Singapore Standard, 8 April 1959

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  • 22 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone ***** —5 Cable 'TIGERNEWS" SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1959. Vol. IX No. 279. 15 cf«. 14 Pages (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 20 1 BYRNE NAMES SOURCE OF INFORMATION ...and comes under fire because he told the JPAJP but did not tell the Attorney-General
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  • 380 1 Lee objects to Elias: Hearing is suspended MR. S. H. D. ELIAS, who was appointed to constitute the one-man Commission of Inquiry into the working of the Singapore City Council yesterday adjourned proceedings indefinitely pending clarification of the position of the Commission by the High Court. Immediately the Commission sat
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  • 108 1 Malaya supports Dalai Lama ...Should case 90 to UN KUALA LUMPOR, Ttfes.^Malaya will support the Dalai Lama if the deposed Ruler of Tibet takes his case before the United Nations, senior Government sources told The Standard today. The Cabinet discussed the matter at its meeting today and is understood to
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  • 94 1 Uprisings in two China provinces TAIPEI, April 7 (Reuter)— The official Chinese Nationalist Government Information Office reported today that fierce battles between anti-communist forces and Chinese communist troops had broken out m the vast China mainland provinces of Sikang and Chinghai, near Tibet. The Information Office, m a Press statement,
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  • 97 1 SPORE JETS IN CHINA SEA BATTLE' ABOARD H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE. April 7 (Reuter) Ships and aircraft of the British Commonwealth's Far Eastern forces clashed last night and today m mock engagements m the South China Sea. Fourteen British. Australian and New Zealand fighting ships are taking part m the exercise one
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  • 81 1 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) —The Sultan of Brunei, left for home by air today after telling reporters at London airport he was "very happy" with the outcome of his, talks with the Colonial Office on Brunei's constitution. "I am very happy. I am fully satisfied with
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  • 168 1 HOLLYWOOD, Tues. (UPI) Red-haired Susan Hayward. o four-time loser, was tonight crowned Queen of Hollywood when she won the Best Actress of 1959 "Oscar" for her performance m "I Want To Live." British star David Niven reached the peak of his career when he was awarded the Best
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  • 153 1 Police still powerless to stop sale KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Thousands of flick knives and daggers, dangerous weapons similar to those used m robberies and assaults, are now on sale m the Federation of Malaya. The Police are unable to stop the sale of these knives and the
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  • 2672 1 DEAD MAN'S LEAKAGE A man's voice on phone said 'I have access to a certain tax file' Buttrose Probe Terms Of Reference THE terms of reference of the Buttrose Commission are: TO ASCERTAIN whether or not there was an account of about $500,000 m September 1958 m the name of
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  • 60 1 PARIS, April 7 (Reuter) Two police stations were machinegunned during the night by gangs believed to be North Africans. The shooting followed a huge police swoop the night before when about 200 North Africans were held for questioning about attacks over the week-end, during which a
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 1 pie MR K. M, BY RISE 9 who named a dead man a§ hit informant, regarding an income tax file at y ester* day 9 meeting of the Commission of Inquiry* Ha is seen arriving at the Supreme Court.— Standard
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    • 386 2 NOTICES THE MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION ALL members of the above Association m the Colony of Singapore will be closed for business on Thursday. 9th April 1959, for Hari Raya Puasa. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I, WEE SOON HOE of No. D 9, Lorong Limau, Singapore, have applied
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    • 417 2 TENDER NOTICES JOHORE P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE SUPPLY of a 50.000 gallons Capacity Elevated Steel Water Tank complete with Tower and all Accessories at Jemaluang. The closing date of :he above tenders is extended to noon of the 30.4.59. P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Registered Contractors of Class E and above
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    • 112 2 MUSIC FOR HARI RAH We are proud to present m special Hari Raya Long Pl* record issue for the holid*B beautiful Malayan iff"" wonderful orchestras m fl famous singing stars, (Kamariahl KamGfic 1 1 MPA. I DARI HATI NUBARI ASIAH (Vol. 2) (Asiah Sings To Warm Your Heart Voi I)
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  • ORIAL SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 480 3 SINGAPORE will remain and continue to be intamed as a British naval and military base. s statement, firmly and unequivocally given by rain's Defence Minister, hAr. Duncan Sandys, m Zealond on Monday will cose the minds of ny people who have been anxious over Hie ecti«eness of the clause
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    • 276 3 HAWKERS, hawkers everywhere and not a c to stop them, rolice warnings? Yes* but at good are warnings that are ignored with a tempt that makes the Police look stupid? The »ker rampage grows daily and traffic snarls I chaos add to the disgust of citizens. The ture m
