Singapore Standard, 26 February 1958

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  • 23 1 ft an SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone *****—5 Cable: "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1951 Vol. VIII. No. 233 15 cts. 14 Pages [FINAL EDITION)
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  • 730 1 CALL GOES OUT TO THE WORLD The Baits: 5 -Year Tax Holiday,' Free Transfer Of Profits KUALA LI'MFLR, TILS COMMERCIAL HOI'SES AND BUSINESSMEN THE WOULD OVER WEKL TOUAY INVITED TO INVEST THEIK MONt V IN MALAYA WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT HIE INVESTMENT CLIMATE" IS AS FAVOURABLE AS
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  • 534 1 REBELS TO RETALIATE WITH JAP WAR PLANES Press O//icer 7e//s 0/ Hongkong Deal a.\ Indonesian rebel spokesman said In Singapon jresterday lhat hii M covenuncnt N hai completed negotiattoni in .Jap, in and Hongkong to buy :j '-''s to launch a counter" att* against tbi CentraJ Govei nment Mi D(
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  • 176 1 GUNBOAT SHADOWS K.P.M. SHIP Navy Answers SOS A X.P.M. cargo ship, the Labuan Haji. which left Singapore yesterday morning lor Thailand. >.ent i'rantic radio telephone calls for assistance to i^e Mastei Attendant The >hip said that -she was being closely toiiowed by an Indonesian gunboat On receipt ot the message
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  • 39 1 SEVERAL hundred Tunisians shouting "arm.s." "evaCUation, demonstrated outside the Government Building in Tunis yesterday M Mr. Robert Murphy "good offices" representative of the U.S Government n H*C FrancoTunisian dispute, was due to call on President Habib Bourguiba. Router.
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  • 81 1 LAGOS, Nigeria. Feb. 25 (AFP).— The All -Nigeria Trade Union Federation has called on the Government to nationalize the mining industry and to withdraw from the International Tin Council This ac.ion was taken in protest at the dismissal of more than 5.000 workers in the tin
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  • 144 1 Standard Staff Reporter SOUTH CHINA SEAS, Mon. Aboard the H M.S. Newfoundland." The Bret mock atomic bomb attack took place this afternoon on British warships participating in naval exorcises off the China coast. The exercises. In which eleven British warships of the Far East Fleet are
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  • 210 1 JAKARTA BUYS $5 MIL RICE FROM COLONY SING A POKE merchants were reported yesterday to have closed a $5,000,000 rice deal with the Central Government ot Indonesia. A spokesman of the Singapore General Rice Importers Association told The Standard that the rice, totalling 15,000 Inns, has been sold to the
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  • 159 1 Britain, Australia Support Proposal MANILA, Feb. 25 (UP) Britain and Australia have agreed to a Philippine plan which would link ihe South-east Asia Treaty Organization, the North Atlantic Alliance and the Baghdad Pact, it was disciosed today. The two countries, which are members of SEATO,
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  • 184 1 MORE than 30 secret society thu&s lr^m rival gangs fought a pitched battle with bottles about 100 yards from the Beach Road Police Station, las; night. Police officers > from the station detained a lorry and four men, including the driver. foJowing a
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  • 39 1 PROMINENT Iranians and several foreign nationals are involved in a plot against the security of the Iranian State, which has already resulted in the BFTCft of eight persons. an authoritative Iranian source said in Teheran yesterday. AFP.'
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  • Article, Illustration
    44 1 photo. A BABY tank stands guard on a street in Padang in Sumatra. Though there were no incidents, baby tanks, armoured cars and troops took up positions at strategic points after Jakarta had ordered the arrest of the revolutionary leaders. UP
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  • 141 1 THE Mayor of Singapore. Mr Ong Eng Guan has complained that he was discourteously treated at a reception which the Arab Community had given to the Prime Minister of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman, last Sunday. At this function, which was held in the Singapore
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  • 78 1 HAVANA Hb 2o (IF; Officials tailed oil uh.t'jj Grand Prix auto rare \<strrday afternoon alter a driver crashed into an overpass earl> in the race Preliminar> reports said seven persons v.re killed and 20 injured Freed Meanwhile the Argentine Kmbasi> announced the release carl> yesterda>
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  • 79 1 Egypt' s Troops Withdraw From Sudan Border KHARTOUM F. i P) Egyptian Ar- >. drew t positions ir. c ■:.;•>.•• 1 border ar. a v nunwll, said Fs.vpiian Ma- were ha-.-cd d arj i t n< w,'S from Haieib (the n.ain Red Sea town in th. a:i-a) indicates the Efi.v;
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  • 160 2 No Show-down Till All Avenues Have Been Explored THE strike threat by 10,000 daily-rated employees of the Singapore City Council has been withdrawn temporarily. After a three-hour meeting between the Councils Labour Sub-committee and the Labour Unions Federation yesterday, the leaders of the Federation decided
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  • 84 2 $770,000 DAMAGE IN COLONY FIRES FIRES in Singapore last year caused damage totalling about $770,000. a spokesman for the Singapore Fire Service told The Standard yesterday. Four persons lort their lives at a Sre tragedy in Tengah There were very few major outbreaks last year "though there were serious incidents."
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  • 36 2 A CARPENTER. Choo Ah Kirn, 26, irai killed yesterday when the motorcye'e he was riding :\'<^ra, Cey'^n Road was Involve i In col lision arith motorcar He glad an the way to h *pitaJ
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  • 62 2 THE Singapore J B ninr Chamber of Ciwnmfrpf U offering l- three-year scnolarsnips foi boys In Chinese Senior Middle schools in the Colony. The value °t each scholarship is SI Hi) a year. Applicati 0 forms arc available at any Senior Middle school or from the Junior
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  • 42 2 A TALK on "Some Salient Features of Islamic Cultart in Boath-eail Asia** wfR be riven by Dr. Syod Qudratulah Patim] of the Unirersitjr of Ifalaya on March 1 at 5 pm. at the Young lien's lluslini Association premises. Balestier Road.
