The Straits Times, 28 May 1957

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    21 1 *vmn;t: n m /**%>* rm ri» WA>*ri*Vl9s9*m± l ju\ The Straits Times. He***** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAT 28, 1957 15 CENTS
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    $13,000 new-start fund is short by $7,917
    487 1 THE fund started by the a] Welfare Department fOr the victim? o£ last week's Street fire now stands at 55.083 short of the of $13,000 which give the 64 families $200 each to make a nfu start. New $1,000 gift IMerday's contributions wen
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    Lock icon CHIANG: MY REGRETS
    217 1 SLASH AID' DEMAND AS WASHINGTON PROBE OPENS Foreign Minister Yeh: was due to miscarriage of justice 9 'FORMOSA NOT ANTI-U.S.' 70 held in riot city round-up TAIPEH, Monday. PRESIDENT Chiang Kai-shek has sent his. "profound regrets*' to President Eisenhower over Friday's anti-American riots here, the official Central
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    MISSING GIRL CASE: MAN IS ACCUSED
    119 1 CHT 23, a tractor driver, was < l.arged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court yesterday with kidnapping a nineyear old girl. Ho Poh Hin (above), at Pulau Bukom. an island off Singapore. Chu was arrested at a hov e in Bukit Bintang Ro. d.
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    Buses stoned
    145 1 ATTACKS FOLLOW STRIKE BY 350 )RKERS: POLICE ALERTED AS PASSENGER IS HURT THREE Hoik Lee buses were stoned in the Tiong Bahru area of Singapore last night. Windows were smashed and one passenger was cut by flying glass. The stone throwing occurred after the Singapore Bus Workers' Union
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    Lock icon 26,000 to 1 odds
    41 1 MEXICO CITY. Mon— A record dividend of U5552,795 went to two Los Angeles men, who picked five winners in a $2 "roll." One of the five, they said, was punched accidentally. They had selected another horse. AP.
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    31 1 ATHENS, Mon— A 24-hour general strike throughout Greece starting tomorrow was called by the General Confederation of Labour to back claims for higher wages for the nations workers. A.P.
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    Tengku greets past with a gift — —for a friend of student days
    156 1 Tengku greets past with a gift —for a friend of student days lONDON, Mon. When J Tengku Abdul Rahman, Chief Minister of the Federation, visited Cambridge yesterday he met Miss Mary Vigers, granddaughter of his first tutor. Mary was a little girl when the Tengku lived in Huntingdon. Today she
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    Hathifah gets a call to the palace
    118 1 Hathifah gets a call to the palace KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The 53-year-old Sultan of Pahang sent a last minute "summons"' for former joget girl Hathifah binte Abdul Rashid Alias to be present at his silver jubilee celebrations. Accompanied by her grandfather, Inche Sayer bin Haji Alias, and three others, Hathifah
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    Lock icon SERGEANT ARRIVES HOME WITH 'I'M VERRY SORRY..'
    251 1 LOS ANGELES, Monday. OERGEANT Robert Reynolds, whose murder charge acquittal touched off the Formosa riots, arrived here today in a U.S. Air Force plane. "I. am very sorry this happened." he told reporters. "I was just doing my duty to my family and
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    Lock icon R'Violation by U.S. causes trouble'
    76 1 R'Violation by U.S. causes trouble' NEW YORK, Mon. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, the Philippines Ambassador to the United States, last night said that the disturbances in Formosa, Japan and Korea against the United States were not Communist inspired. They were caused by America's violation of national sovereignty, he said. Crimes
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    Lock icon 3 TOKYO JUDGES TO TRY AMERICAN SOLDIER
    159 1 TOKYO, Mon.— A disA trict court here today named three judges for the trial of an American soldier William S. Girard, accused of killing a Japanese woman last January. This follows Japan's insistence that she has jurisdiction to try Girard, 21. Girard became
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    Lock icon Nehru stays
    36 1 NEW DELHI, Mon. A resolution urging Mr. Nehru to give up the premiership of Indis in order to become full-time president of the Congress Party, has been withdrawn, it was learned here today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Prayers for rain
    29 1 RANGOON. Mon. People of all faiths here yesterday prayed for rain to ease the oppressive heat in which tht city has sweltered for several weeks. A.P.
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    23 1 LONDON, Mon. The Mayflower II today sailed on to the U.S. at a steady lour knots and reported: "Alls well." —UP.
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    Lock icon Stassen raises 'disarm' hopes
    164 1 Stassen raises 'disarm' hopes LONDON, Mon. Mr. Harold Stassen, Pre.sident Eisenhower's special adviser on disarmament, returned here from top-level talks in Washington today with new hopes of lasting world peace. On his arrival at London Airport for a resumption of the five-nation United Nations disarmament subcommittee conference, Mr. Stassen said:
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    39 1 U.S. DISARM' OFFER LONDON. Mon. Mr. Stassen. Chief U.S delrcatr to UN. sub-commit-tep on disarmament meeting hrrr. told committee today that U.S. was willing to meet other members half way in any first step disarmament agreement. Rruter.
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    A BANDMASTER IN THE MAKING..
    75 2 A BANDMASTER IN THE MAKING.. BANDSMAN HASSAN DIN from Port Dickson, Malaya, is seen practising the euphonium in the grounds of Kneller Rail, the Royal Military School of Music, Twickenham, England. The only Malayan at Kneller Hall, he has just begun a three-year student bandmasters' course. He «j|| be joined
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    'JUSTICE WITH MERCY' BY POPE
    70 2 'JUSTICE WITH MERCY' BY POPE VATICAN CITY, Mon The Pope said yesterday that convict* should be sincerely par* oned. But he said they should also be made to suffer to atone for their crimes. The Pontiff expressed his views to Italian jurists and members of societies devoted to helping convicts.
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    Lock icon Sea raiders murder 17
    34 2 RANGOON, Mon. Policare investigating the reported murder of 17 of the crew of a schooner off the coast of Mergui. 350 miles from here. Raiders then scuttled the schooner.- -Reuter.
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    39 2 NEW DELHI. Mon. The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, told the House of the People today that India had not officially pursued his suggestion for a summit conference of the great powers to stop nuclear tests.— Reuter
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    Lock icon $1.5 m. GOLD HAUL BY PIRATES
    207 2 And smugglers dare not report the loss JIONO KONG, Mon. Chinese pirates Intercepted a junk and made off with US$5OO,OOO (about $1,500,000) worth of gold being smuggled from Macao to Hong Kong two weeks ago banking sources reported foday. Bankers said they learned of
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    Rosselljni quits his rumour hotel
    195 2 BID FOR VISA TO BE EXTENDEb BOMBAY, Monday. ITALIAN film producer Roberto Rossellini, hopin: to convince the Indian Government that there is nothing between him and beautiful Mrs. Sona:; Das Gupta, yesterday left the Taj Mahal Hotel. where she is living and went to stay
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    39 2 HONG KONG. Mon.— Mr. Wajima, Japanese special envoy to Indonesia, said on arrival here today from Jakarta that he had spent three years negotiating reparations with the Indonesian Government but no agreement had yet been reached. Reuter.
