The Straits Times, 21 September 1954

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    13 1 The Straits Times. AM/*"** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1954. 15 CENTS
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    ROW OVER SCHOOLS BILL
    494 1 Chinese pupils, teachers, complain PRESS BACKS THEM Sf.APORE CHINESE students, a section of 1 Chinese school teachers, and a leading Chinese rspaper yesterday came out in strong opposil to the Kill which seeks to jfive the Government ontrol of private schools in the Colony. Bill the
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    Tremors shake 5 towns
    73 1 Tremors shake 5 towns SYDNEY. Mon. AN earth tremor rocked five towns of northern New South Wales, last night. smashing thousands of windows and bringing down ceilings on terror-stricken inhabitants. Hundreds of people crouched under tables and beds nr rushed with their children into the streets to escape flying glass
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    India faces 25 quakes
    48 1 NEW DELHI. Mon.— India will have to face about 25 severe earthquakes in the next 200 years— an average of one every eight years- according to the calculations o. Dr. S. K. Baner.ii. Professor of Mathematics at the College nf Enand Technology. Calcutta Reutrr.
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    March of the Times
    172 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 fERTIFIED sales figures for the Straits Times and the Sunday Times for the period |anuary/|une 1954 reveal new sales
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    LIVE WIRE KILLS RAF WIFE
    79 1 LIVE WIRE KILLS RAF WIFE KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. MRS. SHEILA CUFF, 23, wife of a Royal Air Force corporal, was electrocuted in her home at 57 Jalan Penghulu Mat off Klans Road at 5 p.m. today. Mrs. Cuff, who has two young children, came from the bathroom to switch on
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    Kilted Duke at service
    34 1 BALMORAL. Mon. The Duke of Edinburgh donned the kilt yesterday when he accompanied the Queen. Prinress Margaret and the Queen Mother to morning service at Deeslde. near Balmoral Castle. —Reuter
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    200 renew vows
    40 1 DERBY. Men. About 200 young couples, married at St. Giles Church in this Midlands town over the last six years, paid a return visit yesterday to renew their marriage vows at the invitation of the vicar.— Reuter.
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    She's the first
    29 1 THE HAGUE. Mon. -The worlds first Muslim Ambassadress the Begum Liaquat All Khan, today presented her credentials to Queen Juliana as Pakistan's envoy to Holland. A.P.
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    Eight men lost
    20 1 OPORTO i Portugal). Mon. Eight men were lost aboard a fishing boat on Saturday night.- A P.
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    Typhoon's toll
    21 1 TOKYO. Mon. Typhoon Lorna" took a toll of 34 dead, 51 inlured and 30 missing the police reported today—Reuter.
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    JOHARI'S BIG DAY: HE MEETS 2 BOSSES
    230 1 JOHARI'S BIG DAY: HE MEETS 2 BOSSES IT was a big day yester--1 day for Johari bin Mohamed Amin. a 31--year-old Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Malayan Navy. In the mornine as a member of the security forces. he met his boss— Lt.-Oen. Sir Geoffrey Bourne. Director of Operations.
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    Bomb thefts court ends its inquiry
    94 1 HHHE Court of Inquiry inX vestigating the theft of 66 500-lb. bombs fmm the Royal Air Force station at Tetigah has now heard all available evidence, a .spokesman of Headquarters. Far East Air Force, said yesterday. The papers will in due course be sent
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    Flying 'Noah's ark' in London
    48 1 LONDON, Mon. A "flying Noah's Ark" arrived at Londor airport from Singapore yffterday carrying 14,000 birds and hyenas, flying foxes, gibbons and other monkeys and a leopard cub. Many of the birds and animals are destined for zoos in the United States. Reuter.
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    Ike stays on
    31 1 FRASER (Colorado). Mon. President Eisenhower decided yesterday to prolong his Rocky Mountain holiday an extra day and perhaps make another attempt tn catch "big boy," an elusivr trout.--AJ»
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    Off the air
    24 1 PARIS, Mon— Early morninc programmes on the French Radio were blacked out today by the two-day-old strike of radio technicians— Reuter.
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    The women ask Soekarno about wife No. 2
    119 1 JAKARTA. Mon— A delegation of the 30 Indonesian women's organisations which discussed in closed meetings President Soekarno's recent marriage to a beautiful divorcee, mother of five children, on Friday and Saturday last week went to the presidential "Merdeka"—"freedom" Palace this morning. The
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    The bride-to-be is my wife, says wealthy Mr. Wee
    339 1 The bride-to-be is my wife, says wealthy Mr. Wee TOBACCO MAGNATE SPRINGS A LEGAL SURPRISE TO STOP SINGAPORE BEAUTY FROM MARRYING A 60- YEAR-OLD Singapore millionaire yesterday lodged a caveat against the proposed marriage between a 23-year-old Colony beauty, Dorothy Lee Kian Neo, and Mr. George Edwin Bogaars, Jr.. 27-year-olri
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    POLICE SEIZE 2 PIRATE SHIPS
    246 1 Crews leave stolen cargo and escape into Borneo swamps From JOHN WILLIAMS. JESSELTON, Monday. TWO Filipino pirate ships have been captured by a police launch on the North Borneo coast. The pirate crews escaped into the mangrove swamps, where tl~ey are hiding. The pirates are
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    Why France stayed out
    43 1 STRASBOURG. Mon. —The French Premier. M. Pierre Mendes France. told the Council of Europe Assembly here today that British absence from the European Defence Community was a major reason why France had rejected the treaty. Reuter. (See Page 3)
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    U.N. Assembly meeting
    47 1 NEW YORK. Mon. The United Nations General Assembly will meet briefly today to formally adjourn the Bth session which began last September. Final adjournment of the Bth Assembly |g necessary so that the wav is clear for the 9th session to open tomorrow Reuter.
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    Highest airfield
    38 1 SRINAGAR. Mon Indian Airlines this morning started a regular service to what Is believed to be the world's highest airfield at Leh In Ladakh. North Kashmir. The airfield is at a height of 11.554 eet— Reuter.
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    More raids on Amoy
    32 1 TAIPEH. Mon.— Nationalist bombers dropped one-ton "block busters" on Communist gun position* on Amoy while further along ttv warships bombarded the mainland town of Welton at dawn today.
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    General told: You're a rebel
    198 1 General told: You're a rebel SAIGON. Mon. DREMTER Ngo Dinh Diem, yesterday branded Chief of Staff Gen. Nguyen Van Hinh. a "rrbrl" and for a third timo ordered him to relinquish control of the army. This new crisis threatens to topple the Government of Free Vietnam. Premier Diem told a
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    STOP PRESS
    36 1 'I >Il\|v|| Rfl Ql l| IN Vll IMAM P.Mlls, Mm Nin, Mm Men IMtaj resigaed from Virln.imis,- (m\i'i iiinrnl r( Prrnmr .\u<i I'iiih Dm m. a<»oi(lnu in iisii.i||v wellinform) it pohliral qu.u Irr.v Rcuttr.
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    SAFETY WEEK—LESS SAFETY
    42 1 SAFETY WEEK— LESS SAFETY During Safety First Week last week there were 361 accidents in the Colony— about five more accidents a day than is average Of these two were fatal. 10 serious. 38 slight with injury and 311 slight without injury.
