Singapore Standard, 20 June 1958

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  • 22 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone *****—5 Coble "TIGER NEWS" SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1958 Vol. Vfll. No. 352 15 cts. 14 Pages [FINAL EDITION]
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  • 387 1 BRITISH EVACUATE RUBBER ESTATES Marauding Rebel Gangs Active In Central Sumatra JAKARTA, June 19, (Reuter) The Jakarta Radio said yesterday the North Sumatran War Administrator had declared Medan a "closed city." lhe Radio said this measure, effecting intending new residents, was based on security and housing shortage.
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  • 370 1 'SHARE RULE' PLAN FOR CYPRUS OFFERED 'An Adventure In Partnership LONDON, June 19 (Reuter) Britain today announced a seven-year internal self government plan for Cyprus under which now-feuding Greece and Turkey would help her to run affairs m the turbulent Mediterranean colony. Mr. Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, promised m
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  • 167 1 LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)— The President of the Board of Trade, Sir David Eccles, told the Hcae of Commons today that he did not accept that labour conditions m the Hongkong cotton industry were "as bad as reported." Sir David was replying to
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  • 83 1 AS a prayer came through a loudspeaker outside the Singapore Airport's YIP room, the Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, bowed m silence. That was the last scene at the airport yesterday morning before the Tunku left by KLM Super Constellation on
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  • 485 1 Britain 's Gesture: $26 Million Offer To Malayan Navy KLALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The British Government. under the grant-in-aid programme, is offering more than $20,000,000 worth of ships and equipment and a cash contribution of $6,000,000 towards a naval base m the Federation, Defence Minister Dato Abdul Razak, told the Federal
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  • 67 1 AN 18-month-old boy, Lai Chan Ngee was yesterday found drowned m a pond m Ama Keng Village, Singapore. The mother, Chow Ah Leng, last saw the child when she left him playing m their hut while she attended to her household chores at 5.30 p.m. About an
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  • 38 1 A 19-MONTH-OLD baby, Maurizio Pesce, received an on-the-spot fine of 400 lire from a traffic Policeman at Acqui, near Turin, for excessive sounding of a car horn while father was away. Father paid the fine. Reuter
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  • 116 1 Police Find The Second Shot Man SINGAPORE Police yesterday arrested the second man, who escaped after being hit by shotgun pellets fired by Mr Robert John Orme m his flat m Peck Hay Road on Monday. The wanted man was found hiding m an attap hut off Haig Road. He
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  • 32 1 THE Nationalist Air Force yesterday said one of its F-84 Thunderjets was shot down by the Chinese Communists during an airdrop mission over the China Mainland on Tuesday night.— Reuter
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  • 41 1 A 29-YEAR-OLD Sicilian, Andrea di Carlo, who bit a lump out of his Belgian girl friend's cheek during a quarrel, has been jailed m Liege, E. Belgium, for 14 months and eight days and fined 30,000 Belgian francs. Reuter.
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  • 222 1 KROH, Thurs. Two occupants of a heavy Police truck returning to Klian Intan from Xroh m Upper Perak yesterday afternoon escaped with only injuries, when they were imbushed by a party of about 5 armed terrorists at the 28th Mile The truck, a four-tonner, vas
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  • 165 1 U.K. Bank Rate Down To 5 p.c. LONDON, June 19 (U.P.I The Bank of England reduced the bank rate to 5 per cent the level where it stood m September last year, when the Government began adjusting it to meet financial difficulties. The rate had been reduced progressively from a
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  • 91 1 JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuter) —People are starving m are&s controlled by the Rebel Government m the North Celebes. Antara News Agency said yesterday. The agency said the Indonesian Army had to rush food into area s it had recaptured from the rebels. Senior officers m the
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  • 168 1 BEIRUT, June 19 (Reuter)— The United Nations Secretar\ -General, Mr. Da; Hamnutrskjoeld, today started his efforts here to end the Lebanese five-weeks-old civil war. I After his dawn arrival he held a breakfast-table conference with the chiefs of his observation team here. The meeting, attended
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  • 105 1 LONDON. June 19. (Reuter). Five -week unofficial London dock strike appeared to be collapsing today following a overnight decision by striking meat drivers—original cause of the dispute— to return to work. A hardcore of 3.500 docken m the pool of London. Innermost docks, who
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  • 66 1 JAKARTA. June 19 (UPI) A Greek sea caDtaln was found guilty today of aiding the Indonesian rebels and entering closed waters. Joseph Psacoulakis, 56. of Athens, wa s sentenced to four months -m Jail and a fine of 10.000 rupiahs. He was captain of the freighter
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  • 300 2 Reason Deficit Of $500,000 In Education Budget MALACCA, Thurs. Municipal residents here will be asked to pay six months' arrears of six per cent of increases m tax within the next few weeks wnen a Bill is shortly published m the Government Gazette. The
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  • 44 2 PENANG, Thursf A 29--year-old woman. Yip Yoon Kiew, pleaded not guilty m the Magistrate's Court today to a charge of stealing two wrist-watches and four gold rings belonging to Shirley Ooi. Yip was granted $500 bail until July 15.
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  • 58 2 MALACCA, Thurs.— The Chief Registration Officer Mr. E. M. Mac Donald is touring the southern district m connection with the national registration which began two days ago. Mr. Mac Donald will Inspect registration centres here tomorrow. At Muar yesterday, more than 600 youths called at three centres.
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  • 46 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Government paid a total of $118,979 for information leading to the capture and killing of terrorists last month. Largest amount of "whisper money? was $60,000 paid out m Selangor, Negri Sembilan received $43,000 and Perak $9,000. Johore followed with $6,479.
