The Straits Times, 15 November 1951

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    21 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE 9 MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, TB DAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1951. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    15 KILLED BY BANDITS IN A DAY
    586 1 Negri Ruler and family escape from derailed train 7 AM LUCKY TO BE BACK 9 THE Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, his consort and two sons crouched yesterday on the floor of an airconditioned coach while bandits swept with fire a derailed
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    Things are grim, says General
    179 1 Things are grim, says General SYDNEY. Wed. rRMER Commander-in-Chief British Commonwealth Forces in Japan. Lieut.-Oen. Sir Horace Robertson, arrived here today and urged greater support for United Nations forces in Korea. "It is beginning to look like France in 1916." hp said The whole character of the war had changed
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    NO-SURRENDER MEN DIED FIGHTING
    331 1 BANDITS are believed to have waited two days in ambush to kill 11 men who set out yesterday to inspect an abandoned corner of Bidor Estate, 46 miles south of Ipoh. The killed weye Mr. E. R. Corbett, a visiting rubber company director, Mr. C. W.
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    MISSING GUNNER: ARMY AID ASKED
    88 1 Front Oar Own Correspondent. LONDON. Wed. ARMY authorities in Malaya have been asked to clear up the case of Gunner OT*ary. reported missing in Malaya on Mar. 2. The War Minister. Mr. Anthony Head, said this in the Commons in reply to Lt.-Col. Upton. Col.
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    Big attack in Tonkin
    43 1 HANOI. Wed. FRANC O-VIETNAMESB ground and air forces at dawn today started a new large-scale offensive In th» Tonkin delta. The main objective of thU offensive is Hoa Binh. an Important communication centre 40 miles south-west of Hanoi- -A.F.P.
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    Tornadoes hit 4 U.S. States
    36 1 CHICAGO. Wed.— A series of tornadoes struck various areas of four mid-Western states 'of America yesterday, killing one person and inluring at least ieven. There was considerable damage to property.— AP
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    $10,000 BANDIT KILLED
    127 1 $10,000 BANDIT KILLED A NOTORIOUS Indian bandit In Selangor, A 8. Manlam. with a $10,000 reward on his head, was yesterday shot dead by security forces in the Rawang district. Another bandit was wounded in the engagement. The Federation Government last night announced: "Twice Manlam had been surprised and each
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    India wants peace pledge
    76 1 PARIS, Wed JNDIA appealed today to the Big Four Foreign Ministers to meet in secret In Paris now and agree upon a Joint "no war declaration" as a first step toward peace. India deplored the continued exclusion of Communist China from the United Nations and said
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    MUTINY CHARGE
    41 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Wed Police detained 1" of the rrpw of the 7,197-ton British cargo ship Tacoma Star here last night after their captain had accused them of mutiny. Th>p Tacoma Star is owned by Blue Star Line Limited Reuter.
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    Newsman expelled
    28 1 CAIRO. Wed— The newspaper Journal d'Egypte reported that a Swiss free lance correspondent, Mr. Kurt Emmengger. has been *xpelled from Egypt.— AP. TIN MEN PRAISE MINERS
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    AFTER THE AMBUSH
    33 1 Security forces In Bidor Estate, Perak studying maps before moving against ban dits who killed two Europeans and nine members o f a police jungle squad yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    BRITAIN'S EXPORTS A RECORD
    93 1 BRITAIN'S EXPORTS A RECORD LONDON, Wed. BRITAIN'S experts last month reached the record value of £235.2©#,00«, the Board of Trade announced last night. In the first 10 months of the year, exports were equivalent to an annual rate of £2£sMtMt»-l» Per cent above the total for 195*. After a redaction
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    36 IN LOST AIRCRAFT
    44 1 WIESBADEN, Wed.— A fleet of 29 transports, helicopters and jet fighters searched central Prance today for a missing twin-engined United States Air Force passenger plane with 36 Americans aboard. It disappeared yesterday on a flight from Frankfurt to Bordeaux.— UP.
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    100 OFFERS
    32 1 TOKYO, Wed. One hundred American servicemen have volunteered to spar with former world champion Joe Louis who la due this afternoon In Tokyo on his first visit to Japan. —UP
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    Thin time ahead—Woolton
    113 1 Thin time ahead Woolton LONDON, Wed lORD WOOLTON. British Minister for Pood, has appealed to the Commonwealth and the United Btate> to help Britain to overcome' her food crisis by selling her more meat, fats and sugar. He told the House of Lords that meat supplies were at "a dangerous
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    Tories give pledge to Colonies
    187 1 LONDON, Wednesday. A REASSURANCE that the Government will aim to help Colonial territories to. attain selfgovernment within the British Commonwealth was given by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, in the House of Commons today. Mr Lyttelton said that to this
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    Reefs ask for cease-fire
    48 1 Reefs ask for cease-fire PANMUNJOM. Wed. THE Communist trace negotiators today asked for an Immediate ee*se-flre and for the first time called for an end to all attacks on sea, on land and in the air. The Communist request was made at today's meetn* with the U.N. uerotiaton.—U.P.
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    BUT WON'T TALK ON 'GOUGING'
    265 1 BUT WON'T TALK ON 'GOUGING KUALA LUMPUE, Wednesday. pHE American goodwill mission visiting Malaya 1 to study tin problems today resisted for nearly an hour attempts by newsmen to draw them out on price "gouging" charges made against the industry by the C-S. Senate Preparedness SnbCommittee. They said they preferred
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    No arches please, says Mossadeq
    87 1 TEHERAN, Wed. A LTHOUOH he^ has cabled to say he' wants "no triumphal arches", plans are being made to give Dr. Mossadeq, the Persian Premier,, a big welcome home from Washington. Bazaar merchants I and shopkeepers are contributing funds, which, some newspapers say, amount to
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    NEHRU 62
    22 1 NEW DELHI. Wed.— Mr. Nehru, who Is 82 today, received numerous messages of congratulation. Including one from Marshal Stalin. Reuter.
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    ROLE OF U.S. MEN IN JAPAN
    50 1 rOKYO. Wed.— The -apanese Prime Minister: Mr YoshWa. told the Diet toda\ that United States securlt> forces to be stationed ir Japan after the peace treaty is ratified will be called oat onlv when the Japanese people decide such an emergency Is necessary. Reuter.
