The Straits Times, 30 June 1951

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAY AS NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 30 1951. TWELVE PAGES I'KWE FIFTEEN CENTS,
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    NO SURRENDER: SHINWELL
    309 1 Persians warned: the British don't give up easily CPFAKivr *v LONDON, Friday. S Rriti-h iw! the P«?»«°il ensw^tonight Mr. Emanuel Shin well, Fetish Defence Minister, said: "There is reason to believe tha Tou'd "c sa'nTu" Md 1§ f Persia that Britain did not give up readily, he
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    'Rush us arms,' Tito tells U.S.
    134 1 'Rush us arms,' Tito tells U.S. WASHINGTON. Fri YUGOSLAVIA formally iskA ed the United States yesterday for arms to deal with the threat of Soviet b!oc aggression. The Yugoslav envoy Mr Popovich submitted the reg^ e u t *u dur l ng a conference w tn the Secretary of State
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    GOVT TO CONTROL IRON AND STEEL
    54 1 LONDON. Fri. iron and steel supplies to British industry are to be allocated by tht, Government, it was announce in Parliament yesterday. Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said this was one of several steps the Government were takinp to control the use
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    CRITIC FREED
    44 1 gUENOS AIRES. Fri. Th« Argentine radical party lead- Congressman Rlcardc Balbin, arrested on charg< of disrespectful criticism of the Peron regime, was freed Jau night by a federal jud^e pending a ruling whether hr Is covered b y Parliamentary immunity.— A.P. y
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    PETAIN MOVED
    23 1 m^ I Fri —^-Marshal Henri Philippe Petain was transferred this morning from Fort de la Piette-Levei to a private mansion— AP
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    CHINESE ROBBED
    27 1 *our Indians, one of whom was armea with a shotgun robbed a Chinese of $30 in a house in the Tampenis Road area last nieht.
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    PERSIAN OILFIELDS TO CLOSE
    148 1 LONDON. Fri. THE Anglo-Iranian Oil Com1 pany said today that it is closing down its entire operations in Persia, and that there was no possibility of a settlement so long as Mohammed Mossadeq is Premier. British employees are being summoned into Abadan refinery port from the
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    'Try Ridgway, MacA,' demand
    66 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Fri Mr. Jacob Malik, chief Soviet delegate, yestercjv circulated among Security Council members a telegram from the "Women'a International Democratic Federation" in Sofia demanding that Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur and Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway be prosecuted for war crimes in Korea. It alleged atrocities
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    18 SPIES SHOT
    24 1 nf im out rL 10 Comm unist agents arfwft by the Nationalist authorities were executed by a firing squad this morning
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    Women get pledge of equal pay
    83 1 mg those of Britain. Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India New Zealand. Pakistan. Sweden Norway and Denmark. a Jr ce on *L y Oover nment votes ffnri L th con ven «on came irom the two South African Government delegates Government delegates from the United States.
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    TWO DIE IN MILL RIOTS
    46 1 TEHERAN, Fri Two Per werl lnn^ emp yed workers SijSerl w nd Several othe injured in demonstrations in of Isf*°h them lnd ustrial city ?L f han according to Press reports received her! today kuted 0 sal d the men wer
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    $1,000,000 CHEQUE
    51 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Fri —Mr Byron Price, the U.N. assistn?lf S Cre J ar y Ge neral last night handed to the Ameri"ndelegation a cheque for $1,000,000-th« first instalment in repayment of the $65,000,000 loan made by the United States Government for the construction of the new United Nations
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    2,000 SQUAT ON RAILWAY
    45 1 CALCUTTA, Fri Two iS5wa a v d t Hi l dm matted on rfitf y n tracks ou tslde Calun ft,? 11 yesterda y and held up train services. They are demanding payment of dole arrears of two rupees each.— AP
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    FLYNN IN TOKYO
    38 1 TOKYO, Pri.^Mr. Errol Ftynn, noted Hollywood actor, arrived in Tokyo as a SSSihn 01 the merlca thPV P Q^ ow trou Pc, headed by R P nn iO x, C medran Mr Ja <* Benny— Reuter
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    Pope prays at Peter's tomb
    61 1 VATICAN CITY, Fri. f °Pe n Plus, escorted by the full Papal court, last night prayed at the tomb of the Apostle Peter, discovered recently below the central point oo f f »c vast Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony initiated the celebration of
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    Peer quits party
    45 1 LONDON, Fri.— Lord Foley aged 27, one of the youngest Peers In the British House of Lords, announced last night that he had resigned from the Labour Party as he was "not Interested in politics" and wished to concentrate on music. Reuter.
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    Tallest man is too shy to go out...
    144 1 JJO BOH, a 28-year-old labourer at G.H.QFARELF, Singapore, is so tall he has become nervous and seldom goes out because he dislikes the *Uy*\s of curious passersby who gawk up at him all the time. Ho, who stands exactly fix feet nine
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    Stricter travel restrictions
    293 1 STRICTER control of travel between Malaya and foreign countries, in particular those under Communist domination, were announced yesterday by Mr. S. E. King, Director of Immigration, Federation and Singapore. The restrictions have been found necessary "in view of the opportunities afforded by existing travel facilities for persons,
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    Black-out debate put off
    128 1 CTION on Singapore s black-outs was deferred; by the Municipal Commissioners yesterday until their next meeting, when they hope to have an interim report from the special committee set up in January to advise on urgent measures to relieve blackouts. The report is expected in ten
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    IDENTITY CARD ROW IN U. K.
    135 1 LONDON Fri. /JOVERNMENT and police n!u rr f t"t "t te i 1 lMt nl h In Britain's battle of the Identity card currently being fought in the newspapers and ttre court* Mr. CbuUr Bde, the Home Secretary, rgprolted UiHction of th» oomviflMner of
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    Bandits bayonet dying police
    423 1 Bandits bayonet dying police From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri ("■HINESE and Malay bandits bayonetted dying police constables on a lonely road in South Selangor yesterday. A big force of bandits made a handgrenade and machinegun attack on a convoy of three police vehicles in the Broga area of
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    CEASE FIRE INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO C-in-C
    324 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. QENERAL instructions on negotiations of a cease-fire in Korea are being sent to General Matthew Ridgway, U.S. Far East Commander. in-Chief. This was announced teday by Mr, Robert Lovett, deputy Secretary for DefenceMr Lovett told a news conference that thtf instructions had
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    Faster Red jet planes in action
    72 1 MUCH faster Communist jel fighters attacked proPfVui. 1 11 11 Mustangs which had Just completed a successful strafing attack near Sinanju, halfway between Pyangyang and the Manchurian border, it was reported today. Although all but one of the Mustangs were out of ammunition, they
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    FOUR LEGGED DUCK
    31 2 FOUR LEGGED DUCK A D( KLING with four Ires, hatched at Great Rapids. Michigan. U.S.A. According to its owner. Henry J. Grit, seen 1n the pictare, the freak is developing normally.
