The Straits Times, 30 August 1954

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    12 1 The Straits Times fatted 1 Estd. 1845. SINGPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1954.
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    FENCE-SITTERS WARNED
    353 1 You must take sides in war on Reds— Britain JAKARTA, Sunday. oRITAIYS Under-SecreUry of State for Foreign D Affairs, Mr. A. I). Dodds-Parker, warned jndotn-i t and other Asian neutrals yesterday that ll,e) rannol indefinitely maintain a fence-sitting Motion in the struggle against Communism. ink neutral countries such
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    CHINA'S WAY AHEADBY PHILLIPS
    239 1 CHINA'S WAY AHEADBY PHILLIPS Build for the peace we both seek, he says HONG KONG. Sunday. MR. MORGAN PHILLIPS, General Secretary of the British Labour Party, said in a recorded speech broadcast by Peking radio yesterda> that "China's emphasis must be on work of construction and not on destruction." Mr.
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    $20,000 going....
    55 1 I y Is the last day for sending your entry 'MAYAN MONTHLY'S $20,000 word con's 1 5. 000 first prize. '»ber that you can send a vioney order pnst office has sold out its postal orders. the August competition only. "oday is your last chance. All entries post-
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    SKANTZOS STILL BAITING
    40 1 SKANTZOS STILL BAITING f 35-year-J 1 does granted in Singapore face a death. npton. haps several ■fd in arrived from w his passted on the K. which Greece •onced Mr al:;a atfrom the and is now prison, waitn his a»vlum
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    Mr TAN EARNS A $5,000 WEDDING GIFT
    110 1 Mr TAN EARNS A $5,000 WEDDING GIFT DOING the Straits Times word puzzle contest has always been a favourite family pastime with last week's winner Mr. Francis Tan, of 38, Lorong .Mydin, Singapore. Mr. Tan. a clerk in the production department of a leading Singapore advertising firm. reg-mk the contest
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    Major shot in Kenya forest
    30 1 NAIROBI. Sun.— Mau Mau terrorists shot and wounded Major Martin C. Hastings, 38. in Mount Kenya Forest, Army headquarters reported. His condition is not serious.—Reuter.
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    'No split'
    39 1 CAIRO, Sun.— Major Amin Shaker, secretary to the Egyptian Prime Minister, LieutCol. Gan.el Nasser, said last night any rumours roncernine disagreement within the ranks of the Revolution Command Council or Government "have no basis in truth."— Reuter.
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    'Shun Reds' call
    28 1 LONDON. Sun.— Leaders of Britain's Trade Union Congress today recommended their 8.000.000 members to refuse to co-operation with the Communist-run World Federation of Trade Unions.—neuter.
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    THE QUEEN, SAID MR. CHOU -and up went Attlee's glass
    51 1 MR. ATTLEE. leader of thr British Labour delegation now visiting China, and Mr. C'hou En Lai, the Chinese premier. clink glasses at a dinner party in Peking when Mr. Chou toasted the Qneen. Camera Press picture. (STORY AND PICTURES— P.
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    500 students see Pritt off
    172 1 10 BUS LOADS A T THE AIRPORT \IOKK than 500 Chinese students n. Singapore vps- terday went to the airport to see Mr. D. N. Pritt, Q.C.. take off for London after successfully defending the eight University of Malaya students accused of sedition last week.
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    Mum beats Marilyn, says Shirley
    154 1 Mum beats Marilyn, says Shirley NEW YORK, Sun. rE IDOL of today's moviegoer is more like mother than Marilyn Monroe, actress Shirley Booth says. "Women want to see their own type on the screen be- I cause it shows that things in their own lives are im- j portant." she
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    Cable ship in collision
    50 1 ORAVESEND, Sun. The new 3,300-ton BritLsh cable ship, Recorder, put in here on Friday night after being in collision in the Thames estuary with the Danish motor vessel Uruguay. The Danish vessel is understood to have gone on her way to Copenhagen after the collision. Reuter
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    Bannister's record
    75 1 IN 1,500 METRES BERNE, Sun— Roger Bannister, of Britain, won the 1.500 metres final in the European athletics championships by about five yards from Gunnar Nielsen, Denmark, in three minutes 43.8 seconds. This set up a championship record, but was outside the world mark of three minutes 41.8
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    Ships 'run wild' in typhoon
    148 1 HONG KONU. Sun TYPHOON Ida. after A battering southern Formosa with a 150 m.p.h wind, was near Hong Kong today with its centre 60 miles to the south. Ships, broke from their moorings this afternoon as the wind gathered force and whipped the water of
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    8 hours late —the Kirkby airlift
    99 1 8 hours late the Kirkby airlift KUALA LUMPUR. Sun BOAC Argonaut specially chartered by the Federation Government left Kuala Lumpur for Britain today eight hours behind schedule On board were 56 student teachers going for a two-year course at the Malayan Toach its' Training College. Kirkby. The plane was scheduled
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    Assassin held
    31 1 CASABLANCA, Sun. Police here yesterday reported the arrest of a Moroccan, Allal Ben Larbi, believed responsible for assassination attempts against the Sultan of Morocco and the French Commanding General.
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    Meetings banned
    24 1 HYDERABAD, Sun— Public meetings and processions of people carrying arms were prohibited by magistrates yesterday in the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderbad.
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    Hurricane alert
    30 1 MIAMI, Florida, Sun. The coasts of Georgia and North and South Carolina were under a hurricanp alert yesterday as a tropical storm sprang up east of Jacksonville, Florida.
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    They were married —only to part again
    188 1 They were married only to part again NEW YORK, Sun. A PRETTY Japanese girl and an American army sergeant suffering from tuberculosis were married yesterday in a simple ceremony at Valley Force Army Hospital in Pennsylvania. Wearing a gauze mask over his face. Master Sergeant William Hardin. 32. of Louisville,
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    Laos, Cambodia recognised
    33 1 COLOMBO, Sun.— The Ceylon Government has accorded recognition to Laos and Cambodia, but is withholding similar action for Vietnam pending a final settlement in the division of the country. UP
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    Bandits cut throat of 'spy'
    163 1 Bandits cut throat of 'spy' KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. fOMMUNISTS yesterday murdered a former special constable. Ahmad bin Ibrahim. in the Gelang Patah district of Johore. Ahmad was driving an Ailc lee San Estate lorry when he \\'as stopped by four terrorists. They tied him to a trep and burned the
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    STOP PRESS
    50 1 FRANCE BACKS GUNS I OR GERMANS PARIS. Sun l-rpiirh Government titd.o nfliriall.v drrlarrd it srlf in favour of Icararißl Wrst Germany. In hMffie statement to National A> wafetj Prrmirr Pierre M«"nd»"> Kranrf rejected romrpl of French neutralism and pledged < oiin tr> to unswerving 1 to Atlantic jllunre.
