The Straits Times, 25 February 1957

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    16 1 AVtRAr 'K The Straist times lit***. fie***** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1957. 15 CENTS
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    WANTED: $231 MILLION
    1253 1 FEDERATION FIVE-YEAR PLAN STARTS OFF 'IN THE RED* Locally-raised loans and help from Britain will not be enough Government to seek new sources of aid ipTER :ikiiitf into account financial aid n Britain and funds to be raised in Malii>;i. the Federation Ciovcrnment still has tl(in( j
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    Lock icon Rendezvous over the Pole
    88 1 Rendezvous over the Pole COFLMIU.I Sun. Two wndinavian airliners, Mr from Copenhagen and thf other from Tokyo, »fr» heading for a North Mf renoV/wiuN tonight. •P*nin up the iirst r«ula r service across the i"D of the world. Hitched by thousands, the Tokyo.bound plane. "Gutl«rm Viking" took oft* (mm Kastrup
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    Lock icon I price probe
    19 1 •RK Sun. F. 8.1. investigating big n th- price of oil L( thn Suez crisis.— UP
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    Lock icon THE TWO-IN-ONE EGG'
    34 1 tan. a small three and a half inches long. t farmer Hubert and two-and-a-half inches Hcddon-on- wide. Inside was another i a seven- normal-sized. fully-formed r i<r ounce egg. egg.— Reuter.
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    PAP says 'no' to Front
    285 1 LEE: 'THEY ARE SO UNCERTAIN AND UNSTABLE' THE secretary-general of the People's Action Party, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, yesterday said that the Labour Front was "so uncertain and unstable" that it would be dangerous for his oarty to think of a merger. Mr. Lee was
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    Boos at Front meeting
    625 1 Boos at Front meeting 'Aid Malays' motion is referred back SPEAKERS at the Singapore Labour Front's annual conference were booed yesterday during a tnree-hour debate on economic aid to the Colony Malays. This happened minutes before the conference voted (118 for to 21 against) to refer to the party's central
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    7 hurt in road crashes
    49 1 Seven people were injured in road accidents in Singapore last night They were: Chia Seng Nol, 58, a housewife. Augustine Liew, 49, Roaslind Liew. 24, Low Kirn Wah and a girl, Yang Ah Yong, 14 Koh Cheng Siong, 46. and Yeo Kok Sai, 47.
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    Lock icon Sanctions debate
    36 1 NEW YORK. Sun.— The United Nation* general assembly will resume its debate on the Middle East issue tomorrow. On the agenda Is the demand for sanctions against Israel, demanded by six Afro-Asian state.s. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'H-dust in morning milk'
    192 1 'H-dust in morning milk LONDON, Sun. The Sunday Pictorial today published charts showing the effects of H-bomb tests on future generations. It told its readers: "You would be made to shut your eyes to this." Charts showed how radioactive dust from Htests falls on grass all over the world, is
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    R.A.F. abandons Landak hunt
    239 1 NO REPORT ON LIFEBELT AFTER 10 unsuccessful aircraft sorties over the A North Borneo coast to find the missing Shell tanker Landak, the Royal Air Force called off the search on Saturday. Mr. R. J. K. Harrison, information officer of the Par East Air Force, told
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    Lock icon Siamese polls
    12 1 BANGKOK, Sun. Siam will hold national elections on Tuesday.— Reuter.
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    QUAKE ROCKS FORMOSA: MANY HURT, 11 DEAD
    77 1 TAIPEH, Sun. The biggest earthquake in six years rocked Formosa early today for 40 minutes killing at least 11 people. Early reports said scores of houses collapsed and many people were seriously injured. The quake started at 2026 GMT on Saturday and continued
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    Lock icon WORLD'S BIGGEST POLLING BEGINS
    87 1 WORLD'S BIGGEST POLLING BEGINS NEW DELHI, Sun.— India's second general elections opened today as the first of an expected 100 million voters cast their ballots. The polling in the world's biggest free election— with an electorate of 193 million people started under ciear skies at 8 a.m. in parts of
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    Lock icon Hot honeymoon
    22 1 TOKYO, Sun. A bridegroom kicked over the bedroom charcoal foot-warmer on his wedding night and burnt down his bride's farmhouse.—A.P.
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    'Plotters' held
    20 1 BERLIN, Sun. Four East German students were arrested today and charged with plotting to overthrow the government.— U.p.
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    NO PEACE YET IN MERDEKA CAMP
    206 1 NO PEACE YET IN MERDEKA CAMP Today is the crucial day VO FINAL settlement to the merdeka crisis was reached during a 45-minute meeting last night between the Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, and the UMNO executive committee. Today Mr. Lim will convey the views of the UMNO
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    Lock icon Yemenis fire on fort
    44 1 ADEN. Sun. Yemeni gun s fired on a frontier fort in the Beihan territory of Aden on Friday, an official Aden communique said yesterday The guns destroyed part ot the fort which had to be evacuated, the communique said U.P.
