The Straits Times, 10 April 1957

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    21 1 M, lift AVERAGE DAILY fERTIHKD SAii rirxtDM LLJUvl The Straits Times Mat*** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1957 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon 2 a.m.: IT'S SUCCESS!
    558 1 BRITAIN, SINGAPORE AGREE ON SELF-RULE New constitution is outlined in a 40-page report Signing day tomorrow AFTER THREE WEEKS, LIM AND HIS MEN HAVE WON THEIR CASE LONDON, Tuesday. DKITAIX and Singapore today agreed on a report which lays the groundwork of a new constitution for
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    Lock icon It's official —the Suez Canal is wide open
    113 1 It's official the Suez Canal is wide open CAIRO. rues Maj.Gen. Raymond Wheeler, chief of the United Nations canal clearance operations, today formally declared "The Suez Canal is now completely cleared." The wreck of the frigate Aboukir was towed from the canal and dumped in the Bitter Lakes last night.
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    Lock icon Soekarno: Only rule now Is 'work'
    254 1 Soekarno: Only rule now Is 'work' JAKARTA, Tues.—Prea sident Soekarno, swearing in his "Cabinet of experts" today, said it would hold office only as long as Indonesia was under the state of emergency, war and siege which he declared last month. He told the 23 ministers at Merdeka Palace: The
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    Lock icon Fire kills 20
    30 1 RANGOON, Tues. A huge blaze sweptthrough the outskirts of Rangoon last night, killing at least 20 people and destroying 20,000 huts, houses, factories, bazaars and temples. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Ordered out
    30 1 BUDAPEST, Tues. Hungary today ordered an American diplomat. Captain R. Gleason. to leave within 48 hours and accused him of "open spying," the VS. Legation said here.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Rubber men to stay at work
    44 1 NEW YORK, Tues.— A U.S. rubber company spokesman said early today that a tentative agreement had been reached on a new contract averting a threatened walkout of 30,000 workers in 19 plants scattered over 11 American states. A.P.
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    Phone call by Lim averts strike
    144 1 A RADIO telephone appeal by the Chief Minister. Mr. Llm Yew Hock, from London has averted a bus strike due to start in Singapore today. About 400 workers of the Hock Lee and Tay Koh Vat bus companies were to have stopped work at
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    C-R-A-S-H! WENT A BRIDGE
    75 1 The car fell through ONE end of the bridge across Hie Sungei Paleh near Ipoh collapsed under the weight of a car on Monday night. The two occupants scrambled out just before the car nose-dived into the hole where it became wedged. The front of the
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    Lock icon Britain cuts taxes
    697 1 £100 million less from the people: Reliefs for companies operating overseas LONDON, Tues. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, presenting his Budget to the House of Commons today, announced tax reductions totalling £100 million in the coming financial year. He gave income tax reliefs to
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    Lock icon Jury finds Adams not guilty
    294 1 SECOND CHARGE IS DROPPED, HE MURMURS A THANK YOU LONDON, Tuesday. f HE jury at London's Old Bailey today acquitted Dr. John Bodkin Adams of murdering Mrs. Edith Alice MorreJl, 81-year-old widow, in 1950. The Jury was out 44 minutes at the close of the
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    Lock icon China trade -US talks
    38 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. The State Department announced that members of the Congress had discussed the question of China trade at a meeting today with senior officials of the Departments of State, Defence and Commerce. Reuter.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    27 1 AMERICA STILL CAUTIOUS WASHINGTON, Tues.— U.S. State Department today suggested that American ships use "prudence" over Suez Canal, which was formally declared open today. Reuter
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    Lock icon France aims at atom industry
    56 2 PARIS, Tues. France is determined to free herself from dependence on the United States for supplies of enriched uranium, the Secretary of State for Atomic Energy, M. Georges Guille, said today. M. Guille was commenting on a bill tabled in the French National Assembly for
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    Lock icon RITA SAYS NO TO DAUGHTER'S VISIT TO AGA KHAN
    167 2 RITA SAYS NO TO DAUGHTER'S VISIT TO AGA KHAN IJOLLYWOOD, Tues.— n Rita Hayworth will not send her daughter, Princess Yasmin, to the bedside of the gravely ill Aga Khan, because the trip would disrupt the child's school life. Prince Aly Khan sent an appeal on Sunday to his former
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    15 2 TAIPEH. Tues.— Chile will probably open an embassy In Taipeh next year.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon 34 killed in air crash
    43 2 ALGIERS, Tues. Air France officials said today 34 people died in the crash of a DC3 transport last night at Biskra in north-east Algeria. Th e victims were five crew and 29 passengers. There were no survivors. A.P.
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    Lock icon What happened to 'lost' drugs in Adams case?
    741 2 JUDGE-WIDOW'S NURSES LIED' -HINTS AT RACKETEERING I ONDON, Tues.Mr. Justice Devlin yesterday referred to drug trafficking as the Dr. John Bodkin Adams trial longest in British criminal history entered its 16th day. The reference came when the Judge discussed discrepancies between the
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    Lock icon Rights of a Red state
    58 2 NEW DELHI, Tues. —An Indian Government spokesman said here today that, contrary to an earlier statement by him, the Kerala state Communist government did have the right to commute death sentences and release political prisoners. He added that the right was specifically granted in India's
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    31 2 RABAT, Tues. Morocco will "soon" open negotiations with the United States over the future of five American air bases in the country, according to the Moroccan Foreign Ministry AP.
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    Crash kills 24
    28 2 CAPETOWN, T v c s Twenty-four people were killed when two crowded suburban express electric trains collided head, on late yesterday. Seventy-four were Injured.— AJ>.