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    • 15 3 PC 8o» NO 1563 C*>'«* •'SSI22S, 91-A Bukit China T«l: 1471
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  • 2091 3  - Revolt Of The Quiet People Hugh Richardsan The last British representative m Tibet, Mr. Richardson was Officer-in-Charge of the British Mission m Lhasa from 1946 to 1947, and Officer-in-Charge of the (succeeding)- Indian Mission there from 1947 to 1950. by 'Imperialist Intrigues Have Brought Disaster' IAJJN.LAJJN. pVERYONE knows that Tibet
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  • 130 3 Shorts from the Talks The Work Lives On The birth and death dates of great artists don't mean a great deal: it's their works not their lives, that <:ount and if we choose suddenly to declare 'On this date 100 years ago Puccini was born.' it is only because every
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  • Voice of MALAYA
    • 127 3 Sir.— Johore Police these days are placing Singapore cars on their black-lists. During the Easter holidays I and about a dozen Singapore motorists were caught by the Police for breaking the laws of the road. How can one see the DIMINUTIVE road signs placed on the verge
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  • 381 3 the NEWS as it strikes me AT LONG last the United Front is accomplished. Over a year ago we advocated this obvious common sense move m chaotic Singapore politics. Last April we wrote: "It is our opinion that what is required m Singapore is a strong gathering of men of
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  • 157 5 IPOH. Tues. Liew Chee Hwee, an elderly tailor, was today paid m full for five pairs of trousers. which three Chinese youths had taken away after having paid a token deposit on a previous date. The youths Lee Sun Teck. 18. Nff SOO Lit, 19,
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  • 410 5 Incursions 'all too frequent': Malayan envoy to make protest KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Government is launching a thorough investigation into the raids on Malayan vessels by Indonesian gunboats with the object of asking the Indonesian government to keep its naval vessels
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  • 405 5 Postal clerk (who had 'quack remedy' sideline) cleared Letters could be wrongly sorted IPOH. Tues. Postal clerk. Low Choong Kee. 23, was today acquitted and discharged by the President o: the Sessions Court, Mr. J. R. Whimster, on two charges c: theft of two letters. The Pre^icer.t said that m
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  • 37 5 HONGKONG. April 7 Soecia! Standard Services: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exrhange were $15.96 to £1 Sterling: So 72 to US$l: $1.84 to Malayan SI: 50.05 to one Indonesian Rupiah; Gold $252.12 to a taeL
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  • 212 5 $400 fine tor guard who took $1 bribe IPOH. Tues, A guard of the Town Council, who inspects hawkers' licences was today fined $400 m default three months' jail by the President of the Sessions Court. Mr. J.R. Whimster for accepting a bribe of $1 as "cofTee money." Monamed asmail,
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  • 124 5 PENANG. Tugs- A handgrenade of British manufacture, complete with safetypin, was recovered by the Police from a side lane of Muntri Street today. The grenade was buried m shallow ground m front of an ire-retailer's depot- Heavy rain, which fell during the day. partly washed away
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  • 98 5 Parents see their sons at books PENANG. Tues.— Nearly 120 parents and guardians of children of the Wellesley Primary School here today visited the school before the end of the present term. The headmaster Mr. Lim Hun Kung, told The Standard that the aim of a parents' day was to
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  • 247 5 TOE ALLIANCE LINE: SPORE MIC IS WARNED KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The Singapore branch of the Malayan Indian Congress until recently a political nonentity m the Colony, is now making final plans to tie up its policies with the UMNO anri MCA there Congress sources here told The Standard that a
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  • 24 5 Immigration officer dashes after Daniel SAD-FACED Daniel rushes up the gangplank to board the Charon and an Immigration officer dashes up behind him. Standard
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  • 157 5 The Singapore Customs Department has achieved a big success m suppressing drug trafficking and revenue evasion during the past months, a Government statement revealed yesterday. In the period between Jan. 1 and March 31, 866 pounds of opium, 7.542 pounds of dutiable tobacco, 336
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  • 31 5 THE United States Information Service library m Penang will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on week days and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m on Saturdays.
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  • 266 5 Bandit-fighting Englishman who loves Malaya bundled on boat A FORMER banditfighter who was forced to leave Malaya yesterday sailed for Australia from Singapore. Francis Patrick Daniel. 29, was hustled aboard the Charon by an immigration officer m a dramatic departure "from the shores I love so much." Almost m tears,
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  • 48 5 PENANG, Tues. Several cartons of toothpaste and hair cream worth $2,989. were stolen from the Malayan Stevedoring and Transportation store at Weld Quay yesterday. Two motorcar wheels with tyres, worth $126, were stolen from a car parked outside a house m Counter Crescent yesterday.
