Singapore Standard, 16 August 1951

Microfilm: NL2282
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    20 1 Hi Wzj^^^ Singapore Standard «L A 3fl 4 vCL NO. s.S. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1951. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    House Collapses In Thunderstorm
    57 1 .^.*s# ;::i photos. Above: The attap house off Lim Chu Kang Road which collapsed yesterday during a thunderstorm, killin? a woman and injuring her one-year-old child. Picture at right bvlow shows her husband, a rubber tapper holding the injured baby and weeping over the tragedy while
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    Ridgway Issues New Warning UN Ready To Loosen "Fury Of Weapons"
    218 1 Ridgway Issues New Warning UN Ready To Loosen "Fury Of Weapons" TOKYO, .\u»ii-l 15 (IP). General Matthew; ij's Stpwi llcadquMltts named tonight that j ll» r t ommimi-ls ayaiii raise the standards of war, toldien v*ill !>♦• met h\ a fury of weapons of the I nite«l Nations forees." The
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    Joy Offers Neutral Zone Plan
    145 1 Joy Offers Neutral Zone Plan I E BASE BE- Nations Kaesong e mcbed a i i tweak the :1 a aracation senior. United ai e c ic a sessi a In statemei I up demarc »1 b sub o1 ine oi 3 eacta to be sup Nations Head- the v
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    'Russian Subs Will Come In If Talks Fair
    66 1 WASHINGTON. Aug. 15, \FP)._The new Secretary of the United States Navy, F Kimball said last night that if the negotiations for a ceasefire in Korea faUed, there was a very grave danger of the entry of Soviet submarines into war. That will
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    Attap House Collapses, Woman Killed
    215 1 Standard Siaff Reporter A CHINESE woman was killed instantaneously when her house off Lim Chu kants Koa«l, Singapore, collapsed during a thunderstorm HI danil jiatnilaj» Her one-year-old daughter, who was strapped to her bark at the time of the crash miraculously escaped with minor injuries.
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    British Liberty Ship
    22 1 TAIPEI Aug. 15: <Reutera P Chinese newspapers todav predicted that the^Britishowned Liberty ship Hemy L. AbboH" would be released.
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    S'pore Leaders Raise A Howl Against Call-Up Dodgers
    399 1 S 'pore Leaders Raise A Howl Against Call -Up Dodgers "Send All Of Them Back!" SINGAPORE public leaders who are concerned with the recent influx of the Federation call-up dodders into the Colony, have asked the Government to set up new regulations that will prevent their entry into Singapore. Most
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    Communist Periodical "Freedom News Now Published By Singapore Police
    52 1 bu ed 5,000 copies of their own •Freedom News" m Chinese the Mth issue cf the, former Red ''Freedom News pub- li^.d and printed by the Sini^nnre Police with the same fe£s recently captured from "tn^tW." of* production th. Jfua distinguishing
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    Iran Turns Down Stroke' Terms Offers 3 Points
    460 1 Iran Turns Down Stroke' Terms Offers 3 Points TEHERAN, Aug. 15 (AP) Deputy Premier Hossein Fallmi said today that the Persian Cabinet has decided to reject the British proposal for settlement of the oil nationalization dispute. The Cabinet decisio.i was given to Britain's Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Richard Stokes, at
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    Warder Foils Changi Jail Break Attempt
    135 1 Standard Staff Reporter WHAT might have been an attempted jail break at Changi Prison was foiled yesterday when a European warder was attacked by some of the long-term prisoners. The warder who was clubbed by two of the prisoners apparently got away from the
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    Final Draft Of Jap Treaty Announced
    577 1 LONDON. Aug. 15 (Railter) Britain and the United Sta-tes tonight announced the final draft oi theil r--i Japanese peace treaty, explicitly recognising the restoration 01 i<*pcu-i^o^ oC 0 ..<, j Soviet and Indian criticisms. Russia had objected thai no restrictions are placed on Japanese
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    Lockwood Lauds Work Done In Rubber Estates
    123 1 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. "it every American would take the trouble as myself to visit Malaya and .see for himself the magnificent job being done in rubber estates under the .severest odd.s. I am sure the American Government would realize the vital
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    MASTER PLAN SURVEY UNDERWAY
    338 2 Draft Bill Being Prepared Sir George Pepler Standard Stall Reporter >IK GEORGE PEPLER, Town Planning onsnlUuil to the Singapore Government told The Standard yesterday that the preliminaries in connection witn Ida three-year task for the diagnostic -ur\t»\ of Singapore to draw up a Master Plan, have
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    Caustic Soda For 4 Alleged
    75 2 A C;i:SES£ WO\ MM S«1 J G< k ::-:■.".:'•<..: ill the Sin- T\. I Pt lice C u-: i/es- thr< e lenl it v i cittempte I mitreU o other ot attempted ;'t S( i allege I U pe fed mla three childn > p<
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    Stole Beer, Jailed
    25 2 FOR STEALING a bottle of beer vofth 60 cents, Mohamed Abdul Kadir was saitenced to five weeks rigorous jn^nri&"»?j rVu'e Court vesterday
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    Ways To Increase MunicipalRevenue
    451 2 Ways To Increase MunicipalRe venue SEVERAL METHODS SUGGESTED THE FINANCE and Genera] Purposes Committee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has unanimously agreed on several methods of increasing Municipal revenue hy increasing licence fees. The total increase in revenue estimated to be derived from these methods is about $325,000. Meanwhile other
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    Rotarians OK Lepers' Hall
    72 2 THE SINGAPORE Rotary Club yesterday approved a project to! build a community hall which could also be used as a school in the Leper Colony at an estimated cost of $55,000. The President. Mr. K M Engelmann. told The Standard that the building would be used
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    Forgery Charge
    31 2 OXG SOXG KOH was charged in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday, with forging a bank cheque intending to use it for cheating Case was postponed to Aug. 22.
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    Bang... Wham!
