Singapore Standard, 2 January 1959

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  • 15 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY. 2, \\b9. Vol. IX No. 183. •_ilfci •^f (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 384 1 MALAYA WILL PLAY HER PART FOR PEACE -DR. ISMAIL WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Reuter) Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, Ambassador of the Malayan Federation, said tonight that the Federation of Malaya would not shirk its responsibility to influence the great powers m the cause of peace. In a broadcast New
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  • 33 1 A SINGAPORE seaman. Tan Tian Kay, 23, was killed m a traffic accident along Guillemard Road last night. He was on a bicycle when he came into collision with a car.
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  • 477 1 Maiatgh and India notice work together Nationals can't take those trips so easily... THE Special Branches of both the Federation and Singapore police forces are now working m close liaison with their counterparts m India checking on the political activities and leanings of Indian nationals resident
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  • 414 1 A FRESH START IN LIFE FOR TINY PHIL Spore's unwanted wait finds joy m home of prospective foster-parents *s^__^__^__^__^__^__-_-_-_«____«_ 111 M IK*M/M E__M-_H-_t--^Z--_!-Z-_____9 _B^__t_i^_K^__l _b^^__bT^__l __V^_Sj FLASHBACK: S no. pore Standard of Dec. 30. By RANJIT GILL i 1 1 the start of a ne w littli Phiiomena Phillips the
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  • 238 1 Cuba: Govt. chiefs escape HAVANA, Jan. 1 (UPI) President Fulfencio Batista and his government fled the country today and police began setting up street barriers against an expected rebel i attempt to seize the capital. A military junta headed by j Gen. Eulogio Cantillo chief opponent of the Fidel Castro
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  • 80 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will invite President Carlos P. Garcia of the Philippines to pay a state visit to the Federation of Malaya some time this year "at a time to be arranged at our mutual convenience,'* it was officially announced here.
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  • 322 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs— New Year began with a tra?dy here when Wong Chik, a 18--year-old carpenter hurtled .50 feet to his death. Death took its toll at Sula.an Court (the $2,500,000 'low £t" inulti-storeycd flats off Batu Roa at about 3.40
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  • 331 1 R.I. planes bomb and destroy a 'foreign' ship off Celebes ARMS FOR REBELS' CHARGE AN Indonesian Government aircraft yesterday bombed and destroyed a foreign ship, carrying supplies to rebels m North Celebes. An Indonesian Consulate spokesman m Singapore, confirming this, claimed that the ship was carrying arms intended for rebels.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 269 2 Watch On Reds From India (From Pagp 1) The Colony Police. It is understood, know that several people in Malaya who hail from the above provinces had or still have connections with the CPI. The police also learn that the CPI has been and still is receiving monetary aid from
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  • 59 2 S.H.B.S.A. ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS of the Singapore rTarbour Board Staff Association last nisht pledged to participa-e -fully m the coming constitutional changes. Celebrating their twelfth m Mvenary nt their premise* m Cantonment Road the gecret■nr, Mr. Jamit Sin-n said: We pledge to give our :r*port towardi the estartishmen! of a legislature
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  • 145 2 Nanyang Students Told: No Re-entry Permits THE Singapore Immigration authorities have refused permission to six Nanyang Tniversity undergraduates to join a two-month tour of India during 1 their holidays. The six were among 46 members of the History and Geography Societies of the University
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  • 56 2 MORf n 1 guest! m« iurl i n Ki\\ PerumiMi.in n .j ''mi rti Hllir pi «(trndr<l th. M kma in^" <rrrrr.nn\ home of Toh IV»duk.<. Kml «»n thr ore am.irria^r „f i < he /..iwidnh Ramli fo |m hr Kas^im hrn Thr jr»om is to lhr P(MUI
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  • 59 2 BENTONO Thurs District In.-!;- Moham< d c /ahirirtin. presiding r tratc, yr thror you--1 a charge of The Bthi I •am. 14. of M SiriKap< r.- V, 24 of Jalan X i Lumpur, and V J 20, of 1 J H- ntong, urr, v I I Tham
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  • 399 2 RIFT IN KLUANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDS KLCANG, Thurs. The rift m M Chamber of ommerf c her/^s 'h Jid Chlnw 4 it? <>PPOMng faction-. Jn the 129-member Chamber nave, because of thp med^an- n of the President of the Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber or Commerce. Mr. To n X.m
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1351 2 MBPMii r#^#^l [y IJL"." *Mg *^w 4 Wf m^Bd^^^^^^B city council of .^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■^■•■■MKSBBMBBS sing p RF < mm Z±* t ;"V J REFUND OF ASSESSMENT SITUATIONS VACANT HOUSE LAND FOR SAH CLAIMS for refund of assess. wanted attractive cißis. fui PURCNAtcs AND sale$ Z merit on houses reported "-o^"*!,;:'^^^ "2
