Singapore Standard, 1 April 1958

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  • 25 1 SINGAPORE SANDARD jfc 9« Sl Teleohons *****—5 Cobta TIGERNEWS" ■Q2ee3»5 SINGAPORE TUESDAY, APRIL .1. 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 272 15 cts. 12 Pages (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 1094 1 UNRULY GALLERY INTERRUPTS DEBATE Mayor Escorts Three Councillors Through Angry City Hall Mob THE Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yesterday escorted three Liberal Socialist Councillors to a taxi waiting outside the Council premises to protect them from a hostile crowd. Soon after Council proceedings had
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  • 323 1 'Now It's Up To The Western Powers MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuter) Mr. Andrei Gromyko Soviet Foreign Minister, today made a statement on cessation of nuclear weapon tests to a joint session of the Supreme Soviet, the Soviet news agency Tass reported. Mr.
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  • 71 1 KARACHI, Mar. 31 (UP) A Muslim leader yesterday declared that Pakistan's alliance with the United States "is wrong" and advocated that the country join m a huge federation of Arab and Mid-East Muslim states. Qayyum Khan, newly chosen leader of the Muslim League, said
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  • 220 1 TWO top figures of the Central Sumatran Revolutionary Government slipped out of Singapore early yesterday m the mystery plane at Paya Lebar. Major Jan Pantouw and Dr. D. Sumltro were listed as radio officers of the Dakota, which had been m the Colony since
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  • 42 1 PRINCESS Margaret is seen arriving last Wednesday at London's Carlton Theatre for the premiere of the film "A Farewell To Arms." Earlier m the day, she had entertained Group Captain Peter Townsend to tea at Clarence House.-JI Mirrorpic
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  • 897 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Federation Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, yesterday warned that either Malaya must crush the Communists or be crushed by them. There can never be two ways about it He gave this reply to the 35 Labour Members
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  • 161 1 R.I. Govt. Denies Receiving Soviet Aid MANILA, March 31. (Reuter)—The Indonesian Embassy here today denied the Indonesian Government had received any single arm or ammunition from the Russian Government and charged that American made weapons were being air-dropped to the Indonesian rebels. The statement officially released was referring to a
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  • 78 1 RULING ON SUMATRA PASSPORTS THE Indonesian Government has declared that passports and other travel documents issued by the Immigration Offices m Padang, Pakan Bahru, Bengkalis m Central Sumatra and Menado m North Celebes, are now invalid. A Government statement issued yesterday said that the decree by President Soekarno, was effective
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  • 178 1 YOU, TOO, CAN BE A DOCTOR' FOR $2 SACRAMENTO. California. March 31 (Reuter) Southern California Is rapidly becoming the phoney education centre of the world peddling thousands of diplomas a year for "cash on delivery.'' according to the Governor. Mr. Goodwin Knight Urging legislation to stamp out the fake diploma
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  • 326 1 MOSCOW, March 31 (UP) Russia demoted Nfcsv lai Bulganin to the sinecure post of State Bank President today and appointed a rising young Communist from Leningrad to be First Deputy to Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The new First Deputy Is F. Kozlov 50, who
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  • 63 1 Summit Confab Proposed LONDON, March 31 (UP)— The Western Big Three m their first note to Russia's new Premier Mr. Nikita Khrushchev proposed today that diplomatic discussions for a summit conference begin m the second half of April. The Western powers took the initiative for summit talks with Russian reshuffled
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  • 39 1 JAKARTA, March 31 (UP) Indonesian Army headquarters denied today rebel claims that 150 commandos and 200 paratroopers had been killed m Central Sumatra fighting The headquarters said the Government actually had suffered "no significant" losses.
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  • 36 1 THE Sultan of Pahang's car was m collision with a van at Mountbatten Road. Singapore, last night. The Sultan, however was not m the car. The drivers of both vehicles escaped injury.
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  • 267 2 And Strike Continues KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Railway Administration announced today that additional passenger accommodation will be provided on all day and night express trains between Kuala Lumpur and Penang and Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and on local trains between Ipoh and Gemas from April 3 to
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  • 160 2 He'll Ask Germany To Send Expats KUALA LUMPUR, Mon West German Ambassador to Malaya, Dr. Hans U. Granov, told The Standard today that he would do what he can to get his country to grant technical assistance to Malaya. Dr. Granov, who left Kuala Lumpur today for six months home
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  • 87 2 IPOH, Mon.— Two soccer "gatecrashers" were today fined $5 each when they appeared before the Ipoh Magistrate on charges of having trespassed into the Chinese Assembly Hall ground last evening Yee Kee Hor (17) and Phan Kee Chin (19) were arrested when they tried to get
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  • 95 2 IPOH Mon. An unemployed man, 00l Hock 800. 28. told Magistrate Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan that he stole a gold chain from a child because he wanted money to support his family. 00l was said to have snatched the chain from four year old
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  • 36 2 THE new $250,000 Central Fire Station at Watson Road, Port Swettenham. which is to be the headquarters of the Klang Fire Brigade, will be officially opened after the Hari Raya Puasa, next month.
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  • 32 2 THE Penang Malay Association will hold a get-to-gether party for members and friends at the E. and O. Hotel at 5 p.m. on April 22 to celebrate Harl Raya Puasa.
