The Straits Times, 10 November 1951

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1951. if PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    BRITAIN'S FOOD IN DANGER
    315 1 Stocks below war-time crisis level NEW MINISTER WARNS THE COMMONS LONDON, Friday. MAJOR Gwilym Lloyd George, Conservative Food Minister, told the House of Commons today that Britain's food supplies were m a dangerous position, similar to 1941. That was the year when German submarines sharply cut
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    Too timid, says Sir John Hay
    78 1 LONDON. Fri GOVERNMENT officials m Malaya are too timid and cautions against the bandits, says Sir John Hay, leader of the rubber industry, m a letter to The Times. He says that if the rubber planter m Malya is to be sustained m his
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    Giver of hope
    36 1 NEW YORK, Fri.— General Mac Arthur said last night that he hopes history will record him not as a soldier but as one who has brought "solace, hope and faith" to Japan.— UP.
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    Sirens return
    36 1 LONDON, Fri.— The Home Secretary, Sir David Max- I well Fyfe. today told local authorities to overhaul air raid sirens from the last war that were still workable and to reinstal them. Reuter. r
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    UMPIRE SILENCES MAN IN CROWD
    162 1 UMPIRE SILENCES MAN IN CROWD Close of play- West Indies 216 all out; Australia 16 for no wicket. By JACK FINGLETON BRISBANE. Frl. THERE was an unusual happening m the Test match here today. Umpire Barlow, m the middle of an over ran across to speak to a spectator Who
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    Sheriff shot me: Negro
    129 1 NEW YORK. Frl. SHERIFF Willis McCall and a deputy were accused by Walter Irvln of shooting him and killing a fellow Negro prisoner without cause. Irvin said yesterday Deputy James L. Yates shot him while he lay wounded on the ground after McCall fired two bullets
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    US STRIKE ENDS
    24 1 NEW YORK. Fri.— The 25--day-old longshoremen's stsike that has crippled the New York and Boston docks ha.« be M settled.— A.P
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    Labour wins last seat
    124 1 BARNSLEY. Yorkshire Frl. LABOUR last night won the last seat to be contested In the General Election when they held the Barnsley constituency with a majority of 28.227. This makes the Government majority m the House of Commons 17, including th*> Speaker, who is neutral. Figures
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    Two shoot detective in lane
    84 1 PENANG, Fri. A 30-YEAR-OLD detective, Govindasamy, attached to the Patani Road police station, was shot iby two :gunmen tonight. He was hit on both arms and on the thigh but his condition Is not serious. Govindasamy was walking with a friend m New Lane. 30
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    JAPS SEEK PACT
    34 1 TOKYO, Frl.— The Japanese government is drafting trade proposals to Australia which will open the door for heavy Japanese imports from Australia to utiliie its excessive holdings of sterling nnHs— UP.
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    STUDENTS CHOOSE COUNCIL
    97 1 THE fourth Students' Council of the University of Malaya Students' Union was elected last night. Counting lasted more than seven hours. The Students' Council, which consists of 29 members, is the policy-forming body of the Students' Union. Voting took place m only five out of the eight,
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    INDONESIA TO SIGN NEW TREATY
    34 1 MADRAS. Fri. The Indonesian Charge d'Affaires m Pakistan. Mr. T. M. Habsjah. said here yesterday that Indonesia's Prime Minister will shortly visit Pakistan to sign a "friendship treaty."— A.P.
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    Ridgway visits the front
    137 1 TOKYO, Pri. GENERAL Matthew B Ricigway paid a visit today to United Nations units m Korea. Oen. Ridgway toured a sector of the front m a light plane. He visited a frontline observation post and surveyed Chinese Communist positions through binoculars. Allied infantry, fighting m freezing
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    16 KILLED IN BUS CRASH
    39 1 JAIPUR (INDIA), Frl.— Sixteen people died and 11 were Injured when a passenger bus crashed taat night Into a goods train engine on the Jodhpur State R%i:*ay about 190 miles woo' 01 here. Reuter.
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    Liner sinks after collision
    44 1 THE 12.000- ton Argentine liner Maipu listing heavily before sinking after colliding with the IO.ftOO-ton I.S. troop transport General M. L. Hershey IS miles off the German Coast The crew of 158 and the 80 passengers were rescued. A.P. picture
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    More U.S. aid for arms wanted
    139 1 PARIS, Friday. BRITAIN will ask for more U.S. dollar aid to help to pay her share of rearm In?, reliable sources said tn Paris today. Sir Edwin Plowden, British representative on a special North Atlantic Treaty Organisation committee meeting here, is expected to make
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    AIR STRIKE ON KEDAH RED CAMP
    70 1 ROYAL Air Force Brigands and Vampires, and R.A A.F. Lincolns made heavy attacks on bandit targets m South Kedah yesterday. Other Lincolns hit targets In West Central Pahang. The Kedah attack was upon an area known to contain bandit camps m which terrorists, concerned
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    RED OUTPUT RISES FAST
    63 1 MOSCOW, Fri— Russia Is making big strides m boosting output of her basic industries Western diplomats said after studying statistics revealed by Soviet Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Lavrenti Beria, m his Revolution anniversary celebrations speech. M. Beria had said the Soviet Union's steel output was
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    Crash kills policeman
    53 1 MOHAMED Din bin Merah, a 22-year-old Singapore policeman, was killed yesterday on his way to duty In th* Kandang Kerbau Police St*tion. The police /an In which he was a passenger crashed into a lamp post at the junction of Newton and Thomson roads. Three others were
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    50 m.p.h. gale destroys homes
    60 1 GENOA. Frl.— One of Northwest Italy's worst rainstorms for years, whipped by a 50 miles an hour gale, killed two persons, destroyed the homes of at least 50 families and washed away dozens of bridges. Rivers all over the area have burst their banks, flooding
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    MR. CHURCHILL IS NOT EXPECTED
    52 1 KEY WEST, Flordia, Thurs. PRESIDENT Truman made It clear yesterday that there will be no conference In Florida with Mr. Churchill. Reporters asked the President soon after he arrived by air for a "work and Play" holiday If be expected Mr. Churchill. "Absolutely not," he
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    U.S. stops tin stocks
    58 1 WASHINGTON, Fri. rE US. Government yesterday halted the stockpiling of tin so that all available supplies can go to industry. It also announced further cuts would be made m civilian use of the metal. The Defence Production Administration said Inability to obtain foreign tin at a
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    PARIS BOUND
    30 1 HONG KONG. Fri. Dr Chang Yun. South Korean Prime Minister, arrived m Hong; Kong by air yesterday on his way to the United Nations General Assembly m Paris
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    TEAS EVACUATION ENDS: 2,000 QUIT
    389 1 TRAS, Friday. T*HE evacuation of Tras was successfully completed I ■■•today. More than 2,000 people have been sent I to a detention camp at Ipoh. Five more suspected bandit food suppliers and supporters one woman and four men were arreste*d when the final batch of
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    Siamese police battle bandits
    116 1 Siamese police battle bandits KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. GIAMESE Police were m action against the bandits on Monday, a Federation Police report disclosed today. The Siamese, who co-operate with the Federation Police In patrolling the border, found a bandit camp m Perils. They battled with two bandits m the camp but
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      346 2 IMPORTANT! CAN YOU Answer these Questions Why do some keep Saturday and tome keep Sunday? Which day did Jesus and the apostles keep? Who changed the Sabbath?— When? How? What day will people keep m heaven? Can one Sabbath be kept on a round world? 20 QUESTIONS to be answered.
