The Straits Times, 17 April 1951

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1951 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    CONFIDENCE VOTE IN PERSIAN PREMIER
    336 1 CONFIDENCE VOTE IN PERSIAN PREMIER 3,200 strikers back at work TEHERAN, Monday. PERSIAN Ministers have been called upon tc attend a special meeting later today to consider the trouble in the oilfields which forced the virtual closing of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's refinery at Abadan, South Persia. The Senate has
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    28 1 •iROUiP CAPTAIN K. i Uawkins. Station Commanoer lengab. with the station's new badge which was presentej yesterday by Air Vice-Marshal R. S Blucke A.O.C. Malaya.— RAF P.R. picture.
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    ANTI-RED EGYPT BUT ON TERMS
    138 1 CAIRO. Monday. ppiME Minister Mustapha el Nahas Pasha was quote 1 yesterday as saying Egypt will "not join the Western defence against Communism'' unless h?r dcr.ands for the evacuation of British troops f>'i tb? Suez Canal and for unity with Sudan the Egyptian crown are
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    Remember Jerry? He's dead
    91 1 Remember Jerry? He 's dead J-RitY, the first honorary nifmber of the Singapore Animal Lovers' League, is dead. He was Sno :k 1 tom by a car in Taogl'a and broke his "It is tragic," said ."Mrs. R. S. Clemens, president cf t!i-> League, yesterday. v, is made an honorary
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    'WOULD LEAD TO DISASTER'
    41 1 WASHINGTON, Mon. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Rusk, said yesterday that an expansion of the Korean war— as advocated by General MacAruthur would "lead to disaster." Mr. Rusk was defending the administration's Korean policy.—AP.
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    STUDYING DRAFT
    26 1 KARACHI, Mon.— The Pakistan Government has received a draft of the Japanese peace treaty from the U.S. Government and is studying its terms. A.P.
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    OIL DEMANDS IN PAKISTAN
    58 1 KARACHI, Mon. AIL trouble in Iran and v Iraq has started repercussions in Pakistan. Employees of several oil companies met in Karachi and demanded nationalization of the country's British and American owned oil industry. Pakistan produces about 490,000 barrels of oil a year. There are two
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    Dulles-MacA airborne conference
    146 1 Dulles-MacA airborne conference I TOKYO, Mon. gPECIAL Ambassador Mr. John Foster Dulles arrived In Japan today after a dramatic airborne radio conference over the Pacific with General Mac Arthur. As Mr. DDullers r plane passed Mac Arthur's U.S.-bound Constellation "Bataan" the two men conferred over the planes' radio on the
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    Two die in election
    69 1 BEIRUT, Mon. TWO persons were reported killed and five wounded in the Lebanon general election yesterday scattered reports said soon after the polls closed. The situation was described as generally orderly, however, and an official communique said the elections are considered as most successful. One polling
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    TITO AID TALKS IN SECRET
    44 1 LONDON, Mon. American and British officials resumed today their secret talks on aid to Yugoslavia. A loan of 120,000,000 from the United States and one of £4,000,000 from Britain are under consideration. No Yugoslar representatives are taking part.— Renter.
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    THE SHAH
    30 1 liittJiKAN, Mon. The Shah of Persia has been advised to go abroad for an examination which will decide whether an operation for continuing appendix trouble Is necessary.— Reuter.
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    'Business as usual' in Singapore
    185 1 S^^2s! g*?* on as usual yesterday when antial J5 Jlf H Q ertogh came "P for hearing on appeal in the Singapore Supreme Court. The whole Colony was quiet and no incidents were reportElaboraU police and military police precautions were taken but T_S inlty ot
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    9,000 protest for 7, strike
    80 1 a o^r, LONDON, Mon. \BOUT 9,000 dockers struck work here today m protest at the prosecution of seven colleagues, charged with leading illegal strikes. The stoppage is the seventh since the seven men were first held by the police. Previous strikes have been for a
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    ENVOY ARRIVES
    16 1 RANGOON, Mon. Russia's first Ambassador to Burma, M. Alexander Saveliev, arrived here today. Reuter.
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    PMU chief accepts challenge
    145 1 KUALA LUMPUR Mon. TNCHE Hashim Ghani, prep sident of the Peninsular Malays Union, announced today that he would accept the challenge to a public debate offered by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar president of the United Malay* National Organisation. After a special central committee meeting of the
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    FERRY IN KOREA
    26 1 FERRY IMPROVISED from landing barges and part of a prefabricated bridge used bj American infantrymen to cross the Han River in Korea. A.P.
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    So Mr. Harrison is off to see Mr. Griffiths
    404 1 EUROPEAN CIVIL SERVANTS OVER-WORKED' From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. |«UL presiH-ntof the Euroi>can Civil Servants' Association of Malaya, Mr c* V iis^ n t flew t? L «ndon today to confer with the Secretary ol State for the Colonies,
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    Norway, Holland in A-research
    40 1 OSLO, NORWAY, Mon Norway and Holland announced yesterday details of their project to work together In atomic energy research and production for peaceful purposes. Tills Is the first example of such International co-opera-tion In Europe. AP.
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    LATE NEWS
    77 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Mon The United Nations today received a message from the North Korean authorities asking that peace be reestablished In Korea. The message was very long and written in Russian. It was addressed to the President of the Security Council. It was signed by P a k
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    Red jets fight to save bridge
    246 1 Red jets fight to save bridge TOKYO Mon FJNITED Nations troops followed cautiously on the heels of retreating Communist forces along most of the Korean battlefront today while nearly 50 Chinese MIG15s took to the air in an attempt to protect vital Yalu River bridges from American bombing Chinese and
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    ARAB LEGION
    30 1 FAYID, Suez, Mo n A night of Royal Air Force jet Vampires left here for Mafraq airfield in Jordan today for combined exercises with the Arab Legion.— Rpnter.
