The Straits Times, 7 April 1954

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    12 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1954 15 CENTS
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    WARN MAO, SAYS DULLES
    297 1 IlWar it you* send open help o Vietminh' i .POWER CALL URGED LONDON, Tuesday. GN OFFICE said today that BriVmerica arc discussing a call by retarj State. Mr. John Foster cd action if there is open Comon in South-east Asia. spokesman declined to comment on rei
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    Bombers attack 20,000 rebels
    136 1 Bombers attack 20,000 rebels PARIS. Tuesday. today opened a iierce assault or Mnmunists marching: towards Dien Bier flagging Vietminh attempts to over- noo-ib. Di( n orii ol "unble of t way, rival of the dlffl- imich to =n.s of a brief forcements reach Dien Bien Phu and bring the Communist
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    A 'prophet' tries to call on Ike
    74 1 A 'prophet' tries to call on Ike Ill Ho; ill Tour l*irlorial I'aui- 2 WASHINGTON. Tues. THE Secret Service reported tonight that two men tried to enter the White House to see President Eisenhower. Both men were stopped at the gate within a half hour of each other. They were
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    Industrial tycoon dies
    68 1 WILMINGTON, (Delaware), Tues. Pierre S. Dv Pont. 84, former president and hoard chairman of the huge K.I Dv Pont De Nemours Company, died last night. Mr Dv Pont, a descendent of a political refugee from France, helped in development of two of the nations biggest industries E.I.
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    Week's mourning
    28 1 LONDON. Tups.- The Queen ■odav ordrr»rt members of the 3oyal Family to obsrrvr a veeks mourning for Crown PrlnctM Maerthe of Norway Who died yesterday. Renter.
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    AN ELEPHANT PARADE FOR HER MAJESTY
    163 1 She will be hailed Queen of Ceylon COLOMBO. Tuesday. f\NE hundred elephants dressed in rich trappings for three centuries will parade past the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they visit Kandy, last capital of the Sinhalese kings, next week. Her Maje.sty will
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    Juin rebuked
    26 1 PARIS, Tues. The North Atlantic Council today delivered an unprecedented reprimand to Marshal Alphonse Juin becaase of his statement against the European Army. Reuter.
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    Watchers relax
    48 1 LONDON. Tues.— Flood watchers relaxed along the English east coast yesterday as dangerously high spring tides subsided without serious trouble. Water entered some homes in the Hull Industrial ana. and basements and part of the park at Richmond up to the River Thames were flooded. Reuter.
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    RUSSIANS SAY 'YES'
    155 1 To Geneva arrangements MOSCOW, Tues. RUSSIA agreed today to the main "technical arrangements" for the Gen> a conference. Soviet acceptance of the arrangements proposed by the three Western powers was notified in an aide memoire handed to the United States Ambassador, Mr. Charles E. Bohlen. by Mr.
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    50 CARRIED AWAY....
    54 1 ISTANBUL. Tucs. Turkish papers said yesterday that crowds at Samsun. on the Black Sea. were *n excited hv thf visit of President Cclal Bayar that they pirkrd up hla car with him in it and carried it 50 yards on their shoulders. Bayar dedicated Sam.sun's new USs23.
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    India cuts off petrol to French
    122 1 NEW DELHI. Tues. \f R. Nehru, Prime Minister of India, announced today that India cut off petrol supplies to the French Indian settlements several days ago. Other essential supplies, he said, were being sent freely. The government's reason was that supporters of the merger
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    BUTLER'S NO NEW TAXATION BUDGET
    265 1 BUTLER'S NO NEW TAXATION BUDGET LONDON, Tues. THE Chancellor of the A Exchequer. Mr. R. A. Butler, said in his Budget speech today that he would impose no new taxes and would cut entertainment tax on cinemas, sporting events and the legitimate theatre. Mr. Butler said he had to bud?et
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    H-bomb checks Reds: Ike
    52 1 H-bomb checks Reds: Ike A deterrent to World War 111 WASHINGTON, Tuos. PRESIDENT EISENr HOWER declared last night that America's warning that she would meet aggression by Russia with the hydrogen bomb was the mopt sobering deterrent to World War 111. Hr pledged that the H-bnmb would not be used
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    STOP PRESS
    173 1 MOKK T v BONN U REACH IMii) 1 1 N liwoi. hwa Man can bombers bare am cri in Indu hina and taiwwn in'" battle > n Knn i*ii 11 in re cord time. militn\ .tutlm a-.il Until lii —I I' initiative and described as exaggerated the fears
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    ATOM RAID NOW JUST TOO BAD'
    58 1 SACRAMENTO. Toe*. THE U.S. Federal Civil Defence Administrator. Mr. Val Peterson, said yesterday that the country was "Just plain unprepared for de- fence in an atomic ace." He said: "We don't have shelter, we don't have adequate warning time if an atomic attack enmes
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    Straits Times ROYAL TOUR pictorial
    165 2 PICTURES bj Lee Turk So« n i THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh left their Land Rover during the Royal progress on Home Island on Monday and completed the route on foot. Here they are seen with Mr. E. H. C. Lillicrup. British Administrator.
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    Sir Winston tells of his secret atom pact
    206 3 LONDON, Tuesday 1 GOVERNMENT last nij>ht igreed there should be top ,\ilh the United States and Russia on the hydrogen bomb. the Foreign Secretary, winddebate In the House of Commons, ir Opposition motion culling tor an move to brinii, about a meeting
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    SOCIALISTS WAVE AND SHOUT
    763 3 Ed the agreement to he aban- dulled. In view of this he found It ditlicult to understand how th i Socialist* could attack him for not getting Information from America about the hydrogen bomb tests. Flushed with anger. Mr. C. K. Attlee. the farmer Labour Prime
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    Churchill told: You are wrong
    217 3 WASHINGTON. Tuesday. SENATE authors of the 1946 McMahon Act restricting An&lo- American atomic co-operation disputed Sir Winston Churchill's assertion that the Act would not have been passed if they had known about the Churchill-Roosevelt 1943 agreement. Senator Edwin Johnson ar.d Senator Bourke Hicktnlooper said they
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    Bones go home
    29 3 TOKYO, Tue.s— The bor.e.s of I Genghis Khan. Mongol eon- queror of the 13th century, have been returned to Inner Mongolia, Peking radio said today.—A. P.
