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Title Section40 1954-07-22 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES k MALAY AH NATIONAL NKWaTAT **:‘Y*‘', A'rf\ »> rv. S' >v i> '.%*7 fc 2 wvuU%jlVr .2 W Series- No. 414. ThurcHay, Joly 22,/1954 Price 40 cents (Malayan) ;•> Otr 1 sWilinc.40 words
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Advertisement160 1954-07-22 1 1 I w ■M fe live and work in a ciiojate which is unkind to paints, and it is therefore essential that those we for wood finishing, the light metal industry, for buy should be. made to Stand up to our conditions. ships or railways, for a hundred and one160 words
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513 1954-07-22 2 KARIM DZAFUU - KARIM DZAFUU^ Malay Seamen’s Union of f Singapore. WE were amazed to read your report of the Governor’s speech when he laid the foundation stone of the $150,000 swimming pool at Connel House (Marine Hostel). We cannot imagine why anyone should go513 words
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Article277 1954-07-22 2 A. R. G. D’ROSE - A. R. G. D’ROSE. Singapore. IF one wishes to take a recognised qualification in accountancy, there is no alternative but to go overseas. Until recently, it was quite possible to take a recognised qualification Ing accountancy locally without having to serve articles.*-,* 4 >277 words
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159 1954-07-22 2 PADI A. KRIS HN AN - PADI A. KRIS HN AN vf Kuala Lumpur MAY I draw the attention of the Rulers to contusion of Indians i n the future Malaya cans, by the Malayan Indian Congress. The M.I.C., the Malayan Indian Association and the Federation of Indian Organisations159 words
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Article70 1954-07-22 2 PA SAL APA - PA SAL APA Kota Bahru. Regarding the selection of candidates for training at Kirkby and the Teacher’s Training College at Kota Bahru, I would like to Congratulate Mr. v Woods and others for their good work. Some candidates were chosen lor both colleges, except—I believe—that all four70 words
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Article79 1954-07-22 2 TUNG WAH - TUNG WAH- Kuala Kan r gar. rIS reported that Miss Marjorie Wee, our Miss Malaya. will be standing on a float emblazoned with the word “Singapore”. Let the committee concerned with the bathing beauty parade at Long Beach give a second thought. Miss Marjorie Wee79 words
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Article234 1954-07-22 2 VESTA, t - VESTA, t' nlbiOPore. NOW that the boys expelled by the Catholic High School have been permitted to pursue their studies in other schools. I just want to ask whether the Chinese Press in the bitter campaign that is dying out was not more Interested in sales234 words
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Article58 1954-07-22 2 PELADANG - PELADANG. Gurun. «f«HE Minister of 8tate for x Colonial Affairs states that one hundred Europeans have been killed by terrorists since 3tune 1948. Of thus hundred, 82 were planters. Of them let it be said in respect and humility t and let us not forget, That they knew58 words
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238 1954-07-22 2 H. W. R - H. W. R. Tapah AMR. NOBLE, the Surve-yor-General, states “daylight saving” exists in Malaya and that on Dec. 31, 1932, he put the secretariat clock on 20 minutes at midnight. If he had been up at 6 ajn. on Jan. 1, 1933 he would have238 words
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Miscellaneous19 1954-07-22 2 mm fp n A V '>V.' <r OH > ft v i Hi M i. r :i $-Uv; in U«^19 words
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The Straits Budget
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Article731 1954-07-22 3 —Straits Times, July 15. Government annual reports o not pretend to criticism or trospection. It is enough that tt i-y present an honest picture of the year’s progress. The 1 ('deration Government's report 1953 claims that there were solve months of consolidation, with a background of increasing security—Straits Times, July 15. - 731 words
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Article294 1954-07-22 3 —Straits Times, July 15. Whatever benefits Government trading in rice since 1949 may have conferred, cheap rice was not one of them. It is a point w’e have sought to make over the years, and the support w’e have quoted comes this time from Sir Harold Sanderson, formerly—Straits Times, July 15. - 294 words
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Article197 1954-07-22 3 —Straits Times, July 16. By refusing yesterday to include the backdating of the Ritson scales in negotiations which the City Council wishes to hold with its labour force, the Federation of City Council Labour Unions rules itself out of court. The only conclusion is that they are—Straits Times, July 16. - 197 words
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Article962 1954-07-22 3 —Straits Times, July 17 There is still a chance that the strike called by the labour unions of Singapore City wrorkers will be averted. The men will be making a mistake if they come out. They are in no position to remain out for any length of—Straits Times, July 17 - 962 words
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Article869 1954-07-22 3 —Straits Times, July 19. Because the Singapore City Council will not backdate to June 16, 1953, the increased wages it is offering to its daily-paid staff some 10,000 of them in eight different departments came out on strike last night. It is an unfaif blow at the—Straits Times, July 19. - 869 words
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Article489 1954-07-22 4 —Straits Times, July 20. The first issue of the Malayan Historical Journal, a welcome publication, provides a fine collection of the raw materials on which historians of tomorrow will depend and i draw for their work. Perhaps the most valuable contributions come from Malayans whose memories go back—Straits Times, July 20. - 489 words
