The Straits Times, 22 February 1957

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    13 1 The Straits Times. New*"*** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1957. 15 CENTS
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    REID PLEASES MAJORITY
    995 1 MALAY RIGHTS AND ISLAM— ALLIANCE IS DISAPPOINTED Dual nationality proposal delights the Straits Chinese :A W VOICES DISSENT AND DETAILS ARE DISPUTED, BUT MOST LEADERS SAY- WHALE^^ It's a sound basis for democracy' KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday rtRST UK.UTIONS from political and community leaders today indi--1 rau-d that
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    MacGILLIVRAY MAKES 'EARNEST' PLEA TO ALL THE PEOPLE
    183 1 11 \l LUMPUB, Thurs. r> UGH Commissioner, h Donald MacGillivray, t'ldiv made an "earnest ■pot" to tlic people of Ibr (-deration. I* »Nk» (1 them to consider "if Reid ummission Re»rt from the point of <>i tht «<md of the tnuntr> as
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    RAAF bombers fly in
    40 1 A flight of three R.A.A.F. Neptune bombers which will represent Australia at the forthcoming Gold Coast independence celebrations and then continue on a round-the-world flight arrived in Singapore yesterday. The planes will continue their journey tomorrow.
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    Rulers explain stand on state religion
    122 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Malay Rulers today explained why they had been against declaring Islam as the established religion of the Federation. A statement issued by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, Tuan Haji Mustapha Albakri, declared that such a declaration "would tend to
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    Tengku to design new costume
    126 1 KAULA LUMPUR, Thurs. TH E Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, is personally designing the ceremonial dress for the Federation's first Paramount Ruler, to be installed when the country proclaims its independence on Aug. 31 this year. He is designing it with the help of an
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    UMNO TO BOYCOTT MISSION
    398 1 UMNO TO BOYCOTT MISSION Tengku unlikely to heal rift in Singapore Alliance rpHE Singapore United Malays National OrganisaL tion will boycott the all-party merdeka mission to London. This decision was reached after a two-and-a-half-hour emergency meeting of UMNO's executive committee last night. It is doubtful that even Tengku Abdul Rahman
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    Lock icon IKE IS WRONG SAYS CASEY
    118 1 IKE IS WRONG SAYS CASEY CANBERRA, Thurs. Australia firmly opposed the application of sanctions against Israel, the Australian External Affairs Minister, Mr. Richard Casey, told a Press conference here today. Mr. Casey said sanctions would be unjust, provocative and probably ineffective. He made the statement soon after President Eisenhower's broadcast
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    Lock icon White House talk
    32 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Mr. Masayukl Tani, the Japanese Ambassador, conferred at the White House today with Mr. Sherman Adams, assistant to President Eisenhower, on Japanese United States economic relations.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Re-elected
    34 1 WARSAW, Thurs. *Mr. Jozef Cyrankiewicz, Poland's 45-year-old Prime Mini|ter, was last night re-elected f by' the new democratised parliament which is to be the supreme organ of authority in the proletarian state. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Greetings for the Queen
    94 1 THEN AWAY FOR A QUIET WEEK END THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh are greeted by the Portuguese Foreign Minister, Dr. Paulo Cunha (right) on the Queen's arrival at Montijo airfield, near Lisbon, from London. The Duke had travelled from the Royal yacht Britannia, anchored
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    Lock icon Suez scepticism
    37 1 BRISBANE, Thurs. The chairman of the Orient Line Sir Austin Anderson, said here today he was sceptical that the Suez Canal would be open to big tonnage shipping by the middle of this year. Router.
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    Atoms for peace
    29 1 NEW YORK. Thurs. A closed meeting of American and British scientists and executives interested in controlled thermo-nuclear energy for peaceful uses began in Berkeley, California, today
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    Lock icon Call for 'new look' in Jakarta
    345 1 Call for 'new look' in Jakarta JAKARTA, Thurs. J President Soekarno tonight called on the people of Indonesia to exchange the present political system for a cabinet representing all parties and a national council. He said all parties should participate in the cabinet on the basis of parliamentary representation. This
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 SII.T.W ('ONSII)KKS LONDON, Thurs Spokesman f,, r Sultan of Johor,. v>id here today th.it Sultan lias not m.ulc any decision about si li-pling Paramount Balership. Tll»: <(( KEN HO.MI LONDON, Thurs— The Omen and Duke of Iriin Imruh arrived tonight.
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    BOYCOTT PARTIES TOLD: KEEP OFF
    244 2 INCHE Se n v Abdul Rahman, UMNO se-cretary-Reneral, said in Bukit Mertajam before returning to Kuala Lumpur, that the Report should be "calmly and carefully" considered by all communities. "The Alliance Government has accomplished much through tolerance he said. 'Let the people be equally tolerant."
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    'Just what the S.C.B.A. prayed for'-Heah
    1982 2 'Just what the S.C.B.A. prayed for' -Heah PENANG political leaders urged acceptance of the Report "in a spirit of give and take." "It is a fair and wellbalanced Report which has taken into thorough consideration the fundamental problems of our country," DR. LIM CHONG EU, AW?. nee Whip in the
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    GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAIL SUGGESTION FOR 'SINGLE CONTROL'
    192 2 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAIL SUGGESTION FOR 'SINGLE CONTROL' KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Government staff organisations today hailed the recommendation by the Reid Commission that the Public Services Commission should have powers over state as well as Federal employees. The chairman of the staff side of the National Whitley Council which represents Government
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    Miners welcome proposal for reversion of tin duty to the producing state
    166 2 Miners welcome proposal for reversion of tin duty to the producing state IPOH, Thurs. THE Reid Commission's recommendation that 10 per cent of the export duty on tin should revert to the state producing the ore has been well received by miners in this state which produces more than half
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    Lock icon IKE: U.N. MUST PUT PRESSURE ON ISRAEL TO PULL OUT
    656 3 IKE: U.N. MUST PUT PRESSURE ON ISRAEL TO PULL OUT America told that future of peace in Middle East is at stake ,i,in<;ton, In**.-*"*** n a Nations had iniU ;;.ia' w/« tp 0 withdraw r n,thi GIM Strip rtrW r* the fjj rt .s<.lutions. )lu>t not fail Nations the in
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    Lock icon Kashmir: Russia blocks bid for a solution
    196 3 Kashmir: Russia blocks bid for a solution NEW YORK, Thursday. SOVIET UNION, using its 80th Security ll voto, yesterday blocked an attempt to funnar Jarring of Sweden on a mission d Pakistan to try to find a solution to i the Kashmir problem Britain, the United States, Australia and Cuba,
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    DEATH CLEARS IDENTITY OF THE MOSCOW MYSTERY MAN
    91 3 fIOUMiNI Tliurs. V l)r Unix Schulten, I Wml (-itin.in blood ftcMM, (onlirmed to. da\ lh.il hi-s mysterious patient in the Kremlin »a> the Soviet leader V. I Masker, Mr Malvshev. First Deputy Chairman ol the m.ii,- I (iiiHimic tom■- mission died in
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    Lock icon QUEEN IS ON WAY HOME Cheers at the airport
    199 3 QUEEN IS ON WAY HOME Cheers at the airport LISBON. Thurs. rE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh left here by air today on their way home after a four-day state visit to Portugal. The Royal couple, reunited on the Portuguese visit after a separation of four months, are due
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    Lock icon NEHRU SAYS IT AGAIN...
