Singapore Standard, 26 April 1958

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    19 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone *****—5 CobU TIGERNEWS* SINCAPORE SATURDAY. APRIL 26, 1958. Vol. VIII. No. 297 15 ctv 14 Pages
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    Lock icon H-TESTS GO ON-MAC
    338 1 H-TESTS GO ON -MAC BRITISH SCIENTISTS NEED MORE KNOWLEDGE Announcement Out On Eve Of X'mas Island Explosions LONDON, April 25, (Reuter)— Mr. Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, today declared his firm intention to carry on with hydrogen bomb tests because British scientists had by no means yet learned all they
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    Lock icon PORT MEN THREATEN 'GO SLOW' IN PAY DISPUTE
    181 1 PORT MEN THREATEN 'GO SLOW' IN PAY DISPUTE Railway Given One Week To Consider PORT SWETTENHAM, Fri. Seven hundred workers m the port and marine section of the Malayan Railway today warned the Railway Administration that they would begin a "work to rule" if their wage demands were not considered
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    Lock icon FOOT WARNS OF SUFFERING
    85 1 NICOSIA, April 25 (Reuter) Sir Hugh Foot, Governor of Cyprus, told the Cypriot people m a broadcast today he hoped to fly to London "after the end of this month" for discussions with the British government on the island's future. "But I cannot do so if
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    Lock icon Students Protest US A-Test
    107 1 Students Protest US A-Test TOKYO, April 25 (Reuter) —About 2,500 Japanese students m Tokyo today staged a demonstration m protest against the projected United States nuclear bomb tests m the Pacific. The Leftist National Federation of Student SelfGovernment Ass ociations (Zengakuren) held protest rallies earlier today at 34 places throughout
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    Lock icon Bukit Tinggi Will Fall Soon —Djuanda
    240 1 Bukit Tinggi Will Fall Soon Djuanda JAKARTA, April 25, (UP) Government troops were tonight within 12 miles of Bukit Tinggi, capital of the beleaguered revolutionary regime m Sumatra, Prime Minister Djuanda announced at a reception marking the third anniversary of the Afro-Asian conference at Bandung. I He said he thought
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    Lock icon No More Jobs In The Police For Ex-Gangsters
    171 1 No More Jobs In The Police For Ex-Gangsters THERE will be no more room m the Singapore Police Force for former secret society gangsters. "They will not be recruited as detectives any more the Singapore Police Secretary, Mr. Eu Cheow Eang, told The Standard yesterday. Under a new scheme, detectives
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    Lock icon Malaya Joins Health Body
    59 1 UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Apil 24 (UP)— The Federation of Malaya today became the 88th member of the World Health Organization Its instrument of acceptance of the WHO constitution was submitted at the U.N. office of legal affairs by Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, Malaya's Ambassador
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    Lock icon QUEEN BETTER
    30 1 QUEEN ELIZABETH who has a heavy cold was reported today to be feeling more rested but to be spending a second day m bed at Windsor Castle. Reuter
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    Lock icon THE DOCKERS QUIT BEFORE ZERO HOUR
    81 1 NICE, April 25, (Reuter)— Sir Bernard and Lady Docker, who have been expelled from Monaco and the French Riviera, left here today by air for London The expulsion order, which was extended to three French Riviera departments under a "good neighbours" convention between France
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    Lock icon PRISONER GIVES LAW THE BOOT
    71 1 PRISONER GIVES LAW THE BOOT HONGKONG April 25 (AFP)— A prisoner took off a shoe and threw it at a Magistrate m a court here yesterday. A few days ago. a Chinese was jailed for 18 months for theft and breach of a bond. Yesterday his appeal was refused, whereupon
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    Lock icon CONQUEROR OF EVIL FOR BURMA
    69 1 CONQUEROR OF EVIL FOR BURMA LORD MOUNTBATTEN gave away a warship on behalf of Britain last week. It happened at Tower Pier, Pool of London. There the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, handed over the ship, the 1,000-ton Royal Navy minesweeper Mariner, to the
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    Lock icon JAKARTA GOVT. TAKES OVER ALL DUTCH BANKS
    134 1 JAKARTA GOVT. TAKES OVER ALL DUTCH BANKS JAKARTA, April 25 (UP).— The Indonesian Government announced today that all Dutch banks and business enterprises will be transferred Irom military administrative to government supervision. The move was similar to that taken prior to the release of shiDs belonging to the Dutch KPM
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    Lock icon Soviet 'Suspect' Told To Leave
    67 1 ROME, April 25 (UP)— ltaly asked a Russian Embassy employee to leave the country as quickly as possible today because of alleged espionage activities, reliable sources said. The Italian Foreign Ministry would not confirm or deny the report but a spokesman said the ministry was
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    Lock icon Man Arrested In His Car
    36 1 TWO Customs officers last night forced a car to pull up m Balestier Road. Singapore, and arrested one man. Two others escaped. In the car were found 20 gallons of liquor.
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    Lock icon CARONIA AWAITS COURT'S DECISION
    179 1 TOKYO, April 25 (Reuter) A Japanese maritime court tonight postponed until tomorrow its inline on a Japanese Maritime Safety Board appeal that the 34,183--ton British liner, Caronia, be provisionally attached. The Caronia was m collision with a lighthouse at Yokohama Port on April 14. The vessel
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    Lock icon Russia Has A Driverless Bus
    46 1 LONDON, April 25 (UP).— Radio Moscow said today that Russia has produced a driverless bus. The broadcast, heard here, said that "an electronically controlled bus which can operate without a driver has been produced at the Leningrad Institute ol Electronical Engineering."