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    • 59 2 TENDER NOTICES PHD, TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class 'T and above registered contractors will be received by tfe State Engineer, Selangor ip in-n Of) pm on 15t h January 19d9 fo r the construction »f 10 (ten> Units Labour Lin-s with Ancilliarv Services Fill particulars are obtainaHe from the Office
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    • 204 2 CITY COINXIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS I ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT: Supply of Salt-Glaz-ied Ware Pipe Fittings Tenider Deposit $200/-. Close 2 15 p.m. on 19.1.59. Tender document^ are available from the City Engineer's Department, on production of the City Treasurer's Deposit Rrreipt. which will be made m the name of the Tenderer
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    • 19 2 4 THE CHARTERED BANK TANGLIN BRANCH (Shan House. Orrhanl Koa<! OPENS TO-DAY Manner: Telephone: W.J. WARD ***** and *****
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD January 2, 1959
    • 369 3 IN NEW YEAR messages to Hie citizens of ie Federation and Singapore, leading statesmen illed on them yesterday to make one clear and -to make their decisions wisely and >nesrly m the interests of the two territories, so iat their 4uture welfare and happiness con be sure The
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    • 389 3 IN CIVINC what may be his last New Year as a British head of State to the people ►ore, the Governor, Sir William Coode, ?d that 1959 would probably hold "a mix)od and bad He could not have analysed of things to come better, judged by the He
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  • 43 3 Lim feck Kirn «n*a Spore I PO Bo» No '563 Canlrs I ICEWNEWS" Uah 25^b) <5 lm?s) All d^Dattmpnts „na Insurance 6ldg.. 174. Batu Rn r»ipo^on« ***** (Nanc 93 Cowan St Tel: 3329 91 -A. Bukit Om« Tel: M7l
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  • 1260 3  - GERMANS CLOSING THEIR RANKS Sebastian Haffner By BERLIN 'pHREE new developments m West Germany which have been under way during the summer and autumn and which together have created a new political climate, have been crystallised by the Berlin crisis. They are: W A new and more cooperative relationship between
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  • 786 3  - Switzerland Builds Up Merchant Navy JOHN TALBOT by BERNE Swiss Federal Council, the sevenman collegiate government of this tiny landlocked country, has ask?d Parliament for a credit of 50.000.000 Swiss francs (about £4,200,--000) with which to build up the strength of its small, but efficient, merchant fleet. The Swiss Navy
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  • THE Voice of MALAYA
    • 324 3 Sir, With reference to your recent editorial under the above caption, I would like to state that the new Constitution for Singapore Is a great step towards self-government for Singaporeans. But there must be unity among Singaporeans themselves. A great experiment of this nature must be adequately
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    • 63 3 Sir. Recently I attended the General Hospital as an outpatient for leg treatment, and while there I found that the nurses and doctors were adopting a most patient and sympathetic attitude towards the patients despite their enormous pressure of work They are as a matter of fact so
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  • 423 3 the NEWS as it strikes me fUBE will be little nppo*|tion to the dravltr tightening of the immigration lau. now bring considered by the Government* of the Kcdera tion and of Singapore as the suggested amendments are designed to help thr tun territories and the peop> who belong to them
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 78 3 AHO ACCORDIONS V^fi|§^» 25 Key* 12 Bast $135.00 S'udcnt 24 25 Keys 24 Bass $150.00 Student 25 Keys 32 Bass $175.00 Cantorc 34 Keys 48 Bass $275.00 34 Keys 80 Bass $325^00 Cantore 37 Keys 80 Boss $***** 37 Keys 96 Bass $400.00 41 Keys 120 Bass $500.00 V 41
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    • 98 3 S^*m MM^mM^i AUDIO W|Ol>ta>iCl PERFECTION Gorrard often yoy o wide selection of Multi-Spcrd Models for AC. AC DC, Bottery and ol«o Spnng operated model*. ONLY GARRARD CAN OFFER SUCH A BIG SELECTION IF YOU MUST HAVE A RECORD CHANCEP OR A RECORD PLAYER YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE THE BEST
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 43 3 Did you know... ms^Lms\^8mmmWtlmwl I* Grapes have been cultivated so long that the plant's place of origin cannot be accurately determined. Egyptians evidently grew grapes and made wine 6,000 years ago. The jldest Hebrew, Greek and Roman writings all refer to grape culture.
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  • 637 4 Peking officially treated me as a Malayan ~*Lim By DEV SHRIDAR MR. LIM KEAN CHYE, a former Malayan Democratic Inion leader, who was released from detention by the Singapore Government on New Year's Eve, yesterday talked to me about Peking, Malaya and
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  • 322 4 He spends his time in search of adventure GOING off on adventurous sprees "just for the heck of if is the favourite pastime of a 38-year-old ex-Royal Air Forcr pilot, John Ibbotson. Yesterday, Ibbotsnn flew into Singapore from London on the third of cuch "sprees," after an a,onn-mii c flight
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  • 110 4 Why The Alliance Withdrew penang. Thurs.— Alliance City Councillor. Inche Nyak Hashixn bin Nyak Puteh. said at the first meeting yr.strrday of the newly electee councillor, the Alliance did not oppose Mr. D. S. Ramanathan m hi.s nomination by the Socialist Front, as Mayor as it still rccogn:>ed the Socialist
