Singapore Standard, 16 August 1957

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  • 18 1 J% VH JL C-r^HOSHTA. 111. No. 45 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1957 \2 r\(,l> 15 FMS
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  • 379 1 FEDERAL COUNCIL PASSES INDEPENDENCE CHARTER WITH RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM THE SPICE OF THE MATTER: NO JUDGE WAS EVER APPOINTED A FOR HIS PHILOSOPHIC ATTAINMENTS, W STILL LESS FOR HIS POLITICAL WISDOM BRODIE THE COURTS MUST NOT BE INVOL VED INDIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE LEGISLATURE ON
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  • 171 1 Brunei Merdeka Mission Off To U.K. Next Month KUALA BKLAIT, Brunei, West Borneo, Aug. 15 i Keuter) The People's Party of Brunei announced toi> a three-man "Merdeka" Mission would fly to London rly next month to seek talks with >lr. Alan Lennox- yd, the British Colonial Secretary. Inche A. M
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  • 63 1 Soviet delegate to five-nation d >armament conference here, Valerian Zorir Western represent. r.'- that no partial or comprehend armament agreement was possible without decisions ea m :...:..ition of for pi pressed the Wespowers for a reply to Soviet proposals of April :>r the elimination i t
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  • 189 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Federal Parliament of the New Independent Malaya may by law impose restrictions on the liberties of citizens as it deems necessary or expedient: 0 m the interest of the security of the Federation or public order or morality. g in the interest
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  • 198 1 U.N. Asked To Discuss Situation In Oman NEW YORK. An* 15 (Rcutcr) Ton Arab states today formally asked for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the Oman situation. Their note asked for consideration of "the armed aggression by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
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  • 28 1 THE United S:ates on Wednesday ousted Syria's ambassador from his post and also ordered a Syrian. Embassy second secretary to leave the U.S. by Friday. A.P.
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  • 40 1 This view of the Merdeka Stadium m Kuala Lumpur was photographed from the air by Standard cameraman, Yong Poh Seong. yesterday. The Victoria Institution, one of the biggest schools m the Federation, is m the background.
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  • 126 1 COPENHAGEN, Aug. 15 (Reuter) A Russian airliner nose-dived into Copenhagen's fogbound southern harbour today killing all 23 people on board, including a woman and a child. Hope of finding anyone alive was abandoned after divers went down to probe the wreckage under
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  • 294 1 Not The Business Of The Courts To Legislate, Says Brodie THE Attorney-General Mr. T.V.A. Brodie told the House: "The representatives of the people m Parliament may be trusted to understand, better than judges matters which directly and mainly concern the people. Courts were not the most suitable bodies to decide
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  • 76 1 Paramount Ruler Drops In On S'pore THE YANG di-Pertuan Agong-elect Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman, yesterday paid an unofficial visit to Singapore when he arrived by train ior a two-day sojourn. The Paramount Ruler was accompanied by the Raja Permaisuri Agong. His private secretary told the Standard tha 4 the visit
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  • 137 1 Specialist To Appear Before Tribunal A SENIOR specialist attached to the Singapore General Hospital has been ordered to appear before a tribunal next week to answer ■lWf lto» of irregularities m the course ot his duty. The three-man tribunal, the Standard understands, is being headed by Mr. Justice Tan Ah
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  • 63 1 :>ATER, Scotland. Aug. 15, (Reuter). Princess Abbs celebrated her seventh bin today at Balmoral Castle here today but it was her older brother. Charles, who stole the headlines. The Queen's decision to send her son to boarding school was still page one news throug the country
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  • 74 1 HONGKONG. Aug. 15 (Reuter) Communist China's 71-year-old vice-chairman, Marshal Chu Teh. Tonight accused the United States of a "grave provocation" m Korea by bringing m "new type weapons," Peking Radio reported. Speaking m Peking to celebntte Korea's national day, Chu said "this Ls a grave provocation on
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  • 29 1 PETER WELCH, 21-year-old former British soldier who once saved the life of Cyprus Governor Sir John Harding, has been killed m a London road crash.- A.P.
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  • 182 2 SINGAPORE is believed to be the transit centre ior opium smuggling between Bangkok and Indonesia, the Standard was told yesterday. It is understood, the bulk of the contraband come it DD Burma via Thailand and Singapore is "merely a transit centre for the drug
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  • 104 2 BILLS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY TWO new Bills for Improving Sarawak's economy will be iir.roduced at the meeting of the Council N't^r: this month. They are the Pioneer Industries I LncouragemenO Bill and the Development Finance Corporation Bill. The first Bill aims at encouraging the establishment of new industries and provides
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  • 24 2 THE SULTAN of Morocco has decided to change his title from Sultan to King, palace officials said m Rabat, yesterday. Reuter
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  • 453 2 Two Brothers Freed, Third Jailed In Sikh Stabbing Case ML AR, Thurs. Two of tliree Sikh brothers who i;iced a death penalty four days ago were freed by the High Court Judge, Mr. Justice Hepworth. Mr. Hepvcorfh acquitted them on an amended charge of causing the death of another Sikh.
