Singapore Standard, 25 May 1955

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    17 1 Singapore Standard -it m 1. 77 n... 32a SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1955 14 PAGES 13 CENTS
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    Lock icon India Holds U.S. To Games All
    322 1 VEST FOR THE THOMAS CUP BEGINS By THE SPORTS EDITOR HONOURS even, but not the cheers cfccers were for India, holding America to L*«|| draw m the first day's play of their cms. Cup inter-zone semi-final encounter Hbc Singapore Badminton Stadium last Hi underdog.-,
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    Lock icon MEDAL FOR U.S. AIR CHIEF
    53 1 TAIPEI. May 24 (Reuter) General Partridge, Commander of the United States Air Force In the Far East, is scheduled to arrive here on May 26 to receive a medal from the Chinese Nationalist Government for "distinguished service m promoting military co-ordination between the United States
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    Lock icon RAILMEN SPLIT ON UK STRIKE
    171 1 LONDON, May 24, (Reuter)— Leaders of Britain's 378,000-strong National Union of Railwaymen decided yesterday not to take part m a strike threatened for mid-night on Saturday, by 70,000 key footplate men belonging to another rail union. But the strike, if it materialises, will still mean
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    Lock icon THEY STILL REMEMBER
    40 1 MOSCOW. May 24 (Reuter) —Moscow cinemas are showin"" a new documentary film 'We Met On The Elbe" about the link up of Soviet and American soldiers on the Elbe River m 1945. the news agency Tass reported.
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    Lock icon THAI PREMIER TOURS HOLLAND
    37 1 THE HAGUE. May 24 (Reuter) Marshal Pibul Songgram, Prime Minister of Thailand, arrived here by air today from Brussels for a two-day official visit and called shortly afterwards on Premier Dr. Willem Drees.
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    Lock icon Natekar Meets Mitchell In First Match
    72 1 THE quest for the Thomas Cup opens. India's Nandu Natekar meets America's Dick Mitchell, nearest camera, m the first match of the Inter-Zone semi-final at the Singapore Badminton Stadium, last night. Nandu Natekar beat the American to Rive India the first point. The picture
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    Lock icon First U.S. Guided Missile Ship Due In Colony Today
    290 1 Youths To Visit Vessel SINGAPORE will get *'<■•■; iirst glimpse of a guided missile ship when the tfo^J&ied States! naval vessels, headed by the heavs cruO&, Lcs Aretes, arrive here today on a combined goodwill and operational visit. The warships which
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    Lock icon UK SURGEON TO SEE DATO
    50 1 Standard London Corr. LONDON, May 24.— Mr. T. J. Millin, a London genitourinary surgeon, is expected to leave tomorrow by air for Singapore to perform a surgery on Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan. The operation is expected to be performed at the end of the month.
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    Lock icon KID GLOVES OFF IN POLLS WAR
    351 1 KID GLOVES OFF IN POLLS WAR Sevan Is Accused Of Plot To Oust Attlee LONDON, May 24, (Reuter) The kid gloves today came off Britain's hitherto polite general election campaign with a charge that supporters of leftwing Labour leader Aneurin Bcyan are plotting to make him Prime Minister, if Labour
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    Lock icon After Chou – Talks With Ike And Eden
    186 1 After Chou Talks With Ike And Eden NEW DELHI. May 24 (Reuter) Mr. V.K. Krishna Menon. India's top diplomatic adviser now on his way home from Peking, is to visit Britain and the United States early next month for talks with British and American leaders, it was learned authoritatively here
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    Lock icon N.Z. To Send 190
    44 1 WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuter) The New Zealand Army is to contribute a force of a'^out 190 men to take part m Malaya's anti-terrorist campaign, Army Headquarters announced. So far 182 men have been selected for the special air service squadron.
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    Lock icon Vietnam Sends Troops By Air
    48 1 PARIS, May 24 (Reuter) The South Vietnam Government has flown reinforcements into the Western provinces of Cochin China, where troops or the Hoa Hao sect are believed to be preparing for a long guerilla war, the French news agency reported today from Saigon.
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    Lock icon MORE TROOPS FOR ALGERIA PLANNED
    155 1 PARIS, May 24, (Reuter) The French Government is considering sending new reinforcements to Algeria, where 100,000 police and troops are already concentrating against well-armed bandits operating from mountain hideouts, usually well informed sources said here today. The French Cabinet will tonight study the trouble situation
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    Lock icon Thriving Trade In Girls'
    178 1 TOKYO. May 24 (UP) At least 7,000 Japanese girls were sold Into white slavery last year at prices as low as $240 (Malayan) each. Japanese national police said today Years often are required for these girls to earn back their sale price and regain freedom. The
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    Lock icon Civil War Threat In I-C
    164 1 GEN. ELY TO GO ON TOUR SAIGON. May 24. (Renter) Fullscal'c civil war may break out m South Vietnam this week between the National Aimy and forces of warlord Bacut, according to unofficial reports reaching here tonight. Military intelligence reports said the Vietnamese Army yesterday
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    Lock icon Death For Mau 'Major'
    97 1 MERU. Central Kenya, May 24 (Reuter) Seven Mau i Mau terrorists sentenced at an Emergency Assize Court j here yesterday one to death pleaded they intended to surrender to the Home Guard when they were captured by security forces. The self-styled Major M. Buchi. was sentenced
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    17 1 AN earth tremor shook Taipei early yesterday morning, rattling windows for a few .seconds. Rruirr
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    Lock icon COMMODITY PRICES
    169 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber price* (rents per Ib) m Singapore yesterday wereBuyers Sfllers No 1 R.S.S Spot Loose 921 921 No 1 RSS f.o.b. June Dll 911 No. 2 89] WK No. 3 87, 1 88 Tone: Slightly rasier. TIN PRICE The price of tin yesterday (per pieuh was $35?
