The Singapore Free Press, 2 April 1960

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    18 1 THE NEWSPAPER EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT The SINGAPORE Free Press 15 CENTS. Xo. *****. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1960.
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    Lock icon Banda is freed: Talks with Macleod
    12 1 Banda is freed Talks with Macleod 11 N On the air Reuter
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    New airport
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    Beating the heat
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    Lock icon MORE AFRICANS KILLED
    190 1 Overnight clashes m wake of mass arrests mm^ m^^^^^ OH^ MHMMMIHMMMBI^ MM M IMMBHMM HMMMH^MMHl IBM H IB —l^ Situation is still tense: Heavily armed patrols m trouble spots DURBAN, Saturday. pOLK'K opened fire yesterday on a column of Africans m a Durban street, killing three id
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    Subjects file past all evening to pay their last repects
    239 1 Subjects file past all evening to pay their last repects JOHORE SULTAN FLIES TO FEDERAL CAPITAL KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. TIIK Istana Xegara was a place of hushed whispers and soft footfalls yesterday evening as a procession of mourners filed slowly into the banqueting hall to pay their last respects to
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    LECTURERS CAR FOR AUCTION WAS APRIL FOOL JOKE
    111 1 LECTURERS CAR FOR AUCTION WAS APRIL FOOL JOKE mjKIT TIMAH, Sut. April tool's day was a comparatively quiet fifair this year m the University of Malaya campus only a car auction and two road blocks. Shortly after 9 a.m. posters i and notices appeared I around the campus of a
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    MORE THAN 20,000 EXPECTED TODAY AT CONVOCATION
    102 1 MORE THAN 20,000 EXPECTED TODAY AT CONVOCATION SINGAPORE. Sat. The vast campus of Nanyang University m Jurong is all set to receive thousands of people who are expected to attend its first convocation ceremony due to begin at 3 p.m. today. Over 20.000 people have been invited for the ceremony.
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    Lock icon Now a big walk in Japan —it's a campaign to eliminate poverty
    139 1 TOKYO, Saturday. THREE members of the Five Labourers Welfare Association will make a 2,000-kilo-meter 1.240 miles) walk from one end of the Japanese main island of Honshu to the other. The walkers, including 51- 1 year-old Ryuhyo Tokusaw.
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    Courtesy call
    24 1 MANILA, Sat. Admiral Herbert Hopwood, Com-mander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet, yesterday called on the Philippine Defence Secretary, Mr. Alejo Santos.
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    New ambassador
    20 1 JAKARTA, Sat. The new Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Patrick Shaw, yesterday presented his credentials to President Sukarno.
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    Joint patrol talks
    24 1 TOKYO Sat. Indones a) officers are In Manila o r discussions for the esUblishment of joint patrols north of the Celebes.
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    Lock icon He didn't get far
    37 1 MANCHESTER. Sat. A 19-year-old .jail escapee, who allegedly bludgeoned a guard to death m his flight, was captured after a brief struggle on Thursday night when he attempted to visit his wife. U.P.I.
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    Wife chained to post
    33 1 SAIGON, Sat.— A man m a South Vietnam village yesterday chained his wife to a post m his house because she went out too often. Neighbours released the woman.
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    THREE HANDSOME CHALLENGE TROPHIES FOR THE BIG CROSS COUNTRY RUN
    59 1 THESE THREE handsome challenge trophies are for the iM-mile Cross Country Run organised by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association at Macßitchie Reser- voir on Saturday. They are (from left): Horlicks Cup for seniors. The Free Press Cup for team, and
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    SCHOOLBOY CHAMPION TRAINS FOR BIG RUN
    210 1 SCHOOLBOY CHAMPION TRAINS FOR BIG RUN PASIR PANJANG, Fit— Singapore schools' champion cross country runner Manso'jr SikaAmi. 16, of Pa>ir Punjang Secondary School, is training seriously for the Cross Country run at the Macßitchie Reservoir on April 9. The 3 1 -mile run is .sponsored by the Singapore Amateur Athletic
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    Lock icon 'Fine pictures' by weather satellite
    62 1 WASHINGTON Sat The U.S. weather satellite put into orbit yesterday with two I vision cameras aboard ime "very fine pk tures" of the earth's cloud and storm pattern. Disclosing that the piet had been received. Harry v. ler, chief meteorologist foi U.S. Weather Bureau. "This
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    Degree for Nasser
    22 1 NEW DELHI. Sat—President Nasser yesterday receive 1 an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Allgarh M lim University
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    Brentano is back
    19 1 HAMBURG. Sat. Dr. Henrich von Brent ano V German Foreign V turned by air from Tokyo.
