The Straits Times, 11 April 1957

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    20 1 AVEitACE p'liiv rrnTinrn s\ie EXfFE^ iyyy€T 1 The Straits Times tie**"** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957 15 CENTS
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    ALL OVER BUT SIGNING
    622 1 LIM, BOYD ADOPT DRAFT— WITH HIDDEN SURPRISE Today: Signatures then into plane and home to Singapore TV will see historic moment From FELIX ABISHEGANADEN LONDON, Wed.— 1 Britain and Singapore today formally j adopt I'd a report' which paves the way i for internal self-gov-i eminent
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    Lock icon Queen's dress shock for Hartnell
    295 1 Queen's dress shock for Hartnell GLITTERING GOWN -A RADIO PICTURE FROM PARIS DARIS, Wed. The Queen's dressmaker, Mr. Norman Hartnell. stood beaming at a British Embassy reception last night as congratulations poured over him for the royal dress. It was a complete departure from the hugeskirted ball dresses the Queen
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    BRITAIN TO USE SEA BASES
    196 1 Rulers approve defence treaty KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. BRITAIN will use sea bases on the west coast as well as station troops in Malaya under the defence and mutual assistance treaty with the independent Federation, the Straits Times learned today. But the bases will be used
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    Lock icon Red output claims
    43 1 LONDON. Wed— Mr. Khrushchev claimed in a speech last night that Russia had outdistanced in production "such industrially advanced nations as Britain, France and some others." "They are not even hoping to catch up with us again." he said.— Reuter.
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    Indonesian M.P. kidnapped
    32 1 JAKARTA, Wed.— A member of parliament, Mr. Mohammad Noor, has been kidnapped by two men in army uniforms some five miles from Macassar in the Celebes, reports said today.
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    Lock icon New 'Voice'
    33 1 WASHINGTON, Wed.— The 08. Information Agency is asking Congress for U554,000,--000 for a permanent highpowered radio station somewhere in the Greek area to reach a population of more than 100.000.000.— A.P.
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    Lock icon Cabinet quits
    21 1 AMMAN. Wed. The Jor- danian Government headed by Mr. Sollman Nabulsl today submitteo its resignation to King Hussein. Reuter.
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    'INSTALL HEAD OF STATE BEFORE AUG. 31'
    175 1 'INSTALL HEAD OF STATE BEFORE AUG. 31' I \T U ALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The Rulers want the Head of State of Malaya to be installed before the proclamation of independence on Aug. 31. The Rulers' Conference last night took this stand on the recommendation ot the special 10-tnan com mittee
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    Grivas man gets life
    47 1 NICOSIA, Wed. Andreas Tsiartas, 22, called "Polynikis" (Champion) in Eoka leader Orivas's diaries, was sentenced yesterday to life imprisonment for possessing a firearm, ammunition and explosives. He had pleaded guilty under Cyprus's relaxed emergency regulations. Previously he would have faced the death penalty.
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    Lock icon Theory on test
    41 1 VALPARAISO, (Chile), Wed. —The raft Tahiti Nui. with four Frenchmen and a Chilean on board, was 1,814 miles off this port early today in an attempt to prove that old-time Polynesians could have drifted to South America.— A.P.
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    Lock icon 17 killed—by a valve
    86 1 17 killed by a valve ONDON, Wed.— The crash of a giant R.A.F. transport plane at Drayton on March 5 in which 17 people died was due to a valve being fitted in reverse. Lord Mancroft, Parliamentary Secretary t o th e Ministry of Defence, today said charges had been
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    1,000 COAL WORKERS FEAR FOR JOBS
    166 1 BATU ARANG, Wednesday. ABOUT 1,000 employees of Malaya's only coal mine here are worried because the industry may have to close down when it loses another big customer in The chairman of the Malayan Collieries Ltd., Mr. J. Drysdale, said in Kuala Lumpur today
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    Lock icon Opium seizure
    23 1 HONG KONG. Wed. The customs today seized 150 pounds of raw opium on board the Bintang. which arrived yesterday from Bangkok.—Reuter.
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    New IRA raid
    19 1 LONDONDERRY, Wed. Dynamite raiders blew up two electric power relay stations on Londonderry's outskirts early yesterday.
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    Lock icon Tokyo grows
    13 1 TOKYO. Wed.— Tokyo's population as on March 1 reached 8,334,877— UP.
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    200 QANTAS PILOTS TO STRIKE
    222 1 200 QANTAS PILOTS TO STRIKE —after planes finish trips SYDNEY, Wednesday. MORE than 200 pilots of Qantas Empire Airways are due to strike at midnight tomorrow. A Qantas company spokesman said this action would stop all company services to the Far East, the United Kingdom. United States. Canada. South Africa
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    Hotel manager told: Explain
    103 1 Hotel manager told: Explain rhe directors of the Cameron Highlands Hotel Ltd. are inquiring into last Sunday's incident when a party of Siamese tourists and their Ipoh hosts were refused admission for tea. The Straits Times understands that the Swiss manager, Mr. F. Ingold and his wife, have been ask
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    'Force' warning
    24 1 BUENOS AIRES. Wed. The Government warned labour in a midnight broadcast that it is prepared to use force to stamp out agitators.
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    Lock icon THE HONEST PICKPOCKET
    52 1 CAIRO, Wed.— An Egyptian applying for an identity card listed his profession as pickpocket. The newspaper Al Ahram said when police asked for an explanation, the man explained he would have been guilty of making a false statement in an official document if he described his profession
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    Ike on trade with China
    351 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. —President Eisenhewer said today that the question of trade with Communist China must be approached with intelligence and "with regard to America's own long-range welfare." Answering questions at his Press conference, he cited the case of Japan as one of the problems involved
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    34 1 ANSWER TO SOVIET SUBMARINES OTTAWA Wed—Canadian Defence Minister told House of Commons today Canadian Navy and Air Force this year will gel air-to-water homing torpedo to use against Russian submarine threat. A.P.