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  • 143 2 MALACCA. Tucs. Fifteen University of Malaya students, including live girls, have cast away theil books and began a 10-day hunt for Portuguese treasure I here. The students, members f the University of Malaya Arrhanoilogic al Society, torm BBc of two on expe-.:--tion to explore historical
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  • 86 2 U.K. OFFERS 2 MERDEKA SCHOLARSHIPS KUALA LUMPUR. Tucs. Britain has offered gifl in the form of two-year scholaribip to citi.v-.s ai goodwill gesture 0:1 the attainment of Independence by the Federation The Pint Secretary of -the High Commissioner*! Office, Mr A J. Brown, toM The Standard that the scholarship, railed
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  • 62 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Tucs. A Welfare Week Carnival to raff! funds to help poor and deserving students will be held heiv from March 8. Onani7cd by the District Welfare Committee, it will he opened by the Sultanah. Lady Ibrahim The Committee's secretary, Mr If. B. Dass. said
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  • 61 2 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 29 (UP) Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, Malaya's ambassador to the United States, said the lon^ and costly fight against ne terrorists in his country was almost over. Malaya has spent $9,000,000 fighting the Reds. Theie were only 1,700 terrorists left and
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  • 55 2 SINGAPORE Police ye.sterday recovered three bicycles believed to have been stolen. The Registrar ot Vehicles has furnished the following names as the registered owners of the bicycles. Choa Ec See. Choo Pak Hung and Tay Ah Choy These people are asked to "ontact Inspector Ganesan at
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  • 41 2 photo. THE Minister for Aqrirultui.-. I: bin Ishak. visited remote kamp.m^ \'u the rice-bow] area of Lower P.-rak v Inchp Aziz <in white shin rxam ed in Sungei Tiikan*; Sidin In thl Mat.— D. of I.
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  • 272 2 IN th<> Singapore Assize Court v, Piani; and Pua Kirn Tye wee acqui selling and trafficking respectivelx l countrrfeit currency in September, i. Pua, who \va? d( MqultU 1 ft! tht close of the case for the pro the ground that t re was
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  • 91 2 $200 Fine For Man Who Posed As A 'Tec CHE W mpoa Road day fined $200 by i pore t for imperam. ting a police officer or. J^ ■is stated to hit approached Lim Kow and accused him of molem in the Whampot Rv. ing Lim that he was I
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  • 12 2 B.r: i: g*£ looted cwh and Pf o^ 1
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    • 553 2 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the office of the Senior Executive Engineer. Coast. P.W.D. Kuantan up to 12.00 Noon on March sth for the purchase of 4 Nos Ex WD 3 Ton lorries (1 Chevrolet. 3 Ford i. as they lie. in the P.W.D. Workshop.
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    • 86 2 1 <^fl^*^»^ OPENS TODAY! SO/MWHIBI IN THI SHADOWS Of THI CITY ml -f] Xhe story ot dßl^if A WM^yiJm Jj an innocent man KJT^j Pr^^^Ml caught in a Wu j^A mi^^ttk mt half-world that Wri m- i Murder but Sir/4^fl rl 4- starts with it... JUlil^M H^9 As \w |A^
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  • EDITORIAL . SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 447 3 AMIDST the political uncertainties and the r-jphon of irresponsible trade union activities of last few years, capital has quietly ooxed out of counrry to other lands more hospitable to it. s the Government of Sarawak is offering attracterms to investors who intend to start industries mat country.
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    • 363 3 THE importance of maintaining good human itions in Singapore's industrial and commercial was stressed by the Chief Minister, hAr. Lim Yew ck when he declared open the third |ob Rela- ns Institute Seminar on Monday. Full co-opera-n between industrial managements, trade unions -1 the Government is essential
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  • 30 3 ?el >*•»*• jS »n«> All -J«»rtm*nt« •>-• UMHUK .ra in»u»«nC« "♦•<'« '74 B*fU8 fU m*£f C Jd^S ■<l^ 6 L-tn bt re L ACCA 91 -A lukM C^.na fH
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  • 1490 3  -  JOHN DAVY By Observer Sden lific Cornmmmdem I LONDON is buoyantly excited over the success of r ier hist satellite Explorer, and Congress has voteo hundreds of millions of dollars for missile and space programmes without a muimur. Senator JohnsOQ says that the exploration of space
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  • 426 3 the NEWS as it strikes me |'IM> column is vurpri-<d to learn that w .nle the pore .t\ nuni il «an hr held i 1O r (1.1 lll.lil*'^. If a |M v 0 1 1 I s injured while using «\*:mrrration il p irks or < hildren pla% grounds undrr
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  • We, the PEOPLE
    • 879 3 Sir The '"Colonial Rule Rut" that Lim Yew Hock refers to so contemptuously w;ib paradise if compared to the present rut of premature •elf rule by inexperienced men and women who are presumptuous enough to imagine themseives fulllledgcd politicians Colonial rule gave the Singaporeans peace, security, happiness, and
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  • 176 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Thr Korean leader, Mr. Ton.: Jin Park, today told th«- l.( \FF. >esMon th.it this v is the first time an official >ou:h Korean delegation had vim ted Malay a. O r economic development nlace under abnor- i. ::>V ho -.at-. 1. Thanks
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  • 247 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Burmese leader to the ECAFE conference here U Zan Yin told the meeting that the trend in his country was to promote industries which produce goods now being imported and which form a heavy drain on the foreign
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  • 76 4 KUALA LIMPIR. Tues. Malaya's population inire.ise is among the highest in the world, said Raja Mohar at today's ECAFE committee session. He said the population of 8 ">OO.OOO people in Malaya today would be doubled in the next 81 years. Minutes later, the Executive Secretary! Mr. c.
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  • 187 4 v a: a :.u:.:ri'R Tuei.— Mr. S > 'air: of Pakistan speaking to AFE that he was glad that Pakistan stepled vn .r. fay ..r of K... .a fjßmfffi* as the venue for On ccr.:- c. "Tr-o r.dit:-r.5 ur. cr which this conference is being
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  • 186 4 Vietnam Is Recovering After War KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Mr. Nguyen Van Khai oi Vietnam said h*s country was still recovering from the devastation of 15 years of war. The biggest problem was the restoration of the rice fields within the frame work of the land reform programme. Mr. Sonn Voeum
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  • 46 4 BI'TTERWORTH. Tu«S. The Chief Minister. Mr. Wong Pow Nee. will officially open the fun fair organized by the Malayan Chinese Association sub-branch, here at Bagan Luar Road on March 7. The fair is in aid of the sub-branch's building fund.
