Singapore Standard, 9 August 1957

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    31 1 Singapore Standard STANDARD POLICE ***** (5 lines) 2400 #6 it m i. FIRE BRIGADE GENERAL HOSPITAL 2811 2414 \ol. Mil. No. 38 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1957 12 PAGES 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon STUDENT GANG'S PROTECTION' RACKET BROKEN
    249 1  - STUDENT GANG'S PROTECTION' RACKET BROKEN BALA CHANDRAN 21 STROKES Of THE CANE tOk EACH BOY WHO WILL NOT TELL... By Kuala lumpur, thurs. federation police today smashed an exclusive extortion KING -KNOWN AS GANG 21' -ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS AND OPERATING IN SCHOOLS HERE. c leaders of the ring have been
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    Lock icon 'LITERARY TURNCOATS'
    72 1 mL KYO, Aug. 8. (UP). jP i.unist China today linked jtwo non-Communist cabinet jmembers and two leading v. wrs with a "turncoat move|ment" aimed at under ?■.<■:.! regime thr ugh r'-iter^. The two cabinet mini were Lo Lur.^ M. raster of the Timber Industry. md Chang Po-Chun, Transport
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    Lock icon THE SULTAN OF JOHORE TO ATTEND MERDEKA CEREMONY
    255 1 On The List KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Sultan of Johore will attend the August 31 Independence Proclamation ceremony at the Merdeka Stadium here, although he did not contest the recent election for the office of the Yang Di-Pcrtuan Agov.g. This was indicated
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    Lock icon MALAYA'S FIRST GOVERNORS
    321 1 MALAYA'S FIRST GOVERNORS Leong Yew Kok Named For Malacca Raja Sir Uda Wilt Head Penang State MALACCA, Thurs. Federation Health Minister, Mr. Leong Yew Koh, will be appointed Malacca's first governor after Merdeka, the Standard learnt today. Raja Sir Uda, Speaker of the Federal Legislative Council, v\ho was earlier "tipped"
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    Lock icon West Set For Red Delay
    69 1 LONDON. Aug. 8, (UP).— The West will press for adjournment of the London disarmament conference if Russia delays its reply to the Western "package" plan, official sources said today. The Western delegates hoped to complete the presentation of their final disarmament proposal by the end
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    Lock icon POLIO SCOURGEBRITAIN HARD HIT
    157 1 LONDON, Aug. 8, (Reuter) Britain is now facing the worst polio epidemic for seven years, according to the latest figures reported here tonight. For the fttft 30 weeks of th.s year, there have been 2.105 cases. "49 more than :or the corresponding period last year, and
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    Lock icon Russia Offers To Withdraw Troops From Four Satellites
    239 1 BUT U.S. MUST GET OUT OF EUROPE BERLIN, Auff. 8 (AP) Nikita Khrushchev today offered to pull Russian troops out of four Soviet satellite nations if U.S. troops get out of Europe. He told a special session of the East German parliament:
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    Lock icon Pirates Make Islanders Feel Jittery
    70 1 Pirates Make Islanders Feel Jittery JAKARTA. Aug. 8. (UP).— Some 3.000 jittery islanders living off the east coast of Borneo have threatened to evacuate their homes because of a pirate ship lurking nearby. Reports reaching here today said a police patrol vessel sighted the pirate craft but decided not to
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    Lock icon QUEEN'S ENVOY
    31 1 THE Duke of Gloucester will reach Kuala Lumpur byair on Aug. 29 to represent Queen Elizabeth at Malaya's independence celebrations, an authoritative Malayan source said m London yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon FRENCH EMBASSY
    25 1 FRANCE will open an embassy m Kuala Lumpur as van independence proclaimed on August 31. wi\ '-informed sources said m Paris yesterday.- Reuter
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    Lock icon CHINA-BOUND
    23 1 COMMUNIST Chinese m Canton sent to Hongkong yesterday a huge lighter for transporting 40 five-ton Bri-tish-made Austin trucks to mainland China.- U.P.
