Singapore Standard, 11 January 1957

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  • 19 1 Singapore Standard fe *J ?R Jt #1 2. arans i« SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1957 12 PAGES 15 CENTS
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  • 29 1 EDEN A FLASHBACK TO LAST OCTOBER'S TORY CONFERENCE AT LLANDUDNO SIR ANTHONY EDEN pictured as he justifies his action on Suez.
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  • 437 1  -  EDDY GILMORE A soft order to his chauffeur, then a silent, lonely ride to palace f I DON. Jan. 10 (AP) We Anthony Eden took bof the loneliest jourhla life last night mile-long strip of pfaaJt between No. 10 toini; Street and irfcincham Palace. nated bj gas street
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  • 295 1 Reuter AP LONDON, Jan. 10— The Western world today welcomed the appointment of Mf. Harold MacMillan as successor to Sir Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister. Agency reports from various capitals gave the following picture: PARIS: An official attached to the French Premier's Office commented:
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  • 51 1 NEW YORK. Jan. 10 (Router) Jordan today accused Israel of massing "huge troop concentrations" along the Jordanian borders during the past two days. Mr. Abdul Monem Rifai. the Jordanian delegate to the United Nations, asked that the matter be brought to the UN. "before aggression takes
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  • 30 1 A RUSSIAN tanker anchored yesterday at the Lebanese port of Tripoli with 10,000 tons of crude oil designed to help save Syria from a fuel famine. Reuter
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  • 110 1 ADEN, Jan. 10 (Reuter)— A communique issued here today reported "repeated attacks" by Yemen troops and tribesmen on the Beihani area of the Aden Protectorate. The communique said Beihani troops have "continued to defend their homeland successfully" against these attacks. It added that heavy Yemeni reinforcements
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  • 18 1 A SLIGHT earth tremor shook the Kanto area of central Japan late on Wednesday night.— Reuter.
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  • 133 1 JAKARTA, Jan. 10 (Reuter) An official of the government Nationalist Party which is holding onto the reins of Dower here along with five smaller parties despite the withdrawal of its major Cabinet partner, the Masjumi. said today that the party would "certainly accept" support from
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  • 560 1 MacMUIan Named New Premier HE ACCEPTS LONDON, Jan. 10, (Reuter)— Mr. Harold MacMillan today became Britain's new Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Anthony Eden, who resigned yesterday because of ill health. He was called to Buckingham Palace this afternoon after Queen Elizabeth had consulted her elder statesman, Sir Winston Churchill, on
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  • 66 1 LONDON. Jan. 10. (Reuter) The Queen left London tonight to resume her interrupted holiday at Sandringham, Norfolk Soon after his appointment. Mr. MacMillan had a 30 minute meeting with Mr. R.A. Butler and Lord Salisbury. Afterwards the new Prime Minister conferred with Sir Norman Brook. Secretary
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  • 345 2 MacMillan's Appointment Ensures Continuation Of Eden's Policy WILL LLOYD BE DROPPED AS FOREIGN SECRETARY LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter) In terms of foreign policy, the appointment of Mr. Harold MacMillan as Prime Minister represents a victory for the Conservative Party elements which supported Suez intervention, diplomatic sources
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  • 508 2 'THIS MATTER IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO FREE WORLD'S SECURITY PEACE' EISENHOWER DOCTRINE WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Renter) President Eisenhower again appealed to Congress today for support of his Middle East Doctrine. In his State of the Union message to a joint meeting <*£ Congress, he said: "I say again that
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  • 383 2 New PM Is A Natty Dresser, Colourful Talker LONDON, Jan. 10 (AP) Mr. Harold MacMillan, the grizzled moustached 82--year-old politician who became Britain's Prime Minister today, has been a Tory throughout the 33 years of his public life. "I am a Liberal Tory," he has said. "MacMillan is an extreme
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  • 68 2 WASHINGTON. .Inn 10(Reuter)— Senator William Knowland, Republican leader m the Senate, said yesterday that the Allies who fought m Korea should not let their arms become outdated while the Communist?; modernized and built up their fighting force. "When you 'do that you merely invite
