Singapore Standard, 30 April 1958

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  • 15 1 r_SINCAPORE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1958. Vol. vni. No. 301 *15 cts. •14 Pages SINGAPORE STANDARD
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  • 22 1 THE United Arab Republic yesterday agreed to pay £28,300.000 compensation for its nationalization of the Suez Canal Company m 1956.- U.P.
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  • 543 1 DRIVE ON JAKARTA OPENS SECOND FRONT Four Ports Bombed, Island Of Morotai Falls To Patriots INDONESIAN Revolutionary Forces on Monday night strafed and bombed four important Central Government ports, sinking gunboats and freighters carrying big supplies of arms, ammunition and fuel for the loyalist troops, The Standard was
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  • 275 1 BALIK PAPAN SHELL OIL REFINERY SHUT DOWN Bombers Still Unidentified JAKARTA, April 29 —A spokesman for Shell Indonesia announced today the oil company has temporarily shut down its refinery at Balik Papan and suspended all operations m the area following air attacks on two British oi, tankers m Balik Papan
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  • 73 1 TARBOLTON, Scotland, April 29 (Reuter) Two persons are believed to have been killed and two injured when a B.E.A. Viscount 800, crashed on a farm near here yesterday night The airliner, owned by British European Airways, carried a crew of five but no passengers. The
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  • 192 1 UNITED NATIONS, New York, April 29 (Reuter) The Soviet Union today branded a United States proposal for an Arctic aerial inspection zone as a "diversionary manoeuvre" and again demanded that the Secmity Council order an end of American bomber flights toward the Russian border. Mr. Arkady
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  • 61 1 VALLETTA, April 29 (Reuter) Malta was back to normal today, with buses running, shops open and the naval dockyard working as usual after yesterday's 24--hour general strike against British policy. Officials said 12 men were detained during yesterday's disorders m the island, m which Police Stations
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  • 46 1 NEW DELHI, April 29 (Reuter). Mr. Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, today announced to the Congress Party meeting that he had proposed his retirement as Prime Minister to the Indian President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He asked for party guidance on a final decision.
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  • 281 1 All-Party Team Gets The Draft For Self-Rule THE draft Constitution for a fully self-governing Singapore arrived m the Colony yesterday and was immediately sent to all members of the all-party delegation which drew up the Constitutional Report m London last yeai. Ihe members, excluding the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew
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  • 165 1 IPOH, Tues. The President of the People's Progressive Party of Malaya. Dr. S. Kanapathl Pillai. and the treasurer of the party. Choy Kok Kuan, were among four persons summoned to the Magistrate's Court today to answer charges of breach of conditions of the Legis
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  • 90 1 HONGKONG, April 29 (Reuter)—Dr. Han Suyin, authoress of the best-seller 'A Many Splendoured Thing" said today she had no difficulty m getting a visa to the United States nor to Communist China. She had just concluded a fortnight's visit to her hometown, Peking,
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  • 53 1 THE new rebel front launched on Monday as a counter move m the Indonesian civil war, is reported to have made headway as shown m the unsealed map above. Rebe' sources have planned this campaign m a bid to capture Jakarta and force President Soekarno to
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  • 172 1 NAMES IN VARSITY PROBE TEAM ACCEPTED SINGAPORE Government yesterday announced that it has accepted the names recommended by Nanyang University for a five-man commission to investigate its academic standing as a prelude to recognition of its degrees. Minister for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee. m a statement said that Government
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  • 109 1 COMMITTEE RESIGNS AFTER VOTE THE 12-man Executive Committee of the Singapore City Council Local Senior Officers Association resigned last night after a no-confidence vote was passed against them by the general body. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Association, 32 members expressed their noconfidence m the executive committee headed
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  • 81 1 JAKARTA, April 29 (UP)— A plot to bring Atjeh Province of North Sumatra into the Indonesian civil war hf s been blocked by loyal military authorities there, the Kutaradja radio announced today. The broadcast said an attempt to bring the Chinese into the rebellion on
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  • 200 1 NICOSIA, April 29 (Reuter) The Governmentowned Rural Central School at Morphou, 25 miles west of Nicosia, was set on fire last night. Another fire was started at~~ an agricultural shed nearby, damaging a Government owned tractor. Officials said sabotage was suspected. British
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  • 206 2 RUSSIAN SHIPS IN SPORE WATERS Are They Here To Keep Watch On SEATO Exercises? FIVE Russian vessels are m Malayan waters while 24 warships ol SEATO nations stand by to launch "Exercise Ocean link." The presence of these Russian ships has given 'ise to the speculation that they are here
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  • 183 2 Rl Rebel Leader's Brother In Spore WILLIAM A. PANTOUW. a younger brother of rebel leader Major Jan Pantouw, is m Singapore today. The younger Pantouw Hew into Singapore on Monday evening from America. At the airport, he was immediately whisked into a room for interrogation by senior Immigration officers, watched
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  • 58 2 KLANG, Tues. Chia Mun Onn, 38, and Chia Kam Kee, 46, were charged today before Magistrate CaDtain Salleh bin Haji Suleiman with stealing 100 bags of cement worth $500 from Gammon (Malaya) Limited on Dec. 15, last year. Both claimed trial and hearing was fixed on
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  • 102 2 SPORE UNION STRUCK OFF REGISTER THE Registrar of Trade Unions, Mr. Sng Yee. has cancelled the certificate of registration of the National Union of General Workers. The union, acording to Mr. Sng, had failed to prove to the Government that it functioned within the provisions of the Trade Union Ordinance.
