The Straits Times, 10 April 1951

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1951 it PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    TWO-PRICE RUBBER PLANNED
    317 1 World 'pool 9 may meet U.S. demands From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Monday. AN international agreement on rubber allocations, similar to the International Wheat Agreement, is being considered m London Ml likely to meet American demands for control of rubber allocations. Under the plan, producing countries would
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    24 1 LBN HUTTON greeting his wife and five-year-old son John at London airport when the M.C.C. team returned from Australia and New Zealand. A.P. picture.
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    CAR RIDES FOR VOTERS TODAY
    208 1 HI NDKEDS of big cars will be out today m Mnga- i l>ore to take as many of the Colony's 48.155 roistered voters as possible to the polling stations.! There has been a scramble m ihe last few Cays by candidatea to book friends' cars
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    EX-NAVAL OFFICER REMANDED AGAIN
    60 1 HUNO K.UNU, MOn. Ronald C. T. Hockridge, aged 29, former R.N. commander, was denied bail for the secarid time today on charges of possessing two unlicensed pistols and remanded In police custody for two more days. Hoc-kridge's wife was found m their apartment on Friday with
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    Nick o'Time heart the last command
    174 1 Nick o' Time heart the last command MICK O TIME, probably the H most famous cavalry charger m the Indian Army, has heard the call to "boots and saddle" for the last time. Yesterday, under the shadow of a bit tree at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, be died, m
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    AUSTRALIAN JET SETS RECORD
    45 1 SYDNEY. Mon.— An Aus-tralian-built Vampire jet fighter recently set a Can-berra-Newcastle record of 25 minutes for the 242-mlle night Piloted by S/Ldr. F. Schaaf. D.F.C.. the plane averaged 580 mph helped by a 48 mph tatlwind most of the way.— Reuter-AAP.
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    Federal 'Ministers' take office
    312 1 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE Member system of governmental administraA tion came to Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur, today without fuss or flurry. It was a most unobtrusive beginning to a system which has wide and farreaching implications. In offices where Members were appointed
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    Dangerous cocktail
    69 1 LONDON. Mon. A CALL for posters on every hoarding m Britain was advocated here as a means of stamping; out road accidents due to drunken driving. Police Surgeon Dr. J. Arthur Gorsky, member of the Council of British Medical Association, suggested, among others, a poster used m Denmark
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    SHOTS END TEACHERS' TOUR
    101 1 From Our SUIT Correspondent IPOH, Monday. A GROUP of Malaj school leachers from Singapore making a tour of the country by bus were fired at on Saturday afternoon two miles south of Tapah. One of them, Yacob bin Awang, was injured and was later admitted to
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    'TENSION MAY LAST 10 YEARS'
    99 1 WASHINGTON. Mon. THE Defence Secretary, Mr. Georfte Marshall, today said that the "best" the nation could hope for was "prolonged tension rather than an all-out war." The international tension. Mr. Marshall said, may last for possibly 10 years. He also warned against "relaxing" the defence
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    ANTI-SPY DRIVE
    25 1 NEW YORK, Mon— Many more arrests are expected m a new drive against spies m America, a Federal attorney Mr. Irving Saypol said.—Reuter.
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    ENVOY HOME
    27 1 LONDON Mon. —Sir Esler Dening, Britain's roving Ambassador, has returned to London after a six months' tour of South-East Asia and the Far East.— Reuter.
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    ENOUGH RUBBER FOR LONG WAR
    79 1 AKRON, Ohio, Mon. THE United Stiles has 1 stored enough rubber to flffht a long war, but has created a shortage for the industry, Mr. J. B. Sieberling, a rubber company president said at Akron, Ohio today. He told the annual meeting of his company's
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    16 feared lost in H.K. plane crash
    129 1 HONG KONG, Monday. SIXTEEN people— ll passengers, mostly Chinese, and the Siamese crew of five— were feared lost when a twin-engine Douglas of the Siamese Airways Company crashed into the sea near Hong Kong tonight m thick fog. Eyewitnesses reported that the aircraft
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    Mirza takes up U.N. post
    83 1 BOMBAY, Mon. QIR Mirza Ismail, former Prime Minister of Hyderabad, left here tonight by air for Lake Success to take up his post as United Nations reoresentative In Indonesia. Sir Mirza will be m charge of the U.N. programme for technical aid to Indonesia. Sir
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    'U.S. SHOULD MAKE MORE SYNTHETIC'
    52 1 NEW YORK, Mon.—America has been urged to Increase the production of synthetic rubber to relieve any threat of a civilian tyre shortage by Mr. Harvey S. Firestone jr., chairman of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., just before he sailed for Rome for the International rubber
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    BRITISH CABINET HEARS BUDGET
    44 1 LONDON, Mon— The Cabinet today approved tomorrow's Budget. Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, celebrated his 45th birthday by telling the Cabinet how he proposes to raise the extra £250,000,000 which he needs to square accounts this year. Reuter.
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    432 BOATS SEIZED
    32 1 PUSAN, Korea, Mon— The Republic of Korea announced today that 432 Japanese Ashing boats have been seized m Korean waters this year on charges of violating maritime regulations.— A.P.
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    New complication
    33 1 LAUSANNE, Mon. Sir Stafford Cripps is now suffering from an abdominal gland complication In addition to the spinal Infection which has kept him confined to bed for over five months. A.P.
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    REDS OPEN FLOODGATES TO STOP U.N.
    220 1 TOKYO, Monday. £HINESE troops today loosed the floodwaters of the Pukhan River against United Nations forces m North Korea. To swamp the northern highways they openei the floodgates of the Reservoir at Hwachon, at the eastern corner of the triangle where the Communists are
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    IKE FOR GERMANY
    27 1 PARIS, Mon. General Eisenhower will fly to Germany today to start a fourday inspection of British, French and American troops under his command.— A.P.
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    Rubber ban: Griffiths to explain
    90 1 Rubber ban: Griffiths to explain From Our Own Correspondent. LONDON. Mon. THE Secretary of State for Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, is expected to make a statement on Wednesday on the decision to impose rubber export licensing. The matter is being raised by a Conservative, Mr. L. D. Gamman.s. who is
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    SIX GET LIFE
    23 1 MANILA, Mon.— Six Moros who hacked to death an attorney m his office were sentenced to life imprisonment today. AP.
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    Twice bitten, but not at all shy
    72 1 A SINGAPORE angler, fishing off Pulau Übin yesterday, felt a heavy strike and found that a fish had bitten off his hook. He retied the hook, rebaited and lowered his line again. Once more there was a heavy bite, but this time the
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    America making progress toward atom submarine
    174 2 Ame rica makin g progress toward atom submarine WASHINGTON, Monday. AMERICA is making progress towards an atom powered submarine, according to Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations. He disclosed this m a radio interview yesterday and also said the navy was taking "very definite and* determined stops" to
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    FAST AND PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE
    51 2 NIRMAL Singh Panta! 46yr r-old Indian sadhu (holy man), believes that if France would declare her neutrality, one more step would have been taken m the cause of peace. He has been fasting m the grounds of the French Embassy at New Delhi —A.P.