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  • 14 5 THE Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, received $1,014 donations m March
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  • 331 5 CID chief warns: Go gay but beware of Hari Raya thieves KUALA LUMPUR, Tucs. The Selangor CXDI chief, Mr. Tom Hamilton today cautioned the public to be on the alert to foil thieves and housebreakers who might take advantage of festive mood during Hari Raya Puasa. By taking simple steps
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  • 164 5 Five MFU films for festival KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Malayan Film Unit, which has won many regional and international awards, is entering five productions m the sixth Asian Film Festival to be held here from May 4 to 8. Four of them bear Malayan themes while the fifth, entitled 'Brunei."
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  • 136 5 THAIS ARE EAGER TO JOIN S-E ASIA CLUB KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Thailand is keen on joining the proposed "economic club" for South-east Asian countries as proposed by the Federation Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, The Standard learnt today. One of the "brains" urging the Thai Government to support the Tunku's
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  • 123 5 The Colony loses a golf personality SINGAPORE'S most popular golf personality, Jack Hodgkinson. and his wife left Singapore for Australia after 22 years, yesterday, aboard the Charon. Mr. Hodgkinson. secretary of the Royal Island Club for more than 20 3*ears, was m terned during the Japanese occupation. His only job
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  • 194 6 Fate cheats jaga: goes home a paralytic FOR 30 years, a Singapore Jaga, Gauri Rai. had planned a trip home to see his wife and children m Azamgargh. but it remained a day-dream. It was either he just did not have the money or enough leave he would have liked
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  • 1247 6 THAT m. MUST BE FROM US UK SOURCE PAP men had reached this conclusion Lee tells inquiry body THE secretary-general of the Peoples Action Party, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew yesterday said that it was the contention of members of his party's executive committee that Americans and the British wonted to
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  • 121 6 Malaya-RI friendship pact to be in Jawi KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malayan Ambassador to Indonesia, Incbe Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said here today that the treaty of friendship to be signed between Indonesia and Malaya would be written m Jawi. Inche Senu, who was accompanied by the Indonesian head of the
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  • 253 6 Primary classes: KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Local Education Authority today warned that children who are not registered now may not be able to get admission to schools [when the time comes. "The purpose of the registration is to enable the Local Education Authority to 'know
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  • 95 6 KINGS HARI RAYA MESSAGE OVER. RADIO KUALA LUMPUR, Tues His Majesty, the Yang'diPertuan Agong, is expected to attend a special service at the Central. Mosque here on the first day of Hari Raya. Radio Malaya, which will broadcast the service from 8.45 m the morning, will relay the King's Hari
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  • 330 6 Stage Club's excellent 'Festival' entertainment THE Stage Club made a meritorious contribution to the Singapore Arts Festival with the presentation of two modern one-act plays Christopher Fry's "A Phoenix too Frequent" and "The Crown of Saint Felice" by F. Sladen Smith m the Cultural Centre Theatre, Singapore, last night. "A
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  • 131 6 BUDDING AIR GIRLS: THEY BEAT 576 TO IT MEET the three charming girls who have been chosen from 576 applicants for training as air hostesses on the Union of Burma Airways The girls jrom left. Miss Grace Foong, Miss Nancy Liew and Miss Lily Chang, will fl to. Rangoon on
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  • 504 6 Mental health maintenance in vital for socie Bosses must undent! the people they emS DEFINITIONS of mental healu, In lKplf m the home and place of wo*k were «m v as ß the Singapore Cultural Centre b> turUeadi V Slq H gists and a social worker n Pm The occasion
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  • 191 6 Cheatin charge $10,000 bail ROBEKT \Jm was yesterday rr.---j trial m Singapore id i elusion < if two m inquiries In vhj j charged with cheat^ Lim is ace d William Alfred Pot! honestly inducing liver to him F•• valued at $2 8 last at the Par; j Potter alleged
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  • 79 6 Promotio For Six Police For SIX A iai Mcert Singapon P >" promote-: Superintendei I was told A dozen Dej itj ■'< dents of F i :y viewed by the P ubl c J Commission vacancies now f v;c Force. The pronx* i to leave R ranks of Deputy >■'"
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  • 152 6 Call For Prayers During Polls PRAYERS will be said m all Anglican Churches m the Colony before and during the coming elections, the Archdeacon of Singapore. Yen. Dr. D. D. Chelliah, said yesterday. Dr. Chelliah said that both Anglicans and non -Anglicans would be fulfilling their Christian duty if they
