The Straits Times, 14 April 1960

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    11 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960. 15 CENTS
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    ANOTHER TRIUMPH?
    638 1 CRUCIAL WEEKEND UMNO ASSEMBLY Selangor leads opposition to new plan GOODE REVISITS SINGAPORE -YOU SEEM TO BE DOING WELL- ON WAY TO BORNEO But the betting is he will win By ABDULLAH AHMAD Kuala Lumpur, Wed fHK Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, is expected to win this weekend
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    CAR FAMILY BOY HELD FOR $300,000 RANSOM
    207 1 CAR FAMILY BOY HELD FOR $300,000 RANSOM PARIS, Wednesday. A RANSOM of 50 million old francs (about $300,000) has been demanded for the return of four-year-old Eric Peugeot, son of a member of the Peugeot motor car family, kidnapped from the golf links of Saint Cloud, Paris. The kidnapper, described
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    Lock icon New U.S. space rocket in orbit
    150 1 New U.S. space rocket in orbit r»APE ..CANAVERAL, Florida, Wed. A Transit navigation satellite was successfully launched here this morning. The Navy said, after receiving reports from tracking stations, that the satellite had successfully gone into orbit around the earth. The Thor Able Star Space rocket left Its pad at
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    Rulers are all set to choose the new King
    319 1 Rulers are all set to choose the new King ALL the Malayan Rulers and their aides arrived in the Federal capital tonight to take part in tomorrow's election of a new Head of State and his Deputy. By 5 p.m. tomorrow, both Kuala Lumpur, Wed the new Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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    Delighted to be in the East again, he says
    478 1 Delighted to be in the East again, he says SINGAPORE. Wed. Sir William Goode, Singapore's first Yang di-Pertuan Negara and last British Governor, returned here by air today "delighted to be back East again." He will spend two days here before sailing In the Ktnlngau for Jesselton. to b 4
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    Lock icon Oil train ablaze in smash-up
    49 1 TOTALCO. Mexico. Wed. A 20-car train loaded with gasoline collided with another freight train standing in the station here early today, starting a spectacular fire that blazed for hours Four train men were injured, but no one is known to have been killed. U.P.I.
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    Trade gap widens
    40 1 LONDON, Wed— Britain's trade gap excess of imports over exports and re-exports— widened last month to £71,600.000. the Board of Trade announced today. Imports reached a new record of £393.500,000 Exports totalled £308.100 000 and re-exports £13,800--000—Reuter.
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    Royal honeymoon: A query
    263 1 Royal honeymoon A query ITSE of the Royal yacht Britannia for Princess Margaret's honeymoon may be discussed in the House of Commons. A Labour Member of Parliament. Mr. Emrys Hughes, has tabled a parliamentary question for the Civil Lord of the Admiralty asking. "To what use the hospital ship Britannia
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    Easter rush: travel plans
    161 1 I/-UALA LUMPUR. Wed. The big two-way flow of holiday-makers between the Federation and Singapore will begin from tomorrow as thousands set off to enjoy the long Easter weekend. Extra coaches will be attached to passenger trains running in both directions to cope with the rush of
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    STOP PRESS
    23 1 BONN REJECTS RED CHARGE Kir>\ Wed ivy \ia> toil i^ira atm» (hr. imrnt: race, ifcu. i-ttaunv loxci,n Mv ■i'l May v
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    Lock icon Dock strike
    35 1 LONDON. Wed— More than 900 dockers walked out on strike in the Port of London today in protest at the employment of unregistered men as dockers. Seven ships wi re held up.— Reuter.
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    Shots... and then the accusing finger
    112 2 A FINGER points accusingly at him. Security men, eyes filled with the coldness of hate and bewilderment, surround him. And a man afraid is sheltered from a crowd whose lust for revenge is as burning as its contempt for the black people whose country
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    Help African victims, say Labour delegates
    157 2 KUANTAN. Wed. The Federation Government is to be asked to set up a special committee to assist African victims of the South African racial strife. This move was decided here this week when *6 delegates of the Pahang Labour Party unanimously .supported Tengku Abdul
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    Mr. Lew, 34, is now a top adviser to Govt.
    258 2 Mr. Lew, 34, is now a top adviser to Govt. RUBBER EXPERT* IS THE NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT ITUALA LUMPUR, Wed A Malayan has been appointed for the first time to be tne head of the Export Commodities Division of the Federation's Ministry of Commerce and Industry He is Mr.
