The Straits Times, 18 April 1956

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    12 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, ltM If CENfS
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    BID TO TOPPLE M.C.A.
    314 1 The battle tarts for 4 etteeti>eV loadorrtilp of the Chinese to the Federation 'Big 4' plan mass meeting KUALA LUMPUR, a Tues. The leaders of lour powerful organisations today laid plans to wrest the leadership of the Chinese in the Federation from the Malayan Chinese Association.
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    450 yards of material in Grace's gown
    144 1 450 yards of material in Grace's gown WHEN Grace Kelly walks down the aisle of Monaco Cathedral tomorrow and becomes a Princess, she will be wearing a fabulous sown. Created by Helen Rose, Academy Award-winninr designer at M-G-M- Studios, it was made at the studios in Culver City, California. There
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    Lock icon Dissolved
    19 1 PARIS, Tues. The French evening newspaper FranceSolr reported today from Budapest that the Comlnform had been dissolved. Reuter.
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    MURDER PLOT
    81 1 1a.m. bid to kill Mr. France RABAT, Morocco, Tues.— Two Frenchmen were arrested early today and charged with attempting to murder former Premier Pierre Mendes-France six hours after he had left for Paris A police guard at the French Residency, where the pair thought Mr. MendesFrance was a
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    Bomb 'no'-1
    25 1 JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesia's Premier, Mr. All BastroamidJojo, said today Indonesia would vigorously oppose any British H-lwmp test at Christmas Island, of Java. AJ».
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    Bomb 'no'-2
    29 1 Bomb 'no'- 2 Bomb W— TOKYO Tues. About 700 representatives of Japan's fishing industry today called on the United States and Britain to halt tests of nuclear weapons. AJ*.
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    Lock icon Savings bonds with tax-free prizes
    445 1 THE MACMILLAN SWEEPSTAKES LONDON, Tuesday.— The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Harold Macmillan, announced to his Budget speech today that tax free prizes would be B y^ i offered to investors buy- ing savings bonds. He made the announcement to a crowded House of Commons.
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    A quiet day
    17 1 KUALA untFUB. Tues. No emergency Incidents or casultles were reported In the Federation today.
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    Pa makes Grace Smillion bride
    366 1 Pa makes Grace Smillion bride -SO SAY THE PEOPLE II THE MOW MONTE CARLO, Tues. Radiant Grace Kelly looked even happier than usual when she posed for photographers here today. Reason: She had lust received a wedding present from her father. And people in the know say It's a cheque
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    Other cheek
    35 1 LONDON, Tues. Britain will continue to lend army officers to Jordan's Arab Legion, despite the recent dismissal of General John Olubb and a number of to colleagues, the War Office announced today. AJ».
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    RED BEARS or BARE 'REDS.
    78 1 LONDON, Tues. A secret which may turn the faces of the Brigade of Guards redder than their coats came out today. 1 Their bushy hats are now made of Russian grisly bearskins. Mr. Michael Sllberston, head of a West md firm of uniform makers, said
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    Lock icon OUT: A SECRET MARSHALL SPEECH
    295 1 OUT: A SECRET MARSHALL SPEECH Now he orders a probe LONDON, Tues. fFHE Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr. David Marshall, today asked for an inquiry to be made into reports that a completely "off the record" political talk which he gave to students at Malaya Hall yesterday was tapped and
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    MALAYANISATION
    140 1 Health Minister proposes exchange scheme for doctors f ONDON, Tues. Concrete u steps for the Malayanisatlon of Singapore's Medical Services were taken today by the Singapore Minister for Health, Mr. A. J. Braga. Mr. Braga discussed Ms scheme at a meeting with StrBric Prldle, Chief Medical Officer of the
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    Bomb death toll now 30
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    Lock icon Russia's pledge
    26 1 MOSCOW, Tuei. Russia today promised "necessary support" for measures taken by the United Nations to achieve peace between Israel and the Arab states.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Visas refused
    40 1 NEW DELHI, Tues. The Indian Government refused visas to more than one third of the foreign missionaries who applied to enter India during the four months ending January this year, it was stated in Parliament here today. Reuter.
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    'RETURN COLONY TO MALAYS'
    155 1 One-man merdeka mission now 1NCRE ISA ZAIN, publicity chief of the Peninsula Malay Union, leaves for London by air on Sunday to tell the Colonial Office: "Singapore belongs to fho Maiavc *nd should be returned to them." Inche Isa had originally planned to leave today, but
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    Justice: Forget the cost
    247 1 Justice: Forget the cost FREE LEGAL AID PLAN a inab iegai am A scheme to assist those who cannot afford "expert advice" or court action, was published by the Singapore Government last night. The scheme, which is based on the New South Wales Legal Assistance Act, will cost the Government
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    45 1 I BUDGET: LATEST As part of bis hie savings drive Mr. Macmillan said Government itself proposed t« save at least £100 million in current year. Reuter. CONFIRMED Dissolution of Comintcrm officially confirmed by Mr. Anastas Mikoyan. Deputy Soviet Primr Minister.—Reuter. (See this page)
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    NOBODY HERE SEES KELLY
    283 2 That wedding... Pa quits palace for peace ALL Monte Carlo is A talking about insults hurled at Prince Rainier by reporters and cameramen when he left the International Sporting Club last night after a private party. This morning I spoke to Mr. John Kelly, Grace's father.
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    Lock icon Monte 'CaY prowls again
    53 2 One of Grace Kelly's bridesmaids, Mrs. Arvid ramp. was robbed yesterday of Jewels worth SIMM from her Monte Carlo hotel. The loss— second reported at the hotel in three days —was discovered as Mrs. Pamp was dressing for a dinner riven by Grace for her maids
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    Lock icon The new Emprese goes to sea
    51 2 A STRIKING picture if the new stnasaHned 24.M*toa Csmiisii Paatle ttncr, Empress of Britain at speed. Launched by the Queen, the new liner leaves Ltverpacl tmnrar on her maiden voyage to Canada She as accommodation for US Ant-class and SM tourist pass jzn^- Renter
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    Just wait till he's 12
    45 2 WHFTLEY BAT England. Tues. Christopher Wllcoz took his first golfing lesson from a professional yesterday, stepped up to the tee at the 168-yard first role, and sank his drive for a hole in one. Christopher is 10 years old. A-P.