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    THE GENTLEMEN BURGLARS
    91 1 NICE, France. Sun.—"Gentlemen burglars" have stolen 24,000.000 francs (about $200.--00 0» worth of lewels. furs and bank notes on the French Riviera during the oast fortnight They have robbed luxurious villas alone the coast from Cannes to Monte Carlo crowded with rich visitors during the holiday season.
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    Remember the traders who can only get an exit permit
    576 2 g^^pMBMBMI^NM SHANGHAI, Sunday. EXPANSION of Chinese-British trade?— Peaceful co-existence arising out of expanding trade relations? But don't forget the slow relentlessness with which the great and once prosperous British concerns have been forced out. leaving everything behind Once there was
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    FEASTING IS DONE-AND NOW A SPEECH
    85 2 Mr. Attlee replies to a speech by Mr Chou En Lai. the Chinese Premier, who is seen next to Mr. Bevan. The occasion wtn of a function In Peking. "Mr. Bevan takes photographs of Chinese children playing in the courtyard of the I former
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    Provident fund
    76 2 Pr ovident fund EXPERTS a BARD AT J i tai who in the b establl Providrnt fwJ are Mr v c who li of the i Board. secret n SSS 'V) their mb v best provident sible. Mr. Mala in th' inc. River already visil to stuc similar The tear-.
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    Gratitude-from a policeman
    32 2 LONDON Bui Rydrr torn i Commi.-,Moi Police Force whn 2. left k l closed Ber £50 to the Edwards Sen Surrey iching mi and face the a. youth."- Rniter.
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    Wage increase
    18 2 CINCH N C. Goodrli h i Unitrri Rubb cri agreemei wage cents (USI ai 15.000 empi
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    HE SOLVES NAGGING WIFE POSER
    93 2 NILES, Ohio, Sun. ONE harried husband may have the answer to the old problem of the naceinc wife. Police found him curled up in the front seat of his car when answering a call about a "dead man in a parked car." He was far
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    MAKE UP YOUR MINDS ABOUT E.D.C., M. FRANCE
    308 3 PARIS, Sunday. pIERRE Mendcs France, the Prime Minister, last niffhl called for a quick decision by the National Assembly on France's attitude to the European Arm> plan. dcasi warning against "shuttling and on" <ame soon after M. Jules Moch a dist Minister,
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    They get their wings on Vampires
    63 3 VAMPIRE T 11 jet trainers, each with a pupil pilot seated beside the instructor, on a flight from the Oakington Royal Air Force station, Cambridgeshire. Under a new plan the RAF's new pilots get their wings on Vampires after graduating from Provost piston -engined
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    Whisky chief leaves £3 mil.
    88 3 Whisky chief leaves £3 mil. NDON, Sun. sj n Arthur De.'l ownhairman of the rm John DeS ma who died at mi. Italy, 15. left £3.271.- it was dis- yesterday. ik. n £2.- who was 03 a diB Vinegars in D- war chairman of the ral Insur- v and an
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    CHURCHES SAY: STOP THREATS
    147 3 CHURCHES SAY: STOP THREATS EVANSTON, Illinois, Sun THE World Council of Churches yesterday called on all nations to refrain from threats to use the hydrogen bomb and all other weapons of mass destruction as a constructive step towards lasting peace in "this age of fear. 1 A 4.000-word report drawn
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    Death note to TV star
    70 3 LADY BOYLE, an lUlianhorn member of the British television panel game, who has received an anonymous letter from a man who says he will kill her unless she leaves the 8.8.C. He gave her eight days to resign and said: "If you don't I shall
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    TEEN-AGERS MEET THE PRINCESS
    95 3 TEEN-AGERS MEET THE PRINCESS TORONTO. Sun. Eighty teen-aged members of the Canadian Junior Red Cross found yesterday that Princess Alexander is another 17-year-old just like themselves bin with the added glamour of titles and royal blood. At a two-hour hotel lunch the daughter of the Duchrss of Kent escaped her
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    ONLY DIEN BIEN PHU BRITON IS FREED
    163 3 SAIGON, Sun. rpHE Vietmlnh have released the only Briton in the French Foreign Leßion raptured at Dien Bien Phu. French authorities announced yesterday. The prisoner, John Gotsarn, 23 of London, was suffering from beri-beri after three months in I prison camp. He WM
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    Russia's big navy worries the U.S.
    213 3 'WE CAN'T BE COMPLACENT WASHINGTON. Sunday. 4 DM IKM Robert B. Carney. Chief of Na\al Opera- tions. said yesterday that Russia's developing strength at sea is a challenge and the I'nited States must exert itself to keep ahead. Admiral Carney, addressing an American Lflginn
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    Tremor in Tokyo
    26 3 TOKYO, Sun. A moderate earthquake jolted Tokyo and a wide area of Honsu. Japan's main island, last night. No damage was reported. A.P.
