Singapore Standard, 29 April 1953

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    15 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD jft m 3. Ml No. 296. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1953. TWELVE PU;ES
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    Six-Cornered Fight As Ballots Pour In
    215 1 Six-Cornered Fight As Ballots Pour In pTSH POMS kept ponrinto The Standard 1 all day yesterday nd vvith only two days > it looks as if the 1 M\-cornered one two from Singapore I tour from the Peder;mi ill having the to go to Knql.md month. Singapore*! Tan Bag >
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    BUILD UP DEFENCE AGAINST REDS'
    129 1 April 28. (AP) Nationalist Pro-, Chen» today j the Soviet peace j is a complete urged a build collective Asian against Com- "ion m Asia, :i d i must develop to coui U menace. never plans for globe- and c-' the free world a frightful
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    UN THREATEN TO 'RECESS' TALKS IF REDS WON'T ACT
    248 1 UN THREATEN TO 'RECESS' TALKS IF REDS WON'T ACT PANMl NJOM, April 28, (AP).— l\N. negotiators today threatened to break off the renewed Korean armistice talks unless the Communists come up soon with a concrete proposal for exchanging prisonerslast big obstacle to a truce. Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison said
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    BID TO SPLIT NATO
    23 1 '•ALTER Bedel! Smith, S1 ites Under-Secre--aid yesterday he Scivio: Union fy her "vigor vide North AtlanOrganisation coun- Reut er
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    Malaya Sound For U.S. Investment
    262 1 Standard Shipping Reporter TIIK CiROl'P of 48 American businessmen from Detroit, who leave Singapore today after a three-day tour of the Colony, yesterday expressed confidence m this country H one well worth investing American capital m The Americans, headed by the Detroit Boat of Commerce
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    44 1 photo. THE visiting croup of American businessmen from Detroit. m Singapore to study trade possibilities yesterday visited the harbour to sec for themselves the volume of trade carried by sea. They are here seen with a barrare of cameras trained ou the w^terfrout. Standard
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    LAOS TO IKE: SEND HELP
    337 1 Royal S.O.S. As Rebels Draw Near HANOI, April 28: Vierminh Com munisr spearheads closed m on Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos, from four directions tonight and the hereditary prince of the state called urgently for United States aid. ''We are not asking
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    UK REJECTS REDS' PEACE PACT CALL
    237 1 LONDON, April, 28— (UP)— Britain threw cold water on th« Kremlin's plea for a five*] poww peace pact today and dismissed it as an unwelconv. c I revival of the old Cominform propaganda line. The Foreign Office said Soviet F reign Minister Viacheslav M'i!ot(>\'s
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    26 1 photo. PRINCESS Margaret smokes a cigarette m a long holder, while Queen F.lizaheth laughs happily as they watch the Olympic Horse Trials at Badminton Gloucestershire AP
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    'Chiang Will Recover China'
    66 1 TAIPEI. April 28, (AP) The .Japanese Ambassador, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, today predicted that Chiang Kaishek's Chinese Nationalists would recover the lost China mainland. The Ty-yoar-old envoy the world's oldest ambassador made his prediction m commenting on the first anniversary of the Sino-Japaneje peace treat v under which
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    BISHOP DELAYED
    21 1 THE Bishop of Croydon has been delayed 24 hours and will not arrive In Singapore before 8.:i0 p.m. today.
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    Eden: 2nd Operation
    36 1 BRITISH Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, will undergo a second operation owing to the persistence of jaundice he contracted following his recent operation of the gall bladder, the Foreign OHire announced yesterday. AFP
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    CAMBODIA KING
    30 1 KING Norodom Shihanonk of Cambodia yesterday lunched with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako a; \he Tokyo Imperial Palare. He is on his way home from the United Reuter
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    Pacific Exercises
    33 1 THE US navy started amphibious manouevre* yesterday off the Pacific CO*S< based on the exercise that Alaska is occupied by enemy forces Some 50,000 sailors and marines will take pan. AFP
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    11 Die In Blast
    34 1 ELEVEN men were killed and four injured m an explosion aboard the United States 30. 800-ton aircraft carrier Bennington. according to reports reaching here from (tuaritanaino m South Cuba. Reuter
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    PINAY COMBINE HOLDING LEAD
    205 1 PARIS. April 28, (Reuter) The conib>.... Ton ot independents and moderate conservatives headed by Mr. Antoine Pinay, a former Prime .Minister of France, triumphed m the Municipal elections m Paris, according to results announced early today. It was the Rrsl co-ordinated campaign by these parties, and
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    CANAL TALKS STILL ON
    64 1 CAIRO. April 28, (AP).— Egyptian and British representatives met today for the second session of their talks on evacuation of British bases. Premier Gen. Mohammed Naguib. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi. and British Ambassador Sir Ralph Stevenson met m Naguib's office. The Egyptian side met until late
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    DEADLOCK OVER MARILYN
    147 1 NEW YORK. April 28. (Beilter). Tht question of whether a nude figure on a rock was nuder than film star Marilyn Monroe on a red plush robe was too murh for a jury here. They were discharged after an hour and a half's hopeless deadlork. Mr. John
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    'Stabilise Tin Price'
    110 1 MALAYAN DELEGATE TELLS ECAFE TOKYO, April 28, (AFP)— Malayan delegate to the ECAFE conference on mineral resources, Mr. A. Patterson, expressed the hope today for international co-operation m stabilising prires of mineral resources m Malaya. Mr. Patterson said the s'abilisation of prices at paying levels was the
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    YORKS' 1st BAG-2 TERRORISTS
    127 1 YORKS' 1st BAG -2 TERRORISTS Xl ALA LI T MPUR. Tufv Security forces m the Federation have killed three more terrorists. Two of the terrorists were killed yesterday by a patrol of the Ist (last Yorkshire Regiment m the Rene am i area, Johore. This was the Regiment's first successful
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    Govt. Co-op Body
    90 1 THI Standard regri-ts th.i^ the allegations, which ;i|>' or! m tho IfNlf dated Mai 1953, about t^e Bingai Government OfTi < operative Housing Bociet/, Ltd., wore ever made, ami wishes to statr thai MirH allesations arp absolutely groundless, and that any imi>i tations of there being a
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    Assn. Forms New Union
    99 2 TIIF S.ngapore Cinema Protectionists and Electricians Welfare Association will be now be called the Cinema and Entertainment Workers' Union. The organization will be open to ail employees working m the various entertainment organisations. The union wi invite the Cabaret Hostesses Association representing all rabaret girls to
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    3 Unions Ask For Pay Rise
    216 2 THREE Singapore indusrial trade unions representing more than 3,500 Government employees is asking the Government to it-open negotiations for an interim award of increase m their total emoluments, pending the findings of the Ritson Commission. They wrote to Govern merit yesterday asking lor the
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    Artist At Luncheon
    103 2 t A newly arrived Hong- > kong artist m Singapore, J Mr. Len* Ra Nong. will 2 exhibit some of his works at the Chinese Chamber J 2 of Commerce on May 8, for three days. Mr. Leng specialises m Chinese writing and his beautifully executed cha-
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    Muslim College Or Scholarship?
