The Straits Times, 24 August 1954

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    14 1 The Straits Times fat**** 1 Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TI'ESDAY, AUGI'ST 24, 1954. 15 CENTS
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    ROOFTOP CHASE AT 4 a.m.
    469 1 police capture 3 men after robbery W DIVED IN CANAL i)OI. UK detained throe robbery suspects alter minute chase throujjh Singapore street* far l\ yesterdt) morninf. Ihc men tried to %v\ away by climbing top. Another jumped into Rochore started in Kallang Road at 4.30
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    THE DUKE IS HOME AGAIN
    80 1 THE DUKE IS HOME AGAIN ABERDEEN, Mon. rE Royal yarht, Britannia, bringing the Duke of Edinburgh home from hla three-week Canadian tour, dorked here early this morning in bright .sunshine. Fishing boats in the harbour and crowds of sightseers along the coast roads welcomed the gleaming yacht. The Britannia was
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    ALL OVER IN 15 MINUTES
    13 1 STRAITS TIMES artists .sketch of the chase area.
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    SO NOW DOGS—AND A BEAR—JOIN STRIKE
    100 1 SO NOW DOGS— AND A BEAR— JOIN STRIKE WORKERS involved in Japan's "human tights" strike against the Omi Textile Co. want dog reinforcements. The strikers object to the iillcK^ri management practice Df forcing employees to take part In Buddhist services dedicated to the management. The management now has Grrman shepherd
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    TROOPS IN BIG FIGHT WITH MAU
    71 1 NAIROBI. Mon. ONE thousand home guards, with troops and police, are nghting a battle with Mau Mau terrorists at Gatundu location of Githunguri, 21 miles north of Nairobi. Seven terrorists have so far :been killed and six wounded, a I government spokesman said. Mau
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    Aid for 10 mil.
    35 1 WASHINGTON. Mon. The United States today extended Its emergency assistance programme to help 10.000.000 Pakistanis now threatened with famine and disease in the wake of the great East Pakistan floods.— Reuter.
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    Poisoning case
    29 1 A 20-year-old unemployed man. Ng Hong Yam. of Beo Lane, off Havelori< Road, was admitted to thr General Hospital Singapore, last night with suspected caustic soda poisoning.
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    COME OVER-ATTLEE TO MALENKOV AND CHOU
    91 1 But he can't do it, they say PEKING, Mon. Mr. Attlee has told Mr. Malenkov and Mr. (hnu En Lai, the Russian and Chinese Prime Ministers, that the Labour Party would be glad if they could visit Britain, it was reported here today This
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    BRITAIN IN CHINA-A WHIFF OF THE PAST
    384 1 .MINE MAKES MacCOLL THINK OF HOME Frow RENE MacCOLL TONG SHAN. Mon. rIS used to belong to us —but the British don't I work here any more. Mr. Attlee and his fellow delegates have spent a day In this pleasant little town! ringed
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    5 die in firt
    24 1 WATERVILLE, Maine i Mon. -Five young brothers and slaters died in their bedrooms today as fire destroyed their home. A.P.
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    £800 robbery
    42 1 LONDON, Mon. A gang attacked the manager of the London Co-operative Stores in Westbourne Park Road. Notting Hill Gate, as he entered the shop and forced him to open the safe. They took t;3oo. tied him up and left Reuter.
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    THE $1,000 A MONTH PRINCESS
    96 1 PRETTY, curly-haired tni who will he four years old next month will mx>m he receiving more money than most men in Malaya earn The Johore Council of Slate will be a»krd today to approve a grant of 51 000 a month to Princess Meriam. daughter
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    ROYAL PLANE HAD A FAULT
    79 1 QUEBEC, Mon.- The automatic pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force plane which flew the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, Princess Alexandra, to Canada yesterday went out' of order two hours out of London, The automatic pilot is used to keep the plane on
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    Seven days more...
    72 1 Seven days more... ...TO HAVE A GO AT THAT S 15.000 CEVEN days are all that remain for you to send in your entry for the $20,000 Malayan Monthly word contest. Get your postal order today and post your entry for this $15,000 first prize contest that MUST be won
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    17 days more...
    65 1 1 7 days more... CEVEN days from today the sec ond number -of MALAYAN MONTH LV with a feast of topical Southeast Asian articles and picture* as well as short stones will be on sale And the second $20,000 word contest that must be won by Malayans appears also Order
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    PLEDGE-IN-BLOOD GANG ROUNDED UP
    205 1 PLEDGE-IN-BLOOD GANG ROUNDED UP 'Pachuco' sign carved on chests CHANUTE AIK KORCt BASE. Illinois. Monday. fHIRTY young American airmen were arrested here over the week-end as suspected members of a terrorist gang who signed a pledge in blood to obey its laws. All 15,000 mm at the base were paraded,
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    Plane with 21 aboard is missing
    69 1 AMSTERDAM. Mon. ri KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced today that one of its four-en-gined DC-6K airliners is missing off the Dutch coast with 21 persons aboard. Officials said the plane was due at Schipol airport at Amsterdam at 105 p.m. GMT on flight from
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    Churchill, France agree
    45 1 LONDON, Mon.— A statement issued after today's meeting between Sir Winston Churchill. Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. Mcndr.s France, the French Prime Minister, said they agreed on "the necessity of e:;rly practical steps" to maintain the unity of the Western nations. Reuter.
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    Family goes to sea
    64 1 OSLO, Mon— Jens William Jensen, a 31-year-old Norwegian master plumber, has left Bkien-on Oslofiord in his 49--foot yacht Jenco to sail hall round the world to settle in Australia. With him were his 25-year-otd wife, their seven-year-old son and three-year-old daughter, and two young men who
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    British SEATO men arrive
    26 1 MANILA. Mon An advance party of five members of the British delegation to the REATO conference arrived in Manila today from BangkokReuter.
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    Retiring? Certainly not, says Sultan
    198 1 Retiring? Certainly not, says Sultan THE Sultan or Johore. who leaves for Britain next week, has given an assurance that he will return to Malaya next year in time for his i Diamonds Jubilee. This was revealed yesterday by the Mcntri Besar of Johore. Dato Syed Abdul Kadlr. at the
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    Sir Onn is improving
    47 1 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Mon Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar Member for Home Affairs who collapsed after a heart attack at his home on Saturday nieht. was renorted to be improving in Bungsar hospital. Kuala Lumpur tonight. Dato Sir Onn was admitted to hospital yesterday
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    Boats for Chiang
    30 1 TAIPEH. Mon First deliveries of a fleet of 100 assault landing craft being built in Formosa with United States aid are scheduled fo r earl} September— A.P.
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    Mystery of the missing trawler
    138 1 Mystery of the missing trawler OOYAL AIR FORCE and Malayan Airways planes and the Royal Navy havr been alerted to look out. [oi the Singaporr Fishfries Department's research ship Dunvrsan which has been miSsine since Aug. 10. Th<' ,inp under the command of f'apt. D. R. Davies. was last heard
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    STOP PRESS
    61 1 HDD-All CRASH fT.ARED SHANNON I Ireland' !M<>n. Airport olln iil vtid tod.i> miNMim KLM plant Wtm rrpurlrii to ban lollided in .nr with turn r n Killed IM -'.'< Ir.m--l> < 1 1 1 pi. me near limuifien Hull, nut SehcTcahtcM R»him fi«.hini; m-sn.il righted life rift and
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    Earnings in U.S.
    17 1 WASHINGTON. Mon—Average income in the United States last year was $1,709 fahout £610.. Reuter
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    MURDER CASE DIARY IN COURT
    664 2 'It spoke of a happy day and a plan to moider mother 9 CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Monday. TWO teen-age girls standing in the dock, accused of killing the mother of one of them, heard the prosecutor declare here today: "It was premeditated murder by two
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    AHOY THERE! IT'S ROYALTY
    78 2 AHOY THERE! IT'S ROYALTY NAPLES. Mon. Ninety-five members of Europe's Royal families left here yesterday •jn an exclusive "all Royalty Mediterranean tour" in the 20-knot Greek luxury liner. Agamennon. Every European Royal family except the British and Belgian, was represented In this big family reunion— the last survivors of old
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    The party boss goes east
    57 2 BERLIN. Mon. The Soviet Zone's news agency. ADN. said yesterday that Max Reinmann. chairman of West Germany's Communist Party, who is charged with high treason against the Bonn regime, is now in East Germany. West German authorities at Karlsruhe announced the treason charge against Relnmann
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    Going to Rome
    28 2 TOKYO. Mon. —Fifteen Japanese delegates will leave this week for Rome for the first international population conference between Aug. 31 and Sept. 10.— A P.