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  • 1033 4 ATTACK ON COLONIAL RULE FLAYED KUALA LUMPUR/ Tues. Leaders of four delegations to ECAFE s 10th session on industry and natural sources here today heatedly criticized the Russian leader for turning the meeting into a political debate. During the 21-minute exchange words like "slavery,
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  • 167 5 MIDWIFE 10 SERVE 3 -MO NTH JAIL TERM )H. Tues T F i i Court of Appeal to- issed the appeal ear-old Malay (m Munah md confirr. lonth pris n term nally imposed on fed Pr( lent of the T h Court in h ar. i was convicted on a
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  • 59 5 Xl LUMPUR. Tue.^ Ok Leong. Lo Thong Tiow Lee were r r I 1 ol $115 in the First rateV v for ■:.i\ rr.piny ed young p< r- b >v- ot 14 The manager ol the Mari miv mr\ Vilas B >ok Depot Dim d r
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  • 94 5 LORD Derby, accompanied by the Chief of Staff. Far Last Land forces, Maj Ge n W.H.G. Pike, visited No. 3 Army Guard Dog I nit at Pasir Panjang yesterday At present on a Far Eastern tour. Lord Derby watched a half-hour denionstration by the
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  • 166 5 Catches Are Made In These Waters MALACCA, Tues. Fishermen here who sweep Sunutran waters lor the bulk of their catch are worried about the recent economic blockade and bombing of Central Sumatra by the Central Indonesian Government, i More 4 vsn I I laWag boats :t
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  • 74 5 WHEN a hawker was asked by a Btncapore Court to explain why he had substituted another name on his identity card, he replied: "i didn't like mv alias 1 name, therefore i erased it Chan Bwee Her. a hawker. was fined $50 whi n he pleaded
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  • 74 5 FIVE strikers were arrested jrest< !\t i gedly caus* hl| I I itn tiOB at thfl entrance the i:;;arry in JurOll| A c \v( re en ployeei of Gammon (llalaya) Limited They were laid to have obstr.: te i lOfflltl transpurtKnj w rken Into 11m premises
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  • 165 5 Union To Appeal To CM. MALACCA, Tues. The Malacca Omnibus Service, one of three strike-affected bus companies, failed to get its buses out of the depots this morning when strikers formed a human barricade outside the entrance. More than 140 employees of
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  • 285 5 COUNCIL A BIG STEP FORWARD, -CHEW INAUGURATING the Singapore Cultural Advisory Council yesterday, the Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee said that it was "a milestone in the advancement" of the island to nationhood and independence. Addfllllflg members of the Council at the Conference Boon in the Health Ministry.
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  • 111 5 THE Cathay Organization is entering tti super picture ••The Virgin of Borneo" in the Fifth Asian Film Festival to be held in Manila in April. The picture, shot in Eastman colour, has not yet been released for general screening A unit of the
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  • 46 5 NEO IfAfl THIAM. youth, yesterday claimed trial in a Singapore court to a charge of being a secret society member. Neo, who was alleged to have been a member of Group 24 at Kampong Bnhru was granted $1,000 bail until March 11
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  • 56 5 A motor-cyclist, Tsu Ah Kirn, 26, died from injuries received in a collision with a motor car at the junction of Ceylon and Fowlie Roads. Singapore, yesterday. Another motor-cyclist. Ang Ah Moh. 22. was admitted to hospital when he was involved in a collision with
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  • 37 5 P. Muniappan, who voterday pleaded not guilty in n Singapore court to a charge of Stealing pair of trousers and 153 from J. T. Poole at Changi Beach wai allowed $500 bail until March 4.
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  • 127 5 Pay 'Hike' For 1,200 Workers MORE than 1.200 engineering tradesmen employed by 120 Chinese firms in Singapore will get salary boosts from today Ar agreement to this cfiect was signed at the Labour Ministry yesterday between the Federation of Chinese Engineering Tradesmen's Unions and the Chinese Engineering Merchants' Union. According
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  • 42 5 MEMBERS of the Singapore Civil Defence Oorpi will hold a Chinese New Year Dance on Saturday at their clubhouse in Kolam Ayer Lane. Baby Low and his band wi.l be in attendance. Tickets will be $3 a couple
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  • 179 5 BUNION G, Tues. It costs $4,000 to maintain a soldier in the Army for a year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Dato Razak, told an UMNO delegates meeting here yesterday. H G stated that the prohibitive cost was the reason
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  • 64 5 FOUR attap houses in Jalan Ampas behind the Shaw Studios were completely razed in a fire yesterday The fire, which started shortly after noon, rendered more then 20 people homeless. The victims lost all their belongings in the blaze and damage is estimated at approximately 54.000
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  • 133 5 MORE than 40.0/)0 civilian employees of the three Armed Services in Singapore will not drink Pepsi Cola This decision has been made as a protest against the altitude of the Pepsi Cola management towards its 43 striking employees They downed tools last week following
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  • 38 5 HONGKONG, Feb. H Special Standard So vice: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $15.'i8 to £1 Sterling: $5 82 to US$l; IIJ3I to .Malayan $1; 10.093 to one Indonesian Ruppiah; Gold 5255 |o a tacl.
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  • 615 6 GRAND PRIX KILLS SEVEN IN CUBA HAVANA, Feb. 24 Officials called off Cuba's Grand Prix auto race this afternoon after a driver crashed into an overpass early in the race. Preliminary reports said seven persons were killed ar.d ~0 injured. 1 Race Is Called Off r> 90-1 r rv ar
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  • 280 6  -  Windsor Lad By PtXAXG. Tuts Be cause oi the hard track, several locally traLned hursts were exercised on the outer fringe ot the course proper at Batu G:intong this morning. Face \4irk was the order of the day. Outstation hor>es entered tor the current meet
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  • 125 6 KINGSTON JAMAICA Feb 25. (Reuter)— Clyde Walcott and pace bowler Eric Atkinson are recalled by West Indies for the third test against Pakistan startin o here tomorrow. They take the place Of Easton McMorns and leg break bowler Iva n Madray who gained their first
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  • 375 6 Fangio Freed By Rebels He Was Listening To The Race On Radio HAVANA. CIBA. Feb. 25 (ReuteD— Juan Fangio. uorld champion motor racing driver was released early today by Cuban rebels who abducted him on Sunday night and said he regarded the incident as •a new adventure in mv life."
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  • 265 6 Wanderers Win Hockey Replay LATIFF Wanderers beat Singapore Harbour Board PoNet by two goals to one in a rep. ay ot their KnlOf hockey knodKNrt competition match played on the Singapore Rencattoa Cub parting yesterday. LatifT Wanderers, who have now reached tne tinal of the competition, r.ow await the result
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  • 305 6 KUALA LI'MPUR, Tues. Tamilian Physical Cultural Association put up a splendid display when they whipped Young Men's Sikh Association by 7-4 in the Selans'jr Hockey Association senior knockout competition which started on the Princes Road stadium today, i The S k is had an
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  • 192 6 World Cup Soccer Selling Well STOCKHOLM. Fob. 23 (AFP) The co?t of organising the world football champiorifthipi hM already been covered by tu'kct sales, it was announced here today Four months before the sixteen teams meet in Sweden for the final round £560,000 fterling worth of ticket? have beer sold.