    191 2 IF THE necessary funds for the new Muslim College m Malaya are not raised by December, 1954, the money realised from the property donated by Dato S. I. O. Alsagoff will be utilised to endow a scholarship fund to be known as the Syed Alsagoff Muslim
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    Mental Staff Union And Govt. Agree
    99 2 THE Singapore Government and the 500-strong Mental Hospital Uniformed Staff Union reached an agreement on all outstanding claims of the union yesterday. This happened after a twohour meeting in the Labour Department. Mr. W. I. Gallet'.y. Assistant Commissioner for Labour, who was the chairman
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    Free Medical Aid Urged
    48 2 A MOTION asking the Singapore City Council to provide free medical aid to the families of its daily-rated employee? at its .dispensaries "will be tabled at Urn Councillors' meeting forfeonow. j+ r At present the labourers r*reive free .t>c<Ucitl facilities but not their families.
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    500 Clerks Fear Axe In Move To Economise
    508 2 500 Clerks Fear Axe In Move To Economise Standard Staff Reporter MORE than 500 temporary clerks of the Singapore Government feor retrenchment as a result of Government's economy drive. The acting Financial Secretary, Mr. M. C. Compton, said on Monday that Government "is very anxious to ensure that all possible
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    $2,000 For Running Lottery
    74 2 $2,000 For Running Lottery THAM LOKE was fined $2,000 m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday lor assisting m the management of a public lottery, chap-ji-kee. The prosecution slated that when police made a raid on a house m Duxton Road on Monday morning, they found the accused writing on
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    Infant Dies After Fall
    97 2 Air. Giam Chong Hing, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday recorded a verdict of 'death by misadventure mi n an inquiry into the death of a 44-day-oid baby. Ong Yew Teik. who.died as a result of injuries he received m a fall. The infant's mother 'old the court
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    CAMERONIANS
    38 2 THE Ist Carneronians will leave Singapore by the troopship Empire Hallada l^ on May 1. instead of April :W, a^ scheduled. Pipes of the Ist Battalion, Gordon Highlander?, will play at the QUaj tide during the send-ofT.
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    Trade Unionists To Hold Mass Meeting
    112 2 THE 50.000 strong Singapore Trade Union Congress, will hold a mass meeting m the Badminton Hall, on Friday morning to celebrate May Day. Mr. Chew Song. genera" secretary of the T.l'.C, m May Day message to workers: said: "Let us make a joint p'edge
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    7 Leave For UK Training
    98 2 SF.VEN potential MaiajM omrers for the Federation and Malay Regiments left S:::^;:--pore yesterday by air U<r Britain to attend a course hT n Hall and later at the H >yal Military Academy, S ihurst. They will join 33 other Malayans, already m Br on the
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    Warning Notices At Reservoirs
    88 2 THE Singapore Municipal Ordinance empowers the City Council to erect signboards at the City Reservoirs, warning the public that they may be penalised for pollution of the City's water supply, a spokesman of the City Council told The Standard yesterday. Commenting on a letter published yesterday
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    NEW COME BRIDGE
    28 2 MALACCA. Tues. The newly constructed downstream portion of Newcome Bridge was opened to one-way traffic for the first time today. There was no opening ceremony.
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    Maudrene's Pupils To Dance In HK
    165 2 MORE than 40 ballet pupil? of Maudrene's School of Dancing, Singapore, may dance m Hongkong's Lee Theatre for a week during their August school holidays. Most of the pupils are boy* and girls under 16. Approval fpr their departure from Colony is being awaited.
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    PERON HONOURED THESE JAP VISITORS TO SPORE
    271 3 us m that country, arrived* sfn^pTre 13 back to Japan yesterday. lfteir Sektn. ty Pr feSSOr Yoshido aeKine, the party consisted of S£ g /f ad w ates and three students of Was-da University Professor S^kine told The Standard that the party had
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    Teachers Appeal To Govt.
    153 3 Teachers Appeal To Govt. milard Staff Reporter Singapore Teachers' m a memorandum the Government is \g recognition for ites of Indian Uni•s who are teaching -ndary schools. .nukes ma n of the Id The Standard that poaef of admiss »n to of studies and e>:emp.l intermediate exami- the graduates of
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    Girls' Brigade Annual Display
    39 3 Seventh Singapore i Brigade will hold its •lual display at the Hall, m Prinsep On Friday at 7.43 pry.. J. M. Fraser, president Singapore Battalion, Brigade, will be the ing oillcer. Fraser will c:ve away
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    Three Held For Theft Of Textiles
    144 3 SIXGAPORK Police have arrested three Malays, including a woman, alleged to be concerned m th e theft of $35,000 worth of cloth from an Indian textile shop m Changi Road >m Apr. 2A. They will be charged with dishonestly retaining stolen property. So far.
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    TEN-CENT NOTES ARE PLENTIFUL
    232 3 NUMEROUS collectors Ln Singapore and the Federation still have specimens of the tencent notes which were issued under a special ordinaries passed by the Legislative Council m 10 1 7, to rectify the loss of currency which had occurred throigh people melting down dollar coins for
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    FATAL ACCIDENT
    51 3 KLANG, Tuc?. Kamaruddin, a special constable attached to the K'ang police died when the motor cycle he was riding skidded abou* a mile from Klaus on the Batu Tiga Road. He was found unconscious by a car driver who took him to the Kiang District Hospital whore he
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    NAAFI STORE BURGLED
    421 3 Thieves Take $1,410 Worth Of Cigarettes THIEVES in Singapore on Monday broke Into (he Navy Army Air Force Institute store in Grange Road, a house in Bukit Panjang and a hotel on Sunday and stole cigarettes, money and a cheque. Police have recovered some of the property.
