The Straits Times, 1 June 1950

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SIXTEEN PAGES SINGAPORE. THURS AY JUNE 1, 1950 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    GRIFFITHS: 'I KNOW WE
    428 1 SHALL WIN' Public Aid A Vital Factor From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. AFTER a week in Malaya and talking with all communities, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, said here tonight that he now realised that the bandits could not survive
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    GOALMOUTH ACROBATICS
    72 1 THE LARGEST CROWD of the season— l3,soft— went to Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium last evening and saw the touring Sinr Tao Football Club of Hong Kong beat SinoMalays by two goals to one in a fast, thrilling game on a sun-drenched field. This picture by Straits Times camermiwnan
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    STUDENTS HELD IN SCHOOL RAID
    191 1 STUDENTS HELD IN SCHOOL RAID NINETEEN male students, aged between 18 and 22, and one teacher, were detained yesterday after a largescale search of Singapore Chinese High School, Buklt Timah Road, in which hundreds of police and members of the Department of Educato i took oart. of the stadenU were
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    GROUND-NUTS CHANGE
    36 1 LONDON. Wrcl. -The politir i! correspondent of the Daily ph said today that ihe P i h Colonial Offiro would t ':<■• nrer control of the East n groundnuts scheme from the Food Ministry.— i
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    N.Z. FREES PETROL
    40 1 i.INOTON. Wed Petrol will be d.-rationi'd In New Zealand Irom tomorrow. This decision follows recent Anslo American discussions and is in pursuance of New Zealand's policy of obtaining oil from sources involving th° least dollar expenditure. Reuter-AAP
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    S. Johore Curfew On June 7
    152 1 S. Johore Curfew On June 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. THE curfew in South Johore will come into force at 7 p.m on Wednesday June 7. All existing curfew orders in the area are cancelled except the order covering the Straits of Johore. which remains in force.
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    DON'T SHOOT THE PIANIST ...
    45 1 DON'T SHOOT THE PIANIST SYDNEY, Wed. -The audience was warned to keep 100 yards away form four "musical instruments" in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra during an open-air concert. The "instruments" wore four field Runs which fired during a performance of the Tschnikowsky overture "1812." —A.P.
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    PROHIBITED ZONE
    28 1 BUDAPEST. Wed. The Hungarian Minister of the Interior today announced the ostablishment of a prohibited frontier zone, 10 miles in depth along the Yugoslav frontier. Reuter.
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    Jakarta Security Plan For Nehru
    131 1 JAKAKTA, Wednesday. JAKARTA'S military Governor and the military police commanders of the main Indonesian centres, which India's Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, will visit during his tour next month, are preparing a major security plan for his protection, official sources here indicated today.. In Bandoeng the
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    Strachey, With Rifle, On Two-Hour Jungle Patrol
    373 1 From Our Special Correspondent SOMEWHERE IN PAHANG: Wednesday. (GRIPPING a loaded rifle and clad in jungle green uniform with a crossed kukri sign on his cap, the Secretary fo State for War. Mr. John Strachey, went into the bandit infested jungle this morning
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    39 1 CONSUL LEAVES: Dr. Julio Menino Salcrdas. Portuguese Consul in Singapore, left by air yesterday on a four-month holiday in Portugal. During his absence the Portuguese Consulate will be run by Mr. Jofre Manhao, the Chant llor-in-tharge. Straits Times picture.
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    PLANE DOWN: REDS HUNT CREW
    115 1 HONG KONG, Wed. CHANGHAI authorities are today hunting for two Nationalist airmen who parachuted to safety when their B-24 was shot down over the city on May 11. The rest of the crew were reported to have been killed when their plane crashed in flames
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    ON INSIDE PAGES
    31 1 Mock Meeting of 'Coir.missioners' P-4 Clash over Swimming Pool P. 6 Water Radon Laws Passed P.I No Steel For Traffic Island P. 9 Boxing Crowds Plea P. 9
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    'WATER ON ENVOY' VERDICT
    74 1 'WATER ON ENVOY' VERDICT NEW DELHI, V.cd. JOHN Kenneth Edwards, bearded young Englishman, was acquitted today of a charge of throwing water and a jug at the Argentine Ambassador in a New Delhi hotel. Since the Ambassador failed to appear in court to substantiate his complaint, it was contended that
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    FORMER H.K. MAN DIES IN U.K.
    31 1 LONDON, Wed.—Mr. Edwin Ralphe, former Director of Education in Hong Kong, has died at his home at Purley, Surrey, aged 72, It was announced today.—Reuter.
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    Safety Assurance
    31 1 CANBERRA, Wed. Australia has asked assurance from the Indonesian Government of the safety of Australians. The demand follows the recent shooting in Indonesia of the Australian pilot, .John Roderick.—U.P.
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    R.A.A.F. SQUADRON & CREWS FOR MALAYA
    252 1 R.A.A.F. SQUADRON CREWS FOR MALAYA CANBERRA, Wednesday. ROYAL Australian Air Force transport squadron of Dakota aircraft for supply dropping and general transport, and R.A.A.F. flying crews and ground staff totalling 168 are to be sent to Malaya soon. This was announced in Canberra today by the Australian Prime Minister, Mr.
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    "VERY CONFUSED"
    29 1 SOURABAYA., Tues. The situation in North Celebes is still very confused with various armed groups and guerilla bands fighting against one another, says Aneta news agency. Reuter.
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    ENVOY RECALLED
    25 1 LONDON. Wed. Poland has recalled her ambassador in Yugoslavia, but the Yugoslav ambassador had declined to say whether he will leave Warsaw.— Reuter.
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    'Kicked By Japs,' Say Americans
    184 1 TOKYO, Wed. EIGHT Japanese were summoned before the Occupation Court today and charged with assaulting Americans and disobeying Occupation orders The proceedings followed incidents during a Communist rally at the Imperial Plaza yesterday. The Japanese are defend-d by two American and three Japanese lawyers. It
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    OFFER TO JOIN GRAIN PACT WITH W. EUROPE
    285 2 Russian Letter To U.N. Commission GENEVA, Wednesday. RUSSIA yesterday sent a letter to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe favouring a European grain pact and giving the "green light" for renewed efforts towards a smoother flow of trade between Eastern and
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    Philippines Graft Probe Launched
    121 2 Philippines Graft Probe Launched MANILA, Wed. WITH the words: "Go to work and rid the Government of all undesirable elements," President Elpidio Quirino administered the oath of office to members of the newly created Integrity Board, who were selected for their jobs on the basis of "their unchallenged reputation and
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    NO-PARTY MEN WIN
    88 2 NO-PARTY MEN WIN SEOUL. ELECTION incumbents and regular party members suffered a sound defeat in Korea's National Assembly election. Of the 200 Assembly seats, conclusive returns show 60 contests were decided. Nonpartisans or Independents got 37 of these. Returns from other districts were slowly coming in, Dut it was evident
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    SITDOWN STRIKE IN LOCKED CAR
    73 2 CLEVELAND, Wed. MISS Julia Semanchik, *'*aged 37, a woman motorist, staged a two-and-a-half hour sitdown strike in her car in Cleveland after police had stopped her for going against a red traffic light. Taken to the police station she closed the windows of the car,
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    Build-Up Of Korea Air Force Urged
    201 2 SEOUL. Wednesday. DEPORTS that American planes now in Japan K% would be given to South Korea when they are replaced by jet aircraft were termed "premature" last night by the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. John J. Muccio. Discussion of the matter In Washington recently delayed
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    ACTOR WILL MEET GEN. MACARTHUR
    69 2 ACTOR WILL ME ET GEN. MACARTHUR HONG KONG, Wed.— Hollywood's "General MacArthur" came to Hong Kong yesterday. He is character actor Robert H. Barrat, who was scheduled to leave Hong Kong today for Tokyo, where he will call on the real Supreme Commander, whom Barrat will portray in a forthcoming
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    INDIAN HOMAGE TO DEAD
    40 2 GENERAL K. M. CARIAPPA, C-in-C of the Indian Army, takes the salute (centre) at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London, where he laid a wreath. With hTni are officers who trade up the guard of honour. A.P. picture.
