The Straits Times, 16 August 1952

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA* NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1X45 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1952. Jf PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    MORE POWER FOR TEMPLER
    333 1 He can raise an army if new Bill is passed KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. LEGISLATION which will give Sir Gerald Templer power to raise regular military Forces was published today; Called the Military Forces Bill, it .will go before the Federal Legislative Council 'at its next meeting.
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    Tailor falls 60ft. to death from flats
    133 1 Tailor falls 60ft. to death from flats A 42-YEAR-OLD tailor, Lum Foon, fell 60ft. to his death, from the fifth floor of the new nine-storey Singapore Improvement Trust flats in Upper Pickering Street yesterday. This is the second fatal fall from the building in three months. The flats were death.
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    Crash kills 8
    23 1 SAIGON, Fri. Eight member* of the crew were killed when a transport plane crashed Into a mountain in Laos State.—A.P.
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    Freedom ends
    20 1 NEW YORK, Fri.—Gambling king Frank Costello began an 18-month prison term today for contempt of the Senate.— AP.
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    Two give up
    45 1 LONDON. Fri.—Two of the 11 swimmers who launched on their bid to swim the English i Channel today had to give up early this morning. They were the 24-year-old American Bod Paysour of Gastonia (North Carolina) and Miss Jenny James of Cardiff.—Reuter.
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    The silent man from Red gaol
    43 1 STOCKHOLM, Fri.—Stanley Brennen, 27-year-old British seaman, released yesterday fiom a Moscow prison after serving six months on charges of "hooliganism" arrived here by air today. Asked about his arrest, trial and Imprisonment, he kept repeating "No statement."—Reuter.
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    Jungle chat leads to his death
    91 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. rvEATH came to an armed mJ bandit when he stopped and talked to a timber cutter deep in a Pahane jungle yesterday. He was killed by men of a police Jungle i squad near Kuala Lipls They were in ambush positions
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    MALAN'S POLICE HOLD U.S. NEWSMAN
    88 1 MALAN'S POLICE HOLD U.S. NEWSMAN JOHANNESBURG, Friday. COUTH African police today held for questioning a Time Magazine correspondent, Alexander Campbell. Time recently carried a story on the Nationalist Premier, Dr. Malan. Campbell was brought in for auestioning as police arrested the President of the National Congress, one of the organisations
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    TEMPLER GIVES BRIBE AWAY
    60 1 THF niGH COMMISSIONED, General Sir Gerald Templer, gave the fcride away at the wedding of his A.D.C., Capt. Alan Brooke Pemberton, Coldstream Guards, to Miss Pamela Kirkland Smith, of Canada, at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lunpnr, yesterday. General Templer is seen standing between the bride and
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    $4,650 fine for murder village
    256 1 DEATH AT THE COFFEE-SHOP Bl KIT MERTAJAM, Friday. A COLLECTIVE punishment fine of 54.650 was imposed this evening on 18 shop and dwelling houses in the new village, half a mile from Matang Tinggi, Province Wellesley, where Mr. Teo Boon Hoe, an assistant Resettlement Officer,
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    BACKROOM BOYS' FOR AMBUSHES
    97 1 Frun Our Own Correspondent LONDQN Fri. mm DAILY EXPRESS J. columnist Chapman Pine her today said that three of Britain's chief defence scientists are to take part in patrols and ambushes against terrorists in Malaya. The scientist. who may fly in rocket-firing attacks on jungle hideouts
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    Comet service is delayed LONDON. Fri. — B.O.A.C.
    32 1 Comet service is delayed LONDON. Fri. B.O.A.C. said today it hoped to inaugurate a Comet service to Singapore In September. But no definite date has been set for the first flight— AJ>.
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    First.... first.... first
    56 1 First first first SINGAPORE'S schoolboy star, Chan Onn Leng, broke the FI RST Malayan record in the A.A.A. meet which began in Ipoh yesterday. Onn Lent clocked 56.7 sec. in his heat the FIRST in the 440 yards huddles in the FIRST event of the day. Four other Malayan records
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    TERROR GANG STRIKE AGAIN IN SARAWAK
    203 1 Wife robbed of $10,000 From MANNING BLACKWOOD KUCHING, Friday. AFRESH outbreak of armed terrorism was reported late last night. A Chinese padi farmer told the police that two masked Chinese armed with shotguns entered his house while he was in the field, held up
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    Corinne issues a challenge
    87 1 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. /IORINNE CALVET says I she has a bigger bosom than Zsa Zsa Gabor and is willing to strip to the waist to prove it "Zsa Zsa said once that 1 had no breast," the film star said. "Well, any time sh P feels like
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    Reds' burn 6 lorries
    36 1 Terrorists stopped and burnt three P.W.D. lorries In the Kulal area and another in the Mersing area of Johore. Two estate lorries were burnt by terrorists in the Pontian area of Johore.
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    Death demand at Cairo trial
    36 1 CAIRO, Fri.—The prosecution demanded death today for the first worker brought before a special military tribunal trying workers who rioted against police and troops near Alexandria on Wednesday. The trial continues—U.P
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    DROWNED
    25 1 NAPLES, Fri. Giuseppe Giuliano, who held the unofficial Italian. deep-sea diving championship, was drowned In Naples Bay yesterday when his divmg apparatus failed. —AJ».
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    Anns embargo
    19 1 LONDON, Fri.—The Foreign Office said today It was reviewing the question of Britain's arms embargo to Egypt—UP.
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    Ceylon asks India
    15 1 COLOMBO, Fri. Ceylon has asked India for 30,00e i tons ol rice.—Reuter.
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    800 sacked told: Jobs later
    48 1 BIRMINGHAM Fri. The Austin Motor Company is to discharge about 800 of the 20,000 workers at its central factory in an effort to keep down export prices. They will be re-engaged wfcen the new Austin Seven goes Into production In the autumn.— Reuter.
