The Straits Times, 25 June 1953

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    14 1 The Straits Times flat**" 1 Kstablishcd 1845 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1953. 15 CENTS
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    MCA LOTTERY ENDS
    610 1 Templer turns down appeal against Government's ban KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. IN a statement issued here today, the Malayan Chinese Association announced its decision to abandon all social and welfare projects. This means the end of MCA lotteries. The decision \\:in taken following General Sir Gerald Tempter** rejection
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    47,592 TONS IN MAY
    37 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. van estates produced 47.--i -nn.s of rubber during May say Federal statistics released todny. More than 22.000 tons were exported and 211.028 tons went to Singapore mostly for ship- nhrnad.
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    ASCOT FASHIONS OF A PRINCESS
    94 1 ASCOT FASHIONS OF A PRINCESS A SCOT is not just one or Britain tcp race meetings. It's a fashion parade, too. And the Royal Family are well in the forefront, especially Princess Margaret. Here are three pictures of her setting a fashion in hats. Above she wears a small, light
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    ENVOY HAS SECRET NOTE FOR RHEE
    284 1 ENVOY HAS SECRET NOTE FOR RHEE SEOUL, Wednesday. PRESIDENT SMi k man Rhee said today that his forthcoming talks with the I.S. Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Walter Robertson, may "open new channels" to settlement of the tangled Korean truce situation. In an interview with a U.S. radio correspondent Rhee
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    TEACHER'S KILLER TO DIE
    120 1 TEACHER'S KILLER TO DIE LEE Kill IN KM. 22 i aatonese 1 ilater, sentenced In death m tile Malacca High Court today lor Mi part in the murder <>i Peaaas. headmaster David <lien. Tlie jury of seven, in--1 lading Europe aa foreman, took onl> seven imnutrs to reach their verdict.
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    RUBBER: JAPAN ACCUSES
    91 1 RUBBER: JAPAN ACCUSES TOKYO. Wed. A SPOKESMAN of the Japan Rubber Importers Association today .said it was Investigating complaints thai Indonesian packers were fal ifying [ghi ol rubber i chipped to Japan. The spokesman added th.r in an cxl ren nipment of live tons of rubber actually contained only four
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    QUINS BORN
    19 1 HONG KONG, Wed— A Chinese peasant woman in Chekiang province has given birth to quintupleLs, all girls.
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    APPLY TO GOVT. FOR WELFARE AID, SAYS MCA CHIEF
    264 1 APPLY TO GOVT. FOR WELFARE AID, SAYS MCA CHIEF IPOH, Wed. IN a statement Issued here today, the MCA announced that its lottery scheduled to be drawn on Aug. 2 will not now be held. Tne Sweepstake Committee of the MCA, acting on instructions from headquarters has stopped all sales
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    SHE HAD RING IN MOUTH TO FOIL GANG
    94 1 SHE HAD RING IN MOUTH TO FOIL GANG University student Lim Bian San was slashed in the arm with a dagger when four thugs attacked him and his sirl friend in Martia Road, Katong. Singapore, last night. Lim fought back but the gang made off with a wristwatch, gold necklace,
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    Smoke screen
    20 1 WINNIPEG. Wed. A clan to cover Winnipeg with a smoke screen in the event of war being tested.
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    Royal 'no5 to plea by Ghany
    176 1 Royal 'no 5 to plea by Ghany THE Ql/ELX has rejected a Coronation clemency plea by A. K. S. Othman Ghany who is now serving a life sentence for murder. Ghany. a former president of the Singapore Muslim League, MM convicted of killing C pi. Peter Hugh Ball during the
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    Russian refusal on wives
    37 1 LONDON, Wed— Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, the British Minister of State, said in the Commons today that Russia had again in April refused to let Russian wives of Britons join their husbands in Britain.
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    Templer arrives in Hong Kong
    70 1 HONG KONG. Wed. -General Sir Gerald Templer, the High Commissioner, arrived In Hong Kong at 4.30 p.m. today for what a Government spokesman said was "a short holiday." (Jen. Templer, who -irrived in a military plane, was cacompanied by Lady Templer and his daughter. Jane.
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    Britain to reduce forces in Malaya
    123 1 LONDON. Wed— The Govern ment hopes to reduce the British forces in Mi lay a hy one battalion in the near future. Mr Oliver I mi. l inn Colonial Secretary, told the House of Commons today. Mr. Lyttelton was replying to Mr. I'.mm.iniiei Shinwell.
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    Jet sale cut British lead
    168 1 LONDON, Wednesday. DRIGADIER A. R. Low Parliamentary Secretary u> the Ministry of Supply, said in the House of Commons today that the sale of 25 Nene and 30 Derwent jet engines to Russia by the previous Labour Government had cut Britain's lead In the development
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    LATEST
    36 1 Xi BIS! K EMBARGO <ri;o on I i to Mali n»u be lifted iniravenlafl i >ri Ijliu obligation! under the U.X. resolution of lay, 1951, Mr. Lyttelton, British Coloni.ti Secretary, suid iv (lie Commons yesterday.
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    16 Mau men die
    27 1 NAIROBI. Wed. Security forces killed 16 terrorists— most of them in the Aberdarr foothills of the Fort Hall reserve—ln the past 24 hour*
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    French fear 'holy war'
    92 1 SAIGON. Wed. KING Worodom Sihanouk ol Cambodia yesterday said that Cambodia will remain in the French Union only if civrn MM independence as Pakistan within the Commonwraith. In a proclamation issued at Battambang, the King repeated the warning that if France c'.ocs complete independence. Cambodia may
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    4 MIGs downed
    12 1 SEOUL, Wed. Amrriran Sahrriei.N today destroyed four Communist MlO's.
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    ADENAUER TELLS BERLIN YOUTH: DO NOT FORGET
    222 3 ADENAUER TELLS BERLIN YOUTH: DO NOT FORGET Silent crowds mourn Red victims RERUN. Wednesday. WALK a million sorrowing people yesterday packed the streets of the Western sector of Rerlin to mourn seven West Rerliners killed during the anti-Communist riots in East Rerlin. Columns of silent youths marched through v;isi crowds
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    The eagle baby
    118 3 month i<remalu::\ to Mrs McCraclcen, whose husbr.nd i.s a commissioned boatswain 'iboard the aircraft-carrier. Just after the fri:aie Surprise fro>>i whi- li t'.e Queen reviewed the Fleet, had passed, the carrier's loudspeakers boomed with a call for medical help. A naval surgeon found the birth was imminent
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    ANTI-RIOT MEASURES CENSURE
    128 3 ANTI-RIOT MEASURES CENSURE LONDON. Wed. gIR Winston Churchill is expected io condemn in the House of Commons the use of Russian tanks to put down the Kast Berlin demonstration ia.st week In a .statement on the Berli.i .situation the Prime Minister will probably al.so comment ill the appeal made to
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    Britain gets big arms order
    32 3 LONDON. Wed— Britain has secured American Army contracts worth nearly S2O million icir the .supply of shells and rockets to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries Ri uter.