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  • 117 4 Jerantut now a full district JERANTUT. Thur>. Jerantut, sub-district of Kuala Llpia district :n Pah an?, was today made a 'ill district under the char?*> of a District Officer with headquarters at Jerantut town. The first District Officer li Inche Abu Bakar bin iiaji Hussin. formerly of tho Raub District
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  • 128 4 CONTRACTOR DIES IN LANDSLIDE IPOH. Thurs.— About 40 labourers made a desperate, but vain bid to save the life of a limestone quarry contractor, Wong Chone, 35, who was buried a!iv c when about 650 piculs of limestone cave.: m at the 4th Mile, Gor>rnj» Road. about 8 a.m. yrserday
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  • 102 4 IPOH BOYS CLUB SONG CONTEST IPOH, Thurs.— An open-air singing content organized by the Ipoh Boys Club was he d recently at the "Pekan Ahad" (Sunday Market) m Jalan Datoh, when more than 73 Malay competitors took part n the contest which included •endenng of Chinese, Hindu sam. English and
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  • 427 4 GREASY POLE CONTEST PROVIDES THRILLS, SPILLS AT NEW YEAR SPORT: FOR more than 20.000 people who flocked to witness Sinu «p«. r sports, the New Year started off with a big splash. And the water pageant went off with a equal
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  • 65 4 4 POLIO CASES IN PENANG PFXANV,. Thurs. Four •■ases of children differing from poliomyelitis \w»rp ajnr.itted to tho Genera] Hcspiiii] nc-.o m the past week. 'The number reprec only a slight increase from tho normal number of caaag Admitted during this month the Chief Medical Officer. Dr Tan Hor Kee,
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  • 101 4 1969 Will Be Critical Year For Gov t.— Tan A! or sr.\ R Thurs.— I speaking t\ dinner pan given by the Alliance hero, the Minister of !omm< Industry, Mr. Tan Biew unrnod that Malaya may very dark period m thr unemployment Wai not handled now. Malaya*a popu about three
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  • 209 4 Territorials to absorb the Volunteers KUALA LUMPUR, Thtin.— Alter a period of 56 years thi Federation Volunteer Force will erase to exist when the. Federation Territorial Army la officially formed soon The volunteer force will however, merge with the now body and the members will continue their service m the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 70 4 AJ4B.-4G I T SOUTH AFRICA ?> >^^ j^/^y requiring quick %^^s^y MPONDO SPARRING jßl|j||| J 1 CUT OUT THIS COUPON AND SEND TO l for the Union of South Africa m East Asia. HlMip4 I I^% |J XV M Building. Robinson Road, Singapore.' j J!_3i I B^^^j- j^^P and addresses
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 425 5  -  JAMES DAVID ?jy emergency confronts pore, Fed. Governments By itional emergency facing Singapore and the Federation Governments mplovment is many times greater than that presented by the 1000-cdd n ,^t terrorists remaining mi n the jungle. ng was given by the Canadian Colombo Plan Industrial Develop- > Col, S.
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  • Article, Illustration
    143 5 F Chief Minister. Tun Lim Yew Hock, yesterday ncapore must retain its status as a free port. _.m made this clear to visiting Australian bwho called at his maintain economic m Singapore it is :y to keep the port clared. Lents, three of {iris, arrived m the Charon, m
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  • 75 5 RTH, Thurs. 1 ince oi kampong nly m their but also m the aslsed by the here, Inche ill bin Dato ho presented tiers of the Coinpong Per- >t( r<iay. B were the Xt Prize: ($225) Bogak Ujong bin Hus■n'i Priie: < $150) a <PengI bin Said). 3rd Poknk
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  • 19 5 ian grron stamp pr- Queen ied In n h 18. next P will replace en's Head desame denomination
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  • 123 5 New City Bodies To Handle Tenders THE Singapore City Council I have six new tender committees with five members each this 3'ear to scrutinize and accept tenders. These committees will replace the existing m committees consisting of three members each. The Mayor Mr. Ong Ens Guan, said that it became
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  • 71 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Indian High Commissioner, Mr. S. K. Banerji. will begin a ten-day tour of North Malaya on .lan. 2. He is expected to see the Cameron Highlands Hydro Electric project while m Perak. He will call on the Sultans of Prrak and Kedah,
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  • 79 5 MALACCA, Thurs. The Hula Hoop' craze has caught on m this sleepy town like wild fire following an exhibition by two girls at the Capitol Cinema recently. Teenage boys and girls can be seen hula hopping along Riverside and busy Bunga Raya Roads to the delight
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  • 354 5 A TOTAL of 90 babies were born on New Year's Day m Singapore and the Federation. Forty babies— l 9 boys and 21 girls were delivered m the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital. Singap. re. between midnlgra and noon. This figure, compared with that
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  • 40 5 THE Singapore Assistant Coroner on Wednesday returned a misadventure verdict at the close of an inquiry ir.to the death of a girl. Lee Bee Geok, 9, who was killed m an accident on Nov. 29 at East Coast Road.
