Singapore Standard, 30 August 1957

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  • 32 1 Singapore Standard STANDARD POLICE J+kL JrX Vf| *P FIRE BRIGADE GENERAL HOSPITAL ***** (5 line,) 2400 P^ 2811 2414 01. MIL No. 59 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1957 ]2 PAi;ES J") < E.NTS
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  • 107 1 Having Wonderful Time— 'Bunny' ."*VUALA LUMPUR, Thur? v..- undoubtedly the itar" I the evening among ill the VlPi who thr aged ia cook M.l party given by Kuala Lumpur's Rotary Club for Important m< rd lea B icsti. "Oh, I'm. ibnply having a 1 time" .said Miss r.iVj S.rr.m ns,
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  • 44 1 nWHE COURT cf Inquiry LJkh invest:.;. i ted the disn the Singapore Harbour Board and the Harbour Beard SI ifl Association. submi.ted it., r p rt to Chiel Minister I Minister for Labour and W If are, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterc:
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  • 1167 1  -  BOB PERIES 'Snatch 9 That Almost Came Off -But For A Wifv By THESE dramatic Standardpics show from left to right: The scene of the gun duel. Foreground is Police car which took part m the chase. The shed is where the kidnapper was shot down. Police experts
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  • 166 1 MYSTERY DR. LEAVES FOR MERDEKA CEREMONIES TOKYO. Aug. 29 <AP> The sell-styled president of an exile "Republic of Formosa." Dr. Thomas I. W. Liao. left Tokyo by KLM plane tonight for Singapore to a:tend the Malayan Independence Celebrations. Liao claimed Malaya's Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman had sent him a
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  • 18 1 THE SEVEX-WEEK old strike by 12 employees of the Yoong Sin Tailors, Singapore, ende i yesterday.
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  • 66 1 HONGKONG. Aug. 2!) (Reuter) Mr. Lai Jo-3'u. chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions m a congratulatory message on Malaya's merdeka celebrations said today he hoped the peoples m Malaya and Communist China would further promote their friendly relations, Peking Radio reported. Mr. Lai's message
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  • 54 1 PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 29 (AP) Mitchell Sataloff was telling his father of the story of 'God making people" which he had learned m lessons at his synagogue. "Who was the first man?" his father asked. "Adam," the boy replied. "And the first lady?" be was asked.
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  • 224 1 Federation Gets 52 m. From N.Z. KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. New Zealand today made a capital grant of $2,100,000 to the Federation Government. Announcing this, the New Zealand External Affairs Minister, Mr. T. L. MacDonald said that the money might be devoted to the establishment of
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  • 173 1 DARWIN, Aug. 29 (Reuter) —Two Victorians arrived here from Malaya today m a 62-ft. auxiliary ketch. They intend to sail m this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race. They are Captain and Mrs. C H Hill-Willis. of Wye River, Victoria. Their ketch is
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  • 67 1 FOUR more leftist trade unionists were arrested by the Singapore Police early this morning. This brings the total number of arrests under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance m Singapore since last Thursday to 43. Thp Standard understands that the unionists were arrested m Tanjong Pagar.
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  • 30 1 A PARTY of 20 Chinese women, wives of members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, arrived m Hongkong yesterday for a threemonth tour of Communist; China.— Reuter.
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  • 298 1 OUT ROLLS THE RED CARPET FOR DUKE AT K.L. AIRPORT hi AI.A 1 I MPI X 1 hurv— The Qu< m .s rrprcsi ntatiM tht Duke ol (il«iJi «->li i m panitd t tin Dudifw and lh< n n Prim. Will. am. armed U a> m the I- ed< i
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  • 158 1 GEORGETOWN. British Guiana. Aug. 29 (Reuter) Dr. Chcddi Jagan. deposed four years ago by Britain as the chief minister of British Guiana, will reappear m the new government as ministei of trade and industry. His wife Mrs. Janet Jagan. will be minister of labour,
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  • 35 1 A SINGAPORE 1 armor's wife, Poh Hit. 60. was last night robbed of her jewellery worth about $?>'){■ whih her wav ■-.arrird daughter, a ml from bet hOMH m a village oil Chang! Road.
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  • 149 2 A welcome from the Labour Party LONDON. Aug 29 Renter) B:;'.j;r.'i Labour Party ed Malaya as an iepei; member of the Br;:.;^ Cjrr.n:o:.Aeal:h. The greeting was sent to the Malayan Government by M< r.^an Phii ips. La: i*r I ki retary, to rr.ark Ma.:.dependence celebrat..:.i. >.. I "The Labour Party
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  • 29 2 HONGKONG. Aug. 29 Spec: i Standaj Service: C of the Hor.z- were $15 6" t > >8875 to US$l; S r; $1; $0,115 Rupiah; 75 to a tael.
