The Straits Times, 6 September 1950

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1950. it PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    WARSHIP SHOOTS DOWN A RUSSIAN
    383 1 WARSHIP SHOOTS DOWN A RUSSIAN 4 merican Note To Council WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE American State Department announced early today that a twin-engine bomber "bearing a red star" attacked United Nations ships off Korea yesterday and was shot down. The body of a Russian flier \vas recovered by a United Nations
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    IPOH UNIVERSITY QUEEN,' 1950
    22 1 M'«s •'•ivi.i.is Kailey, who mm chosen "Viiiversity Otirpn" at the t>lfNtial )>•■'■. Hall. Ipoh, on Sunday. Straits Tmifs picture.
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    Britain Cuts Off Chiang's Petrol
    111 1 Britain Cuts Off Chiang's Petrol HONG KONG, Tues. T>RITISH authorities in Hong Korrg, following inI structions from London, have clamped down a ban on shipment of aviation petrol and other strategic exports to the Nationalist Government in Formosa. The move already has resulted in top level discussions between London and
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    BOY INJURED
    32 1 An 11-year-old Indian boy named Moeez was knocked down by a car in Joo Chiat Road last night. He was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital In a serious condition.
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    KOREA DEFENCE BOX SMASHED
    233 1 TOKYO. Tuesday. f*EN. Mac Arthur's defence box sagged and broke today in the Korean east coast sector under the hammer blows of 30,000 Communist troops. In driving rain which v mnded Allied air forces! the C'lm-.ruinists swept past the b -If aguered port of Pohang. where
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    Penang Planes To Be Diverted
    156 1 > 1 MAYAN and Siamese aircraft scheduled for iTI Penan* will be diverted today to Mata Kuching airport, Butterworth. because of damage caused by hea>vy rain to the Bayan Lepas runway. The damage, caused last v.pek-end, will take severaJ woeks to repair. Passengers will be
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    GURKHAS FOR H.K.
    76 1 MORE THAN 500 GURKHAS of the 67th and ».mh Field Squadrons, armed, with Bren suns, sub-machine runs and their world famous -kukris, left Singapore yesterday morning on the Kutsang for Hong Kong to replace tbe Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiment which are now in
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    NO OUTPUT OF SLAVE MINDS-CG
    101 1 NO OUTPUT OF SLA VE MINDS-CG CONTINUANCE of an educational system aiming not at the production of slave minds, but a new MBeration with independent minds was urged by the Commissioner General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, yesterday. He said this in a message to a ronference of Directors and Deputy
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    Aid For Japan Storm Victims
    33 1 TOKYO, Tues —The headquarters here of the American relief organisation L.A.R.A. (Licensed Agency for Relief in Asia* has already despatched sufficient clothing for 92.500 of Sunday's typhoon victims.
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    AIR RIGHTS
    28 1 CANBERRA. Tues.—Australia's Air Minister, Mr. Thomas White, today announced an agreement that "placed on a permanent basis the temporary landing rights enjoyed by Australia In Egypt."—Reuter
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    U.S.I. RUBBER
    19 1 JAKARTA, Tues.—lndonesian rubber exports In July jumped to 66,542 tons compared with 65.989 tons in June.— Reuter.
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    H.K. Police Officers For Federation
    160 1 pOUR of Hong Kong's most experienced police officers are being transferred to the Federation Police as part of the Emergency expansion plan They are Mr. C. A. Nicol, officer in charge of the Homiicide Squad, Mr L. A. Scarle, commandant of the Police Training School,
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    King Going To New Zealand
    81 1 WELLINGTON. Tues. rE New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney Holland, said tonight the King had confirmed he would visit New Zealand in 1952 "circumstances permitting." Mr. Holland said a request bad been received that a preliminary itinerary be prepared. Taking; into consideration the Kinc's state
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    LOOTED LEAD
    34 1 Seventeen tons of lead looted by the Japanese from Burma during the war is being taken to Britain in the Olenearn, which docked in Singapore yesterday evening on the way tp England.
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    Trade Conference
    29 1 TOKYO. Tues.— A six-man I Pakistan trade delegation ari rived In Tokyo today to rei new the trade agreement I with Japan which expired In June— Reuter.
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    TIN PRICE BONUS FOR MINERS
    170 1 From Oar SUB Correspondent IPOH, Tues. A "TIN price bonus" is to be given to mine workers but the maximum any employee will get in a month will be $15. The Malayan Mining Employers Association, in a circular Issued to members today, recommend* a bonus
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    DEFEND HOME NOT KOREA'
    64 1 OTTAWA, Tues.— An independent French-Canadian Member of Canada's Parliament, Mr. P. E. Oagnon, said yesterday that large numbers of Canadian parents were ready to sacrifice their sons in defence of Canada, but not of Korea. Addressing the Canadian House of Commons, he said a large section
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    ACCEPT SCHUMAN PLAN PLEA
    70 1 OTTAWA, Tues— The External Affairs Minister, Mr. L. B. Pearson, said in the Canadian House of Commons that Canada has suggested to Britain that "It would be unwise for any government not to fall In at once with the principle'" behind the Schuman Plan. The British
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    18 LIVES SAVED
    43 1 SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Tues. Helicopters, in their biggest day of the Korean war yesterday saved at least 18 American lives, including two crashed fighter pilots snatched from behind the enemy lines. They also evacuated seriously wounded infantrymen from the frontllnes.—A.P.
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    REDS TO GO BERNE. Tues.—The Swiss
    23 1 REDS TO GO BERNE. Tues.— The Swiss Federal Council today decided to expel all Communists frolß th/t country'! tKxfO stronf civil service.— Reuter.
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    SIX M.P.s TO MAKE SURVEY IN MALAYA
    411 1 SIX M.P.s TO MAKE SURVEY IN MALAYA QIX British Parliamentarians arrive in Sin gapore at the end of next week to survey the situation here and in the Federation. Their programme is still being drawn up, but between them they will see as many things and meet as many people
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    Assault Craft For Malaya
    49 1 LONDON, Tues. THE 13,190-ton British aircraft carrier Ocean will shortly leave Britain with further naval reinforcements for the Far East, the Admiralty said last night. Included in the Ocean's cargo will be a number of small assault craft, for patrol work tn Malayan waters. Reuter.
