The Straits Times, 30 July 1957

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    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times New**** Estd. 1845 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1957 15 CENTS
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    WEST OFFER to RUSSIA
    100 1 READY FOR TALKS ON GERMAN UNITY, EUROPEAN SECURITY egoriations 'at any time when there is real prospect of progress' 'A just peace is the goal we seek' MKRLIN, Monday. IN, France, the United States and Germain i'.nnounced'today that they ready to discuss the reunification of any
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    GIRLS WOUNDED: POLICE SEEK BIRD HUNTERS
    158 1 GIRLS WOUNDED: POLICE SEEK BIRD HUNTERS TWO small girls feeding ducks at a farm in Singapore were hit by shotgun pellets yesterday morning. However See Mei. eight and her sister Goh Mci, six were not seriously hurt They were X-rayed, treated as outpatients at the General Hospital and sent home.
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    Riot squad at factory
    69 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Man— A 'po'ice riot squad rushed to the headquarters of the National Union of Plantation Workers in Petaling Jaya this evening after receiving a tip i that there might be trouble by the union's printing workers who are on strike there. But after standing
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    The ONLY SOUND FOUNDATION
    154 1 THE declaration said j rt: "When this come there j many points I with the proreunification •onditions of agreement I] have to b^ In compre- gotiations. ations ar c to j both sides them in the I .moss for unflrxibility. 'UPRIGHT' this declarI Western Powers j
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    Lock icon NATO NOT SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
    119 1 THE declaration said Qcation would an any threat Germany's neigh- 'rrn Powers to make ar- meet the lev interests nncerned. :aration said the i s had never that a reunified Id "in NATO it did so the West tO give RllSr..!. t Eurowho joined a
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    STRIKE PUT OFF
    165 1 Customs officers give Govt time to settle pay demands I^OUR HUNDRED re- venue officers in the Singapore Customs Department decided at an emergency meeting last night to defer strike action. The men agreed to give the Government time to settle their demand for a $152 to $475
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    Lock icon Japanese flood toll mounts
    136 1 |f POKYO. Mon.— CasuA alty reports from flood-stricken west coast towns of Kyushu Island, southern Japan, continued to mount today. Police her e said that 600 bodies had been recovered, 408 people were missing and 3.683 were injured. The full toll will not be known until
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    Lock icon JETS STEP UP RAIDS ON REBELS
    328 1 JETS STEP UP RAIDS ON REBELS Lloyd: Why we aid the Sultan SHARJAH, Monday. BRITISH jet aircraft today resumed th»ir attacks on the Imam of Oman's rebel forces in central Oman, after a two-day lull. Ten Venoms armed with cannon and roc- kets flew sorties against a rebel-held fort at
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    Lock icon Peron gets thousands of 'votes' at election
    88 1 Peron gets thousands of 'votes' at election BUENOS AIRES. Mon. Thousands of Argentine voters showed their loyalty to exiled ex-President Juan Pcron yesterday by casting blank ballots in a nation- wide election for an asembly to consider amending the constitution. Peron, now living in Venezuela following his overthrow two years
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    Lock icon Sale price of a wife —$126
    40 1 Sale price of a wife $126 CALCUTTA. Mon. A villager who sold his 18-year-old wife to a neighbour for $126 has been fined $16.80 by village elders and had his wife returned to him. The buyer was also fined.— A.P.
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    Lock icon 'See you later, Satan-hater'
    28 1 GLASGOW. Mon. Rock and roll slang has appeared on church notices in Scotland. The board outside one church reads: "See you later. Satan-hater,"— U.P.
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    BANDIT BID TO SEIZE HQ SENTRY'S RIFLE
    221 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Three civilians believed to be agents or supporters of the Communists early this morning made an unsuccessful attempt to seize a rifle from a young British soldier just outside the perlmeter fence of Head- quarters, Malaya Comj mand. here. The
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    Lock icon Mr. Sandys 'sparks a crisis'
    77 1 Mr. Sandys 'sparks a crisis' ONDON, Mon.— A frontpage report in today's Daily Herald, a Labour newspaper, claimed that some British Cabinet Ministers fear that Mr. Duncan Sandys. the Detence Minister, plans to spend too much money on nuclear weapons while "fatally" weakening British conventional forces. "A major crisis has
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    Mother is rushed to hospital, dies
    191 1 FOUND IN LOCKED ROOM KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A 39-YEAR-OLD Australian mother died in the General Hospital here this afternoon after bein? found unconscious in her hotel room which the police had entered b breaking open the door On the floor near her be were
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    TENGKU'S $23,000 CAR CRASHES INTO BULL IN PENANG
    141 1 TENGKU'S $23,000 CAR CRASHES INTO BULL IN PENANG OENANG, Mon. The 1 Chief Minister's 523.000 Chrysler Imperial crashed into a straying bull at the Ayer Itam Road tonight. Tengku Abdul Rahman was i. the car. He was on his way to the Church Street p!er to catch a ferry launch
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    Lock icon Pictures from 4,000 miles
    37 1 WAS''TNGTON. Mon— Dr Harr Sexier, a weather bureau scientist, predicted yesterday the proposed earth satellite would lead to photo graphic weather maps of entire continents, filmed from a height of 4.000 miles. Reuter.
