Singapore Standard, 28 April 1959

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    24 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Telephone ***** 5 Coble TIGERNEWS" i SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1959. Vol. IX No, 299. O IS ets. 14 Poges [FINAL EDITION]
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    Lock icon KL AIR CRASH: 3 DEAD
    419 1 Explosion m mid-air and then plunge to disaster I KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— A Royal Air Force Sycamore helicopter today exploded m mid-air and crashed into a ravine at about 10.30 a.m. m Maxwell Road, just outside the perimeter fence of the Prime Minister's office. The
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    Lock icon HERTER OFF ON FIRST BIG MISSION
    73 1 HERTER OFF ON FIRST BIG MISSION WASHINGTON, Mon. (UPI). Secretary of State Christian A. Herter leaves today for Paris to confer with other Western Foreign Ministers on strategy for dealing with Russia at the Geneva conference on May 11. Herter, on his first major mission as a Cabinet officer, will
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    Lock icon SORAYA TO WED
    23 1 ITALIAN newspaper reports said yesterday that ex-Empress Soraya of Iran may very soon marry Prince Raimondo Orsini m Rome.— (UPl).
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    Lock icon SMALLPOX: ALL CLEAR' WITHIN A WEEK
    154 1 SMALLPOX: ALL CLEAR' WITHIN A WEEK KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Federation should be officially declared free from the danger of smallpox early next week, the acting Deputy Municipal Health Officer, Dr. T. Visvanathan, told The Standard today. "By early next week the three-week period of incubation will be over and
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    Lock icon City Council probe: PAP's move to bar Elias is dismissed
    1756 1 City Council probe: PAP's move to bar Elias is dismissed CHIEF JUSTICE RULES AGAINST SUBMISSION BUT SIR ALAN SPEAKS OF A 'PERSONAL DECISION' SINGAPORE'S Chief Justice, Sir Alan Rose, yesterday dismissed an application for an order of prohibition by the former Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, and 13 Peoples Action
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    Lock icon He takes over from Mao
    65 1 He takes over from Mao PEKING, Mon. (Reuter) Liv Shao-chi was nominated today as head of the Communi-t Government m succession to Mao Tse-tung. His was the only nomination to go before more than 1,000 delegates to the National Peoples Congress meeting here. Liv is regarded as the Chinese Communist
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    96 1 Now Police Hold Third Man THE Singapore Police yesterday arrested a third man wanted m connection with the robbery and shooting near Government House a week ago. In a gun battle between the Police and three robbers, a man was arrested on the spot. Another was arrested a few hours
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    Lock icon NEW REVOLT IN BURMA
    64 1 RANGOON, Mon. (Reuter). A member of the ruling family of Kengtung State m the Shan State ha:- formed a dissident group and risen m revolt against the Burmese government, official sources confirmed here today. The rebel leader. Sao Khun Seik. a former major m the British
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    Lock icon WAR DEPARTMENT TENDER NOTICE
    128 2 RUBBER TAPPING RIGHTS —KLUANG TENDERS are invited for Rights to tap approximately 75 acres of Rubber on War Department Land on part of Lot 1909 Mukim of Kluang for a period of one year from Ist July 1959. Application should be made to the Office of
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    Lock icon CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE
    169 2 TENDERS CITY ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT:— (A) Supply of Wooden Supports for Power Lines. Close at 2.15 p.m. on 12th May, 1950. Tender deposit $100/--(B) Supply of 5.000 pieces Conduit Asbestos. Close at 2.15 pm. on 12th May, 1959. Tender deposit $200/-. (C) Supply of 10,000 yards P.V.C.
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    Lock icon SNAGS OVER PAP PLAN FOR COUNCIL TAKE-OVER
    232 2 SNAGS OVER PAP PLAN FOR COUNCIL TAKE-OVER THE next Singapore government will to take over the public utilities until th how the $280,000,006 owing by the City ben ture loans can be repaid is licked th*J was told yesterday. n 1 City Council sources pointed out Om ture stocks were
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    Lock icon THREE ARMED THUGS ROB WOMAN
    75 2 THREE ARMED THUGS ROB WOMAN A DRESSMAKING school instructress was robbed by three masked armed men of ca«h and jewellery worth more than $2,000 m Syed Alwi Road. Singapore, a 4 dawn yesterday. The instructress. Madam Chan Ah Sai, was asleep when a man woke her up and pointed a
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    Lock icon 12 TRAPPED IN SIT LIFT
    42 2 NINE children, two men and a woman were trapped m a lift when i, jammed m the Improvement Trust flats at Jalan Satu, Singapore, yesterday. They were rescued by the City Council Fire Brigade after 20 minutes.
