Singapore Standard, 8 May 1957
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Title Section20 1957-05-08 1 Singapore Standard ZXBVM ATSZ, CI J% vH JL "«»«r— ITAt Tva. ><>• SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1957 14 PAGES 15 CENTS20 words
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154 1957-05-08 1 JAP SAYS HE BURIED TREASURE IN ESTATE TOKYO. May 7 (Reuter) former Japanese ImJrial rm% <<* r P° ral today laimM he was the leader fgsftiad which had buriJ treasure collect** by the ormrr nmmander-in-chief i Jap.inrve military forces B Hiliyai (>cneral Tomou ki Vam.ishita. So Yamashlta was found 1154 words
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Article52 1957-05-08 1 MANDU. Nepal, May 7 1 The two-man British the highest peak m the has almost rvach«ummit. according to i by a runner ay. It said Charles Evans and Davis had established second camp at 26.00 C feet B April 25 and planned to to the top during52 words
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Article16 1957-05-08 1 EX-QUEEN Narriman of suffering from smalllarantined m various apartment m her riortnr sain vps. ReuterReuter - 16 words
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Article270 1957-05-08 1 Fl w lal Position Treasury Has No Trouble In More Money For Sufficiently Sound w $144,000,000 Cash m Short Term Loans m Development Plan Deficit Turns Out To Be A Surplus Trends Are Better Than Expected Lee KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federal Legislative Council today270 words
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Article, Illustration78 1957-05-08 1 50 YEARS A PRIVY COUNCILLOR LONDON. May 7 (Reuter) Sir Winston Churchill today became one of the few men to complete 50 years as a member of the Privy Council a body of personal advisers to the Sovereign. Most notable of his predecessors to have achieved the distinction was Mr.78 words
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Article36 1957-05-08 1 AN Iranian Government spokesman said yesterday Pakistan's Supreme Court has refused the extradition to Iran of members of the Dadshah bandit gang which murdered thre« Americans m Southern Iran on March 24. A .P.A.P. - 36 words
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Article114 1957-05-08 1 LONDON, May 7 (Reuter)— An attache at the Rumanian Legation m London is to be expelled from Britain because it is alleged he has been attempting to recruit spies m this country, it was announced by the Foreign Office today. The attache is Mr.114 words
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210 1957-05-08 1 TAIPEI. May 7 (AP) The United States and Nationalist China agreed today to the stationing m Formosa of a U.S. Air Force unit equipped with ffuided missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads. The United States embassy here said this action was taken210 words
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Article93 1957-05-08 1 Six Held After Gang 'War' A GANG war has flared up over the control of gambling dens m Singapore's crowded Chinatown. On Monday night, members of Gangs 969 and 08 fought it out with parangs, iron bars, bottles, stools and rticks m a running battle which oegan m Band a93 words
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Article68 1957-05-08 1 BOGOTA, May 7, (AP) New anti-government demonstrations flared up m Bogota late yesterday and police broke them up with tear gas and powerful streams of dyed water Many students among the demonstrators were reported jailed. Armoured cars guarded the presidential palace. Inside, President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla68 words
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Article33 1957-05-08 1 THE CHIEF MINISTER. Tunku Abdul Rahman and members of the Alliance, and Rulers' delegations to London will leave Kuala Lumpur airport by BOAC Constellation tomorrow at 12.05 noon.33 words
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Article33 1957-05-08 1 THE Japanese Government yesterday decided to sign an United States-Japan Atomic Energy Agreement. under which Japan will be able to borrow four kilogrammes of enriched uranium from the United States. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article29 1957-05-08 1 THIEVES forced open two huge padlocks m a shop at Eu Tong Sen Street. Singapore, on Monday night and got away with cash and jewellery worth $2,000.29 words
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Article573 1957-05-08 1 Britain's Grant For Forces tion to fund this short-term debt by raising loans at an appropriate time." he said. "But for some time, interest rates have been high and it has not been to government's advantage to undertake any loan issues. "No difficulty m maintaining adequate short-term finance has so573 words
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166 1957-05-08 1 LONDON, May 7 (AP).— The London Daily Mail said today it had learned Swedish Princess Margaretha lans to defy her family and marry her British suitor of noble lineage but of only Ms37B-a-week income. The Mail added that the beautiful, 22-year-old granddaughter of King166 words
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Article47 1957-05-08 1 MOSCOW, May 7 (AP) Soviet fish story, as relayed today by Tass: A Caspian Sea fisherman caught a 13-foot, 1,200-lb. sturgeon It took a crane and 15 men to get the fish from ship to shore, where it yielded 200 lbs. of caviar.47 words
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Article233 1957-05-08 1 IPOH. Tues. Chin Voon, 35-year-old leader of the notorious Gunong Rapat terrorist, gang, was captured last evening after he had been shot and wounded by a five-man security party comprising two Gurkha soldiers of the 2/6 Gurkha Rifles and three members of an Area Security Unit.233 words
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Article77 1957-05-08 1 CANBERRA. May 7 (Reuter) The condition of the Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies. was unchanged today, an official announcement said. He did not have a good night's rest. Mr. Menzies, suffering from a chest infection and respiratory trouble, has been ill since returning on April 2877 words
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Article31 1957-05-08 1 BRITISH Prime Minister. Mr. Harold Macmillan began his first working session with West German Chancellor. Dr. Konard Adenauer, In Bonn yesterday half an hour later than was expected ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article507 1957-05-08 1 'FLU EPIDEMIC Review After A Week WHILE medical authorities condemned efforts m certain Quarters to 'scare the people with sensational, exaggerated accounts of the influenza epidemic' the Ministry of Education yesterday announced the closure of all schools m the Colony The schools will remain closed507 words
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Article, Illustration110 1957-05-08 1 KINGSLEY (Talentime) Morrando (above) of Radio Malaya was yesterday fined a total of $250 m a Singapore court, when he pleaded guilty to five charges of failing to submit income tax returns from 1951 to 1955. Defence counsel. Mr. Geoffrey Abisheg&naden, m mitigation, told the110 words
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Article86 1957-05-08 1 CANBERRA, May 7, Australian medical officers are keeping a close watch for cases of influenza among sea and air passengers arriving m the country from the Far East. Commenting on reports that a severe influenza epidemic was sweeping Singapore, a senior Commonwealth medical officer said today the86 words
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Advertisement118 1957-05-08 1 feonomis* with o TAPE RECORDER and Enjoy Hours of non-stop Music NANYANG WATCH CO. LTD. Camero Department 84 North Bridge Road. Singopor«-6, M ***** Dont take chances when you buy oil ?fk®yz ASK FOR CASTROL BYNAME Just as you ask for your •favourite brand of cigarettes by name, so you118 words
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Article146 1957-05-08 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per 1b) In Singapore yesterday were: Borers Sellers Spot (Norn.) 89 89i Int. May RSS No 1 89 89* RSS No. 2 $Sk 88} RSS No. 3 872 87i Tone: Steady. The price of tin on the local market yesterday was $387! per picul.146 words
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Article122 1957-05-08 2 ATTEMPTS TO FORM NEW GOVT. ROME. May 7 (AP)— President Giovanni Gronchi conferred today with Cesare Merzagora. Senate President, m the first of a series of meetings aimed at formation of a. new Italian Government President Gronchi's quick action followed Christian Democrat Premier Antonio Segni's sudden resignation last night. The122 words
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295 1957-05-08 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs. The Federation Government Is to spend $6,000,000 to improve Kuala Lumpur Airport to full international standards through extension of the runway and elimination of the railway embankment at its southern end. Transport Minister Mr. Ong Yoke Lin295 words
