The Straits Times, 22 April 1958

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    29 1 AVERAGE DAILY <II! I 1 1 1 1 l» SAII !\<l I MS HO. OOO The Straits Times tie*** I**1 Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1958 15 CENTS
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    EXPATS REJECT SCHEME
    301 1 'ONG'S PLAN PROVIDES FOR NO COMPENSATION' Meeting today to map action EXPATRIATE officers of the Singapore City Council yesterday rejected the Mayor's Malayanisation scheme and decided to take action. They will meet today to formulate a line of action which some warned might be very unpleasant. The
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    Lock icon Visit to Japan
    19 1 TOKYO. Mon. Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes arrived here today for a four-day state visit.— U.P.
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    THE TITANIC TRAGEDY RELIVED
    180 1 rM)R ONE MAN last week F one of the greatest dramas of thr 20th Century in which be was a central figure came to life again before his eyes. It was exactly 46 years ago that a great liner sank to the bottom of the Atlantic.
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    CHINESE TO HOLD CITIZEN' RALLY
    130 1 CHINESE TO HOLD CITIZEN' RALLY I^UALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Malayan Chinese Association is to convene a public meeting of guilds and associations to encourage more Chinese who are eligible to become Federal citizens. Announcing this today, the MCA publicity chairman. Mr. Yong Pung How. said that there were a large
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    Festival opening
    23 1 MANILA. Mon. The' fifth Asian Film Festival formally opens here tomorrow with a public exhibition of film entries from eight countries
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    20 1 ALGIERS. Mon. French troops killed or captured 890 rebels during the past week of the Algerian war —UP
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    Narang *s secret of stardom—no gold in teeth
    270 1 Narang *s secret of stardom no gold in teeth NARANG. 19 (above) a Dyak farmgirl turned filmstar yesterday flew to Singapore from her village deep in the Sarawak jungles and showed reporters at the airport the secret of becoming a star. She Just smiled and pointed at her gleaming teeth.
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    New service to KL
    55 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A 63-seater Super Constellation the Flying Dutchman touched down here today to mark another milestone in the development of the Kuala Lumpur international airport The landing Inaugurated a Super Constellation service and the extension of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Far Eastern line
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    Lock icon Tankers collide at Suez
    36 1 CAIRO, Mon— The Liberian tankers World Beauty (27.800 tons) and Andros Springs (23.232 tons) collided In Suez Roads at the southern end of the Suez Canal today Both were slightly damaged —Reuter
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    THE BIG GUNS ROAR INTO ACTION
    325 1  -  NELSON RUTHERFURD By JOHORE BAHRU. Mon The place: The rain-sod-den Jungle edge five miles east of Kulai, Johore The time: 5 p.m. today. It was zerc hour for the eight big guns of No. 100 Medium Battery. 48 Field Regiment. Their target was 15
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    MAX ATTACK —A SEQUEL LIKELY
    338 1 MAX ATTACK —A SEQUEL LIKELY \]Fi. MAX PAX SHEE'S position of Assistant Minister for Labour and Welfare, is to be considered following: his attack on the Singapore Government's land resettlement policy on Sunday, the Straits Times learned yesterday. Mr. Mak made his charges at a meeting of the Attap Dwellers
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    Student dies in Britain
    45 1 LONDON. Mon. A civil engineering student. Tan Lee Yeong, son of Mr. Tan Soo Chuang of Kuala Lumpur, died in hospital at Haywards Heath on Saturday following a brain operation. Tan came to Britain in September and joined Brighton Technical College
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    Lock icon 17 feared lost
    33 1 CALCUTTA. Mon. Seventeen people are feared to have drowned in a ferryboat crossing the River Ganges which capsized In midstream last night near Chandranagore, about 50 miles from Calcutta.— Reuter.
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    Police stop row at rally
    129 1 Police stop row at rally THE presence of the 1 police prevented a fight at the public rally sponsored by the Singapore Workers' Party ?t the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The trouble began when a section of the crowd booed officials speaking on the platform. The leader of the group
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    Lock icon Bidault gets busy
    69 1 PARIS. Mon— Mr Georges Bidault, the first man to try to solve the French political crisis, made an early start this morning with a call on Mr Andre Le Troquer Speaker of the National Assembly The 58-year-old Catholic leader is reported to be planning to form a
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    Lock icon Cyprus talk
    33 1 LONDON. Mon. Mr. George Seferiades, Greek Ambassador to Britain, called at his own request today on Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign Secretary. It was understood he discussed the Cyprus problem. Reuter
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    Lock icon Courtesy call
    31 1 LONDON. Mun— Mr HltOshi Ashida. 70-year-old former Japanese Prime Minister, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Selwyn Iloyd. the Foreign Secretary, today. He Is on a private visit— Reuter
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    Lock icon 'BRITISHHELP FOR U.S. and RUSSIA'
    192 2 'BRITISH HELP FOR U.S. and RUSSIA' Tory MP: We are broke now, but bright future ahead ONDON, Mon. A Conservative M.P. said* yesterday that Britain "broke, battered and bewildered" might eventually be able to finance a revival from an American slump. Mr. Alan Green, addressing a conference of textile company
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    Lock icon NEW COMET-AFTER FOUR YEARS OF TESTS
    143 2 THE FIRST of the new De Havilland Comet IV airlinen for BOAC rolls out onto the tarmac at Hatfield. It is the result of four yean working and testing, following the Comet disasters which grounded the older models. It costs £3 million. The body
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    Lock icon Queen's portrait will cause public storm, say critics
    468 2 Queen's portrait will cause public storm, say critics LONDON, Monday. piIE Queen's 32nd birthday today is marked by a Press controversy over a new portrait which shows her looking aloof and un smiling. Art critics predict that the painting, by 47--year-old Anthony Devas, will cause a public storm when it
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    Lock icon SHE HAS QUIET BIRTHDAY AT CASTLE
    79 2 SHE HAS QUIET BIRTHDAY AT CASTLE LONDON, Mon. The Queen is spending her 32nd birthday today quietly at Windsor Castle. She Uin residence there with Prince Philip and her children, nine year old Prince Charles and Princes* Anne, seven. As ia customary on the Qoeen's birthday, the royal couple have
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    Jet crash pilot lands on roof
    65 2 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky), Mon— A U.S. Navy jet training plane crashed and exploded here last night, narrowly missing a heavily populated residential area. The pilot, who baled out of the plane, was found on a rooftop about four miles from the crash. He was rushed
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    Lock icon Meat supply threatened
    84 2 LONDON, Mon. London faced a meat shortage today through a strike of transport men disrupting supplies at Smithneld, the capital s main distributing market. About 1,700 of the 2.500 drivers and assistants serving Smithfield refused to operate this morning and much of the imported chilled and frozen
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    Lock icon 6 die in fire
    27 2 DUNN. < North Carolina), Mon. Fire swept through j the home of a Negro farm 1 family early yesterday, kill--1 Ing six children. UP.
