The Straits Times, 24 June 1955

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955 15 CENTS Hat**" 1
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    NO to REDS' END WAR OFFER
    265 1 'IF YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH, QUIT Govt says: It's just a ruse to trick the people KUALA LUMPUR Thursday. r FEDERATION GOVERNMENT has rejected a nsational offer by the Malayan Communist Party gotiate the end of its war in Malaya. rovernment today described the proposal
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    HAADYAI— WHERE THE LETTER WAS POSTED
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    'AMNESTY PLAN NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US'
    961 1 'AMNESTY PLAN NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US' war" a conference at which the Malayan Communist Party" could come to a reasonable agreement." The Communist Party, he said, also wished to "achieve independence in Malaya by negotiation." The amnesty proposed by the UMNO MCA MIC Alliance was "not satisfactory to us."
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    The letter of peace -the Red way
    1271 1 The letter of peace -the Red way This is the translation of the letter. It was posted in Haadyai, Siam, on June 7. In accordance with the orders of the Supreme Command H.Q. regarding the problem oi ending the war and achieving independence in Malaya by negotiation, I issue the
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    WRITTEN IN SPIDERY HAND
    150 1 THE LETTER arrived at the head office of the United Planting Association of Malaya in the Loke Yew building, Kuala Lumpur, on the morning of Friday June 10. An office boy placed it with the rest of the day's routine mail on the desk of Mr.
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    Is he NG HENG?
    187 1 SPOTLIGHT AGAIN on CHIN PENG WHO is Ng Heng, the writer of the letter asking for negotiations to end the Emergency in the Federation? Nobody at the Director of Operations headquarters in Kuala Lumpur knows. The name has never been on the list of the known
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    KICKED OUT
    276 1 —Mr. Mani, the 35-day union man who DARED to speak out against a union boss A MAN who openly criticised the actions of Mr. S. A Woodhull, general secretary of the Naval Base Labour Union, has been expelled from the union. He is Mr. J. M. Mani, a
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    28 1 SAIGON, Thurs. Pamphlets were scattered in Saigon last night threatening Americans that grenades would be thrown into their homes if they did not leave Vietnam.— Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS
    35 1 FERON TO SPKAK TO NATION BUENOS Xliil-S. Thurs. Amen', im- tiovrrn incut said tod ;v PresMeart Peroa propa'i.i;; ;:i:pi.; lan I speech which he will deliver in nation-vv'uK' broadcast tonisht.—A.i\ (Sec Page S).
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    Strike leaders arrested
    30 1 CALCUTTA, Thurs. Forty strike leaders and "keymen" have been arrested in the Darjeellng tea strike in West Bengal, bringing the total number of preventive arrests to 70.
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    Lock icon Ho in Nankins:
    28 1 LONDON. Thurs. Ho Chi Minh. President of North Vietnam, has reached Nan- in J? nls visl t to China, Peking Radio said today A.P. J
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    Lock icon The only part of world still at war—Malaya
    590 2 The only part of world still at war Malaya TERRORIST ATTACKS TOP OBSTACLE TO SELF-GOVERNMENT British Foreign Secretary tells the Americans how an alien guerilla army has fought the security forces for seven years but shooting is only one phase of Emergency problem SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. THE British Foreign Secretary,
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    Lock icon 'Our greatest ally—peace7
    207 2 'Our greatest ally —peace 7 AIK MACMILLAN said i"l that international relations were now "at the beginning of a new phase." Peace, he said, was "a living thing to be won and I believe we can win it together." Mr. Macmillan reiterated President Eisenhower's statement that "the summer of 1955
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    MORE CYPRUS BOMB OUTRAGES
    48 2 MORE CYPRUS BOMB OUTRAGES NICOSIA. Thurs.— A third ni?ht of terror bombing in Cyprus last night injured tin British servicemen, one seriously. .*nd caused damage' to sever.il building*. There were nine bombs thrown in the colony last night. Ten were thrown on Tuesday Bight, claiming two lives. K.-uter.
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    MALAYAN FROGS ARE DEFEATED
    182 2 Lively South American was one jump ahead KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Malayan Olympic frog team was defeated at the nternational frog jumping contest in South Africa, it was learned here today. The winner was a champion jungle frog from South America. He beat all comers with
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    Lock icon Body is found in car
    145 2 MISSING AGENT PERTH. Australia, Thurs. pOLICE here said today they believed a body found in a car near Perth was that of Norman Morton-Stewart, a former English travel agent. The British authorities in March, 1953, sought the extradition of Morton-Stewart to face charges in Britain
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    Lock icon Sidon salvaged
    25 2 PORTLAND. Thurs. The submarine Sidon was brought to the surface at dawn today, eight days after it carried 13 sailors to death— U.P.
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    Lock icon BRITAIN WON'T BAN MASS PENALTY
    107 2 LONDON, Thursday. THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. Lennox Boyd last night A rejected a suggestion in the House of Commons that collective punishment should be abolished in colonies and protectorates. He said "provision for collective punishment only exists In a few territories and is seldom used.
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    Traveller relives 'death in desert'
    405 2 Traveller relives 'death in desert' SAHARA NEWSREEL IS A SHOCK FOR HIM MR. E. P. McKean-Smith, 46, a round-the-world American traveller, had a shock when he saw a newsreel in Singapore yesterday and made up his mind never to cross the Sahara Desert again. The newsreel was about two Britons
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    Lock icon Nehru accepts
    20 2 MOSCOW. Thurs— The Indian Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, has accepted Sir Anthony Eden's invitation to visit Britain. Reuter.
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    Lock icon New army boss
    22 2 JAKARTA. Thurs. President Soekarno will swear in Col. Bamb ng Utoyo as Army Chief of Staff next Monday. -U.P.
