Singapore Standard, 12 March 1958

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  • 23 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD jjt m Telephone *****—5 Coble: TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12, 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 252. 15 cts. 14 Pages [FINAL EDITION]
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  • 504 1 MOPPING-UP CAMPAIGN ON M^^^ Troops Poised For Attack In Central Sumatra JAKARTA, March 11— The Indonesian Army Headquarters announced today three east coast areas m Central Sumatra were "cleaned of rebel troops." An Army communique said official agencies m the areas were loyal to the Central
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  • 282 1 2 American Warships In Harbour Await Orders TWO American warships arrived m Singapore yesterday m readiness to evacuate U.S. citizens from war-torn Sumatra. The ships, the heavy cruiser Bremerton and the destroyer Eversole. sailed m early yesterday and dropped anchor m the man-o'-war anchorage. A third vessel, the destroyer Shelton,
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  • 79 1 PORT LOUIS. Mauritius, March 11 (Reuter)— Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother left for home this afternoon. She had been delayed here three days due to enginetrouble m the royal airliner bringing her back from her Australian tour. The Queen Mother's last stops before London will
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  • 187 1 TAX CUT- WAY TO HALT THE SLUMP WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuter) President Eisenhower today conferred with Republican Party leaders m Congress on measures to halt the recession, including a possible tax cut The idea of a tax cut to increase consumer spending and stimulate the economy has received growing support
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  • 166 1 Seizure Of Ships' Cargoes SINGAPORE merchants trading with Indonesia yes. terda.v claimed they have suffered losses totalling over $10,000,000 as a result of seizure of their cargoes by Central Indonesian Government authorities. Meanwhile, they said, trade between the Colony and Indonesia is virtually at a
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  • 110 1 MAC ON SUMMIT TALKS LONDON, March 11 (Reuter) Mr. Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, said today "considerable progress" had been made towards a summit conference. He had been asked m the House of Commons what progress had been made towards "his declared objective" of a summit conference. He replied l
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  • 64 1 TEHERAN. Mar. 11 (UP).— The Shah of Iran and 25-year-old Queen Soraya will be permanently separated by an official announcement within one week, a high official disclosed last night. A final divorce, the official said, will take place m the very near future. He said there
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  • 97 1 Rainstorm Holds Up Traffic A HEAVY rainstorm yesterday afternoon flooded Bukit Timah Road and Dunearn Road, near the William Jacks office. Singapore, for a three-mile stretch, snarling up a stream of after-office traffic. The rain began m a sudden burst at 2 p.m.. and by 5 p.m.. the water had
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  • 42 1 A UNITED States Government spokesman m Manila yesterday announced officially Mr. Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State would tomorrow be meeting Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, British Foreign Secretary, and M. Christian Pineau French Foreign Minister to discuss "a possiblp Summit conference." Reuter
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  • 23 1 THE United States destroyer Eversole (above) and the heavy cruiser Bremerton (below) at the maji-o-war anchorage off Singapore yesterda y. Standardpic
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  • 141 1 BUENOS AIRES, March 11 (UP) —An Argentine Air Force jet fighter plane crashed m flames m the middle of a busy suburban street yesterday and skidded for almost 500 yards leaving a holocaust of death and destruction m its wake. At least ten persons Including
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  • 80 1 NAHA OKINAWA, March 11 (Reuter) A severe earthquake today shook the Ryukyu Island chain south of Japan, opening up deep fissures m the earth, bringing houses crashing to the ground and killing at least two persons. More than 20 were injured when the grade five tremors
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  • 24 1 THE Ceylon Transport Board suspended long distance bus service yesterday because of a strike of workers of three oil companies.- U.P
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  • 151 1 TOKYO. March 11 (Reuter) Angry railway workers m a district of Japan's southern island, Kyushu, today decided to refuse to handle Emperor Hirohito's train when he visits their island next month. The Kumamoto chapter of the National Locomotive Workers Union announced that it had taken this
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  • 153 1 HONGKONG, March 11 (Reuter) The Chines© Communist Government said last night that "the United States must immediately stop its interference m the m ternal affairs of Indonesia or else bear full responsibility for all consequences." It gave its warning In a statement issued by
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  • 55 1 TOKYO March 11 (UP) Foreign Minister Aiichiro Fujiyama said today Japan has no intention of Joining SEATO. Speaking at today's Lower House budget committee meeting, he also declared that Japan did not plan to take part m any treaty organization with Formosa and the republic of
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  • 898 2 FLAMES CHEATED MALAY OF HIS ADOPTED CHILD Inquest On Three Deaths A MALA* made two futile attempts to rescue his three-year-old girl adopted daughter trapped m a burning building, a Singapore Coroner was told yesterday. The Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, was holding an inquest into the deaths >f three-year-old
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  • 62 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Police field force patrol was fired on by ten to 15 armed terrorists m the Kedah-Perlis-Thai border area yesterday. Before the patrol could return the fire, the terrorists fled, abandoning five packs containing a quantity of rice Terrorists also cut telephone
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  • 116 2 ALL MUST VOTE, SAY LIB-SOCS THE Executive Committee of the Liberal-Socialist Party at a meeting last night decided to give its full support to any move to introduce compulsory voting m Singapore. The meeting was told that compulsory votes would eliminate the need for costly election campaigns. Honest and able
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  • 37 2 HONGKONG, March 11.— Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were $16.12 to £1 Sterling; $5,815 to USSI= $1,844 to Malayan $1; SO. 105 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $255; to a tael.