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    28 2 NEW YORK, Mon.— The Netherlands will send a cruiser and a destroyer to take part In the international naval Review at Norfolk, Virginia, in June. AP.
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    I saw the bomb go off
    320 2 A COLOURED BALL j OF FIRE, WITH SEA STEAMING C/P TO JOINIT,, m J LONDON, Monday. THE first British hydrogen bomb, exploded on May 15 at Christmas Island, was described by an eye-witness today as a "big white ball of fire in the sky."
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    Lock icon Now the flu strikes in Bangkok
    101 2 Now the flu strikes in Bangkok BANGKOK, Mon.— The influenza epidemic which is sweeping the Asian countries has spread to Siam, Dr. Sombun Thongaksara, Deputy DirectorGeneral of the Health Department, said tqday. Dr. Thongaksara said that the epidemic probably reached Bangkok last weekend. About 200 to 300 cases have been
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    Lock icon CONFESSION TO GOB: 1 KILLED THIS GIRL'
    54 2 NEW YORK, Mon. An 18-year-old church leader wa« charged yesterday with the murder of a pretty classmate, Ruth Zeitler, 15. who was found raped and strangled here last Thursday. Ronald Marrone was alleged to have confessed to the killing; saying: "I'm making this
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    Lock icon Syrian troops withdrawn
    37 2 AMMAN, Mon. The wi drawal of Syrian forces fl Jordan territory was c< pleted on Saturday me" Jordan Government man announced y The Syrian troops ready been replaced by Arabian forces, he add A.P.
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    Lock icon Charles 'not 100 p.c. fit'
    85 2 LONDON, Mon. Prince Charles, who has been staying in Norfolk with the Earl and Countess of Leicester is still not 100 per cent fit after his tonsils operation, it was disclosed yesterday. Prince Charle s was to have attended church yesterday morning in the village
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    Lock icon IT'S EASY TO SLIM AT 100-BELOW
    102 2 NEW YORK. Monday. piGHTEEN Americans at the South Pole have perienced lower temperatures than ani human beings, the New York Times report. terday. The newspaper said v May 11 the temperature -100.4 degrees b< est temperature ever recorc ed on the Earth's surface Previously
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    Lock icon 'Rewriter* dies
    21 2 MOSCOW, Mon. Mrs. Anna Pankratova. 60. Soviet historian who directed the "rewriting" of Stalinist history books, died yesterday.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Pro-French Algerian is slain
    310 3 I MUSLIM LEADER SHOT: I CROWDS THOUGHT Mr. COTY WAS VICTIM WT7 Ef^**-^ "was fatally shot yesterday near the entrance to a hufft" football stadium here minutes after thp limousine carrying the French President Mr Rene Coty, passed the gate. Mr. Ali Chekkal. 60, former vice-president
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    Lock icon BRITISH H-BOMB IS CLEAN, AGREE SCIENTISTS
    123 3 BRITISH H-BOMB IS CLEAN, AGREE SCIENTISTS TOKYO. Mon. Japanese ttstt who have been irinu radio activity ti Japan since the Bribomfa test off ChristInland are agreeing Britain ha* perfected a nuclear weapon thai create* a minimum of fall- -men at the 13 spe-r-cordlng stations Usbed in lapan said toda.v their
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    Lock icon THE DRIVE-OUT BLOW-UP TAKE-OFF AEROPLANE
    49 3 THIS is the Puffin, the world's first pneumatic aircraft, in flight over England When not in use the wing is deflated for storage in the fuselage and the plane can be kept in a domestic garage. Manufacturing and maintenance costs are low. A.P. picture.
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    Lock icon 'KON-TIKI IN REVERSE' RAFT SINKS
    75 3 'KON-TIKI IN REVERSE' RAFT SINKS SANTIAGO. Mon. The bamboo raft Tahiti Nui, which had taken six months to drift from Polynesia, sank under tow 260 miles from he r destination, Juan Fernandez Island, today. All five men aboard and about half their equipment were taken aboard the Chilean frigate Baquedano,
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    Lock icon Makarios riot: Troops out
    43 3 NICOSIA Mon. British troops last night broke up a Greek Cypriot student demonstration demanding the return of Archbishop Makarios. Makarios was released from his Seychelles Islands exile earlier this year but was not allowed to return to Cyprus. A.P.
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    Lock icon A military shake-up in East Indonesia
    244 3 JAKARTA TRANSFERS 2 COLONELS JAKARTA, Monday. rTHE Central Government in Jakarta is trying to x shake up the military set-up in the revolt-ridden East Indonesia by ordering two army commanders to new posts. The Army announced today that the leader of the military regime
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    ZHUKOV ARRIVES TO SIGN A PACT
    87 3 ZHUKOV ARRIVES TO SIGN A PACT BUDAPEST. Mon— The Soviet Defence Minister. Marshal Zhukov and the Budapest Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Gramyko. atrived today to sign a pact on the future of Russian forces "temporarily" stationed in Communist Hungary. These are the troops who put down last autumn's anti-Russian revolt.
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    24 3 KARACHI. Mon. —A cultural agreement between Japan and Pakistan was signed by the Prime Ministers of the two countries here today.— Reuter.
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    19 3 CAIRO, Mon. Seventeen people were injured in a clash at an election meeting here yesterday.— U.P.
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    Lock icon QUEEN WOULD LIKE TO MIX MORE FREELY
    118 3 T ONDON Mon.— The Queen and Prince Philip want to cut some of the red tape that has kept them apart from their subjects during official tours in Britain, th e Daily Mail reported today. The newspaper said the royal couple would discuss
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    242 3 LONDON. Mon. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: Consols £51 Pundinß 4 r £88'^ War 3',% 7 k BANKS Mercantile (£5; £4 11/32 Eastern (£s> £6% Chartered (£1) 36/9 +/14 Hongkong (1125) £95Vk INSURANCE Com. Un. <ute.) 80/1 4 /1H Royal 83/6 +/44 Prudential £40
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    RUBBER
    34 3 LONDON. Mon— Spot 26'« d., June 26>*d., July-Sept 26'» d., Or t -Dec 26 \d Jan. -Mir. 26', rt April- June 26d June c.l.f. 26> 4 d., July c.l.f. 26Vid., Tone. Klishily easier.
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    TIN
    21 3 LONDON. Mon —Cash buyer* £764 sellers £764 Forward buyers £761 sellers £762. Settlement £765 Turnover a.m. 40 tons p.m. 120.
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      Lock icon A SCHOOL TO MAKE HUSBANDS HANDY
      50 3 A SCHOOL TO MAKE HUSBANDS HANDY AMSTERDAM, Mon.— A The tiny village of Leek is setting an example to husbands all over the world. The agricultural college there is organising a course in cooking, washing and ironing for men. Its number one student: Dr. W. Van Waning, the mayor.— A.P.
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      20 3 BEIRUT: Nineteen people are in hospital, injured in a clash between followers of opposing candidates In the coming Lebanese election.—A.P.
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      12 3 LONDON; Sir Alfred Edward Herbert, 90. millionaire philanthropist, collapsed and died.— A.P.
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      18 3 BOGOTA, (Colombia): Three bomb explosions were blamed on followers of Gen Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. deposed Colombian dictator. A.P.
