The Straits Times, 29 October 1952

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    CORRUPTION PROBE DEEPENS
    324 1 'Bigger elements 9 sought GOVT. OFFICERS DISCIPLINED rp'lE Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau has uncovered information from its recent opium-smuggling investigations which led into other fields of corruption, said the Colonial Secretary, Mr. \V. L. Blythe, at a Press conference yesterday. Such information, he added, might lead
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    Special race day for Royal visit
    136 1 Special race day for Royal visit THE Duchess of Kent and her son met 900 of Hong Kings leading personalities In I two-hour after-dinner reception nl Governmer* House tonlpht. Government House and grounds were specially floodlit Horn Kong will observe a general holiday tomorrow In honour of the Royal visitors
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    Gale in U.K.
    25 1 LONDON. Tues.— A whistUng gale swept the British bles uur-13 t.K' n'ght, causing waterf r oni d::iiat;e antJ db'orit ii'j rnpirig. Reuter
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    Mission may visit Malaya
    43 1 MANILA, Tues. The Philippine Government will &oon send a goodwill mission |to countries of South-East Asia to strengthen political and economic relations. I It will visit Vietnam, Cam- |bcd!a. Slam, Burma, Formosa 1 d robably Ceylon and i —UP.
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    INSPECTOR ON CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
    167 1 INSPECTOR ON CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. pOUCE Inspector Wan I Omar, who was detained following a shooting incident in Central Police Station. Kuala Lumpur yesterday, was charged with attempted murder before the First Magistrate here this morning He was alleged to have attempted to murder Mr. Chanda
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    Lyttelton off to Kenya
    40 1 LONDON Tues.— The Colonial Secretary Mr. Lyttelton left here today by Comet Jetliner for an on-the-spot check up in Kenya where British security forces are working to stamp out a threatened uprising by the natives. Reuter.
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    Two men knifed in a fight
    37 1 Three Indians were hurt in a fight in Rama Road. Kampong Bahru, Singapore, last night. Two of them were stabbed and taken to hospital. The other was detained by the police.
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    Korean visit
    27 1 TOKYO, Tues. United Nations Commander Gen. Mark Clark, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Robert. Murphy, flew to Korea today for an Inspection visit.— A.P.
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    Going home
    21 1 ALEXANDRIA. Tues.— King Feisal 01 Iraq, arrived here today on his way home from a visit to Europe.— Reuter
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    Farouk has a champion
    54 1 LONDON. Tues. Singing star Gracie Fields defended ex-King Farouk. a customer of her restaurant on the Isle of Capri, today as a simple man of simple tastes. Miss Fields, here for a stage tour of Britain, told reporters: "They say he likes the girls -well, who
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    SUSPECTS GO IN A CAGE
    34 1 IN A CAGE on wheels and a crowd to watch. THE PLACE Nairobi. THE MEN IN THE CAGE— Man Mail terrorist suspects being t*ke n away for polic? Interroca-
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    IF CAP OF GOLD IS FIRST— Bookmaker will win $4200,000
    207 1 IF CAP OF GOLD IS FIRST— Bookmaker will win $4200,000 LONDON, Tuesday. A £500,000 (Malayan $4,200,000) betting coup, one of the biggest in turf history, will be attempted tomorrow when the Cambridgeshire Stakes, second leg of the Autumn double, is run at Newmarket. A field of 43 (two below the
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    He will resign
    34 1 NEW YORK. Tues. The U.S Secretary for the Navy. Mr Dan Klmball. says he will not remain in office after the new President t« inaugurated, no matter who wins the election.—A.P
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    Hunter killed
    31 1 PRICE, Utah. Tues. Wilford Broderick fired at what he thought were a deer's eyes -and killed another hunter. The "eyes" were th e lamp In the victim's tent.— A.P.
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    16 flying saucers and a cigar
    102 1 16 flying saucers and a cigar ALBI. France. Tues. ABOUT 100 people in th» nearby village of Gaidar: today claimed to have seen a squadron of 16 flying saucers with a "flying cigar' 1 in the centre of the formation According to the French news agency, the saucers flew I
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    Veteran dies
    20 1 SYDNEY. Tues. Australia's veteran statesman Mr. William Morris Hughes died in his sleep here yesterday aged 88.— Reuter.
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    More jets for U.S.
    31 1 WASHINGTON. Tues.— The United States Ai r Force today said it had ordered an undisclosed number of F-100 jet fighters designed to fly faster than sound. —Reuter.
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    Students meet
    27 1 Ten delegates from five Malayan students' unions will meet behind closed doors in Singapore tomorrow to discuss the possibility of forming a Pan-Malayan Students' Union.
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    £21,000 in gold seized at H.K.
    58 1 HONG KONG. Tues— More than 1,200 taels of gold worth I £21,000 was seized by Hong Kong revenue officers last night aboard the British registered freighter E'speth Just before her departure for Haiphong. The gold was concealed in the vessel's foredeck and so far
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    Critics of the Duke
    35 1 LONDON, Tuesday. riMIK British League against Cruel Sport today criti--1- cised the Duke of Kent for watching a cock fight last week in Borneo. Cock fighting is banned in Britain.— Reuter.
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    Mortar fire hits bandit
    57 1 Mortar fire by the l/7th Gurkhas wounded one of two terrorists In the Kampong Tengah area of Kelantan The two terrorists were later seen by Home Guards at Kampong Tengah. One of them had been badly wounded and was being helped along by the other. Guards
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    BEVAN GROUP SAY: WE DISBAND
    90 1 LONDON, Tuesday. rrHE Bevanite group today decided to obey a A Parliamentary Labour Party order to disband their group reliable Parliamentary sources said. This was decided today at a meeting of Labour M.P.s who support Mr. Bevan. An announcement Is expected tomorrow in an article
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    Death of Mr. J. D. Joseph
    47 1 News was received in Singapore yesterday of the death m Britain on Monday or Mr. J. D. Joseph, principal of the Singapore Teachers Training College. Mr. Joseph, accompanied by his wife, went home on long leave in May. (See Page 4)
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    TWO KILLED IN SAVAGE RED ATTACK
    274 1 TWO KILLED IN SAVAGE RED ATTACK KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. OUTNUMBERED police and Home Guards of U Pekan Jabi new village in the Pengerang area of Johore only a few miles from the Singapore coast— last night beat off a savage attack by 40 well armed terrorists. The defenders lost two
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    The ideal gift for your friends
    117 1 The ideal gift for your friends HAVE your ordered your copy of the Straits Times Annual for 1953? If you have not, you should do so NOW The latest edition of this quality publication wil! be on sale in a few days with a broad coverage of the Malayan scene
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    One death in new Koje riot
    45 1 SEOUL. Tues.— One North Korean prisoner died of Injuries and 75 others were hurt on Sunday when United Nations guards broke up a military drill staged by Communist prlsoners-of-war an Koje Island, the United Nations Command announced today— UP.