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    Try New Market System
    209 3 Try New Market System Robertson Says THE Singapore middleman is so powerful that it is doubtful whether any positive action will be taken to reduce the price of vegetables, Mr. D. Robertson, a former City Councillor, told The Standard yesterday. He said that Government has done nothing about the proposal
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    OFFICIALS FOR SSAD
    88 3 THE following were elected office bearers of the Singapore Society of Amateur Dancers: president. Mr. Lee Kirn Tah. vice-presidents, Messrs. Tan Soon Choc and Chan Chiok Sion^, secretary, Mr. Chee Teck (Juan (re-elected), asst. secretary. Mr. Robert Than, treasurer-Mr. Chee Teck Swee re-elected), asst. treasurer. Mr. Low
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    Molly Is Happy In New Home
    143 3 Molly Is Happy In New Home A GIRL who told a Singapore policeman that her name was Molly Tan, when he found her wandering m the Tiong Bahru area on April 2, is now "happy to be with friends" at the Girls Homecraft Centre. She has told her father, Inspector
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    UNION FOR TECHNICALS
    95 3 AT a general meeting of representatives from five Government technical departments held recently it was unanimously decided to form a single organisation for all employees engaged m the technical profession m Government Departments. It will be called "The Singapore Technical Services Union." The following were elected to
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    Probe Starts On Air-Conditioning
    211 3 Standard Staff Reporter MALAYANS who dislike entering an airconditioned room may benefit from the research which will be conducted by the University of Malaya with the help of medical scientists from the British Medical Research Council. The Standard was told yesterday that it was hoped to
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    Tenants Form Movie Group
    94 3 TENANTS of Singapore Improvement Trust houses m the Balestier area have formed a movie group. The main object of the Group is to provide free screenings of film shows at Trust Estates m the Balestier area, twice to eight times a month. The officials of the
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    Students Plan Tour Of India
    124 3 FORTY University of Malaya students are expected to leave Singapore towards the end of July for a six-week tour of Ceylon and India to study the cultural, economic and geographical aspects of these two countries. The successful outcome of the tour, sponsored by the University's
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    S'pore YWCA Day Plans
    99 3 THE Singapore Y.W.C.A. will hold World Y.W.C.A. Membership Observance Dny today with tea, a service Mid a conference at its Raffles Quay headquarters. The tea will commence at 5.15 p.m., and will be followed by the service and conference which is scheduled to finish at 7.30
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    Crowning 'Face Lifting' Hit By Unstable Trade
    144 3 THE present trade uncertainties have retarded the Coronation "face lifting" operations which many landlords planned for their buildings, Mr. V. R. Frampton, told The Standard yesterday As head of th c building firm which has been carrying out Coronation renovations on offices and
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    CID Check On Dealers
    66 3 TO CURB the recent increase m thefts of car accessories m Singapore, officers from the pawnshops and secondhand dealers sub-branch, C.1.D., made special checks on several shops m Sungei Road on Monday. In a secondhand dealer's shop, they recovered two hubcaps, which were recently reported stolen.
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    NEW LIBRARY
    47 3 KLAXG. Tues. A $5,000 library for 'he Wah Keow Chinese School here was derlared open by Mr. Leunf Cheung Ling. The library is named the lion Choo Ho Library after the la'e Mr. Hoh Choo Ho, who was the principal for a number of years.
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    Scouts Will Do Any Job
    136 3 Standard Staff Reporter MOST requested job for the Singapore Scouts and Cubs m their "Job Week" so far has been car washing, closely followed by weeding and general gardening. The Standard was told yesterday. The response to their appeal for funds by doing work for
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    MAU MAU HIT JAP ZOO COLLECTION
    227 3 MAU MAU HIT JAP ZOO COLLECTION THF. first Japanaaa to hay« his plain upset by Afiicau Mau Mau terrorism arn\«d ta Singapore ynttrdaj. He was Mr. M. Kagawa, Director of Takanwttui. on* of Japan's ten big BOOS, who BM been m Africa for the last fesv months gathering new animal*
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    SPECIAL PRAYERS
    29 3 Singapore Oylon Rind il will ceieljrale tin* CoranitkMl on June 2 at Sri Senptg* Vinayagar Ttmple, i 1 Ceylon Road, with spenul pr.iyers and a thanksgiving service.
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    Chamber Refutes Dato Onn
    143 4 Chamber Refutes Dato Onn 1POH. Tups— Dato Onn V recent remarks that Chinese Chambers of Commerce have becom^ an underground KMT and tnat they control the views of the MCA and intend to make Malaya a :W*h province were termed "false and untrue" by the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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    UMNO, MCA 'Will Not Bite'
    396 4 UMNO, MCA 'Will Not Bite' National Conference *OpenM9oor'C>ffef Say Leaders Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR Tues. Political organ! sations like the United Malays National Organisation and the Malayan Chinese Association ore not likely to jump at the boit cast by the sponsors of the Malayan national conference inviting them to
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    MURDER CHARGE
    62 4 MERSING. Tue*. Mohamed bin Uda. ias Mai Taram. alias Busk, i Home Guard of Tanjong Put us, near Endau was todaj committed to the Assizes an a murder charge afler a preliminary inquiry by Inche MahnuKki bin A!i. Mohamed bin Uda was accused of causing h*- death of
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    AT LAST THEY ARE ALIVE TO NEED FOR UNITY'
    327 4 KUALA LrMPI'R, Tues. The man m the street hails the conference if only as a public confession by the sponsors, chiefly the Mentris Besar. that they axe at last alive to the fact that if Malaya is to sain independence there
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    COMMODITY PRICES
    102 4 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were: h Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S.S. Spot Loose 11* 7|j No. 1 R.S.S. 715 7-1 No. 2 R.S.S. 68* 68] No. 3 R.S.S. 631 65J Tone: Steady. SINGAPORE. Tues. The Drice of tin today was S3ta per picul.
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    HEALTH SHOW
    46 4 THE World Hra)?h Day exhibition shown recently at the Victoria Memorial Hail Singapore, has been taken 'on a tour of the Federation. The exhibition ooer.s at Segamat, Johore. on Friday May 1 The exhibition W UJ next shown i a Muar aild Johore banru
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    PRIMARY CLASSES
    41 4 SIX additional English primary afternoon classes are to be started m Perak from May 1. Two classes will be at the Ipoh ACGS and one mi n Ipoh ACS. The other classes will be at Tehik taeon and Kampar.
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    Gabiria Shows Her Paces
    121 4 THE Circu. Busch no\ performing m Singapore at the juni'tion <tf Queen Street and Manila Street has been drawing record crowds to all its shows ever since its opening season on April 19. One of the thief attractions is the lion ad. Amedeo Gerardi, acclaimed as
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    3 Soldiers Flown In To Testify
    92 4 IPOH. Tues. Three sold ers of the Green Howards, Sgt. William Hi:i:;;'\ C'p;. Colin Helm and Pte. William Guest who fought the terrorists m Lower Perak i year and who later left for England, were Sown back r > his country to give evidence
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    3 Youths Claim Trial
    104 4 THREE youths, a leged by L.c prosecution to be members of a secrei society, were charged m ♦he Singapore i Fourth Police Court yesterday with extortion. The youths, Yeow Chenf Swee. Yeo Kirn Chuan I Li:n Ah Chwi. v ere accused of extorting S6 from Pv.n
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    Police Seek Her Parents
    143 4 THK Social Welfare Department, Singapore, is trying to trace the whereabouts of the parents or guardian of an 11-year-old Indian girl named Letchmi (above), who came to Singapore from Malacca on Mar. 26, 1953. Letchmi, who was found wandering on the road m Upper Serangoon, was
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    Cyclist Found Lying On Road
    92 4 An inquiry \va« 1 'he Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday into th^ death of an •cemratf clerk. Phillip Li Aii Wai. who was found i ed f»:» a road with <\n overt ed notoi cycle nearby. A police cons* i aid that he f Mind Leong
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    EXTORTION CHARGE
    67 4 A lance-corporal of the Singapore Police Force. Ahmad I bin Omar, claimed trial m the' Fourth Police Court yesterday to an extortion charge. It \va s alleged that Ahmad committed extortion m Pulau Übin on Mar. 14 by pitting Wonp Siak In fear of being arrested for smoking
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    He Served 17 Years With Govt.