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  • 89 2 This Dental Clinic Will Go By Boat IPOH. Thurs. Peraks Marine Dental Clinic, the only one of its kind m the Federation, will be inaugurated at a special ceremony by the Raja Muda, representing the Sultan, at the Tehik Anson Dockyard on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. The craft, built m
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  • 126 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Fifty-three members of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the War Department Civil Staff Association wish to leave the branch because of dissatisfaction with the conduct of certain officials m the executive committee, The Standard was told today. The members, headed
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  • 170 2 FAILED TO CARRYOUT REPAIRS PENAN G, Thui trate Tuan Syed Husm ma.ulil today to^d lli« ary of the Chin Guan S Ong Huck Leng. not to on a "coffee-shop" argumr court. Ons appeared on sun charge of failing to with a court abaterm to renew two defect, timbers m a
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  • 49 2 SEREMBAN. Thur= Regent of Negri Se: today walked four through kampongs. padl fields, and rubber ests declare open a new Malay school m the Kuala Pilah district. On his arrival the reception committee entertained him and his party to traditional dances and songs.
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  • 270 2 RURAL ELECTION DAY -SEPT. 27 POLLING day far the Singapore rural elections has been tentatively fixed for Sept 27, sources close to the Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing tofcd The Standard yesterday. Nomination day will be a day m the last week of August. The Standard also reliably
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  • 41 2 MR. K. C. ARUN. managing; editor of the Tamil Nesan of Kuala Lumpur and Miss Indira, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Sundar, who were married by Hindu rites at the Ceylon Sports Club m Singapore yesterday.
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  • 97 2 A SPECIAL' INTERPRETER FOR MUTE A "SPECIAL interpreter" will be provided m a Singapore Magistrate's Court today to explain a charge ot begging for alms to a 54-year-old woman mute. Lentz Elena Sdvastianova. Prosecutor Inspector Joseph Delilkan gave notice of this m the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday when Sdvastianova was
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    • 513 2 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class E and above Contractors will be received at the office of the State Engineer, P.W.D. Selangor up to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the 24th June 1958 for the supply of Plain Ended Sluice Valves. Full particulars are obtainable from the office of
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    • 400 2 INDUCES Government of the Colony of Singapore 37c 1946 Rehabilitation Loan (1962-70) NOTICE is hereby given that the transfer register of the above Loan will be closed from the 30th June 1958 to 14th July 1958 both days inclusive, for the preparation of Interest Warrants. BY ORDER The Hongkong and
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    • 11 2 Adventures of m XL.M^^ p ERROL QTV Tomorrow KkA M NITE
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  • 500 3 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD June 20, 1958. Security First ONCE again, and for cogent reasons, the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, has given a firm pledge that the security of Singapore and its Government must come first, and above all party considerations, to ensure that democratic rule and freedom
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  • 261 3 SINGAPORE'S Union of Journalists wonts o special law to be introduced by the Government to protect the service conditions of working newsmen. The move is a strange contradiction of the position of journalists who ore members of the union. If they need a law for their protection
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  • 49 3 HfcAD OFFICI: Zi, Urn feck Kirn Roa<3, Spore I PO Box No 156S Cables. 'TICEkNEWV" Tel: 2548) (5 lines) All departments KUALA LUMPUR: China Insurance Blag. 174. Batu «a Teleo*one ***** POH 93 Cowan St Tel: n L CCA 91 -a. Bukit China Tel: 1471
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  • 801 3  -  John Rowley BRITAIN'S NEW PLAN SEEMS IRRELEVANT By NICOSIA T^O questions stand out m Cyprus where racial riots and murder have filled every town with patrolling troops, shut nearly half a million people m under strict curfew, and made Britain's new proposals for the island's future seem
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  • 892 3 TORNADO SEASON IN U.S.A. LONDON T^HIS is tornado season x m the U.S. Middle West. One has just swept across El Dorado m Kansas, killing 13 people and injuring many others. Last year, 924 tornadoes were reported m the U.S. They killed 191 people, injured 2,343, and caused damage estimated
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  • 202 3 Aspect Of Life ''Cricket is as much a part of the life of England as parliamentary Government, the rule of Law, freedom of speech, and religious tolerance. Cricket has its own literature, its own museums, its own landmarks m history." Leonard Parkin speaking m the BBC
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  • 41 3 Reports from behind the Iron Curtain reveal that under decrees recently enacted m Soviet-ruled Hungary, Hungarians are being put to death for "crimes" allegedly committed almost 40 years ago. The "crimes": "terroristic acts against the Communists m 1919."
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  • 389 3 the NEWS as it strikes me TT ITH the return of the Singapore Chief Minister, Lim Yew Hock, after the constitutional talks m London, the merger question has popped up into prominence again. He has estimated sve years as the period for 'he merger of Singapore with the Federation to
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  • 128 4 MUAR, Thurs.— Several Sikh witnesses m an assault case here refused to accept the enge of defence counsel, David Marshall, to take an on the Holy Book m the Temple. Mr. Marshall was defending Prakash Singh, a money- j lender, charged with causing! grievous hurt to
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  • 26 4 THAMBI Mikathar and Meeravi Edris were yesterday remanded by a Singapore Court after they pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbery •nd causing hurt.