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    Jimmy Goldsmith gets his little Isabel back
    313 2 PARIS COURT RULES AGAINST GRANDMA PATINO BABY HAS A BIG SMILE FOR NEWSMEN PARIS. Mon. DABV ISABEL, cause of a bitter legal battle between two millionaire families. was yesterday handed back to her father, Jimmy Goldsmith, son of a London hotel magnate The
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    £21,000,000 MAN GOES OUT TO WORK
    210 2 £21,000,000 MAN GOES OUT TO WORK ANOTHER PATINO IN THE NEWS GENEVA. Mon. JAIME ORTIZ PATINO. J heir to Bolivian tin millions who Is beinp sued for £350 a week alimony by his beautiful wife Joanne, is working as a salesman at Lausanne Fair. He Is selling furniture and curtains
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    Swedish Govt. party wins
    54 2 STOCKHOLM. Mon Sweden's ruling party, the Social Democrats, again won In yesterday's communal and municipal elections, but with a slightly reduced percentage of the total votes, according to preliminary reports today. They polled 1.789.643 of the total vote of 3.701.541 47 8 per cent compared with
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    Policeman flees to West
    45 2 BERLIN. Mon. An East German policeman. Werner Grainchen. 18, fled to West Germany last night under fire from several ex -colleagues. When he reached West German territory. Grainchen turned and fired about 30 rounds from hts own carbine at them. —Reuter
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    THIS MURDER CASE LED TO 50 SUICIDES
    120 2 THIS MURDER CASE LED TO 50 SUICIDES MAINZ, West Germany, CHRISTA LEHMANN* M, went on trial here today on a charge o f murdering her husband and father-in-law with a weedkiller a case which inspired dozens o f suicides in West (iermany. The small blonde woman is alleged to have
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    Captain tied up in typhoon
    66 2 ivjmu. Mon. Two knifrbrandishinK pirates tied ur> thr captain of a Japanrse fishine boat, tried to steal his vrs.srl but failed and thrn left him stiU roped up adrift off Japans east coast at the heieht of a ratrtn* typhoon over the weekend. Yoshlhiko Otomo.
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    Another shake
    34 2 I CONSTANTINE. Mon.-An 1 earth tremor shook Medjana les Bibans late last ni R ht cracking the walk or buildings The town is about 15 miles east jof devastated Orleansville |Reuter. 1
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    MARS MAN KISSED ME, HE SAYS
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    Day's delay costs $3,750,000
    47 2 TEHERAN Moil. The Persian Prime Minister. Gen Fazollah Zahedi. told a closed session of the Majlis that every days delay in the ratification M$i h 7so°m pact COsts persla He told the Majlis the agreement was the best Persia could get— A P.
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    China trade bid
    30 2 NEW DELHI. Mon. A four-member Chinese delegation, led by Mr. Kung Yuan, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade arrived here yesterday to conclude a trade agreement with India. U.P.
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    Death before divorce...
    42 2 TOKYO. Mon.-A truck driver slashed his wife and mother-in-law to death with a knife before surrendering to police in Fuchu on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo. He had lost his mind after his wife proposed divorce police said.— UP.
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    Carrier trials
    27 2 GLASGOW. Mon —Britain's new 36.800-ton aircraft carrier Ark Royal arrived in the River Clyde from Birkenhead yesterday to carry out steaming trials next week— Reuter.
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    Pope's audience cut short
    56 2 CASTEL GONDOLFO, Mon —The Pope yesterday cut short an audence to 10,000 pilgrims, while loudspeakers announced that he wa^ suffering from a passing indisposition. The announcement was made In six languages a few minutes before the Pope appeared on a first floor balcony in the courtyard
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    HIS VISITOR FROM SPACE WORE A HELMET AND SOAREO AWAY IN A CIGAR'
    174 2 SOME men from Mars are very small, human-like and <-l Xi in strange uniforms like deep sea diving suits. They run away as soon as they see earth people. Others would look like a s if they
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    Colony hots up war against drug men
    153 2 NARCOTICS BRANCH STRENGTHENED S^inua*-uke police have stepped up their drive apainst opium den operators, smokers and drue traffickers, the Straits Times was told yesterday The anti-narcotics sub branch of the C.1.D.. whicr was formed in 1952. has lus' been .strengthened in keepinj with
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    Cable fault causes a blackout
    81 2 Cable fault causes a blackout SINGAPORE had its fourth blackout within a fortnight when a section of the Serangoon Road area was plunged into darkness early yesterday evening Power was restored within 40 minutes. The City Electrical Engineer Mr. C. C. Payne, said that the blackout was caused by a
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    HE'LL FILM COLOMBO PLAN ACTIVITIES
    135 2 AN official Australian newsrameraman is In Singapore today to make a film of the Colombo Plan activities In which Australia is taking part in Singapore and the Federation. He is Mr. Frank MrKechnWv whnsp visit to Malaya has been arrancrd by thp Australian vpartmpnt n[
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    Spy gaoled
    31 2 BONN, Mon. The West German Federal Court convicted 40-year-old chemist Franz Hendpen of spying for an East German Communist espionage network and sentenced him to 27 months' goal. UP.
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    NA VAL FIRE-FIGHTER! 'STRIKE'OVER WAGES,
    132 2 NA VAL FIRE-FIGHTER! 'STRIKE' OVER WAGES, FIREMEN in Singapore naval establishments. protesting against revised wace scales, yesterday refused to carry out routine duties. They have, howevor. aerrrri to answer all fire, ambulance and other emergency calls until the dispute is ended. The 160 firemen are stationed at the Naval Base,
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    SO IT WAS A GAY FiSERM
    51 2 SO IT WAS A GAY FUNERAI NEW YORK. Mon. Jazzi musicians played "Don't worry I about me" and "The nearness of you" at the funeral of cafe operator Lodel Jay in Rangely. Colorado. Jazz-fan Jav a=k-" I there be "no sad in I me." His widow wore her I est
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    The bl^ baffle them all
    39 2 The blast baffle them all K JI mystery %LM. hl <o that of hu shook V K .»ala Lump t r ioS:v Ku|.:a Lumpur Th" 1 explosion :lft 10.30 for miles to P i: one seems to knr SSI
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    No Australia atoms yet
    41 2 DARWIN, Mon could not rxDPrt i :i atomic ;mo r for EX? the Prime 8 Robert Mcn,,o< "We .shall hav r a nium but thr tt h be in the lone run a m»*s of econom. ter. "-.->..
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    Soldiers held
    29 2 VIENNA. Mon tv, choslovak Govcrnirr ed last nieht it American soldiers they were arrest territory las, photoeraphine :r stallations and ca observation with field leLfl —A. P.
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    'Better Iffe' taibl
    30 2 'Better life talks OTTAWA. Mnn. I>]»*fl from 16 Colombo Plan ct»l tries bepin work here to»l row on the thirri port of a plan tn of South-East Asia people. UP.
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    TITO SA YS IT: ARM GERMANY
    234 3 You can't keep them chained 9 BEl '<-RADE, Monday. PRESIDENT TITO in a speech in Slovenia I yesterday urged that Germany be ?iven the to arm as an equal partner in a European rtininunity, in which old antagonisms between m r states had been
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    35 HOUR-WEEK CALL IN U.S.
    50 3 H»s INGEUS. Mon. II \nl RS <>f the AmeriFeileration of \ostorday urued to adopt a 35--■«k to provide joba by sharing ,u>rk. ouncil ">ai<i ntitmployment was labour's one problem and redaetai the 111-hour limit to the ni\t two i v» ty of sharing unit Reuter.
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    A European club'—with Britain as cornerstone
    108 3 A European club'— with Britain as cornerstone .1/. FRANCE'S NEW GERMANY PLAN: PARIS. Mon. fYcnch Premier, Pierre Mondcs lid at Neven that France >sed an "associaWest European to replace the I E.D.C. plon. participation be the corner- that no solution ms of Integrating is possible without ration of France. Resentment
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    Military tour
    39 3 WASHINGTON. Mon. Ma], Gen Mohamed Ibrahim. Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Army, Ls scheduled to leave here today for Fort Benning. Georgia, on the first leg of a two-week tour of United States military nosts. U.P.
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    India tells US: Help our trade
    117 3 BRETTON WOODS. Mon. STEPPED-up trade with other nations partiCUlarhf the United States will help India to "win the T var neainst poverty and dIMUB," Mr. G. L. Mehta. Indian Ambassador to the U. S.. told dc-le-gates to the ninth annual convention of the Tea
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    JAPAN SENDS MISSION TO HEAR BRITISH GROUSES
    84 3 Jspanea :lea here have decidnd a mission to Englisten to Eritish com(if alleged Japanese of British registered gns. iki Nagaoka. pre*lJapan Spinning md Mr. Karachi v mai ng Company! will represent the spinning interests here. They are schedultri to !eave on Oct. 13
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    Sailing to \iisiralia-in a 10-fi. boat
    91 3 Sailing to Australia-in 100ft. boat KRKDKKHH K Ml GRANGE and his wife Jeanne plan to sail to Australia in this aluminium boat. They left Cannes. on the French Riviera, on June N. They followed the coast-line until thry reached the mouth of the Tiber and sail- '(l up to Rome,
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    The news in brief
    116 3 Shannon. A farmer found the body of the last missing victim of the KLM crash. Glasgow.— The London collier Borde. which ran aground here last week, has been refloated, i Castellamare.— The corvette j Alcione. built under the U.S. offshore procurement plan, was launched here for
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    Arabella saved
    36 3 LONDON. Mon. Arabella Churchill five, grand-daugh-ter of Britain's Prime Minister, was carried to safety by her mother yesterday when fire broke out at their home. Firemen extinguished the blaze wi lch caused little damage—A.P.