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    Strike call
    208 3 meeting of the heads of State. I backed by the desire of all men and women to be relieved ol this fear, may make a turning point in world history. It is not too late". 'Arrow shots' criticised Mr. Clement Davie.s. leader of the Liberals, said so far
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    CHURCHILL 'A VICTIM OF H-BOMB BLAST'
    181 3 LONDON. Tues. M\NY British newspapers today attacked the Prime Minister. Sir Winston Churchill, for sayinc that Mr Attlee\ Labour Govern mint had I. lapse the wartime exchange of atonm send-, with \nniica. The limes said that yesterday's House of Commons debate on the hydrocen
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    LONDON STOCKS
    248 3 LONDON. Tries. Closing prices or selected stocks were: LOANS Consols 64% Funding 4', 101 War 3 1 1056-59 87", loan 3\'c 1956-59 £94 12 6d BANKS Mercantile (£l2 "a; 27 Eastern «£5) 8-» Chartered (£1» 43 3 4,3 Hongkong <$li 97 INSIRANCK Com. Un. (uts.t 13 Royal 13",
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. April 6— Cash Buyers VT.Vi: Sellers £717); Forward Buyers £724. Sellers t7*!s: Settlement £7fiO: Turnover a.m 175 tons; p.m. 70 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    39 3 LONDON, Apr. 6— Spot 17 '1d.. May 17'jd.. J <ne 17HC July-S»pt. 17 \d.. bet-Dec. 18d Jan. -Mar. 18'sd.. Apr. -June 18', d., Apr. t.if. 17 ltfd.. May cif 17' d. Junec.t.f. 17 9, 16d, Tone: Steady.
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    Liew Kon Kirn's uncle
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    murdered by bandits
    81 4 ROUND-CLOCK CURFEW KAJANG, Tuesday. 4 21-HOUR CURFEW has been imposed on Sungei Jeloh, near here after the murder of a 51-year-old Chinese smallholder, Liew Tai Kirn, uncle of Liew Kon Kirn, "bearded terror of Kajang," who was killed by the Suffolk Regiment. Tai Kirn is believed to
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    S'pore gives teaching bursaries
    174 4 TEACHING bursaries are j beinj; offered to students i at the University of Malaya. I They will be required to teach at Government or Govern-ment-aided schools in Singapore. Maximum value will be $1,500 a year. The bursary will be subject to review. Holders of bursaries will
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    ADVISER ON WELFARE WORK HERE
    67 4 ADVISER ON WELFARE WORK HERE Mr. W.H. Chirm. Social Welfare Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, arrived in Singapore by air from Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Mr. Chirm will have discus.sions with Government and voluntary toetel welfare workers during his stay here. He has been touring the Federation
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    7,800 on rolls
    171 4 IPOH. Tues —With six more days to go for the electoral rolls of the Ipoh Town Council elections to close, the total number of voters who have registered has passed the 7.800 mark. Tai Kim was shot on Sunday while on his way to his .smokehouse in
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    3,000 register as voters
    47 4 TAIPING. Tues.— Seven days more to fro for the electoral register to close and 3.189 people 1.421 from the Assam Kumbang Ward. 748 from the Kota Ward and 1.020 from thr Klian Pan Ward have so far registered for the.Taiping Town Council elections.
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    Varsity fun fair
    24 4 The University of Malaya will hold a fun-fair at Raffles Institution ground Bras Basah Road, Singapore, at 11 ana on Saturday.
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    FEDERATION GETS RABIES 'ALL CLEAR'
    41 4 Ban on dog movements lifted KUALA LUMPUR, iuesday. THE Federation today was given the tag "tree from x rabies." At the same time restrictions on the movement of dogs were lifted in all States and Settle-
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    PISTOL IN BREACH OF TRUST CASE
    53 4 Thomas Davidson Adams was charged in Singapore yesterday with criminal breach of trust of a pistol. It was alleged that the pistol vas entrusted to him last April at the Kinta Kellas Estate in Batu Gajah. Adams claimed trial and was allowed $500 bail
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    1,000 attend UMNO concert
    40 4 TELUK ANSON. Tues— More than 1,000 people attended a concert at the weekend In aid of the UMNO Fund. A model Malay perahu with UMNO colours was presented to Tengku Abdul Rahman, President of the UMNO.
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    New school house
    35 4 KUALA SELANGOR. Tues The new building of the Vageesar Tamil School at TanJong Kramat was recently opened by Mrs. D A. Borrie. The school was formerly conducted in a shop lioiust 1
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    Transferred
    151 4 ments. However, a clearance certificate .still Is needed to move dogs from the Federation to Sineapore. The lifting ot the restrictions on movement of doss followed the three-month Inoculation drive launched on Jan. 1, during which 106.000 dogs were siven anti-rabies vaccine Advance of fees A Federation veterinary services
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    Warning lamps stolen
    34 4 PENANG. Tuts— Ten hurricane lamps worth $150 were stolen from Farquhar Street last night. The lamps belonging to the Penantt Municipality had been placed to warn traffic of road under repair.
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    VILLAGE 'TERRORS' HELD
    89 4 ALOR STAR. Tties— Perlis police today detained three Sam-sanis (Siamese Malays) suspected to be leaders of a gang; of hooligans who have been terrorising the 1,000 .villagers of Kampong X.iii ii for more than a year. A police officer said today the three were alleged to have
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    Indonesian trade looms again
    183 4 SINGAPORE traders yrsterday welcomed an Indonesian Government announcement on the possibility of resuming imports from Malaya on a "not-too-much-profii" baM.v Indonesia Us now willing to import from Malaya certain ■OOil if their sale price is not Dfcgtttr than those obtaining in producing countries. The Indonesian Minister
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    They all ran out to see the 'flying cigar" but it was just a vapour trail
    138 4 They all ran out to see the 'flying cigar" but it was just a vapour trail spotted, office workers rushed Into the streets. Vehicles stopped cyclists dismounted. All heads craned skyward. But when the Straits Times telephoned the Mata KucnniK Aerodrome at Butterworth an R.A.F. officer said that the "flying
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    Lady Templer opens school for deaf
    39 4 PENANG. Tuesday. LADY TEMPLER, wife of the High Commissioner, replied today to critics of the Federation School for the Deaf who had said that too much was being done I for too few.