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  • 55 2 THE ROYAL AIR FORCE this week-end dropped thousands of leaflets all over the Federation, announcing the extension of government's Merdeka surrender offer till July 31. 1958. Picture shows L/Cpl. "Mick" Baillie (left) and Dvr. Sid Osborne, despatchers of No. 55 Company, R.A.S.C. (AD), preparing to drop leaflets from
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  • 258 2 UMNO Ridicules Ong Plan SINGAPORE UMNO wants Malay classes organized by Mayor Ong Eng Guan for City Council employees abolished. I UMNO publicity officer, Inche Darus Sharif, yesterday issued a statement railing for the abolition of the classes and the introduction of a system
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  • 86 2 Tiger Scare In A Busy Street KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— A tiger scare spread m busy Batu Lane here this evening. Terrified children screamed and ran for their life. A closer look at the "terror" m a cluster of banana trees revealed it had not moved at all. For the "snarling
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  • 112 2 A NEW MONTHLY newspaper which has "no axe to grind, no cause to champion, no enemies to castigate, no windmills to tilt." made its first appearance m Singapore yesterday. Called 'The Singapore American." it is an eight-page paper, slightly smaller than tabloid size, which promises news of
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  • 249 2 THE SINGAPORE City Council yesterday told its junior officers that they had no "legal" right to claim transport allowance. In a letter to the City Council Services Union, the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. R. Middieton-Smith stated that the allowance did not form part of
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  • 235 2 PENANG, Mon. Labour Councillor, Lee Kok Lian** told the meeting of the City Council today that he had come across many instances of mothers who were willing to work, but were unable to do so because they had to take care
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  • 343 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Is any person detained under the Federation Restricted Residence Enactment entitled to the services of a counsel? This was the poser that Mr. Justice Sutherland faced m the Selangor High Court today. The case involved a Pulau Ketam fisherman,
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  • 80 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Certain Municipal Councillors here are m favour of introducing registration of bicycles to curb the increasing number of thefts. The call for the registration of bicycles was recently made by the capital's Traffic Police Chief, Mr. G. P. Leech. These councillors feel that
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  • 44 2 CHEONG Keng Wong. 26. was jailed for four months by Penang Magistrate. Inche Nik Hussein bin Nik Ali today for criminal breach of trust of a bicyc'e belonging to Lim Ah Bok. at a hotel m Kampong Deli, on March 15.
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  • 39 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Thieves got away with $40 worth of liquor from a house m Maxwell Road here last night. A motorcycle was reported stolen from the car park of a cinema here last night.
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  • 287 2 PENANG, Mon. A Btlddhist nun cycled across a road with her head down anc was knocked down by a lorry, a Coroner's Court was told today. "Nothing could be done to save her," said a lorry-at-tendant. Teow Chew Tee. at an inquiry into
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  • 72 2 MALACCA, Mon. A man has been detained by the Police for carrying two acid "bombs" on a bicycle at busy Bunga Raya Road yesterday. It was believed that the "bombs" were to be used m a secret society gang fight. On the same day. a 14--year-oid
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  • 43 2 MORE than 1.500 persona attended a two-day least given by Ipoh Sikh policemen who celebrated the renovation of their temnle In the Central Police Station compound, carried out for the first time since it was built about 80 years ago.
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 518 3 EVEN the most purple melodrama of the silver screen is insipid compared to the gripping drama that is being enacted at City Hall with each meeting o* the City Council. Each meeting of the Council is like an instalment of the movie serials of the silent
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    • 315 3 IF every one of the milling thousands, who found their way into the grounds of the Nanyang University on Sunday to witness the celebrations to commemorate the completion of the first phase ot its construction programme, will take to heart the words uttered by the two
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  • 1263 3 Move for a People's Capitalism, says Sebastian Haffner BERLIN 'THE West German tax reform, recently debated by the Bundestag, has made news abroad, especially m Britain, because it has coincided with the dispute about the cost of stationing British troops m Germany. It has been remarked
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 3 Did you know... The almost total lack of atmosphere means that humans would hear no sound on the moon, but would be able to see more clearly than on earth. For this reason, astronomers dream of constructing observatories on the moon to get a better view of the universe.
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  • 833 3  -  PHILIP DEANE riy WASHINGTON WASHINGTON feels itself under considerable and increasing international pressure to change the U.S. attitude on a nuclear test ban as a first step towards disarmament. The official position of the Eisenhower Administration is that a test ban is unthinkable unless it is coupled
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  • 208 3 'Blow' To Temporary Teachers Sir— We temporary teachers are shocked to see an advertisement calling for applications for entry to the Malayan Teachers Colleges. 1959. We note that all previous unsuccessful applicants who do not have additional qualifications are not eligible this year This new clause is. indeed, a blow
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  • 32 3 thing, however idiotic, to a dog. and It wags its tail enthusiastically. Virginia Graham speaking m the series "These English" broadcast m the BBC "London Colling Asia" programme.
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  • 54 3 ••I'm sure one of the reasons why English people love dogs, so much is that they are stupid enough to think we're perfect. They bolster up our morale. Unlike the rest of the world, they think we're absolutely tops. Such loyalty and admiration can't be found m any
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    386 3 nl "Better build schoolrooms for 'the boy.' Than cells and gibbets for 'the Man.' •THESE words of Elisa Cook were echoed on Sunday, m different phraseology, however, by the chairman of the Nanyang University executive committee, Tan Lark Sye, when he called upon the Governor of Singapore, Sir
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  • 188 4 FOUR Teachers' Unions m Singapore yesterday lodged with the Education Ministry their official protests against the proposed unified salary scheme for .teachers. Representatives of these unions discussed the new scheme m detail with officials of the Ministry and Government's Establishment Department A spokesman of the
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  • 42 4 TWO armed thugs boarded a tongkang berthed m the Rochore River Singapore, and robbed the owner. Tan Huat Bin of $2,100 at dagger point, yesterday. The tongkang had returned to Singapore after delivering some goods to an Indonesian island.
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  • 44 4 LAM KIT MUN was yesterday remanded by Singapore Court after a tentative charge of murder was read out and explained to him. Lam was alleged to have murdered Mohamed Kunathi Assan at Alexander Road at about 3 a.m. on Sunday.
