The Straits Times, 29 July 1955

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    12 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1955 15 CENTS
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    13 1 PARTIES: Alliance 50 PM./.P....| The Rest 0 ROUNDUP and RESULTS in PAGE SEVEN
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    SELF-RULE COMES FIRST'
    935 1  -  HARRY MILLER By My plan— by the Tengku 'Britain cannot ignore the fact that our tremendous success resulted from the j issue of independence and absolutely nothing else...' m c 'Constitution unworkable at present' KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. [NDEPENDENCE for the Federation is to be the priority task
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    ETECTIVE BEAT OFF FIFTEEN THUGS
    96 1 way revolver pointed at him h de- volver In it tel last msell by n awa him. Khoon, "n duty. office in argutween the hotclkeeper and several men. Detective Lim intervc ned :ind identified himself. One ol the men shouted: "Hit him .s a Government
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    Lock icon WIFE IS A FORMER COMB A T PARA TROOPER
    62 1 -A former per who behrough MX <>oning near irnla, with on Satur- Tamara derwent Am in January, 1954. She married J. E. Courtland. 30, a Los Angeles businessman, after a seven-month courtship. The ex-paratrooper told a reporter. "I really don't know"
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    salute you: Marshall
    370 1 salute you: Marshall FEDERATION CAN COUNT ON US' THE Chief Minister of Singapore. Mr. David Marshall, yesterday promised that there would be the closest co-operation between him and the Leading Minister designate of the Federation. Tensku Abdul Rahman, on all matters of constitutional reform. In a message to Tengku Abdul
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    Lock icon Asian conference
    40 1 LONDON. Thurs Twenty Labour MPs put forward a motion today asking the Government to influence the calling of a Geneva-type conference to discuss urgent Asian affairs and the granting of full United Nations membership to Communist China —Reuter
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    Lock icon Straw in the wind
    42 1 DANBURY. Conn.. Thurs A synthetic straw hat which cannot be distinguished irom real btraw and can be cleaned by sponging was ihown here yesterday by a milliner who hopes to put the lint on the market next sum-mer.--Reuter.
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    Lock icon Alliance victory 'a good thing,' says London
    170 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Alliance victory in the Federal elections was welcomed as "a good thing for Malaya" here today, although there was some regret and surprise at the defeat of Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar. There has so far been no official comment
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    The glory of NOT being EVEN seccond best-by Sir Onn
    205 1  - The glory of NOT being EVEN seccond best-by Sir Onn WILLIAM FISH By JOHORE BAIIRL. Thurs. II r HII.E election results to- day poured in from all parts of the country ton- firming the Alliance's E sweeping victory, Dato Sir E Onn bin Ja'afar, Secretary General of the shattered E
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    OOPS! WRONG AIRPORT
    309 1 Airliner lands at Paya Lebar: Pilot thought it was Chang i THE pilot of a chartered airliner carrying 68 pas--1 sengers landed yesterday at unopened Paya Lebar airport, mistaking it for Changi. Labourers putting the finishing touches to the airport scattered as the Skyways fourenpined Hermes came
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    Lock icon 36 die in swim test
    56 1 TOKYO, Thurs. Thirty-six schoolgirls were drowned today while taking swimming lessons about 10 yards from shore at Tsu City, central Japan. The police said that 600 girls from a local school had been going to the seashore for lessons. About 50 who couid not bwim
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    STOP PRESS
    79 1 LATEST 1 n CTION DETAILS C PAHANG Mohd. Satonc (All 16 M i Abdul Haroid (Ind Majorttj 14.165. PAHANG TIMOR AM. Rahman (All I 16,763 Sheikh hadn (Ind.) 334 Majority 13 1 1 1 h« declared PKOTIST TO BULGARIA WA S H INC TON I h urs 1
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    Lock icon Six years for Babu Rao
    65 1 NAGPUR. Thurs. Babu Rao a rickshaw puller, was sentenced today to six years' rigorous imrisonment for attempting to cause the death of Mr Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, here on March 12. He was aLso sentenced to six months* rigorous imprisonment for causing injuries to
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    Fijians kill Red near capital
    28 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A Fijian patrol killed a terrorist in the Kuala Lanuat forest reserve about 10 miies west of Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    Strike threat
    29 1 Five hundred Singapore sawmill workers are to go on strike II their demands for more pay and bonus, are not met by the Singapore Sawmillers' Association today.
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    Now 'fighting mad' opposition on outside
    441 2 TROUNCED NEGARA NOT DOWNHEARTED AND MEETS TODAY TO PLAN ITS FUTURE BUT FIRST JOB IS OVERHAUL KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. pARTY NEGARA'S eealnl executive committee will meet here tomorrow to plan the future after the Alliance's sweeping success. Inche Mohamed Rashid bin Ahmad, defeated Negara
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    IN THE MOOD OF MERDEKA
    55 2 i Down Batu Road, the victory jig TYPICAL of the scenes in many Federation towns and villages yesterday morning Alliance supporters dance with delight in the streets of Kuala Lumpur when Alliance victories in the Federal elections were announced. They jigged down Batu Road towards
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    The polling heartens Islamic Party
    141 2 The polling heartens Islamic Party KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE 7,000 strong PanMalayan Islamic Party will meet here this weekend to hear reports on its participation in the Federal polls and to discuss plans for contesting State elections. A spokesman of the party told the Straits Times today that members were
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    Only 52p.c. polled here
    70 2 PENANG. Thurs. The Settlement Elections Supervisor, Mrs. A. S. M. Hawkins, is puzzled over the low polling percentage in George Town constituency. 'I would very much like to know the reason for this poor show." she said. A total of 10,495 people out of an electorate
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    THE 1,000 ERRORS OF A POLLING CLERK
    100 2 IPOH. Thurs— A lame number of the 1.069 ballot papers spoilt in the Ipoh and .MtMiclembu constituency yesterday was due to mistake by a polling clerk. Tin- elect had written the registration number of the voters on the ballot paper instead of o.n
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    Whyllost-'The3,ooo farmers who stayed away spelt my defeat'
    368 2 Whyllost-'The3,ooo farmers who stayed away spelt my defeat' •fo From Page One blems of people in their areas. "Secondly we must start a really good party newspaper in the Malay language. "I am well aware our plans will mean a lot of hard work for everybody connected with Party Negara.