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    Prince Charles 3
    32 1 Prince Charles, son ui Princess Elizabeth, was thret years of age yesterday. Th« Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh are on their wav back to Britain from Oana da.-A.P
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    MacA: U.S. IS TOO SOFT WITH RUSSIA
    206 2 MacA: U.S. IS TOO SOFT WITH RUSSIA SEATTLE, Washington, Wednesday. /GENERAL Mac Arthur, former United Nations Supreme Commander In the Far East, said today that the American administration had followed too soft a policy in its dealings with Russia. "America has allowed Russia to build up troop concentrations at strategic
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    REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
    88 2 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF THE shilling will conI 1 tinae to be worth 12 f pennies. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Butler I has turned down a s»k- gestion to make the shilI line worth 10 pennies as i a fint step toward j j adoptsn*
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    Sulfa 'reduces resistance'
    56 2 BRISBANE, Wed—Excessive use of sulfa drugs weakens resistance to disease by destroying the white blood cells, a Brisbane doctor claims. Some people, he added, could become allergic to penicillin. The doctor was commenting on a report from the American College of Surgeons that modern "wonder" drugs were
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    CHURCHILL AGREES
    96 2 I. MR. CHURCHILL has i accepted an invitation 1 from the Government of Canada, to spend two 1 or three days at Ottawa after hit talks with Pre- sident Truman in Wash--1 infion. w Persia has received I U558,750,000, emergency I credit from the InterI national Monetary Fund.
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    U.N. HOLIDAY
    79 2 The United Nations has voted itself a ten- day Christmas-New Year I holiday. It unll be from 1 Dec. 23 to Jan. 1. LICENCES for export i of arms to Egypt were revoked on Oct. 22 and i no licence has been te- sued since. Sir David I
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    Debate postponed
    25 2 PARIS, Wed— The United Nations General Assembly voted yesterday to postpone debate on whether to put the Moroccan question on the agenda. AP.
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      407 2 NOTICES LINGUI TW. LIMITED (Incorporated in the Colony of Singapore) Dividends Nea. M 45 NOTIC* IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the J9th Ordinary Oeneral Meeting of the Co.. to be held In the Board Room. Amber Building. No. 5. Malacca Street. Singapore, on Friday. 33rd November, 1951, Ht noon, the
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      841 2 NOTICES NATURALISATION Notice is hereby given that Mr. Andrew Ooh Keng How of 18 Koon Cheng Road. Malacca, ft! applying for naturalisation as a clUsen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and that any person who knows any reason why such naturalisation should not be granted should send a written
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      496 2 NOTICES NATURALISATION Notice Is hereby given that Nikolai Nikolaevlch Mysslakoff of co Messrs Swart Co., 7% milestone Buklt Tlmah Road. Singapore, 21, Engineer, Is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should send a written and etgnsri
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      251 2 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10-10.10 a.m. News from K.L.; 10.45-12 Schools; 1 p.m. Light Music; 1.30 News; 1.45 Dance Music; 2-2.50 Schools; 6.15 "Call Ing All Hospitals"; 6.55 Announc ments; 7 News; 7 10 Radio Scientist; 7.20 Interlude: 7.30 Augmented Rad.o Orch.; 8 "Ouexs What"; 8.30 -Discussing tne Discs" (Bill Webb-Jones);
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    Chinese Reds 'worse than barbarians', says Acheson
    305 3 LATEST ATTEMPT TO GET SEAT IN U.N. FAILS PARIS, Wednesday. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, Mid yesterday that the international conduct of Red China was so low that it would take vast improvement to bring it up to the "general
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    OIL TALKS A FAILURE, US ADMITS
    105 3 WASHINGTON. Wed TUr. t'.S State Department announced last niehl that no new basis for settlement ol the Anslo- I'ii.in oil dispute had emerged from three weeks' talks in Washington between United States officials and the Persian Prime Minister. Mr. MosThe State Department expressed the
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    Change was not for better
    59 3 Change was not for better TPR'NGFIELD. W,>d. t>U La Se Re said he took a daily shot of gin from his 75 h to his 95th year— and tin witched to brandy Oil his Vlth birthday last Ba'.urtfay the old man prcdietad tbat the daily drink of would carry him
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    PREMIER QUITS
    24 3 OSLO, Wed— Mr. Einar Uerhardsen, for six and a half years Prime Minister of Norway, resigned last night because of ill-health Reuter.
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    PLEDGEON MEN FOR MALAYA
    164 3 PLEDGE ON MEN FOR MALAYA LONDON. Wed. BRITAINS War Secretary. Mr. Anthony Heed, promised in the House of Commons that soldiers will not be sent into battle in Malaya without adequate tralnn?. He was answering questions last night from Conservative Members anxious about reports that raw National Servicemen were being
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    Govt. wins again
    48 3 LONDON. Wed THE Conservative Oovern--1 ment won its second major tussle with the Labour opposition last night bv 318 votes to 281. The House of Commons rejected a Labour motion, Drotesting against the length of the Christmas Parliamentary recess— December 7 to January 29— Reuter
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    Sleep cure for 'jitters'
    58 3 MELBOURNE. Wed. A dietary consultant. Mr. Lawrence Armstrong suggests sleep plus a dally siesta as a formula for beating "20th century litters." Brain workers, he savs. need a minimum average of eight hours sleep nightly: manual workers need six hours and a siesta: housewives should have
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    STRIKE THREAT
    35 3 GUATEMALA, Wed.—Strikkers have threatened a complete closedown of the American -owned International Railway Company of Central America— the bulk of Guatemala country':. rail system— unless its American general manager leaves, the country. Reuter.
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    'PARTIAL'
    28 3 LONDON, Wed.— A Byri*n Government spokesman said yesterday that the activities of the chief United Nations observer in Palestine, Genera] William Riley, were "partial" and "pro-Jewish". Reuter.
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    WOMAN CARRIED OUT OF COMMONS
    93 3 LONDON, Wed. MISS Sarah Robson, 51' year-old London teacher, was carried from the House of Conftnons last night by two polioemen, aft«r a teachers' protest meeting for equal pey for women. Leaning against the railing* ontside, still hoMHng- a broken walking stick, she complained that
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    THE OWNERS WENT FOR A DRINK
    50 3 THE OWNERS WENT FOR A DRINK THE OWNERS of these cart, jMt drove c«t U this Tavern at Evans, near Buffalo, New York, on Nov. 4 for a drink, but the vehicles w ere still there on Nov. 6 Buffalo has had snow every day this month totalling 14 i»cbea.