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  • 65 4 MISS Ong Bee Chin, a third-year science undergraduate of Nanyang University, Singapore, is seen above explaining how a Warburg manometer is worked to an interested group during the varsity's science exhibition which ended yesterday. The manometer is an instrument for determining the respiratory function of various cells
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  • 260 4 TIME FOR COUNCIL TO ASK: QUO VADIS? -MAYOR THE Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yesterday declared that the moment had arrived tor the City Council to ask itself "Quo Vadis?" The Mayor was speaking from the Chair at the Council's ordinary meeting. "At this hour of crisis," he
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  • 115 4 THE Singapore Assize Judge. Mr. Justice Knight, yesterday sentenced Tan Tua Tau. who admitted five previous convictions ot theft, to four years' jail for stealing a wristwatch at Carpenter Street on Jan. 13 this year. In passing sentence, the Judge said that because Tan
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  • 108 4 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, yesterday spent about 30 minutes discussing the trend of the trade union movement m Malaya with a former colleague m the movement. Inche Mohamed Yusoff bin Mohamed Noor, president of the Malayan Trades Union Council Inche Mohamed
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  • 1047 4 Committee Decision Thrown Out After Five-Hour Debate SINGAPORE City Council after a five hour debate yesterday, threw out a committee decision to expand the Council's Information Bureau. During the debate, several opposition Councillors held that the Bureau would be used as a propaganda machine
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  • 605 4 All Over An Air-Conditioner REMARK by a Liberal Socialist Councillor that the May 01, "as an avowed anti-Colonial," could do without an aii -conditioner m his office, led to a vicious verbal People*' Action Party lunge at all Liberal Socialist Councillors at yesterday's Council
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  • 228 4 WALK-OUT THREAT BY INDEPENDENT COUNCILLOR INDEPENDENT Member, Mr. N Karuppiah threatened to walk out of yesterday's Council meeting after a PAP Councillor had accused him of "joining the Colonial forces." PAP Councillor, A Chan Choy Siong. while I speaking on a debate to create additional posts for the information Bureau,
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  • 239 4 Government And SIT Blamed For Hold-Ups THE Mayor of Singapore, Mi. Ong Eng Guan, yester. day blamed Government and the Singapore Improvement Trust for hold-ups m tne City's public utility expansion programmes. The Mayor was reviewing the progress made by the Council m the provision of public utilities till the
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  • 55 4 THE SINGAPORE Ministry of Health yesterday warned children against playing with celluloid masks of Japanese origin hear open fires cr naked lights The Ministry pointed out there were two recent reported cases of children suffering severe facial burns as a result of wearing inflammable celluloid
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  • 159 4 A FORMER police officer. M. Suppiah. attempted to extort $100,000 from a Singapore businessman, Makhanlall Mahawar, m November last year, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr T.A. Mahony. told the Assize Court yesterday. Mr. Mahony said that on Nov. 1, last year, Makhanlall received a letter demanding $100,000.
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  • 201 5 LIM: FRONT MAY SEEK MANDATE AT POLLS PRESIDENT of the Labour Front, and Singai Chief Minister, Mr. Yew Hock, yesterday his party might congoing to the people mandate to give equal to both sexes at the general elections. Lim, however, said it i be m the professional jjelds that women
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  • 103 5 Join Police To Serve The Public' THE Police Force invites Q to join it. ued yesterday by s;oner of Police Force offered a die career for men vant to serve the public." ates must have attaine Of 18 and should not than 25 years. They tave a Standard VII or
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  • 55 5 Standardpic by VICE -President of the People's Progressive Party of Malaya (Ipoh), Mr. Tan Peng Siew and his bride, the former Miss Lam Kam Lai, after their wedding reception held at the Station Hotel, Ipoh, on Saturday. Mr. Tan is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 291 5 P.O.W. TREATMENI ALLEGED BY MEN OF SEIZED SHIP THE 65 Indonesians, officers, crew and passengers of the Kasimbar who were brought to Singapore aboard the Kaloekoe from New Guinea under a "protective" Dutch marine guard have lodged a complaint with Indonesian consular authorities here that they were treated like "prisoners-of-war."
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  • 403 5 TAN'S HANDS OFF NANYANG' WARNING HAILED LEADERS of Singapore political parties except the Peoples' Action Party yesterday commended Mr. Tan Lark Sye for his warning to keep their hands off the Nanyang University. Mr. Tan, chairman the Nanyang University. I during the celebrations to mark the completion of the I
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  • 166 5 SELAMAT bin Othman, 16, pleaded guilty m the Spore Third District Court yesterday, to a charge of attempting to extort from Gurdial Chumlal Nanda, at Raffles Place on March 27. Inspector V. Devadas. prosecuting told the Court that on March 27, Gurdial received an anonymous telephone
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  • 66 5 POLICE have recovered a large quantity of watches and jewellery believed to be stolen property. The recovery of the goods followed a raid on a house m Anguillia Road recently m which several pawntickets were also recovered. Persons who have lost watches and jewellery are asked to
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  • 135 5 Shaw Bros. Sign $3 Mil. Film Deal A $3,000,000 (Malayan) annual agreement was yesterday signed between the Shaw Bros. Ltd., Singapore, and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures organization of America. The agreement was signed by Mr. Run Run Shaw and Mr. Seymour R. Mayer, general sales manager of MGM. at the Shaws
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  • Article, Illustration
    98 6 The Federation of Malaya Athletic Union held their final trial for the Asian Games at the City Stadium, Penang, last Saturday. The above picture shows Raja Azlan (third from left) winning the 100 metres race m the time of 10.9 sees. Second was A. Lazaroo (extreme right) and
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  • 92 6 LONDON. Mar. 31. (Reuter). Mr. John V. Sherlock. Managing Director of hotels m the Isle of Man and Ireland, has been appointed to referee the English Football Association Cup final between Manches f er United and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley here on May 3. Mr.