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    Ruin if you won't be peaceful'
    226 3 VIJAYA WARNS THE WORLD NEW YORK. Monday. MADAM Vijayalakshmi Pandit of India, retiring president of the Tnited Nations General Assembly, said yesterday that the Communist and non-Communist nations of the world must learn to live together in "peaceful coexistence" or they eventually will destroy
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    .1 io.v /.v tho h until mm
    83 3 A fox is the hunter now A NEW ANGLE on fox-huntinu a hunting fox. Gamekeeper Pet*r Gerlach of Hamburg. Germany, found a helpless fox cub. two months old, abandoned and half starved. Peter took the rub home, where it became gre>at friends with Begel. his hunting dog. Both are enthusiastic
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    World jamboree in 1957
    46 3 LONDON. Mon Lord Rowallan. the Chief Scout, said today that a world Jamboree and world Rover meet will be held in 1957 at Button Park. Warwickshire, to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the movement.— Reuter.
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    Petrov denies Communist documents were faked
    173 3 SYDNEY Mon. Mr Vladimir Petrov. the former Sovlot spy chief in Australia, appeared in public before the Royal Commission on Espionage for the first time today and denied the documents he handed to the Australian security service last April were forged He said he
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    Rosemarie can't see Tahiti
    86 3 Rosemarie can't see Tahiti PAPEETE. Mon. MRS. Rosenmarie Oilier, linked with the Petrov spy hearings in Australia, was prohibited from going ashore yesterday as her ship touched Tahiti enroute to France where she will be turned over to French lustice. The ship Tahltlen sails on Tuesday, but Mrs. Oilier will
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    Russia shows off to China
    42 3 LONDON. Mon.— The biggest Soviet exhibition outside Russia U beine set up on the western outskirts of Peking. Moscow Radio reported. It will show Russia's economic and agricultural achievements and will be opened early rex!- month. Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    228 3 LONDON. Mon Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty, were: LOANS Consols 68' i, Funding 4% 10S War W%% WVi BANKS Mercantile i£l2'*; 4 19/16 Eastern v£s) 9\ Chartered (£1) 43 6 —,6 Hongkong ($125) 97 —1 INSURANCE Com. Un. cuts.) 4 5 16 +1/16
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    LONDON TIN
    25 3 LONDON. Sept. 20.— Cash Buyers t738'.-; Sellers £739; Forward Buyers ***** 1 Sellers £73R; Settlement £738' Turnover a.m. 80 tons; p.m. 60 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON Sept. 20.— Spot 20% d.. Oct. 20\d.. Oct.-Dec. 20\d.. Jan.Mar. 20\d.. Apr-June 20\d.. JulySept. 20\d.. Sept. eJJL 20.d.. Oct. c.i.r. 2O'-..d.. Nov c.i.f. 20' id., Tone: Very quiet
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    OCTOPUS GAME—THEN DEATH
    75 3 OCTOPUS GAME— THEN DEA TH DARWIN, Mon. Able Seaman Kirk Dyson-Holland of Victoria died here yesterday an hour after playing with a baby octopus he caught while wading off the coast three miles from Darwin Dyson-Holland, a naval rating, complained of pains in hLs mouth and stomach after the octopus
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    'BEAT-THE-GOSSIP' CAMPAIGN
    247 4 Govt. gives $130,000 to tell people about the elections KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THK FEDERATION Government has allocated 51 30,000 to beat "coffee-tshop gossip" concerning Federal elections. Incho Ya'acob bin Abdul LatifT, Director of Information, said today that the information staff publicising the elections have been warned not to*
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    Thieves take ! motorcycle
    63 4 Thieves take motorcycle IPOH. Mon. A motorcycle belonging to the Perak River Hydn Company and parked by one of the company's employees outside a cinema on I Saturday, was reported miss- Ing i The police recovered the machine which was abandon- 1 rd at Guong Cheroh on the i outskirts
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    MURDERER LOSES APPEAL
    138 4 MURDERER LOSES APPEAL T*HE Smpapore Court of Cri1. minal Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal of Goh Kee Yong against an Assize Court sentence of death for. the murder of Yeo Sah Tee. gambling stall-keeper. The stabbing took place at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 8 in Pagoda Street. A crowd
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    New look for old church
    49 4 IPOH, Mon. Work has begun on the second stage of the $30,000 extension project planned by the Ipoh Wesley Church in Lahat Road— one of the oldest Methodist churches in the Federation. The first stage, a $16.000 1 west wing, was completed last year.
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    MAGISTRATE HAS IDEAS ON HOW TO SAVE WORK
    225 4 MR. J. M. DEVEREUXCOLEBOURN. the Singapore City Police Magistrate, yesterday offered the City Council two suggestions on how to reduce the number of cases in his court and save poor taxi-drivers money in fines He dealt with about 50 cases yesterday. When
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    Biscuits on a journey: $50
    39 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Lam Keng Ong of Singapore was today fined £50 in the Magistrate's Court here for having a tin of biscuits while travelling in a bus through Scudai. a food restriction area
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    Found hanging
    20 4 Tan Se Koac. 20 was found hanging In a house in Lorong 29, Geylang Road Singapore yesterday afternoon
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    Her fowls stolen
    20 4 Eighty fowls were stolen from a Chinese woman farmer at West Coast Road. Singapore, on Saturday night
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    SHIPPING FIRM GETS PAY BOOST DEMAND
    121 4 T»HE 250-stronß Malay Marine Officers Association yesterday sent a demand to the Straits Steamship Company, for a 20 per cent pay rise Mr. Yacob ishak, acting secretary of the association said the company had offered a $10 increase to all Malay officers, and had
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    Talks to end mill strike set for today
    123 4 AN attempt will be made today to end the strike at thf Malayan Textile Mills, Singapore Management and labour have agreed to meet this mornine at tb* office of Mr J D. H. Neill. Assistant Commissioner for Labour i Concilia- I tion
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    FLASHBACK: A little old lady is proud...
    7 4 FLASHBACK: A little old lady is proud...
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    He punched wrong man
    74 4 Wone Thlm Moon was flghtmc another man at the Junction of Rowell Road and Kamponc Kapor Road on Sa- turday. when a spectator. Ho Kwee Guan. tried to stop them. But Wong wanted no peace- j maker and punched Ho who promptly arrested him— for Ho
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    One too many
    32 4 A young woman. Lum Kam Lrong. was fined $5 yesterday for being drunk and Incapable in a public telephone booth in Hill Street. Singapore, at 1 a.m. on Sunday.
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    THE LITTLE OLD LADY DIES
    160 4 THE OLDEST European woman in Perak, 82-year-old Mrs. Dora Mary Georgina Crawford died yesterday at the Batu Gajah Hospital, where she had been a patient since May 1. Mrs. Crawford, widow of Mr. J. R. Crawford, pioneer Perak tin miner and rubber planter came out
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    Press Club
    23 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon —The new hon. treasurer of the Press Club of Malaya is Mrs. Edna Taylor and not Mr. Taylor.
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    Church bazaar
    32 4 The Women's Society of Chris- tian Bervice. Singapore Wesley Ohtueh, will hold its annual bazaar at No. 4. Fort Canning Road, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 1.
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    M.P.K We DID meet Alliance leaders
    345 4 M.P.s: We DID meet Alliance leaders rE five British members of Parliament visiting Malaya denird last night that they had refused to meet anyone. Said the leader of the party. Mr. Ralph Assheton: "We came with open hearts on a goodwill mission and we did not at any-time refuse any
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    Cargo seized from boat
    49 4 Singapore Customs seljrd more than $100,000 worth of watches and fountain pens from the Tak Sang at the weekend. I The Tak Sane arrived from Calcutta on the way to Saigon The watchrs and pens were seized because they were found to be unmanifested cargo
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    He evaded duty on old watches
    50 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon— For evading duty on four secondhand wrist watches, Hoo Foo Lan. a pawnshop assistant, was fined $80 in the Magistrate's Court here today. The court was told by Mr. C. Sharp, of the Customs Service, that the watches were trade goods.
