Singapore Standard, 20 August 1956
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Title Section27 1956-08-20 1 Singapore Standard STANDARD tOLICf ***** (5 UmsT 2400 FIRE BRI6ADE GENERAL HOSPITAL 2811 2414 \ol. VII. INo. 49 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1956 12 PAGES 15 CENTS27 words
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Article, Illustration100 1956-08-20 1 SINGAPORE Police last brought back a British nessman. John Martin. yfan Hongkong, on a petiJJ by a Dutchman. Franz J. VAhrmeyer. Vahrmeyrr alleged that Martin made a false claim for 000 against him m a Singapore High Court m 1953. Vahrmeyer. a former100 words
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Article39 1956-08-20 1 CAIRO. Aug. 19 (AP) Three members cf the Egyptian atomic energy commission will leave for Moscow tomorrow. The three were identified as Gamal Ed Din Nonh. Kamal Ed Din Effat and Osman Hassan El Mufti.39 words
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Article104 1956-08-20 1 fc SANTIAGO. Chile. Aug. 19 The first bars w\:i 700 ten cargo of copper, lost when the British sailRP ship Cape Horn went down off the Chilean coast m VA have been brought up by divers employed by a nhraat firm. The copper is now104 words
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Article, Illustration359 1956-08-20 1 UMNO Chief Warns: Treat Chinese, Indians And Others As Friends, Not Enemies, Malays Told KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. There is bound to be a civil war m Malaya after Merdeka if the racial differences are allowed to get out of hand. Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul359 words
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281 1956-08-20 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The General Committee of the Malayan Chinese Association today spent seven hours discussing the Alliance compromise on citizenship but failed to reach a decision. A number of committee members were of the opinion that the compromise should be accepted because the281 words
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Article35 1956-08-20 1 JAPANESE Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama said Sunday he was willing to go to Moscow to participate m snarlec World War II peace talks, if his Liberal-Democratir Party leaders want him to.- A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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Article62 1956-08-20 1 LONDON, Aug. 19 (UP) A London newspaper sajd today that Egypt's "dancing major" Salah Salem, has been offered 411,000 to appear m a London nightclub. The Sunday Express said Maj. Salem, who is covering the Suez conference here for a Cairo newspaper, ignored the offer made62 words
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Article257 1956-08-20 1 SEND AN IRISHMAN WITH FAKE SECRETS LONDON. Aug. 19 (UP)— A British newspaper today said it had trapped Egypt's "top London spy." The Sunday newspaper "The People" said one of its reporters posed as an Irishman and offered to sell air secrets to the Egyptian Embassy257 words
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Article85 1956-08-20 1 French Suez Official Dismissed CAIRO. Aug. 19 (Renter)— Colcnel (Engineer) Mahmoud Unls, vice-chairman of the new Egyptian Suez Canal Authority, has dismissed M. Max Vignes. French Assistant Administrative Manager of the Suez Canal Company, the Egyptian Press reported today. The reason given was absence from work for 15 days without85 words
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Article27 1956-08-20 1 MR. DAVID Marshall, former Chief Minister of Singapore now visiting Communist China was yesterday received at luncheon by Premier Chou En-lai. Pekine Radio reDort- ReuterReuter - 27 words
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354 1956-08-20 1 Dulles' Plan Sets Them Scurrying LONDON Aug. 19 (UP) proposals submitted late last Fs-vnt's '"observer" at ni nt b y U.S. Secretary cf £g>pis oDse^er ai Foster Dulles the Suez conference met _vi. Ca,,; o i, ftril i, )n ms Dulles last night354 words
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Article, Illustration79 1956-08-20 1 'Girl Of The Year' BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation's "Girl of the Year." Miss Mercedes Tait. arrived m Singapore last night from Hongkong. The 24-year-old beauty was chosen "Miss SpecdLird 195<T for her cnarm, poise and intelligence among the airways' women employees throughout the world. Mercedes. who was born m theStandardpic - 79 words
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68 1956-08-20 1 Fire Wipes Out Entire City Centre ODATE. Japan. Aug. 20 (AP) A savage, galewhipped fire wiped out the centre of this lumbering town of 56.000 early Sunday, destroying 1.200 houses and leaving 4.000 persons homeless. Damage was estimated at from 10 to 15 million dollars. So far no injuries were68 words
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116 1956-08-20 1 80 Per Cent Of Japan's Rubber Needs From Malaya HONGKONG, Aug. 19 (UP)— Japan has promised to buy 80 per cent of its entire 1957 rubber imports from Singapore and Malaya, an official of the joint Singapore-Malaya trade mission to Japan and Communist China said today. Mr. Ko Teck Kin.116 words
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Article151 1956-08-20 1 Terrorist Gives Up To Tapper KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A Communist terrorist surrendered to a Malay rubber tapper m the Kulim district of Kedah this morning. The terrorist has been identified as Ming Ka, who went underground m 1952. Another terrorist surrendered to the police at Gua Musing on Tuesday. News151 words
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137 1956-08-20 2 300 Seamen Told To Fight Quit Order THE Malayan National Seamen Union yesterday instructed its 300 members, now occupying the Seamen's Lodging House at ITpper Weld Road, to defy their landlord's quit notice. To protect the interests of the tenants, the Union also decided to render legal assistance to fight137 words
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Article60 1956-08-20 2 EDINBURGH. Aug. 19 (UP) —Swing singer Lisa Ashwood thought she had a smart idea for her new sweater. She had Chinese characters copied from a menu embrcldered on it. Then she wondered why all the Chinese she met grinned until a Chinese waiter explained yesterday60 words
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Article32 1956-08-20 2 MR. VESILY Grubyakov. Senior Adviser to Russia's permanent United Nations Mission m the Gold Coast, has offered scholarships to six students of British Togol?nd to study m the Soviet Union. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article132 1956-08-20 2 COLOMBO. Aug. 19 (UP) The Suez Canal crisis today deprived 92 Ceylonese of their passage to London aboard the Orient Line's Orontes. Local agents informed the prospective passengers that the liner had been diverted via the Cape of Good Hope. Majority of the passengers are132 words
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Article, Illustration152 1956-08-20 2 A BLONDE, blue-eyed dancer from London's famous school of burlesque the Windmill Theatre flow into Singapore last night and caused quite a flutter with her bubbling personality. She is Olive Leon, 21, (left) whose pretty face and shapely form does more than ample justice152 words
