Singapore Standard, 23 May 1955

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  • 12 1 Singapore Standard fdsdfsfsfsf SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1955 12 PAGES 15 TENTS
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  • 91 1 Brother Brings A Bride im Marshall family, headed by SinraM.ruster Mr. David Marshall were at |jflS P i yesterday to meet Mr. Sonny Mar- IPI i h! s bride who arrived from Sydney on mi i round-the-world honeymoon tour Mr n^ M irs ha l
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  • 182 1 i\i LIMPIK, Sun— The Malayan Film Unit put its ;il! to \vin three trophies at the \>ian Film Festival just ended but t« the [Lumpur CDstoms men, these were nothing but I silverware' today. .i i of k nee si pped Customs I h
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  • 14 1 t G- rtei 1:--nan? ias ffl rials said I n ?ien of ilcota
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  • 448 1 Queen Talks To tmpire Youths THE unity of the diverse races, tongues and traditions within the Commonwealth offers the world its best hope for a peaceful and prosperous future, said the Queen m an Empire Youth Sunday message yesterday. The Queen's message was heard m
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  • 304 1 THE GOVERNOR of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll, may not leave the Colony on June 2as scheduled. His departure will depend on the lessening of tension m the island. Sir John hinted thiiin a speech he made last night at the Chief Minister's Dsidence m
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  • 75 1 LONDON. May 22 (Reuter) —Royal Air Force officers and airmen of the flying categories who pay extra premiums on life insurance policies to cover flying risks will now have 75 per cent of the additional expense refunded, the Air Ministry announced today. Similar arrangements will apply
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  • 190 1 PROBABLY the hi to celebrate the Hari Raya m Singapore were a gib of Malay children who startled motorists m Conment Road last night by swaggering down the ro; n a body shouting: "Selamat Hari Rava!'* Today, m Singapore am every town m Malaya, cole
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  • 133 1 To Pay Or Nof To Pay' SINGAPORE'S big "bookies" who were landed with 360 w\n tfckets on Palitoy which paid a -freak- dividpndl of S4Ol ganged up yesterday to decide whether nr not they should pay their punters the full amount. ImaU D^okies havedecided
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  • 160 1 NEW YORK. May 22 (UP) The Sunday News tonight saw m recent pictures of Princess Margaret of England evidence that she will marry Capt. Peter Townsend this autumn. The news, m a dispatch from London, reported that the royal household this week permitted publication of pictures of
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  • 293 1 SINGAPORE Chinese middle school students ended a five-day protest "lock-in" with a bumper "victory" celebration yesterday. They will be back m classes today, to return to normal school activity. The students, from the Chung Cheng and Chinese High schools had "stayed m" m protest
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  • 300 1 BOYS GIRLS JOIN 'VICTORY' MARCH and others who* it thought were guilty of participation m the recent disturbances He also said that the Registration of Schools Ordinance. 1950. was designed to "tie up" Chinese schools and eventually stifle Chinese education. The meeting resolved to protest against the registration of Schools
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 11 1 The Singapore Standard Wishes all its Muslim Readers Selamat Hari Raya
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  • 258 2 Bottles Fly j Around Corpse A HUNDRED and twenty men from two funeral associations went to Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, yesterday to accompany the funeral procession of a dead hawker but they ended up by fighting furiously with bottles before the cortege left the home. Several association
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  • 300 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Federation Government is to spend over $56,000,000 by 1956 to step up the capacity of its public water supplies from 56 million gallons a day to over 68 million gallons. Tins move will increase the number of supplies