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    Lock icon Paris salutes the Queen with floodlights and fireworks
    500 2 Paris salutes the Queen with floodlights and fireworks ROYAL VISITOR SAILS DOWN THE SILVER SEINE TO THE CHEERS OF A MILLION FRENCHMEN PARIS, Wed. A million Paris- ians thronged the banks of the Seine E last night to watch the Queen sail by in i a white launch. E The
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    DEADLY MINEFIELDS SEAL HUNGARY OFF FROM WEST
    394 2 Reds close escape routes, continue purges VIENNA, Wtdnesdai I HUNGARY'S Red authorities are reported to be heavily mining a I I country's border to cut off refugees trying: to flee to Austria I Two escaped Hungarian soldiers told police here they had heh
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    Lock icon COUNT, WITH ALL-COLOURED BAND, JAZZES IT OUT IN FOOTSTEPS OF DUKE
    66 2 COUNT, WITH ALL-COLOURED BAND, JAZZES IT OUT IN FOOTSTEPS OF DUKE Count Basle, 90-year-old American jan "king" who leads bis band from the piano stool, is pictured at th« Royal Festival Hall, London, warming op for the opening concert of his tour in Britain. This Basic visit is the first
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      Plane skittles fence at Kai Tak field
      165 2 Plane skittles fence at Kai Tak field LIONG KONG, Wed.- The w heels of an Incoming Pan-Ameri-can airliner knocked down a fence at K;>: Tak airport today. The plane was not damaged. It was ri empty from Manila altn having ferried wi all American tourist Gcorgr Vanderbilt and hi there
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    Lock icon Earth tremor
    25 2 TOKYO, Wed.— Tokyo meteorological observatory said today a weak earth tremor shook Nagano city, about 100 miles northwest of Tokyo this morning.— Reuter.
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    Am I now a widow? wife asks Yard
    200 2 IT'S A £20,000 QUESTION TO HER A wnM M a LONDON. Wednesday. WOMAN went to Scotland Yard last night to ask for help in deciding a nine-year-old question: Am I a wife or a widow? Bhe is seeking the release of £20.000
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    Jhe leads, JUDGE A DANCE
    56 2 Jhe leads, JUDGE A DANCE NEW YORK, Wed. Willie Castle, just released from Broad Meadows Prison, Philadelphia, asked a judge to send him back. "I'm booked for a song-and-dance number in the prison 'Follies' and don't want to let the boys down," he said. The judge sent him back for
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    Lock icon Hiroshima visit
    33 2 TOKYO, Wed.— Prince Yoshi, younger brother of the Japanese Crown Prince Akihito, today became the first member of the Imperial family to visit victims of the atomic bombed city of Hiroshima.—Reuter.
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    Malayan hands hail relief on foreign profits
    464 3 FIRM SPOKESMAN: THERE'S A RAY OF HOPE Df CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH THEY AWAIT FINANCE BILL I ONDON, Wed. k The Chancellor's udf I statement lus bee« well rectived among London registered tornpanics with business interests in Malaya. it m.s deai from llr, Prter ThorneyUttement
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    Lock icon SABRINA'S GOOD AT FIGURES
    49 3 SABRINA has joined the "little horrors" for a new film "Blue Murder at St Trinian's," now being made in Britain. The regulation gym slip may hide the renowned Sabrina figure, but it shows the Sabrina legs for the first time on any screen. Reuter picture.
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    Lock icon Labour attacks
    382 3 WILSON: BUDGET CONCESSIONS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING TORY PARTY LONDON. Wed. Mr. Harold Wilson, Labour's chief spokesman on finance, today attacked the British Government's Budget )roposalB as being directed "not to need hut to wealth." i the House of Com■ona that the proposals BM million tax re:.is year were
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    Lock icon New graft drive in Indonesia
    109 3 JAKARTA. Wed. rpHE Indonesian Army toM. day announced new regulations to be used in the driv e to wipe out corruption. Under the new regulations, issued by the Army Chief of Staff, Major General Abdul Harls Nasution offenders can be sentenced to five years' imprisonment,
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    Lock icon Rebels shot
    22 3 BUDAPEST, Wed. Two more Hungarians have been executed on charges of hiding arms, the newspaper Esti Hirlap reported today. AP.
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    Lock icon Stayed too long
    28 3 MANILA, Wed.— The Philippines Herald today called for "drastic steps" to rid the Philippines of 3.000 Chinese temporary visitors who have overstayed their visas.— U.P.
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    Lock icon Hunt for killer dogs
    49 3 TOKYO Wed.— Japanese police, assisted by a group of farmers.' began searching the hills around Wakkanai today for a pack of wild dogs that yesterday kUled a seven-year-old girl and savaged two others. The hunters were told to shoot all stray dogs on sight Renter
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    LONDON STOCKS
    232 3 Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were:— LOANS Consols £83Ts Funding 4% £89 —3/16 War 34% —5/16 BANKS Mercantile (£5) £4% Eastern (M) £7 1/16 Chartered (£1) 35/104 /14 Hongkong ($125) £96% 4 INSURANCE Com. Un. (uts.) 85/3 +/104 Royal 85/6 +1/4% Prudential £43%xd
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    RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON. Wed. Spot 27 Hd.. May 27\,d., June 27*« d.. JulySept. 27\d., Oct.-Dec. 27% d.. Jan Mar. 26 %d.. April c.l.f. 27d.. May c.l.f. 27d. June c.i.f. 27d. Tone: Steady.
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON, Wed. Cash buyers £771. sellers £772. Forward buyers £766. sellers £766%. Settlement £773. Turnover a.m. 105 tons; p.m. 20 tons.
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    Lock icon ENVOY'S SUICIDE: AFTERMATH
    164 3 TORONTO. Wednesday. rpHE External Affairs Minister, Mr. Lester Pearson, 1 indicated today that Canada's security regulations with the United States were under review. He told the House of Commons in Ottawa that he had not completed a statement he was to have made on the matter today.
