Singapore Standard, 19 March 1959

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    26 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone ***** 5 Coble "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1959. Vol. IX No. 259. 15 cts. 16 Pages it 9) S fsadfsaff (FINAL EDITION)
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    Lock icon Showdown with City Council no action
    376 1 Showdown with City Council no action Report will be sent to Hamid THE Singapore Council of Ministers met yesterday evening but did not announce any decision concerning action that may be taken against the City Council for failing to produce a report called for by the Minister for Local Government,
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    Lock icon Probe party funds: SIC tells Goode
    213 1 THE Singapore Indian Congress in a memorandum to the Governor, Sir William Goode, has asked that the Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe into the account of $500,000 allegedly held by Mr. Chew Swee Kee last year should be widened to include investigations into
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    Lock icon SCHOOLBOY CRIMINALS ACTIVE IN HK SCHOOLS
    211 1 SCHOOLBOY CRIMINALS ACTIVE IN HK SCHOOLS HONGKONG. March 18 ißeuter) Despite police claims that they have largely crushed the colony's criminal triads (secret societies). Press reports say 14-K secret ociety members are continuing to infiltrate into some schools. According to the pro-com-munist newspaper, New Evening Post, innocent boys were forced
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    Lock icon 'I WAS GIVEN THE TAG'-ALY
    146 1 BEVERLY HILLS. California, March 18 (UPI) Aly Khan, here to visit* his nine-year-old daughter Yasmin, by his marriage to Rita Hayworth, says he's never been conscious of being a playboy. "Some columnists give you a tag and you have to live with it for the
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    Lock icon POLICE FIRE AT THUGS: 4 DETAINED
    82 1 A Police inspector and three constables in plain clothes were attacked by about 15 thugs armed with parangs in Craig Road at 9 p.m. last night The thugs, brandishing their weapons, charged at the police party believing them to be from another gang. But
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    Lock icon SHIPPING ROUTE
    29 1 THE Indonesian Shipping Ministry has approved the opening of a shipping route to link the ports of Sampit, Bandjarmasin. Kota Baru, Balik Papan and Samarinda in Indonesian.
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    Lock icon Malayan owner wins Lincoln Handicap
    66 1 LINCOLN, March 18 (Reuter) Malayan owned Marshal Pil won the Lincolnshire Handicap to give the newly independent nation its first winner in this classic. Marshal Pil is owned by Dr. Lip Seng Chiew of Ipoh. Marshal Pil was the favourite starting at 15 to 2.
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    Lock icon FLIGHTS TO HK WILL GO ON
    70 1 HONGKONG. March. 18 (Reuter) Mr. J. A. Vick. Managing Director of Malayan Airways arrived here from Singapore on a one-day visit. Asked at the airport about Press reports that Malayan Airways would discontinue its service between Hongkong and Singapore, he said the airways was
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    Lock icon SWOOP: 5 more students nabbed
    112 1 SWOOP: 5 more students nabbed PENANG. Wed. —Five Chinese students, one of them a girl, have been arrested by the Special Branch here within the past 48 hours. They are suspected of beinc Involved in subversive activities. A spokesman of the Special Branch disclosed that three of the five were
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    Lock icon A BABY BORN EVERY SECOND — warning
    165 1 A BABY BORN EVERY SECOND warning BOSTON, Mar. 18 (UPI) India's ambassador to the United States, Mr. M. C. Chagla today called upon the United Nations to support a policy of birth control and family planning throughout the world. Mr. Chagla told a convocation of Boston University students: "Every second
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    Lock icon PAP SEEKS TO SCARE OFFICIALS: SPA CHARGE
    938 1 PAP SEEKS TO SCARE OFFICIALS: SPA CHARGE 'Next two months most crucial for Singapore* A SINGAPORE Assemblyman yesterday charged that the Peoples Action Party was seeking to intimidate Government servants so that, in the next two months before the general election, they would bow to the will of the party
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    Lock icon Assembly approves $2.8 m for special use
    177 1 Assembly approves $2.8 m for special use THE Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday approved a supplementary vote of $2.88!i.. "W0 to enable Government to carry on Itl I if vices until the general election is held. The Financial Secretary. Mr. Oon Khye Kian^. who introduced a motion for the approval of
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    Lock icon AN ARMADA OF CANOES GREETS DUKE
    123 1 AN ARMADA OF CANOES GREETS DUKE HONIARA (Guadalcanal). Solomon Islands. Mar. 18 (Reu.er) An armada of hundreds of canor.s today escorted the Royal yarht Britannia to anchorage off Gizo Island near here, giving a bi« welcome to the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of his five-day visit w> the
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    Lock icon BLOW KILLED TIPSTER
    283 2 Constable is freed on charge of causing hurt A FORMER race-horse tipster, T. Ramasamy, 43, died in the General Hospital shortly after he was struck in the ffece with a torchlight, a Singapore Court was told yesterday. Special Constable Omar bin Kassi#n, 25, yesterday pleaded guilty before
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    Lock icon Secrecy of ballot not broken— say Police
    127 2 Secrecy of ballot not broken say Police KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Police have recorded that there was no offence disclosed in the case of an alleged breach of secrecy in the last Klang Council elections. Government in an official statement today said that police were asked to investigate a report of
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    Lock icon STUDENTS DUE FROM INDIA TODAY
    72 2 STUDENTS DUE FROM INDIA TODAY A GROUP of Xanyang UnL versity students who hav« been on a two-month educational tour 'of India, returns to Singapore by the "Madras" today. The students, all from the Geographical and History departments, toured more thnrj 20 cities and visited Calcutta's China-town. Durina their tour,
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    Lock icon LAST MEETING
    43 2 THE last meeting of the present Penang State Council before the next State Council elections, will be held at the Council Chamber, in Peel Avenue, on April 15, at 2.30 p.m. The present State Council will be dissolved on April 16.