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    Lock icon Booster For Foxes Is Useless For Men
    115 1 LONDON. Aug. 8 (Reuter) Doctors and scientists attending a conference here on hair and the lack of it agreed sadly today that no known substance will make grey hair re-vert to its original colour. Dr. Geoffrey Bourne of the London Hospital School of
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    Lock icon Fed. Govt. Is Confident Of Big Loan's Success
    268 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The Federation Government expressed confidence last night that the $160 million loan floated this morning will be fully subscribed before long. The loan, destined to finance the five-year plan projects, met with "extremely good response" from the country's mercantile
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    Lock icon Crippled Plane On Last Lap
    168 1 Crippled Plane On Last Lap HONOLULU, Auf 8. (UP) A US. tary Air Transport Service C-97 transpc i with 67 persons aboard and two of its four engines dead today struggled to fly the last 1,000 miles of its flight from California to Hawaii. The Navy said the pilot of
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    Lock icon Mystery Of The 'Missing' Towkay
    538 1 Mystery Of The 'Missing' Towkay Probe On Firm's Dollar Deals KHOO SOO CHAT, one of six directors '-CciDorc rubber ii i*Hoe and Com; j_i]miieQ oi Dei' is "missing," Mr. Brash, told Colony Magistrate, Mr. R Pates, at a preliminary inquiry m the Fourth Court yestei It Is believed he has
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    Lock icon School Head Had Eleven Stab Wounds
    509 2 DR. TELLS INQUIRY 8 Gurney Boys Sent For Trial MAIm^CA, Thurs. Five inmates of the Henry Gurney School here were committed to stand trial at the Assizes by the president of the Sessions Court, on charges of attempted murder at the conclusion of a
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    122 2 COMMODITY PRICES Cl OSIN(; ruthrr prices (rent* per ih> m >in°j rore veMerda? uere- |i'.J\ 'Tv s, V[> Sp-.t ■.<-.', In: Sept R.S.S »3| t: n 921 W I i' steady. The pilie oi Hi "i Siri-t;i;rf- vrstrrdj* •*.«> s '.> per picul Down v n IN KiBBtK IKs-. >c
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    Lock icon 'I Was In The Grip Of Another'
    135 2 'I Was In The Grip Of Another' PENANG, Thurs.— A callrirl, Lam \\\h Chens, alias All Ifoy. said under nation by Defence Counsel. Mr. Ltm Kean Bit w. iglsti 'a Court today that she Vtfl ;n the ripping power*" i I i woman, Chung Ah Wata, and she dared ncr,
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    Lock icon Charged With Causing Death
    61 2 A WOMAN and two vi. ne char.; the Singap re Fourth i trate's Court jresterday, with j kth oi Chan I I J Hor. 17, m a lane it Balestler RoaJ. on June Yl eun Moou, 32, Lam Goh Tiong Lam, I and Arthur Ng Soon
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    Lock icon WOMAN ROBBED
    29 2 TWO men he! up a h usewife, P c was D; iry Farm I :.ah Road. S DgaDOre. :..v md r. I bet of her jewel ory.
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    43 2 HONGKONG, Aug. 8. Spe al Standard Seiv i Cl< ::.z prices of the Hor qkong Ex i:a;,_e utie (***** to £1 Sterling; 15.***** to U 5 |1 $1,834 tj Malayan si; 5n.120 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Goa\ 1260.5 to a t:
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    Lock icon MURDER TRIAL OPENS
    93 2 THE trial of Sohan S. charged with killing Adnan bin Hadari. opened m the Sir-a-pore Assizes jester He was alleged to caused Adnan > death by with a piece of wood, on the evening of May 17, at a petrol kiosk at the nlle, Buklt Tlmth Road.
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    Lock icon AUSSIE STUDY AWARD
    49 2 A NLRSE of the Pahans General Hospital, Miss Khoo Siok Kin. has been awarded the Australian Imperial Forces Scholarship for training for one and a half years m Australia. Picture shows the Commissioner for Australia, Mr. T. K. Critchley, congratulating Miss Khoo m Kuala Lumpur recently.
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    Lock icon 'Ladder Of Knives' Deaths: Misadventure, Says Coroner
    161 2 A verdict of misadventure was returned yesterday at no inquest into the death oi two boys, who were killed when a 66-foot ladder of knives a lay resent to a sod toppled over In Rangoon Rood, Singapore. The buys. Lim Ah Hock. 10.
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    Lock icon Hit A 'Peeping Tom': Fined $20
    113 2 A SINGAPORE businessttu 'i. Chna Ab Lay, waa yeslaj fined S2O by Singapore Court for causing hurt I i cleric. Chan Yuen Foo, 24, on Feb. 6, following a quarrel between Chua's wife and Chan. 'Chin w.is la-t month found guilty m the same
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    Lock icon FATAL FALL
    33 2 A SALESMAN from Kota Ttnggi, Cheang See Thai. 2S, Eel! off a bus at the 9th mi'.e Changj Road, Singapore, and nn the way to the General T Io-nita!, last night.
