The Straits Times, 13 August 1955

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    14 1 The Straits Times "i pet"** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1955 15 CENTS
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    HOLIDAY TRIPS WARNING
    567 1 Federation Chinese schoolchildren told: Drastic action it you start trouble CONTAMINATION' FEARED IT THEY VISIT SPORE Indiscipline will not be tolerated KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT today told c Mhoolchildren in the Federation that iot countenance any trouble they might like in the next few weeks. linistcr
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    Lock icon Now atomic slimming secrets
    80 1 Now atomic slimming secrets GENEVA, Fri. Experiments which indicate that radioactive substances may help provide a cure for excessive fatness were described by two Canadians. Dr. C. H. Jaimet and Dr. H. (J. Thode, of the Department of Medical Research. Hamilton CnUete. McMaster. Iniversity. Hamilton. Ontario. Their report said tests
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    1,400 go on strike, refuse to sit their exams
    223 1 j IN PENANC -FIRST SIGNS OF TROUBLE IN THE SCHOOLS PENANG, Fri. A BOUT 1,400 students of Malaya's oldest Chinese high school, the Penang Chung Ling, today refused to sit their terminal examinations in protest against the detention yesterday of seven
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    Lock icon 'REDUCE ME TO RANKS'
    114 1 7 won't obey* HOBART, Tasmania, Fri. POLICE superintendent 1 T. J. Marshall, of Hobart. has asked to be reduced to the ranks He said he could not execute a court order to evict tenants from houses to make way for business premises "without imposing hardship on
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    Amok's victims better
    48 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Twelve Gurkha and Malay soldiers and two civilians who were shot by the Rhodesian amok on the Kuala LumpurSingapore day train yesterday, are progressing favourably In the Kinrara and General Hospitals. Mr. Ganesan Arumugam, a railway clerk, is now out of danger.
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    Lock icon Cabinet sworn in
    26 1 JAKARTA. Fri —The new Indonesian Right-wing cabinet j was sworn in today by the Vice President, Mohammed Ha.tta, in Jakarta state palace. Reuter.
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    Premature bombs kill 2 soldiers
    279 1 SIX BRITISH, ONE GURKHA WOUNDED KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A ROYAL AIR FORCE bomber prematurely dropped its bombs in an attack on terrorist hide-outs in the Bahau district of Negri Sembilan last night and killed a British officer and a soldier and wounded six British soldiers
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    Lock icon Mr. Speaker
    23 1 KARACHI, Fri— The Pakistan Constituent Assembly today elected Mr. Abdul Wahab Khan, bearded veteran from East Pakistan, as the Speaker. Reuter
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    Lock icon EX-MINISTER HELD
    123 1 Arrest ordered by Army boss JAKARTA, Frl. Military police today detained the former Minister of Justice, Dr. Djody Gondokusumo, a few hours after he handed over his post to the new cabinet which was sworn in this morning. Dr. Djody has filed a libel suit against a newspaper
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    The hula girl stowaway gets a caution
    73 1 The hula girl stowaway gets a caution JOCELYN PHILAPIL, the 15--year-old Hawaiian girl who stowed away aboard a Canadian destroyer at Pearl Harbour, yesterday pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court to a charge of juvenile delinquency. She was put on probation for five years. She will probably be flown
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    HOUSES FOR ALL PLAN BY MARSHALL
    213 1 HOUSES FOR ALL PLAN BY MARSHALL Total land freeze bill to follow T<HE CHIEF MINISTER, Mr. David Marshall, last night revealed a plan that will help "the common man of Singapore" to own a home. Mr. Marshall told the Straits Times: "My plan will help every man who wishes to
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    TWO TRAINEES DIE IN CRASH
    64 1 Two members of the Singapore Military Forces under training in Kahang were killed when an armoured car they were travelling in overturned on the Kluang-Mer-sing Road yesterday. They were Second Lieutenant Tan Hup Joo and Trooper Philip Fernandes. The armoured car ran otf the road,
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    Flood aid
    20 1 BERLIN, Fri. The East German Cabinet yesterday decided to send drugs and other aid to Indian flood victims.
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    TREE SMASHES HOUSE IN STORM: 3 HURT
    105 1 THREE people were injured, one seriously, when a 50-foot ruhber tree crashed during a thunderstorm yesterday and cut in half this attap house in Chartwell Drive off Scrangoon (..irrti n Estate, Singapore. Their neighbours rescued them from under the debris and sent them
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    STABLE STRIKE IS OFF
    85 1 rE SINGAPORE General Employees' Union last night called off a strike of its members employed at two racing stables who were due to walk oat at today's races at Bukit Timah. This followed settlement yesterday of Its dispute with the Ellery and Bagby stables over the
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    Lock icon Idle support
    31 1 BOMBAY, Fri— About half a million workers stayed away from textile mills, factories docks and workshops in Bombay today to support "the Goan struggle for freedom from Portuguese rule."—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Envoy dies in road crash
    137 1 Envoy dies in road crash BANGKOK, Fri. T*HE U.S. Ambassador to 1 Siam, Mr. John E. Peurifoy and his son, Danny. 9, were killed instantly and a second son, Clinton, 14, was critically injured today when the Ambassador's sports car collided head on with a truck on a narrow bridge
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    STOP PRESS
    27 1 DYNAMOS BEAT WOLVES 1-2 MOSCOW. Fri.—Wolvcrhampton Wanderers were beaten Z-:l by Mncew Dynamos, the Rossian Leafe leaders, here today. Dynamoa led :;-0 at halftime Keu<or.
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    Lock icon STRTP-TEASE STRIKE CHIEFS SAY 'NO' TO SARIS
    225 2 NEW DELHI, Friday. GOVERNMENT clerks here have exempted women from joining in a "strip-tease strike" because of "technical difficulties The strike, to back demands for more pay, is due to start on Tuesday. The women will remove only their make-up and sandals as
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    Lock icon Offer rejected by Townsend
    44 2 VICHY, Fri. Group Captain Peter Townsend. British Air Attache in Brussels, has declined an invitation from French racehorse owner Rene Bedel to ride in a race here on Sunday. Group Captain Townsend has ridden in several races in France. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Archduke dies
    29 2 BUENOS AIRES, Fri— Archduke Albert of the House of Hapsburg-Lorrafne, one-time Pretender to the Hungarian throne, died here of a heart attack while undergoing an operation. A.P.
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    Lock icon RUBBER'S NAPOLEON' IS DEAD
    120 2 AKRON, (Ohio), Fri. Mr. Frank Seiberling the "Little Napoleon" of the rubber industry died in hospital here yesterday aged 95. He founded but later lost control of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company which became the largest concern in the industry. Then, starting from scratch in
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    TURMOIL SKIPPER'S DEATH
    96 2 TURMOIL SKIPPER'S DEATH DOVER, Frl. CAPTAIN DAN PARKER, skipper of the British tug Turmoil, of "Flying Enterprise" fame, died "because of one of those unfortunate accidents," the Coroner, said at the inquest on the 63--year-old skipper here today. Captain Parker fell from a ladder leading to the bridge as the
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    Lock icon Carrier visit
    21 2 MANILA. Fri. The U.S. aircraft carrier Boxer arrived here yesterday for a two-day visit afte exercises Subic Bay.— A.P.