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  • 108 2 PEONS, JAGAS FORM UNION WATCB M I gard«Bm. v pers, and peons employ m Singapore Goven sch formed a unSi caii< vernme Servants and Watchnu Union. A spokesman said yes'erda? the union will fight proved wages, hou. proper working hours. ■Ml members of the v.: :ormerly belonged he S'.Tigapore Oov^rnmei
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  • 52 2 THE Chief Executive tot General Manager of Qaniat Empire Airways Limited, Mr. C. O. Turner, said yesterday Qantas will be the ne to cross the C tes on a round-the-v. m a few weeks. Qantas recently success' .uded negotiations the U.S. Government to fly I-, r ::.o
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  • 135 2 FOUR Singaporeans left the Colony by ship yesterday. Former Raffles Institution student. J. E. Lum. 20, (extreme left) sailed for Britain yesterday by the Roma, to take a four-year course m Civil Engineering at Brighton Technical College. Eighteen-year-old Too Lip Heng (left), son of the
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  • 48 2 A DRIVER. Kwan Soo Khim, 30. and a labourer Goh Ang Man. 30. were yesterday each fined a total of $100 and sentenced to day's imprisonment, by the Eighth Magistrate, Mr. Philip Lav, for stealing _2 i motor-carburettors, worth $530 from the Singapore Harbour Board.
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  • 29 2 Mr R. H. Arnold, Malacca Municipal Engineer with his wife and son, Richard, left Singapore on Wednesday by air for Britain on six months' Standard
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  • 149 2 Don't Follow US. Building Patterns' THE changing MM of U hitectural works m Souther: Asian countries bould not v." thfl American pattern. This w&s stated by Professor R. G. Brown, De:.:i of the Faculty I Architecture at Urn Hongkong University, m Singapore yesterday. Prr f. BroWB arrived Ifl the Colony
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  • Article, Illustration
    96 2 THE pupils of Mr. Krishna P. Bhaskar's Singapore Academy of the Dante will give their annual recital tomorrow and Sunday, at the Singapore Cultural Centre, Canning: Rise, at 8.30 p.m. In addition to the dances of the younc people. Mr Bhaskar will dance the "Xarasingha," with Mr. Yasudevan,
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  • 227 2 A WOMAN refused to return to her husband because he was a "night bird."' a Singapore Court was told The woman. Theresa Cc yesterday summoned her husband. Tan Bin NfCH lot allegedly n< ting 1 d tain her and their two
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  • 121 2 CLOSING rutb.r prire» (cents p< r \b, m Singa pore yesterday were:— Buyer* Seller* Spot 912 liit Sept R.S.S No. 1 921 ftt R.s.s So ■> R.S.S No '1. .m Stead, i; The price o IID io Singapore ytsXtn^s 5372J pei picul. Lp $1 1 ONI)O.\ HIKBI No.
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  • 105 2 TALKS ON TRAINING TECHNIQUES AX international panel of speakers will address today's meeting o! the Supervts rj and Managing Training A elation oi Singapore, at U wood Room. Odeon Theati commencing at 5 p.m. They are Dr. Kama: a Chowdhry of India, Brigadier F.I. de la P. Garforth o! the
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  • 33 2 HONGK< Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hor. Ikong Exchange were: to £1 Sterling; $6 MB |1: $1,834 to Malayan •0 to one Indont^ piah; Gold $261,875 to a taeL
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  • 1675 3 W -■•>:•:.•'- —<y ,M QUOTE: IT IS EASY TO SNEER FROM BEHIND THE THICK SCREEN OF JOURNALISTIC ANONYMITY. j NOTHING SINISTER ABOUT DELETION OF ARTICLE FOUR Brodie talks of 'wanton insult' by a newspaper KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Federation Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul
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  • 130 3 FORGET YOU? NEVER! SIR DAVID TOLD KUALA LUMP":'. T :> raster Tunku Abdul Rahman today paid tribute m the Legislative Coun David Watherston, retiring Chief Secretary, for his valuable services to Malaya m her inarch to nationhood. Tunku said amidst cheers that Sir David, who had been r Tl ould
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  • 29 3 SINGAPORE Government is planning to make a $15,000 gift to the Federation on Merdeka day. The Government, howt has not decided what form the gift will take.
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  • 492 3  -  Sir Uda KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Retiring Speaker of the Federal Legislative Council, Raja Sir Uda, today gave members the secret of his success m the office he had held with great distinction. "The Speaker has a somewh a t negative function. The last thing
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  • 182 3 A tribute from only woman councillor X I A L A LUMPUR, Thurs. The only woman member of the F c (I f r a I Legislative Council. Che Halimahton binte Abdul .Majid, today paid tributes to the wives of expatriates who. she said, had m their own way helped
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  • 210 4 THE executive committefl of the People's Action Party which meets for the first time next Tuesday under the chairmanship of Mr. Tan Chong Kin will be fbced with two posers. oHo\v to implemcn: the resolution adopted at the annuai conference pledging to work "for an
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  • 145 4 They Plan New Fed. Charter THE nntnl committee Of the Peninsula Malays Union will meet at Johore Bahru before the end of August to discuss the party's stand m th" Malay National Congress, dM to be held m Kuala Lumpur next month. pmu vice-president, Inehe I>a Zain, gaid yesterday the
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  • 37 4 MR. CIFORGE Weaver of the International Confederation of Trade Unions will address the 900-odd members of the Pulau Bukom Branch of the ipore Petroleum Workers Union on Sunday. Aug. 18. at its annual gßMn] meeting.
