Singapore Standard, 24 May 1958

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  • 22 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone *****—5 Cable "TIGERNEWS" I SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1958 */01. VIII. No. 325. 15 cts. 14 Pages [FINAL EDITION]
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  • 424 1 SEVEN BLOWN TO BITS. THREE INJURED Explosion Rocks Anti- Aircraft Weapons Base LEONARDO, New Jersey, May 23, (UP)— Seven supersonic Nike-Ajax guided missiles, with TNT warheads capable of blasting planes 60,000 feet m the air, exploded like a string of giant firecrackers yesterday at a Nike Base
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  • 354 1 A VERBAL POLISHING TO DRAFT AGREEMENT Delegation May Return Via U.S. LONDON, May 23, (Reuter) A final verbal polishing is being given this week-end to the constitution which will give full internal self-government to Singapore exactly 14 0 years after the founding of the present settlement. Colonial Officials and legal
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  • 34 1 TWELVE children, including 11 babies, perished on Thursday m a blaze which has destroyed the school and hospital of a remote Red Indian community some 220 miles northeast of Vancouver. UP
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  • 24 1 ARGENTINE Navy vessels attacked and possibly sank an unidentified submarine off the Argentine coast on Wednesday, President Arturo Frondizi announced yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 83 1 TERRORISTS THREATEN U.S. STUDENTS BEIRUT, May 23 (UP) Lebanese opposition terrorists today threatened Beirut's 440 American students with 'extinction' if the United States does not start showing sympathy to the opposition cause. The threat was delivered m an anonymous letter received this morning by the school Principal, Clarence Schultz of
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  • 117 1 JAKARTA, May 23 (AFP)— lndonesian Air Force planes today bombed Menado, capital) of rebellious North Celebes, Radio Jakarta announced tonight. The announcement said that the port of Menado and its Mapanget airfield were attacked during a 30-minute bombardment of the rebel stronghold, about 1,500
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  • 253 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The once-dreaded Communist terrorist gang operating m the Kuala Kubu Bharu district has been smashed by Security Forces. Of its seven members, six have surrendered and one has been killed. Leader of the gang, District Committee member Choon
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  • 94 1 (ABOVE) Two members of the Communist Kuala Kubu terrorist gang are seen coming out of the jungle to surrender at the Nigel Gardner Estate, north of Batu Arang. They are waving "safety passes" before Mr. G. T. Richter, the estate manager. In the rear is Mr. J. H.
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  • 124 1 JAPANESE RE-ELECT KISHI'S PARTY TOKYO, May 23 (UP) Premier Nobusuke Kishi's pro-Western Government returned to power today with a substantial but reduced majority m the House of Representatives. The opposition Socialist party picked up strength. Final but unofficial returns gave Kishi's Liberal-Democrat Party 287 seats m the 467--seat House, the
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  • 53 1 THE best week-end reading yet with tomorrow's issue of the M DAY STANDARD. Be sure to order your Sunday Standard for these tuo EXCLUSIVLS: I WALKED 8.000 MILES TO FREEDOM "and NOW ILL TELL." One tells the incredible adventures of a pri-soner-of-war The other reveals the inside
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  • 228 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A Penang ticket No. *****51 won the first prize of $350,000 m the Social and Welfare Services Lottery drawn at Segamat today. Second Prize— No. *****05 ($125,000) was won by Malacca; Third Prize No. *****66 ($50,000) went to Johore while the Fourth
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  • 284 1 PARIS, May 23 (Reuter)— The Pflimlin Government is expected to send an official emissary to General i)e Gaulle over the week-end to discuss with him the procedure to be adopted if President Coty decided to ask the General to form a government of
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  • 374 2 Taken Captive In Wounded Condition After Skirmish IPOH Fri. A young Chinese, who said ttiat as a student lie was kidnapped by terrorists and held under duress m the jungle for five years, was today sentenced to t«D years' jail by Mr. Justice Syed Sheh Barakbah
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  • 71 2 Giant Plane To Make Brief Stop In K.L. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri The British Overseas Airways Corporation/Qantas SuperConstellation will start to call at the International Airport here on June 7. The plane will land at 8.45 a.m. and leave an hour later for London on its Kangaroo route" between Australia and
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  • 120 2 Menon Gives Up M.I.C. Leadership PENANG, Fri.— State Councillor. Dr. N. K. Menon. who was elected President of the Malayan Indian Congress. Penang Branch three months ago, today sent m his letter of resignation to the President of the MIC. m Kuala Lumpur, Mr. V. T. Sambanthan. Dr. Menon to.d