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  • 213 4 LOOK OUT REDS— HERE COME THE FIGHTING FORESTERS THE First Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters arrived m Singapore yesterday aboard the troopship Dilwara. As the trooper pulled into the dock, the band of the King's Own Scottish Borderers struck up the lively air of the Foresters' Regimental March. The 700-strong Battalion,
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  • 337 4 Sentence Should Be A Lesson To Others -Judge MR. JUSTICE BUTTROSE m the Singapore Assize Couri yesterday sentenced a youth, Tan Boon Chai, to nve years' jail for armed robbery. The judge told Tan: "Youths of your type must be taugnl that they cannot go
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  • 216 4 THE FIRST concrete step m Singapore's all-out fight against tuberculosis through free X-Rays will be taken next week with house-to-house distribution of informative handbills m Jalan Sultan. The four-language pamphlets will be circulated to households by Boy Scout volunteers, and will explain the
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  • 67 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Malayan Chinese Association announced today that they will assist all those who have to register themselves for national service. "Registration forms will shortly be available at all MCA branches and subbranches, and arrangements are being made for honorary officers and staff of
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  • 103 4 FROM a schoolteacher m India to an airgirl m Singapore that's the story of Miss Pauline Were, 20, Air India's latest flight stewardess. Miss Were is based m the Colony on the Singapore to Sydney service. She leaves the Colony every Wednesday and returns every Saturday. Said
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  • 35 4 PENAN'G. Thurs. A Sepak Raga competition will be I as the forthcoming State Agricultural Show m Butterworth. Three prizes will be awarded, first prize $40. second prize $30 and third prize $20.
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  • 52 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Six youths early this morning chased three burglars who tried to get into a coffee shop m Princes Road here when they heard the wife of the coffee shop owner scream for help. The youths rushed downstairs and gave chase but the three
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  • 226 4 JOBLESS PROBLEM: PROBE IS URGED THE Singapore G nt has been urgt d up a Commission of Ing lo study the grow biem of uneniploy: c the Colony, the G Secretary of the S. Tiade Unions Conj: The Standard y< The gener.. I "In asking thi nt to set up
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  • 74 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The outgoing Indian High Commissioner, Mr. V. 14 Nair. today appealed ro Indian citizens resident this country to co-op with the authorities and be a credit to the m country. He was speaking at a farewell function held by Indian organizations here
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  • 63 4 PENANG, Thurs.— An apprentice jockey, Mamat bin Hassan was one of four youths arrested for fighting m public, the magistrate's court was told today. Mamat, Omar bin SharifT. Ahmad Yusoff bin Imam and Ibrahim bin Abdullah were each fined $5 when they pleaded guilty to a charge
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  • 123 4 PUBLIC PHONES FOR ISLAND ASSURED THE Singapore Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing. Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat yesterday assured islanders from Palau Brani that he would direct the Rural Board to make application to the Singapore Telephone Board for public telephones on the island. The Minister gave
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  • 35 4 A YOUTH. S. Ragavr sentenced to six month m Penang yesterday when h* was convicted of stealing a towel, comb and tooth valued 90 cents, at C Street Pier .on May 30.
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  • 248 4 A FIRM, Chin Cheng Realty Limited, owners of the vacant I?nd m Kampong Amber where unauthorized huts were erected, had one of 57 summonses against it 'strurk off" m a test case heard m the Sineanore City Court yesterday. i Tan Poh Thong,
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  • 142 4 FOUR men were yesterday charged m the Singapore Ninih Magistrate's Court with stealing property worth $22,000 from the Base Ordnance Depot. They were Joseph Varghese. John Tan, Yacob bin Abdul Majid. and Teckae Cherubalh Balen. All four are alleged to have stolen 45 pieces
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  • 199 5 MEMENTO FOR BANKER SUTHERLAND THE STAFF of the Chartered Bank m Singapore yesterday presented the Bank's retiring manager, Mr. G. A. P. Sutherland, with an ivory carving of a famous Chinese General. Accepting it from Mr. Ng Cheng Kang, the Bank's Asian subaccountant at a simple ceremony attended by all
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  • 245 5 Only 4,233 Pupils Will Take School Promotion Exam KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Only 4,233 pupils throughout the entire country have entered for the Government examination for promotion to national secondary schools (Chinese). The number represents only part of the total number of pupils eligible for the examination, The Standard understand It
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  • 75 5 REGISTRATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE KUALA KANGSAR. Thurs. •^A two-man team, Messrs. P. Ibrahim and Manmoh from the Registration c here will visit the new ges m Kuala Kangsar Let to register youths oen the ages of 17-28 for ".al Service owing is its itinerary: Jerlun New Village and Manong June
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  • 517 5 'Operation Tiger Has Eliminated Twenty Bandits JOHOKE BAHRU, Thurs. Another big success has been scored by "Operation Tiger" against Communist terrorists m South Johore with the destruction of strategic courier post m the Poh Lee San jungle. Announcing this to Pressmen today, Brigadier W. C. Walker,
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  • 108 5 SINGAPORE'S Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, m his capacity as the president of the Pacific Area Travel Association, yesterday called on its members to makr full use of the Association to promote tourism. The Pacific region today is within easy
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  • 134 5 The King To Visit Penang For Festival CITIZENSHIP PENANG, Thurs. The King and the Permaisuri Agong will arrive here on an informal visit tomorrow afternoon. They will disembark at the Railway Pier. Accompanied by the Governor of Penang, Raja Sir Uda and Lady Uda. their Majesties will attend the Asian
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  • 173 5 INTERIOR MINISTER IN POOR HEALTH KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.Minister for Interior and Justice, Inche Suleiman bin Dato Abdul Rahman, is still m such poor health that administrative responsibility for certain departments under his portfolio are being delegated temporarily to the Ministers of Defence and Transport. Inche Suleiman, who recently returned from
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  • 102 5 AUSTRALIAN X-RAY TEAM DUE SOON CANBERRA, June 19 (Reuter) A team of Australian experts will go to Singapore next month to help with a mass X-ray survey being undertaken by the Singapore health authorities. The Minister for External Affairs. Mr. R.G. Casey who announced this today said the Australian team
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  • 72 5 LONDON, June 19 (Reuter) —Dr. Joseph Brand left his 5,000 working class patients here today and flew to North Borneo to treat a Sultan. The doctor, whose practice m Lambeth, South London, includes a lodging house for the homeless, will be an honoured guest for
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  • 38 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— More than 5,000 Kuala Lumpur youths have registered for National Service since the nation-wide registration got under way on Monday. Registration of youths m the 17 to under 20 age group closes tomorrow.
