The Straits Times, 5 May 1954

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    15 1 The Straits Times He**"** 1 EsW. 1 815 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 5, 1954. 15 CENTS
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    IOLENT FORT BATTLE
    181 1 •uggle for strongpoint yays in i of mud %1E A MYSTERY PARIS, Tuesday. Ifhting raged today around the wos,,l of Dien Wen Phu which the id captured in a massive attack during ison launched ;i counterel v ;ind bitter fighting \v;is hours after the first rebel they
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    CHINA LKS iN HOURS
    25 1 CHINA LKS iN HOURS rii. i ni n two „l Yietil (he I .I'llO- \cirrnn f Mr. i itinn II in a nf thr I
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    FOR THE WOMAN
    28 1 HANOI rues, 1 II n fii'.i. h »l Hon--1 nHiriallj I) hard ls 'n pinned (1,.. n thf s|im is Viet 'r|v| '"l nn Dien
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    Socialists to meet on Geneva
    41 1 Tucs.— Thr Council Socialist International illed three-day meeting enna on Friday to discuss ufl Asia in the light the Geneva conference it announced here today. Mr.' Morgan Phillips. Be ol the British Labour HI preside.— Reutcr.
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    Ike's promise
    27 1 WASHINGTON. TUM.- Pre- Eisenhower ni quoted saying that the ted States wfil undertake •■atioj.s in Inriounlesa it ha» tim <ur>the people °f that reft p
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    Mary gets a 'silver' —in record time, too
    335 1 LITTLE GIRL WITH A SIC HEART WINS SECOND MEDAL FOR COLONY MANILA. Tues. k LITTLE GIRL with lots of pluck today won a second medal for Singapore at the Asian Games. Uu teen-year-old Mary Baas, running the greatest race o: her life,
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    PLANTER ESCAPES FIVE REDS
    63 1 PLANTER ESCAPES FIVE REDS KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Mr. r. sloan. an nrrtrtini on Middleton Estate, near Rompin. Ne^ri Sembilan. was fired on by five terrorists yesterday. He was making his rounds when he saw five bandits armed with rifles. They opened fire and splinters wounded Mr Sloan in the neck
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    Leaving later
    30 1 LONDON. Tues. The Governor of Singapore. Sir John Nicoll who was due to leave for Singapore on May 10 Ls expected to defer his departure until May 17.
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    None to spare
    31 1 KARACHI. Tues.— Mr Mohammed All. the Pakistan i Prime Minister, said here today that his country could not spare troops to guarantee any nmicable settelment in IndoChina. RVuter.
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    Premier leaves
    35 1 TOKYO, Tues. Japans Primp Minister, Mr. Shipeni Yo^hida. will leave on June 4 lor the United States on the first stage of a 46-day tour of eicht nations, cabinet sources said today- A.P.
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    Service bishop
    31 1 VATICAN CITY. Tues. The Pope has appointed Morusisnor David Mathew, titular Archbishop of Apamea, in Bithynia. to be Bishop in Ordinary for Roman Catholics in Britain's Armed Forces.— Reuter
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    MYSTERY SHOTS FROM TRAIN IN STATION
    87 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. -.HOTS WERE FIRED from the Kuala LumpurPenan* night mail during a 10-minute routine stop ,t SI m River railway station in South Perak .last Th!- 1 -hots arc believed -to have been flrrd by security forces travelling o n the train.
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    Five killed in derailment
    27 1 CALCUTTA, Tues A cyclone which lashed Bihar State last nicht derailed a train, kill- 1 Ing five passengers and injuring .in A P.
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    Royal tourney for America
    64 1 LONDON. Toea. Britain. s Royal Tournament, an aniiual display by soldiers. mUun and airmen in aid of service ehari- ties may be staged in America Maj. Gen Geors" Johnson chairman of the tournament said that the possibility of putting the show on in the United States
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    Good time for smugglers
    64 1 NEW DELHI. Tues— Smug- I glen of rlocks and watrhef j were giving Indian Customs officials a bad time, the Deputy Finance Minister. Mr. A. C I Guha, told Parliament. He said that 7,702 watches and 517 clocks were seized in Bombay alone during the past
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    Kremlin dinner
    35 1 MOSCOW. Turs. Mr. Fred Jarvis. president of the British National Union of Students and a British students' delegation dined at the Kremlin last! TilKht with May Day visit, r> from 24 countries -Reuter.
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    Advice to Jordan
    19 1 LONDON. Tues —Britain has ofli'-ially advised Jordan and Israel to discuss their border dispute together— A.P.
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    Trade talks end
    19 1 GENEVA. Tu.-s. The secret last-West trade talks which egir. ben on April 20. ended sterday. Renter.
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    REGIMENT LEAVES 3 BEHIND
    61 1 REGIMENT LEAVES 3 BEHIND NCOs arrested rREE SENIOR N.C.O. s of the Ist Battalion Manchester Regiment whi. should have left with the regiment for Britain yester day are still in Singapore. Two of the men. Sergeant* were arrested, by Militai> Police late on Monday night The two sergeants werr with
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    Phone lines cut by tremors
    41 1 ATHENS. Tues. An earthquake today shook Tropala near Olympic in the Pelopane.se prorinee of Northern Greece. Athen> Observatory reported Telephone communications within the area were cut. Police said there was no damage to the town. -Reuter
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    $40,000 HAUL BY GANG
    248 1 Federation-wide hunt opens for 3 men who robbed millionaire XI ALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. T>OLICE have opened a Federation-wide hunt for three men who broke into the house of a Kuala I nmpur millionaire, Mr. Chun Boon Guan. yesterday and stole jewellery and cash totalling more than
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    TWO CLAIM ATOM DAMAGES
    50 1 LOS ANGELES. Tues. Two people living in San Bernardino, California, are clalmlnq M 5600.000 damages from the United States Government on Minds that they were i injured by atomic dust in last >car'.s Nevada testsBoth allege they suffered serious physical injuries, nervous shock and disability. Reuter.
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    Union calls for ban on the H-bomb
    145 1 BLACKPOOL, Tues f EADERS of Britain's mast Vj powerlul union, the Amalgamated Engineering Union, today called on the nations 9.000.000 trade unionists to .start a movement to ban the hydrogen bomb. The union's leaders, representing 896.000 enßineers. adopted an emergency resolution during its
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    Big cable ship launched
    40 1 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. Tuts. Britain's most modrrn cablr repair ship the 3.300-ton Recorder, was launched here yesterday. Built for Cable and Wireless Limited, the ship is the largest in the company's fleet and will be stationed at Singapore.
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    5 admit theft of U.S. $160,000
    45 1 WASHINGTON Tues.— Five people arrested in connection with the theft of US$l6O .OOO in new $20 notes from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving last December pleaded guilty in a Washington court yesterday. They were remanded for sentence —A. P.
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    Tokyo shaken
    20 1 TOKYO 'hies A mild earthquake fthook Tokyo and it. surrounding area today It caused no damage —A P.