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    P.C. accused of shooting his mother
    81 4 IPOH. Tues A CHARGE ot murder was preferred at the Magistrate's Court today against a Chinese constable. Chon Choon Yoon, 31 who is alleged to have caused the death of his mother. Ngoh Ah Yee. 52. by shooting. The charpe was explained to Chon
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    Govt gives land to build hostel
    227 4 1 JOHORE BAHKU. Tues— The Johore Government has given the State Welfare Committee six acres of land In Johore Bahru to build a hostel. Cured leper and TB. patients will be accommodated I and trained at the hostel to I make them self-supporting "I
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    Back to gaol for receiving
    67 4 PENANO, Tues. Released from prison four months ago. Letchimanan, who had eight previous convictions today was sent back to gaol for a further two years Letchimanan was found euilty of retaining a stolen ramera In Chulia Street on March 14. Mrs Mary Wright said she
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    Admits using dagger
    42 4 PENANO. Tues Charged with having four daggers for an unlawful purpose Ten Chom Seng said In court today he had used one in a recent fight but denied he had used all four weapons. Teh was remanded to Friday.
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    227 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 7.15 a.m. Time Signal Opening Announcement; 7.16 Mornl'\v Star; 7 30 News; 735 Melody Mlx- ture; 8-8 30 Invitation to Music 8.57 Englisii Schools Broadcast: 11.10 English Schools Broadcast; 1 pm. Programme Summary; 101 Dance Music; 1.30 Time Signal and News. 1.45 Lunrhtlme Prom; 2 English Schools
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    Colony's water SO DRY, say firemen
    228 5 Colony's water SO DRY, say firemen 'THE Singapore Fire BriA gadp considers ordinary tap water pretty dry stuff. When fighting a blaze. they "wet the water with a detergent that breaks up the surface tension and increases the cooling surface five times. This was one of the firefighting secrets taught
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    World health day today
    56 5 Today is World Health Day. This fear also marks the 100 th anniversary of th° beginning of Florence Nightingale's pioneering work in nursing among the wounded and dying on the Crimean battle- tields. Fifty countries are observIng World Health Day. In I Singapore the Public Relations
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    Councillor plans London visit
    58 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Hajl Mohd. Noah bin Omar, a member of the Johore Executive and State Councils, will leave on April 15 for London j on a vi<it. He will be accompanied by hi.s two daughters whose husbiincis. Capt. fin Ma In bin Onn and Inche
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    Easter Camp for youth
    50 5 Telok Ayer Methodist Youth Fellowship. Singapore, will hold a two-day Easter camp at the Youth Council holiday resort. Tanah Merah Besar. next weekend. It will be^in on Kood Friday and end with a morning watch on Easter Sunday. Theme of the camp, will be "Victorious Living."
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    WHA T DOES IT REALLY COST TO LIVE IN STORE?
    100 5 Blowpipes greet 'gold 7 namesake Up-to-date figures may be known soon A SURVEY may be made soon to determine up-to-date cost of living figures for Singapore. A technical committee composed of Statistics Department officers is now finding out just what
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    2 art shows open on Friday
    169 5 2 art shows open on Friday r |iWO art exhibitions will open i 1 in Singapore on Friday. One Is the Singapore Art Society's fifth annual exhtbl- j tion of the work of local artists at the British Council I Hall. The other is the Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts
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    Shopkeeper tied, slashed to death
    106 5 Shopkeeper tied, slashed to death TELUK ANSON. Tues. SUNDRY-SHOP owner. Yu Wat. 53. was found slashed to death today in :.ls shop at Kampong Sung"i Keli Besar. about one and a half miles from Sabak Bernam. A rope was also found around his neck and hands. A blood-stained axe. belonging
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    3 fires in 4 hours
    196 5 3 fires in 4 hours ThP Singapore Fire Brigade 1 tackled three fires within four houra yesterday. The first was at a motor nrage in Canal Road. The fire btirnt out a small quantity of oil. At St. Michael* Road. an electric*! short circuit started a .small fire. The third
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    Even a blank mind did not fool Dr. Chatterjee
    135 5 DR. CHATTER TEE-CARDO a former medical officer in the Indian Army, retired in 1945 to read minds. He gave a demonstration to the Pres.s in Singapore yesterday. Reporters were asked to write something on pieces of paper. Dr. Chatterjee did not
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    Armed robbery bid alleged
    34 5 Chan Fook Soon wa.s charged in Singapore yesterday, with attempted armed robbery at a house in Asia Gardens on March 15. He wa.s remanded at the Centra! Lock-up until tomorrow.
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    Education chief feted
    35 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. The State of Johore Chinese School Committee and the Teachers Union gave a tea party to Mr. R. W. Watson Hyatt who has been appointed Superintendent of Education. Johore.
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    Youths to be entertained
    41 5 Dato C J. Paglar. the patron ot the Singapore Young Malayans Club, and Datin Paglar will entertain the youns Malayans to an "At Home" at their residence In Joo Chiat Road at 7 p.m. on April 13.
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    NEWSREELS AGAIN FROM BRITAIN
    109 5 'Armistice* declared in dispute \FTER a lapse of more than a week, a British newsreel once again is being shown in Singapore cinemas. A twlce-weeklv supply of newsreels to Malaya and other countries was stopped by a strike of film laboratory workers There has been an
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    Dealer fined
    24 5 SEGAMAT. Tuos.— For failns. to submit his income tax r eturns. a rubber dealer. Tan Lee Nah. was fined $200 at Sejamat
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    NONSENSE ABOUT BANDITS
    178 5 NONSENSE ABOUT BANDITS ftfi A. A. chief on road risks "IT IS fantastic to imagine that bandits or ruffians are lurkinc behind every blade of grass i n Malaya." said Capt. C. O. Jennings, chairman of the Automobile Association of Malaya, to the Straits Tunes today. Hi was commenting on
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    Ejection is upheld
    82 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federation Court ol Appeni in K ;;il:i Lumpur today dismissed the appeal ol Pir bin Mohamed Ibrahim against a decision of the Session* court on Oct M last ejecting him from the premlsei ol Yap Choong Hock and Choong Chuan at the 3rd
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    Rubber imports
    20 5 PENANG. Tues.- A tnta'. of NJM tons of rubber was imported Into Singapore and the Federation during March.