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  • 105 6 THE following office bearers were elected at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Indian Recreation Club at the SAFA Club house yesterday. Patrons. Mr. N. V Vengachalam and Inche S A Sheritf: President: Mr. A T. Rajah. Vice-presidents: Messrs. K. Muthucumaru and V. Gurusamy. Hon. 9ec. Mr
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  • 33 6 SINGAPORE Cricket Club and Singapore Indian Recreation Club shared a point each in the SHA subsidiary tournament when the match ended in a scoreless draw on the padans yesterday.
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  • 105 6 HONGKONG. Feb. IS -AKP-— H >!uko:ia :> Maiding 22 soccer players and three officials to I c Asian Games I i be held in T >kjro fn n May 24 to J me I, the Hong, trout; Football Am iati i oounced iday
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  • 116 6 JERUSALEM. Ecb 0 <AFP»— Tlie composition of the btsjall contingent to the A^ian Games at Tokio 1? rtill undecided Israeli sports directors must make up their minds this week whether to Include football or a basketball team in the contingent. Football supporters claim that tlieir national team
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  • 70 6 THE NEWLY formed Singapore Amateur Cycling Association will hold a c.vclmg meet cm Sunday Maich 2. starting at 6.30 a.m Two events will be held, the 25 miles for Novices and the CO miles Open event Starting point will be at the Wavelv Rest House, then to Pasir
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  • 206 6 THE second day of the *ar East Air Force hockey tourney at Changi saw Tengah drew 2-all with Cbangi and Kuala Lumpur beat Seletar 3-2. In the first half Tengah started with a strong attack which \ended after 20 minutes with a goal from right winger,
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  • 219 6 John Konrads. the 15-year-old holder of six world swimming records, will be the "Wonder Boy" to watch during the Empire Games at Cardiff. Swimming at the Olympic Stadium, Melbourne, on January 23, Konrads set a new Victorian State 440 yards freestyle record of 4 Tins. 37.8
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  • 166 6 Recs Edge Sikhs By One Goal SINGAPORE Recreation Club entered the final of the Singapore H .ck-y As^ociati. n son. or knockout competition by edging Young Men's Sikh Association one-nil on the G:r;.~ Sports Cub ground yesterday. Sikhs v,::- i^ r^renf.y wi n the Sll A Dn n Tv league
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  • 154 7 Davis Cup Draw 9Y. Ml Seven countries will compete in \merican zone o< tr.e 1958 vi% Cud lawn tennis tournasent i draw was de t-i.iy a:, ..12 of tl» Australian i Tennis Association y the j. Fer^ .son. Amrriran Zone rst Toun<i— T^rie". |psj itish West Indies v. Ar^ent. is-
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  • 113 7 N.Z. Team To Tour England WELLING i ON. Feb. 25. i ive players who net previously repreed New Zealand have ided in the cricket •our England this Mai. Am announced to«y. Is: John Alabaster aged 27. Bob Blair. m 25 Jack D'Arcy >ury) 21. Noel Harntral Districts) 27. iyt.s (Aucklandi
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  • 329 7  -  Alan Davidson Spell Of Deadly Bowling By CAPETOWN, Feb. 24, (Reuter)— A fine spell of new ball bowling by Alan Davidson, who took 5 for 38, helpej the Australian cricketers beat Western Province by an innings and 50 runs with a day to spare here
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  • 177 7 Tanaka Tops Men's Rankings CARDIFF. Feb. 25. < Reuter) Japanese players dominate the world rankina" lilti issued by the International Table Tennis Federation here today Toshiaki Tanaka heads the -nen's rankings followed by [rhiro Oaimura and Miss Fujie Egnrhi tops the women's list. The rankings. based en the 1956-57 season
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  • 50 7 MOSCOW Feb 25 (ReuteD.- world record ot 128 kilograms (282 lbs for the two-handed presi was set up by lightweight Georci [...bzhanidze at a weightliftn a tournament in Nalchik North Caucastu the Soviet '.e.vs agency said today T'^e* previous best was 127.5 kilograms (281 lbs.) by T. Habutdinov.
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  • 819 7  -  JACK PEART They're In Danger Of Burning Out Their Natural Gifts By LONDON, Tues. Throw a lighted match on a petroisoaked rag and the flame leaps high only to fade to a smoulder almost as quickly as it flared to life. That's how it is with so
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  • 70 7 TOKYO, Feb. 25, (Reuter)— The two Japanese winners of the Canada Cup in October last year will participate in the 1958 Masters golf tournament to be held at Augusta. Georgia, from April 3 to 6. the Japanese Golf Association announced yesterday Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono
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  • 317 7 LEEDS. England, Feb. 24, (Reuter)— Few amateur crickrters have played for England since 1953 without oecoming involved in financial gain, Robin Marlar, captain of Sussex, told Northern Cricket Society here tonight. This had not impaired their love of the game but it had put a premium
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  • 179 7 &MGAPORE SOC C E R: SB H F.A. Leagxip Competition Div. I Breweries vs. Pulau Bukom; Jacks vs Ford; Mercantile Bank vs Hongkong Bank at Farrer Park: China Bank vs S.C.S. at F N ground Div. II National Carbon vs Straits Trading at S.C.C.; 1.C.1, vs Shell at
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  • 345 7 THE LINCOLNSHIRE H'CAP LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter) The first callover on the "Spring Double." the Lincolnshire handicap to be run on March 26 and the Grand National steeplechase, on March 29, was held at the Victoria Club here tonight. Prices were: LINCOLN 100 to
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  • 172 7 LONDON. Fob 2* (Reuter>. O<i -.> aqa.:. r t th< newborr Manchester United side winning the Eng.ifh Football A >oiiation Cup were cut from 100 to 9 to 13 to two &t tonight's Vio toriH C lib ;t lover hi v The •icV'.^t spirit
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  • 150 7 Matt Busby To Take It Easy MUNICH, West Gerra- Feb 24 (Reuter)— Matt Bu.; injured manager of Manrrn ter United, will remain in hospital here another four to six weeks if he maintains his present rate of improvement, a medical offlrer said today A medical bulletin today stated that Mr.