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  • 82 2 Driver Is Allowed $1,000 Bail PENANG. Tues. A driver, Teoh Eng Kit, 33. today successfully applied for bail after being remanded m custody for a month for allegedly attempting to murder his wife. Teoh today claimed trial to an amended charge of causing hurt to his wife, Chan Swee Kee,
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  • 37 2 THE SINGAPORE City Council has decided that the City Electricty Department should join the Malayan Regional Committee of the World Power Conference m order to keep m touch with technical progress throughout the world.
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  • 186 2 A MODERN $700,000 building is being constructed by the Singapore Government at the junction of Havelock and New Bridge roads for the Social Welfare Department Mr. Woon Wah Siong, Acting Director of Social Welfare to.d The Standard that the ground floor would
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  • 86 2 ALOR STAR, Tues Boys" are again on the prowl here. Two girls reported ia that a youth on a bicv ested them when they stopped at a road junction, them chased the intruder hut he disappeared m a crowd. In another incident, a
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  • 36 2 MISS OH SIOW CHOO. Training Officer. Social Weifare Department, will give a talk on social welfare work m Singapore at the Junior Leaders' Training Course, Chinese YMCA, Prince Edward Road at 7.30 p.m. today.
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  • 37 2 HONGKONG, April Special Standard Ser Closing prices of the H kong Exchange were $16. 1 d o £1 Sterling $5.81 to I $1,841 to Malayan to one Indonesian Rupiah G d $253,125 to a tael.
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    • 465 2 NOTICES SINGAPORE CITIZENS REGISTRY THE holders of the following Certificates of Registration as Singapore Citizens are requested to call as soon as possible at the Singapore Citizenship Registry, No. 9, Fort Canning Road, Singapore 6 (tel. No. *****). during normal office hours, m order to clear up certain administrative queries
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    • 656 2 TEMILIt NOTICES P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE THE date of closing of tender for the laying and fixing water mains and coni structing ancillary works for the Pipe Line m Seremban District, Negri Sembilan is extended from 25th April, 1958 to 6th May, 1958. CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDER. GAS DEPARTMENT: Tender
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    • 305 2 NOTICES THE MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION ALL members of the above Association m the Colony of Singapore will be closed for business on Saturday 3rd May 1958, for Vesak Day. ROYAL ROTTERDAM LLOYD s. s. "LIMBURG" arrived 27.4.58 CONSIGNEES are hereby notified that the general survey of damaged packages ex
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    • 182 2 INTRODUCING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SINGAPORE THE FABULOUS SNOW WHITE FOLLIES AT THE HAPPY WORLD STADIUM NIGHTLY FROM 8.30 P.M ACCLAIMED BEST SHOW IN THE EAST. %SEE! SEE! SEE! sf The terrific A -Bomb, Z-Bomb, and our Bomb of Bombs m M- 'ffc"**^ action. Latest dances and song hits
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  • 483 3 April 30. 1958. SINGAPORE is experiencing what is, probably, one of its worst spells of dry weather for some time. Everybody complains of the heat and blames every kind of bomb to offer an explanation. Nobody seems the least bit interested m the more tragic fact
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  • 333 3 PHILIPPINES Ambassador to the United States, General Carlos P. Romulo, at a fund raising dinner m Boston on Monday, appealed to Americans to turn "most concentrated attention" to American-Asian-African relations to insure a "vast common effort towards the common goal of building a truly free world," The General
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  • 88 3 "The sea and the land have the same fundamental source of all food supply, that Is of course, the green plants. All flesh is grass is a very familiar phrase. It's quite true of the sea just as it is on the land. On the land
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  • 47 3 Shorts from the Talks but with this big difference, that m the land you have water m the soil— in the sea the whole plant Is embedded m water." Dr. J. H. Fraser of the Marine Biological station at Aberdeen, speaking m the BBC's General Overseas Service.
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  • 799 3  -  EDWARD CRANKSHAW WEEKLY SOVIET SURVEY by LONDON. JT is interesting, and m a way reassuring, to see the Russians blundering for once m the international propaganda war. For so long they have not put a foot wrong that Mr. Khrushchev has been growing into almost a legendary figure
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 193 3 Sir It is a 6hame to see the white walls of the two buildings inside SAM POH TONG CAVE TEMPLE littered with sketches and writings. This temple has been the pride of Ipoh, a place frequented by people, especially tourists both for its scenic and cultural beauty. In
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  • 1025 3  - End Of The Sumatran Rebellion G. Unny, AFP Correspondent By "pHE Central Sumatran rebellion Is over. The final chapter of this short-lived revolution, however, will not be written for some time yet, not until the last rebel guerilla has left his mountain hideout m Central Sumatra. As one, who watched
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    399 3 W HEN the Federal Legislative Council meets today, Indian Community leader, businessman S.O.K. I'baidulla. will introduce a motion seeking the Council's approval to the prohibition of alcoholic drinks at all official Government functions. This motion is only an extension to those adopted by some State Councils and. therefore, should not
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  • 472 4 Faked Suicide Note And Then Stabbed His Sweetheart KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A farm hand, Hew Voon Thong, 21, was today sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for the attempted murder of his sweetheart. Mr. Jastice Smith, who convicted him m the High Court here rejected
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  • 114 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An attempt is being made to revive the notorious Chee Fan lottery racket which was smashed by the Selangor Police nearly six years ago. Selangor CID Chief, Mr. Tommy Hamilton, disclosed today that already four of five men suspected of being implicated
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  • 119 4 Federation Students Welcomed A PARTY of 70 students from the Kota Bahru, Chung Hwa High School, yesterday began their five-day stay m Singapore with a visit to the Assembly House. The party was welcomed by the Director of Information Services, Mr. G. G. Thomson, who said; "I welcome such a
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  • 81 4 THREE youths— Tan Kheng Ann, 17. Henry Wong Liew Seng, 16, and Wong On Chiong, 19 were each sentenced to two weeks' jail m a Singapore court yesterday for giving false statements to the police m an abduction case heard four months ago. They
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  • 240 4 He Claims Trial To Murder Charge KUALA LUMPUR. Tups. A 38-year-olci dealer was today committed to stand trial m High Court by Magistrate Incne Abdul Rani on a charge of murdc: mother of his mistress K. Retnam, of Salak South, who reserved his defern the conclusion ol preliminary inquiry, alleged
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  • 59 4 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues. Mr. J. D. R. Howeil. master of the Malay Cc here, and Mrs. Howeil, were last night entertained te a farewell dinner by old C gians m the College dining hall. Mr. Howeil, who is re 4 irirg under the Malayani? scheme, will
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  • 161 4 17 MORE MALAY CLASSES PLANNED KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Government will establish 17 Malay classes m English secondary schools by the first week of May, The Standard learnt today. The Government has sufficient qualified teachers to undertake these new Malay classes m the English schools, The Standard was told.
