The Straits Times, 5 March 1958

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    21 1 AVKBAfiK RAITY fEBTIFI EP SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 tittfe** tie**** The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1»58 U CENTS
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    REBELS' SECRET ROUTE
    484 1 ARMED SHIPS 'SMUGGLE' THEM OUT OF COLONY Pick-up point is lust beyond Singapore jurisdiction, say sources A fast launch is used first THE Central Sumatran Revolutionary Government is using armed ships to "smuggle" its officials from Singapore to Padang, sources close to the rebel government disclosed yesterday.
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    49 1 ISTANBUL. Tues. A Turkish cartoonist. Hallm Buyukbulut, has been sentenced to 25 months' jail and fined 20,666 Turkish llras for creating a cartoon said to have harmed the government's prestige. The Ankara Republican (opposition) newspaper, Ulus. has been suspended for two months for publishing the cartoon. Reuter.
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    YEMEN SEALS PACT WITH ADEN ATTACK
    158 1 ADEN, Tuesday. VTEMEN has mounted a new series of attacks against the Aden border to coincide with against the Aden border to coincide with the Egyptian united Arab republic, a Government spokesman here announced yesterday. Heaviest attack came on Sunday morning, It was reported,
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    Lock icon Call to labour
    43 1 PEKING. Tues. The secretary -general of the Chinese Writers' Union has sugguested that union members throughout China should spend at least three days every month In physical labour and visits to factories and villages.— U.P. jobs for the United Nations.
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    Lock icon Police arrest U.N. chief's 'aide9
    136 1 Police arrest U.N. chief's 'aide 9 NEW YORK. Tues— Police yesterday arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly obtaining credit under false pretences after posing as an executive assistant to Mr Dag Himmarskjoeld. secretary general of the United Nations. He is Wayne Allard Wright of New York City. According I to
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    Lock icon NZ plan to end conscription
    58 1 WELLINGTON. Tues. Laws to end compulsory military training In New Zealand will be introduced when Parliament meets later this year, the Defence Minister. Mr. Philip Connolly said today. The* Cabinet had approved plans for the complete reorganisation of the air force and an announcement on
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    Lock icon BRITISH POLICE REMOVE YOUTH FROM ANTI-U.S. PROTEST MEETING
    49 1 BRITISH POLICE REMOVE YOUTH FROM ANTI-U.S. PROTEST MEETING STALWART British policemen escort a youth away from the crowd after hecklers had interrupted a meeting held near the big U.S. Air Force base at Rulslip. near London, in protest against tt.c continued presence of American forces in Britain.— Reuter picture.
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    ECAFE BRINGS IN TOP EXPERTS
    378 1 IfUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The 14th. annual session of ECAFE which opens here tomorrow will have a "star-studded" cast of distinguished economists and ministers. There will be two Prime Ministers Tengku Abdul Rahman of Mala and Mr. Walter Nash of New Zealand, ten Ministers and six
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    Lock icon RUSSIA NAMES APRIL DATE FOR FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING
    310 1 MOSCOW, Tues.— The Soviet Union proposed in a letter published last night that EastWest Foreign Ministers should meet in Geneva in April to prepare for a summit conference two months later. But it said a "firm agreement" on the date for summit
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    Lock icon 'TROOPS MUTINY IN IRAQ' REPORT
    94 1 'TROOPS MUTINY IN IRAQ' REPORT DAMASCUS, Tues. rpHE newspaper El Hadara reported today that 2« civilians were killed and SI wounded In what it described a» "widespread riots" in Bagdad. El Hadara said two Iraqi regiments and other units "mutinied" in the Ballev district of Vacoubia. and 12 hifh-rankinr officers
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    MALAYA WON'T JOIN SEA TO — TENGKU
    334 1 MALAYA WON'T JOIN SEA TO TENGKU KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. T»HE PRIME MINISTER of New Zealand. Mr. 1 Walter Nash, will learn when he meets TengKu Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of the Federation, that Malaya still has no intention of Joining Seato. "There Is still no change .n the Federation's
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    Lock icon Quit Korea plan: Too early...'
    128 1 Quit Korea plan: Too early...' LONDON, Tues. The British Government said yesterday it would be premature to state its attitude towards Chinese proposals to withdraw all Chinese troops from North Korea by the end of 1058 until there had been full discussion with other governments concerned. A left-wing Labour member,
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    Lock icon No damages for actors
    89 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. A group of 23 Hollywood actors and writers. Including Gale Sondergaard and Howard da Sllva, lost their appeal for damages for being blacklisted by the film Industry before the supreme court today They were blacklisted after refusing to testify some years ago before the
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    21 1 PEKING. Tues.— China has assigned three film studios In Shanghai to produce 22 fulllength feature films this year— U.P.
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    Young actors
    36 1 PEKING, Tues. For the first time in China's history children between the ages of 10 and 14 are being enrolled in a special training class for Cantonese drama actor s and actresses.— U .P.
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      Lock icon 20 DIE IN RIOTING NEAR KARACHI
      93 1 20 DIE IN RIOTING NEAR KARACHI KARACHI, Tues.—Twenty people were reported killed and about 150 injured in rioting between 2.000 Pathans and local residents in the Nazimbad area on the outskirts of Karachi today. One unconfirmed report said the police opened fire to disperse the crowd. It is understood the
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      Lock icon FUCHS WILL RETURN VIA SINCAPORE
      43 1 FUCHS WILL RETURN VIA SINCAPORE LONDON. Tues. The leader of the Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition. Dr. Vivian Fuchs. will call at Singapore on his way home from the South Pole. Arrangements are being made for the party's journey in a K\ I Comet. Reuter.
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      Lock icon DJUANDA: WE MUST USE FORCE
      88 1 DJUANDA: WE MUST USE FORCE JAKARTA. Tuesday. The Indonesian Premier, Dr. Djuanda. said his government had to use force in opposing Central Sumatra's revolt. PI News Agency reported today. Dr. Djuanda told a delegation of youths and army veterans that negotiation* over the dissident province would be no longer usrtul
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    It is sex forsuccess at the universities, says survey
    387 2 It is sex forsuccess at the universities, says survey courting" strategy on the ancient Greek tale of the heroine LysLstrata. who talked wives Into withholding their charms from their husbands until they dropped warmongering. This unconventional political technique by the women, to help the campaign for nuclear disarmament, has already
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    Lock icon COUP PLOT ALLEGED I —40 ARRESTED
    68 2 COUP PLOT ALLEGED I —40 ARRESTED TINIS. Tues. Tunisian police have arrested 40 people following an alleged plot against the Government by followers of Salah Ben Youssef, exiled extremist Nationalist leader, a Tunisian official source iuid last night The source denied a report published yesterday in Action, newspaper of the
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    Lock icon Arab League to discuss Algeria
    66 2 CAIRO, Tues. Mr. Abdel Khalek Hassuna secretary general of the Arab League, said last night the "grave situation" over the AlgeriaTunisia border would top the league councils agenda at its meeting on Saturday. "France is evacuating the inhabitants of this area by force," he said.
