Singapore Standard, 1 June 1955

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  • 19 1 Singapore Standard *ft Jt vH J. \ol. V. No. 330 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1955 14 PAGES IS CENTS
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  • 1451 1 Progs Defy Govt. Decision STORMY DEBATE CARRIED BY 13 VOTES TO SEVEN THE PROGRESSIVE Party dominated City Council yesterday defied the Labour Front Coalition Government's decision and voted to proceed with the taking over of the Singapore Traction Company. The stormy debate which produced one
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  • 90 1 YESTERDAY'S lengthy City Council meeting ended on a strange note. After five hours of razoredge party "war," Mr. P. R. Williams (Independent) raised many an eyebrow when he called on the" Council to look into the possibility of using helicopters to fight Singapore fires. Mr.
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  • 335 1 :hoougans; says company man funct union, Mr. Denis Murphy, said last night he had not been approached by members to get m touch with the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, to protest against the Gamba decision. CUSHION seats of 13 of the 63
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  • 79 1 SINGAPORE'S Education Minister, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, told representatives of the preparatory committee of the Chinese Schools Students Union yesterday "Government stands firm on its decision to ban politics from the Students Union." Mr. Chew was replying to a request by two Chinese
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  • 26 1 photo. AN inside view of one of the 13 Hock Lee bases damaged m Singapore yesterday. Picture shows the slashed cushion seats. Standard
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  • 37 1 ALAMOGORDO. New Mexico. May 31 (Reuter) Seven men four crew and three passengers were killed when an American air force Dakota crashed m the Sacramento Mountains. 20 miles north-east of here yesterday.
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  • 25 1 VICE-Adm. Sohn Won 11. South Korean Minister of Defence, on Tuesday received the U.S. Medal of Freedom from General Maxwell D Taylor. AP
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  • 206 1 HONGKONG, May 31 (AP)— A plane carrying four American fliers freed by the Chinese Communists left for Honolulu at 5.20 p.m. today, less than three hours after the men crossed the Red border to freedom. \j.S. Air Force officers Indicated the plane would fly
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  • 120 1 HAWKER STABBED TO DEATH A Singapore meat-seller, Wong Yueng Tien, 20. was killed m a day of stabbing yesterday. Wong was attacked at the junction of New Bridge Eoad and Upper Cross Street at about 8 p.m. He received a fatal wound m his back. A former photographer, Wong left
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  • 196 1 MR. NEHRU KEEPS HIS FINGERS CROSSED Pins Hope On Moscow Visit NEW DELHI, May 31, Reuter Indian Premier Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru told a Press conference today he hoped his visit to Moscow next week might help lessen world tension. Mr. Nehru said: "I definitely think there has been improvement m
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  • 44 1 BALLATER. Scotland, May 31 (Reuter) On the |>eautiful lawns of Balmoral Castle, the Royal home m Scotland, the Queen yesterday presented new colours to the First Battalion, the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, who leave next month for service m Korea.
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  • 113 1 GUERILLA WARFARE IN VIETNAM SAIGON, May 31 (Reuter) Fighting which broke out m south-western Vietnam last week has now developed into an outright guerilla war with dozens of skirmishes and ambushes every day. The private armies of the politico religious Binh Xuyen and Hoa Hao sects, threatened with a war
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  • 351 1 INDIANS, DANES STAND LEVEL AT TWO- ALL m.ii.,,, .................11. i i $WmM kf\ am\M Jk m r mm Wm m mm MM -Mmm Jl .jfc M MM M 0 M w'M amw 'Wmm afrmi mf m (INTER ZONE FINAL} By THE SPORTS EDITOR ITS anybody's zone final now— and anything
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  • 189 1 TOKYO, May 31 (Renter) Thousands of country boys and girls, who run away to Tokyo each year m search of fame and fortune, find their way instead into crime, drug-tak-ing, prostitution, white slavery or suicide. In the past 12 months, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
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  • 297 1 UJC. Railway Strike LONDON, May 31, (Reuter)— A state of emergency was proclaimed m Britain tonight to cope with the nation-wide railway strike. The newly elected Parliament will be opened by Queen Elizabeth II on June 14. as previously arranged. This is because Parliament must approve a
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  • 62 1 MALACCA, Tues. Today's bulletin issued by the Settlement's senior surgeon, Mr C. J. Hassett, and the UK specialist Mr. Terrence Millin. who operated on Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan, stated: "Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan passed a very comfortable night. He is progressing satisfactorily. It would be
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  • 26 1 SIR Leslie Boyce, 59 Lord Mayor of London m 1951-52. died on Monday night m a Gloucestershire nursing home after a long Illness. AP.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 537 2 3y 2 Hour Meeting Ends In Deadlock THE 33-doy-old strike by 1,300 employees of the Singapore Harbour Board will continue. Negotiations between the Board and the Staff Association to settle the remaining three claims, deadlocked again yesterday. The claims are: Effective date for revised pay
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  • 148 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (rents per lb) m Singa pore yesterday wereBuyers Sellers No 1 K.S.S. Spot Loose 93ft 932 No. 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. June 92J 93* No. 2 902 9H No. 3 881 882 Tone: Irregular TIN PRICE Tbe price of tin yesterday was $355 5 per picul.
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  • 68 2 .SEREMBAN. Tues. Karrupiah, a driver, was acquitted without his defence being called m the Sessions Court here yesterday on an alleged charge of driving while under the influence of liquor on the night of March 4. It was alleged that Karrupiah drove a Land Rover into a
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  • 69 2 MR. Thin Huatt Chong. a Kuala Lumpur teacher, is one of the five Asian youth specialists who have arrived m Washington on a study and training project m which they have been engaged since January. The project is part of the United States State Department's
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  • 60 2 THE third intake of 400 National Servicemen for the Singapore Military Forces will be enlisted m the last week of June. A ballot will be held to draw the names at 5 pm. on Monday. June 6, m the Drill Hall at he Military Forces Headquarters
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  • 42 2 AUSTRALIAN Army Brigadier T. T. Murdoch arrived m Singapore yesterday to take up a staff appointment at GHQ. FARELF. Brig. Murdoch who arrived by air was met at Kallang by a representative of the Australian Commissioner's Office.