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      28 3 STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Navy started salvage operations to recover a 17th century naval ship which sank with 400 people aboard in Stockholm harbour on August 10. 1628.— U.P.
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      24 3 ISTANBUL: The death toll in the Bolu earthquake rose to 52 with 70 seriously injured after a second tremor shook the tiny town.— UP.
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      21 3 TOKYO: Gales off northern Japan capsized a fishing vessel. Twelve fishermen were drowned. Seven other fishing boats are In distress.— A.P.
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      21 3 WASHINGTON: The West German Foreign Minister. Herr Helnrlch von Brentano. arrived to loin Chancellor Adenauer In talks with President Elsenhower. -AP
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      13 3 ANTWERP: A memorial to General George S. Patton was unveiled at Arlon -A.P.
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      19 3 HONG KONG: Two more victims of the disastrous floods have been found, bringing the death roll to 21.— A.P
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    28 3 CAIRO. Mon.— Wing Commander Aly Sabry. President Nasser's chief political officer, conferred yesterday with Mr. V K. Krishna Menon. Indian Defence Minister. Cairo Radio reported— Reuter.
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    28 3 NEW YORK. Mon. -Floods surged into homes and low areas in four states yesterday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people, mostly in Texas.— A.P.
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    'Fridays off would have grave effect on our business'
    297 4 'Fridays off would have grave effect on our business' ALL SAY: KEEP SUNDAY HOLIDAY KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. BUSINESS leaders here today unanimously voiced opposition to any change of the weekly holiday to Friday from Sunday after merdeka. They warned that if the change were made the country might have to
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    SOLDIER'S AIR DASH TO JOIN AILING MOTHER
    107 4 PTE. Michael J. Swallow, 22, flew into Singapore yesterday on his way from Korea to Britain to be at the bedside of his mother who is seriously ill. Mrs. Violet Swallow, of Brighton has been ill for sometime. She took a turn for
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    Cocktails at Batu Pahat
    46 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Sir Donald MacGillivray. High Commissioner for the Federation, was entertained by Batu Pahat residents last night at a cocktail party at the swimming pool. Sir Donald is making a farewell tour of the States and Settlement: before leaving Malaya.
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    Radioman's visit
    27 4 Mr K.P. Shungloo, deputy director (external services division) of All India Radio, will arrive in Singapore on June 4 for a five-day visit to Malaya.
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    Opium man is jailed
    56 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Goh Say Chee, 30, of Singapore, was sentenced In the Sessions Court here today to two years' Jail for importing 40 slabs of opium Into the Federation. The opium was found by the Customs in a secret compartment behind the rear seat of
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    Boy Scout leaders discuss warden case
    100 4 Boy Scout leaders discuss warden case KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The executive committee of the Malayan Boy Scouts Association met here at the weekend to discuss, among other things, the case of Malaya's oldest scout, Mr. BLR. Hertslet, who has been dismissed as warden of the scout hostel here. The Chief
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    Minister leaves
    21 4 Singapore's Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, has gone to Kuala Lumpur. He will be back tomorrow afternoon.
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    PEON ABDUCTED —21 IN COURT
    153 4 PEON ABDUCTED —21 IN COURT qiWENTY ONE men appeared before Mr. R. B. I. Pates in a Singapore court yesterday in connection with the abduction last Saturday of an office peon, S. Lechumanan. 19. Five face a Joint charge of abducting Lechumanan from his office In Fort Canning. They are
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    Mentri leaves for Mecca
    58 4 KUALA TRENOGANU. Mon. The Mentri Besar of Trengganu Dato Kamaruddin bin Haji Idrts and his family left Kuala Trengganu this morning on a pilgrimage to Mecca. They will later visit Britain and Europe on holiday During his absence the State Secretary, Dato Haji Sura. Wan Abdullah
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    HOBBIES SHOW OPENS TODAY
    196 4 1,500 entries set problem for organisers riXHIBITORS have been Mid so slow in taking their exhibits to the Rotary Hobbies Exhibition, which opens today at 5 p.m., at Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, that the organisers have warned them that they might find their allotted space occupied.
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    CHINA-TRIP QUERIES FOR HAN SUYIN
    162 4 Towkays' wives wanted personal hints oingapore authoress Han Suyin (Dr. Elizabeth Comber) yesterday confirmed she had been consulted by some towkays' wives about a possible trip to China. News of the trip, said to be under consideration by wives of Chinese businessmen who toured China
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    Made honorary members
    45 4 BUKIT MERTAJAM Mon. The Bukit Mertajam High School Old Boys Association elected two honorary members, Mr. Cheong Hong Oon and Mr. Hooi Yip Seng, at its annual general meeting. Mr. Ooi Bah Hock was elected president and Mr. S. T. Rajah secretary.
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    Island office
    36 4 The Postmaster General, Malaya, announced yesterday that a new postal agency will be opened at St. John's Island on Monday. It will be at the office of the lay superintendent of the Quarantine Station.
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    'MAN kept a list of numbers'
    219 4 POLICE: THEY WERE TAXIS WHEN Lira Tian Yew, alias Ah Soon, was arrested for armed robbery on March 19, the police found a neatly kept and closely written memo pad on him Detective Inspector Llm BHeng told a Singapore nlnary Inquiry yesterthat the pad
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    TROOPSHIP TO SAIL VIA CAPE
    72 4 rjiHE troopship Empire Fowey, with 1.000 servicemen and 222 service families from Hong Kong and Malaya on board, left Singapore for Britain yesterday. It will sail via the Cape. No instructions for re-rout-ing the ship through Suez had been received. British liners and freighters have
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    Went to cinema —burgled
    40 4 Went to cinema burgled BUTTERWORTH, Mon— An Indian family returning home after a cinema show last night found their house burgled Kandiah, a railway worker, reported the loss of $2,000 worth of Jewellery and clothes from his quarters at Prai.
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    'Mr.Mayor'down with flu
    41 4 PEN A NO. Mon. The Mayor of Oeorge Town. Mr. O. H. Ooh, is ill with influenza. Mr. Ooh. who had been indisposed for several days, called at the City Council Office this morning but went home later.
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    Hospital death after crash
    53 4 CJAY KIM YOKE, 29, a >f salesman who was Injured when his ear overturned in Mountbatten Road, Singapore, on Saturday night, died hi the General Hospital yesterday. A passenger, Tan Ming Chong. 22, W as admitted to hospital with severe head injuries. Four others wer c
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    A PLANE IS DELAYED 30 MINS. FOR A LATE V.I.P.