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    Lock icon Italian liner in canal
    41 3 PORT SAID Wed. The 12.000-ton Italian liner Oceania entered the Suez Canal at dawn today carrying 800 passengers for passage southward in a nineship convoy. The passengers made a brief stop-over last night in Port Said— U.P.
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    Lock icon H-test: Britain to face court?
    39 3 LONDON. Wed.— The Daily Telegraph today claimed that the Japanese Government will be advised to arraign Britain before the International Court at the Hague over the planned nuclear weapon tests on Christmas Island.— Reuter
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    SELANGOR POLICE LOSES TOP MEN
    161 4 SELANGOR POLICE LOSES TOP MEN KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selangor police will soon lose many gazetted officers when they retire under the Malayanisation plan. The March Issue of the Malayan Police Magazine say*: "Very soon, owing to officers leaving on premature rrtirrment, it will be true to say that most of
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    LEFT HIS FINGERPRINTS
    59 4 Fingerprints on a showcase In a Raffles place store led the police to arrest Ali bin Said, a Singapore court was told yesterday. AJi. is and unemployed, was i convicted of housebreaking on the night of Feb. 6 and theft of table knives and cigarettes valued at
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    He tampered with lighting wires —and electrocuted his wife
    351 4 PHOTOGRAPHER ('YOU HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED') IS JAILED FOR A WEEK TEMERLOH, Wednesday. THE West Pahang Circuit Magistrate, Raja Azlan Shah, was told today how a photographer made unauthorised connections to the power system in his house and caused his wife to
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    Tengku is featured in British T.V. film
    77 4 Tengku is featured in British T.V. film KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will appear in a film about Malaya now being "shot" by a team from Britain's Independent Television News. The film entitled "After Ghana Malaya", will also feature the Transport Minister, Mr. Ong Yoke Lin
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    Gang fight in Singapore
    29 4 Singapore CID squad cars raced to Johore Road at 3 am. yesterday after a gang clash. The police found the road littered with broken bottles.
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    Two parties in one day
    49 4 The Netherlands ConsulGeneral, Mr. D. G. E. Middleburg, will hold two three-hour, cocktail parties at his Ridout Road residence, Singapore, on April 30 to celebrate the birthday of Queen Juliana. The first party will be at 10 a.m. and the other at 4 pm.
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    An 82-mile road for Sarawak
    40 4 KUCHING. Wed. The Sarawak Public Works Department has begun Its biggest project— the construction of the 82-mile SerianSemanggang Road which, it is estimated, will cost about $22 million. It will take five years to complete.
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    Liquor stolen from godown
    51 4 KOTA BHARU, Wed Thieves entered the godown of Boustead and Co. In Kuala Krai Road here last night and stole $2,000 worth, of liquor. The theft was discovered this morning when the godown jaga saw that a piece of zinc had been pulled out of the
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    STAR SONG MADE IBAN GIRL A STAR
    278 4 STAR SONG MADE IBAN GIRL A STAR Love, said Luli and ruined a scene A LOVELY Iban girl bathing in a Borneo river saw Kenny Buchanan lying "injured" on the bank. Horrified she ran to him screaming: "Oh, love, love!" I "Cut." yelled Shaw Brothers' director. Mr. P. Majumdar. "you
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    Robbery in jungle
    68 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A gang of four terrorists, armed with guns, robbed a group of four Chinese loggers in deep jungle 15 miles nnrth-v.est of Kemaman in Trengganu last night. A Trengganu police spokesman said it was the first time a terrorist incident had been reported in
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    Chairman is re-elected
    36 4 KUANTAN. Wed. Inche Mansoor bin Osman has been re-elected chairman of the Pahans branch of the Technical Association of Malaya. Others elected are: Secretary, Mr. Chia Ngit Yin; treasurer Mr. S. K. Jeyasingam
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    SHE'LL HELP FATHER TO TEACH IN MEDAN
    61 4 SHE'LL HELP FATHER TO TEACH IN MEDAN MISS JOYCE SHUMAKER an American girl from Ohio, who passed through Singapore by Garuda In donesian Airways yesterday on her way to Sum? tra. She will be helping her father who is the principal of an English school in Medan. "Afraid of trouble?
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    L-driver fined
    30 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. An L-driver, Ismail bin «Mohamed Yassim, was fined $225 here today for not having a competent driver by his side and for not displaying Lplates.
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    MORE PHONES SOON FOR KATONG AREA
    226 4 npHE Singapore Telephone Board is to open a new exchange in Tanjong Katong Road at the beginning of 1959 to meet the demand for more phones in the district. The new Tanjong Katong exchange will Initially be equipped for 2,000 lines. This fn n
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    $5,900 for dogs
    24 4 The Singapore Canine Welfare Association collected $5,622 on its Flag Day on March 30. A further $290 was received in donations.
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    Centre leader
    16 4 Mr. Chan Chow Wah has been elected president of the Balestier Community Centre, Singapore.
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    100 volunteers
    20 4 Nearly 100 volunteers for the Singapore Military Forces were interviewed at the S.M.F. headquarters in Beach Road yesterday.
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    MINISTER WARNS CHINA TRIPPERS
    182 5 •May Day visit to Pekine? Union team hasn't yet applied for Government consent* ifoi must give jgtuh and QS I permission tfore going 9 X l M A LUMPUR, The 10-man i ;j> an Trade Union ingress delegation Jrhich plans to visit hina for the Day
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    Board chose its manager
    67 5 ment of Mr. L. manager of the Ist rial Promod was made by the of the board. rs of the board. Ministry of Industry last tan, Mr. David ,Lee, president of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association: Mr. Ko Teck Kin, Colony millionaire; Mr. S. Narasinham. manager of
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    On show: Five styles for the mermaids
    102 5 A COLOURFUL collection of swimming costumes was paraded by Singapore "mermaids" before the screening of the under-water epic the "Silent World" yesterday at the Capitol Theatre. Fifteen suits from sleek, sophisticated satins to pretty, ruffled bloomerstyles were worn with th« appropriate beach accessories.
