The Straits Times, 30 May 1957

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  • 24 1 \V m /M; E DAILY (FHTIFIrD XAIK KX«'f, R f» fIJLJIULQ The Straits Times He*?**' Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAT 30, 1957 15 CENTS
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  • 377 1 FIVE RETURN FROM LONDON -BUT GIVE NO DETAILS Razak: There was complete accord**! think everyone will be happy Rulers' envoy gives clue on citizenship KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday piVL! MEMBERS of the Federation delegation to the constitutional talks in London returned here today but they gave no
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  • 62 1 OINGAPORE schoolchildren will have only three weeks holiday this term, instead of the usual four. The holiday will start on Aug. 9, instead of Aug. 2. The Education Ministry said last night that this was to enable pupils to catch up with studies missed
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  • 40 1 The Minister for Education, it chrw Swee Kee. anri the Minister for Commerce, Mr. JM Jumabhoy, last night P'd Labour Front officials put up campaign posters Mr, Ken K Ban Ec, the candidate in the Cairnhill by election.
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  • 65 1 DEATH of a magazine LONDON. Wed. Britain's picture magazine, Picture Post, appeared on the bookstalls today for the last time after nearly 19 years of publication. It has died because, in the words of its publisher. Sir Edward Hulton, "costs of production caused by great increases in the cost of
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  • 45 1 VANCOUVER, Wed. The Herald, Vancouver's only morning newspaper, will cease publication on Jun c 15, it was announced today. A front-page statement under the heading "Curtain attributed the decision to stop publication to th c rising cost of news print. Reuter.
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  • 53 1 LONDON. Wed.— A survey of the seabed between England and France was ordered last night in an attempt to determine whether the dream of a tunnel under the Channel can be turned into reality. The tunnel would cost an estimated £9,000.000 and *"uld take about 10 years
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  • 93 1 HEROINE SLAIN IN THE TUBE COUNTESS TERESA LUBIENSKA, 73 who was fatally stabbed last Friday night on the platform of a London Underground Station. Scotland Yard detectives be. lieve that she was stabbed by a young man after an argument. The countess, who had been a prisoner in two German
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  • 28 1 GLASGOW, Wed. The Queen and Prince Philip landed at Lossiemouth, today after their state visit to Denmark and a tour of the home fleet. Reuter.
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  • 41 1 A senior assessment of Income Tax Department, Heuvel, has been dismissed been officially announced. Mr. Heuvel appeared board last month. ficer of the Singapore Mr. E. J. Van #Den from the service, it has before a disciplinary
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  • 324 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The leader of the Chinese guilds delegation to. London, Mr. Lav Pak Khuan. said on his return here today that he would adopt a "wait and see" attitude until the White Paper on the Anglo-Malayan constitutional agreement was
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  • 603 1 Swordsmen stand guard at foot of throne as six new Datos step forward to hiss Sultan's hand From HARRY MILLER PEKAN, Wed. bearers ot Pahang's heavy state swords were ready today to defend the Sultan of Pahang against any act of treachery in the Istana.
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  • 47 1 Mr. Chua Ah Leong, treasurer of the Bukit Panjang branch, People's Action Party, has been detained by the Singapore Special Branch under the Public Security Ordinance. The arrest was made on Tuesday, said, Mr. A.E.G. Blades, Director of the Special Branch, last night.
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  • 31 1 The Governor, Sir Robert Black who left on May 6 for Britain to attend the constitutional talks, is returning to Singapore with Lady Black by Qantas/BOAC tonight.
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  • 39 1 COLOMBO. Wed The Ceylon Minister of Trade and Commerce, Mr R G. Senanayake, has initiated talka with the Soviet Ambassador to Ceylon. Mr. Vladimir Yakovlev to explore the piospects of extending Ceylon's tea trade with Russia.—Reuter.