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    Lock icon Ban on Reds
    15 2 SAARBRUECKEN. Tues. The Saar Government today banned the Saar Communist Party.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'SYMBOL OF BRITISH VIRTUE'
    213 2 Queen drives to meet Paris leaders OARIS, Tues.— The Queen 1 again drove through the streets of Paris today to shouts of "Vive la Relne."' Parisians used parked buses as grandstands to get a good view as she drove from the Elysee Palace to the City
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    Lock icon Visit to Formosa
    24 2 TAIPEH, Tues. The Philippines acting Foreign Minister, Paul Manglapus, will arrive here on April 16 for a five-day visit to Formosa.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon ATOM AIRCRAFT HITS A REEF
    96 2 ATOM AIRCRAFT HITS A REEF WELLINGTON (New Zealand) Tues. A Royal New Zealand Ah* Force Sunderland flying boat carrying two British atomic scientists, struck a reef while taxiing off Papeete, in the Society Island, early today. The passengers and crew escaped uninjured bat the aircraft was badly damaged. Papeete is
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    Lock icon British hopes on China trade
    53 2 LONDON, Tues. Britain hopes for a satisfactory solution to the problem of China trade controls soon, the Foreign Under-Secretary, the Earl of Oosford, said hi the House of Lords today. At present British exports to China are subject to control as a result of the
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    Lock icon PROBLEM BEARD
    215 2 Sikh told for second time: No job unless you shave NOTTINGHAM, Tues. 11 —Mr. G. SardarJohl, a 42-year-old Sikh, claimed today that— for the second time he had been refused a job as a bus conductor because he would not shave off his beard or remove his turban.
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    Lock icon REFINEMENT IS DESIRED...
    53 2 REFINEMENT IS DESIRED. TOKYO. Tues.— A meeting of Japanese brothel owners in Tokyo today condemned recent Government legislation banning organised prostitution in Japan and passed a resolution which read: Refined and cultural prostitution Is desired by the people and brothel operators must reorganise the business along those lines favoured by
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    Lock icon Red mammoth
    30 2 LONDON, Tues. Moscow Radio said last night the skeleton of a giant mammoth, dating back some 500.000 to 800,000 years, has been, found In the South Ukraine A.P.
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    Lock icon 'BLEMISHES' OF THE U.N.—BY LORD HAILSHAM
    224 2 'BLEMISHES' OF THE U.N.— BY LORD HAILSHAM NEW YORK, Tufsdav LORD HAILSHAM, Britain's Education Mini said here last night the faith of the EuroS democracies in the working of the United Nat Assembly had been weakened by "throe sen blemishes" in the policy of the majority of it members. In
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    Fans of Elvis Presley expelled
    100 2 Fans of Elvis Presley expelled OTTAWA, Tues. The Mother Superior of Notre Dame Convent today said eight Kirls had been asked to leave because they "deliberately defied the authority of the school" by attending an '''vis Presley performance last week The 400 convent students had been asked to pledge not
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    Lock icon Kishi's tour
    26 2 TOKYO. Tues. The Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Nobusuke Kishi, said today he may tour South-East Asia before his June 19 visit to Washington.—A.P.
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    TWO RED H-BLASTS IN 4 DAYS
    288 3 Sudden Soviet swing towards nuclear weapon development ftocket force set up to handle air defences, missiles LONDON, Tuesday. British Defence Ministry last night aniiineed that Russia exploded another jdiar weapon last Saturday its second in jays. Another explosion took place last R'ednesdiy. .ouncement did
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    $680,OOO—BUT HE'LL KEEP ON POTTERING
    82 3 $680,OOO— BUT HE'LL KEEP ON POTTERING MI.I.BOI'RNE. Tues Brj Rvanor. _of Imm.l. a 73--butcher. was meat today it learned he had i KKI.OOO (about in Victoria's Special lottery. I v a lot of mosn*t it"" he reuiil went on trimming meat. II he finished, he K il slowly oft to
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    Star jailed for abusing cops
    22 3 let A magis- v sentenced Elsa Italian film nths' imprison-:i-ulting three men. Mario Pittaluga. Iged an appeal.
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      Lock icon YEMEN REPORTS TWO NEW ATTACKS
      188 3 r«AIRO, Tues. The Yemen legation has charged that British forces launched two strong attacks during the past four days on Yemenite villages in the Harib area. A legation statement said the British used heavy guns in the attacks which are continuing.—A.P. BOSTON: Sir Anthony Eden
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    Lock icon ONE COMMAND FOR SERVICES IN FUTURE?
    156 3 IN Tues.— The Deter, Mr. Duncan .said i:ere last night nment was consi--:ng the three ;nder one command. net, bpeaKing on said: "The ques- n.<-e as to whether d three separate to administer a than the army i -otiav The Government announced last week
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    Lock icon BRITAIN TO BUILD CHEAPEST CAR
    58 3 THE WORLD'S cheapest four-wheel car the BMW. Isetta. which is now to be built in Britain in six different models. So far the car has been made only in Germany to Italian design. Making the model shown here look more attractive are London girls Sheree
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    Lock icon £79 mil. surplus despite Middle East crisis
    184 3 REFERRING to the Middle East events in 1956, Mr. Thorney croft said "As far as I can judge these events affected our commercial position less than might have been expected." Despite the deterioration of the Middle East situation, Britain earned in the second
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    LONDON STOCKS
    248 3 LONDON, Tues. Closing middle prices ol selected stocks not including stamp duty were:— LOANS Consols £54% Funding 4'", £89 3 16 War 24% £7415,16 —1/16 BANKS Mercantile (£5) UU Eastern (£5) £7 1/16 Chartered (£1) 35 9 +/7% Hongkong ($125) £97 INSURANCE Com. Un. (utt.) 84 4>-, +/3
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    RUBBER
    29 3 I LONDON Tues Spot 27d.. May 27d June 27d., July-Sept. 27d Oct-Dec 26\ri. Jan -Mar 26-Vri. April c.l.f. 2fi'-,d.. May c.i.f. 26\. June c.i.f. 2fi v Tone: Idle.
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    TIN
    24 3 LONDON Tues Cash buyers £773. sellers £775. Forward buyers £766. sellers £767. Settlei ment £778. Turnover a.m. 160 1 tons; pm. 120 tons.
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    CONDEMNED TO LIVING DEATH
    248 5 Girl stabbed with screwdriver taken to court on stretcher: 6 years 9 for fiance IPOH, Tuesday. v PRETTY girl, Lee Tak, 18, is "condemned A to a living death because she decided that the >ounjj man she was engaged to marry four uar- ago as a
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    'Defence needs may hamper progress'
    95 5 'Defence needs may hamper progress' Mr Charles Gamba, in economics ?.t < ;>;ty of Malaya, ...-nod yesterday that the of the proposed deience board ila s h w ith the iment plans of the Government. Shaking to the branch of the Labour Front. thai defence needs :r.per the progress .upment.
