Singapore Standard, 30 March 1959
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Title Section20 1959-03-30 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone ***** —5 Coble "TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 30. 1959. V:>l. IX No. 270. 15 cts. 12 Pages.20 words
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Article114 1959-03-30 1 DOMINION STATUS WON'T DO Kenya leader NAIROBI, Mar. 29 (Reuter) Mr. Tom Mboya, an African elected member of Kenya's Legislative Council, seated today that Britain "must announce at once her intention to grant complete independence to Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia." Signing himself "Chairman Of the All-Africa Peoples Conference." he said114 words
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429 1959-03-30 1 Your politics divides unity or oil loyal people-Dr. Lim THE PRESIDENT of the Malayan Chinese Association, Dr. Lim Chong Eu declared'yesterday that the confidence of the people of Singapore had been shaken by the confusion of various political opinions and policies. Speaking at the opening of the Havelock Branch of429 words
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278 1959-03-30 1 Russia renews call for a no-war treaty MOSCOW, March 29 (Reuter) The Soviet Government has renewed its proposal to conclude a non-aggression treaty between NATO and the Warsaw Pact nations, the Soviet News Agency Tass said today. Tass said -.he proposal was contained m a statement published m connection with278 words
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101 1959-03-30 1 SLOUGH, England, Mar. 29 (Reuter). Three thousand weary people here today began the third stage of a 53--mile "Ban the H-Bomb" protest March to London. Most of the marchers spent the night m hotels, rest-camps and private homes after their 17-mile walk from101 words
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Article41 1959-03-30 1 A YOUTH 1 the fingers of his left hand chopped off after being involved m a gang fight at Jalan Besar Singapore, yesterday evening. About 30 gangsters participated m the clash. Police recovered some weapons. (FINAL EDITION)41 words
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Article50 1959-03-30 1 AN 11-year-old boy. Hui Weng Kee, was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital last night after he was stabbed m the stomach and hand. He said that' he had been stabbed by an older boy m a quarrel. His condition Is reported to be not serious.50 words
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243 1959-03-30 1 Tibet revolt: Indian town is accused Reds claim Chiang men dropped supplies fo 'rebels' NEW DELHI, March 29 (Reuter) A Chinese embassy statement here alleged the Indian border town of Kalimpong was the "commanding centre" of the Tibetan rebellion The statement named the former Tibetan Prime Minister, Mr. Silun Lukhangwa243 words
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Article123 1959-03-30 1 Fire on Calvert show yacht PROMPT action by the Singapore Fire Brigade last night saved the John Calvert Show yacht, Sea Fox from being completely gutted. The yacht, was alongside the Thorney crof- slipway at Tanjong Rhu, when the engine room caught fire at about 11 p.m. A caretaker aboard123 words
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Article, Illustration279 1959-03-30 1 THE ARCHBISHOP SENDS A MESSAGE TO ALL CHURCHES "Choose wisely the candidates that should be returned 9 THE 200,000 Catholics m the Federation and Singapore have been asked to offer special prayers during Sunday Masses and Benedictions of the Blessed Sacrament for good, able and worthy279 words
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204 1959-03-30 1 Pope asks Catholics to pray for peace (Turn to Page 2 Col. 8) VATICAN CITY, March 29 (Renter) Pope John, concluding magnificent Easter ceremonies m Saint •Peter's Basilica, today appealed to heads of state to collaborate to secure peace for the world. The 77 -year -old Pontiff was speaking: to204 words
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Article109 1959-03-30 1 Goods train derailed near Ipoh IPOH, Sun. North bound trains were delayed as a result of a derailment which occurred near Chemor Railway j3tation, a little past midnight, when 17 wagons of a goods train went off the rails. There were no casualties. The cause of the derailment has not109 words
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234 1959-03-30 1 TAX RELIEFS FORECAST IN UK BUDGET LONDON, March 29 (Reuter) Britain's Conservative Government will next week present the nation with what is expected to be its last annual budget before a general election and Britons are confident it will contain substantial tax reliefs. The big improvement m the national economy234 words
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Article138 1959-03-30 1 Man saves boy swept into sea AN 11-year-old schoolboj was rescued after he was swept into the sea by a huge wave while standing on a pier off Marine Parade. Singapore, yesterday. It happened during the height of a thunderstorm and when the tide was high. Three friends, neighbours m138 words
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Advertisement24 1959-03-30 1 I I i B^^ Lou J 4 HK Jlw^^ Uvlfnlall WwQfvil Lad^auare Watcli Qolleicord Va PICTURES on ASK YOUR STANDARO 120 FILM >HOTQ OEALU24 words
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414 1959-03-30 2 GOVT. WILL BE BLAMED FOR ANY GRAFT— PAP Dr. Toh attacks Dato Hamid tor stripping Council of powers CHAIRMAN of the Peoples' Action Party, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, said yesterday that the Government would be held responsible for any corruption, inefficiency and bureaucracy that may crop up m the Singapore414 words
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Obituary68 1959-03-30 2 MR. CHEE GUAN CHIANG passed away peacefully at No. 119 Heeren Street, Malacca on 29th March, 1959 at the age of 63 years leaving behind his beloved mother, three wives. 9 sons. 8 daughters 1 daughter-in-law, 5 s ons-in-law, 2 future daughte rs-in-law and many grand rhi'dren to mourn68 words
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212 1959-03-30 2 ...AND A PLEDGE TO RURAL DWELLERS PEOPLES' Action Party vice-chairman, Mr. Goh Chew Chua, promised that his party would develop the rural areas, if elected to power. Speaking at a party rally m Holland Road yesterday. Mr. Goh said that his party would review the present position of all agricultural212 words
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Article103 1959-03-30 2 'OFFER' TO IMPROVE THAI TEXTILES BANGKOK, March 29 (UPI) The Thai Government on Saturday studied the "final offer" of a European syndicate which wants to invest US$lOO,OOO,OOO m development of a textile industry here. But full details of the offer were unavailable as the representatives of the "Munoz Group" Spanish.103 words
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Article152 1959-03-30 2 NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuter)— A U.S. report published here on natural resistance to polio may lead a new method of disease prevention not dependent on antibodies or vaccines, according to Dr. A. F. Langlykke, director of research of the Squibb Institute for medical research. The152 words