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  • 110 2 NINETY old boys, teachers and friends of the Anglo-Chinese School. Singapore, attended a dinner at the residence of Mr Tan Chin Tuan in honour of the former principal of the school, Mr. T. W. Hinch, and Mrs. Hinch last night. Mr. and Mrs. Hinch were
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    • 426 2 NOTICES TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Loh Boon Tee is no longer m our employ as from Bth March 1958 and has no authority to transact any business or collect any payments on our behalf. CATHAY DISPENSARY CATHAY CLINIC Proprietor S.S. GOVERNMENT 3To 1940
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  • EDITORIAL • SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 483 3 THE caution with which commercial and Industrial circles m the Colony received the Labour Front's proposal for setting up a minimum wage Standard for workers is fully justified. The risks which the move can entail, m the present stage of Singapore's political and economic development, are obvious.
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    • 340 3 FOR one century the Chinese immigrants have been regarded as the only community who have created a minority problem m Malaya. Until new citizenship laws were framed, the immigrants from Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia were accepted on the same footing as the indigenous Malays.
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  • 1467 3  - MUSLIM SOCIETY MAY BAN POLYGAMY CONDITIONALLY SEHIBA By jyjY last article on polygamy and prostitution asked the question: Can the Muslim society dispense with polygamy altogether m the light of our present scientific and cultural progress? I SAY IT CAN! It can, on condition that efforts are stepped up to
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  • Article, Illustration
    446 3 YESTERDAY was one of jubilation throughout the Federation and the Colony for more than 6.000 students of both sexes and their parents, as well as one of sadness to many who, since the end of last year, have been living m hope and planning what they should do
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 559 3 Sir Whilst constructive criticism is not only welcome but essential, leading articles such as that headed "Snags to Tourist Industry" which appeared m your paper on March 8 can only do more harm than good, particularly as it appeared on a day on which one large tourist
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    • 194 3 Sir—Mr. C. Karunakaran has done a great service to the thousands of temporaries m the Federation. His letter to you clearly shows that, after all, the permanent clerks are not qualified as they profess to claim. His reference that 60% of the G.C.S. clerks do not possess
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    • 340 3 Sir Apropos C. Karunakaran's letter entitled UNDERQUALIFIED, which appeared m your paper of March 3, 1958, I wish to say here that I fully endorse the sentiments expressed by him with regard to the educational qualifications of Government permanent and temporary clerks. I am a business man
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    • 129 3 Sir The civic affairs of the Klang Town Council are being maintained efficiently through the honorary services and advice of the unofficials generally and the chairman and members of the Health Committee m particular. The unofficial members of the Klang Town Council are professional and business men.
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  • 196 4 FIRST EVACUEES FROM SUMATRA ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE FORTY NINE wives and children of American technicians employed by Caltex m Dumai. Sungei Pakning and Pekan Baroe m Sumatra have arrived m Singapore. They were the first evacuees, from strife- torn Sumatra. The evacuees were ferried here on the tankers, Caltex Bengkalis,
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  • 98 4 Police Seek Hit And Run Motorist SINGAPORE Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who knocked down a watchman m Holland Park, on Monday night. The watchman, Yenkadasamy Alagirl, 43. employed at the Signals Regiment, Tyersall Camp, died on the way to the General Hospital In an ambulance. The vehicle
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  • 89 4 THE Singapore Malay Union plans to contest the district council elections m May. President Tengku Muda Muhammad, said his party would field two or more candidates. The Union will hold its annual general meeting on M^arch 16 at the Istana Kam- pong Glam. when the question
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  • 94 4 Shoeshine Boys Learn Farming SHOESHINE boys, Jaga Kreta boys and under-privi-leged children m Singapore's Chinatown are now given practical lessons m farming at Pearl's Hill Youth Club. They are taught to grow their own vegetables, Indian corn, potatoes and yams. Chairman of the Club's management committee, Mr. Pek Boon Kang,
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  • 45 4 SINGAPORE Police has offered a reward of $5,000 m connection with the murder of a 29-year-old woman, Nar Soong Teng, alias Nah Soon Tian. She was murdered m a kampong at the 7th milestone Bukit Timah Road, Singapore on Feb. 16.
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  • 143 4 THE Indonesian consulate m Singapore yesterday announced the temporary closure of four ports which were engaged m barter trade with Singapore. They are Menado, Bitung, Xema and Padang. The announcement has been conveyed to the Singapore shipping community by the Master Attendant's Department, Singapore
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  • 227 4 S.A.TA X-RAYED 99,000 LAST YEAR THE Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association gave more than 99,000 Xray examination last year. This was disclosed by the chairman of SATA, Mr. I. G. Salmond, who was re-elected at yesterday's annual general meeting. Mr. Salmond said that the figure showed an increase of 5,500 over that
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  • 36 4 THE Outram School. Singapore, held its 52nd. speech day and prize distribution m the school hall yesterday. Guest of honour at the function was Mr. R. S. Anderson, the Assistant Director of Education (Technical).