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    APPEAL FOR BLOOD BIG SUCCESS
    56 5 APPEAL FOR BLOOD BIG SUCCESS SINGAPORE responded O handsomely yesterday to the blood bank's urgent appeal for donors. More than 90 of all races including Malay, came forward. They wanted to help save mothett. and patients in desperate need of transfusions. Dr. M. Gibson-Hill said that the contributions helped greatly
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    Recruits sought
    26 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federation Army plans a recruiting drive from April 11 to May 11 for all races with special emphasis on Chinese.
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    MALACCA BABAS TO TELL THE QUEEN: WE ARE SO WORRIED
    192 5 MALACCA BABAS TO TELL THE QUEEN: WE ARE SO WORRIED MALACCA, Wednesday. rpHE Malacca Straits Chinese British Association is A worried over the Chief Minister's attitude to dual citizenship, special rights and a state religion for Penang and Malacca. i And it decided last night to tell the Queen of
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    Village polls on Monday
    44 5 KUALA LIPIS. Wed.— The 1 people of Jerkoh village, near here, will B° to the polls on Monday to elect three local councillors from candidates. Polling will be held at the village community hall from 9 am to 4 p.m.
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    New school for 600 children
    48 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Hieh Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray. today opened the Dharma Institute, a school built by the i Pure Life Society at Puchong, six miles from here. The school will be open to 600 boys and girls living in the area.
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    A cavalcade
    34 5 The Workers' Education Association. Singapore, will stage a show "Cavalcade of Stars" at the Badminton Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets can be had at $3, $2 and $1 from Robinson's.
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    Rubber imports
    19 5 PENANG, Wed.— A total of 26.976 tons of rubber was imported into Singapore and Federation last month.
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    SEAMEN'S COUNCIL IS FOUNDERING
    169 5 TUC boss: 'We won't have dictatorship* THE president of the Singapore Trades Union Con- gress, Mr. S. Jaganathan, said yesterday that the congress would not tolerate "dictatorship." He was commenting on a letter from three seamen's unions which said they would re-join the Seamen's Council of
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    Bandits get no help from us say the towkays
    149 5 Bandits get no help from us say the towkays ITUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The secretary of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Henry T. Wong, denied today that Chinese miners, estate owners and businessmen had been paying contributions to the terrorists. Commenting on a statement by the Director of 1
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    Ignorance cost him $250
    47 5 SEGAMAT, Wed.— Charged here with taking six tins of saccharin out of a restricted area. Chua Sit Chong. 51, told the court that he was from Malacca— a White area and was not aware of the restrictions in Segamat. He was fined $250.
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    Plane delayed
    31 5 A Garuda Indonesian Airways plane with 25 passengers for Medan. returned to the Singapore Airport yesterday after taxiing to the runway. It left an hour later after minor repairs.
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    Cash for China
    19 5 Family remittances from Malaya to China last month totalled $1,838,021. Of this, $1,152,560 went from Singapore.
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      177 5 POLICE BAND concert at p.m., cricket practice 5 pan., Malay Katons Park 6-7 p.m. class 5.30 p.m., senior Judo 6 INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY p.m. MOVEMENT: Film show at Bri- THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY: tish R«d Cross Society, 4 Fort Talk on -M Ora i perfection and Canning Road 3 pjn. Enlightenment" by the
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    DEATHS.
    97 6 2« Words $10 (minimum). GIBSON: In London suddenly on April 7th "Jock" Gibson, aged 34. late of Jackson Co. Ltd., Sadly missed by his many mends. MADAM LOOI SIEW KEOK. beloved wife of Mr. Wong Wai Lam of Ipoh passed away peacefully today. Funeral Sunday 3 p-m. from 35,
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Apr. 11 1957. Signature In London
    669 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Apr. 11 1957. Signature In London In London this morning Singapore's Chief Minister will sign, with Mr. LennoxBoyd, the agreed report of the negotiations for constitutional change. The report sets out the principles of Singapore's new constitution, conferring self government but leaving external defence and
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    British Budget
    335 6 The new British budget has closely followed expectations, although less generously in some respects than the British taxpayer had hoped. To this extent Mr. Thorneycroft's budget may prove to be not quite so popular as the Government could wish. It will draw much fire from Labour on the
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    Chinese Teachers
    160 6 An odd complaint is made by a Singapore paper on behalf of Chinese school teachers. Under the new regime, it says, Chinese school teachers "who until now have been greatly respected have become coolies." In fact they are worse off than "coolies", for the labourer is free to
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    Will there be revival of Huk terrorism?
    754 6  -  WALTER BRIGGS MAGSAYSAY'S DEATH BRINGS NEW FEARS TO THE PHILIPPINES Though strength and following of the Huh have been considerably reduced the* can still cause plenty of trouble. Magsay say's death offers fresh opportunity tor Huks to recover lest ground by THE Philippines
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      Patient was cured, thanks to SAT A
      235 6 I AM a tuberculosis tient. but certified fit and safe enough to pursue my job. All this time SATA treats me with two injections each week and giv*s me tablets. I have nothing but praise for SATA. Previously I was under treatment at
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      The rights off others
      109 6 IHAVE always thought of Dato Sir Onn as a mature politician. I have unfortunately had to change my opinion after reading his comments on the Reid Commissions' Report in the newspapers. It seems to me that, unlike Tengku Abdul Rahman, he is one-sided in his views.
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      A ducking for new boarders
      150 6 HORLEY Hall In ipott which is a boys' hostel is indeed a great help to pupils from places where there are no School Certificate classes. But there is one practice which is very unhealthy, that is. to duck all new boarders, big or small, early
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      They play with dynamite
      119 6 rUR leading article on the "Master Race" deserves the congratulations of all who have the genuine interests of Malaya at heart. It is regrettable that Malaya, on the verge of getting independence, should still be plagued with such inflammatory speeches on colonialism. imperialism and racialism. Such
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      Juke box for relaxation
      62 6 I AGREE with the two Singapore Councillors who opposed jukes boxes in coffee shops and restau- rants Of course the owners must see that the juke boxes are not tuned at lull blast to annoy others. Good music played not too loud- ly will not be
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      Grown-ups in play grounds
      69 6 rE children's playground near the junction of Paya Lebar Road and Geylang Road recently made available by the City Council for small children is now being used by grown ups to play football every evening thereby chasing away all the small children from enjoying their see-saws
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      WHY PUT THE BLAME ON THE VICTIMS?