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    50 ex-PoW's at film premiere
    42 2 LONDON, Mon. Fifty former war prisoners of the Japanese were guests at the premiere here of "The Camp on Blood Island." The film is based on incidents in a Japanese prison camp in Malaya during the war.
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    Lock icon Goa campaign is called off
    40 2 BOMBAY, Mon. The National Congress principal organisation of Goan citizens fighting for liberation of Portuguese possessions in India, decided last night to withdraw its passive resistance campaign launched in Goa on Aug. J5, 1954.— Reuter
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    Lock icon Police probe on big fire
    41 2 TAIPEH Mon— Police In Formosa's southern oort of Kaohsiung are Investigating the cause of a fire which gutted 226 houses yesterday, rendering more than 1,000 .people homeless. A 60-year-old man died and four firemen were injured.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Withdraw' call
    20 2 RABAT, Mon. -Morocco is demanding the "Immediate and complete" withdrawal of all Spanish troops from the country— UP.
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    GAY PRINCESS WINKS AND CROWD ROARS
    226 2 GAY PRINCESS WINKS AND CROWD ROARS PORT OF SPAIN, Monday. ORINCESS MARGARET, gay and charming in a short-length strawberry-and-white chiffon dress, stepped from her trans-Atlantic air liner here yesterday and saluted an airport throng with a The crowd loved It. About 4,000 men, women and children who braved the threat
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    Lock icon Korea meeting
    29 2 SEOUL. Mon The United Nations Command announced today that a meeting of the Korean Armistice Commission would be held tomorrow at the request of the Communists. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Vietnam visit
    27 2 TAIPEH, Mon.— Nationalist China's Foreign Minister Dr. George Yeh, left today for Saigon on an official visit at the Invitation of the South Vietnam Government.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Move delayed
    25 2 TOKYO, Mon. The Japanese Immigration Service said today the repatriation of 250 Korean detainees in Japan scheduled for today had been postponed.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon India honours admiral
    88 2 NEW DELHI, Mon— lndia has given a special honour to Vice -admiral Sir Stephen Car gill, who retires tomorrow as last British chief of India's naval staff. He was appointed honorary vice-admiral of the Indian Nayy first person to be given this rank— at a dinner given
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    Lock icon PETER MAY TO WED
    226 2 PETER MAY TO WED L. n bne f-«-j I ONDON, Mon.— Peter lj May, England and Surrey captain, is to marry Miss Virginia Gilligan, daughter of Mr A.H.H. Gilligan, a former Sussex captain, and niece of Mr. A.E.R Gilligan, captain of the 1924-25 English Test team in Australia. May is
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    H-bomb flights protest likely to fail
    385 3 RUSSIA MAY SEEK DENUNCIATION OF 'PROVOCATIVE FLYING 9 AMERICA WILL NOT APOLOGISE NEW YORK, Monday. •pIE SECURITY COUNCIL meets at Russia's urgent request today to consider "taking urgent measures to end the flight of United States military aircraft carrying atomic and hydrogen bombs towards
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    Lock icon Simple memorial to Gandhi on banks of River Jumna
    178 3 NEW DELHI. Mon.— A simple, dignified memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, who w.l-, assassinated 10 years ago by a Hindu fanatic, is to be built by the Indian Government at the spot where he was cremated on thr banks of the River
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    ATTRACTIVE SAFIYEH, AGED NINETEEN, MAY BE NEXT QUEEN OF PERSIA
    89 3 ATTRACTIVE SAFIYEH, AGED NINETEEN, MAY BE NEXT QUEEN OF PERSIA NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Safiyeh Afkhami. above, is reported to be the leading candidate as the Shah of Persia's new Queen. The Shah divorced his pretty, green-eyed Queen Siiraya recently after a six-year childless marriage Shafiyeh's mother. B_egum Iskander Mirza is now married
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    Lock icon BOMB OUTRAGE AS TROOPS MOVE IN
    144 3 ADEN. Monday. INLYING in of British troops from Kenya to Aden at the weekend was followed by a bomb outrage incident on Saturday night in which two British sailors were seriously injured. A Greek child and an Arab boy were also injured by the
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    Lock icon Yugoslavs snubbed
    63 3 Yugoslavs snubbed BELGRADE, Mon— A new "battle of words between Yugoslavia and Russia threatened today as the Soviet bloc closed ranks aga nst President Tito in a boycott of the Yugoslav Communist Party congress. The seventh congress of the 730.000-strong Yugoslav League of Communists opens here tomorrow without any of
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    30 3 PORT MORESBY, Mon. A British survey ship. H.M.S. Cook, has found that some of the islands in the British Solomons group are not in positions shown on charts Reuter.
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    Lock icon Ambush deaths
    33 3 ALGIERS, Mon.— The wife of a French administrative officer and six soldiers were killed yesterday In a rebel ambush near Philippevllle. The wife of another officer was among n wounded Reuter.