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    Sacked? I'll quit, says Mr. Lim
    192 1 Sacked? I'll quit, says Mr. Lim ]t|R. Lim Yew Hock. ifl who was expelled from the Singapore Labour Party by the party's general council on Monday, told the Straits Times yesterday that he proposed to ignore the council's decision The meeting he had catted for Friday, which was open v
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    Aliens rush to register
    49 1 TOKYO. Tues.— Thousands of foreigners, mainly Koreans queued up throughout Japan today in a last-mlnut« rush to register as aliens, under the Government ruling ordering aliens to report, by midnight tonight Those who do not register I are liable to heavy fines and deportation.— Reuter
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    Snake invasion
    22 1 DURBAN Tues Snakes, driven from hibernation by heavy rains, are entering homes in search of mice and other food.— A.P.
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    British tank men off to Korea
    32 2 LONDON Tues— Britain's Ist Royal Tank Regiment sailed from Liverpool yesterday to join the Commonwealth Division in Korea. where it will replace the Inniskilling Dragon Guards.
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    AMERICA ASKS TO SEE MORE OF SUB-KILLER
    128 2 LONDON, Tuesday. ¥T is confirmed in London that a request has been 1 received by the Admiralty from the British prototype fast frigate the Rocket to be allowed to remain for some weeks longer in American waters to continue demonstrations of a secret
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    Burma Govt. sells 137,000 tons of rice
    92 2 RANGOON, Tues BURMA has sold 137,000 tons of rice for export in the last few days- on a govern-ment-to-igovernment basis. Contracts have been signed for the export of 50,000 tons to India, 40,000 to Japan. 25.000 to Ceylon and 20,000 to Indonesia. The
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    Poet injured
    26 2 SANTIAGO. Chile. Tues. The poet Pablo Neruda, holder of the Stalin Peace Prize, was hurt, when his car collided wUh a lorry yesterday.—A P.
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    American Lines up for sale
    42 2 WASHINGTON, Tues Sealed bids to be opened here today probably will return the huge American President Lines, formerly the Dollar Steamship Line, to private ownership after 14 years of Government control. The minimum price is USSI4,OOO,OOO —A.P.
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    The boy who never forgets
    68 2 HORSHAM. Victoria. Tues KEN MINISTER, aged six. of Rupanyup, can recite- 16 figures in a row backwards or forwards after glancing at them once. Other mental tricks he performed in a test included the quoting of exact dates and scores of more than 200 fcotbal]
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    BRITAIN PREPARES FOR MONEY TALKS
    101 2 LONDON. Tues—Mr. An- f thony Eden. Deputy Premier and Foreign Secretary, yes- terday oresided at the Cabinet committee preparing the forthcoming Common-; wealth Prime Ministers' economic conference. The committee is now understood to have a detailed statistical and policy brief on the sterling area preuared
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      633 2 Today's Radio SINGAPORE MALACCA 9.3D a.m. -2 p.m. As S'porr; 7 9.Jj am. Schoo's: 10 News; k>« s q h^ddv Annivpr«uTrv 9 10 10 05 co-npea; of the W«k; 10.30 Time to Dance; 10 AS -12 Schools; 1 p.m Chindl r PENANG Orch.; 1.30 News: 1.45 Lunchtime o m -2
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    AID SOUGHT FOR INDO-CHINA
    220 3 Farmer and servants hacked to death NAIROBI. Tues. Al-l ROPEAN farmer and his two African servants «<■!■»• hacked to death last night. The deaths brought to -17 I tie number murdered in Kenya since the current wave of violence bepan. As reports of the muraer of
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    Message to the people
    79 3 TCHERAN. Tues.— The Per- Stan Prime Minister. Dr. M'Miamed Mossadeq. will I ■end a message to the British i nation when the British; Charge d'affaires Mr. George M.dd.eton. Leaves Teheran next Saturday, the Foreign Minister. Dr. Hussein Fatemi.i said today. Dr. Fatemi added that the message
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    Pinay said to be asking for Allied forces
    206 3 Pinay said to be asking for Allied forces PARIS, Tuesday. THK CONTINENTAL Daily Mail said yesterday it was possible that the French Premier, M. Antoine Pinay, would ask for Allied troop support in Indo-China during his projected trip to Washington. The possibility that both British Commonwealth and American troops might
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    CITY PUT OUT OF BOUNDS
    95 3 CITY PUT OUT OF BOUNDS BURTONWOOD (England), Tues. LEAVE has been banned for 1.500 United States airmen in Manchester, following attacks on American Servicemen by youths armed with razors and broken bottles. The ban is said to be tern- ponry. On Oct. 18. two United States military policemen on patrol
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    'We are at crossroads' warning
    98 3 'We are at crossroads' warning CAIRO Tues IIfEST GERMANY'S dcci- sion to pay Israel compensation for persecution of the Jews had brought Ger-man-Arab relations to "crossroads where there is a danger of Germany losing Arab friendship altogether.' Al M.srl. the newspaper said today. "The agreement lacks jus- j t:ce It
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    'More interest is needed'
    38 3 VICTORIA, British Columbia. Tues— Mr. Robert Mayhew, the new Canadian ambassador to Japan, yesterday .-aid that if the West wanted increased trade with Asia, "we must take a greater interest in the Asians." UP
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    Refugee fund
    39 3 NEW YORK, Tues. An increase or USsiooo.ooO in funds this year Tor the relief of Palestine refugees was recommended in the -special Political Committee of the General Assembly yesterday by France, Turkey, Britain and the United States^
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    Hypnotist told to leave Britain
    60 3 LONDON. Tues— The Bri tish Government today refused to extend a permit under which Ralph Slater, a stage hypnotist, entered Britain last February from the United States. Slater, Russian-bom, claims he now is a stateless ptrsor. His permit to re-enter the U.S. expires next February.
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    An ill wind...
    32 3 KEY WEST, Florida, Tues —Hundreds of birds migrating to South America were killed by a hurricane in the Florida Straits. A few were blown through windows minus feathers. A.P.
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    They do...