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    Lock icon CHIANG'S TROOPS CAN FIGHT A-WARS
    196 1 TAIPEI, April 25 (UP) Nationalist China's ground forces are being converted Into America's new "atomic era" division capable of fighting atomic wars, the Ministry of National Defence disclosed today. The far-sweeping modernization of President Chiang Kai-shek's half a millionman' Army will give It highly mobile
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    Lock icon CZECH PILOTS IN STRAFING, REBEL CHARGE
    111 1 /JK?"* TINGGI, April 25 (AFP) The Indonesian rebel Bukit Tinggi Radio tonight broadcast the names of seven Czechoslovak pilots, who, It alleged, had participated m the strafing of West Central Sumatran port of Padang on April 17. Padang, the former rebel capital, was occupied
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    Lock icon Trade Resumes After 17 Years
    73 1 BONN, April 25 CUP)— The Soviet Union and West Germany today signed a $750,--000,000 trade pact which established normal commercial relations between the two countries for the first time m 17 years. The three-year treaty, which will almost treble SovietGerman trade, was signed by Soviet
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    Lock icon CARS COLLIDE
    23 1 SIX people escaped seriout injuries when two cars were involved m a head-on collision m Outram Road, Singapore early this morning.
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    Lock icon 'GOVT. IS NOT MAKING A PROFIT'
    365 2 Counsel Denies Experts Charge KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Selangor State Le^al Adviser, Mr. P. G. Clough, denied m the High Court here today that the State government was making a "handsome profit" out of the acquisition of land at Pet* ling Jay a. He W3S
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    Lock icon HELP US IN YOUTH WORK, HE APPEALS
    166 2 HELP US IN YOUTH WORK, HE APPEALS THE CHIEF Youth Officer of the Singapore Social Welfare, Mr. Carl de Souza, yesterday appealed to Chinese primary school teachers to volunteer their services for youth work. Mr. de Souza made this appeal when addressing Chinese primary school teachers on the work of
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    Lock icon DETECTIVE FOR TRIAL AT ASSIZES
    111 2 JOSEPH Chay Yun Kow. a Singapore detective attached to the Narcotics Sub-branch, was yesterday committed for trial at the next Assizes by Magistrate Mr. R. B. I. Pates on tentative charges of rape and house-trespass. Chay was accused at a preliminary inquiry of allegedly raping
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    Lock icon SENTENCE POSTPONED
    48 2 A 17-year-old gardener. Subramaniam Muthia, was convicted of housebreaklng and stealing a bundle of clothes belonging to Madhavan Nadarajah. at West Hill Road on March 29, m a Singapore Court yesterday. The Judge. Mr. D. C. D'Cotta, postponed sentence till May 2 pending a probation report.
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    Lock icon EXHIBITION
    35 2 MR. P. F. HUANG, a Singapore artist, will hold an exhibition of interior decoration, believed to be the first of its kind m the Colony, at the Victoria Memorial Hall today at 5 p.m
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    Lock icon COLONY PARTY MEN HAIL LIM'S STAND
    334 2 THREE political party leaders yesterday hailed a statement by the Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, that he would not permit subversives to seize power at the polls. On Thursday, Mr. Lim declared the Colony would not have general elections u ntj] government
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    Lock icon King Appoints Two Officials
    73 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The King has selected Mr. H. Fell, Chief Statistician, and Mr. A. B. Griffin. Deputy Surveyor-General, to be the two officers of the Federal Government with special knowledge of the topography of, and the distribution of the population m the Federation, whose advice
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    Lock icon JUDGE INCREASES HIS JAIL TERM
    175 2 MR. JUSTICE KNIGHT m the High Court yesterday told a prisoner: "You are a menace to the public** and increased his two years' jail sentence to three years. The prisoner. Neo Kway Chan, was appealing against a lower court two-year jail sentence which he said
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    Lock icon THE ANZACS REMEMBER
    35 2 AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand troops stand with their heads bowed as the Last Post sounds at the Ipoh Cenotaph yesterday. They were remembering their fallen comrades at the Anzac Day Memorial Service.
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    Lock icon S'pore Car Dealer Wins Appeal In $219,000 Suit
    236 2 S'pore Car Dealer Wins Appeal In $219,000 Suit A HIGH COURT judgment m favour of a firm of rubber brokers against a second-hand car dealer in* vohing a sum of $219,590 was reversed by the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday. The brokers, Stanton Nelson Company Limited had claimed the amount
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
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      Lock icon Breath Of Fresh Air
      890 3 DECENT citizens of Singapore are breathing more freely after hearing the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, say that "the date of the general elections will be dependent on when the Government is satisfied that subversive forces are not going to capture the new State of
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    Lock icon CAN THE REBELS HOLD ON?
    1180 3 CAN THE REBELS HOLD ON? Dennis Bloodworth continues his series on WITH THE REBELS IN SUMATRA J^S the Central Government troops press southwards towards rebel Central Sumatra and the slender revolutionary forces square up to the direct sea and airborne threat against Padang, one question remains to be answered has
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    776 3  -  Paul Jennings -ODDLY ENOUGH- By LONDON JTVER since civilisation grew out of the neolithic village stage it has involved, for any individual man, living with resigned tolerance among a lot of other men who are doing things he does not understand. Civilisation seems to mean move and
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    418 3 the NEWS as it strikes me CPEAKING on the motion lT to thank the Governor of Singapore, Sir William Goode. lor his address to the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Commerce and Industry, J.M. Jumabhoy, referred to the remarks of the PAP leader, Lee Kuan Yew, accusing the Labour Front
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    Lock icon Housebreaking Was Intended
    44 4 A PAINTER, Chong Wy Sum. 18, was yesterday found guilty m a Singapore Court of possessing a screw-driver with intent to commit housebreaking, at Beach Road on April 14. Chong was remanded m custody till May 9 for a reformatory report.
