Singapore Standard, 13 May 1955

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  • 13 1 Singapore Standard f, >«»• l SLNGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955 14 P\(;ES 15 CFNTS
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  • 2766 1 Strikers, Students Run Riot Outside Alexandra Bus Depot Student Killed, 12 Injured Troops Alerted In Johore And Blakan Mati Standard Staff Reporters TWO people were killed, twelve injured, four of whom were seriously hurt, and three vehicles were burnt m a day of senseless violence that
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  • 682 1 |i/y One Course Open jChiel Minister, Mr. David Marshall, warned P oi that "certain political forces" c destruction of the Government before it can j$ capable of working dynamically for the welcountry. ared that these '"forces" feared the .1 achieve its aims of
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  • 52 1 RTKE has 27 Ul night at I SinIfVOl in'- ft: t tod he N ival re Tracvcrul factail cob- I ran- r- -.cived tc protesting Police m m. the Indian Bin t»i Nepal Kr NepaJese PF t ;ent beI I I staten ng i pro--11
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  • 24 1 DEVELOPMENT of a vac- c against Type Two dengue nounced m New < a: a meeting of the soety of American bacteriolosists Renter.
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  • 63 1 THIS dramatic photograph by Standard cameraman Chow Kuan Yew was taken at dawn yesterday whifn men of the Reserve Unit charged stone throwing dismissed employees cfyjjae Hock Lee Bus Company and" their sympathizers. The stone- throwers >**v?Eed the .windows of three buses end injured four policemen
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  • 93 1 Investors Hesitant On Shares LABOUR unrest m Singapore was largely responsible for the dull conditions m the Malayan ihare market yesterday. Industrial shares were easier with prices drifting to lower levels. Buying support m this section appeared to have slackened. Investors were hesitating, according to sharobrokers. The rubber market once
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  • 104 1 FERRY TRAGEDY TAKAMATSU, Japan. May 12 (AP)— Divers brought up dozens of bodies most of them of school children from the waters of the Inland Sea today to raise to 133 the number of corpses recovered from Tuesday's ferry collision. Still missing: arc 24 persons. A
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  • 31 1 PNOM PENH, May 12 (Reuter> The coronation of the King and Queen of Cambodia has been postponed until after the national elections m October, the court announced officially today.
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  • 70 1 Black Object Speeds Over Batu Pahat BATU PAHAT. Thurs.— The black mysterious object which was seen three months ago, again appeared m the sky oft Batu Pahat at noon today. It attracted residents of the town and for a moment traffic came to a standstill. Tho black object moved silently
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  • 54 1 KARACHI. May 12 <UP>.--Premier Mohammed Ali will leave for New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the seven-year-old Kashmir dispute with Premier Jawaharlal Nehru, the Government announced last night. The talks have been hastened by the recent clash between Pakistani and Indian army units on the south
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  • 31 1 THE final atomic explosion m the current series of tests m the Nevada Desert was again postponed today just before it was due because 01 unfavourable winds.— Reuter.
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  • 156 1 THE Progressive Party will demand a meeting of the Legislative Assembly at the earliest possible moment m order to debate the present stage of acute emergency and press Government to a greater realization of its vital responsibiThis was said last night by the Progressive Assemblyman for
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  • 280 1 Big Bandit Training Camp Found Near Thai Border But No Trace Of Chin Peng Yet By K. C. ARUN, Standard Staff Correspondent. KROH, Thurs.— An impressive terrorist "base," complete with officers-mess, parade ground and prison, has been discovered m north-east Kedah by British troops operating within 1,000 yards of the
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  • 168 1 THAIS GET MALAYAN EQUIPMENT KROH. Thurs. Thailand has introduced Malayan type identity cards m Betong to tighten up security measures m conjunction with the operation under way at the Kedah-Thailand border. Thai Police have acquired a big supply of jungle boots. wireless sets, weapons and maps from the Malayan Security
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  • 37 1 PARIS, May 12 (Reuter).— Chancellor Konrad Adenauer left here by air today to return to West Germany after the round of conferepces which saw his country formally admitted to the Western defence alliance.
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  • 25 1 THE first Cambodian ambassador to Britain, M. Au Cheun presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace m London today. Reuter.
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  • 438 2 SAIGON, May 12, (AP)— Premier Ngo Dinh Diem is asking France to withdraw its army m South Vietnam to the 17th Parallel or leave the turbulent country completely, a Government spokesman said today. The spokesman for the Premier's office said Diem had instructed
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  • 44 2 THIS truck was full of empty bottles of Green Spot a few seconds before a Standard photographer snapped his shutter. It was stopped by hooligans and Chinese school students m Alexandra Road. Like termites, they emptied it within a few seconds.
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  • 119 2 Council To Seek Legal Opinion SEREMBAN. Thurs. The row over the appointment of the standing committees of the Seremban Town Council which resulted m Alliance members walking out on April 14, was continued this morning. At today's meeting, Independent member for Rahang. Mr. Stanley Ponniah. said the composition of the
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  • 66 2 LIM Chin Huat was charged m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday with extortioi at the Tanjong Rhu Hotel by threatening Yip Ah Thin that her sons would be killed if she did not deliver 53.000 on April 15. Lim claimed trial and was allowed bail m
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  • 136 2 BRICKWORKS' STRIKE IS OVER AFTER staying out 21 days, 300 employees of the Alexandra Brickworks m Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, will return to work today, Agreement was reached between the management and the employees on all claims yesterday. At the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, negotiations between the company and representatives
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  • 94 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOttNi (rents r^% Pore 5,, u v I T i i: s v "i Spot f No i a s 1 n.h M.■ No Tone Sli Th- pri Housf rrrnis 'I hrn v, piKf S Jul] P Od !>■■ Tun, Si, UJSIXc Spol June Julj s< P t
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  • 350 3 COURT TOLD OF ATTACKS ON HOCK LEE BUSES Humours,' Protests Mr. Lee ror.NSEL tor the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus M I. E. Atkinson, told a Singapore Court yesterday that his clients had been warned ii.mrbances m court if they turned up for >aLi this when the Court resumed putc between
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  • 170 3 S\KH watchman sued his former boss m the Singapore High :urr ftstetdaVi tor $5,181.86 as principal and interest for a loan, which he gave the latter m 1949. The watchman, Chet Singh, now a moneylender. >ld the Chief Justice. Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, thai he worked with Wang Ah See.