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    EGYPT'S PREMIER LEADS SILENT PROTEST MARCH
    282 3 EGYPT'S PREMIER LEADS SILENT PROTEST MARCH CAIRO, Wednesday. III NDREDS of thousands of Egyptians, led by 11 73-year-old Premier Mustapha El Nahas Pasha, inarched silently through Cairo today to demand the evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone and the Sudan. Defying medical advice, the Premier, who announced
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    Down and down go the shares
    135 3 Down and down go the shares London, wed. ABOUT 180,000 000 was lopped off London Stock Exchange values in a renew-' ed slump yesterday. Leading British Government securities fell to new all-time low records. British industrial shares were sick. Oils were easier But gold shares which .stand to benefit from
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    Jowitt: We failed, may you succeed
    162 3 LONDON, Wednesday. THE deputy chief of the Labour Opposition in the House of Lords, Lord Jowitt. said yesterday that if the Conservative Government could reach a settlement with Russia it would be blessed by whole generations. i He said, "I devoutly hope, politics apart,
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    'Citizens of world' held
    76 3 PARIS. Wed. TEN "citizens of the world 1 1 were detained at a Paris West End police station early today after a demonstration Intended to persuade the Unted Nations to change its Charter. They had Intended to spend the night outside the Challlot Palace meeting place
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    'PROOF FIRST'
    29 3 WASHINaTON, Wed. Congressman Wingate H. Lucas, (Democrat) says America should demand proof that Great Britain has ended Socialism before it opens Its Treasury doors to Mr. Churchill.—AJ>.
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    Reparalion talks
    26 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japan-ese-Indonesian reparation talks will start at the end of this month, said a Foreign Office spokesman yesterday In Tokyo.— A. F. P.
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    MALAYA GRAVE, SAYS PEER
    357 3 MALAYA GRAVE, SAYS PEER From Our Own I Correspondent LONDON, Wed. LORD Mancroft said in the House of Lords today that there [was gravely wrong'' in Malaya when 1 the Chief of Intelligence, Sir William Jenkins, was 'forced to resign in circumstances not known to the public. He predicted that
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    JOHORE. AGREES TO HELP MAW At SQUATTERS
    246 4 MCA offered three alternatives •fHE Johore Government has offered three alternatives to the Malayan Chinese Association for the future of 1,200 squatters who lived in the Mawai camp until it was abandoned recently for security reasons. Tbe first offer, it is understood, is
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    Court warns bus driver
    64 4 IF you appear in this court again before three years, vou will lose your licence. Mr D H Chapman. Traffl> Court Magistrate, told Koh Pong Wah. a bus-driver, whom he fined $15 for driving: negligently along Juronp Road last August. Koh'« bus had collided wi*ha lorry.
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    Lorry crashed into Soldier
    60 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Death by misadventure was recorded by the Coroner after an inquiry into th* death of Pandak Yassim. a MOR attached to the RAOC Pandak was 'standing bv his lorry parked on the road when two lorries came from ODposite directions. One of the
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    Flew 7,600 miles to get sight back
    72 4 Flew 7,600 miles to get sight back A MAN who flew 7,600 miles and spent $8,000 on an urgent eye operation returned to the Colony yesterday with his sight restored. He is 49-year-ofcd. Mr. Kok Benr Tar. director of university tutorial classes, of C Bideford Mr. Kok, who developed eye
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    Royal tour 'not too strenuous'
    97 4 Royal tour 'not too strenuous' A "NOT too strenuous tour of New Zealand is being planned for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh next year, said Mr. A. G. Harper. New Zealand Secretary for Internal Affairs, yesterday. Mr. Harper, on his way to London, said at Kalian* airport that
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    Bach cantata for youths
    91 4 SEVEN HUNDRED Colony school children will hear the Bach Cantata at a special concert by the Singapore Chamber ensemble and choir at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Nov. 22. Soloists will be: soprano Lillian Ang; baritone, Koh Tiong Choo: pianoforte. George Khoo. A Raffles Girls' school
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    Opium appeal turned down
    71 4 Dismissing an appeal in he Singapore High Court, yesterday against a senteno >f two years' im irisonment for possession of 00 lb. of opium, the- Chief ustice. Sir Charles Murray.ynsley told the appellant. .am Soon, that people trafficking to that extent must take the consequences. "This
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    'An inspector calls'
    63 4 'An inspector calls The Little Theatre will stage "An Inspector Calls," by J. B. Priestley, at the Little .Theatre, Armenian Street, Singapore, from Nov. 24 to December 1. The play, produced by Joy Burt, has a cast which includes Kathleen Gladstone, Audrey Dickens, Pamela Stacey, Peter Bllgh, Ray Coombs, Terence
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    Labour team to aid disabled persons
    209 4 A TEAM of nine Labour inspectors, under Mr. P. H rx Meadows, Assistant Commissioner for Labour! has been formed in Singapore to make a drive for more support from employers for the rehabilitation scheme to help disabled persons. This move by the Labour Department
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    3 had opium court told
    60 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Ontj Ho Seng, a taxi owner driver. Teo Suav Hoo. a carpenter and Teo Seng Huat. a shop assistant, all of Singapore, were charged In ft* Sessions Court with being found In possession of 25 2 lbs. of opium valued at about
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    CHARGED WITH EXTORTION
    56 4 Munusamy. 37. claimed trial in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday to a charge of attempted extortion by putting V. Ramasamy in fear of Injury. It was alleged that on Tusedav night. Munusamv tried to extort $10 from Ramasamy bv threatening him with an axe. Ball of
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    Hawked wares on five-foot way
    49 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Wong Lai Choke, a vegetable eardener. said in court todav that as market stallkeepers refused to buv his vegetable*, he had to sell them on the five-foot way. Wong was fined $5 fnr hawking without a licence The vegetables were confiscated.
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    U.S. leader to give YWCA talk
    121 4 U.S. leader to give YWC A talk VfflSS Josephine Schain. American chairman-to-be of the Pan-Pacific Women's Association' convention at Chrtstchurch. New Zealand in the first two weeks of January. 1952, will give a talk on the Association at the Y.W.C.A. Singapore pn Nov i 21 Her talk will coincide with
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    FINE FOR GOLD IN A DRAWER
    158 4 FINE FOR GOLD IN A DRAWER MR. W. O Akock. Singapore First District Judge, yesterday fined a goldsmiths shop, Cheong Loong and Company. $2332 for failing to offer gold coins for sale And he held that, that a com pany and its manager are renponsible for the action* o' their
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    23 FINED $115
    29 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed For not having licenced their bicycles for the current year. 23 Malays. Chinese and Indians were each fined 15 in the police court.