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    Lock icon BANDAR: BASES MUST GO
    168 2 But Ceylon may stay in Empire WASHINGTON. Tues. —Ceylon's new Prime Minister, Mr. Solomon BahdaranaisTft, said in an interview published here yesterday he had made up his mind that British forces based in Ceylon would "have to go." Having British bases In Ceylon "is not consistent
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    Reds now on Israel side?
    145 2 MOSCOW. Tues. r9O Soviet leaders caused a diplomatic sensation here last night by spending 40 minutes at the Israeli Embassy's Independence Day party. Mr. Molotor. the Foreign Minister, and Mr. Anastas Mikoyan. a first deputy premier, drank a champagne toast with Mr. Joseph ATidar. the
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    MOLOTOV CAUSES SENSATION BY TOASTING JEWISH j INDEPENDENCE AT PARTY
    100 2 MOLOTOV CAUSES SENSATION BY TOASTING JEWISH j INDEPENDENCE AT PARTY laL "We didnt believe they would come". There may be some significance in this because they most have known their visit would be reported all over the world." rhe Ambassador said the two Soviet leaders asked him why Israel's Independence
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    Lock icon America helps Syria to buy Jap ammo
    73 2 WASHINGTON, Tues— The United States to agreed to Japan's sale of ammunition to Syria, autnorltative sources said today. Permission was said to have covered only one eiflc order for ammunition manufactured under in-'-Most of Japan's output of arms and ammunition t manufactured to
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    Gromyko says Settle arm cut first
    67 2 LONDON, Tues. Andrei Gromyko tow.^ Jected the Western «< that East-West disa"^. be linked with *t£2f| other East-West i«»* eluding German tion Mr. Gromyko WO United Nations riisa:;.<, talks that R' three-year disai posal was meant independently of otne- fl rences that divide tne
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    Lock icon Revenge oaths at grave
    176 2 Revenge oaths at grave TERROR VICTIM MOURNED WICOSIA, Tup. N Black-clad swore reven» e at funeral here yest™ of a Greek Cyn£ police officer killed terrorists. Assistant Police Sun«, tenant Kyrlakos Arlstotii —described as -the policeman i n Cyprus* mowed down in a mart* gun ambush on Sundav visiting his
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    Lock icon No mixing: now
    34 2 CAPETOWN, Tues.-Sep gated sections for white i coloured passengers introduced on some Ci Peninsula bus services tod by order of the South Ata National Transport Coma sion, a government agencj UP.
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    Lock icon CABLE F-L-A-S-H-E-S ROAD SAFETY PRIZE IS SPORTS CAR
    150 2 CABLE F-L-A-S-H-E-S ROAD SAFETY PRIZE IS SPORTS CAR PARIS Tues. Priae for a boy or girl who wins France's national road safety competition open to pupils of 34,000 schools this year wll be a sports car. —Renter. HOLLYWOOD: Mr. Leo Bpitz, former president of R.K.O. film studios has died. He
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    Lock icon COTTON MEN WANT AND
    65 2 LONDON, Tues.— Seventy workers f rom the mills of Lancashire left their looms and trave n 4 yesterday to tell M.P.S at the House of Comm* n» Government must do more to help the peoph- >" cotton industry." «.«nreriif d lB The workers told M-P-s they
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    Lock icon Hona Kong 'won't follow Singapore
    109 2 LONDON, Tim. The Daily Mall here today quoted the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Alexander Orantham, as assuring its correspondent Don Iddon: "We are not going down the slippery slope of Sl lsdon le said the .Governor had added: This island la British and will
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    Turned down
    15 2 WASHING!^ America has c] French Wff^utf* 1 Three meeting ingMiddle East. R' ul
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    Lock icon B and K: Security men take no risks
    378 3 IROW CURTAIN REFUGEES PROMISE MO VIOLENCE HOTEL FLOOR SEALED OFF LONDON, Tuesday. nIMT |sH ;md Soviet security sTaffifers iK'tfan an extensive ea rl) today on all routes n? used by Marshal Bulganin '"/.Mr Khrushchev from the Jlrnt they arrive here tomorS on
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    Lock icon Hoteliers complain about high drink tax: 'It encourages speakeasies'
    101 3 Hoteliers complain about high drink tax: 'It encourages speakeasies' COPENHAGEN, Tuesday. DOISI nstauranteurs are complaining that the hsjh Ui on all forms of alcohol consumed in puhii, is encouraging Danish "speakeasies." Mr Julius Jensen, writing in the trade publication R,.i.uirati>iren. said: "People will not pay the prices ud mi (6
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    Lock icon HUNTERS HUNTED
    95 3 Afl tional treasure killed lOKYO Tups.— The flesh of a rare Japanese antelope bich Hi listed on ■toe eau o/ a Tokyo restaurant ft deer.bmir and monkey a: has landed the huntnd the dealer In trouble. Fhe Japane.se antelope is a tional treasure, according n merit, and anyiound
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    Lock icon DOCTORS BEAT THE 'SINGING DEATH'
    187 3 DARWIN, Tues.— Doctors believe they are winning their fight against the "black magic"— or an unknown poison which for the past week has been threatening to choke the life from Lya Wulumu. a 19-year-old aborigine. Wulumu, who has been nicknamed "Charlie," is unable to swallow
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    LONDON STOCKS
    357 3 LONDON, Tues. STOCK markets here were brighter today with optimism regarding the Budget, helping sentiment to some extent. A further advance in gilt-edged securities provided the outstanding feature Rubbers and teas were quiet and undecided. There was a good demand for leading industrials, especially the nuclear power issues.
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    UNITED NATIONS MAN INSPECTS SHOT DOWN JET PLANE
    51 3 UNITED NATIONS MAN INSPECTS SHOT DOWN JET PLANE CAPT. LAURENCE SHANNON, of New Zealand, a United Nations observer, investigates the wreckage of an Egyptian Vampire Jet shot down in southern Israel. It was shot down when two Israeli planes intercepted four Egyptian aircraft. There was an ahbattle at l*.O»*ft.— AJT.
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    Lock icon STUDENTS RETURN PAINTING
    156 3 STUDENTS RETURN PAINTING LONDON, Tues. k £10,000 painting, stolen from London's Tate Gallery by Irish students last Thursday, has been returned to the gallery. The painting, by the French impressionist Berthe Morisot, was taken by students who believed it legally belonged to Ireland. It appears that the students returned the
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    India's hope
    28 3 NEW DELHI, Tues. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry says India hopes to increase annual cement production from 4,930,000 tons at present to 12,130.000 by 1961.