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    86 2 P.W.D. TENDER TENDERS will be received from P.WD. registered Class 'D' and above contractors at the office of the State Engineer, P.W.D Trengganu at Kuala Trengganu up to 12 noon on the llth May, 1959 for the construction m reinforced concrete of a road bridge over the Sungei
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    Lock icon Why changes my mine by Koh
    150 2 Why changes my mine by Koh SINGAPORE Ft-?* anre candidate, Mr who last Frida im stand down ts I Socialist oppone Wan Guay, m M on Saturdc-.v change; M and filed nominate issued a statement m, his artinr> yu terdl The their ral'v at Chiitl day. criticise* Mr M "The
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    76 2 thf: Sing n 4 licensing B j ordered the licene grounds that conducted i I The can licences of th* m made by Ml s w Boards Chan i Criminal 0-" Police had aIW two Kitting X i that the hoU immoral l The 13 hotel Hotel. Ming Wah
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      706 2 IWMMmm ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MR. POH HOE GHEE thank* the Buddhist Union relatives and friends who ttended night visit, loan of cars wreaths, tor the funeral of hi> sister-in-law Miss Tan Ker Chit on 264.59 AI LIN fend DAVID TAN thank all relatives and rriends who made their weddins day such a
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      622 2 RIAL ISTATi WANTED FIRE IN OUR BONES!!! We need more, olenty more properties to meet the many demands. Take advantage of this spur of real estate market activity. Buyers are here willing to pay a fair market price for your property. To-day is the best day to list our property
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      1073 2 FEDERATION OF MALAYA GOVERNMENT VACANCIES (1) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER m the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; $982x34-1,254. Successful candidates will be offered appointment on a 3-year contract m the first instance. They will be liable for service anywhere m the Federation and will be required to sign a certificate stating
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      1283 2 NOTICES LABU CHEVIOT RUBBER LIMITED Sixth Annual General Meeting to be held at 19 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 SIR JOHN HAYS STATEMENT During my recent visit to Malaya I was able to inspect once again the Company's largest property Labu Estate and to Managers of the other two Estates, M.ddleton
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    Lock icon UNKNOWN The Reds Will Get Redder
    841 3 April 28. 1959 I FOR the next few weeks the Peking propam r d* machinery is likely to turn its blast from India K d Britain, m connection with Tibet, to the PhilipE, e < ,nd South Vietnam as a result of the Treaty
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD PRESS
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    Lock icon Pakistan's Peculiar Revolution
    1067 3  - Pakistan's Peculiar Revolution GUY WINT by WHAT is the position m Pokiston six months after the Army coup which turned this British Commonwealth republic into a military dictatorship, and where is she heading? Guy Wint has spent several weeks travelling the country and studying the. situation. This article is the
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    Lock icon Russia Studies The 'Snowman'
    790 3  - Russia Studies The 'Snowman' Robert Elphick hy MOSCOW THE "A bom i n a ble Snowman," the legendary hairy man of the mountains, is being sternly pursued by Soviet scientists who regard their search "not as a game but as a serious study." For more than a year, a special
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    Lock icon Shorts from the Talks
    108 3 Shorts from the Talks Wild Flowers Of Britain ''So little i s said of Britain's wild flowers that most visitors from abroad know more about our cathedrals than our countryside! Yet how much we have to talk about the carpets of buttercups, the meadows of moon daisies, the bluebell woods,
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      292 3 Sir, The PAP has now realised that it cannot win the coming general election with the support of a section of the Chinese educated only. To make sure that the election is m its bag, the PAP has now turned to the English-edu-cated for support because
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      Lock icon THE LONG, LONG WAIT
      227 3 Sir I was at the Registration Centre last week and many mothers grumbled that their twelve-year-old children had been there two or three times before they were finally given their identity cards. They also had to wait for four hours or longer before their children got
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    29 3 Muscles are the most important source of body heat. Under average conditions body muscles produce enough heat to boil a quart of freezingcold water every hour.
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    368 3  - the NEWS As it strikes me UNKNOWN ACCEPTING what some political parties have been repeating time and time again, this column believed there were only a certain class of citizens m Singapore capable of providing $500 at short notice without sacrifice to themselves. It was disillusioned on Saturday when it
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    Lock icon CHANGE OF TACTICS BY MARSHALL
    279 4 Now a gentle approach m polls drive: he says STENTORIAN-VOICED chairman of the Workers' Party, Mr. David Marshall, whose lunch-time speeches under "Ye Olde Apple Tree" m Empress Place was a by-word m 1954, yesterday announced a complete reversal of tactics for the coming Singapore
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    Lock icon MALACCA'S CHAMPION ATHLETE BOUND OVER
    190 4 MALACCA'S CHAMPION ATHLETE BOUND OVER MALACCA. Mon. Malacca's sprint and hurdle champion Benny Wee and three other youths were today bound over for four months In the sum of 550 each by the Magistrate, Mr. Ramanatha Iyer for fighting m public on March 9. Benny's younger brother Wee Chye Lock,
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    Lock icon BICYCLE THEFT
    37 4 YEO CHWEE GIAT. 52. of Geylang Road, was yesterday found guilty and fined $400 or four months' jail m default by a Singapore Court for theft of a bicycle worth $30 from Wong Teck* Wah.