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    Lock icon Dog carried dope to customers
    71 2 Dog carried dope to customers SAN FRANCISCO. Fri. POLICE arrested a suspected drug pedlar by following his dog. Inspector Louis Noel said a customer would put a note in the dog's mouth and It would go home and return with drugs. Agents planted marked money with an informer, then followed
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    Lock icon Britain votes for Japan
    62 2 WASHINGTON, Fri—Authoritative sources said here today that Britain cast her vote for the admission of Japan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and trade (GATT), although refusing to grant Japan most-favoured-nation tariff treatment under the agreement. The announcement that Japan had been officially admitted to GATT
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    Lock icon Voters get their goat up
    215 2 Voters get their goat up BUT THE POLICE 'ARREST 1 IT OMAGH, Northern Ireland, Fri. A POLITICALLY neu- tral goat was "arrested" twice here tonight as polling in the mid-Ul-ster by-election came to a close. It had been dragged into the town draped in the flag of the Irish Republic
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    Lock icon Britain's gangster No.l stabbed
    404 2 Women shoppers scream as stiletto flashes in Soho street fight DETECTIVES IN HOSPITAL VIGIL AT BEDSWE OF TWO WOUNDED MEN LONDON, Friday. DETECTIVES last night kept a vigil by the hospital bedside of a man known as "Britain's No. 1 gangster" who was found stabbed in
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    Lock icon Cyprus gunmen wound two
    32 2 NICOSIA, Frl. Masked terrorist gunmen wounded two police officers in Famagusta yesterday. One had five bullet wounds and the other two. Their condition is serious but not dangerous.—Reuter.
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    A dentist bars 62,000 patients
    277 2 A dentist bars 62,000 patients LONDON, Frl. OEMAKKS about dent- =IV Ists are said to have been blared from an E election loud-speaker E van: and, as a result, E dentist Stanley Edwards E has taken action. E He has declared that E E he will take no farther oases
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    Lock icon Challenge to British firms
    108 2 Challenge to British firms MELBOURNE. Frl. AMERICAN companies will f» soon be challenging British Interests in Australia, Mr. Henry Bolte, Premier of the State of Victoria, said today Opening a (A) £1,000,000 motor car factory extension, built by the Rootes (Australia) Company at Fishermen's Bend, the Premier said Australia owed
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    Art exhibition
    25 2 The exhibition of paintings by Miss Sunyee at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hill Street, Singapore, will remain open until late tonight.
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    Lock icon FAROUK IN $42,855 SUIT FOR CALUMNY
    105 2 FAROUK IN $42,855 SUIT FOR CALUMNY PARIS, Fri. •TIX-KING FAROUK of Egypt has started a defamation action against party-giver Elsa Maxwell for certain statements made in the French version of her memoirs, his lawyer announced. Farouk's lawyer Mr. Pierre Danet, said he has been instructed to draw up the def
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    CABINET TO MEET ON TRADE GAP
    146 2 And those wage demands LONDON Frldav gIR ANTHONY EDEN today unexpectedly called his Cabinet Into session next Monday to discuss new figures showing that Britain's trade gap is still wide open. The meeting also follows a new wave of Industrial wage demands which could
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    The Manihine arrives
    33 2 The Manihlne. a former yacht, which cost $500,000 to convert into a fisheries research vessel, arrived in Singapore yesterday. The 210-ton ship will be used by the Singapore Fisheries Department.
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    $370 aid
    33 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl.— The Rural and Industry Development Authority has made a grant of $370 to Inche Abdullah bin Haji Mohamed Amln, of Muar, as working capital to produce Malay tombstones.
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    A CADDIE'S $75,000 BITE
    51 2 CHICAGO. Frl. A former caddie asked U.S. $25,000 ($75,000) damages yesterday from a professional golfer because, he said, a drive knock- ed out four of his front teeth The suit, filed In behalf of William H. Ellis. 18. named Dick Mayer, golf professional from St. Petersburg.
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    2,000 M.P.H 'FLYING LAB' READY
    100 2 2,000 M.P.H 'FLYING LAB' READY the first rocket Ir' fli^t by the gjfij plane designed trate the "heat baf at 2.000 m.p.h. f;r D^The X-2 is It* specifically built point in speed where*; metals weaken or breaV^ because of tremei The alurr.;. al ma ly usnd in rat J >
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    Minister falls
    33 2 MOSCOW, Fri. _M r Sinclair, Canadian Fish. Minister, who is now v' Russia, ha s been injured"'-'-" fall while visiting a dn iVi ct Kamchantka. His tion is not seriou.s.— Reut^-
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    Lock icon OKLAHOMA' STAR DIES
    44 2 MILAN. Frl.— Joan Bradley, leading actress of the world famous operetta show 'Oklahoma' died here last night from infantile paralysis Miss Bradley was ndta striken with polio on Tm2 The night before she had ed the lead in the D >' Reuter
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    Pakistan gets ! pledge
    111 3 Pakistan gets pledge N v P.M.: BETTER THE AIM KARACHI. Fri. Premier of Mr. Chau- ammed Ali, promised to the is efforts to ■.mdard of itton in a 10--.idrast that problems were country: of the Kashn with India, drafting of the hat would enpossible r turns. li velopment to nditions
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    >Mb found in cinema
    28 3 >Mb found in cinema Fri.— A homeade of an iron osterday In ma m the Broadstuffed into the -■at and \va.s hon a workman to a shop for
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    DR. ADENAUER MAY OFFER RUSSIA A NO-ATTACK PACT
    212 3 DR. ADENAUER MAY OFFER RUSSIA A NO- ATTACK PACT 'The new Wehrmacht is solely defensive* BONN, Friday. THE WEST GERMAN Chancellor, Dr. Konrad A Adenauer, may offer Russia a non -aggression pact during his coming visit to Moscow, the Acting Chancellor, Mr. Franz Bluecher, said yesterday. Mr. Bluecher told a
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    121 3 transport so prisoners died ALGIERS, Fri. j [AN rebels cut the :20 .French nathev captured af- In the Sahara. -aid here last uiod to cxc- 1 r is of the North ame] Corps, which h officers, because r to take the v ore killed and and captured
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    Lock icon Farewell kiss for Lady Churchill
    25 3 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL kisses Lady Churchill farewell at London airport as she leaves for a holiday. in Switzerland. A.P. picture.