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  • 246 4 Murder Hearing Starfs SHORTLY after two coiTecsellers were advised not to quarrel and live m peace, one of them was found dead, it was disclosed at a murder hearing m the Singapore Assi- -terday. li'tekhar Ahmed a n d Mozaftasol Mai. wore accused of
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  • Article, Illustration
    50 4 HGGHGFHGF H WENONA MAVVSON, 29. is a travel consultant at Mansfield i\. Co. Ltd.. Travel Department. Wenona has lived here for ovrr five years and has become fond of Singapore. She likes sailing, horse-back riding, swimming and dancing Wenona intends to make an extensive tour of the East.
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  • 233 4 AN open verdict was recorded at a Singapore Coroner's inquest yesterday on a former census operator, Menon Mohamed Khalid, 54, who was knocked down by a hit and-run vehicle m Joo Chiat Lane on the night of July 3. Henry Tan, a teleprinter typist
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  • 56 4 THE Shanghai 3-D Art Exhibition m the Broadway Hall at the Hem World will Close tomorrow. Sponsored by the Nanyang Pugilistic Association. the exhibition is the first (rf t*> kind to be held m Singapore. The models are made of Chemically treated sandalwood powder, and depic;,
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  • 52 4 PREFECTS of the combined Anglican Schools. Singapore, will hold a dance m aid of the St. John's Home for the Aged, at the Bt. Andrew's School Hall on Aug. 31 from 3.30 p.m. to 1 am. Tickets priced ftt $3 single and $3 for a rouple are available
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  • 428 4 He Didn't Know Of Charges: Court Told CHIA KENG GUAN. a general clerk employed by A;k Hoe and Co. Ltd.. a rubber firm, told a Singaport Court yesterday that be took instructions from Mr. Tan Eng Joo. Mr. Tan Eng Ghee, and Mr. Khoo Soo
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  • 75 4 NEW AUSSIE P.R.O. ARRIVES MR. Leonard. E. BrMdeO arrived m Singapore by the iiner, Roma, on Wednesday to take up duties as Public Relations Officer to the Australian Commissions m Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Bar.-ue'.l. who was «r--companied by his wife and r.vo sons, succeeds Mr. Lan Hamilton, who
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 306 4 SINGAPORE DIARY V.MCA (Orchard Road): Members' University of Malaya Society and Building .is drive entries close today the Philippine Consulate: pre- Hollywood Room (Odeon Theatre): A t pm T lsses SM sentation of folksongs and dan- Talk on "Current Supervisory and 8 p.m. Bodybuilding and cea by the Philippine Cultural
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  • 278 5 Witness jailed for Perjury PENANG. Thurs Ma trate Mr. Au Ah Wah, tooay summarily sentenced a woman prosecution witness. Chan Km Ho, lo two weeks' jail, after he had told ht had been telling a pack of lies fan Court In the dock was a woman Chung Ah Wah, char,
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  • 716 5 CHRIMES TESTIFIES AT HARBOUR PROBE CHAIRMAN of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. P.A.T. Chrimes, told a Court of Inquiry yesterday that the pass Issued to the general secretary of the > il B. Staff Association. Mr. Jamit Singh, "imposed no conditions other
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  • 120 5 Model Shirley Is Miss Lucky Legs SHIRLEY Parmenter. (right) a Singapore model, was chosen "Miss Lucky Legs" last night at the Odeon Cinema. Singapore. The competition was run m conjunction with the screening of the film, "China date." Miss Agatha Chong of Singapore (left) was runner-up. Twenty six contestants took
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  • 70 5 sr ;apore c. Patrol seized ads of Cl ?arettes and detained a car r -d its driver at Changi Beach Wiitnunltj BUM Duty, estimated at $2,795 *as not paid. The Custom? party sighted impan hea.i:::q fer shore where a car was landing bj They closed
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  • 319 5 Sacjed NAAEI Manager Dies In Blazing Hut Charred Remains On Burnt-out Bed THE manager of a NAAFI canteen, was burned to death m his home at 10th mile, Changi Road, Singapore, a few hours after he was sacked yesterday. The charred remains of ihe man. Lim Hin Itt. 45. were
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  • 90 5 Lovely Marenee To Take Up Medicine photo. MARENEE Tiruehelvam. above. 1!), and her sister. Sharmini, 11. an- reunited m London after a parting of 18 months. Tin- girls are the daughters of a distinguished Ceylon .surueon who lives m .Malaya. Sharmini came to England to study medicine and stayed on
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  • 288 5 SINGAPORE'S new Raffles National Library will have among other innovations and amenities a room especially equipped for the blind, and a soft drink bar on an upstairs BOV€red terrace fitted out as a recreational reading room. This was revealed yesterday, by Air. L M. Harrod,
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  • 145 5 Silent Sandys Passes Through MR Duncan Sandys. Britain's Minister for Defence, who passed through Singapore yesterday on his way to Australia. He was met on arrival by the Commissioner-General. Sir Robert Scott and Service chiefs Mr. Sandys parried questions shot at him by reporters on his trip with: "It is
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  • 198 5 THE Chinese Nationalist Government will give all encouragement to Malayan Chinese to invest m industries m Formosa. Mr. Lim Scow Chuan, hon. secretary of ihe Singapore-Federation trade delegation to Forox o mosa, told the Standard yesterday. Mr. Lim said the Nationalist Government have promised
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  • 238 5 Colourful Folk Dances At PI Show "PHILIPPINE NIGHT" dances and music of the Philippine Islands was presented m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night by the University of Malaya Society m association with the Philippine Consulate Colourful folk dances from all parts of the archipelago were perrormed by members of