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  • 58 2 THE American community m Singapore turned up m force on Saturday night lor The opening of the luxurious American Club at Scotis Road. More, than one hundred members and guests were present for the occasion. Piclure shows a section of the crowd helping themselves to a sumptuous
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  • 275 2 Harbour Staff 'Determined' SINGAPORE Labour Ministry is still striving to settle the dispute between the Singapore Harbour Board and its 1,300 monthly paid employees who fcave been on strike since April 29. On the invitation of the Ministry of Labour, a fve-man delegation of the
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  • 79 2 SOO KIM LOY, 43. mother iof five children, died when she dropped 50 feet from the third floor of a Singapore Improvement Trust flat m Trengganu Street yesterday evening. She landed m a backyard. Wife of a Chinese medicine 1 shopkeeper, the woman had i for
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  • 118 2 KUALA LUMPUR Sun Political parties m the Federation were today kept out of a meeting called by Government to launch a country-wide civic education drive. Over 40 participants at the meeting included heads of government departments social workers youth leaders a«d information officials. Ihe High Commissioner
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  • 181 2 Indian Group Calls For Culture Mission TELOK ANSO?. s^fv The Malatan Indian C3hf g v\ pi urge th§ Alliance to sponsor c** change of visits by eastern cultural missions to Malaya. Proposing this at the ninth annua: conference of the MIC. the new President. Mr. V. T. Sambnntham. told 150
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  • 160 2 'ISLAM DOES NOT PERMIT ABORTION AT ANY TIME' KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Muslim religious leaders m Kuala Lumpur stated today that there was nothing m Islamic practice to permit abortion at any time of pregnancy. They denied the view attributed to the Kathi of Singapore that Muslim women could have an
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 216 2 BE SURE OF HANDSOMEHM now— and m the future! i^xs' '»m Vv eili which c. ice-. A few drops of "Vaseline" Hair I m Tonic every morning add to the dn--rirftuialbcalp oils give you the we!. I full daily protection necessary to carr guHid against dry scalp lifeless Hungry Hair"
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  • 284 3 GOVT. WILL MAINTAIN STOCKPILE Marshall Tells Spore Rice Importers Assn. SINGAPORE Government will continue to insist on the mcintenance of the rice stockpile until a system that is more satisfactory to the rice consumer is evolved. This was revealed by Chief Minister. Mr. David yesterday, when he declared open the
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  • 54 3 MRS I Holloway. m charge of the Blood >n Service, talks to Young Progressives or branch of th e Progressive Party who UM General Hospital to donate blood on Satur H srxrr, only two donated blood The rest t little nervous, decided to postpone the
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  • 170 3 \l LUMPUR, Sun.— Labour Pirty election Mr. Tan Tuan Boon today described the INO M( AMIL Alliances declaration that it would ippeal to Britain and even the I nited States for aid FlMlfCßlj as a "sell-out" and "insult to the people." vho is
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  • 178 3 An Alert Taximan Prevents Death .ui; SiSßf Men? igi itulatc hiniseli jin Hi thought th At he ha> laved life SinI b s qua k thinkina .i hincsc wo>;nu the Clifford P j i Nprinuboard to miseries. 0 < u;>in£; along Vio Chu X I B K.kul Hist after t
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  • 37 3 nbci oi >ki own Alsa- Inche Syed AbdulI ana Alsagoff, norning at Passim Road H who vm T3 i tWO wi v 'OS. grand inera] took the Mohammedan p Johorp later n
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  • 59 3 ALOH STAR. Si;::.— A pa,u plant Awang Ali was fatally stab: ed feo laj toll roing an Ith ier plant- (t ova theii buffaloes a-.-, v B had lost two buffo- and r .i- que>t toning anthei p anter about them luarre staii i 1 U
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 3 SINCAPORE'S Governor, Sir John Nieoll. is pictured here with the Chief Minister. Mr. David Marshall. and his cousin Miss Grace Marshall, at last nights reception given by Mr. Marshall to bid farewell to Sir John. The reception whs held m Mr. Marshall's private residence m Wing: Loons Road, off Chanffi.