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    Lock icon 13 Fire Alarms In One Hot Day
    350 2 it was -i bid day >' t>: ri.v. so bad that the City Fri Brigade had to I.- nr- I nginea 13 pc with the Urea irgelj caused by fli caD was a: X Urj at 8.55 a when an Argonaut landed with
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    Lock icon AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO THE BANDITS
    336 2 'Deny Comrade's Murder KUALA LUMPUR/ Tues. The Federation Government s psychological warfare organ "Sin Lv Pao" (New Path .News) today offered free of charge for a reply from the Maiayon Communist Party's Politburo to a challenge by Lam Swee, ex-political commissar of its 4th
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    Lock icon NEW MOVE TO SETTLE SHB STRIKE
    120 2 SINGAPORE'S Labour Minister Mr. Lim Yew Hock. yesterday suggested the formation of a small working party for the speedy settlement of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association strike. The working party will be represented by two men each from the management and < rhe
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    Lock icon False Alarm Throws K.L. Airport Into Panic
    165 2 False Alarm Throws K.L. Airport Into Panic KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Kuala Lumpur Airport was this morning thrown into a panic for a brief while when an RAF aircraft was reported to be approaching "with fire m one engine." It was first thought that the aircraft might be one of the
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    Lock icon Woman Admits Suicide Bid
    93 2 Woman Admits Suicide Bid A WOMAN. Ec Chwee Neo. 39. attempted to end her life by cutting her left wrist because she had a quarrel with her husband, the Singapore Seventh Magistrates Court was told yesterday. She admitted a charge of attempting to commit suicide on May 19 at 1.50
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    Lock icon Stone Yields 1885 Relics
    40 2 THE foundation stone of the Victoria Memorial Hall dated 1885. wa s unearthed during: excavation work on the site recently. Under the stone was a casket containing relics, coins, quill-pens and an assortment of other objects.
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    Lock icon BOY'S CHAIN WASSNATCHED
    64 2 TAN SiEW WAH, B 17-ycar-n'.d girl, v.a? yesterday put up QWQ year- probation by the Singapore Tmrd District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer. She* Was COnyicted of criminal misappropriation of a gold chain a jade piece, worth $50, on March 6. Tan. the Co;;rt was told, snatched
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    38 2 HONGKONG. May 24 Special Standard Service Cosing prices of the Hongkon? Exchange today were: 51 5.71 to £J sterling: $5.***** to US$l; $1,832 to Malayan SI; $0,130 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252.50 to a tael.
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    Lock icon Schools: Special Powers Sought
    226 2 SINGAPORE'S Education Minister, Mr Chew Swee Kee, will move at today's Legislative Assembly meeting that the nine-man All-Party Committee, set up to investigate the situation m Chinese schools, be empowered to send for persons, papers and records. He Will' suggest that five members of the committee
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    Lock icon 'Gangsters Beat My Husband'
    150 2 'Gangsters Beat My Husband' A WIDOW told the Singapore Coroner Mr K. T Alexander, yesterday that her husband wag badly beaten up by two secret society gangsoutside their home m $<£js|kg Serai, on March 10 Jj*H|J Kirh Lan made these allegations at yesterday's inquiry into the death of her husband
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    Lock icon Parenf-Teacher Assn. Meeting
    48 2 TAIPING. Tues. The Parent-Teacher Association of the Lady Treacher Girls' School will hold a meeting on May 27 from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. This meeting is to enable parents of pupils from Forms I to V to meet teachers and to discuss their problems.
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    Lock icon Neighbours Are Threat ToT hail and
    151 2 BRUSSELS. May 24 (Reutpn The Prime Minister of Thailand. Field Marshal Pibui Songgram. said here last night that "threats to the safety" of his country could only come from neighbouring nations. Recalling that Thailand had banned the CoiPtnunist Party and imposed the death sentence
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    Lock icon PIANO RECORD
    37 2 WINNIPEG. May 24 (Reuter> Donald Barnsworth claims a new piano playing marathon record of 26 hours and 35 minutes here by beating a former record of 26 hours 15 minutes set up recently In Montreal.
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    Lock icon Assembly Committees Appointed
    98 2 THE following member! oi the Singapore Legislative Assembly have been appointed to the various y committees Public Account* C~--r.:".ec: Messrs. Join: Ede, A.R. La7arous. Li:n Cher Khens. Mak Pak Shee and Wong Foo Nam. Standing Orders Committee: Messrs. Lee Choon Eng. Lee Kuan Yew. Lim Choon Mong.
