Singapore Standard, 18 April 1952

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    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Standard //Vrffc 3L II NO. 290 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Creat Sea Saga Series On Sunday
    76 1 Sjung on Sunday, SINDAI STANDARD .biish a series of articles on one of ileal sagas of the >tory of the ill- meriean freighter, SC i.NTERPRISE. story is told by h panty. mate of the „h tin: who spent fHx ,n the doomed ship bet
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    40 Malay Families Resettled
    77 1 40 Malay Families Resettled P\ LUMPUR, Thurs I i iy families living va.iey of Kam:..t\e been moved H-acre village of Vliku Pindah. at ar, Rcmbau, so e rarity of the ID the area can be had to carry all tgs to their new 9 The problem ts 1 ;md the:
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    85 1 Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner General for South East Asia, yesterday spent more than two and a half hours at the Methodist Youth Fellowship Institute now in session at the AngloChinese School at Barker Road. After lunch, he obliged some 400 autograph hunters who queued round his table for his signature.
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    3 Political Groups To Fight Malan
    239 1 CAPETOWN. SOUTH AFRICA, Apr. 17. (AP).— Three angry political groups formed a united front last night against Prime Minister Daniel Malan's plan to keep courts from upsetting his stringent white supremacy programme. The groups asserted they will use force if Malan does. Together in
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    S'pore Radio Reunites Ma And 4 Sons
    207 1 LONDON, April 17: (Reuter) An ocean spanning radio link-up between Radio Malaya and the British Broadcasting Corporation in London yesterday reunited a British mother and her four sons in Malaya. Mrs Alice Price, small happy grev haired mother ot Bob, John. i Hugh
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    Ascoli Defends Templer Action
    192 1 LONDON. April 17 (Reuter)— Mr F D Ascoli, a former Chairman of the Rubber Growers Association, today defended recent measures taken bv L>en i>ir Gerald Templer. the High CommSsloner in Malaya, to maintain order in that country. In a letter published in the Times Mr Ascoli
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    62 1 Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger (right) fcdi tor-in-chief of the New Zealand War Histories, and Cap tain Charles Upham. winner of double V.C. and bar. wrrr two Qantas-BOAC passengers into Singapore from Sydney yesterday. They are on their way to Greece for the unveiling of a war memorial to British Commonwealth
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    SERVICE BILL DEBATED
    1826 1 Legco Approves 2nd Reading, Refers Bill To Select Committee Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Legislative Council yesterday, with a lone dissentient voice from the only Labour representative present in the Council, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, approved the second reading of the National Service Bill and referred it
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    S'pore Police Hunt Death Car
    278 1 Standard Staff Reporter THE ENTIRE complement of the Singapore Traffic Mobile Squad, assisted by Radio Police patrol cars, carried out a citywide search throughout yesterday for a large grey saloon which was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday night. In the accident on Beach
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    US Vice-Consul Family Leave
    111 1 ONE of the most popular young couples in Singapore left earlv yesterday morning from Kallang Airport to fly to America where they are taking their six-year-old son for treatment of polio which he contracted month ago. The.v are Mr. John O'Keefe. American Vice-Consul in Singapore, and
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    Nat. Carbon Dismisses 250 Workers
    109 1 Nat. Carbon Dismisses 250 Workers Standard Staff Reporter A TOTAL of 250 workers 1 of the National Carbon (Eastern) Limited of Bukit Timah Road were dismissed yesterday because they did not turn up for work. These workers who were required to report for duty yesterday persisted in their unofficial strike
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    British Delegation Leaves For Peking
    66 1 MOSCOW. Apr. 17, (Reuter)— Seven members of the British group of the economic conference here left by air today for Peking. They hope to negotiate further details in the Anglo-Chinese barter agreement valued at £10,000.000 which was concluded here. Two of the British party, Messrs.
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    Westerling Released
    40 1 THE HAGUE, Apr. 17, (Reuter) Ex-Captain Raymond '"Turko" Westerling who was arrested in Holland yesterday and later released, said here today that he has promised the Dutch authorities not to leave Holland and not to go into hiding.
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    Rochore Canal Hero Will Get Public Recognition
    257 1 Standard Staff Reporter TIIE HERO of last Mondays rescue drama in Rochore Canal. 23-year-old sauce factory employee. Mr. Ling See Yong is to receive publie recognition of his public-spirited This was announced in the Singapore Legislative Council vefierday bv Mr. WA. Blytte. Officer
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    Sungei Pelek People Prefer Resettlement
    159 1 Sungei Pelek People Prefer Resettlement KDALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— lW 1.000 "Mm n inhabitants of Sungei Prick, in M»ulh-west Selangor, where recently a 20-hour perimeter curfew *a* imposed on the village, have offered themselves for recettfcmrol elsewhere in the federation as an alternate to providing the money for putting up a
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    New Lease Of Life For The Dakota SAYS SAVAGE
    220 2 New Lease Of Life For The Dakota SAYS SAVAGE Standard Aviation Reporter MR, ALBERT SAVAGE, Director of Civil Aviation in Malaya, said on his return from London yesterday that there was no aircraft in Britain today to replace the Douglas Dakota. Paring his f» v<> months' li he made a
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    Warrants For 3 Men
    76 2 Warrants For 3 Men THK COT? P lice Magistrate, Ifr K. .1. L. Janneson, yesterday i id a warrants tor the est of 1 hree Chinese who "fa i 1 to tuna up In Court to iwei summons charges for g -v mporary buildings i1 the appr ival of the
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    Tickets For Press Ball
    83 2 TICKETS f*>r the International Press Ball in aid of S A T A which is to be held at Raffles Bote] on May 3. are now on sale at Robinsons, R..." es Hotel, and the Singapre Standard and Straits 1 es fl* es, T e I
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    21 2 photo. MR. J. E DE JONG and Miss J. Atkermans, who were ■carried at Singapore's Cathedral of Good Shepherd yesterday Standard
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    Amnesty Plea For Students
    80 2 A SUGGESTION that students of the University of Malaya who were detained under the Emergency Regulations should be given an amnesty timed with the arrival of the new Governor of Singapore was made by Dr. C. J. Paglar (Prog. Ch.) at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday.