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    Lock icon Calling Korea
    16 1 TOKYO, Sat Japan t< broadcasting Kor ahtf Japan; *uuKe grammes beamed towarc.s Kor« Reuter
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    UNIT TRUST PRICE
    9 1 Managers' pr filing $128 and buying
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    Industrials up—and United Engineers show way
    507 2 Industrials up and United Engineers show way fsdsgjfklisdj SINGAPORE, Saturday. pHK day was one for industrials on the Malayan Share Market yesterday and the highlight m the section was United Engineer ordinaries done from $1.15 to $1.23. After price call yesterday afternoon dealings were reported "on She kerb" at $1.28
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    Round the Wortd Market Prices U.S. Pepper
    349 2 Round the Wortd Market Prices U.S. Pepper NOTE: All prices belou are middle prices. >vn: and await me rpva.'e to 58, artoats 57« to .>. April ihipmeni 574 to 58. Lampotif ipo4 awaiting retoaM 57| to M, afloat* 07i to "> s April ■hipmeni 571 to M. Barawak unquotfii. Muntok
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    141 2 SHIPS IN PORT CHIPS lying alongside the Bin8 a pore Harbour Board wharves this morning arc: Tjipanas 12, Florian Ceynowa 4 5. Anna Bakke 6A. Thorstrand 6 7. Wairimu 8 9 Karimun 10 11, Tjikampek 13/ H. Bogota 15 lb. Blitar 18. Meonia 19 Kaj«*ng 21 22. Lanit 23, Lslander
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    TAKE-OVER
    54 2 Henrietta bid for North Malaya LONDON: Henrietta Rubber Estates have made offers as follows: Seven Henrietta two shilling units for ten North Malay Rubber Estates two-shilling shares and eleven Henrietta for L'O Rambutan Rubber Estate's two-shilling unit*. Directors of North Malay and Rambutan recommend acceptance and intend to accept
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    LOOK-AROUND
    244 2 British disposals of rubber stockpile LONDON: Sales from the Board of Trade stock of natural rubber m March totalled 5,917 tons of delivery as follows: Spot 2.150 tons. April Delivery 180. May Delivery 1.887 and June Delivery 1.700 tons. Announcing this, the Board of Trade said £1,181 tons of
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    Hong Kong prices
    44 2 HONG KONG. Friday. her* today were: ir fc a v PrevloUs Today rf ration 51.240 51.240 i -'43 .saies I Canto 199.QQ 197 00 Whec. Mardei S 7.05 7 10 HK $35.75 M 5.75 ;S 50 D -'b3O $49 50 salea
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    Gains recorded in most sections at end of pre-Budget business
    93 2 Gains recorded in most sections at end of pre-Budget business LONDON, Saturday. AFTER an eventful week, the London slock markets finished the pre-Budgei account on a highly satisfactory note yesterday. Business wus small but the trend m most sections was quite firm and numerous gains were recorded. Gold shares continued
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    Wall Street
    46 2 NEW YORK: Wall Street closed irregular with a majority of fractional declines. Prices were mostly unchanged or only fractionally altered m early dealings. The undertone was described as uncertain on a lack of stimulating news. A few issues were m demand m the morning.
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    Rubber: London steady
    68 2 LONDON: Belatedncss of eastern advices due to disruption of communications left the market idle and uncertain during the morning but it settled down steady at the decline around mid-session after being at a half penny a pound below yesterday's final levels m sympathy with Singapore. NEW YORK
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    UP 28 DOWN 17 UNCHANGED 135
    904 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. Previous Today INDUSTRIALS 41ft B:CKS Pret 1.95 1.95 Ordl. 2.20 2.<0 •tias ice U.oo Buyers 8.8. Petrel 60 S 4 c.M. Trustees 525 3.25 2on. Tin imelt Pref. ig <g Ores 5 i \i: federal
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    Housewife robbed: Man to go on trial at Assizes
    14 3 Housewife robbed: Man to go on trial at Assizes i obLashed out -red 1
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    Big response to Ministry appeal
    44 3 NGAPORE. Sat.— Nearly 500 people have volunteered teach at the 268 Chinese >ses. Rt to the Education appeal ha* been overwhelming and the number of volunteers Is likely to be increased m the next few days, said a Mini
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    Over $30,000 given
    29 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. Over 530.000 have already txen doj to the ng 1 ity by invitee^ tor todays convocation ceremony. The convocation will begin at 3 p.m.