    46 3 OMBAY Thur.v The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. rated today that India would not allow a single soldier to set loot on her soil. country invades Kashmir it will not only be won of Kashmir but an invasion of India," he said. -Reuter.
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    Lock icon Nurse: It's a dog's life in the harem
    166 3 Nurse: It's a dog's life in the harem OYDNEY, Thurs. "It's a dog's life in a harem," a pretty Australian nurse said on arrival in Sydney by air today. She should know. The nurse. Myrtle Flanders, spent 18 months in Bahrein Hospital, in the Persian Gulf, looking after beautiful women
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    Lock icon Nasser denial
    49 3 NEW YORK, Thurs.—Egyptian officials today denied a published report that Egypt was ready to accept an interim arrangement by payment of Suez Canal transit fees to the World Bank, with half going to Cairo and the other half being held until a permanent settlement was reached. Reuter.
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    Mystery disease
    36 3 RIO DE JANEIRO, Thurs. —Health autnorlties said an outbreak of a mysterious disease has taken the lives of more than 400 children so far this month in Fortaleza. a city of 300,000— A. P.
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    Lock icon Soviet loan
    24 3 MOSCOW, Thurs. The Soviet Union today granted a 200 million rouble long-term credit to Bulgaria to help finance capital construction there.— A.P.
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    Lock icon DIPLOMAT ROUTS A THIEF
    193 3 DIPLOMAT ROUTS A THIEF l ONDON, Thurs. 12 A thief broke into the home of Ceylon's High Commissioner in London early today, but upset the job by stumbling over a table. The noise awoke the High Commissioner, Sir Claude Corea, 62. His shout sent the thief scampering out of the
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    LONDON STOCKS
    276 3 LONDON, Thurs. Closing middle prices M selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols £54<'» —1/16 Funding 4% £91% War 3%% £73% BANKS Mercantile (£5) £4 1/16 Eastern (£5) £7H Chartered (£1) 37/3 Hongkong ($125) £90', —1 INSURANCE Com. Un. (uts.) 88/IV4 /3 Royal 85/74 Prudential £45
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      167 3 Y^M WEE K.ENDER 1 J* Jll^H Malaya's popular weekly on sale I#\ 'fl every Friday is designed for your week-end relaxation. WEEK-ENDER Jjtt I Inside you get the best reading JkM and pictures for your week-end %m& pleasure page after exciting J^fL^ page of special features, articles, P* i featurettes,
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      205 3 For the gourmet we suggest varying the menu with PHEASANTS HARES RABBITS ENGLISH PICEONS CHINESE DUTCH WILD DUCKS TEAL CHINESE PINTAILS The connoisseur of good food will appreciate CAME from SINGAPORE (OLD STORAGE CO. LTD. FBS 22 STOP your Baby's COUGH Babies love this 1 k$ sweet, soothing syrup c
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    HUNT FOR MISSING TANKER GOES ON
    95 4 rpHE manager of Shell 1 Tankers (Eastern) Ltd, Mr. R. I. Barton-Wright, told the Straits Times yesterday that the missing 324-ton tanker, Landak. would not be assumed to be lost for at least a month. While Royal Air Force and Shell planes continued to
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    Farewell party
    41 4 Dato and Datin Syed A. M. Alsagoff will hold a buffet supper in honour of Captain and Mrs. P. C. Seekings and Mr. D. E. Pollard, w^o are leaving Singapore on retirement, at 20 Palm Road. Slglap on Sunday.
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    The Lints go up in the 'Whispering Giant'
    131 4 A BOAC Bristol Britannia airliner gave two demonstration flights for Singapore people yesterday afternoon The turbo-prop "Whispering Giant" took up 122 people, including the Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, and the Governor Sir Robert Black. On each one hour trip the
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    HUMAN CARGO RACKET ALLEGED
    304 4 HUMAN CARGO RACKET ALLEGED $250 tines, deportation tor two found hidden In ship Smuggled in from HK immigration official A SINGAPORE immigration officer, Mr. B. R. Marks, said in court yesterday that there was a well-organised racket in Hong Kong which smuggled people without valid permits into Singapore. Mr. Marks
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    PLEDGE ON TB PRAISED
    205 4 SAT A afraid of legal control rpHE Director of the Singapore Anti-TuberculosLs 1 Association, Dr. O. H. Garlick, yesterday expressed relief at the Government's assurance that X-ray examinations would not be made compulsory. Dr. Garlic* admitted that I S.A.T.A. and its consultants were "scared" of legal
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    Rare concert item
    54 4 A rarely heard musical composition, "the Peasant Cantata" by Bach, -vill be presented by the University of Malaya Music Society In the Oei Tlong Ham Hall, Cluny Road, on Saturday and Sunday at 8.30 p.m. The concert will also include works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert. Hoist and
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    DAMAGES CLAIM: WAS IT MADE TOO LATE?