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  • 48 6 ROYAL Navy edged Tamil Brotherhood Association by four goals to three m a SAFA Div. 3A league soccer matrh at Balestier Road yesterday. Mclnnes (2). Pugh and Beasley scored for the Navy, while Maniam (2) and Pushpalm replied for TBA. Navy led 2-1 at half time.
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  • 155 6 Undefeated 111 Runs By Monerasinghe PENANG, Mon.— A fine second wicket partnership between A. J. Williams and Noel Monerasinghe which realised 178 runs gave Penang Indian Association a nine-wicket win over RAF Butterworth at cricket on the Dato Kramat ground yesterday. Airmen, going m first were all out for 103.
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  • 94 6 AMERICAN athletic coach, Thomas Rosandich. has accepted an invitation from the Federation government to accompany the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union contingent to the Asian Games m Tokyo. Rosandich, who is at present holding 'clinics' m the Colony, said he felt honoured to receive such an
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  • 88 6 MONTE CARLO, xMonaco, March 31, (UP). American Davis Cup player, Barry Mackay was upset today 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 by little-known Australian Paul Haerden, m a first-round match of the international tennis tournament here. The elimination of fourthseeded Mackay was m line with tradition The Monte
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  • 152 6 ACS Beat Lower Perak At Cricket TELOK ANSON. Mon.— Anglo Chinese School defeated the Lower Perak Club by tw 0 wickets and eight runs m the district cricket league last Saturday. Lower Perak Club: 75 (R. Bennett 28. J. Owen Jones 16 and J. Ramage 11; Chet Singh six for
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  • 356 6 Watch Newcomer Rilex By WINDSOR LAD FAIR NIPPER, witfo Rowley Ransome astride, displayed striking form when he easily breezed over three furlongs m the smart time of 37 2/5 sec. the fastest of the morning. Fair Nipper finished his work with a bit m reserve
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  • 101 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Mr. V. Rajaratnam was re-elect-ed president of the Selangor Lawn Tennis Association at the annual general meeting held here yesterday. Mr. Rajaratnam said that the association would introduce an intensive coaching programme this year for schools and youth clubs. Mr. F. E. Mack, former president,
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  • 59 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Six States, including Singapore, have entered for the PanMalayan inter-state Sikhs hockey competition for the Ipoh Police Gurudwara Cuo which will be held here on April 19. 20 and 21. Entries close on April 4. The six States who have sent m their entries
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  • 388 6 IPOH, Mon. The Malayan Amateur Weightli/ting Federation have named five of the country's top weightlifters 1© take part m the third and final trial to be held at Ipoh on April 20 to select a team to represent Malaya m the Asian
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  • 173 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The annual swimming meet among Chinese clubs m the Federation will be held m conjunction with the Federation of Malaya Amateur Swimming Association trials at the Chinwoo during the Easter holidays. In previous years, this meet was a triangular affair, but the Kinta
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  • 280 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Royal Air Force, Kuala Lumpur, won second time out when they beat Selangor Indian Association 4 o m a Football Association of Selangor senior division soccer match on the Princes Road ground here today. The Indians held the strong
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  • 79 6 THE following were elected office bearers for the year 1958/59 at the third annual general meeting of the Pasir Panjang Boys' Club held at the Club House last Sunday. Chairman: Mr. Ang Soon Hoe (re-elected). Hon. Secretary: Mr. Tan Wee Hong (reelected). Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Leong Foon Chew
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  • 27 6 SINGAPORE Youth Sports Centre table-tennis team beat Nanyang University team by seven games to nothing m a friendly game played at *he University Hall yesterday.
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  • 373 6 LOCAL amateur boxers who are aiming for that tree trip to Tokyo to compete m the Asian Games will be thoroughly tested by the Services m the Singapore Open Amateur Boxing Championships to be held at the Great World arena this Friday and Saturday.
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  • 39 6 A HAT-TRICK b y McKenna enabled Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to eliminate Royal Signals by five goals to one m the first round of an inter-corps football match for the Robinson Cup at Ayer Rajah Road yesterday.
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  • 87 6 'Stingy' Run Will Cost $8,000 Seventy-six drivers from all over Malaya and Singapore will compete this weekend m StandardVacuum's "stingy" Run for SB.OOO m trophies and cash awards to be presented at a colorful ceremony at the American Club on Monday, April 7 at 8.30 p.m. The Outright Winner will
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  • 207 6 TWENTY-five players competed for the 1958 Singapore Chess Championship and Lim Boon Kheng Cup which concluded on Saturday at the Y.MCA Orchard Road. The contest was decided by playing 10 rounds on the Swis"s System and tesulted m the title going to J. C. Hickey who
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  • 259 6 The Singapore Hockey Association last night named 25 players for intensive training prior to selecting the team for the coming Asian Games. Of these 25, ten hav e represented the Colony m the, Melbourne Olympic Games. Originally. 42 were named for training but the
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  • 346 6 THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association will meet the visiting American athletic team m a contest on April 7 at Farrer Park. The contest Is made up of 18 events 11 track and seven field. Highlight of the meet will be a 4 x 100
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  • 48 7 SINGAPORE SOCCER: Inter-School: es Inst. vs. Govt. Chi<chool at RI. KUALA LUMPUR SOCCER F.A.S. Div. 3 SC.R.C. vs. T.P.C.A. Cheras Road Schools (final) Johari Cup—Kishnan Dial vs. A.C.S. Klang M. Stadium. IPOH SOCCER Div. 3—Changat Kinding Estate vs. 2 R. E. C. C. E. Coronation ground.