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    Now ivy, 18, enters the Miss Malaya Quest
    163 1 g: in.- is Vllss tv> Koli. IK. i l— I a Singapore entrant in thr Miss Malaya Quest. Thrre mre onl.v 11 days to go to thr closing datr for entrirs— May 15. Addrrss your entries without delay to the Miss Malaya
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    Briton shot in Suez
    52 1 Another wounded PORT SAID. Tues.— A British Army captain was shot dead i a British major serio ulj wounded last night near Kantara in the Suez Canal area Egyptian police reported today Police said "unknown per sons" fired on a vthicli n which t!ae officers were
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    Two experts for Comet probe
    45 1 CAPETOWN. Tues The South African Government M sending two experts to a BOAC inquiry into two Comet crashes j in the Mediterranean They are Col. L Lang. Chief Inspector of Flying, and Mai J Cranzier. Chief Inspector of aircraft —Reuter
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    Agents peddle dope to troops
    173 1 Agents peddle dope to troops TOKYO, Tues. 4 MERICAN military docA tors wore told today that Communist agents try to spread drug addiction among Alliod soldiers In the Far East and the army has no immediate solution to the problem. Red agents peddle a variety >i drugs at bargain prices
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    STOP PRESS
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    HIS FAITH IN MIRACLES
    79 1 NEATH. Glamorganshire, Tues. Roman Catholics here will pay tho cost of sending John Kelly, a 38-year-old cripple to Lourdes, the French hcalinu .shrine, with a British pilgrimage this month. Kelly, a life-long Catholic, will be among thousands of Bri- tons, who wi.l make the trip on
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    Narriman ('l'll NEVER MARRY AGAIN') has a simple wedding
    147 2 Narriman ('l'll NEVER MARRY AGAIN') has a simple wedding < UKO. Tues. EX-QIEEN NARRIMAN of Egypt was married to Dr. Adham El Niklb at a simple ceremony yesterday in hrtr horie in Holiopoli.s. near Cairo. Dr. Nakib, 27, and Camtiridfrreducated. is the son of Dr. Ahmed Nakib. former director of
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    British-owned Hong Kong fire 'persecuted by U.S.'
    295 2 British -owned Hong Kong fire 'persecuted by U.S.' BLACKLIST THREAT TO MERCHANTS HONG KONG, Tuesday. A BRITISH-OWNED company, the China KnSneers Ltd.. said today in its annual' report !o shareholders that the I.S. had threatened to blacklist merchants dealing with the firm. The American Consulate-General refused comment "pending examination of
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    IT'S SANDWICH GIRIS IN LONDON TOWN
    34 2 IT 'S SANDWICH GIRIS IN LONDON TOWN \b\llLl\iCchani:e i-orr\ rhe v, streets these pretty model girls are seei to advertise a Caxton Street shop. ...These Ch >> carrera Fleur Taylor, 21, Norma Maden, 20. and
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    The Queen Mother likes our hats
    91 2 The Queen Mother likes our hats LONDON. Tues. rE Queen Mother Qur^n Elizabeth and Princess Margaret visited the Malayan stand in the British Industries Fair today. She particularly admired the sr.engkuang hats and asked where tho>v could be obtained Arrangements are being made (0 .supply her with an assorjment. Thr
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    Cyprus dispute
    32 2 ATHENS. Tues Prime Minister Field Marshal Papasos announced yesterday that Qre«ee would take the Cyprus issue before the United Nations Genera! Assembly unless Britain ail rod to a settlement. -A.P.
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    Repatriated
    33 2 NEW DELHI. TUCS.— tome 643 Indians have li-en re-pat-iateri from South Afiica since P47 at th° tOMMf. «i the Boutta African Qovcrninfnt the Prime Minister, Mr Nehru told the Indian Parliament.— A.P.
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    I'M NOT COVERING UP, STEVENS RETORTS
    213 2 Clash with Senator McCarthy WASHINGTON. Tuesday THE Swrptary of the Arm. Mr. Stevens, retorted yesterday: "I'm not covering up anybody at anytime" after Senator Joseph McCarthy suecesteri some- body in thr army was vo The clash came with Mr Stevens in the witness chair
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    13 YEARS APART...
    137 2 Jerry meets wife and daughter NEW YORK. Tiie*. A FORMER YUGOSLAV Army captain, who had not see.i his wife and daughter for 13 years, was reunited with them yesterday. The man, Jerry Perich. who now lives in Youngstun. Ohio, was waiting on a Now York pier, his
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    The Queen invests 20 in Malta
    94 2 The Queen invests 20 in Malta VALETTA, TtoM I^HE Queen held an investiture la.-t nicht in the rec drawinc room of the lßth renturv Governor's Palaco here i in Malta. Btandlnt b,ene;ith portrait of George 111. the Queen invested 20 people, m^ludms men and women of the Series and prominent
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    6-nation house
    31 2 PARIS. rue* rhe m'erim committee of the European Defence Community mrt vester- day to consider the setting up of an elected six-nation parliament to control the European Army. Inter.
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    Cable to Chou
    35 2 GENEVA. Tucs Mr. Nehru. India's Prime Minister, has sent a cable to Mr Chou En Lai. Chines Communist Prime Minister, prertlng him on the conclusion of the Chinese-In-dian agreement on Tibet, -pRrutrr.
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    Kenya police officer fined
    62 2 NAIROBI. Tues. A Kenya police reserve officer, alleged to have struck a Kikuyu prisoner with a piece of wood and thrown lighted matches at 1 him was flned t'20 here yesterday for assault. Hugh Jack Howell. an assistant district commandant pleaded not guilty to assault but
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    THIS NEW RUBBER PRODUCT 'REALLY BREATHES'
    96 2 inn \DH IMII Tues. The American Viscose Corporation yesterday reported the experimental development of "a new rubber product called filastic that actually breathes." The company Mid: "Filastic >vas discovered by accident we found the process buried in the middle of one of our yarn
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    Her ladyship fences robbers for
    123 2 PHOLXIX. ARIZ. 1 rIE WIFE o( a BritLsh nobleman has been credited ith a little impromptu fencing here that sent two wouid-bf robber* .scurry, nc emptyhanded from a business establishment. Lady Donne Holmes, wife of General Si;- William George Holmes, former Commander of the British
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    PEACE TALKS FAIL-I
    241 3 tyt may consider a Hective move i Indo- China GENEVA, Tuesday. Pearson. Canadian External Affairs f ,,,1,1 the Geneva conference today fir i n do-China peace moves might lead I o nsider further collective securit\ on Korea In this second week made a spirited defence of the
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    STOLD ANGE TITUDE
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    harbour probe
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    The Chinese delegation at Geneva Talks
    44 3 The Chinese delegation at Geneva Talks T*HE conference on Indo-China and Korea in session at Geneva. The Chinese x delegation is scon here, with the Foreign Minister. Mr. Chou En-lai, sitting behind the P.R.O.C. (Peoples Republic of China) sign.— Popper picture. T 1 -ST-F-
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    Leave it to us Koreans, says the general
    212 3 Leave it to us Koreans, says the general Just the old arguments GENEVA. Tuesday. GENERAL NAM IL, the Foreign Minister of North Korea, yesterday appealed to the world to allow Koreans settle their own affairs, Geneva conference sources said. He outlined again his plan put to the conference last Tuesday
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    GESTURE TO CHINA URGED
    169 3 GESTURE TO CHINA URGED CANBERRA. Tucs PROF. C. P. FITZGERALD. Reader in Far Eastern Arfairs at the Australian Nation.U University, said that Australia should recognise Red China Immediately. "China has showed her peaceful intentions by making major concessions In the Korean peace talks and the way now open for Australia
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    Professor dies
    24 3 CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Tues. Proles^or E. Hooton. one of the worlds leadina anthropologists, (lied la.st Qlfht at his home. He was 67— Reuter.