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    The harvest begins
    108 3 LONDON, Sun. BRITISH farmers whose corn crops are ripe began harvesting at dawn yesterday as the present warm sunny spell— onp of the longest of the summer continued with the fourth successive fine day. Temperatures yesterday were not so high as Friday, but an Air Ministry forecast
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    5 days' gaol if he crosses the border
    143 3 SANTA MONICA. Sun. SinC er Dick Hajmcs faces a flvp-day gaol sentence if he returns to California. Now living on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe with his rurrent wife. actre«* Rita Hayvorth. Haymes last Friday was sentenced to five days' gaol
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    Threat to Formosa serious
    205 3 NEW YORK, Sun. (COMMUNIST Chinas threat to attack Formosa is not idle chatter, Senator Styles Bridges said yesterday. In a speech prepared for a centennial celebration In Monroe. New Hampshire, he disclaimed any special knowledge from the Defence Department or the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He
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    Red Janet loses appeal
    41 3 GEORGETOWN. Br Guiana. Sun Mrs. Janet Jagan. General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party, yesterday lost her appeal against a $250 (about Ms44o> fine for having floutpd the Emergency regulations by holding a meeting on Dec 13
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    $6,000 m. more—it isn't enough
    33 3 $6,000 m. more— it isn't enough DENVER. Sun. President Elsenhower yesterday approved a temporary $6,000 million increase in the present $275,000 million national debt ceiling but said the Increase might not be enough
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    Now a woman beats the test pilots
    150 3 LONDON. Sunday. \|ISS Freydis L,eal 62 a former debutante, outA manoeuvered 16 men including test pilots, yesterday to become the first woman to win the title of Bri- tain's air racing champion Flying a Miles Hawk Major she was first home after a
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    Defence huddle
    31 3 BEIRUT. Sun.— Premier Ab- j dullah Van of Lebanon conterred in Baghdad yesterday with Iraqi Premier Nuri Saud on methods for strengthening the Arab League Defence Pact. I -AP.
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    BRAZIER HITS OUT AT UNION CRITICS
    267 4 BRAZIER HITS OUT AT UNION CRITICS IPOII. Sun. IT is a very significant fart that critics of .Malayan trade unionism offered no constructive alternative. Mr. J. A. Brazier. Trade I'nion Adviser, Federation of Malaya, said today. He was opening the seventh annual delegates conference of the Central and North Perak
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    30 new blood donors
    53 4 Ninety-seven people cave blood to the Singapore Blood Bank last week Transfusions were given to 105 patients Fifty-six of the donors were Asians and 30 were new volunteers. At the end of the week the bank held: Group A 32 flasks: Group B -38; Group 0—53;
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    Inspector is transferred
    73 4 KAJANG. Suti. Inspector Fatrh Din. of Kajang police headquarters. has been transferred to Kuala Kubu Bahru. Inspector Ahmad Jalaluddin. of Kuala Kubu Bahru. 1 has arrived here to replace Inspector Din. Dr. Ganga Singh. Primary Supervisor Kajang High 1 School, has been transferred to the Victoria Institution.
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    More time to register
    58 4 KLANG, Sun. The closing date for registration of voters for the coming town council elections here has been extended to Sept. 3 at the reouest of political parties. Registration was to have closed on Aug. 26 but up till last night only 3.100 people I had
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    Non-members can compete
    78 4 The Chinese Swimming Club. Singapore, will open its annual beauty contest to non-member this year. The contest, together with a fun fair, will be held at the club's new pool on Oct. 3. Closing date for entries is Sept. 19. Thesp are the prizes: First. I return
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    Fire guts car after crash
    61 4 A *aloon car was completely cutted by fire «hen flames shot out after it struck the kerb and ended up in a monsoon drain at the 2' 2 milestone. Jalan Kota Tinggi. Johore Bahru. on Saturday night. The only occupant, a young Indian, was admitted
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    In Tamil at 7.15 —all the latest
    83 4 Radio Malaya wiil broadcast its third daily Tamil news bulletin at 7.15 pm instead of 630 pm starting from Sept. 12. Thus change is being made because the present 630 p.m. Tamil news bulletin often contains much the same material as the 12
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    Wedding in Singapore
    44 4 MR. AND MRS. WEE KIA LOK pictured after their wedding according to Chinese rites at 289-L, Tampenis Road. Singapore, yesterday. The bride was the former Miss Jenny See. Mr Wee is a stenographer at Braddell Brothers. Singapore. Straits Time s picture.
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    Sack threat faces council employees who act as moneylenders
    126 4 Sack threat faces council employees who act as moneylenders YJONTHLY paid employees of the Singapore City Council who lend money on interest may be dismissed. This is among several recommendations by three committees of the council. Other rulings which will come up ior approval tomorrow are:— Employees to be given
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    Building fund gets $5,000
    41 4 The plans of the local UMNO division to build a school and clubhouse in Pontian, Johore. can now proceed. A donation of $5,000 to the building fund has ben received from the South Malaya Pineapple Growers Company.
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    COMPLETE ALLIANCE WIN 'AMAZES' SIR CHENG-LOCK
    232 4 COMPLETE ALLIANCE WIN 'AMAZES' SIR CHENG-LOCK IPOH. Sunday. NATO Sir Cheng-lock Tan told a public rally of well over 1.000 last night at the People's Park that the recent 100 per cent victory of the Alliance In the Perak Dolls had amazed him. This victory, coupled w:th the attendances of
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    They're off to a big conference
    111 4 T^HREE New Zealand delegates to a Moral Rearmament conference In Caux. Switzerland, arrived in Singa--1 pore yesterday by Qant&s8.0.A.C. Constellation from Svdnry. They are Major K T. Haraviri. a vocational guidance officer. Mr. M. A. Lennon. a former trade union official, and Mr S
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    WAY delegates go on tours
    55 4 By train and bus 186 delegates tn the World Assembly of Youth left Singapore yesterday evening for tours* of Johore. Ipoh. Penang and Kuala Lumpur. A hundred and forty six others will leave later in the week after a Council meeting to elect WAY officials
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    Trade show winners
    44 4 MALACCA. Sun— Mr. F. R Fowle, acting Resident Commissioner, last night declared open Malacca trade exhibition. Messrs. Long Chan Brothers, Yeo Hiap Seng Sauce Factory, of Singapore, and Twentieth Century Company won first, second and third prizes for best decorated starts.
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    Mr. Devos dies after illness
    42 4 TAIPING. Sun.— Mr A E. E Devos. former secretary of defunct Talping Turf Club died at hLs home in Tupai yesterday after a long illness, i HLs funeral was held today at the Chritian Cemetery in Kamunting.
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    Labourer dies at work
    36 4 KUANTAN, Sun— An Indian PWD labourer died while at work this morning along the Oambang Pulau Manls road He was Marie Ayappan. 61 years old. He leaves a widow and six children
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    Scout's plan
    29 4 KAJANG. Sun. The Ulu I Langat District Boy Scouts Association is preparing a programme for the Chief Scout. Lord Rowallan, when he visits the district in November.