    22 3 WILLIAMSBUIto. Mass I Tues.— A banner stretched across the main street proclaiming: "We need honesty! has hpen stnlpn n d
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    Ceylon wants $1.14 a Ib. for rubber
    108 3 COLOMBO. Tuesday T*HE TERMS of a proposed rubber-rice agreement K between Ceylon and Red China were approved at a joint meeting of the Rubber and Emergency Committee of the Low Country Products' Associa- The meeting decided to ask the government to fix 32d.
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    'Bloodthirsty' dogs kill him
    34 3 PHILADELPHIA. Tues. Eight dogs from a farmhouse killed William Pierce, aged 47, as he walked near his home. A coroner's tury returned a verdict of "death by bloodthirsty dogs."— A.P.
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    Defence talks
    30 3 WASHINGTON. Tues Plan for the joint defence of Canada and the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation will be discussed today in Halifax, Nova Scotia.— U.P.
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    War on locusts
    29 3 LONDON. Tues— Scientists waged a £1,028.000 war against locusts last year in East Africa and Arabia, over nearly two and a half million square miles. Reuter.
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    Legal battle in S. Africa starts
    216 3 MALAN APPEALS TO COURT 'BLOEMFONTEIN. Tuesday. THE South African Appeal Court yesterday began hearing one of the most crucial cases in the country's history when counsel for the Mala i Government called for reinstatement of the disputed High Court of Parliament Act. The legal
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    CHECK ON EX-NAZI'S SPEECH
    103 3 CHECK ON EX-NAZI'S SPEECH BONN. Tues THE BRITISH High Commission has called for a report on a speech at a Waffen S.S. (Hitler's elite troops) reunion by ex-para-trooper General Bernhard Ramcke, a British spokesman said yesterday. Ramcke was reported as saying that the real war criminals were the makers of
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    'Chicken' game kills man
    45 3 PORT PIERCE FLORIDA, Tves.— One man was killed and three others injured yesterday in a head on collision of two racing cars in a game of "chicken." In "chicken" drivers race towards each other to see who will swerve first.— Reuter.
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    Maclean had Communist sympathies
    140 3 Maclean had Communist sympathies LONDON. Tues. WIDELY-H ELD theories that Donald Maclean, British diplomat who vanished without trace 18 months ago. may have fled behind the Iron Curtain gained strength today with a Government statement in the House of Lords. The Foreign Under-Secre-tary. Lord Reading, said that Maclean had made
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    U.S. population
    17 3 WASHINGTON, Tues— Thr U.S. Census Bureau's automatic population calculator passed the 158.000.000 mark today— UP.
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    New envoy
    21 3 TOKYO, Tues.— The new Swiss Minister to Japan, Dr Reinhart Hohl, today presented his credentials to Emperor Hirohito— Reuter.
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    CHIEF DRANK TOO MUCH, SACKED
    151 3 NEW YOHK. Tues. BRITAIN has told the United Nations Trusteeship Committee that she withdrew provisional recognition of a Tanganyika tribal chief because he lacked the qualities of a chief and was "habi'ually drinking to excess." It was leplying to a petition sent to the Trusteeship
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    AIDED SCHOOLS START NEW CLASSES TO AID 'FEEDERS'
    214 4 AIDED SCHOOLS START NEW CLASSES TO AID 'FEEDERS' 540 places for boys and girls 'THE Malayan Aided Schools Council will give 540 places to boys and girls who want to study in Standard VI next year on passing the Standard V examination in Government feeder schools in the Colony.. The
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    Buy today from the 'misfits'
    86 4 TODAY is your chance to profit from other people's shopping mistakes and rnisnts— and for a worthy cause too! "Mistakes an f Misfits"— a novelty shopping re-sale will be held in St. Andrew's Cathedrae Wa r Memorial Hall from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Proceeds
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    Murder case adjourned
    72 4 Cheong 800 Gee, a bumboat man. was yesterday tentatively charged in Singapore Relief Court with the murder of Quek Kian Seng. on a boat in Singapore River n Aug. 17. Goh Chwe e Guan. a quar-ter-master of a bumboat, said Cheong and Quek had a quarrel that
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    Rotary speaker
    27 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Mr. G. Watts, of Kuala Lumpur, witi be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Johoe r Bahru Rotary Ctub tomorrow.
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    Relief rules discussion
    71 4 New draft rules of the Singapore Joint Relief Or- j ganisation will be discussed i by its working committee on Friday at the Chinese Secretariat's office. The organisation twice be- i fore tried to hold a general I committee meeting but there was no quorum. The new
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    COLLYER QUAY TRAFFIC PLAN
    154 4 New scheme will begin soon 4 SCHEME to ensure a smooth flow of traffic A along Collyer Quay, Singapore, is to be started I shortly. Buses using Collyer Quay as a terminus will not be allowed to set down or pick up passengers on the seaward
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    Told busman he had pass allegation
    82 4 Told busman he had pass allegation CHAN SIEW HEE. 19, claimed trial yesterday in the Singapore Second Police Court to cheating Ismail bin Ishak. a Singapore Traction Company conductor, of ten cents in a bus on North Bridge Road on Monday. Chan was alleged to have induced Ismail to let
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    Chopin — the name of a ship
    54 4 Chopin the name of a ship Named after Poland's greatest music composer, the 8,062 ton freighter Fryderyk Chopin arrived in Singapore yesterday bound for the Chinese port of Taku Bar with over 8.000 tons of general cargo. After leaving her home port of Gydnia. the ship has touched at Port
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    On suicide bid charge
    61 4 JOHORE BAHRU Tues Llm Chin Thye, 28-year-old married woman after being charged in the police court today with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into the sea. said that she had family troubles and could not face them The magistrate took that as a plea
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    Mr. Nicoll orders more fresh air for the postmen
    287 4 fHE Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, sug- nested improvements In the lighting and ventilation of parts of the G.P.O. when he was conducted on an official tour yesterday by the Director of Posts. Mr. W. A. Cooper. It is
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    ARREST OUR GAMBLING HUSBANDS, SAY WIVES
    96 4 PENANG. Tups. AFTER more than a year, the "100 characters" craze In Penang is still as treat as ever. And so many oilier workers have succumbed to it that angry wives are complaining to the police. "We have received several report* asking us to
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    Hawker shelter opening on Nov IS
    59 4 Singapore City Council is now considering a proposal to hold an opening ceremony for the Esplanade hawkers' shelter, when it starts business on Nov. 15. Consideration is also being given to holding a similar ceremony ior the opening of the Van Kit Road Swimming
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    On hurt charge
    42 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Taes Lee Jou San, of Kulai. was allowed bail of $500 by the police court pending trial on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a parang to Tan Kirn Ngeo and a woman, Chan Boon You.
