The Straits Times, 31 December 1957

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    22 1 avebagb n\n v irnTinrn sale exceeds 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1957 if 15 CENTS AW** 4
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    MINES MAY SACK 7,000
    390 1 TIN CURB CREATES 'SERIOUS SITUATION* IN FEDERATION Labour Minister orders inquiry as employers cut working hours, overtime VVNERS PLAN 'GROUPINGS' TO CUT COSTS Call for Jobs in govt. projects KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. than 7.0(111 of the 10,000 tin mint' workers in the Federation may be retrenched
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    Hundreds may lose jobs next year
    221 1 JAPAN TO BUY LESS IRON ORE DUNGUN, Monday. HUNDREDS of workers in Malayan iron mines may also loso their jobs -non. A spokesman lor the in-.-;uci here toda; was because Japan, the main for Malayan Iron re. had decided to buy less C 1958.
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    New Year date for 63 Dutch refugees
    102 1 Hermes airliner with 63 Dutch eva« sees <>n board ;.it Singapore jresterdaj ifternoon in a rate nisi time to reach Amsterdam by New Year's [>aj Ml the passengers on board belong to the hist batch <>f MM staff to be evacuated from Jakarta.
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    Lock icon Shark attacks girl
    62 1 MARGATE (Natal. Mon.— A large killer shark today viciously mauled a 15-year-old Kirl bathing with about 100 other people 30 yards from the shore here She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and doctors are fighting to save her life. The girl is the fourth
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    Roast chicken
    26 1 PARIS. Mon. More than 3 300 chickens died yesterday in a fire which ravaged a poultry farm at St. Martin Lestra near St. Etienne.
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    TENGKU AND LIM IN COLOUR FILM
    91 1 TENGKU AND LIM IN COLOUR FILM ins. K-deratiun Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, and Singapore's Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, are among Asian leaders featured in a colour Him made in conjunction with the recent South-East Asian tour of the American author. James Michener. i The film was shown
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    Home of Chung Cheng principal raided by police
    245 1 Home of Chung Cheng principal raided by police By Straits Times Crime Squad THE arrest of a wealthy Singapore film distributor under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance has been followed by a Special Branch rairt on the home of his neighbour and friend Mi Wo rn, Chong Chee. acting
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    MAYOR ATTACKS POLICE ON CRACKERS
    245 1 -Irresponsible act of a bureaucratic official can create ugly scenes' SINGAPORE'S Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, has described the crack-er-firing incident on the City Hall steps last Thursday as an indication of how an "irresponsible act of an arrogant and bureaucratic police official can create
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    XMAS CARD BY REDS TO MINISTER
    337 1 XMAS CARD BY REDS TO MINISTER —And a manifesto too, on Communist Party tactics SINGAPORE'S Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing, Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat. yesterday received Christmas greetings— and a manifesto from the Malayan Communist Party. The greeting card, and the manifesto, enclosed in a white
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    India may take over oil sellers
    101 1 NEW DELHI, Mon. The Indian Government b considering nationalising oil marketing in India in view of the refusal of distributing companies to agree to price reductions, the Times of India reported today. The newspaper said prices of oil products were officially regarded as unreasonably
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    Lock icon Dr. Ewins dies
    44 1 LONDON. Mon.— Dr. Arthur James Ewins. one of the discoverers of the anti-pneu-monia drug known as M and B -after its producers the May and Baker chemical firm died on Christmas Eve. it was announced here today He was 75— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Murder charge
    28 1 LONDON. Mon. A 2i>-year-old single woman has been charged with the murder of five-week-old Christopher Vincent, whose body was recovered from the River Wye yesterday. Reuter
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    FLOODS IN CAPITAL KILL 4
    404 1 FLOODS IN CAPITAL KILL 4 500 evacuated as waters rise KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.—Four people including a boy of six, lost their lives in one of the worst floods in the Federal capital today after torrential rains last night. The worst affected areas were Pantai Halt, Maxwell Road and Batu Lane
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    Lock icon Israeli premier to resign
    167 1 Israeli premier to resign JERUSALEM, Mon.— J Mr. David BenGurion announced today that he was submitting his resignation as Israeli Prime Minister because he was unable "to repair the damage" within his coalition government, Mr. Ben-Gurion made his announcement after a fruitless four-hour cabinet meetin? which tried to resolve the
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    STOP PRESS
    25 1 LXPORT OFFERS DROP JVKARTA. Mon— LxI iiriicc Burrau said Indonesian r\p»rt J ilurini; Drtrnilx r .•in (I nearly onc-thinl Niivrmbcr level I r.
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    Lock icon 'WATER CUSHION' FOR CARS
    80 1 LONDON. Mon— A revolutionary new car with "water cushion" instead of springs was reported here today to be undergoing tests. The Sunday Dispatch said the car. a special adaptation of the Morris Minor, "can corner at 70 miles per hour without iolling or sliding, and at
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    Ceylon floods: Mercy dash is on by ship and plane
    537 2 COLONY MEN WORK THROUGH NIGHT PACKING SUPPLIES THE Royal Navy and x the Royaj Ail Force are rushing Mid for Rood relief work in Ceylon. Several ships ol the Royal Navy arc speeding to Colombo. Men from the Army medical
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    Lock icon 'Soviet hypocrites who pose as anti- colonialists'
    354 2 'Soviet hypocrites who pose as anti- colonialists' BRITAIN'S U.N. DELEGATE ATTACKS... NEW YORK. Monday. ORIT.XIN'S permanent I.N. representative 19 said yesterday that it was a "bit hypocritical" for Soviet Communists at the 'aim Afro-Asian conference to "pose as the great representatives of anti-colonialism." The British Ambassador, Sir Pierson Dixon, added
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    Pherpa the Sherpa says: Snowman robbed me
    118 2 KATMANDU. Mon. ASIILRPA tribesman today described the "Abominable Snowman" which he claims broke into hi.s mill and ate flour. The Sherpa by name Phrrpa arrived in Katmandu on Friday to ask Kovrrnment help in preventing the Veti or •Abominable Snowman" from raiding his
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      Lock icon HIS NEW YEAR GIFT FOR WIFE-A FASHION HOUSE
      75 2 PARIS Mon.— Mr. Aristotl< Onassis. the tankr: tycoon will buy the fashion house of Jean Desses as a Nrw Years present for hiwife. Tina, it was reported vo.sterriay. Thus Mr. Onassis hopes t( ue one-up again on hi.' brother-in-law and millionaire shipowner,
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      21 2 BONN: The Volkswagen plant has announced that its two millionth post-war car came off the assembly line over the weekend. A.P.