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  • 240 5 Rare 'Ornate Angel' Fish Far Aquarium TWO specimens of what is regarded by experts to be the most beautiful fish m the world have been acquired by the Van Kleef Aquarium m Singapore for the New Year. They are already stealing the show from the other thousands of exhibits. The
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  • 215 5 Malaya Will Soon Have Her Rhodes' Scholars KFALA LI'MPIR. Thurs. Rhodes' Trustees hive decided to establish Rhodes' scholarships for live Commonwealth countries or regions which have recently become or are about to become srlf-poverninc: (evlon, Ghana, the Malayan region (which will include hrsidrs Malaya, Singapore, Brunei. North Borneo and Sarawak)
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  • 88 5 IN keeping: with his tradition of helping the underprivileged every New Year. Mr. Aw Cheng Chye. Chairman of the Haw Par Brothers Limited, yesterday entertained nearly 300 aged folk at the Old Age Home of the Little Sifters of the Poor m
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  • 297 5 New Year dawns with hopes of industrial peace SINGAPORE ushered m the New Year with complete industrial peace and the Acting: Commissioner for Labour, Mr. Goh Koh Pui. hopes the year will see continued peace m the industrial front. Mr. Goh told The Standard that there were fewer strikes and
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  • 163 5 STUDENT DIES IN ROAD MISHAP A 12-YEAR-OLD student. Chan Ah Mun, was killed m a motor accident at the 15J Mile, Woodlands Road on Wednesday. Chan was crossing the road near his home when he was involved m the accident with a lorry with a trailer, loaded with sacks of
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  • 115 5 Temporaries to have night class PE\A N G. Thurs The Penang branch of the Government Temporary Officers' Union will start evening classes fOf its members on Wednesday at West land School. "The aim of the classes Is to prepare members for the coming competitive examinations recommended by the Government Select
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  • 166 5 Shopowner sued for maintenance PEN AN G. ThUIS. The managing partner >f < Sin Kens Hong. Yeoh Song Chye. told the Magistrate s Court today that hia firm's capital of $73,000 WU wiped out because of the trade recession. His share was $60,000. he added. Yeoh. who deals m copra
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  • 183 5 Five men freed of rioting charge A SINGAPORE Iflgtstrttt yesterday acqu.Ucd ii Kwang Moon Kul, Ong Ah Kow. Ng Ah NfO, Tan I'hoon Chuan and Ho Bonn Pah on j a charge of rioting after their counsel. Mr. David Marshall had argued on their behalf. The Magistrate. Mr. Lim Ewe
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  • 49 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Ti Inche y lul Jabai of 1 Rural In--1 dustrial Dcvr nty here wi y co on transfer to the R I I") A E nomic and P Bl ning m Kuala Lum] Hi Inche 1 Hamidi b;n M^hamcl P I fronn Pori n.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 92 5 for INVALIDS a^rf ELDERLY r fi\^ r— > -At fl^ y /^^7 I MILK, with its wealth of V V natural food properties and \J^\\ f^\ ca y dlJ 5 c tibilit >» is particularly I l^^^ I^ s^^ Vi suitable for invalids and y I -^y lY\l C NESPRAY
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  • 231 6 MALACCA, Thurs.— Four major robberies involving more than $50,000, four deaths following gang fights and at least four murders left a trail of increasing crime m this small town during the past twelve months, it was disclosed. Although the
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  • 100 6 STOP ADVERT. MARRIAGES SAYS WONG MALACCA. Thurs. ThRegistrar of Marriages Mr Wong Koon. yesterday ur ea the illiterate couples, particularly the Chinese, to stoo ffi 5 8 travelli *8 mar? This form of marriage only needs a couple to insert an advertisement In the ne^ papers that they were getting
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  • 365 6 And Europeans m Colony are very pleased with if THE Singapore British European Association yesterday cescribed as "workmanlike and realistic" the new constitution drawn up for the coming of the State of Singapore. In an editorial m their magazine The Beam the association points out that
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  • 70 6 IPOH. Thurs— The National Association of Perak will contest two seats m the coming Pant local council election on Jan 24. t The nominations. which Closed yesterday wereNorth Ward: Inche' Razam pin Abdul Hamid (NAP) a nd Inche Mat Noor bin A-Jil (Aluancc) South
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  • 90 6 Diana vies for title of 'Queen' DAINTY Diana Webster will make an attempt to capture the "Queen of the Singapore Business Houses" title at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday. A dance is being held on the occasion to celebrate the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Unions third anniversary. Twelve other
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  • 190 6 $12 m. For Primary Education In Penang PENANG, Thurs. The total cost of primary education m Penang for 1959 is estimated at $11,817,612. This was stated by the Chairman of the State Education Board. Dr. N. K. Menon, at a meeting of the board, specially called to decide on the
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  • 194 6 Woman's ear bitten off in a brawl IN A FIGHT between two housewives one afternoon, one of them had her ear bitten off m the struggle, a Singapore Court was told. The housewives. Phuen Ah Kee and Chua Ban Toi, both <n Henderson Road, were m JJ}e First District Court
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  • 22 6 KUALA LUMPUR. ThursBetween January and November last year the Federation imported 51.509.800.0W I worth 400.d0o d exports came to **>&
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  • 238 6 Smuggler Caught After Dramatic Speedboat Chase AN Indonesian Chinese, Lim Soon Chiang 28, was fined 515.000 or two years' jail, m the Singapore Third District Court on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of possessing 595 pounds of contraband cigarettes. Lim was a prohibited immigrant the Court was told He
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  • 99 6 More Seek Advice On Birth Control THE Chairman of the Singapore Family Planning Association. Mrs. Goh Kok Kee yesterday said that there was* an increase m the attendance at the clinics during the year 1958. The figure for last year, she i 5& JTiMf compared w i th Mrs. Goh
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 530 6 WATCH FOR OUR HULA HOOPING MARATHON \aluable Prizes to Best Hula Hoopers i*** Tomorrows Papers for BIG Announcement HULA HOOPS NOW ON SALE at ALL < SHAWS CINEMAS IN SINGAPORE >n;) F 4E*****^ 2nd WEEK 9th Day 3 "^BHHbHbbH^ii, 1.45, 4, 6.30 9.30 E «?m aiTCB XEMfr VIKM i^fJWP 3
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    • 301 6 (Ml) ft]? I Vi NOW SHOwJ •ni.-1.4S «.li^ U t| S pat koom: m mq *ini rnic" MIDNIGHT Kenneth More Jarne Maii«n>M ,T I TOMOWOW! >HKK!»F OK H.UTIKH) j\ rt )C Tomorrow a.m. << harity Miovv) "I Hi: |>\RK \\>\ I 9 a.m. "tfOBM IN KACSBLOMOM \\rr I kMK T
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 244 7 A Crystal-Gazing View Of Filmdom GOOD morning, fellow-sufferers! May I prop your eyelids open this grog-and-grub-stunned Friday morning with a crystalgazing view of the movie world for 1959? Your humble soothsayer wishes to offer a few genial prophecies, warnings and gentle backhanders to the undermentioned children of his playful parish.