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    He Gets Benefit Of Doubt
    142 2 A YOUNG MAN. Tan Ah Tai, charged with robbing a woman of cash and jewellery approximating $4,000, was set free by the Singapore First D'strict Judge, Mr. Tan Ah Tah, yesterday. It was alleged that on the nish* on Dec. 17 last year Tan and
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    Returns As US Citizen
    103 2 FRIENDS of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Dark in Singapore were pleased to hear the news '.hat the couple was now on l heir way back to the Colony with Mrs. Dack's citizenship as an American assured. They said that latest news of the coi; pie from
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    No Staff To Spare For The Dead -VICKERS
    337 2 IT IS not possible for the Singapore Medical Department to conduct post mortems on dead persons who were not seen by a doctor when they were alive, because it would mean, in the present staffing position of the Department, that the dead
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    Landlord's Undertaking Settles Row
    154 2 Standard Staff Reporter WOR THE first time in the history of the City Police Court a long standing dispute between a landlord, nis tenants and the City •uilding authorities, was •ett led yesterday, to the satisfaction of all parties. landlord. Mr. S-A.T. tenants would be permitted
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    History Of The Struggle
    221 2 Here is a background of the struggle for a Unified Health Service. B?fore the War there were two separate Services, one for Expatriates (Malayan Medical Service), and another for locally -recruited Medical Officers. During the war local officers carried out all the duties formerly monopolised by
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    S'PORE FORCED TO TOE THE LINE
    413 2 Dissatisfaction Over Unified Health Service —Sandosham Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE has been forced to "toe the line"* in the matter of the unification of the Medical Services, said the president of the Alumni Association of Singapore, Dr. A. A. Sandosham yesterday, when he commented
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    Coroner Flays Bus Officials
    168 2 THE SINGAPORE Coroner. Mr. E. Ebert. yesterday criticised the attitude of^ the Singapore Traction Company officials, following the evidence of two busmen who said that on reporting an accident in which they were involved to the Traffic Superintendent they were told to continue work and report
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    MARRIAGE AFTER 600,000 MILES
    84 2 I A BOTTLE of champagne given by BOAC crew to f Miss Diana Borthwick, a BOAC hostess with 600,000 j I miles logged in her book, was carried by her into Singapore yesterday as she stepped off the Qantas- BOAC plane to meet fiance, Mr. Ronald
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    1,031 Want To Adopt
    45 2 A TOTAL of 1,031 applications for adopting children were registered by the Singapore Social Welfare Department last year. A new Adoption Ordinance has been prepared and is expected to become law sometime this year, states the Departments annual report issued yesterday.
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    TAX DEPT. TO GET 'I' BRANCH
    180 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Government plans to establish a separate Investigation Branch in the Income Tax Department because people in the Colony are evading tax. With this in view, efforts are being made to obtain the services of trained investigators seconded from the
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    S'pore Songs Over BBC
    67 2 BRITISH listeners are to hear night club tunes popular iii Hongkong and Singapore in the course of a series of weekly programmes which started on the 8.8.C. Light Programme at the beginning of this month. Among the musical items would be recordings from Hongkong and Singapore.
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    Sick Woman Fined $700
    67 2 AN INVALID woman wrapped in a towel and lying on a mattress was carried into the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of assisting in the running of a chap-ji-kee lottery. She was fined $700. The woman, Shee Ah Choo (37) will pay
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    Sampanman Fined
    23 2 HENG SENG, a sampanman, was fined $25 in Singapore yester. day for carrying 25 passengers m excess of the number allowed.
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    Desertion
    36 2 IN THE Singapore Hi^gh Court yesterday Mr. Justice Rogers granted Dorothy Tsu a divorce from her husband, Tsu Sing Hian, on the ground of desertion. The decree is to be made absolute in three months.
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    Sealed Lips Condemn Mui Tsai
    25 3 Sealed Lips Condemn Mui Tsai es oi i pe al y I also i the public e ovei u inces treatp )rted i ken mposed
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    SHB Defence Unit Passed
    13 3 SHB Defence Unit Passed \p }>.'■ H irbour Ordin mee. foi ereami .'.vo in
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    It's A Dirty Trick, Says Tan
    58 3 It's A Dirty Trick, Says Tan I z 'it ive r duriftei the I b right bouse M the said Mr. C. C. T in tnterafl the conch; -ion of yi> .terday s Council meetingHe was referring to criticism levelled against him by Mr. P. F. de Souza in his
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    In-Laws Are Greatest Cause Of Unhappy Couples
    325 3 In-Laws Are Greatest Cause Of Unhappy Couples reuses a SingaA .1 Court ap' ring lot n divorce titioner, isen, a itfc n pted to e front his lasen, on of de rtion. lildren, wite md gamIn Jan- m I Taiping until February, 1950. His wife walked out of the! hOU9C
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    DE SOUZA, TAN CLASH OVER CHINA WIVES'
    523 3 DE SOUZA, TAN CLASH OVER CHINA WIVES' Standard Staff Reporter A CLASH over the policy of the Singapore Immigration Department in regard to the issue of entry permits for wives of Singapore residents in Communist China occurred in the Colony Legislative Council yesterday. I The dash was between Mr. P.
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    Equal Pay: Girls Hit At Leaders
    329 3 Standard Staff Reporter rntONV working girls yesterday criticised two „„n£n LegislaUve Councillors, Mrs. V. Menon and M™ Elizabeth Choy on their views that women should noTget the same pay as men for equal work. The controversy arose over the passing of a bill giving
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    TRAFFIC IN WOMEN SHIFIS FROM HK TO THE FED
    284 3 TRAFFIC IN WOMEN SHIFIS FROM HK TO THE FED Standard Staff Reporter LEGISLATION aiming at a stricter control of hotels which are "no hetler than thinlv-teileri brothels" is now heinjr drafted, ifrtrt the Social Welfare Department 1931 report i*»ned \esDetermined efforts were made bv the Anti-vice Squad during the year
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    No Minimum Basic Wage For Colony
    131 3 THE SINGAPORE Government is doubtful whether, in view of the great variety of industries and occupations in the Colony, the introduction of a Minimum Basic Wage would have the effect of avoiding labour disputes, the Singapore j Legislative Council was told yesterday. This reply
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    Wife Ran Away, Hanged Himself
    57 3 A Singapore Harbour Board labourer. Nariansamy Munisamy (27), hanged himself with a rope from the beam of his quarters at Trafalgar Street, when he discovered that his wife had run away with another man. This was stated in the Coroner's Court yesterday at an inquest
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    113 3 Mr. W. Addis, Deputy Commissioner-General for Colonial Affairs, deputised for Mr. Malcolm McDonald yesterday afternoon at the opening of the Chinese School Teachers Art Exhibition which is being held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore. Declaring tne exhibition open. Mr. Addis -expressed the regrets of Mr. McDonald, a lover
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    Alleged Corruption
    42 3 A POLICE sergeant. Udin bin Musa. was charged in Singapore yesterday with corruptly accepting $20 from Soh Puay Khee to forbear action when Soh was caught riding a motor cycle with an expired licence. Hearing was postponed to Apr. 21.