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    SELF-RULE, BUT WE WANT BRITISH TO STAY—DATO TAN
    216 2 SELF-RULE, BUT WE WANT BRITISH TO STAY— DATO TAN MALACCA, Thurs. r)ATO Sir Cheng-lock Tan, president of the M.C.A., said today that the Alliance would now work with "full force" towards the independence of Malaya since it has won an overwhelming victory in the Federal elections. "But." he emphasised, "we
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    SO SORRY, SAY BULGARIANS
    65 3 \ck-ack downs plane with 58 pennlp—'nff m,,™' charge the Reds Cuitinions in uproar: Shame cries Morrison V Thur>. admitted shooting Israeli lir killing .ill rd. It said was off iii'i miles nunist lerrithe border thin in flames 35 miles lan ac- >hort ith bciore :iamos ere
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    Lock icon PERON CALMS HIS NERVES
    36 3 IS, Thurs.— yesterday June 16 re- ar. Re- cently, his officials noticed that he had resumed. When did you start smokLgarettes again 0 he was asked yesterday. "June 16." he replied. U.P.
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    Lock icon Churchill tribute
    34 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously approved and sent to the Senate a resolution paying tribute to Sir Winston Churchill for his long service as a world statesman. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Off to Russia
    30 3 LONDON. Thurs.— A Yu&osI lav parliamentary delegation will arrive in Russia on Mon- day in response to a Russian i invitation, Moscow Radio I said yesterday.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Bang goes record-now time for hugs j
    85 3 Bang goes record- now time for hugs j ON MI) CAMFKELL hugs his wife. Dorothy, and his chief mechanic Leo Villa, after smashing the world water speed record in his turbo-jet hydroplane Bluebird on Lake suater. Cumberland. His official speed was 202.32 m.p.h. The former record set on Lake Washington
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    Lock icon RUSSIANS WELCOME NEWS OF VISIT
    281 3 It teas a surprise but many feel it will do good MOSCOW. Thurs. Moscow Radio broke into a concert programme last night to give Russian listeners their first news of the acceptances by the Soviet leaders of the invitation to visit Britain. The announcement was
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    Lock icon Matrimonial mix-up of a marquess
    283 3 ONE DIVORCE FOR TWO WEDDINGS LONDON. Thurs. T^HE Court of Appeal 1 yesterday fl na 1 1 y sorted out the matrimonial tangle of a peer and his former wife who found, after a succession of marriages, that they were still short of one divorce
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    Lock icon Sailor jailed for hitting admiral
    60 3 DEVONPORT. Thurs A court martial today sentenced Able Seaman J. M. McSporran to two years in prison and dismissed him from the service lor punishing an admiral. McSporran pleaded guilty to the charge that in a fit of pique he hit Vice-Admiral John William Eaton
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    Lock icon Atom libraries
    26 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— The United States has given libraries on the peaceful uses of the atom to 28 countries, the Atomic Energy Commission said.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon SNAKES TAKE OVER AS NEW FLOODS RAGE
    192 3 CALCUTTA. Thursday. OIREXS. bugles and loudspeakers were used yesterday to warn villagers along the Brahmaputra River to evacuate their homes, in the path of a raging new flood sweeping down upon Assam from the upper Himalayan reaches of the river. The warning was
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    Lock icon At curtain time, down came ceiling
    100 3 LONDON, Thurs. pART of London's famous Palladium theatre collapsed last night. A huge chunk of the ceiling fell on the rear rows of the main auditorium a few minutes before the curtain was to go up on a show headlined by the American singer
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    Lock icon BOYD TAKES A PEEK BEHIND THE 'BAMBOO CURTAIN'
    111 3 HONG KONG, Thurs —The Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox Boyd, motored today to the Hong Kong frontier uith China and looked behind the "Bamboo Curtain" through field glasses Earlier Mr. Lennox Boyd. who is on a five-day visit here before flying to
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    Lock icon Seamen walk off ship for Malaya
    163 3 MELBOURNE. Thurs. A shortage of crewmen today threatened to prevent the Australian Government-owned freighter Tyalla (7,437 tons) from carrying equipment to Australian forces in Malaya. The Tyalla was due to sail i tomorrow from Townsville, north Queensland, with 7 000 tnn.s of heavy air
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    LONDON STOCKS
    399 3 LONDON, Thurs. DRICES moved erratically on the x stock market today. The market opened on a satisfactory note and a fair number of gains were established in early dealings. Uncertain conditions later developed when business failed to expand but towards the close prices tended to harden slightly. Gilts
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    LONDON RUBBER
    33 3 LONDON. July 28— Spot 3!> n ,d.. Sept 39 ,d. Oct. Dec. 39>,d.. Jan.Mar. 37 t d., Apr-June 35 '■.<!. Aue. c.i.f. 39" 4 d.. Sept, c.i.f. 39\d. Tone; Easier after firm.