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  • 354 2 Now They Want To Play Politics, Says Brigadier KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. There are only 1.834 Communist terrorists iin the jungles of the Federation now but less itban 400 of them are dangerous 'hard core' veterans. Brigadier L. C. Rumsey. Principal Staff Officer to the Director
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  • 213 2 'THE QUEEN IS SO SWEET; SAYS LUCKY GIRL RANGER A 17- YEAR-OLD rosy-cheek-ed Singapi re girl yesterday I described Queen Elizabeth m three little worda. "She's so sweet," said Miss Eileen Fam, at her home m Cairnhill Road. Eileen, a member of the Ist Ranger Company, who was presented to
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  • 20 2 A NEW Postal Agency will be opened at 3 Tuas Village. Jurong Road. 18 milestone, n Sept. 2.
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  • 150 2 CLOSING rubber prices (cent* per lb> Id Singapore yesterday were:— Borers Sellers Spot 87| 88 k Int. Sept R.5.5.N0.l 875 88J R.S.S. No. 2 87? 88 R.S.S. No. 3 87 j 87| Tone: Slightly earier. The .price of tin In Singapore yesterday was 5365 per picul. (Down $li).
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  • 37 2 THE Singapore Chinese Swimming Club will hold their monthly dance on Aug 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for members and their friend?. Tickets are available at SI for single and $2 for couple.
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  • 27 2 THE Novena annual procession at the Church of the Heavenly Mother of Perpetual Succour m Thomson Road will be held at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1.
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  • 30 2 There will be no delivery of letters and parcels on Aug. 31 (Mcrdeka Day), which ha? been declared a public holiday. the Singapore Director of Posts said yesterday.
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  • 50 2 A DISTRICT collection will be made by the Rural Board on Sept. 3 at West Hill Market, West Hill Village. All rates and dues payable to the Board on houses. land and rubber estates may be paid at this centre between 9 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.
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  • 271 2 TONIGHTS the night when all reads lead to the Ocean Park m East Dual Road for the gala Mtrdeka Eve dress-as-you-plea.se) "I-land In The Sun" Fiesta Night which begin* at 8 P™and lasts till 1 am. A record number of table bookings gnaran- tees it to
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    • 86 2 A Please enter me as a contestant for tn» ■< events on "Fiesta Night" (Aug. 30) at tbc Ocean Turk J Singapore, (dtlele where unnecessart i: (a) "Miss Bikini of Ocean Park I (b) Most original West Indian costume. (c> Mambo Danre ConU»si. Id) Cha-Cha Dance Contest. ir) Samba Dance
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  • 813 3 I YESTERDAY'S FOR THE BIG DAY j KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. SEATO will be greatly strengthened if Malaya joins it, said Australian External Affairs Minister, Mr. Richard Casey who added that his government will be watching closely the progress the Federation makes m Its war
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  • 131 3 Airport 'Curtain' Is Raised KUALA LUMPUR, Thur.s. Newsmen covering arrivals of YIPs at the International Airport to the Merdeka celebrations scored a success today after three days of bother. They gained access to both the YIP room and the transit wing where they had been forbidden earlier. Earlier protocol officers
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    • 308 3 Wishing Our Federation Patrons J "SELAMAT MERDEKA"' TONIGHT=__ 1 MERDEKA EVE il I MIDNIGHT I I simultaneously at REX LIDO REX I SINGAPORE TAIPINC PENANG THE IDEAL PICTURE i FOR THIS MEMORABLE OCCASION! I Si H ■s? S^^bSL >~ (4" mktr Us W JM^. ti ijjm v: :;..\f productio.xs ud.