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    Malaya Bill passed by Lords
    227 1 Malaya Bill passed by Lords T ONDON, Mon. The House of Lords today passed the Bill to provide for the establishment of the Federation of Malaya as an independent sovereign coun- try within the Commonwealth. The Bill now requires only the Royal Assent lo become law. Moving the second reading
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    STOP PRESS
    42 1 REID—LATEST (See this (iilumn) LONDON M«m.—lord Rrid said he was iiiumnv about changes in Malaya's constitution, which "fell far short of Wfh standards to which we are accustomed." On behalf of colleagues he disclaimed responsibility for its present form. I
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    Lock icon Sumatra rebels meet to fight 'disguised rupiah devaluation9
    230 2 Sumatra rebels meet to fight 'disguised rupiah devaluation 9 JAKARTA, Mon. Rubel loaders in Sumatra mcl today in Padang to discuss ways of bypassing the Indonesian Government's re cc n t import-export regulations. By negotiating an independent financial agreement they hope to hold on to valuable foreign currency earned from
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    Lock icon Crackdown on the Reds
    66 2 JAKARTA, Mon. Thirty Communist and leftist political leaders have been put under house arrest and Communist posters have been destroyed in North Celebes by order of the rebel leader, Lieut. Col. Ventje Sumual, according to delayed reports reaching here today. Col. Sumual, who is running the
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    Lock icon COLLAR, NO TIE, SO CLUB BARS A PARSON
    140 2 HONG KONG, Mon.— The, Rev. J. G. Froud told his congregation at St. John's Anglican Cathedral last night that he was refused admission to a Hong Kong restaurant last week because of improper dress. "I went into a restaurant and was told
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    Lock icon India famine threat
    222 2 MISERY AFTER FLOODS AND POOR HARVEST CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CAMPAIGN PLANNED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY NEW DELHI, Monday. TEN THOUSAND villagers are on the verge of starvation in the central Indian state of Rajasthan because of floods and a bad harvest. A Government official who returned today from
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    Lock icon Mystery blast hurls family 200 yards
    98 2 Mystery blast hurls family 200 yards SYDNEY, Mon. A mystery explosion in a policeman's house at Bega early today: KILLED Constable K. D. Coussens, 31, his wife, and seven-month old son. WRECKED their house. SHOOK the whole township. A second son, aged nine, staggered from the wreckage, sobbing and dazed,
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    'Beware the rightists among Reds'
    139 2 'Beware the rightists among Reds' SHANGHAI, Mon. The People's Daily, of Peking organ of the Chinese Communist Party, has declared that, in the struggle against rightists, -very many Rightwing elements have been discovered in the party itself.' In an editorial reprinted in today's Shanghai newspapers the People's Daily said that
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    Lock icon Youth festival
    28 2 MOSCOW. Mon. Russia's World Youth Festival was ceremonially opened at th» Lenin Stadium this afternoon, in a babel of tongues and riot of internationai pageantry.— U.P.
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    Lock icon NASSER CHARGES 13 WITH TREASON
    119 2 CAIRO, Mon. The state security prosecution last I night issued an indictment against 13 people, charging them with an attempt to overthrow the Government and assassinate President Nasser. Existence of the plot was' announced officially 10 days I ago. The indictment alleged j that th
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    Lock icon GINA AND HER BABy ARE 'DOING FINE'
    76 2 THE glamorous Italian aetna Gin Lollobrigida, and her fir^t lloz. hoy were both reported doin. fine" yesterday. Her husband. Dr. Milkn Sknfie. «hon Gina would not allow to vti\ In hhrr r when the baby was delivered on Sundae said the child had
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    RACIAL RIOTS IN CHICAGO: SHOTS FIRED
    168 2 RACIAL RIOTS IN CHICAGO: SHOTS FIRED CHICAGO. Monday DOLICE fired warning shots to brc; Chicago's south side during the n: broke out between Whites and N< The rioting which police described as one of the worst racial outbreaks in several years— broke out afresh aftei an afternoon battle Detwoer Whites
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    Lock icon 'Monk' in a woman's world -latest in Paris fashion?
    101 2 'Monk' in a woman's world -latest in Paris fashion? PARIS, Ml D 1 opened th( ion week today lection elegance featurinf "Monk Look", prop, i and a short hi i The vaistlln normal slight w shoulder>. and hemlli high mid c til" new Parisian collect! New. in coats, or coal-
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    260 2 LONDON. Mon. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty »ere: LOANS Consols £49 i +1/16 Funding 4^ £88", l 4 War 3,; £67 3/16 BANKS Were. (£s— £2'^ pu) £7\ > 8 Eastern (£5) £8 7 S Chartered (£l> 40 6 Hongkone
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    HARDER FOR GOVT. AND CITY COUNCIL TO RAISE LOANS
    255 3 Assembly told: Inflation the trouble, confidence in gilt-edged slipping KRTAINTY over Singapore's future, partly because of constitunal changes, will make it increasingly difficult for both the nment and the City Council to raise money to finance public ts, the Legislative Assembly
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    BANKS' SUPPORT WITHDRA WN
    315 3 shall raise questions later." Recalling that Mr. Hart had said that in 10 years or more, Singapore would be unable to raise loans. Mr. Ede said: "That would mean Singapore is sunk anyway. But I refuse to share my honourable friend's pessimism." Mr. Sutherland said "the
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    Kaum Ibu gift
    52 3 PENANG, Mon.— The Federation chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, gave $500 to the Penang division of Kaum Ibu during hi s weekend stay here. "The money will be used to buy twp sewing machines for our sewing class." Puan Dasimah Daser. a local Kaum Ibu leader, s
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    1,456,400 IN COLONY —UP BY HALF IN 10 YEARS
    198 3 1,456,400 IN COLONY —UP BY HALF IN 10 YEARS yHE population of Singapore has grown by more than a half in the last 10 years. A Government statement yesterday said that preliminary figures from the recent census place the population at 1,456,400. With 2,600 people in Christmas Island, 6.500 in
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    she wanted to drown-but instead she cried for help
    78 3 she wanted to drown-but instead she cried for help BUTTERWORTH. Mon Ch'ng Saw Choo, a pretty 20-year-old housewife, wanted to die when she jumped into th e sea near Mitchell Pier on Saturday. Instead she shouted for help and was rescued. In court here today Ch'ng pleaded guilty to attempted
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    Lock icon LORD REID SAYS: NO RACIAL TROUBLE
    244 3 Malaya Bill is passed From Page One greater difficulties as an independent country than they were as a dependent country." There was always a tendency in dependent countries which were achieving independence to equate economic prosperity with independence. If there was no further economic
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      Lock icon Pilots' pay claim is turned down: Airline warns on resistance
      313 3 HAGUE, Mon.— A K. L. M yesterday rejected a 50 per cent salary raise demand by their 600 Dutch and foreign pilots and said that any "passive resistance" by the pilots would "not be tolerated." It was the company's reply
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      Father's fatal joke: His son dies after drinking urine
      73 3 NEW HAVEN. (Connecticut): Two-and-a-half -year-old Recene Uardcn died at a hospital from the effects of three glasses of wine he drank on Thursday. Police quoted the boy's father, Joseph. 26. as saying he had been drinking at the time and gave
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      Lock icon Poisonous pills hill baby
      25 3 PARIS: The 14-month-old son of film actor Daniel Oelin died in Bayonne after swallowing a number of poisonous anti-rheumatism pills. AP.