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  • 346 7 PERTH, Mar. 31, (Reuter).— Australian cricket Test captain lan Craig said that he thought Australia J be better equipped to beat England after the th African success than they were after the win m West Indies in' l9ss. Craig, who arrived with
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  • 202 7  - Reds May Introduce 170 mph Racer Aldo Tripini By ar. 31 (UP). can auto racers competn the 1958 edition of es "Indianapolis" may g Russian competition ne first time, an Italian il said today. The Russians recently insi the banked track at -a where the 500-mile race oe held on
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  • 36 7 LIVERPOOL. England, Mar. 31 (Reuter).— A gold medal 3 football star Matthews, has been n from a trophy exhibia store here. f solid gold, it was i to him by the Footviation.
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  • 30 7 IPOH. Mon.— Perak Amateur sociation are calling affiliated dis--5 for the Cheng ter-district knockout •on which will n mid-April. ould reach the hon. Perak. AFA, before
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  • 33 7 JOHANNESBURG, March 31 Ernie 'Little BullEustace, former South i featherweight, lightand welterweight boxlmpion. died here today aged 53, after a heart attack. He represented South Africa 1924 Olympics before 2 professional.
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  • 43 7 IPOH, Mon. Mrs. Lincoln 'ained her titie when Khong Saw GaiK the Perak Turf Club Jiub's women's golf title yesterday. rs, Leong was two up at na but it was only at 20th that sbe was able to get the tr.
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  • 112 7 MASTERS GOLF TOURNEY AUGUSTA, Georgia, March 31 (Reuter)— Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono, Japanese winners of the Canada Cup, yesterday saw the course of the Masters golf tournament, which begins here on Thursday. They did not practice, and only a few defied the rain to play on the course. About
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  • 204 7 Thai Girl Wins French Title PARIS, Mar. 30 (Reuter).— Miss Pratuang Pattapongse, of Thailand today won the women's singles title m the French international badminton championship here today, beating Miss Ingrid Dahlberg of Sweden 11-0, 11-0. The Thailand girl outmanoeuvred Miss Dahlberg m every phase of the game. In the
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    54 7 SEBRING. Fla: PETER COLLINS, 26. from Kidderminster, England, proudly holds up the winner's cup after bringing m an Italian Ferrari first m the Florida Grand Prix Sports Car Race here on March 22. Collins, driving with Phil Hill of Santa Monica, California, set a new track record as he roared
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  • 179 7 MENTON, Mar. 31 (AFP) Belgian tennis player Jackie Brichant yesterday won the men's singles title of the Menton international tennis tournament by defeating France's Paul Remy m the final by 6-1. 6-4, 6-2. The Polish player Licis particularly distinguished himself m thi s tournament by
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  • 145 7 Bassey Is Fancied In Title Fight LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuter) Quiet, unassuming Hogan Kid Bassey says he "rather fancies" his chances when he defends his world featherweight title against Ricardo Moreno (Mexico) here tomorrow night. Bassey, a two to one on favourite, "is trained to a point as good
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  • 138 7 MADRID. March 31, (AFP)— The star Spanish football team "Real Madrid" took a clear three-point lead over its nearest rival "Atletico Madrid" after the 26th day of the Spanish first division football championships. In a match played m Madrid "Real" beat Valladolid 5-3, while
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  • 38 7 NANTES, France. Mar. 31 (AFP).— The France 'B team and the German team yesterday drew here six points all m a friendly international rugby match. At half time France led Germany by six points to three.
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  • 140 7 FOLKESTONE, Kent, March 31 (Reuter) The Channel Swimming Association yesterday decided to recognise as official a Channel swim by a woman nearly 25 years ago. The Association recognised a swim from France to England m 15 hours 41 minutes by Mrs. Ethel Anderson then Miss
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  • 652 7  - DARK BLUES TO USE banana BOAT RAKPH DALY Cambridge, Oxford Are Joint Favourites By LONDON, Mar. 31, (Reuter).— Whatever rowing experts may think, bookmakers are taking a firm line and rate both Oxford and Cambridge as having equal chances m the 104 University boat race on the River Thames here
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  • 140 7 MARLENE MATHEWS (Mrs. Barry Willard). 23-year-old Sydney housewife, holder of the world record for 100 yards (10.3s) and 220 yards (23.4s) track events. Both of these records were established by Miss Mathews within 48 hours in the Australian n a t io n a 1 athletics cha
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  • 197 7 Cpl. Cousin Is FARELF Golf Champ. THE 1958 Army Golf Meeting was held over the Old Course of the Royal Singapore Golf Club on 27th, 28'.h and 29th March. The championship was decided over 36 holes scratch Medal play on Thursday and Friday mornings and was won by Corporal B.