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      Carmen To Strip As She Sings
      260 2 TOKYO, Wednesday. THE modern strip tease producer is going to take over the ancient Kabuki (classical Japanese stage play) and the Western Opera. The aim is not to popularise the Kabuki or Opera, but to draw customers to strip t«ase shows. To brighten strip-tease
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      FRILLS & FASHION
      28 2 FRILLS FASHION A LONDON designer, **r. Dale Cavanau;;h. wo. self-designed and frilly shirt at the first night ol the play. "Mis Excellency" at the Princes Theatre.— A.P. picture.
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    15 CHILDREN DROWN WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSES
    58 2 FISHING BOATS drag the Gorzone Canal for the bodies of IS Italian children drowned when a footbridge collapsed during a Sunday procession of priests and children. All but one of the victims were girls under 11 years old. RIGHT: Rescuers carrying the body of
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    BENES' BROTHER DENIES PLOT
    108 2 MISHAWAKA, Indiana, MR. UOWTA VOJEA BENES charged today that the Czech Communist Government lied in accusing him of conspiring against the regime. Mr. Benw Is the brother of the late Czechoslovak President Edouard Genes, and served in his country's parliament until Feb. 29, 1948. The Czech
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      745 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS BRUNEI EDUCATION DEPARTMENT I Vacancies exiat in this Department for two Normal Class Trained English Teachers capable of 'etching Special Malay Classes jind'or Lower Primary Classes. Eilary Scnle:— $140xlO-220/Bar/ 2:10x15-335. plus a non-pensionable nl'ownnce of $40/- p?r month. Tli? present High Cost of Living Allowance In Brunei Is
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      747 2 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COLONIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Applications are invited from MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for appointment as Inspectors of Machinery, Mines Department, In the Federation of Malaya. 2. Appointment will be on probation for permanent and pensionable employment on the saliry scale $430 x A3O 670 Bar 720 x A3O $900 p.m., point
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      553 2 NOTICES INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF MALAYA Proficiency Examinations IMPORTANT NOTICE The Board of Examiners have prepared a REVISED Memorandum for the 1950 Series. This Involves re-classiflcation of the Examinations. The Junior Series will be held from 17th to 31st July, and the Intermediate ard Senior Series from 4t.h to 14th
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    "ACT NOW ON KREMLIN THREAT"-ACHESON
    460 3 "ACT NOW ON KREMLIN THREAT" -ACHESON No Immediate Threat Of War, Congress Told WASHINGTON, Wednesday. MR. Dean Ache son, U.S. Secretary of State, addressing members of the Senate and House of Representatives today on his talks with the Atlantic Pact Foreign Ministers declared: "There was nothing which any of the
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    56 3 CAN THIS BE I.NGLAND? For the first time since early in the war. British motorists were able to say last weekend: "Fill it up." They have been receiving a basic ration sufficient for 90 miles of motoring monthly. The price of petrol was increased in the last budget to 3s.
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    U.K. May Send Arms To Israel
    146 3 U.K. May Send Arms To Israel LONDON, Wed. JJRITAIN may soon begin to supply at least small .shipments of arms to Israel, an Informed British source .said yi sterday. Britain arms ■everal of the ie East Arab countries under treaty provisions. These countries recently fought B losing war to try
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    EGYPT REJECTS DEFENCE PLAN
    158 3 CAIRO, Tuesday. ''THE Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Salah el din Pasha, told the Chamber of Deputies yesterday that Egypt could not accept the principle of joint Anglo-Egyptian defence. The Foreign Minister, speaking in a foreign affairs debate, said: "We have rejected the principle of joint defence
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    'Free Youth' Has Sitdown Strike
    139 3 'Free Youth' Has Sitdown Strike BERLIN, Wed. MORE than 8,000 Communist Free German Youth members, returning from their Whitsun rally in Berlin, today began a "sitdown strike" at the Anglo-Russian zonal border at Lubeck and refused a medical checkup ordered by British zone health authorities. Medical examinations were ordered two
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    FORMER OFFICERS ACCUSED
    61 3 BELGRADE, Wed. Two former high army officers will be tried as traitors tomorrow in the first big public trial of men who supported the Russian-bloc countries in their boycott of Marshal Tito, it was announced last night. The defendants, ex-Maj. Gen. Branko Patrichevic and ex-Colonel Vlada Dapchevie,
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    AID CARGOES
    22 3 ROTTERDAM, Wed— Two more ships bringing in American military aid entered Rotterdam harbour yesterday and were unloaded without incident.— A.P.
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    NAZIS TO ATTEMPT COMEBACK
    163 3 FRANKFURT, Wed. WESTERN .Germany 3 Nazi"- tainted nationalists are making a try for a political comeback. They are campaigning to loosen the moderate parties' control of the five biggest states in the elections of new State Parliaments beginning on June 18. Allied officials say these elections
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    SMUTS HAS PNEUMONIA
    31 3 CAPETOWN, Wed. Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, who has been ill since his 80th birthday on May 24, has developed pneumonia. Doctors reported he was responding to treatment.— U.P.
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    'PEACE IS URGENT'
    62 3 SIR OWEN DIXON, United Nations mediator on Kashmir, said at New Delhi yesterday that every hour of the few days he had spent in India he had become more and more deeply ronscious that a solution of the dispute was "in the interest not only of everybody
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    'REGARD FOR AUSTRALIA'
    90 3 CANBERRA, Wed.—Pakistan's first High Commissioner to Australia, Mr. Yusuf Abdullah Haroon, was received yesterday by Australia's Prime Minister Mr. Robert G. Menzles Afterwards Mr. Haroon said: "I direct attention to the two-way link that has now been formed between sister dominions by my presence here and the
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    CHINESE LAND ON ISLAND—JAPS
    50 3 CHINESE LAND ON ISLAND— JAPS TOKYO, Wed.— ln Tokyo Japanese official and Press sources reported, without confirmation, that approximately 2,000 Chinese had landed on Akuseki Island, 150 miles south-west of Kagoshima and Kyushu. The Malnichl newspaper said the Chinese reportedly were Nationalist troop units withdrawing from the Chusan Islands. AP.
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    REDS GAOLED
    20 3 MADRAS, Wed.— A District Sessions Judge today sentenced 22 Communists to life imprisonment for murder and looting. Reuter.
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    TRUMAN'S ARMS AID PLAN
    119 3 TRUMAN'S ARMS AID PLAN Washington, Wed. DRESIDENT TRUMAN is exI pected to ask Congress tomorrow for about $1,225,000,000 to finance American arm shipments to 14 foreign countries. The State Department and Budget Bureau have recommended this amount as necessary to bolster American policy in the "cold war." The money would
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    Riots Bring Curfew
    103 3 CALCUTTA, Wed. A DUSK to dawn curfew enforced at English Bazar, a town on the Indo-Pakistani border, after sporadic cases of Hindus Muslim rioting, according to official reports received by the West Bengal Government. There were stray cases of stabbing, looting and arson on Sunday night, but
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    POLL ORDER
    32 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japanese nationals in the employ of Occupation units and personnel must be given an opportunity to vote on Election Day, June 4, General Douglas MacArthur has ordered. Reuter.
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    ROYALTY AT RACES
    28 3 THE KING and Queen walk through the groinuls of Epsom racecourse during the meeting at which the French horse Asmena won the Oaks. A.P. picture.
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    Double-Crossed, Says Liaquat
    169 3 OTTAWA, Wednesday. PAKISTAN'S Prime Minister, Mr. Liaquat All Khan, said yesterday that his country '"is defending the most important Commonwealth frontier in the world." He said he intended to continue buying arms in Canada, United States md "anywhprp flsp llP rnillri fret Ilipm' until !w fo|» v.-<
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    BEER DID IT
    45 3 MELBOURNE, Wed.— A man named Beer was sentenced to gaol for a month for being under the influence of beer. The sentence was set aside, however, in General Sessions Court. Beer, it was reported, had celebrated the birth of a son.— A.P.