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    SIMON PLANNING 3 CENTRES
    191 4 I\*R. T. A. SIMON, City Coun--1"! cillor for Rochore ward. Is planning to set up three community centres for the 50.000 people In the ward The cost of building the centres has not been estimated, said Mr. Simon. A drive for funds will be launched soon.
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      316 4 Today's Radio SINGAPORE AM. 7.15 Time Signal and Opening Announcement: 716 Morntnp Stir; 730 News; 7.35 Melody Mixture; 8 00—8 30 Rhythm In the Sun; P.M. 1. 00 Progrnmme Summary 101 Monday Matinee; 1.30 Time Signal and News, 1 45—2 00 Ballad Time. 5.00 Time Signal and Programme Summary 502
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    Maoris called it River of Death STRAITS SPECIAL FEATURE
    1952 5 Maoris called it River of Death STRAITS SPECIAL FEATURE ■N Christmas Eve, 1953, a brighty-lit express thundered down the steep grade from Waiouru to the Wangaehu River Bridge in New Zealand's north island. The 285 passengers laughed and sang as the train sped towards Auckland. They were making the trip
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    DEATH
    32 6 Hi Word, HO (minimum) DR. K. N. GHOSH passed away peacefully at his Calcutta Residence nn 24th August Morning. He leaves behind hi? wife and ten Children •n Mourn His Loss.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Aug. 30, 1954. Join the Fire Brigade
    574 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon. Aug. 30, 1954. Join the Fire Brigade In the spate of procrastinating and appeasing talk that has (accompanied the efforts of the free nations to contain the spread of Communism in both East and West, the forthright remarks of Mr. A. D. DoddsParker, Britain's Under-Secre-tary
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    Riding the Whirlwind
    363 6 fg the whirlwind raised current European DeCorrimunity crisis, Mr. -France, the French Minister, seems utterly to plot a course that acceptable either to the other five countries in the defence community Italy, West Germany, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg -or to the bitter last-ditchers in France who declare
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    329 6 Quickest way to results for the Malayan who has a bone to [pick with some local authority or government department over some sin of omission or commission is to write to his newspaper about it. Our obedient servants read their newspapers and they know that their superiors read
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      227 6 PAY CUTS THE ONLY ANSWER I rpHE closing of some of the A underground workings o the Batu Arang coal mine should be a warning to trade I unionists who are forcing up wages beyond a paying limit. There Is little doubt that if the wages at Batu Arang had
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      Mirror just vibrated
      89 6 r seems to me that neither Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth I nor Mr. V. K. Nair is a motor cyclist himself and does not apparently know the results of '< a rear vision mirror fixed to a motor cycle. I fixed one myself last month .and
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      81 6 I RECEIVED a bill for water from the Alor Star Town Board on August 21 whereas the date on the bill was July 26. Hence there was a delay But why? There must be something wrong somewhere. There was also this warning on
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      Use of gum for car licences
      154 6 Y°U reported that in a A recent court case in which three people were charged with failing to display motorvehicle licences on their vehicles, the magistrate discharged all three of them when told that the licence-holders fixed to the windscreens by suction had fallen
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      Do they serve own or public interest?
      233 6 City Council Senior Officers' Association and x Services Union have submitted a scheme for revised salaries on the Ritson scale, to be effective from July 1. The report appears moderately and reasonably toned, but It does not lessen one whit the enormity of
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      A sense of proportion is needed
      131 6 T*HE pathetic story of Chow Ah Boey and the statements by the Secretary of the Social Welfare Department and the Director of Medical Services shows a disgraceful state of affairs. It Is astounding that the Member for Health can say: "There is no hospital
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      124 6 'Orange, barley' from taps KULJM is the principal town of South Kedah. It now has an ample supply of pipe water but as the weather changes, the water becomes different in colour. During the dry season, the water resembles "orange crush" and In the wet season It becomes "barley water."
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      Higher fees will hit the poor
      92 6 Higher fees will hit the poor nTWE Government proposal to M. increase school fees is a sign to restrict secondary education in Malaya. Yes, the rich people can afford to send their children for secondary education, but what about those children who come from poor homes? Nowadays, student teachers are
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      What 'Self-Government & 'Out with Europeans' mean
      400 6 What 'Self-Government 'Out with Europeans' mean AS an Englishman, who has lived in Singapore for a number of years, I feel gratified that a Singapore member of the World Assembly of Youth should feel moved to protest against the resolution "to throw off the shackles of slavery" with regard to
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      Help the private students
      99 6 rmany letters, the privato schools have been bitterly criticised. In Perak, I understand, there Is an appointment of inspector of private schools but so far I nothing has been done to tackle the problem and the private schools remain as they were before. Judging from the
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      90 6 Screeching noises from his radio RETURNING home after a day's monotonous job. one naturally looks forward to some amusement at home. So while relaxing, one tunes the radio set to a favourite station, expecting clear and enchanting music. Although one gets crystal clear music at first, this is all of
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      Big task for Muslims of Perak
      123 6 Big task for Muslims of Perak A 810 task lies ahead for the Muslims in Perak for one in every two marriages in that state "ends up on the rocks." Steps should be taken at once to prevent further breakups. I suggest the following: Young people must be taught the
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      165 6 IWAS very surprised to see that the Area Security Units and in particular, the police lieutenants, should be blamed for the unfortunate ambush in Johore recently. I have always understood the police provide escorts for planters but not vehicles. Therefore, if the manager and
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    393 6 On the Margin By the \V\v ■aemb There WU to 1 r arc ha s s oS t s^Socialists, brimful tent, willing to shed r cia lism when free 0 >■ point? party And what will har«the Socialist defe' one country falls (R*^ Conservative delesaV the same count™, Ba i:
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      636 6 C LASSIFIED ADS. 1$ W»r4i tit (minimum). HOCK CHIANG, youngest son ol tin late Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Keng Chuan to Tau Pee third daujjhtei of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng Guar yesterday. TAN— O AN: The engagement wmi announced on the 28.8.54 between Huck Env. elder son of Mr.