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  • 76 3 h th- o| the ;un the rut Kngin<>f the G rntuent, training ..t ihe St. 1001, Sing a Indian joined 1919 H a cineer. In i^ >r nt to tr lining; m I Irehnual where he pm* K cntlv he Xttstralian '•round Kn- > unination. I
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  • 131 3 FIVE documentary films, the Malayan Film Unit's entries for the second Film Festival m South-east Asia were screened yesterday to the Press, and a number of foreign correspondents who were seems; these films for the first time. The screenings took place at the Film
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  • 38 3 i> claimed trial S.xth Police X to charge I^, "i'y casing hurt fc.^ igh, son q| Tijah I was re- alleged to tted at the Department George's Road JO am. ho In custody til!
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  • 124 3 Election Rallies In Parks Soon SIXGAPORF'S public parks and vacant municipal lands may soon be a sail able foi holding election rallies if the recommendations of a City Council committee are adopted The Estates and Tire Brigade Committee has recommended Id the Finance and Genera! Purposes Committee that it shou
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  • 55 3 THE Singapore C h inese La, lies Association will hold their annual fancy dress dinner and dance en June 11. at the Victoria .Memorial Hall. It will be und p r the patronage of the Commis-sioner-General. Mr. Malcolm NfarDoriald. Proceeds of the dance will go to
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  • 32 3 DIRECTOR of tiie World Health Organization's Epidcmiological Intelligence Station. Dr. W. W. Yung, left Singapore yesterday for Sarawak. North Borneo and Brunei. He is due hack on May 24.
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  • 92 3 6 Mths For Retaining Stolen Items TANG Lim. who pleaded guilty to an alternate charge of dishonestly retaining two wrist watches and a sold ring suspected to be stolen property, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday. The Court was told that Tan^
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  • 48 3 OWING to unforeseen circumstances the Minister of Health. Mr. A. J. Braga. will not visit the Orthopaedic section of the Genera! Plospital and the St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital. Siglap, today. He will, however, visit the Tan Tock Seng Hospital at 10.15 a.m. tomorrow as scheduled.
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  • 47 3 SINGAPORE City Council Hawkers Sub-Committee will today decide whether both sides of Malabar Street should be used by hawkers. The committee will also decide whether hawkers should be allowed m Northamberland Road. Lorong 3, Geylang. Spottiswoodr Park Road. Weld Road and Madras Street.
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  • 46 3 A SINGAPORE youth, Tan Chow Ek. was sentenced to one month's imprisonment m the Sixtli Police Court yesterday when he was convicted of causing hurt to Lee Soon Lim at Kandang Kerbau Market with aii axe on Feb. 10, at 1.10 p.m.
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  • 37 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A pregnant woman terrorist surrendered to Police at Padang Besar m Perils, near the Siamese border, yesterday. The woman, Ah Nam. 24, was taken immediately to the Alor Star Hospital.
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  • 200 3 It IS possible that the new City and Island Council will I consist of 32 members, eight of whom may be aldermen elected by the Council, says the City President. Mr. T.P.F. McNeice, m his Administration report for 1954. Mr. McNelcc also says the other
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  • 596 3 HE COMMITTED BIGAMY TO HELP WOMAN Johore Police Officer Gets One Days Jail JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Police Lieut. Jack Bedford admitted m the Sessions Court today that he committed bigamy on June 30, 1952 when he was married at St. Christopher's Church, Johore Bahru. He was sentenced to one day's
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  • 72 3 EIGHT members of the Royal Engineers. Singapore Engineer Regiment, were awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medals at a simple ceremony held m Gillman Barracks, yesterday. They were Warrant Officers S Martin V. Snape, I) Dodd. J Collins. K. Hill. T. Saver. C stone
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  • 45 3 A woman. Kang Chee Eng, yest« r lay fined $200 m li c Fir>t TraiTii- Cour' after ie pleaded guilty to T wo trges of driving a motor car k>ul a dri> ing licen a and a Third Party insurance cover.