    80 5 A PLANE IS DELAYED 30 MINS. FOR A LATE V.I.P. q\S'TAS airliner for ion was delayed 0 minutes in re yesterday a V.I.P. pasjot held up in Mr. Harold E. r.iiia's Minister and National trnved from n the morning. •.mmediately r breakfast ..bour Conad^r of the t Australian ri he
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    Venoms for SEATO war games
    95 5 Venoms for SEATO war games OEVEN Venom jet fighters of No. 14 Squadron, R.N.Z.A.F. will take off from Tengah at 9.30 a.m today for Bangkok, where they will represent the Far East Air Force in the SEATO exercise "Air Link." Three other Venoms left for Si am yesterday. I'd by
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    MAIL GOES TO SEA
    271 5 first postal deliveries to 1,500 on islands off Singapore 1.500 people on 15 islands lingapore received ir the first time and collection of now be underveekdays. Mr. :.:aporc's Direcv nld the Straits rtiay. mother developl Singapore Postal policy of proli facilities fo r the i...tion. kSf
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    'Killer? No, he's innocent'
    366 5 THE WRONG MAN WAS FOUND GUILTY. SAYS APPEAL LAWYER A L4WYFR 11 XL^ A LUMPUR, Monday. th r f ma f n had been tried and convicted of the murder of a younp woman. The Court of Appeal was presided over by the Chief Justice, Mr.
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    Elections on—so review of registers is orf
    157 5 Elections on— so review of registers is orf rnHE Singapore Government 1 intends to dispense with the revision of the electoral register so that City Council elections may be held in December. The law provides that the register for each electoral division should be revised i yearly before Sept. 15.
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    NOW AMY CAN SEE MORE OF THE WORLD
    64 5 NOW AMY CAN SEE MORE OF THE WORLD AS a beautician, Amy Lim, 24. of Singapore, lived in a Woman's World. But Amy loved to see different people and places. She thought things over and decided to join Malayan Airways as an air hostess. Now she will see more of
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    Row led to woman's suicide
    80 5 Row led to woman's suicide TXSUR days after a quarrel F with her husband, a woman hanged herself from the bough of a tree, a Singapore inquest was told yesterday. The inquest was on Annamal Paul, of Sembawang Road, who was found dead in her home on March 21. Her
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    Home soon for Colony pillbox family
    82 5 Home soon for Colony pillbox family A HOME will soon be available for Singapore's pillbox family. Early yesterday they were interviewed by three S.I.T. officials at their pillbox off Wan Tho Avenue. The father, fortune, teller Chan Choa Foot, was at the Tan Tock Seng hospital when the men arrived.
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    PARANG THUGS TERRORISE COFFEE SHOP: THREE HURT
    160 5 T»HREE men were seriously injured 1 by a group of parang-wielding gangsters while they were drinking in a coffee-shop at Potong Pasir, Singapore, early yesterday. The injured were Lee Chew Eng, 51, Chang Teng Chin, 29, and Chow Kang, 25. All three were
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    A GOODWILL TOUR FOR 4 MALAYANS
    69 5 A GOODWILL TOUR FOR 4 MALAYANS Four Malayans and a Government official from British North Borneo will leave Singapore tomorrow for a four-week goodwill tour of Britain arranged by the Colonial Office. They are Mr. V. K. Nair, city councillor, and Inche Ahmad bin Hajl Dhaffir, a member of Singapore's
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    New MIC branch
    26 5 A Katong branch, the 11th set up by the Malayan Indian Congress in Singapore, has been formed with Dr. Lalitha Sambandam as chairman.
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    DEATHS
    69 6 iO Woris $10 (minimum). HEW MUN J.P. 80, passed away peacefully on 26.5 57 at residence 28 Perak Road. Funeral on 29.5.57 at 2 p.m. from residence. MRS. ELIZABETH ASAIPILLAI. beloved mother of A. R- ThuraiBtagaai of Temerloh. and Arulsingam of Kuala Lumpur, and mother-in-law of M- Joseph, Malayan
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    219 6 J0 Words $10 (minimum). MRS. AU NAI HENG thanks all friends and relatives who attended the funeral of her husband sciu wreaths and gifts, etc. MR. AND MRS C. S. SCHELKIS thank nl] relatives and friends for their kind wishes, gifts and a-ssistance on ihe occasion of their marriage
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    IN MEMORIAM
    32 6 }0 Word, Sit (minimum). IN EVER LOVING Memory of! Our Dearest Mother, Agnes Fell- 1 cltas Cornelius, who departed this world on 28.5 56. Sadly mlsaed by her dear children.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    312 6 J0 Word* Sit (minimum). MABEL, I'M DISTRESSED how tobacco smell hangs around. Alice, I appreciate your worry, but I know the cure Alr-wlck. SAVE $70 a year by Joining the World Book Club- Write today to World Books Malayan Agency, PO. Box 1742, Singapore for full details. GENTLEMEN, A
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    The Straits Times. Singapore, Tues, May 28, 1957. A Forward Look
    632 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Tues, May 28, 1957. A Forward Look There are three more weeks to go before Federation curiosity on the new constitution is satisfied with publication of the achievement of the London conference. Once the draft has received the approval of the Queen and the Rulers it
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    Desert Beneath
    336 6 A flight in an aeroplane down the Malayan peninsula reveals the picture of a fertile land. The jungle dad hills and the green plains heighten the appearance of bounty. But, says Mr. R. C. Barnard writing in the Malayan Forester, this canopy of green covers a desert. Very
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    The Busmen Again
    171 6 Last night's strike by some of the employees of two, of Singapore's Chinese bus companies gets Singapore back to normal. Hie city is rarely without bus trouble. There seems less excuse for the latest strike than for, any other. Just over 300 of the Hock Lee and
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    He waits for the collapse that never comesl
    601 6  - He waits for the collapse that never comesl HENRY BRANDON by CHIANG NAMES THE YEAR AGAIN -AND ITS 1957 I EXILED CHIANO KAI-SSHEK BELIEVES THAT THIS IS THE YEAR OP COMMUNIST I COLLAPSE. HE HAS CALLED j UPON THE MAINLAND WORKERS TO REVOLT BECAUSE HIS PLANS FOR INVASION ARE, HE
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      No room for ill-will in nation building;
      186 6 lIAVING read the letter "Injustice to non-Malays" (S.T. May 15) and the repercussions thereto, I wish to add my own views. Kumbang Betina and Mike Hammer are both sensible and rational, but a Jarring note is sounded by Malay of Pekan. whose contention
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      Bad set up at post office
      113 6 npHE efficiency of the Johore Bahru General Post Office Is surprising. When I asked for four $5 ■tamps, I was told they were out of stock, but after a little hesitation the clerk took my money, went behind and appeared again, saying that the
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      Dirty caps in coffee shop
      70 6 LAST week I went for a drink In a coffee shop, where I saw the tea-cup was extremely dirty, and is liable to spread disease. I suggest that a City Council health Inspector should inspect every coffee- shop in the city and that owners should
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      Ujong Pasir bus service
      57 6 rFHE bus terminus at A ujong Pasir is at the Portuguese Settlement during the day and at the Malay School at night. I think the Malacca town bus service would serve the people of Ujong Pasir better by extending the terminus to The Hamlet. three-quarters of
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      The Merdeka Calypso
      92 6 The Merdeka Calypso TT was rather unfair of Len Thome to leave out three ministers, Mr. Sambanthan, Inche Sardon and Inche Sulalman from his "Merdeka Calypso." What about these three verses for them? Sambanthan, Labour Man he, Always in shirt and 'dhotie; President of M. J. C. Once said "You
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      The doyen of the Bar
      79 6 IIHTH reference to the letter of "Stranger-at-law", I would like to state that the late Mr. R. G. Van Someran, the best lawyer Malaya ever had, was articled to his uncle Mr. Barnard Rodyk before being admitted to practice locally as an advocate and solicitor.