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Article131 1956-08-20 2 No Attack On Egypt From Libya TRIPOLI. Aug. 19. (Reuter) The Libyan Government Pre.-s Director said today that Britain had confirmed that she will not use her bases m Libya for an attack on Egypt. He said Libya had requested and received from the British government official written confirmation of131 words
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Article, Illustration86 1956-08-20 2 Yong Peng Seong - Yong Peng Seong BISHOP of Kuala Lumpur, Monsignor Dominic Aloysius Vendargon, congratulates Mr. and Mrs. James Ratna Rajah after their marriage at St. Joseph's Church, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, at a reception held at Lee Wong Kee Cafe, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. The groom is the son ofStandardpic - 86 words
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139 1956-08-20 2 TAIPEI, Aug. 19 (AP)— Nationalist warships captured a 50-ton armed Communist supply craft and 20 of the crew on Aug. 14 m face of fire from Red shore guns and gunboats, the official Central Daily News reported today The supply craft, identified as the139 words
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Article31 1956-08-20 2 THE Syrian press said yesterday that seven persons were killed and 257 persons injured during recent "support Egypt" demonstrations m the Arab Persian Gulf Emirate of Kuwait.31 words
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Article36 1956-08-20 2 LONDON. Aug. 19 (UP) Students of diplomacy pointed out today that Sir Anthony Eden has a distinct advantage over European and American negotiators m the Suez conference. He speaks fluent Arabic.36 words
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Article31 1956-08-20 2 GENERAL Frank S. Bowen of the United States has been appointed new Chief of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group to Formosa, says a Taipei report. ReuterReuter - 31 words
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105 1956-08-20 2 WEXDE. N.Y.. Aug. 19, (UP) The saying goes "make hay while the sun snines But Thomas Conor, serving 3D days m the county penitentiary here for vagrancy, wasn't interested one hot summer day. When he disappeared from a work crew assigned to stowing105 words
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230 1956-08-20 2 PORNOGRAPHY: BIG BATTLE IS READY TO BEGIN Council Formed Its First Decision: Ban All Dance Troupes, Strip-Tease Show' AN Anti-Yellow Culturql Council was yesterday formed m Singo. pore to combat the spread of "sexy, pornographic literature and art which corrupts and opiates the minds of the people particularly youths and230 words
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Article124 1956-08-20 2 No Danger In Atom Test' —Assurance CANBERRA, Aug. 19. (Re> ter) Several thousand "low power" atomic bombs wo_;j have to be exploded over a relatively short period bttat their fallout could become dangerous, the Australian A'o mic Weapons Tests Safety Committee said today. In giving this assurance with the British124 words
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Article96 1956-08-20 2 LONDON, Aug. l c (Reuter) —Sixty-three Humber Super Snipe cars are being shipped to Communist China by the Rootes car combine to meet the largest order so far placed with the manufacturers by the Chinese Government, it was announced here today. This is also the96 words
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300 1956-08-20 2 EMPLOYEES of the Singapore City Council who draw more than $400 a month m salary may be insured by the Council against accident and death sustained while on duty. At present only those who draw less than $400 a month and Fire Brigade300 words
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Article99 1956-08-20 2 The Man Who Would Rob The Bank NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Reuter) A man who walked into a bank m Manhattan handed the clerk a note. It read: "Don't sound any alarm or get excited. I am armed and have enough nitro on me to blow us all up. "I99 words
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Article57 1956-08-20 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A total of 112 people were banished from Malaya last year, the Federation Annual Report disclosed today. Of these, 24 were members of the Ang Bin Hoay anfi Wah Kee secret societies. In addition, the police secured banishment warrants against 10 others, who are57 words
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Article43 1956-08-20 2 A WEEK after his release from the Woodbridge Mental Hospital, a man was found hanging m the bathroom of his Woodleigh Close flats m Singapore yesterday. The man. Jenner Siregar. an Indonesian, was dischareed from the hospital on Aug. 13.43 words
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Article, Illustration55 1956-08-20 2 ATTRACTIVE and petite 18 year-old Dorothy Wong, is seen after her installation as the 1956 Singapore Trade Fair Queen on Saturday night at the Great World Cabaret. Dorothy, who worked at the Caldbeck MacGregor stall during the fair, won the coveted title with 6,748 votesStandardpic - 55 words
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Article85 1956-08-20 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun 1 y A Singapore fitter. Wong Ye w Chang yesterday claimed trial to pirking the pockets of sn undergrad and a Police Inspector at a busy bus st<~p here on July 28. He was accused of stealing their fountain pens. His case was postponed85 words
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Article122 1956-08-20 2 He'd Need A Laud Shout! KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A foreign newspaper correspondent asked and was refused permission to go into the jungle with a loudspeaker and call on Chin Peng to come out, the Federation annual report revealed today. The Department of Information states that the correspondent, who made the122 words
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Article98 1956-08-20 2 Red China Is Building Ships Now TOKYO. Aug. 19. (UP) Radio Peking said today China is now building more than types of ships for civil use. It said the output this r I will exreed the 1952 tor level by "seven and a times." It did not list the 19.5298 words
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340 1956-08-20 3 ASSURANCE GIVEN BY CHIEF SECRETARY IN RADIO BROADCAST KUCHING, Sarawak, Thurs. The Acting Chief Secretary of Sarawak, Mr. J.C.H. Barcroft, m a recent radio broadcast, gave the assurance that the people of Sarawak will achieve self-go-vernment soon. He said that as a first f cp340 words
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Article167 1956-08-20 3 Ex- Busman Admits Cheating PENANG. Sun. A former Municipal bus conduct r. Robert Po. deceived three persons into giving him a total of $101 by using the name tl the Municipal Assistant Traffic Superintendent, the 6essions Court was told yesterday. Po pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating Choo Peng167 words