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    Attacked by armed men
    30 5 men armed with iron bars attacked the assistant of i in Tanjong Katong -.ngapore. on Monday le man. Ang Tian Tee. I hurt. lice are investigat-
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    Grace in K.L.
    35 5 KUALA LTTMPTTR. Tues.— Grace Chang, the Hong Kong film star, arrived here by Malayan Airways today to give personal appearances before screenings of her film "Mambo Girl" at the Pavilion cinema tomorrow.
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    Parking offence
    29 5 A motorist. K. A Suckling, was fined $15 in Singapore yesterday for parking his car! in a taxi rank in the Great World Park area in December.
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    WHEN BABY CAME, HER HUSBAND WENT
    100 5 WHEN BABY CAME, HER HUSBAND WENT /\NE month after a (laugher ter was born to him, an Army sergeant divorced his wife, a Singapore court was told yesterday. The wife. Satinah binte Wahab, of Kampong Bahru Road, said that her husband, Ismail bin Osman, had not contributed towards the support
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    Plays and ballet on the bill
    66 5 Two plays and a series of ballet numbers will comprise the unusual fare of "On stage" the Frances- Vernon Productions show which opens at the Victoria Memorial Hall tonight. The plays a comedy. "Holiday Eve," and a murder. "Master Dudley" will be staged by
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    BLOOD SOS: POOR RESPONSE
    73 5 rpHE Singapore blood -I- bank's urgent appeal for donations drew poor response yesterday. The bank's stocks are dangerously low and hundreds of mothers and patients rre in need of transfusions. Only 38 donors turned up yesterday Eight of them were relatives of patients and 20 wer
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    (SKELETONS POSE PROBLEM)
    116 5 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A plan to build a $100,000 transit hostel of cured lepers near the airport here is being held up by skeletons. The proposed site for the hostel is near a Chinese cemetery and the cemeteries board insists: THAT the land be dug to
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    Man who helped to beat the Reds in Kedah off for good
    140 5 Man who helped to beat the Reds in Kedah off for good ALOR STAR, Tuesday. I£EDAH'S Special Branch chief, Mr. D. J. Har- greaves, leaves tomorrow under the Malayanisation scheme after 22 years in the country. Mr. Hargreaves will sail In the Corfu from Penang with his wife, Barbara, and
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    Beachwear on parade
    62 5 Fashion parades of beachwear will mark the two evening performances today of the underwater film. "Silent World." at the Capitol cinema. Five pretty Singapore models will take part. Compere of the show will be Johnnie Johnson and music will be provided by Robert Song and his Rhythm
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    Entrepot talk
    33 5 Dr. F.C. Benham, economic advisor to the Singapore Government, will talk on "the position of Singapore as an entrepot after Malaya's Independence" on Friday at the Nanyang University at 7.30 p.m.
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    Traffic plan postponed
    47 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The temporary traffic diversion at the Brickfields Road and Suleiman Road junction, scheduled to begin tomorrow, has been postponed to a date to be announced. The diversion Is an attempt to relieve the very oeavy traffic congestion over Suleiman Road bridee
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    Man stabbed in quarrel
    39 5 A man was stabbed in the back in Buklt Timah Lane. Singapore, on Monday night The man. Chellam Masan. was talking to friends when he was attacked. He arlier had a quarrel with a man
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    University's standard: Next move is up toNanyang
    159 5 University's standard: Next move is up toNanyang HTHE Permanent Secre- tary of Singapore's Education Ministry, Mr. Lee Slow Mong, yesterday welcomed a suggestion that an inter-uni-versity council be formed to investigate teaching standards at Nanyang University. "This is a step in the right direction but it is up to the
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    450 more phones
    41 5 KUALA LUMPUK. I lit* More than 450 new telephones were Installed in the Federation last month, the Telecommunications Department stated today Selangor topped the list with 170 Penanp received 128 There wer? more than 500 applications last month
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    Rubber 'master scheme' talks
    42 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Indones: all rubber mission today opened talks with the Federation and Singapore Governments and representatives of the Rubber Producers' Council nere on a proposed "master scheme' to stabilise rubber. The talks will resume tomorrow.
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    INCOME TAX MAN ADMITS ERROR
    141 5 THE Income Tax Department admitted in a Singa- pore court yesterday that 1957 tax forms sent to a salesman were incorrectly addressed. Mr. Robert Chee, the magistrate, smiled at this and exclaimed: "So the lax Department is not infallible after all." Mr. J. E. Jeans,
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    Tourist taken ill in street
    38 5 An American tourist, Mr. Raymond Piper, 66, was taken to hospital yesterday after he collapsed unconscious on the steps of the Assembly House in Empress Place. His condition was described later as satisfactory.
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    Fire in glass factory
    30 5 Fire engines rushed to the glass factory in Henderson Road. Singapore, yesterday when the roof of a furnace caught fire. It was put out within minutes.
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    Axe man attacks woman
    61 5 A labourer's wife, Mariayee Kalimuthu, 30, was attacked by a man armed with an axe at noon yesterday when her husband was away from home. I The husband found her lying on the bed covered with blood when he returned to their house in Alexandra Road,
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      126 5 FEACE COVE: Gospel meeting CLUBS: Activity Instructors train, at 393 Joo Chiat Road 8 pjn. Ing courses at Queen Street Boys V.M.C.A.: Malay class, body- Hostel. building and welghtllftlng, singa- JOO CHIAT COMMUNITY AB--pore Chess Club. Judo practice. SOICATION: Handicraft class gymnastics class 5.30 p.m.. Art 5.30 p.m. adult education
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    UNION BOSS TOLD: 'NO TRIP TO CHINA'
    367 6 I Penang workers withdraw secretary I from Peking May Day delegation PENANG, Tuesday. THE executive council of the 1,100-strong Penang Municipal Services Union decided last night to withdraw its secretary, Mr. Yeoh Cheang Seng, from the proposed 10-man Malayan delegation to the May
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    Silver and sarongs for Peking hosts
    244 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The proposed tenman Malayan Trade Union Congress delegation to China will take goodwill gifts to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. The gifts— for which delegates win be asked to contribute $200 each— will include samples of Malayan products, including sarongs,
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    Top marks Singapore student wins prize
    67 6 Top marks Singapore student wins prize Victor Nassim. 19, of Singapore, has won the Wallace Premium Junior Prise awarded by the Institution of Structural Engineers in Britain. The award is given to the Commonwealth student obtaining the highest aggregate marks at the graduateship examination. A former pupil of St Andrew's
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    Professor is president
    43 6 Prof. C. S. Plchamuthu, of the University of Malaya has been elected the president of the Indian University Graduates' Association of Singapore. Other officials are: vicepresident, Mr. 8. Nara simhan; secretary, N. T. S Chopra; treasurer, Mr. 8. G Sundaram.
