The Straits Budget, 15 July 1954

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    34 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES If AILAYA’Q NATIONAL NKWBPAP New Series No. 413. Thursday, July 15, 1954 Price 40 cents (Malayan) Or 1 shnitar T V.’. '.-i Li ...i:.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      END THE ‘CLOSED SHOP’ IN LEGAL PROFESSION
      639 2  -  K. M. BYRNE, President, University of Malaya Society. Singapore V 44 A DVOCATE" asfiume? that the Advocates and Solicitors Ordinance was Intended to protect the interests of the legal profession in Singapore from competitors iike D. N. Pritt and others. Before 1935 there
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      Reciprocal admission among Bar members
      387 2  -  M. 8. MAHENDRAN lpoh ADVOCATE” in “Mr. Pritt and the Bar Regulations” appears to have allowed the fundamental rights at issue to be obscured both by legal correctitude and the right of reciprocal admission of members of the Bar of Singapore to the Bar in
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      ‘Call charge’ will affect small man
      145 2  -  0. a YIN. Singapore. IT is reported that the TVlecharge ten cents for every phone cal1 instead of the usual monthly rental W *£This will be a very heavy burden on small traders, who moat make great use of the telephone to get business.
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      Malayan courts & Privy Council
      48 2  - Malayan courts Privy Council ODDSBODIKINS Singapore. SO the crowd in Jobore car- ■> ried banners bearing Slogans “Release us from Imperialism V “Abolish Colonialism” and “Support Independence”. Those who clamour for independence seem still quite happy to allow the Privy Council to Interfere with the Supreme Courts of Malaya.
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      HE WANTS A PORTRAIT
      83 2  -  CHIA FOH THIK Y? Singapore. -v/r' 7 5 npHE Chinese community Jl should thank the authorities for allotting such a prominent place in the heart of ffinsapore for the Llm Boh Seng memorial. The pagoda is a fitting monument to a true hero of whom Singapore
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      FACTS AND POLICY ON PADI
      351 2  -  T 1 o J VOELCMR I Director ol Afrtcnlturr B federation. Koala Lumpur. VOUR recent lead af 4 1 entitled "An. Problem” contain, accuracies ta 1 You atated mended that the develop n'Kf'i; should be «W«n Priority TTt ork m «f d 1°?* 5f* n
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  • The Straits Budget
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      The End Of The Boycott
      610 3 —Straits Times. July 8. The end of the Alliance “boycott’’ and the Alliance decision to work the new constitution embodied in the White Paper is welcome news. It does credit to everyone, to the political opponents of U.M.N.O. and the M C A. no less
      —Straits Times. July 8.  -  610 words
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      In Oriente Primus
      653 3 —Straits Times, July 8. On the Padang today the Governor of Singapore is to present new’ colours to the Singapore Volunteer Corps. It is a special occasion in another sense. This year marks the centenary of the volunteer movement in the Colony. Singapore has strong claims to
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      The Fish Market
      275 3 —Straits Times, July 9. The troubles of Trengganu fishermen, hit by Indonesian regulations, are not without a hopeful note for Malayan housewives, or for the fishermen themselves. There is a profitable domestic market if the fishermen can be persuaded to vary their catch and if they are
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      The Labour Seats
      294 3 Times, July 9. An odd result of the recent resignations from the Federal Legislative Council, and still more so of the refusals to resign, is that only now has the basis of membership become clear. Of course it is clear enough in the Federation Agreement. But associations
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      Rice Policy Whitewash
      738 3 --Straits Times. July 10. One of the reasons for the Federation Government’s long silence on its rice policy was explained in the opening paragraph of the White Paper on the action taken on the report of the Rice Production Committee. The Committee’s report, it said, has now
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      Elastic Taste
      537 4 —Straits Times, July 10. Boundless, it seems, are the uses of rubber. Like the infinitely adaptable soya bean, which can be used for everything from aeroplane fittings to sauce, rubber can now furnish a moving pavement in the United States and feed the hungry peoples of the world
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      War in The Deep Jungle
      721 4 Times, July 12. “Operation Termite,” which exploded in the newspapers a few hours after the paratroops were dropped in the jungle promises interesting results. It is not likely to be a spectacular operation in the sense of reducing Communist strength. It will be highly disruptive
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      Rubber Prices
      284 4 —Straits Times, July 13. Rubber’s steady recovery since the beginning of the year now threatens to overreach itself. From 57 cents in January, the price has climbed to a fraction over 70 cents, a premium of one and a half American cents over GRS. The difference is potentially
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      Act Of Justice
      235 4 —Straits Times, jujy The action yesterday of the President of the Penang Sessions Court in acquitting an Indian tapper charged under the Emergency Regulations with the illegal possession of scrap rubber will meet with general approval. The man had claimed that it is the custom among tappers
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    Himsworth returns to report
    134 4 SINGAPORE. July 14 THE Financial Secretary °L l e Federation, Mr. E. Himsworth. will make a personal report today to the High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivrav. on his recent financial talks in London. Announcing this on his return to Singapore yesterday Mr. Himsworth said he could
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    Jap mountaineers pass through
    38 4 SINOAPORF Jug Two members o: a b s tf .nr. of Himalayan Mr. Kiichiro K .w a officer, and ho vc rt in Jungiro Mania the Singapore yestt v Shunkei Marti ail ineir home.