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  • 100 2 Tornado destruction which visited fn the night is revealed as daylight comes to Black well, last week. A whole bathroom lies on a wall which rests on an auto. Twenty were reported dead m Blackwell and four others perished m Oklahoma. As a series of tornadoes struck
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  • 190 2 ABOUT 120 employees of the Lum Choon Carmine Factory, Singapore, will enjoy better conditions of service as from today. An agreement has been signed between the management and the Factory and Shop Workers' Union, yesterday, on the nine-point claim submitted by the workers. According to the
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  • 142 2 PENANG. Tues. Hashim bin Abdullah, 1,9, who admitted three previous convictions for theft m the Sessions Court today was told by th* cour* President. Mr. B J. Jenning* "You are not altogether baj but these continuous theft* have got to stop." Hashim. an ex-member
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  • 271 2 THE Singapore public is thoroughly fed up with petty party rivalry and with en bloc voting of City Councillors, said Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, (Nominated) during the adjournment at yesterday's City Council meeting Mr. Yap, who took no part m the debate as he
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  • 385 3 Jubilee Celebrations Will Cost Johore $2M. Memorials In Districts JOHORE BAHRU Tues. Approximately $2 million will be spent m Johore for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Sultan. The celebrations will last one week and start on Sept. 17. The celebrations will be the biggest and most ambitious ever held
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  • 122 3 Chinese Dentists To Form Association KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. ■Malaya's 800 registered Chinese dentists (recognized by Government as Division II practitioners) will shortly form a Pan-Malayan Association to safeguard their interests and seek representation on official councils. At a representative meeting held over the week-end at Ipoh. a protem committee of
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  • 73 3 A FIJIAN soldier. Wagatabu Apisalome. was acquitted m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, of a charge of raping a married woman. Enon binte Hussain. ill Jalan Eunos on Oct. 21, last year. The acquittal followed a submission by Mr. T. A. Mahony. DPP. that the Crown
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  • 38 3 HONGKONG. May 31. Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange today were $15.71 to £1 sterling: 55.82 to US$l: $1,834 to Malayan $1; $i) 128 to one Indonesian Rupiah. Gold $251.125 to a tael.
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  • 155 3 Ruler With Longest List Of Orders THE Sultan of Johore is not only the oldest Ruler m Malaya but probably also the ruler with the most distinguished number of foreign orders. The more important of his long list of Orders are: Sovereign and Chief of the Most Esteemed Family Order
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  • 39 3 SING APORE Legislative Assemblyman, Mr. Mak Pak Shee. will fly to Hongkong tomorrow on a two-week visit, to study housing and wholesale vegetable and fish marketing schemes on behalf of the Labour Front.
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  • 93 3 Ten Dollar Fines Soon To Be $100 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federation Government is to tighten up the law governing cattle to cope up with the increasing number of straying animals, a Selangor Police spokesman said today. With other important work on their hands Police personnel find it difficult to
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  • 272 3 REDS 'JUNGLE JUSTICE' LEADS TO THEIR DOOM KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Communists' brand of "jungle justice" has led to the virtual elimination of the Communist South Pahang regional organization, the Federal Government announced today. On May 2 this year terrorist Wong Meng Chye witnessed the execution of his fellow-terrorist Koon
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  • 174 3 BOARD TO AID JOHORE CHINESE JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Johore Chinese now have an Advisory Board to look after their interests. The new board held its first meeting last Saturday m the MCA premises. The Board's main terms of reference are to advise on matters affecting the Chinese community with special
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  • 56 3 VICE ADMIRAL Sir Frank Mason, Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet, arrived yesterday from Australia to 'look around' Singapore's Naval Base. Sir Frank has been on a six-week tour of Australia and New Zealand to assess, at the invitation of these governments, the engineering potential of their Navies.
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  • 66 3 MISS Chang Ying Ying, Hongkong actress who is also her own film producer, director and script writer, photographed at a luncheon she gave to Singapore pressmen yesterday She will make her first personal appearance m the Majestic Theatre tomorrow at the premiere of her second film, "Darling
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  • 44 3 And here is Penang's model ot the week More than 100 shuiterbugs. members of the Penang Pictorialist Club ranged their cameras on Miss Mabel Lam, an amateur model, at the Botanical Gardens last Sunday. Standard photo by Sam Kai Yee
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  • 274 3 Judge Gives Him 30 Months' A FISHMONGER, Tan Kian Seng, was sentenced to 30 months' jail by Mr. Justice Knight m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, after the jury unanimously found him guilty of abetting three other men to rob his mother at her
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  • 37 3 VELAYUTHAM Kamalanathan, a labourer, who snatched a $10 bill from the pocket of another man to buy himself some beer, was sent to jail for six months m the Singapore Second Criminal District Court yesterday
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  • 205 3 17-GUN SALUTE FOR NICOLL A SALUTE of 17 guns and a flypast by R.A.F. Venoms, Vampires, Meteors and Mosquito aircraft, will bid the Governor, Sir John Nicoll, farewell tomorrow afternoon, when he leaves Singapore m the Oranje. On arrival at the wharfside m the Singapore Harbour Board at 4 p.m..
