The Straits Times, 15 July 1953

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    16 1 The Straits Times i Nat*** 1 flew*"** rstanlishcd 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    Letters from China stamped with Red slogans
    185 1 Letters from China stamped with Red slogans rOI SANDS of p-opl. in si ii r a pure and the Federation have recently rrceivrd mail from Red < hum hearing StStasps <>n which Coninitmist slogans -wrre printed. .<>vi i iiiik nt autiiorilnv irr (onsidrrnu wh.U .11 ti.m to t.ikr nl.»iiipn are
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    ANOTHER DRAW
    87 1 MANCHESTER. Tues. The third Test at Old Trafforri was drawn today. tilt jsc orr being: Australia 318 and 8 wicket id i!7ti The la.st IsDVr'l h Australia b-i! rond time, electrified th< lent crowd who liad WS thr Reressarilv careful cricket pf the Engli.sh bat>men in tl« afternoon.
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    TALK WILL BE LONG SAY REDS
    92 1 SEOUL. Tues. LTNITED Nation.- and Com- munist truce delegates it Panmunjom today. North Korean radio be talks were expected to be prolonged because the United States had shown "lnIty." The broadcast demanded the 27 312 North Korean prisoner- of war freed by President Syngman
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    Peasants revolt
    31 1 VIENNA. Tues. THE Vienna newspaper Die Presse said today that Hungarian peasants had attacked Communist officials of co-operative farms and party taries with pitchforks and scythes injuring several seveReuter.
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    Pipes cause jam
    72 1 NDON. Tu. s. The m >m Ma: tr.<rric :n London today when ImInstltute. Reuter* I S ■< It lirulr Hit- tail t»f the i Bastille, Sini»pare people turned nut. rain or no ram to drink the hr.ilth of France and her President. Ibcve are miDf of the
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    China tops list
    16 1 HONG KONG Tucs. China led the llsi of exporters ■n" Kong during June.—
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    Mr. Byrne arrives for the tribunal
    53 1 Mr. Byrne arrives for the tribunal A TWO-MAN tribunal I Mr. Justice Brown and Dr. M. Doraisingham. Chief Health Officer yesterday sat in judgment on Mr. K. M. Byrne (seen arriving above). Council of Action i leader and a member of th«- Colonial Administrative Service. Singapore, who is charged witii
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    BIG 3 TO ASK SOVIET TO TALKS
    386 1 BIG 3 TO ASK SOVIET TO TALKS On Germany, Austria WASHINGTON, Tuesday. 'JHK British acting Foreign Secretary, Lord Salisbury, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Ridault, last night cabled their governments for approval of an announcement which may be made today on their meeting with the American Secretary of
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    E. German harvest in danger
    131 1 E. German harvest in danger BERLIN, Tues— The East German Premier, Herr Otto Grotewohl, admitted early today a "serious shortage ol labour for the agricultural harvest in all five provinces of East Germany and called on the "entire population" to volunteer in the emergency Herr Grotewohl said reports showed the
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    Indians urge $200 limit
    96 1 The Federal Government will b< asked to relax the new immigration law and allow skilled labour earning $200 a month to enter Malaya pro- vided the importing employer can satisfy the Government that he cannot get the labour in Malaya. A resolution to this effect was
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    Priest gaoled
    22 1 HONG KONG. Tues Ch- •*•<♦• Communis' s in Bnangh.)i have gaoled five Ci priests, according to Hong Kong's Catholic headquarter-. —A.P.
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    CHRISTIE
    101 1 LONDON. Tuts A GOVERNMENT report issued today said there was no mis-carriage of justice in the hanging of Timothy Evans, about which doubt had arisen following the conffwkm of the Rillington Place mass murderer. John Christie Christie, who is due to be hanged tomorrow morning, had confessed to killing
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    Row aboard tanker
    94 1 ANTWERP. Tues. Sixteen Malayan sailors taken off the 11. 200- ton British tanker Cilverbrook by port police here, were sent to Britain aboard the Channel Ferry. Police MM the .ship's rap- tain asked them to lntcrvence, .•ay in-, there hud been quarrels at sea between the Malayans
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    Royal broadcast time fixed
    31 1 WELLINGTON, Tues.— The Queens Christmas broadcast to the Commonwealth will be made from Auckland at 0900 GMT on Christmas Day. it was announced here today, i —Reuter.
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    DID NOT KILL EVANS CHILD
    445 1 DID NOT KILL EVANS CHILD tion against Evans as presented to the Jury al his trial was overwhelming. 2. There could be no doubt that Evans was responsible for the deaths of both his wife and baby 3. Christie's statement that be was responsible for the deatli of Mrs. Evans
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    Freighter sinks in collision
    46 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Tues. The freighter Jacob Lucken- bach sank 11 miles off San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge today after being in collision with the Matson Lines' Hawaiian Pilot. All the Luckenbach's crew were rescued and no serious injuries were reported Reu- ter.
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    De Gasperi will form Govt.
    51 1 ROME. Tues. --Signor Alcide de Gasperi. 72. today formally accepted the task of forming his eighth consecutive postwar Government. Signor de Gasperi said he probably would present his ■new cabinet to the President, Signor Einaudi. on Wednesday. Indicating that he has already thusen his ministers
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    Beria protest
    26 1 ROME. Tues —A FOgfia Province Communist Parly leader resigned today because of wiiat he called the scandalous and criminal arrest of comrade Beria."— A.P
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    300 honoured
    37 1 LONDON. Tues— The Queen, i holding her third investiture since the Coronation, today i awarded decorations to more than 300 men and women, among them Mr Norman Hart- nell who made her Coronation Kown. -Renter.
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    Hilaire Belloc ill
    33 1 LONDON. Tues —Hilaire Bel- loc. 82. the British writer, is j critically ill 'in a Quiring home at Ouildford. He ni admitted on Sunday ni^ht with extensive body burns. Reuter.