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    DOGS WILL BE SENTRIES
    32 2 MANILA. Mon.— The Philippine Army will train dog teams to help track down Huk terrorists. The dogs will be trained for "sentry, scouting, patrolling and attack duties."— U.P.
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    U.S. MAY BAN FURS
    32 2 WASHINGTON, Mon.- The United States Treasury Department is investigating charges that forced labour is used to produce Russian furs. If true, importation of the furs may be banned.
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    Indonesian crisis
    106 2 JAKARTA, Mon. I*HE two-and-a-half-week-old Indonesian cabinet crisis was further from a solution than ever last night as negotiations between the two major parties ended m failure. Dr. Sartono. chairman of the Indonesian Parliament and member of the Indonesian Nationalist Party the second largest told reporters after all-day talks
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    HALF AND HALF
    36 2 BANGKOK, Mon. Slam's population Is almost exactly half male and half female, according to latest census figures. Of the population of 17,442,689, 8,722,155 are male and 8,720.534 female. Bangkok's population is 887,538.— teuter.
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      Forgetful 'Miss X' waits to remember
      255 2 f\S her way from Zanibar to England is "Miss X" that is, if she remembers to go. Officials of East African Airways think she must have the worst memory m the world. She has made four attempts to fly. Attempt No. 1: She reached
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      BOMBAY TREMOR
      20 2 BOMBAY, Mon. Bombay city and suburbs felt a mild earth tremor today. No damhas yei been reported. Reuter,
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      19 die on way to funeral
      61 2 CHARLESTON <W. Virginia), Mon. NINETEEN. American, air force men on their way to a funeral were killed yesterday when their plane crashed and exploded near here. Two others were Injured. The men were on their way to attend the funeral of Major Woodford Sutherland,
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    'STERN MESSAGE' TO MacA
    509 3 'STERN MESS AGE TO MacA World criticism grows as UK, US agree on policy WASHINGTON, Monday. •pHE American Army Secretary, Mr. Frank Face, was reliably reported tonight to have delivered a "stern but tactful" Presidential message to Gen. Mac Arthur ordering him to abstain from further political pronouncements on Korea.
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    GIRL KIND APPEND
    26 3 SOURABAYA. Mon. A three-year-old Dutch girl has bwn kidnapped m Sourabaya. She was lured away with a doll by an Indonesian woman. I
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    'ONE OF GREATEST AMERICANS'
    79 3 FORT ATKINSON, Mon. REPUBLICAN Senator n Joseph MacCarthy. of Wisconsin, said here last night: "It is high treason to refuse General Mac Arthur permission to use Chinese nationalist troops." Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce dinner, Senator MacCarthy said: "We could win the war m Korea
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    Berlin Reds protest to Americans
    113 3 BERLIN, Mon. MR. S. A. Dengin, Berlin representative of the Soviet Control Commission for Germany, has protested to the United States Commandant against "forbidden military experiments" m the Western sectors of Berlin. Mr. Dengin said explosions occurred on March 28 m the American sector, shattering
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    Siam will be ready this time, says Premier
    313 3 BANGKOK, Monday. DREMIER of Siam, Field -Marshal Pibul Songgram, told Parliament that the only threat of aggression to "this peaceful country could come from Communist China. But he said they were fully prepared to meet it. The Premier was replying to questions
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    Armed forces stronger
    51 3 BANGKOK, Mon. r THE Siamese armed forces will be increased this month when conscription takes effect, says the Ministry of Defence. The strength of the army is to be increased by about 15 per cent, and that of the navy and air force by 20 per cent.
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    'WILL NOT FIGHT'
    30 3 kome. Mon.— The Italian Communist leader, Palmiro Togliatti, said yesterday the Italian people would never fight m a war against the Soviet Union and her allies —Reuter.
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    RED INVITATION
    24 3 NAGPUR, (India), Mon. The Sovie*: Union's Society for Cultural Relations has invited 24 Indians to make a five-weeks tour of Russia. Rsuter.
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    U.S. COMMANDER
    16 3 lt.-gpn. MRifcnv hv«tway, Commander of the U.S. Eighth Army m Korea. Camera Press picture.
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    New U.N. move to end Israel-Syria row
    205 3 TEL AVIV, Monday. EXPLORATORY talks are being held with the United Nations Acting Chief-of Staff, Colonel Bennett de Ridder, of Belgium, on the possibility of convening the Syrian-Israel mixed armistice commission soon, an Israel Army spokesman said last night m Tel Aviv. This
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    PRINCESS LOTUS FLOWER
    48 3 LAUSANNE, Monday. KING Phumiphon and Queen Sirikit of Siam have named their baby daughter Wpow (Siamese for lotus flower), it was learned today. The princess was born at the fashionable Montchoisl Clinic here on Thursday. Both the Queen and the princess are doing well. Reuter.
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    RUBBER: 'BIG FIRMS FAVOURED'
    144 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. DEPRESENTATIVES of small rubber companies say that they are being squeezed out of business by rubber allocations which, they claimed favour large firms. Mr. H. P. Schrank, vice president of Seiberling Rubber Co., of Akron. Ohio. urged that the U.S. Govern- ment release 90,000
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    BRITISH FOR KOREA
    33 3 ROYAL ARMOURED Corps reinforcements for the British Commonwealth Forces m Korea disembarking from the Troopship Empire TJrwell, at a Japanese port. They include regular soldiers and National Servicemen. A.P. picture
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    'INVADERS' ARE MISSING
    107 3 'INVADERS' ARE MISSING HANOI Mon. pRENCH air and ground reconnaissance last' night failed to detect the Chinese "bandit force" which, a French communique said, had crossed into 'Forking and which, according to usually reliable French sources, had taken two sma.l towns. Tsinho, which is 12 miles south ot Phong Tho.
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    COTTON DOWN
    30 3 KARACHI, Mon.— A sharp break m cotton prices is reported here, with the decline ranging from 20 to 25 rupees per 80-lbs. m the last two weeks. A.P.
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    CREW ORDERED OFF SHIP
    45 3 HONG KONG, Men. ALL crew members of the requisitioned 15,000ton Communist Chinese tanker Yung Hao have been ordered off the ship, which is now being guarded by police officers. The tanker was requisitioned by the Hong Kong Government on Saturday. —Reuter.