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    Lock icon LAW OFFICERS PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE LAWYER
    351 2 LAW OFFICERS PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE LAWYER REFERENCE to the recent death m Ceylon of Mr. Victor J. Mendis, lawyer and Labour Front executive, was made m the Singapore High Court yesterday. It was made at an assembly of judges, court officials, members of the Bar and law officers of
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    Lock icon U.S. Goodwill Visit
    175 2 JFIJtST GIIMJJP MISSIIM SUMP MOH S'POM THE heavy cruiser 088 Los Angeles of the United States Cruiser Division Five which is due m Singapore for a goodwill visit shortly is seen above The Los Angele,. is one of the first guided missile ships m the United States
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    Lock icon RURAL REVENUE MORE THIS YEAR
    184 2 MORE people turned up at the outdoor rev« collection centres m the rural areas oi \mm pay their taxes this year, it was dlscfoflj mm by the Chairman of the Rural Board, Mr I Stan Mr. Stewart said revenue collected this jrear was more than
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    69 2 X ALA I. An emergen- I Selangor brai. Department H Association today naM Union's c\< couifl collect a spe I ers m orcie: m .c fund. The Gei I S. J. H. Za; S this pro J strengthen t; "our empioyer? demanc. Hj ditionc of 8«r a union, we
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    Lock icon Young Girl Found In A Bus
    45 2 JOHORI 1 Singapore r ..J establish seven girl, who I Green B The i boarded J and tw did noi i oft Thi > her ba She dr< s and shoes 5 Ins i i and U t fiark i
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    Lock icon The Plane That Couidn't Leave S'pore
    147 2 The Plane That Couidn't Leave S' pore AN ARGONAUT (see below) that was scheduled to leave Singapore for London yesterday morning returned twice to Kaliang airport due to engine trouble. The plane with 20 passengers, left at 7.30 a.m. and returned on three en- gines at 9.4;1 a.m. It left
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    Lock icon Inspector Carried War 'Souvenir' In His Arm for THIRTEEN Yrs.
    254 3 Inspector Carried War 'Souvenir' In His Arm for THIRTEEN Yrs. j. fcg possible to carry an inch-long M oi shrapnel m the pocket and r it)out it. But carrying that E tr ununt <>f larse-calibre ammuition embedded m one's arm should 1 anMont matter. n. I [am Din of the
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    Lock icon DR. YUNG BACK
    31 3 DR. W. W, YUNG, Director p' World Health Organization Epidemiologies) research station m Singapore, returned to the Colony yesterday after a 12-day-tOUT Ol North Borneo. Sarawak ami Brunei.
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    Lock icon MARSHALL STAND ON RIOTS IS UNDER FIRE
    253 3 SINGAPORE Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall's conduct unrig the recent riots and the emergency debate of the Legislative Assembly was roundly criticized by the Progressive Party m their L newsletter of May 21. Mi Marshall's broadcast on the night of May 12 v.
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    Lock icon Historical Exhibition Planned
    37 3 rical to hold an ex- Singapore taged m Memorial H been a I ■S D >n modt 1- and ting Council ha take part I \Y I. ted th ai i m Local nt.
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    Lock icon Johore Fire Deaths To Be Probed
    102 3 .TOHORE BAHRU Tues. be Samsu bin Mahmood, m hia capacity as Deputy President ol the Johore Bahru Town Council, has been appointed to hold an inquiry m connection with the lire which destx yeii a house m the town, m which two persons lost
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    Lock icon Back After Shelling
    33 3 E I irill), baa combardment of :viort m South-e 1 f t pn 1 1 v from I X I S ol Rear I m Flu -in-Cor. who la him-
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    Lock icon Clan's Fund Committee
    120 3 THE following weie elected officials of the Singapore Woo Clan Association Building Fund Committee at a meeting held recently Chairman Mr. Woo Tian Chee; treasurer Mr. Woo Kok Ann. Commit' ee members Messrs. Geok Ton. Sik Cheons*. Teow Chong. Lian Hoe, Sin Choon. Aw Tin. Goon Boay,
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    Lock icon Pledge To Weed Out Expatriates
    206 3 KUALA LI MPI X, Tues.— The OINO-MCA-MIC 1 m. t UIS promised to ruthlessly wield, once it attains I ut new broom" to sweep all redundant ex.liners m Malaya out oC the public service. 72-page "Road To fodepen■nother apply same nical :ary spatriatea icea r
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    Lock icon ATTAP HUT AFIRE
    28 3 AN attap house m Siglap Road. Singapore, raught fire yesterday afternoon- but it was put" out by {wo fire engines of the City Fire Brigade.
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    Lock icon MERCHANT SUED FOR POSSESSION OF SHOP
    739 3 5/09,648 BACK RENT CLAIM THE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (Malaya) Trustee Ltd., and two other trustees, Messrs. Stanley Abbett and Issac Brooke Abbett, of the estate of Reuben Manasseh Meyer (deceased) sued a merchant, Hardial Singh, before Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah, mr the
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    Lock icon 'Listen To Principals, Teachers, Nicoll Says
    167 3 THE young people of Singapore will soon come into their heritage and must prepare well for the responsibility, the Gov- j ernor. Sir John Nicoll, said m j a .special Empire Day hroad- j cast to schools yesterday morning. "How often do we hear
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    Lock icon Man Helped Police, Gets $25 Reward
    145 3 A MAX. Lee Yew Cheong. was awarded $25 m the Singapore Second Criminal District Cburt yesterday for the help ho gave the Police In a theft ease. Court Inspector Elam Din. who recommended the reward. li; "Such public-spirited action is rather rare and should
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    Lock icon KOBITI THE HERO
    119 3 ..WINS MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN AMBUSH POPULAR Fijian sportsman, .losaia Kobiti, of the "A" Company, the Ist Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment, has boon awarded the Military Medal by the Queen for his "devotion and undaunted heroism" when trapped m a Communist terrorist ambush m South Johore on
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    Lock icon BRAWL COST THEM $10
    30 3 JOSEPH David and N. Gopal were fined $5 each m the SingaD^rp Sixth Police Court yesterday for fighting m public at Selegie Road on May 23,
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    29 3 DUE to unavoidable circumstances, the draw tor the Singapore Recreation Club Derby Sweep has been postponed to June 17, and will be decided on the Singapore Cup.