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234 1959-03-30 2 IFOH, Sun. Penang Flying Club won the Dane Cup at the two-day air rally here. Penang was represented by D. G. Hainning, P. Foode, R. Waterfield and J. Vormister. Perak Flying Club was second and Selangor Flying Club, third. Seventeen competitors went out234 words
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195 1959-03-30 2 One body for all Malayan flying clubs IPOH, Sun. The Association of Malayan Flying Clubs was inaugurated here today at the end of a two-day air rally. The idea of the association was first mooted by Mr. R. L. Akers of Kuala Lumpur, a keen flying: enthusiast and a former195 words
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Article92 1959-03-30 2 ACTOR DIES FROM PILLS OVERDOSE NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, March 29 (UPD— The death of actor Grant Withers, former leading man forced m recent years to lake secondary Western roles, was listed as a suicide today by police, pending a final report from the medical examiner Withers, 55, was found dead92 words
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Article, Illustration38 1959-03-30 2 Out efficient and courteous services ore the folk of h town. Our well-trained staff including Mist Doiiy "Pearl of Orient" and Miss Wong Pek, "Mis* Expo»<t«o«" will ba pleased to serve you at our Head OH**. Robinson Rood.38 words
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Article325 1959-03-30 2 INDIA DENIES CHARGES later emphai'!* h I j the border t OUn r fc 3 I Pong was the ?*<ill centre of th t^%l I bellion. lhe Ilb Vl] The spokesman I I number of np< > MI 1 have bt-en residW^W pong lor many r -*SI ong them art325 words
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Advertisement960 1959-03-30 2 fgdfgfdgdgdf FOR SALE SINGAPORE SALESMAN: 1 am no longer weak and nervous, .thanks to MAPRO'S ESSENCE OF CHICKEN. You can get a week's strength from just one bottle. TRILLIUM'S Cotton Dacron Strapless Petticoats boneless and perfect fitting very coo! and easy washing. $22.50. Modern Silk Store. High Street BIY EARLY:960 words
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Advertisement504 1959-03-30 2 NOTICES THE attention of all employers of workmen m Singapore is drawn to Section 133(1) of the Labour Ordinance (No. 40 of 1955) which requires them to submit returns of workmen m their employ. The returns for the period ending 31st March 1959 are required to be submitted to the504 words
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Advertisement556 1959-03-30 2 NOTICE CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE APPLICATIONS are invited for the following post? on the permanent establishment m the Electricity Department for the St. James Power Station. Appointment will be on a 3-year agreement prior to emplacement 0:1 the permanent staff following satisfactory service. The commencing basic salaries offered wfl be556 words
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Advertisement73 1959-03-30 2 CHUNG KHIAW BANK, LTD CHRIST CHURCH ROWCROFT LINES FIFTH ANNUAL CHURCH FETE Easter Monday, 30th March, i 9 on the n R.E.M.E. SPORTS GROU>"J AVER RA|AH ROAD To Be Opened At 2.15 p. ">• Mrs. C. L. RICHARDSON Dinky Car Racing Bran Tubs Hoop-La Football Miniature Railway Skittle Alley Radio73 words
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818 1959-03-30 3 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD March 30. 1959 ANY political organization which seeks to further its propaganda by creating racial prejudices ji jn affront to human dignity and freedom. The affront is even more nauseating when racialism is nurtured behind a screem of religious fanaticism. It then becomes a real danger818 words
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Article60 1959-03-30 3 Of lcl: U urn lack K>m Kaaa i por* 4 P6 8o» No i^64 Cables UCEWNkwS" <(j A Tel ***** (i lines) Ail department* tUMPUI: Qn,n» insuranc» Blas 174 Batu He M|k reieo^oi.e d 8366 >INAMt 93 Cowar it fel 3829 h**Ucr A 8 «-c.th St60 words
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Article, Illustration877 1959-03-30 3 THE BIRDS OF DESTINY I CASSANDRA IN AMERICA CASSANDRA says: Wnd the 'Birds' are the inter- continental projectiles that are designed to reduce the Soviet Union to radioactive death and desolation. Cape Canaveral, Florida, 'THE column and I arrived here after leaving Chicago m a snowstorm and ended up m877 words
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Article326 1959-03-30 3 DAVID SHEARS - DAVID SHEARS by WASHINGTON yHE United States is hopeful that Japan will shoulder its own defence burden to a growing extent and thus reduce its need for U. S. military aid according to diplomatic sources. The sources confirmed Tokyo reports that Japan would hav e326 words
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Article152 1959-03-30 3 SINGAPORE DELIVERY Sir—At the General Post Office there is a posting box along the same stamp-sell-ing counters. It has three apertures with nameplates affixed, "Surface Mail". "Singapore Delivery" and ''Airmail' The other day an Englishspeaking gentleman, holding a foolscap-size and stamped envelope, addressed to Kuala Lumpur by152 words
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Article1183 1959-03-30 3 LOWELL THOMAS - LOWELL THOMAS by LOWELL THOMAS, noted writer and world traveller, is probably America's leading authority on Tibet. In 1949, Thomas made a 300-mile journey across the "Roof of the World" accompanied by his son, Lowell, Jr. During the expedition, they visited the capital city of Lhasa1,183 words
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Article77 1959-03-30 3 Shorts from the Talks Innocent Question "THERE is more than •neets the eye m the old story of the Irish prisoner, who when asked whether he pleaded 'Guilty' or "Not Guilty', replied "And how should I be knowing whether I am guilty until I have heard the evidence?" Britain's Lord77 words
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Article, Illustration353 1959-03-30 3 the NEWS as it Strikes me U£W^u££^L "pHE roof of the top of the world has blown off, rocking the rest of it and threatening to embroil other nations. Tibet has been the centre of on-and-off clashes between the militant Khamba tribesmen and Chinese Communists since the time Peking forced353 words
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Advertisement23 1959-03-30 3 ENGAGEMENT RINGS Malaya's happiest couples by the thousands have selected their betrothal rings at P. H. HENDRY Manufacturing Jvwvttvrs Kuala Lumpur and Singapore23 words
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Advertisement143 1959-03-30 3 H^^H|pl| Has your doctor H&^2iJBL I told you about Rl^^^pH this NEW i 'a Sebba shampoo was onginaJly prepared as an ajd to doctors and >^^^^^^^fc^ has been known to them for several yean as an effective treat- MBHM «nt for dandruff Dandruff disappears' Scbbn eenuiiu two tpeaal ingredirau vice)143 words
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Article556 1959-03-30 4 WELFARE STATE FOR SINGAPORE THE secretary-general of the LiberalSocialist Party, Mr. E. K. Tart, yesterday said that a Welfare State was the only answer to Singapore's growing population and rising unemployment. He said that only a Welfare State could provide security for workers and decent standard of living for the556 words