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  • 57 6 THE monthly Chinese I.a^c Singapore, to I I 14 has been posl the inability Premier, runku A! to be present to a The Tunku is mi et:: o nesia Premier. I who will be on Lumpur during I Mrs. Christiana Chairman of Ladies AssocuUori postponed meeting
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    • 387 6 Subscribe To The STANDARD MALAGA'S ONLY INDEPENDENT NATIONAL PAPER II yon live In Singapore or the Federation of Malaya or m the surrounding areas, why not subscribe to the "STANDARD" and have it delivered to your home daily— or to your office if preferred? All yon have to do is
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  • 179 7 7ivo chosen to contest as Independents m Farrer Park TWENTY thousand residents of Farrer Park have decided to! field two of their own candidates to contest the forthcoming general elections. This decision, The Standard understands, was made at yesterday's meeting of the residents. The
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  • 292 7 RED FILMS STINK, SAYS 'NO BIKINI' AND 'NO ENGLISH' STAR LI MEI. a Hongkong actress who was hailed as "the most patriotic Chinese actress" m New York recently by the Chinese community there, said m Singapore yesterday that she does not liKe nims produced by the Communist Chinese because they
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  • 135 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prites (cents per Ib io Singapore vcsterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot (nominal) 911 922 R.s> No l April 92 92* X* > No 1 May 921 921 R.S.S." No. 2 9H 9li R.S.S. No 3 MH 9\ Tone: Steady Tin price m Singapore was 5399
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  • 25 7 THE organizing committee of the Singapore Constitution Exposition will meet on April 10 at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to finalize the accounts.
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  • 203 7 JAL FLIGHTS ON APRIL 10 ARE WEDDING SPECIALS' JAPAN Air Lines will serve special meals and cakes and present handsome gifts to all its passengers j travelling on April 10. Tnis is id celebration of Crown Prince Akihito's wedding to Miss Michiko Shoda. JAL's District Manager m Singapore. Mr. T.
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  • 100 7 ljuh roy Huang, a two-year-old girl, wa 5 drowned last night when fell into a well near her house at :he sth mile, Dunearn Road. Singapore. Tne Standard was told that the chiid was playing near the well when the incident took place. He
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  • 58 7 AlJtv X ±..LA 1 L iJtiAIV a former Member of the Indian j Parliament who i? m Singapore on a study tour of South- j east Asia, will give a talk on the "Message of Narayana Guru." a* the Narayana Gurukula premises m West Hill Road. Sembawang.
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  • 157 7 EVEREST-TYPE RATION FOR JUNGLE-BASHERS KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The British Army has carried out m dense Malayan jungle a successful acceptance test of a new type of combat rauon pack similar to that used by Sir Edmund Hillary and the British team who conquered Mount Everest m 1953. This was part
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  • 70 9 Rubber Up On M-East News AP HE rubber pnre i -er* yesterday, to pn \b for Interna- grade Ann; shipr fresh political r m the MkkUt k< opened slighUj I .*ny with over- \.l :a*e m the I ien Middle East ed pnre> slightly. leeta interest was I .c Ma
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  • 32 9 RE Chamber of ibbCf Association •a m cents per lb.. vere* Buyert Sellers 9!i 92 Apr I R&S. 91 i 92 j 99 921 I (N>i 91} 90* 90$ ietly steady
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  • 102 9 MPUfI xues r v era of the Tr eK m Ring Export Promotion I irrl ed here hv aii m a Itircc rtlj tour of iteration. er f the ddegati n, S B usga told reporters i International airport pi its visit was to expossibility of export to ■ntrjr
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  • 142 9 U.S. Sales Expert For Spore An American sales expert. Mr. Elmer Wheeler, who is now maldoj a round-the-world tour, la due m Singapore on April 14. Mr. Wheeler, claimed to be the "world'? greatest salesman" will aridre<s a Singapore audience, at a special luncheon at the Adelphi Roof Garden on
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  • 151 9 MALACCA, Tues. The first, co-operative unit of padi millers m the Federation has been formed here with a capital of half a million dollars, the Assistant Commissioner for Co-operative Development (South), Inche Khalid bin Ariffin. said today. Inche Khalid said the society was the
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  • 227 9 World Is Producing More Rice WORLD rice output m 1958-1959 season, outside China, is estimated at 124,000,000 tons, according to the Commonwealth Economic Committee's rice report issued m London. The figure is slightly higher than m the previous season but still below the high level of 1958-1957. Trade m rice
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  • 36 9 THE Malayan Exchar.ee Bank? Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesferday: Selling T.T OD. ready were: Canadian dollars 31-9 16. French Francs *****; Belgian Francs 1634; Danish Kroner 225-3 4.