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    Lock icon Mr. Chong not allowed to hold polls rally
    174 4 Mr. Chong not allowed to hold polls rally THE Independent candidate for Joo Chiat, Mr. Henry Chong. was refused a police permit to hold a public meeting m Singapore last week because he could not prove he was a member of a registered association. This was stated by a Police
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    Lock icon CYCLIST IS STABBED ON WAY HOME
    66 4 A man wa s set upon and stabbed by a number of persons as he was cycling home along Haji Lane. Singapore, last night. The stabbed man. Tan Kee Yew. 22. collapsed outside his home m a pool of blood and was taken to
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    Lock icon He calls for free education
    93 4 MX. THOMAS LIAO-PING. Vice-chairman of the Singapore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association, said yesterday that the MCA would fight for a nine-year free education scheme for the Colony. He was speaking at a teaparty given m his honour by the Cheng San School of
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    Lock icon SHE'S A SENSATION IN INDONESIA
    175 4 EIGHTEEN top stars from Indonesia o< screen, stage and radio lame are expected to arrive m Singapore today by Garuda Airways from Jakarta en route to Kuala Lumpur to appear m variety performances. Led by the president of the Indonesia Film Producers Association, Mr. Usmar
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    Lock icon Do NOT vote PAP if yo want freedom
    382 4 Do NOT vote PAP if yo want freedom "Do not vote for the PAP unless y ou ,> subjugated to a taskmaster harder than a ny flB ever known before," said Mr. Tan Keng s, 0 K M Socialist candidate for Cairnhill, at an elect last night Mr Tan warned
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    Lock icon BUILDING CAME CRASHING DOWN...
    224 5 [ian hurt: Beams fall on his head A KATONG District oun c i I engineer, pervising the demoli- of o row of unfhonscd buildings s badly injured yesr( jay m Singapore en five of the houses lapsed on him. ngineer, Mr. A. [yretnam, who was fked
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    28 5 Han Teck. 20. pleaded m the Singapore Magistrate's Court yesto a charge nf being a oi ar. unlawful assemI Thomson Road on March $I,(MM was allowed 4
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    149 5 Australian trade chief urges one language THE Dresident of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Colin Mcßryan. told a welcoming party at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce m Singapore yesterday that a common international language would no: only promote a better understanding among nations but would also help m the
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    216 5  -  JENNY LEE B> 10 -.und red JAYCEE Rates and guests of fepanese Consulate m lapore lasl night were ihted by the perfection headdress and r two Japanese R I at the Cultural m one kneel that this I was the result of tes oi painstaking His preparation. backstage f°
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    Lock icon 'BOMOH' JAILED FOR RAPING NIECE
    160 5 'BOMOH' JAILED FOR RAPING NIECE KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A bomoh (medicine man) was today sentenced to two years' jail by Mr. Justice Ismail Khan m the Supreme Court for raping his 13-yeaj-old niece. Badaruddin bin Adam, 32. pleading guilty to the charge. admitted committing the offence at his home m
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    Lock icon 120 RADIO TALKS BY POLITICAL PARTIES
    146 5 120 RADIO TALKS BY POLITICAL PARTIES From today until the eve of elections, May 29, there will be more than 120 talks over Radio Singapore by political parties contesting the elections. Broadcasting time has been allocated on a basis agreed by all parties. Each party will have 10-minute talk m
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    Lock icon YOUTH DENIES ROBBERY
    46 5 A YOUTH, Chua Lian Hin alias Lian Seng, was charged m a Singapore Magistrates Court yesterday with robbing Goh Eng Poh of a wristwatch worth $35 at the Happy World on April 24. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded lor one week.
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    Lock icon PAP IS DICTATORIAL, SPA RALLY TOLD
    213 5 PAP IS DICTATORIAL, SPA RALLY TOLD AT art election rally m Upper Serangoon Road last night, the Singapore P e °P le j Alliance members branded the Peoples Action Party as insincere and dictatorial SPA City Councillor, Mr. Lim Soo Sye, said the 14 PAP councillors, who resigned en bloc
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    Lock icon MERGER? NEVER! IF THE PAP COMES IN
    900 5 MERGER? NEVER! IF THE PAP COMES IN Warning from Lib-Socs who promise a fair deal to all SINGAPORE MUST merge with the Federation but all hopes of this materialising would be smashed if the Peoples Action Party was voted into power, the Secretary-General of the Liberal Socialist Party, Mr. E.
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    Lock icon Man with a painful experience
    142 5 Man with a painful experience A MAN was severely burnt m the face when two gasinflated balloons exploded last night. Boarding-house owner, Mr. M G D. Fonseka, 45, who is pictured below pointing to his injured face, told The Standard of his .painful experience. They were ordinary balloons and he
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    25 5 THE Singapore People's Alliance will hold a rally at Nee Soon Villas- at the 10th Mile, Sembawang from 7 to 9 o'clock to-night.
