Singapore Standard, 17 September 1955

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    32 1 Singanor e Standard STANDARD POLICt ItJ ***** (5 lint.) 2400 Jftt TLi V/H FIRE BR, GADE GENERAL HOSPITAL '#W -ZE* 5111 2414 W[y SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1935 16 PAGES IS CENTS
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    Lock icon Man Who Rose From A Coffin
    367 1 FOR THREE days and nights a 46-year-old Singapore businessman, Fong Tse Chang, was confined in a narrow plank coffin by a gang of kidnappers who abducted him at Malabar Street on Monday morning. Fong. who was released by his captors on Thursday night, was
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    Lock icon Rebels Free Jailed Chief
    73 1 RANGOON. Sept. 16 (AP) About 150 Communist rebels freed two of their leaders from jail and released another 132 prisoners, according to reports reaching here last night from Chauk in Central Burma. The reports said the rebels stormed the jail at Nyaungoo. overpowered the sentries, rifled
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    Lock icon Twin's 4 Today
    44 1 RODNEY BRODIE, first head-jointed Siamese twin to survive a separation operation is four today. His parents will be at the birthday party at the University of Illinois research and educational hospital where he is having treatment for a brain haemorrhage. Reuter
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    18 1 UNKNOWN Welcome In he a dn- r ai fhotu show*, iii md Sir i: P i Lebar. j
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    29 1 TEN people were killed and 40 injured when a freight trpin pnd a bus carrying workmen collided at Polpaico Station, 25 miles north of Santiago, yesterday. Reuter
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    26 1 TEN persons were killed and 40 injured at Santiago today, when a freight train hit a bus at a crossing in suburban Poloaico. A.P
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    34 1 MOSCOW is to have a new 359-room hotel, the Peking, decorated in Chinese style with a Chinese and Russian cuisine. It will be built in the centre of the Russian capital. Reuter
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    22 1 MA San Myint. 19, swallowed a bottle of ink in Rangoon recently. Police are charging her with attempted suicide. A.P
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    57 1 COLOMBO. Sept. 16 <UP> The collector of Customs today imposed fines totalling nearly 500.000 rupees upon members of a Ceylonese group accused of attempting to smuggle 850 pounds of opium to Australia recently. Defendants included businessman Eddie Perera. fined 4.000 rupees, and Miss Liddy Samarakone and D.
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    51 1 JAKARTA. Sept. 16 (UP) Indonesian government corruption investigators questioned a former army commander on Thursday on the purchase of arms from Italy. The Attorney General's Oflice summoned former Army Chief of Staff. Maj.Gen. Bambang Sugeng. The Secretary General of the Defence Ministry. Hidayat was also
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    106 1 BELFAST. Sept. 16 (Reuter) —A leading Sabbatarian tonight told a Belfast meeting "Let us pray for the Queen and for her husband and the Royal family that there may come to them a conviction of the sin of this thing." "This thing" the speaker. Mr. H.
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    286 1 Another Surprise Revolt Sprung In Argentina ALL FORCES MOBILISED BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 16 (Reuter)— Army garrisons in some Argentine provinces and a section of the navy have rebelled against the Peron Government, it was officially announced today. A state of siege has been proclaimed throughout the country.