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      144 4 A 1 must magazine with a BE WON' I BRILLIANT colour- gravure is a feature of The Malayan Monthly, the new Straits Times publication, which will be on sale on July 28. The 64-page issue is packed with topical articles picture stories and fiction. The Main Silat, ancient Malay kris
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    The concise history of South-East Asia
    722 5  -  By ALLINGTON KENNARD SOUTH EAST ASIA. By Brian Harrison. (MacMillan 10s. 66.) IN a radio quiz the other week was the question “Who discovered the Philippines?” The question master got the answer he expected. Magellan discovered the Philippines. Magellan’s fleet broke the Portuguese monopoly
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    A TRACKER DOG GETS ITS MAN
    323 5  -  By Capt. F. P. C. Fellmann. R.F., Military Observer in Singapore. LIKE many other units and corps of the Army the Royal Army Veterinary Corps seldom get into the limelight. That their work is important is not in doubt especially by those who use
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    30 HOMES AS GUINEA PIGS IN SURVEY
    321 5 IIOW MUCH do you pay for toothpaste? How much does your child pay for tiffin at school? What do you use for cooking—firewood, electricity, gas. charcoal or kerosene? These are .just a few of the questions you’ll be asked if you have agreed
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    A.C.S. boy wins seal contest
    122 5 SINGAPORE. July 14 WINNER of the new Singapore Anti Tuberculosis Association greeting seal competition is Yue.i Kum Chuen. 16. a Standard VIII student of the Anglo-Chinese School. Yuen’s design, the only entry from his school, yesterday received the unanimous approval of a committee of five
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    Invitation to read English
    63 5 SINGAPORE. July 14 The Studv Group Movement of Singapore invites applications for a short course in modern English language and literature. The fee is $4 a student for eight lectures on the reading of Rider Haggard’s “She”, beginning Aug. 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 P.m.
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    Silat fun fair
    19 5 SINGAPORE, July 14 The Kampong Silat Community Centre, Singapore, will hold a fun fair on Saturday.
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    ‘Stolen’ wallet in
    37 5 SINGAPORE, July 14. A European, who was reported to have had a wallet containing €450 in travellers’ cheques stolen on Sunday from a Beach Road hotel, has found his wallet in his own pocket.
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    PERSONAL
    20 5 MR. AND MRS DAVID SMITH. •WILLEM RUYS" Bth July. 1954. P p c. MR. MRS. C. E COLLINGE. p.pc.
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    BIRTHS
    93 5 BROWN: To Marie and Jimmy, on 7th July, a daughter, both well. ROBB: To Winnie and David, at Malacca General Hospital on 2/7/54, a son, John Andrew. PEACOCK: To Pamela, wife of W E. Peacock, Soon Lee Estate At Penang Maternity Hospital on the 10th, a daughter. LYS: On
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    ENGAGEMENT
    32 5 THE ENGAGEMENT is announced between Mr. Marcus Dukes, son of Late Mr. M. B. Dukes, and Miss Margaret Yoong Sim On, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yoong Yoon Yee, Ipoh.
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    MARRIAGE
    47 5 THE MARRIAGE between Mr. Franciscus Eduard de Nieuwe and Miss M.ithilcie Heljmans took place in Singapore on 7th July 1954. The Reception was held at the Haliandsche Club. Singapore. FRASER POWELL: On Saturday. 10th July 1954. at Kuala Lumpur. lan Guy Fraser tr Dorothy Anne Powell
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    TO THESE ‘WE WILL EVER BE GRATEFUL’
    188 5 SINGAPORE, July 8. SINGAPORE will always owe a debt of gratitude to members of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, said yesterday. The Corps celebrates Its centenary today and to marie the occasion new colours will be presented to the
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    FUN BY THE WATERFALL.