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    Lock icon FOUR CONSERVATIVES (IT WILL CAUSE HARDSHIPS) REBEL ON RENT ACT
    196 2 FOUR CONSERVATIVES (IT WILL CAUSE HARDSHIPS) REBEL ON RENT ACT LONDON, Tuesday. [pOUR Conservatives rebelled against the Govern--1 ment in the House of Commons last night, refusing to vote against a Labour Opposition motion censuring the Rent Act under which several thousand tenants face eviction next October. One of the
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      Lock icon Pope, angered by court, cancels a celebration
      62 2 I7ATICAN CITY, Tues. The Pope yesterday cancelled the official celebration of his 19th coronation anniversary on Mar. 12 because a bishop was found guilty by an Italian court of defamation. Meanwhile. Vatican experts on church law hinted at the possibility of excommunicating the
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      20 2 miners, including a Briton, were believed killed last night after a roof fell in a coal mine in Heerlen. Reut«r.
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      23 2 ATHENS: King Paul ol Greece last night asked Mr. Constantine Georgacopoulos, president of the Greek Red Cross, to form a caretaker cabinet. Reuter.
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      31 2 BAGDAD: Gen Nuri Al Said, Iraqi's elder statesman, has formed a new Cabinet to replace the Government of Mr. Abdul Wahab Mirjan. which resigned earlier yesterday, it was officially announced Reuter.
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      20 2 NEW YORK: At least 30 workers were seriously injured in Albany yesterday in an explosion at a waterfront factory.— Reuter.
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      29 2 BOMBAY: About 60 demonstrators and 30 policemen were injured yesterday in a clash at a meeting called by traders to protest against the proposed new taxes in Akola.— Reuter.
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      24 2 BELGRADE: Yugoslavia has withdrawn its minister In Tirana, the Albanian capital, in protest against mishandling of Yugoslav diplomats by the authorities in Aibania.— Reuter.
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      26 2 LONDON: Princess Margaret will pay a private visit to British Army units In north Germany from Mar 28 to 30. it was announced last ninht Reuter.
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      26 2 ISTANBUL: The Government announced yesterday that 220 people lost their lives when a ferry boat capsized and sank on Saturday in the Sea of Marmara. UP.
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    SNOW CHAOS IN BUZZARD-HIT BRITAIN
    60 2 CARS, buses, vans and lorries piled up as far the eye could see in the Woodhead Pass between Sheffield and Manchester as Britain was hit by the worst blizzard experi- enced m 40 years. Hundreds of drivers and passengers were trapped as the blizzard raged,
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    79 2 Count me out, Duke teUs War Office LONDON. Tms. THI Duke of Windsor has 1 asked not to he considered for further honorary appointments in the British Army, it was disclosed last nicht This became known mhen reffhnents due for amalgamation by pairs under a plan to streamline the British
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    Lock icon Mystery demonstrations in a Liverpool street ARCHBISHOP IS STONED, SPAT ON BY MOB
    243 2 Mystery demonstrations in a Liverpool street ARCHBISHOP IS STONED, SPAT ON BY MOB I IVERPOOL, Tues. A hostile crowd stoned the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, the Very Rev. John Heenan, here late yesterday. There was no immediate explanation for the attack which took place while the Archbishop was visiting
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    Lock icon Leg amputated
    22 2 LONDON. Tues.— Mr. Albert Whelan. the 82-year-old Aus-tralian-born variety artist, yesterday had his left leg amputated in a London Hospital.—Reuter.
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    Creeping Communism—the biggest threat to Asia, says SEATO chief
    236 3 Creeping Communism —the biggest threat to Asia, says SEATO chief AND HE WARNS.: BEWARE RED 'TRADE AND AW CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Tuesday. gECRETARY-GENERAL of the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation Nai Pote Sarasin, charged today that international Communism operating behind a "facade of responsibility" was continuing its effort* to infiltrate and subvert
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    THANKS —BUSBY SAYS IT BY TAPE
    127 3 THANKS —BUSBY SAYS IT BY TAPE MUNICH, Tues.— Fans at Old Trafford for the Manchester United v. West Bromwich Albion league match on Saturday will hear the voice of Matt Busby. Busby. Manchester Unlted's manager, injured in a plane crash here, will make a tape recording of a brief message
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    MASSIVE RETALIATION AGAINST FOSTER'S BIRTHDAY CANDLES
    66 3 MASSIVE RETALIATION AGAINST FOSTER'S BIRTHDAY CANDLES THE U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. John Foster Dulles, adopts his advocated policy of massive retaliation and blows out the candles on his birthday cake to start a party in Washington. The party was given In honour of his 70th birthday by the Foreign
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    Lock icon PROFUMO: NO ARMS TO INDONESIA
    69 3 PROFUMO: NO ARMS TO INDONESIA LONDON. Tues. Mr Stephen Davies (Labour) asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether the British Government authorised the "recent shipment of armoured cars and anti-aircraft guns in a British vessel from Singapore to the anti-Indonesian Government rebels In Central Sumatra." Mr. John Profumo. the
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    Rebels warn France on executions
    275 3 Marseilles, he said Tunisian aid to the insurgents had made necessary the creation of a "no-man's land" on the Algerian-Tunisian frontier. In the United Nations yesterday France accused Tunisia of "dramatising" finds of arms in the homes of Frenchmen in Tunisia. The French delegate said
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    Lock icon Now it's oysters 'Made in Japan'
    67 3 SAN FRANCISCO. Tues. More than 24 million baby i oysters from Japan were I transferred yesterday from I the Norwegian motorship i Llsholt to lorries and were consigned to mudflats at Morro Bay. 100 miles south of here. In 18 to 24 months, when
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    Lock icon U.S. SHY OF SUMMIT TALKS, SAYS GAITSKELL
    138 3 U.S. SHY OF SUMMIT TALKS, SAYS GAITSKELL LONDON. Tues. Mr. Hugh Gaitskell. the leader of the Labour Party, declared last night that the United States was being "a bit difficult" In the diplomatic approaches to summit 1 talks IHe was being interviewed on a British Broadcasting Corporation television programme. Questioned
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    30 3 MELBOURNE, Tues—Shipping officials said today the bank-up of shipping and cargo caused by last week's waterfront strike should be cleared by the end of the week— Reuter
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    Lock icon Dockers vote for ban on overtime
    149 3 LONDON. Tues. A mass meeting of more than 1.500 dockers In London's East End last night decided to ban overtime and Sunday working until there is less unemployment in dockland. The ban which began today, was supported by a big majority only seven men
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    383 3 LONDON. Mvii I isl weeks firm conditions were maintained in London stockmarkets today. Most sections showed useful gains but the turnover was again disappointing and. apart from a certain amount of selective buying, there was no strong desire to extend commitments. There was renewed firmness
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    Dulles will attend the talks in Manila
    416 3 the Interest of "meeting the sut/erslve threat:" "In PAKISTAN. Communist attempts to gain control of the trade union movement were frustrated. "In THE PHILIPPINES the Communist Party was outlawed in addition to other similar subversive move ments Two detained "Two top-ranking members of
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    Car ride to lone estate Baby-sitter: He hit, robbed me
    140 4 Car ride to lone estate Baby-sitter: He hit, robbed me A LOR STAR, Tues.— A baby-sitter, P. Chandramar, told the Kedah Assize Court today that a man took her in his car to a lonely estate one afternoon three years ago and robbed her of her necklace. G. Kailasan was
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    Warfield visit to be filmed
    45 4 PENANG. Tnes— The American Negro baritone, William Warfield, who is visiting Penang on March 6, will call on local musical groups during his stay here. A documentary film will also be shot of Mr. Warfields visit to Penang beauty spots.