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    14 Hurt In Italian Earthquake
    108 1 14 Hurt In Italian Earthquake ROME, Tues. AT least M persons were injured in a series of earth, tremors which shook Central Italy at dawn today. Epicentre of the earth- quakes, according to the seismographic observatory in Rome, was Terminillo. 70 mill's l northeast of Rome in the towering Cenlral
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    PROVISIONAL PACT
    18 1 JAKARTA Tues. Trade discussions held here between Indonesian and Australian delegations resulted in a provisional agreement.—Reuter.
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    YOUTHS URGED TO BE 'APOSTLES'
    51 2 VATICAN CITY, Tues. Pope Pius in a radio address yesterday urged young Christian workers to be apostles for Christ in labour's ranks. He spoke to more than 100.000 working youths from 50 nations gathered in Brussels too celebrate the 25th anniversary of their organisation. A.
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    "Vietminh Rebels Have Pact With Chinese Communist Govt'
    224 2 Vietminh Rebels Have Pact With Chinese Communist Govt' PARIS Tn»cHnv B>' >IHsi)R6ENTS '4r Ute ARMS jjfflk REDS" THE PARIS branch of the French High Coramission in Indo-China yesterday said it has received proof of an alliance between the Russianrecognised Vietminh insurrectionary Government and the Chinese Communist Government The High Commission
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    PRINCESS' MARRIAGE FORECAST
    189 2 PRINCESS' MARRIAGE FORECAST COLOMBO. Tues. gRITAIN'S new princess will "marry below her status a commoner when the time comes for her to select a partner, states Professor B. E. C. Bulathsinhala, the Ceylon astrologer and palmist! The professor, who claims to have nredicted that Princess Elizabeth's first child would be
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    FIRST 6 SIGN UP IN U.K.
    44 2 FIRST 6 SIGN UP IN U.K. THE FIRST SIX of the t,S» United Kingdom recruits sought by the Australian Army officially became Aos'tblian soldiers recently when they were sworn in at Canberra House, Jermyn Street, London. They will leave for Australia soon. Renter picture.
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    15 KILLED IN AIR CRASH
    79 2 UTICA, Nev.' York, Tues. State police said yesterday that 15 persons wore killed and 10 others hurt when a plane crashed and burned a minute after taking off from New Oneida county airport. It added that the seven passengers and three crew members were all
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    H.K.CANTON SHIPPING SERVICE
    66 2 HONG KONG, Tues. spokesman of the Ta Ilinjr Company, a British shipping firm, said yesterday the company had obtained permission from Communist am orities in Canton to ran both a earjo and passenger service between Hong Kong mnd Canton. The spokesman said the company applied to the
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      "Fish Dropping From Sky," Indians Say
      182 2 CALCUTTA, Tuesday. 'THE Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, arrived 1 by plane at Gauhati yesterday to inspect earth-quake-rocked and flood-stricken areas of Assam as terrified Indians reported that fish were dropping from the sky. Superstitious villagers at Tangla. about 50 miles north of Gauhati.
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      "REVOLT IS BEING CRUSHED"
      121 2 TEHERAN, Tues. GOVERNMENT troops yester- day inflicted heavy casualties on Javanrudi rebels and captured their fortress stronghold, a high ranking Iranian Army officer announced. The rebel revolt was expected to be crushed by today, he said. Government casualties were said to be three wounded. Planes made
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      INDIAN ENVOY
      35 2 NEW DELHI— The Indian Government has announced the appointment of Mr. Anandmoban Sahay, official of the Japanese sponsored wartime independence movement, as High Commissioner to the British West Indies. Including British Guiana. Reuter.
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      82 2 P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received from P.W.D. Contractors of Class "C" and above at the office of the State Engineer. Perak. Ipoh. up to 3 p.m. of the 13th September 1950 for the construction of Electrical Maintenance Depot for Police Communication. Telecoms Dept.. Ipoh. Plans and
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      366 2 TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Office of the State Engineer. P.W.D. Perak, Ipoh from Contractors, Class A. up to 3.00 p.m. of the 21st September. 1960 for the Erection of First Portion of English School at Batu Gajah All particulars and Tender Forms may be obtained at
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      124 2 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS (Fer partirilan see Trader Boom, Ground Floor. Municipal Office) ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: Sale of Scrap Metal at Thomson Road Stores. Forms from Electrical Engineer's Office (Room 109) Close NOON— II/ 9 50. ARCHITECTS DEPARTMENT: Running of Refreshment Stall at Farrcr Park. Intending tenderers are requested to be at
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    ATTLEE TELLS OF BRITISH OPPOSITION TO RED ATTACKS
    535 3 BRIGHTON, Tuesday. rrHE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, today described the independence of India, Pakistan and Ceylon as the first step Britain had taken to meet "covert attacks" by Communists in Asia and Africa. Addressing the annual conference of the 8.000,000 strong
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    46 3 PHOTOGRAPHED AS they chat together daring the recent World Assembly for Moral Rearmament at Caux, Switzerland, are left to right >: Charles Howard, of the U.S., Jan Hallingskog, president of the Norwegian students, and Ghaialie Shafie, of Malaya, who represented the University College of Wales. A.P. picture.
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    Bevin Ready For Big 3 Conference
    174 3 LONDON, Tues. MR. Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary, will leave for New York on Thursi day with British Cabinet supi port behind his policy of bringing the Chinese Com- munist Government into the t United Nations Organisation. Chinese representation will be one of the
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    OFF DANGER LIST
    41 3 HONG KONG. Tues— Chief Inspector F J. Clarke, the Bri- tish police officer who was seriously wounded in a battle with a lone gunman last Friday is now off the hospital danger list It was stated today Reutnr
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    CEYLON PROBE
    25 3 COLOMBO. Tues— Ceylon police are investigating whether the Communist- dominated Ceylon Trade Union Federation is getting 1 financial aid from abroad. A. P.
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    Chiang Expects To Be Back In Nanking
    200 3 TAIPEH, Tuesday. CHINESE Nationalist President Chiang Kai-shek J today declared the Nationalists would recover the former mainland capital of Nanking in four years. Chiang's statement followed a recent widespread switch in Nationalist thinking from the purely defensive to the offensive. Though Chiang did
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    Spender Urges 'New Approach'
    296 3 LONDON. Tuesday A USTRALIA'S Minister for External Affairs, Mr. P. Spender, yesterday urged "a new approach in South and South-East Asia.'' He said: "It is essential that If the world is to have my enduring peace the faeors of Instability must be enioved. and I do
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    Quads Are Due In Nov.