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    Lock icon Six ships collide in Channel fog
    173 3 S™. k LONL Ji\, Monday IX ships— two Italian, two Norwegian, one Russian and one Panamanian were involved in c c? 1 1810 5 ta the Enelish Channel yesterday The Italian ship 836- ton' Peppinella sank after being in collision In fog with the
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    Lock icon Deadline set for railway strike
    52 3 MANCHESTER, Mon A mass meeting here last night of members of the National Union of Railwaymen called for a national rail strike from May 4 if their pay demand Is not met by then. The meeting was attended by delegates representing 23.--500 railwaymen In north-west
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    Lock icon BEGORRA 'TIS FAIRIES GIVING TROUBLE
    166 3 BEGORRA 'TIS FAIRIES GIVING TROUBLE DUBLIN. Mon— The Irish Republic's Cabinet has to decide today whether It believes in fairies. But it is no laughing matter for the Prime Minister. Mr. Eamon de Valera, and his colleagues. Trouble with trade union leaders could result from the toplevel discussion on the
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    Lock icon Plane crash at Diana's farm
    41 3 BILLINGSHURST, (Sussex), Mon. A Tiger Moth aircraft crashed while taking off yesterday from a farm here owned by blonde film star Diana Dors. The pilot, Bert Ooodchlld, who had been visiting Miss Dors, was unhurt— Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Waste' denial
    27 3 MELBOURNE. Mon. The External Affairs Minister. Mr. Richard Casey, today denied allegations that Australia wasted millions of pounds on Colombo Plan aid to Pakistan. —Reuter
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    27 3 HONG KONO. Mon. A British road expert will arrive here in May to assist the Hong Kong Government In re-organlslng the Colony's traffic system— U.P
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    ALL-OUT AID PLEDGE TO FREE ALGERIA
    160 3 ACCRA, Mon.— The independent African conference pledged here last night to "do everything possible" to help Algeria achieve independence. The pledge was made in a draft resolution. The conference is certain to approve It at today's plenary session. One paragraph of the resolution was
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    Lock icon 'FINAL PEACE'— GURION HAS NEW PLAN
    195 3 'FINAL PEACE'— GURION HAS NEW PLAN WASHINGTON, Mon Mr. David BenGurion, Israeli Prime Minister, said in an television interview here yesterday that he was taking steps towards "complete disarmament of all the peoples in the Middle East." Mr. Ben-Gurlon said he was sending a letter "to a chief of a
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    32 3 TEL AVIV, Mon—Japanese shipyard representatives are expected to arrive here later this week to conclude an agreement on the sale to Israel of a *****-ton supertanker, to cost $7,500,000 Reuter
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    Lock icon Idle waterfront
    25 3 MELBOURNE. Mon—Melbourne's waterfront was Idle again today over the row which led to a walk-off by 1,000 wharfmen from 10 ships yesterday— Reuter.
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    Anti-Sampan than men sweep
    350 4 HE BRINGS MEETING TO ORDER AFTER CASH ROW JPOH, Mon.— The faction opposing Mr. V. T. Sambanthan's leadership of the Ma- layan Indian Congress captured all Ip o h branch posts at its an- nual meeting yesteri day. The meetin? threaten- >d to break up in
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    TENGKU AT THE PLAYGROUND
    60 4 THE PKIME MINISTER, leneku Abdul Kahinan in>ix-< U a shrltrr :»t the children's p|j> ground near thr Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur named after him. Also in the picture are the Minister for Works. Posts and Telecommunications. Inch? Sardon bin Haji Jubir and the President <>f
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    Village boys make fun of curse
    174 4 Village boys make fun of curse 1 1>UTTERWORTH, Mon Village boys in Bagan Dalam are making fun of the 'curse" which their elders have placed on vandals who last week damaged a mosque drum. Far from fearing the curse, the boys suspected of having spoiled the drum, are playing pranks
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    Cheque book charge
    47 4 Kum Eng Hong. 23, pleaded guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of dishonestly retaining a cheque book belonging to Ram Dulare Rai in Arab Stnet on April 19. Mr Robert Chee. the magistrate, postponed sentence to April 25 pending further investigations.
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    On a course
    36 4 TAPAH, Mon. Three teachers. Mr. Wong Mun I.ok. Mr. Kuladeva and Mr. D. Mathews. from the Government English School here have left to attend a ten-day physical education course at Penan*, beginning today
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    MCA helps voters
    46 4 MCA helps voters JOHORE bIXhRU. Mon The Johore Ba'hru branch of the Malayan Chinese Association has started an intensive campaign to register voters for the Town Council elections. Team headed by officials of th branch are making house-to-nouse visits to help people fill In registration forms
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    FAMILY INVOLVED IN HARI RA YA SMASH
    99 4 I^I.ANG, Mon. A police sergeant taking bis family on a Hari Raya drive was involved in a motor accident at the third milestone KlangPort Swettenham road last night. The sergeant's wife, Mawi hinte Arshad, 30. was admitted in the District Hospital here with
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    Film censor's philosophy
    160 4  -  MANILA Mon.— Mrs Cynthia Koelc. chairman of the Malayan board of film censors, said today the yardstick of censorship should be measured by a film's entertainment value Mrs Koek. a member of the board of Judß"s in the fifth Asian film festival startIng here tomorrow, said films
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    LADY TEMPLER HOSPITAL SURGEON QUITS
    190 4 LADY TEMPLER HOSPITAL SURGEON QUITS KUALA LUMPUR Monday. UR. WALTER GORDON, chest surgeon at the Lady ITI Templer Hospital here for the last two-years, has resigned to take up a similar post at Denver Chest Hospital, U.S.A He will '?e succeeded by Mr H.M. McGladdery. senior government surgeon in Singapore,
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    Fence for Tanjong Rambutan
    72 4 Fence for Tanjong Rambutan IPOH. Mon— The town of Tanjong Rambutan Including the sprawling grounds of the Central Mental Hospital -is to be fenced in soon to prevent food reaching terrorists in the "Operation Ginger" area i About 3.000 people live in the Tanjong Rambutan Local Council area. There are
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    Rioting charge denied
    54 4 Cheng Tim Chlam. 30 and Tan Chye Yeow. 24, pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of rioting while being members of an illegal assembly on April 17 at Towner Road. They were allowed bail of $1,000 each until April 30 when the
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    'Tissue of lies' says P.P.P. leader
    198 4 TT PENAiNG, Monday. THE newly-elected president of the Penang branch of the People's Progressive Party, Mr Jag-jit Singh, declared today the party was not anti-Gov-ernment. "Neither are we aeainst any community or party," he said. Mr. Jag-jit Singh, who was elected at the branch's
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    $12,000 NEEDED FOR CLUB-HOUSE
    69 5 $12,000 NEEDED FOR CLUB-HOUSE KOTA BHARU. Mon —The Young Farmers' Club at Wakaf Bharu. three miles from here, has asked for $12,000 from the Social Welfare Lotteries Board to build a club-house. At present the club is using the local council office. The club president. Jnche Omar Awane Kechick. said
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    Jaycee chief to call in
    56 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The world president of the Junior chamber International. Mr. Alberto Philippe, of Mexico, will visit the Federa- 1 tion from April 25 to 28. Mr. Philippe will meet and di.scu.ss Jaycee matters with members of the five Malayan Chambers in Penang, Ipoh.