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  • 43 5 IPOH, Thurs. The Religious Affairs Department of Perak expect to collect $250,000 m Fitrah (Religious taxes) this year. Up till last month the 2,000 specially appointed "Amils" (collectors) have brought m $126,287. Last year Fitrah collections totalled $288,099.
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  • 193 5 Feeling Is Different Now—Razak KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— There is a vast difference of feeling throughout the country now that it is independent, acting Prime Minister Dato Abdul Razak, said today. Speaking at the opening of a three-day conference of Information Officers here, he said: "There is a sense of ownership,
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  • 68 5 PENANG, Thurs. A British soldier on holiday at the Sandycroft Leave Centre m Tanjong Bungah. here, found to his chagrin that his room had been broken into while he was m town yesterday and $117 stolen from his wallet. He reported the matter to the Police.
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  • 106 5 THE SECOND of the Shackleton long-range bombers arrived at Changi last night, after a five-day flight from North Ireland, to replace the Sunderland Flying Boats of the Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron Far East Air Force at R.A.F. Changi. The Sunderlands. are the last of the flying boats being
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  • 36 5 HONGKONG, June 19. Special Standard Services: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.04 to £1 Sterling $5.80 to US$l; $1,852 to Malayan $1; $0,082 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252 to a tael.
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  • 212 5 IPOH, Thurs. Lee Hoon Woon, 24, wlio asked for "mercy" after pleading guilty to a charge of attempting to extort $150 from a sundry goods shopkeeper, Foong Slew Hoong, was today sentenced by Magistrate Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan to one year's jail,
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  • 394 6 'Demanded $10 And Struck Me When I Refused' A WOMAN, Chow Ah Yoke, told a Singapore Court yest°rda < that two men assaulted her m a bar m Bras Basah Road when she refused to pay them $10.08 as ••expense" money. Leong Ah Heng alias Ah
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  • 110 6 THE REME Dramatic Society's production wMch opens on June 24 at the REME Theatre. Ayer Raja Road, is "Madam Tic-Tac." a drama full of comedy and thrills. "Madam Tic-Tac" herself Is played by Maureen Clarke, weli-known for her stage club appearances, and amongst those supporting
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  • 41 6 A MISADVENTURE verdict was recorded by the Singapore Assistant Coroner, Inche Ahmed Hussein at the close of an inquiry into the death of a housewife, Wong Wai Leng. 45 who died of heart failure m General Hospital on Apri 8.
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  • 80 6 A Commissioner for Oath s from the Supreme Court m Hongkong, Mr. Sim Pen Kiat, arrived m Singapore yesterday by PAA for a short visit. Mr. Sim, who is also a very weli-known court interpreter, is flying round the world on a six-month vacation
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  • 487 6 A HANDFUL of women and a few men, mostly youths, heard yesterday that polygamy must be discarded m a country that wishes to pi ogress with the rest of the world. The occasion was the Singapore Council of Women's first public meeting denouncing the
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  • 161 6 SHIPS WILL HAVE TO PAY 'LIGHT DUES' NOW THE owners, agents and masters of ships which call at any port or place within the Colony will have to pay "Light Dues" m accordance with the "Light Dues" (Amendment) Ordinance 1958. A provision has been made that no ship will be
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  • 47 6 TWO hundred and forty men, the first intake of national servicemen for 1958, "graduated" at a passing-out parade at the Singapore Military Forces Headquarters at Beach Road yesterday. Above, the General Officer Commanding, Singapore Base District, Major General C. L. Richardson, inspects them. S.andardpic.
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  • 126 6 HOGAN IS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT MR. N. S. HOGAN was elected president at the first general meeting of the Singapore Solicitors' Staff Association held recently. Elected vice-presidents were Messrs. Scow Tiong Choon and George Low, while Mr. Tan Kirn Guan was elected honorary secretary. Other officials are: assistant hon. secretary. Mr.
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  • 280 6 S'pore Businessman Acquitted Of Highway Deaths A Colony businessman, Kee Leong Seng, 26, was yeste r day acquitted m the Singapore Second Criminal and District Court of causing the deaths of two Malty boys by a negligent act, not amounting to cuipaole homiride i~ Kee wa s alleged to have
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  • 93 6 THREE thieves brok a provision shop m Blangah Road. Singapor Wednesday night, tied and gagged a shop assistant Yuen Lam, and got away $230. The thieves were sur by another shop assistant while ransacking the and fled when he raised an alarm. Neighbours hearing the alarm dialled
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  • 152 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ib.) m Singapore yesterday were= Buyers Sellers Spot 74} 75£ R.S.S. No. 1 74 i 742 (August) 74i- 74g RS.S. No. 2 IZi 723 R.S.S. No. 3 65 661 Tone:— Steady quiet The price of tin' m STSTtUST^ was LONDON RUBBER No
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  • 318 7 PRESSURE MAY BE USED ON LOCAL CAPITALISTS THE vast political and economic changes m Southeast Asian countries pose a great threat to Singapore's position as an entrepot. This was said by Singapore's Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J.M. Jumabhoy, m a talk to students
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  • 177 7 THE Indian Immigration Fund constituted under the J.aboi«.r Ordinance m 1936 is to be wound up. 'ir.e Fund has been administered by a joint committee representing the Governments of Singapore and the various States and Settlements of the Fecieiation of Malaya who all had
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  • 74 7 INSPECTOR Christopher Edwin Gower of the Singapore Harbour Board Police was yesterday brought before a Colony Magistrate. Mr. R. 8.1. Pates m connection with a summons charge of neglecting to maintain his wife. The summons alleged that Inspector Gower had neglected to maintain his wife. Amisah Gower,
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  • 34 7 AN elderly shop assistant, Chop Ah Choo, was sent to the Kuala Lumpur hospital last night after having fallen over broken glass near his house. He was treated as an outpatient.