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Article1261 1954-07-22 4 —Straits Times, July 21 Three motions arising out of the Rendel Report and the coming constitutional changes in Singapore occupied most of the Legislative Council’s time yesterday. It was not, unfortunately a profitable occupation, except that the Council agreed unanimously to an amendment which expressed the—Straits Times, July 21 - 1,261 words
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249 1954-07-22 4 SINGAPORE. July 21. THE Chinese Catholic K High School or any other school was justified in refusing to admit boys who persisted in defying discipline, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode, told Mr. M. P. D. Nair (Ind. Seletar) in the249 words
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Article25 1954-07-22 4 KUALA LUMPUR, July 20. The High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray. has accepted an invitation to o' a patron of the Federation Y.M.C.A.25 words
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1474 1954-07-22 5 Harry Miller - By Harry Miller SILENT battle is being fought in the deep jungle of Malaya particularly along the backbone ridge of the central mountain range. It is a campaign for the hearts and minds of the aborigines. This great single area is important1,474 words
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79 1954-07-22 5 SINGAPORE. July 21. Construction of a coast road to provide access to the beach between Tanah Merah and Changi is well advanced and should be completed by the end of this year. Mr. Thio Chan Bee (Prog.Balestier) was told this in the Legislative79 words
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Article147 1954-07-22 5 WIENER: To Ramona and Lawrence, at Youngberg Memorial Hospital on 14th July, a son, Robert. CONWAY: To Kathleen, wife of Wing Commander Conway M B. at R.A.F. Hospital, Changi, on July 15th, a daughter. TO NAN, wife of V. E. Stewart, on 15th July, 1954, at Batu Gajah, a147 words
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Article77 1954-07-22 5 BLACKBURN CHAN: Joseph James Ward Blackburn, son of the late Mr. Robert Blackburn of Bathgate, Scotland and Rosie Chan, daughter of the late Mr. Chan Foo Ting of Sibu, Sarawak. YARROW—SHELSWELL-WHITE. The engagement is announced between Reginald Vane, formerly of Shanghai and Malaya and now of Ballyllckey Lodge, Bantry,77 words
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Article42 1954-07-22 5 RUSSELL-ARCHEY: On Saturday, 17th July, 1954, at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, Michael Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Russell of Ashton Manor, Ashton, Devonshire, to Diane Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cairns Archey of Lansing. Illinois.42 words
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Article, Illustration32 1954-07-22 5 MR, AND MRS. JAMFS MAG'KIF, from Malaya. photographed on arrival at Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s garden party on July 15.—A.P. picture. —A.P. picture.—A.P. picture. - 32 words
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Obituary88 1954-07-22 5 DEATHS PETER TANG BANK HANSEN, Eastern Manufacturing Co., passed away on the 14th July 1954 at the Penang Mission Hospital after a prolonged illness. Interred at Western Road Cemetery. MOSELLE NATHAN, nee Benjamin, wife of E. J. Nathan, at the K.K. Hospital on 14th July 1954. Deeply regretted. I J88 words
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Article, Illustration11 1954-07-22 6 Straits Times photographer Kok Ah Chong.Straits Times photographer Kok Ah Chong. - 11 words
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Article624 1954-07-22 6 CYNICllS - CYNICllS SINGAPORE, July 17. SINGAPORE City Council put control of the highways in the hands of the police months ago. It is a control which apparently is disputed by the Registrar of Vehicles. That seems to be the explanation of the summonses which some car owners624 words
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Article1089 1954-07-22 6 STANLEY STREET - Notes from a... Malayan Di a ry STANLEY STREET. Shawcross honoured TO Christopher Shawcross, Q.C., Arden and Holker scholar of Gray’s Inn, lormer lecturer on Mercantile and Shipping Law., Commander (Special Branch* R.N.V.R.. M.P. (Labour* for Widnes, and chairman of the all-party committee on the Channel Tunnel project, came confirmation1,089 words
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Article, Illustration34 1954-07-22 7 VICTOR YAP, 17-year-old schoolboy, astride Sultan, clearing an obstacle in fine style at the Singapore Polo Club gymkhana, held in Thomson Road polo ground on July 18. —Straits Times picture.—Straits Times picture. - 34 words
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Article610 1954-07-22 7 TUAN DJEK - TUAN DJEK /\UR pre-war dry Augusts have deteriorated during the past few years. We hope, however, that this year the month will play the game, because if dry we could have another flowering of the durians, with fruit on Christmas Day; but we don’t bank on such an610 words
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179 1954-07-22 7 KUALA LUMPUR, July 17. VILLAGERS of isolated kampong Pergai Jelebu. 15 miles from Kuala Klawang in the Jelebu district of Negri Sembilan. watched today as Royal Air Force fighters blazed awav with rockets and cannon shells at a big terrorist hideout in the jungle-clad179 words
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Article1069 1954-07-22 7 STANLEY STREET - Malarsian .\otel»ook STANLEY STREET IT IS a twelve-hour jour--1 ney up river from Miri, the new capital of the fourth division of Sarawak to Merudi, the old one. At least, it was twelve hours for me, for I was allocated the Govment launch which can in1,069 words