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    7 Chinese newsmen arrested in Bangkok
    212 1 7 Chinese newsmen arrested in Bangkok BANGKOK. Tues— Seven Chinese newspapermen arrested on May !t is alleged Com munist propacunda agents have been ordered deported by the Ministry of the lute- nor. it is disclosed today. One Is the editor of the Chi new weekly Tor Kuy Sin Boon. Thr
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    R.A.F. DROPS 25 TONS OF BOMBS ON TERRORISTS
    115 1 R.A.F. DROPS 25 TONS OF BOMBS ON TERRORISTS K LUMPUR. Tups. THE Royal Air Force pounded terrorists in Kedah today with one of the heaviest air raids since the Emergency began. At 9 a.m the RAF began heavy attacks near Padang Kerbu in support of ground operat ons by the
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    BANDITS HATE THIS WEAPON
    47 1 LONDON. Tues.— The rtoyal Navy said today that the U.S. helicopters it has been usins in Malaya are "our best weapon ever. The terrorists hat« them. said Hr nt. Ronald Taylor, who took over one of thr Sikorsky helicopters eight months ago. A.P.
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    EGYPT CANCELS ALL ARMY AND POLICE LEAVE
    171 1 EGYPT CANCELS ALL ARMY AND POLICE LEAVE CAIRO, Tuesday. ALL leave for Egyptian police and army personnel in the Suez Canal zone has been cancelled and police are being reinforced in cities and provinces. The country is reported to be taking these measures to prevent tension in the Ismailia area
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    LATEST
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    17M.C.A. men quit on eve of S'pore election
    291 1 17M.C.A. men quit on eve of S 'pore election SEVENTEEN committee members of thr Sine:* pore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association irsmned yesterday on the eve of the presidential election, the Straits Times was told last night. The 17 were former committee members who had U« i-« nlonia/4 tn
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    NEW DELTA.
    21 2 NEW DELTA THE f 1 r 1 1 picture of Britain's new dual-controll-ed Avro deltawin( research plane in flight. AJ». nir-fiir-.
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    JAPAN MAY NEEDANARMY OF 350,000 MEN
    188 2 WASHINGTON. Tuesday. MR. John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary oi State, made it clear yesterday that the I'nitei States goal of 10 divisions 350,000 men for th« Japanese Home Security Force was a tentative lon< range goal and depended on the wishes of th<
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    They want a British way of life
    98 2 They want a British way of life SYDNEY. Tues— The basis or Australia's immigration programme is to maintain and strengthen her British way of life, the acting Immigration Minister. »1r Howard Beale. said last night. First priority would always be given to British migrants. He was replying to criticism by
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    POLICY POLL
    33 2 TEHERAN. Tues— The Persian Premier. Dr. Mossadeq. said yesterday that preliminary arrangements have already been completed for holding; a national vote on his policies "in one or two days."— A. P.
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    'First governor' names himself
    36 2 KINGSTON. (Jamaica Tues —Mr. William Bustamente Chief Minister of Jamaica, declared yesterday he would bf the fir.st Governor of Jamaica Speaking in Saint Elizabeth r-irLsh. ne demanded self-gov-ernment 'in my lifetime." Reuter.
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    U.S. warship hit
    31 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. The United States heavy cruiser St. Paul was hit and slightly damaged on Saturday by Communist shore battery fine off Wonsan. There were no casualties. —Router.
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    British steel record
    43 2 h'ft PS?' Tues Britain total s t P el output for the fir.st ntlLl* T yea J" oi 515 aIUt lllle record of 9.037.700 tons, the Bn^sh Iron and Steel Federation announced today the^StVaifTf^^-ReuTe 1 10 t0 S **>" PrOdUCtiOn fOr
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      864 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS MUNICIPALITY OF KUALA LUMPUR APPLICATIONS are united for blowing vacancy on the Per- S'ufT of the Municipality:— I Past: Assistant Municipal Archl- I Salary: Within the scale 152S x 36 M 2 912 x 36 1,200 Starting point according to age, Qualifications and experience A varlnble coat of
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      805 2 I NOTICES PROBATE ADMINISTRATION K«t«lr of Harold Setinald Hrmilr. dcrc»Md (Ex Putlcf Urul.n*n. ALL PERSONS having claims against the estate of the rnxnt named det eased who died at Bitu Kurau. PridK. on I9th November 1952. are required to submu t "ir clalnu In writing to the undei BBXSMd not
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    FOREIGN AID BILL PASSED
    338 3 Compromise sum WASHINGTON, Tuesday. fON(;RESS today approved a $5,157,232,500 foreign military and economic aid bill. When President Ki^cnhower sijfns, it will become law. The bill, for th<> rquiv.ilont of £1.841.868.750. was a compromise agreed tx-twoen the House and Senate. The Truman admiiu-st wantrd the figure to
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    Crown prince ill
    24 3 FLORENCE. Tues Crown Prince Akihito of Japan became .suddenly ill today a cold and slight ferer possible ga.stnc complical AP i
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    Police help to break open a safe
    128 3 LONDON. TUM A safe busters, with polfc proval. werr bonnu their way last night through three fr"t of concrete and tt<el to open up a bank vault contaming many thousands of pounds. More cau'iou.s and lcs,s predecessors on the wronj side of the
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    Purge of Beria may have given too much power to the generals
    475 3 LONDON, Tues.— Baltic sources believe tbat the president of the Estonian Supreme Soviet. Mr. August Jakosbson. has fallen into disgrace. Tallin radio reported today that Mr Jakobson did not preside yesterday over the traditional annual Catherine in Kariorg
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    BURMESE ARMY SEEKS INVADER
    107 3 BURMESE ARMY SEEKS INVADER RANGOON. Tues T^ESPITE official calmness. Rangoor's press and public today expressed concern over unconfirmed reports that five units of the Chinese CommuRed Arm; have occupied five Burmese villages in Wa state. along the Yunnan border A Burmesr army team from Kur.long, in Kokang state, is now
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    Rehearsal of beauty
    71 3 LONG BEACH, Tues—Sixtyseven competitors in the Mm Universe title began rehearsals yesterday for the. performances that may bring them fame and fortune. The beauty queen.-* of 22 loreign nations and 42 .states. Dius Alaska. Hawaii and Puerto Rico, practiced in Long Beach Municipal auditorium, where today the
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    Record attempt
    27 3 LONDON. Tues— One of Britain's Canberra jet bomber.s left early today to fly to Venezuela in one day between 5.000 and 6.000 nautical /niles Reuter.