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    Lock icon SHARPEVILLE SERGEANT: NOTHING THE POLICE COULD DO BUT FIRE
    1357 3 SHARPEVILLE SERGEANT: NOTHING THE POLICE COULD DO BUT FIRE A WHITE police sergeant told the inquiry here yesterday into the Sharpeville shooting that there was nothing else the police could do but fire when confronted by an "aggressive and unruly" crowd of Africans. Sixty-seven Africans were killed and 186 wounded
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    Lock icon Trunk calls
    37 3 CAIRO. Wed. A harried secretary at the Ministry ol Agriculture today discovered why he was getting so many calls on his new office phon*» the number was formerly that of Belly dancer Tahlya Carioca. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Editor slept on jail's concrete floor
    138 3 fOHANNESBURC, Wed.— J Mr. Norman Phillip*, foreign editor of the Toronto Star, arrived here by air last night after spending three nfights on the concrete floor of a Durban jail. He was taken to jail on Saturday and detained 79 hours after a Durban
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    Lock icon COURT ORDERS A SIX-MONTH BAN ON DOCK STRIKES
    279 3 THE Commonwealth Industrial Court ordered the Waterside Workers' Federation today to take no part in any ban. limitation, or restriction on work, including stop work meetings, for the next six months, in Melbourne. The court ruled that the new award made by
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    Lock icon Sputniks and the shame of Soviet suits
    163 3 Sputniks and the shame of Soviet suits MOSCOW. Wed.— The director of a Kharkov clothing store complained publicly in Russia yesterday: "It it shameful that when our country can send Sputniks and Luniks into ■pace the ordinary man cannot buy himself a decent suit." He was taking part in a
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    Lock icon A Premier names 5 for his job
    85 3 A Premier names 5 for his job CAIGON. Wed— The Cam- bodlan Regency Council has received the names of five statesmen recommended by Prince Norodom Sihanouk to succeed him as the kingdom's Prime Minister, the Cambodian radio reported today. The radio- broadcast the text of Prince 81hanouk's letter stating his
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      340 3 Your radio today*.. ~.*.*> n r- Talking: 10 00 Dupa Kenchana; RADIO SINGAPORE 10.30 Rays A Laiwh: 11.00 Close Medium Wave 4?« metre* MAI AVA SHORT WAVE: 62 metres RADIO IViALATtt rrom 9.M p.m.— l«.M p.m. NATIONAL SHORTWAVE AM. 6.30 Oood Morning; 6.32 SERVICE 41.7 metre* Morning Prelude; 7.00 The
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    Architect: I saw papers signed
    413 4 A.C. LEES TESTIMONY IN CASE IN WHICH BUILDER CLAIMS $76,000 FOR CONTRACT BREACH SINGAPORE, Wed A SINGAPORE, architect, Mr. A.C. Lee, told the High Court today that he was present when an agreement for the construction of a block of 40 flats in Oxley Rise
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    Pre-sea course of advantage to youths
    268 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. *3 The Singapore Polytechnic's pre-sea training cource will give local youths under the age of 17 an opportunity to start a career at sea on the right foot Capt. RIJ. Rivers, lecturer in Navigation today said that the one-year course would allow
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    AIR ARRIVALS
    305 4 rE following is today's schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar Airport. Singapore. ARRIVALS BO AC: From Sydney, Darwin (BA 713) 9.30 pjn. Qantas: Prom Perth, Jakarta (EM 547 1 7.30 p.m.; from Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin (EM 573) 8 p.m. Garada: Prom Jakarta (OA 984) 11.45 a.m.
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    A strike threat at Nestles
    140 4 A strike threat at Nestles SINGAPORE. Wed. The Nestles branch of the Singapore Business Houses Employees. Union decided tonight to go on strike on April 19. If the management refuses to give three months' severance pay to six retrenched members. A midnight statement from the union stated that strike notice
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    'TRAGIC CASE' SAYS CHIEF JUSTICE
    198 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. DISMISSING the appeal of M. V. Rajaram, a senior interpreter and commissioner for oaths, against a magistrate's conviction and sentence of six months at the Opium Treatment Centre on a charge of smoking opium, the Chief Justice, Sir Alan Rose, said: "It is
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    UNION MEN TOLD: 'THINK IT OVER'
    103 4 UNION MEN TOLD: 'THINK IT OVER' SINGAPORE. Wed. The president of the Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation, Mr. L. Pltchalmu- thu. has called on Its members not to join the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees. In a statement issued today .Mr. Pltchaimuthu alleged that some members of the A.U.P.E
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    ARMY OFFICER'S FATAL DIVE
    122 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. An Army officer dived into water which was only knee-deep and fatally injured his spine, an inquest was told today. Andrew Noel Mclver Patterson, of the Royal Army Educational Corps, died of a severed spinal cord on Mar. 6. Another Army officer. John Dale,
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    WIDER USE OF STATE FLAG
    116 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. The public here can now obtain permission to use the Johore state flag for functions. A Johore. Government statement today said that under the former regulations promulgated in 1921 "on one other than a Government official, upon an official occasion, shall display,
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    SATA TO BUILD REGIONAL CLINIC IN CHANGI
    329 4 SATA TO BUILD REGIONAL CLINIC IN CHANGI SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association is to build a regional clinic in Chang l instead of a $500,000 hospital home originally planned. Explaining why, the SATA Council chairman. Mr. Wee Kirn Wee today said the clinic would cost less, and also save
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    One mail delivery only during the holidays
    235 4 SINGAPORE. Wed—During the Easter holidays there will be no delivery of mall on Good Friday and Easter Monday (April 18). the Acting Director of Posts. Singapore, announced today. On Holy Saturday there will be one delivery of mall. The hours of business at
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    Annual meeting
    28 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The St. Andrews Mission Hospital will hold Its annual general meeting on April 19 at 5.30 p.m. at Its premises in TanJong Pagar Road
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    Talk on rubber
    31 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Director of Botanic Gardens. Mr. H. M. Burkill. today gave a talk on rubber to members of the Rotary Club here at their weekly luncheon.
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    Witness: I would be jailed if I were careless
    787 5 Witness: I would be jailed if I were careless BURNER GIVES COURTROOM DEMONSTRATION DURING THE $1 MILLION SHIP FIRE SUIT SINGAPORE. Wed. A WITNESS in a $1,000,8ee suit being heard in the High Court said today- that he expected to be sent to jail if he failed to take the
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    Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Straits Times off on world tour
    102 5 Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Straits Times off on world tour American newspapers on problems confronting newspapers throughout the world, and study the presidential election campaign. He hopes to interview American political leaders and attend Congressional committee hearings as well as debates in the Congress while he is in Washington. MR. LEE
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    Changes feared, big rush by citizens
    109 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ABOUT 16.000 people flocked to the Selangor CiA tizenship Office here during the last four months to apply for certificates for their children. The rush Is believed to be Ka misunderstanding c proposed amendo the Federal constlpeople feared that 11 to
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    MAN WITHS2m. IN STORE STAYED TOO LONG: $1
    337 5 MAN WITHS2m. IN STORE STAYED TOO LONG: $1 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. A BUSINESSMAN, with a $2 million invest- ment ir. a Singapore housing estate, was today fined a dollar for unlawfully remaining in the state after the expiry of his visit pass on Feb. 24. Oey Ho Liang. 55. who pleaded
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    OCPD on leave
    21 5 TANJONG MALIM. WeU. Insp. R.K. Filial. 0.C.P.D.. Slim River, has gone on a I month's leave to India.
