Singapore Standard, 16 April 1958

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  • 23 1 U 3*l SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone *****—5 Cable "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 287 15 cts 14 Pages (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 161 1 DR. AMIN AZAHARItf, Senior Indonesian Consul m Singapore has been recalled to Jakarta "on suspicion that he is a revolutionary sympathiser," The Standard was told yesterday. Dr. Amin comes from Palembang m Sumatra and is a relation of Colonel Barlian, Central Government Military Commander
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  • 593 1 THE ANSWER TO CLEAN ELECTIONS Candidates Aided By Thugs, Says Graft Probe Team COMPULSORY voting is advocated as the means of stopping election malpractices by the Commission of Inquiry into corrupt, illegal or undesirable practices at elections, which was released yesterday. This was the warning contained m
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  • 343 1  - BOYD MAY HEAR PLAN FOR PARTY ALLIANCE ANDREW ROTH Assemblyman Lim Flies To London By LIBERAL SOCIALIST Assemblyman Lim Koon Teck, who flew off yesterday to London for a month's course m Parliamentary procedure under the auspices of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, is expected to discuss informally with Colonial Secretary,
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  • 109 1 LONDON, April 15 (Reuter) Mr. Derick Hcathcoat Amory, the Chancellor of the Exchequer smiled and joked with a crowd outside his Downing Street home as be left for the House of Commons today to present Britain's annual financial budget. Holding up the red despatch
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  • 57 1 LONDON, April 15, (UP).— The Western Allies completed drafting notes to the Soviets today agreeing to begin presummit diplomatic talks m Moscow on Thursday. The text of the Allied Note has been approved by the North Atlantic Council and aBritish Foreign Office spokesman said it
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  • 394 1 19 Walk Out In Protest At Shorthand Exam NINETEEN of the 35 candidates who took the London Chamber of Commerce shorthand examinations at the Raffles Institution m Singapore yesterday submitted blank papers and walked out m protest against the alleged bad pronunciation ot the examiner. The majority of candidates claimed
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  • 64 1 ABOUT 30 gangsters fought a running battle at the 4J mile, Pasir Panjang Road, m front of the Haw Par Swimming Pool, last night. Two persons were injured and admitted to the General Hospital m a serious condition. The injured were Mahidin Alwi, 26, who was
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  • 36 1 THE United States Air Force said yesterday a RF--84-F United States Air Force jet plane crashed six miles south of Misawa air base. Northern Japan. The pilot parachuted safely prior to the crash.
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  • 164 1 EGYPTIAN FUNDS IN U.S. MAY BE RELEASED WASHINGTON, April 15 (UP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, at his news conference today, said the United States would consider unfreezing Egyptian funds m the U.S. if the United Arab Republic seemed close to agreement on compensation for the nationalization of the
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  • 100 1 70 Bogus Fire Victims SEVENTY bogus names of fire victim s have been given to the Police for investigation, the Acting Director of Social Welfare, Mr. W. S. Woon told The Standard last night. He said the Police wUI decide whether prosecutions will be made. Mr. Woon added that most
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  • 208 1 CANBERRA, April 15 (Reuter) Mr. Richard Casey, Australia's External Affairs Minister, tonight urged other countries to keep out of the Indonesian fighting. In a survey of political developments m South-east Asia m the House of Representatives. Mr. Casey said: "The best thing for
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  • 138 1 JAKARTA, April 15 < AFP-UP) Tanjong Pinanj airfield m Riau Archipelago, near Singapore, has been bombed by Indonesian rebel aircraft, Radio Bukit Tinggi reported tonight. Meanwhile, Indonesian Premier Djuanda said today that an American-made B-52 bombed Mandai airfield near Makcassar on Sunday morning, the Antara
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  • 104 1 16 Die In Plane Mishap BARCELONA, Spain, April 15 (UP).— A four-engined passenger plane of the Spanish "Aviacion V Comercio" airline crashed into the sea near here last night killing all 16 persons aboard, it was announced today. The wreckage was found today six miles out m the Mediterranean. All
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  • 30 1 AN ex-detective. Tan Chin Quee, 41, was killed when his motor-cycle collided with a bus at the Junction of Bras Basah Road and Bencoolen Street, early this morning.