    56 2 THIS lorry ran smack into a tree off Duru trn Road, Singapore, yesterday when one of its front tyres burst with a loud ban?. The driver jumped right out of the careering vehicle and escaped unhurt. The bags of cement were intact and only damage to the vehicle
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    MC's To Evict SCRC FromHongLim Field
    183 2 Sia.nW4 staff Reporter THE ESTATES and Fire Brigade* o«.«™i*«M» <>* tne Singapore Municipal Commissioners has decided to take action to evict the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club from the Hong Lim Green. The Commissioners, who wore given this 'and by the Government on the expiry
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    He Started It With $10 Donation
    75 2 pnotos. HERE is the trishaman whose generous gesture in donating $10 to the Kampong Bugis Relief fluid and offering free transport to the fire victims was immediatelu folloxred by Other tris}iamen present. He refused to divulge his name but a Standard cameraman snapped This
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    TRISHAMEN OFFER FREE RIDES TO FIRE VICTIMS
    332 2 Standard Staff Reporter A GROUP of Chinese trishamen who were waiting for fares at the Kampong Bugis relief distribution centre yesterday morning suddenly changed their minds and offered to carry men, women and children free to their destination. This spontaneous gesture took effect
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    Peon Stole Ball Bearings
    42 2 SYED ABDUL Razak bin a ing peon pk i guilty in the Sing 11 re First Police Court >• >; iy, when charged with stealing 47 motor car roller bearings worth Mot< 'rs. He wi.l be sentenced on Aug 16.
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    Judge Praises Arab Witness
    72 2 Judge Praises Arab Witness AN ARAB witness in the riot murder case before the Assizes in which 13 Malays are on trial was complimented by Mr. Justice Whitton yesterday on his action in securing an ambulance to take an elderly Eurasian victim to hospital. Many Eurasian*; were asassaulted and a
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    False Certificate
    39 2 BODIN BIX ABO alias Budin b:n Abu was sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday for using a certificate of discharge belonging to another person at the Registrar of Seamen's Office.
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    Girl (14) Was Introduced To Several Men Court Told
    189 2 Girl (14) Was Introduced To Several Men Court Told A 41-YEAR-OLD Chinese woman. Lee Ah Peng, appeared in the Singapore First Police Court yesterday charged with procuring a 14-year-old girl for prostitution and living on the immoral earnings of the girl. The girl told the court that she was formerly
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    AAM To Start Island Wide Night Service
    238 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE AUTOMOBILE Association of Malaya is to provide a night service, in addition to the present day service, for members, Mr. Sandy G. Pillay, committee member of the A.A.M., announced yesterday in a talk to Singapore Rotarians. 'It is felt
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    Had Chandu Dross
    7 2 found guilty of having
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    COMMITTEE TO DECIDE ON INDIAN FUND
    353 3 MCs Asked ToName Their Man Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Government is to set up a Committee to decide on the future of the Indian Immigration Fund. .1 r THe (oilimill w *'ll h<* under the Chairmanship of me lommisgioner for Labour. The terms
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    ACSU STRIKE IF MANYAM'S MISSION FAILS
    151 3 A FINAL attempt to get satisfactory settlement of its claims for revision of salary and cost of living allowances is to be made by the Army Civil Service I'nion of Singapore by sending ;i delegate to the I'nited Kingdom to negotiate direct with the
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    Suspect Ot Kerr Shooting Detained
    34 3 CHINESE, suspected to be connected with the snooting of Mr Kenneth Kerr a Singapore Traction Company ticket inspector, on Saturday last was detained by the Singapore Police yesterday morning.
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    Robberv Charge
    50 3 A CH\RGE df robbinfl a Chinese woman Chu;> Nunn M a oold wrist chain valued at 5130 at the drive leading to Tan Tork Seng Hospital on Aug. 14 was explained to Fong Ah Hong to the Singapore First Police Court Fong was remanded in the central lockup.
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    Lucky —Not So Lucky
    52 3 Lucky Not So Lucky photos. Tm: The rider of .hi, motor c yjle jSSfwiSJ? with a car near fecttw 111 i l ta«l minor cuts from hU own broken today evenm, KI IT wa n k S3 down by a car on the Bakit Timah Road yesterdaj.bottles when lus ijuc
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    Loans To Fishermen To Catch More Fish
    290 3 A FOLR-.W AN Singapore Fisheries Loan Board with the Financial Secretary as chairman will now consider applications from Singapore fishing operators lo purchase suitahle craft ami gear in order to extend oftshore fishing, it was officially announced last night. The official announcement states
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    THIS HILL HIDES 72 HEROES
    23 3 Behind this little sand clay hillock is the valley where 12 volunteers massacred by the Japanese were buried.
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    Craves Planned For Jap Victims
    298 3 THE exhumation of skeletons of 72 officers and men of the Singapore Volunteer Force, the Malay Regiment and the Passive Defence Forces, massacred by the Japanese in Siglap, is being planned by the War Graves Engineer Service of the General H.Q. of the Far East
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    Contest For Sarong Girls
    55 3 A CONTEST open to women will be held at the Happy World stadium on August 2fi to Choose the "Queen <>! the Swimming Costume.-. 195L* 1 There will be three prizes for the ni'bt attractive "cheong sam", evening dresses and sarong. Tlvi.se Interested should register at
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    RAJ PLEADS FOR THE JOBLESS 100
    241 3 Standard Slafll Reporter MR. R. DASARATHA K AJ. Labour Wimiin for Rorhorc District in tin- Legislative «Miu<il. y«>M«'r<lay called on lh<* Acting; (»<ri«ral Mana^rr of tin- Singapore (vlass Manufacturers (ompany. !\lr. A. S. Atkin*. to plead the ease of more than 1 00 strikers
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    Remember, Its Only 28 Cents A Lb.