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    Lock icon NO SPECIAL CROSSING
    85 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wtd Girls of the Bukit Nanas Convent will have to continue to cross busy Ampang Road at the direction of Traffic Police pointsman on duty there during the peak hours. The Municipal Council is not in favour of having overhead pedestrian crossings, nor has it
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    Lock icon $400 REWARD OFFERED FOR STOLEN GEMS
    82 2 SAXDILANDS Buttery and Company Limited. Singapore, are offering a $400 reward through the Police to persons who would help to recover stolen jewellery. The jewellery a diamond and plat mum eternity ring, single stone diamond ring. jade brooch and jade ear-rings and ring were
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    Lock icon MALAYAN TEAM FOR TEN-DAY JAP TOUR
    278 2 FEDERATION Minister for Transport, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Talib, who is leading a delegation to Japan for a 10-day tour, arrived in Singapore last night and left early this morning for Tokyo. Inche Abdul Rahman was accompanied by his wife, Che Rahmah, Inche Ahmad
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    Lock icon HANDS OFF! SAYS THE 'SEX KITTER'
    60 2 THE cirl behind the sun is just the highestcalibre 'Glamour Gal' in the world BRIGITTE BARDOT so who says it's impolite to point? The "Sex Kitten." or "B.B." as she's known to her fans, showed off her shooting technique during a Paris TV show
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      237 2 TENDERS are Invited from competent Consulting Engineers for the following in connection with proposed Sewerage Scheme for Ipoh:— (a) Preliminary sewerage survey for Ipoh Town. (b) Preliminary design and cost for :he whole scheme. 2. Tenders In sealed covers should be addressed to the Chairman. Ipoh Town Council, (P.O. Box
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  • EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
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      Lock icon Berlin: Three Choices
      336 3 THE Unifed States is ready to take part in a pit conference of the 'Big Three Western fcr < with the Soviet on the critical Berlin and jnan problem, if such a top-level meeting is ranred. But in announcing this decision, Pren t Eisenhower made one condition
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      374 3 me gesture made by the directors of in offering careers on their rubber young Malayans who have just comeir school education and hold Cambridge Certificates has set a laudable example. etponss to the firm's offer to train half-a--so cf these successful students was by one of its executives as
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD PRESS
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    Lock icon The Cairo-Baghdad Split
    1049 3  - The Cairo-Baghdad Split BEIRUT JT has been a black week for the Arabs, ana a simple propensity to argue— large as this looms in the Arab world —cannot be accorded all the blame. It Is as easy for outsider to oversimplify the Issue as It Is for President Nasser. Communism
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    Lock icon Fighting Hillmen Of Nepal
    929 3  - Fighting Hillmen Of Nepal PETER JACKSON -by- DR. Lin Yutong's crticle "World Future in Asia" will appear in tomorrow's Standard. NEW DELHI r piE British Army will close down its last recruiting base in India, for Gurkhas, by the end of March and from then on recruitment of these famous
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  • Voice of MALAYA
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      Lock icon POET TAGORE'S CENTENARY
      253 3 Sir— Birthday centenary of India's great poet, the late Rabindranath Tagore, will be celebrated in a big way in May 1961 in India and abroad. Along with other institutions, the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Akademi of Letters, set up in 1954) is bringing out a number of
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    Lock icon ANGLO-FRENCH 'CORDIALITY'
    744 3  -  William Millinship by PARIS QENERAL de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer have met three times for lengthy private discussions in the past six months and there can be no doubt that they have the same view of the Communist threat. They are both authoritarian by nature and Roman Catholics
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    46 3 The famed Halley's Comet is a collection of frozen gases with a tail 12 million miles long It has been observed travelling through space for more than 20 centuries Visible to earth inhabitant at 76-year intervals, its next appearance is scheduled in 1986.
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    Lock icon Science no longer for the rich only
    227 4 Science no longer for the rich only LESS than a century ago, a scientific education was the exclusive privilege of the higher social classes. But today, with increased, industrialisation and democratic Ideas, all this has been changed. This was stated by Professor A. A. Sandosham. Principal of the University of
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    Lock icon DETAINED DUTCH SHIP IS FREED
    153 4 Rl authorities imposed heavy fines on officers who took photographs THE Dutch ship, Laertes has been freed by the Indonesian Navy and is now steaming for Macassar, it was reported yesterday. The 7,664-ton Singapore-bound vessel was reported to have been held last week by the
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    Lock icon KING TO LAY STONE OF SJAB HQ
    78 4 KING TO LAY STONE OF SJAB HQ KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Yaof Di-Pertmn Afonf will jay the foundation stone of the $75,000 Federation Headquarters building of the St. John Ambulance Brigade hero on March 21. Th€ hon. secretary of the Brigade. Mr. E. Paramasivam, fold The Standard that money for
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    Lock icon $200 FINE
    38 4 WONG LIM. 48. of Cashin Street, was fined $2on. in default one month's jai 1 bv a Singapore Court yesterdav for assisting in the rarrymg on of a chap-ji-kee lottery at Middle Road on Tuesday night.