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Article, Illustration173 1956-08-20 3 MISS Yolanda Patricia Locke. 20, (left) a typist-reception-ist m a Singapore firm, is the latest entrant m the "Ideal Working Girl of 1956" competition to be held on Sept. 1. Another is Miss Irene Chan, a coding clerk m the Social Welfare Department,173 words
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123 1956-08-20 3 HONGKONG Au£. 19 (AP)— Mr. David Marshall, former Chief Minister of Singapore, told Red China's officialdom today that he saw no barriers to "a permanent and fruitful friendship"' between Singapore and the Communist mainland. Peking Radio relayed Mr. Marshall's comment made at a123 words
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Article66 1956-08-20 3 IT will be up to the President of Singapore Council to decide whether or not to appoint a body of experts to advise the Council on Ihe Maiayanization of its technical departments. This is contained m a letter to the President from the Government regarding66 words
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178 1956-08-20 3 PRESIDENT of the Singapore Branch of the Malayan Indian Congress, Mr. A. N. Mitra (re-elected) yesterday called upon Indians here to remain united under one political organization the MIC. Speaking at the annual delegates' conference of the MIC, Mr. Mitra said that unity178 words
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Article99 1956-08-20 3 They'll Show Self-Defence TWO wellknown Chinese "Koon Tow" (Chinese art of solf-defence^ experts of the "White Crane" class will give an exhibition on the opening day cf the Agri-horticultural show, at the old Kallang airport, Singapore, on Sept. 1. They are Mr. Kong Boon Foo and Mr. Tang Chak Meng99 words
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Article212 1956-08-20 3 ' 1.000 A Day Put Wrong Addresses MORE letters than ever before are expected to find their way into the Singapore General Post Office •'cemetery" the Dead Letter Office— this year. 1 Act m; Director of Posts. Mr. E. It May. told The Standard yesterday that by212 words
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Article122 1956-08-20 3 Lim Lauds Workers For Peace SINGAPORE Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, erday praised memof the Sree Narayana -;on for working for ersal peace and brotherhood. Mr. Li:n. who riec'ared open a ::c.v bi:i.d:ng for the Mission at the V3\ milestone. Sembawar.2 Road, said that scienti.rivanrements had broken barriers of122 words
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Article80 1956-08-20 3 C^IRO. Aug. 19 (Reuter)— Fifteen Arab drug runners have been arrested and £500.000 sterling, worth of hashish and ether illicit narcotics seized m the Sinai desert peninsula not far from the Suez Canal, MajorGeneral Mohamed Abdul Aziz Fathy. Director General cf the Egyptian Coastguard Administration,80 words
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121 1956-08-20 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— More wives and children came to Malaya from Red China during 1955 than m any of the five preceding years, stated the Federation of Malaya annual report. The main reason, says the report, was an increased desire on the part121 words
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140 1956-08-20 3 THE Regional Council of the Federation Catholic Young Men's Association, at its meeting held m Singapore recently elected the following as office-bearers for the year 1956-57. President Mr. John Soon (Sacred Heart), vice-presi-dent Mr. Celestine Anthony (Our Lady of Lourdes). Hon. secretary Mr. A. R.140 words
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Article, Illustration163 1956-08-20 3 They Keep The Wedding Bells Ringing All Day IT was a busy day at St. Georges Church at R.A.F. Changi. Singapore, on Saturday, when three air force weddings took place. The top picture shows Leading Aircraftsman William Greenfield, of No. 41 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, with his prettyMichael Anchant - 163 words
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Article125 1956-08-20 3 AMSTUTZ IS INSTALLED AS BISHOP IX a simple, impressive service at the Wesley Church. Singapore, yesterday, Dr. Hobart B. Amstutz was consecrated Bishop of the Methodist Church m South-east Asia, amidst a packed audience of over 400. Bishop Amstutz will be m office for the next eight years. The rite125 words
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Article59 1956-08-20 3 MALACCA. Sun. Settlement Councillor Mohamed Haji Abdul Rahman was re-elected UMNO youth president at its annual general meeting today. Other officials elected were: vice-president Inche Abdul Churiang, secretary Burhan Yaman. committee members Hasnul Abdul Hadi. Ha.ii .Tohar Haji Abdul Aziz. Abdul Ghani Ishak. Bulat Mohamed. Hassan Mansor.59 words
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Article75 1956-08-20 3 MR. Stephen Rajaratnam. secretary of the Singapore Apex Club, will fly to Australia as a representative observer at the Zone Conventions of the Apex Clubs of Wert Australia to be held early next month. Mr. Raiaratnam told The Standard that the invitation to observe the75 words
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Article174 1956-08-20 4 4,781 MENTAL PATIENTS -AND ONLY 7 DOCTORS TO CARE FOR THEM KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Federation Government acknowledged today that the situation regarding the treatment of mental disease was a matter of "grave concern." The government's annual report published today admitted that there was a total of174 words
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70 1956-08-20 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. The Jubilee Home for Children yesterday celebrated its first anniversary. Among visitors to the Home were Dato Wan Idris, Mentri Besar, Johore, and Mr. D. A. Somerville the British Adviser. The children put on a song and dance programme for the guests.70 words
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Article23 1956-08-20 4 ATTENDANCE at the Agricultural and Trade Show. Malacca, exceeded the expectations of the organizers. More than 30.000 people have attended it.23 words
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Article, Illustration194 1956-08-20 4 KI'AL A LI'MPUR. Sun.— A film contract is one of many attractive prizes offered to girls who ha\p entered the "Miss Selangor" beauty contest to be held here next month. The winner will get a screen test from Shaw Brothers Film studios. and194 words
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Article86 1956-08-20 4 SEREMBAN. Sun. The local branch of the War Depart, ment Civilian Staff Association, at its extraordinary general meeting recently, demanded the same treatment as their Singapore counterpart. The hon. gen. sec, Mr. S.J.H Zaidi, told members that the proposed rates of pay offered were86 words
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Article181 1956-08-20 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— A meeting of Selangor Chinese guilds and associations today decided that an Association of Chinese Parents be formed to see that their children get the "proper type of education." The meeting was agreed that such an organization was necessary m view of181 words