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  • 102 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot fob. (Norn.) IOOi 101 Feb RSS No. 1 98* 98? R.S.S. No. 2 96J 97J R.S.S. No. 3 932 94i Tone: Steadier. SPOKE TIN The price of tin on the local market yesterday was $386*
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  • 689 2 Eden's Resignation: KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The resignation of Sir Anthony Eden as British Premier was received with "shock and surprise" m Federation political circles today. They were counting on his sincere friendship with Malaya m furthering Anglo Malayan relations during this transition
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  • 310 2 France PARIS, Jan. 10 (UP) Sir Anthony Eden's resignation took France aback last night and left her feeling more isolated than ever m her long struggle to hold her own m the Suez Crisis. The French Foreign Ministry said it had "no comment" on the resignation because it
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  • 351 3 Sultan Of Johore Refuses To Have His Portrait Used By K. C. ARUN KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Sultan of Johore today dropped a bombshell on the Alliance Government. The Sultan, General Sir Ibrahim, rejected the Federal Government's plans to use his portrait on the new Johore State
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  • 110 3 PENANG: BACK TO NORMAL CURFEW IS MADE SHORTER Thurs. Thirons were held raids carried I curfew hours ght including n gangsters. Officer Mr. P. H. the Standard at one place and iron bars night. Police also t curfew breakid the situation i nproved and to normal. hours tonight will ned
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  • 71 3 Man Run Over By Goods Train ntifled Chinese war> was run over train near Alexan- terday. driver told the ho saw a man -.> the tracks at a >f 25 yards and apbrakes. The train stop m time to avoid trie maJi. :bed the man a5 nd about 25 years
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  • 35 3 ak Sanr. a herb jresterdnr fined c Court on nf a charge of bribe to Joseph a senior clerk of Railways, on May \v to the Fifth Maqis- B Jcyaretnam.
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  • 88 3 PRETTY Mrs. June Enderby, private secretary to the District Representative of PanAmerican World Airways m Singapore, will escort the Federation contingent of 36 Girl Guides to Manila when they leave the Colony by air on Tuesday to attend the World Jamboree there.
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  • 187 3 LONDON. Jan 10 (Reuter) Britain today offered an undisclosed amount of economic and financial aid to the Federation of Malaya which will become an independent Commonwealth nation m August. The offer was made at the meeting of the fort-night-old Anglo Malayan negotiations here on
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  • 65 3 THE youth section of Singapore UMNO's cast division will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the present crisis m the organization and its effect on youth leadership. A spokesman of the youth section told the Standard yesterday that the forthcoming meeting would discuss a resolution
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  • 53 3 ;,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\V\>\\\V A\\\\\\W\\\\\l\\\\v\V PUPILS of the Taylor Dance Studio will present a ballet recital for parents and friends at the YMCA 2 auditorium m Orchard Road. Singapore, on Jan. 26 i 2 at 3 p.m. 2 Above: Two sisters. Ann and Betty Hoc. re- I hearse an Italian dance
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  • 201 3 Mr. Lim 's Concern Over Workers SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterday expressed concern over the future welfare of workers who are member of the Singapore Shop and Factory Workers Union. Mr. Lim expressed sympathy for the workers when he rose to oppose a motion tabled by P.A.P.
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  • 55 3 A 15-YEAR-OLD orphan girl was hacked five times with an axe m a house m Silat Road, Singapore, yesterday. The girl. Anathavali. collapsed m a pool of blood m the kitchen. She was admitted to the General Hospital m a serious condition. Police later arrested a
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  • 476 3 Oppenheim's Appointment Receives Praise THE appointment of Dr. Alexander Oppenheim, scholar and mathematician of international repute, as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, was highly acclaimed by all sections of the graduate body yesterday. Leading graduates described Dr. Oppenheim's appointment 11 "most appropriate..-, a very suitable candidate the right man
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  • 33 3 The 1957 outdoor collection of Land Office and Rural Board revenue will be carried out by the staff of the District Ofiice. Balik Pulau, from Feb 26 to March 29.