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    HIS PLEA WAS A MONEY ORDER
    73 5 SEGAMAT. Tues. Khoo Soo Pin. 48, charged with falling to attend court to answer two charges, said his wife had sent $35 by money order to the court and he be-lu-v»'il that wa.s enough. He was discharged. On the original charges of dnvinu without
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      393 5 SINGAPORE DIARY KDIAKV (LI B: Weekly Inn- 5111.1.1. TI«: A IKKTTK: Free luncheon meeting Capitol Ballroom. 1 (inline lilm show Soccer, The p .m. Dr. K. IJ. Ommanndy on "Sin- CJieal Ciunie Shell House. C'ollycr rapore'l Fishing Industry." QUUT, 1.15 p.m. I HOIK VOl X<i .MKNS AS- IN TKKNATIONAL WOMCN'S
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    DEATHS
    53 6 'd Unrrfi. Slfl (minimum) JOHN WILL] helmed v road seel- i dent at Sung) l > l•o^■inc^ 8 4th April, 1954. MADAM DOLORES Chin beloved mother of Mr. Lee Eiik Chuan I 5 rw past scefuuy al k 'io s m on f>-4-:>4 ai 131&-3 Colas Ptoos Pudu I
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    27 6 2li H..r./.. fin >..iiiini»ft. HI >( K BENQ .the funeral o! the Keng Slang (iiee Gon Loke Moi.. on ."> 4 19."i4 end all those who p wreaths.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    124 6 VI Hu-rti >}li 'minimum) rm ca i in holy week. FOLLOW PI I ciay in al to win i .--.lie of i ireas niai Orchard I ANY PATTERN ,ou choose cut tn your iiement i chart from P < Kl.riD \V.\V!N(i ny ZOtOS t:iveB I Beauty Parlour, Road, Phone:
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. April 7, 1954. U.S. And Indo-China
    1224 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. April 7, 1954. U.S. And IndoChina Communist Chineso participation in the battle for Dien Bien Phu, revealed by the American Secretary of State in his evidence before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes perilously close to flat challenge of the Eisenhower policy in Asia. If
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    Advantages of London overseas certificate
    40 6 Advantages of London overseas certificate IN REPLY to Mr. D. McLellan's comment on the London University Overseas General Certificate, I would point out that London University has as much as, if not more, experience in conducting overseas examinations than Cambridge.
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    Pay scheme 'unfair to teachers'
    140 6 Pay scheme 'unfair to teachers' IT IS vory rncouraglng to loam that the revision of the salari-s of English and Chinese teacher* in Chinese schools in Singapore is being considered. How about the Education Department in the Federation doinj? the .same? The present scheme is not fair to those teachers
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    Teacherstoday and tomorrow
    207 6 Teacherstoday and tomorrow AS the husband of a teacher, I thoroughly enjoyed Peng's cartoon in the Baturdaj Forum Little do these recruits to the teaching prolession know what is in store tor them. In another ten years, their qualification will probably not be worth the paper winch they now so
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    Rawangplea for school
    94 6 RAWANG is now the miv-t important industrial centre in Ulu Selangor and its citizens feel that education In this town is being neglected. There is not even a Government or Cfovernment -aided school here. For twenty years, the Inhabitants had hoped that a Government school would be
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    Setapak plea
    144 6 I AGREE with Mr. T. A. L. Concannon, vice-president of the Selangor Playing Fields Association, on the urgent need for more playing fields in Kuala Lumpur One should be laid out in Setapak. SANTA SlN<;il GILL. Kuala Lumpur. TWE MOST .sensitive member of the Malayan Chinese Association would
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    The private candidates will benefit
    144 6 EXPERIENCE has .shown in Fj England that there was an urgent need for reforms in the School Certificate examination sy.stem and a general scheme. to be known as the General Certificate of Education, ha.s been introduced. Now the time has come lor the G C.E.
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    Will call-up men get privilege?
    73 6 IT T ITH the coming National Service call-up will students in continuation schools be allowed to leave their school ten minutes earlier on trainInc days? One of my friends, who is in the MAAF was not allowed to leave his school to take his aptitude
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    Silent union
    382 6 TH E Singapore Teachers Union must be .i very selective body. Ten months ago. I applied for membership. I have not yet had a word from the union as to whether they have accepted me or not. WHAT'S THE I SE." Singapore. Papers arc specially set to suit
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    Colony law on wages payment
    500 6 A FRIEND of mine, an "old timer, vras very proud of hus reputation amom thr indigenous population of Buntapore. As a European, he received many expressions of friendship and help from all his acquaintances and friends .imoiiß the different races iMiii peoples of Singapore during
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    He defends Chinese language
    332 6 He defends Chinese language I" AS long as our Chinese A friends continue to wa.ste millions of man hours teaching their children their fantastically complicated torn of writing it will even transmit that." say the direc-tor-general of the Federation Telecoms. He should have .said -fantastically complicated to me Because to
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    'Divert bus' call
    49 6 IT would be a great boon to tiie residents and school children of Dunman Road. Haig Ro;id. Koon Senu Road and surrounding areas, if the present STC bus ser.-ices tn K long and Telok Kurau are diverted through the.se roads during office and school RKSIDKNT. Singapore.
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    On the Margin
    190 6 On the Margin he precedent IMIF.K ,-y in the W Frederick +J Australian >^ China 1 .Strait., '1 Imi B v/-' oi it calk i pOW they c tural revolution Pllbli Napoii Coiir Fredei ick i oniit pnblfc the other rvrnrt Between the eighteenth am pewf British Pa.:. I landlord;,
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    judge in every street, divorce for the asking
    87 7 \'MlE COURT HEARS Kf RED CHINA LAWS ±u\ procedure in Canton, where .is >aid to hive its own Peoples' Officer, with a judge[a powers, was jhe Singapore First Criminal District '.rnlav. ran Ah Tah, was told that the presided at Peoples' District
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    Terrorist entry kills a 'special'
    22 7 I In the a few I: o scout In K command d trrH I B B I
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    Meeting on free' rice
    15 7 Meeting on free' rice Ii insider No v. il; 01 igar de- roposala by Cham-
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    Malayan Night' at dance social
    266 7 Malayan Night' at dance social n d Yip Chu K.'c. SI, an actor in Cantonese wayant described the Canton court procedure when he was required to .sho w cause why a nance order made si him in Knwloon laM ■•r should Dot be cnforced. Yip, who married Marion In San
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    Businessmen are fined
    46 7 IPOH, Tues.— For failing to contribute to the provident wind tor their employees ir. time. Lav Meng Choon. manager of Qure and Company, and Shum Sooi Kong, owner of Poh Yuen goldsmith shop, were fined $'.I'y each, or one week's simple imprisonment, today.