    141 4 JOHORE BAHUR. Thurs. The hearing of a suit arising from a fatal motor accident was adjourned today by Mr. Justice Hepworth for a decision on a point of law raised by Mr. Omar Salleh, counsel for the defence. Damages were claimed by Wong
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    'Welcome back' for teacher
    67 4 To welcome back Miss Jessie Chee, who has returned to Singapore after completing the teachers' certificate course at the Norwich Training College, England, a tea party will be held at St. Hilda's School. Katong. on Saturday at 5.30 p.m. Miss Chee was the first student of
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    Pilgrimage
    21 4 JOHORE BAHRU. ThursUngku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman. Deputy Mentri Besar of Johore. will make the pilgrimage to Mecca thl? year.
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    $900 fund to help a boys club
    125 4 ABOUT $900 has oeen collected by the Singapore City Association towards the building fund of the Bukit Timah Youth Club. Mr. A. J. Louis, the assistant secretary, said yesterday that as the S.C.A. had "adopted" the club it intended building a proper community
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    More cargo is handled
    38 4 A total of 17,395.950 tons of cargo was handled in the Singapore Roads and wharves in 1956, according to the Statistics Department. This was a substantial rise over the 1955 figure of 16,459,--400 tons.
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    Dance meeting
    21 4 The Y.W.C.A. Square Dance Club will hold its annual meeting at Raffles Quay, Singapore, oh Saturday at 3.30 p.m.
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    Aid for children
    15 4 The Singapore Children's Society will hold a flag day on March 2
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    Doctor now used by millions
    109 5 Doctor now used by millions «< ?iveyov interMl d tcfu! for all the n f such protection. complete Vet in a sense. pof^ Tampax is such LpX a prescription I j Made d loft surgiI j cal cotton in t I j hyg>cn |C d |S P osab c |P**
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    Front woos PAP—snubs the Lib-Socs
    281 5 Front woos PAP— snubs the Lib-Socs NEW RESOLUTION INVITES MERGER, NOT JUST A 'DEAL' LEADERS of the Singapore! Labour Front want a merger! with the People's Action Party not just an election alliance. And they want nothing to' do with the Liberal-Socialist Party This is made clear in a resolution
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    $5,500 fine: He loses appeal
    54 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— In the Supreme Court here today Mr. Justice Hepworth dismissed the appeal of Toh Tat Yeo against a decision of the Muar Sessions Court as a result of which he was fined $5,500 for being in possession of cigarettes on which duty
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    A RED INDIAN PHOTO FOR 'RED INDIAN'
    106 5 AMERICAN INDIAN Tom Two Arrows presents a copy of his autographed picture to Wolf Cub Khoo Thean Teik, runner-n in the Red Indian dress contest staged in honour of Tom's visit to Penang. Little Sandra N. Reutens. third from left, was the winner.
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    'COLONY SHOULD BE ASHAMED'
    227 5 Still no Borstal, says magistrate SINGAPORE should be ashamed of itself for being without a Borstal, Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnaxn, a Colony magistrate, said yesterday. "From time to time we hear reports that a Borstal is being set up but the courts are still without a
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    Bank alarms -police act quickly
    76 5 Bank alarms -police act quickly HfITHIN five minutes yes- terday evening police in four radio cars sped to two Singapore banks when their burgular alarms went off. They went first to Lee Wah Bank in South Canal Road and then to the Bank of America in Raffles Place. Investigations revealed
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    Bandit fired on
    39 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A sentry at a base camp of a patrol of the 2nd Bn., Royal Australian, Regt. in the Kuala Kangsar district of Perak. opened fire on a lone terrorist yesterday. The terrorist fled.
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    THAT LAST DRINK IS LATE ENOUGH
    172 5 -Say Malayan ehurrtmen SINGAPORE church- men yesterday opposed a suggestion to extend drinking hours after midnight. And local musicians were against easing immigration restrictions on foreign bands and floor shows These were two suggestions made by Mr. F. Schutzman, manager of Raffles Hotel, to
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    Councillors take oath
    56 5 BUTTERWORTH. Thurs. Twelve Alliance rural district councillors returned unopposed on Nomination Day, Jan. 22, took their oath yesterday before the Province Wellesley Magistrate. Inche Hassan bin Hussein. The first meeting of the Butterworth Rural Council will be held on Feb 28, five days after the election. The
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    Busy airport
    30 5 An increase of 653 aircraft movements was recorded at Labuan Airport during 1956 as compared with the previous year. Last year's total was 7,092—5,547 civil and 1,543 military.
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    BEGGARS GO FREE —AND RICHER
    88 5 BEGGARS GO FREE —AND RICHER rdoes pay at times to get arrested. Two beggars, held on Wednesday were discharged yesterday by a Singapore court each returning home richer by five dollars. They were VeJlian Joseph, of Tanjong Pagar, and an elderly woman, Wong Sou Lin. Both pleaded guilty to begging.
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    Free transport to hospitals
    61 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— South Indian estate labourers suffering from tuberculosis will be given free transport to hospital for outpatient treatment if an Indian Immigration Fund Committee proposal is accepted. The Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Mr. J. Grundy. said today that the scheme would apply to labourers
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    Temple president
    17 5 BENTONG, Thurs. Mr Jit Singh has been elected president of the Bentong Sikh Temple committee.
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    Headless body case defence today
    168 5 rpHOTHAN Arumugan, alias Priampilay, 50, a labourer at the University of Malaya, accused of the murder of a fellow worker, P. Annamalai, 62, a night watchman, will make his defence in the Singapore Assize Court today. The headless body ol Annamalai was found one morning
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    He joins land board
    50 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Mr. Tan Siew Sin, a Federal Councillor for Malacca Central, has been appointed a member of the Federal Land Development Authority. He takes the place of Mr. G. M. Knocker, a Federal Councillor representing the rubber industry, who has resigned from the board.
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    Polling day for councillors
    37 5 KOTA BHARU. Thurs. The Pasir Mas Town Council will hold an election on March 23, to choose three members to replace three councillors whose three-year term ends in April. Nomination day ts Saturday.
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    Union dinner
    29 5 The Phoenix branch of the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union will hold a dinner at the Phoenix roof garden, 11 Palmer Road, at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Blood bank for Johore Bahru
    47 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Miss A Soffer, of the British Red Cross Society in Kuala Lumpur, has arrived here to organise a blood bank. Plans will be discussed at a meeting at the St. John Ambulance Brigade headquarter! on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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    Farewell party
    33 5 The staff of Messers. Harper. Oilflllan and Co. will give a farewell party to the retiring chairman. Mr. F. H. Atkinson, at the Fraser and Neave hall, Singapore, on March 1.
