The Straits Times, 29 April 1954

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    15 1 r The Straits Times Estd. 184.» SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL i», 1954 15 CENTS Nation* 1
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    ADIO-IN-RIVER RIDDLE
    67 1 ksians dumped it, say Inberra police I ft' FIND STARTS HUNT CANBERRA, Wednesday. 1 torn the Molonglo River here a powerful radio »dio equipment, and pistol parts believed to have c d in the Soviet Embassy. Hide; orders to return to Moscow after Russia's Australia, have been busy
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    MACLEAN IS IN THE KREMLIN
    197 1 'Adviser on foreign affairs' LONDON. Wed niUTISH NEWBFAKM toreperted th.it Donald M. one ot two British diplomats mh» disappeared in 1951, is now working is an adviser to the Kremlin. I:- reports say this informatinn has been disclosed b\ I idimir F'etrov, Soviet EmDfficial in
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    REDS HELD NEAR KING'S HOUSE
    201 1 grab 2 in car with leaflets and flag: Net flung over K.L. KUALA umpir. Wednesday. TWO COMMUNISTS worr stopped 100 yards from the main catc to Kinc's House, thr residence of the Hich omntissioner, General Sir (lerald Templer, just after 1 a.m. today The men
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    Bandits raid kampong
    45 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Weri !>ic p.ntv of Communist 'tic lists raided Kampnnc I uuk;ii>. in the Kuala Pilah ilistrii t of Nesri Sembilan. on Monday nicht. it was oflicialIj announced today. They stole fowls, duck-. Eoats, padi. a sewingmachine and a radio set.
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    Pilot killed
    16 1 Wed A F-86 Sabie irashed today on t'nr coast of Korea, killthe pilot— A.P.
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    GED BOY WALKS A MILE
    32 1 outh was waylaid a.s he Into a lane leading to < iff, the 7th milestone. All tour robbers were armed ith knives. They took $4 50 the boy.
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    Romulo to take over
    33 1 Romulo to take over MANILA, Wed. Bri z. General Carlos P. Romulo will replace Vice-President and Foreicn Secretary Carlos P. Garcia .soon as head of the Philippine delegation to the Geneva conference. U.P.
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    Still no agenda
    37 1 NEW YORK, Wed. The United Nations Security Council failed yesterday for the fourth time ■to end the deadlock over an acenda for disciuston of charues and counter-, charge! by Jordan and Israel. 1 Reuter.
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    Singapore's GOC
    24 1 Ma km General D. D. C. Tulloch new General Officer Commanding. Singapore Base District arrived in the Colony yesterday in the Canton.
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    Alliance WILL STILL TALK ABOUT elections WITH Lyttelton
    770 1 Alliance WILL STILL TALK ABOUT elections WITH Lyttelton From HALL ROMNEY LONDON. Wed. T«HE UMNO-MCA Alll- ance demand for a fully elected council in the Federation will be put forward when the Alliance delegation meets the Colonial Secretary next month. This was stated here today at a Press conference by
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    Hirohito 53
    11 1 TOKYO. Wed Emperor Hirohlto will be 53 tomorrow. A.P.
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    THE OILY MAN
    127 1 SINGAPORE'S "oily man rntertalneri Zion R n a d reddMlti and policemen with a dan<e mtrnudr a* "Then h- pHfd them with ■tones. Two onlookers were ■llghtlir hurt. This time the "oily man" wore lonß white trousers and a white shirt. Before that, he had appeared in
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    Vicky, 23, wants to be Miss Malaya
    105 1 ANOTHER LNIHAM the Miss Malaya Quest is Miss Vicky Elias aged 23 i of Singapore. A number of Federation girls uho hare applied tor I entry forms have been sent Singapore forms. which limit that contestants must be either a native ot Sin-
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    Red shells guide French skymen
    211 1 VOL I STEERS JUMP INTO FORT HANOI. Wednesday. IfOLl NTEER paratroop reinforcements, defiantly usinc exploding Vietminh artillery and mortar shells to pinpoint their drop zone, jumped during the night into Dien Bien Phu. the French High Command I announced today. The French Union troop were
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    'KWINI ELIZABETH'
    147 1 The tribesmen's greeting ENTEBBE. Uganda. Wed. THE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh landed here today on time after earlier r«'poitl that thunderstorms lay across the route of the air- craft bringing them from I Aden for a three-day visit to Uganda. Thousands of tribesmen clap- pt-d and
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    Caronia coming
    26 1 The Cunard "millionaires' liner" Caronia will visit Ringapoie acain on a luxury vovacr next year. It includes calls at 24 ports in five continents.
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    HOPE FOR FORTRESS WOUNDED
    268 1 Russia proposes mercy talks UFNEVA, Wed. RUSSIA proposed mercy talks lor evacuating the wounded from Dien Bien Phu today as Mr John Fbstet Dulles biuntlv turned down ;i Communist plan for Korean unification, A Soviet spokesman said that Mr. Molotov made the proposed to the French
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    Red flag
    19 1 HUTTERWORTH. Wed Police last night removed a Communist flag which had been hoisted on a tree here.
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    52 held in new Egypt swoop
    103 1 52 held in new Egypt swoop CAIRO. Wed. cavalry officers and about 40 civilians were arrested last night and will be tried soon for Communist activities, the Government said today. Maj. Amin Shaer, personal aide of the Premier. Col N;us.ser. .said that the officers would he court-martialled and given the
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    Confidence vote for Zahedi
    48 1 TEHERAN, Wed The Premier. General Fazollah Zaheni received a unanimous confidence vote yesterday from the Majlis. One hundred ana seven deputies backed him. Two members abstained and eicht were absent The Senate gave Oen. Zahcdi an overwhelming vote of con- on Monday.— -A. P.
