The Straits Times, 14 June 1955

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    14 1 The Straits Times flat*"* 1 Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TTESDAY. JUNE 14, 1955 <+- 15 CENTS
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    SCRAMBLE, SCRAMBLE all day
    490 1 yoTOHISTS PANIC AT OIL DEPOTS, BOISE WIVES A T MARKETS BUT. lid to paralyse Colony f ails I STRIKE which was to paralyse the industrial life of yesterday failed to bring to a standstill the port and city, mber of factories were closed but the total
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    od: It's Business usual today
    99 1 od: It's Business usual today fruits, at, fish types of will be sual in irkets toHo. president Vegetables ich Road, Prices may increase. -tion of a in the v loads of johore local supThere nic about tries," he of most ■ban food lly taxed housewives, eruption to and milk in
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    16,000 ON STRIKE
    1108 1 Intimidation stops work at several factories: Essential services carry on THE strike situation was not as bad as at first anticipated. In several factories workers stopped work only after being intimidated. The Ministry of Labour estimated that between 15,000 and 16,000 workers in more than 70 places
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    Lock icon BUY-BUY PETROL BOOM IN BEDLAM CITY
    84 1 I ANXIOUS MOTORISTS TIE UP TRAFFIC NEAR FILLING STATIONS AFTER THE PANIC -ALL QUIET THIS WAS THE SCENE outside a filling station in Singapore yesterday. Anxious motorists, turned away at other stations where the attendants had gone on strike, create a major traffic jam.
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    Scramble too for rubber
    145 1 WILD BUYING IN MARKET THE Singapore rubber market yesterday experienced its heaviest turnover for months with buyers scrambling for large quantities of rubber, as the industrial situation further deteriorated. As a result the price shot up by three and five-eighths cents and closed at $108 3
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    Sir Donald off to London
    37 1 The High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray left Singapore yesterday by air for a routine visit to London for. talks at the Colonial Office. He will return next month before the Federal elections.
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    BID TO END SHB ROW TODAY
    82 1 BID TO END SHB ROW TOD AY Representatives of the Singapore Harbour Board and its staff association will meet at the Labour Ministry at 10 a.m. today to resume negotiations on back pay and pensions for nonclerical staff. The team of six mediators from the Trades Union Congress, the City
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    Give them a lift
    30 1 The Singapore Government appeals to private motorists to give lifts to those without transport during the present bus strikes to enable them to get to work.
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    Arbitration off
    25 1 Arbitration on the outstanding points in Hock Lee bus dispute settlement has been put off while the employees are out on sympathy strike.
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    70 companies hit by the strike — official list
    316 1 70 companies hit by the strike official list r was officially estimated that between 15.000 and 16 000 workers in more than 70' establishments wer* on strike in Singapore at 4.30 d m yesterday. The following list was issued by the Labour Ministry OLD STRIKES (about 2.700 workers): Firestone Tire
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    Lock icon PAY IS STILL THE SNAG IN RAIL STRIKE
    197 1 PAY IS STILL THE SNAG IN RAIL STRIKE LONDON, Monday. LEADERS of 70,000 striking rail workers met chiefs of Britain's state-owned railways today to demand a "little more money" before ending their 16-day-old stoppage. I The strike leaders pressed heads of the British Transport Commission for an interim pay settlement
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    Woman killed at work
    43 1 Cheng Ah Hiok, 56, was electrocuted while at work at a building site in Robertson Quay, Singapore, yesterday, afternoon. She was clearing some wood and stones when she touched a live cable. She died on the way to hospital.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    44 1 KISIS POWERS BACKED LONDON. Mon.—Parliament tOlS? approved Emergency po\vrr?> which Government took a ueel; Azu to deal with rail strike. Beater. Itl/SSIA ACCEPTS MOSCOW. Mon— -Russia tmluv ;n»epted Western proposal that Bi« Four talks should begin >" Gfc neva on July 18. Renter.
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    DEATH OF ROGUE ELEPHANT OF GEMAS
    108 2 DEATH OF ROGUE ELEPHANT OF GEMAS SEREMBAN. Mon. A BULL elephant, which had been on rampage for weeks on rubber estates near the Negri Sembilnn-Johore border, has bren shot dead by Mr. G. R. Leonard, the NYsri Sembilan and Selangor Game Warden. The elephant, which had i 520.000 damage to
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    Lock icon Atom talks in London
    63 2 LONDON. Mon.— The AustIftnltter of Supply, Mr. H iward Beale. arrived by plane last night for talks \vith British authorities on guided and atomic energy i oduction. 'Australia is very much cone rned with atomic developi tent for peaceful uses.' he ■aid. "We hooe to have
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    Lock icon Piano record
    27 2 BRANDON 'Canada*. Mon.— Corporal Donald (Tiny) Bird. "35 b soldier claimed a world record last nlgftlt as ho comt Icted 48 hours of piano-play-inc. AP.
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    Food offence
    35 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— For possessing cooked rice in a food prohibited area, Ridadarimal. a woman labourer at Permas Estate, was fined $250 by Mr. N. L. Cohen in the I Session* court today.
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    Lock icon WINS WITH FEET TIED UP
    59 2 ALLAHABAD. .Mon.— Robin I 46. swam for 42 n the River Jamuna on his back and with nis hands r:ed to win a race lay in which 11 of the starters gave up after a few hours. Chatterji, who was in the water for 33
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    TROOPS WILL BE WELCOME IN FEDERATION: HIMSWORTH
    284 2 Australians told: Don't listen to inexperienced Singapore politicians MELBOURNE, Mon. AUSTRALIANS should not make the mistake of listening to the opinions of inexperienced Singapore politicians, the Federation's former Financial Secretary, Mr. Eric Himsworth, said here. In an interview with the Melbourne Herald, Mr.
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    Soldier speared
    127 2 JA VELIN PIERCES NEAR HIS HEART -DOCTORS SAY HE MAY LIVE KENTVILLE, (Nova Scotia), Monday. PRIVATE James Strickland. 24, was struck full in the chest by a six-foot javelin on Saturday, but surgeons who pried it loose from his breast bone said he may live. StricKland was walking
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    Lock icon More Vietnam rebels give up
    51 2 SAIGON. Mon. Two more battalions of Hoa Hao General Tran Van Soai's forces have surrendered to the national army, the Government reported. The two units, totalling 545 men, laid down their arms at dawn on Sunday in the Cantho area. 90 miles south-west of Saigon.