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    Going away
    21 5 Mr. L. J. P. J. Graig, Information Secretary at the Commissioner General's office in Singapore, leaves the Colony tomorrow.
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    CREAM OF HUNDREDS PICKED
    148 5 FIVE young men will leave Singapore f °r Australia next Thursday to study engineering at City Council expense. They ar e the first group of students to be selected by the council to study in Australia On their return they will get a five-year contract. The
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      188 5 INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY i CLUBS: Instructors' training I p.m., judo 5.30 p.m., Billiards mcdMOVEMENT: Free film show at courses at Queen Street Boys' ley tournament 6 p.m.. table tennis Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home, Hostel, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. 7 pjn., educational fllm «how Bartlev Road. 7.20 pjn. JOO CHIAT COMMUNITY
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    49 6 J» Wordt lit (mitdmmm}. THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. Chew Peng Long (nee Louisa Tan P»ng Hong) tender their heartfelt thanks to all relative* and friends who attended night vlslU and funeral, sent letters of condolence. scrolls, wreaths, etc., and loans of cars during their sad bereavement.
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Fri. Feb. 22, 1957. The Eleven States
    791 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Fri. Feb. 22, 1957. The Eleven States No doubt it would be pointless to consider what kind of constitution the Reid Commission would have recommended had it been given a free hand. In most respects, however, the principles laid down in the Commission's terms of reference
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    State Religion
    299 6 First reactions to the Reid report on the whole have been favourable, although there is some criticism of particular proposals and one spasm of extreme discontent It is too early, however, to take anything for granted. Few people have had the opportunity to give the report the thought
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    To stay or not to stay? That's the hi; question in Britain
    1327 6  - To stay or not to stay? That's the hi; question in Britain Godfrey Smith by FOUR COMMONWEALTH YOUTHS SEE BOTH SIDES OF PICTURE PEOPLE emigrate when the gap between the life they live, or expect to live, at home and that which they think they will live abroad grows too
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      Flood control experts -are they necessary?
      429 6 T*HE State Welfare ComA mittee of Johore wants the Government to call In an expert under the Colombo Plan to tackle the problem of floods. (8. T. February 15). In this country there are more than a round dozen of experts with all the
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      Their training just as good
      316 6 II7HILE setting out to in- form the public about the certificated teacher (6.T. Feb. 14) Mr. Kandiah has done Injustice to the normal trained teacher. His claim that the certificated teacher receives "intensive training" ls a matter of opinion. Especially so, when he asserts: "Thus,
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      Lost licence returned
      42 6 I WOULD like to thank the gentleman who picked up and handed over to the R.O.V.'s Office my motor car licence disc, which drooped, without my knowledge, from my car while driving along Woodlands Road. AHMAD ABU BAKAR Singapore.
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    FORGOT THE TAR?
    127 6 TH E Kuala Lumpur Municipality Is doing a good job in making the road to Petallng Jaya by way of Bungsar Road. We citizens appreciate the difficulty of the task and know that It cannot be completed quickly. But why must they Inconvenience the people Uvlnc along
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    First loyalty—by TUC boss
    413 7 First loyalty— by TUC boss JAGAN4THAN EXPLAINS: I MUST BE INDEPENDENT OF PARTY POLITICS „/j PRIME DUTY IS TO SAFEGUARD LABOUR'S AIMS, INTERESTS' ffiiy SipP o Trades Uni »n president, Mr. S. jranathan, yesterday confirmed his deci*itt kave the Labour Front after having ffrncstly reconsidered" the matter. reason: "As president
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    108 7 Bring in settlers Onn says it again u.MI'UR. Thurs. of Party Dato Sir Onn i pro- an article in rgan, "KriIndnnoslans ettle porn the underCoast Parian*. TrongK< hintan. clarifying n he made nban recently the Alnimrnt to n Indonesians on ;n to preMalays from unbered by the Ch:: uggestton came
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    Union officials elected
    46 7 O^iriaLs elected by the Ben li"! branch of the Singapore Mneu Houses Employees' > .ire: Chairman, Mr. D. K Samy; •ecretary. Mr. v. L. Gomez; treasurer, Mr. Ong Heng Kok; tee members. Messrs. Khoo Tpne Kirn, Tee Swee M S. W. Seah, and Richard
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    Self-defence
    27 7 Wong Shmg Shyan. three greatest Uv.ng rxpnnrnts of the Chl-elf-defence. will first "kun tow" sesfhe Singapore Youth i* Centre on Saturday irom 3 to 0 p.m
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    COLONEL WITH A MISSION
    183 7 First wreath is laid at Kranji A LONE FIGURE yesterday morning placed the first wreath at the foot of the Singapore War Memorial in the Kranji War Cemetery. For Lt.-Col. H. B. Jarvis had returned to the Colony to fulfill a special mission for the Ex-Prisoners
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    Sir George Maxwell's wife dies
    107 7 ITUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— News has been received here of the death in Worthington. England, of Lady Florence Evelyn Maxwell, v.ife of one of Malaya's most prominent figures of 30 years ago. Lady Maxwell, who died last Friday, was today described by a retired Malayan civil
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    Does Reid make a merger easier?
    232 7 THAT'S SINGAPORE'S BIG QUESTION A LL political parties in Singapore have called executive committee meetings to consider the Reid Report. Their deliberations will centre on two main questions: DO the Reid recommendations make a merger between the Federation and Singapore easier or more difficult?
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    SENTRY WHO KILLED PLANTER WILL NOT BE CHARGED
    160 7 SENTRY WHO KILLED PLANTER WILL NOT BE CHARGED KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Osman bin Talb, 21, the sentry who shot and killed a European planter, Richard Brian Entwistle, 26, will not be charged with any offence. A spokesman of the Legal Department told the Straits Times today: "The Attorney-General has gone
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    New boys' clubs officials
    84 7 The following officials have been elected by the Singapore Federation of Boys' Clubs: President, Mr. Llm Choon Mong; vice-presidents, Messrs. Harry L. Wee and Sim Beng Seng; hon. secretary, Mr. Tan Huat Keng; asst. Hon. secretary, Mr. Tan Hoay Gie; hon. treasurer, Mr. Chua Cher Bak;
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    Mr. Schutzman takes over
    43 7 Mr. F. Schutzman, manager of Raffles Hotel, was unanimously elected the president of the Singapore Hotel Association at an extraordinary meeting at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday. He succeeded Mr. Hans Gfeller, who will be going on leave soon.