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      Lock icon Statue merry-go-round
      142 3 CALCUTTA: The statue of the man who organised the relief of Lucknow during the Indian uprising is to be taken away and replaced by one of Gandhi. The statue of Gen. Sir James Outram stands at the corner of fashionable Chowringhee and Park Street. At the weekend a
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    Father of 5 missing: Wife fears kidnap
    70 3 Father of 5 missing: Wife fears kidnap A FATHER of five, Toh Ah Goon, has been missing from his home in Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore, since Saturday. His wife. Vadam Loi Swee Yuet, 40 said last night she was certain that Toh (picture on left) had been kidToh, a tailor,
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    Towkay dies
    27 3 TELUK ANSON, Mon.— Mr. Tham Si Keng, 79, a businessmar and one of the oldest residents here, died at his home in Hose Road today.
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    ACCUSED RUBBER FIRM'S COUNSEL ASKS COLONY COURT TO SPEED INQUIRY
    451 4 Delau could cause 'considerable damage' rvELAY in holding a 1 preliminary inquiry into charges against a j Singapore rubber firm, 1 Aik Hoe and Co. Ltd.. Beaoh Road. mi°ht cause a "considerable amount of damage, financial and otherwise" to the
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    UNION ACCUSES UNION: CAPITALIST TACTICS
    323 4 UNION ACCUSES UNION: CAPITALIST TACTICS I£UALA LUMPUR, IV Mon. The National Union of Plantation Workers was today accused by another union of adopting "capitalist tactics" in dealing with the strike by its own employees. The accusation was made in a statement by the National Union of Printing Workers deploring the
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    WD staff send in 48-hour ultimatum
    109 4 WD staff send in 48-hour ultimatum KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— i The War Department Civilian Staff Association today gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Army uu- thorities to reply to its i claims for retrenchment compensation. The association's general secretary, Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi. told the Straits Times that on
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    Royal ronggeng
    38 4 SUNGEI PATANI. Mon. The R:ija Muda of Kedah and his wife took part in a special ronggeng number at the Kedah Lawn Tennis Association's prize giving and dance in the Ibrahim School Hall here on Saturday.
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    Til behead rooster to end talk of irregularities'
    378 4 Til behead rooster to end talk of irregularities MAN WHO HANDED OUT MCA BALLOTS ANSWERS 'OLD GUARD 9 CHARGES KUALA LUMPUR, lv *Mon.— The Malayan Chinese Association's legal adviser, Mr. Yong Pung How, today denied that there were irregularities in yesterday's elections of the Kuala Lumpur branch general committee. He
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    Two dinghy death bodies found
    76 4 Two dinghy death bodies found PENANG. Mon. The bodies of Royal Malayan Navy rat ugs who disappeared when their dinghy sank in rough seas off the Kedah pier, in the Penang Esplanade, yesterday, were found this afternoon. The two ratings were Ja'afar bin All and Aziz bin Mustapha. who were
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    Charity dance
    25 4 KOTA BHARU.. Mon <\ charity dance will be iHd .v the Union Club here hi Thursday in aid of destitute old folk and orphans
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    CHEW USES MAGIC TORCH TO OPEN BIG ENERGY SHOW
    132 4 CHEW USES MAGIC TORCH TO OPEN BIG ENERGY SHOW THE Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday used a torch to open a UNESCO exhibition at the Gan Ens Sen- School. He shone the torch on a photoelectric cell and parted the curtains to open the display on th
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    Pahang survey team was 'not lost'
    237 4 WE HAD FOOD, TOO— RISHWORTH I{UALA LIPIS, Mon.— 1V Mr. D. Rishworth, leader of the geological survey team which emerged from the Pahang jungle yesterday after being overdue for moio than a week, said here today that he and his men had not lost
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    Back to normal at the docks
    335 5 BOARD TURNS AWAY 27 HANDS DISMISSED DURING GO-SLOW hack to normal work for employees of Mnjfapore Harbour Board yesterday weeks of go-slow tactics. i! 27 dockyard workers who reported for told thnt their services were no longer required. These men were dismissed on July
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    CYCLIST BLAMED FOR 3 DEATHS
    87 5 CYCLIST BLAMED FOR 3 DEATHS p[\\v Mon. The Penang; *lr Au Ah U'ah. i (1 a cyclist for a .tr crash in -.i.mdmother and tWu ihildren lost their v u^ested that the I mi Kng Hooi, 17. be < harged with ding. j 1 1 ure verdict was nil Wan
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    Warning to ships
    29 5 Warning to ships "■rations near r Pier in the ads. Singapore. and will Sept. 30. arc restrict IS minutes of > n 7 a.m. icb times all d to avoid
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    Sent to Kulai for trial
    42 5 <iuth. Chlng ,i is alleged to false report to police last tay escorted ant to face Kulal after a Mr. RBI Pates. the order. police. It was rt alleged that a fa motor accident In July 1956
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    PRIMARY SCHOOLING FOR 20,000
    198 5 1958 improvement is expected to continue DRIMARY schools in Singapore will be able to I absorb 20,000 children born between 1949 and 1951 1 in the next school year, a Ministry of Education spokesman said today. This was an improvement over the position last year. This
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    Singapore will be able to torn between 1949 and 1951 a Ministry of Education Books exhibition
    42 5 Singapore will be able to torn between 1949 and 1951 a Ministry of Education Books exhibition MERSING. Mon. The Malay School Teachers' Association in Batu Pahat will hold a Malay and Indonesian book* exhibition on Aug. 8 at the Batu Pahat Club.
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    TRADERS CAN NOW SEND MORE RICE ABROAD
    113 5 THE ban on export of rice A from Singapore was further relaxed yesterday, as regular shipments are expected to arrive shortly. A Commerce and Industry Ministry announcement said that importers could now export up to the average of their exports from January to
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    Back lane haul
    51 5 IPOH. Mon.— Two new hydraulic car jacks and rive kerosene lamp chimneys were found hidden in Lhat Lane here and handed over to the police. They are believed to be stolen property. Owners who are able to identify the articles may claim them from the Central Police
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    Police awards
    37 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The High Commissioner. Sir Donald MicGilllvray. wit! present honours and wards Po 47 members of the -o <v i orce at a parade at the pollcu depot hf r e on Saturday.