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  • 105 3 Fined For Killing Pedestrian LIM HER POW was fined $500 yesterday by the First Traffic Court after he was found guilty of causing the death of 61-year-old Loh Kuay Eng by driving a car m a negligent manner. He was also disqualified from driving for one year. Lim gave notice
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  • 299 3 Exercise For School -Children SINGAPORE Safety First Council has organized a series of exercises for school-children m conjunction with the Education Department, to teach them the importance of road safety, starting on Saturday, May 21. Equipped with road signs and traffic lights, and miniature pedal
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  • 77 3 If Your Water Bill Goes Up, SHOUT! IF you find your water bills mounting protest immediately to the Singapore City Council. It may be your water meter is faulty In one recent case the melrr over-registered by 10.000.000 gallons. A surprised and angry consumer protested. The Council removed the meter
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  • 207 4 PENANG. Thurs.—Walking up and down Gurney Drive for the whole of last night and early this morning, a young Chinese gardener, who claimed to be the medium who had tipped the lucky number 1018, cursed certain punters, who did not pay him
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  • 175 4 Popular Youth Courses KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The demand for the Department of Social Welfare youth leadership training courses at Morib has become so great that it cannot be satisfied and applications from ai! over the Federation are having to be turned down, a report of the Department says. The first
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  • 84 4 PFXAXG Thurs. Representatives from the CUi-r Workers' Union had a two-snd-a-half-hour discussion with the Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Mr. s. W. C. Dunlop, today over their deman I f< r increased wages and the dismissal of their Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. S Tbangavelu, After the meeting,
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  • 297 4 Fed. Postmen Press For A National Union Colony Merger Hoped PENANG, Thurs. Singapore's advance m political democracy has drawn the trade unions m the Colony into closer political action among themselves, states the annual report of the Malayan Postal Uniformed Staff Union which will be presented at the annual conference
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  • 107 4 US Wants Films About Malaya PEXAXG, Thurs.— The wellknown American film actor. Mr. Melvyn Douglas, who is now here on a three-day visit, stated today that there is a good market m America for I television films with a Malayan or Australian background. Mr. Douglas pointed out that it would
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  • 84 4 PEXAXG. Thurs. Two wrist watches, one gold ring, one t pair of earrings, one Parker pen and cash, totalling $797, were reported stolen from a house m Thcan Tek Road ast night Entry was made by climbing over the zinc wall through a flap between the wall
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  • 198 4 Sergeant Jailed On Fraud Charges KUALA LU M PUR. Thurs— Bobby Tjua Tiang Ann 24. former Regimental Quarter •Master Sergeant of the Selangor Home Guard, was today jailed for nine months by the i President of the Sessions Court for fraud. Tjua, a former bodyguard of the Home Guard InspectorGeneral,
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  • 33 4 PEXAXG. Thurs. A combined parade of uniformed units from th? various schools will be held at the Westiands School ground on Thursday. May 19 at 8 a.m. to celebrate Empire Day
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  • 272 4 Claims He Was Duped By Girl (13) KL A^/L L ;M r UR u hurs 7 VVo "S Fah a 47-year-old carpenter, claimed m the Supreme Court here today that the girl he was engaged to marry duped him into seducing her by making him
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  • 70 4 THREE men, Ang Thor, Ang Ah Peng and Ang Woon Loo yesterday (Maimed trial m the Singapore Fourth Police Court to a charge of being members of an unlawful assembly with the object to cause hurt to Yap Kirn Toon on May 5 They were
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  • 38 4 MR. GUNN Chit Tuan. assistant district officer, Butterworth, is getting married to Miss Lily Lim Soh Bee, grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lim Lean Teng at the Registry of Marriages. Penang, on May 30.
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  • 32 4 WUAR, Thurs.— For hawking pork without a licence at Jalan Daud. Muar. on Dec 30, 1954, G»k Shun Na 47 was lined (25 by the Muar Magistrate. Ir-.cho Pawan Ahmad.
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  • 38 4 HONGKONG, May 12 Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were: $15.76 to sterling; $5,855 to US$l; 51. 83 to .Malayan SI: I $0,123 to one Indonesian ißupiah; Gold $253 to a tael.
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  • 147 4 Malacca Is Urged To Pep Up Work On Welfare MALACCA, Thur.s. Mr. J. G. Forsyth. a Rotarian and the manager of Garing Estate, Dunan Tunggal, has been reelected chairman of the Malacca Settlement Welfare Committee. In his address from the chair. Mr. Forsyth urged serious consideration be given to improve
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  • 61 4 OXG Choon Teck was tentatively charged m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday with attempting to rob Wong Sian Pang and voluntairly causing hurt to him m his shop at Sims Avenue on May 11. After the charge was explained to him 6ng was remanded m
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  • 68 4 WITH reference to an article on subsidiary markets m Johore Bahru published m the March 8 issue of The Standard, we understand from the President, Town Council. Johore Bahru. that the statement purported to have been made after an interview between our reporter and the Health
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  • 268 4 Methods Of Turf Bookies Revealed In Court PENANG, Thurs.— Big bookmakers operating at the Turf Club would have ten to 12 runners working for them on race days and they would refuse to accept bets from strangers. This was stated by Mr. Tan Chin Teik, ASP, giving expert evidence- on
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    60 5 C photo. Z World ;ir II veterans. Messrs. Leon Lopez and Rose- lio de hi R«»sa. as representatives of the Philippine J delegates here to the South-east Asian Film Festival. laid wreaths at the Cenotaph yesterday morning. Mr l.opez is of the Leon Lopez Theatre Circuit 5 j
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  • 283 5 Gynaecologist's Driving Theory Rejected SINGAPORE doctors and r .v imen iterday turned heory, oi a Lop. dun gist that pregnant m sfc old not be allowed to drive cars. adoj j ftor expressed this \iew when giving r a pr< gnant tan who was charged with dangerous driving. Dr R
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  • 282 5 OPIUM WORTH $225,000 SEIZED IN RAID Customs Make Biggest Haul Of The Year SINGAPORE Customs discovered 450 pounds of row opium on the cargo freighter Inch Kilda ove^ the last two days as a result of some clever manoeuvring. This is the biggest opium seizure from a vessel so far
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  • 118 5 Proposed Services Under Study THE Cleansing Department of the Singapore City Council is now examining proposals to oiier sewerage services to people living m private roads and streets Mrs. Robert Eu. Vice-Chair-man of the Health Committee of the Council, suggested last May the City Engineer should make a list of
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  • Article, Illustration
    43 5 photo. KATHLEEN Myers, wife of a BOAC pilot. Mho arrived at Kalians Airport yesterday, is on her way to Britain to collect a be Havilland Dove. She and her husband will be flying back on the delivery flight as passengers. Standard
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  • 168 5 Bafu Pahaf Won't Accept Them JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— The Batu Pahat District War Executive Committee has decided not to accept any more transfers of people suspected of aiding; terrorists unless it has information to counter protests I of innocence by the evacuees. This follows a