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    New chairman of society
    44 5 PENANG. Wed The assistant City Secretary < Legal). Mr. Sonni Filial, was la^t night elected chairman of tfv Penang Society for Discussion and Debate. Mrs C. J. Sundram. last years chairman, was elected first vice-chairman, and Miss Joyce Hicks second vlcechalrman.
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    MINISTRY AVERTS STRIKE WITH 2 HOURS TO GO
    91 5 s.MiAPORE. Wed. The Ministry of Labour and Law today averted a strikr by .ibout IMi employees of Borneo Motors and Orchard Motors. The men members of th« Singapore Motor Workshop tmployees' Union were due to strike at 1 p.m. in support of
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    3 DAGGER THUGS ROB TWO TAXI MEN
    139 5 3 DAGGER THUGS ROB TWO TAXI MEN SINGAPORE. Wed. 43 Two taxi drivers were robbed by three thugs armed with dagger.-; in Singapore last night. From descriptions given by the cabbies, the police think both hold-ups were pulled I off by the same (tang. CASE NO. I: At 11.30 p.m
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    'Reform' boy beaten to death
    80 5 'Reform' boy beaten to death CINGAPORE, Wed— An inmate of the Gim.son School for Boys in Clementi Road was beaten to death yesterday. He was Lim Seng Soon. 15 who had been sent to the school last month by the i Juvenile Court. 1 Llm was found with bruises ion
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    Exercise ended
    28 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed"Exercise Maiden Flight.' the three-day deployment and signal operation involving 90 officers and men of HQ. 17 Gurkha Division, Seremban. ended at Kuantan today.
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      7 5 A little mustard ra A i ARESSA
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    GHAZALI WILL RESIGN TODAY
    257 6 GHAZALI WILL RESIGN TODAY P O H, Wed. The 1 Mentri Besar of Perak, Inche Mohamed Ghazali bin Haji Jawi, will formally submit his resignation :o the Sultan of Perak at an audience to be held at the Istana Perak in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. He will also submit his resignation,
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    Umno move
    32 6 KOTA BHARU. Wed A resolution urging the Federation Government to sever trade relations with South Africa and condemning the present troubles there was passed by the Kelantan Umno last night.
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    Police: Reds using schools
    224 6 10 MONTHS' JAIL FOR GIRL STUDENT WHO HAD COMMUNIST PAPERS IN HER ROOM JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. T^HE Communists were using: schools and other organisations to indoctrinate the people, the Sessions Court here was told. A police prosecutor said this today when asking the court to pass
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    Loans to 1,006 Ex-Specials
    83 6 Loans to 1,006 Ex-Specials S*)K&MBAN. Wed. The Resettlement of Special Constables Department here has given loans to a total of 1.006 former special constables. Raja Mohammec. Nordln, who Is ln charge, said today that 665 of those assisted were ln Negrl Bembilan and 441 ln Malacca. Loans were pending for
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    21 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.The Labour Party of Malaya will hold an Inaugural meetIng of the Sabak Bernam branch on Friday.
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    BODY IN POOL: NO FOUL PLAY
    135 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Police do not suspect foul play In the death of an estate owner. Lemg Koi Heng. 88. whose body was recovered in a disused mining pool near the airport here yesterday. They believe Leong fell into the pool and drowned while
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    Bread vendor robbed
    39 6 PENANG. Wed— An itinerant bread vendor. Abdul Majid. was robbed of $20 last night Majld was cycling home along Mengkuang Sekolah Road in Butterworth when two men stopped him. The robbers aiso took three account books.
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    Hula expert gives backstage dance lessons for two of her admirers
    71 6 J EARNING th« Hula from an expert on Hawaiian music, songs, dances and folklore. Miss Concha Hughes (left), are two Kuala Lumpur girls, Miss Valeric De Souia and Miss Crace Law. They went backstage at the Town Hall on
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    MAN HELD 12 YEARS TO STUDY LAW
    122 6 MAN HELD 12 YEARS TO STUDY LAW IPOH. Wed. R. O. 1 Balan, 41. who haj been detained since 1948. plans to study law. He is now ln the detention camp at Muar. Johore. Questions about Balan s fiture will be tabled at the next session of the House Jf
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    Cyclist killed
    22 6 SINGAPORE. Wed. cyclist. Kutty Appu Oopal. 44. was knocked down and killed by a bus ln Alexandra Road here today.
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    50 years old
    20 6 IPOH. Wed— The Suffolk Estate ln Sltlawan. a 1.500--acre high-yielding rubber plantation, observed Its 50th anniversary today.
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    Minister: Courtesy in the hospitals will help to fight subversion
    194 6 THE Minister of Health and Social Well are. Dato Ong Yoke Lin. said today that the staff of hospitals and health centres could help fight subversion by being kind and courteous to the people. He said his Ministry had a
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    World tennis champion once hated the game
    1127 7 practising hard to improve his game. At 19. Budge went east to compete in the 1934 tournaments of famous American lawn tennis clubs .such as Seabrtgnt. Longwood. Rye, Newport, and. finally the U.S. National Singles at Forest Hills. In this bigger pool, however,
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    Successes set seal of immortality
    489 7 Jean Borotra Pate picked Don Budge as the youngster to put America back in the Davis Cup picture. Under Woods 1 tuition. Budge changed hib forehand griD to the "eastern style as used by Tilden. In the Spring of 1935. Walter Pate invited Budgi to
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    34 8 ?w Worlt $1$ (Minimum) THI FAMILY OP the late Mr. Ec Okaaf Woon of Malacca thank all relativra and friendi who kindly aent vrratha, monlra. telexiamt and who aaalaled and attended th» funeral.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    260 8 10 Wor4§ lit (Mimimmm) ART OF DANCC Studio Kaater HoltMonday. L«a»ona will be made up 29th. ■MB, April 19*0. FITZPATRICK't SUPgftMARKIT advUa r.momer" thai they will be cloard ali day on Good Friday IStb. al-o Kaatrr Monday ISih. hut open on Saturday l«th until S p.m. pertm. W. A.