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    AID 'BLOCKADE' MAY BE EASED
    190 2 WASHINGTON, Friday. /M)NGRESS support was growing yesterday for modification of a law barring aid to any nation shipping war potential to Communist countries. This law, known as the Kern Amendment, was approved recently fey Congress as part of a money bill for federal agencies. I
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    Berlin Reds threaten power cut
    100 2 Berlin Reds threaten power cut BERLIN, Fri. ITAST Germany threatened yesterday to cut West Berlin off from Soviet zone coal and power in retaliation for West German interruption of the inter-zonal trade talks. Herr Heinrtch Rau, East German Deputy Premier, warned West Berlin tliat an -Teement to provide the Western
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    CONSUL SWORN IN
    25 2 MANILA, Fri.— President Quirino today administered the oath of office to Mr.Yusup Abubakar, Philippine consul-designate to Malaya and British Worth Borneo. UP.
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    24-HOUR STRIKE
    27 2 ATHENS, FrL Greece's 70 000 civil servants staged a 24-hwir strike yesterday for a 50 per cent pay Increase. All public buildings were dosed.— AP.
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    Chinese carry out more 'purges' in the south
    274 2 Chinese carry out more 'purges' in the south Vm% NBWS^AWEIt^E^S^DT J) r, HONG KONG, Friday, llf ORE "purges'' are being carried out in South China, according to reports received by independent Chinese papers in Hang Kong. In Nanning, the Kwangsi Province town which is the trans-shipment point for Red supplies
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    THE FIRST CALL
    33 2 BOMBAY, Fri.— The Shunko Maru, the first Japanese ship to enter an Indian port since December 8, 1941, docked here yesterday with a cargo of raw silk and machinery— A.P.
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    3 Vietminh Reds killed
    49 2 SAIGON, Fri. "THE chief of the Vietminh terrorists in Dalat and two of his followers were killed yesterday by constabulary forces in an engagement In the centre of the city. Two constables were wounded. Police seized important documents, arms and ammunition and arrested suspects. A.FP.
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      82 2 Red plane may do 2 200 m.p./i. LOS ANGELES. FrL RUSSIA may have a rocket Plane capable of flyine 2£QQ miles per bow, according to a Michigan scientist, Dr. Mark V. M«rkovim. He told the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences that he believes Russia's theoretical work in the field of rocket
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    KOREA 'A LESSON' TO CHINA
    327 3 "They will hesitate now' MARSHALLDENIES BURMA THREAT WASHINGTON, Friday. QENERAL George Marshall, U.S. Secretary of Defence, said today he believed the Chinese had been taught a lesson in Korea and would hesitate before starting a military campaign against Burma. Mr. Walter Judd (Republican, Minnesota) asked
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    OPTIMISM AMONG TROOPS
    135 3 EIGHTH ARMY H.Q. IN KOREA. Fri. TIMISM over the possibility of a cease-fire ln Kor<*a was apparent yesterday In the mood of rr.anv men here from prlvre to colonel. >ugh Gen. Van Fleet, Eighth Army Commander was non-committal anc the men went about their duties as usual,
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    P.I. BUDGET SIGNED
    52 3 MANILA. Fri— President Guirino yesterday signed next 1 year's national budget mlling for a total outlay of 3R6. 164,290 pesos— almost half of which is intended for internal defence. A new law sets aside a total of 175,758,210 pesos for use in the campaign against the Cor-n-innist-leri
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    THEY SWAM TOO FAR
    50 3 HONG KONG. Fri.— Three Macao boy s swam too far along the c t and rested on Red China territory unknowingly. They were Immediately arrested and charged with SDvin? Their parents are now tryr permission to enter C< mmunlst China to get thp h-)vs released. A.P.
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    Sues because a bell rang
    97 3 DULUTH Minneapolis Fri DR. RAGNER MELANDER demanded $250 from the City of Duluth yesterday because two policemen rang his doorbell at 4 a.m. h»n h K P? n 5 em en ran.? the yy m stake But h e happened to be expecting an important
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    CONTROLLED
    26 3 The Food Controller, Singapore, yesterday announced ha ,t the Allowing are controlled articles: rice all grades; sugar, all varieties; wheaten bread: meat, fresh and frozen.
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    Malik stands his ground
    71 3 NEW YORK. Fri. J^ photographer at the Russian sponsored Inited Nations party in the Waldrof Astoria Hotel last night was snapping group pictures of the British U.N. delegate. Sir Gladwyn Jebb, the U.S. delegate. Mr. Ernest Gross, and Russia's Mr. Jacob Malik. He asked Mr. Gross:
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    Communist resistance is fading
    79 3 TOKYO, Fri. EIGHTH Army troops today advanced slowly against gradually diminishing Chinese resistance south of the key supply centre of Kumsong, where the Communists have been fighting bitterly to protect large supply dumps Powerful allied tank and infantry forces made determined attacks against Chinese holding groups
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    Blackout schedule for today
    185 3 Hin, Fred Waterhouse, Industrial Oases, Kilburn Estate, Dunearn Road, Spore Turf club, Ewart Park, Holland Road, Adam Road Gallop Hill, Wayang Satu, Newton, Chateworth, Peirce Road Somerville Estate, Leedon Road. Victoria Park, Nasslm Hill, Dalvey, Balmoral Road, Paterson Road, Great World, Ho Hong Oil Mills, Alexandra
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    Morrison agrees to Pravda story
    200 3 'CtRCULATION WILL SUFFER' FOREIGN Secretary, Mr. Herbert Morrifonf agree* Us* to bri i r ?ft up r the pa?es f Moscow's Pravda with a special interview The Communist Party newspaper yesterday accepted a challenge from Morrison to interview him and publish the interview "exactly and
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    Indo-Turkish pact
    15 3 ANKARA. Fri.— A Turkish Indian cultural agreement is to be signed today.— A.F.P.