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    He stole $3,400, fined $1,000
    164 4 SEREMBAN, Wednesday. ROBERT John Kiddle, 24-year-old European assistant manager of Bradwall Estate, Siliau, arrested at Singapore just before emplaning for Britain, was at Port Dickson yesterday sentenced to one day's imprisonment and fined $1,000 for stealing $3,400 belonging to the estate. He pleaded guilty. In
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    Charged with moving food
    71 4 JOHORE BAHRU., Wed Charged in the police court with moving foodstuffs without a permit, Perinan. a kepala. Aichamuttu. ala bourer. and K. Krishnan. a contractor of REM Estate stated that, the foodstuff watheir rations. They added they had been in Johore Bahru and were taking them
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    Hehaddiap-ji-ki lottery tickets
    67 4 Pheng Yew, aged 68, pleaded guilty in the Singapore Fourth Police Oourt yesterday to a charge of three chap-ji-kl lottery tickets in an amusement park near Bukit Tlmah Road, on Nov. 2. He claimed trial to a second charge of offering a $5.40 bribe to a police
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    APPEALS AGAINST GAOL SENTENCE
    86 4 Ong Ah Too. 20. under sentence of one year's imprisonment, to be followed by one year's police supervision, for house-breaking in order to outrage the modesty of a woman, appealed again*: •he conviction and sentence In the High Court yesterday Mr. B. L. Chua. *Tor Ong.
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    CURFEW CHANGE
    31 4 SEOAMAT, Wed,— «egamat police hav e revised the cur fetv hours on estates In the district. It will now operate from 5D.m. till 6 a.m. instead of from 4p.m
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      115 4 IGS3S.G Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay: World Week of Fellowship and Prayer, 5 p.m. (Speaker: Miss 8. H. Wu> Miss Marcla Mark's modern dancing class has been postponed for two weeks. Y.M.C-A., Orchard Road: French and Commercial classes. 5.30 p.m.; Malayan Pharmaceutics! Association (extraordinary genet ai rneetIngi S JO p.m.: Week of
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    Retrial is ordered
    144 5 A SUBMISSION that two persons on separate charges should not be tried together was upheld by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, In the Sin gapore High Court yesterday The submission was made by Mr. R L. Kber (or a Chinese woman. Koh Ah Tee, who appealed
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    Top supply men arrive
    93 5 THREE senior officials of the British Government arrived In Singapore last night by Qantas-BOAC to make a two-day tour of Royal Air Force stations. They are on their way to Australia to study aviation development work which is making remarkable progress, in that country. The officials
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    Government attacked for big losses in 1948
    343 5 Government attacked for big losses in 1948 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. 3ENIOR officers of certain Government departments In the, Federation have been criticised by the former Director of Audit, Malaya, Mr. R. MacDonald, for a number of large losses of public money and stores during 1948. The losses, through lack of
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    RED TAPE HELD UP BRIGADE
    124 5 KOTA BAHRU, Wed. THE fire at the village of 1 Sensing raged unchallenged on Monday because the nearest fire brigade, at Kota Bahru, 18 miles away, refused to resppnd to a call —because of red tape. The brigade was governed by Town Board rules, which
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    LEAVING MALAYA
    23 5 LT.-COL. W. O. WALTON, commanding officer, the 3rd. Battalion. Malay Regiment, who is leaving for England in December. —Straits Times picture.
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    Boy said he saw woman cut throat
    149 5 Boy said he saw woman cut throat JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. AT the resumed inquiry into the death of a woman. Wong Ah Thye. found with her throat cut in her room three hours after she had reported to the police that her life had been threatened by a lodger, evidence
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    P.C. broke agreement
    66 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A POLICE constable, Kassim bin Sutan Alam. was bound over today in $200 for six months for breach of agreement. He appeared before the Kuala Lumpur Second Magistrate. Kassim was attached to the Campbell Road police station. Kuala Lumpur. Re left the Dolice station
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    ACCIDENTAL DEATH
    70 5 The Singapore Coroner, Mr. Choor Singh, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure after an inquiry into the death of Yeo Bak Chua, 19. Yeo, a painter, was at work on Oct. 13 on the top floor of the new BJ.T. flats at Havelock Road, when he
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    HE SPENT $3,570 IN 20 DAYS
    140 5 A SINGAPORE businessman who was allowed £420 ($3,570) by the Foreign Exchange Control Department for a two-month stay In Japan, bat who spent it within 20 days, was yesterday fined $2,000 In the Slneaporp Flrrt District Court. Ha was Chan Wai, Kwodfc s piece-moods
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    SATA to choose clinic builders
    114 5 THK committee of Singapore- Anti-Tuberculosis x Association will decide today which tender to accept for their $750,000 clinic. Building of the clinic will begin immediately. It will take eight months. The association's building fund, however, still stands at $600,000. But Dr. O. H. Garlick. Medical
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    DINNER FOR THE CAPTAIN
    63 5 Captain David Sutherland, wharf superintendent, Singapore Harbour Board, who is retiring at the end of the month, will be given a dinner party by his staff tomorrow Capt Sutherland, a former master In the Mercantile Marine, will have completed 18 years' service with the Harbour Board
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    84 charges involving $1,000,000
    232 5 NINE businessmen and two companies were charged in the Singapore First District Court yesterday on 84 charges under the Finance Regulations involving transactions totalling over $1,000.--000. All claimed trial and their cases were postponed until next month and the beginning of January. Charges against the managers
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    Mr. Rajah answers Labour charges
    138 5 VTR. A. P. Rajah, Progressive candidate for the iTI North Ward in the City Council elections, yesterday refuted allegations by the Singapore Labour Party. Speaking at an election meeting at Farrer Park Mr. Rajah said that choice of the ward which he would contest was
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    Lazarous on meat muddle
    167 5 roVERNMENT should take over the bulk buying of meat In Singapore and sell It to the uublic to bring prices down said Mr. A. R. Lazarous. Labour candidate for North ward, during a City Council election meetIng at Potong Pasir last night Mr. Lazarous. criticising "the
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    UCENCEE FINED
    42 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— M. Koran, a public house licence*, of Kulal. who tailed to exhibit a signboard was fined $150 In the Johore Bahru Police Court. He tu fined another $150 for pot recording his purchases and sales of liquor.