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    Lock icon Crippled— but love helped her to dance
    254 2 Crippled but love helped her to dance NOW COMES it RING FROM MALAYA PORTSMOUTH, Mon. A DIAMOND ring fell out of an envelope from Malaya last week and 17-year-old Dawn McFarland knew she had beaten polio. The disease crippled her when she was 18 months old. She could not dance
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    Lock icon Airliner crew charged
    50 2 HONG KONG, Mon. Three members of the crew of a PanAmerican airliner pleaded not guiitv here today to charges of trying to export from Hong Kong last Saturday 600 ounces of gold and 900 watches. They were allowed bail totalling $8,000 and remanded for 24 hours.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Landowners kidnapped
    63 2 RANGOON, Mon. A gang of five armed men kidnapped four wealthy landowners from three adjacent villages, 25 miles east of Rangoon, according to reports reaching here I today. The kidnappers first capturI ed an Indian, whom they tied jup and took round with them as they collected three
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    Bail allowed in cheating case
    63 2 Goh Wee Meng claimed trial in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday to two charges of cheating involving more than $10,000. Goh was charged with cheating $2,310 from Haji Mohamed Khan on April 22 and $6,769 from G. V. Kapadia on May 18. Bail of
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    Lock icon SOLVED: RIDDLE OF THE 3 SISTERS
    188 2 LONDON, Mon. THE Barclay Bank of London today was clearing up the 11 -year-old *three sisters' 7 mystery involving A£3,000 ($20,000) legacy left by a Japanese cosmetic shop keeper. Tomisarburo Nagai, who died In 1944, left his bank account to his "three sisters" but
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    Offence on girl
    39 2 Halil bin Sedin. alias All. was sentenced to three months' jail by a Singapore Court yesterday for using criminal force on a flve-year-old girl with intent to outrage her modesty In Armenian Street on May 24.
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    Lock icon EARTHQUAKE SCARE IN N.Z.
    68 2 WELLINGTON, Mon. A sharp 10-second earthquake sent families running into the streets in their pyjamas in the small town of Cheviot early today as buildings swayed and chimneys toppled. There were no casualties and no serious damage, though wide cracks appeared In some walls. Cheviot town
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    TORE WIFE'S BRASSIERE IN PUBLIC
    212 2 PENANG, Monday. A PRETTY married woman, Kamaliah binte MohaA mcd Shariff, told the Magistrates Court today that as she alighted. from a bus in crowded Penang Road, her husband came up and tore open her dress and brassiere in full public view. Kadar bin Mohamed.
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    Guilty plea not accepted
    60 2 Goh Ah Pong, 18 and unemployed, was remanded in Singapore yesterday on a charge that he was with a mob which threw stones at the police during the riots on May 12 at Alexandra Road. Goh pleaded guilty but his plea was not accepted by the
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    Cigarette fine
    29 2 Loo Soo Hal was fined $200 or two months' jail by a Singapore Court yesterday for possessing 3,600 dutiable cigarettes at North Boat Quay on June 11.
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    Lock icon Fares row—the busman shot passenger
    109 2 Fares row the busman shot passenger COLONGE. Mon. A TRAM conductor, who i\ drew a gun and fired at passengers after an argument about their fares, was sent to prison for two months here today. One shot wounded a man in the neck and the other shots, fired after a
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    Pep pills probe by London doctors
    210 2  - Pep pills probe by London doctors CHAPMAN PINCHER By LONDON, Mon A SPECIAL laboratory for testing the precise effects of pep pills, "truthserums," and other drugs on the brain has been set up at the Maudsley Hospital, South London People are to have their nervous reactions, brainwaves and reflexes measured
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    Lock icon Rebellion fears
    36 2 MONTE VIDEO, Mon— Rival mobs roamed the streets of Buenos Aires last night, and reports reaching here made it appear that President Peron's campaign against the Catholic Church might explode into large-scale violence.— U.P
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    clash Verted
    37 2 T HE Police > lns clash Island. yPal3 'JKet; punches to Trin, Or K tnus morning The last lap from the jetty L ICO completed fhpir sampui\s S*S£a "iin«ltd with si Jetty, there IS T.I* S
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    Gold-plated passenger was caught
    92 2 Gold-plated passenger was caught 4 COURT he? 1 1\ tenct-d a FTen Richard Didier. to thre* w hard labour for attempts smuggle 5425.000 worn o! ban, jewellery us. dell Swiss francs and other c rency out of Egyp: Fivp wealthy local flnant and merchants all the case were sentenced three
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    Welfare grant
    19 2 Grants totalling $1,550 4 given to !2 Slnp] clubs by the Boctal We!J Department last a I
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    Lock icon Sack to the cave-men days
    80 3 iKNTIST TELLS HOW A Hvrmnr.i™ uniwp COULD mL A CITY r UtEAS OSTHS 0 BUST scientirt 2 hat rad.oa .h (rom a J* bomb exT won Ul force L,,. »l some con- m stay rtround for ;it t .k to survive. ,:dded Atomic ild b<
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    age contract
    14 3 General :o United -ißreeLplea of a contract after the last Mon- 1
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    Lock icon S'pore plane in mishap
    54 3 HONG KONG. Mon. Fire engines and ambulances rushed to Kaitak airport today when ,i BOAC Constellation landing :n hazy wheather and drizzle hit wall at the perimeter of the airfield. None of the crew and 15 :\srrs flying in from Singapore was hurt but the plane
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    Lock icon THE RED CARPET IS OUT FOR NEHRU
    41 3 CBOWDS tHEEK India's Prime .Minister, Mr. Nehru, and Russia's Premier, Marshal Bulcanin, as they drive in an open car up Moscow's i.nrkv Street after Mr. Nehru's arrival for a tour of Russia. A.P. picture.
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    Lock icon Horror race: Cabinet to meet
    379 3 LE MA\S' DEATH TOLL GOES UP TO 79 LE MANS, Mon. THE French Premier, M. Edgar Faure, today called a Cabinet meeting to study the rules of auto racing after the sport's worst disaster in history killed 79 persons here. An angry controversy raged throughout
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    Lock icon Dunlops to grow rubber in Nigeria
    75 3 Dunlops to grow rubber in Nigeria LONDON, Mon. SEVERAL thousand acres of jungle in Nigeria are to be cleared by the Dutilop Rubber company which plans to establish new rubber plantations there. Lord Baillieu. chairman, told the company's annual meeting here today. He said: "We are confident that in due
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    Lock icon First Everest flier dies
    46 3 PIETERMARITZBURG. Natal. Mon. Air Commodore Peregrine Forbes Morant Fellowes. the first man to fly over Mount Everest— highest mountain in the world has died here aged 72. He flew over Mount Everest as leader of the Houston air expedition in 1933.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Talks with Tito
    38 3 BELGRADE, Mon.— President Tito and U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma, who is on a state visit to Yugoslavia, 'are expected to end their talks on international problems today. A communique is expected afterwards. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Talks with Ike
    25 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany arrived in Washington today for talks with President Eisenhower and other American officials.— A.P.