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  • 128 3 The United Overseas Petroleum Company, Ltd. a British member of the Caltex group of 92 companies operating m 67 countries o f thp Eastern Hemisphere, will be known as Caltex Services Ltd from May 16. Caltex (Asia) Ltd. which is part of Caltex Services Ltd.,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 154 3 cAlmanac Information at a fiance It m U.t\ i flebrationv: Speci J irayers i mosques Bhaskers ni.-my o^ g^' n. C NoSrt» Boa B ,lepeodenl M^^gg^SiiiStion Joo 4 hiat Community entre: cUSS 7 p-in Workers I <ln...tion Assn: Adu .i is; it Cleme iti school. Ft.-.. panjanp 1 p m
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    • 265 3 d n iv. Announcements an Programme summan (XL): 6' \i i Bag iKD ti 35 Region Announcements (S); 1 pm. New lS); 710 News Talk iS. XL. P (I m' 713 Sports R°e' iS) 11 Spot toe Favourites IS); 8 pt world Affairi (S»; 815 Radi M«' »ya Trio (Si;
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    • 399 3 Goes Round the World. n6 82m): 215 News. (19.59 m); 225 Newspaper Opinion. (19.59 m); 230 Sports Digest. (19.59 m); 235 Orchestral Music il9 synm; 245 Dance Bands. il9 symt; 3 pm Incognito 1 19 59m 1 330 Everyman's Miisic (19 59m, 1 4 pin Best Sellers (1959 m); 415
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  • 764 4 TO SAVE PLAYMATE, AGED 5 UNSUNG HEROES and HEROINES MODESTO, Calif. gAVING lives has gotten to be a wonderful habit with Jack Stone, fire chief of Modesto. When he fished four-year-old Wanda Horton out of an irrigation canal last year and revived' her with artificial
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  • 194 4 RIAGE BILL, which seeks for the Rrst time En thousands of years to codify Hindu religious custom m the field cl matrimony. It fate' ttiey voted \he measure into law. a good CSSQCe to express their \iews on marriage. divorce and life m general. They did not lose
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  • 130 4 RUINING SOCIAL LIFE The goal is no longer to strive and succeed. Why save up for a trip to Paris when it is so much easier to win it by breaking the bank, identifying the mystery tune, solving the puzzle, orji entering a contest to name 5 a new seductive
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  • 89 4 Lingeries For Her Jail For Him a JT was the wife who x talked too much intS Middle sborough Eng- land, and always thefj J same way: "I haven't a thing to wear." Upon the 2 most recent pronounce- < ment. the husband rush- > Ed from the house m
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  • 469 4 World's Stricken By Contest Mam GOOD OLD-FASHIONED FIN gO I hereby announce it an international cont' petition to see who wiii become the first person m history to milk a live lady polar bear To the best of my knowledge it has nmWi tried before (but we cannot let the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 46 4 .s*. rr .->••• <^.'. t ''i vr';'r'>7 r r .v. > .'.-/v.»;^i. JLICI If\ cries Geraldine Far--11-tv.vy rar excitedly to friends during: a cruise at HenfLJ K^ t^ f ley* scene of many thril- m BIIS Lm IV Lm lin S regattas. Hi I wa« x* A A «c
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 182 4 CLUES Down 1. Stagger the little one first Across 1 6) c M 1. Believe m the sayino "Live 5 ham P io n at Skittles? (7) to fight another day 0 (4 2 Ji J hrce at Cards (4> 4. 5) J 'c 4.| May be the result when
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  • Article, Illustration
    247 5  -  NORAH LITTLEJOHN By }X s i h.ur style that's ikmi: his headlines m k Its called the S ftf up It has ths lud "casual look. wonderful tp*d oi' long I ice became it ■h aero— the tern- ilar bang on the makes a novel The fringe hair
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  • 676 5  -  C. B. ACWORTH By do i th ch:Mthey sin to reason :i one ej ha> said DC Of fused to si c Dad" I thai not their 0 D B We all knov. end E ars, and an exparent who ldr ffl. an what
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  • Article, Illustration
    38 5 LERY wears aiwhite pique dress embroidered Z 'l until gold thread, and link with emerald green sfllin. i The dccv low backed nccteie reaches to the waist and I me v en ds m a hot (Keystone Photo).