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    BE READY TO SHOOT, BRITISH WARNED
    157 3 BE READY TO SHOOT, BRITISH WARNED FAYID, Fri. OHITISH soldiers m the Suez Canal zone yes-! terdaj were ordered to travel m pairs and be m a position to use their guns, a military spokesman said. Four Egyptians fired on a British soldier m Arisha, Isi yesterday. He returned the
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    U.S. ban on new models
    53 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. •THE U.S. Government yes- terday imposed a virtual freeze from Feb. 1 on the introduction of new car models. New orders keep almost all machine tools for military and defence purposes. This will bar re-tooling by manufacturers of cars, washing machines, refrigerators and
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    IN THE AGENDA
    38 3 PARIS, Fri— lndia's complaint against the Union Government regarding the treatment of citizens of Indian origin m South Africa was last night included m the agenda of the sixth session of the General Assembly.— Reuter.
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    Magistrate accused
    44 3 RANGOON, Fri. A RANGOON magistrate was held by police yesterday on a charge of accepting a bribe to favour an accused person. Agents of the Bureau of Special Investigation alleged the magistrate. San Lin, was caught red handed with marked currency notes.
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    KARTH TREMOR
    28 3 NEW YORK, Fri A "moderately strong" earthquake, believed ,o. be m Alaska or the Aleutians, was recorded on the .seismograph at the Lamont geological observatory —Reuter
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    Little States face reality and build
    515 3 NEW ZEALAND SATS WEST PLAN IS GENUINE up strength, U.N. told 'WEHA YE LEARNED LESSON 9 PARIS, Friday. THE United Nations General Assembly today entered the second day of its debate with New Zealand backing the Western Powers' tripartite disarmament plan. Mr. Frederick W.
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    'I LAUGHED, AND LAUGHED, AND LAUGHED...
    77 3 'I LAUGHED, AND LAUGHED, AND LAUGHED... PARIS, Fri. THE Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Vyshinsky, did not sleep much last night. He was laughing too hard. Mr. Vyshinsky told the I'nited Nations yesterday that he was laughing at the American BritishFrench proposal for disarmament. "I could hardly sleep last night because
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    TRAITOR' MAY TAKE OVER
    181 3 TRAITOR MAY TAKE OVER If Dr. Mossadeq fails TEHERAN, Friday. THE Shah of Persia yesterday summoned to a special audience Ghavam es Sultaneh, former Prime Minister and regarded by observers here as a possible successor to the Premiership should Dr Mossadeq return empty-handed from his mission m America. The Shah
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    Canada gives India Wheat
    65 3 OTTAWA. Fri.— Canada na* decided to make India a gift of $10,000,000 worth of top quality wheat to be shipped as soon as Canada's transport crisis eases, the Canadian press news agency reported The only stipulation, it was learned. Is that India, In selling the wheat
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    'Cold' winter tor Britons
    86 3 LONDON, Fri DRITAIN but night limit- ed the amount of coal any householder can buy daring the next three months Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, Minister of Fuel and Power, said that the country's stocks of household coal now total I.IM.tM tons— "only half of but year's stocks
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    WORLD COURT HEARS OF 32-YEAR-OLD ROW
    90 3 WORLD COURT HEARS OF 32- YEAR-OLD ROW THE HAGUE, Prt. 32-year-old dispute between Britain and Greece came up again yesterday at the International Court. In 1919, N.E. Anbatlelos, c Greek, concluded a contract with toe British Government to buy nine steamers. Later he claimed that he suffered loss because the
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    Colonies 'can solve problem'
    148 3 Colonies 'can solve problem' LONDON. Fri. UR. Oliver Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, last night said he believed the solution of the economy- of the sterling area lay In expanding colonial production. I shall count myself fortunate if I can make any contribution to this end," he told the House of
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    He waited too long
    87 3 PARIS, Fit THE case of the wheezing 1 horse— Prince A1 V Khan's £1,500 Fayad ended here yesterday when the court decided It was not competent to judge it after ill. It ruled that a Calcutta hotel owner, Madath, who claimed he had been sold a
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    Manila gunfight
    30 3 MANILA, Fri. One was killed and three, including a policema.i. wer% wounded m a gunflght last night inside a Chinese restaurant In the Tondo district of Manila.— U.P.
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    SHAMEFUL, SAYS A LABOUR M.P.
    144 3 LONDON, Friday. ]L|R. Maurice Edelman, Labour M.P., yesterday iT attacked Malayan rubber and tin producers m a House of Commons debate. f Referring tn lth*» Intprna- tional Materials Conference Mr. Edelman said it was shameful that those who stood outside this orderly organisation for controlling
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    Reds behead farmer
    35 3 Reds behead farmer MANILA, m.— Communist Huks beheaded a fanner m Norzazaray, Bulacan province, yesterday m a renewal of their campaign to keep Filipinos away from the polls next Tuesday. ■Two other killings were reported^—Ai\
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    FRANKIE'S SECRET
    26 3 MIAMI, Fri— Frank Sinatra Bind his bride, Ava Gardner, arrived here yesterday In a private plane and left for a secret honeymoon spot. A.P.