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  • 97 7 BRISBANE, Feb. 25, (Reuter)—The Queensland Lawn Tennis Association Is lnltating a move to invite the Duchess of Kent to visit Brisbane 1 for the Davis Cup challenge round in December. The president of the Association. Mr. C.A Edwards, said yesterday that state officials who had handled
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 49 7 Those who are interested in importing JAPANESE GOODS exhibited in JAPANESE TRADE FAIR in the GREAT WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK are kindly requested to visit our pavilion from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the fair period 27th February 1958. From 6 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. opened to the public.
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  • 1082 8 What this City can offer... An introduction to a booklet setting forth the advantages Singapore enjoys as a tourist centre. By Arthur H.S. Yap Form V. A., A. C. S. This essay won 2nd prize in a competition sponsored by the Singapore branch of the Oversea League. SINGAPORE is fortunate
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  • 164 8 CTI DCJVTS o; lag Beatti Seco'id^ru ScKcol lc}w J* x ReCeßttg orc«\:'; red M election as purt oj a cw.es sjgffciai erec re roio looking PofiMrd hopefully 'or re- 3 s:;!rs o f their two-week Z eampaigM Tf: P Principal, Mr. J T': iram Sinoh hat vro-
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  • 182 8 SINGAPORE student, Khoo Cheng Wee, 21, nas two ambitions while he is in Australia to gain a degree in electrical engineering and a place in the University of Melbourne's swimming team. Khoo. of 35 Koek Road. Singapore 9, started his course at the University
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  • 35 8 Mis s Marlene Drukaf 3U37, Minnehoha Avenue So., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. is keen on entering into friendly correspondence with Chinese and Indian girl students in upper forms. Her interests are wide and varied.
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  • 250 8  - THE STARS AND YOU RITA DEL MAR 3y qX)DAVS Qt'OTATION: A "To see what is right. and not to do it, is want of courage. Confucius WEDNESDAY FOR EVERYONE: use discretion, care in matter^ involving your associations with others. Keep dear of troublesome situations. Be economical in the u^e of
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    • 55 8 now MALAYAN AIRWAYS TO DJAKARTA WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 3™ SERVICES TWICE WEEKLY ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS IVU 2U3 ML 204 DEP. SINGAPORE 0815 HRS. DEP. DJAKARTA 1330 HRS. ARR. DJAKARTA 1200 HRS. ARR. SINGAPORE 1715 HRS. FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO YOUR USUAL TRAVEL AGENT OR ANY
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    • 278 8 LI'L ABNER \u i,.,,, /^HOW MANY BAGELS /V^^^ 1 22^2^^- X h'aPPBsA ALLEY OOP l^ x llllln ■■■(■^^ThEUIE'3 STlLlT^""^^^"*"^^'! E5, Ad_LE>: I I T-E^ES SJ^'u I 1 FEW OBSCURE T ATS RIGHT, I KNOW... TYPES OF VEM? WEU 1 [WE'RE GLAd\ COCNEKS LEFT IN I DOC.. AN' I'M) \OUVE VlV^CM\>
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  • 301 9 SECRET SOCIETY THUGS IN SCHOOLS Of Every 100 Students, Two Are Members PENANG, Tues. Secret societies have found their way into Chinese and English schools at a ratio of about two per hundred students, Chief Minister, Mr. Wong Pow Nee, said at a press conference held here today. Mi. Wong
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  • 219 9 Wong: Reds Aim To Dominate Island PENANG. Tues. The 40 torrorists left in the hills hen still want to dominate the island as part of the Communist plan to seize Malaya by force of arms, the Chief Minister. Mr. Wong Pow Nee, said at a Press conference today. The number
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  • 168 9 RUBBER TIN PRICES i LOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib In Sinsa pore yesterday were: Cavers Seller* Spot (nom.) 78 781 R.S.S. No. 1 78 78{ April R.S.S. No. 1 77J 78i R.S.S. No 2 March 741 74] R.S.S No. 3 March 70 70} Tone: Quietly steady. The prtre of
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  • 89 9 A THREE-MAN World Health Organization Malaria Advisory Team, headed by British malariologist Dr. S. Avery-Jones, has arrived in North Borneo to assist the Government there in its anti-maiaria project. WHO estimates that about 200,000 people are living in malarious areas in North
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  • 192 9 WITII only 32 days to go before the opening of the Flower Show, members of the Singapore Gardening Society are busy preparing for the exhibition. The members gathered at the Orchid Enclosure in the Botanic Gardens yesierday to plan the best method of displaying
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  • 46 9 THE (ilcnoasles Nursing Hume in Napier Road is expected to open early in Ifit and not in .lune 1 i*sB as reported earner in The Standard. until the opening of the Home, the Gleneagles Hotel Will continue to be run by the present management.
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  • 25 11 SHIPYARDS in the north of the Netherlands last year delivered over 80 coasters with a total carrying capacity of more than 60,000 tons.
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  • 33 11 PLANS are being made by the Pakistan Government for the improvement of Karachi port. To this end, the Government is arranging for the purchase of port equipment totalling $1,050,000 (R-5,000,000).
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  • 131 11 SEATTLE, Feb. 25— The Fifth Annual International Marketing Conierence, designed to teach people of other lands how to sell to Americans, will be held here from April 1 to 9. Sponsored Jointly by the University of Washington and the Washington State International Trade
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  • 162 11 Britannia Sets Up New Record A NEW record was set up on Monday when a Bristol Britannia 314 airliner touched down at London Airport aiter a 5.000-mile non-stop flight from Vancouver. Over the Pole the journey was made in 13 hours 57 minutes at an average speed of 358 m.p.h.
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  • 422 11 SARAWAK c x ported 2.038 tons of rubber last month a drop of more than 2.000 tons compared with December's exports. The tonnage exported was also the lowest since February of last year. Though exports irom the First and Second Divisions dropped, the most noticeable was
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  • 151 11 MALAYA may export more canned pineapples and canned pineapple juice to West Germany, a leading tanner in Singapore told The Standard yesterday. This is the result of West Germany lifting restrictions on import of canned pineapples. A Singapore Government notification to exporters yesterday said
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  • 487 11 'PROMOTE TOURISM' CALL AT ECAFE Finance A. nd Comnt eree Colony Delegate Lays Stress On Earning Power KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Leader of the Singapor e-British Borneo delegation, Mr. 0. H. R. Beadles, today urged the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East to include tourism as one of the
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  • 127 11 RUBBER SLIPS 3/8 CENT RUBBER dropped 3/8 cent on the Singapore rubber market yesterday International first grade March shipment closed at 78 cents per lb. (Tuesday 78 3/8). The tone at the close was quietly steady. Despite slightly better overseas advices, the market opened lower and thereafter ruled quietly steady
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  • 53 11 RUBBER production in the Federation of Malaya In January totalled 35,727 tons from estates and 22,733 tons from smallholdings (estimated). Imports during the month totalled 4,109 tons and exports 57,397 tons. January production of prepared latex amounted to 11,--953 tons. At the end of the month stocks
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  • 45 11 NEW DELHI. Feb. 25: (AFP) Production of thermos flasks in India which was just a little over 6,900 dozens in 1951, increased to about 54,000 dozens in 1957. Output in 1956 was over 48,--000 dozens and in 1955 about 44,000 dozens.