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    De Souza's Plea For The Husbands
    295 3 Standard Staff Reporter A SUGGESTION that the Singapore Government should reduce the present residential qualification of eight years imposed on a Chinese alien resident in the Colony to entitle him to bring out his wife from Communist China was made in the Legislative Council
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    Vagrant Stole
    36 3 A 74-YEAR-OLD vagrant. Chua Teck Cher, was bound over for six months by the Singapore Second Police Magistrate. Mr. R. B. I. Pates, yesterday, when he admitted stealing a packet ot tea worth $1:5.
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    Halt Quarrying At Bukit Timah Call
    240 3 Standard Staff Reporter A CALF, to stop quarrying for granite in Bukit Timah Hill against the provisions of the Nature Reserve Ordinance was made in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday hy Mr. John Laycock (Pro". k.)« j Mr. Laycock said that quar- j Irving
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    583 Children Were Charged In Court
    83 3 583 Children Were Charged In Court JUVENILE delinquency in Singapore is no more than an ordinary problem, despite the prevailing social conditions, states the Social Welfare Department 1951 report issued yesterday. During the year 58.'i children appeared in the Juvenile Court. Of this, 509 (including 85 girls) were found guilty.
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    Plaque To Be Dedicated To Dr. Elliott
    91 3 THF. LATE Dr Patricia Elliott, who had been 23 years in Singapore, mo I r the I me with the Sr Andrew's Mi iion Hospital and by whote forethought St. Andrew's Orthopaedica Hosp ta! wa b itM and opened for ch Idren, is
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    Malayan At Colonial Rail Talks
    114 4 Standard Staff Corr. MALAYA was represented at the conference on colonial railway standards which has ended at the Colonial Office by Chief Mechanical Engineer CG. Harrison. The conference, which was held under the auspice's of the Colonial Office and the Crown Agents for the colonies,
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    AMBUSH VICTIM BURIED
    210 4 AMBUSH VICTIM BURIED Standard Staff Reporter A FUNERAL with full military honours was given the late Police Lieutenant Leonard Cowthra yesterday morning at Bidadari Cemetry. Singapore, where Johore Police officials gathered together to pay their last respects to their friend. Mr. Cowthra, aged 28. was killed on Wednesday morning in
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    $15 M. WATER SCHEME FOR KL NOW URGENT
    449 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federal '•apital today is short of water. The population lias increased considerably and the supply of water for daily use has fallen short by two million To meet the urgent demand of a aew water
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    31 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The funeral of Mr. Yeo Keng Wee, well known resident and former president and founrlerme nber of the Selangor Chinese t uneral Association took place thia moral n3.
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    WOMAN WINS APPEAL
    70 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Patricia Young, a South African Chinese, won her appeal against the decision of the Lower Court in which she sued her husband. Oliver Young for divorce, before a panel of Judges, at the Court cf Appeal today. The President of the Court of Appeal,
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    Templer Helps 4 Orphans
    85 4 Templer Helps 4 Orphans KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two Malay and two Chinese orphans received their first half year subsidies for tlieir education from the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, through the District Officer, Ulu Selangor, Mr. P. A. C oates, this morning at Ulu Yam. They have been receiving
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    OFFICER KILLED
    96 4 H.Q. MALAYA announces tbe following casualties: Capt. RB. Tarleton of the sth Battalion Maiay Regiment was kil'ed on operations in aid of the civil power in the Kuala Lipis area on April 12. 1952 On "April 15, Riftleman Bahadur Rai of the 1/7 Gurkha Rifles was wounded in
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    Early Elections At The Higher Levels Urged
    187 4 Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Early legislation for Federal, State and Settlement Legislative Council elections was urged today by the Federation of Kwangtung Associations. The Association, in a memorandum to Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, Member for Home Affairs, states that at a
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    61 4 pnoto. The Union Jack-draped coffin bearing the body of Police Lieutenant Leonard Cowtfcra of Jobore seen entering Bidadari Cemetery yesterday morning for burial. Immediately following are Johore police officers led by Mr. Strathairn. O^.P.C. Johore Bahru (left): Mr. J.B. Mi«efield C.P.0., Johor e (centre) Mr. S.W. Macaulay, A.S P. and
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    Dr. McPherson For Colony
    117 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— j The Radiologist, Selangor. D. iD. R. McPherson and his wife 1 were entertained to dinner at j the Griffin Inn last night by j private medical practitioners. I Dr. McPherson is to go on j transfer to Singapore shortly. Dr. I. Mackintosh
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    Bandit Contact Hads$1300
    250 4 Bandit Contact Hads$1300 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. In the Federation yesterday two terrorists were killed and three wounded. Three more were killed last Tuesday. In the Jasin area yesterday morning, a platoon of Green Howards located a terrorist camp and later four persons were seen approaching the camp. They were challenged
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    'IMPROVE THE RICE QUALITY'
    106 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Government has been urged to improve the quality of rationed rice at present sold to the people. The Federation of Kwangtung Associations, which has taken up the matter with the Controller of Supplies, points that the quality of the lower grades rationed is
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    'Take The Shop Into Prison'
    243 4 Standard Staff Corr. KUALA LUMPUR,— Thurs. For disobeying a Court order to pay $100 a month as maintenance to his wife and three children, a Chinese businessman, Lai Tong Sing, was committed to the Civil Prison for one week by Raja Chik Ja'afar in tha
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    MALAYA NEEDS UNITY
    77 5 MALAYA NEEDS UNITY ltd StalT orr. ra SU '«n d by the pi in-Anglo-4 hii ese Seng Ong, iit e pe: il j neeck a th He aid thai M I ava to r BO I Ul tv aa their c ibieri al the building .p ou mess, Dr rt
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    Farewell
    82 5 *™sL;Vn lr $Z T x LT A Uv^ °l the lat Mr <*m yestercluv. M r ia wl hlS fUllf r;iI at Bidadari Several fellow officers fr«™^ Wednt^? morning, whom WPr M f T ro m J ohorr weir »WWrt among Affairs OAcer V ww L Le S Ah
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    Bail Allowed
    13 5 l i ifl i i. ben eal Ng Buck S gapore.