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  • 220 2 Survey Team Due In July SINGAPORE 1 Government will ask the Legislative Assembly when it *ifc next week, for $330,000 a year to fight tuberculosis m the Colony. This additional money is lequired for the T.B. Control Unit, which is due to conduct a case-finding T.B.
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  • 213 2 Don't Use Delaying Tactics— Federation THE Singapore City Council Labour Union Federation will today inform the all-party negotiation team of the Council not to use "delaying tactics" m settling its demands. The Federation leaders will today meet the Council's negotiation team for the fourth time within a fortnight to discuss
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    42 2 MR. K. GOVINDARAJOO and Miss ft. nambaJ who were married m Singapore recently. The groom is the second son of Mr. M. Kanniah and attached to HQ 3 BOD. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V Sivasamy
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  • 91 2 DANCE and music contests will highlight the Hindu New Year celebrations by the Singapore Ceylon Tamils at their association premises at No. 11, Handy Road at 6.15 p.m. today. The contests, which will be held separately for juniors and seniors, will be judged by a panel
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  • 265 2 THE Singapore Rural Board has begun handing over its duties to the Chairmen-designate of the District Councils, although the latter Councils have vet to be elected. The Acting Chairman of the Board, Mr. P. H. Meadows, yesterday told The Standard that handing over was
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  • 94 2 PENANG, Tues.— A senior technician of the Royal Air Force. Butterworth, R W Sinan (29) was disqualified from holding a driving licence for one year by Tuan Syed Agil bin Syed Hassan Barakbah m the Magistrate's Court here today Sinan pleaded guilty to a, charge
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  • 81 2 Police Hold Nine For Aiding Reds ALOR STAR, Tues. The Kedah Police arrested nine persons, six m Padang Lembu and three m Gurun. during raids last night. A police spokesman said that these arrested persons were believed to be Communist supporters or sympathisers. He added that the arrests were made
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  • 23 2 THIEVES broke into a Singapore .shopkeepers home and got away with cash worth $1,150 m Lorong Tai Seng, on Monday night.
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  • 156 2 $78,000 Is Needed For Rural Development SINGAPORE government will set up a Rural Development Panel if the Legislative Assembly agrees to spend mort than $78,000 on its rural development programme. The Panel will comprise heads of departments closely connected with various aspects of rural life. The Panel will serve as
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  • 94 2 LAY representatives of Parochial Church Co. elected at the annual Paro Church meeting of the St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore held last Sunday were: Mrs. E. W. Garner. Mr* D Atherton, Mr. R. Proctor, Mr Jesse Mao, Mr. W B Isom, Mr. R. N. Daniels, Mr. Jn Seah.
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    • 328 2 SITUATIONS VACANT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Applications are invited to the 2-year Malayan Teachers Colleges and the Language Institute from Temporary Teachers at present teaching and who have taught for a period of two terms since their last appearance before a selection board. Candidates may be of either sex, must be
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    • 224 2 IEN Ilk X NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDER STATIONERY DEPARTMENT: Tender for the supply of Duplicating Materials for 1958. Tender Deposit $50/-. Close 12 noon— 24/4/58. Tender forms are obtainable from the Miscellaneous Division of the Treasurer's Department on production ot the City Treasurer's Deposit Receipt which will be
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    • 461 2 P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE. TENDERS will be received from registered Contractors of Class 'D' and above at the State Engineer's Office. Seremban. up to NOON of the 25th APRIL, 1958 for Excavation and backfilling of trenches and construction cf Anchor Blocks, Valve Chambers, etc. for the pipe line m
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  • 819 3 THE report of the Commission of Inquiry into corrupt, illegal or undesirable practices at elections is now published. It reveals little that previously was not common knowledge. The most important of thirteen recommendations is the introduction of compulsory voting. Apparently, the Commission did not give this matter
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  • 54 3 HEAD OFFICE: 23, Lim Teck Kirn Road. Spore 2. PO Box No. 1563 Cables: "TICERNEWS" Tel: 2548) (5 lines). All departments KUALA LUMPUR: China Insurance Blcg.. 174. Batu Rd. Telephone ***** •POM: 93, Cowan St Tel: 3829 PENANC 8. Leith St Tel: 4055 MALACCA: 91-A. Bukit
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  • 15554 3 APPOINTMENT AND PROCEEDINGS 1. We were appointed by Your Excellency's predecessor Sir Robert Brown Black, K.C.M.G., 0.8. E., by a Commission dated the 2nd September, 1957. which is reproduced as a preface to this Report, to call for and inquire into representations regarding allegations of
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  • 402 3 the NEWS as it strikes me "SINGAPORE a sunny European metropolis m the heart of South-east Asia," so says a Japan Air Lines advertisement m an international news magazine with worldwide circulation. "Sunny." moot certainly. In fact much too sunny most of the time for even the comfort of those
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  • 60 4 4 Arrested In Parang Attack NINE THUGS attacked a Singapore labourer and one of them nsed a parang on him at Bukit Ho Swee. on Monday night. The labourer, Koh Chew Song, 20 sustained two deep cuts on his head and was admitted to the General Hospital. Police later detained
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  • 91 4 QUERY ON JOURNALIST'S DETENTION THE member for Tanjong Pagar. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, wants to know from the Chief Secretary when a review of the detention of journalist, Mr Jek Yuen Thong is to be made and whether his written -nents to the Appeal Committee will be taken into consideration.
