Singapore Standard, 22 March 1958

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    24 13 it aw Singapore STANDARD Telephone *****— 5 Coble: "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 262 15 cts. 14 Pages [FINAL EDITION]
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    Lock icon MALAYA SEEKS U.S. AID
    370 13 COL LEE TO ASK FOR $75,000,000 Money Will Be Key To A Loan Of $216 Million Standard Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Federation Minister of Finance, Colonel Sir Henry Hau-shik Lee, will fly to Washington next week to borrow Ms 7 5,000,000 from the Government of
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    Lock icon COLONY SHIP ATTACKED BY GUNBOAT: ONE KILLED
    391 13 COLONY SHIP ATTACKED BY GUNBOAT: ONE KILLED Ocean Drama 100 Miles Off Penang A MYSTERY gunboat fired at a Singapore fishing vessel returning to the Colony on Monday, killing the Master and wounding an engineer who fell overboard and was lost. The incident occurred 100 miles south of Penang while
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    Lock icon Governor To Decide On Doctor
    107 13 THE Governor of Singapore, Sir William Goode, will decide soon whether a senior specialist doctor m the Colony Medical Service, should be discharged from service or be dealt with under criminal law. The specialist is accused of "irregularities" m the discharge of his duties m
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    Lock icon CLAIMS ARE DROPPED
    58 13 TOKYO, Mar. 21, (UP). London's Lloyd Insurance Company today dropped claims, totalling some £12.000,000 sterling, against the Indonesian government, according to an Antara news agency report. The London insurance firm took the action following the announcement yesterday by the Indonesian government that it was returning the ships
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    Lock icon Rebels' Navy Ready To Attack Rhio
    173 13 THE Central Sumatra Revolutionary Government's Navy equipped with the latest long range guns, are now ready to attack Indonesian Central Government "rooDs concentrated m the Rhio group of islands south of Singapore, The Standard was told last night. The rebel navy is unuci the
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    Lock icon NO CHANGE YET IN MALAYAN BANK RATES
    303 13 THE cut m the British bank rate brought no change yesterday m the rate of interest charged by Malayan banks. Chairman of the Malayan Exchange Banks Association, Mr G.A.P. Sutherland, offered this explanation: "PART OF THE FALL IN THE BANK RATE HAS ALREADY
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    Lock icon Two Killed In Gun Battle
    52 13 HAVANA, Cuba. March 21 (UP) Two rebels were killed and a Policeman seriously I wounded m a running gun battle m suburban Miramar last night. Police reported today. Police said they found two machine-guns, a rifle and several hand grenades m a car the rebels
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    Lock icon HE WAS READY
    41 13 "ANY time the Lord is ready for me, I am ready to go." church leader. Walter D. Goins. 62. said at a prayer meeting m La Follette. Tennessee. A moment later he suffered a fatal heart attack.— U.P.
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    Lock icon FADDEN RESIGNS
    27 13 SIR Arthur Fadden, Australian Federal Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday announced his resignation from the leadership of the Australian Country Party. Reuter tKO Gusu
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    Lock icon SUMATRA EVACUEES ARRIVE
    44 13 SUMATRA EVACUEES ARRIVE MORE than 500 American, Dutch and British women and children, the first mass evacuation of families from Sumatra, arrived m Singapore yesterday m the Dutch liner Oranje. Standardpic shows the evacuees m the ship's library prior to disembarkation. See Page 4
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    Lock icon ATOM BOMB VICTIM TO PLEAD FOR NUCLEAR BAN
    154 13 ATOM BOMB VICTIM TO PLEAD FOR NUCLEAR BAN TOKYO, March 21, (UP)— A woman from Hiroshima, the world's first atom-bomb-ed city left here by piane today for Europe to plead for the banning of nuclear weapons. Miss Hoshika Murato, 25, who is being accompanied by two representatives of the Japanese
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    Lock icon N. Ireland Government Stays On
    101 13 N. Ireland Government Stays On BELFAST, Northern Ireland, March 21. (Reuter)— Lord Brookbeborough's unionist government was returned to power m Northern Ireland for another five year s m election results announced early today. The unionists— who support Northern Ireland's connection with the United Kingdom— had won 28 of the first
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    Lock icon S'PORE POLICE CHECK NEW R.I. ARRIVALS
    168 13 SINGAPORE Special Branch has been asked to keep a close watch on the movements and activities of all I newly arrived Indonesians, irrespective of whether they are members of the Revolutionary Forces or of the Central Government i n Jakarta, The Standard learn- ed
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    Lock icon R.I. RETURN 33 DUTCH VESSELS
    198 13 JAKARTA, March 21 (UP) Indonesia today bowed to a veiled threat of an international shipping embargo and returned 33 impounded vessels to the Dutch KPM shipping company. The move was formally announced at a Press conference by Shipping Minister Commodore Mohammed Nazir, who said "the
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    Lock icon THE AGONG TO ENTER HOSPITAL
    72 13 THE AGONG TO ENTER HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR, Fri The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will enter Bungsar Hospital for an operation tomorrow. He is expected ta be hospitalized for about a month. During the period of his indisposition, the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will be exercised by the Timbalan Yang
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    Lock icon Girls Threaten Mass Suicide
    66 13 YOKOHAMA. Mar. 21 (UP) Fifty high school girls threatened mass suicide because their teacher refused to show them how to make western-style dresses, it was disclosed today. Authorities at Aiko Agricultural High School gave m and transferred the teacher after students conducted a fund-raising drive to
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    Lock icon $73 MILLION AID TO CHINESE SCHOOLS – CHEW
    291 14 $73 MILLION AID TO CHINESE SCHOOLS CHEW Progress Is Reviewed SINGAPORE Government's grant-in-aid to Chinese schools last year totalled $12,939,601, Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, told The Standard yesj terday. This was an increase oi pared witn Government aid Government also provided $300,000 worth of free text books
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    Lock icon Waitress Admits Breaking Into House
    152 14 Waitress Admits Breaking Into House A WAITRESS, 21-year-old Sum Ec Loi, pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third District Court yesterday to a charge of breaking into the house of a businessman, Wong Cheong Sam, at Emerald Hill on Thursday at 4.45 a.m. to steal cash and jewellery worth $6,574. Inspector