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      34 2 BOMBAY: The Indian naval flotilla grew into a full-fledged fleet when Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon ceremonially welcomed the Indian Navy's new flagship. the 3.000-ton cruiser Mysorr. acquired from the Royal Navy Reuter.
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      26 2 DACCA: Pakistan is willing to submit the Indus waters dispute with India to arbitration, the Minister of Commerce and Industries MuzafferAliQizilbash. told the National Assembly. Reuter.
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    Lock icon SOEKARNO WARNS WEST OF ISOLATION PERIL
    648 2  -  ROBERT UDICK He talks of people accused as Reds if views do not coincide with West's By fAKARTA, Mon.— Dr. >> Soekarno, President 1 of Indonesia, warned the West yesterday that 1 if it considers every nation which has different political ideas an opponent
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    Lock icon Mac-Bulganin meeting urged
    418 3 Mac- Bulganin meeting urged MOSCOW RADIO HOPEFUL OF FINDING ACCEPTABLE APPROACH TO PROBLEMS* N WASHINGTON, SENATOR SAYS: 4 U.S. is now weaker than Soviet Union' LONDON, Monday. THK need for a meeting between the Hritish and Soviet I'rime Ministers is greater now than ever, Moscow Radio said last nijfht In
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    Lock icon INDONESIA PLANS TO CONSCRIPT DUTCH EXPERTS
    256 3 INDONESIA PLANS TO CONSCRIPT DUTCH EXPERTS JAKARTA, Monday. rHE Government was empowered today to conscript Dutch technicians to remain in Indonesia to help keep the nations troubled economic system working. The Dutch began leaving ifter Indonesia took controi A more Than U551.000,000.000 vorth of Dutch businesses in eprisal for the
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    Lock icon Medics in Malaya lived in 'dark ages'
    257 3 i ON DON. Mon. Surgl- Instruments made of scrap metal, a desperate lack of food, and brutality by Japanese guards were among the things which faced the Army Medical Services captured in the Far East. according to an official history, published here. Volume
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    Lock icon To China for evidence
    91 3 LOS ANOELFS Mon Mr. A. Wirin, the lirst Ameriiin to rec.ivt State Department p.rmisMon to enter China, left here for Chi". a yesterday. He is counsel for the American Civil Libertits I'nion and is gome to China to collect evidence for the defence of John William
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    Lock icon Red arrested
    24 3 BAGDAD, Mon Security police last night arre.strd Salim Lsmail Haji Isa, secretary of an illegal Communist organisation in the Bagdad area.— Reuter
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    Lock icon RUSSIA PRAISED FOR DATA ON SPUTNIK
    146 3 Rockets to moon predicted WASHINGTON, Monday. nUSSIA la sharing information obtained from the second earth satellite "in a very satisfactory manner." Dr. Joseph Kaplan, chairman of the United States Committee for the International Geophysical Year, said yesterday. He said the Russians had supplied detailed
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    Lock icon Four in cars drowned
    40 3 OSLO. Mon Four people, including a 12-year-old girl, drowned last night as two cars in which they were travelling crashed through the ice on Rand^fjorden Lake. :iear Gjoevik, about 60 miles northwest of Oslo— Reuter. I
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    Bed-ridden
    22 3 VENICE. Mon. Ferruccio Corro woke with a bump last night when his bed collapsed. Termites had eaten away the wooden supports
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    Lock icon SULTRY SOPHIA GOES TO SWITZERLAND FOR QUIET CHRISTMAS
    69 3 SULTRY SOPHIA GOES TO SWITZERLAND FOR QUIET CHRISTMAS Sultry Italian film star Sophia Loren and her husband Carlo Ponti are stiown leaving Victoria Station, London, to spend Christmas in Switzerland. Sophia, who had just completed the British film. "The Key" denied she was afraid to return to Italy because of
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    Lock icon Foot touches up secret plan for Cyprus peace
    244 3 Foot touches up secret plan for Cyprus peace NICOSIA, Monday. OIR HUGH FOOT, the Governor of Cyprus, yes- terday put the finishing touches to recommendations he will submit to the British Cabinet in London this week, on the future handling of the Cyprus problem. Circles close to Government House said
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    Lock icon Many goods dearer in France
    139 3 Many goods dearer in France PARIS, Mon.— France took another step into austerity yesterday as the government applied tax increases which will send up the price of a wide range of luxury and household goods from New Year's Day. Using special economic power s voted by parliament earlier this montih
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    Lock icon Talks collapse
    14 3 SAIGOON. Mon. Japa-nese-Vietnamese talks on war damages compensation have broken down. Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBBER and TIN
    307 3 LONDON, Mon. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp dutywere: RUBBER LONDON. Mon. Spot 24 s d.. Feb. 25d., Mar. 25d., April-June 25>«d.: July-Sept. 25*»d.. Oct. -Dec 25>id.. Jan. c.i.f. 24*, d.. Feb. c.i.f. 24' d., Mar. c.i.f. 24\d.. Tone: Dull. TIN LONDON.
