The Straits Times, 3 October 1953

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    13 1 The Straits Times Hew**** Established 1845. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    THE 1954 ANNUAL
    137 1 MALAYA, in spite of years t trrmrism, i<- not a land >f blo^shrd and violence. It ii a country of enchantment and beauty, a place where the East and the West ,ire blended into a wonderful. ir f ul potpourri of life N-> bettor reflection of this
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    Tanker runs aground
    72 1 MANILA. Itl THE 1.134-ton tanker Tong Shu:, carrying a British r and Chinese crew. radioed early today it *U aground off Pratas Reef in vSouth Chinese Sea, 190 miles south-east of Hong Kong. The Panama-registered vesonerated by Hong Kong Transportation Company. In Hong Kong, the Royal Navy
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    Africans more bandits
    100 1 Africans more bandits KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. TVO more terrorists, including a district committee member, have been shot and two other* wounded in the Federation. A member ol the security force? has ciied of wounds inflirted by terrorists. Lee Ker, the terrorist district committee member for Paiiching, was shot in the
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    1,600 Ceylon workers may lose jobs
    113 1 1,600 Ceylon workers may lose jobs COLOMBO Fri MORE than 1,600 Ceylon Government employees I face a threat of being dismissed from their jobs, it wa° learned here today. Informants say they have not been able to explain satisfactorily why they did not turn up for work on August 12.
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    kill two
    45 1 terrorists they clashed with in the Kulim area of Kedah. Abdullah bin Saibon, who was wounded in a terrorist ambush on New Scudai Estate in Johore yesterday, has died. A second Malay soldier, killed outripht in the ambush, I was Haron bin Ramh.
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    Off to Jakarta
    36 1 The Sultan of Jogjakarta. Hamengku Buwono IX. left Singapore by air yesterday for Jakarta after a five-day visit. He was seen off by the Indonesian Consul-General, Dr. Mohamed Razif. and other consular officials.
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    Air strike ends
    32 1 SAIGON. Fri —A strike of 500 civil aviation workers in I Indo-China which since last Sunday has affected service at all Indo-China's airfields will end at midnight tonight A.P.
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    WAR THREAT FADES
    286 1 But, Templer warns, we must still be prepared PENANG, Friday. 'pHREATS of external aggression against Malaya had, there was every reason to believe, receded slightly, Sir Gerald Templer, the High Commissioner, said in Penang tonight. "Our main aim must be to prevent war,' he told over a
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    HE JUST STAYS SILENT
    128 1 A CHINESE who has been silent since he was found lying in a half-sunk sampan nine days ago was landed at Singapore yesterday. He was picked up 90 mil^s from Singapore by the 99--ton Japanese fishing boat Syoei Maru on its way from Miri to the
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    Eight hurt in Singapore road crashes
    90 1 Eight hurt in Singapore road crashes EIGHT people were injured in two road accidents in Singapore early this morning. Four are in a serious condition. Three Chinese women in one car and two European women and a Malay driver in another were hurt when their I vehicles were in collision
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    Price 'war' warms up
    53 1 LONDON. Fri.-The price war among British smal 1 car manufacturers was stepped ud today with the Austin Motor Co. announcing cuts in the sale price of two popular models Basic price of the Somerset saloon was listed at £449 a reduction of £25: the Hereford £596.
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    RICE OFFER BY SIAM
    48 1 BANGKOK, Fri. -fliam has ottered to sell 80.000 more tons of rice to British territories this year, an authoritative source revealed today The British territories comprising Malaya. Singapore ?9n n nnn a d Born(>o bought 320.000 tons from Siam botwee A January and September.
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    Dearer US tyres
    47 1 NEW YORK, Fri.-Price in- creases ranging from 2\ 2 to 5 per cent for passenger car and truck tyres were announc|ed yesterday by the United States Rubber Co It was the first price boost for U.S Rub- ber Co. tyres in three years,— A.*
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    Sir Roland Braddell is returning
    78 1 Sir Roland Braddell is returning SIR ROLAND Braddell. wno was a member of the working committee* which drafted the Federation Agreement in 1948. is returning to Malaya to resume his legal work after an absence of two years. Sir Roland went to Britain in 1951 to do historical work on
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    Raymond Lovell dies aged 53
    39 1 LONDON. Fri. Raymond Lovell, 53. British actor who appeared in many London hits, died last night. He made his first appearance in New York in 1950 in the play "Cry of the Peacocic." A.P.
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    Crash kills 14
    29 1 ASUNCION, Paraguay, Fri. Fourteen were killed and eight injured when a crowded bus with jammed brake.* crashed In the centre of the town here today. Reuter
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    THEY WANT INDIANS MOVED
    129 1 TAIPEH, Fri. CHINESE Nationalist newspapers here clamoured today for replacement of the Indians as custodians of the anti-Commtnist war prisoner." .in the demilitarised zone of Korea. Official povornment spokes- men kept silent, but there was no doubt the outcry reflected their own views. The newspapers denounced
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    Explosion did this— she stayed afloat
    67 1 THE TANKER Ticonderoga li mps into Los Angeles harbour, America, with a huge h ole torn amidships. The "tunnel" which passed right through the ship and was big enouch to float a tug through, »s caused by a mysterious explosion at sea. The tanker,
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    HIGHER WAGES FOR 10,000 WORKERS IN SINGAPORE
    204 1 HIGHER WAGES FOR 10,000 WORKERS IN SINGAPORE TEN thousand daily-rated and monthly-paid workers xin the lower income groups of the Singapore Government are to get more pay. The claims of those in the higher grades are still under consideration by the Government.. Their demands, with the ne* increases, would coat
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    What they will got
    84 1 THIS IS THE SING A PORE GOVERNMENT'S NEW PAY OFFER. For all daily-rated employees earning up to ana including $4.62 a day— sfl cents a day more. For officers now earn mg between $90 and $120 a month $15 mor*. Those earning lest, than $90 will
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    Fists fly in Parliament
    86 1 ROME, Fri— Shouting neofascist and Communist deputies threw chairs and swung fists at each other today in the first outbreak of violence in the new Italian Parliament. A fight was still in progress after the Chamber of Deputies' 1 noon recess. The uproar interrupted a debate
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    Cabinet talks on 'peace' more
    58 1 LONDON, Fri.— Sir Winston Churchill held a Cabinet meeting here today and examined the latest Russian note to the "Big Three" Western Powers suggesting two major conferences to discuss world problems. Mr. Anthony Eden. the Foreign Secretary, attended the Cabinet for the first time since
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    Injured in ship crash now 40
    99 1 Injured in ship crash now 40 LONDON, HPHE ADMIRALTY said today that 40 men were injur?d in yesterday's collision in the North Sea between the cruiser Swiftsure and the heavy destroyer Diamond. First reports had put the total at 30. All injuries were comparatively slight, 33 of the seamen suffering
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    Strike hits U.S. ports
    67 1 NEW YORK. Fri— New York and other Atlantic ports were paralysed yesterday as President Eisenhower invoked the Taft-Hartley law against a big East Coast waterfront strike. At the most, however, the strike of 60,000 dockers was expected to run into next week at an estimated cost
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    Zero hour for Mr. Ng
    89 1 LAST night was irro hour for Mr. Nc Chew Triiß. 76. proprietor of Yaik Bee goldsmiths. Clyde Terrace, Singapore, The "Bloody Hand Game" gave Mr. Ng until last night to meet a demand for $100,006. He received the demand in a letter enclosing a .38
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    FRENCH KILL 600 VIETMINH
    134 1 FRENCH KILL 600 VIETMINH PARIS. Fri. FRENCH lorces taking part In Operation Brochet in the Hungyen area 30 miles south-east of Hanoi have killed 600 Vietminh insurgents and captured 600 others. according to reports reaching here from the French Command in Hanoi. The operation, which consisted of a thorough search
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    They want aid from Britain
    51 1 COLOMBO. Fri. The Bri-tish-protected Maldive Republic—a group of islands 400 miles southwest of here— has asked Britain for £50.000 to aid its fishing Industry. For several years the Maldives has had a food crisis and in June monsoon storms reduced the islanders almost to starvation
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    Army in control: Jakarta report
    174 1 Army in control: Jakarta report JAKARTA. Fri. THE Indonesian army currently engaged against the Aeheen rebels along tho west and cast coast of Sumatra, is in full control of the situation, an army communique said today. The current operations *re aimed at strengthening military Installations, protecting the population from rellciou
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    STOP PRESS
    47 1 LABOUR'S ID YEAR PLAN MAIM. ATE. Fri—labour Party today endorsed i.iutious 10 year plan for .s.iu.ili in in Britain fi)j)e wil! i power session m mil. :.roved SocLiUm iiu-r mmmk mat part* d to win contest traders believe may MM next spring. —U.P. P. 3)
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    For Malaya
    24 1 BUENEBURG. Germany. Fri —The Royal Hampshire Regiment, stationed here since 1951. will leave at the end of this month for Malaya.- A.P.
