Singapore Standard, 18 September 1954

Microfilm: NL9002
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    19 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD ft it M M. Vol. V. No. 77. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1934 TWELVE PACES 13 CENTS.
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    $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT
    131 1 $100-A-DAY (Quick-Quiz) CONTEST RESULT MR. Y. K. Lim. HA Jalan Inai off Imbi Road, X iala Lumpur, is the ncr of toe Standard c Quiz contest No. M for SlOO has to him. ntest was judged i \j H'.-alie Hernon. a rit S< cretarj of the C Ladies' Association. re
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    THE OIL PACT -33lb. OF IT
    63 1 LONDON, Sept 17. r a 40-seat Royal t alrlin< r Is aun ling bj at London Urp rt today waiting to B j Teheran the English t ol the Persian oil '4- nt weighing about p executives In Lon- >■■ .ir I Teheran have
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    Stop Press
    42 1 GLASGOW, >t-pt. IT. (Router) Britain and the Inited States have i;r>-.>(! to "a very sub- >.'. mtul reduction m the number of banned or ted exports to Rus*»»n Communist countries, M Peter Thorneycrott. v; of the Board of lrirte. announced today.
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    MOSCOW VISIT
    26 1 LONDON. Sept. it (Renter] Moscow radio last night announced the coming visit to Stalingrad oi a delegation from Coventry, England. headed by the Mayor.
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    Met By The C-in-C
    343 1 RN Will Guard British Lives, Says First Lord BRITAIN'S Naval Ships will continue to protect British lives and property, said the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Rt. Kon. Mr. J. P. L. Thomas, Privy Councillor and Conservative Member of Parliament, on his arrival m Singapore
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    Vietnam Appoints New Defence Chief
    175 1 SAIGON, Sept. 17— The Vietnamese Premier, Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem, today appointed General Nguyen Van Xuan as Defence Minister after the city had gone through a hectic night with two grenade-tossing incidents and a street shooting. The grenades were hurled m separate sections of Saigon,
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    NEW RESIDENT
    14 1 MR. H.G. HAMMETT took up his post as Resident Commiiiioner, Malacca, todajr.
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    Rl Women Map Out Secret Protest
    520 1 Rl Women Map Out Secret Protest Row Over President Soekarno's Second Wife fAKARTA, Sept. 17' Excited women leaders met behind locked doors today to protest against handsome President Soekarno's secret marriage to a beautiful divorcee who will share him with his first wife, Indonesia's Fust Lady. Dne cabinet minister's wife
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    LAUNCH MYSTERY VERDICT: MURDER
    179 1 HONGKONG, Sept. 17 (Reuter) A Hongkong police constable and three Chinese "strang- I ers" murdered the Chi- j nese senior officer of a police launch that disappeared from its moorings near the China bor- der on July 29, an m- 1 quiry found here today. Communist
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    Nehru For 'Mutual Divorce'
    82 1 NEW DELHI, Sept. 17 (AP> Prime Minister Nehru gave his support yesterday to a proposal for a law permitting divorce by mutual consent. He told parliament: "I am absolutely convinced that by bringing m divorce you make for happier marriage normally." He added that while he
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    Acquitted of Manslaughter
    34 1 Acquitted of Manslaughter LIVERPOOL. Sept (Reuter) Charles Traynor, a 23-year-old assistant storekeeper m the Britisb troopship. Lancashire. was acquitted here yesterday of the manslaughter of the ship's third butcher at Kure, Japan. In July.
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    40-Minute Gun Duel Off Tachen
    71 1 HONGKONG, Sept. 17, (Renter) Chinese Communist and Nationalist warships fought a 40-minute gun duel about 35 miles south of Tachen Island, a Nationalist stronghold southeast of Shanghai, a Communist newspaper reported here today. The newspaper. New Evening Post, said units of the Communist Navy were
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    Soekarno And His No.1
    11 1 Situation Grave-Dulles President Soekarno His first wife
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    Urgent Talks To Save Europe
    337 1 LONDON, Sept. 17 (AP) U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden conferred today m an atmosphere o* crisis on ways of bringing West German troops quickly into the Western defence structure. Seated about a luncheon
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    UN. MEETING
    32 1 PARIS. Sept. 17 fßeuter) M. Pierre Mendes-France. the Prime Minister, will head France's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly m New York this month, it was announced here today.
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    S'pore-UK Airlift Contract
    79 1 LONDON, Sept. 16 ißeuter) —The Air Ministry has awarded its Far East trooping contract for the next two and a half years to Airwork, an independent British airline. The contract provides for the carriage of 7.000 troops a year m each direction between Britain and Singapore. The
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    No Fashion For Her Now
    71 1 LONDON, Sept. 17, <Reuter»| A London woman fashion j house chief, known by American and European buyers and famous for having led a licne.ss through Paris on a lead is to become a nun. She is 41-year-oid Mrs. Marie Louise Dumont. general manager and director
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    The Course Of True Love...
    40 1 LONDON, Sept. IT. <APi William J. Bennett, who is suing his wife for divorce, got a court order to restrain her from attacking him m his beer parlour, which is named the True Lovers' Knot
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    CAMBODIAN KING
    16 1 CAMBODIA'S King Norodom Sihanouk will visit Bangkok on Oct. 3, for six days. AFP.
