Singapore Standard, 31 August 1957

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    21 1 Singapore Standard JfUL FW VTH n J *W 01. VIII. .No. 60 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUGUST 31, 1957 14 l'\(.l> 1"> < l\b
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    Lock icon MERDEKA! MALAYA!
    1009 1 'A new star has risen in the Eastern sky' PERSEKUTUAN TANAH MELAYU-THE WORLD'S 93RD FREE NATION IS BORN TODAY KUALA LUMPUR, FRI. SEVEN MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WITH SEVEN JUBILANT SHOUTS OF MERDEKA, SOME 100,000 MALAYANS HERALDED THE BIRTH OF INDEPENDENT MALAYA AS THE UNION JACK WAS LOWERED
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    40 1 All the lotest news and pictures ot this morning's independence ceremonies in the Federal Capital will appear in a special Merdeko edition of the Singapore Standard which will be issued this evening in Kuolc Lumpur ond Smgoporc only
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      140 1 I I^^ ELECTRIC >^,___ WASHERS i 30Q?EH vacuum n/^Xftf^F* ELECTRIC J ftX™/ POLISHERS A »J AV STEAM j IRONS > Official Dealer LEE CHAY 6c CO. ICO North Bridge Rd., S'pore 6, Telephone *****. STANDARD POLICE ***** (5 lines) 2400 lilll TITUS Mm JL A 1 K-' JIIDL GENEVE PRICES
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  • Two Speeches That Herald A New Era
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      Lock icon Tunku: A New Hope Comes Into Being, A Dream Materialises
      1041 2 Tunku A New Hope Comes Into Being, A Dream Materialises FEDERATION Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman delivered the following address five minutes after midnight last night in Malaya's biggest rally at the Selangor Club Padang; THIS is the greatest moment in the life of the Malayan people for at the
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      Lock icon Sir Donald : My Wife And I Will Be Leaving A Country We Loe
      413 2 Sir Donald My Wife And I Will Be Leaving A Country We Loe THE High Commissioner Sir Donald MacGillivray, delivered the following farewell broadcast six minutes before the Union Jack toai lowered in Kuala Lumpur last night: My wife and I have been most deeply moved by the many expressions
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    Lock icon A Time For Great Rejoicing: Agong
    160 2 KUALA LUMPUR. The ret 1 people all I the v Commonwealth, rejoice tonight when the Federation ar dence and becomesovereign nation, the Yang c.-l rt Agon g-elect, I ihman HI M i pre-M--r:i .-vj. at;d. r. :ru Yam Tuan granted to IfaMtfVd bfl said:
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      125 2 rTHE MALAYAN RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION Celebrates The Independence of Malaya mgM By Inaugurating An Accelerated Service |||||k on 15 th SEPTEMBER *S^£^Sk*^***^^'''"' -^'^^^^S^''^ IM^^. T/^"T TAT A T T TTV /TTiT TT*^ OTIVT/^ 1 A T"\/"\T"% t^ |JJ|i il^ 1^ WnWKf B| j %snl^ KU3la Lumpur de P arture 100 am
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      165 3 PR/Afg MlWlSriie rC/l¥#fO ABDUL BAHMAN feji^ PUTRA HAS PICKED THIS ISAM TO V|*. lj|| ASSIST H/M 1^ RUNNING THE QQVBRN^SNT Hfc-^J^B FOI? THE NEXT TWO YEARS Itfmi' deputy Pftmnoi"*" DEFENCE MINISTER P\ro ABDUL RAZAK bin HUSSAIN Deputu Prime M lister and :-:r jor Defence. INTERIOR 4k I JUSTICE INCHE SI'LEIMAN
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      18 3 FINANCE COLONEL SIR HENRY HAUSHIK LEE Minister of Finance AGRICULTURE INCHE ABDUL AZIZ bin ISHAK Minister jor Agriculture
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      165 3 BOVIMO AMBASSAMK IPH^ i JR DR. ISMAIL bin DATO ABDUL RAHMAN r>l inis r c r Plenipotentiary (without portfolio) WORKS, POSTS, TELECOMS ■sSSsS^^fivSKfti- 'o^S INCHE SARDON bin HAJI JUBIR Minister for Works. Posts and Telecommunications I I ii M EDUCATION v X 1 INCHE MOHAMF.D KIUR JOHARI Minister for Education
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    Lock icon THE ALLIANCE RALLY
    29 4 STANDARD rodiopic from Kuala Lumpur shows part of the huge crowd that turned up for the Alliance Merdeka rally on the Padang at midnight last night.