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  • 595 2 THE University of Malaya last night announced the rcsulls of the Trinity Term preliminary examinations for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Pharmacy and Bachelor of Dental Surgery PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREES OF M.8., B.S. Adam Basheer Ahmad, Ang A.h Hoo
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  • 155 2 DEATH IN THE CELL: INQUIRY PENANG, Fri. A prisoner fell and died m his cell soon after refusing tea, a Coroner's jury was told today. The Coroner, Inche Nik Hussain bin Nik Ali. was holding an inquiry into the death of the prisoner, 43-year-old Naina Mohamed, who died on April
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  • 225 2 NEW PLEA FOR THE RELEASE OF DAVID KUALA LUMPUR, Fn. A five-man delega: from the Malayan Tv Union Council led by President Inche Moha Yusuff bin Mohammad Noor, told the Minister Defence, Dato Abdul Raz^k, today they were prepa ie guarantee thai Mr V. David would be of behaviour m
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  • 110 2 Woman Gets Benefit Of Doubt BUKIT MERTAJAM, Frl. Meena binte Veerasah wai given the benefit of the doubt by Magistrate Inche Nik Hussain today when she was acquitted on a change of theft of a gold chain and locket. The owner or the jewellery. Saadah binte Puteh. told the court
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    • 248 2 TENDER NOTICES JOHORE P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class *E' and above registered P.W.D. Contractors will be received by the State Engineer. Johore up to Noon of the 27th May. 1958 for SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GRANITE METAL FROM BELADING QUARRY, MUAR. FOR PERIOD 1.6.58 TO 31.12.58. Full particulars may
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    • 603 2 TENDERS from Contractors registered m Class 'B and above under Head I. will be received at the Office of the Chief Engineer. P.W.D.. High Street, Singapore, up to noon of 20th June, 1958, for the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert for Aljunied Road, Singapore. Printed Forms of tender with
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 496 3 PAP ASSEMBLYMAN and delegate to frhe London talks on Singapore's new constitutional setup, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, gave Malayan students m the British capital a refreshingly clearer and better focussed picture of political backgrounds and developments m this island than he has ever done before. Despite a few
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    • 382 3 THE constitutional conference to give Singapore full internal self-government has, to all intents and purposes for which it was held, ended. Both sides are reported to be satisfied with the result of the talks which were conducted m a friendly and co-operative spirit. With the one
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  • 43 3 PC 9o» NO )5« <-•*'« V^i.l^l T«l ***** «5 'tn«) All deo«»tm»nt» »OAt* LUMPUR C^tna irauranc* 8lc«^ 174 B*K8 Ki M run 94 Cowar M. T«l. m "fNAKC. ft L«ith St T«l: *£f MALACCA. 91-A Bukil Ol»» T«|- v. 147>
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  • We the PEOPLE
    • 557 3 Sir While replying to the Attorney General's Office regarding Chinese Divorces, the Singapore Chinese Advisory Board declared that a woman married under Chinese custom cannot free herself by inserting a notice m the newspaper that she no longer recognizes her husband as such. May I inquire of
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  • 1342 3  -  RAJA AYOUB By_ ATALAY is the national language. This is clearly stated m Article 152 (1) of the Federation Constitution. In order to ensure a proper appreciation of the intention of this article, I wish to make it clear that I have given it the same approach as
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  • Article, Illustration
    379 3 A VERY unusal club, which flourished m Liverpool between 1743 and 1753. was described by- Geoffrey Broughton m a recent broadcast m the BBC programme "The North-countryman." This was the Ugly Face Club, or to give it its full title— the Most Honourable and Facetious Society of
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  • 76 3 "With normal luck, a hundred years ago the chance of an infant surviving to adult life was about 2 out of 3 now it is 29 of 30, and that is the essence of the revolution which has taken place m family life since our greatgrandfathers' time."
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  • 63 3 Shorts from the Talks Hard Taskmaster 'Though Society may owe you a living, Art certainly does not. Art owes no-one a living. With each picture. each book, and for actors and actresses with each performance a battle takes place and* the outcome is uncertain. There is no certainty that anything
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  • 417 3 the NEWS as it strikes me QNE of the beauty spots m Selangor is Templer Park. It is an ideal place for open-air parties and lots of people travel miles to spend a holiday or a Sunday there. It is probably, the best place of its kind m the Federation.