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  • 30 4 A DRAMA entitled "The Secret" will be staged at the Happy World Stadium m Singapore on May 8 m aid of the Kampong Koo Chai Fire Victims Fund.
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  • 435 4 FOUND HANGING AFTER MOTOR ACCIDENT Lawyer Did Not Stop To Aid Driver, Coroner Told KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A few hours after he had been involved m an accident and had sped away without stopping to aid the unconscious driver, a Kuala Lumpur lawyer, 27-year-old Joho Williamson, was found hanging from
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  • 76 4 THE World Chief Guide, Lady Taden-Powell. will say farewell to Singapore tonight when she speaks at 7.30 p.m at the Hut. Buyong Road, to more than 135 Guiders m the Colony. Afterwards there will be a supper for the widow of the founder of the
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  • 101 4 Dormitory Rent Down By Half SINGAPORE Government has decided to cut the rent lor dormitory accommodation occupied by Policemen by half from next month. This was announced by a spokesman of government's Establishment branch yesterday. He said the rent had beeD reduced to from $12 to $6. The spokesman said
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  • 50 4 MR. LORE WAN THO, President of Cathay Organization, signs a special contract handed him by Mr. Koy McAree (standing). Singapore Manager of Paramount Pictures Corporation, for the screening of Cecil B De Mille's major production "The Ten Commandments" at the Cathay Theatre on June 26. Standard ?IC.
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  • 206 4 SINGAPORE Police yesterday announced the names of Police officers who have been promoted from Assistant Superintendent of Police to Deputy Superintendent of Police, and those inspectors who have become Assistant Superintendents of Police. Seven have been promoted to DSP while 34 inspectors have been promoted
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  • 21 4 TAIPING Chinese .Ohected a total of $11,498 as their contribution to the Na* University Fund, it was announced, yesterday.
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  • 23 4 THE next meeting of the Bukit Mertajam Town Council will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. m the Council room.
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  • 415 4 MOTHER, SON IN COURT OVER M.C.P. FLAG PENANG, Tues. Three Special Branch Inspectors raided a coffee shop m Bridge Street where they recovered a newly made flag of the Malayan Communist Party the Sessions Judge, Mr. Au Ah Wah, W!L s told today. "The flag with a red background and
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  • 108 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The National Union of Teachers tonight decided to stage country-wide protest meetings against the threatened retrenchment of married women teachers by the Penang Chief Education Officer. "The NUT views with grave concern the circular issued by the Chief Education Officer regarding the retrenchment of
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  • 255 5 FEDERATION PLANS TO REPLACE THEM WITH TERRITORIAL ARMY KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Home Guards will "close down" by the end of June, Defence Ministry sources told The Standard today. In place of the Home Guard organisation, the Government will have a training scheme for
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  • 215 5 SELF-GOVERNMENT cannot survive when the majority of the citizens remain m a state of ignorance and backwardness, the president of the West Coast Road Community Centre, Mr. Tan Bah Chee, warned yesterday. He has issued this warning m a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Rural
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  • 62 5 A CAR and a van were stolen m Singapore on Monday night. The car was stolen from South Canal Road and the van from MacPherson Road. On the same day articles worth $900 were stolen from a car belonging to M. P. U. Taylor, a commercial
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  • 93 5 Invasion' From India Expected THE new $2,000,000 Asian Seamen's Club m Singapore will have its first "invasion" when the vessel State of Madras calls here from Indian ports. The Standard was told that over 100 officers and men from the ship will be housed m the new club. The ship
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  • 413 5 PENANG, Tues. A trade union dispute is like a misunderstanding between husband and wife. If the in-laws do not come m, the two parties can settle their own dispute. I The president of the Malayan Trade Union Council, Inche Mohamed Yusoff
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  • 62 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuei. The Deputy Paramount huler will attend prayers at the new $200,000 Kampong Bahru mosque here on Hari Raya Puasa day. Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah had himself opened the new mosque earlier this year The Prime Minister, Tu>-ri; Abdul Rahman, will afenr: the
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  • 77 5 'SHUT UP THE ROBBER TOLD HER KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An unknown Chinese wieding a parang broke into a house at Serdang Bharu New Village yesterday and took away a gold earring and chain worth $40. The man forced himself into the house by the back door where a 69-year-old Chinese