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    'MALTA KOH' HAS FEW WITH HIM FOR SECESSION
    354 4 It'i only a latt r— ort, he iayt, but... PENANG, Tuesday. THE suggestion by a former Legislative Councillor, Mr. Koh Sin Hock, that Penang should secede from the Federation, merge with Britain and assume the same status as Malta, had a mixed
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    Price of forgiveness: To admit that they were 'broke'
    153 4 Price of forgiveness: To admit that they were 'broke' -RVVB Sikhs were told In ff Singapore Court yesterday tint they would hare to do more than apologise if they wanted to compound charges that they had caused hurt to Makhan Singh on Ian. 15. The plaintiff's lawyer, Mr. K. K.
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    Tengku to visit Manila
    123 4 Tengku to visit Manila INVITATION IS ACCEPTED KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today accepted an invitation to pay a "goodwill" visit to the Philippines. The official Invitation was handed to him toy the Philippines Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Raul S. Manglapus. who arrived here
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    Transferred
    22 4 Johore Bahru, Tues.— Mr. H. M. James, former State Agricultural Officer In Pahang. has been appointed State Agricultural Officer in Johore.
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    Inspector Koo showed the old-timers
    73 4 Inspector Koo showed the old-timers One of the most outstanding trainees from the Colonies to pass through Hendon Police College, London, Senior Inspector Koo Chong Kong of the Sarawak Constabulary. fnspertor Koo who was awarded the baton-of-honoor at the recent pass-lnr-oat parade at Hendon, achieved this after only three years
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    Colony youth needs better leaders
    245 4 GOODE OPENS JAYCEE TALKS T«HE youth of Singapore is in danger of being A divided by misunderstanding and mutual suspicions, and needs constructive leadership, said the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. W. A. C. Ooode, yesterday. I Un m. munhw tK« flhri-.lt I -m He
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    Accused of causing death
    76 4 Accused of causing death KUALA LOOT UR, Tues. A lorry driver, Ghoo Kirn Soang S3, of Salak South, today pleaded not guilty in the Cessions Court here to a charge of causing the death of a woman, Mrs. T. P. Hogge, by negligent driving. lira. Hogge was killed when a
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    Tapper, 56, is acquitted
    47 4 Tapper, 56, is acquit ted KULIM, Tues.— A rubber tapper, Tan Ma Wens, 56, charged with having three loaves of bread Intended for terrorists, was acquitted in the Sessions Court yesterday. Tan, it was alleged, was found with the bread at Bondok Labu, Kulim. on Jan. 29
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    Civics for 30
    31 4 IPOH, Tues. Thirty representatives of estate workers from Krian, Larut, and Matang districts will attend a special three day civics course in Taiping and Ipoh from April 25.
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    ORCHESTRAL CLASH BUT NO DISCORD
    157 4 Promoters: It just can't be helped rE visits of two separate rostral croups to Singapore between May 12 and 2«— described by the Singapore Musical Society as "a most awkw«r4 clash of events"— has disturbed the Singapore musical world. They are the Lee Angeles Symphony
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    ALL WELCOME
    220 4 Even defaulters may attend this meeting without losing face KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. rnHE general secretary of X the Selangor Eurasian Association, Mr. B. A. Skelchy said today that all Eurasians in Selangor and neighbouring states were Invited to a meeting on Sunday to discuss the future of Eurasians
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    STOP the THREATS
    347 5 it savours of trade union taottaa' ('Veiled or unveiled*) WARNS ALBAKRI KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. rrHK Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, Tuan Haji Mustapha Albakri, today urged people demanding jus soli (nationality by birth) to stop making threats "veiled or unveiled." Be said: It is unfortunate that so
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    Give correct address, jobless told
    114 5 Give correct address, jobless told f F laristant commissioner IK labour. Mr. Kok Ah v yesterday appealed to people in Singapore who tor :obs at the Lab- V Exchange to make sure Ire their correct addresses. He said: "Addresses are the k between the exmd the jobless. They it also
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    The noble venture
    66 5 The noble venture KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Rm Chief Minister, Tengku Axui Rahman, said today that he supported the high keais of "Jayceeism." I leel there can be only In r.obler ventures than that ct roung men working selflesiiy for the good of the community in different parts c: the world,"
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    High tides
    32 5 TODAY: Singapore 3.03 a.m Wi: Urn 5.12 pm (6ft 6in);' r r: Dictson 1 1 25 a m 6ft 3in) "nan* 6.27 a.m. (4ft 7in> 5.50 P-t.. 1 5U 6ini.
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    1000 SCOUTS SEEK WORK
    48 5 About 4.000 Singapore touts and Cubs will go joand the city seeking odd jobs to earn money for their lunds for a week starting next Sunday. The money will go to the Singapore Boy Scouts' Association, the Jurong Camp Fund, and their own groups.
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    EVIDENCE OF KEY WITNESS, 78. TOO RISKY TO ACCEPT: JUDGE
    106 5 Al£>R STAR, Tues. The Kedah Assize judge, Mr. Justice Hill, today stopped a murder trial after a 78-year-old key witness had said he recognised the alleged killer by the light of a kerosene lamp. Chik bin AM, accused of murdering
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    Priority job cost him $100 fine
    103 5 A. D. CAMPBELL, a senior P.WJ>. executive engineer, was fined UN In the Singapore City Court yesterday after pleading guilty to not ■ending In his Income tax returns for 1954 and 1955. Campbell, whose retarns had since been received, pleaded that ever since his
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    More staff urged
    38 5 MALACCA, Tues. Urgent representations have been made from Malacca to the Federal Government for more staff to cope with the big increase in applications for naturalisation as citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies.
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    $100,000 Government show will bring the country to the city—and on TV too
    91 5 $100,000 Government show will bring the country to the city and on TV too QINGAPORE Government O b punning a $l»0,0M, agricultural show to demonstrate rural life and problems to city dwellers. The show, at which television win be displayed, win be at the island's former airport at KaUang in
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    Malaya will be at Duke's conference
    89 5 Malaya will be at Duke's conference KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. MALAYA is to be represented at a conference called by the Duke of Edinburgh to study human problems of industrial communities within the Commonwealth. The study conference, the first of Its kind In industrial history, is to be held at Oxford
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    234,000 voters in Perak
    32 5 IPOH, Tues. There will be 28,071 more voters for the next Perak State elections. With this new registration, the total number of voters on the register is 234,406.