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    REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
    262 3 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF THE U.S. Attorney- General Mr. J. HoI ward McOarth, said on I Thursday that Communf ists had been disappear- ing so steadily m the I United States that they were now virtually un- derground. The Egyptian Cabinet I has deferred action on a
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      211 3 (f^b Dish ROAST SADDLE OF LAMB: Mint sauce is the time-honoured accompaniment to roast lamb, and very hard to beat, but here *re three flavour variations lest well known but worth trying: Before cooking, rub 1 teaspoonful Ground Ginger over surface of meat. or Baste the joint with a mixture
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    PRICES OF ALLGOODS DECREASE
    335 4 PRICES OF ALL GOODS DECREASE WORLD re-action to the new British Government and the measures it is taking to prevent further Inflation is already being reflected m the hardening of sterling, says Lewis Peat's weekly market report, issued yesterday. A fair amount of consignment rubber, though not all, has been
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    Taiping M.C.A. chief
    359 4 'LFADERS JEOPARDISED CLAIMS OF CHINESE 9 forecasts party split KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. "THE Malayan Chinese Association will split sooner or later," Mr. Ng Kow Chin, secretary of the Taiping district branch of the Association, told the Straits Times today. "Certain leading members of the Association have Jeopardised
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    Legion men jump ship
    66 4 Four soldiers of the French Foreign Legion, who jumped off Singapore from a ship taking them to Saigon on Wednesday night, are being kept m the house of detention by the Immigration Department. Three of them had swam to Raffles Lighthouse and the oi her to
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    'SO SMALL' PLEA FAILS, FINED
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl. One passenger was so small that he took him for a minor Krlshnan pleaded at Johore Bahru today when he was fined $10 for carrying an excess passengerjln_hi£_taxl.
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    NO-CARD, FINED
    30 4 JOHORE BAHRU, JTi. For failing to get an identity card within the time specified on her visa. Heng Poo Teow, 71, was fined $5 m the police court.
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    TUC TO PRESS FOR CHANGE
    79 4 The Singapore Trade Union Congress Is to ask the Colony Government to expedite the amendment of the Trade Union Ordinance permitting Government employees' unions to Join the Congress. A resolution to this effect will come before the T.U.C. governing council meeting on Monday, the General
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    RAF wife becomes Flight Officer
    134 4 MRS. R. M. Lee, wife of an R.A.F. officer stationed m Singapore, has been appointed a Flight Officer m the Malayan Air Training Corps. She will replace Mis s Vivian Dymond. the first woman officer appointed to the Corps, who is leaving Singapore soon for
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    Cut price rubber deal denied
    197 4 From Oar Own Correspondent f LONDON, Friday. WELL-INFORMED circles discount the report that the government intends to offer the United States rubber and tin at concession contract prices, as part of a deal for an American loan. There has been no whisper of such proposals
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    BRIDAL SMILE
    31 4 A SMILE from newly-wed Mrs. Robert Yap Giau Kal, outside her home m St. Michael's Road, Singapore. The bride, formerly Miss Kosalind Tan Poh Luang, was married on Sunday.
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    Company gets factory assets
    171 4 AN order vesting the assets of Sin Heng Pineapple Factory, which are In the name of its partners, m a new company known as Sin Heng Co. was made by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles MurrayAynsley. m the Singapore High Court yesterday. The order was made
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    FRISBY FOR U.N. SEMINAR
    85 4 The Singapore Director of Education. Mr. A. W. Frisby. leaves by air on Monday to attend the United Nations Seminar on Youth Work which started m Simla. India, on Nov. 1. Mr. Prlsby will return to Singapore by Nov. 34. The other Singapore delegates to the
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    BRIBE DID NOT WORK
    46 4 Lim Swee Keng gave a $10 bribe to a (police detective to evade raids on a gambling house m Malabar Street, it was said m Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. But the sergeant arrested him and Lim was gaoled for six weeks.
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    Farewell lunch to assn. patron
    59 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Frl! The Telecoms' Athletic Welfare Association. Johore Branch, entertained their patron, Mr. H. E. Cornish. Controller. Telecoms Southern Region, to a luncheon party prior to his departure as Postmaster-General. Sarawak. More than 70 members from the various districts attended the lunch at which
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    BILL FOR COUNCIL
    37 4 A bill providing authority tor certain excesses over Colony expenditure authorised for the year 1949 to the extent of $9,473,774 will be Introduced at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on Nov. 30.
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    PENGHULU GETS MEDAL
    37 4 PENGHULU GETS MEDAL THE TUNGKU MAKHOTA or Johore pins the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (class II) on Pengnalu Yahya bin llajl Abdul Axis of Bakri, Miiar, during a birthday presentation ceremony held at Muar. Lim Photo Studio picture.
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    PHEW!—IT'S THIRSTY WEATHER
    95 4 PHEW!— IT'S THIRSTY WEATHER THIS week's hotter weather has sent up the sales of soft drinks and Ice cream In Singapore. Two .leading milk bars said that tne demand for thirst- quenchers had' Increased In the past few days. One mineral water manufacturer reported "a lot more orders than usual."
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      153 4 "I TODAY Y.M.r.A.. Orchard Road, V'» Men's Club luncheon meeting, p.m.; Singapore Chess Club, 3 p m Movie Circle show 8 p.m Chinese Y.M.C.A^ Selegie Road, music class. 2 JO p.m.; sth annual membership campaign opening meeting. 4 p.m.: badminton (boys' I p.m.; basketball, 7.30 p.m.. Chinese chess. 7.30 p.m.
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    FORMER M.C.A. OFFICER FINED
    594 5 Gave loans to police 'out of kindness' $19,500 FOR DISHONESTY KUALA KANGSAR, Friday. ITHOO Khay Hoon, former president of the Kuala Kangsar branch of the Malayan Chinese Association and member of the Town Board was today fined $19,500, m default, nine months' imprisonment on an alternative
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    S'pore govt. appointments
    85 5 FOLLO WING Singapore Government appointments were announced las*, night. Mr. Ton Thlam Hock. Mr. M Cnrdelro. and Mr Ngoh Hslan En are to be officers of the Income Tax Service. Part I. Mr Lee Ah Wen* Is to be an officer of the Labour Service Part I
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    Dinner
    23 5 postponed The dinner and dance at th< SVC. Drill Hail arranged by th< Singapore Urban Co-operatlv< Union for tonight has been postponed.