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  • 251 4 No Postponement, Rules The Judge PENANG, Tues. A court of inquiry, probing the dispute between the Eastern Smelting Company Employees' Union and the Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd.. sat for the first time today m the Supreme Court here with Mr. Justice Rigby a s president. The court consisted of two
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  • 79 4 139 Suicides -70 From Hanging MORE than half the suicides last year resorted to hanging, a Singapore government official said yesterday. He added that the next most popular method was drinking solutions of causticsoda. Jumping off from high buildings came third, the official said. There were 139 suicides last year
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  • 58 4 TWO nurses of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Singapore, left yesterday by Qantas for Britain for special training on tuberculosis work. They were Misses Janet K. E. Loh (left) and Eunice Tan, who will be away for six monfhs They have been selected by the
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  • 310 4 A SIGNATURE campaign has been started by several members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce m a move to expel Mr. Chuan Hui-tsuan from the Chamber. Mr. Chuang, a member of the outgoing executive committee of the Chamber, is said to be
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  • 71 4 LOW BAH TAN of Changi Road, yesterday pleaded not guilty m the Singapore Ninth Magistrate's Court to a charge of criminally intimidating a police constable at Bukit Gombak. off Bukit Timah Road on March 7 Low was alleged to have pointed a revolver at constable Fakir Mohamed
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  • 99 4 SINGAPORE Customs patrols seized 1,150 pounds of contraband cigarettes m separate raids around the island at dawn yesterday. Customs duty on the cigarettes was estimated at $10,--000. In one raid, off Pulau Mata Ikan, Customs men chased and captured a speedboat. A man was arrested and
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  • 58 4 THE following have been elected officials of the Anglo- Chinese School Old Boys Association, Singapore: President, Mr. Cecil Wong; vice-presidents. Messrs. Thio Chan Bee, Chen Jan Jee. and Tan Boon Chiang; secretary, Mr. Chan Siew Jiang; asst. secretary, Mr. Foo Kee Seng; treasurer Mr. Quek Khye
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  • 232 4 SINGAPORE Police yesterday offered "substantial" rewards for information on activities of secret society gangsters m the Colony. Give us information quickly and we will nip their activities m the bud/ said the chief of the Secret Society Branch. C.1.D., Superintendent P. Rajaretnam
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  • 234 4 GOVERNMENT will soon set up a training centre to prepare young workers for jobs m industry. The Standard was told that details of the project were now being finalized and an official announcement would be made this month. The main aim of the centre
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  • 58 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Yang di-Pertuan A~ has appointed Mr. H Shailes, to be chairman n| Penang Port Commission effect from April 1, 1958. Mr. Shailes. 51. was pointed Port Manager. Swettenham. m 1948 an~ 1952. chief Port Mar. Malayan Railway. From to 1955 he
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  • 63 4 MISS HAW MAY YUEN, a Singapore student m Australia, worked as a salesgirl at one of Melbourne's department stores during the summer vacation. She is now sitting for her matriculation at the University High School and will next year take up a three-year Social Studies course at the
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  • 140 4 An Orange For Her, But Not In Kindness TWO ROBBERS held up a woman m a temple m Havelock Road yesterday and stuffed an orange into her mouth to prevent her from shouting for help. The woman. Madam Vat. caretaker of the Koh Neo temple was robbed of $90 and
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  • 47 4 AN advance party of members of the Carroll Wallace Follies arrived m Singapore yesterday by PAA from Manila. The star of the show, Miss Carrol Wallace, is arriving tomorrow by air from America. The Follies will open a season at the Katong Odeoa shortly.
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  • 35 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Bill, to be introduced on a certificate of urgency at the Federal Legislative Cou next Monday, will enable Yang di-Pertuan Agonc effect arrangements Queen Elizabeth for appea the Privy Council.
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  • 167 4 TAY KOON SAN, 19, alleged to have been arrested m a speedboat off Telok Mata Ikan. Singapore with 544 pounds of cigarettes on which duty had not been paid, at 2 a.m. yesterday, was produced m the Ninth Magistrate's Court at y.30 a.m He
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  • 344 5 INTER-REGIONAL TALKS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The 14th session of ECAFE today adopted by a comfortable majority the five nation resolution that intra-regional trade promotion talks be held under the auspices of ECAFE to promote a greater flow of trade between countries of the region. Engineered
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  • 140 5 Thanks And A Kris For The Gurkhas KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Ist. Battalion the 2nd. kha Rifles, which has :nated 248 Communist terrorists m Malaya, was today presented with a kris as a memento of appreciation by Defence Minister Dato Abdul Razak bin Dato Hussain. The kris was received on behalf
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  • 24 5 THE TECHNICAL Associaof Malaya. Singapore i, will hold its annual meeting on March 23 a: the Hua Yu Association East Coast Road.