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    Lock icon ELEPHANT MEN FLOCK TO DIEM
    225 3 SAIGON, Mon MOUNTAIN tribesmen rode into Ban Me Thuot central Indo-China. on 200 elephants yesterday to swear allegiance to the South Vietnam Prime Minister. Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem. Mr. Diem left SaiKon for a two-day visit to the centre 150 miles to the north-east where
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    Lock icon 'UNIONISTS BULLIED INTO STRIKES'
    213 3 Briton warns of abused rights PORTHCAWL, Monmouthshire. Monday. TRADE UNIONISTS should have the opportunity to A vote before striking and should not be bullied into strike action, Mr. J. Cooper, chairman of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers, told the union's annual congress here
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    Off comes the skirt
    73 3 To fight fire SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. The U. S. Forest Service says •a unidentified woman helped contiol a forest fire by taking off her skirt. She and her husband discovered the blaze in Rock Creek Canyon, a Forest Service spokesman said, and the Husband used the
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    Egypt is ready to fight
    60 3 NEW YORK. Mon. -Egypt? air chief said yesterday that the Egyptian Air Force now i* "in full swing training" and already "is big enough to defend the country and hit back If necessary." Major-Oeneral Mohamed Sidki would not disclose the number of warplanes in service
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    Lock icon Three-mile run
    40 3 SAN FRANCISCO. Mon.— A grapefruit-laden truck out of control ran three miles downhill, crashed into seven vehicles in the Redlands' business district and wedged in flames between a lamp post and a b^ick hotel. Three were hurt. —A.P.
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    Lock icon 3 die in race
    24 3 PARMA. Mon. Three men were killed and four injured in two car crashes during a car race here yesterday.— U.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    367 3 LONDON. Mon. IT WAS a rather quiet day on the stock market «lth operators cautiously awaiting developments In the rail and dock strikes. Oilts eased on rentwed talk of dearer money. The feature of foreign bonds was the strength of Japanese bonds which advanced sharply on local and
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. June 13. Cash Buyers £730. Sellers £731: Forward Buyers £730: Sellers £780 Vi: Settlement £729 Turnover an. 160 tons. p.m. 35.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    36 3 LONDON. June 13— Spot 33>id July-Sept. 31 T sd.. Oct.-Dec. 3O'«d. Jan. -Mar. 28 7 xd., Apr. -June 27 T vd. June c.i.f. 31-sd.. July c.i.f. 30" s d. Aug. c.i.f. 30\d. Tone: Firm.
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    Selangor liaison chief to fight polls
    286 4 Selangor liaison chief to fight polls KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. yHE chairman of the Selangor UMNO liaison committee, Inche Aziz bin Ishak, announced today that he has been nominated by the Alliance to stand for the Selangor Barat (West) constituency in the Federal elections. His Party Negara rival in the 13,844-vote
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    Chinese expect to get 25 seats in new Council
    402 4 Chinese expect to get 25 seats in new Council MCA CHIEF SAYS: WE WILL HAVE 10 OF THE NOMINATED .-> IPOH, Monday. THE secretary-general of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Leong Yew Koh, said today that Chinese would get 10 nominated seats in the new Federal Council, in addition to
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    Out they go to a piper's skirl
    49 4 PRECEDED by a piper Major J. A. Castle of the Ist Bn. loth Princess Maiv o a..v *tii». ca&ue leave the St. George's Garrison Church Tin i lllln( "i day after their marriage. The bride was formerly Mij s i{,,t L J
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    Council to aid Minister
    80 4 The Singapore Government has established a Medical Advisory Council to advise the Minister for Health. Mr. A. J. Braga. Its functions will be purely advisory on technical and professional matters, and its membership will be confined to qualified professional personnel, it will have no executive powers.
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    HOME GUARD HERO GETS AWARD
    148 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A KAMPONG ULU BENUT Home Guard, who ran 200 A yards to sound the alarm at a kampong mosque during a recent raid by eight Communist terrorists, today received the Home Guard's Certificate of Merit. He Is Amari bin Haji Ra'is one
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    $536,000 aid
    20 4 The Department of Social Welfare, Singapore, spent $536,185 in public assistance and aid for tuberculosis patients last month.
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    For studies in Australia
    43 4 Mr. Lim Teck Seng, 34, of the Singapore Social Welfare Department, leaves for Australia today for six months' training In social security The study trip is the result of an award by the Australian Government under the Colombo Plan.
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    Man sent for observation
    52 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Sinnasamy, charged with the murder of his daughter on Ulu Tiram Estate on May 13, was today ordered by the Magistrate's Court to be &ent to the mental hospital at Tampol for a month's observation. This was done at' Hie request of the
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    CAUSED DEATH: 6 MONTHS
    54 4 RAWANQ, Mon. A former Special Constable, Omar bin Mohamed Taib, was jailed for six months here for negligently causing the death of a Special Constable, Sulaiman bin Talb The court was told that Omar negligently fired off his carbine early on April 18 at the Coalfield
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    Mr. Chin quit in a huff— says Alliance
    182 4 Mr. Chin quit in a huff says Alliance KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. rE Alliance headquarters here today issued a statement saying that Mr. Chin See Yin of Seremban had resigned from the Negri Sembilan branch of the MCA because he had not been chosen by the Alliance to stand for the
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    Charged with murder
    38 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. —K. Raman, of Yukong Estate, Tiram. was charged in tUo Magistrate's Court today with murder of a labourer namea Ambu on June 11. He was remanded in custody pending a preliminary inquiry.
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    SON OF LAWYER WINS HIS CASE
    263 4 SON OF LA WYER WINS HIS CASE He conducted own defence A RTHUR LIM SIEW MENG, son of a Singapore A semblyman and lawyer. Mr. R. C. H. Lim condi ed his own defence in the Singapore First Traffic yesterday and was acquitted of inconsiderate drh Dr. D. C. MacGilchrist
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    More seats in library
    47 4 Raffles Library, Singapore, is increasing its seating accommodation for the readins public. An improved selection of books in the Junior Library la now available. Mrs. M. Tracy, a member of the staff, who was responsible for this re-arrangement, is leaving for England soon.