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    Memorial service
    19 3 SINGAPORE, Sat.- A memorial service fur Countess Mountbatten will be held at the St. Andrew's Cathedral tomorrow.
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    Probe on results of Sabin campaign
    275 3  -  MELVIN CHAN By Singapore, Saturday TIONG BAHRU, BEDOK ARE MARKED FOR SURVEY BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF HEALTH MINISTRY A > f KCIAL COMMITTEE appointed by the Minister of Health. Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim will on Monday begin a three-month probe into the results of
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    Impartial Malayan judges get a jurist's praise
    236 3 OINGAPORE. Sat. Judges m Malaya are not only impartial but they are seen to be impartial. This is the view of Mr. Glenn Winters, a leading American jurist, who has won national acclaim as a writer, lecturer and consultant on judicial reform topics.
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    Saucer man sees 2 mysterious lights
    163 3 vvn SINGAPORE, Saturday. TWO mysterious lights described as "unearthly and very bright' 1 were seen off the northern coasi oi Changi this week. A mmber of people attending an outdoor movie at the RAF Changi hospital saw the lights directly north. One of them
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    Free film show
    24 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. A free film show will be given at Trafalgar Home. Yio Chu* Kang Road, at 7.30 p.m. on Monday
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    Police spot stolen car within two hours and arrest eight men
    204 3 Police spot stolen car within two hours and arrest eight men SINGAPORE, Saturday. *p\Y() hours alter an engineer's ear was reported stolen m Meyer Road, police spot led it gojn*; round Orchard Circus, a court was told. A police patrol car gave chase and stopped it at the .1 unction
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    SOMETHING FOR OLD AND YOUNG
    90 3 SOMETHING FOR OLD AND YOUNG CHESS line for all young «»r old. The dramas enacted upon the chequ oar d make this popular m i iiintry IT IS a simpli to learn, yet unlimited its <<o\>e for providj entertainment and com petition. 0 SOU you can learn chess m the
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    Customs tell shipping companies of dope traffic
    94 3 Customs tell shipping companies of dope traffic SINGAPORE, Sat. Shipping companies have been asked to warn captains of their ships on the regular run to Singapore to lookout for dope smuggling. This follows a recent case m which a seaman was caught smuggling marijuana Into the island. Seixed Dope has
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    TWO IN BID TO EXTORT INTO TRAP
    138 3 TWO IN BID TO EXTORT INTO TRAP SINGAPORE, Sat. Two youths gave a 16-year-old new s vendor 24 hours to meet their extortion demand if he did not want to be beaten up. When the time wa> up. A. Panehacharam. the net vendor, gave them $s—but5 but it was not
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      495 3 FOLLOWING aie changes Hi 417. New Bridge Road; 8.30 GEYLANG STJLUTSCinSunday church services m a.m. Breaking of Bread; 9.30 NESE METHODIST CHI R( H: Singapore' a.m. Ministry. Mr. James Ha- 2.15 p.m. Sunday School and ST. GEORGE'S GARRISON nam: 4.30 p.m. Sunday School; distribution of prizes; 4.00 p.m. CHURCH. Taiiglin
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    JUDGE FLAYS ADOPTION METHOD AND UPHOLDS THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD'S PARENTS TO REFUSE
    270 4 LONDON, Saturday. MR. JUSTICE Roxburgh the 70- year-old High Court judge who recently attacked the "Star Chamber" way babies were being adopted has returned to the attack. I He opened the doors of Jiis Chancery courtroom
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    Experts predict big success for Susan
    329 4 Experts predict big success for Susan SCHOOLGIRL, 18, MAY BE A FRANCOISE SAGAN LONDON, Saturday. A TOP London publishing house believes it has "discovered" a British Francoise Sagan. She is an 18-year-old schoolgirl. And she has written a first novel 'The Enclosure" that has the literary experts forecasting a substantial
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    London doctors are paid for 250,000 'ghosts'
    171 4 London doctors are paid for 250,000 'ghosts' T ONDON, Sat.—Doc- tors m the London area are being paid for a quarter of a million more panel patients than there are m the area, a National Health Service official said yesterday. Dr. Joel Green, chairman ot the London executive council of
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    Challe: Next G-in-C
    30 4 PARIS. Sat.— The Channel Amf^r Norstad Supreme Allied Commander m Europe approved France's nomination of General Maurice Challe as Com mander-in-chief of Allied Forces m Central Europe.