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      225 2 TODAY'S 'LUCKY LEGS:' A TEACHER *«L WHO will he pore's "Mi"!> i v Legs?" Alrcad.% pin up pictures of hopeful title contenders are pouring into the office <.i the < Organizations Publicity Manager, and these being classified for later adjudication by a pane! of beauty experts Today we publish an-
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    Lock icon 3 MONTHS' JAIL FOR TWO PCs.
    179 3 'Black Sheep Of Police Force' A COLONY lawyer yesterday termed two police constables m court as bein^ -the kind of black sheep" which gave the Police Force a bad name. The iawver, Mr David Marsha! 1 made this remark, when he appeared for a
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    Lock icon GAMBLERS FINED
    35 3 SELMAH bin Sarjoh. Chin Yanft Ahmad bin Sendrek, Low Lee and Keromo bin Astra were each fined $90 m the Johore Bahru Magistrate*! Cour jn r .v for gambling on Bock Lam Estate.
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    Lock icon DRIVING SCHOOLS KICK BACK ON DOUBLE TAX'
    282 3 SINGAPORE Oriv i I Schools .ire against the Registrar Of Vehicles Department's move to "double tax" their vehicles. P0( t xarr.pif, the Registrar Increased the road tax en Morris Minors tone of UM p i it ears used lor giving driving lessons) from
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    Lock icon Five Injured In Accident
    44 3 FOUR men and six-year-old child were injured followInt a collision between a car and a lurry at Tampenis Road. Singapore, yesterday. The injured are: Ong Sal Hock, Ong Tang, Too Chong Eng, Neo Ah Chans, and Ong Pok Keng. 18.
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    Lock icon 4,797 Unpaid SHB Subscriptions — SAYS REGISTRAR AT COURT HEARING
    880 3 4,797 Unpaid SHB Subscriptions SAYS REGISTRAR AT COURT HEARING Staff Association Accused Of 'Juggling' Boohs ONLY ONE INFERENCE' ACCUSATIONS of juggling" with regard to its membership, documents and other books were made against the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association at the conirnued sitting of the Court of Inquiry yesterday. The
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    Lock icon PRETTY GIRLS In Singapore Offices
    59 3 PRETTY GIRLS In Singapore Offices CI'SIE LIM, 31, is a salesgirl and demonstrator at Federated Motors Limited. Susie is an expert driver and handles many makes of cars m the course of her work. She has been to Hong Kong and China, besides having travelled all over Malaya. At home
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    Lock icon ADVENTURERS: 15,000-Mile Overland Trip To The Hague
    373 3 ADVENTURERS: 15,000-Mile Overland Trip To The Hague CLAD m tight-fitting- jeans and bright-coloured shirt, Jimmy It. Kniphorst, a business executive from Jakarta, and Conny M. de Vries, a school teacher, also from Jakarta, yesterday joined forces on a Singapore street with their pile-blue Fiat 600 Multipla. All three were on
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    Lock icon Learn From Hongkong, Lim Tells Colony Tycoons
    302 4 Chinese Products On Show At Happy World SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, said yesterday that there was much that Singapore could learn from Hongkong m the field of industrialiHe was speaking at the opening of the Fourth Exhibition of Hongkong Chinese
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    Lock icon He's An Expert On Railway Speedometers
    56 4 He's An Expert On Railway Speedometers MALAYAN Railway trains will soon be fitted with speedometers. This was revealed yesterday by a leading diesel railway engine speedometer factory engineer. Mr. Walter Frei. Mr Frei arrived m the Colony by Qamas from Australia. He said the new speedometers would soon be used
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    Lock icon Revision Of PMU's Policy Is Proposed
    199 4 A PROPOSAL that the Peninsula Malays Union be reorganised and its policy uvc-rhauled to suit the political situation after Merdeka WIH bf made by a member of the Union's central committee at the party's Congress next month. The membpr said yesterday that either these
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    Lock icon Pine Dispute Is Settled
    72 4 MR Yap Phen c Geek. Chairman of the Central Board of Pineapple Packers (1953), Malaya, said yesterday that the dispute between the National Union of Factory and General Workers, Alalava, and tbt Lee Pineapple Company Limited has reached an "amicable and final settlement." Signatories to the
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    Lock icon THERE IS BUT ONE GROUP IN THE PAP – RAJAH
    180 4 THERE IS BUT ONE GROUP IN THE PAP RAJAH SIX members of the Peoples Action Party Executive Committee, headed by Mr. T. T. Rajah, m a statement last night, said that there was only oOt group m the party. 'And this group believes m the party's long term obiectives and
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    Lock icon Car Offence: Jail And Fine
    70 4 HNG Soon Chua yesterday pleaded guilty m the Singapore Sixth Magistrate's Cour. to a charge of selling a car while it was still under a hire-purchase agreement and to a further charge cf criminal breach of trust of the vehicle. He was fined $500 and
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    Lock icon BODY IN LIGHTER
    27 4 SINGAPORE Marine Police yesterday recovered the body of an Indian labourer, Ilishamin Mohamed SharilY, from a lighter off the Outer Road. Police are investigating.