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    FAN THREW CHAIR: $10
    53 4 A wrestling fan Ngai Tcng Chuan was fined $10 in a Singapore police court yesterday for disorderly behaviour during a wrestling match between Gora Singh and King Kong at the Great World stadium on Saturday The court i the fight was on an and did nd
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    Publicans to dii
    21 4 The Singapore Wbfc Hj Owners' Assoclatl brate it.- second •< with a dinner a' Coursr R'>a d at Sunday.
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    School dinnner
    28 4 The Old Raffle<:ar, A,o| tion and the Raffle Ota Association. Sinsapor. J hold their annua. dinner at the Bafs« G« School at 8 p.m. on saiui|
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    $82,000 went to Pahang
    72 4 $82,000 went to Pahang KUALA LOIPIR Mo A BOUT half of the M paiii out by the Keren Government last month tip-offs leading to the < ture or killing of two went to Pahang. This state, where M forces had a string of i cesses recently, took of the reward
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    Insurance rush
    8 4 INSURANCE aWffl commotion coverage _P^ J
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    Mutiny' p.Cs re freed
    89 5 i of legal M m. Malay d of Malayanwere •ho pro- the P for ,n« court. '"■utor, c for awn in it ions." .'fence objecboot to this vilwhere _ed tO on the rder. blea zuikim HasAhmad A. .mad. bin Lazlm, fl and :ah hava lawe Lieut
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    WOMAN ROBBED OF HAIR
    48 5 A Malay Nanas. ock of atparane reported returning from a neighbour's house, she found a stranger in her house. The man slashed at her with a parang, cutting off a lock of hair. She raised an alarm and the man fled. Nothing was stolen.
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    Bandit dump found in jungle
    69 5 Bandit dump found in jungle KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A POLICE squad yesterday found a larcc terrorist dv .in about seven miles south of Kuala Lumpur in the Bukit Jr. li] district The dump was found in I? about four miles from the main Kuala LumpurKlnne Road. Tneie were six iars
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    Money missing
    31 5 PLNANG, Mon. Penang po'.n-^ are looking for a Malay assistant cash. »r who may help them in their investigations into the loss of $402 missing from a local firm.
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    COLONY CRISIS WON'T CROSS CAUSEWAY
    296 5 'We haven't ignored the lesson of the Singapore riots' KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. "THE Federation Government is on the alert for any attempt by subversive elements to spread the industrial unrest in Singapore across the Johore Causeway, the Straits Times was told today. The Member for
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    SOLVED: MYSTERY OF THE MAN WHO ESCAPED NOOSE
    301 5 SOLVED: MYSTERY OF THE MAN WHO ESCAPED NOOSE He committed murder during Jap occupation JOHORE. BAHRI". Monday. r rHE mystery of a man once sentenced to death for murder was cleared up here today in the High Mustapha bin Lasalh. 26, came before Mr. Justice Storr today for sentence on
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    PRESIDENT QUITS—SO BOYCOTT MAY END
    142 5 PRESIDENT QUITS— SO BOYCOTT MAY END KOTA BHARU. Mon. THE UMNO-MCA Alliance boycott of the Kota Bharu Town Council may end as the President. Dato Mustapha Fathil. announced his retirement from Government service today. The Alliance Councillors had passed a vote of no confidence in Dato Mustapha. but when an
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    Association officials
    59 5 Officials of the Old Rafflesians" Association, Singapore, for the year are: President, Dr. A. C. Sinha; vice presidents. Mr. Lee Siow Mong and the principal, Mr. J. Young lex-omcioi; secretary, Mr. Tan Boon Seng: treasurer, Mr. Quek Keng Siang; committee, Messrs. Lav Kieng Hiong, Hsu Tse Kwang, Chia
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    HE HELPED TO PUT WRONG MEN RIGHT
    68 5 Francis Tan Chew Oon, 33. a rehabilitation officer of the Prisons Department. and one of the pioneer members of the Singapore Police Reserve Unit, died yesterday at his home in Surin Lane after a short illness. Tan joined the prisons department after his
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    Death beat her to divorce
    261 5 HUSBAND HELD MALACCA, Mon. A 33-YEAR-OLD woman, Nah binte Mohamed j Akip, was stabbed to death by her husband after she had gone to see a kathi to arrange for a divorce, a preliminary inquiry was told today. In the dock was Saat bin Abdul
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    Club dance
    24 5 The International Women's Club of the Singapore YWCA will hold a dance at the Raffles Hotel from 8.30 p.m. to midnight tomorrow.