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164 1957-05-08 2 West Indies: Dominion Status Call PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, May 7 (Reuten Mr. Norman Manley, Jamaica's Chief Minister, called for accelerated progress towards dominion status for the West Indies Federation here yesterday. He told the opening session of the Standing Federation Committee (SFC) here that he was inclined to revise164 words
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Article67 1957-05-08 2 JAKARTA. May 7, (AP) An American Marine was arrested by Indonesian police for tearing down flags hoisted m honour of Russian President Voroshilov. The U.S. Embassy apologised to the Indonesian Foreign Minister for the incident. The embassy did not identify the man arrested beyond saying67 words
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Article28 1957-05-08 2 THE new Education and Cultural Minister, Dr. Prijono of Jakarta, has resigned as chairman of the leftist Indonesian Chinese Friendship League, the ministry announced yesterday. U.P.U.P. - 28 words
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Article25 1957-05-08 2 ITALY lost 444.523 people m World War 11, including 309.4*3 killed and 1.15.070 missing, the Italian Institute of Statistics disclosed yesterday. Reuter.Reuter - 25 words
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Article, Illustration93 1957-05-08 2 AMERICAN businessman Donald Jackson Blackwood. 25, and his Korean wife, 25-year-old Junk Sook Rhee. vanished with their baby m the Portuguese Colony of Macao on a holiday trip on April 27 The Blackwood's whose American address is not known, arrived m Macao aboard the steamer Tailoy on93 words
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Article88 1957-05-08 2 Terror In Algeria: 9 Killed ALGIERS. May 7 (AP)— Terrorists struck with bloody intensity throughout Algeria m the oast 24 hours, shooting civilians. attacking farms and burning property. At least nine 'persons were killed In Tebessa, a hand grenade pitched m a packed movie theatre killed one D*rson and wounded88 words
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Article154 1957-05-08 2 MOSCOW, May 7 (AP) Nikita Khrushchev announced today a sweeping decentralisation of the Soviet Union's economic administrative apparatus with a "transfer of the centre of gravity" to territorial and local management. The Communist Party boss told the Supreme Soviet his pfen one of the most154 words
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Article29 1957-05-08 2 WEST Berlin police announced yesterday a 29-year-old former Polish army officer jumped off a Polish barge at a We?t Berlin dock and asked for political asylum. U.P.U.P. - 29 words
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273 1957-05-08 2 Two of Hitler's Strong Men On Trial MUNICH, May 7 (Reuter) Sepp Dietrich, one of Hitler's toughest S.S. (Blackshirt) leaders, told a court here trying him for his part m the notorious "night of the long knives" 23 years ago, that Hitler would have had him shot if he had273 words
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Article72 1957-05-08 2 TOKYO, May 7 (UP)— The plan to send a "protest ship" to the Christmas Island waters was called off today and m its stead it was decided to dispatch "civilian envoys" to Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States. The decision was reached at72 words
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Article56 1957-05-08 2 DUESSELDORF. Germany. May 7 (AP) A West German industrialist announced today he plans soon to reactivate the largest drydock m Europe with a capacity to build or repair ships up to 100.000 tons. At the same time, industrialist Willy Schileker reported he has received U5538,000,000 worth56 words
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Article32 1957-05-08 2 NUERNBERG, Germany, May 7, (AP) More than 100 Yugoslav visitors to the international industries fair at Hanover have announced their intention to seek political asylum m West Germany.32 words
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Article31 1957-05-08 2 SCORES of South Vietnam armed police sealed off a wide area round the Nationalist Chinese legation yesterday and patrolled the streets to prevent a repetition of previous Chinese riots. U.P.U.P. - 31 words
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149 1957-05-08 2 PEKING. May 7 (Reuter) A Chinese Communist Party spokesman said today that people today needed to wash their brains as well as their faces The spokesman, Mr. Chou Yang, a deputy director of the party's Propaganda Department, told a foreign press conference that the present149 words
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207 1957-05-08 2 Maritime Nations Will Bypass The Cana A Warning To Nass® LONDON, May 7, (UP).— British Minister of Transport H Watkinson warned tonight that maritime nations will gradually l the Suez Canal with super tankers and new pipelines to keen selves independent from Egyptian terms. Speaking at the dinner of the207 words
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Article65 1957-05-08 2 WARSAW, May 7, (Reuter) A large crowd of Polish Catholics sang hymns at a Warsaw railway station last night as Cardinal Stefan Wysznski. Primate of Poland, left by train for his first visit to the Vatican for six years. The cardinal was rc'oasc-d from three j'ears*65 words
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Article36 1957-05-08 2 THE United States today proposed m the United Nations disarmament sub-com-mittee that m any partial disarmament agreement there should be control on the export and import of armaments, a well-informed sources said here. ReuterReuter - 36 words
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Article89 1957-05-08 2 Ac ross The Atlantic One Hour PITTSBURGH. May 7. (Reuter) Passenger-carry-ing rocket ships would fly the Atlantic Ocean m one hour within the next 20 years, Mr Willi Ley. a rocket expert, forecast here. Mr. Ley. German-born author and advocate of space travel, made the predictions yesterday before he addressed89 words
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Article23 1957-05-08 2 MR. VLADIMIR YA3 LEV. Russia' first amba-a to Ceylon, yesterda ed his credentials I ernor General. Sir C Goonetilleke. ReuterReuter - 23 words
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Advertisement286 1957-05-08 2 Why do Volkswagens command such high resale value? THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT REASONS WHICH, COMI'Mt MAKi THE VW THE OUTSTANDING CAR TO BUY TODAYI 1. No "running-in" of any VW It necessory. /**"*"<* *^^S The new VW owner thu» enjoys high speeds from >^B^ilw f f >^k the first day286 words
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Article322 1957-05-08 3 YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH BY-ELECTIONS,' SAYS MR. CHEW Politics And Canvassing For Votes Barred MINISTER for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday warned that he would take disciplinary action against students canvassing votes or taking part m any form of political activity during322 words
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Article94 1957-05-08 3 \TES inter viewed re Public Serbs' C m f° r ?romoecutive Service i that some of the were "fantasl "0ne tnc Standard, non| other it we would do if re Communist bandits uid ourselves st-anded Mt bout fciod." too much to 'n be mastc.-s m94 words
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Article88 1957-05-08 3 Four On Robbery Charge JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. vero charged m the here tcday with \'a Yean, vife of 52,900 rash worth $1,560 on jed that the men, Lee Hon? Yong, an l\n Sor.* and Tar. Tow -ed hurt t> Law i knife. claimed trial. The others ty, but said the88 words
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Article63 1957-05-08 3 7th Floor Plunge To Death A SINGAPORE tailor,, jOlam Hossain, 33. fell ieath from the seventh Insurance yesterday. 'anderl on the roof of a and was killed on the J a pair of near a window m the employed as a k store m Jalan His wife and family are63 words
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Article17 1957-05-08 3 "R cyclists were before Muar Magissterday for not regis•cles for the ley were fined > each.17 words
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Article31 1957-05-08 3 INDIA'S new Commissioner m Malaya, Mr. V. M. M. Nair, will pay a courtesy call on the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, at the Assembly House, Singapore, today.31 words
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Article, Illustration282 1957-05-08 3 'KIDNAPPERS MAY GET ONE OF US Mr. and Mrs. L. Garth and family pose for the Standard cameraman prior to their sailing for the United States yesterday aboard the American President Liner, Presisident Grant. Standardpic. FOR two years, a282 words
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Article33 1957-05-08 3 PHIAN WOON TOH. 25. of Market Street. Singapore, was found lying m Shenton Way vomiting blood He was admitted to hospital m a serious condition Police suspect poisoning.33 words
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Article213 1957-05-08 3 'Social Need For Workers' THE Singapore Government will be faced with an alarming increase m unemployment if hawkers are prevented from selling cooked food and cold drinks to thousands of workers m the lower income group. Assemblyman Mr. Lee Choon Ens, told the Standard yesterday.213 words