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    SHE WORE A STOLEN BROOCH
    118 7 SHE WORE A STOLEN BROOCH And the owner came by and saw it KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. 4 23-YEAR-OLD maid servant. Jan binte Suloiik, was today fined SlOg and sentenced to a day's imprisonment by the Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate for stealing a bracelet, and a brooch belonging to Mrs. Harry
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    TOURING WORLD MEAL BY MEAL
    46 7 Its her job but husband goes along for the food 4 MAN and his wife who are eating their way around the world are in Singapore today. She is doing it because it is her Job; he because he* likes it
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    He gets the $^00 owed on car sale
    143 7 He gets the $^00 owed on car sale KUALA LUMPUR. TUCS. \\R O. C. H Gowing.s was ■i'l today ordered at the First Magistrate's Court here to pay costs and $300 to a Chinese businessman who .sued him in connection with the sale of a cur. Mr Wl ii; Ah
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    Last minute talks put off strike
    84 7 Last minute talks put off strike IPOH. Tues. LAST minute negotiations ye.sterdav resulted In a I weeks postponement of the strike scheduled lor today at th» Talam Mines, about 25 > miles south of here. About 60 workers are involved. The negotiations were .sponsored by the Labour Department. The Employees
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    Gurkhas to see Everest film
    49 7 Several hundred Gurkhas In Johore will see a free show of the Teehnieolour production. •The Conquest of Everest", at the R<x Theatre. Johore Bahru. at 11 a.m. today. The film was specially selected because of the part played by Bherpa Tensing In Everest's ascent.
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    Pens stolen
    27 7 Two fountain pens were stolen from a house in River Valley Koad. Singapore yesterday. Engraved on one pen wa.s the 1 name T. J. Samuel.
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    Free film show
    27 7 KUALA LUMFUR. Tues.The United States Information Services will give a public Him show at the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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    New date fixed
    173 7 The woman is Del Cartwright, a leading Sydney radio personality and food expert, who Ls making a six months' world trip to gather recipes for her daily broadcast programme. "DeUs Diary." Her husband. Mr. K. R. Parry, is going to help her .sample as many dishes as
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    Reflections on Angkor
    55 7 Mr. M. N F. Stewart, a counsellor in the Commissioner General's offire. gave a talk on "Reflections ori An°kor" at the British Council Hall last night. The talk, sponsored by Singapore branch of the Malayan Historical Society, was illustrated with .slides from photographs taken by the Commissioner
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    The Queen thanks Singapore
    98 7 The Queen thanks Singapore THE Queen has sent a telegram of thanks from aboard the Gothic to the Governor of Singapore. Sir John NU-011. after her visit to the Corns Islands nn Monday. The message reads: "1 sincerely thank you for (he kind and loyal message which you have sent
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    782 signed up
    28 7 A total of 782 youths between 18 and 20. yesterday registered for national service at the registration centre. Singapore Volunteer Corps headquarters in Beach Road
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    UMNO talks
    22 7 PENANG. Tues— UMNO officers from Penang. Province Wellesley. Kedah. Perils and Kelantan will hold a conference in Kulim on Frldav
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    LIFE SAVING TRIALS IN THE 'POOL OF DEATH'
    64 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A demonstration of life savini; will be given In the "pool of death" in Temerloh Road. Koala Lumpur, tomorrow. It has been arranped by Kuala Lumpur Municipality in connection with World Health Day. Two teams from the Army and
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    Big plane lands safely near danger strip
    242 7 In Constellation from i Sydney made an unusual landing at Kalian* airport yesterday when a heavy rainstorm which started shortly after 2 p.m. caused the northern end of the runway, near Mountbatten Road, to lift. Officials of the Department of Civil Aviation made
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    MCA sends out 2,000 copies of protest
    134 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. THE Malayan Chinese Association has distributed 2.000 copies of Its memorandum protesting against tlv I'Vdi-r itlon's new educational poUc] which. It says, envisages the eventual abolition of Chinese vernacular schools. Copies were sent to leading Maoclattaaa and Individuals In Malaya
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    COURT TOLD OF PISTOLS IN CAPTAIN'S CASE
    57 7 COURT TOLD OF PISTOLS IN CAPTAIN'S CASE RAOC officer sent for trial A SERGEANT of the 30th Battalion R.A.O.C. told Singapore court yesterday that while checking battalion stores on March 6 he came across a wooden box in which he found two revolvers, a holster, ammunition and a book on
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    NEW-LOOK NOTES ON MONDAY
    100 7 NEW-LOOK NOTES ON MONDAY KUALA LUMPUR, Tues THE new $100 currency note.s, bearing the Queen's portrait, which have just been received by the Commissioners of Currency. Malaya, have a security thread as a Mfagvaiti i»ainst forgeries. The note.s are dated March 21, 1953. and are signed by Mr. WC Taylor,
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    Man denies attack
    299 7 A. Ramaya. 52. claimed trial in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, to a charge of assaultine a seven year-old girl. Zaiton. with intent to outrage her modesty It was alleged Ramava committed the offence at 11 a.m. on Airil 3 this year. at the 15' 2
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    Five-year plan for better Singapore
    141 7 Five-year plan for better Singapore SINGAPORE City Council has plannrd a five-year improvrmen* programme, from 1954--58, to cost more than $32,000,000. Th" council has submitted a list of proiects. with amount., to be spent i ach year, to con mittecs lor consideration. The money for this year's work has been
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    Tricycle men complain
    67 7 A Singapore City Council ruling la making it difficult for to sell nearly l 000 tricycles for goods-carryinc purposes, a Council commute waa tokL The ruling is that not mnv than 7.000 tricycles should b<> licensed. The committee was asked to abolish the liniit but declined when
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    Sent to prison
    24 7 Balak'ishnan was sentrnrfr: to 18 months' gaol in Blngapor< yesterday for voluntarily cam me Rrievnus hurt to Kalimuthu with a sickle.