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    Her new job
    21 4 ALOR STAR, Tues. Woman Police Inspector Zabarah blnte Raw-tin, has been transferred to Alor Star C.I.D. from Penang.
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    QUEEN HONOURS 2 BRAVE MEN
    412 4 Soldier eliminated two terrorists and saved the life of a third Major and corporal are decorated for gallantry against Reds KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. fHE Queen has approved immediate awards of the Military Cross and the Military Medal to a British officer and a corporal of
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    Stranded Malayan wife in Korea is in a dilemma
    37 4 MRS. TAN CHEW ENG. a Malayan wife rtranded in Korea, reads a clipping from a Malayan newspaper, the Kwong Wan Yit Poh on her plight I P picture.
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    380 4 WANTS TO PLEASE HUSBAND- BUT HOW? OEOUL, Tues.— A frail, 35-year-old Malayan woman, deserted by her Korean husband and left alone to care for her four children, said she is "deeply touched" by the concern about her welfare shown by Malayans. But Mrs. Tan Chew Ens said she will not
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    Seaside picnic
    30 4 SUNGEI PATANI. Tues.Porty members of the Sungei Patani MCA. youth section held a seaside picric at Tanjong Bungah. This is an annual f^at Riven by the youth section.
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    A WARNING TO 'OLD HABIT' BUSMEN
    172 4 PENANG, Tuesday. npHE chairman of the Penang City Council's transport department committee, Mr. Lini Kean Siew, said today transport workers adhering to "old habits would be severely dealt with. "Such workers who ask for i forgiveness but pay only lip service to the cause
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    Parents' Day at girls' school
    43 4 SUNGEI PATANI, Tues. The Sungei Patani Malay Girls School at Jalan Sekarat will hold its annual Parents' Day at 10 a.m. tomorrow There will be an exhibition of handicraft followed by sports, a netball game and folk dances.
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    Welfare week
    28 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tue*. Johore Bahrn Welfare Week will start with a concert at the English College Hall on Thursday for children and on Friday for adult*.
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      GOVT. TO PRESERVE SHRINE IN KEDAH
      274 4 GOVT. TO PRESERVE SHRINE IN KEDAH VfERBOK (Central Kelf* dah). Tues. The Kedah Government has agreed to preserve an i ancient Hindu shrine where a University of Malaya team last week found a 1,000-year-old casket containing the ashes of an early Kini? of Kedah. The casket— a priceless find —was
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      FIRE COULD NOT BEAT THIS MILL
      83 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Heap Hoe .sawmill in Gombak Road here, which was partly destroyed by fire last Monday, is back in operation. All its 16 employees have resumed work. But 'he 25 oeople who were made homeless by the early morning blaze are
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      Branch chief
      24 4 TELUK ANSON, Tws Mr. S. Wellington was elected president of the Selaba branch of the Malayan Indian Congress at its annual meeting.
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    Gold medals award
    45 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federation Indian University Graduates Association will award a gold medal annually to the "all-round' best student of the University of Malaya. The medal is to commemorate the centenary last year of three Indian universities Madras. Bombay and Calcutta
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      186 4 DAniA If Af AVA 2to C|OS Do»n; 500 Tea Dance; I v MaijAlA 530 we Write Novels; 545 HaNATIONAL SHORT WAVE waiian Blossoms; 600 Students' SERVKK Notebook: 615 Hello Children; uJJjfSS. LtahUs On; 6.50 Regional AnMedlum «.\e V« -etr« JT'iTkT™? san«f5 a n«f W, S 'a kirn 4 i i
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    Heah urges a rubber council for the Far East
    289 5 Heah urges a rubber council for the Far East ■V«UIY, VERY FOOLISH' FOR LEADERS TO REMAIN COMPLACENT PENANG, Tuesday. THE president of the Federation of Rubber Trade Associations, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, today urged that a Far Easterti rubber council be formed to protect the interests of producers. "We should
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    BERSANDING AFTER VILLAGE WEDDING TO COMMONER
    66 5 Raja Noor liab binte All. the former wife of the Raja Muda of Perak, and Incbe Ibrahim bin Mahmud, 32, at their bersandinp, ceremony in Koala Dipang, a village near Kampar. Raja Noor Izafc 27, was divorced by the Raja Muda last year after
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    11 Brunei students for Malaya
    117 5 11 Brunei students for Malaya BRUNEI, Tues Eleven students from the Sultan Omar All Saifuddin College. Brunei, have been selected for entry to the Kota Bharu Teachers' Trainine College. Kelantan. They have been awarded the overseas teachers' training scholarship for three years. They are: Abdul Razak Bongsu. Mahmud bin Hussain.
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    2 youths rob a trader
    57 5 IPOH. Tues. Two youths, one ol them armed with a knife, robbed a businessman, Mr. Yun Sai Chun 28. of his wristwatch worth $30 and $20 cash along Jalan Wan Mohamed Salleh in Greentown last night. Mr. Yun was walking with a girl after a
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    Dentist quits
    17 5 MERSING Tues— Mr Hool Cheng Soon, dental surgeon in the Mersing Government hospital, has resigned
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    THE EMERGENCY BRIEFING
    45 5 SUNGEI PATANI. Tues. Local councillors and Government officials will be briefed on the Emergency at a meeting to be held on March 10 at the Gandhi Memorial Hall here. The meeting is being arranged by the Central Kedah Circle War Executive Council.