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    Former C-in-C to get new post
    55 2 LONDON, Thurs. Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, who was Commander-in-Chief of the 'Far East Station, has been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval, Per- sonnel. He succeeds Admiral the Honourable Sir Guy Russell, >who was also a
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    Malayan orchids are big stars of British flower show
    126 2 SALMON PINK and nurple orchids grown in a Singapore garden have raised more than SB5O many times their Singapore value at a London flower show. The orchids, grown by Mrs. Gracia Lewis, of Marine Parade, were flown to London on June
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    FIRMER HAND IN RIOTING, STRIKES
    230 2 FIRMER HAND IN RIOTING, STRIKES If Progressives were 'THE Singapore ProgresA sive Party said yesterday that, had it been in office, it would have dealt more firmly than did the Labour Front Government with the May riots and last week's sympathy strikes. The party issued the statement after a lunch-hour
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    121 2 GERMAN SOLDIERS CAN DISOBE) CRIMINAL ORDERS SOW BONN, Thursday FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE WEST German armed forces can refuse to become war criminals. A booklet Issued by the new Defence Ministry, designed to show how different the new German Army will be from the old Werhmacht. states
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    The long walk
    37 2 LA SPEZIA, Thua-Kdrt oldest postman. Celestino OrJ iandi, 92, has retired or penOOn alter 70 years work He estimates he has mtni 26-.500 miles .since he began I delivering letters in 1885 1 Rente:-
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    Pewter display
    32 2 LONDON. Thtm tbkß is one of 14 nation.- nhlUttai modern prater a t an exhibition now being held he:*. I British experts say that Malaya has tent "smni 1 work".
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    MALAYANS AT CENTENARY
    56 2 MELBOURNE. Thurs. Malayan students at Melbourne University are joining with students from many other nations to celebrate the University's centenary. In 1855 Melbourne University I had 16 students. Today;: has] 7.000. many of then lava. Pakistan. Siam. India and Indonesia. A new residential coilese !or overseas students
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    Lock icon LET'S REDUCE ARMS -RUSSIA
    283 3 calls for world_conference on atom prohibition It's up to the West to make next move 5 SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday. sian Foreign Minuter, Mr. Mololov, proi to the I nitcd Nations yesterday that a Icrencc be called not later than the first •».>8 to discuss a general
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    Reds kept on questioning, so I confessed'
    120 3 Reds kept on questioning, so I confessed' LONDON Thurs. I OKI*. .52. a radio operator n ommunist .•lmost live ■i> 1 1 vstcrday ii onfessed to spying after nation. H' »a* Mx.tkins on his I mdon airport I .11 Fast. He d by the ChiTihrt vi 19.">( l. ting for
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    Lock icon 'PERON MUST GO SAY THE REBEL NAVY MEN
    117 3 Hi. Uruguay, Thurs mine navy leaders battleship* in the Plate off Bueno.s Aires :i>isted on the .••.mil of President the Government. man military couniiiii; with the navy ■*.iid that the army Weep Peron in and httfe s;radualiy. lor the revolution plated on
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    34 3 MELBOURNE. Thurs. j Qantas Empire Airways Will open a service from Perth 1 West Australia 1 to London in early September, the Minister lor Civil Aviation, Mr. Athol tTownley, said here.— Reuter
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    Henry visits Parliamenton horseback
    139 3 Henry visits Parliamenton horseback LONDON, Thurs. A 45-YEAR-OLD forestry worker arrived at the House of Commons on horseback last night to make a complaint to his Member of Parliament—after a 590-mile ride from Scotland. Mr. Henry Levermore set out six weeks ago astride his horse. Robin, from his croft nestling
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    Lock icon At No. 10
    20 3 LONDON. Thurs.— Sir Winston Churchill yesterday lunched with Sir Anthony Eden at No. 10. Downing Street. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Anti-vice law
    16 3 ATHENS. Thurs. Parliament last night passed a Bill banning prostitution and suppressing brothels. A.P.
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    Lock icon Nehru's visit
    14 3 WARSAW. Thurs.— The Indian Prime Minister. Pandit Nehru, arrived here today.— A.P.
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    Lock icon PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AT AN EMERGENCY 'WHITE HOUSE'
    46 3 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AT AN EMERGENCY 'WHITE HOUSE' PRESIDENT EISENHOWER works at an "emergency White House" at a secret retreat during "Operation Alert," which was designed to test United States defences against atomic attacks. Handing him papers is his staff secretary, Col. Andrew J. Goodpaster. A.P. picture.
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    Lock icon 'SATISFY RIGHTS OF CHINA'
    157 3 Joint Nehru-Bulganin call MOSCOW, Thursday. THE Soviet Premier, Marshal Bulganin, and the InA dian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, agreed in a joint statement today that tension in the Far East is lessening but they called for fulfilment of Communist China's "legitimate rights" in Formosa. The premiers
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    Lock icon No appeal by Mrs. Ellis
    65 3 LONDON. Thurs. MRS. RUTH ELLIS, 28-year-old blonde model sentenced to death on Tuesday for murdering her ex-lover, will not appeal, her solicitor said yesterday The execution date at Holloway Prison has not yet been fixed Mrs. Ellis was found guilty of shooting dead David Blately.
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    Lock icon Pilot killed
    30 3 VALETTA (Malta), Thurs.— The pilot was killed when a Flett Air Arm Sea Fury fighter crashed into a farmhouse on taking off yesterday and exploded in flames. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Royal launching
    19 3 GLASGOW, Thurs. The Queen yesterday launched the £5 million Canadian Pacific luxury liner. Empress of Britain. Reuter.
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    Lock icon To debtors— that debt is now a gift
    109 3 To debtors— that debt is now a gift LONDON, Thurs. MARTIN HARMAN self-styled "king of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, has sent a message from the grave forgiving all his' debtors in a will which hits the headlines in Britain today. Mr. Harman. who knew extreme wealth, bankruptcy and
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    Sandstorm kills 11 in Sudan
    63 3 KHARTOUM, Thurs. At least 11 people were killed when they were buried alive by a 36-hour sandstorm that swept the town of Tokar. 40 miles south-east of Port Sudan on the Red Sea, police reported today. It is feared other bodies will be found when
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    Lock icon LEAGUE ROUTED IN EAST PAKISTAN
    329 3 KARACHI, Thurs. PREMIER Mohammed All's Muslim League has been routed in East Pakistan in the elections to the Constituent Assembly. That means Mr. Ali will have to form a coali--1 tion to achieve a working majority. Last returns to the elections in which provincial assemblies
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    Lock icon THE BEAUTIES WERE BOGUS
    72 3 TAIPEH. Thurs.— For pretending he was a woman who had two young and beautiful nieces who were seeking husbands. Liao Chi-chuan was sentenced to two years' jail today. Liao, a native Formosan, inserted a "lonely hearts" advertisement in two leading newspapers. In four days he received
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    LONDON STOCKS
    420 3 LONDON, Thurs. THE stock markets paused nere today after the activity and advance of the last few days. United States buying was absent today because of nervousness over the continued weakness of sterling and with home demand reduced prices tended lower under pronttaking. Losses, however, were moderate and
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    LONDON RUBBER
    32 3 LONDON. June 23— Spot 34-' d Aug. 32'ud.. Sept. 31 "-sd., Oct -Dec 30'vd.. Jan.-Mar. 28\d., Apr -June 27"... July c.i.f. 31\d. Aup cif 30-\d.. Sept. c.i.f. 30d. Tone: Quiet
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. June 23.— Cash Buyers £725: Sellers £725' 2 Forward Buv--sL*^!2*= S* l1 £725 Settlement £7^5. Turnover a.m. 55 tons. p.m. 50.