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    • 167 3 SMASHING THE BARGAINS to ROCK BOTTOM DECLARING FURTHER CUT m PRICES m BOTH LADIES' 8 MEN'S DEPTS 41-43, HIGH ST. 129. BAT I ROAD SI\GAPORL Xl M LUMPI R PH^" with STU D E BAK E R X Wil 111 I v\ V 111 ri 1 3\ v v^ ml
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  • 323 4 Strong Security Forces Set For Action at KL Tomorrow KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Federation Police said today that they are ready to meet any emergency that may arise during the Merdeka celebrations this week. A Police spokesman told the Standard that every policeman m the Federation Capital had been alerted to
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  • 287 4  -  ANDREW ROTH From LONDON, Aug. 29 Merdeka was celebrated m song and dance and play last night m four languages and four cultures to the great enjoyment to all present. The man m front of the curtnin was Baharuddin Marji of Kuala Lumpur
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  • 143 4 TRAFFIC PLAN FOR JOHORE INVITED guests to the Reading of the Merdeka Proclamation ceremony at the Supreme Court padang, Johore Ba'.iru, tomorrow morning, arc MhrlMd of the following traffic plan: Jalan Ibrahim and Jalan Tai Hmc, from the Post Office to the junction of Jalan Ta: Her.g Ja'.an Gertak Merah,
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  • 387 4  - HOW TO BECOME A GOOD SOLDIER Sir Gerald Tempter By MALACCA, Thurs. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff and former "Iron Man" of the local Security Forces m Malaya, Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer today gave three pointers on how to become a good soldier. Sir Gerald, who is
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  • 167 4 'MAGIC' WELL MAY HAVE PROVED ITS POWERS... MALACCA, Thurs— Field Marsha: Sir Gerald Templer's visit to this Settlement this mornins was no coincidence, according tc the keeper of a Chinese temp'e guarding an ancient well at Bukit China. The well, known as Priggi Rajah, and believed to be more thaji
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 740 4 Bethesda Gospel Hull (77. llris Inf O7 111 Cl all Oil Ot €1 GIOItCO |{a-.ih Road> Evangel si ie meet;;!?. Mr. Thomas Bentley Siong (Cantonese) 1. 315 7 and Mm>Ar/ krciM MOI'NT PI.E\SI"RF* You-r at^ <■;.< on -A Mo: ii U,.e.Kf 9.15 p.m. TEbOK ANSON He:i t 1i.3-1 m X
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  • 995 5 Says Terry Pillay who drove up to the Federal capital to give you an on-the-spot report of how the people are preparing to celebrate Malaya's biggest day. WE took a walk m this ♦v dlii city at night. of us started out from an tutin^
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  • 61 5 MALAYAN EMBASSY BUILDING IN WASHINGTON THIS building, at 2701 AlbHirk Stree: has been leased for use as the new Malayan Embassy ti Washington. Tunku Jaafar. son of the Paramount Ruler of Malaya, also has concluded arrangements lor another building to serve as the Malayan Embassy Chancery. Jaa•jlans a big celebration
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  • 303 5 BRITAIN TO HAVE DEPUTY H-C IN MALAYA T dps. 1 British Government will have a Deputy High Commissioner to look after interests of her subsets m North Malaya ifter Merdeka. The Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. IX J ar rived from England by air yesterday. He will be stationed here. Mr.
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  • 69 5 ANG, Thurs. tnion Jack will be lowered tor time from the Bag mast over Fort Cor: n. tomorrow. Te cent Commissioner. Mr. R. P. Binfham, will be pres<_: There wi.l be a Guard-of-Honour mounted by Naval. Military and Royal Air Fo»ve and a bugler sound
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  • 35 5 EIGHTY -SEVEN aborigine headmen who have come from all owes the Federation to attend the Merdeka celebrations m Kuala Lumpur were entertained to the DID "The Timeless Tamiar" at the Capitol tre yesterday.
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  • 29 5 YOXG Siong Kee, 58, was yesterday rir.ed $660 by the Malacca Sessions Court President. Mr. K. Somasundrun, fci possessing 22 packets of uncustomed saccharine on July 22.
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  • 148 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Th.:r> scited for-. Werdeka celebrations T tapped hundreds of pictures Malayas "Orang Da *hen they visited the Aborifine Research Station m G bak. R.O.D. Noone. Federafcon Adv:-er on Aborigines, reived the guests and 'ined m detail the activit es the s:ation.
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 5 lady Tempter, wife of the Former High Commissioner m .Malaya, yesterday paid I surprise visit to the Gurney Training Centre m Kuala LumI P<»
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  • 90 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Th;;rs. The first changing of the guards at the I?tana of the Paramount Ru'er will take place on the Indian Association ground m Taylor Road at noon tomorrow; The 6th Battalion of the Malay Regiment stationed here has the honour of
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  • 157 5 Penana Plan To Great The Duke PENANG, Thurs— The personal standard of the Duke of Gloucester will fly at the Bayan Lepas airport on his arrival with the Duchess at 2.50 p.m. on Sept. 2. The Duke is attending the Merdeka celebrations at Kuala Lumpur as representative of the Queen.