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    Models help the students
    176 5 "LEARNING by doing and seeing" is the theme of the annual exhibition of the Teachers' Training College. Singapore. The show opened at Paterson Road yesterday. Work of the 250 certificate course students was on show. In the history section, spectators were taken back to the days
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    New lawyer
    31 5 Miss Margaret Cynthia Walker was admitted to the Singapore Bar yesterday by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah. She 's the wife of Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam. Deputy Public Prosecutor.
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    Warrant out for man who phoned
    132 5 Warrant out for man who phoned A WARRANT was issued yesterday by a SingaI pore District Judge. Mr. J. F McWilliam, for the arrest of a man stated to be at Tapah. Perak. on a charge of crl minal breach of trust. Chong Ah Bah accused of misappropriating $12,273 worth
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    Holiday fete
    17 5 An August Banic Holiday fete will be held at RAF. Seletar, Singapore, on Aug. 5.
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    2 STOLE FROM 'BAITED' CARS
    164 5 2 STOLE FROM 'BAITED' CARS r[E growing number of unsolved cases of theft of property left in parked cars, led the Singapore police to lay a trap on July 20 and another on July 21. The traps, Inspector F. Samuel told a Colony magistrate yesterday, resulted in the arrests of
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    FARES CUT AS TAXI 'WAR' HOTS UP
    171 5 (COMPETITION between Singapore taxi drivers for passengers is becoming fiercer as more taxis come on the road. Many drivers are now charging less than the old established rate of 40 cents a mile. About 500 new taxis have been licensed in the three
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    RSPCA flag day
    22 5 The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Singapore, will hold a 3ag day on Aug. 10.
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    DEATHS
    96 6 10 Ward, SlV (minimum). MR. LOOI YU of Tniping passed away peacefully on 26.7.57. His family tliank all friends and relatives who lent cars, lorries, sent WTeaths, scrolls, messages of condolence or assisted at the funeral Which took place on 28 7 57 GETREUER: On 29th July 1957 at
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    96 6 20 Words flo (minimum). MRS. MAH SIN HOO family gratefully thank friends, relatives, for gifts, wreaths, messages, and attendance at funeral of the hue Mr. Mali Sin Hoo. THE FAMILY of the late Mr J. V Muttiah J.P. thank all friends ar.ti relatives who sent wreaths, of condolence. Attended
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., July 30, 1957. Mr. Dulles in London
    623 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Tues., July 30, 1957. Mr. Dulles in London The arrival in London of I the American Secretary of State may turn the proceed- ings of the U.N. sub-com-mittee on disarmament into a Foreign Ministers' con- ference. The Russians orig- inally wanted Ministerial re- presentation, and the
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    Why Wait?
    306 6 Indebtedness among Government employees in the Federation, claims a senior official, is not a$ bad as it is in Singapore. He may be right. It may be that the Federation civil servant is more thrifty and that gambling said to be a major cause of indebtedness in Singapore
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    Young Blood Wins
    231 6 It is not easy for the outsider to assess the meaning of the Sunday election and the bitter factional struggle in the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Malayan Chinese Association. It has completed j the defeat of Sir Henry Haushik Lee and the "old guard". But who
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      No SEED TO SHOUT MERDEKA
      62 6 No SEED TO SHOUT MERDEKA I FULLY support Malayan" of Singapore in his letter about the merdeka shout. If we did not get merdeka we can shout 'Merdeka'* even with one million voices, but as we have got everything we wanted, there is no need to shout "Merdeka" which, too,
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      No way out
      161 6 No way out LAST WEEK four of us bought tickets to see the KIA v PCRC match at Ipoh, but as the game turned to be dull we decided to leave Just befor* half-time. It was then we realised how efficient the officials were in taking care of gatecrashers. The
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      Declare cost of election
      95 6 NOW that the existence of political graft has been brought t 0 the notice of the public it is high time for the present Assemblymen to confirm to the electorate that they have attained their seats through honest means. As a first step. I suggest that
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      Timely and of value
      132 6 Timely and of value I HAVE just read a paragraph in a past issi'e of the Rosicrucian Digest, which I believe to be exceptionally timely, and of great value to every citizen It reads: "The first step is for all those countries whose ideas purport to be democratic, to strive
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      Old prints again
      59 6 Old prints again rpHERE is no doubt that -I the standard of photography in Singapore has improved, but it is sad to notice that in all exhibitions held a good number of the prints are old prints which have been exhibited before. It is disheartening to the public to see
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      Unnamed lorong
      52 6 Unnamed lorong IT is most peculiar that the lane adjacent to Lorong Basapah near the S.T.C. bus terminal is still unnamed, although it was madt years ago. T hop? to see a nameplate hunp up soon to remove this age-Ion;? inconvenience. Would not Somapah Lane bp suitable? CHOH I lAN
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      Did British policy work consciously towards independence?
      734 6 Did British policy work consciously towards independence? 'Can Professor Parkinson produce evidence to back his claims/ asks a Reader IREAD Professor C. N. Parkinson's article "Out of Malay Kingdoms a Malayan Nation" with great interest. The main point in his article is that Malayan independence, is an outcome of British
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      He did not represent Sikh Community
      183 6 MY attention has been drawn to the statement made by a Sikh "Community Leader" (ST. May 4 and the subsequent resolutions passed against me by the Perak Sikh Association. I must at once point out that the action I took and the views expressed
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      Decontrol rent & be proud of Singapore
      165 6 Decontrol rent be proud of Singapore rE letter on rent control (S.T. July 15) is an eye-opener to those of our City Fathers who wish to promote the tourist trade and who are sufficiently artistically-minded to agree that a mixture of slums and palatial skyscrapers is as bad a combination
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    FAILED DRIVING TEST, HANGED HIMSELF
    127 7 FAILED DRIVING TEST, HANGED HIMSELF SEE KHIAN. 34, I me to Singapore 17 ago hopeful of u;ood so that d help h:>. lined relatives in not work out, Tan Ah Moi, j Colony inquest yes- and worked," but money ::.rd to come our took driving that he could a new
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    Lnvoy on way to Indonesia
    28 7 Retnastrl Perera, Ccylonese Charge Indonesia, flew •ore from Colombo on his way to take si Ho was formerly .try in Ceylon's in Peking.
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    Fatal accident
    17 7 .d man. Kwong was knocked nd killed by a car at mile Changi Road. yesterday.