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    Lock icon NO STRIKE FOR THE TEACHER
    379 6 It's unethical to take such action say two world body officials KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. It is unprofessional ond unethical for teachers to resort to strike to achieve their professional and economic ends. In their duty to society, they should not be influenced by political considerations
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    Lock icon TING UNG FOR FILM FESTIVAL
    96 6 TING UNG FOR FILM FESTIVAL ANOTHER of Shaw Organization's film star, pretty Miss Tina Ling, will be m Singapore today to take part m the Sixth Asian Film Festival m Kuala Lumpur from May 4 to 8. Miss Ting is among the delegation of Hongkong film stars arriving m the
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    Lock icon RAILMEN WILL NOT USE THE STRIKE MANDATE
    280 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Despite a cry for action by its branches, the National Union of Railwaymen will not exercise the strike mandate given by its annual delegates conference m March until the Malayan Railway Board arrives at a decision on May 5, on
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    Lock icon MCA MEMBERS WARNED: DON'T SELL YOUR VOTES
    106 6 IPOH. Mon. A warning to MCA members that the opposition was trying to buy their votes has been issued to all branches m the Perak MCA by the hon. secretarr, Mr. Yap Yin Fah, today. Mr. Yap has advised all heads of branches
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    299 6 A HUGE old tree crashed on a cluster of attap houses and smashed them to pieces at the height of a rainstorm m a kampong oft Havelock Road, Singapore, yesterday. Although no one was hurt, about 85 people were made homeless. Mothers preparing breakfast grabbed their children and fled
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    Lock icon CHILD DIES
    31 6 A 16-MONTH-OLD baby. Jumanah binte Buang, died m the Singapore General Hospital yesterday after she had swallowed a broken perfume bottle m her home at Farrer Road on Saturday.
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    248 6 IT'S A GIRL-THANK Vi SIGNAL TO FEA THE Far East Air Force Headquarters yesterday received a signal from the Government of Sarawak reporting that a five-pound baby girl had heen born "normally to Bulan Iwat. wife of the Headmaster of the Kelabit "up-country" school at Pa Mein m the jungle
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    Lock icon 33 Days More For Nair To Have His Say-PAP Chief
    273 7 'HF dilapidated and doorless public telephone Dcnirrl at the corner of Siang Lim Park and Lorong 10. Thin:* smashed and removed the door and the j floor iras strewn with broken gloss, Standard pic. VEOPLES' Action Party HJ---c ->vrday gave
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    Lock icon OFFICIALS OF AMSU
    65 7 THE Industrial Group of the Air Ministry Staff Union he.d its delegates meeting on Saturday and elected the following officials: Chairman: Mr. V. Devakirubai vice-chairman Mr. Tan Siang Keng. Secretary: Mr. Veerasamy. treasurer: Mr. Ow Weng Ghi. Committee: Messrs. Choon Kow, V. N, Pillai, Moorthy. Chan Nai
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    Lock icon HOUSE-BREAKING! EXTORTION! 2,000 RESIDENTS FED UP
    460 7  -  ALAN YANG knd the thugs even smashed the ONLY phone Gangs molest womenfolk: eM^m. M§ wXW m\) mn Police promise more patrols By The residents of Siang Lim Park, Singapore 2,000 m all have experienced a remarkable spate of house-breaking and burglary m their
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    Lock icon MAN DIES IN ROAD MISHAP
    72 7 A MAN and his wife on a motor cycle were involved m a collision with a bus at the junction of Changi Road and Bedok Road. Singapore, yesterday. The husband. Heng Seng Lai, died on admission to the General Hospital. The wife, Lim Sok Lan,
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    Lock icon TALK ON ARTS
    39 7 MR. P S. RAMAN will give a talk on the "Creative Arts m Malaya" to the Nanyang University Social Science Society at the Faculty of Commerce at 7.30 tonight. The talk is open to the public.
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    Lock icon FUN FAIR
    39 7 ST. JOSEPH'S Church at Bukit Panjang. Singapore, will hold a fun fair m the church compound on Sunday from 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The fair will end with a talentime contest followed by a cinema show.
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    Lock icon 'Politicians wash hands in blood of the workers
    179 7 -SAYS MR. SURATTEE THE Welfare Secretary of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Mr. Ahmad Khan Surattee, yesterday said that "the so-called political leaders in the Colony are washing their hands in the blood, tears, misery and pain of the working class of
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    Lock icon RUBBER & TIN PRICES
    139 7 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per lb) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 97$ 97J R.S.S. No. 1 May 97* 97J R.S.S. No. 1 June 97| 984 R.S.S. No. 2 96* 963 R.S.S. No. 3 95* 96 Tone: Dull. Tin price m Singapore was $397* per picul
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    Lock icon Self-rule to S'pore a bold experiment – SIR ROBERT
    191 7 Self-rule to S'pore a bold experiment SIR ROBERT KUCHING. Mon. The Commissioner General for South-east Asia, Sir Robert Scott, tonight told the people of Sarawak that the introduction of self-govern-ment to Singapore was a bold experiment. Under this experiment m self-government, thel people will get the ability and the education
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    Lock icon SHB MALAY EMPLOYEES
    67 7 THE first annual meeting of the Singapore Harbour Board Malay Employees Union was held on Saturday and the following officials were elected: President: Inche Talib bin Ahmad, vice-presidents: Inche Ahmad bin Rahmat and Inche Mohamed Noor bin Bambong, secretary: Inche Shariff bin Ahmad, asst. sec: Inche Jamil
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    Lock icon Gangsters knife a man in his home
    120 7 Gangsters knife a man in his home A GANG of 15 secret society thugs attacked a man with knives m Lorong 17, Geylang, Singapore, at midnight yesterday. The man, Mr Fong Ah Soo, 28, was admitted to the General Hospital where he was placed on the "Dangerously 111" list. Mr.