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    Plane in sea
    27 3 NORFOLK, (Virginia). Tues —A United States navy seaplane with i: men on board crashed and sank in the Atlantic yesterday near Cape Henry. Reuter.
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    BRITISH GIVE AMMUNITION TO FRENCH
    59 3 LONDON, Tues.— Britain has given "a considerable quantity of ammunition" to the French Union forces ir. Indo-China Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, the British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said in the House of Commons today. He said Britain "will try to do everything possible within
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    HOW HIGH IS HAPPY?
    23 3 "Happy" 'he l.ondnn too ciraffo reaches down to take a I cabbage from an eight-year-old admirer.— A.P. picture. j
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    'You cannot stand alone/ Dulles tells Indo-China
    251 3 'You cannot stand alone/ Dulles tells Indo-China WASHINGTON. Tuesday. VfR. John Foster Dulles. I'nited States Secretary of iT State, yesterday warned the three Associated States of Indo-China against the dangers of small countries trying to stand alone in the world. At a meeting with M. Georges Bidault. Frencn Foreign Minister,
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    LONDON STOCKS
    197 3 LONDON, Tues. CLaa.nt orice» ot MCttlca uni«i •ere;— MM Con»o-» 404 Fundinj 100. War L'l'V Bl| BANK* MerranlL, <*U»i lit Hongkong <»12»l *~>i tMMrn ISI Chartered (£1) 41/INSIRAStt Com Do (uu.i Royal i*ndrnii». BAIL* Can Panic CJ. IMM tTBIALs RC Motor* 6% Burnrun Ot. lUtti 2& 16 CnuTtauld
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. July 14 Ca«h Buyers MM: Sellers ts9*' Forward Buyers MM; Sellers C 597 1 Turnover a.m. 125 tons: p.m. 45 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON. July 14— Spot 19 -ri Aur 19 \6. Sept 19.d. Oct.-Der :n ri Jan-Mar 19 \d. Apr-June 11 ri July c.i.f 19', d.. Aug. c t.f m.d Quiet
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    100 ILL IN THE QUEEN MARY
    37 3 i SOUTHAMPTON. Tues— The liner Queen Mary arrived from New York with 100 passengers and crew who had been ill with gastro-enteritis. Medical authorities ;n Southampton are investigating the outbreak. A.P.
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    Warships' visit
    23 3 MANILA. Tues Four Siamese warships have anchored off the United States Navai Base at Subic Bay after duty off Korea.— Reuter
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      133 3 Ml fillet STEAK served with £^ZZ~^ MOUNTAIN MAID E^ GREEN PEAS Qlp (in 10-and 16-ouncc tins) You'll be glad you bought them at Cold Storage SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. nhininq brass "\2t^ j «t vopprnrarv BRASSO I mi ni hi Ti urTAi. roi MM /mrs\ VIVE LA FRANCE <«*
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    STARLET DESIGNS A NEW CAREER
    115 4 MISS MARY Hamper, a Hollywood starlet, became tired of just posing in front of cameras looking beautiful. So she derided to rash in on her brains as a dress designer. Miss Hamper. seen above, turned up in Singapore yesterday on a trip around the Far
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    No returns: $50
    24 4 P. M Williams was yesterday fined $50 in the City Police Court for failing to submit his income-tax returns for 1953.
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    Malayan rubber men told spend more on research
    333 4 BETTER PLANS NEEDED TO BEAT SYNTHETICS KIALA I I MPI R. Tuesday. 'THE Malayan rubber industry Is urged to spend more money on research and to devise letter plans to beat synthetic rubber. This advice comes from the Natural Rubber Bureau in
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    70 4 CHIEF Engineer Austin Kmmrtt of thr piUrnn wsm-I Anshun helps his bride. Wm kvHyn .lolimmi. t<> board a launch for his ship aboard which the reception was held after their wedding in St. Andrew's < athcdral. Smuapore. yesterday. The Anshun sails for Mecca tomorrow and re turns next month. Mrs.
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    'BLOWING OF HOT AIR' IN COUNCIL
    222 4 'Introduce motions' call JOHORE BAHRU. Tuesday. THE BLOWING of "hot air' in council was discussed at yesterdays meeting of the Town Council in Johore Bahru. i t Speaking at the adjournment. Inche Abdullah bin Mohamed. the Deputy President, said that quite many things said
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    Service for Sir Tom
    141 4 A memorial service will be held in St Andrew's Cathedral Singapore, at 3 p.m. today for the late Admiral Sir Tom Phillips (above), and Lieutenant John Brownrirg, husband and son of Lady Phillips, who lost their lives in the defence of Malaya in the last war.
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    Bribe offer charge
    48 4 A Singapore businessman i Ng Pit Wah, was yesterday charged with offering a bribe of $3,600 to a detective staffsergeant on July 13. He pleaded not guilty and the case was postponed to July 18 for mention. Bail of $7,500 in two sureties was allowed.
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    Gun went off and a little girl died
    107 4 Gun went off and a little girl died PENANG. Tues. rpHE three year old daughter of a Bavin Lepas home guard died today as a result, it is believed, of her 14-year-old brother's curiosity. Their father. Kok Hal Seong had left his gun on the table after returning home from
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    Trains for S'pore plan
    65 4 The question of providing Singapore with fast express internal train services will be chscussed for the first time today by the City Council's Vehicles and Traffic Committee. Mr. V. K. Nair, the committee's vice-chairman, who wil; raise the subject, will put forward proposals for two services.