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    Lock icon Navy clerk to contest polls in Sembawang
    208 4 Navy clerk to contest polls in Sembawang MR. K. M. PILLAI. 54. a senior clerk In the Fleet Civil Engineers Department of the Naval Establishment, will be contesting the forthcoming Singapore Legislative Assembly election in the Sembawang ward, as an Independent. Mr. Pillai came to Singa- pore in 1925 and
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    Lock icon He Retracts Guilty Plea In $30,000 Kidnap Case
    195 4 He Retracts Guilty Plea In $30,000 Kidnap Case KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Three persons, Low San 38, Chang Yoke Kwei. JO, and Char: Yau Wah. 48, who earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of kidnapping were produced before the Sessions Court President. Tuan Sheikh Abdul Rahman, today. One of the three,
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    Lock icon TEA AND A LECTURE
    60 4 THE President of the Malayan Mathematical Society has invited members of the Soriety to a tea partv tomorrow at 4.30 rvm. at the residence of the Vice-Chancellor University of Malava, Singapore. This will be followed by a lecture by Professor Marshal) H. Stone of the University
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    42 4 TWO men. Ng Kui Hock and Tan Boon Kiam. were acquitted in a Singapore District Court vesterdav on a charge of househreakine and theft of Sflo wo-th of cigarette* frn-n Goh Ec Thuan at T.avc?ndcr Street on Xov 2*5 lMt
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    Lock icon SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME FOR ALL IN SINGAPORE
    836 4 Five-man committee recomm^ It will include sick, jobless benefits, insurance, pensions A COMMITTEE of five officials appointed by the Singapore Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock, has recommended that there should be an integrated social security system for the Colony which would include
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    Lock icon I WAS OFFERED SHARE IN LOTTERY FOR A 20-CENT LOAN-WITNESS
    1081 4 I WAS OFFERED SHARE IN LOTTERY FOR A 20-CENT LOAN-WITNESS I AND THE TICKET WON SECOND PRIZE-COURT TOLD KIALA LUMPUR, Wed. A 23-year-old Singapore soldier told Mr. Justice Ong in the Supreme Court here today that a colleague of his, to whom he used to lend up to five dollars
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    Lock icon JOBS FOR EX-CHANGI JAIL INMATES
    250 5 [avid tells Assembly freed prisoners get aid to settle down Chief Secretary, Mr. K. B. David the Legislative Assembly that the t are Association has been taking care i who wanted assistance to settle down from j.iiK. at this association would welcome any to help
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    141 5 WRITER HAD JUD CITIZEN PAPERS: COURT TOLD R, Wen— A nter I :lip >rn ring into Choi Choy. i itizenship to have tai K I frau- genuine. ..id that he i the j> year he ;:nd wenl to an i to a Choi Choy a form. ne number, no news
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    Lock icon PARKING OF VEHICLES
    113 5 RTKIT MERTAJAM, Wed.— inces to shop houses should not h e obstructed by vehicles e parking i s allowed in Ada <Te. ia contained in a motion by Mr. Tan Cheng Bee for debate in the Town Counci' tomorrow. Mr. Tan suggested that white lines be marked
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    175 5 A world cruise is gift to her The "baby" aboard the luxury liner Caronia which docked in Singapore yesterday is beautiful. Fretrica Simon, who is on a round-the-wo r ld trip as a present from her parents. Fretrica, who is 22, is also the youngest of 370 passengers on board.
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    Lock icon Police Chief lauds move by residents of Queenstown to fight crime
    312 5 Police Chief lauds move by residents of Queenstown to fight crime THE Commissioner of Police. Singapore, Mr. A. E.G. Blades said yesterday that the launching of a Good Citizens Campaign by the Queenstown Community Centre "is one of the first signs that we have seen where people are anxious to
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    22 5 Kon^ h •.•Mm bin a charge ?choo" a th a knife il vrsterted S.WO baii fixed for May
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    34 5 of the Joint of the Thai Vice Ad- gnetra, arvostcrday l"r a S hort Lgnetra is the logistic three Aus- at the inrra Governtor'i secin the •he was Ihai Defence
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    Lock icon Four men have served 124 years
    167 5 A FORMER postal superintendent yesterday advised postmen to support their union which could help them to fight for their rights and air their views. He was Mr. Too Ban Teck, 51, one of the four men, who received valedictory letters from the Director of
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    Lock icon THIEF JAILED
    44 5 RAUB. Wed.— A grass cutter. M. Kuppusamy. 2fi o f Sempalil New Village near here, was yesterday sentenced to one year's jail for stealing 39 coco nuts. W l! V aI? undergo o ne years Police supervision after nis release from prison
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    Lock icon S'pore judiciary mourns loss of Mr. Tan
    412 5 S'pore judiciary mourns loss of Mr. Tan The Solicitor-General, Mr. A. V. Winslow yesterday described the late Mr. Tan Thoon Lip as a man of simplicity, steadfastness and sincerity. Mr. Tan, a retirod Registrar of the Singapore Supreme Court died in the General Hospital last week after a long illness.
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    Lock icon Tun Tan takes oath of office
    113 5 Tun Tan takes oath of office MALACCA. Wed.-A simple but impressive ceremony was ne!d thif afternoon at th e State Council Chambers here when Tun Tan Cheng Lock, was sworn-in as Officer Administering the Government. Malacca during the absence of the Governor. Tun Leon ff Yew Koh in Eng'and. Mr.
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    Lock icon ANNUAL MEET
    36 5 THE annual genera 1 meeting Of the Discharged Prisoners Aid Society. Penar.g and Pro vince Wellesley. will be held a: the cafe of Messrs. Pritchard and Co., Ltd in Union Street on March 31.
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    Lock icon 'LEARNERS AND TESTERS DON'T SPEAK THE SAME TONGUE'
    227 5 'LEARNERS AND TESTERS DON'T SPEAK THE SAME TONGUE' Mandarin speaking <4 L" drivers have been put to "great inconvenience" because the Singapore Traffic Department has only one tester who speaks the language, the Chinese Driring Instructors Association and the Driving Schools Association have complained to the Superintendent. In a letter
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    Lock icon Tun Lim: Govt. will not retrench 159 special constables
    350 5 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock yesterday revealed that Government will not retrench 159 Special Constables as originally planned. He said that Government felt that these constables must be provided with continued employment at ieast till the end oi this
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    Lock icon EXTENSION TO SCHOOL
    57 5 BLTKIT MERTAJAM, Wed.— The Jit Sin High School in Aston Road here li to have a two-storey building to house the science laboratories and an assembly hall costing $100,000 in construction and equipment. Work on the building has already been started, and it is expected to be
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    Lock icon TAXI MURDER: INQUIRIES ON
    46 5 SINGAPORE Police are still investigating the slabbing of taxi driver. Koh Tian Fook at the 12 mile stone. Jurong Roari on Tuesday n.sjht. Pnhre Secretarv Mr. William Cheng said that there have been no arrests and inve«* cations are still not complete.
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    Lock icon A cable burst, boy lost leg: Mother sues for damages
    328 5 A cable burst, boy lost leg: Mother sues for damages IPOH, Wed. A claim for unspecified general damages was made before Mr. Justice Syed Sheh Barakbah in the High Court here today, by woman, Madam Tan Ah Hiang. on behalf of her 15-year-old son. Koo Teik Chuan, who lost a
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    57 5 ALOR STAR. Wed—Al'.iance circles here strongly tm the State UMNO chief. Dato Syei Omar Shahabuddin. brother-in-law of Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman, to become the next Mentri Besar of Kedah after the State elections. The Alliance has chosen Its candidates for the State elections, but their names
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    Lock icon $½m German pre-war assets for distribution
    219 5 $½m German pre-war assets for distribution KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— A major portion of the $500,000 German pre-war IMttl in the Federation, which is expected to be distributed shortly, is to be used for development and social welfare schemes in the country. The Standard learnt today. The Government is to introduce
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    39 5 HONGKONG. March lft Special Standard Service Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: to £1 Sterling $5 74 to TSM $1.85 to Malayan $1; 10 03 to on e Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252 5 to a tael.