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    DEATH
    16 6 EBDEN WILLIAM SYDKNHAM on Tuesday, November 6th. at Castletown. Isle-cf-Man, peaceful! v In hi* klm>d
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    66 6 MRS. VIJIYA daughters wish to thank those who sent wreaths. ifVctams. and all those who helped In their recent bereavement. THE FAMILY of. the late Mr. Ong Beow Sim thank all friends, rvlatlveh and members of the Ong Clan Association who kindly paid night visits, sent wreaths, scrolls, telegrams
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    Singapore, Thur. Nov. 15, 1351 A Tribute To Tin
    601 6 Singapore, Thur. Nov. 15, 1351 A Tribute To Tin Generous tributes have now been paid to the Malayan tin industry by the visiting mission from Washington. It is possibly a slight exaggeration to say that the mission has nothing for us but praise. Its final report will be a little
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    The Danger In Egypt
    445 6 The obvious inability of the Egyptian Government to take military action in the Suez Canal zone is less of a safeguard against calamity in the Middle East than it would <eem. The point is illustrated by Nahas Pasha's fiery broadcast, and by the rallies and processions
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    FAMILY PLANNING
    56 6 The total of 5,186 women RlTen in Mrs. Ooh Kok Kee's recent broadcast as having attended family planning clinics in Singapore since the first clinic was opened In 1949 referred to both Municipal and F.P.A. clinics, and not to the F.P.A. clinics alone, as stated in the St-slus
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    POLITICS & BATTLE IN ITALY
    1861 6  - POLITICS BATTLE IN ITALY WINSTON S. CHURCHILL P War Memoirs: Closing the Jtiirg— 29 -By- In January, IM4, representatives of six Italian parties met at Bar! and asked for a broader adminiilration than that of Marskal Badog Ho and far the abdication of Kins Victor Emanurl. Mr. Churchill considered that
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      Colonial 'relief'
      239 6 IN his article on Colonial development published by you last Friday, Lord Milverton says of the Colonial peoples that they want the "glittering prizes of Western industry" and a "higher standard of living" without "hard work'' and without making the effort to acquire the necessary skills. He regards
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      DEAD POLICE HORSE
      254 6 there was a long letter from "Klyne street" about police personalities. If "Klyne Street" were to broaden the basis of his inquiries he would perhaps realise that he is flogging a dead horse. This sort of thing might have been in order two vears ago. It is
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      THE 30-ODD BANDITS
      193 6 A FTER reading your explanation, in last Saturday's Forum, of why 30-odd bandits could slip through the tight ring of Government troops near Raub. I am still as puzzled as ever The obvious difference be- ween the Chindits' case and that of these 30-odd men is that,
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    On the Margin
    395 6 THE Green Cross School 1« one school on this Island hat most Singaporeans have never heard of. much less seen. It is attended by about hundred boys and girls who are patients at th« leprosy hospital at Ylo Chu Kang, now called Trafalgar Home. Miss M. A.
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      198 6 Boron Pure boron has few uses, but the compounds of (his element ire of great value to industry, sodium tetraborate, known to nost people as borax being by far the most important. Borax was originally found in Tibet, but the bulk of the world's supply now comes from California, where
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    SINGAPORE HAS 40 DAYS' WATER
    288 7 Drastic steps to restrict use feared LEVEL OF THE RESERVOIR DROPS 11 FEET SINGAPORE is facing a water crisis. Unless the monsoon rains fall in the next few days, drastic measures to restrict water consumption may have to be taken. The City Water Engineer, Mr.
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    LOW, DRY SPELL HITS MacRIFCHIE
    65 7 THE CONTINUED dry spell in Singapore has reduced the normal 1.000 million gallons at the Macßitchie Reservoir to 300 million gallons. In some parts, the water level ha s fallen about Hi feet The water shortage is also apparent at all other reservoirs and water
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    More 'Y' centres is his dream
    176 7 More 'Y' centres is his dream MR. Rowland Lyne. se-cretary-general of the Y.M.C.A. for the past 27 years, told Singapore Rotarians yesterday, that it was nis dream to see Y.M.C.A. branch centres set up all over the Colony. He said that those centres could carry out the Y.M.C.A. programmes in
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    Barber stabs woman
    82 7 Barber stabs woman A barber. Urn Jue Kwang. admitted in the Singapore Second Police Court yester day that he had assaulted it woman at Malabar Street with a pair of scissors on Tuesday night. Lim Ju e Kwang had an argument, with Pang Teng Eng the daughter or his chief
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    GOING HOME
    37 7 (APT. W. EVERSHED, Captain of H.M. Dockyard. Singapore Naval Base, for the past two years, leaves for England on the Carthage on November 28. His new appointment has not yet been announced. Straits Times picture.
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    Prisons to be studied
    49 7 Hflß. N. R. HILTON, former U.K. Commissioner of Prison?, arrived in Singapore yesterday to make a month-long studv of Singapore and Federation prison administration. Mr. Hilton will be independent chairman of the regiona! conference of Prison Commissioners in SouthEast Asia In Penane from Dec .10.
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    WINS APPEAL
    44 7 Tan Kim Kooi. who appealed In the Singapore High Court, yesterday against a lower court conviction and sentence of three month* imprisonment for fraudulent possession of six motor car tyres and 12 motor car rim*, had his conviction and sentence set aside.
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    WRIT WILL NOT GO ON
    63 7 A writ of summons, filed by Messrs. Rodyk and Davidson, solicitors of Mr. John Laycock, against Messrs. T W. On K and D. H. Murphy for the dissolution of the partnership of Messrs Chan, Laycock and Ong will not be pro ceeded with. A notice
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    Mr. Abubakar arrives
    49 7 The first Consul of the Philippines In Malaya, Mr. Yusup R. Abubakar arrived by CPA plane last night from Saigon. He was met at the airport by over 30 members of the Filipino community. Mr. Abubakar will have jurisdiction over Malaya, North Borneo. Sarawak and Brunei.