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    "ash before culture—so Colony tax stays
    146 7 "ash before culture so Colony tax stays AJ<^r of the live shows iirmeht to Singapore are mere spectacles, with a high commercial value, and very little cultural benefit. As such they are liable to entertainment tax. IWj was the view of the AsK tunt Comptroller of Cusloms and Revenue CollecMr
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    Rape charge acquittal
    45 7 KUALA KRAI. Mon. C. Kanagasundram. hospital assistant in charge of th P railway dispensary here, was acquitted in the Sessions Court yesterday on a charge of at- I tempting to rape Fatiah bin- te Latif, 11. daughter of a railway head guard.
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    Rotary speaker
    33 7 Prof. M. Rajakannu, Professor of Tamil at the University of Malaya, will speak on "A Glimpse of the Tamil Heritage" at the Singapore Rotary Club's weekly luncheon at Cathay Hotel tomorrow.
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    Tengku in accident
    96 7 From Page One after a weekend holiday when the accident occurred. He later got into another car with his wife and was driven to the pier after a deiay of nearly half an hour. This was the second Penang accident within a fortnight in which the Tengku
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    Girl students under twilight curfew
    194 7 PRINCIPAL: IT'S TO PROTECT THEM FROM GOSSIP KOTA BHARU, Monday. 90 girls at the teachers' training college here— most in their late teens and early twenties- are now "fenced in" after dusk. 1 he order, made by the new principal, Mr. 1 d. Haig, is
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    $57,000 a year new vigour
    161 7 $57,000 a year new vigour ITU ALA LUMPUR, Mon fY —The Malayan Cooperative Wholesale Society wants the Government to waive the 557.000 a year interest on $1,700,000 lent to it six years ago so that It can work with "renewed vigour. A resolution requesting the waiving of the interest was
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    SMITH'S THE NAME, BUT THIS ONE IS A DUTCHMAN
    84 7 SMITH'S THE NAME, BUT THIS ONE IS A DUTCHMAN COMMANDER J. SMITH— "I'm a real Dutchman" —of the Netherlands destroyer Gronincen which arrived in Singapore on Saturday on a three-day informal visit. The ship is on its way to New Guinea to 'elieve another Dutch destroyer Commander Smith signed the
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    Students off to America
    60 7 Four Singapore students, winners of the Teenage Programme, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, will leave for America today. They are: Miss Loh Chee Ham, of Raffles Girl.s' School. Gaj Chwee Hock and Albert lioh Yew Sin, of the Presbyterian Boys' School, and Tan Cheng Guan
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    EXTRA POLICE WATCH PICKETS
    154 7 But powers in reserve may not be used JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. J Extra police have been posted at the Lee Pineapple Factory at Scudai, scene of two incidents on Saturday in which picketers injured several people. The reinforcements will assist th P 10 policemen who have
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    TWO-WIFE TEC IS BOUND OVER TWO YEARS
    208 7 TWO-WIFE TEC IS BOUND OVER TWO YEARS T*HE ailing wife of a A Singapore detective, who married him in church in 1941 and later found she could no longer bear children, had no objection to him taking a second wife. The detective. Scow Khiam Seng. 35. was married again in
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    Crash driver fined $200
    43 7 Phua Soo Peng, of Malay Street, was fined $200 in Singapore yesterday for driving his car dangerously resulting In a collision with another car at the 6th mile, Upper Serangoon Road, on April 17. His driving licence was endorsed.
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    mine strike called off as wage talks open
    126 7 mine strike called off as wage talks open KUANTAN, Mon. The 2,000 mine workers now on strike at Sungei Limbing, 31 miles from here, will return to work on Wednesday when they open negotiations with their employers. This was stated at a preliminary meeting between representatives of the Malayan Mining
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    FINED $5 FOR DRUNKEN DANCE
    47 7 FINED $5 FOR DRUNKEN DANCE \7ADIVELLU was fined $5 yesterday for dancing in the streets on the day before. He had pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Upper Serangoon Road at 5.10 p.m. "I was too drunk to know what I was doing," he said.
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    Two acquitted
    33 7 Two Naval Base employees, M. Bhaskaran. 21, and II Abdurabbu. 31, wer* yesterday acquitted of charges of voluntarily causing hurt to Tan Peng Heng at the dockyard area on April 18.
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    Market opening
    28 7 Owners and stallholders of the new market at Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore, celebrated the opening of the market last night witr a dinner in the building.
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    Rates may be lower in these areas
    237 7 pESIDENTS in several under-developed rural areas in Singapore, which are to be brought into the "City" under the new boundary limits, may pay lower rates than others in urban districts. The acting chief Secretary, Mr. S.T Stewart, stating this in the Legislative Assembly
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    Under-age warning
    58 7 PENANG, Mon.— The Labour Department today warned that no juvenile under 17 may take part in any form of public entertainment unless a licence under the Children and Young Per- sons Ordinance has been obtained from the department. "This applies to any form of public entertainment, including amateur
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    Ruler enthroned after 12-year wait
    236 7 SEREMBAN. Mon. In a setting of feudal splendour the Undang of Jelebu, Inche Samarabidin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, was today ceremonially installed as one of the four nominal rulers of Negri Sembilan. It was a proud day for the 400 villagers of the Urdang's I
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    DETAINESS' APPEALS REJECTED
    92 7 DETAINESS' APPEALS REJECTED AN APPEAL Tribunal in Singapore yesterday turned down the appeals of four unionists who were detained under the Public Security Ordinance during the riots last October. They are Fong Swee Suan, secretary-general of the Singapore Bu s Workers' Union. James Puthucheary. an ex-official of the defunct Factory
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    Two served 64 years: Now retire
    114 7 Two served 64 years: Now retire Irpwo postmen, with a total A of 64 years service witn the Singapore Postal De- partment, were presented I with valedictory letters yesterday on their retirement from the department Inche Sahban bin Awang. 55. joined the department in j 1923 and Inche Gany bin
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    CHINESE URGED: 'UNITE FOR GOOD OF NATION'
    234 7 CHINESE URGED: 'UNITE FOR GOOD OF NATION' rßiun IPOH, Monday. JHL secretary-general of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Too Joo Hing, today appealed to the 'iJoO.OOO members of his community in the Federation to join the party and help to make Malaya's independence work successIn a statement to the Press
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    Court No. 10\u000d\u000aset up in\u000d\u000aSingapore
    110 7 Court No. 10set up inSingapore THE Singapore Government yesterday set up its No. 10 magistrate's court in a prefabricated hut behind Court House, South Bridge Road. "The new court will, in August, deal wholly with cases transferred from the two Colony traffic magistrates' courts; and help relieve the congestion there,"
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    Taikong fined
    37 7 I The taikone of a lighter, Veerappt. Pfilai of Tras Street, was yesterday fined $75 in Singapore for stealing three kerosene tins tull of rice valued at $24.50 from the S S Benvrackie on Sunday.