    97 4 He Served 17 Years With Govt. .IOHORE BAIIRr. Tues. Whoa Inche /ainala-hu'-n bin H.iji Mohamed Vunos goes on vacation 01 May 1. prior tu retirement, he will have served SI >ean> with the Johore l.'»\ iiunntt He proposes to build a small house for his family. and then travel all
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    3 S'pore Unions Quit JCA
    227 4 THREE unions of Singapore Government employee, representing about 2.000 workers m the lower income group, have broken off from the Joint Council of Action that was formed to fight for family allowances lor Government employees. wlif 7 T re the Medical Workers' Union, the Government
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    Kelantan Sultan
    42 5 DAHRU. Tue*. The S Kelantan, one oA Rulers who he Coronation in Bi "npanied by Dato S ri D'Raji«. Dato i n M,i an atten^Tit > .a Bahru on me from Pengk > for Singapore w'ti -t wilj proceed by Comet nd.
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    Penang Test
    26 5 PENANG, Tucs. The regular police and members of the police volunteer reserves today carried out a routine practice o test the internal security measures.
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    Party For Australian Youth
    82 5 Party For Australia n Youth photo. A TEA PARTY was w>i.i(!av i;iveii by Urn Singapore Prince BJhvard How ciub t<> the A-str.i I «n hoys* boxing tram :»t tin* I'hib premises j n ri !i<»- Kdwrjrd Ro:»d. XW.it .*0 Australians were nrrsrnt with their 1 1. "nets ;ind the pict-iro
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    Echo To Stabbing Df Ex-Magistrate
    321 5 Echo T o Stabbing Df Ex-Magistrate Marnnn.Vn case m which Mt Allan Malcolm A^istant <i *< lo Si "eapore Magistrate and now wounrt^ <v SS^J' Kelantan was seriously wounded m the ch^t h.H a s<HJUe m the Fifth Polict Court, yesterday. i Mr. Mac Donald was stabbed '>•) Oct 4.
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    VARIETY CONCERT
    70 5 THE Coronation Committee sponsored by three Singapore magazines, "Film MaLaya.* 1 "Bintang" un.i "Utusan Sports and Films." held a meeting yesterday to discuss a variety concert to !x* held al the Badminton Mali on Bfajr 9. Malay ftlm stars ui'll tako part m a fashion parade at the
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    RUBBER, TIN CLOSING PRICES
    74 5 Standout lendor Correspondent LONDON, April 23 The following o,e »X» closing prices of rubber and tin on the London market: LONDON RUBBER 21 d. Ju "c 2Ud. July/Sept. 2Kd. Oct./ Dec. 20; d. Jan /Mar. 20id. M °V c 20« d. Market: Quietly steody. LONDON TIN
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    Tenants Seek OAG Help For Rent Cut
    121 5 Tenants Seek OAG Help For Rent Cut THE Council of Joint Action of the Singapore Improvement Trust tenants, at a two-hour meeting yesterday, appointed a five-man delegation to ask the Officer Administering the Government to persuade the Trust to suspend withdrawal of the 15 per cent rebate on rentals pending
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    'Be Patient' Says Sastri
    102 5 The visiting Indian historian. Prof. K.A. Nilakanta Sastrl yesterday urged local Indians to be "a bit patient" and wait for the publication of his report on the proposed Department of Indian Studies in the University of Malaya. Prof. Sastri made thi> statement Ul answer to comments
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    S'PORE ENQUIRY INTO FATAL TUG DISASTER
    452 5 AN T inquiry into the sink 114 of the Naga. a tug. at Pu'uu Bukorn wharf on Jan. 5. \v;is heard before Mr. Justice Brown m the Singapore High Court yesterday. The Naga, a Shell Company tug. went down when it was about to
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    Americans See Rubber Processed In S'pore
    403 5 Americans See Rubber Processed In S'pore THE visiting American businessmen from Detroit spent a busy time yesterday. They sow rubber being processed m a Singapore factory, and later met a party of Hongkong Chines* manufacturers who are also on a visit to the Colony. In Johore Bahru. the Americans wore
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    Taxi Owner Loses Indemnity Claim
    241 5 A CLAIM for indemnity by Ang Boon Tai. a Singapore taxi owner, and Wong Pak Lam, a motor repairer, against the Asia Insurance Co. Ltd. was dismissed with costs by the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, m the High Court yesterday. The < ase aro>e
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    BUDDHISTS TO CELEBRATE CORONATION
    120 5 BUDDHISTS TO CELEBRATE CORONATION U\)\i P,.,.,k I <Ihislv ,t t| M annual pjHM 'll meeting of their association here. <te< uU'd \<> 1 .«k«* pait m the ociebraftftooi couHnaeaoral ing the CoTOOaUon of Qi n Kli/aUMh \>t-< la prajF« matiag r»«--the long ;ui(< glorioui reign <»f thf Qii(H>n will be
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    Runs Amuck With Knife
    77 5 AKHF.I) with a meat cleaver, a rhinese i N reported to have run amuck m Singapore on Monday .irteraooa mi attacked a BO year old carpenter, who tried to dLnarai hiaa at Paeoda Street. The carpenter. Ho Ken. was struck on the head H* was treated
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    THEY PROTEST PROMOTION OF CLERK
    152 5 Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore City Council Services Union has written to the City Council protesting against the promotion of a clerical e m Ployee to a supervisory grade. The Union, in its letter, says it i s perturbed at this recommendation of the Council's
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    43 5 MOHAMED DAI. MONO, chairman of thr Indonesian Muslim Trade Union Federation, which claim* to control 50.000 Indonesian plantation workers, arrived m Singapore by air last nieht from a visit to the I.S. He will .spend two days here meetin? local trade unions leaders.