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    RUSSIA EXPLODES ATOMIC WEAPON
    107 1 MOSCOW. Sept. 17, (AP) The Soviet Union announced today it has exploded "one of a type of atomic weapons" with "valuable results." The biff announcement by the official new* agency Tass said the test "will enable Soviet scientists and engineers to solve successfully problems of defence
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    107 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (rents per lb.) is Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S Spot Loose 69| 69| No. 1 R.S.S 689/16 69 11/16 No. 2 R.S.S. 691 69J No. 3 R.S.S. 68 i 69 Tone: Quiet. TIN PRICE Tbe price of tin yesterday was *****. per
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    Phone Link To Cuba
    41 2 KUALA LIMPUR. Fri. Cuba m the West Indies was linked today by telephone to Malaya. Between 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. everyday except Sunday the public may put through calls to Cuba at 548.75 for three minutes.
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    PARENTS ASSN. FORMED IN PENANC
    312 2 Its Main AimSchool Welfare PENANG, Fri. Mr. A. Rajagopal, Municipal Councillor, successfully moved for the formation of a Parents Association at the all-party protest meeting against the proposal to raise school fees at the Kheh Association last night-. Mr. Rajagopa] said the Parents Association would
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    African Soldier Gets Year's Jail
    481 2 African Soldier Gets Year's Jail (He shot at superior officer) KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Lennard Kumlomba, a "crack shot" Corporal m the King's African Rifles, who said he fled to the jungle under a persecution mania, was today sentenced by a General Court Martial here to one year's jail and ignominious
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    DRUNKEN DRIVER GETS 2 MTHS
    49 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Twenty-seven year-old Ng Kum \Veng was >t-nt to jail for two month- today and ftned Sl5O on pleading guilty to charge^ of drunken driving and driving without a licence and proper insurance. He was also disqualified from driving for a year.
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    Negligent: $75
    33 2 JQUX Charles Feakes, was yesterday fined ST.") m ihe Singapore Sixth Police Court for negligently driving a car a!on» Ea.-; Coasi Road on May I. 1 Hi< driving Uceacs was also
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    U.S. REAFFIRMS POLICY IN MALAYA
    166 2 KLALA LUMPUJt, Fri.-The present level of Malayan rubber and tin prices is "both profitable and competitive" to the United States m lessening the lack ot unanimity between the two countries Mr. Eric Kocher, American Consul here declared today" In a speech to representatives of District
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    94 Awards On Sultan's Birthday
    664 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— The first cousin of the Sultan of Johore, Ungku Abdullah bin Omar, was one of the two recipients of the highest birthday honours (The Most Esteemed Family Order of Johore) at the birthday celebrations of Major-General Sir Ibrahim today. Ungku Mohsin bin
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    Work On $7 Million Reservoir Is Delayed
    181 3 Work On $7 Million Reservoir Is Delayed CONSTRUCTION of thej pt id ise i Peirce Reservoir dam now estimated to cost m the;, reg •>£ $7,000,000 is not j expe be {m lor at least j m »ther j u\ I ie Acting City I W Ei g neer, Mr.
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    'Egyptian' To Aid S'pore Children
    92 3 'Egyptian' To Aid S'pore Children THE Odfon Theatre. Sin-, ?ap<jr-\ will hold a charity j premiere of the Cinemascope j pictuT'-. "The Egyptian." in' aid Qg th 1 Red Cross Crippled' Children'a Home. Singapore, at 9 3i) p.m. on Oct. 27. 'The Egyptian" U m colour, starring Jean Simmons. Victor
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    Hegllgent Taxi Driver Fined
    55 3 MUAR. Fri. A taxi driver, i Mohd Tahir bin Sukor. was .yesterday fined $120, or three "weeks" imprisonment, by the Muar Magistrate. Inche Ibra- him bin Abdul Manan, for driving m a negligent manner and causing grievous hurt to threo p issengers and to himself at
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    GAG THE-COUNCILLORS MOVE
    352 3 Legal Advisers Offer Solution To Leakages Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore City Council has been advised by its legal advisers to sack any of its Councillors who are found guilty of divulging Council secrets to the public. First raised m October last year, this "gag-the-Cjuncillors" move has
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    A 'Nursery Rhyme' Hospital For The Children
    348 3 A 'Nursery Rhyme' Hospital For The Children The Mistri Wing till.Urtr..\ <v a.: nrcva Deeding ho, pit;-! care will, ft '.r. February next year, have m iltra-modern, attractive. rheery and spacious ward to srav m. Costing, 51. 124. 000. this Chi!--iro".'.-> Winf was made possible because a local philanthropist. the
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    Centenary Fund For The SVC
    103 3 EX-MEMBERS of the Singapore Volunteer Corps have started an "SA'.C. Centenary Fund" for the purpose of presenting a trophy to the Corps. The S.V.C. is celebrating its centenary this year. Appeals for subscriptions, limited to not more than $10 a person, have been sent out
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    POLICE SEARCH FOR YOUTH
    51 3 PENANG. Fri.— A 12-year-old boy, Yeap Beng Hwa, Is reported missing from his home at No 293, West Jelutong and the Police are now searching for him. During the past 24 hours, gold and jewellery, valued at $750 were reported stolen from a house m Western
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    ARTS EXHIBITION
    30 3 PENANG. Fri.— The Resident Commissioner. Penang Mr. R.P. Bingham, will open the 22nd. art and crafts exhibition of the Anglo-Chin-ese School at Pykett Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 23.