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    Books not in order: $500
    42 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Ng Hong Chin, a retail liquor lirrncrr of Plentong who failrd tii keep a proper account of stocks of liquors was fined $500 in the Police Court here today. He had two previous convictions.
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    Funeral of hero after 11 years
    101 4 Funeral of hero after 11 years rpHE funeral of Mr. Wong A Chin Yeok. chief of the Chinese section of the C.1.D.. who died 11 years ago. will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Kong Hoa Temple in Paya Lpbar Road. Singapore A war hero, Mr. Wonu, who
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    PILGRIM DIES ON RETURN
    82 4 PENANO, Mon. An elderly < woman pilgrim died in Penang today minutes after her return from Mecca by the Anshun. Pilgrims who die at sea are usually burled overboard. The ship arrived at Swetten- 1 ham Pier this morning and the I woman was one of
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      145 4 The weather MINIMI 'MTEMPERATI-RK: (7.30 i p.m on Sept. 19 to 730 a.m. on Sept 20) Singapore 78 degrees. Penang 71. Kou Bahru 76. Kuala Lumpur 74. Ipoh 74. Kuantan 71. MAXIMI'M TEMPER ATI'RK: 7.30 i a.m. to 730 p.m. on Sept 20 1 Singapore 87. Penang 84. Kota Bahru
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    just an old wives' tale, says the Judge
    295 5 A CONFINEMENT 'BELIEF' KEPT HER FROM COURT BUT- HE ORDERS WITNESS TO APPEAR PENANG, Monday. T HK Ponan^ Assize Judge, Mr. Justice Spenser Wilkinson, today described as "nonsense" a belief that I woman must not touch the ground with her feet lor
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    PLANTER ON DEATH CHARGE
    82 5 PLANTER ON DEATH CHARGE TELIK ANSON, Mon. A X assistant on Melintang i .l tate at Ba *an Datoh. Anthony David .MrLeod, 21 was charged here with causing the death of Kumarud<l<n bm Ismail. 31, by a rash let by discharging one round of cartridge from a shotgun at Kampong
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    COURTHOUSE ARREST ALL PLANNED
    82 5 COURTHOUSE ARREST ALL PLANNED Peter Lim Koon Yew, was discharged In the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday on a charge of escaping from police custody, but Wi arrested when he stepped out of the courthouse. It was all planned. The discharge was ordered so that he could be arre.sted by
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    China exports iron ore
    39 5 The 6.024-ton Polish frcigh- i tor War.szawa arrived in Singapore yesterday from the Rid China port of Yulinkong. with 9.530 tons of iron ore for Gydnia. She called to take on water. applies and bunkers.
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    Hush-hush dato's 'tip' wins $100,000
    144 5 Hush-hush dato's 'tip' wins $100,000 ALOR STAR. Mon. ONE of the most closelyguarded secrets in Alor Star today is the name of a "dato" (spirit) whose "tip" won SI OO.OOO for "1,000-character" lottery punters here last week. The dato's lurkv number, 109. corresponded with the last three digits of the
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    Lottery charges against woman
    55 5 IPOH Mon.— A middle-aged j woman. Leong Wai Fan. appeared today in the Magistrate^ court on two charges of running 'characters' lotteries. She claimed trial and was allowed $500 bail. She was arrested an Saturday at a house In Hugh Low Street. The case was postponed
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    Govt. says 'sorry' to Mr. Ramasamy
    224 5 REGISTRATION OFFICE MUDDLE THE Johorc Government wishes to apologise to Rama- samy for any inconvenience caused during his recent visit to the registration office at Kota Tinggi. Mr. Lan Howard State Information Officer said yesterday. Mr. Howard was replying to a letter from Ramasamy.
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    Used force on woman charge
    47 5 Lim Thiam Chai was charged in Sinßapore yesterday with using criminal force on a woman at the Mount Emliy Swimming Pool on Sunday morning with intent to outrage her modesty. He claimed trial and wa> given bail of $200 till next Monday.
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    SHOW WITH A SAD ENDING
    56 5 MO. Mon. Seventeen Including five child- Q the court on Saturday irfew on sept. 11 I K-tate. Batu Arang. The adults wore fined $i each and the children were cautioned and discharged. They said they were returning from a cinema show on the next estate
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    HE WILL STUDY OUR WAR
    127 5 HE WILL STUDY OUR WAR Australian army man coming T»HE man responsible for the fighting efficiency of Australia's soldiers will arrive in Singapore on Friday to see how the British Army fights the terrorists. He is Col. M. F. Brogan Director of Australian Army Military Training. He will see how
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    Doctor on leave
    22 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon— Dr. H. J. McPherson, the General Hospital's eyes specialist, leaves for Britain on Wednesday on leave.
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    Council meeting
    19 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— The Selangor Council of State will meet at the Istana Selangor on Oct 12.
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    RAF experts visit Spore
    53 5 Air Vice Marshal G. R. Beamish. Commander in Chief of R.A.F. Transport Command and InspectorGeneral of Air Transport Services, arrived in Singapore yesterday from Ceylon. Air Vice-Marshal Beamish, who was accompanied by nine experts, is on a 25,800-mile inspection tour of airfields which will take him
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    Registration off
    26 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Registrar of Societies today crncelled the registration of the Muslim League. Penang. for "failure to comply with the Government regulations.'
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    FORM CO-OPS, SIR JOHN URGES FISHERMEN ON THREE ISLANDS
    246 5 FORM CO-OPS, SIR JOHN URGES FISHERMEN ON THREE ISLANDS rpHE Governor of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll. yester--1 day urged Malay flsherfolk on three tiny islands off Singapore to form co-operative societies. He told the people of Pulau Seraya. Pulau Ayer Merlimau and Pulau Semulon, on the last leg of his
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    Big money in Spore orchids —IF EXPORTED
    162 5 Big money in Spore orchids IF EXPORTED rERE is a possibility that Singapore can establish a valuable export trade in orchid plants and flowers, the Director of the Botanic Gardens, Mr. John W. Purseglove, decla r e d yesterday. "We are producing Singapore hybrids which are new to the world,
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    $56,784 for whispers about Reds
    61 5 $56,784 for whispers about Reds KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. rpHE Federation Government L paid $56,784 last month for information leading to the capture or killing of terrorists. Johore again topped the list with $20,770. Sela n g o r tame next with $15,500. Pahang paid out $9,314, Kelantan $4,200, and Negri
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    A MacGILLIVRAY SURPRISE
    72 5 BITTERWORTH. Mon. The High Commissioner, Sir Donald \UcGillivray, today surprised the teachers and pupils of the Sungei Bakau Arabic Relisious School by speaking to them in fluent Arabic. It was Sir Donald's second offi- cial visit to Province Wellesley. He was met on the Province YYellesley-Perak border
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    A sailor's look
    40 5 Admiral Sir Charle s Lambe. Commander-in-Chief Far East Station, will speak on "A Sailor Looks at Singapore" at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Singapore Union of Journalists at the Capitol Restauiant at 12.45 p.m. on Monday.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    106 6 IS H«.r<K $111 (minimum) MR <fc MRS. D. DANIEL Thank all Friends and Relatives for their Valuable Presents on the Occasion of their Marriage on 19-9-54. MR MRS LEE KIM PUAT and Family express their Sincere Thanks to all Friends and Relatives Good Wishes and Gifts on the Birthday
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    IN MEMORIAM
    23 6 ;0 Hnrrf* HO (minimum I. IN EVER lOVINO MEMORY of Miriame Leone Wah Lan who -opt. 1952. r.nnp hir mil Forgotten.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    42 6 <V« fin i minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT E\eiy Day in the Malay I n win I .inn norrl puzzle. TOCKTAII. PARMESTICKS :ui cheese appetizers maken of bisruiis lor \eents Robi:-.-THEOIXM loo and -:ock: Co.. I, The Arrade. SinI P.O. Box No. 82
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    <£hf Strstts Simes Singapore, Tues. Sept. 21. 1954 Rapid Action in Europe
    767 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Tues. Sept. 21. 1954. Rapid Action in Europe t The military organisation of the Brussels pact, however, has been taken over by the North Altantic Treaty Organisation, and it is through membership of NATO that Western Germany will rrarm. The Brussels pact will provide simply the
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    Chinese Marriage Lswi
    504 6 Chinese Marriage Laws Each time the Chinese of! Malaya find a new way to get married, the nagging question of validity is presented, bringing in its train s'.'ch related problems as protection for the woman and the offspring of the marriage, divorce, maintenance and inheritance. The "travelling marriage" which unites
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      Not all will benefit from secondary education
      402 6 WHILE elementary education should be free (and, If need be. compulsory) not all children are naturally endowed with the ability to benefit from secondary education Some of your readers seem to confuse elementary with secondary education. They accuse the Government of inconsistency in
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      Working conditions on railway
      118 6 rpHE Malayan Railway made X a profit of $9,000,000. That's good news, isn't it? That's what the public thinks. I am one of the many checkers who slog in the goods shed. We work six days of the week for ten hours each day and on
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      Put them oh slow boat to China
      60 6 ELEVEN Chinese students liable for national service are "unshakeably determined" to defy the Government. Put them on the next boat to China, a slow one if possible. After all. what kind of citizens will they make if they cannot take up service for
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      Who started Formosa trouble?