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  • 231 4 CAO Outlines The Duties Of Council's Information Chief THE CHIEF Administrative Officer of the Singapore City Council Mr. Middleton-Smith yesterday told the Director of the City Information Bureau that an important aspect of his duty would be the maintenance of good relations between the Council and the Press. The CAO
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  • 139 4 TWO sailors who went foi a joy ride on a motor cycle n they found parked m Middle Road on the morning of May 10 found themselves m the Singapore Eighth Police Court yesterday. The sailors. John Newton and Roy Harry Nelson of the
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  • 76 4 A HOUSEWIFE. Madam Tay Siang Kiow. was held ud and robbed of cash and jewellery worth $155 by three men armed with daggers m her home m Kampong Silat, Singapore, yesterday. Madam Tay was m the house with her three children when the thugs broke m. They stripped
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  • 68 4 A SMALL boy is believed to have squeezed through the iron bars of a window at Gammeters Ltd., Singapore, to steal 24 watches worth $3,000 at dawn, yesterday. The space between each iron bar m the window is about six inches m breadth. Police yesterday found
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  • 85 4 AMONG Sydney University students who were awarded degrees m Architecture recently, were Chua Yet Lian of Market Square, Taiping. and Kho Tje Jam. of Cuppage Road. Singapore. Both had Bachelor of Architecture decrees conferred on them by the Chancellor of the Sydney University, Sir Charles Bickerton-Blackburn. Mr. Chua
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  • 269 4 Foreign Seamen Won't Do— Union THE Malayasian Mariners Union yesterday described the Singapore Chinese Shipping Association's warning to engage seamen from elsewhere if local seamen persisted m their demands for r'->~~?r allowance as "ridiculous." Captain Mohammed Said bin Alias, spokesman for the Union, told The Standard that there had been
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  • 86 4 HIT BACK AT SPORE, SAYS R.I. COUNCIL JAKARTA, May 23 (UP) Indonesia's National Advisory Council today recommended "retaliatory steps" against the Singapore Government for violation of diplomatic immunity of one of its members. The Council m a Note to the Cabinet said member Achmadi, representing youth groups m the body
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  • 36 4 HONGKONG, May 23 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.07 to £1 Sterling $5.79 to US$l: $1,843 to Malayan $1; $0.0875 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252.87 to a tael.
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  • 318 4 Customs Refused To Weigh The Contraband THE Singapore Second District Court Judge, Mr. Cho« r Singh, yesterday acquitted a man who was accused oi being m possession of 550 pounds of dutiable cigarettes because the Customs refused to weigh the contraband. At the hearing of
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  • 307 4 Elephants Tusk Is Given To Emperor TOKYO, May 23 (UP)^ Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman ar.ci his wife were received m audience by Emperor Hiiuhito and Empress Nap at the Imperial Palace day. During the audit the Tunku presented Emperor witn a 250-fX elephant tusk. i ollowing the a
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  • 62 4 KEIKO SEKIGUCHI. 21, born m Malaya, was among: those who welcomed Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, when he arrived m Tokyo, on Wednesday. Keiko who was dressed m a $1,500 kimono of red and white, presented the Tunku and his wife. Puan Sharifa. with flowers. She
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  • 486 4  -  ANDREW ROTH From LONDON, Fri. Singapore's Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, has emerged from the Constitutional talks here strengthened m his belief that Singapore's independence can only come if it becomes part of the Federation. Even the evasive Mr. Lim could not prevent this
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  • 123 4 THE Singapore City Council is to purchase three light weight Fire Engines, at a cost of $62,265. for fighting kampong fires. A committee paper to be presented at the meeting of the Council's Finance and General Purposes Committee on Monday states that the usefulness of
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  • 412 5 Miss Wong Passes Road Test With Flying Colours Attractive 21-year-old Wong Ah Moi created history m Singapore yesterday— she was granted a licence to become the first woman taxi driver m the Colony. JV'iss Wong who came here from Ipoh five years ago, told The
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  • 161 5 BOYCOTT PHOENIX, 80,000 ARE TOLD REPRESENTATIVES of 117 trade unions m Singapore yesterday ordered their 80,000 members to boycott all products of the Phoenix Aerated Water Company. The boycott is m protest against the management's dismissal of two employees. On Thursday night, the unionists, after a four-hour meeting decided to
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  • 26 5 THIRTY-TWO bags of rice, worth $924, were stolen from the Chin Soon Hin godown m Old Jetty Road, Butterworth. on Thursday, Police said yesterday.