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  • 80 4 Shaws' Festival Dinner A DINNER to celebrate the Shaw Bros. 30th Anniversary Festival was held at the organization's film studios at Jalan Ampas, Singapore, last night. Guest of honour was Malayan Film Productions cameraman Abu Bakar, who won the much coveted Black and White Photography Award for the film "Sumpah
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  • 71 4 PENANG, Tues. The Deputy Director of Marine Craft of the Air Ministry m London, Group-Captain E.W.T. Hardie. who is on a two-day visit to the 1125 Marine Craft unit of the Royal Air Force. Glugor, inspected the bombing ranges at Pulau Bidan and Pulau Songsong, 35
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  • 36 4 MR. DANIEL Jayaratnam was re-elected president of the Kuala Langat district MIC at its annual general meeting. Other office-bearers are: virepresident Mr. A. K. Chinniah secretary Mr. S. Muniandy asst. secretary Mr. D. M. Kuppusamy.
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  • 148 4 "KERHIDOPAN SE BUT A" (Life of the Blind) a tragic drama involving the lives and fortunes of two sisters, one of whom is blind will be presented by the Singapore Pranakan Dramatic Party at the Happy World Stadium on May 29 and 30
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  • 115 4 PENANG. .Tues. The Tupai Housing Estate Company Limited of Penang has started a $850,000 housing scheme at Saw Ah Choy Road Just off the Lake Gardens of Taiping. Called the Lake View Hous- ing Project, the scheme will comprise 34 single-storey detached bungalows In the
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  • 112 4 Deadlock Again In Bank Talks KUALA LUMPUR. T The talks between the management cf the Overseas Banking Corporation ■<- Banking section of ti layan Federation of and Administrative Staf came to an impasse second day of negc here. Held under the cha ship of the Commissioner fr* Industrial Relations Mr.
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  • 403 5 MR. YAP SUGGESTS AN EXPOSITION 'Heralding The Adveni Of Self-Government THE Vice-president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, yesterday recommenced that the International Trade Fair to be sponsored by the Chamber be turned into an International Exposition heralding the advent of self-government m Singapore. He forwarded
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  • 155 5 THE former president and founder of the Soochow Academy of Arts m China, Mr. Wu Tsesheng, will hold the first joint art exhibition with his daughter, Miss Katherine Wu, at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for three days starting May 2. There will be
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  • 270 5 A SURVEY to help m the preparation of a Rural Development Plan for Singapore and to provide data for the formation of a policy on agricultural development will begin tomorrow. The survey, to be carried out by the Master Plan Team of
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  • 143 5 Council Wants Exemption From Fund THE SINGAPORE CITY Council will request the Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing to exempt all Council employees who contribute to the Municipal Provident Fund from the provisions of the Central Provident Fund Ordinance. This has become necessary as a result of the Board's
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  • 28 5 FIVE taikongs who steered their lighters alongside the vessel, Hermelin, before the ship was properly anchored, were each fined $20 m the Penang Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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  • 25 5 THE Penang UMNO Division has received a sum of $350 from UMNO headquarters as a contribution towards feeding Muslim inmates m welfare institutions.
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  • 94 5 10 PICKED TO HELP IN LOCAL POLLS TEN SENIOR officers of the Singapore City Council have been selected to perform the duties of Assistant Returning Officers m the forthcoming District Council elections. Twenty-seven officers from the various departments have volunteered for these duties but 10 of them were selected by
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  • 40 5 THE Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation held further discussions with the Council's all-party negotiating team on its 23 claims. No decision was arrived at and both parties agreed to continue talks on May 5.