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  • 35 11 AUSTRALIA now has 23 companies producing television receivers. Installed capacity of the industry is estimated at 400.--000 sets a year current demand is estimated at between 180,000 and 200.000 sets.
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  • 294 11 Business in Shares MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done Fraser and Neave prcfs $4 05 ords $2.GG, $2.G7£; Gammon $2.35, $2.30; Hammer $2 274 to $2.28^; H. Waugn $1.50: Hume ords A 5/8; M. Breweries $3.50- M. Cement $1.35; M. Colls. 80c; lUcAlister $1.47 to $1.45; M. Box $l.C2i
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  • 59 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs. The output of tin concentrates in the Federation last month totalled 101 ,570 piculs containing 4.546 tons of tin metal. This was 1G.G32 picul.s and 752 tons less than the figures for December Average daily rate of production for the month was 3,276
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  • 95 11 SINGAPORE Chine* ttK>duce Exchange noon closing prices per Dlcul yesterday were: copra Feb./ March UK/ Continent $301 buyers $31$ sellers: coconut oil In bulk $45£ selJers; In drums $49 sellers. Muntok white pepper $105 sellers; Sarawak white $104 sellers; Special Sarawak black $65. Singapore Copra Association closing prices: fair
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  • 69 11 A PLAN to manufacture Willys Jeep vehicles in Australia was announced recently by the President of Kaiser Industries of the United States, Mr. Ed^ar Kaiser. The Willys company is a subsidiary of Kaiser's. A new company, Willys Motors (Australia), has been formed with a capital of
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  • 54 11 THE daughter of a .South Vietnam farmer who is at present studying dairy farming in Britain is finding that there it much to learn which will be advantageous to her homeland. She is Miss Vuong Xuan Nga and she is attending a course at the Somerset
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  • 26 11 PRECISION instruments manufactured by a well-known British firm are to be shown at the Osaka Trade Fair in Japan from April 12 to 27.
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  • 68 11 MANAGING director of Masters Ltd, Mr E.G. Mozar. has announced the appointment of Mrs. KH. Macl)ou«a! (abovr; as a director of thr company. Mrs. MacDoußal. who joined Master's ten >rars ago. previously worked in leading Sydney agencies for several years where she received her basic training in. all
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  • 222 11 Watch Firm's Executive Sees Mart A SA T I SFACTORY Malayan business for Gebruedcr Junghans clock and watch manufacturers of west Germany, is reported by their representative, Mr. K.F. Bley, who is visiting this market. Mr. B>y who If a Qfth generation descendant of the founder of the firm, Ar.hur
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  • 95 11 LEOXG Hm San L 1 profit for the year end< Sent 30 l'Jr>7, was 5220,0.^8. able/wu 1 n of the pr« to th>> ha;rman f f MMMmI Stat< •:.< the transfer of '$jo<u,or, > Planting and Rep:.-,- R r Sf PVf yjl' huh Most of the
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    • 369 11 PELNI. LINES I 12 ROBINSON ROAD. I t ***** I ***** <*™gh»—/Thro«9li Corgo Depf.) I Tel: ***** (Monoger). I, s r Diakorta Pandja ng n for Palembang rXJI s for Djokorto/S oureboyo Mar 4 r^SIANG STEAMSHIP COMPANY I* go Scrnce> f0 inching. Sorifcei, B.notong 6 Sibu I ;sJG Soil. Feb
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    • 45 11 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday: New York: buying T.T. 32 J. O.D. 33. 90 days airmail 33-3/16 credit bill?, 331 trade bills. French Francs: selling, T.T. or O.D. ***** ready Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 161 11 OUTER ROADS Felines, Sibigo, Rinqhorn. Oceanic Enterprise. Gordian, Vladivostok. Talabot. I) e Eercns. Anna Prcsthus. Yukikawa Rfaru, Libert ad. Prospec, Ton* Soon, Asphalion, Tnhnro, StatPu s Jengn. IbO| Peng, Great Oaks, Tecs Bree/o, San Carlos. RocMveCll Br<.a>:rie, Ty:.dareus. Jacoo Jeb>rn. INNER ROADS Stunpitan, Giant Seng, Xew Asia, Bendalu, Kim Guan.
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  • 268 12 TEACHERS: THINK AGAIN SAYS UMNO Three Months To Ponder Whether To Quit Party KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— UMNO will give three-months' grace before accepting any resignation from members who are asked to quit the Party by the 10-000-strong Federation of Malay Teachers Association. The association ordered its members to quit UMNO
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  • 114 12 M.A.A.F. WILL CARRY ON KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Malayan Auxiliary Air Force w..:. >t.il function at'.er the Ma. ay an Air Force is in<i irate early in April. F.-ht Lieutenant J. R. Colerran, Officer Commanding. M.A.A.F. said today. A fresh recruiting drive wa? row made to rr.4 the .M AA
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  • 61 12 PEXANG. Tue>.— Jewel'.cry r.r. ca^h, v. rth 5637, was re- rti i >• >rsi a hou>e in r.z Tt a! yesterday. Po.: -c ...,o :e civeci a reoort 14' i po.;r.,is ol !e.e:>-.-e ;re> were stolen at Per.ara B.Vkit. Ba'.ik Puiau. i c ;^> was t::«
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  • 77 12 11 HELD IN RAID AT MIDNIGHT ALOR STAR, Tues. The Special Branch last night detained 11 men. suspected of being: terrorist sympathisers in a midnight raid on Pokok Sena New Village, 12 miles east of here. The men, who were odd job labourers, were caught in their homes. They are
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  • 69 12 KUALA KAXGSAR. Toes. State Councillor, Indie Ustaz Khalid Abbas bin Adam was re-elected President of the Kuala Kangsar UMNO division yesterday. Other officials o r jhe division an as follows Vice-president: Raja Lope Ahmad, boo. genera. M rotary: Qm Mohd. A.i Zani, bon treasurer: Tuan Hajl A;
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  • 192 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Ttae* Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's* dta brother, Tunku Yaacob. is rxpec:cd to arrive in London shortly to succeed Datu Nik Kamil as Malawi s High Commissioner in f c United Kingdom. 11 is learnt tha\ Da*o X;k X c re.-al'.ed to
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  • 101 12 A Missing Glass Holds Up Inquiry PENANG, Tues. Coroner Mr. Au Ah Wan told Inspector Syed Jalaludin during an inquiry today, to warn all Investigating Officers to bring exhibits connected with their cases to court. The Coroner said this when he was told that a small glass from which a
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  • 30 12 A CHARITY dance organized by |he Porak Dance Association in lid of tIM Old Folks Homo KampODf Si:r.ce. will be he.d at the Majestic Hotel, Ipoh, on Saturday.