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    The suckling pig stays off menu-Government
    158 5 The suckling pig stays off menuGovernment §IX THOUSAND Singapore pig rearers who protested to the Government on Sept. 17 against the ban on the sale and slaughter of suckling pigs, have been told by the Government that the present time L« not opportune to lift the ban. rhe ban, which
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    EX-MALAYAN DIES IN BRITAIN
    39 5 LONDON. Fri— Mr. William Sydenham Ebden, 64. died at Castletcwn. tele of Man. on Tuesday. Mr. Ebden Joined the Malayan Civil Service m 1911 and was Registrar of Deeds. Singapore, when Singapore fell m 1942.
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    36 VOLUNTEERS FOR RIOT UNIT
    143 5 THIRTY -six volunteer special constables are to be attached to the new Singapore police riot unit to be formed shortly on the lines of the Shanghai -i Riot Unit The 36 will form a reserve squad to aid the Riot Unit's three squads of regular
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    Fund to help teachers
    58 5 I SINGAPORE branch of the Malayan Chinese Association has asked its headquarters m Kuala LumiJur for an annual grant to help Chinese school teachers to retire. Mr. Chuanj? Hul Tsuan. secretary, said yesterday .hat it was distressing to see so many Chinese schoolteachers still m active
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    Dowry fund man has new idea
    131 5 A RESOLUTION, calling for the creation of a workers' fund by big business houses m Singapore who do not at present have a provident fund scheme for their employees, will be moved at the annual conference of the Singapore Laoour Party. Mr. A R
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    NEW METHODS MAY BE USED
    73 5 New methods of training may be introduced to train Singapore's future policemen. Mr. E. V. Smith, Commandant of the Police Training School, who recently returned from leave m Britain, said: "I have picked up some useful hints m Britain which may be adapted for local
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    TRANSFERRED
    34 5 SEGAMAT. Pri. inche Ahmad bin Abdul Ghani has arrived from Muar on transfer as Assistant District Officer, Segamat, m place of Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ismail. who* has j?one to Pontian as ADO.
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    STABBED WOMAN
    29 5 An Indian, Mohammed Abdul Kader. was fined $75 m the Singapore Third Police Court yesterday for stabbing a 53-year-old Malay woman, Ramlah binte Busan on Sept. 25.
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    Ex-servicemen fete Hussars
    262 5 jgIGHT officers and men of the Queen's Own Fourth Hussars were guests at the annual dinner and dance of the Ex-Services Association of Singapore at "Raffles Hotel last night. The president of the Association, Mr. A. W. Frisby, Director of Education, Singapore, specially referred to them m
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      68 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10.-10.10 ajn. News from K.L.; 1 p.m "Saturday Ballroom": 1.30* News;; 1.50 PlanUtion Music; 2 "Alouni of Harmony"; 2.15-5 K.L. Racing- 6.15 Children; 6.40 Pred Waring and his Pennsylvania!*; 7 News; 710 "Listeners' Choice"; 150 "Spotlight on the Emergency"; 8 "Prize Packet"; 8.30 "Music .'n the Modern
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    31 6 LIM ENG KOK and family thank air those who sent wreaths, scrolls and condolences, loaned cars and attended the funeral of his beloved mother Madam Tan Lai Huat at Klang.
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      The Almoner Speaks
      583 6 The Singapore Rotary Club listened with keen interest when it was addressed last Wednesday by the Lady Almoner at Tan Tock" Seng Tuberculosis Hospital. Obviously this representative group of business and professional men and public officials felt that they were seeing through the Almoner's eyes a side
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      The Poppy Day Fund
      235 6 Few appeals to the purse have any deeper significancf than financial aid for a deserv ins cause. But the poppir worn today stand for mor than the relief of ex-servic men and women. They brir remembrance of sacrifice. "They shall grow not o'd we that are
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      Ford In Malaya
      231 6 Twenty -five years is a vigorous age for a motor firm. Trje Ford Motor Company of Malaya, which is clebrating a quarter of a century's work m this country, does so with thought of expansion and a busier future. That makes congratulations still more m order, for
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      Fifty Years Ago
      112 6 (t'iom Che Straits Tin: it Oct. 21-27, 1901). ST. Andrew's Cathedra] has been greatly enriched and much Imoroved by a set or Choir Stalls the gift of Mrs. John J Macbean IBOUT a year ago crime was so peculiarly rampant In this town that even the police
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    As I Was Saying
    1011 6  -  Cynicus by 1 DEFORE the general "satisfaction evoked by the recent publication of the Joint Supply Board Account is forgotten, an extract or two from the British Report of the Committee of Public Accounts seems indicated. The Malayan Report, received by the two Legislative Councils with
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    Singaporeana
    1076 6 UERY few people In Singaport today know that they are passing a strip of land which Is still Johore territory when they go along he broad and busy main oad past St. James's power Nation and leading to the larbour Board dockyard. The Johore royal family at me time
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      776 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. CI.ITMBTSON At Batu Gajah to Honor on 7th November, a ci iitrhtrr Judith Mary. I.ADBROOK. To Daisy wife Of (I brook, at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Bth November, a son. POTO RICH NELSON. The ent is announced between W De M. Dolg P W.D. Johore. and Porothy Rich Nelson,
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      62 6 Vo you know... ver *f* -^^&Cft*\ ru "-S»o*»n tiger t seldom exceeds 10 feet VVfV^fcSfc a3j M|\\ to the tip of his tail that CHEE THONE SAN VC3| B^^\!r^iSftrt\ Provides instantaneoys X^^^J^*^^ relief for Toorhactie. YMHj^^** J^^^^' Earache. Stomachache Headache. Muscle Pain \S^^\ Indigestion, Backache V I Colds. Sore Throat.