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    VICTIM OF 1950 RIOTS DIES WHILE ON LEAVE IN BRITAIN
    292 4 rE principal of the Singapofe Teachers' Training College. Mr. J. D. Joseph, died in Britain on Monday, while on long leave. A former acting principal of Raffles Institution, Mr. Josoph received the M.8.E.. in 1949 for his outstanding work as
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    POLICE REJECT CAR CRITICISM
    40 5 AIR MARSHAL ILL'ANG CHERD VUDHAKAS, Deputy C-ln-C of the Royal Siamese Air Force (second from right inspects the guard-of -honour on his arrival in Singapore yesterday on a four-day visit to the RAF.— Straits Times picture.
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    Radio patrols are efficient, says Mr. Morris
    275 5 Radio patrols are efficient, says Mr. Morris rrilft Singapore Police Commissioner, Mr. N. G. .Morris, says there is no need to change the police radio car patrol system. He made a statement yesterday after studying a report of an inquiry into the system by the deputy commissioner. Mr. D. K.
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    THE POST OFFICE on WHEELS
    212 5 THE POST OFFICE on WHEELS SINGAPORE'S new mobile Post Office— a complete sub-Post Office on wheels will "open shop" in Ponggoi village on Saturday at 9.30 a.m. At 10 15, it will move on to Serangoon village (until 11 30 1 and finish the morning at Teck Hock village. In
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    Pistol charge
    35 5 Private Norman Charles Elmore. of the Royal West Rents, was yesterday committed for trial at the next Singapore Assizes on charges of unlawful possession of a pistol and ten rounds of i ammunition.
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    New post rates
    46 5 KUALA LUMPNR. Tues. The Postmaster General, Malaya, announced today that from Nov. 1. revised air mall postage rates- to many overseas countries, including Canada. Newfoundland. Northern and Southern Rhodesia. United States and countries in North. Central and South America, will come into force.
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    Oil fire extinguished half hour after it started
    71 5 LESS than half an hour after an oil fir.- started in Aliwal Street yesterday. the Singapore Fire Brigade had extinguished it with 12 gallons of foam. Trie fire partly destroyed a zinc store-shed. The fire, which broke out shortly before noon, caused
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    SIAM AIR DEPUTY ARRIVES
    196 5 THE Deputy Commander-ln-Chlef of the Royal Siamese Air Force, Air Marshal Luang Cherd Vudhakas, landed at Changl yesterday on a four-day courtesy visit to the Royal Air Force in Malaya, at the Invitation of Air Marshal A. C. Sanderson, Commander-in-Chlef of the Far East Air Force.
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    600 soldiers for Malaya
    37 5 Nearly 600 troops replacements for Singapore and Malaya, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the troopship Dunera. Thirty-six-servioe families disembarked. In transit for Hong Kong were 201 service familes and •more than 300 troops.
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    Telephone board will pave way to Govt. take-over
    170 5 Telephone board will pave way to Govt. take-over \JK VV L. BI.YTHF, Singapore's Colonial SecreiTl tary. said yesterday that a bill was being prepared to create a "telephone board" which would act as an operative body between now and the handing over of the Oriental Telephone and Electric Company to
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    PUNCTUALITY STAMPS FOR CARDS SCHEME
    99 5 PUNCTUALITY STAMPS FOR CARDS SCHEME PU N C T U A LITY stamps for invitation cards and notices of meetings is one of the plans which the general committee of the Singapore Chinese V.M.C A "austerity and punctuality" campaign will discuss at a meeting on Nov. 6. The meeting will
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    NEW BID TO CUT PRICES
    114 5 rE Co-operative Stores at Tiong Bharu has 100 katis of fresh cabbages for sale at 35 cents a kati. 10 cents less than the present retail price in Singapore markets The cabbages were brought to the Colony from the Cameron Highlands by Mr D. Robertson.
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    Penang's plan for crowning.
    43 5 Penang and Province Wellesley will celebrate the coronation of the Queen on June 2 next year with a five-day programme of events. But there will be no chingay procession, the Chinese associations and guilds having decided against holding them.
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    Open piano competition
    136 5 Results of the Singapore Chinese Y.M.C.A.'s open piano competition held at the H.M.V. Studio in Mac Dona Id House last week are as follows: siC'TUON -A' < under 12 ye»r»)— l Miss Blame Chia: 2 Miss L.m Mul Al: 3 Miw Urn Jeo-Sxe. Consolation prize Ml*s Klttv
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    'POLY' IS SUGGESTED AS A MEMORIAL
    138 5 A POLYTECHNIC institute may be established in Singapore as a memorial to the late King George VI. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe, said yesterday that this suggestion one of two received so far was now being considered The other suggestion was for
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    Govt. urged not to increase price of toddy
    77 5 Govt. urged not to increase price of toddy rDDY consumers in Singapore appealed to the Colony Government yesterday not to enforce the proposed price increase for toddy sold in the Government shops. The Singapore Government yesterday announced a five-cent increase in the price of a pint of toddy. At present,
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    Rubber men will see will see
    78 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues rE leader of the Federation's 350,000 rubber workers and a British rubber planter are two of the four representatives nominated by the Federation Government to attend the Coronation of the Queen in London in June next year. The rubber workers' leader
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    Grabbed police gun, shot himself
    366 5 Grabbed police gun, shot himself TWO days before he was to stand trial on v charge of cheating, I Richard Paul Herman, a i .38-year-old Dutch Eura- sian on remand at the Central Police Station. j Singapore, snatched a revolver and shot himself through the head The Jury of five
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      241 5 Today's Singapore diary ROTVKV CUB- W.rk.v unchand A m-f:nx» at Fort ,Cannin« Road CHI'RCH: Senior choir practice at meVtln. a. C.uiu/ E i f Room 1 pm I MVI.KMI V Or MALAVA: 1952 Re- Kamponx Kapor 5 45 pm SrttS Rc4.rU. un,on fej^. «tUH AM, .n .Id °tSHrJkS£ n hM*
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    CHEJU, A KOREAN ISLAND OF HATRED
    620 6  -  George A. McArthur By CHEJU ISLAND, Korea PORBIDDING barbed- wire enclosures near the beach of this rocky island of Cheju confine 5.800 Chinese Communists, ready to die at a word from their leaders. The air of tension and cold hatred is apparent the mindte
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      A 'Starvation Budget'
      352 6 A 'Starvation Budget' Knowledge of the joint Gov-ernment-Municipal oommitiee jvhich is to examine the probems of finance alone redeems Kuala Lumpur's unpleasant nunicinal budget meeting. The estimates show a deficit of 5100.000, with expenditure otalling $5.9 million. But hey are artificial estimates of •xpenditure. All sDending has teen cut to
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      Take It From. Here