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    PRICES IN US TOP RECORD
    70 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. Wholesale prices m the United States climbed to a record height during the week ended March 20, the Government reported. The week's rise of 0.3 per cent took the index to 133.9 per cent of the 1926 average. That was 2.2 per cent
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    TOUR ENDS
    22 3 KARACHI, Mon. The Turkish goodwill military mission to Pakistan yesterday returned to Karachi after completing a three-week tour. A. P.
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    Heated naval debate expected
    156 3 Heated naval debate expected LONDON, Mon. A HEATED Anglo-Ame- rican debate rivalling the one over General Douglas Mac Arthur probably will be touched off this week by the formal appointment of an American admiral as the top Allied Naval Commander m the Atlantic. The reported choice of Admiral William R.
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    Offer denied by Schacht
    83 3 LUNEBURG, Germany, Mon.— Dr. Schacht, former president of Hitler's Reichsbank. said yesterday that he has not been offered a post as economic adviser to the Persian government, as reported m the Teheran newspaper Bakhtar Emrouz. "I cannot say if I would accept such an invitation since
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    Chinese delegate leaving for U.N.
    38 3 TAIPEI, Mon.— TJ 1 Tsian* chief Chinese U.N. delegate' leaves Taipei tomorrow for Lake Success, where it is believed he will start campaign to force the issue on charges of aggression against Russia
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    U.K. TAKES CENSUS
    15 3 LONDON, Mon. Britain conducted its first census m 20 years yesterday.— A.P.
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    Federation buys five 'baby' planes for new feederservice
    407 4 Federation buys five 'baby' planes for new feeder service first of five de Havilland "Beaver" baby airliners which the Federation Government intends to put into operation on a 'jungle hopping' feeder-line service to improve Malaya's air communications is expected to undergo trials m Singapore by the end of August. The
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    Bench frees 1, says 8 guilty
    217 4 Bench frees 1, says 8 guilty From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. ALLEGED thefts from Jenderam during the evacuation of 1,700 under the Emergency RegulaA tions had a sequel at Kajang when Thillyampalam. a senior Indian hospital attendant with 24 years' service, was acquitted of stealing two bicycle tyres.
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    DRIVER HAD NO LICENCE: $10
    83 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. For driving a car without a driving licence, K. Govindan was, fined SIC m the Police Court today He told the Court that he was seated m the car. which was parked by the side of the road,
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    VENUE CHANGED
    38 4 The Singapore District Society of the Corporation of Certified Secretaries will hold Its annual meeting m the V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, at 5 p.m. on April 17, and not m the British Council Hall as previously stated.
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    ONE EXCESS: $10
    24 4 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Fong Bah Siew. a taxi driver. was fined $10 for carrying an excess passengpr.
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    TOO YOUNG TO DIE' DEATH APPEAL
    114 4 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. 'THE appeal of a Chinese, Tan Kok Seng, sentenced to death for carrying arms, took a dramatic turn m the Federation Court of Appeal this morning. Mr. H. E. P. Powell, who was assigned to argue the
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    Hillmen go to school
    110 4 riORTY-three tough youths r from the hills of Nepal are schooling m Singapore and loving it. All 18 years of age, they are recruits attached to the Singapore Gurkha Anti-Riot Squad at Cantonment Road. They are learning to read and write Romanised Gurkhali. Malay and arithmetic
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    PHOTOGRAPHER ALLOWED BAIL
    49 4 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Lee Kirn Fong. a photographer, was charged m the Police Court today with making an improper use of the emergency signal m a railway carriage causing the train to stop near Kulai. He was allowed bail of SI SO.
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    Singapore Diary
    30 4 CHINESE V.M.C.A.. Selesie Road, board meeting and reception to Dr. D. C- Leung, 5 p.m.. basketball, 5.30 p.m. V.M.CA., Orchard Road, gymnastics class. 6 p.m.. table-trnnls, 1.30 p.m.
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    NEW REGISTRARS
    49 4 The Governor of Singapore has appointed Mr. J. B. Appadurai and Mr. Liv Pai Hu as Assistant Registrars, effective 'rom March 22, 1951, under *he Registration of Schools Ordinance 1950. Mr. N. F. Fahy has been appointed Assistant Comptroller of Income Tax, effective from March 15. 1951
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    NO I-CARD: $5
    41 4 From Our Own Correspondent. MUAR Mon.— A 90-year-old Javanese woman. Mutiara binti Kaesan was fined $5 for failing to obtain an identity card at Parit Jawa. Her grandson. Sukor bin Hajl Sirat. was fined $10 for harbouring her.
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    WILL BE CHARGED
    43 4 From Our Own Correspondent. KLUANG. Mon.— At th e Inquest into the death of Goh Siau Chit, aged 55, at V/ 2 m.s. Jalan Ayer Itam-Kluang Road Kam Woh a car driver was found criminally liable and will be charged.
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    Cow owners fined
    46 4 rrom Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Mon. Because his two cows strayed Into the compound of the police station at Tangkak an Indian. Pardals. was fined $5. Abdullah bin Kolop was also fined $5 for allowing his cows to stray on a public road.
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    Malayan tea to Germany: $1 a lb.
    132 4 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. pOR the second month m succession, practically the whole of the Federation's exports of tea went to Germany. In export figures for February Issued today, it shows that 83,373 lb out of 98,036 lb of tea
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    FOR JUNGLE SERVICE IN MALAYA
    28 4 FOR JUNGLE SERVICE IN MALAYA DE HAVILLANO MONOPLANE, one of five which will bring passengers from smaller towns when the new services start m August. They are six-seaters.
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    Telecoms man was murdered
    203 4 npHE Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, yester- day returned a finding of murder against persons unknown after an inquest into the death of Mr. Henry James Austin Gutridge, aged 22, Assistant Controller of Telecommunications, Kalian g airport, who was killed m the December riots. Gutridge's body
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    Russia got none then
    86 4 Russia got none then- MO rubber was exported to Russia from Malaya during March, statistics issued on Saturday revealed. Out of a total of 97,837 long tons of rubber shipped from Malaya last month. China purchased 7,012 tons and Hong Kong 8,744 tons. Russia's total purchases of rubber from Malaya
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    Raw fish: warning
    76 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. THE Chief Medical Officer of Kelantan. Dr. R. E Anderson, yesterday issued a warning about eating raw or half cooked fish which might contain worms. Proper cooking would kill any worms m a fish and make it safe to be
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    Flag flies for first time
    62 4 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG. Mon.— The Red Cross flag was flown for the first time m Penang and the Federation during the weekend when 350 junior Red Cross cadets were enrolled by Mrs. A. V. Aston, president of Penang branch of the British Red
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    ABSENT FROM DUTY: GAOLED
    78 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mohd. Zin bin Abubakar. a special constable of Ayer Manis Estate, Kulai. was sentenced m the Police Court today to two weeks' imprisonment for being absent from duty for five days. He told the Court that he had three
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    FOUR TERMS EXPIRE
    50 4 From Our Stan Correspondent KUALA LIPIS, Mon.— lnche Ismail bin Ibrahim, Mr. Yeap Hong Ghee, DP.M.X., JP., Da to Kay a Pati and Tuan Haji Ishak Lofti bin Omar have ceased to be State i Councillors, Kelantan, on the expiration of their specified terms of office. i
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    Rail service cuts
    88 4 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. ALTERATIONS to the passenger train service on Wednesday between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are announced today. The ciay mail from Kuala Lumpur will run only to Gemas and back. The train from Singapore will stop at Kluanjj and then return
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    THE RETREAT
    30 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The Federation Police band from Kuala Lumpur will beat The Retreat at the Bukit Zahrah School padang at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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    CHARITY SHOW
    28 4 The Ramakrishna Misson will present a variety entertainment m aid of the Boys Home at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow and on Thursday at at 8 p.m.