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    Lock icon Caldbeck MacGregor Men Plan A Strike
    133 4 ABOUT 70 employees of Caldbeck MacGregor and Company m Singapore are expected to strike soon m protest against the management's decision to terminate the services of three clerks. This was decided at an emergency meeting yesterday called by the Singaoore Business Houses EmDloyets Union,
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    Lock icon 455 PUPILS IN A MASS TRANSFER
    165 4 455 PUPILS IN A MASS TRANSFER FOUR-hundred-and fiftyfive pupils Irom six Singapore schools yesterday moved into a new building the Barry Av< DU« Mixed School off Y:o Chu Kang RRoamd m an end-01-term. mats transler. The children were from the Charlton School. Tampenis School I afternoon I Serangoon Garden School,
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    Lock icon 83 Birds In Three Baskets
    78 4 A FARMER, on his way to supply 83 fowls to a wedding feast, was stopped by the police and later charged m court with being "cruel to animals.'' Chua Cheng Guan, If, VM fined SlO m the Singapore Fifth Magistrate's Court yc.-terday when he pleaded
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    Lock icon Executive Service Appointments
    397 4 SINGAPORE Government has selected 229 serving officers to the newly created General Executive Service 63 as Higher Executive Officers and 166 as Executive Officers. Deputy Director of Estab- lishment, Mr. John Ward, told the Standard yesterday that formal letters of. appointment will be issued to all officers
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      366 4 Standard cAlmanac INFORMATION AT A GLANCE S «>2-^««-,- Ists self-repair class 7.30 p.m DOFC Ul3ilfy Katong Hoys- club (Guillemnrd Road): Badminton 5 p.m. BodyLibtral Socialist Party: Kampong Building 6 p.m. Kapur Division committee s Independent Missionary Movement: "Meet-the-People" session at 28. Free film show at G;mson School Dun lop Street
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    897 5 Contractor tells of Xmas turkey gifts AND DENIES aiVING $8,000 TO STAFF Doctor Hag recalls episode of the banana m a bottle IPOH, Thurs. Christmas turkeys were given by food contractor M. Ramiah as gifts to certain members of the European staff of the Central Mental Hospital, Tanjong Rcmbutan. Ran
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    Lock icon RHODES LEAVES MALAYA
    96 5 I LUMPUR, Thurs.— Mr. r: Rhodes, Registrar of the Federation Bupreme Court left here last it en route to Br. on retirement under the Malayanisation scheme. Ml ides came to Malaya with th- occupation forces after World War II and served m the legal c. sion of
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    284 5 NEW YORK. Aug. 8 (Router) The New York Times said today that the election of Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman as the Paramount Ruler of Malaya was another tribute to the capacity of the British Commonwealth to accommodate a number of political systems *'and therein
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    184 5 2 YEARS JAIL FOR 'DESPERADO' BURGLAR KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Wong Ming, the 22-year-old Singaporean v. DOSe house-breaking attempt was foiled by a businessman was today sentenced to two years' jail by Sessions Judge, Ifr. G.C. Byrne. He was also ordered to be placed under police supervision for two years on
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    Lock icon MERDEKA DAY IN KEDAH
    62 5 KENANG, Thurs.— The Raja Muda of Kedah, Tunku Abdul Halim, will read the proclamation of independence at 9.30 a.m. at Aior Star's Balai Besar on Merdeka Day The proclamation ceremony will be attended by high government officials and community leaders. The State Government ha? also allocated
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    31 5 PENANO, Thus.— The pilgrim ship Anshun is due- to arrive Here on Sunday. rive hundred and eighteen pilgrims will disembark here, and the remaining 653 m Singapore.