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    Man shot in error
    66 5 Man shot in error ALOR STAR. Tues. A Siamese villager, Adam Boon, was rushed to Alor Star General Hospital last night with a gunshot wound following an incident at Titi Akan. 27 miles from Alor Star, curlier in the evening He was returning to his fenced-ln village when a police
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    COUNCIL TO RAISE NEW $30 MILLION LOAN
    169 5 COUNCIL TO RAISE NEW $30 MILLION LOAN THE Singapore City Council expects to raise a new $30,000,000 loan in May to finance its water, electricity and Ras services expansion programmes. It is proposed to offer the loan, to which the council's finance committee has agreed in principle, at an annual
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    What's on in the town today
    896 5 Penang CATHAY: April Love 1.15. 3.30, 6.45, 9.15; ODEON: The Oily Man 1.15, 330, 6.45. 9.15; PARAMOUNT: Karpuk Karasi 3.30. 8.30; CAPITOL: Diau Cham of Three Kingdoms (Mandarin) 1.15, 3.30. 6.30. 9.30; REX: Anak Pontianak (Malay) 1.15. 3.30, 6.30 9.30; LIDO: Silk Stockings 3.15.
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    61 5 TODAY: Singapore 10.17 am (»ft. 71n. i 11.17 p m (9ft); Port Dlckaon 0.16 a.m. (9ft Hi) 6.34 p.m 91 1 6ln penang 1208 am. (Bft. lln.) 11.44 pin (7U. 81n TOMORROW-. Singapore 1104 a.m. (10ft lln.) 11.51 p.m. (Bft. 41n.); Port Dlckson 658 am. (Bft 51n 711 pm.
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    In a pond, she trod on a croc WOMAN SAVAGED ON FISHING JAUNT
    120 6 In a pond, she trod on a croc WOMAN SAVAGED ON FISHING JAUNT JESSELTON, Tucs. A IH SUN woman, Pia binte Sumia, 35, In Kampong Lakut Papar, was attacked by a crocodile while she was catching Ash In an abandoned lily pond. While searching in the water with some companions,
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    Colony man at talks
    77 6 Singapore has been invited to send a delegate to the Conference of Youth Hostels In Asia to be held in Tokyo in April or May. This will be the first conference of l's kind to be neid in this part of the world. The Colony's delegate-
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    Salesman hurt
    36 6 KUANTAN, Tues. A Kota Bharu salesman, Ng Kee Tarn. 48. was knocked down by a lorry today In Telok Sesik Road here, shortly after he got off 8 bus. His condition is not serious.
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    ECAFE offers jobs for Malayans
    209 6 QUALIFIED MEN ASKED TO APPLY KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. QUALIFIED Malayans can apply for jobs with the ECAFE. the commission's executive secretary, Mr. C. V. Narasimhan. said today. I He told a Press conference that at present there Is not a single Malayan working in the
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    Youth congress
    23 6 PENANG, Tues. The Penang M.I.C. youth section has decided to form a M.I.C. youth regional congress for Penang; and Province Wellesley^
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    Grounded freighter stuck fast
    106 6 Grounded freighter stuck fast ALL efforts to free the 6.898-ton Japanese freighter Yamamura, which ran aground at Pulau Blntang Kijang, south of th e Rhlo archipelago, four days ago. failed yesterday. Local agents for the stranded ship said that the salvage tug Golden Cape had made every attempt to free
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    Azad mourned
    36 6 KUALA KANGSAR, TuesA meeting was held at the Indian Association here yesterday to mourn the death of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, India's Minister for Education. A telegram of sympathy was sent to his family.
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    A 'HAWAII' HELLO FOR LUXURY LINER TOURISTS
    416 6 A 'HAWAII' HELLO FOR LUXURY LINER TOURISTS They see all except the hill railway PENANG, Tuesday. THREE hundred and fifty world tourists received a YIP welcome when they arrived here by the 24,294-ton luxury liner, Statendam, today. The visitors woke up this morning to the strains of kronriiontf music played
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    Teacher illustrates his own Jawi book designed for Malayan schools
    133 6 Teacher illustrates his own Jawi book designed for Malayan schools A Singapore teacher, Inrhe Suri bin Mohyani, 34, who is studying at the National Art School in Sydney. Australia. has prepared a book, "Belajar Jawi" to provide simple instruction in the classical Arabic alphabet for Malayan children. Inrhe Suri hand-lettered
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    MILLIONAIRE BOW MAY HAVE TO PAY HIGHER RATES
    73 6 MILLIONAIRE BOW MAY HAVE TO PAY HIGHER RATES PENANG. Tues. The Ci'-y Council, facing a $250,000 budget deficit this year, is expected to concentrate on Penang's "millionaire's Row in Northam Road when It re-assesses bungalows and business houses in George Town. Business areas in Beach Street. Penang Road and Chulia
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    Kinta Indians to hold party
    69 6 IPOH. Tues. The Kinta Indian Association will give a tea party to three men who were named in the Sultan of Perak's Birthday Honours. The party will be at the Station Hotel here on Saturday evening. Dr. V. R. N. Menon and Mr. V. M.
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    Union campaign
    30 6 ALOR STAR, Tues. The chairman of the Government Temporary Officers' Union, Kedah and Perils, Incne Ahmad Awang, said today his union would soon start a new membership drive.
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    4 face lottery charge
    62 6 SUNGEI PATANI, Tues. A woman, Tane Kirn Cheang, 42. was yesterday charued with her two sons. St-e Choon. 22, and See Keam. 20. with running a 1000-cha-racters lottery at Jalan Kuala Ketil on March 1. A tinsmith. Loo Sin Chiane. 33. wa s Jointly charged with
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    Brunei's $61 mil. trade balance
    44 6 BRUNEI, Tues. Brunei Imported a total of $23,128.--125 worth of goods in the last three months of 1957. During the same period the state exported a total of t85.436.244 worth of goods, of which crude oil accounted for $78,927,558.
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    APPLICATIONS WORRY CHINESE MINERS
    405 6 IPOH, Tues. A flood of applications to reopen a number of Chinese mines is causing grave concern to Chinese miners here. The mines concerned have not been In production for some time and therefore have not received a quota iDf the current quota period which ends
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      The inspector's death mystery
      632 7 POLICE INVESTIGATION ASSUMED THAT IT WAS CLEAR CASE OF SUICIDE, INQUIRY TOLD IPOH, Tuesday. WHEN the Assistant O.C.P.D. of Grik, Inspec tor S. V. Rao, 45, died after being found mysteriously shot in his bedroom on the morning of Dec. 7, the police launched an investigation
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      CASEY SAYS: I WANT TO MEET YOUR PREMIER
      203 7 CASEY SAYS: I WANT TO MEET YOUR PREMIER KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —Australia's Minister for External Affairs, Mr. R. G. Casey, said on his arrival here today: "I want to get in touch with your Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman." He said the Federation and Singapore were of great Importance to
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      HEART-CASE BOY ARRIVES IN THE U.S. —AND IS GREETED BY HIS DOCTOR
      89 7 HEART-CASE BOY ARRIVES IN THE U.S. AND IS GREETED BY HIS DOCTOR I YE BOON LEONG, 11. the Penang boy with the enlarged heart seen in Los Angeles. He was met by Dr. Dewaße Brneske, who treated him in Penang. Lye is in America for a possible heart operation. The
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        U.S. COMPANY TO OPEN $750,000 ACID PLANT
        254 7 By ANTHONY OEI ItjALAYA will soon have ITI its first sulphuric acid plant. It is to be set up by a New York engineering company. The Wah Chang Corporation, which bought the Texas City Smelter from the U.S. Government last year, plans to
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        He stole for New Year
        46 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Chou Wah was sentenced in the magistrate's court here today to three months' jail for stealing 12 katis of rubber latex. He said that he was forced to steal because he had no money for Chinese New Year.