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    Lock icon GO BACK to the LANDMINISTERS tell YOUTH
    362 6 Milk and honey only I for those who are prepared to sweat Kl ALA LI MPIR. Wed. Malayan youths were today called upon to develop "a spirit of patriotism and determination, and to work for the benefit of the nation." The call was
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    Lock icon STUDENTS' VARSITY CONCERT
    70 6 N A N YANG University Students Union will hold a variety concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore, on March 23 and 29. and from April 8 to 13 at Happy World Stadium. The concert will help to raise funds for the construction of a students union
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    Lock icon ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN BILLS IN ONE DAY
    251 6 ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN BILLS IN ONE DAY THE Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday pushed 10 Bills through all stages. They were: Financial Secretary Bill; Foreign Judgments »Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill; Laws of Singapore i Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill: Appropriation (No. 2> 1957 Bill; Estate Duty Bill: Rubber Regulation (Repeal) Bill; Rubber Estates (Surcharge
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    Lock icon HARBOUR MEN READY TO CO-OPERATE
    148 6 HARBOUR MEN READY TO CO-OPERATE THE executive council of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association declares that the association is always prepared to co-operate with the Board but genuine relations with the association based on mutual respect had yet to be achieved. This is the association's reply to a speech
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    60 6 MAJOR-GENERAL J. C. D'A Daltnn. who was until recently in charge of Administration. General Headquarters. Far East Land Forces, will leave for Ensland by air today. He will take up duties as Director of Quartering at the War Office, shortly after his return to the United Kingdom.
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    110 6 Two freed on murder count NORDIN bin Mohd. Salleh and Tay Chee Sens, alias Sai Toh, were sresterday found not guilty in the Singapore High Court of the murder of one, Wong Fong. After retiring for 35 minutes, the seven-man jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Trial judge
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    56 6 MINISTER for Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Ong Yoke Lin, and Minister for Works, Posts and Telecoms, Inche Sardon bin Jubir, using the rhangkol to test soil conditions. Inche Sardon (foreground) and Mr. Ong (next to him) were inspecting road works at Genting-Sempak-near the Selangor Pahang
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    Lock icon S'pore MIC now third partner in the Alliance
    165 6 S'pore MIC now third partner in the Alliance KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The central executive committee of UMNO, has approved the participation of the Singapore M.I.C. as the third partner In the UMNOMCA Alliance, The Standard was told today. UMNO headquarters here has informed the Singapore branch of the decision of
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    Lock icon Govt. 'no' to sports stadium
    96 6 Govt. 'no' to sports stadium In the Singapore Assembly yesterday the Chief Secretary, Mr. E. B. David, was asked by Mr. Lee Choon Eng (SPA) whether the Government would make available a portion of the 200-acre site at the old Kallang airport for the development of a sports stadium, and
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    Lock icon SHE SEEKS LOVER TO TALK IT OVER
    193 6 SHE SEEKS LOVER TO TALK IT OVER A WOMAN yesterday made an urgent appeal to her lover— now believed to be in Trengganu to return to Singapore and 'talk things over." Reason for the appeal made through the Serial Welfare Department if because the unhappy woman, Choo Ah Wee, 27,
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    Lock icon CLOSED FOR STOCKTAKING
    57 6 THE U.S.I.S. library in Singapore will be closed on March 20 and 21 for taking inventory, it was announced yesterday. It will re-open on March 24. The library, which is open daily. Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to f> p. m has more than 12,000 books
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    133 6 PENAXG, Wed. The Vice-President of the PanMalayan Islamic Moral Defence Organization, Inche C. M. Ramli, said today that dancing at all public places should be forbidden completely in order "to preserve Malayan culture." Dancing in schools should be forbidden by the Ministry of
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    166 6 Army has 1,300 at the ready to give blood KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federation Army has a force of 1.300 men readv to donate blood, says a statement issued by the Federation Armed Forces yesterday. The statement denies a report by a spokesman of the Selangor Blood Bank that there
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    73 6 THE Second Secretary to the Indian Commission In Singapore, Mr. P. H. Desai. will return to New Delhi in the middle of next month on completion of his three-year term of duty in Malaya. Mr. Dosai arrived in Malaya at the end of December, 1955, and
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    267 6 'GEE WHIZ'-LIVELY SHOW FOR 'POP' FANS KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federal Capital's teen-age 'pop" music public can look forward to some lively entertainment from May this year with A dvent new shows which are to be presented at the Chen Wu stadium here. The shows are being presented by the
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    174 6 Six top Govt. Me want fo quit service SINGAPORE'S Chief Secretary, Mr. E. B. David, yesterday said that six officers whom he would not name have applied to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to retire under the Public Service (Compensation) Ordinance. Mr. David said that the application of
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    128 6 Subversive documents: 4 students in court MALACCA. Wed.— Four students, three girls and a Hoy, who were arrested during the Federation-wide raids recently. were charged before the President of the Sessions Court. Tunku Rithauddin, today with possession of subversive and prohibited documents. Two of the girls So Kim Kee. IR,
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    122 6 BUDDHIST UNION OFFICIALS FOLLOWING were recently elrcted office-bearers Ol the Singapore Buddhist Union: President Mr. Tan Kim Teck; vice-pre.sident.s Mr Chew Kcow Chim Mr Teo Ben K Chye. Mr Ori K YuThoh Mr. Yap Gim Cheng Mr Gan Chan Beng end Mr. Tan Yanc Lim. Secretary Mr. Woe Eng \\att:
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    38 6 THE mobile unit of the Singapore City Council's Public Complaints and Inquiry Bureau will be stationed at Dorset Road from 9 a.m to 12 noon and Race Course Road from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow.