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    faminine forum AMERICANS STAGE ONE
    917 8  - faminine forum AMERICANS STAGE ONE SUSAN BARRIE'S FASHION SHOW ijiASHION shows are always good for a little fun, quite apart from their fashion interest especially those which are all-woman affairs like the one just staged by the American Women's Auxiliary. Incidentally, nett proceeds for the charity fund were $1,800. Only
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      241 8 Viyella takes good care of babies •Viyellt'i. perfect day and for babies. It is soft and light i M[UUI M ou.i»traim< ri'l was!:-'* wonderfully. 'Viyella* J^^L /aj/j. Nurses and clinics prefer %?'^£kVHKffll •Viyella' every time- for health, LmA»mMi^SBEI?j lor long lasting economy. night wear Viyella I IF IT SHRINKS WE
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      408 8 Bmotrhil Y«n« Kntif«i-«»»o«ite toncukii* ol ■■wj tht In**™* Hinf Hu«it« tli* I**9 D»n»,i T dill t<*»»«ll» sh* HIM knell to itot> •«lin T wfcich hid b**» ct»fi h*• rrwwn ol tit? J^^^ """""^vl Mift» Wi| tlit Wnvioo, M»id tnd Iht fAs\s;h\.\ Ctwlwrd »»d "itiWMtd tht lortn rviJt^Ssj ,vn ol tlttnil
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      283 8 Q rai C TllTlgaC rrOCCU/nrrl 25 Cobbetfs traveU (5. 5). Jl'all J I lIIICO V.IUbbWOIQ 26 Forms of reformatory school? 7). L I 1 j— l 1 1 DOWN 466 2 Of little Importance beneath! 1 r ■111 1 I 1 I the heather <9). 3 Take as booty— lock,
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    FOOD? MARSHALL ARGUES ABOUT STATE OF MUTTON
    359 9 fof it raw may do for a 'but it is not food for ormal human being 9 gapoit City Court yesterday heard an about the word "food," which the I said included raw mutton, poultry I lables in their existing states. D Marshall,
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    Jnions get draft rules of Workers' Party
    91 9 :aft confor the igap or c I Party were nterested :lay. prepared by Minister, who first tie party be) yesterday i in the poli- :ied by the new party, who Ls pre--7.000-strong f Union. hope laid it had of victory for .list forces.
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    Shop assistant stabbed
    24 9 Shop assistant stabbed A. Govin- admitted to I :.eral Hos- li condition he was at- ir men in a shop P. Pangaveted for cuts
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    Boatman fined
    19 9 IBU, Mon. Liao Cheng, ho was found 1 packets of terday fined r.ths' jail in srt here.
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    Deputy Mentri
    38 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Raja Haji Omar bin Chik has i been appointed Deputy Mentrl Besar Johore. in addition to his own duties as presldent, Religions Affairs, while Inche Rahman bin Musa is on leave in Britain.
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    One-way—but a head-on crash
    63 9 One-way— but a head-on crash TWO WOMEN were injured in a head-on collision in Connaught Drive, Singapore a one-way street last night. They were Mrs. Thomas Gavin and Mrs. Shirley Owen. Both were treated at the General Hospital. Mrs. Gavin's six-month-old baby and her husband were unhurt. Straits Times picture
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    Another bid today to end bus strike
    126 9 Another bid today to end bus strike THE Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterday met the management of Tay Koh Vat Bus Co. in a bid to settle the dispute between the Singapore Bus Workers' Union and the company, same of whose workers are on strike. No decision was
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    'Give us money'
    23 9 A gang of four demanded money from four Chinese in Singapore early yesterday morning. They got away with $16 60.
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    GROSS DISCRIMINATION' Expat was favoured, say council men
    304 9 GROSS DISCRIMINATION' Expat was favoured, say council men rpHE Local Senior Offi- cers' Association of the Singapore City Council sent a strong protest to ah councillors yesterday against what it calls '"a case of gross discrimination by an expatriate head of department in favour of an expatriate member of his
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    'CHIVALRY' STARTED CLUB INCIDENT
    285 9 Court told: 7 intervened to save a woman' A MAN accused in a Singapore court yesterday with causing hurt told the magistrate he intervened from a sense of chivalry when he saw a woman being struck in the face by another man. 1 Evidence was given
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    He found his mother dead
    64 9 KUALA KANGSAR. Mon. A widow, Leong Saw Kwan 56. o f Llman Kai new village eight miles from here, who fallpri to return home on Saturday evening, was found dead near a small stream at Kimpong Ulu Tiong about two miles from her home Her
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      265 9 Proud of it Of course it's a Ronson r .-.:>* HI N you sbow P eo P le y° ur Ronson> Bjj^^^^gjs^g^ W they envy you. When you give W^^ people a Ronson, they are flattered. The O^^^^^^^SB^ beautiful Ronson Lotus, for example, is a lighter you will envy in
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      126 9 fc'v Morgan 31.D. fail /mbzl<> C _BJ T'M NOT SURE Th£ PARTY FXOM W Ol) CAN TiuTHF^P I JUST A MINI/Te, JUNE «s*^iJ^ THAT j SHOULD/) MEXICO CITY SAYS H PARTY THAT WE V^Z V L£T ME TAK£ IT j^^^^^ Truvy X<>w i*>lU>tv-up T\ f T LOOKING "1 T I
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    'MONDAYISH' TRADING IN
    167 10 $196.5 m. credit in trade THE Federation of Malaya had a favourable balance In trade for the first half of this year of $196.5 million, with exports at $1,100.3 million and imports at $903.8 million. In the comparable period of last year there was a favourable balance
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    RUBBER AND SHARE MARKET
    636 10 By Our Market Correspondent THERE wa6 a "Monday-ish" influence on the Singapore Rubber and Share Markets yesterday, coupled with the holiday in the Federation, which brought quiet trading. All sections of the share market yesterday were quietly steady. On the rubber market, the opening was slightly
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    RUBBER PRICES
    156 10 August first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore on Monday at 92 cents per lb.. down five-eighths of a cent on FYlday'a close. The closing lone was quiet and slightly steadier. ('lo<dn« prices In cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.s.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 91
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    160 10 The Malayan Exchao^e Banks Association made the following change^ in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100):New York: buying airmail: T.T. 32 9 16. O.D. 32 1116, 90 dst 32 1516 credit bills. 33 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 30 1516, O.D. 31 118. 90
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    103 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; July/August $254 buyers, $26. sellers Coconut oil: quiet; bulk 141 sellers, drum $45% sellers, Pepper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $109. Sarawak $108. special Sarawak $73 (an unchanged). Singapore Copra Association 4 p.m. prices:
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    Offer received
    44 10 Following Intimation In April of negotiations regarding a bid of 20s Per £1 stock unit for the £210, 000 issued capital, the directors of Hewagam Rubber have announced that an offer at that price has been received from M Samuel and Co.