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  • 95 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were: Copra Mar-Apr. $45 buyers; $44 sellers coconut oil" m bulk $64* sellers; m drums S6B sellers; Muntor while pepper $153 sellers; Sarawak white $152 sellers special Sarawak black $82. Singapore Copra Association •losing prices fail merchantable mixed copra
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  • 259 9 Quietly Steady Market In Shares ALL SECTIONS of the Malayan share market were quietly steady yesterday, with few price variations and more activities m Sterling Rubbers and Overseas Counters. Turnover was fair. Price change? announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers B. B. Petrol 49>- 51/Con. Tin
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  • 115 9 MANILA, April 7, (Reuter). A '•floating fair" featuring exhibits of Philippine-manu-factured products, a Filipino cultural dance troupe and a military band will sail aboard the presidential yacht Lapu Lapu on April 19 for a fiveweek tour of South east Asian cities, it was officially announced here The
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  • 370 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done yesterday: C.T.S. ords. 30/6; Fed. Disp $1.10; F. N. ords. $1.55 overnight; Gammon $1.69 (and overnight); H. Waugh $1.33 to $1.30; $1.34 overnight; Hongkong Bank $420.00; M. Cement $1.56: M Colls. 73c: Metal Box $1.57; Cold Storage 86c; S. Steamship 64c
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  • 165 9 A PLANT food imported from Britain is growing m popularity among growers of tea, coffee, banana, tomatoes and other crops m Malaya, according to the local agents. Kyle. Palmer Co. Ltd. "Sea Magic" as the product is called, is made by Chase Protected Cultivation
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 210 9 MALAYA OFFERS SCOPE FOR INVESTORS ENVOY KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Stable conditions m Malaya have created the right atmosphere for attracting foreign investments, the Japanese Ambassador to Malaya, Mr. Kaoru Hayashi said here today. Mr. Hayashi has returned to the Federal Capital after attending the conference of heads of Japanese missions
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    • 221 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Holland's Siera Radios will introduce transistor sets into the Federation market m a few months' time, Far East sales manager of the company, Mr. B. J Pies, told The Standard. The Federation market for radios manufactured by his firm, he
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    • 173 9 OUTER ROADS Sabang, Auby Danholm, Nassa, Poyanf. Capt. Manous. Siaoe Karossa, "foegh Cape, Ryuko Maru. Alphen Shunfat, Ke'.htia Parific Trader. Leninogorsk. Ard;l. Prelude, Zeeland. Straat Yandiemen. Xagoya. Maru Benloya 1 Manto Kihabalu \orth Wind, Barunrun, Naninia, Eleanor, Guncg Djatti, Kollskege Darmstadt, Musi. Drupa. Pres Madison, Hallanger. Tyne
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    • 71 9 LONDON, April 7 (Reuter) —A hint that the British Board of Trade might help shoe manufacturers meet overseas competition, especially from Hongkong and Italy, was given today m London. Sir David Eccles, the Board's president, told a press conference: "To a certain extent, we are
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    • 33 9 SHAREHOLDERS of the Mercantile Bank Ltd at their 66th annual general meeting held m London recently, approved the appointment of Sir. Arthur Morse and Mr. S.N.P. Perry-Ald-worth to the Board of Directors.