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    The Straits Times Thursday, April 14, 1960. Without A Warrant
    769 8 The Straits Times Thursday, April 14, 1960. Without A Warrant The Alliance Government has a majority which comfortably ensures the passage of its bill amending the Income Tax Ordinance. The primary object of the amendments is to catch the evader, and no-one is going to oppose this worthy cause. But
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    Hope In Reform
    303 8 One beneficial outcome of South Africa's troubles is already apparent People are thinking. Although complacency will doubtless blind a large part of the European community to fundamentals for some time yet, there appears to be general agreement' that things ought to be better for the African. The
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    Buried Time
    165 8 Professor Bastin's suggestion that the Federation should have an archaelogical survey to increase and co-ordinate archaeological search in Malaya deserves serious attention. Much more is involved than the scholar's natural desire to elevate the importance of his own work. There are huge gaps in our knowledge of Malayan
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    THE LUNCH COUNTER REVOLT IN THE SOUTH
    1015 8  - THE LUNCH COUNTER REVOLT IN THE SOUTH Patrick O'Donovan A SECTION of the Negroes in the United States have lost their ancient patience. They are actively demanding real and immediate change and it has radically altered the nature of America's most painful domestic problem. Under the law. tlie American Negro
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    CHOOSING A KING-MALAYA'S
    727 8 CHOOSING A KING-MALAYA'S IN a richly-fur-nished room in the Istana Negara, the Rulers of nine Malayan States will today assemble to choose the country's second Paramount Ruler. In a separate "election" immediately after, they will select t h c deputy Head of State. This Malayan "election" of a Ruler to
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    IBANS SAY A TEARFUL GOODBYE
    206 9 IBANS SAY A TEARFUL GOODBYE KUALA KANGSAR. Wed. Tough little Iban trackers, who have been withdrawn from Jungle operations for reorganisation, broke down In tears when they said farewell to their Australian comrades in; north Malaya. Attached to companies of the Ist Bn. Royal Australian Regiment, they took part In
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    Mother, 21, killed by lightning
    60 9 Mother, 21, killed by lightning ALOR STAR, Wed.— A young mother. Aishah blnte Abdullah, 21. was struck dead by lightning during a heavy storm at Permatang Paku, 20 miles north of here, last night. She was killed as she was closing a window in her home. Her 11 -month-old child,
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    'Away' husband who wasn't
    18 9 MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER TELLS COURT: I HAVE NFfWR FORGfTm mm MADAM CHEW she was surprised
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    A TRADER TRIED TO SETTLE ROW WITH SHOTGUN
    287 9 IPOH, Wednesday. A PETTY trader who tried to settle a quarrel with a landowner and his son with a shotgun was sentenced to seven years' jail by the High Court here today. In passing sentence on Abdul Majld bin Pilihara. Mr. Justice
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    C-in-C returns
    29 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Commander -in Chief. Far East Land Forces, General Sir Richard Hull, returned here this afternoon by air after a short visit to Hong Kong.
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    Taxi men's problems
    55 9 SINGAPORE. Wed The Minister for Home Affairs. Mr. One Pang Boon and an Assemblyman. Mr. OnR Chan* San. today met a seven-member delegation from the Singapore Taxi Drivers' Union to discuss their problems. Mr Ong expressed the Government's sympathies for their difficulties, and assured them that their
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    HE WAS IN PENANG HOTEL ON NIGHTS WIFE THOUGHT HE WAS IN MALACCA
    309 9 HE WAS IN PENANG HOTEL ON NIGHTS WIFE THOUGHT HE WAS IN MALACCA PENANG, Wed A MILLIONAIRrS daughter alleged today that her husband, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, spent two nights with a woman in a Penang hotel last year when she thought he was in Malacca. "I have never
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    ECONOMY RUN WILL COVER 9 STATES
    327 9 SIXTY-FIVE cars will start off from Ipoh on Friday to take part in the 816-mile 6th Malayan Mobilgas Economy Run, which will take drivers through some of the most scenic parts of Malaya. The course for this year's run will be 70 miles- longer
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    WITNESS: I DIDN'T DELIBERATELY INTEND TO TELL HER
    424 9 WITNESS: I DIDN'T DELIBERATELY INTEND TO TELL HER he told me to stay In Penang." Since his transfer to Malacca and Kuala Lumpur, Ang had not visited her during any of his trips to Penang. Madam Chew then recalled a chance meeting with a friend. Mr. Jacv Rozells, last October.
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    Malayan rubber in Africa
    210 9 4 20,000-ACRE rub- ber estate in Eastern Nigeria, started with planting matei rials from Malaya, is expected to go into tapping next year. The estate, belonging to Ounlop Plantations Ltd. will give an estimated yearly crop of 10,000 tons when all the trees I reach maturity.
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    Mother tells a court: My son is bad, detain him till he's 21
    265 9 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. A WOMAN today asked the Juvenile Court here to have her son, aged 13, "detained' until the boy reached 21 "because he is very naughty." f J The mother said that he had thrown stones
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    GOVT. URGED WITHDRAW PROTEST ON CEMENT
    115 9 GOVT. URGED WITHDRAW PROTEST ON CEMENT DENANG. Wed. The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce today called on the Federation Government to withdraw its protest over the sale of Japanese cement In Malaya. "The Government should, in the best Interests of the country's economy, encourage healthy competition by withdrawing the protest,
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    Lost spare wheel
    49 9 PENANG. Wed. Car stri^ pers have been busy in Penang again. The latest victim. Mr. T.S. Smith, lost a spare wheel and a jack from his vehicle parked at the Chinese Swimming Club in Tanjong Bungah. The loss, estimated at $50, has been reported to police.