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    Lock icon 'LESS CARGO PASSING THROUGH S'PORE'
    378 4 But HK Not A Threat, Say Shipping Men SINGAPORE'S position as a cargo transhipment centre has declined m the past few months, members of the shipping community confirmed yesterday. Shippers, however, did not agree with Legislative Assemblyman, Mr. Lim Choon Mong, that Hongkong was an
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    Lock icon Man With A Bloodstained Knife Arrested
    79 4 Man With A Bloodstained Knife Arrested A SINGAPORE Police Inspector, Francis Theseria, chased a thug and arrested him m Upper Serangoon Road, yesterday. Insp. Theseria, who was off duty, was driving along when he saw some youths running. He stopped his car and chased a thug and arrested him. In
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    Lock icon The Chain Gang In Talentime Quest
    148 4 THE 1958 Radio Malaya Talentime contest which started m February received more than 500 entries. However, only 96 competitors were selected after audition and the organizers had to hold 16 heats for the preliminary rounds. The semi-finals started a fortnight ago and the last
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    Lock icon Barb Wire Pipes Of SIT Flats, Says Lee
    175 4 Barb Wire Pipes Of SIT Flats, Says Lee ALL water and sewerage pipes running up the back of Singapore Improvement Trust flats should be circled with barbed wire to prevent thieves from gaining entry into the houses, Mr. Lee Choon Eng, Independent Assemblyman for Queenstown, said yesterday. In a letter
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    Lock icon ARTISTS BALL TO BENEFIT CHILDREN
    79 4 ARTISTS BALL TO BENEFIT CHILDREN SINGAPORE'S underprivileged children will benefit from the second annual Artists and Models Ball, to be given by the Y.W.C.A. Business and Professional Women's Club on June 20, Club president, Mrs. Ruth Warner, said yesterday. The best designer of the year, of beachwear, day and evening
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    Lock icon TWO BOYS FINED
    32 4 TWO schoolboys were yesterday found guilty of scratching the paintwork of a car parked at Kellock Road, on Feb. 15 and were fined $30 each m a Singapore court
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    Lock icon Thugs Smash Showcase, Beat Shop-Owner
    79 4 Thugs Smash Showcase, Beat Shop-Owner A gang of secret society thugs smashed a showcase m a shoe shop and assaulted the proprietor m People's Park, Singapore, yesterday. The proprietor. Ho Kar Sheung, had earlier noticed the thugs m the shop and asked them what they wanted Failing to get a
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    Lock icon Timely Action Saves 2 Lives
    73 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Timely action by relatives saved a housewife and a youth from killing themselves last night. Police disclosed today. In Jinjang north new village, a 41-year-old woman rubber tapper was saved m time by her husband from hanging herself. At the 4i mile
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    Lock icon THE TUNKU IS PLEASED
    106 4 FEDERATION Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, yesterday welcomed the decision to hold the Fifth Asian Film Festival m Kuala Lumpur next year. This decision resulted from a personal invitation by the Prime Minister through Mr Lok e Wan Tho, of the Cathay Organization, to the delegates
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    Lock icon New $320,000 Bridge For Rochore Canal
    89 4 New $320,000 Bridge For Rochore Canal THE Public Works, Committee of the Singapore City Council has agreed to the construction of a new bridge, at an estimated cost of $320,060. over the Rochorc Canal, The Standard was toid yesterday. This proposed bridge will link Rochore Canal Road and Kitchener Road.
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    Lock icon VENOMS OF R.N.Z.A.F. IN S.E.A.T.O. EXERCISES
    123 4 VENOMS OF R.N.Z.A.F. IN S.E.A.T.O. EXERCISES VENOM fighters of the Roy*: New Zealand Air Forct take part m their last S exercise which is to re m Thailand on April 26. The exercise has been named "VAYUBUT." Vc of the Royal New Zealand Ac Force's No. 14 Squad ror. fly
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    Lock icon BOAC To Bring Back Ashes Of Student
    118 4 BOAC To Bring Back Ashes Of Student KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The ashes of a Kuala Lumpur civil engineering student will be brought m tomorrow by BOAC from London. The plane was expected to arrive here today but was delayed 12 hours. Mr. Tan Lee Yeong. 24. a Brighton Technical College
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    Lock icon $167 MIL. FOR BIG PROJECTS
    59 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The Federal Legislative Council at its meeting this month will be called upon to sanction $167,897,236 for development projects during the current year. Minister for Finance, Col. Sir Hau-shik Lee will tabe a motion asking the Council to scrutinize the proposed expenditure
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    Lock icon Lady Rahiman Gives A Party
    55 4 PENANG, Fri.— The President of the Penang Malay Women's League, Lady Rahimci Ariff, this evening threw grand Hari Raya party residence m Burmah Road The party was attended by members of the League. The guests included the v the Governor of Penang Uda, and wives
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    Lock icon Lib-Socs. Postpone Annual Meet
    109 4 THE Liberal-Socialist Party will hold its annual delegates conference after the District Council Elections, it was announced yesterday. A statement issued by the party's secretary-general, Mr. E. K. Tan, yesterday said that the conference was postponed m order to allow the party to concentrate on the
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    Lock icon Sir William Lays Wreath At Anzac Day Ceremony
    383 5 Sir William Lays Wreath At Anzac Day Ceremony dfgfgfdgfg THE Governor of Singapore, Sir William Goode, yesterday morning laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph m observation of Anzac Day. The ceremony was to honour Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fell at Gallipoli during World War One. Dawn services
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    Lock icon Minister Discusses Examinations
    148 5 Minister Discusses Examinations LA LUMPUR, Fri. ins pertaining to the ..on examinations lor of Uninese Middle s were among the o discussed toaay by atatives oi tne MCA .ecutive Committee c Education Minister, .vlohd. Knir Jonari. r matters discussed informal meeting covered general aspects ol Chlducation. tne party's officer, Mr.