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    STRAITS/NEW ZEALAND DIRECT CONFERENCE
    90 2 STRAITS/NEW ZEALAND DIRECT CONFERENCE Shippers are advised that comtoencrag Ist June. 1951 all freight rates from Straits ports to New Cealand direct will be Increased fey 17} "c. and also that the Auckland Surcharge will be abolished. The closing date for receipt of tenders for the Construction of River Intake.
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      373 2 KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPALITY TENDER NOTICE Tenders wIU be received at the office of the Municipal Secretary. Kuala Lumpur Municipality, up to 3 00 p.m. of the 25th day of April 1951 for the construction of 82 units of Municipal labour lines at various sites (Rifle Range Road, Sn*w Road, Temple
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      249 2 V i l NOTICES ESTATE AND EFFECTS OF TAN POH TH1AM, LATE OF TELUK ANSON DECEASED NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased should give notice thereof In writing to Mr. Tan Poh Ann of No. 1, Anson Road. Teluk
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      85 2 NOTICt The offices of Gutwirth TradIng Co. (Malaya) Limited, the Clipper Trading Co Ltd.. and Champion Motors, will be closed on Tuesday, the 17th April, to celebrate the wedding at New York, of Mr. Aaron Gutwirth to Miss Miriam Gelley. Designed for those who want Comfort, Smoothness and Quietness in
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      155 2 w v I luhll//// to hl'A, M'NG FATT OWNS A RUBBER ESTATE. HIS TWO SONS HELP HIM W X \vW' w'ttl^/WffiA WITH THE DAILY W>R< Q N s SM L^ H QLI^_ Tk'^ffiMllit '^Ws&[' 'If! N^S^^^W ON THE ESTATE AND AROUND THE HOUSE. I TAPPING STARTS AT DAWN WORK CONTINUES
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    KOREA 'LAND OF DEAD'
    328 3 PROPOSAL 'Use A-weapons as a barrier 9 WASHINGTON, Monday. JENNESSEE Democrat Mr. Albert Gore today urged President Truman to use "cataclysmic" new atomic weapons to "de-humanise" a belt across Korea, thus barring military operations. Mr. Gore has access to atomic information as 3 member of the
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    Service for Bevin will be simple
    205 3 LONDON, Mon. TTRNEST Bev.n will be cremated on Wednesday alter x simple service to be attended by Lis family, friends and closest associates. Public memorial services will be hHd in London next week for Mr. Bevin. who died on Saturday aged 70 only a
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    'Piracy', say Reds
    62 3 HONG KONG, Mon. rpHE Chinese Communists p warned Britain yesterday that requesitioning of the 15,000-ton tanker Yung Hao was an "act of piracy" which was proof of Britain's "unfriendliness" toward the Chinese people." "We will get the Yung Hao back, no matter how far you take it,"
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    U.K. DELEGATION ARRIVES
    38 3 ROME, Mon.—The British delegation to the International Rubber Conference opening in Rome today arrived here yesterday. The delegation is composed of Messrs C. Hall, R. G. Newton. W. J. C. Richards and A. P. Hamilton.—A.P.
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    RAID DENIED
    22 3 TAIPEH. Mon. Official American quarters here ridiculed Chinese Communist charges that U.S. planes "invaded" Fukien Province on April 11.— A.P.
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    72 nd. wedding Anniversary
    55 3 LAUNCESTON, Mon UR. and Mrs. William Rus- sell, of Ulverston, a country centre here, today celebrated the 12nd anniversary of their wedding. This is believed to be an Australian wedding anniversary record. Mr. Russell is 92 and his wife 87. They have more than 120 descendants.
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    SENATOR BLAMES BRITAIN
    169 3 SENATOR BLAMES BRITAIN WASHINGTON, Mon United States Congressman has sought to place on Britain's shoulders the blame for the dis missal of General Mac Arthur Senator Everett Dirksen 'Republican) said that Gen Mac Arthur was dismissed because he was the only one who blocked America's policy of appeasement toward Great
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    LIE IN ATHENS
    28 3 ATHENS. Mon.— Mr. Trygvp Lie. United Nations Secretary General, arrived here last night from Belgrade "My visit has no special political purpose" he said Reuter.
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    'Shun false shame,' say 500 nudists
    143 3 FIVE hundred nudists frolicked at an annual convention near Sydney. They had concerts, a fireworks display, barbecue and sports The sports included hide and seek, pony riding, tennis squash volleyball and basketball The nudists, from every Australian State, New Zealand, England and Europe, taught
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    BOBESCO, GENTY IN JAKARTA
    49 3 JAKARTA, Mon.— Violinist Lola Bobesco and pianist Jacques Genty arrived at Jakarta's airport from Manila yesterday to make a two months tour of Indonesia. They have given a number of performances in the Philippines and were guests of President Elpidio Quirino at Ms palace. Reuter.
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    Treaty approved
    17 3 MADRID, Mon. Generalissimo Franco's cabinet has approved a treaty of peace and friendship with Iraq.
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    General's plane lands in Hawaii
    197 3 HONOLULU, Monday. pENERAL Douglas Mac Arthur's plane landed at Rickam Field, Honolulu, this afternoon on its way to America. l Admiral Arthur W. Radford announced General MacArthur will participate in a parade through the city streets. The Pacific Fleet commander said the genera! had accepted
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    Sand covers a town
    74 3 MELBOURNE, Mon. EUCLA, a kKltf? little West Austra ian .ownship eight miles from the South ustralian bc.u::. is gradually IMnR covered by a blanket of bind. San^ t* filling ne harhour and r.lready ha. swamped the telegiaph station and .svera! homo* Observers said the sand was
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    THAT SECRET TANK -HAS EVER YTHING'
    168 3 THAT SECRET TANK HAS EVER YTHING KC-*JAN WEtfTKF.H F»?OiNT. Mon. FE news blackout on Britain's new heavy tank, the Centurion, was partially lifted en Sunday. More legends and stories surround Centurion tanks than any other piece of equipment in Korea. Soldiers of all nations have heard most fantastic tales of
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    SON OF WAR HERO
    61 3 TWELVE- YEAR-OLD Mclvyn Funk a son of the Borneo hero Johnny Funk and his mother, Mrs. Lilian Funk, who have gone to Fremantle for Melvyn to complete his education. The Funk family helped many Australians who were captured by the Japanese in Borneo. Johnny Funk last
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    PLANNED A WAR WITH CHINA'
    79 3 LONDON, Mon JHE Sunday Pictorial stated yesterday that Gen. Mac Arthur was "plotting to provoke an all-out war against China." It s^id Gen. Mac Arthur had "plans for large-scale military, air and naval operations from Formosa, retraining and re-equip-ment of Chiang Kai-shek's army, and disposition
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    ANTI-REDS HALT CANTON KILLING
    189 3 HONG KONG, Monday. ANTI-COMMUNIST guerrillas who heard of a rL scheduled mass execution at the northern outskirts of Canton on the night of April 12 intercepted the execution party and a large group of doomed people. The Kung Sheung Daily News in a report from Canton
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    9 HUKS KILLED
    24 3 MANILA. Mon.— Nine Communist Hukbalahaps were killed in clashes with Government forces yesterday in Laguna and the Candaba swamps in Pampanga.—Reutcr
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    NoNorth Korean offer to U.N.