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      96 7 GRAYS POITERY Olde English Hunting Scenes WL^MjM|,(MwjlwMfti J r^HK ■Lw^^^Pß™ jam *i 'Ml I w s Jugs from 53. 95 Shell Butters from 52.30 Plates 10 inch 55.65 Handled Dishes 55.70 Empress Trays 54.80 Steins Apt. 54.80 Almond Dishes 54.55 NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE STORE WITH A $5*- TO
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      180 7 The weather MINIMI IBHUIW 1 7.3D p.m. on April 5 to 7.30 a.m. on April 6i: Singapore 76 degrees Penanu 75. Kola Bahru 72. Kuala Lumpur 7"» Ipoii 75 Kuantan 74. MVMMI M TKMPIRATIKf •7 3d i ir. tr :3D Dm on April 6> Singiiport 89. Penang 89. Kn' i
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    Case for rubber ready for Colombo talks
    65 8 NO FIREWORKS AT AMERICA THIS TIME \|ALAYA'S CASE to be put at the Rubber Study (iroup Conference in Colombo next month has been sent to the Colonial Office for its approval. The memorandum, prepared after a series of meetings of the Malayan Rubber
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    Big 5-year renewal of cables plan
    128 8 CABLE and Wireless Ltd. plan to spend nearly $14,000,000 in the next five years on renew inp 2,700 miles of cables in the Far East. This was stated in a report by the chairman. Major-Gene-ral L.B Nieholls, on the occasion of the company's Silver
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    j A stamp for Queen's visit
    75 8 A special 10 cents postage stamp bearing the words. Hoyal Visit 1954." will be limed In Ceylon on Saturday 'he day of the Queen's :.!Tival. For the convenience of overscan collectors the Postal Depal tment. Ceylon, will service self-addressed' first day covers and execute
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    Malays cut H.Q. cables
    216 8 Wh^n an army officer went to Prnder Road on Monday to Investigate faulty communications to the Singapore DiMrict Repiment HQ. he found three Malay youths cutting cables. Tho~ youths escaped as the officer approached. It was described by Mr. A.J.D.C. Loch, the Controller of the Economic
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    80 to sing Crucifixion
    71 8 The Crucifixion, Sir John Stainer's passion oratorio, will be sung by three combined choirs of 80 voices on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday at 8 p.m. in Wesley Church. Fort Canning Road. Singapore. Singers will be members of the morning and evening choirs of the church
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    Welfare Week
    40 8 PENANG. Tues.— To raise funds for welfare work in the Settlement a welfare week will be held in Penang this July. Plans will be discussed at meeting of the Penang Settlement Welfare Week Committee at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow
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    Guest of honour
    30 8 Rear Admiral E. H. Shattoek. Flag Officer. Malayan Area, will be the guest of honour at th.^ luncheon meeting of the Ex-services Association of Singapore on Tuesday.
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    POOR—BUT TWINS ARE PRIZE-WINNERS
    259 8 POOR— BUT TWINS ARE PRIZE-WINNERS They grew chubby on free milk JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. TWO chubby, lively twins yesterday won consolation pri/es at the Johore Bahru Baby Show even thouph both had been broufiht up mainly on free sample tins of milk. Chai Siew Fonß and Chai Slew Lam. the
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    Rubber traders' committee
    88 8 Offinals of the Rubber Trade Awonation of Singapore for the year are: Chairman: Mr. Tan Lark Bye; vice-chairman: Messrs. Lee Kon K Chian. Nr Quro Lam, Ko Tcck Kin and Ta n Puav Hee; committee: Messrs Tin Hook Senc. Wop Ken K Ouan Lim Boon Teck. Yap
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    PENSIONER HAWKER GOES TO COURT AGAIN
    97 8 PENSIONER HAWKER GOES TO COURT AGAIN ON AH CIIYE. a Government pensioner who berame a hawker yesterday appeared in the Sin uapiin- f'ity Police Court again for the fifth time in two weeks. On; was charged with setting up an unlicensed stall. Last Friday at his fourth appearance in court
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    20 guinea pigs stolen
    50 8 IPOH, Tues— Twenty guinea ptga worth $40 were stolen from the Vctcrinarv Research Institute in Tiger Lane on Sunclav night. The loss was discovered vestrn'av by veterinary officers who found the thieves had forced open the door of the room where the guinea pigs were kept.
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    Off to Britain
    31 8 TELTT KANSON Tues —Mr F. G. Duggan, Executive Engineer. Lower Perak, has left here for Britain on leave. Mr N. A. Macleod from Central Pahanc took his place.
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    A YOUTH ESCAPES FLOGGING
    173 8 A YOUTH ESCAPES FLOGGING 'Wise to plead guilty' —judge MR. Justice Brown told a youth. Low Sionp; Hoe, in Singapore Assize Court yesterday, that he escaped Hogginß because he had wisely pleaded guilty to armed robbery and causing hurt. Low was sentenced to eight years' gaol. Ong Eng Guan. charts
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    Warder gets gaol term
    54 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. AJi bin Abdullah, a former prison warder, was sentenced !to six months' gaol for theft ,of watches. At Alls request the President of the Court Mr. N. L. Cohen said that he would wite to the prison authorities for the sentence to be
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    Anti-gangs Bill is coming under fire again in Singapore
    40 8 4 DEBATE on new measures against ganijs is likely to take place when the Criminal Justice (Temporary Provisions) Bill comes up for its second readinu at Singapore Legislative- Council next Tuesday.