    74 3 Remember, Its Only 28 Cents A Lb. ALL SINGAPORE bakeries are informed that 28 cents per pound is the controlled price on wheaten bread The Department of the Controller of Supplies is keeping a sharp lookout for black marketeers and so far several prosecutions to! selling above the controlled price
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    Boon For Students
    75 3 Standard Staff Reporter The Pitman's Association is to hold examination in commercial subjects in Singapore. The first ot these will be in December at the Singapore Institute of Commerce. This move will help hundreds of .students as L.C.C. exams held twice yearly betore are now held only
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    Thunderstruck
    56 3 photo. Sambai bin Arjamin, a Malay rubber tapper and In. familv who narrowly escaped death, when their attap house off Lim Chu Kane Road crashed early yesterda> morning during a thunderstorm A Chinese womi^ Ta> Choo. wife of a feHow-tapper. who shared the house was killed. Picture shows the
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    Labour Starts Branch
    153 3 Labour Starts Branch Standard Staff Reporter THE FIRST branch of the Labour Party of Singapore waH formed on Sunday last at a meeting in Pasir Panjang. Thif* i* the first time that any political party has opened a hran<*h in Singapore. The Party tome time ȣ<> dte* cided to open
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    New Chemist
    22 3 \1; Cl i Cbwee Le g '>' of the Chemical Sei via Part II Singapn c hats been ipp Mi be <
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    4 Bandits Killed
    33 4 FOUR bandits were k:':cd and seven are believed t > have been i u led in the Federation in the 24 hi urs up to J am. this m rning. j
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    KL Plans Miss Malaya Contest SHOW WILL BE BIGGESTEVER
    287 4 KL Plans Miss Malaya Contest SHOW WILL BE BIGGESTEVER Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— This year's 4 Miss Malaya" beauty contest will be staged in Kuala Lumpur at the Selangor Race Course, with a grand carnival and ball, on October 13, at 8 p.m. About 50 entrants from all
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    32 4 photo. Malay warders of the Detention Camp, Kluang, marching smartly to the Mosque under the leadership of their SergeantMajor. Earlier they were inspected at the equivalent of a Church Parade. Bright Studio
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    Freedom Plan For Malay Detainees
    183 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Many Malays in the Federation who are now detained under the Emergency Regulations will be given an opportunity to obtain their release under a scheme which Government proposes to start in Klang shortly. Government has built a camp in
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    Bomb Kills 2 Sentries
    125 4 Standard Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Two Auxiliary Police sentries guarding a penghulu's house in the Kota Tinggi area of Johore were kil ed yesterday by a grenade hurled by terrorists. A gang ol about 50 terrorists attacked the house and killed the penghulu tie Auxi P
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    Padan Villagers To Be Grouped
    85 4 PI ANS are o w and* r was resettle Pa lan Vi ige on th milestone, K ta 1 R ad. \re dinj t. t u e Distrid Tuan Abdullah b. ss m a layout to include this litth I n into the Town 5
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    Another Bid To Get Forced Levy Repaid
    174 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Associated Chinese 4^»e^iintut^T^Tairtrirp"Tn%'TA?n'frrl?f le^Viffrftr^yVsh $50,000,000 compulsory levy on the Chinese community by the Japanese Military Administration during the occupation, if a resolution on this issue is adopted at the annual delegates' conference of the Chambers in
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    Judge Queries Some Nonsense' About Bonds
    126 4 Standard St:iff Correspondent MALACCA. Wed. When Mr. Justice Abbott varied the sentences of four minors on appeal before him at the Assizes this morning and bound them over, he observed that "there seems to be some nonsense about charging a dollar for drawing up
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    Jealousy Ends In Year's Jail
    87 4 KLUAXG, Wed. Jealousy over an exchange of love letters between Kuan Llan Kee and 15-year-old Goh Tien, drove the girl's brother-in-law Low Kow 26) to approach Kuan and threaten him with arrest. In the Kluang Magistrate's Court. Low, who was also charged with extorting $40
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    Compensation
    31 4 JOHORE Banru General Hlspital nurses have been given a day off to compensate for the day they lost last week as a result of an order by the Medical Superintendent.
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    Bandit's Cook Is Jailed
    136 4 Standard Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Wed.— A former bandit cook. Wong Jin 800 alias Ah Pong, aged 60. was found guilty on the unanimous verdict of the jury at the Assizes yesterday on two charges of consorting with bandits and sentenced to 12 months' rigorous imprisonment by
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    41 4 photo. Che Lily Binte Abdul Majeed. Supervisor of Malay Girls School. Kuala Lumpur was another Federation scholarship winner who left on the Canton list week. She has been awarded a three-year study course in England by the Education Department K.L Standard
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    Klang Bridge Discussed For 6 Years
    211 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KLANG. Wed. At Monday's monthly meeting of the Town Broad. Klang, Dato* Ahmad bin Osman, District Officer Klang, stated that the prohibition of trishaws on the Sydney bridge could not be relaxed by the 0.5.P.C., Klang, though it was admitted that
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    MALAY BANK DIRECTORS SUMMONED
    144 4 MALAY BANK DIRECTORS SUMMONED Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Three directors of the Malay National Banking Corporation Limited. Inc-he Mustapha bin Yusof, Yahaya Mohd Seh and Mrs. Karasiah Ma'Aroff, appeared before the President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. Mr. D. M. K. Grant, today, on a summons for
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    Policeman's Conviction Is Upheld
    120 4 Standard Staff (or respondent MALACCA. Wed.— Mr. Justice Abbott to-day upheld the conviction of Police Lieutenant Taylor who was sentenced by a Magistrate's Curt on a charge of being crunk xvith a gun and a charge of being disnri^lUwr^ai?tttiSHn »zwi 01 months 1 imprisonment for the
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    Malayan Students In US Seek Closer Friendship
    107 5 Stindurd Stall Reporter >vr dv the principa] aims of I<>l V f J and closer bena ■sticlems' Association. The editorial «;:;-';f "Ufing The M.''-'- v; ",V mrt that this r eiir ol P'"' 'VV' d ,'ui in the M The' Prudent -^SS; d!:it3nCe
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    Davidson's Post
    28 5 Thp High Commissioner f° r a me^ of Je Malayan B^ard of Income Tax in place SfMr. H Munro Scott who resigned. i i m, -i>-w-»-ir
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    David Lyttle Excels As The General
    403 5 IT WAS gratifying to find a large audience present last j 'night at the Victoria Theatre i for the opening night of i "ARDELE". produced by i Donald Moore. It is only lair to say at the outset that this play by Jean j
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    15 Men On $2,000 Bail
    80 5 18 MEN— nine Javanese, three Malays, three Chinese arid an Indian who were remanded in custody for allegedly breaking into the store of the 223 Base Ordnance Depot at 1.50 a.m. on Aug. 13. were allowed $2,000 bail each in the Singapore Third Police Court
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    LOUISE WILL ENTER YALE
    104 5 MISS Louise Lu of Singapore is among a group of scholars who have arrived In New York from South-East Asian countries for further studies in the United States, the Institute of International Education announced yesterday Miss Lu wiU enter Yale University at New Haven. Connecticut during
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    Afenons To Visit Mother In India
    70 5 MR. C G. MENON of the law firm of Menon Co. and his wife. Mrs. Yilasini Menon. first lative Councillor, will empmne tor India on Sept. 11. They will be away for a month on •i visit to Mr. Menon's aged and ailing mother.