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  • 91 3 Another Jail Term But It's Concurrent... KUALA KANGSAR. Tues. Banaimin bin Salleh. a 23--year-old convict at present serving a sentence of five years imprisonment m the Taiping Prison was charged m the Magistrate's Court yesterday with pawning a fountain pen suspected to be stolen property. He was sentenced to three
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  • 120 3 Fun Fair To Elect Miss Johore, 1955 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. A fun fair to elect "Miss Johore 1955" and "Miss" and •'Mr Film Star (Malaya). 1955" will be held at the Fun Fair Ground, opposite the Railway Station, on June 4. The lair is sponsored by St John Ambulance Association
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  • 71 3 LIM Ban Poh pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday to a charge of possession of two 2-lb packets of raw opium on board the ship Visut Kasatri m the Inner Roads of Singapore Harbour on Feb. 22. at 3.15 p.m. Lim,
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  • 136 3 TWO SCHOOLS GET READY FOR THE BLIND JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Malaya's model school for the blind— the Princes Elizabeth School for Blind Children m Johore Bahru will be officially opened on June 18 by the Tengku Makhota. Situated on a hill top overlooking the Straits of Johore, the school with
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 275 4 MALAYA, S'PORE LACK LIBRARY FACILITIES Harrod Has High Hopes For Future CHAIRMAN of the Malayan Library Group, Mr. L. M. Harrod, last night hit out at the lack of library facilities m the country, when summing up the library situation m Malaya. "So far," he said, "neither Singapore nor Malaya
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 4 photo. MR. and Mrs. A. Azii bin A. Kadir after their wedding m Mangis Road, off Joo Chi at Place, last Sunday. The groom i s the son of the late Mr. A. Kadir and Mrs. Kadir. The bride is the daughter of Madam Kulsom Bee. Standard
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  • 434 4 Council Members Criticize Fronters HIGHLIGHTS from adjournment speeches at yesterday's City Council meeting are: MRS JOHN EDE (Prog.): The five Labour Front councillors who are Assemblymen last week agreed to decentralize the council when m April last year .they voted for an entirely opposite motion calling for one council to
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  • 38 4 WELL-KNOWN Singapore film director, Mr. B. S. Rajhans, 60 of Shaw Brothers' Malay Film Productions died at his home yesterday of a heart attack. Mr. Rajhans leaves a wife, a son and a daughter.
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 4 photo. SURGEON Holland, medical officer of the Royal Malayan Navy, examines cadet Abdul Aziz, 19, from Sik, Kedah. Standard
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  • 160 4 THE latest addition to the Royal Malayan Navy, nine young cadets, underwent their medical test at Woodlands Naval Base, Singapore, yesterday The cadets, seven from the Federation and two from Singapore, reported for training about two days ago after being selected from about 500
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  • 198 4 Aid From Praised SINGAPORE is indebted to Australia for its hospitality and assistance to hundreds of Malayan students and for the very real contribution she has made and is making through the Colombo Plan for our welfare, said Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall. Mr. Marshall said this m his reply
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  • 138 4 WORLD A 47-YEAR-OLD American who roams the world i.i search of wild animals when he gets sick of "shedding his patients' blood" arrived m Singapore yesterday from Australia, by Qantas. Heavy built, wax mustachioed Mr. Loui s Higger is a big game hunter when he takes
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  • 302 4 THE Queen has approved the following awards to 228 men for operational services m Malaya for the period July 1 to Dec. 31, 1954. Heading the list are Brigadier D. E. B. Talbot, DSO, MC, of 18 Infantry Brigade. Brigadier G. T. Denaro. DSO, OBE, of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 123 5 CLERK ADMITS TAKING $4,095 FROM FIRM PENANG. Tues.— A clerk, Lee Seng Eang. 51, admitted m the Sessions Court today committing criminal breach of trust of $4,095 while m the employ of Evatt and Co., from June 1, 1954 to January 31, this year. Lim pleaded guilty to an other
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  • 88 5 TELOK ANSON, Mon.— The following are the office-bearers of the Lower Perak Estates Staff Union officials for the current year: President Mr. Yeoh Guan Leong; Vice-President. Mr. A. A Nair: Hon. Sec, Mr. K. C. Wai; He.i. Treasurer. Mr. A.S. Navar; Hon. Auditors, Mr. T. R Kody
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  • 125 5 A GALAXY of Malay beauties took part m Fun Fairs and Fashion shows organized by UMNO at Aior Star. Penang and Teluk Anson, during the week-end. At the Aior Star show. Che Sharifah Hanim. (left), carried oft the first prize m a special
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  • 38 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Sanirah bin Haji Abdul Latiff. was fined $400 m the Sessions Court, Pengerang today. for moving without a permit six boiled eggs, three packets of Aspro and some sugar at Tanjong Pengileh.
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  • 150 5 10,000 FED. POLICE ALERTED FOR POLLS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Police are planning to put the "biggest ever" force on duty around July 27, to ensure the smooth and correct conduct of the first National Elections m the country. Mr. Carbonnel said that over 10.000 policemen will be posted
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  • 101 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Appointed to serve on the Board of Visitors to the General Hospital, Johore Bahru, are Datin Fatimah binte Ibrahim, Che Zaidah binte Yunos, Che Hasnah binte Ahmad, Che Sadiah binte Abdullah, Mrs. C. Danker, Mrs. N. Krishna Pillai, Che Saodah binte Abdullah, Mr. Yusof
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  • 62 5 ALOR STAR, Tues. The Raja of Perlis has accepted the advice of the Perlis State Executive Council to use the Gregorian Calendar with effect from Jan. 1, 1956, m the collection of all land revenues. The present use of two calendars (Muslim In collecting revenues and
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  • 34 5 ONG CHAN WAH was convicted and Mined $300 or three months' imprisonment by the President of Sessions Court, Muar, Mr. W. B. Sutherland, for unlawful possession of opium and smoking utensils.
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  • 211 5 RAF Sends Team To Probe KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A patrol ot the Royal Scots Fusiliers operating m deep jungle near Kroh on the Malaya Siam border, has stumbled on the wreckage of a crashed Liberator bomber. The Standard learnt today. The discovery was
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  • 80 5 MALACCA, Tues.— Mr. Terrence Millin, the London genitourinary specialist who performed the successful operation on Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan, will give a lecture here tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Malacca General Hospital Theatre. The talk is meant for doctors, nursing sisters and senior staff nurses
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  • 85 5 THE following have been accepted for the first year course for the Diploma of Social Science at the University of Malaya when the new academic year begins m October Messrs. Goh Soon Chiew. Koh Lean Siew, Lee Fook Hong, Pung Eng Huat. E. J. Ross. Shamsuddin
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  • 50 5 KUALA LIPIS. Tues.— A two-day science exhibition, the first of its kind m Pahang, will be held on June 3 and 4 m the Science Block of Clifford School here. Interesting features of the exhibition will be "The Chemical Garden" and the "Plants and Animals of Prehistoric Era."