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      386 3 Why did the chicken, Susan? Your telepathic powers are quite good this morning, John; my thoughts are on poultry but not chickens— ducks. Well, then, why did the duck, duckie? You mean, why did the duck duck? The answer is obvious. It saw you at the wheel of the oncoming
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    GOVT. GRABS PREMIER'S PRESENTS
    246 4 It's against the rules to accept those sarongs and silverware The Watherstons are among 'victims' KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. QOVERMENT officials who received gifts from the Siamese Premier, Marshal Pibun Songgram, before he left here for Bangkok yesterday will have to hand them over to the Government.
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    SATURDAY —DAY OF GROUSES
    146 4 Pleace write in if you can T!HE Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr. David Marshall, will in future hold his weekly "Meet-the-people" sessions on Saturdays. This will enable him to keep his weekdays for other duties and meet office workers on Saturdays. An official statement said civil
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    Council pays damages
    78 4 Damages of $100 were awarded to Madam Tay Choon Eng. a shopkeeper, against the City Council in the Singapore High Court yesterday in an action which she brought against the Council for wrongful demolition of a building, wrongful eviction and wrongfully removing and damging her goods. The
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    Bank loses $40,000 case
    50 4 An action by Chung Khiaw Bank Limited against Tan Yoon Khim, trading as Ngoh Seng Hung, to recover $40,560. in Malayan currency, as being the value of three bills of exchange, was dismissed by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley. in the Singapore High Court yesterday.
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    Spend more on rubber research or...
    123 4 Spend more on rubber research or... MR. W. G. WREN (Straits Times picture, above), head of the chemical division of the Rubber Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, said in Singapore yesterday that unless Malaya spends more on research she will not be able to compete with synthetic rubber. He had just
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    MacD FLIES BACK TO SIAH AND SANI
    155 4 MacD FLIES BACK TO SIAH AND SANI THE Commissioner-Gen-x eral, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, is back in the land of Siah and Sani the bare-breast-ed Dyak girls who made world news last November. Mr. Mac Donald left Singapore yesterday morning by air for a farewell visit to Upper Rejang. Sarawak,
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    Students to make a choice
    42 4 An extraordinary meeting of the University of Malaya Students' Union will be held today to consider the choice of representatives by the PanMalayan Students Federation to attend the annual conference of National Unions of Students at Birmingham.
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    9 month's jail for 10 cents
    44 4 Hamid bin Mon was sentenced to nine months' jail in Singapore yesterday for criminal breach of trust of 10 cents belonging to the Traction Company. Hamid did not issue a ticket to a passenger after taking the fare.
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    Tapper is shot
    26 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Terrorists shot dead a tapper. Siah Peo. in the Pagoh area of Johore yesterday. Before this they beat him up.
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    Licensing move
    29 4 A motion to abolish the system of licensing hawkers in Singapore will be introduced by Mr. Chan Kum Chee (Progressive* at the City Council meeting next Thursday.
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    Trinity College graduation
    49 4 Mr. Thio Chan Bee, principal of the Anglo-Chinese School. Singapore, will address the fifth graduation ceremony of Trinity College at the Foochow Methodist Church. Race Course Road, at 5 p.m. today. Eight students will receive their diplomas from Dr. C. Stanley Smith, principal of the colleae.
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    TO PHONE JOHORE—DIAL 92
    216 4 JOHORE BAHRU'S new $750,--000 automatic telephone exchange went into operation at 10 o'clock last night. Although it will speed up the telephone system within Johore Bahru. it will not make It any easier for Singapore subscribers to contact friends across the Causeway. Firstly, Singapore subscribers will
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    Union officials
    40 4 The Singapore Government Sanitary Inspectors' Union has elected the following officials for this year: President —Mr. Joseph Linus; secretary —Mr. H. T. Thong: treasurer —Mr. D. N. Chatterji: committee members Mr. Sundram Pillai and Mr, Hussein bin Shah.
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    WALKING WINS
    101 4 Praise for the boys who wouldn't let strike stop their studies INURING Singapore's transport strike, many school 17 children decided: "I won't let the strike stop my studies." I The current issue of Christian Brothers' Schools News says that students walked or pedalled miles to school and beat
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    Women join in attack
    50 4 A vegetable seller, Ang Poon Kiah, was attacked by 15 men and women in Dunlop Street, Singapore, on Wednesday evening. He was punched, kicked and had his hair pulled until he fell unconscious. He was admitted to hospital. Two men and two women have been arrested.
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    Visiting officer
    60 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Brig. Mohamed Muzaffer, Commander, Royal Artillery, 7th Pakistani Infantry Division, met the Director of Operations, Gen. Sir Geoffrey Bourne, here today. The brigadier, who is on a short visit to Malaya, inspected the 656 Air Observation Post, Squadron 22 Special Air Service and 65 Air
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    The day Miss Lopez drove a car
    104 4 The day Miss Lopez drove a car KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A CONVENT school teacher. Miss Agnes E. Lopez. 26, was fined $100 In the Magistrates Court here today for negligent driving, she pleaded guilty. Inspector Khoo Bin Keng, prosecuting, said Lopez, a learner driver, collided with pedestrians after she negotiated
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    One vs eiaht: THEY fled
    101 4 PENANG. Thurs. A Chinese resident in Penang Hill resisted eight armed men who tried to rob him last night and put them to flight. The robbers, armed with iron rods, demanded $500 on threat of death. But they fled when the man put up a
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    700 will be there
    96 4 700 will be there TAKi: thkl2 Black. in t^ lr Rob,: Men *ria Hall n **Z gearance be orp tK Publlc a'Singapore re th e citi 2eri :d SP 11 1^ Chief j,, s C r Mu "ay Aynsley Clla '-'i meeting of the r a spec^ Ministers. This will
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    i New post office
    28 4 The Singapore Ifinfeter 'or Communications and vivhi Mr. Francis Thomas will c*. "ally open the new post 0 "w at Bukit Panjang on Monda
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    MURDER TRIAL ON AUG. 1
    97 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Wearne Brothers cashier murder trial has been fixed for hearing in the Hieh Court here on Aug. 1. Chen Chung Ling, aged 22 a Wearne Brothers salesman, and Kwong Kirn On, aged 18, a carpenter, will be jointly charged with murdering
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    Your cash? You tell-no, no, you
    182 5 A CHARGE ON THE Hli«t to c A WHOSE-YOUR-BAMKER ROW O I7SIDERS BACKING US? NO SAYS NEGARA: OUR )H)\EY IS ALL OUR OWN MRrKl^i L Pl U Thursday. „.n NEGARA today denied a Triple Alliance i that outsiders were financing its elecmpaifn and challenged
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    Let's ALL tell the people...