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    Lock icon Teacher Was Not Negligent
    120 3 A STUDENT teacher. Alfred Armstrong. was acquitted by J the Singapore First Traffic j Court Magistrate. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, yesterday, on a I charge of negligent driving at j Thomson Road on Sept. 28. last I year. It was stated that Alfred, m trying to overtake
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    Lock icon Sampan Man Sent To Jail
    71 3 LOO TECK THIAM. a motor sampan owner, was sentenced m the Singapore Third Criminal Court yesterday to two years' imprisonment for having m his possession 18 packages of raw opium, weighing about 51 lb. worth $25,500, at 10.30 p.m. on Dec. 2. last year. He
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    Lock icon HARI RAY A PARTY FOR MUSLIMS
    35 3 THE All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society will give a Hari Raya tea party to all members and brother Muslim? at its premises m Lorong 12. Geyiang, at 5 p.m. today.
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    Lock icon CASE POSTPONED
    47 3 HEARING of the case, m which Lim Tong Eng was charged with possession of a terrorist document and being a member of an unlawful society, was postponed m the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday at the request of defence counsel, Mr. Tan Wee Tiong.
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    Lock icon He Wore Three Pairs Of Trousers
    124 3 SINGAPORE i£ hardly a pare for warm clothing m May but that did not prevent Lee Koon Tin from going about m the hot sun m three pairs of trousers and two shirts, recently. His bulky figure and suspicious behaviour attracted the attention of
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    Lock icon Chamber To State Views On Schools
    162 3 THE Chinese Chamber of Commerce will call a joint meeting of the seven-man Committee, appointed by Chinese educationists last month, and the Chamber on Friday to draft a memorandum for submission to the All-Party Committee on Chinese education. This was decided yesterday at the
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    Lock icon Meeting To End Strike Is Urged
    101 4 Meeting To End Strike Is Urged THE Singapor? Harbour Board Staff Association last night urged that Government hold a full meeting between both sides at the Labour Ministry under the chairmanship ol the Minister of Labour to effect an immediate settlement of their strike. The general secretary. Mr. Jamit Singh,
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    34 4 PENANG. Tues.— The venue of the annual general meeting of the Government Seamen's Union. Federation of Malaya to bo held on June 5. ha^ been changed from Port Swettenham to Malacca town.
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    Lock icon MIC TO START DRIVE AGAINST TODDY
    283 4 PETITION TO FED. GOVT. KVA L A LUMPUR, Tues- The Malayan Indian Congress is to shortly petition the Federation 1 1 Government and the Malay Rulers to "give their earnest consideration for the eradication of the I toddy menace, which like opium, is crippling
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    231 4 MacD. Opens New Cinema KING'S Theatre m Tiong Bahru opened last night to a full house but they were all guests of the management. Most illustrious of the guests was Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. the Commissioner General, who opened the theatre. He said he wondered what he would
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    Lock icon MUD-SLINGING AND VOTERS
    74 4 PENANG, Tues.— Mere mudslinging will not bring voters to the Alliance side, declared Inche S M. Zainal Abidin. Chairman of U.M.N.0.. Penang. <vhen he opened the U.M.N.O. tun fair at Padang Tambun here yesterday evening. Inche Abidin. who wa s referring to the forthcoming Federal elections said
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    Lock icon Court Thanks Student He Helped To Catch A Thief
    171 4 Court Thanks Student He Helped To Catch A Thief ve S terda V v iAthfi thC S n^ OTe Second Criminal District Court judge, 4 appreLS'a thfef. ?ar Ch ng on his P«blic-spirited action He remarked that If every citizen m Singapore showed the same spirit there would be less
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    Lock icon Accidental Fall Ends In Death
    159 4 Accidental Fall Ends In Death SERGEANT James Davidson. 27. died as a result of a 35-foot fall from the second floor of Block "F" Gillman Barracks (off Alexandra Road). Singapore, on April 24. the Coroner's Court was told yesterday. The Coroner. Mr. K. T. Alexander, returned a verdict of death
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    Lock icon Fun Fair In Johore Bahru
    57 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues A fun iair m aid of St John Ambulance Brigade was opened yesterday on the padang opposite the railway station and will continue until June 6. Two beauty contests will be held for the "Miss Johore" title on June 4. and the
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    Lock icon 200 PRISONERS GET A TREAT
    56 4 ALOR STAR Tues It was one big meal' for 200 pnsoner s i n the Alor Star jail today when they were treated to a Hari Raya Puasa feast by Mr. C.C.C. Mcosa Among those present were Majo r W G. Webb. Superintendent of Prisons
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    Lock icon Nanyang Ready ToOpen In 1956
    201 4 400 Students Register BUILDING progress is so far advanced that it will be possible to open the Nanyang University early next year I This was announced last night by a spokesman of the University He said that the Arts. Commerce, and Library buildings i will
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    38 4 pnoio by PRETTY Honskons sonsstress Yvonne Chonc. pictured m her cur on arrival at the Kuala Lumpur Embassy Hotel where she will render English and Chinese sonjjs for the next two months Standard Yong Peng Seong
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    Lock icon Aerial Photos Of Port Swettenham
    114 4 Aerial Photos Of Port Swettenham AERIAL photographs of swamp and forest near Port Swettenham are used m the latest issue of "Aerial Survey Review" to illustrate the advantages of air survey m connection with tropical forestry. The pictures clearly show two main types ol forest with older sections m each
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    Lock icon Death Of Mrs. Vendargon
    47 4 MALACCA, Tugs. Mrs. Gertrude Vendargon, 73. died at her residence yesterday at Banda Hilir. Mrs. Vendargon's eldest son, the Rev. Father Vendargon, is the Bishop-designate of the new diocese of Kuala Lumpur. She also leaves two other sons, four daughters and 15 grandchildren.