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    3 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
    35 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Three suspected bandit help ers were arrested near Kuala Lumpur early this morning Food dumps were also found A suspected bandit subscription collector was arrest in Balik Pulau, Penang
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    COMPENSATED
    35 7 MUAR, Wed— A Javanese labourer, Satin, of Pogoh Estate, Tenang, was killed by bandits while at work. His widow and three children were awarded $2,805 compensation by the North Johore Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation
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    —But it was all for a good cause
    113 7 —But it was all for a good cause J)I K TI'RPIN (minus bone) held up 117 Singapore Rotarians lunching in the Capitol Blue Room yesterday. Ai the point of the pistol he 'relieved" the RoUrians of $785. There was no reluctance by anyone to give. And after he left, no*
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    Bribe was in identity card
    97 7 THERE are far too many corruption cases In tne harbour area, said Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr. P. Clague. yesterday. Mr. Clague fined Ng Chye Chuan, a i '.iman, $300 or three months for offering a $13 bribe to Corporal Wan Chin Hay of the
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    Burglaries on decline
    49 7 BURGLARIES In Singapore are on the decline. Few cases have been reported to the Police lately "It U due to a few arrests we made during the last two months." a Police officer said yesterday. These arrests broke up cer tain gangs who specialised in housebreaking.
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    You lied, says Magistrate
    87 7 Jifß. K. J. L. JameUen, Redlef Court Magistrate, yesterday congratulated Ram Naraln Rai, a watchman, for his clear evidence %-hich helped to acquit an Innocent man. After Ram had given evidence, the Magistrate said to Lim Swee Lan, the complainant, "You have been lying and so
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    Three MPs bring mace by air
    178 7 THREE British Members of 1 Parliament representing Commonwealth Parliamentary Association who will present m *ce to the Australian Parliament passed through Singapore last night by Qantas-BOAC Constellation. They were Mr. Richard Law (Conservative), Mr. David 'orrentell (Labour) and Mr. Joseph Grimond (Liberal Cfitef WWp)
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    Lured 5 to death, court told
    246 7 MALACCA, Wednesday. rtNE of the worst ambushes suffered by security forces in the Malacca area of an 11-man jungle squad five were killed and six wounded was recall ed today before Mr. Justice Abbott in the Malacca Assizes. I Nineteen-year-old Lai Hal Pal. who
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    Blythe gets a query on a dept.
    74 7 Blythe gets a query on a dept. THE Singapore Association .is asking the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe. for detailed explanation ot the functions of the Singapore Economic Secretariat The association thinks that this department is interesting itself in matters which does not concern it. The spokesman for a
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    Chinese syndicate buys Cressonite
    92 7 A SINGAPORE Chinese syndicate of prominent rubber merchants has bought over the Cressonite Industries for $1,800,000, the biggest industrial purchase In the Colony in recent years. (is was confirmed by Mr Puay Hee, one of the cate leaders. e company Is now oelnx anlsed. with a
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    Malaya imported 474,827 tons
    35 7 Malaya imported 47,717 tons of rubber from outside source* last moffth. The bulk of It. 43,163 tons, was from Indonesia. Import* iw the ten montn* of this year were *****7 tons.
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    FINED $20
    33 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Liew Meng See was fined $20 In the police court here for driving Inconsiderately along the Ayer Hltam road anil running Into the rear' of a stationary lorry.
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    MEN GET FED FOR NOTHING
    219 7 From Our Special Correspondent BAHAU, Wednesday. piGHT thousand rubber estate labourers in th« '-'Bahau district of Negri Sembilan, who are idl« because of a bandit intimidation campaign, ar« being fed free by their emDlovera. This has been done at the request of Negri Sembilan War
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    FINANCE APPEAL ALLOWED
    134 7 FINANCE APPEAL ALLOWED EDWARD Kuhn, a SwlM businessman, who appealed against a conviction and sentence of four months' Imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. under the Finance Regulations, was cleared of the charge yesterday In th« High Court. Singapore. The Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murrajr-Aynsley, quashed the conviction and sentence.
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    Police to aid in emergency
    77 7 gINGAPORE Civil Defence wardens are to be assisted by the police in any emergency. A spokesman of the Civil Defence Department said yesterday: "The police will guard damaged buildings and property while our men are at work, divert traffic from bombed-out areas, and generally look
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    MAN ARRESTED IN PAWNSHOP
    56 7 When Rahmad bin Abdullah, aged 17. walked into pawnshop In East Coast Road with a stolen camera, he was arrested by a detective, Singapore Fourth Police Court was told yesterday. Rahmad was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for disposing of a stolen camera belonging to Mr
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    BANDIT KILLED
    35 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— In Johore. security forces killed a bandit named Choon Seng. He was one of the three bandits seen carrying food Ammunition, tins of fish, a notebook and walletg were recovered
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    3 youths to visit Australia
    137 8 3 youths to visit Australia THREE Singapore youth re- preservatives will be visiting Australia this month to attend the Y.M.C.A. centenary celebrations. They are Benny Cheng, of the Chinese YJ4.C-A.. and Lee Wai Ming and Koh Peng Long of the Y.M.C.A. in Orchard Road. Benny is the son of Mr.
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    New life for god own No. 18
    686 8 nODOWN No. 18, along Singapore waterfront, razed :<> the ground by Japanese bombing early in 1942, began a new life yesterday. In 1946, a temporary structure ums erected over the old foundations to cope with the enormous quantities of cargo reaching Singapore. Yesterday,
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    WEATHER, BOOM, AND CRISIS HIT JOHORE FARMERS
    199 8 Wort pf<M pUpttog -aioit fa >Utory JOHORE is experiencing the poorest padi planting season in its history this year. So far, about 1,151 acres have been planted and the total for the season is not expected to exceed 2,000 acres. The 2,000 acres
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    FINED $500 FOR CHAP-JI-KI
    62 8 A fine of $500. or two months' imprisonment, was imposed on a 45-year-old cook, Thong Kee, by the First Police Magistrate. Mr. R. C. S. Bell, yesterday, for assisting in the management of a chap-ji-ki lottery at Sago Lane on June 6. A house wife, Lok
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    Blackout areas
    154 8 Blackout areas Electricity ma; be cut «ff la the fot.6»in« area* today: DAY Mttae ft*., Jalan Fefcan, Jalan Salts*. Beach Rd.. Alhambra. Kafßcj HateJ. Sunaaawa Kd.. Boon Tat St, Ujunid Rd Sims Arauc, rays Lefcar Pamps. J«o Chiat Place, jalan Banes, games* Rd.. Termer E«L. Seraagvaa Rd-. KoUm Ayer. MaPkanan
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    Councillors must write, too
    263 8 SPEECHES NOT ENOUGH JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. MEMBERS of the Johore Bahru Town Board lfl decided at a special meeting here that more qualifications are necessary for a Councillor than those set out in the proposed draft of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance. The proposed legislation lays
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    More Readers' Queries On Skin Troubles
    617 9  - More Readers Queries On Skin Troubles MAGDA DUNIN By AM Chinese, with a white-skinned face, but with many pimples and blackheads The pimples, after squeezing, leave many holes and sometime* black marks are left How can I cure them?" ONCE a pimple ha* form ed. It Is difficult to prevent
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    RUSTLE OF THE SPRING FASHIONS
    132 9  - RUSTLE OF THE SPRING FASHIONS Eileen Ascroft By t^IRST spring hats are appearing in Paris, teamed with winter outfits in the mid-sea-son collections. They are tiny, flowertrimmed and made of silk. Yellow looks like a winner for spring 1952 Jacques Fath limits his mldseason collection chiefly to Christma« party frocks
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    HOW I LONG TO SMACK THEM!