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    The Pilot Walked Out Unhurt
    42 3 photo by Yong Feng beong. THE Royal Air Force helicopter which crashed m the Chinese cemetery near the Kuala Lumpur Airport on Tuesday while coming m to land. The pilot walked out of the aircraft unhurt.- Standard
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    Only The Favoured Few Were Invited
    186 3 Only The Favoured Few Were Invited JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Several Press reporters who arrived at the Istana Besar here to cover the Sultan of Johore's birthday celebrations today were barred from entering the building through no fault of their own. They were not issued with invitation cards. In the past
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    Registration: 13 Days To Go
    91 3 THE special facilities provided to aliens and citizens of Commonwealth countries residing m Singapore to register as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies will cease on Sept. 30. Though there are about 30.000 people eligible for registration m Singapore, only 6.000 have registered as
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    S'pore Site Of WHO Meeting
    35 3 MAXILA. Sept. 17. (AFP)— Singapore and Manila will be the sites for the 1955 and 1956 sessions, respectively, of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific area.
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    Beamish Due
    27 3 AIR Vice-Marshal G. R. Beamish. C.-in-C. R.A.F. Transport Command and InspectorGeneral of Air Transport Services, will arrive in Singapore on Monday on an inspection tour.
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    'Get Rid Of The Makan Boys'
    287 3 MOST Singapore women interviewed by The Standard yesterday were shocked to hear that "makan boys" are employed m the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital to serve food to expectant mothers m the labour ward. There were some, however, who saw nothing wrong m it and
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    MALAY FALLS OFF FERRY
    45 3 TELUK ANSON, Fri.— The body of a 22-year-old Malay, Salbani bin Haji Abdul Rah- man, who fell off a ferry on Monday was found the next day. The man was travelling along Sungei Ayer Tawar from Sabak Bernam to Kutan Melintang.
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    239 Unions In The Federation
    56 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. There were 23!) registered trade unions m the Federation at the end of Last month, with a total membership of 114,136 workers, it was officially stated today. About 26 unions are awaiting registration which was fancelled m the case of the Kelantan
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    NEW MOVE TO WOO THE ABORIGINES
    315 4 Give The Chiefs Official Letters KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federation Government has urged the various States to issue formal Surat Kuasas (Letters of Appointment) to aboriginal headmen to speed up the fulfilment of the first aim in General Sir Geoffrey Bourne's three-pronged thrust into
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    Bully Gets Jail And A $500 Fine
    142 4 CONVICTED m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, on a charge of causing hurt. See Mien Seang alias Ah Seng was told by Mr. Justice Knight he \\a s probably one of the members of several gang? of bullies, who terrorized people m the
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    Five Men Trapped In Police Ambush
    129 4 FIVE men, including a detective corporal, were napped m a Police ambush m Pasii Panjang Road. Singapore, early yesterday! morning. A revolver was found on one ol the five men. The ambush party consisted of ten detectives from the Secret Society Sub-Branch of the
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    TEC SENT TO C.I.D. LOCK-UP
    86 4 A Singapore Police Detective Corporal' Abdul Samat bin Tubi, was charged m theFourth Police Court yesterday with two counts of abetting another person m carrying a revolver and five rounds of ammunition ai .v milt Pasir Panjang Road. at l" p.m. on Thursday night. The
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    25,809 SEE 'SAFETY' SHOW
    43 4 MORE than 25,809 people have so4ar visited Singapore's Bafety First Exhibition m the Vi :toria Memorial Ha!!. The Governor, Sir John Nicoll, who were there lasi Thursday was the 23,697 th visitor. The exhibition will remain open until tomorrow.
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    ACQUITTED
    41 4 LIM CHYE SOON, alleged to have attempted to extort SlO.--80 from an ire-water seller. Chia Heng Heng. m Lorong 29. Geylang Road, on July 114, was acquitted m the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday without his defence being called.
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    NO AGREEMENT
    43 4 NO agreement was reached between a delegation from the Singapore Malay Educational Committee and Mr J. D. Higham, Acting Colonial Secretary, when they met yesterday to consider the official plan to replace Standard I m Malay schools with English primary classes.
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    $ Million Film Studio To Be Built In Singapore
    147 4 Million Film Studio To Be Built In Singapore A $1,000,000 Film Studio lor Kens Films Production Ltd. will be built on an estate adjoining Ocean Park Hotel m Siglpp, shortly. Mr. Ho Ah Loke. managing director of Keris Films. hopes to produce more and better films when the new studios
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    Married In Colony Temple
    31 4 Married In Colony Temple photo. MR R PONNUSAMY. a staff member of the Singapore Standard, and Miss V. Sundaram. who were mar ried at the Sri Mariyamman Temple. Singapore, recently. Standard
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    TALENTIME FOR YOUTH
    35 4 THE Singapore District of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold its annual talentime contest on Oct. 23. at 7.30 p.m. m the Straits Chinese MYF Hall. 3 Kami pong Kapor Road. Singapore.
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    BODY TO PROBE PAPERWEDDINCS
    142 4 IPOH, Fri.— Certain Chinese marriages, sometimes referred to as "newspaper marriages" because the contracting parties consider a mere announcement m the newspaper as binding, are being investigated by a committee set up by the Perak Chinese Advisory Board. The purpose of such investigation is to find
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    Judgment Postponed
    71 4 JUDGMENT against Liew Seng Yee and his wife. Yew Moi Kia, of Upper Serangoon Road, wa s postponed till Sept. 24. by the Singapore Seventh Police Court Magistrate. Mr. Choor Singh, yesterday, when they were charged with possessing morphine hydrochlorride and raw opium. The drugs were found m
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    Govt. Will Assist Chinese Schools
    249 4 Given Full Control THE Singapore Government is prepared to spend millions of dollars on Chinese schools every year if Chinese educationists are prepared to turn them over to the Government. This is the official v, t w. m answer to the recent agitation for increased
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    JUBILEE PARTY
    88 4 AN employee of Framroz. Ltd.. Singapore, will be given a party by the firm m recognition of his 25 years' service v.it.i the company. The man. Ahmed bin Abdul Razak, (above) is the first Asian employee of the company to be honoured m this lavish manner. Mr. P.