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    As I was Saying
    850 6  -  CYNICUS SINGAFORE. July 10. 'THERE are times when the law seems almost to try to brine itself into con- 4. 1 tempt. Six Chinese who reached Serdang gate in the curfew area of Parit Buntar ten minutes after seven were arrested, charged in court and fined
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    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    871 6  -  STANLEY STREET. Calling S.E. Asia PLEASANT surprises have crowded fast upon Radio Sarawak but the most pleasing of all has been the degree of local talent and of local taste. Having heard the performance by the Kuching Rayvan Permuda string orchestra under the competent baton
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    Retirement age quiz for Govt
    122 6 SINGAPORE. July I*,. M R sSr ov s: Tuesdav on the P r n th relay in implementin g commendation to t 0 age of retirement from 60. thp He wants to know wheni g new rule will come a j )oU t Mr. Thio
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    AN ARCHWAY OF OARS
    58 7 Members of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club rowing section providcd an arch of oars for Mr. and Mrs. Poul Berner who were married at the Presbvterian Church on |uly 10. Mr. Berner is from Copenhagen. Denmark. His bride, formerly Miss Hugh Munro. is the daughter of
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    Countryman’s Journal
    649 7  -  TUAN DJEK. /"|N the last Saturday of the month the Tuan Roes to Kota Tinggi to bring back stores, and on these occasions Seng goe s with him for a haircut. The Cook brings the goods in a hire-car to our grocers shop. This is a fairyland to
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    RETIRES AFTER 37 YEARS’ SERVICE
    67 7 After 37 years In the Singapore Government service, Mr. P. J. de Rozario, 55, retired at the beginning of this month. Mr. Rozario was attached to the Government Audit office and the Medical Department. For his faithful service, he was given a valedictory letter by
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    Sarawak—land of surprises
    1142 7  - Sarawak —land of surprises Malaysian Notebook STANLEY STREET. is full of surprises. Take for instance the suspension bridge across the Sarawak river. It is a most graceful structure and very pretty to look at. The floor is formed of planks laid side by side transversely and they crackle under your
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    RULES FOR ‘R’ UNIFORMS
    84 7 KUALA LUMPUR. July 9 Former officers in the Malayan Volunteer Force who are retaining their ranks can wear their uniforms again on special occasions, says a Government gazette today. The “old soldiers’’ can wear them at parades connected with official birthdays of the Queen and the
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    ALLIANCE BOYCOTT OFF
    983 8 Reserved seats guarantee accepted KUALA LUMPUR, July 7. JTIVE days of secret top-level negotiations between the Federal Government and the UMNO-MCA Alliance ended today with the calling-off of the Alliance boycott. Alliance members will again co-operate with Federal, Slate and Settlement Governments as they did before the
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    Heroine Dawn is home for her holidays
    93 8 SINGAPORE, July 8. AYIMJM* dim pretty Malayan war heroine Miss Dawn Kathigasu. studying medicine at London University, returned to Singapore in a BOAC airliner yesterday for her holidays She is the daughter of the late Mrs. Sybil Kathigasu, a George Medallist, and Dr
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    ‘I shall consult the leaders of the majority’
    773 8 The High Commissioner’s letter of July 6, addressed to Tengku Abdul Rahman ‘We are satisfied' Tengku Abdul Rahman's letter of July addressed to the High Commissioner ‘I am glad The High Commissioner’s lette r of addressed to Tengku Abdul Rahman: Dear Tengku
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    THE TRADE TIDE TURNS
    86 8 SINGAPORE, July 8 Malaya had a favourable trade balance in May for the first time since October. 1952. Exports totalled $268,100,000 against imports of $265,000,000. according to figures issued last night. In April there was an ad or so trade balance oi For the first five
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    Batu Pahat now ‘white’ area
    451 9 BATU PAHAT, July 7. pLAGS fluttered and banners were strung in every kampong and village in the Batu Pahat district of Johore yesterday when an area of about 310 square miles, with a population of 108,000 people, was declared “white.” The “white” area covers the
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    $2 mil. for new Telecoms stores
    45 9 KUALA LUMPUR. July 7. The Telecommunications Department is to spend $2,000,000 on building stores and workshops in Petaling Jaya. Tenders are now’ being called for work on the scheme’s initial phase, which will cost about half a million dollars.
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    A JOB IN DELHI FOR MR. MENON
    133 9 SINGAPORE, July 8. IVIR. GOPALA MENON, Indian Government Representative in Malaya, leaves Singapore on July 18 for New Delhi to take up a new appointment. Mr. Menon told the Straits Times last night: “I feel it difficult to wrench myself from a place
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    Dr. Haridas gets new appointment
    129 9 SINGAPORE. July 9. THE Governor, Sir John Nicoll, has appointed Dr. G. Haridas. who retired from Government service in May, an Honorary Consultant Pediatrician to the Singapore General Hospital. Dr. Haridas is already Honorary Consultant to the Army in Singapore and a member of the
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    RITSON RENT HITS $1,500 MAN FIVE TIMES AS HARD
    139 9 SINGAPORE, July 8. The Singapore Government has set up a six-man committee to correct “anomalies” in the Ritson recommendations on rent chargeable to employees occupying Government quarters. The committee consists of three Government officials and three representatives of the Federation of
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    He finds a python in pigeon hole
    119 9 PENANG, July 7. When Ramasamy, a gardener employed by Mr. S. Mohd. Ismail of Waterfall Road, went to feed his pigeons this morning he was confronted by a python curled up in a pigeon hole. Ramasamy summoned help. It took three persons two
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    Jungle police too vital to get big axe
    318 9 KUALA LUMPUR, July 7. RECRUITING for police lieutenants has been reopened because “good junior leadership is the most important single factor in operations against the terrorists,” says the Federation Government today in a statement. Before he left Malaya, Gen. Templer, with Lieut.Gen.