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    35 5 Sir Susanta de Fonseka. Ceylon's ambassador to Japan, arrived m Singapore by air yesterday, returning to his post after an emergency flight home to see his wife who had been taken seriously ill
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  • 53 5 THAI Royalty arrived m Singapore yesterday to attend the Film Festival. Above, Prince and Princess Prem Burchatra. and below, Prince and Princess Bhanu Yugala. The royal delegates were the only visiting celebrities here for the Festival who were Dermitted to use the YIP room at Kallang
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  • 56 5 THE ninth annual general meeting of the Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union will be held at the union premises m Rangoon Road on May 21 at 8 30 p.m. The meeting will De followed by a dinner. Charges for the dinner will be $5 for
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  • 303 5 THE motive of the shooting of a 21-year-old student. Lee Tah Lim. at the Singapore Chinese High School Graduates" Arts Association. m Cairnhill Road on April 17 at 1.30 p.m. was not due to a love affair. Lee's brother. Tah Seng, said at
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  • 37 5 JOHORE BAHRT. Thurs.— Bcnon bin Abdul MajiH was fined $600 m the Sessions Court. Pontian. today. for being m possession of two katis of dry Bsh without a permit i' 1 a prohibited area
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  • 38 5 JAPANESE film Magnate, luao Mori director of (he Federation of Motion Picture Producers m South-east Via i and head of Toho Film i Co. who an i\ cd m Singapore pesterdaj foe the Film Festival
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    • 637 5 Standard c^Q-lnxancic INFORMATIOINJ AT A GLANCE i?'i cvi y /"s 8.8.C. RADIO I'INQ A P O R E hiu (iriM-r.i Orerseas Serrice; fcg^~ t :n F.om The Eri.to: ."> IgCT erlude: 5.15 Band Of The S"*" G e:iad:er Guards: 543 S] s El W W*r^3* t wJ'?% H-'-tt-T H m
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    • 489 6 JJEFORE the :nk is dry on the new Singapore Constitution and before the new Government haa had time to settle down to its duties, the ex' ta using impressionable students as their tools, are trying to throw sand into the administra:. .ichinrrv. It is common knowledge that
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    • 429 6 gIXTY-SEVEN men and women m Singapore have now completed the eight-week $300 course conducted by American speech-trainer John Spindler to help them to cultivate a greater zest for living They listened to lectures and explanations on effective SJ> aking, human relations and leadership training, arid the "Pupils"—
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  • 338 6 Review of Views Crucial Test THE present government led by the Labour Front is undergoing a crucial test, the outcome of which will show whether or not it has made careful preparations or possesses an iron determination to [ace the situation, writes Sin Chew Jit Poh. The daily, commenting on
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 364 6 MAY DAY RALLIES THE WORKERS Sir:— May Day is Labour Day all over the world and m Singapore there were two big ra'.jes. one sponsored by the T.TJ.C. and the other [>y the PA P. It (s InterestIng to compare the resolutions passed at both ral'ies. Among the resolutions passed
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    • 221 6 Sir; Aa I was travelling to Port Dicksoo yesterday at not more than 40 m p.h. according to my speedometer I was stopped by the traffic police and told that I was going at 50 m.p.h. I was very surprised and asked him how he arrived at
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    • 138 6 thf'^VFßArF 1 mentione d vie AVERAGE wages of cmncse seamen m my letter; neither did I imply that 1 wa s talking about deepwater ships I stated plainly that there are Chinese seamen here getting $70 a month only these are the firemen and stewards (boys) m the
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    • 235 6 Sir; To the free people of Malaya, time has come for independence m Malaya. Bur who will govern Malaya? Will it be a free people's government or a Communist government This is a big fight for freedom and independence. I sincerely hope that no one agrees with
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    • 35 6 Sir; Will any Councillors come out and help us? It seems that the gambling racketeers are active again. In my opinion they should be strictly banned, as they are cheating people's money. ANTI-GAMBLING Singapore.
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    • 409 6 Sir; I was surprised when I read the Legislative Council report m which .Mr. Himsworth stated that the extra duties imposed on a large variety of consumer goods did not cause much hardship to the country. If he actually meant what he said then
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    • 333 6 Sir;— A resolution at the recent Annual Delegates Conference of the M.T.U.C. held m Kuala Lumpur protesting against the $280 million Government aid scheme to the Rubber Industry Replanting could not be passed because the delegates from the National Union of the Plantation Workers refused to
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    • 258 6 Sir;— "Baba" Lee Kuan Yew is obviously revelling m the tremendous publicity he is receiving from certain sections of the Singapore press. Way I, as a member of the public, say that pcop.e are getting heartily sick and tired of the fumings and mouthlngs of
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  • 344 6 Keeping Pace With Time Sir;— Mr. Donald Moore's article "For Asian? Oniy." revealed a spokesman for Imperialism, who has seen the writing on the wa.:. Imperialism, whethi r ii he English or European Ls the highest stage of capitalism, beoa \i9e it has no further phases, except the phases of
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  • 69 6 Is It Fair Of Govt. Blr; to ment Depi hay* the salary th< pa of mem Doesi not imped' < J unl gradi s? B n twenty i Public s< t\ usary i tt f Head of the D recommend I promotion? Kan I fabulous. Thi f in Thi Ir
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  • 221 7 Kremlin Bows To West About Austrian Treaty Kh M.v 13, (I P)— Negotiators wiped out a ..ui m the Austrian treaty talks today ihrcc Foreign Ministers immediately de--11 ri ienna to sign the long-awaited Austrian 1 c«ld war settlement. British Foreign Secretary Harold MacMillan and French Foreign Minister Antoine I
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  • 58 7 t p Supreme accjuit- p r D I I t m Bua C nserI :>.-, Mr br »ght m i nr. article Un ler* apblamed Mr tng to put pr posed I i lard c ie k i r th< Burl ba ex-Bamboj-I Bit 'I.' did
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    57 7 r «r. n l «H m the Penny Pi-, "ut for a I duri n r w f v of a col- Penny was one of the twelve of "this season's debs" who acted as models at the show, held m aid of the National Society for the Prevention of
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  • 62 7 COPENHAGEN, M ij 12 (UP) —Co nisi VIIG-t3 pc jet gil a ted Danish territory f and si utc I to Inter pt aOs.A F c trainBtl the !ta lid noi pen 1 :\c An^erican plane, a jet trainer beinj delivered Th-. Km bds told
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  • 68 7 Wedne iay managed to make i :c hi ne *o a Swedish trnw'.er rar'a n hi with thers by the R issiana i Sovic* Base Their nversation was re ported to have hern the first een the free West arv j B j nisi country on
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  • 49 7 D 0 NC AS T.E R. Yorkshire May 12 (Reuter) The three week-old Yorkshire coal strike eased jresterds y aa iboul re* urne-'i to u-ork leaving ko.ooo n en still idle. s were working terday compared wnh 52 T tesda but 4;i were still
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  • 83 7 A 19th Century Castle... Goes Up In Smoke DREGHORX CASTLE, built early m the 19th century a fow miles south of Edinburgh, was blown up recently by army engineers. The castle was acquired by the War Department m 1913 and has been used since then as a military training base.