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON July 28 —Cash Buyers £762: Sellers £763: Forward Buyers £755; Sellers £756; Settlement £764. Turnover a.m. 75 tons, p.m. 10 tons
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    The state of the people
    443 4 ALLIANCE LANDSLIDE AND NEGARA ECLIPSE HAS THEM FLUMMOXED BY AND LARGE Mr. PUBLIC SA YS: WELL, LET'S GIVE THE VICTORS A CHANCE KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. J'HE Malayan Trade Union Council will meet soon to consider the policy its four nominees in the new Federal Legislative
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    Babel? Mr. Chew is quite at home
    275 4 Babel? Mr. Chew is quite at home A grouse session in Whampoa style npWENTY people in Sin- gapore came to see Mr. Chew Swee Kee, Minister of Education and Member for Whampoa, at his first meet-the-people session last night. Mr. Chew spoke to the people in almost every Chinese dialect
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    MAY 12 RIOTER GETS ONE YEAR'S JAIL
    275 4 His defence: 'Police had to pull someone in* A MAY 12 RIOTER, who accused the police in a Sin- gapore court yesterday of arresting him "because they had to pull someone in for the rioting" was sentenced to one year's jail. Lim Ah
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    THE SUN SHINES ON 'ALICE'
    145 4 In fact, it got a little too hot rrHE film, "A Town Like 1 Alice," had almost a full day's sunshine yesterday and several scenes were successfully shot. One scene, showing women prisoners hustled along by their Japanese guards, had to be performed three times
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    No permit
    34 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Ong Bak. of Pekan Nanas. who moved two katis of boiled fish without a permit in a restricted area, was fined $500 In the Sessions Court at Pontian yesterday.
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    The Changi prisoners contribute their blood
    115 4 The Changi prisoners contribute their blood PRISONERS at Changi are now giving blood to the Singapore Blood Transfusion Centre. The centre's mobile unit visited Changi Prison last week and collected 49 flasks of blood from prisoners. Other donors in the week included 14 men from the Central Fire Station, nine
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    Tamil book banned in Federation
    75 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. THE Federation Government today banned a Tamil book entitled "Vedangal in Vandavalam" (sacred scriptures exposed). It is alleged to have offensive passages. Commenting on the ban, Haji S. A. M. Ally Maricar told the Straits Times: "Such books will do a lot
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    No drowning this: It was murder
    90 4 No drowning this: It was murder FLICE investigating the death of a 22-year-old labourer. Tan Quee Lim, whose body was taken from the sea off South Quay, Singapore, 11 days ago, said yesterday he had been murdered. Previously the case had been regarded as one of drowning. Tan's body was
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    Remand in $100 trust case
    41 4 N. Canagasingam pleaded guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to criminal breach of trust of $100 from the United Engineers Thrift and Loan Society on July 14 at the department. He was remanded till Aug. 4.
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    Importer fined
    29 4 Ang Cheng Leong, who imported a goat, two parrots and five fowls into Singapore on July 27 without a permit, was fined $40 yesterday. He pleaded guilty.
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    Black accepts
    19 4 The Governor. Sir Robert Black, has accepted an invitation to be patron of the Singapore Chinese V.M.C.A.
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    JAPS GOING TO S. AMERICA
    70 4 MORE than 300 Japanese immigrants on their way tc South America arrived in Singapore in the 10,900-ton Royal Interocean Line ship Tjitjalengka yesterday. The only other passengers besides the Japanese were about 20 Chinese on their way to South Africa. The vessel is expected to
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    WE LEARNED A LOT —MINISTER
    54 4 WE LEARNED A LOT MINISTER THE Vietnamese Minister of Information, Mr. Tran Chanh Thanh (above) left Singapore yesterday by air for Saigon after observing: the Federal elections in Kuala Lumpur. With him was Mr. Tran Van Lam, governor of Vietnam's southern provinces. They had learned much of value, said Mr.
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    Two face scrap iron charge
    64 4 Ler Ah Kum and Mohamed Noor bin Hassan were charged in the Singapore Sixth Magistrate's Court yesterday with having seven piculs of brass and scrap iron worth $500, believed to have fraudulently obtained, on board a motor sampan off Beach Road on July 27. Both
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    Anniversary
    33 4 The birthday anniversary of the late Syed Shaik Ahamed bin Abdullah Hill Jowni Thangal will be celebrated on Sunday in the compound of the mosque at B'/2 milestone, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore.
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    FIVE COMING HOME
    90 4 Colombo Plan men learn lot WIVE Asians employed by the Singapore Government are returning from Australia, where they studied parliamentary government. They went to Australia under the Colombo Plan six months ago. with 21 others from the Federation, Saiawak, Brunei and North Borneo to study DUblic administrate
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    Plea for, new hospital
    242 4 Plea for new hospital 'NOT ENOUGH ta TO MEET 3 A NEW hospiUj k A be built, i, lan K -Katons 25 meet Singapore', needs, say.s t he^ organ of tho Alum'fi •sociation of Mala"' To meet a minimum 5.000 beds, ther" a' e m^: total of 1.360 bprt- J
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    Three men jailed for $35 robbery
    54 5 Three men jailed for $35 robbery MPUR Thurs. ing men. private in tion Regllound bery and months' MM Thek. and the K c, 21. himself bethe offence told. Death threat dry shop Juh, Of $35 money, "Don't make a kill you." thi .>i-' gationa i..ifl a i ise he said
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    110 back from Britain
    30 5 110 back from Britain among Malaya) is ad- r h:\vu speii Eng- Road. md Mr. Lim Hassan bin Madon II Klang; intnche Othmad Ismail imi, Mr. Nori Lumpur), Mr. K
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    MORE SHOOTlNG—that'll be OUR REPLY'
    567 5 MORE SHOOTlNG— that'll be OUR REPLY' Johorc bandits reject Alliance amnesty as smokescreen Red document gives the answer JOHOKK BAHKI, Thurs. 4 TERRORIST docu- ment, revealed in court here today, gives what may be the terrorists' reply to the recent general amnesty suggestion by the Alliance leader. Tengku Abdul Kahman.