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    Simplified Municipality For Ipoh GOVT. PLEDGES AID AT START
    382 5 Simplified Municipality For Ipoh GOVT. PLEDGES AID AT START Standard Staff Correspondent or |1 l 'J| 11 W ffr~ A si I>le forni of Municipal r£Z.*l Tf* I' Ut Ule b <* inni »?< "»t be he hi Ie '"«"'«"«"<* of roads and Men 1., l! "'"t;^ bei "S P>
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    109 5 The Resident Commissioner, xMr. G. E. C. Wisdom, Dato Tan Cheng Lock, The Collector of Land Revenue, Mr. J. E. M. Cave and Mrs. Cave and many others were at the Dinner last Saturday nitfht at Pokok Manga Road given by Tay Boon Seng, a rubber dealer to two very
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    Twins Wed Brothers
    56 5 A LARGE gathering attended the first Sikh double wedding in the history of Raub, recently, when Misses Balberr Kanr and Balwant Kaur, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bach an S infill. Hospital Assistant, Raub, vver- married to Messrs. Piara Sin;;h and Karani Sin i 4h respectively.
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    Tatience No Weakness'
    137 5 >t.ind.ird Stall Reporter HI IMPERIAL <; vernment Dep "tine ts tpparentrj .seem to mistake the wn h ken >ya ltj .'.nd p tier foi weakness The 30.000 civilian employees A the Services are .rtifd to agitate until theii usi claims ai e met, > v. t edit
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    39 5 Bureau. Washington (ex r. m W < p K Da 0 E E c. Bursts at a party s.ven and Da tin ThuraiTliuraisinehan>. r e C ,nUy. Next to Mr. l.o<k-sin,-ham. in Kuala l""^""^ Ml is Mr. J. E. Bush.
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    'Municipality Is Nursery Of Citizenship'
    135 5 Standard Staff Reporter. THE SINGAPORE Municipality follows the British Municipal techniques and administrative s .stem fairly closely said Dr. L. C. Hill, a London expert on local government who i s here to make a suivey of Municipal and Rural Board procedure. The Municipality, he
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    A CHANCE FOR ASIAN REFUGEES
    198 5 By EVA (.'HONG, Standard Woman Reporter THE PROBLEM of refugees in South East Asia is now in the hands of the International Refugee Organisation, Mr. B. N. Anklesaria, president of Bombay's Progressive Party and delegate to the recent United Nations' Non-Governmental Organisation's Conference in Bali
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    Off To US
    43 5 OON SENG KOK, ?.l, of Hose Road. Teluk Anson. Perak, who will enter Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, for an education course. After obto enter the Teachers' Trainins College. He is an old boy of the ACS. Teluk Anson.
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    Retrial Of D.O. On Corruption Charges Starts
    261 5 Standard Staff Correspondent KOTA BAHRU, Wed.— The case of Che Hassan fci« Sulaiman Dato Biji Sura former District Officer, Paslt Puteh, Kelantan, came up for hearing in the Sessions Court, Kota Bahru on Tuesday before Mr. B. G. Smith, President of the Sessions
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    Indonesian Day.In S'pore
    76 5 Indonesian Day.In S'pore Standard Start Reporter THE SIXTH anniversary the founding of the Indonesian Republic wiil bo celebrated in Singapore for two days. Tonunorrow moraine, Di Bfohamed Basif, Consul-General, will hoist the Indonesian t•. < at a ceremony at bis Patersoo Road residence. Later in the evening he will bold
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    Burglar Surprised By Peon, Caught
    154 5 Standard Staff Report*-, HASSAN BIN ALL a ft-ye*r« old electi ician, wu sentenced to four months rigorous imprison* ment 111 the Singapore Third District Court yesterday fof breaking into the premises of the Kndau Sawmill Ltd IB LaVWidei Street on May 22 The sav. mill's
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    Inaugural Day Set For T.U.C
    91 5 THE [NAUGUB IL m« of the S igapore T\ le Congi to e '•<" .1 1 n be .< 1 on Suudav. Septembei 23 T l n> si'as decided by the 1 vision C «nmi ttee rf the 1 at a meet la; Mi i
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    5,000 Register
    32 5 PENANG Wei Five th i youth I:, the ci i u ace i"i o iv egistei ed them i\ call j] quota ii 2.006 youth*- ive be called *"\i(T' I
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    Singapore Standard Independent Morning Newspaper Dying Concessionaries
    859 6 Singapore Standard Independent Morning Newspaper Dying Concessionaries MK RICHARD Stokes, Britain's oil envoy in Persia has put forward proposals which he points out are the "best the Persians are likely to cet anvwhere." This is still the talk of a businessman who is trying to convince his Persian customers that
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    We Live In A World We Don't Understand
    1485 6  - We Live In A World We Don't Understand TAKAR %tt 0^ w YW7E don't know everything. \V We really know very little. Men and women, inspite of all their education and civilisation, live like bewildered children in a world they do not understand. Here is a story from Taiping. I
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      498 6 TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP FOR INDUSTRY Sir.— May I make one or two comments on a certain newsitem which y^u published in The Standard" of August 9". 1 And first, in order to save those interested the trouble of looking tor the issue in question, let me quote the passage here:
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      193 6 Sir, I appeal to all interested in defending right and justice, and trust this will result in a Committee being formed to enquire into all matters concerning Pensioners and Widows and Orphans. I hope the Hon'ble Members of the Council have read the many letters and pleas trom
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      131 6 Si;:— What makes Mr. Yap Pheng Geek think that the proposed launch service between Katong Park and Clifford Pier is not practicable until it is given a fair trial? Mr. Chan Kum Chee in suggesting the service. 1 think, hopes to divert part of the heavy traffic and NOT
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      81 6 Sir. At last there is a man who can think of something better than making speeches at the Commissioners' 1 leetings. Mr. Chan Kum Chee's suggestion of a launch service to relieve the traffic jam at the Kallang Road Junction is excellent. Bless him! Only those who have
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      A PORT TRUST
      481 6 Sir. T'le constitution of a Port Trust to control the entire port of Penang. including Bagan Luar and Prai. is advocated by the Penang Induin Chamber of Commerce in its memorandum on tr e development of the port of Penang and environs. The memorandum is to be
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    Review of Views
    157 6 Review of Views The pap, r■ sentences dt i-• 1:' I 3 i r providi suits -J g r JapOn Japanese offti i home '.he f modation B Once Bitten... RUSSIA Japanese peace terpre-^d by inn.-: f Its forma failure. Bin Che? :s. erred I i ted a ben tne
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    The Newspaper Tycoon Who Never Became President
    496 6  - The Newspaper Tycoon Who Never Became President William D. Clark Bv BY the death of William Randolph Hearst. last Tuesday the American newspaper world is relieved of its greatest tycoon. For thirty years Hearst dominated the American Press scene, but in the last decade his power and influence had been
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    UN Diplomats See Bitter Soviet Fight Against Jap Treaty
    398 7 H I TIONS g 15 (Reut "> United Nation, 1,,,, .mats sa.d here yesterday _t hey expected the Soviet Union to iHttorly aga.nst praet.eally every key paragraph of the prop i Japanese peace treaty. F Although the Japanese treaty is strictly
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    US To Stand Firm On Plan For 'Soft' Peace
    231 7 i XMHM.TOY WIS (IP)— The United State* mi: iirm on plans to conclude a liberal peace wit* Japan, regardless of any Soviet manoeuvres k ii or to bring Red China to the conference i- iplomatic authori- confidence that vi GromjkQ will
