The Straits Times, 23 April 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S JSlATIOJSIAi. NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1645 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL U, lt&B. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    Getting a Fury ready for action
    40 1 fcVcKkBODY pitches m to helo condition this British S«a Fury 'or action m Korea. This Straits Times picture wa s taken aboard the aircraft carrier Ocean, which arrived at the Naval Base. Singapore, yesterday
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    WE HOLD THE CRISIS KEY-YOUNG
    798 1 Police HQ. reorganised: aim now is quality From LESLIE HOFFMAN KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE KEY to the whole Emergency in Malaya lies with the Police, the Federation's six-foot-four Commissioner of Police, Colonel Arthur Edwin Young, told the Straits Times today in his first statement on
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    Attitude of Chinese 'changing'
    174 1 Attitude of Chinese 'changing' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rERE WERE indications that the attitude of the Chinese towards joining the police was changing, the Commissioner of Police, Col. A. E. Young, told the Straits Times today. He quoted the example of two brothers who had worked m a hospital and a
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    Meteor- jet force-lands
    39 1 A METEOR twin- Jet twoseater training plane made a forced landing at Changi airfield yesterday after developing technical trouble The Meteor landed with wheels retracted on the grass n^ar Changi's main runway. Both occupants were unhurt
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    Police kill bandit
    107 1 KUALA LUMPUR, rues. PIGHT Auxiliary Policemen battled against heavy odds m a fight with a big bandit gang m the Ketnaman area) of Trengganu yesterday, killing at least one terrorist and wounding another. The terrorists poured heavy fire on the policemen. Tne police fought back and the
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    Climbing trip
    29 1 GENOA, Tues.— Five French alpinists and a pretty French nurse will leave here today for Karachi, for a climbing expedition In the centre of the Himalayas. AP.
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    ANTI-RIOT SQUAD CHASES PICKETS
    84 1 AN ANTI-RIOT squad of Singapore police yesterday chased away pickets at the National Carbon (Eastern) Company, m Bukit Timah Road, after it was reported that workers who would not join the 13-day sympathy strike might be attacked with acid. There were no Incidents. The strikers were
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    She prepared for death
    37 1 FORLI, Italy, Tues.—Gertrude.. Sintoni, aged 77, prepared burial garments for herself and her husband Domen ico, aged 82, just before he died last night. She died beside him a few hours later.— Reuter.
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    Sultan of Johore loses appeal
    449 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. THE PRIVY COUNCIL today dismissed, with costs, the appeal by the Sultan of Johore m the proceeding? against Tungku Arfo Bendahara and X Sultan's son, Abubakar i Arts Bendahara, and s of the properties had been the subject lily
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    CONVICTS HOLD 11 HOSTAGE
    104 1 NEW YORK, Tues. rnHE authorities today waitA ed for 189 tough convicts m Southern Michigan prison to decide the fate of 11 guards they hold hostage. Hundreds of other convicts who rioted m {he prison— the world's largest— were back under control after one bad been
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    Rail services normal again
    41 1 KUALA LUMPUR Tues. Obstructions caused by trains derailed by bandits In Pahang last Friday and Sunday have been cleared, the Malayan Railway Administration announced today. Normal train service* are being resumed on the Bast Coast line today
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    The biggest A-bomb
    46 1 NEW YORK, Tues. WE largest atomic bomb ever .dropped m the United States was exploded m the testing area at Yucca Fiats, Nevada, today. The explosion was heard m radio broadcasts and the flash and following cloud was seen on television sets —Reuter.
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    Fellow travellers
    31 1 SYDNEY. Tues.— Five Australian trade union officials left here today to attend May Day celebrations m Peking. In the same aircraft were reinforcements for the Australian battalion m Korea.—Reuter.
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    BIG 3 WILL MEET
    35 1 LONDON, Tues Britain France and the United States will begin formal consultations at the Foreign Office here oh the latest Soviet note on a German settlement, it was announced today. Reuter.
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    Now only 3 are held
    48 1 KUALA LUMPUR Tuesday THE £8 arrests matte m Tan Jong Ma!i m after the town was punished by the High ConrnM^onrr. General. Sir Gerald Templer. have been whittled down to thrre The thr,ee still detained »re two rubber tappers and a shop assistant.
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    TAX MAN SAYS: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MALAYA JOB
    229 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Tues. QURROUNDED by packing C 5 cases and personal belongings. Mr Robert Edwin Phillips. V.C., talked to me m his office m the Inland Revenue Department Stoke-on-Trent, of his new appointment under the Colonial Office as
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    Two others also freed
    83 1 rr r O others of the group of six Muslims who were arrested after the Hertogh riot s m Singapore m December 1950 were released some months ago on similar suspension orders to that under* which Abdul Mohamed Abdul Karim Ohani was released on Monday. Chief
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    Chance to join
    34 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Perak Chinese youths between 18 and 28 who wish to join the Malayan police force should be at the central police station, Ipoh, at 9 am on Friday.
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    ROYAL GIFT
    38 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. A gift of food for the Midwest flood victims was received by the American Red Cross from Queen Juliana and Prince Bemhard, now on a goodwill tour of the United States and Canada.— UP.
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    3 KILLED
    25 1 In the Kota Tinggi area of Johore, terrorists murdered two estate workers. A civilian was murdered m the Kuala Kubu area of Selangor.
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    VILLAGE WINS BARGAIN OVER FENCE
    214 1 VILLAGE WINS BARGAIN OVER FENCE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. rrHE 4,000 people of Sungei Pelek on south-west Selangor were told today that the Federation Government would pay half the cost of the $50,000 fence they were ordered to build on April 10 as punishment for feeding bearded bandit Liew Kon Kin's
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    Sir Stafford Cripps dies in Zurich
    161 1 Sir Stafford Cripps dies in Zurich ZURICH, Tues. SIR Stafford Cripps, former British iron" Chancellor of the Exchequer and the greatest remaining figure of Britain's Labour Party's "old guard" apart from the exPrime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, died in Zurich last night. He would have been «3 on Thursday. For
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    Goodwill visit
    17 1 RANGOON, Tues.— The British cruiser Gambia arrived this afternoon on a fiveday goodwill visit. Reuter.