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    Ex-services concert
    55 9 SINGAPORE, July 8. About 100 ex-servicemen attended a smoking concert, organised by the Ex-servlces Association of Singapore at the S.V.C. Officers Mess. Beach Road, last night. Chief entertainment was provided by the "Cockatoos,” a five-piece band from H.M.S. Cockade. Other Items In the concert were songs, sketches, magic
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    VICE SQUAD RAID 65 HOUSES IN MONTH
    132 9 SINGAPORE, July 9. SINGAPORE anti-vice officers, who made 65 raids on brothels and suspected houses in June, took 15 girls under their protection, says the report of the Social Welfare Department. Six of the girls were later released when it was learned that
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    Students to tour Siam
    39 9 TAIPING, Julv 7 —The Geographical Society of the King Edward VII School will tour Siam during the August holidays. A party of teachers and students will leave on Aug. 16 and return on Aug. 26.
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    Armed Reds fled as lone skyman dropped into camp
    478 11 FIRST RADIO REPORTS COME IN FROM ‘OPERATION TERMITE KUALA U MPUR.JuIy 9. 4 PARATROOPER dropped during “Operation Ter- mite” east of Ipoh yesterday landed in a hidden Communist camp in the jungle and found himself alone although a minute before he
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    THE GOVERNOR DROPS IN AT A SINGAPORE COCKTAIL PARTY
    50 11 AS PART of its centenary celebrations, the Singapore \olunteer C orps held a cocktail party at its headquarters in Beach Road on July 8. Straits Times picture above shows the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, chatting with Capt. E. I in joot.
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    AUSSIE MP HERE ON CHANGE OVERPLAN
    180 11 SINGAPORE, July 9. 34-YEAR-OLD Tasmanian politician who was a prisoner of war in Changi at the age of 21, is back in Singapore today, on an official visit. He is Mr. Tom Pearsall, a 6ft. former footballer, w r ho is now a Liberal
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    THEIR 100 NOT OUT
    44 11 THE GOVERNOR, Sir John Nicoll, presents the Singapore Volunteer Corps Regimental Colour to Lt Stiven durmo the ceremony on the padang to mark the Corps centenary. Holding the Sovereign's Colour is Lt. G. Neioman. Straits Times t Straits Times victure.
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    City unions snub the T.U.C. chief
    148 11 SINGAPORE, July 9. rE Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation, which has called a strike starting from July 19. does not want the help of the Singapore Trade Union Congress in its dispute with the city council A statement issued by Mr O. S.
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    Mr. Dallow back at his post
    43 11 SINGAPORE. July 9. The Director of Telecommunications. Mr. J. C- Dallow, has resumed hi.s post after 4Vfc months’ leave in Britain. Mr J. A. WagstafT, who has been acting Director, is now Controller in the Ipoh region.
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    COLOURS AGAIN FOR THE SVCAFTER 14 TEARS
    232 11 COLOURS AGAIN FOR THE SVC—AFTER 14 TEARS SINGAPORE, July 9. mark the centenary of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, the Governor, Sir John XicoJl yesterday presented new colours to the Corps’ infantry battalion. The colours weic donated by the City Council to replace those which were lost during the fall of
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    Singapore’s new Council Chamber
    141 12 ONE LAST-MINUTE CLEAN-UP, THEN A COCKTAIL PARTY SINGAPORE. July 10. OINGAPOKE S now legislative Council Chamber was cleaned just in time for an official cocktail party last night. The building formerly housed the Old Supreme Court, and was used until recently by the Social Welfare Department
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    Town says it with jade
    73 12 TELUK ANSON. July 9.—Miss Vanaja Madhavan, the 18-year-old schoolgirl who became “Mis s Federation 1954” was mobbed by admirers after the Sultan of Perak oresented her with a jade-inlaid gold bracelet at the town padang today. It was a gift from the people of this
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    Sir John proposes only toast
    85 12 SINGAPORE, July 10. THE Singapore branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association was host yesterday evening at a reception marking the completion of the new Legislative Council Chamber in the Old Supreme Court. The guests included representatives of the Commonwealth governments, the consular corps, judges of
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    $174,000 PISTOL POINT HAUL —MAN IS CHARGED
    72 12 $1 74,000 PISTOL POINT HAUL —MAN IS CHARGED KUALA LUMPUR, July 9.—A young Chinese arrested in Kuala Lumpur in connection with a §174,000 Singapore robbery was charged in the Second Magistrate’s Court today. He was Chan Kwong Chan of Singapore charged with robbing at gun point Mr. Tan Chong Liat
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    FRIGATES BLAST FOREST LAIRS
    160 12 KUALA LUMPUR, July 8. TWO Royal Navy frigates 1 bombarded terrorist hideouts in the Labu forest area of Negri Sembilan yesterday. It was the first time shelling by the Navy had been attempted in the area because of the difficulties in manoeuvring ships into firing position
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    TRAVERS’ NEW CHIEF
    375 12 SINGAPORE. July 9. AIR. C. E. COLLINGE 1 (above left), former General Manager of Joseph Travers Sons Ltd. for Malaya left Singapore yesterday in the Corfu, and after a j visit to Britain for two months will take up re- sidence in South Africa. Mr. Collinge has
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    ‘Magic’ Fingers man has London agasp
    420 12 ‘Magic Fingers man has London agasp .—Reuter. LONDON, July <t “MR. WU OF SINGAPORE” showed an i n r 11 dulous London yesterday how to paint with fingers and forget all about brushes. n At the huge Imperial Institute, scene of so famous exhibitions, he began a month’s show Jhrl
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    HOLIDAY? NOT ON THIS ROAD
    109 12 PENANG Ju'y. 9 mHE Kedah Peak 1 still closed tci holi<W> makers, a Gurun point said today nrnhibitThe road has been i since ed for use by the Pj* Godwin. Mav 20 when Mf. C p otfithen Kedah Chief p {f orists cer. was killed
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    Mobile clinics for Brunei
    25 12 BRUNEI TOWN, July 9 Medical services in the n areas are to be improved r the addition of two travelln dispensaries.