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    'SWIM POOL BID IN A THIRSTY TOWN'
    270 7 fun before tap water' hit at Alliance men on council INCHE MOHAM| D U l^trbT F R ed^ d^ is lative Councillor and a member of Party VhEEL ?r y atta n ked the Kuala Lvm P«' Alliance Municipal Councillors for fighting for
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    Funds sought for 3 plans
    51 7 KAJANG. Sun. Three padi area development schemes have been recommended for Ulu Langat District at Paya Lebar Jalan Annam Kaki Beranang and Ulu Lul. The schemes, which will cost $28,000. have been recommended to the State Development Board by the local Rural and Industrial Development
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    Seamen form a union branch
    99 7 PORT SWETTENHAM. Sun. —The Port Swettenham branch of the Government Seamen's Union was formed at a meeting here yesterday. Officials elected were: chairman. Inche Jonld bin Aris: secretary, Inche Harun bin Simon; treasurer, Inche Zakaria M. Shah; auditors. Inche Salleh bin Harun and Inche Ismail
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    Electricity warning to buyers of houses
    169 7 Electricity warning to buyers of houses FrrtflfTlAL buyers of homes J P should £rt an assurance V i the (li-vclop<ts of the r that electrieitjr had £J bS on. Mr. Chan Ku»n JvL vid'-fJiairman of the rSTcouncUa public utilities Jinmitf'- earned. i. slid sOmP P^'P 1 had k«irht booses and
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    Club to prevent crime
    35 7 has been form- of the Rochore area of underprivi- The club hopes th( youths anising actinan, Mr. vtary, Mr. Mr. Lim mmittee, Messrs. Yeo Ah Hock, Ouek Swee How Mm Leong.
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    15 7 n dinner for all ed with v. m be ■slum. Tang..apore, at 8
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    FLOOR SHOW FOR CHARITY
    55 7 EILEEN MARTIN in a floor show at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore, on Saturday during the annivrrvi ry ball of the Liberty Musical and Dramatic Association. More than 800 people attended the ball. Net prooreds will go to the British Red Cross Crippled children's Home at
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    Vietnam Consul
    19 7 Mr. Pham Khac Rau, the first Vietnamese Consul for Singapore. Is expected to arrive in Singapore today.
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    ice recover the lurder weapon
    88 7 ALOR STAR. Sun. KEDAH Police, maa robbery and k place six Alor Janggus, r< d a rifle from a Kcriang. eight rifle was the murder, of ammunition recovered. In the outrage four masked mm, one armed with a rifle and the others carrying knives, forced
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    The bill for new sewers: $3,800,000
    143 7 The bill for new sewers: $3,800,000 rfTHE Singapore City CounA cils sewerage scheme for 1955 will cost $3,800,000. About $1,800,000 will be spent to lay main sewers In seven areas part of Queenstown. Alexandra Road, from police station to New Ring Road, and from there to the new S.I.T. development:
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    Only 5 turn up for meeting
    43 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Suit. Five people attended a public meeting here today to form an association of public vehicle users. After waiting for an hour the convenor, Mr. Padl A Krishnan. decided to postpone the meeting to Friday.
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    Getting ready for show
    31 7 Mrs. W.A.C. Ooode, wife of the Colonial Secretary, will broadcast over Radio Malaya on Saturday In support of the Singapore Young Women's Christian Association's annual flag day.
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    Er—Dr. EINSTEIN, I PRESUME?
    174 7 Er— Dr. EINSTEIN, I PRESUME? A 54-YEAR-OLD American, who Is often mistaken for the famed scientist, Dr. Albert Einstein. and Is always on the go in a world of mistaken Identities, spent a very quiet week-end In Singapore. He is Mr. Walter Plaut, who arrived in Singapore on Saturday in
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    AULD LANG SYNE FOR WAY DELEGATES
    37 7 GUESTS at the farewell party given by the Singapore Malay Union to WAY delegates at the Badminton Hall on Saturday night link hands to sing "Auld Lang Syne". Straits Times picture.
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    The Sultan's call to the ketuas
    221 7 UNITE AND CO-OPERATE' KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. THE Sultan of Selangor today urged all kampong ketuas In Malaya to "unite and co-operate" in helping the Government to establish peace and security He made this call wtien ne opened the first-ever congress of all kampong ketuas
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    School show
    24 7 KIANG, Sun The Wah Keow Chinese School here celebrated Its 30th anniversary with two-day handicraft and needlework exhibition which ended last night.
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    Lottery charges are dismissed
    192 7 Lottery charges are dismissed ALOK STAR, Sun. AGREEING with the defence J\ counsel's submission that there were discrepancies In the evidence the Alor Star magistrate, Tuan Syed Hussain JamalullU, today acquitted a shopkeeper, Yeap Koon Chooi, of Bukit Pinang, on two counts of assisting In carrying on 100 and 1,000
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    CO-OP PROFITS WILL PAY FOR COLLEGE
    158 7 lIALAYA s first co-operative college is to be financed from the profits of all co-operative so- cleties in the country. This move is the result of a resolution passed unanimously at the 17th All-Malaya Cooperative conference which ended in Singapore yesterday. The resolution, which
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    Flag day appeal
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    Chettiar dies after illness
    54 7 Mr PR P YE Valravan Chettiar, a trustee of the Tank Road Chettlar's Temple. Singapore, died at the General Hospital yesterday after a brief illness. He was 74. He will be cremated at the Bidadari Hindu Cemetery at 4 p.m today. The cortege will leave the
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    The trader had false scale
    38 7 KLANG, Sun.— M Nadesa Pillal, proprietor of a local sundry shop, was yesterday fined $150 for possessing a portable platform weighing machine which registered one kati three tahils for one kati of goods
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    $437,000 for new street lights
    51 7 Tomorrow's meeting of the Singapore City Council will be asked to vote a supplementary budget of $437,000 for more street lighting. This Includes 315 "A" and "B" Class lights at a cost of $181,000, 46 lights at a total cost of $26,700 and a $238,000
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    Death of a Brother
    64 7 PENANO, Sun. —The Rev. Brother Peter Nolasco, one of thr oldest Christian Brothers in Malaya, died at the Christian Brothers' House at St. Xavier's Institution tonight. He was 74. He came to Malaya from Ceylon In 1910 as a missionary teacher. He was supervisor of Bt.