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  • 64 5 THREE Malayan students distinguished themselves m the first year of their studies at the Sydney University. Between them, they were awarded seven credits, with passes m all other subjects. Engrossed m a game of chess m their home near the University are, from left: Chow Futt Yeow,
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  • 138 5 State Govt. Defends A Pamphlet IPOH, Tues.— The State Government today issued a statement replying to the criticisms made by Federal Legislative Councillor Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam at last month's meeting of the Ipoh Town Council on the pamphlet entitled "Assessment and Rating." "The Government has considered the criticisms and
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  • 46 5 A HOUSEWIFE, Ong Poh Hia, 44, was yesterday fined $200, m default, one month's jail by a Singapore court for possessing three pounds of dutiable cigarettes at Pasar Road on March 8. The duty on the tobacco was $30. Ong paid the fine.
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  • 205 5 PENANG, Tues. Magistrate Mr. Au Ah Wah wanted to know m a court here today why a case of house-breaking by night should be transferred from his court to the Sessions Court. Before Mr. Au, were Lim Poh Kirn and Ooi Cheng
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  • 56 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Chief Justice will receive an annual salary of $30,840 and other Judges of the Supreme Court 023,640 each A bill providing for the remuneration of the Judges of the Supreme Court will be tabled at the Legislative Council on March
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  • 235 5 PENANG, Tues. The Chief Minister, Penang, Mr. Wong Pow Nee, today stressed that it was necessary to safeguard the youth of this country against evil influences, which would always be at work to divert the impressionable minds of youths from the righteous path. Mr.
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  • 391 5 Tm Not A Gambler IPOH, Tues. A former hardware dealer, 47-year-old Soon Pong Eng, now earning $200 a month as a salesman, today admitted that he had debts amounting to $266,187 while his assets and stock m trade amounted to $14,090. Soon, who was giving
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  • 274 5 'More Fool Than Knave' He Called Student PENANG, Tues.— A student, stated to be "more of a fooi than a knave" was ordered to be remanded m custody lor a week by Magistrate Mr. Au Ah Wah, today, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of assisting m disposing of
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  • 106 5 Schoolboy Driver Fined $100 RAUB, Tues.— A Chinese school student, Tee Tok Sant, 18, was today fined $100 or two months' imprisonment when he pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent driving. His driving licence was ordered to be suspended for one year. Inspector Shamsher Singh, prosecuting, told the court
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  • 70 5 IPOH, Tues.— A patient of the Central Mental Hospital, Tanjong Rambutan, Ng Ah Thong (34), died as a result of a fight with another patient at Ward 'A' last Sunday. This brings the total number of patients killed as a result of similar fights m the
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  • 265 5 STUDY OF TRANSPORT IS URGED KUALA LUMPUR, Tues Executive Secretary of the ECAFE Mr. C. V. Narasimhan today urged countries of the region to pool their resources to establish a transport research centre. There were many big railway systems m this part of the world and he wondered if they
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  • SPORTING WORLD
    • 438 6 ONLY PAL STANDS OUT IN TRAINING Colony Athletes May Find It Hard To Qualify For Tokyo By Our Athletics Reporter WHILE there is doubt about Kesavan Soon, the Olympic sprinter, Ernest Frida, another sprinter, and Alice Tay the Colony's jump and hurdles champion, qualifying for the Tokyo trip this May,
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    • 307 6 Kee Plans Five-Day Swims For W-Poloists SINGAPORE'S 15 water polo players for the defence of the Asian title at the Games m Tokyo this May will step up their training next month. Their coach. Kee Soon Bee, said yesterday that he is pleased with the forms of the prospects who
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    • 44 6 RESULTS of the Royal island Club Golf championships played during the week-end are as follows: Semi-finals J. Muraille oeat G Addison 4 and 3. D. W. McMullan beat T. Potts 5 and 3. The final will be played on Saturday and Sunday.
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    • 369 6 PENANG, Tues. The Malayan badminton championships tor this year will take place here shortly after the Thomas Cup challenge round. This was revealed by the president of the Penan? Badminton Association. Mr. Tye Kirn Yuen at the Association's 27th annual general
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    • Article, Illustration
      49 6 MALACCA beat Negri Sembilan 3-2 m a thrilling F.A.M. Cup match on the Kubu ground on Sunday. Picture shows both teams with the Governor, Mr. Leong Yew Koh (centre) and the Chief Minister, Dato Osman bin Talib (Governor's left). The Malacca team is on the left of the Governor.
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    • 387 6 Marines' Second Half Rally Puts The Police Down DEFENDING league champions, Marine Department Sports Club, staged a determined rally m the second hall to beat Police Sports Association by three goals to one m a SAFA Division I match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Marines, who scored their first victory
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    • 104 6 ADELAIDE. Mar. 11. (Reuter) —A century by Cecilia Robinson, games mistress at Roedean School helped the England women's cricket team top Australia's first innings score m the three-day test match here The match ended In a draw. Miss Robinson scored 102. Ruth Westbrook made 66
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    • 70 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— 4Bth Field Regt, Royal Artillery, eliminated Ist Battn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2-0 m a Caldbeck Cup soccer match at Tampin today Both goals were scored m the first half Inside-left, Newton scored the first goal, and Brooke followed up witr a
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    • 29 6 TAIPING, Tues— Prisons SC. beat 2nd Malay Regiment by seven goals to one to win the league with an unbeaten record, winning 12 matches and drawing two.