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    101 1 HE WANTS TO BUY N. IRELAND BELFAST. Northern Ireland. Sept. 15 (UP) The selfstyled "Baron of Broadway." American millionaire John J. Hanley. arrived today with a bigger and better offer to buy the six counties of Northern Ireland and unite Ireland under one government. Waving a U5524,000,000 cheque from the
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    31 1 PRESIDENT Soekarno yesterday conferred with top government officials to map final plans for Indonesia's forthcoming attempt to secure United Nations backing for her claim to Dutch-held West Irian.— U.P
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    131 1 Reds Hold 100,000 Germans BONN, Sept. 16 (Reuter)— Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, said here today his government estimated that there were probably more than 100.000 German civilians who were still forcibly detained in the Soviet Union. He told a Press conference that this figure was compiled on
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    26 1 PRESIDENT Syngman Rhee in Seoul last night appointed three Army general officers to Cabinet posts, replacing three civilian ministers who resigned yesterday morning. Reuter
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    26 1 THREE National daily newspapers in London yesterday announced that their price will be increased from lid. to two pence next Monday.— Reuter
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    180 1 HONGKONG, Sept. 16, (Reuter)— Two Americans, Walter Rickett and Father Harold Rigney, and a German woman missionary Marian Wagner of the Presbyterian Mission in Yihsien, Shantung province, crossed the border from Communist China into Hongkong today. The Chinese Communists announced on Sept. 10. during talks
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    75 1 LONDON. Sept. 16 (Reuter) Herr Otto Grotewohl. East German prime minister, has arrived in Moscow. Moscow Radio announced today. He was in the Soviet Union on leave from his post in East Germany. Herr Grotewohl will head the East German delegation for talks with Soviet
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    23 1 SIXTEEN people were injured when a bomb exploded in an Arab quarter street in Fez. French Morocco, yester- day Reuter
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    27 1 SCIENTISTS in Canada are reviving 'experiments with the socalled "jelly of the bees' hive, given to Queen Bees, which they believe may lengthen human life.
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    22 1 A FORMER US. navy airman donned the robes of a Buddhist monk in ceremonies at Kyodo, on Thursday.— U.P
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    196 1 A Day Of Splendour And Joy These Men Won't Film Crowning HIS Highness. MajorGeneral Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore. today celebrates his 82nd. birthday in conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee of his reign and the ceremonial Crowning of the Sultanah Marcella. Issued free with today's Standard is a fourpage Supplement
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    19 1 SEVEN people were killed when two French naval aircraft crashed near Zicavo. Corsica last night. Reuter
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    191 1 Pardon Week Ends In Murder KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The first amnesty week in the Federation ended yesterday with the murder ol a farmer outside Bukit Selambau New Village in Kedah. Home State of the Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. Two armed and uniformed Chinese terrorists walked into a field where
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    46 1 MOSCOW. Sept. 16 (Reuter) —President Juho Paasikivi of Finland began talks with Soviet leaders at the Kremlin today. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. the Soviet Prime "MlniaUr. who is indisposed was not present when the Finnish President and his delegation began their first formal negotiations.
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    22 1 INDIAN Police stopped a batch of 47 Communist satyagrahis I non-violent demonstrators) from crossing the border into the Portuterday. Reuter
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    400 2  - Masses Follow YIPs Into The Royal Town M.T. YONG By JOHORE begins today the biggest celebration it has ever staged in its history, in honour of the Diamond Jubilee reign of the Sultan, Major-General Sir Ibrahim, and the Sultanah's Coronation. By last night all the Rulers of the Malay States
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    49 2 RADIO Malaya will run commentaries on iho Diamond Jubilee of tho Sultan of Johore. Sir Ibrahim, from 7.3."^ a.m. today, tor the benefit of those people unable to set to Johore to watch the celebrations. The news will be broadcast in English, Malay. Chinese and Tamil.
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    76 2 Eve Of The Big Day Reports From Johore's Royal Capital photos. Assisted by the head boy of the Istana Besar, Hussm, these seven women completed the final arrangements for the State Banquet at Johore Bahru tonight. Left to right: Mrs. K. Bruce, Datm Mac- Kenzie,
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    138 2 What Will The Sultanah Wear? WHAT the Sultanah would wear at her Coronation was another question that remained a matter of interested speculation last night, especially among the women. In high circles, as well as in the town, feminine gossip wondered whether Lady Marcella would forsake London's famous couturier, Norman
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    175 2 NEW MOVE TO END TERRORIST DOUBTS KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. i Psychological warfare j teams in Selangor today launched a new technique in drafting amnesty leaflets to end pi obablp terroj rist doubts about surrender spots in the absence of knowledge of the "safe areas. Three million leaflets containing a description
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    46 2 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. Rev Fr. Noei Clement of Taipmg today succeeded Mgr. Dominic Vendargon. now Kuala Lumpur s Bishoo as vicar of the large St Anthony's parish in the Federal capital He will be officiailv welcomed by parishioners at a reception on Sunday.