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    U.S. prevents switching to cheap natural rubber
    356 2 U.S. prevents switching to cheap natural rubber WASHINGTON, Friday. THE Reconstruction Finance Corporation yesterday announced a new sales policy for some of its synthetic rubber products to prevent sudden cancellation of contracts and a switching to natural rubber when prices were attractive. Orders placed by rubber manufacturers with the corporation
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    COURT IS 'GLAD TO SEE YOU'
    176 2 A MAGISTRATE looked at a man in the dock yesterday and said: "I am very glad to see you. You are the man the court has been trying to convict for a long time." Chong Chau Kin had just pleaded guilty to a charge
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    Ike studies pact
    32 2 WASHINGTON. Fri—President Eisenhower was quoted by Mr. Adlai Stevenson yesterday as sayine that he was examining closely a proposal for a mutual non-aggression pa-'t with the Soviet Union Reuter.
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    New Minister
    14 2 BERLIN, Fri. —Dr. Lother Bolz was today appointed Past German Foreign Minister.—Reuter.
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    Doubts in London
    146 2 LONDON. Fri rpHE decision of the ReconX structlon Finance Corporation aimed at preventing cancellation by rubber manufacturers of orders for synthetic and switching to natural rubber when the price is more attractive is bound to throw doubt on the willingness of Americans to allo w the synthetic
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    NEIGHBOURS MAKE THUGS FLEE
    80 2 TWO robbers had to flee from a house in Beo Lane Singapore, early yesterday when angry neighbours surrounded the place. Armed with a gun and a knife. the thugs broke into the house and made the owner, a lorry driver, stand facing a wall. When he
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    13 SAVED IN JAVA SEA CRASH
    87 2 13 SAVED IN JAVA SEA CRASH Tanker radioes rE Pananamian-owned tanker Stanvac Sumatra (10.--000 tons) yesterday radioed her Singapore agents that she had picked up 13 Indonesian survivors from the fishing vessel Sepakati and was bringing Jiem to Singapore The message said they were picked up after a collision in
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    Poor rice crop
    21 2 TOKYO, Fri.— Japan will have the poorest rice crou for 12 years this autumn an official said today.--TJP
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    Death fall still a mystery
    388 2 CORONER TOLD OF INJURIES THE Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, yesterday returned an open verdict at the inquest on Dennis Cuttlford, 33, a planning officer, who fell to his death down the air well at the Cathay Building, Singapore, on the night of September 19.
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    U.S. aid for Japs
    20 2 TOKYO. Fri— The United States is ready to offer Japan U*****,000,000 in mutual security aid U.P.
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    Navy has opening for cadet officers
    154 2 Navy has opening for cadet officers YOUNG MALAYANS who have a good secondary education and are physically sound and unmarried, will have a chance to join the Royal Malayan Navy's executive, supply and secretariat branches as cadet officers. Entry forms may be obtained from the Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy.
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    SIAM CHANGES, ATTITUDE ON DEFENCE
    223 2 SIAM CHANGES ATTITUDE ON DEFENCE Foreign aid wanted now BANGKOK. Friday. rHE statement yesterday by the Siamese Prime Minister, Phlbun Song^ram, that he hopes combined military exercises by joint Siamese and* Malayan forces will be held at a suitable time, is believed here to suggest a modification of Siam's lttitude
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    Prince was anxious till he saw 6 aircraft
    200 2 Prince was anxious till he saw 6 aircraft A PRINCE stood on Changi. Singapore, airstrip yesterday glancing anxiously at the sky. Then when six specks appeared on the horizon, he relaxed and smiled The prince was Air Commodore Prince Rang of the Siamese Air Force And the six specks were
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    Their 'covenant'
    47 2 WASHINGTON. Fri. The South Korean Foreign Minister. Dr. Y. T. Pyun, said horr today at the sißning of h;.s country's mutual defence treaty with the United States that it was "endurable eon?enant binding the t^o together in a holy and dedicated vici!a,nce for freedom." Reutn
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      235 2 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 13. Power of an army (Si. 1. Doughnuts should have what IS. It catches applause. but loven are ill). shouldn't 18). 9. Soviet herd (anag.) (10). 17. On reflection he fell in iov» 10. Joel Chandler Harris's brother (0). <4>. 18. Not a hear' had this
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    'HANDS OFF BANKS'
    202 3 Labour votes No State take-over MARGATE, Friday. SOCIALISTS meeting here today overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to nationalise Britain's privately-owned banks when a Labour government is returned to power. The proposal was put forward to the Labour Party's annual conference here by a local Labour branch. It called
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    ELEVAN SAYSWEALTH GETS PREFERENCE
    82 3 MARGATE. Frl. MR. Aneurin Bevan. former Health Minister, said today that under Britain's National Health Service, wealthy patients were sometimes buying their way to a hospital bed ahead of others more seriously sick. Mr. Bevan, who was responsible for bringing the •service into operation, declared that
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    U.S. HAS ATOM SUB
    55 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. THE United States will launch the world's first atomic submarine on January 21 next year. This was disclosed here yesterday with the announcement that Mrs Dwight Eisenhower, wife of the President, has accepted an invitation to christen the revolutionary new vessel "Nautilus." It is
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    U.N. IS URGED TO END EMBARGO
    174 3 LONDON. Fri. TWO hundred British business leaders yesterday attended a Red China National Day luncheon and applauded a Conservative Peer's call for more trade with the Communists. Bankers, car makers, merchants, .shippers and industrialists heard Viscount Elibank urge the Government to press for the
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    Now India gets a 29th state
    85 3 Now India gets a 29th state TKURNOOL, (India i, Fri. HE Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, yesterday inaugurated India's 29th „E d Rave a homeland to 18,000,000 people. The new state is Andhra, India s first linguistic unit and its official language is Telegu. Mr. Nehru, speaking in Hindi, exhorted
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    Chinese arrive
    26 3 BERLIN, Fri. A Chinese delegation of nine arrived yesterday to sign an agreement on technical and economic cooperation between East Germany and China. Reuter
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    THE HEIGHT OF THE TYPHOON
    40 3 THIS PICTURE, taken at the height of a typhoon in Osaka. Japan, shows hundred mile an hour winds whipping tiles off rooftops. The typhoon killed 30 people and left hundreds injured and missing;. A.P. photo.