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    JUMPED—AND VANISHED
    71 1 JUMPED— AND VANISHED NEW YORK. Wed. -An extensive search is being conducted for an officer who bal n ri out of a iet trainer during a violent thunderstorm last night and disappeared. Ma lor Hubert Vantrea.se. now baled out last nisht with Col H R Thyns when their iet trainer
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    Geneva talks will have 'some success' —Casey
    252 2 Geneva talks will have 'some success' Casey HIS INSTINCT MAKES HIM OPTIMISTIC GENEVA, Wednesday. ;\fR. RICHARD CASEY, the Australian Minister of External Affairs, said here today that he had an "instinct" that the Far East conference "is going to have some success." He added: "I believe that the Great Powers
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    CHIEFS OF KANDY PAY HOMAGE IN EXOTIC AUDIENCE HALL
    41 2 THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh meet Kandyan chiefs m the exotic Audier Hall at Kandy, Ceylon, during a recep tion held by the chiefs for the Royal visitor Reuter picture
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    Strike of sailors: call to arbitrate
    100 2 LONDON Wed rE Singapore strike ol Malay deck hands of the Straits Steamship Company will be mentioned In the House nf Commons on May 5. Mr. Stanley Awbery. Labour M.P.. will ask the Colonial Se--retary. Mr Oliver Lyttelton. if he is awarr that inexperienced
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    Tiger tears man's arm
    66 2 NEW YORK. Wed. An 8001 b. Bengal tiger reached a paw i through his cage yesterday. sank his claws In a circus employee's arm and all but ripped it from the man's shoulder The victim. Charles Hicks. 28 lost his left arm later at Poiyclinic Hospital,
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    Russia is short of medicines
    71 2 MOSCOW Wed The Soviet newspaper Izvestia said yesterday many people eveiy day are being turned away I from druc stores without medicine and. as a result, many 1 may die. I Izvestia said that .services are slow and inefficient in the pharmacies of Russia, even
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    Chase at sea
    35 2 TOKYO. Wed. The Japanese Coastguard said today that 15 Japanese fishing boats in I the East China Sea were I chased by a Communist Chinese ship yesterday Two boats were captured. Reuter
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    Tito says yes
    22 2 BELGRADE. Wed The Executive Council of Yugoslavia yesterday approved a propo.«?d military alliance between Yuaoslavia, Turkey and Greece A.P.
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    Thimayya is honoured
    59 2 NEW DELHI. Wed Dr I Prasari. the President of India Uocav presented Lieut-General K S. Thimayya with -Parima Übnushan." India's second hichest award for distineuished service. The citation said it was presented for "distinguished service of a high order a* a representative O f India and chairman
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    Germ war colonel goes scot free
    60 2 WASHINGTON. Wed The Mr. nne Corp.s announced yestrrdiy that no disciplinatv nction would be tr\ken against Colonel Frank H. Schwable for his cerm warfare confession while prisoner of war in, Korea The court, of inquiry, which considered the case, founi that Colonel Schu ables
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    Pacts approved
    19 2 TOKYO. Wed— The Diet Upper House today ratified the United States Japan Mutual Security Assistance Asree-I mrnts.^Renter.
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    Carol costs Chaplin $30,000
    86 2 LOS ANC.KI.F.S. Wed. 4 JUDGE has ordered British if\ comedian Charles Chaplin tn deposit M 5.10.000 to guarantee MS3OO a week support payment for Carol Ann Berry. 10. Superior Judgr Klmer Doyle declined, however, to appoint a receiver to take charge of any assets .Mr. Chaplin
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    Payment soon for death ash men
    166 2 U.S. DOCTORS TO DIAGMtSE THEM WASHINGTON. Wednesday. QUICKER payment of compensation to the Japanese victims of a hydrogen homb test, was likely now that Japanese doctors have agreed to allow outside medical aid help treat the injured men American officials said today. The payment
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    ALY SETTLES $4.5 MILLION ON HIS DAUGHTER YASMIN
    149 2 NEW YORK. Wed. ALY KHAN was flyinf to London early today after a hectic visit to America that Involved an international courtship of actress Gene Tierney and finally i custody and financial agreement on his daughter Yasmin. The Prince settled approximately M
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    'West has lost Indo-China', says Jap who planned capture of Singapore
    266 2 TOKYO. Wed rE colonel who planned Japan's capture of Singapore today ridiculed French military tactics in IndoChina and said the West already has lost the war there. Masanobu Tsuji. one of Ja,pan'> most prominent military tacticians, suggested that the
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    CHANNEL GIRL SHIM
    31 2 FALL RIVER. Massach Wod -Shirley May Fnnci who a', a high school giri I tailed to swim the Er Channel in 1949 and MM married yesterday to v
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    TWO BAN Kill IN JU
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    Flats A-bo
    5 2 BERLIN I cues.
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    Two die in tank dis
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    IDO-CHINA NOW WORLD VORRY NO. 1
    452 3 But Nehru sees hope of solution rmrc i COLOMBO. Wednesday. X IIK Indlan nme Vl 'mster, Pandit Nehru told the South Asian Prime Ministers' conference today that Indo-China was possibly the most important problem in the world at the present time Kf S1 H
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    DANNY KAYE IN LONDON
    50 3 DANNY KAYi: grins as he ar.ives at the Plaza Cinema, I .union, to see the European premiere of his film "Knock on Wood." lli> companions ar<> Mai Zetterling, left, who is also in the Him. and Ym.i Sumac-, the girl with the wonder voice. Reuter picture.
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    Bevan toes the Attlee line
    98 3 Bevan toes the Attlee line LONDON, Wed. lABOUR party leaders today v agreed on an Indo-China line opposing any steps that might involve Britain in milition to help -imperialist policies." Mr. Aneuiin Bevan. who broke with the parliamentary leaders on foreign issues two [0, backed the line put forward by
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    Burmese visitor
    20 3 ON, Wed. The Burd'Affaires, Mr. Doon Watt, called on Mr. I loyd, the Minister of 'he Foreign Office
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    Flying plans
    20 3 WASHINGTON, Wed.- BOAC services beand London, by way uf Montreal, on May 18, if t aPDtOV- A P
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    'Faked' photo used by McCarthy
    252 3 'DOCTORED/ SAYS THE ARMY WASHINGTON, Wednesday. TMIE ARMY hurled a change of using a "doctored" 1 picture at the McCarthy camp yesterday, and Mr. Roy Cohn. counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy, acknowledged that he had provided it. He denied knowingrthe picture had been altered. Ihe
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    told: new otto
    70 3 told: new otto R| ,.(.H Wed *\M f ArlllSh erald« k rown grstions spirlUfw5 pirlUfw iP p-" ii: I r 1 MlC- Wick Waita lopted. (be eoancil Im< r ,,nli<i k> the Jditwn thl N Dominu« rrora M ih.i 1 Ih CoancU re- partlj I"--ith local j sU «rstfd the
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    grants for key, Spain
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    ends again
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    Two 'tried to rescue Red captive'
    110 3 Two 'tried to rescue Red captive' VIENNA. Wed. TWO defendants in a Coni- munist trial |n Pra«ue yesterday admitted havinß tried to free William N. Oatls. a newspaperman, who was Imprisoned in Prague on charges of espionage. Oat i s wa.s released la.st year after servin<; part of a 10-year
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    Nine trophies for Julie
    47 3 Nine trophies for Julie JiKiHTEEN-YEAK-Ol.l) Jnli<- Pmiti.s. of Essex, poses with ii" e« V tin- Grcst Danes that she breeds as a hobby. ,V I,lst member of the Great Dane Breeders 1 Assoi'Lilon tereV ts eVent London sho« for the Hrst timellatl"" and won nine trophies.-Reuter picture.