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Article79 1954-07-22 7 Taken from the Straits Times of July 17, 1904: THE fatuous project of boring the famous Kallang Tunnel for the waterworks there has been abandoned after $250,000 had been buried in the slush in the past one and a half years. THE RESIDENT-GENERAL has issued a circularTaken from the Straits Times of July 17, 1904: - 79 words
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Article1015 1954-07-22 8 SINGAPORE, July 15. UARRY A. GREGORY was fined a total of 542.000 in Singapore yesterday on two charges of importing diamonds worth U.S. §15,497 without a licence from the Controller of Imports and Exports in 1951 when he was a Colony diamond merchant. He was1,015 words
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Article, Illustration64 1954-07-22 8 THE CHRISTENING of Anita June, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Pavillard, took place in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, on July 14. The godmother was Lady June Hobson and the godfather Mr. Charles Butterfield. The Rev. Father Bona my officiated. Picture shows the—Straits Times picture. - 64 words
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Article300 1954-07-22 8 KUALA LUMPUR, July 14. men of Malaya can now work their way up to the highest posts in the rubber planting industry. Two leading rubber companies today announced a pilot scheme to take cadets into the rubber estates. They are United Sua Betong Rubber Estates.300 words
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245 1954-07-22 8 K. LUMP! R, July II. T HE British Government will j v e Malaya financial aid again if the country cannot meet its expenses next year. The Federation Financial Secretary. Mr. Eric Himsworth, brought this promise back to Kuala Lumpur today after his fortnight’s245 words
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Article209 1954-07-22 8 KIT ALA LUMPUR, July 14. IN an early morning swoop on a kampong at Ring Road, police today seized two army bulldozers believed to be part of a recent theft of War Department equipment in Singapore. Three men have been detained. It is understood that209 words
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Article39 1954-07-22 8 SINGAPORE, July 15Mr. Justice Taylor granted in Singapore High Court yesterday a decree nisi. to be made absolute in three months, to S. Boudeville. a City Council draughtsman, who sued his wife on the ground of desertion.39 words
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388 1954-07-22 9 SEREMBAN, July 15. VIAL AY AN court history was created at Serem- 1 ban today when Mr. E. Corbally, President of the Sessions Court, travelled on a Malayan Railway engine to see for himself “the visibility of a driver while negotiating388 words
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Article145 1954-07-22 9 SINGAPORE, July 16. \S*TER a lapse of seven months, the United States will once again be represented m Singapore by a Consul-Gen-eral. The new Consul-General, Mr James Lampton Berry, is now serving as deputy operations co-ordinator on the staff of the Under-Secretary of State,145 words
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109 1954-07-22 9 SINGAPORE. July 15. AN English couple have set out on a 22,000-mile motorcycle sidecar journey from Europe to Australia. They are Mr. Tex Ledger, aged 50. and his wife, Elvina, aged 32, of Coventry Road. Ilford. Mr. Ledger, a painter and109 words
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Article21 1954-07-22 9 MIRI. July 15—Mr. Stephen Jong Kuet Tze of Kuching has returned from England after qualifying as a lawyer.21 words
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Article49 1954-07-22 9 SINGAPORE. July 15. A portrait of Sir Franklin Gimson, former Governor of Singapore, will be presented to the Victoria Memorial Hall at 5.15 p.m. The presentation will be made on behalf of the donors by Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. Deputy President of the Legislative Council49 words
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195 1954-07-22 9 KUALA LUMPUR, July 15. SERVICE Chiefs in Kuala Lumpur today welcomed the news from London that a build-up” in helicopters can be expected in the Federation. A few months ago the then High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer, wrote to the War Office for195 words
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Article, Illustration119 1954-07-22 9 From HALL ROMNEY. LONDON, July 15. A FORMER Malayan judge, Mr. L. E. C. Evans, is to become curate in the Dickensian village of Cobham, Kent, where he was born. Mr. Evans, who retired to Cant e r bury in 1951, will be ordained in119 words
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Article62 1954-07-22 9 Ten paintings bv four Malayan artists are now on display in the "Artists from the Commonwealth” exhibition at the Imperial Institute Gallery. London. The Malayan artists are Phan Van Mv who sent four paintings, Wu Tsai Yen, S. Ahmad Jamal and Margaret Tay who submitted two62 words
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Article208 1954-07-22 9 A touch of rubber spoils it all KUALA LUMPUR, July 15. A SOIL survey team has started a four-munth search In the Kuala Trengganu area for cocoa growing sites. Local labour is being recruited to help the search. The task is to find soil208 words
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Article41 1954-07-22 9 SINGAPORE, July 16. The departure of Mr. M. Gopala Menon, retiring Indian Government Representative, in Singapore, has been postponed to July 25. Mr. Menon was yesterday entertained to a farewell tea party by the Indian Graduates Association.41 words