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  • 78 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The following will represent Malayan Indians m the Football Association of Malaya soccer carnival to be played at the Merdeka Stadium on April 4 and 5. Lourdes (Sel), Varatharaj (Pg). S. Muthiah (NS), M. Regis (Sel). Dutt (NS). J. Soosay (Sel), Anthony (Pk). Nagaratnam
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  • 61 7 KARLSRUHE, March 31, (AFP)— After a long difficult negotiations the delegates from the East and West German Athletic Federations agreed m Karlsruhe last night to send one single German team to the European athletics championships m Stockholm. The two Federations will meet again on July 27 to decide
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  • 212 7 Soviet Move To Admit Women To All Games LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Mar. 31 (Reuter).— The Soviet Union is to ask the International Olympic Committee that women be allowed to take part m all Olympic Game** controlled by the various international sporung federations, it was learned here. This proposal will be made
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  • 184 9 Wharf At Tanah Puteh XI THING, Mon. Work is expected to begin •non on the first phase of Sarawak Government's multijpiliiun dollar Kuching Port development scheme. Initially, a t w o-berth, 600-foot long wharf is to be constructed at Tanah Puteh, which lies about
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  • 59 9 New Station Manager For P.A.A. THE new Pan American Airways' Station for Singapore has d to take over from Mr. James L. Ihlenfeldt. He is Mr. Herbert C. Schiro, (above), formerly Station Manager s Angeles. Ihlenfeldt is leaving shortly for Port Oregon where he will be the StaUanager. Ihlenfeldt has
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  • 94 9 A CONTRACT for the suptallation of a o 4 ete operational lighttern for the new £7.000,000 Kai Tak Airport now being built at Hongkong, it is announced, has been awarded to the General Electric Co., Ltd., of England. The contract is valued at about £164,000 and installawork
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  • 94 9 THE British Air Registration Board have given full normal category approval for use m civil aircraft to the Rolls Royce Avon turbojet. This is the engine which will be used to power the Comet IV ordered by BOAC. the Comet IVB ordered by BEA. and
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  • 176 9 U.K. Sales Director To Visit Colony SALES director of Commercial Plastics (Sales) Ltd., one of Britain's biggest plastics enterprises, Mr. S. Hope will arrive m Singapore on May 12 on a business trip. He will visit Singapore In the course of a study tour of Australia, New Zealand and the
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  • 74 9 MR. E. G. Mortensen was elected chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association for the ensuing year, at the Chamber's annual general meeting yesterday. He succeeded the past chairman, Mr. I. G. Salmond. Other members of the committee elected were: Messrs. R. Cox (vice-chair-man); J. E.
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  • 82 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per oicul yesterday were copra April May UK Continent $31 buyers $311 sellers; coconut oil m bulk $46 sellers; m drums $50 sellers; Muntok white peppei $128 sellers; Sarawak white $127 sellers; Special Sarawak black $74. H.C.B. Ltd. closing prices: copra,
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  • 78 9 PLANS for the spending by the Northern Aluminium Company of £10 million over the next four years have been announced by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, chairman of the company, at Rogerstone. Monmouthshire. Nearly £8 million of this sum would be for new plant and buildings,
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  • 226 9 Sago Flour IndustriesFace Threat SAGO flour industries m Singapore and the Federation are facing a synthetic threat m world markets, exporters said yesterday. They said textile manufacturers overseas were now using synthetic products instead of sago flour as starching material. This trend, the exports pointed out, was reflected m pan-Malayan
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  • 219 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers re-F ported the following business done: Fed. Disp. $2.30; F. N. ords. 52.67J, $2.68. $2.65: Gammon $2.35; H. Waugh $1.51. $1.52* delayed; Hammer $1.<5 overnight and yesterday; Hume ords. 5/-. 5/1; Jackson $136; M. Breweries $352 s overnight and yesterday; M. Cement $1.30 overnight and
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  • 92 9 WINNERS of the Mocafino Instant Coffee contest were presented their prizes last week. The winners were Mr. Robert Chia who received two tickets for a week's round trip to Hongkong with hotel accommodation, (first prizej; Mr. Gopal, who received one ticket for a similar trip (second prize)
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  • 91 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association's rotes to merchants yesterday were: Buying: New York, T.T. 32-7/8 O.D. 33, 90 d/st. air mail 33-1/8 credit bills, 33-3/16 trade bills. Canada T.T. 32J. O.D. 32-1/4, 90 d/st. 32-9/16 credit bills, 32 11/16 trade bills. Selling: T.T./O.D. (Ready) New York 32-5/8. Canada
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  • 18 9 Exports of Hongkong made footwear m 1957 totalled $64,000,000, $12,000,000 less than m the previous year.
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  • 63 9 Industrial Barely Steady INDUSTRIALS were quiet and barely steady while tins and rubbers were dull m the Malayan share market. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Malayan Cement 128 1.32 O. Chinese Bank 20.50 21.00 Sime Darby 1.60 1.65 Strait s Steamship 0.74 0.78
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  • 51 9 MALAYAN production of tin-in-concentrates m January totalled 4,546 tons, against 5,298 ton s m December last. In January 1957 5,512 tons were produced. Stocks of tin metal and tin-in-concentrates at the end of January amounted to 7,869 tons, against 9,790 tons at the end of December
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  • 73 9 JAPAN has just placed a large order for British Admiralty charts which are used by mariners all over the world. The needs of the rapidly-expanding Japanese merchant navy cannot be met by the Japanese hydrographer. The Admiralty Hydrographic Supplies Establishment at Taunton m Somerset is
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  • 489 9 US. ECONOMY UPTURN, R.I. MAY CHANGE RUBBER POSITION Finance And Commerce IT would appear likely that any upturn in the American economy and any significant reduction in Indonesia's production would materially alter tlie situation for Malayan rubber, said Mr. I.G. Salmond, s chairman of the Singapore b Chamber of Commerce
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  • 113 9 INTERNATIONAL first grade rubber for April shipment was quoted yesterday at 76 7/8 cents per lb. (unchanged on last Friday). The tone at the close was very quiet. The market ruled quiet throughout the morning, with most traders disinclined to trade. In the afternoon, some inquiries for shipment
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  • 55 9 SCANDINAVIAN Airlines System will slash flying time between Europe and South Africa by more than five hours when long-range DC-7C airliners start flying the route April 4. according to an announcement. The radar-equipped DC7Cs will connect SAS' European network largest of any inter-continental airline to
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  • 34 9 AN American firm. International Dro 1 1 held a demonstration of earth moving and land clearing equipment at Petaling Jaya last week. Photo shows one of the machines being demonstrated to guests.