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    Money needed to pay clergy more
    212 4 from uur stan correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. STIPENDS of clergymen of the Church of England In Malaya were increased on March 1. The cost will be more than $40,000 a year i The Rt. Rev. Dr. Henry Baines, Bishop of Singapore, In a letter
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    PLEADS GUILTY: CASE ADJOURNED
    79 4 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Saying that he could not accept a plea of guilty made m such circumstances the Police Court Magistrate today adjourned the case In which Wong Chor Seng, of Batu Pahat, was charged with operating a taxi other than from
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    RAILWAY RATES INCREASE
    276 4 RAILWAY RATES INCREASE rrnm Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. RAILWAY season tickets will cost more from May 1 as a result of amendments m the tariff rates announced by the General Manager of the Malayan Railway today. He also announced Increase m the freight charges for a large num&er
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    IPOH TEACHER MARRIES
    58 4 From Our Own Correspondent. IPOH, Mon.— Mr. Robert Leong Choo Meng. a teacher m the AngloChinese School. Ipoh, and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Leong Boon Swee of Muar married Miss Ruth Ho Lim Peng, second daughter of the late Mr. Ho Mun Lan and Mrs.
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    ACQUITTED
    34 4 From Our Own Correspondent. KLUANG, Mon. Mrs. C. I. Milne, of Muar, charged with negligently driving her car and colliding with another car on the Johore Bahru-Ayer Itam Road was acquitted and discharged.
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    SCHOOL TO TEACH DEFENCE
    173 5 Volunteers may get paid as* they learn CINGAPOffE Government is to start a school to train civil defence volunteers. An old building on the P.W.D. sports ground at Kolam Aver Lane off Serangoon Road is being renovated for the purpose. Training is due to begin m
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    MISSION TALKS IN IPOH
    169 5 MISSION TALKS IN IPOH n-om Our Staff Correspondent. IPOH, Mon. A THREE-day conference of rv 32 principals of Govern-ment-aided schools run by the Methodist Mission m the Federation and Singapore opened today m the Ipoh An^lo-Chinese school hall. Bishop R. L. Archer opened the conference which began wiih a short
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    CAR HITS POLE IN CRASH
    64 5 From Oar Own Corr dependent TAIPINO, Mon.— Mr. Uttam Blngh, Taiping sportsman and Scout officer, was Involved m a car crash on Saturday when his car collided with a telegraph pole at Upper Station Road. Mr. Uttam Singh received head injuries and was taken to
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    PLEADS GUILTY: ACQUITTED
    52 5 From Oar Own Correspondent KAJANG, Mon.— A military driver, F. Elliott of C. Squadron Royal Hussars charged with inconsiderate driving, pleaded guilt? and was admonished ana acquitted. It was stated that, while overtaking a bullock cart he swerved to mis* a pedestrian and hit the cart causing
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    HE KEPT IT
    30 5 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— N. Suppiah, aged 21, was at I Kuala Lumpur today gaoled j for three months for retaining a stolen bicycle.
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    Penang body to welcome Buddhist
    156 5 Fr»m Ov Staff Correspondent. PENANG, Mon. pENANG Buddhists will send a special reception committee to Singapore to greet Dr. G. P. Malalasekera, president of the World Fel- lowship of Buddhists, on his arrival m the Colony on April 26. The Penang party which will leave
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    STUDENTS' WEEK
    39 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Mon. Penang Students' Week. In which Normal class teachers from Penang. Perak and Kedah, took Part, ended today with a play "Becky Sharp" presented by first-year students at the Wellesley primary school.
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    LOSES HIS BOAT
    37 5 MUAR, Mon.— Adrls bin All, aged 22, who used a boat to carry goods without a licence, was fined $150 or one month's hard labour at Muar. The boat was oriered to be confiscated.
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    He murdered his wife, Court told
    186 5 He murdered his wife, Court told A CHINESE, Tan Hung Song, who is alleged to have stabbed his wife while she was preparing poultry food, appeared yesterday m the Singapore Assizes on a charge of murder. Tan is alleged to have murdered his wife, Phua Toke Hwee, on Aug. 22,
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    Call to N.S. youth
    103 5 From Onr Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Mon. A PLEA to youth organlsations m the State to cul. tivate the principles of tolerance and goodwill was made here yesterday by the Mentri Besar, Dato Haji Abdul Malek. when he declared open Youti Week at a rally sponsored by
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    MALAY WOMAN ACQUITTED
    79 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.Tungku Abdul Rahman, president of the Kuala Lumpui Sessions Court today acquitted a Malay woman. Blbl binte Din who was alleged to have "knowingly altered the serial number m her identity card.' Bibi said that she did not know that the number of her card
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    New bank opens on Monday
    186 5 T^HE United Commercial Bank, one of the big three x m India, will start business m Singapore on Monday. The office will be at 3, Collyer Quay. The Representative of tfte Government of India. Mr. M. Gopala Menon, will perform the opening ceremony. Five hundred
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    SCHOLARSHIP
    28 5 from Oar Own Correspondent BTJTTERWOKTH, Mill The Mj Adrian Clark School Schola> -hip has been awarded this year to X laasarathar of The Vie Lor ia Inst.,
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    Police alert for Maria appeal
    216 5 SINGAPORE police will be on the alert next Monday, when the Maria Hertog h appeal is to be heard before the Supreme Court. Mr. W. J. Paries, Deputy Commissioner of Police, told the Straits Times yesterday: "We shall take all normal precautions on that day.
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    BROKE CURFEW
    26 5 From Our Own Correspondent KLUANG, Mon. Wong Sen and Wong Yen Chen were each fined $20 or 10 days' Imprisonment for breaking the curfew.