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    73 6 DON'T SER DURING FAS KING URGE MUSLIM CAR called .W^J Pu.ts.i hours ln IMb vj broadcast th* e Muslims kno« tL th Thin. }>m the manv h^^M fastinc i s thf i| thrninc of nUr m h^l'^f and ..f Rianrr t (l U( V "K.istinc tin U M p.lt.rnrr n(1
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    101 6 YOUTH WIT DAGGER TRE TO EXTOR COURT TO A BAR propi Singapore hnw he ;r the latter had dnanj from him dagger. The i convic District Alexand* r attt'mptod lawful ger in B 28 He wa.s :hird chart Propr;» the courr thai <n an < Afternoon in Mun came demanded
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    359 7 HOMES FOR FIRE VICTIMS TO COST $5.3 m Govt. gives 'okay' for 740 houses on the Fri. 13th. disaster site $5,369,000 to build houses for the fire victims Bahru PO 9 yC nd Kom P° n 9 T n 9 e ,n! g Sl aUVe A ssembl y yesterday approved
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    76 7 Rotary aid for Maoris In New Zeang a sincere the econo- th€ Maoris In i by Dr A who wa. members of the try Club at 1 hron held Pr' Ldent of the nub and a i ornor Dr. month at- iry District n* (Inand Welnd. a;s per- of the
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    169 7 6 months jail cut down to 3 days THOMAS D. ADAMS, who was last year jailed for six months in the District Court for misappropriating seven oil paintings, yesterday had his sentence reduced to three days by the Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose in the Singapore High Court. Adams, who
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    44 7 SINGAPORE Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, yesterday returned a misadventure verdict at the inquest on a sailor, Chan Ah Ching, 59. who died after falling into a hole of a motor-vessel "Kian Ann" at the Outer Roads on the afternoon of Feb. 27.
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    49 7 A GOLD wristlet was found at the Diamond Jubilee Hall. Johore Bahru, during the wedding reception of Mr. M. B. Dass recently. The owner is asked to contact the treasurer of the Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee, Mr. R. A. D'Cruz, telephone No. 3121.
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    114 7 BURMA LINER ON FIRST RUN DUE HERE THE first \es>e] of the newly-formed Burma Five Star Line, the 5.550-ton Xobistor, is due to arrive in Singapore on her maiden voyage this week. The Nobistor is one of the two ships chartered by the Government sponsored line. She left Rangoon on
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    285 7 PAP DEBATE CHALLENGE SATA would not advise the compulsory use of B.CG. vaccination for children when there is still difference of opinion among medical experts, not only in this country, but all over the world, Dr. Sen Gupta, director of the
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    123 7 WEALTHY Selangor tin miner. Mr. Khoo 800 Gong (left), congratulates his 21--year-old son. Teng Chwee now serving a seven-year sentence for manslaughter in Pudu Jail, Kuala Lumpur when he learnt that his boy had passed the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Mr. Khoo went to the
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    133 7 3 TEACHERS CAN CONTINUE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES PEXAXG. Wed. Three teachers of St. Xavier's Institution, here Messrs. N. Patkunam, Khoo Yat See and William Mehta have been allowed to continue participating in politics provided they conform to the recent regulations of the Ministry of Education. This decision was taken by the
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    69 7 S. LETCHEMANAN, 24. was jailed for 18 months' in the Singapore Fourth District Court yesterday on a charge of impersonating a City Council employee and attempting to obtain $10 from Ng Chwee Pek in a shop in Beach Road on Jan. 20. Mr. S. K.
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    148 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb.) in Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 90 901 R.S.S. No. 1 April 902 91 R.S.S. No. 1 May 911 9H R.S.S. No. 2 894 891 R.S.S. No. 3 884 894 Tone: Quietly Steady. The tin price in Singapore was $404
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    39 7 THE Board of Governor? of St. Xavier's Institution Penang has decided to organize a fui fair to raise funds to bui'd th/ schools sports ground. The fair is scheduled to be held or April 4 and 5.
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    224 7 Give us space to worship on Penang Hill-plea PENANG, Wed. The State Government has been approached by several religious bodies for sites up Penang Hill to build places of worship for over 1,000 residents there. One reason given is that there are now more people staying up the hill and
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    121 7 PENAN G. Wed.— Plans to build a first-class modern twostorey hotel in Penang Hill have been submitted to the Rural District Council here for approval. The site is at the former Government bungalow, "Bellevue," which was sold to Mr. Yeap Kim Hoe, a
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    85 7 RAFFLESIANS' PLAY A SUCCESS "LITTLE Lambs Eat Ivy", a comedy by Noel Lang.y. staged by the Old Rafflesians Association, Singapore. at the Cultural Cen.re has been a .success. Hundreds of school students have seen the play, which is produced by Miss Maureen Clarke of the Stage Ciub. Tonight's performance beginning
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    175 7 West German experts arrive to work on Camerons power scheme KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. About 50 West German civil engineers, works foremen and accountants will arrive here in the near future to begin work on the Federation's $149,000,000 hydro-electric power scheme in the Cameron Highlands. The first two engineers Mr. H.
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      224 9 FIRM PLANS TO START SPINNING FACTORY KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A Japanese firm is presently studying the possibility of establishing a spinning factory in the Federation, The Standard was told today. The Federation's representative of the Japan Export Trade Promotion Agency, Mr. N. Okamoto, said the factory, if established, could supply
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      101 9 AN Indian textile industrialist. Mr. Ram Singh Gopal. is due in Singapore on April 21 to survey the possibilities opening factories In Malaya and the Colony. The Standard learnt that the textile magnate would be arriving here in the course of a South-east Asian tour to
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      54 9 HONGKONG. Mar 18 (Reuter>—The Japanese owned Mitsubishi Kaiun Kabushlkl KaL>ha will (ipen a new shipping line linking Hongkong with various ports of the United Sates East and West Coasts next month. The company's agents In Hongkong said vessels would sail from Hongkong to San Francisco and
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      182 9 RESULTS of the Siera 25th Anniversary Competition:For entries received from the Federation of Malaya and South Thailand. First prizes Mrs. Alice Lee, Kuala Lumpur (entry in English). Mr. Kok Yoke Meng Tronoh. Perak (entry in Chinese). Second prizes Mr. Gurmit Singh. Johore Bahru (entry in English), Miss
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      270 9 All Sections Of Shares Are Steady A STEADY undertone was reported in all sections of the Malayan share market yesterday, with small improvements in a few counters. Turnover was moderate. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were Fed Dspensary 1 06 1 08 F. ft. Ords. 1.54 1
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      178 9 SHIPS IN PORT OITER ROADS TYXDAREUS. Ma?s Llojd, Myrmidon. Tai Poo An. Batoe'a Seiko Mißiu Maetsuycher Campbuys. Saidja. Yumei Hai Fei Dresdem. Krasnoiarsk. Man of u-ar anchorage San Ricardo, Fernside. Ophir Baud. Pres Tj>'ler, Agamemnon, Karaton. Empire Kittiwake. Nayadis Hoegh Cairns. Kristin Bakke Kian Aun. Falstna. Stv. Canberra. Neaefs Leader,
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      64 9 SALISBURY, Southern Rhodesia. March 18. (Reuter) Sir Leonard Lord, chairman of the British Motor Corporation, said here today his company will build a car assembly factory at Umtall. In Southern Rhodesia. He said work on a 150,000--square foot factory would begin in May. on a
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      22 9 TOTAL cargo handled at Singapore "Roads" and wharves in January amounted to 1.123,070 tons against 1.161,710 tons In December 1953.