    108 3 LONDON, Tuea. A -27-YEAR-OLD housewife Mrs. Elizabeth Cole is expected to give birth to quadruplets in November, doctors at Westminster Hospital clinic said yesterday. Attractive brunette wife of a 31-year-old maintenance engineer, she already has a flve-year-old son. In Hong Kong, the three *urviving quadruplets
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    PILOT MISSING
    34 3 TOKYO, Tues. RA.A.F. pilot W. P. Harrop of New South Wales, has been listed misting, says the. 8.C.0.P. today. His fighter was struck by anti-aircraft fire on Sunday north of Waei'wan. Reuter.
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    BELGIAN DOCKERS RETURN TO WORK
    50 3 BRUSSELS. Tues.— Belgium was re-opened to the sea yesterday when 16,000 dockers ended their six-week strike and returned to work. A Socialist Union leader said: 'This Is the defeat of Communism," as dockers swarmed aboard ships to open hatchways and unload long delayed cargoes. Reuter.
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    Manufacturer ChallengesP.M.
    79 3 Manufacturer ChallengesP.M. STOCKPORT, Tues. AIR- Joseph R. Greenwood, lv chairman of a British firm making machine tools for Russia, last night challenged the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee's claim that these exports did not harm Britain's home or foreign requirements. "We claim that the export of any machine tools or
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    COSTA ASKS RELEASE TO JOIN BRIDE
    165 3 ATHENS, Tues. gEHIND bars, the Cretan lover Costa Kaphaloyannls said yesterday that all he wants is to be 'free to live with my wife and make her happy as is my desire and dream. "We were promised that if we came to Athens and
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    Atlantic Arms Gap 'Still Wide Of The Target'
    280 3 A tlantic A rms Gap 'Still Wide Of The Target LONDON, Tuesday. MR. Charles Spofford, American chairman of the North Atlantic Deputies, admitted yesterday that increased defence efforts by the 12 North Atlantic Treaty Powers still fell far short of the minimum security target agreed by their military experts. He
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    'ARMOUR THE ONLY THING'
    183 3 'ARMOUR THE ONLY THING' WASHINGTON, Tues. pOLONEL-GENERAL Heinz Guderian. Hitler's tank expert, wrote that only allarmoured defence forces would have a chance cf stopping a Russian Invasion of Western Europe. Occupation forces In Germany as now constituted could not stop the Russians before the Rhine or even before the Channel,
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    FAIR IN AID OF ORGAN FUND
    58 4 Variety stalls, games and cinemas will be featured in a fair in aid of the Organ Fund of the Singapore Christ Church at St. Andrew's School. WuodsTlUe, on Saturday. Mrs. H.W. Baines. wife of the Bishop of Singapore, will open the fair at 3
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    CASE WITHDRAWN
    45 4 Lim Boon Kee, 34, of Crawforu Street, wa s discharged In the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday when the charge against him of dishonestly retaining: stolen property— four tyres and rims and one windscreen —was withdrawn. Mr. cH. Koh was for the defence.
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    'ASIAN BOSSES RESIST UNIONISM'
    247 4 Views After Visit To East BRUSSELS, Tuesday. VI K. Gordon Chapman, a member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions' delegation, which recently visited 14 Asian Countries including Malaya said yesterday that he found Asian employers resisting trade unionism "iust the same as those in
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    Chapman's Statement Endorsed
    159 4 SINGAPORE trade union leaders yesterday endorsed the statement by Mr Gordon Chapman of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, that Asian employers were resisting trade unionism "just the same as those in the West at the start." One union source recalled that the Singapore Federation of
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    STORE BISHOP TO VISIT K.L.
    56 4 »"roTn <>m S'nH f nrrc-s»»iirte«l KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Bishop of Singanore. the Right Reverend H.W. Saines, will visit Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14 and will stay the parsonage for about two weeks. On Battle of Britain Day, Sept. 17. he v.ill ort-ach at evensonp
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    P.T. Course For Teachers
    67 4 I i;.'i, t,ut Uwd Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Twenty-eight teachers from Johore English schools have just completed a week's residential physical training course at the Government English School. Muar, under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Physical Education. Federation of Malaya The course will enable
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    LENIENCY PLEA
    52 4 ALOR STAR, Tues.— A 50--year-old woman, Manikam, asked for leniency fee her son-in-law. Munusamy. who pleaded guilty in the Sungei Patanl Sessions Court to cansing grievous hurt to her. Manikam said that they had made up and she was satisfied The court bound Munusamy over for six months
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    COMPLAINT TO M.P. ON TREATMENT BY REDS
    161 4 A COMPLAINT about Chinese Communist officials' treatment of the British ship. Glenearn. while in Tsingtao port has been sent by the Chief Steward, Mr. W. Cowan, to his M.P. in Worthing. England. Brigadier O. L. Prior-Palmer. uer. Mr. Cowan's complaint dealt chiefly with
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    TWO ESCAPE AS CAR BLAZES
    43 4 TWO ESCAPE AS CAR BLAZES 'THE Chinese driver ;.nd passenger leapt *«t of a car parked in Havelock Bead, Singapore, yesterday, when flames shot through the radiator. Little damage was done as the fire was quickly extinguished by bystanders using bnrkets of water.
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    Heard A Plane Then Bullets
    364 4 DOCTOR'S STORY OF ATTACK ON SHIP Straits Times Shipping Reporter T»IIE 10,000-ton British freighter-passenger ship, Cilenearn. which was strafed by a Chinese Nationalist Mustang fighter plane on July 15 when she was 70 miles north of Keelung In the Straits of Formosa docked in Singanore
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    35 4 PENANCS n«w mmatear daJice champions. Mr. David f'»e and Miss Lily Goh, with the challenge cap they won in the 195t Penam Amateur Oince Championship at the City Lifhts Cabaret on Sunday —Straits Times picture.