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    8 more bandits killed in day
    192 1 8 more bandits killed in day KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. UIGHT terrorists have been killed in the Federation in the last 24 hours. A communique tonight announced the killing of three bandit* by a patrol of the 3rd King's African Rifles in the jungle areas of south Trengganu. A terrorist was
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    Too loyal to his church
    73 1 COPENHAGEN, Frl.— Prof. T. C. Chao, former Chinese president of the World Council of Christian Churches, has been dismissed from his job as a priest and placed under house arrest, says Dr. Willem Hooft, General Secretary of the World Council executive. This was because Prof.
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    Princess is two
    11 1 LONDON, Fri. Princess Anne is two today. A.P.
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    1068 2 Company Meeting Speech Of The Chairman. Sir Porshotandas Thakurdas Th« 8eventr-«cv«nth Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders and Pollcyholders or the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company Limited Was Jwkl on SOth July, 1952. at the Registered Offloe of. the Company Oriental Buildings,
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      101 2 NOTICES SESSIONS COURT AT JOflORE BAHRU Criminal Cm No 88 of M*8 T»: Chung Oun Fatt. 57. Paul Street. Soremban. WHEREAS «n aoolient has been made bv the Prosecution for forfeiture of motor-car No. N58V7 on the ground »hat It was used for an illegal purpose, to wit. the conveyance
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      513 2 fUBLIC APPOINTMENT Applications are bMted for (be post of outdoor officer In the Customs and Excise Department Federation of Malaya. 2. Candidates must be FMcral Citizens or eligible for Federal Citisens? 3 They must have attained their 19th birthday but not their 22nd birthday and have attained a standard of
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    Japan may parole two British Bailors now eld at Kobe
    258 3 Japan may parole two British Bailors now eld at Kobe MINISTER OF JISTICE CHANGES OPINION TOKYO, Friday. 1*11!; JAPANESE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, Mr. Tokutaro Kimura, was today reported to have suggested that parole of the two British sailors now imprisoned at Kobe could be a solution of the case. The
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    CHURCH REBURKES EDEN
    150 3 LONDON. FrL fPHE newspaper Charch X Time* said today that Mr. Eden's re-marriafe after divorce showed "how far th r climate of public opinion in this matter has chanced for the wsrse" since King Edward VIII abdicated to marry the former Mrs. Wallis Simpson 16 years ago.
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    DIED IN CAVE
    44 3 PARIS. Fri.—The French cave explorer Marcel LOubens. i who broke his back in the world's deepest cavern iv the heart of the Pyrenees, diea there late last ni?ht shortly before new attempts were to be made to bring him to the
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    CAMPING FAMILY HELD UP
    92 3 NYON, (Switzerland), Fri. J^ MAfiKRD man armed with a carbine held up an English family camping in the woods above Nyon In the early hours of yesterday morning. Mr. Crighton Harrison. 33-year-old businessman from Rochdale, tackled -the m«n with a carving knife and fought a rolling
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    A king's music for broadcast
    54 3 WASHINGTON. Fri.— King Narodom Sihanouk, of Cambodia, will make his debut as a musical composer here when the symphony orchestra plays his Miniature Suite The Voice of America wrtir make a recording for broad cast to th e Far East Tlif recording will be sent
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    100,000 hear peace speech by Nehru
    130 3 jtfß. NEHRU, the Indiai iTI on the fifth anniver ence today urged Indian NEW DELHI, Friday, a Prime Minister, speaking sary of Indian independ»s to work together in the cause of peace. Addressing a crowd of about 100.000 people from the ramp; rU of
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    RITA WASN'T AT THE AIRPORT
    73 3 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. RITA HIYWOHTH was not at the airport to greet her basband, Prince Aly Khan, when he arrrred here for a fire-day visit, but she assured reporters "he is mare tban weteMae." The prince, who brought ■>r big packages at tays for his tittle
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    No record of Hitler's death
    97 3 No record of Hitler's death BERLIN, Frl npHE WEST BERLIN Regis- trar's offlce today told the local district attorney ot Berchteagaden Bavaria, that its records do not contain a death certificate for Adolf Hitler. The Berchtesgaden official Ls trying to find whether the former Nazi dictator is dead or alive,
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    Doctor held as a Red
    59 3 DURBAN. FrL Elderly Glasgow-trained Doctor J. S Moroka. a leader of the pas^ slve resistance moTement, among Africans, was arrested today on a charge of "promoting th t objects of Com•annism." Dr. Moroka was released on £100 ball and warned to ap- j pear in
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    Chinese dinner to Duchess
    33 3 HONG KONG, Frt.— Oxteen j Hong Kdog Ctdnese organisations will honour the Duchess of Kent at a dinner in October during her vtatt with the Duke of Kmt- AP.
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    Naguib greets
    31 3 CAIRO. Frf.—General Naguih, Commander-ln-Ohlef of the Egyptian armed force*, sent his •^rateTnai gTeetnica" i to the people of Pakistan last night on the Sfth amtfrersary of Pakistan 1* indepenrfence.—
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    Lord Freyberg
    28 3 AUCKLAND, FH.—Lord 'Frerberf, V. C. sailed from I Wellinffton with his wife to- i day, ending a six-year term I as Governor-General of New i Zealand—AJ». <
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    AID TO TITO FOR SAKE OF PEACE
    112 3 WASHINGTON, Friday. DRITAIN, France and the United States have undertaken to give Yugoslavia nearly $100,000,000 in aid for another year **f«r the sake •f world security". The State Department declares that the West has "*no thought of converting Yugoslavia from Communism." The Yugoslav
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    31 3 MftJa*Ya) three-aajM Regency trauri n avctawed bete ea rente to Abdta Palace. Cai*t\ to be swots m. Left t* right: Friatee Monamed Abdel Moneim, Bahiedoin Barakat, and Co*. M^hamed Rashad Mehanna.