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    Judge's holiday
    23 7 Mr. Justice Knight, senior puisne judge in Singapore, will be leaving the Colony next month for a short holiday in Britain.
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    A CORONER PRAISES YOUTHS FOR ESPLANADE RESCUE BID
    151 7 A CORONER PRAISES YOUTHS FOR ESPLANADE RESCUE BID rpwo youths who jumped A into the sea off the esplanade to try to save the life of a drowning woman were commended at a Singapore inquest yesterday. The coroner, Mr. Giant Chong Hing, said that Chua Slang Kang, 19, and Oh
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    Sentry fired at
    31 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs A special constable sentry was fired at from outside the perimeter fence of Swee Lam estate in the Kulai area of Johore early this morning.
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    Flying Club
    26 7 The Governor, Sir Robert Black, will open the clubhouse of the Royal Singapore Flying Club at Paya Lebar on Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.
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    Red visitors
    30 7 Two new Russian ships the 1,571 -ton factory ship Samarkand and the 3,784-ton fish carrier Tuloma arrived in Singapore yesterday from Split, Yugoslavia, on their way to Vladivostock.
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    Indian festival
    26 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Th c Hindu community of Johore Bahru will celebrate the Masi Slvarathirl festival at the Sri Raja Mariamman temple next Wednesday.
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    Debbie's dilemma over pick-up baby
    298 8 Debbie's dilemma over pick-up baby SUSAN BARRIE sees! the week's new films IT IS a pleasant change to see a really good film which relies neither on sex nor violent action for its theme and can be rated first class entertainment. Such is R.K.O s j new Technicolor comedy, "Bundle
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    WIDMARK IN THE JUNGLE
    226 8 AN adventure story with an original twist is always worth seeing. "Run for the Sun" is just that. If you discount a few improbabilities in the plot you can thoroughly enjoy it —especially if you get a kick out of suspense. Directed by Roy Boulting. it
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    No shady deals for Robert Taylor: He puts Mueller above moola
    186 8 f\F hundreds of films v about big business and the tangled lives of tycoons, "The Power and the Prize" is different and interesting. Robert Taylor, middleaged but very suitable for his role of the dynamic businessman, has German star
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    DORIS TAKES TO DRAMA
    231 8 Married to a killer she is next on list F|ORIS DAY, who made her name as a popular singer, seems definitely to have arrived as a dramatic actress. In M.G-M.'s new thriller, "Julie," she has the tensest role of her career. She is thoroughly convincing as
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    Now a two-face Davy Crockett
    174 8 rIE First Texan," an Allied Artists' Technicolor film of the Texan revolt against Mexico, has som c of the best pictorial work I have seen for some time— but what a pity It was wasted on such a poor story. Based on General Houston's liberation
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    CHANDLER PLAYS PAPA TO LITTLE BOY LOST
    328 8 CHANDLER PLAYS PAPA TO LITTLE BOY LOST fPHE best family film for X some time is "Toy Tiger," a fresh, breezy story about a lonely little boy in boarding school who creates a makebelieve father to fill the lack of a real one. This is the sort of thing that
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    ROCK 'n ROLL REACHES A NEW LOW
    137 8 ROCK 'n ROLL REACHES A NEW LOW TT Is bad enough when we are subjected to a screenful of teen-agers who appear to be potential Juvenile delinquents. But it is too much when we are asked to accept middle-aged juveniles. Sal Mineo, another rock 'n roll teenager In the Presley
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    SKIN DIET OF PARIS
    915 9 FREE BEAUTY AID A "SKIN DIET" personally worked out to suit *v, ea S h woman complexion need* wIU be one of the free services offered to Singapore women t>y Parisian beauty expert Mademoiselle Monique trard who will arrive this morning from Europe for a three
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      197 9 12 TOWELS IN HEW I J&At STREAIILIIIEO "OX Hut MODESS if $//mriest sk/rt or cheongsam >Wth "--MODESS $/mp/y con't show. ore silky-soft, extra absorbent and superbiy comfortable! Wear MODESS Towels with the MODESS o/J-e/ast/c cdjustab/e be/t. Wifiwm^dtnwm product P«MMM U KOUCM.IMCLMS omjMinv TlmitM. (Incorporated In England). \\w^^^^ ::=^^^^^s^b^b^^^^)^sblblbaSßw^cw^bi \wmKffc^ rr^L
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      264 9 HOW QUICK IS A FLASH! Not much quicker than O-Cedar Polish O-Ccdar dusts. And cleans. And polishes. All at the same riffle. Floors shine with cleanliness. Tiles and paintwork gleam. Furniture beams its thanks for O-Cedar's loving care. How frtsh and sweet the whole bouse is, in simply no time
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      209 9 Straits Times Crossword iaJu* 'ft^,- .^p iri^M WW Ml^- mi^mm *kB>M aw wm*m MM io ||i ACROSS lion results (S). t XC- n m Hold orth melodiously m 8. Accompaniment of N.CO. in neighbouring county on and out uncertainly <Jj-^ London district U0). 3ZS. aln »»P. ox P-Ua, Honour. 10.