    46 5 Let's ALL tell the people... Thurs. Mr. i Siew, Penanu's ir candidate in elections, today i two rivals in constivuency, Swee Ec (Alliance) Cheab Phee Aik i join his weekly i people" session. )j holds his sessions cry Wednesday niece of land tie Hongkong and Bank
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    Malaya is ready for self-rule
    205 5 Malaya is ready for self-rule TAN SIEW SIN TELLS VOTERS MALACCA, Thurs. TAN SIEW SIN, Alliance candidate for Malacca Central seat said here today that he was not anti-British. but he was against colonialIsm. He addressed government office workers during his lunchtime election campaign under an angsana tree at the
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    How to fight the Reds
    110 5 the Labour wan PENANG. Thurs. Malaya iday is faced with two "isms" Colonialism and Communism, Mr. D S. Ramanathan. chairnan of the Penang Division of he Labour Party of Malaya. :iid today. "But the Labour Party is :ot popular with either the "oloriialist or the
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    Polls talk by non-voters
    59 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.Party workers making Feder■il elections broadcasts over Radio Malaya need not be voters. Radio Malaya made this concession last night to help the smaller parties who have had difficulty finding speakers to broadcast in the various languages The broadcasters, however. must be either candidates.
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    Suit to claim $6,952
    50 5 Judgment w»a r 1 the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Munay-Aynsley, in uje -•>-*. core Hi^h Court yesterday in a Sntt by Lv Seng Kiat against Tan Eng Bee claiming $6 952 on three cheques which Tan was alleged to have issued in exchange for cash in
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    $1,000 if you spot man who did this
    143 5 $1 ,000 if you spot man who did this Motorists' menace is still at it SINGAPORE POLICE last night offered a reward of y: 1.000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the arson bids on one or more of the 32 cars burnt
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    GIRLS' TOWN? S'PORE NEEDS HOSTEL MORE
    282 5 j MR. T. P. CROMWELL, xtl Director of Social Welfare, thinks there is j more need for a Girls' i Hostel in Singapore than a Girls' Town Mr. Cromwell was commenting on a remark made by Singapore's Minister foi Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee,
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    Reply to strike threat
    226 5 REA WILL ANSWER MEN TODAY rpHE Singapore City Council will reply today to the demands of its 10,000 labourers who threaten to go on strike on July 10. Such a strike would disrupt the day-to-day services of keeping the city clean and supplied with water, gas
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    Jumat admitted to hospital
    40 5 The Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing, Inche Jumat, was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital yesterday for a minor spine operation. Inche Jumat is expected to be in hospital for at least a week.
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    'LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE' SAYS ONN
    273 5 'LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE' SAYS ONN KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. f|ATO Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, secretarygeneral of Party Negara, told election rallies near Kuala Lumpur today that the question of constitutional changes should be left in the hands of the people and not to an outside commission as proposed by the
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    Fined $800 in rice case
    47 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Aw Ouat Huay, aged 44. a woman tapper, was fined $800 at Pontian Sessions Court today for having 10 tahils of cooked rice without a permit in a prohibited area. She threw the rice away when the Police approached.
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    DEATH
    17 6 MO ■mmimum). .-ELL James William, son of O. Rassd] of Glasgow, suddenly at Ipoh on Wednesday.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    59 6 :o Horrf< S/» (minimum). IIIK FAMILY of the late Mrs. Koh Me I,im <Nee Chua Kirn Uan) thank Hpv. Clhw Hock Hin, Rev. J H H. Berckman. Pastor Chan Uik Messrs. Lim Yew C?hye, V O. Alcock. C. H. Theselra, id relalves for their kind donations. wTeaths. letters •idoiences.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    16 6 Hurli fit (minimum). REGINALD Stephen Potger, passed away 24. 6. '48. Most ovingly remembered.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. June 24, 1955 Document Of Defeat
    813 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri. June 24, 1955 Document Of Defeat The Communist "peace letter" will deceive nobody. The Federation Government, on the unanimous advice of leaders of major political parties, has rejected this Communist offer to end the Emergency by talking things over peacefully in the jungle or in
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    Claims Without Reason
    486 6 The Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation has called upon the City Council to comply with twelve demands before July 10, or else face a strike that would disrupt essential public services, including the supply of water and electricity. Such a threat ought to have been accompanied
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    Passengers who don't want tickets
    339 6 Passengers who don't want tickets EVERYBODY who makes use of the STC buses knows that it is a very common practice among the travelling public to hand over the fare to conductors and alight from the buses without getting their tickets. This is done for one or more reasons. 1.
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    Malay education
    176 6 rE Malay schools in Singapore are almost anglicised in that English is used as a medium of instruction, especially in the afternoon schools. English subjects are given prominence while Malay has become a secondary language. Such a policy obviously retards the progress of Malay education and culture. If
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    HINDI ON THE AIR
    126 6 FOR AND AGAINST... TV) listen to a programme in J. Hindi, we always have to rely upon different foreign radio stations. Some of their programmes are national programmes, while others are meant for India. The attractiveness of these Hindi programmes is due to the inclusion of
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    'It's more than enough'
    123 6 'It's more than enough RADIO MALAYA is being asked to increase the duration of the Hindi programme and make announcements in Hindi The time now allotted to the Hindi programme is more than enough. Tamil is now generally used by the Indian population of Malaya. In addition, the Malay section
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    'ENGINEERS OF UNREST
    165 6 MR. DAVID MARSHALL, the Chief Minister, has designated three trade unionists as "discredited P.A.P. trade unionists." They are Messrs. Lim Chin Siong. Devan Nair and S. Woodhull, all members of the People's Action Party. All Singaporeans know that they were the engineers of the unrest In recent
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    Singapore maze
    160 6 T<HE first occasion I pointed A out the desirability of renaming that portion of Cecil Street between Collyer Quay and Market Street was last year after a perspiring European had enquired from me, outside the Straits Times office, the whereabouts of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co.'s office.
