Singapore Standard, 7 May 1952

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    Masthead
    26 1 Singapore Standard +I^_ v^p •14" 1 j* 19. ivy a II 1 O» VOL. II NO. 309. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1952. 12 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Director
    31 1 photo. Genera] A. Shottt, lot ot bUettgesee, War mbm reached Sinsa»j Qantas-BOAC yestt\ tv >cc the intelligence i ca in the Far Bast. He v ill also visij Korea. Standard
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    Comet Jet Airliner Due May 17
    71 1 Comet Jet A irliner Due May 17 Urd i.iUon Importer L 80/ C net r for the Fai Easl and g flig rye Singapore on B Manab cable to testing as to 9 ber would and a: i r at 'he at Cnangi certain as to I i do on
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    Startling Drop In Rubber
    289 1 Startling Drop In Rubber Standard Market Reporter IN TWO DAYS Singapore rubber prices have dropped by nearly 14 cents per lb., a decline of 8A cents per lb. being recorded yesterday— the sharpest drop for many months. From 51.0."> X per lb. for first grade rubber for May shipment on
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    4,000 STOP WORK
    30 1 LIVERPOOL, May 6 (Reuter) -Ove 4 i iro kers U the Dunlop Rubbe Comp factory at Speke, L >•• sti ;ck work todaj 9 iporl i* »c claim.
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    SUEZ TALKS AT No 10
    335 1 Cairo Hints Of Gaza Exchange For Canal Zone LONDON, May 6 (UP)— Prime Minister Winston Churchill met Egyptian Ambassador Abdel Fattah Amr Pasha at No. 10 Downing Street this afternoon to talk about the Anglo-Egyptian treaty dispute. Mr. Churchill has already discussed the problems of
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    61 Survivors Return Home
    72 1 NEW YORK. May 6 (AP>— The battered aircraft carrier, U.S.S Wasp, bringing home til survivors of the >unken .destroyerminesweeper Hobson arrived m New York harbour at ~.'-'0 a.m. EST) today. The 61—176 of the Hobson's crew perished will be witnesses at a naval courj ol inquiry
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    Nicoll Makes Two-Hour Tour Of SHB
    147 1 MR JOHN NICOLL, Governor ot Singapore, ma le a two-hour visit to the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday He was taken around by Mr. P A. T. Chrimes, Chairman of the S.H.B who explained to the Governor the detailed working of the S.H.B. The Standard
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    LABOURITES MAKE GAINS
    47 1 LONDON, May 6; (UP).—Labour candidates made gains against the Conservatives. Independents and liberals today m fragmentary um>flficia! returns from Britain's City Council elections. Returns from 7(W seats .showed Labourites gained .:i> seats from other parties. The Conservatives lost 21. Independents 13 and Liberals two.
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    PI Smugglers Send Arms To Malaya
    84 1 MANILA. May 6 (AP) An international arms smuggling ring believed to be selling large quantities of firearms iind ammunition to Communists m Malaya and China was reported uncovered m Cebu today. The Philippine Constabulary seized a truck load ot submachine guns, automatic rides, and
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    Churchill To Meet Egyptian Ambassador
    36 1 LONDON. May (>. (Reuter). Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister. will today meet Abdul Fattah Amr Pasha. the Egyptian Ambassador^ privately m London to discuss the Anglo-Egyptian dispute, it was officially announced.
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    43 1 photo. Picture taken yesterday shows from left to right: Mr. I. W. Fretilin Traffic Manager, 5.H.8., Governor John F. Niioll and Mr. P. A, T. Chrimes, Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. The Governor win taken on a tour of the Board Standard
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    Still Deadlocked
    38 1 TOKYO. May 6 (Reiiter AAP) United Nations and Commiuv'st truce negotiators met m private for 15 minutes a; Panmupjoui today. The meeting was followed by the bare announcement |nst tK* chief delegates would meet again tomorrow.
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    Response To Templer Call Slow
    295 1 Stjndard Stall < orn-s|rmd<'nt KUALA l.i'M pi B rue Genera] Templet |>i i,. luntary worfcei s to give I services to i trious non-essen-tial Drganizat oni made i•■ i ently at the FMS Cham be i -t Co nmerce. has tiol hern i uccessful v.})
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    Councillors Want Unofficial C'ttee To Probe Corruption
    369 1 Standard Staff Reporter TWO SINGAPORE Legislative Councillors yesterday called lor an Unofficial Committee, comprising prominent citizens enjoying public confidence, to probe into alleged corruption among. Government employees. A third Councillor, who is also a member of the Executive Council. suggested the appointments of
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    Rubber Experts Open Conference
    52 1 OTTAWA. May 5 (Reuter): Rubber experts from 17 countries began a review today of the world rubber situation and tried to develop new markets. The conference which will continue until Friday was the annual meeting of the International Rubber Study Group meeting m Canada for the
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    Plane Crashes In Norway, 11 Killed
    113 1 OSLO. May 6 (Reuter)— Eleven people died today when a Dakota i with 29 people aboard crashed m the Telemark district ot Norway. Among the dead were three of the plane's crew but the stewardess survived. The plane was thing from Amsterdam to Jarlsberg,
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    76 1 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, May 6 The following ore the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market todcy: LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 28jd. Spot £964 per ton buyers, 1..1w/<: -xmj 96 5 sellers. July/Sept. 28id. Thre£ monfns £963 Oct. Dec. 27id. buyers,
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    Famous Pianist Arrives
    102 1 Walter Gieseking. famous concert pianist, was proud to announce m Singapore yesterday that 64.000 Aus tralians attended his :{0 con certs during his two-month tour there. Gieseking. who began to play the piano at 4' years and for 11 years after still had no regular musical training,
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    Author
    92 1 .A iasd a i i Alpin Mac Gregor. Scottish author, socialist and anti-vivi-sectionist. who is going to visit Malaya on his way back from Australia. Author of 22 books. Mr. MacGregor will spend four months in Australia lecturing on the history, topo graph? and folklore of Great Britain. "I'm
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    Flight Cancellations
    58 1 NEW YORK, May 6 i Rev American airlines today announced Bight cancellations and other economj measures to meet a government ordei foi a 30 pei cent, cut m aviatoin petrol con sumption. The Petroleum Administration for Defence ordered the cut to take effect today as a result al
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    RAF WAR ON HOUSE RACKETEERS
    323 2 'Bad' Landlords Blacklisted To Aid Servicemen Standard Staff Reporter IN CO-OPERATION with "good" landlords, ihe R.A.F. m Singapore has set up a new system h, deal with the housing of officers *nd airmen Uving with their families m civilian accommodation "on the Island. Effective immediately,
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    Two Who Are Eager To Help The Sick
    418 2 Standard Woman Reporter CHERRY MINNS (the left girl m the picture), 17-year-old daughter of a Singapore police officer, is the only European to join the nursing course which began on Monday at the General Hospital. A recent arrival to the Colony, Cherry
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    Hax worth Explains The Amber Light
    264 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE AMBER traffic fight signal at a road junction before lac red liuht shows, is purely a cautionary signal. Whether a motorist should slop when facing ihe amber li^ht or carry on driving would depend uiircly on the circumstances of his
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    Passing Out Parade
    27 2 THE NINTH output of recruits 1 for the R.A.F. (Malaya) will pass out from initial training at a parade at Chang] Airfield tomorrow morning.