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    He refused a fortune to save a fortune
    173 2 THE BARON WHO SAID 'NO' DIES. SO LONDON. Monday LORD TREDEGAR, who passed up a multi-mill dollar heritage to save his family estate fromt* bij? inheritance tax bites in quick succession, ha? c;e at the age of 80. Lord Tredegar succeeded to
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    Isotopes for soil
    28 2 NEW DELHI. Mon. The first consignment of radio active phosphorous Isotopes for research to improve Indian soil fertility has arrived from the United States. Reuter.
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    THE PRINCESS GOES READY TO DANCE
    190 2 LONDON, Mon. Both the Duchess of Kent and tier 11--vrar-old daughter. Princess Alexandra, will be equipped for square dancing if they are Invited to take part during their three-week visit to Canada beginning today. When the Queen, as Princes* Elizabeth visited Canada in the
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    ALL (except Chiang) WELCOME
    91 2 LONDON, Mon. Red China yesterday Invited all, who ran away to Formosa except the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek— to renounce the evil past and return to the mainland. The Invitation, contained In a series of calls for the liberation of the Island, was broadcast by Peklnir
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    PRINCESS MARGARET'S 24TH BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT
    96 2 PRINCESS MARGARET'S 24 TH BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT THIS PORTRAIT of Prmcess Margaret was made in the s Morning Room at Clarence S House, London, especially for 2Ath. birthday anniver- sary on August 21. The photo •zgrapher was Cecil Beaton. E Princess Margaret follows z Prince Charles and Princess ~Anne in the
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    BOAT CREW 'FORCED' TO GO TO CHINA
    201 2 BOAT CREW 'FORCED' TO GO TO CHINA HONG KONG. Mon. MEMBERS of the crew T1 of a Hong Kong police launch which disappeared on July 29. are reported to have told police here today that they were forced to take the launch to China. Eight of the crew who were
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    Express crash kills 4
    33 2 MACOMB. Illinois. Mon. Four passengers were killed and more than 20 injured when the crack Santa Fe express jumped the rails near thr small town of Lomax yesterday. Reuter.
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    CAR PARKED—FOR 8 YEARS
    57 2 CAR PARKED— FOR 8 YEARS NEW YORK. Mon. A Brooklyn man. Victor Kaminsky, received a police summons yesterday which charged him with parking his 1937 car too long m one place. Police also removed the car and found foot-high weeds growing under It. The car had bien parked in front
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    Airliner crashes in storm
    101 2 Airliner crashes in storm 15 FEARED Eu UASON CITY, Jo*,, i AN airliner WltK A People aboS h reported by th* I here to have bY7 n Bg pietely drmoii terday in a crash afi 15 milps Mason City. "There may bo dead," officials rr hospital In-Mason'r survivors were r>
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    6,000 to be rounded up
    54 2 MANILA. Mon Ramon Magsaysay. who kZ I ported to br com 1 rpcrm repoi I infiltration of th. last night ordrn d lorrrs to round I mated fi.nno indoi have pnter^d the cmintrj gaily. A House of Rrprespntao Sub-rommittpp Is vestlgattnj movpmpnt of r^ into
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    After all this—just a few bruises
    88 2 After all this just a few bruises MM IONC Mon \l2-TBAB-OLO *v who fell mtn i drainage due h riurin: I storm was >wrpt for half-a-milp tkrsagh Hnnt K o n c s unrlrrernund srwrrs and liiirW-d unharmrd through I* 1 oppn end in the rit> '> harbour. Rpsfiifffi. aW-rtf-d
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    U.S. is ready to fire first on ' hostile Chinese'
    289 3 U.S. is ready to fire first on hostile Chinese' 0D STUMP WANTS TO USE A-BOMBS WASHINGTON, Monday. UNITED STATUS NAVY units off the Chinese 'mainland will fire on any Communists apparhing "with obviously hostile intent." throat they will flre without be flrori upon, said Admiral Felix B. Stump, m-Chief in
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    THE FATHER OF TEN ACCORDING TO PLAN
    120 3 lAR. MKRVY.N PKMBRKY. 53. was one of a happy family of 10, so when he married Charlotte Graham 16 years aco he decided to have ten children of his own. Now an announcement in the births column of a London newspaper snys the
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    Midsummer madness in Stockholm
    111 3 Midsummer madness in Stockholm ■i'KHOLM. Mon. }->eople were n a flare-up of madness In Stock- ii.jured. includ[i mien. One man an arl Indow od pita] w 1 a ho tried to d man Into an :v.- ;aw bone v -0 hoodlums the midst of about Park, in the SI rkholm.
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    Bonn traitor carried top secrets to the Reds
    286 3 Bonn traitor carried top secrets to the Reds BONN, Mon. VyEST Germany's new- est traitor— a once trusted deputy of Chancellor Konrad Adenauers Christian Democratic Party— was in a position to betray many Rovernment secrets to the Communists in the Soviet zone. Karl Franz Sohmidt-Witt-maek, 40. has at his disposal
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    Capone aide shooting may spark a 'war'
    112 3 CHICAGO, Mon. rE killing of two top members of Chicago's underworld within four days stirred apprehension on Sunday cf a new gang war. Frank Diamond, 61. an intimate of the late mob leader, Al Capone, was cut down by xunflre on Saturday night.
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    Indians to dance for Russia
    52 3 NEW DELHI, Mon. Twentyfive Indian dancers, musicians, dramatists, educators, artists and other cultural leaders plan to leave here tomorrow for a six-week tour of Russia. The visit will return a tour h rr earlier this year by a large Soviet delegation of performers and cultural
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    INDIAN GOVT. PLANS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION-BY LAW
    220 3 INDIAN GOVT. PLANS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION-BY LAW NEW DELHI, Mon. Indian Government is giving highest parlia- mentary priority to social legislation which could start a revolution in Hindu family life and society. Prime Minister Nehru's Cabinet has topped the agenda of the summer Parliament session, starting today, with controversial proposals
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    BID TO OUST RELIGION
    44 3 •TON. Mon. The Agency said the Kremlin was new propaganda Irive all forms of of the Union. The Agency's press service said the Communist regime is using books, pamphlets, lecturea and broadcasts to heap scorn upon religious faith. A P.
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    New note in the Goa row
    143 3 New note in the Goa row LISBON. Mon. ¥>ORTUGAI today refused to take part In negotiations with India over the disputed Portuguese terriotries without a set agenda. The Portuguese Government sent a note to New Delhi sayinif it was "not willing to comply with what seems India's persistent wish to
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    Stabbed to death
    96 3 CALCUTTA. Mon.— An English woman found stabbed to death in the Calcutta -Madras mall train was ldentllied by police here as Miss Ellen Cox. 40. of the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society. She had been working as a nurse In the Bellavpur hospital in East Pakistan
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    DEFIANT SWIMMER FAILS
    71 3 8T MARGARETS BAY. Southern England. Mon.-Ed-ward James May, 44, a British swimmer whu set out from Cap Gris Nez this morning to swim the English Channel unescort- cd. was taken out of the water ln Just over eight and a half hours. Jfirfg? t,an and plunged into
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    De Gasperi buried
    63 3 ROME, Mon- The body of Senor Alcide De Gasperi. 73--year-old Christian Democrat elder statesman who died last Thursday, was today laid to rest beneath the high altar of the Basilica of St. Laurence here. His coffin was placed there as a symbol of his part In the
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    Joe charges remain
    50 3 WASHINGTON. Mon. The Chairman, Mr. Watkins Arthur i Republican > yesterday said that a six-men committee had agreed to keep alive all 46 censure charges against Senator McCarthy (Republican). But Senator Frank Carlson i Republican i said that initial testimony would be taken on about six counts.