    303 3 NoNorth Korean offer to U.N. LAKE SUCCESS. Mon. A UNITED Nations spokesman said last night that no message from the North Korean authorities regarding a settlement in Korea had reached the United Nations headquarters up to late yesterday. He added that if, as reported, the North Korean Foreign Minister, Mr.
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    Mao's new envoy
    19 3 MOSCOW, Mon.—The new Chinese Ambassador to Russia, Chang Wen-tien, arrived here by iir from Peking yesterday.—Reuter.
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    Import duties are increased 'to combat present inflation'
    334 4 LIQUOR COSTS MORE IN FEDERATION From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. f IQUOR in the Federation is to cost more from today, following Government's decision to impose heavier customs duties "to combat the present inflationary situation." From toda Scotch whisky costs
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    Airmen get Korea awards
    216 4 Airmen get Korea awards TEN Seletar airmen, aircrew members of the Far East Flying Boat Wing, are honoured for operations in Korea in today's London Gazette. All three squadrons of the Wing, two of which operate from the seaplane base of Iwakuni, Japan, while the third refits either at Seletar
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    Boys robbed promoter
    148 4 PO Kok Yen, 20, and lam Kia Tee, 17, were yesterday sentenced to four months' imprisonment when they were found guilty in the Singapore Third District Court of stealing $99 frcm Mr. Wally Oakes. a Singapore boxing and wrestling promoter. Oakes said that he went to bed
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    City considers power line
    76 4 The Public Utilities Committee of the Singapore Municipality is considering taking over the private electric power line from Newton to the Naval Base dockyard. This line of more than 13 miles has been used by the Services since the war under a requisition order and the
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    CHIEF CURRENCY OFFICER GOES ON LEAVE
    60 4 GROUP PHOTOGRAPH of the staff of the office of the Board of Currency Commissioners (Malaya), in Singapore on the occasion of the departure tin le'.ve of Mr. C. G. Dickens (centre). Chief Currency Officer On the rUhtof Mr. _L. i >..* g»t rt. Trying,
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    YWCA hold buffet tea
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    LABOURER FINED
    149 4 A BUFFET tea and concert, which will be held by the Singapore Y.W.C.A. at Raffles Quay tomorrow, is to serve a double purpose It will be a farewell to the former secretary of the Chinese Department. Miss Marry Chen and the celebration of the Y.W.C.A. World Membership Observance
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    Singapore Diary
    80 4 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, ceremonial opening, Victoria Memorial Hall, 10 a.m. Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay, Mandarin class, 10.30 am., ballroom dancing, 5 p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road, Singapore Amateur Swimming Association committee meeting, 5.15 p.m., Corporation of Secretaries' annual meeting, 5.15 p.m., gymnastics, 6 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A., Selegle Road, basketball, 5.30 p.m.
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    36 4 MRS. A. W. MOREIKA, secretary of the Perak Dance Association, speaking at the inaugural meeting at the Celestial Cabaret at Ipoh on Sunday. Mr. G. Huntsman, who presided, is seated at the left. Straits Times picture.
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    Methodist youths reject lotteries
    191 4 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, MONDAY. ABOUT 200 North Malayan Methodist youths, meeting at the five-day bi-annual institute in [poh resolved at their closing session this -morning not to have anything to do with lotteries sponsored either by Government or any organisation. 1 This resolution, tabled
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    But the two goats Forgot the time
    118 4 But the two goats Forgot the time From Oar Own Correspondent, PARIT BUNTAR, Mon. rO goats went to Parit Buntar police court yesterday and got f heir master cleared of a charge of causing them suffering. The police said that Abdul Hamid bin Naina Mohamed put them in a basket
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    WD workers may get aid
    122 4 rpHE three armed Services in 1 Singapore are now taking steps to provide some kind of medical concession for their employees as compensation for the loss of those medical benefits they enjoyed before the war. Discussions have taken place on an inter-Service basis to decide
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    REVISED ISSUE
    42 4 A revised issue of the laws of the Colony of Singapore is being prepared and may be in the Government Printing Office by the middle of the year. The new set of laws is expected to run to 16 volumes.
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    STUDENTS DO RESEARCH
    78 4 From Our SUB Correspondent MALACCA. Mon.— Fourteen boys and three girls of the Kuala Lumpur Victoria Institution Historical Association, and two teachers, Mrs. A. W. Pinnlck and Mr. A. Rajadurai, spent four days here, studying Malacca's past. Mrs. Pinnick said the membership of the association was limited
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    APPOINTED
    28 4 The Governor of Singapore has appointed Mr. Wee Kan Kiat to the Advisory Committee under ReguKtion 20 (2) of the Emergency Regulations, effective from April 1, 1951.
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    Sent to hospital
    22 4 A 38-year-old Chinese woman was admitted to the General Hospital yesterday with a slashed throat. Her condition was serious.
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    Ratepayers' Assn.
    19 4 The Singapore Ratepayers' Association will hold its annual meeting at tfie Adelphl roof gardens on April 27.