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    Lock icon All Tables Are Set For The State Banquet
    336 2  - All Tables Are Set For The State Banquet CHRISTINE DIEMER By BY 6 P.M. yesterday all 15 tables to seat the 300 guests at tonight's State Banquet at the Istana Besar, Johore Bahru, were set and ready with gleaming new linen and silverplated flatware bought specially for the occasion. But
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    28 2 TUNKU Abdul Rahman the Federation's Chief Minister. aril] open the second biennial delegates' conference of me Malayan Technical Services Union in Kja.* Lumpur m Sep. M.
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    Lock icon SHIPPING CLERK PUT ON A BOND
    182 2 MALACCA. Fri.— A young shipping clerk. Roman Hcng. was bound over today in the sum of SSOU for a year in two sureties for misappropriating $299.80 worth of deck passage tickets to Madia*. Hcng had earlier claimed trial to a charge of misappropriating $2,156
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      75 2 Weather Report MIN I M I M Temperature: From 7 .10 p.m. Sept. 15 to 7. .'J0 a.m Sept. l(i. Singapore (MF). Penang I7."»I i. Kota Bahru (71Fi. Kuala Fumpur (71Fi Ipoh (7.1F), Kuantan (71F». Maximum Temperature: From 7.:i0 a.m. to 7..J0 p.m. Sept. l(i. Singapore (87F)! Penang (88F), Kota
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    194 3 A NOTE WITH THE PAY PACKET ARMY industrial employees will be informed of the various conditions of their employment by notes in their current pay packets, Service authorities in Singapore said last night. The notes will explain fully their conditions of employment, the way in which negotiations take place between
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    99 3 Baby Cries A Chain Is Lost FOUR cases of thefts were reported in Singapore yesterday. A thief walked away with a camera worth $765 from a shop in Orchard Road during the lunch hour and a gold watch and chain worth $850 were stolen from a house in Dorset Road.
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    37 3 THE Singapore Director of Civil Aviation, Mr. C. J. Warcup, returned from London yesterday. He was away for a fortnight to visit the Farnborough air display and factories that manufacture airliners and equipment.
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    33 3 PENANG. Fri. A youth. Rajagopal. in the Sessions Court here lodav. pleaded gui ty to stealing $850 from a bungalow in Penang Hill. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
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    51 3 IS your pet monkey missin-? He is being held lor loitering in the compound of Beach Road Police Station. He was creating a scene in the compound when the police detained him yesterday afternoon. The owner can claim it from any officer in Beach Road Police
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    158 3 SINGAPORE'S fust "Voluntary Workers' Association,' 1 an independent body for the promotion of social welfare in the Colony, will get under way with its inaugural meeting on Sept. 30. The meeting, which will convene in the Shell Theatrette, Collyer Quay, at 5 p.m.. will
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    152 3 Counsel Attacks Justice Ordinance A COUNSEL. Mr. A. T. Wong, told the Singapore Second District Judge yesterday, that the Justice Ordinance not empowering a judge or a magistrate to grant bail to an accused person was "absurd and sheer nonsense." "I think it is most undemocratic and at the earliest
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    52 3 THE Battle of Britain Service of Thanksgiving for the victory in 1940 will be held at the Singapore St. Andrew's Cathedral tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. Half of the Cathedral will be for regular worshippers and the public. Those attending the service are to be in their seats by
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    110 3 WORK on the final section of the road to connect the multi-million Kallang Bridge with Guillemard Road is expected to begin some time at the end of October, the Singapore City Engineer. Mr. G. Edmond. said yesterday. Construction of this road will represent the
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    Lock icon 2 Men Face Murder Rap