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    Lock icon ANDNOWCALL FOR 30-HOUR WORK WEEK
    68 3 ANDNOWCALL FOR 30-HOUR WORK WEEK I BLACKPOOL. Fri.— Some engineering unions in the United States were thinking of a 30-hour week, the annual conference nf the British Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions was told here yesterday. Mr. W. J. Carron. moving a resolution urging a 40-hour week in British
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    Lock icon On the line
    24 3 RANGOON, Fri.— Burma will dp linked with 96 per cent of the world's telephones by the end of next year. A.P.
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    Lock icon Life for anti-Peron admiral
    58 3 Life for antiPeron admiral BUENOS AIRES. Fri. Rear' Admiral Samuel Toranzo Calderon of the Marine Corps had been jailed for life for leading the abortive coup against President Peron in June, usually reliable sources stated today. They added that six other officers were sent to prison for life and 25
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    Lock icon UNA'S DECISION DAY—'WHICH HUSBAND WILL I KEEP?'
    384 3 UNA 'S DECISION DAY 'WHICH HUSBAND WILL I KEEP?' Airman will meet girl who is his wife— and another man's, too SAN FRANCISCO, Fri \IR M A N Daniel Schmidt comes home from imprisonment in China today for a secret rendezvous with a wife who married another man during his
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    BRADDELL TELLS BRITAIN: DON'T FRET
    226 3  - BRADDELL TELLS BRITAIN: DON'T FRET HALL ROMNEY 'Wind of freedom' is blowing in Malaya From LONDON, Fri. CIR ROLAND BRAD- DELL thinks that the Alliance Government in the Federation has a better chance "if given a reasonably free hand" to end the Emergency than Britain's armed forces. He says so
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    Lock icon New U.S. offer
    38 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. General Nathan F. Twining, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, today offered to make many closely-guarded air bases available to Soviet aircraft under President Eisenhower's proposed Soviet American aerial photography programme Heuter
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    Lock icon Off to Harwell
    28 3 LONDON. Fri. Thirty scientists from Iron Curtain countries have accepted an Invitation to visit the British atomic research establishment at Harwell on Aug. 24.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Imaginary ills take half the time of doctors
    137 3 LONDON, Fri. A BRITISH doctor reported that patients suffering from neurosis "imaginary ills." brought about by emotional instability took more than 50 per cent of the general practitioner's time and constituted his biggest problem. But the doctor warned that these patients were
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    Lock icon THE ROYAL CONDUCTOR
    71 3 COPENHAGEN, Fri. KINO FREDERICK of Denmark will inaugurate the Danish Musical Week on Sept. 11 by conducting the Aarh'us 'City Orchestra. An accomplished musician, the 56-year-old King has con- ducted the orchestras of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, the Royal Opera House. Stockholm, and the Danish State Radio
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    LONDON STOCKS
    399 3 LONDON, PTI. IT has been an unsettled day In some markets In front of Monday's Cabinet meeting. Giltedged were dull for most of the day but there was a mild recovery after the Treasury Bill tender and most of the fractional falls were regained. The new electricity loan
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. Aug. 12. Cash Buyers £750; Sellers £751; Forward Buyers £745; Sellers £746; Settlement £751. Turnover a.m. 70 tons, p.m. 10 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    26 3 LONDON. Aug. 12. Spot 41d., Sept. 41'kcL. Oct.-Dec. 41d., Jan.Mar. 39d., Apr.-June 37d., Aug. til. 41d., Sept. c.l.f. 41d.. Oct. c.i.f. 40'jd. Tone: Easier.
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    Squatters to be special guests
    256 4 THEY MOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR AIRPORT CQUATTERS displaced when Singapore's new international airport at Paya Lebar was built will be special guests at the opening by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd, next Saturday. Special buses will bring about 60 of them from
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    Even Marshall must obey
    411 4 COMMITTEE SAYS SPEAKER SHOULD COMMAND WHOLE ASSEMBLY Former Government blamed for House's space shortage rpHE HOUSE Commit- tee of the Legislative Assembly considers it "imperative" that the whole of Assembly House should be placed immediately under the jurisdiction, control and disposal of the Speaker. Not even
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    Death fall riddle —NO WITNESS
    69 4 Death fall riddle NO WITNESS PENANO, Fri. Although many people must have seen a patient fall from the fourth floor of the Penang Hospital on July 3, not a single witness had come forward, Inspector Zulkifli Ali told the Coroner's Court here today. He was testifying at the inquest on
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    $1,200 theft
    25 4 Thieves stole 41 piling shoes, worth about $1,200, left at the site of the new Kallang Bridge, which is under construction, yesterday morning.
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    COLONY'S EURASIANS GET A PLEDGE
    182 4 FAIR DEAL UNDER MALAYANISATION MR. A. J. BRAGA, the Minister for Health, told a Singapore meeting yesterday that he would see to it that every Eurasian got a fair deal.in the Malayanisation of the Singapore Civil Service. Mr. Braga was speaking at the annual meeting
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    She will give courses in leadership
    62 4 MISS LETA GALPIN, who works for the foreign section of the American National Board of the YWCA, arrived in Singapore yesterday to give courses in youth leadership in the Federation. She is leaving for Malacca today for the start of her programme and does
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    Hold-up in lane
    36 4 Wong Sin Chan, of Pasar Lane, was held up by three men in a back lane of Veerasamy Road, Singapore, on Thursday night and robbed of a watch, a fountain pen and $25.
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    The Order Of The Road for safe driving — badge plan by AAM
    117 4 The Order Of The Road for safe driving badge plan by AAM KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— ln a campaign to encourage safe driving and road courtesy, the Automobile Association of Malaya is issuing a special car badge for that rather rare type of motorist the one who never makes mistakes ana
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    SHELLS ON BEACH
    110 4 A 'rusty but serviceable 9 dump of ammunition is found SINGAPORE police last night cordoned off the beach at Marine Parade, Katong, following a report that a pile of ammunition had been found near the seai wall. A resident in the area told the police that he
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    Oaths Commissioner accused of lie
    100 4 iNG SOON KHIAM a Com- missioner of Oaths attached to the Singapore magistrates' courts, yesterday pleaded not guilty in the Fifth Magistrate's Court to a summons charge accusing him of giving false evidence. Ang was alleged to have said during the trial of a millionaire,
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    Retrial for woman
    53 4 Retrial for woman PENANO, Frl.— The Penang High Court today ordered the retrial of a woman charged with the illegal transfer of a 13-year-old girl. Koay Chooi had been sentenced to 12 months' Jail in the lower courts for transferring her daughter to a shopkeeper for $300. The conviction was
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    Yong Shook Lin dangerously ill
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl.— Mr. Yong Shook Lin lawyer and Federal Legislative Councillor. Is dangerously ill in the Bungsar hospital. He was admitted yesterday. Mrs. Yong Shook Lin. now on holiday In America, left New York today to fly back to Malaya via London.
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    Tapper's body is found
    36 4 IPOH. Frl. The body of a 41-year-old rubber tapper, Kong Yuen, who was reported missing yesterday was found this morning with gunshot wounds. It Is believed that Kong was murdered by terrorists.