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    MYF Envoys Told Asia Needs Leaders
    313 5 Standard Maff Reporter MMMIIM MACDONALD, ihe Commissioner laid 7lM> deltjtalea ol ili»- Melhodisi Youth ip Institute yesterday that laia needed thouleaden *ho mud he mm ami WMU n oi hi^H "Hit-.- an- i:«»l <>rtiinar\ times in \^ia. llir\ !i..o;tli»ar\ iimr-» ohtll great thinss are
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    Templer At Biaritz Park
    60 5 KOTA BAHRI'. Thurs. After having dinner Last night with the Sultan of of Kelantan at the Istana Sri Cheraerlang Sir Gerald Templer visited the Biaritz Amusement Park where the Suaramuda fun lair was in progress. Sir Gerald watched a stage show performed by a troupe ol
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    MOR Stabbed His Pregnant Wife Court Told
    562 5 MOR Stabbed His Pregnant Wife Court Told A YOUNG M CXB from the RA sc Nee goon was alleged to n. e si ifa -d his pi egnant wife in I b ten, when she effused to retui n hoi m itl him after she went ••> staj a ith
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    Officials Named
    61 5 OFFICIALS of the Society for the Prevention oi Cruelly to Children are: Chairman— Mrs. J. Moore. Vice-Chairmpn— Mrs. Elizabeth Choy, Secretary Mrs. K. Smythe. Treasurer Mr. D.E Stewart Committee -Mr. Fackirisamy, Mrs. D.E. Stewart, Mrs. Fun Boon Keng, Mr. R;ija Gopal, Mr. Soh Chee Soon. Mrs L. Cresson,
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    PRESENT RENT LAWS 'UNREAL AND UNJUST'
    561 5 Standard Staff Report* TO CONTINUE Rent Control on the basis of the level of Aug. 1, J939 is 'unreal and unjust' under the present circumstances when other commodities and services are allowed to seek their economic price. This view is expressed by Me us.
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    Magistrate Visits Home —Frees Foo
    145 5 Magistrate Visits Home Frees Foo THE SINGAPORE City 'Police Magistrate, Mr. K. .1. L. Jani'eson. yesterday visited a house at North Bridge Road, to see for himself whether the wall of a house had been ioI errectcd or merely renewed. He was accompanied by the Chief Building Inspector Mr I).
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    Trial Claimed
    59 5 TAN JEE HOCK (50), was charged in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday with possession of 37 leal' packets of opium, 10 tahils of prepared opium and 21 tahils of opium dross at an address in East Coast Road on Apr. 16. He claimed trial and was allowed
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    'Frisby Plan Is Best'
    191 5 'Frisby Plan Is Best' St.ind.ird Stiff ('mr ed < i .i be i n not i f ea no provision foi •> teaching of I line t in I e > posed i. itional §ch< ol> b<■ > suggests 'be elimination ot iaese ven icutar Kdmob stated .o m< irandum
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    Two BOR's Claim Trial
    70 5 I'i F 1) HF.ID and 1" Thompson attai Im d te I Cam, Singapore i .o in 1 h< Sir. Second Police Court vc t. a ith causing hurt to I Kong Hui and stealing and a i igai ette lighter a I i M from
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    Devan Leaves
    43 5 IM C s H DEVAN H.i ii li ..i of t!.«- 'I <•.,, hers' ing College Soft Singapore the United Kingdom on too Canton yesterday, on a p.irtn.en'al t holai h,p Foi dm •'<-; ho will 'our th,> tc.o trainii J co i-
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      Leaders And Leadership
      880 6 THERE is no dearth of leaders in this country. If 1 ail our leaders were laid end to end they should go half-way round a good-sized table Some o them are intelligent men and intent on doing service to the people. Others are merely respectable. Others impress
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      America—Peace Loving Or War-Mongering ?
      314 6 America Peace Loving Or War-Mongering Sir: Air. Lazarous says ''There is not a single Asian in Singapore who is not perturbed by the bellicose and often childish (childish to Lazarous) statements made by Senators. Secretaries General, admirals and air force men in the United States." I am an Asian and
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      DEMOCRACY'S GREATEST OBSTACLE
      135 6 DEMOCRACY'S GREATEST OBSTACLE Sir, At a Press Conference at the end of February the Supervisor of Elections announced that he was aiming at doubling the number of registered voters in Singapore during the period April 15th June 15th. and gave details of ambitious plans for getting the public "registra-tion-conscious." In
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      Where's The People's Party?
      126 6 Sir, I wonder why the convenor of the Singapore People's Party Mr. J. G. Nappalli is still keeping quiet. No reply to "Citizen" whosc letter appeared in The Singapore Standard on 24th Marth under the heading "What's happened to the People's Party" has yet been seen
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      THE WORLEY BLUNDER
      136 6 Sir.— In a recent article to the press I emphasised the need for establishing justice throughout the land, with special reference to the "colossal blunder" of Sir Alec Newboult. I now refer to another matter of similar import. I refer to what was known as "The Worley
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      USELESS EUSTACE
      11 6 "We can see it Is!— We're not that dumb!"
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      WHY NOT A BRIDGE ACROSS MUAR RIVER?