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    FIREMAN THROWN FROM ENGINE
    98 5 and lands in front of hospital IPOH. Thurs. 4 FIREMAN was thrown off A a fire engine at the junction of Anderson and A.shby roads, in front of the hospital here, yesterday afternoon. The engine was answering a «-alI at (iunong Brrcham new village, five miles
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    2,000 rubber workers strike in sympathy with Firestone men
    244 5 \IORE THAN 2.000 workers employed in 24 rubber l milling factories and packing godowns in Singapore yesterday staged a four-and-a-half-hour walkout in sympathy with the 800 strikers at the Firestone Rubber Company at Kallang Road. They are members of the I
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    Annual meeting
    25 5 The adjourned annual meetins of the Singapore Film Society will be held at the British Council Hall at 5.30 p.m. on Aug. 3.
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    Riots death: Charge
    87 5 Lim Ah Kow was charged In the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday with being a member of an unlawful assembly which caused the death of Volunteer Special Constable Andrew Teo Bok Lan during the May 12 riots at Alexandra Road. Another person. Nah Cheok Tow, who was
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    Youth fixed girl's journey to China
    339 5 Youth fixed girl's journey to China HE MADE BOOKING: HIS FRIEND ACQUITTED AN 18-year-old youth described as the "prime mover" in the attempted night to Red China of a 14-year-old girl, Lim Peck Lian, told .a Singapore Court yesterday that four months ago he booked a ticket for her in
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    CITY REFORM PLAN TO GO AHEAD
    184 5 THE constitutional crisis in Singapore has not affected the committee being formed by the Government to study the decentralisation of local government, said the City President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. yesterday. He was replying in the City Council to Mr. P. R. Williams
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    He claims trial on rubber charge
    69 5 Kwang Peng Kiang claimed trial in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of having 20 katis of rubber worth $30 believed to have been fraudulently obtained, at North Boat Quay on July 27. Kwang said he picked up the rubber from the sea
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    Judgment debt
    40 5 Judgment for $1,260— principal and interest on a promissory note was given, with costs, by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah in the Singapore High Court yesterday in favour of T. P- Mohamed Abdullah against K A. Abdul Wahab.
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    Fined $800
    25 5 Nr Sue Theng was fined $800 in Singapore yesterday for having 13 quarts of dutiable brandy and 8,400 duitable cigarettes in Boat Quay.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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  • The Straits Times
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      The Alliance Victory
      907 6 The Alliance Victory The landslide of votes that .swept the Alliance to absolute victory in the Federation's first national elections has removed at the same time some doubts and fears. There can no longer be any talk of political apathy in the face of the impressive poll. Of 1,280,000 on
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      The Silent Mr. Diem
      334 6 Britain, France and the United States have urged the South Vietnam Premier, Mr. Diem, to begin talks with North Vietnam with a view to making arrangements for holding elections next year. These talks should have begun, as agreed by the 1954 Geneva settlement, over a week
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  • MAN in the STREET
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      MUCH GOOD SENSE
      354 6 is much good A sense in Professor Parkinson's contention that Singapore and its problems are both too small to need two "governments"; and in his suggestion that abolition of the City Council would make available to the political parties a greater range of talent upon which to
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      Fear in the post office
      182 6 MY husband having died E a few years back, lam E an invalid and am helped by my relatives and 10-year- old daughter. She has frequently com- E plained of the postal clerk at the stamp counter who troubles her whenever he E sees her
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      PROFITEERS
      115 6 WHILE Municipal Council- lor Mr. J. L. D'Cruz, of Malacca, is taking the Cen- S trai Electricity Board to task S over the payment by consum- ers of a two-month deposit, s may I draw his attention to E a case right at his doorstep. S I refer to
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      DANGER
      80 6 PEDESTRIANS have very E often to place their lives E at the mercy of the drivers S when crossing Orchard S Road near the post office, s The traffic Island approach E divider on the western side S of the Orchard Circus is E very short and as the
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      107 6 PROTECTED FROM SINGAPORE IN the Singapore Legislative Assembly on Monday, Mr. D. Marshall often referred to Malayans. He even shouted "Now you know what the people of Malaya think." Whatever else Mr. Marshall is, he is not a Malayan and has no right to speak (or shout) on behalf of
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      So short a time to wait
      234 6 rE present constitutional crisis in Singapore and the motion to end colonialism are far from genuine. If the Governor agreed to appoint the four junior ministers, Mr. Marshall would have not created the crisis. All the parties, other, than most (not all) members of
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      British trade unions and the annual wage