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    UNION ASKED. WHO DO YOU REPRESENT?
    211 4 12 demands to food comp an fTHE SINGAPORE Factory and Shop nll 1 has submitted 12 demands to the SinJ Storage Company on behalf of 700 workers it T ff represent. ccl am A spokesman of the company yesterday receiving the union's letter containing
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    3 bandits killed ANOTHER is WOUNDED
    135 4 3 bandits killed ANOTHER is WOUNDED KUALA LUMPUR ft T<HREE CommuniV f rorists include former district core*. tee member, have I killed and a fan wounded in the Fete tion. A PATROL of Gurkha Rifles killed zu'-> four terrorist.- fontactetl the Bahau district o Sembilan yesterday t. escaped Identified The
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    Not ready yet
    19 4 The Singapore thodist Youth Pell a debate last night and cided: "Singapore ready for immediate government".
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    DANCE HOSTESS ACQUITTEI
    79 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri A young dance hostess. Mary Wong, 22, alias Wong Sow Loy. accused of stealing $2,000 from a Penang businessman in a hotel room here, was today ac?uitted when the businessman ailed to turn up in court. Lim Peng Hong had repc.-i to the police
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    WHERE'S THE TV TALENT?
    331 5 tadio men don't hold out much hope— anyway it would cost too much We've so many tastes how are they going to please them will they find trained television artists if a TV station is established here, people asked in Singapore last night. And even if
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    DENTISTS REBEL AGAINST BAN ON SIGNBOARDS WITH TRADE NAMES
    140 5 dentist"— onli this sign soon. i hinesc rr- ntists arc pro- -l Singapore Board ruling that take ci.mn all I., inns trad..1 up n.niic (he Singapore it, ntLsts' Issociation, Khrni h«, l»ld I m.v that tho nnsidertd "ah ill the nemben
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    HUNT FOR BOY WHO ASKED FOR AID
    149 5 HUNT FOR BOY WHO ASKED FOR AID Wanderlust orphan vanishes SINGAPORE Social Welfare authorities want to trace a 14-year-old Indian orphan' who has disappeared after asking for help. Narayanasamy saw the fare, Mrs. Kismet Wong, and my wandering life difficult. Will you take care of me?" found that Narayanasamy had
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    SELIEF WRONG
    92 5 land blind child does not have super sense ompensation, says teacher lIFOH. Friday. ol the Federation School for the :e Hickes, told Rotarians here that, ii i; belief, a dear or blind child does rise' to compensate for the hanrii- that the by training fully what > i'h.
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    Handbags lost
    20 5 in. Mrs. Lim lost j. guld $420, some another hands 99. at on June 22. 58 tO Police
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    Car stolen
    19 5 A car parked behind a house in I.orons 27, Qeylang Road. Singapore, was stolen on Thursday night.
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    Penang fire brigade men angry
    122 5 Penang fire brigade men angry PENANG. Fri. ME" 'BLRS of the Ponang I t Ire Brigade today criticised the recent decision of ihe Municipal finance committee to appoint a senior tire officer from Johore as superintendent of the bria.ide. "O'lr present chief. Inehe Zainul Abidin. has proved 3 I very
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    wos an old story to man convicted of theft
    105 5 MKU \N\s\MV. "(i. '■<■ a wallet eontwo sio notes and tits i.ird from the p.isscnucr in a was Jailed for four l»> Mr. Justice Tan 11 'ii v the Singapore 'terday. mj s record rethai he had been ■'•I for theft
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    Hut broken into
    23 5 A hut in Upper Changi Road. Sifnanore. WM brokr" into on Thursday night and SH)2 ca.sh and jewellery were stolen.
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    Girl, 17, missing
    22 5 A 17-year-old girl. Tan Kee Moi, has been mussing from her house in Changi Road. Singapore, since Aug. 7
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    800 saved from the sack —for the time being
    143 5 800 saved from the sack for the time being A LAST-MINUTE attempt by Trade Union Congress leaders to settle the Singapore sawmill strike yesterday saved 800 sawyers and loghaulers Horn being sacked. Notices of dismissal were ready to be served on the workers yesterday afternoon. But official of the Singapore
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    Col. Harvey is going to India
    71 5 Col. Harvey is going to India At-ii'.u 20 years in Malaya, Lt.-Col. F. W. Harvey, head of the Salvation Army in Singapore, is to be transferred to India next month He will be Chief Secretary of the Southern Indian Ministry of the Salvation Army Col. Harvey was responsible for the
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    'A whistle then an attack'
    305 5 'A whistle then an attack' COURT TOLD OF A DEATH THREAT AT a whistle from their president, three members of the Singapore Lorry Transport Association rushed to beat up a man, who had ignored a death threat and carried passengers in his vehicle during the recent lorry strike, it was
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    Overalls on fire
    53 5 Two motor mechanics were ba<i!y burnt while overhauling a car in a garas;^ in Mandalay Road. Singapore. yesterday evening. Sparks from the engine caught on to their oil soaked overalls and sel them on fire The Mo. Sim Thai Seng. 27 and Lim Kirn Hock. 18. were
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    DEATHS
    106 6 20 H'nrrft J/O tminimum). MRS LEONG MUI SOO. Mother of I)r Andrew Ijeong. pa.ssed away illy on the 12th Auku.nl 1955. I toot Illness. leaving behind her husband only son and future < daugbter-m-lav, mi>s F. Lim to bar !'>s^ Cortege leaves home p m on 13.8.55. NO MRS.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    23 6 MR <fc MRS ROBERT KANG th mk emyoue for their kind I m.endance and valuable presents on occasion of their marriage 6-8-55.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    189 6 W.,rrf« fill <mi,.:mt,m). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day in the Malay Mull 1 if you want to win that $5 000 word puzzle. XL BOOK CLUB Opening flay 13th Aupust in the West Horn A REMINDER that at lunchtlme on Saturdays "The Cockpit" .'erves a .Javanese Rijsttafel, par excellence. An
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Aug. 13, 1955. Television Policy
    643 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Aug. 13, 1955. Television Policy Almost casually, and with an absence of fuss unusual in these excited days, the Singapore Government has announced a major decision on public policy. It proposes to put the operation of a television service in private hands and it says
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    The One Horse Race
    467 6 A one horse race is a pretty dull affair and that is what elections in the Federation are becoming. Last week the j Alliance won the Malacca i Settlement elections by a walkover. Nobody could be found to oppose the eight candidates put up by the
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    Balance Sheet
    111 6 A speaker, at a conference organised by Johns Hopkins University in America, has drawn attention to the difference between Western colonialism and Communist liberation. Since the war the Western imperialists have moved out of the following territories India, Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
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    As I was saying...