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  • 280 5 THE new Chinese Chamber of Commerce building m Singapore may be the home of a School of Economics and an extension division of the Nanyang University The suggestion on these were mooted during the monthly meeting of the Chamber's committee which studied a
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  • 178 5 TRADE MISSION TO VISIT AUSTRALIA THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an all-community trade mission to Australia and New Zealand m late June or early July. The chamber yesterday adopted a resolution by its vice-president, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, that the chamber be responsible for formation of such
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  • 93 5 RIVAL GANGS CLASH IN PENANG PENANG, Tues. A clash between two rival secret societies the "Four Holes Gang" and the "New Cell 20" took place m Aboo Sittee Lane last night. Bottles were used m the affray, but fortunately, no one was seriously injured. The fight started when some members
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  • 212 6 CHINESE STUDENTS FOR POLICE Colony Move To Recruit Them As Cadet Officers CHINESE educated youths can now join the Singapore Police Force as officers. For the first time m the annals of the Colony Police Force, the doors are thrown wide open to Government Chinese Middle Senior 111 students. Ihey
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  • 97 6 BRITISH firms m Singapore have again excelled themselves this year m generous contributions to the United Kingdom stall of the 6th International Bazaar for the Blind, which opens at Victoria Memorial Ila'l on May 10. Above ?.re a few of the contributions which will go
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  • 148 6 Tell Us And We'll Guard Your Home, Say Police SINGAPORE Police yesterday again advised householders to inform them should they go on holiday. Only by doing this could the Police guard their homes against housebreakers. Several cases of homes being broken into while the occupants were on holiday had been
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  • 80 6 THE Civilian Association of 3 Ba>e Ordnance Depot. Singapore, will celebrate its 11th Anniversary with a gala variety show and dance at the Fraser and Neave Hal at 7.30 p.m. today under the patronage of Brigadier F. Morris. The highlight of the dance will
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  • 66 6 A LABOURER, M. Subramaniam, was yesterday acquitted m the Singapore Assize Court on two charges of armed robbery. The jury's verdict of ''not guilty" was unanimous. Subramaniam was alleged to have accosted two women on their way home and robbed them of cash and a wrist watch amounting
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  • 125 6 T.U.C WANTS HOLIDAY FOR MAY DAY THE Singapore Trades Union Congress yesterday appealed to all employers to make May Day (Thursday) a paid holiday for their employees, to enable them to attend a rally at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The May Day committee of the Congress m a statement said:
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  • 210 6 A 48-YEAR-OLD labourer, Quek Ah Hai, was yesterday convicted by the Singapore Second District Court of being a member of the "108"' secret society gang. Detective Loh Tai Chuan told the court that he arrested Quek at Moh Guan Terrace, on March 18. DSP Koh
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  • 49 6 TEO AH THEK was yesterday remanded by a Singapore Court for one week after a tentative charge of armed robbery was read out and explained to him. He was alleged to have robbed Lim Sye Koh at the Victory Theatre off Happy World on Sunday.
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  • 124 6 A SINGAPORE taxi driver, who drove two British naval ratings to Tanah Merah Besar and waited for them for 14 hours, was held up and robbed by his passengers on the way back to the city, yesterday. The taxi driver, Johannan bin Manas told
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  • 83 6 THE British Overseas Airways Corporation is offering two scholarships to Federal citizens for a three-year training course m all aspects of airline work m Britain. At the end of the training period they will be offered appointments m Malaya with prospects of promotion. Applicants should be
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  • 279 6 Buddha. Dhamma and Sangha and Buddhist Temple bands. On Sunday. May 4, starting from 9 a.m., there will be distribution of gifts to charitable organizations and institutions m Singapore. VLSAK DAY, signifying the 2,5815t birthday of the Lord Buddha, will be celebrated on
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  • 74 6 TWENTY people were killed m traffic accidents m Singapore during March. This is seven more than the previous months' death toll. In March. 69 persons were seriously injured m road accidents while 192 were slightiy injured. A total of 1,088 convictions were obtained against traffic
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  • 45 6 LIM CHWEE HACK and Goh Ah Lee. who pleaded not guilty m a Singapore Couit yesterday to being members of an illegal assembly and causing hurt to Choo Soon Huat at East Coast Road on March 30, were allowed $1,000 bail each.
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  • 240 6 A QUARTER of a to n o f meat is expected to fay its way into the stom of men of four navies within the next two days. This claim was made by spokesman of the B Club who estimated this c tity
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  • 43 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues Former Home Guards m Johore have recently formed an organization known as the "Johore State Ex-Home Guards Association." The Deputy Mentri Besar. Johore. Ungku Haji Ismai Abdul Rahman, has been elected president of the "initial" management committee
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  • 135 7 On-The-Spot Demolition Of Illegal Buildings A STANDING COMMITTEE has recommended that the Singapore City Council should m future demolish, on the spot, all uncompleted unauthorized houses. The recommendation is incorporated m the new policy on unauthorized structures on Municipal land drafted by the Estates and Building Committee. Under the new
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  • 108 7 MISS MARIA MENADO, the beautiful star of Cathay Keris Organization, will make her personal appearance at a charity concert given by The Singapore Recorded Music Society at the Y.W.C.A. Raffles Quay, on May 1 at 7.45 p.m. Admission is free, but a collection will be made
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  • 47 7 THE Lee Foundation yesterday sent a cheque for $1,500 to the Social Welfare Department for the Perak Home Bugle Band. The Band, formed by boys staying at the Perak Home m Pasir Panjang, will utilize the money for the purchase of musical instruments.
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  • 21 7 PORT SWETTENHAM. Tues. The Malayan Railway here for the first time will provide medical facilities for its 850 employees.