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    DRIVER HERO GETS PRAISE FROM QUEEN
    250 8 The Queens Commendation has ben: awarded to Lance Corporal Peter A. Taglione of the Roya! Atmv Service Corps for '"exceptionally strong sense of responsibility and an instinctive devotion to duty of a very his;h order' when fire broke out in the lines of "A"
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      313 8 The Straits Times Crossword I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ll~ili H~~li li~~ii~ H 9 m 6 l 7 8 Ziiiii~i~iiizi^ i i|i :s I -t" L j n n n n Ht% ACROSS 8. Wnere the charges were not on 1. Given to the waiter for tidiness
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    Mad baroness's rule of terror on pirate island
    2132 9 Mad baroness's rule of terror on pirate island TIMES special FEATURE QN November 7, 1934, Captain William Borthen of a Californian tuna sloop, was attracted to the desolate, waterless islet of Marchena in the Pacific. Fluttering in the breeze was a piece of cloth attached to a pole, apparently a
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      218 9 f Costs no more l) I Trouble Saving! yTime Saving Gillette Quick-feed Dispenser THE MOST CONVENIENT PACK EVER HLADES ARE COMPLETELY OIL PROTECTED So more tint* wasted Jumbling So more untidy, dangerous with wrapping paper old blades lying around Old blade* slide safely a* ay 3?T^ Mo old blade container
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      131 9 IBirk Traru :/-f>\ fingerprints jy^^J MOn/ TO PREPARE TWIS TWFKJTV-EIGWT POLICE *~UE Ji'JT SETS ANO KEEPS FT™rT kl Atv-iTK^Krr^ ne\ 'DENTIRCATION CAPO-SO WYE IOeNmRCATION BUREAUS ARE LOOKINC AT TUAT ICE CREAM I tLtJ CAH PUT IT ON E WlOe O 4 1 WIRE- PHOTO NETWORK 1 isTCK WWV OONT \OU
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    RUBBER DOW TIN RISER
    579 10 Shares are irregu! a IM'KBEIt again declined in price Singapore Rubber Market, yester quarter of a cent, and closed 59] cents a Ib. for April first grade uncertain market. Tin, on the other hand, continue upward movement and put on $2.8* price to $357.75 per pieul.
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    MARCH RUBBER IMPORTS
    59 10 TOTAL JMPORTb of rubber, all grades from all countries, into Singupoic ;tnd federation ol Malaya during March amounted to 'i'lii'29 tons as shown by linal documents reci The Bgure Includei 11,Imported on pro \iMoii.ii permiti in prcvion.s months and excludes approximately 14.653 tons, Imported during the month
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    55 10 Oil i. Kt(H-k K\ JJJjJ ol the i 2s. (id. Ji^Hi VMM Bank ol N h«M t«MN U. Kill Prop. ittmt Com l.i uk; U y i Mori me |nt»l Ft-.,"* W. Bu lei Wi •rth A. AmHl ,i a Brown i Burns Pi.::, HMt CHIK UU 1.0.A i.'o.'a
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    40 10 Ships lon i|i pore llarlmui I., .nd ■''B^K tvprrtfj lull P» A J —4 Mi PA H X.i 34 •Cllm.ii Oi'l'i CarttM FoF.. I mi' I a O N.tliv.u Cwfa Nava. Gi 'CHwsar C« Au*»tir hii. G, Anr
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    34 10 >itu>i> ■Hr ii.nui- *S«2i Copra: easier; •tan ull. quif Jy"<» PWi' 14b I nix lint IV.il 4 J 111 sellers. 13 4 p. m $-'!i i/4 h """g b BJB. >L'!l 4
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      379 10 SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Ninnapnrrj NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim nivldcnd of 5% less Singapore Income Tax at 30% Inr Ihe year rnriinj: 30tli June. 1 954 hiis been cieclarrd due and paynble nn the fist April. 10.>4 to members registered in the Company's Register ff
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      97 10 UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA APPLICATIONS nre Invited for appointment to a I>ectureshlp or I Assistant Lectureship in Physiology. depending on the qualifications and experience of t.ht successful candidate. Applicants should have at least a good Honours degree in Physiology. Applicants for the post of Lecturer must have teaching experience and be
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      774 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Section, Department of Social Welfare, Singapore: Investigator (Male). l Salary scale: $220x15-445 p.m. plus Variable Allowance. Total 1 emoluments at present range from J286 p.m. with annual Increments i to $578.50 p.m. Age: 21-35. Duties: < Interrogation. Investigation, veriric ation and review of circumstances of applicants
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      546 10 NOTICES I, THE UNDERSIGNED Tan Yang Kee of Kuala Rompln. Pahang. do hereby Inform the public that I have by arrangement with Messrs. Union Trading Co. of Kuala Rompln Pahang. and at No 81. Hill street, Head Office. Singapore, bought over their goods and furniture including the transfer of tenancy
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      844 10 NOTICES DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP This is to notify the public that Mr Kamal Ahmad Siddiqul has ceased to be a partner of Oriental Commercial Syndicate of No. 276. Orchard Road, Singapore as from Ist April. 1954; and that the Oriental Commercial Syndicate shall not be responsible for any debt' in
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      31 10 mitsui H^\ line WIS. POUND ROUND THI WOll'' Mil C J .<■ Japan Singapore Port S» .■tnnSom t'cnoni Nt C.F. SHARP A CO., <M> LTD SANK OF CHINA BUILDING, iINGAPOM TCL *****
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      1049 11 McALISTER 6c CO., LTD. TEL- No 28 1«. KLAVKHESS LINE CT.LERMAN «c BCCKNALL IONI>0 H M AM M B A U V RG E ft "h^Vl" 0^ fJff^SST^^S ft^VA^JvE. on d to, tSrSorft, T^ntic Port, ond Conodo vio Colombo American Ports CITY Or B.tMINGHAM SUNNYV.LLt S'por, P S 'ho m
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    THIS DOG LIKES THE BEST CAKE
    310 12 Dc»r Boyi and Girls, The wirners of our Hidden Names o-n:pst are: Alphonsus ChanK, aged 12, 99 |al.in Prs^r, Singapore S, Howard TMr, Af.ed I 9, Strand Hotel, Bencoolcn Street. Sngflpo r e, Joon Lee, flgod 10. 316 I .to Chiat PUct, Singapore 15,
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    URANIUM PUZZLE
    208 12 THE Wise Owls Club joins the Royal Canadian j Mounties today, to solve "The Mystery ol the Missing Uranium." This la what has happened i lets imagine, i A marker! bandit hns robbed a miner's camp at a new uranium strike in Alaska. Thf> hold-up took placr at
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    He Found America By Chance
    597 12 He Found America By Chance JOSEPH Charles of Province \Vcl!e«lcy has another question for me this week. H<> asks: "Who was the real discoverer of America I have read that it was not Christooher Columbus, so who was if It was Leif Ericsson. He was a Scandinavian who lived in
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    WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
    118 12 WHAT DO YOU KNOW? HiCKK is a Crneral KnnwIrder Test for you. How 111 in questions can you answer? 1. What is a manacle? In it a. the beak of a bird. b. a handcuff, c. a large baboon. 2. If someone told ynu an object was obsolete would you
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    ROWERS' TRIO WILL MAKE BIG BID FOR PTC DERBY
    98 13 ROWERS' TRIO WILL MAKE BIG BID FOR PTC DERBY Campus Belle is suited for l^m By KPSOM JKKP IPOH, Tuesday. JHE RODDERS STABLE, which lifted two of the biggest prizes last season the (Governor's Cup and the Singapore Gold Cvp look like making a high-powered attack on the richest race
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    MCC MOVE TO END NEGATIVE DISPLAYS
    124 13 MCC MOVE TO END NEGATIVE DISPLAYS LONDON. Tups DISITKBKI) hv noeUivf tactics thr M.f.C. have asked the Kngiish County Cricket Clubs to discourAK.r "defensive howling uidr of the leg stump" and to keep a record this year of the number of overs bowled per hour. In statement last night Knulish
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    Celtic enter Cup final with 3-1 win
    125 13 Celtic enter Cup final with 3-1 win I ONDON. Tues. ('ki lie reached the final of the v Scottish Cup when they deiemeri Motherwell by three goals to one In the:: semi-final replay at Hampden Park In Olasgow ye.sterd o: I3.MS vvii' hed a good battle with plenty of thrills.
