The Straits Times, 26 July 1954

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    13 1 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JIXY 26, 1954 15 CENTS tie******
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    TWO KILLED IN AMBUSH
    255 1 WOUNDED Q.C. ALLOWED TO GO AFTER TELLING TERRORIST GUNMEN-.'! WANT TO SEE YOUR LEADER' mawcross talked to bandits escaped £OLONEL I*. A. GREGOIRE, Regional ontroller ol the Colonial Development Corporation. ■nd Mr. .A. Gib— m, manager of the Kulai Oil Palati KstaU\ Mm, were killed in
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    URRICANE DESTROYS & HOMES
    96 1 URRICANE DESTROYS HOMES K1 I IM, ■mih. \\i drstroyi ,p houses .it Kuhu, Rye mi Runda H.ilirdaj (I oi ii Kith of (l.i--,i making ISC mi i< ss i nin« the Malays ipproai hin« Bale in. trees were In .i dangeron-i >nd -n-t rtu ki il md Ihi' i>< iup
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    Trade chief gets gaol
    16 1 Sun Minister ol ntenced to i under thr uption Act Reprary of
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    Norwegian ship hit by shell
    11 1 N rdvard while I ort*d. ianoeuvr•pntial
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    Protocol delay
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    bomb damages
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    DEAD MEN HIT IN FIRST BURST
    290 1 FE ambush took place in a hilly area of young palm, with cover provided ny many stumps of burntout old palm. More than 20 ambush powere found, probably about 24 hours old. The bandits opened fire as the two vehicles reached a (Ud between
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    Russian claim
    33 1 LONDON Sun -The Rus- sian Navy was the first in the world to be equipped with submarines, radio, and armoured ships, according to Admiral Nilolai Kuznetsov. the I Commander in Chief.
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    Soeedman killed A bigger and faster Comet jetliner takes the air
    115 1 STUTTGART. Sun. Denis Laahmar British racing motor cycltot, «a.s killed whm I lied 111 the 500 CX. evi nt O| the German Grand Prix today Ttn' event was \um by '(„(11 Duke of Berlin.— RcuUt. TUIB is I'HK NBW
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    ELEPHANT KILLED BYARROW
    115 1 ELEPHANT KILLED BY ARROW CALCUTTA. Sun. HOW a charging rogue elephant was killed by a tribesman with well-aimed potooned arrow m the wilds Of North-East India was related today by Dr. G B Guh. i. director of the Indian Government's authropology department. Dr. Guiia. who visited the desolate Abor HilLs
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    Rice for Malaya
    48 1 BANGKOK. Sun.— Although' no new rice agreement be•v> n Siamese and British terrltorlea has been signed, the British have ordered an addi- i ttoneJ 15 000 tons of rice forl Malaya and Sarawak. Luang Thavil Settapanichkarn. Director General of Foreign Trade, j >aid yesterday.— A.P.
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    Reds outlawed
    15 1 KARACHI. Sun. The Pakistan Government has outlawed the Communist Party in Karachi.—Renter. I
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    Six die in fire
    29 1 BIRMINGHAM. Sun. A man and five of his children died in a fire at their home here today. The mother and a baby escaped.- Reuter.
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    Britain to open new Suez zone talks MINISTER FLIES TO CAIRO
    165 1 Britain to open new Suez zone talks MINISTER FLIES TO CAIRO CAIRO. Sunday. THE Minister of War, Mr. Anthony Head, arrived here by air today for talks with the Egyptian Government on the future of the British base in the Suez Canal zone. i Mr Head will start talks with
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    Coventry defence
    30 1 COVENTRY, Sun. The British Government has taken over responsibility for the civil defence for this war-scarred industrial city after the La-bour-controlled council refused to do anything about it—Reuter.
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    INDIA ACCEPTS CEASEFIRE JOB
    171 1 NEW DELHI. Sunday. J)KIMI MINISTER M lIKI announced today that India has accepted chairmanship of the IndoChina Ceasefire Supervisory Commission. "We are confident of shouldenng this heavy responsibility successfully with the united help and goodwill of the nation as a whole." he said. Canada and Poland
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    Just fun, but they'll still get the cash
    136 1 Just fun, but they'll still get the cash TWO OF the four winners who shared the $5,000 Straits Times Word Puzzle "J", slid they worked out Ui puzzle for the fun of it. Karh will receive Sl.^-'iO. Miss Oon Lean Swee of 29, Railway Quarters, Itukit Miri i Mm, couldn't
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    Magazine on sale this week
    98 1 Magazine on sale this week THE Malayan Monthly, the new Straits Times viagazine, will be on sale throughout Malaya on Wednesday. The August issue is packed with topical articles, picture stories <md first-class fiction. For the first time in this country the work of Malayan photographers and well-knoivn illustrators is
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    West Indies federation
    74 1 KINGSTON. Sun.- The Jamaica House of Representatives has approved federation of the British West Indies. The Chief Minister. Mr. William Bustamante. and the leader of the Opposition People's National Party. Mr. Norman W. Manley. both appealed to the House to support the Government resolution on federation. Mr.
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    Weather upsets air services
    45 1 LONDON, Sun. Bad weather disrupted airline se vices throughout Britain yesteiday. At liOndon airport more than 100 passengers were held ud overnight. Many spent the night on chairs and settees in the airport lounges. Cause of the trouble was fog. Reuter.
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    Floods: 20 lost
    22 1 TEHERAN. Sun. Twenty people are missing as a result of floods near here. More than 1.000 are homeless. Reuter.