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    Fight goes on
    35 4 SAN RAFAEL, Sat. Lawyers for convict-author Garyl Chessman plan to take his case to a new court after the dismissal of his latest applications for habeas corpus and a stay of execution.
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    West vs. West at world sea talks
    49 4 GENEVA, Sat. A major test of strength between two rival Western plans appeared likely m an 88-state conference gathered to fix new territorial sea limits The two plans— one Canadian and the other American --split the non-Communist group. Neither would give up.
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    Cuts and changes...the RAF's new bomber may be scrapped
    113 4 Cuts and changes... the RAF's new bomber may be scrapped LONDON, s pit new HSR2 supersonic bomber d( to give a new lease of life to the \\J m grave danger of being cut or i econom v id^ An Immediate find out if the "MmplinexT ha by thf r>:
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    Tunnel report
    30 4 PARIS, Sat— The Channel Tunnel Study Group announced that its report on building a tunnel linking Britain and France has been submitted to the Flench and British Governments.
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    Call to traders
    28 4 MANILA. Sat. The Nationalist Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines. Mr. Tuan Mao Lan. has called for "fraternal co-operation" between overseas Chinese ajid Filipinos In business.
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    A Red Indian cut
    35 4 NANTWICH, CEngland), Sat— Fourteen year old Michael Williams was ordered to wear a hat In < yesterday after he was turned away twice for having his hair cut m Red Indian style
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    Look here for your lucky star
    307 4 BORN today your outstanding gift from the stars is undoubtedly your talent for some form of literary expression. You are an excellent judge of character. Since you are a natural student, you will undoubtedly spend a great deal of your time with books. The
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    RITA, 16, FLIRTS NIGHTLY WITH DEATH EVEN IN HER SLEEP
    69 4 RITA, 16, FLIRTS NIGHTLY WITH DEATH EVEN IN HER SLEEP Kila, a younu girl of 1(» is a well-known n I now appearing m Berlin. SJk- is fcrj much attac lu-d t« "Schnecki" the Riant python shr w«»rks with. And this is *iot where it all ends, In cold weather
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      1188 4 THE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1959 CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES PROPERTY AND ASSETS 1. CAPITAL: R«. nP. Rs. nP. 1. CASH: Ra. nP. I Rs. nP, Authorised Capiui In hand and with Reserve Bank a rnnnnfl .k^ rtf of I nt an^ State Bank of 5.00.000
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    Police train the Customs men
    41 5 E TAKE THE CADET SECTORS- COURSE MUST' FOR ALL NEW RECRUITS IN FUTURE g SINGAPORE, Saturday. rcr> will now be trained by the police. ilih <>l five picked from serving il Ihe Police Training First time
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    Lunch date for Ghosh
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    7,000 shotguns and pistols in Johore
    42 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. number of licenced amis m Johore. totalling 237 pistols and revolvers of which ITl 1 arc need to es: >ho" prot been turned down, PowellPolice Of i. The only refu r personal wcapo:
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    Lock icon ANSHUN SAILS WITH 440 PILGRIMS ON SECOND VOYAGE TO MECCA
    112 5 THE pilgrim ship Anshun is seen leaving yesterday for her second voyage to Mecca this year with 440 pilgrims on board. Before she pulled away from the Singapore wharves hundreds of relatives and friends of the pilgrims braved the blistering
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    A MEDDLING HAND LANDS TWO MEN IN JAIL
    84 5 A MEDDLING HAND LANDS TWO MEN IN JAIL SINGAPORE, Sat.-Putting a hand through an iron gate and meddling with the showcase inside one of the six ingredients of housebreaking. Deputy Superintendent of Police. S. K. Sundram told a district judge here. DSP Sundram was prosecuting a case m which two
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    Govt's job to stop rubber thefts—says Mr. Brown
    111 5 Govt's job to stop rubber thefts— says Mr. Brown KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.— The new vice-chairman of the Rubber Producers' Council. Mr. J. Brown, said today that the prevention of rubber .thefts m the Federation was definitely a responsibility of the government. Speaking at a Press conference. Mr. Brown added: "It
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    A Penang bus tour to 'open the eyes' of 32 S'pore students
    143 5 SINGAPORE, S a t.— Thirty two fifth and sixth formers of two societies m Victoria School are on their way to Penang on a bus tour. Permission The students, member% of the Geographical and Historical Societies, were granted