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    Teacher's disclaimer
    84 6 I WOULD refer to a report in the Straits Times of June 18 which was headed: "Prdblem for Penny: Violin or Piano?" The report states that I as a teacher of the violin had called to enrol Miss Penny /Walker as a pupil as soon as I discovered
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    PROGRESS IN REVERSE
    156 6 I REFER to the financial column by your Market Correspondent of June 21. Trying to bring the Singapore Rubber Market in line with the other smaller markets is progress in reverse. In my view the rule quoted as having been passed by the Rubber Association meeting held
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    Protect the informer
    257 6 IT IS not surprising that the Public Service Commission appointed by the Federation Government in 1952, has not been able to get satisfactory evidence against most cases of alleged bribery. In a case of bribery, there is mutual co-operation between the briber and the bribed in the
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    Two wind-swept rocks may figure in major diplomatic move
    705 6 Two wind-swept rocks may figure i n major diplomatic move RICHARD HUGHES raptrtt frra Tokyo... TOKYO. rpwo more Far Eastern 1 islands as little known as Quemoy and Matsu once were are about to come into the news, as Japan and Soviet Russia settle down in London to negotiate a
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    Is this Red 'peace' offer just a hoax?
    502 7 9 OM MUNISTS MAY BE ACTING ON ORDERS FROM MOSCOW OR PEKING BUT- COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN DOUBT AGREEMENT ON REJECTION WAS UNANIMOUS i. n! .AUMPUR, Thurs. jgS members of Director of iih' Com m ittn discuss the pan Communist peace" letter,
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    REBUFF MAY MAKE REDS HOT UP WAR
    280 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. T\HE rejection of the Red peace offer may force the bandits to hot up the terror war to prove that they can still hit back. Lt.-Gen. Sir Geoffrey. Bourne, the Director of Operations, who gave this warning added: "The terrorists
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    RED STUDENTS THREATEN T.V MAN
    424 7 RED STUDENTS THREATEN T.V MAN Knife drama aboard Colony ship AN AMERICAN television cameraman and a Chinese interpreter were threatened with a knife by Indonesian Chinese students in the hold of the Tjiwangi in Singapore harbour yesterday afternoon. The cameraman is Mr. Jim Robinson, of the National Broadcasting Company. The
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    Indian culture
    23 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Malayan Indian Congress is to form a cultural section which will hold annual festivals throughout the Federaration.
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    Train hits lorry
    73 7 Driver lives KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A south bound mixed passenger and goods train hit a lorry which stalled near the track at a railway level crossing in Segambut, three miles north of Kuala Lumpur, at noon today. The driver tried to jump clear but was injured and
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    Body in river
    21 7 The body of a Chinese was recovered from the Singapore River between Coleman Bridge and Read Bridge, yesterday.
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    The 'Big Toes' debate
    221 7 SOLDIER'S REPLY RAISES SNAG From HALL ROMNEY LONDON, Thurs. rpHE House of Commons may not hear about Kuala Lumpur soldier Michael Gazzard's hammer toes after all. A Labour M.P., Mr. Norman Dodds, had planned to question the War Minister, Mr. Anthony Head, about Pte. Gazzard next
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    MAN ACCUSED OF BEING IN SYMONDS MURDER MOB
    95 7 A second man was accused in Singapore yesterday of being a member of the unlawful assembly Which murdered Gene D. Symonds, United Press correspondent in SouthEast Asia, at Delta Circus on the night of May 12. He was Suppiah. 25. The first
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      57 7 High tides TODAY: Singapore 12.54 a.m. (10ft.) 2.21 p.m. (Bft. 5ln); Port Dickson 9.14 a.m. <9ft. 2in.) 9.41 p.m. (Bft. sin Penang 3.38 a.m. (7ft. 2in.) 3.22 p.m. (Bft. lln.). TOMORROW: SlriKapore 1.44 a.m. Oft. 7in.) 3 p.m. (Bft. 4in.); Penang 9.54 a.m. (Bft. 81n.) 10.20 p.m. (7ft. Bin.); Penang
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    1,250 WORKERS WILL GO ON HUNGER STRIKE
    339 8 Hume men accuse police of strike-breaking But they want talks resumed THE 1,250 labourers of Hume Industries here would go on a hunger strike today in protest against "police strike-breaking activities," Mr. C. V. Devan Nair, a union official, told the Straits Times
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    New hitch in port peace plan
    129 8 New hitch in port peace plan A HITCH appears to have developed in the Labour Minister's effort to settle the dispute between the Singapore Harbour Board and the S.H.B. Staff Association. Ministry officials would not say yesterday whether both fides had agreed to negotiate again on three outstanding claims and
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    Two firms give SATA $250
    39 8 A gift of $250 from Diethelm k Co. Ltd. and Hoogland Co. .ias raised the annual appeal of the Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association to $19,015. SATA also received gifts totalling $488.25 for its general fund
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    Five in crash
    29 8 Five Malays, all soldiers, were seriously injured last night when the car in which they were riding crashed into a tree at Mount Pleasant Road. Singapore.
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    AMERICAN NEGRO TO SING IN COLONY
    145 8 AMERICAN NEGRO TO SING IN COLONY A FAMOUS and beautiful young American Negro singer, Mattiwilda Dobbs, will sing at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening. Her recital is being sponsored by the Singapore Musical Society. Miss Dobbs was born in Georgia, one of six daughters of a railway clerk,
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    Bandits are shelled by villagers
    78 8 Bandits are shelled by villagers TEMERLOH, Thurs. VILLAGE committee members from Triang and Kerayong new villages in Pahang yesterday fired 251 b. shells from t?un s of the 25th Field Regiment at Communist hideouts in the area. The shelling was carried out from the Triang airstrip. The committee members were
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    New citizens
    17 8 KAJANG Thurs. The District Officer Ulu Langat yesterday handed state nationality certificates to 60 people.