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  • 437 1 Again Thugs damage buses OOOLIGANS yesterday again damaged two buses operated by Hock Lee and Tay Koh Vat companies in Singapore. They slashed several seats of a Tay Koh Vat bus at Sembawang during the day, and stoned a Hock Lee bus at the 6th. mile Holland Road nt 10.20
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  • 48 1 47,000 WANT TO LEAVE VIETNAM SAIGON. Wed.— More than 47,000 Chinese born in Vietnam registered in May at Nationalist Legation here for transfer to Formosa, it was learned today. They refuse to acknowledge South Vietnam decree proclaiming all Chinese born in Vietnam automatically Vietnamese national* Reuter.
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  • 290 2 Eight ar my chiefs quit after brush with Nasution JAKARTA, Wed.— The Indonesian general staff has accepted the resignation of eight senior officers who have come out in support of a number of army commanders no \v under detention here, it was announced today. An army spokesman said that at
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  • 127 2 BANGKOK, Wed. Thousands more people in Siam, India, Japan and Vietnam have fallen ill as the influenza epidemic, which recently swept Singapore and Malaya, continues to spread. More than 2.000 cases and one death were reported here today. In TOKYO the Ministry of Welfare reported
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  • 47 2 TENGKU AHMAD, aide de camp to the Sultan, pays his respects to the Ruler 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' FROM A GUEST THE SULTAN greets Mrs. Norman Bewik of Kuala Lipis. one of his guests A SECTION of the crowd watching the birthday parade. Straits Times pictures
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  • 62 2 Jail again for man who tried to rob guard NEW YORK. March 28 Sam 23, broke into a BrooK apartment and was <' fronted by the occupaj Thaddeus Williai"> in hand. "I know you.' said. -You wen when I fM to |w "And it looks like 1 your fttiard agail
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  • 173 2  -  HALL ROMNEY Offer for estate: 'Political dangers' From f ONDON, wed.—"Poli- tical dangers" in the Federation of Malaya after independence are being used as an argument to influence shareholders of a rubber company to accept a takeover offer. A circular from Close Brothers to shareholders of
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  • 43 2 WASHINGTON. Wed —The U.S. AjfruuHur. 1 W ment yesterday reported Chinese gains >n > a new front imports of fresh fruit. The American survey said Singapore traders ly anticipate that Communist China will soon the Malayan apple market "-A.P.
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  • 224 3 MJs LASH OUT AT UNPHINrim piv AMERICAN TBADIMG METHODS MACMILLAN REFUSES COMMENT ON CHARGES f ONDON, Wed.— Mr. Gefy Chetwynd, a Uritish Labour Memb( r of Parliament, said today that the American were "most unxrupulous and highpowered" at a recent conference on atomic energy in
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  • 183 3 WASHINGTON. Wed. A D partment spokesman rday that the United was considering reducnumber of Americans :nosa. •A"a.-» disclosed as th° I c Secretary. Mr. s Wilson, told a Senate cr up that last week's riots in Taipeh highlighted the need fi r another look
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  • 109 3 CRASH— but singer Rex kept the show going T)K\ HARRISON was **> sinking his hit number in the Broadway smash hit "My Fair Lady* when more than half a ton of scenery crashed to the stage behind him. The audience gasped, but Rex carried on with his next line. 'Tm
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  • 39 3 MONTREAL. Wed. Sir Anthony Eden, who has spent three weeks convalescing as puest of the Govprnor-Gene-ral. Mr. Vincent Massey. sailed for Ereland yesterday in the Empress, at Britain. He smiled and waved as he walked aboard.— A.P
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  • 31 3 LONDON. Wed. Net income for the Royal Dutch Shell group for the quarter ending March 31 wa s £51,742.--000 compared with £*****.--000 in the same period last year. U.P.
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  • 263 3 82 million would die if Reds dropped 250 H-bombs on U.S. 4 TrtlV WASHINGTON, Wednesday. A JOINT atomic energy sub-committee of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives was told yesterday that by 1960 Russia would be capable of hitting the U. S. with hydrogen bombs capable of killing perhaps
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  • 45 3 BANGKOK. Thurs. The World Bank is granting a VS. $100,000,000 (Ms3oo million, loan to the Siamese Government for a hydro-electric project with a 550.000 kilowatt capacity, Mr. Vote Sarasin, the Siamese Ambassador to the United States, said today. Reuter.