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    POLICE N.C.O. IS CHARGED
    69 4 CPL. Abd il Ra am bi Haji Noor, of tht P< ice Station. Sing j charged m the Fifth P< Couri yesterday with vo tarily concealing stolen pr< perty. It is alleged that Abdul concealed $1,000 be i sing to Lee Kong Teng, daughter of the
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    Two Sailors Are Fined
    85 4 TWO sailors, E. Fraser 23, and C J. Ireland. 10, o! H.MS: Newfoundland, were each fined $50 by the Singapore Second Traffic Magistrate, Mr. H<.\ve Yoon Chong. yesterday, alter they pleaded guilty tc an amended charge of tampering with a motor cycle parked m front of
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    Lin Yu-tang Visits Rome
    62 4 ROME. Sept. 17. (ReuterV— Dr. Lin Yu-tang. famous Chinese philosopher and author who went to London to interview prospective star! for Hanyang University m Malaya. j arrived m Rome today from I Cannes. Appointed head of the Chi-nese-sponsored university m Ma aya, which has yet to
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    HK EXCHANGE
    40 4 HONGKONG. Sept. 17 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.65 to £1 sterling $5 83 to US$l; $1.84G to Mala van SI. (0.185 to one Indonesian Rupiah- Go^d $254 375 to a tael
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    Shaky Seat
    54 5 photo. MR. TAN EWE CIIEE. secretary of the Singapore Slums and Tenements Dwellers' Association, gingerly tests a charpoy m the kitchen of the Harbour Board labourer's lines at Pattani Street. The kitchen which is still used has been partially converted into living quarters because of the congested conditions
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    Re-Entry Permits In 30 Mins.
    49 5 Re-Entry Permits In 30 Mins. II words dor. Immigration Ore!.: »Ye aliens app t and c a ctin S gration, Mr. let the Immigrai t liens v iiave dorsed Of C!'. were charged S l e rmit. The is day to Mr. Compton said., m be ob- :;0 mini
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    Factory Takes On More Hands
    105 5 Factory Takes On More Hands Standard Staff Reporter More new recruits joined j the Malayan Textile Mills at Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, where 400 employees are on strike since Sept. 9. An official of the factory yesterday said he hoped to replace all the strikers with new recruits very .soon.
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    'MEN ARE PACKED LIKE SARDINES'
    309 5 Leaders Get A Shock At Way Labourers Live Standard Staff Reporter FOUR prominent Singapore citizens a City Councillor, two lawyers and a businessman were shocked and disgusted after their on-the-spot investigation of living conditions of Singapore Harbour Board labourers yesterday. The men— Mr. C.H. Koh.
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    Big Decrease In Indian Migrants
    159 5 INDIAN migration to Singapore has dropped 1 sharply since the enforcement ot the new Immigration 1 Ordinance m August, 1953, the acting Controller, Mr. M( Compton declared, yesterday. This was clue to the difficulties, which migrants have m meeting the requirement oi coming m on
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    Pay Scale Revision Plan Denied
    118 5 Pay Scale Revision Plan Denied Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore City Council and the City Council Local Senior Officers' Association last night denied a report m a local afternoon papei 1 1 the Council has decided to revise its white-collar workers' salary scales m line with thai i of Government.
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    ORDER TO EXPEL ALIEN SET ASIDE
    197 5 AN expulsion order on an alien was set aside by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley. m the Singapore High Court yesterday. Giving judgmeni m favour of Chng Kee Huat, who has been detained m Outram Road Prison, under an expulsion order made by
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    $75 A MONTH FOR CHILDREN
    52 5 SVED Hassan bin Shafi A! Shahab, a film organization employee, was yesterday ordered by the Singapore Sixth Poii.-e Magistrate, Mr. R. W. H. Davies. to pay 575 monthly to hi> ex-wife. Sharifa Zaleha binte Mohamed, i'oc the maintenance of their three children who are m
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    BROKE CURFEW
    37 5 FOUR of seven fishermen who broke the curlew m the Johore Straits on Thursday. were fined S4 each m the Singapore Third District Court yesterday. The oihers. with previous convictions, had to pay $10 each.