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    RED THUG IS RECAPTURED Big police raids
    480 13 SINGAPORE, July, 11. WONG FOOK KWONG, nicknamed “Tit Fung”— Iron Spearhead—for his leading role in the Malayan Communist Party strong arm squad in Singapore, has been recaptured 16 months after his sensational escape from the General Hospital lock-up ward. Wong, an ex-guerilla with
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    $8,222 more for hospital
    54 13 Gifts to St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital, Singapore, totalled $8,222 in June. Of this amount, $6,985 was collected through the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce The Lee Foundation headed the list of donors with $5,000 Donations made to the Mission in memory of the late Mr Tav
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    Off to Britain
    27 13 JOHORE BAHRU. July 9 Mrs. Mary Hodgson, headmistress of the Nghee Heng Government Primary School •Johore Bahru, has left for Britain on a holiday
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    Hussars sail in to tackle the bandits
    122 13 SINGAPORE. July 12. Here b more pad news lor the terrorists the 15'19th King’s Royal Hussars arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Empire Clyde, i'he Hussars will get jungle warfare training in Singapore island and will then replace the 12th Roval Lancers in
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    New Barristers
    44 13 Called to the Bar in London were Miss Amy Choong Siew Choo (Penang), Raja Kamarudin bin Raja Uda (Kuala Lumpur). Mr. Lee Yew Siong (Seremban) Mr Au Ah Wah (Perak), Mr. S.S.P. Guok (Singapore), and Mr. Abdul Aziz bin Mohamed Zain (Kedah).
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    PROVIDENT FUND EXPERTS
    90 13 SINGAPORE, July 8. Three experienced olfleers from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance in Britain will arrive in Singapore early next month to assist in setting up the Colony’s new central provident fund The officers are Mr K R. Malcolm, who will he Chief Executive Officer
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    THE BARRICADE WON’T GO UP
    245 13 SINGAPORE, July 11. "DLANS to barricade Orchard Road Circus this week were dropped yesterday when the Singapore Government agreed to acquire the private land which forms part of the road. The Government decision to buy the land followed a threat by the trustees of the
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    MR. LAU PAK KHUAN, president of the Perak Chinese Welfare Association, presents a scroll to pretty Hong Kong film star, Miss Hoong Sin Nui, at a charity show in the Odeon Theatre, Ipoh, on July 8. More than $5,000 was collected in aid of the Perak Chinese Old Folks Home in Gopeng Road.
    56 13 MR. LAU PAK KHUAN, president of the Perak Chinese Welfare Association, presents a scroll to pretty Hong Kong film star, Miss Hoong Sin Nui, at a charity show in the Odeon Theatre, Ipoh, on July 8. More than $5,000 was collected in aid of the Perak Chinese Old Folks Home
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    PLANTER CLEARED ON BREACH CHARGE
    277 13 TEMERLOH, July 10. ARTHUR Foy, former mana- ger of Samantan estate. Mentakab, was acquitted today by Mr. J. R. Whimster, president of the West Pahang Sessions Court, on a charge of criminal breach of trust of $24,500 on April last year. Mr. Whimster said that
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    Few call-up dodgers get back in
    129 13 KUALA LUMPUR. July 11. MOST of the “call-up dodgers” of 1951 have been refused re-entry into the Federation. This is stated in the Federation's annual report for 1953 published yesterday. Many appeals were received and a few who evaded the call-up were permitted to
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    MORE IN SECRET WAR NOW
    193 13 KUALA LUMPUR. July 10. rpHE tremendous increase in X the intelligence organisation of the Federation Government to counter the efforts of the Malayan Communist Party is indicated in last year’s report of the Federation Government. 1 issued today. Last year the Police Special Branch totalled
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    ADMIRAL IS REMEMBERED
    71 13 The Council of St. Andrew’s Cathedral has received 100 (about $850) for a new cross and candlesticks donated in memory of the late Admiral Tom Phillips, who died on board the Prince of Wales in 1942, and his son who was killed in the defence of Singapore.