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    168 5 M-GIiESTS LADY TEMPLER. LADi GENT, L\DY GLSNEY KUALA LUMPUR. Ti. The Federation n'i Institutes are to fete ir founder, Lady Tern:. at a pJa pari\ here on Aug. 28. Lady Templer, accomr..ing Field Marshal Sir U-rald 1 tnpler v, i liere on 25 us s
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    33 5 nister for Works, Inche Sardon b.n Haji Jubir, will address Penang Alliance leaders and councillors at UMNO. headquarters on Sunday on the preparations for Merdeka and the future independent Mala
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    26 5 THE Ayer Itam Goodwill Commit: r:pong Bahru section, will hold a meeting at the residence of Tuan Haji Fathil Basher m Penang on Sunday.
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      483 6 r .'.Z storm a a 1 acup that arose ov^r the A.-r.o- I Pbo was appointed to represent his Government In C •'.on has blown itself o I The gusts of irrita ...d disapproval which Were stirred up by the Ceylon press because this chosen .1 H.
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      410 6 AST V. iay night m the Radio Malaya th a di 'ussion about the national language and the position of other languages i: mil Btrj It Ml pointed out by one speaker that m Indonesia i ty encyclopaedia had t rv.pili 1, whereas Malaya even textfa ks r
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    856 6 Colonialism —By A Special Correspondent THE HAGUE Dutch, who claim to know the Indonesians better than anyone are not surprised by the latest indications lh a t the Indonesians might be interested m m QOtporating British Borneo m the new Indonesian Republic. Dutch differences with th<
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    Lock icon THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME
    597 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera By CINCE the end of World \V.ir 11. British statesmen have been working practically non-stop to salvage national honour and pride; to redeem themselves and their country for their past sin.s and omissions and to regain the respect and regard of all
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    765 6 Population Increase Worries China Hongkong r T"'HK most serious warn- ing yet on China's swelling population has been issued by the Communis.s' leading economist, Dr. Ma Yen-ch'u. "Since the size of our population is too large," he ftates flat'y m the Peking PEOPLE s DAILY. it drags down the speed
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    1178 6 (^otnmonwealtk s. from William Clark m Colombo TVOW that he has averted the threatened civil disobedience campaign by the Tamils by the settlement of the language issue* the Ceylonese Premier, Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike, faces increased criticism of his Budget. Almost every member of the House of Representatives has
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    202 7 'Night' Women Lured Actors Scandal Sheet Hearings Start LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 (AP) The prosecution said yesterday it intends to prove that "Confidential" and "Whisper" ma g a zincs hired "women of the night" to entice Hollywood stars into compromising situations and then to supply information for lurid stories. Tiie
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    56 7 Four Tons Of Pearls! TOKYO. A;i?. 8 (AP)— More than four tons of Japanese rla valued at US$l2O,OOO be destroyed :n a desperate bid to stem plummeting WOTtd prices. The Japan Pearl Export Association said 4,139 pounds of pearls originally intended for rt and valued at about [lion fen
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    163 7 BOSTON, Aug. 8 (AP) A terrific explosion m a construction project shed containing dynamite caps today rocked the Bay View section of South Boston, damaging more than 100 homes, but injuring only a few persons. Officials said sabotage might be involved. The blast near the
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    54 7 HO CHI MINII, right. President of Communist-ruled North Vietnam and First Secretary of the Vietnam Communist Party, greets his host. President Tito of Yugoslavia, as he arrives m Belgrade. Yugoslavia on his tour of European communist countries. The two leaders yesterday held talks on Brioni Island m
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    293 7 LETS FIGHT WITH BROLLIES ROME. Allf. 8 (Reuter) An Italian monarchist. In an open letter to the British Ambassador m Rome, today ;i-ke i for a visa to go to England to Bghl a duel with Lord Altrincham. Commer.datore Renato Marmiro'i, who described himself m