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    New Valiant jet scratches from big air race
    151 3 New Valiant jet scratches from big air race LONDON, Friday. rIE England to New Zealand air race lost the last of its glamour today with the scratching of Britain's new swept-wing bomber, the four-jet Vickers Valiant. This leaves only 10 entries to compete for eight prizes totalling nearly US$9O,OOO. The
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    FILM STAR AND STUNT GIRL
    28 3 DIVING into the River Thames are film star Hillary Brooke, in black costume and stunt girl Connie Filton. Connie won the cross-river race.
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    Boot led to 385 years in prison
    99 3 DACCA (Pakistan). Fri. BECAUSE a crippled bandit lost his special boot during a robbery, 61 members of a Dacoit cane have been sentenced to serve a total of 385 years in prison. Police. pursuine the can* who looted the village, found a boot
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    POOR RESPONSE TO STRIKE CALL
    133 3 PARIS. Friday. A COMMUNIST attempt to provoke new social agitation in France seemed to have failed early today as a call by the Communist-led Railwaymen's Union for a 24-hour strike on the southern region of French Railways received almost no response. All main line trains
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    SITUATION IS TENSE IN INDIAN PoW CAMP
    148 3 SITUATION IS TENSE IN INDIAN PoW CAMP PANMUNJOM, Fri THE SITUATION was tense in Indian Village here today as anti-Communist prisoners in the Korean neutral zone staged their second mass breakout attempt in two days. Two were killed and five wounded by Indian guards This brings the total casualties in
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    After the rain...
    32 3 TUNIS, Fri.— Two days of heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow. Livestock has been swept away an<i roads flooded in the Kairouan region. 100 miles south of here.-A.P.
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    West still thinks Rhee is obstacle to Korean settlement
    217 3 West still thinks Rhee is obstacle to Korean settlement LONDON, Fri. THE Western Powvrs will ignore Soviet hints aboit negotiating a settlement of Asian problems until the Communists show their hand at the Korean pi:i c conference, diplomatic sources here said today. The attitude shown by both Peking and Moscow
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    LONDON STOCKS
    284 3 IjONDON. Frl. ■MEWS from Tokyo drawing atten- tion to Japan's sterling shortage caused a cfieck In the recent rise in Japanese bonds on the London Stork Exchange today. Tea shares were irregularly higher but there was a slightly Increased Interest In tins. Rubbete were again featureless. The rest
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    LONDON TIN
    25 3 LONDON, Oct. 2. Cash Buyers £608; Sellers €610: Forward Buyers €599; Sellers €600; Settlement £606 (down €6'i). Turnover a.m. 10 tons, p.m. 55.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    33 3 LONDON. Orr. 2 Spot 18' id.. Nov. lg'^d.. Dec. 18"id.. Jan-Mar 18 7 d.. Apr-June 18\d.. July-Sept 18\.d Oct. elf 18' 2 d., Nov. c.l.f 18'jrt Dee c.l.f. 18\d. Tine: Inactive
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    Now his brother is charged
    60 3 CAIRO. Fri.— The brother of I the former Saadist Premier Ibrahim Abdel Hadi will appear on Sunday before the same revolutionary court which sentenced Abdel Hadl to death i yesterday. He is former police Lieutenant Colonel Ismail E Meligui. who also will face a death
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    MARKET IS SETTLED
    176 4 Rubber report AFTER the decline of last week the rubber market appears to have settled at the present level for the time being. Fluctuations during the week have been negligible and there has been a reasonably steady undertone with a marked reserve on the part c! sellers,
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    HAWKERS LOSE CASE
    231 4 Rural board officer 'can arrest them AN official of thd Rural Board, Singapore, told the City police court yesterday that officers of the Board had the same powers as City Council officers in arresting hawkers without warrant. To make an arrest, a Rural Board officer can, within
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    Charity concert
    22 4 MERSING Fri.— S chool children and Government staff took nart in a concert in aid of the Mersing Welfare Week.
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    STOLEN TYRE: MAN ACCUSED OF DISPOSAL
    77 4 STOLEN TYRE: MAN ACCUSED OF DISPOSAL KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. 24-YEAR-OLD Malay, Zaharl bin Judln. was charged before Inche Ismail. Kuala Lumpur first magistrate, today with voluntarily helping to dispose of stolen property. Zahari pleaded not guilty and was allowed bail of $500. It was said that on July 12. Zahari
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    Tengku Ahmad was assistant
    45 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— From January 1, 1952 up to the Sultan of Johore's departure from England for Johore his son Tengku Ahmad was assistant to the assistant private secretary to the Sultan. He was paid $1,000 a month by the State.
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    Rajula for Madras
    42 4 The 8.1. ship Rajula 'vhich has been undergoing c en- sive repairs In the Singapore Harbour Board Dockyard for the past six months, will leave for Madras and Nagapattinam on October 16. Repairs to the Rajula cost over $1,000,000.
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    New SAT A centre is opened
    48 4 Mrs. O. H. Garlick. w ife of the Director of the Singapore Ant i -(Tuberculosis Association, yrstrrday opened the Association's first rehabilitation centre in Tanjong Pagar. Mr. G. Uttamram, vlcepatron of the Association, made the first gift of $250 towards the centre
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    A blessing from the bishop
    134 4 A blessing from the bishop THE Mar Thonu Syrian Church, the first of its kind to be built in Kuala Lumpur, will he dedicated today by the Kt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasius of India in an ancient ceremony which dates back to the early days of Christianity. The $20,000
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    HE GUARDS THE PAINTINGS
    51 4 i-ui.li k are guarding the Technical College hall at High Street, Kuala Lumpur, where the Arts Council picture exhibition will be held between October 4 and 8. Here Constable Mohamed Desa bin Abdul Wahab looks at one of the paintings he Is guarding. Yong Peng Seong
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    Perak villages get 300 classrooms
    150 4 IPOH, Friday. OEFORE the end of the year 300 more classrooms D will be provided for new villages in Perak. Most will be extensions to eliminate overcrowding. An Education Department official said today that about $1 million had been provided by the Government this year
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    Muslim fund
    18 4 KOTA BAHRU, Fri.—Kelantan Muslims have been urged to raise funds for the Muslim College of Malaya.
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    Ipoh Church devotion
    96 4 IPOH, Fri.— The Novena, in connection with the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary's apparitton at Fatima to be celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ipoh, on Oct. 13, will start on Sunday. Two Masses will be sung on Sunday morning, 6.15 and 8.30
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    Bound over for two years
    75 4 RAUB, Fri— Ng Say Kuan. 23, a film projectionist, who pleaded guilty to a charge of rape, was bound over for two years for $500 without a conviction being recorded. Sir Charles Mathew, the Chief Justice for the Federation, was told that the offence, a
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    'Give this job to Malayan'
    54 4 MALACCA. Fri. A resolution that next Municipal Secretary should be Malayan born will be tabled at the Malacca United Malays National Organisation Youth annual general meeting tomorrow. The resolution also state? that only if no suitable Malayan born candidate Is found should the post be
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    YOUTH CHIEF CALLS FOR ALLIANCE
    67 4 YOUTH CHIEF CALLS FOR ALLIANCE RAUB. Fri LOCAL MCA. and UMNO groups were urged by Inche Sardon Zubir. UMNO youth leader, at a convention at Raub to form an alliance to help solve mutual problems Inche Sardon said that all who adopted Malaya as their homeland should live In peace,
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    Fight over hostess
    96 4 A fight started over the booking of a dance hostess In the New World Cabaret last night. Empty beer bottles and chairs were used In the fight. A European was badly beaten up. Police went to the scene but could not find him. Four men were detained.