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        Man in a hurry
        46 7 An airman. Jack Gale, of Royal Air Force Changl. was convicted and fined $30 in a Singapore traffic court yesterday for riding a motor cycle at a speed of between 60 and 62 miles per hour along Nlcoll Highway on Nov. 19
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        OVER-AGE SACKINGS 'ALL A MISTAKE'
        197 7 Five are re-admitted and promoted IPOH, Tuesday. FIVE pupils (boys and girls) in Perak who passed their Lower Certificate of Education examination for promotion to Form Four, but were dismissed because of a "misunderstanding," have now been re-admitted. The pupils had been asked to leave
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        Free screening
        30 7 A free screening of the film "Treasure Island" for primary school students will be held on Friday at the Chinese YMCA, Prince Edward Road, Singapore, at 7.30 p.m.
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        NEW PACT AT FRASER AND NEAVE
        99 7 NEW PACT AT FRASER AND NEAVE A Singapore statement yesterday said that Fraser and Neave Ltd. and the National Union of Factory and General Workers signed a new agreement, covering 525 workers employed at the Federation branches and depots of the company in Penang. Butterworth. Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur. Malacca, Seremban.
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        Man defied robbers—and told police
        173 7 Man defied robbers— and told police PENANO, Tues Four youths, one armed with a dagger, held up and robbed two men and a girl sitting under a tree at the Penang esplanade, the sessions court was told today. Chool Chul Fook, 17-year-old wireman, and Wong Fee Leong, 18-year-old s'iop assistant,
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        Official tour
        27 7 Mr. Limin Lamsam. the Junior Chamber of Commerce International vicepresident for Asia, will arrive in Singapore from Bangkok by u.i today on on official tour.
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      Appeal by expelled teacher
      76 7 Appeal by expelled teacher KOTA BHARI Tues— A vhool teacher pxpelled from the Krlantan Malay Teachers' L'nion because he refused to quit UMNO has appealed to th* Registrar of Trade Unions. Inche Mahmnd bin Vahaya. secretary of the KoU Bharu UMNO youth section, said in a letter to the Registrar
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      Three years for attack
      64 7 IPOH. Tues. An estate labourer, G. Munusamy, 32. was jailed for three years by Mr. Justice Syed Sheh i Barakbah here today for slashing two fellow workers with a knife. Munusamy pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt to P. Doralsamy. 33, and S Supplah. 48, at
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      Civics course
      30 7 KUALA LIPIS. Tues.— The Area Information Office. North Pahang, will hold a civics course tomorrow and Thursday for the people of Benta Sebrang village and Sungei Jan village.
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      Malacca bus strike —still deadlock
      153 7 Malacca bus strike —still deadlock \f ALACCA, Tues.— The iTI strike of 140 employees of three bus companies here entered its 19th day today with no prospects of an early settlement in sight. Following a meeting yesterday between three officials of the National Union of Transport Workers, representing the strikers,
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      Goodwill men of 10 villages
      57 7 KUALA LIPIS. Tues. The people of the 10 villages and kampongs of Mukim Cheka. in the Lipis district of Pahang, yesterday formed a goodwill committee, with Inche Osman bin Taib as chairman. Others elected were: Vicechairman, Mr. Yong Fah i Slew; secretary. Imam Abdul Halim
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    DEATHS
    107 8 »<"<• lID (Mimlmmm) CLEGO JOANNA ANDREE, Aged 7 days, on 3 3.58, at the Lad; Tcmpler Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Deeply mourned by Margaret. John, Pat and Plppa. K. V. MURUG^SAMPELLAY, Hospital- Assistant Singapore Harbour Board, passed away peacefully on 4-3-58. Cortege will leave SO Breexe Road to Hindu Cemetery
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    80 8 M Worrfj $U iWimtmrnm) MR. 8. P. TIMOTHY and Children thank all Relatives and Priends for the Valuable Assistance. Condolence Messages. Wreaths and Attendances at the .Funeral of the late Mrs. Grace Timothy. THE WIDOW of the late Mi Mak Cheok Lam and Wong Yon*. Poy, Tay Eoo Chye
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    IN MEMORIAM
    27 8 M WonU lit I Minimum) IN LOVING MEMORY of our beloved father Chew Chong Hye who passed away 5-3-56, sadly missed by all his Children.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    249 8 M l»..r«» tin (Him,mum t WIN A FlAT—Here's another clue to Carlsberg's CompetitionImagine. 110,000 Bottles Per Hour I I'VE GOT THE Cure for your everlasting nagging about unpleasant smells. What Is It, Mr. Knowall? What everybody Is using —Air-wick. R. v meyek Opticians will be lo attendance at Siorch
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  • The Straits Times Spore, Wed. Mar. 5, 1958.
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      Ecafe In Malaya
      635 8 Ecafe In Malaya The Federation of Malaya is justly proud that it is playing host to the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, which opens its fourteenth session in Kuala Lumpur today. It is receiving twentytwo nations on terms of equality, with the status of full member which
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      Aiding The Rebels
      328 8 The group of Singapore businessmen who intend encouraging the Sumatran rebels to open a propaganda and trade bureau in the Colony would be well-advised to think again. Their annoyance with the Indonesian Govern, ment on the one hand, and sympathy for the rebel cause on the other,
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      Pettifoggery
      212 8 No fierce and swift-running burst of enthusiasm will flare up to support the Alor Star town councillor who wa n ts the Kedah Government to ban mahjong. And quite rightly. A few unwise players may hazard too much money on a game- More than a few hazard too much
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    Lock icon MORE 'WATER NYMPHS' TO HELP HER INDUSTRY
    851 8  - MORE 'WATER NYMPHS' TO HELP HER INDUSTRY vSTlfiSFif] INDIA TO USE A-POWER FOR ELECTRICITY By PDIA hopes to start producing electricity for commercial use, from atomic energy in the next three or four years. The first atomic power station, to be set up by 1961-62. will be an experimental one.