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    LOCAL SHARE MART CONTINUES DULL AND FEATURELESS
    311 10 LOCAL SHARE MART CONTINUES DULL AND FEATURELESS By Our Market Correspondent THE dull and featureless tendency on the Singapore Share Market of the past week continued yesterday with investors reported to be "marking time." A similar position existed in the rubber market which experienced a small turnover. During the day's
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    189 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are; Chusan 13, Benrinnes 45, Danikal 6A, Benmhor 6,7, Soudan 89, Sunda 11 Elpenor 13,14, Hessentein 15*16, Bantam 18, Beetong N. Wall 5, Debora N. Wall 7,'Larantuka N. Wall 9, Reginald Kerr 21|22, Paserang 23 Song Be
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    305 10 The Malayan Share Broken As. sociation reported: "The local share market was generally auiet in all sections." Singapore and Federation broken reported the following business done yesterday:— Fraser to Neave ords $2.22%; W. Hammer $1.85 cd cb: Henry Waugh $1.67 to $1.68: Malayan Cement $1.63 cd. $1.64 cd:
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    137 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per plcul yesterday were:Copra: steady; Feb. $28 buyers, $28 314 sellers; March $28 12 buyers, $29 14 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $43 sellers, drum $47 14 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $98, Sarawak $97. special Sarawak black
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    U.K. EXPORTS
    79 10 United Kingdom exports or pas- senger cars in January this year i totalled 26.372 compared with 30.--319 in January last year, according to figures given by the Board of Trade. Exports of commercial road vehicles were 8.560 compared with 12.907. Production of passenger cars fell in January to
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 10 On the free exchange market In Hang Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 6.1214 for cash and 6. 14 Ms for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 16.18 and one tael of gold at 267%.
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    OWCIAIPtorJ
    17 10 Per Ih i.m I TIN: V&° n '"r, I <"P $1.50, <K I tOPR A j
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    65 10 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS Mi fNVESTMf;- on tutchange tod variable. the drop of 2/ ««> Indust^. slightly eas« at^wieve,, Loans 3. Bank of N.s W Oon. Zinc. Mount Lyeli Mount MorK in""" "-M Peko II Western Miiil Ampol Ex. Oil Search Aust. Cootol A.P.M. m ew, 1 Bradford b. Hiii Pro." Courtauld
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    RUBBER PRICES
    110 10 March first g tAir rqb f.o.b. closed in Mn HD «rI «Uy at Bfi cent on price. The closing tour Closlne prlc« yesterday were.. OFFICIAL: No 1 1.0. b. buyers X' R.S.S. Mar 87; No. i i 86 i. sellers 87. UNOFFICIAL: opfv No. 2 R.S.S. Mar sellers
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    FRENCH CARS
    64 10 French car production Is SO up again after a setback ciuk: petrol rationing. Car firms tan put of all the sun cars. But output of larger cars I tlnues to be heavily ret plte producifi: and December, laal car and commercial vet:: was 17 per cent b 1955
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      816 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SITUATIONS VACANT APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Council Negrl Interpreter In the Secretariat, Kuching, Sarawak, carrying a salary scale of $430 x 20 490/520 x 25 620. The duties of the post Include: (a) To interpret simultaneously speeches from English into Malay and from Malay into
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      563 10 NOTICES BATU SELANGOR TIN DREDGING COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE IS HEREBY OWEN that the Twenty-eecond Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General ManaI gers, Anglo-Oriental (Malaya) > Limited 16 Barrack Road, Kuala Lumpur, on
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      857 10 NOTICES CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD or the FEDERATION OF MALAYA PAYMENT OF BILLS Consumers in Kuala Trengganu are hereby notified that v.ith effect from Ist March 1957, all electricity bills are to be paid at the Office of Central Electricity Board. Jalan Banggol Kuala Trengganu. The Post Office, Kuala Trengganu, will
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      841 10 NOTICES NASSIM ft CO., LIMITED Will Sell by Public Aoetl.n in their Sale-Rooms No*. 4 4-1, Cotlyer Qw. Ml SATURDAY. 21r* FBBBVABY. 1957. at M aja. Teak and Cane Lounge Suites; Wardrobe: Beds with Kapok Mattresses; Dressing Tables; Dining Table and Chairs; Bookcases; Desks: Steel 7-Drawer and 9Drawer Letter Cases;
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      421 10 GAZETTED PRICES THE Federation's Finance Minister has fixed the following prices for calculating customs duties for the week from February 21: RUBBER: 87 5/8 cents per Ib. COPRA: $448 per ton. COCONUT OIL: $756 per ton. PALM OIL: $812 per ton. PALM KERNELS: $385.50 per ton. KNUTSEN LINE orient service
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      1214 11 ,405 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. x-i, »4i» J#l: ncorporoted_in Singapore 12 U^. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE I'"*' 1 > r other ports to lood ond discharoe LI VCRPOOL, GLASGOW^ONDON ft CONT.NENTAL* -CWTS SoitaJ P. Shorn Perong Siosgow G. 13/14 Feb 23 Feb 24/24 Feb 27/28 -j Feb 24 Feb 24
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      1988 11 miWMMIIJIJVIHIHUIIim I BAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK AND/OR FAR EAST "FALSTRIA" P !"f no P.J'hom S'pora "P«ETOR.?" fkOk "PANAMA" "SARGODHA" Z y\',A M£ONIA ..n,k.k enly SS SS 222^2* "%l&tilgF&rlsXS!£;. SS IItDAM MAMiot€ Spore P. S'hom Penang MALAYA C.II. B«Mna. M/M fc '**mPr _..:..j. 10/lOM.r il/TSMar KINA IS/14 Mar
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      1196 11 rnua ii MeAUSTER tfc CO., LTD. TEL: Ne.i M 341 ■U.BatMAM BUCKWALL KLAVEMB»« UNK LONDON, HAVRI, ROTTERDAM LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, HAMBURG SEATTU, VANCOUVER ft PORTLAND ond tor U.S.A., North Atlontle Ports Accepting cargo for Central ft Seat* ond Canada vk> Colombo America CITT OP POONA "p"""!!^ Tporo P. S'hom
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    Rubber companies cut cost of production
    378 12 Rubber companies cut cost of production EADING rubber companies in Malaya have already taken action in some cases to increase output, cut costs and improve the quality of rubber by using new, locally developed processing methods, as part of their action to combat the competition from synthetic rubber. Some of
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    Malaya sends more to Cyprus
    123 12 DESPITE the efforts of EOKA, Cyprus is becoming an increasingly important customer of Far Eastern countries. Statistics published in Nicosia record a large jump in Imports from Hong Kong, Japan, Malaya and Singapore. Cyprus purchases from Hong Kong last year rose to £294,000 compared with
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    New position
    47 12 Mr. J. L. W. Cole who has served with the Central Electricity Board at various centres in the Federation of Malaya over the past four years, has left to take an appointment as electrical engineer with the Eastern Mining and Metals Company Ltd. in Trengganu.