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    PERAK POLITICAL UNITY MOVE
    126 4 PERAK POLITICAL UNITY MOVE IPOH, Fri. r3E working committee of the Perak Branch of the Malayan Chinese Association today instructed its branches in the state to set up liaison committees for the formation of alliances with UMNO in their areas. Secretary of the association, Mr. Lee Ah Seong, said the
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    Police transfer
    20 4 TANJONG MALIM. Fri Inspector Ng Yoke Weng of the Tanjong Malim Police, has been transferred to Kampar. Perak.
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    Wrong exhibits, so case postponed OFFICIAL: CHARGES FALSE
    210 4 Wrong exhibits, so case postponed OFFICIAL: CHARGES FALSE IPOH, Friday. T*HE trial of M. V. Nathan, 57, deputy harbour master at Lumut, was today postponed until October 29 because exhibits produced in court were the wrong ones. Nathan is accused of corruptly obtaining $108 from Tang Khoon Teng at Pangkor
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    PORT MEN TIRED OF WAITING
    140 4 PORT MEN TIRED OF WAITING SINGAPORE Harbour Board workers have no more faith in the board's scheme to provide them with better living quarters, said the secretaries of the daily-rated and month-ly-paid unions yesterday. The board's Labour Union and Staff Association were commenting on the board chairman's letter to the
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    They won't give orders
    70 4 Singapore Civil Defence Commissioner. Col. L. T. Firbank, gave an assurance to members at a recent meeting that the five "outside" men who had been appointed section chiefs would give no operational orders, the Straits Times learns. Volunteer officers had objected as most of those appointed
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    Thief threw back pants, took cash
    58 4 An Indonesian living in Lorong Stangee. Singapore awoke at 4.30 a.m. yesterday and found a man taking his trousers which were hung on a wall In the pocket was $340. He chased the thief, who scaled a drainpipe. From the roof the thief flung
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    SCBA to guard its 'special rights'
    185 5 SCBA to guard its 'special rights' PENANG, Fri. LED by its new president, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, the Penang Straits Chinese British Association has launched a big campaign to "protect and preserve the status special rights and privileges of the Queen's Chinese." In a circular to members, the association states
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    Prison term sought
    86 5 An application by the Official Assignee to commit Yeo Jin Guat. a bankrupt, to prison for obtaining credit without any expectation of being able to repay it. was adjourned in the Singapore High Court yesterday till Oct. 2.V A match factory owner and businessman, Yeo was ad-
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    Molested girl: 4 months
    52 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri.— Yone Cheong, 52-year-old quarry labourer, said in court today he was intoxicated when he molested a 14-year-old schoolgirl at Kubang Semung on Sept. 23 He was sentenced to four months' caol for outrasin? the modesty of the girl and stealing a $200 necklace
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    $600 stolen at mine bungalow
    54 5 IPOH. Fri.— Cash and Jewel- lery *vorth about $600 were stolen by burglars when th»y entered the bungalow of the' Malaya Mining Company here early yesterday morning. The bungalow is also used as the offlrp. The thieves entered by forcing open some planks at the
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    ROBBED OF HIS PAY
    40 5 Mislam bin Ahmed, a labourer, was held up last night by three men in Henderson Road Singapore, md robbed of his salary of $60. The man also tore up his j Identity card and ran off.
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    Flag sale on Animal Day
    34 5 A Flag Day to celebrate World Animal Day will be held in Singapore today. Proceeds will go to the Singapore branch of the R.S.P.C.A. and the Animal Lovers' League.
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    At the toy stall
    53 5 ,MRS. T. P. F. Mi s.i. wife of the President of Singapore City Council, reads a children's book at the toy stall at the Wesley Church's annual bazaar. With her is Mrs. Leslie Harrnld, president of the Women's Society of Christian Service. Mrs. McNeice officially opened
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    NEW COMMANDER JOINS FIJIANS
    194 5 Ceremony at Batu Pahat BAIT PAHAT. Friday. VfORE than 400 officers and men of the Ist Fijian Infantry Regiment yesterday paraded to see Lieutenant-Colonel E. T. T. Cakobau hand over command to Lieut. -Col. H. J. G. Low at Batu Pahat. For the first time Ihe
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    Art Society show opens
    43 5 PENANG. Fri. Chinese painting by contemporary artists will be displayed at a Penang Art Society show to be held at Hooi An Association. Magazine Road, frurr. tomorrow to Wednesday The exhibition will feature landscapes, birds animali, and 1 lowers.
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    Youths ran
    28 5 r'O YOUTHS vho were pushing a trolley containing iron bars in Lorong Lalat In the early hours on April 13. bed when they saw two detectives.
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    BROTHER, SISTER BARRED
    152 5 BROTHER, SISTER BARRED V RADIO patrol in Sembawang Road one night saw a car being driven in an untead manne In a lonely steady manner in a lonely part of the road. They stopped the car and found a young Chinese girl at the wheel. Yesterday in the Singapore Second
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    Eurasian girl missing
    35 5 A 17-year-old Eurasian girl, Joan Anthonisz, has been missing from her home in St. Francis Road, Singapore, since Monday. She is 5 feet 7. fair in comI plexion and has bobbed hair.
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    when they saw two detectives
    70 5 when they saw two detectives The detectives chased them and managed to arrest Wong Woon Sum, 19, a fitter. Yesterday, Wong was i -und over in $100 for six months for stealing, by Mr. H. A. Forrer, Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate. Wongs mother stood surety for him. The 60
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    VISIT OF XAVIER CUGAT
    117 5 VISIT OF XAVIER CUGAT V'AVIER CUGAT, nis film A star wife. Singer Abbe Lane, and his Latin American band will come to Singapore at the end of next month. The band-leader is now on a world tour with a $500,000 show. The troupe, with Miss Lane as the star of
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    Lecturer gets U.S. grant
    71 5 Dr. P. H. Diananda, a lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Malaya, has been awarded a U.S. State Department grant to do statistical research at the University of North Carolina. The grant is under the Educational Exchange Programme aimed at providing a two-way flow of
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    ATTACK WITH DISINFECTANT
    49 5 BUTTERWORTH. Fri.— For throwing a disinfectant into the eyes of a fellow labourer and punching him in the chest Muniandy. a hospital worker, was today sentenced to nine months' Imprisonment. The court was told that Murugan, the complainant, suffered an injurled eye and two fractured ribs.