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    Lock icon 'Britain has tamed H-bomb
    260 3 'Britain has tamed H-bomb F ONDON, Mon.—Briu tain's nuclear scientists have succeeded in harnessing the power of the Hydrogen bomb for peaceful industrial purposes, a high British- Government source disclosed today. The source said "progress of a fundamental nature has been achieved in this field." An official announcement is likely
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    Lock icon Brigades alert
    38 3 ROME. Mon. Seven flro brigades from local villages rushed to Telve di Sopra, a small mountain village near Trento. when the ftre alarm sounded and found the local volunteer firemen testIng their new warning siren— Reuter
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    Young soldier buys discharge to cycle to England
    170 4 kIR. PAKHAR SINGH, 20, haa bought hlmsell OUt Ol the Malayan Army for $100 because he wants to rv<-!t> 10.000 milea to |oin the British Army. iorn in Malaya, he joined up two yean ago, six months later he used his Sioo
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    Driver fined, disqualified
    62 4 i Johore Bahru contractor, Hock Heong, was lined $0 and disqualified from ving all classes of vehicles or one month by a Singapore i allic court yesterday for in- ■nsiderate driving. Fan. the court was told. d down a labourer. M. ■lamykannu, who was walking n the
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    Students' party
    22 4 A students' New year's Eve party will be held today at the Chinese V.M.C.A., Prince Edward Road, at 7.30 p.m.
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    Strikers removed by riot police
    593 4 LIE-DOWN PICKETS TRY TO STOP LORRIES WITH NEW y flnOTM AT EASTERN SMELTERS IN PENANG COURTS ARE BUSY WITH CASES AFTER LABOUR UNREST IN COMPANY PENANG, Monday. CTEEL-HELMETED riot police rushed to the Kastern Smelting Company at Dato Kramai Road today when picketing strikers lay
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    Colony's grand old man of photography dies at 80
    110 4 MR. LEE KING VAN, 80, one of the pioneers of photography in the country, died at his home in Serangoon Garden Estate. Singapore, yesterday. He came to Singapore irom China 50 years ago. He had received numerous awards for his photography.
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    To Britain for training
    52 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Sergeant George Smith 24. ot the Federation Armoured Car Ri glment. Kuala Lumpm will have tiere on Jan 4 fo r further training in Britain. He will attend k gunnery instructor course at the Gun nery School Royal Armoured Corps Car Centre. Lulworth
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    2 YEARSAND HALF COUNCIL MUST GO
    272 4 2 YEARSAND HALF COUNCIL MUST GO HALF the 32 elected members of the Singapore City Council will have to retire in two years. The 16 who must go under the Local Government Ordinance— are those who secured the smallest percentage of votes at the recent elections. In this group are
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    WEEK-OLD QUADS ARE DOING FINE
    205 4 THE Singapore quads, a week old yesterday, are doing well, lne bigger ones (four-lb each at birtn may go home today with their mother, Che Markanah binte Amat. Their two smaller brothers must stay in Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital for a few days more. Dr
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    Fired planters want compensation
    219 4 ESTATE OWNERS GET PETITION The council ot the society recently invited 60 agency houses to discu> the compensation questl n But only one sent a representative The society will discs the next step at a COUndl meeting next month KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. THE Incorporated Society of
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    TEMPORARIES THANK TENGKU FOR INQUIRY
    53 4 TEMPORARIES THANK TENGKU FOR INQUIRY KUALA LIIMPUS, Mon.— The Federation Government Temporary Officers' Union, today thanked the Prime .Minister. I Abdul Rahman. for sitting up i iiMiiiiiltcc to inquire into .he grievance! of temporary lerks. The union president. Mr B. Samuel, told the Straits Times: "We will sive every co-operation
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      146 4 KAIIIU InALAIA 5.00 Music Irom uimtMii <H iikt wive 5 30 Fiesta; 6 nu Happj AnnlverNATIONALSHOBT »A\l sary 645 L; >rs On; g53 Re iy- K>l glonal Announcement.s 6.54 S:n- Lel gapore Share Market Report ar.d SING%P'iRE National Announcements: Medium wav, i 76 metre* spwt% Re£: 7 30° London' Beta)
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    SUPPORT PLEDGED FOR ONE CULTURE DRIVE
    380 5 Congress told; Govt. can only water sapling MALACCA, Mon. The acting Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, today promised the Malay Cultural Congress full Government support in its drive for a single Malayan culture with Malay culture as its basis. Opening the four-day
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    Failed to pay provident fund
    68 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Lee Siong, a contractor of Permatang Estate, Kota Tinggi. was fined $150 in the Johore Bahru magistrate's court today for failing to remit his contributions for his workers to the Employees' Provident Fund from May 1 to Sept. 30. The amount due
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    Denies parang gang charge
    51 5 Lim Hong Tha pleaded not guilty in Singapore yesterday to being a member of an unlawful assembly which caused hurt to Kcw Kirn Poh at Prlnsep Street on Boxing Day. The charge also stated that the assembly was armed with parangs. He was allowed bail of
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    $50 fine for bad brakes
    57 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Karijan bin Mustapha was fined $50 in the Johore Bahru magistrate's court today for allowing his car to be used when it had inefficient brakes. He claimed that when he handed the car to the driver the brakes were in order. The
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    Two cleared
    25 5 Ng Chow Vat and Tuan Muda bin Abu Bakar were acquitted in a Singapore court yesterday of posessing 675 lb. of uncustomed cigarettes.