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      481 5 IA/IJ V ["he urge to f f :noose from ft I U V v l n (vide selection when t comes to YOURSELF? buying clothes, lies \tfF a^!m deep m every \V 4ttTOi man: why stifle it. Why indeed, when >^v you can indulge ,^X^ your taste for ufl! hN
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      242 5 DIARY OF TODAY'S EVENTS KMUM. M>YB LIB: Badiucloor boay-bui! I° P v le show 7 p.m. km innn vdi lH CLI X 4 p.m.; aim jo p.m. 100 I HI\T YOl Til I IB: 4 pini 30 p.m. M kin YOITU CLUB: 7 p.m.; English cia^i 7.30 WESLEI W.TJ.: Fellowship
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    OPINION Mourning the death of a King
    299 6 OPINION Mourning the death of a King IT IS the whole of Malaya, and not the Federation alone, that mourns the death yesterday of the Yang diPertuan Agong, just as m his lifetime and all-too-brief reign respect for the man was general. To many an outsider m 1957 the idea
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    MURDER INC.
    1228 6  - MURDER INC. GUY JONES WHEN THE KID SANG-MEN WALKED TO THEIR DEATHS by IT WAS run like any other big company with headqu \rters In Brooklyn... with regular wages for staff killers. IT HELD regular board meetings to ensure the smooth working of its vast crooked monopoly... THE little killer
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    The end of Caterham-where the sgt. major saluted the phone
    615 6  -  PETER LAWRENCE by T UK place where it is hard to be idle closed its doors this week. The notorious Guards Depot at Caterham, which for 83 years has been a tortuous nursery tor thousands of tall, lean young men,
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    YOU are the JUDGE
    158 6 THE lease of Jack Blairs shop said: "The tenancy may be determinded by three months' written notice signed by the valuer to the landlords." And sure enough one day such a notice arrived on Jack's door mat signed "Alfred Brim;s the name of the valuer. Rut
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    TAXIMAN WHO MOLESTED GIRL OUTSIDE HER HOME IS FINED $90
    22 7 TAXIMAN WHO MOLESTED GIRL OUTSIDE HER HOME IS FINED $90 I -ore. s a X who it N m I took offence
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    ASS RALLY FOR ANNIVERSARY
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    Hindu thought
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    Dancing, sewing
    27 7 folkn will be held Joo Chiat Community p.m. to 5 p.m. ■o:i. In the evenim T p.m. to 9 p.m. I be a Kebaya sewing
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    SEA trade conference planned
    252 7 THREE-MAN COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO GET SUPPORT OF GOVT. AND LOCAL CHAMBERS SINGAPORE, Saturday. epoch-making conference of South-East Asian chambers of commerce is being planned by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. At the first committee meeting held recently at the Chamber's premises m Hill Street, the
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    JAILED—2 FROM INDONESIA RETURN FOR MORE
    191 7 JAILED— 2 FROM INDONESIA RETURN FOR MORE SINGAPORE, Sat.— Two Indonesians, who were jailed for three months each m November on an explosives charge, were jailed again for six months for illegal entry into Singapore. They were La Daik bin Man, alias Lahantoro bin Dollah, and Husin bin Seman. alias
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    Jailed for failing to obey order
    78 7 SINGAPORE. Sat.-^The Second District Judge, Mr. Choor Singh today Jailed a youth. Yeo Thiam Choon, of Florence Road. lor twelve months for failing to comply with an order imposed on him under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provision) Ordinance Under the order. Yeo was to
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    COLOMBO PLAN ENGLISH EXPERT HERE ON WAY TO INDONESIA
    94 7 COLOMBO PLAN ENGLISH EXPERT HERE ON WAY TO INDONESIA KATONG, Sat. Mr. I H. Barham, a Colombo Plan expert from New Zealand, who is teaching English m Sourabaya m East Java, arrived m Singapore yesterday after a short holiday m Hong Kong and Japan. Mr. Barham will return to Sourabaya
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    Cinema tickets at 'black market' price: $100 fine
    71 7 Cinema tickets at 'black market' price: $100 fine SINGAPORE, Sat. Tan Yok Klam, 18, was yesterday fined $100 for attempting to sell cinema tickets at "black market" prices outside the Marlborough Theatre at 9.25 p.m. on Jan. 7. He was prosecuted under the Entertainments' Duty Ordinance. Tan, it was stated,
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    Underwater films
    40 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. Mr. R. E. Sharma of the Malaya Nature Society will show two films depicting underwater life and land crabs of Christmas Island on Friday at 8.30 p.m. at the Botany Department of the University of Malaya.