      1327 6 I By 1 C.J. GEDDES, General Secretary, Union of Post Office Workers, aid Chairman of the T.U.C. rPHE new conception of E A Walter Reuther, Pre- sident of the United Automobile Workers of America, of a guaran- teed annual wage has been hailed
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      363 6 THERE are a number of people in Singapore who are heartily sick of Mr. Marshall. Before Aprri 2, Mr. Marshall shouted himself hoarse advertising his forthcoming production and the part he would play in it; now he says the script is no
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    They celebrate the moment of victory
    105 7 :2™..~!!EJ!H£,,:::..^^ I.IMATON. the only woman candidate, a her husband, lnche Mohamed lining victory over her Party opponent. MR. LEE ENG TEH, Alliance candidate in Selangor Tcngah, Is chaired by his supporters after his victory icas announced. His icife joins in the cheering. V A
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    His 'X' in five words
    67 7 A M()\(, the ballot papers counted in the Penan g Town Hall j\. was one written in Chinese. "We vote for our own pockets." A FORMER MENTRI BESAR of Johore. Dato Haji Syed A. Kadir. who stood as Negara candidate at Batu Pahat. lost his
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    Up, up,up—Alliance tore mounts in tats and votes
    271 7 Up, up, up Alliance tore mounts in tats and votes MPUR, Thurs. Tory in Boar- bounds 593.419 id polled r cent were ■< nt. res with fig- from 34 conling one One scat that was lost ance pol'.ed 71 t tal of 603.410 ocies. Ived 35.735 cent. Spoilt maining 28
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    1199 7 JOHORE Johore Bahru SULEIMAN bin DATO ABD. E RAHMAN (All.) ......8.745 Dato Onn bin ja'afar E (Negara) 2,802 E Majority 5,943; poll percentage 77.6. Johore Selatan L. H. TAN (All.] 21,581 Kassim bm Awang Chik (Ncgara) 2,318 Majority 19,263; E poll percentage ...S3 8. Johore Tengah
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      141 7 Vot even *> tttP Yes indeed, for every purpose, for there is no kind of writing, from privote correspondence of home, to difficult lists ond tabulations in the office, which cannot be very simply ond quickly typed with the SM 3 It is so completely equipped and so soundly constructed
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    Kathis accused of charging 'exorbitant' rates
    386 8 Kathis accused of charging 'exorbitant' rates RURAL BOARD TO INQUIRE INTO ISLANDERS' PLIGHT MISLIMS living in three Singapore rural areas have complained that they are being forced to pay "exorbitant" charges to visiting kathis. The allegations were made at yesterday'? meeting of the Singapore Rural Board by Inche Abdullah bin
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    Local-born Indians told: You must unite
    118 8 Local-born Indians told: You must unite PENANG, Thurs. MALAYAN-BORN Indians should consolidate themselves into onr united body "to sh:i\v the new Government that we are a united body isi any situation that may arise after the formation of the n<w Legislative Assembly,' states the Mala-yan-born Indian Association's annual report. The
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    40 GET JOBS IN CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    63 8 40 GET JOBS IN CHRISTMAS ISLAND The Employment Exchange of the Singapore Labour Department has sent 40 skilled labourers to work for tne British Phosphate Commissioners at Christmas Island. The first batch of 20 Chinese carpenters, steel erectors, wiremen, masons and plumbers will sail by the Islander for Christmas Island
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    Four accused of intimidation
    40 8 Four men were arrested for alleged intimidation of a driver of the Chuan Joo Transport Company outside an army depot in Nee Soon, Singapore, yesterday morning. Police later released the four on personal bond pending investigations.
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    MALAY CAN STAY IN AUSTRALIA
    166 8 SYDNEY, Thursday. 4 MALAY diver who has lived for 25 years in Aus- tralia and has an Australian wife has been allowed to settle down in Australia. The diver is Mistu Rajak, from Singapore, who was displaced from his pearf-diving job at Broome. in West
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    Four say: Make it bi-lingual
    88 8 Four Colony experts on education have jointly stressed the need for a bi-lingual system of education in Singapore in submissions before the AllParty Committee which is inquiring into problems of Chinese education and culture in Singapore The four men whom the committee heard are Mr.
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    Film on judo
    28 8 The Singapore Judo Club will hold a film show for members at its clubhouse in Jalan Besar Road on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Malayan discovers snake bite cure
    149 8 A LIFE-SAVING cure for snake bite.- is described in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal by Dr. Abdul Waha'o Ariff, a Government I doctor in Perlis. It is "cortigen" fa hormone extract) and has proved completely successful in tests with patients bitten by
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    THE SHY LOVELIES
    96 8 THESE Malay girls will be models in the "Calvacade of International Costumes of Malacca" at a gala dance in Kubu Stadium tonight. The ball is jointly in aid of the Malacca Boy Scouts Association and the Church Workers' Association. The costume parade will include the six nationalities
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    Reds don't scare me —Bialoguski
    168 8 Reds don't scare me Bialoguski 7 WENT UNARMED IN SINGAPORE' From LIONEL HOGG DARWIN, Thursday. I)R. MICHAEL BIALOGUSKI, the secret agent who persuaded the Communist spy, Petrov, to stay in Australia, returned to Australia from Hong Kong toaay. "People thought I was frightened and was running away when I left