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    India to Lisbon: An assurance please
    111 1 NEW DELHI. Sun Tin Government of India yesterday handed to the PnrtOCUrae Eml>:i.ss v here a IKttC BSkllll t'T sssurancea imm Lisbon n will nut maltreat or deport from (I<i;i or the other Portuguese settlements In India any Ooane.se citizen arre.sted for l>r< -mer«er
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    ANEURIN MAY VISIT JAPAN
    117 1 ANEURIN MAY VISIT JAPAN EBBW VALE. WALES. Sun. MR. ANEURIN BEVAN, leader of Britain's leftwing Socialists who is visitinc Communist China in the autumn with a Labour Party delegation, ha.s been invited to Japan A Labour Party spokesman said that Mr. Bevan would accept the invitation if he had enough
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    Australia-bound in 10-ft boat
    35 1 CANNES. Sun.— A little 10--foot sail boat left this Riviera resort yesterday, bound for Australia a voyage of some l,», 000 miles with Jean De Orange, 11, and Frederics: Mitrani. 23.
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    Blast kills 6
    30 1 BLANKENBERGHE. Sun. Six Belgian holidaymakers were killed here today and 2!) inj.ned when the hotel where they were staying was blown up by a gaa explosion. Reuter.
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    Mystery planes 'shot to kill'
    292 1 Mystery planes 'shot to kill' HONG KONG. Sun. THREE terrible minutrs in which his Skymaster airliner was shot down into the China Sea by two flchters off the Communist island of Hainan on Friday were described here today by the pilot. Captain Philip Blown. Captain Blown, his nose and for»
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    STOP PRESS
    42 1 .M > 11)1 MU.Vi TOi Japan Mill send tin i. M>>i: In M I month tn make < month stud\ ol 1 £.m iron ore mine, whuh K'ikJn Ku; it cenipan> jj to drvelop al*Bg «Hli tu<> IJrili-u rump.vm ni > lid today.
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    NEW RED PLAN FOR EUROPE And U.S.
    458 2 NEW RED PLAN FOR EUROPE And U.S. Mr. Mointnv rails in iho Big Three diplomats to give thvnt— turns it down at once MOSCOW, Sun. AMERICAN, British and French diplomats called today at the Soviet Foreign Ministry and saw the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. V. M. Molotov. The United Btates
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    Marjorie at Long Beach
    40 2 I'HKOI (.M rowd-luird sir.. Is i,, I. one Reach, (aliform.) Mu.lonr \\rr. Singapore air host™* taking part in thr "Miss Inh-frsr" context, is borne on a floral float. The title wrnt to Miss ISA. P photo.
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    M.P. improves
    28 2 LONDON, Sun— Sir Herbert Williams. 69, Conservative Member of Parliament, who fell ill in the House of Commons on Thursday, was "a little better" yesterday Reuter.
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    MacD will greet 600 delegates
    294 2 Mrs. Pandit guest-speaker THE Commissioner-Cicneral, Mr. Malcolm Mac- Donald, will open the second world youth general assembly in Singapore on August. 15 at 8.30 p.m. and welcome, on behalf of Malayan youth the 600 delegates and observers from 60 countries of the free world. i
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    Four transferred to Africa
    48 2 LONDON. Si.n Four Malayan police officers have been transferred to Africa Mr. R. C. Catling. Senior Asm; tant Commissioner. ;is Deputy Commissioner of Pnlicp. Kenya: and Mes.srs. D. VV. P. Cot ton. D. J. H Hurst, and W. P. Mathieson as Assistant Superintendents Tanganyika.
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    'GLAD ASIAN WAS PLACED'
    186 2 LONG BEACH, Sunday. MARJORIE WEE, Miss Singapore today pronounced herself fairly satisfied with the judging of the Miss Tniverse contest. "I was happy to see at least one Asian JJirl. Miss Hong Kong, finish in the first five. I wish her the very best of luck
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    Air exercise 'Dividend' —6 crashes
    95 2 Air exercise 'Dividend' 6 crashes LONDON. Sun rE crew of three of berra let bomber tp.kint part In the British air rtcferve exercise Dividend' were killed early yesterday when the plane crashed In Norfolk. Two Meteor jet fiehtr in the exciti.se. collided near Leiichars, Fifeshire. and one pilot was killed
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    SIAMESE TIN FOR AMERICA
    66 2 BANGKOK. Sun. Thof 2 ion tons of tin to the United States at prevailtnc Singapore prlcei has been approved by the Siamese cabinet. it wu officially announc terday. It was itlpulati d t must b»- made between Aug. l and March 31 1955 and that the
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    New ship's trip
    30 2 NEW YORK. Sun. Italy's ewest and faMest passenger nip. the 29.100-ton Cristofore "olombo. reached New York hit morning .seven and a half iays out from Genoa. A.P.
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    National YWCA talks in Singapore
    90 2 A PACKED programme will precede the national annual conference of the Y.WCA. in Singapore on Aug. 13. Deli gates from six centres in tht Federation will attend j the conference which will be held In the Changl home of the national president, Mrs. Loh Poon
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    EAST, WEST CAN LIVE IN PEACE
    182 3 -China 's Premier tells 10,000 cheering Germans BERLIN, Sunday. CHOU EN-LAI, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of China, told 10,000 cheering East Gernuuu last night that peaceful co-existence is possible between East and West. He declared, however, in a reference apparently aimed at the
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    It's time to call a halt, says senator
    107 3 It's time to call a halt, says senator WASHINGTON, Bun. OR Alexander Republican) thai the Smith-East pact would and urged hile a free •.i)H Of rainsi more sion. n;iirman of i R his proposal outlining tlon in the Impllca- tß| Ol iid flo Mom v reverse -a or Id has
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    Polls in Egypt
    21 3 Sun. Lieutenant i Abdel Nasaer I MinUter, announced nieht that free rauld be held I in January t
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    2am TICKLER
    17 3 k sun. lira nkson. 33. waj iivorce in Madison >n grounds that her Ardell. 37.
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    Air cleaner for driver
    36 3 G. r. GILBERT wean a personal air cleaner as a protection against the clouds of (lust as he drives a Humber Super Snipr in the n.«00-mile round-Australia car reliability trial. Reuter picture.
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    Blow-up kills 3
    22 3 VENEZUELA. Sun. An American engineer and tm Venezuelans were killed recently in an explosion at a ■:.(> plant construction projec'
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    IS DIVORCED
    26 3 tickled her until 2 a.m. because lie knew .she was very ticklish The divorce was granted or grounds of erne] and inhuman treatment. UP.