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  • 129 7 KARACHI, May 12, (Renter).— Pakistan has informed the Egyptian Prime Minister, Lt.-Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser that it will accept his offer to mediate a dispute with Afghanistan, Mr. Mohammed Ali the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said yesterday. Mr. A.i said the oiler was accepted provided
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  • 96 7 45 Chiang Guerillas Killed RANGOON, May 12 (Reuter) Bur ue>e troops kiuca 45 Ch n< se Nationalist guerillas m a :t v 1 which lasted a!! day on Sunday near Tachilek, on the Burma-Thailand border, the War Office announced last night A communique said governmenl forces, v. to lost m
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  • 39 7 GROTON, Connect] rut, May 12. The I f.S. atomic submarine Naul is 1 irsl a steam pipe yester lay and had to turn back from it first long sea iouruey a .Miakmown cruise to Puerto Rico. AP,
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  • 60 7 ROME. May 12. (Reuter) Signor Giovanni Gronchi. 63-year-old Catholic Labour organizer and political theorist, was sworn m last night as the second president of Italy's nine-year-old republic. In a short speech, Signor Gronchi declared: "Our country has joined the Western world not only m defence of its
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  • 174 7 Murder Trial OXFORD, England. May 12, (Router) Fellow students at Oxford University crowded into court here yesterday when a 21-year-old, .Nigerian undergraduate was charged with the murder of his English wife. He is Paul Ijomah who pleaded not guilty to the charge, but his defence counsel
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  • 145 7 TRADE UNIONS MAY CLASH OVER COLOUR BLACKPOOL, May 12 i Router i— Coloured wurKers m British industry are likeiy to cause clashes among delegates of the nations Diggest Trade Union when they huld their annual conference here In July. Nine resolutions, it was revealed last night, are down for discussion
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  • 40 7 JAKARTA, May 12 (Rcuter> British Queen's Counsel Derek Curtis-Bennett would not be acceptable as defence counsel for a Dutchman on trial here charged with trying to overthrow the Indonesian Government, an Indonesian judge said m court today.
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  • 350 7 Russia's New Policy LONDON, May 12, (Rcuter) Russia's "peace m Europe" offensive appears to have broadened m scope to embrace Asia and the world. This was the first interpretation placed here on the major speech by Soviet Prime Minister. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, to the
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  • 156 7 Princess Whirls The A -Line LONDON. May 12. (AP) Princess Margaret gave the A-line a whirl last night the first member of the Royal Family to do so. She turned up lor a folk dance m the new fashion silhouette spun through the "Princess Margaret fancy," a dance specially devised
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  • 105 7 Tugmen Back But Dockers Going Out LONDON. May 12. (Reuter) Leaders of more than ten thousand dockers were j putting the finishing touches tonight to a plan for a series of strikes by mcni- 1 bers m four key British j ports. The Union the National I Amalgamated Stevedores and
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  • 78 7 PARIS. May 12 (Router) Gerard Dupriez. 21-year-old "angel" killer was sentenced to hard labour for life here last night for butchering bis parents with an axe. a knife and a bludgeon. The prosecution said Dupriez stabbed his mother while she was washing dishes and killed
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  • 35 7 THETFORD, Norfolk. May 12 (Renter)— Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, son of Admirai Lord Fisher Biitish hero of the first world war nied at his home near here yesterday. as>ed 86.
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  • 221 7 PARIS, May 12, (Keutcr).— The l/nited Stales ami France have agreed on a common policy to meet the present political crisis m South Vietnam, it was announced here yesterday. The agreement was announced by the French Foreign Minister, M. Antoine Pinay 1 at th* end
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  • 144 7 LONDON, May 12 (Renter). A church report said today that about £5 i* cent of 400 men and women questioned m a poll thought there was nothing wrong m premarital relations between ensaged couples. The report was issued by a commission set up after the General Assembly of
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    244 8 A SIMPLE trade dispute yesterday morning developed into a riot Involving more than 5,000 people, comprising dismissed employees ot the Hock Lee Bus Company, rowdies and more than a thousand students from Chinese Schools. Trouble started at dcwn when about SO dismissed busmen formed a barricade blocking the
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  • 313 9  -  HAL BOYLE says Soviet Marshal of U.S. Secret Weapon' JIIW YORK. \.VLR/CA introduced a secret ireapon to win a draw with the Russians m an odd hospitality u -ar fought alovg :h e Elbe Rirer 10 years ago. That xreapon, it now mmy be revealed, was
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  • 427 9 New York. DEAL diamonds, just like ttIOSQ that nature takes mill] ds of years to proci.icc. have been made here m minute form by scientists of the General Electric Company, a private American concern. The laboratory diamonds are reported to be indis-
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  • 583 9  -  STAFFORD DERBY By THE LUCIANO STORY, by Sid Feder and 5 Joachim Joesten (New York: David McKay Company, Inc. 327 pp. $3.75.). I "INSIDE INFORMATION" about "Lucky" as the key figure m the U.S. Navy's "Operation Underworld" during World War 11. THE principal character
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  • 399 9 Drive To Modernize INDIAN DRUGS TNDIA'S ho oe for Hfi L suffl i< v the di i lie? m the rapid oe\ i pharmaceutical r( i amon« its basic industries, > according to an I dI h a > scientist now visitii c Che > United States. I These sentiments
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    • 197 9 CONQUEST OF THE AMAZON .4 Crossboxoman's Story of the First Exploration of the Amazon, by George Millar, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 351 pp. $3.95.) By EARL W. FOELL I/ 1 OR three and a half centuries Francisco de Orellana uas accounted a traitor to Spain and to a