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      Do not like to be spoon-fed
      79 6 I HASTEN to congratulate the three Malay gentle, men of Batu Pahat for their very frank and com. monsense opinion (S.T. May 15) denouncing the permanent retention of special privileges for Malays In the new constitution. It is rather late In the day to
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      The delayed phone call
      49 6 Recently I made a 'phone call to Singapore, but was delayed for about half an hour. Finally when someone answered the 'phone. I could hear two or three girls laughing and chatterIng. Will the authorities please see that action is taken? URGENT CALLER. Johore Bahru.
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      Too narrow for traffic
      34 6 Y IQ CHU KANG ROAD between Serangoon Road and Serangoon Garden Estate is far too narrow for the present traffic need and is urgently in need of widening. MOTORIST Singapore.
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      Newsstand wanted
      14 6 fLLIFPORD PIER lacks a decent newsstand to cater for passengers. RASCHID, Singapore.
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      WHAT PRICE PRIORITY?
      58 6 MALACCA councillors appear to consider lovers' meeting places and flood-lighting of the Malacca fort urgent and pressing matters. Must Malacca minds always be as narrow as Malacca roads? Why not go the whole hog? Stop using the railways, hospitals, airports, motorcars etc. Let's attend meetings In gee-strings
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    426 6 JN western m 1 they say that S'^ won't work. Do they know t^ biggest iron mm* ,«'> s being worked wi h fc lay labour? That was what when I went to B in Trengganu i a Out of two employees, over cent are Malays" are Chinese km'jJS in
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      109 6 FINE QUALITY STRINGS for Mmkil hull— ■*> 1001 Violin E, Silr. ptd. $-11 IOOt VWInA J-.10 1003 Violin D, wound, pld. 8-20 1004 Violin G S-.25 1052 Violin, A. aluminium wd. I-JB5 1053 Violin D, M 1054 Violin G S- .35 1 501 GulUr E lit) Silr. pld. $-.10 1502
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    OBERT GALBRAITH (4) WILL STAY WITH HIS FATHER
    564 7 n wise to move him, 'says judge: 'He can join mother when she's ready to go to Australia 9 IPOH, Monday ||R JUSTICE GOOD today awarded temporary custody of an "exceptionally intelligent" c Australian boy to hi 6 father who will soon
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    TO NEW QUIT NOTICES— $2,353
    171 7 TO NEW QUIT NOTICES— $2,353 TOHORE BAHRU, v Mon. The management of the Lee pineapple factory at Jalan Scudai has paid $2,353 in stamp fees in applying for substitute service orders to 261 workers. The Johore High Court had directed that it was illegal for the workers to stay In
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    Mr. J dares the Lib-Socs
    169 7 PROVE 'DESPOTS* CHARGE, HE CHALLENGES THE vice-president of the Singapore Labour Front. Mr. T M. Jumabhoy, yesterday challenged the Liberal Socialist Party to substantiate its charge that some Labour Front leaders were being despotic. He issued this challenge while commenting on a speech made by
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    MAN DIES IN RIVER SEARCH FOR CYCLE
    77 7 KEMAMAN. Mon.— Police here today found the body of a man who had Jumped into the Kemaman River to try to recover his bicycle. The body of Krishnasamy. 24. a labourer, was found after a 24-hour search A police spokesman here said that
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    Majid has to run from rain
    87 7 Majid has to run from rain Independents get busy (but one is foiled) in the by-elections MR. M. A. Majid's first election campaign yesterday afternoon under Singapore's old (Empress Place) "apple tree" was washed out. Ten minutes before he got ready to condemn "political opportunists," down came the rain. About
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    The jungle soldier is in England
    69 7 The jungle soldier is in England KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Army authorities here today confirmed that Cpl. Arthur Moon who came out of Ulu Klang jungle three days after he disappeared on April 24, was sent back to England three weeks ago "on medical advice." Cpl. Moon was to have gone
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    KOH: HOLD DEBATES IN NEWSPAPERS
    130 7 INDEPENDENT candidate Mr. C. H. Koh wants to 1 hold a series of debates with his two by-election opponents at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. He proposes that the debates take the form of written statements to all newspapers. This, he said last night, would enable the
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    NAVY UNION SAYS: WE'LL RESET QUIT ORDER
    141 7 rE representative council of the Singapore Naval Base Labour Union last night warned that strong action would be taken to resist any attempt by the Admiralty to evict 415 dismissed workers from their Quarters in the base. The Admiralty had, while terminating the
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    Watchman hurt in crash
    40 7 KOTA BHARU, Mon. A watchman. Besakar Singh, 53. was admitted to hospital here today after his bicycle was Involved in an accident with a car at Jalan Telipot. He was Injured on the head and legs.
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    Trophy for schools will honour musician
    240 7 Trophy for schools will honour musician RACK TO ERBLARR AFTER 27 YEARS CINGAPORE is to have a permanent memento of one of its most popular amateur musicians, Mr. C. P. Purcell. Mr. Purcell, deputy secretary of the Education Ministry, leaves for England on June 11 under the Malayanisation scheme. He
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    Acquitted of charges
    57 7 Sarjit Singh was acquitted in Singapore yesterday of charges of wrongfully confining a student, Clarence, Frida. 15, and causing hurt to him in a room at Burmah Road on May 18. Frida told Mr. T.S. Sinnathuray, the magistrate, that he was prepared to drop his complaint against
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    Gifts to help fire victim make a fresh start
    77 7 MADAM NG PUI CHAI. a victim of last week's fire in Cecil Street. Singapore, wraps up her share of gifts distributed by the Social Welfare Department, the Blue Cross Charitable Institution and other voluntary organisations yesterday. The Blue Cross gave each
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    Driver in crash beaten up
    176 7 JUDGE EXPRESSES CONCERN A SINGAPORE judge yesterday expressed concern over the number of cases in which motorists have been assaulted after accidents. "It is getting mor c pre- i valent," said th e judge, Mr. D. C. D'Cotta. Charged with causing hurt i to a
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    Degree for Malayan
    64 7 Mr. K. T. Joseph, of Malacca, who went to Australia under the Colombo Plan, has gained an honours degree in agricultural science at the University of Western Australia, Perth. He is one of five scientists from Asian countries engaged in post-graduate studies at the Waite Agricultural Research
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    Judge ill
    17 7 Mr. Justice Knight, senior puisne judge, Singapore, was indisposed and could not attend court yesterday.