      125 6 Take It From Here "Come home Jim Edwards" bawled the voice from the clouds. Probably it meant little enough to most of those who heard it in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Even genial •Urn, when the news reaches him from here, may profess to some astonishment. The psy chological warriors were
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      Reverses In Indo-China
      589 6 Not much credence need be Riven to a report from Paris that the French Prime Minister, when he visits Washington, will ask for the support of British and American troops in Indo-China. For one thing M. Pinav knows what th< answer would be. M. Pinay will not
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    DEATH
    21 6 DEATH JOSEPH: On Oct 27th at Cardiff Mon. John David beloved liusband of Ann passed away peacefully after lone illness.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    53 6 CHE HALIMAH BINTE HAJI IBRAHIM of 17 Pcrak Flat-. Travers Road. Kuula Lumpur wls'i to thank all friends and relatives for their kind assistance during her bereavement. In the loss of hei loving husbtnd Inrhe Zalnuddln bin Hajl Bnh-irin Guard Malayan Riiilwa Kuala Lumpur who died on 23rd October
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    60 6 THE SMOKE HOUSE INN will be closed Irom November Ist 1952 I until further notice. MAOEI INK'S will turn your, head with the new millinery errattaai by Dorothy Carlton. I AOTFSt Order now At- I ti.irt.ve American Hartford divsses. ii•. well as l.-rh« un:>llens at half pan priMi Contact:
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      511 6 lAM not a politician; nor have I any claim to know h(lt*tlK politics. But one is. entitled to form his own! Www #«o opinion from what he gathers from the disquieting "I F People all refused to reports published in the Press, and from the
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      ARRIVAL OF AN ENVOY
      306 6 THE criticism of Mr. Ken j Ninomiya, the new Japanese Consul-General for Malaya, that there was no Government official to meet him at the airport on arrival, is nothing to be surprised about. If a Government spokesman replies that It Is not the normal practice, Mr.
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      Benefits that vanished
      97 6 READING of "Stricter death benefits control" in the Straits Times of October 23, I was reminded of my 27 years' membership in a certain Federation benefit society which failed to re-function after the liberation. The result was that all the subscriptions and contribtiUons made by members were
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      MISSING: A CAT
      38 6 SURELY the authorities could have warned the public of their intention to j have cats shot indiscriminately, thus affording owners an opportunity of keeping their feline pets within bounds? My cat is missing! PERTURBED. Singapore.
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    Dollars behind the U.S.
    570 6  -  ARTHUR EDSON By THE costliest of all political campaigns is winding up with the biggest display in U.S history. Between now and Nov. 4 Republicans and Democrats and th^ organisations supporoing them will bombard American voters by eye and by ear, using television, radio and literature.
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    On the Margin
    463 6 I V < mil 1 1 a LAST Thursday's reference* to the first white man to enter the interior of Sarawak, Rubert Burns, have, as might have been expected, raised the odd collegiate eye-brow. Burns's reputation as a desperate villain of deepest dye dies hard. But Tom
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    Voice from the clouds bewilders the crowds
    166 7 Voice from the clouds bewilders the crowds KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. HUNDREDS of bewildered people in the streets of Kuala Lumpur this evening thought the Day of Judgment had arrived. A loud clear voice penetrated the noise of traffic with almost terrible effect. "The quality of mercy is not strained." declared
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    Royal fund
    70 7 Singapore people wishing to contribute to the Lord Mayer's Fund for a memorial to King Georpe VI may send their subscriptions to the Accountant General. Singapore, who will arrange for them to be sent to London. DEATH R. S. MUDALIAR on Oct. 28th. leaving behind 5 sons. 4
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    WAGE BOARD IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN
    555 7 When mystery is solved pay talks will start again KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MR. JUSTICE WHITTON, chairman of the Rubber Wage Arbitration Board, is to clarify the controversial paragraph 13, dealing with the award in the board's report. The negotiating committee of the Pan^Malayan Rubber
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    Mock attack
    42 7 ACTION stations! Guns of the cruiser Ceylon were trained steadllv on a n R.A.F. Brigand aircraft when a mock air attack was made on the ship in Singapore Naval Base yesterday. Ceylon begins her sea trials today. Straits Times picture.
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    LIM: LABOUR CALL FOR A SHOWDOWN
    407 7 LIM: LABOUR CALL FOR A SHOWDOWN the "rebel" members of the Labour Party of 1 Singapore last night challenged the General Council to attend a special conference of the Party on Friday to "wash the dirty linen in public." A nine-man committee, representing over 2,200 Party members, promised full support
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    Exhibition goods are packed up
    129 7 A LARGE group of voluntary women workers spent yesterday morning wrapping toys, children's knitted clothing and ether items in cello-* phone. These had been on display at the fourth annual exhibition of the Tan Tock Seng HosDital diversional therapy unit. Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings,
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    Johore Bahru church fete
    53 7 i The fete organised by St. i Christopher's Church Johere Bahru, which was postponed due to the death of the Tengku Ampuan Besar of Pahang, will not be Held tomorrow as reported, but on Nov. 6. It will be held at the Johore Civil Service Club
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    Hold-up men rob two
    43 7 There were two hold-ups in Singapore yesterday. At Leonie Hill a Chinese woman was robbed of a $25 gold ring by a Chinese youth. A Malay robbed another Malay of $50 cash in Lorong Woodbridge near the mental hospital.
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    Alliance pledges 'one voice' fight
    315 7 JOHORE BAHRU ELECTIONS JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. T»HE United Malays National Organisation and the 1 Malayan Chinese Association have issued a joint manifesto on their policy for the Johore Bahru Town Council elections. The manifesto, issued today for both organisations by Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman,
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    511,780 safe
    25 7 One in every two persons in Singapore has been vaccinated since the campaign began on Aug. 20. Latest figures yesterday were 511.780 vaccinated.
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    DUCHESS OF KENT THANKS HER 'FELLOW CITIZENS'
    279 7 THE DUCHESS of Kent, who is now in Hong Kong, has sent a message to the Governor of Singapore, Mr. J. Nicoll. It reads My visit to Singapore will always remain for me a most memorable experience. The generous and hospitable reception given
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    Dr. Matthai in Singapore
    42 7 Dr. John Matthai. former Finance Minister of India, and his wife, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Carthage from Hong Kong. The Matthais have completed a tour of South-East Asia and Japan and will leave for India tomorrow.