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    VILLAGERS ATTACKED AND THE GANG FLED
    98 4 VILLAGERS ATTACKED AND THE GANG FLED THE VILLAGERS in Loronj I Tai Seng, near Paya Lebar Road. Singapore, don't like thugs and secret society gangsters and are willing to tight if they meet them i On Monday a secret society gang of 14 Chinee and Indians began to beat up
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    Hunting party saves injured aborigine
    173 4 Use shirts to make stretcher KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THREE pig hunters saved the life of an aborigine they found bleeding to death on Caney Island off Port Swettenham, and_ brought him back o hospital on the mainland Robert Tan. a Health Inspector: Tec Kel San
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    DIVORCE JUDGE IS TOLD OF SHOOTING THREAT
    163 4 DIVORCE JUDGE IS TOLD OF SHOOTING THREAT A YOUNG woman sa-id in Singapore High Court yesterday that her husband had threatened to shoot her if she did not apologise on her knees for having an argument with him in front of Ms friend. She was Mrs Beverlene Renee Mealin, who
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    Bullet-proof clothing ban mystifies police
    140 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. DOLICE and shopkeepers here are mystified by the new emergency I regulations, announced yesterday, which say that it is an offence to sell, buy or possess bullet-proof clothing without a licence. Said a police spokesman widely experienced in terrorist warfare: I have
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    CUSTOMS MAKE K.A.R. TROOPS PAY DUTY ON GIFTS
    307 5 CUSTOMS MAKE K.A.R. TROOPS PAY DUTY ON GIFTS SWAMP and jungle fighting troops of the King's African Rifles are annoyed with the Federations Customs officials. A week ago the troops arrived in Kota Tinggi on the first stage of their journey home to Kenya after 78 months of bandit hunting
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    62 5 MRS VIOLET COOMARASAMY (right) chairmaa of the activities section of the Penang Y.W.C.A.. who left Singapore yesterday in the Blue Funnel ship Gorgon is presented with a bouquet by Miss Sushella Davies. Mrs. onmarasamy. who is going to Adelaide for a year's course in administration and youth work said that
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    Came at conference
    80 5 Sir Sydney Came, vice chanceller of the Unversity of Malaya, was one of thf speakers at a Commonwealth studies conference at Oxford The conference, arranged by the British Council, was attended by 60 members from Commonwetiah co u ntr i c s Among them was Mr E.
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    Council hopes to get this money
    178 5 Council hopes to get this money INQUIRIES in the city had shown that there was some money waiting for investments of the trustee type. The City Council hoped to get some of this money, said Mr T P F. McNeice. the City President, yesterday. He said this after the City
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    Lectures on local government
    80 5 Lectures on local government The British Council, in coniunction with :he S'udy Group Movement, will start a course of lectures on Local Government Organisation on July 23. The course, which is describU "one of intensive study for serious student.s," is open to applicants "with an pxcel- nt command of Ens!
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    Twelve fined
    54 5 Twelve men were fined $2 each at the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday for spitting They were Santa Singh. Chinniah Veloo. Chia Ten Ho. Low Boon Lim. Chua Slew Hong. Sinnapillay Katan. Ltm Theng Kang. Tham Bisa Martcan Hamed Sultan. Kok Seak Poo. Yap Kan Kee. Koh Eng
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    Gift to S.A.T.A.
    41 5 A sum of $2,546 from a basketball game between a Singapore team and a visiting United States warship team on July 6 was yesterday handed to Mr G. G. Thomson. Public Relations Officer, for the Sineaporp Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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    Caught in act
    31 5 A 12-year-old Indian boy who tried to steal a coat from a police inspector's car parked near the Criminal Police Courts. Singapore, yesterday, was arrested by a detective
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    'WE NEED CASH,' SAY PARTY
    123 5 'WE NEED CASH,' SAY PARTY Finances are 'precarious' THE SINGAPORE Progressive Party needs steady financial support, without wttcb. nn party can carry out Us responsiDlllties or extend II influence, says the party.annual report issued yesterday. The expense of maintainin the newsletters, publishing the party pamphlet, and as sisting candidates at
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    Illegal pigs
    21 5 MUAR. Tues. For rearing pi^s without a licence, five Chinese were each nned $10 in the Muar Magistrate's Court.
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    Sir John inspects $20-a-month house and is impressed
    215 5 T*HE Governor of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll, yester- day inspected a "sample" $20-a-month house at Upper Aljunied Road and said: "At last we are getting somewhere. The Legi.slarrv Council will soon be asked to vote $2,000,000 for building more than "00 of
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      70 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 1 p.m. Coconut Grove Orchesi.i; 1.30 News; 1.45 Lunch Time Prom. 2-5 Race Descriptions; 5 Calling all Children; Music- 63u Traffic and the GMMbT: 640 Stnn K Ensemble 8.55 Share Market; 7 News; 7.15 Vocul; 7.30 That* My Business; 8 Speaking for Myself; 8 3o Feature- 8
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    DEATHS
    81 6 STAJT NURSE Amy Ix-e Kirn tea of 8t Andrews orthop ie<lic ■otplUl pawed r« <y p.<nrefutlv at the Mncapore Oenrr^l M<wp.ta! OB 13 753 at 2 p m Aged 33 SUBRAMANIA IYFT.' uddenly •n !J 7 53 at Shertall". Travan C«r* Jfe leav-s hemnd his mldow. hU son*. V
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    28 6 MR CHAN BAI CHAN KGOW of No 47. Bom Vtota Road. Malarr-n 'rlends and n <*aths. v Its and attenrv late mothe' o n 7 7 SJ.