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    Commonwealth aims to put Sterling on top again this year
    367 3 Commonwealth aims to put Sterling on top again this year LONDON, Tuesday. THE problem of failing demand for British exports continued to be serious during 1952, mainly because other members of th« Sterling area had restricted imports of British goods, a Government economic survey disclosed today. The survey revealed that
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    Atomic war starts on diabetes
    174 3 LONDON, Tuts. BRITAIN has prodaced an jtomir weapon m the fiirht against diabetes radioactive sugar, which vrlis at C4.C<* an ounce. A Ministry of Supply spokesman said yesterday that Uir surar is being manufactured at government laboratories at Amersham. an offshoot of Britain's main atomic
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    Arab-Asia talks on Tunisia
    50 3 Arab- Asia talks on Tunisia NEW YORK, Tues. The Arab-Asian group on FrancoTunisian relations met today to discuss its future action. The group's attempt to have the Tunisian question thrashed out m the Secur.iy Council failed last week when the majority of the Council's members decided not to intervene.— Reuter.
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    Siamese war losses
    31 3 BANGKOK. Tues. The Siamese Ministry of- Defence announced that the Siamese force s m Korea had lost 46 dead, 150 wounded and four missing ud to Mar. 31.
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    Burma told 'pay up on time'
    128 3 LONDON, Tues. SIR Arthur Salter, Minister for Economic Affairs, told the House of Commons yesterday that Britain had not agreed to a request by Burma to postpone repayment of a debt instalment due on April 1. Mr. Thomas Reid, Labour, had asked what gifts
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    THIRD FORCE IN BANGKOK
    86 3 BANGKOK. Tues.— A police statement today said that a Chinese "Third Force" organisation with headquarters! m Hong Kong had sent a I team of underground workers to Bangkok to set up a branch I here. The statement said the organisation was both antiKuomintang and anti-Com-munist. I
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    Jap Govt. probes loss of engineer
    260 3 HE DISAPPEARED AT STORE TOKYO, Tuesday. JAPANESE GOVERNMENT is investigating the mysterious disappearance of a Japanese ship engineer m Singapore last July after quarrels with the Brazilian crew of a Japanese-built vessel bein* delivered to its Brazilian purchaser, the Mainichi reported today. The report
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    TRUMAN SIGNS
    34 3 PRESIDENT rRCMA.V signing the United States ratification of the peace treaty with Japan, m Washington, last week. He also signed related Pacific security pacts with Japan. the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.
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    Visits cancelled
    25 3 PARIS, Tues. Gen. Eisen hower has been compelled to postpone his farewell visits to The Hague. Copenhagen and Oslo for health reasons. AJP.
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    Tea for Britain
    15 3 KARACHI, Tues— Britain bought 43,858.690 pounds of Pakistan tea last year. AP
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    PRICES FAIL TO HOLD BEST LEVELS
    131 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Tuesday. ALTHOUGH the London Rubber Market reacted favourably to news of the r&noval of United States restrictions, prices failed to hold the best levels. In the Share Market u*i, though the U.S. decision was widely welcomed and shares showed
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    Honour for the Duke
    57 3 WINDSOR. Tues. QUEEN ELIZABETH yesterday invested the Duke of Edinburgh with the Order of the Thistle, one of Britain's oldest orders of chivalry, at Windsor Castle. The Order, second m precedence to the Order of the Garter, is believed to have originated m the 15th century
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    Mass migration not favoured
    49 3 LONDON, Tues.— Sir Walter Moncktc.i, Minister of Labour, told the House of Commons last night that the government was against mass migration. It would continue its present policy of 70,000 assisted passages a .year upon which the government was authorized to spend £1.500.000 yearly.— AJP.
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    22 cotton mills close in Britain
    48 3 LONDON, Tues. The slump m the British cotton industry closed 22 mills here In the first week of April, the Cotton Board announced today. Production of cotton yarn totalled 15,280.000 Ib. compared with 22,000.000 lb. m the corresponding week last year.— Reuter.
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    Jet gas gun will stain the robber
    115 3 Jet gas gun will stain the robber HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) Tues. A LOCAL marine engineer and master mechanic has invented a "jet gas gun" to mark both gang robbers and their loot. In a hold-up, a quick foot movement by the bank employee would blanket the robber with dyed ammonium
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    Nudists had no partners
    39 3 SYDNEY, Tues.— More than 500 men who wanted to join Woodlands nudist club were turned down because they had no female partners, the club's director announced. Aim was to balance the sexes, he said.— Reuter-AAP.
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    A-ships leave
    30 3 PERTH, Tues— The ships Zeebrugge and Narvik, carrying equipment and personnel for Britain's atomic tests, left Fremantle with food and water lighters today for an unstated destination.— Reuter.
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    ROOFTOP RESCUE
    77 3 A BOATLOAD of rescue workers (right) moves m to moor on a flooded house about five miles south of Council Bluffs, lowa, to rescue the man who had sought safety on the rooftop. The man chopped his way oat from the house through the slates. On the roof
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    MONTY SEES POPE
    33 3 VATICAN CITY. Tues. Pope Pius XH today gave a private audience to Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, Deputy NATO Commander m Europe. He Is on an inspection tour of Italy.— Reuter.
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    Chinese Red Huk killed
    50 3 MANILA, Tues. ARMY men yesterday killed a Chinese Communist and his Filipino guide on a mission to contact the Huk Supremo, Luis Taruc. The incident convinced the army intelligence that at least Taruc was still within the cordon set up by the army task force.— AFP.
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    GABLE GETS A DIVORCE
    49 3 SANTA MONICA (California), Tues.— Mrs. Clark Gable won a divorce from her film actor husband yesterday because he told her "I don't wish to be married to you or anyone else." The former Lady Ashley appeared In court. Gable was represented by two lawyers. AP.
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    SHINTO RITE
    29 3 TOKYO, Tues.— A great Shinto festival held In memory of 2,000,000 Japanese soldiers who died m the last war was scheduled to start here last night.— A.F.P.
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    GEN, FESTING
    26 3 NICOSIA, Tues -'LieutGen. F. W Festlng. who is succeeding Lieut. Gen. Sir George Erskine as Commander of British troops m Egypt, arrived here tonight
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    Post-war envoy
    21 3 WASHINGTON. Tues.— Mr. Robert D Murphy was sworn m today as first United States postwar Ambassador to Japan.— UP.
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    PEKING 'IS DRUNK WITH POWER'
    88 3 WASHINGTON. Tues rpHE Russians want peace In Korea and are making every effort to restrain ti\e Chinese Communists, who are "drunk with power,'.' gay* Mr Wilfred May, the only American newspaperman who wi.s authorised, to be present at trie reepnt Moscow Economic Conference Mr M?y
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    PICK THE NEW POLICE CHIEF NOW, SAYS COL. YOUNG
    310 4 'Let him get to know his, men first* KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. £OL. A. E. YOUNG, Federation Commissioner Jof Police, today said it was important that the Government should select a new Commissioner as soon as possible. The selection should take place
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    107,410 are unionists
    42 4 KUALA LUMPUR Tues A TOTAL of 203 trad* unions (membership 107.410) was on the register m the Federation at. the end of last month This was four more than the total for February, but there were 2.166 fewer members.