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  • SINGAPORE STANDARD
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      Ominous Signs
      321 6 f |'HF temporary but uneasy calm thai settled on So';i:w.i.>t As. a loilovmg the r» ase-nre m i:.(io-cti:iui baa bees shattered by the shelling of Qm mog bg the Gonmunists md retaliation by the n on: lists on Amoy. The people ba this region thai they could live
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      Underestimated
      318 6 poi i OWING his complaint that the Press preferred la prini I politicians rather than news of the ti out age, th< Director of Op< General sir Geoffrey Bourne, It h managed to put r he Emergency on the I DOUnCCd Ms latest plan to rto speedy end. This
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    Soviet Navy Is Not So Formidable
    964 6  -  CINCE the war the Soviet Navy lias ceased to be the Cinderella oi the Revolution j and has become a form- idable power m its own 1 right. So formidable I that the Western allies j have to pay very serious attention to it;
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      333 6 Sir: Further to :ny letter m your issue oi Sept. i 7 on ih- above subject the following points would appear to be ni interest (a) As a British subject, bora m the Federation, it Is possible for my wife, 1 who may be an alien, to
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      No Obligation
      97 6 Sir: I am under no obligation to explain to •Ovtig" why I believe that politics is a "dirty game." Note the inverted commas, please. Suffice it to say that I have seen and read enough of polities to know that it isn't a thins that I would like
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      MALAYANIZATION IS ALL EYE-WASH
      652 6 Sir, May I dispel the illusion that jobs m the M.C.S. are going a-begging and that not enough Honours graduates of the University of Malaya arc interested m such posts. Much as one would like to believe m the declared policy of the beneficent Colonial Government
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      'We Told You You'd Toll Us So'
      316 6 'We Told You You'd Toll Us So' Sir; I am setting out a few points, which 1 should be glad if you could publish, as one "on the inside looking out." I play m the orchestra that had the honour of accompanying Mr. Claudio Arrau on W dn< sday nighi
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      Shudders
      128 6 Sir; The manifesto of the Party Negara is a six-point programme emphasi ier education, health, i USing, trade, public works and finance for the Johore State elections campaign One really wonders what they mean by better education when recently 7 of their members out of a 11 -man committee
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      Economize
      96 6 Sir; Lei all publicspirited Legco Members vote against the proposed increase In school fees and let the Dato resign m good grace. Let the Member Ear Education be more busi-tiess-like and not take the Govcrnmtni to be a charitable institution and the public a willing subject to be milched
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    Review of Views
    89 6 Review of Views expenc I b If H Such cr voti princ partmer ts or Outdated Scholar a i head X ondinott declares Nor Pau principles m retai m world fhe pure i i dated as sn.j. me taughi -.be h e if th his mind recommendai R 5 Ar.v
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    Jane Makes Peace With Creator Dior
    235 7 S S^ars In. The 'H-Line }*\K|s. s, rpt \i P —shapely llolh «<>»» d .utrevs Jane Kns"''l md top trench fashion rreatot Christian Dior made their pram last night Miss KusN.-ll \isited the famous Dior estabiishiiMiit and Nqut-f/ed her 'iS-mtli bosom into I Dmr
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    Treaty Is In Jeopardy
    77 7 >MBO s li 1 en the m i I■■ when I S< ana] ak< nd U.B I for pai n motion A Tory state of affairs conn* th implem ntaI the Ind( Ceyl< n pad the y- mentation be d. no thai m A the u
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    GIRL WAS THREATENED WITH AN OPEN GRAVE
    202 7 GIRL WAS THREATENED WITH AN OPEN GRAVE V E s- >AU I girl ig court I -i II i i (hi| a and |v ur- t did not agri c to was living ci Stani n a| G He wa atte og to kng hei i >ne wa.s under 16
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    Malaya To Get 5 W.H.O. Awards
    133 7 Malaya To Get 5 W.H.O. Awards SINGAPORE will be getting live fellowships and three experts from the World Health I Organization tor the School of Social Medicine at the Uni- vt-rsity of Malaya, said the Director of Medical Services. Singapore. Dr. R.H. Bland, on hi.s return to the Colony yesi
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    Pope Pius Not Yet Recovered
    103 7 Pope Pius Not Yet Recovered ROME. Sept. IT, (Reuter) —Pope Pius XII last night cut short his bi-weekly mass I audience to pilgrim- m his j summer villa, and loudI speakers announced that he had "not yet entirely recovered from his illness ol lasl winter.* 1 I I' was understood
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    Fire In A Cemetery
    51 7 PETERSBURG, Indiana Sept. 17. (AP)— A funeraJ procession raced away from a cemetery here yesterday when caughi Bre. A carel< ss mourner had j da lighted cigarette j into -.i pile of weeds starting the blaze. After firemen mi thered the blaze the burial took placi
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    Accidental Death
    27 7 MAJOR General Neville Mitch nding the Sixth British Armoured Division m 1 >any, died during Wedne jay night from injuries receiv- m a riding accident.
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    NEW RED ASSAULT LIKELY
    367 7 Face-Saving Move As Quemoy Attack Fizzles WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 American naval officials yesterday suggested that Nationalist counterblows hod disrupted Communist China's plans for an attack on Quemoy, but that the Communists might launch assaults elsewhere to save losing face m Asia. These officials said it would
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    U.S. TYCOON DIES
    27 7 MB HE! BERI W H who developed a home-mad* vacuum cleaner :!i;<. a I 715 nual bu.sin< died i on Thursday aged 74 Rev-
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    NEWSMAN PREDICTS INVASION
    52 7 NEWSMAN PREDICTS INVASION HONGKONG sep LI Amerfc i eased by 'he Co c I i ment said 3 appears Bi end i<Je i MOM F »i t rieaii issue," Ri igg S -c x [f I i] ha aggressoi < g i I!ie\ can Red < App egate "-3 resp
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    SEATO Has Thailand's Support
    44 7 SEATO Has Thailand 's Support BANGKOK. S i M P land m 5 another LI EH ippii m ft special am m nan d< :ii of the < Mar hal s S kTO --r V. Lg« sign against ai holp each oChe capable ol n
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    Swim Suits And Talent
    61 7 photo. A BLONDE and a brunette, who won the recent swim suit and talent divisions m the Miss America pajjeant. pose happily with their trophies. At left is Miss South Carolina. Polly Kankin Suber. who won m the swim suit, and Miss Ohio. Barbara Maxine Quinland.