    58 3 TWO men. Mak Ying Leong and Teo Yin Choon. were yesterday charged in the Singapore Fourth Magistrate's Court with being members of an unlawful assembly which were responsible for the murder of Chia Kok Yen on Sept. 4 at Cheng Cheok Street. Both accused were
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    126 3 3,683 Registered For 2,760 Places PENANG. Fri. Today was "I" Test (Intelligence) Day for children at the various primary English schools here to qualify for admission in both Government and Governmentaided English schools at the beginning of next year. A total of 3.683 children
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    523 3 She Argued With Thugs And Got Back Amah's Cash Professor's Wife Shamed Robbers r- F 11 tfc S ARE w J fe of fh Professor of Midwifery ond Gynaecology m the U ni ye rs y 0 f Malaya, argued with the leader of a gang of six masked robbers
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    221 3 Man Cleared Ot Immoral Charge A WAITRESS, Yeong Lan Kuen, 17, told the Singapore Police Court yesterday that she became a prostitute at the suggestion of her boy-friend to enable him to live without working, i But the magistrate. Mr. J. M. Devereux-Colebourn, rejected her evidence
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    78 3 ALL former cadets of the RafTle.s Institution Cadet Corp? are invited to take part in the Intra-Past Rifle Shoot to be held on Sept. 23 at 1 p.m at the S.V.C. Range. Beach Road. The shoot is to he followed by the annual Past v« Present
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    386 4 CEB 's DAILY-RATED GET $500,000 IN PAY RISE No Strike For At Least One Year KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.—The Central Electricity Board in the Federation today signed a half-a-million dollar deal with its employees' union that will ward off strikes and wage claims by 2,500 daily-rated men for at least a
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    156 4 CLOSING rubber prirea (cents per Ib.) in Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot f.o.b. 1494 HI); No. 1 R.S.S. Oct. 140; 14f)J No. I 143 A 144 No. 3 14 1} 1421 Tone: Steady after easier. TIN PKICE The price of tin yesterday was $373 i per
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    128 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Chinese calligraphy and paintings dating back to the earliest history of Chinese literature and art are on display in Kuala Lumpur today at an exhibition of the works of exPeking artist Dr. Chang Tan Nung Dr. Chang Is a former professor of
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    39 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate today suspended sentence and sent to mental hospital for observation a 27-vear-old divorcee. Sit i Aishah 'binte Ahmad, who admitted throwing her illegitimate child into a river.
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    136 4 He Became Sick Of Atrocities' KAJANG. Fri.— Malays at Kamoong Sungei Tonning Ponning. 4J miles from Semenyih, cheered wildly tonight when they saw 14 surrendered terrorists from "Operation Nassau" and heard that Kuala Langat was to be a "white" area. The former Malay Communist terrorist leader in Kuala Langat. Atom
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    56 4 THE Assistant Australian Commissioner in the Federation of Malaya. Mr. Maxwell Loveday. has arrived in Kuala Lumpur to take charge of the new Australian Government office there. The Australian Commissioner's office will be at 48. Ampang Road. The Australian Commissioner for South-east Asia. Sir Alan Watt,
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    32 4 TAX Ah Bak was sentenced yesterday in the Third District Court to 15 months' jail for throwing stones at a police party at Alexandra Road during the May 12 riots
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    25 4 MR. HASSAN bin Mohamed Amin. a former teacher at the Sultan Ismail College, has been appointed headmaster of Islah English School. Kota Bharu.
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    110 4 'R I Keen On Malayan Trade Ties' PENANG. Fri. The Economic Omcer, Che Ismail bin Haji Ali. who has been tipped to be the lirst Commissioner for Economic Affairs for Singapore and the Federation in Indonesia, said here today that Indonesia was keen to have strong trade ties with Malaya.