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    Singapore Diary
    122 4 y.M.CA. Raffles Quay: Katong Seniors meet at St. Hilda's School. 4 p.m V.M.C.A. Orchard Road: games from o p.m.; commercial and Malay classes. 5.30 p.m.; art club. 6 pm.: literacy class, 8 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A. Seleeie Road: games from 5 p.m.; commercial scnool, 6 p.m R.A.0.8. Grand Council*.
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    53 4 MR. J. HAMER, District Officer, Klang, cutting the ribbon when he opened the exhibition of paintings by Miss P. T. Liang (left) m aid of the Squatters' Relief Fund. The exhibition wa s sponsored by the Klang Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Klang branch of the MCA rboto by
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    Borrowed $400, had to pay $1,200
    515 4 COURT TOLD OF 2 LOANS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A EURASIAN ENGINE DRIVER today told Mr. Justice Wilson in Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court that he executed a promissory note for $1,200 in return for $400 which he borrowed from c.i-L i_a j. au i_ K
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    VILLAGE WILL GET A CHURCH
    156 4 VILLAGE WILL GET A CHURCH rE Malayan Methodist Youth Fellowship will build a $4,000 church and recreation centre for Pandamaran, the new village near Port Swettenham, as It* M.Y.F. Week project for this year, it was decided at the business meeting of the I All-Malaya M.YP. Institute session at the
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    3 HIKED, THEN FLY TO JOIN THE R.A.F.
    193 4 3 HIKED, THEN FLY TO JOIN THE R.A.F. A 100-mile hitch-hike and a 250-mile air trip by two young Malays have won them places m the Royal Air Force Regiment (Malaya.) They are Alias bin Hassan, from Kampong Brisu. Alor Gajah, Malacca, and Zulkifly bin Basir, of Kampong Masjid, Neme,
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    LORRY LANDS IN RAVINE
    48 4 KUANTAN. Tues. The driver and attendant of a 1 torry escaped unhnrt when iheir lorry ran off the road and landed on its side m a shallow ravine. The lorry was rounding a bend near Maran village, going towards Kuantan. when the accident occurred.
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    COMMANDOS ENTERTAINED
    40 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues.— On the e of their departure from Kuala Kangsar and Upper Perak distri ts the 40 1 Commando Royal Marines were entertained at dinners at Kuala Kangsar and Lenggong \b v Government officials and leaders
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    Blackout schedule
    197 4 Substations liable to load (bed dins today are: Jalan Sultan, Beach Rd.. Alhambra. Raffles Hotel, Sumbawa Rd., Boon Tat St.. Aljunied Rd.. Sims Avenue. Paya Lebar Pumps. Rangoon Rd., Towner Rd.. Kolam Aver. McPherson Rd.. Kirn t huan Rd.. Boundary Rd.. Florence Rd.. Upper Serangoon. Yio Chu Kani
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    Premium income tops $2½ million
    138 4 Premium income tops $2 million rpHE position of the Overseas Assurance Corpor1 ation Limited strengthened during 1951 and premium income reached the record of $2,531,916, an increase of 51 per cent, over the previous year. This ts shown m the chairman's statement which will be presented to the annual meeting
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    To be tried for murder
    58 4 A SALOON attendant on the vessel, Drente. was committed for trial m Singapore yesterday on a charge of murdering the Drente's fifth engineer, J. Vink. The attendant, Tikan bin Sulaiman. aged 37. was alleged to rtave fatally stabbed Vink after a radio programme heard on
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    BOY DROWNED
    31 4 KUANTAN, Tues— A Malay schoolboy was drowned when he slipped from a bathing raft m a stream m Pekan. His body was recovered and he was buried m Kuantan.
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    Mr. E.W.G. Siddall
    41 4 SITIAWAN. Tues.— Mr. E W. O. Siddall, who recently returned from leave m Britain is acting as general manager of the Srngei Wangi group. Sitiawan. He succeeds Mr. W. L Harvey who has gone on leave to Britain.
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    'Chose wrong way' 19 told
    120 4 T^ineteen women, former employees of the National Carbon Factory, who were charged before the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr D. H. Chapman, yesterday, with being members of an unlawful assembly were told that they l 1 had chosen the wrong way to settle their grievances.
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    APPOINTMENTS
    59 4 Several agriculturalists are among the recent appointments announced by the Colonial Office for Malaya. They are Messrs P. Class. T. R. Dickinson, and D. M. Fordyce (agricultural offl cers), Mr. Q. W. Arnon cultural chemist), and Mr. J. S. Alre (probations W. P. Panton is appointed Soil Chemist (geologist).
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    O.C.P.D. wins car
    35 4 KOTA BAHRU, Tues. Tengku Yusoff, 0.C.P.D., Kota Bahru. won a Dodge car on the final day of the Suara Muda's Fun Fair. His ticket had been sold to him by a friend.
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    NOW WE CAN ALL' UNITE, SAYS MR C. Emergency gives races a chance
    230 5 J'HE Emergency was "a fine opportunity for all races to combine and make one Malayan nation", said Mr. Cheong Hock Hai, speaking on the Radio Forum last night over Radio Malaya. Mr. Cheong, a Singapore education officer,
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    46 5 THREE of the 21 girls who assisted m last Sundays draw of the Bth MCA. million-dollar sweep at the Penang Chinese Town Hall. They are from left Misses Yeoh Swee Har. Chee Joo Kee and Lily Lim. The announcer is on the right. Straits Times picture.
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    54 5 WEARING white khaki shorts and shirt and a flowered turban, 14-year-old Harbhajan Singh left his homp m Johore Bahru on April 16. Since then nothing has been known of his whereabouts. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Johore police or ring Rex Cinema— 926s3, where his father. Gurdlal
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    Bonus issue by Hammer
    113 5 MESSRS. Vi. Hammer and Company are to double their issued share capital of $1,044,000 by the issue of bonus shares to shareholders In proportion to their present holdings This decision, which will come up for confirmation at the company's annual meeting on May 10. has been
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    Two bandits killed
    77 5 Two bandits killed IPOH, Tue« rr r O bandits were killed m Perak by Security Forces and arms and ammunition were recovered. On a rubber estate at the 54 li mile, Kuala Kangsar-Lenggong Road, a military patrol contacted and killed a Chinese bandit and captured his Sten gun an<j ammunition.