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    32 Singers To Entertain You At This Show
    170 2 32 Singers To Entertain You At This Show THIRTY-TWO Singapore Chinese cafe singers. 22 women and 10 men. will take part m a charity concert organised by the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Association on May 18 at the Happy World Cabaret m aid of their new building fund. The
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    30 2 MR. LOI TECK CHONG second son of Mr. and Mrs. Loi Tin Roon who married Miss So Sure Tin* third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William So, m Singapore, recently.
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    Alleged To Have Cheated Woman,
    84 2 Alleged To Have Cheated Woma n, WILLIAM LEE (23) of Lorong 23. Geylang, claimed trial m the Singapore Firs Police Court yesterday to a charge of cheating a woman, Quek Ah Ngor, m Lorong 25. Geylang. on Jan. 31. It was alleged that Lee dishonestly induced Quek to de- 1
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    Parks Flies Home Today On Leave
    44 2 ACTING Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. W. J. Parks, leaves by air for the United Kingdom, this morning on five months' vacation. Assistant Commissioner of Police. Mr. D. K. Broadhurst takes over Mr. Parks' office m his absence.
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    Many 'Good' Landlords Co-operate
    244 2 Many 'Good' Landlords Co-operate MANY Singapore landlords have been consulted about the RAF's new fight-the-housing-raeketeer scheme and the majority are m favour of it, an RAF spokesman said yesterday. Already four or five property owners against whom there was no complaint whatsoever had voluntarily offered rent reductions. One of the
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    Praise From Thai Official
    123 2 Standard Staff Reporter PRAISE for the work of the Social Welfare and the Labour departments of Singapore and the Federation was contained m a broadcast over Radio Malaya last night by the Director General of the Department of Public Welfare, Thailand. Nai Pakom Angsusingha. Describing his
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    POSTAL MEN NOT STRIKING FOR FUN
    252 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE 480 members of the P. and T. Uniformed Starts Union who have decided to go on strike if negotiations with Government for wage revision and pension rights fall through, are not doing so for the sheer joy of it. Mr.
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    Motorists Send 300 Replies In One Day
    75 3 s' mii.ird Stall X: partei I tor lich i ntrodu ribut- t nandbi the 1 has l .use. i which yes erday ••>•',iii- 3©tl n deted m! the informa- i '•>'■ Traffic et« nnine rate of ma m I pi odd eras CI
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    S'pore May See The Canberra
    66 3 S'pore May See The Canberra VPORE a ha a Canbei twin- kid- lornA a being R Aus- r Forn is due to Cfc ing fi Cal- plane 1 pi ol eke |1 By across the > sa m c s Canberra n .ia India ute bundrc that Libya i -was
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    Malaya At London Fair
    21 3 j 19 g pari S tion F r. son ran I pur S igapore I m and
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    Fortune For Some, Big Loss To Many
    185 3 EFFECTS OF RUBBER FALL Standard Staff Reporter FHE SI DDEIN tumble iii robber prices m sapore daring ilie past two days has been a line for same ami a biir loss to many others* The I Mrtunate ones were those who sold large
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    Absent For 2 1/2 Months
    38 3 r«IN half an hour of to i the (of Ms unit, Sapper ra All p ol the B gii R ent, to 1 i v all was an martia Jill- Sap- uy cave
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    Journalists' Meet
    17 3 WRSI nua g era! 't' s.: lapore m «f Journalists be S la '.;.,>.- 2 i
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    Fined For Stabbing
    28 3 ANG KEE LAN (L>o) was fined $100 m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday for stabbing Lim Hock Chuan at Peking Street on Jan. L'B.
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    Cars Have To Detour
    62 3 «ng to lay the sewer niain> !0 feet ueep m the ground. When the scheme is completed, residents m the area will be able to have modern sanitation fitted into their homes for the firsl time. Picture shows the narrow width and the breakin" up of
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    Trade Union Courses For S'pore
    122 3 Standard Staff Reporter THE Brit sh Tra le Union Offi vr. Mr. F W. Da! ley. who is now conducting a trade uni k rs« n the Federation, will be conducting a similar course m Eng isfa m Singapore i from June 111 to June
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    Trade Envoy Entertained
    132 3 INDIA looks upon her trade with her neighbours m SouthEast Asia and the Far East as a symbol of her goodwill, said Mr. Jogindra Singh, the retiring Indian Trade Commissioner at a luncheon given m his honour yesterday at the Capitol Restaurant by Singapore's leading Chinese merchants.