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    ROUND-THE-WORLD TOURS (FROM $5,000 UP) FOR CHINESE Y.M.C.A. DELEGATES
    236 7 ROUND-THE-WORLD TOURS (FROM $5,000 UP) FOR CHINESE Y.M.C.A. DELEGATES TME SINGAPORE Chinese V.M.C.A. has planned fou A round-the-world tours during the World V.M.C.A centennial conference in Paris which will be held fron Aug. 12 to 23 next year. The tours will include a comprehensive sight seeing visit to Europe before
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    Love comes to Ooi the ex-Red
    118 7 Love comes to Ooi the ex-Red ALOR BTAR. Sun. A FORMER bandit who was fed up with the jungle has had his dream come true. He is 00l Kirn Chooi. 27. a former comrade of the 3rd Independent Platoon of tlrterrorist organisation. Today he married the girl he loved Before
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    Service for Comdr. Lane
    63 7 A memorial service was he*, last night at the Mariner.Chapel. Singapore, for Com mander L. P. Lane, former Master Attendant, who died ir Britain last week. The service was conductor: by the Rev. J. Meakin. Port Chaplain. «nd was attended by representatives from al 1 Colony
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    Estate strike is over
    35 7 KLANG. Sun. Nearly 2lu field workers and tappers who went on strike a week age at the Nigel Gardner Estate In Batang Berjuntai. Kuala Se langor, returned to work on Friday.
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    DEATH
    55 7 MRS. ANO CHIN HENO (Madam Chew Poll Poey> parsed away at the General Hospital on 29th August age 52. leaving behind her beloved husband, one son, three daughters one son-in-law and two grandchildren to mourn her loss. Funenl leaves the mortuary today at 3 p.m. (or Jubilee Church, ;hen
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      135 7 The weather MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (7.30 p.m. on Aug. 28 to 7.30 v.m. on Aug. 29) Singapore 79 degrees. Penang 74. Kota Bahru 73. Kuala Lumpur 75, Ipoh 74, Kuantan 73. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Aug. 29) Singapore 87, Penang 88, Kota Bahru 87. Kuala Lumpur 92,
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    Uncertainty is keynote of the week
    708 8 Uncertainty is keynot e of the week MALAYAN SttARE MAMKET HEViEW BUT PRICES STEADY By OUR MARKET T'HK main feature of the last week was that section in which most quiet, prices steadily m throughout the greater p However on Thursday set In and this section fini: to the uncertainty
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST
    854 8 rE Singapore members of the Malayan Share Brokers' Association issued the I following list of revised quotations after their last meetIng on Friday:— B«r*r« teller' Mci Brlckt Pref 1M ord» 3 70 Atl»8 Id* 13I& Ho Petrol 33'« BM Tmateea IM Con lin smelt Pref Ora« 28/3
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    Pepper imports
    66 8 The U.S. Department of Commerce reports black pepper Imports during the first half of this year totalled 15,076.690 pounds. compared with 14.791.191 for the same period of 1953 White import* were 1.065,660 and 789.709 'ba iesp«'ctively. Black pepper Imports comprised 1 126 814 lb». from Indonesu 2'nAA°9ls Malaya.
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    107 8 THK fnllowine dividends were announced last work hy companies operating in Malaya: TALISMAN RIRBER CO. LTD.: An interim dividend of 10 cents per share, less tax at 30',. for year ending December 31. I*>s4. payable today (August 30). KENT (F.M.S.) TIN URFIXiING LTD.: An interim dividend of lti
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    30 8 The Malayan Exchange Banks Asociatlon made the following change n its rate- to merchants on Satur. lay. New York: selling. T.T. or OD. 12 9 16 ready. I
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    BUSINESS DONE
    323 8 'THE following business done in Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers from August 21 to August 27: INDI STRIAI.S: Consolidated Tin Smelters 28s. to 4 Estate Trust Agencies $5, Fraser A Neave Ords $1.97* to (2. Gammons $3.25 tn $3.30. Hammers $3.10
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    Replanting be found
    110 8 Replanting be found p^ucJTS provLsi to re; tune international ZhJ dace Trust, wn'phl^ inveatmentj in h h rtll Drobl'm it The repiMaa cent ni of old seedling S^ 1^ should slsUncein ment mrh a progrtZ? The extent o! tan«p requin resource »ay of Indirecl loan.. against the cl.per.d^r?* ment.v venue
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    Rubber closes on confident note
    592 8 COMMODITY REVIEW THE feature of the Singapore niobrr market week was a jump of one cent in th^ closine tc 685 cents a lb. on Saturday morning foltowim news that the strike of 23.000 workers in the Good rubber plants in the U.S.A. had been
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      629 8 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS POLICE LIEUTENANT APPLICATIONS are Invited for contract appointment as Police Lieutenant In the Federation of Malaya Police Force. Applicants mu.«t hHve had recent service In the Armed Pnrces and must be physically aua In every other way ■suited for active operational duty in the field. Conditions of Service
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      804 8 NOTICES ESTATE OF S.L.S. CHETTIAPPA CIIETTIAR, DECEASED THE undermentioned creditors of the above Insolvent estate are entitled to receive a first and final dividend on their admitted cialms. The.se credltots whose la«t known addresses are believed to have been tn Ipoh are requested to communicate with the Official Administrator. Federation
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      591 8 TENDERS CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS WATTO DEPARTMENT: Supply of Liquid Chlorine for 1956. Tender j Deposit $50. Close 4 PJ^.— 27-9-54. SINGAPORE INDIAN ASSOCIATION TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received by the Hon. General Secretary, Indian Association, 69 Balestier Road, Singapore, up to 5 p.m. on 7th September, 1954,
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      84 8 ..aucadi MESSAGERIES MARITIMES ETA lASTBOUND HN rTA WISTBOJNO 30 Au, SONG IE »o So.gon H A-f Jl AM MA«!'Ll*'<' 10S«pt VIIT NAM to Soioon, J fp f YANG I Monilo. Hongkong, Jopon 10S«p» Hombw'g 23S.pt FELIX ROUSSEL to S So,gon CHARGEURS REOHIS IS.pt CLAUDE NMUMM C lR*»t>« E P S'hom,
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      1051 9 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. T lo (Incorpciotea in Singapore) T,T!li BLUE FUNNEL LINE D«pt to proceed via other ports te load and disc her.. |V[R POOL. GLASGOW. LONDON. A CONT^NTAf P^ r\ Gin.o-« G. 33/34 Sept a Z *««J»/30 Aug 30 Sapt a Sept 3/ S Sept 4/7 Aug 31