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    THESE MEN WILE HELP THE NEEDY
    243 7 Governor constitutes board BIG NEW STEP IN PUBLIC RELIEF AN important step towards the organisation of public relief m Singapore was taken yesterday with the constitution by the Governor of a Public Assistance Board. The Board, which is headed by the Secretary for Social
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    66 hands made the wreaths
    100 7 rpHIRTY-three Singapore women made $5,000 worth of poppy wreaths at Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday. From 9 a.m. until noon. 33 pairs of hands turned B.OCO and wax cloth poppies intr 10 wreaths, under the supervision of Mrs. Tan C'nin Tuan The Governor's wreath, which
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    Fords present van to SATA
    185 7 MRS. Malcolm Mac Donald, wife of the Commis-sioner-General, yesterday received on behalf of SATA, the keys of a $5,000 Ford van presented to the association by the Ford Motor Company of Malaya. The presentation was made by Mr T. J Emmert, executive vice-president of the
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    Man, 64, is gaoled
    120 7 SOON LIEW, ag«d 64, pleaded guilty m the Singapore First Police Court yesterday to a charge of living on the earnings of prostitution and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Senior Inspector Santa Singh, who prosecuted, told the court that Soon was arrested by anti-vice police
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    PARTY FOR FED. YOUTH
    67 7 About 100 MethodLst Youth Fellowship members from the Federation, now In the Teachers' Training College. University of Malaya and schools In Singapore will be the gueets-of-honour at a social In the Falrneld Girls' School hall. Nell Road, at 4 p.m. today. Their hosts and hostesses will
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    PNEUMONIA KILLS 35
    39 7 Tuberculosis took 24 lives m the week ended November 3 one fewer than In the previous week. Pneumonia mortality wu 35 an Increase of 12. Number of deaths for the week was 186, against 824 births.
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    GIMSON TAKES LOCAL LEAVE
    56 7 The Oovernor of Singapore, I Sir Franklin Olmson, will leave for Pe.iang this morning on leave. He will return to the Colony on Nov. 21. Mr. D. X Daniels, the Under Secretary, will act as Governor's Deputy until Tuesday when Mr. W. L. Blythe. the Colonial
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    BUDGET PASSED
    37 7 MALACCA, Prl. Malacca's Municipal budget for 1952 showing an overall deficit of nearly $1. 000, 000 the highest for five years was pasaed by the Commissioners without a dissenting vote at a special meeting today.
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    'L' DRIVER FINED
    22 7 Mrs. Goh Slew Cheng, was 3ned $15 In Singapore yesterday for negligent driving. Her learner's driving licence was endorsed.
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    ANONYMOUS LOAN FOR THE THEATRE
    65 7 The Singapore Arts Theatre has accepted a loan of i SI. OOO from an anonymous woman, a Theatre newsletter states. The money, which is re- payable m one year, will e<i towards costumes for the Theatre's first production. "The Heiress". 1 "The cost of production
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    BOTTLE BANDITS WON'T GET
    108 7 BOTTLE BANDITS WON'T GET ASEREMBAN woman who travelled down to Singapore by road yesterday had her bottle of cough mixture confiscated by the Police.. The mixture was Riven to her by her doctor son. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said m Singapore last night: "I hav£ a bad
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    Poppy Day Fund
    178 7 MORE donations have been received by the Singapore Poppy Day Appeal Fund They are: Mr. M. Lymbery $100, Can-eras Ltd. $50, Kian Guan Hin Oil Mills $100, Sng Kwee Choon $100. Lum Joo $150, Lee Wah Bank $25. Mr. T. Carter $10, Dunlop Rubber Co. $150, Mr.
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    INSURANCE DINNER
    79 7 The New Zealand Insurance Company, gave a farewell di ncr last night, to its manager, Mr. A. U. Lind, who will be leaving the Colony by air on Nov. 17 to start a branch m Canada. He was presented with a silver tea set by the Asian staff,
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    BANKRUPT FOR $509
    53 7 M. O. Verghese was declared a bankrupt m the Singapo c High court yesterday on a petition filed against him by a money-lender. The judgment debt was a sum of $509 and there had been no satisfaction of the debt since the bankruptcy petition had been ■Tied,
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    2 CLEARED OF BRIBE CHARGE
    54 7 A Volunteer Special Constabulary Sergeant, Tan Kwang Siang aged 24. and Tan Bak Phang, aged 19, were acquitted Singapore yesterday of corrupay accepting $200 on May S. The prosecution alleged that Tang and Tan accepted the bribe from the master of a motor tongkang, caught
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    LOCKHART DUE
    21 7 General Sir Robert Lockhart, the new Director of Operations. Federation of Malaya, is due m Singapore by Qantas/BOAC tomorrow
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    HE SAVED GIRL FROM DROWNING
    153 7 rH Kak Tek, a boy aged 13, told the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday that six girls waded into the Tengah River to look for sea-shells and disappeared. He gave evidence at the inquest of Ton Mvi Siew, aged 19 Lee Kirn Liang, aged 19. Tan
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    SCBA puts off action
    85 7 A MEMORANDUM urging Singapore Government to establish higher commercial and technical institutions was discussed last night by the Straits Chinese British Association. The committee decided that the matter be referred to the SCBA's Incoming committee to be elected at the annual general meeting o Nov. 26
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    FIRST MEETING
    33 7 Mr. P. A. Netto, independent Labour candidate for North Ward* m the Singapore City Council elections will hold his first cam- 1 palgn meeting at Parrer Park at 4.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Six get gifts at dinner
    65 7 The Ford Motor Company of Malaya celebrated its 25th anniversary last night at a dinner at the Great World. Singapore. Six employees who share 124 years of service with the Company received gifts from Mr. T. J. Emmert, a visiting executive. Five of the employees
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    FINED FOR EXPORT OF WATCHES
    40 7 Eng Cheng Moe was yesterday fined $300 In Singapore for exporting 24 watches without a permit on Sept. 29. Chuan Keng Meng. another man. was also fined $300 for exporting 25 watches without a permit.
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    NEW ANTI-BANDIT PLAN NEEDED
    199 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. T*HE Malayan Association criticised the conduct of the Emergency at its annual general meeting m Kuala Lumpur this evening. Four speakers spent two hours condemning mistakes and omissions and making proposals for future action. The President. Mr. W. O C. Blunn, urged community
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    MacDONALD OFF TO BURMA
    43 7 The Commissioner-General for South-East Asia, Mr. Mai- colm Mac Donald, left Singapore by air yesterday for Burma. He will stay there for several days, during which he will have informal meetings with the Prime M'nlater. Thakin Nu. and others.
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    CHURCH SERVICES
    19 7 Owing to pressure on space, the usual list of Church services has this week to be omitted.