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    78 7 Navy Cuts Hit HK Local Men HONGKONG, AWL 8 (UP) Royal Navy e>'abl>hmcr." m Hongkong announced today that It would sack 160 local employees Irom two of Iti departments Cemmodore-in-charge of Royal Navy m the Crown Colony. G. D. A. Gregory announced "with regret" that •he move came m the
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    56 7 JAKARTA. Aug. 8. (AP). A combined police and army raid yesterday netted 60 BUS- ted drug addicts m the commercial centre of Pale-ii-bang. the capital of South Sumatra, according to reliable sources here. The sources added HVCral Chinese merchants, alleged to have smuggled the opium
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    146 7 Prince Charles And His Dad The Last But One COWES, Isle of Wight, Aug. 8 (Reuter) The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Prince Charles, finished last but one m the Dragon Class race at Cowes Regatta yesterday. In a light breeze which forced a delayed start and shortened 1 eoUCTCt,
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    47 7 HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 8 (UP) Movie comedian Stan Laurel yesterday described the passing of his "partner" Oliver Hardy as "really upsetting, but not particularly a shock because we had been expecting it." "I saw him just last January for the last time," Laurel said
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    291 7 NEUTRALITY STATEMENT EXPECTED WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 The State Department i> expected to announce that it will maintain a policy of strict neutrality as British militaM lorcev attempt to put down the tribal rebellion m the little Arab state of Muscat and Oman. An c:*:cial
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    229 7 NEW YORK. Ant 8. (Reuterj. Mr. Dag Hamiatrskjoeld, United Nations Se.i<.t-ary-Gene:ai. said today that he was mediating "m a very modest ttOttT ix.tv.ccn the old Sue/. Canal Company and the Egyptian Government. But, he told a Press conference, reports that he had
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    124 7 LONDON, Aug. 8 (Iv London medical scientists claimed today that they had developed a vaccine which hoped would overcome Asian flu. Dr. F Himmelweit, director of the Virus Research Department at the Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology, said successful tests had been car- ;> out on
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    54 9 X.L.M. is to open a new departure hall at New York International Airport. This three storeyed building will be able to accommodate 258 passengers and it will be used for our three outward flights daily from New York. Th coming passengers will as usual be handled m the
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    345 9 Dun lop To Start £1 1/2m. Plant In Rhodesia NEW POST FOR JOHNSON DINLOP Rubber Co. (Malaya) Ltd. has a very bis stake m Malaya's economy, said the managing director, Mr. It. Johnson, who will be leaving the Colony m October to become managing director-designate of Dunlop's new tl million
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    334 9 BLUE Funnel Line's 7,900-ton cargo liner Antenor, under the command of Captain A. R. McDavid, is due to arrive m Penang on Aug. 10, Port Swettenham on Aug. 12. Singapore on Aug. 13 on her maiden voyage. "An'.er.or" is the latest addition to
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    116 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange nocn closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra. Aug. Sept. $251 buyers, S26J sellers; coconut oil m bulk $40} sellers, m drums $45| sellers, Muntok White pepper $112 sellers; Sarawak white $111 sellers, special Sarawak b'.ack $76. COPRA HOLIDAY. CUTLER BATH CO LTD AUGUST 11
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    140 9 Ex'Planter Now A Trader MALACCA. Thurs.— From planter to one of the most enterprising businessmen m Malacca that m a nutshell is the successful career of Mr. J. II Gomez. After more than 20 years of planting Mr. Gomez saved up enough to become a small sh.pping agent m 1952
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    68 9 TOTAL imports of rubber, all grades, from all countries into S.ngapore and the Federation of Malaya during July, amounted to 33,745 tons as shown by final documents received. The figure includes 12.236 tons imported on provisional permits m previous months for which final documents have been received
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    56 9 OFFICIAL statistics showed exports of tin and tin m concentrates during July at 5.223 tons compared wWI 5,128 tons m June. Total quantity shipped amounted to 41.433 tons m the Brsl seven months of this year, including 23,439 tons m the United States. Exports to the U.S.