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    236 4 But 2 Jurymen Couldn't Agree PENANG, Fri. A special seven-man jury, after deliberating for 29 minutes at the Assize Court today, returned a majority (5-2) verdict of guilty against an Icecream seller, Yam Chee Cheong, 23, for the murder of a pregnant woman. The woman
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    88 4 Kluang To Celebrate In Big Way KLUANG. Fri. The Sultan of Joh ore's Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated on an elaborate scale by all communities here. Approaches to the town and all main streets have been decorated with gaily adorned arches, and public buildings will oe flood-lit. The celebrations will
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    141 4 TAKE AN INTEREST IN THINGS ROUND YOU BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. The Resident Commissioner, Penang. Mr. R. P. Bingham, addressing the 28th annual Speech Day of the High School here today, urged the boys who wished to make the best use of their school career to see that they possessed not
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    144 4 They Wanted Her To Strip KUALA LUMPtR. Fri. A labourer. Mabmud bin Binock of (iorr.bak. was today put or a SI OO pood behaviour bond for a year, by the First Magistrate for attempting to outrage the modesty of a 16-year-old girl. He was ordered to pay $60 compensation to
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    114 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Lee Seng Wan. a middle aged man, who po.^ed as a terrorist and robbed a young woman of jewellery worth $1,500. was today jailed for three years by the Chief Justice Sir Charles Mat hew. Mr. M. M. Hashim. Deputy Public
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    207 5 \Q Backs This Strike QR r ho employees of the Bata ngapore, went on strike ci conditions of service and o* c v ilesgirls in the company's i Bridg Road, also walked il Ike salesmen and other staff in I shops all over the
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    84 5 Singapore In Travel Union SINGAPORE has been admitted to the International Union of Official Travel Organisations. Geneva, it was announced yesterday. The International Union nasi consultative status with thef United Nations Organization]! and aims to foster freedom of i movement **to enable all friends] iy men to travel the high
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    39 5 THE Singapore Public ReS retary, Mr. G. C nson. wi test speaker al the Weekly Session of the Dale Carnegie Club on 20 at 8 p.m. The meet- 4 will be he.d at T he Indian iatioi
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    40 5 SINGAPORE Police yesterday recovered the *jOC*y of o-year-old Mohamed ■''in Abdul Rahman from the sea Tanjonrr Rhu. Mohamed dived nto the sea from a junk on Thursday Cor a swim, got into difficulties and drowned. 4
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    330 5 300 Telephone Field Men Want Higher Wages ■ET another group of workers has joined the wave of industrial dispute in the Colony. The new group is workers of the Singapore Telephone Board. Yesterday, the Board I 300 field workers members of the Factory and Shoo Workers Union submitted a series
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    421 5 Driver Says At Murder Trial LORRY driver Ong Ah Too, 25, accused of murdering the American journalist, Gene D. Symonds, in the May 12 riots at Delta Road, alleged in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday that he was assaulted by Inspector V. N. Ratnasingam
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    82 5 THE Singapore Ministry of Commerce and Industry last night asked for representations from the public on all matters affecting trade and commerce between Singapore and Indonesia. This will ensure that the working party to visit Indonesia at the beginning of October may be fully
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    29 5 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister. Mr. David Marshall, will hold his weekly meet-the-people session at 9 a.m. at the Public Relations Office Conference Room in the Assembly House today.
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      435 6 JF, as has been suggested. Singapore's Labour Front Government has decided to wait for the arrival of a team of overseas experts to solve the Colony's growing labour muddle, it is time that Empress Place takes immediate note of what big business quarters in the city have to
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    280 6 REVIEW OF VIEWS Beginning Of Peace gpHUNG Shing Jit Pao co>nJ siders the establishment of diplomatic relations beH twcen West Germany and the Soviet Union is the 2 beginning of peace in Europe, but warns Bonn not to lose sight of the real 2 intentions rf the Soviets. j3oviet recognition
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      71 6 Sr: It has been observed that few of the Government Servants in Johore Bahru have been invited to dinner, on the occasion of H.H. Sultan of Johore's Diamond Jubilee and the rest have been left to grumble and wonder as to why they have not been
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    235 7 Million-To--One Chance For Barbara OFFICIALS in Australia worked it out that the millionth immigrant since the war would soon be arriving. That wa s something to celebrate. So now Barbara Wood. 21, who expected just a simple, uneventful landing when she arrived, will be greeted by Cabinet Ministers. Her picture
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    42 7 CALCUTTA. Sept. 16. (UP) —Forty persons, including 20 policemen, were injured yesterday when Communist and anti Communist workers clashed on the docks in a dispute over which group had first preference to employment by a labour contractor.