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      Colombo Plan Scholarships: Give equal chance to all
      324 8 THE City Council is selecting candidates for training in Australia under the Colombo Plan. An applicant, born In the Federation, who is a British subject domiciled in Singapore and a son of a British subject and citizen of Singapore, was told officially
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      Untitled
      200 8 UNDER the Colombo Plan, scholarships for civil, electrical and mechanical engineering are provided for the citizens of Singapore. I have returned from an Interview with the Assistant City Electrical Engineer. The questions asked are far too easy. Why must they te«t the applicants orally? Besides, there are not more than
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      Untitled
      58 8 Advising aud appointing riE Council shall appoint and promote on the Public Service Commission's advice." There seems to be some controversy in the Interpretation of the above-quoted part of the Local Government Ordinance. Everyone will admit that the main intention of those who drafted the Ordinance was to see that
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      The Minister tins right
      102 8 IT Is good to learn that the Minister for Education has stated that he will not resign in spite of opposition from the Malay teachers. It Is not easy to be the Minister for Education In this plural society of ours but the Minister Is well
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    HIS- TEMPERAMENTAL
    287 8 PROVIDED the Keng Him is placed in a position that it likes it should bloom at least six times a year but, like grandfather clocks, it i» very temperamental. This I have found out from first-hand knowledge. I was given my first plant in Singapore after the donor
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      12 8 !^S ookd k 1 EUERVBODV LOOKS TO Kodak FOR DUnERRS FOR Film
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    6,000 IN NIGHT CLASSES FOR OVERAGED
    200 9 6,000 IN NIGHT CLASSES FOR OVERAGED ITU ALA LUMPUR, Tues. —About 6,000 youths in eight states in the Federation are attending evening classes for overaged pupils. Another 2,000 are being enrolleU, say latest reports received by the Ministry of Education. A total of 12,000 youths had provisionally registered for these
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    Wages council: Views sought
    57 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The commission of inquiry on whether a wages council should be established will hear oral evidence in camera at Seremban on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m The commission, under the chairmanship of a Kuala Lumpur municipal councillor and lawyer, Mr. Cheah
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    Siam talks: Tengku to give Rulers full report
    142 9 KIALA LLMPIR. Tues. The Conference of Kul«-r--will be told of the derailed result of the talks between the Deputy Prime MinisUr. Dato Abdul Ratak. and the Siamese Government on the expansion of Joint military operations a*ainst 60a Communist terrorists straddling on the
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    Tune in to ECAFE conference
    146 9 Tune in to ECAFE conference I 'U.^A LUMPUR, Tues. Commentaries in all languages will be broadcast over Radio Malaya of the formal opening ceremony of the 14th session of ECAFE tomorrow. The English programme will b broadcast din t from the conference hall from 9 45 a.m Listen rs will
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    Jumble sale
    26 9 TAPAH, Tues. The first Tapah Boy Scouts troop raised $182 from a jumble sale yesterday. The money will be used to equip the troop
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    Indonesian congress men warned
    331 9 PLEA IS MADE TO KEEP THE PEACE DOOR OPEN BETWEEN JAKARTA AND THE REBELS AMBASSADOR HERE SAYS 'DO NOT INVOLVE FOREIGN POWERS IN OUR DOMESTIC TROUBLE' KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. THE Indonesian Ambassador here, Dr. Mohamed Razif, today warned sponsors of the proposed congress of Indonesian nationals
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    Return to his birthplace
    52 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Malayan -born Australian. Mr. Geoffrey J. Price, today returned to his birthplace as the private secretary to the Australian External Affairs Minister. Mr R.G. Casey. Mr. Price. 28. said the Federal capital had changed a lot. He left here at the age
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    AIRWAYS RECEPTIONIST PLANS TO MARRY A MALAYAN PLANTER
    59 9 AIRWAYS RECEPTIONIST PLANS TO MARRY A MALAYAN PLANTER PRETTY Miss Jacqueline Harper. 23 (above), of Esher. Surrey, a receptionist with British European Airways, is to marry a Malayan rubber planter. Mr. Creville Charrington. Their engagement was announced on Thursday in London by Jacqueline Mr. Charrington 29, was awarded the Military
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    NEW STAMPS WON'T HAVE QUEEN
    216 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday "THE portrait of the Queen on Malayan postage stamps sold in Penang and Malacca may be replaced, the Government announced today It is one of the "pressing problems" to be tackled by ai committee set up by the Qovernment to advise on
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    Padi harvesting in full swing
    51 9 KUi A LUMPUR. Tues.Malaya's padl harvesting season which began la'.e last year t s now In full swing and Is expected to completed at the end of this month A provisional estimate made In November last year gave good hope for a record crop this
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    Indian meeting
    24 9 TELUK ANSON Tues. The Lower Perak Indian Association will hold its annual meeting at the association premises on Sunday at 4 p.m.
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    Washington job fornewsman
    95 9 Washington job fornewsman KUALA LUMPUR, Tues —Mr. K. 8. Cfaoong. a Penan* Journalist, has been selected by the Public Services Commlsion to be Press attache at the Malayan Embassy In Washington. Mr. Choong 3? and Pe-nang-born. started his Journalistic career in 1946 as a reporter on the Straits Echo He
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    PARAMPALAM MOVES WITH $300 MORE
    145 9 Promotion transfer follows hospital inquiry IPOH, Tues. Dr. S. Parampalam, who figured prominently in the commission of inquiry last year into the running of the Central Mental Hospital, Tanjong Kambutan, has gone on promotion transfer that will bring him an additional $300 a month. Aa
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    'Malayan dollar held in high esteem'
    97 9 'Malayan dollar held in high esteem' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Deputy Director of the Asian Department of the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Henry C. Murphy, said today that Malaya has a very strong sterling reserve and was held in high esteem in the eyes of the world. Mr. Murphy has
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    Background very good
    139 9 "The whole oackground is very good. The Malayan dollar is one of the world's strongest currencies and is held in high esteem." Mr Murphy said the International Monetary Fund gave out short term loans. It hac loans outstanding In India Burma. Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan India
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    Could not pay maintenance
    81 9 IPOH. Tues— Tan Soon Hup. of Kampar. told the magistrate's court here today that he was unable to pay his wife. Chuah Ah Eng. $50 a month for the maintenance of their two children because he was sick and unemployed. In court to show cause why
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    Four children's playgrounds
    49 9 KUALA TRENGGANU. Tues. The town council here decided last night to provide four children's playgrounds. A special committee had urged that five playgrounds be opened. But the scheme for the fifth ground was rejected by the council because private land would have had to be acquired
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    MALAYA IMPRESSES MAN FROM U.N.