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    Lock icon CITIZENS PARTY PROMISES
    103 7 CITIZENS PARTY PROMISES The Citizens Party, m an election manifesto issued yesterday, said that it intended to take a "gradual approach" towards socialism. It will also seek to eliminate the inequality m the distribution of income and secure through constitutional means political, educational and social justice for all so that
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    75 9 RODUCE PRICES j[j.p 0 RE Chinese Pror-. iange r.3on closing s pfcu] yesterday jpn \:>:'.-May $44 L j43 llers; coconut r wife $68 seUefs; m ft sellers: Muntok r $145 sellers tc $144 sellers; Sarawak black $80. Up re Onwri Association EJ I iii merchantnixed rra ADril ship--545 i ninal
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    257 9 Rank JrtamT^SLl 3^ Mon The First National City ££L? cW a» York opened a bran <* here today and became the first American banking establishment to i operate m the Federation. I It occupies premises on the ground floor of Paterson Simons
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    122 9 Pan Am Clipper Service PAN American Airways will observe its 50,000 th Pacific Clipper crossing tomorrow. The event, marked by fitting ceremonies, will occur when Flight 1 takes off from the West Coast for Honolulu and Tokyo at 10.30 a.m. Pan Am began commercial operations across the world's biggest ocean
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    126 9 WASHINGTON. Mon. (Reuter). The outlook for increased United States exports to Japan m 1959 is brightened by the economic upturn m Japan, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. In the current issue of its publication. Foreign Commerce Weekly, the department said: "The outlook for increased U.S.
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    298 9 MALAYAN sharebrokers reported the following business done yesterday: 8.8 Petrol 56/9 ready; Fed. Disp $1.12: F. N. ords. 51.54. $1.53; Gammon $1.86 to $1.90; W. Hammer $1.44. $1.39 odd lot; H Waugh $1.23: M. Cement $1 54; M. Colls. 80c; McAlister MIT- Metal Box $1.65: Robinson ords.' $129;
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    171 9 Industrials Steady On Share Mart BOTH Industrials and Tins were steady on the Malayan share market yesterday, and prices were inclined to harden. Rubbers were quietly steady. Turnover was small. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association were: t iriaiHO And Lomtnerce INDUSTRIALS Buyers Seilers Fed. Dispensary 1.11 1.13
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    155 9 Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Singapore, entertained about 30 representatives of tourist bureaus, travel agencies and the Press m Hongkong, to a dinner at the Cathay Restaurant on Saturday. They were guests of the airline on the Lockheed Electra inaugural flight from Hongkong to Singa pore. C.P.A.
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    208 9 $1.7 Million Profit For Straifs Trading The Straits Trading Co. Ltd., Singapore, made a profit of $1,783,747 for 1958, after allowing for depreciation and making provision for income tax and other items, accord- ing to the annual statement of the chairman, Sir Ewen Fergusson. The statement will be presented to
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    102 9 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: New York: Buying T.T. 33-1/16, OD. 33-3/16. 90 d /st. air mail 33-7/16 credit bills 33-9/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying TT. 31«. OD. 32/-. 90 d/st. air mail 321 credit bills 32-7/16 trade
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    54 9 R. 1. -Aussie Trade Talks JAKARTA, Mon. (Reuter) Mr. C.D. McCoster. an official of the Australian Trade Ministry, will arrive m Jakarta on May l. for talks with the Indonesian government, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mr. Rudy Gonta, said. Discussion's will be held concerning technical problems affecting trade relations
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    198 9 RUBBER: EXPERT SOUNDS A NOTE OF OPTIMISM KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Malova's rubber "Superman/ Sir Geoffrey Fletcher Cloy, today sounded a note of optimism, when he said on his arrival m Kuala Lumpur that "rubber authorities m England were confident of the future of natural rubber." Sir Geoffrey was met on
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    105 9 OCEAN shipments of rubber from Malaya and Singapore, m the first quarter this year totalled 202.109 tons of which the biggest quantity, 47.417 tons, wen; to Russia Shipments to the U.S. amounted to 43,132 tons and to U.K. 39,928 tons. Other exports included those sent to Canada
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    126 9 Market Eases On Selling SINGAPORE rubber price fell half cent yesterday, to close at 98 cents Der lb. for International firs, grade May shipment on some selling pressure. After opening slightly lower, the market ruled quiet with little change m values. There was some selective interest for lower sheets, with
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    60 9 JAKARTA, Mon. 'UP) Authorities here said Indonesia has no intention of removing the ban on shipment of rubber slabs from South Sumatra to Malaya. The Government reaffirmed the ban because of reports from Singapore which said Sumatra producers were attempting to have the ban
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    96 9 AUSTRALIA had a recorded excess of exports over imports of £7,700,000 m March, compared with £1,600,000 m March 1958, according to trade figures released by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. Exports, for March, including bullion and specie, were valued at £66,600,000 f.0.b.. compared with £61,100,000 m
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    365 9 LIST of passengers arriving [from the United Kingdom by the Chusan disembarking at Penang on May 1 and Singapore on May 3: DISEMBARKING AT PENANG Miss T.N. Ahmad; Miss O. M. Jones; Mr. Mrs. D. F. Marnan- Mr. I. D, McLennan; Mrs. CM*. O'Reilly; WOI.