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    426 7 BOSE'S DEATH PROBE DEMANDED TOKYO. Sept. 16 I UP)— A demand for a full-fledged government Investigation into the death of Indian nationalist leade r Subhas Chandra Bose went up from the Indian community in Japan today. It was sparked by Japanese invitations to Indian leaders to attend a memorial service
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    69 7 TAIPEI. Sept. 16, (UP)— Nationalist China's Premier O.K. Yui today called for the ending of talks between the United States and Red China and deriared the U.S. must not force Chinese students to return to the China mainland. In an annual report to the Legislative Yuan
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    305 9 Weekly Letter From U.S. CHICAGO, Sept. 16 In fuli swing in this midircst metropolis arc the largest and most exciting \hihitions of industrial machinery ever assembled in i he United States. More than 100,000 businessmen m unprecedented number are here, examining the icw production devices
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    124 9 THE STANDARD Motor Co Ltd.. announce that Mr Charles Clivc Crosby of Melbourne. Australia, has joined 111 board of Directors. Mr. Crosby Is deputy chairman and managing director of The Standard Motor Products Ltd Melbourne, which manufacture, assemble and distribute the British comparty's cars and
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    28 9 TO ease persistent metal shortages the U.S. Office o1 Defence Mobilisation in Washington approved tin diversion to private companies of 11.000 tons of copper. AP.
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    132 9 Business In Shares SINGA PORK sharebrokers yes terrtav reported the following business done Alex. Brick- oHs $1.95: Fra^cr and Neave ordi 5 1 78 l Gammon $2.7l 1 IfcAlister $3,071; Meta! Box "$1.57 A: Simr Darby $1 97A. Singapore Cold Storage $175 to $l.fl0: Straits Traders $25 00: William Jacks
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    24 9 JOHAN Tin Dredging Ltd. produced 66 niculs of tin ore in August. Tribute for the company during the same month totalled $1,494.
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    36 9 AUGUST rubber crops announced arc: Alor Gajah 23.500 lb.: Aver Pana.s 68.000 lb.: Glenealv 82.000 lb.: Kluang 64.500 lb.: Pajam 96.000 lb.: Talisman 30.800 lb.: Tciuk Anson 53.435 lb.: Ulu Benin Consolidated 41.700 lb.
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    147 9 ODEON THEATRES LTD.. and subsidiary companies are proposing a resolution at the annual general meeting to change the name of the company to "The Rank Organisation Ltd.." according to a statement by the chairman. Mr. J. Arthur Rank, to members of the group of companies. Mr.
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    137 9 Standard Market Reporter ON the Malayan share market yesterday 'nteresl in the rubber section was sustained resulting in a number. of price increases. Industrials and tin shares were quietly steady. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Alex. Bricks Ords.
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    406 9 Warning On Synthetic Threat SYNTHETIC rubber now supplies an ever higher proportion of rubber consumption at the expense of the natural product at the present high prices, said Mr. G P. Noakes, chairman, Kempas Ltd., in his annual statement to shareholders for the financial year ended
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    396 9 THE group accounts of Odeon Theatres Ltd. and subsidiary companies disclose a further improvement in trading profits and a satisfactory financial position, the results once again constituting a record, states the chairman, Mr. J. Arthur Rank. The consolidated profit and los.s account of Odeon Theatres
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    56 11 BRITISH heavyweight boxing champion Don Cockell goes down on his knees with Nino Valdes of Cuba standing over him during the third round of their world heavyweight eliminating contest at the White City Stadium, London, on September 13. Cockell retired from the fray at the end of the third round
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    49 11 8.0.D. Civilian Association beat Singapore Harbour Board Police by" three goals to two in a Singapore Hockey Association Div. 2 league match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers tor BODCA were: Gupta 2 and Gurdia! Singh. SUB Police scorers were Santok Singh and Chankar Singh
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    193 11 Zatopek Avenges Defeat Prague. Sept. 16 i Reuter) Emil Zatopek 'Czechoslovakia' won the 10,000-metre race on the second day of the Czechoslovakia-Britain athletics match here today. Gordon Pirie (Britain) was second with Frank Sando •.Britain* third. Zatopek's time for the race was 29 mins. 13.6 sees. Pirie returned 29 mins.