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    8 youths ganged-up on a schoolboy
    155 5 FOUND GUILTY OF RIOTING UTGHT youths ganged-up on a schoolboy, Mohamed KJ Habidullah, and threw stones at him in Teo Kirn Eng Road, off Jalan Eunos, on July 25, a Singapore ?ourt was told yesterday. Mohamed told the court the youths were armed with
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    HART TO SEEK GO-AHEAD
    165 5 HART TO SEEK GO-AHEAD THE Financial Secretary Mr. T. M. Hart, will seek approval for a 54.000.000 interest free loan, when the Singapore Legislative Assembly meets on Jan. 8 The proposed loan to be repaid by equal annual instalments ove r a period of 10 years will be an implementation
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    Banker to head relief workers
    63 5 Singapore banker, Mr. Yap 1 Pheng Geek was elected chairman of the Ceylon Flood Relief Fund yesterday, j A committee of 19 has also been appointed to co-opt members from other local j communities to assist in the collection of donations. Other officials are, yice-
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    Malaya troops in Manila
    37 5 The Kings Own Scottish Borderers from the Federation attended a military parade in Manila yesterday The parade was in connection with the swearing-in of President Garcia. The troops represented th c British Army.
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    $1,000 bail for hurt charge man
    55 5 Salch b.n Osman yesterday pleaded r.ot guilty in Singa- pore to voluntarily causing grleTOm hurt to Osman bin Mohamed Raffik on Sunday, at Bussorrah Street along thp five-foot way of Kathi House. He was allowed bail of $1000 till Jan. 6 when the case
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    Job rivalry led to stabbing
    46 5 Rivalry over a job led to a stabbing on Deepavali day. a Singapore court was told yesterday Pritam Singh was fined $100 or two months" jail for causing hurt to Amar Singh with a knife on Oct. 22 at Dhoby Ghaut.
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    Retires after 32 years
    32 5 Singapore's Chief Statistician. Mr. E.J. Phillips, yesterday presented a valedictory letter to Inche Abdullah bin Yahaya. 51. who retires today after 32 years' service in the Statistics Department.
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    Too many in taxi
    31 5 Ong Ah Lee, a taxi-driver, was fined $4 yesterday in Singapore for carrying excess passengers in his taxi on Oct. 29. He had his driving licence endorsed.
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    Youth stole handbag
    36 5 Tan Teck Bak, 17. was yesterday found guilty in Singapore of stealing the handbag of Mrs. Leela Nadji on Nov. in Holland Road The Magistrate. Mr R. Ramason, reserved sentence till next Monday.
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    Claire's dream comes true at last
    87 5 Claire's dream comes true at last CLAIRE LOPEZ, of North Borneo, came to Singapore in 1951. to be an air hostess. But the only job, which was "connected with air in some way" she could find was with a firm dealing in air conditioners. Claire, however, was not disheartened. She
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    'Pirate' wanted to celebrate
    80 5 Tay Yew Liat. convicted of oeing a "pirate taxi driver, yesterday asked the Singapore City Magistrate, Mr. T. S. Sinnathuray, to impose a hght fine on him because he wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year. He was, however, fined a total of $295 on charges of
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    Wanted to go to opium centre
    56 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Convicted of possessing chandu and chandu smoking utensils Low Yip, 53. asked in the Sessions Court to be sent to the opium centre for treatment. He was told it could not be done as the centre was in Singapore He was
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    DEATHS
    115 6 29 Words $10 (Minimum). CABLE NEWS RECEIVED by I Manlam of Peter Chong. Malacca intimating death of his beloved lather at Valvetty Jaffna on 26 12 57. He leaves behind his beloved wife and 3 sons, Manlam, Gunaratnam, and Rajah. LEE— At No. 4 Chepstow Close. on Garden Estate,
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    160 6 20 Wurdt $10 (Minimum). MR. AND MRS ALLEYNE J TAYLOR Thank their friends and Who tent ttiem presents and who attended their Wedding on 26-12-1957. MR MRS. CHENG THIAN HAI Thank all relatives and mends lor their valuable presents, attendance on the occasion of their marriage on 26-12-57. MR
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    217 6 in Kurd* HI (Minimum). HAPPY NEW YEAR to you. I :.t your Service. Lucks 1 Dressmakers. 1", Orchard Road. OPEN WINDOWS admit all types of odours. Eliminate un»v v.-ins; Air-wlck. PETER PAN Repeat Performances by Popular Request on January stu ft ftli at 5.30 p.m. Bookings a; Robinson's. YOU
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    The Straits Times S'pore, Tues. Dec. 31, 1957. War To The End
    685 6 The Straits Times S'pore, Tues. Dec. 31, 1957. War To The End The Federation Government's decision to have no further dealings with Chin Peng was not reached in haste or in anger. The Government has shown great patience, and. for its pains has been kept dangling on a Communist string.
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    New Skills
    241 6 If the Malays are to advance economically then they must widen the range lof their occupations. This was one of the points r lade 1 by the Minister for Education, Inche Khir Johari, at ths annual conference of the Federation of Malay Student* Union. In discussions of the
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    Slave Labour?