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    FAITH HEALING STARTS MAY 8
    64 3 REV. ALWIN R. DE ALWIS, faithhealer, has arrived from Colombo to conduct a healing campaign of the sick at the Singapore Clerical Union, 172, Rangoon Road, from May 8 to 11 at 7 p.m. daily. A second series of faith healing will be held ai
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    More Friends Of S'pore Wanted
    186 3 v !o m: members' ninishlng di c to the of many ardent states the report Society lor the year 10 i U-<- 31, 1951, The tfinual general meeting tbo Friends of S 1 n^ more ■f w be held at the British a HalL on
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    GOVT. PLANS TO PLUG LOOPHOLES
    225 3 Control Of Luxury Building Ordinance Standard Staff Reporter IuEASURES to remedy and prevent attempts by private builders and contractors to circumvent tbe Control of Luxury Building Ordinance will be taken by tbe Singapore Government shortly, Tbe Standard was told yesterday. It is understood that the
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    COLLAPSED IN CASUALTY ROOM
    82 3 *A SINGAPORE hospital assistant. Mr. T. Subbiah Naidu collapsed and died while on night duty at the General Hospital, on Monday nighf II is understood that he was m good spirits just before he collapsed m the casualty room. A popular man, Mr. Naidu was the
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    1st Jap Ship On Regular Run Arrives
    135 3 Std. Shipping Reporter THE first Japanese ship tc open a trade route via Singapore since the ratification ol j the Peace Treaty, the Ginkc Man;, drew alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Coal plant yesterday afternoon. B; II seven months ago, the vessel has
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    Stole From Benefactor
    128 3 FOR the fifth time m her life, i -n>-ycar-o!d woman. Gayah ainte Abu Bakar. was sent to prison when she was found juilty m the Singaoore First District Court yesterday of stealing $98 worth of clothing and jewellery belonging to a friend who had sheltered her. Gayah
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    Deaf Man Knocked Down By Train
    265 3 WHILE taking his usual morning stroll along the railway line near the Bukit Timah Station, a retired dispensary attendant was fatally knocked down by a train from behind. He did not hear the train's whistle. He was deaf. This was stated m the Singapore
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    Purser Praised For Trying To Disarm Messboy
    392 3 •boy- ;ir a «K*2S? X* is T a i avanese been fatiiiv lv shortly aft er a ship's officer had totice Kn Jh» Sl V^ o WM con ffratulated by Mr The ma? Dan Jt T SinffaP re Assizes pore Harbour o th
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    2 USIS Men For US Tour
    72 3 MOHAMMED A. H. Salikin and Fong Kirn Wah. employees of the United States Information Service m Singapore are scheduled to leave on May 14 by Pan-American World Airways for the United States to pursue a three-month orientation programme m the Department of State. They
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    31 Fined For Food Offences
    57 3 THIRTY-ONE persons were fined a total of 51.820 m the Singapore Second District Court yesterday, when they appeared on various Food Control summonses. Many of them failed to put up price lists, others were fined for failing to keep record of rationed foodstuffs, selling sugar
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    $1,000 Bail In Cheating Case
    73 3 YEE THAY SOON was allowed $1,000 bail m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of cheating Tan Boon Liang of five tyres and a battery worth $353. It was alleged that Yee obtained the goods from Tan
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    79 3 i SEWERAGE construction work along WOOO feet of Paya Lebar Koad has meant the closure of part of the through road from Seransjoon to Geylang and a detour of two miles for motorists during the last few months. The Standard understands that the thoroughfare from the junction of McPhcrson Koad
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    Malayan Women Will Be There
    32 3 YOUNG women of Malaya. India, Pakistan, and several other Far Eastern countries will be represented m an international leader-training project sponsored by the Young Women's Christian Association.
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      169 3 BRITISH Council Centre- Loan Exhibition of Chinese Art. from 9 a.m. 10 5.30 p.m. Admission free. V.M.C.A: Singapore Clicss Club 5p.m.; Tennis Finals Prize giri)ig 5 p.m.: Malay Class 5.30 p.m.: Judo, body-building and Gym classes 5.30 p.m.. Art Club life-class b' p. m.; Malay literacy class (i p.m.; Educational
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    GIRL (19) HAD RED PAPERS
    213 4 GIRL (19) HAD RED PAPERS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Taking into consideration the i'act that she admitted the j offence Mr. Justice Wilson at the High Court here today i convicted a !9-year-o!d Chinese^ [girl. Yong Kiau alias Kiu Lan. I and sentenced her to five years' rigorous imprisonment for !>e-
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    501 Killed In Johore Since Briggs Plan
    229 4 501 Killed In Johore Since Briggs Plan SECURITY FORCES RAG EIGHT MORE RJEDS Standard Staff Corres|ioii4k 4 nt Xl ALA LUMPUfc, j Tues. Security forces •m the Federation have 'killed eight more ler- rorists since yesterday. I Three of the terrorists I were killed m Johore. This brings the total
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    George Cross For Two Red Fighters
    505 4 KIALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The first two Malayans to receive the coveted George Cross Medal for gallantry m the war against terrorists are Constable Wan Amran bin Wan Manaf and Police Recruit Tan Tien Siew. They are the third and fourth members of the security
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    'Monsoon' Children Get Aid
    409 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. One of the most interesting recordings made by Che Mohamed Saileh bin Askor. Malay Programme Assistant, and Che Zaitun binte Zaba. Malay woman announcer, during their tour of the East Coast of Malaya recently, was m *a little kampong m Kuala Trengganu where
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    Airstrikes
    30 4 I R.A.F. Brigand* and R.AA.F. 1 Lincolns joined forces yestej;- I day to attack a bandit "target t m south-east Selangor, m support of ground security force!' operations. t
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    Aug. Holiday Course For The Teachers
    150 5 Standard Staff Corrr N H»ndrnl «nd the Federation of SUlava a U rf„* t£ j" 1 ll.li<lavs at Kuala Lumpur the August I Tn c course will be officially opened on Thui sday Aug 14 J* JO an, md m\\ end on Saturday Aug
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    57 5 MISS PK ASS ANA BAI.AN. year-old strdent of the t.Kivijit of the Holy Infant J«*>ns. Singapore, who will ap ir m a dance recital at the Victoria Theatre aext Thur«»rto >li>> Hal tc, acclaimed »«v tu«:i> as the best Indian d mrer m Mo<ajv>-e today i>, >U*»ril\ leaving for India
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    90 5 More than 200 guests at tended a cocktail party at Raffles Hotel last evening to wish bon voyage and welcome to two guests of honour. These guests were Mr. Jogindra Singh, thr departing Indian Trade Com missioner to Malaya and Mr. J. A. Coelho. the new Trade Commissioner. The party
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    A Busy Day For Laubach
    55 5 m Dr. Fra tk iteM a ■>.- cxc Ipoh tomorr i r. ive afu 'ij visiting is. speaking at k ivei !cture at > An S 00 ill and final j I g a puW u::::e! at j I leer c at the! 3 beg
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    Dist. Union School For S'pore
    316 5 ONE of the district trade union schools now being plann]ed by the Asian regions, may be cited m Singapore, while "a great college" for which (plans have been finalized will 1 be attached to the headquar- ters' oflice m Calcutta. j This was stated last
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    THROUGH BUS SERVICE TO KL
    203 5 Standard Staff orres|>ontleut KUALA Ll'MPl R, Tues.— ln spite of the resistance of the Malayan Railway Administration, the Kuala I.umntir to Singapore through bus service will be started. This road service which has been made possible by two separate companies plying express buses from the
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    Verdict Held In Brothel Case
    65 5 i Standard Staff Correspondent JUDGMENT was reserved yesterday m a case m which two women. K>>o Fong Theem 1(47), and Chan An Say (32) were barged m the Singapore 'F;-s r Police court with manag- tag a brothel m Syed Aiwi [Road a.nd living on
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    RAILWAYS BRING IN MORE $
    99 5 RAILWAYS BRING IN MORE KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Although the receipts from the passenger train service of the Malayan Railway Administration was $14,076 less m March than m April, the receipts over the first three months of the 3'ear were $1,838,205 m excess of the total last year. In every revenue
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    Heartening Response To Strike Fund
    175 5 Standard Stuff Reporter THE Singapore Army Civil union's appeal to its member to contribute to a strike fnud to -meet all eventualities- has resulted m "heartening and encouraging response" from j members. This, said the Union's President. Mr. S. T. V. Lingam, yesterday, was an
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    STANDARD PATTERN SERVICE
    1012 5  -  ROSALIND RATNAM By CUT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS and KEEP THEM BY YOU TILL YOU GET YOUR PATTERN PIECES THIS SUNDAY THERE WILL BE ANOTHER PATTERN FOR YOU. Here are the sewing instructions for The Standard Pattern No. 5 which appeared m the Sunday Standard of May 4.