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    25 INDIANS FOR PEKING
    52 7 NEW DELHI. Sept. 17 (AFPJ A 25-member Indian delegation, led by Madam Uma Neh.ru. left I here today lor Peking where I it will spend a month on 1 the invitation of the Com- munist Chinese govern- merit. Six Members of Parlia- tnent are included m
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    JUDY GARLAND EXPECTS BABY
    50 7 HOLLYWOOD Sept. 17. (AP) Actress Judy Garland disclosed yesterday she arid pro- j ducer Sid Luft are expecting: their second baby m April. Wed m 1P52. the couple has a daughter. Lorna. Miss Gar- land has another daughter, Lisa, by her marriage to director Vincente Minelli,
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    ACA KHAN BETTER
    26 7 AC A KHAN BETTER CANNES, Soya. 17. (Ri uteri The Aga Khan, re ivering >■ his receni atl nek of bronchitis, was reported "very much better" yesterday.
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    Rapid Action On German Defence
    227 7 Britain, France Urge—* PARIS, Sept. 17, (Reuter)— Mr. Anthony Eden and M. Pierre Mendes France announced last night they considered the present situation called lor "rapid action" on the problem of bringing a rearmed Germany into Western defence. They said m a communique after their
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    'Just Like Pearl Harbour'
    110 7 'Just Like Pearl Harbour' MANILA. Sept. 17. (AFP) The morning newspaper. .Manila Chronicle, reported today that a Japanese mission official on Wednesday i night "tried to get too i friendly" with a Filipino j widow employed as a laun- j dry woman at Minister j Katsumo Ohno's residence here. Forty-six-yeai-old
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    Blast Was Accident
    68 7 PLYMOUTH, Devon, Sept.; 17, (Reuter) A civil jury; decided yesterday that 5n explosion which killed an Admiralty chemist aboard the 36,800-ton aircrafi carrier Eagle was accident;'.!. The chemist, Kenneth Henry Thorn. 28, died when one of the fuel tanks exploded m a mass of flames here a
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    A Headless Body Found
    76 7 OTTAWA. Sept. 17. (ReUter) Police were yesterday inquiring into the "recovery from the river here of the headless body of a woman. believed to have been m the water for more than three years. It is thought the body may be thai of 19-year-old Irene Gauthier.
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    From Jet Pilot To Freshman
    55 7 NEWWARK, Del.. Sept. 17 CAP) Kenny No, the lor mer Communist pilot who < flew the FWIS iet tighter I out from behind Korea's Iron Curtain a Year ago i j and collected a US$lOO,OOO I reward, enrolled this week i J as a freshman
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    'Indo-China: There Is No Victor'
    200 7 'Indo-China: There Is No Victor' PARIS. Sept. IT. i Renter' 3eneral Christian Dc Ca.sartes, Commander of ihe ill.ated fortress ot Dim Bien Phu, said here yesterday I hat a cease-fire had been j 'absolutely necessary" ill Inrio-China. The General, who arrived n Paris secret ly from Saigon ast week after
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    'All-White' Hotel Lets In Asians
    101 7 PRETORIA Sept. 17 fßeute r South Africa relaxed Its racial laws to allow Commonwealth Asians to stay at an "all-white"' hotel here during the receni commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. U was revealed today. Normally non-whites are not allowed to stay at hotels catering for whites and
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    UK Mission In Peking
    65 7 TOKYO. Sept. IT. .APi —A seven-member British Trade Union delegation ol th< Britain-China Friendship A sociation arrived at Peking by air on \v< dne day, Radio Poking said yesterday. The broadca ;f beard here said the British delegation.; led by D [vor Davies Robert M. Davies.
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    Commission For Press
    63 7 KARACHI. Sept. IT. (Reuteri Mr. Muhamed All, the Prime Minister o! PaKisian last nigii 1 announced his government's decision to constitute a press commis.sion "within a lew days." He told the Pakistan newspaper editors' conference that the commission, which would include representatives of all Interests m the
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      73 7 RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES Standard London Correspondent LONDON, Sept. 17. The following are the closing prices of rubber and tin on the London Market. LONDON RUBBER LONDON TIN Spot 20id. Spot £740 buyers, October December 20 t s d. £741 sellers. January March 20^d. Thre: tr.onths £739 April/June 20Id. buyers,
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    U.S. Imports Of Malayan Tin And Rubber Go Up
    213 8 WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, (UP)— United States imports of tin and rubber from Malaya took an upturn m volume and value during the second quarter of 1954, according to a semi-annual commodities analysis by the Commerce Department today. Pepper imports also started
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      792 8 TiORDDEUXSCHER LLOYD AND HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE lOINT SERVICE To c- moo i>oj. Marseilles. Antwerp. Rotterdam, Hamburg fir Bremen Spore P. S ham Penang FRANKFURT HAPAC> ...24/27 Sept 23 Sept 29 Sept MAMBURC HAPAC ..15/19Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct NABOB LLOYD 9/16 Nov 17 Nov 1 3 Nov LUOWICSHAFEN (HAPACi 26Nov/2Dcc
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      1152 8 Tel: mn BLUE FUNNEL LINE <*> imes) (2« nn^) MANSFIELD (0., LTD. T D*e V pt Incorporated m Singapor* Carriers option to proceed via utlier ports to load and discharge cargo BAILINGS to LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. LONDON Si CONTINENTAL PORTS Due Sails P. Sham Penang l Nfleus for L.veraoo. Si Glasgow
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    PEPPER, COPRA STEADY
    100 9 IHI >• -.jjupure produce steady for both I copra yesterday uness repi 1 1 ■.vere i !Opca pepper Coconut oil r- I I a" 14 par i bts, si Coconut oil se!!ers at Penang rated 543 ocr picui acling la Ho. .day. Cutlei B Co.. Ltd H
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    Ottawa Talks On Monday
    96 9 i \w Sept Ii (AFP 01 onfei i B aspired Colombo n for the e onomic develop- pt of S md So ith-easi \si a due to oen here on lay. >< i ates ft m 14 rent couni r i wfl] att< nd onference. I
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    COLUMBITE FOUND IN JOHORE
    266 9  - COLUMBITE FOUND IN JOHORE RONNIE DUCLOS Prospecting Goes On In Big Way By JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— Columbite, a key alloy metal used m producing steel for jet engines and gas turbines, has been discovered m Johore. Prospecting is now going on m a big way somewhere at Bakri. Muar. The
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    Sorting Out The Entri
    43 9 THE >oft drink public were induced to drink more "Mission" beyerages with the imt-ption of the S.I.OOrt "Mission" Slogan Contest. This picture shows the staff of Mis-Sino Co. Ltd.. MHtini; out some of the bOO.OOO entries to the conlesi
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    CROP INSURANCE
    11 9 era! inniea to Drepare detailed crop mee for farmers.
