls, with liabilities amounting to $10,000. was adjudicated a bankrupt In the Singapore High Court yesterriav The Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, ordered him to pay $50 monthly towards the debt.
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  • 44 8 PFNANG, Fri.— Mr. C. P. Purcell, Senior Inspector of Schools. Penang, left for Britain on leave yesterday. Mr. P. Dempsey, Examinations Secretary, Federation of Malaya, will be arriving In Penang next Tuesday to act as Senior Inspector of Schools.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 359 8 The Straits Times Crossword s£y n& a r DOWN U^"' I I, i I i vvwnl I I I I I kvv>NJ A rash tank In the Soviet m 3 wew c 7 Unlon (9) IPL^ y^ '^ss o^r L__ 1 No. U.S.A. carou-,al (5). m c^ v a judge
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      7 9 THE TEMPLER BEACON SHINES FOR THE BLACKMAILED
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    • 132 9 f K3RRESPONDENCE on Emergency detainees and the Advisory Committee in recent weeks have disclosed facts about the Committee which have so far not been disproved and which cannot but give cause for concern. I Government, or rather the chairman of the Advisory Committee, have
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    • 119 9 YOU REPORT that delegates attending the Malayan Teachers Union meeti ings in Kuala Lumpur were i quoted as deploring ,he acceptance by the Federal Education Department of Grade 111 Certificate holders as teachers. They showed extreme selfishness by miking such a statement. They are sciflsh in
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    • 104 9 A FEW MONTHS ago the Singapore Free Press drew attention to an opening on a drain in the reclamation area just behind the cenotaph. Since then nothing has happened and this City Council cockpit remains as usual. Recently, a smaller opening has appeared nearby. It is certainly
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    • 90 9 IAM one of the many people who dally travel to and from office by bus No. 23 "Siglap Road." Most of these buses, if not all, are old ones, and It !s most embarrassing to find that water leaks through the windows when It rains. Will the S.T.C
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    • 205 9 YOUR leader ot Aug. 20 under the heading, "Unjustified Optimism," calls tor comment. You seem perturbed over Mr. Blythe's statement that the Emergency may not continue for very long and there Is nope for a quicker end than what appeared some time ago. It is your
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    • 77 9 j^ LETTER from a correspondent it* a recent issue of Time Magazine contains the following:— Throughout lndu-s try (in the U.SA the universal practice is to retire at age 65. No company in this country is so rich that it could afford retirement below 60. The cost in
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    • 94 9 CUBJECT TO our being able to get the rights of amateur performance, the Singapore Arts Theatre will present as its Christmas production at the Victoria Theatre T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party." There will be a casting reading of this play at the British Council Hall at
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    • 162 9 1 THINK every one will agree that there is a •?rious shortage of teachers The only solution for this Ditiful state of affairs is bi jsenri more students to Kir'-'-I by College i The Government, will say (that they don't have the money. But more of thy [country's
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    • 35 9 A FRiEND tells me that he has got a coconut pearl. Do Straits Times readers know such a pearl exists and from what part of the coconut tree is it obtained? INQUIRER. Singapore
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    • 109 9 ¥S THERE a connection be- tween the tribe from the Kota Tlnggi area and the Kanakas who were brought into Queensland to work on the sugar plantations before thp "White Australia" policy made it necessary, to repatriate them? Kanakas are the natives of the Hawaii Islands but
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    • 202 9 $10 SEATS AT THE HAPPY STADIUM SEATING arrangements for j $10 ticket holders on the final day of the basketball match between the Harlem Globetrotters and the New York Celtics were so bad that my wife and I saw hardly anything of the game Not .only were there three rows
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    • 174 9 Racing fixtures in Malaya GS.K's letter on "Lotteries and the Benefits" is surean atteT.pt to throw dust (or. perhaps T should say, pepper) into the eyes of the public. He talks about private lotteries and raffles being "hawked about openly frorr office to office, thus bringing the^aw into contempt"— as
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    • 66 9 TF THE R.A.F. officer, owner driver of a grey-brown Morris Minor car, who narrowly escaped a nasty smash -up about 8.40 a.m. on Aug. 29, on Kallang Road just past the gas-works going out to town, will contact me through the Straits Times I shall be
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    • 44 9 WHEN a gentleman Is bestowed with the honour of "Dato," only his first wife becomes the "Datin." However, if the first wife is divorced, the second one takes her place. After the Dato's death, the title lapses 'WHITE FLASH.' Johor e Bahru.