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    Home leave
    26 13 JOHORE BAHRU. July 11 Mr. T.K. Taylor, until recently headmaster of the English College. Johore Bahru, has left for Britain on six months leave.
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    Fish suffered from ‘sickness’
    252 14 SINGAPORE, July 11. |N APRIL, a London aquarium made a gift to Singapore’s new Van Kleef Aquarium one hundred and fifty valuable fish. But the sea voyage from London was too much for moit of the fish. When they arrived the only survivors were a batch
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    HE URGES SCBA TO SUPPORT ALLIANCE
    276 14 MALACCA, July 11. Chinese should take a leading part In the struggle for independence and the building of the Malayan nation, said Mr. Khoo Kim Llan. the retiring president of the StraitsChinese British Association at the annual meeting today. He added: "The name SCBA
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    $6,000 school for Slim River
    36 14 TANJONG MALIM. July 11. Work on a new $O,OOO Roman Catholic mission school has started at Slim River in South Perak. The school will serve the new village and nearby estates
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    From mason to boss- and $423,000 debts
    196 14 SINGAPORE. July 10. A man who Oegan in Singapore ns a mason in 1927. told Mr Justice Whitton in the High Court yesterday that his present liabilities, as head of a llrm of building contractors, totalled $423,000 He was Koo Chang Soong, trading
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    Airline sends him to U.S.
    52 14 SINGAPORE. July 10. Mr. Wee Poh Kuang of Pan American World Airways will leave by Clipper aircraft for San Francisco this morning for advanced training. He is the first employee to be sent to the company’s head c-ffice for training, and will be away for
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    More seamen desert ships
    44 14 Desert rr> among seamen snowed n» t arming increase in Singapore last year, states the 1953 annual report of the Marine Department released yesterday Ol 120 deserters, six were European and the rest Asians. In 1952 there were 44 deserters
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    MacDonald opens art exhibition
    57 14 SINGAPORE. July 10. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Commissioner General in South-East Asia. yesterday opened the exhibition of modern French art in the British Council Hall, Stamford Road. Singapore. The exhibition, which is being held during French week, will be open daily from 9 a m. to
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    THEY HAND OUT JOBS
    166 14 Six on new Council committee SINGAPORE, July 12. SIX Singapore City Councillors now virtually hold the power to appoint, promote and dismiss staff in the Council. Six other Councillors have the authority to fix salaries and stipulate qualifications and terms of employment. The appointing Councillors form
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    SINGAPORE. July 13. Mr. WU TSAI YEN, 43, of Singapore, demonstrates his 1,400-year-old art — finger painting with the help of his wife, Siew Bian, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London.
    103 14 SINGAPORE. July 13. Mr. WU TSAI YEN, 43, of Singapore, demonstrates his 1,400-year-old art finger painting with the help of his wife, Siew Bian, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London. Mr. Wu is believed to he the only artist in the world to use exclusively the finger method, which
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    TWO-DECK BRIDGE FOR KLANG RIVER
    199 14 It will \jump railway line KUALA LUMPUR,July 9. OLUEPRINTS are now being drawn by engineers in 0 Britain for a $5 million double-decker bridge ti> span the river at Klang. I It will replace the Bailey Bridge built by Army engineers in 1952. The Belfleld
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    Jap shipping leader here
    41 14 SINGAPORE. July 13. Mr. Masaichl Igura, director and chief engineer of the Sasebo Shipping Industry in Japan, arrived in Singapore yesterday by air on a business trip. Mr. Igura will be in the Colony for 20 days.
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    FRIENDLY CHAT ENDS A STRIKE
    163 14 KUALA LUMPUR. July 11. rE five-day strike by more than 300 worker, at Lej" Brothers’ factory here, <nd d yesterday following 'mutuau> friendly and highly tory” discussions between workers’ negotiating commit, and the management. The strikers will return t work today. The dispute arose over
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    ‘Not nice to send a man to gaol for this’
    139 15 PENANG, July 12. TWE President of the A Penang Sessions Court, Mr. J. G. Adams, said today police should sift carefully cases of possessing scrap rubber before sending them to court under the Emergency Regulations. Mr. Adams acquitted a tapper
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    NO RUSH TO REGAIN VOTING RIGHTS
    195 15 SINGAPORE. July 13. /COMMONWEALTH citizens who are eligible to regain voting rights they lost under the revised Singapore constitution do not seem in a great hurry to do so. Only 38 people, mostly Indians have applied for citizenship registration since the National Registration Office
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    Abbey carpet in S’pore
    61 15 Part of the carpet that was •aid in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day now lies in the Chapel of the Epiphany at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore. The Cathedral Council bought it for Sl6O. It is abjout 9 ft. square. Any member of the congregation who would
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    New Council may ban brief cases
    123 15 SINGAPORE, July 9. WHEN Singapore Legislative Councillors meet in the new assembly hall in Empress Place for the first time on July 20, they may be asked to leave their brief cases behind. The Council is likely to follow the practice in Britiin where
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    SOLVED IN 12 WORDS -AFTER 113 DAYS
    158 15 SINGAPORE, July 13. TWELVE "final words” by the Singapore Seamen’s Welfare Officer, Mr. T. A. White, yesterday made Mr. M. A. Majid, the Indo-Malay-Pakistani Seamen’s Union president, call off a strike, which began 113 days ago. And the words that made Mr. Majid
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    THIS IS A SAD SIGN, SAYS MR. ONG
    271 15 STRAITS CHINESE AN1) UMNO-MCA SINGAPORE, July 13. AN official or the Straits Chinese tfritisn association said yesterday that it was a sad and repealing si an o! the times that a leader of the Stralt> Chinese in Malacca should advocate that the
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    Once-a-year road tax now?