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  • 250 5 CONSTITUTIONAL chances m this part of the world. affecting; Singapore most deeply, had made it net<«>sary to review the organization of Singapore as a port, said the Chairman of the Port Commission. Sir Eric Millbourn yesterday. The Commission appointed
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  • 48 5 KLAXG. Thurs. Burglars last night held their second "p^rty" m the Clubhouse here and feasted on $250 worth of liquor, beer and sandwiches. Last week, they broke into the Club and stole sports shields and trophies he themselves to drinks from the 'bar.
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  • 454 6 Singapore U.S. Foreign Policy gERIOUS concern is being voiced abroad over the weaknesses and lack of clear perception m :..an foreign policy. Even within the United States there are signs of disagreement between the people and the Government on issues winch cannot be excluded from the administration's lons-range objectives. The
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  • 418 6 [TH easing tensions m the Middle East. heightened by the reported movement of Soviet v into the Mediterranean, international' observers are again discussing t c need for the ng up of a permanent and strong United a I lice Force. Following the despatch of i Nations Force
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 78 6 Sir It is understood that the Malayan Auxiliary Ar Forces (Penang Wing) is not participating m the Merdi'ka Parade at the Federal capital. Why is this m>? Has it not been invited to take part? Or has it been invited but declined to do so because "there are no
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    • 72 6 Hi Many of your readers agree with me that Mrs. Shirin Fozdar's letter m your issue of Aug 20 was like a cool clean wind clearing Qm air of the fosj < f emotionalism engendered by certain people who had nilhcd into print before ascertaining the farts The
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    • 293 6 sufficient education who master their work quickly and are not afraid of shouldering responsibilities. Surely it does not take 30 or 35 years to learn the work! The capabilities and devotedness to duty of any good officer would not miss the attention of the immediate superior. These
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    • 343 6 They require more Attention Sir— Singapore is such an Interesting place, so little understood outside and so little appreciated inside, that it really is worth writing about Thus wrote Sir Roland Braddeil m his "Lights of Singapore" v I the same words were quoted by MarjOlic Doggett a the preface
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  • 544 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera r FHIS column reveals no secret when it says there was a time, and not so very long ago too, when grave suspicion was entertained m the Federation that when the country became independent the plums m the Diplomatic and Government Services
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    1503 6 Continuing his UISTOHIAX EJV ROUTE series* Arnold Tounbee todtitt captures the SPELL OE COUNTRIES have characters that are as distinctive as those of human beings. There is an extraordinary difference m trie effects that they produce on human feelings. There are countries that can make your fortune for you
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  • 263 7 Islands Seek Freedom From R.I. I UNITED NATIONS. Aug. 29 (UP) A movement describing itself as the Republic of the South Moluccans appealed today to the Security Council to reconsider its claim for independence from Indonesia. Arel J.V. Nikijuw. representative of the South Moluccan group m the United States, said
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  • 61 7 TOKYO. A|Mt H (VP) One hundred and eighty Japa' (ixlfl participated m a "blonde beauty coolest* 1 yesterday The occasion waspromotion for an RKO scope picture "Unholy Wife."' F.'.e hair dressers had a afternoon covering the entrants black hair with gold. Tv 'v-ye;ir-o!d Eiko Shibata was the winner
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  • 30 7 MR. AKHTAR Hussain, till now secretary to the Pakistan Ifhiittll of Defence, has been appointed Governor of West Pakistan province, an official announcement said m Karachi yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 182 7 PEKING, Auff. 29 (Reuter) Mr. Shelby Tucker, one of the young Americans now visiting China, has been told he will be deported it he continues to refuse to surrender his passport for immigration inspection. Mr. Tucker arrived from MOSCOW after attending the youth festival
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  • 337 7 40 Seconds And It Disappears Over The Horizon WASHINGTON. Aug. 29 (Reutcr)— The Defence Department announced lust ni-M that Hie I nited Stales had fired a missile irom it> Florida nuv. but the spokesman declined t<j di>doM.' what \n oi missile had been fired The spokesman
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  • 161 7 BRITAIN PLANS DISPLAY I ARN BOROUGH. Hamp* shire. Aug. 29 (Reuter)— The biggest collection of guided •••pons ever assembled for one display will, it is claimed, be on view here next week at the British Aircraft Construe tors annual show. The week-long and static exhibition annual shop window of the
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  • 19 7 THE United States agreed to send' a Mater of Patton Medium tacks to Jordisclosed Jiatmiaj F itei
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  • 312 7 Reluctant Miss Li Insists On A Kissless Scene HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 29, (UP) Filmtown came close to having a tong war on its hands this week when an exotic Chinese import dropped her own bambco curtain on a kissing scene with Victor Mature.