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    Flying Club sets up a new record
    217 5 Flying Club sets up a new record II7ITH just over 2,312 hours m th e air last year, the Royal Singapore Flying Club established a post-war record for its "own flying time. In 1947 the club only Hew 123 hours. In the committee's 1951 report it is pointed out that
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    6 want to appeal to London
    149 5 6 want to appeal to London SIX Malays, four of whom are under sentence of death, and two under sentence of seven years' imprisonment each for the murder of W/O J. W Davies of the R.A.F.. hav e applied to the Privy Council for leav e to appeal against th
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    Doctors hear talk on 'yaws'
    49 5 MORE than fifty doctors from Singapore and tt)e Federation were present at the Faculty of Medicine. University of Malaya, last night, to hear a talk on Yaws (a tropical ulcer common to Malaya) by Dr. C. J. Hackett an eminent authority on the subject.
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    MacG PAYS FIRST VISIT TO VARSITY
    142 5 ltf R. D. C. MACGILLIVRAY, Deputy High CommisiT* sioner for the Federation, yesterday paid tfis first visit to the University of Malaya m Singapore, where he spent the whole day. He was taken round by Dr. D. W. G. Faris, Dean of the Medical
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    Scholarships impracticable
    42 5 IPOH, Tues. The proposal made to the Central Sweep Executive Committee -of the Malayan Chinese Association for providing 50 overseas scholarships has been rejected as it was found that Implementation of the proposal wauld be impracticable at the present stage.
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    Malay youths hit at rulers
    254 5 Malay youths hit at rulers CAIRO, Tues. i IIIALAY students atl"* tending Egyptian universities, exasperated over poor accommodation, have criticised their sultans and appealed to the Unity# Malays National Organisation and other political and social bodies for a "home" of their own m Cairo. Describing their living conditions as "very
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    Labourers can earn $3oo
    63 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. KEDAB rice mills are having a boom after the harvest, says the Federal Labour. Department report for, last month.. They are working to full capacity and there is a steady dem-nd for heavy labour. Many Chinese squatters are going from Province Wellesley for
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    200 register
    29 5 MALACCA, Tues. More than 200 persons have registered as voters since registration opened last Tuesday Mr. J. H. Dobson-Smyth, Municipal Secretary and Supervisor of Elections, said today.
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      76 5 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 10 am News; 10.05 WomenMagazine; 11-11.30 London 6tu dlo Concerts: I p.m Bob Chester Orch.; 1.30 News: 1 45-2 Lunch Time Prom: 2.15-5 Racing Slangor; 6.15 Nature Club; 6.40 Radio String Ensemble; 6-55 Announcements; 7 Time Signal it News; 7.15.7.25 Tl>is I? Communism; 7.30 Radio BbyUun CJab;
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    DEATH
    62 6 MR. CHUNO YOUNO, aged 72 paaaed away on Monday at 92-C, Tong Shin Terrace. Kuala Lumpur, leaving behind four a^nv— Vote Kool. Yoke Seng. Yoke Teng and Yoke Onn, four daughters—Kon Foong. Kon Yoong. Mrs. Chflng Yew Seng. Mrs. Mkh Yuen Ylng, two daughters-in-law Mrs. Yoke Teng and Mrs.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 6 Main Carmichael conveys her heartfelt thanks to all her many kind friends, loyal staff and estate workers who attended the funeral of her beloved husband and to those who sent such beautiful wreaths and condolences.
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    15 6 MADEI.INE LTD 278. Orchard Road. From Atrlma Spring colIftioti Woollen dresses In" small Slrr*.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 23, 1952. U.S. Rubber Picture
    770 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 23, 1952. U.S. Rubber Picture The U.S. Government has gone further than was expected m removing all controls to the use of natural and synthetic rubber, except for pale and sole crepe which temporarily are m short supply. It is assumed, perhaps wrongly, that
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    Policemen, Not Watchmen
    337 6 Quality not quantity, is a sensible maxim m the rehuilding of the Federation Police Force though it has taken rather a lone lime for this wisdom to soak m. The recommendations of the U.K. Mission which came out here more than two years ago have never been
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    The 'safe areas' & the police
    206 6 The 'safe areas' the police I SHOULD like, through the medium of your columns. to reply to two of your correspondents,"" An tl -Beteen and "Old Planter". Just because there happens to be an area (how I wish I were there) where no Incident has taken place for, presumably, some
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    THE BRAINS BEHIND THE STORY
    168 6 rf will be a very long time before I again entertain any visiting journalists to a Sunday pahit party, and regale them, not only with drinks, but with legendary stories of monkey brain feasts m the wilds of Java. Mr. Helliwell's experiments m time and
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    Green for Danger
    94 6 The nasty Communists, they say, Don't waste their precious time in play Or parties, But only seek to slay and wreck, Hence Templer's cry "All hands on deck, My hearties!" Bridge, cocktails, races, billiards spurn, Co out with torches, boys, and burn The belukar Take, men. his
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      The landlord's lot
      233 6 rE new Rent Control Bill is most disappointing. The six members of the Select Committee who wrote the Bill do not appear to have taken sufficient trouble to see for themselves that ..more than 90 per. cent, of the controlled houses are crowded with sub- tenants from
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      TEACHERS' EXCHANGE
      130 6 I UNDERSTAND that the Teachers' Training College Is still m need of teachew this coming June. This shows that there is a shortage of teachers. But my friends, who are the pioneers of this college tell me they have to leave *the college In June. The reason is
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      SERETSE AND FREEDOM
      110 6 DURING World War II men and women of different nationalities fought side by side for freedom. Mr. W'nston Churchill was a man who used the word often, made -it almost his motto, and led the people to victory. Now, after seven years of peace, this honourable leader
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      On the Margin
      456 6 On the Margin The cleek GOLF is a game which has come •m for a certain amount of public attention ln Malaya these last few days. A common line of thought has been that this Is a rich man's game. It may very well be now, to Judge by the
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    Cripps, a martyr to work
    682 6 gIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, who wrecked his health m serving his country, will be remembered as the Iron Chancellor of Britain's Exchequer and, m Asia, as the man who took a leading part m the negotiations which resulted hi the emergence of India and Pakistai. as
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    10 6 Look, will you please stop saying 'Little does he know!'?