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    SMUGGLERS, GUARDS FIGHT: 4 KILLED
    62 3 ALGECIRAS, Spain, Four persons were killed in a pitched buttle between civil guards and a band of suspected smugglers on f he coast at Algecir.is, opposite Gibraltar, on Monday. Although the entire population of the port wns aivare of the fight, the news was not
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    HELPED DELIVER 23,430 BABIES
    49 3 TOKYO, Wed.— Fuku<\ in Nagasaki prefecture. Kyushu, will name a public park after Miss Natsu Vohama, the town's 77-year-old midwife. Miss Nohama in 56 ye zrs of social service assisted In the birth of 23,130 babies, regarded by the townsfolk as the world's record— Router-
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    British Election Hint By Dalton
    118 3 COCKFIELD, Suffolk, Wednesday. A TOP ranking Cabinet Minister hinted last night that a British General Election may come soon Dr. Hugh Dal ton who, as Minister of Town and Country Planning, ranks fifth In the Labour Government hierarchy, told a Labour Party meeting at Cockfleld
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    SIAM RULERS TO VISIT JAPAN
    39 3 TOKYO, Wed. King Phumlphon of Siam and his Queen are expected in Japan on Saturday, says the Kyodo news agency, on the French liner Marseilles. They are making a trip through East Asia ReuterAAP.
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    Monsoon kills 6, injures many
    43 3 COLOMBO, Wednesday. TORRENTIAL monsoon rains have killed $ix people and injured scores of others— but averted a serious drought which was threatening Colombo and other centres. The rain broke electric cables, uproot *d trew and started landslides. Reuter.
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    Leader In Indo-China
    31 4 JM. IK)N PIUNON, trench High Commissioner in IndoChina, with the Vietnam Ch ief-of-State, Bao Dai, at the former emperor's "mediation capital" of Dalat in the mountains. A.P. picture.
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    Mao's 5-Yr Plan Follows Russian
    234 4 HONG KONG, Wednesday. TIIAO Tse-tung plans to launch Communist China's first live-year plan in 1951 with a modified version of the Russian programme, says a Canton report. The plan, says the report, will depend on the success or failure of the People's Army to occupy
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    RICE TO STAY ON RATION
    116 4 RICE TO STAY ON RATION J>ICE ue-ra uoning will not be possible until after ih'xl year, leading Singapore rue importers told the Straits Times yesterday Main reason given is that I!:.- prices of various grades cannot be stabilised. Tin' Freeing of the 100 per r it, whole Brain first quality
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    INDO-CHINA MAY NEED U.S. TROOPS
    252 4 'Defeat Likely Otherwise NEW tfOßk. Wednesday. JHE possibility that United States as well a» French troops might be needed in lndo-Chin is raised by Time magazine in a story on Ba« Dai in its issue for May 29. "Otherwise, th< United States might suffer another
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    MALAYANS IN U.S.A.
    69 4 FIRST ASIAN PLANTERS from Malaya to visit the United States to discuss producers' problems with rubber consumers are Dato Thuraisingham and Tuan Sheik Ahmad bin Sheikh Mustapha. They are seen on the steps of the Capitol at Washington between Mr. W. S. Lockwood. director of the Natural
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    Newspapers Suspended In Hanoi
    99 4 HANOI. Wed A LL daily newspapers printed in Hanoi in the Annamite language yesterday were suspended for four days for or-^esting against the of censorship The newspapers had decided not to publish for two days as a protest Reviews which joined the protest movement were suspended
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    Evaded $13.97 Duty, Fined $400
    60 4 From Oui Stall Corresponds it PENANG, Wed. Described by the prosecution as a person "fond of keeping liquor on which duty had iot been paid." an elderly woman, Goh Ah Kee, was yesterday fined $400, in default six months' imprisonment. Goh was convicted of having
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    SILENT WOMAN
    64 4 A CHINESE woman found wandering about the corridors of the Singapore Supreme Court accompanied by a boy of about six years of age refused to talk or answer questions. She seated herself on a bench on the first floor and maintained her silence when a Social Welfare worker
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    NEHRU LEAVES ON TOUR
    339 4 DANDIT NEHKL, India's Prime Minister, yesterday left from Trivandrum on a two-day visit to southwest India before boarding at Cochin, on Friday afternoon, the Indian Navy's flagship Delhi which will take him to Indonesia for a tour, and later to Singapore. During his two-day, stay in
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    1 CARD, 2 FINES
    57 4 JOHORE BAHRTJ. Wed. Lim Hoo Huang of Paslr Plangie failed to produce his Identity card for a police officer and was fined $3 at Johore Bahru. However, the card which was later produced was defaced and he was fined another $10. Lim said he was a
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    MONEY SQUABBLE
    48 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Pleading guilty today in the Johore Bahru Police Court to righting and being disorderly at the 16th mile Pontian Road. Mohd. Yusof bin Sablan a tapper and Vasu. a shop assistant were each fined $8. They quarrelled about money.
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    ATOM SPY CHARGE
    33 4 U.S. SCIENTIST, Harry Gold, acred 39,. who was arrested at Philadelphia, as a result of Information given in an English prison by Dr. Fuchs, the traitorous atomic scientist. A.P. picture.
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    FED. STAMPS ON SALE IN S'PORE
    64 4 DOSTAGE stamps of Johore, Kedah. Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penanij, Sclangor and Trenerganu will be available at the Singapore General Post Office from today. The stamps are available In denominations of one cent to $5. A complete set for any State or Settlement will
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    Mock Meeting Of Commission
    231 4 SINGAPORE students proposed to hold a second mock meeting of Municipal Commissioners, Mr. Frank James (Progressive- East- Ward) told the Commissioners at their meeting yesterday. He said that the next mock meeting wouid be more original than the first and that possibiy two girls wouid be
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    CHINA APPOINTS U.N. DELEGATE
    43 4 LONDON, Wed. rjHOU EN LAI, Peking Government Foreign Minister, yesterday telegraphed to Mr. Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary-General, announcing the appointment of a representative to the Trusteeship Council, according to a Chinese news agency message received here last night.
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    CHINESE CHAMBERS MEETING: AGENDA
    322 4 CHINESE CHAMBERS MEETING: AGENDA From Our Staff Correspondent K. LUMPUR. Wed. THE Meeting of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce jf Malaya which starts in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday is likely to bo the longest and most important in the history of the association. The most Important subject for discussion
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    MUCH OF RUBBER CROP SOLD BELOW 55 CENTS
    260 5 MUCH OF RUBBER CROP SOLD BELOW 55 CENTS Sharenolders Upset By Forward Contracts By A Market Correspondent FORWARD contracts entered into by many rubber estates in Malaya are causing concern among some shareholders. They feel that in the Ion? run these contracts may be against the best interests of the
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    UNION DAY PARTY
    44 5 UNION DAY PARTY THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, pictured with the South African Trade Coirjnissioner, Mr. Hari O. V. Jensen, and Mrs. Jensen, at a reception they pave at the Tanglin Club, Singapore, yesterday to mark South Africa's Union Day. Straits Times picture.
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    TEACHERS CONDEMN BENHAM
    121 5 TEACHERS CONDEMN BEN HAM from Oui Staff Correspond* lit JOHORE BAHRIT, Wed. rpnt. Johon Teacher* 1 Union ennsidrrs the recouunenflattens of the Bcnham Comun attempt to sabota the present stage of development in Malaya towards the realisation of legitimate political aspirations A spokesman of the Union M;ited that the Cow<>ill
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    Opportunity For Film Aspirants
    239 5 A IK. Carol Reed, leading British film director, will begin his search in Singapore for a girl with a strong personality" at an audition to be held at 116-120, Robinson Road, on Monday. This chance to play leading part in "An Outcast of the Islands," which
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    A Former Magistrate Accused
    282 5 A Former Magistrate Accused From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. MOHAMAD Yusof bin Haji Mohamad, a former Seremban Magistrate. today appeared before Mr. A P. Jack, the Kuala Lumpur First Court Magistrate, charged with criminal breach of trust of a car. The Magistrate reserved judgment until June 7. At
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    LEAVING TODAY
    53 5 Mr R. C. Senanayake, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and External Affairs, Ceylon, and leader of the Ceylon delegation to the Baguio talks, and Mr. R. Coomaraswamy, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Finance and adviser to Mr. Senanayake. arrived in Singapore by air yesterday morning. They leave
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    Singapore Diary
    117 5 Y.W.C.A., 5, Raffles Quay, dressmaking class, 10 a.m., Bible class, 5 p.m., Malay beginners class, 5.15 pjn. BED CROSS OLD PEOPLE'S CLUB, Wesley Hall, Fort Canning. 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.. Selegle Road, chess club, 5 p.m., badminton. 5 p.m., welghtllttlng, 5.30 p.m., basketball, 5.30 p.m.