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    Lock icon Remark Insinuating, Says Muslim Leader
    227 5 PENANG, Fri. Secretary of the Penang Muslim Advisory Board, Tuan Haji Ali Rouse, said today that a remark made by an executive committee member of the Penang branch of the Pan -Malayan Islamic Moral Defence Organization, Che Hawa binti Abdullah, contained insinuations which were "insulting
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    53 5 A SPOKESMAN of Kong Hoa Limited, Singapore, yesterday, referring to the arrest of Lim Chiang Hai, denied that a representative of his company had made a statement m regard to the arrest. The person who spoke to The Standard, the spokesman said, did not, m fact,
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    Lock icon State MIC Accused Of 'Deliberate Delay'
    178 5 State MIC Accused Of 'Deliberate Delay' KLANG, Fri.— The Selangor State Malayan Indian Congress was today accused of deliberately delaying approval of the newly-formed Klang South MIC. branch. Secretary of the new branch. Mr. R. Govindasamy, told The Standard that the Klang South Branch was inaugurated last Sunday when more
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    Lock icon TECHNICAL EXPERT DUE
    62 5 PENANG, Fri. The first Colombo Plan expert to reside m Malaya, Mr. F. A. G. Lonon. will arrive tomorrow m the Canton. He is accompanied by Mrs. Lonon and their 13--year-old daughter, Christine Mr. Lonon. a higher technical officer with the Stationery Office m London, will spend
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    Lock icon HE'S A GOOD BOY, SAYS HEADMASTER
    122 5 HE'S A GOOD BOY, SAYS HEADMASTER BUTTERWORTH, FrL The principal of the St. Mark's School here, Mr. R. Wakefieid, told the Sessions Judge, Mr. Au Ah Wah. today that his office-boy. Joseph s/o Ambrose, 20 was of good character. "Joseph wa s not capable of violence to cause hurt to
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    Lock icon Bandit And Sakai Wife Surrender
    126 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Government today disclosed that three more terrorists have surrendered m the Muar area of Johore. A terrorist. Tan Chin "vat. surrenered to loggers at the 13th milestone Aver Hitam, on the Bakri Parit Sulong Road on April 8. Tan was m poor
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    Lock icon UNION STRUCK OFF FOR BEING UNLAWFUL
    262 5 Adviser From Singapore May Meet Registrar KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The 15, 000-strong National Union of Factory and General Workers was struck off from the register because it was found that the Union's constitution was unlawful, the Federation Registrar of Trade Unions, Mr. J. G.
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    Lock icon MINISTERS' ALLOWANCE
    68 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Federation Ministers who are not provided with furnished quarters are entitled to an allowance of $300 per month. This is stipulated m the Ministers (Remuneration) (amendment) Ordinance. 1958, which will be tabled at the next Legislative Council meeting on a certificate of urgency. If the
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    Lock icon 3-Man Team To Probe Into Rift
    166 5 3-Man Team To Probe Into Rift ALOR STAR, Fri. A three-man committee appointed by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, to investigate into the rift between the UMNO-MCA and the MIC m Bukit Mertajam. will start work early next month. This was tola to The Standard today by Kedah State
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    Lock icon Fire Victims Take Up SIT Houses
    166 5 Fire Victims Take Up SIT Houses MAJORITY of the families of the Kampong Khoo Chai fire victims who were offered Singapore Improvement Trust low-cost houses have accepted, Mr. Woon Wah Siong, acting Director of Social Welfare, said yesterday. Mr. Woon said the fire victims who have accepted Trust houses would
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    Lock icon PAHANG RICH IN OIL? IT'S UNTRUE
    208 5 Survey Chief Refutes Report KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A report by the Straits Times that Pahang is rich m oil is rubbish. Dr. J. B. Alexander, Director of the Malayan Geological Survey Department, told The Standard today. Mr. Alexander said that the possibility of finding
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    Lock icon Two Youths Sent To Reformatory
    91 5 Two Youths Sent To Reformatory BUTTERWORTH. Fri.— Two Ipoh youths, Wong Heng 18, and Leong Yoon Leat 16, were today sentenced by the Sessions Judge here. Mr. Au Ah Wah to a term to be served at the Henry Gurney School m Telok Mas, Malacca, until they reach the age
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    Lock icon Move To Pay $14,500 For Acting King
    100 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri When the Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong exercises the functions of the King, he is entitled to receive a monthly sum of $14,500 This is provided m the Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Remuneration) Ordinance, 1958, which will be tabled at the
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    Lock icon CHAMBERS URGE BAN ON ALCOHOL
    186 5 CHAMBERS URGE BAN ON ALCOHOL KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Federal Legislative Council, which meets at the end of the month, will consider a motion seeking to ban alcoholic drinks at official Government functions. This motion will be tabled by Mr. S. O K. Übaidullah, representative of the Associated Indian Chambers
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    Lock icon Approval Of $3½ M. Sought
    61 5 Approval Of $3 M. Sought KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The next Legislative Council meeting will be asked to approve the appropriation of $3,500,000 for the Kuala Lumpur diplomatic enclave development fund. This fund, to be established by resolution under the Financial Procedure Ordinance 1957, will be tabled as a bill cited
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    Lock icon 200 TO GET NEW SERVICE POSTS
    178 6 MORE than 200 serving officers of the Singapore Government will be appointed to the newly created General Executive Service this week. Mr. R. C. Hoffman, Permanent Secretary, Establishment, told The Standard yesterday that these officers would receive their letters of appointment during the course
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    Lock icon Stabbed Her Because He Was Angry
    118 6 PENANG. Fri. An Indian labourer told the Magistrate's Court today that he stabbed his wife with a knife because she was friendly with a man whose advice she heeded. "I was angry that day," said A Anthony, 38. when he pleaded guilty to a
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    Lock icon 'SCARFACE' GETS YEAR'S JAIL FOR HOUSEBREAK
    162 6 'SCARFACE' GETS YEAR'S JAIL FOR HOUSEBREAK IPOH, Frl. A livid scar on his face led to the arrest of Lav Fatt Chai, 27, who broke into a local doctor's dispensary and stole clothing valued at $37, Magistrate Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan was told today. Lav, who was convicted of
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    78 6 THE Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation submitted its case on the Ritson salary scheme to the Council's 11-party negotiating team, last night. After three hours discussion, broth parties agreed to hold a further meeting on Tuesday. Implementation of the Ritson salary scheme is
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    296 6 Security Forces Begin Big Screening Operation KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The biggest screening operation m months an all-out effort by the Security Forces to eliminate the remnants of the Selangor rice area terrorists began today at Sekinchang New Village. From dawn, the entire village was cordoned off
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    127 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— TheJ Kuala LumDur home of Mr.l Vernon Bartiett, political ci.ml mentator of the Straits Time* was burgled early today. Mr. Bartiett was asleeD m his bedroom on the first floor of his flat m Amoang Road when the burglar slipped m. The journalist shoute^
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    75 6 New U.S.I.S. Chief Due Next Month PENANG. Fri. Mr. Rob- < crt D. Kennedy will arrive j here early next month to replace Mr. John Donnell, as Director of the United i States Information Services m Penang. i His wife and three child- ren will join him here m 1
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    48 6 GOH CHING KAI. 19, yesterday pleaded not guilty m a Singapore Court to a charge of being a member of an illegal assembly and causing hurt to Chua Beng Hee at Lowland Road on April 24. He was allowed bail until i April 30.