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    Lock icon BOY DROWNED
    39 4 THE body of a Chinese schoolboy was recovered from the Seremban Lakes yesterday evening. It is understood the boy had gone for a swim with four others. This is the first case of drowning since the war.
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    Lock icon MALAY FILM STARS GET 'OSCARS'
    131 4 It was an "Oscar" night for the local Malay film stars at the Happy World Stadium last night when presentation of awards for the best actor and actress were made. The show was sponsored by the Utusan Film and Sports weekly magazine which recently polled
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    Lock icon 50-Yr-Old Market Clack Gets New Lease On Lite
    266 5 THE Telok Ayer Market (Lav Par Sat) clock which has served Singaporeans for more than 30 years stopped at noon yesterday for a complete overhaul. It will be out of commission for a month. Motion Smith Sons limited who are undertaking the
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    Lock icon Theatre Festival For S-E Asia
    329 5 Funds, The Big Problem AS i direct result of the 2nd South-east Asian Film I estiva!, held m Singapore last week, a similar enterprise may take place late next year or early m 1957 tor the legitimate drama indigenous to theatres thn-ugiiout the region First
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    76 5 BRUNEI TEACHERS IN U.K. hools n a tour of g ni lucal rt British i ..i%- until Malayan Tea- ng C lli ge at rick McK< condu :ting they win be I Lord Mayoi I the home.- ol M.iv 30 I i igh the MerWlrral and ;l to Jtme 7.
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    15 5 ah use R< caught on and d by a Brigade rncalled to the
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    46 5 THE Hin la Stall ol the War Departments m Singapore will observe the ■Sathurthi" f est iv a I at the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple. 19 Ceylon Road Katong, with special -Abishegam 1 and Pooja reremonisa from 6 <H) pm. to 8.00 P m.
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    97 5 THERE will be a magic show, bail-room dancing exhibitions and comic sketches at the May Holiday picnic. social and dance to be held at Mr. Ching Kee Sun's Bungalow, ray Lian TVck Avenue, off Siglap Road, on \l;tv 29. The picnic and social is
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    57 5 THE following were elected office-bearers of the Kirn Keat Avenue Community Centre. President Mr. C. N. Gomes; vice-president Mr. Lim Chong Teet; secretaryMr. Paul T. Ong: asst. secretary Mr. Abdullah bin Musa: treasurer Mr. C.P.M Yusoff; cultural secretary Mr. P. M. Raman; sports secretary Mr. Arthur 11.
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    43 5 THREE men one armed with a revolver the others with knives, entered a cofTce shop m East Coast Road, Singapore, on Monday night and robbed the proprietor of 51.440 mi n cash and jewellery worth $548. Police are investigating.
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    96 5 Jilted. So She Tried Suicide 23-YEAR-OLD woman. T-i'v Un Tai. who was jilted by her lover, attempted suicide. the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. J. M Devereu c-Colebourn; was told yesterday Tay pleaded guilty to a charge oi attempted suicide at her home m Geylang Road at about 8
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    540 5 Nicoll Has Helped Coalition Govt. To Last Out The Full Term, Say Progs. SINGAPORE'S Governor, Sir John Nicoll, m packing the Government* benches wifh two of his nominees acred contrary to the express views of the RencJe^Commission and the assurance previously given by Government. fThis charge was made m the
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    147 5 A WOMAN opium addict, Lav Kirn Gcok, described as "uncooperative, obstructive, a pretender, a liar and very vulgar m her speech," was yesterday sentenced by the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. J. M. DevereuxColebourn to three months' jail. She appeared before Mr.