      169 6 PNT your recent headline "Winston tells Ike: Go easy with Formosa, somewhat insulting to Ike? After all, Ike is a prudent and extremely experienced military man. Wouldn't it be wiser if Sir Winston warned those highly imprudent Britons. Mr. Attlee and Mr. Bevan: "Go easy with
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      Stagger hours
      86 6 WHY are Sincapore's traffic problems in such a mess? It is because all the schools, factories and offices start or end at the same time: 8 a.m.: 8.30 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4.30 p.m. or 5 p.m. At these times, there is congestion on the roads, at
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      Postal guide
      46 6 DOST CONSCIOUS" asks 1 when a new postal guide will be issued. A revised edition of the Post Office Guide Is in course of preparation and it is hoped, in future, to provide an annual Issue. E. E. CASSELL. Postmaster General, Malaya. Kuala Lumpur.
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      Taliasse
      102 6 boarders' I^HE Singapore Harbour Board A foreman who recently told the Slums and Tenement Dwellers Association that the Board's quarters for workmen were unfit for pigs neglected to say that much of this condition could be due to the in- veterate practice of the occu- pants of quarters permitting,
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      Gordon never in South Africa
      88 6 IN your feature "The Royal Cruise of "Bacchante" i.ie writer says that "General Gordon wa.s still workine for a peaceful settlement with the 80er5. As far as I know General Gordon had never been to South Africa. After a brilliant career in China, he was
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      He wants more English schools
      84 6 MAY I ask Dato Sir Chenglock Tan and Tengku Abdul Rahman to request the Hiph Commissioner to give the the public a Government English school in every town or district where there Is no such school at present? Mission schools are run by aliens and
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      Students* iobs
      43 6 Students' jobs j MANY private students in universities the world over do odd jobs to get more money. Those students sent by our benign Government have the audacity to complain that they do not get enough money for social activities. ENOUGH SAID. Ipoh.
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      Who gave UMNO chiefs mandate for this authority?
      293 6 YOU state that "the UMNO-MCA Alliance is to set up a 30-man national executive council —a supreme authority in the Alliance— to deal with matters affecting high policy." To help the many UMNO members in places far from UMNO headquarters at Johore
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      Mexican cactus is NOT a degrading drug
      191 6 YOU state in your Special Feature "The Last Stand of the Comanche 11 Peyote, a Mexican castus which induces hallucinations, became their religion, sapping their strength, but comforting them with visions of past greatness a degrading drug Articles of British. American and French
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      Tighten up income tax collection'
      134 6 'Tighten up income tax collection' rpO find the money for educa--1 tion. tighten up income tax collection. I know of a business which made more than $*****0 net profit The sole owner has paid slightly over $10,000 income tax. I know of a man who bought a motor car two
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      Who'll do manual work?
      167 6 MUCH has been said about the increase of up to 400 per cent in fees for secondary e-'ueation. The Member for Education, Dato EEC. Thuraislngam. has been blamed for it. Some parents demand that the Government sack him. Why blame the Dato for the good he
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      Tidapathy' of public servants
      118 6 rpHE Governor has now re--1 yoked Mr. Tan Kah Kee's appointment as a Justice of the Peace for this colony. When I noticed that Mr. Tan was included in the list of BinKapore j p s In the Buku Merah for 1953, I wondered. I wondered
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      Gift,
      399 6 On the Margin A More light TORT CMuUn, ESS?] lew plea know oj WhohMbl FortCanninpu lighting Th other places in no doubt th Btngapon c rmn n &gt;^ Fort Canning j Tn ,L ©f the city an d Wf' should be .safr nal But before h v ards go up
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    WOW THINGS ARE SO MUCH BETTER
    159 7 l\e re wiping out bandits I Malacca (16 left) and \egri (450) says Mentri SEREMBAN, Monday. f llKKi are about 16 Communist terrorirti left in 1 yfalacca and 150 in Negrj Sembilan, said the nlr i Mi ar. Inche Shamsudin bin Nain. when he
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    Road death
    27 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A 55-year-old gardener. J. Alulamathu. of Kia Peng Road. Kuala Lumpur, was fatally injured in a motor accident In Weld Road ve.sterdav.
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    Boy stabbed in fish row
    30 7 ■•r-old Choi Weng g Bahru Road. :&lt;"&gt;und stabbed rday afternoon. poke he was induing with an»er some fish. were collecting atcd at the hos- home.
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    Talk on WAY Assembly
    35 7 w Netto. wife of the v\\ District Judce, The WAY Oene- to the Intermen's Club at the fflea Quey. at 10 as one of the ites to the WAY Singapore last
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    HE BROUGHT HIS OWN BIBLE TO COURT
    136 7 HE BROUGHT HIS OWN BIBLE TO COURT A TAXI driver preferred his own Chineselanguage bible to the two bibles in English at a Singapore traffic court yesterday. He took his oath on it when he made his defence on a charge of inconsiderate driving. Mr. J. P. Tralnor. First Traffic
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    He parked on a footpath
    49 7 Rather than stop by a doublewhite line along East Coast Road, motorist Tay Hock Yew parked his car on a footpath. He pleaded guilty In the Singapore City Police Court yesterday to a charge of causing obstruction on the footpath. Tay was fined $50.
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    Knife assault
    39 7 A 30-year-old labourer. Yap Tien Lean, was slashed on the wrist with a bread knife durine an argument with another labourer in Boon Tat Street, Sinuapore, on Sunday. He was taken to hospital with a serious wound.
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    $160,000 school
    22 7 KLANG, Mon. A $160,000 Kindergarten was declared open here yesterday by Mr. M. C. ft* Sheppard, British Adviser. Negri Sembilan.
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    MAN WHO COULDN'T PAY BACK
    84 7 MAN WHO COULDN'T PAY BACK A SUPERVISOR of rubber tappers, Loh Shin Swee, 28, borrowed $2,500 from hi s friends and started a poultry farm with great hopes of SUCCORS. But an epidemic killed all the poultry. Loh, father of five children and whose pay was only $120 a month,
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    Driver caught stealing petrol
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Ali bin Mohamed, driver of a military truck was today sentenced In the Sessions Court here to six months' gaol for stealing petrol. Hp was caught by a policeman as he was emptying petrol from the truck Into a can.
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    Scout meeting
    32 7 KLANG, Mon.— Klang scouters will meet at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow at the Anglo-Chinese School to discuss district competitions and the visit of Lord Rowallan, Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth.
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    Varsity head sees no disadvantage
    178 7 PA V PLAN PROTEST BY STAFF UNIVERSITY of Malaya clerks, stenographers and laboratory assistants are not at a disadvantage as compared to their counterparts in the Government service, said Sir Sydney Came. the Vice-Chancellor. I yesterday. He was commenting on a letter from his non-academic
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    Stole cheque from boss to buy car
    150 7 Stole cheque from boss to buy car YAP YONG SIANG. 26. a salesman, stole a cheque from his employer and obtained a car on hire-purchase terms from a dealer in Orchard Road, a Singapore court was told yesterday. He pleaded guilty to theft of a biank cheque belongiim to Mr.