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100 1956-08-20 4 MALACCA. Sun. Lord Reid, members of the Constitutional Commission, and their wives, were guests at a dinner given by the Social Club (a Chinese merchant's rlub) at Bunga Raya last night. Welcoming the guests, the Secretary, Mr. Tan Cheng Swee. said it was100 words
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Article, Illustration86 1956-08-20 4 Cupid Comes Through The Post THEY were pen pals. Now they are life pals. Senior Aircraftsman John F «ncjs Paw*ey of the RAF m Kuala Lumpur came to know his bride through a pen nal club. Their correspondence bloomed into romance and last Saturday, at the Church of the Holy86 words
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134 1956-08-20 4 Loaded With A $200 Mil. Works Schedule KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Federation Public Works Department today warned that, with a $100,000,000 building programme to complete this year, it cannot cope with more work without more staff. The Architect's Department at Federal Headquarters turned134 words
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87 1956-08-20 4 35 Teachers Complete Civics Course PEXANG, Sun. Thirtyfive Chinese primary school teachers from the central district of Province Wellesley have completed a civics course organized jointly by the Department of Information, the Education Department and the Chinese Secretariat. During the course, the teachers visited 31 Government departments where they heard87 words
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Article43 1956-08-20 4 IPOH. Sun. Mr. Jogindar Singh, a sanitary health inspector, and Miss Joginder Kaur, a Kirkby-trained teacher attached to the Convent School here, were married at a Sikh Temple m Ashby Road this morning. A reception followed at the Celestial Dance Hall.43 words
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Article58 1956-08-20 4 $79.8 Mil. Left Over Last Year KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Federal revenue last year exceeded expenditure by $79,800,000, provisional estimates m the Federation Annual Report showed. Customs revenue, standing at $486,300,000, accounted for more than half of the total income of $793,500,000. Smallest item of expenditure for the year was that58 words
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Article140 1956-08-20 4 Revenue From Vehicles Total $28M KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The total number of vehicles registered m the Federation as. at December last year was 100.577. the annual report of i the Federation stated today. This comprises 2.909 buses, 3.172 taxis. 15,000 lorries. 51,--000 cars and 17,000 motorcycles. During 1955 buses travelled140 words
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Article107 1956-08-20 4 Team To Appeal For Fund KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A six-man team, headed by Tunku Hussein bin Tunku Yahaya, will tour the Kuala Lumpur District, beginning tomorrow, to appeal for money for the Muslim College Fund. An earlier team visited Penang, Kedah. Perlis. Province We.le.<'.cy and Perak. last year, collecting more107 words
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Article65 1956-08-20 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Sun. A large gathering attended a farewell tea-party held at the Ghee Kheng Restaurant here yesterday m honour of Mr. S. Vallipuram who is going on transfer to the Road Transport Department, Ipoh. Mr. Vallipuram was chief clerk m the District Office here for more than65 words
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Article38 1956-08-20 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Sun. The Gandhi Memorial Tamil School here held its annual parents' day and school concert yesterday. More than 600 parents visited the school and attended the 23-ltem variety concert held m the school hall.38 words
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Article136 1956-08-20 4 HE'LL NOW STEW IN JAIL FOR A YEAR ALOR STAR, Sat. Padi planter Mus?. bin Awang. 30. was jailed for a year by the Sessions Judge today for making a false statement m proceedings for rape against a compatriot. Musa had been treated as a hostile136 words
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Miscellaneous1102 1956-08-20 4 czAlmanac Information at a Glance 7(\ NfiADrVi't TELOK ANSON KSaSTBJ!" KS^B r^ '.II M M r^Xm/iWK C CATHAY: One Lav Ho 12 45. 3. 645 Tonicht; 630 The News Com--SE- :Ir nrn mentary; tf 4."i Sports Review; jd^^*^"^^. JT* R' A\- C Meet The Mummy 7 p.m. The Reunion; 71,102 words
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Article329 1956-08-20 5 Rita Del Mar - Rita Del Mar w TODAY'S QIOTATION: "The v:i«t majority of hum. in iH-ins* dislike anil J »'\t-n actually dread ull action- < v« 1 1 h which they are not t imiliar Hem c it comes about tli.it at their tir»t ap- [»ftrin<f innmator* have j329 words
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Article, Illustration1661 1956-08-20 5 Snakes, Wild Pigs harass the good folks Jim Henry, Our Queensland Correspondentreports m his AUSTRALIA'S farmers and pastoralists of the Outback (Ulu) are a tough race, both temperamentally and physically they have to be to contend year m, and year out, with the many trials and tribulations provided by Nature,1,661 words
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Article246 1956-08-20 5 EARLIER m the week (he, visiting: Maori Rugby League i team had a good win over ai Queensland Central Coast sidei 38-24 m a fast, open game m( which the bie Maori pack of forwards dominated play. However later the Maoris, m a scrappy game. surprisingly >icnt down246 words
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Article, Illustration230 1956-08-20 5 INJECTIONS of Salk anti-poliomyelitis vaccine are being given this year to all Australian school children under a voluntary Federal scheme covering the entire nation. Only a very few parents have not accepted the offer. The vaccine, which has proved highly efficacious, was developed by230 words
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Miscellaneous265 1956-08-20 5 Standard's fiosf 8 A barbarian (4) PlSnCCflfffifSTl 15f IV VI X la oTdouble Ifse Sn'the tailbnuyy VVUiUi tUkkku v L' Z, I II- Queer expressions locally 1 <6> MaaTT ajfr wmm-i MMJT~~Baaaal 13 Slaughter house (8) M 2 M J 15. Shorten their lives. They WKL__JKL r ßaaaM__-pßaaJ are pest?265 words
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Article922 1956-08-20 6 Singapore A Worthy Reminder rushed to pick up roses which were scattered from the air over Singapore's Merdeka Bridge and Nicoll Highway after these had been declared open last Friday. The enthusiasm was, indeed, a tribute to the builders who were responsible for this great construction work m which the922 words
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Article1257 1956-08-20 6 CYRIL DUNN - CYRIL DUNN by Salisbury [S. Rhodesia] T'HE song of Central Africa is set for four voices. In the current session of the Federal Assembly here m Salisbury, prolonged solo passages from each of the four parts give an uncommon chance of assessing the prospects for ultimate1,257 words
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Article1029 1956-08-20 6 Aster Gunasekera - Aster Gunasekera By rjEAR Chief Minister. Three months ago. when a London news flash announced that your predecessor m office was definitely resigning there was general jubilation. A few days later, when your name was freely mentioned a s the future Chief Minister, it1,029 words