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    • 615 9 DON'T LET THE HOTEL LIFE GET YOU DOWN \UHAT IS it about living in a hotel that is so tiresome and negative? After all, from the moment the early morning tea arrives until the last lift takes you back to bed, everything is done for you down to the last
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    • 46 9 FULLY AGREE with "Curious" that the public are shocked to read of the allegation^ in 'A Lawyer's" letter on "The Detainees Case". Does the Government hope that the public will read the correspondence or. the subject of detainees and forget about them? •ANXIOUS' Johore Bahru.
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    • 70 9 I TVIANY firemen and greasers, who have not served their engineering apprenticeship in any recognised engineering firm, and do not speak or write English, or at least not sufficient enough to be engaged as sea-going ma-rine-engineers, are found in foreign sea-ijoing vessels, such as the R.A.S.C. ships.
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    • 233 9 MR BLYTHE told In the recent Legislative Council meeting that Government could not accept the figure nf RO.OOO opium smokers In the Colony. This estimate was based nn the statement of the acting Comotroller of Customs that there are 2.000 opium dens (there are
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    • 348 9 WITH THE recent relaxation of control on building of houses and certain types of buildings costing more than $50,009 the continuous control on the bui'ding of theatres, restaurants, ein mas, swimming pools, etc., appears to be m :si ridiculous. i It is a fallacy of the
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    • 153 9 DON'T SPEAK .ENGLISH LIKE THAT LA IT IS GENERALLY observe 1 w.th regret among t ->.e various EagUsh-speakin;* people of different nationalities in Malaya that the unwanted and unauthorised word "la is invari:;'oiy added as a sulHx to all their eauvenattoaa. This unfortuuaie .vord Ls -lot in any way destined
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    • 143 9 |p ■■MILIEU L>tt 2 shows at 3.15 6.3Up.ir X "O C" The Filipino Tnrznn th English Subtitles) GALA PREMIERE TONITE AT 9.15 P.M. To Be Attended By Distinguished Personalities and A Galaxy of Famous Malay Film Stars -i IN PERSON!! FIRST MALAY-TALKING ANSCO-TECHNICOLOR FILM South-East Asia Film Co's most ambitions
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  • 855 10 DISCRIMINATING BUYERS ON STORE SHARE MARKET ri~j£r«l Sft^^^ I.NDLSTE.ALB BujtTt -c. le« Pr.'f J.IJ Ords 3 20 Atias lie 12 50 B.B. Petrol 35/B.M Trustees 6 50 Con Tin Smelt. Pref 21/ Ords 21/Eastern tlnlted 36.75 tea DiBprn.nrv 1 60 Praaei m Neave Pri-fs 4 i5 Ords Ml Uammo:i.s 2
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  • 169 10 IV yesterday, September first grade closing at 80i fpntc alh ri£. i V The price has IIOW regained ">V.rmr>nt c n« fv,o fis/ rente «t f CPniS OI ineO°T Cents H IOSt at the end Of last Week arr) tne beeinnlne Of this m»plr l~B""""K "I
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  • 17 10 civriPHRP 17-1 -n. ,OSI^™ ORE> frl?f rI? U* 29-—W«BV2 a piCUI UIIchineed) liiJHgca;.
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  • 37 10 T HERE »«"eU on Monday because of the Hari R»ya Haji holiday. The Sin.apore Produce Kxch_n.e and the MaUyan Exchanje Banks 1 Association will al obe closed. There however, be .Un market on Monday.
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  • 28 10 morket CttTency exchange of Hon(J Kong doUgj-s was quoted at the close today as follows: DS$l HK$6.4Hi (cash); HKs6.44', (T.T); HKJ15.94. On* tael of gold HKS3OU.