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    326 held in 'thrill-killer' hunt
    174 3 NEW YORK, Mon. QOLICE jn New York City I yesterday continued their campaign against 'undesirables" to stem a rising tide of crimes by youths capped by the exposure of a kill-for-thrill savage torture crime spurred officers, who In Manhattan alone netted 326 criminals and young
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    LONDON STOCKS
    302 3 LONDON. Mon tUIET and generally dull condlV tten« prevailed In the stock markets today, the exception being provided by industrial equities which attracted a small selects c demand. Business vu restricted by seasonal holiday Influences and the fact that the account ends tomorrow. Rubbers attracted little attention, while
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    LONDON TIN
    23 3 LONDON. Aug. 23.— Cash Buyers £732; Sellers £133; Forward Buyers £731' <; Sellers €732; Settlement £732. Turnover a.m. 35 tons; p.m. nil.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON. Aub. 23. Spot 20d Sept. 19% d.. Oct.-Dec. 117« d..9 7 «d.. Jan.Mar. 19 7 »d., Apr-June 19 s «d., JulySept. 19*.d., Aug. elf. 19\d.. Sept. ell 19\d.. Oct. c.l.f. I9\d. Tone: Easier.
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    Strike ends
    26 3 WASHINGTON. Mon.—American Airlines announced last night that its three-week old strike of pilots has been settled and that it will resume operations today. A.P.
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    Paper-and-pistol hold-up made $137,000 haul-police
    407 4 7ZTRES WE^ TRUSSED UP AND BLINDED WITH TAPE— INQUIRY TOLD BULLET NOTE SAID: DEATH IF YOU MOVE THK silent robbers who walked into a Singapore watch-dealer's shop and walked out again with $137,000 worth of cash and watches, held up the oi upants with a
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    A ROYAL LUNCHEON IN JOHORE BAHRU
    69 4 lulliiUlM. a two-day meeting of seven of Malaya's nine rulers in Johore Bahru yesterday. 40 Bursts sat down at the M) foot lone banqueting table in the Istana Besar for lunrh. Shown in this exclusive Straits Times picture are the Tengku Mahkota (second from
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    The man of peace assaulted
    92 4 The man of peace assaulted A MAN was assaulted because he stopped a fight between two labourers, a Singapore court was told yesterday. Lim Tua Tee and Goh Kwee Yong pleaded guilty to cau*Ing hurt to Nadaraja Suppiah a: the 1 1 > 2 milestone. Chua Chu Kane Road on
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    30 teachers take civics
    61 4 PENANG. Mon. Thirty Chinese school teachers from Penang and Province Wellesley today started a week's civics course which was declared open by Mr. B. T. W. Stewart, Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Mr. Stowart said the Government was not perfect. It made mistakes from time to time
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    L-driver used forged licence
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Thong Tat Mun. 51. pleaded guilty here today to dishonestly using a forged provisional driving licence as genuine at the Road Transport Department on Jan. 15. Thrng. who had earlier claimrd trial, was sentenced to one day's gaol and fined $150.
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    New youth Group
    22 4 BATU GAJAH. Mon. LMNO. Batu Oajah branch, will meet at Sungel Trap, en Saturday to form a youth oranch
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    HOLIDAY CAMP URGED
    96 4 HOLIDAY CAMP URGED PENANO. Mon. rE PIPES and drums of the Brigade of Gurkhas will Beat Retreat on Fort Cornwall Is field on Sept. 3 to commemorate Penang's Liberation Day nine years ago. The Resident Commissioner. Mr. R. P Bingham. today said that it would be a graceful gesture if
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    'Kidnap' charge
    27 4 SEGAMAT. Mon. Bail in $500 wa s offered Cheonji San. 49. of Bekok. after being charged at Seeamat with kidnapping a girl of under 16.
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    UMNO'S DEPUTY CHIEF BACK
    33 4 DATO \HH. I KAZAK hin Hussein, deputy president of the I'nited Malays National Organisation, who returned from Britain in the Willrm Ruvs yrstrrday. He was accompanied by his wife.
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    CUT THIS TAX, SAY SUGAR TRADERS
    104 4 CUT THIS TAX, SAY SUGAR TRADERS KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. CHINESE sugar merchants In the Federation are discussing proposals that the Government reduce the Import duty on sugar. They consider the rates of duty five cents a pound preferential and seven cents a pound standard— too high. A sugar dealer said
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    Police party
    41 4 KLANG, Mon. Inspector Tahir bin Nordin, police investigation officer here, was entertained to a dinner by his ■olleagues before gome to Kuala Lumpur to take up iutie.s at Cheras Road station Inspector Aziz Ahmad has taken over duties here.
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    CID MAN WANTED $150 FROM 'RED'
    158 4 3 months' gaol for corruption A DETECTIVE told a businessman police knew he was a Communist and then demanded $150 tc quash the matter, a Singapore court was told yesterday. 1 Liv Soo Hoe who has ince left the Police Force, was sentenced to
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    WE NEED MEN LIKE YOU, HE'S TOLD
    72 4 PENANG. Mon— The Second Magistrate. Mr. E. A. Long, today commended Bakar bin Karlm for attending to an assault victim. James Valentine Cox. "To many people in this country run away without rendering assistance to Injured persons. We need more people like you."
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    Colony visit
    24 4 Mr. Arthur Dodds-Parker. L'nder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will arrive at Kallane airport. Singapore this afternoon for a short visit
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    44,800 GALLONS FLOAT IN FOR AQUARIUM
    87 4 SEA water. 44.800 gallons (if it, was brought to Singapore yesterday in the Straits Steamship vessel Petaling. It is for the $470,000 Van Kleet Aquarium. The P^taling took thr sea ater aboard while on her way to the colony from Palembang. Three trucks, each
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    To train at Kota Bharu
    45 4 BATU GAJAH. Mon. Che Yong Chik Badaruddin, who has been selected for the Teachers" Training Course at Kota Bharu. Kelantan. leaves for the college tomorrow. She is the daughter of Inche Badaruddin bin Alang Ahmed. Chief Assistant District Officer. Klnta.
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    Home guards ambushed
    52 4 bukit mertajan: Bandits today party of homp two miles outsid viilase seriously wounc-.r'i soector Ooi Hock He Is now in the here. The home euarri. cycling alone the mi on their way to a nince for tarcet prar. they were attacks shotguns and ammuir.' taken away by
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    Fun for fund
    25 4 SEGAMAT, Mon T mat Anti-T. B. and Associations arp to combined fun fair on the Sultan\> birtbd raise funds for their work.
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    S'PORE IS ASKED AGAIN Vi SEND A MAYOR FOR TALKS
    84 4 i Cities in South-East Asia, including Singapore, found it inconvenient or impossible to attend a Calcutta-spon-sored Asian Mayor's Conference at Calcutta in April this year. The Mayor of Calcutta now plans to hold it next Janu- arv and has anain
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    FREE-FOR-ALL SPLITS UNION
    179 5 lighter workers are now divided into two groups under different leaders •pHF Singapore Lighter Workers' Union has split 1 in(( two ramps under different leaders. Roth group leaders claim to possess the union ks fund?, furniture and premises The split reached a climax on Sunday night when
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    Textile mill dispute is still on
    62 5 Textile mill dispute is still on rpHE dispute between the! Malayan Textiles Ltd.. and the Singapore Spinning Workers' Union over the dismissal of 15 workers is continuing. The Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Mr. J. D. H. Neill. has intervened in the row Yesterday he met the unions adviser, Mr. Lim
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    The law in Russia
    40 5 N Pritt, QC now in S irfendine eight identa accused of Mieak on "The item in the Soviet rhuraday. sponsored by the of Malaya Society, the public and will the university's Arts Ciuny Road, at 8.15
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    Hall opened
    19 5 Mon The Indian Gandhi Memorial ■> been officially ling, which Is at n. was built at .ibout $12,000.
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    Found hanging
    21 5 TELUK ANSON. Mon. An unemployed labourer. Ng Thye. 60. was found hanging In a bathroom in Innes Road here.
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    BIG CLEAN-UP ON PADANG
    44 5 I five labourers spent vosterdav mornip the Singapore here wealthy Tan i a lavish dinner WAY delegates on Sunday night. They collected one and a half tons of left overs. police found two wallets. They were returned to the owners.
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    Put on bond
    24 5 SEOAMAT. Mon. Tallb bin Abdullah. 20. was bound over for three montns for $50 here for unlawful possession of stolen clothing.
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    Guest speaker
    34 5 Mr. S. M. H. Mashoor, a WAY delegate from Ceylon, will be the guest speaker at Thursday's meeting of the Theosophlcal Society at the Singapore Lodge, 8 Calrnhlll Road, at 6.30 p.m.