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    4 REDS CHARGED
    100 3 •Jbese four women— (from left) Marion Maxwell Bachrach, 52, Secretary of the Defence CommlS o Communist Party, Betty Gannett. 44, National Education Director of the Communist Part™ ElSbeth Gurley Fynn. 60, Chairman of the party's Women's Commission, and Claudia Jones 36. secretary of tht party's National Women's
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    Marshall aid can end in a year
    162 3 WASHINGTON, Fri T»HE U.S. Secretary of x State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said yesterday that U.S. economic aid fo r all countries, except Greece Italy and Austria, could be ended next year. He said however, that the next 12 months would be the critical"
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    All done by buttons
    67 3 SYDNEY, Fri. electronic salesman invented by Mr. T. S. SkllJman takes your money ln any denomination and when buttons are pressed, dispenses up to 25 different articles at a time. It has proved itself on a three-month trial ln a canteen catering for 600 workers. England
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    TO LEAVE H.K.
    52 3 HONG KONG. Fri Mr. David Fortune Landale, an executive of Jardine Matheson who has been in charge of Hon* Kong office since the end of the Pacific war. will be leaving S oon on retirement. Mr. John Keswlck, formerly in charsre of the Shanghai office WiL take
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    RED AIR PARADE
    21 3 MOSCOW, Fri. The annual parade of the Soviet civil and military aircraft wrll be held on Sunday AFP.
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    PROPERTY 'PACT'
    21 3 LONDON, Fri.-Britain and Italy yesterday concluded an agreement on th e disposal of Italian private property in Libya.— Reuter.
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    TASS MAN TOLD TO LEAVE
    136 3 Mb TOKYO, Friday. K. Evoeny Egorov, correspondent of the official fr«m aSS neWs a enc y' was today banned from attending a naval briefing given by Naval Operations Chief, Admiral Forrest Sherman. A naval officer approached Mr. Egorov before the conference began and told him
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    RED
    23 3 ENVOY KARACHI, Frl._The Chinese Communist Government Charge d'Affaires for Pakistan, Mr. Cheng Wei Chih, accompanied by three officials, Ne'wSlh^A.F 6!^^ fr °m
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    7 sailing around the world
    102 3 7 sailing around the world LAE. NEW GUINEA, Fri MANNED by an amateur crew the 200-ton Brigatine Yankee arrived here yesterday. Aboard was Mrs. Donovan wife- of General "Wild Bill"' Donovan. The boat sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on a world cruise. The cap-tain-owner, Mr. Irving Johnson, is gathering material for
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      303 3 *'Who'» going to the party tonight, Susan?" *'Well, we are!" **l meant lesser lights, m dear!" Owen's sure to be there she's just back from leave and probably flaunting a luscious new m0de1..." "Did she go to Paris?" *'No but most of her frocks cams from there originally she bought
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    Gold worth over $192,000 seized from ship bound for calcutta
    165 4 CUSTOMS 4AKE SiLiAJiyp jsiu^jjl>o i ruo i vrsm na w^ ABOUT 12 hours after the Loksang arrived in Singapore on Thursday on her way to Calcutta, Customs Officers boarded the ship in the Outer Roads and seized about 80 lbs.
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    SAVINGS WEEK TO COMBAT INFLATION
    200 4 SAVINGS WEEK TO COMBAT INFLATION MR. W. A. Cooper. Director of Posts, urged adults yesterday tv support the Colony's biggest post-war savings campaign which starts on Monday with "Savings Week". "Savings accounts are not only for school children", he said. Mr. Cooper said many prominent men and women had savings
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    Judgment reserved
    190 4 From Our Own Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. WHEN the prosecutor ended his case today against Dr. Hamzah bin Taib, who is charged with negligent driving, the Magistrate reserved judgment as to whether Dr. Hamzah should be called upon to make his defence. Originally the doctor was charged with
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    FILIPINOS TO CELEBRATE
    54 4 Singapore Filipinos will celebrate the fifth anniversary of their country's independence on July 4 with a thanksgiving mass at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and a children's party at the C.V.M.A. centrg. Later, there will be a luncheon at Empress Hotel and a dance at Raffles
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    Rubber mart sensitive
    168 4 rE Singapore rubber market has been extremely •-.ensitive to political news this .veek. says Lewis and Peat's market report. Issued yesterday. Orders from the Continent and shcrts covering were mainly resD'.nsii^e for holding prices reasonably steady at around last week's level. The acutely short position In June
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    TRADE WITH INDIA JUMPS
    51 4 Malaya iniDorted $22,360,000 worth of Indian goods mainly textiles— during May this year, while exports amounted to $12,040,000 for the same month. This Is an Increase of 47 u?r cent In the imports and 118 per cent in the exports compared with the corresponding month last
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    GAMBLER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
    41 4 Lek May Tee, aged 22, who lost a month's salary by gambling on the five foot way killed himself by drinking cavstic soda. Lek was very fond of gambling his employer told Singapore Coroner yest^r V
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    BADMINTON HALL: BANKS MAY HELP
    136 4 SINGAPORE banks would probably be prepared to raise the $250,000 still needed to build the $300,000 badminton hall for the Thomas Cup games next year, if they were assured that the hall would become self-supporting, Mr. C. L. Edwards, Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai
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    41 GO TO 'CRUSADE' CAMP
    104 4 41 GO TO 'CRUSADE' CAMP CORTY-ONE students r 22 girls and 19 boys are. attending the third Singapore Chinese students' summer camp at Chung Cheng Middle School. Goodman Road. Singapore, which started yesterday and will end tomorrow. Organised on a 'moral crusade" basis, this mixed camp is sponsored by the,
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    Beauty plan 'not new' to Singapore
    144 4 Beauty plan 'not new' to Singapore SINGAPORE schoolgirls do not need a "keep-the-body-beautilul" scheme as it has been part of their physical training for several years. Mr E. Strickland. Singapore's Superintendent of Physical Education, referring to thr scheme beine introduced in the Federation, yesterday said that it was necessary as
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    More money banked
    54 4 FiEPOSITS over withdrawals in Post Office saving accounts totalled $106,000 in Singapore on Thursday. The Director Of Posts, Mr. W. A. Cooper, said this was much more than the daily average. For the nine days ending on June 18, adults opened 300 new accounts: schoolchildren opened more
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    TWO CHARGES WITHDRAWN
    42 4 Because Tan Teo Lai had been sentenced six days ago to 15 months' imprisonment to be followed by two years police supervision for stealing a bicycle, two similar charges against him were withdrawn in Singapore Third District Court yesterday.