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    147 4 CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb> in Singapore yesterday were:— Tone: Steady. The price of tin In Singapore vesterdav was ***** per picul. (Down I2| its.) LONDON KIBBLK No 1 KS 5. Settlenient House Terms Friday's opening first session were: r>nver> tellers Oct. 2b'V nom. Nov. 261 Dec.
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    Lock icon RUSSIA SAYS NO TO DISARM PLAN
    297 4 LONDON, Aug. 30 (AP)— Russia last night turned down the West's plan for a limited disarmament programme and insisted it contained nothing of "genuine value,'' a British informant reported. Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin delivered his verdict shortly alter the United States, Britain, France and
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    Lock icon 'DO NOT BOAST ABOUT MISSILES'
    153 4 'DO NOT BOAST ABOUT MISSILES' UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 (UP)— U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabo: Lodge said today tha: United Nations members should work for an agreement, to prevent massive surprise attack "instead of boastirg about guided missUes." The U.S. envoy to the United Nations issued a statement. as President Eisenhower
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    Lock icon Merdeka Baby For Storeman
    93 4 KUALA LUMPUR Sat. Storekeeper Ismail bin Hassan took "Merdeka honours" among Malayan fathers to be the proud daddy of a bouncing seven-pound baby born seven minutes after Merdeka this morning. i But Ismail was not an anxious father who paced the floor of the maternity wards
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      567 4 J Congratulations to Malaya I on achieving MERDEKA Jfd a Shaw *Aau>_ it tht $tM »hau> Jt 4*^^2?^B rTiffT'il piioiu 2y7;i9 I Wm i *^^n.1.45,4,6.30&9.30ctr Z Bfl Kirk DOUGLAS Susan HAY WARD in J :H Their SECRET AFFAIR" KSnw»>| I KM Opens Tomorrow! gg IKB /^^SS" I#^ SHOCKWG! g^ Z
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    Lock icon 20,000 WATCH A CEREMONY OF POMP AND COLOUR
    519 5 20,000 WATCH A CEREMONY OF POMP AND COLOUR KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, realised a long-cherished wish for a super sports stadium in Malaya and today made another: "Let us hope that the comradeship and unity of the Malayan people and the goodwill of all tin-
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      411 6 TTHEN this issue of The Singapore Standard reaches its readers this morning, the act of proclaiming the birth of the independent nation of Persekutuan Tanah Melayu will be taking place at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. This historic ceremony will be witnessed by Their Highnesses
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      Lock icon No Let-Up On Reds
      397 6 'THE Federation Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul I hman, has no Illusions whatsoever about the communist terrorist- In Ml territory the war against them is to be continued without let-up, with greater force and fervour in an ailout bid to end this menace within another twelve r
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    Lock icon -FROM L.C.L. IN PENANG
    642 6 T WISH to attempt here to define the tasks that face the Malayan nation today and must be resolved in the years to come. There can be no doubt that the ma<n goal for Merdeka is to give freedom and independence its fuU content and meaning
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    Lock icon MALAYAN PREMIER
    1218 6 Profile Study Of The First '[HERE will be ten full members of the Commonwealth today when the Federation of Malaya achieves its independence. It will make the number of Commonwealth Prime Ministers not of European stock equal with those that are. For those vho like their nationalist leaders
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    Lock icon THE NEW AS IT STRIKES ME
    668 6  - THE NEW AS IT STRIKES ME Aster Gunasekera By SELAMAT MERDKKA: 4 S WITH the individual, so it V is with a nation, there is one great dav in lil'e the natal day. Today is such a one lor Persekutuan Tanah Melayu. as the new nation will be known hereafter.