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Article, Illustration118 1957-05-08 3 TAN MOI CHIN alias Kit Lin Moi 14. has been missing from her home at Paloh. Johore, since April 16. Tan, the only daughter of an ice-cream seller, helps to run the house. while her mother goes out to work. Her father Tan Chee118 words
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Article132 1957-05-08 3 A WORKER will be entilled to provident fund contributions from his employer after one month service, under a proposed amendment to the Central Provident Fund Ordinance. Under the existing ordinance, an employee is entitled to.provident fimtJ only after three months' service. The Central Provident Fund132 words
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Article, Illustration53 1957-05-08 3 PRESIDENT of the Sin gapore Buddhist Associa tion, Mr. T. A. Simon, i expected to leave for Bane kok on Saturday to iak part m the 2,500 th anni versary celebration of th Buddha m Thailand. He will be a guest of th Government o f Thailan forStandardpic - 53 words
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Article45 1957-05-08 3 A QUARREL over non-pay-ment of a debt between two friends resulted m one of them being stabbed m Serangoon Road, Singapore, on Monday night. The injured person. Krishnan Vassu, was admitted to hospital with a deep knife wound m the thigh.45 words
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134 1957-05-08 3 BECAUSE Mr. Giam Chong Hing, a Singapore Coroner, was doubtful whether a 56--year-old man had committed suicide or had fallen accidentally, he returned an open verdict yesterday. Mr. Giam. said at an inquest into the death of Tan It Hock: "With so134 words
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Article144 1957-05-08 3 A LABOURER. Chau Lam Heng, 23. was jailed for six years by the Singapore High Court for throwing sulphuric acid into the face of another man. Chua was charged with having caused grievous hurt to a fancy-nshdraler. Ow Kirn Seng, on Feb. 25 at144 words
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Article113 1957-05-08 3 Rescued In Time "GO and dio," said Sim Teck Choon's mother-in-law. And Sim tried to and almost auccooded when she plunged into the sea off Singapore's Oittcrd Pier. In court yesterday. Sim. 24. a housewife, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted suicide. The113 words
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175 1957-05-08 3 A SALESMAN, Tan Beng Poh was driving his car m a zig-zag manner before it collided with an on-coming car, a Singapore Traffic Court was told yesterday. Tan was found guilty of driving while under the influence of liquor He was fined $400 by175 words
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Article59 1957-05-08 3 TWENTY-two-year-old Leong Kwok Choy of China Street, Singapore, was fined $150 when he admitted three traffic offences m a Singapore Traffic Court yesterday. Leong was charged with riding a motorcycle without a licence, without the owner's consent and without third party insurance coverage He was also59 words
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Advertisement47 1957-05-08 3 j j L ."MALAYAN AI\CAkl FRIDAY lOth PRMIERI ODtON 9.00p.m. M I isi t NCf SS|()NS VOm SCII(M)LCIIILDRKN 4r'l \m V- KS|> )0 r| -NTS (DOWNSTAIRS) TO JT HOOi a AN|) 1« PM SHOWS. PRINCIPALS OF MIOIILD CONTACT THE THEATRK Jf 1 'T'-^Manager foe group bookings, ificicic47 words
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Advertisement285 1957-05-08 3 BEAUTY M&ICW ELEGANCE COMFORT Anyone not knowing the DKW or realising that the capacity of its power unit is only 896 cc, developing 40 BPH is more than astonished. This remarkable car has FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, and only 7 moving I parts to the engine. The powerplant of the DKW285 words
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Article21 1957-05-08 4 BUDDHISTS m Kuala Lumpur will celebrate Vesak from Monday to Wednesday next week at the Buddhist Temple m Brickfields21 words
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309 1957-05-08 4 He pawned her ring to buy a sports car, ex-fiancee tells court They met m a bus>>>>ten days later they became engaged then: CHRISTOPHER BERTRAM CAMPOS, 20, a former newspaperman, pawned his fiancee's solitaire diamond ring: two days after they were engaged, and later bought a sports car, a Singapore309 words
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204 1957-05-08 4 The Hospital Visitors Who Don't. Visit KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Sclangor Hospital Visitors Board a Committee charged with supervision of amenities for patients here have not visited any hospital for at least four months. Board Member, Mr T. Sivapragasam. told the Standard today that their appointment letters for this year204 words
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Article, Illustration129 1957-05-08 4 A TWENTY -YEAR-OLD Philippines University graduate, who had brcn holidaying m Singapore for a week, yesterday complained about our taxi-drivers. "They have born most annoying. Imagine an advanced city like yours having taxidrivrrs who don't understand English." sa. d Miss Elizabeth Van Duyn. Miss129 words
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Article26 1957-05-08 4 MALACCA fire-fighters have decided to a<k its union to negotiate with the Municipal authorities for better pay. subsistence allowance, uniforms and staff housing26 words
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Article250 1957-05-08 4 HELPING poor boys with scholarships m a worthy cause, and the Christian Brothers Old Boys' Association must continue to do this, Mr. Lim Choo Sv* told its members yesterday. Mr. Lim, speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association held a", the Oei250 words
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Article169 1957-05-08 4 THE meeting that will pave the way for the final unification of all the teachers' unions m Singapore will be held on Monday night, Mr. J. D. Aseervatham, Representative of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, told the Standard yesterday. t Tie said169 words
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Article, Illustration144 1957-05-08 4 THE Minister for Health, Mr. A. J. Braga, appealed to the people of Singapore to donate their blood and save the lives. He made this appeal when he presented medals to blood donors at the General Hospital yesterday. Congratulating the recipients, he said: "We are144 words
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Article56 1957-05-08 4 REALISING $30 after hawking fruits from door to door Singapore hawker, Koo Eng. set out for his home m Alexandra Road. When he reached Henderson Road, three men confronted him with daggers m their hands One garbbed him by his neck, while the others searched his pockets56 words
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Article25 1957-05-08 4 THE Singapore St Joseph's Institution Old Boys* Association will bold its annual reunion dinner at the institution premises, on Saturday at 8 p.m.25 words
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Advertisement445 1957-05-08 4 :iODEONJ tofii^.J LAST DAY/ fiWipHrl 11 a.m.. 1.45. 4.15. H45 Lbu^JJU-.w. and 9.:i0 pm. OPENS TOMORROW! iF w The All-Malayan Premiere— Friday loth at 9on t m -X '.jSaSla^B-B-a- RALPH JOHN Mjtf^S/^^B RICHARDSON McCALLUM "X iß^^rW^Bßy <j t I i "4 T^ "chips" ■■^■kw^RcOLIM PETCRSEM AS SMILEY' muw^^^J SPECIAL CONCESSIONS445 words
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Miscellaneous204 1957-05-08 4 Rotary Club; Weekly luncheon meeting talk on "The International Geophysical Year" by Prof. B. W. Purslow- at Cathay Hotel 1 p.m. Indian lnh»rni;itlon Srr\ice: Free film show at I'6-A Raffles Place 1 p.m. Pe;!!-** rove: Weekly gospel meeting at 393 Joo Chiat Road 8 n m. International Women- Club: Weekly204 words
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Article627 1957-05-08 5 'Necessary To Examine Instances Of Alleged Cruelty' Sharp Conflict Of Evidence Between Parties —Judge If'OH, Tuesday, Mrs. Joan C. Galbraith, 27, was granted a separation from her mining engineer husband, Mr. Samuel Lewis Galbraith, also 27, on grounds of cruelty, by Mr. Justice Good m the High627 words
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260 1957-05-08 5 S.C. Denies He Shot Corporal In The Back t, Tucs— Denyhad sho a >oral m the back with rifle, a Special Con- the Assize that he DOting was a bandit. table, Ab- b bin HaJI Abbas. 31, li ng Corporal Ahmad, at the larters, Surgei nee Wellesley, on aid that260 words
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Article32 1957-05-08 5 ;-TAKAB. Tues. More M nunity leaders W. t officials were X y station i OCPD. Air I", for Britain on 1 chief of the Police is odel OCPD"32 words
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Article, Illustration299 1957-05-08 5 CHRISTINE DIEMER - CHRISTINE DIEMER By MR. PAUL J. Langan, Counsellor for the Far East, American Foundation Tor Overseas Blind. New York, paid his first call during a brief visit to Singapore yesterday to the Colony's School for the Blind. Toa Payah Road, and pronounted299 words