    55 15 KUALA LUMPUR. July 12.— The Federation Road Transport Department has recommended to the Government a new law to allow collection of road tax for motor vehicles once a year instead of every six months as at present. Nearly 100,000 vehicle owners will be affected if the
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    SINGAPORE, July 13. INSPECTORS of Singapore Police Force had a cocktail party last night in honour of the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, who had specially asked to meet them.
    80 15 About 200 officers attended the party at the inspectors' club in Thomson Road. Picture shows Sir John chatting with Inspector Mary
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    MAN DIES IN CAR FULL OF GAS
    162 15 SINGAPORE, July 13. If ERBERT Henry Stodn dard-Wood. 29, an Insurance agent, was found dead in a car in his garage at the SJ. milestone, Thomson Road, Singapore, soon after 4 p.m. yesterday. He held a hose which was connected to the exhaust
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    How’s that for balance?
    55 15 MISS Kumari Kamala of Singapore gave a performance of the classical Indian dance at the Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on July 10, and is seen here “frozen” by the camera while poised on one foot. The show was sponsored by the Indian University Graduates' Association
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    I was told fire services were being re-organised before crash: Witness
    618 16 24th DAY OF THE INQUIRY I SINGAPORE, July 8. 4 QANTAS employee yesterday told the Singapore court of inquiry investigating the crash of the BOAC Constellation at Kallang Airport on March 13 that he was informed last January the
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    ‘Firemen not trying to save people’
    690 16 25 th DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 9. 4 FIRE and rescue expert said in Singapore yesterday that he formed the opinion firemen at Kallang Airport were busily fighting the fire after the B.O.A.C. Constellation crashed on March 13, but none were attempting
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    Rain-maker flies in
    63 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. A rain-maker, Mr. N. A Quan’shi. arrived in Singapore by Qantas-BOAC yesterday on his way home to West Pakistan, which needs rain. A meteorologist with the Pakistan Meteorological Service. Mr. Quareshi had been studying rain-making at Sydney University for nine months under a U.N.
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    The woman who has no friends
    137 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. A WOMAN complainant in a maintenance suit told a Singapore court yesterday that she had nothing to live on and no friends to stay with. The case, fixed for hearing in the Sixth Police Court, did not proceed as V. P.
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    Fund fair nets $1,000
    53 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. More than $l,OOO was raised for the old people of Labis, Johore, at a Red Cross fun fair in Labis on Saturday. The fair lasted from early morning until n p.m. and was attended by about 3,000 people. Leading firms made donations to
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    NEW FLARE PATH FOR KALLANG AIRPORT
    170 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. A NEW electric flare path marking the boundaries of Kallang airport runway would operate from this weekend. Mr. G. J. Warcup. Director General of Civil Aviation for Malaya and Borneo, said in Singapore yesterday. The flare would be visible for five
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    -and Paya Lebar will be the best
    109 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. THE $37,000,000 airport at Paya Lebar Singapore, expected to open next June, would be unique among major international airports in the world, said Mr. G J Warcup, Director General of Civil Aviation for Malaya and Borneo, yesterday. It was the
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    2nd anniversary
    33 16 SINGAPORE, July 14. Singapore Young Malayans Club will celebrate its second anniversary with a social and dance at the Stamford Girls' School Hall, Waterloo Street, at 7.30 p.m. on July 31.
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    Miss Malaya will show Hollywood what a smart sarong looks like
    137 18 SINGAPORE, July 13. MISS MARJORIE WEE (Miss Malaya) ..-used tor this nicturc at her home in East Coast Read, Singapore, last night—on the eve of her departure to California for the Miss Universe competition. “Margie” was wearing a sarong
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    Learner carried passengers
    52 18 SINGAPORE, July 14. Goh M**o Eng. a learner of T< o Chew Street, was lined $l5 in Singapore yesterday for carrying two passengers in his car along Pasir Panjang Road at 8.30 p.m. on May 7. Ills instructor. Chua Choo of Boat Quav was also Jt*ned sif,
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    FORCES KILL 11 REDS IN 48 HRS
    287 18 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. pLEVEN terrorists have been killed by the securJ ity forces in the last 48 hours —ten of them in Pahang. Two terrorists were shot in deep jungle in the Kuala Lipis area on Sunday morning by a Home Guard
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    DANCE GIRL CHANGES MIND AGAIN
    89 18 SINGAPORE. July 14. Lily Wong. 26. a cabaret girl, who pleaded guilty on April 29 to negligent driving but changed her mind after hearing the prosecution’s facts, yesterday pleaded guilty in a Singapore court to the same charge. She was fined SlOO. Wong, the court
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    The Rulers assemble for big vote talks
    227 18 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13. THE eight Malay Rulers and the Tengku Mahkota of Johore are here, ready for their big conference tomorrow and Thursday. The conference will discuss the UMNO-MCA Alliance request for an independent commission to Investigate constitutional reforms in the Federation.