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    PAP OFFICIAL SPEAKS OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND WARNS 'RIGHTISTS'
    422 10 PAP OFFICIAL SPEAKS OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND WARNS 'RIGHTISTS' TH E parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister. Mr. Chan Sun Wing, said here that there still remained some "rightists" in the Government service who sought to alienate the people from the Government. Mr. Chan, who is chairman of the Upper Serangoon
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    Rubber thefts: Call for wider plan to counter them
    271 10 GOVERNMENT URGED TO BROADEN INSPECTORATE KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. T,HE Federation Government has been urged to expand the Rubber Inspectorate to deal with rubber thefts. The annual report of the Selangor Planter*' Association says that representations to broaden the rubber inspectorate scheme
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    NEW YEAR CROWDS AT SIKH TEMPLES
    173 10 NEW YEAR CROWDS AT SIKH TEMPLES SINGAPORE. Wed. Thousands of Sikhs in Singapore today flocked to the central Sikh Temple in Queen Street to celebrate the most important day in their calendar—Vasakhi. It is the Sikh New Year's Day. being the birthday anniversary of the Sikh race, founded 261 years
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    Had pillion—$15
    39 10 Had pillion— $15 JOHORE BAHRU. WedAfter admitting he had carried a passenger on the pillion ot his bicycle. Tan Ouan said he did not know it was an offence. He was fined $15 tn the magistrate s court today.
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    33 10 MUAR. Wed— The Muar branch of Umno has collected half the $8,000 required for a new building to replace the 10- year-old one at Jalan Meriam which is considered too small.
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    GANG HOLDS UP LORRY, BURNS AND SLASHES ITS TYRES
    86 10 GANG HOLDS UP LORRY, BURNS AND SLASHES ITS TYRES STAB. Wed.— A 16--man sang stopped a lorry on the main Kan-gar-Bukit Ketri road in Perlis yesterday evening and set fire to its rear tyres. They ordered tbe lorry driver and his attendant to go away. After setting fire to the
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    HE LEFT A HOME TO BE BEGGAR
    87 10 HE LEFT A HOME TO BE BEGGAR PENANG. Wed An in- mate who left the Home of the Aged run by the Little Bisters of the Poor last year to become a beggar later hanged himself at a Chinese cemetery, an Inquest was told today. A cowherd. K. A. Sebastian.
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    Machinery danger. Man fined $500
    134 10 PENANG, Wednesday. A CONTRACTOR who ignored a warning by the Department of Machinery was today fined a total of $500 on three charges. Lee Hai Chin pleaded guilty to operating a hoisting machine without <a> a certificate. 'b> the approval ot *he inspector of machinery,
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    POLICE FIND FOUR MORE PARANGS
    75 10 POLICE FIND FOUR MORE PARANGS IPOH. Wed. police recovered four parangs from a bush near a fish ponrt in the Pasir Plnil new village here last night Whe n police raided the me bush two weeks ago. they found two acid bulbs and two parangs. The new village is notorious
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    Good Friday services
    52 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed— A Good Friday service will b» held at the Church of tht Holy Light here at 9.30 a tn. In addition there will be unite j service |t 6 p.m. for Anglican and Mar- Thorns congregations. Rev. L. H Drage ot Singapore will preach
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    ROW SETTLED, UNION TO BUY CO-OP PROJECT SHARES
    212 10 A TWO-YEAR-OLD misunderstanding between the Ministry of Agriculture and the North Kedah Cooperative Banking Union over a relief grant of $120--000 lor padl planters haoeen settled "We shall now give lull suDDort to the Ministry." the banking union's chairman. Tuan Hall All
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      237 10 P= mm MjuJLLol. Tali. A Pedeitai Fsnt in tint af 12' W W »»ees. ..fliuviigi. m > "J tmtasara tO-62 A 143. Orchard Roan Tel: 304 M. Alfo o.ai obi. at K I .Penang-Kota Bahru. Foot Itch Healed in 3 Days Do your f««t Itch, smart sad burn so badly
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    Lock icon Britain plans to scrap her £multi-million missile defences
    409 11 Britain plans to scrap her £multi -million missile defences LONDON, Wednesday. BRITAIN is on the verge of a major change in its defence policy, beginning with the cancellation of the "Blue Streak" H-bomb rocket on which more than £106 million has already been spent. Banner-headline reports in almost every morning
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    LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER GOES BEFORE THE COURT...