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    Lock icon MERDEKA IS GOOD OMEN
    429 6 MERDEKA IS GOOD OMEN created to ensure th» contentment and efficiency of the Public Service. It re natural and to be expected that the Malayan Chinese should regard Merdeka uilli good omen. It is also a natural corollary to the transition from Colonial freedom to the National freedom that every
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    162 6  -  HENRY B. MILLS I J 0 vpy sons and daughter XJ LPi ■-c in glory, and sxuq ie, thtj ±ong. Let our souls in sanctity, tingle with band As sounds oj merdeka, mtrge ;n the Xilayan air *ot long. r VHE dreams and hopes of people, cud
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  • Round-up Of Federation Merdeka News
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      833 7 SPECIAL SERVICES TO PRAY FOR PEACE, PROSPERITY KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Anxiously the women settled their hats and scarves, patted their hair. Their menfolk, taking the cue, began fingering ties and polishing spectacles. Police, eyeing their watches, urged nonV.l.P.'s to 'move back a little," while a Municipal official worried
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      247 7 IPOH. Prt —The "hub" Bl W. I, is in most festive mood today the eve of the day. Although a working day, the town is filled with sightseers admiring the decora•ions put jp to celebrate the nistorl -on. Electricians and decorators v. roughout the day applying finishing touches to
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      Lock icon PENANG
      264 7 PENANG Fri. The Union Jack flew over the Settlement today for the last time after 171 years of British Rule. In a simple but touching .ony. the Union Jack lowerec at 6.45 p.m. t< from the flagstaff at Fort Cornwallis in the Resident Commissioner. R P. Bingham, and community
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      145 7 MALACCA I The Union Jack whirl had flui tered in thp Settlement lor th( last 1 M.irv «a> >,l<>\\h i 1-T th«- !aM time Unfar* of trumpets r«l of drum> .t It signifies the end of the E rule and the birth of a rew era in this Settlement.
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    Lock icon Wanted Urgently: A Rolls For The Agong
    150 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federation Government today cabled London for the immediate purchase and shipment to Malaya of the "biggest and most modern Rolls Royce available" for the official use of the Yang diPertuan Agong. This is because the SlB.OOO car bought for
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    Lock icon COLONY ARRESTS: ARE THESE THE WEAPONS OF FRIGHTENED MEN?
    193 7 loxdon. Ann 30 (Renter) —Two left-wing journals have taken conflicting stands on the Issue of the recent arrests of 39 people under anti-subversion laws in Singapore. The NEW STATESMAN sa.d that in judging 'he recent events In Singapore "it should be
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    Lock icon THE KIWIS: BEST IN THE WORLD, SAYS SANDYS
    173 7 THE KIWIS: BEST IN THE WORLD, SAYS SANDYS WELLINGTON, Aug. SO (Renter) Mr. Dunran Sandys. British Defence Minister, said here today that no firm deci■tom about the disposition and strength of forces in the Far East would be taken until after his discussions with Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Sandys,
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    Lock icon SHIRLEY IS 'MISS BIKINI'
    69 7 THE following were adjudged winners of the "'lsland in the Sun" contest held at the Odeon, Singapore, last night: Mrs. Shirley Parmenter (Miss Bikini of Ocean Park. L957); Runner-up: Miss Silvia Terry; Mambo winners: Sonny Lowe and Betty Low; Cha Cha winners: Chan Kim Swee and
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    Lock icon TWO FOR TRIAL
    46 7 TWO brothers, Khoo Hock Nam and Khoo Hock Beng. were yesterday committed In the Singapore Ninth Magistrate's Court, to stand tr.al at the next Assizes, on a charge of conspiring to cheat the Bank of India of $60,373. on Aug. 4 last year.