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    Penang Buddhist! festival
    52 5 PENANO Mon. Pentng Buddhists will hold a threeday celebration to commemorate the 2502 nd birthday of Buddha, starting on May 2. Highlight of the festivities a ill be a flower and flag procession starting from the Hong Hock Si temple, in Perak Road, at 7 p.m. on
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    Temple festival service
    37 5 The "Sathurthi" festival will be celebrated at the Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, 19. Ceylon Road. Katong. Singapore. thLs evening at 4.30 In addition to a special Pooja service, there will be a programme of music-
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    Dinner party
    37 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Mon. Members of the Central Perak Ceylonese Association, yesterday gave a dinner party to Dr. T. Markandu. of Talping, on his appointment by the Sultan as a member of the Perak State Council.
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    Malaya will soon send out invitations to talks on attracting capital
    242 5 Malaya will soon send out invitations to talks on attracting capital rUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaya will soon sponsor a South-East Asian conference to draw up an international charter to attract and protect foreign private capital. This follows a proposal for such a char- ter by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul
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    Union thoughts on that $Bm. fund
    154 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. T»HE secretary-general of the National Union of 1 Plantation Workers, Mr. P. P. Narayanan, today spoke of "several good uses" to which the $b million Indian Immigration Fund could be put. Baid the Federation or example, consider up a land settlement
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    MCA meeting
    26 5 SUNGEI PATANI. Mon. Chinese guilds and associations in Sungei Patani will, hold a meeting at the MCA headquarters here, on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    UMNO's 'REPLACE THE TENGKU' MOVE DROPPED
    219 5 UMNO's 'REPLACE THE TENGKU' MOVE DROPPED BUTTERWORTH. Monday. THE BAGAN DALAM UMNO branch has decided to withdraw its previous motion urging the replacement of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, as president of UMNO. The acting branch president. Inche Hashlm bin Abdul Kadir, prime mover behind the resolution, explained that
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    Vacancies for penghulus
    38 5 IPOH. Mon— The Perak state government is calling for applications from Malays to tilll six vacancies for posts of penghulus. There are also four vacancies for Federal Citizens for the posts of probationary health inspectors.
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    PRO man off to Britain
    41 5 BUTTER WORTH. Mon. Squadron-Leader D. J. Camp. Public Relations Officer of the Butterworth RAF. will return home next month. Squadron-Leader Camp, who came to Malaya in 1956 has been 21 years with the Royal Air Force.
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    JOBSFOR AXED HOME GUARDS
    100 5 JOBSFOR AXED HOME GUARDS KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Federation Game Department is giving retrenched Home Guards a chance to become game wardens. For the first time, they will be considered for the jobs. The Straits Times understands that this move has been taken to help absorb a few of the
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      392 5 Baby WEEPS^^y wtth COUC... Colic pains literally torture babies At such time*. tea spoonful of gentle >>. Milk of Magnesia added to each quart N m > of baby's formula, or a few drops added to hit fruit juke or water, will relieve his colic, help him bring up wind
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      901 5 IN 11. Hi; Itaub S« yain.il CATHAY: Peyton Place 1.15.! CATHAY: Perang Beauty and REX: Seruan Darah (Malay* ,3 30. 6.45. 9 15; ODEON: Sumpah Malayan Love Affair 3. 8. 2 30. 7 15. 9.30. CAPITOL: Pontianak 3.15. 6 45. 9.15: PARA- ii at I. 1 Soubhagyavathl (Tamil) 2.30. 7.15.
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    DEATH
    38 6 tt Word, SIX tMimmnm' AT THE PENANO General Hospital following an operation on Thurxdav. 17th April. 1958 at 930 am of Master Khoo Khek Cheang dearly loved son of Mr and Mrs Khno Kent Cheonc of Penang
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    25 6 v Warn* »/>■ SMmmm IN LOVING Memory ot n.v belo\rd mother Mad»%n KJioo Khenu Eow (Mrs Che.ih Soon ktafel died on 22.4.1956— Ah Bak
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    259 6 M Ilk l«i«»«l ITS BETTER to be sale than •orry, that's why wise hou^wnes keep Alr-Wlrk ln rhe nonie to kill all unpleasant odours WALTER ZACHEARV Ms piano and nis songs and Johnny Borg Australia s singing sen.saUon—ei'tenaln it rhe Cockpit STOCKTAKING SALE Commencing 23rd April for 1 week
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      657 6 The philosophical eye with which the Indonesian Government, according to Dr. Subandrio, must view the strite and turmoil in that country, could use a soothing lotion True the Sumatran rebellion is ceasing to be a majoi affliction, although there will be a disturbing aiteima'h for many months
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      260 6 file tedfiatiuii Goventment's attitude towards adult education apparently remains unchanged Last year the Adult Education Association faced the possibility of its work coming to an end when the Government considered withdi awing its $300,000 grant The excuse was rinanciai stringency, but the real reason was a difference oi
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      Traffic Estimates
      211 6 The United Nations town planner, Mr. G. Rudduck. made his recommendations foi the Federal capital over two years ago on the basis ol 10,000 motor vehicles in the central area. "The evidence is," he stated in his report, "that the number <>t vehicles is reaching saturation point and
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    An indusM^ will end apartheid in South Africa
    1050 6 An indusM^ will end apartheid in South Africa T»HE Soutn African 1 Nationalist Party has succeeded in the world's saddest and most unsatisfactory parliamentary elections. It could scarcely have failed The voting system is so weighted in favour of the farmers, who can be trusted to support the Nationalists that
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      Indictment of the futility of war
      435 6 {HESITATE to comment on the interesting and authentic views concerning the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" submitted by your correspondents "H" Force and "No. 2 Group;" but ln some defence of the film makers, may I say that to portray a pictorial
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      From one who did time In Japan
      242 6 From one who did time In Japan I HAVE read with interest the letters by H. Force and No. 2 Group in your column. Being an ex-"Ouest'' of Dai Nippon, I would like to suggest that memories of past atrocities be shelved in the sub-conscious mind and let them remain
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      City Mother refrained from talking politics
      183 6 IN reply to the letter entitled "Politicians off the Stage" by Katongite (ST. April 15) I have this to say. I went on stage In the three cinemas of Mountbatten area not a s a politician, but as a City Mother appealing to the
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      Education Board never discussed poll tax
      99 6 1 REFER to your report (S.T. March 24) on the decision made by the Perak State Education Board on methods of levying new taxes to raise money for the State's primary education. I wish to clarify that the Board did try to explore the
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      Plea from a coconut farmer
      133 6 rpHE current economic X state of coconut planters is alarming Why they should be so depressed when copra fetches good prices in the world markets is not difficult to understand The normal holding l.« about three acres, producing 2,000 to 3,000 nuts every two months.