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    Lock icon Capital probe
    46 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. Senator James Eastland (Democrat) said in a statement issued here that a "disquieting flow of anony-mously-owned foreign capital into the United States' would be the subject of a major investigation by the Senate internal security subcommittee of which he is chairman. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Cabinet sacked
    28 1 MADRID, Sun. General Franco yesterday dismissed his entire Cabinet and told them "a new period" of Spanish history was beginning, a reliable government source reported. A.P.
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    Lock icon It's dance day
    27 1 TAIPEH, Sun. Nationalist China lifted its eight-year-old ban on dance halls on Formosa today and said they may be opened for foreigners only.— U.P.
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    Lock icon Sweet music
    22 1 JOHANNESBURG. Sun. Scots-born Mrs. Caroline Millar, who died last year, left £30.000 in her will to encourage bagpipe playing. Reuter.
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    Special shot by bandits in village
    103 1 BATU GAJAH, Sun. Terrorists cut their wav through the perimeter fence of the Tanjong Tualang new village near here early this morning and shot a special constable, Mohamed Abdullah bin Abdul Salam, 20. A stray oullei ttiey tlrea entered a nearby house and wounded
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    Lock icon Russia warns
    34 1 MOSCOW. Sun. The Soviet newspaper, Red Star, said yesterday that if a new world war broke out atomic, hydrogen "or even more powerful bombs" could be dropped on the American continent.— U.P.
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    Lock icon SOFT MUSIC—AND WORDS?
    44 1 SOFT MUSIC— AND WORDS? TOKYO. Sun. A resolution proposing that Beethoven symphonies be played before each assembly session to "inspire assemblymen and help to provide clean and fair minds" during discussion periods was unanimously passed yesterday by the Gumma Prefectural Assembly, Central Japan. Reuter.
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    Alliance sweeps Penang polls
    328 1 Alliance sweeps Penang polls PENANG. Sun. THE Alliance was swept A into office with a 100 I per cent victory anI nounced at 3 a.m. toch;y I —in Penang's first rural i council election. Despite the time, big crowds thronged counting stations to shout "merdeka" as Alliance candidates were declared
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    27 1 CAIRO MEETING CAIRO. Sun King Sand arrived here today for talks with King Hussein «f Jordan. President Nassfr and Syrian President ShHkri H Kouatly. —Renter.
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    Alliance? Not now, says Mr. Chew
    606 2 Malayan Governor-General...ald for Malays... cheap homes... unified education service...more schools and hospitals 'IT'S NOT PRACTICALBESIDES WE MUST LEARN SELF-RELIANCE' THE newly-elected president of the Singapore Labour Front, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, gave a broad hint yesterday that the party was unlikely to seek an
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    WANTED: A SYMBOL OF LOYALTY
    186 2 WANTED: A SYMBOL OF LOYALTY THE Singapore Labour Front yesterday passrd a resolution calling for a Malayan to be Governor-General after merdeka. Moving the resolution on behalf of Cairnhill Division. Mr. David Marshall said that last year Britain had indicated that the time was not ripe for the Governor. Sir
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    FRONT DELEGATES GIVE PARTY A PAT ON THE BACK
    266 2 FRONT DELEGATES GIVE PARTY A PAT ON THE BACK fkELEGATES at the Labour Front conference yesterday congratulated the party on i t s Malayanisation policy and on its "consistent efforts to seek a union with the Federation for the creation of a united Malayan nation." This was one of several
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    NO TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PLAN
    244 2 Chinese educationists meet ifUALA LUMPUR. Sun. 1V —The Minister of Education's plan to convert Chinese middle schools into nationaltype secondary schools was rejected here today at a conference of more than 200 Chinese educationists. The conference, called by the M.C.A. Central Education Committee, declared that
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    'DICTATORIAL SAY 1,500 RA'AYATS
    228 2 Protest on merdeka acU fTHE Singapore Party Ra'ayat we**, A meeting in protest against the col i merit's refusal to call a round-tablr ■■< political parties to discuss the cominThe meeting, held at the 1 Oeylang Great Eastern Trade Fair and attended by about 1,500 people,
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    BRANCH OF ISLAMIC PARTY IN COLONY
    86 2 BRANCH OF ISLAMIC PARTY IN COLONY A NEW p A the a. dependent based on was formed It is the Sin the Pan-M Party. The president Malayan Islami" Burhanudri.:. the branch ing in Onat aim of his party v tore the rights I including vereignty, pr cial justice." Membership ol
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    Lock icon PAKISTAN THANKS BRITAIN
    187 3 finance Minister praises support ta U#N ovep Kashmir Issue 1/ no time has the U.K. been so friendly to us as in last few month 9 KARACHI, Sunday. r ay Pakistani Finance Minister, Syed Amjad 1 uj yesterday praised Britain's support in Ihe United Nations of Pakistan
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    Lock icon Talk of Tory 'new look' as Premier consults aides
    124 3 LONDON, Sun.— Speculation on a "new look" in Government domestic and foreign policy mounted today as the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, resumed talks with five of his principal lieutenants Since lunch-time yesterday, Mr. Macmillan has been playing host at his