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    Govt. is against us-MCA
    206 8 Govt. is against us-MCA COLONY LEADERS INEFFECTIVE 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. fFHE Malayan Chinese Asso--1 elation today accused the Singapore Government of having hin«ered its "efforts" in the Colony. This It said, is one of the chief reasons why Chinese leadership in fche Colony is ineffective. The MCA charge was
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    Robbery case: No plea
    51 8 Tan Boon Cheong was tentatively charged in Singapore yesterday with robbing a woman. Son Soo Kiah, of $3,911 and assaulting her on Wednesday morning at Hong Hin Court, off North Bridge Road. No plea was recorded. Tan was remanded till Monday, when the case will be
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    New quarters for Kluang camp
    34 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Twenty blocks of quarters for the Malay Regiment camp at Kiuang are to be built for $422,777 Offices and a store will be built for $119,484.
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    Lock icon 'NO RESENTMENT IN NAVAL BASE'
    171 8 LONDON. Thurs. rE First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. James Thomas, tol.l the House of Commons today that he had no evidence of resentment among employees at the Singapore naval base because they did not come under the labour laws of the Colony. Mr. Stan
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      192 8 Here are 10 of the sharpest blades in the woria 10 Blue Gillette Blades (20 shaving edges) in Dispenser $1.10 D.J TRAM ENQUIRIES TO: BARLOW A CO LTD., SINGAPORE AND br^chu Germs are the most common cause of bad tat Listerine Antiseptic Kills Germs that cause Bad Breath |HN|^9SIP|3 Research
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      282 8 Straits Times Crossword ISli"' i l F~] HIIZZ____L-SL Z 1. <6 >7 18 '9 20 1 1 -J 1 T~ 2? 2* W§i "rST mm ACROSS 10. The oddfellow's characteristic? 1. Tattler In print? (6, 6). (12). 8. Wizard composer (7). 15. There's nothing after this (4. 9. A aoft
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    Lock icon Hoaxer thrilled Royal family as Grey Owl, the Redskin
    1395 9 Hoaxer thrilled Royal family as Grey Owl, the Redskin THERE was some excitement in the music room of Buckingham Palace one chiUy afternoon in December 1937. The King and Queen smiled tolerantly at the impatience of the two small princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret. Cause of the tension was Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin, Grey
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    WAS ASHAMED TO FACE ANIMALS
    262 9 Florence Ivy Holmes. They fell in love again. On Feb. 10, 1917, he married her, entirely unaware that, according to Canadian law, he was still married to the Indian girl, Angele, who had left him to return to her people. The new romance lasted only
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      144 9 I^ON h lOOK FO« JERRI NG Jecipes Eje FITTERS J •t«\o« ikin mto 2 or J :r 'KJU'ftd Htkt n grtitd c^tei*. i -f cart'ullr. I'mr <n Ori.n well. c P'pmf hou 00 RISSOLES jt "wl.ik. flak* add maih«d ,-,d p«pp«r with -n Ti.iiun Beat it r, 0 tqual b'uih
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      87 9 Sherlock Holmes On the move MHck Tracy Popular lady rwMENNQU wanta pyurr HP MEANWHILE t T newspaper wotTEas "1 PLAVEO BOCK. RAISE MDUR f rVI t«s.TRACV AP«D It) ou. WAITING TO INTERVIEW ISuR^ScOUNTIEsIeTTW L RNCE^ ™Q- REPE^ T J UKEIISSre NOU TO ToSSk VCXI FOR FEATURE STORIES. C^llS?n^^TTJr^ Kj-ETtRGO,SAM^j^prI sta/
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      1163 10 EAST ASIATIC LDIE SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA Far Aden, Part Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam. Hamburg, Copenhagen Gothenburg ft Oslo Spore P. S'riom --^TfTLi. "MALACCA" 4/ 8 July V J-hr "MEONIA" 20/24 July 2S/24 Jaly 27/28 Jaly "FALSTRIA- 14/19 Aag 20/20 Aug 21/22 Aaa >) Cans London (passengers only), Gdynia. SAILINGS FROM
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    13 11 xfORF. JUNE 23. bbir- sloBi >" lb,nt>. per picul nt*>. UNQUOTED i-ier).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    66 11 OURNB, Thurs. iied a wide ended to firm on i today. Unuinyns ipport Oils were 1 .iier-lead firmer, i to firm. 9 £96 1/2 £96 15/32 64/3 buyer j unquoted 25 TU 98/9 57 26 5 1 l l^ '2/3 22 9 49 2 2Z/»4 4.' 14 41/in'4
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    SHIPPING
    64 11 jlnncMde the Singa(l uharvrs or r\Chaltrata 12. j rvel C. P.. BurnI 8 9, Somali 11, j 13 14. Benreoch :i 18. Leise en** H. Wall 6. 23 24. Hanyang M, Oorgmo Ar.chises 33 34, Vendor 38 39, Van Nort 4J 43. P:nang, Sri Nam. Playaran, Uk Leong. Sg.
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    RUBBER MART MARKS TIME WITH A SMALLER TURNOVER
    465 11 RUBBER MART MARKS TIME WITH A SMALLER TURNOVER THE ruhh Ur Market CorreB Pondent 1 ed "imp VT^ 1 in Sin^P°^ yesterday markreported^! l?tt u re Wm no P arti ™l«r interest Juiv firlt the buyers or «elle«. pound y howfvef a one b c U e y nt rS
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    221 11 P^ate^^^s^tt^^ vutn a slightly easier tendency at and C Xj^e^ UnUedlrregUl Singapore brokers reported the L°r^rTd d rlir£ m^ S s r^ r ord* 33a. (ffi, 1 G^S 1 cem* m "V alava n Colliene, 76 r< t\ c M<?t&l Box *l-52' 2 $15P., rd $1.50 cd ,odd
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    204 11 Sinrapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday: Copra: weak; Jane (nominal) 527 12 buyers. $28 sellers; July 527 7 8 buyers, S2B 1 8 sellers: August S2B 1 8 buy#-s. $28 3 8 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $42 sellers, drum 544 I 2 sellers. Pepper:
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    RUBBER PRICES
    142 11 July first grade rubber buyers" f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at $1.08 T per lb., one cent above Wednesday's close. The closing tone was steady. Closing rubber prices yesterday in cenUs per lb. were No. 1 R.S.S. spot loose buyers 110 'j, sellers 110-4 No. 1 R.S.S. July
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    86 11 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday: New York: buying airmail. T.T. 32 11/16. O.D 32 13 16, 90 days 32 15 16. 33 trade bills. Selling rates, T.T. or O.D. ready v ere New York 32 2 Philippine Pesos
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      753 11 TENDERS H.M. DOCKYARD, SINGAPORE SALE BY TENDER NO. 215/55. Tenders are invited for the purchase of Motor Vehicles nt H. M. Dockyard, Singapore. The Vehicles include: Ariel Motor j Cycle, Hillman Saloon Cars. Bedford j Utilicorn, 5 Ton Tippers, and 3 Ton Lorrle s and Autocar 1250 gall. Petrol Refueller.