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    MARIA APPEAL PUT OFF
    1855 5 Mr. Mullal ill, away for week, judges are told Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned sine die an appeal in the Maria Hertogh case because of the illness of Mr. Nazir Mallal, counsel for the appellants. It was stated that Mr. Mallal would not be fit
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    41 5 ARMOURED CAR stands by while complete quiet reigns outside the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday morning when appeal was due by Che Aminah and Inche Mansoor Adabi against the award of custody of Maria Hertogh to her Dutch parents— Straits Times picture.
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    MAY DAY POSTPONES SINGAPORE T.U.C.
    102 5 rpHE inauguration of the Singapore Trade Union Congress will take place In the second week of May, the secretary of the preparatory committee, Mr. S. Jaganathan, told the Straits Times yesterday. The T.U.C. had to change tha original date of inauguration, May 1, because of
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    Taikong gave $500 bribe: fined $1,000
    272 5 Taikong gave $500 bribe: fined $1, 000 If OH Ngiap Seng, taikong of a motor-sampan, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and fined $1,000 in the Singapore First District Court yesterday for corruptly giving $500 to Sub-Inspector Cecil Cheng at North Boat Quay on Jan. 5. The bribe of $500
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    More adult classes soon
    377 5 More adult classes soon TtHE Singapore Council A for Adult Education will launch the second part of its campaign next week starting classes for education in general subjects. It already has more than 3,000 adults in literacy classes in the Colony. The newly-appointed organising secretary to the Council, Mr. P.
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    APPEAL COURT
    21 5 The Court of Criminal Appeal will sit in the Supreme Court, Singapore, starting from April 26 at 10.30 a.m.
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    ALLOWED BAIL
    44 5 Goh Kay Seng, who claimed trial in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday to dishonestly retaining two coils of wire stolen from Rediffusion (Singapore) Ltd. at Upper Cross Street on April 9, was allowed bail of $250 and the case postponed to
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    DEATHS
    39 6 GARDNER: Peter Terence Colvllle. ion of Capt. It Mrs. F. L Gardner. Age S days 14th April. 1951. FAULKNER WILLIS: Ada Esther, age 74, of Kilkenny, Ireland/Singapore Beloved mother of Dorothy and George, suddenly at General Hospital, 15.4.51.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    18 6 MR. AND MRS. GEORGE L. FAULKNER-WILLIS thank aU those who sent wreaths and attended funeral on 15.4.51.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tucs. Apr. 17, 1951. After Ten Years
    679 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tucs. Apr. 17, 1951. After Ten Years The work of the War Risks (Goods) Insurance in Malaya has nearly come to an end, and it is now possible to make a survey of what it has achieved and to recall the difficult problems it has had
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    The Federation Lottery
    449 6 Cinemas, cabarets, shops, bars, taxis and the Turf in Singapore are all reflecting the rubber and tin boom on the mainland, we read in the Sunday Times at the week-end. But the G.P.O. and suburban post offices in Singapore will not be allowed to sell tickets for
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    There is gloom in Selangor
    1010 6 There is gloom in Selangor Malaya under the Emergency 32 gELANGOR has not yet felt the impact of the Briggs Plan. It is time it did, for the present situation is somewhat depressing. The recent killing of two notorious terrorists. Hithlr and Manap, and the cleaning up of Jenderam, have
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      Where do they get their optimism?
      568 6 ABOUT a month ago the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Griffiths, stated that there was a gentle optimism over the Emergency in Malaya This was followed about two weeks later by the Chief Secretary shooting his neck on the same lines. The
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      A COMPANY WITH CONFIDENCE
      76 6 DOW interesting it is to read 11 that the American International Assurance Company is "so confident of the future of Singapore and Malaya" that it will shortly construct a $2,500,000 nine-storey building in Singapore as its headquarters in South-East Asia. But how much more Interesting it
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      MR. TRUMAN & THE UNITED NATIONS
      197 6 MR. TRUMAN THE UNITED NATIONS rE news that General MacArthur has been dismissed from his post of over-all commander of the United Nations forces in Korea without the assent of the United Nations has got some people wondering whether the United Nations is a group of single-minded representatives of various
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      "Two Malacca Sentences"
      138 6 I READ with Interest 'Per1 plexed's" letter, headed Two Malacca Sentences" in last Saturday's Forum, regarding two sentences passed respectively on a Malay woman and a clerk at Malacca. The sentence passed on the latter was, in my opinion quite in order. As far as the sentence
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    On the Margin
    364 6 The New Chcongsuin p^ report from our newsiiawk in Johore Bahru states that among the novelties to be displayed at the International Fashion Show at the Bukit Zaharah School next Thursday and Friday is a strapless Cheongsum. To my male mind, this is perplexing. An essential feature
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    NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY TAKE OATH
    433 7 NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY TAKE OATH Empress Place closed to traffic SINGAPORE'S reconstituted Legislative Council will be ceremonially opened by the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, at 10 a.m. today in the Victoria Memorial Hall. The ceremony is not expected to last for more than an hour. The Governor will arrive
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    CLOTHING PLAN FOR CAMPS
    145 7 CLOTHING PLAN FOR CAMPS |)LANS to collect old clothes 1 for Chinese men. women and children in the Federation's resettlement camps were made by the Kwantung n n Kuan (Canton Provincial Association) at a committee in >etlng yesterday The meeting decided to app- p.ch its affiliated associations and guilds for
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    KEPT $300 CHEQUE
    60 7 Fv Ah Pat 21 an Immipr.V.lon inspector in Singairma sentenced to two Months' imprisonment by Mr. E Smith in the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday r u'.radlng guilty to the '••iminal breach of trust on r 19 of a cheque for S3OO b to Lim Hong Moh.