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    KOTELAWALA LAUDS CHOU
    60 3 LONDON, Sun Mr. Chou En-lai has received "warmest congratulations" from Sir John Kotelawala. Prime Minister of Ceylon, on signmg of the Geneva Indo-China agreement, the New China News Agency reported last night. Sir John said the agreement "is a matter of great satisfaction to us" and "holds
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    Last French soldier quits Hanoi by Oct. 11
    311 3 HANOI. Sun. FRANCE grill withdraw 1 her last soldier from Hanoi by October 11 after 72 years of rule in the Red River delta, it: was officially announced yesterday. French Union troop?— and the thousands of Vietnamese who are unwilling to submit
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    DR. 'THOUSAND SECRETS' MAY HAVE GONE RED
    155 3 BERLIN, Sun. VJEW evidence indicated last night that West Germany's security chief— .sometimes called "the man with a thousand .secrets" many have Rone over to the East German Communists of i hLs own choice. A West Berlin border guard said Dr. Otto John,
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    ICE STAR RELAXES
    27 3 Id ST\K (iI.OKIA NOH1) relaxes beside the Thames bel«een hrr appearances in "The Dancing Years on Ice" at the Empire Pool, Wembley.— ReuUr picture.
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    DEATH MARCH PRISONERS FREED
    65 3 Two survivor* of thr ilcilli in irrh which followed the capture of Dien Bien Phu arrive at Haiphong after being freed by the Vietminh. Many prisoners died during forced marches from the captured Indo-China fortress to Vietminh prisoner of war camps. Picture shows the men lying
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    U.S. drops plans to leave East
    181 3 WASHINGTON. Sunday. r PHI Defence Department, after a new appraisal of the Communist menace in the Orient, has abandoned plans to withdraw nearly all United States Army units from the Far East by 1957. it was learned today. It also has discarded plans to
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    Sea cadets to train in U.K.
    48 3 LONDON. Sun- Two Singapore sea cadets. Loading Seaman Sallph bin Mohamed. 18. and Acting Petty Officer Sim Meng Cher. 17. who have won scholarships to Britain, are due In England in August for naval training courses arranged by the Sea Cadet Corps.
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    Yunnan guerillas get aid
    42 3 RANGOON, Sun —The Banukok correspondent of the English language paper The Nation reported yesterday that two anti-Communist organisations in Bangkok had raised US$6OO,OOO to back Chinese Nationalist forces on the Yunnan border in Burma's western Kentung state.— AP
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    Better pay inßussia, U.S. pilots are told
    132 3 WASHINGTON. Sunday. AIR Force Magazine said yesterday Russian pilots are far ahead of U.S. Air Force fliers in pay, benefits, privileges and comparative prestige Mr. John F. Koloosbrock, managing director of the official publication of the Air Force Association, said the Soviet pilot's
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    Europe moves toward convertibility
    148 3 Europe moves toward convertibility WASHINGTON, Sun. THE International Monetary Fund reported today that "satisfying progress" had been made in Europe towards convertibility of currencies and expansion of world trade. The prospect of more definite progress is good, it added In its fifth report on exchange restrictions Some countries are contemplating
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    Yangtse floods at record levels
    156 3 Yangtse floods at record levels HONG KONG. Sun. MHINA today announced floods in a number of regions along the Yangtze River. While publicising its "first i.odern large-scale engineering •'asterpiece for the prevention j I floods," a China news agency iiport from Wahan < Central China i said that owing to
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    Whales get a new deal
    46 3 TOKYO. Sun. The International Whaling Commission yesterday voted a ban on catches of blue and humpback whales as a conservation measure in the Northern Hemisphere. Japan and Russia voted against the ban on catching blues and humpbacks, fishing officials said— AP.
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    New 'Marshall Plan' urged
    66 3 NEW YORK. Sun. Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, son of the late President, has called for "a new Marshall Plan" to win the promised Indo-China election for the West. He said Washington's current programmes "puts all the emphasis" on military might alone and was "completely inadequate." "We
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    Wasp kills two, injures 20
    51 3 EPERNAY. Sun -Two British tourists were killed and 20 injured, seven seriously, yesterday when their bus hit a tree a mile and a half from Cezanne in Eastern France. First reports said the driver lost control of the bus when a wasp stung his face—
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    Off to Britain with family
    38 4 Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. Deputy President of the Singapore Legislative Council, accompanied by Mrs. Tan and two children, has left for Britain. It Is understood he will study parliamentary procedure during his stay.
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    $200 for third food offence
    40 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Wong Lim was today fined $200 in the Police Couit here for moving three katis of bean cake without a permit. He had two previous convictions for offences of a similar nature.
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    She had chandu —$200 fine
    36 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. —Lee Kirn Fung, a woman from Kuala Lumpur, was today fined $200 in the Sessions Court Pontlan. for having three tahils of chandu and utensils for smoking It.
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    NEW ALLIANCE PLAN
    201 4 Spore parties may link up ANEW politica. alliance may be formed in Singapore as a result of talks to be held this week between representatives of the Colony's Labour Party and Socialist Party. This is one of the latest moves to reorganise and strengthen the Labour Party
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    MINE BLAST KILLS 1, INJURES 2
    184 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. AN Indian mine-worker. A P. Karuppia. 24, was fatally injured and two other workmen hurt in an underground explosion at Malayan Collieries, Batu Arang, Selanffor, on Friday. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. while Karuppia. P. Veeran. 39. and C.