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      Four Power Meeting
      672 6 Four Pow er Meeting It is odd that the Beria affair, which no-one outside Russia can properly evaluate, should have changed American minds so completely as to swing the Eisenhower administration behind the British Prime Minfor a top-levei meetmc wi'h the Russians There has been no official statement yet on
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      The Rubber Picture
      421 6 While there is still no sign of a burdensome surplus of rubber, the Malayan export figures do not make a particularly pleasant impression. Nor is the j price of rubber matter for j rejoicing. Exports for the first half of the year were the lowest six months'
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      Presents For Home
      225 6 There is a strict limit to tho discretion which is vested in officers of the Custom* an<\ Excise Department, and perhaps the ease of the King's i African Rifles and their presents for home is a matter for i somewhat higher authority It M rt;iinly seems to
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      REVIEW OF A PLAN
      407 6 REVIEW OF A PLAN I ■fWE Pan-Malayan Labour 1 1 Party, with its Socialist leaders, has released its blueprint for the attainment of Malayan independence. Even in Its first phase (1954 to 1957 > it envisages a drastic reform of the Federal Legislative Council The Pan-Malay-an Labour Party wants 61
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      'Don't bully poor L-driver'
      279 6 MR. MANNING Bluckwo d has shown an understand ;in* of the lot of "L" drivers mat. unfortunately for us poor learners, is not shared Dv i many drivers or driving teachers The "qualified" driver often MM a car with an "L" plate 1 swerve or pull
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      A DENIAL
      80 6 I DID NOT say at Kuala J Lumpur as reported n the Straits Times yesterday that the Singapore Institute of i Marine Engineers prevents Asian engineers from getting jobs on ships. What I said was this: "Asian i engineers are handicapped, even to the point of being al-
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      'Let there be light'
      181 6 IT is true that some of our I roads in the city area are well lighted at night, and that drivers of vehicles can soo very well where they are co--1 inp without using their headlights. However, there are two; important reasons why head- i lights
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      POLITICS AND UNIONS
      135 6 J)ISCUSSION at the comln? annual conference of the Malayan Trade Union Congress was centred on the question of rrade unions engaging in polltics. Union leaders nowadays .should devote their whole time and energy to working for their members' welfare. It would be a sad day for the
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      Objections to law controlling rents
      580 6 Objections to law controlling rents lifß. Laycock's stateiT* merits on the passage of the Control of Rent Ordinance 1953 should be studied with reference to the facts. The Bill was originally referred for examination and report to a Select Committee of the Legislative Council on February 22, 1950 That Select
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      NOTICE OF MOTION
      367 6 ON June 9. the Order of Business for the Legislative Council Meeting of June 16. was published. It show?d that j the Control of Rent Bill would be taken in Committee Noticr was given that Mr Dasaratha Ra) would move certain amendments. On June 12. additional notices
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      'DOES HE SPEAK FOR COLONY?'
      231 6 IN your issue of July 3 you I report that the Joint Co- j ordination Committee set up by the Singapore and Federa- 1 tlon Governments "to promo more harmonious relation- j ships' between the two terri- tones will meet for the first time in
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      'Picnic is annual'
      148 6 llflTH reference to the reTT port in the Straits Times (11 7 53 1. headed "Clerks hold back-pay picnic. 1 I beg to mii form you that th e statement made regarding the FinanceAduit Sports Union was entirely wrong. No members of mv comnrilt--1 tee ever made
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      'They make us late'
      151 6 WHAT Is wrong with the "No. 10" route of our B.T.C buses? We office workers are continually being made late for work. One morning at Bras Baaah Road we waited 25 minutes at Junction 11. At the twentieth minute three buses arrived together, all packed. Five
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      'On the Margin'
      488 6 'On the Margin' Some new bread A SINGAPORE firm tell me that they are about to put a new sort of Oread on the market in Malaya It is railed milk bread and that describes exactly wruit 11 Well I have tasted ra: j seed bread. ;n urcnr 1 md
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    THELONG & SHORT OF IT
    123 7 THELONG SHORT OF IT TIIF nratlv trimmed cra<« verge* along Jalan ,i and JaUn Mr.v's in .lohorr Bahru ha»r rnusrd thr curios, tv »f 4 T«»»n i ouncillnr Mr Wont Prng l/ong (Trh ran). Hr is curious h<< while (internment li»" s along those roads are trim, those at None
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    LABOUR PARTY DYING'
    137 7 p I member ibour Party the V power among montmrs was "killing the Th<-v fefi annual mntrronrr was held -i antf 'he party renrt would d:o a na- Mr V K Hmic, leader of the L.ibour group in the cty round, told thp Straits T.n- p;tv the
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    Court-martial hears officer deny fraud in transport claims
    699 7 TWKNTY-EKJHT of 101 witnesses testified at a Singapore district court martial yesterday when Captain Roy Edwards Franklin, now an officer of the (ieneral List, pleaded not guilty to 19 charges of offences allegedly committed while he was on active service. Seventeen of
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    BYRNE INQUIRY ENDS
    286 7 BYRNE INQUIRY ENDS Two witnesses only called -THE INQUIRY into the A conduct of Mr. K. M. Byrne, Council of Action leader, and a member of the Colonial Administrative Service. Singapore, on a charge of insubordination, #M held by Mr. Justice Brown in his chambers in the High Court yesterday.
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    The 'conquest of Everest' talk
    124 7 At 9 tonight the BBC. ln London Calling A-Ma" will broadcast the Asian Club, in which Asian students will dis-i-onquest of Y;with Col. Hunt. Edmund Hilary and Tensing John Morris, controller of thp BB.Cs Third Programme and himself a member of ral Britsh Mount Everest
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    Asked to see power plant
    50 7 Representatives of the Singapore City Council's consultants in Britain will be asked to inspect the new Pasir Panjang power .station. This wa.s agreed to yesterday at a joint meeting of the Councils public utilities, finance and general purposes, and special Paslr Panjang power station committees
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    23 attend town council meeting
    58 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Three chairmen of newlyelected local councils in Johore and 20 local council members from the Muar, Batu Pahat and Aver Hitam areas, in Johore Bahru on an enlightenment course, were at the Johore Town Council meeting yesterday. Mr. H. C. M. Horsley.
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    Welfare officer
    21 7 KOTA BAHRU, Tues. Tengku Zainab binte Tengku Zackaria. of Negri Sembilan has started work as the State welfare officer.
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    45 7 IHE speaker of the Federal Legislative Council. Dato Mahmuci bin Mat. arrives at the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, for the fala performance of the Coronation opera "Gloriana" which was attended by the Queen, the Duke of Kdinburgh. and hundreds of important guests. Barratt picture.