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    CHEAP HOMES PLAN TEST
    262 5 Backyard soil for the walls rpHE Singapore ImA provement Trust will carry out experiments within the next few days to find out whether homes can be built more cheaply by using "backyard soil." Thi- is the technique which has been developed by a United Nations expert.
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    CITYHALL MOVE FOR NEW JOB PLAN
    131 5 CITYHALL MOVE FOR NEW JOB PLAN Motion down for debate A LABOUR FRONT City Councillor, Mr. S. Jaganathan, wants a committee to be set up to examine service conditions and procedure for dealing with appointments and promotions of Council employees. In a motion to be Introduced at a Council meeting
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    He stole screws
    42 5 Ng Hock CShye, a labourer, was sentenced to one day's jail and fined $50 In a Sin- gapore magistrate's court yesterday for stealing two boxes of screws and a packet of nuts from the Base Ordnance Depot, Alexandra Road.
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    GIRL JAILED FOR STEALING GEMS
    98 5 ■TOR stealing jewellery worth r $630 a 19-year-old maidservant, Poh Thun Quar, was sentenced in a Singapore court yesterday to two months' jail. She stole the property, belonging to the wife of her employer, while she was living with them in Havelock Road on Mar.
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    $1,200 ship blaze hold-up
    207 6 TRADER am^ wwn i GAGGED, SEARCHRD AS RUBBER CARGO BURNS DAGGER MEN ESCAPE IN WAITING LAUNCH By JOHN DARBYSHIRE pOUR dagger men boarded a blazing ship in Singapore harbour yesterday and robbed an In* dian trader of $1,200. It happened half an hour after the Indonesian
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    Robbery charge: Two remanded
    61 6 Urn Hock Ghye, 38, and Sim Kah Chow, 24, were charged In a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday with robbing Ong Chia of a wrist watch, an identity card and $50 at Loroni Tal Seng, off Paya Lebax Road, on Monday night, while armed with a dagger.
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    Rawang branch officers
    60 6 Officers elected by the Rawang branch of the AllMalayan Mining Industry Staff Union are: Chairman, Mr. Tan Kirn Hun; vice-chairman, Mr. P. N. P. Pillai; secretary and treasurer, Mr. M Ramasamy; committee, Messrs. K. 8. Wong, H. C. Chow, B. Kamaruddln, Cheng rook. Lam Soon, Mohamed Sidl
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    GAVE CHASE TOO LATE
    6 6 MOHAMED IBRAHIM
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    Sultan is better
    21 6 The 82-year-old Sultan of johore, who has been ill. is on his feet again, lstana sources said yesterday.
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    Women brawl with demolition men
    153 6 STICKS, PARANGS USED: SEC HURT THREE men and three women were injured, one of x the women seriously, in a brawl at the Junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Geylang Road, Singapore, yesterday morning, i The brawl followed an attempt by a demolition gang to
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    P.O. boxes to spare
    48 6 The shortage of post office boxes in Singapore, is over. There are now actually 648 boxes to spare 635 at the General Post Office and 13 at BuUt Timah. They can be rented for $15 a year. Government installed 1,250 new boxes hi September.
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    Exhibition of photography
    43 6 The Photographic Society of Singapore will hold an exhibition of "Photography in Asia" at the British Council Hall at 6 p.m. today. It will continue till the end of the sixth regional conference of the Asian Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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    Chief Justice visits home
    31 6 Rangoon's Chief Justice, U Chan Tun Aung, who is now in Singapore, yesterday visited the Ramakrlshna Mission Boys' Home in Bartley Road. He leaves for Rangoon tomorrow.
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    NO REST FOR THE FIRST SEA LORD
    187 6 BRITAIN'S Pint 8ea Lord, Admiral Earl Mountbatten, spent the greater part of yesterday his second day In Singapore meeting senior Service officers. From 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. he was at Phoenix Park, and went on to a staff meeting with officers on
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    'I SAID NO-SO HE BEAT ME'
    240 6 Woman tells Court: IPOH, Tuesday. "WHEN a man fancies a woman, her age doesn'i matter," a curvaceous 32-year-old divorcee Fatimah binte Mohamed, said in the Magistrate's Court here today. She was giving evidence against Kamaruddin bin Mustapha Albakri, 28. a father of three, who
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    Nanyang's eyes on N.Z.
    83 6 The possibility of easing the way for Nanyang University students to study in New Zealand under the Colombo Plan was under consideration, said Professor Iacen T. Hsieh. the registrar, yesterday. He said that he discussed qualifications and entry requirements recently with the visiting registrar cf the
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    Get-together
    26 6 A get-together party for the 1935-1941 Methodist GirLs' Schoc! boarders of Nlnd Home will b* held at 112 Pasir Panjang Re»d tomorrow at 4.30 p.m.
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    Rescue lessons
    15 6 The Singapore Civil Defence Department has started a ten-day course for rescue instructors.
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    XMAS ISLAND
    126 6 All aboard for paradise where nearly everything is free rJFHE last group of 9o Chinese labourers engaged by the British Phosphate Commission for work in a phosphate mine on Christmas Island will sail from Singapore today. Several groups of labourers and artisans have gone ahead. The Assistant Commissioner
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    HIS DOG BRINGS HIM DEATH
    209 6 HIS DOG BRINGS HIM DEATH JOHORE BAHRU, Tut, r«HEONG SIANG a labourer employed at the Tai Song Sawmi! at Mersing, was sen tenced to death at the Assizes here today f or the murder of a fellow worker, Chong Mov on Aug. 24 last. Evidence was given that Cheong hid
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    Deputy Speaker for London
    40 6 Mr. R C. H. Llm. Deputy Speaker of the Singapore Legislative Assembly, will leave for London tomorrow to attend a three-week course of lectures on parliamentary procedure. The course is organised ty the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
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    REBELS PLAN TO EXPEL THE BOSS
    199 7 REBELS PLAN TO EXPEL THE BOSS |{UALA LUMPUR, Tues. The clash between the Selangor division of the Labour Party of Malaya and the party's headquarters took a surprise turn today. The executive committees of three divisions Selangor, Malacca and Johore called on the general secretary of the party, Mr. Tan
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    He cheated three men
    46 7 Five charges of cheating were admitted by Chia Eng Kwee in a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday. Chia admitted that between November last and January this year he cheated three men of a total sum of $5,400 and a car. Sentence was postponed.