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    APPEAL FOR THE DEAF
    112 4 By Mr Bingham PENANG. Sun— The Resi- dent Commissioner. Mr R. P Bingham. today appealed to all Malayans to consider the unhappy plight of deaf and dumb children "shut out from the secrets and plans of their playmates." Expert training could teach these children to spealc
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    Federation's trade down
    71 4 KUALA LUMPUR Sun The Federation handled $1.--376.300.000 in import and export trade In the first half of this year. This is $226,800,000 less than the same period last year. The value of Imports from January to June this year totalled $646,800,000 compared w ith the export value
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    Ex-bandits help at farm show
    117 4 KUALA LUMPUR Sunday T«HE two day annual district agricultural show opened yesterday at Jasin. Malacca, with surrendered terrorists taking an important part ««-enaerea me surrendered terrorists from the Kemendore Agricul-i tural settlement. Jasin. erected 24 stalls and a beautiful arch entrance to the show, which
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    1,800 DESERT TERRORISTS
    107 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.-The Federation Government is concentrating on winning over aborigines who Tor "nearly 13 years have been in contact with Communism." said Mr. R. O. D. Noone. Director of Museums and Adviser on Aborigines. t n a broadcast tunight. i In the past six months, about
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    CADETS FROM FIVE SCHOOLS AT CAMP
    139 4 A COMBINED Army Cadet Corps of 250 students from five schools will hold their annual camp at Aver Gemuruh. Chanel, from August 2 to 7 The schools arc the Rallies Institution. St. Joseph's, St Patrick's. Victoria and Bartlty Secondary It Is organised and sponsored
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    The printers want jobs of expatriates
    83 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun —ln view of the chanmnir political situation in Malaya, the Government Printing Department should gradually allow Malavan.s to replace the expatriate senior officers, states the sixth annual report of the Federation Government Printing Decartment Employees Trade Union It said the Printing
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    Indian youth centre opens
    72 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. "There is a great need for enriching the life of Indian youths who are leading an aimless life In the estates, said Mr V. M. N. Menon. chairman of 'he Selangor Indian Association, at the inaugural meetinz of the first Indian youth centre
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    MacD will open show
    85 4 The Commtsstonrr-Oi inral Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. will open an exhibition of mtcrosi copic carvings by Mr. Wong Lo Feng at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce on August 3. The exhibition will be open |to the public from August 4-fi at the Chamber, and from
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    Air India hostess
    38 4 MISS SIIIKI.FV G.WNOK. 19, the youngest air hostess with the Air India International, who arrived in Singapore on Saturday on her first flight to the Colony. She left for Madras early yesterday. Straits Time* picture.
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    Siamese will have T.V. in January
    101 4 rjiELEVISION will be lntro- duced in Slam In January next year, said Mr. L. 8 Skoblin, n representative P Radio Corporation of Amerlc In Slnßaporc yesterday. Mr. Slcoblln. regional supervlser for South-East Asia, arlved after completing plans with the Siamese Government Work started early
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    Dance to help children
    158 4 Dance to help children Music society aids Home rE Liberty Musical and Dramatic Association of Singapore, which has helped charitabk- organ!saiions in the Colony to raise more than $30,000 by providing free dance music, is holding a gala dance, total proceeds ot which will go to the Red Cross Crippled
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    5 RASC men hurt in crash
    49 4 Five young Europeans frnn. the R.A S C School were injured when a crashed into the drain at th» junction of Fairer Road and Bukit Timah Road at 2 10 am yesterday. They w«w taken to eral Hospital and released after I treatment.
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    Tried to save $2 —fined $25
    42 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Lee K*m Llan. wife of a rubber dealer, was today fined $25 In the Police Court h^rr for evasion of Customs dut-, of $2 on three gramophone records and a pair of slippers
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      139 4 SPORr MISICAI. S<MIITV: Full orchestral rehearsal with J->n Smeterhn. Victoria Mtmorl..: 7.30 p.m. ri'BLIC LECTI'RE: Asian Today PekliiK Puz/le by Mr. G G. Thomson. V.MC.A. Hall, Orchard Road. 8 p in PIBI.K Kfl. \TIO\S Mobile Film Unit's free shows at West Coast Road 6', milestone, Chiingl Civilian Quar-ers, Chong Hw.i
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    1873 5 Drunken Japs staged desperate prison camp outbreak TIMES special FEATURE 5 Japanese prisoner of war camp at Cowra, 240 miles west of Sydney, lay bathed in the soft light of the early morning moon arch lights swept the huts in the prison compound, stabbing through the rolls of barbed wire
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    225 6 J* WmrdM lit (mtmtmum) fOLLOW PEDANT Ever the Malay Mall' If you want to win t: >t $5,000 word puzzle. .JUST ARRIVED American Cotton Dresses by Ix>bell Melville and Kenrone. Sites 9 to 14. ?Tom $18. Harrows Ltd.. 7 Orchard Road. YOU CAN NOW BUY. HireFurrhase or Hire a
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., July 26 1954. Approach To Master Plan
    676 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., July 26 1954. Approach To Master Plan Singapore's master plan still holds its secrets. But certain j indications show the way thei mavier planner has been thinking. Sir George Pepler bat said one or two things that were perhaps precipitate. His dictum that one way
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    Russian Offer
    427 6 The Russian proposal for a new conference on European security does not come as a surprise. Reports were current the day the Indo-Chinese armistice was signed that Moscow thought the moment opportune for a four Power conference. The proposal has now been [conveyed to the three major Western
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    Hainan Outrage
    274 6 Wt may know already all that will ever be known of the murderous outrage off Hainan.' Two fighter planes shot down, 1 without warning, a Cathay Pacific airliner carrying 17 passengers and a crew of four. Only eight have been rescued. I There is a bare possibility that
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    Something Malayan in Singapore
    109 6 Something Malayan in Singapore I AGREE with "A Singaporean' 'that the Istana Temenggong in Telok Blangah Road should be saved for the city. Singapore has so few historical landmarks that it would be a great pity to let one of them disappear. The city or some lovers of the city
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    Bank charges
    53 6 REGARDING bank charges on cheques. It may surprise "T.S." of Talping to know that my bank has been charging me 50 cents out of my $3 (representing 16.6 per cent or 1 6th > earned every six months from my investment In the S.B. 3 per cent War
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    A longer walk
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    Greater use of tin in the American industries
    870 6  -  Dr. E.S. Hedges TN a visit to the United States which I have Just undertaken for the purpose of exchanging scientific and technical information on the industrial uses ot tin, with special reference to new uses, it seemed to me that, more
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    EUROPEANS KILLED IN THE EMERGENCY
    185 6 YOU report that Mr. Henry Hopkinson, Minister lor The statement that no EuroColonial Affairs, in the House of Commons, on I*** 0 *"c killed in 1953 is not f^-VS? I hat Communist terrorists in Malaya had %"s£*«£%>%* *££>: killed 2.197 Asians and 100 Europeans since
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    What did they gain from the boycott?