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    Output in Britain going up
    116 3 Output in Britain going up LONDON. Tues. MR. R. A. BUTLER. Chanceller of the Exchequer, last night told the House of Commons that production in Britain was rising, employment \va.s being maintained and the country was Boinu forward with hope aud confidence. The sold and sterling reserves had none uu
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    No invitation
    21 3 LONDON. Tues The international conference on oil pollution decided here yesterday not to invite China to iend delegates.— Renter
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    UNO IS BLAMED FOR UNREST IN WORLD
    134 3 CAPETOWN. Tuesday. DR. DANIEL MALAN. the Prime Minister of South Africa, said in the Assembly yesterday that he believed the United Nations Organisation was responsible for a gr^at deal of unrest In the world. Discussing South Africa's membership of UNO. Dr. Malan .■<a:d
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    Talks set to settle debts
    40 3 WASHINGTON. Tue.s. The State Department announced that agreement had been reached with Japan to start negotiations for the .settlement of economic aid given durlnt the occupation. Talks would begin in Tokyo on May 11. Reutrr.
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    Labour will still back German arms
    129 3 Labour will still back German arms LONDON. Tues BRITISH Labour Party leaders yesterday showed that they intended to hold nrm to their Mipport for West German rearmament. although the party is split over the issue The National Executive declared Its support for a West (icrman contribution to European defence But
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    Muslim talks
    36 3 KARACHI, Tues. Kins; Saud of Saudi Arabia ha* called a conference of Muslim countries to consider providing military aid to Arab forces In the Palestine area. U* Saudi Arabian MlnUl >r lx're announced Reuter.
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    A BOY STOOD ON THE DECK..:
    107 3 SVI).\i;V, Tues A SMALL buy, one of Hi, (Mm visitors in the I .S. destroyer Obannon. threw the ship into turmoil here yesterday. N uncle: ing on to th« bridge, he:. Sounded the general alarm calling the crew y» battle station.s. Sounded the chemical
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    Three Labour Whips sacked
    173 3 LONDON. Tues. aiHREE of the Labour Oppo- sition's 12 whips were dUml .-.clla.stniKhta.sa S equelto| a revolt last week vben M iul.-t Ml* defied their leaders U1 debate on tk» \»+wn UU 'l'lu.v arc Mr Charles Royle, M. John Taylor and Mr. K.-n- revolt mil caused
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    LONDON STOCKS
    221 3 Closing middle prices of selected stocks, not Including samp duty, xiTe LOANS Consols 68 '4 Funding 4% 102 War 3!»% 88 BANKS Mercantile (£l2^.) 27' i Eastern (.£5) 8 Chartered i£l) 42 9 Hongkong (.s!.> 92 INSURANCE Com Un (uU.) 13 'i +'4 Royal 13 4 +14 Prudential
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    LONDON RUBBER
    35 3 LONDON, May 4 —Spot 18'^d. June 18.d July-Sepi. IB\d.. OctDec. 19d Jan -Mar. lfi'.d.. AprJune 19'» d., May c.i.f. 19 3/16 d. June c.l.f. 18\d. July c.l.f. 18 ,d Tone: Sttadirr after easy.
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    LONDON TIN
    27 3 LONDON. May 4. Cash Buyers X"10; Sellers £7224; 1 Forward Buyers V: 71fi: Srlllers £"17V. Settlement K.~AI). Turnover a.m. M 1 tons: p.m. 65 tons.
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    Monty for U.S.
    28 3 PARIS, Tiies. The Deputy Supreme Allied Commander. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, will pay a three-week visit to Canada and the United States in November.— U.P.
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    A DAYTIME NIBBLE MAY MEAN A $25 FINE
    152 4 A DAYTIME NIBBLE MAY MEAN A $25 FINE KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. 4NY Muslim found 1 A breaking fast in Solanmay be lined up to $25. Bui ii caught for the first time he is likely to be given n warning and advised to behave like a good Muslim, ingor Religious
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    American farm model on show
    34 4 A model of Lebanon, an (i farming vills Connecticut, la now on display at the United States Information Sen-ice Library. Raffles Place, Singapore. The exhibition will last three ■vrrks.
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    Not licensed
    36 4 TOHORE BAHRU. Tue.s. ICim H(.n Yee was tired SR."> here and was disqualified from taking out a driving licence :or one year tor driving without 1 licence and while not. being ,-ovcred by insurance
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    A part-time 'bandit' is fined $10
    82 4 A part-time 'bandit' is fined $10 Apart-time "bandit" was fined $10 in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday for exposing medicine for sale in Kampong Bahru Road ;.t 8 25 p m. on April 29. Chong Lian Nam of Havelock Road said: "I am an actor with the Malayan Film
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    Bandit shot near border
    53 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Kelantan Home Guards .shot a Communist terrorist near Kamponu BtrWlf, dOM to the Siamese border in the [U di.strii-t. The terrorist was arrfied with a bren gun. Following up. the Home Guards found blood trails and recovered a bren gun magazine loaded with
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    Bid to evade $104 duty costs $5,650
    120 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. /TT\VO brothers. Chta Song and Chla Song Kong and Tan 800 Hong, all of Singa^ori. were (toed total of $5,650 In the Sessions Court' herr* for attempting to 1 vari> Customs duty amounting to $104 on 51 dozen handkerchiefs, 502
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    They go down and battle the fish face to face
    235 4 They go down and battle the fish face to face UNDERWATER SPEAR GUN REPLACING ROD AND REEL JJNDKRWATER fishing is the newest sport in Singapore. More and more fans are discarding rods and reels for spear guns and diving to hunt fish in their natural 1 ?lement. ine riajoruy 01
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    TWO NEWSPAPER MAGNATES FLY THROUGH SINGAPORE
    111 4 TWO NEWSPAPER MAGNATES FLY THROUGH SINGAPORE TWO XKWSPAPKK MU. NATKS. Mr. Ceril H. Kiiic < right > and Mr. W. E. Soles, passed through Singapore N.sterday by QANTAB BO AC tin their way hark to London after visitint; Australia. Mr. Kins is ilu- ihairmun of the Daily Mirror group of
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    Bicycle licence plates delayed
    37 4 A .shipment of bicycle licence plates from Britain lias been ne!d up. the Singapore Registrar of Vehicles. Mr. B C J. Buckeridge, .said yesterday. I'vi lusts will get temporary reeeiptt until they arrive
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    ESTATE CLERK ON $8,453 CHARGE
    188 4 Manager tells of book entries SEREMBAN. Tuesday. n T THOMAS, a" tormcr clerk at Temiarm Estate here was charged in the Sessions Court today with criminal breach of trust ot 58.453. Thomas who pleaded not guilty, faced an .alternative charge or lalsifying the estate's cash
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    U.N. COMMANDER IS DUE
    67 4 General John E. Hull, Com-mander-in-chief of the United Nations Command. Far arrives in Singapore from Horn; Kong ttKlay for a week's courj tesy visit. General Hull will be accompanied by his deputy Chief ofiea Lioewen. Stall for Operation! Major Jjjggl^aggJtli^ his Benson and Mrs Hull Durtn«
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    Suicide bid: Bound over
    63 4 Lee Bens Ann. a youth, was bound over lor six months in Singapore yesterday for attempted >uicide. Lee told the cou;t on Monday that he tried to kill him.self because he could not ;et a job and hi* family >aid he WSi la/y 1 > c's
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    Off to Britain
    29 4 The l.st Battalion Man ihester Regiment left IHiHipoi f jr«rterti.iy for Britain In tht troopship A.vtuiias. .ill t thfCf jrean 1 of righting bandits in Malaya
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    Month's gaol
    28 4 Teo Hea Swee was sentenced to one month's gaol in Singapore yesterday for trctpMSUlg to steal chicken at a Taimpanli Road property on Monday j morning,
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    BATHING IN PUBLIC WILL END VERY SOON
    103 4 SINGAPORE people' will no longer need to bathe at standpipos in view of passers by when the City Council carries out its plan to provide bath houses. The Cour.ci' intends to build bath houses and lease them to private operators. The Council has
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    The S.C. who didn't know
    57 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Hassan Sharif!, a special constable, was fined $75 here for moving food in a restricted area without a permit. He told tr.e court that when he served in Perak. the police were exempted from getting permits to move foodstuffs. He did not
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    She admits 2-year-old card case
    119 4 rVENTY- SEVEN months aeo. a Singapore court postponed indefinitely a which Halimah binte Abdullah wa.s charged with failing to produce her identity card to a coastable on Jan 27. I«M The court then sent her to Woodbridge Hospital for examination. Four months later, while she
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    New radio frequencies
    43 4 The Fn-'lLsh proßraxnmes of Radio Malaya. Singapore, will be transmitted from to 8 p n:. on 62 24 metres, 48 i n kilocycles, instead of 41.67 7200 kilo This ehante will bene-nt s in most p.ats o; the Fi .;r)ation.