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    FARMER QUIZZED 5th TIME
    167 3 POLICE SET PARIS LETTER k1»... PEYRUIS. France. Fri. C«ENCH detectives, hunr- ins the murderer of the Drummond family, went again early today to the farmhouse of Gustave Dnminici r who found the bodies of Sir Jack and Lady Drummond and their schoolgirl daughter at their camping
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    Sabotage in Leipzig
    53 3 m»t"i Fri. a munbei of persons arrested in Sax any, Bast Germany, faei charges of "sabotaging th< potato supplies of Leipzig. At a Leipzig meeting, Hermann. Axod, member ot ttu Central Committee of On Socialist Unity party, sale Lefpaig got only half as mtatj early potatoes thh
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    111 REDS DIE
    25 3 SAIGON. FA—French mlUlary headquarters annoanced today that 111 Vietminh rebela wer c kiUcd and 57 capLured during three raids in Central Annam.—U.P.
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    20 MONTHS TRIAL IS OVER—CONVICTION
    145 3 20 MONTHS TRIAL IS OVER— CONVICTION MUNICH, FW. WEST Germany's most sen*ational poal-war Iraud trial wound up here yesterday with the sentencing of Philipp Auerbact one of the most influential figures In state politics The trial, which lasted 20 months, aroused widespread interest in Germany and abroad because It was
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    LONDON STOCKS
    324 3 LONDON, Fri. O0RE1GN bends featnred in a market which on the whele was a little qutrter than recently. Outstanding among foreign* were Japanese Ki xt cent issues 183* which vere Hp 5 '4 points on the day to 151. Jmiaii w*at strongly akcad at .be »tart but there
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    LONDON TIN PRICE
    26 3 LOffDON, Aug. 15.—Ca«* Bayers «*5«; Sellers €952; Forward Bayers €M#; Sellers £941; Srttlemrnt: £949 Cop £s)_ Turiiovei 1: a.m. 70 tons; p.m. 55
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    U.K. RUBBER
    33 3 I LONDON, Aug. 15.— Spot 26 'id Sept. 26d., Oct.-Dec. 25\d., Jan Mar. 26', d.. AprU-June 244d.. Aug. c.i.f. 25»4d., Sept. cJ.f. 25 'id.. Oct. c.i.f. 25 'id. Market: Quietly steady.
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      167 3 TIME FOR A SANDWICH Picnic style sandwiches tor open -air appetites are made with PLUMROSE COOKED HAM. Sold by the pound, ready sliced. It's a good idea tc pack the moat, bread and seasonings »n separate containers. Guests atake their own, adding their choice of mustard, tomato, hardboiled eggs etc.
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    JAPAN WILL BUY ALL HER RUBBER HERE IF GRADES GOOD
    368 4 On business survey, big importer says: JAPAN IS WILLING to take all of her rubber purchases of 5,000 tons a month, from Malaya if she can get dependable quality rubber, Mr. K. Hashimoto, director of Kasho Company Limited, of Tokyo,
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    Sir Gerald gives the bride away
    140 4 Sir Gerald gives the bride away KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE High Commissioner; General Sir Gerald Templer, gave the bride away at the wedding today at St. Marys Chufth of his A.D.C., Capt. Alan Brooke Pemberi ton, Coldstream Guards, to Miss Pamela Kirklan Smith, of Winnipeg, Canada. Capt. Pemberton is the
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    RAF goes recruiting
    120 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Frt.— An officer and an airman of RAF (Malaya) will tour the Federation next week to select recruits for technical jobs. Candidates must be British citizens, domiciled in the Federation, who have reached Standard Five Odalay school) and are able to speak and write English.
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    On leave
    47 4 IPOH. Fri. The Rev. Paul Daniel, of the Tamil section of the Anglican Church, South Perak Parish, is going on long leave shortly and will be back by Christmas. During his absence, the Rev. A. Dumper and the Rev. Arnold Lee will deputise for him.
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    MOTHER Of 3 TO STAND FOR COUNCIL
    66 4 MOTHER Of 3 TO STAND FOR COUNCIL MRS. S. S. MANYAM, wife of the Singapore City councillor, mho yesterday said that she would contest the December City Council election in the West Ward as an independent. Mrs. Many-am, aged 33, and mother of three children, is the sister of another
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    Society plans radio show
    71 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The use of radio in the work of the Federation police will be shown at an exhibition in the Chinese Assembly Hall. Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 30 and 31. The display is being organised by the Selangor Amateur Radio Society. A police van
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    Mr O.F. Watkins
    29 4 IPOH, Fri— Mr. O. F. J. Watkins, from Kuala Lumpur, is now Comptroller, Telecomms Perak. He succeeds Mr. E L. Spooner-Lil-lingston who has gone on leave.
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    DR. E. H. ROSS
    30 4 IPOH, Prl. Dr. E. H. Ross will be Medical Officer, Ipoh Hospital, when Dr. J. D. O'Shaughnessy goes on leave at the end of the month.
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    He objects to lawyer's questions
    127 4 He objects to lawyer's questions A JUDGMENT DEBTOR, Sardarjit Rai, objecteJ in the Singapore High Court yesterday to the judgment creditor's counsel asking him for his Post Office Savings Bank book. Rai had been summoned to be examined as to his ability to satisfy a taxed bill of costs, recovered
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    Equivalent to degree
    52 4 PENANG, Fri.— A Kuala Lumpur Technical College diploma is eooal to a pass degree of the University of Malaya, say a committee appointed by the late Sir Henry Gurney. The report has been accepted by the negotiating body of th e Federation Government and the Malayan Technical
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    Check for defaulters
    37 4 ALOR STAK, Fri. The [Labour Department in Kedah has started a state house-to-house check for Employees' Provident T^nd defaulters, Mr. I. R. Price, Deputy Commissioner for Labour says in his report for last month.
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    Sunday parade
    33 4 PORT DICKSON, Pri. A Passing Out parade will be held at the Malay Regiment, Port Dickson, on Sunday, in which 150 men of the No. 4 Recruit Company will take part.