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  • 213 5 CHINESE capital from Singapore to Australia "is very small m comparison with what we want," Australian Minister for Supply and Defence Production, Mr. A. G. Townley, said m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Townley, who is on his way back to Australia from Trinidad where he represented
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  • 57 5 THE 8.0.A.C. Junior Jet Club, set up at the International Bazaar for the Blind on May 10. announced yesterday that the following numbers have won prizes Nos. 82; 182; 185; 224; 305; 337; 458; 514; 602; 679; 891; and 989. The winners may pick up their prizes at
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  • 150 5 'Council Is Twisting The Facts THE Singapore City Council Labour Unions Federation last night accused the City Council of trying to create an industrial crisis by using dictatorial methods to deal with its employees' claims. Mr. N.S.N. Nair, the Federation's adviser, said last night the Council had been trying to
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  • 227 5 THE LAW AT WORK -ON FILM AS part of the current campaign by the Singapore Police Force to tell the people to "help-us-to-help-you." two short films started a run at Shaw Brothers and Cathay Organization cinemas m the Colony last night. The films have commentary m four languages English, Chinese,
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  • 304 5 Court Told Of Taxi Robbery THE Singapore Ninth Magistrate, Mr. R. 8.1. Pa*es, at the end of a preliminary inquiry yesterday, committed two soldiers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Stewart Allen McLeod and Pearson Daniel McLean, to stand trial at the next Assizes on
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  • 119 5 THREE men, who were yesterday found guilty of attempted extortion, were ordered by the Singapore Third Criminal and District Court Judge, Mr. S. K. Lee, to be remanded until June 6, pending reports on their suitability to undergo corrective training. They were Foo Ten Thong,
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  • 55 5 A COFFEE SHOP assistant, Quek Bee Lai, 18, and a hawker, Chang Mci *****. 23. yesterday pleaded guilty m a Singapore court to attempted housebreaking m Arab Street on May 16. Chang was sentenced to six months' jail, while sentence on Quek was postponed to June
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  • 308 6 He Took $100 To See A Woman, Widow Tells Court A MOTHER of three told a Singapore Coroner's Court ye^erday that her husband, Flt./Sgt. Alan Stirk, 32, demanded $100 from her to "go to another woman." "When I asked him why he i should do this, he
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  • 205 6 THE screen play for which Hollywood director-producer, Otto Preminger, is m search of a Chinese heroine m Singapore and Malaya, is taken from an original story by French author, Pierre Boulle, who wrote the book which was filmed as "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
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  • 105 6 COUNCIL GETS LEGAL ADVICE ON APPEAL THE Singapore City Council has obtained expert legal opinion on the appeal of an expatriate officer who was dismissed by the Council for allegedly embracing a Chinese girl typist during office hours. The Finance and General Purposes Appeal Sub-Com-mittee will soon fix a date
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  • 142 6 SINGAPORE students of the Tai Chi Chuan system of physical culture will this week-end celebrate the birthday anniversary of the Tai Chi founder, Maestro Cheong Sam Foong. A dinner will be held by members of the Chin Woo Athletic Association and Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association,
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  • 87 6 BANKRUPTCY PETITION WITHDRAWN A BANKRUPTCY petition filed by Stanton Nelson and Company, rubber brokers, against Mr. E. E. Mizrahie,. a second-hand car dealer, was withdrawn m tljie Singapore High Court yesterday. Mr. Mizrahie last month won his appeal against a High Court decision ordering him to pay $219,590 to the
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  • 86 6 RAFFLES National Library m Singapore has been presented with a gift of 350 American books by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Librarian, Mr. L. M. Harrod. told The Standard yesterday. The books, some of which are on the Humanities and the rest representative of
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  • 30 6 THE Estates and Building Committee of the Singapore City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to consider the problem of unauthorized huts In the city area.
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  • 340 6 IF THE peoples of the world cannot learn to live together, they will certainly all die together, warned Mr. Francis Thomas, Singapore's Minister for Communications and Works, yesterday m his Commonwealth Day message to two Colony schools. Pupils also heard a recorded broadcast by Sir William
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  • 73 6 THE Siglap division of the Katong District Council area of the Liberal Socialists has elected Mr. Loh Tee Kin as its chairman. Other officers include Mr. Tan Chin Guan and Mrs. T. Snodgrass vice-presidents, Mr. E. H. D'Souza secretary, and Mr. Foo Chin Wah treasurer. The
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  • 27 6 THIEVES carried off a safe containing $1,500. important documents and cheques when they broke into an importexport office In Amoy Street, Singapore, on Thursday night.