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    War In Indo-China
    776 6 'J^HE Vietminh offensive against Laos has resulted m more than a third of that country coming under the control of the rebel forces. The speed with which the rebels have advanced underlines the growing military efficiency and strength of the enemy. Much of the territory was tnken
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    Review of Views
    187 6 Review of Views Advice For MCA CHUNG SHING JIT PAO urges a complete re-organisation of the Singapore Brunch of thei Malayan Chinese Association. I Unless thij is brought about. thej daily adds, the MCA faces, self destruction. J What actually happened m the Singapore branch will only be, known by
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      172 6 Listener Complains Sir: I have often heard those responsible for the progr.i m m c "Listener's Choice" apologise to their fans saving that due to the increased number of requests received by them each week, they were unable to oblige all fans. This is well and good if the Programme
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      IN DEFENCE OF M.C.A.
      530 6 Sir; Your correspondence column has been enlivened by hat amusing letter of TAB. In your issue of April 21. Like T.A.B. I am just one of the thousands of ordinary members of the M.C.A. but un'.iko him. 1 have faith in the Association. He should not
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      THE MINIMUM WAGE
      742 6 Sir: It is gratifying *o note that alter some hesitation Mr. Tan Siew Sin Anally caught up with the idea of a national minimum wage for the rubber industry. But he would prefer that the minimum should be fixed very low, lower than rates paid m the
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      Give If A Trial!
      378 6 Sir: —Dato Onn is DOW branded as anti-Chinese m hs outlook by the Chi- leaders who once hailed him as first-class Malayan eader to lead Malaya into a United Malayan Nation. This is because of bis recent outburst. after the near failure of his IMP. Tungku
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      PURE LIFE SOCIETY
      119 6 Sir: With refereoca to the report appearing m your paper of April 2.i, page 5. regarding a meeting of the Selangor Welfare Committee, we wish to make it clear that the four Muslim children were put m our Home by the father of the children with the
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    14 6 "That don's tin- curse of the plate!—Always looking lor a I ntlii:'
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    901 6  - KOJE-DO-The Island Of Sullen Men PATRICK O'D ONOVAN By PUSAN. HPHE name Koje-do now makes an unhappy sound. Yet it is only a group of hills that rises suddenly out of the Korean seas. It is steep-sided and confused m outline. It is almost as big as the Isle of
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    THAIS WATCH REFUGEES
    326 7 Restricted Areas For Laos Evacuees BANGKOK, April 28, (AFP)— The Thai ill Vietnamese refugees m restricted areas where ixercised over their movements. Government* has placed a strict control can be A Government statement released last night said: "In view of the Vietminh aggression m Laos, all Vietnamese
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    36 7 photo BEAUTIFUL blue -eyed blonde Lore Felger 23--?!»?r.~. old Mis s Vienna 1953 who has won the 'Miss Austria 1953" contest m Vienna. Part of her prize is a trip to New York and back. UP
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    1,000 Homeless In PI Fire
    51 7 MI. A. April 28 (AP) > four-hour fire yesterday, the central commercial districi ol Batangas. south oft leaving one person two missing and about homeless. Philippine news service •.linage unofficially is ted at between US$l,--000, and USSiiOOO.OOO. said the victim was an .ir-old girl. The
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    US Security Plan
    29 7 Tne Eisenhower administraput Into tfTect on i a new security programme designed to keep out federal jobs persons the dent calls "the disloyal tie dangerous.' AP
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    27 7 I 'A'O more arrests yestermcluding a retired army ain, brought to 14 the total number held in connecwith the kidnapping and •r of the Teheran police AP
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    MP Denies Snoring In Ladies' Room
    203 7 MP Denies Snoring In Ladies' Room LONDON. April, 28, (AP)— Labour Member of Parliament. Mrs. E.M. "Battling Bessie" Braddock yesterday flatly denied she ever was caught snoring on a bed m the House of Commons' ladies' room. Striding indignantly up to House Speaker Wilfiam S. Morrison. Mrs. Braddock handed him
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    PRINCES' PURSE
    69 7 NEW DELHI, April 28, (AP). Three hundred and eleven Indian Princes receive an annual Privy purse of 53,637,000 rupees (U5511,263,770). it was officially announced m Parliament. The biggest of them all is the Nizam of Hyderabad, once reputed richest man m the world, who receives an annual Privy
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    Argentine Arrests
    52 7 BUENOS AIRES, April, 28. (Reiter) Political police yesterday arrested Santiago H. Del Castillor, president of the opposition Radical Party, after a national convention of the party. Police also arrested the vice president of the party's National Committee, Senor Luis R. Mackay, m the street after he left the
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    Culture Chiefs
    35 7 ALEXANDER Argyropoulos. Greek Ambassador to Italy, and Carlo Vischia. Italian Under-Sccretary of State for Education, have been named presidents for this year of the International Committee for Unity and Universality of Culture. AP
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      82-M.P.H. Storm Hits Village
      41 7 AX 82-mile an hour storm last night blew down Ihree hou>e^ at Barrackpore, about 15 miles north of Calcutta, injuring 12 people, including five women and two children. Most of the injured were taken to hospital. Reuter
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      21 7 Senator Alexander Wiley said yesterday the Soviet "peace offensive" is only "Mg of tricks" designed to fool the Western allies. U.P.
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      23 7 FRENCH Foreign Minister Georges Bidault will visit Athena m the middle of next month. He has been invited by the Greek Government. AFP
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      24 7 ARTHUR HORNER. Communist general-secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, has left for Moscow for a six weeks health treatment of Soviet doctors. U.P.
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      26 7 RUSSIA'S Communist Party paper Pravda termed the West German Bundesrat's delay In acting on the European Army Treaty "a political defeat" for Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. AP
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      28 7 MR. John Foster Dulles, the United States Secretary of State, said that the North Atlantic Council meeting m Paris last week "accomplished some good. hard, practical results." Reuter
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      31 7 SIR Winston Churchill. the Prime Minister, said yesterday that if a substantial measure of disarmament could be achieved Britain would certainly review the amount of overseas help she could give. Reuter
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      27 7 A BABY born m Ventura. California, prematurely, last Nov. B—weighting8 weighting only one pound, 13 ounces is now ready to go home, a healthy seven pounds. A.P.
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      42 7 KING HUSSEIN of Jordan has unofficially requested Fawzi Elmulki, Jordan Ambassador m London, to form a new cabinet to replace that of Temfie Abulhuda, who will tender his resignation of May 5 after the King has assumed his con- stitutional powers. AFP
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      18 7 PRESIDENT Eisenhower has called for a re-examina-tion by Congress of the con troversial McCarran Walt Immigration Act. Reuter
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      30 7 FORMER United "Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie rode m a nine-car motorcade to the New York City Hall yesterday and rereived the city's honours at an official farewell cere- AP
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      33 7 UNITED STATES Assis tant Defence Secretary, Ro^er Kyes, yesterday said that the Eisenhower Administration will re-organise the present system of military equipment proluction m order to cut down the cost of defence. AFP
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      39 7 CROCODILES devoured several natives who fell into the river Limpopo, m Mozambique, when a raft carrying a bulldozer sank. A Portuguese engineer, a German technician and three natives employed on construction work on a bridge had narrow escapes. AP
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    What's In A Name!