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    Cresson to run $1m. promotion board
    262 6 INDUSTRIALIST GETS $2,000 POST ]Y|R. L. CRESSON has been appointed manager of the Singapore Industrial Promotion Board at a salary of $2,000 a month. I The board, set up by the Government last month with a working capital i $1,000.--000. has already received 20
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    GUARDS WHO KILLED TWO BANDITS W.M. SHARE $16,500
    93 6 GUARDS WHO KILLED TWO BANDITS W.M. SHARE $16,500 SEREMBAN, Tues The 19 village home guards who last month killed two terrorists two miles outside Seremban are to set $16,500 in rewards —the price on the heads of the bandits The terrorists were Wong Sai Chow, a deputy platoon commander worth
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    MALAYA NOW HAS FIVE 'PROBATION HOSTELS'
    82 6 MALAYA NOW HAS FIVE 'PROBATION HOSTELS' ITUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Federation now has five remand homes for boys and one for girls built at a cost of $80,000. They are in Penang, Ipoh, Johore Bahru, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. A bill is to be introduced at next month's meeting of
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    Lightning injures girl in noon thunderstorm
    110 6 A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl who was standing near a wet wooden post was shocked by lightning when a thunderstorm tore through Singapore at noon yesterday, trapping thousands of city workers in their offices. The girl, Llm Kwee Boey, of Paslr Panjang Road, was treated at
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    USIS film show
    22 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The U.S. Information Service will give a film show at the Lake Gardens here on Sun,day.
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    A $5 DOG LURES TIGER TO DEATH
    190 6 A $5 DOG LURES TIGER TO DEATH fTELUK ANSON, Tues.— 1 A killer tiger that has been attacking people in the Kampong Parit Bharu area, 40 miles from here, was shot dead by two hunters yesterday afternoon. Inche Ngah Hani bin Baharuddln and his friend Inche Johan bin Mat Daong,
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    Club ceremony
    32 6 Dr. L. M. Ram, the Chief Health Officer, will open the new annexe to the Singapore Indian Association clubhouse at Balestier Road on Sunday. There will be a tea party.
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    Off to Britain
    21 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.Mr. E. Corbally. President ot the Sessions Court here, leaves for Britain next month on retirement.
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    RULERS STAND FIRM ON LAND RIGHTS
    383 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Rulers are standIng firm on their sovereign rights over land matters in their states and will oppose anything in independent Malaya's proposed constitution reducing these powers They confirmed this at the Rulers' conference held here* tonight— the first time a
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      400 6 r *ti i httu n ill i rf* w- WK^^ P%f, t if'l Of HfTTy if i v tmt txmmptt ot 4 pHK l^^" t imltl m iht Baitr- "^aV'.s^r "^•'HnsV Vd'C 4|^Hsl^^b3 ;cS' '^i^f^ptH ~~"^b^- Jmß ■■■^■^H ©to** The glistening beauty of Waterford Glass is something that money alone
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      508 6 Dunna the H*n Dynasty b«»utiful F^^f unjtr named Olaw-Chttn. o« the houwboW f I ij*"' ot Wong Wmq Minister of Education. I saved the throne from being usurped by I &ittt iJI 1.• t. the Prim* Minister Tonj Chufc. She AV\ J| 1\ married liaw Pod— a young general L
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    DANCERS' DILEMMA: AIPEAL TO FRANCO?
    165 7 jfarico, kpita get stay xfcndedis tax pic; dra§ on rill Iwo Spanish J dancers stranded SingajMß, Enrico d IVpita,ire trying get th Spanish idcr. (it'pral Franto tak up their al diplomatic level. clans to be a l Gi. Franco's rougl his sister, es, ho. he
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    Chaged with robbery
    28 7 Meng, 2P. and Kok. aged 21. were lor trial in Sin•t rday on a charge robbery. us< ri of robbing of two wat..nc s;0 cash.
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    Smaller water ration?
    85 7 msitajam, Tues. i sufclies for 50,000' Bfcit Mertajam j y further ra- j thr drought con- i spokesman iirnlng today, ap- 1 t people to eco- the supply is open for only eight hours a day between 5 am. and 8 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to
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    'WE HOPE WiTH THOUSAND HOPES' MESSAGE TELLS RED HIS FAMILY WANT NIM BACk
    136 7 ALOR STAR, Tues.— Fifty thousand leaflets are being air-dropped over South Kedah jungles to woo a Malay terrorist back to his family. The leaflets carry a message from a Sanglane padi planter, Hashim. to his bandit brother,
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    $22,000 for car crash victim
    223 7 ONE LEG SHORTER THAN OTHER IPOH, Tuesday. jMOI CHOONG HOI, badly injured when he was involved in a fatal car crash, was awarded $22,496 damages by Mr. Justice Good in the High Court here yesterday. Moi. a cloth merchant of Leech Street, Ipoh, sued the
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    THE GOLD SEEKER'S CAPTAIN IS SAFE
    84 7 THE GOLD SEEKER'S CAPTAIN IS SAFE CAPI Bill Havens, missing skipper of the ill-fated Gold Seeker which ran aground at Lorie, Portuguese Timor, on Feb. 18. is alive and well. He is reported to be at the tiny town of Dili, about 80 miles from Lorie, where he is trying
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    $20,000 bail for two
    59 7 Two men who pleaded not guilty to a charge of having dutiable tobacco on Monday were each allowed $20,000 bail by a Singapore court yesterday. Tan Bok Kee. 27. and Lim Hoe Chwee. 22, are alleged to have been found with 6781 b of cigarettes and
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    Pilgrim passes required
    46 7 All pilgrims from Singapore and the Federation should send their passes to the Federation Pilgrims Control Officer, Tuan Haji A. Bakar bin Ahmad, at the Secretariat Building. Empress Place, not later than April 23. The Anshun will leave Singapore o n April 30
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    Cocktail party
    30 7 A cocktail party will be held at the Royal Island Club, Singapore on Friday in honour of the visiting Korean goodwill mission and its leader. General Choi Dul-shin.