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    Persian invalid
    23 3 HAMBURG. Wed. Persian Foreign Minister. Dr. Huiieni Fatemi. will co to Switzerland In a frw daya for extended alescent leave. \p.
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    Impeachment hearing fixed
    71 3 WASHINGTON. Wed. A j Houm Of Representatives judi- clary sub-committee fixed next Tuesday for hearing of a resolution to impeach the Supieme Court Justice, Mr. Wil- Uam c. Douglas. Mr. w. M Wheeler iDcmocrat. Georgia i called for the' impeachment ol Mr. Justice Douglas for "high crimes
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    Eden to leave hospital soon
    46 3 BOSTON. Wed— Mr. Anthony Eden. the British Foreign Secretary, is expected to be able to leave hospital next week. Mr Eden entered a Boston hospital on June 6 and had an i operation for a gall bladder complaint on June 10.—Reuiter.
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    Record flight
    33 3 LONDON. Wod— A Comr airliner, making a training Might with an Air France crew last night, flew from Paris to London in 45 minutes. The normal time is 90 minutes.— \**l
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    Hirohito talks with Roosevelt
    38 3 TOKYO. Wed. iBpWM HirohUu today received Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in audience and chatted with her for more than one hour. Mrs. Roosevelt Uaves frr Hun!- Kon« tomorrow after a months tour of Japan.—Rev- t?r.
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    A CURTSY FOR THE QUEEN
    35 3 THE QUEEN and Ihe Duke of i iiiniiui uii at tlit- Granada Theatre in Slough where Hit' ouitii received a bouquet from Dorothy, daughter of the Mayor. Paul Popper picture.
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    Out of the sea
    19 3 MANILA. Wed.— A new volcano has thrust Itself out of the sea north of Luzon.
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    REPUTATION OF U.S. 'BEING RUINED'
    166 3 Eleanor attacks McCarthy WASHINGTON. Wednesday. VIRS. Eleanor Roosrvelt said yesterday sho agrrrd r l with a professor who had c mt^nded that the House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee was "ruining our reputation with the rest of the world." i Mrs. Roosevelt said she would
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    CHRISTIE HAD 'NO MOTIVE'
    395 3 —Murder jury told LONDON, Wednesday. JOHN CHRISTIE, self-confessed mass murderer, told a jury today he had strangled seven women victims for "no motive at all." On the third day »f London's most gruesome trial of the century. Christie. who has pleaded insanity. was questioned on his
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    Auriol turns to Laniel
    83 3 PARIS. Wed. President j At.iol today liked Indepen- rient Party leader If. Joseph, Laniel to form a cabinet, and the 64-year-old rightwing politician announced he will tell M. Auiiol tonight whether he will try to end the record crisl*. The chief executive called la the wealthy
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    Opium pact
    30 3 NEW YORK. Wod Representatives of 17 countries, including Japan and Korea, yesterday signed a United Nation.* agreement limiting production 01 opium from which most narcotics are derived. Reuter.
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    'Quit Britain' call by Labour M.P.
    84 3 'Quit Britain' call by Labour M.P. LONDON. Wed LABOUR M P. yesterday de•nanded the closing of the United States Embassy and consulates in Britain and withdrawal of American armed forces. Mr R. O Davies. who represents a Welsh district, said he made the demand "in view at the widespread revulsion
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    LONDON STOCKS
    255 3 LONDON. Wed. ITOREAN uncertainties made for Idle condition* on the Stork Exchange today though several uroups displayed quite a firm tendency. In the Far Eastern group Japanese boiuis held steady though Chinese softened t-o the extent of half n point. Rubbers showed no rhnnK« but tea shares were
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. June 24. Cash Buyers C 675: Sellers CS"" 1 Forward Buyers t672'2: Sellers CS7S. Turnover a.m. 100 tons; p.m. 25 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON. June 24 —Spot 20d Auc. 20'« d. f*T». 20'wd. Ort.-Der. 20'*d Jan. -Mar. 2O' y d.. Apr.-Jun* 20d.. July r.l f l!»\d Aug. c.t.f. 19 ,d.. Sept r If. liT.d. Tone: Fully steady.
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    Earl lauds US televising of crowning
    126 3 LONDON. Wed. •pHE Postmaster Generrl, Earl De La Warr. yesterday praised the way American broadcasting stations h^d dealt with the Queen's Coronation ceremony on June 2. He said he regretted that a Small number of lapses from good taste in the televising of the
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    U.S. leaders are silent
    50 3 WASHINGTON. Wed--Presi-dent Eisenhower and Mr. John Faster Dulles, the Secretary of .State. ye.stcrdav canceled thei Press conferences this Week Mr Dulles was to have held his conference yesterday and Mr. Elsenhower today. It is believed that the cancellation was due to the crisis in Korea. Reuter.
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    Free movement
    31 3 TEHERAN, Wed —Persia notified foreign diplomatic mi.ision.s today of the cancellation of a decree forbidding diplomats to travel more than 25 miles from Teheran without a special permit.— A.P.
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    DEFENCE TALKS
    29 3 WASHINGTON. Wed. A State Department spokesman yesterday said that officials were informally discussing rie(encc problems with Japan, but were not negotiating a United States-Japane.se security agreement. Renter.
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    Two to tell of 'kill McCarthy' plot
    119 3 U ASHINC.TON, Wed. Mr. Joseph McCarthy said yesterday that Se-.iate investigators had found two men who might he able to give morr information about a reported Communist plot to kill him. The plot was mentioned by a I former Federal Bureau of j
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    INDEPENDENCE? WE AREN'TTRYING TO DELAY IT
    330 4 Pan-Malayan Labour chief says— PENANG. Wednesday. fllE Pan-Malayan Labour Party has not indicated definitely that it will boycott the proposed Malayan National Congress, Inche Mohd Sopiee. chairman of the party, said here today. But he told the Straits Times that the party executive committee
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    Youths to start 'service' teams
    41 4 MALACCA, Wed. —To start •Operation Service" in the Hem Villages and Kampongs. tepresentatives ol Malacca youth organisations will meet i iit Seng Cheong next Thursday. They will form youth teams and draw up a working proßramme.
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    Hopes for dry village
    91 4 The people of K-impnns; Chempedak, Kuala Lumpur, who have bren without water for three months, were given new hope yesterday when waterworks officials visited them. Mr. J. M. Lalng, chief inspector of the waterworks tested the well water and pronounefd it fit to drink after filterinjt.
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    YOUTH'S DAILY GOOD DEED -FOR HIMSELF
    102 4 YOUTH'S DAILY GOOD DEED -FOR HIMSELF A 12-year-old Sinjapore Boy I I Scout believed in doing a good turn every day for himself until the police caught up with him. The boy. who has been re- j leased by the police on a bond. vi.-uted houses with a letter I
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    Gets C-medal
    48 4 KLUANG. Wed. Mr. Parmeswaran Ragftiavan. son of Mr. Parmesvaran. a clerk employed at the E. T. C. Kluang branch v as presented with a coronation incdal by the Gar- rision Commander Lt Cot. Clarke, for eight years loyal and meritorius service with the War Department, here.