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  • 70 3 $4,000 Of Watches Stolen THIEVES broke into the Borneo Company office m Robinson Road, Singapore, on Wednesday night and got away with 14 watches worth $4,000. They gained entry by smashing a window glass panel at the rear of the building. The watches were taken from a show case. Trie
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  • 71 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The strike at the Lee Pineapple Cannery, m Scudai still shows no sign of a settlement. In a recent clash between strikers and non-strikers, one person received knife injuries and was admitted to hospital for treatment. Out of a total labour force of
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  • 154 3 SINGAPORE lost 454,000 man-days of work last year because of 29 strikes. The largest single issue m the strikes was dismissal or retrenchment of workers, a spokesman of the Ministry of Labour said yesterday. The spokesman said eight strikes were staged against dismissal, seven for increased
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  • 493 4 She became hysterical Sessions Court is told PENANG, Thurs. A police officer denied here today he dared a girl typist m a lawyer's office m order to obtain information about a man the lawyer represented. Inspector D. H. Sharman of the Penang C.I.D. made
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  • 291 4 SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. K. T. Alexander, yesterday ordered the arrest of Corporal Peter Shackleton, of RAF Seletar, alter an inquest into the death of a schoolgirl knocked down by a military truck. In returning a verdict of death by a "negligent act," the Coroner said that
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  • 109 4 Published Obscene Book, Fined MAHMOOD bin Ahmad, a telephone operator of the Royal Malayan Navy, was yesterday fined a total of $400. m a Singapore Court for being m possession of and publishing obscene literature. Mahmood, who appeared before the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. Choor Singh, pleaded guilty to two charges,
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  • 86 4 Only $1,ooo More To Hit Target THE Singapore Rotary Loan Fund to aid University students who are m financial difficulties is very near its target figure of $10,000. Professor A. A. Sandosham, chairman of the administrating committee told the Standard yesterday that the total is now over $9,000. The Fund
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  • 197 4 A Champion Of Classical Music Quits Her Country A 25-YEAR-OLD Indonesian music Graduate is quitting her country because the people m Indonesia prefer suing and jazz to classical music. Said Miss Kathryn Lee San San m Singapore last night: "It's most heart-breaking. The people m my country do not know
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  • 54 4 FLAGS m the Federation and Singapore were flown at half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the funeral of the President of the Austrian Republic. A Singapore Government spokesman said the President was "head of a friendly State and as such we are flying
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  • 37 4 HONGKONG. Jan. 10 Special Standard Services: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.03 to £1 Sterling; $5 97 to U.S.$l: $1,842 to Malayan $1; $0,181 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $270,375 to a tael.
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  • 150 4 A TATTOOED prisoner who escaped yesterday while being escorted to the Woodbridge Mental Hospital. Singapore, is still at large m the City. The prisoner Goh Hai Choo. 24. made a dramatic escape while being transferred" to a van from the Police Courts cell m South Bridge at
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  • 429 4 OFFICER TESTIFIES BEFORE COURT MARTIAL WHEN an Army officer checked on payment of a $50 deposit by an Army sergeant for the reservation of accommodation, he found that no payment had house keeper, a Singapore district court martial was been made to the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 180 4 SINGAPORE jwmMf Mood Trunshivion Centre: Presentation of medal to blood donors by the Health Minister at General Hospital. 4.30 p m Chinese VM(\: .Morninc devotion 2 m Table tennia. boxing bodybuilding and billiards 5-10 p m. Liberal Socialist Party: Youne Liberal Socialists committee meeting at 18-F Battery Road. 5. 30
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  • 110 5 $44 Million Loan To SIT Is Approved Singapore Legislative Assembly Report si HE JIM AT LOAN of S 14,737,000 to S uiporr ImproveIrust at 51 per cent. t ptr year was apto be payable trs. Minister for Local •inicnt. Lands and [nche Ha.ii Jumat. m moving the motion seekine the
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  • 797 5 THE AIRWAYS STRIKE IS DISCUSSED AND AKin I][lin1 l «c'w E i c°^ PROFIT SHARING BETWEEN EMPLOYER YESTERDAY ENDORSED BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE the Chtf MiniS? y iJ^ y t 9 V °.V es t0 four acce Pted an amendment introduced by Paear Mr
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  • 493 5 A MOTION by Independent member, Mr. R. Jumabhoy for the abolishment of control on rice trade and also do away with government stockpiling m rice, was defeated. His motion was defeated by 20 votes to seven. There were no abstentions but five
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  • 554 5 Flying Club does not serve 'bar flies:' $10,000 vote is approved A VOTE of $10,000 was approved for the Royal Singapore Flying Club despite another round of criCLsm against the vote from Opposition members when tno debate on the motion was resumed. The majority were for the grant to be
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  • 413 5 A 'Serious Scheme' For Training Local Pilots Needed—LEE MR. LEE KUAN YEW urged that before the Assembly approved the grant of $56,000 for the purchase of buildings belonging to the Royal Singapore Flying Club, it was essential to assess their market value. Such a valuation, Mr. Lee added, was all
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  • 26 5 REPRESENTATIVES of three Perak Chinese education bodies will meet m the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Sunday to discuss the Razak Educational Policy.