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    SHOT MALAY WOMAN DIES
    68 4 From Our Own Cm uponfc.pt JOHORE BAHHU, Tnes Masinah binte Salim. 18--year-old wife of a driver employed by the Police, who was. remored to the General Hospital from the Police barracks on Sunday night with a gunshot wound, died this morning at 11.40. According to a
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    Extension To School
    106 4 XIANDY Building, an extension to St. Hilda's School, Katong, was declared open yestfrrtov rr> m rr > trr-» by w BishoD of Singapore, the Ht Rev. H.W Baines. The building in dedicated to and named after the Rev. J. T. N. Handy. Pastor-in-charge and manager of St
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    KALLANG AIRPORT ARRIVALS
    208 4 •T*HK fo iowl g passe r» were amoni; thosj .i > iirrlve.. ll Kallang airport y.s.erday from points outside Malaya on the various air services. Passengers In transit are not included In toe list KXJL mm AsßsUrAaaa: Messrs. J. P. Kortlng. O. C. Moms, K. O. Rouan,
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    Singapore Diary
    115 5 CHINESE V.M.C.A.. Selegie Road. Joint staff meeting, 9 am., i basketball. 5 p.m.. badminton. 5.30 p.m. j ST. ANDRFWS MISSION HOSi PI I \i.. linen guild meeting, V W.C.A Raffles Quay. 10 «Jn. Y.W.C.A. Katong Groups' meeti ing. St. Hilda's School. Ceylon Road. 4 p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road,
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    STRANDED BY FLOODS
    30 5 A MALAY FAMILY in Penan g's Caunter Hall Kampon* area were stranded by floods aa m result of several day*' continuous rain last week-end.— Straits Times picture.
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    "Motor Trishaws Will Be BlotvTo 40,000 People'
    264 5 "Motor Trishaws Will Be BlotvTo 40,000 People LX)RTY thousand people in Singapore "would have nothing to live on" if motor trishaws were allowed to be operated by a single monopoly company in Singapore, the Trishaw Industry Proprietors and Manufacturers' Association said In a statement issued last night. "The Association notes
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    K.L. ROTARY CLUB HUT
    114 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Kuala Lumpur Rotary club's hut at Morib, which has been used for special purposes will shortly be returned to the club for use as a holiday centre for people from welfare homes, and by poor children The Rotary Club scholarship candidate will be
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    $30 BRIBE OFFER ENDS IN GAOL
    57 5 Sentence of six months' imprisonment was imposed yesterday by the Singapore First District Judge, Mr. HE. Klngdon, on Tan Shwee Kirn, convicted of offering a bribe of $30 to a constable at the Sub-Depot 223 BOD Kranji on Aug. 8. Another Chinese. Yang Hua
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    MOVE TO DELETE 'NO POLITICS' BAR
    391 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPL'R. Tuesday. A MOTION to include youth organisations that have connections with a political party as members of the Malayan Youth Council will be moved by the l T nited Malays' National Organisation Youth Movement at the general meeting
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    DARKNESS ENDS AIR RESCUE BID
    221 5 By A Special Correspondent AN attempt to lower a doctor by rope ladder from a FAREAF helicopter to aid a wounded member of an army patrol in a Johore jungle was defeated by darkness last night. The Helicopter Had set out from Changl earlier in
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    Call To Govt. To Ease Controls
    126 5 AT a committee meeting of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday it was decided to urge Government to relax Its control over foreign exchange and entrepot trade. Tnree committee members were appointed to draw up a memorandum on these points which the Chamber
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    Hat with $70 stolen
    116 5 A HAT with $70 In its lining was reported to have been stolen from a Chinese > foreman by four Chinese at t the junction of Duxton Road I and Craig Road. Singapore. i on Monday night. The foreman, Llm Ah Kong, an employee of Wine
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    Rent Control Extended By Another Year
    148 5 AT a special meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council yesterday, the operation of the Control of Rent Ordinance 1947 was extended by another 12 months. Moving a motion to this effect, the Solicitor-General, Mr. C. H. Butterfield. said that the special meeting of the
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    FUNERAL SERVICES IN PLANE
    180 5 From Oar staff Correapondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. r rough flying weather, In an R.A J. Dakota, Church of England and Roman CaI tholic services were held above the scene of the Kelan'tan air crash today. Both padres stood holding life i lines before containers with j
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    INQUIRY INTO MALAY WEDDING
    319 5 INQUIRY INTO MALAY WEDDING 1 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU Tues. AN Inquiry was opened before Kathi Hajl Ahmad, in the Kathi's Court, Batu Pahat, yesterday. Into the marriage of a Javanese girl at Malacca on July 9. The girl's mother, It was stated by the Inspector of Religious
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    NO LICENCE: $10
    32 5 from Our Own Correspondent SEOAMAT, Tues.— Caught selling medicine without a licence, 24-year-old Yong Heng Wah was fined SlO by the Segamat Circuit Magistrate. 4 (Continued on page 13)
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      Development Bill
      972 6 Development Bill Both in the Federation and the Colony the first steps have been taken to secure the legislation necessary for a frontal attack on the housing problem. It is singular that so little attention has been attracted by these twp Svlls and quite remarkable that the extraordinary difference between
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      NEW SCHOOL OPENED
      38 6 KUALA LU»fI»UR, Tues.— The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Raja Uda. opened the State's remotest English school yesterday. The new school, at Kamponu Kuantan, Kuala Selangor, has three classrooms and an enrolment of 120 I students.
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      A COLLOQUIALISM
      83 6 WHY is your correspondent "Grammar" of Ipoh In such a rage 'about the phrase 'have got"? To anyone who knows anything about coljloquial English it is quite clear that there Is an emphasis in the words "have got" which the words "have" or "possess" do not carry. I
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    Is It A Waste Of Time?
    671 6 When SATA the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association crops up In conversation in Singapore, somebody or other is sure to put forward the criticism that SATA is merely wasting time in diagnosing cases and then doing nothing for them." Here is SATA's answer, from a special
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    69 6 MR. MRS. WALKER of the Smoke House Inn, Cameron Highlands, will be on leave In the U.K. until early December. Meanwhile the Smoke House Inn Is open for business as usual. MR KOH BENO JIM. son. Kch Kcp Tcck. and family ninoerely thank all relatives and lmnds who sent
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    DEATH
    14 6 MR. P. T. MIRANDAH of Tnnjong Rhu Estate, Sepang, on 58th August. 1950.
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    PERSONAL
    13 6 BARBARA DUCKWORTH please contact Oliver Milligan. Raffles Hotel, Singapore, until 10th September.