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  • 116 3 T ONDON, Wed. A jail sentence was reduced today on a R.A.F. pilot who deliberately retracted the undercarriage of his bomber during a take-off in last year's Anglo-French action in Suez. A Cyprus court passed sentence of 12 months' imprisonment and cashiering on Flying Officer
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  • 69 3 SYDNEY. Wed In February last year, Mrs. Alice Berriman, a widow, had a purse 'containing £8 stolen from her car. Today she received a registered letter. In it was £8 wrapped in a note which read: "You think of this when you are in bed."
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  • 47 3 NEW YORK. Wed.— The liner President Taylor arrived here today with 93 tons of silver bullion from India. It is the first return instalment of 1.500 tons of silver shipped to the Indian Government by the United States during the war under lendkase.—AP.
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  • 26 3 PARIS, Wed. The committee which controls Western trade with Communist China held another fruitless meeting here today on a possible relaxation of controls. Reuter.
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  • 256 3 No. 1 PEER WINS FIRST ROUND FOR NO-RENT CASTLE I ONDON, Wed. —The Duke of Norfolk yesterday won the approval of his fellow peers for a parliamentary bill granting him and his successors a rent-free, tax-free home forever in his 100-room Arun d c 1 Castle. In return he will
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  • 111 3 LONDON. Wed.— A wife insisted on her doe being allowed to sleep between her and her husband, a Bristol divorce court was told yesterday Mrs. Peggy Wallbridee, 37. wa s refused a nullity decree on the grounds of incapacity or refusal to
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  • 238 3 LONDON Wed. Closing middle prices of selected .stocks not including stamp duty were:— Consols £51 7/16 +3/16 Ending 4% U9\ Var 34% £70H +3/16 BANKS Mercantile (£5) £4% +1/32 Eastern (£5) £6* Chartered (£1) 36/44 Hongkong ($125) £954 INSURANCE :om. Un. (uts.j 79/104 1/4V4 loyal 83/10', +1/»rudentlal £40"»
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  • 29 3 LONDON. Wed Spot 26-\d-. July-Sept 26' -d., Oct. -Dec. 26 4 d. Jan-Mar. 26% d., April-June 26«ii,d., June elf. 26Vid.. July elf. 26^d.. Aug c.i.f. 26^d. Tone: Quiet.
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  • 22 3 LONDON. Wed —Cash buyers £763'^ sellers £765. Forward buyers £762. sellers £762 7. Settlement £7(54. Turnover a.m. 30 tons pm. nil.
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    • 69 3 SECURITY QUIZ OF VARSITY TUTORS ONDON, Wed. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, confirmed yesterday that tutors were questioned about the reliaDility of university men to be employed on exceptionally secret Government work. This was because they were in a unique position to give information, he said. He was replying
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    • 24 3 BAGDAD: A royal decree ended the martial law imposed throughout Iraq last November after British. French and Israeli forces had intervened in Egypt Reuter
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    • 17 3 MO SCOW: Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan has accepted an invitation to visit the Soviet Union Reuter.
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    • 27 3 Higher deposit LONDON: The cash deposit for cars bought on hire purchase is -to be increased from one-fifth to one-third, the House of Commons was told. Reuter.
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    • 16 3 LONDON: Britain's 700.000 coal miners agreed to accept wage increases totalling £10 millidh a year Reuter.
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    • 15 3 NEW YORK: Tunisia asked the United Nations for aid in caring for refugees from Algeria.—Reuter
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    • 23 3 RIO DE JANEIRO: Donald Shave of Durban, South Africa, arrived here in a 35--foot fishing-boat which he sailed alone from Plymouth. England.— Reuter.
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    • 21 3 Harding falls NICOSIA: Field Marshal Sir John Harding, Governor of Cyprus, slipped anc broke his wrist when leaving the mine-sweeper Leverton.—AP.