    223 6 The Indonesian Government can hardly expect its new regulations empowering tha Army to draft foreign civilian experts to pass without protest. A Government spokesman has described the regulations as "a precaution" to meet "a state of war." But the form of martial law which now prevails throughout the
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    I'M NOT TOO ALARMED BY CITY HALL ANTICS
    1102 6 HOW seriously must one take last week's events outside and inside the City Hall in Singapore? Youthful enthusiasm and high spirits? The sinister beginning of a revolution? One of the tasks of the Ser-geant-at-arms in the House of Commons is to remove
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    1037 6  -  DENIS WARNER by The magic of Soekarno is fading. His old friends have left him and I his new friends are not helping him any. He has nothing to offer in the way of leadership 4N Australian journalist once described a talk with
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    WOMAN FOUGHT OFF A SNATCH THIEF
    142 7 WOMAN FOUGHT OFF A SNATCH THIEF 4 young housewife fought oil a would- 1 he robber waiting out\de a village well when siie was having her bath, a Singapore district i court was told yesterday. Madam Chan Sek Lan, of > said that as she -tipped out of an enclosure
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    Local doctor for T.B. conference
    44 7 ;ipore and Malaya will be among the 29 countries which will attend th Commonwealth CheM Con- 1 rence to be held in London July next year. Singapore will be reprented by Dr. G. H. Garlick, director of the Sii
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    President — the fifth time
    31 7 President the fifth time Mr. Tan Puat Tang has been re-elected president of the Singapore Lorryowners' on for the filth year in succession. The association se< i.s Mr. Soh Cheng Thoy.
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    Customs men seize opium after boat chase
    134 7 Customs officers yesterday captured ~)001h. of opium worth sinoono— the biggest single seinre of the •Inn; in Singapore in the last live months. And no one was mor«- -urpristMi than tiie ameers. I liev thought they wore pursuing cigarette smui;ulrrs when their patrol
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    Landak had perforations in tanks
    537 7 PROBE FAVOURS THEORY THAT VANISHED VESSEL STRUCK A REEF OR ROCK BUT NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VESSEL'S LOSS J*HE Shell Co. tanker, Landak, which disapeared last February between Borneo and Singapore, had perforations in its tanks, the court of inquiry
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    TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LOSE LECTURE NOTES, BOOKS
    145 7 TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LOSE LECTURE NOTES, BOOKS TWO University of Malaya undergraduates are in a quandary because they have lost several text books and lecture notes. The two. final year arts students, are Kamarudin bin Abdul Fani and Yahya bin Haji Talib. Both are from Ipoh. They lost 12 text
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    FLOOD VICTIMS SALVAGE THEIR BELONGINGS
    37 7 A boy and a woman salvaging their belongings as flood water enters their homes at Batu Lane, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. About 500 people were affected by the flood. Straits Times picture.
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    'WITCH' TO HORNET HUNTERS: KEEP AWAY FROM NEST
    285 7 Inspector goes to aid of team A POLICE inspector last night went to the aid of an antihornet team after its members were chased away by a "village witch," at Kampong Alexandra, Singapore. Inspector N. Gane.san was with the team when it
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    Cargo ship is still aground
    60 7 Attempts to re-float the 7.000-ton Flying Endeavour aground on the Nipa Shoal since Saturday have so far proved unsuccessful. an Admiralty spokesman said yesterday. The ship was bringing general cargo to the Colony from India when she ran aground. The cargo will be discharged to
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    Envoy returns from Jakarta
    35 7 Mr. A. H. Dawey, Atganistan'i Ambassador to Indonesia, flew into Singapore from Jakarta yesterday. Mr. Da^wey will be here for about a week before leaving for home for a months holiday.
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    New Year dance
    32 7 The Singapore Civil Defence Corps and the Hospital Reserve Corps will hold a New Year's Eve dance at their Headquarters in Kolam Ayer tonight. Admission per couple is $2.
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    Coalition? No says Labour Front
    200 7 Coalition? No says Labour Front THE Singapore Labour Front yesterday snub- bed a suggestion made by i 1 Mr. E K. Tan, secretarygeneral of the Liberal Socialist Party, calling for a single front by the "moderate" poI litical parties. Mr Tan suggested that the "moderate" political parties such as the
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    37 CASES ADJOURNED
    71 7 A Singapore magistrate. Mr. G. Tara Singh, yesterday adjourned 37 traffic cases against learner motor-cyclists till March 24 All 37 face summons charges of invalidating their insurance by carrying pillion passengers. The magistrate adjourned the cases, pending the dcci- i sion of the High Court in an
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    STEADY GROWTH OF STRAITS TIMES
    522 7 Chairman tells meeting of very satisfactory progress "17ERY satisfactory pro- gress with an increased profit that reflected the steady growth of the company's activities was reported I to shareholders of the Straits Times Press Ltd. by its chairman, Mr. R. C. Kendall, at the annual
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    THUGS STORM A CAFE, THRASH A FISHMONGER
    379 7 Hawker beaten up at cinema rpHE brutal attacks by Singapore's secret society L gangs continued over the week-end. At 4.30 p.m. on Sunday eight gangsters stormed into I a coffee-shop in Sumbawa Street and beat up a fish- monger, ciiein Kirn Yum, 48.
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    Royal command for film?