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    • 27 6 TANJONG MALIM. Tues— ln a key match m the Stevenson Cup Badminton tournament, Tanjong Malim Recreation Club trounced Methodist English School 4 l on Saturday.
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    • 76 6 Perak Team For Chua Cup IPOH. Tues.— Perak's team to meet Singapore m the final of the Chua Choon Leong Cup tennis at Kuala Lumpur this Friday will be chosen from the following: Moses Tay. Choong Ah Kow. Sulaiman Amin, Lee Eng Chong, Yahaya Mustapha. Mr. Lim Eng Keat, Hon.
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    • 40 6 JOLLILADS to meet 41 REME m a football mai Farrer Park on Friday Atchutan, Kanniah, G Arunasalam. G Gopal tar. Mat Said. K. A. S P. T. Moorthy. Narayanan. A Anthony. Bakshish Singh. V-_ bin HanifY, Francis Quek.
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    • 38 6 VANCOUVER, Mar 11. (1 ter) Archie Moore, world. heavy-weight boxing cham: beat Bob Albright (Los Anp m the 7th round of a scheti 10-rounds non-title bout here night. The fight was stopped ifl his favour.
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    • 369 6  - Invincible Shows Up Early As A Win Prospect WINDSOR LAD Ipoh Trackwork Begins By IPOII, Tues. A number of locally trained horses entered lor the Perak Turf Club's March meeting which opens at Ipoh on Saturday, took the eye on the training track this morning, and none worked better than
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    • 274 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The visiting American track and field coach, Thomas Rosandich disclosed today that he had 'unearthed promising talent among the schoolboys who had attended his clinics.' He said he was greatly impressed with the potential of sixteen-year-old St. John Institution student Tan Ghee
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  • 697 7 SPEED CURB ON MOTOR RACING IN ITALY ROME March 11 (Reuter) The Italian "Mille Miglia" (1,000 miles) motor race, one of the world's toughest road events for cars, drivers and spectators, will this year be turned into a "safety first" regularity race if the government's proposals are accepted by the
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  • 80 7 THOMAS CUP COPENHAGEN, March 10, (Reuter). Denmark took a 3-1 lead over Britain m the final of the European zone of the Thomas Cup badminton competition here tonight. Results (Danish names first): SINGLES— E.. Kops beat H. T. Findlay 15-12, 15-1; F. Kobbero beat P. Timperley 15-4.
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  • 495 7 Americans Buy Up All Games Tickets LAHTI, Mar 9 (AFP) All tickets for American spectators to the 1960 Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley have been sold declared Alan Bartholemy. technical manager of the games here today. At a press conference given on the final day of the world nordic
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  • 87 7 S. African Open Golf Tourney BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange Free State. Mar. 10 (Reuter). Arthur Stewart, last year's South African amateur champion, broke the course record with a five-under-par 68 to lead after the first round m the South African open go if championship here today. Another South African amateur. Vernon Beuthin,
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  • 62 7 GEORGETOWN, British Guiana. Mar. 10 (Reuter). The Pakistan touring cricket team drew their match with British Guiana which ended here today Scores: British Guiana 441 (Butcher 122. Solomon 121; Haseeb five for 126). PAKISTAN— 227 (A. H. Kardar 74 Saeed Ahmad 51) and 414 for 5
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  • 61 7 CANBERRA, Mar. 11 (Reuter). The chairman of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Sir Wilfred Kent Hughes, has been invited to represent Australia on an official level at the Asian Games to be held m Tokyo beginning May 24. Sir Wilfred is a government party member m
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  • 60 7 SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 (Reuter) The 12 rounds heavyweight bout between Eddie Machen and Zora Folley. due to be held here on Marcn 19, has been postponed. Machen pulled a shouldei muscle m training. A new date has not been announced. The fight was arranged as an
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  • 40 7 MUNICH. March 10. (Reuter) Manchester United footballer Albert Scanlon was discharged tonight from the Rechts Der Isar hospital here where he had been since a charter plane with the team on board crashed near Munich airport on February 6.
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  • 331 7 QUARE TIMES OUT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL LONDON. Mar. 10 (Reuter) —The callover on the "Spring Double." the Lincolnshire Handicap and the Grand nal steeple chase, was held at the Victoria Club here tonight. Quare Times was officially scratched from the Grand National Prices were: LINCOLNSHIRE 100 to 8 Copenhagen,
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  • 191 7 HONGKONG, March 11 (UP) Communist China believes that the standard of its soccer players will reach international standards within the next year. According to an article published today m the Hong Kong Communist newspaper Wen Wei Pao, Communist Chinese soccer players have already
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  • 98 7 JAMAICA, March 10 (Reuter)—Everton Weekes, 33-year-old free-scoring West Indies batsman is to retire from Test cricket at the end of current series against the Pakistan tourists, according to Gleaner, the morning newspaper here, today Weekes is to accept a post as a government cricket
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  • 89 7 UNITED ARE JOINT FAVOURITES LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter) Manchester United were made joint favourites with Bolton at six to four to win the English Football Association Cup at tonight's callover at the Victoria Club here. At the last callover. Manchester United were third favourites at seven to two, but they
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  • 29 7 PARIS. March 10 (Reuter).— Charles Humez, French holder of the European middleweight boxing title. tonight outpointed the German champion, Gustav Scholz, m a 10-rounds non-title bout here.