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    Water makes fakir quit hole
    101 3 Water makes fakir quit hole BERLIN. Wed. FAST rising water has driven a self-styled fakir out of an underground hole in which he had planned to stay a week without fating or drinking. Henry Eberty, ast'd 49. entered the hole, more than 6ft. down, on Sunday. He asked to be
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    Jap climb off
    36 3 TOKYO. Wed. The Japan Alpine Club today said that the Japanese climbers in the Himalayas had abandoned their plans for climbing 26.658--ft. Mount Mana.slu because of opposition from people in the area. Reuter
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    M.P.s join poster parade on the bomb
    150 3 LONDON. Wed. SIX Labour M P-s earned through London last nlgM Vrtisii... a meeting M m'^All'six are OO tin Hf*J Bomb National campaign 00m- which «iii condud Stion'wlde drlw tor «lfn«- (s to petition aninf talki n the bomb between Presi- dent Eisenhower,
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    LONDON STOCKS
    231 3 LONDON. Wed. CloAlng middle prlres of selected stock*, not Including stamp duty, uere: LOANS Consols 65 i 'i Funding i'/c 1019k War 3*% 86', BANKS Mercantile iEIJ'.-i 274 Eustern (£5) 8% Chartered ill) 43 3 Hongkong <Sli 92 +1 INSURANCE Com Un (uts.) tt% V Royal 13' i
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    LONDON TIN
    26 3 LONDON, April 28. Cash Buyers X.I3S; Sellers t73T 2 Forward Buyers £72ft Sellers £73«; Settlement £737 Vi. Turnover am. 45 tons; p.m. 40 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    37 3 LONDON. Apr L>8 Spot 19d.. June 19d., July-Sepi. 19' H d., Oct.Dec. 19 -<i Jan.-Mar. 19' d., Apr June l« -ii May c.l.f. IB ,d. t June i If. 18"»<J.. July cl.f. 19d. Tone: Easier.
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    Tear gas routs Guiana mob
    38 3 1 GEORGETOWN, Wed—Po{lice used teargas bombs to disperse 60 demonstrators outside the magistrate's court on the Corentyne coa.st of British Guiana, police reported yesterday. Four men and nine women were arrested. A. P.
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    Zulu Bishop
    34 3 DURBAN, South Africa. Wed. The Rev. Bonaventure Olamini, whose native name means "he who cats the daylight," was consecrated yesterday as the Roman Catholic Church's first Zulu bLshop of Umzimkulu.— A. P.
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    MCA accused of bid to adm influence of China
    317 4 COUNCILLOR ASSAILS EDUCATION NOTE KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. INCHE Rashid bin Ahmad, Federal Legislative Councillor and a member of the Party Negara, today attacked the iMCA memorandum on Chinese education as an attempt to establish China's poli tical influence in Malaya. He
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    S'pore Asian Games contingent lea
    79 4 S'pore Asian G ames contingent lea THE FIRST BATCH of the Singapore contingent to the se- toiid Asian Games, roiupn,,,, left yesterday for Manila in a Cathay Pacific Airways plane. Thus Straits Times pic-tun- m tinxent with a few supporters and pressmen boarded the plane. Mr. G. H. Kiat. Chairman
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    Wanted man was under bed, say police
    268 4 Wanted man was under bed, say police lIWKN POI.ICK went to a house in Yio Chu KanK Koad to arrest him Tua Tee, a driving instructor, in connection with a murder case, he was found crouching under a sleeping platform, the Singapore Assize Court was told yesterday. lam is accused
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    No wage cut, Council told
    82 4 No wage cut, Council told I JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. j An assurance was given by i Dato Sheikh Abubakar. prcsi- dent of the Town Council that he would resist any attempt to reduce the wages of the i I Council's conservancy labour- en. He was replying to Mr. Wong i
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    World Bank report soon
    35 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The World Bank mission to Malaya Is expected to submit its report to the Malayan Governments in August. The mission, now in Singapore, leaves for Washington on Friday.
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    Kedah rice men offer surplus
    39 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Kedah Rice Millers Association has offered to sell 10.000 tons of rice to the Federation Government. Its godowns are overstocked, and it Is not allowed to I export to Singapore.
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    Alleged theft of rings
    57 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Baharom bin Abdullah. 22, was today ordered to be sent to Taiping in connection with a theft charge. Baharom. arrested in Kuala Lumpur last night, was alleged to have stolen three gold rings valued at $29, and $15 cash from Ibrahim bin Man
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    HOMES FOR WORKERS WILL COST $500,000
    86 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. KUALA LUMPUR Municipality is to build 50 houses costing $500,000, for its workers. They will be in (ai Valley, three miles from Kuala Lumpur c Municipal Town PlanMr. J. E. Jackson, today that this would be the of a programme to
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    Fifteen fined
    40 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. —I Fifteen Chinese of Senai were charged that while their applications for the registration of the Lien Song Club was pending, they organised and 1 took part in club activities. They were fined $20 each.
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    Girl killed
    22 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Wong Sow Chun, 17-year-olti girl cyclist, was killed by a lorry in Mountbatten Road, Kuala Lumpur, today.