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    RIDERS OBEY THE LAWS
    146 5 -And Fewer Cases Come To Court PENANG, Tues.— lmproved traffic behaviour of I'enang's trisha riders and the fact that the Police were fully committed m emergency work caused a drop m the number of traffic eases last year, said the Registrar of Vehicles, Penang, Mr. Yeang
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    Madam Ida Says: This Was Strange
    248 5 Standard Staff (or respond nrf PENANC. r«ei Had i Ida Or;, a Penang i; (.rs.,l and a race horns owner I ied m the Magistrate's I today that if struck bet as t^Log unusual to tee P■■ officer driving a ithin Hie teed limit
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      161 5 Today's Power Cuts st ROTATIONS m Singapore S:i««i St. Kamah St. Peoples liable to load shedding t«»«ti\ Park. Sanson Rd.. tain Soon DAY Oil Mills. CJnan Ilia. I MB. NeJltale»tier Kit. .lalan Am pas. work. U.E. I uctorv. Rl\ cr Val8.M.8.C. McKltehie. Braihirll ley Rd.. Killiiiev Kit. Orchard Rise. Island
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      Rule By Palm Grease
      771 6 IF the stink of corruption pervades some of our government departments and other oublic Institutions, that is only because the Government and public have been remarkably tolerant ol* rule by palm grease. In fact though it has been public knowledge that graft was widespread m government
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    Review of Views
    473 6 Review of Views Examinations IS public examination an erTec-, tive means of raising the standard of education m Chinese schools? This was the' tneme of the editorials of all' the Chinese Dailies m Singa- 1 pore. T le Dailies were commenting on 1 the new ruling by the Edu-' cation
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    Burma Between Two Dangers
    1637 6  - Burma Between Two Dangers B. TESSELIN By of the Agence Franco Presso SINCE the beginning d t*it ffw Burme Ut|J been m rhe heodlmes. There were rumous of Cn imminent arrack by Red China. The justification f 0 r such an attack would seem to be rhe presence of somChinese
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    USELESS EUSTAGE
    16 6 n A lr o Pfpvs 1o *<* Mfs. Dale— Seems they've both something m common!"
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      DELIBERATELY MISPRONOUNCED THE WORD "PARKING"
      167 6 DELIBERATELY MISPRONOUNCED THE WORD "PARKING" Sir.— The other night I happened to park my car m a street m town and was having, a few words with my girl friend prior to her returning to her house across the .street That was about 9.20 p.m. April 22. m Tank Road
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      Old Man Was Kept Waiting
      96 6 Sir.— My father is an old and poor worker. Moreover he cannot speak English. Recently he was sent to the District Hospital m Ipoh for treatment. Before he was admitted he was made to wait a long time m the admission room. The officer concerned
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      RENT CONTROL BILL
      130 6 Sir:— It is heart-breaking to see the attitude of Legco me nbe'rs to the '-Rent Control Bill" which enables the Landlords to ride roughshod over tenants. Mr. John Laycock had the best opportunity to prove his worth and knowledge m Ijjtf, supported by another Progressive big-gun Mr.
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    SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
    332 6  -  RIM A LI By This Squeal Over Amahs f SEE that the Amahs of Singapore and the Federation are annoying their employers by a sort of unofficial movement towards higher wages. Throughout the country can be heard the plaintive cries of Mems faced with two unpalatable alternatives:
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      11 6 Gold Dollar Ter. Shum Yip leong Tea Plantations L Cameron Highlands
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    DULLES' PEACE DOCTRINE
    415 7 Saysßetaliatory 1 Action Would Curb Aggression PARIS, May 5 (Reuter) Mr. John Poster Dulles said here today that the free nations had the power to hit an aggressor where it would hurt, at all times and places of their own choosing/ and suggested they should "organize this
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    Peking Said To Convene FE Congress
    99 7 LONDON. May 6, (AP) Diplomatic sources said yesInriuv that the Chinese ComM:uni>ts are preparing to con\>nr a "Far Kast peace congress" m Peking that will lay UM groundwork for new < oMiiminist moves m Asia. Ihe congress is expected t<» aaeel m the Chinese
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    Eden: 'Still Chance For Agreement' In Korea Truce Talks
    161 7 LONDON, M a> 6, (KV.iu-r).— Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreifga Scr.ian. told the House of Commons yeater- >.iv J lkii i lm n wa* "Mill an opportunity for agreement" brine ;irri\r«l at m Korea. F that asm be did i ant to
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    New Prison Riots Halted
    48 7 New Prison Riots Halted i i Rv iter). eaks, the second tear gas. Acre B l< tua gaol here s a i rated da 'ad mmbed 1 '.'>') batchers' i?ors missing »t3 criticising 12 fires and gs ii .i five h it itl eaks m H 25 >ners i
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    Ridgway To Leave For Europe Mon.