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    MALAYA GETS 31 NEW DOCTORS
    685 5 RESULTS of the University of Malaya's Faculty of Medicine June examinations. announced yesterday, include 31 new doctors and two pharmacists. The full list: FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION PART II FOR THE DEGREES OF M.8.. B.S. IN MEDICINE. SURGERY AND OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY: Chee Chin Tiong. Andrew
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    103 6 minimum). Yin attt (HIT Of Labuan no. a. I (i 80. ions, Uldren and t. ren. Funeral iraday If.fcM al ound. tw. age 81. on 13.6.55 I Road. KHU Low I In, Yonjr T In, en Oefc Neo, Kuan Neo. two tons800, Ko V.nz Poh. ren and one grand
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    106 6 ™/i M urn 1(i fftirtl/nii/n I. I MRS. SHO Hiv HIN t tti ittva tor the OceaJ9 on 5 6 1955. d P. Gostelow tld Relatives for Preset] ndance on n th< It M. 4 y of the late Mr. pan Xi H Pai lot Liem c Seventh Daj
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    122 6 TO Word* 5 10 < minimum FOLLOW PEDANT Every Hay in Mail' if yen want to win i ord puzzle. SKIRTS AND BLOUaES— Ste tram An:e:ica this climate town <fc Country stores. EUROPEAN FAMILY leavinp Fmsapore Selling Furniture and Pi -plant? Ring ***** between 2/4 appointment JACK srRAWS for
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tucs. June 14, 1955. The Island Kept Going
    478 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tucs. June 14, 1955. The Island Kept Going The single Ricat fact that emerged in Singapore yesterday was that the sympathy strikers j had signally failed to paralyse the everyday life of the Colony. All essential services on the island were fully or adequately carried on
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    Progressives: 1955 Model
    502 6 There is evidence that, since thoir defeat, the Progressive party leaders have been doini; some serious brooding. The unexpected slaughter they experienced at the polls left them with no choice but to take a critical look at themselves. The fruits of this searching self-examination were offered to
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    Racing In Blinkers
    258 6 The decision of the Singapore Turf Club to continue with its race meeting tomorrow will strike responsible people as an unwise act. Everything is to be said for the public remaining calm and for everyone to carry on, as far as possible, in the spirit of "business
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    Workers' future is in their own hands
    555 6 Workers' future is in their own hands THERE are two ways o f maintaining order by force or by consent. The first may be necessary in an emergency; in the long run, only the second can prevail. Within the last five weeks, determined and dedicated men in Singapore have tried
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      207 6 IAM an UMNO member and a Malay voter. Last week the UMNO President accused the Malays of becoming greedy and agitating for all the elected seats to go to thf Malays." The Malays are not greedy for seats in the coming partially-elected Federal Legislative Council but we do
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      Cost of a phone
      97 6 IT is observed that the Telephone Board imposes a charge of $25 for the installation of a new telephone line. Before the war, this service was free; in spite of which the shareholders received their yearly dividends. After the liberation, the Telephone Company introduced these charges,
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      257 6 FURTHER to my solution of the Chinese school problem, there remains the question how the principle I have enunciated may be implemented in practice without involving too much shaking-up of the present curriculum in Chinese schools. The basic principle, it will be recalled, is that English should be
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      Che Rahma has not damaged Malay prestige
      417 6 Che Rahma has not damaged Malay prestige A PHOTOGRAPH depicting a Malay girl linking arms with two American sailors has roused a storm of controversy. Islamic religion and Malay customs were allegedly contravened. Even were tttiis true, viewed rationally we cannot tay that there was any evidence of bad taste.
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      SPEED ON THE ROAD
      106 6 SPEED ON THE ROAD IT is very interesting to read that the record run from Penanß to Singapore has been broken. The car passed me in Brewster Road at about 8.10 a.m. and was travelling at 50 to 60 miles per hour. Record or no record, such speeding is a
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      His three queries
      97 6 II7ILL Mr. Ramalingam ff (Chairman, Singapore Civil Service Joint Council) deny. (a> That the first duty of every Government Ls to govern? (b» That the present "elected Ministers" (i.e. "the Government") have, de facto, abdicated in favour of a gang of school kids who thus now are
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      No official help
      115 6 MAY I suggest to the two men needing artificial legs and who were turned away from the artificial limb centre in Kuala Lumpur to try the workshop of the General Hospital, Singapore? There is also a shoe company in Singapore that makes artificial limbs. It is shocking
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      THE PUBLIC IS TO BLAME
      90 6 11/UAT "Joe" writes Is Tf mild. Ido not blame fruit hawkers but the public. Betel chewers insist on spitting- between the chairs, cigar fiends insist on puffing from their seats and quo-chi and kachang consumers insist on throwing- litter around where they sit. We Asians
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      A DOCTOR'S DUT
      320 6 MAY I air my grievances on the behaviour of a local doctor for his refusal to treat my daughter who had a sudden convulsion on the evening of Sunday, June If I remember correctly. there was a similar case in the papers a couple of months ago
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      ROAD REPAIR
      49 6 rpHIS is a P^a fa 1 P. W. D. to speed up J repair of the stretch o.n Lebar Road near Kirn Cr.'J Road This has been uffl repair since I in* thrse hoi J uust churned up by tw busy traffic makes i» f bearable. Singapore,
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    HE BIG OIL RUSH
    47 7 Singapore motorists jam the highways in a panic for petrol supplies to keep their wheels rolling hard Road jam were familiar all over Singapore yesterday as a report that petrol kiosk men were to strike sent motorists panicking for petrol. —Straits Times picture.
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    MAS USUAL TOMORROW
    40 7 b aid c will be row tinue h by A by A police spokesman said: "The usual police arrangements will be made." About 60 policemen are required for duties connected with the races on each race day.
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    All-party talks on crisis
    88 7 All-party talks on crisis THF People"* Action Party called an allparty meeting last night to discuss the arrests of trade union leaders and the i rsulting industrial unrest. Among those present were Dr. Toh Chin Chye and Mr. Ong Ens Guan for the P.A.P.: Mr. C. C. Tan. Mr. Eric
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    POLICE GUARD FACTORIES
    351 7 which Mr. Lim Chin Siong is secretary. In almost all cases, union leaders turned up early at the factory gates and stopped workers as they arrived. Before the workers struck, delegations were sent to tell the management that the workers were not striking against the company, but
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    TUC WORRIED: JAGANATHAN
    83 7 MR. S. Jaganathan. President of the Singapore Trades Union Congress called on the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall yesterday, and expressed the T.U.C.'s concern over the present industrial unrest. He told the Straits Times later: "I made it plain to the Chief Minister that the arrest of
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    312 REBEL DETAINEES MOVED TO JAIL
    252 7 They refused to co-operate went on well-fed 'hunger' strike IPOH. Mon. STEEL-HELMETED police today removed 312 detainees from the detention camp here to Batu Gajah Jail, which has been gazetted as a special detention camp. The move began at dawn today and was completed
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    SCHOOLS HAD NORMAL DAY AND NONE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE
    336 7 SCHOOLS HAD NORMAL DAY AND NONE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE I DESPITE the bus strike, attendance at most Government and aided schools in Singapore yesterday was extremely good. A Straits Times survey showed that in 33 schools with a total enrolment of 22,992. there were only 3,050 absentees. Of the
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    On $500 bond
    22 7 BUTTERWORTH. Mon.-Foi causing hurt to Vellasamy witih a knife, Doraisamy was today put on a one-year bond of $500.
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      79 7 High tides TODAY: Singapore 4.04 a.m. (7 ft 7 In.) 5.05 D.m. (7 ft. 7 in.); Port Dickson 12.17 p.m. (7 ft. 5 in.»; Penang 6.36 a.m. (6 ft. 1 in.) 6.12 p.m. (6 ft. 1 In.). TOMORROW: Singapore 5.19 a.m. »7 ft. 8 in.) 6 p.m. (7 ft. 8
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      design a dress -and how I wish I hadn't
      803 8 design a dress -and how I wish I hadn't MONDAY E T SEE Planter's Wife's cookie x is convinced that when he takes the dog to the pictures the 5 animal weeps at the sad bits. E Kirn has not quite that perception but she simply loathes having her photograph
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      Glamour an the beach
      262 8  -  MAXINE RAKICH By T"HE very latest in bathing costumes are at last in the Sinsapore shops after months of waiting. Even more interesting they are not all in the top price ranee. Amon? the new suits to Brttve are a selection of the iatest Kabuki" styles.