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Article, Illustration1072 1956-08-20 6 SUSAN STRANGE - Helping the Redundant Worker SUSAN STRANGE bym LONDON QNE of the most advanced systems m the world of dealing with the problems of the unemployed worker is operated, not by any national government, but by an embryo international one by the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community.1,072 words
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199 1956-08-20 7 Tied Himself To Ship's Rudder To Escape Home HONGKONG, Aug 19, (AP)-A fantastic story of a Chinese nationalist soldier who said he fled Formosa by lashing himself to a rod near the rudder of a ship bound for Hongkong was told yesterday by Pekine Radio. The authenticity of the escape199 words
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120 1956-08-20 7 Poor Show, Old Boy, Board Tells Traders LONDON. Aug. 19 (UP) T:.- Board of Trade yesterci v branded efforts of Brit jti exporters to increase th<Mr trade as "a comparapoor performance." The Board pointed out that trriile world exports Increased fi per cent m the two years 1^54 and 1955120 words
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Article33 1956-08-20 7 OTTO Skorzeny, the SS officer who snatched Benito Mussolini away from internment m 1943. has returned to Italy from Spain on a holiday, the Catholic- Action Newspaper II Quotidiano says. APAP - 33 words
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Article52 1956-08-20 7 JOHANNESBURG. Auj;. 10. (UP)— Two Africans wore killed and twenty persons were injured yesterday during a beer hall riot m a Johannesburg suburb. The injured included three constables one European, one coloured and one African. Police fired on the drunken rioters, who m turn attacked52 words
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Article38 1956-08-20 7 DAMASCUS. Aug. 19 (UP) —Jordan's Army Chief of Staff. Gen. All Aby Nawar. arrived here yesterday for talks with his Syrian counterpart believed to be aimed at a unified Arab attitude irds major Middle East problems.38 words
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Article33 1956-08-20 7 w NUGEODA. Ceylon. Aug. 19 A ten million rupee project to reclaim the vast, abandoned salt pans m Hambantcta. South Ceylon, will b- 3 started m October, it was announced yesterday.33 words
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Article30 1956-08-20 7 CHICAGO. Aug. 19 (UP) Paul M Butler was re-elect-pd chairman of the Democratic National Committee yest»rday at the request of Adlai E Stevenson, his party's nominee for president.30 words
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Article30 1956-08-20 7 ST LOUIS. Missouri. Aug. 19 <UP>— Taxicab drivers employed by four firms catering to Whites staged an unauthorized strike yesterday r-itest against the hiring ol Negro drivers.30 words
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Article21 1956-08-20 7 WASHINGTON. Aug 19. UP'— President Eisenhower yesterday "regretfully" accepted the resignation of John Sherman Cooper as Ambassador to India.21 words
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Article24 1956-08-20 7 President Ill TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras lit 19. (UP) Official rea said yesterday PresiJulio Lozano Diaz is po^ed." but not seriill as has been reported abroad.24 words
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Article29 1956-08-20 7 r German police on Sr.urdav waded through tons o! Communist documents and mountains of propaganda il seized after the wna banned Fririav by 9 ;preme Court.- UPUP - 29 words
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Article36 1956-08-20 7 MEXICO CITY. Aug. 19 (UP) Government employees, labour unions, civic organizations and military troops will stage a giant demonstration on Sept. 1 when President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines delivers his fourth State of the Nation speech.36 words
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Article64 1956-08-20 7 NICOSIA. Aug. 19. (Reuter) security forces cx :ed shots with four armed mm challenged near the Mitsero copper mines m Cottnl Cyprus la^t night. The running battle. In h official sources said the Kuritj forces suffered no Uues. was the first mci d ~nt to disturb64 words
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Article21 1956-08-20 7 THE Japanese repatriation vessel Koan Maru returned to ToKyo yesterday with 115 Japanese repatriates from the Soviet Unicn.— Reuter.21 words
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Article47 1956-08-20 7 Theoretical Practical AHMEDABAD India. Aug. 19 <Reuter> A geography m a local school was learning about earthquakes *nrn violent tremors rocked the school during the recent trophic earthquake m Kutch m which 119 people vied Teacher and pupils rushed out and prayed for deliverance. None was hurt47 words
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Article, Illustration101 1956-08-20 7 ANGLO-CHINESE actress Chin Yu smiles happily with her twins of five days, Megan Ming: Yu (bright .iade) (right), the girl, and Ross Fitzgerald, at Princess Beatnee Hospital. South Kensington. Chin Yu is married to Australian actor David Williams. The couple wereUP - 101 words
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Article99 1956-08-20 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 19, (UP) American girls not only get prettier all the time, but they're also getting wiser. So says attractive Karen Jardane. who estimates she has talked with 2,500 to 3.000 beauty contest hopefuls m the last 10 years. Miss Jardane. Danish-born and a99 words
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Article, Illustration45 1956-08-20 7 A DOUBLE column of buses stands empty on the banks of the Nile as Cairo goes on strike. A general strike was called throughout the Arab World to coinside with the opening m London of the 22-nation Suez Conference. UPUP - 45 words
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Article114 1956-08-20 7 Bob Hope To Film With Diana Dors HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 19. (UP)— Bob Hope announced yesterday that he had completed negotiations with Diana Dors to appear m a picture and on his first television show of the season m October. The contract is expected to be signed soon. Hope said he114 words
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Article245 1956-08-20 7 .AND NO ONE LOOKS THE OTHER WAY! I CROSS KEYS, Wales. Aug. 19. (UP)— A naked blonde model rode side-saddle through the streets here m the name of charity yesterday. The journey by Deirdre Robert. 24. wa s a re-enact-ment of the more famous ride made245 words
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247 1956-08-20 7 Dulles Comes Up With Urgent Plan For Suez Who Will Control Day-To-Day Operations Of Canal LONDON, Aug. 19 (UP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, completed a "break through" plan for protecting the Suez Canal last night and dispatched it to the Suez conference delegates for immediate consideration. Informed sources247 words