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361 1959-03-30 4 HUGE ORCHID GARDEN IS CENTERPIECE OF THE FLOWER SHOW APART from its many Qew features and an increased number of classes of exhibits, the accent of the 1959 Singapore Flower Show, which opens on Friday, is on landscape groups and small rockeries. The purpose cf this emphasis, say? Mr. M.361 words
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Article, Illustration52 1959-03-30 4 A Dyak learns the cha-cha THIS picture was taken m Borneo and it shows Australian dancer Nikki Lynn teaching a Dyak how the Latin American cha-cha-cha-is done. The Dyak enjoyed it and Nikki said that it was "real good fun 1 teaching him of course much to the delight of52 words
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424 1959-03-30 4 Nikki Lynn show a big hit in Borneo THE Nikki Lynn show returned to Singapore yesterday after disrupting the peace of native Borneo. But it was done m a very nice way Arriving at the Singapore Airport. Nikki, manager Bob Marshall, and top-billed ar-. cher Bob Markworth had this to424 words
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497 1959-03-30 4 S'pore a colony of Fed.? Amend charter— says Workers Party THE new Constitution should be radically amended at the first opportunity because it gives the Federation, power to control Singapore as rigidly as a Colony, claimed the Workers Party yesterday. The claim was made m a Press statement outlining the497 words
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Article, Illustration35 1959-03-30 4 tM DR. LIM CHONC EU, President of the Malayan Chinese Association .©P^ M Havelock Branch of the Singapore MCA at Upper Cross Street yesterday right is the Vice-president of the Singapore MCA. Mr. Chia Cnee35 words
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Article101 1959-03-30 4 'NIRVANA SYMPHONY' IN JAPAN TOKYO, Mar. 29 Asian delega.es to the Buddha Jayanti ceremony m Tokyo today listened to a rendition of the "Nirvana Symphony" by the orchestra and chorus of the Japanese Broadcasting Corporration, and speeches expressing the hope that *.he spirit of Buddha would help dissolve antagonism between101 words
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Article72 1959-03-30 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Alliance Cabinet will not be reshuffled after the resignation of Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman next month, The Standard was told today. Dato Abdul Razak who becomes Prime Minister on April 15. will retain the portfolio of Defence until the new Government is72 words
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191 1959-03-30 4 GIVE THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS BACK THOSE POWERS-CAL THE Workers' p.-.. I f day urn-- g'-V^'J I Minis! f r i ;-'l Government T *'■'< i Housing, Dato jil Hamid t>in fa J to restore to 1 j and the Cn .;'< I ma;or ;m--. r r > V' f191 words
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Article149 1959-03-30 4 CLARIFY A POINT -FRONT TELLS LIM THE Singapore IM Front sresterday > -.c: i every politically r leader to makt H I clear that he ondemnedi use of political i ioku This ca^i wii mat by 1 Party'? Becretary-genw Francis Ihomas, irti statement i ce ted said that his all149 words
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Article50 1959-03-30 4 LONDON Itaf 3 t PD a picturf I_" na:ion of Qui n &f*, the Second se pZ$ wedding present w £j Akihito. th? Crnwr P- c ;1 Japan, by the *■*■> kof London. J The Crown rnnt present at th '<*$ 1953. representing nisi •he Emperor50 words
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Advertisement287 1959-03-30 4 m *C^S^c\ j^^^_^ MM^^ WMaa^ O flights a week EACH WAY on the "Kangaroo "route __BJUeHTSA WEEK WEST TO UW^M^I Averaging more than one DEPARTS AIRCRAFT ARRIVES flight a day each way MONDAY; 12.20 p.m. BRITANNIA TUESDAY, 1.45 p.m. between Sydney and Lon- TUESDAY, 7.30 a.m. SUPER CONSTELLATION WEDNESDAY, 6.30287 words
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328 1959-03-30 5 Thugs move m to seize power from rivals m the Fed. KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Singapore secret Uttf gangsters and left wing elements have ,t e nsified their infiltration into youth organises and political parties m the Federation. ii strength m this country has also been328 words
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Article88 1959-03-30 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The following have been elected to the Bar Council of the Federation: Chairman. Mr. R. Ramani, members, Messrs, Morri s Edgar. Ong Huck Lim,' I. K. Meek. Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang. F. C. Arulanandom, H. B. Ball. Koh Kirn Leng. T. E. Atkinson. F.88 words
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Article, Illustration269 1959-03-30 5 Alliance meet the people session BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sun. The Chief Minister. Penang, Da;o Wong Pow Nee, and the Speaker of the State Council, Inche Mohamed Noor bin Hamzah, led the discussion m the Alliance first meel-the-peo-ple session at the Hokklen Hoay Kuan m Straight Street here today. Alliance councillors m269 words
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117 1959-03-30 5 SINGAPORE YANKEE BOY TERRORISE BAR OWNER MALACCA, Sun. A group of Singapore youths the Elvis Presley and Yankee types terrorised a restaurant here last night. These tough characters, sporting drain-pipe trousers and bootlace ties arrived on Good Friday to attend the procession at the St. Peter's Church. But last night117 words
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109 1959-03-30 5 More seek diplomatic ties with Malaya KUALA LUiMPUR, Sun. More and more countries want to establish diplomatic relations with the Federation. The Standard learnt that among the countries negotiating for the establishment of diplomatic missions m this country are the Philippines, Italy, Denmark and Turkey. Certain other nations have also109 words
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Article95 1959-03-30 5 House beam fails on coffeestall PENANG. Sun.— A roadside coffeestallholder, Khor Thor Hoon, 52, escaped with sligh;. head and body Injuries this morning, when a heavy overhead beam of a house m Magazine Road, fell on his stall. Khor was preparing a cup of coffee for a customer, seated on95 words
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Article94 1959-03-30 5 MALAYAN NEWS AGENCY PROPOSAL r ;\ALA LUMPUR, Sun. ■j Malay Journalist Associa- of Malaya m its annual *ti meeting today, resolvl' 0 < the Federation Govko establish a MalaJJ news agency m the Fede- Jce-president of the nation, Inche Salleh U»W the meeting that an would supply the news i94 words
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Article33 1959-03-30 5 Men m a car forced Cheng Chua Chung I c ;rb and robbed him kt 1 at tne junction of b£~ r a d Cluny Roads. Sin>re« «t dawn yesterday.33 words
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143 1959-03-30 5 POLICE NAB THUG WHO WAS 'RESCUED' S in. A Chinese t id to have been r by his teenage I companions by -.j. a Police Coni\ the New Town last Friday, was late yesterday ith, bti.fved to be ms member of the I San" v Double v. intain) Secret So-143 words