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  • 101 5 Exceeded Income By $***** KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis spent $95,797 m excess of its income for the period from June 1 to Dec. 31 last year. For the year ended on May 31. 1957. the Association had spent $83,5858 m excess of income,
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  • 46 5 PETALING JAVA, Tues.— The approximate ratio of dwelling houses to shophouses m this satellite town is 3.500 to 178. "There Is, therefore, considerable opportunity for expansion m this growing town by purchase of sites," a Press statement released by the town's authority states.
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  • 125 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Federal capital music enthusiasts heard for the first time four of Malaya's up-and-coming young musicians at last night's Arts Council presentation of Goh Soon Tioe's string orchestra. But the biggest attraction was eight-year-old Lee Pan Hon. Singapore's Sago Lane "wonder boy"
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  • 188 5 A YOUTH, fleeing from four policemen m the early hours of March 8, jumped into the Crawford Rivei ami swam across, a Singapore court was told yesterday. But, on the opposite bank, In Kampong Bugis, he was arrested as he emerged from
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  • 51 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, on the site of the farmer King George Fifth Coronation Park, will be formally declared open by the Premier on Sunday, April 20. Four hundred poor child r en will be fed at a party after the opening
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  • 20 5 THE annual general meeting of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, Singapore, will be held tomorrow at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 243 5 PENANG, Tues. Remarking that a nun, Tan Chin Kiam, 32, had tried to cross Ihe road on a bicycle without due care, the Coroner, Mr. Au Ah Wah, today returned a \erdict of misadventure due to a motor accident at Kclawei Road on Jan.
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  • 648 6 Must Muslim Pay Support, If Wife Divorced Him? CAN a Muslim be compelled to pay maintenance to hu> divorced wile and children, if divorce action is taken on the initiative of the wife herself? This question came up for a ruling before the Singapore Registrar of Muslim
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  • 456 6 Nair Is Cleared Of Alleged Corruption A SINGAPORE Commission of Inquiry, m its report published yesterday, cleared the Assistant Minister to the Chief Secretary, Mr. M.P.D. Nair of an allegation that he had corruptly accepted a refrigerator m 1953. The Commission, headed by Mr. Justice F.A. Chua, was appointed m
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  • 37 6 HONGKONG. April 15 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were $16 06 to £1 Sterling $5.***** to US$l; $1.84 to Malayan $1; $0,106 to one Indonesian Rupiah Gold $253.50 to a tael.
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  • 76 6 MR S. A. COMINSKEY above) arrived m Singapore yesterday by P.A.A, from Washington to head the political section of the United States Consulate m the Coiony. Mr Cominskey. 35. succeeds Mr. John Bolderidge, who is returning to Washington a the end of the month to take
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  • 114 6 "MALAYA! here we come" chorussed this planeload of children arriving to join their fathers serving with the R.A.A.F. at Butterworth. The specially chartered aircraft which arrived last night at Changi from Darwin carried 27 children ranging m age from two months to 10 years; 16 mothers and
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  • 120 6 A WOMAN told a Singapore Court yesterday that two men robbed her of $90 and her three gold hairpins after gag ging her mouth with an orange. The woman, See Vat, raretaker of Lim Koo Neo Tempie m Henderson Road, said this at
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  • 124 6 Lee's Query On Polls Candidates SINGAPORE Government will be asked whether It would frame legislation to provide for qualifications for candidates standing for Legislative. City and District Councils elections. Peoples Action Party leader m the Assembly, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, who has tabled this query, will also ask whether civilian
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  • 68 6 THE Singapore Rural Board has done everything possible to improve sanitation m Opera E?tate. an eft Vial statement by the Board said last night The statement said that residents themselves must cooperate with the Board by regularly cleaning drains and preventing rubbish being thrown into
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  • 148 6 10 Freed Of Obstruction Charge TEN out of the 34 former Gammon (Malaya) Ltd.. employees accused of lying across the path of lorries carrying new employees to the work site at Ulu Pandan op Feb. 27. were yesterday acquitted after the prosecution had finished its submission. The Singapore Eighth Magistrate.