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    $15,000 gift to Services
    58 7 jyjESSRS. Fraser and Neave have given Malayan servicemen a Christmas box of $15,000. an army spokesman said yesterday. The gift is "m appreciation of the arduous tasks the service personnel have been called upon to perform during these anxious times." It is for all services and
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    TTnrage benefits for all scheme
    140 7 TTnrage benefits for all scheme THE Inquiry Commisx sion on Retirement Benefit for Singapore workers will recommend a compulsory old age benefit scheme. The Commission Is studying a draft report, which will be sumitted to the Government soon, the secretary, Mr. W. I Galletly. said yesterday. The report, he said,
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    Birth control no answer
    56 7 Birth control no answer MR. Khoo Teng Eng, m a broadcast last night over Radio Malaya, said that the use of contraceptives to limit the birth rate would not solve Singapore's housing and health problem. Mr. Khoo was replying to a' talk given by Mrs. Goh Kok Kee. chairman of
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    RAFFLES TALK AT VARSITY
    75 7 Miss Emily Hahn, authoress and expert on China, spoke or» "Raffles of Singapore", a biography sh« wrote, to students of the Untvers.ty of Malaya yesterday. It was the first of a series of six lectures, sponsored by the University's Geographical Society. Sur-geon-Commander P. P Balis will
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    The Plan For Anzio: My Convalescence In French Morocco
    2205 8  -  WINSTON S. CHURCHILL By War Memoirs: 'Closing the Ring— 2s In »irw of the Hold-up of the Allwd armies m Italy, Gen. liM-nhowrr cea template* a "cat's rlaw" outflmnklnc landing at Adtm. on the coast SO miles from Koine. Te secare
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      174 8 .^B^LV SH^bW.^)L^BB L^L^Bk B^B^B^B^B^bV B^B^B^B^B^bV B^L^L B^B^B^B^B^H B^L^T BH B^B^bV "B^B L^L^bV SB^B B^BK B^B^B^B^BB L^Lr fl Hal r^^^^lHlHßHlßHl I B^B^bl I J^^^^^^^^^ BbSHSbSI l l £^t^^^^Bb^^l B^BV I B^B 9k B^BM B^F i «kJHBffiRD-VACUUM >'■ i Sj^bVv^^3^»3 bw'^'bl wfr *A .JH^Sff •w v'B^fllifciiiK^. -^B^^^ .^yj| s|i L 9m |^^4/
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      5 8 Straits Times Crossword 25 i
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      115 8 Acmoss. 8. Clean pin. or slender turret (8). 9.. Shakespeare's King of the fairies (6). 10. He usually pays to get '.'is irtides <•). 11. Don't line (anag.) ia. Dances associated with Kent <4>. 14. In bed at ten (8) 18. Dotage (8, 9) 15. Treats to on* who bears
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      121 8 5. High-claw wood In plenty (4. 4) t 6. He leada Us flock (4-C) 7. This duty U for regulatln* traffic (5). 13. Maupamnt ra a matter of this (5. 3). 15. I met Mom* (a»M > <•)• I 17. More dtemal I*. Mfenooette from Red Se« (6). 21. "I
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    WAGE FREEZE TO DEFEAT THE BANDITS?
    537 9 WAGE FREEZE TO DEFEAT THE BANDITS? IT is no secret that many estates are paying exorbitant rates to their tapping and weeding contractors whose labourers are earning wages well above rates laid down by the M.P.I.E.A. wages scale. It is also realised by many planters that the M.P.I.E.A. is absolutely
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      THE SPECIAL CONSTABLES
      272 9 MY home is very near a police post manned by special constables. Whenever there Is any shoot'ng (Incidentally thL« happens quite frequently) the blare of the radio issulne from the police post drowns any outside noise that could normally be heard by the iagas inside. The noise
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      LETS REDUCE OUR OWN SALARIES'
      128 9 LETS REDUCE OUR OWN SALARIES' IR A I S E my hat to the Conservative Party for fhe wise step taken to cut Government expenditure. Mr. Churchill and all his Cabinet Ministers have reduced their salaries during this period of re-armament. We m Malaya have our own war to fight
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      TENNIS IS POOR AND DEAR
      146 9 TENNIS IS POOR AND DEAR TENNIS m Singapore is much "below standard" and this is, m a very great measure, due to the high cost of the game. No doubt the clubs and the rich have their own courts, but how many people m Singapore have the means to join
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      SPORTSMEN IN COMMITTEE
      129 9 I WAS very surprised to read m Thursday's Straits Times that the meeting of the Singapore Olympic SDorts Council held on Wednesday was closed to thp Press. The habit of excluding Press representatives from sports committee meetings is spreading like a cancerous growth, and I am disappointed
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      ONLY'FOOLING AROUND'
      74 9 ONLY 'FOOLING AROUND' IN reference to the killing of the fifth member of the gang alleged to have murdered Sir Henry Gurney Wednesday morning's Straits Times states: "Th e Federation Government later announced that the hunt for che gang i s now over" Could any better evidence jt the fact
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      Why the 30-odd got away
      269 9 OUR Emergency Information Service will be hard put to it to find an "alibi" lor the failure of the Security Forces to round up the 30-odd men respon- "I sible for the death of Sir Henry Gurney. Practically all the armed I units of the
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      ASIAN, LOGICAL & CONSERVATIVE'
      113 9 ASIAN, LOGICAL CONSERVATIVE' WHOEVER the "Conserva tlve Asian" of Kuala Lumpur may bp (Nov. 1). he has summed ud the position m Malaya exceedingly well. and because it's the truth it will no doubt hurt the feelIngs of many, especially those European and Asian alike, to whom he refers. "Conservative
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      HANDING OVER THE FUND
      201 9 SO Dato Onn and his Imps, like Saul on the road to Damascus, have seen the light and are handing over the Gurney Memorial Fund to a popularly-elected committee. It is a graceful act. but N rLrbu* tarnished by the acerbity shown towards jaundiced and jealous
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      'A SUFFICIENT MEMORIAL'
      153 9 i SURELY the row of graves m the cemeteries of Malaya l of those who lost their lives < at the hands of the Commu- < nistfi, while at work produc- j ing revenue for Malaya, both Asian and European, are a i ufficient memorial to the
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      DANGER IN THE DUDS?