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    800 NEW TROOPS ARRIVE
    41 8 The 12.555-ton troopship Dilwara arrived in Singapore from Britain yesterday with 800 troops for Malaya. The troops are mostly re- placements for regiments serving in Malaya. All are National Servicemen. The trooper also disembarked 197 Service families
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      298 8 Straits Times Crossword 1 5 i b 7 I ja 22 25 2A ACROSS 7 island cereal— temperate limit 1. Kitchen vessel? (7). (9 >- 5. The chairs are one short i 7). 8 Prom which many a lesson is 9. A mere tool (9). K>ven O). 10. Anguine Jelly
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Artist produced masterpieces while in mental asylum
    1777 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Artist produced masterpieces while in mental asylum lllllllllll'E^Vi ml 4 i ff 1 J;l 1 1 hi iH |JWT!tiB Illlllllllll THE Dutch-Belgian border in Brabant is not the sort of country to conjure up creative genius. The land is flat and monotonous, it lacks the sweep
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      117 9 SJ?G ?OT A T °E/ j < B""*' fcikF I* l« potno. Put jr»'. RT ON HERRINGS 1) M 0 ri I c». I Un n t K i- c>opp«d .cc "to d^ih. m,not«». t el )RTON CASSEROLE J) HERRINGS -^y I- F f f r. 01. Tljf .pp»' milk
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      227 9 Mulsified tCOCOANUT OIL SHAMPOO will bring out the natural beauty of your hair. For Mulsified is a I natural rtampoo made fro™ Hrn I purest blend of cocoanut oilt. I Use Mukified Cocoanut Oil I Shampoo for soft. fragrant. H lustrously radiant hair. *-J Glostorapil KEEPSHAIR NEATLY GLOSSY frSJS^jßfm WITHOUT
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      124 9 Shertoek Holmes To the Press lHck Tracy Dinner U>r throe HMHB^B^bVHHHH ill call gornv and -tell /mappv: sometimes] And nctt far away. j LOOKS UKE A DULL EVENING. ATro"w£f"l OW Sfdm Jal^l v 5f YES. BABY BUT HOLD rTAI cxirLJCAn U/UAT *^AY w/f= m L-AT fcl< WELL PICK HER UK
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      1497 10 T«i: 2409 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. la* *4i» (It lines) (Incorporated in Singapore) 12 lineal THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Cir'iT, ontion tn prr><-->od vio other ports to lood and dischoroe cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON, A CONTINENTAL PORTS Singapore Sarl» P. Sham Penong Atranivs tot 1 ive'pool 4 Glo«jow
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      1179 10 EAST ASIATIC LINE SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg,, Copenhagen Gothenburg ft Oslo Spore P. Sham Penong "FALSTRIA" 11/13 Aug 14/14 Au, 13/14 Au, x») "INDIA" 14/16 Aug x) Calls London (Passengers only). Calls Beyrouth, Karishamn. SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA/U.K./CONTINENT Spore P. Sham Penang "SIENA" for
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      991 10 LS m the ben line steamers ltd. "*W|SINGAPORE (Incorporoted in the United Kingeom) un» SAILINGS TO O.K. AND CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. S'hom Penong M r ßonSrdam LO r. do T:... C. 33/34 S.H, 6 Au, D.r~t .rr!~. L~4o« 2. Aug •-ttSX A H n a t;er'p LOndOn ./!2 A-,
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    28 11 Inn. n with r Us were Silver eady to i sale 32 buyer buyer V buyer 4 r 11 IS 3 18/6 buyer soilei 11/7 Vi
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    Induce prices
    29 11 I'-iiclm. I hu] yes- buyCoconat oil: drum $43 v. ith no Muntok white Special Saraneties down v-im lation 4 copra $27 sellers; I sfl 10-ini; ne: quiet.
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    MARKETS REACT AS FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE KNOWN
    561 11 MARKETS REACT AS FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE KNOWN Hy Our Market Correspondent gINdAPORE rubber market reacted sharply yesterday, following the results of the Federal (lections and business for August first grade was done up as high as $1,381 per pound. Some market sources thought this might be due to a
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    364 11 Tho Malayan Share Brokers' Association. Singapore section. reported: "Rubber shares were firmer on the local share market with good all-round demand due to the further improvement of the commodity price. Industrials, however, continued to ease with some support in selected counters at the lower levels while tins were
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    RUBBER PRICES
    139 11 August first grade buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 51. 38 per pound, three and threequarter cents above Wednesdays closing price. The closing tone was steady. Closing prices in cents per lb. No. 1 R.S.S Spot f.o.b. buyers 137 V 4. sellers 138'«; No. 1 R.S.S. August
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    112 11 The Malayan Exchange Banks 1 \ssociation made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday: New York: buying airmail, T.T 32 13,16. OD. 32 15 16. 90 days 33 1 1.16 credit bills, 33 1 8 trade bills Canada: buying airmail. T.T. 32 Sill OD. 32 7
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    SHIPPING
    88 11 Ship v lying alonrsidr the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or *x-i><-trd today are: Oranje 1.2. Kyoriisu Maru 45. Bradeverett C.P., Korovina 67. Calchas 89, Manila Maru 11 Eumaeus 13 14, Olenearn 15 16 TJltJalenKka 18. Mandowl 19 20 Leii N. Wall 6, Landak N. Wall 8. MST Lighter No.
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      418 11 INAI I I X MARINE IrtLUA PAINTS f\Q\ I fcr superstructL^^j^J ore. Long lasting CSSy protection. Favoured by many of the Jst=^ World s Greatest Shipping Companjv- "nN I fl,Ei— iev ut down mam- 4 a iTTVP.h^^P- 7 tenance costs and Overheads. KNUTSEN LINE Fast and Regular Service I CANADA/OS.