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    12 DISCHARGED
    26 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed. The Segamat Sessions Court President acquitted and discharged 12 Chinese, among them a woman, charged *,vith smoking opium.
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    Pretended He Was Lottery Winner
    130 5 From Our Staff lorrespondent PENANG, Wednesday. A YOUNG Javanese, Abdul Rahman, who posed as 4 a rich Haji with a lottery fortune, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in the Penan* Sessions Court today for cheating a Muslim businessman of a motor car and $150.
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    RUBBER THEFT ALLEGED
    43 5 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Wed.— Lim Chai, aged 57, appeared before the Muar Magistrate charged with the theft of 13 katies of scrap rubber belonging to the Lanadron Estate, Panchor. The case was postponed, bail of $150 being allowed.
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    CASE QUASHED
    40 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— Because prosecution witnesses were unable to attend court, the Segamat Magistrate struck out the case against 38-year-old Yeo Min Kow Kia, produced before him for using his private car for hire. i
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    REJECTED
    18 5 SEGAMAT, Wed. The Overseas Chinese Mutual Help Association of Segamat has been refused registration as a society.
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    Chinese Form Of Divorce 'Satisfactory'
    204 5 Chinese Form Of Divorce 'Satisfactory J'HE Chinese form of divorce, in marriages performed according to Chinese custom, has worked satisfactorily and should be left as it stands, the Singapore Chinese Advisory Board has decided. Mr. E. C. E. Adkins, chairman of the Board, which recently discussed this question, told the
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    Plates: A Warning
    98 5 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. MANY owners of motor vehicles are using number plates which do not comply with the regulations, the Selangor Registrar of Vehicles states, and, therefore, are liable to prosecution. To comply with the regulations, it is pointed out that the figures
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    BUSINESS FAILED, TRIED SUICIDE
    63 5 Failing in his business and troubled by inability to support his family. Ling Ah Quay made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide in Singapore on May 18. Ling was bound over In his own surety for $50 by Mr. S. E. Teh in the Singapore Second Police
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    3 UNION MEN FOR MALAYA
    158 5 3 UNION MEN FOR MALAYA A THREE -MAN mission from the international Confederation of Free Trade Unions will arrive in Malaya soon to find out what is urgently needed to encourage the democratic development of the Labour movement in Asia On the report submitted by them, the ICFTU will decide
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    FOUR "SUFFERED" DISCHARGED
    57 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed. "You have suffered enough as it is and it should be a lesson to you all," remarked Inche Abdul Hamid, Segamat Sessions Court President, yesterday when he admonished and discharged five Indian labourers, of Johore Labis Estate, who appeared before him
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    WELFARE WEEK
    61 5 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING, Wed. Welfare Week begins in Taiping tomorrow when local cinemas will each give a special performance in aid of the fund. On Saturday there will be a fun fair at the St. George's School Hall, and on Sunday Taiping Chinese will meet a
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    CAR OVERTURNED
    39 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Wed.— Pleading guilty to a charge of inconsiderate driving, 33-year-old Ying Huei Yun was fined $15 by the Segamat Magistrate. His car was a!'eged to have gone off the road and overturned.
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    OFF TO AUSTRALIA SOON
    49 5 PERAK GIRL GUIDES who will attend the Australian jamboree in August are: (standing left to right) Foong Slew Mooi, Ist Ipoh; Leong Yang Ching, 3rd Ipoh; Teh Khoon Tseng, Ist Ipoh, and Gnider of the Perak contingent; (seated): Mrs. Mary Wong Chan. District Commissioner, Ipoh.
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    ECAFE-'BEST HOPE FOR ASIA & EAST'
    100 5 ECAFE -'BEST HOPE FOR ASIA EAST' From Our Staff Correspondent PENANO, Wed. THE belief that "in the A Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East lies the best hope of solving the economic problems of Asia and the regions of the East was expressed today by Mr. Stephen Pryzlukl,
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    DEATH PENALTY FOR RED HELPERS
    162 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. yHE Emergency Regula- tions making the death penalty mandatory on all Communist bandit agents convicted of collecting or receiving money, food or other supplies for terrorists comes into effect in the Federation tomorrow. A Government statement announcing the
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    BOY, 11 GIRLS UP TREES
    81 6 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Wed. ELEVEN young Chinese girls and a boy who had gone to pick barnacles at Pulau Pisang, seven miles from Malacca river, yesterday had to climb trees on the island when a storm broke and the unusually histh tide swept
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    S'pore Party To Indian Judge
    46 6 SVI I) KADIR MOHAMMED XAINAR. District and Sessions Judge of Negapatam, India, who was in Singapore on a holiday, was given a dinner party by Mr. Adam N. Moiiamed Ebrahim. Picture shows Syed Kadir Mohammed Nainar (garlanded) speaking at the function.
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    5 Soldiers Accused Of Mischief
    151 6 5 Soldiers Accused Of Mischief From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. FIVE soldiers of the S.eaforth Highlanders, Robert Craig. John MacLeod. John Fitzerald, Albert Callender and Thomas Cassidy. were charged today with committing house trespass in order to do mischief at the airstrip at Kluang. on Feb. 17. Alternatively,
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    HAWKERS FINED
    35 6 From Our SUIT Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. For hawking groundnuts in Jalan Seggett, Ng Ah Tee was fined $15 at Johore Bahru and Ng Yee Ann. for a second offence, was -fined $35.
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    POLICE KILL $15,000 MAN
    375 6 ACTION FOUR MILES FROM K.L. From OOru r Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPI'R, Wednesday. A CHINESE terrorist, for whom the police had offered a reward of $15,000 was shot and killed by a police and 2nd Scots Guards party within four miles of the Federal capital yesterday
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    HE HELPED THE BANDITS: 15 YRS.
    61 6 From Our SJaff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. 1 ONE-LEGGED ?9-year-n old Malay, Sidek bin Yanian, was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude by Mr. Justice E. N. Taylor in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today, after he had been found guilty of consorting: with
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    Griffiths Tackled On Secession
    196 6 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. PHIS morning Penang and Province businessmen, traders and members of the Penang Secession Committee all tackled the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, about the need for Penang to revert to its previous status as an independent
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    MINISTER LIKES THE WEATHER
    73 6 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Wed. MX. Griffiths, is begin- rung to enjoy the sunshine of Malaya. "After a week here, I am getting acclimatised, and now I shall have to get reacclimatised when I go back home," he told ihe Straits Times today. "The first
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    Imposture Charge
    41 6 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— Salihan bin AH. a rubber tapper, claimed trial at Kluang when he was charged with pretending to be detective and attempting to arrest a Chinese wo^in He was allowed bail pC n
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    NEW HOME IN AUSTRALIA FOR 56
    54 6 T?IFTY-SIX Dutch emigrants, who are to find a new home in Australia, arrived in a specially -chartered Dutch aircraft in Singapore yesterday. The emigrants come Irom different parts of the Netherlands. The group includes five children and one baby. They will continue their flight
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    COMMISSIONERS IN BIG CLASH WITH PRESIDENT
    732 6 CINCfAPORE Municipal Commissioners yesterday clashed with the acting President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice over a Committee recommendation to pass plans for a proposed swimming pool on Crown land at the Reach Road Reclamation. Against an overwhelming majority who voted with Progressive Party Commissioner
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    NEW ANALYST FOR S'PORE
    65 6 The Singapore Municipality is to have a temporary supernumerary Analyst. The post will be for three years at a salary of $1,400 to $1,800 with no cost of living and expatriation allowance. The Municipality will pay first class passages from the U.K. to the selected candidate,
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    MORTGAGE CASE JUDGMENT
    231 6 MORTGAGE CASE JUDGMENT AN OCCUPATION period re- conveyance of a property dated Feb. 12, 1945, by the Japanese Custodian, was declared void by Mr. Justice Evans in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday in the course of his judgment on a claim made by 78-year-old Diana Ellis on a pre-war mortgage
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    15 SILENT MEN....