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    • 26 3 LONDON: Sir Arthur Fforde, 56. headmaster of Rugby public school, has been appointed chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation for the five years from Dec I.—Reuter
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    • 35 3 SYDNEY: Mr James Hull. 105, of Orange. New South Wales, broke his right arm when he slipped and fell at his home. He was taken to hospital for treatment but was allowed to return home.—Reuter.
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    • 25 3 COLOMBO: The first German to be ordained a Buddhist monk, the Venerable Nyantilok. Maha Thero, died here after a short illness. He was 80.— Reuter.
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  • 172 4 T<HE Department of 1 Broadcasting Employees' Union, Singapore, whose meeting last Sunday ended in a muddle, is now in a worse mess. It has been discovered that the new officials were elected unconstitutionally and therefore cannot be recognised. The Straits Times understands that the error
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  • 44 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— The Kluang Chinese community yesterday welcomed Inche Zainal bin Mohamed, the new District officer, with a dinner in his honour. Thanking his hosts, Inche Zainal asked for full support from the Chinese in the fight against the terrorists.
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  • 335 4 THE DAY AN IMMORTAL WAS KILLED— COURT STORY Witness from approved school tells how secret societies clashed after challenge PENANG. Wednesday. AN inmate of the Henry Gurney approved school, Tan Jee Lam, today described in court how a member of the "Eight Immortals" secret society died in a vengeance fight
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  • 50 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A terrorist, Meng Lee, 54, who went underground in 1948, gave himself up to tappers on Puloh Kasap estate in the Segamat district of Johore on May 18. A rifle and ammunition wer c recovered. News of bis surrender was withheld for security reasons.
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  • 48 4 AFRICAN SOLDIERS FLU VICTIMS KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Four Rhodeston soldier* are down with tin, a Malaya Command spokesman said today. They are the first Rhodeslans to be infected. The total army toll now stands at 1.619, of whom about 250 are members of army families. Most are Malays.
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  • 34 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Last month 206 births and 41 deaths were recorded at the General Hospital. Births by races were: Chinese 13S, Indians S3, Malays 17, others 3.
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  • 156 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. SOME people resettled in Johore new villages badly need Government aid, a special committee reported to the State Council today. The committee was appointed to Investigate living conditions of people sent to new villages under the Emergency Regulations. It agreed that some
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  • 105 4 These five men left Singapore for London by BO AC yesterday to "promote goodwill and understanding and to strengthen bonds between the people of Britain, Malaya and British North Borneo." They are (from left) Mr. V. K. Nair, a City ConnciUor, Inche Ahmad
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  • 319 4 THE Singapore Naval A Base Labour Union, which has 10,000 members, yesterday carried out its one-day strike in protest against dismissal notices issued to 415 redundant employees. According to the union 9,500 workers stopped work. The union's president Mr. K. A. Kurup,
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  • 85 4 TREATMENT IN U.S. FOR HEART TROUBLE BOY LYE BOON LEONG, 11-year-old ton of a Penan* hawker, who will fly to the United States soon for specialist treatment for an enlarged heart. Boon Leong sixth child in a family of six boys and four girls, was recommended for the trip by
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  • 124 4 BLOOD BANK CHANGES ITS OFFICE HOURS rpHE Singapore Blood 1 Transfusion centre at the General Hospital is changing its office hours to suit donors. The new arrangement, starting from Saturday, is 9 a.m. to noon. 2 p.rr.. to 6.30 pm. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and
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  • 130 4 IPOH, Wednesday yOONG LING SEONG, 46-year-niH x tin miner, was sentenced to nin months' jail here today for for«w a $9,000 lOU chit to cheat a bus ness associate. H s2!oo V o e b n a°n lee f apPeal and
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  • 80 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Malay Regiment will nold its last ceremonial parade before merdeka with the passing out of two recruit companies at its depot m Port Dlckson on June 5. The High Commissioner. Sir Donald MacGillivray will take the salute. The Chife Minister, Tengku
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  • 187 5 Ererald HIll mistery: Ruin dyed things yellow POINTS of Emerald Hill Road, Singapore, filed by a "yellow rain" which falls toa f ay night. urs loft in the road overnight are found t:: with ye] low specks, jjdenti believe result of radio by H-bomb :u Kirn Guan. Times yes- i
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  • 19 5 ng the visit of ime Minister, the United "Sldent Eisen--0 inauguration at the USIS cstreet. Singa- '^loiy.