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    NICOLL CEREMONY IN PUBLIC
    414 7 600 invited to first 'open 9 installation m Singapore AM R. JOHN FEARNS NICOLL, the second Governor iTI of the Colony of Singapore, and 16th m the line of Straits Settlement Governors, will be publicly Installed In office m the Victoria Memorial Hall this morning. Six
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    Singapore welfare chest to help needy
    130 7 Singapore welfare chest to help needy A SINGAPORE welfare dona Uen chest has been established to deal with donations made to the Department of Social Welfare. The Department's acting secretary, Mr. R. W. I. Band, said, at a Press conference yesterday, that money received would be distributed to charitable organisation*
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    S.I.T. clerk on bribe charge
    72 7 Ec Sim Chwee, a 27-year- old clerk employed by the Singapore Improvement Trust, was yesterday given bail of $1,000 until Apr. 29 by the Singapore First Police Magistrate, Mr D. H. Chapman, jm jthree charges of corruption. He vias alleged to have accepted $700 from
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    Robbery charge
    50 7 Private R. Wilson, of the Royal Marines, was yesterday tentatively charged m the Singapore First Police Court with robbing Ang Ah Kirn at Verdun Road at about 10 p.m last Sunday of $56 m cash and an identity card. Pte. Wilson was remanded m oustody until Apr. 29.
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    Union men asked to give cent
    91 7 Union men asked to give cent k mNTPTRTTTTnK of nnp A cent from every member of trade unions affiliated to Singapore Trade Union Congress will be collected to celebrate May Day. The congress expected at least $500 for the celebration fund the T.U.C. general secretary. Mr S. Jaganathan. told the
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    CLERK SENT TO GAOL
    74 7 Jean Pierre, a clerk at the Indian Association Club m Balestier Road, was yesterday sentenced to two months 1 imprisonment by the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. D. H. Chapman, for criminal breach of trust of $96 on Jan. 6. He was also sentenced to two
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    Expired licence
    22 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues For driving a car with an expired licence Kadir Maidin was fined $25 m the Police Court.
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    Colony church convention
    51 7 The Apostolic Pentecostal Church will hold a convention at E-2 Raymond Avenue, off Balestier Road, Singapore, from Friday to Sunday. Services during the threeday programme are: morning service, 9.30 a.m.: tarrying and baptism of the Holy Spirit, 3.30 p.m. and gospel address and healing service at 6.30
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    DEATH
    33 7 MADAM CHONG CHENG LIAN «Mrs. Tan Bogn Hong) passed ■way at her residence 34, Simon Lane. Singapore, on 22.4.52, agfd 11 years. Funeral leaves her refidrnce at 4.30 p.m. today for Sidadarl.
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    ARTISANS TO GET $500,000
    183 7 ARREARS of rent allowance from January, 1951, to be paid to City Council artisans will total about $500,000, the Straits Times learns. City officials are preparing lists of artisans who will each receive $150 m arrears— slo— for each of the last 15 months. Only those
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    HAWKERS' UNION IS AGAINST TENDERS
    199 7 rpHE Singapore Hawkers' Union is against a •1 proposal that the stalls m the Esplanade hawkers' shed, which is now under construction, should he let out on tender. In a memorandum to the City Council President, copies of which were also distributed to City Councillors
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    Unlicensed lorry
    42 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.-^ Lee Ah Kirn. of Kulai. was fined $25 m the Police Court for using an unlicensed lorry on the public road. He said he used it to remove ft heap of rubbish m front of his house.
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    Shooting not deliberate
    91 7 SEGAMAT, Tues. SHOOTING of two brothers, Low Kok Hoh and Low Kok Soon, by police on the Bekok-Bantang road on Nov. 16 last year was not deliberate, said Inche Abdul Hamid bin Dato Mustapha, president of the Segamat Sessions Court, yesterday. At the end of the inquest
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    BORNEO TO SINGAPORE
    125 7 SIXTEEN Legislative Councillors from Sarawak and North Borneo arrived m Singapore yesterday to attend the installation of Mr. J. F. Nicoll as Governor of Singapore. The Sarawak delegation, headed by th e Officer Administering the Government. Mr. B. G. Alkman, includes Messrs. N. F. S. Andrews. Batu
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    Sister admitted as Mr. Lee's wife
    341 7 BROTHER TELLS COURT. EVIDENCE that Mr. Lee Siew Kow, a Singapore J-' rubber dealer, deposited $100 with the General Hospital when Madam Yeo Siew Neo, was admitted for an operation m 1949, was given by Mr. Tan Beng San m the High Court yesterday.
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    TAXI LIMIT DECISION
    87 7 Singapore City Councillors on Apr. 30 will be asked to decide if there should be a limit on the cumber Sf taxis plying for hire 0n Colony roads. Last month Councillors referred back a recommendation of th« Vehicles and Traffic committee of the Council to reduce the
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    Social Welfare
    29 7 Miss Jean Robertson, of the University of Malaya. and Mr. N. Damodaram Plllay, of the RamakrLshna Mission, have been appointed members of the Singapore Social Welfare Council
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    Play grounds plan
    28 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tue*.— The Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee haa prepared plans for a network of children's public playgrounds m all parts of Johore Bahru.
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    JAPAN READY TO START BIG TRADE DRIVE
    246 7 JAPANESE FIRMS were ready to embark on an J extensive trade expansion policy m South-Easl Asia, Mr. Takenosuke Kutsuzawa, a Japanese businessman, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Kutsuzawa Is on a short visit to Singapore during an air tour of Malaya, Siam,
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    SIKH BAND IS ON LEAVE
    86 7 The Singapore Police will *oon* have a Malay band m addition to its present Sikh Jne. The Police, bandmaster, Mr R. E. House, who is now training young Malay musicians, told the Straits Times yesterday that members of new Malay band will also be trained
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    MUAR REGISTER
    26 7 MUAR Tues. Volunteer teams from the Malayan Chinese Association and UMNO have begun the registration of electors m the town council area of Muar.