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    Lock icon FROM THE CITY OF SINGAPORE: GREETINGS TO THE NEW NATION
    82 7 FROM THE CITY OF SINGAPORE: GREETINGS TO THE NEW NATION THE Singapore City Council yesterday sent a message of congratulation to the Federation en her attainment of independence. i The message read: "The president and members of the City Council of Singapore, assembled today in meeting, send to the Federation
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      127 7 -X WAtff TO STRETCH YOUR LEGS TKUI" I)f *< AND KICK UP YOUR HEELS, AND i^^ 5f REALLY LET YOURSELF GO? •8f 4 tt IAY f i j F f «^3i' il-. x- j If biik/ J£C t ,;J :^^K ifWK: M-G-M mmMI ARTHUR FREED PRODUCTION t 5f I FRED
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  • The World Greets New Malaya
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      121 8 Rulers Ask For One-Nation Lovaltv Kl\l LIMPIK. Fri The Rulers of tin- Federation in their nic».ut i of tin* t,> the country on loyalty to ensure future peace and prosperity. Their message was broadra>l ver Radio Malaya last nuht by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal Tuan Must nhi \i
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      Lock icon EXAMPLE OF THE WAY TO PEACE
      266 8 Aussie Paper On Freedom MELBOURNE. Aug. 30 (Router). In an editorial tonight titled Malaya's Big Step" Melbourne Herald mailed that since the last war five Asian and one African community had tak.n >tcps to independent nationhood. A. excepi to remain members of the Commonwealth
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      Lock icon MacG's Last Official Function
      102 8 KD A LUMPUR, Fri issioner, Sir D ..Id MacGillivrav. today rmed his last otV: function in a country about to achieve independence. lie declare! pen the Fifth Regional O i ft rence of branches of the Commonwealth amentarv Association in the Council Chamber h The conference
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      126 8 Red China Will Recognize New Nation TOKYO. Aug. 30 (UP) Red China announced today it has decided to moi;nize the newlyindependent Federation of Malaya. A Peking Radio broadcast heard here said that a message greeting Malaya's independence wa s sent by Red Chinese Chairman Mao Tsetung to Malaya's Paramount Ruler-elect.
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      45 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl Chief Minister Ti.uku Abdul Rahman laid tr: in a special broadcast to India he is confident that Malayans of Indian origin here, who had work other races to achieve independence, would also "remain with us through k ind 1 bin."
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      27 8 THI Sii r« C: C* un il .v elected Mr. A. P. Rajah to represent it at th fortbcoo a may MR conference in TokjO.
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      111 8 THE outgoing Resident Commissioner of Malacca, .Mr. H. G. Hammett, sends the following Merdeka Day messasre to the Standard and its readers: I Standard and its ren en I lend my hopes and best wishes for the future. Today, more than ever before, the Pi in
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      Lock icon C'wealth Premiers' Messages: 'May You Grow In Strength'
      588 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Prime Ministers of nine countries in the Commonwealth today sent their messages of greetings to the people of Malaya on the eve of independence. USTRALIAN PRIME v MINISTER, Mr. R. G. Menzies expressed the hope that Malaya, as a
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      255 8 WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (AP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will attend and speak at tomorrow's reception given by Tengku Ja'afar, Charge d'Affaires of the now Federation of Malaya, the l^'ayan embassy said yesterday. Actual f, the embassy exist* neither legally nor physically
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      Lock icon 'Ties Will Be Strengthened'
      76 8 TOKYO, Aus. 30 (Renter) Japanese Foreign M.nister Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama in a message of congratulation, said today he wa^ confident the close and friendly relations Malaya and Japan had enjoyed in the pa^t would be further s/.rensthened in the future. "The Jipanese Government will recognize the
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      144 8 OTTAWA, Aug. 30 (ReutCT The Canadain Government is giving the Malayan parliament two writing desks and chairs for the members' writing room, the External Affairs Department said yesterr: The gift, among other? ready announced, will be offered on Malaya's independence on Saturday by Mr.