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  • 232 6 A CHRISTMAS Island labourer. Lim Hun Sim aliab Ah Lav, 59, was yesterday sentenced m Singapore Assize Court to death for the murder of a mandore employed by the British Phosphate Com- missioned m February. The jury of six men and a woman returned a
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  • 71 6 THE Singapore Chapter of the British Red i Society will hold its annual Flag Day on June chairman of the Flag Day Committee, Mrs. P m Hickie told The Standard yesterday. Standardpu shows a section leader Mrs. van der Zanden collecting contribution boxes from the Society's
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  • 100 6 THE dispute oveV the recognition of the Singa Motor Workshop Emplo Union by the Ford V. Company of Malaya In B Timah Road ended yesterday. The majority of the 280 industrial workers of the company decided by secret ballot yesterday that they wished to be
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  • 161 6 I'M NOT INVOLVED, SAYS MAYOR THE Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan yesterday said that he was not involved m the day-to-day administration of the City Council Mr Ong was commenting on complaints that certain members of the Council staflf had allegedly told the public mat they were doing
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  • 85 6 Top Job In Council For Dr. Ng THE Singapore Public Services Commission has selected Dr. Ng Wah Ling as :he City Engineer, The Standard learnt last night. The staff committee of the Singapore City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to approve the appointment. It will later go
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  • 138 6 THE Singapore City Council is expected to instruct all its heads of department to use locally manufactured goods This follows a letter from the Ministry of Local Government, Lands and Housing suggesting that the Council should make full use of local goods m order to
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  • 2011 7 ARMY HONOURS LIST FOR S'PORE, MALAYA THE following Honours and Awards have been approved by Her Majesty the Queen for Operational Services m Malaya and Singapore during the period 31st August 1957 to 31st December 1957: C.B.E. (Commander of the British Empire) Military Division: Brigadier A. I. BuchananDunloe D^S.O.. 0.8.E..
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  • 161 7 Future Of 200 Upsets Army Unions THE Singapore Federation of Services Unions (membership 40,000) is worried about the future of more than 200 civilian employees of the Army and the Air Force, who will soon become redundant. About 100 civilian workers m the Air Force have already been served with
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  • 65 7 ALI bin Aliman and Mohamed Noor bin Abu Bakar claimed trial m a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of "trafficking m counterfeit notes" at the Ngo Hoo Hotel, on May 22. The charge alleges that they were found with 36 counterfeit 1,000-Indonesian-rupiah bills. They
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  • 154 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) m Singapore yesterday were'- Buyers Sellers Spot 74* 74? R.S.S. No. 1 733 731 R.S.S No. 1 (July) 732 73? R.S.S. Nc. 2 7H 72 R.S.S. No. 3 645 65J Tone: Inactive. The price of tin In Singapore yesterday was $3661
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  • 249 9 Tins Are Easier, Industrials Steady INDUSTRIALS wer c quietly steady m the Malayan share market yesterday. Tins continued to ease while rubbers remained featureless. The turnover was small. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers M. Breweries 3.50 3.60 United Engineers Ords ($1) .89 92
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  • 75 9 A BRITISH CANADIAN group Is spending £1,000,000 on a new factory m Sydney. Australia, to produce aluminium foil. The ccpipanies concerned are Alununlum Ltd.. of Montreal, and the British Aluminium Co. Ltd. of London. The mill will initially produce 1,500 tons of foil a year,
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  • 262 9 Sharp Price Rise For Rubber In Mid- Week A SHARP rise m the price of rubber on the Singapore market was experienced during mid-week, says the weekly market report of Holiday, Cutler Bath Co.. Ltd. i This was due to reports of further Russian buying locally, which caught shorts unawares.
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  • 96 9 SINGAPORE rubber price closed unchanged yesterday, at 73} cents per lb. lor International first grade June shipment. The market ruled lifeless throughout the day, with only small business passing. There was some inquiry for lower grade, which was met at the ruling differentials. Closing tone of the
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  • 194 9 OUTER ROADS Wellington. Oualids, Eastern Pearl, Eateela Tasman Tong Poh, Daviken. Troon Breeze. Athene, E. Dembowaki, Yarra Breexe Statius Jensen, Blyth Trader. Glenartney. Nesuzs Mariner. Benggasl, Francoiso, Waibalong, Agios Viasseios, Julia. Theta Star. Bakongkon. Kums--us. Ashilles, Laure Maersk. Nlildegrad Dorenkemp, Snowa Maru. Louise Lykeg. Indora Shona, Musi
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  • 498 9 NO CUT YET IN BANKS' LENDING RATES Finance And Commerce MALAYAN bonks yesterday effected no change m their lending rates on the latest cut m the U.K. bank rate of half per cent announced on Thursday bringing the British bank rate down from 6 to 5i per cent. However, Malayan
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  • 477 9 ANOTHER successful year was recorded for Chung Khiaw Bank Ltd. ("Small Man's Bank") last \ear, said the chairman, Mr. Ko Teck Kin, m his address at the bank's annual general meeting held yes'erday. Mr. Ko said the bank's expansion programme had been carried out m
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  • 91 9 SINGAPORE Chinese t-io duce Exchange noon closing prices Dei oicul yesterday were copra May/ June UK Continent $31 4 buyers $32 sellers ™>eonut oil m milk $48 sellers; m drums $51 sellers. Muntok white Deppe* $124 sellers'- Sarawak white $123 sellers; Special Sarawak black $72. H.C.B. Ltd.: Bombay copra
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  • 87 9 Adams To Act As Permanent Secretary KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Controller of export commodities. Mr. P. F. Adams a? permanent secretary to Ministry of Commerce and Industry when Mr. A. .1. D. C. Ix)ch, the present secretary retires under the Malayanisation scheme. Mr. Loch is exne. ted to leave the country
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  • 202 9 THE Malayan Exchange Bankj Association yesterday lowered its buying rate? to merchants by 1/32 of a penny (against Malayan dollar) generally. The rates m force yesterday were: London Selling. T.T. or O.D. 2/3j; buying airmail. TT 2 4. O.D. 2/4-1/32. 30 16. 45 d/st 2/4 i, 60 1-5/16.