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    INQUIRY ON BUS STRIKE SOUGHT
    138 7 MALACCA, Mon. A court of inquiry has been suggested to find a solution to the 67-day-old strike by about 40 employees of the Malacca Omnibus Service. The National Union of Transport Workers, South Malaya, today decided to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare.
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    2 requests from Cairo
    66 7 PENANO. Mon. The Malayan Association in Cairo has asked the Federation Government to approach the Egyptian Government for the land on which the pretest Malayan Hostel is built. The association also- wants the Federation Government to provide facilities for obtaining Malayan passports in Egypt. The.se two
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    Mobile X-rays
    26 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Dato Sir Cough Thuraisingham. chairman of the Malayan Anti-TB Association, will inaugurate a mobile X-ray service in Johore Bahru on Friday
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    No casualties
    23 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. No casualties to either the terrorists or to the security forces have been reported in the Federation today
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    Arrest of P.C. ordered
    81 7 JERANTUT, Mon. A warrant has been issred for the arrest of Police Constable Othman bin Mat Din, 29, who failed to attend the magistrate's court here on Saturday to answer a charge of iheft. Othman is alleged to have stolen a sarong worth $20 from Constable
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    Painter robbed
    29 7 IPOH. Mon.— A housepalnter. Chong Fook Mol, 60. was robbed of cash, Jewellery and a watch totalling $845 in a back lane off Anderson Rond last night
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    MCA puzzle: How many members?
    386 7 FIRST STEP IN SURVEY IS SENDING OF QUESTIONNAIRES TO ALL STATE BRANCHES KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE Malayan Chinese Association is to carry out a national survey to ascertain its membership and compile a register of members. MCA headquarters will soon send questionnaires to all State
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    Only seven days left to win $55,000
    70 7 Only seven days left to win $55,000 A $55,000 Jackpot is waiting to be won In The Malayan Monthly's Con. test "U" (for April). There's also $5,000 in con. solation prizes. This great contest closes on Monday, April 28. You hav e seven days in which to make your bid
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    Police officer to tour Brunei
    44 7 MALACCA. Mon— The Deputy Chief Police Officer here. Inche Ariff bin Darus will leave this week for an inspection tour of Malayan police detachments in Brunei On his return he will be transferred to the Special Branch in Johore
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    YOU'RE AN ANIMAL, COURT TELLS MAN
    143 7 JERANTUT, Monday T<HE president of the West Pahang Sessions Court, Inche Hamzah bin Dato Abu Samah, told a rubber tapper here that his behaviour was "most inhuman" and that he was "no better t han an animal." t Mohamed Ismail bin Alias. 29. was
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    Big Colony trade fair planned to mark self government
    275 7 Big Colony trade fair planned to mark self government THE Singapore Chinese 1 Chamber of Commerce is planning a big international U'ade fair, to be held at the old Kallang airport during the coming Chinese new year season, to celebrate Singapore's attainment of self-government Mr. Ko Teck Kin and Mr.
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    Planter fit for trial
    71 7 JERANTUT. Mon A padi planter from Temerloh. remanded in the mental hospital at Tanjong Rambutan since Nov. 29. has now been certified as fit to face trial on a charge of murder. The planter. Agog Salim bin Ismail. 27 is alleged to have killed Norlah binte
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    New association
    13 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— A Petition Writers Association has been formed here
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    Kuala Kubu in need of cash
    47 7 KUALA KUBU BAHRU. Mon. The K uala Kubu Bahru local council needs $11,000 more in grants to balance its budget this year. It decided at a nteetlnß here yesterday to appeal to the government lor a Rrant to cover this deficit.
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    Brigade talks in K.L.
    43 7 Dato AM Aisagoff. Deputy Commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade in Singapore, will attend the brigade's fourth annual Federation conference in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and Sunday. Singapore is being represented at the conference for ihe first time.
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    Four local councils to be merged
    152 7 IPOH. Mon. Four local councils within Ipoh town will be Integrated into the Ipoh Town Council on Jan. 1 next year. The affected local council ares.s are Guntong. Kampong Slmee. Gunong Rapat and Pasl>- PlnJI new villages. wMi'ti !iave a totai popula- lion oi
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    THE CHEONGSAM BRIDE
    65 7 THE PRETTY bride MLs.s Lee Foong Sen, in a long-sleeved cheongsam with a white luce embroidered overcoat, who was married to Mr. Foo Yoon Shing, cutting their wedding cake at the reception held in Celestial Cabaret in Ipoh on Sunday Miss Lee is a confidential secretary attached
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    SIX DREDGES STOP WORK IN PERAK
    83 7 SIX DREDGES STOP WORK IN PERAK IPOH. Mon Six dredges in Perak have been closed since the beginning of this year as a result of the tin restriction scheme, and IS European staff members have been retired or retrenchedThere are now 35 dredges working In the state with a staff
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    More voters
    25 7 SUNGEI PATANI. Mon. Registration teams will visit towns and villages in Kuala Muda district from April 26 to May 23 to register voters
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    On transfer
    26 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Inche Samsu bin Mahmood of the Johore Secretariat has been transferred to Muar to act as Administrative Officer of the district
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    Church synod
    21 7 IPOH. Mon.— The Diocesan Synod of the Anglican Church in Malaya will open here on Wednesday for three days.
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    It was just an idea says the Tengku
    188 7 DEFENCE PACT PROPOSAL KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. FEDERATION Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahr man, has made no formal proposal for the establishment of 3 defence treaty organisation of South East Asian nations. n This was announced today by the Prime Minister's office here.
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    Labourer: I was falsely jailed
    200 7 Labourer: I was falsely jailed A SINGAPORE dock- yard labourer, Koh Swee Hong, is seeking compensation from the Crown for alleged false imprisonment. He told the Straits Time* yesterday that he had through his lawyer taken up the matter with the AttorneyOeneral's office. Koh said that he last saw his
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    THIEF GETS INTO THREE S.I.T. FLATS
    84 7 AN intruder took two watches and more than $100 in cash in raids on three adjacent Singapore Improvement Trust flats in Towner Road early yesterday morning. The theif, described as a young man aged about 20, escaped when he was disturbed in a fourth
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    Furniture show in Colony
    30 7 Mr P F. Huang, a furniture designer of 13 years' standing, will present Singapore's first exhibition of interior decorating in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday.