    83 7 OTTAWA, April 28: (AP)— Lt Col Edward Murray Dalziel McNaughtOD changed his name yesterday to Lt. Col. Edward Murray Daziel Leslie and thereby qualified for a legacy of U*****,000, left by his aunt. Judge Gordon MeDougaii signed the necessary papers after a hearing of Attorneys. Col.
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    APPEAL REJECTED
    30 7 THE Supreme Court yesterday rejected a second appeal by Alger Hiss, former State Department official who claims his 1950 perjury conviction was based on trumped up evidence. UP
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    CALL FOR DIPLOMATS TO JOIN KOREAN TALKS
    201 7 INITED NATIONS, April 28 (AP) Some Allied countries were reported last niftht to have proposed to the United States that high-level civilian advisors, perhaps seasoned diplomats, sit with the I.X. Command m trure negotiations at Pa nmunjom. This WOUld bo a starting change
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    Turks Protest
    55 7 Nicosia (Cyprus), April 2S, (AP)— The Turkish National Party h.is telegraphed Hie Governor <<f Cyprus protc-' that 100.000 Turks m Cypruoppose the Greek Archbishop of Cyprus' pit ;t ion demand ii an Enosia plebfc cite. It sa ri the plebiscite would t<■ tr.iry to the undertaking i the
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    Akihito's UK Visit Said 'Significant'
    217 7 LONDON. April 23: (Renter). The visit of Prince Akihito, the Japanese Crown Prince, to Britain was seen as a significant event by several British papers today. Prince Akihito arrived m Britain last night. The Manchester Guardian (Liberal) said that the success Of Prince Akihito's visit
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    Appeal To Queen
    36 7 MORE than a 100 African chiefs m the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia have petitioned Quern Elizabeth saying the scheme of Central African Federation "puts In danger your power to protect us."- Reuter
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    46 7 Photo LOVELY Spanish star. Mariluz Galicia add.s a touch of Spaniard charm by dancing a typiral "Flamenco" step on a terrace over the old harbour at Cannes. She is m Cannes for a showing of her latest picture "Flamenco" at the. 105.1 International Film Festival. UP
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    PARLIAMENT FREES UK TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
    132 7 LONDON, April 28: (Reuter).— The British Govern got its first major measure through Parliament the return of the state-run road transport Industry to private hands. Only the Royal assent a formality is now needed for the necessary bill to become law. To counter what Sir
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    Commons Cheer Sir Winston
    200 7 r.< April 28 (UP) S r Winston Ch > r < h H w; with unroarious rhrm :.y on his flt *p; net h s knißh' >"rt the Commona, wiu<-h h* Irti red when a maa f I The new romp- of tr«> 0 cr of
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    Berne Spy Ring Broken
    53 7 BERNI IS, (AP) 'lh,- S redenl ■uthorit i m day thai thry had broki i tell spy ring m S a but that it to flee abroad. Several lowers ml In s of the Rroui) won ted m I ■ry, it n f v (i.iy^. the
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    UN Offers Big Reward
    83 7 TOKYO. Apr. H The i taitc i N lions Con m Dm X i r y i ■< hi off* reward <<f US$5O DOO u« I ns a Ktmr.intoo of reset th I m a DOn-Commun I mtry t fo any Communisi who <'< ors MIG
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    US, TAIPEI TO TIGHTEN PORT BAN
    274 8 US, TAIPEI TO TIGHTEN PORT BAN TAIPEI. Apr. 28.— "P0.i- t ive co-operation" between; the United States and the Nationalist government m working out tightening of •»rnbargo measures against] < \>mmunist China had not bt*vn effected by a series t»! recent Communist p>ace offensive moves'*. the Nationalist news! agency "World
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      553 8 X.P.M. LINES j (Aaw MaHtai uu« if» nr K.I M i 4HKII Al N i» mI I Xl > I ..ilmi:iii llnilji from P<m tmm X „i'- t mm P Bar U A|>r r< A )r Benf!ka!!S Apr i« l*:ilin<l (t*i ia P '.a; s L» l».«ii\i:. rr t^r.d lemmas::
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      542 8 CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. ve^ular Sailings t«i < hiita and Japan frotn Singapore Port Mvettenham i. Penans Also direr! Sailings from Bansk"k and Indonesia to China Japan Due Snoir Due Pena'i.; From Yothow" Ma v 7 May «j .l^pan. H'konc Anshun" Ma\ 9 llnncknn? Sailt» SaiU fen «i.f S|iuif ro»
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    Royal Route Model On Show
    164 9 THE model of the fully-de-i ntmation route from i nfham Palace to Westtei Abbey was first dised to the public i n a Comivealth settinf at the BiiIndustries Fair, Earls "(■id. iv. This -cale of the model ted by memben of the Architects' Division of
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    RI Not To Renew Trade With S'pore
    83 9 April The istry for Econo- v denied week-end that the an Government in- pw the Singa- r trade on consign- rary the Minis-* ed "certain groups" ling such rumours ihV purpo<< s**, announcement failed to the remark. Observers that Indonesia experi- th the
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    Cheaper Petrol For Britons
    81 9 >■ >N, April 28.— British '■e to get cheaper v t-ek as prtrol announce thin two days. B tish Min sU r of Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd s; tse of ample supthe Government had deiger to control the I pel price varies fid. a gallon to 4
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    Japan Tops In Sewing Machines
    46 9 »KYO, Apr. 27. (AFP) n ranked as the first exOd -fwirig machines and n i in their manufacture 152, according to a survey f apan of her sowing ma- ininstrv yesterday* Chines were t-Nported to d States. Latin America oth^r countries.
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    Standad Almanac INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
    1149 9 Standad Almanac INFORMATION AT A GLANCE SINGAPORE CHART Nu< Worid Membership OhKo! Ue £2 Gathering S 15 cho 1 K N n Chen club 5 p.nv; j UfJo e 5 30 p.m Ma'.av < M lJ5 d p'S nd I.I M !„:„>: A CaJ nauratnt 1 p m. ENTERTAINMENT y'l'W
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    55 9 photo. j THIS photo taken from S the tower housing Lon- don's famors "Big Ben M shows Coronation stands j being ercrted in Parlia- ment Square (centre), on I the lawns of the West1 minster Abbey (left) i the lawns 01 the Houses 2 *>f Parliament, (fore- 5 S ground)
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    India Bid For Russia Wheat
    86 9 NEW DELHI. April 28 (UP) India has offered to buy I.iiOD.OOO tons of wheat annually from the Soviet Union for the next five years at price prevailing on Indian markets. Food Minister Raft Ahmed Kidwai said yesterday. In turn, Russia would buy goods she require!