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    105 9 MALAYAN industrials were quiet yesterday, but tins were dull and rubbers featureless. Moderate business passed. INDUSTRIALS Buyers 9ellers Con. Tin Smelt Prel ifi/R 17/1 \v. Hammer KM 2.38 M Cements IV2 1.77 fif! C 1 U2 1.06 Metal Bos 2.03 2.08 Robinson Co. Ords. 2 32
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    61 9 AX extensive new telephone system large enough to serve a small town— which cost over £70,000 to manufacture and install, began working recently at Imperial Chemical Industries' Billir.gham factory, tne Commonwealth's largest producer of fertilisers, and a wide range of other chemical products. It will
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    213 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reported the following bus ess done: C.T.S. crds 34/-: F X. ordl $2.90 to $2,911; Gammons $2.65; II immerj $£35, $2,371; Waughs fi.:ti. Breweries $3.69 overnight and yesterday: Cements 51. 75 to $1,711 to $1.73*: ColU( 51.05. SI odd lot; McAlister $2.03 to 52.07J:
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    205 9 fmsdfjsd MALAYAN exporters of pineapple are forming themselves into an association, following the enactment of the Pineapple Industry Ordinance, 1957. The proposed "Malayan Pineapple Exporters Association" is being formed with the object of being a "representative association" under the Ordinance. Only exporters registered
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    129 9 Formosa Can Send $60M. Goods To Malaya NATI ONALIST sources said m Taipei that exports from Formosa to Singapore and Malaya could, if properly developed, amount to Ms 6 0,0 0 0,0 0 0 a year, according to an Associated Press report. The appraisal Wa s made as members of
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    122 9 SINGAPORE rubber prices! yesterday closed quiet but .steady, first grade rubber for Sep. ember shipment closing at S3] cents per lb., a drop of k cent on Wednesday. Prices opened slightly lower on lower overnight overseas prices. Moderate business passed during the morning but at noon the
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    389 10 WANT TO WIN A BEAUTY CONTEST AUGUST is the season of holidays and bathing belles and with it will come the p oi beauty contests. For the lucky girl who wins the title of beauty queen, it may easily mean the first step on the road to film fame. It
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    551 10 Chinese Extras Too Uplifted To Play 'Dead' In H'Kong Location Scene! fHE difficulty of persuading a score of Chinese "corpses' 7 not to beam happily into the lens of a motion picture camera was one of the minor problems which faced Director Ronald ReOM during a recent trip to Hongkong.
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    89 10 YT HEN film director Roy Baker moved into his new Queen Annefronted house m Aston Clinton, Bucks, he found a family of squatters m possession a nestful of pied wagtails immediately beneath his breakfastroom window. "We are taking care to disturb them", says Baker. He is completing work
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    146 10 LUCKY FILM FANS npHE list of titles of J- pictures m which George Montgomery has appeared are as follows:--1. "PATHFINDER." Z. DESPERADO." 3. "BRASHER DOUBLOON." 4. •THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE," 5. "LILII BELLE," 6 "BELLE STARRS DAUGHTER." 7. "GIRL FROM MANHATTAN." 8 "SWORD OF MONTE C R I S
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    52 11 Ibbotson Makes it A Habit NADENDA rid record bolder. on, of England, am more cracked :ninute mile race barclocked m three 7 secon at an national Track and Field meet at this seaside resort. Th c fourth time the B third time th! 7.2. champion Olavi locked the Gunner on,
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    83 11 P.IRMINGIIAM. Aus 8. Renter) Sonny Ramadhin ukl Alt' Valentine, the West 1 sr ;r > t,, ins, came back to top form here yeslewlaj to rosit Warwickshire for I S 1 Mi a slow pitch at Kdijbastrn. Rauiadhin to k seven Wkketl for H runs
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    146 11 Olympian To Risk Amateur Standing NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AP). Olympic hurdles champion Lee Calhoun has decided to test an Amateur Athletic Union warning that he would risk his amateur standing if he is married on a nationally televised show. Calhoun said yesterday he planned to go through with his
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    590 11 ENGLAND'S SOCCERITES GET READY By GEORGE CHANDLER United Pros Stafl Correspondent LONDON, Amg. 8 (IP) England's 3,000 prcfesdMUU and i^art-time MOMt players for the past two uOik> have been pounding their club running tracks, shedciinu surplus weight m readiness for the opening of the 1957 58 League season next month.
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    72 11 Eastern Tennis Tourney SOUTH OR.\\i;K. New Jersey. Aug. 3 (AP)-Ham Rich;.iii on and Dick Savitt (U.S.) named trie quarter-finals of the Eastern Grass-Court championhere along with Mai Anderson and Roy Emerson of Australia. Richardson defeated Mexico's Joaquin Reye.-. M, 7-5. Savitt beat Great Britain's No. 2 player. Bobby Wilson. 9-7.