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  • 82 5 Th° H E BA «RL Wed— i» Government wa s asked i n the SUte Council today if certain People detained under the Emergency Regulations were released because a Johore Federal Councillor had intervened o n their behalf To this question, put by Mr
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  • 120 5 But heiys: 7f's a misunderstanding* iVEpeakers addressing a People's Action y ction rally last night wanted to know Mrhong Wee Ling (Liberal-Socialist) was. who is contest- TMM Pagar seat n.A.P. leader, Mr. c Kuan w had challenU debate in the rets. id he
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  • 32 5 India dance cisses ■jh-The Indian (JiK-er. Mr. Gopal Kuala Lumpur. ?ct a course at the I lan Association on ie Saturdays next •Indian girls have lor the course '7 the Kinta Indian
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  • 21 5 Ne w cience lab H*. Wed -Before h Inche Ooyub bin District Offld open the Oov--1 t ,*Ji*h School's new ..Lory
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  • 79 5 New bride objected to gambling WHEN a newly-wed bride objected to her husband's "excessive gambling,'' he drove her out of the house, a Singapore court was told yesterday. Lim Boey Eng said that since November. Lav Ah Lee had failed to maintain her. But Lai:, a packer with a transport
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  • 39 5 Dr L B. Hobson. a medical director in the Olin Mathieson International Corporation in New York, is due in Sin gapore on Sunday Dr Hobson discovered ambistryn. giving greater safety in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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  • 23 5 JOHORE BAHRU. WedMr L H. Hickling former Legal Adviser. Johore. returned from leave yesterday. He has been posted to Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 188 5 SARAWAK TO DEPORT PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL RUCHING, Wed.— Mr. v Lai Kai Yean, headmaster of the Chun? Hua School at Mungga Embawang, has been released after two months in jail— for possession of prohibited publications But he is still being held by police and will soon be required to leave
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  • 265 5  - The magic spell of Chinatown made Ivy miss London plane R. CHANDRAN By REUNION MEETING WITH SISTER POSTPONED At RS. IVY CLARKE, an Australian housewife, was to have been reunited with her sister at London Airport today. But the meeting will not take place as planned. For Mrs. Clarke fell
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  • 102 5 LIM ASKS VOTERS TO BACK LABOUR A PERSONAL message from the Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock was circulated last night to thousands of residents of Caimhill, where the Labour Front candidate. Mr. Keng Ban Ec, is contesting the byelection. It said: "A vote for Keng Ban Ec is a
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  • 74 5 Pilot Joe has lifted 100 to hospital KUAI.A LUMPUR Wed. A former jet pilot Is the first R.A.F. man to successfully lift 100 sick or wounded soldiers out of the Malayan jungle flying Sycamore helicopters. He is Flight Sergeant Joe Ward, of No 194 Squadron, which operates from the R.A.F.
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  • 45 5 JOHORE BAHRU, WedIsmail bin Awab, of Buloh Kasap. already serving a sentence of imprisonment was sentenced to a further 12 months by Mr. N. L. Cohen in the Segamat 'Session Court yesterday for having in his custody a shot, gun without a licence.
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  • 26 5 SEGAMAT, Wed. —Caught in a police raid on his house. Tan Koon was fined $750 at Segamat for having chandu :.Mri smoking apparatus.