      164 6 TOHE reported attitude of the Police Secretary (S.T. Apr. 2), is deplorable. Surely the duty of the police is to uphold law and order, and safeguard private property. Every month expensive orchids like Vanda Tan Chay Van and Vanda Nellie Morley have been
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      Defence and S'pore's economy
      230 6 Defence and S pore s economy T WOULD refer you to the news item (S.T. April 10) under the heading "Defence needs may hamper progress." A number of statements then follow of -a talk I gave the previous evening. I would like to point out that my statements, some of
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    on the Margin
    365 6 on the Margin WE sat on a tenfei the top of p, t my Chinese frier.'! V gazing into an with low-lyinc. 8 1< ing clouds. Although the n. r out the finest vi< laya, it gave us being completely from our ordinary i problems that welcome and rest! Beside
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    WIDOWS KNIFED: ONE IS DEAD
    128 7 WIDOWS KNIFED: ONE IS DEAD iEHANTUT, Wed.— Two J" sows were stabbed, at Sungei w village, near near theirs, a gardener was found A bottle of acid. r coagulating rubber near him. i on the way to hoshrlievr a '"love afhind the attack ..en— Yuee Liang, r of two children,
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    Police seek husband
    30 7 Del yesterday sought man In connection .leced raping of Chinese girl in C.-. C: Kane:. Singapore. r.trd man has not ?ince the girl rerase to the police
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    Youth accused of assault
    32 7 Db Ah Lam. 16. a farmer's t- wal charged in a Singajourt yesterday with nuna] force on a wointent to outrage tub pl< aded not guilty. Bail wed
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    Postal agency
    15 7 BUNOEI PATANI. Wed.— A gency has been open- > ;r>.cci Lallang, five m here.
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    IN TO BEAT THE RED TAPE DEADLOCK
    234 7 'No visa until you're married/ they told her, but the law said she couldn't wed until she HAD a visa 4 SCOTSMAN, Mr. W. A. Campbell, was on holiday in Holland two years ago when he met Miss Ammelies Haanstra. It was love
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    MILK PLANT: MARSHALL HAS QUERY
    70 7 MILK PLANT: MARSHALL HAS QUERY Rejection of the Australian offer of a milk plant by the Singapore Government will be queried at the next Legislative Assembly meeting. The former Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, during whose term of office the offer was accepted, will ask the Minister for Commerce and
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    Council meeting dates changed
    51 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The next meeting of the Federal Legislative Council, originally fixed for May 8 and 9. has now been brought forward to May 7 and 8. This is to enable the Federation delegation to the Reid constitutional talks in London to leave on May
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    Not a rioter
    36 7 Chang Ah Kwang. a cuttlefish seller, who appealed against a district court conviction and sentence of six months' jail for rioting on Oct. 26. won his appeal in the Singapore High Court yesterday.
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    BRANCH CHAIRMAN DEFIES UMNO
    134 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The chairman of the Kampong Bahru (Kuala Lum. pur) branch of UMNO, Tuan Haji Tahaya bin Sheikh Ahmad, wms decided to go ahead with his plan to convene a congress «1 all Malay political parties to discuss the Reid Report. Kuala Lumpur UMNO
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    Special test: Razak has explanation
    100 7 K. LUMPUR, Wed. THE Minister for Education, A Dato Abdul Razak. said today that Chinese normaltrained teachers were exempted from the special qualifying examination for entrance to the new Government unified salary scheme. Others exempted include those who have completed a period of training in
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    New dispensary
    24 7 The Singapore Health Minister. Mr. AJ Braga, will open the new Kallang outdoor dispensary adjacent to the MAAF Headquarters on April 23.
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    BAR TRIBUTES TO MR. SANDY PILLAY
    168 7 VpHE Singapore Bench and Bar paid tribute to the A memory of Mr. Sandy G. Pillay, a senior member of the Bar and a former municipal commissioner, who died in the General Hospital early yesterday morning after a brief illness. The Attorney-General. Mr. C
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    PRESS BILL NOT AIMED A T NEWS FREEDOM
    125 7 SINGAPORE'S acting Chief Minister, Mr. j. M. Juni»bhoy, said yesterday that he knew nothing of the Federation's proposal to amend its Printing Press Ordinance. The Straits Times had asked him if the Singapore Government had been in- formed about the Bill under
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    Reduced damages for the 'breach' typist
    468 7 *$80 A MONTH WAS MISTRESS' PAY NOT FIANCEE'S POCKET MONEY' SHE CARRIED ON WITH MAN EVEN AFTER SHE KNEW HE WAS MARRIED KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE Federation Court of Civil Appeals today reduced from $6,500 to $2,000 the damages awarded to a Singapore typist
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    29 strikes and 22 were aimed at Govt
    90 7 29 strikes and 22 were aimed at Govt SINGAPORE had 29 strikes last year compared with 275 in 1955. Only seven out of the 29 were called by unionists over wage claims and conditions of employment. The other strikes were in protest against dismissals and arrests of workers In the
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    Yorkshire Society
    62 7 Mrs. D. M. Burton has been elected president of the Society of Yorkshiremen in Malaya. Other officers are: Mr. j. r Hlggin, vice-president; Mr. W F. Machin, secretary; Mr J. G. Ottolini, treasurer; and Mrs. M. Ottolini, Messrs. W. Carey-Topping, a. B. Pulford, J Richardson and J. Wilkinson
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    Minister asked to end strike
    48 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The National Union of Plantation Workers has appealed to the Minister for Labour Mr. V. T. Sambanthan, to intervene in the strike involving 260 Indian workers on the Nigel Gardner estate in Selangor. The strike entered its 12th day today.