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  • 206 7 LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter) A general feeling that a state of "cold war" between Russia and the West has been sharpened by recent events was expressed m today's British press. The Scotsman, an independent daily, believed that President Eisenhower's argument that it would
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  • 99 7 ZERMATT, Aug. 2!) (Renter) Sir John Hunt, leader Ol Urn victorious British expedition to Mount Everest, yesterday rescued three climbers marooned overnight m a blizzard on the l3£o3*OOt Alphubel Peak. Sir John, who is President of the British Club, brought the operation to a successful
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  • 86 7 MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Aug.! 29, (AP). Gen. Anastasio Somaza. Commander-in-Chief of the national army, yesteiday sent troop reinforcements to Nicaragua's frontier with Costa Rica following reports that unknown assailants h^d seized a number of weapons m Tortuguero. Costa Rica, and fled towards Nicaragua. Gen. Somoza declared that
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  • 59 7 LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas. Aug. 2!», (UP). A nine-year-old Negro girl gave birth to a two and a half-pound baby boy at the University of Arkansas' Medical Centre today. The child was born about a month and a half premature y. The baby was placed m an
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  • 179 7 HOLLYWOOD, Aug 29 (UP) —An attorney testified today m the libel trial of Confidential magazine that actress Corinne Calvet once admitted on a Hollywood television programme that the magazine's article about her "sexiness' was true and tha: "it flattered her." The testimony came from Albert
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    37 7 AIRCRAFT ipotted an unidentified ha^f-.- rgeci submarine last night m the Baltic Sea. about 10 nautical offsh re from the NATO— gunnery range at Todendorf. naval source? m Kiel, West Germany yc-'.crday. Reuter Li Li-hua
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  • 163 7 TORONTO, Aug. 29. (Reu-tc-'—William Kinmond. home from a 71-day newspaper assignment m China, said yesterday he was convinced that the bulk of :he Chinese people were not DOMM and never would be. "They are too busy just living to bp concerned with political philosophy,"
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  • 197 9 Training For Expat's Position A MALAYAN-BORN h-eavy equipment demonstrator and serviceman is being sent to Australia for special training to enable him to take over work usually done by expatriate engineers. Be is 31-year-- 1 Mr. S;:ppiah packiry of William Jacks Co. (Malaya) Lt.i wt c departure fait Sydney Qantas
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  • 276 9 ONE of Moloyas leoding f.gures m the tin mining industry, Sir Douglas War.ng said m Kuala Lumpur that he was certain overseas capital and British Commonwealth interests could still make an effective contribution to the future welfare of this country as they have
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  • 131 9 More Cargo Landed In S'pore CARGO discharged by ps of all tonnages a: Qngapore •'roads" and |b 0M first half of this year amounted to ■J0.690 tons (against 5,395,140 tons m 1 period of 195 onsisted of general cargo 2429.540 tons (2,236.610 tons, x months last j mineral oil-in-buik tons
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  • 145 9 Rubber Down Cent SINGAPORE rubber prices yesterday dropped 3 rent to 87 S cents per Ib. for International first grade for September shipment on a sightly easier market, despite reports of some China inquiries for rubber. The market opened slightly better on encouraging overseaadvices. It eased on profit taking and
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  • 19 9 Lna •laced a £16,000 order for roller bearings wi VK. firm. Ml reported from I ;k r.g.
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  • 117 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Pro. duce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra, Aug. Sept $2b\ buyers, $26$ sellers; coconut oil m bulk Ml| sellers, m drum MSJ sellers. Muntok prbitc pepper $116 sellers. Sarawak white SI 15 sellers, special Sarawak black $76 COPRA HOLIDAY CUTLER. BATH 6c. CO-
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  • 817 9 U.S. Hopes For Economic Growth Of ON THE EVE OF MERDEKA^ INVESTMENT FLOW MAY INCREASE AMERICAN financial circles m New York are strongly hopeful for the economic growth of the Federation of Malaya which embarks on a new chapter m its long history tomorrow as the newest self governing member
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  • 176 9 INDUSTRIALS and tins m the local market continued to ea.se, according to the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association yesterday. Rubbers were steady. Price changes announced by the Association were: O. Chinese Bk 23. 75 24 25 Robinson Co: Ords 225 2.30 Sim c Darby 1.95 2.00 S. Cold Storage
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  • 69 9 MALAYAN tin statistics showed production of tin m concentrates at 5,033 tons during July compared with 4,(i;)2 tons m June. Stocks of tin metal and tin-in-concentrates amounted to 7,084 tons m July compared with 6,055 tons m the previous month. The total quantity of tin-in-concentrates produced
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  • 162 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers yesterday reported the following business do:.e: CT.S. ords 34 5; Gammons S2 52J; Hongkong Bank $478 to $475; Hume orda A6/3; McAhster $2.07 i; Metal Box $2.05; 0.C.8.C. 524: 'Cold Storage $1.10. $1.12 overnight. Straits Steamships (17.50; Straits Trader? 52.47 i to $2.45; Straits Times $4
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  • 32 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association, marie the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: Seiiing rates ready: Belgian Francs 1616: Swedish Kr. 167 J. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • 44 9 A NEW electronic "brai:." which it is claimed can solve problems up to 50 times faster than any computer made m Western Europe will shortly be used to speed up Britain's "new look" defence programme. It is known as tne Ferranti Mercury.