    1080 6  - As I was saying.. rYNMHIJS hy Saiurdau study T ESSON in the art of how to conduct a disagreement politely is contained in the Singapore Legislative Assembly's White Paper giving the report of the House Committee on accommodation in the Assembly House. The Committee's cwn report is very .short. Its
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    Farewell to Kallang
    914 6 30ALAVSiA.\ T^OBODY, Dr. Johnson A* says, ever does anything for the last time without a sense of sadness. There is not much romance in air travel, or to be more accurate it still lacks its poet. And yet the news that Kallang Airport will be closing down
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    165 6 From the Straits Times of Aug. 16, 1905: ABOUT 11 a.m. yesterday, Mr. Hawtry, acting Chief Police Officer, received information from the Russian Consul that three murderers had escaped from the m.m. Tonkin from among the convicts deported from Saghalien by the Japanese. The police Immediately instituted
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    Special for Boyd—a mighty fuss
    400 7 Special for Boyd— a mighty fuss THAT UNITED FRONT ISN'T SO UNITED NOW-Mr. MARSHALL WDX STAY AWAY DEMOCRATS ARE OUT, PROGRESSIVES MAYBE PAP MASS MEETING PLAN TO BACK THAT MOVE FOR SELF-GOVT. AT ONCE JHL Peoples' Action Party will hold a mass demonstration for immediate self-govern-ment in Singapore to time
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    Chase after 'help' cry
    60 7 A woman, living in Cumberland Lane, Singapore, shouted for help when she saw a man pull down two brassieres left to dry in the backyard of the house on Thursday afternoon. A pass«r-by gave chase as the man pocketed the brassieres and rode off on a
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    Chess champion at Y.M.C.A.
    73 7 Miss P. A. Sunnucks 1W.R.A.C.1. who has qualified for the world's championship chess tournament to be held in Moscow later this year, is in the Hong Kong Combined Services chess team which will play against the rest of Singapore in a 16-board match at the V.M.C.A.
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    CURLY DID NOT KEEP DATE-HIS GIRL DIED
    52 7 Hou Sow rnrd on a •m a man irly." mother June v bui C appointBow Mcc Coroner's 71 v rpt. aye his Yam ••;eti anfew months cli g Sow aco b»- j looking y and my act In took ye his p m
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    TO SINGAPORE FASTER COST: $6,000,000
    90 7 TO SINGAPORE FASTER COST: $6,000,000 II UMPIR. Fri. The Iway has orderin ph. British locomotives Ml lie journey heI imipur and :«:> hours. Railway spokes■'•rlay that the i i<rl to be de- < md of 1 5>5ti ajid the others by the firsl half of 1957. These locomotive^ will be
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    Suitcases stolen
    26 7 A thief broke into Connell House in Robinson Road. Sinpapore. on Thursday nit?ht and stole two suitcases worth S5O belonging to a Danish seaman.
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    $700 theft
    22 7 About S7OO in cash and jewellery were reported stolen from a house in Kampong Tiong Bahru. Singapore, on Thursday night.
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    Itree traps girl! in attap hut
    66 7 Itree traps girl! in attap hut A CLOSE-IP of the attap hut in Chartwell Drive. Singapore, which was damaged by a falling rubber tree yesterday morning during a thunderstorm. Picture shows one of the rescue party. Ramakrishnan. a P.W.I), labourer, showing the spot under the fallen trunk where Neo Peck
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    Down, down went his profits
    192 7 SOME OF IT WITH LEANING FLATS BLOCKS OF FLATS, which sank and tilted, cost a Singapore contractor $74,000, the High Court was told yesterday. Chio Eng Quee. the eontracI tor. who was examined in i bankruptcy, said his liabilities totalled $156. U00. He started busiru
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    Four hurt in crash
    55 7 Four people were injured when a car they were travelling in overturned near the 5i milestone Duneam Road. Singapore, at 12.10 a.m. yesterday Three, Ec Yoon Mee. Wong Kirn Long and Koh Kirn Tah. were from Johore. The fourth. Chong Kirn Meng. was from Kuala Lumpur.
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    Back to work
    27 7 One hundred and sixty employees of the Sin Wah Rubber Khoe Store, who 'have been on strike since July 10. returned to work yesterday.
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    7 am proud of police9: Magistrate
    101 7 7 am proud of police 9 Magistrate A SINGAPORE magistrate, Mr. J. P. Trainor. told an opium addict found guilty in the Sixth Magistrate's Court yesterday of attempted bribery, that the Singapore police force of today is a force of which "we are indeed proud." "The day is past when
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    Sultans return
    38 7 The Sultan of Johore, Sir Ibrahim, and the Sultan of Perak, Raja Sir Yussuf Izzudin Shah, will arrive in Singapore on Tuesday with their families on the Dutch liner Willem Ruys after 10 months in Europe.
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    $40,000 'JAILS'
    150 7 Petty offenders away from the old lags in new centres KUALA LUMPUR, Fri— Petty offenders sent to the new "spare time" corrective cen- I tres instead of to jail may De paM for work done or be given free meals. They may also be granted remissions of up
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    'I was so annoyed' says exadmiral
    295 7 WHEN THE BRITISH RETURNED A SMILING Japanese, a A former admiral, yesterday said that he was annoyed when the British re-occupied Malaya in 1945. Mr. Mizuhiko Watanabe. 62. now a construction company executive in Tokyo, is in Singapore to give evidence in the $3
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    Dispute at park is settled
    58 7 The Singapore Amusement Workers' Union announced last night that Its dispute with the management of the Great World Park over the dismissal of three workers had been settled. The union had threatened to call out its 75 members employed in the park if the sacked
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    BANNED SHOW A PREVIEW FOR POLICE
    209 7 BANNED SHOW A PREVIEW FOR POLICE Students give out invitations SINGAPORE Chinese High Schools Graduates of 1953 Arts Association whose seven folk dances for its concert on Ah*. 20 were banned will give a special preview of the banned dances to the police tonight at 32, Cairnhill Road. Representatives of
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    Price of tin may take 'big drop'
    162 7 Price of tin may take 'big drop' KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. •THE chairman of the KuaU Kampar Tin Fields Company. Mr. D. T. Waring, warned here today that there would be a serious drop in the p: i of tin unless the international I tin agreement was implement ied in time.
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    Front branch
    22 7 Mr Francis Thomas. Singapore's Minister for Works and Communications, last night opened a branch of the Front in Kampong Changi.