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  • 1001 7  -  H. B. GARLAND by !(rue characterises of American have been aptly ed by one critic outh, vitality, space movement." These movt uniquely the the Western .md help explain other type of <,oorl motion pichas had a lon per, or a steadier ilarity. a t distinguishes from all
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  • 89 7 B U R B A N K. Calif..— Audrey Hepburn dLsclosed that, on the final day of filming of "The Nun's" Story" m Belgium, she allowed her hair to be shorn for a scene m the Warner Bros. film. The star's hair, which was below shoulder
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  • 74 7 HOLLYWOOD Mamie Van Doren recenf.y m roduced one o! the bestsmelling insect repellents ever concocted. To keep the flies and bugs from annoying Mamie while she was on location at the Corrigan horse ranch for Warner Bros.' "Born Reckless." story of the rodeo riding circuit, the
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  • Article, Illustration
    75 7 GARY CROSBY makes an uninhibited debut m "Mardi Cras' 1 and Bing visited the 20thFox set on opening day to see the new generation m action. Gary is joined m the Jerry Wald production by Pat Boone, Christine Carere, Sheree North and Tommy Sands, and they sing eight catchy new
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  • 730 7  -  DONALD ZEC by Imprint of her luke-warm talents still rankle up at Ranks. Only on the ChampsElysees and on the Via Veneto does fortune still smile on the tewibbly sweet Belinda. Waning I PREDICT that smile will get a little wan m the next three
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 308 7 JAY'S Ql OTATION: m 22— The accent is on you Human improyrmmt IJH N {Or tlle :Cxt lwo weeks; lr "m within outward." U U!■ put your bcs< foot forv >' ard i r vide HAAhbI R y n recognition. 'Kli»\v FOR lvfrv SCORPIO— Oct. 23 to Ov >» day
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    • 225 7 LI'L ABNER By Al Capp \s v( I NOT TIRED, ONE WEEK LATER y^--r^K"^ If MOW THAT I N AVE *>. IfDONTSTCP. BUTWV&ODrV Jf Din" twi<; i<=. X i \lf^kn II VOOR. &ODV GORLS PLEASE^!- 1 L^ E w E E ES t ji IHOWE j WHAR VO I *>^
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 1084 8 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD «c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (18 lines) (Incorporated m Singapore) (12 lines) "XT' THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE 1.',? SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONDON CONTINENTAL PORTS Carriers option to proceed via other ports to lead and discharge cargo (via tuex with liberty to proceed via Panama or Cap*
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    • 571 8 EAST ASIATIC LINE] HOMEWARD SAILINGS for Aden, Port Said. Geno, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Bremen, Hamburg. Cope B fc Gothenburg and Oslo. 1 S pore P.S'hom B -iz "BOM A" 4/J Jo tn >» f "SIENA" »Mi« > ll "LALANDIA" >« j« ul Calls Beyrouth, Lottokio ond Gdynia. Calls London for passengers.
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  • 72 9 25 year-. has not very fast, whole paticture. -airs indicate about SO P p r production I war year r inn por >, the P ea^ n of ted by the rtance of tho nnri \s. whifh :t 16 per t na] income. about nine r growth has I
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  • 23 9 NEW ZEALAND sheep numbers at 4J. 383,000 m June. 1957 was an increase of 5.28 per cent on the previous year.
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  • 513 9 1958-IT WAS A YEAR OF LOWER MARKETS I I iuuiti <> And Com merce By A Market Correspondent IN RELATION to 1957 booming conditions and record turnover, the behaviour of Malayan markets m 1958 had been far from satisfactory. Share indices showed that both Industrials and Tins lost ground, while
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  • 40 9 Interest Shown In Watches NO WATCHMAKER could ask for more appreciation of his art than is written on the faces of this Red Indian couple. This study m expression was captured at the recent "Montres Bi.ioux" Exhibition held m Geneva.
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  • 66 9 NEW YORK, Jan 1 (UPI). Mr W. E. "BUT Murray. manager of the Far Ea?t Division of Caltcx, will leave New York on Jan. m to brgin a one-month business trip to Asian countries. Ke is scheduled to arrive In Manila on .Tan 15, Singapore on
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  • 58 9 AUSTRALIA has agreed to provide India with 9,000 tons of wheat, valued at approximate; v £300,000, under the Colombo Plan. The wheat will be sold by the Indian Government on the local market and the funds raised by its sale will be directed development projects jointly
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  • 398 9 Business do::e from Dec. 20 to 31 1958 INDUSTRIALS: Fraser Neave Ords. *1.."->9 $160 Si.fio 11.59), Gammons 1.711 and $1.73. Hammer Co. $1.59 I (160. H^nskong Banks (Col.) $425.00. Hongkong Banks 'London* £4Ri A: £47*. Hume In riu?tne? Ords A. 4 10 to A 4 9 to 4
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  • 372 9 IPOH TIN DREDGING LTD. Profit for the year ended Marcn. 1958. amounted to £29.884 (37 4^) after British profit? tax. A dividend n£ 25% has been pud. Net Mquid assets amounted to £150.494 or Wper share, stores to 3/lli P«r share an^ B-ufFer Stock contributions to 1/5 t>er
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  • 75 9 DURING 1958 the general level of prices m Britain had been more stable than at any time since the end of the war. There was a record surplus m the balance of payments m the first half of the year and the gold and dollar reserves rose very rapidly. At
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  • 42 9 TWO WIDGEON helicopters are to operate under charter to the Iranian Oil Exploration and Producing Company m Iran, m connection with pipelaying operations The order has been placed with Westland Aircraft Ltd. by Bristow Helicopters Ltd., Hensbridge, Somerset.