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    THE 'HEAVEN OR HELL'IMAM
    184 4 THE 'HEAVEN OR HELL' IMAM He challenges: 'Prove me false' PENANG. Wednesday. AN imam who once claimed he could predict whether a soul would go to Heaven or Hell today challenged his Muslim opponents to prove his teach- ings incorrect. Haji Ahmad bin Haji Yunusj formerly attached to Per- 1
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    His mission will help treat cancer
    87 4 His mission will help treat cancer r*R. D. R. McPherson. senior mJ radiologist at the General 1 Hospital, left this week for England. Germany and. probably. America to Investigate the latest developments in the use of radio-active equipment in treating cancer. The Singapore Government I has approved in principle the
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    Polio reported in Perak
    48 4 IPOH, Wed— Two cases of polio were reported, one in Kuala Kangsar and the other at Tapah last week. One Kuala Kangsar case of scrub typhus was also reported, and a similar one was reported in Sungei Bernam. None of the cases was fatal.
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    Dance contests
    25 4 The International Society of Teachers of Dancing 'Singapore and Federation) will hold three dance championships at the Happy World in May and July.
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    Heasks:'Wouldn 'tyou tell your father?'
    152 4 LIM KIM HUAT did not appear in court last week to answer a summons charge of dumping rubbish in trout Of his Beach Routl house Re told the muuistrate. Mr. J. M. Dcvcrcux-Colcburi). yesterday: "I was sick. sir. though not seriously ill." "Let's put it
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    Army puts up bridge for village
    91 4 KL'ALA LI'MPL'R. Wed ARMY ENGINEERS put up a new bailey bridge at Kasipillai Kampong in Sentul. three miles north of here last weekend. The old bridge, which was in a dilapidated state. wa« damaged by a falling tree two weeks ago. Floods later washed
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    They have to stand up for the mace
    59 4 They have to stand up for the mace WITH the Singapore City Council mace now in use. Councillors attending monthly council meetings will have to observe certain forma They will have to stand every time the mac bearer enters the council chamber before the City President. Rules concerning the mace.
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    Biggest youth delegation
    34 4 Ceylon is sending the largest ever youth delegation to leave the country to the World A.ssembly of Youth in Singapore in August. It represents Christian, Buddhist, Muslim and Zorcastnan youth movements.
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    For youth talks
    45 4 KLANG. Wed. -Inch* Wan Mahmood bin Pawan. chairman of Klang Youth Council, and Mr. J. S. Henry, secretary, will be Its representatives at the fourth annual meeting ot the Malayan Youth Council at the Hotel Majestic, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday and Sunday.
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    Lights for the 'real' streets
    50 4 PENANG. Wed— The Penantj Municipal Council will consider on Friday plans by the Municipal engineer's committee for lit-hting private streets. One condition for installing these lights Is that the .street or part of it must be v .stieet la the real sen.se of the word.'"
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    She drove unlicensed
    57 4 Private J. M. North, ol 4th Independent Cotnp Women's Royal Army Corps G.H Q. Far Ea.st Land r was fined $50 in Singapore terday for driving a while -she did not !mv i enee. For driving, without I party Insurance cover si fined another S2.i. She was
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    Police say: Sei robbery car
    215 4 ILLEGALLY HIRED, CO(JR!i rpHE police applied for con I terday, claiming they were robbery at Chua Chu Kans Knad n n They told the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday that the cars had been illegal:-. hired by the registered owners Tay Chin Nam and Tan
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    Firing pr —ships wa
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    MNO THREATENS A BOYCOTT
    168 5 A H,ancc maps out its line of action on Saturday Id great many f good word new council [JALA UMl'i K. Wednesday. Malays National Organisation may debate on the bill amending the irreemenl to allow lor national dec |)IIUS up before the Federal Counil)'"'" the Malayan
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    Two fined $25 for gambling
    39 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. <1 ion". Moi: Chin and Tan On re each fined j>2s here "depositing money in the vi .i common gaming house." They .staked money on slot machine known ai Bumper Table
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    Red who bit soldier is shot dead
    118 5 AI.OR STAR, Wed. t II RRORIST l»it a Malay Regiment private who tried to capture him in r.uki; Kuan::, it was revealiml today. "I lumped on him. tint he bit n arm and broke free." Private limitak bin Srneh said. 11. i bandit
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    er takes bangles
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    RENTICE WINS A 000 STUDY GIFT
    78 5 RENTICE WINS A 000 STUDY GIFT H' \t hrheved to be the first •'smuapore boy to take up this eour.sp and, on completion, will be a qualified ship Igner Me wa.s selected by the board ol United En- IS. imemorate the tali 'lan in in o! the firm, Mr F.
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    Court had no interpreter for him
    103 5 Court had no interpreter for him BECAUSE a Dutch interpreter was not available at the Singapore police courts yesterday, a man ha.s to remain on remand until April 30. John Sulyman from Indoi.esia appeared before Mr. E. H. DNetlo in the Third Criminal District Court charged with failing to obtain
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    2,375 patients
    27 5 IPOH Wed A total of 2.375 patients were no*mittrd to Perak Chinese Maten.itv Hosri'al last year, an increase of i«»<j over the previous year's Bgure,
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    IT'S STILL GAOL FOR THIS RED
    196 5 Deserter did not tell police IPOH. Wednesday. 4 BANDIT deserter who did not report to the police but went back to his civilian job before he was arrested in Port Dickson was sentenced to 12 years' gaol by Mr. Justice Buhagiar in t*~ Assize
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    Colony gives new plan a big hand
    235 5 Step to progress, they say SEVERAL Singapore Legislative Councillors and re- presentatives of local Government servants yesterday welcomed the new constitutional plan for the Federation. I While councillors described it as a "step in the right direction" Government employees .said the plan gave
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    Query on issue of summonses
    186 5 Query on issue of summonses rE Singapore City Police Magistrate. Mr. J M.. Devereux Colebourn. yesterday said that City Council inspectois might be put in the witness box to be questioned on the issuing of .summonses to relatives ol MCOM4 persons. He made the remark when Ltong Chee. summoned lor
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    Ipoh to see top dancers
    84 5 IPOH. Wed A USTRALIA S top amateur a\ ballroom dancers are to give demonstrations here in a two-day programme to be held at the Celestial dance hall on May 4 and 5 under the auspices of the Peruk Dance Association. Lawrence Hurley. Fellow and examiner
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    Leper camp inquiry
    62 5 PENANG, Wed. The Muslim Advisory Board hpre has appointed a three-man committee to Investigate complaints from Muslim lepers in Pula'.i Jerejak Settlement. The committee consist mc of Tuan Haji Abdullah bin Hall BftUeh, Tua n Haji K. Ktishir Ariff and Tuan Haii Abdullah Che Teh will visit
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    28 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.- Tan Y<e Koon. 24. was today fined $25 for abusing a policeman, l>alip Sinsh, at the Madras Theatre last nißht. He pleaded I'uilty.