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    1371 11 FOUR NEW RECORDS END SCHOOLS' MEET THE Singapore Chinese inter-school three-day sports meet concluded yesterday in a blaze of glory when no fewer than four new records were established and two others equalled. The honour of setting up the first record yesterday went to Chai Tong Nan of Chinese High
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    399 11  -  ALAN FORWARD By DRESTON NORTH END want Fulham's international centre forward. Bedford Jezzard. and they will make an ofTer whicn will make even "We-won't-part" Fulham blink But 1 have news ior Preston. JEZZARD WONT MOVE. He told me yesterday: "I don't want to leave Fulham. and under
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      290 12 XHK Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, enthusiastic over the success of their floodlit meet against the Combined Services and the Fijians last week, are planning two more meetings under artificial light before the season is tnrougn These are (1) another Singapore AAA championships,
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      34 12 BEATTY Secondary School I Serangoon English School 2-1 m a hockey match played on SES ground yesterday. Bcalty scogajri were Mathavan an,i Mohinder Singh. Kirn Seng scored the SES goal.
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      89 12 Seletar SCC Fail To Score SINGAPORE Cricket Club, winners of the SHA seven-a-side competition, were unable to decide their division 1 league opener against RAF Seletar on the padang yesterday. No goa'.s were scored. SCC suffered the loss of Woods who was hit by a rising ball and retired towards
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      302 12 FORI) MOTORS beat the Jack> Sports Club by live goals to one in a S Bill A Senior C up-tie at the Seranfoon Ro:id ground yesterday, ord will now meet Fraser Nea\e in the semi-final. Jack* -tarted with ten men. and Ford were quick
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      600 12 BIG MATCH BUT THE GRANDSTANDS WERE EMPTY... Singapore 3. Malayan Malays 2. fVoat. Isynail Yusoff t d„i.„,.\ Boon Seong) Referee: Adnan bin Isa. (Awang Bakar) By CONRAD NG THESE so called "big" matches, floodlit and what-havc-you, are fast becoming ridiculous. Last night's soccer was another example of what has been
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      86 12 Tomorrow night Malayan Malays will play a "send off" match before leaving for their Indonesian tour against Singapore Sino-Malavs at Jalan Besar Stadium (Kick-off 8.30 p.m.). The Sino-Malavs team will be picked from: Chu Chee Seng. Sect Yew Chang. Idros Albar. Lee Yong Kong. Alis Samijan. Low Kok
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      689 12 KOH Soon Teck, who won two of his three races in record times, was the outstanding; swimmer at the 11th annual swimming carnival of the Victoria School held in the Chinese Swimming; Club pool yesterday. He was an easy winner of the
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      391 12 AMERICA'S GREATEST TRACK STAR IS COMING IFSSF OWENS, winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, will visit Singapore and the Federation of Malaya from October 20 to November 11. He is scheduled to leave the United States early next month for a 45-day tour of
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      138 12 Balestier U., Dockyard In Junior S-f inals H.M. DOCKYARD and Balestier United entered the .semi-finals of the Singapore junior cup soccer competition yesterday. Dockyard put Kinta Rangers out at I—o1 0 at Farrer Park, and will meet Balestier United who beat R.E. Civilian Association 2 l at Balestier Road. While
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      47 12 THE Muslim New Year Sports will be held on Sunday. Sept. 18. at Jalan Besar Stadium commencing at 2.15 p.m. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Black have kindly consented to be present at the Sports. Prizes will be distributed by His Excellency the Governor.
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      48 1 aL^ II H WMk 1 am. I *^M aV^J WkW w^aTM»^amianaaaalaaaasaaaaaaaaJ aaanWaal nTamV-A. (S aaaW W IbT^l^-S^ ri il Lri tV iV IvT^Tal aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aai aaaaaaaj aaa aaaj aar avaaj v^aßaaaV^ ir aaaai ana- laV M k a £r"aSl DIAMOND JUBILEE 1955 /9 (ifiL SATURDAY, SLIPTEMBKK 17, 1955.