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Article, Illustration251 1954-07-22 9 ‘He had a bad start Mr. Tan SINGAPORE, July 16. A $7,000 portrait of Sir Franklin Gimson, Singapore’s first Freeman and Governor from 1946 to 1952, was yesterday presented to the City Council and unveiled at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Mr. J. T. Rea. acting11, the Governor.—Straits Times picture.. - 251 words
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Article53 1954-07-22 9 SINGAPORE. July 15. Inche Noah bin Omar, Sta f Councillor and Member of hore Executive Council. reti£ ed to Singapore yesterday Qantas-BOAC Constellffrom a holiday in Britain Europe. Inche Noah, who was a* f r for three months, visited ie r House of Commons and at53 words
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Article, Illustration335 1954-07-22 10 LIBEL, SAYS JUDGE IN MANAGING DIRECTORS CASE 1 SINGAPORE. July 17. Holding mat mere was libel in one ot the issues r aised by M. R. Swain, managing director of Hume Industries (Far East) Ltd., in his action335 words
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315 1954-07-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR, July 16. BETWEEN now and the end of September the nine Malay Rulers and the Federation Government will go into the question of how best to review the Federation constitution. This follows the decision taken at their315 words
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147 1954-07-22 10 SINGAPORE, July 15. THE Federation oi Community Centres in Singapore has asked the chairman of the Improvement Trust for a copy of the report of the working committee which examined the question of recent increase in rent of Trust properties and the relevant accounts.147 words
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Article67 1954-07-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR. July 16. The Federal Government Loan (Premium Bonds) Board announced today the numbers of prize winning redeemable bonds. First prize bond number *****7, will be redeemed for $5,614.90. Second *****9. and *****0 for $1,130.98 each and third *****0 and *****5 for $570 49. There67 words
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524 1954-07-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR. J u v THE Malay Rulers are not satisfied that a m 1 mission drawn from outside Malaya **wuulcl provide the most satisfactory body" f r review unr the constitution of the country. They expressed this view today at their (H524 words
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68 1954-07-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR July 15. Plans are being prepared to provide children’s playgrounds in the Coronation Park and the Lake Gardens here. The scheme is being undertaken by the Selangor Playing Fields Association, with the support of the Municipal Council. The playgrounds will be called68 words
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Article72 1954-07-22 10 Sir John MacPherson, Governor of Nigeria, who will become the first GovernorGeneral of the Federation ot Nigeria on the introduction ot the proposed new constitution there later this year, began his career In Malaya. He joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1921 and served in72 words
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114 1954-07-22 10 KOTA BAHRU, July 14—Mr. T. W. T. Bangs, until recently State Development Officer, Kelantan left here yesterday. When he comes back Mr. Bangs will be no more —he will be Haji Mohamed Yusoff. Mr. Bangs, a Muslim convert, caught the plane to Penang114 words
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Article269 1954-07-22 11 IPOH, July 15. /OPERATION TERMITE, launched a week ago f when paratroopers dropped into the Perak iangle, is well on its way to achieving one of its main objects, a Perak Government statement said today. The terrorist organisation in the area had been disrupted. Although no terrorist269 words
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Article117 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE. July 17. fITWO sets of twin girls are J. among the 137 entries that have been received for the Singapore Chinese Y.M.C.A.’s third annual baby show. Most of the entrants are boys and Chinese babies predominate. There are also Indian. Malay. Ceylonese117 words
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Article44 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. The 4.504-ton Finnish freighter Arabella which arrived in Singapore to take <>n water, provisions and bunkers, is scheduled to leave tomorrow. The Arabella is carrying a mixed cargo of iron-ore and bamboo from China to Antwerp44 words
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Article31 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE. July 17. Mr. Roy Earle Redrup. advocate and solicitor, was admitted to the Singapore Bar by the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, in the High Court yesterday.31 words
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247 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. SINGAPORE'S Master Plan, which will be a guide for the Colony’s future development, will be ready in October three months earlier than expected. This was announced yesterday by Sir George Pepler. the Town Planning Consultant, who returned to Singapore from247 words
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Article120 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. THE Singapore Ratepayers Association has decided to protest to the City Council about what it considers unrealistic rates for installing electrical appliances in consumers’ houses. It will suggest that the Council invites contractors to carry out the work, an official of the association120 words