    122 6 1 WOULD ask our Malacca Councillors what the} gained by the boycott. 1 would urge al.so the authorities to be more vigilant in future In nominating persons to the Municipal Council who do not have the interests of the public at heart The
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    The queue that did not move
    158 6 The queue that did not move IT took me more than two hours to pay my motor van tax and to get a lost licence plate replaced at the R. -i.strar of Vehicles recently. The officer-ln-charee of the report section was most courteous. My complaint is about the lorry section.
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    Brickbats and Indians
    114 6 MAY I ;i sk "A Malayan" and i others of his way of thinking, why the educational authorities recruit Indian graduates I for English schools? Perhaps for the fun ot it? The letters ot criticism are Inspired either by prejudice or political considerations. History funttihet nmmplrs to
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    Bahai plan combines the best
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    70 6 I WOULD like to congratulate, the Penang Education Department lor the warning against students in schools taking part in politics. This is Indeed kindly and a slip in the right direction. An educationist once said that students are like unhatched chickens. At their age, their judgement and
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    61 6 AT a cinema recently, I presented 65 cents in cash for a second class ticket. The ticket seller refused to accept my money, because of five rents in coins, saying "Inl ta'mau lah. Ta' laku." I told her the coppers were legal tender. She still refused.
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    126 6 UNLESS your report of the trial of an estate manager I In the TVinerloh court was Incorrect, it Ls difficult to understand why the police took proceedings against the manager. As the magistrate. Mr. J Whlmster said, most of the I evidence meant nothing, although
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    43 6 On the Margin Social l_ \i:mi ""i theme or an- R/ J In] ISi I f and w 1 4> A l)r:i\t n w i r 1 w r H I h Illvl I sot on Across frontiers Jj toi I Mr uh
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    114 7 MKS li.l IV LWMMH MUM Nt man, year* in lh«- in Johurr. is srrn above with two of her former pupils whu went to Buckingham Palace to inur.itiil.il.- her after she had received from the Queen the M.B.E. awarded to her at the time of the
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    475 7 Strike talks break down: both sides Grm on backpay WON TO SEE GOVERNOR f c hftwrrn the Singapore City Council and its 11 labour unions broke down again yesterday. Ol the Action Committrr of trie ns will see the Governor, Sir Uohn Xi.oii Sir John will be asked to ne
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    HEADMEN PLAN FOR UNITY
    116 7 HEADMEN PLAN FOR UNITY KUALA LUMr-un. Sun THE executive commit- tee of the Selangor Ketua Kampong Association will meet hero next Sunday to flnaliso plans for the first conference of all village headmen in the Federation. The conference, scheduled for Aug. 29 and 30, will consider a proposal to unite
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    THIS IS WAY TO CHEAPER HOMES
    276 7 Join housing society, he says MAi i i Ml 1 i; Sunday. I H.oi'i.l wising to build their houses cheaply should join their local co-operation housing society. If there was no such society, they should form one. This tip was given today by Mr.
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    TRASH QC SPOKE TO BANDITS
    48 7 fron Page One a time PreslClub. I t < Il( .it the Iwo funerals today April. isl] worked K is a I.umind Colonboard tor of the Board td and the mlal Bulld--1 ci to be Mr Otbre will B i idarl <■••- -r nt Sno
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    New members of rent board
    17 7 New members of rent board ■■•luted Rent i: the Ari- the %ng Siew I. a iu and
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    108 7 22 per cent rate stays PLEA REJECTED KUALA LUMPUR, Sun— The recent municipal property assessment rate of 22 per cent on KamponK Chempedak. Sentul Pasar, will stay, the Municipal Secretary, Inche Mohamed Din bin Ali said yes- j terdav. The 9 per rent rate, which the inhabitants asked for in
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    TOO MANY 'POCKET' UNIONSHE SAYS
    207 7 TOO MANY 'POCKET' UNIONSHE SAYS SEREMBAN. Sun MR Lee Moke Sang, sccretmv of the staff side of the National Whitlev Council. s.irt here today that there o many "pocket 11 trade In Malaya He vaa speaking at the fourth annual conference of the Anti-Malaria] Staff Union, j Federation of Malaya,
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    MAN SHOT NEAR STATION
    143 7 MAN SHOT NEAR STATION IPOH. Sun I*WO teen-aged gunmen killed a former Special Constable not far from the Chemor police station shortly before noon yesterday. The dead man. Ah Choon. :54. went to have a haircut but as the barber wa.s occupied he strolled over to a nearby carpenter's shop
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    78 7 Choose your song and your price ALOR STAR. Sun— Cheah Toon Lok. a town councillor last night chose and paid $20 for a song while the Kedah British Adviser. Mr. G. S. Rawlings and his private secretary. Mr. J. H. Nixon each paid $10 for two songs. AX this was
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    New bicycles for essays
    48 7 New bicycles and cash p-izes are being offered for the host 'safety first" essays submitted during Safety First Week— Sept. 9 to 19. The competition, which Is being sponsored by the Singapore Safety First Council, Is open to students of secondary and primary schools.