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    37 9 phito. A GENERAL view of the hui?e Turin automobile Saton. dtinn* <h« :*;»th aanual raUbHica of cars front all Darts of the uorld. In all difT>ri-nt auto inn thfir latest in line and performance this year.— AP
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    US EASES UP ON CHINA'S EXPORTS
    146 9 WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 (AP)-Thp U.S. Treasury Department has eased slightly regulations govern ing l\S. import of Communist Chinese type merchandise. Specified products (rather than specific licenses for each shipment* will be admitted under general import licence from Far East countries with which the U.S.
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    Produce Mart Is Quiet
    85 9 THE produce markei m Singapore was quiet sjener; with only small business passing. Copra had buyers at $38 j per pieul and sellers i on a market that steadied the decline. Coconui oil was quiet a1 $59 buyers and $62 selk Singapore produce prices (per picuD
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    Tins, Rubber Improve On Share Mart
    149 9 SINGAPORE, Tucs. --The Malayan share market was steadier m both tins and industrials largely on thp improvemeni m the tin and rub* nrr c-o.nmodities Prices. Hubi.»>r yi>«rts had shghtly better inquii < Changed Prices were IN DL STRIA I S Buvcrs T*<*. O:<p. 2.50
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    HK EXCHANGE
    38 9 HONGKONG. April 2fi Social Standard Service: Closing prices on the Honj>kn'i£ En chanuo today were $15.71 to £1 sterling $5.94 to US. dollar $1,835 to Malayan $1; SO 22:{ Indonesia Ruppiah Gold $270,875 to one tael.
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    RI IMPORT TRADE AT A STANDSTILL
    321 9  -  ARNOLD C. BRACKMAN Traders Face Bankruptcy By Standard Special Correspondent r~ I JA KA rrA A P ri 28,— Indonesia notional import houses, facing complete bankruptcy, have launched a strong appeal to the Central Go* ernment for relief of one kind or another to
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    THAI-PI AIR PACT
    23 9 THAILAND and the Philippines Mgncd an air agreement m Bangkok yesterday giving reciprocal full traflk- lights to botn louniries. AP
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    BRISBANE STRIKE
    31 9 A STRIKE of 2,000 Brisbane dorkcn yesterday caused '{00 ions of meat for Britain to be left behind when the 13.587?on British ship Suevic sailed from lhat port. Reter
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    $1¾ M Profit For Straits Trading Co.
    138 9 AFTER iut on d (>• ovis for toco i Company. reported a pn>lit of Sl.B:-." 173 for Mie ended Dec 31, 1! pHViv.r: til i i n dividend of itock absorbed 1315.1HW a^r] after; adding the \'\k>.< „f 51.401.fj87 brought foi hen remains
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    Trade Pact Extended
    19 9 >KYO, !8, (Al 1 In t c r j for JO Q 'Mi1. g al try.
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    33 9 1 Sl'ißS< I s ff tlv <;.i\ i buying i some which P ts per II y» lay. vbgdfhfvbdfnvbhjdf m. r Viv 1 ''"I .1 i > b I
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    PRE-WEDDING DAYS MUST BE PLANNED
    470 10  -  Alicia Hart By I/YKKY girl wants to be a beautiful bride and certainly you are no exception. Yet, as tbe days Hy by, the pressure of plans seems to be wearing you out. You're probably wondering bow '..»u will ever have the itrength, no less
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    A FLATTERING HAT IS A BEAUTY AID
    343 10 A FLATTERING HAT IS A BEAUTY AID j\ I ran be a beauty ait! if ><>v t th m v ith your pai ti uar i U id iiiind. i Ntn t as > i .i i »te illusions w itli m np looh for hats that help prou to
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    In Love With A European
    594 10 \M i Chinese sirl. and have h-cn m love v.ith a Europeai for eight years. He ivjnts me to marry him, but my parents wish me to marry a ChbWtf boy. I am m miserable that I have considered Miicide. but without avail. What shall
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    Something To Get Ones Teeth Into!
    83 10 coil., me something can g my first tooth into!" Five -months old Alexis Harding makes the equivalent demand m baby-yell for soraethiug to bite on. Mummy (as thrilled as baby!) obliges with a sponge toy. Alexis coos with excited anticipation. But, as ever, reality
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    WEEKLY SHAMPOO WILL PREVENT DANDRUFF
    526 10  -  Margaret Scott By f HIS week we'll start <» IT by adding to our li4s of boys' names after which we'll consider our lists closed and talk about something else. I re then are the e\'ra I taken from readers' ten which, together with our
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    HOME HINTS
    58 10 AFTER arranging flowers, pour one tablespoon of an approved chemical drain cleaner down the sink outlet so that tiny leaves, bits of fern and fallen petal* will not clog up the drain. S CRUB your hearth tile* with hot toaptudM, rinse with clear water and wipe dry. Then
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    Can You Name These Actors?
    220 10 Star Contest No. 13- ALL through this week lhe Singapore Standard pr«-> t nis its thirteen star contest All you'\e got to do is to >!!• i t the pictures and coupons for all s»ix da>s and send them together with the names of the
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    COLONY BOXING BOOM IS OVER
    206 11 MVE bi X boxing promo n tlons R"!™ 6 Re P°rter the topline importations. It is estimated vTf ere the CoI «"V Government and 527.000 m taxes from the 580,00^ ejected^in tl\ G verKmen t coS^ 13. March 13, April 5 and April Uliecicd ln
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    Cricket Club Win By A Gift Goal
    186 11 ,M.,n I eague socer .natch on the Padang vestertav Ctabww throush a g i.t goal scored m the last S was ke n v con- the Club had slightettei of thp exchanges I they kept Arshad i barra* tats. i ond they repeated
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    Boys' Brigade Soccer Final
    36 11 '':')n} of the Singapore '..de soccci conapetii will be played on the ang tomorrow beL'nd Company and Company. I .'rt-^oi Watt. Presil\\ will present the F tx s Memorial Shi* Id inners.
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    Rocklites & CYMA Draw
    176 11 Rocklites CYMA Draw a[l v Wi r e luck y to shar .»t wo-;. 1 1 riniw WJt h Rocklites m he,r SAFA. Division 2 fixture at Ueylan« Siadium yesterday. *»r the Rocklites goalkeeper trie Yeo was at his best and skipper C. C. Tham. at centreplayed an outstanding game.