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    Fijian soldier discharged
    57 7 Lovl Bula Inoke. a Fijian soldier, stationed at Bahau. was yesterday charged before th« Singapore First Police Magistrate. Mr. T Kulasekaram. with assaulting a voluntary special constable Inoke was alleged to have punched the special constable while he was investigating a robbery near the New World on
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    1,500 see U.N. exhibition
    52 7 One thousand five hundred people, the majority senior students from Singapore schools, attended the United Nations exhibition at the British Council Hall yesterday. This is a record. The exhibition closes on Monday. Free film shows are being given nightly at 7 o'clock on the St. Joseph's
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    Manager fined
    35 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Lun Kee manager of the Kulal Transport Coy, was fined $180 today for allowing a lorry owned by the company to carry an excess weight of One ton two cwt.
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    5 will share the $75,000
    73 7 THE $75,000 reward for the capture of the Malay terrorist leader. Moharried Indera. in Johore, will go to the five Home Guards who took the leading part' in the operation the Fede-! ration Government said. The policemen who helped the Home Guards will not receive
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    Malaya lags in industry, he says
    160 7 Malaya lags in industry, he says IMALAYA is extremely backward industrially and a committee should be set up to study and report on the problem, said Singapore Legislative Councillor Mr. N. A. Mallal. who returned to the Colony last night by QantasBOAC. Mr. Mallal has been away for three months
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    SULTAN, BACK FROM MECCA, IS QUITE ILL'
    190 7 SULTAN, BACK FROM MECCA, IS QUITE ILL KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THE SULTAN of Selangor is ill and needs a ("serious" operation, the Straits Times was told by the woman doctor of the ship which brought him back i from Mecca today. I "He was In great pain and was carried
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    RURAL REFORM IS PLANNED
    387 8 More officers, police control part of scheme THE COLONIAL SECRETARY of Singapore, Mr. W. L. Blythe, yesterday announced farreaching measures to extend Government's administrative machinery into the rutal areas. These include the appointment of a new chairman and deputy chairman for the Rural Board, extension of
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    Seletar polling day fixed for Dec. 20
    143 8 AB'x -ELECTION in the Seletar constituency of the Singapore LMdalattTe Council will take place on Saturday, December 20. This Ls Decenary because Mrs Vilasini Menon, who was elected to the Council in April 1951, as an Independent, resigned from the Council last month.
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    S'pore will see Everest model
    62 8 A scale model of Mount Everest, a copy of a larger model which drew huge crowds at the British Industries Fair, is to be sent to Singapore for exhibition. The model, which was originally designed by Mr. Eric Shipton, the British mountaineer who has climbed
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    CARDS—A WARNING
    78 8 CARDS A WARNING KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. /CHRISTMAS cards for places outside Malaya will not be forwarded unless sufficient postage has been paid, thr Postmaster General warns today. Th correct postage on a Ch card by surface mail in an unsealed envelops to any place outside Malaya. except the Borneo countries.
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    Free day in nine urged for firemen
    98 8 A day off for every eight days' work has been recommended for members of the Singapore Fire Brigade. The City Council's Estates and Fire Brigade committee has strongly recommended the system of leave to the Finance Committee. AT present senior officers of the
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    Big funeral procession
    63 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A procession, led by twenty motor cyclists and a big fleet of cars, wound its way through the streets of Kuala Lumpur this morning for the funeral of 18-year-old Cheah Theam Lee. second son of Mr. Cheah Ewe Keat. a Kuala Lumpur Municipal Councillor.
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    $20 BRIBE SENDS 4 POLICE TO GAOL
    117 8 $20 BRIBE SENDS 4 POLICE TO GAOL KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. rREE special constables and a police constable were today sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe of $20. The special constables were Yahaya bin Selitig, Nordin bin Hamld and Barao bin Sirin. The police constable was Abu bin Haji Sirat.
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    Swami's lecture
    41 8 Swa m i Madhavananda, general secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Math, Calcutta, who has arrived in Singapore to open the Sri Ramakrishna Temple on Friday, gave a public lecture in English at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday.
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    We have lost a friend, they say of. Sir Harold
    365 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. MALAYA'S debt of gratitude to the late Gen. Sir Harold Briggs, whose death was an- nounced yesterday, was expressed today by the Deputy Director of Operations, Gen. Sir Rob Lockhart. and by miners and planters. Sir Rob
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    RAF dance for fund
    93 8 The Royal Air Force dance, organised by Mrs. W. l. M. Mac Donald. wife of the A O.C. 230 Group, in aid of the 1 Poppy Day Fund will be held in the Officers' Mesa at Seletar on Nov. 1. Among those who will I attend
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      251 8 Straits Times Crossword I 2 3 4 6 6 J7 8 Hi "25* tli~ I I" 1 I I II I I I I I I I I I ACROSS U.H.S 19). 1. The Simnel cake Ls made for IG. Keeping within limits (9). It (9. 6l 17. Worshipping (7).
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    WHAT READERS ASK ME
    327 9 JEAN MOEY. of Kuala Lumpur, asks me what are meteorites, and why do they fall upon the earth? METEORITES are masses of matter from outer space, which are travelling at tremendous speeds many miles a second. If one of them should chance to enter the earth's
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    Calling Wise Owls
    220 9 f VOl have probably hrard 4 of the Sunday Times, Christmas Tree Fund— a fund to hrinc a little of the true spirit of Christmas into the I hrarU of thousands of poor children all over Malaya. i In Kuala Lumpur, Ipnh, Penanc and Singapore this year
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    Last Minute Deliverance
    841 9 The five chums of the Rovfr I'.i.rol are almost shipwrecked when out sailing. They land on an island which they find Is taken over by a gang of wreckers who chase them Into an underground room where they narrowly escape being burnt alive. They mai.age to get*4ree,
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    MY MAIL BAG GROWSLARGER
    301 9 I Dear Boys and Girls, What a mai-l the postman b-ought this week It seems I to be growing all the time, which of courre is an exI s cellent thing as it prov«>< I that more and more children are reading our page Most of
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    Talking About Stamps
    317 9 rr\HE further and final X questions of nephew Mcnon can I think be answered as follows:— He wou'd like to know if the lack of a stamp i n a set would render the set useless and valueless. The answer Cl no. Stamps take on a value
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      142 9 3. Dl**^.? a S^u y 5. On- n Uer Ver ""i ty town «rf Suffolk. 7. These usually seen on likn. 3. The (ishrs look rather like snakes. 8. highest ur lowest card. 4. Farm bu Idmgs in which hay "Hme" in French. 6. Kind of may stored. 11. Had
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    RUBBER Profit-taking in tin shares
    161 10 RUBBER Profit-taking in tin shares fpHE Singapore Shire Market rrdav was generall qtile I Tins. which were 1-regul.ir, show;: some profl'-tikln 1 while indu.s'rials were qule ly stea'y. Pilce ch.-xnTrs announced by 'he M.i avsn Share Brokers' As■oetatton w»r«: DIM STBIALB Gammons 2 is laekaen a.- Co Iso Kooi:i..on at
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    Expensive year for Kluang Est.