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    National election by next May?
    278 5 National election by next May? KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. PROVIDED LEGISLA--1 TION i s not delayed and there are no other hitches, the Federation can expect national elections next Spring, possibly about May. The Federation Government has every intention of working steadily and progressively through a schedule it has drawn up
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    Boy rescued from drowning
    43 5 A Chinese boy, Charlie Lim. m rescued from drowning la a canal off Lorong 1. Geylang. in Singapore yesterday morning He was pulled out by a p.tsser-by soon after up fell into the canal and wa.s admitted to hospital.
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    Three men rob taxi driver
    51 5 Two Chinese and a Malay boarded a taxi in New Bridge Road, Singapore, at 12.30 am. yesterday and drove to a sidelane oil Braddell Road where they held up the driver and robbed him of $15, a wrLstwatch and a fountain pen. One had a
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    These witness were accomplices, appeal lawyer claims
    241 5 TWO prosecution witnesses whose evidence had helped to secure the conviction flfi Singapore Improvement Trust hXSS investigation office were accused in the Appeal Court yesterday of being aceomnlices. The charge was made by Mr. Kenneth Srth. appealing .with Mr C H K..h beioreth,
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    DEATH
    67 6 CHEW Hock Ann. and 73. p:i,--rd awa* peacefully at m~ residence 174 Charlton Lane on Wed- I nesriay. leavlnc 1 son Chin Lye. 3 daughters, 2 sons-in-law Gan Kee Tiai-. Wee Kirn Poll. 1 daushter-in- law and 17 crandchildren to mourn h;s loss The (or:ct:e will leave for Pava
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    55 6 MR. A- MRS. Harold D'Ro/.u > thank 11 friends and relatives for i their •rv valuable presents and food wi.-hes on the occasion of I their wedding. MB <v MRP VINCENT PFREIR\ thank relatives jno friends for thru useful pre.sents and cood he* on the occasion of their marri.i-*
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Apr. 29, 1954. Making A Nation
    1265 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Apr. 29, 1954. Making A Nation The criticism that the Fodoral elections agreement is undemocratic is odd, yet not unexpected. Principally the complaint comes from leaders of the Alliance, who point out h;» t tht elected element in the Legislative Council will be too small
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    U.S. SALE OF RUBBER PLANTS
    1073 6 U.S. SALE OF RUBBER PLANTS IN the executive suites of virtually every larj?e rubber, petroleum and chemicals manufacturer. corporate officialdom today is poring over a series of reports describing in intimate detail the 25 facilities which comprise the bulk of the U.S. Government's monolithic synthetic rubber industry. The reason for
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    The would-be leaders of Malaya
    352 6 1 SHOULD like \o express my appreciation of the letters by Klyne Street and Truth is King on the I issue of Malayan independence and this latest attempt by the alleged local leaders of the Mala- van peoples to brow-beat and intimidate Whitehall to cede
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    BICYCLE TAX
    68 6 IN Muar. unlicensed bicycles are being investigated for the year 1954. I understand that most of the bicycles were licensed in 1953 and that due to financial trouble most of the kampong folk are unablr \n pay lor licences this yrar In Malacca. a bicycle la taxed for
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    NOT ANOTHER GUIANA
    389 6 I am unable to understand i I why so much fusw Is being I made over the visit of certain gentlemen, who claim to speak i for the peoples of Malaya, to Britain In connection with the future Federal Legislative Council. Who are these men who have
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    Worth of English
    271 6 I AGREE with the P.S.G. that English is the medium of world exchange, link between all the continents, and vehicle of scientific and Intellectual knowledge of and for all the countries under the sun. Trade and industry are carried on nowadays on a world scan and this
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    Plan our 150 mph highways NOW, says Mr. Clampitt
    386 7 HE HAS THREE WA YS TO MAKE THEM SAFE KUALA LUMPUR, Wecto«ky. %|ALAYA should start planning now so the roads ol >ll years' time would be sate, Mr K Clampitt, the Federation's acting Commissioner for Road Transport, told Kotarian.s here today
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    New Colours for S.V.C. on centenary
    131 7 New Colours for S.V.C. on centenary rpHE Singapore Volunteer 1 Corps, which lost its colours the dai k days of 1942" ill be presented with new thi City Council on 8 the ninth anniversary :> presented by Ity be tore World will be replaced with i.) leen'a colours and regiOUTS.
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    Council to meet at night
    19 7 MPUR, Wed Municipal t night for imorrow. be the first »1 sessions, tract the
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    IG THEFT: FOUR HELD
    34 7 L i:«- waylaid In ar by several men at 11 Road last Friday. ingsters, two of whom red with revolvers, also them "f $;>no. a wrist md a fountain pen
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    Squeezed in, stole $770
    57 7 IPOH. Wed. A borgtel who [a believed to have rained entry by KaUnt v hack wall and then Mjuce/.im 1 binuelf into the premises between the eaves .stole $220 in cash and v levell|M lnstnnnent worth $550 from Sir Bruce White Wolfe Barry and Partners, mining
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    Family planning expert due
    50 7 A family planning expert arrives in Sinßapore tomorrow to study the work bring done He is Dr. Clarence J. GamUe a r«s«arch uaoclate on ih. faculty "i Harvard Medical School Who has been active for it,, pad 20 years In the family planning movement In America.
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    Scouts end camp course
    57 7 KOTA BAHRU. Wed. Federation boy scouts with four from Indonesia, attended a seven-day course for the Scout Wood Badge, at the Kok Kll Camp in Ifelantan. The course, which ended yesterday, was conducted in Malay by the State Scout Commissioner, Tengku Panglima Raja, assisted by Mr.
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    Didn't pay duty on beer: $120
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Tin Teck Yin. a shopkeeper of Gelang Pa tan wa.s fined $120 here' for failing to prove that duty had been paid on 15 bottle.s of beer. The bottles were labelled "For HM Forces Only" and '■NAAFI Store."