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  • 166 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The "biff digging" all over the Federal capital for the $17,000,000 sewerage scheme is keeping Traffic cops so busy that they are unable to keep an eye on the happenings at the popular resort the Lake Gardens. I Mr. Nelson Freeborn,
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  • 129 5 Rubber Triumphs In This Business KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Natural rubber has triumphed over the menacing competition of metals at least as far as conservancy buckets are concerned. The Health Committee of the Municipal Council here has just decided that hydraulic pressed rubber buckets shall continue to be used here m
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  • 70 5 PROFESSOR D. G. E. Hall of the School of Oriental and African studies m the University of London will talk on "Early Relationship between China and South-east Asia" m the Arts Theatre of the University of Malaya m Singapore at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. This talk Is being
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 559 6 Religion Commonsense f)NE of the reasons why the Malays are backward compared to the other races living m Malaya is the uncompromising attitude of their orthodox religion. We have no intention to be involved m religious controversies, but we think the failure of current religions m asserting their benign influence
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    • 397 6 'THE cry for the preservation of Chinese culture is m the air. Chinese culture seems to have acquired new meanings m recent times. In the old days Chinese students bowed before the picture of Confucius prior to commencing their day's lessons. They respected and obeyed their parents and
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 270 6 Sir;—ln spite of being told by the Police at a con- ference that no Curfew Passes would be issued to people wanting to return to homes m Curfew areas after attending a Fun Fair organized by the UMNO- MCA I Alliance, a Johore < State Councillor on
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    • 175 6 Sir;—The City Council has brought to the notice of the public their intention to increase the gas rates. Is this rise justifiable? Pre-war consumers paid $2.50 per 1.000 c. ft. Now it is $6 which is almost three times prewar rate. How can a wageearner meet
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  • 654 6 Colonial Service Is Working Itself Out Of A Job London, JTOR well over a century Britain's Colonial Service has succeeded m attracting many of the country's outstanding young graduates and technicians to help m the administration and training of the colonial peoples. The success of the Colonial Service is that
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  • 854 6 Immigration Laxity Is A Sorry Story Sir;— l could not agree more with your two correspondents. "Flashlight" and "Taxpayer" who have brought to public notice two grievances which have become a chronic irritant to the locally domiciled workers. The Central Provident Fund Scheme was a good idea but its implementation
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  • 217 6 Sir;— The Labour Party wherever it may be is the counterpart of the defunct Labour Party of Britain for it follows the same policy as the latter. Its policy is on record inefficiency and appeasement. It is high time it changed its policy and followed m the heels
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  • 744 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera T CANNOT recall a British J General Election which i had the same or anything i resembling the "popping" i reception accorded m Singai pore to the one held last i week. The result was a 1 foregone conclusion as far as
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  • 319 6 REVIEW OF VIEWS High Spirit Dampened THE Conservative victory m the British general election is the biggest since 1935 but the resulting high spirit is considerably dampened by the most serious labour unrest m the last 30 years, states Sin Chew Jit Poh. The railway strike was not averted m
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  • 246 7 Torrid Tales From A Diary DECATUR, Georgia, May 31, (UP)— A pretty, auburn haired woman was given a nine-year prison term yesterday r luring into prostitution a group of teen-agers m c luding one 15-year-old bobby-soxer who allegediv broke the case by giving a policeman her torlid diary. Shaken by
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  • 66 7 MOSCOW. May 31 (AP) The Soviet pre;s has started a big build-up for the twoweek visit here by India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, He is expected to arrive on Saturday. Already his appearance m Moscow i s being called an "historic visit which will aid the world's
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  • 73 7 LONDON. May 31 (AP) S:r Winston Churchill's pet African lion. Rota, is dying of old age. Doctors at London Zoo have j given up hope for the 17-year- i c. I 'ion. who has fathered I about 60 offspring. Sir Winston has a deep affection for
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  • 121 7 THIS picture, published m New York recently, was made by television technician Warren Siegmond while making photos on the roof of his home. On the roof to take photos of Jeannine Bouiller, attractive Frenchwoman who works for the French Government .tourist Office, Siegmond was alerted
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  • 447 7 Yuaoslav And Soviet To Sign Declaration POSTUMIA. Yugoslavia, May 31 (Reuter) A joint Yugoslav-Soviet declaration on active coexistence, worked out m talks between Marshal Tito and Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin will be signed m Belgrade on Thursday, a Yugoslav source said here today. Three junior members of
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  • 86 7 TRIESTE, May 31. (Reuter) Trieste's Communist leaders last night threw their small but vigorous party into crisis by roundly condemning the Soviet wooing of Yugoslavia. The signal for revolt against the policies of Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, Secretary of the Russian Communist Party, was given m the
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  • 159 7 NEW YORK, May 31 (AP) Mounted police charged a solid wall of 250 marching youths m a New York park yesterday and broke up an impending battle brewing through all the hot afternoon. Police said a gay holiday crowd, mostly Negroes, filled
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  • 368 7 >4s/on Leaders Take Initiative LONDON, May 31 (UP)— New diplomatic moves with an Asian flavour were reported imminent today m the drive to promote direct Formosa cease-fire talks between the United States and Communist China. Soundings are expected to start m Washington m June
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  • 184 7 JAKARTA, May 31 (Reuter) An attempt to reach agreement with one of the gangs terrorising Indonesia on its peaceful surrender to authorities has met with failure and several hundreds of the gang armed with brenguns and stenguns have once again taken to the jungle. A
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  • 62 7 SAIGON. May 31 (AP) A Vietnamese youth was killed and 18 wounded early today by a rifle grenade which exploded m the crowded dormitory of a French Catholic School near National Security Police Headquarters. The explosion left the dormitory a confused litter of broken beds. The incident
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  • 21 7 DELHI, the Indian capital, will have total prohibition within the next three years, informed sources said today.