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Article102 1959-03-30 5 $2m co-op building Is popular KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. recentlj completed 13 -storey Police Cobuilding at Jalan man la becoming popuciiplomatic missions Federal capital. New Zealand High n la already situatLalcst to follow is nnan Embassy, which Iron its former Pudu m "ation. British High Commis- is r.ortly moving m too.102 words
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Article142 1959-03-30 5 Tunku's pledge to wipe out Reds ALOR STAR, Sun.— The Alliance Government can only give a two-fold promise to fight the communists m the country until they are totally wiped out and to keep the unity of the people it has achieved. This was stated by the Prime Minister, Tunku142 words
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Article85 1959-03-30 5 MEETING CANT AGREE ON SEATS IPOH, Sun. Despite a three-hour meeting this morning, the State Alliance's nineman Standing Rules and Orders Committee failed to agree on the allocation of seats m the forthcoming State elections. The "closed door" meeting was presided by Inche Mohamed Ghazali bin Haji Jawi, Head of85 words
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634 1959-03-30 5 State chief calls for advisory body to tackle all problems IPOH. Sun. The formation of a Malayan dental advisory council, as a prelude to future development along the lines of Britain's General Dental Council, was advocated by the State Dental Officer, Perak,634 words
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Article, Illustration73 1959-03-30 5 SIXTEEN -year old. Dianna Webster (second from right) won the "Miss Easter Queen" title from eight other contestants at the Singapore* Civil Defence Club Easter dance on Saturday night. Runners-up were Lucy Lo (extreme left) and Miss Alice Wong (extreme right). Attractive prizes wereMichael - 73 words
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365 1959-03-30 5 MCP man in Labour Party? Name him Mr. It's challenge to govt. PENANG, Sun. Chairman of the Labour Party of Malaya, Mr. D.S. Ramanathan, today asked Government to reveal the name of the person referred to m the Government's White Paper No. 23 of 1959 on "the Communist threat to365 words
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Article65 1959-03-30 5 PRESSMAN'S CAR STOLEN AT NIGHT AWAKENED at 1.30 a.m. yesterday. Chief Press Officer, Department of Information. Singapore, Mr. Roy Ferroa. peeped through a window and saw a man drive away his car. The vehicle was parked outside his home m Upper Serangoon Road. Mr. Ferroa immediately got m touch with65 words
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118 1959-03-30 5 IPOH, Sun. A combined fun fair organised by the YMCA and the YWCA will be held on April 4. It is the first Joint effort to raise funds for both the associations. The fair to be held at the YWCA grounds will118 words
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Article24 1959-03-30 5 A CYCLIST snatched a purse containing three gold rings worth more than $1,000 from a woman m Siak Kew Avenue, Singapore, yesterday.24 words
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Article43 1959-03-30 5 THE Singapore Trades Union Congress yesterday elected a 15-man committee to plan and finalize arrangements for May Day celebrations. The committee was elected by representatives of trade unions m Singapore who were summoned for the purpose by the T.U.C-43 words
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Advertisement101 1959-03-30 5 "WETEX" LAM PRODUCTS CO. 558, BUKIT TENGAH, BUKIT MERTAJAM CENTRAL PROVINCE WELLESLEY FED. OF MALAYA. P. 0. BOX No. 1. B. M. PHONE B. M. 3SS mm UletCt m TRADE MARK v^ OF MALAYA MANUFACTURERS OF FOAMED LATEX SPONGE PRODUCTS (UPHOLSTERY FOR FURNITURE, BUSES AND MATTRESSES) QUALITY CONFORMING WITH THE101 words
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266 1959-03-30 6 Fed. Foreign Minister Says No To Idea KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Soviet Union, Poland and Chechoslovakia are keen on establishing trade Reliable sources told The Standard that these Communist countries, though realising that they have no possibility of establishing full diplomatic relations with266 words
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Article84 1959-03-30 6 CIO probe on alleged assault A TOP 'level investigation into allegations of assault to obtain a confession by certain officers of the Special Investigations Section of the Singapore C.1.D., has now been completed, The Standard understands. The probe, it is understood, was conducted by a senior officer of the C.I.D.84 words
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Article, Illustration120 1959-03-30 6 THESE charming girls, representing each of the four different races m the Colony, will usher m the Singapore Arts Festival. They are (from left): Miss Nuraimi Yusof, Miss Susan Koh, Miss Mary Carey and Miss Lalitha Visvanath. The girls will be seated on120 words
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Article221 1959-03-30 6 THE Liberal Socialist Party will not agree to any form of compromise with the P.A.P. m the forthcoming general elections. This was stated by the Party's secretary-genera! Mr. E. K. Tan. yesterday at the official opening of the party's Ponggol Division Headquarter.-. Mr. Tan221 words
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Article89 1959-03-30 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The character lottery racket was rampant m Klang and its suburbs. the Selangor Council of State was told. Thirty-six cases of gaming m character lotteries were brought to court between January and February, said a written reply to queries by Alliance Councillor. Inche89 words
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118 1959-03-30 6 Ceylon To Have Air Link With China HONGKONG. March 29 (Reuter). Air Ceylon plans to start an airline service between Colombo and Peking via Singapore or Rangoon before the end of this year, Mr. G.S. Peiris, deputy leader of* a Ceylonese official delegation :o Communist China said here yesterday. Mr.118 words
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Article186 1959-03-30 6 Airman's mercy flight to mother LONDON, Mar. 29 (Reuter) A Royal Air Force Corporal arrived at London airport on the last stage of an 8,000-mile mercy trip around the world to be at the bedside of his critically ill mother at Lowestoft, Suffolk. The Corporal, 24-year-old Michael Buck, lef- Singapore186 words
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99 1959-03-30 6 Thai Govt. Opens Door To Fishermen KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— About 800 fisherman living near the Thai-Kelantan border have been allowed to use the Thai side of the river to go out to sea for fishing and to return the same way. In January, th* mouth ol the Sungei Golok on99 words
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Advertisement283 1959-03-30 6 {CATHAY ORG ANISATiojfH j -EASTER ATTRACTIONS 1 fSiffiTHE 7th VOYAGE OF SWBttl p I RICHARD EVER, «m, c.««. fl?wr -V"*! w Today 9 a.m. "White Feather" r'wTnerr^r.^pT^^l^ J *ffi!l r X HOW SHOWINC!I^>i "The Two-Headed Spv 'l •g JACK HAWKINS CIA SCALA < j Today 9 a.m: "TougheM Man Alu?283 words