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    Aged three, he is' witness
    125 7 rE evidence of a three-year-old European boy was taken by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. E. Ebert. yesterday at an inquest on another European boy eight-year-old, Andrew Drummond. who**"was drowned m a pond at the Ayer I Rajah R.A.S.C. camo on April 4. i Mr Etoert
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    'Back us up', say men in uniform
    93 7 'Back us up', say men in uniform P' was a question of "uniform" appealing to "wnite collar" m the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Dept. yesterday. The uniformed men, through their union (the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Uniformed Staff Union) asked the clerks' union (the Posts and Telegraphs Workers' Union): "Please
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    TRAFFIC NOTICE
    96 7 BUKIT KAMUNING ROAD I The Buklt Kamuning Bridge if closed to all traffic until further notice All vehicles of less than six tons trom Kuala Lumpur to Port Swettenham can cross the Sydney Bridge at all times. Vehicles exceeding six tons and not exceeding eight tons can cross
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      124 7 x \tc\ accompaniment <C^ 6 perfect dinner ifr S blue JF LIEBFRAUMILCH H. SICHEL SOHNE For expert advice on the selection of suitable wines for your next dinner party, please 'phone our wine specialist Singapore 5324 THE EASTERN AGENCIES (1946) LTD. Specialists m choicest wines. Within the extremely Jtt||||B|£l f|
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      76 7 1 SINCE 1655 I Carpets nave been |j made at Axminster j| j and Wilton. Production methods have been improved since then, but the fine basic z~% r i Crartsmanship remains, jg You can buy Wilton or Axminster Rugs j| and Carpets at all prices. b 1 fjiom $47.50 AT
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    Change it to 'collective security, not punishment'
    440 8 Change it to 'collective security, not punishment' CHINESE LEADER SUGGESTS NEW CRISIS SLOGAN PENANG, Tuesday. PRESIDENT of the Penangr Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ng Sui Cam, today urged that Malaya's Emergency slogan should be "collective security, not collective punishment". "Make this change and the restoration of the people's confidence
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    LEAFLETS WILL SAY: MARINES ARE HERE
    255 8 LEAFLETS WILL SAY: MARINES ARE HERE KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A TOTAL of 250,(/)0 surrender leaflets will be dropped from the air on all units of the Communist Malayan Races Liberation Army m Selangor tomorrow, the State Emergency Information Officer, Mr. D. W. Stewart, said today. The leaflets are directed at
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    Term extended
    34 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The High Commissioner has appointed Mr. C. Thornton to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Legislative Council for a further period from April 7 to Jan. 31, 1954.
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    Tin company lost £718 last year
    171 8 A LOSS of £718 for the year is shown, m the accounts of Kundang Tin Dredging Ltd. to be presented at the annual meeting m Kuala Lumpur on May 6. After adding an adjustment of £3 for Malayan Income tax for previous years, the
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    DATO ALSAGOFF RE-ELECTED
    54 8 Dato S. I. O. Alsagofl was re-elected president of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Singapore, at the society's annual meeting. Other officials- are: Tuan Syed Mohamed Alkaff, Inche Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim and Tuan Haji Mohamed Khan, vice-presidents; Inche A. Wan] or, general secretary and Inche Abdul
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    Kuantan wedding
    29 8 KUANTAN Tues. Che Jamilah. eldest daughter of Inche Ismail of the Medical Department. Kuantan. and Inche Mohamed. Shah bin Abdullah. Kuantan Land Office clerk, were married recently
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    KEPT $10 BAIL MONEY, GETS YEAR'S GAOL
    99 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. HARUN BIN OSMAN, a police sergeant, was sentenced to twelve months! hard labour today by Mr. B. V. Rhodes, President of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, for criminal breach of trust of $10. Harun gave notice of appeal. Bail of
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    Sanderson is Fogarty's successor
    153 8 Sanderson is Fogarty's successor LONDON, Tues. AIR VICE-MARSHAL A. C. SANDERSON, aged 54, Director General of Personnel at the Air Ministry for two years, will succeed Air Marshal Sip Francis Fogarty as Commander of the British Far East Air Force next month He will take over with the acting rank
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    38 8 DR. H. GREENE, a soil expert, who returned to Singapore from Australia by Qantas-BOAO yesterday to advise the Singapore Government on methods of increasing food production. He wag m the Colony about two monttae ago. Straits Times picture.
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    Feared harm, so killed herself
    51 8 Believing that somebody wanted to harm her, 49-year-old Wong Ah Yew, drank caustic soda It wa s stated m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday Inspector Benjamin Ross said there was no foul play. Won* only believed she would be harmed. A verdict of suicide was
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    Annual sports
    32 8 KUALA KANGSAR, Tues The Sultan Adbul Aziz Malay Orphanage, Kuala Kangsar, will hold its first annual sports on Saturday. April 26 at 4 p.m. on the Town Padang. Kuala Kangsar
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      277 8 Straits Times Crossword 21 fe BST Yorlck 22. Shut up it sounds orderly SSjJTi |$^^J 2 ISSSf 5 UJSSJSi© K^JJ7 tS^l enough (6). HI HI tH HI Is HI HI H 23 Part of Indo-Chlna (8). SSSSfc sssss: Sssi: »3£k. SSSs ESSi 3SSS 2$. Elongated common (15). 8 DOWN I
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    TALKING OF STAMPS
    338 9  -  Uncle Bill By VOW that tee have a young Queen upon the Throne it has been suggested that such a golden opportunity for redesigning our stamps and coins may not occur again for a very long time. This applies equally to the United Kingdom, uhere, m both
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    15 9 YOUNG ALBERT WADHAM OF ESSEX TAKES PART IN A ROUGH RIDING EXHIBITION IN HYDE PARK.
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      A PET FOR CHING LI
      1068 9 A PET FOR CHING LI I ITTLE Ching Li sat m a corner reading a picture book. It was one of those Alphabet books with pictures: A is for Apple, Bis for Butter. C is for Cat, and so on. Ching Ll had got as far as Q i s
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      DON'T USE LONG WORDS
      694 9 I RECEIVED a long letter this week from Chong Wan Song, of Seremban. He is puzzled 'because he has been told that long words and a pedantic style of writing is a bad thing. He -ays he likes to use phrases such as "domiciliary edifice" instead
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      Bird Rescue
      351 9 Dear Boys and Girls, We have been very interested lately m watching two tiny birds which have been hovering around the verandah for the last week or two. They have long beaks and yellow breasts. I think they are called Bee Eaters. This morning a nest fell from
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      C.C.C.