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    SCHOOL HEAD MARRIES
    52 7 MR. V. T. PERUMAL and Miss G. Thanaletchumi after their wedding in Ipoh. Mr. Perumal is the headmaster of the Cluny Estate Tamil School in Slim River, while Miss Thanaletchumi is the eldest daughter of Mr. V. Govindasamy. of the Straits Times. Singapore, and Mrs. Govindasamy. Straits
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    STOLE CASH, GAMS FROM WIFE : HELD AT AIRPORT
    144 7 STOLE CASH, GAMS FROM WIFE HELD AT AIRPORT ITOTA BHARU, Tues.— A man who stole $2,000 cash and jewellery worth $300 was arrested when he was about to return to India. In court here yesterday he was sentenced to two weeks' jail and fined $1,200 or another nine months' jail.
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    Body found
    20 7 The body of a newly-born Chinese baby boy was found in an alley off Cross Street, Singapore, yesterday.
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    A cripple saves to prove his faith
    202 7 A cripple saves to prove his faith THROUGH a family x disbelief in Western medicine Abdullah bin Ahmad was crippled at the age of eight. In Singapore yesterday Abdullah said that his savings and donations he had received would enable him to go to England next month for three years
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    Two face hostel hurt charge
    42 7 Perumal Apao and Mutu Karuppan were charged In Singapore yesterday with causing grievous hurt to Buman Gurumooth at Mount Rosie University Hostel on Monday. The case conies up for mention on April 16. Each was "ranted bail.
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    MINE MEN OFFER TO RESUME WORK
    212 7 IPOH. Tuesday. 'THE Malayan Mining Employees' Union is prepared to call off the four-month-old strike at the Raub Gold Mines in Pahang and defer the workers' claims if the Government will appoint a court of inquiry. I The general secretary of the union, Mr.
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    Girl, 13, says she was raped
    38 7 Singapore police are investigating a report that the 13-year-old daughter of a farmer was raped yesterday morning. The girl was alone in her home in Chua Chu Kang Road at the time.
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    Hotel man is jailed
    55 7 Abu Hassan bin Ahmad, a hotel clerk, was jailed for a day and fined $100 ln Singapore yesterday for stealing two travellers' cheques from a Japanese tourist on April It The cheques were missed from a briefcase handed by the owner. Kutaro Kumagushi, to Hassan ln
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    Acid charge man remanded
    53 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Kuan Kai. accused of causing grievous hurt by throwing formic acid on a fellow labourer on Kali Malaya Estate, Paloh. was ordered by Mr. Justice Hepworth to be remanded to Tampol mental hospital for observation. The case will come before the High Court
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    DEATH
    20 8 20 Words $10 (minimum). E. J RICHES late Director of McAlteter Company Limited suddenly on Bth April at Bexhlll-on-sea.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    285 8 M Words $10 (minimum). THE "ETHNE BEAUTY Par]nu: Ls now upstairs in the ••'I ancle Inn", Tanglin Road. For appointments Ring *****. SOME LUCKY MOBILGAS User will win 1.000 gallons freeEnquire at your Mobilftas Service Station for an Entry Form. DON'T MISS The Easter Sale cf Values at Au
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 10, 1957. Soekarncr On Top
    674 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed. Apr. 10, 1957. Soekarncr On Top President Soekarno has now formed his emergency Cabinet, to the exclusion of the Masjumi and the pleasure of the Communists. Dr. Prijino, a Stalin Prize winner, is the new Minister of Education. Mr. Sadjarwo, representative of a Communist dominated
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    Control Of The Press
    451 8 The Federation Government will not expect Us to welcome its proposal to amend the Printing Presses Ordinance. In 1948, in the stress of the Emergency, the Federation required the proprietors of newspapers printed or published in the Federation to obtain an annual permit. Singapore followed suit
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    The world that can be ours
    973 8  -  Lord Boyd-Orr BETTER HEALTH LONGER LIFE FOOD FOR ALL by (Lord Boyd-Orr wat tha first Dirtcror-Ceneral of Hie United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. H« won the Nobel Peace Prixc in 1949.) Vyg HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWER TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT FOOD... FOR
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      Role of propaganda in fight against T.B.
      307 8 rpUBERCULOSIS has beL come Malaya's largest, health problem. This may be partly due to the growing urbanisation of the country with Inadequate housing and lack of wide open spaces for healthful recreation. But, whatever the cause, tuberculosis if unchecked can very well become
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      Why not offer wilk plant to a firm?
      168 8 TT HAS been decided by our local Government to refuse the valuable $7000,000 milk plant offered by the Australian Government and to obtain help in "other projects" instead. All very sad, vague weak and the easy way out. And It has taken
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      Their fathers' footsteps
      175 8 rpHE Keeper of the Rulers 1 Seal. Tuan Hajl Mustapha Albakri. said at a party at Bfflngham Estate that the management of a certain company had boasted of having completely Malayanlsed its staff, but he added that he was greatly disappointed to note that a cleric of
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      Overpaid teachers
      39 8 ARE not Chinese teachers in middle schools already overpaid? I understand that these lucky teachers are getting bonuses amounting to about $1,200 a year. This bonus is enjoyed by both Chinese and English teachers. TAX PAYER. Singapore.
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      This barbaric shooting
      54 8 CAN nothing be done to stop the shooting of stray dogs? I wa s an unfortunate witness to such a shooting one morning. Its death cries will remain in my ears forever. I am willing to donate $100 to any society instrumental in getting this barbaric practice
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      MUSLIM BLOOD AND NON -MUSLIM
      222 8 A controversy has been started in Singapore on whether a Muslim can give blood for transfusion to a non-Muslim. If Muslims have taken, and are taking, blood given by nonMuslims and have not questioned the religion of the donor while they were themselves In need,
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    On the Margin
    316 8 On the Margin THINEfe fri, said thl as i the new! Malaya I see the fcrw A tease. *w e went to amusemat park As a iropean surprisecflwhpn the said thai she wm.v With US, Wh she hadfeon thl of show fcfore and f, it extremlv boring As it tar
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    'Grave concern' over hotel incident
    276 9 THE TENGKU CALLS FOR AN OFFICIAL REPORT ■fITALA 11 Tues. The Chief linistor, Tengku Abdul Rahman, has calltcl for an official report on the incident it the Cameron Highnds Hotel on Sunday liternoon when a party of Siamese tourists and their Ipoh hosts were refused
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    FIVE WILL READ 1,430 PAGES IN 48 HOURS
    84 9 FIVE WILL READ 1,430 PAGES IN 48 HOURS RAl'B. Tues. Five devout Sikhs will start a nonstop relay reading of the 1.430 pages of the Sikh Holy Book. Shree GuruGranth Saheb, at the Sikh temple here on Thursday. They will read in two hour shifts. They expect to complete the
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    Night meetings
    23 9 KOTA BAHRU, Tues —The Town Council here is to hold Its monthly meetings at night to enable the public to attend.