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319 1957-05-08 5 PAKISTAN PREMIER ADVISES MR. LIM: THE Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy. yesterday warned Singaporeans to beware of the "headaches'' which self-gov-ernment will bring along with it. Speaking at a reception £iven m his honour by the Overseas Pakistani League of Singapore319 words
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Article, Illustration111 1957-05-08 5 MR. H. S. SUHRAWARDY had hi?h praise for the Singapore Improvement Trust after visiting the S.I.T. housing estate yesterday. Mr. Suhrawardy was shown round the City by Mr. G. G. Thomson, the Director of Information Services. Besides the 5.1. T., he also111 words
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Article44 1957-05-08 5 SINGAPORE Police are investigating the theft of a gold ring worth $53 and $10 cash from the Admission Room of the General Hospital. The money and ring were left m a drawer. They were found missing m the afternoon.44 words
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Article82 1957-05-08 5 PENANG, Tues.— The Settlement government has written to the chairman of the Women's Serlion. M.C.A., Penang Branch. Mrs. Lee Thean Chor. and the chairman of the Kaum Ibu. U.M.N.0., Che Dasimah Dasir. informing them that action was being taken to ban indecent acts m strip-tease shows.82 words
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Article333 1957-05-08 5 No Order For Custody Of Child jaw was broken as a result of a blow struck by her husband. "I have no hesitation m taking the next step towards the determination of this case which is to record an y finding that the causing of such anxiety and cruelty is333 words
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Advertisement19 1957-05-08 5 JAMES DEAN I as JFTT RINK ,:v m| r bros. m from IOWBDJUL? »M^ |Ui '«><>* xotv C APITOL I19 words
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Advertisement230 1957-05-08 5 Hi-Fi is the outcome of Colour Television research MAX FACTOR'S 1 FLUID MAKE-UP IN I NEW HIGH FIDELITY I\lax Factor brings you a new concept m make-up a discovery called Hi-Fi, that makes possible new' subtle colours Hi-Fi achieves deliccte graduations of colour never before possible makes your natural skin230 words
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Article495 1957-05-08 6 T^HE Singapore Government has at long last decided to take action against pirate taxis. A bill will be introduced soon to meet this purpose. Should this bill become law it would remain to be seen how the provisions of this law would be carried out. The owner, driver495 words
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Article454 1957-05-08 6 STEPHEN HUGHES - QNE of the things taught m schools is hygiene, and one of the first things the British did when they founded Singapore was to set up a health department. This was 138 years ago, so one would expect a high standard of hygiene to be established m454 words
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Article849 1957-05-08 6 'Friend' of the Arabs (Few Modern Buildings (Spain's Policy RABAT. CPAIN has announced that there Is no question of giving Rio de Oro, her largest colony, back to the Moroc- cans, nor has she any intention of evacuating other parts of Morocco, such as the praesidios, of Ceuta and Melilla.849 words
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Article354 1957-05-08 6 Bankhole Timothy - Municipal Councils Suspended Bankhole Timothy ACCRA ryHE Nkrumah Govern- meat's action m suspending the two leadinQ municipal councils m Ghana Accra and Kumasi is precipitating a major political row. Mcanwh-le, police hav9 been ordered to stand by m case of trouble m Ashanti, stronghold of the Opposition National Liberation Movement,354 words
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Article559 1957-05-08 6 ASTER GUNASEKERA - The NEWS as it stirkes me! ASTER GUNASEKERA By TN SPITE of the ugly incidents which blot the British administration of India, the grant of independence to that country with its added demand for partition, created a lesser headache than the rtne the Colonial Office will suffer when the time559 words
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Letter241 1957-05-08 6 Sir It has been observed that at the Out-Door Dispensary. Paya Lebar, Government servants are given preference over other patients from 8.00 to 9.00 a.m. This is well and good m theory but not m practice. They are attended to as soon as the Medical Officer arrives at241 words
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Letter97 1957-05-08 6 Sir May I refer you to a Reuter report appearing m your issue of May 3 m connection with the current session of the United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs at New York. The report quotes the British representative as having stated that heroin. mixed with barbiturates, is I97 words
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Letter143 1957-05-08 6 Hard on the ears! Ifelmnised, *he n 1 best of the local >£M lots morr 1 Doral's and Palmer'?*! English-spo.-. m nounrpr iy can't il Malaya? Dor. tht fVJB Rediflusion is l CW.B make a difference] Expatriates musf J Malaya somo time, b U t3 they are here, they "oJ143 words
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Letter158 1957-05-08 6 Sir Though the Reid report has been discussed by many political parties and associations, I have never thought of my right to a territory m Pahang until I read the news of "Naning the Undangs and territorial Chiefs of Naning will see the Quern about the Nanine sovereignty158 words
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Article480 1957-05-08 6 LONDON "JUST when it seemed that peace had at long last been achieved m Laos, which despite its smallness is the main danger point of South-east Asia, the feud between the Royal Government and the Communist Pathet Lao m the north-eastern provinces of Samneua and Phongsaly480 words
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Advertisement48 1957-05-08 6 JUST UiXPACKED PIAIN DYED EMBOSSED >M/j^fO UNCRUSHABLE VELVET MADE IN FRANCE /9^^ 1^ \tfl j J i\i -cfl ilia l!/ BEAUTIFUL SHADES FOR Kri*lm THE MODERN WEAR S VtfV Moderately Priced at:- A J I A^» I 85-87. ARAB STREET. SINGAPORE. 7 1 I TEL ***** ***** L48 words
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Advertisement64 1957-05-08 6 |^33 MALAYAN RAILWAY ENQUIRIES AND RESERVATION* All enquiries regording train travel fl( requests for reservations, are welcomed by le«*" travel agencies, or at any station of the MoW Railway, The principal of these are: Station Masters at: 'Phone XT- Kf" >* K.L. (reservations) Ist class 2nd class K.L. (enquiries) Seremban64 words
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Article, Illustration121 1957-05-08 7 lINOSUKE M zumoto of Osaka City, (centre} -t replica of 'he Capital Building, Washington, DC, nil done by hit hands with cultured pearls at the re shew held at the Imperial Hotel m Joe Goldstone, left, President of theV.P.. - 121 words
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Article412 1957-05-08 7 Step One, Advance Registration Step Two, Limitation Step Three, Cessation Agree Now On Step One Call To Big-3 LONDON, May 7 (AP) Britain today proposed to the U.N. Disarmament Commission "limited international observation" of all nuclear tests. The proposal suggested the drafting of an agreement412 words
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120 1957-05-08 7 BURG. West Germany. Reuter) Taxi-driv-f re have renpwei the t ntroduction of the t penalty m Wes*: Gerr It was reported yesterUy inn Maletzky. leader of he Hamburg Taxi-drivers f i at a meeting Association yesterday ries of assaults on m-drivers was going120 words
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166 1957-05-08 7 Pulitzer Prize Goes To Eugene O'Neill NEW YORK, May 7 (A?) America's greatest playwright, the late Eugene O'Neill, won his fourth Pulitzer Prize yesterday for his play "Long Day's Journey Into Night." It was the first ever drama prize awarded posthumously. The playwright's works have been much performed m Sweden.166 words
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112 1957-05-08 7 She's happy she ignored 25 -year ban NEW YORK. May 7 (AP).— Eugene O'Neill's widow said last night she was satisfied she did right m violating a 25-year embargo m his Pulitzer Prizewinning "Long Day's Journey Into Night" Originally, O'Neill had intended that the autobiographical drama not be published until112 words
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Article66 1957-05-08 7 HONGKONG. May 7 (AP). A 28-year-old Chinese woman, ugly scars running down both cheeks, sat m court recently and heard a judge sentence her former lover to four years m jail for disfiguring her. Ko Kau. 31. was convicted of inflicting the wounds on the face66 words