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  • 314 5 HOW TO APILI LIP ROUGE The mouth is n c most mobile feature of ie face. Never allow the li to appear painted and »yer be careless by using irregular or undefined i makeup Never mo'sten tin [pa before the ap"Ucatior >f ]ip rouse. This cau thp rouge to
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  • 252 5 T HE STARS AND YOU By Rita Del Mar I (fini I ION: I rrfol !u iv iir.ir- skiml lor an Hi- kltß] V\>- UIHT i i k I 1 1 1 > 1 k i' I'.llt MIsK.N !l to April c From th'.e I f a horrc I M(v
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  • 666 5  -  MARJORIE PROOPS Says WHEN I heard there was going to be a bit of a "do" m Hamburg the other day I twisted a few arms around the office until they said I could go. For, if there is one thing I like better than another,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 948 6 ff*HE PA P bosses most be now laughing loud and -I tang. Across the Causeway, the Federation authorities must have felt the futility of pushing the ffV deep into the Jungle when m the concrete and mortal Jungle oi Singapore the communists have won the battle
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  • 1429 6 THAILAND, COUNTRY OF PARADOX By A Times Special Correspondent In Thailand recently, J THE shaven, robed figure of the bonze is a strange sight m the reading room of the British information service; to watch him hesitate over the magazines spread across the table and then pick up The Motor
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  • 293 6 "rkNCE m a while you light on something really exciting; I'm thinking oi a little bundle of newsbooks from the ciays of the Great Plague, which came to me tied up with faded pink ribbon, from an old house near London i -hall never know their
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 329 6 Fair Wages Is The Best Answer Sir, Socialism Is not every rmc's idea of a fairer distribution of the wealth of the country. There are others who hold different views. Fair wages is undoubtedly The key solution. By fair wages U meant wages that ought lo keep a worker and
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    • 78 6 WHY NOT NOW? Sir; When the Chinese Y.igh School boys iccre protesting against National Service. Mr. Lim Yen- Hock and Mr. C. H. Koh, two prominent members of t)w Labour Front, visited them frequently to prof;cr good advice as benevolent leaders of the community. Why do they not go tmoHQ
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    • 196 6 1 Sir: I had great admira--1 tion and respect for the PAP and its leaders when it was formed under the guidance of its Chairman. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, m whom many expressed confidence and satisfaction because he is quite able to lead PAP into success
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    • 104 6 Sir; Too much ffmc has already been wasted m deoling with the present thugs, 'Paps' and the rowdy students. No compromise is possible unless these people are subjugated. Let them be deported to their ideal country. So why worry, Mr. Marshall, give them a one-way ticket. My
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    • 188 6 Sir;— ln Thursday's issue of the Singapore Standard there was published a statement about events which had allegedly taken place m the University concerning disciplinary matters. I think it is desirable that I should state the true position m this connection. The University Senate and Council have
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  • 147 6 You Can Write To Romeo Juliet The American lyric poet, Stephen Vincent Benet. once wrote a poem beginning: "I have fallen m love with American names. The sharp names that never get fat. The snake-skin titles of mining-claims. The plumed war-bonnet of Medicine Hat. Tucson and Deadwood and Lost Mule
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  • 303 6 TINY WORM CAUSES SLEEPLESS NIGHTS NEW YORK, A MINUTE white worm, no larger than a pencil point, robs civilized mankind of almost as much sleep as all the worlds midnight revellers, asthmatic trucks and yowling alley cats combined. This parasitic pest, ranging m size from oneeighth to one-haJf inch, goes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 98 6 Bk •^P' mKr f -jr mammmmmi il l i Vit; ■%:j, m m I i t t The Goodnight Bc©cr«i« that helps you to soy "Good Mornii'ii A bedtime cup of 'Ovaltine 1 takon rnrli night will help you to feel gloriou^'y V. alive on top of the world whin
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  • 165 7 lr mi. 22, (AP)— A powerful force of antiNiirrounded a county town on the 5| l^t m; nth and blockaded it for three days Sews Agency reported. I I v the Interior Ministry and tnderground sources of Inionnition Fa >hsien, m southern Hunan rrovince. le agency attributed to people