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Article62 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. Latest Malayan gift towards International House, the proposed residential centre at Melbourne University for Asian students and Australian students from outside Melbourne, is $lOO from the Australian and New Zealand Association (Perak). The aim of International House is to create more opportunities to62 words
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Article, Illustration70 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. TWO SINGAPORE Girl Guides, Miss Helene Chiang (or the 11th Singapore Company) right, and Che Wan Noor binte Daud (Scott’s Road School Company) returned to Singapore yesterday by air from Britain. They have been away on a four-month guide training course. They wereides to be sent for the training.—Straits Times picture. - 70 words
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Article247 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. rpHE Singapore Government will step out of the rice trade as soon as it has made arrangements with traders for maintaining a permanent emergency stockpile. The stockpile will be held by the Government in its own godowns. “The Government has decided that,247 words
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Article58 1954-07-22 11 KUALA LUMPUR. July 16. Four Laotian senior police officers have completed a four-day study of methods of training and conducting operations against Communist terrorists in the Federation. They visited the Police College at Kuala Kubu Bahru, the photographic branch in Kuala Lumpur and the Jungle Warlare58 words
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Article142 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. SINGAPORE Customs men seized more than 1,000 lb. of raw and prepared opium in the last six months, Mr. J. McKnight Hart, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, (Preventive Branch) told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Hart said that the “exceptional” capture of142 words
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Article61 1954-07-22 11 SINGAPORE, July 17. The world famous pianist Jan Smeterlin flew into Singapore yesterday on his way to Hong Kong. Smeterlin, who has just completed a tour of New Zealand and Australia, is returning here to give recitals at the Victoria Memorial Hall on July 28. He leaves61 words
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Article22 1954-07-22 11 General Sir Gerald Templer. Lady Templer and their daughter Jane were guests at the palace garden party.22 words
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84 1954-07-22 12 Why did an American movie cameraman photograph two men in European clothes walking into the Straits Times Press office? The two men were “doubling” for the actors in an American television drama with a Singapore setting. According to the story, important papers belonging to a diplomat in the Colony are84 words
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Article278 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE, July 18. DADIO active dust particles from the Pacific H-bomb testing grounds at Bikini have been carried to Singapore by prevailing westerly winds. They are not harmful. This was discovered by the captain ot a Tokyo Fisheries University Training and Research ship, the Umitaka278 words
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Article24 1954-07-22 12 KUANTAN. July 18.—A $3OO- cinema was opened here terday. Belonging to Messrs Shaw Brothers, the cinema has 800 t seats.24 words
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Article45 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE. July 18. Four men, whose applications for postponement of National Service training have been rejected, will appeal to the National Service Appeal Tribunal. The appeals will be heard on July 27 in the Registrar’s Court, Singapore Supreme Court, at 2.30 p.m.45 words
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Article115 1954-07-22 12 L UDON. July 18 HIGHWOOD "ijUSE. near Mill Hill, a ft,. >*iles out of London, to which Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, retired from Malaya. Is now being used as a hospital. It has been converted into a sort of half-way house for patients from115 words
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186 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE, July 19. SIXTY Singapore boys will today become the first National Servicemen to join the Civil Defence Force. On Tuesday another batch of 60 boys will Join up This will be repeated every day until Friday week, excepting Saturday186 words
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Article23 1954-07-22 12 RAUB. July 17.—Penghulus in Pahang will attend a refresher course at the Clifford School. Kuala Lipis. from Aug. 13 to 21.23 words
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Article, Illustration388 1954-07-22 12 PENANG, July 18 THE President of the Penang Straits Chinese British Association, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, blames “modern distractions" for the political apathv shown by the “Queen s Chinese. “They seem to live only for the present," h/j r Hp l told the Sunday Times. a 1388 words
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Article141 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE. July 18. A BROADCAST challenge to any other city in the world was made last night by Commandant J. M. Mason, of the Singapore Volunteer Special Constabulary. Speaking over Radio Malaya. Commandant Mason said: “I challenge any other city to ?>roduce a 1,500-man.141 words
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Article22 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE. July 19. Mr. George Edinger was elected president of the Singapore Union of Journalists at the annual meeting yesterday.22 words