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    Lock icon 'Prof.' weds blonde in lion's cage
    54 3 "Professor" George J. Killer, and blonde Ginny Lowry, kiss after being married in a lion's cage at a circus in Cleveland, Ohio. Some 6.000 spectators viewed the wedding. Among the wedding guests were two circus lions, Leo and Nosey, both owned and trained by
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    No 'iron rule' say Netherlands
    269 3 ROW IN U.N. OVER NEW GUINEA NEW YORK, Sunday. T*HE Netherlands delegate to the United Nations, A Mr. C.W.A. Schurmann, yesterday denied Indonesian charges of "iron-handed colonialism" in ir i Dutch New Guinea. In a debate on the future of the territory about the size
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    Lock icon HUNGARIANS PLAN NEW REVOLT REPORT
    104 3 HUNGARIANS PLAN NEW REVOLT REPORT NEW YORK. Sun. Mr. Bela Varga, former Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, said yesterday that the Hungarian underground was mobilising for a revolt in March, one that would be "more dead 1 than the last.' Mr. Varga, who heads the Anti-Communist Hungarian National Council, made
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    French 'skymen' kill 40 rebels
    44 3 ALGIERS, Sun.— More than 40 rebels were killed yesterday at Douar Beni Missera, 70 miles south of here, when French paratroops dropped from helicopters into the midst of a huge band of rebels. No French losses were reported.—U. P.
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    Lock icon Red sub threat to America
    67 3 HONOLULU, Sun. Admiral Felix B. Stump, Comman-der-in-chief of U.S. Pacific Forces, said today that Russian submarines operating in the Pacific "constitute a very definite threat" to the security of the United States. Admiral Stump said that the Russians now had a longrange fleet type submarine
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    Lock icon Avalanche hunt
    24 3 TOKYO, Sun. A police rescue squad searched Mount Coyama. western. Japan last night for five people carried away by an avalanche. Reuter.
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    AIR CRASH: 22 NOW FEARED DEAD
    180 3 SEOUL, Sun. U.S. au- the 18-foot Yellow Sea tides thorities toriav nut that regularly wash over the inonnes roaay pui sma]l sand lsland where the the toll of known and burn ing transport plane presumed dead in Friday crashed, night's crash of a big
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      Lock icon Ike to speak to peoples of whole world
      363 3 Ike to speak to peoples of whole world WASHINGTON, Sun. President Eisenhower will deliver a world-wide broadcast tomorrow to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Voice of America (VOA), the United States Government's official overseas radio. Carried live t o every corner of the world by the VOA's 78 transmitters,
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      Lock icon Caught: An over-dressed crook
      44 3 NEW YORK. Sun. A man accused of shopliftine in a department store was arrested yesterday after a twoPolice said he was wearing throe Jackets, a topcoat and three pairs of trousers and was carrying another topcoat on his arm. A.P.
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    Lock icon A THREAT TO STEP UP THE TERROR
    180 3 NICOSIA, Sun.— EOKA leaflets circulated here this morning and signed "Dighenis" (penname of EOKAs chief. Colonel George Grivas) said February and the following months would "prove fatal months" for the British in Cyprus. "We admit we to o suffered losses but when activity
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    Lock icon STRIKE PLAN AT FORD COMPANY
    94 3 LONDON Sun.— About 500 Briggs workers, all members of the transport and General Workers Union, decided at Dagenham today to back the Amalgamated Engineering Union decision to strike on Wednesday unless shop steward John McLoughlin is reinstated before then. The transport and General Workers Union
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    Unhappy refugee gets top pay
    208 5 Unhappy refugee gets top pay f UDVIK GASPERIK, 26, the Czech stowaway who is waiting in Singapore for permission to settle in Australia, is working as one of the highestpaid house-painters in the Colony but he is unhappy. The $400 a month painter complained to the Straits Times: Painting is
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    Education and merdeka
    46 5 Sir Han Hoe Lim will be the chairman of a forum sponsored by the Singapore Teachers' Union at Raffles Institution hall at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Politicians from main parties will speak on: "What would be a suitable educational system for Singapore after merdeka?"
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    Samsu man fined
    43 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Chan Hong, aged 74 was fined $1,200 or eight months' jail in the magistrate's court today for being in possession of samsu. fermented mash and utensils for the manufacture of liquor at Geylang Patah on Jan. 8.
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    Safety council
    37 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The Johore Bahru Rotary Club will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. when a Citizen's Safety Council will be inaugurated. A film on road safety will be shown.
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    Gift to convent
    29 5 The Singapore City Association will present a cheque for $794 to the Canosa Convent in Aljunied Road today. This represents the association's annual gift to charity.