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    Rubber Outlook Is Still Bright
    514 9 THE European demand, which had been the mainstay of the Singapore rubber market for some weeks, slackened oft during the past few days, but this m all probability is only temporary, and although the rapid recession from the higher level was disappointing, the outlook is
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    SHARE PRICES
    58 9 PRICE changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Fraser Neave Ord. 2.04 2 07 W. Hammer 3.13 3.17 cd Hongkong Bank H'kong reg 900.00 910. d0 Sime Darby 2.05 2.10 Straits Traders 22.70 22.90 j Wearne Bros. 2.68 2.72 minim; Jelcbu 0.40 0.45
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    BETTER TRADE
    35 9 I JAPAN'S trade with continental China for the first half !of this year was better than that m 1953; Exports at present, are being made almost entirely by compensating purchases through pound sterling.
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    Stocks Of Rubber
    78 9 Total stocks of rubber m 1 Singapore last month stood at 45.2:i4 ton.-> compared with 45.402 tons m July, according to official statistics. Dealers' stork- of rubber ;in August amounted to 34.- 638 tons compared with 36,--345 tons for July, while port stocks were 10,561 tons compared
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    TIN COUNCIL MEETING
    120 9 LONDON. Sept. 17: (Reuter) !i\ itations have now gone oui to -ix producers and 14 consumers who signed th< Internationa] Tin Agreemeni to attend a further meeting ol the interim committee here or Sept. 20. The meeting will probably last two days and a shadow meeting of
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    One More Yugoslav Ship Arrives On Ist Trip
    140 9 One More Yugoslav Ship Arrives On Ist Trip Standard Shipping Reporter THE 3,162-ton cargo-passenger vessel Ucka, third vessel of the Yugoslav Line to be put OH the Adriatic Ports-Far East run. arrived here on her maiden voyage yesterday. The ultra-modern ship, which Is ler the < mand oi Capti n
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    RUBBER PRICE HIGHER
    220 9 RUBBER PRICE HIGHER INDUSTRIALS ARE STEADY Standard Market Reporter RESPONDING to the higher New York prices. the rubber market m Singapore yesterday opened j higher and remained at half to 4 cent per lb. above Tuesday's quotations, first grade rubber for September shipment closing at 69--9/16 (68-7/8 cents on Thursday).
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    Breweries Give Party
    32 9 THE Malayan Breweries Ltd. gave a dinner party to their Malacca and North-west Johore distributors at the Sin Wah Restaurant. Malacca, recently. Picture shows the guests at the party.
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    $ Import Plan
    29 9 Import Plan The Swedish dollar import plan for the second half of 1!»54 has been set at about Mai. $240 million, unchanged from the first half of the year.
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    Exchange Has 150 Vacancies
    134 9 Exchange Has 150 Vacancies THE Labour Exchange Department has 158 outstanding vacancies. But some of these aro difficult to fill, the Chief Employment Officer. Mr. W. C». Tyson, told The Standard, yesterday. Some of the vacancies are for a female .minor clerk, a shorthand-typist. I engineering supervisor, refrigeration engineer, ewu
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    Downward Revisions
    14 9 The Ceylon U announced a num ward revisions m ii 'duty schedule.