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    20 10 RUBBER v| K Per Ib. (down r nt eighth, of a V TIN: Pl«"l (up c nlsi *i
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    67 10 MELBOI Loans 3 < Loans 3' 4 c n, Bank of N.s/W Con. Zinc V Mount Lyell N. Broken Hill hiii so Mount Morgan Peko Western Mining Ampol. Ex. ,4* Oil Search Aust. Consol Ind A.P.M (New) ""Jl* Bradford a 8 < B. Hill Pro. ...V Courtauld .1
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    STORE SHIPPING
    55 10 Ships lying aloi^y,),, h pore Harbour Eu4 J£ expected today are Glenroy 45, Ditm Eastern Saga 87. Laomedon n, everett 15 16. Tagus i tan N. v. Wall 8, Urn! 23.24. Begamat Ocean Maru 27 28. Oie-> Kota Intan 3132 33.34, Benvrackie 35 3e iSS? chus 38 39.
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      695 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS BOTANIST (PLANT BREEDER) Research Branch, Department of Agriculture, Federation of Malaya, salary $628 x 34-934/982 x 34-1254 p.m. with usual allowances. Applications are invited from Federal Citizens with Ist or 2nd class Hons. degree of a recognised university in Botany or Natural Science or its equivalent plus- 2
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      815 10 i NOTICES NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN WHEREAS on 4th January, i 1955 TANG YEE FEI of 63. 1 Harper Street, Singapore promised i to Miss LAU YOON of AlB. Batu 1 12. New Village, Bldor Road, Teluk Anson in the presence of i others at Kin Chor Hong
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      356 10 TENDER PENANG PORT COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FERRY VESSELS TENDERS ARE INVITED for the construction and delivery in Penang, Federation of Malaya, of double-ended, dlesel engined, Volth-Schneider propelled ferry vessels for the Penang Port Commission. The tender documents, conditions of contract, specification and drawings may be obtained on application to
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      RFs import-export plan is attacked
      526 12 INCENTIVE TO BOOST OUTPUT IF PRICES HOLD Plan is 'complete failure j says private industry group BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT INDONESIA'S industrial leaders have joined labour unions and the opposition Press in attacking the new export-import regulations recently introduced by the Government. The Industrial Board,
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      ...Cement snag, too
      85 12 THE bottleneck in transport of cement in Indonesia is an urgent problem wnich should be tackled immediately to facilitate full production. Dr. Ibrahim, director of the Surabaja Cement Plant said. Dr. Ibrahim, whose company has already started producing 800 tons of cement a day, said 300 tons
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      Businessmen in the news
      115 12 Businessmen in the news .Mr. T. Jethanand. proprietor of thr t.lnhi- Silk Store, in Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur, has left on a business trip to Hong Knnc and Japan. He is supervising purchase mil import of roods from iiu— countries for sale in Malaya. A new appointment in tin- Duncan
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      NEW FAST TIN MILL IN U.S.
      111 12 NEW FAST TIN MILL IN U.S. YOUNGSTOWN Sheet and Tube Company has opened its new number two tin mill at the Indiana Works East Chicago, Indiana, according to reports from Chi- cago. The company describes the new facility a s the most mo- I dern and up-to-date mill in I
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      RUBBER KEY TO INDEPENDENCE?
      55 12 The Goodrich, Goodyear and Firestone companies are testing new types of manmade rubber which they claim imitate natural's high heat resistance, according tp reports from New York. Officials of the firms say this is the key to final independence from plantation rubber which still holds onethird
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      Firestone makes rubber air springs for cars
      122 12 AIR springs, made from components including a set of rubber bellows for each wheel, are forecast for 1958 model cars by Mr J. E. Trainer, vicepresident of Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. Reports from the United i States reveal that the air springs
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      LOCAL MANUFACTURES TO BE FEATURED AT GREAT WORLD FAIR
      146 12 MILLIONS of dollars-worth of Malayan and overseas products will be exhibited at this year's Singapore Trade and Industries Fair at the Great World Amusement Park. The fair, which will run for three weeks beginning on Sept. 27, will be the biggest
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      Public Life faces top sales year
      257 12 Public Life faces top sales year THE Public Life Assurance Co. Ltd. reported marked headway in sales in the first six months of 1957 compared with the correspond- j ing period of the past year which was a re- cord year. This was revealed by Mr Peter Y. Kwok. general
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      West German fleet grows
      85 12 West German merchant ships, with 3,206.381 gross registered tons, represent '.hree per cent of total world tonnage, compared with 6.5 ocr cent in 1939 and almost 11 per cent in 1933, the Association of West German shipowners has announced m Hamburg Contracts trom German shipowners to
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      FLATTER WATCHES POPULAR
      150 12 FLATTER WATCHES POPULAR MALAYANS in in theii watches and flat and th, in ff to a manufacturi „-h o cently visited Sin«T Dr. Otto Hof. Own Matma Watch 1 1 Singapore several D calendar auti'!' Referring to tlon in n watches. Dr Swltzcrlanrl piay a prominent jart m the world.-
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    Lock icon MARY the WINNER —BY INCHES
    76 13 SINGAPORE'S top „o--men sprinteos Mary Klass (left) and Carmen lamsay race stride for stride to the finish of the 100 yards at the Singapore A. A. A championships, at Farrer Park on Saturday. Mary was the winner and 'his picture by Straits Times cameraman Kok
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    Lock icon ASHLEY COOPER WINS FINAL
    44 13 NEW YORK, Mon— Ashley Cooper, the Australian champion, beat American Davis Cup star Vie Selxas 6-3. 7-9, 6-4. 7-5 yesterday to win the Pennsylvania tennis championship. Mrs. Dorothy Knode beat Darlene Hard 6-4. 6-3 in the women's singles final. Reut«r.