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  • 52 9 A NEW power Dack is being shown for the first time at the Engineering, Marine, and Nuclear Energy Exhibition at Olympla. London It has a three-cylinder diesel engine with a rigid threepoint mounting on a fabricated steel base and is rated to give 28.25 bh.p. at 1,800
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  • 29 9 DR. ISMAIL bin Dato Abdul Rahman, the Federation Minister for Commerce and Industry, cuts the ribbon to declare open the Merdeka Trade Fair at Petaling Jaya,
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  • 174 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Rubber planters m Malaya are warned to be cautious m their selection of high- yielding planting material. The latest issue of the Planters Bulletin said that only high yielding clonal seeds was approved by the Rubber Research Institute, the recognized authority on
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    • 248 9 BARBER-FERN-VILLE LINES ♦or Boston, New Yoik, Philadelphia. Baltimo*«. Mobil*. New Orleam. Houston (via Sue?) S'pcre P.S'ham Penang New York •'VCOR 30 Au* 3 Sept 9 Sept 13 "4 Scot 14 0c» C.isv ILLE H2l Sept U:J S.pt 26 2i Sept 30 Oct From New Totk. Lcs Angeles. San Francisco, »ia
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    • 63 9 NOTICE P.W.D., TENDER NOTICE 'TENDERS will be received at x the Office of the State Engineer, Kedah/Perlis, A.or Star, from Class "A" "B" Contractors up to 12.00 noon of the 18th September, 1957, for the Construction m Reinforced Concrete of a Road Bridge over the Sungei Patani River at Sungei
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    • 578 9 TENDER NOTICE 'FENDERS fr m Q atrad t J- c I Class A Head U v be received at the offlc< the Direc.or of Public V. Singapore up to noon I 2uth St pi r Ifas7 for thi Proposed Construction of On< Standard Primary School. One Three Storey Secondar: School.
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    • 168 9 (IIV COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE. il NDER EtECTKICITY DEPARTML.M i 16 1: and CoHMr Depow OON 16/ Supply of 30. i Polyphase Meters Tender 1"- ton and T.nned Cop:x r S Drav^r. P .r« Nos 1-i 16 and 18. lender De; $100 Close 12 NOON 57. Jer document* are from 1
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    • 115 9 OUTER ROADS Bnreveille. Canada Mail. Paloraa. Hallvard, Eastern Vtnture, Troon Breeze. Benvan-.och. Ar.king, Tovariscfa, Bar. to. East Wind, Duchess of Sparta. Ismalia. Tarushima Manj. Salsetee. Hong Kor.g Trader, Inchk:!da. INNER ROADS Pasigi. Longsindhu, Aik Hin, Thaya Watar.a. Hydra. Grienh: 11. Kaiang. Southern Trader. Kuala Tangkal. Hong Tat. Tg. Pinanf, IHap
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  • FILM FARE
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      55 10 j J^IRK Douglas as a general made diplomat m magazine publisher Susan H ard who has: "i a ''pet*' choice m ..n and her efforts to ridij cule this Pentagon hero will put the audience 2 fits of laughter Susan finds herself having 1. DM too many when
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      80 10 JJERE is the perfect crime by Diana Dors as a j "B girl who finds herself a rich vin< owner. Rod Steiger for a husband and a cowboy i for a lover. The British blonde star acts well, and 5 Rod "The Weeper" Steiger gives a casual and
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    • 56 10 REVENGE OF PONTI ANAK gEEIS Films triumph again with a sequel to the box-ofiice breaker. PONT THE REVENGK OF PONTIAN.-.K has added features Malty folklore, and promises more thrills. The story begin vbtft the FOffTFAWAK m the first 4 picture, finds herself cornered m a blazing hut which she has
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    • 67 10 pOUR I v: affairs m one picture with some of Hollywood's great stars— and British glamour girl Joan Collins— may attract Malayan fans. The colourful panorama of this Century-Fox screen version of Alec Waugh's best-seller may also be drawing power. The stars act well enough, and
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  • 587 10 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I PlduAiA, -~tfcfc QatMBA <Jjtifc "ttifi, YJLU> TU4ICS 1 Ranch for the Grangers QTEWART Granger and his tvife, Jean Simmons, are moving out of their rented Bel Air house and into their neic home the historic, 10,000--acre Yerba Buenn Ranch near Nogales, Arizona. Granger first