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Miscellaneous969 1959-03-30 6 i:^W^i S^^^l^s^^ff^¥^^^^^^^S Easter Monday Programmes. MEDIUM WAVE SERVICES WmA li Ik" I Til i 1 11! IJi fi IIT I■ 5 P Fro S m mm Ho.?yw<Sd: y .iS P««»« 366 n,e.re 8 :^^^^t Ili I*l 111 *^sl^^& I "ili ffi la Fll "M^^ Children's Corner M'osical Birtn- Ipod 330969 words
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372 1959-03-30 7 I'll Never Forget The Night I Took The Plunge says Felicity Green THE first time I wore o really plunging neckline was also the last time. I spent o ne of the most miserable evenings of my life hoisting up the front of my dress and wishing I had worn372 words
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Article, Illustration316 1959-03-30 7 A New Zealand child specialist, passing through Singapore on hit wjv to Europe, told me recently that preserved baby food is as good as the homecooked variety. Hi is Dr. C. Tailor. £::~'3'i£ to him. certa preserved food is een better than that made at home,316 words
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Article38 1959-03-30 7 The Singapore Leprosy Relief Association will hold their annual flag day m April. They appeal to the public to give generously to relieve the many tribulations which beset sufferers from leprosy m the Colony.38 words
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Article69 1959-03-30 7 "Can you tell me how to treat a wart on my face?'* inquire? C. H. I certainly can. By leaving it strictly alone. Don't ever tamper with things like warts and moles yourself. See your doctor. He will advise you as to the best form of treatment. Warts69 words
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Article, Illustration294 1959-03-30 7 Rossana Podesta, star of Helen of Troy, and Franca Battsja, a top Italian actress, seen outside a Colony hotel, all set for a shopping tour of Singapore and a trip to Jnhore Bahru, where they took some pictures of a294 words
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Article, Illustration1225 1959-03-30 7 'DEAR MR. LEN— Readers send in the little and big problems that vex 'em— and LEN THORNE gives some replies that vexes 'em still more! With a $15 prize for the letter voted the 'Best" of the week either the wittiest, the most controversial, or most genuine problem.1,225 words
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Miscellaneous335 1959-03-30 7 PPSQBH By RITA DEL MAR »TX)DAY'S QUOTATION: -i "He who overlooks a fault, invites the commission of another." Syrus. MONDAY FOR EVERYONE: The influences operative today tend to some upsets, inharmony or irritation m dealings with others, but defer making important moves or changes. You gain little or nothing by335 words
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Miscellaneous226 1959-03-30 7 "^^S^T M SEESTH'TWO RIVERS, TH' ISLAND KTWSEN^ NAMELV MAKIMATTAU, V^J^ /LOOK AGIN, SON!! ALL RIGHT; SUH- BUT J>( IS GONE.'.'-TH'GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE r^ I HAIN'T MANHATTAN -G^P/.'-THEV f AN 'TH' BROOKi^N BRIDGE DON'T LEAD TO J f^ ISLAMD RIQHT THAR, jOT BOTH ONE JT J/VNOTHIN'NOMORE.'f-- *Zj^ j ALLEY OOP By226 words
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Advertisement789 1959-03-30 8 <& THE E. A. C. LINES >AILINCS TO: f fi ADEN. RED SEA, MEDITERRa\e Ay «l V$ CONTINENTAL SCANDIMAVIA\ p o^> rl! Spore p.Sh,,, U Q^l) m.t. "Sibonga" b) SO Mar/4 Apr 5 6 A(M J i m.s. "lutlandia a) 22/24 Apr 25 26 Ap, i, k| |L m.s. "Korea"789 words
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289 1959-03-30 9 Malaya, Spore At Seminar On Trade THE Federation of Malaya and Singapore will be represented at a seminar on trade promotion, which opens m Tokyo today and will continue to May 24. Delegates attending the seminar, from more than 12 Asian countries, will follow an intensive course on the techniques,289 words
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Article, Illustration179 1959-03-30 9 OVERSEAS orders for Italian bottling machines are helping the industry m that country to expand, says the latest report from Italy. Orders have come from Iraq. Iran, Yugoslavia, Russia. India, Pakistan and Burma. This section of Italian industry, which makes equipment for many types of bottling179 words
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Article84 1959-03-30 9 VOLKSWAGEN (Australasia) Pty. Ltd. opened its new Australian motor manufacturing plant at Clayton, Victoria, m January. The objective is to produce the Volkswagen as an allAustralian car. A new £A 10,000,000 company will control the manufacture and marketing of vehicles and products m Australia and the84 words
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Article44 1959-03-30 9 THE 1958 rice harvest from the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (New South Wales) was more than 100,000 tons. Some farms produced more than four tons of rice to the acre, the highest production figure m the world. Production is fully mechanised.44 words
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FInance And Commerce
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Article, Illustration242 1959-03-30 9 MALAYA -JAPAN PROJECTS MAY SHOW INCREASE Visitor Gives Reasons JOINT schemes for economic co-operation between Malayan and Japanese interests are expected to increase m future, Mr. Teiichi Wagatsuma, manager, Purchases Deportment of Yawata Iron Steel Co. Ltd., Tokyo, told The Standard m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Wagatsuma has just completed a242 words
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Article440 1959-03-30 9 A LARGE number of enquiries for assistance and protection under the protective tariff ordinance have been received by the Singapore Ministry of Commerce and Industry from Colony manufacturers, The Standard learns. The enquiries, submitt turers, have been filed, a s] told The Standard. "The file,440 words
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Article, Illustration103 1959-03-30 9 MR. W. NEEDHAM-CLARK of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company's Nairobi office, arrived m Singapore recently to take up the post of acting Manager for South-east Asia for the next six months. He replaces Mr. D.M. Edmonson, Manager for Southeast Asia, who is due to go on103 words
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170 1959-03-30 9 Britain Still Main Mart For C' wealth Exports LONDON, Mar. 29 (Reuter). Although Britain was still the main market for the exports of most Commonwealth countries except Canada, several of these countries now had a "more broadly based" export pattern, it was stated m a report issued here today. The170 words
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Article93 1959-03-30 9 SYDNEY. March 23. (Reuter). Australia's first pure jet airliner service to the United States and London will begin on July 29, the general manager of Qantas. Mr. C. O. Turner, announced here today. He said a Qantas Boeing 707 airliner, which will leave Sydney at 493 words
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Article45 1959-03-30 9 THE Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd. produced 1.409 fine ozs. of gold during the period Nov. 9, 1958 to Feb. 28. 1959. according to the company's progress report of operations. This compared with 1,737 fine ozs. m the previous period.45 words