      12 9 Collect six of these coupon* to join the Children's Corner Club
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      25 9 DLEASE enrol me as a member of the Children i < Come* Wit* Owls Club, and send me badge. < NAME < < > ADDRESS A J > DATE Of BIRTH
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    LONDON STOCKS
    278 10 LONDON, Tues. ■REVIVAL of rumours of a large xv new Government electricity loan m the near future created dullness m the domestic Issues on the London Stock Exchange ttday. Closing middle prices of selected stocks were: MMM Consols 801 t Funding 4% 97, —I War 37. 791 —I
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    Australian Share Market
    172 10 From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE. Tues. /COMMONWEALTH Bonds contlnued to fall on the Stock Exchange today, but the drops were not as sharp as those of the past few days. Eleven loans lost up to 27 6 today, but three issues recovered slightly. Turnover was high. Investmen-s
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    RUBBER DROPS CENT ON QUIET MARKET
    180 10 No selling pressure From A Market Correspondent RUBBER lost half a cent on the Singapore Rubber Market yesterday, May first-grade shipment closing at 1111 cents a lb. The market opened yes- I terday at slightly lower levels. Trade again was very cautious, but there
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    U.K. RUBBER
    34 10 LONDON, April 22. Spot 32', d., June 32' 4 d., July-Sept. 31 \d., Oct.-Dec. 30' id., JanMar. 29 .d... May c.i.f. 32d., June cif. 31% d., July ci.f. 31 %d. Market: Dull.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    33 10 HONG KONG, Tues. FREE market currency exchange x for Hong Kong dollars was quoted at the close today as follows: US$l HK56.415 (cash); HK56.455 (T.T.); HK515.90 One tael of gold $298,625.
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    Malayan Shares
    117 10 Quiet steady THE Malayan Share Market was quiet and very steady m all sections yesterday, with continued buying interest m Rubbers and selected Industrials. Yesterday's price changes by the Malayan Share Brokers' As- sociation were: INDISTRIAI.S Bayers Sellers Gammons 3:93 3 02 M Colls 1.65 1.74 Robinson Sc
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    EXCHANGE TO MERCHANTS
    92 10 THHK Malayan Exchange Banks A Association yesterday announced the following changes In the agreed rates of exchange to merchants. Air Mail T.T. O.D. 90 d/st. credit bills New York 33 H 33% 33% Canada 32 7/16 32 9/16 32 13/16 Trade Bills New York 33 7/16 SELLING—
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    TIN: $4764 A PICUL
    14 10 Singapore:, Tues. April 22,— 547 6' a, picul (down W4).
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    London Price
    24 10 LONDON, April 22.— Cash Buyers £962; Seller-. £963; Forward Buyers £964: Sellers £965; Settlement £96U; (unchanged). Turnover: a.m. 120; p.m. 20 tons
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    MARCH TIN MOVEMENTS
    60 10 MOVEMENTS -of tln-ln-con- centrate* from the Federation to Singapore and Penang m March amounted to over 500 tons more than m February. The total moved was 4,905 tons, compared with 4,347 tons m February. This year, up to the end of March, 14,417 tons have been moved,
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    79 10 Complete absence of buying Interest caused pepper sellers to the Singapore Produce Market to drop the price of the commodity yesterday when Muntok was offered at $490 a picul. Sarawak at t485 and Lampong (black) at $395 No business was reported. Copra continued to be .s'e.idy. April
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    210 10 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board godowns. or expected thPre at 7 am today. are: 1/2 Laertes; 4/5 Oluf Maersk: Coal Plant: Wyvern. 6 7 Phrontis: 8/9 Singapore: 11 Sumatra: 13/14 Astyanax: 15/16 Luxmi. ■8 Santhia; 19/20 Trestllian: 21/22 Ra)ah Brooke: 23/24 Tllwangl: 20/26 Itria: 2T28 Benattow: 29/30
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    Corinthians face 'trial' tonight
    1000 11 THE FACTS FOR YOU TO JUDGE By SENTINEL THIS evening at the Singapore Recreation Club, officials and 'players of £he Singapore Corinthians club who made a "pirate" tour to Kota Bahru last week will state their case before a S.A.F.A. Commission of Enquiry and will hear
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    'CORINTHIANS DID US A GOOD TURN'
    132 11 KOTA BAHRU, Tue*. TTAN Haji Abdullah Mahm- mod, priT»t* secretary to the Mentri Besar and president of the Suara Muda Club, said today that it would be unfair lor SAFA to take any drastic action against members of the Singapore Corinthians who played here
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    Richards thrown by G.M. mount
    95 11 Frf^^ua^n^^woS the^re^ 2T tt h OO e PP r OO e llt t^ HH a a ,{'e < rr i nn C oo o PP n rUn V Mr Richard Costain's Veulllln UOO71 was second and Mrs. D Cooper's Crudwell r 100-9) was third. Fourteen
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    S.A.F.A. DINNER
    22 11 Singapore Amateur Football Association is holding a dinner tonight for the Aryan Gymkhana touring team at the Chinese Swimming Club.
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    Anthony injured
    38 11 Aryan Gymkhana half back Patrick Anthony was injured In yesterdays game against Business Houses FJi. and will have to rest for a couple of weeks. But he will travel with the team to Saigon and Manila.
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    Sports Diary
    54 11 SOCCER S.A.F.A.: Div. I— K<( a Raja v Amicables, Jalan Besar; Div. t— KoU Raja 'A 1 r Tamil B.A CYM* rr; Div. 3 A— NeUJi v Social AJ«., Geylang. BUSINESS HOUSES: P Bnk.ni Stanvar. Thomson Road; Dnn'ff 7 °2W2 W SUrnge 'Al.A 1 Farrer Park; Mercantile Bank
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    ADONIS AND RETINUE TO CLASS ONE
    191 11 ADONIS ana] Retinue, both winner* ai the recent Perak T.C. Derby meeUnc, save been promoted to Claw 1, according <• the latest S.BA. elaMifteatton Mt Three CUas 1 horses Bramhall Flyrr Bright SsEittarius and Noble Lad have been sent down to Class 2 Lovetet
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    Soccer Results
    151 11 PENANG DIV. 1: Chinese RX!. P«. nanff R.C. Police S.C. 1, Baharul Alans F.C. 1. KUALA LUMPUR DIV. 1: TPCA 1, Eurasians 0. DIV. 3(S): Col. SUrace S.C. 3, Indians 1. GARRISON LGE.: H.Q II Inf. Bde. s, MCE IPOH DIV. 1: Ran birr. 3, Malays 1 DIV.
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    Penalty equaliser was hard on Navy
    377 11 UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE ROUND-UP Terror 2; RAF (C) 2 A DISPUTED penalty goal m the thirty-seventh minute of play enabled R.A.F. Changi to force a draw with luckless H.M.S. Terror m their United Services Senior League soccer fixture played at Naval Base yesterday. The
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    2 goals for Ford S.C.