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      GEARED FOR AIR TRA VEL
      1043 8 A girl with a flair for fashion and an Australian wardrobe specially planned for international air travel flew in to Singapore during the weekend, en route for London English-born Mrs. Llane Keen, fashion writer and former model, is a good advertisement for the Australian clothes
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      250 8 i H^^k "I know that Kotcx qua- >«& |^fl lity is world-famous ami it costs me no more! Kotcx is made to hold its shape, stay downy soft and assures me of comfort, confidence and security." Its unsurpassed quality is thr B^B S^^^ reason why more women the J^&Jm I
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      239 8 Bav^X a^aS^H Mgx ygft I here s nothing Clydella jfy^to&l IF IT SHRINKS WE REPLACi {f/jf II Clydella l» th. l.brlc lor Nffi j) growing families. ..alwayg toH and light. It posit,,. /^y*iC3 r aT^ thrlva* on washing. I\^\\ (nota tha famous guaranty) nigh I w*ar Vivellal *l*o madm by
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      224 8 f__ T» f* I 32. Bellrlngers lapse? (4, 2. 3. Straits Times Crossword Merry Wives" (7). 24- Fur coat wearer in the SSB >B SSSh^^^^ mici io, o, o j 1 2 Ji ""ll""™ 1 ||KH|4 T 1 I 13. T.N.T.— a siren Indicates imMilli pHI Iflj H| IHI IS
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    DEALER: 1 PAID $25,000 BUT GOT NOTHING'
    149 9 DEALER: 1 PAID $25,000 BUT GOT NOTHING' APORE scrap- dealer got in return for ;-25.000 which he j to two men who Wised him -exclusive aimost all the YipV ip iron in Indonesia" alleged yesterday. Slang, for 10 years rU-aler, said In he came to know Siahaao and Ow hlan
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    Appeal for reservists
    47 9 Appeal for reservists PENANG. Mon. The Chief ifllcer. Mr. p. H. announced today c were 75 vacancies In r. e George Town Police Vo- Reserve. Try were due to a large nber of reservists Joining regular police and limed services, said Mr. In a broadcasting more recruits.
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    Customs in dawn raid on kelong
    71 9 CUSTOMS men seized 900 lb. of dutiable cigarettes, worth about $15,000. in a dawn raid on a kelbng off Bedok. Singapore, on Sunday. A customs launch was on patrol when Its crew saw suspicious movements on the kelong. A boat was moored alongside. As
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    Two had chandu, say police
    60 9 BAGAN SERAI. Mon.— Two Penang businessmen. Tan Ah Chye and Tho Kuan Chong. were charged In the magistrate's court here on Saturday with being found in possession of 11 katies 10 tahli& of chandu. valued at $17,000. The case was postponed to June 5 and
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    Sunday concert
    26 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Goh Soon Tioe, violinist, and Noreen Stokes, pianist, will giv c a concert at the Town Hall here on June 16.
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    Parcels going by ship will cost more
    94 9 DARCEL postage rates for 1 Hone Kong. Formosa, fe Philippines and Canada Inc been revised because t-??ing charges are up. he new rates apply from Saturday. The old rates are k orackets for parcels not exceeding 31b., 71b., 111 b. and TO HONG
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    Rotary talk
    30 9 Mr. Angus M. MacKintosh, Deputy Commissioner-Gene-ral for South-East Asia, will talk about "The Expanding Commonwealth at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at the Cathay Hotel.
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    Singapore medical expert to retire
    82 9 Singapore medical expert to retire DR. R. H. BLAND, former Permanent Secretary to the Singapore Health Ministry and Director of Medical Services, leaves the Colony on retirement on Thursday under the Malayanisation scheme. Dr. Bland, 53, ha s been adviser to the Ministry since his post was Malayanised at the
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    Ex-detainee went back
    49 9 T>ENANG, Mon. A pretty X ex-detalnee. Wong Ah Looi. 21. barred from returning to Klian Intan under the Restricted Residence Ordinance, explained in court today she went back because her grandmother was very ill and wanted to see her before she died. She was fined $150.
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    $54 gift for crippled girl
    33 9 IPOH, Mon. The staff of the Perak River Hydro-Elec-tric Co., Ltd., Kampar No. 2 District, have sent $54 to Lee Tak, the girl crippled in a screwdriver attack.
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    Union meeting
    27 9 PENANG, Mon.— The Municipal and Government Labour Union will hold its annual delegates' conference and anniversary luncheon on June 9 at the Chinese town hall.
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    Pahang prepares for the Jubilee celebrations
    247 9 BIGGEST FISH nn/vg m MALAYA FOR SULTAN ITUANTAN, Mon More than 300 villagers living near Pekan, the Royal Town of Pahang, will prepare 18 piculs of tuba root for a fish drive on Saturday. It will be held during h Sultan of Pahangs birthday
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    HUSBAND WAS SO CRUEL TO ME, SAYS PRETTY WIFE
    438 9 MALACCA, Monday. QNG SWEE KIM, pretty daughter of a local doctor and property owner, Dr. Ong Bak Hin, told the Malacca High Court today that her husband, Wee Soon Bee, a former managing director of the Malacca Town Bus Company and
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    New jury for murder trial
    96 9 New jury for murder trial Because some inadmis- sible evidence was mentioned by the prosecution at a murder trial in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Whitton dismissed the jury and ordered a retrial. In the dock wa s Tan Ah Tee alias Tan Song Llk. a young fruit
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    Man jailed for loitering
    60 9 PENANO, Mon.-A police inspector told the Second Magistrate's Court today that he spotted a man in a crowd looking at the pockets of people. "He then saw me and started to run," insp. Zulklfli testified at the trial of a plumber. Low How Loon charged with
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    UMNO PLEA TO GOVERNMENT: NO ATOM BASES
    58 9 UMNO PLEA TO GOVERNMENT: NO ATOM BASES MALACCA, Mon.— The local branch of UMNO at its annual meeting asked the Federation Government not to allow the establishment of foreign nuclear bases in this country. The meeting decided that all future UMNO candidates for Federal, state. Settlement and Municipal elections should
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      215 9 tt<*x Morgan 3M.D. 3Mai 9 s worry -Ji M fer±H Wry worbiep asout T r keadze W i think •«e < s T i *uw*e f why oont «v thx y* M > MARTHA lOCK,OOCTOIt!) rr* NOT EASY 1 f ONTHfc VES&fi HCD tUWE TO I HgR TO HAVE HIM
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    IRREGULAR TRENDS AT WEEK'S OPENING OF SHARE MARKET.
    753 10 IRREGULAR TRENDS AT WEEK'S OPENING OF SHARE MARKET. By Our Market Correspondent THERE was tendency towards irregularity on the Singapore Share Market yesterday with buyers reluctant to resume interest in many counters at previous high levels and sellers equally reserved. Oo a Monday market with little opportunity for overseas guidance,
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    139 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): New York: buying airmail: T.T. 32%, O.D. 32? i, 90 d/st 33 credit bills, 33 1/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail: T.T. 31%, O.D. 31 90 d/st 31 9/16
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    79 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Nieuw Holland 1 2, Templar 4 5, Arta 6A, Ceylon 6,7, President McKinley 89. Leverkusen 11, Rebeverett 13 14, Oranje *****, Harry Culbreath 18, Serampang N. Wall 6, Sumpitan N. Wall 8, Larlang NWall 10, Hupeh
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    RUBBER PRICES
    157 10 Jane first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. clesed in Singapore on Monday at 89% cents per lb. down one quarter of a cent on Friday's close. The closinc tone was Idle. Closing prices In cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S Spot f.o.b. buyers 89 I*,1 sellers
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    OFFICIAL PRICES.