    99 6 15 SILENT MEN.... IPOH, Wed, NOT one of the 15 p present at the mh><! Ing of a detective police constable by an unknow i bet of bandits at the Chinese Club at Batu Gaji ni'^lit would admit seei armed Intruders. Shortly after eighl o'clock last night the bandit.-; entered
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    HUNT ON FOR BEER-DRINKING BURGLARS
    594 7 HUNT ON FOR BEER-DRINKING BURGLARS Police Organise Special Squad A SPECIAL police squad, hand-picked for exclusively anti-house-breaking duties, has been organised by Singapore Police to counteract a serious increase in the number of burglaries which have taken place in May. The squad, similar to cne organised some months ago to
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    FAMED INDIAN ECONOMIST
    28 7 THK INDIAN ECONOMIST, Mr. P. S. Narayan Prasad, Advisor to the Indian delegation at the Sydney Conference, who recently arrived in Singapore. Straits Times picture.
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    APPEAL ALLOWED
    42 7 The Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley, jnesterday allowed an appeal by Rahamat bin Sariman against a fine of $30 for alleged fraudulent possession of 13 Osram electric bulbs suspected to be stolen. Mr. M. H. MacDougal appeared for the appellant.
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    WATER RATION LAWS PASSED
    130 7 iYLAWS to enable Singapore Municipal Commissioners to introduce water rationing at any time l?sired were passed at a special meeting of the ommissioners yesterday. I (.'crtain amendments to Hrify beyond dispute the i filing of certain rules were •td and it was agreed D refer them
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    M.C. Gives A Tip To Other M.Cs
    83 7 rpO promote relations beX tween Singapore Municipal Commissioners and voters, Commissioners in the various wards should form small committees in their own electorates, suggested Dr. P T. Nathan, at the Commissioners' meeting yesterday. These committees would be able to keep in touch with
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. M.T. JOSEPH
    48 7 Mrs M. T. Joseph, who died in Singapore on Monday, was buried at Bidadari Cemetery on Tuesday. She was the mother of Mr. J. T. Robert, and Mrs. C. B. Paul of Singapore. The Rev. S. M. Thevathasan officiated at the funeral service.
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    HURT CHARGE
    33 7 From Our Own Correspondent MUAR. Wed.— A woman, Ng An Kim. summoned before the Muar magistrate for causing hurt to another woman, Ng Keon, at Jalan Ibrahim, was discharged and acquitted.
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    TWO SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
    75 7 MR. AND MRS. LEE KWONG HOONG (above) after their marriage at the Singapore Registry. Mr. Lee is the fifth son of Madam Fong Soo Heng. The bride, Miss Chan Kam Thai, is the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chan Kee Choou. BELOW: Mr. and Mrs. Chia
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    Newly-Weds Tell Court Of Robbery
    224 7 A.VLY-MARRIED wormn told the Singapore Re*i Court magistrate, Mr. C. F. Seston, how four days afer her wedding she was robbod t 1 c Jewellery by two maske i-en. one of whom £..<= armed with a revolver. In the dock were two young Chinese. Lim
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    Malay Students Say 'No' To UMNO Proposals
    177 7 yHE Malay students of the University of Malaya A yesterday announced their opposition to the "counter-proposals" on Federal citizenship issued by the Executive Committee of the United Malays' National Organisation. The "counter-proposals," says a memorandum issued by the students, are "nothing more than
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    In Memory Of Gandhi
    105 7 I^HE Gandhi Memorial C<>m- mittee of Singapore is drawing up plans for twe buildings to be built in Race Course Lane in memory of the Mahatma. The Committee has purchased 7.325 square feet of freehold land for $32,000 In Race Course Lane for the purpose. The
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    KALLANG AIRPORT ARRIVALS
    220 7 rE following passengers were among those who disembarked at Kallang Airport yesterday from points outside Malaya on the various air services. Q.K..V— 8.0.^.C. From London: Messrs. P. F. Pentreath, F. D JenKlns, J. S. Sketchley, and Mrs. N. Simpson. From Calcutta: Mr. E. D. Mitchell, and Lt.
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    6 UNION MEN TO SEE MR. STRACHEY
    121 7 6 UNION MEN TO SEE MR. STRACHEY rJE Singapore Army Civil Service Union will send a six-man delegation, headed by its president, Mr. V. K. Nair, to meet the War Minister. Mr. John Strachey, on June 3, it was announced yesterday. The delegation will submit to Mr. Strachey the two
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    Water Job Vacant
    56 7 THE Singapore Municipal Commissioners agreed yesterday to advertise in the loca 1 and the U.K. newsoap-'ts for application for an Assistant Water Engineer in Class II ($500— $1000). The commencing salary will depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate. Cost of living allowance and. if
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    'TURKO' IN COURT AGAIN TODAY
    45 7 CAPTAIN "Turko" Westerling will appear before the Singapore First District Court at 10 a.m. today when the Indonesian Government will apply for his extradition. The Judge, Mr. H. E. Kingdon, will set a date for the hearing of the case.
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    Full Board To Decide Promotion
    126 7 Full Board To Decide Promotion THE deadlock in the Establishments Board over the appointment of a Deputy Municipal Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. K. G. O'Dell, will be decided by the full board of Commissioners at a special meeting. The Establishments Board has been
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    TAIPING DINNER
    33 7 TAIPING, Wed.— Sergeant majors and sergeants of the Taiping Police Force were hosts at a dinner to warrant officers and sergeants of the 2nd Battalion Malaya Regiment at the police canteen.
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    DEATH
    30 8 TUCKiINS. KITTY, ocloved wife of Captain James Higgins, late cf Singapore, called to rest on 30 May from Mlllbank Military Hosp., 1 cvrd by all who knew her. R.I.P.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs., June 1, 1950. The Timber Squeeze
    670 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs., June 1, 1950. The Timber Squeeze The various kinds of timber which are extracted from the Malayan jungle and the different uses to which these hardwoods and softwoods are put are technical matters which few people outside the building trade or the timber business understand.
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    A Name For A Nation
    395 8 There is much discussion going on in the Malay newspapers over the question of what the name of the new Malayan nationality is to be. How is the Malayan citizen to be described, apart from his racial or communal label? Various suggestions have been put
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    HARD ON BULLOCKS
    20 8 TAIPTNG. Wed. Pleading guilty to working two unfit bullocks. Jvman Singh was fined $25 by the Talplng
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    15 8 THE NEXT THING IS TO RAISE THE WALL Woili Co?jibtJ.% By arratiaement k;lft Duly Hc'iU.
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      Doubts In Malayans' Minds
      306 8 Doubts In Malayans' Minds MALAYANS are growing increasingly annoyed with certain Conservative Members in Britain, and with the spokesmen of vested interests In Malaya, who repeatedly pester the British Labour Government for an "unequivocal" and "clear-cut" statement of its intentions towards Malaya despite what has already been announced on the
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      Two Cents Change: A P.O. Problem
      90 8 T HAD occasion to go to the Post Office to post a parcel of newspapers. On being informed that the postage was 68 cents I tendered a dollar, for which I received stamps to the value of 70 cents and 30 cents in change.
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      An Estate Clerk On The Managers
      243 8 pROM letters appearing in the Straits Times recently, one can understand the feelings of the estates' subordinate staff about their salary and service conditions. They are perfectly right in seeking publicity for their grievances through the medium of your paper. But I request my
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      TRADE UNIONISM AND M.P.I.E.A.
      91 8 IN these days of trade unionism, only the Federation or All-Malayan Estate Staff Unions— with which are affiliated 10 State and Settlement Estate Staff Unions can achieve our ends. It is disappointing to find that our people have not yet realised that the parent body has
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      THE MARRIED MAN ON ESTATES
      95 8 WE estate Asian staff members admit we have not a strong union behind us. but wider publicity of our grievances will, we hope, influence the M.P.I.E.A. to grant immediate relief in the form of an enhanced cost-of-livlng allowance for married men. while the claim for
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      ONE WIFE TO ANOTHER
      217 8 iN the Saturday Forum of May 27, "Teacher's Wife' tried to represent teachers especially her husband as martyrs. We are all in favour of every Government servant getting a fair salary, but extravagant claims are likely to destroy one's cause. We all know that teachers are
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      THE MALAY WHO USED A PARANG
      150 8 THE Straits Times report I on May 27, of how a Malay villager slashed off a bandit's head with a parane and put two more to flight, although they were armed, was one of the best bits o r news since the emerger.f started.