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Article273 1954-07-22 12 SINGAPORE. July 16. AFTER many unsuccesful 4 efforts in post war years, a Singapore Copra Association has been formed and is generally regarded as a big step forward in regulating this growing market. The decision to form the Association was taken at a meeting273 words
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Article45 1954-07-22 12 BRUNEI. July 17.— The State Council of Brunei has aPP r °Y' ed spending $200,000 to buuci an international club in Brunei Town. It will be open to all communities and the amenities will include a sports cinder track.—Reuter.45 words
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Article844 1954-07-22 13 SINGAPORE, July 19. TEN THOUSAND Singapore City Council labourers went on strike today for the third time since the war. The strike began at one minute past midnight. The Council’s labour sub-committee met the men’s spokesmen twice yesterday in a bid to negotiate a settlement. The844 words
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145 1954-07-22 13 URGED TO JOIN AIR FORCE KUALA LUMPUR, July 16. MALAYAN youths were assured today of a “bright future” in the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force. Squadron Leader G.S.P. McGaw, former commander of the MAAF, told the Straits Times that the force required more145 words
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Article344 1954-07-22 13 A FIRST FOR THE GENERAL SINGAPORE, July 19. QEN. SIR CHARLES LOEWEN, C-in-C Far East Land Forces, received a silver ash tray from his wife, Lady Loewen, yesterday. Sir Charles won the prize for coming in first in the Bending Race event, in the344 words
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Article143 1954-07-22 13 PENANG, July 18. TWO leaders of the Radical Party here Dr. Li m Chong Eu, past president, and Dr. N. K. Menon. present president—will clash on Wednesday night in a debate on selfgovernment for this country. Dr. Lim. a Settlement Councillor. will propose that143 words
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151 1954-07-22 13 HALL ROMNEY - From HALL ROMNEY LONDON, July 18. THE Urban Council of Camberley will not allow the name of a Malayan police hero to be inscribed on the town’s war memorial. The father and stepmother of Police Lieutenant Thomas Charlton, who won the George Medal151 words
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Article80 1954-07-22 13 SINGAPORE. July 18. Mr. Lee Hee Seng, 27, of the Federal and Colonial Building Society, Singapore, is the first Malayan to pass the final examination of the Building Societies’ Institute in London He is now an Associate of the Building Societies’ Institute. Mr Lee said80 words
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Article, Illustration40 1954-07-22 14 THESE four nurses Mrs. Chen Ong Ing, Mrs. Louise Wong, Miss Lim Cheng Kiok and Miss Lee Soo Yong, will take courses in British hospitals. Straits Times picture. Straits Times picture.Straits Times picture. - 40 words
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80 1954-07-22 14 SINGAPORE, July 20. piVE Singapore-trained nurses will leave 101 Eng 1 land next month under the Sine* British Feii« w ship Trust for post-graduate courses in Rntisn hospitals They are Mrs Chei, ong Ing. Mrs Louise Wong Miss Urn Cheng Kiok Miss Lee So. Yone80 words
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Article76 1954-07-22 14 SINGAPORE, July 20. The Tengah-based No. 148 Squadron of Bomber Command. Far East Air Force, under the command of S/Ldr. S. C. Dunmore, is leaving Singapore for England today. The squadron, which has been in Singapore since April for its second tour of duty, has flown76 words
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Article72 1954-07-22 14 SINGAPORE, July 20. A recent flag day for St John Appeal Week raised $27,000 a record for St. John flag days. The chairman of the organising committee. Mrs. Tan Chin Tuan, announced this at a luncheon at her home yesterday. Chairman of the Appeal Week committee.72 words
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161 1954-07-22 14 KUALA LUMPUR. July 16. rpHE Federation’s nineyear price control on sugar will be lifted on August. 3. The import trade in granulated sugar will be returned to private traders in September. The Government will also reduce the ex-godown price of its sugar from $3B161 words
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140 1954-07-22 14 MONEY FOR WORK ON DEATH RAIL Not for individuals,’ says Govt. KUALA LUMPUR, July 19. THE Federation Government is considering the best A means of administering the money that Britain may allocate for compensation claims for work on the Burma-Siam railway during the Japanese occuuation. London has announced that under140 words
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Article30 1954-07-22 14 MALACCA. July 19.—The new president of the Malacca branch of the Technical Association of Malaya is Mr. F. S. Reynolds. The new secretary is Mr. C. E. Hermon.30 words
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102 1954-07-22 14 SINGAPORE. July 20. Mast of the 3,936 immigrants permitted to enter Singapore last year were local residents’ wives and children from China, says the latest Immigration Department report. Of 5,082 applications for the entry of aliens, 2,030 were refused. A few were approved102 words
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Article147 1954-07-22 14 LUTTERWORTH July 19. 2EVEN Chinese nuns J were burnt in a firewalking ceremony here last night because the Goddess of Enrth (“Tay Chong’ i wus ‘angry Thirty nuns walked over burning charcoal t« mark ’he installation of the deit\ i new $300,000 temple. But147 words