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  • 432 10 THESE United Pre S < pictures from Tokyo i how Asian Games partici. pants live and train for the coming events m 'he Third Asian Games i petition which is to be declared open this afternoon. There is a picture of the Prime Minister of *he Federation
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  • 252 11 Amusement Park Is Summer Cup Nap Amusement Park was unlucky when he was slowly away m his effort on Wednesday and lost valuable ground m the initial stage. However, he ran on well to finish fifth to Distine and company. With two pounds less here Amusement Park may atone the
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  • 519 11  -  WINDSOR LAD By But Keep An Eye On The Mighty Three Rings gTEAM ON is my choice m the Governor's Cup run over 1J miles at Bukit Tiroah this afternoon, concluding day of the Singapore Turf Chib's Governor's Cup meeting. This five-year-old by Migoli won
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  • 753 11 Another Chance For Peace Ripple Peace Ripple played up at the start and was left m his last race. But if he is a bit more generous he should take the opening race of the afternoon. Peace Ripple scored cleverly over the seven at Kuala Lumpur m April— he came
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  • 181 11 Windsor Lad Scrutineer Goodwood Francis E E^ C R'PPLE PEACE RIPPLE THE ANAK THE ANAK tCool Springs Cool Springs Indian Heather II Cool Springs Count Paid The Anak Wee Laddie Curls BRILLIANT LIGHT BRILLIANT LIGHT WAXER COFFEE EXPORTER m Coflee Exporter Sir Francis Miralda sir Francis Sir Francis
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  • 194 11 Polly Slipper For A Double POLLY SLIPPER The up-and-coming Polly Slipper should complete a double for the meeting and make this her fourth off the reel. This sister to Shamrock Slipper ran home a fluent winner over the six on the first day she defeated Woodcote Lady by U lengths.
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  • 297 11 Adjutant The One To Follow Adjutant, who finished third behind Fireworship and Bajan but was placed second after an objection over the mile on Wednesday, should take this race. The five-year-old by Brimstone was running on strongly m his Wednesday's effort and this afternoon's extra two furlongs will suit him
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    • 7 11 COMMENTARIES ON ALL RACES OVER i i
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    • 58 11 TODAY'S GOING THE TRACK for this afternoon's races at Bukit Timah will probably be soft. BIG SWEEP UNLIMITED SWEEP will be drawn on Race 8. There will be Cash Sweep only on Races 4, 5, 6 and 7. Forecast, all races. REDIFFUSION REDIFFUSION will broadcast commentaries on all eight events
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1289 11 RACE h 2.15 p.m.-Class 3, Div. 2-7 Furs. J. 85*67* HIT 5y 902 < RODCERS Mr. E.j. Tan BINTANC 4y 900 MITCHELL DANIELS Mr. and Mrt. Loh 3. *****8 SINCORA 5y 8.09 JONES E VAN B'KELEN Thailand's Syndcate 4. *****4 COOL SPRINCS Sy 8.08 RANSOM! DANIELS Mr. Yong Loon Chong
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  • 121 12 The Malayan Thomas Cup training squad and official^ of the Badminton Association of Malaya were entertained to dinner at the Capitol Mandarin Restaurant on Thursday night by Mr. Aw Cheng Chye (centre), Chairman of Haw Par Brothers Limited. Seated left to right are: Messrs. Foo
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  • 146 12 SXI Win Through The Barbosas PENANG, Fri.— The Barbosa brothers, Louis and Michael, displaying fine form, were wholly responsible for St. Xavier Institution's successful defence of the Penang junior inter-team championship at the UMNO hall last night. The Saints defeated the Chung Ling High School 3-2 m the final. Michael
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  • 694 12  -  KEN JALLEH By All Keyed Up For Third Asian Games TOKYO, Fri.— The Malayan and Singapore athletes are all keyed up after a great thrill, meeting and talking with the next Emperor of Japan, Crown Prince Akihito. at a reception today. They all feel confident that
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  • 274 12 Jakarta Will Hold 1962 Games TOKYO, May 23 (UP) The Asian Games Federation Council today showed their confidence m Indonesia's future by selecting Djakarta as the site for the Fourth Asian Games m 1962. The council voted 22-20 m favour of the Indone sian capital over Karachi, the only other
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  • 329 12 Most Spectacular Sporting Spectacle TOKYO, May 23 (Reuter)A total of 1,409 athletes representing 20 nations march behind their cour flags when Asia's most sp cular sporting spectacle— the Third Asian Games, opens here tomorrow The Japanese Government the Tokyo Metron ment have soared make the Gan are hoping that th«
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  • 219 12 KUAI.A LUMPUR, Fri. Selangor meet Perak In a 'key match m the Malayan Cricket Association championships at Ipoh this week-end. Both teams have gained maximum points m their first engagements m the cricket championship and thii week-end match may well decide the winner m the