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    ON DRUNK CHARGE: LOST $lO, RING
    68 5 From Our Own Correspondent BUTTERWORTH. Mon. 4 PPEARING m court with A.a. a bandaged head an Indian, Sinnappan. told the Butterworth Circuit Magistrate today that some one had hit him on the head and taken away $10 and a ring belonging to him. Sinnappan,
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    TIMBER TRADE TO BE RESUMED
    119 5 THE timber agreements made m Singapore recently have been accepted by the Indonesian Government and tonkangs will again sail for Bengkalls, Sumatra, after a month's Idleness, for logs foe Singapore, tra will be on a 50-50 per cent barter trade basis, except at Bengkalls. Here
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    Girl who ate the evidence is to die
    208 5 Girl who ate the evidence is to die From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. WONG AH LAU, who swallowed a piece of paper when she was about to be arrested, lost her appeal today against sentence of death for possessing Communist documents and collecting supplies for the bandits. Wong,
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    ENGLISH CLASSES FOR MALAYS
    49 5 From Our Own Correspondent. KAJANG, Mon.— Five teachers from the High Schoo!, 1 Kajang, yesterday began English classes for Malay boys and girls m the Malay schools at Kajang and Sungel Ramal. The classes, organised by the Selangor Education department, will be held every Saturday.
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    ISLAH PRESIDENT
    40 5 KOTA BAHRU, Mon.— Dato Serl Ainar D Raja president Kota Bahru Town Board, has accepted appointment as, president of The Islah. Association. Two schools, one Arabic and one English arc under the management of the %u ociat ion
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    Bandits kill 8 in road battles
    483 5 Bandits kill 8 in road battles From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. FIGHT soldiers—six Malays and two Gurkhas— were killed and ten wounded m two big battles with large groups of bandits In Negri Sembilan and Pahang. This follows fighting between security forces and groups of 100 or mo*e
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    Training for welfare men
    120 5 MEMBERS of the Social Welfare Department. Singapore, will begin a 12-week training course on May 2. At the end of the course they will sit for an examination. The course will consist of lectures followed by discussion. The purpose of the lectures Is to make members
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    BLUKAR FIRE
    38 5 From Our Own Correspondent. KUANTAN. Mon.— A blukar I fire In Tanjong Api this weekend nearly burned down a partly built attap house. Workers and helpers held the fire In check until the fire brigade arrived.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Apr. 10, 1951. Is It Worth While?
    1049 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., Apr. 10, 1951. Is It Worth While? On the morning of polling day, what are the thoughts m the minds of nearly fifty thousand residents of Singapore who are registered as electors for the Legislative Council Startling as it may appear, a case can be
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    BISHOP'S PRIZES
    18 6 Krom Oar Own Correspondent. KUANTAN, Mon.— The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Olcomendy, Bishop of Malacca, presented prizes
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    The Adat Perpateh —or what?
    477 6 The Adat Perpateh —or what? [)R. Margaret Kibble Qf v Port Dickson, m a pungent and forceful letter m the Straits Times of April 2, has advanced a very strong argument m favour of the retention of the Customary Land Tenure Enactment of Neeri Sembilan. This Enactment enforces that provision
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    End of a Chinese school
    461 6 NEWS of the demolition of the Sin Ah Chinese School m Pasir Panjang six months ago to make way for military establishments will have shocked public opinion m Singapore. The facts first came to my notice on March 15 and on the next day I
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    11 6 r'no^ograph t>v Tan Seng nun. PENANG FISHERMEN DRYING NETS, TANJONG BUNGAH
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      AMENDMENT OF RENT CONTROL Where's the hardship?
      531 6 AMENDMENT OF RENT CONTROL Where's the hardship? AN INQUIRER", m his letter published last Friday under the heading "Rent and Red Herring", seems very definite about the certainty of the untold hardships which are going to fall on the population of Singapore if the Rent Control Ordinance is amended on
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      LANDLORD'S LOT
      368 6 HAVE followed with interest the dispute between Mr. C. C. Tan and Mr. G. H. Kiat as to whether Mr. Kiat is opposed to rent Increase. It appears to me both of them are now unreasonably opposed to it. Are they serious m thinking that a 20 per
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    On the Margin
    414 6 Bedroom Bees THE inquiry published below should, I consider, have been directed to "Tuan Djek" or "Planter's Wife", and not to a poor offlce-wallah and city-dweller like me. However, m the hope that either of those two annalists of the Malayan countryside, of others learned In rural
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    THOUSANDS MORE TRAVELLED BY AIR
    314 7 Freight and mail trebled: big rise m revenue SINGAPORE air services carried nearly double the number of passengers m 1950 than m 1949. Freight and air mail were more than trebled. Figures compiled by the Department of Civil Aviation show that the Colony's revenue from
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    2 UNDER BRIDGE DIE IN CRASH
    263 7 WHILE sheltering under the railway bridge at the 9th mile, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, during a heavy rainstorm yesterday afternoon, two motorcyclists were hit and killed when a lorry loaded with rubber skidded off the greasy road. The two men killed were Flt./Sgt. J.
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    MANDORE GETS 2 MONTHS' GAOL
    56 7 A 24-year-old Malay mandore In the Singapore Municipality, Mashod bin Kasiman, was yesterday sentenced m the Second Police Court to two months' imprisonment for misappropriating 40 bags of cement worth $160 from the Municipality. Four other Malays, charged with Mashod, pleaded not guilty and their
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    Cheating charge
    31 7 From Our Staff Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— Tay Ah Hock claimed trial on two charges of cheating m the Sessions Court at Johore Bahru today. The case was adjourned.
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    Hertogh case hearing may be put back
    206 7 WHEN the Maria Hertogh case comes up before the Singapore Court of Appeal next Monday, Mr. N. A. Mallal on behalf of Inche Mansoor Adabl and Che Aminah, will ask for an adjournment of the hearing until about the third week of next
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    Singapore may get their advice too
    197 7 RECOMMENDATIONS by Dr. William P. Fenn and Dr. T. Y. Wu, American educationists invited by the Federation Government to study problems connected with Chinese education, may be PanMalayan. Dr. Fenn said yesterday that he and Dr. Wu had spent four days inspecting Chinese schools
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    SCOUT SAVED DROWNING BOY
    91 7 AN unknown Chinese Scout saved a 12-year-old boy, Loh Lye Hock from drowning off Marine Parade. Singapore, yesterday. Lye Hock himself had been m^imculUeßtrylngtosaTe who had swum too far out. scene. Lye Sin, however, managed Later when he had dragged to swim to safety with the
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    $250,000 prize in T.B. lottery
    146 7 $250,000 prize in T.B. lottery From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. DETAILS of the first $1 million lottery promoted by the Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board to raise money for the prevention and cure of T.B. and the training of under-privileged children, were annoinced today. The published prospectus,
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    Opening for a career
    93 7 Opening for a career mHE Singapore Regiment, the 1 formation of which had been agreed to by the Legislative Council, aiay provide a new opening for students, who leave school seeking a military career, says the new schools magazine Youth. Youth adds: "The Regiment is to have prestige on a
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    RUBBER CHARGE
    33 7 KLUANG, Mon— Eng Kirn Beng, 19, charged with illegal possession of 25 katis of rubber at Ayer Itam village was allowed bail of $2,000 and the case postponed to April 17.