    65 7 A Royal Command .showing of the Columbia film. "Bridge on the River Kwai." may be made in the Federation it the Yang dl-Pertuan Agong wishes to see it. said Mr. Michael Bergher. vice-president of Columbia Pictures International corporation, last night Mr. Bergher arrived in Singapore last
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    HOSPITAL TO BE IMPROVED
    330 7 HOSPITAL TO BE IMPROVED Sambanthan sees for himself IPOH, Mon. After a 1 day's tour of the Central Mental Hospital in Tanjong Rambutan today, the Minister for Health, Mr. V. T. Sambunthun, announced that he wculd give instructions for some immediate improvements. Bfttir [acuities would be provided lor occupational therapy,
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      New Year must bring progress
      1098 8 New Year must bring progress THIS is the time of the year when most of us look back over the past months and review our activities critically, often wondering why we left so many things undone and resolving to make up for our failures in the New Year. The past
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      A FRENCH GIRL WEDS IN SINGAPORE
      101 8 LOVELY MILE NICOLE MASSOT pictured with the bridegroom after her recent weddiny i U- Dun RA at the Church of Christ the King at Tanglin Garrison. The bride is the eldest daughte of Monsieur and Mad F Massot. and the bridegroom is the son
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      387 8 Straits Times Crossword flP^i" •lOßue? (6). "I 2 3 j.4 ~^^6 0 7 8 I DOWN 2 There's no prohibition In 5^ j^i' TTv ?«JS J^SJ JSSS Scots resort (4). n in n m n n n 3 share in the pi t? <9 >- tiiis 1^ 4 Where nights
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    Lock icon The ticket seller who 'King of the Theatre' Unknown
    1082 9 The ticket seller who 'King of the Theatre' Unknown Success story of the man who rose to a position of virtual dictatorship of the English stage. the height of his success in the 1890's, the big-time impresario and theatrical producer, George Edwardes, arranged to send one of ompanie* on a
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      490 9 What a thrill it is when baby first W^% smiles at you! What a joy when first #pj| Jp"* you hear those happy coos and ***< Et^ chuckles! Baby is telling you that all is Jj* well and mother can be happy in the <^mmr% knowledge that here is health
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      243 9 Carmen A Co. iiy Mn-z j WwECES 1 SAW HER I'NA VERY this iS PBfiVATC I CAN'T^ N V /''cOsFOLiND YOU* 7UAT TO* L C£f^J\ N P }M V4OR6AN *V 1 fit jl_V £T AN > TWt^ LL MU'KXR A f >OUP£ CTAfv-OINO i \w g^hk—^_^g^BL___^tiJl a»^Jg^g^gScß«ig^gLj^glg^g^g» m. __N__ .^^^g^g^g^gVk^g^K^~~
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    MALAYAN EXPORTS DROP 3 PER CENT IN VALUE THIS YEAR
    312 10 MALAYAN EXPORTS DROP 3 PER CENT IN VALUE THIS YEAR By Our Market Correspondent FEDERATION of Malaya exports in the period r January to November fell by $62.5 million or 3 per cent in value, compared with the corresponding period of 1956. They totalled $2,020.1 Imports during the period totalled
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    355 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Industrials and tins were dull and slightly easier. Rubbers were irregular. The turnover was small." Singapore brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fed. Dispensary $2 (overnight); Fraser <S: Neave ords. $2.63 (delayed). *2.60; Gammon $2.23'/i to $2.22 Vi; W. Hammer $2.15;
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    151 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 1316. O.D. 32 1516. 90 dst 33 14 credit bills. 33 14 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32 5 16. O.D. 32
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    Jong-Landor
    28 10 Jong-Landor Rubber Estates ha» received a firm offer of 6s 7d each for the 2s shares. Shareholders will be given full details in the very near future.
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    22 10 SINGAPORE. DEC. 30. RUBBER: 831 cents per lb. (up a quarter of a cent). TIN: $358.25 per picul (down $1).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    147 10 January first trade rubber buyers fob. closed in Singapore yesterday at 83 cents per lb. up a quarter of a cent on Friday's closing price. The closing tone was steadyClosing prices In cents per Ib. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.SS. f.o.b. buyers 83, sellers 83,-; Int. 1
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    110 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per plcul yesterday wereCopra: quiet: UK/Continent December/January $29% buyers. $30>4 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $48 Ms sellers, drum $52 H sellers. Pepper: quiet: no business reported done; Muntok white $101. Sarawak $100. special Sarawak black $65 (all unchanged) Singapore Copra Association
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    STORE SHIPPING
    245 10 Ships lying in Singapore Harbour Board Wharvrs or expected today are:- Nleuw Holland 1/2; Sukhona 4/5; Sumatra 6/7; Sunnyvllle 10/11 Star Alcyone 13/14; Awata Maru 15/16; Glenfurn 18: State of Madras 19; Bruas 21.22; M.S.T. L.B 23; Gorgon 24; Kersik 25/26; Agamemnon 27, 28; Nasusan Maru 29. 30;
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    CASTLEFIELD BONUS
    96 10 A special bonus of 30 per cent. Is added to the 35 per cent, final dividend of Castlefleld (Klang> Rubber Estate to make a total of 80 per cent, for year to June 30 1957, In contrast with one payment of 40 per cent, for 1955-56. The profit
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    BRUSEH RUBBER
    27 10 Federated Securities announces that its offer to Bruseh Rubber Estates finally closed on December 23 and no further acceptances since thai dat are being con-
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    World coffee surplus
    116 10 WASHINGTON: The Unttefl States Department of Agriculture reports that world cofTe«f production Is Increasing faster than consumption, states Reuter. It said the col Tee carryover at the end of the 1957/58 marketing £?»f. U u ex P«t«d to be about 20 i million bags. This, says the
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      540 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPLICATIONS are invited for ;he appointment of three STAFF NURSES In the Municipal Health Department. Applicants should t>e Federal Citizens not over 35 years of age and must be Registered Trained Nurses and hold a Midwifery Certificate. The possession of a Health Visitors'