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268 1959-03-30 9 KNITTED mesh made from metal wire has recently been used chiefly for such simple domestic purposes as pot scouring. A British firm has now developed wire mesh for a number of industrial purposes and m varying forms the product Is being used m268 words
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Article31 1959-03-30 9 A PARTY of eight Iban Penghulus and Tuai Rumahs m Sarawak's Third Division, led by the District Officer of Kapit, Mr. Hermanus A&san, toured the Seria oilfields last week.31 words
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Article50 1959-03-30 9 IMPERIAL Chemical Industries Ltd., London, have declared a final dividend of 5-1/3 per cent on its ordinary stock for 1958. Together with an interim dividend of 2-2/3 per cent, the total dividend for the year is 8%. The annual general meeting will be held on May 14.50 words
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Article37 1959-03-30 9 TOTAL imports of rubber into Singapore and the Federation of Malaya m February amounted to 29,345 tons. The figure includes 11,673 tons imported on provisional permits and excludes about 14,779 tons Imported during the month.37 words
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Article122 1959-03-30 9 The new £250.000 multichannel radio telephone terminal for Nassau connecting Bahamas with the U.S.A. na-tion-wide telephone network; is expected to be m operation by the middle of December. Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, London, have been given the contract for th« construction of the terminal. The terminal122 words
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Article114 1959-03-30 9 LONDON. March 23, (Renter). The volume of production m the British Cotton industry m January, although seasonally high, was 17 per cent less than m the same month last year, the Board of Trade Journal stated today. The yardage of cloth woven m the industry114 words
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Article, Illustration125 1959-03-30 9 THE British army Is helpIng to construct a new 64--mile long road through dense jungle m Kedah, m North Malaya. Vick c r s "Vigor" tractors are being used m bark cutting. The British army has placed a £750,000 order for 60 such tractors for125 words
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Advertisement443 1959-03-30 9 y The world famous family of ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL \st^ KIE HOCK shipping c ltd F^^^^^^» 4S. Cecil Str««t Fell ***** ***** *****. CM »AN tor Palembang Mar 31 TONC IT tor Bandjermasin Apr I INC SAM to, Sur sb3i a Mar 31 ™5 C <»?"*>443 words
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215 1959-03-30 10 ALL H'KONG TEAM FOR HO HO CUP TIE KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. I The annual Ho Ho Cup football competition match between the Hongkong Chinese and Malayan Chinese will be played at Kuala Lumpur on June 6. Hongkong Chinese Amateur Football Association have written to the Malayan Chinese Football Association suggesting215 words
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Article26 1959-03-30 10 GLASGOW. Mar. 29 (ReulerX Scotland and South Africa drew 2-2 m a women's international hockey match here yesterday. There was no score at halftime.26 words
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Article93 1959-03-30 10 MCFA CUP FINAL IN MALACCA KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malayan Chinese Football Association Cup final between Malacca Chinese and Penang Chinese will be played at Malacca on s April 11. The annual North versMs South match will be played at the same venue on April 12. According to the rules,93 words
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Article114 1959-03-30 10 KOH SHINES FOR S'GOR CHINESE PENANG. Sun.— Four goals scored by Arthur Koh enabled Selangor Chinese to beat a Penang Selection 5-2 at the City Stadium here this evening. In the seventh minute, a through pass by Poh Onn saw Arthur scoring for Selangor. Arthur scored the second goal after114 words
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344 1959-03-30 10 The Referee's Decision Upsets The Boys Services Hit Them 6-2 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Combined Services, with distinct height and weight advantage beat Federation Combined School 6-2 m a floodlit soccer match on the Merdeka Stadium ground here today. The match was arranged to give Federation Schools selectors a chance to344 words
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112 1959-03-30 10 IPOH. Sun.— After holding their opponents to a one-all draw at half-time. 410 Plant Troop, Royal Engineers from Alor Star, were beaten 7-1 m a second round tie of the Army Caldbeck Cupti e against defending champions, Ist Loyal Regiment, on the Chinese112 words
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Article, Illustration400 1959-03-30 10 PETER WONG - PETER WONG Economy Ban's Overall Winner? Says THE Rajah Muda of Selangor waves the flag at exactly on* mw utp I to start off the fifth annual Malayan Economy Run at the Ch*r a r SI pal compound on Good Friday. Tke first of the fifty-nine400 words
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Article83 1959-03-30 10 Only 48 competitors from the original 59 who started on Friday, completed the second and last day of the run yesterday. The first car driven by J. L. Hammond drove to the finishing point m Singapore at 3 p.m. yesterday. The rest followed There was one mishap.83 words
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Article25 1959-03-30 10 PALM BEACH, Florida. March 29 (UPI) Lew Hoad defeated Mai Anderson m straight sets. 6-2, 6-4, m a professional tennis match yesterday.25 words
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406 1959-03-30 10 SINGAPORE Cricket Club beat Selangor Club by ten wickets m their annual cricket match on the SCC Padang yesterday. After dismissing the Selangor Club for 104 runs on the first day. the SCC put up a good score of 193 for the loss406 words
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Article77 1959-03-30 10 OSBORNE took seven wickets for 37 runs for Singapore Telephone Board against Young Men's Buddhist Association m a friendly cricket match at Balestier Road yesterday. The match ended m a drawYMBA 95 (Veerasinghe 21, Thiru 28. V. de Silva 16, Osborne seven for 37 and77 words
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401 1959-03-30 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Football Referees Association of Malaya, at its annual general meeting here today, decided to revise its rules so that while state Referees' Societies would continue to conduct courses, the State Football Associations will hold the Referees Examination. The State FA's401 words
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Article75 1959-03-30 10 Manila Lose At Yachting HONGKONG, Mar. 29 (Reuter) iiongkong today beat Manila iA the annual intreport yachting regatta by 204J points to 190J points. The meeting had a high number of protests which results from collisions. Races sailed m light wind and the only two events today were completed before75 words