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  • 195 5 CALL-UP BOYS TOU>: COMPUUN TO OFFICERS SINGAPORE National Servicemen have often been told to complain to officers if they have grievances. The Commandant of the Singapore Military Forces. Col. P. D. Denman said this yesterday. He was commenting on the complaint of
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  • 70 5 Murder of stepson alleged ALOR STAR, Wed.— A pad! planter, Zain bin Mat Arshad, 38, was tentatively charged at Jitra today with murdering his stepson, Nayan bin Kassim, 21. Zain was alleged to have hacked Nayan. a rubber planter, with a parang at his home in Kampong Kendah, on May
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  • 55 5 FROM BURMA TO MALAYA FOR 2 YEARS' TRAINING MA KHIN MHYA 23. is one of three Burmese nurses taking two-year courses at the Penan* Dental Nurses' Training School. She came to Malaya after winning a World Health Organisation scholarship. This Straits Times picture was taken when she was being interviewed
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  • 75 5 BORDER REDS BLASTED ALOR STAR, Wed.— Seven Venom Jets from R. A. F. Butterworth bombed bandit hideouts on the Malayan-Siamese border last Monday. An announcement today described it as the biggestever raid carried out on the border. The targets were around the areas where joint Mala-yan-Siamese antl bandit operations are
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  • 58 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The secretary-general of f he Malayan Trade Union Congress. Mr. K. V. Thaver. left here today to attend the International Labour Organisation's conference in Geneva as the Malayan workers' representative. He takes the place of tne assistant secretary of the National Union of
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  • 58 5 A FORMER police constable. Ong Thiam Beng, 25. was sentenced in Singapore yesterday to two years' jaii for stealing 24 bottles of brandy from a car. Mr. O. H. Chapman, the judge, said he had taken into account that Ong had since been dismissed. Ong.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 291 5 POLICE BAND: Public concert. P. L. Chan. Ho Tat-Seng, LeeKing George V Park, 530 pjn. to Lim, Peng-Seng Wu 9 a.m to 6.30 pjn 5.30 p.m ROTARY HOBBIKS EXHIBI- THrnwnPHirAi tnrirTVTION at Victoria Memorial »U t*™ B ISBSSL" 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission i_ Mr T a cn i
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  • 18 6 10 Wordt tit (minimum). JOHN PURNELL Late Manager, Seldings/Dindings Estates, died suddenly in England on 28th May
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  • 60 6 10 Word. %U (minimum) THE FAMILY of the late MrsJimmy Ong Kirn Seng thank all friends and relatives who sent wreaths, condolences etc. and attended the funeral on 24th May, 1957. THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. Koh Chwee Gr.an thank all Friends and Relatives for their Floral Tributes,
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  • 36 6 20 Wordt lit (minimum). IN EVER LOVING Memory of Mrs Mercy Slranje*-;i who departed U:u life m 30.5.56. Sadly missed by her sorrowing husband and loving children. Give her soul eternal rest, O Lord.
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  • 621 6 The Straits Times S'pore, Thurs. May 30, 1957. Teaching the Adult Adult education in Singapore is recovering from a malaise which two years ago threatened infinite harm. The Government's confidence has the testimony of half a million dollars, an allocation substantially larger than any previous grant. The expanding activities of
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  • 341 6 One hopeful fact about Pakistan's economy is that it continues to confound the pessimists who for years have been predicting its collapse. It may be that an underdeveloped economy has a resilience all its own. However, Pakistan's economy continues to be a source of anxiety even to those
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  • 207 6 The Federation Government has invited all its employees to say whether they would like the working day to begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2 p.m., or whether they prefer "the siesta system" when everyone is expected to have a second session after sleeping through the drowsy
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  • 729 6  - The voice of Asia in Washington WALTER BRIGGS The Premier who hopes to be... by THE OLD VISION Japan's Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere THE NEW VISION Japan's Greater East Asia Co-operative I Sphere? TOKYO. PRIME Minister Nobusuke Kishi is currently on a swing to six key Asian nations that
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  • 962 6  -  LORD STRANC by who until his retirement in 1953 was Permanent Under-Secret ary of Stat* in Britain's Foreign Office ONE of the characteristic developments in Europe since the war has been the establishment of a number of organisations for promoting closer co-operation in political,
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  • 27 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. eumonia took the greatest lives in the Federation I the week ending May I; with 55 cases and 19 deaths.