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    $290,000 K.L. FLATS ATTACKED
    164 4 From Our Staff Corre-spcndent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. IT U ALA Lumpur Municipal Commissioners "stand •ondemned in the eyes of the vjblic" for paying $2^0.000 for six flats which nobody wanted for $150,000. Mr. T. Rr\jendra said at a full meeting of the Commissioner* today. The flats*
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    FORCE DISCARDS 11 LIEUTENANTS
    173 4 SIX-MONTH contracts, issued to 11 police lieutenants after the December riots, have not been renewed by the Singapore Police Force, and their service terminates toSay. n All 11 were former noncommissioned officers of the Special Singapore Harbour Board police force disbanded at the end of last
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    34 4 MR E V. Davies before yesterday's Municipal Commission meeting *oes through one of a number of eontemDorary reference books mnd nevels presented to the SingaSrT^unicipal Commission by the City ol Glwgow. Straits Times picture.
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    DRIVER FINED
    23 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Hassan bin Haji Ahmat. a Muar lorry driver, was fined $20 in the Police Court for inconsiderate driving.
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    Singapore Dairy
    178 4 I ..TIVAI. Or BRITVN F\iIiRITION. UE. B::i>x''r-, 3 Mm. to 6 p.m. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road. l«.nrheon and meeting of S.C.Y.C Camp Committee, 1.15 p.m.; Chess Club, 3 p.m.; badminton, 5 p.m.; Movie Circle, 8 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A., Selegie Road. Students' summer conference, whole day; body-building, 4 pjn.; music
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    Local men will get their chance
    256 5 Local men will get their chance CINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners agreed in principle yesterday to send selected Municipal employees on scholarships to fit them for higher appointments. A motion to this effect. Introduced by Mr. G. H. Kiat, was passed unanimously. The Commissioners agreed that the scholarships should not apply to
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    'HIGHER CHARGES' WARNING
    577 5 New pay, CoLA absorbs 70 p. c. of revenue JNCREASED charges for electricity, gap and water were hinted at by Mr. Norman Ward, acting Municipal President, when he told Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their meeting yesterday that 70 per cent, of the Municipality's income will be spent
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    MCs ask for tax-free allowance
    107 5 MCs ask for tax-free allowance ON the assurance of Mr Norman Ward, the Municipal President, that representations would b e made to Government i I a tax-free allowance to the Commissioners. Mr. M. P. D Nair (Labour, South) withdrew a motion he had tabled to this effect. Speaking on Mr.
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    Higher gas charges
    200 5 SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioner^ yesterday agreed to a $1 per 1 000 cubic feet increase in the price of gas for domestic and industrial uses effective from JulyAugust meter readings Commissioners also decided to put up the price of K as coke sold from Kallane gas works from
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    'Unreasonable' says union
    85 5 The "unreasonable and Irresponsible stand" taken by the three Services in Singapore regarding payment of higher cost-of-living allowances "has precipitated a crisis in employer-employee relations." says the Singapore Federation of Services Unions, in a statement last night. The SFSU i s fighting for similar c.0.1. rates as
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    Staff health survey
    87 5 QTHER Commissioners who spoke on the adjournment were. Mi M. P. D. Nair (Labour South) who suggested that the Health Officer should make a survey among members of the staff to see if they were sufferin? from malnutrition. The president promised to refer his suggestion to the
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    PICTURES OF POWER SITE
    72 5 Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy (Independent, City) said that It was already two weeks since he called for a meeting of the Special Power Station Committee to have a "general review" of the present position. He hoped that the committee would meet as soon as oossible The
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    'SMALL COAT OF ARMS'
    176 5 Mr. C. P. J. Ess (Progressive. West) who considered the Coat of Arms in the Board Room too small was told by the President that he was the only Commissioner to hold that view. Mr. Ward said he would be glad to have the general view
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    200 5 SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners, aware of a committee decision limiting; adjournment speeches to five minutes, ended yesterday's session in record time. i Only one Commissioner, Mr. S. S. Manyam (Progressive North) was called to order for exceeding the time limit. He promptly sat down. Earlier. Mr.
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    THE NEW RATES
    449 5 The cost-of-!iving allowances for employees on Open Vote, Subordinate and Permanent establishment staffs were then approved unanimously. These are as follows: (A) For Open .Vote (dally rated) employer*: (a) Employees whose basic wage is less than $2.00 per day: Males age 17 years or above: 60 per
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    Four-state air strike
    36 5 Royal Air Force planes based in Singapore and Butterworth, and R.A.A.F. Lincoln bombers from Singapore yesterday hit bandit targets in Johore, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Perak. The airstrikes were In support ofgroundsecurity forces
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    2 ADVISORY COMMITTEES
    105 5 Singapore Government has appointed two advisory committees to advise the Price Controller regarding goods used as food for human consumption and all other goods. The first committee consists of the Deputy Controller of Supplies, the Commercial Intelligence Officer, the Controller of Imports and Exports, Messrs. J. B.
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    TO WITHDRAW FROM S.T.U.C.
    106 5 One hundred and fifty members of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association, decided at their annual meeting last night "to withdraw an earlier proposal that they join the Singapore Trade Union Congress." The meeting also decided to entrust the new committee to take steps to obtain
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    12 SITES FOR BUS SHELTERS
    78 5 Mr Norman Ward, acting Municipal President, yesterday told Commissioners that twelve sites had been selected for bus shelters and these would b e constructed as soon as certain materials that were on order arrived Mr. Ward said that the de--ay in publishing minutes of the
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    BCG FOR PUBLIC
    26 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. BCO vaccination will b* tfven free to the public at the T.B. Clinic Jalan Tangea Duke. on Tuesdays and Satncdav*
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    HELPED LOTTERY
    27 5 a woman. Lee Ah Poh 47 was fined $300 at the Singapore First Police Court yesterday for assisting in the management of a chap-jf-kee lottery.