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      19 7 'ENGLISH ELECTRIC h.r.c. fuse links The standard /fi and #fc JM^i^ P cr f ormance^^^^^^ Harrisons Lister Engineering Lid.
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      BAZAAR WILL AID THE BLIND
      1025 8 AN INTERNATIOMAL ENTERPRISE IN this very international community, where most women work voluntarily for some worthwhile cause, the annual bazaar for the Singapore Association for Blind is usually supported by every race and nation Mrs. W. W. Jung, who has organised It for the last
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      86 8 KWIK WAX gives a bright. H^^feS^^-^-^Z^^g&l long-lasting shine to floors and furniture it's quick- drying and easy to apply. WATfiN RESiS TA </ I Kwik Wax has a protective finish that's anti-slip and water t> t^SiMM m9HH\ resistant and it contains a llM«l^ljMjy. W^S strong insect repellent. I |H I
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      298 8 Straits Times Crossword d I 10 yyybe i i 15 1 1 1 n? v I |s 16 ji/ j ib L jl9 Iro ACEOSS 6 Various abler ones In Africa 1 Well like Amall. loi (7). example! (3. 2. 1, 6). 7 Small-minded sailor? (S, 1). 8 Mince pie
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    Lock icon Steve Donoghue, Idol of the English Turf
    1133 9 JUST before the 1934 English Derby, Lord Ulandy, known as "Old (Juts and Waiters" in the racing world, made a shock announcement. Ace jockey, Steve Donoghue, idol of the English turf, was not going to ride the favourite, his brilliant colt Colombo-. Instead,
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    £1,000 retainer
    45 9 Soon at the top of the Jockeys' tree, he was paid a retainer of £1,000 a year to ride for the celebrated Boss Croker, New York political racketeer, who came over to clean-up with American methods. Donoghue piloted a succession of profitable winners
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      317 9 Land-Rover leads the field BM^^#«L^2l /ar-T'^j^ißfciSE^B^w v *i^H Bt %&l tfti^M^Bl Biw il^^h Bcr^^Vßp^ I^L u| |^V|H|Hjß^ B^^k^**""!^"^BV p^xii.^ l^ I xJ^^^nUL-J&teMl Kwß'^V '^BIB^^B^k^SIS 18l B9fei^^^^9Vß^^r^BlßVfl^r.^^S^lSL^^^ k ißl^^Fwl ■BW 4^BWS^ior^'^^Bß bV' iS im 'Sr^» l b^b^bTjl^T^bi Bf»|ff i#*^ Wf^^|b^ w :-r B^B^l^^B^ B^^Bl. (WBißWß^i^Br^ "^^"^ißißmak ■V Iflßk. 4^B» jM B^B^^^^^^Hl
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      228 9 <irn»<>n A 0 tiff J cl^vec 6l\c« c* <.nc*v how u*\\ ii b I IffIW^IuBBBBBJ By Bl th*' Sit in I tttf l.i>sl'u> Chart fris X C^CPfei^^ \-OCTQ' 7#/i)T£4t/>TyOff/Cf Jtßfc > ££T T#*T r#4T &*S j AaP9JP r ss^^?^^i i If^ 2 &>*'**' M/Ms&f/ys JbHbp^ ~xy~"^ t .^^^^m. 1f v
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    AUSTRALIAN BID TO SUPPLY MALAYA WITH LOCOMOTIVES
    226 10 AUSTRALIAN BID TO SUPPLY MALAYA WITH LOCOMOTIVES Australian railway equipment manufacturing company, A. E. Goodwin Ltd., of Sydney, is making a bid to sell its diesel engine locomotives and other rolling stock to Malayan Railways. Mr. C.C. Murty. general sales manager of Goodwin's associate company, Hadflelds Steel Works Ltd., also
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    |Fawleyplant in use soon
    127 10 |Fawleyplant in use soon AT the annual general meeting of the International Synethetic Rubber Co held recently, Mr GE. Beharrell. the chairman, announced that the company's plant at Fawley was nearing completion. The company had been supplying limited quantities of synthetic rubber for some time, including a quantity produced on
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    German SR plant ready
    86 10 The synthetic rubber plant being built by the Bunawerke Hula Company is expected to start production in May at an annual rate of between 45.000 and 50.000 tons, according to Industry sources in Dusseldorf. It will produce synthetic cold rubber which will be marketed under the
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    MARCH CROPS
    25 10 Further March rubber crops Include: Ayer Panai 79,000 Ib Glenealy 66.900 lb Kluang 53.000 lb. Pajam 116,000 lb.. and Ila Benut 24.000 lb.
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    Hong Kong rates
    16 10 rpHE Hong Koit( tree exchange market was closed yesterday. It will re-open today
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    TIN PRICE
    28 10 |N Singapore yesterday the tin price was quoted 5162 per picul. up fl. AU other markets were closed for the Hari Raya holiday. They re-open today.