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    Harriman Denies He Will Succeed Acheson
    63 7 v ai« i.t <rp> ted States AmbassaAverell Harrinaan denied. hat he had anv plans ::d h.< mediation efforts 3] itc between Britain ,er the Sue/ Canal, nan said that if he went: rould be completely fficiaJ basis. there was "absolutely 1 when ..Nkrd about
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    US, Philippines To Sign Mutual Defence Pact
    73 7 MANILA. Aug. 15 (Keuter).—A Inited StatesPhilippines mutual defence treaty will be signed at San Francisco at the same time as the American Pacific Security Treaty with Australia and New Zealand, a usually reliable source said yesterday. The text of the treaty has not
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    Asian Impact Of Red Move Under Study
    163 7 Asian Impact Of Red Move Under Study Standard London Corr. LONDON, Wed.— While preI.minary reactions to the Soviet de<-i<ion to attend the Japanese peace treaty conference Still emphasised Moscow's intention to delay Japanese rearmament, second thoughts her e are being devoted to its impact on South Asia Evidence mounts that
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    Gromyko Said To Fight For Peking Role
    179 7 j MOSCOW. Aug. 13, <UP> Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyka was expected here yesterday to restate at San Francisco tlie Soviet Union's unaiteraole opposition to a Japanese peace treaty without Communist China. Observers believed Gromyko most likely would muster all of the many
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    Royal Marine Officers To Join HK Exercises
    78 7 HONGKONG, Aug. 15 (Reuterj^P) Some officers o! No ■'> Commando Brigade of the Royal Marines, now serving in Malaya. Will take part in an army exercise m Hongkong next Saturday and Sunday, according to a Hongkong Government announcement today. They were sent here
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    Egypt's Queen Mother And Daughter
    59 7 photo. Queen Mother Nazli of Egypt (right) and her daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Riad Ghali, are pictured aboard the s.s. Lurline from Honolulu at San Francisco recently. The daughter was the former Princess Fathia, sister of King Farouk, whose marriage to Ghali, a
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    TrumanHits Critics, Denounces Charges Of Reds In US Govt.
    235 7 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (AP)— President Truman yesterday bitterly denounced "slandermongers" and said they are chipping away American freedoms "far more effectively than the Communists have ever been able to do The President mentioned no names, but left no doubt he was
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    Peru Asks Inquiry On Border Incidents
    74 7 LIMA. Aug. 15 (AFP)— The Peruvian Foreign Ministry today published a communique declaring that the Peruvian government had asked the four countries of the Rio Conference —Argentina. Brazil, Chile and the United States to make a thorough inquiry on the frontier incidents between Peru
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    Four-Power 'Med.' Games In 2nd Day
    173 7 VALETTA. Aug. 15 <AP) Malta-based fighters and ground defences "destroyed" 31 and "damaged" 15 aircraft of the raiding White forces yesterday, the second day of the four-power Mediterranean "Exercise Beehive." Fighters of the Black forces, guided by radar units, claimed many interceptions of the
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    Reds Charge British Firm Of Evading Tax
    63 7 TAIPEI. Aug. 15 <Reuter-AAP) —The Chinese taxation authorities today churned the old established British trading firm of Jardine Matheson and Company with tax evasions amounting to nearly £14.000 Sterling. The charges which were headlined in the main Chinese newspapers gave alleged details of
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    48 7 photo. The Emir Feisal. Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia and second son of King Ibn Saud. is seen with Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison when they began important talks on political, military an! strategic problems of the Middle East at the Foreign O "ice in London. Aug. B.— AP
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    Hearst, US Publisher, Dies At 88
    208 7 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif Aug. 15, (UP).— William Randolph Hearst, aged 88, founder and chief of a vast publishing empire which bore his name, died peacefully at nis home here at ltJ5O GMT yesterday. Friends said Hearst had been in "frail health" tor some time
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    Chase To Inspect S. Taiwan Defences
    81 7 TAIPEI. Aug. 15 (ReuterAAP>— Major General William Curtis Chase. Chief of the American military assistance advisory group to .Formosa left this morning on a two-day routine inspection tour of Southern Formosa's defences. During his two-day tour in the south. General Chase will visit various
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    No Agreement On Newsprint Plan
    82 7 WASHINGTON, Aug 15 <APi Tne inte national raw mate* rials conference tailed to agree yesterday on a plan for allocation of newsprint. The 14-nation committee talked for three hours at closed meeting but adjourned afterward with no recomiriP'id;!! :on>. Tie 27-i!.'it (;n conference had set
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    Quake In Turkey
    32 7 ISTANBUL. Aug. 15 <l'P» —At lc;ist 56 persons were killed and 162 others bar!!;, injured in an earthquake Tuesday in central Anatolia according to reports today from the ;.:<;i
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    Pakistan Marks 4th Anniv. Of Independence
    316 7 NEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (AP)^-Pakislan marked ike fourth anniversary of it* independence yesterday *ifh a honeyed exchange of messages between Premier Liaquat Ali khan and Jawaharlal Nehru, premier m( neighbouring India. Said Mr. Nehru: "On the anniversary of your National Day, I extend my
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    Colonial Meet Condemns SA Race Policy
    95 7 LONDON. Aug. 15. (ArP> The conference of delegates from all British colonies and protectorates whi« h ended its session here yesterday was reported to have passed, before adjourn ing. a resolution condemning Ihe racial discrimination poli< y of the South African (»'iv ernment. The
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    Resignation Of Nehru Rejected
    95 7 NEW DELHI. Auk If, t" 1 —Chairman Tandon «i! m Indian Congi me Pm f refused to accept the e if a u' Indian P eni'c" and F Minister Nehi u I" >in Um grefif Party** Executive f i Electoral Qiramil ees, it w*o ■.i ned
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    Crew Diverts Ship To Formosan Port
    178 7 No Goods Fcr Reds TAIPEI. Aug. 15 (RniHT-A\P)— Tin- %&>7*mm Panamanian Haji^fd ship 'Tjiprlla" rrpnri«'«l th«* an in id in the Soullirrn FttrnittMtn |M»rl of Ka<ili-iuii<: on Iftgpstfl J3 after the crew had >ei/ed eontrol and di> cried il frtuu iIK route lo a
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    Cargo Handling Tightened
    315 8 Check On Delivery Of Tiles Standard Shipping: Reporter THE Singapore Harbour Board have appointed a special cargo supervisor for all tile-carrying vessels to ensure minimum break- age by labourers. This is in pursuance of the Board's policy to see that shippers receive their cargo with smallest possible
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    US DELIVERS VITAL GOODS TO 'FRIENDS'
    234 8 Merchant ships of the American Government's reactivated fleet transported 1.030.4)1 .short ton of vitally needed coal, grain, phosphate, and sulphur to friendly countries between ."March 13, and June ,">O. this year, according to the United States National Shipping Authority. Since last March. NSA has
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    42 8 The Avro. Shackle ton longrange reconnaissance bomber, now coming into service with R.A.F. Coastal Command. Heavily armed and carrying the newest and most elaborate radar equipment, the Shackleton is powered by four Rolls Royce Griffon engines. All performance details are still secret.