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      117 8 188 "A CHOICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF I > N. THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA- r V-^. J /V |^B 15 PONTIACS-FOR THE USE OF I I I IR^ DELEGATES OF THE MERDEKA f I-* y ■^1 CELEBRATIONS." f^ J 1-f v A CAR WHICH YOU CAN CONSIDER FOR y^J Y
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    709 9 People Of More Keep To 'Old Style' Fashions ONE thin? that is distinctive about the people of Johore is their dress. Situated just across the Causeway from Singapore, a centre of Malay fashion, the people of Johore do not appear to have been much affected by the vogues of the
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    300 9 Big -Game Hunter An Excellent Horseman SULTAN Ibrahim of Johore. in his younger days, was a great big-game hunter. He killed his first tiger in 1898 and his first elephant in the same year. Tigers and elephants abound in the newly developed State. It was said that in 1880 tigers
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    84 9 He'll Paint Historic Event npHE nation's most historic moment, the proclamation of independence today will be captured on a canvas by a Dutch artist Mr. Jos Keyser (right). A siant paintin? six feet long and four feet hi^h will prominently show the portraits of the Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman,
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      365 9 r By Hita Del Mar w < rflOO \V'S QUOTATION: avoid chance-taking. 1 -Dont tell your trouhles VBOO-AU«. 23 to Sept. to others. Most <»f them 22— Be hospitable; entertain; dont car.- a hang, and he ca;e tor home fam :> in 1 rest are darned (lad <•( it. terests;
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    Lock icon OUTPUT OF PADI AT 127 m. TONS
    210 10 OUTPUT OF PADI AT 127 m. TONS PRODUCTION of padi in the 1956/57 season outside China is estimated at high figure of 127.000.000 ions, of which Asia produced 113.000,000 tons. is revealed in the AngUSt review by the Commonwealth Economic Commit|M of Wond Production of Rife. It states that exports
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    62 10 TTIF, Malayan Exch inge Banks Association made tne follow- g change-: in iL- rates to merchants Canada: buying, T.T. It 15/16, O.D. :;i l 16, 90 daya kimuul 3l| credit bills, 31 7/16 trad e bills. ■l Mine rates, T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 30?. Bclj' in France
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    165 10 MALAYA recorded a further improvement in her trade with Japan in the first half of this year, with increases in the volume of business and a favourable balance. In the first six months this year, imports totalled $139,569,000 and exports $222,820,000. Corresponding agures in last
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    Lock icon Easiness In Week's Trading
    254 10 Easiness In Week's Trading AS was generally foreseen. the beginning of this week brought a rlojd of September tenders on to the market, some 8.600 tons rubber being registered in the first two days. Despite the aiUi ■ipated selling mentioned last week the price dropped to the lowest level since
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    Lock icon Rubber Drops 5/8c.
    131 10 SINGAPORE rubber prices yesterday closed steady at 87 cents per lb, for International first grade September shipment, a drop of I cent on Thursday. Prices locally opened slightly lower on disappointing overseas advices. The market, steadied slightly during the day but at noon was quietly steady at
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    116 10 SINGAPORE Chinese Pro. duce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra, Aug. /Sept. $25] buyers, $261 sellers; coconut oil in bulk 542 sellers, in drums $45£ sellers. Ifuntok whitfl pewm $115 sellers. Sarawak white $114 sellers, special Sarawak black $74. COPRA HOLIDAY. CUTLER. BATH CO. LTD AUGUST
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    55 10 A NEW women'i shower caD styled like a knight's helmet has been placed on the inarke by International Latex Corp The plastic cap is cut low to fit way down on the nape o the neck and elastic-shirred to hug close and save those wave in any
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    170 10 Holiday Feeling In Market WITH the Merdeka celebrations in the Federation of Malaya, z. holiday prevailed in the Malayan share market ye.-terday. In the absence of buyers, ■H sectiors of the shares market sagged and closed tinweek dull, according to the Malayan Sharebrukers' Association. Price changes announced by the Association
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    146 10 MALAYAN" sh.irebrokers yesterday announced the following business done: F. ft X. ord.v $2.85; Gammons $2.52) overnight and yesterday; Hammers $2.45 to 12.47), $2.42); H. Waugh $1.90; Hume profs. A23/104; Breweries ULBS Testa da j-_ overnight; Collier es 04; Cold Storage II 09, $1.10; Straits Steamships $17.50; Straiti
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    Lock icon U.S. Businessmen Look To Healthy Economic Ties
    355 10 U.S. Businessmen Look To Healthy Economic Ties fllfllllfllHlflfflfMr^^ I AWfM^M: i ~^-^HtitytjßßHfttft|^^^^^^^^^S' J^^^Blj§£ NEW YORK, Fri. The independence of the Federation of Malaya tomorrow has aroused considerable interest among businessmen in the United States. They are looking forward not only to an expansion of trade and investment opportunities, but also
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    119 10 OUm ROADS Borcvi;:.-. g, Stureborg. Blissful. Hallvard. Heather, Eastern Venture. Eastward, SalPeter Mfeersk, Tovaxisch, Subadar. Hon£ Kong. Trader. T adane. Chong Tting Canada Glaucu Taru I ma, Glory. IWIR ROADs Ika: Ma L .esindhu. Kah Soon, R' >!:••:•.. Scuri..: Selangor, K»jywg Rt r.carn, S ant ana. P«ier»l Sadao.