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  • 36 7 A MOUNTED "sheriff" leads a roped "bad man" through Singapore streets yesterday as a stunt to advertise the film "Last Of the Bad Men," which is now showing at the New Alhambra.
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  • 344 7 IPOH, Thurs. Magistrate Tengku Ahmad Rith. audeen loday sentenced three youths, two of whom had assaulted a 16-year-old hawker for refusing to pay $50 extortion money, to terms of imprisonment varying from six to nine months and three strokes of the
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  • 155 7 Rally Round Strikers Plea From Union THE Singapore General Employees' Union yesterday suggested that all workers m the Colony should rally round the striking employees of the Glass Manufactuiers Company and help them win their fight against the employers. The suggestion was contained m a statement issued by the union
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  • 41 7 THE Penang Coroner, Tuan Syed Hussein Jamalulil, yesterday returned a misadventure verdict at the end of an inquiry into the death of Lee Hun Keat, 13, who fell off a lorry during a "joy-ride" near Relau on March 13.
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  • 69 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Dr. Ho Hqn Fah oi the General Hospital here has been awarded a scholarship by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust for post graduate work m surgery leading to Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Ho, 36, is an old boy of St. Paul's
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  • 51 7 IPOH, Thurs. A woman land-owner from Sunkai, Theng Moi who was on her first visit to Ipoh yesterday, reported to the Police last night that a youth snatched away $1,400 from her. Police are on the look out for the youth, whose identity is known to
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  • 63 7 THE Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association will hold a memorial service for its late medical director Dr. G. H. Garlick, on th c afternoon of June 25, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. This will be followed by the burial of his ashes at Bidadari Cemetery. The Association specially asked that instead
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  • 127 9 Ore For Busy Steel Industry THIS view of the River Quayside at Glasgow, md. shows the development made m the continued expansion of the Scottish iron and steel industry. The view is taken from a gaatry at the Central Terminus Quay, near the t of the city, and looks down
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  • 39 9 3 trade witn 3 m April this yeai I an lncrca.se, aftei n the Colony hac decline ir roe preceding months. \.Dril valued ai 1 000 rose b 3 000 and imp HK5388,500.000 by HK$--000.
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  • 9 9 ORTS of electrical Fran ce 1 asl
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  • 109 9 SINGAPORE rubber market closed steady quiet yesterday with the price of International first grade July shipment unchanged, at 74£ cents per lb. Opening at around previous the market ruled quiet. Fair interest was reported for lower grade but sellers were inclined to be reserved and the volume
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  • 279 9 THE Mow of personal income to American families reached a new high of U*****,000,000,000 last year, according te a recent survey on consumer income distribution m the United States conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This was five per cent above 1956
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  • 66 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to mercha;:ti yesterday: New York: buying. TT. 32--13/16. O.D. 32-15/16. 90 days airmail 33 credit bills. 33-1 /1G trade bills. Canada: buying. T.T 31-3/3. OD. 31-3/4, 90 day.; airmail 32--1/16 credit bills. 32-3/16 irade bills. Selling
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  • 147 9 Rise In Malayan Soap Output MALAYAN soap production m April, this year at 51.294 cwt. was a rise, over output m the previous month of 15.674 cwt. Total Malayan output m the first four months this year at 194.658 cwt. also represented an increase over production m the corresponding period
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  • 73 9 Additional Technical Aid Sought PRESIDENT Eisenhower has asked Congress for an additional US$B,OOO,OOO m mutual security funds for technical cooperation. The money, already approved by both Houses of Congress, will be used for increased foreign language training of U.S. aid personnel abroad and for expanded training of foreign nationals. The
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  • 96 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: copra June/July U.K Continent $31 J buyers $32| sellers coconut oil m bulk $48 sellers; m drums $51 J sellers; Muntok white pepper $122 sellers; Sarawak white $121 sellers; Special Sarawak black $69. Singapore Copra Association closing
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  • 178 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done yesterday Fraser and Neave ords $2.50. $2.48; Gammon $1.97; Hammer $1 56; H. Waugh $1.27, $1.30 immediate: M. Breweries $3.05: M. Colls. 76c; M. Box $1.73 to $1.71: Robinson ords $1.60 and overnight- Cold Storage 85c; Steamship 70c; S. Traders $1.26
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  • 32 9 THE Federation's Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tan Siew Sin. will officially declare open the Dunlopillo factory new extension m Bahau on June 25, at 12.15 p.m.
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  • 97 9 Tins Steadier, Rubbers Quiet INDUSTRIALS .and tins were steadier while rubbers were quiet m the Malayan share market yesterday. The turnover was small. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers B.B. Petrol 44,- 46/- xd Fraser and Neave: Ords. 2.46 2.51 Henry Waugh 1.25 1.30
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  • 407 9 LONDON, June 19 (Reuter) No British colonial government has been able to raise a loan on the London financial market for the past year, a Colonial Office report on Britain's overseas territories said today. The 171-page report, published by the stationery office, reviewed economic,
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  • 194 9 New Comet To Make Test Flight The four-engined lightweight Comet lI E jet airliner Is to make demonstration flights under controlled conditions at New York International Airport. The De Havilland Aircraft Company announce that it is expected that about seven flights will be made later this month and early July.