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    ACID THROWER'S VICTIM IS HOME —AHD HER SCARS ARE GONE
    136 5 ACID THROWER'S VICTIM IS HOME AHD HER SCARS ARE GONE A FORMER Singapore school principal returned to the Colony yesterday and was greeted by hundreds of her former pupils. She is shown here writing her address for one of them. 1 Ik- woman they had come to see. Madam Liv
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    BANG-BANG-NO REST FOR THE BANDITS
    98 5 Mortars fire all night barrage ww ATrv KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. LJEAVY mortars kept up another all-night barrage in the Puchong area of Kuala Lumpur last night. The 4.2-inch mortars, the biggest in Malaya, *hook windows in the town and broke the early morning stillness. The
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    Malay lessons demand
    52 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A proposal calling for the introduction of one system of Malay lessons In the country's r.on-Malay schools will be considered by the Federation of Malay Students' Organisations at the annual meeting at Taiping, Perak. In December. The proposal will be moved by Perak Malay
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    She didn't get girl an I-card
    47 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Asiah binte Haji Abdul Rahman. 31. was fined $20 here today for not registering and getting an Identity card fdr her daughter Jamlah binte Sahan. who was more than 12 years old on July 2&. She pleaded guilty.
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    Driver was found in car he hit
    117 5 Driver was found in car he hit KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. SENTENCE was postponed until Thursday on Alan Dickinson, 24, an assistant in a firm here who was charged with driving under the influence of drink. Inspector Khoon Bin Keng, prosecuting, said a car driven by Dickinson collided with another car
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    Parents' day
    31 5 BATU GAJAH. Mon— The Malay School, Pusing. will hold its parents' day and sports at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. A variety concert will be presented at 7 30 p.m.
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    PROPOSAL TO AMEND STATE CONSTITUTION
    98 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Monday. A PROPOSAL to amend the State Constitution of Johore will be moved at tomorrow's Council of State meeting. The amendment which deals vith the rights of members of the council, will be moved by the deputy Mentrl Besar, Dato Ibrahim bin Abdul
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    A wanted bandit slips into China
    271 5 A wanted bandit slips into China PENANG. Mon. APENANO terrorist on the police "wanted list" has slipped into China from Hong Kong. The Federation Government Just failed to stop him. The bandit's escape was announced today by the Penang Resident Commissioner. Mr. R. P. Bingham. "It is possible he took
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    Widow gets five months
    53 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mpn. Lew Mol. a widow with a child aged six. was sentenced to five months' gaol by the Sessions Court. Kota Tlnggl. for unlawful possession of eight katis of scrap rubber. She was found with the rubber on Mawal Estate though she she did
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    Garden party
    30 5 The Singapore branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society will hold Its annual garden party at the Royal Singapore Flyin* Club from 3 p.m. to 6 P.m. on Saturday.
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    120 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 7.1S a.m. Time Signal and Opening Announcement; 7.18 Mornin* Star; 7.30 News; 7.35 Melody Mixture; 8.00-8.30 Musical Comedy Memories; 1.00 p.m. Programme Summary; 1.01 The Week's Composer; 1.30 Time Signal News; 145-2.00 Hot Rhythm; 5.00 Time Signal and Programme Summary: 5.02 Take It Prom Here; 5.30 Guitars
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      279 5 SINGAPORE DIARY HORLI> VSSEMBLT Of TOlrH K Jnnr< Ipm cricket at Balntler S*rond general auemblv. An|lo-Chine>e Road ground 4 pm; judo and trrauatRrhool. BiirkPr Road. m Uc» 530 p m table tennl. 7Dm SPOKE ABTB THEATRE: SperUl P performance of 'Motherly and Aunpl- T-W.r^A. .Raffles Quay Member nova" for WAY
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    Missing detective 'far away' say spirits
    192 6 WIFE THINKS GANGSTERS KIDNAPPED TOH IT'S UP TO THE GODS NOW Till wife of Detective Toh Keng Hua of Beach Road Station, Singapore, believes he has been kidnapped by gangsters. The detective has been missing since August 12. Mrs. Toh told the Straits Times
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    Planter dies at club
    121 6 Planter dies at club TELUK ANSON. Mon. JIIR. J. M. MacQUEENIE A of the Nova Scotia Estate died at the Lower Perak Club last evening. He had been playing a game of soccer earlier in the day. Mr. MacOueenle drove alone to the club after the soccer same. M. Victor
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    Youth sent for trial
    44 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. An 18-year-old youth. R Karuppan. was sent for trial here today on a charge of raping a four-yrar-old Indian girl in a house in Ampang Road in the aitrmoon of June 8 Karuppan reserved his dei fence.
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    Staff-sergeant wounded
    49 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Staff-Sergeant C. G. O'Brien. of the Royal New Zealand Infantry, attached to Ist. Fiji Infantry Regiment, wftj shot in the thigh by trnon>ts east of Lam Lee, Johore, on Aug. 19, it was announced today. He is in the British Military Hospital at Kluang.
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    Progressives call meeting
    36 6 The Singapore Progressive Party will hold a meeting at Sim Clan Association In Beatty Road on Sept. 7 to form a Rochore district committee The party has formed similar committees In other wards.
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    Second time bankrupt
    69 6 Abdul bin Mohamed Jabal. an employee of the Singapore City Council, told Mr Justice Whitton in the High Court yesterday that his insolvency was due to illness in the family. His total liabilities are about $4,000 and it is his second bankruptcy. He has a wife and
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    New officials of co-op
    71 6 BATU GAJAH Mon. Officials of the Batu Gajah Government S«rvants" Co-ope-rative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd. are: President. District Officer, Kinta; vice-president. Chief Assistant District Officer. Kinta: chairman, Mr. S A Ponniah; secretary. Mr Leej Boon Chuan; treasurer. Mr I Woon Yee Nyook Committee: Messrs. Mohd.
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    Varsity recital
    39 6 The University of Malaya Music Society will present a recital of Hayden, Mozart and Schubert music by the Goh Soon Tioe string quartet at the Oei Tlong Ham Hall. Cluny Road. Singapore, at 8.30 p.m. on Friday.
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    No permit- $301'
    29 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Knk Honjj Klang was today fined $300 in the Sessions Court, Penßerang. for moving cloth without a permit In the Tanjong Surat area.
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    POLICE ARE A STEP AHEAD OF THEM
    197 6 TELUK ANSON. Monday. IN an attempt to hoodwink the police, operators of illegal lotteries recently thoupht up an "ingenious method" of sending betting slips to headquarters by hiding them in bicycle pumps, the Teluk Anson court was told yesterday. But the police wore
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    Assembly visit
    22 6 Members of the International Women's Club of the Singapore Y.W.C.A. will visit the new Assembly House at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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    Band concert
    18 6 Singapore Police Band will play at Katong Park from 5.80 pm. to 6.30 p.m. on Thursday.
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    Boy drownedj in sea
    39 6 An 18-year-old Singapore I schoolboy. Tan Ah Tee, was drowned in the sea off Pong- gol. on Sunday afternoon. He disappeared after a boat he was rowing capsized. The body was recovered yesI terday afternoon.
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    $350 stolen from beach
    53 6 While an R.A.F. corporal and his fiancee were swimming in the sea off Tanah Merah Bcsar, Singapore, on Sunday, a thief stole their belongings from the beach. A diamond ring, a gold rtng. a wrlstwatch. a pair of sun glasses and clothing, total value $350, were
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    Do it with mirrors? Excellent, say 2 men
    168 6 Do it with mirrors? Excellent, say 2 men BOTH Singapore's Traffic Chief, Mr. W. R M. Haxworth, ana the rhairtmn of the Traffic Committee, Mr. V. K. Nair, yesterday welcomed the suggestion that motor cyclists should have rearvLsion mirrors like car drivers. They were commenting on a letter from Mr.