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  • 71 5 THE Singapore Apex Club yesterday handed over a reinforced concrete badminton court to members of the Joo Chiat Youth Club. The court, built, without charge, by 19 of the 20 members of the club, is worth about $1,800. The club, dedicated to free service for the
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  • 152 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Legislative Council today approved amidst cheers a bill amending the Animals Ordinance to allow "bull wrestling" during the Merdeka celebrations. But intending spectators were warned '"not to wear red clothes and excite the bulls." To the many opponents of 'he bill, Agriculture
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    • 189 5 I QUEENS SI Do//y at 3.00 6.45 9.30 pm. SCENE AFTER SCENE OF LNIMAGI- I NABLE SCOPE. ACTION. ..SPLCTACLE it J. .*:>,". fC-.Mtf:^ MjZf* i "t HIMM"-T\M Wlltl T PREM NATH BINA RAI V *ffl»fe 55S .'■.■■>■. lJab it on F*66l its pcnct r«itins, ■^■''■^^^^^^^^^^k tingling glow as it an
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  • Singapore Standard
    • 553 6 Guidance Advice '.IE permanent obj thai rr.ust be attained if independence is to be preserved and used m a manner consistent with the needs of good government, respect for the rule of law and of fundamental liberties torn id the basis of the guidance and advice which Sil Donald MacGillr.
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    • 399 6 VOR the first time m the history of Malaya U aborigine took his seat m the Federal Legislative Council last Wednesday. He is Toh Pangku Pandak Hamid, a field assistant m the Aborigines Department m Perak. The aborigines, to whom no thought has been given for decades, except
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  • 540 6 Who are the Royal Courtiers HO are the people around the Queen^ They do include a lot of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage. It's almost a closed shop and one of the easiest ways to land a palace job is to have a relative
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  • 232 6 Sir Singapore's Ministry of Health's move to close down the Orthopaedic and Artificial Limb Centre at the General Hospital, Singapore, is going to cause mucn suffering and inconvenience to the disabled and handicapped people of Singapore. The statement that it is uneconomical to run this centre uoes BOt
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  • 136 6 Sir Entering a ?hop m the heart of the City. I noticed this sign prominently displayed on the wall: HT OR WROXG THF CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT." Coming o ;t. at a gas station I noticed this poster -REAL FRIENDLY SERVICE." What wonderful K u.-ine.-s services we have m
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 68 6 Sir With reference to "Motorist's" le.ter appearing m last Saturday's issue of the SINGAPORE STANDARD. I would like to take thla opportunity of Denting out that none of the "several places :n Singapore, including those m the vicinity of the Government offices m Empress Place," where parking spaces
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    • 184 6 Sir— With all thig talk of retracting touristl to Singapore, how ridiculous it is to see our leading, most well known, and certainly most attractive hotel's ballroom, riead as a dodo on a Satur(iav oight, all becauat government is so narrow-mind-ed about allowing "foreign bands into the colony!
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    • 99 6 2 -s' r—We are cousins and tike to know more peopi< I m Malaya who art as interested m n.usic, readme. j movies, chmcfwg, stamps and sreimming, andwwo an ibOMl 14 years old hkc vs. They can vrtta to either ij I J ns —to Teresa
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  • 542 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera By 'THIS column is still wondering if it read aright a paragraph m the translated version of an editorial m the Penang Malay daily, Warta Negara. of Aug. 10 on the strength of the future Malayan Army. The transition is m the
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  • 148 6 THE elegant advisers of (Juecn I are ansiverins uith a mighty silt rice tli, her court is liopelesslv out of ntitt :,< > doun by the behaviour oi '*<><> can be the courtiers' only reply to pukUe criticism. A muffled debate about th, /<«.. surround the pretty
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  • 537 6 Behind the Bamboo Curtain— —By A Special Corresporrient LONDON CHINESE students are now being made the target for the extremists of the Chinese Communist Party's execu*..ve, who started the furious attacks on "Rightist deviationists" m the "rectification movement" started by Mao Tse-tung"s speech on "contradictions"' hi
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  • 531 7 HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 15— Stories from Confidential magazine telling of allrom.ir.ti. e>capades of top entertainers m show business, including Frank Mnatr.i. Eddie Fisher and Maureen O'Hara, were yesterday read at trial of the publication on criminal libel charges. The story about Miss
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  • 161 7 into the record was call< d lew was Eddie when the lights went out?" The story toid of an alleged party m a Detroit hotel m 1952 when Fisher was a army. It said D and ral i :.y officers bad a blonde i brunette and a
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  • 247 7 WOMAN M.P. ATTACKS ACTRESS' HOLIDAY WITH HUSBAND No. 7 LONDON, \u;. 15 i \P> Briti>h nrw.-papers yesterday printed some big pictures <>i \l\len LtMirn. rolling m the sun with I't'r e\* ii u.MKin ti on .1 v -nun member of I 1 li.inu-nt a^ "a terrible
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  • 32 7 THE infant son of film star Gina Lollobrigida was christened Milko m Sabandia. Italy, yesterday m the small church. The child was born on July 28.