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    Missing girl may have eloped
    79 7 A 15-year-old Singapore schoolgirl who was missed from her home in Sembawang Road on Monday afternoon, is believed to have eloped. A police spokesman said yesterday that the girl, Kamalabal, had been carrying on an association with a man which her parents had tried to
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    Razak plans new certificate exam Malay a 'must'
    235 7 FIRST STEP TQ BOOST MALAY RUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Federation education authorities will next year introduce a school-leaving certificate examination in which Malay language and literature will be compulsory. The new exam, recommended by the 15--man committee appointed to draft a new
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    SOS FOR BLOOD
    62 7 —After gang fight SEREMBAN, Tues. The Chief Police Officer, Negri Sembilan, Mr. V. PowellEvans, last night made an urgent call for blood for a young Chinese who was stabbed in a gang fight outside a Seremban cinema hall on Sunday. An army officer's wife responded. The man,
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    Month's jail for escape
    56 7 An ex-Malay Regiment soldier. Othman bin Busu. was sentenced to a month's Jail by a Singapore district court yesterday for escaping from the custody of Inspector Michael Loh in Dorset Road on the night of Dec. 18 last. The court was told that he was arrested
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    Woman hit four times on head
    68 7 Woman hit four times on head A woman, Lee Ah Yuan, SS, was seriously injured with a hammer in a carpenter's shop In JelUcoe Road, Singapore, yesterday. She was bit daring an argument with a man about an earlier dispute she had had with a neighbour. Lee, who had fear
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    Convent school
    32 7 KAJANG, Tues. The Kajang Convent is to open a kindergarten school at the end of this month. The old Catholic Chapel In Church Street will be converted into the school.
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    HOSPITAL 'LOVE' ALLEGED
    119 7 HOSPITAL 'LOVE' ALLEGED Woman tells of night embrace PENANG, Tues. A hospital attendant, Marimuthu, wasaccused here today of having "embraced" a patient while she was in bed. A housewife, Andlehee. told the Second Magistrate's Court that at about 10.30 one night last December she was lying in a ward with
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    CROPS BY CONSENT BUT PERMS ARE DEFINITELY BARRED
    221 7  - CROPS BY CONSENT BUT PERMS ARE DEFINITELY BARRED WILLIAM FISH Hair-raising questions to Mr. Chew By GHOULD girls at secondary schools in Singapore 0 be ordered to crop their hair? And should they be forbidden perms? ■me Minister ior Kducatlon, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday answered "No" to the first
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    $80,000 PAW OUT FOR 'WHISPER'
    60 7 $80,000 PAW OUT FOR 'WHISPER' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Government last month paid out a total of $80,175 for information leading to the capture or killing of terrorists. Selangor topped the list with $30,250. Next came Johore with $21,627 and Negri Bembllan with $19,000. Penang handed out $5,000, Perak $3,798
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    Two accused of rioting
    48 7 Chng Mln Oh and Llm Kal Kit. both 19, pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to rioting with a chopper and Iron pipes at Crawford Street on Monday night with intent to assault Goh Tew Kbeng and TanTeng Chwee. Ball was refused.
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    RIDA to build a training centre
    70 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Rural and Industrial Development Authority Is to build a training centre at Kuala Trengganu to heto people In the Bast Coast states learn various trades. The secretary and execu- tive officer of RIDA, Mr. D. C. < Horton, said today
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    British Adviser: It is now up to Sultan
    157 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Selangor Government will soon put the question of abolishing the post of the British Adviser to the Sultan. The question crops up with the retirement of Selangor's British Adviser, Mr. F. V. Duckworth, next month. The system of
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    DEATH
    18 8 2n Word, tit (Minimum) HUNTER CHARLES DAVID. Aged 12 yrs.. passed away 15th April. 1956. Deeply Grieved.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    58 8 IN MEM ORIAM 2: Word, IU (Minimum) CARSON: In ever loving memniy of our dear mother. Eii.--.b- th Carson, who passed awa peacefully on 18.4.46. Always remembered by her loving chllcren "Only a step removed. And i hat step into bliss our own, our dearly loved. Whom here on Earth
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 18, 1956. Research In Rubber
    807 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 18, 1956. Research In Rubber Addressing shareholders of Labu Cheviot, Sir John Hay returned to an old and still controversial theme the cost and direction of the rubber industry's research programme. Sir John has been a constant critic of what he once called "the
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    The Challenge
    312 8 The Federation's Minister for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, has issued what amounts to a challenge. He has proposed a five year plan to give Malays opportunities in commerce. Briefly the idea is to provide training and scholarships to fit Malays for a commercial career.
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    Not The Reds
    72 8 There was an unfortunate misprint in our leading article yesterday on jus soli. It was stated that "in the Federation, the non-Malay claim for the M.CA is not alone in its attitude is reinforced by tfie argument that the Communists have been loyal partners in the merdeka
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    Having more Malay towkays is no answer to the problem
    1204 8 Having more Malay towkays is no answer to th e problem A reader 9 views on MMatay eeonamy pLEASE allow me to congratulate you on the very sound views put forward in your leading article of April 9, under the heading "Crutches Are A Hindrance." I fully support your view
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      Not a drop far a wash
      178 8 WHAT Mr. Haron Ohani if has said concerning the "comfort and safety" a passenger may expect fri n the Malayan Railways is true. I had two round trips to Kuala Lumpur this year and would like to draw the attention of the "Tuans" In
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      Want schooling made easier
      93 8 \§Y child. 7 J years old. 1" attends! Goternment wwgHrfi school six miles away from home. To reach school she has, In addition to getting up very early, to take two buses, paying doable bus fans and travelling by herself. It Is known there are many
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      Close toddy shops
      32 8 ITNLESS and until the U Government take steps to close all the toddy shops throughout Malaya, the toddy drinkers will never stop the habit of drinking toddy. TEACHER Serendah
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      Seniority or just merit
      232 8 THANK you for your leaderette regarding promotion* and the Singapore City Council Services Union. There will not be a mass meeting of the Services Union on promotions. Such a proposal has not been made In any meeting of the Union. Nor have I seen this on
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      Has to change three buses
      91 8 Has to change three buses AT present there to no direct bus service from areas of Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah to Orchard Road via Farrer Road. Such a service would be a boon, especially to those who are employed in the army installations and the commercial centres of Orchard
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    Puerto Rico declares a tax holiday
    696 8 nUERTO Rico's twin lure r of a tax holiday for new Industries and a fun holiday for tourists Is paying off Last year 150.000 visitors saw the sights here the mossy ramparts of Elm Orro, the old-world cathedrals, the harbour where Columbus anchored in
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    What's in a name: $100,000
    162 9 What's in a name: $100,000 •THE Singapore ChetcommOnltjr ofdonatr $100,000 nev; secondary {■J and thon with--SJJ rh. oflrr when Mid thrv would not be U, cbOOM the •g£°iL stated ye,terday of Education. Swee Krr. who '.'•V total cost of the p h"«ni would have amounted LfSt ttSn timea the f
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    Set a date, they ask
    57 9 PENAN G, Tues. The I?dah branch of the PanMalayan Council of the Malay L'.erary Society has sent a EfT.orandum asking the Ch;ff Minister to set a target tx>. lor the adoption of Malay as the Federation's eC-rial language. The council urges that bis should have
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    New co-op store
    31 9 SEGAMAT Tues.— The District Officer here Inche Salem btr. Sabtu. yesterday declared optr. the Batu Anam Co•pentive Stores Society. Shares :n thr society are held fc Bt villagers.