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    MALAYA HALL: AN APPEAL
    216 4 MALA YA HALL: AN APPEAL KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. An appeal for gifts big or small, in cash or kind— for j the expanding Malaya Hall in London was made over Radio Malaya tonight by Date Ha.ii Mohamed YusofT bin Yu.sofT. a Pt-rak territorial chief. He said that a new extension
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    HE REFUSED TO TALK TO POLICE OFFICER
    209 4 WHEN Rodney Hughes, an insurance agent, went to the Harbour Board police station to report a traffic accident, he refused to be interviewed by an Asian Inspector and pushed him aside, the Singapore Third Police Court was told yesterday. Hughes, 25, was charged
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    That 'cheap' fish is too dear, says the hotel manager
    283 4 That 'cheap' fish is too dear, says the hotel manager A SINGAPORE hotel manager said yesterday thai he had stopped buying cheap fish direct from trawlers, as advocated by the Fisheries Department, because it was neither as cheap nor as good as fish he could get elsewhere He added that
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    Car made policeman jump
    85 4 Car made policeman jump Whie regulating trarric in the middle of Victoria and Arab Streets. Singapore, on Feb. 2. a constable saw a car apptjaching 1 In a zig-zag manner When it came directly towards hirr.,. he jumped u.s:dc and narrowly avoided benn hit. Chief Inspector Ahmad bin Hussein. prosecuting.
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    He is cleared of offence
    91 4 Cham Seng Huat. who appealed ni Singapore High Court yesterday against a lower court sentenc P of three i months" gaol for criminal breach of trust of $500. was cleared* of the offence. It wa s alleged that Chan wa s given the nionev by
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    They are fined instead
    88 4 Lee Kok Yong, a detective, and Chee Chwee Boon, a revenue officer. under sentence of nine ninths 1 and five months' gaoi for causing hurt t« a trisha rider. Yu Tor Huat. had their sentences altered to a fine of $100 and $50 on appeal in
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    Talk on tenant registration
    45 4 PENANG. Wed. The Resl- dent Commi.vsionii Mr. R. P J Bin- ham. will speak on tenants registration at public mevtinu 1 at the Wellesley Primary School Jat 5 15 p.m. tomorrow Registration of tenants is to Ibe introduced shortly in Pen-
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    MISS AMY WILL TRY TO SAVE THE CRECHE
    203 4 MISS AMY WILL TRY TO SAVE THE CRECHE MISS AMY Laycock (Progres-sive-East) told the Straits Times yesterday that she will »ry to prevent a Singapore City Council injunction bring taken out against the HM Of No. 10 Balmoral Road as a children's creche. She contended the City Council has no
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    Blind typists amazed them
    48 4 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Wed.— Members of the blind demonstration team now touring tnr Federation amazed Brapit New Villagers today witn their skill in typing, taking shorthand notes, and making baskets. The team also visited Bu!<it Mrrtajam today, and tomorrow it will call at Nibong Tebal.
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    MAN AT THE BUS STOP MURDERED BY CYCLIST
    249 4 TWO men on bicycles rode up to a Singapore War Department worker while he was waiting for a bus yesterday morning and shot him five times at point blank rang?. It was the seventeenth murder In the Colony this year. The murdered
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    Councillors want some 'real power'
    230 5 Councillors want some 'real power SEVERAL elected Singapore Legislative Councillors yesterday declared they wanted "real power" in the revised constitutional set-up proposed by the Government. A special Government committee will be formed soon to review the Colony's constitution. "What we want is real power and not the kind of power
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    Woman had opium, is fined $200
    119 5 Woman had opium, is fined $200 J^ 53-year-old woman. Tan Bay, of Ganges Road, was fined $200 yesterday by the Singapore Second Police Court Magistrate. Mr. E. H. D'Netto. for possessing op-lum on January 10. Addressing Mr. V H. Tsan. counsel for Tan Bay, tlie Magistrate said: "I am not
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    S.C. freed on 3 charges
    90 5 Special Constable Adnan bin Ahmad, of the Radio Division, was yesterday acquitted by the Singapore Second Traffic Police Magistrate, Mr. Howe Yoon Chong, of a charge of riding a motorcycle at Cecil Street on Jan. 31 while under the influence of drink to such an
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    121 5 S~ l.hWtK.WfcN stationed in Singapore m% I now visit Lavender Street an "out of bounds" area between 7 a.m. and p.m. BIT they are still forbidden to enter bars, cafes and hotels. Previously, Lavender Street and other out of bound areas held a 24--ho- restriction for servicemen. But following a
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    Kuala Lumpur has 'lost' 4,000 voters
    278 5 —DESPITE TRIPLE CHECK KUALA LUMPUR, Wedesday. KUALA LUMPUR has "lost" over 4.000 voters, it was disclosed today. An estimated 9,000 people will vote at the municipal elections in December. Last year the electoral roll was over 13.000. Where have the missing voters gone? Mr
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    MCA chief's name can go forward
    84 5 MCA chief's name can go forward DATO Sir Cheng-lock Tan. MCA president, said In Singapore U.st night that he would stand for election as Singapore branch president if nominated at Sunday's annual general meeting of the association. But. he pointed out. he was not canvassing far election as president. The
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    Councillor to preach sermon
    52 5 Singapore City Ctnincillor. Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, will preach at the monthly combined M Y. F. Church service at the Straits Chinese Methodist Church. Kamponu Kapor. at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday. The service will include a vocal solo by the 18-year-old schoolgirl singer. Miss Mabel Lee
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    GOVT. TO RE-OPEN TALKS WITH CLERKS
    158 5 GOVT. TO RE-OPEN TALKS WITH CLERKS NEGOTIATIONS are to resume soon between the Singapore Government and the Administrative and Clerical Services Union on the absorption of temporal y clerks into permanent servlrr Thr union's new manajrement last night set up a nve-man siib-comnil*tee for this purpose. Mvmbers of the sub-corn
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    A microscope helped to convict him
    101 5 JERANTUT, Wednesday. MICROSCOPIC evidence convicted Harun bin Lebai, 24, of illegal possession of deer heat. He was fined $40 and ordered to pay $50 costs by Mr. E. M. Smallwood, the West Pahang Circuit Magistrate, in the Jerantut CourtPolice found Harun with the meat
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    MASS WALK-OUT BY GOVT. CLERKS AFTER ROWDY TALK
    198 5 MASS resignations from membership were received yesterday by Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services' I'nion as a result of its stormy five-hour general meeting the previous evening. Among those who resigned were Mr H. M Danker, who had been re-elected president, and
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    Took fares, but issued no tickets
    118 5 a Singapore Traction Company conductor. Teng Boon Chye. was sentenced to eight months' gaol yesterday on each of three charges of criminal breach of trust, the >entence.« to run concurrently Mr. Tan Ah Tan. the Singapore First Criminal Court Judge was told that Teng
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    He denies clerks ruin C-stamps
    119 5 He denies clerks ruin C-stamps gINGAPORES Director of Posts. Mr. W A. Cooper, yesterday refuted a charge that some of his postal clerks were maliciously putting heavy black postmarks on Coronation stamps. He was discussing a letter sent in by a Kuching. (Sarawak; reader, who enclosed an envelope re-addressed from
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    Mosque funds
    26 5 Funds totalling $6,412 have I been received by the Overseas Pakistani League for the twoi storey hall and mosqup at Macalister Road in Penang.