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    267 6 STANDARDPIC shows the Rural Board Deputy Che Mr. R. Ramalingam (centre) handing over 6© kerotei, to the Tuas Police Post officials while the Senior R> Police Officer Mr. B. Clunies-Ross (second from righ I the sampan owner, Mr. Kvcek Khim Hon (extreme look on.
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    45 6 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce's building sub-committee which met yesterday afternoon, decided to build a new premises for the Chamber. The sub-coVnmittee will report to the committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to get donations from its members.
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    149 6 THE Singapore Chinese Christian Combined Choir will hold a iwo-day recital at the Victoria Memorial Hall on May 6 and 7 from 7.30 p.m. The combined choir, which is 149 strong, will be conducted by Mr. Chen Teck Nam with Miss Louise Cheng at
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    238 6 SOLDIER DROWNED OPEN VERDICT SINGAPORE Coroner Mr. Giam Chong Hing yesterday returned an 'open verdict" at the close of an inquest on Private Enc William Hart, a 19-year-old soldier of the 22nd Cheshire Regiment, who was found drowned m a swimming pool. The Coroner remarked there was insufficient evident* on
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    28 6 GURKHA'S G.O.C. MAJOR-GENERAL J. A H Robertson will pass f Penang by Canton tod;, will be taking over as Officer Commanding 17 Division from Major-f R. N Anderson
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    318 7 Arbitrary Use Of Powers— Kiat THE Singapore Telephone Board was yesterday charged by Mr. G.H. Kiat, re-elected Chairman of the Singapore Ratepayers Association, with "arbitrary use of powers m increasing telephone rates. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the association at the Adelphi Hotel,
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    108 7 Union Asks Lim To Intercede THE Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association will ask the Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock, to persuade the Board to implement the recommendations of a Court of Inquiry last year. The court made several recommendations including the re-instatement of workers suspended by the Board during
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    116 7 COMMUNITY CENTRE GOES GAY THE Singapore Tiong Bahru Community Centre today celebrates its anniversary with a programme lasting far into the night. City Councillor Mr. Lee Bah Chee will officially open the proceedings at 2.30 p.m., which will feature a cake making, dress making and sewing class exhibition by members.
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    22 7 THE Penang Indian Chamber of Commerce will hold its 35th annual general meeting today at its, premises at 3 p.m.
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    36 7 HONGKONG, April 25 Special Standard Service: Closin? prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.11 to £1 "Sterling $5.***** to US$l; $1,841 to Malayan $1: $0,910 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252,125 to a tael.
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    163 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were:— Buyers Seller* Spot 75i 755 R S.S No. 1 (May) 75 75* RS.S No. 1 (June) 74* 75 R.S.S. No. 2 701 71i R.S.S. No. 3 66 663 Slightly steadier after easy. The price of tin m
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    57 7 THE Shipping and Port Clearance Office, the Seamen's Registration Bureau and the Imports and Export Office m Singapore will be open on Saturday, May 3 Vesak Day for one hour from 10 to 11 a.m. The Master Attendant's Office will also be open during the hour
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    222 7 Get Men For Vacant Top Posts, He Says THE City Engineer has warned the Singapore City Council that it should fill the vacant posts of senior officers m the sewerage department immediately to "accelerate" the sewerage programme. He further stated m a committee paper that 'lack of sufficiently experienced staff
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    74 7 Merchant Navy Can Help Bolster Trade THE Singapore Indian Congress yesterday welcomed the idea of a merchant navy for Singapore as a practical measure to safeguard the future economy of this island. "The merchant navy" tt said, "is the force that can deliver the goods and bring back trade to
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    327 7 PRESIDENT of the Junior Chamber International. Mr, Alberto Phillipe, said m Singapore yesterday that the young people of this Colony should come out to play a bigger part m the development of the country. "Your country, like all other countries, needs the initiative, energy and
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    448 9 ONE of the disturbing factors on the Singapore rubber market at present is that off grades and lower sheet prices fall faster than 1 R.S.S. on any dip and differentials have mostly widened during the week. In particular, large quantities of blankets are available for
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    349 9 ALL sections of the Malayan share market were easier under the lead of industrials, which closed weak at the lower levels. Turnover was small. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers B. B. Petrol 47/- 48/Fed. Dispensary 2.15 2.20
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    45 9 AN initial output of 2,000.--000 cans per year is expected from a new sardine canning factory at Bandar Abbas m Persia. The plant, which was started before the war and later closed due to lack of Tinplate. will resume operations shortly.