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    FRENCH TROOPS FOR SAIGON
    23 8 THE 30,000 ton French passenger liner Pasteur which arrived in Singapore yesterday carried 3,700 French troops bound for Saigon.
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    S'pore Chinese May Not Send Delegate
    191 8 Trade With Japan Standard Staff Reporter PROMINENT Singapore (.'hinecte businessmen cannot see any si^ll iti canoe in forming a Chinese trade delegation to isit Japan after the si^iiin*; of the Japanese peace treaty. The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce may not send any representative
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    Super Ship For S'pore
    106 8 Standard Shipping Reporter SCHTTYLER Otis Bland, the first super carso vessel to be built under the United States Government shipbuilding programme since World War 11. is expected to arrive in Singapore on her maiden voyage on Sept. 8. Chartered by American President Lines. the 8.800-ton vessel
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    ORDERS FOR £500,000.000 WORTH MERCHANT SHIPPING IN UK YARDS
    130 8 LOXDOX. Aug. 15 (Reuters Lord Pakenham, First Lord of the Admiralty revealed yesterday that British shipyards now have orders for approxi- mately £500,000,000 sterling worth of merchant shipping. He said about £160.000.000 i sterling worth were for export including hard currency
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      207 8 <IShips m Harbour WHARVES Ship Godown (;.;;<? Angby 13 4 Benarty 1^ 20 4 Benlomond 29 3n City ot Cue:: try 15 l»i 4 Demodocus 31 ,>l" _> perib:u'>shire 36 M 2 Glenartney 4 i Noreveretl 4;i O. B. Sorensen 3.T 34 Okhla 44 1 Orestes h 7 Pert'ima 41
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      202 8 lit ■^-'fSMEaJ Despatches Today: Pontianak 8 a.m. by Sarmi, South Africa 6 p.m. by Forresbank, East Africa (letters only) by Forresbank, [slander, Tornus, Naninia, Adinda Paula. Albert Dock: Kampar (KPM) Ictoria Dock: Patunga l\«M>l»t'l Dock: Bangnara. Dromus, Nuital:a. Kampar <8S > San Manuel, Nang Suang Nawa (■Odown No. I: Tong
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      202 8 "NOROVEST" (o, tantfak 7**V TALSTRIA to, So-qor "NORDHVAL-for Bangkok 50a "PATAGONIA" tor Bongkok Z 9 24 Hongkong, Momio K 0 r YoUohomo S'ELANDIA" for Saigon 19Se P> 12-, 4SeM Bangkok c "PANAMA" for Hongkong, Kobe J P Yokohama sailings t CON| Fo. Colombo Aden. Po,t So viN '-INAVU 0 f
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    RUBBER PRICE DROPS 2 CENTS
    144 9 Standard Market Reporter IBER prices in Singapore declined about two vesterday on lack of support from London and upcountry selling. Orders from London were >:nail in view of the closure of the Continental markets American manufacture** made QIMJ small purchases. There was a certain amount
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    47 9 photos. More than 600 labourers 2 e Sin eapore Glass factory have returned to work since the 23-day strike was called off last Tuesday. Production is gradually returning to normal. Pictures taken yesterday show some of the employees at work in two sections of the factory Standard
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      61 9 lalrai Singapore pn. ps ve>terda> pei it) Bu>er> Seller* H> > <por 51 i"! SI .48!. ii bales s^pt. I RS.S M 4.J! 44 n f UN s 1 Si- 51.39A K > v imrt' >! U 51. 32 IJuiet md slightly SIMM RIBBtK -L»>s openlns; per it> were
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      28 9 iPORE. Wrd. >t Fin lo day r pivui. 51 \lM>.\ TIN 'a prices v t m re: 10s. buyers, momOa i: Ms. ■m Price tB3O. Qyfet, ou-ier.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    38 9 3 t the fol- figui es -Aloj i e Ltd 18,50C bei Estate e P mtab K 5 000 lb Pi m tmbalak Rub2fl 800 .o TaiisLtd. 29 100 ib. b Estate Ltd. n C ►nsolidated
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    RUBBER IMPORTS
    102 9 i Market Reporter j 'i \N imports of rubsed from 40.007 tons > 4S,6f>o tons lust ording to official ports oi rubber i :y lot the first I the year i "-'.373 tons. s importa into the Federation of Malaya included 22 635 tons from Sumatra, which had
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    SOVIET ANTI-AMERICAN MOVE LIKELY IN TIN, RUBBER CRISIS
    356 9  -  ANDREW ROTH May Offer Contracts Or Foment Unrest By Standard Staff Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 15 The rubber and tin industries in South-East Asia, including Malaya, are clearly headed for a crisis and, say students of Soviet policy, this would give Moscow a
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    Heavy Rangoon Demand For Malaya Coconut Oil
    309 9 Standard Staff Reporter HEAVY Rangoon demand lor refined coconut oil in the Singapore and Penang markets has assured Malayan oil mills of a fair share of the tioi'ltl trade. Coconut oil nulls throughout the country have in the pasi few months increased considerably
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    23 9 Buying rales for Canadian dollar? iper Sl(H) Malayan) are: 5342 (T.T.). $35 (O.D.i, $35i (90 d st) selling $34^ iTT. 0.D.).