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      65 9 US Bank To Open Branch KUALA I.rMPfR. U>d The Hank of America ha* applied to the Central Rank for a licence to open a branch In the Federal capital The Standard understands that the Federation Ciovernment will grant permission to the bank. It is learnt that the Bank of America
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      104 9 A Steady Mart In Properties THE Singapore property market is comparatively quiet and steady, said. Data Lee Kong Chlan. chairman of Eastern Realty Company Ltd. in his annual to shareholders for 1958 Transac ions of controlled proprrtirs had been limited to those offered with vacant po&se&sion. while purchases of new
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      65 9 DELIVERIES .»f tin-in-con-rentratcs from Federation of Malaya .nines to Singapore, Penang at.d Butterwortn totalled 2.R32 tons in February, against 3.fifi2 ton* ir. the previous month. Deliveries In the first two months this vear amounted to 6.494 tons, against 7.422 tons in the same period of last
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      205 9 Better Price Future For Natural Rubber' {I N(rTON. March 18 Natural rubber man claim- r ra ™bln the future ge over the mpany'B new which has r strucrubber. i1 the Shell if it? potive artificial h ratural rub- «n stlU to be prove d In ?iUo e U ses u
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      181 9 MA, Mar. 18 (Reuter) More than 100 from 2o countries, including the United let Union, Australia and New Zealand ng in an international trade conference hero yesterday as part of the centenary the port of Yokohama. day ronferh is being held built "silk la
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      100 9 Buying Inquiries For Russia GOOD buying support coupled with Russian inauir.v in the Singapore rubber market yesterday caused a J cent gain in the local price. to close at 90} cents per lb. for International first grade April shipmentThe market opened steady on good trade buying and ruled quietly steady.
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      48 9 SINGAPORE Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices in cents per lb., yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot Nominal 89$ 90| International Apr. No. 1 R.S.S. 90J 901 May No. 1 914 pi| Apr. No. 2 89i 893 Apr. No 3 88* 89 Tone: Quiet after steady.
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      81 9 OCEAN shipments of prepared latex from Singapore and Malaya in February totalled 9.405 tons. 1.837 tons less than in January. The decline in February resulted from smaller shipments to the two principal buyers, b.K. and U.S. February shipments to U K totalled 2.502 tons (January 3.339
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      68 9 EXPORTS of ribbed smoked sheet rubber f:om Malaya anrf Singapore rose by 2.883 tons in February to 55,024 tons, compared with January (52,141 tons). A sharp rise in shipments to Russia, totalling 22,152 tons (January 4,255 tons) brought about the increase in exports. Other shipments included
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      30 9 February rubber crops announced are:Amalgamated Malay 77.500 lb.; Bassett 37.000 lb.; Borelli 82,500 lb.; Bukit Kepong 14.000 lb.; Connemara 52,5000 lb.; Kuala Sidim 96,830 lb.; New Serendah 62,000.
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      45 9 Malaya. Ltd. f 2^.609 for ted Oct. 31. 1058. for I'K. and replace- b machinery and replanting a credit g\ forward of I transfer of nting provis- i able for £204,503. recommend a S per cen- (less I 86.250, '.raving r.f £118,:'
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      56 9 FLinggl Plantar the year Oc;. 181.--ter providing for :^reclatinn of -ninery and I annual replan- balance brought 13 475. making a 205.015. out of 23 has been approgeneral Reserve. Lining £200,992 Is 1 as follows: year on 7 per -rice stock, ab£4o3; dividend t" r ordinary stock mil
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      15 9 Exchange made' the n its rates to iy: selling, TT >dv rates remain
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      99 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per Dicul vesterday were: Copra Mar.-Apr. $43 buyers; $44 sellers, coconut oil in bulk $63$ seller?. In drums 567 sellers; Muntok white pepper $162 sellers Sarawak white 5161 sellers; special Sarawak black $85. Singapore Copra Association elosina prices fair merchantable mired copra
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      60 9 India's Minister for Commerce, Mr. Xityananda Kanungo, will arrive in Singapore tomorrow en his way bark from Australia. Mr. Kanungo, who is leading the Inriian delegation to the ECAFE conference in Australia, will spend two days in Singapore. During his stay, he will meet the Minister
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      467 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fed. Disp. $1 06: F. N. ords. $1.50 and $1.52i odd lot $1.55: Gammon $1.75 (and overnight) $1.70 odd lot; H. Waugh $1.15. $1.16; Hume ords. A5/1J; M. Cement $1.50 xd odd lot; M. Colls. 66c. 67c; Metal Box $1.51*.