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    • 606 9 No Flics m China. By G.S. Gale, (Allen and Unwin, 155.) By PATRICK ODOXOVAN I^HE Labour visit to China has achieved an almost mythical quality. It is very possible that the Chinese Communists learnt something of the temper and reasoning of the Western world
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    • 504 9  -  PETER FORSTER Lin Now Writes About A "Utopia" The Unexpected Island, by Lin Yutang (Heinemann, 15s THIS is Lin Yutang's shot at writing a "Utopia," and the result is scarcely more of a novel than Mores. Early twenty first century American girl (survivor of World War IV) stumbles
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  • 156 10 Finance And Commerce _______IJ QUOTATIONS DOWN LABOUR unrest m Singapore caused a further easing of industrial shares on the local share market yesterday. All counters, where changed m quotations, were towards lower levels. Tin shares continued irregular, while rubbers were quiet. Price changes announced by the
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  • 98 10 DR. D.T.A. TOWNEND, (seen above), Director General o; the British Coal I'lilization Research Association, who arrived m S->^apo r i' on 1 i ■,\;v back to Lo)idon Sydney. He has just completed a -on m Sydney. He visit? Italia at the invitation of the Australian Government
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  • 75 10 A xfw inium product m A >••*: ia is a retractable ing, itable Cor sheltering motor cars outdoors. It has combined i- ter-lo king, rustting aluminium panels h operate on the pantographic principle. ■v. handle is proed for projection or retraction and the awning being spring-loaded will hold
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  • 87 10 (from left): Mr. L. Moebs of Messrs. Mitchell Cotts Co. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Tan Siew Siam, Manager of Messrs. Chuan Hong Co., Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Hards, Mr. D. Rice, Manager of Messrs. Alexander Young Co., Singapore, and Mr. Tan Yoke Chew, representative of Messrs. Alexander Young
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  • 79 10 THE Department of Com- merce and Industry. Hongkong, announced that it had simpli- fied its system of controlling the export and import of strategic materials. It said that m view of the increasing effectiveness of export controls, it had been decided to abolish as from this
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  • 93 10 Standard Shipping Reporter THE m.v. Bagami Mara one -01 the fast freight-cum-passenger vessels to join the fast expanding N.Y.K T Lines merchant fleet, has arrived m Singapore on her maiden voyage en route to the Continent from the Far East. Under the command of Captain J-
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  • 69 10 HELLENIC Lines. Ltd., announced m New York it has ordered four new dry cargo ships to be built m the next 18 months by the lino Shipbuilding Engineering Co., Ltd. of Tokyo. The four 4.250-ton motorships will cost U551,150,000 each. They will have speeds m excess
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  • 27 10 THE U.K. Post Office has completed trials of a scheme by Which operators on the European exchange m London COUld dial certain European numbers direct.
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  • 268 10 PAN American World Airways announced details of the reductions available under Ihe family plan for trans-Atlantic travel. Reductions of up to Ms:*,o6l for a family of four flying from Orient points to the U.S. via Europe and to Europe via the U.S. are now
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  • 325 10 BURMA BID TO GET BACK RIO MARKET Official Here Push Better Gra, BURMA is trying to recapture vi,- v for Burmese rice, a representative State Agricultural Marketing Board (V Standard yesterday. "Malaya can sh< better quality rice from my countn assured. The Burmese official, 9 market for rice, hai con
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  • 133 10 Business In Shares SINGAPORE sharobrokers reported the following bu>ine^ done yesterday! B.M. Trustees 3 Fraser Neave O r d< 1(1,.* to 1 Go Gammon 2.50, 2.52J Henry Waugh 1.40 cd ItfcAlister -95 over night Metal Box 13 i Robinson ie Co Ords. 1 xd Sime Darby 1.85 Spore Cold Storage
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  • 90 10 THE world's biggest harbour yesterday announced increases m the fees it charges ships that land here. The port of London authority said new docking rates ranging up to 10 per cent above present level will take effect May 16. In addition, discounts of up to 12
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  • 14 10 THE output of Jimah Rubber Estates Ltd., for April was 26.300 lb.
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  • 271 10 MORE DEMAND FOR BURMESE RICE FORESEEN THE prospects for an increased demand for Burmese rice this year are bright, according to Mr. Lee Tye Toh, secretary of the Burma Trade Association, and a member of the Singapore Rice Advisory Committee. Mr. Lee. who holds a degree of Bachelor of Science
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  • 210 10 More Imports Expected MORE goods from Thailand may soon be imported into the Federation and Singapore following the continued decline m the exchange rate of the Baht. The latest quotation is 7.25 Bahts (Ticals) to a Malayan dollar, according to Bangkok trade circles. Last month, the
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  • 77 10 Air India Service To Tokyo Started SINGAPORE passengers can now join Air India Internationales Bombay Tokyo service at Bangkok, said an Air India announcement yesterday. The service to Tokyo will use Constellation aircraft with standard and tourist accommodation. A new feature of the service will be the use of Japanese
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  • 169 10 MALAYAN shipments of rubber m the first four months this year at 335,133 tons was the highest since 1951 (418,535 tons), according: to official statistics. During April. Malayar rubber shipments amountrc to 86.335 tons compared witr 93.616 tons for March. Of the exports last month
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  • 117 10 Ships In Harbour OL'TER ROADS Sumatra, Indrapoera, Prosper Sabiar. Tyndareus Charon Kl--5241'. Bustier, N< SUi St» Advocate. Sianvar Be ;-.V;i'. Korea. Janssens, Mein Hoyer, Inchkiida. Steel Mak< INM R ROADS Lam S.i.'-.. r J\)-.ii li.-.i. Mr- ;rr.n-i New Coronation, Belaga, Ang korwat, Petereins Sin Hong Ho. Aik Leong, Sin Hin
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  • 18 10 RUBBER DOWN CENT Sinpapo 1 lor M« but s1 i The noo; i June I June Tone: Q.