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  • 265 7 COUNCIL AGREES TO CONTINUE WITH PAST ARRANGEMENTS THE Singapore City Council has agreed to continue with the working arrangements between the Public Seivices Commission and the former City President with regard to appointments of Council employees. A decision to this effect has been reached unanimously
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  • 165 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 733 735 R.S.S. No. 1 (May) 731 73| R.S.S. No. 1 (June) 73£ 731 R.S.S. No. 2 69 69i R.S.S. No. 3 64 64* Tone: Slightly steadier. The price of tin m Singapore yesterday
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  • 251 7 A THREE-DAY programme has been drawn up by the Singapore City Council to receive the Mayor and Councillors of George Town who arrive here on Friday. The programme includes a civic welcome at the City Hall steps, a tea party at the Victoria Memorial
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  • 38 7 MR. GOH KIEW YOH, structural designer of the Chief Engineer's Planning Office, Air Ministry Works Directorate, Far East Air Force, Changi, Singapore, has passed the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Structural Engineers held m January.
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  • 331 7 COLONIAL officials never greet an Asian with the term tuar/' or "sir" and there was therefore no reason why an Asian should greet these officials m the same terms. This argument was put forth m a statement issued yesterday by the Singapore Mayor's Secretariat,
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  • 289 7 The Mayor Answers A Minister's Query THE Singapore City Coun- :ll has appointed a City Engineer on a temporary basis because it did not want to prejudice the promotion of the existing staff, particularly the local officers. This was the answer given by Mayor Mr. Ong Eng Guan. to a
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 224 7 on "Football m Singapore' 1 |^y JT«T^^»^^^^^Z^^^W7t^^P P m. B^ lA*l LI "MJi/llk! Singapore Labour Front: "Meet- the-People" sessions at Party Church at 41. Koon Seng Road, Speaker: Rev Peter Hsieh 7.30 I P Jo?Chiat G Road 8 m p c m nR TODAY: Singapore 7.54 a.m (7ft cT f
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    • 196 7 News Talk: 7.15 Voices In Harmony; 7.30 Wednesday Concert; 8.30 Hear Them All; 9 p.m. University Forum; 930 Time Signal and News; 9.45 Federal Legislative Council report SINGAPORE (Regional Service): 7.15 am. Opening announcement and morning serenade: 7.30 Time signal and news; 7.35 A date with music; 8 a.m News
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  • 80 9 SINGAPORE rubber market gained half cent yesterday when International first grade May shipment closed at 731 cents per lb. The closing tone was slightly steadier. With London and New York only adjusted downwards m sympathy with Singapore, this market opened steadier than previous night and held with
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  • 46 9 SINGAPORE Chamber ol Commerce Rubber Association noon prices m cents per lb yesterday were: Buyers Seller* Spot f.o.b. 73J 732 International May No. 1 RSS f.o.b. 73 J 73* June 73 73* May No. 2 68J 69\ May No. 3 64 64$ Tone: Uncertain.
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  • 106 9 THE present law relating to the control of Sarawak's rubber industry have been made more simple and up to date under the Rubber Bill which is to be tabled at next month's meeting of Council Negri. The Bill repeals the Rubber Regulations Ordinance (Cap. 106} the
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  • 112 9 A GREAT increase m the consumption of Cognac brandy m Malaya since the war is reported by Mr. Michel F. Martell, managing director of J. F. Martell Co. Mr. Martell who leaves Singapore for Kuala Lumpur today, is spending a week m the Malayan market discussing
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  • 27 9 JAPAN'S trade contracts with Communist China during March reached the all-time high of £8.800.000, the SinoJapanese Exporters and Importers Association announced m Tokyo last week.
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  • 106 9 PRESIDENT of the Netherlands Trading Society, Mr. A. A. van Sandick, arrivgd m Singapore yesterday by KLM Super Constellation from Amsterdam. Mr. van Sandick, who was accompanied by his wife, is here to attend the centenary celebrations of the Singapore branch. Mr. van Sandick
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    111 9 A BUILDING programme calling for a capital investment of about £6,000,000 by 1962 has been undertaken by the Qantas organization at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport. Mr Michel Martell, managing director of J. F. Martell Co., Cognac, France, now visiting Malaya, was feted at a dinner given on Monday
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  • 52 9 MALAYA had an adverse trade balance of $70,300,000 m March, with imports at $386.--400.000 (February $323,400,000) and exports at $316,100,000 ($302,900,000) according to preliminary figures for that month. In the first quarter of this year imports totalled $1,106.--000,000 (1957 first quarter, $1,153,000 and exports $967,--000
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  • 180 9 OUTER ROADS Francoise, Braeside, Sambas, Plancms. Kaigata Maru. Romaiija, Kamiji Maru. Agios Vlassios, Bianca Felipes. Lairen, Ocean Fortune. Maiju, Procoyn, Douglas Ryvarden. Falkenstein, Karossa, Gordian, Reyntersz, Tai Seunhong, Hamberg Maru, Bandung Maru, South Birch, Siberoet, City of Coventry. Pleasantville. Lovcen, Mekong, Inchkilda Waingapoe. Amaxdna, Batoebahra, 3 U.S.S.R.