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    SHE'S A DARLING, THIS BAREFOOT KANNIKAR
    103 9 TWIS 17-year-old Siamese peasant girl is Kannikar Dowklee, darling of the American film unit which has just completed "Bridge Over the River Kwai M in Ceylon. When producer Sam Spiegel was in Singapore recently he told how Kannikar had never worn shoes until she
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    THEY'RE AS SWEET AS SUGAR—IN KANDY
    38 9 THEY'RE AS SWEET AS SUGAR— IN KANDY HERE are all four together— Ngamta Suphaphong. Tvannart Punyachotl, Villaivarn Vattanapanich and Kannikar. Both pictures were taken at Kandy. where the film was shot. It stars William Holden and Alec Guinness.
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    INJURED SAILOR LANDED
    103 9 INJURED SAILOR LANDED rE British destroyer Concord landed a badly-in-jured sailor in Singapore last night after a 600-mile dash from Christmas Island. The ship stopped in the outer roads to discharge the patient, Stores Chief Pettyofficer C. McCorquadale. He was transferred to a waiting Royal Navy launch and rushed to
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    Violet leaves hospital
    39 9 Violet leaves hospital KUALA LUMPUR, Tues Miss Violet Sleigh, 22, former Federation beauty queen, was discharged from the General Hospital here this afternoon "completely recovered.' She was admitted early last Thursday morning after taking an overdose of sleeping tablets.
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    Boy killed in accident
    53 9 Eleven-year-old Sim Ah Hock of the Griffiths Afternoon School. Singapore, died from injuries received after being knocked down by a lorry at Bendemeer Road yesterday morning. Police are appealing for eye-witnesses to the accident. They should get in touch with Inspector H. L. Miranda at the
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    General to towkays: Don't pay Reds
    181 9 General to towkays: Don 't pay Reds SUNGKAI, Tues. The Director of Operations. Lt.Gen. Sir Roger Bower, said here today he wa 8 certain that businessmen were paying contributions to the Communist terrorists because they thought that the Communists would one da come to power. "I can tell you that
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    Builders fined on plans charge
    55 9 A Singapore company started building 20 houses on Opera Estate, Siglap. without having the plans approved, the City Court was told yesterday. Tan Kay Chong and Chiang Slang Ann. described as partners of Chip Chee Trading Co. were fined a total of $300 after admitting
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    Justice Knight
    26 9 Mr. Justice Knight, senior puisne judge of Singapore, Is expected back in the Colony in 10 days' time after a short holiday in Britain.
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    Photo display
    38 9 An exhibition of photographs showing all aspects of university life in Britain will be put on by the British Council at the Art Museum, University of Malaya, from April 12 to April 19. Admission is free.
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    AN ANTI-BANDIT LEADER IS OFF HOME
    338 9 Col. Broome of Ferret Force retires after 25 years IPOH, Tuesday. r«OL. R. N. BROOME, a founder-leader of the famous "Ferret Force" the small body of armed men who fought the terrorists during the early days of the Emergency is leaving Malaya on retirement.
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    SO THE CREW WANT RAIN
    75 9 Nearly every member ol the crew of the 5,505-ton Russian freighter, Ikurtek. is hoping for rain. The more it rains the longer It will take to load and unload cargo and so delay their ship In Singa- pore. Why do the Russians want to stay?
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    'ROYAL' PAIR ARRIVED AS CARGO
    123 9 'ROYAL' PAIR ARRIVED AS CARGO WHEN a Qantas cargo TT plane, touched down at the Singapore Airport yesterday, it was presumed to be carrying the usual chickens and fresh vegetables. But when the air freighter's door was opened out ste pped a "queen"' and a "princess." They were Mrs. Daphne
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    Music party's president
    33 9 Mr H Kasslm nas Deen elected the preident of the Singapore Tara-ki-Raat Hindustani Music Party. The secretary Is Mr. M. Hassan, treasurer Mr. I.M.A. Muljee and conductor Mr. S. All
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      7 9 Three cups will drown A thousand worries
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      MAT TALKS TO A GHOST
      741 10 Mat tries to persuade Bakar Bear to put his head in stocks while a knife drops. This is a conjuring trick he has made. Fortunately the bear refuses because the trick goes wrong and slices a mango in half. That night Mat hears ghostly voices
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      What is Teddy saying here?
      430 10 What is Teddy saying here? Dear Boys and Girls. Here *re the winners of the "jigsaw puzzle" contest. Liew Fai Meng, 76, Sungei Besi Road, Kuala Lumpur, Andrew Tan, 36, Kilhney Road. Singapore 9. Chou Sunlin. 4-C, Martaban Road. Singapore. 1 2. D. Joseph, Form 2.A, Public High School. Segamat.
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      The boy who slew a giant
      431 10 The boy who slew a giant A thousand years before the birth of Christ, Saul, the great warrior King of Israel, became the victim of melancholy. During a fit of semi-madness, a young shepherd boy from Bethlehem was brought to him. The boy, whose name was David, produced such sweet
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      WHOHAD THE BISCUITS?