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Article97 1956-08-20 7 LONDON. Aug. 19 (UP) Dutch Foreign Minister J.M.A.H. Luns yesterday endorsed the Dulles plan for internationalizing the Suez Canal. In his speech at the Suez conference, Luns also linked the recent action of Indonesia m repudiating her debts with Holland with President Gamal Abdel Nasser's seizure of97 words
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Article, Illustration86 1956-08-20 7 READY to speak her first line of dialogue... "Gosh this is alright", of the film "The Sleeping Prince", Marilyn Monroe is seen behind the Clapper board seconds before her first take under the direction of costar Sir Laurence Olivier. Marilyn plays the part of anUP - 86 words
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203 1956-08-20 7 WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, (UP)— lndia's Krishna Menon is expected to take the results of the London conference on the Suez Canal to Cairo for a possible three-day talk with President Nasser with a view to trying to reach a compromise, officials here203 words
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Article130 1956-08-20 7 Gandhi-type Fast To End Riots AHMEDABAD, (India). Aug. 19, (UP) The Chief Minister of Bombay State went on a Gandhi-type last today m an attempt to persuade anti-gov-ernment Gujcrati students to agree to the expansion of Bombay state. Chief Minister Morarji Desai called off a projected puolic meeting m this130 words
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125 1956-08-20 7 BRAZZAVILLE. French Equatorial Africa. Aug. 19 (Reuter)— Three men and three women have been detained by French authorities investigating the activities of two cannibalistic societies m the Bingou district, about 450 miles northeast of here. The investigators said each member of125 words
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Article90 1956-08-20 7 They Are Still In The Dark LIVERPOOL, England. Aug. 19 (Reuten Two Britons, who worked for the AngloEgyptian Oilfields Company m the Suez Canal Zone, and were given 24 hours to get out of Egypt, arrived here by sea tcday still not knowing why they were expelled. They are Mr.90 words
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Article51 1956-08-20 7 MUNICH. Aug. 19. (UP) Adolf Hitler's long-delayed death certificate will probably be issued at the end of this month. authoritative sources said here yesterday. Courts m Berlin. Berchtesgaden, and Vienna have been seeking a final legal judgment of the Nazi Fuehrer almost since the end of the51 words
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136 1956-08-20 7 Jordan Started Fight, Says Israel JERUSALEM. Aug. 19, (UP) —Israel charged Jordan with instigating a fresh armed attack on her territory yesterday. An Israeli army spokesman said a military jeep patrol was attacked yesterday by infiltrators from Jordan near the village of Tayibeh, which is inhabited by Israeli Arabs. A136 words
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Advertisement109 1956-08-20 7 |X' -di^€^<l JOE DAVIS CENTURY Sm\ I I I^3^ BREAK CUE #^1 f 1I 1/ $29 50 ll^ MONARCH CUE TIPS MONARCH WAFERS .S" M I 6ox of 1 00 Pocket of 1 00 f f \~S S $6.50 $0.75 V y Robin. O Co. Robin,o« b Co. SNOOKER BALLS109 words
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Advertisement805 1956-08-20 8 ANGLO-FRENCH TRADING CO., LTD. Tat *****/6, *****/4. 132/« Robinsoa Road THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE T« Halifax Montreal. Boston, New York. Baltimore. Philadelphia Cult Ports. S pore P. Sham Penang POLYPHEMUS 2* Aug/4 Sept 5/6 Sept 7/8 Sepl ANTILOCHUS 9/14 Oct 15/16 Oet 17/18 Oct TEUCER 9/14 Nov805 words
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Advertisement1063 1956-08-20 8 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (16 finest {trtevrporfted irt $>»g*pvr»} IJ2 Wj»«*A shjppin. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE I"?' Dept. Dept. Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, CLASCOW, LONDON, CONTINENT. Singapore. Due Sails P. Sham Penang Ascanhis for Marseilles L1,063 words
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Advertisement884 1956-08-20 8 MITSUI pEa LIKE Spore P. Sham Penonf FOR JAPAN from India Amagisan Maru for Yokohama, Kobe. Moji 21 Aug Fujikawa Maru for Moji, Kobe, Yokohama 24 Aug rorr Azumasan Maru for Yokohama, Kobe, Moji 28 Aug FOR JAPAN from Continent Hakonesan Maru for Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe via Hongkong 27 Aug884 words
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Advertisement641 1956-08-20 8 EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS Sailings for Bangkok ond/or For East. Penang P« STtoai Sport "SUMBAWA- "PANAMA" Gdn 33/34 -JUTLANDIA- 1/3 Sept 4/6 Wt 7/9 S«pt "SONGKHLA" 9/13 Sept 14/ 14 Sept 15/16 Sepi HOMEWARDS Sailings for Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg. Copenhagen. Spore P. S'hom Pmtona "SELANDIA" In Port 23/23 Aug641 words
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Article, Illustration454 1956-08-20 9 CONFIDENCE SEEN IN SHARES MARKETS MISS Dorothy Wong, 18, iv at the Double I stall during the on the tiVe of Trade Queen. Standardpic Mist Wona at the I stall. She entered the competition as Miss Double Diaynond after having won that title m a competition rim by Messrs. Caldbeck454 words
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Article126 1956-08-20 9 Fair Queen Stall S \LES of Double Diamond at Caldbeck Mac- a- Co.. Ltd's stall th« Great World Trade Fair started, amount 00 gallons, according J. A. Burnett, a n of the firm. The firm has distributed 30.000 glasses. response of the to our special trade :Trr has been remarkMr.126 words
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Article182 1956-08-20 9 Liquidation In Rubber Goes On THE liquidation. which 1 m the rubber market led and with the Suez n becoming a little least, has gained moaccording to the re- Holiday, Cutler, Bath Ltd. price for the early part 4 ooriod held steady V. c the dollar level but re was182 words
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Article115 1956-08-20 9 TRANSACTIONS of the Bank of India Ltd.. for the first six months of this year amounted to Rs. 3.966.371 subject to taxation and after the usual provisions for contingencies. To this amount has to be added Rs. 1.326.630 brought forward from the last account, making a115 words
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Article, Illustration69 1956-08-20 9 T h e Vce-Presidet<t of the -nlian Institute of Exports, Mr. A. E. Stansen, pictured at Singapore .4rport pr.or to his departure -:or Austrc! a. Mr. Stomata told The S'nndard that he has been on ey of the Far East to cage mmrhet possibilities for 's69 words
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Article, Illustration157 1956-08-20 9 :1 properties e-hips (fruit of the wild c-a:v.c into prominence wartime conditions re.*the supply of fresh and vegetable-. looking for a ite found that the p was, m fart, richer m C than fruit and es. The manufacture of rosehip syrup, begun as a waitime157 words
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324 1956-08-20 9 FINANCE COMMERCE Business Done In Week Business done m shares from Aug. 11 to 17: INDUSTRIALS: Asia Life Assrnc. Corpn. $32.50, Eastern Realty Co. Ltd. $2.00, Federal Dispensary $2.05, Fraser Neave $1.92*. $1.95. Gammons $1.90 to $1 92, Georgetown Dispensary $2.15. Hongkong Bank Col. $890 $885 Wm. Jacks $2.75. Malayan324 words