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  • 157 7 Stowaways Were Refugees Taipei TAIPEI, May 31, (AP)— The Government Information Bureau said yesterday that two Chinese Communists who fled mainland China because they came disillusioned with the Reds arrived here as stowaways aboard a plane from Hongkong on May 19 The bureau said: 1. The stowaways had nothing to
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  • 148 7 LONDON, May 31, (Reuter)— Egyptian and Israeli forces clashed again yesterday m the Gaza strip between the two countries with casualties reported at 3 killed and 9 injured. I An Egyptian Army spokesman at Gaza said one Egyptian soldier was killed and three injured
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  • 57 7 MOSCOW, May 31. (Reuter) Mr. Krishnamurthy Rao. head of the Indian Parliamentary delegation to Russia, said yesterday India could learn "a great deal from the Soviet Union." He told a correspondent of the Soviet news agency Tass before leaving for Yugoslavia that the delegation had
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  • 88 7 CAPETOWN, May 31: (Reuter) One hundred professors and lecturers of Capetown University issued a statement last night opposing the Nationalist Government's Bill to enlarge the Senate to enable the Government to overcome constitutional difficulties barring its plan to remove coloured (mixed blood) voters from the
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  • 46 7 LONDON. May 31. (Reuter) The London East End had its own Wild West Rodeo this morning when 75 cattle escaped from a pen and swarmed through dockland streets. Their owner on horseback and police m patrol cars joined m the round up
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  • 29 7 photo. NO, just stooping to help his mate out from the hole he dug to repair a gas main m a street at Decatur, Illinois AP
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 122 8 Widow Takes Action For Damages AN ACTION for damages was instituted m the Singapore High Court yesterday, by a widow, Eng Whatt, 40, against a motorcyclist, Tan Ah Leng of Beo Lane, for negligence, resulting m the death of her husband, Ang Jin Seng, 66. The claim was filed by
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  • 322 8  -  MICHAEL GOH By Standard Staff Reporter Nobody Seems To Know A PETITION to the Queen is being shoved' around Empress Place. The petition, signed by 278 associations representing 140,000 people, was forwarded to the Secretariat by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce on
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  • 264 8 MALAYANS JOIN STUDENT EXCHANGE PLAN STUDENT exchanges between Malaya and other countries will begin m August when two groups of about 15 each leave Malaya for Australia and Indonesia on goodwill and study tours, arranged by the Pan Malayan Students Federation. These tours were agreed upon by the various National
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  • 291 8 7 Will Work Like A Bull' Husband Promises The Magistrate A 24-YEAR-OLD woman. Tan Kah Tin. who stayed with a family when she was five years old, told the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday she did not know if she was "sold" to them by her parents. Tan was claiming
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  • 71 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The Johore Bahru Town Council intends to improve the approach road at the Johore end of the Causeway, particularly with regard to the replacement of the Bailey Bridge by a permanent one. Government has asked the Council to await a decision by the
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  • 70 8 RAUB. Tues.— The Mahmud English School will soon have a hostel of its own when the State Medical and Health Office is converted to accommodate the boys. The building was made available to the school when the Health Officer. Pahang. Dr. S. L. Oehlers and his
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  • 94 8 'Extremely Cordial Relations' RELATIONS between officials of the Air Ministry and its Local Staff Union "have continued to be extremely cordial," says the annual report of the union to be tabled at the eighth annual general meeting at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday. "No amount of words can describe
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  • 54 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Three men were fined $20 each m the Second Magistrate's Court today. They were found guilty of loitering m a controlled area after 7 p.m. on May 30 at the 7£ mile, Sungei Besi Road, without a permit. The accused were Hari Krishnan,
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  • 84 8 THE following were elected office-bearers of the Singapore Public House Owners' Association. President Mr. Lim Jew Kan, Vice-president Mr. Lvi Wai Kok, Secretary— Mr. Tay Kirn Seng. Asst. SecretaryMr. Heng Eng, Treasurer— Mi Tan Van Huan. Asst. Treasurei Mr. Wong Seng Fiu. Auditors Messrs. Wong Toon Chick
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  • 33 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Rajamah, 35, of Jalan Nakhoda Yusof was today charged m the First Magistrate's court with retaining stolen jewellery worth $150. Bail of $250 was allowed
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  • 40 8 A TAXI DRIVER, Foong Cheng Kwai, 47, was fined $125 m the Second Magistrate's Court. Kuala Lumpur, yesterday when he was convicted on a charge of inconsiderate driving and failing to report an accident within 24 hours.
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  • 174 8 Union Wants Fed. Military To Run Workshop SEREMBAN, Tues. The fourth annual general meeting of the Federation Forces Civil Staff Union will be held -j on June 5, at the Sea View Hotel, Port Dickson. One of the resolutions c which will be introduced at i the meeting will be
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  • 160 8 A FASHION show organized by Salon Vera of Kuala Lumpur was held m conjunction with the "Auto" Dane? at the Klang Club over the weekend. At top left Mrs. Phyl Fitzgibbon wears the newest m "A" -line cocktail gowns by "London Town." The longline bodice ends
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  • 117 8 IPOH, Tues.— A former member of the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese army, Lai Seng, 30, who surrendered last night, is to receive $330 from the authori- ties. The money is being paid as a reward to Lai for bringing along with him a rifle
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  • 39 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Wong Koh Foo of Imbi Road was fined $10 m the Second Magistrate's Court today for using abusive language to a detective on May 30 at the Bukit Bintang Amusement Park.
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  • 107 8 SC Jailed On Modesty Charge MALACCA, Tues A Special Constable, Mohamed All Hashim, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment by Magistrate Ramanatha Iyer at Aior Gajah today for causing hurt and outraging the modesty of a married woman tapper, Chin Vat Moi. on an estate on March 2, last year.