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      DO MEALTIME DIFFICULTY WORRY YOU
      501 8 uuw often one hoars h 11 simply cannot eel m,. v S* I as I look at the health y I side I sometimes wonder If I A child in I the tropics does not needas .much bulky food as do children living in colder
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      291 8 Straits Times Crossword S 8 7 T~~~' 9 8~ "i n n n n~r. ACROSS 7 Heinea V tor the cold shoulder i 5"S k SS 'She^taSr-s^he.d 8 &Ytiv.ted portions ,10K ,5 3. keepers head n G)oomy note of insect Mudy !0 9 SSK^TSffi in y teTn a c i
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES Actress editor of scandal sheet set her cap at king
    1654 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES Actress editor of scandal sheet set her cap at king LED STAMPEDE FOR TITLES AFLUTTER of more than usual interest ran through the Green Room at Drury Lane early in 1826 when it became known that Rebecca Wells, one of Britain's greatest tragedy and comedy queens,
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      7 9 TOMORROW...., iireai Charter j j Off Libert*
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      101 9 Shvrlavli Mioimes Fuii surprise's MPirk Kruvfi Running iuU> B^BaaHB^BBHBM|BHBJ f see IF YOU CAN LOCATE 1 [tvUS IS TUE DPIVEROP THE 1 AFTER SWE TsOUSEE. 1 Wnmnt^^^^^^^^ A DUSTY SPOT WITM SOME BUS RAINBOW WHS ON, J LEFT THE BUS WE WERE CAR6ON THE ROCKY BACK T)QE TRACKS-WED LIKE vTjTOACy_^^^a«
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      1101 10 Mi 2405 MANSFIELD *Sc CO., LTD. x«i« »4i» Ml i, n (Incorporated In Singapore) (12 Hne») Sm the blue funnel line 15s 1 SAiLI«s" P to"LIWRp r OOl. rf GLASGOW, LONDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS Singapore Due Soil* P. Sham Penang Cyclops for Lorvinn, Hoii-inrt i Horrr.i'g G. 13/14 Jun. 14
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      997 10 XMn«*HE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD."^ SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kinodom) I LINIS SAILINGS TO U.K. AND CONTININTAL PORTS Spore P. S'hom Penong ■"TEiX K HuH L 4On *33 15/UJ-e IT/18J.-a B.nvonnoch for London. Hull 14/MJ-na U/2*iw** 27/»Juna •"ar^ss? Gto .?rr- '•"Tt^rn- o^'. J IJ.-e/3J.IrD-^t«rW-Ur,-.n2IJ-ly ■•"•iTeU 0 GiosSoT Homburo 12/18
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      656 10 MeAUSTbTVei 'I Mg^Tj lt|>: l LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM KIAV **KSI I CITY OF BROOKLYN I *V, C > "H S'oore p Sham r,.,, Jui. '"t. P. S'hom: Harrison Crosfield r M IA Penang: McAlister t Co., Ltd Aag^j BOUSTEAD'^rc.r-^ (Incorporated n the f-.... W M LTQ^ S'pe^. P. S-Ham. P.n.ng,
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 11 On the free exchange market in Hong. Koni; yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.80^ for ca.sh and 5.81 2 for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.62 and one tael of gold at 251 V
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    SHIPPING
    220 11 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or eypecU'd today are: Straat Banka I 2, Burma 45, Tomori C.P.. Benvenue 6 7 Benvannoch B'9. Malacca II Pyrrhus 13 14. Zephyr 15 16, Straat' Bali 18. Charon 19 20. Marudu 21. Islander 25 26. Uylless 2728. Wairata 29 30.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    36 11 Rivervlrw Rubber produced a rubber crop of 120.203 lb. during May' Other May crops announced a^Ctaanskat Serdam 32 100 b.. C Herman* Development 121 000 lb.. Lunas 54 600 Nyalas 41.600 lb.. 23,504 lb.
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    TIN OUTPUTS
    14 11 May tin ore outputs announced arefTatam 358 59 piculs; HlUm 14 plcuU.
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    MAY RESULTS
    14 11 suncei Tuka>» fc produced a rubber em of 44.000 lb. during May.
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    SCRAMBLE BY TRADE SENDS RUBBER PRICE SOARING UP
    432 11 SCRAMBLE BY TRADE SENDS RUBBER PRICE SOARING UP By Our Market Correspondent fh ar t rubbpr s«PP»e S would be &&£tt3& went on right u > e closrtM SSfgg 8 Was done "> M-OBi a lb.. and It was the highest closing price since April 30, 1952. The turnover wa
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    437 11 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association. Singapore section re- 1 ported. "Industrial shares further weakened on ihe local share market due to increasing industrial unrest in the Colony. Tins were lrrepular while selected rubber K continued to harden. Turnover was moderate." Singapore members reported the following business done yesterday
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      929 11 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up Petition No. 4 of 1955. In the matter of THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1940 OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE And In the matter of INTER-OCEAN SALVAGE A TOWAGE. LIMITED NOTICE Is hereby given that a
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      562 11 NOTICES NOTICE Charles William Auchmuty and lan Norman McGregor Campbell respectively, have been authorised to sign per procuration our Firm from this date. FRASER CO. Singapore. NOTICE I hereby inform the public that my Marriage with Chuah Gaik Choo has teen dissolved by Mutual I Agreement on 11th June 1955.