    197 11 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER GOES BEFORE THE COURT... MONTREAL. Wed.— "Lady K Chatterley's Lover" went on trial yesterday with two well known Canadian authors and a New York publisher testifying for the defence. Morley Callaghan, Toronto author and radiotelevision personality, told the crowded court room that the book's dominant characteristic was
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    Lock icon Barbara (on US hike) hits at the small fry followers
    179 11 Barbara (on US hike) hits at the small fry followers YEW YORK, Wed. Dr. Barbara Moore, the longdistance walker, arrivea lv New York by sea yesterday and left soon afterwards by air for the West Coast to start walking back across the Uni'cd States today. Dr. Moore, Russian-born wife of
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    Lock icon My wife's remarks not a breach—Mr. Speaker
    239 11 My wife 's remarks not a breach Mr. Speaker TWE Speaker of the House of Commons. Sir Harry Hylton-Fos-ter. ruled yesterday that remarks alleged to have been made by his wife about women politicians were not a breach of Parliamentary privilege. A Labour member. Mr. Emrys Hughes, raised the issue
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    Lock icon AIRLINE: 3 DAYS TO PAY $35 MILLION
    164 11 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. 17ICKERS-ARMSTRONG Ltd. yesterday told CapiT tal Airlines here that it must pay £4.278,000 ($35,000,000) within three days towards the purchase of Viscount prop-jet planes or face foreclosure proceedings. Mr. Hugh R H. Smith, a lawyer representing the British firm, said the
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    Lock icon Land dispute ends—after 59 years and 10 lives
    183 11 Land dispute ends after 59 years and 10 lives DORT MOREBBY. Wed. —A New Guinea land dispute which has gone on for 59 years and has cost the lives of at least 10 people, has ended. Authorities have ruled that a 1.100-acre tract of land on the Gazelle peninsula of
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    805 12 Easter shopping with an exotic touch f>H FEMININE FORUM huang iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 11 CILK has always had v peculiar fascination for women. We love Us softness ;ig;iinst the skin. its exciting whisper when we walk, its gleam as it catches the light. But. as most of you will agree, there is
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    159 12 Glamour for evening in black and white BLACK and white are two colours that have been popular through many, many changes of fashion over a period of decades. In this year's haute-couture colour list these two teamed shades again rate high. The house of Nina Ricci. the only fashion house
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      257 12 Preparing A |n to be a Beautiful Jj J Lady S i Wendy loves to try on -»t |^B Mummy's "pretty beads". -st*** But Wendy's Mother knows \o*£/ that even the most valuable B v^ jewel is not as precious to a .^^Sjfl woman as a clear, beautiful complexion. That's
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      271 12 Straits Times Crossword Ib^^ 1 Bi^ bH bIH H fIH bles bY bH bH bH I B^^| AC'Ro^^ cumpanlon going lo "U" 1 Faint light of morning star church mith a dai.ee <(>. caught in Eastern scene 15 6. An upsetting employmem a I. He that muketh haste to be
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      1337 13 eTHE E.A.C. LINES ADEN. REDSEA. MEOITERBAHEAN, CONTINENTAL ft SCANDINAVIAN PMTS. S'oore Sham Penani "MEONIA" I) a/M API 21/27 Apr 21/2* Apr "•EllA" a) M Aar/ 4 Mat (/(Mar 1 LAUNDIA" I) II 21 May 21 22 May 21/7)4 Ma* "SUMBAWA" a) M Mar/ 4 Jaaa S/ I Jaaa l/IJawa Accepting
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      1421 13 Zltm THE BEN LIME STEAMERS LTD. "a,,? 1 SINCAPORE (lP4oipaiP%Ml ia ON Uaitad Kiagdem) S LINES SAILINtS TO ADEN. U.K. ft CONTINENTAL PORTS. S'pora P. Sham Panang BERABYAI ret Livarpaal, Hall, Rotterdam, Hamburg ta Part/IS Apr BENALBANACN tor Antwarp, London. Hall 24/21 Apr 11 21 Apr (ENAVON for Hamburg, London,
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    CLOSING PRICES
    33 14 SINGAPORE. April 13. RUBBER: $1.18? per lb. (up one -eighth of a cent). 5 p.m. dose: $1.18 (quiet). TIN: $386.37',. per picul (down UM cents). Estimated unofficial offering 225 tons (unchanged).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    700 14 f)N the Malayan Stock Exchange v yesterday, all sec;lons were quiet and prices were inclined to ease. The turnover was small. Members of the Exchange reported the following business at the afternoon call: Industrials: Fltcpatrtcks $1.47; Fraser and Neave ords $2.23 to $2.25 cd, $2.21 and $2.22 xd;
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    ALL MARKETS ARE QUIET AGAIN: RUBBER PRICE DECLINES
    597 14 By Our Market Correspondent ALL markets were quiet again in Singapore and the Federation yesterday, there being little incentive to deal with the imminence of the Easter holidays. On the Rubber Market May became the current quoted position and was slightly easier
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    RUBBER PRICES
    222 14 'MAT first grade rubber buyers fob. closed in Singapore yesterday at 118 T i cents per lb., up one-eighth at a cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was Quiet. S.C.CR.A. CLOSING PRICES In cents per lb.. yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 119 U. seller;,
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    112 14 CINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange i:oon prices pei plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent April/May shipments S3U, buyers, $38 a sellers. Coconut oil quiet; bulk $56 sellers, drum $&8 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done. Muntok white •320. Sarawak $315 (both unchanged), special Sarawak black $210, garbled
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    70 14 THE Malayan °t.\rhan(r Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday Call rates to $100): Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: French New Francs 16O'»: Belgian Francs 1627',; Italian Lire MM. On the free exchange market In Hong Kong, the U.S. dollar was quoted at
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    78 14 CHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Orcades 1/3. seikai Maru 4 5, Eastern Maid 6A. Cleveland 6 7. Ascanlus 8/9. Hoegh Drake 10/11. AdoltWarski 13/14, Werrasteln 15/18, Agamemnon 18, Mandama 19, Sedlli N.Wall 3. Bentong 21/22, Olnko Maru 23.24. Benveg 25. Bldor
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 14 Malayan Slock Exchangr: Apr. 13 Apr. 12 Industrials: 143.59 146.11 Tins: 165.63 165.24 S Rubbers: 269.64 268.97 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    90 14 THE Federation Minister of Finance has fixed the following prices for calculating Customs duUes for the week twit in Mint on April 14. Rubber $Ll9\ a lb. Copra $MS.OO a ton Coconut oil $956.00 a ton Palm oil $631.5* a ton. Palm kernels $506.75 a ton. The rates
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    140 14 MELBOURNE, Wed INVESTMENT shares held a firm tone on a quiet market. Associated Pulp gained a further Is. to 575. 6d. and Myer was up 9d. to 355. 9d. Base metals and the oils held a steady trend, while Commonwealth bends traded along firm lines. Con. Zinc 04/3