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    Indian insurance chief arrives
    39 7 Mr. B. Ramu, an insurance expert, has arrived in Singapore from Bombay as the new Malayan manager for the Lif e Insurance Corporation of India. Mr. Ramu will set up his headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
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    23 quuit bus union
    50 7 TWENTY-THREE members of the Singapore Bus Workers' Union employed by the Hock Lee Bus Co.. have resigned from the union. Their action is believed to arise from dissatisfaction over the onion's policy. The men's resignation was contained in a joint letter to the union secretary yesterday.
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    ARMED GANG MAKE A THIRD HAUL
    65 7 ARMED GANG MAKE A THIRD HAUL KELANTAN. Wed. Police have started a hunt for a gang of armed Malay robbers who entered a house at Kampong Pangkal Payong near here on Monday and stole $30 in cash and trinkets their third haul this year. The gang, consisting of between seven
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    BUMPER TAX HARVEST
    88 7 BUMPER TAX HARVEST KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federation Government collected a total of $10,836,746 in income tax last month five times as much as in February and three times the amount in January. This was due to the payment of nearly $9 million by firms and individuals in Britain. The
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    HOME- THEN RACK TO POLITICS
    64 7 HOME- THEN RACK TO POLITICS The secretary of the Singapore UMNO, Syed Ahmad Jamalulil, is to give up his political post in the Colony and return to his home town in Perak. Yesterday he said that his resignation "does not mean I am leaving UMNO. "I shall attend to some
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    Branch chief
    25 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Mr. K. Supplah has been ele »eJ president of the newly formed Kampong Pandan branch of the Malayan Indian Congress.
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    SHORE BAN LIFTED TO LET REDS SEE 'WAR AND PEACE'
    156 7 SHORE BAN LIFTED TO LET REDS SEE 'WAR AND PEACE' TORTY Russian sailors 1 are likely to see the film "War and Peace" tonight by courtesy of the Singapore Immigration Department. In the past the crews of Russian and Communist satellite ships have been allowed ashore only between 9 a.m.
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    Poll for deputy penghulu
    42 7 Inche Mohamed Yusof Din Mohamed Yasin was elected deputy penghulu of Api Api, Pontian. yesterday when more than 2,000 inhabitants of the village went to ihe polls to vote for one of six candidates He received 673 votes.
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    Chap-ji-ki—by a gambling boss turned policeman
    167 8 A LOTTERY promoter turned policeman explained the inside workings of a chap-ji-ki syndicate in a Singapore court yesterday. Teo Seng Choong a promoter for years was called by the prosecution to give expert evidence at the trial of Tan Kirn Leng, 69. Tan was
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    SO MANY RULERS, SO LinLE TO RULE !
    256 8 SO MANY RULERS, SO LinLE TO RULE rHE Professor of History at the University of Malaya, Prof. C. N. Parkinson, yesterday loked friendly fun at expanding civil services. In a lighthearted talk to the Singapore Rotary Club he gave figures to show that the Colonial Office staff in Britain was
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    EMBLEMS FOR LONG SERVICE
    123 8 EMBLEMS FOR LONG SERVICE THE Shell Co. of Singapore has presented eight of its employees with long-service emblems for having served it for more than 30 years. Mr. F. T. Haddock, the com pany's general manager, who presented the emblems, himself received a 30-year emblem from Inch* Osman bin Baboo,
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    BEARD BAR: CABLE TO MACMILLAN
    106 8 BEARD BAR: CABLE TO MACMILLAN The Si^h Missionary Society, Malaya, sent a cable to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macraillan, yesterday deploring a reported discrimination against a Sikh who was denied employment by the Nottingham City Transport Department because of his beard and turban. The society stated that the
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    Robbery charge
    33 8 Lee Tian Yew, alias. Ah Soon, was charged in a Singapore court yesterday with, robbing Dara Singh at Sallim Road on March 10. The case will be heard on April 17.
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    SACKED RAKYATMAN: 'IT WAS ENDORSED'
    141 8 SACKED RAKYATMAN: 'IT WAS ENDORSED' IPOH, Wed.— The VicePresident of Party Rakyat's Perak branch, Inche Ibrahim bin Haji Karim, said today that the expulsion of Inche Fa jar All, secretary of the Ipoh branch, had been endorsed by Inche Ahmad Boestaman, president of the party. He was replying to Inche
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    She'll fly home for funeral
    51 8 IPOH, Wed. Miss Wong Suet Lan, a student teacher now undergoing training at Kirkby, England, is flying back to Ipoh to attend her mother's funeral on Sunday. Her mother, Mrs. Wong Wai Lam, 50, wife ot the principal of the Methodist Afternoon School here, died
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    Back to work
    23 8 IPOH, Wed. Brigadier I. C. A. Lauder, State Home Guard Officer, Perak, has returned from long leave and resumed duties.
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    Law aims at quality in pineapple canning
    218 8 T EGISLATION to be Introduced ln Singapore and the Federation soon should ensure that the pineapple canning industry turns out consisten 1 1 y high-class products. The chairman of the Central Board of Pineapple Packers, Malaya, Mr. Tap Pheng Geek, said yesterday that
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    A series of film shows
    55 8 The Information Service ot India in Singapore yesterday held the first of a series of film shows to be given in their hall at Raffles Place. Films will be shown on Monday (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.), Wednesday (1 p.m. to 2 p.m.), and Friday
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    Double joy for plantation workers
    175 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Malaya's plantation workers will celebrate independence with the official opening of their $300,000 union headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur's satellite town, on Aug. 30, the day before merdeka is declared. The National Union of Plantation Workers has invited the general-secretary of
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    STRIKE INQUIRY? I'LL CONSIDER—MINISTER
    166 8 STRIKE INQUIRY? I'LL CONSIDER— MINISTER KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. rpHE Federation Government will consider holding a court of inquiry to investigate the four-month-old strike by 500 employees of the Raub gold mine in Pahang, if an official request is made, the Minister for Labour. Mr. V. T. Sambanthan said today. I
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    MIC elections in Johore Bahru
    44 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Mr. K. R. Nadesan Plllay has been elected president of the branch here of the Malayan Indian Congress. Others elected were: Mr. P. Mohamed, vice-president; Mr. Haji Abdul Majid, JP, secretary; and Mr. K. Kumar, treasurer.