    709 9  -  By SUZANNE MARSHALL WHEN are the spoiled young and not so young European girls of Singapore going to get wise to themselves? After six months at home in London, with a couple of short visits to Paris. I don't know whether to be sorry
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      296 9 21. Half envelope (41 Straits Times Crossword SSEiSSiS: 24. "The wine of life is drawn, and the mere teea to brag pi n n n in hlhi m down 8. 1. Assurance of maternal in- I fallibility (6, 8, 4>. m m Hi m m m *n jn stairB hm
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    Late penalty gives Changi victory
    235 10 Late penalty gives Changi victory THE Royal Engineers were unlucky to have lost 3nil against RAF. Changi in a rugby match at Gillman Barracks yesterday, Changi scoring a penalty in the last few minutes of play Up till then the Sappers had a slight edge on the game and it
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    S.B.A. ties for the weekend
    173 10 THE following ties in the S k ß A championships will he played this weekend at the Clerical Union Hall s «nal Auclo^hme.* School vVteSE Tourtmmmt official. Othmai v n' °B plr Ah»»<l T»lb: Rrfrrr, cms H» s M.m.: Nn'. wi— i— Auot AgJI .Bourneßoutbl
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    MOYLE, SIMON SPARK ARMY WIN
    517 10 Royal Navy lose 12 points to nil YESTERDAY saw the total eclipse of the Royal Navy by the Army who won by 12 points (two tries, two penalty goals) to nil at the Naval Base. The Army amazed even their staunchest supporters by playing many
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    British hopes for Winter Games
    91 10 LONDON. Wed. -The British hope to bring home at least two :)ld medals from the 1952 Winter Olympics at Oslo. Their best chances are in figure skating. Jeanette Altwcgg. 21-year-jld brunette, is the present World figure skating champio She won the title at Milan last
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    England win 2-0
    31 10 LONDON. Wed. EnfUai beat trdaad 2-» in an international career match at Rinninrham to day. In ano'her international |imi Wales beat Scotland 1-t at Glav r ow. Heater.
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    SCC 12-5 v GOOD SIGNALS DEFENCE
    275 10 KEEN marking by the Royai Signals' defence against 3.C.C. kept uown their mar /■n of defeat to 12 points (a Irop goal, two penalties and i try to five (goal* In their rugger same on the Dadan. yesterday. The marking was so c'ose thai
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    Elley Bennett wins
    32 10 SYDNEY. Wed. Elley BenneU. on Monday retained his Australian •■a ther weight title when he technically knocked out Ray CoJetnan In the 15th round at the Sydney S'adium. Reuter.
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    ChuanGeok denies 'pro probe' charge
    435 10 IN a press statement yesterday, Mr. Lim Chuan Geok, Singapore Badminton Association president, denied that there was any "professional probe'* on four of the Colony's leading badminton stars Wong Peng Soon, Ong Poh Lim, Ismail b. Marjan and Cheong Hock Leng who toured Europe earlier
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    Admiral sent up to Class 3
    154 10 Three horses Admiral. Screen* and Unaware -%ave been sent up a class, ttte Straits Rac tig Association announced yesterday. 1t,., following have been sent down" a class. The Meare (Cl 1 n 2>. Pair Flower. Ltnkshir, Air Port. Kudat and Air Gee (Cl. ""n^E
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    INNINGS WIN FOR VICTORIA
    64 10 PERTH. Wed.— Victoria. Sheffield Shield champions, defeate Western Australia by an innings and 86 runs in their Shield ma'ch here yesterday. Western Australia bad lost nine wickets for 199 yes erday in their second innings, and their remaining wicket fell without addition ■bis morning. They had
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    Ronnie James may make comeback
    74 10 SYDNEY, Wed.— Ronnie James, former British Empire llghtUeavywelght champion who migrated to Australia recently, may fight here. Dick Lean, ge era manager of Stadiums Ltd.. Sydney, said that he would encourage James to make a comeback. James came to Australia In ***** to light Vic
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    FINALISTS IN UNIVERSITY SWIM
    411 10 UNIVERSITY of Malaya Ath letlc Union, who are holding their first swimming carnival on Saturday, completed the heats for eight events at Haw -Par Swimming Pool. Pasir Pan jan vesterday. There were no ellmlnatln" heats for the women's events is the number of entries was not
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    LONDON STOCKS
    318 11 LONDON, Wed. BUYERS returned to the London Stock Exchange today at the start of the new trading period. Rising prices in many domestic stocks followed publication of United Kingdom trade figures for October showing the best signs yet that Britain's external trade deficit has passed its worst. Best
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    Australian share market
    159 11 From Oar Own Correspondent MELBOURNE. Wed. CHARES fell over wide range of stocks in Melbourne 'and Sydney today. Banks and Pastorals were clipped sharply. The depressing influence was the weakness of the London Exchange. where £180.000.000 was lopped off market values on Tuesday. Mount Lyell eased slightly
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    RUBBER CROPS
    59 11 r pURQUAND, Youngs Company announce the following October rubber crops, in lb Alor Oajah Est. 18.500 Ayer Panas Ist. 89,000 Olenealy Plant 72,000 Kluang 62,500 Pajam 125.000 Tambalak Est. 28,480 Talisman 28.800 Teluk Anson Kit. 52.512 Ulu Benut Consol. 49.535 QCTOBER rubber crops are announced as follows, in
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    THE PRODUCEMARKET
    147 11 DMALL transactions were re- ported In the Singapore copra market at $41 a plcul for Novem-ber-December shipment yesterdayThe tone was fairly steady, with bids for loose sun-dried and mixed at $38> 4 and $37% a plcul respectively. Coconut oil was slightly steadier, sellers quoting $67 H a plcul
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    RUBBER MARKET
    219 11 Trade demand fair; prices up TTHE Singapore rubber market yesterday reacted slightly to an improvement in London prices caused by reports of increasing banditry in the Federation of Malaya. The tone steadied, and trade demand was fair, especially for lower grades. Slight price fluctuations were recorded. Hie market
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    TIN: $470 A PICUL