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  • 59 7 SIAMESE twins. Napit (left), and Prlssana Poipinyo. joined Thailand twins who were suceessiuii> separated at the University ol Chicago Medical Centre recently, are seen here before they boarded (he plane for home. Holding the twins is their nurse. Miss Jiruooii KarM'insak who accompanTea tneni ironi Thailand. The
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  • 34 7 A: i\ In lia's grounds of to death. 4 m I workers moke y n bal< a ded into 150 police nre. ud- ered 40 who In hoswere I 'A .1 tines and
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  • 128 7 iashmir Princess Crash i I ne D S. i:\tI *re l the i I > i of uated to I that D I "On r i 14, Captain V'i>hv;ii]ui »ni| ,1 t ,«ci of ai to the reported In the hydrauU v. bdg ?nt In my name. "I was
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  • 54 7 COVENTRY, May 22 •Rev- r Pfiii'^ here vetoed the ride of a 20th century Lady Godiva through the streets because they thought it would the 1 raffle. a 17-year-old typist, Lois GoodhalL was to have made the ride In pink tights and a g blor.de wig
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  • 46 7 PORTS ii. May 22 ire of t f% ai car- for 1 Meaiterra- I >> to have taken I, the Admiralty announced today. La iy i naval plane damage,: thi Eafi iri leek anding TUt said go to lit v early bo
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  • 107 7 Dionne Quins' Fortune N RTH BAY. May 22 (Reuter> The four surviving Dionne Ins will each inherit more $200,000 (£70,000) next Sat :c,i.v. their 21st birthday. C i c, Yvonne. Annette and Marie will receive the money frd trust fund built up by tM father through the sale oi ire,
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  • 507 7 Investment Means New Markets Prosperity LONDON, May 22, (Reuter) Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, m a televised election broadcast last night referring to Britain's colonies said: "If we can save enough to invest m those territories we shall do two things we shall increase the prosperity
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  • 131 7 Bevan Accuses Tories LONDON, May 22, (Reuten Mr. Aneurin Bevan last night' accused the Conservative Party of adjusting the new electoral boundaries m their own favour. For this election there have been electoral boundary changes raising the total number of seats m the House of Commons to 630 five more
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  • 61 7 Jeweller's Shop Burgled In Full Public View HILDESHEIM. Germany. May 22 (Reuter^— Passers-by watched a man m a jeweller's shop here leisurely removing about L4OO worth of w-atehes and jewellery from the display window. The "shop assistant" stuffed the valuables into his pockets walked calmly out of the shop and
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  • 73 7 NAIROBI, May 22 (Renter) The burnt-out wreckage of an East African Airways Dakota which vanished on Wednesday wi li 20 people aboard was sighted this morning 14.300 feet up on snow-covered Mount Kilimanjaro. The Anson search aircraft which spotted it lying southwest of Kilimanjaro's jagged Mawenzi
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  • 186 7 LONDON. May 22. (Router) Labour Party j leaders feared yesterday I that a low poll m next Thursday's General Eh tion following the apathetic campaign might biing disaster 1 o their ranks and .-weep the Conservatives into power with an increased majority
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  • 47 7 WEST HARTLEPOOL. Enpland. May 22 (Reuter) A leather bound copy ol tfea X( w Testament, tin glf[ ol young bride here to her soldier husband, has been returned to her 38 years after it was lost m Prance during World War I.
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  • 131 7 LAHORE, May 22, (Reuter)— The validity of numerous laws under whiih Pakistan is governed and prisoners detained m jail vas once ajrain thrnwn into auiiDt yesteraay oy a ruiin^ of the federal Court. It rejected a Government petition for an extension of M)
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  • 71 7 MILAN. May 22 (AP) flora Pena, 21. was the 4ar performer m a play, 'S a w i Sa Bagiijig" (Broken Heart). In one scene she pretends to stab herself with a dagger because her lo er deserted her. Friday night Rio fainted at that poiit and fell
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  • 65 7 HONGKONG. May 22 (filter) Mr. Krishna Mefc:i. India's top diplomatic ari\^r who has just completed t'l.i days private talks m Peltr_; with Chou En-lai arrived!.-! Hongkong today. He was driven by motor-* r from the border and takenk Government House where |c will be a guest
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  • 31 7 The West German Post Ofl wiil next month issue a pfennig stamp showing model of the atom against background of the universe promote the idea of scient research.- Reuter