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    RESCUE WAS TAKEN UICIDE
    19 7 RESCUE WAS TAKEN UICIDE P misso< ict> m B<--1 mill lishinc Khoc 1 h* 1 i d.i*ntlis (I ilrn\ui
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    AND IT'S HER FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA
    70 7 Her name 1- lima A dry. She is pretty, voiiiik and blonde. lima, an Australian star of stage, screen and radio, arrived in Sinsapore by tj.int.is fntm Sydney yrslcrday. She will entertain at the Sea Virw ilutel. Thi<i is Ilina's first trip outside
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    MALAY SEAMEN ARE BACK AT WORK
    154 7 But union is still on strike \IANV of the Singapore Malay seamen who walked iT off the Btrmitl Steamship Company's ships on strike a month a^o. have returned to work. But their union has not yet ended the strike. Tins follows the refusal of
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    Unions plan big May Day rally
    91 7 Unions plan big May Day rally (M)I.ONV unions will hold the biKßot May Hay rally .since the start of thr K r Kt-ncy in Singapore i»n Saturday. Members •>! about IH unions art* r\|n-i .<'ii to attend a inertiiiK organised by the Singapore Trade* I'nion ConThe Coneress yesterday invited tile
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    $1,046 for SATA
    16 7 The Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association has received another $1,046 from various hrm.s and individuals
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    K.L. warning on free rice
    95 7 Show ration curd KUALA LUMPUR, Wed rpiiE Dustiict Officer, K lala 1 Lumpur. Mr. J. D W. Cieare. i a st.Uriiirnt today stressed that a ration card must be shown lor buying and .selling free rice. The ImpretJlaji held by some I ;>• > I'll-
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    Accused of knife attack
    51 7 IPOH. Wed Lee Soon Chew, G.i. vs.i.-, today accused of att.n Uiii" Tan Chew Lye with vegetable knife durinc a quarrel. The quarrel occurred vesteiday in Tieniliell Street. Mciu 1.--lembu. Lee pleaded Kuilty and the case wa.s postponed to June. I 24. Ball of $250 was
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    More industries needed in Colony
    160 7 PEOPLE MUST BE GIVEN WORK A RAPIDLY expanding population and shortage ofj properly-trained technicians are two rea-sons why Singapore urgently needs a polytechnic. Mr. A. W. Gibson said yesterday. Mr Uibsun. an expert on technical educatiun troni Britain, who is helping the Government tv plan
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    Admits $732 theft: week's remand
    114 7 Admits $732 theft: week's remand KUALA LLMFUK. Wed. JOHAN BIN ABDULLAH. 25. pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here today to .stealing articles worth $732. He waa aUegatf U> have broken into tlu- house oi Mr. F. P Rliaaell in Hicks Road here between 11.30 \> .m. on Au« 28
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    Arrested in K.L. on theft charge
    63 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Saibin bin Dalib. 33. of Mal.ura, pleaded guilty here today to .stealing a motor car btlonginu to Liew Fook Thin on April 24 at Pudu Road. Saibin also pleaded guilty to driving the car without a driving licence and without third
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    They celebrated Chiang's win
    47 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Nearly 100 representatives of 200 Chinese miilds and assoetattona today celebrated the rt-elecUon w Ocaeral Chiang Kai-sluk as president of Nationalist China Al v mi ■etiii" M the C'hin- Assi inbly Mall b*Te they rt-Molved ••> mm eaUt eongratulaUng Oenvra] Chiang.
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    I HE LENT PISTOL TO BROTHER COURT FINES HIM $20
    109 7 KUAI A LUMPUR. Wed 1) li Holithu -0. of Aui|J.ui Hijud, wm today umd *2o iii thr BeMUonx Court ten i*»r jailing In.s |)ist»»l tO iu.s brol-lic-r. J. B. liulitho Of HeiiuiiK. WltbOUt law lin authority. Uolillio pleaded ■■uiliv Mr.
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    CURIOSITY COSTS HER $100
    106 7 CURIOSITY COSTS HER $100 'I just wanted lo feel like driver' /iHUA CHEOW BKL a 19--year-old schoolgirl, was lineci »->i) in Singapore yesterday for driving a car while under age. She wa.« also fined $J0 for ilrivmg while not covered by third party insurance. Chua who pleaded guilty told the
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    Muar boy scout officers
    84 7 MUAR, Wed. OttkiaLs of Mi. a i Boy Scouts Association are: President. Inche Abdul X., hm. m bin Musa (District Otticer>; chairman, Mr. O. P. Daniels; .secretary, Inche Abdul Gratar bin Ali; treasurer Inche Omar bin Huji Mohunieit Noor. District .-.coutina.stei>: Mr Chiang Mong Hoe English
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    Special police branch watches busmen
    144 7 SINOAPOM police huh' have a "SiiiKa|>ore Traction Company I n vest ik tiori Unit," headed by an inspector. A SiiiK.iporr court yesterilav heard two detectives, of this unit testify acains) K»marnildiii bin Ahmad. M I.T.C. Inis conductor, accused of criminal breach of triiMt of IT>
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    HITCH ABOUT A NAME SETS BACK ARBITRATION
    153 7 HITCH ABOUT A NAME SETS BACK ARBITRATION Railmen await next move XI M U7MPIJB, Wednrsriay. TflK tribunal which is to arbitrate in thr f'isputr hrtween the Malayan Railway administration and its Traffic Operating Inion is unlikely to brjrin its sittings on Saturday as arranged. Up to late this afternoon the
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    5 soldiers tried to steal car
    150 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. FIVE British soldiers of the 22nd Special Air Berries as.sault.ed a Chinese .mci tried, to steal hLs car aft.-r they had attended a dance, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court was told tociay. Privates E. Spence. J. H. Bttson, G H. Thorhurn.
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    Fisherman was 'mean'
    60 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Mohamed Ali bin Awanc. a Kampong Pa.sir fisherman was lined 200 or two months' gaol in the Sessions Court for stealing the fishin<i lines of Sulieinan bin Abdul Rahman. Mi N. L Cohen, the Magistrate in passing sentence, said that it was very mean
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      197 7 The weather MINI MI M It MI-IK ATI Kr T 30 pn.. on April 27 to 7.30 k m on April 28 1 Slnifapore 77 ilem.es I'-iiHiii; 75. Kot« Bahni "5. Kuai.t Lumpur not nvelved, Ipoli ~h, Kiiiinl.n 73. MAX I M I M IHMPKIt AII XX: i7.3U a in.