    203 9 Country's progress is 'remarkable* KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday ItfIALAYA is a symbol of the things that the IT United Nations stand for, Mr Phillipe de Seynes, an ECAFE delegate, said in a broadcast over Radio Malaya tonight. Mr. De Seynes is the re-r presentatlve of the
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    Chettiar festival opens
    92 9 MALACCA. Tues. -The twoday celebrations of the Hindu religious festival of Maslmagan began here this morning when a silver chariot carrying the god Murugan was drawn by bullocks from the Hindu Temple in town to the temple at Cheng seven miles from here Hundreds of local and
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      POOR BAKAR GETS THE FRIGHT OF HIS LIFE
      286 10 Bakar Bear falls down a pit in the jungle. Ali, Rukiah and Mansoor Monkey try to rescue him with no success. Mat Mousedeer then arrives and casts a spell to make the bottom of the pit rise so that Bakar can step
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      Too dark
      95 10 HOW in the world did you get down there Bakar?" squeaked Rukiah. "We've been searching all over the place for you." "I've found a passage," Bakar told them. "I noticed an opening in the pit just after you had gone off to fetch Ezanl. so I made up
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      Not tempted
      75 10 Mansoor did not give the appearance of a monkey who wanted to go treasure hunting, especially for something stupid like gold and Jewels. If it were a casket full of nuts he might have been more tempted, but to tell the truth, he wasn't at all fond of
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      Send me your suggestions
      315 10 Deaf Boys and Girls, Here are the six winners of our picture crossword contest. Nirmola Dutt 43-C Centing Lane, Singapore 13. Teddy Lye, 34 Tosca Street. Opera Estate, Singapore 16, Hilary Yian. 28 Verdun Road, Singapore 8 Philisia Oe Souza, A/B. 86. 4| miles Klang Road.
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      So clumsy
      210 10 All was already down the pit. and put out a hand to help Rukiah. Ezanl Elephant lumbered towards it. slipped at the edge and (ell almost landing on Bakar. who had the fright oi hit life. -You clumsy great elephant." he roared. "You might have squashed me flat."
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      Can't move
      133 10 "Help!" roared EzanL "H-E-L-P!" "What on earth's the matter?" cried All. "I'm stuck." walled the elephant. "I can't move. All came back and shone his torch on the scene. "Oh dear," he cried. "Well, stand still a moment, we will pull you, and Mansoor must push." "Hurry up
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      Be careful
      165 10 "Certainly I want to get out," trumpeted Ezani indignantly. "But that doesn't mean I want to get out in two pieces. For goodness' sake be careful" So they tried again, this time more gently; They struggled and pushed and pulled for the best part of five minutes, but
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      Make room for me
      42 10 Make room for me Wouldn't you love one of these delightful koala bears for a pet? 1 certainly would. They look as if they are playing their own version of 'The Three Bears,' and are saying: "Who's been sitting on my perch?"
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      SO FAR AWAY
      153 10 HPHREE more planets have been discovered which were unknown to the ancient people. These are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Uranus takes 84 years to circle the sun and is so far away from us that we cannot see it with the naked eye. Practically nothing is known
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      MORE PEN FRIENDS
      127 10 .11ERE are some more pen •I* pals for you. Azim Khan, aged 13, 5 Central Electricity Board, Talping. stamps, view cards, songs. Henry Yuen Peng Yip, aged 13. 60-A Ganges Avenue, Singapore 13. Swimming, stamps, badminton, reading. Mazlam bin Hashlm, aged 13. cto Che Hashlm Awang, General
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    1237 11 [Italian patriots tricked I Nazi guardsmen ONE day in September 1943, a train waited at a siding in the northern Italian town of Modena. Packed in evil-smell ing cattle trucks were hundreds of British prisoners-of-war. Only a few days earlier, Italy had been knocked out of
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    METAL PRICE AGAIN BETTER: WILL UK FOLLOW SUIT QUERY
    901 12 METAL PRICE AGAIN BETTER: WILL UK FOLLOW SUIT QUERY By Our Market Correspondent pOR the fourth consecutive day the price of tin in Singapore yesterday continued to rise slightly, a gain of 62} cent* taking it to $366.78}. In London overnight there was a modest upturn in the price due
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    24 12 SINGAPORE, March 4. RUBBER: 76** cents per lb. (ap one-eighth of m cent). TIN: $366.87>/ 2 per pictd (up 62 '4 cento).
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    135 12 MELBOURNE. Tuts, INVESTMENT shares recorded a firm tone with Humes up Is. 9d. and Carlton up 9d. providing the sharpest movements on the Stock Exchange here today. Consolidated Zinc rose 9d. In a quiet mining section. Loans maintained a firm tone. Loans 3%% 1956-59 £99 Bs. buyer Loans
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 12 March first grade rubber bujrrs f.o.b. Biased in Sinrapare yesterday at 76% cent* per lb up oneeighth of a cent on Monday's closing price Cloning Une: Uncertain Closing prices In cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int 1 R.S.S. Spot fob buyers 76 sellers 78%; Int 1 R.B.S
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    198 12 Ships lyint alonjMdr the Sinjapore Harbour Board wharves or expccUd today are: Corfu 1-2, Boissevain 4-5, Star Alcyone 6A, Elpenor 6-7, Balong 8-9, Glengyle 10-11, Donal 13-14. Orestes 15-16. Bawean 18, Mandama 19-30, Sadao N.Wall 2. Sedili N.Wall 3. Sg. BUa N.Wall 4. Belaga 21-22, Benveg 23, Rajah
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    95 12 Singapare Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; OK/Contlnent March/ April $3] buyers. 132 sellers. Coconot oil: quiet; bulk 847 sellers, drum $51 sellers Pepper: quiet; no business reported done: Muntok white $104. Sarawak $103, special Sarawak black $63 (all unchanged). Singapore Copra Association
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    47 12 Kur"lan« PrUMnt Rant* Selama (Malaya) Rubber Estates announces that tiie offer by Comcor, merchant bankers, to purchase the Issued capital of Selama at a price of as. 4Hd ocr 2s unit has been declared >n<-onditional with effect from I- biu.iry 24-the last day for acceptances.
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  • AS THE ASIAN GAMES DRAW NEAR...
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      117 14 Bassey: I'd like to fight in the Far East NEW YORK, Tues. Hogan "Kid" Bassey, Nigerian holder of the world featherweight boxing title, said here yesterday that he would like to fight in the Far East later this year. Bassey. who arrived here to prepare for his title defence In
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      27 14 SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Tues Gene Fullmer, former world middleweight boxing champion, outpointed Milo Savage (Salt Lake City* over 10 rounds here last night. Reuter.