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    U.S May Free More Items To Honkong
    192 9 WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. (Reuter) The Commerce Department announced to- day that United States ex- j I porters now might ship i more than 25 additional commodities to Hong Kong I without applying for mdi- vidual export licences. The additional items which might be
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      EXPAND RESEARCH PLAN SAYS SCIENTIST
      205 9 EXPAND RESEARCH PLAN SAYS SCIENTIST NEW YORK, Sept. 17, (UP) A leading American rubber chemist today forecast a poor future for the natural rubber growers of South-east Asia unless they can become more competitive m the intensified competition with synthetic rubber m world markets. He urged the rubber industries m
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    TRADING CONDITIONS IN MALACCA 'DIFFICULT'
    201 9 Standard Staff Correspondent. MALACCA. Fri.— Trading conditions m the Settlement during ii« \ea. ended June 30, 1954, had been 'extremely difficult, the retiring Fn s(i« nt »i ihe Malacca Chamber oi Commerce, Mr. Goh Chee Van, told the annual general meeting- today. The price of
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    Construction Awards Keep Record Rate
    94 9 new y Future building Is set new August m 37 Stal a history-making I structi n industi The V W I ;:iiUioritalin< w and mark* who have been building activil i< reported that A award? rounded out 1 "first-eight-mt till history Dodge "It was tl
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    Poser For U.K. Diesel Industry
    96 9 DOX Sept. 17. (1 Bi ilish D w'.\n world-wide through with greater t*oi United States competitio was announced here I Several countries have previ v,; Bn'iish diesels are I ecorae indepc tided tin i view ol pn ductiviti i i dustry published ptheß Productivity Co;:-
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    Tin Output Reaches A New Record
    53 9 Tin Output Reaches A New Record KUALA L JB Dv: t 'eight a: <■ \e •La d 39,1 and thif figure is es 0 a record hif 90 at ■:.< naintained. Luc. tion wra again.si 112.) U Export c I ■1.);,'- v*mu for tnin« mim m ;t- 880. I in*
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    Refrigerated Semi-Trailers For Oilfields
    55 9 I lor mv re 1 Lions ol Eorn ped to I I iwc i II IX i L wiU be v forced i info iiise i On d I be towed I This v.: re i the fi f T. n V II would li I
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    NEW TYPE OF VICE
    22 9 A FA 1 i it Te a s fro t Bl I a of v and loe i
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      101 9 OITFR ROADS Asha Y t: 32; Antonio; Sabang: V <- \-.< atl INMR ROADS v! K Ljim Ann: Kan 1 rasher; Taypi Si i f> ILasem; Wah Sing; Teck H< WESTI v HoR\r.c Taj Tone; Etokan; Sedt Jt Boln R > Hi: ■1 •liiang: BAeriimau; Sengga >f lina: Tong Hoa;
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      MEET SALNAH
      54 10 (HM.OW): M't-t the sungthrii«h or tl»«- N in c;i;)..r.- Hotel Marlieht Kirn. m— movie -i ir sairnah l>mj»l. lin^ l»-yeur-olit t)t*;jut>. who has sime Aith well known Malay hand* o\er Kadio Malaya, ran Hmi »how her -.»,ll as a ilant-er. It r «.-;-r i- i movie >tar too
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      Homeward-Bound
      53 10 (\BOVF.)* Planinf back tomorrow to IK. and then horn** v Gateshead is Mrs. Margaret Burnip <♦«> who ha- i*-«>n bolut i>ins m (Olony' sin<e March with son-in-law X Kolnnson of Steamship Co.. and daughter who teaches at fee Armj School. Alexandra. Mrs Burnips son— the K<-\ J. H. Burnip—
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      THIS CONCLUDES THE SERIES
      75 10 (RIGHT): Mrs. Ann Brown of New Orleans and Mrs Margaret Ford of Belfast had fun Saturday nislit at the New Country Hotel m Hartley Koad. watching the toys they bom h t in Nee soon Village (to be sent home as Christinas gilts) m action on
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      PREFECTS' 'DO'
      195 10 I\KOVK): %rsiiins: the toss on the Buttle of the Rtx-e« Saturday sight at Singai>.»r,- \rw I «Mintr) Hum nn- > Ldr. Leosanl Hanntster aod S/Ldr. S. Foster, both of K\k Selctar. whuve nift «>n :m<l i>n itact IMS m various parts of the world. l?inrii»ttT t Yorkshlremaa h.i-»
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    THE YANKS HAVE A WORD FOR IT!
    815 10  -  'Anacrusis' Music Notes By KRAI'S most distinguished performance of Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto last Wednesday will long be remembered. The famous double-oitave passage m the first movement with Us final tapering ascent. the end of the second movement and link to the third and
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    DRUM MUSTER
    32 10 WHEN' movie director Delmer Dives wants to assemble the Indians working m the Ai »n Ladd starrer "Drum B«-at." he has one of hi s aides pjutid $vi Indian diura.
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    John Halkin's STAGEDOOR
    691 10 n^HKRK is often complaint m i- Singapore that those responsible for the selection of plays to be produced seldom shew any sense of adventure. We have a variety of plays, from the usual farcical fare of small town rep. to the latest slick West-Ender. from Shakespeare and
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    UK Soccer Results
    43 11 LOXDOX, Sept. it. (Reuter) Association football results League Division: Charlton 3; Blackpool League Division II Swansea Town 7; Port Vale 1. League Division III: Southern Brentford 2; Reading 2. Newport County 3; Southend United 2. Walsa:l 2: Torquay United 4.
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    Goalless Draw
    27 11 RAFFLES Institution and St Joseph's Institution played out a goalless draw when they met m an inter-school ho 'kej match played at Bras Basah yesterday.
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    SPORE WILL GO ALL OUT FOR PRESTIGE
    576 11  -  VETERAN Soccer Giants Clash Tonight By ALL ROADS LEAD to Jalan Besar Stadium tonight for the Singapore/Federation game which starts at 8 p.m. At stake is the Sportsman's Trophy and alongside it, Singapore's reputation which they so unfortunately left behind m Kuala Lumpur
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    SHANGRILA 'HORSE OF THE YEAR'
    165 11 SHANGBDLA a four-year old lr:>'\ bred gelding by Pappageno II from Wan a. was voted the "Horse of the year 1 ai the annual Gold Cup Dinner held by Racehorse Owners Association of Ma at the Baffles Hotel on Thursday night. Shangrila won the six
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    Triple Triumphs For Choon Lim
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