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      Bertrand Russell's Warning
      566 6 AS an admirer of Bertrand Russell and one who appreciates most of what he says or writes. I was naturally attracted by his article published In I the Straits Times on Aug. 29 under the heading "A Warning T o Asia". But this time Bertrand Russell does
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      SUNGEI SIPUT EYE-WITNESS
      213 6 1 1 WAS ashamed to read j "Observer's" letter pubI lished on Sept. 4 under the heading "A Grenade 1 At Sungei Siput" I wish the police would immediately release the facts, as I such allegations are bound to lower the morale of the military, civil police
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      QUESTION TIME IN THE COMMITTEES
      87 6 THE subject of your leading article of Monday, "A Kick In The Pants," prompts me to remark that, from 1921 onwards till after my retirement In 1931, the second item on the agenda for every Singapore Municipal committee meeting was "Questions and Suggestions." This item
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    On the Margin
    390 6 Raffles Place WHEN I dropped in at Kelly and Walsh's yesterday, In the course of a tiffinhour saunter, it was suggested to me that as Cecil Street had waxed lyrical over Robinson's new .Riviera-like appearance he might like to say something about 'he installation of air-conditioning by
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    MARRIAGE BILL READJUSTED
    279 7 Will End Doubts Of Methodists Wed In Federation T«HE Christian Marriage Bill, which was 1 gazetted in the Federation of Malaya a fortnight ago, and caused general consternation among Methodists because it cast some doubt on the legality of Methodist marriages, Is now being re-drafted The Methodist
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    US Marines from Korea in S'pore
    228 7 THEY MUST K SINGLE FOR THE JOB THEY'RE MHHC- IN Singapore today are six unmarried Am rkan 1 Marines who have come from Korea, define to *ive their ranks, describe their work as special duties? and are leaving the Colony In a few days'
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    6 Silent Marines
    26 7 THEY WILL NOT TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES ..Sl* ifren CD Harris. J. O Ha«o. P H. Dupras, and J. iT Sullivan.— Straits Times picture.
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    'Photocells' To Beat Firebugs
    96 7 T?LECTRIC photocell fire detection equipment is to be installed in several rubber godowns in Singapore as a precaution against Communist attempts at arson All Chambers of Commerce in Singapore have received details of this equipment which ftat been modified for application to rubber godovms. By the
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    LAYCOCK ON 'THE OTHER ENEMY'
    185 7 LAYCOCK ON 'THE OTHER ENEMY' rpUBERCULOSIS in Sin- gapore is receiving j serious attention by the members of the Medical Department. The acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. yj. L. Blythe. stated this at the special meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday. Mr Blythe was replying to Mr John Lavcock i Municipal
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    10 ARRESTED
    29 7 Ten Chinese were arrested In a gambling raid on a house at Perak Road, Singapore, last night. The police party was led by Mr. J. Kerr, ASP
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    NEW MEMBER
    22 7 At yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council Mr. C. H. BuUerfleld. Soliticitor-Qeneral. took the oath as a new member.
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    Tribute To 'Guide Of Councillors'
    183 7 Tribute To 'Guide Of Councillors' GUIDE, counsel, and friend of the elected Councillors" that was how Mr. John Laycock (Municipality North-East) during the adjournment at jesterday's special meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council, described Mr. L. W. Donough, Clerk of Councils, who Is going to the U.K. to study parliamentary
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    PETROL CASE ACQUITTALS
    57 7 Goh Eng Lok, 27, of Pasir Panjang Road, was acquitted in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday of theft of two gallons of petrol from a military truck in dementi Road on May 24. All bin Ahmad, 22, of Gillman Barracks, was acquitted of abetting the offence.
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    'SNATCH'ROBBER GETS 4 YEARS
    155 7 'SNATCH' ROBBER GETS 4 YEARS REMARKING that although the jury had taken a merciful view, it still remained a serious offence, Mr. Justice Evans yesterday sentenced Tan Kian Kee to four years' imprisonment on a charge or robbery of $1,000 from a contractor, Loh Chin. "There can be no doubt
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    FOR BRITAIN
    46 7 MR. DOUGLAS L. GOMES, of Shell Company, who leaves on the Canton on Friday (or Britain on a British Council scholarship to study youth leadership and organisation at the University College of Swan sea. South Wales. He was educated at St. Andrew's school, Singapore.
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    BID AT SUICIDE ALLEGED
    44 7 Hearing was postponed yesterday In the Singapore Second Police Court till Oct. 9 in a case In which LJm Chin Seng, 23, a shop assistant, was charged with attempting suicide by drinking caustic soda at China Street on Aug. 8.
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    WHEELED AWAY
    21 7 A taxi parked at Jalan Besar had its spare wheel stolen between 1.30 pjn. and 2. 50 p.m. yesterday.
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    Drowned In Pond
    66 7 TIM Lye Ho, the mother of a two-year-old boy who fell Into a shallow pond in Potong Pasir while playing, yesterday told the Singapore (Joroner's Court that although she pulled him out almost immediately and applied artificial respiration, he died on the way hospital. The Coroner, Mr.
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    2 NEW PARTIES STORE
    105 7 rpwo new political parties —both based on socialism —are expected to be formed In Singapore, before the second week of October. On» of these parties— Urn Indepetdant Labour Party— the Straits Times learns, will be organised by some of the former leaders of the Labour Party
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    DINNER TO MALAY SCHOLARS
    155 7 DINNER TO MALAY SCHOLARS rnHE Singapore Malay Union 1 last night held a dinner at the Islamic Resaurant In honour of Inche Abdul Karlm bin Mohamed Bhariff and Che Fatlma Chik binte Abdul 1 Karim, the first Singapore i Malays to v.in scholarships for higher studies in the U.K. Both
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    Nurses May Not Send In Petition
    141 7 A PETITION which nurses attached to Municipal Infant Welfare Clinics are contemplating to send to the Municipal President protest Ing at the allegations made by Mr. Pat Johnson (Independent Labour North Ward) on the behaviour of clinic staffs may not be sent after all.
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    Fed Up, He Fought With Employer
    168 7 A FISHERMAN who told his employer that he was fed up with his job and then hit him with a parang when a quarrel ensued, was sentenced to one day's imprisonment In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. He wu Tan Ah Koon, who
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    Seamen To Fly Home
    74 7 THIRTY of the 51 members x of the crew of the ton British freighter, Audax, who signed off the ship to Singapore on Aug. 25, will leave for London tomorrow by air. The others will follow m soon as booking* are available. All effort* to charter
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    Colony's 'Best Beachf To Be Developed
    257 7 Colony's 'Best Beach f To Be Developed FLAM fOR A 'MARGATE' IN S PORE 'THK Singapore Rural Board intends to develop 1 a one-mile stretch of beach skirting the Changi runway into "a miniature Margate." Described by the chairman of the Board. Mr. J. A. Harvey, as "the best stretch
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    SEEN THE 'WIDEEYED' BOY?