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  • 290 7 ASSEMBLY QUERY ON NEW CHARTER SINGAPORE'S new constitution will be the subject of a question m the next Legislative Assembly meeting on April 22 by the PAP Member for Tanjong Pagar, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Mr. Lee will ask the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock whether he has received
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  • 393 7 THEY SHOULD KNOW, BUT DON'T S.I.T. IN THE DARK ABOUT PLANS TO HOUSE FIRE VICTIMS IHE Singapore Improvement Trust, competent housing authority m the Colony, is m the dark about work now being carried out to rehouse the 2,000-odd victims of the Kampong Koo Chai fire. But the City Council
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  • 154 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were: Tone: Quiet. The price of tin m Singapore yesterday was 5359 per picul (Down SI). LONDON RUBBER No. 1 R.S.S Settlement House Terms. Tuesday's opening first session were: Buyers Sellers May 23^ 233 June 231 231 July/Sept.
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  • 61 7 PENANG, Tues. A purse, containing $500 and an identity card wore stolen from Jariah binti Metol, while she was sleeping m a room m the Malay Mosque m Acbeen Street m the early hours of this morning. It appeared that Joriah was awakened by someone and
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  • 299 7 HASBAH BINTE HAJI DAUB, 31, wife of a soldier, was yesterday awarded $12,000 damages for injuries received m a motor accident She was a passenger m a bus when it was involved m a collision with a lorry near the junction of Clementi Road
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  • 107 7 PENANG, Tues.— A private, Stanley Forrest, on vacation at the Sandycroft leave centre m Tanjong Bungah. was fined $20 by Tuan Syed Agil bin Syed Hassan Barakbah m the magistrate's court here today for behaving m a disorderly manner at the Pulau Tikus Police Station on Monday. Court
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  • 147 7 Unionists Allege 'Cold War' By Bosses THE 5,000-strong Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union yesterday alleged that "some employers" have started a systematic "cold war" against the trade union movement m the Colony. The president of the Union. Mr. A. K. A. Abraham, told The Standard yesterday that these employers have
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  • 84 7 Union To Boycott JIC Meet THE Naval Base Labour Union yesterday decided to boycott the Joint Industrial Council meeting scheduled to start tomorrow. Mr. X A. Kurup, president of the Union and vice-chair-man of the JIC told The Standard that the Admiralty had "arbitrarily convened" the meeting to discuss the
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  • 159 7 IT'S A teen-age show at the Cathay Restaurant tonight wiih seven pretty Australian girl s gyrating from cobra twirls to Cancan hijinks. but it is mugger Billy McMahon who is liable to steal the evening. Billy is the only man (He's 18) m the Rudas
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  • 43 7 TAN TEOW KIM, of No. 40 Brick Kiln Road, Penang, was brought up before Tuan Syed Agil bin Hassan Barakbah m the First Magistrate's Court yesterday and fined $150 for failing to submit his income tax return for last year.
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  • 384 9 WASHINGTON, April 15 Two significant newsitems released here attest to the continued vitality of United States trade relations with other countries. One was the Department of Commerce's final report on the U.S. import total for January. At U551,095 million, the total fell only two per cent
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  • 141 9 Meeting On European Free Trade LONDON, April 15 (AFP) The negotiations m Paris this week on the renewal for a further year of the European Payments Union may provide an important test whether it will be possible to create a European Free Trade Area, informed sources m London said yesterday.