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Article33 1957-05-08 7 LONDON. A balance so sensitive that it can weigh the amount of steel a razor blade loses after a shave is on show at a 10-day electronics exhibition, which opened here yesterday. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article34 1957-05-08 7 KARACHI. Pakistan's Security Act. under which a person deemed dangerous ran be jailed without trial, is to be extended a year beyond its expiry date on April 30 last, an official spokesman said. ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article30 1957-05-08 7 MOSCOW. The chairman of the Soviet Peace Defence Committee. N.S. Tikhonov. has invited a delegation of Japanese peace partisans to visit Soviet Union. Tass. the Soviet News Agency, said. ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article27 1957-05-08 7 TEHERAN. Persia, Twenty-four people were reported here yesterday to have drowned when a boat capsized m the Sefidroud River, m Northern Persia. There was one survivor. ReuterReuter - 27 words
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Article29 1957-05-08 7 MANILA. The Philippine Senate on Monday night passed a bill which would establish a five-day 40-hour working week for all government employees. They presently work a 48-hour six-day week.29 words
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145 1957-05-08 7 They Co On A Rag, Peeves A Skipper SYDNEY, May 7 (Reuter) Sydney University students, celebrating their Commemoration Day, boarded the visiting U.S. Aircraft Carrier Bennington early today. They went out to the ship m rowing boats; clambered up a gangplank hung over the side while the guard was away;145 words
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Article109 1957-05-08 7 'Gentleman Of The 4th Estate' NEW YORK. May 7 (Reuter)— Sir Winston Churchill last night accepted honorary membership of New York's Overseas Press Club, saying he regretted being unable to attend m person. Sir Winston sent a telegram to Mr. John Peck, a former member of his personal staff, and109 words
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Article25 1957-05-08 7 THE Washington Supreme Court ruled yesterday that past Communist Party membership is not m itself a bar to the practice of law. A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article243 1957-05-08 7 Two Escape To Have A Baby Outside SAN FRANCISCO. May 7 (AP) Two fugitives from the Kansas State Penitentiary yesterday told of their romance behind prison walls and their escape because they wanted their baby born "outside." The two were held m San Francisco City243 words
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Article79 1957-05-08 7 HONIARA. British Solomons. May 7 (Reuter). Elison Sevo, of Ysabel Island, bit a big shark on the nose while spear fishing here. Sevo had put a string through the gills of a speared fish when the shark attacked him and bit his leg and79 words
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205 1957-05-08 7 Queen's Residence In N.Z.? Holland Says 'No WELLINGTON. May 7 (Reuter) Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney Holland, said today New Zealand would not want Queen Elizabeth to take up residence here at the expense of her personal life. Mr. Holland had been asked to comment on the suggestion by the Australian205 words
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197 1957-05-08 7 A-Power Will Decide Future, Say '3 Wise Men' PARIS. May 7, (AP).— Europe's economic growth and political stability depend on speedy and large-scale development of nuclear power, a report of the "three wise men" of the European Atomic Community (EHRATOM) said today. The shortage of available energy compared with the197 words
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201 1957-05-08 7 Reds' Reply To The Sons Of Freedom 'Favourable' VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 7 (Renter)— The Sons of Freedom Doukhobors have received a favourable reply from the Soviet Embassy m Ottawa t o their request to return to Russia, a spokesman said yesterday. Mr Bill Moojelsky. secretary of the extremist sect,201 words
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Article27 1957-05-08 7 SOVIET Russia told Japan that some 325 Japanese nationals held m Russian occupied Sakhalin will be repatriated late this month, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. APAP - 27 words
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Advertisement77 1957-05-08 7 is a masterpiece of pr«- cu'on construction The pPPBMj ■.■<■: x accuracy and flawless w movement embodied m l^J^J id^^l^^M every machine, mspir* Isl a flowin f rhythmic speed of operation. CO. LTD., P.O. Box 2000, Singapore. PA TERSON, SIMONS CO. LTD.. Koala Lumpur, Penaog. Hfjar Boxes k$ ln STERLING77 words
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Advertisement109 1957-05-08 7 The World's Finest Combination /b A COOKIIIC and TBBLE W&* SERUICE EQUIPmEIIT vv *JJ The as er Wa v to C00k... Y<s\^^' ~\J JJ The Beautiful Way to Serve tfßSqSfr These very smart ■^L^ —^~^Lj^jH^^.. combination cooker* HHk^^SSbH^^l hove a good Heavy Sp^ Guoge Aluminium H%» ENMc2 <t^^«Bffipi Bate with109 words
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323 1957-05-08 8 Bill To Preserve Our Art Treasures KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A bill designed to preserve antiquities, monuments and treasure troves of historical value and to prevent their illegal export was tabled before the Federal Legislative Council today. Its highlight is the establishment of a board to control and preserve ancient and323 words
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371 1957-05-08 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Federation Government today welcomed the assistance of overseas capital m investments to promote primary and secondary industries ''particularly m fields m which local capital and technical knowledge %re now insufficient" In an interim statement of its industrial development policy, the371 words
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400 1957-05-08 8 AH Out Effort To Entice Overseas Aid After M-Day KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Federation Government announced today it will be prepared immediately after independence to negotiate with other governments the form of assurances facilitating foreign investments m local industries. Government will seek with other countries arrangements whereby they could offer400 words
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518 1957-05-08 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Nearly all the accounting systems m use by Federation government departments contain serious defects, declared Mr. H. M. Watson, the Director of Audit, m his report for 1955 today. He attributed these defects to two fundamental weaknesses failure to518 words
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260 1957-05-08 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Second Malay Congress today demanded that Chief Minister Tun k v Abdul Rahman include two of its delegates m the mission which he will lead to London on Thursday for final constitutional con- saltations with the British Government.260 words
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Article128 1957-05-08 8 PEST A: THE ACCOUNTS ARE SECRET KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Accounts of expenditure on the Pesta fes;ival last year will not be tabled separately before the Federal Legislative Council, said the Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman today, rectifying a statement he made recently about the rendition of the accounts. He regretted128 words
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Article29 1957-05-08 8 THE opening ceremony of the second Penang UMNO division will take place at the Shaikh YusofY mosque In Dhoby Ghaut Penang on Sunday, at 4.00 p.m29 words
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406 1957-05-08 8 Theft, Negligence Cost Police Force $900,000 In 7955 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Federation Police lost m 1955 an estimated $900,000 m cash, stores and property through theft, fraud or gross negligence of its officers. A schedule of the losses is given m the Federation Audit Report for 1955, tabled m406 words
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Article89 1957-05-08 8 $474 MIL. FROM TIN AND RUBBER KUALA LUMPUR. TucsFederal revenue from expcrj of rubber tin and iroo* amounted to approximaj. $207.42 million m 1956, Legislative Council was today. In the threp years m 1954. the Federation produced 1,846.055 :ons rubber and exported lw>Z tons. The revenue tota-» $307.9 million. During89 words
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271 1957-05-08 8 A Pat On The Back For Rubber Packers KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The standard of rubber packing m Malaya and Singapore should be highly commended, said the 1956 report of the Malayan Rubber Export Registration Board tabled m the Federal Legislative Council today. In the light of the total exports, the271 words
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Advertisement238 1957-05-08 8 ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DESIRED WATCHES. All component parts are manufactured and assembled by 1200 skilled employees m our factories established m 1888. Experience ond continuous research, together with the oid of the latest technical developments, ochieve precision and durability. Chock res!stanr^( &3n& > J& v mtm H^BHr <;WISS238 words