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  • 96 8 Inquiry Adjourned For Survey TEMERLOH, Tues. The West Pahang Circuit Magistrate. Mr. J. R. Whimster, adjourned the inquiry into the death of two loggers to June 22 and instructed a survey of the area to be made. The order was made to enable him to locate the exact position where
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  • 157 9 Tribute To Pioneers ON POSTAGE STAMPS New postage stamps of 3|d. and 2/- denomi- j: I nations, showing: a Cobb and Co. coach, will be I issued at all Australian post offices on July 6, 1955, and will be on sale for about a month. < The stamps are being
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  • 293 9 BERLIN TVECKTIES and evening gowns are coming back m the Soviet zone of Germany. The ties may be striped or plain, loud or conservative, but they are becoming a must for the German man, particularly at parties or restaurants. Evening gowns now
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  • 224 9 A FARMER who wanted to insure his property against fire was asked by the insurance agent: "What fireextinguishing facilities are there m the village?" "Well," replied the farmer, "there's always the rain." "IT'S so hot where I come -I from, said an American tourist, "that
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  • 736 9  -  Robert M. Hallett by Staff Correspondent on Latin-American Affairs for THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. mW^M*M m M* o mM**o*m**M Unravelled In Cuba •TN Cuba today African traditions survive m a purer form than m any other tountry of the Americas." Dr. Fernando Ortiz, charmt.z snd articulate dean
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  • 514 9 BLOWING YOUR TOPS Your Pet 'HATE' about... Kisses a wife doesn't like Hubby's pay packet ritual Over-modest women cyclists JF you have a PET GROUSE, what would you do, or what do you always do to give vent? Some shrug their shoulders resignedly; some would let off steam; and some
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 338 9 tfiMil Miliiini I'm laa J a laa I\a H_« I l fc I I' "T^"^HH l_sl l-kl iHi wlT^ I|| 1 I_■ I r I I_* I I __^_m t 1 lit I II I _^_^_^_i I>_^_^_^_^_^_^_H I I I I aaar I I I I I I I I
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    • 397 9 Sws f% 1 tjmm Rfl II ir* TODAY'S QUOTATION: > 'No man likes to be sur- 2 passed hy those of his own 2 level."— Llvy WEDNESDAY FOR EVERY- ONE: Devote the morning 2 hours to routine tasks; use «J extra care m transit or m re > lations with
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  • 207 10 Standard Shipping Reporter THE expansion of the Indonesian merchant marine is being viewed with concern by Chinese shipowners who operate coasters between the Colony and Indonesian ports. They jtold The Standard that a general slackness m the Singapore-Indonesian trade has been noticed and, if
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  • 355 10 A WOMAN'S first and 2 only place should always 2 be the home, m the view of Singapore busily ness executive Mrs. Loke 2 Yew. She said it was a great pity that many j women had to give up 1 the joys of homemaking. to enter
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 257 10 Tractions Improve ALL sections of the Malayan share market continued to regain confidence slowly but steadily largely on account of the Conservatives' victory m the United Kingdom elections. i A firmer tendency prevailed m all sections of the market. Singapore Traction Company shares came m
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    • 153 10 SINGAPORE sharebrokers reported the following business done yesterday: Con. Tin Smelt ords 30/6: Fraser and Neave ords $1.75: Gammons $2.65 overnight, $2.55 (odd lot) overnight $2.65 to $2.70 today; W. Hammer $2.65 today, overnight; Malayan Cement $1.50: McAlister $3.05 overnight; Metal Box $1.40; Robinson ords $2,174: Singapore Cold
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    • 137 10 Rubber Closes Irregular The rubber market m Singapore yesterday closed irregular at 92 7/8 cents per lb. for first grade rubber for June shipment, a rise of IB cent on Saturday. Prices opened steady at 93 cents but eased to 92 5 8 cents at noon on profittaking. Good Continental
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    • 38 10 MALAYAN exports to Hongkong m March re gistered a further improvement of HK.53.6 million to a total value of HKSI4.2 million. Imports were rained at HKS32.I million, HKS4.O million above the previous month.
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    • 190 10 THE United States will take precautions to avoid damaging the economies of Asian rice-exporting countries, said Mr. Charles F. Baldwin, leader of a fourman rice mission to South-east Asia which is engaged m exploratory discussions of the rice situation, m Burma. Mr. Baldwin, who
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    • 100 10 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association buying rates to merchants are: New York 32 13/16 (T.T.). 32 15/16 (0.D.), 33 1/16 credit bills and 33 1/8 trade bills (90 d/st); Canada 32 5/16 (T.T.). 32 7/16 (0.D.). 32 11/16 credit bills and 32. trade bills (90 d/st). Selling (T.T./0.D.)
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    • 27 10 Production of corn m Asia m 1954/55 is estimated at 730 million bushels, somewhat above the average of the crops of the two previous years.
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    • 119 10 THE Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co. Ltd. reported a net profit of $351,833, after transfer to reserve for contingencies, for 1954. A 15 per cent, dividend and a bonus of five per cent., less tax, absorbing $400,000, have been approved by
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    • 40 10 Eight nations will receive U555,242,901 m agricultural and other economic aid m the latest list of authorizations by the U.S. Foreign Operations Administration. They are Spain, Cambodia, Nationalist China, South Korea. Philippines, Free Vietnam. India and Iran.
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    • 199 10 PEPPER prices eased at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange yesterday, for lack of overseas interest. Noon closing quotations (prices per picul) were: Muntok white $179. Sarawak white $178 (both down $2 each). Special Sarawak black $140 (down $4). Copra at $28 (up 12| cents) and bulk coconut
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 686 10 The Medical Registration Ordinance, 1953. (No. 23 of 1953) THE present members ol the Medical Council, Colony of Singapore, are as follows: Dr. B. R. Sreenivasan, President Dr. R H. Bland, 0.8. E. Dr. R. E. Anderson. Dr. R Calderwood Dr. J. E. McMahon. Dr. D W. G. Faris. C.B.E.
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    • 455 10 NOTICES GOVERNMENT OF SARAWAK TENDER NOTICE TENDERS are invited from Approved Contractors for 1 the erection Sc completion oi Proposed Mental Hospital m Kuehing. Copies of the Tender Plans, Specification Tender Form can be inspected m the Kuehing Office of the Architects or at the Architects' Head Office m Singapore.