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    Best essay will win $100
    81 5 The Settlement Youth Council. Malacca, is sponsoring an essay contest nn "How the Settlement Youth Council. Malacca, can help the youth of Malacca. The contest is open t all members of youth organisations affiliated to the Council. Cash prizes $100 < first), $50 i second*
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    Motorist's gaol term halved
    83 5 Seah Chye Koon, a car driver, who appealed against a sentence of 12 months' gaol for causing the death of a young woman. Koh Chong Ai, by a negligent act. had his sentence cut in the High Court yesterday, to six months' gaol. Fines of $100
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    Harbour workers call for new deal
    122 5 Harbour workers call for new deal TH E Singapore Harbo ir Board Labour Union wants the Board to stop employins workers on a day-to-day basis The Union's annual general meeting on Saturday will discuss a resolution demanding the transfer of all "casual" employees to the permanent list. The Union secretary
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      Between The Mill Stones
      645 6 The mechanised farming of hundreds of thousands of acres of good Bornean soil is one of the fine prospects occasionally (i;;nt;led before the eyes of rice hungry Malaya. If the North Borneo Government's present rice policy Ls anything of a •4ii id<\ it is a prospect
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      Rhee's New Threat
      410 6 R hee's New Threat Two more statements by President Syngman Rhee lift none of the gloom from the Korean situation. In a letter to General Mark Clark, Supreme UN. Commander, Mr. Rhee has announced his intention to withdraw all Korean troops from the U.N. command if an armistice is signed.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    118 6 MRS N\ S NAIR and family thank all thosr who son* wreath"; tnmapva' of sympathies, and who attrnrlcd the funeral of her latr husband. Mr. N. 8. Na!r, Chiet Clerk of Harvard E?tntr Bedons Kerinh MRS T I. ORENIER. Mr. nnd Mn H Vernon and Mr. ,nnd Mrs. V
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    109 6 EVFRVnonvs turnlne to Mitchell, the world's finest room air conditioner. Ask the agents, Phrlro rchtnn^ Ltd. SINOAPORE ARTS THEATRF pre.vn's "The Rnari to Rome" at th-- Victoria Theatre. 25th. 2fi'h. 27th June, 9 p.m. Bookinas at Robinsons. PROOFS of several hundred P'rnlts Times plcmrcs of Singapore's Coronation celebrations are
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      TIMELY DECISION ON ELECTIONS
      217 6 sense. At best elections can be a faree at worst a jam on political progress in the country. Such Irregularities as are invoked in the releasing cf Government servants for participation in politics could be overcome, as these are merely technical points C.ERGASI Kelantan. T*HE decision
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      NO NEWS
      64 6 J HAVE been a member of the Ipoh Co-operative Housing Societ) Ltd for thr past three years, and up tn date have not had any report regarding its progress. As a Society, it should send its members an yearly statement of accounts and call for annual general meetings,
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      Registration of voters system 'all wrong'
      386 6 Registration of voters system all wrong' r[E time has come, fori the Federation to consider some practical I means for helping the various municipal and town councils in this country to increase their respective electoral rolls. It makes no difference to the average man-in-the-strert whether he becomes a voter or
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      Migrants from India
      236 6 ]t|R. RAMACHANDRA states that statistics over a recent specific period have proved that Indians top the list of new immigrants "Invading" the Colony and that if the figure for Indian immigrants is analysed it will be "discovered" that the majority of the "white collar immigrants' have their
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      Toy daggers
      69 6 WE hear of robberies by threat through dummypistols or toy daggers, yet almost every shop or stall in Change Alley has an array of I such articles If carrying a dagger is an I offence, why don't the police I prosecute those who sell these articles? Is there
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      Raub needs youth club
      99 6 A NY visitor to the sold min- ing town of Rabu will notice the lack of facilities for th P youth of the town more ls an urgent need for a youth club to divert youths rrom their aimless !oit™nn" and train them to be future
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      A DOUBLE SEARCH
      140 6 JJAVING read Frederick Snow's complaint <J.mr 19 > concerning the powers of the S.HB Police. I am also anxious to know what right have to check luggage aftei these have gone trrough the Customs officers. I wish the Officer-in -Charge of the S.HB Police would enlighten us.
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      Pa Hen t wa i ting for S.I.T. flats
      254 6 Pa Hen t wa i ting for S.I.T. flats "FRUSTRATED" will have the unanimous support of many applicants for SIT. flats registered in October 1951. who have not yet been allocated accommodation. Patients as we have been in waiting for our turn al: these years, the long silence has Ced
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      What next?
      130 6 HAS the City Council nothing else to dc but to meddle in private matters between individuals by seeking an injunction against the occupiers of No. 10. Balmoral Road, merely because the cries of the babies disturb one cf their fellow councillors who lives next door? Councillors are already
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      Cocktails don't make a nation
      195 6 YOUR correspondent Mr. Cheong Hock Hal theorises! that only the British Crown and the Coronation celebration have so far symbolised the unity of the Malayan peoples and he contends that the Crown can be the only means of achieving unity. It is surprising that Mr.