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  • 187 5 THE Federation's Chief Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, is expected to return to Singapore by air on Wednesday with "some good news" about a "merdeka" loan from Britain for Malaya. This was stated by Dato Abdul Razak, the Federation's Education Minister, when he arrived m Singapore
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  • 43 5 PENANG, Thurs. This evening the Penans Goodwill Relief Sub-committee gave $1,000 to the father of the linotype operator of the Straits Echo Press whose body was found m Sungei Pinang on Tuesday. The lino-operator'i funeral took place here yesterday.
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 518 6 'THE resignation of Sir Anthony Eden from the leadership of the British Government is not likely to cause any major political upheaval or cortfusior that his critics at home and abroad hope Will discredit his recent Middle East policy decisions. «Neither is it going to lend support
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    • 428 6 'pHE manager of the Ipoh Employment Exchange says that there is a shortage of rubber tappers •m Perak due to Indian tappers returning to India on retirement, and that no more cheap labour is available from that country. The days have gone when labour flowed m freely
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  • 538 6  -  Jonathan Swayne By NEW DELHI. FOLLOWING a Government questionnaire to foreign business firms m India on the number of Indians employed m higher grade executive posts, and an appeal to give Indian employees a chance to reach the top, a report just published shows that
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  • 1079 6  -  Lucjan Blit by (THE author, a Socialist Youth leader m Poland before the war and post-war London correspondent of the daily newspaper of the Polish Socialist Party until the party's forced fusion with the Communists, now lives as a journalist m Warsaw. This is the first of
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 231 6 Sir; I read with great interest the three million dollars which the Government will be spending for the expansion of Malay settlements m the Colony. I do hope that similar schemes will be made available for the poorer classes of other communities too. Our Minister for Local,
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    • 118 6 Sir: Re your announcement that Mr. Parry O'Brien, the American Olympic shot-put champion, is arriving here next week to tour Malaya may I ask what the American Stale l>ept. is trying to prove? Mr. O'Brien is reputed to be the only man m the world who
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    • 575 6 Sir; The colonial bogey always emphasises the need of maintaining a high calihre public service. The Malayanization Commission headed by the Chief Minister is obviously influenced by the official jargon continually emanating from the expatriate sources and the apparent sincerity displayed by the expatriate officers. The over-generous terms
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    • 161 6 Sir; "Aster Gunasekera" is quite correct when he says that the "formation of C o m m v r.ity Associations opens the door to unscrupulous politicians and parties with money to throw gaininj a strong foothold m these bodies to secure block VOtP.s". Singaporeans are not sufficiently civic
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    • 146 6 Sir; I fully concur with Mr. K. M. Byrne's views to bring down salary scales, especially for those who occupy high posts. Certainly they have to make sacrifices if they want the economic structure of the Colony to be maintained. This is the only way To avoid constant
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    • 187 6 Sir; This year many boys and £irls will leave the elementary schools and enter the secondary schools. I recalled five years ago how difficult it was for me to gain admission to a secondary school. Secondary education is an intricate problem, especially m a country which is seeking
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  • 505 7  - France Depends On US Aid In Suez Row FRANCIS CARPENTER By UNITED NATIONS, Jon. 10 (AP)— France is counting heavily on United States help m persuading President Nasser of Egypt to agree to a reasonable settlement of the Suez Canal crisis and open the waterway to all traffic. If, however,
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  • 210 7 THF pr«ttv 18-yrar-m girl «»h» lost a lejr 1,, |o\r wore white with high for her welding shr had always dream- <1 »B« •ou 1 d. Ibat i v u^ v thrre was I hapP y *»n«le <>n the jcf ol I lain* Edwards
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  • 59 7 11SGT0S. Jan 10. I United States A -oncern to I reported mls- there, the spokesman sman, Mr. LinI his Press today m answer "The Amerir m Cairo, nond Hare, has «rr with the government on the d mls- ws m Egypt. has expressed the
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  • 158 7 BUDAPEST, Jan. 10 (Router)— Soviet troops and amen were today reported he Csepel iron and steel ilant, where 38,000 workers erdav. khaki-ctad Hungarian militi to be standing by outside 1 works, Budapest's largest p held a stormy meeting yest The meeting followed