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  • 239 9 London Mart Sets Rates Of Exchange Currencies LONDON, Jan. 1, (UPD— London jumped right back Into its historic role today as the world's foreign exchange capital. It needed Just three days to do so, after sweeping reforms last week-end, which made it possible for foreigners to change the British pound
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  • 114 9 Australia Attracts Investors U.K. Price Stability RECENT moves by public companies m Australia indicate the continuing interest on the part of overseas investors m Australian investment. Rheem Australia Industrie? Ltd., with £A10. 000.000 nominal capita., has been registered to replace an older company which makes steel drum?, containers and hot
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  • 128 9 A BRITISH-BUILT mobile saw is put through its paces during a competition organised recently by Britain's Royal Agricultural Society, near Oxford. England, for new inventions of special application to forestry. The saw, which was awarded the Gold Medal for its performance during the competition
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  • 166 9 TOKYO, Jan. 1 (Router).— The metric system today went into force m Japan. The conventional Japanese measurements and the yarn pound system were prohibited for all transactions, except for those specially exempted under government ordinances. Any violation will be subject to a fine of not more
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  • 101 9 THIS IS ONE of the two special measuring machines now being: used m the inspection of gears at the new gearing production works opened recently by a British engineering firm at Pershore. m Worcestershire, England. The works have been equipped with some of the world's most
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  • 149 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs— Malaya may be represented at the Oregon (USA.) Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. Federation government trade officials and business representatives have been discussing the possibility of Malaya's participation m the U.S. fair. Fair officials have invited Malaya to take
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  • 329 9 DELEGATES to th* Eighth «e?s;on of FAOs 17-nation IrdoPaciflc Fisheries OMMH now meet.na m Colombo, have been given details of a new elec'ric lamp which taking the place of the traditional kerosene or gas lamps used by night fishermen m sardine and other fisheries. The
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  • 103 9 The Foundation for *h+ N'iclear Propulsion of Me-^ha^t Vessell founded at The H m May 1957 has developed plan for operating a Nether* lands rr.erchant vessel by means of nuclear propu 1 ion. It has recommended a:\ 18.--000 deadweight ton tinker to be powered by two main m
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    • 270 9 XX. Line > Osaka Shosen Kaisha takes the opportunity of announcing that effective Ist January 1959 their Agency m Singapore and the Federation of Malaya has been entrusted to: MALAY STATES SHIPPING CO., LTD. ,son Road, Singapore. Tel. *****-5, ***** I* V STATES SHIPPING (F.ofM.) LTD. Watson Road 23 Beach
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  • Article, Illustration
    39 10 PRESIDENT of the Badminton Association of Ma'ayn Mr. Heah Joo Spang, giving away the Hrah Joo Spring Cup to the Penang Captain, Mitt Tan Gaik Bee, at the Han Chiang High School Penang. last iceek. Penang beat Selangor 6-1.
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  • 268 10 HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR PUNTERS Favourites Oblige And It's A... Fine Treble For Bougoure TOTAL POOL: $157,400 Ist Prize: *****7 $42,220 2nd Prize: *****4 $16,888 3rd Prize: *****5 8,444 STARTERS: (52,11 l each) Nos: *****8, *****8, *****7. *****9, *****9, *****8, *****3, *****1. CONSOLATIONS: ($l,OOO each) Nos: *****2, *****7, *****0, *****8,
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  • 89 10 Tipsters Pick 5 Winners THE Singapore Standard racing tipsters. Scrutineer and Francis had a good day at the Penang meeting yesterday. Both named FIVE winners. In the first race, they tipped Wide Screen 11. They scored a hattrick m the third, fourth and fifth races on Box Office 11. Technicolor
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  • 151 10 NEW YORK. Dec. 31 (R eulast July was named sportsSno n rt° f iM he ear -yesterday by Sports Illustrated, the leading American Sports magazine Olin Stephens designer of the yacht Columbia beat Britain s Septre m the America's <~up and Casey Stengel, manager of New
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  • 40 10 RAJAJI Sports Club beat the Royal Military Police by three goals to one m a friendly soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorer s were: Athimulam, Jayaram and Osman tor the Rajaji and Hatch for the Police.
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  • 295 10 SYDNEY, (New South Wales) Dairy Almond of Sydney, one of the top athletes m New South Wales, has accepted an offer to study m the United States of America. He will leave Australia on January 20 to start a four-year course on business
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  • 138 10 Scotland Vs. France On Jan. 10 EDINBURGH. Jan. 1, (R euter) Scotland include two newcaps In their XV to play France m Paris on Jan 10 23-year-old centre threequarter who has given several impressive displays for London Scottish this season and S. Coughtrie, 24. year-old Edinburgh Academicals. The Scottish selectors
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  • 61 10 IPOH. Thurs— Good hockey anticipated wben>Taip;ne District XI meet the PH A. PKeKidenfs team which is virtually a State side, on the Esplanade on Saturday. Jan. The Taiping side will be picked from; Sivanadian. M. X Samy. Rashid Khan. V. M. Sun™"a^n v mcent Joe Francis. S^h r
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  • Article, Illustration
    89 10 Photo. TOKYO: World flyweight champion Pascual pprr-> nf a™ greeted on his arrival n°re by Yoshio Shiraiaf innnn ft Ar O^mc, second from right. title m 1954. Perez ts to appear m two ,na n %ii »?nt' ifU ww hom. om he d^hroned to wtn thl flyweight titleholder SadiSTaonianVamlh™™^^^ fi*
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  • 1681 10 RESULTS DIVIDENDS OF ALL THE RACE tfisssP^^ CLASS 3, DIV. 2—6 FURS Shay) Stable'g Trainer: Spencer 347- 66 No. 2 WIDE SCREEN II 8.13 i.*> Bougoure 1 103- 37 No. 9 SHYLOCK HOME 8.06 (4) Wahab 2 141- 43 No. 8 Colour Film 8.07 <2> Taylor 3 83- 32 No.