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Article, Illustration280 1956-08-20 9 The Overseas Assurance Corp. Ltd. have issued a report and accounts for the four months ended 31 12.55. Net profit amounted to $264,256 (40.7%) of which, revenue from investments and property brought $76,981. A dividend of 67 P is proposed for the period. Net liquid assets show m280 words
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Advertisement142 1956-08-20 9 YUGOSLAV LINE F«n» Adriatic. Near East India end Colombo ro Ojrkirto one Hongkong. Peronc P. Sham taalarco *> port TRIGLAV" 18/19 Aug From Hongkong Bombcy, Aden. P. Sudan. Port Said Beyrouth Venice. Trieste and Rijeko. S' mm Moloccr P. >'han> Peno«u "LOVCEN" 18/22 Aug 23/24 Aug ■M "TRIGLAV" 6/10 Sept142 words
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Advertisement644 1956-08-20 9 Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (CHAPTER 59) In the matter of the Estates of:— 1. NG KOR also known as Ng Kong also known as Wang Kong and also known a<- Cha Kong, deceased. 2. CHARLES FRANCIS FERRAO also known as Charles Fcrrao, deceased 3. NG AH644 words
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Advertisement632 1956-08-20 9 NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT IPOH N BANKRUPTCY No. 23 ol 1956. Re: LEONG MOOK NYEAN of 13, Tiger Lane, Ipoh. Notice of Receiving Order. Adjudication, First Meeting and Public Examination. Notice is hereby given that. m a petition filed632 words
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Advertisement609 1956-08-20 9 In The Matter of The Companies Ordinance. 1940. and In The Matter of The CHINESE UNION TIN MINING COMPANY LIMITED. (Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors ol the, above named Company are required on or before the I 15th September. 1956. to send i their names609 words
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Advertisement621 1956-08-20 9 GAZETTE NOTIFICATION Estate Dressers (Interim Examinations). THE EXAMINATION for estate dressers for Grade I. II and 111 will be held at Kuala Lumpur. Taiping and Johore Bahru on 24th September and following days. 2 Candidates wishing to appear for the examinations should submit their applications together with the requisite fees621 words
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1254 1956-08-20 10 Army Are Out Of The Running [Senior Scoreboard] WITH one more week to go before the Singapore Cricket Association tournament comes to an end a keen competition for the championship is to be fought out between the Indians and Police next week. The Police1,254 words
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293 1956-08-20 10 OMAR MANAP PLAYS HERO FOR JOHORE SEREMBAN, Sun.— Negri Sembilan went out of this year's Foong Seong Cup badminton competition when they were beaten by Johore by five games to four m one of the most exciting series ever played between the293 words
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Article264 1956-08-20 10 FIFTH TEST LONDON. Aug. 19, (Reuter) England's team for the fifth and final cricket Test against Ausstralia. starting at Kennington Oval (London) next Thursday, \ug. 23, will be chosen from the following 12 players:P.P.H. May, T.E. Bailey, D. C S Compton, M. C. Cowdrey. T.G. Evans. J.C.264 words
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Article84 1956-08-20 10 CHICAGO. Aug. 19 CAP) Swoon's Son yesterday won the M 5478.275 American Derby by one-half length over the Warrior while Toby ft was third Swoon s Son ran fourth behind Terrang. Toby B. and Tommy's Jet until half way around the back stretch of the 1 3/1684 words
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Article28 1956-08-20 10 STAR Socrerites heat Young Men's Sikh Association by five soals to one m a S.A.F.A. Div 2A: league soccer match played at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday.28 words
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Article215 1956-08-20 10 RULERS SHIELD CRICKET KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Pahang Malays entered the final of the All-Malayan Malays cricket competition for the Rulers Shield when they beat Johore Malays by eight wickets on the Pudu Road ground. Pahang will now meet Penan? Malays for the Shield next215 words
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Article55 1956-08-20 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Mok Yuen Kan. former state athelete, won the 100 yards and the high jump at Levers SDorts Club annual athletic meet at Bungsar Road here yesterday. Low Khoon Lin wo n the 200 yards and came second m the 100 yards He was named55 words
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Article83 1956-08-20 10 IPOH. Sun. 08. Hodgman. driving an M.G Magnette. won the second motor rally organized by the Perak Motor Club today. Some thirty cars participated. Second was RA. Wilton (Ford Zephyr) while C.R. Strat-ton-Brown (Sunbeam Talbot) finished third. The rally was to give potential Shell Rally entrants experience83 words
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Article62 1956-08-20 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday— Kampong Kuantan Club beat Selangor Non-Benders by two wickets m a cricket match on the YMCA ground today. Non-Benders 131 for five wickets declared: Caldwell 48 Alexander 36 and Burton 23. Lloyd two wickets for six. Kampong Kuantan Club 138 for eight Branston62 words
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Article158 1956-08-20 10 IX their annual cricket fixture the Singapore Cricket Association beat the Combined Schools by 45 runs m a two-day match played on the Ceylon Sports Club ground yesterday. BCA ?nd Innings 94 for seven declared. Smith b Snn Ghee 8 Pickett c Baldhiraj Singh b K. R-mh158 words
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479 1956-08-20 11 Yankees Down Orioles, 4-1; Tribe Win Mantle Continues Batting Dive, But NEW YORK, Aug. 18, (AP) The New York Yankees flashed their vaunted home run attack Saturday, to defeat the pesky Baltimore Orioles 4-1, but Mickey Mantle continued his long-distance famine at Memorial Stadium. Mamie continuing his ifl -;ve he's479 words
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Article68 1956-08-20 11 PASADENA. California. Aug. 19 (AP) Lt. Parry O'Brien broke His own world record for the shot putt yesterday with a heave of HI feet 4J> inches. That puts the former university of Southern California giant two ud on the record book. He holds the listed world record at68 words
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Article, Illustration56 1956-08-20 11 photo. THE Melbourne Cricket Ground, about a mile from Melbourne, Australia, is shown here ready for the athletes from all over the world who will take part m the track and field events of the Olympic Games m November. The cricket ground will be the main stadiumAssociated Press - 56 words
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Article72 1956-08-20 11 MELBOURNE. Aug. 18 (Reu- > er Mr. Avery Brundage. chairman of the International Olympic Committee, is to be asked by the Victoria Racing Club to present the Olympic Gold Cup at Flemington (Melbourne) Races on November 17 —live days before the Olympic Games start m Melbourne. The72 words