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  • 153 7 .OS ANGELES, May 22, (/V)~Mrs. Lois E. Jackson, 45 has been granted a rcstrining order to keep her mranged husband, Robert mm annoying or molesting )ie. She testified m superior Coin that lie had: threatened to kill her with a )ush button knife; thrust
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  • 109 7 AKRON. Ohio, May 22. (AP) Walter C. llijevich who Vis granted a divorce irom his wije, Bertha, told Judge taud V.D. Emmons: "Slic took everything she could carry. She left canned gods but she took the can opener. She cleaned out my pjgy bank all except
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  • 138 7 OTTAWA, Canada. May 22 (AP)— Polygamy is possible m Pakistan only because women there do not know their full rights, says Mrs MO. Baig, wife of the Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada. She told an Ottawa women's club that a Pakistani woman can prevent her
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  • 205 9 EUROPE ENTERING MART FOR COLUMBITE 1 IPOH, Sun.— The end of the United States purj chasing programme of I columbite will not serious- ly affect Malayan producers. This was the general opinion of the seven local columbite miners when interviewed by The Standard. One miner said that speculators m England
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  • 146 9 Karak Rubber Co. Reports A Profit KARAK Rubber Co. Ltd. reports a net profit for the year ended Dec. 31. before taxation of £5»643 The amount brought forward from the previous account la £3.091. A sum of £5,205 has bee:: made available for distribution and a dividend on the ordinary
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  • 97 9 MALA; A exported $16,950.--088 worth of coconut oil 20.833 tons) m the first three uonths of this year compare! with $18,042,344 tons fox the corresponding period cf last year (17,564 tons), iccording to official statistics In Marh Malayan exports amountei to $7,401,582 (8.816 tons), cenpared with
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  • 42 9 THE lalayan Exchange Ranks <ssociation buying (airmail)rates to merchants are: New York 32 3/4 (T.T.) 32 7 8 (>.D.), 90 days 33 credit bis, 33 1/6 trade bills. SELLIN;: New York 32 9/16 read, Philip Pesos 65 1 8 ready
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  • 287 9 LAND forndustry seems to be one of te most vital problems Honiong has to iace. according t the Trade Bulletin ic -MPdoy the Commerce and Indus-y Department, Hongkong, voting the H.K. Governor's udget speech. The provion of industrial sites is of paramount importance m ie
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  • 532 9 GOVT. MUST BE FIRM: TRADERS Rally In Shares Not Sustained By A Market Correspondent THE roily m the Malayan share market early last week was not sustained and trade circles feel that no lasting improvement could be expected until the new Colony Government shows itself capable of action without fear
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  • 299 9 the first of its kind m Singapore, i s to be held at Robinson's by a Singapore company, from tomorrow to Saturday. The company, Wm. Jacks and Co. (Malaya) Ltd., who are local agents for Frigidaire, will show models of five colours— blue, red, cream,
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  • 67 9 THE U.S. Government reported on Friday that consumer prices for' both automobiles and rents m the U.S. declined m April because of record production m the auto and housing industries. The price declines were node.st but possibly significant n view of tremendous output n both industries. They
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  • 57 9 SCRIPTO Inc.. announced m Atlanta. Georgia, thsft its British subsidiary, Scripto Pens Ltd.. has acquired controlling interest of Scroll Pens Ltd. m a London merger. The combined companies, said Script President James V. Carrrychael. will manufacture and ship ball pens, mechanical pencils, fountain pens and the like throughout
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  • 196 9 fdfsdfsdf Standard Market Correspondent INDONESIA was reported to have sold sizeable quantities of rubber on the New York market and some 10,000 tons of copra to Europe m the past week, according: to Singapore market circles. Indonesia's sale of rubber to I the United
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  • 34 9 THE New Zealand Wool Board ha s described the British Government's decision to abolish purchase tax on nonwool'en cloth and domestic textiles, while retaining it on pure v-ooi goods, as "unfair discrimination."
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  • 176 9 British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate Ltd., from royalty, investment income and other revenue, a profit of £262,843 or 4/6 d per share wa s shown for the year ended 31st Marrh 1955 which compares with £257,944 last year. Dividend of l/4d tax free was paid against l/3d last year.