      178 6 Sir, I think the Johore State Department is losing not only a considerable amount of revenue by sheer lack of initiative and business enterprise but is also wasting a lot of the public's time. The Easter trip to Malacca via the coast road
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      MONEY LENDERS
      131 6 Sir: Your correspondent "Law Victim" ln his' letter "Side-stepping the Main Issue" seems to have misread my letter. He is confusing banking with the type of money-lending and moneylenders in the Federation which the present law wishes to control. A banker does not wait outside one's office door,
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      DEFENCE OF UMNO YOUTH
      228 6 Sir The UMNO Youth does not benefit the Malays alone but give considerable assistance to all law abiding communities residing in Malaya. I am replying to the editorial in the Singapore Standard on April 14. The latter gets tremendous support from thousands of Malays, the majority
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    AMERICAN CRITICS OPEN FIRE
    1582 6  - AMERICAN CRITICS OPEN FIRE ALISTAIR COOKE Mr. Chester Wilmot's Book By NEW YORK MR. CHESTER Wilmot's "The Struggle for Europe" has landed with a bang in the bookstores. It is too early to say how American readers will take to a book that elevates the rejected British strategy above the
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    Review of View
    207 6 Review of View Jenderam And Tg. Mail •COMPARING pun;.- iment I VM <■:. i Melaj u I lan j one M than i inhabitants I their I and many die Klu I the pain The I, Used bv s Ge on Ti tem which was tain •< like the I
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    Acheson Voices a Backing lo Europe Defence
    353 7 Acheson Voices a Backing lo Europe Defence \-Hi\l.TO\. \pr. 16 (Renter). United States j ol Stale Dean Aeheson said today that the hou Id Ir* prepared to consider extending Ires tor the integrity of the European Defence Kimunitj v*hen it eame into existence. He made this announcement at his weekly
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    Weaver Again In Trouble-Car Accident
    152 7 Weaver Again In TroubleCar Accident Ai I 17, (ReuterBournerang" e headlines in highspeed drive near midnight lies seriously ities declined avert condi>uy "ho will lieved tc have injuries sfad nds. Rfainichi thc rt< try with a i ph showed the wrcck- said the 60 miles in hour light pole c
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    Slim Flies Back To UK
    35 7 r William Slim, the Imperial a back to Lon Y rii I i.v a "ter c ture toui in the p tid a two Wesl Point Mili- ere he address
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    48 7 photo. RESCUED FKOM FLOOD: A wet and shivering mongrel is hauled aboard an amphibious craft from its perch atop a submerged farm building: on the out skirts of Bismark, North Dakota, us the flood-waters of Missouri pour in at the early stage of the US flood disaster. A.P.
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    Lord Hereford Dies
    63 7 LONDON. Apr. 16 Reuter>-Lo-d Hereford, premier Viscount of England, died at his Herfordshire home today aged 86. He la succeeded by his grandson Robert Milco Leicester Devereux. aged 19, his only son having died in 19'14. The Viscounty waa created in 1550 being conferred an Walter Devereux
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    Truman Flies Over Flooded Area, Will Act
    188 7 OMAHA, Apr. 16 (Reuter) President Truman flew low over the flood devastated areas of America's middle west today and then told Governors of the seven stricken states: "It's time for- action— we've fooled around long enough." He said he was more convinced of
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    US Battle Casualties
    24 7 WASHINGTON. Apr. 17 (AP). Announced US. battle casualties in Korea reached 107,371 yesterday, an ine; ease of 237 sii last week.
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    US Universities Asked To Discuss Formation Of Body
    308 7 Academic Alliance LONDON, Apr. 16 (Renter). Leading U.S. Universities are to he asked to send delegates here next year to discuss the formation of an academic alliance with universities of the British Com in on wealth. The alliance was suggested by Dr.
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    67 7 Picture Stor/ oa fuse itf. Prior to their departure from this country for Malta, the U,oIIQ 3 Commando BriKade. Royal Mannes, yesterday morning, held memorial service at the Church of SU SSm thi Divine, in Ipoh. Picture shows Brigadier C F Ph Hips, Commanding Officer of the Kr.gade hand.n* o^r
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    40 American Missionaries Held By Reds
    114 7 NEW YORK. Apr. 16 (UP)— At least 40 American Protestant missionaries are being held against their will in Communist China as "scapegoats" for the Red 1 regime, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States revealed today. The organization said
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    West Germany, Mexico Restore Diplomatic Ties
    83 7 MEXICO CITY, Apr. 1(5 (UP). —West Germany and Mexico agreed today to restore normal diplomatic relations. The Foreign Ministry announced the two nations will exchange ambassadors soon. The new German ambassador, Ernest Gunther Mohor, who arrived in Venezuela on Saturdav said his -special interest
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    Sino-Jap Treaty Hinges On One Word
    234 7 TAIPEI, Apr. 17 (UP)— The Sino-Japanese peace negotiations were completed today with the exception of agreement on a single word. The choice lay between "and" and "or." The Japanese delegation awaited word from Tokyo to substitute "and" for "or" in the clause pertaining to
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    Acheson Refuses To Predict
    110 7 WASHINGTON, April 16 (UP)— Secretary of State Dean Acheson at his press conference today refused to predict concerning the outcome of the Korean truce negotiations. He was asked whether he agreed with reports which have quoted some American officials as being optimistic regarding the outcome of
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    Chou's Order
    28 7 CHINESE Communist Premier Chou En lai ha.s ordered the training of 500,000 technicians to man China's industrialization programme, the New China News Agency reported Monday. UP
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    Admiral Kimball Not Reprimanded
    87 7 Admiral Kimball Not Reprimanded NEW YORK. Apr If, (UPI The magazine, Newsweek. pointed out todav "significantly Navy Secretary Dan A Kimbali his not beer, SCOlded hv the White Ho ise foi bil unauthoi ired tate ment that the United States force; would cheet if Ch ll t Kai-shek Invades the
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    TWO RAF MALAYS RECEIVE TROPHIES
    217 8 TWO RAF MALAYS RECEIVE TROPHIES 65 Recruits Attend Passing-Out Parade PROUDEST men among sixty-five K. V.F. Heirtmi-nt (Malaya) recruits who paraded al] {.tianak yesterday were Aircraftman Tialiari bin Sifonfo from Kampong Remlah Keiiil.an. Negri Sembilan, and Aircraftman Osman bin Ali. from I Bakar kapor, Sungei L'etani, Kedah. Towards the end
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    BOAC '25th' Club Enrols New Member
    225 8 BOAC '25th' Club Enrols New Member ONE of thc most exclusive club in the world-— the 25fch Club membership of which is con rmed to those who havg serve 25 or more consecutive yean mth 8.0A.C. or us prede cessan—has fust enrolled its one hundredth member. He is Mr. W.H.