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  • 110 12 THE Sultan of Perak (left), presents Ptrak S.ate Councillor. Mr Yap Yin Fah. who donated blood six times, with a Silver Medal at a simple ceremony on the Ipoh Padang on Saturday. The Ruler also presented 147 gold, silver and bronze medals to donors from all
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  • 117 12 PENA N G. Tues. The Governor of Penan^;. Raja Uda. visited the Jubilee Home for the Aged in Sungci Dua here this afternoon. The Home is managed by a general committee of the Jubilee Home Fund with a grant of $45,000 a year from
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  • 89 12 7 Reds Killed In 'Bintang' Action I I 2fe Moi^ Ism ••rk force I 1 Another terrorist^ 1 I the folia*sj| notorious district ii gj. 13 and the JS ■gtlon of a food dSI mßm cut of PapiM M 2S. d d lCT wist y| Sim- 1 0..' •■^..l t:
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  • 16 12 SUNGEI LEMMNGJ Malay cub n| tbetJ killed vflw|e near hfre, tbt I
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 133 12 Th 6 f 5B CheV- The most exciting new shape in a generation of cars HEW DEEP- THROUGH NEW BODY, NEW CHASSIS f n The '58 Chevrolet is totally new! The rugged new way it's built, the floating new way it rides. 4ttj^^^^^^S^Sk the fr sky new wa y Jt
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  • 120 13 Copra For Rice Deal To Avert Shortage Ml Hb 2:> (LP) mi businessman toi I M). 000 metric irtnam rice in cxInr .'!.">. 000 metric -pr.t to help fin a >h.»rt.iiic of rice Lav ..i*;in. manager la Radio Sysn .t telegram to trl P. Garcia r entailed no n>e. tan
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  • 11 13 Kirkn in, ol the A-: c Bri^- -\-v-- r Reuter
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  • 227 13 m>on i«h n:,. v t llenr> 3rookrs. .ru Minister, v.v clrivm the platform at a nuttini: ht-re la>t ;ht by ;umr\ iritics of ntrii\er.sial Krnt Act. lorward d to a room at the the hall Lariit r h< had bt n ed
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  • 17 13 I Ail r^ F JIA will be suest speaker tee I* V. Human Rights s€
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  • 92 13 Worst Snow Storm Sweeps British Isles LONDON, F b 29 (Banter) Baaw si >rms swept down Britain today Man Scotland and Northern England, where icst, to London in the S ith, bringing the worst COI B lall winter to many arc. Abandonee pan, overturned snowplouqhs and blocked main r iris
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  • 93 13 YOKOHAMA. Feb 25 (UP) The Ann ■I <"■ freightei G< Idcn Bt i arryins n -f ammunition, la afire In Ihi Paciil Ocean 1.-^no miles oil Japan, the ship's agents reported today. But officials of the U.S. Lines, agents lor the shipowner, said they believed
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  • 58 13 BOMBAY. Feb 25 (UP) Afehan Fore.gn Minister Sardar Mohamed Nairn said yesterday that his country would be willing in the interest nf peace to mediate 'he Indian-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir "The only reason we have not offered our good offices." he told newsmen, "is because we have
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  • 327 13 A tumtv-nine-ycar-old RAF Corporal and a twenty-eight-yrar-old Chinese girl who had tome from Hongkong lo marry him. talked in sign language at a London station, tpl. C harles Hlunden. an electrical titter of RAF Station. Dishforth. Yorks, had just brought Man thing
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  • 174 13 LONDON. Feb. 25 (Reutci) The Soviet Union today launched a radio and Press offensive against the Anglo-American agreement to equip Britain with American missile bases. i Moscow Radio in overnight broadcasts to Britain the United States and other countries said that the agreement
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  • 97 13 Talks On Border Reds To Start BANGKOK. Feb. 25 (Reuter) Dato Abdul Razak, Malaya's Defence Minister, arrived here today for talks with the Thai Government on stamp. ng out Communist, terrorists in the frontier region. He Is expected to go straight for discussion wih the Interior Min.stry this afternoon on
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  • 53 13 LONDON. Feb. 25 <Reuter) About 350 demonstrators, mastly young people, protested in the House of Commons last night against the establishment of missile ba>es In Britain. The y were admitted In batches of about 20 or 30 at a time to interview Members of Parliament in
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  • 172 13 SYDNEY, Ftt 2.") (Router) 'I'ht or.ly girl the Queen Mother has kissed in Sydney hasn t washed her fare for rh e Queen Mother's lips .eft an imprint ol lipstick on *J-year-oLd Margaret O"Briens's Chi i at the Far West Children's Home,
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  • 332 13 'Our Claim Does Not Break Law Of The Seas lOKfco. Feb 25 (IP) Indonesia rejected yesterday protests made by number of nations including fne I nited States. Britain and Japan to an extension of the South -east Asian nations territorial waters, the Antara
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  • 390 13 BANK LAW TO COME BACK Australian Parliament CANBERRA. Feb 23, (Reuter)— The boom of field guns, bright sunshine, colour and ceremony marked the opening of the third session of the twenty second Federal Parliament today probably the last session before the next Federal election. In his opening address the Governor
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  • 97 13 Millionaire's Apparent Suicide NEWPORT BEACH, California, Feb. 25 (UP)— Walter H. Seibtrt. 59, multi-million-aire department store heir, apparently shot and killed himself on Sunday night at his swank Lido island home. Police reported today. Deputy County Coroner Wallace Fox said Seibert, who inherited $3,000,000 at the age of 21 from
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  • 42 13 BURBANK California Feb. 25. (Reuten— Debbie Reynolds, wife of singer Eddie Fisher gave birth here yesterday to an eight-pound-seven-and-haif ounce boy He is their second child. Their first, a daughter Carrie Francis. was born 16 months ago
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  • 158 13 "JUST WAR" IS NOW JUST BLOODY WAR LUINBLKUH. Feb. -13 (Reuter).— Dr. George Macleod. moderator of the General assembly of the Church of Scotjand. declared here last night: "There used to be a Just war. however bloody Now there Is just bloody war." He was addressing a mass meeting called
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  • 69 13 WASHINGTON. Fob 25. (Reuter) The United Stale < loda\ announced Its recognition of the new I'r.itcd Arab Republic, formed by the- merger of Efypf and Syria, and expressed its good wishes. Britain is not at pttJMBl considering recognition of the new Arab Republic it i e
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  • 127 14 LONDON. Feb. 25 (Reuter) The number of unemployed in Britain rose by roughly UB.OOO this month, to about 415,000, the Minister of Labour, Mr. lain MacLeod, said last night The percentage of workless of the employed population was now 1.9 compared with 1.8 in January,