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  • 24 9 THE Belgian Petrofina Oil ~0., has ordered equipment to •xploit its new oil well 12 niles north 01 Luanda, Por:uguese Angola
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  • 249 9 BUSINESS DONE IN WEEK BUSINESS m the share market from May 14 20: INDUSTRIALS: Fraser Neave Ords. $1.72* Gammons $2.65 to $2.62£ to $2.60. Georgetown Dispensary $2.70. Hammers 52.«0 and $2.65, Wm. Jacks $2.85, Jackson Co. $1.50, Malayan Breweries 8.14 b lo $3.55, Malayan Cement $1.50. $1.47$ and $1.48. Malayan
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    • 628 9 The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 45) la the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore IN BANKRUPTCY No 483 c L 1954 Re CHAN WAH MIN of Nc 228A. Tanjong Paga Road. Singapore Receiving Order made 6t! May, 1955. Date of Adjudication 6t] May. 1955. Date and place
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    • 336 10 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< The Management, Directors and Staff c' SHAW BROTHERS ORGANISATION J Extend Their Greetings To All Their Muslim Patrons Friends^ t Selamat Hari Ray a < PAPITDI TODAY! 1 UArl lUL J Tik. b. 3» UuBJ 0 9..10 p.m. OUTSTANDING SUCCESS! W Rook early to avttid disappointment The Big Hari
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    • 239 10 #-f^SELAMAT HArTrayH PUASA THE CATHAY ft 7ncAu, h j TODAY DAILYTri ?lll^ 11 a.m.-l 45-4.15 Lfl I fflfj 6.45 Ac 9.30 p.m. H 1 1] flf GREAT FOR ANY occ/uS IT'S A MUST-SEL I PICTURE! M I IASTTiMEISAWpARis A ELIZABETH TAYLOR J VAN JOHNSON TODAY 8.45 a.m •F|Tm7^7T~7^^ r »mq
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    • 239 10 Ail 1 «^f S;%: ::^j^!r^rv "So this is your old school chum?" "Yes. Never heord "You're o wonderful skater dear, I can hardly feel of mixed schools^ you're with me." j /3 w •Must mv luck! Just when I '^^^^^y^^^^L W^U 'J?3* 0 <^^ with MY homework. hear {M, V)j
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  • 986 11 Raja Chelliah Help In Innings Victory KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Selangor humbled Singapore with an innings and 77 runs beating on the second day of a three-day scheduled Test on the Padang here today. Selangor's ace, Allan Hitch man turned up trumps yesterday to hit the first nail
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  • 290 11 S'gor Club SCC In Tame Draw THE annual cricket match between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Selangor Club ended m a tame draw on the padang yesterday. After dismissing the visitors for 127 m their first innings, the SCC declared their seftond innings closed at 122 for three wickets,
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  • 117 11 LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)— The South Africans declared 25 minutes before the close of the first day match against the M.C.C. at Lords yesterday with their total at 185 for nine. Cheetham who was topscorer with 38, obviously hoped to take a quick wicket or two
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  • 109 11 MANCHESTER, May 22, (Reuter)— Gordon Pirie. Britain's well-known distance runner failed by two and eight-tenth seconds m a Gaston Reiffs 2,000 metres world record of 5 minutes 7 seconds here yesterday. Running during the Universities athletics championships. Pirie covered the distance (one mile 437 yards)
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  • 257 11 SINGAPORE IST INNINGS 157 SELANGOR IST INNINGS Allan X Jones b Nagiah 15 Neil H. Hobbs lbw. b Kirkham C S Rajalingam c Kirkham b Nagiah 82 George Chelliah lbw Ngiah 52 Mike Shepherdson c Nagiah b Muir 50 Khoo Bin Kheng c Beames b Muir 24 Chua Eng
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  • 548 11 SCA Trounce Colony Schools Rozario Takes 5 For 6 COLONY Combined Schools took a severe trouncing m their two-day cricket fixture against the Singapore Cricket Association at the Ceylon Sports Club yesterday, by 123 runs. It was O Rozario who enabled the SCA to win by this great margin. In
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    • 113 11 AlirTalf* Geylang Road < affS 01 EENS 12.30,3.30 da¥ (i -30 9.15 Mf^ ■■Hi Haunting Music! m\'A<^v^s^B i ■r^A Panoramic ■L^l^fl Spectacle ■p'^B Dancing (ialore J^Tj M m mrkm Dazzling Colour. raJeep Kumar Vyjayanthimala Toddy at 10.30 a.m. I HIM BELOW ZERO* (Tech.) {ML jl_C •Tf'i^SLii 'lIV 1 T I
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    • 169 11 TUITION VACANCIES MR. MENONS NEW EVENING CLASSES No 8 Exeter Road (opposite Killinney Road New Market' Shorthand Beginners, Speed. Book-Keeping. English. Mathematics. Typewriting (New Machines). JOIN NO" for preparation forthcoming examinations CONSULT us before youi Test make sure you are qualified to pass Lambert's Driving School. 410, Orchard Road. Phone