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    FORMER STATE SECRETARY IS DEAD
    96 7 FORMER STATE SECRETARY IS DEAD JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. A former state secretary of Johore. Dato Mohamed Salleh bin Ali. died in Joho;v Bahru yesterday. Dato Mohamed was born in Kelantan and educated in Singapore. After leaving school, he worked on the Singapore Fret' Press and 'n 1903, joined the Johore
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    MR. MacDONALD AND THE MATRON WATCH JOO, 6, AT WORK
    70 7 TH.. COMMISSIONEB-GL-neral. Mr. Malcolm Mai Donald, and Mrs. R. MclntoshWhyte. matron of the Red Cross Crippled Children's Home at Tanah Merah Besar. watch Joo bin Jumati. six. at work yesterday. Behind them is Lady Sanderson, president of the Singapore branch
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    CURBS ON 'ARMED FORCE' MAY GO Bill to amend criminal code
    208 7 CURBS ON 'ARMED FORCE' MAY GO Bill to amend criminal code I ALL restrictions on the commandeering and use of "armed force" in Singapore to quell or disperse unlawful assemblies may soon be lifted. A Bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Code and give wide powers to ranking officers of
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    NO POLITICS IN FUN FAIR BAN
    270 7 Why UMNO lost licence JOHOKK BAHRI Tuesday. THE closing of the IMNO fun 'air on police orri« s gave Inche Sardon Zubir (Tebrau Ward) th«« opportunity to ask the Town Council to clarify the position regarding the control of open spaces within Lin Council
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    Caned—then she killed herself
    119 7 Caned then she killed herself TWO days after a 16-year-year-old girl. Tan Ah Soy. had been severely caiod by her mother she swallowed causi c .soda, the Singapore Assistant Coroner, Mr. Oiam Chone H.nsrVII told yesterday Tan died in hospital on June 17 Yeo Kirn choo. Tan"> ter-:n-law, said that
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    MR. PEPPER, A COUNCILLOR
    35 7 Singapore's Acting Commissioner of Lands. Mr. J. E. Pom per. has been appointed a nominated official member of the Legislative Council in place of,. Mr. J. A Harvey who has resigned
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    He distributed obscene book
    39 7 Thp Singapore Fourth police Court yesterday fined Koh Chok Yak. 40. $200 or one month's gaol fn r d strbut.ng an ob.sc(>np book Cher Sua fined $50 o r 14 days' gaol lor rrJlar offence
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    Put percussion caps in post
    40 7 Hock Lcr a businessman in New Bridge Road. pWviri. ri guilty in a Singapore yesterday to posting percussion n June 9. The Fifth Pollen Magis': i Mr D H. Chapman, nnc d him I $100
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      117 7 The Weather Mrnimum trmppraturr '7 30 p.m. on July 13 to 730 a.m. on July 14»: Singapore (76 degrees). Penang (74». Kota Bahru 1 74 1. Kuala Lumpur (72), Ipoh (73). Kuantan <70 > Maximum temperature 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m on July 14 > Singapore < 80 > Penang
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    Cash gifts for police widows
    100 8 THREE widows of volunteer special constables killed in May last year in an accident during Singapore Motor Club's trials on «he Gap road yesterday received from Mr, Nigel Morris, the Commissioner of Police, money collected by the club. Pictured above (left to right) are Mr.
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    Club bans them if they wed
    134 8 Club bans them if they wed SIXTEEN young men and women in Singapore have formed a "Celibataires" 'bache-i iors'» Club." but the nbiect of I it. they say. is neither to remain single nor to get married It is to "promote the cultural interests of its members." The club, which
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    3 SHIPS BRING NEW TROOPS
    75 8 3 SHIPS BRING NEW TROOPS OVER 2.300 troop replacements for Malaya arr duo in Singapore from Britain in three troopships. The first ship, the Diiwara. is due today. She will be followed by the Empire Wi^rrush tomorrow and the Empire Trooper on Friday. Also arriving are over 500 families, wives
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    University in the town
    53 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues— To bring the proposed University of Malaya buildings here C within the town council area. the council is extending the town limits nearly threequar- ter.s of a mile towards Tampoi. This will enable the univer--5 sity buildings to use the amenl--5 ties of
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    Town gets first boys' club AIRPORT BULLDOZERS CARVING A NEW MAP
    334 8 Town gets first boys' club AIRPORT BULLDOZERS CARVING A NEW MAP UfORK on Paya Lebar International Airport is TT rapidly altering the map of Singapore. Biggest changes are in the contours. The hills and valleys of the area have been ploughed to a uniform 50-feet above sea level. About 20.000
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    PRINCE'S HAS A NEW PROPRIETOR
    80 8 PRINCE'S Restaurant one of Singapore's popular dining out spots. has been sold to a Kuala Lumpur businessman for a "six figure" price. Mr. C. M. Murray, the new proprietor, will take over at the end of the month. Mr Geoffrey Moore, an Australian, sold the
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    The year's best student
    297 8 The year's best student A SINGAPORE medical studen f has just set a reco-d and placed himself in line for one of this years two Queen." Scholarship awards, by ning foui medals. He is Mr. Tow Siang Bwa described by the University of i Malaya as "easily the best of
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    65 8 Tin eifhl Sun-kissed ulie* from Australia, whu have bern darn iiiK in Singapore and the Federation for eight months, left Singapore yesterday for home in the Gornon. "Sorry to leave. W# love Malaya," they said. Dolores Nolan. Gloria Da vies, Joy Jarvis, Lois Knight. Brenda Charles, Shirley Swan and Judd
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    Council wait for quorum
    71 8 A Singapore City Council decision yesterday to float a loan of up to $30,000,000 was taken by 13 unofficial members. The other 14 members were absent To get a quorum. Council- I lon waited about 20 minutes for the 13th member. The meeting was over in
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      372 8 Strata linus CnwwaH %n"ZA. 32 A cruel hen is very difficult (9). Wl 2 3 4 b 8 7 |1 '■>* Norway's old pup is punning I,■ 1 1 T i DOWN iH 111 lit HI 9 2 A chan*' of route (5.. £_S __i __i a&^ 3 The end
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      A story of two sons
      176 9 THERE was once a man wtio had two tons, and when he died 'nt lefr instruction* that all his p o perfy ahould be given to the son who was able to carry oi»» his instructions. He said rhat the two sons mint ride on
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      THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY
      990 9 The story to it: Ttic tcouti yitit the Koutc or their new member, tocy. Boey t house it sup posed to be hjunted. While they are ifcerc Boey i father. Mr. rooni. fall* down rtie stairs. He says someone pushed him. but Hie house is empty.