    30 7 A "wide-eyed" Indian boy. 12-year-old Kannlah Muthuveloo, was reported yesterday to have been missing from his home at Enggor Street since 8 p.m. on Aug. 14
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    $270,000 for Brighter Chinatown
    127 7 $270,000 for Brighter Chinatown P improve the elect rimy supply in part of Chinatown and other nreas souih of the Singapore River. Municipal Commissioners havrvoted nearly $270,000 for laying of about 6,000 yards uC A. C. mains. These new mains are expected to relieve the overloading of existing D. C.
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    MAIDEN FLIGHT
    37 7 The Venlo, a now addition to the KLM ConstellaM< n fleet, arrived at Kallang airport, Singapore, yesterday "ii its m^Men flight en route from Amsterdam to Jakarta. At the controls was Commodore J. J. Moll.
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    BOY HURT
    38 7 A Malay schoolboy. 12-year-old Boon Yadi bin Rosdi. was knocked down dv a motor cyclist, -at the Junction of Holland Road and Napier Road In Singapore yesterday evening. He was treated for bruises on the face.
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    INJURIES FATAL
    27 7 Bay Ah Mm. an eight-yrar-old Chinese boy who was knocked down by a taxi in Queen's Street, Singapore. < n. Aug. 30. died in hospital yesterday.
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      20 7 POST FREE Singapore police yesterday reminded the public that no stamps are needed for letter! »ddreu«d to P.O. 9ox WOO.
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    SURRENDERED BANDIT TESTIFIES
    376 8 Man On Trial 'In Same Unit 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A SURRENDERED bandit commander gave evidence in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today at the conclusion of the case in which a 27-year-old Chinese, Toon? Yin. was charged with consorting with bandits. Toong
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    $13,525 from Flag Day
    194 8 I'HE Red Cross Flag Day held recently In Slnr.npoie raised $13,525.47. Collection boxes brought in $9,435 47 and $1,500 was raised by RAF. Seletar and $600 by K A F Changi. Donations amounted to $1 !)'»0. I'h- full list of the donors $100. National Curbon I
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    APPOINTMENT
    18 8 Brleadler N. D. Wlngrove. his bren appointed to act as \vsi.,t;int Secretary, Class 11. !■> tin- Commissioner General.
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    College For Muslims
    83 8 I*HE All-Malaya Muslim Conference to discuss the establishment of a Muslim college will be opened in Kuala Lumpur by the Raja Muda of Selangor at the Malay School on Friday. Singapore will De represented by Tuan Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff. patron of the Muslim Missionary Society,
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    Untitled
    28 8 AN EXTENSION of St. Hilda's School, Katong, Singapore, was opened by the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Her. H. W. Raines, fourth from left, yesterday. Straits limes picture.
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    SAMSU FINE
    32 8 Hor Keen. 35, of Ban San Street, pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to possessing 2 13 gallons of samsu dutiable at $34.39. and was fined $100.
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    'NO BOMBS OVER TOWNS' PLEA
    157 8 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Tuesday. A REQUEST to the Government to prohibit R.A.P. planes from flying over towns while carrying explosives will be made shortly by the committee of trustees of the Yuk Choy High School and the Perak Chinese Girls Middle School, Ipoh
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    CYCLIST DRUNK
    38 8 PARIT BUNTAR. Tues.— Saminathan was fined $10 in the Bagan Serai Court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of riding a bicycle when he was drunk. It was stated that he collided with a car.
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    'Major Blunder' Over Rice Talks, Say Burmese
    332 8 'Major Blunder' Over Rice Talks, Say Burmese THE Singapore rice conference committed a major blunder by calling rice buyers to confer without first obtaining advance briefs from SCAP, the English language daily, New Times of Burma, said yesterday in an editorial. The newspaper said that without the co-oper-ation of the
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    3 WOUNDED IN BANDIT AMBUSH
    204 8 3 WOUNDED IN BANDIT AMBUSH From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THREE people were wound- ed when bandits ffred on a police truck and a van in Selangor yesterday. A Malay who was held up by Chinese bandits in PERAK was blindfolded and taken I into the jungle. He
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    MAGISTRATE STOPS CASE
    81 8 "It is not necessary to proceed with the case any longer," said the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, Mr. S. E. Teh, when he acnuitted Tay Kwee Tlong and" Tan Menc Wah on a charge of causing hurt to Yee Heng Hoo with an iron rod at a
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    GAMBLING GIRLS CAUTIONED
    46 8 A 35-year-old Chinese woman and two 13-year-old Chinese tjrls pleaded guilty In the Third Police Court yesterday to gambling at the junction of Nelson Road and Borneo Road. The woman. Llm Bah Bee. was fined $10, and the girls were cautioned and discharged^
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    STOLE PIPING
    37 8 Wong Kong Fah. 22, a labourer, pleaded guilty In the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to theft of iron pipe valued at $30 belonging to Can Chin Hee. Ball of $100 was allowed pending sentence.
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    Laycock's Marriage Bill 'A Challenge'
    196 8 T«HE president of the Singapore Muslim Welfare x Association, Mr. M. A. Majid. branded the proposed Bill by Mr. John Laycock to ban child marriages in Singapore, as a "challenge to the very existence of Muslim religious principles". in a statement issued yesterday. Mr. Majid
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    Best Spot In Fat East'
    71 8 SINGAPPORE is the best spot in the Far East," Rear Admiral W D. Wright. Executive Director of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, said on leaving the r*kMi> yesterday by KLM aircraft for Jakarta after a two-day visit. Admiral Wright was in
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    7 PLEAD GUILTY
    41 8 Five Chinese, an Indian and a Malay, pleaded guilty In the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday to gambling at the Junction of Keppel Road and Spottlswoode Park Road on Sept. 4. Ball of $25 was allowed pending sentence.