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  • 181 10 SMALL BUSINESS IN PRODUCE THE produce market m Singapore remained quiet yesterday and only small business was reported. Coconut oil was a dull market at $42J, per picul for sellers at Penang. COPRA Holiday Cutler Bath Co. Ltd prices: MAY 11 a.m S26a S27J Noon S26S 527} 4 p.m $2
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  • 49 10 MALA V A N ExchMCt Banks Association s rates to merchants are: Canada: Buyinf, airmail T.T. ?>?. 7 ]<;. O.l) 32 9 Ki. d st 32 13 Hi credit bills. 32 7 8 trade bills. Canada. Selling: (T.T. or CD.) ready SI 1 8. Other exchange rates remain
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    • 700 10 NOTICES BOARD OF LICENSING JISTICES SINGAPORE NOTICE OF QUARTERLY SESSION 4 QUARTERLY session of the Board of Licensing Justices I for Singapore will be held In the Court of the District ge and First Magistrate m the Criminal District and p iri B i ding, South Bridge Head. Singapore at
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    • 162 10 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE. TENDERS ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: Supply of (a) I Hard Wood Boards. Backings and Plugs. Close NOON— 20.5.55; and (b) Workshop Equipment, Thomson Road Stores. Close NOON 26.5.55. Forms from Electricity Department (Room 109). TOWING OR SALVAGE IMJG -BCSLTER' 4,000 HP. G.R.T. 1.100 tons available for immediate
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  • 142 12 \IE people sleep on bolsters. But right now bolsters are not a bed-time story. GIRLS ARE ARING THEM ROUND THEIR NECKS. They are wearing them like halters over strapand" plain dresses, and under suits. For a coveredlook they drape them over the front of strapless ses to
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  • 626 12  -  Constance Walsh By It you want to make some hair-raising discoveries about your boy friend look at his hair-do. true n't waste D It Once he a sticks to U i r ir out. But the style he dor> pit k %v ill ci\e you
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  • 361 12 A SK A WOMAN: wnom do you dress to please? 'She'll either answer: '"to please myself." or. "to please my husband/ nine times out oi ten. It's a myth. Most women dress to inform other women that they know all about the latest fashions. Prove it? That's easy.
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  • 82 12  -  SISTER CLARE These last six months John, aged two-and-a-bit. 5 has taken to kneeling m his cot and rocking it. It is im- 2 possible to sleep with the racket he makes. I've tried 2 everything I can think of to 2 stop it—J.K. IJAVE you tried promoting
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  • 324 12  -  PEGGY BRIGGS By COME film actresses favour diamonds Others have a weakness for mink. But nineteen-year-old Lisa Gas Italian-born lovely tipped as a future Monroe m\ care for either Meet her at a party and you find her dazzling the men m a shirt. Righi now
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  • 405 12  -  TONI MARSH Says \RE you one of those' people < men especially) j who forget wedding anniversaries? Sere's a little guide that might help you to choose the right thing at the last moment. FIRST YEAR PAPER OR PLASTIC: How about a plastic lazy susan for the
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  • 360 12  -  Helen Hugh Rv closest friend. It controls, cossets and supports you. It trims the line of four Rgure It supports muscles. It makes you feel Ifeffwn* and c 7 But m return for all this. do you give it as much attention as you should? Are
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  • 44 13 JESSOP 81, DIES BtSTEI Kng- K,uter)- I I Jewop. English ,i ,ho be- i peculnr „.,i the n.»me J died m v strrd.iv Rectory I bea H next i aj'nl. for I Ltsx thp nt> ihampion- s ,>nr of the >rs the same l
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  • 675 13 CAN COCKELI DO IT? Three World Champions Were Beaten To The Punch 1 T ik By PETER WILSON \jll tnere be no mistake about it, Marciano IS a great champion. A crude one, hi U iiiT y untutored m th e arts and crafts of
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  • Article, Illustration
    74 13 EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Bradley Lich field, son of the oirner of Bermuda Palms, San Rafael, California, where British heavyweight champion Don Cockell is preparing for his May 16 title bout With world champion Rocky Marciano, perches at the ringside for a close-up of a sparring match between Cockell (left) and Ron Harman
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  • 178 13 STOCKHOLM, May 12 (Reuter) Complete masters m attack, Hungary beat Sweden 7 3 m an international football match here yesterday. Inside left Puskas \v h o inspired many of the Hungarian moves, scored three of their goals He and centre forward Kocsis who scored twice underlined
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  • 26 13 LE HAVRE. France May. 12 (Reuter)— Swansea Town (English League second division*, beat Le Havre Athletic 3-0 m a football match here last night.
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  • 61 13 LOS ANGELES. May 10 (UP) Matchmaker Babe McCoy said yesterday there would have to be '"some changes made" m the scheduled June 8 world bantamweight championship fight between Maxico's Raton Macias and Peter Keenan of England. McCoy spoke up following news of the British Empire champ's
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  • 266 13 LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)— Worcestershire, who defeated the touring South African side on Tuesday, again struck good from yesterday when they opened their county campaign with a game against local rivals Warwickshire at Birmingham. Warwickshire began well' witli an opening partnership of 92 m just
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  • 145 13 Aussies Are Too Slow Brundage SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. (Reuter* Mr. Avery Brundage. president of the International Olympic Committee. said again yesterday that Australia could still lose the 1956 Olympics. Mr. Brundage. who arrived here from a visit to Australia. said that at the June meeting of the International Olympic
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  • 65 13 LONDON. May 12. (Reuter). The British Amateur Boxing Association beat the United States "Golden Gloves" team by five bouts to four here last night. It was the second American "Golden Gloves" team to appear m Europe since the war. They lost 1o Ireland and drew
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  • 467 13 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 12, (Reuter): A fighting innings of 78 by left-hander Arthur Morris helped the Australians gain victory by three wickets over Barbados after tea on the last day of the four-day match here. Final scores were: Barbados: 305 and 230. Australians:
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    • 202 13 FOR SALE MATERNITY WEAR— smocks, skirls, dresses. Skirts $15 to 522. smocks |16 to $25. j Dresses from $33. Customers are invited 1o bring their own materials to be made to measure. We shall be glad 10 offer advice and suggestions regarding styies. Duncans 11 D'Almeida St. (Off Raffles Place).