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    Jap Ships Get Blanket Clearance To Singapore
    121 8 TOKYO. Apr. 17 (UP). Japan ami Britain have reached "agreeraenl in principle** on navigation and ports of entry for their ships in each other's ports, according to Transportation Ministry sources. The agreement grants Japanese I -linos blanket clearance to enter ports under British
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    Red Schooners Sail
    31 8 AFTER a five-day stop-over in Singapore, the •'nice Ru.--suian owned schooners Go'ets. Kumja and Energia left port last evening on their way *.o Petropalosk in the Behring Sea,
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    SHARP FALL IN RI RUBBER EXPORTS
    170 9 lelease Coffee For Sale To S'pore' Cry ,s Crisis Worsens Ey ARNOLD BRACKMAN. S.ondord Special Correspondent JAKARTA, Apr 17:_|„donesia's combined estate ond smallg rubber exports for February dropped shorply to 34,000 ton£.word plunge from January's exports of about 50,000 tons compiled trai Office of
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    Thai Offer To Rice Exporters
    45 9 BANGKOK. Apr. 17 (AFP>: Because of the difti.-uily oi meeting the ofßrial rite export rommilments to foreign countries, the Thai Government will allow private merchants to export one ton of rice to every 4'- tons turned over to the Government
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    EVACUEES DID NOT REPAY
    86 9 NT fadv unces icueej by ie moan, ing par Mfided in the d n> the »1 the SingaCouml] yester- Cag too ive l lom of ad vancea to Malayan evacuees who m c io distress as a result of the Inv ision oi Malaya. Singapore's share
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    Successful Results Obtained In Fed. By Use Of Chemicals
    428 9 Destroying Vegetation GREAT interest has been aroused by on officiol announcement that experiments are in hand in the Federation of Malaya aiming at the destruction of undergrowth by chemical means, says the latest issue of Brown's Malayan Economic Review. The objective
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    Para Rubber 1951 Profit
    125 9 THE Highland and Lowlands Para Rubber Company made a profit of £204.808 for 1951 <£157.--571 for 1950> after taxation report the agents Barlow and Company. U.K. and Malayan taxation amounted £245,000 (£175,--000 >. The directors propose recommending a 15 per cent. final dividend, less tax. making
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    52 9 photo* TOrea Aa.traMaaa-Mr.a WtUmley JJj**g2^ the Victoria Chamber af Commerce, McNolty. fi/neral^retorj of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union, and Mr FmrSo", General Secretory of the An«trala*ian SmMy^ml^S^^ Biaf apt c by Qtg^fOAC WedSSf^ mi their way to Geaeva to attend the Inte- mai J3JS OrfJ^SS -Srfcwmce. They flew ia from
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    Slight Decline In Singapore Rubber Stocks
    97 9 SINGAPORE rubber stocks with dealers, at port and on the estates dropped f:*om 54.355 tons in February to 53,024 tons taft month, according to official statistics. Dealers' stocks showed a small drop from 40.715 tons in February to 40.517 tons last month. while port
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    More Funds For Traffic Lights
    70 9 AN additional expenditure of $59.0W lor the installation of t-iffic lights, for which only $24,--400 has "had been made in the Estimates, has been approved by the Finance Committee ot the Singapore Legislative Council. Purchase of traffic aids which require additional expenditure of $15,000 has
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    Kepong Dredging
    27 9 HARPER. GILFILLAN and Co.. Ltd. report that tha output of Kepong Dredging Company Ltd. for the quarter ended March 31, i»W, amounted to Mj ton*
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    SLIGHT RISE IN RUBBER PRICES
    117 9 Standard Market Reporter THE rubber market in Singapore was quiet all day j at slightly above Wednesday's levels. Only small business was reported. At the close the market steadied slightly to $1.09A per lb. for first grade rubber for April shipment, a rise of threequarters
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    102 9 COMMODITY PRICES Latest Singapore rub ber prices yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No 1 Spot Loose $1.10 $1,101 F.0.8 in bales May. No. 1 K.S.S. Sl.©9£ $1,092 No. 2. K.S.S. 51.07J $1.07} No. 3 R.S.S. $1,041 $1.04? Tone: Steady. LONDON KUBRER Thursday's opening prices per lb. were: May 321d. Buyers 322d.
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    Only Small Business In Shares
    88 9 Only Small Business In Shares Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Malayan share market was quiet in all sections today and only small business was reported. Prices remained more or less unchanged from Wednesday's levels. Changed prices are: Puvers Sellers INDUSTRIALS Henry Waugh 2.30 2.40 S. Steamship 23.00 24.00 W.
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    S'pore Shares In Cost Of India Rice Experiments
    68 9 S'pore Shares In Cost Of India Rice Experiments SINGAPORE together with other South-East Asia countries proposes to contribute to the cost of a rice hybridisation project at Cuttack in India. This decision followed recommendations of the International Rice Commission in 1950. Singapores share Tor 1930 and 1951 amounts to Rs.
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    Estate Engages Own Defence Force To Avoid Being Closed
    333 9 Estate Engages Own Defence Force To Avoid Being Closed By LEONG HEW MENG, Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Apr. 17. Government's decision to close down Jalang Tinggi Estate because of the lack of special constables for the protection of the estate labourers was described as a "defeatist move" which would have
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    Spending Of $4,780,000 Is Approved
    98 9 THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday morning approved supplementary expenditure amounting to over (4.730.000 including $500,000 for the erection of government quarters and $750,000 for the purchase of premises for accommodation. The report of the Finance Committee stated that, in view of the present serious shortage
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    Chartered Bank Chief Retires
    110 9 LORD Colgrain of Everlands has retired Irom the Court of Directors of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China after di.->lingu:>hed scrv.ce-; lo the Bank over a period extending tu nearly .'SO yea:.-., according to the Manager of the Bank in Singapore, Mr. GAP. Sutherland.
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    S'PORE RATES OF EXCHANGE
    72 9 MALAYAN Exchange Banks' Association buying rates to merchants iper $100 Malayan) are: New York 33 1 8 (T.T). 33 J (OJ).). 33 3/8 on credit bills UO 33 7/10 on trade bill* (90 d/st); Canada 32| 'T.T.). 32 5/8 (OD), 32 7/8 <90 d/st). Selling (T.T./O
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    New Officer To Relieve Hard-Worked Dept.
    318 9 New Officer To Relieve HardWorked Dept. Machinery Inspection By MICHAEL CONNORS, Standard Staff Reporter AN ADDITIONAL inspector has been appointed to the Inspector of Machinery Department, Singapore, and he is expected to arrive in the Colony on April 28. Disclosing this yesterday, the Chief Inspector oi Machinery. Mr. J A.