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    Lock icon Principal Tells Court Of 'Gestures'
    156 14 Principal Tells Court Of 'Gestures' A SINGAPORE commercial school principal. E. Pereira, alleged m a Singapore Court yesterday that his neighbour's gardener made indecent gestures when he went to investigate a complaint made by his children. Pereira told the Court that on Feb. 18 this year at about noon he
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    Lock icon S.T.B. INCREASE 'DICTATORIAL', CHARGES LEE
    88 14 MR. LEE CHOON ENG, Assembly Member for Queenstown, yesterday described the Singapore Telephone Board's decision to increase the telephone charges as "most dictatorial." "The steep and sudden increase m telephone charges will give cause to merchants and traders to increase the prices of foodstuffs and
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    Lock icon Appeal Court Sets Aside Acquittal
    113 14 THE Singapore Appeal Court yesterday set aside an acquittal by the District Judee of Ong Kay Huat on a charge of possession of a dagger without a permit m a car at the junction of Geyiang Road and Lim Ah Woo Road on Oct. 23
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    Lock icon Tapper Found With Fatal Stomach Wound
    100 14 BENTONG, Fri.— A rubber, tapper, Kong Moo, was found m Perting Village here today with a severe cut m the stomach. A barber's razor was found near the body. He died soon after. Police believed that he committed "hara kiri" after he had attacked
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    Lock icon Results Of Talentime Heats
    63 14 FOLLOWING are the results of heats 11 and 12 of the 1958 Malaya Singapore Talentime contest held at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus on Thursday. Heat 11: Ist Mr. S. Ragavan Naidu (mimic) and Tedrad Perianders (instrumentalist) a tie, 3rd Jose Arriola (Vocalist). Heat
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    Lock icon New Malay Spelling System
    145 14 New Malay Spelling System A NEW system of spelling Malay words m Roman letters may be introduced m Malaya this year. A committee on spelling reform has been studying the recommendations of the Malay Language and Literary Congress, held m September. 1956, on the subject since last year. A member
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    Lock icon DANCE SESSION
    32 14 SCOTTISH and Square dancing will be included m a "Folk Dance Session" to be held this evening, at 7.30. at the Chinese V.M.C.A., Shenton Way. Singapore. The public is invited.
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    Lock icon DPP WINS APPEAL MAN FINED $1,000
    202 14 DPP WINS APPEAL MAN FINED $1,000 THE Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. J.B. Jayaretnam, yesterday stressed it was important that "innocent members of the Singapore public" be protected from practices indulged by L.D.G. Rodrigo, who had been conditionally discharged for outraging the modesty of a young woman. The D.PP: was appealing
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    Lock icon Secret Plan To Fight Council's Quit Order
    167 14 THREE-HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY people living m "unauthorised" huts m Kampong Amber, will defy the Singapore City Council's quit order to the last. Yesterday they held a meeting and decided not leave their homes unless the Council offered them alternate accomodation. A spokesman for these families
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    Lock icon Canada Looks To More Trade With Malaya
    289 14 CANADA woks forward "to some liberalization" of the dollar quota in Malaya, the Canadian High Commissioner designate to the Federation of Malaya. Mr. Arthur Menzies, told The Standard on his arrival in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Menzies, who arrived aboard the Lloyd Triestim Hner
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    Lock icon ACQUITTED ON OPIUM CHARGE
    192 14 ACQUITTED ON OPIUM CHARGE A POULTRY dealer. L:m Beng Hee, and his driver, Low Geok Tong, were acquitted m the Singaport Third District Court y< day. on a charge of being m possession of 673 pounds of raw opium valued at $188,000. Police Corporal Puay Jl Guan. m charge of
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    Lock icon Fighting In Public: Fined
    62 14 A MAN and his wife were each fined S5, after they had admitted m the Singapore Ninth Magistrate's Court to fighting m public. They were Seong Hiap and his wife, Ong Huat Tee. who were said to have behaved m a riotous and disorderly man' ncr,
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    Lock icon Open Verdict On Tongkang Builder's Death
    103 14 Open Verdict On Tongkang Builder's Death AN open verdict was yesterday returned by the Singapoie Assistant Coroner. Inche Anmad bin Hussein, at the close of an inquiry into the death of See Yew Long, a tongkaag builder. See was knocked down by a car driven by Foh Koh Kim along
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    Lock icon NURSE WEDS
    30 14 CHE Hasnah binte Haji Mohamed Yatim. nurse at the Bentong Hospital, was married to Inche Mohamed Zain bin Che Meh. a e'erk m the same hospital on Thursday.
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  • EDITORIAL • SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
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      Lock icon An Old Bornean Claim Crops Up
      460 15 IN the past the Filipino claim for the return of British North Borneo had not been taken seriously. Now a Filipino Congressman has again raised this claim, but has put a new twist to it. He said that that British colony posed a threat
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      Lock icon Identity Card Muddle
      368 15 THE admission made by the Identity Card Registration Officer that his office is unable to account for the discrepancy of about 25,000 cards issued m Singapore opens up a very grave issue. This colls for a tightening up of the procedure through which applications for these cards
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD PRESS
    65 15 HEAD OFFICE- £1 Lim l«Ck Kirn ROM. b por« J.. HEAD OFHCI p Box No 1563 C*bles: "T ICE* NEWS' Tel ***** «5 lines) All deoaitmenu *oal* LUMPUR CMna InKtianet Slog 174. Batu Ka Telec»xin« ooaoc iKOH 93 Cowar &t Tel: a» «r. 382^ <»4N ANO
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    Lock icon Constitutional Govt. In The W. Indies Federation
    1351 15  - Constitutional Govt. In The W. Indies Federation Harold Champion By How legislatures old and new have followed the pattern of the Mother of Parliaments yiSITORS from Britain who enter the public galleries of the House of Representatives m the West Indian islands of Barbados and Jamaica while a debate is
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    34 15 Monkeys have joined Malaya's labour force. They scamper up coconut trees, twist off the valuable fruit and drop it to the ground. As wages, they get soda pop and other goodies.