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      1070 9 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA er Aden, Port Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Gdynia. Copenhagen, Gothenburg A Oslo 1) Spore P Shorn Penong "K*NA* 14/1S Sept "SONGKHLA-'-./.-.-WSep'/Vo'ct 1 24/2* S-pt J4/iT S^ .Hi N^? Ut n<l Kerlshamn. Space fully booked. Omits Gdynia. Calls Karhhamn Calls Beyrouth, Karl.hamn and Hehlnkl
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      1025 9 uhion THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. m. no tmr AP*n C Dr (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) Vuit* SINGAPORE $ail|nm ujl COHTIM|kJTAL n «-'"ES Spore P. S'hom Penana ■envenwe for Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg In Part 31 Aug/ 1 Sapt ten.lb.nach for Liverpool. Dublh, Antwero. Homuurg G. i7/U 31 Aag/
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      1199 9 V7w/ioW ALISTER CO., LTD. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL KLAVENESS LINE afIWB»«H. J HfcVßf. ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO. HAMBURG A HULL PORTLAND, SEATTLE A VANCOUVER oiVl far L>SA,'' rMorfri Atlontic Portj Ac "P tln "'"»<> for Central A SoutS and OenotNr'vle) Colombo American P>,rt« CTTY Ot POONA SUNNYVILLE S Pore P S*wm
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    The Russians face a bis. dilemma
    595 10 BETRAYAL OF AN IDEAL. By C. A. Tokaev. Introduction by Sir David Kelly. (Harv.ll Press. 215.) TN this first volume Colonel Tokaev carries his remarkable life-story up 1 to the purges of the middle thirties. A Caucasian, caught up in the revolution while still
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    LATEST IN FICTION
    483 10 A LOVER FOR LUCIA. By Charles Human*, (Longmans. 10s. 6d). THE MIDWIFE OF PONT CLERY. By Flora SandStrom. (Arthur Barker. 10s. US A KISS BEFORE DYING By Ira Levin. (Michael Joseph. 10s. 6d.) A MIDDLE-AGED Sicilian peasant spinster, despised by the villagers for beine so ugly, falls
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    Other new books Georgiad
    218 10 Other new books Georgiad Lonely Pleasures. By Daniel George (Cape. 15s. I LONELY pleasures, indeed Although he admits to having a "booksodden" mind Mr. George Is anything but a solitary reader. He is as companionable a critic as ever quoted Kant or Kafka on a traffic island in Grub Street.
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    Frogfolk all
    132 10 Treasure Diving Holiday*. By |an« and Barney Cril« I Collins 18s.) TOE Crlle family— A Americans spend their holidays on ocean beds, hunting up Ivory and old cannon as slnglemlndedly as lf they were In Knightsbrldge. Ann spears her first halibut. Barney bites his first octopus, and Jane
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      206 10 Uhoh Wheat t for Wholo-heartpd SAr3 THE WllGA* BOY W *C!SZ'7 GET the rich sun-ripened energy of the finest whole wheat in its most I^%/^^^R •ppetising form— get Welgar Shredded l^mt/^^^^\m\ Wheat or -Shreddies" Cereal They're B^^l^^V.^^ wonderful food and wonderful food- W^^k value Choose Welgar Shreddtd Wheat W^J -^J)
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      440 10 And thanks to UNESCO for this INDIA: PAINTINGS FROM AJANTA CAVES. (Unesco: distributed by A. Zwemmtr. £5 lOi I rpilK Ajanta caveX paintings are amuriK the greatest and i In- least arcessiblr thines of their kind. Executed in Hyderabad between the. second and the sixtli centuries A.D., they were first
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      180 10 ASK FOR FIRST QUal^tl Foreign Trade Corporation for Import and Export of Textiles and leather Coodi P. 0.8. 7970, Prague. Czechoslovakia jt a natural tea plant M-^a^r I Mineral Tonic. Hf The sea still holds mar. yielded is chanßitiK the w r I Certain plants lound deep are rich in
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      364 10 ornament (7). <• _J 29 An afterthought leads to change Straits Times Crossword M§^ m <Keate) (3. 6. 2. 4). 'I'll 3 c DOWN rro 'TVM IjWm 3 He Bhown lI > v lt*tlon In being jg^ *Ssi p^ H^ H| i^ i^ H^ 3 Bird from Northern England I
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    PROMOTED EVERTON IN DIV. 1 LEAD
    576 11 Tense fight in other sections LONDON, Sunday. first week of English league iootball suggests tense struggles for honours in all divisions with some of the bigger clubs naving to fight to maintain their places in the limelight After yesterday's games— third in eight daysonly
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    HEDDLE SHARES LEAD
    120 11  - HEDDLE SHARES LEAD KPSOM JEEP 1 1 I-P4IVEB Alan Heddle. who TTh hV*n out of luck for a 1 back in the Auuiist meeting n r Turf Club. r| training honIv Bacbv and Mv All thrro sent out at thr meeting. ,arnet Bouwinners. George the leading jockey this rtp four
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    TPCA BEATEN 3-1
    16 11 I"R Sun. Police I in a FAS I •urney Road :ityiot and Edwin
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    TODAY'S SOCCER
    18 11 Royal Navy will play Eurasians in a Community league soccer fixture at Jalan Besar stadium lonmli'
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    Lancashire need only 16 runs to pass Surrey
    274 11 LONDON, Sun. OURREY did not shape like the 13 1954 County cricket champions In thtrlr final match against Lancashire at the Oval. Half the tide were out for 42. with England's Number One last bowler Brian Statham dismissing Stewart. Clark and May
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    Pakistan 303-7 against M'sex
    76 11 LONDON. Sun. A hard wicket and glorious sunshine coodiuons they have rarely experienced this season— were welcomed by the Pakistanis at Lords where they were able to declare at 303 for seven against Middlesex. In the remaining 20 minutes the County scored 14 for the lav
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    Kirkham's 83 & 5-40 nearly beat the champions
    422 11 Kirkham 's 83 5-40 nearly beat the champions By Our Cricket Reporter t^XCEPT for a postponed game between Police and J Indian Association, which is to be played, the Singapore tournament cricket season was brought to a close with yesterday's matches. The results yesterday would not have altered the championship
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    SENIOR SCOREBOARD
    743 11 SCC v ARMY SINGAPORE Cricket auk dra« wit. the Arm; on Ike p«<Unt SINGAPOM, CBICKET CLI'B Sheppard o Slepto Kirkham 0 Evan* Harfnrd c Lewis b «ran» Arkell c Burton b Orwnsnirin Price c Drnl b Ore«n»hield- 0 Muraillr lbw Evans \rmiUge r Lewis b SUpto Woodhou.tr b
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    RAHIM SCORES FIVE FOR SBH
    108 11 Singapore Business Houses Football Association XI played an Inspired game In thf second half and trounced Combined Police 8-1 in the annual soccer match for the Frith trophy at Jalan Besar stadium last night. Scorers for SBHFA *er«- Rahlm Omar (5> and Sallm (3). Cpl.