      87 9 THE other day whilst visiting Mcßitchie Reservoir with friends, I was .surprised to notice a number of old shells and cartridges with worn out and rusty casings lying exposed near the water's edge on the bed of the Reservoir, which was practically dry on account of
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      DEATH RAILWAY VICTIMS
      149 9 DEATH RAILWAY VICTIMS THE Singapore Government t 1 is to set ud a committee p to consider what should be s done with a $6,000,000 Indian r I Immigration Fund. It is odd that the most ob- 4 vious solution seems not to t have struck anyone To wit. the
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      ROAD CARE IN TELUK ANSON
      147 9 MAY I ask all drivers of cars using the Changkat Jong Road. Teluk Anson. between the first and the fifth mile- stones, to drive with care and consideration for others? Along this stretch of road many estate workers cycle to town to do their shopping
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      HINDUSTANI LOSES
      65 9 £YEN the limited 20 minutes allotted for Hindustani son°s Is now utilised by Radio Malaya for broadcasting ramil speeches, as happened last Saturday. I do wish Radio Malaya would realise that Hindustani songs are appreciated ay Malays as well as Malayan Indians. The trespassing attitude 3f the announcer
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      The cakes were returned
      177 9 fPHE sending of "gifta," howM. ever small or well-con-ceived, may be misconstrued. Here is a case m point: let those who contemplate sending "gifts" be warned: A Chinese friend of mine, out of sheer good-hearted-ness, sent to nls -superior officer, to whom he had been Introduced.
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      THE BELATED ACTION AGAINST TRAS
      181 9 THE BELATED ACTION AGAINST TRAS HOVERNMENT says that Tras has been a centre of very great importance to the terrorists of West Pahang; its inhabitants gave no help to Govern- 1 nent; they supported Sir Henry Gurneys murder;rs. In fact they have been giving the Communists 'active support without interruption
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      THE JAM IN DOWN-TOWN SINGAPORE
      327 9 THE JAM IN DOWN-TOWN SINGAPORE ICCORDING to the Registrar I of Vehicles there were 6,592 srnotor cars on Singapore's roads on 31 December 950 and 21.3i4 on Oct. 3. I Jsir n increase of 4,722 cars for he first ten months of i»sl— r about 470 a month. During the
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      NO PARKING IN BATU ROAD
      61 9 ITUALA LUMPUR Munici- pality has embarked on a 'no parking" experiment Uong Batu Road. Many important retail ■hops catering to thousands of jeople every day are situated n this important read. The lew arrangement Ls a serious nconvenience to their cusomers. Many of them are
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      A FAIR TRIAL FOR ALL
      110 9 MRS. A.M.'s suggestion In favour of summary courts all over Malaya is well and good, bu to suggest that there should be no right of I appeal, and that a death sentence should be carried out I right away, would be to forget and abolish
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      THE PEEVISH WOMEN
      95 9 THE statement that the women clerks of the General Post Office can "lick the men" In selling stamps is typical of the arrogance commonly displayed by a majority of Government employees. In this case the women clerks are not only arrogant but impudent as well. I've often
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      ON ROUTE No. 3
      54 9 HAVING experienced the slow services of trolley buses on Route ,No. 3 running from the Happy World to Outr?m Road, may I siies^st that the S.T.C. put on more trolleys or a combination >f both buses and trolleys rspecially before and after office, schogl and hospital
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    SHIPS ALONGSIDE
    57 10 gHIPS n'onifskle the Singapore Harbour Board godowng at 4 p.m yesterday were: M Palamcotta. 42-43 Pern*. 38-39 A tax 36-37 Benattow. 33-34 Dolius. 31--32 Patroclui. M-30 Incharran. 17--28 Mentor. 2S-I8 Polvdorus. 13-24 Pres Tvl«\ 21-22 Ksmpar. i»-J0 SylvU Lykea. 17-H Fernjlde. 15--1« Tatrea. 13-14 Rsdnorshlre 8-9 Ste«l Fabricator
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    London Stocks
    317 10 LONDON. Frl. rE Stock Exchange ended the week quietly and retaining "much of the previous day's caution. Dealers appeared reluctant to extend commllrnents ahead of the week-end and whilst awaiting further developments m the home economic situation. British Government funds moved within narrow limit* but the tendency m
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    938 10 From A Market Correspondent THE Malayan share market opened firm m all x sections yesterday but closed quieter. Prices generally tended to ease, but a number of selected counters showed improvement over the day. Quotation* announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: IXDVSTBIALS TIN: $487/4 A PICUL
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    Rubber at $1.50%
    220 10 CPECULATIVE liquidation was a feature In the Singapore rubber market yesterday. Offerings, however, were well absorbed by the trade at price levels which fluctuated very narrowly. Small inquiries came Into the market from Australia, the Continent and London. Turnover was fair. The market closed steady after easier
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    89 10 pEPPER took another stiarp price drop m the Slngapcre produce market yesterday. In stagnant conditions, sellers quoted Muntok at $700 a picul. and Sarawak at $6»5: these lower quotations did not attract buying interest. Sellers, however, maintained a firm and unchanged price In I -ampong black, which
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    33 10 HONO KONG Fri pREE market currency exchange for Horm Ron* dollars was quoted today at the eto*e s fallow*: US$l. HKKB2 (cash) HK*b.BS (TT.i: £1 HKSIS.S3: one 'ahil of gold HK«JI',.-O.P
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    CANADIAN DOLLAR
    32 10 I*HC Malayan Kxchanxe Bants 1 announoed Testerday that rantrol direct rates 'or Caiwdhin dollars mm: Bavin* TT. UK Airmail (O.D> J4«4. (BO days' 34V Sell-i-)f IT/on re*dY S4 1 '16
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      402 10 PRESIDENT LDfER SAILINGS To Now Tor* h4 Boat oh .ia Cadaa laata E«T*t «M MieHmta— aa Pert*. Sreaoof* P Sw«ttenrorr> f»enan« i% -P»«IOENT POUI- 11/H»ie». t.t -ptCSIBCtfT OIANT- 22/ 29 No* Mo* VI Do« 2/4 Ore v "PRESIDENT lOMNSON" 1 n Dec t/9Oa« »0'12D«« re Lot A,*.,*,, Atuatic *erH MB
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    NOBLE LAD AT 7.7 IS GOOD BET
    361 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By Cup 9f. right distance KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. VOBI E LAD looks remarkably fit and well after a brief let-up and, with an attractive handicap mark of 7.7, this out-and-out stayer may upset Springbok m the President's Cup over 9 f.
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    REPORT ON GOING
    25 11 rERE was more rain m Kuala Lumpur yesttrliv and the going for today's races will be soft at best, reports Epsom Jeep.