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    Produce Mart Stays Quiet
    87 9 Produce Mart Stays Quiet Standard Markrt Kep«rltr .THE produce :11 y: S:n gapore was ipjiet in all sections yesterday with no busineai c* ported. Copra had toyea al $M| per picul and sellers $26 per picul Coconuj oi! '.oi- Mas me shipment had buyers al |39 per picul and sellers
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    Idris Hydraulic
    27 9 Messrs. Osborne Mid Chappel of [poh report thai turns oi Mris Hydra ili< I n L1 I for Ilie quarter |j0 Mai was <i!)2 too:
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    945 10 THK KM) Cl A VI R FECI DAY" bv P. K. i Hagaa is a plriliat ex- J i ample of what run be done uith a re J filter against the Bght. It is 1 particularly eoauneadahle i Mine the exposure of i 1 i .">th
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    Women Admire Queen's Hair Style
    371 10 Women Admire Queen's Hair Style WOMEN have been com- menting on the fact that the Queen, for the second time recently, has driven bareheaded to a morning function, her husband by her side in full regalia. They have been asking: Is this a new fashion copied from the Duke of
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    Camera In The Street
    70 10 "LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!" a poignant study in a Singapore bookstore taken by Peter Robinson, resumes the "Camera In The Street" feature after several worthy interruptions by exhibition material. This study also serves as an example of the worth ot the Futura camera which Peter Robinson
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      58 10 CROSSWORD PUZZLE FRIDAY'S SOLUTION IRifjlGiTiPilPl MEA3UR E^H EATHEN A T T E R S^PH 8 K'l N«U|APSH E D iYiOifß E DHE|Ti WASTAO EiS UCCOUR »T*HftKHHB*T£AK 0M N1 B U SIDE N IA L 8 0 EffOlMi DRAG HH EIRIi NOON INIIPA LAVERifIi llMlMLfllftOttlUK ANT E N NA^ B TATION
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    Had Betting Slips
    29 11 EU CHEW SENG was fined $250. or six weeks rigorous imprisonment, when he admitted being in possession of chap-ji-kee slips at Queen's Street on April 10.
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    Doctors Are Liable For Work In Fed.
    120 11 ALL MEDICAL officers appointed to the permanent and pensionable establishments are liable tor service in the Federation of Malaya, it was stated in the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday, in answer to a written question bv Mr. Thio Chan Bee (Prog., Balestier). Mr. Thio
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    Art Show Opens Today
    99 11 Standard Woman Reporter A RECORD number of entrants will take part in the Singapore Art Society's third open exhibition of works by local artists which will be opened by Mr. Andre Gibaut. the French Consul General, at the British Council Hall today. One hundred and four
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    SECURITY FOR SQUATTERS IS TOP PRIORITY
    361 11 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Government is giving high priority in the interests of consumers as well as squatters, to plans whose object is to ensure that, wherever possible, food producers achieve security of tenure upon suitable land. This was stated in the Singapore
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    This Will Help Fishermen
    70 11 TO ENCOURAGE tne training of local fishermen in fishing techniques new to them. the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday approved an amendment to the Fishing Boats t Personnel) Rules on a motion by ta e Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. Andrew Gilmour. By this amendment, instructors of other
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    Corporal Stripped Of Rank
    97 11 ...CPL. Archibald McKinnon (26) of G.H.Q. Signal Regiment, was ordered to be reduced to the ranks by a District Court Martial held at Tyersall Camp, yesterday. He was found guilty on two charges of striking two soldiers. Signalman R. Elliott. and L/Cpl. T. C. Jones. The
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    Frankel Estate To Get Lights
    232 11 Standard Staff Reporter ONE of the most urgent problems of Frankel Housing Estate, Changi the provision of electric lights has now been solved by negotiating a banker's guarantee of $21,000. The guarantee was negotiated with the help of three Progressive Party Councillors. Aliss Amy Laycock.
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    NEW LAW FOR MOTHER WHO KILLS
    111 11 SINGAPORE'S Penal Code Amended yesterday 80 2S aian who commits that a.j L iprtam circumSShSJSer Sa with culpable Sprite no* amounts *> "Attk Singapor. Legislative Council meeting Mr. E. X Davies, the Attorney-General, said that it was an established raedkai fact that a woman
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    Govt. Has Outline For A Polytechnic But Money Needed
    419 11 Standard Staff Reporter WHAT IS NEEDED for expansion of facilities for vocational education in Singapore is not the appointment of Committees to draw up plans for establishment of technical institutions but money. This was declared hy Mr. A. W. Frisby, Director
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    REPLIES TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS
    411 11 REPLIES TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS To Mr. H.JC. Kulasingha (Pro?.. Bukit Timah): The expenditure incurred by the Singapore Government ior the 1949 ECAFE Conference was S.i"). 541.48. Accounts for the 19M meeting are unlikely to exceed $32,500. Singapore ha.s no vote at the full session ot tiie ECAFE Coherences. Hvtirvmvnt Agt*
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    She Praises Haxworth
    69 11 MRS. ELIZABETH t^OY, Nominated Singapore Legislative Councillor, said that the CounciHors should take off their hats to the Colony Traffic Police Chief Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth for his efforts in making the roads safe le» all users. Speaking during the adjournment, Mrs. Choy said it was
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    'Make Use Of Voting Power'
    94 11 Standard Sta* Reporter STRESSING the importance ol early campaigning for the Registration of voters, the Progressive Party's Newsletter says: "If we are to show that we are Is fact lit to take over power from the British Government within a reasonable period of time, the
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    856 Take Technical Vocations
    143 11 Standard Staff Reporter THERE IS at present a total enrolment of 856 pupils in the Government Junior Technical School, Government Aided Trade School and even i n g classes at the Junior Technical School, in Singapore. These pupils are bring taught radio engineering, electrical engineering, nrw
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    Disqualified Men Barred
    71 11 Disqualified Men Barred Standard Staff Reporter DISQUALIFIED persons will now be prevented fi nn exercising the J.io-'inu oi either a Singapore Legis a e or City Councillor with Lhe passing of two amendments to thi> respective Legislative and Municipal Elections Ordinances at the Legis ative Council ftieeting yesterday Mr. John
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    New Power To Demote
    77 11 The Singapore Commissioner of Police has b< en given powe to reduce non-comm -...>■-! officer in rank "in the interests of the discipline and efficiency of the Force" with the passing a! an amendment to kbe H 1 mot Force Ordinance at the Si gapore Legislative
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    Arms Charge
    46 11 WONG CHAT SAIfG vm*. charLi A ;n the SinaaDO'-t- Second Magistrate** C—rt enterd.. aritk bemc in po ession o\ a )2 revolver and io rounds of ammunition without a permit The charge was explained to Sane nnd the case was postponed usu April 21.