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    RE-ORGANISED CHURCH LIBRARY NOW OPEN
    83 7 RE-ORGANISED CHURCH LIBRARY NOW OPEN SINGAPORE, Sat. The Commission on Christian Education office and library, which has recently been reorganised, will now be open for use by all members of Methodist churches and schools at the following times. Monday 2.30-4.30 p.m Tuesday 9.00-11.00 am' Wednesday 4.00-6.00 p m Friday 9.00-11.00
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    You are looking lovely today
    20 7 You are looking lovely today LOOKING lovely today is Miss Horence Lee. She is 18 and works m :i hunk.
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    One-way traffic
    37 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. Oneway traffic system will be enforced on Cheng Beng festival days within the Bukit Brown cemetery area. It may be extended to Holland Road. Ulu Pandaii. Clementi and Bukit Timah Roads, if necessary.
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    Officer who 'forget' to call his witnesses: Youths get an apology
    137 7 Officer who 'forget' to call his witnesses: Youths get an apology SINGAPORE, Saturday. PROSECUTING officer apologised m open court to six youths accused of committing an affray. Inspector Yeap Theam Hock told them: "I am sorry that your case, fixed for this afternoon, cannot proceed." The inspector explained this was
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    You are the judge
    71 7 (Sea page 6) THE landlords won. The judge said that if the lease had provided that the notice should he personally signed by the valuer. Jack Blair's argument would have been correct. But unless personal signature is specified, a person's signature does not generally have to
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    Folk dance session
    26 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. The International Folk Dancing Club will hold a folk dance session at the Chinese YMCA at South Pier at 7.30 tonight.
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    Getting to know glass
    33 7 Mr. Allan Howell. industrial chemist of the the Singapore Glass Manufacturers Co. Ltd., will talk on "Get Acquainted With Glass" on April 6 at the Singapore Rotary Club luncheon.
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    New radio course begins at Poly on Monday
    115 7 New radio course begins at Poly on Monday SINGAPORE, Sat The Singapore Polytechnic is to start part-time cow. n Radio Telephony Genoral Certificates from Monti. The Mf| will be held on liondi nesdays and Fridays, lrom 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.n for one term only. The classes, however, will be
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    Electricity work
    41 7 HAVELOCK. jpPK be interrupted tomorrow m parts of Havelock Road, Neil Road, Gange ue. i Brahmaputra Road. D Road. Beo Lane and Buklt Ho Swee. This is to enabi. tial extension works to be carried out. sa^d a spokesman.
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    Entries will close 12 noon on Monday ...get your name in the post today
    261 10 piLL m this form. Post it today. Join the fun of the Reservoir Run. i^^k^o^B i^^^^^wßl j NAME (block letters) AGE: f ADDRESS: Singapore^ I wish tv enter for the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's Cross-Country Championships
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    HEALTHY COMPETITION FOR ALL ...JOIN IN THE FUN OF THE RUN
    159 10 HEALTHY COMPETITION FOR ALL ...JOIN IN THE FUN OF THE RUN ij^RESH air and healthy competition here's a chance to enjoy both. A week today the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association hold a cross-country run at Macßitchie Reservoir. Entries close at \2 noon on Monday. April 4. Anyone can join. There
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    Aussie champ Varsity's new badminton discovery
    153 10  - Aussie champ Varsity's new badminton discovery KEN TOFT By f IM Whye Geok. a Malayan undergrad \\\M just returned from Australia, if the I mil of Malaya's new badminton 'find An old boy of St. Andrews School. Whye Geok is now a freshman at the Varsity where he will complete
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    Today's Sport
    25 10 CRICKET: 30 Bn. RAOC v 6 Coy (RASC Friendly Hill. SRC v CSC SRC. SOCC E R Rajaji v Gurkha Transit Farrer Park.