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    GEN BRIGGS BACK FROM CYPRUS
    48 7 Tea Director of Operations. General Sir Harold Frigg*. returned to Singapore y stcrday afternoon by BOAC JVnm Cairo after a short holic;. v at his home in Cyprus. General Brings left Kallang Airport in an Army car. He Kives lor Kuala Lumpur to-
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    DRIVER CHARGED
    36 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— T..n Ah Kow, a lorry driver, waa charged at Johore Bahru today with rash driving and causing hurt to Hung Chin Teck, a cyclist. He was sl owed $300 bail pending
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    COUNCILLORS TO CHOOSE TWO
    58 7 OING APORES elected councillors on the reconstituted Legislative Council will choose two of their number to sit on the expanded Executive Council at a private meeting in the Victoria Memorial Hall this morning. This will probably be after the ceremonial opening of the second session of
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    Co-op makes $11,213
    115 7 rE Malacca Govt. and Municipal Servants Co-operative and Loan Society, Ltd., male a nee profit of $11,213 last year states the report to be presented at the society's 22nd annual meeting at the Malacca Historical Society room on Thursday. April 26. at 4.45 p.m. This was an
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    CAR OVERTURNED
    29 7 From Onr Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Ong Hock Guan, whose car overturned on the Ayer Hitam Road, was fined $50 at Johore Bahru for inconsiderate driving.
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    Mines man shot by sentry dies
    121 7 Mines man shot by sentry dies From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Mon fANADIAN-BORN Mr. W. E. v Evans, Inspector of Mines Ulu Selangor, who was shot by a military sentry in the Kuala Kubu Bahru curfew area yesterday, has died in Bungsar hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Aged 35. he qualified
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    'DISGUSTED' SC STABS TEC.
    83 7 A Malay special constable who said tie was beaten on the head during the Japanese occupation and now felt "disgusted" when he did certain things was yesterday sent to the Mental Hospital, Singapore, for observation. The special constable. 27-year-old Ibrahim bin Yahyah. was convicted by the
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    EMPTY PEWS SHOCK RECTOR
    163 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. DEV. R. T. Holtby, while n commenting on church attendances at Johore Bahru's St. Christopher's Church ye«~ terday said that the attendances of Europeans was shockingly small. He was addressing the annual meeting of parishioners. He pointed out that
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    Anti-profiteering badges for shops
    126 7 COLOURED metal emblems for shops in the Tanglin district which agree to co-operate with the Singapore Consumers' Association are expected to be ready for distribution next week. The emblems will show a hand holding a hammer "smashing high prices." They will be displayed by shops co-operating
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    Consul stays in S'pore
    149 7 Consul stays in S'pore ]y^R. J. van der Gaag, acting Consul-General for the Netherlands in Singapore since Mr. A. M. L. Winkelman left to be Dutch Ambassador to India, was to have become Netherlands Commissioner In Indonesia, but the apDointment was cancelled because of the Hertogh case. The Straits Times
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    FOREST RESERVE
    48 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. An area of 9,000 acres In Kota Tinggi district, has been gazetted as a Forest Reserve. This reserve which lies in the mukim of Pengerang, has a sea frontage and will be known as the Sungei Santt Forest Reserve.
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    55 7 LADY BEAUREPAIRE. wife of Sir Frank Beaurepaire, who is chairman of the Olympic Tyre and Rubber Co., and her niece. Miss Beth Robinson who arrived in Singapore yesterday by QEA-BOAC from Australia en route to Ceylon. Miss Robinson is wearing a novel sun dress which features cigarettes and packets of
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    THEY SAVED TWO LIVES—MENTION
    80 7 THEY SAVED TWO LIVES— MENTION TWO 8.0.R.'s who saved the lives of two Chinese trapped in a blazing van which overturned in a drain at Dempsey Road, Singapore, on Friday night, are to be mentioned in Military Orders, the Straits Times was informed yesterday. The two 8.0.R.'s Corporal R. Shaw,
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    'Save your money' plan for S'pore
    139 7 A SAVINGS campaign, similar to that now in pro- gress in the Federation, is being planned for Singapore, Mr. D. Smith, Controller of Posts in Singapore told the Straits Times yesterday. Details have not been finalised, but the Singapore scheme will be much less
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    NEW BANK FOR COLONY
    62 7 The REPRESENTATIVE of the Government of India in Malaya, Mr. M. Gopala Menon (second from left) opening the Singapore Branch of the United Commercial Bank at 3. Collyer Quay, yesterday. The others in the picture are (from left): Mr. S. Ramaswami (branch manager), Mr. B. T.
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    LOCAL MEN FOR NEWBANK
    163 7 rpHE general manager of the JL United Commercial Bank. Mr. B. T. Thakur. at the opening of a Singapore branch of the bank yesterday, said that graduates of the University of Malaya would be recruited for training in a banking school in India to run Malayan
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    HAD OPIUM ON TONGKANG
    52 7 Ang Ho Im pleaded guilty In Singapore yesterday to having 490 leaf-packets of opium and an opium lamp on a tongkang. He was allowed ball of $1,000 until April 23 for sentence. Four other Chinese claiming trial to the same charges and were granted ball of
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    TIRED HOUSE' CHARGE
    51 7 Goh Sek Lim. 32, was yesterday tentatively charged before Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. P. Claque. with causing mischief by setting fire to a house off Tampenis Road Singapore on Sunday night. Goh was remanded in custody until Apr. 23. The hems© belonged to a Chinese named Tang
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    PROVIDENT FUND BILL IN FED. REVISED
    308 7 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. IMPORTANT changes in the Provident Fund Bill which answer most of the criticisms made when it was discussed in the Federal Legislative Council in January have been made by a Select Committee. The Committee today published its
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    HOSPITAL BOARD
    52 7 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU Mon. Raja Said bin Othman. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Baba, Mr. Wong Yoke Yee. Mr. A. C. John Mr. T. P. S Somasundram. Mr. Pang Kirn Hua. Mrs. Lee Kok Wah and xnche Sattah binte Akll have been appointed to the Tangkan
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    'Register as voters' say parties
    92 7 'Register as voters' say parties GOTH political parties in Singapore, Progressive and Labour, yesterday appealed to the residents of the Colony to register as voters and exercise their democratic rights. Mr. C. C. Tp.n, Progressive Party president, said that his party will start a campaitm to register more voters in
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    CYMA DIRECTOR ENTERTAINED
    71 7 The Successors of Moine Comte and Co. Singapore, sole agents of Cyma watches in Malaya, last night entertained Mr. P. Schwob, one of the directors of Cyma Watch Co., and Mrs. Schwob to a Chinese dinner at the Great World Park. Mr. Schwob. who came from Switzerland,
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    DR. P. S. RAMAN
    33 7 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— Dr. P. S. Raman has been appointed specialist office:', performing the duties cf senior pathologist, Johore. His headquarters are ub Johore Bahru.