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    TRISHA RIDERS' PICNIC
    70 7 KLANG. Fri.— More than 30 trisha riders her« will pedal to Morib. 26 miles from here, on Sunday for a day's sport on the beach. Organised by the newly formed Klang and Coast Tnsha Riders Association, thi. excursion is the first of its kind. A spokesman said
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    MARSHALL AND Co. INSPECT NANYANG
    260 8 MARSHALL AND Co. INSPECT NANYANG FkERPITE a steady drizU zle. Singapore's Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, and three of his Ministers yesterday inspected Nanyang University, whose $2 million buildings are nearly complete. Nanyang's executive committee members accompanied the Ministers. Later, at a reception, Mr. Marshall said: "I am mast pleased
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    Breakfast party for C-G
    51 8 The retirins: Commlssloner- General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, will be given a farewell breakfast by thp Strait; Chinese British Association or, Tuesday. Aus. 23. It will take place at 8.30 air at 'Fukit Ro^c" 259 Buki' Tlmfth Road, resident of Mr T. w. On?, president of th
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    Professor says: Japanese could be jailed for what they did
    626 8 Professor says: Japanese could be jailed for what they did EXPERTS ARE CALLED IN $6 MIL. OIL CASE AN EXPERT on the law in the former Netherlands Indies told a War Damage Compensation Board in Singapore yesterday that, under the Wartime Legal Relations Ordinance of that country, the Japanese could
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    MORE WORKERS OWN HOUSES
    171 8 Aid by Building Society MORE and more wage ear- ners are becoming home ownrrs in Singapore accnrduig to Mr. Lee Hee i Seng, secretary of the Fed- eral Land Colonial Building Society. "There are 3.900 more home owners in the Colony today than there were in
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    He let friend drive car, then reported it stolen
    156 8 CHOO Bah Chee allowed his car to be driven by a friend without a driving licence, then, fearing the consequences, j accused him of stealing the car. Yesterday Chco was fined SlOO by the Singapore Fifth. Magistrate's Court for making I
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      324 8 Straits Times Crossword I 3 I HIP 7 14 is Hi" m nil ji"^" 53 2i 22 25 24 ill 2; 28 IH^" ACROSS o. Soiiie »how! Sounds like a surl. conjunction loiio^j, Haurial vey (5). ease lor slate i9>. 7. Device made of stone bum. 5. Fatal town for
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  • STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE
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      'Merry ruler' of Kuala Langat feared death all his life
      1637 9 'Merry ruler' of Kuala Langat feared death all his life THE old Sultan stood with his face pressed against the timbers of the heavy gate, peering through a crack into the darkness outside the stockade. The shuffling steps of the men carrying the corpse drew nearer. As they passed the
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      113 9 Sherlock Holmes No posimark lt| Ti is ii- i I a^^H "< .^^i^ia^ia^ia^ia^iaW.^B^BßßßßßßßßßßßßK m'- %1 \W J^JjJ MPick Tracy S\\\ viewiny Hfla^aEi^HßV^H I And in no time at all., I 1-Wmile her expensive I f wmat T pin moles or CORNY IS BBNG VIEWED MINK JACKET IS BEING IDONOU NEEDLE
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    12 11 Rl^' 1 quarter of yi si p«r plcul -•...371 per
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    49 11 IKNE. ::able on the Sales covered lenders rewere mo--1 narrow. 15 29 32 seller 68, 14 £37- 27 I-, 97 6 53,6 28 10 4 11 8 4 18 7 buyer buyer 53/9 seller 22 14 41.74 12/5 16 114 buyer 47 18/- buyer 9 44 19/44
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    95 11 MM Pr.iduce Exper pkul Copra steady I uyen, $26 3 4 127 14 buyers, 1 oil steady; im $43 sellers. tea* buying 40 tons busi- v. lute $170, Si 1. Special VMxi.ition 4 p.m. 0] ra August B 8 sellers; tyen $27 3 4 I buyers, $28 j
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    17 11 I nee market in terday, the U.S. at 5.82^ cash ited at 15.57 and 252%.
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    KUALA KAMPAR TO REPAY FIVE SHILLINGS ON EACH SHARE
    573 11 By Our Market Correspondent JHE feature of the Singapore share market yesterday was a rise of one shilling in the shares of Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Ltd., after it had been announced at the annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur that the
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    Speculators were out in force
    445 11 Speculators were out in force THE intensity of activity on the rubber market during this week has been due to two main factors, states the weekly review of Holiday, Cutler, Bath Si Co. Ltd. Firstly, the variety of interpretations which have been placed on- the American stockpile announcements by operators
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    195 11 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association, Singapore section, reported: "The local share market was generally quiet in all sections with the exception of Kuala Kampar which appreciated on rumours of capital return." Singapore brokers reported the following business yesterday:- Consolidated Tin Smelters ords. 30s. 3d xd.; Oammon $2.72.., $2.75;
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    56 11 rE Federation's Financial Secretary has fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week starting: August 11. RUBBER: 51. 45 1 a lb. Fixed Export Duty 21 i cents. Anti-Inflationary Cess 111 cents. COPRA: $436 a ton. COCONUT OIL: $686 a ton. PALM OIL: $654.25 per
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    RUBBER PRICES
    138 11 August first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at $1 .46 U. up a quarter of a cent on Thursday. The closing tone was quiet. Closing prices In cents per lb. were No. 1 R.s.s. Spot f.o.b. buyers 146^ sellers U6V2, No. 1 R.S.S. August buyers
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    SHIPPING
    139 11 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour board wharves or expected today are: Elpenor I|2. Oeylon 4|5. Benveg C.P., Phemlus 6 7 Empire Clyde 819. Momeneus 11. Klmanis 14. Braeelde 15 16, Maonran 18 President Arthur 19|20, Peterzwe'i N. Wall 3 and 4, Senggarang N. Wall 6. Hanyang 2i;22. Palstrla
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    KARMEN RUBBER
    66 11 Karmen Rubber Ltd. will pay a first and final dividend of 12 per cent less tax payable on September 3. Profit after taxation amounted to £9.953; £2,000 has been allocated to reserve for replacement of bulldlngi and chineryThe carry forward to the current year subject to audit and
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    RUBBER CROPS
    52 11 Rubber crops announced are: United Malacca. 120.490 lb. (May). 105.250 lb. (June). 127,380 lb. (July); Kemps* 285,260 lb. (June). 324,900 lb. (July); Radella 13,000 lb. (June), 13.700 lb. (July) AUenby 34.500 m.; Bentt 70.000 lb.; Jeram KuanUn 66.000 lb.; Knndong 35.500 It).; MtnUkmb 87.000 lb. and Sangd Baran
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      476 11 TENDERS P.WJK TENDER NOTICE TKNDSRB from CUM 'D' and above registered Contractors will be received by the Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Kuala Lumpur up to 3 p.m. on 25.8.1995 for the construction of One Clasg 'C Quarters at Vennlng Road, Kuala Lumpur. Pull particulars are obtainable from the office
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  • The STRAITS TIMES Saturday forum
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      An idea for next Health Week
      162 12 An idea for next Health Week rE Federation's annual Health Week was at much public expense devoted mostly to exhibitions of reservoir models and other technical workings related to health. It seems to me that in these efforts certain simple essentials are nearly overlooked or are not given sufficient importance
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      POLICE UNIFORM
      144 12 T note with appreciation the Impression of Tengku Abdul Rahman, the Federation Chief Minister, in his newly designated police uniform with bush jacket, long trousers and buckled belt. Though the style of the uniform looks very impressive I notice some minor alterations are required. The bush jacket should
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      Radio reporting
      221 12 ALL soccer fans were particularly pleased to know that there would be a running commentary on the H.M.S. Malaya Cup final on Saturday last but why, oh why. must Radio Malaya always ruin their programmes? The commentator may be very good at his work but one thine he
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      Lock icon REFUSED TREATMENT
      269 12 T<HE Chief Minister a few weeks ago invited the public to report apathy or a high-hand-ed atitude by government servants toward the public. Shortly before her school closed for the summer vaca- tion, my daughter, who has been suffering for months with a sore on her shin, was
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      'Enough of this'
      82 12 'Enough of this A LETTER from Mr. C. A Prosper Liston of Penang en "A Problem of Allegiance" was published recently. Referring to the last paragraph I understand that Mr. L;ston wants Mr. LennoxBoyd to •clarify" the "status of Penang, Malacca and all these born British subjects., now." Does he
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      Others rould have used the extra cash
      129 12 Others rould have used the extra cash WHEN I recorded my vote last week. I noticed that the entire staff, presiding officer, poll clerk etc., were local government officials who will have no deductions made from their monthly salary, despite receiving remuneration for their election duties I believe the same
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Workers want their beer
        92 12 ON our estate the sale of toddy and all alcoholic drinks has been disallowed for nearly two years, solely in the interest of estate labour. It was with great surprise and chagrin we recently received from the Johore State Branch of the National Union of Plantation
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        ' DIVERSITY
        96 12 DIVERSITY IT is a pity that we should think in terms of religion, regions and language. Malaya's greatness Is In the fact that she has rich diversity In languages and culture. Our unity should take into account this diversity, without which Malaya would be distinctly a poorer country. There is
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        BEST JUDGES
        31 12 SURELY, drivers are the best Judges df when to use parking lights or headlights, according to the circumstances, and not be tied up by any fixed regulations? MOTORIST Singapore.