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    • 611 10 Re: ROBERT BENJAMIN MELHUISH deceased ALL persons having any claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased, late of No. 8, Changi Prison i Quarters, Singapore, who died on the 29th day of April, 1955, are required to send t particulars of their claims m writing to THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE,
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    • 532 10 NOTICES POLICE TENDER NOTICE TENDERS are invited for the supply of cooked and uncooked rations to No. 4 Police Field Force, Johore for the period Ist July, 1955 to 30th Dec. 1955. Full particulars are available at the office of the Chief Police Officer. Johore. The tenders, m sealed envelopes,
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    • 188 10 YUGOSLAV LIME From Adriatic, N. East, Red Sea Ports, Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Rangoon for Djakarta Hongkong. Spore P. Sham Penang m.y. "PULA" 8/10 June 5/7 June 3/4 June m.y. "TRIGLAV" 3/4 July 1/2 July 29/30 June From Hongkong for Rangoon, Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Djibouti, P. Sudan, Djeddah, P. Said.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 97 10 OUTER ROADS Lapaz, Stavropal. Agamemnon. Cornelius Maersk, Bustler. Thai. Javanese Prince. Mandama, Mekong. Pleasantville. INNER ROAD: Koh Kheng, Hai Hui, Resang. Nangkachindr Benveg, Moonfish, Caltex 93, Hydra. Buloh. Hong Eng, Hua Heng. King Bay. Lasem. Sumpitan, Stia. Tong Nam. Labuan Hadji. Playaran. Sin Hin Huat. Indari, Bruas, Nelson. Salong. June.
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    • 1149 11 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 18 linn) (Incorporated m Singapore) (12 lines) THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Carrier, option to proced via otteot ports to load and ditcharg. carec SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, CLASCOW. LONDON 6 CONTINENT Singapore Ov** Sail* P Sham Penans Lycaon for Dublin Liverpool C. 33/34
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  • 1587 12  - TODAY'S GOING FAVOURS ENTERTAINER WINDSOR LAD By Tuned Up Heady To Win KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— ENTERTAINER (late Timetable), a four-year-old Fairwell gelding, has been so well tuned up, that he looks like taking the seven furlongs race for Class Three Division One horses today, second day of the Selangor Turf
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  • 402 12 Its Irish Elegance ForRace6 LEONG KUP SENG'S photo-finishes (below) show how they finished m Races 1, 2 and 3 on the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club's May-June Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. AFTER his two promising displays here m April, I feel that Irish Elegante has been sufficiently
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  • 30 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues There has been no rain for the past ten days and no prospects of rain either today or tomorrow. The going will be very good.
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  • 219 12 Walter Wins Perak Turf C. Golf C'Ship IPOH, Tues.— G. S. Walter beat J. B. Reid for the Perak Turf Club Sports Club golf championship at Tige r Lane this month. Walter's margin was three and two during a tightly fought match most of the way. Mr. and Mrs. T.
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  • 188 12 Windsor Lad The Pilot Trundle Hill Scrutineer MEVELINtf SANTA GLAUS BROWN EYES LIEVELING 1 Brown Eyes Brown Eyes Movie II santa Claus santa Clans Mickey Mouse Santa Clans Brown Eyes STREAM SONG TKES BIEN FREEDOM TRAIN II FREEDOM TRAIN 11 Kicky Ricky Pride of Burma (.old Train Freedom
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  • 1152 12 RACE 1: 3.00 p.m.— Horses Class 4, Div. 4—6 Furs. 1. 759 Weil-Being 3y 9.00 Mrs. G.H. Oldridge Daniels Leong 2. 935 Santa Claus 3y 8.1? "Gay Stable" Spencer Patterson 3. 677 Mickey Mouse 5y 8.11 "Shaw Stable" Spencer (Unfixed) 4. 90 Fiona 3y 8.10 Mr. T.V.
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  • 196 12 THE Singapore Hockey Association will hold another trial match on Thursday, June 2 at 5.15 pm. on the S.R.C. ground. Players who are unable to play are requested to contact Mr. G. X Gosain— telephone No. *****. The teams will be: Colours: Dollah; Ajit Singh,
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    • 143 12 Mtt_-BPI mm 88b Bft -*£55 BBBi BS <*,-m^mm^m*^*m^^**********M*************M^********^—***mmm^mmw*******m*m**M*mm****m~mmmmmmm* OOW ITALL BEGAN! lii I IlH*. 'I 1,1111 111 l f^ \_rSs*L Badminton began on a rainy day vj^j^TTT^V. n ot Badminton Manor, l^#*s\si residence of the Duke of Beaufort. j\ Boredom caused the Duke's guests I'l 'o devise a game of
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  • 382 13 A Day O f Shocks For U.S. Stars FRENCH LAWN TENNIS CSHIP PARIS, May 31, (Reuter)— Vic Seixas the Amerif3n champion and former Wimbledon champion and h i S team mate Budge Patty, were both defeated m a day of shocks at the French international lawn tennis championships here yesterday.
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  • 82 13 TELOK ANSON. Mon. Lower Perak Club defeated St. Anthony's School by 32 runs m the Lower Perak District Cricket league fixture at Telok Anson on Sunday. Lower Perak Club scored 78. J. Munro 26, R. Kellet 15, Bennett 11 and Beazley 10. Patrick Weller took five
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  • 42 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Royal Hampshires beat 16th Field Ambulance 2 o m an Army league soccer match on the Malaya Command Stadium today. In an other match the Military Corrective Establishment edged 656 AOP 2—l on the Kinrara Ground.