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  • 60 7 HOBOKEN. New .Terscy. Jan. 10 (AP)— A 16.000-ton merchant ship tipped over 50 decrees m drydock early today injuring eight persons. The Oslofjord, a passenger and freight vessel for the Nor-wegian-American Line, was undergoing repairs at the Bethiehem Steel shipyards at the time of the
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  • 234 7 Indonesian Patty Warns Shaky Coalition Govt. JAKARTA, Jan. 10 (UP)— Ali Sastroamidjojo's shaky coalition Cabinet was warned today that another party may join the Masjumi walkout immediately unless Foreign Minister Roeslan Abdulgani is suspended. Harsone Tjokrosminoto, a member of the PSI Executive Council, was quoted by the
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  • 112 7 4 Negro Churches Dynamited MONTGOMERY. Alabama, Jan. 10. (UP). Six dynamite blasts heavily damaged four Nesro churches and the homes of two ministers early today m the worst flareup of racial violence m the U.S. souths bus integration movement. There were no injuries. The pre-dawn blasts hit ihe homes of
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  • 82 7 Bride Dies In Mountain Tragedy GLENC'OE, Scotland. Jan. 10 (Reutcr)— Mrs. Ann Prestige, aged 20 bride of four days on a mountaineering honeymoon m the Scottish Highlandswas found dead m the snow by searchers yesterday on 3,657-foot-high stob coire near Glencoe. Mrs. Prestige and her 22-year-old husband. Mar- tin. were
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  • 125 7 PIONEER aviator Asscn JordanofT demonstrates the pneumatic safety cushion which he- designed to reduce injuries m survival airplane crashes and forced landings. The French poodle shows how a child on a parent's iap would be protected from the impact a crp.sh landing or ditching at
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  • 229 7 Yemen Threatens To Call In Russian Vol unteers BONN, Jan. 10 (Reuter)— The Yemen "will call m Russian volunteers if this becomes necessary as defence against British aggression," Mr. A. R. Albaydany head of the Yemen diplomatic mission here, said today. He told a press conference m a prepared statement
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  • 33 7 MR. Alan Lennox-Boyd, British Colonial Secretary, has cut short his touf of the Central African Federation and will return to London immediately, it was officially announced m Salisbury. 'Southern Reuter
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  • 62 7 HEMSTEAD, New York, Jan. 10 (AP) Gabricla Mistral, Chilean poetess and Nobel Prize winner, died this morning. The poetess, born Lucila Godoy, had been ill since last October with cancer Her first major collection of sonnets was published m the United States m 1922. Critics considered
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  • 206 7 Oil Workers Flown Back To Hongkong HONGKONG, Jan. (Reuter)— A group of 10 Hongkong Chinese artisans, formerly employed by the British Malayan Petroleum Company at Seria, alleged on arrival here today that they had been expelled as "undesirables" by the Brunei Government **without any justification/ Chang Ki. the spokesman of
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  • 82 7 Commander Arms Civilians JAKARTA. Jan. 10. (UP). Reports that a North Sumatra Army Commander has armed more than 500 civilians many of them possibly Communists have been confirmed by a Parliamentary mission, the newspaper. Pedoman, said today. The Socialist daily charged that Lt.-Colonel «Wahab Macmoud. had violated a presiden- tial
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  • 348 9 Malaya-Holland Trade Outlook Bright DUTCH READY TO AID OUR INDUSTRY PLANS HOLLAND is ready to assist Malaya m her present industrialization plans, Baron W. van Pallandt, Vice Consul of the Netherlands Consulate General m Singapore told the Standard yesterday. He said Malaya was importing more industrial machinery from his country
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  • 167 9 Rubber Slumps 5¼c. On Selling gSGAPORE rubber prices dropped 51 cents to 4; cents per lb. for first grade February shipment on Iling both locally and m the overseas markets. I Trade source? explained that the heavy veiling m both k-ndon and New York was the iin reason for the
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  • 165 9 TOURS IN EUROPE AS USUAL I [IST facilities m I fcnrope would be generI ,iiy available as usual. I gut dvi the first Ihs of 1937 petrol ntwning there mifcht I mean that public transport would be carrying rtra load, and early I booking was essential. n a report to
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  • 129 9 OI'TFR ROADS R fota Osambaur. Lucky Carrier. Sambas. Chokyo Maru. Aardyk. Sicli. Koroshio Maru. Mm Hock. Vardaas, Hg. Cliff. Ellen Bakke. INNER ROADS "Lo^onc Hong Eng, Rodanq. Hero. Pajangan. Ang Kheng. Hin Cheong, Sersane. Champad;ih. Barker. Hua Heng. Kah Khcng. Hydra. Caltcx 9. Reserang. Tg. Pinanc. Sadao.