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    Sarawak shuts the Reds out of the schools
    434 7 YOUTH IS BEING CORRUPTED BY EVIL TEACHING...BUT WE WILL HALT THIS CANKER, SAYS GOVERNOR OCHOOLS will be closed in Sarawak auc teachers forbidden to practise their professions in areas where there is evidence that "youth is being corrupted by their evil teaching."
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    $1,220 break-in
    30 7 A thief broke Into a house in McPherson Road. Sinnapore. during the week-end and stole $1,220 which was left In an unlocked almcirah. The theft was discovered yesterday
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    POLICE CORPORAL FOUND SHOT
    94 7 A Singapore oollce corporal. Sarban Singh, was found shot In the chest while on duty at the Labour Office in Havelock Road at about 3.45 p.m. yesterday. A Labour Office clerk found him wounded under a staircase. He fell holding his service revolver in his hand.
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    Yachtsmen tried to beat storm
    219 7 Yachtsmen tried to beat storm THEY FAILED: AND AIRMAN DIED AN airman trom R.A.F. Seletar who was rescued when a storm capsized a yacht had his evidence recorded yesterday at the inquest on his companion. SAC John Nicholas Hill, 23, who was drowned '.n Sept. 5. S.A.C John Lonpworth, 24,
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    Committee to plan Deepavali
    56 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A Deepavall celebrations committee was set up in Kuala Lumpur today. The committee will plan the distribution of sweets and clothing to Indian lepers at Sungei Buloh. orphans and destitutes in welfare homes in Kuala Lumpur, on Deepavall which falls on Oct. 25.
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    CHEONGSAMS? YES: DIOR? NO
    158 7 rpHKKF BRITISH niannrX quins flew into Singapore yesterday with an angry Word for French fashion dictator Christian Dior and his new "Flat t.00k." "We hate it. It's disgusting said Pat O'Reilly. Rachel Fitzgerald and Maureen Trendell who arrived by Qantas-8.0.A.C. from Bri- tain. "(iive us your
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    SALESMAN LOSES $1,900 IN HOLD-UP
    167 7 SALESMAN LOSES $1,900 IN HOLD-UP KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. TWO middle aged Chinese, one with a revolver, entered a sundry shop here on Saturday evening and robbed a cigarette salesman of $1,900 A police officer said it was "one of the most daring daylight robberies in recent months." It happened at
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    Rice and cooking oil stolen
    44 7 IPOH, Mon.— Rice and cooking oil worth $20 were stolen from a house in Koplsan new village, 10 miles south of Ipoh on Saturday night. Thieves also stole $50 worth of telephone wires near Lahat on the same night.
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    Rotary meeting
    39 7 Mr. P. F Kinsey. president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Singapore branch, will be the guest speaker at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at the Capitol Blue Room.
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    Bandits' double failed to come off
    171 7 Bandits' double failed to come off KLUANO. Mon. UIJIAN troops and police are today searching dense Jungle 16 milf\s east of here for a terrorist gang which yesterday staged two ambushes on the Kluang Mersing Road. The terrorists, armed with stencuns and rifles, are believed to be members of the
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    Hold-up men take scent
    50 7 Four Malays, one believed to have been armed with a pistol, hrld up thp caretaker of a house behind the Rultan Masque in Jeddah Street, Singapore. yesterday «nd ri.t D'ri him of three wristwatches, thr"'' bottles of perfume, and $93 The men escaped in a c:ir.
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    'Welfare' got him drunk
    94 7 WHEN an unemployed man with an artificial lee pleaded uuilty to a charge of drunk and disorderly behaviour, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr. K T Alexander, asked him "Do you have so much money that you can get drunk?" The man. Tan Joo Heng. repliirl
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    WHAT A LIFE!
    645 8  -  i hri.stin If ?f MONDAY KEEP OUT. VERY PRIVIT la the notice stuck on the children's bedroom door this afternoon. Inside all is bedlam let loose with yells, bumps and frantic barks. "What's going on?" I shout. "Why all the noise?" "Don't come in mummy. Please don't
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    AN ENGLISH GIRL PUTS ON A SWIMSUIT...
    236 8 llfHY is the Englishwoman so unattractive in a swimsuit? In day clothes, with her slim figure and good carriage, she can hold her own with any nationality. At night, in evening dress, she probably looks her best, because of her white throat and
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    The 'New Look' in Chinese fashions
    556 8  -  MAXINE RAKICH By 1I 7 HOEVER said that Chinese fashions do not vary with the years? Take a look around Singapore and see for yourselves the chance that the Chinese dress is enjoying to-day. Chinese women are as much the slaves of fashion as
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    Big fashion show at ball
    71 8 k NUMBER of fashion shows r\ will be taking place during this week, largest of which will be the one held at the Sea View Hotel on Saturday next. This fashion show will b^ held during the ball which Is in aid of the Canine
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      286 8 Straits Times Crossword 7 I y^s; IT 28 j ACROSS 12. Used in a survey specially (4). 1. Money for enclosure? (5&gt; 15 Refuse to deteriorate &lt;7&gt;. 4. The cause of wind up when 16 A K ree tl «t H Puts an end to 12 cables are around &lt;7&gt;.
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      Story of America's greatest gambler
      1842 9 Story of America's greatest gambler summer afternoon in the early 1900s, the citizens of Saratoga gs, plushiest and most wide-open holiday resort in the United have seen a dashing equipage trailing clouds of dust through the main streets. M.M?t!l in his Rlnssv hehind a pair of prancing coalrscs, a man
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      153 9 The same ornounf of fuel i I can take you up to 10% farther I you %n £E^gk ell that jM| p o boRV y&gt;u up to v'^ompions produce o I .cry drop an oil k e r "9'ne. CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS TRADING SOCIETY »viq (Mi UTO. everyday ii h
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      190 9 Brandy ii^Bß 111 f ]in K»wr CMtwPAom coo««*l 111 Lilt: BRsrrT/Si WORLD fcg^'J Bjrtlf|m^ v.s.o.p. MACLAINF WATSON I CO.. LTD. M*""^aSß7 f v^l 1 flavour. Available from ALL HIGH CLASS PROVISION STORES TRADE ENQUIRIES SOLE AGENTS MALAYA JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KI'AI.A 1,1 MPI R PFNXNG B^^^^^^^^jH Nugget -the
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      141 9 Sherlock ffo /fii#».v Ifoff.v€&gt; triih a hay window f SUPPOSE yOU COULD M9U X^lT's OVER TUE££ ALLOW ME TO Wfj CUZATOROt TUt GIVE U* \ACHOSS THE SQUARE, I~==:^~—^1 COMCUCT TW£ EL6IH MAB&LE6? M 6 UOML Silt. HOUZE WITH &gt; HP^Ci 7 'NXJU/eV, WATSON. TELL 1 OU NO,SIB,UE AVDSESS? L TUE
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    RUBBER MEH DATE SET]
    563 10 RUBBER MEET DATE SET Rises in industrial, By OUR MARKET CORr F SPOn ALTHOUGH the second natural and grading conference will k« l" ,7 r Pa^ 3, to May 6, in New York, delca^ Si begin work on April 26. On the latter date they will bepir, factories and go-downs
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    SHIPPING
    88 10 Ships lying alongMdr the Singapore Harbour Board wharves «r expected today are: Victoria 1 2, Tarakan 45. Etorufu Maru C.P., Benarty 6 7., Agamemnon t3. Gleneam 11. Leneverett 13 14. Anshun 15 16. Hulda Maersk 18. Stanvac Selo 19 20. Scudal N Wall 4. Angby N. Wall 6. Tung