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        NOT THE TIME
        68 12 TT Is now clear that noth- ing Is going to happen on Aug. 18 in Sinapore either to find a solution for the constitutional problem or for the grant of Immediate self-government. It seems that Mr. Marshall now understands what he did a few weeks ago was
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        TOO POOR
        35 12 rE railway department can afford to pay 15 to 20 dollars for the trunk line call fee to telecoms but cannot afford to pay four dollars' overtime to a clerk. NOT GREEDY. Gemas.
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        GRATEFUL
        72 12 1 would like to express my gratitude to the European Sister who was on duty in the Admission Room. General Hospital on the evening of Aug. 4. 8h« went out of her way to help me in getting my seriously ill child admitted. She also arranged for my wife
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        GAMBLING
        50 12 OUR Chief Minister and his ministers are busy with independence, but surely something could be done by either our City Council or the Gambling Suppression Branch to stamp out the gambling machine racket. Fresh shipments of these machines should not be allowed to come in. NG AH GONG. Singapore.
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        HUMILIATING
        71 12 fTO get the monthly rents ■L from their tenants, the S.I.T. have now erected a sort of barricade at the entrance to the paying-in office. Tenants, after taking a good two (hours off to pay up are treated as though they were at the receiving end of the payments,
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        OPTIMIST
        78 12 'THE writer of the letter "Japanese Money** must be an optimist if he hopes to Jet any portion of the apanese assets which were handed over to the British government for P.o.W. Does Mr. Eccleston remember what happened to civil liability legislation and how It was scrapped? The Japanese
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        COLLECTIVE TRAINING
        86 12 "ANXIOUS" ll evidently a J\ Junior trainea teacher without much experience. Training teachers collectively is the system adopted in many advanced countries. Due to the trainees having been posted to all schools, the Government had to employ a Klrkby trained teacher to visit all schools regularly, paying him
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      Now it's the turn of the Chinese
      157 12 Now it's the turn of the Chinese WITH the end of the Federal Elections, the Chinese in the Federation have seen how sincere the Malays were when they .cast their votes for Chinese candidates, and as a result all were returned. Now 13 the turn for the Chinese to fulfil
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      Demand is blackmail
      88 12 r looks as if "Be Sensible" gives advice from an arm-chair. Solution is difficult in the dispute of the City Council workers because their demand of wages for a period of idleness Is pure blackmail and is based on their new-found strength to dictate terms. Government should
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      But they still swim
      85 12 But they still swim IN spite of the signs in English "No dogs, fishing, swimming allowed in the water of Pierce Reservoir, I saw last Sunday evening, a couple unleashing their black spaniel to swim in the water. Should not the authorities employ a constable or a guard to see
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      ALCOHOL AND OPIUM
      142 12 ALCOHOL AND OPIUM I AGREE with "A Youngster" that opium and alcohol should be eradicated. Nothing good can be obtained from these evils. Opium and alcohol spoil one's health, shorten life, and cause many troubles and hardships. My once well-to-do and respectable friend took his own life after he realised
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      BUS FARES
      61 12 WHY is the bus fare from the junction of New Bridge and Outram Roads to the Junction of Tiong Bahru Road, less than a mile, 10 cents, when the fare from its terminal at North Canal Road to College Road (off Outram Roadi is 5 cents? The distance
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    SANONG IS A HARD HITTER
    102 13 Siamese bantamweight champion Nai Sanong, who fights Don Razali of Singapore at the Happy World Stadium next Thursday, displayed his wares in a public workout yesterday. One hundred onlookers at the stadium watched the tough Siamese par two rounds with Kan Tong Kee and one
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    SELANGOR ROUTED IN SECOND HALF
    468 13 Singapore Malays enter Sultans Gold Cup soccer final Awang Bakar and Ismail Yusoff get going after interval SINGAPORE Malays qualified for the final of the Sultan's Gold Cup soccer competition when they defeated Selangor Malays 5-0 in the South zone final at Jalan Besar stadium
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    Yorks beat Notts by 9 wickets
    237 13 LONDON. Prl. YORKSHIRE kept pace with f Surrey in the county cricket championship today, beating Nottinghamshire by nine wickets. The leaders each have 232 points now but Surrey still have two matches in hand. Yorkshire were able to beat Nottingham before lunch today as
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    Dockyard in round two
    158 13 HM Dockyard "A" won their .first round S.A.F.A. Junior Cup tie when they eliminated Royal Army Medical Corpo 3-1 at Oeylang Stadium yesterday. RAMC goalkeeper Fulcher, kept the score down. RAMC made several raids before scoring in the seventh minute through Roberts, whose 15-yard drive was
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    SCC HOCKEY
    18 13 The women's hockey section of the Singapore Cricket Club will meet on Monday at 5.30 p.m.