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    • 892 11 CLASSIFI ED ADS DEATH ("•ABLE received from Carma- nore. N. Malabar S. India, Mr. K. X Raman, formerly of Krubong Estate, Aior Gajah. died peacefully on 19th May 1955. leaving a large number of relatives at Horrid and m Malaya. SIIDAIIONS VACAM 4 PPLICATIONS are invited •A for the post
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    • 196 11 I Abner By A/ Copp f f^-WriV DCM'T YOU I ha'MT MUch OF a V > malOwL Ann j--ur mau -^1 SHOW SAS>3.iMA THE. J I GARDEN —NO <\ K//7-H A < gE^^E f9 Afff-TS PGUH'HER. '-'T~s,S fS 7XIE MOST )\GAKDEN, DEAR ITuRniiPS jESf B-BOV.'?- S^^- CO*£OXT h£R 4 "■-(J£-
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  • 896 12 INDIA MUST WIN ALL SINGLES TO SURVIVE ...If India arc to pull off the upset they must do it at singles where the overall quality of their players is at least equal, if not actually superior, to the Americans. Alston Is U.S. Matchwinner J-VTe? i? WWi^Jwffi where the two countries
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  • 197 12 "THE Badminton Association of India has no intention of persuading: any of the top Malayan badminton players to turn professional, either m the near future or later on," said Mr. L. R. Agaskar, the Manager of the Indian Thomas Cup team, to The
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  • 30 12 ST ANDREWS. Scotland. May 22, (Reuter) The United States retained possession of the Walker Cup m their final Amateur Golf International against Great Britain here yesterday.
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  • 269 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.-South tennis aces took a commanding 4-1 lead at the end of the day's play m the annual North vs South tennis classic tor the Guillemard cup which started on the Lake Club courts here In the MrCabe-Reay Cup compet.tion for
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    50 12 y7 Leong Hew Meng, lead- ing the team of Standard IVi badminton reporters Vi covering the Thomas Cup 'Vi "ii matches, sums up the j i 'Vi chances for tomorrow, 'ii when India meet America i 'Vi m the inter-zone semi- j final of the Thomas Cup JVi competition. 71
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  • 150 12 THE draw for the interzone semi-final between America and, India to be played at the Singapore Badminton Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday May 24 and 25 at 8 p m. each night, was made ot the Ocean Park Hotel last night. This is as follows (U.S.
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  • 610 12 THE following are the race weights for the Selangor Turf Clubs three-day meeting beginning on Saturday* May 28: HORSES: CLASS 3 DIV. 1. 51 FURS, j Happy Life 9.00 j Magic Eve 8. 15 Stage Show li 8.11 Southern Cross 8.08 Solidarity 8.08 Townsman 8.07 Waikiki 8.07
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  • 517 12 TWO MINUTES DECIDE MCFA CUP FOR S'PORE Victory Deserts Selang Or Referee Oci Poh Hua oj Perak. By THE SPORTS EDITOR TWO minutes of furious, rampaging, dashing soccer decic Malayan Chinese Football Association Cup, at least, for one These were the two minutes of the second hall which i nese
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  • 48 12 THE S-iigaporc Chinese captain. Aw Boon Scong, rcceivet the MCFA Cup from rhe president of the Malayan Chinese Football Assoaaiion, Mr. Chan Lai Hong, after the match yesterday. This is the third time S.'yg.jpore holds the trophy. Tlicy last won the Cup m 1951 and 1953
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  • 109 12 Malayan Chinese Football Association officials, and the Selangor Chinese were guests at the Singapore Chinese Football Association dinner given by its president. Mr. Aw Cheng Chye. at Southern HotcJ last night. In a speech thanking Mr. Cheng Chye for the 'sumptuous dinner.' Mr. Koe Ewe Teik.
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  • 82 12 ST ANDREWS Old Boys Association beat St. Andrews present boys by 108 runs, m a cricket match played at Woodsvine yesterday. St. Andrews OB A 100. (Anchant 26. Claude de Silva 34, David Cral) three for 39. Ainsely four for nine. 2nd innings. 180 for eight
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  • 24 12 ARSENAL Sports Club beat Stamford Football Team by seven goals to two m .a friendly soccer encounter at the Farrer Park yesterday.
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  • 27 12 KINGSTON. May 22 (Reuter) The touring English Football Association team of amateurs and professionals defeated Jamaica by 4 goals to 2 here last night.
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