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    Drastic action threat over quarters
    211 5 rpHE Singapore City Coun--1 cil Services Union warned yesterday that it would take drastic action if the council did not build artisan quarters. Th e union, which has 2,000 members, accused the council of doing nothing about building artisan quarters i except "a. lot of
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    'Save millions on rubber'
    293 5 RAISE THE PRICE BY FRACTION OF A CENT TO MEET WORKERS PAY DEMAND— UNION m* at ava.c u L KtJALA LUMPUR, Sunday. MALAYA S rubber industry could save millions of dollars if it were willing to spend one-fifth of a cent more per pound on rubber
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    Strike fund
    22 5 Members of the 5,000--strong Air Ministry Local Staff Union are to contribute 50c. a month each to a strike fund.
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    PRETTY LAILATON TO WED CHILDHOOD FRIEND
    98 5 CHE LAILATON HALALIAH, 22, youngest daughter of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal. Tuan Haji Mustapha Albakri. is to marry the friend of her schooldays. Inche Junid bin Haji Abdul Rahim. Assistant District Officer. Jerantut. Pahang. They will wed in Kuala Lumpur on March
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    Bus dispute
    29 5 Representatives of the Singapore Bus Workers' Union will meet the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, today to discuss the union's dispute with two Chinese bus companies.
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    WHO expert visits Colony
    51 5 Dr. A. l. Bravo, the chief of the social and occupational health section of the World Health Organisation, flew into Singapore yesterday for a 10-day visit. During his stay here he will discuss hospital administration programmes with health officials. He will visit I Kuala Lumpur on
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    BETTER TAMIL IN SCHOOLS PLEA
    178 5 BETTER TAMIL IN SCHOOLS PLEA THE Tamils' Represenx tative Council wants better Tamil to be taught in Singapore^ secondary schools. The council ts preparing a memorandum to b e sent to the Minister for Education Mr. Chew Swee Kee, in a few days. Ther e are about 300 Government English
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    Man held in village
    55 5 One of two men sought for the past two' years by Federation police in connection with a murder in a pineapple estate in Johore was detained by Singapore police in Tuas village at the end of Jurong Road on Saturday. The other man l s believed
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    Club officials
    43 5 Mr. V. Rajaratnam has been elected president of the Y.W.C.A. Square Dance Club. Other officers are: Vice-president. Miss M. J. Geikie: secretary Mr Edward Tan committee, Messrs. Richard Tan Peter Geikie. Othman Nayah, Mrs. Louise Chua and Mrs. H. S. Ee.
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      184 5 DONALD MOORE Productions Sports pavilion, Balestier Road, present Eleanor Steber of the 7.30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera In a recital at JOO community 1 "OF 8 -Vft A.'^IATIS'ItaSSSSf'SIS H\l»r.K.-\ 1 IU.N U' r> m tn 1 n tn Artnlt CLUBS. A^lty instructors; S^Vt p.m^ to Tp.rn^ SSS'7 at p.5 u to
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    DEATHS
    65 6 M Wort, lit (minimum). BALES Gene-Devarogh (Oene Bailey) at General Hospital, Singapore, aged 63, Feb. 23, Burled Feb. 24 Bldadari. MR. M. SINNADURAY of Tebrau Estate, Johore Bahru, died of heart-failure on 11th. instant. He leaves behind sons-in-law, brothers Messrs. A. M. Marlappan and Oovlndaraju, Merchants, Parlt Jawa, Mr.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    236 6 in Horrfi 110 (minimum) SALE STARTS TODAY at Mulc hands. Dresses, Gowns. Blouses Skirts. Prices Drastically Reduced. BANISH ALL SMELLS the fast and easy way— use Air-wick the modern air freshener It's available at all good .stores. EI.EANOR STEBER, Leading Soprano of Metropolitan Opera, gives her first recltai tonight
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    Singapore, Mon. Feb. 25, 1957. The Five Year Plan
    926 6 Singapore, Mon. Feb. 25, 1957. The Five Year Plan The Federation's five year development plan makes its belated first public appearance this morning a little the worse for London wear. It is having to be redrafted. j Much detailed re-arrange- ment of schemes and projects is necessary, says the White
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    20-Year Hitch
    284 6 "Something should be done by Government to bring home to tourists and holiday seekers of the world the great attractions of Malaya." This appeal, made nearly twenty years ago in the Straits Settlement Legislative Council, did not fall on deaf ears. The Colonial Secretary assured the House that
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    Singapore has gone ahead by leaps and bounds
    1525 6  - Singapore has gone ahead by leaps and bounds GEORGE PEET By |the development I dreams of past I a Are natu* |IS STAGGERING 1 COMING TRUE SOcL LIFE J AM seeing Singapore anew, and it is a wonderfully moving and stimulating experience. I first came out from England to join
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      PERILS OF BLACK MARKET DRUGS
      354 6 PERILS OF BLACK MARKET DRUGS rpHERE has been some x controversy over the restrictions Imposed by the Pharmaceutical Board on the use of certain drugs. Only those trained in medicine and pharmacology can administer such drugs. Among these drugs are a group of antibiotics used in treating anything from simple