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    • 79 9 Vice-President of the Oriental section of Singer Sewing Machines, Mr. A.K. Aurell, is m Singapore on a visit. Mr. Aurell has just completed tour of Australia with his wife and the firm's assistant vice-Presi-dent, Mr. H.R. Crawford. They are on an extensive tour of South-east Asian
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 306 9 g*\ KIE HOCK SHIPPING CO., LTD. 48 Cecil Street Tel: '9488 *****—***** 1 I Bk- Tiirebon TONC HOA for Pontianak Apr 16 ■^'■"5 Apr H TONC LIE tor BeUwan b ■A •-> ?*mhi\ P mng Apr 12 Sibolga Apr 18 T'lembang Apr 12 TONC HIN tof Bandiermasin Apr 18 m--
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    • 114 9 F DAISY DAY 11th April, 1959] S| Please give generously to Singapore V&Ssv*S:* BH Leprosy Relief Association HI I (under the Patronage of Lady Scott) I v*V-V-:V-v: V>;"". L.-... M H M M M MMVM _j i <*mwn<>ttrittfj 23th April -y/Av>:''.% lockheed prop-jet |s|S| B Ffy at over 400 miles
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  • MAN BEHIND THE WOMAN
    • 720 10  -  JILL GRANT by EVERY night after dinner with his wife, tail, tubby LEW LEVISHON gathers up the dishes and washes and dries them himself. He has to. His wife is Winifred Atwell, the honky-tonk pianist whose hands are insured for £40,000. And says the
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    • 182 10 They fell m love. They married. They settled down m a modest flat near London's famous Kennington Oval. Engagements at the first came slowly. They were usually broadcasting or night-club jobs and, says Winnie: "I've never forgotten the grim railway stations and waiting for
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  • 256 10 fnhsjdfhbs from RALPH. CHAMPHt AMERICAN doctors have been warned \hv \'M stop "rocking" their patients. Medical papers say that if doctors don't reduce their charges the country may introduce "Socialised medicine" a Health Service like Britain's. One story is quoted of an Englishwoman visiting New York when she
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 53 10 UoHnson Bynautical Design a Under the classic new hood is the magnificent new Vso...the revolutionary V-4 engine... This is power to m spare for any boating purpose... to laugh at cruiser loads... to give you plenty of speed for lighter craft. Yet smoothness, mmm^^^m^w *Ti f Tyy^W Singapore^ Malacca, Kuala
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 316 10 TRUE TALES--The Sewing Machine (1st of a series) by VERUS; .~-^z~z _r~~ 4 \f irVjtC' 1 H I ill I I i- /mj 1 M*~* M T I y^fc^^^V^ J —^1 5* I 4 I I; H I I I 1 1 m nr H I JW fl I I
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  • Article, Illustration
    1139 11 TODAYS CARD 3ltf hvst b+i* art* idv Serevn m Har*> I and Siatn JVfV* fit Raeo 4 FHAWiS M fc 3.00 p.m. Cl. 3 OfV. 2*6 Furs. ,***** W,de Screen II bog 5y 9.00 Posner Spencer Show Stable O?00 Summer Kiss bom 3y 8.12 King R. B'kelen L. and T.
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  • 1215 11 CARACAS AN EXTRA GOOD THING IN THE 3.30 p.m. CARACAS stands out as an extra good thing m the 3.30 p.m. the Class Three, Division Three 6f sprint, and I do not intend looking beyond him for ii TAKE BULOH PERINDU dfsmksn Buloh Perindu gave a game display when fourth
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  • 301 11  - BACK SAN JUAN Scrutineer Six furlongs will suit him HER HIGHNESS WILL GO CLOSE e H SAN JUAN looks one of the day's best bets and can be followed with confidence m the opening event, the 6 F. sprint for Class Three, Division Two horses at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon,
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  • 284 11  - They Have Rackets That Pay! PETER WILSON By LONDON, Tues. There is still money m the racket that is, if it is wielded by one of the top lawn tennis professionals m Jack Kramer's troupe. The current tour, which has reached Augusta, Georgia funny, I thought it was golf the
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  • 95 11 tRUTINEER j FRANCIS Race 1 Race a Race 3 Race 4 Race S Race 6 Race 7 SAN JUAN CARACAS B. PERINDU PEARL SNAP P. DIALER ELLEW RELIABLE Her Highness Determined Free Mitt Entertainer II Premium Bond Tit* Friar II Gold Coin Wide Screen II Son of April Remembrance
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  • 277 12 KIM BENG'S AFTER HIS MALAYA CUP BERTH Boycott SAFA? Quit Playing For Spore? Oh No! SINGAPORE'S Malaya Cup centre half, Quah Kirn Beng yesterday cleared up doubts about his future m the game, and expressed confidence that he would regain his place m the Colony team this season. Kirn Beng,
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  • 91 12 Burma's Boys Due On Tuesday BURMA'S Youth football team for the Asian Competition, will arrive h? Union of Burma Airlines m the Colony next Tuesday. The Burmese boys will then leave by tram for Kuala Lumpur where the competition for the Rahman Cup will be played at the Merdeka Stadium.
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  • 55 12 HONGKONG. April 7 (UPI) —Eighteen players have been selected to represent Hongkong at the first Asian Youth Football tournament at Kuala Lumpur. The tearr. will leave for Kuala Lumpur on April 16. Besides the 18 players a manager, an assistant manager and a coach have been
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  • 99 12 Campbell To Try For 300 mph LONDON. April 7 ißeuter) Mr. Donald Campbell, fastest man on water is to make another attempt next month to reach 300 miles-an-hour. it was announced here yesterday. The attempt will be made on Lake Coniston. North-west England. where Mr. Campbell set up his present
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  • 55 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Scoring two goals m each half the British Military Hospital Kinrara, beat No. 39 Field Ambulance RASC 4-0 m Central Malaya Sub-district soccer league match played at the Kinrara ground today The other army league match between a Batu Cantonment and No. 55 RASC
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  • 398 12 Youths Recover To Beat CA In Final Trial lar move by the same player helped Cheong Fatt to score a good goal to put the Youths m the lead. But the Athletics, m the next few minutes, levelled the score through Low Hong Kong. The Youths soon regained the initiative.