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  • 516 9 Finance And Commerce Bill For Legislature JESSELTON, Tues. North Borneo Government will introduce a bill shortly, reducing the basic rate of companies tax from 40 per cent to 20 per cent. Both overseas and local companies will benefit from this legislation, if it is
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  • 94 9 SINGAPORE Chines* Produce Exchange noon dosing prices per pieul yesterday were: copra April May UK Continent $31 1 buyer* $32 sellers coconut oil In bulk $47J sellers: m drums $501 sellers; Muntok white pepper $125 sellers; Sarawak white $124 sellers; Special Sarawak black $71. Singapore Ooconut Oil Millers Association
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  • 103 9 INDUSTRIALS and tins were slightly steadier while rubbers remained dull m the Malayan share market yesterday. Turnover was small. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers 8.8. Petrol 47/- 49/Fraser Neave Ords. 2.47 2.50 Gammon 223 2.28 H'kong ft Shai. (H'kong
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  • 177 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done: Fed. Disp. $215; F. N. ords $2 50 to $2.47; Gammon $2.24. $2 26; Hammer $130: Hongkong Bank $423; M. Cement $1.32, $1.33*; M. Colls. 78c; McAUfter $1.21; M. Box $1.58 overnight and yesterday, $157| overnight: Robinson ords. $159. $1.57*: Si
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  • 41 9 Malayan Tin 11/1 16 Pahang Consol 5/- 5/6 Talam ($1 stock) 1.50 1.70 LOCAL RUBBERS Aver Panas 1.15 1.25 Bassett (50 cents) .63 68 cd Sungei Bagan 1.55 1.60 United Malacca 2.35 2.45 LOANS Sport 4% 1954 77.50 78.50
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  • 211 9 SINGAPORE'S Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J.M. Jumabhoy. yesterday suggested the holding of a conference to consider ways and means to break down tariff and quantitative restrictions and other barriers m the E.C.A.F.E. region. Interviewed on the value of E.C.A.F.E. to Asian countries. the
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  • 54 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: New York: buying, T.T. 32-15 16, OD 33-1 16. 90 days airmail 33-3/16 credit bills. 33-1/4 trade bills. Selling. T.T. or OD. ready: French Francs *****. Belgian Francs 1614-1/2; Italian Lire *****. Other
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  • 54 9 SUBMARINE cable, worth $1,114,286, manufactured m Singapore, were recently taken by the cable ship. Recorder, of Cable and Wireless, for renewing shore ends and relaying cables m the Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. While at Manila, the ship's staff took time off to entertain officials
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    • 117 9 Malaya at Play Main Silat JT 'Silat', the Malay art of self defence, originating j»r >JL In Sumatra over 500 years ago. was intro- f duced to Malaya during Hie Malacca Sultanate m the latter part of the 15th century. fjfl^L^^ There are two varieties of Silat— Silat Pulut, uted
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  • 179 10 FESTIVAL OF ARTS FOR THE PRINCESS IT'S under the pole during a dance against a background of palm trees for the West Indian Festival of Arts. Calypsos and dances were staged before the Princess Margaret at the festival. PRINCESS Margaret (on right) arrives at Piarco airport for her
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  • 348 11 Their Superiority Moon Hong The Star NORTH Combined Schools scored a convincing 4—l win over South Combined Schools m the Youth Football Festival match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. North attacked from the open- ing minute, but it was not until the 26th minute that they scored
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  • 137 11 King's Cup Basketball Tomorrow KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Five states have entered for the first inter-state basket ball competition for the Yang DiPertuan Agong's Cup which starts at the Chinwoo Stadium Auditorium on Thursday. The teams are Selangor, Negri Sembilan. Johore, Pahang and Kelantan. A women's basketball competition will be run
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  • 76 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Twenty-four competitors will take part m the annual 25--mile Malayan Cycling Championship on Sunday. They are: K. Crossley, E. Ramsay, W. R. Burgoyne. C. E. Coates, Graham Patrick. Brian Apsey, Terry Cox, J. Greenep. P. London. D. Booth, R. Newnes, Brooke, J.
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  • 49 11 TAIPING, Tues. A neat header by centre half Brain late m the second half enabled 1 9 Field Ambulance to hold the formidable Prisons Sports Club to a 2-2 draw m their Division One soccer fixture here yesterday. Scorers: Ambulance (Fletcher and Brain); Prisons (Zaio and Kamaruddin).
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  • 253 11 Numismate Regaining His Form From WINDSOR LAD PEN AN G, Tues. Although the main track was opened for fast work this morning, only a few horses went against the clock In preparation for Saturday's races. Best workers were Martin's pair, Flood Hero (Johnson) and Numlsmate (riding boy). Working on the
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  • 53 11 TAIPING, Tues. Seven teams have entered the annual cricket league organised by North Perak C.A. They are Taiping Colts. HK. 28 Commonwealth Brigade. 2nd Infantry Workshops REME, Ist New Zealand Regiment, Survey S.C.. Kuala Kangsar C.A., and 19th Field Ambulance. The first matches will be
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  • 23 11 A. B. WILLINGS was selected as 12th Man for the Europeans against the Rest on the padang on Saturday and Sun-
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  • 40 11 IPOH. Tues.— Donald Baxter, 1957 North Malayan golf champion and this year's runner-up m the Perak championships, won the P.T.C. Sports Club title when he beat Philip Trubridge three and two on the Tiger Lane course on Sunday.