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    30 5 photo. SINGAPORE'S Driuty Secretary m the Health Ministry. Dr M Doraisingham, who will leave the Colony tomorrow to attend the Ninth International Hospitals Congress m Lucerne.— Standard
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    147 5 Two Leave Colony Tomorrow SINGAPORr^S two representatives to the ninth international II ospi t a 1 s Congress m Lucerne. Switzerland, leave by air tomorrow. The delegates are the Deputy Secretary of the Health Mini-try. Dr. If. Doraisingham, and a Public Works Department architect, Mr. P. M. D"AI--meida. This is
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    179 5 Peace Returns To Industry ALL industrial disputes |m Singapore, except the strike by 1 .300 employees of the Harbour Board aie ovei An official of th« L Ministry last nij I helped to setth neai r 30 disputes since the el< I The latest
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    98 5 3 Seamen s Unions Become One three seamen'i union* which claim to represent about 4.000 Singapore Chinese seafarers, merged them- selves into a single ur. under the name '1 United Chinese Seafarers Dnion of Singapore. This was done unch r the adTice ot Singapore's Trade Union Advise- ol A. Lan
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      548 6 A REPORT from Kedah says that twenty-four Malay policemen serving m the Federal Field Force at' Kuala Nerang have been arrested for allegi oUy absenting themselves from their posts without permission, it is said that their application lov Ha:i Raya leave was turned down. We do
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      448 6 npWO Significant events yesterday gave emphasis A to the value or international and inter-racial friendship and goodwill—the first was Empire Day and the second the opening of the final stages of play In the Thomas Cup Badminton Competition. Both these events came opportunely after a spell of
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    865 6 IlE\ Chaskicl Grossman, director of iii'iiro-psychialric hospital at ritt>l»urji prided to reveal his latest discovery on the organic brain disturbance which produces certain acts of violence, he was unknouingly saving a twenty-one year old French boy from the iitiillotine. Few crimes m recent years
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    358 6 Mr. Swee Kee Thanked TUSAN MELAYU disagrees 1 with the view* held m .some quarter^ that the Government had "capitulated" to the Chinese students by acceding to the request of the AllParties Investigating Committee that conditions for the reopening of Chinese schools, be withdrawn. Utusan on the
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    826 6 THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME pOH ond time m a ■ie Government of Singapore has bea- n b q n treat In the face of the lawl< ss. And who was it up against? A few thousand Chinese student?. boys and gir booled m :nented and detern ined at
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    325 6 Writing From Paris, London Observer Correspondent NORA BELOFF tells of^^J* and of the THERE are certain indications m Paris these days of the revival of the cult of sadism m literary circles and the best-kept secret has been the real name of the author or more
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      521 6 I Sir;— The name "Labour i Front" aptly describes the i nature of the Political Party now m power which possesses the 'front' or ap- pearance of labour but > lacks its backing. The in- fluence the party wields on > the labourer is practically
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      293 6 Sir: —Do net be mi;. led by Communist propaganda and promises! Do not be misled by their talk of defence of peace, freedom and democracy. In the Soviet Union the masses detest the Soviet rule and no longer believe their promises. These masses are seeking
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      84 6 Sir;—l am surprised to read that PAP and Its leaders are under fire from all directions within and without the Singapore Colony. People thought at its formation last year that PAP would well serve the people and the country alike on the road to complete freedom from the British,
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    305 7 Position Is Strategic -Dulles Clarifies Policy WAbMINUIUN, May 24 (AP)-Secretary of State John Foster Wl tJTv nX n f tiOn f m Presid Eisenhower" today lflj j v rejected anyjjolicy of neutrality for Germany. Dulles said the stand applies' to West Germany and also to a
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    54 7 Churchill Yarns The Electors C M iv 24, (RcuCl t night 1 c ectioo cc world > :s morm snr n IS gene I have r b icn sec- a I we fee fellow cou:. j:' es and cm ponsible for ling to what rsdo The de c -lade may
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    37 7 Cl vv May '11 Ok a!) tia C11 priu pal D I ap- laroom attire for four >t«T thelT tt) rt s Onp blight orange and n. b final the ban- ks cttstn ting tnflu-
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    137 7 NEW YORK. May 24, (AP) A Scottish-born mother of three small children will receive a degree of doctor of medicine on .Tune 7 from the New York Medical College. Mrs. Alice Cjrey. .'44. is the wife of Dv Justin Paul Carey. I psychologist, who
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    101 7 2 Girls Stayed One Night Aboard Carrier SAX PEDRO. California. May 12 4 (AP)~ Officers are questioning sailors named "Jim" or ••Joe" on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Point Cruz to try to find out how two girls— both blonde, both 17 managed to spend a night aboard the ship. The
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    62 7 LONDON. May 24 (AP)— I king and a Queen met by Id ;nt among the tulips m n on Tuesday Qir- n Elizabeth II attendChelsea Flower Show Quite unknown to her. Kin? Gustal ol Sweden went. too. The Queen and Gustaf. wh i la on a
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    41 7 EMPEROR AT SUMO MATCH a man m his ttrst sumo wrestling match yesterday and thousands cheered when be entered the amphitheatre. Even the portly top-knot-ted wrestlers bowed m greeting. Emperor Hirohito jotted down careful notes of every i mutch —A. P.
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    102 7 of Kent took blonde girl to night of a play m cl then sat and H hf»r father. For -'0- year -old m evening gown, k ll uto the young ''Kir^aret Wake\kn 4Ushtcr of Hugh i a M And Margaret's r playing the part '"Py old stickgrandfather
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    54 7 LILLE. May 24. (Renter)— A congress of French war orphans meeting here decided to hold an international war orphans congress m Paris m September. They voted a motion m favour of ail the war orphans m the world coming closer together "to contribute to peace and
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    41 7 LONDON. May 24 (Reuten —A party oi Soviet trade unionist mountaineers will try to conquer the 22,800--foot Moskva Peak m the Pamir Mountains of Russian Central Asia this Summer, the official Soviet News Agency Tass reported.