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  • 151 12 OXFORD, May 23 <Reuter) The match between the New Zealand cricketers and Oxford University ended m a draw here today. Final scores: New Zealand 323 for eight declared and 45 all out, Oxford University 242 and 68 for five. Results m today's cricket matches were
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  • 78 12 TOKYO. May 23 (Reuter) —The Philippines today defeated Ceylon m the last two singles of the Davis Cup eastern zone finals. The Philippines had already won the finals when they defeated Ceylon m ttrday's doubles following victories m the two opening singles. In today's singles. Miguel
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  • 168 12 FORMER Singapore and Army fast bowler. Major Bennett,, has been chosen to lead Combined Services against Singapore Civilians m their annual cricket match on May 31 and June 1 on the Singapore Recreation Club padang. The match will start at 10.30 each day. The Services team include
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 72 12 SINGAPORE RACES: Last Day STC Governor's Cup Meet ATHLETICS: ACS Annual sports, Jalan Besar 2.30 p.m. SOCCER: SAFA League Div. 2A Radin Mas vs Bedok SC, MFA 5.15- p.m.; Dockyard "A" v s Alexandra F.T. Geylang 5.15 p m Div. 3A Seletar FC vs Dudian 8.5., STC 5.15 p.m. (Friendly)
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  • Article, Illustration
    15 13 tto right) A. C. Jock Duffy, Jr. Tech. Maxcla\ton, CPL. Tubby Faulkner.
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  • 108 13 THE NEW General Officer Commanding the 17 Gurkha Division Overseas Commonh Land Forces. Maj. General J.A.R. Robertson, recently conducted a familiarisatour oi units under nis command m the Ipoh area. The General, accompanied by Brie. P. N. Moore. Commander of the 28th. Commonwealth Infan ry Brigade visited
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  • 54 13 SITUATED IN a palmoil estate, a Troop of 100 Battery of 48 Field Rement. R.A.. taking part hi "Operation Tiger,** bombard a jungle target some miles distant. Less than a hundred yards In front of the gun positions, tall trees obscure the gunners' view of the area into
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  • 290 13 y W E NTY-SEVEN airmen were Singapore Brewery reThe Airmen, >m Royal Air 'hangi, were in- > see for themMalaya's Go.d Medal Beer was cd. The tour was iucted by veteran icca-b o r n Lancelot Pennefather. nnefather has cone 2.126 tours brewery, since i i
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  • 676 13 Sight-Seeing With Geraidine And Peter DURING the Whltsun holidays, many people want to have a day out m the car, and one suggestion is a drive along the Bukit Timah Road, visit the Kran.ji Memorial, cross the causeway to Joh o r c Bahru and drive back
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  • 405 13 CHIEFIE'S O.V Wednesday evening, a large audience o/ tennis /ans saw a film show at tne Malcolm Club, which was presented by Flight Lieutenant Bishop to end the very successful Annual Lawn Tennis Competition. The show, entitled "Ten Years at Wimbledon/ was a series oj films and included
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 441 13 rpODAY'S QUOTATION: WKM HHHHPfIBM "The teacher is like the candle which lights nther s m consuming itself." Ruffint Bf^^lß W fc^^l SATURDAY FOR Vf^Ri EVERYONE: Catch up on routine chores or enjoy some inexpensive form of I W^^^^^L^ relaxation. Be mindful of |Q| those who are old or ill. |%ri
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 134 14 THIRTEEN WILL SEE H-TEST WASHINGTON. May 23 (UP» The Defence Department announced yesterday that 13 representatives of North Atlantic Treaty countries will witness a nuclear test, at the Eniwetok proving ground. The military observers will leave Washington for the Pacific island today. "The representatives will receive briefings, tour the test
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    • 221 14 CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 23 (Reuter) Mrs. Richard Nixon yesterday waved a red. white and blue beribboned radioactive wand and laid the keel of the U.S. (nuclear ship) Savannah, the world's first atomic-powered merchant ship. Named after the S.S. Savannah, first steamship to
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    • 445 14 Islamic Leaders Are Oppressing Working Class' LONDON, May 23 (UP) Moscow Radio launched a bitter attack on the Islamic religion yesterday m a surprise move which appeared to be m direct conflict with current Soviet policy. The broadcast, made m the radio's home service and heard
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    • 52 14 TUNKU, WIFE RECEIVED BY THE EMPEROR MALAYA'S Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman and his wife were yesterday received m audience by Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako at the Imperial Palace m Tokyo. Picture shows from left: The Tunku. Empress Nagako, Emperor Hirohito, The Tunku's wife and Crown Prince Akihito.