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    193 9 CHAIRMAN of The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited, Dato S.Q. Wong, declares that he is optimistic about the future expansion of the company, m his statement to be presented at the general meeting on April 30. This is both because of its remarkable financial
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    111 9 MR. CHEAH HONG LIM. (36) sales executive of Borneo Motors Ltd. leaves for Europe next Tuesday by Air India International, for three months training at the various factories, whose franchises are handled by the Borneo Group. Mr. Cheah has been with Borneo Motors Ltd. for
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    474 9 FOLLOWING is the list of passengers due to arrive from Britain by the Canton—disembarkation at Penang today and Singapore on Monday. PENANG Mr. HE. Abbey. Mrs. L.M. Buckland and three children. Miss D.E. Bedford, Mrs. M.F.F. Cochrane and infant. Dr. Miss L.E. Elbert. Mrs. S.M. Fell
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    148 9 MANY guests were entertained at a cocktail party m Singapore on Wednesday by Messrs. John Manners and Co. (Malaya) Ltd.. on board the new motor ship West Breeze which is on her maiden voyage from China to Baltic ports. The West Breeze was built at Kobe,
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      345 9 A POSSIBLE rise m the London prices of tin m the near future is entertained by The Financial Times commenting on the recent communique of the International Tin Council on the establishment of a special fund for the Buffer Stock manager. It advances this
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      156 9 A new record for motor-car exports has been set up by British manufacturers during the first three months of this year. During March, the 44.500 cars exported brought the three-month total to 132.323 and of these 37.000 went to the U.S.A., where British cars
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      28 9 BRITISH shipbuilders have on their books orders worth more than £900,000,000. The orders are for 765 ships totalling over 6,250,000 gross tons
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      35 9 THE Malayan Exchange Bank? Association made the fo'.lowmg changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: Selling, T.T. or OD. ready: French Franc? *****: Belgian 1614-1/2; Italian L:re *****. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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      97 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra April May UK Continent $31 1 buyeri $32 sellers coconut oil m bulk $47 sellers: m drums $50 sellers; Muntok white pepper $131 sellers; Sarawak white $130 sellers; Special Sarawak black $72. Singapore Coconut Oil Millers Association
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    117 10 rkURING their twoU month tour of the United States, Y.B. Lee, assistant editor of "The China Press" and Mohamed Said Zahari. subeditor of "Utusan Melayu." visited publications, schools of journalism, radio and TV stations, book publishing companies and attended special journalism courses. While m San
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    112 10 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, Mr. J.J. West, 0.C.P.D., Ipoh, is talking to Police Constable Ahmad bin Said (33) and Sergeant Dalin Singh so Mali Singh (26) after he had presented them with certificates of commendation and cash awards from the Chief Police Officer, Perak. Mr. J.R.H. Burns,
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    46 10 A GARDEN PARTY was held at the Istana Negara. Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday for members of diplomatic missions, m celebration of Hari Raya Puasa. Picture shows the Indian High Commissioner, Mr. V. M. M. Nair, being presented to His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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    89 10 THE engagement ceremony of Mr. P. Panehadcharam of the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations, Penang. and Miss M. Puvaneswary, a teacher of the Methodist Girls' School. Klang, took place last Sunday (April 20) at No. 158A, Club Road. Klang. Mr. Panchadcharam is the son of Mr.
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    55 10 CHAIRMAN of the Selangor UMNO Welfare Committee and Municipal Councillor, Inche Abdullah Yassin was caught by surprise by the flood when he paid a Hari Raya visit to the poor at Kampong Selasi Sentul Pasar last Monday. Inche Abdullah is seen here lifting his trousers up to
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    51 10 A REPORT o< an airborne magnetometer and scin-talla-tion counter survey of part of Malaya is being handed over by the Canadian High Commissioner. Mr. A. R. Menzies. to the Minister of National Resources. Inche Bahamas bin Samsuddin. m Kuala Lumpur. The report was given to the Minister last
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    423 11  -  WINDSOR LAD By He Reads An Extra Good Thing At Penang Today p^ILEX, an up-and-coming four-year-old by Royal Tara, goes over the mile for the first time and on his present form I expect him to prove too smart for his opposition m the
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    199 11 Windsor. Lad Scrutineer Goodwood Francis MOVIE HOUSE D MOVIE HOUSE II PAGAN KINO PAGAN KING Pagan King Kaiserlne II Trailer Kalserine II Kaiserine II Pagan King Undecided Movie House II SHOW UP STRAIGHT FLIGHT II COLOUR FILM EXPENSIVE HOBBY 2 Colza Expensive Hobby Expensive Hobby Fire Power Khasim
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    200 11 Movie House Fancied fgdfgfdg Movie House II won so convincingly up the five furlongs straight at Ipoh that he could again finish tops m the opening race of the day. He led practically all the way to defeat Kalserlne II by two lengths In 1 mm. 1-1/5 sec Although he
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    216 11 Show Up Is One To Watch dfgdfgfdg Freshened up considerably after a let-up at Cameron Highlands Show Up looks 1 like annexing the 5i furlongs sprint for Class Four, Division One. Show Up a four-year-old by Torbido,' showed sprinting ability at Ipoh m November when he whipped Miss Harmony over
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    273 11 Meteorite Can Whip This Lot dfgdfgd Meteorite II has won twice m his last three starts and being on the upgrade, he could again show his worth over the mile for Class Two, Division Two. He followed up his Ipoh success over the six with a splendid win over the
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    248 11 dfgdfg In his next effort he <] finished third to Metrostar II and Now Showing. Then last month over the j Bukit Timah mile, he finish- j ed third to Sweet Dream II and Brave General, and again third to French Shoe r and Kola Bay
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    479 11 Timberlane Is Best When Fresh dfgdfg TIMBERLANE is my choice m the main six furlongs sprint for Class Two speedsters. He was not disgraced m his last race at Bukit Timah when he finished fifth to The Brave One. Badly drawn he drew marble 14 Timberlane was running on at
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    196 11 Bank On Polly Slipper WffTWSfffFT% Polly Slipper, a full sister to the versatile Shamrock Slipper, came into her own at the last Ipoh meet when she scored fluently ud the five furlongs straight. With 9.0 she ran home a two and a half lengths winner from Pack Of Gold and
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      53 11 TODAYS GOING THE GOING fo r today's races at Penang should be very good. BIG SWEEP BIG SWEEP will be drawn on Race 8. Treble Tote will be held on Races 3, 5 and 6. REDIFFUSION REDIFFUSION will broadcast commentaries on all eight races to listeners outside of Penang. STANDARD
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    316 12 Malacca Schools Go Down Fighting SINGAPORE'S boys are m the lead with their second victory m the Youth Football Festival at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. The Colony Schools bfat Malacca Schools by two goals to nil m the second match of the second day's play.