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    Tiberius set for double
    142 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. TIBERIUS is back at his best. This four-year-old made his opposition look second-rate over 7f. last week and so convincing was his victory that I am confident he will complete a double tomorrow In Race Four. Tiberius Is a regular mudlark and on
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    Billdaw has the form to win
    1008 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. DILLDAW'S recent race form and his displays on the track suggest that he should not have much difficulty m winning tomorrow's top sprint event, the Committee Cup over 6 f. (Race Six). Billdaw has won four races I m eight starts
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    134 11 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1 JAUNTY DEEP FIELDS DALCKOSS 2.30 Deep Fields Jaanty Deep Field* Dalertias Daleroas Jaunty RACE 1 PORT STAR WHISPERING TAIL LIGHT S-0« SANDS Constellation Tail Lif lit Constellation Tail Light Larky Tom Dancing Fury RACE 3 SHMOO SHMOO GRAND 3J0 PARADE
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    Robinson's plans
    131 11 LONDON, Fri. I gNOLiSH promoter Jack Solo- moos said m London yesteriay that he was pleased at New fork reports thiat Sugar Ray Ho- Diason would welcome another < Sght with Randolph Turpin to be staged m London probably In I June. "I'll do everything I can to
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      1017 11 A CCEPTORS and probable jockeys for today's races at Kuala Lumpur are given below. Double totes will be on Races Three and Four; Seven and Eight The Big Sweep will be drawn on Race Eight. Race 1 2.30: Class 5, Div. 3 6 Furs.* 1 000 Exe4er J. Donnelly 9.00
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    W. Indies did not relish pace
    764 12 bowling BUT WEEKES GAVE PROMISE From JACK FINGLETON BRISBANE, Friday. ALTHOUGH Goddard gambled on winning the toss and stacked his side with nine batsmen, the West Indians, under perfect batting conditions, failed badly m the' first Test against Australia which started at Brisbane today.
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    MCC IN PAKISTAN
    40 12 LAHORE, FTl.— The M C.C team arrived here yesterday from India for their tour of Pakistan. They were welcomed at the airport by the Pakistan captain A H Kardar and officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board Reuter
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    Lindwall grinned
    100 12 I rom JACK FINGLETON BRISBANE, Fri. RAY l.md» ill could have run out West Indian skippore John Goddard here m the Test today. Goddard was so eager to get Ramadhin away from the s'rike that he began to back-up as Lindwall was still several yards before delivering the
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    Services should win at Malacca
    434 12 SOUTH XVs OPEN CAMPAIGN TODAY THE Southern section of the 1951-52 H.M.S. Malaya Rugby competition opens today a few weeks behind the Northerners with Negri-Malacca taking on Singapore Combined Services at Malacca and Singapore Civilians playing Johore on the Singa- pore Padang. Up till now
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    WRAC WIN 3-0
    38 12 Scoring all their three goals m the second half, WRAC Tanglln beat WRAF Changi la a friendly game of hockey played In heavy rain. Scorers for Tanglln were Sgt. White. Pte. Ball and Sgt. Greenfield.
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    4-1 defeat for Chinese
    127 12 ADAPTING themselves to the sodden ground, OH Q FARELF showed better teamwork to defeat Singapore Chinese Recreation Club by four goals to one m a hockey game at Tanglln yesterday. Centreforward Sinclair opene the scoring for G.H Q. but Hoi Yam equalised ten minutes later. With
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    MCFA back with Cup -from Macao
    268 12 FE Malayan Chinese FA. touring team returned to Singapore yesterday by CPA Skymaster after a very successful tour of Hong Kong and Manila during which they lost only one Of their ten matches. The defeat came In their most important game the annual Ho
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    WENG YEW EQUALS S. O. S. C. MARK
    446 12 THREE members of the Asian Games Chay Castro and Cheang Kol standing competitors a Amateur Weight-lifting concluded at the Happy Between them they broke five records and equalled one. and It was 23-year-old Weng Yew who earned the loudest applause of the
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    Youth Shield semi-finalists draw again
    252 12 KIWI Club and Young Men's Muslim Association second earn drew two-all yesterday m heir Singapore Youth Council Soccer Shield semi-final replay at 'arrer Park. In their first nine last week the :emnu drew one-all after extra time •as allowed. Extra time was not possible yesterday
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    Six girls were not there
    59 12 CIX firU from the Service* who I intended to take part m the Singapore Amateur Weight-lift-ing Federation's Miss Singapore competiUon ai the Happy World Stadium failed to turn up. The reason: They were told by the Army authorities that hey shonld have obtained permission before
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    PAHANG SPRING SURPRISE IN K. L. HOCKEY MEET
    340 12 PAHANG SPRING SURPRISE IN K. L. HOCKEY MEET KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. pAHANG created a major upset In the open'rig 1 game of the quadrangular hockey tournatne I which started here today when they beat Perak one-nil with a lOth-minute goal. The ground was wet and slippery due to the afternoon's
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    S. R. C. WIN 2-0
    33 12 In a hockey friendly played on the SRC padang yesterday Singapore Recreation Club beat 8.0.D.CA. by two goals to nU. Scorers were J. Martens and H E Boudewyn.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    32 12 TODAT: 8.43 a.m. (B 3). 3.35 a.m. (3.5). 8.55 p.m. (B.t), 3 53 p.m. (3.3) TOMORROW: 8 117 a.m. (8.8). 1.17 a.m. (3.7); 9.50 p.m. (8.1), 36 p m. (3.3).
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    Raffles beat J. E. C. 2-0
    101 12 ITNBEATEN Raffles Irstltution hockey XI kept up their record with a two-nil victory over Johor# English College on the R.I. ground yesterday. Despite the pitch being wet and slippery, a fast, clean game was played. Raffles opened scoring after IS minutes through centre-forward Kok
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    Negri win against run of play
    235 12 Negri win against run of play .471. KUALA LUMPUR. M. A QAINBT the run of play N*Jfrl Sembilan beat Selangor twoone In the second game In i:.« quadrangular hockey touraan c.it played on the padang today A fortnight ago Negrl. who w#r« champions In the first quadrangular tournament played at
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      59 12 TODAY RUGBY: H.M.S. Malaya competition Singapore Civilians v Johore, Padan*. Combined Services v Negri -Malacca. Malacca frirndllrs— St. Andrew's Past v Present, Woodsrille; Raffles Inst. v Victoria School, R.I. ground. HOCKEY: S.H.A. Div. I— R.A.K Seletar v University. Sdetar. WATER-POLO: Singapore S.C. v 8.P.M. -Shell (Sumatra), S.B.C. pool. TOMORROW WATER-POLO:
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