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      498 11 NOTICES I LUNAS RUBBER ESTATES UMITED (Incorporated In the Colony of Singapore). NOTICE Is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 15 per centj less 30 per cent Income Tax in res- pect of the year ending 31st October i 1955 will be paid to shareholders on the Register on
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      409 11 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens for the post of Pharmacist in the Government j Medical Store, Penang. The salary scale in $324x14-352/422x:4-518/538x II 700 p.m. plus C.O.L.A. at current rates. Candidates must have attained their 21st but not 26th birthday and must have obtained the Diploma
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      64 11 (CROMfIRP) CYLINDER LINERS I j^ 100,000 mt^l I** C&|fttMj- FOR fOPULAR CARS TRUCK. Available ex stock Cycle Carriage Co. (1926) Ltd. Singapore K. Lumpur Represented in the Federation dexion; I Slotted Angle I Makes it easier and more economical to I >uild racks, benches, itandt trolleys and ithcr equipment i
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      Hong Kong factory workers are mainly women
      429 12 UONG KONG industrialists, now attending the trade exhibition of their products at the Happy World Stadium in Singapore and some of whom may start branch factories in the Colony, have been making inquiries regarding the employment of women in local factories. They have
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      HE TOLD OF FUTURE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS
      312 12 HE TOLD OF FUTURE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS rE engineering field is a limitless one for the development of new equipment which keeps pace with progress in the scientific world, said Mr. Eugene S. GreKK. president of Westrex Corporation. New York, when he made a brief stop in Singapore last week. Mr.
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      International plastic show for London
      277 12 THE next plastics exhibition to be -held in Britain in 1957 will be international. This was announced at the 1955 event at Olympia, London, by Mr. Arthur E. Skan. chairman of the British Plastics Federation. Plastics, in all their applications from fashion to heavy industry,
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      NEW BRANCHES FOR TWO BANKS
      266 12 As Far East business grows TWO banks operating in Malaya have opened additional branches to cope with business expansion in this part of the world They are The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China and The Indian Overseas Bank Ltd., each of which already
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      Panam sets a record
      122 12 GROSS revenue of PanAmerican World Airways reached, an all-time high record of UA $219 million in 1954 with passenger revenue up lo per cent and cargo revenue 14 per cent, said Mr. Juan T.. Trippe. president of the airline in his annual report to stockholders. The
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      18,000 TRIPS TO MOON AND BACK
      395 12 18,000 TRIPS TO MOON AND BACK pi THE last ten years, A civil aircraft in operation throughout -the world have flown a mileage equivalent to 18.000 round trips to the moon. This and other statistics are given in a booklet entitled "Every Five Seconds" issued iointlv by the International Civil
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      172 12 f^MI Muni n*-^*TaTiai i -!aw^^a^al a^BHKc^^iHy w|B!L'^^a^a^aiafaaM «a^P^^^^^^>^a&-*H a^BS^Saß!^^^'^^ \il^ar WATERBURVS COMPOUND f their din and «i»m ihrm th» aiM noui CS>^ stamina for d»ilj work and play Tour yvantntm w,ll B <-i C"m e»,,,, L'j^f Waterbury* Compound thr i>.»' ■i h ■> lor »oor whole family. ifr Takt heath-
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    Lock icon Ramadhin id off to England
    67 13 KINGSTON. Mon.— Sonny Ramadhln, the West Indies spin bowler, sailed for England yesterday rhoiteh he is am one the 14 named for the fifth and final Test against Australia which begins here on Saturday. A professional In the Lancashire league. It is believed he asked
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    Lock icon Hecht regains European title
    59 13 DORTMUND, Mon. Gerhard Hecht won back the European light heavyweight boxing championship when he knocked out fellow German Will! Hoepner, the holder. In the 13th round of their 15-round contest here last night. Hecht lost the title to Hoepner in March when he was forced to
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    27 13 OSLO, Mon. Rumania beat Norway by 1-0 in an international football match at the Ullevaal stadium here last night with a first-half goal.— Reuter.
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    Allan's pair to dominate top sprints
    378 13 Allan's pair to dominate top sprints MAN ABOUT TOWN IN 6F TOMORROW; BLISS FIRE IN MEMORIAL TROPHY RACE U7ITH Sovereign out of the active list^-his next appearance will probably be in the Gold Vase at Ipoh in October —Bliss Fire and Man About Town, the Allan stabler glamour pair, may
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    Willy L deserves change of luck in his 13th run
    318 13 Willy L deserves change of luck in his 13th run NO horse in training is more deserving of a winning turn than Willy L. This Linklater gelding rarely runs a bad race he was no further than fourth in eight of his 12 outings but invariably finds one too good
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    263 13 LE MANS. Mon. A BRITISH Jaguar, driven by Mike Hawthorn, won the dramatic and tragic Le Mans 24-hour endurance motor race which ended yesterday. His average speed over 306 laps was 107.06 miles per hour which Is a new record. The British success,
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    Lock icon WRONG TURN PUTS HER OUT
    70 13 PARIS, Mon. Miss Pat Smythe, Britain's leading horsewoman, riding Flanagan, took the wrong course and was eliminated in the Prix Dv Tremblay jumping event, when the Paris International horse show was continued yesterday. On Saturday night, Miss Smythe had partnered Flanagan to victory in the
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    LOW SCORES IN SHIELD TIES
    93 13 IPOH. Mon.— Anderson school and Samuel's Club won their Brander Shield cricket matches played here on Saturday' with bowlers dominating both games. Anderson School beat Sturrock Club by 14 runs. School 68 (Oi Yok Han 35, Gurbachan Singh 10, Koenitz 5-21, O La Brooy 3-32).
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    JOTTINGS Mawi breaks long stable association
    97 13 JOTTINGS Mawi breaks long stable association JOCKEY Abdul Mawi has ended his long association with the van Breukelen stable. He has decided to ride as a freelance. Mawi had remarkable successes with the van Breukelens. He won the Selangor Gold Cup in 1952 on Curlew, the Perak Gold Vase on
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    115 13 BRISBANE, Mon. THE New Zealand bred horse, The Wash, locally owned by Mr. M. J. Raper, won the Brisbane Cup run over two miles at Eagle Farm here today. Starting at five to one, The Wash, ridden by Jack Purtell, won by two and half
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    YOKE CHEE IS BEST ATHLETE
    94 13 TAIPINO, Mon. Leong Yoke Chee was champion athlete at the Lady Treacher Girls School sports when 12 records were broken. Yoke Chee set two records in the j "A" division, running the 100 yards in I2.Bsec and clearing 3ft. 10*4 in. for the high Jump
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    107 13 KiNGSBURG (California), Mon. FIAFER JOHNSON, 19-year-i« old American freshman at the University of California, broke the world decathlon record here last night by compiling 7,983 points. His total was 96 points better than the previous record set b> Bob Mathias (U.S.) when winning the 1952 Olympic title
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    70 13 Paris, Mon. Count P. de Ganay's colt Rapace won the Prix Dv Jockey Club (the French Derby) race over a mile and a half at chantilly here on Saturday. In a thrilling photo flnbh. Rapace won by a short head from Vlmy owned by M.