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  • 133 9 U.K. Exports In May Tod £287m. UNITED KINGDOM exports last month at £287,--300.000 were the highest since May last year, according to a report on U.K. trade just released. This amount was £22.000 000 more than m April this year. Re-exports last month were valued at £14.600.000, £3,000,--000 more than
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  • 98 9 Device To Check Tyre Pressures A NEW device marketed by a British firm gives instant warning whether tyres on any vehicle are at the correct pressure. All that Is required Is to remove the normal tyre caps and replace them with the new device, known as "Indicap," calibrated to the
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  • 87 9 UNDER the British Government's five-year plan for the expansion of technical education, considerable progress is being made m the building of new colleges and m extending new ones. One such college training technologists of v the future is the Loughborough College of Technology situated m the
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  • 38 9 THE UNITED STATES, as the world largest lard exporter, accounts for about 73 per cent of the total world lard trade. U.S. lard exports during 1957 totalled 501,000,000 pounds, compared with 611,000,000 pounds m 1956.
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  • 348 9 BUILDING SLACK HITS CEMENT MARKET THE market for cement m Singapore has been hard hit since the beginning of this year, trade sources revealed yesterday. Slackness m building activity is given as the mam reason fcr the hit. Chinese and Japanese cement m particular, has been affected
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  • 63 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Federal Customs and excise revenue collected last month totalled more than $33,746,741. A further $2,369,158 came from cess on rubber and duty on tin. State revenues for the month totalled $972,417. Leading revenue earning sources were tobacco ($8,680,899) and petrol
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  • 331 9 AN architect who has worked m Malaya, is currently engaged on a Master Plan to make London city area u tht safest built-up area m the world." He is Mr. Athony Mealand, London's city planning officer. Mr. Mealand has had many years experience m
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  • 48 9 COTTON output by the Free World countries during 1957-58 reached a new record high level of 16.500.000 bales, according to a US report on world crops The increase is chiefly the result of larger, or more favourable conditions or both, compared with last season.
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  • 33 9 A REPORT just published by the French I showed great progn mad« last year m comparison with 1956. The French Railways la 1957 set new traffic, production and speed records.
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    • 165 9 OUTER ROADS Obokil. Rotti. Sandviken. Armonia. Niko Maru. Antenor, Tong Poh. San Roberto, Statius Jensen. Roebiah, Lidia. Musi, Rusa. Ringhorn. Gordian. Risshun Maru, Hennch Jessen. Julius Fucik. State of Madras, El. Brenon. Eisho Maru. Missipt Maru. Awa Maru. Fehpes. Clan Macbride. Theta Star, Batoela. Pyidawayel. Bakongan. Toryo Maru. Lotorium. Troon
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  • 240 10 (ON RIGHT) Miss Rosy Teh celebrated her 21st birthday with a grand uarty for her relatives and friends at her home at New Road, Klang. Miss Teh is the daughter of Mr. Teh Chin Hoa, Manager of the Singapore Cold Storage, Klang, and Mrs. Teh. Miss
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  • 321 10 (On Left): Hongkong-born. Mr. Chong Chee Weng 28. who is now a Federal Citizen, arrived at Klang, recently after being refused entry into Burma. He started out on a world-hiking tour on April 22 from Kuala Lumpur, travelling 22 miles daily, »and reached Thailand. He was one
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  • 831 11 ALL ENGLAND CHAMPS SURVIVE SHOCK THE MALAYAN TOURNEY STARTS REPORTS BY UONG HEW MENG Perak Pair Almost Upset THE FULL RESULTS PENANG, Thurs.— The All-England doubles champions, Erland Kops and Foul Erik Nielsen, narrowly escaped defeat m their first round match against Perak's champion pair of Tan Jin Ecng, a
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  • 186 11 IERICA'S Olympic gold medallist diving cnampion, 800 Clotwortny, yesterday .ed a iar'e crowd ol swimming entnusiasts with demonstrations at the Chinese Swimming Ciub. Bob was roundly applauded lor each of his 12 dives. The .d had never been so en.as tic since Sammy Lee's Colony
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  • 21 11 THE Old Boys and Old Girls events at the Bartley Secondary School sports tomorrow will start at 330 p.m.
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  • 23 11 MOUNT Emily Sport s Club beat Railway Sports Club b> three goals to nil m a SAFA league at Geylang yesterday.
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  • 70 11 LONDON, June 19 (UPI) The wave of upsets continued today m the London lawn tennis tournament when Jan-Eric Lundquist of Sweden beat Ncale Fraser of Australia. 2-6. 6-4, and Ramanathan Krishnan of India beat Bob Perry of Los Angeles, 6-4. 6-1. Lundquist frequently caught Fraser, seeded
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  • 36 11 THE Cedar Girls* Secondary School will hold their second annual sports meet on the Kwong Avenue School ground on Saturday, June 21. The first event is scheduled to go off at 3.30 p.m.
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  • 283 11 SINGAPORE'S water-skiers are laying on a big show for the public on Sunday at West Point Garden. It includes stunts and displays, and joy rides m their speed boats for those who feel like taking a cruise round the bay. This Mid-Summer Waterski Carnival
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  • 151 11 Royal Party Race On Ascot Track ASCOT, Berkshire, June 19, (Reuter)— Queen Elizabeth, Prin. cess Margaret and the Duke of Edinburgh galloped around the deserted race track here today m an informal curtain-raiser to the big third day of the five-day race meeting. Princess Margaret won the one-and-a-half mile race
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  • 38 11 SOCCER:—SAFA div. 3A Seletar FC ys TBA at Geylang- Indian Brotherhood vs Kebenaran Club at MFA. ATHLETICS: Kallang School sports at Kallang, Outram School sports at Outram. SWIMMING: Clotworthy sessions at Chinese Swimming Club 4 p.m.