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    DUNLOP WARNS HOOLIGANS: NO KID-GLOVE BUSINESS
    316 8 DUNLOP WARNS HOOLIGANS: NO KID-GLOVE BUSINESS JHERE were 2,400 soldiers, equal to six peace strength battalions, at the disposal of Major-General D. Dunlop, G.O.C. Singapore District, yesterday in case of trouble arising from the Maria Hertogh case appeal. General Dunlop told a Press conference yesterday that half of them were
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    CMG insignia for Kedah Mentri Besar
    116 8 CMG insignia for Kedah Mentri Besar From Our Own Correspondent. ALOR STAR Mon. AT the residence of the British Adviser in Kedah Mr. E. V. G. Day. the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney today presented the insignia of the C.M.G. to the Mentri Besar of Kedah. Tuan Haji Mohd Sheriff.
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    MUAR FAREWELL
    46 8 MUAR, Mon.— Mr. H. W. Strathairn. Officer Superintending Police Circle. Muar. was entertained to a farewell dinner at the Chiong Chuan Association last night by the Muar branch of the Malayan Chinese Association. Mr. Strathairn is shortly proceeding to the United Kingdom on furlough.
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    Accused of 1946 double murder
    74 8 Accused of 1946 double murder piVE years ago, two Chinese living at Jalan Tua Kong, off East Coast Road. Singapore, were found dead. Yesterday, Lee Thye Geok alias Lay Chai Yoke 38. was tentatively charged before Mr. T. E. Smith, the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, with their murder. The two
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    Taipeh appeal to Malaya Chinese
    167 8 AN appeal for funds from the Chinese community in Singapore and the Federation for the relief of families on the Chinese mainland has been launched by an organisation in Taipeh, Formosa. The organisation "The 7" China Mainland Famine Relief Association." has sent thousands of circular
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    SENT TO GAOL FOR ESCAPE
    67 8 On the way to 'the Courts to be charged. Lee Chye Hock jumped off the police van at the junction of New Bridge Road and Smith Street, in May 1946, and escaped. In the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday, Lee pleaded guilty to escaping from
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    TAPPER CHARGED WITH THEFT
    40 8 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Tawana bin Kasiran, a tapper on Sungei Tiram Estate, was charged today with the theft of 1«4 gallons of latex. He denied the allegation and was allowed $300 ball,
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    'Let Chinese in' plea to Reds
    342 8 qpHF Kwantung Hui Kuan Canton Provincial .".ssociatl 1 -in Singapore yesterday decided to cable m the vi tow authorities requesting a postponement of a new regulation governing the entry of overseas Chinese, which was enforced by the Communist Government of China on April 1.
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    36 padres to keep silent for 3 days
    168 8 From Our Staff Correspondent. PENANG, Mon. rpHIRTY-SIX padres from four countries will observe three days of complete silence during the first combined Far East Army, Navy and R.A.F. religious retreat which opens in Penang this evening. The retreat is conducted by the
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    New Jungle exercise
    153 8 THE Malayan Air Training I Corps will take part in mock skirmishes in another "jungle exercise" in the Nee Soon area of Singapore, in six months' time, said Act-ing-Squadron-Leader R. Park, Commandant of the M.A.T.C. yesterday. He said this at the conclusion of a jungle exercise in
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    HACKED TO DEATH: 3 ON MURDER CHARGE
    130 8 From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Mon. A LLEOED to have hacked to death a squatter, Low Ah Hlang, three Malays— Sudin bin Saad. Awang bin Haroun, and Osman bin Hussaln will stand trial on a murder charge at the next Kedah Assizes.
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    HE HAD ANOTHER MAN'S CARD: GAOL
    54 8 Wee Kirn Hock 47. stole a fellow seaman's identity card removed the photograph and erased tne name. He converted it for his own use Wee. in the Singapore First District Court yesterday was sentenced to six months' imprisonment fo r falling to register. He
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    RIOT CLAIMS: 150 RECOMMENDED
    48 8 The Riot Claims Tribunal has made recommendations on over 150 applications for ex-gratia payment out of a total of 241 recorded. Exgratia payments have already been made in many cases. The Tribunal, which has been meeting regularly, is expected to complete its work shortly.
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    18 GAMBLED
    21 8 18_GAMBLED Eighteen Chinese were yesterday fined $20 each in Singapore for gambling (pai-kow) at Weld Road on April 15.
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    The Proper Drill With Lipstick
    242 9  - The Proper Drill With Lipstick By MAGDA DUNIN NO lipstick has yet been invented which won't come off; no lipstick which will, in fact, stick In hot climate lipsticks behave especially badly: they deposit gooey-looking flakes on the teeth, coagulate in the corners of mouth, smear and stain indelibly anything
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    RIGHT TOUCH
    84 9 JOAN Caulfleld went shopping herself for the dress she was to wear in a movlp requiring her to exchange clothes with a woman of the •treets. "I got a real bargain," she crowed marked down from $180 to $104." The producer agreed that the tight-fitting black satin and
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    49 9 CROONER Sevine Tema, girl of modern Turkey, has arrived in London for a holiday and to sing for the British Broadcasting Corporation. She laughs at veils and harems. She likes blues, negro songs, bebop. She dislikes Turkish food "it is heavy." The name Sevine means "Joy" she is 24.