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    Batten is going to Nairobi
    37 9 ins iwmer xniurmauon Officer for Malaya In London. dr. John Batten, has been ippointed Information Officer to the East Africa High Commission. He will take up his duties n Nairobi In July.
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    Tapper killed sweetheart-charge
    542 9 Tapper killed sweetheart- charge 1 APPROVE, BUT VHXACKBS WVT UP POCTEM TO COHDEMU THM WUBWDSmp, SAYS MOTHER UALH-JSAKED BODY FOUND TIED TO A TREE 4 DAYS AFTER SHE DISAPPEARED Catholic priest: I saw him ringing the church bell A packed court heard Lean's mother, Wang Slew Neoh. testify that she
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    BENNY IN FOR A SHOCK
    214 9 Nurse doesn't love him DENNY JOHNSTONE, 22. who is leaving London next Sunday on an 8,000-mile hitch-hike to Singapore to propose to a girl he loves will be disappointed. I Niiniiner Rlefar nootrina I Turner. 27, of the British Military Hospital In Singapore, was furious
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    Siamese holiday
    22 9 The offices of the Siamese Consulate-General, In Singa»re, will be closed today to nark the celebration of 'Harvest Festival Day."
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    New planting
    25 9 SEGAMAT. Tues.— The rohore Government has set islde 3,000 acres of state land n Segamat district for smalllolders to plant new rubber. i
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    Schoolgirls mob the 'Chinese Marilyn'
    70 9 Schoolgirls mob the 'Chinese Marilyn' BEAUTIFUL Miss Lin Chi, the film star often described as "the Chinese Marilyn Monroe," flew into Singapore yesterday evening by BOAC, a day ahead of schedule. Nevertheless, when she landed, a horde of Chinese schoolgirls and Press photographs nobbed her. The Hong Kong actress is
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    Bail refused for two
    50 9 KULHf, Tues. An estate conductor, G. Bubramaniam, and a hospital assistant, T. Sankaran, were refused bail today after they had been charged with extorting $1,000 from a tindal, R. Rafagopal, at Victoria Estate. Fadang Serai, on April 10. They were remanded in custody until April 23.
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    Clerks to press wage claim today
    248 9 Clerks to press wage claim today MM PAY CASE FttTPMEI NEGOTIATIONS ber* tween the Singapore Government and representatives of its employees' unions on higher wages for 3,000 clerks will begin today. The talks are scheduled to •tart at 2 JO pjn. at Empress Place. The clerks are members of the
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    Sergeants hurt in crash
    48 9 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Tues. Two police sergeants returning from a gambling raid this morning were injured when a lorry crashed into their motor van on the mn J n road between Permatang Tinggl and Buklt Tengah. Sgt. Nasadln and Sgt. Dollah are now In hospital.
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    Traders to meet
    29 9 rtuxANO, Tues. Kedah Malay traders will meet at the Alor Star UMNO headquarters next Monday to consider the formation of a Kedah Malay Chamber of Commerce.
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    Union threatens to take STC to court
    232 9 mHE Singapore Traction 1 Company Employees' Union yesterday threatened to take the company to court "if it fails to Implement the new rates of pay for conductors and drivers recommended by the Court of Inquiry early this year." The union says the court
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    Lord Louis presents Mountbatten Medal to river rescue hero
    139 9 -TIARL MOUNTBATTEN of IV Burmm presents the Royal Life Saving Society's top award, the Mountbatten Medal to Mr. Francis Koh Teek Cheng (above)— lS months after he had saved a 74-year-old man from drowning. The ceremony yesterday was at the Singapore
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    COTTAGE PLAN
    149 9 At St. John's Home.. .the old folk won't have to climb up stain BECAUBE old people may find it difficult to climb stairs, the plan of the proposed St. John's Home for the Aged in Singapore has been revised. Instead of two-storey blocks, the building committee yesterday decided
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    Oh, such a cheer for the manager...
    225 9 NEW YORK CABLE SAW: PAY BONUS THE 80 local employees of the First National City Bank of New York in Singapore yesterday cheered their general manager, Mr. R. P. Newell, when he announced they would get their one month's bonus for 1955 after
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    Another plea
    23 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Chinese merchants In the Federation today again asked the Chief Minister to exempt Chinese medicines from import duty.
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    TREASURY NETS $23MIL.
    80 9 TREASURY NETS $23MIL. $2mil. more than last year rjROSS revenue col- lected by the Singapore Government during the first three months of this year totals $23,096,000. This is nearly $2,500,000 more than receipts in the same period last year. Customs revenue showed an increase from most sources. Entertainment duty rose
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    1,730 apply as teachers
    54 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. More than 1.730 people, Including 617 girls, have applied for training at the Teachers Training Colleges at Klrkby, Brlnsford Lodge and Kota Bharu. A selection board will interview them, from May 1 to July 2, at various centres In the Federation. There are
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    Managers take co-op course
    38 9 Managers take co-op course IPOH, Toes. Thirty managers and secretaries from co-operative store* In Perak attended a three-day training course in Ipoh during the week-end. The course was sponsored by the Department of Cooperatlve Development. Federation of Malaya.