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  • 191 9 SHIPS IN PORT OUTER ROADS Karsik, Planrius. Kaigata Marti. Settsu Maru, Tokyo Maru. Agios Vlassios, Nieuw Holland, Felipes. Maiju. Laos. Van Neck. Ferndale, James Markay. Recorder. Bingo Maru, Seiko Maru. Kowa Maru. Hoi Hung. Sinabang, Ismaila. Straat Soenda. Wonosobo. Amonea, Bogota, Hakusin Maru. Pres. Taft. Meratus, Tong Wee. Batoebahra. Vibeke
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  • Article, Illustration
    101 9 ANGLO-AMERICAN Corporation Ltd.'s import department manager, Mr. H. S Chua. leaves Singapore m a fortnight's time for a three-month trip to Britain and Europe. He will visit the Continental Gummi-Werke's factory m Hanover. AngloAmerican Corporation are Singapore, Federation and Borneo agents for Continental motor tyres and rubber
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  • 61 9 SENIOR students nnd members of the Science Society of the Anglo-Chinese School, Klang, are seen watching the process of soap making at the Lever Brothers (Malaya) Ltd.'s factory m the course of an educational tour of Kuala Lumpur. Che Zaharah Alias (centre) the factory guide, is
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  • 93 9 'No Hands Intercom For Export A COMBINED telephone-amplifier-intercom is produced by a Birmingham firm and will be available for export this year The whole equipment comprises three units, the telephone amplifier, which embodies the controls for the entire set, a master intercom unit, and its sub-unit. All three have been
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  • 40 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation's volume of trade m January and February this year totalled $610,--100,000, according to statistics released today This was lower than the total m the first two months of 1957 which was $684,300,000.
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  • 169 9 HELPING modern concrete buildings stretch a point or two is a big new job for rubber The larger the structure, whether it be a skyscraper, dam or pipe line, the more necessary it is for it to have rubber ioints to allow Tor expansion and contraction
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  • 105 9 Business In Shares MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the ioilowing business done: Fed. Disp. $2 22. $2,224: F. N ords. $2.67J; Gammon $2.40 to $2.36; H. Waugh $1.20 ready and delayed; M. Box $1.65. $1.66J; Sime Darby $1.59 odd lot; Cold Storage 87£; Steamship 70c.; U E ords. $1. 99 c; Wearne
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  • 42 9 THE Malayan Exchange Bank? Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: Selling. T.T. or O.D. ready Swiss Francs 142: French Francs *****; Belgian Francs 1615-1/2. Holland Gldrs. 123; Italian Lire *****. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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  • 28 9 Market Is Dull And Featureless ALL sections of the Malayan share market were dull and featureless yesterday. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: fgfg fgfg
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 200 9 Nine New Berths Planned A GIANT port development scheme is to be undertaken by the Singapore Harbour Board this year to provide more berthing facilities for ships. The scheme, planned as long-term, entails the building ot nine new berths m the East Lagoon. An official
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    • 99 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Fro duce Exchange noon closing prices Dei picuj yesterday were: copra April May UK Continent $30j buyers $31i sellers: coconut oil m b-ilk $47 sellers; m drums $49i sellers Mi,ntok while Deupei $131 sellers; Sarawak white $130 sellers; Special Sarawak black $73. H.C.B. Ltd. closing prices copra,
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    • 99 9 Bank Opens Branch In Kuching THE Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has opened a branch m Kuehing. Sarawak. It provides full banking facilities, including savings account. Preliminary arrangements for the opening of the new office began early this year according to a Sarawak Government press released. The move to establish
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    • 112 9 ON a quiet market, rubber slipped li cents m Singapore yesterday. International first grade for May was quoted at 77i cents Der lb (Monday 79 cents). The tone at yesterday's close was quiet. There was less demand for April shipment, though the l£ cents premium
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    • 28 9 ONE hundred thousand ton? of raw sugar, valued at A£6,000.000. will be exported to Japan from the sugar crop about \o be harvested m Queensland.
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    • 152 9 Mission Will Examine Investment Possibilities INVESTMENT possibilities m Singapore and the Federation of Malaya will be investigated by members of the Australian trade mission during their stay m these two territories, said a .statement issued yesterday by the Australian Government Trade Commission m Singapore. No less than six leading Australian
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    • 36 9 NEW South Wales coal mines produced and sold a record total of 1.5 million tons of black coal m 1957. This is naif a million tons more that the record set In 1956.