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  • 86 11 MEMBERS of the Perak Motor Club gave a barbecue party at Thomson Road, Ipoh, on Saturday night m honour of their popular and energetic president, Dr. Arnold Young, and Mrs. Young, who will shortly be leaving for the United Kingdom on retirement. The couple were presented with mementos
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  • 66 11 They 'II Show The 'Gayong' ALOR STAR, Tues. An exhibition of the Malay art of self-defence, "Gayong," will be held at the Sultan Abdul Hamid Sports Club here on May 4 and 5. A total of 25 men and women will take part m the exhibition under the patronage of
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  • 65 11 MALACCA scored the biggest upset when the state beat Selangor 1-0 m the F.A.M. cup competition on the Kubu ground on Sunday. This surprising victory put Malacca m the cup jinal against the Combined Services to be played at the Merdeka Stadium on May 5. The picture shows
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  • 61 11 PENANG Tues.— Royal Air Force beat Sepoy Lines Recreation Club 4 2 m a division One league football match at the City Stadium today. Half-time was taken with score even at one-all. Yusoff scored for the airmen, and Sultan for the Sepoys. In the second half, Morrison, Royal
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  • 112 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Selangor will be without several of their stars when they meet Malacca m their inter-state cricket match on May 4 and 5 on the Selangor Club padang. Mike Shepherdson, Christie Shepherdson, and E d-*w i n Pachymuthu. who were automatic choices, are not
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  • 87 11 SINGAPORE SOCCER— Youth Festival Combined Schools vs. Young Singapore, Jalan Besar, 5.30 p.m. Far East Land Forces Football Cup-y R.E.M.E. vs. Singapore Engineers Regiment, Tanglin 5 p.m. S.B.H.F.A. Div. 3— Wearnes "A" vs. Bata, Farrer Park. KUALA LUMPUR SOCCER— Div. 1 R.AJP. vs S.C.R.C ..T.P.C.A. Div. 2—S.I.R.S.C. vs.
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  • 243 11 THE Far East Land Forces soccer championship for the Caldbeck Cup will be a straight contest between the champions of the Singapore and Malaya zones this year. The competition, which was a triangular contest m the previous years, suffered a setback when Royal
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  • 313 11 KONG LEONG TO JOIN FAM SQUAD Flies In From Aust. Next Week when a heavy downpour chased them into the stadium. Meades gave the players a light workout without the ball m the lobby of the stadium. Asked about his training j Meades said that he would like to see
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  • 237 11 TENANG, Tues. American athletic coacn, Thomas Rosandich, who is here to coach the Federation Asian Games team, is anxious to hold an AllComers Meet to give the athletes competition. If his plans are successful, the meet will be held either on Friday night
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  • 110 11 Sir I shall be obliged if you will publish this letter concerning a report appearing m Tuesday's issue of your paper under the heading "A hope for Colony Hockey Gamesmen." The report alleged that I had revealed that the Chairman of SABA Selection Committee had decided not to
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  • 92 11 THE Singapore Hockey Association team for the Asian Games if it makes the trip will be: V. Gomez, S. Soocelara.i; R. Mosbergen (Captain), Baldhiraj Singh; Klrpal Singh. S. VHupillai (Vice-Captain). Harbhajan Singh; Chia Hon Yam. P. Pennefather, O. Rozario, Whey Ah
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  • 472 12  -  BRIAN KENNEDY New Batch For Games' Honours By TOKYO April 29, (Reuter) Japan's chances m the third Asian Games will rest on the shoulders of a new batch of athletes culled from this country's huge crop of postwar babies. They were brought up on meat,
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  • 234 12 LONDON, April 29 (AFP)— Manchester United's acting manager, Jimmy Murphy, announced his cud final team to meet Bolton at Wembley on Saturday before their first training session at Blackpool today. It is the same team as the one that lost to Chelsea last Saturday Gregg,
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  • 27 12 A TABLE tennis friendly will be played between the Chinese V.M.C.A. and a team from Sarawak at the V.M.C.A. Prince Edward Road, at 7.30 tonight.
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  • 78 12 TOKYO. April 29 (Reuter) Both the Japanese and Philippines Davis Cup teams will find a "hard time" competing with each other at the Eastern Zone semi-finals to be held here from May 2 to May 4, Japanese sports editors said today. The Philippines' non-playing captain, Leonardo Gavia,
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  • 77 12 LONDON, Apr. 29 (AFP).— The Reverend David Sheppard confirmed yesterday, that he will not be available for selection for any of the Test matches against New Zealand this Summer. and has no chance of inclusion m the party for Australia next Winter. Sheppard, now doing
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  • 28 12 WEST Bromwich Albion paid a transfer, fee of £16,000 to Leicester City for its 26--year-old left winger, Derek Hogg, it was announced m London yesterday.- AFP
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  • 130 12 CAMBRIDGE. April 29 (Reuter). A sparkling 72 by E. R. (Ted) Dexter, the Cambridge captain, was the feature here yesterday of the University's friendly match with the champions. Surrey the opening game of the English first class cricket season. It was the second day of the match
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  • 119 12 LONDON, April 27 (AFP) John Charles, the Welsh International, on loan from his Italian club 'Juventus' was among the 17 players selected today by the Welsh Federation for the final round of the World Football Cup m Sweden. The five other players will
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  • 70 12 THE team to represent the Malayan Combined Schools against the Young Singapore today at Jalan Besar Stadium will be: C. Jeremiah (NS"»; Hussein (Kel.), Harbans Singh <NS>; Salleh Sukor (Spore). Zainal (NS) Roslan <Sel>. Ahmad (NS>, Khim Leng iNS), Robert Chee (Mai). Woo Chye iNS), Ahmad Amin
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  • 151 12 /Top picture) LONDON Looking out of his box, on his arrival at the King George V Docks on board the ship "Corinfhic" is the 4-year-old black gelding "Bali Ha'\"; It travelled from Auckland m New Zealand and is consigned to
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  • 200 12 Luxemburg FINLAND yesterday joined six other qualifiers for the second round of the European Zone of thf Davie Cup. At Mondorf-les-Bains, m Luxemburg, Finland won the doubles against Luxemburg when S. SaJo and R. Nyssonen beat Gas t o n Wampach and Frank Baden, 6—l, 5—7. 4—6, 6—4,
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  • 126 12 LONDON, April 29 (Ri Results of last nishfs lo< matches were: League One: Newcastle United 1, Burnley 3. League Two: Sheffield U 1, Fulham l. League Three Southern: H ford 1. Brighton Hove A Queen's Park Rangers 3. Shi burytown 0League Three Northern: lington 3. Oldham Athlc* Hartlepools
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  • 37 12 WINNERS at the F Rifle Association Spoon F held at Bukit Timah I last Sunday were: SR (a) Gunscore: Sgt. LareJoynl Handicapscorc: Cpl Tudt SR<b) Gunscore: Mr. R H Whitley Handicapscore: Mr. Sim Tar Hai.