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    Lock icon African Nationalism
    1187 15 THE CONFLICT OF BLACK AND WHITE (2) By Patrick van Rensberg, former member of the South African Foreign Service and Vice Consul m Leopoldville m the Belgian Congo. THE African nationalism that has arisen m South Africa is not a new factor m the Union's political life. Nationalism
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    Lock icon the NEWS as it strikes me
    374 15 the NEWS as it strikes me TT IS common knowledge there are lots of people who cannot get used to the unconventional ways of the Mayor of Singapore. Probably, the only persons to whom he has endeared himsc'f are members of the Press. He appears to have dedicated himself to
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    Lock icon 500 Evacuees Arrive From Medan
    280 16 500 Evacuees Arrive From Medan MORE THAN 500 American, Dutch and British women and children evacuees from Medan arrived m Singapore yesterday with strong hopes that they would soon be able to return to their homes m the strife-torm area. Many of them had delayed embarkation for Singapore as late
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    Lock icon Recognition For Nanyang — Ministry Vets Names
    177 16 Recognition For Nanyang Ministry Vets Names MINISTER for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee. told The Standard yesterday that his ministry was giving careful consideration to the names submitted by the Nanyang University for the five-man commission on academic recognition. The Standard learns that only four names were submitted. For the
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    Lock icon BOY, 5, KILLED
    30 16 A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy. Saheh bin Kamid was yester- day killed when he was knocked down by a lorry a: 1 the 6th milestone. Changi 1 Road, Singapore.
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    Lock icon FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURED THIS SCENE
    85 16 THE works of one of the world's foremost bird photographers, Mr. Eric Hosking, who lost an eye when attacked by an owl he was attempting to photograph, will be exhibited at the Happy World Stadium on March 28, 29 and 30. The exhibition will be
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    Lock icon THUGS STAB WOMAN
    109 16 A 22-YEAR-OLD woman. Kok Meng, walking home through a dark alley of Kampong Alexander. Singapore, on Wednesday night, was stabbed by three thugs when she refused to hand over her cash. Kok was treated as an outpatient at the General Hospital. She told the Police that when
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    Lock icon THOMSON OFF FOR N.Z. TALK
    54 16 SINGAPORE'S Director of Information Services Mr. G. G. Thomson left the Colony last night by air for Auckland. New Zealand, where he will address the International Press Forum on the political situation m South-east Asia. The forum is organized by the New Zealand Press and
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    Lock icon TV: COLONY MUST AWAIT FEDERATION
    134 16 SINGAPORE Government cannot make any decision on its Television project until the Federation makes up its mind whether it is going to set up a separate broadcasting station. The Standard learned yesterday. Broadcasting is on a PanMalayan basis at the moment and since sound and
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    Lock icon CLOWNS AID ARMY FUND
    44 16 ARMY "clowns" will entertain at a children's party to be given this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at the Perak House Orphanage, for the benefit of the Army Fund for underprivileged children. Malayan soldiers will act as helpers at the party.
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    Lock icon SCHOOL TO TRAIN ARTISANS
    137 16 SINGAPORE Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday revealed that government is planning to start a school for training young artisans. AJ, l chO u Ol wi U., X f ke stu" dents who have failed to gain Piace-,, ln v secondary schools, lney will
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    Lock icon 5,500 WORKERS DEMAND BIG PAY RISE
    393 16 Bill To Bosses Will Be $300,000 A Month MORE THAN 5,500 employees m 49 commercial firms m Singapore yesterday submitted demands for wage increases ranging from $20 to $120 a month. They also want improved conditions of service, including a leave allowance amounting to
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    Lock icon Enrolment Service Of Boys' Brigade
    96 16 Enrolment Service Of Boys' Brigade THE annual enrolment service of the Third Company, Singapore Boys' Brigade, sponsored by the Wesley Methodist Church, will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. There will be 15 new recruits enrolled m the Company, which now numbers more than 70 boys and officers, under
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    Lock icon DATO NIK RETURNS TO MALAYA
    125 16 DATO Nik Kami! the former High Commissioner for Malaya m Britain arrived m Singapore yesterday aboard the liner Oranje. Dato Nik who had held the post since Merdeka told The Standard on arrival that during his tenure of office m Britain he had always done
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    Lock icon I AM CONFIDENT, SAYS MCA. CHIEF
    237 16 SIXTEEN delegates from the Singapore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association leave for Kuala Lumpur this morning confident they will be allowed to attend the pan-Malayan MCA annual delegates con- 1 ference. This was revealed by the Singapore branch president, Mr. Wong Foo Nam,
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    Lock icon Claims Trial To Charge Of Cheating
    126 16 Claims Trial To Charge Of Cheating A WOMAN, Lan Ai Jin, alias Ruth Lan, was yesterday charged m the Singapore Ninth Magistrate's Court with cheating Wong Joon Kiap of $7,300. The charge alleged between March and September last year, Lan told Wong that on a payment of $8,000 she would
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    Lock icon Freed Of Using Force Charge
    73 16 ZOJEB BIN TAYABALI, 17. was yesterday acquitted by the Singapore Fifth Magistrate's Court on a charge of using criminal force on eight-year-old Ho Koon Boy. and of attempting to steal a gold chain worth $140 from her. Zojeb was said to have committed the offence
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    Lock icon 399,457 CITIZENS
    31 16 THE Citizenship Office m Kuala Lumpur, has up to date issued 399,457 certificates oat of 525,151 applications it received, the Federation Government stated mi n its weekly report yesterday.
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    Lock icon Colony Seamen To Study Unionism In Britain
    146 16 Colony Seamen To Study Unionism In Britain THE Singapore United Seamen's Union will send several of its members to Britain this year to study trade unionism. The Union's secretary captain Mohamad Said Alias said yesterday that the men would go on scholarships provided by the Union. He said the Union
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    Lock icon Ex-Specials Owe State $860,040
    185 17 IPOH, Fri. Former Special Constables who borrowed a total of $1,135,460 from Government as "rehabilitation loans" have sti^l to repay $860,040 to the State. Inche Mat Johor bin Mat Idris. Resettlement Officer, Perak, told The Standard today that at the end of last year there were
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    Lock icon STUDENTS CAN EXPECT EXPULSION
    207 17 Parents Of 130 On Strike Get A Firm Warning KOTA BHARU, FrL Parents of the 130 Malay pupils who absented themselves from Kelantan secondary schools for the past two days have been warned by the education authorities that if their children continue to absent themselves they
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    36 17 HONGKONG, March 21. Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were $16.08 to £1 Sterling $5.***** to US$l; $1,853 to Malayan $1; $0,112 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $254.62 to a tael.