    130 7 TOKYO. May 6, (UP) Genera] Matthew B. Ridgway will leave Tokyo en route to his new assignment m Europe next Monday, live days after General Mark Clark arrives here to replace him as the United Nations and United States Far East Commander. Gen Clark
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    British Troops Withdrawn From Arabian Town
    125 7 LONDON. May 6. <Reuter>.— AH British troops except a small detachment have been withdrawn from the South Arabian town of Lahej, it was authoritatively stated here yesterday. Troops had been sent into Lahej on April 21 by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Aden, Mr.
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    Accord In Talks On African Fed.
    277 7 I.O\l)ON, May 6 (Renter) The Commonwealth Htfati— a Office announced last ni«;ht that the conferrarc on the proposed federation of Southern Rhodesia, Norilurn Rhodesia and Nvasaland which concluded litre \e-terdav had assree*! on "all important matters of principle/ The agreement included the setting up
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    Opposition In SA Warns Of 'Anarchy'
    182 7 O pposition In SA Warns Of 'Anarchy' CAPETOWN, May 6. (AP)- 1 Opposition leader Johannes G. N Strauss gave a solemn warning Monday of possible "anari hy if the Nationalist Government defies the Supreme Court verdict branding the projected H.zh Court of Parliament il egal. lie United Party leader, addressing
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    Action On Truman Aid Bill Delayed
    185 7 Action On Truman Aid Bill Delayed WASHINGTON, May 6, (Reuter) The United States Senate yesterday delayed action on President Truman's multi-million-dollar foreign aid bill after a Senator had complained that America was losing superiority m jet commercial transportation to Britain "as a recent flight from London to Johannesburg has indicated".
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    Adm. Radford, Chiang Confer
    119 7 TAIPEI. May 6 (AP).—Admiral Arthur W. Radford and Chiang Kai-shek met today for two and a half hours after the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet arrived here on a business visit m connection with the defence of Formosa. The meeting, first between the Admiral and the
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    Farouk Proclaimed
    23 7 CAIRO. May 6 (Reuter) An official communique here today proclaimed King Farouk a direct descendant of Mahomet, the Prophet of Islam.
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    Eisenhower Urges European Parliament
    201 7 ROME. May 6, (UP)— General Dwight D. Eisenhower today called for the convocation of a European constituent assembly as one of the steps necessary for insuring peace m Western Europe. He then took off at 13.50 GMT for Paris, ending a two-day farewell tour of Italy.
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    Queen Mopes Into Palace
    205 7 LONDON, May 6 (Reuter)— Queen Elizabeth yesterday gave up the family home she loved for the drafty palace that tradition requires her to occupy as the British sovereign. She exchanged her dream home, Clarence House, for the ancient, sprawling; grey stone Buckingham Palace, said to be
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    Row Over 'Med.' Command Flares
    269 7 Row Over 'Med. Command Flares LONDON, May 6 (Reuter)— The Anglo-American controversy for command of the Mediterranean flared ru *l*\? sterda y wi *h Prime Minister Winston Churchill dodging a broadside of Parliamentary questions and British naval chiefs holding firm m talks With Admiral illiam Fechteler, United States Chief ol
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    FIRST POSTWAR US ENVOY TO JAPAN
    57 7 FIRST POSTWAR US ENVOY TO JAPAN photo. Mr. Robert D. Murphy, first postwar U.S. Ambassador to Japan, arrived at Haneda Airport, Tokyo. April 28, less than two hours after the Japanese Peace Treaty became effective. Photo shows, left to right: Mrs. Ridgway; Murphy; Mr. Sadao Iguchi, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister;
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    French Envoy To Tokyo Presents Credentials
    63 7 TOKYO May ij (Reuter- A AP) —French Ambassador Maurice Dejean drove to the Imperial Palace today m an ornate horsedrawn state coach to present his credentials to Emperor Hirohito M. Dejean was th c first member of th e foreign diplomatic corps to make
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    Europe's Scientists Plan To Blast Heart Of Atom
    195 7 PARIS, May 6 (Renter) Europe's leading nuclear scientists including Iwo of Hitler's former atom men, met m Paris, yesterday to plan the world's most powerful apparatus for homharding the heart mi the atom. r~ r The scientists from 10 countries vver c
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    Big 3 Delay Meet On Reply To Soviet Note
    238 7 Big 3 Delay Meet On Reply To Soviet Note LONDON, May 6 (LP)— The Big Three Wemren powers unexpectedly cancelled their M'heduled meeting last night and postponed consultation on their differrnceft ever a reply to the Kremlin**, proposal* on licrman unification until noon today. The move wa^ official y ea>
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    US Military Leaders Hit Defence Cut
    163 7 US Military Leaders Hit Defence Cut WASHINGTON May (>. <AP>— Top U S military leaders protested to Senators yesterday that .1 House approved ceiling of USS4i;.OUU.OOU.OO() on defence spending would "wreck the ".security) programme. Trie military iiad asked for U55."H).000.000.--uuu m the year beginning July 1 There were frequent references
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    New WHO Chief
    37 7 GENEVA. May (UPi The fifth annual assembly ol the World Health Organization yesterday unanimously elected Philippine Minister of Health Dr. Jaun Salcedo Jr. as its president succeeding Dr Leonard Scheele of the united States.
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    Eden Confers With Sir Ivone
    132 7 LONDON May S, (Rfuteri Mr Anthony Eden. Briti* i l eign Secretary, yesterday dec ed to pursue plans for ie sigi this month ol both tl c contracts between Western G« many and the Western al ie* the Buropi an Dei e ice C< imunity
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    Prasad Re-elected President Of India
    68 7 NEW DELHI. Ma. 8 \P [India's President Etajenda P _s. i won an easy re-election today m the first popular election India's presidency This was the voting: Prasad 507.400; Commu b.icked K. T. Shah 92.62? I G Thatte. Hindu extremist pa I i k, 2.(172:
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    Big Step-Up In Japanese Shipbuilding
    186 8 LONDON, May 5 (R*titrr) The Financial Times said today that Japan. whose merchant tied \h expected to earn £60,000,000 sterling this year, is planning to build an additional 620,000 lons of shipping. The Japanese government has guaranteed that I loans will be available to maintain
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    First Plane From Red China Lands
    49 8 DC 4of India's Bharat Airways became the first non-Russian foreign plane to fly U^cJon^cl fe Reds occupied Chi.a m 1949. when it touched down M Hongkong after carrying a "goodwill mission" from .New Delhi led by Nehru sister, Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit— AP photo.