    27 10 SINGAPOKi: RUBBER x, P*r lb. (down a J£ of a cent) TIN: $38:..r,ft p,. r (up 50 cents. J "«l COPRA: L'nqi, o t, d
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    68 10 MSLBOI Investments wcrt- Melbourne S' Trading over were generally Brn Loans3V; M 6- Loans 3'»"^ 1966-511 Bank of N.S.W. Con. Zinc Mount Lyell N. Broken Hill Hill 50 Mount Morgan Peko I Western Mining Ampol. Ex. Oil Search Aust. Consol Ind. A. P.M. (new) Bradford B. Hill Pro
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    105 10 Singapore Chinese Produo change: noon prices p terday were Copra: quiet; Mr, j urje ü buyers, $26 1 1 selli oil: quiet: bulk $41 seUen i $45 12 sellers. Peppr business reported d white $105, Sarawak unchanged), specul black $71 (down $2 Singapore Copra A^jj,^ p.m. prices: Straits
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      566 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited for appointment as TEMPORARY STENOGRAPHERS In the Federation of Malaya Police Force. Qualifications: 80 words per minute shorthand and 25 words per minute typewriting. Salary scale: $253 x 14 351/366 x 14 422 plus COLA at current ratesApplications should be addressed to the Commissioner of
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      264 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS MALMSN RAILWAY VACANCIES Applications are Invited from Federal Citizens who have attained their 17th but not their 23rd birthday and have passed the School Certificate Examination for appointment as Clerks In the Traffic Department of the Malayan Railway. 2. The salary scale Is: Probationer $***** x $7.50 $152.50.
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      What will be the future of Penang's port?
      295 12  -  CHAN KWAN HOI AN EARLY DECISION ON FREE PORT STATUS IS NOT POSSIBLE— JEFFORD By PENANG'S fate as a free port in an independent Malaya will probably not be decided until two or three years after Merdeka. This is the view of
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      WAIT AND SEE PLAN
      108 12 WAIT AND SEE PLAN rE Penang Entrepot Trade Committee which represents local commercial and trade Interests decided recently that Penang should remain a free port and the government should be informed. "But at a later meeting, the committee agreed to follow the example of the Settlement Council and defer discussion
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      Plan for Asian fund
      56 12 A spokesman of a special committee appointed by the Japanese Ministry of Trade said in Tokyo that President Eisenhower's proposed development fund might be used to help Asian nations create an Asian development fund designed to stabilise the prices of rubber, rice, tin, sugar, jute and
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      MALAYA'S $Bm. BILL FOR CAMERA FANS
      134 12 INDICATIONS of the standard of living; and of photographic equipment in Malaya are seen in the imports of cameras and watches into Malaya. In the past four years, Malaya has spent more than $180 million on these products, and another $35.7 million on radios
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      New estate in Johore will boost production
      147 12 nnHE new land for rub- ber planting acquired recently at Gelang Patah, South Johore, by the Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates Ltd. will increase the company's present area by nearly 75 per cent, reports Unitac Ltd., managing agents in a circular to shareholders. About
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      Korean trade visit
      27 12 A South Korean trade team of four Government officials and trade experts will soon visit Singapore and other South-East Asian countries to boost trade.
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      NATURAL RUBBER WILL WIN 'CONTEST'
      259 12 HPHE chairman of the A Rubber Growers' Association (Incorporated), Mr. H. T. Karsten, has announced in London that natural rubber producers hold the ace of trumps in the contest with synthetic rubber. Speaking at the R. G. A. annual general meeting, Mr. Karsten said he
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      Canw Bird still plans tin takeover
      380 12 Canw Bird still plans tin takeover MINORITY OF SHAREHOLDERS ACCEPT, BUT... THE Camp Bird group in London has not abandoned its plans to take over a number of Malayan tin companies. The group chairman, Mr. John Dalgleish, hi a circular to shareholders, says "before deciding upon further offers to the
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      Bank erecting new buildings
      59 12 The Chung Khiaw Bank Ltd, is building four-storey branch offices in Singapore and Malacca. The Singapore building is. at the junction of Outram Road and Seng Poh Road. Mr Ko Teck Kin, chairman of the board, revealed at the bank's seventh annual general meeting that the
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      New officials
      52 12 Officials of the Singapore Association of Finance Companies elected at the first annual meeting are: President: Mr. Loo Soo Chuan; vice-president: Mr. C.K. Lee; Honorary secretary and treasurer: Mr. R. J. Beal; Committee: Messrs. George C. Chung and Philip Lee; Honorary auditors: Messrs. Q. W. Millard and Urn
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    Lock icon Ashley Cooper wins through to the last eight
    234 13 Ashley Cooper wins through to the last eight FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS PARIS. Mon. ASHLEY COOPER, the A Australian champion, who took over the role of men's singles favourite in the French tennis championships when Lew Hoad was toppled last week, reached the last eight yesterday. He looked a real champion
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    Lock icon FRENCH COLT IS OUT OF DERBY
    149 13 Crepello now hot favourite LONDON, Monday. A LEADING London bookmaker has cut the price A of Derby favourite Crepello from 6-4 to evens because of the breakdown of the second favourite, Mourne, in France yesterday. Mourne broke down at Longchamp yesterday and will not
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    Lock icon BOXER LOSES £10,000 DAMA6ES CLAIM
    108 13 BOXER LOSES £10,000 DAMA6ES CLAIM BRISBANE, Mon. BOXER John Llewellyn Barclay failed In the Supreme Court here today in a (A) 10.000 damages claim against referee Pat Hill and Stadiums Ltd. Barclay claimed that Hill had allowed a contest to continue after the stage where it had become apparent that
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    Lock icon Briton wins sports car race
    96 13 Briton wins sports car race BONN, Mon. rpONY BROOKS, of Britain, X won the 1,000 kilometres international sports car race in an Aston Martin here yesterday with a time of seven hours 33 mm. 38.2 sec. With his co-driver, Noel Cunningham Reid, also of Britain, Brooks set up a record
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    Lock icon DRIVERS SAY 'MAKE IT SAFER'
    74 13 DRIVERS SAY 'MAKE IT SAFER' BONN, Mon. The Professional Motor Racing Drivers' Association decided at a meeting here yesterday that its members would not take part in the 500-mile. Monza race in Italy on June 29-30 unless safety measures at the track were increased. The track is one of Europe's
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    Lock icon New swimming record
    52 13 VIENNA, Mon. Oyorgy Tumpek (Hungary) broke the world swimming record for 100 metres butterfly in Budapest yesterday when he clocked lmin 3.4 sec, according to the Austrian news agency. His time was a tenth of a second inside the standard which was set with effect from May
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    Lock icon Champs again
    31 13 LYONS. (France), Mon. Lourdes, captained by Jean Prat, retained the French rugby union championship by beating Racing Club de France 16-13 here yesterday. Lourdes led 8-0 at half-time. —Reuter.
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    Lock icon MCC invites lan Craig
    79 13 MELBOURNE, Mon. The Australian Test captain, lan Craig, will be allowed to play cricket for the M.C.C. in England this season, the secretary of the Australian Cricket Board of Control, Mr. Jack Ledward, said today. He said he had written to Craig telling him that he
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    Lock icon Tie in golf
    37 13 BRUSSELS. Mon.— Bernard Hunt and Dal Rees, both of Britain, tied yesterday with 280 after four rounds in the Belgian open golf championship. They will play another two rounds to decide the winner.— A.P.