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      Drab and sombre
      119 6 DURING Coronation Week.' when all Singapore was ablaze with lights. colour and gaiety. It was reatllv dishearte...ng to see the premises of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association as drab and sombre as always. A week before the Coronation, an approach was made to the management committep
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      Medals 'unfairly' distributed
      236 6 rpHERE is a concensus of opinion among well-mean- ing residents of the Colony j that the distribution of Coronation medals has been made in a complacent and indifferent manner. If the Tiedal was I to be a souven'r it should have been awarded also to the best
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      'On the Margin
      484 6 WALKING into the Armenian Churc.'i of St. Gregory, the Illumlnatn- in -Coleman Street you will find every Sunday that the altar candles are lighted an, i the liturgy stands <>l>t n. Bm there la no servi.'c. At niii' every morning, the Churchwarden px-Japa-nese P.O.VV. Mr. Joannes, reads
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      649 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. i i i I ON 22ND .It INK. at Johoif Bnlini. to P«l :irid Tprry Knkln. a Richard TueuM. COM RES On the 21st Juni\ in B.iM CJ;iJ;ih. To Janlne. wife of O ('"inln 1 :i daughter, Laurence. Wit SON: To Ttlla. wife of Jolin. n <;on. MlrhaH
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      12 6 J&'&ia^a^aUß r^BETTS* mmh MERCHANT TAILORS ■31, CHILIA STREET, MMOiftMMB, 1. PHONE: 6535
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      230 6 Mouldy Rot rAPTfQ9fiE9 i /BBa jJwM^S»^B^K^T*r A s BTVlBM? n\t w^tOßjßl, i ßy ß^Bja^BT^pJv jL^^TjtV 18 v JBIll L iSf mm Mouldy Rot it ,i lun»us disease tluii attacks the rubber tree and restricts its \ield of latex the subMance from which rubber is produced. Qrowißf on the tree where
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    A mother weeps as son is sentenced for murder of teacher
    527 7 A mother weeps as son is sentenced for murder of teacher JURY TAKE SEVEN MINUTES TO DECIDE MALACCA, Wednesday. LEE KHUEN KAl\ 22-year-old Cantonese painter, was sentenced to death by Malacca High Court today for the murder with others of Penang headmaster David Chen. His 56-year-old mother and 14-year-old sister
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    'WE HAVE WON OVER THE PEOPLE'
    296 7 'WE HAVE WON OVER THE PEOPLE' From HALL ROMNKY LONDON, Wed.- The British Colonial Secretary Mr. Oliver Lyttelton said yesterday that thr Emergency in Malaya had eased up enough to allow more attention and resources to be devoted to preparing the country for peacetime conditions. He emphasised, however. that the
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    They are all in the dark about Mr. Haider
    158 7 They are all in the dark about Mr. Haider A PAKISTANI expert on handier. ills is on his way to Malaya m offi(ial mi>.sion bul nobody in the Federation Government is apparently Bware of it A release frtnn the IntrmsttsCLMi Labours' Asian Old ollite in Bangalore i tiiivcd in the
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    It's not the heat but the humidity
    95 7 It's not the heat but the humidity SINGAPORE is now having a minor heat wave, but It is the humidity, not the temperature that has made things unpleasant recently. Temperatures have remain- ed the same. but. since T u es- I day. there has been mor»» moisture in the air.
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    GIAN SINGH CASE HEARD IN LONDON
    112 7 GIAN SINGH CASE HEARD IN LONDON LONDON. Wed. The Judi-ial Conr.nitu-1- of the Privy Cnun- oil today reserved judgment on i tin' appeal by Gian Singh and I Co. to recover possession of the Theatre Royal in Singapore from Malayan Theatres. Ltd Counsel for Gian Singh and Co.. Mr. Henry
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    FOUR STARS ARRIVE— FROM EAST AND WEST
    99 7 FOUR STARS ARRIVE FROM EAST AND WEST BKTTY ANKERS, am) her husband. Pat Kay (aliove) nighl i lull singers from London, v lived in Singapore yesterday in tre Carthage, for j. tun nin.tii engagement at »h- ■Cockpit." Kettv, an ash-blond. h:is a 1 'ipliie Tucker voice Her Irishanrf h;«s toniposed
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    DUTCH MINISTER LAUDS RAFFLES
    293 7 'He had foresight, acumen* THE Dutch Foreign Minister. Dr. J M. A H. Luns. has only been in Singapore for three days, but he has already come to respect the foresight and business acumen of Sir Stamford Raffles. He told the Straits TIMM last ni<jht: The
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    Road flooded
    34 7 Kuala Lumpur, Wed- The Settlement Engineer at Buttcrworth reported today that the Changkat Road was flooded at the 19 1/4 milestone to a depth of 3ft. and was closed to all traffic.
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    NAVY COUPLE ENGAGED
    60 7 Lieutenant Brian Straker \tks Rnsemarjr Oreenway. announced their 'engagement yesterday and celebrated with trends a' a party in Taneilin Club. Sinsaijore. last night. L.. Rtraker is Fla» Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Pugsley, Flag Officer of Malayan Area, and his fiancee \m personal assistant t 0 Vice-Admiral Sir
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    No report—fined
    20 7 No report fined KUAN'TAN. Wed. Chua Poh Hock. 48. wss fined $10 here for failing to report hichanre of address.
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    FORMER LEGAL ADVISER SAYS COLONIAL JUDGES SHOULD HAVE'IMMUNITY'
    468 7 FORMER LEGAL ADVISER SAYS COLONIAL JUDGES SHOULD HAVE 'IMMUNITY' From HALL ROMNKY LONDON. Tues. OIR Harold Duncan, former legal adviser to the Colonial Office, and Lt.-Col. Anthony Marlowe. Conservative MP. today discussed In the correspondence columns Of the London Times, the Judgment of the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Goddard. in
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    The goodwill won by a Chinese in U.S.
    190 7 4 SINGAPORE student, who went to the United States for higher studies at the time when Communist Chinese entered the Korean war built bridge of goodwill between the Americans and thAsian people, said the Rev. Dr Robert B Am-tutz. jesterday. The studi
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    Liner passenger dies at sea
    74 7 Am elderly Englishman. Mr. A. J. Topping, returning to his home in India, in the I 14.000-ton S ncr Carthage. died wh lo the ship was In the I«dian Ocean on her way i to Colombo recently. Passengers who arrived in iSin^-ipore on board the
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    PHONE SWITCH WON'T HALT IMPROVEMENT
    255 7 PHONE SWITCH WON'T HALT IMPROVEMENT From Our Own Co-respondent LONDON, Wednesday. \LTHOI'OH the Singapore Government will t;ike over the Oriental Telephone and Flectrir Company in Dec. 31, 1954, the company has prepared a development plan for the next few years. Under the plan, various project* will bo completed by the
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    Move to start pay talks
    217 7 Move to start pay talks THE Singapore Government ytv-terday asked repr sentatives of the Council of Negotiation if they were prepared to j !>' .'.in talks oji thr now scale of ea and allowances recommended by Sir Edward Ritson The Council of Negotiation is a body set up by agreement
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    3 TEACHERS TO TRAIN IN AMERICA
    114 7 3 TEACHERS TO TRAIN IN AMERICA Thrc» Malayan teachers havv been awarded United States Teacher Grants for .six months' training in America. They an. 1 Mis.s Wong Yook Chenq; and Mr. S Ratnasingham of Kuala Lumpur, and Mr Chak Yook Phooi of Penaiiß. They will report to the office of
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      111 7 tor trie finest cut ancT test selections in. Keavy ana medium weigkt 'WORSTEDS SAXONIES CHEVIOTS home atuT tropical DRESS WEAR > ANOTHER NEW FOOD IDEA BY COL MAN S ff/.% i COLMAN'S BROIL: Mix lh,| C.lman's idrv) Mustard Into 1 tbsp. lemon Juice till smooth. •< :r^ r^i» Slowly stir
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      84 7 THE WEATHER Minimum temperature '7 30 p.m. <>n June 23 to to "lit a-m. on June 24 Singapore (78 degrees*. Penanfe < 74 Kota Bahru 171), Kuala Lumpur <72 >. Ipoh < 70 >. Kuantan «69>. Maximum temperature 1 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on June 24 Singapore <89 Penang
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    Drifting launch held $382,000 of opium: Man is arrested
    157 8 Drifting launch held $382,000 of opium: Man is arrested A CHINESE who was picked up 750 miles off Colombo three months ago in a drifting motor launch in which was found 17,000 lb. of opium was arrested in Singapore yesterday. Two Federation Customs men took him int.* custody aboard a
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    HEADLAMP FIENDS 'ON THE SPOT'
    74 8 SINGAPORE'S Traflic Police last night began a campaign against motorists drivinc with headlights 011 in the light- v city area. Along the Geylang. and Mountbatten Roads, drivers Itttnf headlights were flagged down by motor cycle courtesy patrols', who asked them to put their lights out.