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    A SURPRISE FOR THE JAPANESE
    223 6 'Nobody hates us here, they find IAPANESE delegates to the World Assembly of Youth yesterday said they are surprised and pleased at what they have found in Singapore. "We came here In a very humble spirit, not knowing what kind of a welcome we would
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    Band strikes vp—and they all jump
    114 6 Band strikes vp and they all jump rE peace and quiet of Singapore's Kallang airport between arrivals and departures of planes was rudely shattered yesterday afternoon by a brass band. It caused visitors, porters, airport officials airline employees, customs and immigration officers, waiters, and watchmen to poke their heads out
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    Driver hit, but he drove on
    53 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— The driver and the corporal in charge of an open troop carrier were wounded yesterday when terrorists fired on the vehicle at the Sungkai-Trolak road In South Perak. The carrier belonged to "A" Company, Fourth Battalion. Malay Regiment. The driver drove
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    Co-op talks
    27 6 The Governor, Sir John Nicoll, will open the 17th AllMalayan Co-operative conference at Gan Eng Seng School. Anson Road. Singapore, at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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    FORTUNETELLER WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN STORE
    86 6 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Kuala Lumpur Second Magistrate. Raja Rrzuan. today told A. Kalimuthu, aged S3, of Seremban, who claimed to be a fortune teller: "You should have studied your own fortune well, then you would not have been arrest- ed
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    65,000 ARE SEEKING MINIMUM BASIC PAY
    124 6 65,000 ARE SEEKING MINIMUM BASIC PAY <UALA LUMPUR, Mon. ritHE Federation's 65,000 •i- Government dailyrated workers are to seek a minimum basic wage of $3 for the lowest grades and a revised wage scheme for others. The action was decided ;«t a meeting of representatives of their 27 unions here
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    Annual dinner
    32 6 Volunteer Special Constabulary "D" Division, Singapore, wlil hold their first annual dinner and dance at the Haw Par Swimmlne Pool dance hall. Pasir Paniane Road, at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Guest speaker
    35 6 Mr. Frank C Bands. founder of the Bcout movement in Malaya, will be the guest speaker at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of Singapore Rotary Club at the Capitol Blue Room at 1 p m.
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    No monkey business
    42 6 A charge of Ul-treatlng a monkey against We* Toon Fong was withdrawn In the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that Wee threw the monkey on the eround at Orchard Road on the morning of July 22
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    Historical buildings to be preserved
    135 6 PENANG. Mon. The Resident Commissioners of Penang and Malacca will have power to preserve historical buildings In the two Settlements under new legislation the Federation Government Is drafting. "Such legislation is desirable," Penang's Resident Commissioner, Mr. R.P. Blngham, said today. Mr. Bingham disclosed that the
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    Hope of earlier self-go vt
    261 7 Hope of earlier self- go vt WHAT THEY THINK IN FEDERATION KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. FEDERATION political 1 leaders today saw new hope cl Malaya getting independence sooner than expected. This was their reaction to the British Labour Party policy statement on colonial affairs issued yesterday. The party would back aid
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    STILL IN THE CRADLE-PAGLAR
    357 7 But Laycock says: Self-govt soon VIEWS ON DATE FOR INDEPENDENCE 'pHE British Labour Part>'s policy statement on target dates for independence in the colonies has "nothing to do with Singapore which is getting self-government next year," Mr. John Laycock, Progressive Party Legislative Councillor, said yesterday. "If
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    Wedding good wishes from Britain
    60 7 MX. A P. HAMMICK and his i bride, Miss Pamela Liston. take time off during tbeir wedding reception last Saturday to receive congratulations from the bride- emum's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hammick, of Byfleet, Surrey. The call came through to the E. Si
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    Woman missing
    19 7 Chan Ah Loy. 21, has been missing from her house in Henderson Road. Singapore, since Sunday afternoon
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    Council meeting
    23 7 The next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council will be on Sept. 21 at the new Assembly House at 10 am.
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    BANDITS BLOW UP A RAILWAY BRIDGE
    151 7 TERRORISTS on Sunday afternoon partly blew up a 1 railway bridee three miles north of Niyor in the Kluang area of Johore while repair gangs were clearing debris of a train crash at Niyor. An electrically detonated charge was used. One end of the
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    The boiling kettle killed boy
    71 7 The boiling kettle killed boy BUTTERWORTH, Mon. KHOR SAW IMM told the Butterworth Coroner today her six-year-old son, Tanc i Kok Meng. was fatally scalded on July 14. "He was in the kitchen when I heard a cry," Khor said. I rushed there and found him lying on the floor
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    400 re-affirm their faith
    46 7 KLANG. Mon— This town's bisrerst confirmation service was held yesterday when more than 400 Catholic children from Klane and coastal districts re-affirmed their faith The Archbishop of Malacca. Mgsr M Olcomendy conducted the service at the Church of Our I.adv of Lourdes
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    THEFT—FROM KITCHEN GOD
    52 7 PENANO. Man.— A Joss stick pot of the "kitchen god" (Chor Mooi Kongt In a Chinese kaowA in Love Lane vn from the altar last night. All doors and windows were intact when the caretaker discovered the loss early this morning. Five pillows and two blanket* were
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    NOW FOR THE CAKE
    36 7 LATtti mi. HammicK. oj Kuala Lumpur, steadies the kntfe as his bride, youngest daughter ot Penang racehorse owner Mr. C. P. Liston and Mrs. Liston, cuts the veddina cake Straits Times picture
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    The no-to-children city councillors defea ted
    144 7 SOME Singapore City Councillors who tried to keep children out of the Van Kleef Aquarium, which is due to open in the next two monthc have been soundly outvoted. They said at a committee meeting that peace and quiet should prevail in an aquarium,
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    NO HOUSE HERE FOR $250 DOWN
    218 7 NO HOUSE HERE FOR $250 DOWN SCARCITY of suitable housing sites and j high land prices make it I impossible for houses to I be sold to Singapore Government servants on a $250 deposit plan. Mr. L. C. Goh, chairman of the Singapore Government Officers Co-operative Housing i Society, said
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    Commander Lane dies in Britain
    39 7 Commander L. P. Lane, former Master Attendant in Singapore, has died at his home in Essex. England, after a short illness He was Master Attendant in Singapore from 1947 until hla retirement last year.
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    Indian protest
    41 7 PORT SWETTENHAM. Mon. —More than 500 people attended a meeting called by th»* Port Swettenham branch of the Malayan Indian Congress last night to protest against the Government's decision not to reserve seats for Indians in the Federal Council.
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      156 7 The weather MINIMI M TKMPERATI RE '7.30 p m on Aug. 22 to 7.30 a.m. on Aug. 23 1 Singapore 76 degrees. Penang 74. Kota Bahru 75. Kuala Lumpur 75. Ipoh 73. Kuantan 73. MAXIM M 1» MPERATTRE (7.oO am. to 7.30 p m. on AuR 23 1; Singapore 87.
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    DEATHS
    45 8 Wnr4t tie (minimum). KINTREA Passed Away Peace- fully at Clachnaharrv Inverness on 21st August. Isabel Kintrea, dearly Mother of Jamie Kinirc>. Ipoh ARTHUR CHARLES PRIEST age 51 year^ Elec'-ica! Engineer Tronoh ed away at Bung.-ar Lai 22nd August 1954 after short illness Deeply mourned.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    100 8 2* HorWi tin i minimum) MR. CHIN TEOW KOON and of Butu Pahal wish to n .uici rnrnns for Wreath*. Messages ol Condolence, thdr Attendance Funeral of the Laie Mrs. Chin Pan Cheng Oeok. THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. Efosn Kb** nee MadHm Tan Bee Choo bej;s to
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    122 8 >»..rtf» yin i minimum) •W PEDANT Every Day in Mali' if you want to win «cid puzzle. WHY PAT MORE for your ket $t. Wreath $3. Og Flowershop. 1 14. East Coast Free Delivery Phone: ***** MATERNITY PRESSES A small ■;on to clear at $15— $25 In Guaranteed Washing
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Aug. 24. 1954. E.D.C. At The Crossroads
    729 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Aug. 24. 1954. E.D.C. At The Crossroads It is understandable that there should be gloom now it is apparent that France will not ratify the European Defence Community agreement. But the gloom need not be unrelieved So much store has been set on E.D.C. its
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    The Land Bill Battle
    553 8 The Singapore Government appears to have decided, not unexpectedly, to proceed with its bill to freeze arbitrarily the price of what land it may want for the purposes of its Master Plan for the development of Singapore. There is no quarrel anywhere with the principle that
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      Graduates and Normal teachers
      86 8 Graduates and Normal teachers I DISAGREE with -UT PROSINT" that Normaltrained teachers earn more than graduates I am a Normal-trained teacher and my colleagues and myself have to teach more periods than the graduates Besides teaching more periods in the classrooms, we are allotted extra-mural activities in the evenings. Not
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      Women drivers are courteous
      69 8 I DO not agree with Mr. S.I Retnam Ramachadran. of Kampar. when he says women drivers, if they think they can miss you by two inches, will speed up blithely. I am a man and often go about on foot in trafficcongested Singapore. Many woman drivers
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      He was foiled
      55 8 TWICE in one day recently. -I Singapore Traction Bus conductors did not give me a ticket for the fare I paid. When I tried to note their numbers I found they had them adroitly covered with folded papers juttine out of their pockets and holding up the
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      Listener's hint
      53 8 RADIO MALAYA broadcast i all sections) listeners' choices at their own convenience while the choosers are in the dark as to when their eh- ces will be played. Why does not Radio Malaya follow All-India Radio and inform listeners beforehand when their choices will be broadcast? JAMAL M.