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    22 7 PRINCESS Margaret\ arrived m London by air last night after a one-day visit to British Forces m West Germany. Reuter
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    131 7 Well Hid Bodies Of Gestapo Informers DIJON. May 24. (Reuter) A war-time Resistance leader told the Police yesterday that the bodies of a man and woman found embedded m cement at the bottom of a well near here, were those of informers shot on his orders m 1944 for betraying
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    40 7 WOLVERHAMPTON. May 24, (Reuter)— A double decker bus ran over and killed the engineer working on it at a depot here yesterday, ran down a street across a main road and smashed into an unoccupied wooden store.
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    491 7 NEW DELHI, May 24 (UP) The Government of Bhopal, a small Central India State, has rescued a number of "slave girls" from the harems of former landlords, it was disclosed yesterday. A large number of the "slave girls. lost m harems guarded by eunuchs and
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    61 7 photo A POSTER portrait of Mr. Clement Attlee is framed by some of the other placards the Labour Party uses to cain voter sympathy for Britain's general elections. Mr. Attlee heads Labour's forces m the poll fijjht with the Conservative Party, headed by Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, who
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    295 7 WASHINGTON, May 24 (Keuter)— The State Department yesterday invited Mr. Chou En-lai, the Chinese Premier, to negotiate with the United States for a ceasefire m the Formosan area. The latest appeal was made by Mr. Herbert Hoover, the Under-Secretary of State, who. m a
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    84 7 ERZURUM, Turkey May 24 (AP) Ncne Hatun. heroine of the Turkish -Russian War, has died here at the age of 98. She is being buried with full military honours today. Regarded as a symbol of Turkish heroism ano patriotism, Nene Hatun was the last survivor of
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    417 7 Bigger, Bolder Guerilla Bands In Algeria PARIS, May 24 (AP)— Bigger and bolder guerrilla bands m Algeria and an increase of terrorism m Morocco are worrying French authorities m North Africa. The French m guerrilla-plagued Eastern Algeria are letting out information m small bits. What there is of it, however,
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    258 7 WASHINGTON lift] L' 4. (AP) The Jus-ice Department declined to eon merit yesterday on whether .-i .1--cision oi the 9th Circuit Co trt of Appeals might aid cro i i r Dirk Haymes m hi:- fight against deportation The department want* to
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    187 7 MURDERED BEFORE SOCCER FRIENDLY RANGOON May 24, (Reuter) Karen rebels m Burma murdered an entire Communist football team they had invited to a "friendly" match at a village 60 miles north of Rangoon, according to reports reaching here yesterday. Just before the kick-off the Karens led their opponents into the
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    454 8 3 Jake This Glider ANY reader can make this LAUNCHING Ulidrr you don't need 'WK!W |> j Test G llie lhe 1()( CI b y any special tools or skill 1 I holding it at shoulder height, rhe materials you need 1 P^SSm.-- with the nose pointed slißhtare-
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    513 8 DOGS lo c playing with r ->ber bo:.e<. But make sure set four pet a b;g the better. H i a sr.:^ warning wh it an hap] en ti you (five a doz a s' s a.'.. :..:r y soft, r..: :vr plaything 0 i my men
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    76 8 TEST your wits on this brainteaser. From the five clues can you tell exactly what you are doing? 1. Both your hands are fully occupied. 2. You are standing on both feet but not m an upright position. 3 You are leaning backwards and your weight
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    390 8 BY HAROLD GLI CX PAN you play tennis? They say it is a game for everyone from the age of six to 60. And boys and girls are playing what is now considered to be one of the fastest growing popular sports. Here are a few
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    80 8 Q: Why do they have fouls m football 0 A: Because they have ducks m cricket! Q: What did one antelope say to the other antelope? A: Deer. deer. Q: If a man carrying five lamps drops one. what is he? A: A lamp-lighter. Q: What is
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    436 8 2 whiskers was a bi s J kangaroo rat with shiny black eyes, a long 5 tufted tail, and hind 5 legs that could stamp on 2 the floor of his cage J when he was angry. 2 And he was an»ry when--2 ever Polly, the green
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    79 8 Heard These Howlers TJTERE are some of those AA sayings that really stop the lesson with a roar of laughter howlers that even make the teacher grin Interlopers are two people who run away together to get married. Nuclear Fission is when scientists are fishing for I nuclear. You can
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      26 8 Appearing On Young Folks Page Every Week I «^Wt? PAPlffliffl^m W^f^m CHAPS -CALL UP MOON I V... r//-Fi2£S A^OO/w' base i,abcwie.and HBB^^^^^ Aosf r. toky-all l^^
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      112 9 US$100: One Planetarium Chair 276 TO GO IT Science Park, finishing touches are being added to ■-the new planetarium building that stands beside the main exhibit halls. The Morse Auditorium at the lower le\al is thread] being used for lectures. A planetarium needs many other interior furnishings besides a pro\y
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      765 9 To See 9,500 Stars A NEW PROJECTOR AT BOSTON'S HAYDEN PLANETARIUM WILL OPEN UP NEW J THF KHRKQSZ 'ZIGSAW* Designed And Built \\\\\\\\\\\v\\\\\v\\\\\\\\\\\\\\x\\\\\\w*\\\**^vv^^^^^^ v^^* vv V I By Robert C. Cowen Natural Science Writer i 1 The Christian Science Monitor f I II PIECE by PIECE f s i nan
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    76 10 Team To Review S/7uofiJ Standard Market Reporter THE United States is planning to send surplus ri Asian countries, includiifj Malaya. A mission is dv* y I tomorrow to discuss details of the plan, accoiding t o V S!t fyl Press report from Bangkok. on Ajjj The team, headed by
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    394 10 J MORE women should C join the ranks of business I executives m Malaya, says 1 Mrs. Ursula Stracey, managing director of F.A. 2 Bartholomeusz Ltd., the well-known tea merchants C of Singapore. C The small number of Z women business executives £m Singapore was not due
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    162 10 Standard Shipping; Reporter No immediate effects of the maritime strike m Britain will be felt m Singapore, well-informed shipping circles m the Colony told The Standard yesterday. If the strike is prolonged m the sea ports of London, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Manchester I Hull,
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      Lock icon Turnover In Share Market Moderate
      192 10 WITH the Federation still celebrating the Han Raya. the Malayan share market In Singapore opened the work Quietly steady m all sections yesterday. The turnover was only moderate. Price changes announced by the Malayan SharebrokeiV Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIAL? Buvfs Seilert F. X. Prefs r
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      162 10 SINGAPORE sharebroken yesterday reported the following business done: Fraser and Neave Ords. tl 72 12. Sl.iO; Gammons $2.51 12. Hongkong Shanghai Bank (882.50: Malayan Cement 51. 47 2. 51 .30: M. Coir.enes 72 c. O.T.E.C 100s.. 995. (local); Robinson Ords. 1 2: Singapore Cold Storage si.72i (overnight,
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      38 10 VJCKERS ARMSTRONGS has received an order from Furness Withy and Co. for two single-screw, steam turbine cargo liners. The liners will each have a displacement of 11.500 tons, and a service speen of 15i knots.