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      DRAINS STAY BLOCKED
      106 6 IT IS a disgrace that a developed area bounded by Rangoon/Owen/Dorset Roads should have its roadside drains blocked with rubbish and silt, resulting In stagnation of water and the profuse breeding of mosquitoes. This condition has existed for a long time despite repeated complaints from the residents
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      Policy on deep water fishing
      174 6 qiNOAPORE'S Minister for Commerce and Industry seems to be under the impression that the work carried out by the fisheries research vessel Manihine can be carried out by a smaller ship. May I take this opportunity to correct him. If he will ask fishermen what
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      Nat less expert
      116 6 WITH reference to proceedings in my court published In Saturday's Issue of the Btralts Times, I regret to say that I have been misquoted, and. I believe. Dr. Maycock too. I said that medical science had not yet advanced to such an extent as to make the
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    $25 mil. 'rise' for the forces
    303 7 EXPANSION- COVERNMEMT WILL GO FULL SPEED AHEAD pIAS T0 PAY FOR MORE TROOPS AND BETTER TRAINING KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. Federation Government plans to increase V lh irmod forces budget by $25-million to en million a year by 1958. Iso spend $140-million in and after
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    AIR TRAFFIC CHIEF RESIGNS HIS POST
    76 7 A IR TRAFFIC CHIEF RESIGNS HIS POST Hr Rf£inald Oorcr Best. Sfi. ha* relinquished his post a*, superintendent of thr air traffic control tain MniMpon- Airport. b»>i w' 1 ls hern with it Aviatton Department f»r live years, told thf Strait* I imes vesterit lir had decided Ifavc under the
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    SEW $100,000 LIBRARY
    87 7 A 5/***** library at the n Chinese High Bukit Timah Road, b* opened by Mr. Tan lirk Sye. in ronjuction with ait 38th anniversary wirtrations on March 21. The library, containing 30,--fT 1 volumes of valuable Chi««and Enplish classics, will be one of the biggest in the
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    SERVICES TRIPLETS FLY IN
    53 7 "HELLO. TRIPLETS" was the cry at Singapore Airport yesterday as Mrs. Noone and family flew In to Join Sgt. John Noone of GHQ Farelf. Straits Times picture shows Patricia, Mrs. Noone. eldest daughter Susan (aged six), Phillipa and Penelope. The triplets were born in Germany on
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    General here on dual mission
    184 7 FIRST OF AUSSIE TEAM TO KRANJI \f AJ. GEN. H. G. EDGAR, of the Australian Army 1T1 arrived in Singapore yesterday on a dual mission. 1 As a member of the Australian delegation to the opening of the new Kranji War Memorial, he will pay
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    Annual concert
    14 7 The University of Malaya Music Society held Its annual concert last night.
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    Minister: Alliance power won merdeka
    114 7 Minister: Alliance power won merdeka IPOH, Sun. The Minister for Transport. Mr. Ong Yoke Lin. told a meeting here last night that the strength of the Alliance, backed by the people had resulted in Malaya being promised independence "ils year. He was speaking in support of Inche Mohamed Yunan bin
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    Transferred
    28 7 KUALA LIPIS, Sun. Mr. Harnam Sjlngh, Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been transferred to act as Deputy Superintendent in charge of criminal investigation, contingent headquarters. Kuala Llpis.
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    Police visit
    31 7 TANJONO MALIM, Sun. Sixteen police officers from Cambodia, who are attending a course atfthe Federal Police Training College at Kuala Kubu Bhaxu, yesterday visited the Tarrjong Malim police station.
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    Woman gets bail
    37 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Hajjeh Wan Supiah binte Wan Ahmad of Singapore, after being charged today with attempting to smuggle a pair of earrings and two gold ringsi valued at $290, was allowed $1,000 bail.
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    Buffet lunch
    32 7 PENANO. Sun.— About 700 guests attended a buffet lunch given today by the Mayor of George Town. Mr. G. H. Goh; to mark his election as the, city's first mayor.
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    'KEEP CALM' ABOUT THE REID REPORT
    279 7 Razak appeals to UMNO leaders KOTA BHARU. Sun.— The Education Minister. Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, last night called on UMNO members to remain calm while the Reid constitutional report was being studied by the working party specially appointed to sift the report. He
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    TOO TELLS CHINESE: YOU MUST CHOOSE
    173 7 'THE Federation Assistant Education Minister, Mr. 1 Too Joo Hing, said in Singapore yesterday the first task of the Chinese in Malaya was to declare their nationality. Addressing a conference of the All-Malayan Kheng Chew association, attended by 45 delegates, Mr. Too said: "With
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    Broke curfew
    16 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Ton Yin Kum was fined $15 today for breaking the curfew.