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    Welfare: $22 m.
    22 4 .TOUORE BAHRU. i Johore is to ipead 122,108,124 on social wrvlcea this o[ a total estimated cxpt-ndi-tuif of $48.3iH.::m.
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      303 4 SINGAPORE DIARY KOT.ARV (I IB: Weekly hin- 'naiali Kond. West Hill Point 7 clirun mt«Mi>B. Capitol Blue Koom p in. 1 pin, Mr nan ilisM OH PALS.: Free film show -HimiHiol Point Scheme.' Evil For liootl Heady For 1 SINCiAI'OKi: MISHAI. SUCI*- ;<ii -.ulidliu.i.txl TV: "An Evening of Sonify." Vie-
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    BONUS WON'T EVEN BUY CIGARETTES, SAY KETUAS
    242 5 BONUS WON'T EVEN BUY CIGARETTES, SAY KETUAS THK l L ALA LU MPUR, Tuesday. *ir. bonus which kampong ketuas in Selangor K each year is too small even to buy a packet 01 cigarettes a day. allowamt°T PIaCOS thCy d nOt get even a bic y <le Snn B i
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    Cleared of $780 breach charge
    187 5 Cleared of $780 breach charge KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs IJENRY LIM MENG SZE 30 of Kuala Lumpur acquitted and discharged in the Sessions Court here today on a charge of criminal breach ol trust. He was alleged to have converted to his OA-n use SToO belonging to the Kuala Lumpur Flying
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    Inquest on priest fixed
    48 5 PENANG, Tues. The Penang Coroner, Group Capt. g V. Howard, will hold an inquest on R^v. Brother Symphorlen S on Saturday. Brother Symphorien was killed by bandits on Easter v nigh: at Mount Sacred Hea;i. the Christian Broth. r> bungalow, at Penang Hill. I
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    HE KEPT COOL AND SAVED HIS $100
    107 5 PRESENCE of mind durum: a hold-up saved a 1 Chinese SI OO. The Chinese, tiring in Oxley Roari. Singapore, woke up on Monday nisiht to find a th<Mf In his room As :ie jumped out of bed. the man pointed a dagger at,
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    126 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE Ml Morning S!;ir; 730 ItoVt; 735 Melody Mixture: 8 00— 8 Invitation To Music; 1.00 Proeranime Summary; 101 Dance Marie; 130 Time MgOkl <fc News; 1 it LUBCh Tiim Prom: 2 0(1 RfiftTH Commentmrtw 1.00 rime su:n: and Programme Summary: 501 Tea Dance; %M Waltl Ttaw; (i
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    $2,000 cheque was a dud
    49 5 PENANG. Turs. Penang police are looking for a Chinese who passed a 'dud' cheque for $2,000 in exchange for cash from Ooi chong Khay 01 Noordin Street. Ooi received the cheque bacJ with a remark "no account" when be pretexted it to his bank.
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    3 months for theft
    51 5 Acting on Information, two constables in plain clothes watched a man tampering with the lock of bicycle on a fivefoot way. A.s the man. Lee Ah Kow. tried to ride the bicycle away arrested. In Singapore yesterday Lee was gaoled for three months for stealing the
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    Union offer
    26 5 Rather than default members :r>r beins; behind with •übccrtpUons, Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers" Union is offering each a lump sum settlement of $10.
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    Man rescued
    27 5 Lam TO Nam. aped 4.5. o! I.orons 17. Geylans Road Singapore, was rescued from thp .<r;i off Katons Park jts- He was admittrd to hospital.
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    FIVE GAVE LAW THE SLIP
    81 5 Five pairs Of used slippers were exhibited in the Singapore Fifth Polire Conrt yesterday in a case where a man pleaded guilty to gambling in public. When the magistrate, Mr. HA. Forrer. eyed them. the prosecutor Inspector R San- dosham, said that six persons were
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    CHOIR GETS READY FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL.
    71 5 l I'-iI'IVAI "I <-nrl\ Italian iiiNlriimrni.U ami vo»-;il nnis.;- n ill be held li> thr Singapore ii, liber Eiwemblf and choir ;tl l»n- \i< tori.i Mrmornl Mall on May .11. Ti< kiK for thr nrirrri it^W M $2. aa-nl |1. and IK oliUmable from
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    Man who saw his family perish in flames
    101 5 Mi: K K. NAIR. who lost his wire ai.d six children in the fire which destroyed his two houses in ("heron New Village near Raub in Pahang on Saturday. Mr. Nair, now in hospital, broke his leg when he jumped from an
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    HE SOUNDED THE ALARM AND RAN FOR HELP
    35 5 HE SOUNDED THE ALARM AND RAN FOR HELP KI'MAR.W \AIR nephew ot Mr. K K. Sair, who lived on the ground floor He pare the alarm and then ran out for help.— Straits Times picture.
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    THE GIRL NOW LIVING WITH FRIENDS
    31 5 THE GIRL NOW LIVING WITH FRIENDS SOO FONO TAI. who m-i-tt uith tier parents above the enffec'shop. which was burnt down. The family is now liring with friends. Straits Times picture.
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    AND THE FAMILY WHICH ESCAPED THE BLAZE
    76 5 MR K»O.\<; \V.\II IKK .i mil cc shop oun«r and i Home (.u.ird i-vklhi; v liosr shop »as also cuttrd. With his wife and «>i\ ihildren he is li\ in i; uilh lii- rvithi-r-in -l.iw in mother part of the village. In (he
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    OFFICIALS VISIT DEATH FIRE SITE
    177 5 OFFICIALS VISIT DEATH FIRE SITE RAUB, Tuns. rE Montn R^.ar of Pahang. TenKku Panelima PranK TenKku Mohamed, yesterday pvrning visited the scenn of the blaze in Cheroh new villain in which eight people died. lie was accompanied by the British Adviser. Pahang. Mr. .I.A. Harvey and the District Officer. Raub.
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    Concert for fund
    25 5 TFIA'K ANNON. Tue.s. The I.cc Kuer. Benevolent Dramatic Association here will st concert in aid of the Nanyan^ University Fund In July.