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    The conference: MIC thinks again I about quitting
    340 5 CINGAPORE critics have forced the Malayan Indian Congress to think again about its decision to boycott the Mentris Besar-spon sored National Conference. The M.I.C. president, Mr. K. L. Devaser, the vicej president, Mr. K. Ramanadhan Chettiar, and the secretary, Mr. G. Gurupadam,
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    PICKERING STREET SUICIDE
    109 5 SINGAPORE Assistant Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing. returned a finding of suicide yesterday at the inquest on Tay Tin Heng, found dead behind the Singapore Improvement Trust flat* in Upper Pickering Street on Sept. 6. Veer Singh, a watchman of the flats, said that he was on
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    ANOTHER STORE NIGHT BLAZE
    142 5 I I A FIRE which broke out in a J\ general merchant's shop three doors from the recently damaged Diamond Theatre in North Bridge Road, Singapore at 3.30 a.m. yesterday caused panic in the neighbourhood. It was the fourth early morning fire in the same street
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    Ismail school record
    56 5 KOTA BAHRU. Fri. ISMAIL EngKsh School set up a new record in the 1952 Cambridge School Certificate examination, said Mr. J. M. B. Hughes, the headmaster, yesterday presenting his annual report. A big gathering including the Sultan. Tengku Mahkota, Mentri Besar, British Adviser. State Secretary and Superintendent
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    Wire thiefs gaoled
    36 5 BUTTERWORTH, Fri.— Two labourers. Shanmugam and Subramaniam of the Buttervorth Telecommunications Department were gaoled today for stealing 4.800 yards of wire worth $147. Shanmugam was given six months' gaol and Subramaniam one year.
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    New duty rates
    58 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Kri Customs duties on rubber and other commodities from Oct. 1 were gazetted today as follows: rubber 63 2 cents per lb, copra %59' i per ton, coconut oii $912 per ton. palm oil $541 per ton. palm kernels $413.50 per ton. The gazette does
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    Midwife exam passes
    81 5 The following have passed the examinations of the Central Mldwives Board. "A" Certificate: Ang Lay Wan, Isa Chan, Eng Kirn Choo, Guok Nyuk Choo, Latifth Mahyudin, Lee Ah Chan, Ling Mie Hean, Flora Ng. Sic Kirn Lang, Wong Duan Ding, and Madeline Wong. "B" Certificate: Aspiah binte
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    Settlement visit
    29 5 KOTA BHARU. Fri.—Members of the Women's Institute of Teblng Tlnggi visited the resettlement areas of Gunang and Jell, Ulu Kelantan. They distributed milk and sweets to children.
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    Exam exemptions to be on their merits
    127 5 A PPLICATIONS for exemption from Singapore City Council staff examinations will in future be considered on thei" merits. An earlier recommendation of the council's examinations committee was that employees who had reached 40 years ol ace and had served the council 20 years
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    Woman is cleared of bribe charge
    194 5 Woman is cleared of bribe charge ANG AH TIAH, a Chinese woman living in Park Road was acquitted in the Fifth Police Court yesterday of bribing Detective*lnspector Seah Ke Sing with $20 to prevent htm from taking action against her for a Customs offence. Inspector Seah told the Magistrate, Mr.
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    Welfare body appointed
    70 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. -The following will serve on the patients welfare committee in the Tampoi Leper and Mental hospitals: Major A Kerr. Miss K. Daly (almoner). Mr. c. O Watts inche JalU bin Ariffln. Mn C N Su a hospital assistant and two patients of the Leper
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      377 5 WEEK-END SINGAPORE DIARY .SINGAPORE BOY SCOI'TS i WoodbiMxe Hospital, Ylo Ctau Kang ANIMAL LOVERS' LEAGUE (SOCTH NUTUNI DISTRICT Road 7 p.m. (Spore Branch) Flag Day Ual S n?n«nmds N a\RTfflLflns n tltuMon ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRI- TOMORROW Br?BL!h^^ ftnd REX BADMINTON PARTY: Od nine uv UrC I p P^lar SOcUI
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    24 6 MRS. I. LLOYD JONES wlshe to thank all friend* who so kiidly tent flowers and me.^ igrs of aympathy In her terrible 'oss.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    53 6 TRILLIUM Pleated Nylon Nighttown with printed rosebuds in Pink, blue and jonquil. Modern Silk Store, 34 High St. Spore. THE Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals and the Animal Lovers' League are holding a Joint Flag Day for World Animal Day. on Saturday. 3rd Ortober, 1953.
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      Waiting For Rice
      654 6 Waiting For Rice Unlike information, rice does not come in sealed boxes. It cannot be sent for. It has to be grown. If Malaya is to grow substantially more rice then the Department of Agriculture will have to go into the sawahs. It will have to take some of the
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      Buzz and Bite
      417 6 The balance of nature in Singapore was first disturbed when the island's deer and wild pig fell to intrepid hunters a hundred years ago. Deprived of a tastier meal, the tiger turned to rend mankind. It is a forgotten chapter in our colonial story, but there was
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      Burma's Problem
      223 6 It is not easy to see what the Nationalist Chinese authorities can gain by their protest 10 i Burma against the bombing of Nationalist guerrillas in tht, country. These guerrillas, variously estimated to be from 15,000 to 30,000 strong, have keen a thorough nuisance to the Burmese Government,
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    As I was Saying
    1050 6 THE appointment of Mr. H. S. Lee and Dr. Ismail to the Federation Governments "Cabinet", the most important political story to come out of the Federal capi tal for many a month, caught the newspapers and the political fringe by surprise. There had been no hint
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    102 6 From The Straits TimeS of October 3, 1903. rE state or affairs in Selangor is described as serious by the Commissioner of Police in his report. He says the public themselves are entirely responsible for the sue em (1 f the many daring daylight robberies. They won't
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    895 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK IT is a commonplace when talking of Malaya to say that Malacca is Its only town that can boast a history This ls very far from being true. To grasp a quick overall lmpression of Malaya in modern history— and history by the way U not something
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    Big plan to help estate workers
    237 7 Big plan to help estate workers THE INTERNATIONAL Confederation of Free Tr.idr I'nions has roenmmrnded to the United Nations Economic Commission for \si<t and Far East programmes for thr social and economic bettermrnt of plantation workers including those in Malaya. A mission to survey plantation arras in Asia region, sponsored
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    Armed men strike
    63 7 Four robbers, two with revolvers and one with a knife, blindfolded a 60-ypar-old Chinrsp. tied him to a stool in a houn in Lim Teck 800 Road. Singapore, on Thursday night and then ransacked the house. Two women were herded with thr man into a room whilo
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    Malayan planter dies in U.K.
    73 7 Mr. RoDert Bnggs, who joined Dunlop Malayan Estates Limited, as an assistant planter 23 years ago, has died at his home in Thames Ditton, Eng--1 '.and. aged 48. He became superintendent of Dunlop Paya Lang estate in 1937 and. r.fter three and hall years as
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    $2,700 textiles stolen at shop
    37 7 Thieves broke into a tailor's shop in Tiorg Bahru Road. Singapore at midnight on Wednesday and stole textiles worth $2,700. They entered through an opening between the attap roof and plank wall.
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    K.L. HOUSE CHECK ON 300,000
    369 7 It's impossible now for bandits to hide out KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. *pHE 300,000 men, women and children in Kuala Lumpur are to be registered in a house-to-house check-up in the latest move to prevent terrorists moving about the capital. Plans arc being hurried for dividing
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    For trial on robbery charge
    81 7 Woo Peng Hung was sent for trial at the Assizes by the Singapore Eighth Police Court Magistrate, Inche A. Wahab Ghows yesterday, on a charge of armed robbery. It was alleged that Woo and another Chinese held up two women. Tham Lai Yong and Chan
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    Opium 'wary': new powers
    143 7 Opium 'war y new powers SINGAPORE police and *j customs officials are to be given more power to wage war on opium smuggling and smoking. If an amending Bill to be '.ntroduced at the next meeting of the Legislative Council is adopted, they will be able to charge any person,
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    Rice expert here soon
    75 7 Mr. Dexter V. Rivenburgh united States Agriculture Department rice expert, is expected to arrive in Malaya I shortly during his tour of 'South-East Asia. Mr. Rivenburgh. who is leaving Washington on Monday, la coming to study production t trends and market outlets Apart from Malaya. Mr.