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    Buddhism talk
    32 8 The American Buddhist monk, Mr. James E. Wagner, will talk on "Meditation and the Karmic Law" at the Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple, St. Michael's Road at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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    1461 9 CRASHED THREE TIMES FROM THE GALLOWS tol) crowd collected round the gallows at Sydney*! execution corner not far from lield Hill. Australia, on the brisk spring ing <»t September 26, 1803. Public hangpre the most popular entertainment then table in town. At every vantage point eager sightseers (I for a
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    SHARE PRICES RISE AGAINST BACKDROP OF LARGE TURNOVER
    160 10 By Our Market Correspondent THERE was a marked increase in turnover on the Singapore Share Market yesterday with increasing activity in all sections aided by an extremely optimistic outlook. Most counters improved. There were still buyers over at the higher exchanges for
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    691 10 The Malayan Share Broken Association reported: "The local share market continued to firm In all sections at consistently high prices throughout the day, with buyers still unsatisfied at the dose. There was a marked Increase in turnover." Singapore and Federation broken reported the following bmdness done yesterday:- Con
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    RUBBER PRICES
    147 10 Hay first grade rubber buyers f-o.b- closed In Singapore yesterday at 92% cents per lb. up one cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was uncertain. ClosJnr prices in cents per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.OJb- buyers 92 Vi, sellers 92%; Int. 1 R.S.S.
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    New offer made
    66 10 The directors of Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates have received a new offer of 325. per £1 unit for the company's £175,000 capital, and will recommend its acceptance. Full terms will be despatched. Intimation of a new approach was given by the Board last month when advising holders
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    89 10 Singapore Chines* Produce Exchance: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra; quiet; April $26H buyers. $27H sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $4i sellers, drum $45H sellers- Pepper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $100, Sarawak $99 (both down $1). special Sarawak black $68 (unchanged) Singapore Copra Aaoelatlon
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    18 10 PRICED JBBs?V& per ft. (up one cent, TIN: $387 per pi" (down ITM cents) Peal COPRA: Unquote
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    109 10 MELBOti; INVESTMENTS main strong undertor..' Melbourne Stock Rj day. Rises covered all but most moves were in ing volume was D Ings were featured by 14s. in Consol Zir.c"" 9s. In New Other sllverleads wen Loan 3%% 1956-Mi Loan 3%% 1956-58 (19 Bank of N.S.W. r Con. Zinc
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    69 10 Ships lying alongside the Cj n pore Harbour Board whar\ r% expected today are; ox!'--12, Aalsdyk 4 5. Slgll 6A. Ben--'■"--67, City of Coventry 8 9 docus 11. President Rempane 15 16, Awobus.u 18, Lam Ann N. Wall 5 Bat *****, Kampar 23, Aubv 24 2526, Amagisan Mam
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    41 10 On the free exchange ■athri I Honk Kong yesterday, I dollar was quoted at 6.15 I cash and 6.20 4 for T.T. I Sterling was quoted at 16 32 a:.: I one tael of gold at 268 U. I
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    798 12  - Feminine Forum AWAY WITH AGE TAGS SUSAn BARRIE'S YOUTHFUL TOUCH fONE are the days, thank goodness, when women nearing 40 found themselves relegated to the "matron's department" if they wanted a ready-to-wear dress, or confronted with a choice of the dreariest designs if they ordered one from a tailor. I
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    Lock icon REILLY TAKES A DIVE' ON WEMBLEY TURF
    48 13 REILLY TAKES A DIVE ON WEMBLEY TURF LAURIE REILLY. Scotland's centre forward, "takes a dive" as England goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson fathers the ball safely In the international match at Wembley Stadium last Saturday which England won 2-1 after being a goal down in the first minute. Renter picture
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    EVEN 'STARS' ARE MATTHEWS FANS
    199 13 By BILLY WRIGHT, Wolves and England captain STANLEY MATTHEWS is recognised as World No. 1 Footballer. I have travelled extensively with Stan in various parts of the globe and wherever we visited there were folk anxious to meet the man who has done so much
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    76 13 NEW DELHI. Wed- Naresn Kumar, Ramanatr'tin Krlatanan and Premjlt Lai nave been named by the AlMidta Lawn Tennis Association for the Davis Cup match against the Philippines and for the Wimbledon championships Premjlt Lai, of Calcutta i$ 16 and holds the All-India tunlor title- Apart from
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    25 13 LONDON, Wed.— Results of Rugby Union matches played yesterday were: Coventry 8. Rugby 8; Exeter 3. Newport 19; Falmouth 4, Penarta B.— Reuter.
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    37 13 CANNES, Wed. Jaroslav Drobny and Alfred Huber (Austria) yesterday won the men's doubles final at the Carlton dub International tennis tournament here beating Malcolm FOx (U. 8.), and Jackie Blrchant (Belgium) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2— A.P.
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    191 13 Tax relief for sport hailed in Britain B LONDON, Wed. RITISH sports chiefs mi tOd V hutttd th lition of entertainments »x on professional sports as opening the way to bigger and better tournaments, which would lead to higher standards of achievement. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his Budget
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    215 13 Spinks wins his first pro bout LONDON BOXING LONDON, Wed. T»ERRY SPINKS, BriA tain's Olympic flyweight champion, made an impressive debut last night as a professional in beating the experienced Jimmy Loughrey, of Ireland, the referee stopping the fight in the fourth round because of the Irishman's cut left eye.