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    Lock icon Boy Cyclist Badly Injured
    57 17 KUALA KANGSAR, Fri. A 13-year-old Indian Muslim boy, Aslam. was admitted to hospital here with serious head and body injuries yesterday. The boy, who was cycling, was said to have been involved m an accident with a car driven by an officer, Capt. A. R. Tawney,
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    Lock icon Ipoh Rotarians Switch To Tea
    54 17 IPOH, Fri. The Rotary Club of Ipoh last evening departed from its usual procedure by holding a tea-meeting instead of its usual weekly luncheon meetings. Rotarian president Dato Panghma Bukit Gantang said that the holding of such tea meetings m the future would depend on
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    Lock icon SIKHS: WE REGRET PERFECTS ACTION
    284 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The President of the Selangor Sikh Union and spokesman of the Sentul Sikii temple, Mr. Inder Singh, today claimed that the temple authorities thought Private Piara Singh, alias Claude Periect, the British soldier Sikh convert, was on leave when he appeared at
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    Lock icon Probe Into Ferry Deaths Continues
    205 17 Probe Into Ferry Deaths Continues DUNGUN, FrL A team of Police experts, led by the Officer-in-Charge Police District. Inche Ismail bin Mohamed Kassim, is still unable to find out the cause of the Dungun Ferry disaster which killed 23 people yesterday. Police spokesman told The Standard that the team was
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    Lock icon TIN MINES ARE BADLY HIT
    104 17 MALACCA. Fri. Five major tin mines here are operating at less than half output and many other small ones have been closed because of the present tin restrictions. The Standard learnt today. One of the biggest mines, the Chin Chin Tin Mine at Jasin, is
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    Lock icon For Training In The UK
    59 17 BOMBARDIER Jamaludin bin Daru s of 1 Field Battery stationed m Kajang, will leave for Britain on March 29. He will be attached to an Artillery Unit for three weeks before joining the School of Artillery at Larkhill, Salisbury Plain. Bombardier Jamaludin, who comes from
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    Lock icon Larut, Matang UMNO Officials
    74 17 TAIPING, Fri. The .arut and Matang division of the UMNO held its annual general meeting at the Hokkien Hoay Kuan yesterday and elected the following officials: President: Inche Mohamed Noor bin Mohammed, vicepresident: Inche Othman bin Haji Wan Omar, hon. sec. Inche Ibrahim bin Jayaludin, hon.
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    Lock icon LONE MAN PUTS TWO THUGS TO FLIGHT
    207 17 LONE MAN PUTS TWO THUGS TO FLIGHT IPOH, Fri. Thugs who had been terrorising various "lovers' rendezvous' m Ipoh without resistance from their victims, met their match last night when a Civil Liaison Officer put two dagger-carrying robbers to Might, one of whom could only escape after putting up a
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    31 17 THE Public Services Commission has selected Mr. Frank Sullivan, as the first Press Secretary to Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. Mr. Sullivan will begin his duties on April 1.
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    86 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— As a result of an appeal made to the Bata Shoe Company by the Minister for Education, Inche Khir Johari, the company is training a special team of workers to make "cheap and good" shoes for Malay school children. This was announced by
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    Lock icon SHOWMAN IS SET FOR AN ENCORE
    438 18  -  WINDSOR LAD Weight Alone Will Not Stop This Fine Stayer Says CHOWMAN, Shaw Stable's up-and-coming stayer by Bouis Roussel, is m striking form and should complete a double for the meeting by winning the 1J miles event (Race 8) for Class Three, Division One
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    206 18 Pontican Is Pick In Weak Field RACE OXE PONTICAN was very prominent up to the hometum when he weakened to finish seventh to Movie Fan over six furlongs on the second day. He is down a division with 11 pounds extra and should improve to finish tops m this lack-lustre
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    236 18 Gold Coin To Open Account Ml ACE TWO Gold Coin is my choice m the Class Four, Division Three handicap over the five furlongs straight. Gold Coin, a three-year-old by Golden Cloud, showed promise when he ran three furlongs m 38 4/5 sec. on Thursday. He missed his race on
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    162 18 RAVE THREE Doc Rodgers has two good ones m Royal College and Clever Bug. Royal College looks the winner m the 1| miles for Class Three Division Two. Royal College figured very prominently m hi s nine furlongs race on the first day
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    845 18 CAMPDALE SHOULD AGAIN OUTSMART THE OPPOSITION CAMPDALE, who won as he liked on the opening day, should again assert himself m the main six furlongs sprint (Race 6) for Class Three, Division One and complete a good double for the meeting. Campdale is up against a bright lot of sprinters,
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    82 18 the GOING The track for this afternoon's races at Ipoh should again be very Rood. Safe Bet Remembrance m Rac> 6 shou'd make a sound eachway bet at Ipoh today. Longshots Evelyn m Race 5 and Pleasure Park m Race 7 &re two to follow for a price. Big Sweep
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    383 19 KOBBERO KOPS IN THE FINAL Sonneville Goes Out In 3 Sets LONDON, March 21 (Reuter) Erland Kops (Denmark), last year's finalist who yesterday beat the champion, Eddy Choong (Malaya), will meet his teammate Finn Kobbero m the final of the All-England badminton championships at Wembley tomorrow. In the semi-finals today,
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    129 19 LONDON. Mar. 20, (UP.) A cold breeze blowing down the vast Empire Pool at Wembley helped knock Eddy Choong out. Several players complained about the breeze before Denmark's Erland Kops eliminated Choong saying it affected their play. Choona explained "I was affected by the drift
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    330 19 PENANG, Fri. The people of Malaya can be assured that the Badminton Association of Malaya is not complacent, and will redouble its efforts to produce heroes who will be worthy of the Malayan nation. This was stated by the President of the
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    592 19  - DEFEATS WILL BE SPUR TO GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS LEONG HEW MENG our badminton Reporter, writes WHAT ominous reading these Tesults of the AllEngland badminton champions make! Let's not pretend to be calm. Eddy Choong's premature exit at the hands of Denmark's No. 2 player, Erland Kops, was a shattering blow to
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    88 19 THE Pandas play their last scheduled Softball game tomorrow against the Braves. If they win and therefore remain undefeated, they are once again the champions. If tney lose, they are still certain of a chance at a playoff to decide the winner of the second round.
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    240 19 NINE major sports associations m the Colony have signified their intention of participating m the coming i a Games m Tokyo by submitting to the Singapore and Olympic Sports Council their estimated number of athletes and accompanying offcials. At yesterday's meeting of
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    72 19 HONGKONG, Mar 21 (Reuter)—The Hongkong Footbal] ..ition today decided tc a proposal from the ian soccer football ason that a Blackpool team be paid £5,00 C g for two matches In ong HKFA meeting wii: c Australian authorities it wants to keep to the origi:er of
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    88 19 PENAXG. Fri. The Chung Ling High School will De me a rugger side for the time this season, when it It is understood that some 40 boys are now being coached. Their sports teacher, himself Is a well-known Penan* rugger player, Mr. Tham Yak Chong This
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    22 19 RA.F. Tengah ed^ed Dockyard "A" 3-2 m a S A.F.A Div. 2A league game on tne Mr a ground yesterday^
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    204 19 IPOH. Fri. First contributions from Perak towards the Federation of Malaya Council International Games Fund to- $735 with United Plan- s topping the list with The contributions resulted from the appeal letters sent out by the chairman of the Perak S:at e Appeal Committee. Dr. A.W.E.