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  • 447 7 BOARD REJECTS THEIR APPLICATIONS BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF APPEAL THE Singapore Hotels Licensing Board at its 111 ,7 1 Bbll tt io n yesterday rejected nine out of 12 applications by Colony hotels. ri«m; n H« r the new 1
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  • 36 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federation's total import and export trade dropped from $364 million to $292 million last month. Imports totalled $130.4 million ($154.4 million in March) and exports $161.6 million ($210.1 million)
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  • 30 7 The University of Malaya Non-Academic Staff Union has elected Mr. Wilfred Yeo as its new secretary. The president is Mr. Swee Lim Swang and vice-president Mr. Andrew Cheng.
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  • 76 7 SINGAPORE'S Commissioner of Police. Mr. N. G. Morris, yesterday left for Britain for talks on improving; facilities for specialised training for local officers. He will discuss the position with 25 other Commonwealth Police Commissioners at the Police College at Ryton-on-Duns-more. Also attending the
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  • 24 7 KUALA TRENGGANU, Wed —A 22-man committee has been formed to organise the celebration of the Sultan's 50th birthday on July 6.
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  • 137 7 A TOTAL of $1477.40, in. eluding a $1,000 donation from the Nanyang Press, has been added to th e Straits Times and Singapore Social Welfare fund for the Cecil Street fire victims. With the latest donations, the fond is now $6,965.60 $6,034.40 short of
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  • 197 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. A BIG tiger has been seen less than 500 yards from the footpath entrance to the Templer Park forest reserve, 14 miles from here. A Kuala Lumpur co-ope-rative development official, Mr. Ong Kok Thian. saw it when he was returning from
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  • 58 7 Two youths were stabbed in Singapore last night and were admitted to the General Hospital. Tong Ylng Weng, 13-year-old Chinese school student, was attacked by several youths in a theatre in New Bridge Road. Ong Wee Seng, 13, a hawker, was attacked by a gang at Tampines
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  • 44 7 SEREMBAN, Wed. Negri Sembilan's first air-condition-ed theatre the Capitol will be opened by the Yang dlPertuan Besar next Tuesday. Costing $1,000,000 the theatre has 350 seats upstairs and 850 seats downstairs and will have a bar and a restaurant.
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  • 314 7 PEKAN, Wed.— Following Is the full list of awards made by the Sultan of Pahan* on the occasion of his birthday celebrations: Pfthang DtoUnffofahed Conduct Medal: Incbe Bldln bin Ishak (Temerloh), Da to Mud* Abdul Malik bin Mohamed Sldem (Temerloh). D»to Muda Hajl Awang bin Hail Hasaan
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  • 225 7 The evicted pineapple strikers say: We will go quietly THE 261 dismissed A strikers of the Lee Pineapple Factory in Jalan Scudai, Johore, will leave company quarters peacefully when the police move in to evict them this morning, a union official said. But they will continue to picket the factory
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  • 47 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Sessions Court here today transferred a case of alleged kidnapping to Singapore for trial. The case involves a tractor driver, Chu Hang Chuan, 23, charged with abducting a nine-year-old schoolgirl. Ho Poh Hin, at Pulau Bukom. an island off Singapore
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  • 50 7 GEMAS, Wed.— An Indian labourer who was run over by a train while crossing the railway line here last Sunday had earlier booked a passage to India, his relatives told the Straits Times today. Perumal. aged 55, died in the district hospital here.
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  • 34 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Malayan trade unions are to contest the next Federal elections. This is announced in the latest issue of the Suara Buroh, official publication of the M.T.U.C.