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    82 9 FIGURES issued by the Federal Bureau of Census and Statistics show that during the eight months ended February. 1959, Australia exported more wool, compared with the same period of the previous year, but received less for it. Total wool exports for the eight months ended last
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    55 9 JAKARTA, Mon. (Reuter) Mr. Mohamad Absjah, head of the General Economic Directorate of the Trade Ministry, has left for Japan to have talks with Japanese businessmen on the purchase of batik dyes from Japan. Antara news agency reported. The Indonesian Batik Cooperatives Federation is planning to
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      528 10 Standardpic by Standardpic by Ficture oy Picture by Standardpic by The Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussain blesses the newly married couple. Lieutenant Osman bin Mohamad Zain of the 4th Battalion, the Royal Malay Regiment and Che Rahemah binte Ibrahim during the Bersanding ceremony held at the
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      59 10 (RIGHT): The seven finalists of the Samfoo (Chinese Dress) contest held at the Ca.thay Theatre, Port Swettenham m conjunction with the screening of "Mr. Ong Came to Hongkong." The winners are first. Miss Lim Geok Tin (centre), second Miss Shirley Chung (second from right) and third. Miss Hong
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    250 11 AMATEUR MEETING ATTRACTS 90 ENTRIES tit >me»pore Turf Club amateur meeting on 3V May 2. at Bukit Timah has attracted 90 en- Liowins are the weights: R v < lass 1 Div. 1— IH.inH icap uithin weight "j if- 13 st. 7 lbs. I 13- 7 I 12-0 12- 0
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    145 11 HOFESSIONAL boxing makes a comeback to the I when two middleweight champions clash at the I World Stadium on Saturday night. They are Dawthong Sinohanlok. Thai and Orient Middleweight champion and Teodoro Alama, of Guam, who is a'so No. 7 Orient contender. Sinphanlok arrived m Singapore yesterday and was
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    183 11 Colony Schools' Badminton i o- "ne Singapore Association Schools I -j 'aye-; at the Stadium yesterday BOYS I Kum Fatt beal >. 15-3 15-0; Loo bea* Koo Chik I Jams! bm Baba Don Keng (walkChua beat Lo-v 8 15-4 15-2; Tar. Goj H;ok Teck La U.n Vat bear Seng 17-13
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    26 11 MPtJR, Mon bona the Ceylon L took part m the '•'cr tournar by 48 runs the Selangor t,. sin a friendly i B the padang
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    18 11 r-V IPim, Mon j «f*ed TPCA 4-2 batch nti FAs divis i°n m "W padang today.
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    61 11 CHINESE Athletic M A" trounced Mount Emily by six goals to one m the S.A.F.A. Div 2A league match at the Gevlang Stadium yesterday. Inside right, Foo Hee Wah, was the top scorer for the Chinese with three goals. Other scorers were Charlie Tan. Hon Kong and
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    42 11 The following are the results of the Royal Singapore Golf Clubs ties played yesterday Spring Cup; Mrs. Smith beat Mrs. Fawcus-two up. L.G.U. Medal: Silver Division. Winner; Mrs. Abbett (Net- 72); Bronze Division. Winner: Mrs. T. Benny (Nett 74).
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    35 11 SINGAPORE Bikh Juniors trounced Farrer Youngsters by four goals to nil ln a soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Ram Singh 2. Amarjit Singh and Balwant Singh scored fox the Sikhs.
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    94 11 L. O'Brien, former Test player World Tour Opens Oft The SRC Padang THE Old Collegians open their world cricket tour on the SRC Padang this morning, when they take on the President's XL The match starts at 11.00 a.m. OLD COLLEGIANS Jeff Prell (Captain), Lesiie Westaway, John
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    354 11 FORMER TEST PLAYER AND SHIELD MEN IN AUSSIE COLLEGIAN XI By Our Cricket Reporter A FORMER Test batsman ond three Sheffield Shield players are included m the Old Collegians' cricket contingent of 18 players and five officials who arrived m Singapore yesterday for two oneday matches m the Colony, The
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    95 11 Another Big Match Tomorrow THE Old Collegians play Singapore m the second and last same tomorrow on the padang. The match starts at 11.00 a.m. The Colleeian XI will be: Jim Court (Captain). A. Mac kay, Geof Pratten. Pat Alexander. Peter Falconer lan Perrett, Robin Whitehead. Geoff Forsaith. Ron Murrane.