    104 10 IT LUANG Rubber Estates Lid. siiow?d nroft* for MH crd r d Juno 30. 1952. Of $330 43S i 49 4 nrr c?nt>. Final divit end of 0 per cent will make a tf >ta' o; 2^ d"*- cent for the ordinary sh^r-s which rate
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    DOWN BY 7\8 CENT Drop after early rise on Indo-China reports
    273 10 DOWN BY 7\8 CENT Drop after early rise on Indo-China reports By Our Marke DUBBER in Singapore I cent less than on Me November first grade beii Short -covi>rlng actlvl'y ani momma rrports on the continued serious si'uailon in Indo-China and French rf quests for B.l'ish and U.S. military reinforcements
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    TiN: $474 A PICUL
    13 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. Oct. 28—5474 a picul (up 50 cents).
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    H.K. EXCHANGE
    34 10 HONG KONG. Tues. Free market currency exch:tn«e of Hong Kong dollars wasquou«<l at the close today as follows: VS 1 HKS6 14 i (cash) HKSB.I7 (T.T.I HK515.68. One tael of gold HKS2B4*.
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    Demand for copra and coconut oil
    136 10 tpHE price of copra In Slnga- pore advanced sharply by $2, buyers bring quoted at $39 a pi. ul fob. and sellers at *39V Coconut oil was corrpspoi.dingly up in price, with buyers at $56 and sellers $60. The market yestrday expe-lsnc-ed a surge
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    WALL STREET
    57 10 NEW YORK. Turs. Last weeks latp recovery efforts on Wall Street made additional h-adwav yesterday. aHeri by reports that Mr. John L Lewis hid requested his soft COM I O return to work But the Iv In fractions and dealings lor t ne n'ost part were slow and
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    Support for Australian -engineering issues
    157 10 From Our O«n Corrrspondrnt MELBOJRNE, Tues. DOME engineering company shares enjoyed stronger support on the Stock Exchange today at rising prices. Otherwise the msi -Ice' had few highlight? and i trading was quiet. C os!n« rnitld c prices of seeded ttoeka aJ in Austra.lan currency
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    WOOL SALES
    57 10 MELBOURNE. Tues Wool prices renewed their uptrend in Sydney and Geelong today and top price* for the season were touched in earn centre. Extra fine merino wool was In [j.iriiiuiar favour. Heavier buying by America aud Britain was the main influence <r. Sydney. At least two big U.K.
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    STORE SHIPPING INFORMATION
    97 10 CHIPS. «!on;side th«. Singapore Hnr a bow Bi'i-I rotfowm o: rxnrrtfd m todiv i-r "J 01-'-us „.-s-v m 5/3' «Mnn 'I r «>"r Vain-? "V A 44 oLtrr Rosdl: Ktdirt!ol« Thermal Chip Lam PrvdrrvX Chomn limac: Mf U Mte-sit Mjn-oi-t\ir r_Ma>araati Nftherlnnd a^ijrj_r_-. t.-,-.. Sr m« Ri.-nJU
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    Kingport has improved since Ipoh CAN WIN AGAIN ON SATURDAY
    413 11 Kingport has improved since Ipoh CAN WIN AGAIN ON SATURDAY By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ITINGPORT, a new staying find, galloped in great heart on the training track at Kuala Lumpur this morning when he was sent out for a mile trial with Beau Temps (Fry). Madles (not entered
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    44 11 This device has been installed at Jalan Besar stadium to help raise the standard of Singapore soccer. Operated like a catapult, it shoots the ball to players at varying heights and angles, and thus sharpens anticipation, trapping, first-time passing and shooting.— Straits Times picture.
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    STORE WOMEN TRIAL TEAMS
    89 11 Teams for the second women's trial on the S.C.C. padang at 5. IS p.m. today axe: Colours: Kerr; Holliday. Mrs. Goldie: Reeves. Mrs. McMullen, Proud; Mrs,. Roper. Mrs. Murtougli, Mrs. Negus, Mrs. Sewell (all S.C.C.) it Anita Ess .G.S.C.). White*: Mrs. Pennefather 'G.S.C.); Airs. Pearc«y (S.C.C).
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    Neptune's Daughter in form
    309 11 Neptune's Daughter in form By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. If OST impressive of the Tl Class 4 and 5 horses lut on the track at Kuala ..umpur this morning was 4eptune's Daughter <J. Donlelly) who worked with all ler old dash when she ran t If. in 38-1 5
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    Colin McCool hits century v. N.S.W.