    138 11 pORD Spoits Club scored a convincing 2-0 victory over 1.C.1. Sports Club In a Business Houses F_A. Div. 2 match on the SCC padang yesterday. The game was dull m the first half, when there was no scoring, •nd the players kept the ball m
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    Two-set win for Chew Bee
    170 11 DESULTS m the V.M.C A tennu v clunnpionchipi yesterday were; Mra'i iliifles: Ong Chew Bee bt Ljdi Hee Chin 8-1. 6-1. Men's a»uWe> Y. P. Wee and S. A. Dawood bt H Ganesan and J. J. Olaister 6-2 8-1. M omen's singles: Mrs. T. A.
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    NEE SOON XI
    54 11 Nee Soon cricket team to meet Royal Artillery at Nee Soon 1 swimming pool groundl today at 2 p.m.: Maj. Rowley. Maj Manning Capt. Palfrey. Lt. BaMlett Sgt. Mclver L/Cpl. Durden. Pte. Graham. Pte Winter Pte Murray. Pte. Fisher. Pte. Carer: 12th man. Dvr Scott: umpire. Sgt.
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    SUBDUED ARYANS SAVED GAME IN LAST 10 SECONDS
    440 11 SUBDUED ARYANS SAVED GAME IN LAST 10 SECONDS By Our Soccer Reporter Aryan Gymkhana 2; Business Houses F.A. DUSINESS Houses were a shade unlucky not ta win this match at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday though the tourists cannot be denied credit for a rally which earned them a draw with
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    Mahesa goals put V.S. in Youth final
    185 11 Mahesa goals put V.S. in Youth final AfICTORIA School won their "marathon" Youth Tournament semi-final clash with St. Andrews "School 2-0 at Jalan Besur stadium yesterday, but they had only ten men to beat. The school* had drawn twice before. Saints outside left, Khalid. was hurt m the first minute
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    TKO win for Famechon
    67 11 NOTTINGHAM Tues. RAY FAMECHON of France retained his European featherweight title here last night when he beat British champion Ronnie Clayton who retired m the fifth of a 15-round contest with a badly cut left eye. Clryton made a gallant but ut>unsuccessful bid to regain the
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    HK BANK 'B' WIN
    29 11 Much better combination enabled Hong Kong Bank "B" to beat OTEC "B 5-2 m a Business Houses F.A. Div. 3 match at Farrer Park yesterday.
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    U.K. SOCCER
    63 11 LONDON. Tues.— Football results yes'erday: Eng. Lge. ll —Brentford 1. West Ham United I; Cardiff 3. Blackaurn 1 Eng. Lge. 11l (South): Port Vale I, Walsall 0: En*. Lge. 11l (North): York Barrow 1; Scottish League Hibs 3. tfotherwell 1. Scottish League "B": Dum>arton 1. Albion 4. Friendly
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    Sajarah on top after interval
    317 11 ITATONO Sajarah A' downed Rocklites 4-2 m a live'y SAPA Div. 2 league game played on BODCA ground last evening. At half-time the score was 2-2 but K. Sajarah had most of the second half and scored twice wlihcut reply. The game started at a
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    BACK STURVETA TO COMPLETE A DOUBLE
    194 12  -  EPSOM JEEP By Sound Wave is the danger KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. CTURVETA is unmistakably a youngster of promise and my advice is to keep on following him. Back this four-year-old again in the Class 3, Div. 3, 6f. sprint (Race Six) at Kuala Lumpur
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    Straits Times Selections
    134 12 KI'SOM JEKP CALL BOY POINTEB ■ACE 1 tM WELLINGTON Harcoart HARCOUBT Wellington SHOW GIRL LoraDhoU RACE t WINAGAIN King Deron Klncacrore KING DEVON Rio Grande WJn*»aln RIO GRANDE KiBK Drr»B Winacain RACE 3 I.JO M. AURELIUS Ntnid MoUon Pletnrf MALAY FILM The Blwrinr M. AmreUw W. AURELIUS
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    THE AMATEUR TIPSTER
    37 12 'THE AMATEUR TIPSTER says that since the hone's connections (pardon the professional word) haven't changed its name, he will take another chance with RUNNING FOOTMAN (Race Two) lo show hi* heels to the rest.
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    Constellation too good to oppose
    123 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. pONSTELLATION (Race Eight) has won three out of hte last four starts all very convincingly— and I do not think the handicapper has got the full measure of him yet. Constellation Is not a flyer pure and simple and 5Jf. Is not
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    TODAY'S GOING
    545 12 'TWERE was more rain m Kuala Lumpur on Monday evening and again yesterday, so the jotng for today's races will be yielding, reports Epsom Jeep. Race One HERE ls a knotty problem. None of the probables has shown any worthwhile recent form to justify confident backing. I think
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    Today's Race Card
    977 12 Race 1—2.30: Class 3, Dlv. 4—64 6 Furs. 1. 009 Wellington Percival 8.11 "Asia Stable" R. Breukelen 2. 758 Kind Regard* Fry 8.10 "Belmont Stable" Spencer 3. 455 Show Girl II Tullob 8.08 "Shaw Stable" Martin 4. 088 liberty Flag Charles 8.07 Mr. Cheong St Mrs. Leong
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    ARSENAL BEATEN 3-1
    240 12 LONDON, Tues. ARSENAL who meet Newcastle In the Cup final on May 3 may have lost their chance of winning the League championship by their 3-1 defeat from West Bromwich Albion yesterday. At the same time Manchester Unl»«d beat Chelsea 3-0. Arsenal and Manchester United, rivals for
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    NSW Cricket Assn. vote for new law against bumpers
    346 12 NSW Cricket Assn. vote for new law against bumpers From JACK FINGLETON (Exclusive to the Straits Times) SYDNEY, Tuesday. A MAZING admissions of intimldatory Jfcowling by A Australian fast bowlers were made at last night's meeting of the N.S.W. Cricket Association when delegates unanimously agreed to a recommendation by the
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    CLAUDIUS IS DAY'S BEST BET
    149 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. \¥y best -of -the- day In a rather 1 intriguing card at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow Is Claudius m the Class 4. Dlv. 3, sttf sprint (Race Seven). Claudius is smart beginner and m a fast run 5%f. scurry on the sharp K.L.
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    Back Winagain in Race Two
    114 12 nnNAGAIN is accepting and I fr think he is worth following. This handsome grey by Magic Red has trained on splendidly since his promising debut at Penarig. and he has a decent drop from a Div. 2 field. Obvious danger to Winagaln Is King Devon
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