      114 10 WHOHAD THE BISCUITS? Mother: "Where are the biscuits?" Johnny: "I didn't touch i one." Mother: "But there's only one left." Johnny: "That's the one I didn't touch." Teacher: "The temperature dropped to zero last night." Tommy: "That's nothing." Teacher: "What's nothing?" Tommy: "Zero." Son: "Dad, I want to marry your
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    Lock icon THE GREATEST LAND DEAL IN HISTORY STRAITS TIMES Special Feature
    1530 11 THE GREATEST LAND DEAL IN HISTORY STRAITS TIMES Special Feature M milllU^M tf» ra *1 M. (t^ tP NAPOLEON SIGNED AWAY HIS LAST DREAM IN THE FAR-OFF AMERICAS I 4 COLOURFUL and motley crowd poured into the place d'Armes, centre of the „ld French colonial port of I Ni w
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      276 11 BRYLCREEM 1 yr for smart healthy hair 1 f BRYLCREEM gives the hair a soft natural lustre, so different from that m over oily look. m BRYLCREEM controls the hair firmly but gently, keeping it in position all day long. I BRYLCREEM keeps the scalp clean and healthy, free from
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      122 11 Jfc.v Morgan >#-#>- Calling back Dick Tracg A smokescreen t^b^b^b^b^bflblb^Hb^bflk^k^k^k^lk^fllk^k^k^l /tV\ ft? y rye? Pi v i IKTTP OKIE TILL. X Jk ik^^mQ TUEPE X DON t rfI^SS^^SSENM V F W^^/ V»^^V IhSoNg'oN I ARE NOU f YES, A bMUKt jLKCCW. LU lo wmcwciwxc^ T^ -/-A -*S rVTV NECK COOFVr*
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    OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK INVADES SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET
    193 12 OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK INVADES SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET By Our Market Correspondent THERE was a steady and optimistic undertone throughout all sections of the Singapore Share Market yesterday. Although there was no large-scale move there was also increased interest in Sterling tins with the British Budget to be announced tomorrow and lorecasts
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    523 12 The Malayan Share Broken Association reported; "The local share market continued firm in all sections, and with a few exceptions price changes were to Ui«htly high level." Singapore and Federation broken reported the following business done yesterday:- Con. Tin Smelt ord* 325. 4 1 2d. (arrival); Fed. Dispensary
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    RUBBER PRICES
    150 12 May first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 91% cents per lb. down three-Quarters of a cent on Monday's close. The closing tone was quiet and slightly steadier. Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were:OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 90%. sellers 91%;
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    37 12 On the free ecchaiige market in Hong Kong yesterday, the I'-s. dollar was quoted at 6.15% for cash and 6.20' i for TT Sterling was quoted at 16.32 and one tael of gold at 268%.
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    Jasin dividend
    26 12 Jasin (Malacca) Rubber Estates have declared an Interim dividend for 1956 of 15 per cent- No further dividend will be paid for the year.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    102 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; April $2«K buyers. $37% sellers- Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $41% sellers, drum $46 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $101. Sarawak $100, special Sarawak black $68 (all down ID.. Siagapore Copra A— rfatlew
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    PRODUCTION IN MARCH
    92 12 Rubber production figures during March have been announced s* follows: Malaka Plnda Rubber Estates Ltd. 109.800 lb; United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd. 103,920; Ayer Molek Rubber Co. Ltd. 24.240; Leong Hln San Ltd. 44.500; Nyalajs Rubber Estates Ltd. 43.643; Buklt Katll Rubber Estates Ltd. 33.528; Batu Llntang
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    OFFICIAL
    14 12 pR| Ci Ib <iw iS quarters or TIN: S:;S7 S-" M 0p871,!:,,*; ppr
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    78 12 tnvestmfA!^ 1 Stock i; Rises were in i a wide ran brough Mori j dropped Bd. en pressure. Mmm no definite trei were small. moderate tun. Loan t*k% Loan 3,; Bank of NSW Con. Zinc Mount Lyell N- Broken Hill Hill 50 Mount Morgan Peko Western Minlnt; Ampol.
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    66 12 Ships lying; alia rite ikta> pore Harbour Bo.i-d hjn^ expected today are: Maru 1-2. Tanf., 6A, Agememnon ventry 89, Iku: Taylor 13-14 Polydorus 18, Serar 5. Lam Ann N.Wall N.Wall 9, Bet. 1 Maersk 23-24, R Amagisan Maru 27-28, Steel Artisan 31-31! v. Ojertrud Bakke 38-39. Gerradmer 4
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      311 12 OUR SERVICE DEPT. WILL RELAY YOUR MESSACE (Carrier) INTERNATIONAL AIRCONOITIONING CO.. LTD Advertisement INDIGESTION Do you worry? Sufferers from lndigestior. cease to look forward to meal times and no longer enjoy their food. Often brought about by worry, the cause ol these upsets is too much acid In the stomach.
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      422 12 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF FREEHOLD PROPERTIES To be held at our Saleroom Nos: 14/16 Robinson Road, Singapore On THURSDAY, 11TH APRIL. 1957. AT SJ9 PJC. VACANT BUILDINO LAND situate at the Junction of MULBERRY AVENUE and UPPER ALJUNIED ROAD. Area 30,281 Bq.Ft. Approx. VACANT BUILDINO LAND fronting MACPHBRBON ROAD. ATM
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      630 12 NOTICES NOTICE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF MALAYA The rollowin« Proficiency Teats will be held In June 1957:— Preliminary A— Draughtsman. Preliminary B— Draughtsman. Application Forms are obtainable by writing and when completed must be returned not later than 10th May 1957. Preliminary A candidates are also required to submit with
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      765 12 NOTICES NOTICE K. MOHAMBD AZAM ti no more in our employ at from «th April. 1957. Ho la therefore not authorised to transact any business oa our behalf. MALAYAN SHIP CHANDLERS, 21, Battery Road, 2nd Ploor. Singapore. EXPORT OF CATTLE The Kelantan Government has agreed to allow the export of
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      433 12 ■Me. KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA/U.S. PACIFIC PORTS 30 DAY Sailing San Vancouver Francisco Spore P. S'wet P- f^ iertrud Bakke C.35/36 11 Apr 13 Ad, 25 ■lien Bakke 8/lOMay llMiv ISMav 241 Kristin Bakke 13 Apr 27 Apr 29/31Mav l|une 3|un c I Anna Bakke 2 May 15
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    SPINNER PERERA NOT IN CIVILIAN TEAM
    158 14 SPINNER PERERA NOT IN CIVILIAN TEAM CINGAPORE and All- Malaya captain, Harold Sheppard, will lead Singapore Civilians in their ninth annual cricket encounter against Combined Services this weekend. Twelve players have been named for the match, the final selection will be made before play starts on Saturday. They are: H.