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      A Film That Mr. Evans Passed
      145 8 A Film That Mr. Evans Passed rpHE pictu-es "Three A Came Home", "The Blue Lamp" and "All The King's Men" were banned in Singapore and Malaya, because of certain brutal scenes.. How do the following incidents in the picture "Dakota Lil," reviewed and passed by Mr. Jack Evans, compare with
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    On the Margin
    429 8 A krlanluii aril T^HE paragraph in the Straits Times the other day about an 84-year-old man In Denver, Colorado, who is cutting his third set of teeth has brought back to Mr. Ft J. Farrer a memory of the days when he was an M.C.S. officer in
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      727 8 class? kk;o ads. THE ENGAGEMENT is announced of Jean, younger daughter t)f Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Nolan, Penan*, to Basil Gordon Phillips, llpnrietta Estate. Kedah, youngei ton of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Phillips cf Wellington, New Zealand, (formerly of Barrlngton, Somerset. England) SITC ATIONS VACANT BABY AMAH. Experienced.
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      12 8 i(« 21(HULIA5T.PH0Nfc65J5 SINGAPORE fines ftifocc* com fitted with s£/x/te>tt Jai/rtUHq NEVER DISAPPOINT.
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      266 8 WHITE WTNGS H? i iff whHk v v The dazzling white of tul) sails and seagulls pinions as they catch the sun in high relief against the wine-dark water seems the ideal of whiteness. Yet it is illusory, and the purity of sails or feathers is far surpassed in the
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    NO STEEL FOR TRAFFIC ISLAND
    638 9 Space To Be Preserved For Children STORAGE of steel on the traffic island in Finlayson Green for the proposed 19-storey Asia Insurance building will not be permitted by Singapore Municipal Commissioners who want the land to be preserved for public use. The Commissioners decided this
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    SHOULD NOT 'KILL' BOXING, SAYS M.C.
    321 9 SHOULD NOT 'KILL' BOXING, SAYS M.C. plea that the future of sport in Singapore should not be jeopardised by placing umj low a limit on the seatIng capacity of Happy World j^inTi promotTons unSrofltabie. was made by Mr. c. F. J. Ess (Progressive— WestWard) at the Municipal Comniissioners' meeting yesterEj4i\
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    Bouquet For Gas Dept.
    98 9 Bouquet For Gas Dept. A'BOIQUET" for the Municipal (>as Department was offered yesterday by the acting President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeJce. Mr. McNeice told the Commissioners, assembled in ordinary meeting, that the Gas Department had completed pipe laying at Kallang Road in three weeks, instead of the estimated three
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    Welfare Posts Discussion
    60 9 A decision of the Municipal Establishment Board appointing Mr. B. L. Dunsford Assistant Secretary (Welfare) was deferred by the Commissioners yesterday on a motion moved by Mr. E. V. Davies (Labour North). The appointment of Miss M. Baker as Lady Assistant Welfare Officer, however, was confirmed, although
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    41 9 MR. AND MRS. ANG 800 SOKE of Singapore after their recent wedding. The bride. Miss Mary Kwek Sam Ens, Is the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kwek Gn.ui Hong. The bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ang
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    'ADOPTED' SON LOSES CLAIM
    200 9 'ADOPTED' SON LOSES CLAIM TS the word "children" when used in a last will meant to include "adopted children"? Mr. Justice Evans, in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday, held that it did not. The judge gave this finding in his judgment in an originating summons brought by Teo Lye Sing,
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    CHARITY CONCERT
    48 9 The annual variety concert given by the Women's Society of Christian Service in aid of Wesley Church charities, will take place tonight and on Friday night at 8 at Wesley Hall, Fort Canning Road Singapore. Tickets, priced at $1, will be on sale at the door.
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    In Aid Of School
    27 9 A dance in aid of St. Hilda's School Buiding Fund will be held at the Sea View Hotel tomorrow, beginning at 8.30 p.m.
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    MR. GRIFFITHS MEETS MENTRI BESAR
    42 9 MR. JAMES GRIFFITHS, Secretary of State for the Colonies, met by the Perak Mentri Besar, Date Panglima Bukit Gantang, at Ipoh and (right) by the Fenang Resident Commissioner, Mr. R. P. Bingham. Straits Times and P.R. pictures.
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    Bobby Will Have To Go To Gaol
    294 9 JUDGE 'CURBS' IRREGULARITY, 50.... HOLDING that there had been an irregularity on the part of the Magistrate, which was however "curable", the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley, in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday convicted a Chinese woman on two charges of procuring and
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    New Chairs Soon For The Theatre
    157 9 New Chairs Soon For The Theatre VICTORIA Theatre will have new, more comfortable chairs by August, the acting Municipal President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, told Commissioners at their meeting yesterday. Mrs. Robert Eu (Progressive West Ward > had complained of discomforts endured by audiences at the theatre. Mr. McNeice
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    School Quiz Victors
    105 9 FE Johore English College team won the finals of the school quiz last night organised by Radio Malaya when it defeated the team from St. Joheph's Institution. Singapore, by a narrow 1J points. The competition was held in the British Council Hall which was packed with children
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    OPIUM CHARGE: $2,000 BAIL
    48 9 A $2,000 bail in two sureties was offered in the Singapore Second District Court yesterday to Teo Yip Lo, aged 37. who was charged with possessing opium apparatus, 24 tahils of chandu and 4 lb. of opium. The case was postponed to June 7.
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    MAHINDA DAY
    25 9 Mahinda Day, which marks the spread of Buddhism, will be celebrated at the Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple, 366, Race Course Road, Sln-
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    One-Club Plan For College Graduates
    205 9 VTEGOTIATIONS for the fusion of the Alumni Association of the King Edward VII College of Medicine and the Stamford Clvb the association of Raffles College graduates are going on, announced Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, president of the Singapore Stamford Club, at a get-together dinner party
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    TRAVEL ASSN. TO GET GOVT. HELP
    266 9 TRAVEL ASSN. TO GET GOVT. HELP A MALAYAN Travel Association to develop tourist traffic to the country i s to be formed. This was decided at an informal meeting at the Economic Secretariat yesterday of representatives of Chambers of Commerce, shipping companies, air lines, travel agencies and others, a I
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    ACSU TALK
    47 9 Dr. J. F. Halkema Kohl M.A. (Econ.), Ph.D., will give a talk on "The Western European Union' at the monthly discussion group meeting of ACSU on June 4 at 10 a.m. at 331, North Bridge Road Mr. M. P. D. Nair. ACSU's vlcepresldent, will preside.
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    POLICE J. P.
    24 9 Mr. Richard Byrne Corrlden. Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of Singapore.
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    PLEA FOR BANNED SEX FILM
    142 9 PLEA FOR BANNED SEX FILM I A FILM which has been n banned by the Singapore Film Censor, "Secrets of Life," would assist Ihe adult. youth of the Colony and should be shown to limited adult audiences, suggested Mr. Pat Johnson 'LabourNorth Ward) at the Municipal Commissioners' meetIng yesterday. Mr.
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    COMMITTEE ENDS ITS WORK
    56 9 The Salary Revision Committee of the Slngar>ore Municipal Commissioners will in future deal onlv with conditions of service. The committee has competed its work in connects n with the revi« :!i of salary schr-nes and the salary copversion of office's The rules for future guidance in
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    Prawns from the swamps of S'pore
    888 10  - Prawns from the swamps of S'pore ROY FERROA A IE WEST COAST OF SINGAPORE A GROUP OF FRUGAL LIVING 1XDUSTRI0US PEOPLE CATCH AND BREED PRAWNS FOR YOU by NEXT time you take a drive 1>msI West (.oast Road, Singapore, and come across miles of mangrove swamps with lonu stretches of
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    Does A Firewalker Do It For Fun?