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    Started $10,000 up -now $130,000 down
    132 4 Started $10,000 up -now $130, 000 down MADAM Sng Sock Keng started a textile business in June 1950 with $10,000 and two other partners, she told th<- Justice, Sir Charles MurrayAynsley, in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Now her total liabilities are $130,000, she said. Madam Sng said thu; the
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    CORONATION COMMITTEE
    135 4 The members of the Singapore Coronation Celebration Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Tan Chin Tuan, was announced yesterday. Members are:Leglslative Councillors, Mr. C. C. Tan, and Mr. Llm Yew Hock; City Councillors, Mr. Yap Peng Cteck, and Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy; Rural Board. Mr. H. J. C.
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    To stand trial in High Court
    50 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Fri.— Fong Ah Loke, 24 years, has been committed to stand trial in the Ipoh High Court on a charge of murder of Sam Kok Fuan at the Sauk resettlement village, Kuala Kangsar, on July 4. Fong has been remanded in custody.
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    BACK IN IPOH
    22 4 Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Haines, of the Wesley Church, Ipoh, have returned from a holiday at Fraser'* Hill.
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    Sandhurst 8 are feted
    64 4 PORT DICKSON, Frl. Malay officers of the Malay Regiment at Port Dlckson held a cocktail party this week to welcome eight Malay .officers who returned to the Regiment after training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Another cocktail party was also given is their honour
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    Blackout schedule
    243 4 Sabttatlou Haalf to Lead itaeddlaf today arc: DAT Armenian St. Static. Adelbbi. Capital. NewUn 1 and Chancery Lane Wayanf Sat*. Chartered Bank. China Bank. Alia BalliMnf. George St. SUUc. Upper PiekertBf St.. I'pper CroM St/ PltCoda 6t. tpper Hokicn St.. FIckerinc St, Church SI Upper Ure»«f Hd/Carpenter St..
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    RED COLLECTOR HANGED Birth of a baby was the clue to his arrest
    263 4 RED COLLECTOR HANGED Birth of a baby was the clue to his arrest KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. f LEVER detective work resulted today in the hanging, at Pudu Prison, Kuala Lumpur, of a Malay Communist subscription collector. The Malay, Omar bin Mohamed Amin, was convicted before the Raub High Court and
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    WORK BEGINS ON 8-STOREY STAFF HOUSES
    67 4 WORK on the Singapore City Council's $662,000 eight-storey block of 64 two-bedroom flats for junior officers 'at Monks Hill has begun. The City Architect, Mr. W. I. Watson, told the Straits Times yesterday the project would be completed in about a year's time. These
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    S'PORE DIARY
    119 4 TODAY Spore Trade British Radio Exhibition: at Happy World from 6 p.m. tonight. Chinese Y.M.C.A.: Music class 2 pm.; Basketball and Badminton 5.30 pm.; Educational films 7.30 p.m students photographic and writing exhibition at the British Council Hall. 12.30-6 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Singapore Chess Club 5 p.m.; Snooker tournament
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    'DON'T BE HYPOCRITES'
    247 5 Teachers told: 'If you can't do job get another KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE FEDERATION Director of Education, Mr. L. D. Whitfield, today warned teachers against bypocrisy. He said: "If you cannot acquire the qualities for teaching, for goodness sake find another job." Mr. Whitfleld was addressing 300
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    Malaya's future depends on education SAYS MacG
    345 5 K. LUMPUR, Frl. itfß. D. C. MacGilliv"K ray, Deputy Hiyh Commissioner for the Federation, told English school teachers gathered here for their vacation course this morning: "The* future happiness of Malaya will depend on your finding the right answer to the fundamental question
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    Bombs: 3 men freed
    54 5 Three Chinese detained by the Singapore police after' two bombs were thrown on j Thursday night have been released. A Special Branch spokesman said yesterday that the hunt for the owner of a bicycle left behind after a bomb was thrown into a bus In Raffles
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    Excess fare: $10
    23 5 BATU PAHAT, Frl.—Ang Hai Joo, found carrying an excess passenger in his taxi, was fined $10 or five days' imprisonment.
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    MacDONALD OPENS MAAA MEET AT IPOH
    128 5 IPOH, Friday. SUNSHINE and the white-coated band of the 12th Royal Lancers playing "God Save the Queen" greeted the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, as he arrived at the thronged Ipoh Padane: to open the 31st Malayan Amateur Athletic Association championships today. The captain
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    Union dinner
    22 5 The Singapore Post and Te!egraph Uniformed Staff Union, will hold a dinner at the S.V.C. Hall, to celebrate iti anniversary.
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    Reunion brings out tears
    43 5 MISS SHANTI RYAN, of th c Selangor Social Welfare Department, who arrived *t Kallang Airport by QantasBOAC from London yesterday alter studying welfare work. She Is seen with her father who wept when he met her.— Straits Times picture.
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    Stole from a bar
    58 5 A sailor. Arthur Lewis, 23, of H.MJS. Alert removed five bottles of beer from the bar of the* Capitol restaurant at about 2 a.m. yesterday mornbag. Nine hours later, he was charged with theft In the Singapore Police Court. Lewis pleaded guilty, and was fined $50
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    ESPLANADE SCHEME WILL BE COMPLETED
    147 5 Shelters only the first »pHE SINGAPORE City Council will continue with plans to develop the Esplanade as soon as the hawkers shelters are completed, Mr. W. I. Watson,' the City Architect, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. Watson said that the new hawkers' shelters would
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    Help social centres plea
    69 5 Mrs. Elizabeth Choy. a Singapore Legislative Councilor, televised at Happy World last night, appealed to women to come forward In greater number and vaunteer to woric at one of the Colony's 17 social centres. She said: "I need not go very deepCy into the work of
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    11 women for literacy drive
    75 5 1 1 women for literacy drive PENANG, Friday. ELEVEN Malay, women have be*sn elected to a. literacy drive sub-committee set up by the Kampong Bahru section of the Penan? Adult Education Association. Cke Hilimi binte Men ieem is president and Che I f Marddah binte Abidin is vi ct -president
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    TV last night in S'pore tonight
    160 5 A SURPRISE item, "Passing Parade," an impromptu telecast of interesting faces and voices of people in all walks of life, will be put on tonight, the final night of the television show, at the British Radio Exhibition at the Happy World stadium, Singapore. i
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    MrChooJooKim
    56 5 Our attention has been drawn to a headline in the Straits Times «n Thursday In which Mr. Choo Joo Kirn was referred to as an opium banifihee. Mr. Choo was held under the Banishment Ordinance on a warrant of arrest and detention, but no banishment order had been made
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    Today's Radio SINGAPORE
    69 5 10 a.m. News; 10.05 Housewives Choice; 11 New Records:1 pm. Dei siaton Trio: IJ3 News: 2 Album of Harmony; 2.15 Racing. Selangor; 6.13 Signature Tune; 6.15 News: 6.25 Spotlieht on the Emergency; 6.30 Race Re.mlts; 6.35 Children; 7 Listeners Choice; 8 P.C. 49: 8.30 Music in the
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    39 6 MRS. F. O. RITCHIE wishes to exorrss her heartfelt thanks to nil tho*e who sent messages of --.rmtriy and wreaths, and who attended at the funeral of her be!oved JMisbnnd- In the Church «nti at >hf H nuKfr
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    62 6 rr'DEVC'S WITH EVK: A'' Int. :-.cfti!« palro-s who r-av > books tablo* for the show on In- 20th or 21st August, are rcnindrd that they should k nrtly pay for and oh: in their tickets f-om Raffles Hold on or b-foro Augu t 18t l ot!frwt«» the re-ervat ois
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 16, 1952. A New Rival For Hevea?