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      167 14 THE BURMA FIVE STAR LINE f Burma Port* Lood.r, For Hong Kong ft japan Porto Penang Singapore LILIAN" 23/25 Apr »AHIANA" 23/24 Apr 26/21 Apr AGENTS: BARRETTO SHIPPING TRADING CO., LTD. Spore Tel: *****-3*757 K.L. ***** P'sJmm 6511 Penang ***** CHINA UNION LJNJS Spore Malacca P. Shorn Penang UNION CARRIER
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      1491 14 COMPANY MEETING THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Presentee) at the Annual General Meeting 13th. AprU 196 U. I am pleased to record that 1959 was another year of satisfactory expansion by the Company Although hesitation by the public to enter new commitments was natural at the
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      260 14 ELECTIONS ORDINANCE 1958 (No. 33 of 1955) Elections (Conduct of Elections) Regulations. 1959Notice under Regulations 3(1) Notice Is hereby given that an election writ has been issued to the Returning Officer. Sri Lalang Constituency, and that the writ specifies that the day of nomination In respect of the said Constituency
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      1288 15 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT VACANCIES Only candidates with the stipulated requirements need apply. Applications for permanent appointment must satisfy usual birth and residential qualifications. (1) MONITORING SUPERVISOR. Broadcasting Division, Ministry of Culture. SALARY: $565x20A-685/3/730x20A-880 p.m. QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE: Cambridge School Certificate or its equivalent. In addition, candidates must possess a good
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      1472 15 WnmimWiiißUM^ NOTICES HENRY WAUGH LIMITED i IncorporatrH in Hongkeng) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at Denmark House. Ampang Road. Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, the Twenty-second day of April 1960 at 12 noon. BUBNIESS 1. To receive the Directors' Report
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      1088 15 SITUATIONS VACANT lit Word* St (Mln.)— Box tt et: txtrm WANTBO Teacher* for taking Engliah A History in the Upper Ber condary Classes Teachers with the required qualification and who can i Join the permanent staff need apply statins the lowest remuneration ex- pected to:— The Manager The Grammar School,
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      1020 15 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE it Word, Si (Min.)— Box tt cU. txtrm POR SALS i Vacant land at Harlyn Road (near Dunkirk Avenue) lot No ;24 Telephone ***** Wong S'por* WELL BUILT three bed-roomed 1 house. m/«. Jalan Chengkek $17,500/-. Part loan transferrable. Box A 412 Spore. 1 BINJAI PARK
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      823 15 POR HIRE M Worm, Si (Min.)— Box M rt». Otra RBFRICERATBRS ot varwua us** fiom SO monthly. Conault L«* A I Metcher. 103. orchard Road Tal: 3333s singapora VEHICLES WANTED I to Word* Si (Him.)— Box tt eta. *xl> TRIUMPH MAYFLOWER 1*53 Model must he good condition. reasonable price, no
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      561 15 STEAMBATH, MASSAGE, ETC tt Word, Si (Mln.)— Box tt ct: txtrm LAURA MASSAOI— BXPIBT Llotn*. «d Mautur HiiHiw PhymolhrnipT and Bttambath. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. 31»P. River Villry Road. Binsapore-9. Trliphone :&878. RICKVS MASSACB SALON— Blamu* alaaaaac'titMjnhath. LlccnMd tor mpcrt Tnttmtnu. *laa*eur/Majaru<« in attendaoo* 204 River Valley Road. Ttl: B'pore
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    S'GOR SHOULDGET OFF TO A GOOD START
    283 16  -  VIC NAYAGAM By KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selangor, the inter-state cricket league champions, will be without three "first choices" when they visit Singapore for a friendly match at Easter (Apr. 16 to 18). But they are still fancied to win. The absentees are opening
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    1305 16  -  By THE McGrowdie "magic" turned two problem horses into winners at Kuala Lumpur today. With Noel McGrowdie astride, the erratic Littlewood galloped in earnest for the first time and won the opening race easily from the favourite Intuition. In the 4.45. Summer Kiss led from
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    206 16 No colour bar, says Worcester selector ONDON. Wed. "There Ld will be no question of colour bar when we pick our team." said Worcestershire County selector Dick Howarth yesterday. Which means that Laddie Outschoorn, Ceylonese cricketer from Singapore, and Ron Headley from the West Indies will be chosen to play
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    693 16 moved *up fast on the outside as the field settled down. At the halfmile Four-G and Golden Nabob were neck-and-neck in front. Jalan Beear was a handy third with Paloh. Dauntless and Johan next. Petite Princesse was In the rear with OolUth. Jalan Beaar
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      114 16 The transmission... i j£^^9| STOCK MIUtS Uf TO <«• M mLAjKKmVrBM Wmmm~~m*i i i f il spicim. orivh ur TO H>. RENOLD CHAIN DRIVES 4&Jr* REMOLD CHAINS LIMITED 3 mancnestcr SOLE AGENTS: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. Sandakan. Long life for your teeth! K°ol™osgf(^ KOLYN OS"|
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    267 17  -  Top English amateur club booked for 2 matches next month By VIC NAYAGAM Kuala Lumpur, Wed. HENDON Football Club, one of the top amateur football clubs in England, have been booked for two matches in Malaya on their Far Eastern tour. F.A. of Malaya
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    MARCEL JNR. SAYS: THIS IS THE LIFE
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    Champions
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    SGSFA XI to tour Sumatra, Malacca
    267 17  - SGSFA XI to tour Sumatra, Malacca MOK SIN PIN Singapore, Wednesday By THE Singapore Government Services F.A. has arranged two tours to Johore and Malacca during the Easter holidays and to Sumatra next month. SOSFA has been given special permission by the Singapore Amateur F.A. to play two matches In
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    Eveready tighten grip on Div. 1 title
    193 17 CINGAPORE. Wed. Ever-] ready seem certain of retaining the Dlv 1 title in the Singapore Business Houses F. A. league after their 4-0 victory over Wearne? at Jalan Besar stadium today. Wearnes have 10 points from their completed fixtures while Eveready with 10
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    Chew Plan for higher standard of sport
    326 17  - Chew Plan for higher standard of sport SAUL JOSHUA By CINQAPORB. Wed. A scheme for the Improvement of soort In Singapore has been put forward to the Singapore Olympic and Bports Council. Architect of the scheme is Mr. Chew Keng Ban, assistant secretary of the SO6C who recently returned from
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    32 17 ASCOT, Wed— An investigation into the possibilities of holding National Hunt racing (steeplechaslng and hurdling) at Ascot has been approved by the Queen who is responsible for crown lands. Reuter.