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  • 74 9 Industrial Production Is Stable THE index of industrial production for February is expected, according to Information so far received, to be 14Lj142 (1948 equals 100) it was announced by the Treasury m London. The January index is now estimated provisionally at 137. These indices are unadjusted for seasonal factors. The
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  • 94 9 IMPORTS of rubber Into Malaya from Indonesia feH sharply m November and December last year, said the chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, Mr. I. G. Salmond. yesterday. Imports from Indonesia for the whole of that year totalled 301,949 tons 1956, 303,436 tons and 1955,
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  • 245 9 RULES of a new rubber association to represent the whole of the rubber trade m Singapore and the Federation of Malaya, are now m the final stages of completion, said chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association Mr. I.G. Salmond, at
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  • Show Business HIGHLIGHTS
    • 431 10 A NSWERING the repeated cries of the press, of exhibitors and of motion picture audiences for new young stars, 20th Century-Fox m 1956 launched an ambitious, high-budgeted new talent programme which has already returned some handsome and impressive dividends to the company. The programme was
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    • 105 10 Joanne Woodward Wins Oscar and directors were quick to catch the spirit of this ambitious talent development programme which was launched by Mr. Spyros P. Skouras and Buddy Adler. An outstanding example of the enthusiastic support the programme received was Jerry Wald's No Down Payment, which spotlighted eight young stars.
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    • 474 10 Brando Turns blonde BROWN-haired Marlon Brando is now a blonde! The decision to dye the actor's hair for his role of Nazi Lieutenant Christian Diestl m Edward Dmytryk's THE YOUNG LIONS, 20th Century-Fox release of Irwin Shaw's famous novel, produced by Al Lichtman, was not made lightly. It followed a
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    • 202 10 JETTING together at Pinetoood Studios are the units which have travelled to far countries filming for the Rank Organisation. First back was the SEA FURY unit after sunny days at work on Spain's Costa Brava and stars Victor McLaglen, Stanley Baker and Luciana Paluzzi were joinea soon
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    • 75 10 T>EL-AMI is a French JJ picture that tells a French tale m a very Frenchy way. The hero, Jean Danet, makes love to five women and later marries two of them m his quest for power and fortune. The parlour scenes have been done with good taste, and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 518 10 'TODAY'S QUOTATION: gWM B^fc "Love Is half the feast." I —Welsh Proverb TUESDAY FOR EVERY- I L*3| WAW EX^M ONE: Inspiration will not I *Mm\ W%m\ I J be lacking; make the most I it. Express personality magnetic qualities; improve I talents, opportunities. Keep I wm\\\ busy: get things accom-
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  • 61 11 THE following were recently elected officials of the Federation of Girls' Clubs. Singapore: Chairman: Mrs. Scow Peck Leng, vice-chairman: Mr. Tan Yoke Lin, hon. sec: Mrs. Wee Thiam Bock, treasurer: Mr. H.J.C. Kulasingha, committee: Miss Tay Siok Lay. Mrs. Loh Mvi Eng Mr. B.R. Vakil, and
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  • 42 11 THE Perak Ruler-in-Coun-cil has made a general declaration of policy that the four local councils, surrounding lDOh town Guntong. Kampong Simee, Gunong Rapat and Pasir Pinji will be integrated into the Ipoh Town Council with effect from Jan. I next year.
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  • 672 11 I'M READY TO SWEAR IN MOSQUE^^^^H ...SAYS WITNESS AT TIN STRIKE INQUIRY FENANG, Mon.— The 54-day strike by members of (he Eastern Smelting Company Employees' Union was forced on them by the Company, president of the union, Sneriff Baboo, today told the court of inquiry probing the dispute between the
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  • 159 11 RUBBER TIN PRICES! «:I.USIN(« rubber price* (cents per lb.) In Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 768 Ilk RSS. No 1 762 77| May R.S.S. No. 1 763 77 R.S.S No 2 April 723 734 R.S.S. No. 3 69* 70 Tone: Very Quiet. rhe price «»i tin In Singapore yesterday
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  • 32 11 FORTY-SIX students have qualified for the final of the St. Michael's Institution Talentime contest for Ipoh schools, which will take place next Sunday at 8 p.m at the S.M.I hall.
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  • 144 11 PENANG. Mon.— The City Council today approved its third supplementary budget of 1957 which provided for a total expenditure of $1,156,931. In moving the budget, the Mayor, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan. said that the provisions were made ud of loan and capital account,
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  • 124 11 She Axed Woman Over A Dead Goose ALOR STAR. Mon. The Magistrate's Court here was told today that a gosling caused a fight between two women m Pokok Sena New Village on Dec. 14 last year Tan Yu Lan, 32. was fined $150 or one month's imprisonment for assaulting another
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  • 92 11 TAXI DRIVER ROBBED BY ARMED FARES A SINGAPORE taxi-driver was yesterday held-up by two passengers at dagger-point and robbed of a watch, pen and cash, totalling $154 at Jalan Guan Choon. The driver. Ng Ah Seng, told Po.ice that he picked up two men at Alexandra Road and was told
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  • 37 11 A WOMAN. Thong Ah Thim of Home Road, was yesterday fined $1,000, or three months' jail m default by a Singapore Court when she pleaded guilty to assisting m a public lottery on March 29.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 250 12 LONDON, March 31, (Reuter)— Many politicians here are convinced the Government will stall on a general election until 1960, following its crushing defeat by Liberals m a Parliamentary by-election last 1 week. At Torrlngton, Devon, Liberals, intervening between Conservatives and Labour,
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    • 152 12 TV AID FOR BLIND' LANDING WASHINGTON. Mar. 31 (UP.). The Navy has unveiled a new blindflying device that literally puts a television screen into the cockpit windshield. The device consists of a phosphorescent screen, so flat that it can be placed m an aircraft windshield and receive visual images of
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    • 86 12 NEW YORK. March 31 (Reuter). The North American Aviation Company last night disclosed that its new rocket plane the XI S. will become red hot upon returning to earth from inner space, but its pilot will be unharmed. This is because the interior will be insulated
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    • 61 12 WASHINGTON, Mar. 31, (Reuter). Dr. Gabriel Hauge, President Eisenhower's special assistant on Economic Affairs, predicted last night that the second quarter of this year should see the beginning of the end of the present business recession. "There is evidence that the slump is beginning to
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  • 50 12 ACADEMY Award winners with their "Oscars" after the presentation m Hollywood. From left to right are: Miyoshi Umeki, best supporting actress; Red Buttons, supporting actor; Joanne Woodward, best actress, and Jean Simmons holding the best actor award which she received on behalf of Alec Guinness. I UP Photo.