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    239 13 S STOCKHOLM, Mon. WED EN, the defending champions, fought back magnificently to beat France 3-2 and qualify for the semifinals in the Davis Cup European zone competition yesterday. stance, who needed to win one of yesterday's two singles, failed in their bid. Much of their
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    60 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The First Fijian Regiment beat Selangor Club by 19 runs in their cricket match on the padang yesterday. Fijians scored 156 (Launder 26, Senlblcl 38. Vasallagi 26 n.o. Jones 4-30. Charlesworth 2-22 Bailey 1-19, Oillesple 2-53) and dismissed the club for 137 (Hobbs
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    156 13 WASHINGTON. Mon. A MERICA won the US$l5O,OOO international golf tournament for the Canada Cup when Ed Furgol and Chick Harbert returned a combined score of 139 for the final round for an aggregate of 560 over 72 holes here yesterday. Australia, the
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    Spore RASC lose in last over
    70 14 R.A.S.C. Malaya beat R.A.S.C. Singapore by two wickets in the last over of their annual two-day cricket match at Ayer Rajah Road on Sunday. R.A.SC. Singapore 155 (Andrews 38. Luckraft 49 n.0.. Young 5-40) and 88 (Aspland 26, Andre w s 17. Ali 6-28).
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    Persidja end tour with good victory
    474 14 COLONY MALAYS LOSE 5-2 pERSIDJA, the Indonesian soccer tourists, leave for 1 home today with a 5-2 victory over Singapore Malays, whom they beat at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The Singapore forwards quite often found their way deep into Indonesian territory [with some pretty
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    Schools beaten
    58 14 Ceylon Sports Club beat Combined Schools by two wickets in a friendly cricket match at Balestier Road on Sunday. Schools 202 (E Tessensohn 47, E. Wicks 51 n.0., Sundaraj 23, Yunos 15, Manawadu 2-19, d e Kretser 5-59, Ponniah 2-19). C.S.C. 206-8 (A. Delilkan 78. Thuraisingam 3a de
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    AFTER A GREAT DOUBLES FINAL
    304 14 But if the B.A.M. are to hold a world championship, it will be incumbent on them to provide better conditions for players and spectators alike. Air-conditioning of the hall selected for the championships will be an absolute necessity. The cost will probably not be quite
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    Exhibition badminton called off
    77 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. TOMORROWS exhibition badminton between the Indonesians and a Selangor team has been cancelled. Both Ferry Sonneville. new-ly-crowned Malayan champion, and Olich Solehin, Indonesia's No. 2 singles player, who sensationally upset Eddie Choong in the second round of the Malayan tourney, are indisposed and
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    Ours to be world No. 1 tourney?
    467 14 Success of the Malayan Open points to the way ahead DANES, IN FAVOUR, SAY: WE'LL COME IF YOU PAY EXPENSES THE MALAYAN Open Badminton Championships held at Kuala Lumpur from Thursday to Sunday were such an outstanding success both from the playing point
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    Lock icon ASCOT PUT TO JULY 12-15
    76 14 LONDON, Mon.— The four-day Royal Ascot race meeting, highlight of the British turf season, has been postponed to July 12—15 inclusive the stewards of the Jockey Club announced today. The final acceptances for all 24 races remain as issued last week in the "Racing Calendar",
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    ENGINEERS MADE IT WITH TIME TO SPARE
    363 14 |>OVAL ENGINEERS beat Royal iV Artillery by five wickets in a thrilling finish in their cricket match at GUlman Barracks on Sunday. The Engineers, set to make 155 In 77 minutes to win, opened out from the start and won with three minutes
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    SINGAPORE TO MEET INDONESIA IN ASIAN SOCCER TOURNEY
    237 14 SINGAPORE TO MEET INDONESIA IN ASIAN SOCCER TOURNEY SINGAPORE will meet Indonesia and Malaya will play Cambodia in the first round of the first Asian Football Championship, the draw for which has been made in Manila. Dates and venues for these two ties, which will be played on a home-and-away
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    Lock icon Mottram is Cup tie hero
    91 14 MANCHESTER, Mon. Britain defeated India by three matches to two in the Davis Cup quarter final match here today. In the final singles match Tony Mottram. Britain's No. t beat Naresh Kumar. India's captain. 2-6. 9-7, 4-6. 7-5. 6-3. The match was postponed from Saturday
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    SIKHS SCORE SIXTH WIN
    39 14 Young Men's Sikh Association scored their sixth successive victory in the S.A.P.A. D;v. 2B league when they defeated Haikowyu S.C. 3-0 at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Harbans Singh (2> and Avtar Singh were the scorers.
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    DE SOUZA GETS 2 FOR BOYS TOWN
    33 14 Boys Town beat Springdale 2-1 in a soccer friendly at Farrer Park yesterday. Dennis de Souza scored both goals for Boys Town; M. Veloo for Springdale.
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    Hockey states may play with Colony
    229 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. STATE and settlement affiliates of the Malayan Hockey Federation are to be asked to consider ways and means of raising funds to send a Federation hockey team to the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne. The council of delegates of the M.H.F. was
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    INNINGS WIN FOR ENGLAND: TYSO TAKES 6 FOR 2
    314 14 CJOUTH AFRICA crashed"! five runs against a dcv wickets for five runs by Ei I Tyson, in the first cricket r Tyson, probably the fastest I bowler in the world, made the I ball lift uncomfortably on a drying pitch to
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    MATCHES FOR UK BOYS HERE ON HOLIDAY
    85 14 MATCHES FOR UK BOYS HERE ON HOLIDAY As in the past, it is hoped to arrange games in Singapore for boys schooling in Britain who will soon be in Malaya for their summer holidays. Parents who think their sons will play are asked to give particulars about their sons to
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    Marshall Sainsbur rout Yor
    118 14 Marshall Sainsbur rout Yor 1 Surrey f or h cricket champion*! one of thett Z when beaten in two' day by Han Bradford ground. Hampshire yob by nings and 43 runs 'a was their second con two-day vict r- J their match Thursday, winnin? bi wickets. Hamp^hiri arm bowlet Pete
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    JBDLTA tennis championship
    74 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The Fohore Bahru District Lawn Tenm? Association championships will be >layed on the Johore Civil Service Club's courts on June 23. 24, 25 md July 1. The championships are open only o members of club., and parties titillated to the Association, and Sen icenier..
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    18 14 All Singapore A.T.ateJ ball Association >asue i for today have been poi Yesterday's matcheJ also postponed.
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