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    97 19 Engineers Win Fencing Title SINGAPORE Engineer Regiment, last year's winners and FARELF champions, retained the championship title m the team event of the Singapore Army Fencing competition held m the Gillman gymnasium last night They will now go to Hongkong for the FARELF championships. Results of last night's finals are
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    53 19 THOMAS ROSANDICH. the vis liner American track coa:h. will conduct classes at Singapore's Farrer Park on Monday at 5 p.m. All affiliates of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association and coaches are invited to attend. Gate charges are 20 cents for those over 17 and 10 cents for
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      60 19 SOCCER:—SAFA League; Div. 38. Farrer Juniors vs. Haikowyu at STC; Div. 2A. C.A. "A" vs. Balestier United at Geylang. CRICKET: Friendlies— LA. vs. Non Benders at IA. C.S.C. vs. S.R.C. on the Padang: S.C.C. vs Fraser and Neave at River Valley Road, S.C.C. vs. 61 Signal Regt at sec
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      27 19 CRICKET Friendly: Penang Sports Club vs. Malayan Teachers College Western Road at 2.15 p.m. Indian Association vs. Penang Free School, Free School ground at 2 p.m.
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      14 19 SOCCER: Selangor vs Singapore TPCA ground. CRICKET: Selangor Club vs. Postals Padang.
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    254 19 FLYWEIGHT B. KESAVAN, a strong candidate for the Asian Games, proved his worth when he knocked out his opjonent, Lioned Fernandez, m ust 50 seconds of the first round on the first day of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association championshis at the Great World Park
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    680 20 Sappers Go Skiing atjkagtjag TY'ATER-skiing, despite its expense and hazards, has found a band of enthusiasts among members of the Sapper Sailing Club m Singapore. The Club, which is situated just outside Singapore at Pasir Panjang has always prided itself on its usual position m the local sailing world, but,
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    446 20 W HILE flying is the primary object of the Royal Air Force, not everyone flies. All members of the R.A.F. however take great interest m aircraft and many of them spend their leisure hours making models. The Royal Air Force Model Aircraft Association was founded m
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    116 20 T\URING the next few L weeks men of Singapore District Workshops icill be entertaining the ship's company of H.M.S. Mounts Bay, a frigate now m Singapore for a checkover. During this time, football matches, hockey tournaments and various social fxinctions will be arranged between officers and men from
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      530 20 ♦TODAY'S QUOTATION: pMßto^^^^^. J- "Living with a cat is I WHBW like being: married to a I *?*»V career woman who can take I domesticity or leave it I V^^^^N^ nione." Margaret Cooper I iViViTS Gay. K^S V*l r^^H SATURDAY FOR EVERY- I BHK^MhB ONE: Prior to 10:15 AM IFH
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    377 21 LIM 'S TRIP IS A JAUNT SAYS MARSHALL The Public Should Not Have To Pay For It' THE President of the Workers' Party, Mr. David Marshall, yesterday described the proposed All Party delegation to London as a "jaunt." Criticising the move by the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, to
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    150 21 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Bayers Sellers Spot 771 77i R.5.5.N0.l 771 "84 May R.S.S. No. 1 77J 78& R.S.S. No. 2 April 733 741 R.S.S No. 3 April 70* 701 Tone: Idle. rhe price ot tin m Singapore yesterday was $367
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    214 21 FIVE Singapore Workers' Party City Councillors yesterday attacked the City Council for granting a curio dealers licence to a restaurateur while a similar application was rejected earlier. The Councillors Messrs. Cheng Yueh Tong, O. S. Rengasamy. Wong Tsun Hao. G. G. Samy and
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    77 21 TRADERS APPEAL TO WONG PENANG. Fri. A 12-man trade delegation, led by the President of the Rubber Trade Association. Mr. Heah Joo Seang, presented a petition to the Chief Minister, Mr. Wong Pow Nee. here this afternoon. The petition sought the aid of the Chief Minister to help local merchants
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    226 21 ALLEGED STABBING: DOCTORS TESTIFY FOUR doctors appeared m the Singapore Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday to give evidence at a preliminary inquiry into the alleged attempted murder of a labourer, who was stabbed m his left chest. They were Doctors K.M. Tan. T.A Lopez, Lian Yew Kee and F. Ong, all
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    73 21 PENANG, Fri. Curfew hours m the areas around Relau Village, eight miles from George Town, will be relaxed from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. nightly on March 23 and 24, to celebrate the birthday of "Tua Peh Kong," the God of Prosperity. The areas specified
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    164 21 MANILA. March 21 (Reuter) British North Borneo poses a threat to the military and economic security of the Philippines, according to a Filipino congressman here today. Representative Salipada Pendatun. m a privileged speech m the House of Representatives, said Borneo had become a "potential,
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    95 21 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association will, on Saturday next, hold a commemoration dinner at the Cathay Restaurant m honour of the late Mr H. N. Ridley, the "Father of the Malayan Rubber Industry." At the dinner, the Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. Lim
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    185 21 'They Fall Like Mouse Deer Into Trap Holes' BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. Children going to school along Plandok Jatoh Koad, here, stumbled and fell like mouse deer falling into trap holes. The road was named after the mouse deer which fell into trap holes. This was stated by Mr. Tan Cheng
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    107 21 General's 2-Day Stop In Malaya KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Director of the BriUsh Army Public Relations, Major General A. C. Shortt. will arrive m Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. He is stopping m Malaya for two days while on his way to Australia. The General, who has retired from the Army,
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    54 21 RAUB. Fri. A woman cyclist Chua Tiam Mvi, 40. suffered a fractured right 'eg when her bicycle was involved m a collision with a timber lorry at the 4-Mile Raub-Kuala Lipis Road yesterday. Chu was rushed to Raub Hospital where it was found her right
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    46 21 PENANG, Fri. A book of 500 third class cinema tickets was reported stolen from the Odeon Theatre m Penang Road yesterday The tickets were marked $1.05 each, but had not yet been stamped by the Entertainments Tax Office. Police have been notified.