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    Rubber group formed
    47 7 Eleven rubber factories in Singapore and Johore have formed an association the Singapore Rubber Goods Manufacturers and Traders Association. The association, with premises in Victoria Street. Singapore will be opened by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, on March 3.
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    New strike threat by 120 midwives
    189 7 New strike threat by 120 midwives T*HE Singapore Oov- ernment's 120 midwives will meet next Sunday to consider strike action in connection with their demand for more pay. The women, who are members of the Singapore Midwives' Union, had threatened to strike last month on the same issue. The threat
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    Steber flies in
    38 7 Ml»s Eleanor Steber, the leading soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, flew into Singapore yesterday for her recitals at the Victoria Memorial Hall, today and Friday. The recital is sponsored in Singapore by Donald Moore Productions.
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    Parang charge
    32 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Ahmad bin Hajl Zahari, of Plentong, who caused hurt to Jelani bin Busni with a billhooked parang was today sentenced to two weeks' jail and fined $100.
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    16 DONORS—NOT TOO BAD
    58 7 16 DONORS— NOT TOO BAD Yesterday's session of the Singapore Blood Transfusion Service was "not too bad", according to Dr. M. M. H. Gibson-Hill. who is in charge. There were 16 donors six Chinese, six Indians, three Europeans and one Malay Dr. Gibson-Hill said: "People are catching on to the
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      Little ship's heroism in battle for Singapore
      1022 8  - Little ship's heroism in battle for Singapore Allingion Kennard bu THE WAR AT SEA, Volume 2. By Captain S. W. Roskill. (H. M. Stationery Office. 425.) rpHE first volume of A Captain Roskill's official British history of the war at sea ended on a note of dire gloom. The Prince
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      THE DISAPPOINTED DUCHESS
      265 8 by Susan ttarri** THE HEART HAS ITS REASONS. By the Duchess of Windsor. (Michael Joseph 305.) TT is not surprising that the autobiography of the Duchess of Windsor should turn out to be one of the most controversial books published in many a month. Extracts from it
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      Lesson far Colony
      141 8 A HISTORY OF SINCAPORE. By H. F. Pearson. (University of London Press 55.) rfA P T A I N Pearson's history of Singapore, just short of 200 pages, is designed for the upper standards of the English language primary schools. Captain Pearson traces the island's story back
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      236 8 nanish INDIGESTION- pf i i ¥<;% fWsL. T fry "Ay/M I ..j V"- W/y/, h ////A h.\ -"> vy/////// ////m JIAdjLJjLM i -with this sparkW jjEOj HEALTH DRIWfC! If your system does not eliminate food-wastes prompt!' and regularly, the whole routine of digestion may slowed and disorganised. This is a
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      316 8 V* I of hammering (7). Straits Times Crossword conBtawes DOWN wimj I 1. I 1,. I !>' ll I. I U KMa 2- Mischievous boys with Chal- ajfi| 111 njl dean facial features? (7). pwSf— S»S p™»? |s|» list about exploded mine 1 10). ••II it |ss|| 6. Day's end—
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    Stranded on toughest road in the world
    1252 9 Stranded on toughest road in the world at famous war-Nme f L cdo road down from I into Burma runs >' gr territory where opiate on tome bJ That why I grate3lc^ ep ted the offer of wVier. of »h. Bn",c ompany mi on this j/of my round-the- rst car
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      137 9 /•Vv Morgan 3M.D. 3iapie 9 s in trouble v iii^Tc i >«->ii Aiir> r1 ry-trrne uwrruwtff' I V m FOR HER ANP WANTS TO &rvfe r-v »viN»L«i- l e r~ <^ "'NF *O\) ANP I POCTOK WITH HfeK. J-^^mM^^M .ucTPiirTiOw; M 155 GALE' J i *li I HAVE MUC MTD
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      Prices harden after spel of caution
      610 10  -  Our Market Correspondent By T'HtiKhj was a reasonaoiy goou lurnover vn me Singapore Share Market last week, although the more cautious attitude adopted by investors in the past few weeks had by no means disappeared. The easing tendency of the previous period continued until
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      102 10 DIVIDENDS announced by companies operating in Malaya last week were: THE MENTAKAB RUBBER CO. LTD.: a second interim dividend of 111 percent, less 30 percent income tax for the year ended January 31, payable on February 28 to share, holders on the register on that date. Books will
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      BUSINESS DONE
      366 10 rE following business done in the Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers for the period February 16 to February 22. INDUSTRIALS: Fraser Neave Ords. $2.23 $2.22'-i. Hammer H Co., $1.85 to $1.87% cd. Hume Industries Ords. A.75.6d., Hume Industries Prefs. A.285., William
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      684 10 rE following full revised list of share prices was issued by The Malayan Share Brokers' Association after their last meeting on Friday:— INDUSTRIALS Bmyers MUn Alex Brick* Pref 1.16 i.co Ords 1.75 1.85 Atlas Ice 13.00 (buyers) B. B. Petrol 48/6 60/6 B. M. Trustees 8.10 6M