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    Bigger copra imports
    176 10 Bigger copra imports SINGAPORE imported 0 700 tons of copra last week, an increase of 100 tons over the previous week, report Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. in their weekly review of the local copra market. The review said that 400 tons out of the total imports wer c shipped
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    152 10 MELBOURNE Mon INVESTMENT share* maintained a firm tone with Ampol Rights up M. providing the sharpest movement In an active market on the Stock Exchange here today. Herald were down 7d providing the main exception. Commonwealth bonds maintained a firm tone. Loans 3\'" 1956-59 £98 10s 9d Loans
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    86 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Mlkagesan Maru 1 2. Wonorato 4/5. Saint Edmund 6A. Eurypylus 6 7. Bendoran 8 9. Tarifa 10/11. President Monroe 13 14. Rajula 15/16. Surat 18. Malika 19 20. Prekkak N Wall 2. Lampong N.Wall 4, Ben
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    68 10 The Malayan Exchange Bank*' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants on Saturday (the rate Is to $100): Selling T.T. or O.D rrady: French Francs ***** On the free exchange market In Hong Kong on Saturday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.82 (or cash,
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    BLUE STAR SELECT FAST SHIPS FOR NEW SERVICE
    139 10 T»HE 11.500-ton Blue Star 1 Queensland Star, is the first ship of the company to inaugurate the new Australia-via Singapore-United Kingdom service. Four of the lines fastest and best ships hava. been selected for the new service which will use Singapore as
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      1018 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Instructor, Pitting and Machine Work, Rural Trade School. Butterworth. P.W Candidates must be between the age of 25 years and 35 years, must have passed Form 111 in an English School or the Lower Certificate of Education, must have a sound
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      421 10 NOTICES NORTH EASTERN TRANSPORT SERVICE LIMITED KELANTAN. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Urn address of the registered office ol I the Company has now been changed to 4029 Jalan Paslr Puteh. P.O. Box 80, Kota Bharu. Kelantan By Order of the Board. ABDUL' RAZAK BIN YUSOF. Secretary. Dated 25th
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      714 10 TENDERS T CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDER ENGINEEB'S DEPARTMENT: Contract No. I of the Ulu Pmndan Sewage Purification Scheme Power House and Administrative Building. Tender Deposit •200/-. n ClOie 2.15 p.m on 29 5, 58. Tender documents are available from the City Engineer's Department on production of City Treasurer's Deposit
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      1129 11 .u^r-o THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. Tii.T IINGAPORI rtneerporotoo In the United Kingdom) I LINES lAILINGJ TO ADEN U.K ft CONTINENTAL PORTS J*pOfo P s'ho»T *ot<j*xj MNLAWIRS tor rtamburg, London, Rottaroom 11/X4 Apr U/17 Apt KNRINNIt tor Adan, Jadootv. Port Sudon, Hull 11/2t Apt 21/24 Apt BENLOMONO tot London ,Rott*rdom,
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    Less trade in pepper this year is forecast
    332 12 Less trade in pepper this year is forecast NEW CHAIRMAN^ OPINION pi IK volume of Singapore pepper trade may shrink further this year, said the new chairman of the Singapore Pepper Exporters and Packers Association, Mr. Tan Puay Yong yesterday. Mr. Tan said this was to be expected because of
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    NEW POSTS
    35 12 Mr. Dominick Moore Sarfleld and Mr. Laurence F. York have been appointed to the board of Banteng (Selangor) Rubber Estates. Mr. Francis E. Barlow-Lawson and Mr. Bertram W. Meaden have resigned as directors
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    Local factories can meet our rubber product needs
    267 12 "FHERE is no reason whatever, why local public bodies and authorities should give preference to overseas rubber manufactures when practically all the needs of both Singapore and the Federation in rubber products could be met from factories in these territories said a
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    Cathay Pacific Airways new plans
    231 12 Cathay Pacific Airways new plans pATHAY Pacific Airways will increase their Far East flight services from July 1, the Hong Kong man- ager of the company, Mr. D.R.Y. Bluck. announced in Singapore. Mr Bluck said that the Airways' services would be Increased by 40 per cent over the present operations.
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    COLONY MANAGER FOR EUROPE
    88 12 COLONY MANAGER FOR EUROPE ANGLO AMERICAN Corp. Ltd., Singapore Is sending its Chinese executive .for a study tour In Europe and the United Kingdom at the end of the month. The executive is Mr. H.S. Cbua. manager of the company's import department, who leaves the Colony on Monday He will
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    35,000 products
    112 12 The Continental OummlWerke. established in 1871. now operate four factories, employs 20,000 people, and produces 35.000 different rubber products. The products include tyres, industrial belting, industrial and garden hoses, footwear materials, and transmission belting. Mr. Chua, who is the tirst Chinese to be sent abroad by Anglo-American Corp..
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    New rubber developed
    62 12 A synthetic rubber, said to triple the life of curing press bladders used In tyre production, has been announced by Esso Research and Engineering Company. The company says the new synthetic polymer, known as MD 551. could also be used In steam hose, conveyor belts, wire insulation,
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    No profit in sugar refinery venture say industrialists
    261 12 No profit in sugar refinery venture say industrialists "But there Is a tendency among local Industrialists towards Investing in short terra industrial projects, such as manufacturing rubber shoes and other rubber products", he said. This was because ample local supplies of rubber were available. Substantial Singapore capital was now being
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    LESS EXPORTS
    36 12 Malaya's exports of copra In February fell by 6,703 tons to 7.311 tons compared with January. Imports of copra in February dropped by 6.508 tons to 8.356 tons compared with the 1 previous month.
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    AMERICAN EXECUTIVES HERE
    148 12 rE founder and president of the Recold Corporation. Los Angeles, California. Mr. II T. Jarvis and Mr Albert Rebel, president of Recold International Corporation, paid a short visit to Singapore last week on their round the world tour of Recold distributors Recold are one of the largest
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    VALUE LOWER
    33 12 The United States Department of Commerce reports that U.S. Imports from Malaya and Singapore last year were lower In value than In 1956 mainly due to the decline In rubber prices.
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    Lock icon TOKYO ALL SET FOR RECORD GAMES
    559 13 JAPANESE ABE DOING AN EFFICIENT JOB JOKYO. Sun. Jmh is m;ikin^ an all-out effort to ensure that the third Asian (iames, to he ■tailed in Tokyo from May 24 to June 1, will be an even big ger success than the two preceding Games
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    131 13 SOCCER 'REBELS' MAY START ROW PARIS. Mon —French football officials predicted yesterday that the Algerian football players, who Ueft their French clubs to form a national Algerian team, might well stir up an international football squabble. They recalled that wellknown Hungarian players fled their country 18 months ago and tried
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    37 13 CANNES. Mon. Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt won the men's singles title in the Cannes international lawn tennis tournament when he beat French Davis Cup Player Paul Remy 6-4, 6-2, 3-6. 9-7 here yesterday —Reuter
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    229 13 Japs aim to sweep athletics events TOKYO. Mon. Jap- anese track and field officials were confident today of winning major honours at the third Asian Games here from May 24 to June 1 "We do not know as yet the names of the athletes that will come to Tokyo, but
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    58 13 I lit New Zealand Tesl cricket team, who started their England lour last week, are seen bere being greeted by the secretary of the M.C.C Mr. Sonald Aird, on their arrival at London airport en Apr 15 Shaking hands with Mr Aird (right)
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    Soccer stars can now earn as much as doctors
    445 13 I ONDON, Mon. A star lA player of 17 or over in British professional football will be able to earn as much as the average doctor in general practice if a new "pay deal" is approved by the Football League next
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    74 13 NEGRO TAKES OVER FROM NORRIS NEW YORK, Mon. Mr. James Norris resigned yesterday as President of the International Boxing Clubs of New York and Illinois. He was succeeded In both posts by Mr. Truman Gibson, a 46-year-old Negro. The resignation came as a surprise in boxing circles. Mr. Norris. 52,
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    51 13 BUDAPEST. Mon. Hungary beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in an international soccer match before a crowd of 100,000 at the Nep Stadium yesterday with a goal in each half. Sandor opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Vasas added the other ten minutes after the interval
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    20 13 ASUNCION, Mon Paraguay beat Argentina 1-0 in an International football match yesterday with, a first half goal. Reuter.