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  • 160 10 J?ATHER Amyan is the screen name of 62-year-old Malayan, Sanny bin Hussan, brought specially from £J» Cardiff for filming m the Rank Organ zat:on production WIXDOM'S WAY at Pinewood. In the film, Sanny is t" the respected elder cf I native village, icise man and
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  • 216 10 NEW CALYPSO CRAZE '"piE Limbo" a new I calypso dance craze that has filtered out of the British West Indies as an adjunct to the growing popularity of folk music from that area, is done by sensuous Dorothy Dandridge m a j spectacular festival sequence m Darryl F. Zanuck's CinemaScope
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    • 149 10 The icorld famous family of TIGER medicinal products K'**3§?'°* w 'fwf y^BN^gpSTTK. tBl jf ■J*"?£jfc CJlft^Sufofc CHEE THONE SAN Provides Instantaneous relief for Toothache, Earache Stomachache Muscle Pcin, Indigestion, Backache Colds, Sore Throat, etc. ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL YOU CAN OWN THE BEST RADIO For Only $20/-
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    • 337 10 FT! OI) AYS QUOTATION: EM^i^BF^Bf^Bf^Sl^BrCSH^BM J. "Why should we think rssHr*s^k^H*^R^k upon things that are m^mmmmUtMHUm^^M^^ lovely.' Hfcau-c thinking PB^j ii|^Ba%|M^^B^^T%l ill termines lite. It I« a torn- 91 U I I H^AlJl Wi lAN m m habit to blame life upon B^H I1 I L^HVI ■'I liWi environment. Knvironinent
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    • 118 10 TF you are an ASTAIRE fan, then today's QUIZ whl not be difficult to solve. Con you remember Fred's dancing partners m his previous pictures'.' Tally them, and send the ansicer to The Contest Editor, Singapore Standard, 23, Lim Teck Kirn Road, Singapore. not lKt€T than September 3rd. marking m
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  • 66 11 Tims Wins St ablef or d RESULTS of the Stableford Competition held at the Royal Island Club on Wednesday were: Winner: Lt Col. E. D. Tims with a score of 34 points. Ball Sweep: Ist lune-Capt. P. Walker; 2nd Nine— Col. E. V. Ranson. with 18 and 21 nts respectively.
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  • 375 11 Ip Is Beaten In 2 Sets KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Indonesia, holders of the "leap Hong Ghee" cup for inter-port tennis, entered the final today with a deserving 2-1 win against Hongkong on the Selangor Club courts. Lt. General Sir Geoffrey Bourne and Lady Bourne were among
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  • 255 11 IN the other semi-final, Malaya and Vietnam each shared a match m the singles, leaving the decid- i ing doubles to be played tomorrow at 4 p.m. In a test of stamina and consistency, VietnanYs No. 2 Vo Van Bay created a mild upset when he
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  • 271 11 IF RILEY WINS, IT'S SANONG NEXT HUGH Riley, the 26-year-old Scottish bantamweight who has fought some of the best men at his weight m the world, will clash with Malaya's No. 1. Don Razali, at the Great World Park, Singapore, tomorrow. Riley, who is at present serving with the King's
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  • 112 11 WINNERS m the Third Annual Malayan Waterskl championships to be held at Pasir RLs this Sunday will be considered for selection t<_ the proposed Far Eastern Zone championships m 1959. Disclosing this to the Standard yesterday the President of the Ma.avan Wa> erski Association. Mr.
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  • 149 11 Kelantan, East Zone Champions KOTA BHARU. Thurs i Kelantan became East Zone Malaya Cup soccer champions j when they scored a convincing 1 6-2 victory over Trengganu at the Sultan Mobamed stadium here today. Despite fielding three ?;:b--stitutes, KcJantan heJd a 4-0 lead at the interval and were never m
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  • 53 11 The first post-war M revolver compp iiion organised by the Singapore Rifle Association will be held on Sept. T Entries will be accepted at the post and is open to all residents m Singapore. The shoot from 2 p.m., wil be htld at the Singapore Military Force Range
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  • 260 11 LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)— The following are English and Scottish soccer fixtures: Saturday, Aug. 31:— LEAGUE DIVISION I Arsenal vs Luton. Aston Vffla vs Everton. Bolton vs Blackpool, Burnley vs West Brom. Chelsea V 9 Birmingham. Leeds VI Leicester, Man. Utd. vs Man Ci'.y, Newcastle vs Tottenham.