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  • 510 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The two Indonesians, Ferry Sonneville and Tan Joe Hock, who played a big part m Indonesia's victory m the recent Thomas Cup competition, are seeded to meet each other m the final of the men's singes tor the Gold Cup donated
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  • 813 11 FINN FOOLS ALMOST GETS OUT No Surprises In Morning's Matches FENANG, Thurs. Badminton's playboy, Finn Kobbero c.f Denmark, almost 'fooled' himself out of the Malayan open badminton championships m an opening match against little known Lim Foh Thye of Perak at the Han Chiang High School hall this morning. Kobbero,
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  • 187 11 PENANG, Thurs. Malayan Thomas Cuppers "boycotted" a dinner given by the President of the Badminton Association of Malaya. Mr. Heah Joo Seang. m honour of the Thai Princess. Galyani Vadhana. elder sister of the King of Thailand, at his residence m M a .Mister Road
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  • 50 11 INTER-CLUB FOOTBALL COMPETITION KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday The Sentul Railway Recreation Club has named a powerful side m their opening match against Kuala Lumpur counterpart the annual Malayan Ra: inter-club soccer competitio: the General Manager's Cup the Senrul Ground this Saturday. Lourdersj, Muniandy. Har; o and Jean Aime mah and Jamalu'-
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  • 574 12 SIX records were smashed at the Serangoon English Schools annual athletic meet held on the school ground yesterday. The new marks were set up m the *A' Divisions 880 yards by K. S. Nathan, 120 yards hurdles by Siau Sung Cheng; 'B Division's 880
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  • 718 12 LONDON, June 19, (Reuter) England were 237 for seven wickets at close of play at Lord's here today on the opening day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand England crawled to a lunch time score of 55 for one wicket. The batsman
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  • 80 12 SYDNEY. June 19 (Reuter) Herb Elliott and Mervyn Lin coin must pay their own way they compete m Europe < fter the British Empire Games m Cardiff m July. This has been ruled by the Inlernational Amateur Athletics Federation. Australian A.A.U. secretary. Mr. Arthur Hodsdon. received this
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  • 20 12 NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuter). Rain prevented any play m the professional RoundRobin lawn tennis tournament here yesterday.
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  • 182 12 GLASGOW, June 19, (Reuter) Dennis Adams, South African holder of the Empire flyweight boxing title, gave an unconvincing display despite stopping Sila s Boko (Nigeria) m the sixth round of their eight-round non-title contest at the Kelvin Hail here last night. Adams, far superior m
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  • 152 12 Gladness Wins Ascot Gold Cup ASCOT. Berkshire, June 19 (Reuter). Gladness, American-owned, Irishtrained five-year-old mare, scored a smooth victory today m the Gold Cup, the race which is highest m value and prestige at the four-day Royal Ascot meeting. Ridden with fine judgment by Lester Piggott, she passed pace-making Flying
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  • 52 12 OXFORD, June 19, (Reuter). Australia beat England by 64 points to 44 m the second speedway Test here last night to take a 2-0 lead m the series. Barry Briggs led Australia's scorers with 17. Peter Craven, the English skipper, was the home side's highest scorer
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  • 82 12 BOBBY JONES TO LEAD U.S. TEAM NEW YORK. June 19. (Reuter) Bobby Jones. 56-year-old former United States champion, has been chosen to Captain the United States side m the inaugural world amateur golf team championship at St. Andrews. Scotland, from October 8 to 11 The American four-man team will not
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  • 137 12 Colony's 17 For Malaya Cuptie AFTER a year's absenr* from the Malaya Cup competition, Singapore plays, again when the Colony m<r > Malacca at Jalan Besa; dium on Sunday. Singapore's non-j last year was the dispute over affilial FAM. Now accepted or. vitation tM .gapore it back m the competition.
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  • 40 12 two months. The I.A.A.F. granted Elliott and Lincoln permission to accept expenses m U.S. after their 28 days were up. Mr Hodsdon said most Aus tralian athletes want to compete m Europe after th c Empire Games.
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  • 46 12 PENANG, Thurs. An interesting athletic event on June 26 will be the combined sports of the Georgetown Secondary School and the Technical Institute m Batu Lanchang Lane. These two schools, adjacent to one another, are building a valuable spirit of co-operation between their pupils.
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    87 12 WIMBLEDON: After many years of presenting the Wightman Cup to America. H.R.H. Duchess of Kent proudly presents the slim silver trophy to non-playing Britsh captain Mary Halford. Left to right are: Shilcock, Truman, Bloomer, the Duchess, Mary Halford, Haydon, Ward. The result was sealed when Ann Haydon beat Mimi Arnold
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  • 77 12 TOKYO. June 19, (Reuter). Takazhi Ishimoto again bettered his own world record swimming the 100 metre butterfly at 60.4 seconds, the Japan Swimming Association confirmed today. At a meeting m Tokyo yesterday he shortened his record of 60.7 seconds made on Tuesday which already exceeded his
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  • 294 12 POLICE Sports Association surprised when thfy beat the hitherto unbeaten Fathul Karib Club b> goals to nil m SAFA's division I league match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Polices' victory was mainly due to the splendid performance of skipper Lee Kok Seng.
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  • 380 12 By VERNON MORGAN STOCKHOLM, June 19, (Reuter) The names of the four teams to reach the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup soccer competition will be known tonight unless there are any replays following extra times. Western Germany, the title holders, will
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  • 255 12 THOMSON HUNT ARE THE LEADERS £1550 Golf Tourney LEEDS. June 19 (Reuter) Blistering records equalling rounds of 66 by Peter Thomson (Australia) and Bernard Hunt (Britain) gave them the joint lead m the first round of the 1,500 sterling Yorkshire Evening News Golf tournament at Moortown here yesterday. Hunt, one
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  • 150 12 3 WIMBLEDON SEEDS' LOSE AT QUEEN'S LONDON. June 19. (Reuter). Kurt Nielsen, of Denmark, who is seeded for next week's Wimbledon championships, was eliminated m the second round of the London championships at Queen's Club yesterday. The Dane, twice a runner-up the Wimbledon title, went down 6-3. 3-6. 11-9 to
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  • 49 12 LONDON, June 19. (Reuter). D. R. Jardine, former England cricket captain, died m Switzerland yesterday, it was announced today. Douglas Robert Jardine. who was 57, was the ceni: m the 'bodyline' contro which marked the matches m Austn. au*. Ed a crisis m Anglo-A cricket relations.