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    Brilliant Light bids for Cup
    228 13  -  EPSOM JEEP By ORILLIANT LIGHT is steadily finding his right form he finished a creditable second to Misty Jadi in his last, appearance at Ipoh and with a handy weight this Australian four-year-old is sure to make a blod bid in the P. and O.
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    Lock icon STH DEFEAT FOR HOAD AS A 'PRO'
    84 13 STH DEFEAT FOR HOAD AS A 'PRO' LOS ANGELES, Mon. WIMBLEDON champion Lew Hoad was beaten 7-5, 6-1 by fellow Australian Frank Sedgman in the professional lawn tennis tournament here yesterday. Sedgman thus avenged an earlier defeat and Hoad's professional record now is two wins and five defeats In his
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    Bookies plump for Indonesia
    580 14 BRISK BETTING ON MERDEKA INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SOCCER TOPICS... by 808 PIDGEON r JOHORE GOALKEEPER IS SUSPENDED FOR AN 'INDIFFERENT' DISPLAY gINGAPORE bookmakers have made Indonesia firm favourites to win the Merdeka soccer tournament in Kuala Lumpur, in which eight countries are competing, I learned during the
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    WHAT'S GONE WRONG?-KOWLOON BUS TEAM BOSS
    210 14 WHAT'S GONE WRONG?KOWLOON BUS TEAM BOSS THE Kowloon Bus touring team is to play two more matches in Singapore, against Malays tomorrow under flood- lights and o- 1 Saturday j I against opponer^.-. yet to be' decided. The tourists ha v M o far played 17 games on their lalayan
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    Postponed
    18 14 The triangular athletics meet between St. Andrew's, Anglo-Chinese School and Presbyterian Boys' School scheduled at Woodsville yes-
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    Net practices
    21 14 Net practices for the South cricket team will be held at the Singapore Cricket Club tomorrow and on Thursday.
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    Lock icon England vs world XI?
    154 14 LONDON, Mon— British sports writers today hailed England as the cricket champions of the world anil one of them even suggested England should Uke on a world team at the end oi the season. The bouquets came England's way after an Innings victory over the Went
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    Loader bowls Weekes for 'duck'
    51 14 ENGLAND BOWLER Peter Loader (top corner, unit) bowls Everton Woekes. thr West Indian batsman, for a "duck" on the first day of the Fourth Test at Leeds. At top left j is Roban Kanhai. England won the Test by an innings ad five runs. vp.
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    JAPS AND SIAMESE IN THOMAS CUP TIFF
    183 14 JAPS AND SIAMESE IN THOMAS CUP TIFF JAPANESE and Siamese J badminton officials have failed to reach an agreement over a date for their second round Thomas Cup fixture. Originally the match was to have been played today and tomorrow in Bangkok, while the Japanese team was on its wajr
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    110 14 Suttle scores 165 v Kent LONDON, Mon. T^EA scores in today's cricket matches were: At Manchester: Lancashire 73 i Preston 5-34 1 Essex 60-2. At Dublin: Ireland 139 and 73 (Livingston 5-18 i. Scotland 82 'Fee 9-26). At Nort>ampton; Glamorgan 257 i Jones 55 Northampton 52-1 At Worcester: Worcester
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    HUGH SAVAGE TO VISIT U.S.
    48 14 HUGH SA VAGE TO VISIT U.S. Mr. Hugh Savage, 48, popular superintendent of the Singapore Youth Sports Centre, will leave for the I United States early next month on a tour sponsored by the State Department He will attend conferences on physical recreation centres throughout the United States.
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    DARUL, CHANGI FOR DIVISION ONE
    200 14 TT WILL be first division foot Dail in the S.A.F.A. 1 league next year for Darul Anah and R.A.F. Changi. Darul Afiah have won Second Division "A" of the league this year with 23 points, two points ahead of RAF R.A.F. changi, with a game
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    Screen will block view of City Hall spectators
    250 14 By F. SALAHUDIN TICKET-SHY spectators who used the City Hall steps for a grandstand view of the SingaporeHong Kong cricket match in May will not pet away with it when Singapore meet Ceylon in a two-day match on Aug. 17 and 18
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    krishnan scores late winner for Indians
    140 14 krishnan scores late winner for Indians A LATE goal oy inside-left Krishnan enabled Indian Recreation Club to put Chinese Athletic out of the SAFA Senior Cup at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Indians won 3-2. Zakaria put the Indians one up after 12 minutes and they led with this goal
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    NZ Davis Cup men delayed
    235 14 'THE New Zealand Davis Cup team will play exhibition matches against Singapore's top players on Friday on the S.C.C. courts The New Zealand team of five pi.neis and two officials will arrive on Thursday. They were originally to have llown in yesterday but were delayed.
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    Latest SAFA League tables
    609 14 COMMUNITY LEAGUE P W D L P A Pts R.A.F. 5 4 1 24 8 8 •Chinese 5 4 1 19 7 8 Malays 4 3 1 18 5 6 Army 4 3 1 17 11 6 Indians 5 2 3 8 22 4 Eurasians 5
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    Negri win
    34 14 IPOH. Mon. Neer! Sembilan Deat Perak by six wickets in their !wo-dny cricket malch which end:d on the padang here today. Scores: Perak 116 and 123, Negrl 197 and 44 for 4.
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    SAAA name 55 for Games
    163 14 SAAA name 55 fo r Games >THE Sl] x last i. athletes 13 worn, n Singapon in ka Gam< Lumpur The Klec entries, was formance.s champioi: day ami Sati considerat; field athl I close to the ri»rds set >'f Ma.:-;-The selecti subject t the general will men i The team
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    FLOYD LIGHTER
    29 14 NEW TORS Patterson, the champion. 8-1/2 lb in < c i fends hk title "Hurricane 1 I k (Mab Tuesday I At the scaled 13st 21b lO'^lb. Reiner.
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      31 14 HlgDIARY SOCCER: SAFA I .mum.- Div 2B— RAF Selttar v C A. "A", Oeylanit; Div. 3B— Tuan Mon* v K.M.L.. Farrer Park. ATHLETICS: Yio Chu Kan E School championship* 3 p.m.
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