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    Price guarantee
    29 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Federation Government has decided to extend until September 30 the guaranteed minimum price of $17 a picul for padl the Federat ion's housing
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    The dead go further for burial
    116 7 ALOK STAR. M<>" WHENEVER their cemetery was flooded, the villagers of Kampong Kupan J.unhu had to carry their dead three or four miles lor burial. the Kedah State Council was told today. 'It is hardly surprising that their morale should be at such a
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    Rehearsal time changed
    38 7 The Singapore Musical Society's orchestra rehearsal with Jan Smeterlin has been changed from 5 30 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. today at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Smeterlin will perform on July 28 and August 4.
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    Air chief back
    30 7 The Commander-in-Chief. Far East Air Force. Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson, returned to Tengah yr. teiday evening after a visit to British North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak
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    Chief in camp
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— Mr. O. Geldard. Field Commissioner for Boy Scouts. Federation of Malaya, spent the week-end at a Scout training camp in Pengeran*.
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    118 7 Reds slashed Home Guard's throat KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THE hunt is on for two terorLst.s who murdered a 1 young Home Guard section leader, Toh Ken Len, near the lonce "bad" Selangor Negri Sembilan border village of Broga on Thursday. Toh and his wife. Lul Choo Yong,
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    U.S. planes 'raid' S'pore
    69 7 Exercise Jo.s.s Stick 5. the fifth of a series of Joint R.A.F.U.S.A.A.F. exercises in which Superfortresses of the 13th U.S.A.A.F. and Far East Air Force Hornets and Vampires will take part, starts tomorrow. On July 29 the Superforts will stave mock attacks on Singapore and will
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    Workers, staff may unite
    76 7 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Sun. Mr. P. P Narayanan, general secretary of the Plantation Worker^ Uniun. Malaya, today said that the National AmalI gamatcd Asian Staff Union and the Amalgamated Plantation Workers Union would one day become a Joint national body parallel with the Malayan Plantlnu Industry Employers
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    PAPER INDUSTRY FOR MALAYA
    143 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun rE Batai tree (there arc thousands of them In Hardens all over Malaya* may In a frw years give the country a prosperous paper making Industry. The trees known to forest ry experts as Allslzzu F'aloot a—are grown In gardens for shade. Tests
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    56 7 IPOH. Sun.— Two six -\> v old Indian boys, sons of i bourers on Chemor I were admitted to the Ipoh Hospital last night suffering Irom poisoning They had eaten fruit plck'd up from ground which had been sprayed with weed killer The boys are now
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    Indians to meet on loss of vote
    126 7 Indians to meet on loss of vote T<HE Malayan Indian Oongrwi of Singapore has aske dits wren blanches to hold mertings of Indians In their arras before August, 7 to decide what stand the community should take on th* franchise rights ol Commonwealth citizens under the new constitution. The maral
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    Chandu found on altar, too
    55 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Tan Woon Soon, an estate r. was today fined $500 for havina chandu and chandu-smofclni utensils. The Sessions Court here was told that when Customs officer.-, searched Tan's house, they lound chandu and the all over the place, mcludina the family altar.
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      173 7 The weather MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 1 7 30 pin on July 24 to 7.30 am on July 25 1 Singapore 76 dmrrx. Penan* 73. KoU Biihru 74. Ku.ila I umour 75 Ipoh 72. KuanUn 71 MAXIMUM TEMPERATIRK (7 30 a.m. to 7.30 pm. on July 251 Singapore 85, Penang 87. Kota
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    Metal Box—Shares fo all planned
    615 8 Metal Box— Shares fo all planned Ml l VAX SHARE MARKET REVtEW BY OIR MARKET CORRESPONDKNT. PVERYONE who subscribed to the public offer of 500,000 $1 shares at par made by The Metal Box Co. of Malaya Ltd., last week, will receive some shares. The offer was oversubscribed by an
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    RUBBER STOCKS OUTPUT FALL
    59 8 THERE were substantial drope in rubber stocks in the Federation of Malaya and in Singapore at the end of June compared with May and also in June production, official statistics show. Production in June wan 43,398 tons against 46,136 tons in May while stocks fell from
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    322 8 >un««-l KmU Tin Dredging Ltd: I After payment of U.K. profit* tax I made a prom of £5.592 (2.8%) and paid 5% for 1953. At balancing date net liquid assets equalled £65.101 or 6s. 6d. per £1 share and stores 1 at £32.839 equalled a further 3s. 3d.
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    More hope for rubber
    157 8 A hopeful view of the future of the rubber Industry is taken by Sir Eric Macfadyen. chairman of a number of Malayan rubbercrowine companies In his annual review to shareholders of London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co Sir Eric says the future of the Industry Is
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    5-nation power plan under study
    70 8 WASHINGTON. Sun Plans for the construction of a network of hydro-electric power projects in the Austrian Alps to bring cheaper electricity to five countries are under study by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, it was learned yesterday. A committee representing private and government
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    INDIAN LICENCES