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    309 13 PH". Principal of the St. Francis Xavier's Seminary announced that the extension to the school building i would b* completed m another two months time. When I J visited the school recently the building of this extension i MM m full swing. The date of the opening ceremony
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  • 163 13 TOURIST ATTRACTION. Over 10,000 people a day visit the UN. Council proceedings are instantly translated into six languages and broadcast over a public address system. Guides are on hand to conduct visitors through the buildings. There are lunchrooms where visitors may eat with staff members and
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  • 648 13 DEMI TASSE SAYS- Uniforms Yes! Uniformity No 'pHIS week's questions are mostly on school uniforms obviously prompted by the Federation Education Minister's remarks the other day that he was all m favour of one set of uniforms for all boys and another for girls. The first question
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  • 345 13 Musical Education For Deaf Children identify and describe the sounds they hear. Later, the teachers play pianos and other musical instruments which the children "near" with their hands. When the school (vchestra practices, the deaf children, wearing their regular hearing aids, walk among the players feeling the vibrations of the
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  • 131 13 J. T. Hundogan, 24, a teacher from Nigeria would like to correspond with Malayan friends. He takes a keen interest m international affairs, the East Indies m particular, and his hobbies are singing, music, sports, footba'l and photography. Address: Methodist Secondary Modern School, Badagry, Nigeria, B.W.A. His friend
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  • 172 14 SYDNEY, April 29 (Reuter) A jury was discharged ir. a Sydney court of quarter sessions today after the key crown witness had admitted having winked at one of the jurymen from the witness box. Judge Amsberg remanoed for a new trial two men charg-
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  • 390 14 Ban All Nuclear Arms-Call By Dr. Schweitzer OSLO, April 29 (Reuter) The fate of mankind depends on an electronic brain and the mistakes it may make, Dr Albert Schweitzer warned today m a new plea to the great powers to renounce nuclear arms. Dr. Schweitzer was
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  • 217 14 ■f April 29 ■out 75 Delhi Kay squatted ffi Parliament House, protesting against a Government ban on immoral traffic due to be enforced on Thursday. They clustered silently on a traffic island before the Parliament House gates, which were guarded by a large police party. The prostitutes Plan to
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  • 20 14 THE U.S. Army has announced plans to start construction of Alaska's first nuclear power plant next month. UP.
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  • 43 14 THIS picture was taken at the Red House, Trinidad, on the occasion of the opening of the new Federation Parliament by HRH Princess Margaret who is seen listening to the new Prime Minister, Sir Grantley Adams, making his address.
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  • 70 14 LONDON, April 29 (Reuter)—The 2.740-ton Greek steamer Armonia has been machine gunned by an aircraft, causing some damage and is proceeding to Jakarta under military orders. Lloyds Shipping Intelligence reported here today. Lloyds said the Armonis was carrying 21 survivors from the Italian steamer Aquila.
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  • 37 14 MR. ANDREI Gromyko, the Soviet Foreign Minister, said m Moscow yesterday that the Soviet Government deeply regretted and "cannot but condemn" the action of the British Government m exploding a nuclear device m the Pacific. Reuter.
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  • 298 14 LONDON, April 29 (Reuter) A British nuclear device assumed to be a Hydrogen bomb was exploded successfully high over the Central Pacific yesterday. A statement from the Ministry of Supply last night, announcing this, said that early indications were that the tall-out would
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  • 151 14 RUSSIAN SPIES HARD AT WORK, SAYS IRAN Envoy Gets Protest Note TEHERAN, April 29, (UP) Iran has protested to the Soviet Union that Russia is carrying on espionage activities m this Middle Eastern country. The Foreign Ministry summoned Soviet Ambassador I. Pegov during the afternoon and Under-Secretary Mohsen Sadr handed
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  • 91 14 US Fails To Put Up 4th 'Moon' CAPE CANAVERAL Florida. April 29 (Reuter). The US. Navy failed last night m an attempt to put into orbit a fourth American artificial earth satellite. The Navy said the second and third stages of the Vanguard apparently dropped into the Atlantic about 1,500
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  • 73 14 LONDON. April 29 (Reuter) —Prince Charles and Princess Anne visited a British Broadcasting Corporation television studio here yesterday to watch the televising of a children's programme. The Queen's children had driven from Windsor Castle and were accompanied by members of the Royal household. During
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  • 197 14 ACTING CAREER IS OVER FOR BING NEW YORK, April 29, (Reuter) Bing Crosby has announced his retirement from the entertainment business at the age of 53. He qualified this slightly by saying he will be available if something great comes along. He added: "But right now it doesn't look as
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