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    134 23 FIVE men were given a m the versatile In-::onal-Drott TD9 "4-in-tchine during a demonjn of the company's l moving and land I equipment m PaterRoad. Singapore, earlier eek. Because of the hydro spring fitted to the TD9 ■ft acted as a shock abr. the men
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    45 23 BRITISH car production and export m February were than m any previous it was announced I Board of Trade m lon. Passenger cars produced 9 and exports The exports of vehicles were also a record for any February were worth nearly £8
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    369 23 THE Japan External Trade Recovery Organization (JETRO) has played a big part m promoting Japan's trade with other countries after the war, the organization's resident representative m Singapore, Mr. Y. Oiwa, told The Standard yesterday. Established m February, 1951, JETRO, spends Mai. $12,000,000 yearly
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    46 23 WASHINGTON, March 21.— U.S. residents spent record amounts for foreign travel m 1957 and a further rise is m prospect this year, the Commerce Department reported. Expenditures for foreign travel last year exceeded US$l,9OO million, the Department said m a preliminary estimate.
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    79 23 World Sales Tour On Motor Cycle A BRITISH salesman has set out from England on a world sales tour on a B.S.A. motor cycle. Russel Polden. 24, hopes during a two-year world tour to cover 30 countries m Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Australasia, the West Indies and
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    332 23 Rate Cut No Marked Effect On Rubber NEWS of the decrease m the U.K. bank rate has as yet had no marked effect on the rubber market, says he weekly report issued yesterday by Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co. Ltd. It is hoped, it will provide a long awaited fillip to
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    46 23 SINGAPORE Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices m cents per lb. yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot f.o.b. 77* 77J International April No. 1 RSS fo.b. 77J 78 May 77S 78J April No. 2 73| 74J April No. 3 70 .70* Tone: Very quiet.
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    232 23 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done: Fed. Disp. $2.25; F. N. ords. $2.67* to $2.66, $2.65 overnight; Gammon $2.40 delayed, $2.37 i; Hammer $2.28, $2.30 cum all. $1.76 x all; H. Waugh $1.45 odd lot; Hume prefs. A22/3. ords 5/6* M. Breweries $3.53 i, $3.52J (overnight); McAlister
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    164 23 THE Malayan share market steadied yesterday on news of the British bank rate cut from seven to six per cent. Selective buying support brought about better sentiment m the market, a leading broker said. Prices were marked up m many counters. This was particularly
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    198 23 US. Plans For Two Superliners WASHINGTON, March, 21, (UP) —The House Merchant Marine Committee has recommended construction of two superliner passenger ships costing some US$2OO million. The Committee approved a bill authorizing construction, with Federal support, of a US$l2B-$l3O million superliner for the North Atlantic run and a US$73--$76 million
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    66 23 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: London: selling. T.T.2/3-7/8; buying, airmail. T.T. 2/4. O.D--2/4-1/16, 30 d/st 2/4-7/32. 45 d/st 2/4-9/32. 60 d/st 2/4-11/32, 90 d/st 2/4-1/2, 120 d/st 2/4--i 21/32, 180 d/st 2/4-15/16. Other selling rates T.T. or O.D.
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    61 23 SHORT covering m the Singapore pepper market a. prices to rise sharply yesterday. Muntok white rose by $9 to $125 per picul and Special Sarawak black rose by $4 to $74 per picul. A merchant said the pepper trade m Singapore was somewhat anxious over the supply situation.
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    98 23 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra March/AprU UK/Continent $31* buyers $32i sellers; coconut oil m bulk $47 1 sellers; In drums $514 sellers; Muntok white pepper $125 sellers; Sarawak white $124 sellers; Special Sarawak black $74. H.C.B. Ltd. closin£ prices: copra, fair merchantable
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    240 23 THE number of overseas visitors to Britain is expected to exceed the figure of two million annually by the year 1965, said Sir Arthur Morse, chairman of the British Travel and Holidays Association, at a meeting of the Association's Council m London. He added that
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    693 23 GOVT. TO STOP WORK ON $52 m. NORTH KLANG STRAITS Wjt jfl Brnim i^iM i *W LJm Wx. -*4k KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. President of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. H. P. Hussey, today revealed that the Federation Government will suspend all work on the $52,000,000 North Klang Straits project
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    167 23 SHIPS IN PORT OrTFJt ROADS Runner. Chun An. Bremerton. Moon. Magdala, San Francisco. Yamamura Maru. El Brenon, Mina. Maxwell Brander. Capt. Amonis. Celebes. Bawean. Thai, Nichols. Philips. Straat Torre* W.G. Walkley. Narica. Houtman. Eastern Venture. Great Oaks, Inchulva, Sigli. La Pax. Baud, Adrastus. Dellieula. Glenflnlas. Tefkros. Asaharu Maru, Apsara. Hallvard
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    140 23 No U.K. Action Against Flags Of Convenience LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter). The British Government said last night it could not discriminate against "flags of convenience" ships because of possible counter measures against British shipping. Lord Mancroft, Minister without portfolio, told the House of Lords this m replying to complaints about
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    79 24 'Plastics' Men Arriving To Study Market KUALA LUMPUR, Fri A four-man delegation of the Plastics Export Promotion Council of India will arrive here on Sunday. The delegation, led by Mr. C. A. Ferens, will stay here to make an on-the-spot study of the market requirements. They will also explore possibilities
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    278 24 REPORT THREATS, MINISTER TELLS S'PORE STUDENTS SINGAPORE'S Education Minister, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, yesterday said the new unified salary scheme offered to teachers was designed to bring teachers' pay m line with that given to other government servants. Mr. Chew was explaining the new Day scheme to members of the
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    203 24 Undergrade Future Discussions Under Way KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federation Minister of Education, Inche Mohammed Khir Johari is discussing with his Singapore counterpart for an early decision on whether students of the Kuala Lumpur division of the University of Malaya should continue their future studies here to return to Singapore.
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    41 24 THIS is the Singapore fishing: vessel which was fired at by a myst c r y gunboat off Penang on Monday. Picture shows the boat being moored at the Fisheries Department wharf. (Story on Page 1). Standardpic.
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    44 24 TANGJONG MALIM. Fri.— For the second time m two months, thieves broke into a lecturer's house m the vast Sultan Idris Training College compound here yesterday. Inche Mohamed Isa, a lecturer m the college, reported the loss of $200 cash.