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    ITALIANS PRAISE MALAYAN HOSPITALS
    179 12 rpwo executives of a large ■L Italian company which manufactures pharmaceutical products praised our hospitals and other clinical institutions when they visited Malaya. They described local hospitals and clinics as the best equipped and most modern in South-East Asia. The executives were Dr. Emllio Lepetit, manager
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    'Longer life for tyres' claim by local factory
    240 12 'Longer life for tyres' claim by local factory A SUBSIDIARY company of Tyre Equipment and Reconditioning Co. Lt^., of Wembley, England, Terco (Malaya) Ltd., which opened a new factory in Singapore six months ago has commenced production on the reconditioning of motor car tyres by a new process. The company
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    Harper Gilfillan to get new chief, in March
    264 12 Harper Gilfillan to get new chief in March THE chairman of Harper A Gilfillan and Co. Ltd., Singapore, Mr. F. H. Atkinson, is retiring next month after 30 years with the company. Mr. Atkinson, 52, who was born in Manchester, leaves Malaya on March 11 and he will be succeeded
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    RESEARCH ON OUR ROAD SYSTEM
    306 12 RESEARCH ON OUR ROAD SYSTEM ROAD problems and the need of testing different methods of construction and surfacing are discussed in a report on roads and road problems in South-East Asia published in London. The road systems under review are those of Singapore, the Federation of Malaya, Brunei, Sarawak and
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    U.K. plastics output record
    90 12 Britain's plastics industry lad another record production and export year in 1956. The British Plastics Federation has announced that output, which has more than doubled since 1950, reached about 335,000 tons last year. This was an increase of more than 10.000 tons compared with the 1955
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      167 12 FLUORESCENT LIGHTING UNITS QJ H Q. I, I irMß' fflffw^W Lister Engineering LfdJ mii:i*nj •ri^:<if:ir^ni:.uu:wiJil!BJj. > M.'liM Take /Xc^^^^r^ Kodak VERICHROME PAN Film will give you the b est resu ts SSffeS r^^^" f YOUR KODAK OEALiU KODAK (MALAYA) LIMITED. SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. fa/,* on Time! I 30-hour Alum
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      200 12 Goodbye 3 dear Oh, and don't forget what I said about DETTOL" Yes, the sure way to personal freshness is to use 'Dett every day. Doctors recommend it because it is safe-4t doesn't irritate or stain, and it has a pleasant, rofreshin smelL Always keep a bottle of Dettol in
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    Tuan Mong OBA are favourites
    337 13 Tuan Mong OBA are favourites BIGGEST BASKETBALL MEET STARTS TOMORROW T*HE biggest organised basketball njeet in the 1 Far East, involving 130 teams in Singapore and Johore, will begin tomorrow night when 24 games will be decided at the Singapore Youth Sports Centre. The meet, organised by the S.Y.S.C, will
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    SINGAPORE GET A NEW POOL
    140 13 SINGAPORE GET A NEW POOL fHE Singapore City A Council is arranging a swimming and diving display to mark the opening of the new $460,000 Farrer Park swimming pool today. The pool is to be opened by the Chief Minister. Mr. Llm Yew Hock, at 5.30 p.m. after which there
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    Hospitals edge TTC
    121 13 HOSPITAL Sports Club beat Teachers Training College 2-1 In a Government Services Junior league soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. Despite having more of the game, Hospitals were held to 1-1 at the interval. Teachers were the first to score through Tiong Hean and .^d till four
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    Magpies lose
    27 13 LISBON Thurs. Beleneses, the Lisbon football club beat Newcastle United, the English First Division team, 2-1 here last night, rhey led 2-0 at half time.
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    Lock icon OLYMPIC GAMES ORGANISERS SEND OUT £400,000 SOS
    222 13 OLYMPIC GAMES ORGANISERS SEND OUT £400,000 SOS MELBOURNE, Thurs. AN SOS. for an extra bank overdraft guarantee of £A 400.000 was sent today by the Olympic Games Organising Committee to the Victorian Government. Premier Henry Bolte said he would Immediately ask the Federal Government to share in the guarantee on
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    Lock icon Rain —no play on last day
    55 13 INVERCAROILL. Thurs —Rain washed out play On the last day of the two-day match between the Australian tourlne cricketers and Southland here today. Final scores: Southland 84 (R. Gaunt six for 23. I. Mecklff three for 14i Australians 237 for six dccl. <L. Fa\ell
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    Schools team
    48 13 The Combined Schools team to meet Y.M.S.A. In their S.H.A. Junior knockout semi-final match on the Girls' Sports Ground tomorrow will be selected from: Sin Meng Kwang, Anwarul. L'EMrange, Raiding Kok Peng. Sabu. Harbajan Singh. Kanac.i. Thamblraj. Sandosham Frlda. Jacob, Montelro. Kcok Meng and Gurucharan Singh.