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Article788 1954-07-22 14 SINGAPORE, July 20. TROOPS moved into A Kalian# Gas Works, Singapore, yesterday to maintain the gas supply immediately after the skeleton workers on duty joined the city council labourers’ strike at 1 p.m. If necessary, more troops will be called out today to help to788 words
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763 1954-07-22 15 28 th DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 15. THE final decision that Kallang airport was safe for the operation of B.O.A.C. QANTAS Constellations was taken by the operators themselves. This was stated yesterday at the Singapore inquiry investigating the Constellation crash763 words
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Article, Illustration1098 1954-07-22 15 29th DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 16. AN officer of the Sing a pore Fire Brigade reported in 1952 that the fire services at Kallang 'airport were a demoralised, ill clad force equipped with obsolete vehicles. The report, made by Divisional Officer Peter1,098 words
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921 1954-07-22 16 30th DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 17. npHE precise meaning of part of a report written by Mr. R. L. Milton, a former manager of Kallang Airport, was questioned yesterday in Singapore. At the court of inquiry investigating the B.O.A.C. Constellation crash921 words
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625 1954-07-22 16 31st DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 20. KALLANG airport’s fire officer told the Singapore crash inquiry yesterday that he had never concealed the state of the airport’s fire services from airline operators, but had done nothing to expose the services because he believed625 words
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771 1954-07-22 16 32ND DAY OF THE INQUIRY SINGAPORE, July 21. fFHE Singapore Fire Brigade’s deputy chief fire officer said yesterday that when the 8.0.A.C. Constellation crashed and burnt at Kallang Airport on March 13, he formed the opinion that the airport firemen fought the fire from the wrong771 words
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Article553 1954-07-22 17 3 more months of emergency SINGAPORE, July 21. THE THREAT of Communist terrorism in Singapore is real and the police need the full help ;md support of every citizen, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Goode, said in the Legislative Council yesterday. Mr. Goode,553 words
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103 1954-07-22 17 SINGAPORE, July 21. DOMINATED Legislative Councillor. Inche Ahmad bln Mohammed Ibrahim, yesterday asked the Singapore Government to set up a Kathi’s court to reduce the number of Muslim divorces. Making this plea during the adjournment of yesterday’s council meeting. Inche Ahmad said the103 words
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400 1954-07-22 17 SINGAPORE, July 21. *J»HE Singapore Legislative Council passed a resolution yesterday hoping that the Armed Services would take the necessary steps to improve the position of their locally recruited employees. That was the furthest the Council could go for said the AttorneyGeneral, Mr. E. J. Davies,400 words
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Article288 1954-07-22 17 SINGAPORE, July 21. INFORMATION the public gives to police officers about kidnapping and extortion offences will be strictly confidential in future, if the Singapore Legislative Council approves a recommendation. If any police officer discloses the information to anybody except the Public Prosecutor, another police officer288 words
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Article443 1954-07-22 17 SINGAPORE, July 21. TiHE Singapore Legis- lative Council showed by an overwhelming majority yesterday that it wanted the Governor, Sir John Nicoll. to have a full, free hand in nominating the four unofficial members to the new Legislative Assembly. It defeated a motion by443 words
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Article276 1954-07-22 17 COUNCIL TAKES AWAY THEIR VOTE SINGAPORE, July 21. THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday upheld, A by 19 votes to four, a recommendation that Commonwealth citizens in the Colony should have no voting rights under the new Rendel constitution. To get them they must register as citizens of276 words
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283 1954-07-22 18 SINGAPORE, July 21. CIR JOHN NICOLL, the Governor ot Singapore. addressing the Legislative Council’s first meeting in the new Chamber, declared yesterday: “A Singapore proud of itself cannot but be proud of its Assembly House. “Men and women of many countries will visit283 words
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Article53 1954-07-22 18 SINGAPORE. July 21. A maid-servant, Mok Ah Kai. 35, was rescued from the sea off Bedok. Singapore, yesterday afternoon. Mok fell off the sea-wall and was carried out by the tide. A man swam out and pulled her ashore, and she was admitted to hospital in53 words
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Article, Illustration222 1954-07-22 18 SINGAPORE. July 18. of the largest adult mixed choirs in Singapore’s musical history is expected to face the footlights for its debut in about six months. The power behind the fledging 250-voice choir is Miss Christine Stirling, believed to be the Colony’s first222 words
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113 1954-07-22 18 SINGAPORE, July 21. SINGAPORE’S new mace, said Sir John, was being made in England by a wellknown silversmith, Mr. Leslie Durbin, in collaboration with the great sculptor. Sir Jacob Epstein. Sir John added the Speaker when selected in the near future would “go to113 words