    558 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Aug. 16, 1952. A New Rival For Hevea? There will be a tendency to I scepticism over the report j that heavy truck tyres have been made in the United i States from guayule rubber which are as good as those made with hevea rubber.
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    A Soldier's Wife In Malaya
    314 6 "I go wherever my husband goes; that is the lot of a soldier's wife", said Lady Templer in January, when she learned that General Templer had been chosen by Mr. Churchill to lead the fight •T^nst the terrorists in Mal*ya. How splendidly, and literally, she
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    Income-Tax In 1951
    220 6 A. word of commendation to the Colony's income-tax department. On three counts. Not only was the collection of 559.9 million in 1951 nearly $29 million in excess of the estimate (if only that could be taken to mean a change of heart among the evaders and only
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    679 6 A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK MARACAS, cjaves. queros, i bongoes, cabacas— strange fruit? Not to Laiin e American music enthusiasms, c They know them as lnstru- ments representing the noise of pampas grass In the i breeze, crickets, woodpeckers. bullfrogs and other homely rhythms associated with rumbas, uuarachas. sambas and so on.
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    As I was Saying
    1077 6  -  STOIC -by- SLOWLY RISING is the number of people in Singapore who are paying income tax. Assessments made ud to Dec. 31, 1951, for the year 1950 latest figures available and just issued by the Income Tax Department —show that 11,173 residents in the Colony were
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    9 6 Piiotograph by Birte Steincke. CHINESE TEMPLE, PITT STREET, PENANG
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    HOWARDS KILL 3 BANDITS
    296 7 All morning wait— -and Reds walked into trap TEMPLER SAYS: IPOH. Friday. A PATROL of the 1st Green Howards, led by Capt. N. Bagnall M.C. of Northam, Sussex, killed three terrorists in a day-long ambush yesterday, on a jungle track near Tapah, Perak. The High Commissioner,
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    Soldier is acquitted on rape charge
    136 7 A Malay scldier, Othman bin Mahmood, 22, a gunner attached to Blakang Mati. who was accused ol raping his neighbour's wife, was discharged in a Singapore Court yesterday without being called upon to make his defence. Accusing him of the alleged offence, was Liyah
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    Found hanging
    25 7 The body of a Chinese youth was found hanging from a window overlooking a back-lane in Robinson Road about 9 o'clock last night.
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    Sixty re-unite
    20 7 Over 60 former officers of the Indian Army held a reunion dinner at the Singapore Club last night.
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    Archdeacon to go on holiday
    47 7 Ti:e Archdeacon of North Malaya, the Yen. D. M. Gnanasihamani, and Mrs. Gnanaslhamani will go on a short holiday to India next week. This will be their first visit to India after 25 yearsi of missionary work in Burma 1 and Malaj'a.
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    JAP BOMBS VICTIM HAD 'GIVEN UP ALL HOPE'
    263 7 JAP BOMBS VICTIM HAD 'GIVEN UP ALL HOPE' LIM GUAT TEE, a 26-year-old woman who was hit on the knees by splinters during the Japanese bombing of Singapore in early 1942, jumped into Stamford Canal ten years later because she believed that she would never recover. Lim's fears were contained
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    SON WHO VISITED GRAVE FOUND SHOT
    85 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. AN EMERGENCY constable, Hassan bin Haji All, A visited his mother's grave and then shot himself, Johore Bahru police have been told. Hassan was buried yesterday in Mahmoodlah Cemetery near his mother. Hassan, it is reported, shot himself in the head
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    Party for Indian bank agent
    60 7 More than 500 guests attended a buffet party given by the Indian community at the Sea View Hotel last night. It was to bid farewell to Mr. M. Kayaroganam, Agent of the Indian Overseas Bank, and hLs wife, who leave soon for India on holiday,
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    Boys' Brigade in camp
    52 7 The Singapore battalion of the Boys' Brigade will hold their annual camp at Ayer Gemuroh Malay school, Changi, from today to Friday, August 22. Officers and boys numbering 170, drawn from 11 companies in Singapore, will attend with 10 more boys and officers from the Ist
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    Extra hour of English
    71 7 Radio Malaya is to extend its English broadcasting time by one hour from Sept. 1, it was announced last night. The English programmes will begin at 5 p.m. Instead of 6 p.m. as at present. Most of this extra hour will be devoted to stories, plays,
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    Centre plans a picnic
    59 7 The Balestier Community Centre, Singapore, is arranging a picnic at either Ponggol or Changi on Sept. 9, and will start first aid classes. Members and residents of Singapore Improvement Trust quarters In the Balestier area, who want to Join either th e picnic or first aid
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    'Rendezvous' began with Mr. MacD
    211 7 MRS. HELEN TAN, president of the Chinese Ladies Association, Singapore, said last night before presenti ng "Rendezvous with Eve" to an audience that had "every Adam with an impatient (learn in his eye." that the show really sprang from a chance remark by the Commissioner
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    ALL IN THIS BIG SHOW
    87 7 ALL IN THIS BIG SHOW Ziegfeld Girl....a Latin dancer warrior maiden and a pint-sized Samia.... THEY'RE SOME of the "Eves" who appeared m "Rendezvous with Eve", th« big charity ball staged m Singapore's Raffles Hotel last night. Pictures on this page show: Left, "Ziegfcld Girl" Valeric Meyer; below, Lola Montez,
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    Rent raised to $800 p.m.