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      Little trading in rubber
      177 10 fTHE Sigapore Rubber Market exhibited no particular trend last week except a disinclination to trade by both buyers and sellers. This resulted In only the narrowest of fluctuations in prices. Monday's close being 86% cents for March first grade buyers and Friday's close for the week
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      222 10 The tin price in Singapore on Saturday at $374.12 per picul was the lowest for the week and followed a drop of £9 in London overnight. The market in Singapore lost $4.25 In price on the week and in common with other world centres Is still under the
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      843 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG Power Station Shift Charge Engineer. APPLICATIONS are invited from suitably qualified Federal Citizens or British Subjects for the appouiunent of Shift Charge Engineer in the Electricity Supply Department, for service normally at Penang Power Station and occasionally at the Ftal Power Station
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      438 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are invited for a course of training In Accountancy under the Colombo Plan in Australia. Candidates mu-st be Federal Cltlrens tor be eligible for Federal Citizenship on attaining 18 years of age) and must be under 21 years :01 age on Ist January 1957. They must hold
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      913 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS PENANG PORT COMMISSION ASSISTANT ENGINEER, Mechanical and Marine, required by PENANO PORT COMMISSION for one 3 year contract In the first Instance with prospects of permanent engagement under the Commission's Pension Scheme. Candidates, preferably under 35 years of age, must be able to undertake the control and direction
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      562 10 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that Mr. Ma Chong Kuans has ceased to be In our employ as a Salesman as from February 20th and has, therefore, no authority to transact any business whatsoever on our behalf. MULLER to PHIPPS (M) LTD., Laidlaw Building, Singapore. NOTICE CUT COUNCIL ELECTRICITY
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    SNOW PUTS OFF 16 TIES
    419 12 UNITED IN SEASON S SECOND HOME DEFEAT U.K. SOCCER REVIEW Coleman's seven goals for Stoke was day's best performance LONDON, Sunday. MANCHESTER United (England) and St. Mirren (Scotland) were the only losers of league matches yesterday among the quarterfinalists in the English and Scottish Cup
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    LEICESTER STILL SIX POINTS AHEAD
    394 12 LEICESTER STILL SIX POINTS AHEAD draw level five minutes from time with a goal by their player-manager Beeny Fenton. Leicester City, the Division Two Leaders, left it late to beat Port Vale, Arthur Rowley, the league's leading scorer, hitting the winner with four minutes to go. Leicester thus remain six
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    Lock icon NARROW yiCTORY FOR MET POLICE
    240 12 LONDON, Sun. DUGBY Union and League re1V suits In Britain yesterday were: International matches: England 9 Prance 5 (at Twickenham); Scotland 3 Ireland 5 (at Murrayfield). Clnb matches: Met. Police 6 Rugby 5; Old Paulines 0 Liverpool 17; Rosslyn Park 0 Oxford Unl. 9; St.
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    Revised English soccer dates
    158 12 LONDON, Sun. REVISED English and Scottish football fixtures for Saturday, March 2 are: F.A. Cap sixth round: Birmingham v Notts Forest; Bournemouth v Manchester United; Burnley v Aston Villa; West Bromwlch v Arsenal. Division One: Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday; Bolton v Preston; Charlton v Portsmouth; Leeds
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    1030 12 League portions p WDLI 1 APts Man. United. 30 21 4 5 82 44 46 Tottenham 29 17 6 ***** 40 Preston 30 15 8 7 66 45 38 Wolves 31 16 6 9 78 56 38 Blackpool 30 15 *****0 37 Arsenal 31 16 5 10 68 56 37
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    England break 3-year spell
    362 12 SETBACK FOR SCOTLAND'S RUGBY TITLE HOPES LONDON, Sunday. ■ENGLAND gained a hard-fought win by nine points 12 to five over France at Twickenham yesterday and made certain of at least sharing the Rugby Union international championship. With Scotland being surprisingly beaten by Ireland by five points
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    F.A. AMATEUR CUP B. Auckland are held
    164 12 F.A. AMATEUR CUP B. Auckland are held LONDON, Sun. oishop Auckland, holders ot the P. A. Amateur Cup were held to a 2-2 draw by their old rivals, Crook Town, in the quarterfinals yesterday. The two neighbouring Durham teams met In the 1954 Cup final when Crook Town won after
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      887 13 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Cla.sg D and above registered contractors will be received by the State Engineer. Perak, Ipoh up to J p.m of 28th I February, 1957 for the Supply of Quarry metal etc. at Assam Kumbang Quarry. Taiplnp for period 1.3.57 to 28.2.58. Full particulars are
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      668 13 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders from Class A. B, C and D registered Contractors will be received by State Engineer, Pahanit, Kuantan up to NOON on 7th March 1957, for t.ne construction of a R.C. Bridge over Sungel Kemak, Temerloh-Maran Road. Pahanz. PuU particulars are obtainable frnm Senior Executive Engineer.