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      Ipoh mosquito nuisance
      61 8 I LIVE in the tast-growlng Ipoh residential area of Pastr Puteh. Recently, this area seems to have been neglected as far as destruction of mosquitoes is concerned. As a result, in some places, particularly in and around the newly-built English school swarms of mosquitoes can now be
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      News reading
      59 8 rE lady who read the Radio Malaya news last Thursday morning would show i a great Improvement if she were to speak more slowly as she would then have time to enunciate all her words distinctly and not omit small words such as "to" "it" "of" etc, or
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      Malayan 'student prince' in Britain and his expenses
      572 8 pROM the reports and correspondence in the Malayan Press, it is obvious there is a lot of ignorance about conditions and expenses of Malayan students in Britain. Of thf thousand odd Malai yan students hi Britain, only about 280 are on scholarships.
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      Govt. kept him waiting for reply
      92 8 RECENTLY. I applied for work in a Government department. After three interviews. I was finally told that because I was overase and there was little likelihood of any promotion I was "not suitable for any available appointment in the department. This reply came only
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      Handicaps under which the aided schools work
      252 8 rpHE letter oy "Parent Taxpayer"' is full of contradictions. Probably he has never studied in an aided school himself nor are his children studying in one. I am a former student of an aided English school. I know the handicaps under which aided
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      LOYALTY OF THE SETTLERS
      196 8 LOYALTY OF THE SETTLERS IT seems to be the common practice for the Chinese and Indians in Malaya to appeal to foreign statesmen and politicians, who happen to be passing through the country, to help them obtain redress for their grievances, real or imaginary. The two instances cited by •T.S.D".
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      He wants bus to make extra stop
      85 8 PASSENGERS travelling on the Paya Lebar bus service, which now ends at the 1 unction of Paya Lebar Road and Sims Avenue, are greatly inconvenienced. The service formerly ended at the Junction of Paya Lebar Road and Oeylang Road, but now, buses go
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      Youth in action—put slogan into practice
      293 8 Youth in action put slogan into practice WITH THE WAY assembly on in Singapore, it is a good time for reflection. As one who is fearful ■jt resolutions, I hope something more worthy of youth than a mass of resolution papers will be forthcoming from the conference. Our modern age
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      Some questions on Johore ambush
      192 8 THE deplorable ambu&h on the Johore palm oil estate In which two Europeans were Killed. Mr. Shawcross wounded and the arms and ammunition of the escort captured makes one wonder If area security units, under police lieutenants, are a success, if they are still functioning;.
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    On the Margin
    343 8 On the Margin A joyous note JT wu a happy 'hp Blnga r Symphony Orchi off their concert Playing, with f U seven-liunarod-y. eternally young wandering m deamus igitur, j mnmu" which. r ciered, means "Lei all-night ball be* old to enjoy it. tune too, and at ofw.A. r y
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    2370 9 „/lrt TRIAL OPENS AND MR. MacDONALD'S NAME CROPS UP IN COURT 0D HE ASKS: WAS HE PROSECUTED? y\ll. D. N. PRITT Q.C., counsel for eight University students facing charges of sedition, asked a police officer in the Singapore First Criminal District
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    WAY men did get in after all
    113 9 onstablet ««f OH iirdirlv Singapore naJ Pivtrict lerdv the i the trial I niversitj oi drnts «'n M-di- ,,sif a( the doors, aetiiim>, rei! to several ding citht who iri, in o'clock in proceedings. nun; v .is l)\ to capacity. [he> lookdismaj when
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    Union petition on wages
    20 9 Union petition on wages IPrrak HyUnlon Has peral manager aj quarters trance, providnn ia] leave. tbe Straits, "ition was ■on.M-
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    A school for brides
    33 9 10l Youth country epared ng In S:n- ?apore bPlieve They stressed yesterday that atinn should be moral. spiritual, physical and economic "to complete the feminine ilitv <>f the woman."
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    Free taxi rides all day
    83 9 Singapore Hire Car Association hag arranged for 100 taxis to take WAY delegates on free shopping or sightseeing tours on Saturday. The taxis will call at the WAY headquarters at the Anglo-Chinrse School in Barker Road at 9.30 a.m. A spokesman for the association last
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    426 9 THE EX-CITY COUNCILLOR EXPLAINS $90,000 DEBTS MR. CHISHTY A FORMER Singapore City Councillor, 5.M.A.11. Chlshty, now a bankrupt with liabilities amounting to about $90,000, was examined in the Singapore High Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Whitton in regard to his financial affairs. Chishty said that soon after the liberation he
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    Attack with bayonet is alleged
    113 9 Attack with bayonet is alleged ALOR STAR, Mem. A WANG BIN ZAIN. his son. Sahari and Talib bin Mat were today charged in the Kedah Assize Court with causing grievous hurt to a padl planter. Saud bin Hussain. The attack was alleged to have taken place at Kampong Pauh in
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    Rule relaxed
    34 9 Malayans are now permitted to take into Ceylon 130 rupees in Ceylon. Indian and Pakistani currencies. This is 30 rupees more than that permitted before. Pakistani currency should not exceed 50 rupees.
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    First the vote-then the feast
    163 9 JAN 15 THE DAY? PENANG. Mon. 'THE earliest possible date for Penanß's first Settlement Council elections is Jan. 15 next year. "This would be a good time as it falls before the Chinese New Year and is usually favoured by fine weather." the Resident Commissioner,
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    Asylum plea man is a mystery
    222 9 Asylum plea man is a mystery T<HE Greek who deserted j the Greek ship Panaghia K in Singapore last Tuesday is a mystery man. He is Elia s Skantzos, 35. who i claims that no will be executed for alleged political crimes if he is returned to Greece. H» askf
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    They get Sunday off now
    86 9 Singapore City ("learning Department labourrrs will nn lonter work on Sundays. A City Council statement issued last night explains that, as part of the recent strike settlement with thr City Council Labour l'nion>Federation, the Council un dertook to eliminatr Sunda> work whenever possible. The statement
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    Co-op man back
    32 9 Mr D S. Ling, a Penang "o-ooerative marketing officer, ict urned to Singapore by BOAC Argonaut yesterday after attending a Food and Aericultural Organisation training course In Hong Kong.
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      55 9 ANNOUNCE NON-STOP SKYMASTER SERVICE SINGAPORE BANGKOK LEAVING KALLANG AT 2.45 P.M. EVERY TUESDAY CONNECTING WITH SERVICES TO TOKYO. TAIPEI, RANGOON b CALCUTTA. SINGLE FARE $210 RETURN FARE $378 PHONE ***** PASSAGE ENQUIRIES SIME DARBY 5 MALACCA STREET, SINGAPORE. jQ LIVELY TASTfWG~ Del Monte I^l R because its made Vi iffttf
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    WHAT A LIFE!
    548 10  -  4 hristinv ll» MONDAI JANE la fond of listening to Bible storie.s and demands one this evening. When I have finished telling her about the miracle of the loaves and fishes Mark says he knows one about Sam son. "There was a chap called Samson." he says,
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    DON'T LET YOUR CHILD FEEL 'LOW IN A FLAT
    603 10 By Elizabeth Pakenham THOUSANDS of parents have to bring up families in flats Today's question: Need it In* ;i "flat life* 1 for the children? I say No provided the parents arc energetic! Here are some points in favour ol flats.