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  • 107 7 TOKYO. Aug. P) Peking Radio today reported the arrest of leaders of a secret rebel organization which aimed a* toppling the c nese Communist regime A Chinese language broadcast heard m Tokyo said the -Communist group was arrested m Northern China's Shensi Provir. It identified
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  • 141 7 Down Goes The Ru pi ah Up Go The Prices JAKARTA. A us. 15 'AP) POW D 9 i o rtihcates tOM 10 per cent, over yesterday's prices as Indonesia's rupiah continued to fall .n vaiue. There VU also great demand from local importers lor these certificate* which musi be
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  • 71 7 CAIRO. An* 15 (UP)— The imam of Oman's representative today denied Sultana ;<■ and British eiaims that the war m Oman la over. Mohammad D flan'.hy -aid "important strategic positions" arc still :n the hands of the Imam's forces. Pie added: "I categorically deny
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  • 187 7 WARNING Britain's Air Power Is On The Wane LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter) Britain was badly lagging behind the United States m guided missile development, needed more advanced fighters and bombers and a "policy tribunal" to run her aircraft industry, an aviation expert said yesterday. Britain was at least two development
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  • 82 7 BANGKOK. Aug. 15 (AP) President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam ■rrtved here today by air for a five-day state visit. The Vietnamese President, resplendent m his blue and whi c silk native costume and wearing a blue turban, was greeted at the airport by hiuh-ranking Thai
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  • 92 7 CAMPBELLS BAY. Quebec, Aim 1">. (Reuter) After diquine: through the brick wall at his cell with a table fork, 28-year-old Robert Amyotte escaped yesterday from the countyjail here. Amyotte who had pleaded fciu'lty on Aug. 7 to a charge of stealing o carpenter's saw. was
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  • 56 7 HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 15 (Reuter) Fire at the Allied Artists studio last night layed the start of production on the film "Beast of Budapest" based on the Hungarian rising of Last Autumn. A studio spokesman said the blaze damaged two build- on a street set He
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  • 140 7 BLACKPOOL. Lancashire. Aug. 15 (Renter)— A mother ot three small girls found I gassed m their bed.- wrote a I letter shortly before fche and her husband drowned them- selves saying they would not let their children face the threat Ol Dew world wars
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  • 390 7 Soviet Might Will Crumble Soon RHEE SEOUL, Aug. 15 (UP) President Syngman Rhee predicted today that Soviet Russia will "collapse sooner or later because no independent freedom-lov-ing nation will give m to the Communists." Rhce pointed to the Hungarian uprising and anti-Krem-lin movements m other satellite countries as evidence that
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  • 180 7 Fellow Peer Comes To The Support OS Lord Altrincham LOXDOX. Aug. 15, (Reuter).— The 19-year-old Marquess of Londonderry today defended an article condemning the Queen's "tweedy entourage" by a fellow Peer Lord Altrincham as "a bold and justifiable piece of criticism." In a letter to the left wing New Statesman
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  • 186 7 WASHDfGTON, Aug. 15 (AP) The full House Appropriations Committee today brushed aside a new plea irom President Eisenhower— the third this week —and slashed U*****,650,000 irom foreign aid lunds. President E.senhower \oiced grave concern over I .<. slash. He appealed for a restoration
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  • 224 7 Jagan All Set To Form A New Govt. (.1 ORGKTOWX. British Ciuiana. A— lj (K<i::< t J)r Cheddi Jagan, leader ol the left-wing Peoples l*ro^r( si\ I'art\ w has so far won eiuht out ..I 15 seats m Tm> Col. > Sfda r y expected' to^, LTm the right to
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    • 38 7 To STAGGER your IMAGINATION bl^kbbwu BflHsflsfH^B^l *9fisirab.i-JSM Tito llt/iiiff Kept He SPREADING TERROR DESTRUCTION TO THE CITY OF TOKYO I ilitu'd m I tisiuiuiti OIAUt In Mandarin with Superimposed English Subtitles IDi>tributed by Shaw Bros. TOMORROW CAPITOL MIDNIGHT
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    • 32 7 t Step out smartly J m the best m Men's Footwear Willow Suede and CoEf Mudguard Box Calf Oxford, with stitched toeccp Available Sizes 5 10 I Rcff:es Place, Singapore T( *****
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    • 845 8 ANGLO-FRENCH TRADING CO., LTD. T«4: H9Z3 6 265 1 132/6 Robinson Road THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE To Halifax Montreal, Boston. New York. Baltimore, Philadelphia Culf Ports S pore P. Sham Penani? ANTILOCHUS 25 2S Au? 29 Au? 30 Au? POLYDCRLS ',15 Oct 16 Ott 1? 1 Oct