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    141 12 ALL LOWER priced seats of the zone final and the challenge round of the Thomas Cup matches m Singapore m June have been 'booked/ the chairman of the Thomas Cup Publicity Committee, Mr. Leow Kirn Fatt, told The Standard yesterday. "There are 19,968 applications
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    291 12 A fighting, raging Austin Dunsford proved himself Singapore's best featherweight today when he did all but knock down Asian Games prospect, national champion Woo Peng Hung m last night's Singapore Amateur Boxing Association trials at the Great World. The second Asian Games prospect
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    78 12 IPOH, Fri. Three newcomers —Robin Carnegie, John Stanley, and Dennis De Silva— have been selected to represent Perak m the inter-state league cricket match against Penan? at Penang on May 3 and 4. The complete team, which will be led by Harry Hollingworth, last year's captain,
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    345 12 THE second annual Workers' Education Association's Singapore to Johore Bahru walk has attracted 80 men and 18 women. The walk will start from the General Post Office at 7 a.m. and finish at the new Customs Shed m Johore Bahru. The full list
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    168 12 MHF Games Squad Start The Training KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federation's hockey players bronze medal hopes for Tokyo next month began intensive training for the Asian Games at the Merdeka Stadium today. Thirty-three out of 35 players selected by the Malayan Hockey Federation reported at the Stadium. The two absentees,
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    259 12 SARI C A OR RAY... IT'S ANYONE'S CHOICE By Our Boxing: Reporter IT takes a bold man to predict the result of tonight's main clash at the Happy World stadium m this corner, Ray Ming Chan, m that, Sarica Yontrakit and let's admit it: For once, I'm not SO bold!
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    147 12 SINGAPORE SOCCER: Youths Festival: Selangor vs Malacca, Jalan Besar, 4.30 p.m.; Kelantan vs Negri Sembilan, Jalan Besar, 5.45 p.m.; Singapore vs Johore, Jalan Besar, 7 p.m.; SAFA League: Div. 3A: Pondok Peranakan vs Kebenaran F.C. M.F.A. 5.15 p.m.; Div. 2B: S.H.B. Police vs Blue Rovers, Geylang, 5.15 pm.:
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    73 12 TOKYO, April 25 (Reuter) A nation-wide 'be kind to foreigners' movement for the third Asian Games to be hejd here from May 24 to June 1 started today. The Education Ministry said proposed measures of the movement included improvement of traffic morals, cleaning streets, making no
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    122 12 SHA Cuts The Tokyo Team Down To 14-1 The Singapore Hockey Association. at its Committee meeting last night, decided 10 reduce their Games team to 14 players and one official. The association had origina'.ly proposed 17 players and three officials. The SOSC cut this down to 16 and two officials.
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    54 12 BOURNEMOUTH. England, April 25 (UP) Britain's Billy Knight today entered the men's singles finals m the British hard courts lawn tenr.is championships by defeating Roger Becker, 26, 8-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Knight will meet Italy'i Giuseppe Vzrlo who defeated Britain's Mike Davies, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
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    511 13 »pHE Ist and 2nd Changi Girl Guides Companies spent last weekend m Johore Bahrn where they attended a ramp. They had a wonderful time and had the opportunity of meeting fellow Guiders. Parents were allowed to visit the girls to see for themselves the pleasures Of Guiding. Mrs.