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  • 580 13 Kumpolan Concert Highlights HIGHLIGHTS of the Kum--1 polan Night variety concert tomorrow at the Badminton Hall, will include a Batik Sarong Kebaya Fashion Show by one of Indonesia's most enterprising and talented batik fashion designer, Mrs. Mary Macree. The concert is organised by the Kumpolan Peranakan Singapore m aid of
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    • 386 13 TODAY we have the fourth part of Cecil DeMille's speech on "Why 1 Made The Ten Commandments." In this address are the reasons why Mr. DeMille made the picture, and they are the "CLUES" to a contest which will be announced on June 27, in the STANDARD. The last part
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    • 171 13 of peace that passes understanding. I have twice used the word '"awe" and that reminds me of what was in many ways the most difficult single problem we had in making "The Ten Commandments" the literally impossible task of bringing to the screen" the Voice of God. Every man hears
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 183 14 MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuter) Four Soviet sailors who alleged they had been forced by torture and threats to feign unwillingness to return to Russia from Formosa appeared at a Press conference here yesterday. The sailors, named Zybrov, Anfimov, Benkovich and Gvozdik, were said
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    • 297 14 Top Reds Meet To Plan Action Against The 'Deviationists' LONDON, June 19 (UPI) Leaders of the Soviet Communist Party central committee were reported meeting m Moscow to plan action against Yugoslav Marshal Tito and any "deviationists" who might follow the path of executed Hungarian
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    • 295 14 Soviet Leaders Discuss Nikita BELGRADE, June 19 (Reuter) The Soviet Communist Party central committee, now meeting m Moscow, may be discussing {the position of Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Prime Minister, informed East European sources, said here last night. The sources said that Mr. Khrushchev had been criticized at a
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    • 71 14 THE Prime Minister of Ghana, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah. (left), carrying a walking stick, is accompanied by President Nasser of the United Arab Republic, who greeted the Premier on his arrival m Cairo on the commencement of a.n eight-day official visit to the Egyptian region of the United
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    • 272 14 ILO Expert Needed For Singapore, Says Goh GENEVA, June 19 (Reuter) Mr. L. C. Goh, representative of the Singapore Government and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Welfare, told the International Labour Organization conference here yesterday tnat social stability based on a common citizenship and a common allegiance
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    • 141 14 TEN FIREMEN HURT AS NIGHT BLAZE SWEEPS SHIP BUENOS AIRES, June 19. (UP). An army of firemen succeeded m extinguishing a night-long fire aboard the 14.285-ton Dutch passenger liner Ruys here yesterday after a ten-hour battle. Ten firemen were injured, eight of them seriously. The vessel's 664 passengers were evacuated
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    • 68 14 TORONTO, June 19 (UPI) Police yesterday arrested Greta Goede, 46, on a charge of attempted extortion and said she also was suspected I napping Joel Reitman, two-and-a-half year old Montreal clothing chain heir, who released unharmed m Ottawa on Tuesday. The suspect bears the same name, age
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    • 63 14 LONDON, June 19 (Reuter) A one-armed wife today won £1 500 (M 512,750) damages, with costs, against a legless woman for enticing away her ex-sqvadron leader husband. A High Court jury made this award after a five-day hearing m which they were told that legless Mrs.
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    • 38 14 FRENCH sailor Henri Dubos, who has been m a Wellington, New Zealand hospital with a fractured leg since March, has had his stay prolonged he fell out of bed and oroke the same leg again. Reuter
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    • 43 14 NICOSIA, June 19, (Reuter). The body of able seaman R.A.J. Warburton. a 19-year-old frogman who drowned while practising shallow diving off Dhekalia, was recovered yesterday, it was officially announced. Warburton, who came from Willesden, London, was diving from H.M.S. Diamond.
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    • 205 14 To Emphasize His Responsibility PARIS, June 19 (UPI) Premier Charles de Gaulle plans to make several trips to Algeria this summer to "emphasize his personal responsibility for Algerian affairs," informed sources said today. The sources said the Premier felt obliged to continue asserting his
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    • 175 14 COLOMBO. Ceylon, June 19 (UPD— Prime Minister Mr Solomon W. B. D. Bandaranaike, told Ceylon today that owing to strong measures taken by the government violence has almost completely ceased throughout the country. Mr. Bandaranaike broadcasting an address to the nation, said: "The next
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    • 57 14 LONDON. June 19 (Reuter) Maurice Cheepen a cinema manager m Stepney, East London, believes that stunts draw the audiences to horror films Yesterday, he had a bat installed m the foyer to advertize a film. The bat. however, gave him a sharp bite on the hand
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    • 48 14 photo. A GREEK rioter sets fire to a Turkish flag during: a demonstration m Athens, when Police made several baton charges to disperse hundreds of defiant students. Carrying banners and shouting slogans, the students threw during petrol-soaked rags as the Police approached them. U.P.I.
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    • 157 14 LOGAN, Utah, June 19. (Reuter). Dr. Norman Bauer, a Utah State University chemistry professor, told 700 other scientists yesterday that residents of the Nevada nuclear test region may collect a serious amount of strontium 90 m their bones within ten or 20 years. Speaking to a
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