    89 8 BOMBAY. Sat —The Indian Government has decided to extend free licensing of all permissible varieties of cotton plecegoods and cotton manufacturers Including cottonwast* blankets for shipment up to December 31. 1954. The announcement by the Joint Chief Controller of Exports. Bombay, said that licensing procedure and other conditions
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    Sarawak pepper
    76 8 KUCHINO. Sat —Pepper exports in June were White 153 66 tons (May total export 73.45 tons) of which Singapore took 126.16. the United Kingdom 11 tons, Canada 1 ton. Germany 4 tons and New Zealand 11.50 tons Black 1.046.03 tons (May 461.11 tons) Singapore tonnage break down wax
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    BUSINESS DONE
    426 8 THE following business done in the Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers for the i period July 17 to July 23: Industrial*: British Borneo Petroleum 35s Consolidated Tin Smelters Ords 2W. 9d. to 275. 4'» d cd cb and 25s 9d x
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    82 8 COLOMBO, SHt It is learned In trade source* here that China has refused to tender for Ceylon roconu*. oil In cylinders because of the currently depressed -itate of the I market. Indications that China hid intended taking fair-sized qua] from the Ceylon market hud en--1 coura(?ed Improved
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    456 8 O OMMoniiY m;\ ii w THERE was morr movement in the ti than usual and B not los= between Monday's price of price of $377. 37^. The price range on tho week was $10.37 2. the hiphest price beinu declared on Monday and the
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      591 8 NOTICES notice" NOTICE Is hereby given that Ten Kirn Chuang of No. 602. Serangoon Rnad. Singapore. Is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should nn' be granted should send a written md signed statement of the facts in the Colonial
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      502 8 NOTICES LOST SHARE CERTIFICATE Notice Is hereby given that a ■r"T-ato for 1,000 Ordinary Shares In Ulu Klang Tin Ltd., registered In the n;>me of Dr. Albert Peters, hns been lost, mislaid or destroyed. These shares were Issued prior to the Japanese Occupation of Malaya < and neither the number
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    697 10 By Evelyn Waugh A FEW LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. By John Betjeman (Murray. 9s. 6d.) Mlj. JOHN BETJEMAN is a happy example of consistent fertility. He is not one of those poets who, like ujhletes who broke records in early youth, become eminent spectators in
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    292 10 A HANDBOOK OF MALAY SCRIPT By M. B. Lew.* (Macmillan 12s 6d HERE at last is a book for those who wish to learn Jawi, and who prefer to study at their own pace and in their own time. In her new contribution to
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      347 10 The Straits Times Crossword Admintotrmtion con«»u gem 27. Just forty perches <4>. ij? I is I pr~i I* Hi* I FT is I I 28 ,7r Brßnt ccourt 0s t0 a ummin H| 29 Deputy churchwardens? (8). i^ I^k H^ saSs io 3. 6> SSS 3. A rough sketch for
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    SIIIRAI DRAWS
    27 11 RUENOS AIRES. Sun. Yashlo Shiral. Japan'! world llyweipht title ,ncl AiKHillne rhtimpiim I'umii.il I'iiiv Ixixi-d a drtiw in a le-round non-title brnit here Uat niMht.
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    PAKISTAN COLLAPSE ON BAD PITCH
    350 11 PAKISTAN COLLAPSE ON BAD PITCH Fourteen wkts. fall for 115 MANCHESTER, Sunday. yyiTH two days' play left in the Third Test match at Old Trafford here, Pakistan are fared with I another bitr defeat by England. Caught on a vicious rain-affected wirket yesterd:i\. Pakistan were dismissed for 90 in the
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    Sweden lead France 2-0
    247 11 PARIS, Sun. SWEDEN h^d a good »tart to their Davis Cup European zon«- flnal agHinsi France here yesterday »hen thrv aon twih the singles mau-het A am in today's doubles would iju.iliiv tluin to meet the American MM ilmmpions. probably America, in the lntd-xone final In
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    TENNIS RESULTS AT INDIAN ASSN.
    116 11 TENNIS RESULTS AT INDIAN ASSN. Hesults or the ties in the Singapore Indian Association tennis championships playe<l un the I. A. (imiii.s \psteiday: singlr-: I A. Perelrn beat S. A. RM 6-1, 6-0: Abdul M.ijid beat sn.iraj 6-4. 6-1. Ur. V. V. V. Met Kin Ix-til K C Charion 6-3.
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    OLD BOYS SOCCER XI v PRESENT
    76 11 ChriMuii Brothers Schools' Past v Present aoeetr teh for the cc l'iin shield w lll be phiyed tomorrow on the S.J.I, •.•round nn following Old Boys are re(liiested to turn up: James Tan. Peter Loom, C V;m Hui/.cn v Kla", lUn Eng Slant;. Justin
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    SCOREBOARD
    260 11 r\«.l \M> IST rs.NS. Shrpp»rd b la/al Man mood 13 Bailey run out it May r Initial h Khujauddln II I'omplon <■ Imliar b Shujauddin 93 (iravrnry Rt. Initial b Khujauddin CS Park* b Karal Mthmond IS Kvans c H. Mohammad b Fatal Mahmnod 11 Wardlr r Waqar Hasun
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    WOMEN'S TEST
    225 11 England finished In a strong position on the opening day of the last women's test against New Zealand at the Oval. Joan Wilkinson of Cheshire and Barbara Murray of Surrey each hit 62. England were all out for 281 aftei four hours 40 minutes. Jean CoulMon took four
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    Lester wins by 2 holes
    144 11 HARROGATE, Sun. ERIC Lester, attached to the Bristol and Climfton Club. \psterdav won the matchplay stage of the Swallow Harroeate 2.000 <Miinea.s professional eolf tournament, on the Oakdale Course here, beatinc Antcnio Cerda of Arxentine in the finnl by two holes. So for the second
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    DYNAMOS HELD
    20 11 VIENNA. Sun. Moscow Dynamo .soccrr team yesterday drew 1-J with thr Vienna Club here Reuter. Mil bj 11
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    GIRLS SCHOOL SPORTS IN J.B.
    45 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun -The annual athletic sports of the Sultan Ibrahim (juls School, will be held on UM Knvli.-h College K'ound at 330 m. on Thursday. Unuku Tun Amlnah. wife of the TuiiKku M;ihkot.i. Johore. will give a«ay the prizes.