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    Penang CSC team for Singapore
    513 13 PENANG. lues. Penang Chinese B«'immlna Club will senrl a •cum of 19 swimmers and water-polo payers tn Singapore for the annual Uter-ChinaM swimming ciub aquntic meet durins the Easter Holid.i; The team will be accompanied by 'hree officials— Mr. Lee Yoon Thean Mr. Goh Chor.g
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    World table tennis opens
    111 13 LONDON. Tues. I^OR the flrs; time in the 27-year>; history of the world table term championships, which began at Wembley today, a qualifying tournament had to be held for the SwnyihHiiß Cvij the men's team champion.ship. This was because of record entry of 32 countries. The
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    U.K. RUGBY RESULTS
    37 13 1 LONDON Tues- Resul's of \e.<terday's rucby matches In Britain are: Rugby Union: Coventry 8. Moseler n; Devonport liervcer 3. Newport 12 Neath 0. Llanelly 3. Rucbv league: Halifax 15. Bradford Northern 2.— Renter.
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    Winning trial by Cinder's Prince
    469 13 IPOH. Tuesday. BINDERS PRINCE should not be neglected because of his defeat at Bukit Timah. On his home course, this consistent front -running stayer can be a formidable adversary. Cinder's Prince, with West astride, worked like a winner on the training track this morning when
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    EDDIE IS TIPPED TO SUCCEED FREEMAN
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    Governor's Cup race is main event
    251 13 I TMIE Governor's Cup over I', I miles and The Summer Cup over aaf, lx)tl> races for Class I. I>i horses, are the main attractions of the Singapore Turf Club May meeting on May 15. 19 and 22 The meeting will cater for Class
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    Madon inspires Muar to a 5-1 victory
    294 13 MUAR. Tues OUPERB wing play by »J Shariff Madon, former Singapore Malaya Cup .star, Inspired a Muar Invitation eleven to beat South Malaya Malays by 5-1 here on Sunday. Muar struck brilliant form from the Mart and completely outplaying Bouth Malaya Malays In
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    Pulau Brani take point of Tigers in great game
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    ARGONAUTS v. SCC TOMORROW
    64 14 ARGON AUTS v. SCC TOMORROW Argonauts Football Club «ill meet Singapore Cricket Club in a friendly soccer mp'.ch on the padane tomorrow. Argon.uits team Is: Lim Soo Woon. Yeow Meng Yong. Mohd Moor; Amiin Kastawi. Rashld Ginian leng Ying Chye; Abdul Rahlm. Tan Chin Kirn. Andrew Mm, T. C. Balen
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    151 14 SOt t KR S.B.HK.A. I.eacue. I)lv. 1: SfS v Simr l>arl>>. S.T.( (round: F A N v M.i. mi n >. Bank. r. A N. (round; I M.P.H. v (bartered Bank. Jalan Be*ar: Breweries v O.T.F.t (ieylanx; rulau Kiikum v HongkonK Bank. Farrer Park. Dlv. 1: Outhrie v
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    Japs beat all in Ist round
    144 14 I LONDON. Tues Japan, playinu in Europe for the first time, opened her challenge for the Swaythtin, 1 Cup men's team CBSUUpsonsntpt I an Impressive 5-0 win against the Netherlands in the 21st world table unnis championships here today. In the same group. Rumania
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    35 14 St. John's SC. beat Netail MSC" 5-1 In their SAFA Dlv. 3B game at Gcylant: yesterday. Mamat i4> and Jaffar Hussein scored for St. John's; Supplnh for Netajl (penalty). S. Ansullla refereed.
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    TAMPENIS WIN
    33 14 Tani^nls Rovers be;it Kmt.i R.itmeis by the only goal of the I game. score<i by Chms Meng. In i their SAFA Dlv 3B game al CYMA ground yesterday. J. I.nyfield refereed
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    CHANGI 'B' 5-3
    22 14 RAP. Chani;l B n«Mf RA K TiUßah 5-3 in t Servirrs League Dlv. 2 soccer match at Changl yesterday.
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    YMCA TENNIS TIES
    224 14 /\WINO to vrsterdny's rain the fol- i xr lowing ties, .scheduled for yesterri.i\ will be pliiyed today: Open Doublrs: A O B Paklr and H Kamts v N Cnrdelro and Dr. Murthi G L Porter and K. Tregonnlng v O S Yeoh and T L Chan: P.
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    Chwee Kok has Ceylon rival
    302 14 COLOMBO, Tuesday. NEO CHWEE KOK, Singapore and Asian Games swimming champion, will have strong rival for his 400 metres title at Manila next month in Ceylon's (leoff Marks. Marks "i> trainers claim he ha<= a better than even chance of winning this event. His coach
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    163 14 Miller saves a point for R.A.M.C. SCORING ten minutes irom time. Royal Army Medical Corps held R A.F. Sclrtar Spartans to a I—l draw in thrir Singapore United Services Div. 2 leapue match at the B.M.H. groum yesterday. After a scoreless his- n.n: Mtis took the lead in th, minute.
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    75 14 THE PAKI footba sames in Si, r'"^H 24 and Apr. 2:. .^H at thr Singapi \,M Counril m( Besar Btad 'l his team to plaj J I Mni.iv dub •ml in the V -B I matches. ;hi j lIIP Sh, fi^ .selei 'c<: fn m-r*J Skinr:» I.osanatii.ii. I Billy
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