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Article50 1959-03-30 10 LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar. 29 (Reuter) Pakistan were 55 for 2 wickets m their second innings after following on 260 runs behind the West Indies at the close of the third day m the third Test match here today. First innings scores: West liitiics Toy. Pakistan 209.50 words
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Article, Illustration255 1959-03-30 10 JOHN CLARKE - ISLAND CLUB FINALISTS MEET AGAIN FOR MALAYAN GOLF TITLE JOHN CLARKE By R. C. W. STOKES, who only three weeks ago won the Royal Island Club golf championship, beat J. C. Hutcheson 4 and 2 today to qualify for the final of the Malayan Amateur Golf Championship at the Royal255 words
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151 1959-03-30 10 Hongkong Trounce P.I. In Asian Cup Opener MANILA, March 29 (Reuter) Hongkong tonight defeated Philippines 7-0 m the first game of Eastern Zone soccer matches for Asian Cup. Halftime score was 5-0. Playing before a crowd of 10,000 at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium here, Hongkong Selection thoroughly outplayed the local151 words
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Article120 1959-03-30 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. North Malaya and South Malaya became the joint holders of j the Palmer Cup m the annual Shell quadrangular games which concluded here today. North Malaya gained 14 points. They won the soccer and darts tournament and were placed second m the badminton120 words
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272 1959-03-30 10 S'pore Swimmers Sweep The Board At Kinta Quad IPOH, Sun. Singapore swept the board tmrn the quadragular swimming meet held m the K'A Swimming Club over the weekend. They took the championship with a total of 159 points. The champions scored firsts m yesterday's event and continued their winning streak272 words
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Article123 1959-03-30 10 PENANG, S test cricketer. I son, watched w e>t a cricket n schoolboys of Keriah a1 the V. W» here today. He was receive I a port here I i the Malayan -i tion Mr. Lim Khye beni President of th< ket Associi j Dew. and the123 words
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Miscellaneous83 1959-03-30 10 EASTER SINGAPORE oiie; Chine*e Jn:on Besar, Tr f -:?r7 n_g, J -V' CRICKET: rountamei t: J Malaya r$ SE PENANG SOCCER rp.c.A. l-s r.Yj I IPOK SOCCER: Ji px:a.c. li h 11 Padang. D 7 I Wah 'A* t'J > -M nat nn Gn Ml Kmta Kellat F I RECCE83 words
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Article182 1959-03-30 11 p Association bea* Ur.iI Malaya t 51 runs m ckei match played at "R ad vp>rerday. >C OR F BOARD I niversity c Yunos o S sh <* n run oat 2 Singh c Raiendra s Singh 1 i b A-:t Singh c P izak fa ievas182 words
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Article117 1959-03-30 11 If If m m m C M r V iIEJJ L* C Hickey yesterday Malayan chess chamapa tor the third year he scored H points out "<' six points. irapionshipa which yed over the Easter I fa Singapore attract leading chess players Se angor, Malacca and re.117 words
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570 1959-03-30 11 SCRUTINEER - BESTCRETE'S WIN A CREDIT TO FORTE SCRUTINEER Saturday's Races By m£ finish of the last race Ha~ Bokil Timah on Satur■jjj- was one of the closest ■an:: most thrilling seen ■<"- s >ni€ time. X torses, Bestcrete* Noble Black Gold and ■j[-j" e< running wide apart the last half furlong.570 words
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Article214 1959-03-30 11 FORMER Colony a^d South player. R. V S. Sundram. took. \v:cket> for 24 Jllg for the Ceylon Sports Club against the Army m a cricket match yesterday. Thp match, player at Balestier Road, enderi m a draw. CSC Tb'iraisirsam c Jones b SuHivan 11 Raierdram c214 words
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Article40 1959-03-30 11 GARDENERS TENGAH DRAW SERANGOON Garden Sports Club and Royal Air Force Tengah drew m a friendly cricket match at Serartgoon yesterday. Scores: SGSC 116 for five declared. (Mackay 23. William 20 and H. Perera 29) RAF Tengah 59 for eight-40 words
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Article, Illustration22 1959-03-30 11 HOPEFUL Blue, with Dragon up, is led m by Datin Thuraisingam, at the Singapore Turf Club meeting at Bukit Timah on Saturday.22 words
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718 1959-03-30 11 Perera Takes 9-33 Beck Does Hattrick KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A Selangor Invitation team beat Selangor Services by 140 runs m a two-day cricket match which ended on the Padang here today. The feature of this match was the good bowling of Felix Perera who finished with a match analysis of718 words
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Article102 1959-03-30 11 BLACKPOOL, Lancashire, Mar. 29 (Reuter). Brian London, Blackpool's former British heavyweight champion, will fly to the United States next week for b May 1 world title fight m Las Vegas against Floyd Patterson. London's father said hore yesterday. London is defying a ban on the102 words
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Article46 1959-03-30 11 MALACCA. Sun. Hwa Lian 'A' beat Arsenal Sports Club (Singapore) by two goals to one m a soccer match on the Kubu ground today. Ah Tuck and Say Lock scored for the winners while Arsenal's only goal came from Ramakrishnan.46 words
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Article165 1959-03-30 11 QUEBEC, March 29. (Reuter)—Tan Joe Hock, of Indonesia, yesterday added the Canadian men's singles badminton championship to the all-England titl he won m London last week. He eat Charoen Watnasin, of Thailand. L 15-4, 15-10 m the final, combining a sparkling defensive game with powerful165 words
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Article47 1959-03-30 11 INDIAN Youngsters beat Alagappa Memorial Sports Club by seven goals to one m a SAFA Div. 3 -eague match on the Clerical Union ground yesterday. P. K. Samv 3, Nadarajah 3 and Sivapatham scored for the winners while Appukutty netted Alagappa'? only coal'47 words
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Article1441 1959-03-30 11 Results Positions LONDON March 29 (R«ulcr>— i>eague tables after yesterday's English and Scottish football matches were: LEAGUE 1. Arsenal 1. West Ham U. 2. Birmingham C. vs. Blackburn R. postponed Bolton W. 4. Tottenham H. 1. Burnley 4, Manchester U. 2. Everton 2, Aston Villa 1. Leeds U. 4, Chelsea1,441 words
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414 1959-03-30 11 VERNON MORGAN - VERNON MORGAN By LONDON, March 29 (Reuter) Oxford won the 105 th inter-University boat race on the River Thames here yesterday afternoon, beating Cambridge easily by six lengths m a time of 18 minutes 52 seconds for the four-and-a-quarter mile course from Putmey to414 words
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Article790 1959-03-30 11 United Co Down To Burnley 4-2 LONDON, March 29, (Reuter).— Manchester United, who went to the top of the English Football League Division One table on Friday for the first time this season, lost the lead yesterday when they were beaten 4-2 at Burnley. Back m front790 words