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    'NON-EXISTENT' CONTRACT ENDS
    334 5 jyjß. A. P. Rajah, in referring back a committee decision to take action against a defaulting contractor, said at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners that the Commissioners were placed in a farcical situation of terminating a contract which did not exist. A letter terminating the
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., June 30, 1951. Kuo-Yu In Schools
    638 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., June 30, 1951. Kuo-Yu In Schools The correspondence on Man- darin in Chinese schools in 1 Malaya which has been run- i ning in our columns has been most interesting and enlight- ening for the non-Chinese public. The medium of instruction in Chinese schools is
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    The Old Firms
    272 6 A news item published last Sunday stated that there has been no response to the appeal made by the Professor of. History at the University of Malaya, Professor Northcote Parkinson, for the loan of old records and documents, for the purposes of research into the history of
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    Fifty Years Ago
    203 6 (From the Straits Times of June 23-39. 1901.) IN the sugar estate in the Kuala Langat district tSelangon an interesting experiment m the cultivation of ramie was brought td a standstill last year owing to a lack oi demand for the product, and It was therefore decided
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    5 6 TRAVELLERS IN THE SINGAPORE RIVER
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    As I Was Saying
    1080 6  -  Cynicus -by T^HE Secretary of Stale A for the Colonies will need all his smoothness and charm if he is to escape stricture for his handling of the Cocos Islands transfer. Parliament traditionally does not like hearing of even small islands, the home of no more
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    Singaporeana
    1095 6 J^AST Saturday afternoon craving a breath of sea air after some of the hottest weather that I remember in Singapore (especially at night). Mrs. Cecil Street and I drove to that part of the waterfront which used to be known facetiously during the decades between the wars as New
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    DEBATE ON BLACKOUTS PUT OFF
    1450 7 Commission to await report on supply gINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners yesterday deferred debate on the electricity problem. They decided by 12 votes to six to wait for an interim report by the committee appointed last January to enquire into means of supplementing the supply of electricity
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    50 7 MAC "BRAINS TRUST:" Mr. J. P. Srott and Mr. J. l>. Douglas, operations manager and economics manager of KO \< in London, who arrived by Qantas/BOAC Constellation from Britain yesterday. They will discuss operational and commercial problems with Qantas officials in Singapore before leaving for Sydney on Sunday. Straits Times
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    WOMEN wHO WAIT MAY BE TOO LATE
    275 7 Vl/'OMEN who wait until a crisis arises before they offer to do anything to defend Malaya are no use to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force, the commanding officer of the Singapore Fighter Control Unit, Squadron Leader D. S. Fraser, told the Straits Times
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    PREDICTS LESS CASH IN USE
    157 7 PREDICTS LESS CASH IN USE A DROP in the circulation I of Malayan currency during the second half of this year, was predicted by a Singapore Government Treasury spokesman yesterday. He said tha-t the fall in the prices of rubber and tin and the ban on rubber exports to Communist
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    2 wrenched locks off store
    135 7 2 wrenched locks off store ANG Ter, 24. and M. Krish- nanr 27. were each sentenced in the Singapore First District Court yesterday to 12 months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by six months' simple imprisonment for attempted housebreaking at the N.A.A.F.1.. store Gillman Barracks, on April 29. Detective-Inspector J.
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    S'PORE FIRM FINED $25
    85 7 Boust?ad and Company. Singapore, were fined $25 in the Fourth Police Court yesterday for falling to inform the port officer of the arrival of 1.000 cases of dynamite and one case of detonators on April 4. Mr. A. P. Godwin, defending, that two forms, one for
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    2 FIGHTERS FINED
    47 7 Sankar Singh, aged 24 who fought with Brithun Singh; used abusive language to a police officer and damaged the platform la a lock-up, was fined a total of $25 in the Third Police Court yesterday Brithun Singh was fined $W for fighting in public
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    FOREST OFFICER
    39 7 From Onr Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Mr. E. J. Strugnell, the State Forest Officer, has returned from Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. 8. Smith, who had been acting for Mr. Strugnell, has left for iDOh on transfer.
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    UNRELIABLE
    32 7 Declaring that a prosecution witness had been "most unreliable", the Singapore Third District Judge, Mr. S. E. Teh. yesterday acquitted Abdul Hamld bin Harun of a charge of housebreaking and theft.
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    Air corps to form school squadrons
    106 7 MALAYAN Air Training Corps hopes to form iTI school squadrons and a University squadron, soon F Lt. Roland Parks, Adjutant of the Corps, said yesterday. Victoria School will be the first to form two squadrons. The boys will be trained in Morse code, recognition
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    Two detained in hotel swoop
    56 7 TWO suspected Commun ists who arrived from Hong Kong three nights ago «<-re detained by the Singapore Special Branch. They were held after a swoop on a hotel on Thursday night. A Special Branch spokesman yesterday said: "We are holding them for interrogation. The immigration
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    ROTARY IS 21
    66 7 SEEN at last night's dinner at Raffles Hotel to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Singapore Rotary Club F»om left: Mrs. Faulkner, wife of Rear Admiral H W. Faulkner Fla* Officer (Ma»yan Area). Mr. Malcolm jWacDonald. CommissionerGeneral. Mr. Yap Phen X Geek, and Mrs. Norman Ward, wife
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    Conflict over Advisory Board
    241 7 SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners yesterday decided to accept the recommendations of the Hawkers Inquiry Commission except the suggestion to set up a Hawkers Advisory Board Mr. Yar> Pheng Geek. (Nominated) who criticised the Municipal Health Committee for turning; down the recommendation for a Hawkers Advisory Board, started
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    BERI-BERI KILLS 37
    42 7 ftERI-BERi claimed 22 lives last month and 15 in April, it fa stated in rtLu£ tn ??X ore Municipal %Zl? Officer^ monthly tnnlr, 1O MVM V which Inn nf 11 y e terda V* meetmLUnfrt Com against 2,980 birth™
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    $500 FINE FOR KEEPER
    57 7 Chinese hotel-keeper h P' e d d *»nty to fallal I? cord the Particulars of eight men and four women who occupied rooms In his Sw!' Was bi the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. c hotel-keeper, Lim Boon Hoe, of Chin Tong hotel Tanjong Katong Road,
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    Varsity to start new course
    337 7 Varsity to start new course A NEW course for rx teachers to raise teaching standards throughout Malaya will open at the University in October. It will be called the Certificate in Education. Announcing this yesterday the Professor of Education. Mr. W. Mason, said this course would be open only to
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    I Was Mao Tse-tung's Secretary
    1674 8  -  HSIAO YING HSIAO YING "yHIS i s the first of a series of 12 instalments on life with the Chinese Communists by a former member, who rose to a place of eminence in the part> and became Mao Tse-tung's secretary in the Politburo. Here is
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      84 8 ImEX^HE J1951 CHEVROLET l( si '4 '•< Illi dnP fl 9 K. \Mm \j 3 .I m w *m |<m f I SP~' L^M\ MUL^^Sf Th« 1951 CHEVROLET will b« coming to Malaya soon and you can rest assured it will live up to its world-famoi's name. You r^Uf. will
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      9 8 MONDAY: Party members live in a world of espionage.