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    Man who made the gun that ruled US
    1675 9 Man who made the gun that ruled US TIMES special FEATURE OR 100 years Colt six-shooters have blazed their way through every chronicle of the American Wild West. Cowboys and sheriffs, gamblers, rustlers and other bad men, have twirled them round their trigger fingers k every frontier town from Butte,
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      55 9 Hivli Travij Sii i/nii'tlij. Him- a id tSUflflHE^H^^^^l I LATP^^^MFLLD. kinjCAID I QUIETLY AND IOOK [NOW StT ON TueVbUNDPOLD?] T-DACV L CF.F INI STRAIGHT AHEAD. KIKJCAID. I FLOOR' I WANT P^ -1 I PHI /YE Mo.LLJ' ACAQfj L LISTEN I TILL A/EVE TURNED TWt J TO (AJT THIS J<>l Semfi
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    Shell income increased
    146 10 NET Income of Urn Dutch Shell Group of ComI pantos for 1953 amounted i; 130.000.000 v compared with r:i2:").000.0t)0 ill 1952, Unm salp'! proce< otht-r income last year totalled i £1.700.000.000. again.st t; 1 616 000.000 in toe preTloua Capital expenditures for t hust two years \vt
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    481 10 Jelapang to mak< Cap i THE price of tin fell )v yesterday to S.'}H,s.f}2 a D buted in some quarters iu\ outcome of the (lenev a talk" Other sources were of th< J ll result of a wait and see policy time to sho^.' some kind
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      343 10 NOTICES I NATURALISATION Notice Is hereby given that Ng Kirn Boon of 68, Orange Road, Singapore Is applying to the 1 Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knov s any reason why naturalisation should t not be granted should send a wrttten and signed statement of the facts
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      478 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Applications are Invited for the post of a building Inspector in the Municipal tr insurer's department. 2. Candidates should have p ■< r<l the Intermediate "B" (building In- spectoratei examination of the Institute of Architects of Malaya or it v equivalent. Consideration will however
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      391 10 NOTICES REMINDER VALUABLE PROPERTIES TO BE j SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT OUR SALEROOM NOB 14 16 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE TO-DAY AT 2.30 P.M. No 19 FRANKEL STREET. No 77 BENCOOLEN STREET (VACANT POSSESSION) Nos 41 A: 43 KERBAU ROAD. I AND AT SIOLAP ROAD. No. 494 OEYLAND ROAD. i
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      870 10 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF A large quantity of household furniture etc. comprising:— Bedroom and Sitting Room sets, Almelrxhs. Bookstand, Sideboard. Writing tables. Screens, Cliairs, "McCray", •Westinghouse", •Phil!co" "Frlgidaire" refrigerators Si Ice-box. -Cossor" radiogram. ■W. J. Oarcia" upright piano, 1 ■Royal" typewriter. 'Smith" wall I clocks "Toprate" electric table a fans.
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      645 10 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE SALE OF SITRPLITS VEHICLE SPARKS AT THK TELECOMS SHIRKS WORKSHOPS. KKIIKI M I l»> KOAD. KUALA I I Ml-l I! TENDER will be received by the Controller of Stores Workshops. Telecoms Department. Brickfields f Road Kuala Lumpur, up to 12 noon on Saturday the 15th May 1954.
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      1038 11 EAST ASIATIC LINE 'or Aden Po^'fi^r T CONTIN^1 /SCANDINAVIA Aden, Port Said G.noe, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Gdynia, Copenhagen, Gothenburg ft Otle. S'por. p. s'ryjn, Penang _s gBBtV. SS& "KSSfN*-. Wfi tFfiS hi) t! h° n 5 On P""«"««" »">y) ««d Korishomn SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA/U.K./CONTINENT "INDIA" for Diokorto S P rt
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      1047 11 BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SAILINGS ta U.K. «i»d CONTINENTAL PORTS S'por. P. S'horr Mancng Benlomond tor Genoo, Avonmoutn, Lonaon, Rotterdom, Hamburp, 6. M 30Aar./2May Benattow for Havr*. London, Antwerp, Hamburg 1» M#¥ Benmhor for Liverpool. Dublin .__Hu», Rotterdom 0. 13 4/4 May 7/i May 14/22 May 2J/2S May 14/JT May
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      1063 11 McALJSTER <Sc CO LTD. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL KLAVENESS LIME LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTIROAM LOS ANGELES. SAN FRANCISCO, HAMBURG ft HULL PORTLAND. SFATTLE, ft VANCOUVER ana tor USA North Anant.r Part. <■"■"■*.%*■. XS* ond Conodo vio Colombo American ram CITY OF OXFORD mi. SUNNYVILLE S/IIM. y M.y „/M May NFjgBJ CITY -CHICAGO mLimt|
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      How you tell when it'S LOVE!
      151 12 m «h»n rttrtint lit e»«» beraune »ou ju*t don't want t« eat. When tm »)v, np tiMklng U i«»e m«ney. When n n dr wn to Jeweller. 1 window*. When toii live np rfrtnkln, to nave money. when yo« work with one ear cocked
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      ARE YOU MARRIED TO A BACHELOR?
      490 12 DITY the wife who's married to a bache- lor. T mn one this week and began to understand what blonde Zsa Zsa Oabor meant when she wept in a Santa Monica rilvorc? court early this month: "My husband George Sanders, is a born bachelor."