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    68 17 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Selection to meet the South Korean Asian Youth Cup soccer team at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow (kick-off 7.30 p.m.) will be chosen from: 'Mokhtar Tabrl. Idros Albar. Aman Ka.stawi. Ail Bamljan. Samad Abdullah. Khamls Banl. Teng Yee, Osman Johan. Kajapathy, Umar Rahmat.
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    130 17 BOCCEE; Tourist match Spore Selection v Korean Youth* (Jalan Beaar. 7.30 p.m.); SAFA Div. 2A: Rajajl v JolUlads (Balestier Road) Dlv. 2C RAF Chang! T RAF. Tengah (Changl); Darul Aflah "A" t C.A. 'A 1 (Parrer Park) Dlv. 2D: H.H. Dockyard v Telok Kurau fOeylang); Army League Dlv.
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    'NO FORCE' PLEDGE BY THE WEST
    234 18 'NO FORCE' PLEDGE BY THE WEST WASHINGTON, Wed.— The Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and the United States yesterday emphasised, in a Joint statement, the need to solve outstanding problems by negotiation and not by force or unilateral action. The statement was issued after the Ministers Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, Mr.
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    62 18 HON SMIN FOH ol tfO Chow KM (load XL passed away 13.4.50. Cort.ce leaves 4 p.m. Cherai" Catholic cemetery 14.4 60 TAN KMENC MEE (.V) yr») passed away at 14 Barker Road on 13/4/ll>«0 leaving behind his wife. Nee Ho Chal Hoon. 4 daughters and sons. Cortrice will leave
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    101 18 THE FAMILY OF the late Charles C heonK Ah Vounn Thanki rHatl\.-« and fnenil!" uhu sent wreaths and FAMILY OF TMI late Mr. Le* f J ann Chuan (hanka relatives friends loi MBWaSSISM of condolence and attendance a! requiem TMC FAMILY OF ISM lite Mr Wat t.vr Whan thank.i
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    66 18 ROSEE D'Oft il.ldo <°.r»nd Restaurant i On Saturday evening. 16th April, our rentaurant is exclusively reversed for the Malayan Dental Association Annual Dinner Dance. ELAINE VINE. r. ■> !> (Advancedi. l-i N.D.8.. 5.8.. Principal of The Red i-'hors School of Ballet rongratuUtes her pupils on thair SSMSSI i" the
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    One trade body for rubber
    57 18 One trade body for rubber KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A Pan-Malayan rubber trade association will be formed here on May 1. The sponsors are the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, the Singapore Rubber Trade Association and the Federation Rubber Trade Association A sub-committee has been appointed to look into the
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    A 3-point plan for A-power
    285 18 MALAYA SHOULD GET REACTOR BY FOREIGN AID' KUALA LUMPUR, 1Y Wed. —An expert today outlined a three-point plan under which Malaya could benefit from atomic power. The man who did the outlining was Professor C. J. Eliezer, Dean of the Faculty of Science at the
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    Lock icon Beverly changes her story after failing lie test
    122 18 HOLLYWOOD. Wed. Beverly Aadland. 17--year-old friend and travel linfr companion of the late Errol Flynn. admitted >he had given an inaccurate account of the fatal shooting of a youth in her flat last week, police said today. Police originally quoted her as
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    NO FOOD OR PAY FOR MEN ON ARREST SHIP
    214 18 •T^EN Malayan seamen recruited here are now A stranded in Townsville, Australia, aboard the cargo vessel Melva. The ship was arrested on March 2 because her owners owe money for repairs ir Darwin. The Townsville Trades and Labour Council, in a
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    Dispute boils over as patrol police seek 'lost' lorries
    489 18 Dispute boils over as patrol police seek 'lost' lorries SINGAPORE, Wed.— Thirty minutes after 21 lorries were reported "stolen" from a parking lot in Kramat Aoad, off Orchard Road, they were found in Thomson Road. While in Kramat Road, the lorries were under the charge of a contractor, Mr. Lim
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    LONDON STOCKS
    259 18 LONDON. Wed. Unsettled conditions were again apparent In London stock market today Although therr- wer- «r~- i bright spots, losses were again fairly numerous. Holiday influences added to me current adverse .actor. Closing middle price* of selected stock not including stamp duty w«"e: OILTEOGED Consols thk% £46 13/16
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    RUBBER
    33 18 LONDON, Wed. Spot 34 id May 34' 4 d.. June 34d.. July, Sept 33' 2 d.. Oct./ Dec. SJ-.d. Jan/ March 32',d., Aprtl c.U. 34\d.. May c.U. 34 J jd., Tone: Quiet.
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    21 18 UJNDON. Wed Buyer* £787. sellers £787»;., Forward buyer* £7844, sellers £785. Settlement £787^.. Turnover »jn. 125 tons, tun. 5 tons.
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