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    COUNTY POSITIONS AND AVERAGES
    297 11 LONDON. Sun wjOPITIONR In t»»- English county I Kntkri rhamptonihip table up to and inrludlni matdiev nlmii indrd m Knd..v an: PWI.DT On Ml. MO Pt» rorkjhlr* io 1 l i o :i it] W .ii»i. 'i ■> 4 U 1 4 lit [>rl)\-hirr 17 8
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    Spore beat Malacca 7-2
    137 11 MALACCA. Sun S^INCAPORE beat Malacca by seven gxrnes to two In their south tone Foonc Seonjj Cup badminton match p:ay«ri here over the weekend. ICaJaccal lctnries were scored in the second doubles on the first nljjlit wlien C'liarHe S<dw and Wee S.iv Lack beat Loong Pan
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    MR. BATH'S ELIZABETH TUDOR WINS
    257 11 LEICESTER. Sun. I'l IZABETH TUDOR, a bright j three-year-old brown fllly by Tudor Minstrel Mlurburn. owned by Mr V C Bath of Singapore won the C3PO MounUorrlel Plate ,un over a mile at Leicester. St uliiiK at 3 to 1. Elizabeth Tudor won by a
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    Worcester crumble against Appleyard
    268 11 T LONDON. Sunday. HKRE were two phases in the Worcestershire innings against county championship leaders Yorkshire at Sheffield yesterday. In two hours before lunch the pitch was easy-paced after a drizzle and the bowlers' only success was the capture of Laddie Outschoorn's wicket after 90 minutes
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    STONOR SHIELD GOES BACK TO SELANGORCLUB
    149 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. SELANOOR Club recaptured the Stonor Shield cricket trophy today when they beat the Tamilian Physical Culture Association by nine wickets In the flnal played on the padang over the week-end. SelanKOr Club have thus brought their number of wins in the
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    Colony golf qualifiers
    85 11 qualifying round of the Singapore golf championships was held at the Island Cluh and the RBOC over the weekend and qualifier* are: Beamish 150. Stirling 151 Hutcheson 154 Llm Bo Van 157. Cralk 159 F Jonet 160. Potts 161. Oardner 163 The first round will be played
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    Perak Malays win on first innings
    74 11 KI'.M.A LUMPUR, Sun. Perak Malays, holders of the Rulers' cricket shield, beat Selan^nr Malays by 90 runs at Ourney Road today They will meet th»- winners of the Penang-Kedah match to be played week-end. The two captains agreed to dtckte the gamp on the
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    SANDOSHAM, ONG LEE TAKE 7
    621 12 WKTS. EACH And Dent gets another 100 By OUR CRICKET REPORTER RESPITE widespread rain yesterday, there were three finishes in the four Senior tournament matches, with several good individual performances. Dent hit a not out 105 for Army against R.A.F. at Changi and at Hong
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    RANGERS WIN 1-0
    31 12 Kinta Rant' I 1-0 in SAFA r>l\ 3B came at PnrriT Park yestrrday Sed the only coal. Only one more came lemains v complete the Div 3B proßrammr
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    McLaughlin 73n.obestin Junior ties
    308 12 AN undefeated 73 by McLtuiichlln was the outstanding performance in the SCA junior tournament programme yesterday. Mi l.aughlin s breezy Innings enabled RAF Tengah to declare at 162 for 5 In two hours against Posts and Telegraphs whom they beat by 115 runs. Tengah are now
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    RAF hit Naval bowlers for 209
    73 12 Royal Air Force trounced Royal Naw by 129 runs in their lnterSr: ices cricket fixture at Changt which was reduced to one da\ owing to rain on Friday. RAF were s»nt In to bat first anc declared at 209 for three iSq/Ldr I L
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    BRIGDEN" GETS 59 FOR PAY CORPS
    52 12 Singapore Cricket Club beat Royal Army Pa> Corps by seven wtckeu in a friendly cricket game on the padang yesterday. RAPC 127 ißrigden 59. Hunt 13 Galller 13 Gould 4-38 Murray 2-3O>. S.CC. 130 for three .Davison 29 Bovles 22 Harford 28 no. Woodhou.se
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    SENIOR SCOREBOARD
    575 12 RAF v ARMY RIMU m »orr. and \r m a, (hantl. IRMI HMfW Or.irman o Rilfy j MmrtT. :i>» Ri;r> 0 Dent not oil ji Barren b Burton 1 Lr»i« 'C, w < Dunn 0 L*»u 0 r>,s.<n o Burton stpio b Ri rv .4 Muldnvnrv lb* Rilfv
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    THIAM SIEWWONG STAND
    67 12 CheoiiK Thlam Sievk ,T« no „n<! Ce<ll Wont; .81 noi took purl in nil undefeated uinnini: partnership when ACS Old Boys beat M Andrew s OB.A. by eicht wickets at Horn I lm Green on Saturriav in an Evan Wong Shield came. Scores: St. Andrews 168 (A
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    Schools beat teachers
    62 12 Sincapore Combined Schools trounced Teachers Trulninc College by sex en wickets in a friendly cricket flxture* on ihe St. Joseph* k round yestc May. TTC 10S «C James 31. BalaKln«Hm 27. A. Oomrs 11. Tessensuhn 3-18. A. Raxnk 3-26). Comb Schools 114 for 3 wickets (E. M:ircus
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    Junior badminton results
    398 12 RESULTS of the ties In the Sin- gapore Badminton Association's Junior tournament played in the Singapore Badminton hall during the week-end were: Schoolboy*' single* 1 first round' Sardul Singh < Bart ley. bt Chan Khye Chong (Bartleyi 15-1. 15-14; Koh Eng Chee (OEBSI bt Yong Yoke iSES);
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    OWN GOAL LEADS TO 2-0 DEFEAT FOR SINGAPORE
    659 12 OWN GOAL LEADS TO 2-0 DEFEAT FOR SINGAPORE Kowloon Busmen 2; Singapore 0 SINGAPORE never recovered from an own goal in the sixth minute and 15,000 spectators at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday saw the Hong Kong fi,otlt;tll champions, Kowloon Bus Co.. win two-nil to complete their four-game series in Singapore
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    Three Penang team titles to Kok
    121 12 PENANG. Sun. C"ORMER Penang champion Goon r Kok Lcm won three finals a. the Penang Lawn Tennis AMOCtation championships on the Sport? Club courts today. Goon won the MKU'i double> and the open doubles both nership with Goh Horlc Jin. anc the eterans singles.
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    Singapore name 4 to KL me
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    Harrison and Devindran get into South XI
    168 12 qmo (H\\(.KS ha\r l>ern an- nounced In Ihe Smith tc.im to meet North in the annual match at Ipoh next »rr!/»nd i< (apt. Allan Stepto < ■•iiicannrr and 1.. V. Striven* l.Malarral air unable to make the trip. Singapore* Tony Harrison hi. hern
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