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    45 10 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce, the Rubber Association the Rfalayaa Izchsifi Banks Association and the tin share and produce markets will be i leeei today. Merd( ka Day in the 1 Iteration of Malaya. The tin market will also close on Monday
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    39 10 BRITAIN is playing a major part in the improvement of live farm stock in Vietnam, being done in conjunction with the Colombo Plan, and assistance comprises the supplying to Vietnam of a variety of animal husbandry equipment.
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    121 10 Central Port Body For Asia Urged ECAFE Working Party Meets A UNITED Nations ECAFE working parinland ports in V,, n countries, i n < 1 u Main a. has reconiiM< creation of Central li Port Authorities I t group met in Banj>< Port i ■•<•'• from seven Asian countries, the
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    20 10 THE nternatior fair to be held in Belgrade for I ars opened receir PlHftV goods well represented. I
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      549 10 NOTICES IN THE SUPREME (OI RT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT KOTA BHARU COMPANIES UINDING-UP No 1 OF 1957 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1 U0 1946 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE PAI.M COURT RESTAURANT AND HOTEL LIMITED \OTTCE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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      293 10 HUME INDUSTRIES (FAR EAST) LIMITED i Incorporated in the Colony ol Singapore) \OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha" an Interim D.vidend r: 5 tree Ol tax -equivalent 714 h tax at 30 dm bean dactand on both the Ordinary and Preference Stock in resDect of the first -:x mon:hs of the
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      32 10 NOTICES JOHORE PUD. TENDER NOTICE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CUSTOMS EXPORT STATION AT JOHORE BAHRU THE closing date for the above tender la hereby extended from 2nd September 1957 to 10th September, 1957.
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    55 12 Aug. 3n 1 1 1 uter) Form< I baske: team, the Keh Nan All Stars, left for Kuala Lumpur today to take part in the Mcrdoka ball tournament. Thcv will later compete in the Cup competition in Singapore. On its way back, Kc a'.?o pla
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    30 12 OLD t> v. of the Raflles I: tituti n ted to play r ari request" d to attend a meetinf at Raffles ution today at 1 p.m
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    58 12 tjjf. Minister for Defence, Duto A l >d Kozak Ma Dato Hui thu i a* Chair Merdeka I <■ Committee, declared t/<e Mere/.'-: Bas- :amp;oHships ope»( at l/ie CfciJttOOO Andttorit I, Kua' on Thursd Standardpic shows Dato Abdul Razak thanking the visiting nations for coming to do
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    162 12 Till V ART 111 Rl AT I. \SI! The lOur-in.ui I iji.m athletic team together with managi r, .Mr. L. <). Sitnisin i below passed llirough BißSjapWt Nc^terd.iN al l rrnuiin on thi'i r way to the Merdeka Gif i in Kuala Luiu]>ur. la U iutt r\ iew at tlir
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    45 12 kota raja beat Dand Allah 2-0 in a BAFA |unJ r eoptie soccer match piay.d at Jalan Besar stadium day. Beoten for Kota Raja were centre-forward R i hid Gima?i and ;< -wing B i There was n i Son I test half.
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    85 12 SINGAPORE, strong conb Bdm lot the Merdeka b I k I fcball championship, scored oedttabli ••ictory of 62 to 52 points vhea they beat Hongkong Chinese in Bm Chinwoo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, last night. It was a close game, and I; ngkong matched Sin-ja-por< point tor
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    56 12 Outplay* d badly in the fil hall Malaya came back stronglj Thailan-: a ngle poin: in the second match last night Malaya won by 42 points to 41 and a; the interval i 23-16. Ma) ok the lead for the first time at 34-32 and the winning points,
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    38 12 LOS ES, Aug. 30 (AP) Murray Rose. Australia's great swimmer who won three sold medals at the itM Olympic games, on Thill announced his intention of enrolling at the University of Southern California next month.