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    188 13 BRISBANE, Thurs DRITAIN'B fighting Sunday School teacher. Ken Lawrence, wilt have his first Australian bout against national featherweight tltleholder. Bobby Binn here on March 8. Lawrence was brought tc> Australia by promoters Stadiums limited on a three-fight contract Us record Is 35 profeulonal
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      695 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED Words Si (Min.)-Box it ets. oxtra. EUROPEAN BACHELOR Requires Good Class Accommodation (Not Hotels) Kindly write ghSTg particulars to Box A 7238 8 T o Z l Unfurnished/Furnished 2/3 bedrooms within four miles G.P.O. required on short or long lease. Reply Box A 7300 8 T I OFFICER
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      856 13 BOOKS PUBLICATIONS Worm, U (Mlm.i-Bm» M eU.mmtr. THE JANUARY 1967 Edition of the Federation of Malaya Telephone Directory can be purchased from The strait* Tunes PrSsjUd Cecil street. Singapore^ Price' $1 50 per copy. Postage 30 ets. CXwo. there are A lot of mistakes you needn't make! if yon are
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      901 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE tt Words U (Mln.)-Box It ets. mxtrm. CHEVROLET BELAIR. 1955 in Up top condition. Trade hi considered. Ring ***** CHEVROLET 1955 Engine and Tyres In Good condition. $8,000. Apply 210 Keng Lee Road. HUMBER HAWK 1953 One Owner $2,500 0.n.0. Offers to P.O. Box 3M or Telephone
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    Improved Buitenzorg shows up in final workout
    309 14 EPSOM JEEP REPORTS FROM PENANG TRACK PENANG, Thursday. WUITENZORG, winner of three races in his last v four starts, should keep up his splendid work at the Penang Spring Meeting. This vastly-im-proved Midas gelding went attractively in his winding-up gallop this morning. Keeping
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    Grandeur in good gallop
    93 14 than Good FOraf e 'Barratt) in a 3f spin in 43. Actor II came ud the straight at a brisk pace, and so did Slam Rice (Chadwick) Persian Count (Omar) was out for pace work. Malay FUm II clocked 44. Red Wolf II was pulling hard
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    Nicholson gets winning points
    61 14 Administration and Supply Wing qualified to meet Engineering Wing in Monday's final of the RAP. Seletar's inter-wing Rugby championship when they beat Flying wing by eight points (a goal and a penalty goal) to six (two tries) yesterday. Nicholson scored all the points for the winners
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    Seeded Tan will start tourney
    203 14 Seeded Tan will start tourney SEEDED Tan Kirn Song will meet J..A Mealin on March 4 in the opening tie of the special billiards tournament to mark the visit Oil Walter Lindrum. The match will be played at 6 p.m. at the Singapore Recreation Club, where all first -round matches
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    Chinese S.A. win two matches
    48 14 Results in the Singapore Table Tennis Association's senior interteam league last night were: I Chinese V.M.C.A. "Reds" beat 'Machine and Engineering Employees Union 5-2; Chinese Sports Assn. "Blue" beat Teochew Lian Kheow Club 5-1; Chinese Sports Assn. "Reds'* beat Shing Wan S.A. 5-0.
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    Lock icon No goals scored
    37 14 1 NOTTINGHAM, Thurs. Nottingham Forest and Huddersfleld Town played a scoreless draw In their re-arranged English second division league match here today. The match was postponed last Saturday because of F.A. Cup ties. Reuter.
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    THE FOOTBALL CLUB THAT ALMOST DIED OF DESERTION SETS ITS AMBITIONS HIGH
    434 14  -  NORMAN SIEBEL By £iiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii |RAHIM OMAR... S ...has he outgrown his s problem-boyishness? simimiiiimiii gTAR SOCCERITES, the club that almost died of desertion, the little terriers in red who won the senior league title in 1951 and beat
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    'TITLE or BUST'
    471 14 THE STARS FORETELL.. occasion demands, the footballer of 1954, the forgotten man of 1956. Rahim, still in his early twenties, has set his sights on a place in the Singapore team to the Asian Games in Tokyo next year and intends to use this season as the
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    SENIOR JOCKEYS TO MISS PENANG
    121 14  - SENIOR JOCKEYS TO MISS PENANG EPSOM JEEP By PENANG, Thurs. WHERE may be a shortage of senior jockeys at the Fenang Spring Meeting. Ted Larkin, Davy Jones and Eddie Cracknell have returned to England. Champion jockey Garnet Bongonre is having a wellearned break. He is vacationing in Hong Kong. Jackie
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    FIRST LEG OF BAM TRAINING IN APRIL
    125 14 FIRST LEG OF BAM TRAINING IN APRIL T»HE BADMINTON AsA sociation of Malaya will start their concentr a t c d centralised training for Thomas Cup prospects from April 14 at the Singapore Youth Sports Centre. In a letter to Mr. Hugh Savage, superintendent of the S.Y.S.C., the B.A.M. Training
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    Lock icon India beat HK Chinese
    142 14 HONG KONG, Thurs. INDIA'S Olympic soccer team today beat Hong Kong Combined Chinese 3-2 after trailing 1-2 at half-time. The Indian team impressed the crowd of 28,000 with their short-passing tactics. Hong Kong took the le *d in the seventh minute when centreforward Chow Shiu Hung
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    Drobny and Althea in three finals
    125 14 COLOMBO. Thurs. JAROSLAV Drobny, the 1954 Wimbledon winner, reached the men's singles final of the Asian tennis championships today with a 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 victory over Jack Arkinstall (Australia) here today. Drobny is now in three finals. He and A. Huber (Austria) reached
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    INDIA NAME THREE v MALAYA
    85 14 INDIA NAME THREE v MALAYA CALCUTTA, Thurs. rE Indian ltwn tennis team to meet Malaya in their Eastern Zone Davis Cup tie at Madras on March 1 to 3 was announced here today. The team is Naresh Kumar (captain), Ramnathan Krishnan and Uday Kumar. The Malayan team is Ong Chew
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    Two weeks to go, and only 4 Div. One teams register
    158 14 fjyiTH the soccer sea-» son two weeks away, only four senior clubs have registered their players with the Singapore Amateur Football Association. Although no deadline is set for registration it would be impossible for any team to take part
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    Hadley will be' replacement for Webb in Army cricket XI
    306 14 Hadley will be' replacement for Webb in Army cricket XI rpASMANIAN all-rounder J. Hadl». v will the Army in this year's Sinjjapor,. Crin ciation senior tournament. Hadley, of the Australian Army did 1 the tournament last season but I peans and Singapore twice. A forceful batsman and i I medium-pace
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    Change to boots saves the Police
    199 14 Change to boots saves the Police ACHANGF. shoes to Important rol< held University 1-1 in the t Singaporknockout com] Buklt Tirm: In the first hall players wore failed to when th» the second hal proved but also game. S.R.C. !i;i.l i The other Singapore 1 1 S.R.C "Red; the Girls
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    Same team for Test
    82 14 JOHANNESBURG, Thurs South Africa will stand by a winning team for the final Test against England starting at Port Elizabeth on March 1. They nave decided to field the same side that won the fourth Test here yesterday, namely C. B. van Ryr«eveld (captain), A. Pit-
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      31 14 SOCCER Inter-school: Raffles v St. Andrew's, R.1.; Victoria v Johore English College. Victoria. TABLE -TENNIS B.T.T.A. senior Inter-club le&cue, Chinese YMCA. 7.30 inn. BILLIARDS Ban Leone Cup tournament, YMCA, 6 p.m.
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