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    Gaining Your Child's Confidence
    595 9  -  MOTHERCRAFT IN MALAYA Jsy NURSE JANET OO much is discussed and planned by the modern parent for their offspring's development. The hygiene of the nursery is exemplary; the diet is adjusted to the right calories, the day's routine runs like clockwork, the clothes are spotless, and
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    This Week's Bonniest Baby
    34 9 NCRAINY eight months old daughter of Private Mohd. Daud bin Pilleh, of H.Q. First Malay Infantry Brigade, Police Headquarters, Kota Bahru, wins this week's $5 prize for the bonniest baby.
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    A SMILE HELPS SUCH A LOT
    838 9 FROM AN ESTATE BUNGALOW I THINK everyone agrees that you can get (and give) much more pleasure from life if you can smile, at the little things. And if besides this you can carry amusing and pleasant little incidents around in your mind you
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      113 9 Straits Times Crossword H^ |||s 1:1^ Us: sH$; JUS; 8 -U- -I- n .~C 10 m Ti~ 15 16 17 IB 19 20 22 ||i 23 ii s *z_z life z z" ACIIJ ;S; S 14. Ihe fish to make a czu 8. Elades. of "Quality Slreet," losj his head
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      203 9 23. Financial building found by the river (4). 24. Official part of a telephone (8). 25. Money for a special gift (6). DOWN 1. Lantern I make Inside (8). 2. Maybe it's a mole running into the water (4). 3. Do such hearings have negative results? (2. 6). 4. Eccentric,
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    MENZIES IS GOING TO THE POLLS
    1241 10 MENZIES IS GOING TO THE POLLS The Senate 'Made A Monkey* Of Him 50... By A Special Correspondent AUSTRALIA is facing A a nation-wide election campaign because, in the words of the Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Gordon Menzies, the Labour-dominated Senate "made a monkey" of him. He didn't like it
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    R.N. TOOK HALF THE LOAD IN KOREA
    402 10  -  DAVID MARTIN QUT of 10,000 men of the Royal Navy Forces in the Far East, 7,000 were taking part in the Korean war just after its outbreak a force equal to the United States strength at the time. This is revealed in a
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      323 10 SINGAPORE !ude: 730 Jo Stafford Show; 7.45 p.c. 49"; 10.30 "Serenade"; H Radio Doctor: 8 "Melody Mix- dose. 10 a.m. News from K.L.; 10.10 ture"; 8.30 As S'pore; 9 "MuchClose; 12 Malay; 1 p.m. Radio Binding-in-the-Marsh"; 9.30 Newa- BFEBS Orch.; 1.30 News; 1.45 Larry Green 9.45 Variety; 10 "Piano Plar-
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    London Stocks
    314 11 LONDON. Mon. rE minor boom in industrial* and the deep depression In Government stocks provided a feature in the Stock Market today. Inflation hedge buying of the former received encour* ageraent from the proposed Increase in passenger fares by the British Transport Commission and prices were buoyant. Cloeing
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    Shipping in the Roads and alongside
    152 11 CHIPS In the Singapore Roads and alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godown^ at 4 p.m. yesterday were: Outer Roads: Hai Hsuan, Lombok, La Charente, Jalagopal. Baud. La Capirena, Norvest, Benavon, Liberator, M. Brander, Vercors. Holmiland. Weltervreden, Drente. Mina. Sibervet. Inner Roads: Wakde, Sumpitan, Kelantan,
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    RUBBER MARKET
    187 11 Shorts cover at 4£ cents a lb. more THE price of rubber moved up 4* cents a lb. in the Singapore rubber market yesterday, mainly on short-covering. The quiet tone steadied towards noon and small trading was done, with sellers mainly reserved. The market closed steady with spot
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    RUBBER ESTATE CROPS
    76 11 EVATT Company announce the following March rubber crops, in lbs. Brunei Utd. Plant. 27,000 Changkat Serdang Est. 39,900 Chermang Develop. 168,000 Indragiri 60,970 Lunas Est. 60,000 Nyalas Est. 45,500 Riven-lew Est. 190,000 Tapah Est. 92,917 OTHER March rubber crops announced in lbs. are: Ayer Molek 34.465 Suloh
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    TIN: $569 1/2 A PICUL
    35 11 SINGAPORE. Mon., Apr. 16—5569.50 (down $5,621). £1,125 a ton in London LONDON. Mon.. Apr. 16.— —Spot Buyers 1.125; Forward £1,110; Settlement £1,130 (down £40). Turnover: a.m. 75. p.m. 50 tons.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    139 11 CMALL parcels of Muntok and Lampong pepper, amounting to about 20 piculs, changed hands in the Singapore produce market yesterday. The tone remained steady through increased overseas inquiries. Sellers were slightly reserved. Copra was quiet, with buyers ai (52 a picul and sellers quoting $52 for May
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    Share capital increase proposed for Gammon
    125 11 A SPECIAL shareholders' meeting of Gammon (Malaya) A Ltd will be called on May 7 to consider a proposal to increase the share capital of the company by the creation of 700.000 additional S^shares.^ the company's capital from $1,400.000 to $2,100,000. The announcement convening
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    Malayan shares
    130 11 Malayan shares Business little ANLY a small volume of v business took place in the Malayan share market yesterday. Prices generally were inclined to ease. Price change announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers 1 Association were: INDUSTRIALS Gammons 3 05 O. Chinese Bank 96.00 Runnymede 2.50 Wearne Bros 280 MINIMi Ayer
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    H.K. EXCHANGE RATES
    35 11 HONG KONG, Mon. FREE marßet currency exchange tor Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HK$6.O4 (cash); HK56.07% (T); £1 HK515.60; one tahll of gold HKMI6%.— UP.
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    31 11 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association announced yesterday that control direct rates for Canadian dollars were: Buying T T 35, Airmail (0.D.) 35%, (90 days) 35V, Selling T.T..OXJ. ready 34^6.