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    122 10 Sinxaporr Chines* Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra steady; October *29H buyers. »29 sellers; November «29 buyers. $29 sellers. Coconut oil: steady: $49 V Pepper: steady, but no business reported; unchanged. Muntok white $217 'j. Sarawak $215 Lampong black *!60 H. C. B. Ltd. clostn;
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    17 10 OFFICIAL PRICES tin S R S -;«1 (down 12) r *M »t i cent I. Mxl "inl
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    AUSTRALIWI STOCKS
    118 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS industrial Stock Exchange t&lt;xl»v trend developed b and uraniums Q, of Federal loans lified TmL^ of bond prices with tuhZl stocks favoured b«S 1 55 ILoans 3' s 1956-53 Mil 'Loans 3' 4 1956-1959 1 Jf 't 1 Aust. Consol Ind A.P.M. 'new Bank of N S W
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    RUBBER PRICE
    148 10 The rubber price «i&lt; Singapore ytsterdtv ud Mi j was done up to I October first (trade October first grade fo.t. y closed at 69 I sixteenths of a c«nt tbot* a 1 day's close and the closuif m steady quiet. The turnover »as smill. n lers reserved
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    EXCHANGE RATE
    136 10 The Mala' Association made th« »J changes in its rates to 5 32. 60 dst. :&lt;V* n 2/4 7 32. 120 d St. 2* d st 2 4 3 8 An.tr.lU I 2 10 27 32; buy.-. 1/11 1 32. OD Ml New Zral.nd O D 2 3
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      222 10 J^Ttr^Sx^X^J&lt;vO'^r^_ l^^j, j fflfßstr^ rr^'"^- J m -*«^j-&lt;^» TODAY: 3.1.5. Ml A Ml p.m. C.eeU Bali A-hok Kumar "FIRDAUS" In HlndusUni with Hill', English Mibtitlrs Soon: ••5.5.8.8." DIAMOND THEATRE Phone ***** DailT 2 Shows: 3 and 7.30 p.m. "VIDUTHALAI (Tamil) Starring: V. Nairaiya, Krishnakumari Propamidine for burns, cuts and abrasions
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      158 10 NOTICES NOTICE We hereby notify that Mr. One C'hoon Seng Is no longer employed by us as from 20th September, 1954. He is not authorised to represent our company in any Capacity. CHIN LEONG Si CO.. (M) LTD., 173-A. Cecil Street, Singapore. CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE ASSESSMENT LIST 1955 (Section
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      158 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens for two posts of Storekeepers In the Public Works Department, Perak. Applicants must have attained their 17th but not their 23rd birthday and must have passed either Standard VII or Standard VIII in a Government or Government-Aided English School. The salary scales
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      831 10 NOTICES NOTICE All our customers and dealers are hereby notified that Mr. A. M. A. Mohamed Ebrahlm, who wa» hitherto employed by us as our travelling salesman Is no longer employed by us with effect from the 14th Septemi ber, 1954 and therefore we are not responsible whatsoever If he
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      1018 10 COMPANY MEETING THE GOLDEN HOPE RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED At the Forty-eighth Annual General Meeting Sir Eric Macfadyen the Chairman of the Company said, inter alia: In my addrew la«t year I advlaed you we had then recently purchased veiy cheaply two estates ■t Rompln, Negri Sembllan, the property of local
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      884 10 NOTICES GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA NATIONAL HOUSING AND TOWN COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Architectural Design Competition For The Supreme Court Building Rangoon, Burma. The National Housing and Town Country Development Board of the Government of the Union or Burma, promoters of this Competition, invite Architects to submit designs In
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      61 10 *«A.cADi MESSAGERIES MARITW ETA WISTIOUHP ETA IASTIOUND Sailing j, s^, Ml «f 23S*p» FELIX ROUSSEL to Saioon itI^AHAOVS.; IS S.pt SONG Bl to So 10 on 27 Up* PEIMO to Soioon, Mon.lo, 4 O&lt;» IX SJfbu? Honokono lapon CHAHGKURS MUMS j&lt;x, cumin urn nUw* JAMAIQUE to Colombo, pihom C oloft*
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      47 10 kjocccr kjcnsation i TNIPOCIDRfAIP- AND. SURE rir«?&lt;4H«6« .Wi\v no* f ENOUGH. &gt;- VI EVERY OAV c i S\\ "uOKtfiy. lUey pert aJMfy do I 010 AH CHOO N /*^"\'-'f WOt CO*«f&lt;3lH SU*f7CICKf Vj A WVODLD MMI TIME LATER I AND AT THE INTER-SCHOOL FINAU j[ l iL^*^t' &gt; 9§^^
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      972 11 BLUE FUNNEL LINE I?;," r non to prorrrd via other ports to load mj m S LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW, IOHOOM.VcS&m&ZT £$&gt; Due Soil* p c-b-- fvam Penang G73/34 ScpT 23 Sep. J. 729 s'.^,' U" 1 SCPt Ct OC 4/, 1 Oct 4/7 oc, rc^i, Glasgow Oct I Oc, 3 Oct
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      2277 11 S"*"* m*4*mmJmmmmm*^^&*mmm^mKKsm EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Said, Genoo, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hambur,, Gdynia, Copenhoaen, Gothenburg A Oslo ipor* P. Shorn Penanc ..«^X A U In Port 21/24 Sept i°^P. KMLA 24/27 Sept 28/21 Sept 2f/10 3.pt KINA' 23 Sept/ 1 Oct .SSSSLt" 4/ 4 Oct 8/
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      1152 11 McALISTER «c CO., LTD. TIL No ***** ELLERMAN tV BUCKNALL KLAVEMESS LINE LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO HAMBURG t HULL PORTLAND, SEATTLE t VANCOUVER orvj for USA., North Atlanta Ports Accepting cargo for Central Soutr ond Conoda via Colombo American Ports CITY Of POONA FRANCHVILLE Spore P S'hom
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    BRITISH QUALITY TO BE UPHELD
    133 12 BRITISH QUALITY TO BE UPHELD THE new general man■ger of Ewart and Company (Civil Engineers) Ltd.. in Singapore. Mr. N. B. Bourne, said on his arrival last week that he would maintain the high professional standards set by British engineer) the world over. :ie his first trip to the Colony
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    Washing ton Fair
    23 12 Washington State Fourth International Trade Fair H to be held in Seattle. Washington from March 11 to 25. next year.
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    CHINESE CLOTH THREA T TO LANCASHIRE
    682 12  -  HARRY EARNSHAW BY Member of the legislative council of the United Textile Workers Union and vice-presi-dent of the Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation. Member of the Labour Party executive since 1942 and party chairmati in 1952. Reds now export jy|AO TSE-TUNG is Unquestionably the
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    Singapore importers welcome Jap fair
    323 12 MANY Singapore Importers, who have Interests in Japan, will be sending representatives to the Japan International Trade Fair to be held in Tokyo next year from May S-18. However while Colony importers have shown interest in the fair, some Singapore manufacturers prefer to wait until
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      New, better locks for Malayans
      392 12 As security consciousness grows A type of lever lock recently Invented and manufactured by an English firm which claims that it is almost 100 per cent duplicate proof will be made available in Malaya by the end of this year. Mr. C. W. Parkes. nianaehii.'
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      N.Z. TRADE BID
      83 12 The Director Of Industries and Commerce in New Zealand. Mr. R. B Gray, who has recently visited Singapore to promote trade with New Zealand, will be prepared to answer enquiries and provide full information about two hundred types of manufactured goods and foodstuffs which are available for
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      177 12 i il^niii if i\m I 1 BOWRANITE I I AHT CORROSIVE 1 PA»NT I SolpAgenti. -^SSSgH fII I'll I^V —Wn I 4 Wheel Drive also AvailabU DEPEND ON AUSTIN FOR GREAT POWER and even GREATER ECONOMY! your need is a two or 6ve ton /^/iw'f^^/^^. long-wheel-base truck, Austin have the
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      314 12 PARKER Pek SERVICE Owners of Parker p Pn glad to know that for morptK 111^ years we have been -a rv^ their convenience a r-omp^f f( i fully equipped PARKEP S f2 M P d DEPARTMENT, which usp with a complete range o j parts and staffed by -k He?