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    490 Indians as deck passengers
    50 7 The Indian passenger ship Jaladurga left Singapore for Indian ports yesterday with 490 Indian deck passengers from the Colony. Among the cabin passengers was Mr. M.P.V. Palanaippan. An elected Madras Council member who has been on a three months visit to Malaya, Manila and Japan.
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    Film show to build school
    45 7 The Old Boys of the Christian Brothers'" Schools have organised a cinema show at the Roxy Theatre today at 11 a.m. in aid of the Centenary Celebration Fund. The proceeds will be used to build a school at Moulmein Road.
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    Union seeks big merger
    38 7 Singapore City Council Services Union holds its annual general meeting today. A resolution seeking the merger of unions and associations of all daily-rated and monthly paid employees of the City Council will be discussed
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    Talk on women
    28 7 TAIPING. Fri— Miss Viola Williams talked on the organisation and work of Women's Institutes to the executive committee of the Larut and Matang Territorial Association.
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    The millionaire who wouldn 't speak and didn 't answer letter
    203 7 A SINGAPORE resident who lives next door to Mr Tan Lark Sye. a millionaire, was advised by the City Police Court to approach Mr. Tan for permission to allow workmen into his house. That was about a month ago
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    TEMPLER GETS NEW HELPER
    179 7 TEMPLER GETS NEW HELPER KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. MAJOR LORD WYNFORD of the Royal Welch Fusiliers has assumed duty as Military Assistant to the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer. He succeeds Major David Lloyd-Owen, who returned to Britain last week. Major Lord Wynford was educated at Eton and the Royal
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    New land application by wife of councillor
    130 7 New land application by wife of councillor SINGAPORE City councillors i^ who recently questioned the grant of a temporary occupation licence for council land to a councillor's wife, are being asked to extend the licence for a year. The council had given her a month's notice terminating the licence. The
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    Doctor retires
    23 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— Dr. K. Coomarasmany has retired after completing 37 years' service in the Johore Medical Department. PROK. HOOD PHILLIPS
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    ...BUT IT'S HARDER TO GET BACK
    153 7 11/ AN Chee Choon, 23, a seaI man who stowed away in the ship Reginald Kerr when she called at Hong Kong to return to Singapore, found that coming back to the Colony was not a> easy as leaving It He was handed n.rr
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    SINGAPORE CONSTITUTION ADVISER ARRIVES
    201 7 First he will learn OROF. O. Hood Phillips and his wife arrived in Singapore by air from London yesterday to advise the Colony's nine-man constitution revision committee. Prof. Phillips told the Straits Times: "I've come a month ahead of Sir Georg? Rendel, chairman of the commission,
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    Fire chief in court
    82 7 George Ansell Hardca.stle. 52, Chief Officer of the Dockyard Fire Brigade, yesterday appeared in Singapore Firth Police Court, accused of criminal breach of trust. He was alleged to have misappropriated $11,000 between January 1947 and yesterday while president of Dockyard Fire Brigade Welfare Association. When Hardcastle
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    BANKRUPTCY EXAMINATION
    46 7 A former Singapore City Councillor. Mr. S. M. A. H. Chisty, will come up for his public examination in the Colony Bankruptcy Court on Oct. 16. Mr. Chisty will appear in the Bankruptcy Office for hts first meeting on Thursday, says the Government Gazette.
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    Bankrupt owes $86,633
    40 7 Charles Krygsman. of Cingapore was adjudicated a bankrupt by the Acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Brown, in the High Court yesterday on a judgment debt of $86,633. The debtor owes the money to Belgo-Thai Agencies Limited, Bangkok.
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    Pilgrims return
    36 7 The first batch of 882 returning Filipino* pilgrims from Mecca bound for Manila arrived in Singapore yesterday in the 3.325 ton ship Cebu. All were allowed to go ashore by the Port Health Doctor.
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    13 road deaths
    14 7 Thirteen people wrre killed in road accidents in Singapore during September.
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    TRAVEL PAPERS DOUBLEDGOODE
    249 7 TRAVEL PAPERS DOUBLEDGOODE "THE colonial Secretary, 1 Mr. W. A. C. Goode. told the Straits Times yesterday that he agreed there was some "duplication" of travel documents at the Immigration Department. He said so after a three-hour on-the-spot inquiry into how the new immigration law us being operated from the
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    Court order on $13,177 debt
    46 7 Receiving and adjudication orders were made by the Acting Chief Justice Brown, in 1 the Sinaapore High Court yesterday against M. A. Abdul Majid, a businessman, on a judgment debt of $13,177. Majid owe the money to K. S. V. Marican.
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    Watches stolen
    26 7 Two gold watches valued at $650 and $46 in cash were stolen from a house in Ard- more Flats. Singapore, on 1 Thursday night.
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    CINEMA CLEAN—MANAGER
    72 7 CINEMA CLEAN— MANAGER JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. \IR. James Ho, manager of Qahru. cinema, today denied there were bugs in the cinema. The cinema srats. he said were regularly sprayed with disinfpetant and no onr had pver complained to him Mr. Ho said that the day after a complaint in thr
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      109 7 THE WEATHER Minimum temperatnre 17.30 p.m. on Oct. 1 to 7.30 a.m. on Oct. 2>: Singapore 74 degrees. Ppnans 77, Kota Bahru 73. Kuala Lumpur 73, Ipoh 71, Kuantan 72. Maximum temperature (7.30 am to 7.30 p.m. on Oct. 2) Singapore 88, Penang 86, Kota Bahru 87, Kuala Lumpur 91,
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    PRICES EASIER ON TIN FALL
    441 8 1 rim ml Ihf ntarkvt* 'THE rather shscp fall in the price of tin, $4.25 to $303.37 i a picul. yesterday caused a general easing of prices in the tin section of the share market. The list received a pruning but even the lower prices
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    RUBBER PRICES
    184 8 October first grade closed at 62 5 g cents a pound on the Singapore rubber market yes-terday—one-quarter cent below Thursday's close. The market opened with small business passing around the previous days closing level. During the afternoon the market was inclined to steady on receipt of the Malayan
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    Exchange rates
    38 8 On the free exchange market in Hnn; Kone yp<ter<iHy 'he US dollar MM quofpd at 5 ***** for cash ?nd 5.9675 for TT Sterling was quoted at 15.89 and one tarl of gold at 261 75.
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    TIN PRICE
    29 8 The price of tin in Singapore yesterday wan declared at 5303.371 a pirul. down $4.?5. This is the mm i-st price sime August hen it was SM'i.RTi.
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    Australian stocks
    165 8 MELBOURNE. Ftt 4^HARE price., were Irregular tn sllehilv easier on the S'ork Exchange today. There was no undue selling pressure bin there appeared to be a few more sellers than buyers. North BHP fell 2s. 6d. on fh» dividend rut from Bs. 66. to 4s. fid. for the
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    Singapore shipping
    175 8 CHIPS lying alongside the Stniwpore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are Talisse 1-2. Glang Seng 3. Calchas 4-5, Bunyo Maru C P.. Idomeneu.< «-7. Chakrata 8-9. Denblgshire 11. Braesirie 13-14 Aeneas 15-16. Pieasantvllle 18 NarhL-an Maru 19-20. Lariang N. Wall 4 Mawnl N Wall 6. Srudal N.