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      A DOLLAR WELL SPENT
      400 9 A DOLLAR WELL SPENT 'IV/A ri, nt stamps of the X Commonwealth and the Dominions that toere Issued for thr Coronation are nov. available, and I am greatly pleased icith the set that I have obtained tor myself. One thu: interested me very much uas the Coronation stamo issued by
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      Some Prizes for Best Ink Blobs
      311 9 Dear Boys and drls. I have had many more requests from you for pen pak overseas, but I am sorry to have to tel you that I have no names and addresses available. If any come along I will 3ut them in my weekly
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      PROBLEM FOR GOLLY
      315 9 PROBLEM FOR GOLLY I HAVE a problem for you." announced Teddy as the clock struck 12. "Huh!" snorted Oolly. "I bet if s a silly one. don't you Rosemary?" "Well. I don't know until I'v e heard It." said the fairy doll, with a smile. "Tell -is Teddy." "I have
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      180 9 Ufl *orP iettieS »o r that weekend picnic be sure you have a tin of M.lo Easy to use and delicious to Umit I^V drink combined with Ml P**-^^ its nourisn 'ng qualities. \l 1 makes it the ideal drink A'Vvf' 5 or such occasions «o«"'l()0' M 1 O V
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      60 9 G. C. C. Collect nix of tnese covpons to join the. Children* Corner Club. pLEASE erdol me js a member of the Children's Corner Wise Owls Club and send me a badge. I NAME I j ADDRESS DA TE OF BIRTH [I Did you guess what the old Chinese said
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    SHARE QUOTATIONS AGAIN MARKED DOWN
    483 10 SHARE QUOTATIONS AGAIN MARKED DOWN TIN AND RUBBER FALL THE Singapore share market ".ontinued dull and featureless yesterday which gave the sharebrokers time again to revise quotations in a downward direction. The volume of turnover was again small but. the lower levels did attract some small buying interest in tin
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    216 10 MM BOURNE, Tues. I, CHARE dealings covered a wide ■gS of stocks on the Btock Exchanur today and the price Arm- j ro weeks was fully m.iini;itned Most transactions were in small part el s and few movements were sharp. However, the general undertone of the bidding was
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    WALL STREET
    106 10 NEW YORK. Tues THE Stock Market yesterday was dull and uninteresting as operators adopted a wait-and-see i attitude pending further developments of the Russian and Korean i 'ion. The main body was mixed with fractional losses the rule. In the afternoon selllnc presure Increased with Industrials and rails
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    TIN PRICE
    17 10 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday was declared at $307.25 a picul. down 55.54).
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    RUBBER PRTCES
    131 10 Worsening political news was reported to have had a steadying effect on the Singapore rubber market yesterday. Although the market opened slightly lower, the price for August at 85 4 cents a pound steadied In the afternoon to between 65 7 8 and 66 cents July first grade
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    132 10 CHIPS lying alongside ttut Sings--13 pore Harbour Board wharvr* or expected today are: Dllwara 12. Segamat 3. Steel Director 45. Tatsuwa Maru C.P. Celebes 67. Benalbanach 89, Car pentarla 1 1 Atreus 13 14 Benalder 18. Orna 19 20. Serampang. N W.ill 5. Rawang N. Wall 8. Landak
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    82 10 Singapore Chine*? Prodnre F.\thartfe: Noon prices per rVul were Copra: Arm; July $32 buyers. -33 3 tellers: August $31 buyers. •32 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet and nominal: •51 tellers. Pepper: quiet, no business reported: Whit*, down $5: Muntok white $465. Sarawak 5460: Black down $15: lam pong black
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    HONGKONG RATES
    117 10 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday the US dollar was quoted at 6.01 5 8 for cash and 6.02 4 for T.T. Sterlliiß was quoted at 15.83 and one tnel of gold at 271.5. Rubber Association noon prices Tuesday (July 14t. were In rents per
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      557 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN/UK /CONTINENT S'pora P S'hom Panorwj "Kine" for Bnnoksk, Solqon, Hong Mir-lo Kobe Yckohomo 19/20 July 17/18 Juty IS/iftJuty "Lalondio" for Bangkok 30/31 Jury "Mongolia" for Bonakoic, Saigon. HonqWong, Momlo Kobe ond -mo Ift/17Au«. 14/ISAu*. 12/13 Auq "Moqdolo fr- Bangkok 11/12 Sept 9/10 Sapt 7/
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    Last Test will not be played to a finish
    422 11  - Last Test will not be played to a finish JACK FINGLETON From (Special to the Straits Times) MANCHESTER, Tuesday. V(> matter how the situation may stand in the current Test series between England and Australia, the fifth and final Test at the Oval will be limited to five days and
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    TIGERS CLINCH SENIOR TITLE
    399 11 AMICABLES came closer than any other team to beating the formidable Tigers at Jalan Besai stadium yesterday but a bad miss by Boon .Kwang enabled Tigers to fftla a one-all draw and clinch the S.A.F.A. first division championship. Amicable* started a man short for the first
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    Colony Malays in 3-2 win
    60 11 BAXDOKXt;. Tues. QntOAPOU Malays won their tits i game in Indonesia Utday when they beat nmbined Bandoeng 3-7 in Ihr fourth g*mt ot their pir^rlll lour. Thr MM was one-all at thr interval. Singaporr lout thrlr fir-t tamr. drew the wmnd and lost the third.
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    Full points to Woodhridge
    108 11 WOODBRIDGE Hospital beat Traction L'nlon 3-1 ln their SAFA Dlv 3B encounter at CYMA ground yesterday. Jamaludln. Mail and Ahmad Wartam scored for the winners while A*7 replied for Traction Union. Chont! Lian Sin refereed. N.,v.,l C-in-C Staff beut Custom.^ SC. 1-0 ln the Dlv. 3B
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    BAM tourney closing date.
    129 11 T'HK Malayan national badminton 1 .mpiou-slilpe newly named bMaim o\er.seas players are no rli-.'ible to compete ln the annual tournament will t.ike J place ln Ku.il.i Lumpur on Auk 21.1 B and ii. Entries are Invited for the follow- hi« eveuus Men.*' singles, rnens' Uouulev ui.nifii.