    400 10  -  S. NADARAJA. By FIRE-WALKING, once held in pious veneration, is no longer looked upon as a ceremony with any religious significance. Relics of the days of suttee and self-immola-tion, fire-walking and piercing the body with innumerable needles to please the gods are being
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    A TASTY MEAL OF GRASSHOPPERS
    273 10 TRASSHOPPERS, lizards bats, newts, snakes, grub but not caterpillarsall make good food, accordIng to the Royal Canadian Air Force's manual on how to cook edible plant and animal life in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. This strange book, designed to instruct airmen so they will have
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    PENANG'S LAST HANDCARTS
    571 10  - PENANG 'S LAST HANDCARTS K. KAYE By Although still used by traders, Penang s 569 handcarts are rapidly being pushed off the road by the march of progress. jyjALAYA as a country is not very large but it has surprisingly evtrenie contrasts. Side by side with whizzing stream lined automobiles
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    Can you spare the suckling pig?
    708 11  - Can you spare the suckling pig? G.T. BOON by The suckling pig is considered a dainty dish, but C. T. Boon thinks it a sheer waste of pigs. CINGAPOKEmusI be harbouring a legion of gourmets if 1 am lo judge by the hundreds of piglets slaughtered, roasted and served ;it
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    Pretty girls in school uniform
    632 11 Pretty girls in school uniform Are girls vain? Our Woman Correspondent, says they are and tells here why seme do and some do not like their school uniform. "JJI-: she pretty or plain, every girl is vain". An old lady I once knew used to s;iy this, and I can
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    Chinese signboards tell their story
    352 11  -  A. S. LEE By JALKING of shop A signs, it seems European firms try to make them as inconspicuous as possible, using boards no bigger than an ordinary car number plate. But the Chinese in Singapore and the Federation are just the opposite, declaring their
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    Memories of Malayan Classrooms
    511 11  - Memories of Malayan Classrooms RICHARD SIDNEY by QNLY one who is, of who has been, a teacher really knows what the life of a teacher is. The writer, in his present work, is is in touch with some 200 English schools all over Malaya and is constantly meeting teachers. There
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    IN YOUR GARDEN
    686 12  -  KEBUN by i\ Would you let me k7io:v the corre<. i way of dealing with potted Hydrangeas after fl^-oerUig. to ensure a speedy flowering oni*n. Should one plant ont (he roots for a time repot, or if young cut down and I "ivf. »n the o'd pots
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    31 12 v i ie photographic study of a Dyak beauty by K. S. Wong. Of unusual interest are the many silver dollar pin-ps. around her waist, most of which are now unobtainable.
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    Johore will save millions on this plan
    666 12  -  MARK FOENANDER by BATU PAHAT: .ONE of the biggest undertakings of its kind ever planned by the Drainage and Irrigation Department of the Federation is the West Johore Drainage Scheme which, when completed, will have cost several million dollars and will stop the
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    These stamps were never posted
    222 12  -  LIM TIAN JOO by STACKED in Jakarta today are large quantities of unused stamps printed by a firm in Vienna on an order of the Republic of Indonesia government about 1£ years ago. Those Issues are at present not used and most probably will not
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    Lunchtime in Change Alley
    385 12 by OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT IT is lunch hour again, and Change Alley is practically impassable- It is so packed with Singapore's office workers. Most of us ahe gregarious by nature, and in Change Alley our liking for the crowds and for bargains are richly rewarded. Men
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      48 12 MITCHELL COTTS CO. (FAR EAST) LTD. Mnyapure Office Kuala Lumpur Ottice P.O Bo» HZH Le P Rubber Building Pbones: H0457. 2400 Phone: 288K i^^V^sVi SOL^JGENTS DEUTZ DISTRIBUTORS fORi- DIESEL ENGINES From 5 to 20 B.H.P. jJL^ Horizontal Vertical ccj3S^L» <£ Carly Oeliveriea INDIA IS SCOTLAND DISTRIBUTORT SIME, DARBY IC2
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      234 12 STRAITS TIM ESCROSSWORD I The (TJilty one (7). csr W 6 Th« D«an takes an egg. 25 ..Workers who take our I jj j| U |^S I If I I) I ]a I 11. A fool gets involved with down 9f| '0 I 1 f 1 13. French tuspldoa. <7>.
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    Young men no longer want to come East
    686 13  - Young men no longer want to come East ALWYN TEBBITT ALTHOUGH THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN INDIA IS HIGH FOR EUROPEANS, BRITISH FIRMS ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT NEW STAFF. ||KADS of British lirma rmerating in India s;iy tint it is becoming intr«• i-sin^lv difficult to perxitade young men
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    15 13 "A gentleman from the War Damage people to see you, milord" (with acknowledgement to Punch)
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    Storm clouds over New Guinea
    604 13 Storm clouds over New Guinea BOB GILMORE in his Letter from Australia MELBOURNE, May 24 WITHIN 48 hours of the last cocktails at the Good Deeds to theAsians Conference in Sydney Australia was glaring officially at hei immediate Asian neighbours the Indonesians. Within 24 hours of Indonesian President Soekatno's "We
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    A Tale Of The Tiger
    577 13  -  SAGITTARIUS By THE outskirts of Lenggong, a small town in the Upper Perak district, about 30 miles from Kuala Kangsar, was once infested with tigers, and it was unsafe to venture bevond town limits afte* dark. S. me time In 1927, I returned from a
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      219 13 SINGAPORE 2"a£|°flSSl B^"?: B. B. 10 a.m News from K.L.; 10.05 S'pore; 7.25 Hawaiian Interlude; Close; 10.50 Schools; 12. Malay; 7.30 "Time for Music; 8. Forum of 4.45 p.m. From the London 1. pm. Light Music; 1.30 News; the Air; 8.30 Thursday Symphony Editorials; 4.55 Benjamin Brltton; 1.45 Dance Music;
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      London Stocks
      312 14 LONDON, Wed. THE London Stock Exchange resumed business yesterday In a cheerful mood after the Whitsun holiday. Intereil was stimulated oy tne tenor of events In Berlin, dorationing of petrol in Great BrlU'.n and double taxation relief possibilities. Most groups in the industrial section showed advances. Closing middle
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      SHARES BENEFIT FROM BIDDING
      177 14 From Our Market Correspondent 'THE Malayan share market yesterday responded A slightly to the more cheerful tone reported from the London market, and bidding produced small gains. The volume of business however, was only moderate. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: IMM>1KIM>
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      TIN PRICES
      26 14 SINGAPORE, Wed., May 31—5301.50 (unchanged.) LONDON. Wed. May 31.— Spot: £6021— <£602 i; Forward. £6031—£6031; Settlement, £6021. Turnover: morning, 55 tons; afternoon. 85 tons.
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      Traders' Tin Properties
      246 14 FE policy and position of the Straits Trading Company's mining properties were described by the chairman, Mr. E. M. F. Fergusson. when he addressed the company's annual meeting in Singapore. "War damage compensation Is a matter of great importance to enable us to proceed with etpil 1
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      STOCK INDICES
      35 14 May 26. May 30. (a> Indus. Ord. 110.40 lU.lt (bi Govt. Sect. 106.05 106.19 (c) Gold Mines 125.40 lii.77 Bases 100 (a) 1/7/35 (b) and (c) 15/10/2P fa> and (b) -ev'se/ 1 1/7/47
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      RUBBER SOLD FORWARD
      114 14 AN AGENCY report quoted In The Financial Times shows the prices at which a group of companies have disposed of tt-.eii crops and the percentages sold forward. 1950 1951 F.M..3. Planters 16% 1 '3d 21% 1 5d Cedong (Perak) 32% 1/5'id 16% 1/5'id Mambau KFM.S.) 54% 1/3'id
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      Singapore Rubber
      194 14 AFTER opening firmer yesterday morning, on some trade and factory interest, the Singapore rubber market eased later in the day as demand was met. Nervousness developed with profit-taking in the afternoon, and prices eased. The highest price done for June shipment of firstgrade rubber was 91% cents per
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      PRODUCE MARKET
      82 14 From A Market Correspondent COPRA in the Singapore produce market yesterday opened at $38 i sellers' but later the price slipped to $38 V*. Coconut oil was unchanged in price. s- r rs indicating $62 without buyers. Cloves were steadier at $108. and $106 buyers, but sellers held
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      Suloh Rubber Crop
      16 14 IOULOH Rubber Estates in April produced 21.212 lbs. it rubber of all grades.