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  • 518 11 MAGIC NOTE A HANDICAP CERTAINTY Reliable The Only Possible Danger By WINDSOR LAD MAGIC NOTE can be followed with confidence In the main 7f. event (Race 5) at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, second day of the Selangor Turf Club's April Meeting. Compare the weight he has been set to carry
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  • 1101 11 RACE I: 2.30 p.m.-Horses Class 5, Div. 2-5% Furs. *****0 ROCKIT 5y 9.00 CHAOWICK TEH Dr. CL. Le, M/s. S-A. Ltong b MO. Leong 2. »5 ON PAROLI 3y 8.13 BOUCOURI SPENCER Red Creen Stable i- »7'"5 NELLYNE 5 y 8.12 MAWI
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  • 389 11 Greet Has Little To Beat KFJFHJ In this lack lustre field Greet is as good as any. Greet ran a promising fourth to Silverfort over six furlongs at Penang he was running on at the finish and he could give an improved showing over today's seven. Greet gets two pounds
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  • 164 11 Windsor Lad Scrutineer Goodwood FranrU ON PAROLE ON PAROLE PROCTOR ON PAROLE 1 Neilyne Proctor Rocket Nellyne Proctor Persian Count Persian Count 1 roctor GREET GOOD RETURNS GOOD RETURNS ACTOR II 2 Good Returna Greet Llngßeld g'ISS 0..™. sania Clans Mysterious Actor II Good Returns BARRACUDA STOREKEEPER CLIONA
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  • 62 11 TODAY'S GOING £HE going for today's races at Kuala Lumpur should again be good. 6/6 SVIEEP BIG SWEEP will be drawn on Race 8. Forecast Pool will be held on Races 2, 4 and 6 and Treble Tote on Races 3, 5 and 7. REDIFFUSION REDIFFUSION will broadcast commentaries on
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  • 442 11 Tawakai Is Up Against Weak Lot Tawakal found his form when he won cleverly over the mile at Penang— he accounted for Cliona by one length. With three pounds more than actual weight Tawakal should run out the. seven. PEACE POLICE Peace Police looks the danger. She won well over
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  • 254 11 Welsh King To Turn Up Trumps DFDF Welsh King is accepting and strictly on his Rood track showing on Saturday he skipped three furlongs m 38 sec. I am giving him a chance to finish tops here. He has made good headway since his trip to Ipoh when he finished
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  • 179 11 KHANDI STAR gave a splendid account when he came from nowhere to finish a closeup second to Peace Ripple over seven furlongs on the first day. He is now m a lower division with nine pounds more and should go one better over
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    • 38 11 J WHETHER IT'S THE LATEST CRAZE IN ROME, FLORENCE OR VENICE, YOU CAN OBTAIN SUCH J I il SPORTSWEAR IN SINGAPORE jjT\ dgk jm T^j JOSETTE MARGARET HILDE Horn. 1.45 4.15 6.45 9.30pm. PAULA MARY LUCY YV YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥^¥^^¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥»»»»»^¥»¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥W¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥^¥-k
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  • 446 12 Spore Federation Hockey To Combine by OUR HOCKEY REPORTER FOR the first time since the 'split' m hockey associations this and that side of the causeway, Singapore and the Federation will combine for. a Pan-Malayan team to meet the world's number two hockey power, Pakistan, m
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  • 55 12 The annual badminton championships of thp Rubber Research Institute was held at the R.R.I Hall, Kuala Lumpur early this month. The picture shows Foo Jee Wang, who icon the R.R.I Badminton Singles title, receiving the K.N. Kaimal Challenge Cup from Mrs. CE.T. Mann, wife of the Director
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  • 129 12 ONG CHEW BEE entered the quarter finals when he beat Ong Swee Keng m straight sets m the ninth V.M.C.A. open tennis championship at Bras Basah Road yesterday. The following are yesterday's results. Singles. Lim Hee Chin beat K.S. Pang 6-1, 6-0; A:G: Pakir beat G.