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      723 11 NOTICES NATURALISATION NOTICE ls hereby given that Mr. Shlu-Wai Au (or Au Shlu-Wal) I alias Frank Shiu-Wal Au of 43N I Carlisle Road is applying to the I Governor for naturalisation, and I that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should send a I
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      1304 11 NOTICES ULU KLANG TIN LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya). NOTICE is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 4th July, 1955 to the' 18th July. 1955 to enable the Reduction of Capital to be effected In accordance with the Special Resolution passed
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      Shell drillers set up new record at Seria oilfield
      655 12 DRILLERS in May set up new records in Shell's Scria oilfield and at outstations when they drilled 22,216 feet of hole at four locations within the Scria field itself and 7,235 feet at four exploration sites, announce The Shell Company of
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      New bank branch starts business
      154 12 MR. TAN CHIN TTAN (left), managing director of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Singapore, chats with a guest, Mr. I. A. Flias, during a reception at the opening of the bank's new branch office in Malacca Street, Singapore, on Monday. In the centre is Mr. S.
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      U.K. CREAMS STOP INDUSTRIAL ILLS
      229 12 INDUSTRIES bring with them occupational diseases and the possibilities as to how these can be prevented in Malaya, are now being investigated by Mr. Robert A. Lodge, export director of Innoxa (England) Ltd. and Scientific Pharmacals Ltd. Mr. Lodge's company are pioneers in the field
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      MALAYAN FOOD NEEDS FLAVOUR
      320 12 So H.K. supplies the powder VI ALAYAN housewives are using more gourmet powder imported from Hong Kong than their counter parts in other countries of South-East Asia, the heac of a leading Hong Kong gourmet powder factory, saic in Singapore yesterday, i The manufacturer, Mr. C.
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      Flying N.Z. motorists due
      185 12 rpHIRTY-EIGHT New Zealand 1- car distributors and dealers are due to arrive by a chartered plane in Singapore on Monday afternoon on the first lap of their journey to Britain as the guests of the British Motor Corporation Ltd. The 38 men drawn from Austin, Morris
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      371 12 IC2 "I 9^L^F ADDING MACHINE No ccci to wcrry about figure worj: wnen there's 3 Rational always ready to do It fact easy accurately. Tne quality of National's precisionbuilt, heavy-duty adding machine is your puarantee of dependable service throughout the years. THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY (MALAYA) LIMITED. ADDING AND
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      194 12 ji g. "'^^m^^ diwnond s^^^l i|N WWK ABU #'//y^S^f l)lainabl A TITOHI at SWISS MADE LUMBAGO fTj\ GOES DEEP TO Kill Kp WUoC UIM SPRAINS STIM NECK if [iiit S. E. A. Q.— SUCCESSOR TO CITY ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. LTD, NOW OPEN! SOUTHERN ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF QUEENSLAND 8 OR 15
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    Native Ruler equal to best in Class 2
    678 13 EPSOM JEEP'S TRACK ROUND-UP By EPSOM JEEP IPOH. Thurs. DINK TICKET, Native Ruler, Canterbury and Rigoletto all form horses from the van Breukelen stables went attractively in their winding-up gallops on the training track at Ipoh this morning. I was particularly impressed
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    191 13 ATHOL MULLEY. who| was well ahead in the| jockeys' list when he left for Australia a couple of months ago, may miss the rest of the season in Malaya unless he wins his appeal against a 12-month suspension place d on him
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    SINGAPORE OWNER'S HORSE RUNS THIRD IN THE IRISH DERBY
    213 13 THE CURRAGH, Thursday. pAXASLIPPER, the horse who looked like winning the English Derby until beaten by the Frenchbred Phil Drake in the final furlong, yesterday won the Irish Derby, run over one and a half miles at The Curragh, County Kildare.
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    121 13 POTCHEFSTROOM. Thurs. rpHE BRITISH Isles Rugby Union team lost the opening match of their South African tour yasterday. Western Transvaal winning by nine points (two dropped goals, one penalty goal) to s x (two tries). Tries tor the touring Lions were scored by A. C. Pedlow.
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    138 13 MANCHESTER, Thurs. GORDON PIRIE, Britain's ace middle distance runner, failed in his bic last night to beat the world three miles record held by Russia's Vladimir Kuc with 13min. 26.45ec. Plrie's time, in a special attack here, was 13mln. 29.8 sec.
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    302 14 MOORE STOPS OLSON IN ROUND 3 NEW YORK. Thurs. ARCHIE MOORE reA tamed his world lightheavyweight title with a third round knockout win over the world middleweight champion. Carl Bobo" Olson, here last night and talks start today over a nght between Moore and Rocky Marciano Mr. James Norris. president
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    ARMY vs SCFA, FOR CHARITY
    142 14 Singapore Chinese Football Asso- anon wIU meet the Army Singapore in a night soccer match for the Tiger Bairn Cup in aid of the Singapore St. Johns Ambulance 1 Bricade a: Jalan Besar tomorrow. The game will start at 8 p.m. and beiore the game
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    Domain take six off Survey
    37 14 Domain trounced Survey Department 6-1 In a Sinpapore Government Services Div. 2 league soccer match at Fairer Park yesterday. Posts and Telegraphs" and Land Office drew 2-2 In another Div. 2 game.
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    Lock icon THE THIRD DAY'S RESULTS AT WIMBLEDON
    421 14 MEN'S SINGLES Second round: N. Pietrangell (It. i bt A. Mottram (Bri.) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9. 5-7, 6-2; A. Huber (Austria) bt I. Panajotovic (Yugoslavia) 6-4. 6-4. 3-6, 6-3; R. Wilson (Bri.) bt S. Schwartz (U.S.) 6-1 6-4. I 6-2; R. Perry (US.) bt H.