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      582 1 Jubilee Celebrations Mark The Sultan's 82nd Birthday r REETINGS from all over the world will pour into the Istana Besar in Johore Bahru today to mark another mile-stone in the history of the State of i Johore. Today marks the 82nd. birthday of His Highness
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      315 1 RiO/ iO OF 1885 MARKED ITS BIRTH ft has a unique body of men to guard his palaces and uV Stale. They are members of the Johore Military Higkaess is the Major-General. en c 70 years ago, after between Johore and the ity of
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      163 1 BIG GAME hunting has been called the "Sport ol Kings' and in the case of His Highness the Sultan of Johore the phrase takes on its real meaning. An intrepid and skillful hunter in his earlier days, the Sultan has for many years had to forego
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        80 1 Congratulations to Major General 11. H. Sir Ibrahim, D.X.. S.P.M.J.. G.C.M.G.. K.B.E. (Mil) G.8.E.. G.C.L.G. (I) Etc the Sultan of Johore on the occasion of his Diamond Jubilee and we wish him many more years of health and happiness. tl fie Hi It* 'I W m '£.^^^ifmbL^^^A^l^F^^mmm^wl^ am\%K&r jUmm. **X
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        140 1 The Top Events TODAY 8.30 am.. State procession of o\er l.."» 00 people, six bands and two corps of drums. Johore Bahru. 10 am Levee, followed by the Crowning of Her Highness the Sultanah and Investiture at Istana Besar (i p.m.: Beating ot the Retreat on Johore Bahru padang MS
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        104 2 I IT/7// ///p 6r>s/ wishes of Kuok Brothers Ltd., I I 33 36 Jalan Trus, Johore Bahru. H ith the best wishes of Tylot and Co., Ltd., 1-A, Jalan Dato Abdul Ilamid, Johore Bahru. With the best wishes of Johore Master Builders Association., 3i~B, Jalan Ah Fook, Johore Bahru. With
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      42 3 THE seat of the Government of the State of Johore which stands boldly atop a hill overlooking the capital, Johore Bahru, and over the waters of the Straits of Johore. The building cost over $2,000,000 to build.
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      403 3 A n Educa tional Record To Be Proud Of lI IK education set-up in the State ot Johore is one of which the Sultan and his advisers can be well proud of as it ranks very favourably with the majority of the states. fhc present fortunate statp affairs can in
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      65 3  - How Johore Bahru Was Founded THE centenary oi the founding of Johore Bahru will he celebrated during Daimond Jubilee week. Dato Tcmc'iggong Daing Ibrahim the Third founded Johore Bahru in 1855 and a few years later his son, Sultan Abubakar founded the settlement which was known as Tanjong Putra This
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      603 3 ONE OF MALAYA'S TOP FIGURES THE State of Johore, with one of the highest annual revenue figures in the Federation of Malaya, expects to top the $90 million .mark by the end of this year. Sixty years ago, howevei.
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      56 3 A Unique Malayan Ceremony WHEN Sultanah Marcella is Towned at the I.stana Besar today. the ceremony will be one which cannot be witnessed anywhere else in Malaya. Johore is the only State where a Sultanah is crowned. The practice was establish by the present Sultans father, who introduced a number
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      39 3 THE Sultan of Johore was two years on the throne when Queen Victoria celebr^ f ed the diamond jubilee of her reign. He is now the second monarch since the Queen to reign fcr 60 years.
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      51 3 IN" the era BC. Malaya was known as the Golden Chersonese because of the abundance of gold found in the countryside especially round Mount Ophir in Johore and Pahang. No gold is found today in the lit Ophir area but the precious meta! is still mined in
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      1947 4 JOHORE BAIIRI' TOWN 17.9.1953, 100 p.m.: Chinese vayang at Station Padang. :< 00 p.m.: Performance by War Cogs ;md PT. displays at the Railway Station Padang to be proccded by the Military Bi: d of 1/2 Gurkha Rifles. JO p.m.: The arl o! Chinese -.elf -defence
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        145 4 Lyons Motors Limited I extend their I heartiest congratulation* j I His Highness SULTAN IBRAHIM JOHORE en the occaMon $4 h'ti j DIAMOND JUBILEE LYONS MOTORS LIMITED j SINCAPORt Universal Cars: Penang, Ipoh. j Uuarne Bros: K. Lumpur, Seremhan j and Malacca. j fr««Wß^n»in>ii BHiaaniaiia>ißjaßiaiaßjiiaßiWßiaji l iiaßii4 I I the:
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