    203 11 Colin McCool hits century v. N.S.W. BRISBANE. Tues. AN unbeaten century by Colin McCool, the Test all-rounder, failed to save Queensland from following on yesterday. against New South Wales, third day of their Sheffield Shield match here. At the close of play Queensland were 194 runs behind with eight wickets
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    Weights for second day of K.L. races
    197 11 WEIGHTS for four races on Wednesday. Nov. 5, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club November meeting, are:—' Cl. l,Div. 1~5 P. Zatopek 9.00 IVdomrter 8.13 I.adirs Flame 8.12 Tudor View 8.11 King's Rhapsody 8.03 Theatre 8.08 Magir Oak 8.07 Indelible K.06
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    Peshawar after rare double
    317 11 MELBOURNE. Tues. i f\H Tuesday next week, when j yj United States electe her thirty-third President, the (treat national event In Australia will be the ninety-first Melbourne Cup, classic annual event which decides the continent's premier horse. While the event. Is being run. all Australia stops,
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    Early promise in women's hockey
    490 11 By Our Hockey Reporter A LTHOUGH the standard of play in the Singapore A women's first hockey trial last Wednesday did not come up to expectations, there were several players who showed promise. And with proper coaching the Colony women will, in a few months,
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    T.T.C. surprise Varsity with 3-nil rugger win
    597 12 I t 1 i i I I p I I I 1 1 I s I r I i f Peachers 3; University 0. JIVING a good display of fighting rugger, Teachers Training College yesterday brought >ff a surprise H Victoria School by
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    Langdon hits 210 not out
    160 12 PERTH, Tues. T«HE South African cricketers were held to a draw today by West Australia in the opening state match of their tour of Australia. Centuries by Ken Mouleman (103 yesterday 1 and Wally Langdon, who carried his .score to 210 not out today, enabled
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    Singapore TTA finals Saturday
    180 12 Singapore TTA finals Saturday SINGAPORE Table Tennis Assoclation's 1952 championships will conclude on Saturday, Nov. 1. when seven finals will be played at the Singapore Badminton Stadium starting from 8 p.m. The events will be: Senior Men's Singles for the Aw Kow Challenge Cup: Women's Singles for the Eastern Realty
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    HOCKEY WASHOUT
    51 12 All hock*y matches scheduled to be played yesterday were washed out by rain. They Included the Singapore Civilians trial (SRC) SHA Div. 2A league game between University II and Wanderers iBukit Timah) and S.C.C. v R A P Malaya (SCO. New date for the Civilian trial is Nov.
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    Civil Service Assn. sports results
    494 12 A LTHOUOH no records were broken and no points awarded for Individual events, the first postwar annual athletic meet of Singapore Civil Service Association held at Police Depot ground at Thompson Road on Saturday produced keen competition. The most interesting event was the Inter-departmental tug-of-war.
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    Weekend badminton
    312 12 gINOAPORE Badminton Association's fixtures for the weekend are: Saturday at 2.30 p m. Court No. 3 Junior Inter-Club: Young Men Muslim Association v Marigold BP Umpires: Kch Boon Chiat Ang Ann Beng Court No. 4— Women's Singles: Joan Kao (Swift) v Lucy Chee (BODCA), Molly Tan (Useful) v
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    Eclipse Badminton Party officials
    102 12 Eclipse BP. officials for this year are: President. Chan Chee Seng (reelected*; vice-presidents. Teo Tiang Seng. Lee Ong Choon. Quek Klah Huat. S. Ahmad Mat tar (all reelected i. Chua Kirn Van. Sect Beng Sin. Hon. sec. Mrs. Chan Chee Seng re-elected 1 hon. asst. secretary,
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    RSGC winners
    49 12 The Ro'-nl Singapore Oolf Club President's Prize competition was won by D. H. Oowing and W. R. Mills (82—15=67). Runners-up were P. J. Monaghnn and R. O. Gray (83 14" 69). The October mlxe<l foursomes competition was won by Mrs. M. M. Poterson and R. M Young.
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    CAMBRIDGESHIRE FIELD CUT TO 43
    206 12 yHE neld lor tomorrow's Cambridgeshire Handicap, running Dyer nine turlongs at 14.45 OMT (10.15 p.m. Malayan time) at Newmarket, has been reduced to 43. two short of last year's record number of runners. Revised list of probables and jockeys: Signal Box (J. Etherington); Noholme <F.
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    WOODS LEAVES FOR SYDNEY TODAY
    57 12 Jim Woods, the Australian boxer who was knocked out by Isimell Radrodro in the ninth round of their fight at the Happy World arena on Oct. 17. will leave Singapore by air for Sydney at 6.30 a.m. today. Woods, who is 24. announced his retirement
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    COMB.SCHOOLS HOCKEY TEAM
    68 12 Combined Schools' hockey team to play against Teachers" Training College at the Victoria School ground, at 5 p.m. today is: Dollah Hamld (VS.); Vincent (R.I.). Roland Stevens (S.A.S.): Rajan (R.I.i, D. Hay (VS.), E. Wljeslnghe (SJIi; Chan Onn Leng (A.C.S.), Foo Poong Pong (V.S.), E. Wlckramaslngha (S.J.I
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    'Team events harm Olympic Games'
    325 12 THE HAGUE, Tuesday. rpHE cancellation of team sports at future Olympic J- Games has been recommended as a point of discussion for the International Olympic Committee by Col. P. W. Scharroo, Dutch member of the executive of the Olympic Committee. Col Scharroo believes that when
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    13 S'GOR MEN IN COMBINED XV TO MEET SERVICES
    293 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. V^O fewer than 13 Selangor players ha\e been included in the Selangor and Negri-Malacca Combined Civilians fifteen to meet Federation Services in the annual Poppy Day ***** match on the padang here on Saturday. This game replaces the
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    Junior Cup replay today
    97 12 JHE replay of the Singapore A.F.A. Junior cup final will be played off at Jalan Besir stadium today at 5.15 p.m. between Star Soccerltes and Haikowyu S.C. In their first encounter Haikowyu, from Division 38, put up a gallant struggle to hold the Soccerites— who finished
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    CSC TABLE TENNIS
    65 12 C*i!ne« Swimming Club tab c tennis enthusiasts ar* reminded that entrli for the men', open singCes for the Queh Kiah Huat Challenge Cup wi. :ose tomorrow. Those wbo have not sent ra their entries are requested to do so without further delay Entry forms can be obtained
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    Perak unlikely to see Fijians
    114 12 IPOH, Tues.: Perak rugger fans will be disappointed to learn that the "Flying" Fijians are unlikely to play In Perak though this year effort* have been made by the Perak Rugby Union to stage a game in Ipoh. The Fijians were otfered a date towards
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    RUGGER OFF
    25 12 The rugger match between Raffles Institution and Victoria School, scheduled to be played at R.I. ground yesterday was called of 'tit to rain
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    Windsor Rovers gain 4-1 victory
    53 12 In a SAFA Division 2A league match played at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Windsor Rovers beat W^M Young Companions by four goals to one. Scorers for Windsor Rovers were: Donald (2). Kwee Chent; ib. HI Hin Choy scored to" Vi" >m- HI p nions. G. de
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      164 12 HOCKEY: D:v. 1A, 3 »UI) v tAF iChangl) at nan*!; Iliv. B, I. A. v University at I. A.; Dlv: B, SRC v 8M8U at SRC. RIENDLIES: TTC v Comb. .rii...»is at Victoria School; CSC Khalsa at CSC. Women's trial t SCC. RUGGER: RASC v tOAC at St. George'a Rd.
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      17 12 SINGAPORE TIDES I8 T 3? D *4H M3* (78 IM (24l: 19M MORE SPORT IN PAGE ELEVEN
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