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    Joe does 100 in 9.8 sec, Emorsi in even time
    530 14 THE LIGHTNING LEVULAS' SHOW THEIR PACES BATU PAHAT, Thurs. 'J'HFi Malayan record of 10 seconds for the 100 yards was unofficially broken by Joe Levula, the Fijian rugby international wing three, on the first day of the First Fijian Regiment's
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    311 14 DROBNY BATTLES 2 HOURS, 15MIN TO BEAT JACK ARKINSTALL WMBLEDON. Thursday. riEFENDING champion Jaroslav Drobny yesterday v defeated Jack Arkinstall 6-4. 2-6. 6-2, 11-9 in the i third round of the Wimbledon lawn tennis champion- ships. Drobny t'truggled tor two hours and 15 minutes before defeating Jack Arkinstall. an unseeded
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    FathulKarib now head Div. 2 A table
    152 14 FathulKarib now head Div. 2 A table P"ATHUL KARIB took over ieax dership of S.A.F.A. Div. 2A when they beat Young Men's Muslim Association 2-0 at the Clerical Union ground yesterday. They are now two points in front of the Argonauts who have played one game rewer. V.M.M.A. made a
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    RADIO BEAT TAX MEN 4-1
    104 14 RADIO BEAT TAX MEN 4-1 Radio Malaya kept their unbeaten record when they beat Income Tax 4-1 in the Singapore Government Services League Div. 2 match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Radio Malaya have lost only one point in four matches. Yesterday* game was keenly contested and Income Tax held
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    THE LATEST RESULTS
    164 14 MEN'S SINGLES THIRD KOI XI): T. TRABERT ll'Sl beat H. Stewart (IS) 6-4, 6-3, 6-1; S. DAVIDSON (Sweden) beat W. Knight .Rn 6-3. 6-3. 3-6 <-6. S-3. J. DROBNY (Egypt) beat J. Arkin--lall l.\us.) 6-4. 2-6. 6-2. 11-9; G. Siir.i il'.S.) brat ft. Quist (Aus.) 6-2. 5-7.
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    RIC STABLEFORD COMPETITION
    54 14 The Monthly Medal (S ableford) competition held at Royal Island Club la.n Saturday resulted: "A" Division: K. T. San 37"«; "B" Division: R. Ezra 37-\; "C" Division: Dr. Ong Swee Law 40. R. Ezra 20 11/16; "C" Division Division R Ezra 20 11 16; "C" Division J.
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    17 new marks at GES sports
    789 14 SEVENTEEN records were broken at the 29th annual sports of the Gan Eng Song School yesterday. Four now marks were set tip in 'A" division, seven in "B" and five in "C". and one by Geylang English School in winning the Junior InterSchool 4xllo
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    4 FIRSTS TO PENG KOON
    88 14 Lee P?ng Koon of Pearl Bank School by winning four events and taking second place in one. was the "A" Division champion at the combined sporU of Pearl's Hill. Park Road, and Pearl Bank School at Jalan Besar yesterday. Lee who won the 100, 220.
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    Tian Soon's two goals decide
    40 14 Springdale defeated Katong S.C. 2-0 in a SAFA Div. 3B match at Farrer Park yesterday. Tian Soon scored both the goals. Cosmos received a walkover from Kerala Samajam in a Div. 3A match at Geylang.
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    SOCCER REPLAY
    43 14 Royal Signals' soccer team to play R.A.S.C. in rtplay of their secondround Parker Cup game at Princes Mary Barracks today is: Sgt. Clark. L.Cpl. Angel. Siemi O'Rouke, Sigmn Stirling. Sgt. Rr.ic Slgmn Stubbs. Sigmn Thompson Sigmn Betteridge, Cpl. William.' Sgt. Norris.
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    Old boy sets only record
    603 14 JOSEPH DE CRUZ, of William v House, was champion athlete at yesterday's 32nd annual sports of the St. Anthony's Boys School held on the S.J.I. ground. He had 18 points with first places in the 440. 880 and High Jump and was second in the
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    SPRINGBOKS GET" ENGLAND FOR 133 THEN SCORE 142-5
    385 14 SPRINGBOKS GET" ENGLAND F OR 133 THEN SCORE 142-5 COUTH AFRICA, beaten^y struck back today and runs in three hours ten mi of the second Test here tod; At close the tourists hi astrous start, in which they runs, and were 142 for five May chose to bat on winning
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    BARTLEY SPORTS
    29 14 Bartle- Secondary School will be holding their third annual athletic meet on Saturday. July 2at 2.30 p.m. on the school ground. Friends and Old Boys are welcome.
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    SCOREBOARD
    35 14 train c Waitf i, SUIIia« c -.i J lMi *<i Tru, man n^ I (Mi^ I Tola! Wkta. fr|| at (.«dd,r,l 2 I l "'h im Chcethaa ivtl?^•■•ndran lh H Wardlo' ■MM nnl nut
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    ATHENIANS IN LEAGUE WIN
    11 14 ATHENIANS IN LEAGUE WI N In another Div 1 bum. mm
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    GOLD CUP SOCCER
    33 14 KUALA LUMPUR -pan^or Malays, holders of tS Gold Cup for the inter- soccer. ,vili meet N.S. v flm-roond tie a: s^S'i",, Singapore Malays are M the^ competition for the firs
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    CLOSE STARS IN HALF-PACE YORKSHIRE ATTACK
    290 14 LONDON. Thur* I V r ORKSHIRE. challenging strongly for the coun y cricket championship lead, did well yesterday Northampton where they had a chance to clesr Surrey's 12 point. > advantage. They took rive Northamptonshire wickets for 123 with an attack without Freddie Trueman.
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      90 14 SOCCER SAFA DIV. 1: S. Corinthians v Chinese Athletic, Jalan Besar; DIV. 2A: RAF Seletar v BODCA, Farrer Park; DIV. 3B: Kebenaran Clnb v Windsor Stovers, MFA ground; Blue Rovers v S.C.S.A., CYMA ground. FRIENDLY: Argonauts F.T. V William Jacks, at Farrer Park. Arsenal SjC. v Braddell S.C. Farrer Park.
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