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    RAF 'Family Airlift' To S'pore
    147 8 R.A.F. transport 'planes yesterday flew nearly 100 wives and children of army families from the Federation to Singapore en route for Britain. One High; from Penang and three from Ipoh brought 4:j adults, 41 children, and eight babies to Changi to catch the troopship Empire
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      599 8 CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Regular Sailings to China and Japan from Singapore j j Port Swetteuham Penang. Also direct Sailings from Bangkok and Indonesia to China Japan Due Spore Due Penang From "Hanyang" In Port May 11th Hongkong •S/ediuen" May 11th May 14th Hongkong Sails Sails Sails Penani.- P Sham
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    New Sharp Decline Caused By Heavy Upcountry Selling
    451 9  -  T.J. LIM By Standard Market Reoarrer ?.r Ib. being recorded o/orJo-o T° ya0 dec!ine of 8 i ««»s n.«ly .4 ce 9 nts per .b.^TwVd^y K3Sj m kir>9 f i Not since the start of the Korean war. which gave the signal
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    US Stockpile Is Only One-Third Completed
    29 9 US Stockpile Is Only One -Third Completed -ir.t.s., MMiH.I, "unfortunately" i« ™«k I j i-d T!., rapi.l build-up tadrfenc, 1212£m£2 taw pr„du,-lm„ will k, un,,,tri ifiT H, urged an
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    Lower Prices May Last Some Time —Heah Joo Seang
    305 9 Lower Prices May Last Some Time Heah Joo Seang Ky KHOO BOON CHOO standard Staff Correspondent PENANG May 6: -Heavy liquidation of large stacks of rubber accumulated by rubber dealers and speculators m Malaya has resulted m a drop of 14 cts HnUuT r d JL Week the Presi^ent of
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    Fall May Be Temporary, Says The RPC
    122 9 Fall May Be Temporary, Says The RPC Xl \l A LI MPI R. Maj b ommenting »sti lhe itanp m rubber prices, a -»!>>K' siji „t i|i r Rubber ■n da» eta mum Q m Kuala I .N';mr >.iai .1 n y >ueh rp rfeetine w.ts not only I 1
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    Many Sellers, Few Buyers
    141 9  -  LEONG HEW MENG By j Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. May-fc—The price re- cessio!) m the rubber market during the last two days have had a corresponding effect on the tin market, where shares have gone down slightly m sympathy with the rubber drop. The price of
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    RUBBER DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN 2 YEARS
    315 9 mi mTI m Three Factors In Favour Of Malaya Rubber LONDON, Mey 6 (Reuter) :-The Finonciol T.mes today soys that Moloyon rubber producers who wont of the current Ottawa meeting for the International Rubber Study Group to ensure thot American synthetic rubber
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    18 Countries At Ottawa Talks
    120 9 I OTTAWA. May 6. (UP): Representatives of ih countries l are attending the ninth meeting ot the International Rubber Study Group, which opened here yesterday and is expected to [continue until the end oi the v eek T s e countries represented include Australia. Belgium,
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    Little Trade in Produce
    77 9 B and ud >l irk«i grpwin THE produce pore q vet set* da: litt le b ess pa.s.sinc Copi a d buyer* v piru. ers R v Coconut oil buyer. dieated ?44 a S4 ers Ms| pi Beu &J2 (splil (S6| (b 13 >; Coconut *«4
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    HK EXCHANGE
    37 9 HONGKONG May 6.— Special Standard Service Closing prices on the Hongkong Ex" change today were HKSTS.9S to CI Sterling: HK«fi.s()s to USslHKSIB2.J to Malayan $lj HK50.302 to one Indonesian Human; Gold 11K5299.875 to one tael.
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    Estate Workers Face Wage Cut
    281 9  -  M. T. YONG By Standard Staff Correspondent Mala^™ UMPUR May 6: T »c *«n» «»e theu .wages may h^He i Rubber workers' unions m the Federation have been 1 warned of the gravity of the situation as the result of today's further drop m the
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    US Meat Supply Threatened
    59 9 WASHINGTON, farm officials say the U.S. meat supply is m greater danger now than' at any time m over 20 years because of the southward spread of foot-and-mouth disease m Canada to within 30 miles of the US. border. An outbreak m US could cause a
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    WORLD PRICE TREND IS NOW DOWNWARD
    404 9 A wm !r ,y 6 < AP > World prices are turning downward fteJ^Sfreet-ouHurfreporH afrer spot-checking some major commodN ties m leading world markers. I The trade paper noted numerous price slashes and j concluded they "are symptoms of a world price deflation— they
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    44 9 Mr. Ng Sek Yew (extreme left). Simraoore (Jbnn^j students visiting the Army Catering Si» lSßl_flw2I rl ?'A. i a witb other Co,oa al now attending a course m jouraJSinin l?nH«- tr<f al A,der hot The students *'A of\he CoIo L n°iS,%?e c tOUr f
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    US Materials Buying Chief In UK
    27 9 US Materials Buying Chief In UK THE U.S. Dc'er.cc Materials Procurement Agency has appointed James Douglas as Deputy Director of the ional ag office m London.— U.P.
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    RUBBER AND TIN SHARES DECLINE
    240 9 Standard Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Tues.— There was ne?lUrible burin" interest even at the lower levels and rubber shares declined m sympathy with the commodity price. Industrial and tin shares were also affected, but to a I lesser extent. Changed prices were: i INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers
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    Optorg Company Opens Branch
    99 9 IPOH. May 6— The Optorg Co. (Malaya) Limited, who coal m various commodities including liquor, textiles, chemicals, patent medicines, glasses and newsprint, have just opened up a branch office m Horley Street. Although the office was opened for business on .May I, the official opening by
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    North Borneo State Rubber
    89 9 NORTH Borneo State Rubber announce s a repayment of capital ot 2s. and also Is. on account ol dividend arrears on the £46,539 seven and a half per cent. 2s. cumulative preference shares. The preference dividend is paid to Dec. 17. ]9.'tt. The shares, which are
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      70 9 Despatches Today: In. to-China 8 a.m. by I h. Dabo-Singkep 8 a m kj Vaa D/n Brock, North I irneo, Labuan, Brunei and a*fc] 9 a by Darrei Arrivals Today: North Borneo, Labus Brunei and Miri (letters a:d par t- 1 by Kajang Skwriei Lottery Loan w!E Soviet Government has
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      106 9 Latest Singapore ruh her prices (cents per lb.) yesterday wire. timers Sellers No 1 Spot loose .04 .04. LOB m hales May No. 1 R.S.S. .0.;,' .04! No. 2 R.S.S. .00,' .01! No. 3 R.S.S. .001 .00,' Tone: Irregular. LONDON MLK«fr'|{ Tuesday's opening prices per lb. were: June 27 vd.