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  • 582 14 Absolutely Essential, Says Allied Supremo In Europe HAMBURG, West Germany, Feb. 25 (Reuter) General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, said today it was "absolutely essential" from the military standpoint that West German forces should be equipped with atomic weapons. "And it is absolutely unthinkable
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  • 223 14 MANILA, Feb. 25 (IP) The greatest naval concentration in 14 years moved towards the Philippines today for a massive missile age amphibious operation lijainst the island of Luzon. A hundred American and Filipino ships carrying some 81 1 1 i men,
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  • 222 14 BRITAIN'S COLOUR BAR IN REVERSE NfcIWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. England. Kb. 23 (Reutcr) Mr Frank Taylor, (ieneral Manager of the local transport authority denied last night that hiring and examination preference had been suen to lndian> and Pakistanis. A five-man delegation of v r^r.- w:li ;»>k the l\: C. rp ration today to
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  • 85 14 MANILA. Feb. 25 iUP» A gn up ol FiliDino exporters today demanded proper uovernment action to head oil complete Chinese control of the trade between Philippine southern bland and Borneo. They charged the Chinese who control ar least 80 per cent ol the trade, were using
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  • 119 14 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Router) Republicans and Democrats s:nk their differences today in a bipar- |o n-obihse public support for President i. i US$3.90 1 1 000. 000 foreign aid programme in I 1958 to 59. The President will follow his old political foes,
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  • 46 14 QUADS— ALL DOING WELL GELDfcRN. West Germain, trb .'."> Keuter) Quadruplets— all ijirls were horn yesterday to Mrs Ingeborg Rossol. 23--year-old wife of a miner .it the Rhineland village of Kepelen, near here. All four Insebor?, Hildegard. Roswitha and Rosemarie are doing well, according to hospital officials.
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  • 55 14 SI F,:-. -5 (Renter) So X roan government v.vi- i the opposition V Party :e>i ler:t of this leftist r •>■. Mr. Cho Bong Ahm, and .'.nor leaders have been i arrest since January pi: -v > a ;th prOpo>:r.s "Deace- lim«::i" through a na-
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  • 33 14 POI.ICh or :td seven Endic< New York, university i !e:-raci ;a!cs who had ti.r sr.owballs at a motorist t write times "I will act 'r'* t rri 11 f r(^m this Reuter
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  • 107 14 Twenty-four hours later. Republican leaders, ;n a series of obviously co-ordinated speeches, unleashed a coun-ter-barrage accusing Mr. Truman of being an "irresponsible, cynical and reckless liar." But all this will be temporarily set aside today as the political antagonists join in what is expected to be a tough
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  • 58 14 m Queen (above) and her sister Princess Margaret (below) keep an eye on the horses tartag the meeting at Sundown Park, in which the Queen Mother's horse Double Star raced but was unplaced. The Princess, wearing a very fashionable outiit. holds on to her umbrella and
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  • 146 14 WASHINGTON, Fob. 25 Renter. Britain may test United States-built Thor rockets on Australia's Woomera ran^e later this year, diplomatic sources said last night. The Angio-American missile bases agreement announced yiterdaj contained a provision for such testing, although it said that most Ol the training of
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  • 21 14 THE United Arab Republic has Unofficially approached Japan for a loan worth US$5O,--000,000, authoritative Japanese sources .said yesterday. Reuter
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  • 83 14 NtW WESTMINSTER. British Columbia. Feb. 25 (Reuter) High school girls should date a few "creeps" to prepare for marriage because their husbands are likely to be "half creeps any- way," a psychiatrist. Dr. Williams Powles, said here yesterday. He added that the "unhealthy romanticism"
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  • 165 14 Pacts Do Not Mean War, Turkey Tells Soviet ISTANBUL, Turkey. Feb. 25 (Keuter) Mr. Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey, said in a note to Russia published last night that the North Atlantic, South-east Asian and Baghdad Pacts were aimed against aggression. Replying to letters from Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. the
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  • 22 14 MR. Sydney Greene, a 47--year-old Londoner, was declared secretary, of the 370.000Itrong British National Union of Railway men yesterday. Reuter
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  • 161 14 IT'S THAT MAN KINSEY AGAIN -HIS 3rd REPORT NEW YORK. Feb. 25 (Reuter).—The Kinsey Institute of Sex Research, renowed for its two voluminous reports on the sexual behaviour of the human male and female. said in a third report released here yes- terday that one American woman in ten becomes
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  • 113 14 RI Contracts For Eight Cargo Ships TOKYO. Feb. 25 (UP) The Indonesian government has signed contracts with West Germany and Holland for the purchase of eight cargo ships. Antara news agency reported today. To be supplied by the two nations are four ships of 940 deadweight tons, two ships of
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  • 31 14 TWO of France's youngest grandmothers live in Normandy. Mmc Raymonde Hiron, of Rouera. is a grandmother at 31 Mmc Alice Tonnetot, aged 36 of Le Havre has six grandchildren. Reuter
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  • 31 14 TUNISIA protested to France last night over the death of a Tunisian peasant, who was ki led when a French iet fighter plane crashed and exploded near Bizerta Reuter
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  • 328 14 PRESS SPLIT OVER PLANS FOR MISSILES IN BRITAIN LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter) The details of the AngloAmerican agreement for the establishment of Americanmade rocket missiles in Britain were received with a mixture of lukewarm acceptance, misgivings and protests by today's British press. The Times said the agreement to station intermediate
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  • 78 14 CAIRO. Feb. 25 (UP)— King Baud Of Saudi Arabia has offered his good offices for Settlement of the border dispute between Egypt and Sudan, the Sudanese charge d'affftlltf in Cairo said last night. The official, Ahmed Bokhary. said Baud*! oiler was MM both to the Khartoum
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