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    Headmaster is sent to remand prison
    124 5 m\VO REQUESTS by Dong' Chui Sing's lawyer. Mr. I ,C. H Lim. were turnrd down in Singapore Ninth Court yesterday when the case against Dong came up for mention. Dong, headmaster of St Andrews Middle School, was accused of attempting to murder his wife
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    DEATH
    18 6 II nrW- tjn I minimum) I UGGE On 2nd May, Robert Henry l.^e^e. BnrA' Law, tg*39th vrnr
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    208 6 2" Hnrdi fit (minimum) FOLLOW PSDAMT Kvery day In the 'Malay Mail' if you want, to win that $vnon word puzzle SHOWING AT MADELINES American permanently MifTtned nylon PettleoaU. Prices from ♦23 SO THE HAT BOX. Winters Battery Rri Bata for all occasions. Bridal hrad-dress our speciality Let our
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed, May 5, 1954 Where Is The Policy?
    776 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed, May 5, 1954 Where Is The Policy? Public reaction to the agreed proposals for Federal elections has been confined so far almost entirely to newspaper comment. Leaders of U.M.N.O. and the' MCA. whose demand for a three-fifths elected council presumably still stands, have said nothing.
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    The Eves and Ears Have It
    288 6 Every would-be councillor 1a* the right to appeal to the lectorate in whatever way he ileases, but the progress of cience has brought so many nonsters of publicity in its rain that it is refreshing to mte that, Singapore's city fahers are worried about
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    Red Wings at Night
    173 6 Singapore City Council is determined that cyclists shall be seen at night. For a trial period of three months all newly licensed bicycles have to "have pasted on their back mudguards three strips of red reflecting tape— at a cost of 2.i cents— in addition to
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    8 6 Smmm m 0M TMt up op Hgl ,l
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      The driver went for a short spin
      149 6 The driver went for a short spin WHEN I was in Singapore recently I took a taxi from Prinsep Street to Haw Par Villa. The driver told me that the fare would be as on the meter. When I arrived at my destination, the driver asked me if I wanted
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      'How to be happy though servile'
      107 6 IT WOULD be most ungallant of me to presume that Mr S. J. Rajaratnam who is alleged by Geraldine Kaye to have given a talk on. "How to be Happy through Service," could have been the undersigned who. at the same place and at
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      'L' drivers ban
      50 6 'L drivers ban UNDER the new regulations L' driver* will not now be allowed to drive witMln city limits during rush hours, including 4.30 p.m. to 8 30 p m. But what about Saturdays (after 4 30 p m and also the whole of Sundays and holidays? REVERSE GEAR. Singapore.
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      'Comedy of errors in a Malayan setting'
      341 6 I WAS under the impresllt ,i, n» two TTAit*>ri sion that the United Malays National Organtsation was organised at a time when the existence, privileges and rights of the Malays—the true sons of the soil—were in danger merely to satisfy the inordinate ambitions
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      BOYS SCOUTS AND YOUTH COUNCIL
      300 6 IT IS reported that tho Boy Scouts are asking the Malayan Youth Council to cease functioning as a national committee of the World Assembly of Youth I when it holds the Assembly in Singapore. This surprises those oi us who have been following ycuth developments
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      The force of nationalism is lacking
      214 6 The force of nationalism is lacking WHATEVER has been the VI policy of the British towards Malaya, we politically raw Malayans mv.st bear in mind that, unlike India and other countries where strong nationalism existed long before j these countries got indepen- dence. we thought of the word •independence, only
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      Preservatives and paints
      65 6 rpHINKING to protect my n<-w 1 plank house against white ants. I hay.» treated it with wood preservative with a coal tar base. Now I understand that paint cannot be applied to the housei without the preservative exudI ing and staining the paint Can anyone tell mr
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      GOODWILL IS KEY IN NEW SET-UP
      267 6 GOODWILL IS KEY IN NEW SET-UP IN the actual working of the proposed Federal Constltu- tton the elflclency of the new machinery would depend a great deal more on the spirit of goodwill of those operating it than on any other factor. Possibly thr people would expect Impossibly swift and
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      Tut Govt. clerks in one scheme'
      222 6 Tut Govt. clerks in one scheme' ALL Government (G.C.S., S.C.S., derl nterpreters. r a :lerks, audit clerkin the Federation, will fo the first time, I believe sit for one and the sarm ?xamination paper. Let as compare, for exarr.plt i G.C.S. clerl. and a S.C.S Clerk. The G.C.S. clerk has
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    On Margin
    23 6 On Margin w ■cau-' pom ni o' ling ■M H onvf rp II ts Mi i P9 Ke t] Kd-uf y Out Bcj
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    r age -up puzzle
    4 7 r age -up puzzle
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    who can't diers are appointed
    5 7 who can't diers are appointed
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    I could have taken $2 million, states accused bank cashier
    683 7 7 SPECULATED IN Rlixiv™* BACKED HORSES...BUT 1 LOST' MY PA Y WAS TOO LOW -I TOOK $250,000' I 00 Wee Wan, former chief cashier of the 'Overseas Chinese Nankin* Corporation, said n a statement which Mr. Justice Taylor read in
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    Dabchick joins Royal Malayan Navy
    174 7 Now she 5 the Penyu (Turtle) and flies a new flag InVO flags fluttered at the stem of the Koval Navy minelayer Dabchick yesterday hut only for a moment One was the White Knsign and Jack. The other was the White Knsipn anil Koyal Malayan
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    Two share speaking
    82 7 MSiOE Tin Ol the ent ol the Holy lnand Mr. Ci lln LeiRaffles Institution place In the iblic sp< akin Brit Ish Council hall night. [ate and was a Malayanisation v hay.- their in the Shaw ie cup n the order Leok Yiuhodl« Olrta 1 <cc on
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    They'll get a pat on the back
    149 7 PUBLIC HELP ANTI-RED DRIVE KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. THE people of southern district. Province Wellesley. will soon receive a pat on the back for co-operatinu with the authorities in observing special food control regulations imposed in their urea last November. Seventeen thousand leullet.s signed
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    NO TAKERS FORPHONE SERVICE
    122 7 NO TAKERS FORPHONE SERVICE <^INGAPORE and Norway were linked by overseas radio telephone service last Saturday. But M iur nu .subscribers to the service have been I tered. says the acting Director el Telecommunication.^. Singapore. Mr. J. Wagstafl The service operates from 4.30 pm to 7.30 p.m. The minimum rate
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    WOMEN WITH A BIG PROBLEM
    73 7 r-ir< /<C tin- organising com mi I tec of the St. John Appeul Week fete on June :>6. They arc (from left) Mrs. T. W. \lrs DWG Faris Mrs. G. Knight. Mrs. V. C. Bath. Lcdt/ l.oewen. Mrs. E. brisbin, Mrs. J. C. Gransdrn, and
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    Lonely? Then join this club
    132 7 Lonely? Then join this club 4 NY lonely woman who would like to meet others over a friendly cup of tea and hear talks by interesting people would nnd the International Women's Club the Tight place to come to." a club .spokesman said retterdajr. Object of the club. which now
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    Purse in taxi
    31 7 A red plastic purse containing $2 .55 and an identity card belonging to Phoei Seng Nee was handed to the Registrar of Vehicles by a taxi driver yesterday
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    Flag Day
    19 7 The Singapore branch of the British Red Cross Society will hold its annual Flag Day on Saturday.