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    148 11 IT WAS in September. 1910. that two Birmingham men. foreseeing the future popularity of the bicycle, got together and. with a capital of £124, founded a firm which was in later years to become world famous as one of the largest cycle manufacturers in
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      500 12 Money Is'nt Everything COMO T^KN years ago, a Mr. Pierino Como went to Hollywood and starred in a film called "If I'm Lucky.'* Today, with a .£9.000.000 two-year contract in his pocket. Perry Como is probably the luckiest guy in American show business. He has won the biggest fee ever
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      868 12  - Crazy Gang's antics are a laughing matter RICHARD BERRY by BUCKINGHAM Palace, St. Paul's and the Crown Jewels are not the only attraction for visitors to the world's largest city. There is also the CRAZY GANG, London's favourite clowns. The Five Grand Old Men of Variety they are all in
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      438 12 General's Star For Film Star TAMES Stewart, that languid, slow-draw-ling star of scores of films, has finally got the one "star" tag he really covets. It is a star he went through the last war for, and has since toiled after in most of his spare moments away from the
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      252 12  -  VERUS by INTERLUDE When Stanley's adopted father died, and his business sold, Stanley had to find another means of earning a living. He had always had a flair for writing and his attention turned to journalism. He made arrangements with several
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    518 13 The 'All England' Starts ew San Enters 3rd Round (he All-fcn»land at the Empire P^ Wembley here of a beat Ri:ne S veden 15-1 1 eai Garon len 17-14 5 were in eded to in the final, hard first was taken before ich and T^n was
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    231 13 MEN'B SINGLES (First round): B Dahlberc (Sweden) beat C. Bartlett (-South Africa) 15-5 15-1° T. Cilchrist (Scotland) beat J. Waddell (England) I.^-2. 15-5; R. S. McColr (Scotland) beat C J Beacom (England) I.S-8. 15-3. P S. GUI (India) beat B Hoist Christensen (Denmark) l.>-12. 15-6 C. Watnasin
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    133 13 CHANGI'S CHAMPION SCHOOL R.A-F' (Sha)igi were the winners in the Inter-Ser-vrce swimming championships for 1959 held last week between live Service schools on the island {two Army, two R.A.F., n?7d one Nary). Here, left to'-riaht. are the members of the winning Changi team: (BACK ROW) Mr, R. Farman (teacher): David
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    136 13 STARTING GATE AT BUKIT TIMAH NEXT MONTH THE Singapore Turf Club will use starting gate at their meeting next month. Designer of tlie starting gate. Mr. E. K. Wood, will arrive in Singapore at the end of this month to personally supervise its installation at Bukit Timah. Mr Wood is
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    308 13 MARSHAL PIL TAKES THE LINCOLNSHIRE LINCOLN, March 18 Chiew's Marshal Pil won here this afternoon. Marshil Phil, owned by the Ipoh doctor started favourite and won by three quarters of a length. Chalk Stream and Precious Heather deadheated for second place. Statfold was fourth. Marshal Pil was ridden bf Peter
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    266 13 KUALA Lt'MPm. Wed. World badminton champion Tan Joe Hock, or "Indon Joe" will be a welcome immiffrant to Malaya if he can salisfy the provisions of the Immigration enactment, a Foreign Ministry spokesman told The Standard today. Joe Hock has indicated in London that he
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    49 13 BOSTON 7 Marr-h IR. (R^;ten— Ralph "Tiger" .Tones a leading ronterd^r for the world middltwdglri boxing title was. ouipo:nic<i by Paul Ponder (Boston > here la«t night. Pender. who has twict broken a hard in his rareer, was cheere-i wildlv when he gTin*i a unanimous derision
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    280 13 S.H.A. HIT 'SIXER' PAST THE SCC THE Singapore Hockey Association eleven, playing their last practice match before they leave for Kuala Lumpur to m*et the Federation of Malaya in their 'International return' on Saturday, showed impressive form by beating the Singapore Cricket Club by six coals to one on the
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    189 13 A 'Gift' Goal Spells Defeat For The Rovers KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A gift goal in the 25th minute enabled Selangor Club to edge South Indian Rover 5 1-0 in a FAS division two soccer league match on the padaug here today. The club put up a poor show and they
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    102 14 A Thrashing For Town Council TAIPING. Wed. In an opening league soccer tie played here yesterday. Kamunting Sports Club thrashed Town Council 9-2. The winners were superior in all departments and the Council's ragged defence could not cope with the fast and combined forwards of Kamunting. Kamunting led 4-1 at
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    201 14 16 Entries For Army League Soccer KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A total of 16 teams have entered for the Central Malaya Sub-District (Army) soccer league which will start on Marrh 31. For the fust time since the inception of this competition, two Federation Army Units Will take part this season. In
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    88 14 ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Mar. 18, (Reuter). The world welterweight title light beveen Don Jordan, the holder and fellow American Virgil Akins has been postponed from April 3 to April 24. Jordan obtained this second postponement .yesterday because he said his training had been interrupter) by his wife
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    118 14 St. Mirren, Celtic In Semi-finals GLASGOW. Afar. 18 (Reuten —Celtic 17 times winner of the Scottish F.A. Cup. have been drawn against St. Mirren. whose solitary win was in 1926 in the semi-final. to be played at Hampden Park, Glasgow. on April 4. In the other semi-final, at lbro* Park.
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    69 14 Colony Junior Badminton Championship The Singaport Badminton Association are inviting entries for the annual junior championships, scheduled to begin on ADril 14Entry forms may be obtained from Mr. Low Poh Hye. 17 Change Alley or from the Hon. Sec. Mr. Leow Kim Fatt. The closing date is on March 30.
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    47 14 A meeting of the Singapore Badminton Association's Management Committee will b e held tomorrow at the Singapore Badminton Stadium at 8 p.m. to elect the following sub-comnuttees: Referees' Board, Disciplin ary Board, Hall, Finance, Tournament, Selection, Gales and Tickets and Reception and Entertainment.
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    91 14 EDINBURGH. Mar. 18 (Reuter).—D. C Maedonald. of Edinburgh University, ha? withdrawn from the Scotland Rugby Union team to play England at Twickenham on Saturday. His place in the pack is taken by J. A. Davidson, of London Scottish. •Maedonald is suffering from a rib injury. Ken
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    83 14 MANILA. March 18. (UPI). The Philippine -Malayan Eastern Zone Davis Cup matches will be Dlayed from March 21 to 23 at the Rizal Memorial open arena in Manila, it was announced today Officials of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation and members of the Davis Cup teams of
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    126 14 Malayan Cuppers In Manila MANILA, Mar. 18. (UPI).— The Malayan Davis Cup !cnm is now in Nlani'a to break its Eastern Zone tie with the Philippines starting Saturday March 21 The team. which ar: I Sunday afternoon from Singapore, was somposed of OflVi.. i Tan Cheng Phor and Chill Choon
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    85 14 HONGKONG, M \rch 13 (Reuter) George Ma and Ee Wing Fong reached the semi-finals of the men's .singles in the Hongkong badminton championships yesterday. George Ma boat Chu Sai Wah 15—11. 15 11 and Ee Wing Fong defeated Won Wai Hung 15—4. 15—5 in the semifinals. Other results:
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    48 14 CHE Gu Abdul Kariyn bin Ahmad, secretary of the Klang Malay School Teachers team is seen receiving the Klang District Interteam Badminton Champwyithtp Challenge Shield from Enche Abdullah bin Haji Hassan, a Klana torcn councillor. Looking on is Enefic Baharuddin bin Abu Bakar. the secretary of tht tournament.