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  • 84 11 SINGAPORE Hockey Associatic ii M leka Ga. put up another Rrand pere when they be.t .oals to two m the;: match before thei: Lumpur on I -XC ground este i day. Ro7nno scored twi :he lest balf 1 the SHA 1-1 cad halt unu only final
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    • 435 11 I VLHICLE FOR SALF UILLMAN 1953 com; ri ■hc:>-vi Ir^-vii body and engine m i. ditu Pito 12.1 r* what offer. 61T-A. Patir Panjang R .I. Tel: 55T.i2 H/Rt PURCHASE SOON TECK FINANCE COM I Wi v dertajte to rinauci Hire-Pu: chase on n,otor can i:.c :.G r..-.:.a < 1^
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    • 662 11 CLASSIFIED ADS ANNOLNCIMiM SINGAPORE < \NINE W I 0 FAR] lAJ N re£jre*J > a: es i date i r 4 :0.57 bee; cumstances Aj bogies to i SiriAIIONS VACANT GOVEKNMI M i» BKIMI VACANCIES exist for the luliowing appointments on contract m th. G ment Service. < ostin: \vsistant
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    • 288 11 Li 1 Abner By Al Capp BUT, AH /»T>NARNT YO'AH /VnAR HE -S WIFTH'TOP^N I IF THEY SLAPS TH' -T, ->. BIN UP- S, WERE DESCRi BIN' J,: f o' H^ HAID TEM^RaSIV TOP OF HIS HAIO WAKE UP.T SINCE 5 AM.-) IN MAM SLEEP rT-V A WED C^F-A^nu' V
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  • 553 12 A few hours before the big sports show the Merdeka Games starts people are asking how many medals or cups can the home country win, against the mighty array of talent from overseas. If Bm recently concluded international cycling championship? at which the New
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  • 125 12 LONDON. Aug. 28 (Reuter) Dc > Compton, the brilliant M-.dfik-sex and England batsman, made a characteristic 143 In his farewell game at Lords as a professional against Worcestershire today. Compton wiio hit 16 and 17 fours m a stay Of three hours shared m a quick scoring
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  • 291 12 THE Federation of Malaya Swimming Merdeka Championships will be held at the Chinwoo Pool on Sept. 1 and 2. Malaya's three Olympic Swimmers, Fong Scow HOT, Pong Scow San and Chan Kee Cheong are taking part. Following are the entries: Singapore: (Water Polo): Gan Eng Teck. Gan
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  • 398 12 PEN ANG, Thurs. Ceylon Cricket Federation President's XI had to fight every inch of their way' to beat Penang by three runs, with only ten minutes to spare, m their match on the Western Road ground here today. In fact, at one stage Penang had only
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  • 99 12 IPOH. Thurs.— Perr.k Football Association has r.amed the following seventeen playera for final selection for the game against the Eastern AA. of Hongkong at the Chinese Assembly Hall padang here on Monday, Sept. 9. at 5.15 p m Foon c Kam Choy, J. George. Ahmad Nazari
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  • 44 12 THE Penang Indian AAA annual athletic meet which v. s scheduled to be held at the C':v Stadium. Penang tomon iw, has been postponed to a further date The new date will be made known as soon, as arrangements are finalised.
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  • 40 12 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs.— The venue of the Malayan Ceylonese vs Ceylon Crickei Federation President's XI has been changed from the Kilai Club ground at Pantai to the Army Command Oval at Gurney Road on Sept. 2 and 3.
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  • 562 12 IU WINDSOR LAI) w ind up their preparations at Kukit rim.ih ye.sterday and best workers were DAYBROOK iiul CRIMSON PIRAH Ge\er) who easily disposed of three furlongs m 3S i >,-, Da y brook appeared t i vikht advantage at t.
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    • 81 12 Use Asepso Soap for skin complaints J r I wish I could gel y rid of this cmf u y skin trouble. I've had r V w noi\ WHY DON'T YOU TRY ASEPSO SOAP? I'VE NEVER BEEN BOTHERED Z^^^ma^ t WITH SKIN TROUBLES #J39fs|HPl|f^ since i started MmSmummUM L USING
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