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      3 DRESSES TO WEAR
      289 10 4 TRIP around Singapore shops is usually rewardins; and this week I was fortunate enough to see the latest batch of American dresses to arrive at Vanity's m Battery Road. After some difficulty, because there were so many equally nice ones, I chose these three outfits
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      TALKING SHOP
      392 10 nnHE Torch Latch is a new L and invisible invention for householders a lock that can be Btted inside drawers, cupboards, cabinets or doors so that they will click to or push open at a t Mich without the assistance v knobs. handles en other extrusions These gadgets
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      When Is It WRONG To Make Love?
      511 10 SHOULD married people mate only when they want a child. I.s it wrong lor them to make love for the sheer joy of physical and spiritual unity. Women, particularly, might find guidance m the answers to these questions from the Rev. F.F. Ruby,
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    POINTS TO REMEMBER
    86 10 l<> prevent knots m lumber frmii v\ or king lease arid marrim: the surface of \our ron■traetiaav cover them uith a raaptf of coats of shellac before the board is, used I wind c s for leg ol soil, hold veral g< ther, I ill show not
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    On The Topic Of Teeth
    551 10  -  Margaret Scott By 1 NEVER could bear children who seemed to be perpetually dribbling, but I regret to state that mine seems worse than all the rest nut together. Mopping up operations continue from dawn 'til dusk and then some! I have made about a
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    PEOPLE I MEET
    901 10 TN TEMPERATE climates the skin receives much stimulation from the ele ments, and women m Britain have always been noted for their pink and white complexions. The wind and the rain and the nip of frost m the air all help to keep the skin healthy and
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      74 10 *s*. j '■"•v'.fifeSMH ■\x. '£s)ft?\- i- +■.<■&•*■: j^^mEmmmmmmmvS&?i^'-''^- ''''■.■■>^^mmmmrnm^^. I >: '-'-'^S< L 'vs?^^S- ■^mmm^^^KmmmmW''''^ i:: ■-'"-■'^jflH^ M j '.\-.y.>. \---is:.^^->3J^B j^f^- 1 lift!?* Meet Khoo Hai Koay, a jolly Lactogen baby from Penang. Baby Khoo's picture was taken at seven !lm\mm*mm mm g/ F R THE WORLDS BABIES fM^PpMBBf
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      251 10 ON THE AIR RADIO MALAYA SINGAPORE (4H4 metres Si 41 metres) Iff a.m. News; 10.05 Women's Magazine; 10.45 Interlude; U Pm. London Studio Concerts; 1 P.m. Jerry Gray Orchestra; 1.80 News. I (5 Lunch Tame Prom: 2 p.m. Interlude- (>.15 Programme Summary; 6.11 Nature Club: «.40 Radio Strinjr Ensemble- 6.55
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      386 10 L J I I wffif m m 1 lT 1 M 1 iJMr- nf 5 1 f^ jS^s^mmw' I^ODAYS Ql OTATION: Re I member, my boy. you do not have to worry unless you want to.' a woman said to I me years ago, and it still sticks 1 I
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    Scottish XI For Scandinavia
    100 11 LONDON. May 5. CAP): Scotland's Football selectors have chosen 14 players to make the trip to Scandinavia to play Denmark at Copenhagen on May 25 and Sweden at Stockholm on May $0. The players named are: Cowan i Morton >. Cox and Young (Glasgow Rangers >
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    MANNING SHOWS HIS HAND
    751 11  -  WINDSOR LAD By Candidates Excel In Impressive Workouts JT ANG iTrITr r Jack Mannin^ turgy (Mannmg Jm.) and Corsair were very impressive at ihis morning a workouts of candidates m preparation for Thursday s races the second day of the Penang Turf Cluh's Summer Meetin" Sent
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    YMCA Tennis Final Today
    52 11 nuaiiig event oi tne V.M.C.A. Open Tennis Championships will be played today at 5.10 p.m. when 6ng Chew Bee Lim Hee Chin meet Low Kee Pow Liem Khe Liang m the Men's Doubles Finals. At the conclusion of the match, prizes will be distributed by Mrs.
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    Robinson, Maxim Matched At Last
    373 11 NEW YORK. May .> Middleweight Champ Sugar Ray Robinson ant! Bghl heavyweight Champ Joey Maxim finally were matched yesterday m a 15 round fight for Maxim's title Monday, June 23, at Yankee Stadium. After months of discussion over terms which Robinson's resistance to the bout
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    Giles Brightens Dismal Cricket
    356 11 LCWDQ3V, May 6 (\P)— Don Giles, 32-year-old Nottinghamshire batsman who Beared the first century oi the so far wet ami dismal 1952 cricket season Monday, cracked the Kent bowling for 124 (15 fours) and was largely responsible for Nottinghamshire gaining the first innings lead of 108.