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    WIFE TORE-UP HUSBAND'S I CARD IN QUARREL
    91 7 Ong Swee Kirn, of Frankel Estate told the Singapore police that his wife, Annie Neo. had torn up his identity card at hLs home on April 27. The pieces of card was produced In a Sinsapore court yesterday when Neo pleaded (UUtJM to
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    They need some kind military men to move a train
    285 7 w THE organising committee of the St. John Appeal Week ha. a problem: how to IrtWsnort a five-ton model ele» trie train from Bukil Timah t« (;overnnienl House. The l»<'l |ld(1 v <" 1 1 ,1,,,-e trucks and 'JOO yards
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    ONE SLIP MIGHT HAVE BLASTED THEM SKYHIGH
    216 7 Petrol pumped from crashed truck OHKI,L Company engineers, firemen ;ind p »'ice krpt their fingers crossed for inorp than five hours yesterday a.s 1.800 Kailons of bJffc octane petrol were pumped* from a truck that had crashed into a drain in Singapore. A
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    Cathedral council
    75 7 Orticiuls of the St. Andrew's Cathedral Parochial Church Council for thus year are: Prof. H. F. Mason (Bishop's nominee i, Mr. E. V. O. Day Government nominee), Mr M. George (people's warden), Mr. F C. Sands i Vicar den > lay members Messrs P. E. Soteldt. L. H.
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    Council tries to end poster eyesores
    89 7 Council tries to end poster eyesores THE Sincapore City Council is to ask political parties if they favour restricting election posters to specified areas. Repeated complainl.s that ragged posters after elections yesores led the Council to consider what should be done. The building rommi:cussed the matter with the Public Relations
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    DON'T SHOUT -MAGISTRATE
    51 7 Mr. J. M. Devereux Col- 1 bourne, the Singapore city Police Magistrate, yesterday told his court orderly to stop shouting, at the people in' court. "These people are huiran being! not beast-,," said the magistrate. The policeman was shouting at row of hawkers waiting to pay their
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    Civilians form RE association
    45 7 Civilian workers of the Rnyal EnKini er>, Singapore, have tormvd an association. Col H. S. ChP.sshyre. Lt.-Col. J. M. W. Howe, and Major P. J. U. Mlereau are patrons. Mr. R H Khan Is president urul Mr. L J. Lefort secretary.
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      189 7 The weather M I N I M I M IKMPKKAIIKK (7 30 p.m. on May s to 73d am on M.iv 4i Slim.tpore 77 dnfrpfs F'fiunK 77, Kota Bnhm 7i Ido.i i 77. Kunla I unipur 7(i. Ku.intan MAXI M V M mm I'IKK '7 30 am. to 7 30
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    The plantation workers plan 'a big five' merger
    271 8 The plantation workers plan 'a big five' merger FOR A STRONGER SAY IN THE BIG WAGE WAR KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. PIVK major rubber workers' unions may amalgamate next month to strengthen their bargaining power with employers. They are the union? which represented the workers at the Taylor Arbitration in January
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    Dutch remember liberation
    51 8 DR. V, A van WOKRIU V Dutch Consul-General in Singapore, laving a wreath at the Onotiph yesterday on behalf of the Dutch community in the Colony who held a, tlianksciving service on the anniversary of the liberation of Holland by Allied Forces during the war. Straits Times
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    Smallholders owe Govt. $400,000
    146 8 Smallholders owe Govt. $400,000 PENANG. Tues. \BOUT 2.n00 Penang smallholders who have not paid rubber excise duties for four years 1949 to 1952 owe the Settlement Government more than $400,000. If the taxes are not paid, the government can recover them by ordering the sale of their land. "But we
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    Junior Stamp Club meeting
    55 8 The newjy-formed junior section of the Singapore Stamp Club will hold its first mectin; in Room 7 of Raffles Institu-, tion. Bras Basah Road, at 5.301 pm. on Friday. People between the ages of 12 and 20 who are interested in the collection and study of
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    Youth flag day
    20 8 Singapore Youth Council will hold a flag day on May 22 for the World Youth Assembly Fund.
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    VARSITY STUDENTS SHOULD ARGUE MORE'
    170 8 But Sir Sydney won t force them ITNIVERSITY of Malaya undergraduates should meet more often for discussions and arguments on controversial subjects, the Vice-Chancellor. Sir Sydney Came. said yesterd Sir Sydney was replying to comments "in the Straits Times column "On the Margin" vhich expressed
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    Spot dance winners
    62 8 Winners ol spot dances at t lie Chinese Association social in Singapore were; Mr. Mm Khek Ohonn ;in<l Mrs. Jessie Chua, Mr. P. S Lim .and Mrs. Jessie Chua. Mr. Khno Eng Chye and Mrs. Alice Lee. Mr. Yap Chye Koon and Mrs. Ricard. Mr. and Mrs.
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    Chap-ji-kee man gaoled
    49 8 Police, searching foV Communist pamphlets around the University of Malaya Hostel at Dunrarnßoad on the night of April 26. stopped Lim Ah Lian. a 70-year-old •jrave digger, and found on him 69 chap-Ji-ki slips worth $369 76. Yesterday, Lim was sentenc- ed to four months' gaol.
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    Cooking show
    22 8 A demonstration of cooking "Rasagoola" will be held at Kamala Club. 7, Moiilmein Road. SinJtaporp. at 5 p.m. on Mnndny.
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    School concert
    38 8 Pupils of Singapore YWCA's I i eveninc schools at Mount Ers- j kine and Havelock Road will present a Mother's Day concert at the Association Hall. Raffles i Quay, at 4 p.m. on Sa f urday.
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    Rubber workers pay hopes rise
    261 8 BETTER PRICE MA V MEAN INCREASE IPOH. Tuesday. OUBBER WORKERS are optimistic about a pay increase during the third quarter of this year beginning in July. They base this anticipation on the prevailing rubber price, which is above the 60 cents level, and the hope
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    Twice as many now seek advice
    101 8 Twice as many now seek advice rICE as many people asked for advice on family planning :n March than in February, an official of the Singapore Family Planning Association told the Straits Times. The greatest increase was at the Tanjong Pagar clinic where the attendance nearly trebled. More people have
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    Dato Wan Idris
    27 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Dato Wan Idris bin Ibrahim, who recently retired as Deputy Mentri Besar, Johore has been appointed to the Johore Excretive Council.
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    High Court remembers Mr. Legge
    144 8 KIALA MMPIR. Tues— The Kuala Lumpur Hich Court today paid tribute to the late Mr. R 11. Leese. a barrister and ex-police officer, who died on Saturday at his house in Kia Peng Road. Mr. T. V. A. Brodic. the Solici-tor-General, who also appeared on
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      346 8 The Straits Times Crossword SK^fitliU'-a-ic*. M L'nlmpor'.ani iTi >nn^ 30 Fair to middling (4) 1 Z 3 5 8 31. A rar* beine this Quwn ,10. I ~yyy?S I I down H ii M o^f baß(4t in SSsST; issk. 2 pp cs a trade on the p avlnl l stones?