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    CORRECTIVE CENTRES FOR PRISONERS PLAN
    116 8 (CORRECTIVE centres for prisoners may be introduced into Singapore as part of reform plans. Observations on new correction centres that he visited during his recent trip to England will be made by the Commissioner of Prisons, Commander Q. E. W. W. Bayly, In a report
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    1547 9 Storms loom ahead in placidßritain From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. fTHE atmosphere of life in London at the moment has about it a certain languor. Perhaps the cause is merely the onset of autumn, which always finds most citizens mentally relaxed by the after-effects of their summer
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      306 9 The not-so-serious news.... HUNTING field attendances are falling off to severely that the British Field Sports Society is distributing a pamphlet called Would you like to go hunting?" which says a fox-hmt is «t thrilling to watch at any circus, that almost everyone can afford to follow the hunt nowadayt,
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      86 9 SIMCAPORE 10 a.m. News, followed by Emergency Newt from KX.; 10.10 Close: 12 Malay; 1 p.m. Dunce Music: 1.90 News: 1.45 Light Mate; 2 Close: 6 Children; «.M. Radio Orch. (Patterson Hutton as Tuest bass-baritone): 7 News, Share Market; 7.12 "This U Communism"; 7.20 Interlude; 7.30 "Rhythm Parade"; 8 Radio
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      84 9 B. LUMPUR fl.SS a.m. Mus:c; 10 Emergency News; 10.10 Clos?; 12-6.20 p.m. As S'pore; 6.20 ''Happy Anniversary"; 7 As S'pore; 7 JO "Record Review"; 8 Radio Theatre: "The Browning Version", by Terrence RatUgan; fl NJJ.C Concert Orch.. 9.30 News: 9.4S Maurice Chevalier: 1" "Take It Prom Here": 10.30 "Garden of
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      81 9 9.30 News; 9.4S "Personalities Parade; 10 "Scotland Yard"; 10.30 Dance Music; 11 Close. BFEBi 4.45 p.m. "Prom the London Editorial* 4.66 Handel; 6.15 "Report from Britain"; 6.30 "Bandstand"; 8 Indonesian: 6 JO Cantonese: 6.45 "Tim* Por Music"; 7.1S French; 7.30 English Half Hour; S "Strictly Instrumental"; •.16 Thai; S.4S Dutch;
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    London Stocks
    348 10 LONDON, Sun. T»HE latest trend of events in the Far East, the end of the account artd a tendency to await Wall Street's reopening and reaction to the weekend switching announcement all helped to make for dullness on the London Stock Exchange today. Although there was not a
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    944 10 From A Market Correspondent HPHE Malayan share market had another very quiet x day yesterday although London sent in good bids for those Tin shares in which there was particular interest. Industrials were quiet. Rubbers had only small interest despite the high commodity prices. Quotations announced yesterday by
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    Singapore Rubber
    286 10 BUSINESS in rubber was done at as high as $1.43% a lb. for September first-grade, on a very steady Singapore market, yesterday morning. The day's net gain, however, was only Vj cents above Monday's level, the market closing at »1.39 4. The price improvement was again due to
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    TIN COMPANY OUTPUTS
    85 10 pAHANO Consolidated m August treaed 12.000 tons and produced 225 tons of Un concentrates. rH Tin Dredging s No. 3 dredge (Puchonc section) produced 475 plculs of ore last month. OUNGEI Kinta Tin Dredging s August output was 307 piculs of ore DAHMAN Hydraulic Tin In August
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    TIN: $366*1/8 A PICUL
    70 10 SINGAPORE, Tues., Sept. 5— $366.12', (down $3,124.) £742 a ton ii London LONDON. Tue-s.. Sept 5 Spot. £741— £743 Forward £74»— £741 Settlement. £742 Turnover: a.m. 100 p.m. 175 tons. KEN MCGREGOR, conqueror of top I.S. player Ted Schroeder in the Davis Cup Challenge Round between
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    WIN 3-1
    445 11 Speedy Bird Gets Two Fine Goals Europeans Combined 3; Royal Navy 1. EUROPEANS caused a big upset In the 1950 Singapore A.F.A. Community League competition when they outplayed Royal Navy— the Cup finalists by three goals to one on the Padang yesterday. Navy played without two of their
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    S.C.A.A.F. REPLIES
    312 11 Sports Letter rhas come to our notice that an article written by the Secretary of the Swift Athletes appearing in your columns passed certain remarks about officials of the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation. Swifts were affiliated to us and competed In our 11th Singapore I Chinese sports
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    R.S.G.C. v Island Club Draw For Sunday
    670 11 »pHE draw and times for the four- ball match between the Royal Singapore Golf Club and the Island Club to be played at the R.S.G.C. Club players mentioned first Ist NINE 800 M. M. Paterson (scr) and J. Hodgkinson (scr) v D. A.
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    Signals Win MOR Cup Final 2-0
    203 11 'f N spite of slippery ground conditions Singapore District Signals played steady soccer to win the Malayan Other Ranks Football Knock-out Competition Cup final played at Tanglin Barracks yesterWhen the final whistle blew they were two goals ahead of their keen but unlucky rivals—
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    INDIAN SOCCER TEAM TO IOUR
    49 11 MADRAS, Tups. AN Indian football team will tour Ceylon, Banna, Siam, Malaya and Hong Kong; some time in October, It is learned here. The All-India Football Federation will shortly meet at Calcutta to select the team which will tour these countries for football tourments.—Reuter.
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    HAIKOWYU SC WIN ONE-NIL
    43 11 Haikowyu Sports Club beat 4th Supply Reserve Depot <RASC) onenil in a Singapore ATA. Junior Cap soccer fixture played on the BODCA ground yesterday. Hatkowyu's goal was scored by Henry with an angle shot ten minutes before the interval.
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    Volunteer SC Badminton
    177 11 VOLUNTEER Special Constables of "F" Div. (Joo Chlat SUUon> beat the V.S.C.'« of "B" Div. iKandang Kerbau Station) four matches to one In a friendly match of badminton played at the latter's court on Sunday. Result* W Div. players mentioned first): Singles: Lee Teow Whatt beat O.
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      117 11 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD *«>-« i- Harden »n a-.! u y <$). CROSSWORD No. 1 58 i A^a'at could b« po«t*d St Suitno»nt J. j j' fl'j 8 II It *v fiul to Socrates j^ Ajauranct flvea by $cm« j la (or a £trt 's*. ik^ 1 t i i It
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    FOUR O'CLOCK, TARA ST. MAY
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    Hurry Up, Abbotsford Have Trained On
    405 12 HURRY UP, Abbotsford, Coastguard and Ongsville have all made splendid progress since their last appearances at Bukit Timah in July and I fancy it will be worth while following them this meeting. flurry Up (Ingram) displayed good action when he covered 3f in 43
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    LOCKE LEAVES FOR SINGAPORE
    71 12 LONDON. Tues. BOBBY LOCKE. South African eolf champion, before leaving London by air today for Singapore and Australia said he was returning to Britain next April. "I am looking forward to another good season next year," he added. Locke, the most prolific money-winner in British golf
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    U.K. RUGBY
    42 12 LONDON. Tues.— U.K. Rugby results yesterday were: I LEAGUE. Yorkshire Cup. First Round, Second Leg: Leeds elimi- nti ted Feat hers 'one Rovers by 20 i points to nine. i RUGBY UNION. Neath beat Resolven by 12 to nil— Reuter.