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762 1957-05-08 9 Govt. Responsible For Scare On 'Flight Of Capital'- Col. Lee EVENTS LEADING TO RISE OF BANK RATE KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The recent Malaya-wide scare about the flight of capital abroad resulted from the rapid fall in bank deposits following withdrawals by the Federal Treasury for re-investment in short-term U.K. treasury762 words
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Article181 1957-05-08 9 Council Asked To OK Tin Pact KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federal Legislative Council was asked today to approve an amendment to the International Tin Agreement, facilitating the exemption from Income Tax to the assets, income and other property of the Council as well as the remuneration of its employees. The181 words
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Article119 1957-05-08 9 NEW DEAL FOR LABOUR ON JUNE 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Minister for Labour, Mr V. T. Sambanthan, today denied allegations that Government had deliberately delayed implementation of the Employment Ordinance, 1955 because it did not favour its introduction. Answering questions from Trade Union Council representative. Mr. K. V Thaver119 words
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493 1957-05-08 9 Finance Minister announces KIAL LIMPIR, ur> —Finance Minister L| s. lee announced n the Legislative Coun,jl today thit the Federtinn will continue to be member of ihe sterling rP a alter independence. Ife should cause "no pprehension about the xtrm.il or domestic of493 words
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465 1957-05-08 9 Rl ALA LUMPUR, lues. The Federal Legislative luncil today approved m fcrnittee, the Alli.in.ee ■merriments second budm nlling for capital exfc\ture of $39,00(1,000 Bs vpar on projects under five year plan. B ever, Members asked ■le utmo.-t economy he m n implementing: the465 words
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Article284 1957-05-08 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs. Medical supplies held at the Health Ministry's bulk store at Batu Village had deteriorated to such an abnormal condition that $250,000 worth of them are ruined, states the 1955 audit report of the Federation tabled m Legislative Council today. Losses discovered during 1954284 words
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Article130 1957-05-08 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Federal Councillor Inche Abu Bakar bin Baginda said today that hundreds of people had died m Ulu Langat because of bad water from wells. Inche Bakar told the Legislative Assembly that only a three-mile extension of pipelines was necessary to save130 words
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226 1957-05-08 9 PENANG. Tues. M. A. Sikander, proprietor of a textile shop, today told the Sessions Court President, Mr. David Anthony, that on his return from India m March, he got, the shock of his life to find that the stocks m his shop were gone.226 words
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279 1957-05-08 9 Shocking sensation— then 2 bulls dropped dead KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —A timber-cutter today told Magistrate Tuan Haji Mohamed Taib that a few hours before two bullocks were electrocuted at his sawmill, he felt a "shocking sensation" while handling a motor switch. Chooi Kam Heng, employed at the Guan Guan Sawmill279 words
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157 1957-05-08 9 PENANG. Tues. A rare silver purse said to be of European origin and therefore unlikely to be purchased m this country unless from an antique dealer, was recovered from a Chulia Street goldsmith's shop on March 2. The purse Is alleged to hav e been157 words
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Article148 1957-05-08 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The secretary of th e Negri Sembilan United Malays National Organization, Dato Mohamad Hanifnh, who led* the walk-out o£ Negri UMNO delegates from the annual party assembly recently, today apologised for his action. In a statement today. Dato Hanifah said he was148 words
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Article134 1957-05-08 9 BOUND OVER FOR SUICIDE ATTEMPT PENANG, Tues. A housewife, who was suffering from stomach pains for two years. tried to drown herself m the sea. the Magistrate's Court was told today. K. Vesadevi was bound over m $100 for six months, when she pleaded guilty to attempts ing to commit134 words
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Article36 1957-05-08 9 THE South Province Wellesley division of the Penang State UMNO, yesterday donated $60 to the Penang Muslim Orphanage and ancTfcier 560 to the T.B. Settlement m Pulau Jerejak as Hari Raya gifts.36 words
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Advertisement34 1957-05-08 9 HHKT T TtTOfirE 1 9HI lii iSSE mSm "Heaven Kiows, tMr-Allison" COLOR by DE LUXE 5^ Cinemascope DeborahKerr-Rpbertltchum J 8 > »i m^mW^ MM W&s v, -▼w^ .^al V/ •y*'^ \jfll JpP ODEON cominc! I34 words
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Advertisement150 1957-05-08 9 REMOVAL SALE! THE WORLD FAMOUS FRENCH LEOPARD SKIN VELVET 36" is offered at a SPECIALLY REDUCED PRICE «fr Also numerous other BARGAINS at prices below cost cts. Ladies Woventex Blouses All sizes t 7.50 each. Ladies Woventex Swim Suits All sizes 16.00 Ladies Velvana Twin Sets Pure Wool 32.50 per150 words
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119 1957-05-08 10 Export Ban On U.S. Iron, Steel Scrap To Japan THE United States Commerce Department on Monday banned further exports of first quality heavy-grade iron and steel scrap to Japan for the rest of 1957. It was taking this action to conserve United States steel scrap resources and provide equitable distributionReuter - 119 words
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Article23 1957-05-08 10 MR. LEE SWEE CHENG, partner of Fraser Co., Singapore, has just returned to the Colony from six months* long leave.23 words
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Article34 1957-05-08 10 A BRITISH firm of printing engineers are to supply a new rotary press for the printing of Braille to enable an American organization to speed its production of literature for the blind.34 words
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Article175 1957-05-08 10 FIFTY thousand factory executives from all over Britain and many from overseas, as well, came to London at the end of April for a preview of the "Factory of the Future." Some 300 firms were show- ing their latest products at the Factory Exhibition. Products displayed175 words
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Article133 1957-05-08 10 RUBBER closed steadily m Singapore yesterday with first grade International May shipment at 89 cents per lb., 1/8 cent' above Monday. Unconfirmed reports about "events" m Indonesia which reached the market just before the end of yesterday's trading, were largely responsible for the firm close.133 words
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Article119 1957-05-08 10 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices Der picul yesterday were Copra. FOB. May/June $25J buyers, $26* sellers; coconut oil m bulk S4l sellers m drums $444 sellers. Muntok white pepper April FOB. $105 sellers. Sarawak white $104 sellers, special Sarawak black 1 1. COPRA HOLIDAY. CUTLER, BATH CO119 words
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135 1957-05-08 10 INDUSTRIALS and tins were irregular on the Malayan share market yesterday. Rubbers were tending to ease. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Gtown Disp. 2.27 2.32 Henry Waugh 183 1.88 McAlister 3.32 3.36 Robinson Co.135 words
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Article238 1957-05-08 10 MALAYAN sharebroker* reported the following business done yesterday. C.T.S. ords 33/6; Fed. Disp. $2.04 overnight: F. N. ords. $2 40; Gammons $2; G'Town Disp. $2.30: $l.&i. $1.86: Hume pref. A2B/9 cci: Jacksons $1.55 ed: M. Colls. $1.01: McAlister $3,334; Robinson ords. S1.81i: $1.30: Sime Darby 52.62J to238 words
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Article32 1957-05-08 10 CHILE and Egypt are negotiating m Santiago for a commercial agreement under which Egypt would send cotton to Chile m return for nitrate fertiliser, copper and other raw materials. A.P.A.P. - 32 words
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Article, Illustration54 1957-05-08 10 Standardpic shows Mr. A. M. A. Battle, Peak Frean's Far East Representative, and Mr. Ha Lian lone, managing director of J. L. Morison, Son Jones Ltd., (local agents for Peak Frean) with business associates. PEAK Frean Co., Ltd., London, celebrated its centenary with a dinner at the54 words
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Article96 1957-05-08 10 "THE British Aircraft Industry can be nominated as •the industry most likely to succeed m 1957,'" says the United States Christian Science Monitor m a review of British aero exports "It is growing all the time. And the signs are that the rate of growth will increase. The96 words