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  • 135 12 Barnes Will Quit If Title Goes SYDNEY, April 1 (Reuter) George Barnes announced yesterday he will quit the fi?ht game if he loses his British Empire welter title m the next few weeks. This means that Barnes could have only two more contests. Last night at the Sydney Stadium. Barnes
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  • 76 12 KARACHI, April 7 (Reuter) The Pakistan Cricket Board of Control ha* accepted an invitation from their Indian counterpart to send a team to tour India m 1960-61. it was announced here yesterday. It will be the third series between the two countries. Pakistan visited India m 1952-53
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  • 49 12 RESULTS of the interschool table tennis knockout tournament played at the Youth Centre yesterday were:. Raffles beat Serangoon E.S. 5-2, Dunman Govt. Chinese M.S. beat Bartley S.S 5-3, C. High School beat V.S 5-1, P.P. S.S beat Queenstown T.S. 5-3, Bukit Panjang S.S beat Kallang S.S. 5-4.
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  • 25 12 SINGAPORE Gun Club's practice shoots tomorrow is off due to the Hari Raya holiday, secretary Mr. B. F. Santos said yesterday.
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  • 129 12 THE Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's youth championships scheduled to be held from April 15 to 17 has been postponed to new dates to be announced later. This decision was taken at the Association's council meeting at the SRC last night to finalise arrangements for the
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  • 112 12 PERAK CRICKET TRIAL IPOH. Tues. In preparation for their first inter-state cricket encounter against Penang at Ipoh on April 18 and 19, the Perak Cricket Association will hold a one day trial on the padang on April 10. The trial will include several newcomers and will start at 10.30 a.m.
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  • 70 12 PENANG, Tues.— The Penang Cricket Association has selected its team to play its first inter-state match against Perak at Ipoh on April 18 and 19 The team will be:— W. Garner (Capt.), B. Langton, Yeoh Hal Guan, H. Hamilton, Tang Weng Kee, H. Bowman, Cheah Teow
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  • 219 12 NEWCASTLE Upon Tyne. April 7 «.Reuter> \oung Martin. Spanish holder of the European flyweight title, was knocked out by George Bowes. of Britain, m the second round of a scheduled 10-round bantamweight contest here tonight. Martin, who is scheduled to meet Pascua 1
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  • 65 12 LONDON, April 7 (Reuter)— Results of last nights British football matches were: LEAGUE 1 Preston North E. 0 Luton T. 0. LEAGUE 2 Stoke C. 0 Stinderland 0 LEAGUE 3 Mansfield T. 1 Norwich C. 1. LEAGUE 4 Northampton T. o "arlisle U. 0. Exeter C 1
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    102 12 SINGAPORE SOCCER: Friendly: Jollilads vs RMP. F. Park. TABLE-TESSIS: Secondary Schools S.C. tournament, SYSC. SOCCER: Balestier United vs. RAF Changi F. Park. Rajaji SC vs Glass Factory Farrer Park. KUALA LUMPUR SOCCER: F.A.S. Div. 2: SI A vs. SCRC. Taylor Road: Div. 3: SCRC vs. VOCSC. Pudu Road: Div. 3:
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  • 78 12 TAIPING, Tues. Playing with three servicemen. Town Council scored a 3 2 victory over British Military Hospital m their Junior soccer league tie played on the Esplanade yesterday. Inside left Hcndry of the Hospital was given marching orders by referee Dharmalingam late m the second half. BMH led
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  • 34 12 LONDON. April 7 (Reuter) Results of Rugby Union matches Played last night were: D'port Services 3 Newport 17. Llanelly 3 Pontypool 3. Camborne 0 Cardiff 16. Falmouth 9 Ebbw Vale 11.
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  • 161 12 PENANG, Tues.— A profit of $1,636.71 consisting of "1,544.71 m the bank and $92 with sundry debtors, wa s shown mi n th 3 final accounts of the Organising Committee for the last Federation of Malaya Amateur Mhletic Union Championships. The accounts were passed at
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  • 89 12 PICTURED with their coach, WO II R. Faithwaite (centre) APTC, from Portsmouth, are the six boxers of the Ist Bn. The Royal Regiment, who will compete m the FARELF Individual Boxing Championships now being held at Singapore. They are, left to right (front row).