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      HE KNEW THE BATU HANTU
      730 10 HE KNEW THE BATU HANTU &&*The story so far**** The Scouts, on the track of a smuggling gang, are imprisoned, in a cave. They manage i to escape but are carried out to sea by a strong current. They reach a kelong, and hear a boat coming. Tubby is about
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      The age of our stamps
      240 10 A FAMOUS stamp company Is in the news. Stanley Gibbons are holding an exhibition to mark one hundred years of stamp dealing. It wag in 1856 that young Stanley Gibbons sent out a price list, though this may not be the earliest one of it*
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      13 10 CoUect stx of the* coupon* to join the Children- 1 Corner Club.
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      Have a good laugh
      184 10 R URIAH. "Have you had an accident All?" All. "No. A bull pitched me over a fence." RuJdah. "Well dont you call that an accident?" All. "Not likely. Hie bull meant It" Ah Chan: "Mother, Chong Hal says he has a great-great-great-great grandfather still living." Mother.
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    Three-day 'Frisco fire gutted 28,000 houses
    1261 11 KmSm JT THE LAST I I OF THE m A city that disgraced g 1 civilised community I S^ FRANClaCU, most vibrant and thrilling of great world ports and most imantic save perhaps for Singapore, sprawled j, the shores of the Golden Gate in
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      204 11 Rex MMorgan. M.D. Trnthfni ansu>er n.ow are sou^m[ v^^^n kJH S3^tS^wtmo^/ L^ajs*^?^ Qzxrsz?™ o*'?*0 I PEELING WMI «aT*vjitfHHßk •TYOF(" I TtO t DVk .^L^HPC^r w*»*r^ "C -^safaE.; I 1 *.s/tobj 3 W&&^^^9^^^ /!}^^li|yn I J llnfntv b— w^^**^Si^^Si^^ I tHlni> I LJNt IvN _^^_i^■■^^■■^aß^B^BW^. .rf^~~lr~~~s»^MI I a^^^P^ nIH II V
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    RUBBER PRICE SAGS QUIETLY ON BETTER MIDDLE EAST NEWS
    90 12 By Our Market Correspondent THE rubber price in Singapore sagged quietly hesitant. ~A "little better factory *upport wm reported and the Ij? tothe uncertainty a« to the J£L ling dow not f« to SS^ circles has H* ll^"* J? tha aening
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    OFFICIAL PRICE
    25 12 SINGAPORE ADr N RUBBER: 91 per Ib. («own cents). TIN: 5370.(i". plcul (up ■eren^ cents). "t COPRA: 129 n picul (up 3"5 cent!).*
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    129 12 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOURNE Investments cor.'. light trading with but spread in all Stock Exchange toci:iv. 1 Silver Leads North B up 2s. 6d. and others ill In oils Woodside wa ing firm with otlv-: and uraniums were were generally firm. Loans 3 4%, 1955-58 £95 15 Loans 3 Wo 1956-5K
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    RUBBER PRICES
    133 12 May lint grade nibber buyers f.o.b. cU»ed ta Singapore resterday at 91% cents per lb. down 1% cents on Mondays closing price. The dosing tone was qutet Clodnr prices in cents per were: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot -o.b. 1W«91%. «eUers nZ So. IBM. May buyers 91%, seUers 91V.
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    202 12 The MHVun>» both tadustrtata ZZTunm mid price* were tacMned taeum dtgbttyT There wu Uttte chMKe to rubber _Prtß»" Umn nod FedentOon bro- Neave ords! $1.67; W. Himmg 2^7*4 Henry Wa\*h $1.20; a^nuSS a. STm.: *aSST Breweries $3.26 to $3.20; Malayan Cement $1.56. $1.55. Straits BtW*" ht P $12.75;
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    COAL OUTPUT
    28 12 Output ol Malayan Collieries for the first quarter of this yeai was 60,554 tons. It comprised: January IM2J tons February 15,306 tons and March 18.320 tons.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    37 12 On the free exchanee imngfl Hone Kong yesterday, the [I dollar was quoted at I cash and 5.86', for T.T. I Sterling was quoted it 15 ji M one Uel of sold .1! 2M" I
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    202 12 Shiva btef alfglli* Sta expected today are: Wonosarf li 2. Bctawaben»teln 45. Roybank C.P., Bunyo Mam 11. Glenggary 13|14, Islander 15|16. Wonorato 18, Tomlnl *****. Senat N. Wall 5, Segamat N. Wan 7. Salong N. Wall 8 and 9. Rajah Brooke *****, Langlr 35, Song Be Menta MM,
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    146 12 aha^pe: noon prices per plcu rtS^7AprU $29 buyer. $39fi3 eaUm; May 818 buyers $39 s|« sellers: CocMut all: steady bulk $45 seUers; drum $48 sellers reaper: quiet with some busines Sorted; Muntok white $108 Sarawak $108 (both down $1) tpwtal Sarawak black $$1 <un B.m. mm: Stoatte mind
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      500 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I JUNIOR CIVIL UtAWWI omcESs in c»^,"*S2 Cent. Aft limits 2» to tt. AM; tomd ml write *ot>* interpret to Malay fiU2" **S Tamil would be an ««»™si Salary I*lo P« ■HSj'LjfiM COXA, at $Mpa. The cm***; button to the KfJP. ia fixed at, $19 p.m. Appointment on
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    MELBOURNE HOPE HAS ONLY 7.7
    293 14 His early speed is also in his favour By EPSOM JEEP MELBOURNE HOPE showed that all was well with him when he sprinted 2f In 24 sec. on Monday morning:. With only 7.7 to carry, he should be able to show the way home in
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    PROJECTOR HAS NOT RUN A BAD RACE
    746 14 v i iui/ 1 jj x on iorm, Projector is cer- tainly worth each-way backing in Race Two. This Persian Gulf gelding has yet to run a really bad race this season his form figures read *****2. He won over the Ipoh Sf.