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    Marrable-Burns Shield Soccer
    100 11 DINDINGS. Tues— Good progress has been made m the Dindings Soccer League for Marrable-Burus Shield and the following interesting ties were played oft on the three padangs m the district. Police Head Quarters beat Raia Hitam 8-0: beat Anglo Chinese School 2-0; beat Lumit Mukim 2-0. Lumut
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    178 11 LONDON, May 5, (Reuter): M. Paul Duboscq's French colt Silnet. a stablemate of last week's 2.000 Guineas winner, Thunderhead, is now only s—l5 1 for the Epsom Derby, to be run on May 28. At the Victoria Club eallover on the race tonight Silnet, who c? rated
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    197 11  - GOLF Here's How Slammin Sam Snead By AN over-swing ntdj ti at the leu, win al most always occur if uou da not presi roe proper leil fa* ft p with the ground. This player, as i'Ou SCO* has swung around so lor that his left foot is m almost
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    Chile Beats Austria 4-1
    54 11 VIENNA, Ma: 6 'AP' Chile qualified for the second i mod the Davis Cup Monday Bj At testing Austria a l tn the last s eg natch Lvii Ayala defeated Gti^tav Specht CI. B-3. 8-1 Ayaia, 19 i ear-old Chilean s,tar, was clearly superior with his
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      371 11 DEATH JDAPPA !.<■..>, Aloysiui (Leo), aged 55 years n 6th May. 1952. The Cunera I cortege will !< a c <■< idenci Xo. 450 Gui' n;;.i,i X i 8.45 am. on Tin May. L 952 fat interment at Bidadari Deep- ly regretted. SITUATION WANTED EWPERIEXCED aTTTTTxT* AXT BOOKKEEPER, good knowledge
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    P&T Sports Club Win
    63 12 HJNG MEN M tslim Asso- •o ,i ■ed excellenl s iccet Poit^ and Telegraph Sp ta Club six-nil m a SAFA D > 3B tie at BODCA I < i vesterda] Al h ill time the YMMA led two goals 1 nil and they i creased
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    FED. SHUTTLE FANS WILL GET PRIORITY IN CUP FINAL TICKETS
    601 12 FED. SHUTTLE FANS WILL GET PRIORITY IN CUP FINAL TICKETS AT a press conference yesterday, ir was disclosed that applications for Thomas Cup tickets have exceeded, by many times, the maximum of 8,000 seats available at the Happy World stadium. Allocations will be decided at a meeting of the Standing
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    TODAY'S Sport
    94 12 TODAY'S Sport SOCCER SAFA league dim. 1 RFME v BODCA > I Jala* stadium: D". 38. B >!>( 4 "A" v Cos r >s at I CV I Di». ::B SVSC > SUB I' tOX CYMA SBHFA Leau Stan 'cc v ilorqkong B ifc V at PTS: Batu SC v
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    All Expenses Paid For IS Tennis Stars
    202 12 All Expenses Paid For IS Tennis Stars X YORK. Ml j 6 (AP)— S A an t«nE p »y«rs, them del en lii g v.'immplons, get exI trips to 1952 i chu :pi mships, m June 2:; Wim- n other \mericans p I enter the 'onmaj f Or ge N'J.'
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    T-Cup Prospects In Johore Exhibition
    181 12 JOHORE'S four prospective Thomas Cup players three of whom are almost certain to be selected for the second Malayan Thomas Cup team— will feature m exhibition matches arranged by the Johore Badminton Association tomorrow night at the Road Transport shed m Bukit Timbalan m Johore
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    Perak Hold Soccer Trial
    101 12 IPOH Tues In preparation coming Malaya Cup match with Selangor on ST i| Kuala Lumpur. Perak hiW a state trial against I2th Royal Lancers on the Assembly Hall ground Hie I >i Sowing have been ask*d turn up: Fi mg Kam Choy, S. Guna»ee »n Lira
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    104 Entries For Gap Hill Climb
    535 12 1 04 Entries For Gap Hill Climb SI ND AY'S Singapore Motor Club's hill climb at the Cap, Pa>ir l'anjang promises to be lh* m most interesting of the postwar series which started last year. Hi»hliuht of the event will he the triangular battle between two Coopers and the Frazer-Nash.
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    Malacca Hold Cricket Trial
    127 12 MALACCA. Tues.— The Ma- Crickel Association will hold its second trial the Malacca Club Padang this weekend, play on Saturday starts 2 p.m. The Captain's 12 will meet tlie Vice-Captain's 12. The teams are: Captairis: P S M Dew (Capt>, IB D B uett. Caot Barlow.
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    Schoolboy Athletes
    107 12 SCHOOLBOY swimmer, Neo Chwee Kok will be among the guests of honour at a tea party given by the Singapore Schools Sports Committee at Raffles Institution on May 9 for the presentation of colours to schoolboy athletes for outstanding performances. Nco s place among the athletes follows his
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    MBTC Forwards In Form Again
    91 12 IX the M.O.R. league at Xee Soon tonight, the M.B.T.C. beat :j0 Bn. by five clear goals. The ROAC played a good game and started off looking the more dangerous side. but they were unable to check the speedy MBTC forwards, who at one stage
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    Perak Junior Semi-Final Ties Decided
    132 12 IPOH Tues. Lim *oh Thves who accounted tor Lim Chew'Thye and Chong Weng. will meet m the top section ot the mens singles semi-final ot the Perak Badminton junior championships Lim Foh Thye had to sweat hard to beat Chiew Thye m the quarter-final but
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    Runaway Win For Mercantile SC
    82 12 Runaway Win For Mercantile SC MERCANTILE Bank Sports Club steadily climbing to the top of the Div. 3 League tabic, scored another runaway victory ot six goals to nil over Robinsons S.C m a Singapore Business Houses League match at SRC ground yesterday From the start ol the onesided match
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    Immigration SC Beat Muslims
    86 12 IMMIGRATION Sports Club beat the K. Muslim League by tour- goals to two m a SAFA division .'SA soccer match played at CYMA ground yesterday. Md. Ibrahim opened the score for the Muslims. At half-time tlie Muslims maintained their one-nil lead. On resumption Sheik Mohamed gave
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    Borneo SC Win
    41 12 BORNEO Co. Sports Club beat Overseas Chinese Bank S. C. by three goals to nil itf the other Div. .1 Singapore Business Houses League match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Jameson scored all the goals for Borneo Co.
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    Chile Beat Austria 4-1
    141 12 LONDON. May 6 (AP)— Chile gained the second round of the European Zone Davis Cup termi s eliminations. but the South Americans today were not looking forward to their next test. They have to meet Sweden, the favourifci to sweep to its second straight zone triumph.
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    Recs Improve But Lose to Rovers
    343 12 ROVERS Sports Club who are among the leaders m the race lor SAFA first division honours this season, took full points off Singapore Recreation Club with ease at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Rovers won 6 2 watched by a handfu of fans who saw
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    Brooks Is Eager For Radrodro
    312 12 "1 AM GLAD to be back m Singapore and will do my very best to prove to my supporters that I am just as good if not better than I was on my previous visit, said Rafael (Boy) "Brooks. Orient champion on stepping •II Pan-American
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    Jack Smith Returns
    30 12 Mr. Jack Smith McAlister Co.. stock bowler ol the SCO first eleven and a former secretary of the Singapore Cricket Association has returned from Leave m England.
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    S'gor Chinese Upset Aryans
    547 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Aryans playing their third and last match m the Federal Capital today went down to the SCRC by five goals to three. On a slippery ground and with half of their team playing without boots they were unable to demonstrate their skill
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