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  • 189 12 LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) One of America's greatest athletes, world's hammer throwing champion Hal Connolly, feels that Russian track and field performers are under greater pressure to win than are competitors m the U.S.A. Connolly, who has his heart set on
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  • 644 12 ELIAS SUSPENDS PROBE HEARING (From Page 1) came m. The PAP chairman. Dr. Toh Chin Chye. and several party supporters and a large number of Council employees, including the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, and the former head of the Markets and Hawkers Department, Mr. L. A. Marcus,
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  • 876 13  -  GRAHAM WILSON Because Their Trains Stooped In A Tunnel... fmskfnhsef by race, the Italiare generally easy going happy-go-lucky. nsely individu- they resent slight encroznt on liberties consider to be right. ke authority, j mentation and X- rig given orders. I *o lead their ti
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  • 915 13 Saw £300 Lost On of A Card fmskfn LONDON *cek I went to a h stakes gambling m a luxurious I End flat and hed a man lose on the turn of a introduction Ugr a waiter at a el i lij of {2 he handed s> of paper with
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 98 13 RITA DEL MAR I'ljU S FLOTATION: 1 <*ver held worse ill rertitude. To m what the worst m might be." i Sniaburne J >NEBDAI FOB JJVONE: There a ere f f> r ac- attention i n .•■entive exI d .i- itHMMkI or m liters. Have don I rlunze into new
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    • 220 13 July 22 Show some initiative if you want to catch the eye of those important to your position career or credit today. LEO— July 23 to Aug. 22— Elders or friends can hep you formulate plans. Take necessary trips; make arrangements f°r your future. VIRGO— Ausr 23 to Sept. 22
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    • 322 13 LI'L ABNER B 7 Al r *PP Ll'L E I JUSt dre^ t n A PlCtUre 9et yOU 7^^.. r ~*JC l/^^rT*^ X\^X\ Sadie Hauivans Day comes this year t22™ .rS m%i£> yS i /AV^\ W on November 8th!! Its been a (sob") space M^P J) national holiday for 21
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 501 14 HOLLY WOOD, Tues. (Reuter) Two British stars David Niven and Wendy Hiller— won golden "Oscars" at the 31st. Annual Motion Picture Academy Award presentations here last night, both for their performances m the film of Terence Rattigan's "Separate Tables." Their awards were two
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    • 407 14 £295'Mit. tax reliefs Income Tax reductions announced m Commons LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Mr. Derick Heathcoat Amory, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced tax reliefs amounting to £295-million sterling per annum. Outlining reductions including income tax, purchase tax, the tax on beer, the Chancellor said that this was
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    • 67 14 BONN, Tues. 7 (Reuter)— Dr. Konrad Adenauer, leader of West Germany for the past 10 years, today agreed to stand for the presidency —a largely titular post whfcn will take him out of active politics. The West German news agency DP A reported that the 83-year-old Chancellor,
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    • 349 14 Dalai Lama brought treasures along BHILLONG. Tues. (Reuter)— The Dalai Lama was last night resting "comfortably and peacefully" m the 350-year-old Tawang Monastery, according to a spokesman of the Indian Administration m the North-east Frontier Agency. The spokesman told reporters that the entire programme of the Dalai Lama had proceeded
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    • 188 14 LONDON. Tues. Buddhists all over the world prayed and prayed for the safety of the Dalai Lama as he fled through the snowcovered passes of the Himalaya Mountains pursued by Red China's hordes. Suddenly thick fog. unusual m this season of bright sunshine and blue
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      16 14 "I'm tellin* yer for the last time, Andy— stop breath in' on me glasses!"
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    • 38 14 WOMEN outnumber men by six to one m a Long Eaton, Derby, wood-work class. When asked why. one of the middle-aged women said: "Were tired of waiting for our husbands to do the household jobs."
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    • 1121 14 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) An expectant House of Commons was packed today to hear Mr. Derick Heath-coat-Amory. the Chancellor of the Exchequer announce his proposals for what is believed to be an election year budget. Mr. Amory began his speech with a lengthy recital of already
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    • 270 14 unprecedented! sweeping! i victory! i FOR H SHAW ORGANISATIoI WINNING 2il I out of a total of 23 "Oscars" a t J M P ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS held m HOLI)H fi; 10 AWARDS for \lG\l s G Gr |H g; BEST Picture •jffi BLSI Direction h^i Mv iS BEST >ong
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