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    Fame Catches Up With Bashful Neo
    249 12 Fame Catches Up With Bashful Neo SINGAPORE'S shy schoolboy swim star, Neo Chwee Kok who has gone on record t0 having no time for other things, including girl friends, until he has accomplished his twin ambitions schooling and doing well in the Olympics moved into a most difficult situation vesterdav
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    Robinson Knocks Out Graziano In Third
    569 12 Robinson Knocks Out Graziano In Third AT $10,000 A MINUTE.... CHICAGO, Apr. 16 (LP) Sugar Ray Robinson came off his corner with a two fisted attack to knock out Rocky Graziano in the third round and retained his world middleweight boxing championship. lt was a finish as surprising to the
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    F&M Trounce Mansfield 10-0
    102 12 F&M Trounce Mansfield 1 0-0 tASEH Wl) NEAVE Sp rts Club 1 meed M insfiel I SC in a U 1 Sing tp >re B isiness I ies U igue tie at River yesterday. Fraser N ve who won 'en-nil. d \i ii was practically i ne- sided g une
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    Win For TPCA
    50 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs In a third division league match played todav at Sentul Pasar ground the TPCA "reserves"' beat the CWS REME by two goals to one. There was no score at halftime. The TPCA goals were scored by Muniandv and Victor. REME's goal was by Salleh.
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    St. Joseph's In Youth Lge' Final
    96 12 St. Joseph 's In Youth Lge' Final ST. JOSEPH'S Institution won the replay of their SAFA Youth League semifinal at Jalan Besar yesterday, beating Raffles Institution 2-1. St. Joseph's Harphajan Singh deflected the ball into his own goal to give Raffles the lead early on, but soon afterwards SJl's winger
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    Perak Cricket
    68 12 IPOH Thurs. An Ipoh Cricket XI will play against Teluk Anson XI on the Ipoh Padang on Sunday April 20. The match will commence at 10.30 a.m. sharp The following will represent Ipoh: E. Daniel (capt.), Michell. Hellings. G. Fleming. P. Sankey. V. Sankey, S. Rajalingam. Kamalanatlian. M.G.
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    UMNO Youth Win KL League Tie
    67 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— In a second division league match played todav on the Ritle Range Road ground UMNO beat the Police Depot by two goals to nil. The game was scrappy and after made worse by heavv rain. UMNO opened accounts through Salehan and
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    Refereeing Upsets First Div. Teams
    206 12 Refereeing Upsets First Div. Teams POOR REFEREEING marred yesterday's SAFA first division match on the Padang between katong Sajarah and Singapore Cricket Club. Katong Sajarah, minus their five newly acquired ex-Kola Raja players won 2-1, after leading 1-0 at half time. After' the game, Cricket Club's soccer convenor Mr^ George
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    Cheng Wah Score Six
    108 12 IPOH. Thurs. Cheng Wah Athletic Association revelling in the mud trounced the 12th Royal Lancers six goals to one in a first division Ipoh District Football league match on the rain sodden town padang this evening. Following a spell of midfield play Lim Cheng headed in
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    Radin Mas Sports
    50 12 THE Radin Mas School sports will be held on May 21 on the school ground. The event for old boy* of the school will be the 440 yards race. Intending competitors are requested to submit their names to the Sports Secretary. Radin Mas School before May 10.
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    Failed To Turn Up
    34 12 SINGAPORE Medical Workers' Union were awarded a walk-over when Woodbridge Mental Hospital S.C failed to turn up for their SAFA Division II league soccer tie at the CYMA ground yesterday.
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    BUNGA DOES BEST GALLOP
    420 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Newcomer Bunga. a four-year-old Full Bloom gelding, who is making his first appearance on the Malayan Turf, surprised track watchers when he outran Evergreen, Lord Dhoti and Charlemange in a full-strip gallop at this morning final runs for candidates entered for Saturday's opening
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    FAM CUP SEMI-FINAL TODAY
    103 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Selangor will meet Johore in the semi-final of the F.A.M. cup competition tomorrow on the TPCA ground. The winners will meet Penang in the final at Penang on April 26. The Selangor team against Johore will be without two of their best players,
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    Bakar Sparks Victory For Corinthians
    186 12 KOTA BAHRU. Thurs -Tn the fourth day oj the Kota Bahru soccer carnival. the Singapore Corinthians beat the Kelantan Warders— l9sl Cup and League winners— by three goZ.s to one yesterday. The game was East and thrilling. In the second half Hamid was hurt following
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    REME ON TOP AGAIN
    71 12 REME added two more points to their good record in the SAFA first division by beating Indian Recreation Club 4-."'» at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Indians led 2-1 at half time but failed to keep up with the enterprising Engineers who played an improved game in
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    TBA's Penalty Beats Sajarah
    82 12 TAMIL Brotherhood Association just managed to snatch a narrow victory from Katong Sajarah M A" in their SAFA Division II League soccer match at the BODCA ground yesterday, winning by a penalty goal scored in the first hail Katong Sajarah though convincingly beaten, were by no
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    Java Girl Best At MYF Gala
    293 12 NO RECORDS were broken at the Methodist Youth Fellowship swimming carnival but the meet turned out to be a great success at the Chinese Swimming Club yesterday. Chan Onn Leng the Singapore track sprinter, swimming in the 50 metres breast stroke open event won
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      77 12 fllDjSfjjjl [iimkpSS HIGH TIDES at the principal lo|»\V A.M. P.M. Singapore 3.29 6.52 Malacca 129 1.46 P.n Dickson 12.10 12.27 I* .rt Shim 12.12 Pen in? 9.09 8.00 BASEBALL AGAIN IN US y< >RK April IT. i AP) Y y's 1 aseba U results: vrioNAI. LEAGUE B M B eton
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      120 12 SINGAPORE SOCCER:— SAFA League. Div. I Chinese Casuals v. BODCA at Jalan Besar stadium; Div. lIIB— BODCA 'A" v. P. T. at Geylang: Div. lllA—Netaii NSC v. Windsor Rover SC at CYMA SBHFA League Mercantile Bank v. EAC at Shell ground; RTC v. Dunlop at Padang; US Junior League— RAPC
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