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    110 11 TOP ranking players, including Tan Joe Hock of Indonesia have been invited by the Badminton Association of Malaya to compete m the Malayan championships m July. Eight other players Nandu Natekar and T. N. Seth (India). Charoen Wattanasin. Thanoo Khaiadphai and Kamolsuthivanij (Thailand*.
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    49 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Batu Signals troop beat No 1 Supply Depot, RASC 3-0 m their Central Malaya SubDistrict soccer league fixture on the Batu Cantonment ground today. In another Army league soccer tie, the No. 55 Coy., RASC 'B* beat No. 3. Transport Coy 3-2
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    141 11 SINGAPORE SOCCER: SAFA Training, Jalan Besar. 5.30 p.m. DIV. 2B: SCC vs Rajaji SC. SCC DIV. 3A: Jollilads A.U. vs TBA, Geylang Western S.C. vs Indian Youngsters, F. Park. CRICKET: Presidents XI vs Australian Old Collegians, SCC KUALA LUMPUR SOCCER: (Business Houses League) Div. 1. Govt. Printing vs.
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    78 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Korea, Asia's champion youth soccer team, and Malaya will clash again m a friendly soccer match at the Merdeka Stadium tomorrow night. Korea beat Malaya 2-1 m a thrilling final at the same stadium last Saturday to become the Asian youth
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    Lock icon PENANG'S tONE & LOVELY CHE MAZNAH WINS
    293 11 PENANG'S tONE LOVELY CHE MAZNAH WINS SEREMBAN, Mon. Penang's lone and lovely representative. 18-year-old Che Maznah binte Hashim. was the champion rider ln the ladies section of the Negri Sembilan Cycling Carnival held at tho padang on Sunday. Che Mamah won the challenge cup presented by Mr. Tan Kah Lay.
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    14 11 MCDIARMID GUTCHE MURRAY PRELL WESTAWAY HILL STEVENS KENDALL MILES CORKILL
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    171 11 TUNKU ABDUAL RAHMAN, president of the Asian Football Confederation will open the Asian Cup central zone soccer competition on Saturday, May 9. at 1 Jalan Besar Stadium. Burma, Malaya. Vietnam and Singapore are the participating countries. There will be only one game
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    34 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Sultan Suleiman Club claimed another two points m the FAS Senior Division league with a 4-1 win over Malay Mail sports club on the Princes Road stadium ground today.
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      128 12 DUBLIN. April 27 (Reuter) Fred Norris, the English International cross country champion, failed by over half a minute to break the world record for 25.000 metres at Santry Stadium here yesterday. The little runner clocked one hour 17 mins. 13 sees, compared with
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      44 12 REME entered the final of the Singapore Base District knockout soccer competition for the Robinson Cup when they beat Royal SignaLs by four goals 10 PU at Tanglin yesterday. HEME will meet the winners of RMP and RPO m the final.
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      1164 12 MALAYA'S CRICKET KILLERS' MUST GO While every effort is being made to improve cricket m the country, the standard of umpiring is reaching a dangerously low level. Umpiring is a thankless task these days, yet every weekend, keen men m white coats offer their services m good faith. An umpires
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      46 12 The Singapore Cricket Association selectors made news last week over the choice of certain players when they announced the two teams to meet the Australian Old Collegians today and tomorrow. They are (left to right) Dr. Ong Swee Law, Ralph Hoffman and S.K. Sundram.
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      132 12 Billy Knight Beaten In The Final BOURNEMOUTH. Hampshire. April 27 (Reuter) Lew Gerrard. who leads New Zealand's Davis Cup challenge this season, won the men's singles title m the British harri court lawn tennis championships here yesterday. In the final, played m extremely blustery conditions, [Gerrard rallied to defeat the
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      59 12 LAS VEGAS, Nevada. Apr- 27 (Reuter)— Art Wall, U.S. Mas-! ters golf champion, was beaten by two strokes by Mike Souchak (New York) m the £14,300 Tournament of Cham pions here yesterday. Souchak who led throughout, had a 72-hole total of 281 Wall returning 233. Gene. Littler, three
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      52 12 SPORTS LETTER budding cricketers eligible for selection per season. A Graduation age. F Form and /or ability. R Retiring age. N Difference between A and R. It is assumed that our wouldbe selectors have pre-deter-mined. prior to selection, the valuation of the figure N. Old Age
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      50 12 Parkinsons Law Or Pursuit Of Progress Sir. I wender whether Parkinsons Law cr Pursuit of Progress could apply to the acrimonious correspondence recently printed- Perhaps the following formula would be of assistance to those "Backbench Selectors" hiding behind the "Hedge of Anonymity." P (R-N> X No. of new. young and
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      185 12 Keep Out The Non-Benders Sir. Hats off to "Play the Game" and Verity Gill, and to Mr. Lan Outtrim I say you are the Colony's best Umpire, but regarding S.C.A. selectors and Selection you are new to the game. I have been playing cricket m the Colony for the last
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      107 12 SIME BEATS RADFORD IN 100 YARDS NORFOLK, Virginia, April 27 (Reuter) Dave Sime, the United States world record holder, won the 100 yards and was beaten m the 220 yards m two close races here yesterday. Sime beat Peter Radford, Britain's Olympic sprint "hope" by inches m the 100 yards.