    36 11 SINGAPORE, Wed., Not. 14— $47© (op $d.25.) London: £990 a ton LONDON, Wed. Cash Buyers £tM. Sellers £995; Forward Bayers £9574; Sellers £9M; Settlement £972',. (up £124). Turnover: a.m. 150 p.m. 75
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    34 11 BONO KONQ. Wed pREE market currency excnange for Hong Kong dollars was quoted today at the close *s follows: US$l. HKS6»B6H (cash). HKs6.B9tt (T.T.): £1 HK515.62; one tahll of gold HK1333 UP
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    183 11 London dullness spreads East IN sympathy with London, the Malayan share market was dull In all sections yesterday, with small variations In prices. Prtoe changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were: INDI'STBIAU kirn Mters 88. Petrol 40/- »0/Otmmooi 3.0S 5.70 Henrv W«u«h 3.0» 3.7» M Brewerlu ».4»
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    77 11 LONDON. Wed. \rEBTKRDAY brought Important sequels to last week's rise In the British bank rat*— three lending rates rrere raised. Banks increased their rate for loans to Stock Exchange Jobbers (dealers) against Government securities from 1H to two per cent. The rate for loans to stockbrokers went
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    151 11 CHIPS in the Singapore Roads and alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns at 4 p.m. yesterday were: Oatfr Ro>d: Hal Hsuan. Waibalong. La Campana. Ocean Star. Troodos. Hydra. Anshun. North Star. Chit Bern. Sambas Tyn* dareus. Kalmana. Dalsal Maru. MlkolaJ Rej. Inner Roads: Sotta, Hong Tat, Bosnik. P
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    Ramdhan mystery remains unsolved
    429 12 TEST BATSMEN STILL IN DARK From JACK FINGLETON (Exclusive to The Straits Times) BRISBANE, Wednesday. THE Australian Test eleven are leaving this city today and after two innings against Sonny Ramadhin it is true to say the batsmen are not certain they know as much about
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    Spotting the Winners
    386 12 By EPSOM JRT. MY ten best horses to foltvl low at the Singapore Turf Club November Meeting an: Cel—el ©ary: For the Stayers' Cup over l\m; probably the beat out-and-out stayer In training; won the only 14m. race run this season when he triumphed in Perak Derby
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    Singapore hope for third win
    326 12 Singapore hope for third win SPORTSMEN'S TROPHY MALAYAN soccer's annual "international" match between the Federation and Singapore for the Sportsmen's Trophy takes place this evening at Penang, with the southerners confident that they can win the trophy for the third successive year. Singapore won 5-0 in 1949 and 3-0 last
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    England fix Test dates v. India
    238 12 England fix Test dates v. India LONDON, Wed fjEXT season's four Tests bell tween England and India will ill start on a Thursday and will be of five days each. This was iectded by the Cricket Board of Control which met at Lord's yesel The following dates previously irrantted provisionally
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    Scotch Express hiking his chance
    450 12  -  EPSOM JEEP »y gCOICH Express, glamour three- year -old on the Malayan Turf at the moment, may have a crack at one more valuable sprint prize at Buklt Timah this meeting before being spelled (or the remainder of the season Scotch Exoreas did not make
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    ANGELO WINS
    60 12 LONDON. Wed South African middleweight champion oforiV a" gtto: gave American Burl Charity a boxing lesson over ten rounds here last night Charity started sensationally dropDing Angelo In the first round with sharp left-hook and followed up more hard blows But the South African recovered remarkably and for
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    Americans deny 'offer' to Wong
    276 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THK American Badminton Association in letters 1 to the Badminton Association of Malaya and to the president of the Singapore Badminton Association, Mr. Lim Chuan Geok have denied making any offer to coach to All-England and Malayan badminton champion Wong Peng Soon.
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    7 CHANGES FOR PERAK v S'PORE
    100 12 IPOH. Wed.— When Perak meet the Malaya Cup champions. Singapore, on Friday for the second time this season the home side will have an almost entirely different team from the one which was trounced six- nil In the final play at Singapore There will
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    C.Y.M.A. champion
    16 12 Catholic Young Men's Association's table tennis tournament concluded recently was won by Francis Choong.
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    PENANG MUST FIGHT FOR BALL
    381 12  -  riVB EIGHTH a. PENANO, Wea fHE Penang-Peruk H.M.S Malaya Rugby match at Ipob on Saturday should be wellworth going a long way to see Vital Issues are at stake as a defeat means ground lost for the loaert that would be Irrecoverable. In their last
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    I.R.C. swamp Kranji
    31 12 Indian Recreation Club defeated Kranji Wireless S.C. by five goala to nil In a game of soccer at Parrer Park yesterday. Scorers were Krishnar» (3) and Sallahudm ft).
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    SANDS BLASTED TO ROUND 7 TKO
    270 12 I*l YOLANDE Pompee, a dea Trinidad last night b middleweight champion, I into helplessness in two m seventh round of a sche Harringay arena. Sands, who had been winning easily suffered a cut left eye in the sixth round and the sight of blood
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    CEYLON INVITE TEST MEN
    79 12 MELBOURNE. Wed.— Five Australian Test players may be Invited to play for a combined side against- the MCC in Ceylon on Feb. 16-19 during the Royal tour. The Ceylon Cricket Association named Hassett, lan Johnson. William Johnston*. Nell Harvey and Ken Meuleman. The Victorian C.A. tonight
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    62 12 The draw for the Junior section of. the knockout hockey tournament organised by the Singapore Hockey Association will take place at the Singapore Recreation Cub at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The deciding league match between Ceylonese S C. and SJR.C will be played on Nov. 22. Draw for the
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    724 12 P**+ t **J~b**'*'*-**+*"** J iSSBI T*HE Singapore Badminton Association, in their latest move In the row over "shamateurism", has called an emergency meeting for tonight. And the upshot, I understand, is likely to be the suspension of three of the players Involved 1 Wong
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