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    324 12 INDONS LEAD MALAYA IN TENNIS FINAL KUALA U MPIK. Fri. Malaya beat Vietnam by (wo matches to one to enter the final aj the inter-port tennis competition. With the overnight score standing at one-all- Malaya clinched the doubles today to give them uell-merited victory over their more fancied opponents. However,
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    234 12 CYCLISTS CAN USE STADIUM NOW Tin: Mwieka Sports and Games Committee has lilted the ban on cydc raeiag on the n<-\vl>-!ai(l turi at the Mertkka stadium. The raising of the ban follow, negotiations between tiir Mala\an Cyclists I ederat.on anc. tlie Committee, after the latter had declined to permit cycle
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      113 12 tHeKJeka (jaw* Today's Events SOCCER: Prime Minister's Cuji— Hon fh(MQ rs Cam bod an G i'.w..; S'mgapore rs Vietnam 1J3Q p.m.; Thailand vs Indonesia 9 p.m. all at Si idratm. Schools: I .-<ion "A" at TPCA stadium: Clifford School vs Islah English School, 4-15 p.m.; Fed. Militant College vs Govt-
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    139 13 Tough Fight For Riley Tonight HUGH RILEY, the Scottish bantamweight, will make his Singapore debut at the Great World arena tonight when he flashes with Malaya's No. 1 Don Ra?ali over 1U rounds. This card which promises to be one of the best for many months also features a battle
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    250 13 Yorkshire Score Astonishing Victory At Cardiff LONDON, Aug. 30 (Reuter) One of the best finishes to a cricket match at Cardiff Arms Park was witnessed there yesterday when Yorkshire scored an astonishing win over Glamorgan by 4 runs with more than a day to spare. Glamorgan were set to make
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    72 13 Standardpif by THE Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union received a goodwill gift of six finely machined precision steel measuring tapes from the German Ministrj for Foreign Affairs. Picture shows Dr. H. Rohereke, (right) the German Amh:i>sador in Kuala Lumpur, making the presentation on behalf of the ministry to Mr
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    287 13 S VELUPILLAI, who will lead the All-Malayan Cevlonese cricket team against Ceylon at Kuala Lumpur, was last night selected tu captain the Singapore Civilians against the tourists on Sept. 10 and 11 at the Singaiiore Recreation Club. The BCA selectors who met at the
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    519 13  - A World Body To Control Test Match Pitches NICHOLAS HERBERT Bv LONDON, Aug. 30 (Reuter) Demands that the preparation of test match pitches be placed under the control of some central body, broke out again alter England's crushing defeat of West Indies by an innings and 237 runs at the
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    259 13 THE fifteen-strong British Borneo athletic team wil: be staying overnight in Singapore, tomorrow, en route to Kuala Lum p u r for the Iferdeka Games It will be their strongest ever to Invade these chores and includes three present Malayan Champions in Iterance Janting (100 yards).
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    47 13 LOXDON T Aug. 30 (Reuter) Results in tonight's football matches were: LEAGI E II Charlton Athletic 3, Sheffield United 1. Notts County 1. Fulham 5. Swansea Town 5, Lincoln City I I \GIT 111 Newport County 2, Coventry City 2. Northampton Town 0. Aldershot 0
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    293 14  - DAYBROOK LOOKS ALL SET FOR VICTORY WINDSOR LAD Says FJAYBROOK, owned by United Stable and trained by R. van Breukelen, is my choice in the Singapore Cup (Race 6) over 1| miles for Class One stayers at Bukit Timah today, final day of the Singapore Turi Clubs August Meeting. This
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    266 14 Krakatoa Is Hard To Beat In Williamson Memorial Stakes KRAKATOA. a stron? finisher, should take some beating in the Williamson Memorial Stakes (Kate run over W999M furlongs. The Channel Swell gelding is absolutely fit. He ran two vrrv good races at Penang when second to Kentucky Pride and fourth to
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    520 14 Bangkok May Score His Maiden Win RACE TWO On his second to Chanticleer over the mile on the first day. I expect Bangkok to show improvement and score his maiden win in this. This half brother to Byzantium gets three pounds extra, meeting Noble Essence on one pound better term.
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    154 14 RACE FIVE The Merdeka Cup for C3asa One sprinters is pretty even, put I expect Shamrock Slipper to outsmart his opposition. Ee was a good fourth to Time To Reason on the iCCOttd day, and as he usually improves m his second start,
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