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  • 98 10 NOTTINGHAM. England, Jan. 1 (Reuter).— Hogan Bassey, Nigeria's world featherweight boxing champion, has accepted m principle an otTer to defend his title here next summer His proposed opponent would be the winner of a scries involving the European l\J y) ercy Lewis Trinidad. rh.rt r «n! he tltto Charhe
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  • 139 11 §ND FIRST INNINGS (overnight 173 for four). srd«on c Grout b Davidson g r r Brnaud b Meckiff 4g ...n h DavMSSBI ft p fri l A rnrv lbw Davidson a, K b MrckifT 113 nudrry c Grout b Davidson 44 S^^ns r Davidson b Meckiff 4 I
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  • 644 11 Take Kramer To Win 'War' iter Wilson talks to nuts chief and says** Wed.— The "war" In which the Austraseekins a world-wide ban on the actiJack Kramer, who has all the best lawn world under his banner, has not so far iched the ears of the International Lawn ration, the
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  • 31 11 CALCUTTA, India, Jan. 1 (UPD— Ramanathan Krishnan won the men's singles title m the Indian National Lawn Tennis championships today by beating Naresh Kumar, 6-2. 6-2, 6-1.
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  • 150 11 ANDERSON WILL TURN 'PRO' BRISBANE, Jan. 1 (Reuter) Malcolm Anderson. the Australian Davis Cup lawn tennis star, tonight announced he would turn professional. Making the announcement at an Australian Lawn Tennis Association dinner here, Anderson said he had signed a contract with the American promoter, Jack Kramer, for 50,000 dollars
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  • 198 11 New South ■fer of SydIr Harry Miller, rr.ingcments ttnctfoi fights ear. r!H start with tween Israeli id Oved and «»ne Resell ary 12. Oved tralian debut m lumber 12 by Bth round t Sandt— Amtrtlightweight. ar y 19 Australian middleweight champion Clive Stewart will fight
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  • 637 11 MELBOURNE, Jan. 1 (Reuter)— England's bowlers face a stern task m the vast Olympic Stadium here tomorrow if they are to come out on top m the second match against Australia. The morning's play may well foretell the outcome of the five-match series, m which
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  • 343 11 West Indies Hit 614-5 Declare CALCUTTA. Jan. 1 (Reuter)—lndia had scored 29 for two wickets m reply to the West Indies first innings total of 614 for five declared, at the close of the second day m the third test match here today. Resuming at 359 for three, the Wftst
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  • 621 11 ENGLAND were all out for 259 m their first innings. Brian Statham then struck a quick blow by bowling Jim Burke with Australia's total at 11. At tea, Australia were 23Jot one. Englands remaining six wickets today added 86 runs, five of them falling to the
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  • 204 11 ROLAND NG, three times holder of the Jotaore open badminton singles title, won the title for the fourth time when he beat the Foong Seong Cup player, Omar Manap 15-8, 15-1 at Johore Bahru during the j X'mas holidays. Roland was
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  • 188 11 IPOH, Thurs. At the inaugural meeting of the Malaya Table Tennis Association held here over the weekend, it was decided to forewarn players of the possibility of ban on sponge bats, which was first made popular by the renowned Japanese team m world
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  • 71 11 PERTH, Jan 1 (Reuter) Barry Shepherd. 21-year-old lefthander, hit an unbeaten 102 for Western Australia against Victoria on the first day of the Sheffield Shield crirket match here today. At the close. Western Australia had scored 276 lor seven. Ken Meuleman was the second highest scorer
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  • 104 11 I'nder an arch of boring gloves Britain's middleweight champion, Terry Downes, 22, tjoe* into c c'"7?ch with his brid'*, Bartara Clarke. 29, as ;^cy cave St. Saviour's Chvrcn, Maida VaV. after their wed* ding on Dec. 21. At the reception, promoter Jnrk Solomons had j "trrJdmp
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    • 30 11 1 1 Hi Bf* wk^Ht^^H^Kf^^TST^Sl SINGAPORE HOCKEY: SCC vs Khaim. Pariang. SOCCER: Jolliladi vt. PadavQ Katinian Bufcit Chermin. PENANG HOCKEY: League— B RSC. vs. P.E.A. at 5 pm.— Green Lane.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 302 12 1 959 Will See Bigger Progress In Russia —Khrushchev MOSCOW. Jan 1. <Reuter) Mr. Nlkita Khrushchev, the Soviet Prime Minister, said last night at a diplomatic reception m Moscow that 1959 would be year of even more majestic progress for the Soviet Union. Diplomats reported after the Kremlin reception given
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    • 70 12 forces Photo. MEET an army chief who has "no political ambitions.' The smiling General above is Maj. Gen. Chiang Uego. 42, son of President Chiang Kai-shek. He declared the other day that when the Army has no further use for him. he would like to run
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    • 222 12 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (IPI) Scientists discussed today that large areas of the Pacific Ocean floor may be worth half a million dollars a square mile, because of extensive ore deposits. Dr. Hugh Odishaw. Executive Director of the U.S. National Committee for the International
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    • 23 12 Photo. and in love Here he S SL UCn an a ?e on land their en^aeement^ And now. the' wed- U.P.I.