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274 1956-08-20 11 ROSEWALL RICHARDSON IN FINALS Fry Meets Brough NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 (AP)— Ken Rosewall, Australia's Davis Cup ace, and Hamilton Richardson, one of America's top players, moved into the finals of the Newport invitation tennis tournament yesterday. Rcsewall, top-seeded, ran into a surprisingly stiff opponent m Neal Fraser. his274 words
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Article45 1956-08-20 11 PHILADELPHIA, Aug 19, rAP»— Duke Snider. Brooklyn centrefielder. was fined MSISO by National League President Warren Giles yesterday for arguing with umpire Augie Donatelli last Sunday m Brooklyn. Snider used strong laneuage In protesting a called strike during a game with the Phillies.45 words
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897 1956-08-20 11 AN EVENTFUL START 92 Soccer Clubs Swing Into Action LONDON, Aug. 18, (Reuter)— Britain's national winter sport got away to an eventful start today as the 92 English league football clubs swung into action. Lashing rainstorms and high \*inds a marked contrast to the fine summer weather usually experienced on897 words
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251 1956-08-20 11 DODDS GIVES FINE DISPLAY OF STROKE PLAY SOUTHEND, Aug. 18, (Reuter)— Dicky Dodds, 37--year-old opening batsman gave a fine display of stroke play m scoring 58 out of the Essex total of 154 against the Australians here today. The Australians were 22 runs behind, with eight wickets m hand at251 words
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Advertisement684 1956-08-20 11 CLASSIFIED ADS SITUATIONS VACANT SINGAPORE CITY COUNCIL; Required t) ASSISTANT CITY ARCHITECT BUILDING SURVEYOR on 3 years agreement m the first instance. Must nc Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Britisn A chitects. preferably between 24 and 36. Previous experience m Municipal. Government or other official service an advantage.684 words
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Miscellaneous236 1956-08-20 11 ill Abner By Al Capp AUey Oop By V.7. Hamlin I^H^li^*^^^"^ 4^ W--~ WOODS? I\E OH, I'M SURE I I VEAJ-P WHAT I APE YOU TI2YIMG NthATS RIGHT-. \f 'I y? mxi'CE never seen you have. form dvouJ_ to tell me weve several million Mil m U^UwW^ OUT IM NtW236 words
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Article1125 1956-08-20 12 Weights and probable starters for all eight races on Wednesday, second day of the Selangor Turf Club's August Meeting, are: Horses Class 4, Div. 3—6 Furs. S89 Golden Gus 3y 9.0© Mr I. T Tjio and Mdm. Njno Sine Yu Allan 208 Strong and Free1,125 words
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469 1956-08-20 12 Says Bill Funk The surprise of the Inter-Port Tennis competition for the Dato Yeap challenge cup which opens today at the Singapore Cricket Club courts is the eleventh-hour withdrawal of Malayan singles champion. Ong Chew Bee from the Malayan team. This is followed by a469 words
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Article192 1956-08-20 12 Following are weights for four races on the last day (Aug. 25) of the K.L. meeting: Horses Class 4, Div. I—6 Furs. Staff Officer 9.00 Motion Picture II 8.13 Opossum 8.12 Speculation 8.11 Orissa 8.11 Trinidad 8.10 Admission B.ofi Ski Fiesta 8.08 Admission 8.06 Melbourne Hope192 words
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Article64 1956-08-20 12 THE unbeaten Taiwanese Soon Tak girl cagers will play their farewell game tonight at the Singapore Badminton Hall at 8 p.m. Singapore's best basketbal!ers are out to snap the tourists' winning streak. Although the Taiwanese are strongly favoured to make a clean sweep of their threegame series,64 words
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444 1956-08-20 12 STORE WITHDRAW BID TO HOLD AAAM MEET Bow To Tunku's Wish PENA N G, Sun.— SINGAPORE bowed to the wish of the Federation Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and withdrew their bid to stage the Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya champion* ships m the Colony next year. This was disclosed444 words
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Article, Illustration63 1956-08-20 12 "Colds" To Karuppiah Annie TOP photo shows Kedah's S.Karuppiah breasting the tape m the 220 yards dash with Lee Kah Fook (Sel), Benedict Gomez (Spore) and Kesavan Soon (Spore) trailing behind, Karuppiah clocked 22.3 sees. And Selangor's Annie Choong made amends by winning the Long Jump title with 16ft sin63 words
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Article443 1956-08-20 12 ALL -STARS ROUT JAPANESE, 39-11 XL Man Makes Softbail History SINGAPORE'S first postwar softball opener between Bob Lindh's All-Stars and the Japanese Softball Team was a tremendous success yesterday on the St. Joseph's Institution ground before an appreciative large crowd. The All-Stars celebrated the inaugural by trampling the Japanese 39-11443 words
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Article132 1956-08-20 12 Negri Enter FAM Cup Final SEREMBAN. Sun. Negri Sembilan soccer team made record jump from the low position as wooden-spoonists m the Southern Section of the Malaya Cup to Ihe final of the FA\5 tournament. They achieved this unique disg tinction by handing out JohorJ a 3-0 defeat at the132 words
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Article73 1956-08-20 12 MALAYS beat Royal Al Force by two goals to one m W S A. FA. Community League soccer match played at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Malays scored through Ismail YusofT and Osman Johan. A minute before the final whistle R.A.F. were awarded a free kick just outside73 words
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Article386 1956-08-20 12 PENANG, Sun.— The Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union have selected four athletes to represent the Federation m the Olympic Games m Melbourne this year, but because of a confusion over one of the athletes only three names were announced today. Two of the athletes chosen386 words
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Article44 1956-08-20 12 CHRISTCHURCH. New Zealand. Aug. 18 Router > New Zealand beat South Africa by 17 points to 10 m the Third Rugby Union Test her e today to take a two one lead m the series of four. New Zealand led 11-0 at halftime.44 words
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Article238 1956-08-20 12 EDIN PETERS - EDIN PETERS By SINGAPORE Cycle Racing Association's annual grass track championships held at Farrer Park yesterday was watched by more than 3,000 people Despite the steady drizzle, competitors managed to put up a pretty good show. The programme was often marred by crashes and riders238 words
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Miscellaneous54 1956-08-20 12 SOCCER SAFA CUPTIE: A.A.A. vs. I.R.C. at Jalan Besar Stadium at 5.15 p.m.; C.A. t'S. S. Corinthians at Jalan Besar Stadium at 7 p.m. DIV. 3B: Kebenaran Club vs. S.H.B. Police 'A' at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. TENNIS Inter-port series. BASKETBALL Taiwan Girls vs. Singapore Combined at SB. A.54 words
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