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  • 24 10 Tenders for Federation of M«laya Ooveintn-nt Treasury BUI, n acceDtwl by the Arcountant OeneraJ. Federation o' Malaga, to thf ex(en» Of $7.50n.0n0
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  • 116 10 CHIPS alongside thr S.n?apore Harbour Board Eodowns or expected the-e at 7am todav. are: Siirat 1'2: Drpntf 4 '5 Binting OP: nicno'chv 6/7: Siinnyvillf 8/9: tx-uralion II; Glen«rle 13/!4: Wairimu 15/1*: Or«^st»» 18: Ban H>n« LionT -9/30- Kamnor (K.PM.) NW4: Rclialrt Kerr 21 ">•>.: Benvannn<-h •^/M. »<iU»oni<i 25
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  • 69 10 (^OPRA was steady on the Slnprp^f.SSrKffSASS Wers »na sen r» Cocrnut oil was a notnmal mJ'ket at $39 'i buyers and $41 sellers. There wis a drop of $19 a picol In Lampor.g (black) peon ron the Produce Exchange, wbfeh brought the price down to $330 sellers, due
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  • 22 10 __a ,i n N°,^ "^f. SepU>mbCT ll?1 i^SS Thnr,^ 2915'B^ d-ToB-:_0,.|,». Th» N«; York rubber marke* <T lb-iir DiyV
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    • 725 10 "fflwjur* IID -LLERMAM A BUCKNALL KLAVENCSS LINE —^^^Lr- »^T»nr. v-osasa S'por^ "p's^"™**; 'FRANC.SV.LLE1«/2?SeBf IJ/JI°W »*/e«« q S<pore P S'hom Penong) 10/22 Sept. »J/25 S.pt 26/28 Sept. 30 Scp»/2 Oct J Oct. 4 Oct. clen lwe burns wulp like from U H K k Confijr, fal Portl fOI r" in9t vS?
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  • 1236 11 A RECORD OF HARD WORK, VIGILANCE AND GOOD PROGRESS LAST year was one of "exceptional economic prosperity" for Hie Colony, which achieved a record of "vigilance, hard work and substantial progress" in the face of the contained but not eliminated Communist threat, states Mr. W. L. Blythe, the Colonial Secretary,
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  • 113 11 THE ILLICIT Importation of ffold and opium in considerable quantities was a source of corruption In the lower ranks of the Customs and Police Departments. The "hi -jacking:" of *old and ttn worse. a h err, t i CHILDREN attending the School Dental Service for the first
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  • 263 11 A BOUT 16,000 people and firms paid a total of $50,351,004 in income tax to provide the Singapore Government with its higgest source oi revenue last year. Tie result ol the year's wording was a surplus of $52,575,600. revenue from' public finance and taxation
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  • 77 11 j 111; number ol accidents in Singapore in 1951 was the highest for the past time years in spite of an "energetic campaign" Dy the Traffic Police to educate drivers on road manners and traffic regulations. The Annual Report lays the blame on the "tremendous
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  • 54 11 THE 1951 annual report for Singapore describes chap ji kee as "a colossal swindle" and "an illegal lottery very popular with the Chinese." Police action against the organisers resulted in the seizure of $147,000 worth of chap ji kee tickets, but it had little effect in reducing
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  • 109 11 'he figure for the previous •/ear and 2,936 ships, with on aggregate net registered tonnage of 8^99,026 tons, were wortted at its wharves BABY of "undetermined sex" was one of the 3,61 registered infant deaths, rHE pppulatlon at mid-sye-ir was 1,041,933, almost double the 1931 census population of
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  • 616 12 Siamese show their mettle BEAUTY KOK LEM EXTENDED PENANG, Friday. WHETHER the Thailand players achieve anything or fail to do so at the Malayan lawn tennis championships now in progress, Malayans mast, after today, hold a healthy respect for our visitors' strength in the men's doubles. While their best pair,
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  • 112 12 TODAY ATHLETICS: SMSU meet J. Besar 2.15 p.m. SOCCER: SBHFA, East Asiatic v Jacks Police ground; Breweries v Bata F. Park. SAKA Dtv. 38, BODCA 'A v SHB. Police— CYM A. FRIENDLY: SAFA t Navy A Dockyard Naval Baae. CRICKET: Fed. Police v Spore Police— Thomson Rd. BADMINTON:
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  • 212 12 THE Thailand cnamplon. r Karaloon, and partner A Seeboonruang beat Mose* Tav (Talplngl and Tun I Luan Gark (Penanui 6—l 6—4 on j court No ft The Malayans never seemed to combine and they made far too many mistakes against such a steady pair as the seeded meu.
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  • 235 12 LONDON, Pr. gURREY, who have already von the County cricket chanplonship, had to be content win first innings points (lour) in thrtr match against Northamptonshire which ended today. Surrey, \»too have now collected 252 po :»s. have one game more to compile their fixtures. Runners-up
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  • 63 12 The following have ben chosen to represent St. JoseDh', nstuuuoa against the Overseas Schoo'ooys in a friendly cricket match to M played on the 8 J.I. ground on Monda- at 2 p.m A. Delilkan E. Mmteiro E Wyjrsiogha. E. Teseeitohn. B. Wtckeramaslnghe S. Wl&caamaslngtie. C Fernando Q.