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    • 707 13 CLASSIFIED ADS ANNOUMCIMENT MISSION FBEE glass on IR SINCE our pro crment, <mr MISSTON glass 'umblriv have ■<■""! Those ion ol MISSION crowns are advised to exchange 1 them for sue a 1 tumblers (any 15 MISSK >N 1 to glass lutnbler) b 18th Ma.v 1955, a 4 1 w\
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    • 215 13 il Abner By A/ Copp 7sOITSEEMS) f lp VCURE THE FIRST IDLE l -^<- >-s > JtJ_ i jr V ONLN FAtFV AH *^s. DINNER ITT 7 J 1 h L.% VOUMG SOOET*/ SMOE> jL, an/GOT A .^-^UJ! 9HOUI-O DO tsHCE JV«r S»R y-j^-^Tj I'VE EVER MET." WHO rrf_~jLj while
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  • 375 14 DERBY May 12 (Reuter)— Derbyshire had" the South Africans struggling for runs when UM second day of their match here opened today, and after ich, the tour;sts were all lor 113 runs m reply to Derbyshire's i~ In the two hours' play during the
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  • 101 14 THE DELHI Hockey J Association XI. with j 5 five Indian Olympic S players. may play m Singapore m the second S week of June, an official of the Singapore Hockey Association informed The Standard last night. < The Delhi team is on its
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  • 97 14 LOUISVILLE, KY— Jockey Willie Shoemaker guides Swaps over the jimsh line to win the 81st running to the Kentucky Derby ai Churchill Downs on May 7. Nashua, with Eddie Arcaro up follows in second place, a length and a half behind. Summer Tan (not shoirn) finished
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  • 91 14 THE following qualified for the Royal Island Club's open golf invitation tournamer* for the Eu Tong Sen cup to be held on Sunday. Sturt. Murehison, McNair. Robinson. Lim Siew Jin. Bousanquet. Heah Hock Meng and Heah Hock Soon. Tht first round will be played tomorrow: 2.30
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  • 50 14 Old Boys To Meet Run ST. PATRICK'S Old Boys Association will hold their annual general meeting or. Saturday, at 4 p.m. m the School Hall. Heats for 100 yards sprint m the Old Boy's I ace m the forthcoming school sports will be run off immediately after the general meeting.
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  • 25 14 KUALA LUMPUR Taurs. Selangor Club handed a 3-2 beating to Dynamic Dynamos m a friendly soccer match on the Selangor Ciub padan^ today.
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  • 200 14 Kee Chan To Stop The Thai Tonight FILM STARS from the Philippines are expected to attend tonight's boxing programme at the Happy World Stadium, featuring Thailand's Nai Songkiat and the Colony's Lim Kee Chan. Also at the ringside, will be the Malayan Thomas Cup squad, out to give moral support
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  • 421 14 BICARDI is one to watch m the Penang meeting. In his final workout, Bicardi showed that he is carrying a lot of condition when he sprinted the three m even time with Bucentaur. Golden Sands (Patterson) easily did the three m
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  • 421 14 Indians Miss 'Sitters The Final Victory Eurasians Lucky To Take Full Points Eurasians 2 Indians 0 Yoss and Klass. Referee J. Murray. INDIANS, making a determined stand m the second session of their Community league soccer match missed five "i tters," and lost a golden opportunity of beating the Eurasians
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  • 52 14 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Johore Bahru Police defeated the JB Cey!onesi» at cricket today by six wickets on the College ground. JB Ceylonese 96—(GunRratnam 23 no J Ponniah 27 Vanchoonbeck 14 and Leong Ah Phee 12). JB Police.— 9B for 4 wickets. (Tan 37 and Stevenson
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  • 350 14 mJ^Kfl^nmPf^ifffSfam Pe***9 Allan And Manning Put Their Best Forward PEISAIVG, Thurs. Trainers Ivan Allan and Jack Manning ivill be keen rivals for the honours at the Penang Turf Club Summer meeting opening here on Saturday if the tvay they sent their charges against the clock is
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  • 216 14 P I RUZ BACK TITLES KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Abdullah H J whose six-month suspension by th<> Selanjn J minton Association expired today, returns v, 5 petitive badminton m the Malayan open than J ships to be held here from June 9 to June v SelangOf entries for the cha J
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  • 45 14 RA.TAJI Sports Club beat REME Civilians by four goals to two m a soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. T. Gcpal Krishnan. T. Suppiah. G. Nagarajah and P. Subramanian scored the goals. Teow Lum and Itan netted for the losers.
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  • 247 14 ACHILLES Club will travel to Malacca m June to take part m an athletic meet organized by the Malacca Amateur Athletic Association. The meet will cover "i~~^z~~r fourteen events. Mr. J. C. De Souza, president of the Club, said yesterday that (.here might
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  • 261 14 SHB Police Now Lead Div. 2B SINGAPORE Harbour Board Police just managed to scrape through for their fifth successive victory when they beat Farrer Juniors Sports Club by two goals to one m a Spore Division 2B League match played on the Clerical Union ground yesterday. The S.H.B. Police now
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  • 90 14 Today's Sport ATHLETICS: Whampoa School II Annual Sports. SOCCER: Div. I—REME vs. C.A. at Jalan Besar Stadium, 5.15 p.m.; Div. 3B V.C.A.A. vs. Social A.P. at Geylang: Springdale vs. Windsor Rovers at Farrer Park. Aramy League Div. 3 R.E. Combined vs. A.8.T.5.M.8.T.C.; Command Pay Office vs. 221 Veh. Bn. R.A.O.C;
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  • 480 14  -  Edin Peters h WHETHER Singapore's Ong Poh Lim, newly recovered from a recent illness, will be fit as a singles player for the Malayan Thomas Cup team will be known on Tuesday when he takes the singles test for fitness. The Thomas Cup
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  • 59 14 SINGAPORE Judo Club will hold their second annual j grading contest at the Club's j Dojo on Sunday, May 29 at j 10 30 a.m. Members wishing to take j part m this contest must send m their entries to the club's instructor not later than May
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