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    US Denies Tin Talks Breakdown
    124 9 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Reuter) Reconstruction Finance Corp. officials denied negotiations with Bolivia over the new tin contract hav*e been broken off and that Bolivia had rejected the RFC tin price of 112 cents (US) per pound for three months. Both R.F.C. and Bolivian embassy officials
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    US Cars May Cost More
    69 9 THE General Motors Corp. has ask< d the I.S. Government informally for authority to raise prices by nine to ten per cent, on on all it s passenger ears Cadillac. Buick, Oldsmobile. Pontiac and Chevrolet. Ford and Chrysler, who are other members of the auto
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    33 9 MR. SIX' ART SYMINGTON, Reconstruction Finance Corp. Administrator, whose charges that a "world tin cartel" exists to maintain tin prices at an unwarranted level have brought forth strong denials from chief producing countries.
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    Using Up Private Reserves
    257 9 Using Up Private Reserves WASHINGTON, Ail*. IS (UP) Drastic cuts in domestic tin consumption are inevitable in 1952 unless full-scale imports ©f the metal are resumed, a high official of the National Production Authority said here. He added, however, that the current allocation levels would probably be maintained through 1951.
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    37 9 ihe O.L.C. stand at the Happy World Trade Exhibition shows skilful lighting cleverly blended with bold lines and at- tractive colouring to give special emphasis to their j range of radio receivers and other electrical pro- ducts.
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    NEW STANVAC CHIEF DUE
    101 9 THE new General Manager of Standard-Vacuum Oil Company in Singapore (Malaya-Siam Division), Mr. M. D. Roehm. will "a: rive in the Colony on Sunday bv the company's own Dakota "Stanvac Musi." accompanied by his wife and two children, and also Mr. D. F. Davis, Stanvac's Public
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 9 HONGKONG, Aug. 15— Special Standard Service Closing prices on the Hongkong Exchange today were HK515.60 to £1 Sterling; HK56.320 to US$l; HKSI.BIS to Malayan $1; HK50.328 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold HK5314.75 to one tael.
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    Malacca Chamber
    63 9 THE Malacca Chamber of Commerce has elected the following office-bearers: President, Mr. A W.B. Acton: vicepresidents, Messrs. Tan Siew Sin and CM. Seth; committee: Messrs A.J. Massie J.C.P. Jenson. L.V. Taylor, Tan Kee Gak. Goh Joon Ho. Soong Ting Ping. K.P. Dawood Sultan, O.A. Jamal Mohamed. C.R. Nanji
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    TINS, RUBBERS EASIER; INDUSTRIALS STEADY
    167 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Wed. The Malayan share market opened firm in all sections today, but at the close tins and rubbers were slightly easier. Industrials, however, were steady. Changed prices were: Henry Waugh 3.35 3.45 M Breweries 7.00 7. 10 cbi S. Cold Storage
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    More US Goods For Hongkong
    65 9 WASHINGTON. Aug. 15 (AFP) A Spokesman of the U.S. Commerce Department has announced that the U.S. Government is prepared to increase the number of export licences for U.S. products destined for Hongkong. He stressed that U.S. goods shipped to Hongkong are meant to cover the
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    Work Under Way On Cement Factory
    153 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15.— Production of cement in Malaya may be expected to begin early in 1953 by Malayan Cement Ltd., hlatcd the chairman. Mr. J. Drysdale, at the statutory meeting of the company held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Mr. Drysdale said that the
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    JAFFNA CO OP. CALLS FOR MORE MEMBERS
    85 9 DESPITE difficulties, the Jaffna Co-operative Society has risen to be one of the premier societies of its kind in Malaya with assets exceeding half-a-million dollars, stales Mr. A. Afahalingham, its president The Society will hold j!s annual general meeting at Kuala Lumpur on
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    RUBBER CROPS
    25 9 MESSRS. Chan Sze Onn Co., report the following July crops: Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates Ltd 74,340 lbs. and New Scudai Ltd., 35.000 lbs.
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    Lee Kong Chian
    32 9 LONDON, Aug. 15. (UP)— Mr. Lee Kong Kong Chian. leading C.iine.-,c rubber dealer in Malaya .said he '.\o'; <i retur;: shortly to Singapore alter a brief pleasure visit here.
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    Produce Prices Up Slightly
    30 9 Standard Market Reporter PRICES in the_j>inga|M)rej sellers holding off at $42. Coconut oii had buyers at $68 $40J (buyers*: Coconut all $71 (sellers) Garnbier S3G5_ (slices)
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    Mixed Cargo For S'pore
    123 9 THE Glen Line freighter Glonartney arrived in Singapore yes- terday with the loiiowing cargo: 11.299 packages Of sundries, 8.269 packages oi provisions, 9.966 bags and 80 drums of cement. 5.878 cases of liquor. 204 cases of cigarettes. 3.000 bags oi sulphate of ammonia. 80 bags of
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    WhatProvokedUK To Impose Curb
    295 9 WASHINGTON. A:,o. p)_ Shlp»«rti of natural rubber from >o:iih-Kasl to RvMfel a!m«»Ht tripled in Junf mh&t mhipnn la PoiimiMim Phiw plunged from an average ui'ISJSOB nwthl) to .">() tons, the I.S. CoBHMCgCC Dt'JKtrl ntriit ITIUJrII. T.. T T> in June, Russia u-. ived 10.500 tons ol
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    SPECIAL RATES FOR US SMOKES
    60 9 'I CO -i tfei d American ciguretu I i: ii Ltd. b re: "Her I cents pel packet: vi 75 i nti pel p >• However, them <..<•••■ can now be obtained i at« tli 50 cent* and w Marv< SO < I I m
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    Has 'The Young Garbo' Set A New Trend?
    527 10  - Has 'The Young Garbo' Set A New Trend? EVE CHAPMAN ...asks LONDON, (Airmail): Anouk, the nineteen-year-old French film star who has a habit of attending parties in black wool stockings with her hair pushed into a shapeless beret, must be the only film actress not to wear make-up on her
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    48 10 Sftss Judy Breen, (9 yearold typist from Kensington, London and the urinner oj the Oaeon and Gautnont comes: ai the South Bank Exhibition, will visit Singapore on Sept. n. site will 'iiiike two personal appeara nces at the Catha u on Sept. 12, with the Rank "Hotel Sahara."