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      904 11 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens for the following posts at the Technical College, Kuala Lumpur: (at One Lecturer, Timescale In Radio Technology: (b) One Lecturer, Timescale in Mechanical Engineering: (c> Two Lecturers. Timescale ln Civil Engineering; <d> One Lecturer. Timescale ln Surveying. Preference will be given to
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      862 11 NOTICES REPAIRS TO BRIDGE 28/3 Xl ANTAN— KEMAMAN HOAD To effect repairs, the above bridge will be closed to all traffic from 8 pjn. to 6 a.m. from 30.7.55 to 18.8.55 (Inclusive). AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Council Meeting of the Amateur Athletic
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      842 11 NOTICES RAWANG CONCESSIONS LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya). NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-sixth Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of RAWANO CONCESSIONS LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 16 Barrack Road. Kuala Lumpur. Federation of Malaya, on Friday,
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      729 11 NOTICES KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malayan NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-fifth Ordinary General Meeting of the Member's of KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 16 Barrack Road. Kuala Lumpur. Federation
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      732 11 NOTICES SUNGEI BIDOR TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated In the Australian Capital Territory) NOTICE OF DIVIDEND Notice to hereby Riven that a Dividend of Six Pence (Australian Currency) per stock unit aIU be payable to Stockholder* whose names appear on thp Local Register on l3t i August 1955. This Dividend will
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      Malaya's economy booming as rubber price rises
      998 12 Malaya's economy booming as rubber price rises ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR FIRST HALF OF 1955 J^UE highlights of Malaya's economy in the first six months of the year have been a spectacular rise in the rubber price of 32 cents and the better tin price. As practically the whole of the
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      NEW U.S.A. ECONOMIC CHIEF HAS ARRIVED
      180 12 rE new chief of the economic and trade section of the American ConsulateGeneral in Singapore is Mr. Thayer White, who succeeds Mr. Philip Clock, who left for Washington in May. Mr. Thayer White who has been with the U.S. State Department is an expert
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      Blind learn about rubber in Braille
      133 12 Blind learn about rubber in Braille THOUSANDS of blind school X children and other sightless people in America and Canada are learning about the rubber industry from copies of a Braille edition of a book entitled "Rubber: A Story of Romance and Science." The book is issued by the United
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      TRACTORS HELP TO DEVELOP MALAYA
      345 12 AN ENGINEER representing a U.S.A. company which manufactures tractors and general machinery has arrived in Malaya to impart the technical "know-how" to users of his firm's tractors for various types of construction work. He is Mr. J.K. Horwood, Far East representative of the export department
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      CINEMA WILL SEAT OVER 1,000
      176 12 MORE than 1,100 people can be accommodated when the new cinema, vf which an artist's impression is given above, is completed sometime towards the middle of next year at th c junction of East Coast Road and Brooke Road in Singapore. Plans for the building
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      209 12 Me diamond symhvl <A I jMS^t^/ TITOHI <$b ffelN! >-^^ SWISS MADE I no more trouble with 'heavy duties The Weldmaster pflprts pnormous pconomj y\*_ gaSr lor fleetowners and Is designed to meet the heavy demands for their type of tyre, tube and valve repair. All types of heavy du'\
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    Zabaglione has improved since Singapore outings in June
    544 13 EPSOM JEEP REPORTS ON PENANG WORKOUTS CAN WIN ANOTHER CUP FOR MENZIES PENANG, Thurs. RACEHORSE owner Mr. T. H. Menzies. who has won more Gold Cups than any other owner in Malaya, has a lively prospect in next week's Penang Gold Cup
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    STAR SIX ON THE TRACK
    22 13 it Zabaglione it Sooka it Star Signal it Mirandola it Bright Eyes II it Motion Picture II
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    BARAKAT IN GREAT FORM, CAN UPSET TOMORROW
    516 13 PENANG, Thurs. F E A DING Gold Cup hopes, who are engaged in the Bank Holiday Cup over a mile at Penang on Saturday, may meet defeat at the hands of Barakat who is not engaged in the classic race. This consistent Seven
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    OBLATION IS DESTROYED
    55 13 PENANG. Thurs. OBLATION, a Class Four horse owned by Sagittarius Stable and trained by Wally Bajfby, broke a leg in j an accident in the stables and had to be destroyed. This three-year-old by Denturius was backed with confidence in his last appearance at Kuala Lumpur but
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    Lock icon Petal due next month
    130 13 Petal due next month DETAL, a big four-year-old bay mare by Petitloner-Passefletir, owned by the late Mr. Alec Donald, former general manager of Malayan Breweries and wellkr*4*n racipT official who. died to Edinburgh/on Tuesday, Is expec,t*« n Singapore early next month. s Petal, who will joiiCMr. Donald's Other horse Matrix,*
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    Lock icon ROCKY PREPARES
    31 13 NEW YORK. Thurs. World heavyweight champion Rocky Marclano will begin training next Monday In preparation for his title fight with Archie Moore on Sept. 2u at Yankee Stadium— A.P.
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    Lock icon OLSON FIGHT
    28 13 PORTLAND. Thuni Carl (Bobo» Oleon. world middleweight boxing champion, will meet unranked Jimmy Martlnes of Arizona In a 10-round main event here on August 13— Reuter.