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    • 1237 8 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (IS lint-,' (Inccfcciricc m bT^apcre) (12 lines) Sh 0£ p p P r THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE 2? SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. LONDON CONTINENTAL FORTS Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge caigc (Via Suez with liberty to
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    • 919 8 MITSUI |J| LINE S d itc P. Shorn Penonc FOR JAPAN Awobasan Maru for Yokohama, Ncgoya, Kobe 22 Aug Meiko Maru for Yokohama, Mo|i, Kobe, Cscka via Hongkong 3 Sept 31 Aug Nasusan Maru for Yokohama, Moii, Kobe, Osaka 7 Sept Hagurosan Maru via Manila for Yokohama, Nagcya, Kobe 24Sept
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    • 643 8 EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS Sailings tor Bangkok and or For East vio Saw. Penong P S'hom "KOREA" Gdns H 39 "INDIA" God. 6 7 "MEONIA" 19 22 Aug 23 24 Aug 'Auq Bangkok only. "SARGODHA" 25 26 Aug 27 IS Aug I? 3\j H "SIENA" 31 Auc 2<ept HOMEWARDS Soilings
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  • 2 9 FINANCE COMMERCE
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  • 175 9 FERN-VILLE STARTS NEW SERVICE TO ASIA A NEW cargo passenger Gulf of and New Orleans to Asian ports has been started by the Norwegianowned Fern-Ville Far East Lines. The service is at present the only one of Hi KM whose Alps will arrive and discharge m Singapore from the Gu
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  • 98 9 \?ORE Chinese Prowere: copra, Aug./ Sept. US buyers, $26 sellers; coconut oil m bulk $40$ seller;, drums $45J sellers. Muntok white pepper $112 sellers, Sarawak white Sill sellers, special Sarawak black COPRA DOLIP.\r. CUTLER. BATH CO. LTD A 'JG'JST II am. unquoted 1 4 pm 5 pm SEPTEMBER
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  • 231 9 TWO JAPANESE TRADE TEAMS ARRIVING SOON TWO trade delegations from Japan are due soon m Singapore and the Federation of Malaya, according to Mr. Y. Nomura, ViceConsul m charge of trade at the Japanese Consulate-General m Singapore. Or.- m :s being sent from Kobe (Hyogo) and 00 Other from Yokohama,
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  • 39 9 Asb -cream manufacturer at Amersfoort, Holland, has br oght en the market a raj .1 shoe wh:- which -;v- s white shoes a soft gloss and can be used for white leather, plastic, linen, suede ana nubuck.
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  • 12 9 R .I. -Malaya Trade Will Be Normal —Baron •WILDCAT INFLATION' FEARS DISPELLED
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    271 9 HEAD of the Economic Section of the Indonesian Consulate General m S pcre 7 Mr. Baron Sutadisastra, yesterday dispelled fears among local traders arising from reports of "wildcat inflation" m Jakarta. The situation m Jakarta was a natural development of the imposition of the new import-export regulations which came into
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  • 75 9 Rubber Up ⅝c. SINGAPORE rubber prices ye>terdav rose I cent to 92| nntJ per lb. for International first grade rubber for September ■Moment on a quietly steady market yesterday. Prices opened slightly higher on improved overseas overnight advice?. Good inquiries for the lower grade rubber were reported. At noon the
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  • 50 9 SINGAPORE Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices m cents per lb. yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot f.ob. |1| HJ Internationa! Sept. No. 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. 92| 921 Int. R.S.S. No 1 Ort 931 Oil Sept No. 2 92 92£ Sept. No. 3 91 J 92 Tone: Steady.
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  • 45 9 AN order for more than U*****,000 has been obtained by The Brush Grouo from the Liberian Government. This is the first time Liberia has bought British electrical supply equipment. The order is for diesel electric generating sets for the Monrovia City Power Station.
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  • 25 9 JOHAN Tin Dragging Ltd output for July was 346.76 piculs, all of which were sold, according to the secretaries. Sime Darby Co. Ltd.
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  • 35 9 THE Malayan Exchanec Sankl AMOdation made the following changes m its rates .to merchants yesterday: Selling, T.T. 'or O.D. ready: Canada 1 Belgian francs *****; Deutsche Marks 135|. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • 245 9 BID FOR CLOSER TIES IN RUBBER BUSINESS THE committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association recently appointed a sub-committee to study ways and means of obtaining a closer working relationship between the Asian snd European sections of the rubber trade m Singapore. This statement was made jointly yesterday
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  • 45 9 PRODUCTION has now started at a new giant eel* works at Ravenscraig m Scotland. Built by Corvir.es Ltd. at a total cost of £22 million the Dlant will be producing steel at an annual rate of 400.000 ingot tons by the autumn.