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Article180 1959-03-30 11 VARSITY VsSRC TODAY SCA TOURNEY UNIVERSITY of Malaya will meet Singapore Recreation Club m a Singapore Cricket Association senior tournament match at Sepoy Lines today. University have another two postponed matches to be played. They are against Army ond the Royal Air Force, Singapore. The matches were postponed because of180 words
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Advertisement61 1959-03-30 11 UPLANDS S The Crag, Penang Hill l^l^^l aY H BB H^BH r *5 an<f girls of all nationalities, iiitffßfcL. m& THE I.S.P. SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (Incorporated m the Federation of Malaya as a Limited Company) A limited number of vacancies still exist and applications should be forwarded to The Principal (Tel.61 words
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264 1959-03-30 12 BRITAIN SIGNS CULTURAL PACT WITH RUSSIA MOSCOW, March 29 (Reuter) Britain and the Soviet Union signed an agreement on cultural and technical co-operation here yesterday, the Soviet News Agency Tass reported. Mr. Christopher Mayhew, Labour Member of Parliament and chairman of the Soviet relations committee of the British council signed264 words
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Article117 1959-03-30 12 Rode horse into pub for a pint BIRMINGHAM. Mar. 29 (Reuter) A man who rode a horse into a public house and sat on the animal while he drank a pint of beer at the bar has since been fortified as a mental patient, the Birmingham court was told. Prosecuting117 words
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109 1959-03-30 12 NEW YORK. March 29 (UPI> Police have issued an all-points alarm for the arrest of a Swiss millionaire accused of kidnapping h»s seven-year old son. The wanted man is identified as Rene Lang, owner of a Zurich department store. Police said Lang's former wife. Mrs. Marion109 words
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Article31 1959-03-30 12 JOSEPH TAYLOR. United Press International staff correspondent, was awarded the Overseas Press Club's George Polk Memorial Award for the best 1958 foreign reporting requiring exceptional courage and enterprise. UPIUPI - 31 words
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Article143 1959-03-30 12 Dag back at UN after world trip NEW YORK. Mar 29 (LTD United Nations Secret aryGer.eral Dag Hammarsk)old j returned today from a one- 1 month tour c nine Asian coun- tries and the Soviet Union and described his talks with such leaders as Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev and143 words
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Article109 1959-03-30 12 ROME. Mar 29, (Renter) Saida, an Italian Circus lioness is being treated by a "psychiatrist" m Rome's animal hospital today because it had fits of depression and, refused to perform. Saida, was taken to the hospital after she went into a sulk following a battle m which109 words
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452 1959-03-30 12 IN ALL-OUT WAR, we have ADVANTAGE GENERAL TWINING WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuter) General Nathan Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said m testimony released today that Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles stationed m Britain were as effective as or more effective than, Soviet long-range inter-continental missiles. He appeared452 words
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Article, Illustration115 1959-03-30 12 A HUGE wedding rake, above, is displayed at a department store m downtown Tokyo as part of the decorations commemorating the coming wedding of Crown Prince Akihito to commoner Michiko Shoda. The giant cake, made at a cost of half a million yen 54.200 iM). is nineUPI - 115 words
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Article162 1959-03-30 12 LONDON, March 29 (Reuter) Tibet is likely to be discussed at the meeting on April 8 to 10 m Wellington, New Zealand, of the Ministerial Council of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), diplomatic observers said here today. At their periodic conferences, the SEATO162 words
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Article98 1959-03-30 12 DEATH FOR FOUR IRAQI AIRMEN BAGDAD, March 29 (Reuten Colonel Fadel Abbas Mahdawi, President of the Bagdad Peoples Court, said last night the court was convinced the United Arab Republic had taken part m the recent abortive Mosul revolt. Colonel Mahdawi was passing sentence of death on four Iraqi air98 words
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Article71 1959-03-30 12 NEW YORK. Mar 29 (Reuter) Three groups of demonstrators totalling about 150 marched from the outlying suburbs to a rally m Manhattan yesterday to protest against further nuclear bomb tests. Mr. Norman Thomas, veteran socialist leader, addressed the rally and described the United States, the Soviet71 words
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211 1959-03-30 12 Yard men want to contact 3 prostitutes LONDON. March 29 (Reuten Scotland Yard detectives set out today to find three prostitutes believed to have seen a former Coldstream Guardsman knifed to death In Piccadilly, hub of London"s clubland, early on Good Friday. The ex-soldier. 26-year-old Graham John Osborne. a strapping211 words
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Article51 1959-03-30 12 LONDON. Inarch 29 (Reuter) Ukrainian doctors have developed a medicine from sea water which cures short-sightedness, Moscow Radio announced. In an English language programme, the radio said that the medicine is injected under the skin and that vision improves after the first of the 10 required51 words
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Article310 1959-03-30 12 NICOSIA, Mar. 29 (Reuter) A British soldier was slightly injured yesterday when Cypriots stoned a security forces vehicle m Paphos, West Cyprus, officials said here today. Officials also confirmed that Greek Cypriots had earlier attacked two British so'diers m Paphos. Reports from Paphos said the town hadUPI; Reuter - 310 words
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Article77 1959-03-30 12 SET FIRES TO GAIN PROMOTION KAISERSLAUTERN, WEST GERMANY Mar. 29 (Reuter) Joachim Plueschke, 22--year-old voluntary fireman, was the first person on the scene of nine fires and took risks to put them out, a court here was told. But the court found, the efficient fireman had started the fires himself77 words
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Article64 1959-03-30 12 CALTANISSETTA, SICILY Mar. 29 (Reuter) Calogero Sarda, 45, invented an attack by an armed bandit be cause he was coming home late and was afra'd of h s wifp, police said here. Sarda "staggered" into the police station with torn clothes, saying he had "wrestled with the64 words
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Article, Illustration111 1959-03-30 12 Anxious to see the Pope LOXDOV. Mar V J| Princess Margar'/l ter of Quern Elizabeth Jl go with Queen c '-vli] the Quppn Moti> r visit to R< m e next if"-" a Buckingham spokesman said 'last V Commander Richard Cch the Royal rrrv seerr-- i was asked a h111 words
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