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Article58 1957-05-08 10 BRITAIN is staging one of the most ambitious displays of her progress m atomic energy yet to be held on the Continent of Europe at the current Hanover Trade Fair The U.K. Atomic Energy Authority has provided material for two stands: one of them devoted to developments m58 words
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Article40 1957-05-08 10 NEW YORK. May 6 (UP) Dew-Jones closing averagesSTOCKS: 30 Industrials 496.32 20 Rails 147 11 15 Utilities 73.34 65 Stocks 174.03 BONDS: 40 Bonds 90.10 The Dow-Jones commodity futures index (1924-26 average equals 100) closed at 154.84.40 words
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Article283 1957-05-08 10 T^HE biggest waves likely x to be encountered anywhere on the world's oceans were simulated during a demonstration near London recently of Vickers Armstrongs' new wavemaker. In the firm's experimental tank house a model of the future Orient Line Oridna ploughed her way through waves which, translated283 words
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Article34 1957-05-08 10 INAUGURATION of the first direct freight service from the Great Lakes to Greece, Turkey, Israel and other Eastern Mediterranean countries was announced m New York by the American Israeli ShiDDine Company. U.P.U.P. - 34 words
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Article252 1957-05-08 10 FISH-FINDING FROM COPTER A NOVEL method of echosounding from the air which is likely to have a wide application m salvage work, mine detecting and fish-find-ing, has recently been tested by a U.K. company. During the tests a Pye "Fishfinder," fitted m a Westland helicopter, was flown over and indicated252 words
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Article299 1957-05-08 10 TRADE WITH INDIA ROSE IN QUARTER MALAYAN trade with India h Qs further rises, according to March S f J Imports from India into Malaya m c I ter this year were valued at $26,420,000 as compared with $26,626,000 m the samo 1956. Exports on the other hand, jumped to299 words
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Article33 1957-05-08 10 THE M^ayan Bank Aj tion made the fol m its rates to mere: day: Canada: buying. TT. O.D. 31 7/lfi. 00 31 J, credit bill?. 31 bills. Other exchange r unaltered.33 words
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Article123 1957-05-08 10 Rotary Slashing Machines ROTARY dashii for removing bracken, yakka. ret and other noxious manufactured by J Son Ltd., of Ed South Australia. The machine wai to by a South Austra Mr. Ivor Arthur, worried by a rio<acreage of his farm asV of spreading nos growth. Besides destroying i the slasher123 words
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Article41 1957-05-08 10 MOBILES BANK ALTHOUGH near isolatiop crofters of L^ Outer Hebrides';",*] Scottish Ma nlat a bank ace walkman ft w their doorsteps 1 All part, of v visited reguh diesel-enginr equipped as a and operand f, of Scotland fro- way branch. *H41 words
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Advertisement512 1957-05-08 10 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS WATER DEPARTMENT: In Situ Concrete Lining of 30" Cast Iron Water Main, Peirce Reservoir to Woodleigh. Tender Deposit $200/-. Close 4 p.m.— 3/6/57. 2. ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: Supply of 20.000 yards P.V.C. Insulated 250 Volts Grade Cables Tender Deposit $200/-. Close 12 Noon— 4-6-57. 3.512 words
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Advertisement611 1957-05-08 10 The Bankruptcy Ordinance (CHAPTER 11) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore Island of Singapore TN BANKRUPTCY. No. 30 of x 1957. Re: X GAFFAR BAIG of No. 210, Balestier Road, Singapore, 12. Receiving Order made 24th January, 1957. Date of Adjudication 15th April, 1957. Date and place611 words
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Advertisement332 1957-05-08 10 NOTICES MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FEDERATION OF MALAYA Lower Certificate of Education Examination. 1957. Acceptance of Private Candidates Date of Examination: 4th to 11th November, 1957. Entry Fees: full certificate $15/-. Single language subjects (National Language, English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil on y) $3 per subject. The following types of candidates332 words
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Advertisement286 1957-05-08 10 """x BftftflW- V r Jf M^^L. V *m LsaUsssssi >7 wA ff 9 EXPECTED TODAY M. Airways MLI2I 0955 XL I M. Airways MLIOI 1240 PG T M. Airwayi ML4IS 1810 M. Airways MLI 49 1920 PC M. Airway* MLIO7 1835 KLM KLB3O 0850 M. Airway* ML2I6 1540 1^ 871286 words
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Miscellaneous95 1957-05-08 10 SHIPS IN PORT OUTER ROADS S.H.B. WHARVES Tatsutama Maru Cingalese Bayernstein 1, Bencleuch 4, Maru. Frankfurt, Mandowi, Java' 8. Cyclops 10 Rajula 13. Prosper, Flying Dove, Van Rie- Chandpara 15, Gorgon 17, Talisse beck. Golden Alpha, Mushtari, 18, Frederick Clover 21, AsphaKalokoe- lion 23, Olga Maersk 25. Kajang INNER ROADS95 words
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Advertisement742 1957-05-08 11 j[JJcLO-FRENCH TRADING CO., LTD. P iia'3 6 *****/4 132/6 Robinson Reed t m THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE ujl.fti. Montrtil, Boston, N*w York, Baltimore, Philadelphia Gulf Port* Spore P.S'ham Penang vtlls 7/15|un* 16|un* 17/18|un» J" AS 19/24|uly 25|ulr 26/27 |uly I ppt.on to proceed via other ports to742 words
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Advertisement1154 1957-05-08 11 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (It linos) <lncmpor«t*d Mi Mngepote) (12 lin«s) •2? THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINCS to LIVERPOOL, CLASCOW LONDON CONTINENTAL PORTS Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load mnd discharge cargo (with liberty to proceed via Sites or Panama or Cap* Cood1,154 words
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Advertisement789 1957-05-08 11 MITSUI fe LINE Spore P. 5 ham Penanp FOR JAPAN Asumotan Morn for Moil. Kobe. Yokohomo vio Hona Kong ...13 Moy Notvton Mon tor Moji. Kobe. Yokohomo 16 May Bontel Moru for Moji Kobe. O*oko. Yokohomo 31 Moy 28 May Hakoneson Moru tor Yokohama, Nogoyo. Kobe via Monilo and Puson789 words
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Advertisement619 1957-05-08 11 'EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS Soiling* to. Bangkok ond/ot For tost Penong PShom Spore "BOGOTA- 17/18 Mov "SELANDIA" 16/17 Mov 18/19 Mo> 20/22 Moy BANGKOK ONLY HOMEWARDS Soiling, fot Genoa. Antwerp Rotterdom. Homburg. Copenhagen. Gothenburg. Otlo. S'pove P.S'hcm Pennno JAVA" 19/19 M °y 21/21 Moy "SARGODHA" 2 21 M °y 22/23619 words
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Article, Illustration601 1957-05-08 12 BUST B-O-O-M sets rage for Italian beauties COPHIA LOREN, a 22--year-old Italian actress, has m the past year successfully challenged the supremacy of Gina Lollobrigida. She has made twenty-three films during a four-year acting career and managed to achieve stardom m •'Boy on a Dolphin," with Alan Ladd and Clifton601 words
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574 1957-05-08 12 Crises in the lives of common people search by M.G.M. and Ealing for the Screen T7ALING Films' production plans for 1957 span a horizon even wider than m the past. In its search for crises m the lives of ordinary people, the programme ranges from sea-side comedy to the glorious574 words
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Article, Illustration208 1957-05-08 12 MOST provocative picture that W coming this way will set Mahgj yan moviegoers a thinking, because! the subject matter is rather control versial and delicate I Meanwhile it suffices tofl mention that Centura Fox's HEAVEN KXOlttH MR. ALLISON, puts Ro-; 1 bert Mitchum as a miss- J ing GI208 words
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Article213 1957-05-08 12 W/TTH 20th Century Fox currently engaged m an international hunt for new talent, including a young actress to star m "A Certain Smile," the company today announced a list of contract players totalling 80 top-flight stars and new personalities. To be seen m Fox's array of more213 words
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Advertisement177 1957-05-08 12 The world famous family of TIGER medicinal products CHEE THONE SAN Provides Instantaneous relief for Toothache, Earache Stomachache, Muscle Pain, Indigestion, Backache, Colds, Sore Throat, etc. ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL New Arrivals Pure trip it t VESTS SHORT SLEEVES with Buttons VESTS:- round Neck with Long Sleeves177 words
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Article, Illustration54 1957-05-08 13 808 BarksdaJe of Morgan State College attempts to clear seven feet m the high .lump event of the Washington, D.C. Evening Star Newspaper sponsored indoor track and field meet. Unable to make the 7-foot mark, he tied with Floyd Smith of the Chicago Track54 words
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258 1957-05-08 13 KANSAS CITY THE EARLY SEASON SURPRISE rw YORK, May y ia^j.City Athletics •o be the early of the Americmi Boudreaufl apparently f\l went over the -iTv with an R-2 as Ned rd a <ix-hitter at the mmph cave the rd for the imputed t^ place, a half gam* m md258 words