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  • 99 9 MALAYAN industrials and rubbers were quiet, while tins were again firm. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers W. Hammer 2.40 2.45 Malayan Cement 1 74 1.78 McAhster 2.00 2.05 MININGS Aokam 162 1.H7 Berjuntai 18,3 18/9 COQMI Tin 2 4
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  • 258 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reported the following business done: CTS ords 34 '3i arrival: Frr^er and Neav e ords 52.92£; Gammons 52.60-. Hanunen ~?2.42A: H. Waugh $1,911 overnight and yesterday; Hume pref A23/6 to 2.3 3 overnight, ords AC 3; Cements $1.77J; Collieries $1.04; McAhster (2.05 to $2.03;
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  • 149 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Hongkong will have the largest "foreign" stall at the Federation's Merdeka Trade Fair at Petaling Java beginning August 28. Mr. Loh Yit Lock the fair's spokesman declared today. A delegation of more than 70 Hongkong merchants led by Mr. Alexander Kwang
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    • 286 9 BARBER. FERN-VILLE LINES For Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston (via Suei) Spore P. Sham Penang New York FERNSfA 14 21 Au* 22 Aug 26 2S Aug 30 Sept FERNMOOR 3:AugSSept 9 Sep? 13 14 Sept 14 Oct From New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, (via Hongkong)
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    • 778 9 ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE CANDIDATES FOR THL UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE OVERSEA SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION DECEMBER v A QUALIFYING Test for Private candidates wishing to enter for the abovenamed examination will be held on Wednesday. 4th December. Iff! 2 Candidates attending Government and Aided English Schools or other schools listed by the
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    • 345 9 NOTICES SECOND DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION FOR ALL HOSPITAL ASSISTANTS, SEPTEMBER. 1957. THE next examination for Hospital Assistants will* be held on the mornings and afternoons on Tuesday September W. September 18th. Thursday September 19th and Friday September 20th. 2. The IMI date of which applications to t. mination are to be
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    • 276 9 UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA m invited for 1 I supply of the folI laving food -stuffs to the University of Malaya: 1 Sundry Goods 2. Poultry and sea-food 3. Vegetables 4. Rice, Sugar, Butter Mm* 6. I ruits Tenders may be sut ted for one or more of these items. 3.
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    491 10 Chandler makes his first film TT'S a complicated business when a movie star goes into independent production. Take the case of Jeff Chandler, for example. For years Jeff and ace Hollywood agent. Meyer Mishkin, have had the dream of forming their own company. They agreed that this would require
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  • 117 10 QLENN FORD plans a return to the Broadway stage within the next two years. On the set of M-G-M'.s DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER, Ford said he is anxiuus to do one season of stage work m New York and is listening to oilers tor the first time
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    281 10 B^ltZ^-itfe- Qcbmjia -untfcrifet ntuur films On The Sawn MILLIONS throughout x the world who were unable to see Russia's Bolshoi Ballet Company during their sensational visit to Britain last year will have the chance soon. The Rank Organization is to distribute a film which was made of the
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  • 1386 10 Linesman Says captain of the side. Regular Ceylon and :ry hia produced. Capbat, with aver- (22) opening l.fie scorer who heads the Bitting averts this scan with 83.50. One of the best batsmen m Ceylon today. Has a variety of strokes all round the wicket and an
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    • 170 10 The world famous family of TIGER medicinal products CHINKAWHITE Th valuable Wind Mixture is en excellent remedy for Stomach Pains, C nstipation, Indigestion Acidity, hi. Lcsi cf Appetite. ENG AUN TONG ~r r~ ~r~ /"> r- r» m m t~ r-v ■/a i IMt lIUtK IVItUILAL MALL ll u rry!
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  • 265 11 LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter) Surrey who need one more victory to clinch their sixth successive county cricket championship were the only side to bowl a ball before lunch yesterday when widespread rain washed out five matches and delayed the start m three others. PfWiOUlfaf this
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  • 144 11 3 7 Accept For Ebor Handicap LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reut<?r> The 37 final acceptors for the Ebor Handicap, to be run over H mile at York on Wednesday, Aug. 21, are: Hornbeam 9.4 French Beige 9.1, Cardington King SO China Rock and Maelsheachlainn 8.10, Prince Barle 8.9, Persian Flag (including
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  • 100 11 Results Of Scottish League Cup LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter) Results m last night's Scottish League Cud football matches were: Airdieonians 4 Hibernian 1. AUoa Ath. 3 East Stirling :i. Ayr United 4 Dunfermline Ath. 1. Clyde 10 Stranraer 0. Cowdenjeath 1 Brechin City I. Dumbarton 2 Dundee United 4. Dundee
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  • 59 11 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Renter)— Tiie United States is to have a National Olympic Day on Oct. 19 to mark the 0] "ing of a campaign to raise funds to finance American teams m the 1960 Olympic programme. The 1960 winter Olympic? are to be held m
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    • 259 11 SITUATIONS VACANT VACANCIES exist m partment of Co opt Development for 1 jr Co operative Officers (Male, One Lady Co-operat.ve O ffl c c r (Malay) and One r fict-r 'Male The alary scale I Male Officers .:4 42 x:4 518 KjBxlB-700 per mensem plus C nt ,i Living Allowance
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    • 447 11 CLASSIFIED ADS PHOTOGRAPHY POLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. v-j You can now have your Colour film proc i right it. Singapore Copies of duplicates and colour prints made from your •iv irite transparencies Kod rome. Ektachrome Anscochrome. An^co colour Agfacolour and Ferriniacolour. A.>k tor detaiLs and price list from Life Colour Laborati 4
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    • 326 11 NOTICES PERAK MEDICAL DEPT. TENDERS INVITED SUPPLY Oi RUE TENDERS are invited for the supply oi WHITE RICE to Hospitals m Pcrak for THREE .MONTHS commcac;n? from Ist October, 1957 and t ling en 31st December, 1957, both dates inclusive. With each tender a receipt from any Government Treasuiv m
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    • 594 11 Al CTION SALE OF VALI'ARM SINGAPOKF PROPERTILS To ho h( !d at oui salt Mioni So 1(1 Chulu Mr-,-. Sin..ip..r«On WVdmv:,;; ufi 1! t M Lot I— No. 11 KIM KEAT RD. area 2,058 sq ft. FREEHOLD. Monthly Rent $85.30. Lot 2— Nos. 14. 15. 16 IT KIM KEAT ROAD,
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    • 628 11 CAMBRIIK.I SCHOOL (I HJ H I X \Ml\ \TION I i K\l lON ol MAI n MIINXII. S r s n m kmws mai w QIALIFVIN lI.SI QUALIFYING TEST for I J Candidates wi ing tc enter lor the Cambridge School CertiPca: tion. 1958 leraUo« ot Malaya Certificate Education Examination.