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    He gove prize back— for sat
    59 8 He gove prize back for sat yjK. Lie- Mini Yew. one of the prizewinner's in last weeks Straits Times Ch:«rm Contest, h.irt no doubts about what to do with the cash. Here he is seen handing hack part of the money to Mr. T. C. Koh (left) of the Straits
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    ARITHMETIC STUMPED ALL 123
    116 8 NOT ONE of 123 Singapore and Federation youths who applied for a United Engineers overseas training scholarship, was found eligible not even for apprenticeship. Only 12 passed the written tests, and all failed in elementary arithmetic. The object of the sjheme was to find local boys
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    THE COUNCILLORS $10,000 PROTEST IS OVERRULED
    155 8 THE COUNCILLORS $10,000 PROTEST IS OVERRULED A SINGAPORE City Council committee has rejected a protest by four Councillors against spending $10,000 on the opening ceremony next week of the multi-million dollar Pasir Panjang power station. The committee met this week and agreed the expenditure was justified. The money will bo
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    T.U.C.ROW INQUIRY
    146 8 ICFTU move fTTHE International ConfedcX ration of Free Trad^ Unions i s investigating th-> split in the Singapore Trau" Union Congress. Mr. G. Mapara. its representative i n Singapore, i s trying to find out what the row is about He told the Straits Tini'.s yesterday: "As the
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    LIVE SHELL IS FOUND IN STREET
    59 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. —An nnexploded British shell was :<>und lying on the mad in the m.ddle of the town here yesterday. A labourer found it in Jalan Duke, and told the police, who look it away. Last night, police were unable to say how
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    Service to be broadcast
    67 8 Singapor,, Y. M. C. A.'s Golden Jubilee thanksgiving service will be broadcast next Tuesday at 8.45 p.m. over the Blue network of Radio Malaya The broadcast service will mark the end of the Jubilee celebrations. The general secretary. Mr. Rowland Lyne. said last night that the
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    Women's concert to aid mission
    50 8 The Women's Society of Christian Service of Wesley Church. Singapore, will hold a concert i- the Anglo-Chines School's Lee Kuo Chuan audl- i torium at Barker Road at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The concert Is in aid of th* Home Mission projects of th? Methodist Church.
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    487 freed from quarantine
    49 8 Four hundred and eightyseven Indian deck passengers who arrived in Singapore two days ago in the Jalagopal wore released from the Quarantine Station on St John's Island yesterday. They were brought from St. John's Island in special lighters to the Immigration Dpd. rtment's East wharf.
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      288 8 The as an accountant sees it "My Reminßton Rand Super-riter is perfect for billing and bookkeeping! As you can see. it has an rxtra-wide carriage for typing ledgers. The keyboard is different, too. It's one of Remington Rand's special billing keyboards with two sets of numerals regular and italicized. And.
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      208 8 SINGAPORE Voices in Harmony; 7 30 Radio Ma--7.5 a m Mornln, S tar: 730 New S; Could 735 OrcheMra. 8 Orchestra; 830 8.30 To Start You Ta klnr 9 sssTEiarsa^ 'is ssl* s I.riKhtime Mi.sl. 130 News; 145 T Orchestra; 2 Eiimllsli Schools Broad- i MALACCA cut; 245 Close Down;
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    Bargain of
    92 9 THE gay cotton dresses shown here come from Calitonia. They are inexpensive. In fact they should suit the slenderest purse. md also prccty enough ro wear all through the day. LEFT: A design of Mevinn Hats, blues and purples on i while background. RIGHT: The same dress line:
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    Four outfits for teen-agers
    170 9 J^ERE we go through a teenager's day with four outfits for all occasions. MORNING (below left): A princess button through dress with a difference, the halter neckline which flatters young shoulders The lapein and bodice top are outlined with a wide band of navy blue; the
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    Talking Shop
    210 9 I SEE that one of those little shops that specialise in nylon wear has some pleated skirts in gun-metal nylon. This certainly makes a change from the eternal reds and blacks, and .should look good for exening wear teamed with one of the many pretty blouses now on
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    SOME IDEAS, OLD AND NEW
    121 9 SOME IDEAS, OLD AND NEW Drop Into hot fat, and cook VERY SLOWLY in a COVERED frying pan. Try it and .see the difference. Try thus metal face pack. Take a handful of Fuller'! oarth powder and mix with Eau dr Colocno tn mako a rrrnmy pastr. Apply smoothly and
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      366 9 PFAFF The sewing machines _f§ that sews everything V ~i ...without extra j\ ..j~ attachments r \V^ i' f^* Trnao Ittfl W' h \!|_is/ Anyfhin« NkM cjn be icwn -V YOU c»n jew on PFAFF V M Model 130 Select your I U o. w'i« ttifch. jef rfie dial, .md
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      14 9 c. c. c. Collect si of these coupons to join the Children's Corner Club
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      275 9 I»OB5I HE I I liake Ovens _^l_'^__Ss-* A trim, handy irrvartt built tn n vikr perfect mcali! The Sun Flamr Oven it low .md roomy T'>n putt the >!.»—• spreader clotcr to the fire for h«-ttct heat dilution better baking Wid? horixont«l window) of real elm afford art excellent view