    80 7 The Singapore Rent Conciliation Board yesterday approved a rent Increase to the office premises occupied by Masters Ltd. at the Oreat Eastern Life Building in Cecil Street from $312.50 to $800 a month from Aug. 1. Mr. Kenneth Gould,-for the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co.,
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    'Card' team to visit Bedok
    67 7 A team of Registration officials will visit the Bedok Rural District in Singapore to-morrow to deal with identity card renewals and alterations. Stopping places for the team will be: 9 a.m. Lorong Tai Seng market; 11 a.m. Boys' Club Jalan Funos; 2 p.in Kampong Chai
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    Lottery draw
    28 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.—The seventh Social and Welfare Lottery will be drawn tomorrow on the padaiig in front of the Supreme Court, Johore Bahru at 2 p.m.
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    ANGRY COUNCILLORS PLAN JOINT ACTION
    126 7 Doctor 'insulting, 9 they say KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. KUALA LUMPUR Municipal Councillors today discussed the action to be taken in view of what they called the "insulting" attitude of Dr. G. H. Lowe, State Medical and Health Officer. Dr. Lowe s comments, on a resolution
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    Indians fly their flag
    55 7 Indians in Singapore yesterday celebrated the fifth, anniversary of Indian Independence. The tri-coloured Indian national flag was hoisted over all Indian homes and business premises in the Colony. There were no mass meetIngs or special prayers in the temples, because Indians regard Republic Day, on Jan.
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    'Eve' kept date —late as usual
    190 7 THE 'APPLE' TEMPTED 1,500 RENDEZVOUS WITH EVE", a .charity pageant produced by the Chinese Ladies' Association, was attended by 1,500 people at Raffles Hotel, Sin- gapore, last night. "Eve,' f like all beautiful women, was more than an hour late. But she made up
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    Independence day
    17 7 Indonesians in Singapore will celebrate the 7th anniversary of Indonesian Independence tomorrow and on Monday.
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    You must tell Govt. of all your aliases
    93 7 SINGAPORE residents will have to disclose all aliases by which they are known in Government records, under a Bill to be introduced in the Legislative Council in three months' time. Under the Bill, any person who has to enter his name on
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    Mr. G's air symphony
    59 7 THE music of Singapore will be part of a light symphony being written by an Australian composer, Mr. Dudley Glass, who arrived in Singapore by QantasBOAP yesterday. A -jL M-. dais is working on a "Symphony of the Skyways." in which he plans to blend the
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    S'PORE SUCCEEDS WITH WONDER DRUG
    186 8 But it is suspect in America fJHLOROMYCETIN, the new wonder drug, which was under investigation in America recently, because of its reported bad aftereffects in certain cases, has been used successfully in Singapore. The Colony's Deputy Director of Medical Services, Dr. J. Coutts-Milne, said yesterday
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    Rubber mart is more optimistic
    265 8 rE only feature of a dull week was the continued inquiry from overseas for lower grades. The demand although small, was fairly well distributed and any selling pressure was well absorbed at (he lower levels. Fluctuation* on the market were narrow with sellers hesitant every
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    POLIO DEATH
    35 8 One death from potio wa^ reported in Singapore last week. Twelve Girl Guides from Brunei will arrive in Singa-! pore in the Darvel on Wedday on a three-week visit lo J the Colony.
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    Case to face, says court
    102 8 PENANG, Fri.—Mr B. G Smith, the Sessions Court President, this afternoon held that a prlma facie case had been made out against R. A. Coulson-Gilmer. former Penang manager to Shriro (China) Ltd., who is charged with crkninal breach of trust, of $6,125 belonging to the!
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    ONE OF 224
    27 8 A Singapore student, Mr. Theodore T. C Goh, has been listed among 224 students In ihe honour rcll of the Uni- > verslty of Oregon.
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    729 BORN
    17 8 There were 729 births; against 186 deaths in Singapore during the week ending Aug. 9.
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    Late tax payers to pay full penalty
    187 8 IPOH, Friday. MORE CONCESSIONS in the penalty for late A1 payments of dues will be made, states a reply to the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce from the Comptroller of Inland Revenue, Federation,. The Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce, following a recent meeting,
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    Extortioner gaoled
    87 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Frt. A former police agent, Lim Chin Ouan, was sentenced for extortion to six months' imprisonment by Inche Abdul Kadir Yusof. Circuit Magistrate, in the Penggerang Police Court. Lim told a woman lhat a surrendered bandit, Ah Yew, had given information that she had contributed $200
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    On leave
    31 8 PORT DICKSON. Pri. Mr. S. R. L. Buckwell. Senior Customs Officer. Port Dickson, has left on long leave. His successor Is Inche Wan Hamzah bin Wan Mohd from Muar.
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    House converted to a godown
    287 8 BUSINESSMAN FINED $250 A PLEA by Mr. Claude Da Silva, counsel for Mr. George E. Lee, that people who convert dwelling houses into godowns because of a shortage of space be excused in the same way as those who convert garages into dwelling houses because
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    NICOLL VISITS DISTILLERY
    36 8 TUB GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, visited the Tay Mian* Hnat distillery, in Alexandra Bead, yesterday. Picture shows Idm wifaifa. g the inrredients from which liquor is distilled.— Straits Times picture.