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    73 24 THE new Vietnamese consul m Singapore, Mr. Tang Van Chi. told The Standard yesterday that his government has a contract with a local fish merchant to supply an unlimited amount of fish for the local market. H e said that the contract was signed last month and
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    137 24 MALACCA, Fri.— The Town Bus Company— one of the three bus companies whose employees are on strike— met th strikers this morning m a bid to end the dispute. Secretary-general of the National Union of Transport Workers, Inche Mohamed Noor bin Ahmad and the secretary
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    152 24 PENANG, Fri.— A three-year-old girl, who was accidently knocked down by her mother, injured the back of her head and died about seven hours later, a Coroner's Court was told today. The Coroner, Mr. Au Ah Wah. returned a verdict of misadventure at the end of
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    159 24 THE recently-established United Arab Republic (Egypt-Syria-Yemen) will shortly establish diplomatic offices m Malaya, the Republic's consul-designate to Cambodia, Mr. Sel Difrawi, said m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Difrawi. who arrived aboard the Victoria en route to Hongkong, told The Standard: "Our new nations main
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    252 24 SQUATTERS HOLD UP $75,000 ROAD WIDENING PLAN Hawkers Add To The Blockade SQUATTERS are holding up the $75,000 scheme to widen Yio Chu Kans Road, the Senior Executive Engineer (Rural) Mr. R. A. S. Sanford, told The Standard yesterday. i The portion to be broadened is the mile-long "bottleneck" from
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    23 24 A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy, Chu Chwee Lam. was yesterday found drowned m a creek m Kampong Hock Soon, Singapore. Police are investigating.
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    78 24 RABBI David B. Hollander, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, (above,) flew into Singapore yesterday to give a series of talks m the Colony. Rabbi Hollander has just completed a tour of Australia and countries behind the Iron Curtain. His first Colony talk is at
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    126 24 Councillors Hear Malay Proverb TAIPING, Fri. Perak's Mentri Besar, Inche Mohd. Ghazalli bin Jawi, yesterday asked Taiping Town councillors tD "do what is good for the people." He reminded the councillors of the Malay Droverb "to measure the cloth according to the size of the bodies." The Mentri Besar attended
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    87 24 MAJOR General A C. Shortt, Director of Public Relations at the War Office (above) arrived last night on a four-day visit to Singapore and the Federation. Gen. Shortt told re porters that he hoped to meet as many Army Officers and men as he could to
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    179 24 RESIDENTS of Frankel Estate, Singapore, last night suggested to the Police on how the high incidence of house-breaking m the area could be removed. They gave here suggestions during a visit to the Estate by the Commissioner of Police Mr. A. E. G. Blades,
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    103 24 'Legs' Scare Nurses In Hostel POLICE early today rush* ed to Brebner House, a hostel for senior nurses m the General Hospital grounds when nurses panicked at what they later described as a pair of hairy male legs" m a corridor behind a swing door. The corridor was m a
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    78 24 KUALA KANGSAR. Fri Four prominent residents of the district were guests-of-honour at a tea-party given by the Indian community of Kuala Kangsar yesterday The four, honoured by the Sultan who made them Justices of Peaoe on the occasion of his last birthday, were Inche Mohamed
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    36 24 THE District Officer. Bentong. announced yesterday that the following office hourbe observed during the Bul^n Puasa (fasting month): Week-days, except days: 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Saturdays: 800 a.m. to l.<>o p.m.
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    224 25 THE PLAGUE IN SOUTH VIETNAM 3 Children Stricken, One Has Died, Says Health Ministry SAIGON, March 21, (UP).— The South Vietnam Health Ministry has declared an area southeast of Saigon to be stricken with the plague following three suspected cases of bubonic plague. Persons travelling into Phuoc Tuy province and
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    228 25 I GAVE UP LOVE FOR COUNTRY, Says Sad Shah TEHERAN. Iran, March P) The Shah of Iran bis people m a deeply ;ng nation-wide radio cast today that he sacd his love for his counThe 39-year-old monarch no doubt that he still divorced Queen Soraya. ported to the nation future
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    78 25 Products Of Grammar Schools LONDON. March 21. (Reu--t of the scientists loped Britain's mann. Zeta. had a statecondary education, c of Commons was night. The Minister of Education. Jeoffrey Lloyd, said his about the educail background of the Zeta at Harwell, the atomic research centre. > i d that an
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    20 25 SOVIET ASTRONOMERS rriay predicted that SputT'.vo will enter denser the atmosphere and c Pirate between April 5 Reuter
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    55 25 THE Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlevi wears a joyless expression and appears to be staring fixedly m this photo, the first of him after the announcement of his divorce from Queen Soraya. The picture was taken during the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian
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    170 25 NEW YORK, March 21. (Reuter)— Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld. United Nations Secretary-General leaves here by air today for his postponed "working visit" to Moscow. He will stay m Stockholm for one day. and leave for the Russian capital on Sunday. It is expected that
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    57 25 LONDON. March 21 (Reuter). The Conservative (government) Party announced yesterday it will launch a three months* campaign for new members m September. Parliamentary by elections over the past 12 months have shown a big slump m the party's pooularity with voters —climaxed m recent defeats by
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    55 25 TOKYO. March 21 (Reuler). —The Maritime Safety Board here said today a Japanese fishing boat was shot at and captured by an unidentified boat about 110 nautical miies we--t of Saishu island. South of Korea. The Japanese fishing boat was the 89 tons Hoko Maru
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    49 25 LAHORE. West, Pakistan, March 21, (Reuter). The two-day-old republican government m West Pakistan province yesterday won a vote of confidence m its demands for budget grants. The Assembly voted 163 to 137 m favour of the new government, headed by Mr. Mozaffar Ali Qizilbash.