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    27,000 want to see this film
    65 18 SINGAPORE, July 14. More than 27,000 Singapore schoolchildren have so far booked to attend the special schools shows of “Flight of the White Heron” a Cinemascope and colour picture of the Queen’s Commonwealth tour. The shows are now being held every morning at the
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    Importers in Indonesia to pay first
    102 18 1 XT JAKARTA July 13. NDONESIAN importers now have to deposit with the Bank Negara the full price of goods they want to buy abroad as soon as they have obtained import licences. The only exception to the rule is that only 75 per
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    ‘Frightful’ problem worries Sir George
    161 18 SINGAPORE, July 14 SINGAPORE’S town planning consultant. Sir George Pepler. arrived in Singapore by Qantas airliner last night to tackle two Very Important Problems—traffic and housing. Sir George, who was accompanied by r.ady Pepler. told the Straits Times that he was becoming increasingly worried by
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    Homeward bound
    24 18 SINGAPORE. July 14. Three hundred and seventyfive Chinese, mostly from the Federation, left Singapore yesterday in the Hoi Houw for Red China.
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    SHE’S ONE OF ‘50 MOST LOVELY’
    132 18 In for a holiday: Sharmini SINGAPORE, July 14. THIS IS Sharmini Tiruchelvam, 21, of Ipoh, who has been described as “one of the 50 most beautiful women of our time.” Sharmini, a third year medical student at Charing Cross Hospital, London, returned to Singapore
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    Industrials firm after quiet week
    486 20 SHARE MARKET 1 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, July 12. ALTHOUGH the Singapore Share Market could not under any circumstances be described as bullish last week there was a distinctly better sentiment a special feature was the firmness in industrials. Malayan investors seem to have
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    93 20 following dividends were announced by companies operating in Malaya last week. JACKS AND CO.LTD.: An interim dividend of 19%, less 36% income tax, for year ending September' 36, 1354, payable July 24>, to shareholders on register that date. Books close July Ml i LOWKB 1‘IRAK TIN DREDGING LTD.:
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    723 20 Rambutaa 18/3 17/- J BaoUu a.ij 2.17 5«o dmo *40.,. 1.40 -yl Rewans Con 46/8 47/-. Rrnenng TRi io/f 10/6 cd Renong Tin 12/9 13/MenoiM 4.*»u ii/e ll/./'-Ka New* i/e l/» Siamese I/O Southern Klnta 17/- 11/0 S Malayan 23/0 24/- gd S rronoh 0/0 10/Sungei Besi
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    BUSINESS DONE
    198 20 ffiHE following list of business done In the Singapore Share Market X. last week wag reported by one firm of sharebrokers for the period July 3 to July 9. 1 < INDUSTRIALS; Eraser A Neeve Ords. $1.66 to $2.00. Gammons 63.10 and 63.124. Hammer* $3.05, Hongkong Bank Lon.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    113 20 SINGAPORE, July 14. Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul were:Copra; steady; July 830% buyers, s3osellers; August $30% buyers. $3l sellers. Coconut oil: $52 sellers. Pepper: quiet; White pepper down 85. black up 82%; Muntok white 8207 Sarawak $205, Lampong black $147%. H. C. B. Ltd. Closing
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    RUBBER TAPPED BY LADDERS
    50 20 Gula Kalumpong Rubber E-states Ltd. has been experimenting with ladder-tapping on its three estates, and the chaimxan (Mr. A.A. Conway) says, although it is somewhat early to assess overall results, k considerable increase in crop is being obtained by this method on Sungei Tawar estate. I
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    METAL BOX MAKE PUBLIC ISSUE
    446 20 Capital increase of $1,250,000 SINGAPORE, July 14. THE big event for Malayan investors today is th ‘announcement by The Metal Box Company <>• Malaya Ltd. that it is making an issue of 1,250 0(M. ordinary shares of $1 each, at par, to enable’ th* local
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    Rubber mart Very active
    463 20 Rubber Market 1 SINGAPORE, July IK MHBC has beeiir* considerable activity on the local market since our 'ast report, Interspaced with short periods of iullhess, says the week] rubber report of Holld Cutler, Bath A Co. Ukd Rumours of ships loading rubber for China to Indonesia
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