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    FAM REPLY TO CHARGES
    461 14 Malay F.A. *l«tt In the cold*? No such intention, «ay» Singam Indians' tour was to raise funds for trip to Tokyo KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE FOOTBALL Association of Malaya today explained why the Malay F.A. of Malaya was not given a match against the Indian Olympic
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    Drobny outplays young rival in Asian final
    207 14 COLOMBO, Sun. JAROSLAV DROBNY, former J Wimbledon champion, regained the men's singles title in the Asian Lawn Tennis championships when he beat Warren Woodcock, the young Australian, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 here today. Drobny, who also won the mixed doubles title on Friday with
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    MATTHEWS NOT COMING FOR MERDEKA GAMES
    107 14 MATTHEWS NOT COMING FOR MERDEKA GAMES KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. STANLEY Matthews, the great Blackpool and England international outside right, will not come to Malaya for the Merdeka Games in September. In a reply to a letter from F.A. of Malaya asking for Matthews to come between Sept. 1 and 7,
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    Soccerites 5-1
    43 14 Star Soccerites, who are making a strong; bid to win this year's SAFA Div. One League, showed their strength at Na vi Base yesterday where they beat H.M. Dockyard 5-1 in a friendly match. Star Soccerites led 4-1 at half time.
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    cooper the champion in Victory mood
    40 14 Triumphantly Ashley Cooper flourishes his trophies after beating fellow Australian Neale Fraser 6-3. 9-11. 6-4. 6-2 in the men's singles final of la~t month's Australian national lawn tennis championships at Kooyong Melbourne A.N.1.8. picture.
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    $25-a-day offer to UK coach
    133 14 SAFA SUGGESTION ACCEPTED KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. UOOOTBALL Association of Malaya today agreed to increase their offer to $25-a-day allowance plus other expenses for a British soccer coach to come to Malaya. i The football associations in Singapore and the Federation originally offered a daily allowance
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    Perak BA want a new rule
    146 14 IPOH. Sun. PERAK want a new rule in the Foong Seong Cup badminton competition to prevent any state from giving more than two walkovers. Badminton Association oi Malaya are to be asked to consider a proposal that any state violating the suggested new rule
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    RED STAR IN SEMI FINALS
    63 14 BELGRADE, Sun. T>ED STAR, the Yugoslav soccer v champions, qualified for the semi-finals of the European Cup, though they were beaten 2-1 In Sofia today by the Bulgarian Army team, C.D.N.A. Red Star won the first leg of their quarter final by 3-1, and so
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    TONG CHING CAUSE BIG UPSET IN SYSC BASKETBALL LEAGUE
    295 14 rNO CHINO caused the first major upset in the Singapore Youth Sports Centre basketball Div. One league when they beat the fancied Chin Woo 63-42 last night. Chin Woo. who fielded Olympic players Wong Kirn Fu and Ho Lian Slew, were
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    MALAYAN DISSOL VED
    202 14 MALAYAN DISSOL VED McD: NO COMMENT KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. rpHE MALAYAN Amateur Athletic Association was -L dissolved today after a seven-hour closed meeting of delegates from all over the country. The proposal to wind up the M.A.A.A. came from Negri Sembilan and was seconded by Johore. Mr. E. M. McDonald,
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    26 14 LOS ANGELES. Sun. Pancho Oonzales beat Ken Rosewall of Australia last night. 6-4. 8-6. and took his professional tennis tour lead to 10—6. U.P.
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    YMSA lucky to replay
    78 14 /COMBINED SCHOOLS, favourites to win this year's Singapore Hockey Association Junior knockout championship, were forced to a replay by defending champions Young Men Sikh Association in their semi-final tie at Serangcon Road yesterday, the match ending in a 1-1 draw. The replay will be pkje Singapore
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    Triumphant debut for young Michael
    277 14  - Triumphant debut for young Michael EPSOM JEEP By ()NE RIDE, one winner that was the achievement of 17-year-old Michael Lim at Penang on Saturday. No apprentice Jockey could have wished for a better start in the game. Ipoh-born Mike, apprenticed to veteran trainer Marlnus van Breukelen. had only recently got
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    Lock icon Savitt goes out
    53 14 NEW YORK, Sun.— Dick Savitt. the 1951 Wimbledon champion, who is top seed for the American indoor lawn tennis championship, was beaten by Kurt Nielsen, of Denmark 6-3. 8-6. 8-6 in the semi-finals here yesterday. Herb Flam (US.) defeated Barry Mackay (U.S.) 6-1, 6-4. 6-3 1p the
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    177 14 S.R.C. in senior hockey final S^GAPore tion expected Hockey a Seni or knorh pionship ers Union goon R Oa But S.R.i pointing ho cond Divi ci r forward, merous chane^g: On yesterd chances cannot in thp fin; Police or i laya. who padant; In play. An unrw.v crowd i match
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