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  • 99 9 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchanee noon closing Drices per Dirul vpsterrJav were Copra, Jsn S2Bi buyers. $20 se ers: coconut oil m bulk sellers, m drums $47 Muntok white Depper iwak white Special Sarawak black $84 sellc Singapore Copra Associa tien rlc?ing prices yesterday Straits mixed copra. Jan $29 (nominal);
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  • 160 9 Business In Shares MALAYAN sharrbrokers yesterday reported the following business done: Con. Tin Smelt ords 29 \T. Fed Disp. $220: F. N. ords $2 25 and $2 27',. Gammons $2.05. $2 07: Hammers $l.<>7i. $1.70; Hume AG'lk; Breweries $2.90 MeAlister $2.90. $2.92A; Robinson ord^ $1 65 delayed: Cold Storage $1.60
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  • 168 9 THE Malayan share market was quiet generally, with selective buying m industrials anr) tins. Rubber shares were quiet. Price changes announced hy the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday were: INDI STBIALB Buyers Sellers r Xcave OrHs 2.25 2 -0 W H;immer 1.r,8 1 7.^ M. Colls. 1.05 1.08 Metal
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  • 33 9 OUTPUTS from estates and mines m the Guthrie Group m December were: rubber 8.41)5.700 lb.; tea (black) 179,000 lb.; palm oil 1.315 tons; palm kernels 413 tons; tin oie 1,900 piculs.
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  • 30 9 RUBBER crops harvested m December announced aje: Malaka Pinda H7.500 lb.: United Malacca 141.810 lb.: Ayer Molck 38 410 lb.: Leong Hin San 60.300 :b.; Nyalas 5G.050 Jb.
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  • 30 9 AN eight-member British cotton delegation led by Sir Cuthbert Clegg, chairman of the Cotton Board, has left London for talks with the heads of the industry m India.
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  • 166 9 Trawler With 'Magic Eye' Here THE 80-ton Japanese trawler. Sumiyoshi Maru, (pictured here), equipped with latest deep-sea fishing devices. has arrived m Singapore, under a SinoJapanese venture. The trawler not only has a radio set to send messages to Japan on the varieties of fish netted, but also a "magic
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  • 235 9 U.K. STEEL INDUSTRY'S TARGET 28m. TONS AN annual demand of 28 million tons of steel by 1962 is envisaged by the I .K. steel industry. This forecast is made by the British Iron and Steel Federation's Quarterly Steel Review. While prospects for increased steel production m the immediate future are
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  • 493 9 PREMIUM BONDS ISSUE CLOSED Response Poor, Says JGovt. KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation Government disclosed today it had failed to "exploit" the gambling instinct m Malayans at least so far as Premium Bonds were concerned. For unlike the money-spinning welfare lotteries, the $10 million dollar Premium Bonds
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  • 103 9 Export Of This Seed Banned KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federation Government has banned the export of TJ 1 Selfed Seed until March 31 to safeguard the needs of rubber smallholders for clonal seed for replanting. The director of Agriculture, Mr. R. G. Heath, has offered to buy at four cents
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  • 15 9 RUBBER crops harvested m December announced are: Kempas 359,000 lb.; Radeila ***** lb.