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    Tin shipments lower
    38 8 Tin shipments from Malaya in September were 4.727 tons, compared with 5.745 tons In August, making the total for the nine months 47.092 tons, compared with 48.982 tons in the corresponding period of last year.
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    Produce prices
    69 8 Singapore Chine** Produce Exc.ianje: Noon prices per picul were: Copra: steady: Octobe* $36 'i biyers, $37 sellers: November $36'-^ buyers. $3" sellers. Coconut oil: $59 sellers. Pepper: quiet; all varieties down If; Muntok whit* $375, Sarawak »?70. I amponc black $335. Lewis and Pr«»; Closing prices were: Copra:
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    The SATURDAY FORUM
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    How about a rubber road, Sir Gerald?
    411 10 I THINK it can safely be said that Malaya—including that self-centred island that fell off the end of the peninsi la only to be rejoined by a causeway many years laterdepends on rubber. Yet we NEVER heat of rubberised roadways being laid anywhere
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    What are 'failures' to do?
    110 10 What are 'failures' to do? IT is strange that the 1 Education Department doesn't know why the number of students wantIng to be teachers in Singapore has decreased considerably. In previous years students with a pass in English janguace joined the Teachers" Traininc College with the hope that they vould
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    All these 'ploughed'
    153 10 rpHE Normal Class examina- tion results are out and appear to be rather poor compared with previous years. The Serond Year results for Perak. however, take the cake. Of the candidates in the j primary and elementary sections, about 40 per cent f;i;l--rd English language. Thi.s from
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    teaching
    78 10 two year.s .service? Most of them are unable to join even the Clerical Service for the simple reason that they are now over-age. Were these student teachers inefficient? If so why were they kept in service until the results of their second attempt were out? Perhaps students with only
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    'Raise age limit'
    198 10 ACCORDING to Press reports there seems to have been some confusion and alarm as to the proper implementing; of the supplementary education plan, which was instituted by the formei Director of Education Main reason is the lack ol trachors. The unfair treatment by the department has driven
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    'IRKSOME'
    160 10 I T was pleased to read the two letters signed "Three Sore Heads' and "Crackle respectively. One of the afflictions I, for one, suffer almost every day 1 was brought about by the formation of the dual-contro organisation called Radio Malaya. Perhaps the British legislaj tors meant well by
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    CHINAMAN 'IS NOT CRICKET'
    251 10 AS an English, I entirely agree with your correspondent. Mr. Ong. The use of the word "Chinaman" to describe a man from China Is not nice. I have no doubt we would both feel the same about it if we happened to be a French or
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    OH! THAI 3-D EYE STRAIN
    218 10 WITH 3-D films well established in Singapore, we must surely have considered which is the most natural and most effective type of film yet produced. We must admit tha' each typ e of production r ver> realistic but the one that will last is that
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    Pay challenge to Mr. Higham
    519 10 Pay challenge to Mr. Higham lIT is reported in your 1 issue of Sept. 26 that Mr. J. D. Higham, the Under-Secretary, told your i paper that "Singapore j Government is worried about repercussions if i* implements the Council of Action's proposals for higher salaries based on Ritson's recommendations." He
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    POINTS from Letters...
    423 10 MR. COOPER, the Director of Posts. Singapore, has urged people who received delayed letters to forward the envelopes to him. But the envelopes do not bear delivery dates. I think there should be a delivery imprint to check delays. ME YA PAN. Singapore. English THE English language
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    FILM FAN SEEKS SERVICE
    148 10 FILM FAN SEEKS SERVICE OOPING to get a good n seat and enjoy the show, I went to one of the local cinemas very early one evening to book my tickets. I was given a seat in a corner at the back where only three-fourths of the screen was visible.
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    This is how you address people—
    183 10 This is how you address people I THINK the suggestion that "ladies and gentlemen" can be adequately rendered by "tuan-tuan and puan-puan Is hardly in accordance with actual practice and would strike the Malay ear as pedantic and meaningless, "inche-inche dan tuan-tuan" Is, of course, definitely incorrect in this connection
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    —OR IS IT?
    54 10 REFERENCE the caricature in the Saturday Forum of your September 26 issue. I would like to stress that the old form of addressing incheinche dan tuan-tuan" is much preferred. Reason: "inche-inche" includes ladies as well, thus settling the controversy over whether ladies or gentleman should come first.
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    They will keep jobs warm
    245 10 They will keep jobs warm rpHE salaries to be paid t.i J. Indian honours graduates or. three year contracts (extendaole to five years In special circumstances) are the special grade salaries of pass graduate teachers. The difference in salary between the Indian graduates employed locally and those recruited recently from
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    RIDERS 6 ABREAST
    107 10 TAIPING was more or less a dead tow n at the time of the re-occupation, but today the population is nearly doubled and traffic has followed suit. Unfortunately neither cyclists nor motorists se?m to realise their responsibilities It is not uncommon to see a car parked at
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    Those 500 Indians...
    111 10 A NEWS item that 500 Indians queued in Singapore for 20 steamship tickets tr India prompted Mr. K. G. Nair to draw certain quick inferences. He would have us gullible souls believe that in the last month or two before the Immigration Law was clamped down, the
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    Europeans eligible for Asian Games
    354 11 Europeans eligible for Asian Games CONDITION IS FIVE YEARS RESIDENCE EUROPEANS and other non-Asians not bom in Singapore but who have been in the Colony for the past five years will be eligible to represent the Colony at the Asian Games in Manila next year. This was stated by Mr.
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    Chiengmai Cup for the trials
    177 11 Chiengmai Cup for the trials rpHE lourth of the post-war series of inter-port rowing regattas will t;ike place on Oct. 23 and 24 b Kuala Belait. At last year's Regatta ln Hoti? Konc. Royal Singapore Yacht Club set ud a record by winning all events fours pairs and sculls so
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    29 11 TODAY: High 0835 hrs (7.3 > and 1343 (7.7t Low 0142 (2.7) and 1419 (52). TOMORROW: High OOlfi (7.7» and 2053 (8S»: Low 0247 i2.5> and 151(1 .4.4k
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    U.S. LEAD 3-1 IN RYDER CUP
    88 11 VENTWORTH. Surrey. Frl —A' the end of the Ryder Cup foursomes here today 'he United States led in ihree matches with Britain in iront lti ;he other. Positions were: Harry Weetman and Peter AlHss one down to Dave Douglas and Ed Oliver. Eric Brown
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    Penalty goals by Kirn Chye; beat J.E.C.
    207 11 Penalty goals by Kirn Chye beat J.E.C. JOHORE BAHRU. Frl. A PENALTY goal by Kirn Chye five minutes before time— his second for the mateh enabled Raffles Institution to beat Johore English CoUege by six points (two penalties) to five (goal) ln a rugger friendly at the O.E.C. giound today
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    SULTAN'S TEAMS LOSE AT POLO
    49 11 The Malayan Polo Associations tournament fo r the Selangor Turf Club Cup began at the Polo Club ground. Singapore, yesterday and resulted Singapore Civilians beat Royal Pahant: Club 3-2; and Singapore Military beat Sultan of Pahang« team 5-24. The tournament continues today and tomorrow.