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    53 13 THE COMMANDING Officer of No. 19 Air Formation Signals. Lt.-Col. P. C. Williams, 0.8. E., is seen here nddressin a Malayan O.R.s m Malay at the Hari Raya celebrations at Changi. (Below) Malayan O.R.s and guests are seen enjoying themselves at the party. Photos
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    585 13 Beginning this week, Geraldine and Peter will take you on a tour of Singapore. Today they are seen (below) at the Haw-Par Villa, Pasir Panjang. \S the long summer holidays draw nearer, most mothers are faced with the problem of where to take the children. Swimming is
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      513 13 rpODAYS QUOTATION: pHj WfM MM "There is no greater BJ sign of Ui-breeding than I grumbling. Take the wtnd I as it blows the rain a« it I I^Tj| ■v'^W falls, the woman as she is." I Asm UAU Sir Seymour Hirks I SATURDAY FOR Xl EVERYONE: Make this a
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      Lock icon CHERYL FREED, BUT LANA CAN'T HAVE HER
      130 14 HOLLYWOOD, April 25 (UP). Lana Turner hoped today to regain custody of her daughter. Cheryl, the 14-year-old who killed her mother's lover. Cheryl was released from Police custody yesterday, cleared of any crime m the stabbing of handsome Johnny Stompanato. But her glamorous,
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      172 14 SUMMIT: STOP HEDGING U.S. WHITE CHALLENGES SOVIET TO GET ON' WITH SPADE WORK WASHINGTON, April 25 (UP) The United States yesterday challenged Russia to "get on" with diplomatic spade work for an East-West Summit conference. The challenge was sounded by State Department spokesman Lincoln White soon after the United States,
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      Lock icon US Customs, HK Police Smash International Dope King
      149 14 US Customs, HK Police Smash International Dope King SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (UP). U.S. Customs officers, working jointly with Hongkong Police, claimed today to have smashed an international narcotics ring with the arrest of eight persons here and in the Far East. Chester MacPhee. collector of Customs, said his agents
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      Lock icon 'Abominable Snowman' Footprints
      90 14 KATMANDU, Nepal, April 25 <UP) An American expedition has taken several photographs of footprints, new and old, of the Yeti. "The abominable snowman," It was reported here yesterday. The photographs were said to have been taken at 15,000 feet altitude m the Barun valley near the peaks
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      18 14 FOREST FIRES which swept Central Formosa were brought under control yesterday, the Forestry Bureau reported. (Reuter)
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      104 14 VALLETTA, Malta, April 25 (Reuter) The Governor of Malta, Sir Robert Laycock, last night banned all demonstrations and public meetings m Valletta and took over control of the Maltese Civil Service and day to day administration. Earlier he had formally accepted the resignation of Mr.
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      96 14 General Strike In Aden Begins ADEN. April 25, (UP). A nationwide general strike began today with a quiet closing of shops. Many restaurants, rafes, pharmacies, markets and banks remained open. Schools also were well attended. Bus service was stopped but taxis were running. Thousands of strikers thronged the streets. Police
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      42 14 THE Japanese Fishery Board has issued a warning to all Japanese boats within the 37,000-sq. mile area of the Pacific, reported to have been declared by Britain as dangerous due to the tests of nuclear weapons from April 26 Reuter
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      26 14 THE U.S. Defence Department's chief space scientist said yesterday the United States is considering launching a satellite a month starting next January. U.P.
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      23 14 EMPEROR HIROHITO of Japan last night dissolved the Japanese House of Representatives. A general election is scheduled for May 22. (Reuter)
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      Lock icon Egypt Holds 15 British Soldiers
      119 14 Egypt Holds 15 British Soldiers CAIRO, April 25, (Reuter).— The Swiss embassy m Cairo has been asked by Britain to inquire into the reported detention by Egypt of 15 British soldiers accused of violating Egyptian territorial waters m two army craft. Egypt at present has no diplomatic relations with Britain
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      Lock icon SHIP SEIZED
      25 14 JAPANESE Foreign Ministry sources yesterday confirmed Communist China had seized the 2,570-ton Japanese freighter Ritsui Maru off Hainan Island, on Thursday night. Reuter
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      Lock icon Lord Agga Maha Presents Warship
      127 14 LORD Mountbatten gave away a warship on behalf of Britain last week. It happened at Tower Pier. Pool of London. There the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, handed over the ship, the 1,000-ton Royal Navy minesweeper Mariner, to the
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      16 14 TURKISH PRIME Minister Menderes arrived in Seoul yesterday for a three-day tate visit. (UP)
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      112 14 SOVIET ROCKET BASES OSLO, April, 25 (Reuter).— The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr. Hal Ardlange, said last night that the military authorities here had received reports that the Soviet Union had built rocket-launching bases m the proposed atomfree zone covered by the Polish "Rapacki Plan"— Eastern Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia. He
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      Lock icon Jap-British Trade Pact
      49 14 LONDON, April 25 (UP) Britain and Japan signed a trade agreement today providing for an exchange of goods valued at £280,000,000 m the next 12 months. The agreement was signed by Japanese Minister Toru Nakagawa and British Minister of State Alan Noble at the Foreign Office.
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      Lock icon 10,000 Feet Death Leap
      55 14 TUCSON, Arizona, April 25 (Reuter) Jaime Chapa, a Mexican being deported for illegal entry leaped from a plane 10.000 feet up near here yesterday. Immigration officials said the 25-year-old man jumped from his seat, opened the door of the plane and jumped out. Police searched the
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      31 14 JAPAN Transport Aircraft Development Association, established last year with a government subsidy, has announced its plan to build Japan's first turbo-prop transport aircraft within the next five years. Reuter
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      Lock icon NASSER'S VISIT
      30 14 PRESIDENT NASSER of the United Arab Republic will begin his 18-day state visit to the Soviet Union next Tuesday, the govern-ment-sponsored Middle East news agency said yesterday (Reuter)
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      Lock icon Death Embrace For Monkeys
      65 14 MANILA, April 25 (UP) A four-year-old 20-ft python slithered out of his cage at the Manila Zoo, last night, feasted on one of the monkeys m the 100 and gave his "deathly embrace" to two others before he was finally recaptured and locked back m one
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      Lock icon 'BRITAIN'S BIGGEST H-BOMB TESTS ON FROM TODAY'
      278 14 'BRITAIN'S BIGGEST H-BOMB TESTS ON FROM TODAY' LONDON, ADrtl 25 (Reuter) —Britain is today reported to have declared a 37,000--square-mile area of the Pacific "dangerous due to the test of a nuclear weapon from April 26 The News Chronicle said that this warning to shipping about a new Christmas Island
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      Lock icon Festing Satisfied With Anti-Red War In Malaya
      124 14 HONGKONG, April 25 (Reuter) General Sir Francis Festing, Commander-in-Chief of British Far East land forces, said today he was very satisfied with the anti-terrorist campaign m Malaya. "It is going on extremely well,' he added. He said it was an encouraging sign that
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