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      251 12  -  Chapman Pincher By WE RARELY ro to sleep "as soon as our heads touch the pillow." All the unconscious sleep preliminaries usually take about half an hour if you are lying relaxed in bed and feeling Just normally tired. Sleep is a halfway state between consciousness and unconsciousness. You
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      WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE AN 'EARLY BIRD'
      531 12 within a few minutes. Contrary to common belief the deepest sleep, which occurs in the first one or two hours, is not necessarily the most refreshing. The hours of shallow sleep are equally important for the recuperation process. Movements rE idea
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      381 12 At last— the p*rfect foundation, ///jit to add a breathtaking new sj'.' y/r radiance to your beauty. <} I Feathrr Foundation a tinted liquid y cream givei a perfect surface to hold the fine bloom of Yardlry Po\vdrr.^is2sV// It hides ever>- tiny blemi«h and krrr* S y your ikin amaringly
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      72 12 are supcrl J Menda iblc: economi a high-class store or Mixieu Sanitary Tmreh mti ablt lamiary belt gnt in- i lamlary protection. StvteSql LUSTROUS /^J SHIM Ol thjmpoo if>»t contairi jfll Mulnfied Coco«oot O'l •hd'-'c Mulsifie^ I •tm Bnuisiri cocoANi/r! SHAWPO I COUCH 1 Amjxturel AnWwft«ir«.»>«»«rtoffycW<(.lw I n-i $P£CIAL L
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      345 12 The Straits Times Crossword frfe^tf ggj*y l «v cradle (4. ti> 1 r-— I r- I r- i r-— l KggM I— l r-— I 30 Sounds the bird to make money I 2 3 6 (4, 88s?S :f l-onely lady makes hay? (5, st. HH lH Hi Hi ill
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    YMCA tennis results
    112 13 > '< 1 tennii cham- pior.ships ties playiti on the •li Road courts ypMrrda.. Mea'i afaagtM: s K Ong VjO If 1 C. G Kirkwood bt O. G. ri-O Mi\rd dnuhlrv: uad 1 i) Ptmao M Irf B Siebt'l and Lnn Bo: -i 3-6 r.--Men's doubles: K
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    Miss Da vies has easy victory
    45 13 WRA] Changii beat r a first round j at Ttv Cup coif I Island Club esierda; ><>re: Mrs Burch- j N'orion 10 and R-. I Mm Morley bra: Mt.v .1 Scott one 1 PYmncsi be»l Mrs. Watson wit up
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    SPECTATORS STOP GAME AT GEYLANG
    454 13 SPECTATORS STOP GAME AT GEYLANG Mercantile were leading 3-1 gECAUSE the crowd had moved over the touchline and refused to budge while a penalty was being taken, yesterday's Singapore Business Houses F.A. first division game between Mercantile Bank and Pulo Bukom at Geylang Stadium was abandoned by referee Sgt. He
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    Misson's hat-trick moves OTEC up
    300 13 QKIKXTAI. Telephone ami Electric Company Improved their Singapore Business Houses F.A. first division prospects with a fine 4 o victory over Singapore Colo Storage at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. This victory took Oi'EC— the only unbeaten team this s< av»n to second position In the
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    Shell rally failed
    186 13 OHEI.I. Sports Club could not force a decision In their Business Houatt DHr. 1 leaßue fixture nc/un-' F-aser and N«\tve in spite of tieieri mined effort in final quarter at I'.iva I.eb.u yesterday. Hiiii-. teams scored a goal MCh j bin tihfll would have collected full I
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    Late decider for S. Darby
    204 13 CIMK DARBY made h grand strond half recovery to beat Bra«Hßrt« SC. 2-1 In their Dlv. 1 mutch on the padang yesterday ifter trailing by a goal at the Interval. Slme D.irbv owed a lot for 'hell -inTf.w to right back Hamilton uho I saved
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    H.K. Bank regain the lead
    269 13 H.K. Bank regain the lead HONGKONG BANK regained their SBHFA First Division lead with 1 j_i victory over Malaya Publtohine House on the MFA ground ye»terdajr. Hongkong Bank had the game 1 very much to themselves, but could j not flnlnh off their moves. If they 1 had taken all
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    SURPRISE FOR UNBEATEN STC
    326 13 IOWLY Malayan Airways »urJ prised Slnsapore Traction Company the only unbeaten Dlv. 2 tmm. whrn they played a twj-all riraw nt the STC ground yesterday_ Scorers for STC were Arshad and Kerr while Weng Chong and Saad replied for Airways. Borneo Motors trounced 1.C.1. 6-0 in
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    RESULTS AND LEAGUE POSITIONS
    392 13 RESULTS AND LEAGUE POSITIONS r.« no. i >i runK nr« i Rrrmrrif. Re». i (old >lor»*r Borneo Co. 5 S. Darby In. 0 P W D L F A Pt* (old Slorafr 4 3 2 31 111 II BifKfrio 7 J J 1 |9 A S FAN 3 3 3
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      138 13 \h will miss the BEST in week-end pi- unless you buy this week's Woman said yet to five men and belted A OMT4 J with their cash. Jpf V Mm The guns rhat would WMaaav aW^Ei nOt rC at cxccution Why the Reds hate J M^ UaW f% love b
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    Bartley boys' speed rattled top KL team
    709 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. OARTLEY Secondary School. Singapore's youth soccer champions, maintained thei- unbeaten record of their tour of South Malaya i when they be.it Kuala Lumpur's strongest school side. Methodist j Boys School, by 2-1 yesterday. j Both Bart ley's goals were scored
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    Singapore will look to and lifters for medals
    704 14 Singapore will look to and lifters for medals CINGAPORE went into the first Asian Games, at New Delhi in 1951, with a team of 22 and w ith little thought of making headline news. VVnat they achieved— eight gold medals, 15 silvers and* two bronzes, and fifth place among 11
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    OUR HOPE-A BAGFUL OF MEDALS, SAYS KIAT
    410 14 IIOKE than 40» people were at Kalians airport m yesterday morninjr to send off 34 competitors two coaches and three ollicials— the first batch of the Nineapore contingent who left for Manila by Cathay TaciHc Airways. i The full Singapore contingent numbers 60.
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    Swim schedule is still as before
    286 14 TEAM REACH MANILA AT DUSK From AXG E AM HOCK MANILA. Wednesday. T»ED STRICKLAND, manager of the Singapore cm tingent who arrived heie earlier 'or discus^ with Asian (lames ofTi* ials, told me on our arrh.il Manila airport this evening that his attempts sa
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    Winning debut by Queen's coit
    82 14 NEWMARKt: I W.d QDIBN Klizabelh had h winner of the tl.it >rason when her two-vi roll Corporal. Imo In H rhai made a winning dehut in r.\ May Maiden Stakes mrr li furlonss hrre veslerdav. nrporal ridden by Harr^ i raced home ahead ■>! to
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    40 14 LONDON. WtHi R>rugby union matches playi 1 ist-mcht n Barnstapie :i Cross Xl borne 10 Metropolitan P Clyde ft Uanellv 9; St. Ur- 8 C difT II: TeiEf mouth 0 Olou 8: Ta\in'on 5 Bath l"v- U< Iter.
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      25 14 By A ng Earn Hock Straits Times reporter who left with the team yesterday and will send daily reports from Manila on the Asian Cames.
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