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    Beaty,Fraser go to s-final
    122 11 fHE Singapore doubles champions. Ong Chew Be* and Llm Hee Chin, went Into the final of the doubles event at the Y.M.C.A's tennis championsnips yesterday when they eliminated G T. Holloway and F F. Sullivan by 6-3. 6-2, ln a semifinal. In a quarter-final match that
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    Bostam-Jamil tennis final
    111 11 The results of the Malay Sports Association open tennis singles matches played recently axe: A. Rahman beat Hamid Kassim 6-1. 6-1; Dollah Ahmad beat Hassan Alwi 6-1, 6-4: Shahrln Osman wo S. A. Dawood: A. Sujak beat Said Sulaiman 6-1. 6-4 Hamid Bllal beat H. M. Mahfiu
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    Dyan Chand's XI for Singapore
    202 11 FIIK Indian Hockey Federation has approved the visit of Major Dyan Chand's Indian Services team to Singapore during their Pacific tour at the end of the month. I Mr. O. E. N. Oehlers. presl- dent of the Singapore Hockey Association, has received a cable from
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    SEASONS PROBLEM IS BEFORE S.O.S.C.
    170 11 SEASONS PROBLEM IS BEFORE S.O.S.C. Singapore Olympic Sports Council has appointed a sub-committee to study the problem of over-lapping seasons in the main sports in the Colony. The sub-committee will consist of representatives from the Singapore Amateur Football Association, Singapore Hockey Association, Singapore Rugby Union and the Singapore Cricket Association.
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    Army pull up from 2-0 to share points
    320 11 DLAYING their best game so far. Army gained their nrst point in fly* outings in the SAFA Community League when they held the Indians to 2-2 at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Indians becan as if they would rout Army, scoring twice ln
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    SHELL. DARBY WILL REPLAY
    118 11 The Business Houses knockout replay between Shell and ame Darby at River Valley Road ended In another draw yesterday (2-2) and there Is to be a second replay of this tie. Bhell were the better side and Slme Darby must thank their gxial- keeper Ismail for
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    Shirmer's four records in five wins
    458 11 GIXTEEN YEAR OLD Jcweph Shlrmer won five events. lour or them ln record times, mt the fourth annual swimming carnival of the St. Anthonys Boys' School held at the Chinese Swimming Club pool yesterday. ShirniPi was Individual championship with 25 points Nineteen-year-old David Rodrlkucs,
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    Asia Minor can pick up rich prize in top sprint today
    354 12  - Asia Minor can pick up rich prize in top sprint today EPSOM JEEP By VLTITH FOREST BEAU, Cypress Point and Talisman going for the big prize the $25,000 Sultan's Gold Vase next week Asia Minor has a bright chance of picking up a tidy $7,000 the winner's share in the
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    Straits Times Selection
    149 12 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOT POINTER Race 1. 2.15 ARCH SIDE What Happened Tryas ARCH SIDE Tryas Moulin Ronfte TRYAS Arch Side High Dawn Rare 2 2.45 VERULAM Carthusian Wise Wager CARTHUSIAN Verulam Madrid CARTHUSIAN Vernlam Admission Race 3. 3.15 CINDER'S PRINCE Flemincton Melnik GOLDEN LOTUS Cinder's Prince
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    ABBOT'S HAVEN AGAIN
    287 12 THE MAIN staying event of the day (Race Six) for Class I, Div. I, over 9 f. at Ipoh this afternon should be a race between stablemates Abbot's Haven and Who Regrets. Abbot's Haven is perhaps the best slayer among the van Breukelen Stable's new batch. A
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    Theatre runs 3f. in 37
    227 12 JEEP JOTTINGS ASIA MINOR. a fancied runner in today's Class 1, Div. l, race over 6f. worked stylishly on the training track at Ipoh yesterday morning. With Bagby astride. Asia Minor ran 3f. in 39 3/5 sec. with Rubber Exporter <Tait) as galloping companion. Asia
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    Rubber Exporter to win hard race
    560 12 yHE Class I, Div. 2 sprint over 6 f. (Race Four) is a 1 real problem but I shall throw in my lot with Rubber Exporter. This Epigram four-year-old may prove his class better over a distance but I tnink he has the speed
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    TODAY'S GOING
    32 12 THE IPOH rat r course has stood up very well to frequent showers during the past few days and, barring any more rain, the going today should be very good.
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    Arch Side to give punters a good start
    431 12 PUNTERS who back Arch Side in the 2.15 at Ipoh today should get off to a <»ood start. Arch Side ran two good races at Bukit Timah last month after a spell. In the second run. on Gold Cup day, she ran
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    U.K. SOCCER
    40 12 LONDON. Pri.— U.K. football results yesterday were: THIRD DIVISION (8) Colchester United 0 Southampton Walsall 0 Shrewsbury Town 0. THIRD DIVISION (N) ■cunthorpe United 0 Hartlepools Ufctfed 0. Friendly floodlit mat'-h: Arsenal 7. Preston North End I— Reuter.
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    RUGBY UNION
    25 12 LONDON. Frl.— Yesterday's rugby union results were: Brldgewater and Albion 13. Bath 0; Lydney 0. Abertillery 9: Telfjnmouth 0. Plymouth Albion 0. Reuter.
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    Today's race card
    1201 12 THE following horses have been scratched from all engagements. Rice King, Battleship, Pulau Bali, Nuit de Bal, Grecian Knight and The Strand. TREBLE TOTE: Races 4. 6 and 7; BIG SWEEP; Race 8. Race 1—2.15: Class 1. Div. 4 6 Furs. 1 035 Rlv«r Patrol Mawi 9.00
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    Colonial Cup golf tourney
    159 12 THE first round of the Colonial Cup golf tournament will be played off at the Island Club at 2.30 p.m. today. The ties are: H. Lade and T. L. Thompson v S. J Llm and J. Scott; O. Addlson and N 8 Llm v W. L.
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    QUEK SCORES 2 IN 3-0 WIN v S.C.C.
    283 12 CHINESE SURPRISE AGAIN SINGAPORE Chinese Recreation Club, not so Ion? ago at the foot of the senior hockey league table. climbed to fourth place yesterday after their second surprise victory in a week. They beat Singapore Cricket Club 3-0 on the padang.
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    Latest SHA positions
    320 12 TATEST positions in the Sincapore Hockey Association leamies are Leadinr noaKrorer* In ihe senior league are Durrant B. Sheikh Mansoor 5 D McMullan 4. Kulasingam 3. Vr.nrierput 3. Wrieht 3. O Rozario 3 Sewaran Sinch 3. Jamieson 3. The following scored two each Pennefather Kirn Chow. Carpenter.
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    Penang hit Pahang for six
    91 12 QUAD HOCKEY KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. OENANPt beat Pahanc six-nil Hnri < Selancnr drew with Necrl Sembilan 1-1 In the openinc c;imcs of the inter-staie sjoadranßUlar hockey tournament on the ps today PSMMg outplayed Pahanc fro-n the start and were two conK up in five minutes,
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    Late equaliser by Selangor '
    129 12 THE econd «ame produced thrllW ma exchanges in which the defenders were on top. Shanmiisanatiian and Chua |BJg Clien? were outstandinc for Selancnr. '.vhili Koelmeyer and newcomer M. Lewis took the honours foi Necri After a scoreless first half Necrl. vho had done most of the
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    First Colony hockey trial
    146 12 T*HREE trials I ill be held from which to select thp Sm^.iporr i tram for the sou 'hem quadrancular hockfv tournament between Srl.uisor Malacca. Joimre and Singapore in the Colony on Oci 23. 24 and 25. The first, trial will be plavrd nr\' ■atardajr: the other
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