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      429 14 THOUSANDS OF LABOURERS TOIL DAY §AND NIGHT BUILDING TRACKS MAND STADIUM IN TIME FOR BIG MEET qnOKYO, Tues.— Thousands of Jap- anese labourers are working night and day building tracks and stadium for the Third Asian Games, due to begin here on May 24. Twenty Asian countries
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      27 14 LONDON, Tues. Result* in last night's English football matches were: Div. 3 South: Queen's Park Rangers 0 Aldershot 1; Walsall 0 Plymouth Argyle 2. Reuter.
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      146 14 BOLTON 7 to 4 WBA second favourites LONDON, Tues At least night's callover on the Football Association Cup. held at the Victoria Club here. Bolton Wanderers were made seven to four favourites. Bolton. who knocked out the favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers, last Saturday by two goals to one, will now meet
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      222 14 LONDON, Tues. The callover On the "Spring Double" the Lincolnshire Handicap to be run on Mar. 26 and the Grand National on Mar. 29 .was held at the Victoria Club here last night. In a quiet market, Lord Rosebery's Copenhagen, trained by Jack Jarvis. gained
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      238 14 Straits Times Crossword 10 H~ 12 m 5 (6 2O~"~ 2( ii^~ 23 lH* ACROSS Many tolled (or reward and 8. Damiy lace tied In a knot i«> er ">• 'f, < 7 > Moves slowly to look back f tT "j*' rtae, to the Inside (6) (4) 10. HoUday
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  • THE TESTS
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      SPRINGBOKS IN PRECARIOUS POSITION
      341 15 DORT ELIZABETH. r Tues. South Africa were in a precarious position after the third day's play in the fifth and final cricket Test against Australia here yesterday. At the close thry were still nine runs behind, having lost four second innings wickets for 68. They scored
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      239 15 KINGSTON. Tues. Pakls tan made 273 for five by the close of play on the fifth day of the third Test against West Indies here yesterday. Reduced to nine fit players Pakistan nfed 189 more runs today to save an innings defeat. Pakistan faced
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  • SAFA COUNCIL DISCUSSES ASIAN GAMES ON MONDAY
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      142 16 SCHOOL SPORTS COUNCIL FORMED KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council wag formed yesterday to co-ordinate all sporting activities in the schools. The inaugural meeting held at Federal House here was attended by representative, of schools sports councils from all states. Sub committees were formed to take
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      107 16 S'pore 3rd in postal shoot f ONDON, Tues. Singapore finished third in the Duke of Gloucester's Challenge Cup for field shooting in the 1957 overseas rifle and revolver postal matches, results ot which were announced today. Singapore, captained by J. W. Devonshire, scored 1909 points, compared with 1121 by the
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      TIME TO DECIDE IS NOW
      537 16  -  NORM AM SIEBEL By Proper incentives are important in amateur sport SINGAPORE'S two defeats by the Federation in their weekend soccer matches at Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Stadium no doubt will be gleefully seized upon as further proof why Singapore should not enter the Asian Games
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      80 16 ONLY TWO HORSES DO SPEED WORK PENANG, Tues. The track here is still hard and dusty and this mornIng horses training for Saturday'? races were given only pace work, reports EPSOM JEEP. Only two horses were sent out against the stopwatch. Winged Warrior, with Ken Barratt in the saddle, showed
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      35 16 NEW DELHI. Tues. The fifth Asian table tennis championships will be held In Colombo from August 23 to 30. Mr. T. D. Rangaramanujam. secretary of the Asian Table Tennis Federation announced here yesterday—Reuter
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      480 16 SATHASIVAM TRANSFERRED TO K.L. By VICTOR NAVACAM KUALA LUMPUR Tues r|NE of Ceylon's greatest vf cricketers, M Sathasivam, has arrived her c to stay. An insurance representative, Sathasivam told the Straits Times today that he intended playing first-class cricket in Malayr. His entry into Kuala
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      151 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 'THE Malayan Motor Sports Club's Klang Hill Climb to be held here on Mar. 23 will probably be the last of the series. Mr. Kevin Murphy, the M MS C. captain, said that next year the race may have to be
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      103 16 EDINBURGH, Tues. Scotland has made two changes in their Rugby Union team for the International match against England at Murrayfield here on Mar. 15. Ken Scotland returns to the fullback position Instead of Bob Chisholm. who sustained a depressed fracture of the forehead in the match
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      119 16 MARINE Department started their defence of the S.A.F.A. Dlv. 1 league the with a 3-1 victory over Chinese Athletic at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday Two penalty goals in the second half gave Marines their winning margin. Marines started impressively Omar Awang gave them a 1-0
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      165 16 MILWAUKEE, Tues. The National Boxing Association has sent an urgent plea to heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson to defend his title against the winner of the Zora FolleyEddle Machen bout. The NBA. President, Oil Jackson, said Machen and Folley were the highest ranking contenders for
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      56 16 BOLTON Wanderers captain and centre forward Nat Lofthouse seems to be tip-toeing along the body of Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeepers Finlayson but actually he is jumping over him after Finlayson had dived at his feet to make great save. Bolton won this F.A Cup sixth round match
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      112 16 STORE TEAM TO AID GAMES FUND ON SUNDAY THE SINGAPORE soccer team will play their third match of the season on Sunday when they meet Joint Services at Jalan Besar stadium at 5.15 p.m. Proceeds from this match will go towards the Singapore Asian Games fund. It was learned yesterday
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      54 16 CARMARTHEN. Wales Tues. Dick Richardson the Welsh heavyweight. beat former French champion Maurice MoU. who retired at the end of the sixth round in their scheduled 10-round bout here last night. Mola was suffering from cuts to his lower Up. and was also bleeding from his nose
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      WHY S'pore failed —Pates
      270 16  - WHY S'pore failed —Pates By SAUL JOSHUA IN THEIR two soccer 1 matches against the Federation last weekend at Kuala Lumpur, Singapore were beaten 5-2 and 3-1. What caused these defeats? Dick Pates, chief coach of the 81nuapore Amateur F.A. who accompanied the team as naniger, said In Singapore yesterday:
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      40 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Municipal SC. beat V.M.C.A. 3-0 in Selangor H.A. junior kriockout fixaurse at Brickfields Road today. All the goals were scored in the second half Inside left Sanat (2) and centre forward Ghazall Yahya
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      30 16 TAIPINO. Tues. Survey Sports Club created a surprise by beating Taiptng ColU 3-1 in a League hockey match here yesterday. Scorers— Surveys: Ra'a Asian (2). Hashlm Glows: Colts: George.
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      82 16 BOMBAY. Tues. The Maharaja of Kashmir's filly Sunny Downs scored her third classic victory by winning the Indian St. Leger over a mile and six furlongs here. Sunny Downs, winner of the Indian 1.000 Guineas. Oaks and runner-up in the Derby, yesterday beat Symbol of Love, an
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