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    Our fashions will be ahead of New York
    301 10 Says MAXINE RAKICH TAKE a good look at the picture on the left. This is one of ihe fashion pictures that has appeared in this month's issue of "Charm" an American magazine. Both dresses are already available in Singapore. This goes to
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    Show business is so dicey!
    133 10 THE FASHION CAME. For a diversion between shows, these poker dice earrings are useful for London Windmilll girl Katheen Cooper, who is just 23. Thr dire are detachable and besides being a novel fashion, can be used for a game between stage appearances. Kathleen, born
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      328 10 Straits Times Crossword 1 ~H I I h I I 9 I T™ "ii" S"" ACROSS 6. Miss hut on narrow piece of 1. An angular film star (5). land 1 7 >. 4. Attribute of a fraction? (9). 8 Hard up for a screen (6). 7. The club for
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    1900 11 Tragic life of Dorene de Silva ON the night of May 3, 1933, a slim, dark-complexioned woman, moving with the grace of a panther, slipped from a taxi on St. Bridge, over the river harbour of Portland, Oregon (U.S.A.). Laughing hysterically, she climbed the railing, while the horrified taxi driver
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      138 11 everyday |i|lJif PHILLIPS' MUK OF MAGNESIA I >Nt lAtiir »oi« -iiv nttipxrion <s usujny d by and indi?cjtion. liiarives act on Monc. But Milk of more It relieve! S |VC V° u mof t. So use Phillipj' K^igncsia. the be«» men v cm buy. P.A.4T-2. "THE NEW 1954 TUwdiie/L 4-DOOR
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      96 11 TVip in the WORLD L^3lJ y|^^|y v.s.o.p. MACLAINE WATSON CO.. LTO. CRAVEN 'A' FOR SMOOTH, CLEAN SMOKING Largest-selling cork-tipped cigarette in the world. Imported from London list .pEtIHCT FINISH jtffck Properis Famous Prepaartions HHITK Kll» MUSSING, WHITE BLOCK CLFANER. GOLD TREAMtjfi^f SILVER CREAM. I HJI II) SIEDE yUT T\ CLEARNER.
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      185 11 Shvrtovk Flo'nurs A roufjh diuntond u£6AZOU6U^\ I HAVE C OUND W//M V I'LL WA6EZ CECIL, FO^ SHAME! < DIAMOND. THEY MOST 6EHEBQU4' J VOUVE EARNED ELIZABETH i* CESTAINLV Y^*PON*OKN6 THE DAU6*TEIf\ TELL ME.' J x <<J^ !JSl T Ui £?£h*£ L o OfHELLPieE BASCMB-TUE \^L^ *V~ V^V V F\^7 19£lt&^!tt£&iF
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    U.S.A. USES LESS RUBBER
    746 12 Accent on industrial UNOFFICIAL cables reaching Sin^r, v day showed that the I.S.A. v (H both synthetic and natural, during j Q i. expected because of the two major strike! l rubber workers and the higher price of td commodity. The figures at present available arm,.™
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    81 12 Ships alongside thr Singapore Harbour Board wharvrs or expected today mi Eastern Queen 12. Bradeerett 45. Sylvia Lykes C.P Gianc Seng 6. Barbel 7. Soeneyk 89. Autolycus 11. Bllnjoe 13 14, Singapore 15 16. Friesland 18. Asphallon 19 20. Laiwui NW 6. Petallng NW. 8-10; Maxwell Brander 21
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    15 12 anas jr crntM RIBBKR S7I rfm lb. (up onp richlh cent). *l i
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    86 12 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MB ft Market vr Exchani;* taken yet hirhe: i urew in the sr Bargain hunters cheap oiU and uj lnn /JJ firm with prta Loans Loans 3' 4 19M-M Aust. Consol Ind a.pm inn Bank of N B Bradford B. Hill Pro Carlton Brewei Colonial Sugar Con. Zinc
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    RUBBER PRICES
    91 12 September (fa ers fob. rubber in Sn: day cln eighth of a rerr -y: closing price itaadj Unofficial re] U.S.A. July 'I, 1 the pri'but late: covering firm' Closing p: i per lb buyer? M Sept bi: buyers U ers 66V -p!> Singapore Cnambe Rubber Assoi lat o
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    56 12 Singapore < him-. change: not n Cop: ers. 529-jellei 529 ellt Pepper ported. whit( iok Lamponc Wad H. B ltd. HoVnc pnf oil: dull H B. Ltd. ropr* tember I a m sellers, tone duli i $29 seller;-. buyers I 2( p.m $28. buy« »29 sellers, noon lei
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    49 12 The Association changes In jrwtsrdsy. N>« I airmail < credit b Canada: airm.dl. credit bill were: Nl 31 5 8; S Francs l Holland Mark- Norwc Kronei Kroner 233 RiyaLs US'. On the free Hong Kons V« whs quoin: 5 805 for T T BUrltng one tael ol
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      171 12 ci I /J The same w smount of fuel Can take i you up to i 10% farther and ii* you get Once your cor is equipped with c new set of Champion Spork Plugi, however, you con depend on getling vp to 10% more mileage and full engine power.
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      410 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS FEMALE TELEPHONE OPERATORS In Johore Bahru Kluang nnd Batu Pahat. Candidates for appointment must be not less than 16 but not more than 22 years, Federal Citizens or eligible to bwome Federal Citizens, and must have passed Standard VI in a Government or Aided English School, or equivalent,
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      517 12 NOTICES TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NOTICE Is hereby given that Mr. C. P. ANSELL being or. one month's probationary engagement Is no longer employed by us and therefore he has no authority to act for us or on our behalf In any capacity of whatsoever nature as from today.
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      137 12 NOTICES NOTICE Mr. Fong Wai Tuck Is no more employed by us and as such Is not authorised to transact any business or collect funds for us. Socleto CommiMionarta dl Importation? c di Importation* SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE Suit No. 554 of 1554
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      907 12 NOTICE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE Originating Petition No. 43 of 1954 In the Matter of NAM CHLAN OIL SUPPLIES, LIMITED and In the Matter of the COMPANIES ORDINANCE l»4e NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition presented to the High Court on
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      653 12 TENDERS SALE OF TRANSFORMERS, RING MAIN UNITS. SWITCHGEAR. CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANT AND ENGINES. TENDERS are Invited fnr a quantity of Engineering Materials lying at the Central Stores Depot. AMW n RAP. Changl. Tender forms and authority to view may be obtained on application to the Superintending Engineer. Headquarters. Malaya Area.