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    SKIP TRIAL Ecliptic Does Good Workout
    595 12 SKIP TRIAL Ecliptic Does Good Workout AMBITIOUS plans have been carefully drawn up iA for both Four O'clock II and Tara Street. The Gold Cup is their objective this meeting. Although there has been no declaration of stable plans at this stage. I think it is a fair guess that
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    28 12 ARSENAL AND CHELSEA AT STAMFORO BRIDGE: Bentley the Chelsea centreforward (left) lost this tussle for the ball which Leslie Compton. Arsenal pivot, headed away. Arsenal won I—6.1 6.
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    S'gor Soccer League Ends
    108 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rpHE Selangor Soccer League A concluded yesterday when Selangor Malays and Tamilian Physical Culture Association drew one-all in the last game of the senior division played at Taylor Road ground. Tamilians are the runners-up of this division with Selangor
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    W. INDIES HELD
    49 12 LONDON. Tue»— West Indie* were heid to a draw by S. of Eng'^tfd toditr. I -ft to make 120 runs in 55 minutes W.I. cot S7 for two Scores were: 8. of Eng.and 194 and 111 iDoigart Ml: W I. 28« and 84 for two— Renter
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    Sports Diary
    50 12 SOCCER: Si no -Malar* f Hong Kong Chinese at Jalan Besar ita- d iu m Business Houses Lee. B ties: Cable Wireless v Mansfield at Geylanf; BuWom S.C. v Breweries at C.V.M.A. Singapore Military League CapFinal: 0.H.0. Tang ll n v 223 8.0.D. Alexander Barracks at TangUn Barrack*.
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    Gold Cup Profiles-2 TARA ST. BEST ALL-ROUNDER
    292 12 Gold Cup Profiles-2 TARA ST. BEST ALL-ROUNDER rERE should be a great race for this years Singapore Gold Cup on Sept. 16 and to help you in your choice for the biggest race of the season "Epsom Jeep" is presenting profiles of some fancied horses. The second profile is TARA
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    H.K. Apply for 3 Players
    221 12 THE Hong Kong Chinese .touring football team non In Singapore have applied for entry permits for three more players from Hong Kong. The three players are: Chin Foo (centre-forward), Soong Lingsing (half-back) and Yue Kal-yan (goalkeeper). They are to replace four players— Tarn Chun-fal, Tarn
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    County Results
    50 12 LONDON. Turs County cricket niiiiti today »<•!■!• At lUaracmaalh. Gloucester beat Hampshire by wlckrti. O.ourritrr 304 for 1 dccl. and IS for 1. Himp•hire 133 and IM. At Uleciter. Worcester beat Leicester by 177 run». Worcester S«7 for d»cl. and 17« for 6 dccl. Leicester 111 and 171
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    F.& N. BEAT STANVAC 6-0
    100 12 FRASER L Neave Sports Club beat Stanvac E. L. by six goals to nil In a S.A.F.A. Business House 'A' soccer league tie at Oeylang stadium yesterday. Scorers for the winners were Mohamed Kassim (2). Awang Gaboa (1) and Ismail Yusop (9). Mr. G. M.
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    Ondine Has Won Six Sprint Races
    341 12 ONDINE may be a "fair sprint handicapper" according to "Timeform" but by Malayan racing standards his sprint record In England Is certainly outstanding. This speedy flve-year-old chestnut gelding by the famous sprinting sire, Gold Bridge, out of Sweet Fairy, had six wins over oprmt
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    RECORDS Of THE NEW HORSES
    95 12 clocking 1 mm. 41 3 5. Altaic Monarch, a four-year- 1 old dark bay English gelding by Hit Highness out of the Dastur marc Dastina, failed In flv e outings as a two-year-old. As a three-year-old last leason he showed useful form la minor handicap*
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    SINO-MALAY XI
    54 12 The Sino-Malay elrveo to mrrt Hong Kong Chinese at Jalan Beaar Stadium today wi:< be se.ccted from the following. Chee Srng Sa;>h. HJ Oarhan. Hin Weng. Hurith. Hre Jong. Hoi Ueng. Boon Srong. Awing Bakar. Awang Gabos Jimmy Tan. Chung Kum. O Angul.da. Hoon Leong. Hoo Tarn. Bharlft*
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    F.A.M. To Enforce Rule On Tours
    208 12 ANY FOREIGN soccer team visiting Malaya in future jvill have to play at least one same against an All-Malaya side. Provision for such a match will have to be made by the association sponsoring the tour. This Is among recent rulings circularised to all
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    H.K.— S'PORE CHINESE XI TO MEET COLONY
    383 12 rpHE Singapore Amateur Football Association has decided that the Hong Ron* Chinese touring team combine with the Singapore Chinese when they meet All Singapore at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday. The decision was made at yesterday's Council, meeting at the S.C.C. following a
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    BANKA-BILLITON TOUR DATES FIXED
    92 12 SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association has approved of the visit of Banka Billiton. an Indonesian soccer team, who leave Jakarta on Sept. 30 and arrive in Singapore plane in two batches. The Indonesians like the Hong Kong Chinese, will be paid 15 per cent of the pm
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    H.K. Tourists Get $8,300 From 5 Games
    197 12 FROM the five games in which the visiting Hong Koriß Chinese team hava played In Singapore, ;he gross gate receipts total $32,683. Of this the tourists have received W. 374. Government tax (30 percent gross) took $9,304.00, while Municipal tax (15 percent gross)
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    23 12 TODAY: 5 50 a.m. (Bft. 31n.) and 4.30 pjn. (7ft. 71nj. TOMORROW: 5.28 a.m. (Sffc sini and 5.59 p.m. 7ft. sin
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      44 12 GOLF Bl^^ Jam fijj jf •I? JBr t'i I W 'i Jl 'W W BOBBY LOCKE (British Open Champion) will be playing an Exhibition Match at the Royal Singapore Go!f Club at 3.45 p.m. Friday, Bth Sept. TICKETS $3 each. BOBBY LOCKE USES (J\gq&nqj2A£
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