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      TAIPING PLANTATIONS
      88 14 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. TAIPING Rubber Plantations have already earned about £10,000 for rubber they will produce during the year to September 1951. The chairman. Mr. P.O. Laughland, In his annual statement, says the company has sold 168.000 lbs. out of next year's outout at an
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      444 14 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINCS FROM SCANOINAVIA/UJL/ CONTINENT SAILINCS TO CONTINENT/ m/f Nordh.al' dv* abt lun* II SCANDINAVIA foe Bangkok m/s "Malaya" dv* abt lun* 18 for Bangkok Loading at Singapore. Port Swettenham m/s "India" dv* abt. |un* 26 Penang for Bangkok. Saigon. Manila, Hong Kong Kobe Yokohama Takubar m/t "Falsfria"
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    R.A.F. (SEL.) EQUIP. WING WIN SPORTS
    532 15 Sgt Dowdeswell Wins 3 Events EQUIPMENT Wing of Royal Air Force, Seletar, with a total of 46 points eight points more than their own Technical Wing— won the inter-station team sports championship of Royal Air Force Malaya held at the Changi sports field yesterday.
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    44 15 FRENCH owner Marcel Boussac's chestnut filly Asmcna won the Oaks (li miles) at Epsom, ridden by Australian jockey Rae Johnstone, on May 25. This photo shows Asmena (centre) winning from Plume 11 and Stella Polaris, with Prince Aly Khan's La Bailie, fourth— A.P. photo.
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    Prix de Printemps
    43 15 PARIS, Wed. Springticlfl won the Grand Prix de Printemps !<y a length and a hall %X St Cloud race track, Paris, yesterday. L' Exile was second and Medium third, it was the last big race of the spring season. AP
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    All Round Cricket By G. Krishnan
    330 15 RAFFLES Institution scored an innings and 29 run victory over C.R.E. (N) in a friendly cricket match on the school ground yesterday. A remarkable feature was the all-round success of C. G. Krishnan, who recently visited Perth with the Singapore Combined Schools team. He
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    Singapore Tennis Starts On Monday
    178 15 THL b.r. .i..o:e LAWU icanis Association's annual championships will start this year on Monday on the S.C.C. courts when six ties in the men's singles event will be played off from 5 p.m. The programme for Tuesday is a similar one. The official referee wishes
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    170 ENTRIES FOR SELANGOR RACES
    767 15 170 ENTRIES FOR SELANGOR RACES Hum Oiii Statt I unvspi.iiuent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. ONE hundred and seventy horses have been entered for the Selangor Turf Club's three-day June Meeting to be neid here on June 10, 14 and 17. The entries comprise 99 Ciass 2 and 71 Class 4 horses.
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    Negri Confident Of Fourth Win
    459 15 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Wednesday. DROVIDED nothing goes amiss with a travelling team and given a dry ground, Negri supporters and soccer officials are confident that, when Negri takes the field this Saturday in their Malaya Cup tie match against Malacca at Malacca, Negri
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    Teams For Weekend Cricket
    239 15 Teams For Weekend Cricket fT*HE following are teams foi the weekend's cricket BMtetm in Singapore:— S.R.C. v. R.A.F. Chanst 2nd XI on padane on Saturday a f 2r— V. C. Westerhout (Cape), J. Aeria, G. Bosaars, J. Duclos. J. D'Almeida, M. Gammell. D. Keyt. D. Kruseman, T. bc'.jcslus, B. Markj,
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    S.J.I. SPORTS
    71 15 St. Joseph's Institution will hold their 42nd annual amlctic sports on the school ground on June 23 at 2.15 p.m. There are 4 events for t.ie Old Boys: Putting the shot (over 35k 100 yards dash, 880 yards and a inter-department relay. Entries for this relay must De
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    VON CRAMM WINS
    48 15 CARMISH, Germany, Wed. Uottfied Von Cramir Oc-irnn tennis star, defeated Australian Geoff Brown 6-2, 6-2 fwtadha In ar exhibition here. Australian Billy Sidwell oeat Dr. Juersen Quenther, Germany 6-1, 8-4. Brown and Bidwell won a doubles 7-5, 8-6 over Von Cramm and Kark Melns Sasa.—
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    SING TAOWIN ON DEFENDER'S MISTAKE
    1166 16 SING TAOWIN ON DEFENDER'S MISTAKE Sino-Malays Lost Golden Chances By Our Soccer Reporter Sing Tao 2; Sino-Malays 1. 4 SINO-MALAY defenders mistake and a forward's hesitation helped the Sine. Tao football tourists from Hong Kong to score an undeserved two-one victory before a crowd of 13,500 at Singapore's Jalan Besar
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    32 16 KL'RT SKKBKRC.r.K, vot< d Manila's basketball player of the year in 1948, who will be seen in action in Malaya with the Mapua College of Technology .shortly (See col. four and flve).
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    WAS THIS A GOOD GOAL?
    151 16 IT IS NOT always true that the camera cannot lie. but very often it does record for later reference what the eye sometimes misses in a quick action. This picture by Straits Times cameraman A. C. Kok clearly shows why Sino Malay goalkeeper Cher Seng
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    To Have Own Clubhouse
    174 16 Tiger Swimming Club will have its own club house in the building of the Haw Par Swimming Pool Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore. T).:.s was disclosed on Sunday at the fifth annual meeting of the Club, a section of the Tiger Sport Ing Association, held at the
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    F.A. TEAM JUST AVOID DEFEAT
    58 16 VANCOUVER, w.-d.— The EngUsb Football Association team narrowly averted their first defeat or the Canadian tou r here last night, when they were held to a draw by Vancouver All-Stars, each side scoring four goals. All the English goals came from Johnny Hancocks, the Woherhampton
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    36 16 MM KR: Snr. \fC: Ro >a| l.nfc>ii!;rs v. lii'l«n>',ians at .'.l Sn Benr; Jnr. A I: Mental IlospMal v. 39 Bn. R.A.O.C. Nt C.V.M V hnendly: ('hinett Athletes v. lIMS K'nya at Farrrr Puk.
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    POLICE WILL ESCORT BRUCE & LEE SAVOLD
    198 16 POLICE WILL ESCORT BRUCE LEE SAVOLD LONDON. Wed. Pou.-e motor-cyclists will escort British champion Bruce Woodcock and American Lee Savold from their hotels to the White City Stadium for the world heavyweight chainpionshio fight next Tuesday. A crowd of 50.000, paying £Bs,ooo. will be at the fii,h>. and ivith the
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    41 16 TH B.MJ liii»ks as If it !s Just about to enter the net over Chee Seng's hands, but Ch?e Scm was there In lime to make one of several brilliant saves In yesterday's sore ir at the Stadium.— Straits Times picture.
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    S'PORE GUN CLUB A.G.M.
    95 16 »pHE Singapore Gun Club has now a total of 89 members of whom 50 are Life members. This was stated at Monday's an-vial general meeting. A sound financial position was reported on by Lt. Col. Seston, the retiring secretary and treasurer. The election of new officials
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    P.I. CHAMPIONS TO PLAY HERE
    523 16 VISITS from Philippines' basketball teams are becoming fashionable In Singapore these days, and the University of Santo Tomas's Glowing Goldies will have hardly finished their conquests here when a reputedly stronger and more attractive outfit, the basketball team of the Mapua Institute of Technology, will
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    Laker Bags 8 Wkts For 2 In Trial
    380 16 BRADFORD, Wednesday. JIM LAKER, Surrey's offspin bowler, accomplished J one of the most remarkable performances in cricket history when, in the Test trial match here today, he took eight wickets foi only two runs. His full figures for this amazing bowling were
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    W.I. 202—7
    69 16 TAUNTON. Ws"i TN perfect conditions ior rungetting, a lovely sunny da> and a fast true pitch, the West Indies touring team had made 202 for seven wickets by tea in their first innings against Somerse no the first day of their three-day match. Fortyseven-year-old Ari aur Wellard. who
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