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    • 33 12 The Department of Health reported yesterday that 166.980 babies were bern m New York city m 1958. That tops the new state of Alaska's total population by about 38.000. UPI
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    • 277 12 Chiang Calls For The Sabotage Of Communes In China TAIPEI. Jan. 1. (UPI). President Chiang Kai-she* f n his New Year's message raiiea on the Chinese pcopu on the mainland to sabotage tne people's communes m a joint effort to ha.>co n the rlownfall of the Peking regime. Official sources
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    • 279 12 They refuse to accept *Free City 9 Soviet plan WASHINGTON, Jan: 1 (Reurer) The calling of a four-power summit conference on the whole German problem is implicit m the Western notes delivered to the Soviet Union yesterday: The notes delivered m Moscow yesterday though differently phrased,
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    • NEWSBRIEFS
      • 118 12 LONDON, Jan. I, (Reuter). Among British delegates to attend the International Commission of Jurists m New Delhi on Monday will be Sir Hartley Shawcross, former AttorneyGeneral. Others will include two Members of Parliament, Mr. John Foster and Mr Elwyn Jones, Sir David Cairns, Queen's
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      • 38 12 VATaCAN City. Jan. 1 (UP) —Pope John XXIII imparted his last mass Apostolic blessing of 1958 to some 4.000 torch carrying street car drivers who gathered m St. Peter's Square last night to bring their traditional end-of-year wishes.
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      • 29 12 THE INDONESIAN sovernment has formed a committee to draft peosraphical maps showing the archipelago's natural resources. Indonesia includes the disputed territory of West New Guinea m her maps. Reuter
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      • 25 12 THE UNITED States Navy announced yesterday it is to begin building a new class of submarines capable of carrying Polaris Intermediate range ballistic missiles. Reuter
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      • 38 12 HONGKONG. Jan. 1. (Reuten— North Vietnam's President. Ho Chi Mm. said today North Vietnam m 1959 would further develop the friendship with Asian and African countries, particularly neighbouring nations such as India and Indonesia, according to Hanoi Radio.
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      • 37 12 TOKYO. Jan. 1. <UPl>.— Japan and Communist North Viet Nam have reached an agreement for the repatria- tion of 6 Japanese families living m Hanoi, according to a cable received on Wednesday by the Japan Red Cross.
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    • 118 12 CAIRO. Jan. 1 (UPI) World Bank President. Eugene Black, flew here today to begin "informal" talks with the United Arab Republic Government on financial differences between the U.A.R. and Britain. Black was greeted at the airport by U.A.R Economy Minister, Abdel Moneim El Kaissouny.
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    • 93 12 FREIGHTER ON FIRE AFTER COLLISION NEW ORLEANS, Jan 1 (Reuter* The graia laden Japanese freighter "Asia Maru" (8,327 tons) caught fire m the Mississippi River last night after a collision. The impact caused explosions that could be heard m New Orleans and some, of the barges which also burst into
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    • 89 12 Red Achievement MOSCOW. Jan. 1. (UPI) Soviet scientists have produced a synthetic medicine which will cure stomach ulcers m about two weeks, the Soviet News Agency Tass reported today Shostakovsky Balsan, the synthetic, was derived by Soviet chemists from a kind of ether and will
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    • 36 12 NEWS was received m London yesterday that Hans May, Viennese-horn composer had died m the South of France, aceti 75. May wrote the music for a number of shows includins "Wedding m Paris." Reuter
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    • 177 12 Foreign Exchange Frozen IN PAKISTAN KARACHI, Jan. 1 (Reuter) The Pakistan Government last nigh:, froze most wholly or partly unu.sed import permits involving letters of credit and put the State Bank m control of all remittances of foreign exchange for imports until further notice Expert observers here took this today
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    • 247 12 WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 (I'PI) American officials said today they would not be too surprised if Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan is bearing an olive branch when he arrives m Washington next week. It may be a well-concealed peace offering but the impression
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    • 54 12 TOKYO. Jan. I (Renter) The Japanese Prime :..ini>te»Mr. Nobusuke Kishi loday announced two new appointments to fill gaps m th- Cabinet caused by mlgnatloiu. The Minister of Tr.i.Je, Mr. Tatsunosuke Taka^a'.u concurrent!-/ assumes the Pos\s of Director of the Ecmoniir P^anninT Board and Chat> man of
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    • 40 12 Photo. POPF JOHN XXIII smiles benignly n M p of prisoners kneeling at the doors of thr ir Rome's "Retina Coeli" prison, durin* m rtSJI l x wfek T"* 1 Pontiff spent 70 m.r 1300 inmates. U.P.I.
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    • 216 12 K\RA( HI. Jan. 1 (Reuter) Income Ti throughout Pakistan stayed open until midr banks have been ordered to forego their nor day, as the final hours of a Government an tax dodgers drew near. The Government gave the guilty ones until midnight on New Years pve to confess to
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    • 43 12 J.4KAKM (Rrutrr \n !i sian rill/ I>iH< h Ind h.is hern p n \illaee rlrrk tf uung Di>tru t .r Java. He 1% Mr Iv Ruyler wh<. ♦lonrsi.in citilfl 1 95 1 Hr Is the fi s Indonesian appo such a position
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    • 32 12 BALI. Jan. 1 President i sailed for B■fter a high-sp New Year Indonesian Pr< on this tourtti The two Ml and k. on bot n ih, strurk m V In the
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