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      Woman spy who fought Nazis was killed in hotel
      1844 9 Woman spy who fought Nazis was killed in hotel V^ 30 s, cnteied a select fam.ly hotel in Kensington, London. Known as Chr.st.iie Granv.lle, she stayed there frequently and was returning to her oom after dining with friends. She was starting up the stairs when a furtive ttlc man slipped
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      103 9 Wvti Travtf Li>i wmm yvi mmit VOUVE GOT Tn OUT* Ul. STPEET NAME OR AN jM VVUv' NOT LETT HIM i^T^H IMFOUTSOICANCET .NEIARLVe J\ GET THE AOOPFSS MUMBEH-WE ,i,U ]O U\^ BANK 1 s^H^^ TUB MONEVf WHAT WITH TUIS wC>ueS^£-i«^\MONEY. IcOULO OfSCWTCW A S^^3 L NOW? J _^^M .Bvt S***H
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    Stockpile policy on rubber
    321 10 rE United States Government has announced a permanent rotation policy for the natural rubber held in the American i.tockpile, aimed at helping stabilise the market for lower grades of rubber. Under the new programme, there Ls to be a- limitation of 5.000 tons per month on
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    SHARP DRO RUBBER
    240 10 iin also continue" Rl BBKk dropped sharnK yesterday by 1 even the announivment tk permanent a stockpiling favour Malayan producer anxious to sell oui w j t k apparent in the Indo h Tin was also mi. by $4 to $356.25 a pi. share market with It.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    182 10 The Malayan Sliai*- B: soclation reported tbal had a sharp drop on the local market yesterday follow m. in the metal price. Inci;. I: regular and rubbe: :< Members of the Associa;.<>n •*i the following businet cone:-E;i.-:ern United $3:i 7 Dispensary $3.05; Q Hammer $3.01 rgrus 5 cents;
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    TIN, RUBBER EXPORTS DOWN!
    53 10 T»l \l. f\porl-< of in all countri<> H">'« s uapore and K.-oVr Hi.'n o Malaya ilurin amounted to 6,209 i"" v HTf «ip» l0 S in IHarrk lotal exports of rubbfi all ttmim U i' 1 during April, amount.,1 t t;s.t;?t; ions. c*n>9* rrd 8!.8?4 tons
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    JAMES WARREN
    61 10 James Warren chants ana as:< facturers and ag< cers of tea and ruuc nounce a final ordin dend of 15' In •< year ended September making 30 for the This rate is unch the previous >>•;: Subject to audit, th. surplus before tax 94.841. a previous year. Taxation
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      296 10 NOTICE SHERIFFS SALE In the cause of Suit No. .125 of Ifl.il K\rrution No. ldfi of in:. I Betwron Hop noon I.eong and Co., Ltd. ri.untifls versus Wah Nam Electric Co. Defendant* AUCTION SALE OF One "Ford" Motor -Vf»n Roc: No. SG3Bsfi To be held atTho Supreme Courl Garage, S'pnrc
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      145 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF AORICULTt'RF, MALAYA Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the sward of Major Agricultural Scholarships tenable at the College of Agricul- ture, Serdang. commencing in June 1054. Application form and other information can be obtained on; written request to the Registrar,' College of Agriculture, Serdang.
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      170 10 NOTICES PERAK MALAYS HIGHER STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS FUND The Board of Trustees lnvitt* applications for 1955 srholarshlp? to study the following courses over-m-.is: (a> Valuation Surveyor. (bi FV)iPsiry. (O Civil Engineering. (d) Supervisor of Elections (Election Agent). (c) Law dnns of Courts. if) Anthropology (or Ethnology) Applicants must possess a Grade
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      1018 10 TENDERS^ CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS I WATER DEPARTMENT: M) s Supply of Brass Stop Taps. Tender i Deposit $50. Close n00n— 14.5.54: 1 and (b) Supply and Erection of Ciiain Link Mfsh Wire Fence and G.ites. Tender Deposit $150. Close N00n— 19.5.54. IpOlIce" TENDER NOTICE TENDERS which will close
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      182 10 TENF3ERS city council of singapore WATER DEPARTMENT: The I Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Valve Chambers for 4' 6 diarreter valves. Tender Deposit $150/-. Close n00n— 14.8.54. "Tenders invited PURCHASE OF I NfERVICEABLE MOTOR VEHICLES Tenders in sealed cover addressed Ito the State Engineer. Negri SemIbilan Seremban and clearly marked
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      467 10 POLICE TENDER NOTICE Tenders, which will close at 12 noon on Wednesday. 19th May 1954 are Invited by he Commissioner of, Police. Federation of Malaya {or the supply of Fresh Rations (Meat, Fish. Vegetables etc.) to the Federation of Malava Police Force. Full particulars are obtainable at the Office of
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      18 10 MITSUI |lj 1 .AST-tOUMD I I iunr» r «"""> c q \ri C.F. SHARP 6 BANK OF CH.NA l<
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      THE ORIGIN OF WRITING
      655 12 Batcha, of Singapore aakl me where the English alphabet came from. The name alphabet is mart" up from two Greek letters. Alpha and Beta which ?re the same as our A. and B. an^ our present alphabet comefrom the Greeks It U not definitely known where
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      Rescued by Uncle Ollie
      860 12 fyJANSOOR Mouse decides to go to Mat Mouscclrci to he changed into a bird. Mat docs this, and says that he must learn 'a riddle and cannot change back into a mouse until he finds out thr answer. When night comet Mansoor irants to go bac'z
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      THE FAMOUS MEN OF FRANCE
      293 12 i think i! the majority a penplr irrre asked "Who b the mnst famnn* man of France*'' they wouh reply without hesitation "\rpoleon," I know that I uoubl Yet have 7/or; ever stopped '< consider, that uith all the stamps that hair been issued by
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      A short story contest
      328 12 A short story contest V Oear Roys and Girls. Here are the six winners ot\ >> our 'Hidden Food' <ontest, R. Iwanafca. aged 7. 28 Rock R->^d KucKng. Sarawak, CSnst ne p alm, aged 10, 34 Dempey Roarf. Tangln Barracks, Singapore- 1 0. Ceoffrey Jubang, aged 13. 4I< New Bridge
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      TEST FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH
      183 12 AN anafraavla a word made from letters ol another void. An anagram Of Pat for instance, could be Tap. Here are some words which you can make into other words. There are clues to help you find out what they are. 1. Bone Clue:
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      26 12 \f v THANKS, MOM I/vr HA CHOCOLATE jR&A^ Be bright, drink Milo. ioon and night. M 1 /aluable vitamins and nour ment to one and all
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    Straits Times Selections
    128 13 KPMIM JF.KP ""I BRAS Q| )REN Hollywood »ur toward ■ACt 1 P. DORMEK •lIS Hoothly I.ml view hac i; j pf.ter pan Ml la Nuturtale Salmon Rran «*J X HANTK I.F.F.R Mi Prince Rom Ricky •acb s motTpictitre M <i»lden sind. strong and Free 8 SOVKRKKiN Troubadour
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    Today's race card
    929 13 I and probable jockeys for today's races at Kuala Lumpur, Second Day of trve Selangor Turf Club May meeting are: Race 1 2.45: Class 5, Div. 4 Furs. 2m« KiS o Medln 9no M Pe «.v Wee Yong a Jno m ?>»*"* SUr Vlney 8 n B«-«W«ni
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    I HAD TO AVOID CHAMROEN AND BROKEN
    221 13  - I HAD TO AVOID CHAMROEN AND BROKEN DAVID PVNT By GLASS-^*"""/ JIMMY Curruther*. world bantam weight champion, said on arrival in Singapore ynterday th»' hi< title a*ht with Siamese chmlenger Ch«mroen Sonjtkttrat in r -Ekok on Sunday -was the lest of his career Cut miners won on point" over 12
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    The going at K. Lumpur
    72 13 BARRIMi anr rhin.c n veather, Jhe ffoinr at K.ula Lumpur today Mill be very good. THKRK will be no race broadcast today. IMIK followinc aMMH have been scratched irmn all entuniifriM Jeftseltnn. l.adv W ran. 'it Rire Mill. Cardinal Puff and Cop 'IHll m.h TOTE
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    Sovereign napped for top sprint at KL today
    327 13  - Sovereign napped for top sprint at KL today EPSOM JKKP By SOVEREIGN (late Weekday Cross) is a sprinter of outstanding quality and I nap him to win the Class 2, Div. I, 6 f. sprint (Race Six) at Kuala Lumpur today, second day of the Selangor Turf Club May Meeting.