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    GAOLED—HE WEEPS
    55 7 GAOLED— HE WEEPS From Our Own Correspondent GEMAS, Mon. A young Chinese Lim Lai Tian, wept m Gemas court when he learned that he had to serve another term m gaol. Lim. who claimed trial to a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property, a fountain pen worth about $35, was
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    WATCH DEALERS' GET-TOGETHER
    45 7 Five hundred dealers and business associates of the Election watch agents, Messrs. Chung Chong, were enter*tained to a dinner last night at Southern Hotel. The occasion was a get-to-gether at the opening of a new business season following the Chinese New Year.
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    HAD NO CARD
    32 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Yap Pek Chua, a Chinese youth, today pleaded guilty to not having an identity card m the Sessions Court. Sentence was postponed.
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    2 MONTHS DUTY TOPS ALL 1949
    176 7 2 MONTHS DUTY TOPS ALL 1949 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. rpHE increased export duty on rubber, Introduced at the beginning of the year, brought m $40 million In duty, replanting cess and actual cess m the first two months of this year. The February figures of $16.55
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    Two talks on adult education planned
    234 7 MR. Harold A. Shearman, vice-president of the Workers' Education Association of Great Britain, who is now m Sarawak, will spend one week m Singapore to help the Colony expand to literacy and adult education. On the last two days of his visit, he will
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    HORNET IN S'PORE
    99 7 J^IR Commodore D. W. F. Bonham Carter, the new A.0.C., R.A.F. m Hong Kong:, arrived at Changi yesterday, flying the first of the nev Hornet fighters for a F.E.A.F. squadron m Malaya. The Air Commodore (left) is seen with Group Capt. R. T. Gething, a senior Air
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    Russians dance in ship to Luba (4)
    157 7 MEMBERS of the Russian Embassy m Rangoon, passing through Singapore, drank champagne with dinner and danced folk dances on the deck of the Tairea last night to celebrate the birthday of four-year-old Luba, daughter of a couple attached Heading the 16-member staff for
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    Saw murder allegation
    98 7 A Special Volunteer Constable, William Sng, alleged at a Singapore preliminary inquiry yesterday that he saw a Sikh being stabbed to death at the Junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Kamponjt Sireh on Jan. 12. Two Sikhs, and a womanRye Ranjit Singh, Sarma Singh and Siti Mariyam
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    2 SMOKED: FINED
    42 7 Two labourers. Tan Ah Poh, aged 48 and Koh Thiam Hock, aged 42, who pleaded guilty to smoking; aboard the Bevdannock In the Naval Base while ammunition was being unloaded, were yesterday Aged $30 each m the Second PoHee
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    HAD OBSCENE PHOTOS: $50
    55 7 Ong Kirn Wee, aged 22. who was found In possession of two obscene photographs when searched by the RAF police at Changi Road last Saturday, wag fined $50 by Mr. P. Claque In the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. The photographs, which were produced as exhibits,
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    Malay again found guilty
    241 7 Malay again found guilty A MALAY, Mohammed A bin All, who had already been convicted three times m the Singapore Third District Court* mi riot charges, was yesterday found guilty again m the same court of being a member of an unlawful assembly and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
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    NOT A GOVT OFFICIAL
    65 7 Singapore Government offi cials yesterday denied th presence m Bangkok of Colony Government ofncia negotiating for rights fo Colony vessels to fish m sout Siamese waters. This follows a Siamese In formation Service statemen that such an official ii noi In Bangkok for negotiations. It is
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    DEATH
    40 7 SAVERIAS Antoine Saveria (younger brother of Franc! Saverias, managing director c Chlda, Francis Co.) suddenl at 11 a.m. yesterday. Funen cortege will leaVe residence Goodman Rd.. Katong, at P« to the Church of Our Lady LoordM, thence to Btdadari.
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    EVE-OF-POLL BROADCASTS
    706 8 2 Party leaders make final pleas to electorate fHE big gung of the Progressive and Labour Parties fire<J their final salvo over Radio Malaya last evening when Mr. Nazir Mallal (Progressive) and Mr. Lim Yew Hock (Labour) made last minute appeals to the Singapore electorate. "If you want
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    IN THE JUNGLE THIS CHANGE —TOOK 2 YEARS
    47 8 IN THE JUNGLE THIS CHANGE- T OOK 2 YEARS THESE 1..0 photographs changed the life and looks —of Soon Loy. In 1949 she joined the bandits and worked as an agent for them m the jungle. Last month she and her husband surrendered Dept. of Information pictures.
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    NOBODY TO BLAME
    52 8 KLUANG. Mon.— At the inquest into the death of Fatima binte Marganl, a Javanese woman who was found dead a f Mengkibil Estate Kluang, the Croner. Inche Ibrahim bin Haji Salam. returned a verdict of death from gun shot wounds from stray bullets with no blame attached
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    Estate men told: 'Unite'
    102 8 From Our Staff Corrrspondrnt. IPOH, Mon. THE Perak Estate Employees Union has more members and their finances are very much stronger today than they were a year ago, said Mr. John Emmanuel, the president, at a conference of delegates at Ipoh. He exhorted the delegates to
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    OFF TO EUROPE
    45 8 OFF TO EUROPE SIR CHARLES Murray Ay nslry and Lady Mnrray-Aynsley, who sailed yesterday for Ell rope m the Lalandia, received so many baskets of flowers from friends that it w»s impossible to move m the passea^ eway without knocking some over. Straits Times picture.
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    Spore hotel service class planned
    195 8 jtf R. Myron Lin?, who studied hotel management at an American university, is starting an hotel service training class m Singapore to try to attain European and American hotel standards. The Malayan hotel boy of the future would know how to arrange flowers— and exercise
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    Journalist's visit to U.S. postponed
    139 8 Journalist's visit to U.S. postponed MR. Yusof Ishak, managing director of the Singapore Malay newspaper Utusan Melayu. who was to have left Singapore on Sunday night on a four-month visit to America has been forced to postpone his departure and will leave towards the end of this week Instead. He
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    HANGED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF GAOL
    51 8 Before he hanged himself from a tree m front of Changi Gaol. Chathu Kunjhambu a 35-year-old labourer, left a letter saying that he "had no enemies." Yesterday, the Singapore Coroner returned a verdict of suicide by hanging when an inquiry was hMa Into Chathu's
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    BROKE CURFEW
    19 8 KLUANG, Mon. Wong Moy was sentenced to 3 days' imprisonment and fined $10 for breaking the curfew.