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  • 159 12 MEN'S SINGLES: K. a lip (seeded) bt Dr. B. T. Hammnd 6-1, 6-0. MEN'S DOUBLES: S. C. Betty and Goon Kok Lem (seeded) bt M. Yasantasingh and C. Tejacn 8-6, 5-7, 6-3; T. Kamloon and A. Seeboonruang (seeded) bt Mac* Tay and Tan Luan Gark 6-1,
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  • 134 12 Shell S.C. defeated Fraser Neave 6-1 In a thrilling Singapore B.H.F.A. League Cur fixture at F.&N. ground yesterday J. Rohan, in his firs outing In the Business Houses League scored four of the six goals for Shell. In the 20th minute Rohan scored to give Shell
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  • 72 12 The following are results of ties of the S.T.T.A's 1952 championships played at the S.B.A. Hall last night. Senior Inter-Club Learnt: Jollilads S.A. bt Chinese S.A. (Blue) 5-0; Shlng Wah (Yellow) bt Koh Mm (Blue) 5-2. Business Houses League: City Bank Club bt 1.C.1. Recreation Club 5-0;
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  • 40 12 Khalsa Association opened their hockey season yesterday with a two-nil victory over the Singapore. Chinese Recre"ion Club in a friendly match played at Hong Llm Oreen. Both goals were scored in the first half by Blant Singh.
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  • 578 12 LONDON, Frl. IIfEST Biomwich Albion, who have made such a spectacular start in the new football season with victories against Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, the Football Association Cup holders, are confidently expected to make It three in a row In their home game against
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  • 290 12 THREE STATES RAN TENNIS CLINICS' PENANG, Friday. TENNIS "clinics" for juniors were started in Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Perak during the year, states the report of the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya at the annual general meeting held at the Penang Sports Club last night. Selangor
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  • 338 12 A CHANCELESS 71 by G. Me- Dermott and accurate pace bowling by A. Gilmour. who took six wickets for 20, helped Overseas Schoolboys cricket team to beat Victoria School Singapore, by 113 runs on the V.I. ground yesterday. McDermott, a freckle-faced boy of 15.
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  • 85 12 CANTERBURY, Fri: Kent's young batsman Michael Cowdrey today took a well-compiled 101 (15 fours) off the Indian cricket tourists to help his aide force a draw. Kent. 175 behind on the first Innings, took their score from 49-2 to 225 all out today, and left the
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  • 69 12 LONDON, Pri. Results of Association football matches: LEAGUE II: Notts County 2. Rotherham United 1. LEAGUE in (SOUTHERN) Colchester United 2, Reading 1. Leyton Orient 1, Coventry City 2; Shrewsbury Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0; Walsall 1. Newport County 3. LEAGUE III (NORTHERN) Scunthrope United 0,
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  • 47 12 Rovers team to meet Tamil Physical Cultural Association of Kuala Lumpur at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow will be chosen from: Eng Hoe, Murray, Supplah, Teow Keng, Llm Swang, Morton, Vass, John Hon, Mat Nor, Guthrle, Misson, Boon Khlm, Inglls, Boon Leong, Avtar Singh and Mahesa.
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  • 34 12 After leading 1-0 at the Interval, Wonderlads collapsed completely in the second half to lose 5-1 to Blue Rovers In their Dlv. 3A SAFA League game at Geylang Stadium yesterday.
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  • 38 12 Windsor Rovers were awarded a •valkover In their SAFA Division 3A league soccer match against Social A.P. which was to have been plnyed op the CYMA ground yesterday; Social A P did not turn up.
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  • 24 12 Pulau Bukom defeated Stanvac by two goals to one in a Business Houses league game on the S.C.C. padang yesterday.
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  • 512 12 NEWCOMERS WILL BE GAMBAR 'S CHIEF CUP RIVALS By EPSOM JEEP IN A FORTNIGHT the Singapore Gold Cup— most coveted prize on the Malayan Turf will be run at Bukit Timah. What a fascinating race this year's classic will be. With $15,000 in advertised stakes and about $10,000 in added
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  • 304 12 S'pore may get shutter-type tote indicator SINGAPORE Turf (lab officials. I understand, are exploring the possiblUUtt of installing a shatter type toUlisator Indicator board at Buklt Timah, similar to the one, now in operation at the Ipoh racecourse. The indicator board will show in figures the approximate dividend of a
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