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    TWO SURPRISE DRAWS IN DIV. 1 HOCKEY
    369 13 TWO SURPRISE DRAWS IN DIV. HOCKEY flees missed so many chances L&lt;\i) of tho top teams in the Sinjfaporfc Hockey H \.»&lt;Miation's first division league Singapore tion Club and Police stumbled over weak I n n yesterday when they each lost a point I wanderers and Indian Association respecI -s
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    POLICE, S.R.C. LEAD SENIORS
    356 13 h*\ p been IC DM division of •if competition 1^ ".ule except for onh match -the first Toiice and Latin ns, only one &gt;tT by rain also on ttlule yesterdays i&gt;&gt;lon S.C. and 3B was postponed -&lt;■ oi it mUunderie k.round. I rhdrawn from bird team
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    Indian Association got a 'gift' goal
    157 13 INDIAN Association were lucky to hold Police S.A. to a 1-1 draw in their S.H.A. Div. 1. game on the I.A. ground yesterday. Police had the edce over the Indians but their forwards n,i. sod many chances, especially towards the last ten minutes. Within
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    VICTORIA WIN BOTH GAMES
    50 13 VUtorla School had to flcht hard !o beat St. Andrews School at hoctey on tho Victoria School ground &gt;e*terdav. The wore «v I—o. Centre-forwnrd Teoh Wah scored For the Victorian.*. Earlier In the afternoon, Victoria Schools second string frounced St Andrews ,-econd team b s—o.5 0.
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    NAVY, ARMY DRAW
    28 13 Royal Navy and Army fhared honours In a thrilling Inter -services league soccer match which resulted In a one-all draw at H.M.S. Terror uround yesterday.
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    S.B.A. JUNIOR RESULTS
    57 13 Results of the Singapore Badminton Association^ Junior Inter-school and inter-rlub ties played over the weekend Schools (quarter-finals) St. Andrew's beat Victoria i Yellow i 4-1; Anslo-Chlne^e beat Serangoon 5-0; Victoria (Red) beat Raffles 4-1. Inter-elvb: Martßold B.P. beat Lucky Strike (Bluei 5-0; U-*eful BP beat National (Whitei
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    S.C.C. vLATIFF WANDERERS
    52 13 S.C.C. v LATIFF WANDERERS B.C.C. team to meet Latlrl Wanderers tn a Dlv. 1 hockey match on the padang today U: J Woodhouse; C. Arkell. E. Berrill. M Wickv H. Wood &lt;e»pt i. O Brands: R. Lamb B. Purslow. J. Jeffery B. McMullen. H. Flske Reserve J Enderby; Umpire. J.
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    Call for more Civilians
    152 13 r PHE Singapore Hockey Association is disappointed with the response of Civilian umpires to register ?or the lecture course to be held next month. 1 At the Umpires Board meeting at the SRC. yesterday. It wa.s announced that of the ten men who had sent in
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    CLUB 'B'XVSTART OFF TO 14-3 WIN
    436 13 CLUB 'B' XV START OFF TO 14-3 WIN SINGAPORE Cricket Club's "B" rugby fifteen began the season with a good win on the padang yesterday when they scored 14 points (a goal, two tries, penalty) to Young Malayans' three points (a penf alty) The club was obviously trying out somp
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      267 13 tfv &gt; Job" Pertira X Singkpnr* And why should they inde«d&gt; $$hf~ I Just to look st them yon can aw *?V"' they are timply brimful of enerfry «*i 4 BNs»* mr* and radiant with good health and &£'**&gt;#¥■" well-being. All orer Malaya tens of thoasandi wBmW&% of beautiful babie*
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    Medan XI visit delayed
    290 14 Medan XI visit delayed ties rE MEDAN football team, due to open their Singapore tour tomorrow, have been delayed owing to visa formalities. Details of the Medan players were received by S.A.F.A. only yesterday, and it Is unlikely that the team will be abl* to arrive before Friday. Three games
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    SEIXAS WINS
    62 14 LOS ANGELES. Mon. I*IC SEIXAS yesterday scored a straight-set victory over Tony Trabert to win the miens singles title of the Pacific Southwest tennis championships here. Seixas won 7-5. 6-3. 6-4 on service breaks due to his own forehand placements and to Trabert s errort. Louise Brough defeated
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    NZ champion to marry
    148 14 AUCKLAND. Mon VVrrrt WILLIAMS 24-year-old New Zealand Olympic athlete and holder of the women's world long jump recod. nas announced her engagement. She is to marry Mr. C. Buddy I Cbrlett of Auckland who u.i born tn Canada and is aasistani pi director of the Auckland
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    MCFA bid to get Boon Leon, for HK Cup game fails
    643 14 MCFA bid to get Boon Leong, for HK Cup game fails By THE SPORTS EDITOR A RID BY the Malayan Chinese Football Assosiation to get the services of Singapore's inside forward, Chia Boon Leong, to play in the annual inter-port game for the Ho Ho Cup against Hong Kong Chinese
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    JIM PETERS SAYS: I'VE HAD ENOUGH
    361 14 LONDON, Mon. JIM PETERS, 35-year-old British marathon champion, today announced his retirement from competitive athletics. It was Peters who provided a tragic finish to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games marathon this year when he entered the stadium at Vancouver staggering from side to
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    PREVIOUS RESULTS
    88 14 HERE are the full results of Ho Ho Cup matches since the inception of the competition in 1928. 1928— Hong Kong brat Malaya 3-2 at Hong Kong. 1929— Malaya heat Hong Kong 2-1 it Singapore. 1931— Home Kong beat Malaya 5-3 at Hong Kong. 1950 (Jan. 21)— Hong
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    BANNISTER GETS AWARD
    68 14 LONDON, Mon— Dr. Roger Bannister today was selected for the silver Pears trophy awarded annually for the outstanding British achievement in any field Banni.ter was the first man in history to run a mile in less than four minutes. Last year the trophy donated by Pears Encyclopaedia
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    R.A.F. CHANGI PUT I.R.C. OUT OF CUP
    245 14 R.A.F. Changi scored a goal in each half to knock Indian Recreation Club out of the S.A.F.A. Senior Cup competition at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. After Changi had scored their goals. Indians tried hard to save the game but the Inside forwards
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    SABA puts on a card for SATA
    259 14 SINGAPORE Amateur Boxing Association will stage a special programme In aid of S.A.T.A. at the Great World open air stadium at. 8 30 p.m. on Thursday night. Sept. 30. Boxers from boys clubs all ovei the Island together with two Invited Johore boys
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    Test players to get more allowances
    177 14 LONDON. Monday. I /CRICKET is getting more and more expensive during the England-Australia Test series j,i and umpires are to get more mone&gt; and thoy, go to watch them must pay more to eet info ground. The profeukmab in the hi land team have
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    Schools are fit and well trained
    163 14 Schools are fit and well trained MANY new faces will be WttD on the fleld when the schools rugger season begins today. The matches for today are: Police v Beatty S.S. at P.T.S.: Victoria School v. SAOBA at I Victoria School St. Andrews jv. T.T.C. at Woodsville: RafTl- es Institution
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    Boys Clubs to hold sports
    37 14 The Federation of Bov&lt;= Club, will hold it* second annual sport: on the Victoria Srhool ground a' 2.30 p.m. on Sunday. Nine clubs will be takinc pan and there are 27 events.
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    SWIFT A.A. MEET
    23 14 The Swift Athletes Association will hold Hi thiid annual sport.- on the Victoria School ground at 230 p.m. on Saturday.
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    2-1 FOR ATHLKTIf
    35 14 2-1 FOR ATHLKTIC Ck—HM Athletic beat Amicable A.A. 2—l in a soccer friendly at Jalan BeM&lt;r last night. Good Song and Thian Chye aoarei for Athletics and Eng Slang for AAA. Lee Pak Tong refereed.
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      774 14 (Continued from Vuge 6) ACCOMMODATION WANTED 20 Worit ti (Mim.)-Box it ctt. extra. REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY foli lowing Furnished or Unfurnished Hmisrs to Rent or Purchase in 1 First Class Residential area within 3 miles Tanclin Circus: i.&lt; i House with 5—6 bedrooms, each with bathroom. !anre reception area, separate fining
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      18 14 Outstanding Swiss Watches &gt;"&gt;£ |i(j 501 a...:,. CHUN CH, 0 53. SOUTH BRIDGE ROmD. SINGAPU ~_^r&gt; n \MiuMC route
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      61 14 HO&lt; Xl &gt; UUMMB, Div I: Latin* Win. drrer*. v S.( padanc niV. JB: R.\S.(. v Oylon S.C.. RASC s-miifi l iuoou rOMC E v Reatlv Secondary Srhool Polire Prpnl VHTORIX Srhool v SAOBA. VS ground ST. ANDREW'S Srhool. v Teacher*' Training College Woodsrille: RAFFLES Inst. v Young Malayans. Raffles.
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