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    ESTATE SOCCER
    40 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. Johore Union Estate beat Pagoh Estate 6-0 m the final of the Estate Labourers soccer competition. Organising Committee were Messrs. T. X Turner. Mr. F. W. Garner. Mr F. Thorn and Mr D. p. Kelly.
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    MATTHEWS THE GREAT: THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM
    506 10 MATTHEWS THE GREAT: THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM LONDON Saturday rpHERE will never be another Stanley Matthews because there cannot be m a sport which is ironing out individualism and substituting blackboard stereotypes off the production line Coaching has stifled the player with ideas of his own. yet everyone
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    22 10  -  M. Harrison »y AST! m In of th. I T^'o pio\ I A: I Diai; pa> ieel Hp open H
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    89 10 TOUR MANAGER CRITICISES WEST INDIES PORT OF SPAIN. Sal Bumpers m overd "mostly by the West Ind, .-.aid M.C.C. tour mai... Mr. Walter Robins ye He will submit n d_ ential report on the tour The question of bumpers, he said mu>r necessarily be 'part Said Mr. Robins: i think
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    WATER SPORTS ON APRIL 10
    74 10 I PASIR PANJANG. Sal Singapore Rotary Club *n attempt to foster relat, snip among th*« ril dwellers of Kampon X Teban in m X i? a airr ir Pan J a »8 Road.: «J J l ho i d lts second Annual Water Sporu on
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    HACK FORM OF ALL THE RUNNERS
    1434 11 m t \k on Went In 40; Div. m Ir4CE TWO m won on course. HAPPY 1 HATTER: 30-3-60 Galloped over 3F m 36— Eleventh Ui Div. 3 6P race. RACE THREE HERE HE COMES: 28-3-60 Went over 3P m 40.. with San Juan;
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    Mickey Rooney should be the winner of this sprint
    486 11 Mickey Rooney should be the winner of this sprint RACE TWO i^— 1 RACE ONE I RICKEY ROOXEY, second to Little Richard the second day, could have been unlucky. His connections objected to Little Richard on the grounds of interference m the firs! furlong. They must have thought there was
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    EXTRA FURLONG MAKES IT EASIER
    595 11 EXTRA FURLONG MAKES IT EASIER RACE EIGHT 1 RACE SiX 1 rpHE Class 1 Div. 1 9F A race is not easy to pick. Top-weight Tudor Wonder, King's Thane, Jolly Master, and The Brave One all have strong claims. I am going for The Brave One, who was running on
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    365 12 Don' t bet without this guide THE FREE PRESS I THE STRAITS TIMES MALAY MAIL j NAHYANG MAMFAIIG ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL iOY POINTER LMY j KWEE LOH MA VIMOONC MARTINCa'IV mTrWaTT" sTtTTuIn SAN JUAN~~ PINTU MAS MARTINGALE BOX OFFICE *,1 Son Ju«n Son Juan j Pintus Mos
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    1409 12 ALLAN LEWIS HELPS YOU PLAN YOUR PUNTING RACE FIVE CL. 1 1! MILES j THE 11 Miles Singapore Derby tomorrow,: worth $15,000 plus added money, should: go to top-weight Technicolor 11. Technicolor II has all the qualifications: for a feature race
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    HEADING FOR A HIGHER CLASS...
    367 12 HEADING FOR A HIGHER CLASS j RACE FOUR THINK Putli is headed for Class 1, so I must go for her tin tomorrow to win the. Class 2, Div. 1 sprint even though she is a division higher with 7 lb more for her first start win. She won easily
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    Denton in great form
    64 12 Denton in great form Five goals by Bill Denton I i helped Regimental Pay Office to beat 443 BAD by 11 goals: to 2 m an Army Div. 1 league match at Nee Soon yesterday. I Neilson (2), Wilson (2),: Smith and Stoddart scored the remaining goals. In a Div
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    Williams grabs 4
    38 12 Singapore Combined 1 Schools trounced Jollilad.< A.U. 3-2 at Farrer Park yes- terday. Quah Kirn Lye. Williams 4. Jogencira. Kulraj and Rudy: Richards scored for the: schools. Jollilads' goals came from Nadarajah and Ahmed: Kadir.
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