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    Lady Templer visits school
    39 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. Lady Templer. wife of the High Commissioner, spent an hour this afternoon looking at an exhibition of paintings at the British Council by pupils of the Slim Army School in Cameron Highlands.
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    STRUCK OFF
    27 8 The Khai Chee Public School at Lorong Tai Seng, Singapore, has been struck off the Register or Schools. The school was closed on July 28.
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      381 8 The Straits Times Crossword S^, 1- Shakespearean character (8). 1 2 3 HI H| 5 2 To credit with mi-chief at the start (6). T^ iSs* Q 3. Where there may be a good tH row (7) :^d 'auuJ Ssss -ess tjjkk ttk 4 To et her e there must
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    14 9 i 1 I. -5 rougtiesr M rr was getting the building permit from Government"
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      REPORT ON T.V. COSTS
      159 9 REPORT ON T.V. COSTS "/^AVEAT Emptor" make? the usual mistake cf assassins the cost of a new venture on the basis of its cost while fully developed. Let me quote him the report of the Television Commute? fonred in Britiin 'in the thirties, which made a carefui study cf the
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      COURT CASES
      47 9 P3FORE Mr. Justice William O. Douglas, member o. the U.S. Supreme Court I praises Malaya's system of I Justice as "one .aspect of democracy at work at its best" I suggest he reads some cases I recently reported in the I Straits Times. SCRIBE Singapore.
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      SUCCULENT FUNGI
      42 9 WITH reference to Mr W. M Blackwood's letter regarding the growing of succulent fungi in Singapore I would advise him to write to British Mushroom Indus- I try Ltd., Dept. TB5, Covent Garcen. London. W.c. 2. LIM HONG REE. Singapore.
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      Electricity: words intead of watts
      644 9 J WOULD like to reply to a few points raised in the recent blackout correspondence. I see that Mr. Duncan Robertson, City Councillor, admits, as I wrote in my letter to the Straits Times on Monday, that last year the City Council was offered (and
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      LEADERSHIP OF LABOUR
      122 9 11R Lim Yew Hock has now openly declared his op- position to Mr. Peter Williams with whose help he became President of the Labour Party fhree years ago by ousting i Messrs Pat Johnson and Mendis. Since then, under his leadership, the party's affairs have gradually deteriorated
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      EXTRA WORK FOR STAFF
      98 9 ]MR. Mukerjie's letter on iT the extra work entailed for estate and other staff m the Employees' Provident Fund, in last Saturday's Forum, has the support of al! the staff workers he mentions. Even when Identity cards "ere issued the staff on rubber estates and tin
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      By the Inland Sea
      194 9 I by a Traffic Jam am iocked in Between the Gasworks artf the Inland Sea. Sharp as the darts of unrequited Sin The sunlight beats upon my car and me, While some few hundred yards on, leisurely Quite undeifrred by hooting horns that goad, Policemen measure
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      Down to hard tacks on the opium problem
      561 9 nnva rea,a wnn mie Su Lan on the subje spite o: past failures ai in a more determined that this is not the wor Government, the public rarest a series or letters ct of opium addiction, an id present shortcomings, s.iirit than
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      LANDOWNERS MOVED OUT
      162 9 IN your issue of August 12, in a report headed Battle that only Asians can win," Sir Gerald Templer is reported to have said that Mcst of the villages (new) in al! States are 100 per cent Chi nese 500,000 people have been moved into them against
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      LOTTERY WINNERS' IDENTITY
      128 9 TN the past too much pub- licity has been Riv^n in the newspapers regarding prize-winners after the drawing of either the M.C-A. or the Welfare lottery. Although the Information may not point directly to the winner, it has nevertheless provided •some clue which could easily lead to
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      Aiding Sarawak
      86 9 JT has been announced in the Press that the Go/e f nor of Sarawak is seeking aid in Malaya to prevent the likely birth of banditry around Kuching. I am sure that many young Malayans without the School Certificate qualification required for entry into the Malayan Asian Inspectorate,
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      Telephone interlude
      421 9 RETURNING to Johore B.ihru from Singapore last Saturday afternoon. I noticed a large area of belukar burning fiercely lust off the road at Milestone In case nobody had already done so, I hastened to telephone for the Fire Brigade on arrival at |ohore BaSru a few minutes later.
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      FREEDOM AND WORDS
      231 9 T HE correspondence about independence for Malaya has tended towards mere argument, which 'is always gand never convincing". ya is too readily sway- i wds and catch-words, ect in recent corresce was to clear away t the verbiage and 3 a closer view of the questions: Is
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    INTEREST GROWS IN INDUSTRIALS
    813 10 INTEREST GROWS IN INDUSTRIALS THE Singapore Share Market was quiet yesterday with investors continuing to show more interest in Industrials. Tins were erratic and! rubbers neglected. Quotations by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association were: INDUSTRIAL* BiiTrr. SH.«> <t.ei Bricks Pre! 2 10 I2» Ords 3.40 S4t Ulu Ice 12.80 13
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    11 10 pn«iin MreJ •<! p*t)dn''~l 130.000 lb. of rubber last month.
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    38 10 HOVG KONG W.—Tn* i*mkrt currcnTT exchange of H<w» Kone dollars wa s »"io*ed at th« r io9* tod a y flg foflow- ns*' rnc«R39 w f"«eh'>: HK46.41 1 I (TT.V T*K«'5.85. One t»el of gold HK$298.8Tt
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    The £ drops
    39 10 The drops NEW YORK, Fri. rE British nound dipped to tt*-9'W «*nts yesIn financial circles, the *™p Is attributed to the Jack of bavin* interest »nd to some extent to a renewal or British currency crisis rnmo an.— AJ.
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    TIN: $472 7/8 A PICUL
    13 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. $472 7/ s a plcul (unchanged).
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    Rubber dull, featureless
    161 10 The Singapore RubberMarket yesterday continued dull and featureless and September first grade closed at 86% a lb. There was a small turnover with a continued acceptance overseas for lower grades. There was no particular buying or selling tendency and the market dated quiet. Closing prices yesterday were
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    New York price
    27 10 NO. I B.S.S. September <»n' r.S. rents): Wednesday's Thursday 1 cosJn* ctatnj 39.60 K1 30.U5 birt 30.75 asked Tone:— Steady »t the deel ne.