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      41 12 H.H. The Sultan of Kedah presents the Kedah Cup won by Mont Blot II to assistant trainer, Mr. Samsuri of Daniels' Stables on the concluding day ot the Penang Turf Club meeting la.st Saturday.
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      219 12 Haven't Signed Anything Yet-— Ray NEW YORK, Mon. (UPI) Sugar Ray Robinson denied heatedly last night that he has signed to defend his middleweight crown against Carmen Basilin at Los Angeles on Sept. 21. "In fact I may not even fight at Los Angeles." Robinson declared. "If the California Commission
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      62 12 IPOH. Mon. The Seventh Battalion. Royal Malay Regiment trounced the Bawean Putra by ten goals to nil m a Division I soccer match on the Ipoh padang today to register the highest score m any single match this season. The Malay Regiment who led 7-0 at
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      421 12 TWO OVERSEAS TEAMS FOR FEAE TENNIS MEETI TEAMS from Ceylon. Hongkong, Malaya and Singapore will take part m the Far East Air Force lawn tennis championships starting on May 4 at Changi. The Hongkong team arrived last Saturday by RAF Transport Command Comet, and will take a week to settle
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      16 12 THE Singapore M Referees Socie^ c .sm today at the SA** at 7 p.m. I
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      229 13 RITA DEL MAR tn ura quotation.The finest eloquence is kit *hieh gets things the worst is that Gch delay s then." —Lloyd George riESDAY FOB EVEBYR This s a good time r pla mine deciding. mg r.tormation and Fvrnjsing '.vith sympaind interest, ng Promote personal r-»- —ri contacts. Y<MR BIBTHDATE
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      592 13 I 'AMSTERDAM' CROSSWORD CONTEST The J. Arthur Rank Organization and the Cathay Organization are offering a diamond ring as the prize for the first correct entry m a crossword puzzle contest m conjunction with the forthcoming screening of "OPERATION AMSTERDAM" at Singapore's Odeon Theatre. -1 J The sp cond prize
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      381 14 One in 5 US boys already booked in court WASHINGTON, Mon.— (UPI) The Senate Juvenile Delinquency Committee estimated today that one-fifth of America's male youths between the ages of 10 and 1? have already a court record for misbehaviour. In a report to the Senate, the Committee said 12 per
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      73 14 Picture. A SMILE and a wave from Dame Margot Fonteyn as she arrived at London airport on Saturday from New York carrying a large bouquet. Dame Margot, who touched down at Prestwick before flying to London, said: "I am not talking about anything to do with the
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      216 14 M argot's husband is invasion chief Captured rebels reveal PANAMA CITY, Mon. (Reuter) Panamanian national guardsmen are today heading towards the rugged San Bias peninsula to attack the insurgent "liberation" force, alleged to include Cubans, which landed there early on Saturday. A government communique said last night that three rebel
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      104 14 Japs feared diggers the most MELBOURNE. Mon. (Reuter) World War II Japanese forces had regarded Australian troops as the "best jungle fighters" they had encountered, a former Australian Army Brigade leader said today. Major-General Selwyn Porter, now Victorian Police Commissioner, said the Japanese had regarded Australian soldiers as "dogged and
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      63 14 JAKARTA, Mon. (Reuter) A regimental combat battalion from South Celebes will soon leave for Menado North Celebes, to reinforce the government troops there m fighting North Celebes rebels, according to reports from the region. The combat troops will be •ed by Major Andi Sose who has
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      315 14 CHINA CHARGES ALARM MR. NEHRU I have granted asylum to thousands of Tibetans^Pre Feelings of hostility are a danger to Asian peace NEW DELHI, Mon. (Reuter)— Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, said today he was greatly distressed by the tone of Chinese comments and charges made against India over
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      175 14 MANILA, Mon. (UPI) SEATO's massive air-sea exercise "Sea Demon" is scheduled to be completed tomorrow with 30 participating warships dropping anchor m Manila Bay. The arrival of the Task Force here will be heralded by a big 'fly over" m whicn pianes of Australia. Britain,
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      184 14 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Members of the Conservative Commonwealth Council were told here yesterday that the future would be a struggle between China and India for the leadership of Asia. A report presented to the annual conference of the Council added: "We can only hope that
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      23 14 BAGDAD, Mon. (Reuter) Forty-eight British servicemen from Habbaniya air base left here today en route for London via Nicosia by air. \p'
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      188 14 China at Warsaw pact meet BRIEFS WARSAW. Mon (Reuter) A conference of the eight Warsaw Pact countries and communist China opened here today to consider Soviet plans for the big four Foreign Ministers meeting which begins m Geneva on May 11. The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Gromyko and the
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      121 14 ACCENT ON YOUTH FOR PRINCESS CANBERRA. Mon. (Reuter) —The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies, said today that, Princess Alexandra's six-week Australian tour m August and September would have an accent on youth. The Princess is the daughter of the Duchess of Kent. Her programme, he said, was also aimed
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