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    • 210 11 lil Abner By Al Capp S V'fT <Vs^ IS> 'O' tt^STUDV,V YORE NO LAW J TROUBLE AH HAS li VJIF GALS?-**" AP* L^ <U W rs£\ I Sr Lt \W£AK\_SS£S *> SAYS AH IWIF GALS -AN' /I LOOK WHUT'S FACIN' Y^ 3^_(£\V2 I PrLLvs'ME J MIGWTSESCME. GOTTA WE MERELY FEARI.E.SS
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    • 387 11 i^iiUvft i&l I .Jill aI j liiiE3 HißlHHiwl > ffOIIAYS QUOTATION S JL "A thankful bMri is J not only the greatest J virtue but the parent of all J the other virtues." Cicero 1 I'RIDW FOR EVERYONE: S Promote ambitions business, j professional Interests, family maters. Be guarded against
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  • 56 12  -  WINDSOR LAD THE FINAL GALLOPS By Trainer Wally Bagby s pair. World Freedom and Scone Stone, were the best of yes*- I lay morning's gallopers making t preparations for to the Selangor Turf ib August meeting at Kuala Lumpur. easily did three furlongs m 36i sec, for
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  • 389 12 V.Virlrt Freedom (Chachvick) went twice round. After going the first circuit at medium speed, World Freedom picked up Scone Stone (Ismail) at the half mile, and making a race of it all the way to the straight, they covered the last three m the very
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  • 1037 12 FOLLOWING are VPdghtl md probable starters for -omorrcw (Aug. 17). concluding day of me SelaWr Turf Club August meeting: Horses Class 3, Div. 1-1 V 4 Miles ?33 White Heather «.v *00 Mr H W Co-.vliM« Rodj nit Biiin If Ml Lira Ho g L ing
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  • 53 12 CEYLON'S cricketers for the All Malaya tour, due to arrive by plane last night, have been delayed 28 hours. They are expected to fly m at 1 a.m. tomorrow morning:. The Standard was told that the two-day match against Singapore will go on as scheduled despite the
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  • 159 12 The SCC pad an? will not, be enclosed, and there will' be no 'gate' lor the Singapore versus Ceylon cricket match tomorrow and Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. each day, the Singapore Cricket Association announced. A printed programme, however, will be sold at S2 each, and
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  • 26 12 ALL Singapore Hockey Asdattan'a trained for the Iferdeka Games are requested to turn up today at the Singapore Recreation Club for the linal trial.
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  • 225 12 "GIANT KILLERS" Amicable Athletic Association, who ousted title-bidding: Police Sporting Association last week, yesterday went a step nearer the SAFA Cup when they thrashed lI.M. Dockyard s—l5 1 at Jalan Besar Stadium. The Amieables were quick to settle down, and the game PU hardly two
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  • 464 12 2 Olympians In HZ Team NINE nations will compete m the first international cycling championships during the Merdeka clebrations m Kuala Lumpur. They are: New Zealand, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Britain, Australia and Malaya. A spokesman of the Malayan Cyclists Federation told the Standard yesterday
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  • 166 12 CEYLON CUPPER IS OUT KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Ceylon's C. Rajalingam, the only overseas shuttler competing, was eliminated m the first round of the Selangor open badminton championships which began at the SBA hall today. Rajalingam, a Thomas Cup player, was beaten 15-5, 15-3 by former Selangor junior champion, Shaari Abdullah.
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  • 67 12 RESULTS of the Singapore Army Golfing Society's Bogey competition held a:, the Royal Singapore Golf Club on Wednesday were: "A" Division: Lt.-Col. R. J. Tadman: "B" Division: Ma]. K. A. Walker. Both players ended All Square^ Ball Sweep: Ist N :ne IfaJ K. A. Walker; 2nd Nine— Lt.Col.
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  • 66 12 BRADFORD. Aug. 1") (Reutcri Rain washed out play for the second day m succession i the match here between Yorkshire and the West Indies. After an early lunch, the enntains. without even a formal inspection of ttoh o wicket, c. the match off for the
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  • 68 12 SINGAPORE Business House? Athletic Federation will hold tta Brtt annual athletic meet at Jalan Besar Stadium on Aug. 24. The events are: 100 Yards. 220 Yards. 440 Yards. 880 Yard? One Mile Tug of War. High Jump. Long Jump, Pole Vault. Discus, Putting th e Weight. 120 Yards
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  • 82 12 MALACCA wi'.l -r.cct I mat m the Tan Siong Lian Cup tennis competition at the Municipal Courts, K^' la ft, tomorrow at 4 p.m. The following have been selected for Malacca: SINGLES: Chua Ban Chuan. Chua Eng Jon^. G. A. I: Reserves A. Hamid Pay DOUBLES:
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