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Article21 1957-05-08 13 lUAST (Reuter) correr matches ore: h leafue City Cup: B:illy. Irish Gold Cup d round replay: I Distillery 0.21 words
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Article30 1957-05-08 13 GLASGOW. May 6. (Reuter) Rangers beat Queens Park by two goals to one m the final of the Glasgow Charity football cup competition at Ibrox Park here tonight.30 words
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Article68 1957-05-08 13 LOUISVILLE, Kentucky. May 7 (AP). Jockey Willie Shoemaker Monday was suspended for 15 days "for gross carelessness m misjudging the point of finish" m the 83rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Shoemaker's Irish-bred mount. Gallant Man. finished second m a* photo-finish with Calumet's Iron Liege. Shoemaker said after68 words
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Article73 1957-05-08 13 FLORENCE. Italy. May 7 (AP). Australian Davis Cupper Ashl€y Cooper Monday beat Italy's top player. Giuseppe Merlo 6-2. 6-2, 6-2 to win the men's singles title at the Florence tennis tournament. Another Australian. Margaret Hellyer. won the women's singles title by default from her countrywoman Theltna Long. Miss73 words
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927 1957-05-08 13 Bruce Dooland - Bruce Dooland by- LONDON, May 7. I would like to be able to suggest a real dark horse for the County Championship this year— Nottingham or Leicestershire or Hampshire, for instance but m all honesty I cant As I see the line-up the927 words
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Advertisement1098 1957-05-08 13 CLASSIFIED ADS SITUATION VACANT FEDERAL BURSARIES AND STUDENT PROBATIONERSHIPS IN THE MALAY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, 1957. A PPLICATIONS are invited from male Federal Citizens for the above awards Federal bursaries are tenable m the University of Malaya and may be awarded for studies m Arts, Science. Engineering. Medicine Dentistry Pharmacy. Social1,098 words
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Miscellaneous179 1957-05-08 13 LilAbncr By A/ Copp PUPTN NEAR.? l» /^AW'Li inLV. IT'S SOME. <IND L JHE GOT MOLT OT Ttn*irii*ycT* V^^H. I O'CITN CRITTER LgOT MlNClf- jS SUMPTHiM' /ft f WHUT IT IS^L!^V^^ V GC T/ T ■Uey Oop By VT. Hamlin Bk&<^^*C rr ml st 'have /wolv\ JIJST even the largest/veh>.he179 words
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Miscellaneous362 1957-05-08 13 > rpODAY'S QrOTATION: x X "The great hope of mo- ciety is individual character." Charming. 2 WEDNKSDAY FOR EVERY- ONE:: Wait until the evening to iron out difficulties. The day may offer upsetting or perplexing situations, so don't commit yourself. Steer clear of changes, upsets, extrava- gances YOl R BIRTHHATE362 words
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483 1957-05-08 14 Track work from WINDSOR LAD Davenport does the days fastest gallop KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs.— SAFE VENTURE and SURE PROFIT, two promising newcomers m the Sullivan stable, revealed encouraging form when they matched strides over three furlongs m 39 sec. on the training track this morning.483 words
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Article167 1957-05-08 14 Boxers Get Into Shape For Friday THE two Indonesian boxers Suadman, who holds the flyweight title of his country and Fighting Lee. No. 1 contender for the ■welterweight title, got down to the last stages of heavy training m preparation Tor their bouts at the Happy World arena on Friday167 words
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Article40 1957-05-08 14 SINGAPORE Cricket Club beat Alexandra Football Team 5-2 m another Div. 2B league match played on the SCC padang yesterday. Harvey (2 penalties), Kinnesley, Iselli and Palmer scored for SCC, and Osman and Ali Ariff netted for Alexandra40 words
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474 1957-05-08 14 A TOTAL of 1.721 student athletes from 81 Chinese Schools took part m the 16th annual Chinese Inter-school sports held at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday In all 45 events were run off under a brilliant sun. There were IS finals but only474 words
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Article205 1957-05-08 14 TAX SER CHER, one of Singapore's three Olympic "iron men.' broke the Cblonv record when he pressed 210 lbs. m an exhibition match during the Evergreen Weightliftin* Party 5 annual championships held «1 the the New World last Saturday Ser Cher's new mark is five b tV205 words
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Article26 1957-05-08 14 THIRTEEN Community Centres m the Colony will participate m this Saturday's InterCommunity Centre Sports Meet to be held on the Fraser and Neave ground.26 words
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787 1957-05-08 14 LINESMAN - LINESMAN By THIS week sees the first ever official visit to this country of cricketers from abroad— official m the sense that the coming has been at the invitation of the Malayan Cricket Association. In the past, Malaya's distinction and pleasure m entertaining787 words
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516 1957-05-08 14 E3y Leong Hew Meng THREE major tennis ophies Chua Choon *>ng, Guillemard and McCabe Reay Cups will be competed for m Negri Sembilan this week. The first of the trophy matches is for the Chua Choon Leong Cup which is fixed516 words
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Article102 1957-05-08 14 NEW YORK. May 7. (Reuter) Mr. Cus D'Amato. manager of world heavyweight boxing champion Fovd Patterson, said last night that he had received flv c offers for title fights, at least one of which was from overseas. Mr. D'Amato said he had talked with Mr Harry102 words
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Article56 1957-05-08 14 THE johore Ceylonese team against the H.M.S. Ceylon m a cricket friendly to be played at the Ceylon Sports Club on Friday will be selected from the following; A. Nicholas (Capt), A. Ramanathan, J Woodhull, C. Selvadurai, Dr. Chintamoney, Rajasooriya. J. Wilfred, Thilagalingham, S. Murugesu. Paramalingham, K. Kylasam,56 words
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276 1957-05-08 14 TWO CENTURIES SCORED OFF THEM BUT WEST INDIANS STILL WIN NORTHAMPTON, May 7 (Reuter) West Indies beat Northamptonshire by four wickets today. The home County carried their overnight score of 191 runs for three wickets to 332 all out. West Indies were set to make 96 runs to win with276 words
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Article131 1957-05-08 14 MOORE DEMANDS M$3000,000 FRANKFURT, Germany May 7 (AP) Archie Moore demanded US$lOO,OOO on Monday to defend his light heavyweight boxing world title against Tony Anthony The 40-year-old champion told a press conference "I ye lost at least US$lOO,OOO m the almost five years I was kept waiting for a shot131 words
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Article62 1957-05-08 14 MELBOURNE, May 7 (AP). One of Australia's most pro mising young swimmers. 15--year-old Faith Leech, winner of a cold and a bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics, may never race again. A displacement of the spine which she has had since baby hood has become acute since the62 words
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Article, Illustration41 1957-05-08 14 LOISDOIV. Prince CfiorIrs. 8 9 hits out during a game of cricket tcith his school fellows at a Chelsea sports ground. The game teas held on the first day of the second term of his Kensington school. (UP photo).UP - 41 words
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314 1957-05-08 14 Crepello Is Hot Favourite For Derby LONDON, May 7 (Reuter) Closing prices at tonights callover at the Victoria Club here on the Derby, to be run over a mile and a half at Epsom on June 5 were: 9 to 4 against Crepello. 7 to 1 Mcurne, 10 to 1314 words
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Article126 1957-05-08 14 THE first round of the Open Invitation Golf Tournament for the Eu Tong Sen Cup will be played off at the Royal Island Club Course this Saturday, May Qualifiers are E.E. Peel 65 EF^P 61^ 1^* n Bottome 66 (RIO, N. Sutcliffe 68 (RIC). J ?n y126 words
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Article142 1957-05-08 14 LONDON, May 7, (Reuter) Results m today's cricket matches were: At Taunton, Lancashire beat Somerset by seven wickets. Lancashire 329 and 45 for three. Somerset 153 and 220, McCool 54. At Lords, Middlesex beat Nottinghamshire by 115 runs. Middlesex 198 and 270 for nine declared, Nottinghamshire 145 and142 words
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Article22 1957-05-08 14 SINGAPORE ft Club trounced Custcrr Club by 6 goals to i SAFA Div. 2B leagv match played on j padang yesterday.22 words
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Miscellaneous70 1957-05-08 14 SOCCER: S. B. H. F. A. League: Shell Sp rts Club vs Sivie Darby at SRC Frascr Neave vs Jacks Sports Club at MFA. Metal Box Vt Mansfield Sports Club at Farrer Park Batn vs 1.C.1, at STC. Boustead vs N.T.S. at Geylang. FRIENDLY SOCCER: Seletar Young Indians vs 11.70 words
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