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    SAFA WILL NOT RENEW BID FOR CUP SOCCER
    333 12 6 A waste of time says official By Our Soccer Reporter SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association will not renew their bid to be included in this year's H.M.S. Malaya Cup competition. This is the reaction of S.A.F.A. officials to the decision made at
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    NEW HORSE DIES AFTER BOLTING
    84 12 From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR Mon PERJURY, well bred three-year-old by 2,000 Guineas winner Court Martial out of Flight of Fancy, was killed when he crashed against the rails at the Kuala Lumpur racecourse this morning. Perjury threw jockey Farad in the back straight and
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    Best Bet and Decanter promoted
    121 12 From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. DEST BET and Decanter will not run at the Selangor Turf Club's April meeting because they have been promoted to the top class after their fluent victories at Bukit Timah. Abbeystead. too. I understand has earned a promotion to
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    Titan B.P. take eight matches
    135 12 Titan Badminton Party defeated Immigration Sports Club by eight games to one in a return encounter played at Immigration Depot Hall last Saturday. Detailed results are (Titans mentioned first) SINGLES: A. Aziz bin Ahmad beat Harry Goh 14-17, 15-9, 15-3; Lim Seng Chong beat Mohd.
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    PENG SOON MEETS CHOONG IN FINAL
    52 12 COPENHAGEN, Mon. Malayan players Wong Peng Soon, AllEngland champion, and Eddie Choong reached the final of the men's singles in the international badminton tournament yesterday. Peng Soon beat Joern Skaarup (Denmark) 15-11, 15-11, while Eddie Choong beat the Singapore champion, Cheong Hock Leng, 15-4,
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    FRANCE WIN 28-13
    36 12 MARSEILLIES, Mon. France beat Wales by 28 points (eight goals, four tries) to 13 points (two goals, three tries) ln an International rugby league match here yesterday. France led 12-2 at half-time. Reuter.
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    Indonesians give Tengah hard fight
    164 12 Indonesians give Tengah hard fight SCORING both their goals in their second half, R. A. F. Tengah defeated Indonesians "A" two-nil at Geylang yesterday to remain unbeaten after three games in Division 2 of the S. A. F. A. league. Tengah who are also unbeaten ln the Services League had
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    WEIGHTS FOR 11 RACES AT K.L.
    415 12 WEIGHTS for SaTT turday, first day of the Selangor Turf Clan, April meeting, are: CI. 2, Dlv. 1-51 F. Gambar Melayu 9.00 Airmail 8.13 Liberty Flag 8.11 Wonder Lad 8.10 Retinue 8.07 Sudan 8.06 Blondie 8.05 Sweet Maisie 8.04 Full Stop 8.03 Smiling Through
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    46 12 A LIVERPOOL full-back gets his head to the ball, a centre from the Arsenal right wing, before his team goalkeeper, Ashcroft, who moves up to gather. Arsenal forward Lewis, on left, looks for a chance. Arsenal lost this home match by 2—l.2 1. Paul Popper picture.
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    Recs. earn first point in League
    348 12 BODCA 1 S.R.C 1 T ESS than 150 people were at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday to see 8.0.D.C.A., one of the top teams in the S.A.F.A. Senior League, eat humble pie when they were forced to concede a one-all draw to bottom-of-the-league Singapore Recreation
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    Pakir beaten in two sets
    112 12 LIM Hee Chin scored a surprisingly easy win of 6-3, 6-2 over A. G. B. Pakir in a quarterfinal of the men's open singles of the V.M.C.A. tennis championships played at Bras Basah Road yesterday. Hee Chin will meet the winner of today's match between
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    Awthar Singh hopes to set new record
    179 12 npWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Awthar Singh of the Selangor Bon Ami Cycling Team arrived ln Singapore yesterday morning on his bicycle from Kuala Lumpur after being 16 hours In the saddle. Awthar left Kuala Lumpur at 7 a.m. on Sunday and reached Batu Pahat, 160 miles
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    R.A.F. MALAYA XI v EURASIANS
    38 12 The following will represent R.A.F. (Malaya) ln a game of soccer against Eurasians on the S.R.C. padang tomorrow, kick-off 5.15 p.m.: O'Callahan; Pierce, Murphy; Miller, Dover (capt.). Sears: Peacock, Grant, Suleiman, Gubblns. Hl»gini.
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    GHQ score fifth straight win
    296 12 G.H.Q. FARELF 2; H.M.S. Terror I I gTAGING a good recovery in the second half, G.H.Q. scored a two-one victory over 'Terror' in a United Services Football League game played at Tanglin yesterday. G.H.Q. thus won their fifth match in a row out of six
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    PARKER CUP TIE
    76 12 0.E.M.E., last year's winners of the Parker Cup knock-out soccer competition, have been playing well this season and are favourites to retain the trophy. This evening they will meet Royal Engineers on the Ayer Rajah ground ln the semi-finals of this competition. In the other semi-flnalf which
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    SERVICES LEAGUE
    137 12 LATEST positions in the Singapore United Services Football League table are: I.A.F. M.U. 8 I.A.F. T. 5 3.H.Q. Parelf 6 I.N.A.C. 6 3.D.5.R. 7 I.A.F. C. 5 t.A.F. S. 6 *.A.F. L.U. 6 t.E.M.E. 5 3.E.R. 3 >H.Q. Sgs. 5 lA.P.C. 5 I.A.S.C. 7 10 Bn. 6 J.M.S.
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    Lodger Units beat R.A.O.C
    93 12 A STOUT hearted display by R.A.F. Lodger Units won them two 'well deserved points in the United Services Football League yesterday when they beat R.A.O.C. at Alexandria by two goals to one. Although hard pressed they repeatedly prevented the Army team who were in a way
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    66 12 SOCCER: Div. 1: Pulau Brani v Tamil B.A. at stadium; Div. 2: Police v Indian R.C. 'A' at BODCA; Div. 3B: R.N. Keppel Barracks v Bk. Timah S.C. at Geylang; Business Hse. Lge. A; Sime Darby v O.T.E.C. on padane; Business Hse. Lge. B: Ford S.C. v 1.C.1,
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      29 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: 6.22 am (6.6), 8.55 pm (6.7); 12.50 am (5-2), 1.56 pm (2.2). TOMORROW: 7.53 am (6.9), 9 25 pm (7.1); 2.26 am (4.5), 2.50 pm (2ft).
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