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  • 110 7 SINGAPORE SOCCER—S.B.H.F.A. League competition —Div. 1 Chartered Bank vs. Jacks F. and N. ground: Pulo Bukom vs. Hongkong Bank —Farrer Park; Mercantile Bank vs. Breweries —S.C.C.; S.C.S. vs. Ford Farrer Park. DIV. lI—S.T.C. vs. 1.C.1.— S.T.C. ground; Straits Trading vs. Sime Darby —Farrer Park; Metal Box vs. National
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  • 184 7 Bowling Record By Benaud CAPETOWN. Mar. 10 (Reu-ter)—All-rounder Jif Burke, who on Saturday became the first tourist to pass 1.000 runs, recorded his best bowling figures of the tour on the second day of the Australian cricket team's match against the Combined South African Universities here today. Spinning his off-breaks
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  • 54 7 ANGERS, Western France Mar. 10 (Reuter).—TIGHTROPE Walker Johnny Canga today claimed to have brcken the world's record after balaning for 36 hours ten minutes on a rope 26 feet up, without a net The previous world record, experts here say. was 35 nours 50 minutes, held by Jose
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  • 28 7 BIXTANG Bulan received a walkover when Royal Navy failed to turn ud for their opening match m the SAFA Div 3A league at Geylang yesterday.
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    • 109 7 TOP WOMEN'S TENNIS CO\CH FOR CVER 20 YEARS 62 -YEAR -OLD ELEANOR TENNANT OF LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, WAS BEEN COACHING TENNIS PLAYERS. HER SPECIALTV IS TAKING YOUNG GIRLS AND TURN IMG THEM INTO TOURNAMENT STARS. THE CHAMPIONS SHE HAS COACHED INCLUDE ALICE MARBLE, PAUUNE BETZ AND "LITTLE AAO* CONNOLLY SHE
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  • 437 8 Write m to Demi Tasse about your own problems, or your school's activities. H V do principals insist that physical training is a must on the time-tables? Our class feels that these periods could be better devoted to more English or Arithmetic periods. This
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  • 110 8 British Schools on Show CHILDREN at many schools m the London area are on show to visiting overseas students. The British Counc'l has arranged for 38 students and assistant teachers from 15 countries to make a, day-to-day survey of the English educational system. The group will include visitors from Australia.
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  • 173 8 By Ho Kivok Kuen of Form U B, Raffles Institution. CINEMATOGRAPHY has been one of the best aids of education since its discovery. Through it many people have obtained knowledge m a much clearer and easier way than by reading. But sad to say, many films screened
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    • 1130 8  - A memorable visit to H'kong "SELAMAT" Thunder a popular belief By of Form 11, Raffles Institution Chan Jong of Form Two, Raffles Institution, recalls here a recent trip to Hongkong. SPENT my recent vacation m Hong Kong with my parents. We went there m the liner Chusan. The trip was
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    • 110 8 BOA Us JUNIOR JET CMJB, the membership of which has risen to over 20,000. now has its own Club Journal. The first issue of this m v if > i n e—"Fleetwings" was published earlier this month and is on 'ts way by mail to all Members
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    • 685 8 rpODAY'S QUOTATION: BH BB MBNNI J. "Every period of life Fl B^^^^a has its peculiar prejudices; I ■■■■fC whoever saw old age, that I did not applaud the past. I B^ I^V^^YS and condemn the present |L/^HI bAy P JL^B time?" Montaigne P^fl WEDNESDAY FOR I EVERYONE: Be conscien tious
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  • 386 9 TALKS FAIL, WAY OPEN FOR STRIKE Council Rejects New Scheme For 76 Sacked Men NEGOTIATIONS between the Singapore City Council and its Labour Unions Federation to settle the dispute ovei 76 redundant workers at the Kallang Gas Works broke down yesterday. Tne Federation will now call its 10,000 members on
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  • 161 9 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING robber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore vesterda? were: Buyers Sellers Spot 773 778 R.S.S. No. 1 771 778 April R.S.S. No. 1 775 78 R.S.S. No. 2 March 73* 74i R.S.S No. 3 March 693 70* Tone: Uncertain. I'he price "l tin In Singapore .yesterday
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  • 148 9 CHRISTMAS ISLE TOP POST OPEN THE post of the official representative of Christmas Island, advertised m The Standard today by the Australian Commission, is open to citizens of Singapore and the Federation, and any British or other Commonwealth subject, a spokesman of the Commission said yesterday. The successful applicant, however,
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  • 121 9 US Envoys To Discuss R.I. Crisis A TOP-LEVEL conference of United States ambassadors and diplomatic chiefs m Southeast Asia will be held m Taipei on Friday to discuss the growing political unrest m Indonesia. The conference will be headed by U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Foster Dulles. This was
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  • 263 9 Call For Atomic Body In ECAFE KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Russia today advocated I the setting up of a permanent international agency within the ECAFE to study and apply the use of atomic energy for the economic development of Asia. Dr. Kirill N. Plotnikov, permanent Soviet representative to ECAFE m Bangkok,
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  • 48 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Australian Government has awarded Colombo Plan scholarships to Miss Lim Siew Lan and Miss Boon Cheow Hun for a three-year course m physiotheraphy at the University of Queensland. Miss Lim. 21. of Malacca, was educated at the Methodist Girls' School
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  • 253 9 Leaders: We Have Lost Faith FIVE major unions which form the backbone of the Singapore Trades Union Congress have broken away and plan to form a rival organization. Leaders of these unions told The Standard yesterday that they have "lost confidence m the TU.C."