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      137 8 |ff|f WATCHES I r^w* niCTiwrnnw it ui9ii ii v i iuh \vT Leading Watch Dealer* Jeweller* How fresh is a daisy I A room where O-Ccdar Polish has been at work— it's as fresh as any daisy. The air's sweet and free from duse. The furniture glows with the special
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      302 8 Straits Times Crossword I 12 3 I IHH 5 T~ i|9 H' 2 "20~ 2J 22 23 24 "26" 111 27 "28" ""ll 57 AtKDSS 7. mop: Alien i«saz.i tw 1. Pick out half a score <6, 3). 10. Gilbt-i'iian D:uralist i4-3> 5 Sober oatmeal dish (ft). 13. Regular soldier
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      THE LION, THE TIGER AND THE LAMB
      187 9 I AM not surprised at the Malays' opposition, to the formation of Dato Onn's Independence of Malaya Party. In comparison with the Chinese and Indians the Malays are merely babies just beginning to crawl Prizes of sweets would still be sufficient to in
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      'GOVERNMENT SERVANT'
      190 9 DATO ONN has recently stated that he will form eh Independence of Malaya Party to which all people, irrespective of caste or creed, will be admitted to form one Government and onp people; that Singapore should be :i in the Federation of Malaya: and that self-gov-lent must be
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      SUPPORT FOR DATO ONN, THE FAR-SIGHTED
      303 9 SUPPORT FOR DATO ONN, THE FAR-SIGHTED J AM one of those who agree with Dato Onn In his plan to make Malaya independent, for the Malays as well as for the local-born and the non-Malays and foreigners who, after living in Malaya for a certain number of years, choose the
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      Exclusive electorate in K.L.
      278 9 WE have all Deen urged to vote in the Kuala Lumpur Municipal elections— and in order to be able to do this we have been told to register our names at various •ffices. A pre-requisite, however, is that one be qualified to register. This means. In
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      Profitless buses
      129 9 EXPERTS" statement in last Saturday's Forum that "a well organised and economically operated bui company should be able to show a profit of around 200 per cent" is exaggerated and misleading. The success of a public omnibus company depends largely on the number of passengers who make use
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      ODE TO A LOAD
      171 9 (With Chestertonian apologies) The people sit in darkness, in damp and sweat and heat From Balestier to Ceylang, by way of Chulia Street; Let there be light," we sufferers cry, and we feel like calling names At that treacherous turbine trickster, the Load Shedder of St.
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      Malaya's road hogs in uniform
      155 9 THE papers during the past few weeks have been full of "Road Safety". I think this is a prop" S^ mention that the worst road hogs in y afe flrSt> the A ™y and, second During the B.M.A. period when there were many more military
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      CHAIRMAN OF THE FORUM
      104 9 CURELY those responsible t J° r »>r tf if brlefin of Mr. w McHu Bh in his duties p^H ma V f the broadcast Federation Forum gave him to understand, that he was n J M*Mon of chairman and not that of disseminator or news, views
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      WHAT SAY HAVE THE PARENTS?
      285 9 WHAT SAY HAVE THE PARENTS? IN your leader of Wednesday you seem to think that the present system of English schools is the result of the parents' wish when you say that "Malayan parents who want an English education for their children insist that education should begin In Standard One."
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      Primary classes
      71 9 IN an editorial on Wednes1 da* you stated that "the new English schools that are now being built start teaching In English ftom Standard One upwards." What is <|ie language used in the primary classes? Have these classes been abolished CURIOUS. Singapore. (Many children, on entering the Primary
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      POWER IS UNCUT IN HONG KONG
      60 9 the end of the war *J Hong Kong's supply of light and power to a population which has increased by a vastly greater proportion than that of Singapore has been achieved without recourse to blackouts or power cuts. The two concerns supplying current to
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      FLAG FLYING IN MALACCA
      56 9 the Malacca Municipal Offices, lt Is observed, the Union Jack is flown majestically on a mast overlooking that of the Federation flag, whereas these two flags are flown side by side outside the Resident Commissioner's Office. Will anyone elucidate the difference in the display of these
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      'Never take aim unless you intend to kill'
      132 9 JT is distressing to see the Increasing numbers of Innocent people seriously wounded or killed by the accidental discharge of firearms two cases Involving two people killed reported in one issue of the Straits Times alone. These days, when more and more
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      A MALAY VIEW OF THE RUNAWAYS
      85 9 "INTOLERANT'S" suggestion in last Saturday's Forum £nL runawa ys simply stay in China, would be all right If the girls referred to were o v er -aged. In this case, I should say, the Government was right in its action, since £u girls were
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      JAPANESE LEGACY IN TAIPING
      89 9 gUYING a ticket for a Tamil picture in Taiping is a hazardous job. Tickets are sold, before the crowd arrives at the theatre to some favourite "boys" who sell them at blackmarket prices. Th# melee at the counter i* Indescribable. I strongly urge tht theatre management
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      A PRAYER FOR PREMIUM BONDS
      206 9 A PRAYER FOR PREMIUM BONDS to Mr. N. A. Mallal (Progressive— City x the Loan (Premium Bonds) Bill may be reintroduced in the Singapore Legislative Council. If it is, I pray that the Unofflcials who voted against it before will vote in favour after they have had the opportunity to
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      TAX THEM AT 90 CENTS IN THE DOLLAR!
      225 9 TAX THEM AT 90 CENTS IN THE DOLLAR! DURCHASE tax will no* solve the problem of initiation, nor will it solve the problem of high cost of living. In fact, it may make inflation worse and cost of living higher. As a tax expert, I venture to suggest that the
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      RELIEVED SIGH FROM K.L.