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    Malaya v Indonesia tennis on Monday
    279 13 SINGAPORE tennis fans will get a chance to see the overseas tennis players, who will be competing in the Malayan championships at Ipoh, in action in an interport match between Indonesia and Malaya and exhibition games on the padang on Monday and Tuesday. I
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    AUSTRIANS COAST TO 6-0 VICTORY'
    345 13 Ragged Selangor shoot weakly KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. T*HE VISITING Salzburg soccer team outplayed with 1 ease a Football Association of Selangor XI 6-0 at the T.P.C.A. Stadium this evening. The tourists, who asserted their superiority from the start, gave the Impression that they could have
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    Lock icon S. Africans win by inns.
    105 13 LEICESTER, Fri. THE South African cricket tourists beat Leicestershire by an innings and 117 runs here today. They dismissed the county for 208 and 138 after declaring at 463 for six in their first innings. Tayfleld had a match analysis of nine wickets for 84
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    Lock icon 43-SEC SHOCK FOR SULLIVAN
    91 13 LIVERPOOL, Fri. Archie Towne. 27-year-old coloured middleweight boxer from New York, shocked a packed stadium here last night when he stopped former British and Empire champion, Johnny Sullivan, in 43 seconds of an eight-round fight. It was the first time Sullivan railed to go the distance
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    IPOH SENDS 11 FOR SWIFTS ATHLETICS
    368 13 A CONTINGENT of eleven athletes and officials from Ipoh have came down to take part in the fourth annual Swift A.A. meet to be held at Victoria School ground from 2.30 p.m. today. The Swift meet, though Just a club affair, provides one of
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    Johore hope for hat-trick with Fijians
    226 13 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri.— The president of the Johore Rugby Union, Mr. J. P. M. Roualle, hopes that the Fljlans will remain long enough to help Johore win the H.M.S. Malaya competition for the third year In succession, a feat which has not been achieved
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    SCFA v South China likely
    160 13 At the annual general meeting ol the Singapore Chinese Football Association held at Hoe Kee Club yesterday it was stated that every effort will be made to arrange a match between S.C.F.A. and South China touring team who are due to arrive in Singapore on
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    SBA plans junior Fed. tours
    243 13 SBA plans junior Fed. tours rpHE Singapore Badminton Assocla- tion to Improve the stand? rd of Junior players, is to send a team of young players on a Federation tour in December. The proposal came from President Mr. Wee Kirn Wee, at a meeting at the Badminton Hall last night,
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    SCFA TEAM v S'GOR MALAYS
    78 13 Singapore Chinese F.A. have named 20 players from whom the side to meet Selangor Malays In a floodlit soccer match at Jalan Besar stadium tonight (8 p.m.i will be chosen. They are: Fook Teng, Yew Chang, Chonfj, Kum. Yong Kong. Kok Cheng. Hin Weng. Kok
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    $5,000 Must be WON! in this popular WORD PUZZLE
    9 13 $5,000 Must be WON! in this popular WORD PUZZLE
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      518 13 SOCCER Friendly: Singapore Chinese v Sefauigor Malays, Jalan Besar, 8 p.m. S.A.F.A. Junior cup: Fathul Karib v St. John's S.C.. Jalan Besar; 7 pjn.; R.A.P.C. v Alexandra F.T., Geylanc; Police *A v BalesUer United, CYMA ground. ATHLETICS Swifts A.A. meet, Victoria School, 2.30 pjn. CRICKET Friendlies: Non-Benders v Police, Thomson
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    STRAITS TIMES SELECTIONS
    158 14 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER Race 1 2.15 BIG HIT Esparto Golden Rebus GOLDEN REBUS Esparto Sugar Bush ESPARTO Big Hit Scholarship Race 2 2.45 ROGATION Blue Ribbon Winterdrina ROGATIO?f Blue Ribbon New Year ROGATION Winterdrina Admission Race 3 3.15 FIREBIRD Hot Iron Merry .Vma s HOT
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    PEARL ORIENT HORSES TO FIGHT OUT RACE SEVEN FINISH
    635 14 PEARL ORIENT HORSES TO FIGHT OUT RACE SEVEN FINISH BEST bet in todays card at Bukit Timah is Kerry Laughter in the Class 3. Div. 1 mile handicap (Race Seven.'. This Pearl Orient four-year-old is in prand form and a little give in the turf is just what he wants.
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    Lock icon KOBBERO HURT IN TRAINING
    58 14 COPENHAGEN. Fri.— Finn Kobbero, the Danish badminton champion, will be unable to play for at legist two months owinp to a knee injury sustained while making hand rprinps when training. He was preparing for the coming season and it is feared that the injury may affect
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    At B. Timah today
    41 14 At B. Timah today THERE was more rain yesterday and up to last evening the going was heavy. rpODAY'S Best Bet: Kerry X Laughter in Race Seven. Best Longshot: Snow Blaze in Race Eight. RADfO Malaya will broadcast all races today.
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    Bright Eyes is Bukit Timah mile specialist
    397 14 Bright Eyes is Bukit Timah mile specialist SCRATCHED AT PENANG TO TRY FOR RICH SINGAPORE PRIZES By EPSOM JEEP ORIGHT EYES II was scratched from his recent engagements at Penang to be reserved for the richer purses at Bukit Timah. I am confident this versatile Flamenco gelding will succeed in
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    STAGE SHOW SHOULD TURK THE TABLES ON PROCTOR
    871 14 STAGE SHOW SHOULD TURK THE TABLES ON PROCTOR STAGE SHOW 11, smart three year old by Vilmorin, has hit his top form and I am not going to look beyond him in Race Six even though the opposition is formidable. Stage Show II struck his winnine form at Bukit Timah
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    TODAY'S RACE CARD
    1353 14 Race 1 2.15: Class 3, Div. 5 6 Furs. I—6 Red Runner 5y Smith 9.00 W.J. Wearne Sullivan 2 Royal Town 4y Bagby 8.12 Huka Kongsl Martin 3 Viola 4y Paterson 8.12 H.W. Cowling St Mrs. J. Rodgers Rodgers 4 572 Big Hit 8y Bougoure 8.11 Jenat
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    DISCARDS BAILP AND GRAVENF ARE RECALLEL
    255 14 Tyson, Cowdrey fail I Test eve fitnes* triap LONDON, Fri. COLIN COWDREY and Frank Tyson both failed fitness tests at Lord's this morning and are out of tomorrow's England team to meet South Africa in the fifth Test at The Oval. Their places will
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    Two Asian Games champ in P.I. boxing team
    145 14 T*HE Philippines is sending A only four boxers to the South-East Asia championships in Singapore from August 29 to September 3, but they make up one of the most formidable entries Two Asian Games champions and one runner-up are included. Bantamweight Alejandro
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    Lock icon Jap reaches semi tinals
    55 14 NEWPORT. Fri Mlyigi, Japan'a h j reached llir men's K finals in the Ncv, I lawn tennis tournami I terd.iy with a 3-fi. fi- tory over Mai Andi H tra'lia. I He now me>'- H States i who I i H list Kurt Niflsen "Drnrr.a.-i iH
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