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  • 68 9 PENANG. Tues. Three men. woke up after a party and found their belongings missing, the Sessions Court was told today. In the dock was P. Kalimuthu. 21. who was sentenced to three years' jail to be followed by another two years' Police supervision, when he pleaded
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  • 249 9 RELIGIOUS leaders m Singapore and the Federation must exert their influence to rid this country of Communism, Mrs. F. LeonSoh, a member of the Governing Council of the Inter-Religious Organization of Singapore and Johore Bahru, said last night. She was addressing the annual general meeting of
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  • 30 9 THE Pilgrimage Control Officer. Tuan Haji Ali Rouse, said m Penang yesterday that 1,200 pilgrims would make the first trip to Mecca by the Anshun this year.
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  • Finance And commerce
    • 572 11 COLONY'S PROSPERITY VITAL TO UPHOLD LIVING STATUS' SINGAPORE will have to depend on continued prosperity, if she is to maintain her standards of Hying comparable with any found m South-east Asia today. This view was given by Chairman of the Chartered Bank, Mr. V.A. Grantham, m an annual statement reviewing
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  • 112 11 OUTER ROADS Felipes. Berbere, Tohoro, Langsa, Great Oaks, Braeside. Billiton, Amakisan Maru, San Carlos, Waibalong. Gordian. Siberoet, State of Madras. Tong Soon, Suzanne, Lika, Ryvraden, North Star. Tone Poh. INNER ROADS Salong, Banggai. Siantan, Giang Seng, Barito, Hin Cheong, Hydra, Tong Seang. Eastern, Fortune, Debora, Santa Dolores.
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  • 30 11 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: French Francs: selling, T.T. or O.D. ***** ready. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • 70 11 Rubber Up 1/2 ct. RUBBER closed m Singapore at 77 S cents per lb. for International first grade March shipment, i cent above Monday's quotation. The market opened steadier on reports of the Sumatra "invasion". However at the higher levels some profittaking stemmed the initial advance. March shipment was freely
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  • 45 11 SINGAPORE Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices m cents per lb. yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot f.o.b. 77J 78 International March No. 1 RSS f.o.b. 77| 78 April 78* 783 March No. 2 73J 74* March No. 3 70 70$ Tone Quiet.
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  • 237 11 HONGKONG, March 11, (UP)— American capital investments m Hongkong have reached the US$lO, 000,000 mark early this year. The figure Is reported to be an all-time high and there are signs that the figure will be increased still further by the end of 1958.
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  • 121 11 ECAFE Talks Boost For Malaya THE ECAFE conference m Kuala Lumpur has placed Malaya very high m world esteem. This was stated by the leader of the Indian delegation to the ECAFE talks. Mr. M. Shah, m Singapore. Mr. Shah was returning to New Delhi, to attend the Indian Parliament.
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  • 47 11 RUBBER imports into Singapore m February totalled 27,475 tons of which 13,435 tons came from Sumatra. Indonesian Borneo sent 6,695 tons and Sarawak 2,444 tons. During February, imports into the Federation of Malaya totalled 2,478 tons, of which 2,142 tons came from Sumatra.