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    Cugat Plans To Start A Kennel
    299 10 YORK. (Airmail! (AP> —1: the music business ever goes to the dogs, Xavier Cugai is ready to turn the ibles by making the bow w» ws go into business I >r him. The rhumba king plans to s1 rl a ko!-'H' w hen he
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    76 10 LONDON. Aug. 15 (AFP)— Nagamasa Kawakita, head of a 500-ttieatre chain in Japan, has arrived in London in search of British films to show in his cinemas. He will meet the British film producer Sir Alexander Korda, head of the "London Film Productions Ltd.." with whom
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    54 10 A SPECIAL VOA English language feature for tomorrow at 11.30 p.m.-12 midnight will include an informal roundtable discussion with three Malayan delegates to the World Assembly of Youth at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The programme is relayed from Ceylon on ***** kcs and from
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    117 10 IX case the naked-face look catches up with us, here's three ti])s for girls who don't enjoy a schoolgirl complexion. 1. Go one day a week without make-up, aud the rest of the tune near paler shades of lipstick (and less of it) and nail
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    FILMS COMING YOUR WAY...
    430 10 B The Fi!m Editor MOVIE-FAN9 soon be able to see that highly c >ntroversial Frei :h film "MANON". st ng Ce?ile A i. bry with Michel Auclair and Ser«e Re^ ini The film is being released in Singapore and the Feder iti by S a Bros.
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    WOMEN SPRINTERS WILL PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS Teng, Siebel Stand Out
    531 11  - WOMEN SPRINTERS WILL PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS Teng, Siebel Stand Out "LINESMAN" By I I \TI RE of this year's M-iliv™ T»t- i **1\ f Ha 1 out of the country, Teng Fay Siebel (Selangor) stand ders for the 100 yards. Both was a close second to Pei Wah in this year's
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    RAF Cup Golf Competition
    188 11 Scorers and starting times for the RAF Cup to be played at the Singapore Island Club on Saturday and Sunday are as follows: 2. J0 P.M. 900 AM. rv ig >uliilo e (14) R M Ra 00 181 N A Malial (8) L:m Bo Yam is>
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    Johore's Champion Marksman
    15 11 Johore's Champion Marksman Osman Jabar, who won the Johore Bahru Rifle Association championship held recently.
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    S. AFRICA GIVE SUSSEX 10 MIN.
    334 11 S. AFRICA GIVE SUSSEX 10 MIN. HOVE, Aug. 14 (Renter)— The match between the South African cricketers and Sussex petered out in an uneventful draw lie re today. Haiti had completely washed out play on the first day and after it had delayed the start by one-aud-a--quarter hours this morning,
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    Fred Rees Dies
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    Yorkshire May Yet Win County Cricket C'ship
    806 11 LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuler) First inning- pofaltl was the main issue at btake in most of the ei«;ht county championship fixtures today owing to the short rations of play through had weather, tince Saturday. York.-hirc nearest challengers to Warwickshire the county leaders did
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    Gordon Lim Reverses Year-Old Result For Junior Championship
    346 12 GORDON Lim, bealen by Arthur Lim in last year's Singapore junior tennis singles championship, reversed the result in this year s final played on the SCC courts yesterday. Playing a highly determined game, Gordon took the title ott Vi linn with a
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    121 12 Johnny Leach Beaten HONGKONG, Uig. 15 V^orM tablc-lrunis iliampion Johnn> I tach wffered hia tir-i defeat in hi* present *orl«l lour at the bands of Hongkong rhampion Chang Ckw >i"i2 in Hoseh fought f°»r»ani<" »\hii>ilion here I ues- loubl< s, a:i^ p. hampi :u% Ha ra so si to Hong
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    210 12 LONDON: (Reuter).— Arhery is returning to favour as one „t Britain's weekend sports and is now to receive official recognition as part of the Festival oJ Britain, The "Harrow Bowmen", one ol the best known clubs, are giving a display at Hencion. a North London suburb, when
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    Italy Stages World Cycle Championship
    342 12 photo. MILAN, (AP)— ltalian cycling officials are busily preparing for the world cycling championships to be held in August and early September here and on the famed "Three Varese Valleys" course, north of here. It will be the first time in 12 years that the
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    Army Soccer Units Clash This Week
    218 12 KUALA LUMPUR. The Army in Malaya's first football match of the season will be played at H.Q. Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, when they meet the Army in Singapore. This game will provide both ■\e Army teams with vital exrience for their individual ishes
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    49 12 TODAY'S Sport Soccer: Community League —RAF. v Indians at Jalan Besar Stadiu m; Div. 3 A S.M.W.U. v Guard Dog Unit at Geylang- Jr. Cuptie— Marine Dept. v RN Kepvel Barracks at BODCA. Business: House League: Sime Derby v F. N. at YMCA Tennis: Colony Championships at S.C.C. courts.
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    Victory Cup Soccer In Penang
    115 12 PENANG, Wed. Ferry youngsters had to go ail out to clear their first hurdle in the Penang Victory Cup soccer competition tie played on Victoria Green today. They just managed to beat Sepoy" Lines Recreation Club by a solitary goal scored by .-V Awang midway
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    182 ENTRIES FOR SELANGOR RAGES
    987 12 A total of 182 entries h:is been entered for the Selansor Turt Club meeting to be held on Aug. 25. 29 and Sept. 1. Below are the entries. •Subject to passing Barrier Te>t. 13 r RUN' 2ND RUN AT. X O X O Admiral X
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    139 12 Turpin Off To New York LONDON. Aug. 15 (AP) Randy Turpin, limp and exhausted after a brief taste of what's it like to be World Middleweight Champion, left London for New York. On Sept 12 in the Polo Grounds, the 23-year-old British Negro will risk his six-week-old title against its
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    130 12 CHESTNUT HILLS, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 (UP) Gardnar Mulloy and Bill Talbert, America's top seeded tandem, showed the handicap of their advanced tennis years as they rallied solely on court tactics to 'eliminate two young college students in the second round play of the United
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    245 12 COSMOS Sports Ch b a red a well-deserved 3-2 victory over Jollilads Athletic Uaion S.A.F.A. Division 111 "B U soccer match played on C Y MA. ground yesterday. Altfaoug ing men In the first h tyed better soccei thai oppodents Lacking Iv■ en d-~ Lads
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