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Article138 1954-07-22 18 SINGAPORE. July 21. pOR the first time in the annals of the Singapore High Court a local member of the Colonial Legal Service will be appointed to act as puisne judge. He is Mr. Tan Ah Tah. First Criminal District Judge and First Magistrate.138 words
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Article60 1954-07-22 18 The Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board has given $60,000 to build a hostel for underprivileged and handicapped children in Trengganu, $lO,OOO for the relief of fire victims at Kuala Pahang and $3,000 for the relief of victims of fire at Rembau. The draw for the60 words
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Article975 1954-07-22 18 JOHN MARKS - 3*“Q^S2^2Lj!l2^i By JOHN MARKS SINGAPORE. July 21. THE Singapore Rugby Union will soon begin negotiations for the revival of the annual interport rugger series played before the war between Hong Kong, Thailand. Indo-China and the Colony. Mr. H. F. Clements, the S.R U. president, told975 words
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Article1011 1954-07-22 19 EPSOM IEEP - miu *7 EPSOM IEEP. B;, July 15. with Athol firmly esas the top g when he fluent twok$M. Dlv. 1. Timah yesday. second day of the Sinpore Turf Club July Meeting, rhe day's racing ended with i upset when Toucan <Hud11 beat his stablemate Flush-1,011 words
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Article1328 1954-07-22 19 EmpText - tbMti I EmpText SINGAPORE, July 18. Itotog Wjitot racecourse PefSTTn April, handsome four-year-old by the Derby winner Straight Deal, put up a tip-top staying performance to win the Singapore Cup over l%m. at Buklt Timah yesterday concluding day of the Singapore Turf Club July Meeting. Oleander1,328 words
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Miscellaneous94 1954-07-22 19 BIG SWEEP total POOL FIRST: *****7 (1168,594) SECOND: *****3 (984,397) THIRD: *****5 (946,831) STARTERS: (9*857 each). Nos. *****2; *****1; *****3; *****3; *****1; *****3; *****1; *****3; *****9; ****** *****9. CONSOLATION: (98.809 Ml*). Nos. *****0; *****8; *****8 *****5; *****3; *****1; *****1; *****3; *****1, *****4. S£'\. DOUBLE TOTE: 113 ticket* 998 BIG SWEEP94 words
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Article527 1954-07-22 20 SHARE MARKET 1 By Our Market Correspondent SINQAPORE, July 18. ALTHOUGH the Singapore Share Market last week was very quiet with limited dealings the response to the announcement of a public issue of shares by The Metal Box Co. of Malaya Ltd. proved convincingly that Malayan investors527 words
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Article117 1954-07-22 20 <• SINGAPORE. July 21. Slnpfw Ch inme Proton Exchance: noon price* per picul were: Copra: quiet; August $30 buyers, $30% sellers; September $30% buyers, $30% sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; $M ,|HhL.v Pepper steady: all varieties up $8; Muntok white $215, Sarawak $313%. Lamclosing price; coconut oil; $50% sellers.117 words
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Article205 1954-07-22 20 The following business done in the Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one Arm of share brokers for the period July 10 to July 16. STRIALS: Consolidated Tin Smelters Ords 255. 3d. and 255. 1%d.. Fraser dr Neave Ords. $2OO to |M>t, Oangmon* $3.13% and $3.10.205 words
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Article41 1954-07-22 20 dividend J. wag .announced last CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS LTD: A dividend of 2s. Cd. and a bonus of fifL, making a total payment of 3s. per £1 ordinary stock unit, less income tax at 9$. in the s V-V.41 words
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Article23 1954-07-22 20 TAIPING. July 20. The Parent-Teacher Association of the Lady T)re®cher Girls’ School. Taiping, will hold Its annua] meeting on July 30.23 words
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Article196 1954-07-22 20 o,Mr adade l oINuArURh, Ju!\ MALAYA’S maddest rush for shares clos.-i when In five minutes the new ssoimh,J Offer for shares by the Metal Box Co. of Malavi i’,'i was oversubscribed eight times. I ’’“l The amount subscribed, with some up-country rei turns still196 words
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Article68 1954-07-22 20 Lewis Peat Mr. H. Boyden Chairman of Lewis and Peat produce brokers says in hi* > 1953 annual report that all share capital of the Singapore subsidiary las been transformed to the new subsidiary Lewis and Paat (rubber and They planned L concentrate aB rubber and produce broking business In68 words
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85 1954-07-22 20 ALOR STAR, July I®.—lndia’s retiring Representative in v Malaya, Mr. Gopala Menon, said last might he considered staying in Malaya safer than living In a hotel In New York. When I first came here,” he told Kedah Indians at a meeting85 words
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Article769 1954-07-22 20 SINGAPORE. July 21. A INDCBTUAU £3 Buyers Seiler* Ales. Bricks Frets t.oo 1.10 Ords I*6 3.45 Atlas Ice 11*5 13.25 8.8. petrol 36/0 37.9 t M* B.M. Trustees 6.60 1.00 Con. Tin Smelt £e* W- IVOrds. 26/9 27/3 cd cb Bastera United 34 00 36.00 Fed. Dispensary769 words
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Article122 1954-07-22 20 I bo* luh sZ?L u tS* r l ,llTi1 —< i* r.ir.N g‘v Ifuitory inv.uMrny, on rumours. i biting the r of <>nd of* June ve contribmM i?* improvement, but therp was most definite denial by the Indonesian Ambassador In Washington that rubber was being shipped to China.122 words
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Article111 1954-07-22 20 KUALA LUMPUR, July 19rr& Malays from the Federation who are to Kirkby Teachers' Tralnin College are to be coachc specially for Brunei. An Education Departniei spokesman said today: The volunteered to serve the Brum 1 Government for five When selections for Kukuy were being made,111 words