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      139 10 NOTICES THE TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT (F.M.S. Cap. 137) Section 41 (U) NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that the books containing the assessment on all holdings not exempted from payment of rates within the Town Council Area of Taiping have been duly authenticated on the 31st day of December. 1957, In
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      864 10 NOTICES NOTICE CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE No collection of refuse and nightsoil will be undertaken by the City Cleansing Department on Wednesday, Ist January 1958. New Year Day. The City Council Incinerator at Kolam Ayer Lane will be closed on this day. BY ORDER NOTICE This Is to advise that
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      719 10 NOTICES SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COLONY OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE In the Caus? of Suit No. 804 of IUSS— Execution No. 237/57. Llm Gan Jin Plaintiff versus Llm Gan Sco Defendant AUCTION SALF OF 1 Wooden plank walled and Else roofed shophouse (excluding land) known
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      693 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA/U.i PACIFIC PORTS— 3O DAYS Sailing San Vonccuver FranclMo Spore p. >weft. Penono rml KRISTIN BAKKI 17/19 Jan 20 Jan 22 Jon ANNA BAKKE Jon 9/H Feb 12 Feb 14 feD 2 ELISABETH BAKKE 22 Jan S Feb 8/10 Mor 11 Mar 13 Mor 2
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      1125 11 T Tu it«? MANS J Il U> tftCO., LTD. Mit4U THi? B.ue FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS LIVERPOd CL <WOW LO NDON ft CONTINENTAL PORTS C«T if 1 v "aneme or Cope of Good Hope) comers option fo pro»ra v, whfr Q |Qod ond dllcnorge COIQO *"< :>re •MWS.I.OT or Mo^, J1
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      1205 11 WH i pma 1 1 u j isirmrt li 1 ii M EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK AND/OR FAR EAST Penong P. S'hom Spore 'MANCHURIA' In Pert MEONIA" 14/16 Jon 17/18 Jen 19/20 Jan Calling Saigon, Bangkok ■SUMBAWA" IS/19 Jon 20/21 Jan Accepts cargo tor Japan g "KINA"
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      1074 11 5Sm THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. NGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) s LINES SAILINGS TO ADEN, U.K. ft CONTINENTAL PORTS S'oore P. Shorn »>enona ENLOMOND tor London, Rotterdam, Hamburg G 33-34 5 Jen London direct arrives 27 Jan ENCRUACHAN for Aden, Jeddah, Port Sudan, Hull G. 31-32/ 3 Jan
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      1190 11 McALISTER «c CO., LTD. TIL.: No.: ***** ELLBRMAJB LIMES KLAVENEBS LINE LON^A N M?UR V t? l k"HL T LL RDAM< ANGELES. SAN FRANCISCO, lv utL SEATTLE, VANCOUVER ft PORTLAND ond for U.S.A., North Altontic Ports Accepting cargo fer Central ft Soutb ond Canada via Colombo Amerlco CITY OF SWANSEA
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    Three mining chairmen have faith in tin industry
    402 12 'LONG TERM OUTLOOK IS GOOD 9 VVORLD CONSUMPTION TREND UP WHILE PRODUCTION MAY FALL rONFIDENCE in the future of the tin indu«tr> is expressed by three prominent members of the industry, Mr. Ernest V. Pearce, chairman of Malayan Tin Dredging and Southern
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    KLM PLAN FOR JET AGE IS PREPARED
    270 12 THE Dutch airline, X.L.M., is making extensive preparations for the approaching jet age, and as a first step across the threshold, the company introduced nine Vickers Viscount 800 this year. Orders have been placed foi one DC-7C and one L--1049H Super Constellation with
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    BRITISH MADE
    72 12 More than 300 British tur-bine-powered airliner, will be Hying on the world's aii routes by the time the first foreign one enters commer rial xrvice in 1958 or 1059. air rding to a statement Issued in London. Britain has already deliver ed 260 such aircraft to th? worlds
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    Executive urges help for capital in Malaya
    206 12 MR. P.B.L. Coghlan, chairman of Anglo-Asian Rubber Plantations, thinks the U.K. Government should seriously consider the proposal of the Malayan Govern ment. to enter into agreements with other countries to safeguard foreign capital, if only as a first step in strengthening the confidence
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    Colony furniture trade 'boom'
    201 12 Colony furniture trade 'boom BRISK BUSINESS FOR MAKERS rpHE Singapore furniture industry is experiencing a brisk period, according to a director of one of Singapore's oldest and largest furniture manufacturers. Mr. C F. Tan. director of Van Hin Furniture Co. Ltd said demand wa s keen in th Colony and
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    U.K. OFFICE EQUIPMENT EXPORTS SET RECORD
    153 12 UK. exports of office equip- ment during the ten months to October 31 at tamed a new "high" of £22.4 million, equal to the industry's total annual shipments overseas two years ago. This has been announced by the Office Appliance and Business Equipment Trades
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    EX-CONSUL'S NEW POST
    129 12 lOSEPH H. ROGATJ NICK has been apI pointed director for Far Eastern business for the Ronson Corporation and will have his headquarters in the Far East, from which be will supervise Ronson'.s extensive business operations in this part of the world. Mr. Rogatnick is a former U.S-
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    Latest air-conditioners arrive from U.S.
    172 12 A SERIES of new and compact air-conditioner models from the Philco orsanisation. of Philadelphia. U.S.A.. have ar ived in Malaya. They are all equipped witl automatic temperature con trol. four-way adjustable gril les for draimrt-frep air cir culation. and fre.-h ai damper. Most of them
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    Creameries' chief retires after 20 years' service EXPANDED 'IKAiIE
    313 12 Creameries' chief retires after 20 years' service EXPANDED 'IKAiIE THE general manager of Cold sioragt Croampri* Ltd., Singapore, Mr. E. c. Williams is rotiri today after 20 years, service wi i the rimn,,,,. Mr. Williams, who holds a B.S.A. (Toronto) degree. has been partly responsible for the growth and manage--1
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    Another office
    27 12 Dow Chemical International Ltd., an export subsidiary >1 one of the world's foremost producers of chemicals, has opened a new sales office ir> Hon» Kong.