      79 9 hypocritical speeches and the .turning down of the Singapore Government's Premium Bonds Bill (with no alternative suggested) by the Singapore Legislative Council recently lead one to believe that Singapore Is suffering from "Legislation without Responsibility." I am not sure whether this is better or worse than
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      CLERK'S OPINION
      73 9 J AND many of my fellow clerks are surprised that the Premium Bonds Bill, Intended to combat inflation, has been thrown out by our Legislative Councillors. They with their comfortable incomes (and allowances) do not appear to care very much whether there Is inflation or not In the
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      A CHANCE FOR THE BANDITS
      94 9 AFTER reading the letter headed "Captured Alive" on Wednesday I feel that "Not Cricket" has voiced an opinion which in itself is not cricket. Captured men should oe given a chance to clear themselves, In accordance with the process of the law, and to fit
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    London Stocks
    320 10 LONDON, Fri. RISING prices marked end of the week trading on the London Stock Exchange today. Buyers of domestic stocks continued to receive encouragement from international situations with the latest reports on Korea giving a fresh boost to sentiment. The actual turnover, however, was checked by the approach
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    67 10 CHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns at 4 p.m. yesterday were: 44 Straat Malakka 42/43 Andskerk. 40/41 Wosang. 38/39 Kina. 36/37 Trevethoe. 33 43 Pres. Polk, 31/32 Antenor, 29/30 Glaucus. 27/28 Meonia. 25/26 Benwyvis 23/24 Sue Lykes. 19/20 British Prince. 15/16 Ascanius. 13/14 Radnorshire. 11/12 Winter Hill.
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    907 10 THE Malayan share mfrrket was quietly steady in all sections yesterday, with very little business passing. There wa« better buying Interest in Rubbers. I Quotations announced yasterday by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Alex Briefer Pref 1.821 1 .90 od Ords 3.1ft 240 od Atlai Ic* 13.00
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    TIN: $446 A PICUL
    40 10 SINGAPORE, Fri., June 29 —$446 (down $10.12*.) £905 a ton in London LONDON June 29.— Cash Buyers £905, Sellers £910; Forw ard Buyers £850, Sellers £851; Settlement £905 (down £25). Turnover: a.m. 120, p.m. 50 tons.
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    steady-up in rubber
    214 10 SHORT-COVERING helped to steady the early easy Singapore rubber market yesterday. More inquiries came from the Continent, but turn-over was small. Business began at slightly lower levels, with first-grade, July shipment, dropping a cent s lb., but with the steady tone In the afternoon the market Improved
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    75 10 "THE Singapore -produce marketwas generally quiet yesterday Copra opened lower, buyers bidding $39 a picul and sellers quoting $41. The margin narrowed towards the close with sellers coming down to S4o\ against bids of $39',. Coconut oil was quiet, sellers quoting $70 a plcul without attracting buyers.
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    35 10 HONO KONO, Frlr^HEE market currency exchange r for Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HKS6.23H (cash), HK56.27 (T): £1 HK$l5 70; one tahil of gold HKS3O6.— UP
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    37 10 I 'pHE Malayan Exchange Banks j Association announced yesterI day that control direct rates for j Canadian dollars were: Buying T.T. 35 i. Airmail (0.D.) 35%, M9O days) 35%: Selling, T.T./OJD 'ready 34 15 16.
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    GAMBAR MELAYU FOR BIG RACE
    278 11 Has improved since B, Timah By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. QAMBAR MELAYU (late Casting Vote) won many admirers by his game second against the erratic Astute Monarch over the Bukit Timah 7f. last month and I shall be greatly surprised if he does not
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    Straits Times Selections
    158 11 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1 2.15 RIO GBANDE Mr. Tin Windy Island PRINCESS BEAU Rio Grande Rand wick RIO GRANDE Mr. Tin Windy Island EACE t 2.45 BAKNSTAPLE Finalist Irish Fame CLAUDIUS Finalist Good! Advice IRISH FAME Bamstaple Finalist RACE 3 3.15 ENVOY Dmr-Bs- Salaam
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    GOOD GOING
    26 11 £PSO.M JEEP reports that although it has been raining n Kuala Lumpur for the past few days the Soinr today should be Terr Rood.
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    It's Merry Go Round againfor Race 9
    182 11 It's Merry Go Round againfor Race 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. UERRY-GO-ROUND, winner of three races in his last four starts, comes up for his first big test when he takes on Wonder Lad, Retinue The Arcadian, Nero and Recovery U— a bright lot of Class 2 sprinters— in Race Nine
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    Tryas should win
    898 11 L FVPB KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. gEYLRAL recently relegated Class 1 sprinters are Seven) and it will be a case of former top-notchers L.ucirer is nicely nandicapped on his second to Piraeus over 6t. at Bukit Tiniah— he gets only lib. Texas Co. will have nothing on Lucifer
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    Today's Race Card
    1296 11 Double Totes: Races 4 and 5, 8 and 9. Big Sweep Race 9. Race 1—2.15: Class 4, Div. 5—6 Furs. 1 000 Demonic Harper 9.00 Mr. Wong Mdm. Chan Lewis I' 2L r> Tl J Donn «Uy 800 Mr. Yeap Hock Hoe Manning 3. 000 Princess Bean
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      72 11 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. News from K.L; 10.10 Close: 1 p.m. "Saturday Ballroom"; 1.30 News; 1.50 Interlude; 2 "Album of Harmony"; 2.15-5* K.L. Racing; 6.15 Children; 6.40 Pred Waring his Pennsylvanans: 7 News: 7.15 "Polioe and the People"; 7.20 "Listeners' Choice"; f.50 "Spotlight on the Emercency"; 8 "Hook. Line
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    The hall: $10,000 more in the kitty
    269 12 DONATION FROM RUBBER TRADER SIXTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Mr. Gan Chong Bin, managing director of Messrs. Tai Seng and Co. Ltd., handed over a cheque for $10,000 for the Singapore Badminton Hall Fund to the fund committee chairman, Mr. John Laycock yesterday in the office of