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  • 90 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation of Malaya Amateur Basketball Association has taken the initiative to promote nation-wide interest m the game by staging for the first time an interstate basketball competition The FMABA has invited the various states to take part m a competition for the 'Kings Cup*
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  • 70 12 SINGAPORE Recreation Club beat Royal Air Force Seletar by three goals to one m a SAFA Dlv. 2A league on the Padang yesterday After leading 1-0 at half time through D Rozario the Recs increased their score m the second half when V Klass scored The Airmen's goal
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  • 169 12 Ooi Is Penang's New Coach PENANG, Tues. With the departure of the F.A.M. coach, Mr. Choo Seng Quee, the Penang state team will continue training under Mr. Ooi Ewe Choo, who is the new official coach of the Football Association of Penang. Mr. Ooi will be assisted by a Danel
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  • 93 12 Eurasian Sport Festival THE annual sport festival between the Colony Eurasians and Selangor Eurasians will start with a cricket match on the padang on Sunday. The cricket match is a twoday affair and will end on Monday. The game will start at 11.00 am. each day and drawing of stumps
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  • 274 12 IPOH, Tues. After leading 2—l at the interval Cheng Wah fell badly to concede five goals to allow the Perak Chinese Recreation Club a 6 3 victory m the Div. 1 league soccer tie on the padang today. Despite the crop of goals the game was
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  • 168 12 PENANG. Tues. For the first time all first division one league matches of the Football Association of Penang this year, will be 40 minutes lor tach half. In the second division matches it will be 45 min.Ues each way*. The league will commence on April 23. There
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  • 212 12 Loyals Are All Set For Title IPOH. Tues. Malaya Command Army Boxing champions. Ist Battalion, iht Loyal Regiment stationed >d Ipoh, will leave for Singapore on Thursday for the FARELF team boxing championships between Malaya, Singapore and Hongkong "We are confident of winning the title." the L trainer, w/o 2
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  • 70 12 THE Government English School, Port Dickson Raffles Institution three i to two m a friendly soccer match at Raffles ground yesterday GES scorers were Razali (2) and Zainal. On Monday at Vie ground, the visiting Port Difitson schoolboys defeated Victoria School by 3-1. Z. scored twice
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  • 41 12 F.G. Richards (63) n the best stroke score to "A" Monthly medal. A. Moody won the "B" medal "A" Division Ball Sweep: F.G. Richards. R. Rae and PA. Dfeyer. "B" Division Ball Sweep: A Moody. K. Golding a: Taylor.
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  • 338 12 LOS ANGELES, April 15— Twenty-nine new 1958 cars, representing all of America's passenger car production, will compete m the 1958 Mobilga s Economy Run. This was announced today by Chief Stewart Art PilIsbury after the entry lists for the five-day mileage competition closed This year's roster, one
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    • 36 13 THE HEART OF JULIET JONES B r Slan Dr ke RIP KIRBY By J°h D Prentice Fred Dirkenson f" ffTTTrrrT "S" I SURELY ONE SO TALENTED y WHO KNOWS, StRENE QUICKLY SEEKS OUT JAMES AND THE
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 101 14 TEL AVIV. AprU 15, (Renter) Police found trouble when they investigated sounds of commotion m the cellar of a wine merchant here. More than 2,000 bottles of wine were smashed and the floor wa* awash with drink. They collected six culprits all thoroughly drunk one
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    • 1458 14 LOWER PROFITS TAX TO BATTLE INFLATION LONDON, April 15 (Reuter-UP) Chancellor of the Exchequer Derick Heatii-coat-Amory warned today that Britain must take the U.S. recession "seriously" m making its economic plans. "There is no use deceiving ourselves by thinking we can carry the world on our shoulders. Amory told the
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    • 53 14 WELLINGTON, April 15 (Reuter) Mr. Phillip Connolly, New Zealand Defence Minister, said here tonight that 135 Russian submarines were known to be located m the Pacific area. He told a Navy League meeting that because of this New Zealand might have to change its
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    • 47 14 BONNIE Jean Pflug. 19. born without arms, and Bill Beucher. 24. a Navy veteran paralyzed from the hips down, have set May 10 as their wedding date They will be married m the Church of God m Bonnie's hometown of Means. Ky.
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    • 18 14 AN earthquake ol a fairly strong intensity rocked Manila yesterday afternoon No casualties were reported. AFP
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    • 433 14 LONDON. April 15. (Reuter) Mr. Heathcoat Amory, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, rose at 3.31 p.m. to present his budget. The Chancellor said the limit of holdings of the current issue of national savings certificates would be raised from 600 to 1.000 units from May 1. A
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