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      269 9 there" tßtn JUMtai <8 > _p, 27. Oarsman s esrcmt? i6>. SI Bails, hiii< s (russuoul threai (6K no\VN p I i 2. Hr Ls ;iiw..vs among the run- I I I P^^ I I 1 4. Tills ace Ia always a threat yi|| 5. Knvolous ans#rrs yet solemn ■Sg|
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    SLIGHTLY MORE ACTIVITY IN THE SHARE MARKET
    335 10 TIN DOWN, RUBBER STEADY THE Singapore share market was rather more active yesterday and a slightly better feeling was In evidence. The volume of business done, however, was still small and there were no features in any section. Tin fell $2.12 J a
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    RUBBER PRICES
    189 10 Singapore rubber markot yesterday exhibited no particular feature being practically unchanged on Tuesday. The closing price of July first prade at 67' K cents a pound was unchanged. During the day there was a price fluctuation between 67 and 67' 4 cents, market activity being mainly confined to
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    159 10 MELBOURNE. Wed. INVESTMENT trading covered a wider ranee on shares on 'he Btock Exchange today and th»> flrmneiw of prices was fully maintained. Uncertainty of the Korean peace negotiations has had a steadying effect on the metal share group and this was again noticeable today. Closing prices of
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    68 10 Singapore Chinese rrndure F\ehanre. Noon prtcrs per picul were: Copra: slea^v qutet »32.. buyers, fo b sellers «33 Coconiit oi' quiet, unchangei $S3 sellers. Pepper: no business repnr'rd: Muntok white *52n sellers. Sarawak $Sl5 i down Ml. Lampong black 5460 (down $mi. I.esrl* and Peat: Closlne prices were:
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    TIN PRICE
    18 10 The price of fin In Sincapore yesterday was declared at m*.STtt a pirui. flown 52.12' 2
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    85 10 The Malayan Exchanee Banks AssoriaMon maHe the followtne '■hanses in its ratps to merrhan's ■ententes/:— CANADA: b-ivi*^. TT 32 1M«. nir mail. OD. 32 13 1«. 90 days 33 1 16 credit bills 33 1 A trade blilv srllinp. TT. or OD. 32 38. ready. On the free
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    191 10 CHIPS lying alongside the Slnga- pore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are:Madoera 12, Carthage 45. Labuan Hadji and Sambas C.P.. S. Caboto 67. Benreoch 8 9. Benattow 11. Kieldrecht 13 14. SUnvac Sydney 15 16. Manchuria 18, Asahlsan Maru 19 20. Mentakab N.Wall 2. Panskor N.Wall 6
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    WALL STREET
    115 10 NEW YORK Wri QN thf Stork Market v»«lerd.\v the recovery rontinued 'out apart from oils there 9/M not inurh vicour In the movement The list showed a prerlomiii.inr-e of fractional "2alns in qul»t :r.->dinrj but oils devrloperl advances up to one point or more. The narket Hosed firm
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      528 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIAN/U.K./CONTINENT I |-o.r P Shorn Ponono, "Manchuria" for Ainmjria Gdn It "Meenia" for Bonokok 29/29 June "Klna" for Bnnqkok Sr>ig.-*n Mnng k v Kob y'okohoma 18/19 July 14/17 July 13/ISJury "lalendie" 'or Bonokok 30/31 July Hr-nk0,,,. Mo-vio Kr>b» and I 20/21 Aug 18/19 Aug. 14/17
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      648 10 3EN LINE STEAMERS LTD. For U K /CONTINENT S'oore P S'horr Penono t Benreaeh tnr Hn\ re, London, Rotterdom Hull 6.8/9 24/29 June 30 June/1 Jury Benmhor tot Liverp.v>l A-itw«»fT) Rnttern'om Hnmbu'o 28 June/ 4 July 1/ 7 Jury 4/10 July 'Benrinnet 'or Vo'-o A.-mnnuth, Liverpool. Glasgow 11/17 July 22/24
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    BROWN'S FORM WILL BE TEST 'KEY'
    816 11 But Australians are slackening From JACK FINf.LETON (Special to the Straits Times) LONDON, Wednesday gNGLAND and Australia come to the second Test match at Lord's tomorrow with uncertainty heavy in the air. Nottingham did not take the Test issue very far, and though it
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    Australians still haven't seen Trueman
    176 11 From JACK FINGU-TOX LONDON, Wed. FRED Trueman, the Yorkshire fast bowler, is rapidly developing into a mystery man. lie didn't play for Yorkshire at Bradford against the Australians early in .May and wasn't chosen for the game which ended at Sheffield yesterday, although he has
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    FARRER PARK SOCCER
    64 11 Rwulti of friendly soccer matches pliyed at Farrer Park ye.«tsrdav were Braddell S.C. beat Tempenis Rovers 5-2. Scorers were Pater«nn '2i. Hall. Pall and »n own gonl for Brnri ell s,C. and Omnr and Chonc Wsl for Tempenk Ro\ers Town Rangers bent City THeWIIJ Department 4-2. Adams
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    Rotterdam T.S.C. office bearers
    69 11 Hiiltr-rdiim 'liadlni; Spurn Club official* for 1953 are: President Mr W A van Oordc ■W-pnaMtant. Mr w Pondtnan: hon. secrelarv. Wee Thiai'i Bock: hon ;iv' BNnterjr, G. \«n Maya; sports captain. F. Ch. van Ooyen: hon. auditor. Llm Yew I ye. hon trenmrer C. J den
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    HAMMER RECORD
    24 11 LONDON. Wed. Peter Allday set up an Encllsh Native throwing the hammer record with an effort of 174 ft 4' 4 In.
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    NEW BOXING RULE IN ILLINOIS
    71 11 CHICAGO. Wed. The Illinois House of Repiesentallves has passJd :i bill requiring a referee to end I boxinv match when one flg"hter lUflcn five knockdowns in the eni:. n.atch. The fighter who wen' down five times would be declared the loser. The Bill was prompted
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    WIN FOR LUEG
    40 11 HAMBURG. Wed.- The German 1..100 metres champion. Werner Lueg. bronze medallist at the dist«nce In last year's Olympic Games. aon the Hamburg •'mile" over 1.600 met res last night with a time of 4min. 7.8 sec Keuter.