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    GETS BRITAIN*? SECOND 'GCmt
    354 11 BERNE.\£%rfap. BRITAIN gained their second fold med\lof tK^ European Games yesterday, and it was\arpfn a woman to do it, Thelma Hopkins, of Belfast, the Empire Games champion, winning the women's hifh jump with a new championship record of sft. sjin. Britain's first "Rold" had been won
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    902 12 OFF FORM FERDINANDS BEATEN IN 30 MINUTES KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. CiSG Chew Bee of Singapore regained the Malayan lawn tennis men^s singles championship which he last held in 1950 when he beat Ceylon s Rupert Ferdinands 6-4, 6-1 in the final here today. The
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    THE RESULTS
    231 12 Men's singles (semi-final): Ong Chew Bee (Spore) bt Urn Hee Chin (Spore) 6-1. 6-3. Final: Ong Chew Bee bt W. trrdiuands (Ceylon) 6-4. i-1. Men's doubles (seml-flnal) B. W. Ferdinands and B. L. Ptnto (Ceylon) bt r.oon Kok Lem (Pg) and H. A. Hlllier (Pah) 6-8. 6-J, 11-lt.
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    SELANGOR IN P.W.D. FINAL
    49 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. PW.D. Selangor qualified for the Malayan PW.D soccer final when they trounced PW.D. Singapore 6-0 at the Chenu Road today. The winners will meet PW.D. Perak in the final for the Union of PW.D Technical Services Trophy on the same ground tomorrow.
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    FIVE FINALS TODAY
    97 12 Today's finals in the L.T.A.M championship are: 9.30 a.m.. women's doubles: Mrs. Gladys Loke Chua and Mrs. M. Sheridan v Mrs. Pudner and Mrs. C. Cheah. 10.30 a.m.. Junior doubles: Soon Ewe Yin and Eddie (hong v Willie Chan and Sharin Omin. 3.30 p-m.. women's singles: Mn.
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    Rugby League
    86 12 LONDON. Sun. YESTERDAYS Rugby League re- suits were: Batley 8. Castleford 17; Belle Vue Rangers S, York 20; Bradlorii Northern 21. Bramley 7; Feat heist one Rovers 15. Halifax 10: Huddersfleld 39 Hull Kingston Rove 7: Hull 31. Working ton Town 4 Leeds 34. Dewsbury 16; Leigh 43
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    Kernail is best athlete
    132 12 SEREMBAN. Sun. j ITERNAII. Singh of Selangor was champion athlete in the fourth: All-Malayan Sikh athletic meeting which ended on the padang here today. He scored 13 points, gaining first places In the 100 and 200 ydv high jump and pole vault and 'finishing third in
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    KOON YAM HELPS S'GOR TO 8-1 WIN IN F.S. CUP
    181 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. OELANGOR scored a crushing 8-1 win over Perak In their Foong Seong Cup fixture here during the weekend. Selangor, for whom Llm Koon Yam wu a last-minute Inclusion, got a 4-0 lead last night and today conceded
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    F.A.M. score 4-2 win over Kowloon
    260 12 KIALA LIMPI R. Sunday. LH)OTBALL Association of Malaya beat Kowloon Bus r Co. touring team from Hong Kong 4-2 at Princes Koad today before a crowd of more than 1.000. Right-half Mok Wai Hon* of Neßii played a great came In the defence FAM
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    JOHORE AND PENANG DRAW ONE-ALL IN M.C.F.A. CUP FINAL
    323 12 JOHORE AND PENANG DRAW ONE -ALL IN M.C.F.A. CUP FINAL PENANG and Johore will rcplav to d,!,, Malayan Chinese F.A. Cup winners i^jJ one-aU after extra time o n the Victoria r today and will meet again in Johore at*. fixed later. _LflMat, tf)^l Johore mijjht hav P won thr
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    SIEWHONHAS BEST BODY
    37 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. I EONO SIEW HON won the "Junior Mr. Selangor" title from 30 competitors at the Selangor weightllfting championships here last night. Mustapha was second and Sidney David-on. a European youth, third.
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    61 12 The Sw.f- AA "s !h::d uoi sports will be nelri at Vi'ioni MM at 2.3n p.m nn Sept. 25 Mat! intendi their entries to the H->n Sknm 215 Dorset Road, before S«pt. 4. The i H 220 yds.. 44i >c- 88 Mile.- lin. 120 yds Hurdles,
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    Pk. Europeans keep trophy with draw
    149 12 Pk. Europeans keep trophy with draw JHE EUROPEANS;.: cricket match h e» Trophy C Kathigasu. wile oCricket A ed the tr Foster, skipper ol ,h,*fefe t«m. who were ht EI'ROPFXNs_ h||ni(||i un-M i ßll Suppiah b Wu Veloo b Kenworthy 23 vaddin run c Coombe b Thillainatban b Wartnrtn Kanm
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