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    • 68 14 ROME, May 23, (UP). Doctors said today Samuel Cardinal Stritch was out of immediate danger and has now begun an indeterminate period of recuperation from the cerebral stroke he suffered on Monday. A spokesman said the Cardinal's recovery had reached such a point of stability that
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    • 30 14 BAGDAD, May 23, (Reuter). All airline passengers from India and Pakistan will be banned from entering Iraq from today because of an outbreak of cholera m those countries.
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    • 69 14 SYDNEY. May 23 (Reuter). Two armed bandits who held up the licensee of a suburban Lidcombe hotel at pistol point, early today, forced him to share two bottles of beer with them before they dashed off. The licensee, Mr. John Edmund Johnson, said later, "It was an
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    • 318 14 Truman Calls For Elections To Oust Eisenhower CHICAGO, May 23 (UP) Ex-President Harry S. Truman called last night for election of an overwhelm, ingly Democratic Congress to override President Eisenhower's vetoes and "save the country." Truman accused the Administration of achieving both recession and inflation at the same time, of
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    • 54 14 PANAMA CITY, Panama, May 23 (Reuter)— The Panamanian Government suspended civil rights yesterday after seven people were killed and 60 injured m clashes between troops and students who had started a general strike. National Guard forces used sub-machine guns, rifles and teargas to disperse students who
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    • 329 14 PARIS, May 23 (Reuter) A 23-year-old Belgian faced triai here today for the alleged passion murder of his 2G-year-old Japanese girl "pen friend" who travelled 15,000 kilometres to visit him. Van Schaaf, a student of radio technology, is accused of murdering Sersuko Terramoto. a Japanese
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    • 212 14 LINCOLN. Nebraska, May 23 (UP) An emotional defence attorney, tears glinting m his eyes, took a jury on an imaginary visit to the prison deathhouse today m an attempt to save mass killer Charles Starkweather from the electric chair. T. Clement Gaughan, m closing arguments before
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    • 115 14 BUFFALO HERDS MAY EMIGRATE DARWIN, May 23 (Reuter) Thousands of wild buffalo now roaming swamp plains m Northern Australia may soon be exported to the Philippines. A Philippines Government representative. Dr. Juan Umali, said here today the Philippines could absorb a s many Australian buffalo a s it had dollars
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    • 76 14 VANCOUVER, May 23, (Reuter). Thirteen Indian children died m a fire which swept through a school and hospital at Anaham Lake, m the Indian reserve 250 miles north-west of Vancouver, police reported during the night. The number of injured was not known. The Sister Superior
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    • 102 14 SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. (Reuter). Evangelist Billy Graham said here that Americans have become "absorbed and obsessed with sex, especially the female bosom." Dr. Graham, who was testifying yesterday before a California Assembly sub-commit-tee considering legislation on pornographic literature and pictures, added: "If the female bosom
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    • 96 14 'NUCLEAR RADIATION RISING IN BRITAIN' TAUNTON. Englar 23 (Reuter) A Liberal Party lea here today thai S 90 had been m Britain since 19." 2.3 units yearly. Presenting newnuclear radia'ion ly not available to and the Prey declared that volved were creasing." Colonel Geoffrey T Chairman of I Party's rrx?
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    • 27 14 BUENOS AIRES. V (UP) The Cham: Deputies today ooenc;. way for ousted Dir D. Peron to returr unanimously ap, bill granting ai and all his exiled
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