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    175 14 Delany Wins First Indoor Mile Of The Season HOLLYWOOD. Florida, Mar. 18 (Reuter) Ron Delany. Ireland's 1500 metres Olympic champion, won his first outdoor mile of the season with a time of four minutes 7.8 seconds here last night. Charlie Jenkins. Olympic 4on metres champion, was beaten in the 440
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    125 14 Penang Pick 20 Against Kedah PENANO, Wed. Penang Chinese will play their second match In this year's M.C.F.A. Cup competition when they meet Kedah Chinese at the City Stadium on Sunday at 5.15 p.m. Penang Chinese who beat their counterparts from Perak last Sunday, have named 20 players for the
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    355 14 Indonesia's Swim Stars Here With High Hopes SIX of Indonesia's national representatives to the Asian Games in Tokyo last year are among: the 20--strong team of the Tirta Kentjana Swimming Club of Indonesia, which arrived yesterday on a two-week tour of Singapore and the Federation. These are wo water pulo
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    36 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Scoring all their goals in the second half Selangor Chinese Recreation Club beat Selangor Indian Association 2-0 in a FAS div. three soccer league match on the Pudu Road ground today.
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    139 14 England's Goalkeeper Is Hurt DUBLIN. Mar. 18 (Reiren English international goalkeeper Co. in McDonald w;is taken to hospital with a suspected broken left shin bone 13 minutes efore the end of today's goalless I rawn ma!--h between the League of Ire land and the English Football League. McDonald, rushing out
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    37 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Tharmalingam Sports Club, making their debut in Selangor soccer, scored a fine win over VMCA. Thev won 5-1 i n a FAS Division three league match on the Taylor Road ground todav.
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    134 14 P.C.R.C. To Meet Rest XI IPOH. Wed.— The Ipoh and District football league which supplies the 'cream' of players of the Perak state cloven, will revive a soccer scheme, which, two years ago, enabled the state to bring back the Malaya Cup after 35 yea-.-. The scheme, introduced in 1957.
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    72 14 COLONY IN ASIAN NATION BASKETBALL SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Router) The South Korean Athletic. Association ha* announced that the Bank of Korea women's basketball team the leading team in Korea, will participate in the six Asian nation women'l basketball title tournament In Manila, bceinmng on March 2R The Korean team won
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    229 14 IPOH, Weds.— The first of its kind in Malaya—an inter-estates badminton team championship will be held in June this year. This was decided at a meeting of representatives of the Central Perak. Dindings and North Perak bnnches of the All Malava Estates Staffs Union held in the
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    101 14 PENANG, Weu.— The Kedah Cup over a distance of 8i furlongs will be the special race for the Penang Turf Club summer meeting, which will be a three-day affair, on Saturday. April 18. Wednesday, April 22 and Saturday April 25. Classes two and four horses will be
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    262 14 LUTON IN THE FINAL 'Lucky' Nonets Not So Lucky BIRMINGHAM, Marrh 18 (Rrutrr) goal after 56 minutes by tiny Irish Internal winger Billy Bingham put Luton T«»w n Cup final for the first time in its histon n(j Wembley dreams of gallant Third |> U|S City. The only goal Of
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    78 14 KUAI i Tile Se.., g tmn wi] Pantai and 22. I Saturday Guruchar.tr. B Club and C Mahaflw the The t. in -Gurucharan Sin^ii A. Barrirk S Shot* Dulip S F. Periera. IJ rotr. Chua I Olover, ci magnnr, C. Ma: Sukhdt v Smi:.. D .ft Blythe.
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    63 16 photo. WEARING her "gimmick" a large, floppy hat Hungarian actress Eva Bar t ok arrived at London Airport last week with her husband-to-be Prince Shiv The Prince announced the other day: "We shall marry very soon, even if it does mean a rift with my father
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    197 16 LE HAVRE. March 18 (Reuter) More than 5.000 communists battled with 800 riot police in this French port last night after they lost the city's Mayoralty to a socialist by one vote. Riot police reinforcements had earlier moved into the port French
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    34 16 WASHINGTON Mar 18 fßeuten President Eisenhower today signed a bill making the territory of Hawaii the 50th state. The bill was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last week.
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    310 16  - CLUB GIRL MUST NOW QUIT FLAT OF EX-LOVER PAULA JAMES By LONDON, When the glamorous cigarette girl met the wealthy garage owner in a West End night club she thought it wag the beginning of a great romance He installed her in a luxury flat and gave her expensive presents.
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    279 16 British Premier in Ottawa for talks OTTAWA, March 18, (UPl)— British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, arrived today for a brief round of talks with Canadian leaders, the latest in a series of discussions to "consolidate and confirm the united will of the Western world,"
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    58 16 NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (UPI) —Police arrested ten children, ranging in ag e from 10 to 15 years, last night on charges they participated in sex parties in the apartment of a notorious procurer. The ten arrested, five boys and five girls, will be charged with
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    83 16 ECAFE delegates last week gave support to the proposed 5,000 mile international highway to link South-east Asia with Iran. The ECAFE Secretariat warned that this desirable highway is a thing of the future and that actual work will have to be done by the individual
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    229 16 DARUL ISLAH REBELS DEPOS LEADER IN COURTS JAKARTA, March 18 (ReuteM Ant.ir fc) claimed today that there had been j MmZ .imonc fanatical Darul Islam terrorists lead to a speedy solution of the Atjeh UfntraiSj problems." The Agency said that la>t Sunday. Ha^an Saleh took over from Daud Beureuah as
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