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    53 11 ComMission Suspends Hurricane NEW Y( RK, Aug. 7 CAP) 1 rwane) J■:c k I I teas rtoppai on a 10th rouud technical tmockoul by heavyweight on J son, un Jul;/ Zf, I automatically suspended for 0 idefinile period bu tiu Athlvlic Commission. Such action is routine for all Hqhters icho
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    482 11 DRAW IN JUNiOR SWIMMING Keats for the ."0 metres freestyle l<»r b.ys un: 14 years m the Sinsapere Amateur Swimming Associa turn's junior -tienships will be held on Thursda; Aug. 15 at .V.JU p.m. The draw for the ehai; pionships on Saturday ,\u 17 is as Isjßmvs: oOms. Freestyle l:
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    63 11 MOSCOW. Aug. 8 (ReutersJapan are lying joint third with six points from five games yesterday m the field hockey competition at the International Youth Games. With three games to be played m the competition. Poland is assured of the title with nine points from five
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    57 11 MOSCOW. Aug. 8 (Reuter)— The Japanese woman athlete. Tanaka. finished joint sixth m the women's gymnastics compct.tr ns at the World Youth Games here yesterday, according to Tass News Agency. Tanaka ?.nd the Czechoslovak, Bosakova. each scored 37.798 points against the winnin? total of 38.333
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    134 12 THB Singapore Hock A -ooation is youpfrtcrain a mate:. an Invitaiton eleven, comprising seven Olympians, at the Singapore Recreation Club fpound toda: ting at 5.15 I The seven youngsters are: JjaMhiraj Sir. D. Hay. SingE Schoon, Ah Kua: 'i£j Of the seven, five
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    535 12 Last Words On That 'Foolish Ban' Ministry's New Policy Makes The Clubs' Officials Clad Schools Stars Keep Fingers Crossed SEVERAL Singapore club and association officials yesterday told the Standard that they were glad the Ministry of Education has decided to lift their 'foolish ban' on sport. "It shows ti ast
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    72 12 THE V. :\>us Civilians N E nee Depot eri- for the annual Turton Cup be played at Frindly Hill at 10.30 a m tomorrow Military: Lorenzen (captv Hon Bruhl Sellar. Go tdwin, 1 .v.yell Pe: i Walker. Cvi :v. Uth ma:;: Keympire; Oimor.d. scorer: R nili.ins- Joe
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    103 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Sergent H. Budden of the Royal Air Force. Kuala Lumpur, broke the Malayan six miles record when he ran the distance m 34 minutes 15.6 seconds at the Selangor Amateur Athletic Association time trials at the CheTas Road ground here today. Running well
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    99 12 WELLINGTON, New Zealand. Aug. 8 (Router) Sixteen-year-old Malayan schoolboy Lee Tuck Chew created a sensation m the South Island and OtagO Badmin. ton championships tonight when he defeated Nr.v Zealand reignmg national champion A.L. Scutt m straight wte. The young Malayan's beautiful wrist work and footwork
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    338 12 SINGAPORE Amateur Athletic Association last night selected their athletes to represent the Civilians m the annual encounter against the Services at Farrer Park on Aug. 17. They are: 100 yards: Kesavan Soon, Lim Jit Imm Lee Kheng Fang; 220 yards:
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    205 12 Finalists For SSC No. 2 Gala THE following swimmers qualifted for the finals of the number two championship Gala of the Singapore Swimming Club on Saturday at the Club's pool starting at 4 p.m. Gagan Cup for Boys under IT. 50 metres free style: P. Hudson, W S Erskine-Crum, A.
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    96 12 AT the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Aston Athletic Club held at the Club premises recently, the following were elected" office bearers for the year 1957/58:. President: Mr. Poh Choo Sim. Vice-Presidents: Mr. Heng Seng Cheng, Mr. Tan Choc Seng. Mr. Lim Tin Soon and Mr. Low
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    49 12 THE following will represent Telok Kurau United In a friendly soccer match against Singapore Hospitals at Farrer Park today. Robin, Teo Kirn, Keliwoon. Atan. Chui Kirn. Omar Mohd. Andrew Yap. Hashim Noordin. Sin Yong. Hee Wah. Tahar. Dollah Omar. Swee Lim, Arthur Koh and Hock Leng.
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    232 12 By Our Soccer Reporter SINGAPORE Amateur Football Association president, Mr. Soh Ghee Soon, referring to an article by the Sports Editor on this page yesterday calling for a Fund for the benefit of players killed or injured, said that his association was
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    40 12 THE Singapore Indian ciation will hold their annual tennis tournament from Aug. 30— Sept. 1. Interested members arr quested to send m their entnt%, to the Club on or before Ai. Entrance fee: Single^ and doubled S3 each
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