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  • 102 13 4 -Min. Mile Finish LASZIO Tabori Hungary, and Chris Chataway and Brian Hewson Britain, all ran four-minute mile on May 28 m the international invitation event at the British Games at White City, London. Tabori won m 3 mm. 59 sec Chataway was second m 3 mm. 59.8 sec., and
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  • 93 13 I A LARGE CROWD turned up at the S.C.C padang last evening with the hope of watching some of Australia's Davis Cup players m action, but were disappointed when tod that there would be no exhibition. The Australians arrived m two different flights. There was no
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  • 308 13 'HE'S THROUGH' SAYS SHIRAI'S MANAGER TOKYO, Mjiy 31, (AP) "He's through. He's finished. It's the end of the road." With those words, Dr. Alvin Cahn, an American who picked Yoshio Shirai out of a tiny Tokyo gym five years ago and guided him to the flyweight championship of the world,
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  • 466 13 TWO MEN SMASH TWO-MILE RECORD LONDON. May 31 (UP)— Two men m the same race today broke the world's record for the two-mile run. They were Sandor Iharos of Hungary and Ken Wood of Britain. Iharos won the race and Wood ran second. It was run on London's White City
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  • 215 13 US. Golf Team Face Setback ST. ANNES, Lancashire, May 31 (Reuter)— America's powerful challenge of nearly 50 players for the British Amateur golf championship received a setback when two of their victorious Walker Cup sid? were eliminated m the first round here today. Grey-haired 45 year old Tonny Mahon. a
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  • 57 13 RESULTS of the Singapore Rifle Association's Spoon Shoot held at Bukit Timah Range on Sunday were: SR (a) Gun Score: J. P. Mackay 93; H'cap Score: A.E Banks 102.4. SR (b) Gun Score: A.Q.M.S. D. S. Baker 98; H'cap Score: Ng Yook Lin 102.17. A.Q.M.S. D S. Baker
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  • 320 13 NINE-ROUND MASSACRE OF DON COCKELL THE biggest joke, an American reporter said he heard this year, was the statement by Rocky Marciano's manager, Al Weill, that he would give Don Cockell a return fight m Britain soon. Having just seen the film of the fight m Frisco (it is being
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  • 160 13 Vukovich's 3rd Attempt Was Fatal I INDIANOPOLIS. May 31, (Reuter)—Bill Vukovich. seeking a win for the third year m succession, was killed m the Indianopolis 500 mile motor race here yesterday. His wife was watching. Local driver Bob Sweikert won m a John Zin special at an average speed on
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  • 89 13 AT the annual general meet ing of the Serangoon Association held at the clubhouse. ».n Sunday, the following officebearers were elected:President: Mr. Lim Choon Mong. Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Lee Kirn Tah, A. Pakeri. Gan Kee Tian and Johnny Seng Hon. Secretary: Mr. Chua 800 Lim. Hon. AsftL Secretary: Mr.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 37 13 FOR SALE lUSI ARRIVED the world 't .1 famous "SCAN DA .LI" Piano Accordion. Come and get it with 20% cash discount. POOR MAN'S Music Studio.. Singapore. 37 Orchard Road. Tel: ***** Branch: 5, Tiong Bahru Road.
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    • 660 13 CLASSIFIED ADS SITUATIONS VACANT TWO YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE (1955/57)— TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE. SINGAPORE. 4 PPLICATIONS for admis- sion to the first year of the above course will be receivea on forms obtainable from ih« Registrar. Teachers' Training College. Cairnhill Road, Singa. pore 9. up to 22nd June 1955. The qualifications
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 276 13 Ul Abner By Al Copp j* f LETfe r -SPS-J V— NOT I f YOU CAN V BUT. WHOo"^l r7ITSuU-tff- THERE'S V Y^ ""Sk. A SA^ Z NOW. I'LL I NSCESSARILy, ALWAYS A H-HAVE ME- 4 SOMETHING ABOUT *J d I f?-BUT. rVft V^ HAVE /s MADAM J»V MArXPM A
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    • 41 13 fdfas SOCCER: Govt. Services League— Division 1— S.T.T.C. "A" vs. M.A.A.F. at P.&T.; Woodbridge vs. Customs at Woodbridge. ARMY SOCCER: Division 2— Parker Cup (1st round). BADM1NT0 7: Thomas Cup zone final India vs. Denmark at Singapore Badminton Stadium 8 p.m.
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  • 756 14  -  LEONG HEW MENG PETER KUM By Danes Fight To Stand Equal flfl A*f IaJLJ m m m awt mi^ Amw THE stage is now set for Hie most thrilling finish of the current Thomas Cup competition os India and Denmark bottled to o two-oil Brow m
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  • 583 14 First Singles INDIA 1-0 Natekar Masters Danish Captain Nandu Natekar (India) beat Jorn Skaarup (Denmark) 15-8, 15-13. Umpire: Mr. Lim Kean Hooi. the Skaarup, serving first, took the first point with a smash and then surrendered the service when a Natekar drop from the baseline left Urn standing. With the
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  • 60 14 -5 THERE are about 1.000 i I SlO and $6 tickets still available for tonight's Thomas Cup zone-final between India and Den- mark. > Tickets nay be par- 5 chased at B.A.M. office at Majestic Hotel m Bukit ■5 Pasoh Road. Remaining tickets will f 5
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  • 455 14 First Doubles INDIA 2-1 Dongre Shines India Lead Nandu Natekar and Don* gre (India) beat Ove Eilertsen and Ole Mertz (Denmark) 15-3, 18-15. Umpire: Lim Kean Hooi. Adopting a fore and aft attacking game, the Indians began to attack right from the start. After dropping the first point to the
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  • 554 14 Second Singles DENMARK 1-1 Kobbero Shows His Brilliance Finn Kobbero (Denmark) beat T. N. Seth (India) 18-14, 15-11. Umpire— Leow Kirn Fatt Seth took the first point off an outshot by Kobbero, but committed the same error to allow Kobbero to even up at one-all. Seth soon jumped to a
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  • 322 14 Second Doubles DENMARK 2-2 Danes Fight Back G. Hemmedy Manoj Guha (India) vs Finn Kobbero H. Hammergaard Hansen. (Denmark) 15-12, 15-5. Umpire: Mr. Leow Kirn Fatt. Denmark took the lead on Kobbero's service. Kobbero tapped a net return, and Hemmedy hit out twice for the Danes *o lead 2-0. The
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    • 92 14 RESULTS AT A GLANCE SINGLES: Nandu Natekar beat Jorn Skaarup; 15-8, 15-13. Finn Kobbero beat T. N. Seth 18-14, 15-11. Doubles: Nandu Natekar Dongre beat Ole; Mertz and Ove EUertsen 15-3, 18-15. Finn Kobbero Hammergaard Hansen beat Manoj Guha G. Hemmedy 15-12, 15-5. TONIGHTS MATCHES SINGLES: 1 Nandu Natekar vs.
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