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    THIS IS WHERE YOU VOTE
    363 8 THE following is the full list 1 of polling stations for today's election: City Victoria Memoria! Hall. Chong Hock Girls' School, 2X-27, Stanley Street. Umar Pulavar Tamil S:hool. 41, Maxwell Road. Nam Shun Free School, 42, North Canal Road. Chinese Buddhist AssociaMoa Free School, 21,
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    A cheap and easy Ice-cream
    213 9 'THIS is a delicious waj of making Ice-cream It is very economical making enough for six to eight people, and Is much simpler than most other methods. The basic recipe can be used with any number of flavours, and any additions can be made In
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    WELCOME TO SHORT HAIR
    86 9 LONG hair is deed as a woman's fashion ano will ft stay dead, according to master hairdresser W McCill. He told the annual conference of the Guild of Hairdressers, Witfmakers and Perfumers m London that lon* hair could never be dressed to a woman's advantage "It
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    Giving a big puff
    35 9 PUFF! Pretty miss is four-year-old loan Heddle, daughter of trainer Alan Heddle and his wife |udy. seen with her parents blowing out the candles at her birthday party. Robinson Studio Picture.
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    MUZZLED WITH A CANNON-BALL
    590 9 FROM AN ESTATE BUNGALOW VUE recently found a f cannon ball on the estate! I don't suppose we shall ever find out where it came from but being of a romantic nature would like to think that an old fashioned battle took place right here but
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    Be Fair To An Adopted Child
    855 9  -  JaUTHEKUTzATT IN m/\LJ\ \A m By NURSE JANET "INQUIRING" writes asking tor advice on the matter of adoption as she an^ her husband are thinking of adopting a raby. Couples entertaining idea must really want to have, and to love, a child. It is
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    This week's bonny baby
    30 9 Six-months-old Omana, daußhter ot Mr and Mrs. C. V Pillai, of 37 Philips Avenue, Paya Lebar, Singapore, wins this week's $5 prize for the Bonniest Baby.
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      278 9 ACROSS. 1. Negro committee In the Straits Times Crossword TSSS^t wL |>. 9. Cora holds on for a halo (fl). T 1 v. Kvwwi. V TTT"^ W. Scene of carnage (8). 1 *SBK B 11. making an error (9). H| 12. Inferior sower (5). sill Hi *sH Hi"""^^^"^ M. It
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    5-point newsmap of a danger zone
    21 10 Russia looks toward* the trouble spots '.n the Near East bu> the West stands guard
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    Defences of the West grow stronger
    263 10  - Defences of the West grow stronger LAN COLVIN ■By T<HE U.S. is striding into A the Mediterranean today with seven-league boots, but Britain is the senior partner there. Look at the five defence areas that are being strengthened: 1 The whole North African seaboard is vital to General Eisenhower's strategy.
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    FORTRESS ISLAND THREATENS ASIA
    796 10  -  WILLIAM PARROTT ..By- pEVERISH activity m the construction of military installations is reported on Hainan, the large Chinese Communist island m the South China Sea. A usually reliable source .said m Hong Kong he had information that the Dullding of submarine pens at Yulin. m the
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      254 10 TODAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News; 10.10 Close; 12 Malay; 1 p.m. Radio Orch.; I 45 Ralph Flanagan Orch.; 2 Close; 5 Malay; 6.15 "Four Stars A Starlet"; 6.30 U.N. Programme; 6.45 Radio Malaya Trio; 7 News; 7.12 Interlude; 7.30 "Having a Wonderful Crime"; 8 "Music Shop"; 8.30 'Talk of
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    London Stocks
    300 11 London Stocks LONDON, Monday. A HEAD of Britain's Budget Day tomorrow, April 10 London Stock Exchange operators were cautious and unwilling to extend commitments m domestic stocks today. In idle markets price changes were mainly to lower levels and showed British Government stocks occasionally one-sixteenth off. Closing middle yrtces Of
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    Skipping in the Roads and alongside
    181 11 CHIPS m the Singapore Roads and alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns at 4 pjn. yesterday were: Outer Roads: Hai Hsuan. Inverbank, Glenfinlas. Pentakota. Victoria Peak. M. Brander, Norvest, Seiko Maru. Snana. E. Halladale, Myrmidon. Langle?scot, Adelanto. City of Poona. Tasman, Tairea, Walbalong. Tressillian.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    230 11 "turn-over moderate m a quiet day From A Market Correspondent IQUIDATION was fairly well absorbed m the Singapore rubber market yesterday, the first day of the operation of the new rubber export permit system. Business at the Import and Export Department was described as normal, despite expectations of
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    London Rubber
    31 11 LONDON, Mon., Apr. B.— Spot 59'-d., May 59' id., June 59>i«J.. July-Sept. 57 '*d., Oct.-Dec. 53 .d, Apr. elf. 58<4d. Apr.-May c.i.f., 58'Tjd-, May-June cU. 67*<1.. Qom. Market: Quiet.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    37 11 HONO KONG, Mon. FREE market currency exchange for Hong Kong dollar* was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HKS6.O3H (cash): HKs6.oB'-, (T); £1 HK515.40; one tahtl of gold 1 HK$324 S 4.— UP.
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    T.N: $620 A PICUL
    35 11 SINGAPORE, Mon.. Apr. 9— 5620 (up $5). £1,300 a ton m London LONDON. Mon., Apr 9.— Spot Buyers £1.300; Forward £1.235; Settlement £1,395 (up £10). Turnovers: a.m. 60. p.m. 70 tons.
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    The Produce Market
    114 11 117ITH no Continental Interest m view, the copra section of the Singapore produce market remained unchanged ln price yesterday. Pepper was steady, wl'n sellers raising quotations ln all varieties. No business was reported. Sellers of coconut oil quoted $89 a picul; buyers stood at $87. Selling prices
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR EXCHANGE
    39 11 THE Malayan Exchange Banks A Association announced at the week-end that control direct rates for Canadian dollars were: Buying T.T. 34 13/16 Airmail (0.D.) 34 15/16. (90 days) 35 3/16; Sell ing T.T./O.D. ready 34 7/16.