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    93 14 SPOKANE. (Washington), Tues.— Eddy Choong. Finn Kobbero and J Hammer. gaard Hansen, three of the top seeded players in the United States open badminton championships, easily passed through two rounds of the men's singles last night against American opponents. Kobbero, having received a bye beat
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    Juniors worth their 2-1 win
    371 14  -  BOB PIDGEON By SINGAPORE "A", with Ivan Vass, Radin Ali, Lee Kok Seng (Ist. half), Johan Hassan (2nd. half) and Daim Hassan in the line-up, were beaten 2-1 at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday by a team of second division youngsters who had never played together
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    April medal to Wilson
    148 14 M. R. K. WILSON was the "A" division winner of the April medal (stroke) competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club with a score of 69 (79-10). Other cards: K C. Macnair 70 (76-6), G D Nlcholl 73 (77-5) and R A. Worth IT (77-5). The
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    Basketball results
    96 14 RESULTS of fixtures in the seml- flnai round of the Singapore Youth Sports Centre's basketball league last night were: DIVISION TWO Group 1: Ec Lim 63 Ming Chong 73; Hoong Sin 74 Flying Eagle 59; Group 2: Student Weekly v Tap Tee (postponed to tomorrow) Hal Loke So
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    40 14 LONDON, Tues Results of yesterday's rugby matches were: Rugby Union: Devonport Services 3, Newport 0: Ebbw Vale 26, Uanelly 3; Penzance and Newly n 6. Penarth 11; Redruth 16, London Hospital 0; Torquay 9, wasps 6. Reuter.
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    SUNDERLAND CAN STILL REMAIN IN DIVISION 1
    152 14 SUNDERLAND CAN STILL REMAIN IN DIVISION 1 LONDON, Toes. THOUGH they are still not out of danger, Sunderland have hopes of remaining in the Pint Division. Yesterday they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa, this year's Cup finalists, and have taken themselves up another rung. Sunderland are now fourth from the
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    Trophy soccer
    50 14 Europeans will meet Indians In their annual soccer match for the Hindu New Tear Cup at the S.C.C padang on Thursday- The match U part of the Hindu New Tear celebrations. ..The trophy and prizes will be distributed at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sunday at 6 pjn.
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    Graham's goal wins for Borderers with 2mins. to go
    469 14  - Graham's goal wins for Borderers with 2mins. to go SAUL JOSHUA THMJX-A-MINUTE ARMY ZONE FINAL By King's Own Scottish Borderers 4 R.E.M.E 3 CIXTY EIGHT minutes of breathtaking, action-packed soccer had ticked away in this mateh the Malayan zone final of the Caldbeck Cup competition at Friendly Hill yesterday and
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    Cricket tourney
    32 14 Singapore Ceylonese will meet Malacca Ceylonese at the Ceylon Sports Club ground in Singapore on Saturday at ll a.m. in the semi-flnal of the Malayan Ceylonese Youth Festival cricket tournament.
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    STRICKLAND'S CALL: COME TO CARDIFF
    216 14 A fPRMER President of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, Mr. E. Strickland has urged 2, 33?°J£ to co ?P? t *c Empire and Commonwealth Games at Cardiff next year. Mr. Strickland, who is In England at present, was recently appointed to th e organising committee
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      Big 'Dave' goes to the top
      336 16  -  J. A. BAIN By lI7ITH Leicester City assured of promotion to the First Division of the Football League, our old friend goalkeeper Dave MacLaren takes another big step forward. It Is indeed a far cry from the obscurity looking at it from the British
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      New hope for peace in football rift
      650 16  - New hope f or peace in football rift NORMAN SIEBEL By Bays: There are m reasons to expe Bt l change o£ heart wL j the next few da^ MANY statements were made off the record during the Singapore Amateur F.A's. council meeting on Monday and they all amounted to
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      A BRIGHT LOT OF NEWCOMERS WILL MAKE THEIR DEBUT
      419 16 A BRIGHT LOT OF NEWCOMERS WILL MAKE THEIR DEBUT at Newbury. He made only one appearance as a two-year-old in 1955. Good Returns was impressive in a workout with Hush covering 3f. in 39 2/5. Good Returns (late Gaye Jacquei is a three-year-old gelding by Rococo out of Perle dTSspagne.
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      WONDER KID KEEPS HIS FORM
      390 16 WONDER KID KEEPS HIS FORM BRAVE GENERAL and Prince Gallant have trained on splendidly since racing at Buklt Timan in February. Brave General drew away from Snperscope (Posner) over 3f in 38 3/5 While Prince Gallant went on his own over f in 39 2/5. Wonder Kid is keeping his
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      Tanglin Hill and High Socks a smart pair
      270 16  -  EPSOM JEEP BUKIT TIMAH ROUND-UP by T ANGLIN HILL and High Socks, two wellperformed Australian newcomers, showed pretty smart speed from the barrier in a starting test at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Official starter Norman McLachlan sent them off at the first
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      Top-weight Little Pappa again on trophy trail
      438 16 I ITTLE PAPPA, win--12 ncr of the Perak Derby and the Singapore St. Leger last year, starts his campaigning this season with a crack at the 9f. Hunter Memorial Stakes. He is set to carry topweight of 9.7, conceding 71b. to James Aitch
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      DISTINE IS BACK IN FROM IN TIME TO BID FOR THE RICH SPRINTS
      293 16 DISTINE IS BACK IN FROM IN TIME TO BID FOR THE RICH SPRINTS DISTINE i s back in top form in time for the rich sprint prizes at Bukit Timah and his clash with Amusement Park and Aquarua should be one of the highlights of the Easter Meeting. With Mickey
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      At the Highland!...
      122 16 MOVEMENT of bones to and from the Veterinary Sanatorium, Cameron Highlands, during March: ARRIVALS: Jade Spring. Grand Chancellor (Mar. 6), Priority, Floz (Mar. 8), Misty Line II (Mar. 27). Golden Surprise and Periwinkle (Mar. 31). DEPARTURES: Flo w e t Queen (Mar. 4), Little Pappa, Day brook
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      Five go up to the top class
      145 16 QHOESHINE BOY. Brilliant Scholar. Gallant Turk. So Sorry and Early Bird have been promoted to class 1. according to the latest Btralts Racing Association classifications. Sweet Dream. Saucy Kate and Lode Mine have been sent down to Class 3 from Class 2. Ne
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