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    28 13 LONDON, Wed.— Results of EngH* League matches played jester day were: Div. 1: Sheffield Wednesday S Portsmouth 1; Div. 3 (N) Carlisle 1 Hull City 3.—Reuter
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    Golf match on Sunday
    234 14 ROYAL Singapore Golf Club meet Keppel Club at Keppel on Sunday. Times and draw (R.s.GC mentioned first): 8 a.m., N. A- Harvey 5 and R. J. Isherwood 6 v Hamza 2 and Cnzeux 22; 8.05, c. R. Brown 8 and partner v R. L. Bird 18
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    Windlewell gallops well
    205 14  -  EPSOM JEEP FEW HORSES GO FAST ON A QUIET MORNING This young stayer fancied for Saturday By WINDLEWELL, a fancied runner in the Class 1, Div. 2, 9f handicap on Saturday, galloped attractively on the training track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Ridden by George West, this
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    174 14 JEEP's JOTTINGS AS delegates of the Straits Racing Association prepare to meet in Singapore later in the month to consider a proposal to ask the Singapore and Federation Governments to reduce tax on racing, news comes from Britain that the Government has scrapped entertainment tax on sports, including horse racing.
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    Christie's pupil takes over key SAAA job
    241 14  - Christie's pupil takes over key SAAA job SAUL JOSHUA By YOUNG man in the news today is Vernon Perreau. 'At 21, he is shouldering the exacting duties of a key Job in Singapore athletics. Vernon was elected on Tuesday to succeed Mr. J. T. Christie as secretary of the Singapore
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    Jeep's Ten to Follow
    425 14 EPSOM JEEP'S "Ten to Follow" at the Singapore Turf Club's April Meeting are: BRILLIANT SCHOLAR: Improving with every run; ran splendid race at Ipob last month to beat a strong Class 2 field over It with 9.00; won cleverly over the Bukit Timah 9f with 805
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    288 14 BAM SELECTION OF TRAINEES ANNOYS PENANG A CALL to Badminton Association of Malaya officials to "put their shoulders to the wheel to help Malaya to keep the Thomas Cup" was made by Mr. Wee Kirn Wee during the B.A.M. annual meeting at Kuala Lumpur recently. I would like to support
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    37 14 TOKYO, Wed.— The Japanese Athletic Association today said It will send wrestling, hockey, volleyball and gymnastic teams to the third World youth goodwill athletic meeting due to be held in Moscow this summer.— Reuter
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    Two soccer players suspended
    101 14 Two soccer players suspended TWO Colony second division soccer players, Awang Gabos (St. John's) and Ali bin Ibrahim (Y.M.S.A.), have been suspended for two months and a month respectively, the S.A.F.A. Commission of Inquiry announced after it had met yesterday. The suspensions came into effect as from yesterday. Awang Gabos
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    BASKETBALL RESULTS
    98 14 Results In the Singapore Youth Sports Centre basketball league last night were: DIVISION TWO Group 1: Hoong Sin 68, Ec Lim 106; Group 2: Yap Yee 63 Hal Loke 43. DIVISION THREE Group 1: Chwee Hwa 45, Ming Joon 43. Group 2: Gurkha Rifles w.o. Green Wave Student
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    80 14 CHOONG DROPS SET TO UNKNOWN SPOKANE, Wed, PLAYERS from Malaya, Denmark, and the United States reached the semifinals of the men's singles here last night when the United States open badm 1 n t o n championships were continued. Quarter-final results were: Eddy Cnoong (Malaya) beat Ron Palmer (California) 15-3,
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    69 14 COLOMBO, Wed. pEYLONS Davis Cup team, \j which will meet Japan in the East Zone final of the tourney, will leave here on Monday for Singapore en route to Tokyo. Members of the team are Rupert Ferdinands, Bernard Pinto and Rajah Praesody. The team manager is
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    SIX FOR FIVE
    29 14 In an Inter-Services Wednesday League cricket match at Seletar yesterday, Seletar Adastrans beat R.A.M.C- by seven wickets R.A.M.C 24 (Muir 6-5)! Adastnxns 25 for 3 wkts.
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    ONG-PAKIR FINAL
    215 14 Hee Chin led 6-3, 3-2 but cracked up in 'rubber' A. O. B. Pakir entered the men's singles finai of the Y.M.C.A. lawn tennis championships when he beat Um Hee Chin in the semi-finals at Bras Basah Road yesterday. He will now meet Singapore champion Ong Chew Bee,
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    320 14 Services vCiviliansat Police ground rE annual cricket match between Singapore Civilians and Combined Services will be played on Saturday and Sunday at the Police Training School ground. Thomson Road. Play will start at 11 a.m. each day. The Services team will be chosen from: Lt.
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    316 14 The 'revivalist' promoters are at it again SPORTSFRONT By BOB PIDGEO.N ANOTHER bid to revive professional boxi n Singapore....I don't know whether to nnr^i "j the tenacity of fight promoters or to nock al t|J r simple optimism. Abdul Razak who is launching the now a show at the Happy
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    ARE THESE TOP TENNIS MEN POT-HUNTING?
    138 14 WENNIS in Singapore owes a considerable debt to such men as champion One Chew Bee, Lim Hee Chin. A.G.B. Pakir, Chan Ah Kow ami M Khamis. Without them tennis might well have declined to minor sport in postwar years and it was fitting that
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    Chan champion boy at Whampoa sports
    290 14 CHAN Yong Peng, with 15 points, won the Boys individual championship in the Whampoa School 1 and 11 combined annual athletic meet held at the school ground yesterday. The girls' individual champion was Santosh Nahar with 10 pointsRed House II won tU? team championship.
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      49 14 SOCCER S.A.F.A. Div. 1: Tigers v Amicables, Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m.; Div. 2A: Springdale v Farrer Juniors Farrer Park; Div. 3A: Arsenal v Indian Youngsters, GeyIan g Hindu New Year Cup: Indians v Europeans padang, 5.15 p.m. BASKETBALL S.Y.S.C. league tournament, S.Y.S.C TENNIS Y.M.C.A. open championships. Bras Basah Road.
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