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    THE NEW HILLMAN
    118 12 SKLX ..bove is the new Jubilee Hillman .Minx Saloon one of the npwr versions of the Hillman Minx, uliieh in its jubilee vrar is tnrakinE all comp.iii\ rt-c irds for sales and pi'ofllli In 1 The K"Otcs distributor— l.yoiis M iiors ltd. Singapore HI) the new Hillmans
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      281 12 fZE\ SALE Sce^'Ssot ipswkh QUEENSLAND profit-making, going concern ENGINEERING BUSINESS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE this modern, completely equipped engineering plant situated only twenty-seven miles from the common port Hi Brl wlch, In the growing, virile Bute ol Queensland. Au tralia. The organisation comprises machine shop and boiler shop together with
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      111 12 You can tell he uses SILVIKRIN HAIR CREAM I There's something distinctive about cream does— the nraclc ingredient fiS^ him. It isn't only that his hair is always Pure Silvikrin, which fcec- 'SfflF^^ neatly in place— you can see so clearly hair all that it nco- !<"" vital. lu>ti K
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    THE CHAMPIONS on the TURF
    322 13 PHK two outstanding horses on he Malayan Turf in 1957 wore Mr. W. McGregor ft att and Mrs. R.N. Hobbs' Distite and Mr. \.J. Tans Three Rings. Both are indisputable champiois Distine n the sprints and Three Rings ovei middle distances. Thoimh DLstine was the
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    EPSOM JEEP REVIEWS RACING IN 1857
    228 13 EPSOM JEEP REVIEWS RACING IN 1857 It wotilrl be ,-i.ser to send him back to England to Lontinue hi.s rat-ing career. Arrangemeits, however, fell throußh and Dlstine will continue racing in Malaya next ye.r. In April At Bukit Timah Distine put ;p one of the best sprinting performances ever when
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    HORSE OF THE YEAR
    576 13 HORSE OF THE YEAR t o pip Amusement Park by nose. This Indeed was the best sprinting performance of the season. Only two hones won fi\e races— Colder. Melody and I* p three-yi sr-oW of the ire son was Hopeiul Blue. This handsome jrty by Lord Mayor out of Persian
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      316 13 TIITION M Mrfl 5I I Yin. Bnx SI) tin. txlra. SHORTHAND. MORNING. InCourse. popular Europeans, Book-k'<-;>;ng. E\e: Book-Keeping. :.d, 2 places. Typing throughout day, 3 places, Malay, French, Latin, English. Maths (Stds. I VII. 1 Stds VII Senior regular school subjects. Register now 1958 Sessions: Stds. I. Pre Senior. Senior.
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      329 13 VKHK lIS VANTBO 20 Ward, fS Mm.) Box SO ctt. txlra WANTED FIAT 600 must be good condition ,->l round. No brokers. Johcre B hru Telephone 3333. Extension 13, Mr, Hwang. WANTED TO PJRCHASE 2nd hand Humber Sni« or Pullman, j Austin Princess /rrnstrong Sappnire, Daimler. RdK Hentley or other
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      351 13 VEHICLES FOR BALE 10 H writ M >lm.) i it tU. txlra. 1956 FIAT 600. 19.">5 Hillman Deluxe, 19.i1! Morris Minor. 1951 Austin A4O, Pont lac. Chevrolet. i!>47 Desou>. All In excellent condition Call Wong 278 Lavender Street 1957 AUSTIN A 95. 19:>6 MGA, 1955 F Prelect. Flat 1 100.
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      209 13 MISt KLLANEOI S 21) Wordt ti Win.) Bnx SO r/i. »xfr«. "8088Y 1 Special Siamese Misseure. Bat4sfactlon guaranteed, TurkL<h Balh, 248C-4 2nd Floor. Orchard Road. Phone ***** (10 am. 10 p.m. i. SALES SERVICE outboard Motors. Lawn Mowers and Weighing Machines. Chop Kirn Seng Cheong, 103 Havelock Road. Singapore. Phone
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    EDDY and the TENGKU
    951 14  -  NORMAN SIEBEL SPORTSFRONT names the SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR THE TOP TEN OF 1957 They put Malaya on the sporting map of the world CI'ORTSFRONT has had to cast its net neither far nor wide to find the two top personalities in .Malayan sport in 1957.
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    Corthine brightest of our football stars
    573 14 runners up. I do not rate Singapore the tean.oi the year in Malayan soccer. This honi ur I unreservedly hand to Pi ak. who completed their memorable grief-to-glory campaai hi the Malaya Cup competition by beating BeJangor 3-1 In the anal it was (in"
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    NEW EVENT WERE HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR
    276 14  - NEW EVENT WERE HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR EOIN PETERS By THE 1957 motor racing 1 season was highlighted by the inauguration of two major annual events. The Forces Motoring Club's annual Changl circuit race held In June was the first such race organised in Singapore and in years will prove the
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    Bulgarians triumph in Jakarta
    72 14 JAKARTA, lion. The tourinn Bulgarian team today won n three-r-ornerod tnurn.amrnt against the Au^trirt i "Wackor" nub team md an Indonesian national eleven. tn the deciding match, the Bulgarians beat the Indonesians 2-0 after leading 1-0 at halftimr. M prevloua weekend matchM in the Jakarta Stadium,
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