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    Prices drift to lower levels on quiet trading
    153 10 MELBOURNE. Friday. 2HARE prices tended to drift to lower levels on the Stock Exchange today on quiet trading. i There was no undue selling pressure but buyers maintained a "wait and see" attitude and this influenced a few sellers to reduce their
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    COPRA MART STEADIES
    106 10 News that damage es' Una ted at U.S. $1,500,000 was caused when fire broke out in a copra factory at Cebu City. In the Philippines steadied the copra market In Singapore yesterday. Business was reported done at $24% f.o.b. per picul with further sellers. Buyers were «4.
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    Flag of Peace will like K.L. course
    279 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By MONA'S KUDA THE DANGER KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. PLAG OF PEACE'S early speed will be a decided asset in a fast-run sprint on the sharp Koala Lumpur course and, with a nice handicap mark af 8.3, this sparingly-raced four-yeai-cU has a
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    TODAY'S GOING
    22 11 KUALA Lumpur is having a dry and hot spell and unless there is rain the going today will be hard.
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    PALITOY IS DAY'S BEST BET
    190 11 REST bet In tomorrows card at I Kuala Lumpur is P»li»»y in the Class 3, Div. 2. 7f handicap (Race Seven). This good looking chestnut by Etoile de Lyons gave a sparkling performance to beat a field of 16 over the Bukit Timah Sf. last
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    PAYEUR: EXTRA GOOD THING
    818 11 DAYEUR has made rood progress since his promising third to Short Hair s at Bukit T man and I make him out as an extra good th.ng against a none too bright lot in Race 3 This lour -year-old showed definite merit when he finished ciose
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    BARNES SUES A SYDNEY PAPER
    92 11 FTom JACK FIKGLETON CANBCKRA, Fri. INTERNATIONAL cricketer. Byd- aer Barnes is neUag £1.00« damages in a emmrt rase to be held to Sydwy ant Tbarsday. Barnes fc ariagiar. op aa aettan a«asM the Sydney CKiiem. It Is believed a —>v mt mast proninrnt Awtealiaa* In
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    52 11 NBW YORK, Pri. Jack Kearns, manager of light-heavy-weight champion Joey Maxim has been ordered to appear b?fore the New York State Athletic j Commission on August 2i to ex-->Vin British promoter Jack Solo-jno-i* ch*rrrs r that ha refuse to 'uifil a contract to meet Randolph Torptn
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    Kipsong shatters 14 year old 3 miles mark
    1454 12 ONl\ LENG SETS Ist RECORD OF MEET IPOH, Friday. Y HE 31st Malayan AAA Championships which opened here today— the second time the Perak capital has staged the meet since its inception in 1906 was an hour behind schedule at 5 p.m.
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    A GRAND SPIRIT BUT
    193 12 A GRAND SPIRIT BUT rPHERE was fine, sporting rivalry at the Malayan Championships yesterday and apart from a tardiness In getting events run off to schedule. It was a grand afternoon. But it would have been better— and less confusing —If the man with tWe microphone and the Juvenile Jokes
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    HAT-TRICK BY ANDREW LIM
    77 12 A hat-trick by Anur.w Lim enabled Shell S.C. *o beat Slme Darby S.C. by 3-0 In their SBHFA League and Cup soccer tie at P <fe N ground. The first half score was 1-0. In another Leagu> an<] Cup tie, played at SCC padang, Singapore Ccld
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    India in another batting debacle
    199 12 THE OVAL, Friday. INDIA suffered another batting debacle in their 1 reply of 49 for five wickets to England's first innings total of 326 for six declared in the second day's play of the fourth and final Test match. The tourists had lost their first
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    32 12 TODAY: Hitfi 0858 bra 17.2 ft) and I 1914 (8.3); Low 0143 (2 7) and 1343 (8.31. TOMOKROW: High 0958 (7.6) and 2032 (8 5: Low 0258 (2.31 and 1510
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    19 12 ALOR STAR, Fri. KEDAH beat Federation Combined Services 2-1 in their Malaya Cup soccer match here today.
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    Island Club's RAF cup draw
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    RESULTS AT A GLANCE
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    RECORDS SO FAR
    81 12 N/IALAlVkN r Lcrds set up or equalled at the Ipoh meet yesterday were: 440 YARDS HURDLES: Chan Onn Leng 56.7 sec. 100 YDS. (WOMEN): Annie Choong 11.9 sec. (equalled). HOP. STEP AND JUMP: T. Naidole 46ft. 4 in. DISCUS: T. Lewaki 123ft. 11 in. 120 YDS. HURDEES:
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    WEEKEND SPORT
    166 12 TODAY SOCCER COMMUNITY LGE.: Royal Navy v Indians at J. Besar. JUNIOR CUP: Marine Dept. v Star Socceriles, J. Besar 4 p.m. DIV. 2: Cheerful Lads IIM Dockyard at Gey lam DIV. 3A: C. Lads 'A' v Rover* 'A' al CYMA. BUSINESS HOUSES: Overseas Chinese Bank v Jacks
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    WARWICK BEAT THE LEADERS
    206 12 WARWICK BEAT THE LEADERS LONDON, PH. CURHEY, the leaders, suffered their second defeat In 22 matches today when beaten by the champions, Warwickshire who ara lying lJth In the county cricket Üble. Results: Somfrid Notlinch.mihirr sa atat c h akanduned rain (W-o-«art). Notts U» and 253 (HardstaS 61 Hatell six
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    KLASS NETS 3
    44 12 Three jeoa!.<s by V'"inn K!»« featured the Dlv. 3A SAFA League soccer match Oevlang Stadium yesterday when C.V.M A. beat Tampenis Rovers s—l5—1 on a rainsoaked ground. Other scorers: A. 3elns and C. van Huiien for CYMA. V. Gomea for Tempenls.
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