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    'April Antics' to Mrs.. Morley
    54 13 Mrs. K. Morley (Alfa Romeo) won the Singapore Motor Clubs "April Antics" competition, a combined raily and treasure hunt, at Kallang on Sunday. Second was DR. Carkeek (Citroen) and K. N. Evans (Aston Martin) third G. Large was the winner In the motor cyclcsection with
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    44 13 CAMBRIDGE, Mon— Cam. bridge University, who won th e boat race against oxford earlier this month, have accepted an invitation to represent England in th« eights event at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Wales in July. Reuter.
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    151 13 SYDNEY. Mon. Newcastle District Cricket Association has protested against the omission of Newcastle from the English cricket team's tour Itinerary. The District Association president. Mr. R. Wilson, said it was the first time for 30 years that no Rame had been allotted to this District. The
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    SRC avenge defeat by 7-0 margin
    135 14 SINGAPORE Recreation Club avenged their last season's defeat wtien they beat Selangor Eurasian Association 7-0 in their annual hockey match on the padang yesterday. SRC. fielding eight Singapore Asian Games candidates, proved much too good for their opponents, and were never seriously challenged. Their
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    21 14 Indian Younsters beat Tamil Brotherhood Association 4-1 in a S A.P.A. league Div. 3A match at Geylang Stadium yesterday.
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    Perak Chinese go down by 2-0
    44 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. T.P.C.A. scored a 2-0 win over Perak Chinese in a soccer match at Princes Road today. T.P.C.A. scorea their first goal in the 22nd minute through Thavarajah and five minutes after the Interval through Govindarajoo
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    S'PORE FOR MALAYA CUP?
    405 14  -  NORMAN SIEBEL THE YEAR'OLD FOOTBALL RIFT MAY BE SETTLED TOMORROW By FAM TO DISCUSS APPLICATION FROM SAFA fHE YEAR-OLD Malaya Cup football rift between the Football Association of Malaya and the Singapore Amateur Football Association may be settled by tomorrow evening. By then Singapore will know
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    139 14 FAM WILL DONATE $20,000 TO FUND KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. —The president of the Football Association of Malaya. Tengku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister, told the Straits Times today that FAM will donate $20.--000 towards the Asian Games Fund. The Tengku added that FAM would like to donate more but this
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    S'gor Sikhs keep title
    85 14 I^UALA LUMPUR. Mon. Selangor beat Perak 5-4 to retain the Gurduwara Cup in the Malayan jSikhs hockey competition here today. Both teams were level 2-2 at half time. Gurnam Singh 2), Gian Singh and Mohlnder Singh (2) scored for Selangor. and Hari Gopal Singh and Gurnam
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    Indians get five
    21 14 KLUANG, Mon. Indians scored a 5-4 win over British Military Hospital in a friendly soccer match here yesterday
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    SRC MAKE CLEAN SWEEP OF SERIES
    288 14 SINGAPORE Recreation Club made a clean sweep 1 in their annual four-match series against Selan--lor Eurasian Association, of Kuala Lumpur, over the Hari Raya holidays. They won the Clarke Cup for cricket by an Innings and 68 runs yesterday, the Linden de Zilva Shield
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    SEA go down in doubles
    97 14 SRC. won the badminton match against Selangor Eurasian Association by three matches to two at the Chinese V.M.C.A. hall yesterday. Results 'SRC players first): singles: L.N Nonis lost to S. de Souza 15-13. 15-3; D. Nonls lost to C de Souza 15-1. 15-3. Doubles: P.
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    PENANG WIN BANK MEET
    60 14 IPOH, Mon. Penang won the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Inter-branch quadrangular badminton meet here last night when they beat the defending champions, Selangor. by 3-2 in the final. The competition for the Dew Cup was between Malacca. Selangor, Perak and Penang. In the earlier rounds. Penang.
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    Malaya's four lifters for Tokyo named
    342 14 Malaya 's four lifters for Tokyo named IPOH, Mon. Malaya's team of four weigh tlifters for the Asian Games in Tokyo next month was named last night after the third and final tri. j at the Jubilee Park here. They are Tan Kirn Bee (29, middle-heavy). Kuan King Lam (22,
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    The third man in Malaya's swim team
    44 14 The third man in Malaya's swim team Nineteen year old Chow Chee Ling, an Ipoh student, who was named the third swimmer to represent Malaya at the Asian Games in Tokyo next month. He will compete in the 100 metres freestyle Straits Time? picture.
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    Kampar student is 'Mr. Perak'
    262 14 IPOH, Monday. 4 KAMPAR student, Low Kam Ching, 21, won the A "Mr. Perak" title at the State's Amateur Weightlifting Championships and Body Beautiful contest held at the Jubilee Amusement Park here last night. The competitions were organised by the Perak Amateur Welghtllfting Association and
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    Khong is new golf champ
    47 14 IPOH, Mon. Khong Son Gaik won the Perak women's golf championship for the Datin Blelloch Trophy with a total of 102 over 18 holes on r.ha Higer Lane rrv;r.sp here today. Runner-up was Mrs. Lincoln Leong. the defending champion one stroke behind.
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    WEIGHTS FOR FIRST DAY AT PENANG
    412 14 U7EIGHTS for the TT first day of the Penan. Turf Club's 4pri| meeting next Saturday are Cl ft, Div t-6 F Flood Hero 9.00 Sober Thought 8.11 Aquarua 8.10 Time to Reason 8.09 Dinkum 8.08 Rubber Planter 8.08 Pappa Prince 8.07 French Shoe B.o*
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    We can beat Ceylon —Goon
    297 14  - We can beat Ceylon Goon VIC MAYAGAM By I^UALA LUMPUR, Mon. 1V Malaya are confident of beating Ceylon in the eastern zone semi-final of the Davis Cup competition which tjegins here tomorrow at 3 p.m. The non-playing captain of the Malayan team, Mr. Goon Kok Ying. said today: "Our chances
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      32 14 E^DIARY X I M v LI'MPIR TENNIS: Davis Cap: Malaya I Ceylon. SrUnjor Club rourts (3 »JB). PENANG ATHLETICS. Coach Bosairfich's Clinic— U.S.l-8. (8.30 to 1* a.m.) ■nd City Stadlaaa (t »jta.,.
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