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    Malayan shares
    181 11 Malayan shares Firm; Rubbers and Tins m demand riIHE Malayan share market J. opened the week on a firm note yesterday with Rubbers and Tins m fair demand. A number of price rises were recorded m these two sections. Industrials remained very steady. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers'
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    MALAYAN TIN SHIPMENTS
    98 11 CtRAITS Traders announce the following March shipments of tin, m tons: From Singapore to U.K. 583 (438 opMonal Continent), U.S.A. 80, Continent 966, Canada 115. Pacific 32 i. India two. 80.1 th America 637, Africa one, Australasia 71 2 Middle East three. From Penang to U.K. 761,
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    KAMUNING RUBBER & TIN DIVIDEND
    25 11 KAMUNING RUBBER TIN DIVIDEND KAMTJNING (Perak) Rubber Tin Company directors have declared an interim dividend of 15 per cent., less tax, payable on May 18^
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    Hitam Tin Output
    12 11 XTITAM Tin Jn March produced 101 piculs of tin-ore.
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    BELLA MARIE READY TO WIN FIRST TIME
    388 12 BELLA MARIE READY TO WIN FIRST TIME Has been working m fine style OF THE NEWCOMERS who will make their debut at Bukit Timah tomorrow, second day of the Singapore Turf Club's April meeting, first mention must be made of Bella Marie, a beautifully-actioned Irish-bred chestnut by Ballyogan who has
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    26 12 MUM A. GORDON leads m Billdaw (Charles), winner at Bukit Timah on Saturday. This was the first success for both owner and horse. Straits Times picture.
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    TOP Cl. 2 SPRINT IS SEVERE TEST
    614 12 SELDOM have I come across a more open betting race than the Class 2, Div. 1 6-f. sprint handicap i at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Eighteen horses have been handicapped and even allowing for scratchings there are enough form horses to assure a splendid
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    CRICKET TOURNEY RESULTS NOT IN
    33 12 The honorary secretary of the Singapore Cricket Association revests all affiliated clubs U> send m as soon as possible the full results of the tournament games played up-to-date.
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    COMPTON, EDRICH JOINT CAPTAINS
    29 12 LONDON. Mon. Denis Compton, a professional, and the amateur Bill Edrich have been appointed jofnt captains of Middlesex County cricket team lor this season. Reuter.
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    TIPS WEST INDIANS
    47 12 MELBOURNE, Mon Predd ie Blown, who captained England m the tour of Australia recently, thinks the West Indies can beat Australia. Brown considers Bert Su'cliffe, who made a century against England In New Zealand, as the best lefthand batsman of ths present day.— Reuter.
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    Kailasapathy & Pearson bat well
    243 12 Kailasapathy Pearson bat well From Our SUIT Correspondent. MALACCA, Mon. JUI. C. Kailasapattiy, former aM Colony all-rounder, hit the first 50 In the Doshl Shield competition yesterday and helped Indian Association to beat Malay Sports Club by 27 runs m ,an Innings game. Indians totalled 114 with M. S. Maniam
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    Poh Lim wins French titles
    146 12 PARIS Mon. ONG POH LIM of Singapore won the singles title and shared the doubles crown m the French open badminton championships which ended here. In the singles. Poh Lim beat All-England and Malayan champion Wong Peng Soon 15—0, 15—8. and m the doubles Poh
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    141 PROBABLES FOR TOMORROW'S RACES
    153 12 THERE are enough runners to provide for 10 good betting races at Bukit Timah tomorrow, second day of the Singapore Turf Club April Meeting, but obviously the Club does not favour a card of more than eight races on a week-day. So 141 probables have
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    57 12 CHAMPION cyclist Re? Harris with the British "Sportsman Of The Year" trophy which wa s presented to him at London's Savoy Hotel on Apr. 2 by Health Minister Mr. Hilary Marquand. This is the second year m succession that Harris has combined this honour with the winning of the world
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    Rees three under par at Island Club
    325 12 TV<\l Rees, British match play champion, was thret under par 72 playing m an exhibition match ai the Island Club yesterday. Rees, partnered by Ferrier Mayor, Island Clut champion, finished all square with Max Faulkner the British professional, and Jack Hodgkinson Island Club
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    BUKIT TIMAH S.C. SCORE 4-1 WIN
    54 12 In a division 3B league soccer match played on the C.V.M.A. ground on Sunday. Buklt Timah Sports Club beat P T Sports Club by four goals to one. The scorers lor the Bukit Timah S.C. were Sharifl (2), Chow Sam and Ismail. Madon scored
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    Bobby Locke now 4 up
    79 12 uuKOAn, ivion. BOBBY Luke. South African and British open golf champion, was four up on Norman Von Sida. Australia, at the end of the first 72 holes In their 144 holes El .500 match. Locke, two up after the Arst 36 loles at Capetown last
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    DISTRICT STARTS REGULAR SHOOTS
    396 12 SINGAPORE Base District has started a series of quarterly rifle meetings, designed to produce the service shot who can deal with a fleetinf type of target. Teams of four firers from Company (or equivalent) military sub-unit compete for a trophy made and presented by REME Base
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    Another 2 points for Pulau Brani
    410 12 Another 2 points for Pulau Brani Palau Brani 1; Indian R. C. 0. piJLAU BRANI United consolidated their leadership m the S. A.F.A. Senior League when they won yesterday's fixture against Indian Recreation Club by one goal to nil. Pulau Brani excelled m defensive work, centrehalf Brunskill playing a grand
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    Sports Diary
    57 12 SOCCER: Div. 1: B.C.C. V A. A. A. at Stadium; Di*. SB: BODCA v Seletar F.C. at BODCA; Business Hse. Lee. A: Malayan Breweries v Slme Darby at Breweries; Puloe Bukom r Honjkone Bank on padang Bniineaa Hse. Lge. B: Chartered Bank (iuthries at Geylan* Serrices Leg.: 30
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    Omar shines in YMMAgoal
    120 12 /^OOD goalketping by Omar Als- ree coupled with the hard working defence put up by the two full-backs, Bacheek and Harun, enabled Young Men's Muslim Association to beat Cosmos Sports Club by two goals to nil m a B.A.F.A. 3 B league match played on the
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    MANSFIELDS NET THRICE
    107 12 MANSFIELD Sports Club played enterprising football to beat Malayan Airways three-one m a Business House "B" tie at Oeylang stadium yesterday. Mansfield opened the scars shortly before the interval through Inside-right Kirn Kee following a well-timed pass from Lionel Teow. With the change-over, Mansfield's forwards launched another
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    YMCA TENNIS TOURNEY
    212 12 T>ESULTS of yesterday's ties m the second post-war V.M.C.A. tennis tournament are as follows: Open Men's Doubles: A.0.8. Fakir and H. Kamis beat Lt.-Col. Mollneux and Major Greenwood 6-2, 6-4; Dr. C. K. Loh and Dr. F. Y. Khoo beat Tan Hock Seng and Dr. Chan Ah
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    CHINESE S.C. POOL
    18 12 The Chinese Swimming Club New Pool is closed for cleaning from today until further notice.
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