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    BACK PETER PAN WITH CONFIDENCE
    177 13 BACK PETER PAN WITH CONFIDENCE I>KTKR PAN. H Signal Light four-year-old, has come rlgh'. Down In a humble division in Class I I think he can be backed confidently In Race Three. With apprentice All a.stride. Peter Pan ran two MMmtractaaj races In Cl. 4 at Kuala Lumpur in February
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    BARAKAT HAS HIT HIS PEAK FORM
    351 13 DAKAKAT has hit his peak form and I recommend him strongly in Race 7. This Seven Seas four-year-old scored a clever double in Cl. 3 at Penang in March, his win over 6f. with 9.0 was in every respect a pleasing performance. Out in
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    Bras Queen worth another chance
    307 13 /V> s.i im.i\ running. tner» stems to be no reason to look oeyond Hollywood Star in a *<** Class 5 sprint field in Ra.ce One. He was beaten by a nose by Strong and Fre< over 5Sf. and Strong and FYee Is now handicapped In
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    Chanticleer a good bet for Race 4
    172 13 /■^HAKTICLEF.R showed promts In his first appearance .-m i Malayan ractcournr, at Bukf TuniU in Mnrch. when he came In fourth to Prosperity me- with 8.11 This three-year-old by rairev Fulmar has stepped up on tin B;ik.' Timah form and I think he
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    'Permita' can win Race 2
    181 13 If IVimiU Dnrmn II is ever to win a rare, here his chanir. T.ils Hua gelding waf pn":n« in hr, best work at the finish whiTi hit came In fourth by t\ lensths n Tahiti over s'«f. win 8 5 on Saturday. Six furlongs looks
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      173 13 The -Tudor "Ov»ler Primcsv ■< d, y A feminine rnunrerpan of the "Ov«i»r Prince and ha< th* idrnn, il Rolex feature* The "Ov«ter Prirnr «■< «orn hv i miner, m riveter, a pneiimam drill operator eX., in the MOTH te«t< f»er deviled for a »*lf»indin E «auh It ni"r through
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    S'PORE HEARTENED BY MAR SECOND
    423 14 They expect gold from Chan today From ANG EAM HOCK MANILA, Tuesday. A BRONZE MEDAL yesterday, a silver medal A today, surely a gold medal tomorrow That is the happy chant they are singing in the Singapore camp at the second Asian Games village here
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    Norma in two heats today
    230 14 Norma in two heats today HAMLA IM THE Singapore women's swimming champion Norma Hutchinson takes part in two heats tomorrow when the swimming championships start Although the 100 metres freestyle .oimvs un 4ou meties an m,. t'.ter the start at 630. she Is in held ot four who must all
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    Chay Weng CHINESE TAKES DECATHALON
    63 14 Chay Weng CHINESE TAKES DECATHALON MANILA. Tues— China's Ynn: Zuan Qang today dethroned Fumio Nishiuchl. of Japan, as the Asian Oamn decathlon champion at the Asian Oames here He srorrd 5.454 points to Nishiucht's 5.429. Obrien India t was third in the ten event* scoring S.259 Then followed Sasat i
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    JAP CAGERS LOSE
    29 14 MANILA. TOM Nationalist China beat Japan 62-45 in a first round basket bn'.l match at the A-:.:i Games Indonesia beat Thailand 75 67 in another match
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    VALBERG HAS RUN HIS LAST BIG RACE
    220 14 VALBERG HAS RUN HIS LAST BIG RACE MANILA lues. THIRTY- THREE year-010 Lloyn 1 Valbers ran his last international race for Singapore tod.v when Anishins fifth In the 1 1 metres hurdles final I' was a disappointment tor him a: he was so keen to do well Ann if not
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    YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
    666 14 100 metres liral: 1. Abdul Klialai (Pakistani lO.bsec. (new Garies lecord): 2. G Gabrera (Phll.ppJiu-s > 10.7sei-.; 3. M. Gabriel India i 10.8 1 sec, 4. Sharif Butt (Pakistan i 10.9 sec; 5. Tomio Hosada (Japan* 11 sec: 6. E. Emsong (Philippine:;* Ilsec. (Old record 10 8 by
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    Colony cagers set two of 9 records
    411 14 MAMIA. Tues. NINE RECORDS were broken when the second Asian Game* entered the fourth d^y of competition here today. Two of the records werr set up the Singapore basketball team who thus gained some consolation for having being eliminated from the final series
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    YMCA TENNIS RESULTS
    35 14 Results oi V.M.C.A pionship ties played on Bas.ih courts vestei,; Open singles (qn G B Pakir beat See- 6—2: K S. Khons bea: 1. 6—l: H Kam K Ong B— 2. 6—4
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    TENNIS TICKETS SELLING FAST
    42 14 rday'a tennis the Singapore Barir-: I which the Australian^ will start at 8.15 pit! reserved and $2 ur.: are on sal* at RoMnsoi sellins fast and S 1 expecting a record The A;:--Saturday are Lewi Hartwic, Neal h(H
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    Colony, without Rahim, held 1-1
    235 14 MANILA. Tucsd;>\ SINCiAPOKK badly missrt! left winger Rahim Om when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Burma it their second socrer outing at the Asian (lames lien tonight. Ranlm Omar was injured :n the earlier same asainst Pa- and oiuld not take th<
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    Fed. girls to do well today
    91 14 MANILA, lues. rpilK lederation tirls are not happ> with their limiu quarters hrrr which are not very s.iti-i.u inrv Bui. in spile of their discomlorts. lhr\ uprrl to l»r the Mtaal team for tomorrow's 4x Ht'i m«irr-< rela» and are determined to do well.
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      1044 14 from Page (I VEHICLES FOR SALE 10 Word, «< (Mlm.)-Box it rt: extra. LATE 1952 TRIUMPH ST. Motor Cycle, Spring Hub. excellent condi illon. Box A 6302, S.T I I. ATE 1951 ARMSTRONG SID- DEI.EV, excellent condition. Price i $3,500. Phone Thtam. Ser. *****. MORRIS 8 SALOON Car 19*6. :n
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      419 14 CLASSIFIED ADS. KOR SALE It Word, $:> 1 Hin.) Box ia rtt extrm. REISBACH UPRIGHT PIANO almost new. in excellent cor., $1,200 or offer. Henderson. Bot.miGardens. Phone 7150 or 82P42. GARDENING SHEARS— Stainless Steel, patented bearing, will List life-time, first cost last to.-t from 14 Winchester House. Colher Qll.l SIAMESE
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      38 14 THERES AWMS I 1 ROOM FOR AN Vastral I ASTRAL MAKES I 20 ICE CUBES I PRICE I S pore 5360 I Fed. $390 I 'm THE BABY H^ 1 S-'TSHOTAM^ SINCAPORE (ROSKOI>I4, r SINCE 1867 A^lTabTe THROUGHOUT
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