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      523 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE '20 Word, (Min.)— Box St ct,. extra. i FOR SALE:— Excellent Freehold Bungalow Lot (7.089 sq.ft.). No piling required, sewerage, electricity i and water available. This lot Is I next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital on the reserve road along with 12 fiats and nine bungalows,
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      460 13 CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE 20 Word* $S (Min.)— Box SI et*. txtra. IF YOU ARE interested In mining, quarrying or contracting you should consult Henry Waugh Co. Ltd.. regarding Arpic' diesel driven compressors and ArmstrongWhitworth 1 air tools. Stocks are available to suit your needs. We will be happy to
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    FIJIANS MAY RUN IN COLONY TRIANGULAR
    508 14 FIJIANS MAY RUN IN COLONY TRIANGULAR r PHE SINGAPORE AmaA tcur Athletic Association have decided to invite the Fijians for a triangular contest against Singapore Civilians and Combined Services at Jalan Besar stadium. The meet, which will bring together most of the top athletes in the country at the moment,
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    67 14 AYLESBURY. i ßuckinghamshire), Thurs. Wheelchair sportsmen from 18 nations, including Singapore, are arriving here this week to take part in "Olympic Games for the paralysed". They will compete ;it archery, basketball, javelin throwintr. snooker. fencing rind even swimming at the fourth international sports festival
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    Lock icon 1952 WIN REPEATED BY FRENCH DESIGN
    345 14 GOODWOOD, Thurs. I^HE QUEEN was again here yes- terday to watch the eight -yearI old gelding. French Design, win the I Goodwood Stakes over two miles, three furlong! for the second time He was successful three years ago French Design is only the tliiro
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    LEVULA INSIDE 10-SEC AGAIN
    587 14 Ten new records give Johore A.A.A. meet a bumper opening And Rokovosa betters the Malayan javelin mark JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. I IGHTNING Joe Levula crashed through the 10-second barrier for the 100 yards for the third successive time this season in competitive athletics here today. Levula
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    Delhi team hockey tour of Fed. called off
    145 14 Delhi team hockey tour of Fed. called off KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE PROPOSED visit of one of India's crack hockey sides, the Indian Wanderers of the Delhi Hockey Association, to the Federation in September has been called off. The Malayan Hockey Federation and the manager of the Wanderers were unable
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    S'pore boxers get ready
    123 14 THE Singapore Amateur Boxing x Association decided last night to begin training potential competitors in the South East Asia boxing tournament to be held in Singapore from Aug. 29 to Sept 6 Coaching will start next Wednesday and Thursday under F/Sct. Parkyns at the Police Training
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    RAF overcome bad start to beat Navy for Services title
    261 14 RAF overcome bad start to beat Navy for Services title OOYAL AIR FORCE won the Singapore inter-Services soccer championship yesterday at HMS Terror, beating Royal Navy 4-1 in the concluding match. Having previously beaten the Army, the airmen were undefeated. Their victory yesterday was not as easy as the score
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    Lock icon Surrey have to make 316
    201 14 LONDON Thurs. 1 OU.HREY last first Innings points j a o Warwickshire today when I they were dismissed for 145 runs. Warwickshire, who made 210 in the first innings put up 250 in their second knock leaving the champions to make 316 run s for
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    NINE BOUTS TO BOYS TOWN
    91 14 Boys Town defeated Bukit Timah I Youth Club 9-3 in a 12 -.bout friendly boxing tournament at Bukit Timah last night. Atom: Edwin Martin lost to Samad bin Gani; Phillip Shont bt. Maniam; Egbert Towle tk o. Mnklaf; Loh Hong Teck t.k.o. Linsam: Gnat: H.
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    RANJIT KUAR SCHOOL CHAMP
    161 14 Ranjit Kuar was Individual champion yesterday at the Tanjong Katong Girls' School sports. The "B division champion was V. Rodrigues. Fellow House (78 points) took the team championship, with Red House (76) close behind. Results: "A" DIVISION 100 yards: 1. Ranjit Kuar 2. Ellen Dyason, 3.
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    MGS SPORTS
    34 14 Green House won the championship shield at the Methodist Girls Afternoon School athletic meet on the school ground scoring 60 points. Runners-up were Yellow House (48) Miss E. Suffern presented the prizes.
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    Lock icon HK Chinese trounce S. Australia 12-nil
    133 14 HK Chinese trounce S. Australia 12-nil ADELAIDE, Thurs. rE TOURING South China soccer team from Hong Kong trounced South Australia by 12 goals to nil in a floodlit same at Adelaide last night. The Australians appeared to be holding the visitors for the first 20 minutes but the Chinese suddenly
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    Achilles hold sports heats
    172 14 Achilles Athletic Club held their heats yesterday at Raff!ts Institution ground in preparation for Sunday's club championships, which commence at 3 p.m. en the same ground. Results: 100 yards (youths): He:it One- 1 Huans Kee Wah. 2. Lvi Cheng Wai 3. Balakrishnan 11.0 sec Heat Two
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    Argonauts need one win more for promotion
    248 14 ARGONAUTS F.C. beat Young Men's Muslim Association 6-1 in a SAFA Div 2 A fixture at Fairer Park yesterday their 11th successive victory this season -and moved a step nearer to promotion They have one more league fixture to play against their tougnest
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    TRAGEDY IF NO DECISION REACHED
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    First day's results at Johore AAA meet
    515 14 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. |>ESULTS of heats and finals on x the opening day of the Johore A.A.A. meet yesterday were: MEN Shot: I. J. Levula, 2. S Bogitinl, 3. Turukawa 39ft. lOin. Mile: i. p. m. J. Oonsdone 2. Hussein bin Haji Hashlm
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    after interval
    51 14 dm,;: sai second missed j pean.s Win i i Donald before I in kerv half wasted shooting I C'omii,.: a hard cornei Eurasian equal,, pas.seu to who found between tin, For tl second strongly I weakly. outside tl ES£S mo to ii Kur0p,..,,,Smith; D MacDom der MeiJ Fo\
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    BALESTIEB ROA GIRLS' SPORTS
    20 14 BALESTIEB ROA GIRLS' SPORTS Red Hou champu Girls' S< ground Won champion ai winner Sin division Mr- C the pri
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    Lock icon BRITISH RUGBY TOURISTS BEAT RHODESIA 27-14
    71 14 NKANA. Northern Rhodesia, Thurs.— The British Isles Rugby Union touring team scored another convincing victory today when they beat Rhodesia by 27 points (three go»ls. a penalty goal and three tries* to 14 a goal, a dropped goal and two penalty goals) after trail-
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