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      127 10 BUSINESS activity m the United States continued its rise m April, as industrial production approached the all-time high, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board reports The April rise m industrial production brought the Board's index to 136 per cent of the 1947-49 average, just below the peak
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      24 10 A BRAZILIAN trade mission has left New York for Tokyo seeking increased business with JaDan. It is due m Tokyo on Wednesday.
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    211 10 ALL sections of the markets were steady at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange yesterday where 30 tons of pepper were reported done. Closing noon prices (per picul) were: Muntok white $181, Sarawak white 5 180. j Special Sarawak black Sl4" (all varieties up $3). Coconut oi:
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    157 10 Upcountry Holiday Hits Rubber THE rubber market m Singapore yesterday closed slightly easier at s*l i cents per Ib. for first srade rubber for June shipment, a drop of i cent on Saturday. Quotations opened quiet a« be'.ow Saturday's levels largely because of lower London and New York advices. The
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    76 10 Our Rice Imports Show Drop RICE imports into Malaya and Indonesia showed marked decrease last year compared with the three preceding years Malaya's imports were down to about half of the tonnase before the war. while Indonesian imports were about the same as before the last war. For the first
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    433 10 WESTERN authorities reported yesterday that Communist East Germany's current campaign against scrap iron shipments has netted 14 trucks and 20 canal boats. All had been loaded m West Berlin and were stopped by the Communists on the highways and canals heading to West Germany. AP. rice
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    132 10 MR. F. J. THWAITES, an Australian racing driver and author, left London recently vi a British car, the Hillman Husky, on the firs! stage of a 12.000-mile overland journey to Australia. Travelling with hint are his infe. Jessica, and tiro sons, Roger, aged 11 and Gary, a
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    107 10 MALAYAN Ilxchangr Bank^ As>ooialion buying rates tn merchants yesterday were: New York $2 1.1 1« iTTi n 15 l« (0.1). i, i i« credit bills and 33 1 X trade bills < M d sli, anada KJ i T.T 32! i().l) j. 322 credit bills and 32 13
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    46 12 A Realizing that they have been abandoned on Mendoza's secret island, Long John leads his band m a daring plansetting fire to Mendoza's village to draw the crew from the "Co r doba" and then seizing the under-menned ship, sailing the stolen ship to Treasure Island.
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    60 12 C At Treasure Island, they enco> i evidence of the deadly compet I the bu f ed treasure The driven into the old stockade b. I I tack of the blinded Israel H men. Besieged m the StOC John end his men suddenly see lead h I cew m a
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    36 12 g Discovering Jim a prisoner of t Long John offe- elf m His crew is prepared to abor to his martyrdom until Jim ral and they storm Mendoza's homemade grenades. Long Jor Mendoza m the mr-iee.
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    72 12 1 Triumphantly they return to Port where Long John is received Governor after contributing a po the treasure for construction defences against pirates Ail got until the Governor's wife enrounc arrival at the party of the pa r perform a surprise weddir fatiguable Purity is certain that John is cornered.
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    77 12 2 Winning the Governor's < sent to attempt to rescue h,c (THORA SMITH.. Long complicated plan mm, Mendoza (LLOYD government man-o'-war and r Qr Kings warehouse, where as expected Mendoza and his m e double cross Long John and kill the two young hostages. A c tie from Long John
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    118 12 J Long John wes quick to recognize Jim Hawkins (KIT TAYLOR) as the young adventuier of the Treasure Island escapade end also quick to recocnize medallion about Jim's neck cs the long sought for key to fabulous buried Ie I Unsuccessful m attempting to win the medallion from Jim, Long
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    78 12 Purity Pinker (CONNIE GILCHRIST} frequently finds it necessGry to exert a sobering influence on a steady patron of her Cast and Anchor Tavern m Porto Bello. Beached by lack of ship and funds, Long John Silver (ROBERT NEWTON) and his pirate crew headquarter here, amused by Purity's attempts to lead
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