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    BOUGOURE IS NOW RIDING IN 'TOP GEAR'
    287 14 BOUGOURE IS NOW RIDING IN 'TOP GEAR' JEEP'S JOTTINGS A FTER a slow start Garnet Bougoure champion jockey on the Malayan Turf for the past two seasons is now in "top gear." At Bukit Timah on Saturday he followed up his two trebles at Kuala Lumpur by again riding three
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    KESAVAN IS ONLY HOLDER IN MEET
    170 14 CiLYWEIGHT V. Kesa- van will be the only champion defending his title at the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's annual tournament this week. This is because eight of the nine titles at stake were won last year by men of the 30th Bn., R.A.0.C.. who
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    King Pap one to watch
    499 14  -  EPSOM JEEP SMART IRISH-BRED NEWCOMER MAKES Cl. 1 DEBUT MALAYAN SCHOLAR IS A THREAT TO DISTINE IN THE MAIN SPRINT RACE By IfING PAP, a well-performed Irish-bred stayer, is improving with every gallop. He makes hie debut in Malayan racing at Bukit Timah tomorrow when
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    Eastern are late for their first date
    274 14 Eastern are late for their first date TTOE EASTERN A.A. soccer team of Hong Kong, who were scheduled to arrive in Singapore last night by air for three matches, were not on the plane. And there is not the slightest possibility that they will arrive here in time for the
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    Soccer will start with keen ties
    221 14 Soccer will start with keen ties LONDON, Mon. LESS than a month after the close of one football season in England plans are well forward for the start of the 1957-58 campaign which officially begins on Aug. 24. In the interval, of course, there will still be plenty of soccer
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    SCHOOLBOY ATHLETE SUSPENDED: BAN ON OUTSIDE MEET ENFORCED
    196 14 SCHOOLBOY ATHLETE SUSPENDED: BAN ON OUTSIDE MEET ENFORCED BY SAUL JOSHUA SINGAPORE schoolboys who take part in athletics meets outside their school programme without the consent of their principals will be punished, the Director of Physical Education, Mr. Joe David, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr. David, who was clarifying
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    IDROS ALBAR, CHARLIE TAN PROMINENT IN 4-0 VICTORY OVER CA
    308 14 IDROS ALBAR, CHARLIE TAN PROMINENT IN 4-0 VICTORY OVER CA New stars for Soceerites STAR SOCCERTTES returned to the S.A.F.A. senior league title hunt yesterday after a two-month break strengthened by two promising young Singapore players. And the two youngsters, Idros Albar, from Fathul Karib who is now the State
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    TWO SOCCER PLAYERS SUSPENDED
    76 14 TWO SOCCER PLAYERS SUSPENDED TWO soccer players who, according to a referee, "wrestled" on the Aeld after they collided, have been suspended. They are Salim bin Abdullah (Jollilads) and Mohamed Sani (Mt Emily), who play in the third division of the SAFA league. The S.A.F.A Commission of Inquiry, which met
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    63 14 COLOMBO, Mon Ceylon's Davis Cup team of Rupert Ferdinands, Bernard Pinto and Rajah Praesody were today offered another opportunity to gain overseas experience They will compete In the Malayan open tennis championships at Singapore and in the In-ter-port tournament, scheduled to be played at Kuala
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    SHB Police held by Western
    59 14 Western shared honours with shb Police when their s.A.F.A. Dlv 2B league match was drawn 3-3 at Gr-ylang yesterday. Minjoot Ismail and Hassan scored for Police while Western replied through All bin Ahmad. Mahad and Ismail. In two Div. 3A fixtures at Fairer Park, Rajajl
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    Lock icon Spain beaten
    23 14 MADRID. Mon. Germany beat Spain by 143 points to 60 in a two-day men's athletics match which ended here yesterday.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Spain beat Scotland in World Cup soccer
    225 14 MADRID Mon. SPAIN, attacking for mast of the match, defeated Scotland 4-1 here yesterday in their second leg World Cup soccer preliminary tie. The Spaniards scored two goals in each half to make amends for their 4-2 defeat by Scotland in Glasgow in
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    RIC foursomes
    73 14 A. Murdoch and Mrs R. Clayton won the open mixed foursome golf competition for the Royal Island Club Shield with a nett of 67 at R I.e. on Sunday. Runners-up were Mr. and Mrs. T. H. A. Potts (67 H) after a countback with Maj. Welch and Mrs-
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    Still no word from Pakistan team
    165 14 THE SINGAPORE Hockey Association has still not received any confirmation of the proposed visit of the Pakistan Rovers. The Pakistan team were due to play here this month on their way to a month's tour of New Zealand. They wrote to the S.H.A. for
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    W.I. FIELD ALL DA V AS NOTTS SCORE 312-6
    170 14 W.I. FIELD ALL DA V AS NOTTS SCORE 312-6 NOTTINGHAM". Mor da SET the huge task of challenging thr first Innings total of 489 for ti. Nottinghamshire, 312 for six, were 177 runs at close on the second day of their match The Vies* Tndies declared their innings ai Saturday's
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    Lanes and Surrey win in 2 days
    166 14 Lanes and Surrey win in 2 days LANCASHIRE sweep in the championship today Worcestershire in their fifth success They dismissed v 101 and 137 today Innings and scored 260 In the:: on Saturday. Roy TWtanmn for Worcester's lapse, taking five U second innings claimed four victimSurrey, the cl completed a
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    SCOREBOARD
    63 14 West Indies— lst Inns 489—3 deed. NOTTINGHAM— Ist INNS. Giles b Hall 9 (lay Ibw Smith 67 Wlnfleld c Weekes b Atkinson 21 M Hill b Valentine SO N. Hill b ValenUne 46 Doolmnd r Kanhai b Sober* 46 Kelly not out 21 Senates not out 28 Extras 24
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    Selangor team against Perak
    53 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Selangor's cricket selectors tonight picked the following team to represent the state against Perak at the weekend: T Sivagnanam (capt.). A. K. Jones, A. Dews, M. McCaw, G.N.P. Lee. J. Winchester, Ourucharan Singh, Khoo Bin Keng, L. Klassen, c Shepherdson, M.S. Maniam. 12th
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    Fernandez 8-19
    40 14 Johore English College beat St. Joseph's Institution by two runs in an inter-school cricket match at Bras Basah Road yesterday. College 68 (Fernandez 24 n.0.. Oldham 14 Martens 4-5). S.J.I. 66 (Scully 25 n.0.. Francis 14. Fernandez 8-19).
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      50 14 SOCCER S..VF-A. Div, 1: Fathul Karih I Police, Jalan Besar, 5.15 pm Mr. JB: SCC. v Radin Ma padang; S.R-C- 1 .\lr\andra. pi dang; Div. 3A: STB. v I Farrer Park; Dlv. 3B: Prnid" Peranakan v Tuan Mont B I Geylang. BOX1\(. S.A-B-A. national eh .impc preliminaries), R.M N Barr3<k<
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