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    13 14 I 1.45. BHope V X L I BEAU r WE
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    TODAY'S RACE CARD
    811 14 Race' 1 5.15: Claw S, Div. 4— 6 Furs. I 707 hotter 7y CrackneD S.W K.C. ft K. C. Lea Donnelly a 465 GoUea Bckos 4y Leon* 8.10 Valiant Stable Yong 5 OSO Saorlna 4y Omar B.OS Oiam Stable VmweUy 4 Bmu Glen 3y Donnelly 8.07 Union
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    THE GOING WAS GOOD
    71 14 'IWB going at Koala Lwn- par vp to last evening was good. The Forecast will ke on Races t, 4 and the TteWe T»te ea Raees 3, 5 and 6; the He »mep «a Baee f. There will be no Radio Malaya broadcast of the races
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      297 14 last day! C*SE^f« RICHARD CONTE— JOAN BENNETT— WANDA 111 !K in "HIGHWAY DRAGNET An AlMed Arttofa Picture FROM TOMORROW! TMim kiotoui \Vf^y\i NEVER SUCH p] ILEBALL LAUGHS! S^MSIARIZ LUCY AND DESI j^jJttMlSON SECOND HONEYMOON! |iSr****^?cc^ last isA QQEDN 1 4 SHOWS Jo#iflfXE,!lF BHEKHWEI APARTMENT FOR WOMEN (Mandarin CHARITY PREMIERE TONIGHT
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      213 14 0m v«* *m 27 Outlaw (7). Straits Times Crossword 2J5£ a s?Jtt&v>A. l i^^^i^^^^SBSn?*""F^"T^^^ "^"^Ta^^^^^TT^^ Ts^^ down I j I 1 P*jjjH I I I I I .—-1..— '9). 7*l^ ™T^ T^^l™™™"^*^ 1^?" Ba 4""~ s Drawn by all at the end (4, 6) I w^. I L^J L-.vJ BR^B
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    YOU MUST KNOW WHY YOU WIN OR LOSE-EDDY
    505 15 YOU MUST KNOW WHY YOU WIN OR LOSE- EDDY The Phoenix Book of Badminton By Eddy Choong and Fred Brundle (12/6 d). £DDY CHOONG is a name too well known in the world of badminton to need introduction. His brother David says in his Foreword to the book that what
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    There's a rift among Malays
    569 16 THEIR HOLD ON SAFA COMMUNITY LEAGUE TITLE 18 IN PERIL PLAYERS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN 1954 MEDALS TO QUIT By Our Soccer Reporter 'THE SINGAPORE AmaL teur Football Association's Community league competition traditionally has been a fight at the last ditch between the Chinese and
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    THE JESSE OWENS TROPHY IS COMING
    201 16 THE JESSE OWENS TROPHY IS COMING THE "JESSE OWENS 1 TROPHY" has been a long time coming:, but it is definitely coming;. The celebrated American Olympic champion, who coached in Singapore and the Federation during an extensive Asian tour last year, has said so in an article he has written
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    Third win in a row for Athletic
    346 16 Third win in a row for Athletic pHINESE Athletic "A" scored their third successive victory in the SAFA Div. 2A league when they trounced Singapore Cricket Club 7-2 on the padang yesterday. Chinese, although they led 4-1 at the interval, did not have things all their own way as S.C.C.
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    SCAAF athletic meet in May
    66 16 The Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation will hold their annual athletic championships at the Cliine.se High School. Bukit Timah Road, on May 18 and 19 The meet will be open to all Chinese athletes in Singapore. Entrance fee is $1 a person for any number
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    Chinese are also rent by discord among athletes
    392 16 THERE is another spot 1 of discord in Singapore sport in athletics but this is an old sore which has been festering beneath the surface for many years. It concerns the Chinese athletes of Swift Athletic Association and the Singapore Chinese Amateur
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    GOLF MEDAL TO MARSHALL
    198 16 RESULTS of the Royal Singapore Golf Club's April men's monthly medal (stroke) "C" Division competition: Winner: Mr. J. E. Marshall (96-24 72); Other cards: Mr. R. C. Wurtzburg i97-24=73); Mr. T. M. Stevens (99-24^75): Mr. S. C. Friis-Lund (98-22=76); G/Capt. H. G. Rowe (97-21 76): Brig
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    DAUNCEY HAS LEFT, DUNN ABOUT TO GO
    348 16 SINGAPORE cricket tost *3 a popular personality over the weekend when Sergeant Gil Dauncey i had to return to Britain as his father is seriously ill. Dauncey was flown back to Britain by the Army within a few hours of word being received
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    JUDO WOMEN SHOW PACES
    132 16 JUDO enthusiasts in Singapore will see all aspects of the art lof self defence at the Singapore Judo Club's exhibition at the Happy World tomorrow to celebrate their second anniversary. About 30 members, three of them women Miss M Moria, Mrs. J. C. Drake and Mrs.
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    PERAK MAY CLAIM EIGHT PLACES IN OLYMPIC SIDE
    460 16 IPOH, Tues. DERAK Hockey Asso- elation are making an all-out effort to raise funds for the Federation's hockey team to compete in the Olympic Games in Melbourne in November. Malayan Hockey Federation had allotted Perak the task of raising $7,000. This is
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    SOBS' CROSS COUNTRY
    100 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Fre# board and lodging will be gives all outstation competitors who take part In the Malayan Stkhr first annual cross country race, which Is to be held in Kual» Lumpur on May 13. The closing date for entries b May S. Thee* should be
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    ARGONAUTS HAD A BAD SPELL AFTER 4-0 LEAD
    416 16 ARGONAUTS HAD A BAD SPELL AFTER 4-0 LEAD AMBITIOUS Argonauts yesterday ove A S.A.F.A. First Division leaders, Polkt and p Brani United, with a 5-3 win over Chinese AthT at Jalan Besar siaaium. Argonauts take top position in the league for the first time on goal average with Police second
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    Chew Bee puts out Kamis in two sets
    242 16 Chew Bee puts out Kamis in two sets O KAMIS, the 1 year-old went down sets to the MalaS champion, Ong Ch Bee, in the men's sin" semi- final of t V.M.C.A. 0] tournament at Basah Road, Slngaw yesterday. Kamis was not j n form that enabled him beat I.
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    Stoke beaten 2-0 at home
    73 16 LONDON. Tues. RESULTS of last night's English F.A. matches were: Div. 2: Stoke City 0. Bury Div. 3 (South): Walsall 2. Northampton Town 0. Div. 3 (North): Bradford City 5. Bradford 0. York City 0. Aecrington Stank; Scottish League Hearts 8. Fnlki well 1. Hibernian
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      119 16 SOCCER PENANG Frimary Schools v Singapore Primary Schools, 4 Bjb.; Boys' Town v Thailand small frys, 5 p.m., both games at Jalan Besar stadium. S.B.H.F.A. LEAGUE DIV. 1: Pulau Bukora v Sime Darby, S.H.B. ground; DIV. 2: Breweries v Guthrie, Fairer Park; S.C.S. v Bate, Farrer Park; Snuivae v Cable
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