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    Island Club golf draw
    332 11 'THE draw and starting time* '<■• the Captains Prize at the Island Club on Sunday? rir»» Tee: 7 30; N. S. Llm 20 J. K. Tan i24i; 8.15: J BUrltna (2) U W. McMullan <4>, F. Jones 4); 8 2U: Llm Boh Yam (si. D. I
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    COUNTY SCORES
    167 11 LONDON. Tues P»IVE County cricket matches were abandoned today because of rain. Close of play scores At (ul< heater. Essex v Lancashire Es»ex 164 and 3 for no wicket: Lanes IC7 for 2 dccl (Washbrook 88.. At Olouce-trr. GUhk e> 'ershlre v Glamorgan No decision. Gloucester i 217;
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    HUNT WINS JULY MEDAL
    208 11 D F Hum .98 24 65) won the July Medal C" division competition at the Royal Singapore Golf Club Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis (33' 4 i I won the July mixed foursomes competition The following qualified for Duffers Cup: B F Hunt (89—24 65
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    187 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. OESULTS of 'he Easter meeting of the Johorr Bahru Rifle AsMxtatioii are: Otiatf AgKre-ae. Stage 1 V. S. Kl<-in: Magi Lumbuk bin OtliStage 3: Othman bin II s.uii lulin Knnge pn/e 50 yds: Dennis Filmer: Range prize. 100 Ytls 0 M..Keiizle. Tyro sptnlal: SyrU Ibr.thnn bin Hns>s<
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    S.B.A. junior tourney results
    613 11 OESL'LTS of the Sini.«pore BacJ- mlnton Awoclaiion's Junior tournament ties played at the SBA Hall last weekend wrre' NKN'S IKH BI.KS Quek Chiup Soon A Er Wit Kuaiix <SAi Lkml An- T«9J Klin A Ch:ui S»«) C'.uaii .Wi-mUlf>> 15 b lj-i»; Tte Clmi t.uaii .V; Mm
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    S.C.R.C. v I.A. Johore Bahru shoot results
    72 11 S.C.R.C. v I.A. Johore Bahru shoot results Singapore Chinese R.C s cricket tf.tm (or their senior tournament 1 match Indian Association at the I. A. ground this weekend is Otis' Suee Law itapti. Cheong Tln.iin Si«?u. Aim Earn Hock. Khoo Onu Lee. Wee Chcne Jin. Tan Huck Chuan Ho I
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    Mrs. Frenken wins
    30 11 Mrs j m Frenken (93—35 «3 1 won 'h» women- ?olf matrh a' the 1.-: nd Club on Sunday Mrs M Clements 9«— 28 70. wa.s serond
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    Straits Times Selections
    128 12 KPSOM JEEP BEAl MONT POINTER Rao 1 2.M THE MAGYAR Fairy Gift Always FAIRY GIFT The Magyar B« Hit FAIRY GIFT Always The Magyar Race 2 J.05 MOULIN ROUGE Mentlrk Boeca&eoea SCORDANCE BeceaAcoev Mrnllck SI PERIORITY MenUrk Srordance Race 3 3.4« NAZAKAT BarboroaM The Minx ASCOT Naiakat
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    BOX OFFICE FOR MAIN SPRINT Sanhora will be the big danger
    363 12  - BOX OFFICE FOR MAIN SPRINT Sanhora will be the big danger EPSOM JEEP By DOX OFFICE is a great favourite with Bukit Timah racegoers and, as Cinecolor is going for the Williamson Memorial Stakes on the last day, this honest-to-goodness four-year-old is likely to be a popular choice in the
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    Watch Lucky Nick in the 4.15 event
    657 12 'TRAINER Wally Ba*by holds the whip hand in A Race Four with Lucky Nick and Scottish Minstrel. His third string. Fifty Grand, is racing after a lengthy let-up and his form can only be taken on trust. Lucky Nick and Scottish Minstrel have
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    Today's race card
    1054 12 FOLLOWING are the acceptors and probahl? |»ikgyi today's races at Hukit Timah: Race 1—2.30: Class 3, Div. 4 6 Furs. 1 804 The Mftfyar Franklin 813 Ms. P. H T W. One Pox 2 533 Always Lanadown 8.12 Mr it Mrs. H! S. Yeo Breukelen 3 -02
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    The Magyar in best bet
    471 12 BEST BET in today's card at Bukit Tirrah Ls The Magyar in Race One. This attractive-looking grey by Grandmaster has come right and should start to pay his way now. Nicely tuned up afier his Initial races at Ipoh in June The Magyar showed ability
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    MR. TEO'S HORSE RAN AT ASCOT]
    192 12 PERHAPS the first Malayan racehorse owner to see bis colours carried at Royal Ascot I ia Mr. Teo Cheng Hay of A.P. Stable. Mr. Teo was In London for the Coronation and before he returned to Malaya he saw j his two-year-old Wesel run
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    Cinecolor goes well
    142 12 piNKCOLOK stepped up the tempo of his preparation fo' the valuable Williamson Memorial Stakes on the lain day of the Sinxapore meeting when he reeled of! In 37 2 5 In fine style on the tmlnlnK track at Buklt Itinali yesterday munil|ig. With Arthur Ward astride. Cinecolor
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    An inglorious last hour for Australia
    533 12 An inglorious last hour for Australia SCOREBOARD \l -IK\I I*— Kt Inn* I i \(.l \\l>— lsl Inns. II ,ra..i. low b l.mdw.ill < Hole b Hill H i I>• nuri v h Miller S Cotnp Vv h Archer 4S die b iiiid««ii I on M Simm 11 Bailey <
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    AT B. TIMAH TODAY
    50 12 AT B. TIMAH TODAY Steady rain (ell throughout rnterdav and thr toini at Hukit Tim ih today is likeh <o he virldinr Today's hrst hrt Thr V.i. Rare One. Best "long shot": Snlai Starlight In Rare Two Radio Malaya will lirnadras) th< first four races nnlv from Rukil Tlmah tnd.-»
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    CASH SWEEPS
    61 12 I'wo rush sweeps will be dr one race it Buklt Tlmah thi noon. The extra draw will be mnde U member<; who bought throush nuiti hers i booked permanent lvi on rar number eicht. As the-e will only be se\r> on toda\ s procrsimmr. thr sin; pore Turf
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    TTTLE TO SEIXAS
    38 12 SPRING LAKE New Jersey. Tues Wim iledon champion Vie beat 38-year-old Gardnar Mullov 3 B—2.8 2. B—38 3 yesterday to win the singles championship In thr 50th annul Spring Lake Invitation tennis tournament.— D. P.
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