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  • 414 10 A Fresh Approach in THESE WILDER YEARS? •^HREE Barbara Stanwycks m three different roles and appearing on three consecutive days could be heavy going for even the most alert critic. But Barbara never bores me. as a rule, and, althouch she doesn't impress much m the Republic Western MAVERICK QUEEN,
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  • 335 10 Just glimpses of the MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD 'pHOSE who recall the furore last year between Dr. Mirko Skofic, husband of Gina Lollobrigida, and her press agents, will be curious to see the cause of it, when the Italian film, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD comes
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    115 10 The dramatic meeting between father and son. AI-G-M is now m the grape business. When the company leased a 200 r/re farm near Saint -Trope 7. France. for scenes m HARVEST THUNDER, Producer Edwin 11. Knopf and Director Jeffrey tlaydcn made an agreement with the tenants to purchase
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  • 276 10 Only Thing Nice Is The Song about THE MAVERICK QUEEN C/iVCE HIGH NOON it has been the rule that every Western of any pretensions must have a ballad written for it, and each serves as c cue m between the lines. The last outdoor drama to follow this line was
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  • 429 10 For Some Fresh Air atop THE MOUNTAIN THE MOUNTAIN, Paramount's latest picture to come here, is an Alpine drama that has the welcome fresh air tang which will give the Malayan audience so o thing and pleasant relief after the recent spate of extravaganzas. And nothing is better than a
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  • 375 10  -  STEVE NEOH Round-up Even For Lost Love THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW JT is often said that there would come a time in 0B f normal family life when the much-maligned »*m year itch' will rejuvenate even th P most nnrrifd spouse with that long dormant bravado to set
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  • 43 11 MIAMI BEACH. Florida, Jan. 10 (Reuter) Qil Turner (Philadelphia) who has beaten Gene Fullmer, the world middleweight champion, gained an easy win over Jimmy Morris (Miami) her* last night. The referee stopped the scheduled ten-round bout m the sixth round.
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  • 67 11 LONDON. Jan. lT) (Reuter) —The results of the floodlit matches were: Birmingham Ctty 4 Carlisle Uni.ed 0; Reading l Wrexham 2; Sheffield Wed 2 Preston N.E. 2. After extra time. Score after 90 minutes v/as one-one. Revised fourth round ties re Southend U. v Birmingham City. Wrexham
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  • 118 11 NEW YORK Jan. 9 (AP)— Kansas and North Carolina continued their domination of the Associated Press' college basketball rankings on Monday, with the two unbeaten powers combining to head all but nine of 83 ballots cast by sportswriters and sportscasters participating m tno fifth weekly poll. The top
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  • 119 11 REST7LTS of the Singapore Army Golfing Society Stablcford Competition held at the Royal Singapore Golf Club on January 9 weje: "A" DIVISION Winner: Lt. Col. F.M. Cunningham (9> 32 points (wins on last six holeO. Other Cards: Col EC. Irish <10>. Lt Col. P.P.H. McKelvey <fi» M ooints
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  • 765 11 PIPE OF PEACE SHOULD STAY DERBY DISTANCE LONDON, Wed.-The Middle Park Stakes is the last and often the decisive event m the season's two-year-old campaign. Yet no colt has won this race at Newmarket and the Derby since Bahram pulled off the double m 1934-35. Last year's winner then, Pipe
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  • 94 11 JOXANNESBURG, Jan B (AP)— Willie Toweel is being forced by the Commonwealth Titles Committee to defend his Commonwealth championship against Johnny van Rensburg m Capetown on Jan. 19 When the fight was signed Toweel, who has fought with Rensburg three times losing the first, winning
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  • 36 11 MANILA. Jan. 10 (UP)— The Taiwan Table Tennis Association will send If) players and eight officials to the fourth Asian table tennis championships scheduled here from Jan. 23 to 31, it was announced today.