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    39 25 DR. CARLOS ALCONADAS Aramburu. Argentine Minister of the Interior, announced last night that he and the Minister of Education and Justice. Dr. Acdeel Ernesto Salas, had resigned because of disagreement with the government's oil policy.— Reuter
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    172 25 We Must All Fight The Reds, Says Diem MANILA, March 21 (UP)— President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Republic of Vietnam, said last night the responsibility of defending Southeast Asia against Communism does not rest on SEATO alone but on all the peoples of the area. He said. "It must
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    25 25 MEMBERS of the new Japanese fishing delegation led by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Mr. M. Akagi. have arrived m Moscow. Reuter
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    184 25 WASHINGTON, March 21, (Reuter) There wer e expressions of concern m Washington today over the Nationalist Chinese announcement from Taipei breaking off commercial relations with Japan m protest against the recently concluded private trade agreement between Japan and Chinese Communist interests. United States
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    112 25 Farm Aid Cut By £19 Million LONDON, March 21, (Reuter> The government yesterday announced a £19,--000,000 cut m the amount earmarked to give British farmers guaranteed prices for their products m the financial year beginning next month. An official White Paper said the cuts included one peny per gallon m
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    103 25 HIS MOTHER, Princess Grace of Monaco, has made many public appearances m her time, but for her four-day-old son, Prince Albert. Marquis dcs Baux. it is the very first. Prince Albert full name Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Rainier, blue-eyed. chest-nut-haired, is the heir to the
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      181 26 Jap Police Stand By To Prevent More Bloody Fights TOKYO, March 21, (Reuter).— Extra police details were called on duty throughout Japan today to prevent any repetition of yesterday's bloody clashes between striking workers and police. Police reports said 18 policemen and 51 workers were seriously injured throughout Japan when
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      129 26 Dunkirk Heroes At 'Dunkirk' Premiere LONDON, March 21 (Reuter). The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh last night met men who fought m the 1940 action when they attended the world premiere here of the film "Dunkirk." A wooden casket, made from the oak of the Dunkirk town hall and
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      86 26 RANGOON. March 21 (Reuter) At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and 85 seriously injured when rebels dynamited and derailed a passenger train 100 miles north of Mandalay, according to first reports received here this morning. The rebels who are believed
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      401 26 JAKARTA ARMY CHIEF SAYS HE HAS PROOF TO BACK STATEMENT JAKARTA, March 21, (Reuter).— An Indcn:sian Army spokesman said m Jakarta today that arms parachuted to Sumatran rebels had come from Nationalist China. Lieut.-Col. Sukendro, the Army intelligence chief, said the rebels m the past
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      172 26 WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuter).— United States officials believe that Chen Yang, vice-president of Nationalist China, would make a worthy successor to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek if anything happened to the Generalissimo a senior State Department official said m Congressional testimony
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      74 26 No Retirement Yet— Menzies CANBERRA, Mar. 21 (Reuter). The Prime Minister Mr. Robert Menzies said today that his own retirement fro:n Federal politics was a long way off. He was commenting on a report that he intended to write two books after he had left political life. One of these
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      115 26 Khrushchev And 'Mighty Weapons' MOSCOW, Mar. 21 (Reuter) --Mr. Nikita Knrushchev told air force graduates yesterday that Russian forces were supplied with "mighty weapons" and had everything necessary to "defeat any aggressor." In a speech reported by Tass, the official Soviet news agency, the Communist leader said the principal aim
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      78 26 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Mar. 21 (Reuter) An all-white jury yesterday found three members of the Ku Klux Klan including the local Grand Wizard guilty of plotting to bomb a Negro school near here on Feb. 15. The Grand Wizard, Francis Caldwell, who vyas found
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      21 26 CUBA'S SUPREME electoral tribunal has decided to postpone the scheduled June 1 presidential elections until Nov. 3. U.P.
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      41 26 A PROFILE study of Princess Margaret showing her latest hair style during the reception held at the Guildhall, London last week to welcome home the Queen Mother from her successful tour of Australia and New Zealand. U.P.
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      76 26 HEAD of the Vanguard projects. Doctor John P. Hagen, holds up a duplicate of the artificial earth satellite "Vanguard" which was launched into its orbit from Cape Canaveral m Florida last week. The earth satellite is 6.4 inches m diameter and weighs 3.25 lbs. It was launched by
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      30 26 THE CONGRESS of the Yugoslav Communist Party, first to be held sines 1932, will start m Ljubljana, Siovenia, on April 22. it was announced m Belgrade yesterday. Reuter
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      169 26 WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuter) A Bill to raise the pay of all American regular servicemen who have served for more than two years was yesterday approved by the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee and will go before Congress next week. Men
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      159 26 Pro-West Sudanese Premier's Pledge KHARTOUM, Mar. 21 (Reuter) A pledge "to maintain the freedoms and full sovereignty" of the Sudan was made yesterday by Mr. Abdullah Khalil when he was reelected Prime Minister by the House of Representatives. Mr. Khalil, whose pro-West UMMA Party topped the poll m the recent
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      77 26 CANBERRA, March 21 (Reuter). The term of Governor General Sir William Slim, will be extended indefinitely Deyond the usual five years due to end next month. The Prime Minister. Mr. Robert Menzies, said today that this had been agreed on m discussions among the government,
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      61 26 OSLO, March 21 (Reuter).— Scandinavian Airlines System (S.A.S.) have been requested by the Indonesian authorities to make two weekly flights to Jakarta instead of one as at present, it was announced here yesterday. An official of the airline said that an attempt would be made to
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      75 26 NEW YORK, March 21, (Reuter) A sixty-three-year-old Chinese businessman. Sing Kee. said to be a multi-millionaire was yesterday ordered to begin serving a jail term of two and a half years for falsifying passports so as to allow Hongkong Chinese to enter the United States
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      231 26 WASHINGTON, March 21 (UP;.— World Compassion, a new organization created to repel advances of Communism m Asia and Africa, began its Riant task today. Delegates to the founding meeting headed home to try to meet its financial goalSi a week from every
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      24 26 ITALY has rejected a Yugoslav charge that the set-ting-up of NATO rocket bases on Italian territory was a threat to Yugoslavia. Reuter
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      136 26 LABORATORY ATTENDANT DIES WEEKS AFTER A MONKEY BITE TORONTO. March 21 (Reuter) Mr. Da\id O'Hara 38-year-old laboratory attendant. migrated here fron> land a year ago has di,, m hospital after being bitten by a monki m Salk polio vaccine experiments. Mr. O'Hara was on thr staff of tonnauii! Laboratories. part
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      117 26 500 Debs Presented To Queen LOXDOX, March 21 (1 ter). Five Jap. tantes joined n« their British counterp; terday m the second fn last presentation to Q Elizabeth at Bucr Palace. The debutantes passed Queen at the rate of t. nine a minute, made curtseys or m the case o:
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      85 26 3 Satellites Pass By In A Row ALBUQUERQUE, New co, Mar. 21 (Reuter) moonwatch team at the land air force base here ed it had spotted all earth satellites passing i head within an hour of i other early this morning. The first to be seen v. two parts of
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