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  • 205 11 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done 8.8. Petrol 40/6 arrival; Fed. Disp. $2.17J overnight; F. and N. ords $2.675, $2.665; Gammon $2.40 ready and delayed. $2.36 delayed. $2.37J: Hammer $2.28, $2.30- M. Colls. 81c. 80c; Raffles Hotel $2.64; Robinson ords $1.76: Sime Darby $1.67, $1.68 ready and
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  • 85 11 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were; copra March/April UK/Continent $31* buyers $32J sellers; coconut oil m bulk $47i sellers; m drums $51J sellers; Muntok white pepper $105 sellers; Sarawak white $104 sellers; Special Sarawak black $63. H.C.B. Ltd. closing prices: copra, fair merchantable
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  • 102 11 All sections of the Malayan share market were quietly steady yesterday. A small turnover was reported. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Con. Tin Smelt Ords 27/- 28/Gammon 2.39 2.43 Raffles Hotel 2.60 2.65 Wilkinson Process 2.85 2.95 MININGS Aokam
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  • 75 11 FIRST prize m the Coca-Cola Contest organized m connection with the Great World Trade Fair went to Mr. David Heng of Tembeling Road, Singapore. ,He is seen receiving the $500 cheque prize Irom Mrs. R. Tophi, trite of Lion Ltd.'s manager. Looking on is Mr. Robert Chia,
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  • 285 11 IN the absence of speculative buying the property market last year was quiet but steady with less transactions which were mainly confined to properties obtainable with vacant possessions. Mr. Lee Kong Chian, chairman of Eastern Realty Co., Ltd., said this In his address to shareholders
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  • 113 11 PRODUCTION of cacao m Asia for 1957-58 is expected to be considerably above 1956--57. A production of 33.5 million pounds is estimated this year compared to a production of about 26.8 million pounds for 1956-57. Significant increases are expected m 1957-58 for New Guinea
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  • 9753 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon More than 5,200 boys and girls have passed their Senior Cambridge examinations held at the end of last year. Perak, with the biggest population m the country, had the most numbers of successful candidates. In all 1.485 candidates got through the test. Next
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 126 14 WASHINGTON, March 11, (Reuter)— The United States is considering going to the aid of Tunisia and Morocco, if France should cut off economic assistance to those countries, the State Departments senior economic experts said m testimony published yesterday. But State Department officials said that
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    • 104 14 Banks Back In Business After 6 Weeks BUENOS AIRES. Mar. 11 (Reuter). Argentina's banks were back m business yesterday for the first time m six weeks after a Government degree put all striking maie employees under martial law. Reliable sources said that bank workers who did not return would be
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    • 36 14 THE British Government promised under Labourite pressure yesterday to "look Into" charges that 200 former Nazi Judges are being employed as Judges or Public Prosecutors in West Germany, contrary to the Potsdam Agreements. UP
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    • 104 14 CLERGYMEN and. faithful with t pmyffr books m their hands' kneel or stand around Bishop Msgr. Pietro Fiordelli (right) of Prato. Italy, who speaks to them during a gathering m his EpiscopalPalace. (The Bishop was recently sentenced to fine, for "defamation", m a trial
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    • 38 14 CALCUTTA, March 11 (UP) —A chartered bus caught fire and overturned near Dubia today, burning to death 38 members of a bridal party. The driver and two passengers escaped from the burning bus
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    • 156 14 ZIELONA GORA. West Poland. Mar. 11 (Reuter)— The graves of 20,000 Allied war prisoners who perished during World War Two m the German prison camp of Zagan have been discovered near the camp, the official Polish news agency P.A.P. reported last night. British. French.
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    • 504 14 So Dulles Warns Delegates To SEATO Council MANILA, March 11 (UP-Reuter) U.S. Secretary of Slate John Foster Dulles warned the opening of the fourth annual SEATO review conference today that "there may be new aggressive Communist plan for this area The conference opened against a backdrop
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    • 120 14 MANILA, Mar. 11 (Reuter) SEATO conference sources said today a joint United States Philippines war colq Icge would be set up near Manila this year. The sources said the meeting of the SEATO military advisers which took place here last week had
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    • 67 14 BOSTON. Mar. 11 (UP).— A child was born for the first time yesterday to a woman with a transplanted kidney. Mrs. Edith Helm, 22, gave birth to a six-pound 13J ounce son m hospital. Mother and child were reported m satisfactory condition. Mrs. Helm was the
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    • 45 14 MR. J. H. EWING. C.8.E.. director and general manager for Japan of Dodjell and Company. was yesterday awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class, m recognition of his services m promoting relations between Japan and Britain over the past 30 years.
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    • 144 14 She Had A Dead Dog To Declare LONDON. Mar. 11 (Reuter) A Customs Officer at London airport yesterday asked pretty red-haired model Eller Baer "Have you anything to declare?" Ellen, aged 29, pointed tearfully to an aluminium box and said: "Yes, I have my dog m there and she's dead."
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    • 183 14 Freedom Of Seas Violated Russia GENEVA, Mar. 11, (UP) Soviet Russia accused the United States and Britain today of violating the principle of freedom of the high seas by their nuclear testing m the Pacific. Asking the High-Seas Committee of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
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    • 60 14 KATMANDU, Nepal, March 11 (Reuter) Twenty-three thousand Buddhist monks m three monasteries m Tibet are preaching against Communism, according to an interview with a Tibetan Lama, published here today. There is an increasing wave of anti-Communist feeling m Tibet despite the presence of large numbers of
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    • 41 14 FIELD MARSHAL Sir Gerald Templer. Chief of the Imperial General Staff, will visit the Rhodesian Federation and East Africa between March 22 and 31 as part of a tour of Commonwealth and Colonial Forces, it was announced yesterday.- Reuter
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    • 132 14 2,000 Blow Bugles, Wave Flags NICOSIA, Cyprus, March 11 (UP) Two thousand bugle blowing, flag-waving Turkish students shouted for Turkish control of Cyprus m a Nicosia Street yesterday. 1 There was no Police interference as they twice paraded past Police headquarters shouting "letaksim" ("Cyprus is
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    • 25 14 NEW ZEALAND has accepted the offer of the U.S Government to provide a team of experts to advise on problems of nuclear research.—Reuter.
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