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    R.A.F. Regiment athletics
    171 11 'PHE R.A.K. Regiment (Malaya) will hold Its second tnte.sqiKidnm a'hle'ic nict'tni^ at the Pagar Sports field (RAF. Changii tomurrow, ttarttaf at 3 p.m. Of the five squadrons at the Training Depot, comprising the RAP. Regiment iMilaya Wlntji. four squ:i<li»!is id the Depot b.isr In the Federation and
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    HUTTON HITS OUT AGAIN
    287 11 SHEFFIELD Wed. /PHE Aiistraliaii.s' match against Yorkshire here pnered out in a draw yesterday after the county had become the firsl side to lead the tourists on first innings. Yorkshire dismisses the Australians for 323 yeste:day and then scored 220 for three in thtir second knock
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    Rowan ban is lifted
    155 11 BLOEMFONTEIN. Wed. Ij^RIC ROWAN, who was ex- eluded from the South African tour of Australia h 1 1952-53. is no longer under Te«<t cricket ban. Mr Duwle M.irquand. chairman of the South Afrlrnn Cricket Board. ita'ed today that the decision to exclude Rowan from he Australian
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    Mersing police in 2 victories
    55 11 MERSING. Wed. Mersing Police scored two good wins at soccer here when they beat No. 3 Federation Jungle Company 3-1 and 13 18 Hu>sars Regiment 3-2. Attan Kamln n2i and Bakar Said were Pollci- scorers agains' the Jungle Coii'.p.my Police .scorers against the Hussars were
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    J.B. stadium 'dirt track' plan
    149 11 AN Australian organisation has applied to the Singapore City Council !o hold dirt track inid'-e; motor racing at Jalan Bcsar .stadium. The organlsen plan to spend about $30. .100 in con>t incline a 24 fret widn trark round the football ground. I If the application
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    Middlesex lose, but still lead
    417 11 LONDON. Wed. MIDDLESEX, the county cricket championship leaders, were beaten by Glrxij cestershlre yesterday but they i retain their position at the head of the table. Four point:, for first inning brings their total to 82 from 12 games, and they are ten points ahead
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      Hong Kong Bank are champions
      439 12 Hong Kong Bank are champions GREAT FIGHT BY CHARTERED XI UONG KONG Bank became the Singapore Business Houses Football Association's First Division league champions yesterday when they beat Chartered Bank 4 3 on the padang. Bank now have 18 points from ten outings. They tiave one more game to play
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      Shell win in a rousing game
      355 12 IN a thrilling and hard-fought match Shell Sports Club "A" just managed to scrape through to a 3 2 victory over Sime Darby "A" in a first division match at Farrer Park yesterday. Shell, the fitter and faster combination, had that "bit extra whenever
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      Shell 'B keep on winning
      51 12 Shell Sivirts Club "B". rronc contenders for Div. 3 championship and unbeaten so far in nine outings, accounted for Jacks Sports Club 4-2 at hrn Park yes'erday. Andrew Llm '2. Anthony Tlione and Fook Hon? for Shell. C>tll and Chiton replied for Jacks. H Ansulliu
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      Guthrie SC go down fighting
      67 12 Mercantile Bank S.C. had to fl?ht ;,11 the way for their 1-0 victory over Guthrie Sports Club in their Div. 2 match at River Valley Road yesterday. After a scoreless first half. D. J. PhllUpa scored the winning goal mid-way In the second session. Good
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      OTEC hit 9 goals past Airways
      216 12 OTEC hit 9 goals past Airways l^f ALAYAN Airways were routed 9-0 by Oriental Telephone and Electric Company in their SBHFA Div. One game at the SHB ground yesterday. Airways have played their ninth league game and with two more games at hand, are still without a point. They have
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      Sime Darby 'B whipped 6-1
      101 12 OVERSEA-CHINESE Bank scored their first bie win when they Deat Sime Darby B 6-1 In their Div. 3 mr.tch :>t CYMA eround yes--.erday. It wm a one-sided came T^lth Bank domlnatlne play for the major part of the game. Thl.m' Koon scored two quick poaH
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      Handelsbank beaten 2-0
      59 12 Hnndc-lsbanlc S.C. were beaten 2-0 by Imperial Chemical Industries In their Div. 2 match at Farrer Park yesterday. Kirn Sens and Teck Khlan? stored Adn.in Isa refereed. East Asiatic S.C. heat low lv Chartered Bank "B" 3-0 in their Div. 3 match at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers
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      Holloway upsets
      34 12 G. T. Holloway. created a surprise when he beat S C. Beaiy All-India tennis lnterna'lon.il and 1948Malayan champion In the Tanglln Club's men singles open chanipum ship final by 6-3. 1-6. 6-3.
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      British open semi-finalists
      166 12 WOMEN'S GOLF PORTHCAWI,. GlamorRan. Wed /~<ANADA. Scotland. Ireland and the United States, who met In that order, qualified for the semifinals of the British women's open fiirtnteur ao'.f championship here tori;! y on the links of the Royal Porthc«*< Club. Marlene Stewart the youthful rhamoton returned to
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      POSITIONS UP TO DATE
      326 12 POSITIONS tf date in the Business Houses FA. league are: MUST DIVISION P W D L P A pts Hongkong Bk. 10 8 2 0 37 18 18 F&N. 10 7 1 2 41 17 15 Snell 9 6 12 M Xl n O.TE.C. 9 6
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      Swifts out of Mercury meet
      229 12 KUALA. LUMPUR. Wed I CINGAPORE Swift.s A.A.A. are not takiiiK part in this years Mercury trophy content to be held on the Kuala Lumpur padanp on July 11. nald Mr. I. Wvatt-Smlth. Hon. Secretary of the Mercury Athletic Club, sponsors of the competltion lie said
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      LAST-MINUTE GOAL BEATS TRACTION
      290 12 4 I.AST-MIM'TE goal by Breweries' centre-forwar.l Stevenson, smashed Singapore Traction Co's hopes of the S.H.B.F.A. second division championship at Geylang stadium yesterday. Breweries, who beat them 1-1 in this key match, now head the table on goal average form Mercantile Bank, who MSlired them-selmves of run-ners-up
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      Mouna's goal brings victor
      107 12 A SOLITARY 12th minute coal scored by Mouna enabled .Singapore Cold Storage to collen two points from Pulo Bukom ir. match at Julan Besar stacium ye. lerdav. It was on the whole ips full of missed chances with lj<,ili sets of forwards finishing badly For Cold
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      N.T.S. trounced G-1
      22 12 Worn: Kone Bank "B 1- trounced Xeiherlanris Ttadlne Societ\- «-i m their Div 2 match at Balmier Rond yesterday
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      Game postponed
      21 12 The S.B.H.F.A. Div. 2 BMtea taOtueen Bata SC. and Borneo Motors scheduled for the Clerical Onion eround. was postponed
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      SPOTTING THE WINNERS
      271 12  - SPOTTING THE WINNERS EPSOM JEEP 15* AIY ten to follow at the Selangor Turf Club June-July meeting are: Abbot's Haven: In strikir lorm. Possesses powerful lini.shinx dash und seems certain to May a mile. Takes any going. niindang Sav.inc: Brilliantly speedy. Taking a line through Amusement II she stands out
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      Army team to meet Ceylonese
      65 12 The t Mm to represent A a K ainst Ceylon SC. In a BCA senior tournament match at Nee .'-KM.ii at |30 p in. on Suturduv and ii it in on Sunday isMaj. Pe^, syMs C'.lUlow. Cpl VoUBg, Cap) Kiev. I.t smith Oacroft, Bgt. Btacey,
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      ROSEWALL TOOK IT IN HIS STRIDE
      440 12 Wimbledon From NORMAN SIFBEL WIMBLEDON. Twos. iten Rosewall, favourite IV nt this year's Wimblrdon, dropped a m t before beating Frenchman, R Abdesselam, one of the lesser UghtS, (J S, fi 1. -1 G, 5 2ln 70 minutes. I'll! Ko.scwair.s lap.se down uual and
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      30 12 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High, 1010 7.4 > and' 2107 fB.fi): Low 0339 (2.1j and I 1508 (5.H. TOMORROW: High. 1059 f 7.7) and 2150 (9.1); Low. 0414 (1.5> and 1554 (5.1).
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      70 12 SOCCER SAFA I.ea*ue. l>iv. 1: Star Sm-rerlie* v I'ul.iii Brani I'nilrd. .lalan Besar: Div. Polire S Rofkliles. CYMA |rxo;;nd; Div. 3B: Traction I'nlon v Tampenis Rovers. BODCA (round. Services league: Div. I: RN\S SembawanK v R\F Seletar; Royal Signals v H.M.S. Terror: R.F.. v RAF Lodgers: Div. t: F.B.W. v
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