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    CLOSE HITS 135 n.o. v TOURISTS
    129 12 CLOSE HITS 135 n.o. v TOURISTS PORTSMOUTH. Fri. BRIAN CLOSE, the 20-year-old Yorkshire and England allrounder, made the highest score of his career and his first hundred in England today when helping the Combined Services to save their match with the South Africans. Batting three hours. 35 minutes for 135
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    Lim withdraws resignation
    163 12 TV/TEANWHILE, Mr. Lim Chuan ITA Geok has withdrawn his resignation from chairmanship of the Malayan Thomas Cup Selection Committee. It is understood that the other member who resigned earlier this week, Mr. Lee Ouan Khye of Ipoh will follow suit. Mr. Llm withdrew his resignation following a
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    GAN, LIM ARE TOP ATHLETES
    103 12 The 36th annual sports ol Outram School, morning and afternoon, w ir he.d yesterdaj. a projrjmnv cf «7 e'ints being run through. Gan Boon Leong won 'he morning school Individual championship coming first in four events 100 yards. hurdles, high Jump and long .lump. The
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    BROTHER SCHOOLS SOCCER FIXTURES
    84 12 Past Pupils of ChrLstian Brothers' Schools are lnvt'.ed to attend the following soccer Bttures. organised jointfy by the ihree Brothers' Schools and the Christian Brothers Old Boys' Association: Cambined Brothers Schools' Present Boys v Singapore "A" on Monday. July 2. at Jalan rf-rsir Stadium. the Annaul
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    COSMOS S.C. OFFICIALS
    76 12 The Cosmos Sports Club's officials for the year are: Patrons: Messrs. E. M. Abdul Kader and K. H. Tan. President: Mr. W. Oakes; VicePresidents: Messrs. S. R. P. Nailu and A. Paul. Hon. SecreUry: Mr. P. Appavoo: Asst. Hon. Sec.: Mr. A. N. De Souza; Sports Secretary:
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    SCOREBOARD
    81 12 8 AFRIC\— IST INNS.: 4M for S drd. SERVICES— IST. INNS.: SERVICES— IND. INKS. Hammond b Chubb A Smith b FuOTerton A Close not out I Parks c Manse*, b Chubb SR Manners c ManseH b Fullerton Devereuz not out 4 Extras 1 Total (for 4) 236 Wickets fell
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    AAA plan failed to trap Tigers
    393 12 By Our Soccer Reporter VICTORY at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday took Tigers a step nearer the S.A.F.A. First Division championship. Although always the better team, Tigers did not win as easily as the score suggests —and it was only in flashes that they looked
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    Sports Dairy
    155 12 TODAY SOCCER: Community Lfe: R.A.F. v Europeans at stadium; C.YJH.A. v RJf. Keppel-Brks. at Geylani; Services Lge; R.E.M.E. v R.A.FJHVU. CRICKET: SJt.C. II v R.E.M.E.. SJt.C; S.C.C. v BAF, S.C.C. ATHLETICS: Raffles Inst. sports 3 p.m. BADMINTON: Colony Junior tourney, Clerical Union Hall, 7.15 p.m. WATER POLO: Colony
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    NENE WINS IN 2nd ROUND
    176 12 Five of the six bouts in Promoter Darby Koh's boxing programme held at the Happy World last night failed to go the distance. Little Nene rocked his opponent, Edward Taylor, with a twofisted attack from the first gong. In the 30 th second of the
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    28 12 TODAY: 8.13 ajn. (7.6). 7.55 p.m. (8.4); 2 a.m (2.7), 2.02 p.m. (4.9). TOMORROW: 9.37 ajn. (7.7), 8.41 p.m. (8.6): 2.59 a.m. (2.2), 2.56 p.m. (5.1).
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    KL FLOOD-LIT ATHLETICS
    105 12 From Our Staff Correspondent. KTJALA LUMPUR, Fri. TpOR the first time in Malaya, an athletic match will be run at night— on a flood-lit field—starting at 8 p.m This meet has been arranged for an inter-club relay championship for the Mercury Trophy. The meeting, sponsored by the
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    SIONG 800 A.A. BILLIARDS TEAM
    38 12 Following will represent Siong 800 A.A. ft billiards against Chinese Y-M.C.A. tomorrow: Leong Chong Plu. Neo Boon Tuan, Neo Cheng Kow, Wee Aik Koon, Choo Kirn Chwee, Wee Eng Watt, Chionh Kah Klat.
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    RETAINS TITLE
    37 12 MILAN, Fri:— France's. Ray Famechon gave Alvaro Cerasani of Italy a severe beating last night to keep European featherweight crown. The Italian quit the fight in the 13th round Of a scheduled 15 rounder. A.P.
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    Sembawang get W.O.
    28 12 I R.N.A.S. Sembawang were given a walk-6ver yesterday by tha I Hotspurs S.C. In a Division 3A I League match at the Oeylang I Stadium.
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    S.R.U. TRIBUTE TO REFEREES
    365 12 S. R. U. TRIBUTE TO REFEREES IN HIS address to the annual general meeting -of the Singapore Rugby Union held at the S.C.C. yesterday, the President, Mr. A. F. Taylor, said that the good season which Singapore enjoyed last year "was largely due to the creation of the Singapore Society
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    FORM, WINS EASILY
    522 12 WIMBLEDON. Surrey, Friday. URANK Sedgman of Australia, the No. 1 seed, today became the first player to reach the quarter-final of the All-England championships here by beating- the young Italian Davis Cup player Fausto Gardtni 6—o, 6—2,6 2, 6 i. Sedgman, who hitherto had not been very
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    Army athletic team take 9 of 12 events
    394 12 A POWERFUL Army athletio team showed their mettle when they took nine out of 12 events at the Singapore A.A.A. triangular meet on ths S.R.C. Padang yesterday. Combined Schools performed creditably by winning ths o£her three events but th« third team, Johore
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    Notts score huge total: Hardstaff 247
    261 12 LONDON, Fri. NOTTINGHAM hit the huge total of 547 for six today in reply to Northampton's declared total of 498 for seven. HardstaS scored 247. Over the three days of this game at Trent Bridge altogether 1,045 runs were scored for the loss of
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    Wimbledon fourth-day results
    732 12 FULL results of Thursday* Wimble don tennis wera: Men's Singles: F. Sedgman (Aust.) bt S. Clark (US) 8-6. 11-». 6-3. A. J. Mottram (Britain) bt J. Drobny (Egypt) 5-7. 6-4. 2-6. 7-». M. H. Ram (US) bt H Billlngton (Britain) 6-3. 6-4 6-4 R. Savitt (US) bt
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