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  • 74 11 FOLLOWING are results of the Roya! Island Club:POLICE CUP: The winner of the Police Cup played ovc r iG Hole? last week-end was Capt. E.J. Orme (82-14 86-14=140. Runner Up was A.F Jenkins (72+74=446) Ist Bail Sweep was won by Capt. E.J. Orme (Net 68). 2nd
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  • 148 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The USSR Olympic Committee and the USSR Sports Federations have m I teams or individual competitions from Federation of Malaya Sports Federation to take part at the third friendly international games m Moscow from July 29 to August 10, this year. A letter
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  • 146 11 SUNDAY will see the most important event of the sailing year at Changi. On that day the Changi Yacht Club will be host to eight Singapore sailing clubs the Tcngnli and Sclctar club:?, the Royal Singapore, the Engineers and th c Sappers clubs two clubs from the
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  • 274 11  - Will Jackie Robinson Change His Mind? NIGEL GEE /VW\ W VWVWWVWW VW\\ VWV\ W V\ > THIS IS THE SEC- OND OF A SERIES j NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (APV In a final desperate eilort to persuade Jackie Robinson to change his mind and consent to play just one more
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  • 69 11 The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council will hold its first meeting of the year on Jan. 25 at the Island Club at 5.30 p.m. Mr. A. T. Rajah, the .secretary of the SOSC said the Colony controlling bodies of swimming, athletics and basketball have submitted their reports to
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  • 52 11 Japan To Compete At Stockholm TOKYO. Jan. 10 (Rcutcr)— The Japan Table Tennis Association said yesterday that Japan will send 10 players to the world table tennis championships due to be held m Stockholm from March 7. u\n association spokesman saili the Japanese team was expected to leave here on
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  • 160 12 THESII pictures show how thrte of the last South African wickets m the second innings of the second Test match at Capetown last Saturday, fell to English spinners Jim Laker and Johnny Wardle. South Africa were skittled out for 72 runs, losing the match by 312 rum,
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  • 921 12 MB HKfl HMIHHMfI m A^F i tfykrßkT M Mill MHMlffltfWll BhlhPtl I PREMIER DOES THE FASTEST WORK OUT. BUT... IPOH, Thurs.— The fastest workout of the day was put up by trainer R. ran Breukelen's PREMIER on the training track this mornimj. But
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  • 44 12 SINGAPORE Recreation Club beat Police Snorts Association by three goals to one m a friendly hockey match on the padang yesterday Rccs led 2-0 at half time. Mosbersen. Douglas Nor.is and Tessensohn scored for the winners while Osbert Rozano for the Police.
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  • 50 12 Soccer LONDON, Jan. 10 (Rruter) Middlesbrough beat Charltnn Athletic by three goals to two m their English Football Association Cup third round replay at Charlton here today. The score was 2-2 at half-time Middlesbrough are now at home to Aston Villa m the fourth round on January 26.
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  • 14 12 Tamils Festival Weight Lifting and Body-Buildtna Competition. Happy World ■Stadium. 6 p.m.
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  • 898 12 GOVT. POLICY ON SPORTS A CHALLENGE SPORTSCOPE By THE SPORTS EDITOR THE announcement yesterday that the Education Department was not interested m turning out cham-| pioh athletes m schools has evoked speedy comment from various heads 'of spoiling associations m the Colony. The fact is this: The Education Department has
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  • 80 12 The basketball competitions organized by the Singapore Youth Sports Centre m conjunction with the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation will start during Ihe first or second week of February. Mr. Ray Kaufman. US coach said that the organizers of the basketball competitions have s" far received $1,500 but
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  • 158 12 Krishnan's Goal Decides A GOAL scored by S Kri>h'nan m the 45th minute of play 'enabled Indian Gymkhana to beat Bharata Rovers by one goal to nil m the replay of the Tamil Festival soccer final at Farrcr Park yesterday Goalkeeper IVfanivannan played a grand qnme for Rovers. Mahesa arid
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  • 690 12 O Bvien(Sfiotpuit) ...Vox(Cagcr) ...MiUerfAthiou THE U.S. State Department which has spent a packet of "greenbacks" 1 past to send top athletes like Jesse Owens, Bob Math i as, Sammy Lee to Mi continues its good work m the first quarter of the new year
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  • 52 12 SINGAPORE Malays beat Johore Bahru District by two Soals to one m a friendly hockey at Serangoon Road yesterday. This match was a" warm-up for the Pan-Malayan Malay? Hockey tournament m Kuala Lumpur. Mahat netted the two soal? for the winners while Johore*s only goal came from
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  • 272 12 THE Singapore Hockey Association will introduce a 30-minute same each way instead of the present 35 minutes m this year's knockout championship. i This was agreed at a meeting i held jresterd Duration of lime ]im;t for the 'junior section m the knockout 'competition will
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  • 23 12 KUALA LUMPUR. ThursPolice Reserve Uni^ c beat Selangor Club \B' S-J m a hockey match on ih^ Selangor Club pad.ing today.
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  • 199 12 Hopes Are High For 'Happy' Hari AT the rate middle distance r 'Happy' Hari Ch. progrcssin- hr ab.e to topp'c ir r r Ord nT for the half n kVt? eka s di This is the candid o of Phi.ip Slate: Selbtar, after wat( Malayan train al Institution yesterd Slater,
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