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  • 102 12 WARSAW. March 31 (Reuter). Forty wagonloads of Police In a raid on Warsaw's famous "Ciuchy" bazaar, seized over 100 sackfuls ol stolen goods and contraband Western made luxuries. Over 700 men took part m the Police raid and their haul including American cigarettes, spirits, nylons,
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  • 20 12 A UNITED States Naval plane crashed on Sunday ne^r Weirtonjn, West Virginia. Both crew members were killed. AFP.
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  • 296 12 Nassers Visit To Moscow Seen As Turning Point LONDON, March 31 (Reuter) The growing influence of Mr. Nikita Khrushchev and the coming visit to Moscow of Egypt's President Nasser may be "a turning point m the history of the Middle East," a Jewish loader declared here
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  • 72 12 A-Tests Danger Point In 15 Yrs. NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuter). Dr. Kenjiro Kimura. Dean of the Tokyo University College of Physics, said m a filmed television interview shown here yesterday that the "danger point" to the human race would be reached m 15 to 20 years if nuclear testing
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  • 18 12 AN eight-member Burmese journalist delegation arrived m Peking on Sunday as guests of the all-China Journalist Association.
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  • 239 12 Have Queen, Margaret Met? LONDON, March 31 (Reuter) Mystery today shroads the movements within the last 24 hours of the Queen and Princess Margaret. Strongly conflicting reports are published on whether the Royal sisters have met to discuss last week's reunion of the Princess with Group
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  • 25 12 A PRE-DAWN fire at a zoo m Fukuoka, Southern Japan, yesterday killed five Uons. two tigers, two black leopards and one puma. Reuter
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  • 154 12 REBELS ABDUCT FARM MANAGER FAMILY ORAN, Algeria, March 31, (UP)— Rebels swooped on a sheep farm m Western Algeria on Saturday and earned off the European manager and his wife and two teenage daughters, it was reported today. The rebels also herded away 1,500 sheep m the attack near Fekkan,
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  • 85 12 PARIS, March 31 (Reuter) —The Communists lost a "safe" seat m a Paris byelection yesterday when the Conservative Union candidate M. Alexis Thomas was elected with a majority over all other candidates on a "Algeria is French" platform M. Thomas was elected by 57
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  • 26 12 THE Dowager Queen E.izabeth of the Belgians, first European Royal visitor to Russia since the Bolshevik Revolution, arrived m Lenin- grad on Sunday.— Reuter
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  • 123 12 AMMAN, Jordan, March 31 (UP). King Hussein today pardoned 206 persons detained under martial law proclaimed after a Government crisis here last April. Hussein shook up his Government at that time, driving out Leftwing elements. They had sought to wrest control of the country from
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  • 50 12 DAMASCUS, United Arab Republic. March 31 (UP).— A military court yesterday sentenced a Lebanese and a Syrian to long prison terms on charges of spying for Britain. They were Lebanese George Nujein, sentenced to 15 years and Syrian Wahid Milly. who received 10 years m prison.
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  • 25 12 THE United Arab Republic has submitted a complaint to the United Nations on "Isiacli aggression" on the Syrian border between March 24 and 27.
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  • 149 12 GRENOBLE France. Mar. 31, (Reuter)— A young Sicilian girl lured her lover along a lonely road near here to be killed by her family because he refused to marry her. Police alleged here yesterday. The girl, Vincenza Gerac/ her brother and three Sicilian brothers-in-law are m prison
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  • 177 12 Kachins Seek Work In China RANGOON, March 31: (UP)— Many Kachin and Shan Chinese tribes living m the Sino-Burmese border have entered the Communist side to seek employment m big mining operations, it was reported today. Reports reaching here from the border said a large number of the tribes crossed
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  • 67 12 DURBAN, Mar. 31 (Reuter). The South African Society of Journalists yesterday expressed fears that the establishment of a proposed State Publications Board would lead to a "political censorship under the guise of combating Communism." The society, at a congress here, said m a resolution it felt the good
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  • 187 12 SKIFFLE AT BAN H-BOMB RALLY STEVENAGE. Hertfordshire, Mar. 31 (Rev ten.— The Labour Party branch here announced last night they were forming a skiffle group to attra.pt people to a "ban the Hydrogen bomb" rally A band of five young party stalwarts will sing an American pop song called the
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  • 126 12 VAIN BID TO ESCAPE FROM MINELAYER PLYMOUTH, Mar. 31 (Reuter) Two ra; tried to escape yesterday from the 2,650-ton minelayer Apollo, where an investigation into alleged "mutinous" behaviour ended on Saturday night. They walked off the ship wearing badges of another vessel, ran off when i lenged alter leaving the
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  • 39 12 REPORTS that a high ranking Soviet delegation— possibly including Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, the first secretary of the Communist Party and the new Prime Minister— will visit Budapest this week, has received eonflrmatlon m the newspaper Hetfoei Hirek. Reuter
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