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      91 12 m arcade MESSAGERIES MARITIMES E7A EASTIOUNO Son.nj {JA WESTBOUND MAui SONG IE to So.gon 30 Au« MAM MEKONG 30 Au« IRAOUAODY to Soigon. Monilo, Hongkong, Jopon 31 Ai* j, A|i LA MARStm' 10 S^t V.ET NAM m Soigon, 13 S.,t LAOS Monilo, Hongkong, Japan 10 Sept CMARGEURS REUNIS IVpl CLAUDC
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      1026 13 MANSFIELD «Sc CO., LTD. E2 l'O'Cl BLUE FUNNEL LINE Oept. t o proceed *io other port* to lond ond ditcharq« coroo LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW. LONOON, 4 CONTINENTAL POR?I SAIL'"" One Soils p. s horn Penong I Rds Sept 1 Aug 30 Sept 1 «ept 4/ S S.pt 6/ 7 Aug 31
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      1136 13 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Soid, Genoo, Antwerp, Rott.rdom, H.mburg, Gdynia, Copenhagen, Gothenburg Oslo "SFLANDIA" S '^l re P S^ m Panona -3 S" v: V W.% I /24^' "4 A -so'n^khla i^:se "//Vs.; 24 2; 2 5 5 0.'; < Gd««^ O "i to lB
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      1033 13 union THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. ju no S| U NGa'pORE llncorporoted in the United Kincjdom) S LINIS SAILINGS ta U.K. and CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. Shorn Penong Benv.nue for Hnvrc, Lonoon, Rotterdom. Hoir-burg Jl/JI Aug 2«/ M A»wj 11 As*/ 1 Seat 1 B.nnlbanaeh for Liverpool, Du-hnn, Antwerp. Honburg
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    224 14 NEW GERMAN PATTERNS FOR MALAYA GOEMETRICAL and flowery patterns of a greater variety are among the new designs which one of Germany's leadiim textile printersHeinnch Habic Aktiengescllschaft are sending to Malaya by the end of the year. Mr. Hont Scheflier. a director of the company who has .spent I few
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    Insects will avoid ships
    121 14 A NEWLY discovered lacquer based on urea formaldehyde and containing Shell's new insecticides alririn and riicldrin is being used to protect ships from insects, especially cockroaches. This lacquer is sprayed on kitchens, mess-rooms and all other parts of the vessel likely to harbour insect pests. The
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    Because of latex demand Dunlop expand acres
    380 14 SHOW FAITH IN MALAYA nECAUSE of the increasing demand for products made from latex Dunlop Malayan Estates Ltd. have purchased Batu Anam Estate, in Johore, and arc increasing the capacity of their Hi. mm gallons bulk latex shipping installation in Singapore by a
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    AUSTRALIA TO SELL MORE PRINTERS INK
    178 14 Attmcled by Malayan market 4N Australian company of printing ink manu- farturrrs who have successfully expanded into New Zealand and the South Sea Island." are now attempting to enter the Malayan market Mr. Georce B Wimble, i chairman of the concern. Malaya examining local
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    Colony tobacco crop is growing
    283 14 WKtsmm PRICE INFLUENCES FARMERS SINGAPORE is now producing about 15,000 lbs. of tobacco a month and all of its is beine consumed locally, either in loose form or as cheap cigarettes or cigars. But the output will be much higher in about seven months when
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    A Singapore invention speeds oil pumping
    378 14 A Singapore invention speeds oil pumping By Our Shippinr Reporter npHE technical staff of A Shell Tankers Ltd.. in Singapore, have perfected an invention, which will mean a saving of millions of dollars to tanker owners, when their ships come alongside Pulau Bukom to discharge their cargoes )f oil. Pulau
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      233 14 't^'yj^ j Mr*' Like the arlist weuse skill in blending m We draw the finest whiskies from the famous /V/^ Scottish distilleries and blend them together /C^;. in our own special way. The result n 1 Black White a perfect blend of Scotch, I ft|H •nd a thoroughly good drink
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    Selectors lost Selangor a place in Malaya Cup final
    480 15 en »vrnp'cS I ALA r LIIMPI R Monda >- §EI,\NGOR S Malaya Cup replay against Penan K was lost in the selection committee's meeting room. I his was the view of most soccer experts after yesterday's thriller. Selanpjor tried hard to
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    Brass band Welcome for lanky Yanks
    105 15 Brass band Welcome for lanky Yanks Kalians Eastern cir.no will play ne wel. a h MCA A] the ils and tnd. r "me for one nlversltj has- t Mm are Ken iln •ho spedal- lump .~hot*. deadly r;s a re be 1 ween ige heieht break attacks and am O
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    HO HO CUP TO BE AT H.K.
    191 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. TMIE Malayan Chinese Football' 1 Association today decided that' the eighth annual soccer match be- 1 tween Malayan Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese for the Ho Ho Cup will be played at Hong Kong on Oct. 2. A team of
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    Native Dancer to go to stud
    37 15 \r YV YORK Mon —Mr. Alfred Owvnn Vanderbllt announced the permanent retirement from raclne of his great Imir-vf.ir-old colt. Native Dancer winner of 21 out of 22 start? -«7RV.MP (£2R0.331>. I
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    A' MEDAL TO MURCHISON
    80 15 The monthly medal (boeeyi competition at the Royal Island Club was won by M. G. Murchison (.all ■qusraj in the 'A' division. Cheong Thiam Slew .two up> was the B" winner ;ind R P. Gardner (one upi took the "C" med;il. Ball sweep: A" and B
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    CHANGI RUGBY
    27 15 Fl Lt. W. MacLeod is now Rugby Secretary for the RAF. Changl R.U F.C.. aririte.v* No 52 Squadron. Ex fi.ifi FETW RAF. Changl, Singapore 17.
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    MALAYAN'S HORSE MAY RUN IN EPSOM DERBY
    244 15 MALAYAN'S HORSE MAY RUN IN EPSOM DERBY Jeep jottings I.nrr Dt I Drn-ri-h-bred roll in Mr is \nm Kuda Mrrela Drll \rra. with him he «ill be Itl owned hor-r In m lassie. ;>ren ren the M ■lenca for a :>cnon. If the :::ner o! 'he n re- ih in
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    FOURTH DAY RUN CHASING COSTLY
    389 15 LONDON. Monday. L'Ndi \M)> shock defeat by Pakistan on the eve of the M.C.C. tour of Australia has acted as a salutory check to any over-confidence that may have existed here. It is in this spirit that responsible opinion has accepted England's reverse. To maintain
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    Marcelle in fine gallop
    176 15 From KPSOM 3V.yv Kt'ALA LUMPUR. Mon. ARCELLE. with Mickey Donnelly sMrlrip. showed a grand turn of speed when she outsmarted S'rong and Free ißxsrl) in a 3f. trvout in 37 2 5 b fine track effort ronsiderine the state of th» going ttata mornlne. There wa*
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    116 15 BOSTON, Mon. DorU Hart and Shirley Fry won their fourth successive American women's national doubles tennis championship by defeat ing Wimbledon champion Louise Brough and Mrs. Margaret Osborne Dupont 6-4, 8-4 yesterday. Mrs. Hasel Wißhtman. 67-year-old "Queen Mother" of women's tennis and Mrs. Nell Hopman.
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    54 15 The Singapore Hockey Association are holding a convenors' meeting at the SRC at 530 p.m. today to fix dates for the league programme A record number of 48 teams Is 1 entered for this year's tournament I and an extra section has been added
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    29 15 THE OREGON University basketball team, who will be playing four gamrs in the Colony against Singapore's strongest teams, seen on their arrival at Kalian* Airport yesterday.
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    204 15 Skinner may play for Rovers today YOUNG Wilfred Skinner. Singapore's reserve goalkeeper who wants to give up football because of hooliganism at Jalan Besar Stadium, may turn out for Rovers in their last SAP A. first division game against Tiger S.A., the defending champions at 8.30 p.m. at the Stadium
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      24 15 Xt^ iZ^r yj WHEN DID YOU LAST CHECK YOUR OIL? Take your car for Shellubrication this month and every month. -J^S*^| (shellY SHEtIUBRICWIOIIJ Ng^|/
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      49 15 NOCsl SAFA LEAGUE, DIV. I: Tifers v Rovrrs. Jalan B^sar. 5.30 p m. JI'MOR (IP: ArconauU R.E.M.E. 'A\ 7 p.m. TENNIS EXHIBITION: (rylon SUn v S.L.T.A., SCC ronrU. S p.m. BASKETBALL NANYANCt Slant Pmi r Orr t on I niversity Tram. Happy, World. TABLE TENNIS S.T.T.A. championship*. Happy World.
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    534 16 FERDINANDS TAKES SET OFF CHEW BEE Hee Chin beats Pinto 6-3, 6-3 By Our Tennis Reporter. fJEYLON'S No. 2 tennis player, Rupert Ferdinands, made a splendid impression on his first public- appearance in Malaya when taking part in an exhibition on the Singapore Cricket Club courts \esterday. In a two-set
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    34 16 MEXICO CITY Men Mexico ad. vsneed to the final round of the American Zone Davis Cup competition by winning the last two sineles from Canada for a s—l5 1 wctory yesterday.
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    693 16 1 958 can be the year in which we will fall from grace A BADMINTON PRQPHfry By THE SPORTS EDITOR FERRY SONNEVILLE. the Indonesian champion, beats Onjj Poh l.im 15-11, 15-8, in the final of the Selangor open badminton championships: seven days later One wins the Malayan title by 9-15,
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    SONNEVILLE WILL BE BACK IN 1955
    382 16 By KHOO SIAN HOCK PENANG, Monday. INDONESIAN champion Ferry Sonneville who made such a stouthearted challenge for this year's Malayan badminton crown, plans to return in 1955 to stagt another bid for the title. "And I will try to persuade more of our youngsters
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    419 16 vrONO PENG SOON, eight times Malayan badminton champion. In 1940. 4t, 47 and trom 1949 to 53. is not sorry he missed the 13th Badminton Association of Malaya championships held at Penang from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22. "Now that I have ended
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