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    Airport Trounced
    32 11 ASTON Athletic Club yesterday trounced Kallang Airport ■S* 5 nnta t soccer a t the Clerical Union ground. Scorers i were Chew Seng (2). Chee Eng. Samy, and Ec Khian.
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    6 11 BOXING West Australia v. Singapore Police.
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    Star Soccerites Hold Amicable
    303 11 NEWLY promoted Star Soccerites did extremely well to hold the Ami* able AA to a two-all draw m their first division league sinter game at JaJan Besar Stadium yesterday. There was little difference between the two teams. Both j have youth, npeed and stamina. Both have
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    41 11 photo. Freddie Trurman puf* don n a really quick one during practice at Richmond Toun cricket ground April 21. Trueman Kng land's nru faM howler, will he m the team which meets Australia for the tirst trst match, at Nottingham AP
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    SCFA Discuss The Ho Ho Cup
    381 11 SINGAPORE Chinese Football Association at their first Council meeting discussed at length the arrangements for the annual Ho Ho Cup r,, lion* Kon£ and Singapore Chinese on May 24 at the Jalm Be<*ar stadium yesterday. i The visitors art expected to arrive m Singapore
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    PI Cagers Due In Singapore
    77 11 THE All-Philippine O mpic ketbalJ team ha nvited by the Singapore I Chinese Amateur Athletic V> deration to play three ■■< m Sing. They < ted to arri < i. v F«-r the Hi si i >vc the S nfp Badminton stadium will i used
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    SBHFA Soccer
    52 11 O> RSEAS Chine c B dr- < ited artered Bank X 4-2 Singapore Business Hm^o F tall AstocfaUon Divi; ion 111 leagiM soccer match played on Padang yesterday. Sw«e Tor <:{). and Kirn Beng 1 1 .-r.. «d for the Chine B i while Cheng Kian and 1
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    GAMES POSTPONED
    49 11 I*HE .-er g;u^o between 8.7!< ■U( v United and X <^ C. Staff, which wn^ to i o at tiie CYMA r und yesterday, was nai cd. Another match between th< Immigration S.C and j Jnri i,o Brotherhood As <k i;iItion ai BODCA ground *•!>«. i/!r r j
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    Rest Team v. Padang Clubs
    97 11 THE f< 1 v Lg en ■elected to -«»h. mi n,, Re«l m their two-daj n k<< Hxtuf* against the Padj ng ibi at the SRC Padai Play will con > <„ Saturday ,-jt Ip 1 1 S ..,rlay at 11 •< W S. X
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      248 11 ghmhmj,j,kj,.j SOCCER: SBHFA Div OTEC r. F N.—J Brsar; SCS r. Sime Darby 'A' SCC: Pulo Bukom v. Stanvac -Geylang; Malayan Airways v. Shell 'A'— BOnCA: Div. 11—Guthri e v Bnui v. Park; Borneo Motors r. ICI F. Park; STC r. Mercantile Bank MFA: Div 111 Sime Darby B- v
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    Singapore Island Club Golf
    147 12 Singapore Island Club Golf RESULTS of Singapore Island Club £oli competitions were: Women's Foursomes (9 hV-s*>: Winners: Mrs. M. San »<\ Mrs. O. Anderson (33}). Runners-up: Mrs. T. Y. Wong ■nd Mrs. E. Burrett (:{6). April Monthly Medal (Stroke): "A" Division: Win-: Mr: H I.nde (14) with nctt of 67,
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    Gerhold Hegds Batu Pahat FA
    76 12 KOT BAPIRU. T M annual meeting of th^ Bi P.. hut Footb:.'! AssociaI held at the Police Club, r decided to hold a U ..>- >1 ball competition on mt basis. T!ie com- i will commence on I >ffi '-bearers elect* wei Pre>ident: Mr. V.D.
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    UK Soccer Results
    63 12 LONDON. April 27 (F tei i >tbal] results: l.rasi»e Division 1: S I* A. Cardifl 2. Lea* Me 3 (Southern*: Mil i Colchester 1. League (Northern). S I 1. Wrexam 2. Scottish League Divisloa V A .i:.. tniana 4, Third Lanark 2 Glasgow Charity Cup liist Ruind:
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    MILE RACE WILL BE KEEN
    1225 12 4-Cornered Tussle Seen KUALA LUMPUR In view of the heavy track the main class 4 division 1 race over one mile should resolve into a very keen tussle between Tail Light, Captain Valiant, Fighting Finish and Exhibitor and they should finish m that order. Tail
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    Standard RACE CARD
    1069 12 Standard RACE CARD *****88ft8W&?L "\x .../ynomnnTnrnr i T rr "r "tmTr^ii rrTrrrrn mnmTrmnnnMyniiitiiiiiii 11 MininnnminrnnnnnnnnrwnTiimnwinmnnnnnnnnnnMmiiM RACE 1: 2.30 p,m.— Class 5, Div. 3—6 Furs. 1. 898 lloll v *.u»d S<ar 5y 9.00 "Brillinnt Koncsi" Martin Tankard 2. 24"! Agul.i» 5y 8.13 Mr. Yeap Seang Leon? ft Mme. Chua Tcng Seok
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    Heavy Going
    26 12 HEAVY rain fell m Kuala Lumpur shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday. With prospects of further rain th e going today will b e heavy.
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    TODAY'S SELECTIONS
    173 12 Windsor Lad Gay Reveller Goodwood aOUHbBfBCAU AGOKO AGOKO 1 mil Mr. Tin Mr. I«n Ajfok-. Skyrlder Abundance TON TO LARGE SCOTCH LARGE SCOTCH If <mhi TontO < 1 i n SO11^ Mata llarl Mala Harl Lilly pad MR AT II REGAL AIRE SLA DRAGON X I'limr.-! 11 Sea
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    Takdeer For Double
    198 12 Takdeer broke the ice when he finished a Jength ahead of Hurry Up over seven furlongs on Saturday. He gets 3 lb less but is up two divisions. He has scope for improvement and should head h: s rivals home. Fort View may provide very hot opposition.
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    Cricket Gallery
    38 12 LONDON, April 28 (AP) The Dvk c of Edinburgh handsome and athletic husband of the Queen opened the Imperial Cricket Memorial Gallery her c Monday by describing cricket lovers as "a great brotherhood of. kindred spirits.'*
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    Woodcock Wants To Fight Again
    345 12 LONDON, April 28, (AP).-Bruce W00dc,,,! carved and battered old fellow by the standard, boxing, leans across the counter of his mil, m it i these days, impatiently telling people: I f top of the world." Then Woodcock leans feck a while longer before he finds
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    42 12 Bortr ril 27 (UP of the U devastat of her B: toinTiie beat B Buxton I i* o 1 high Du: the stream of crotft Duri found diffl Ft mund'i Di f Q K r-6-1 the men's d
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