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  • 52 7 Singapore members and students of the Australian Society of Accountants last night gave a dinner in honour of Messrs O.H. Paton and C.W. Andersen, president and general registrar of the Society respectively. The pair, touring under the Colombo Plan, seek facilities for Malayan students to take
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  • 371 7 T.B. PLAN MAY POSE PROBLEM All-out bid to step up inoculation campaign Supporting afflicted families will cost fortune Bland 1)R. R. H. BLAND, the retiring adviser to the Singapore Health Ministry, warned yesterday that the Government's anti-tuberculosis programme was likely to pose financial Droblenis. He pointed out that if the
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  • 177 7 KUAL I.UMPUR, Wednesday. TtHE Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, Tuan Haji A Mustapha Albakri, returned from London today without knowing whether the Sultan of Johore would consent to become the Paramount Ruler of independent Malaya if elected by the Conference of Rulers. i Tuan
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  • 28 7 Mr. Tay Kheng Hong and Mr J.C. Hickey became joint ches s champions when they drew 2-2 in the finals of the Singapore championship last night.
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  • 286 8 Dr. Toh sorry commission has no power to prosecute SINGAPORE political leaders were divided yesterday in their views on the terms of reference of the commission appointed to investigate allegations against Legislative Assemblymen, City Councillors and public servants. The People's Action Party
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  • 95 8 PENANO. Wed. Twenty Chinese schoolboys today staged another "singsong" at Weld Quay to entertain striking i/orkers of the Straits Stevedoring and Shipping Company. After singing "unity is strength," they joined the strikers who pledged themselves to "fight to the end." The cheer party then left.
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  • 37 8 Prof. A. Oopenheim. ViceChancellor of the University of Malaya, will broadcast today about preparations to transfer the first year Arts Faculty from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. The talk over Radio Malaya is at 8.45 p.m.
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  • 79 8 STRIKE AT BISCUIT FACTORY SETTLED IPOH, Wed.— The one-week old strike in the Ban Khoon biscuit factory here, involving 69 of the 80 workers, was called off last night after a meeting of representatives of the management and the workers. The strike began last Wednesday in protest against the dismissal
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  • 20 8 SEGAMAT, Wed. Two sub-branches of the Segamat Liaison Emergency Committee have been formed at Buloh Kasap and Jementah.
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  • 127 8 "DREAM MOUNTAIN," an unclimbed peak in the Himalayas in West Pakistan, is the objective of three Japanese students from Kyoto University who reached Singapore in the Yamahiko Mara yesterday. The 20,900-foot peak which has no official name, is called the
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  • 123 8 THWENTY-THREE salesmen in live Singapore shoe A stores went on strike yesterday for more pay and better conditions. Three of them are branch managers. They are members of the Commercial and Industrial Workers' Union. Two of the stores affected are in North Bridge Road,
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  • 42 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A civilian motor van was stopped by thre e armed and uniformed terrorists at the 13th milestone Setul-Broga road, in the Seremban district yesterday. The van was allow, ed to go after a search.
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  • 35 8 SEGAMAT. Wed.— A Malay youth who broke into a stall at night and stole 34 packets of cigarettes was sent to the Henry Gurney School for three years by the juvenile court.
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  • 34 8 Lee Hong, a house-painter, was jailed for four months in Singapore yesterday for stealing a sold necklace from a two-year-old girl. The sentence will be followed by two years' police supervision.
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  • 51 8 PENANG, Wed.— The Settlement Council will consider the White Paper on the Reid Commission report and recommendations at its next meeting. The Resident Commissioner. Mr. R. P. Bingham. told councillors today that he would call a meeting towards the end of June or first week of
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  • 40 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. K. Sathu Nair, of Lay an Rubber Estate. Lengga, was sentenced to two years' jail by Mr. N. L. Cohen In the Sessions Court. Kluang, yesterday for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to 8. Sangam.
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  • 216 8 A girl called Agatha 'all the charm of Singapore' AN English artist's first impression of Singapore looks down from among other paintings at the Rotary Club Hobbies Exhibition at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The "impression" Is a skillful pencil drawing of an attractive Chinese girl. Agatha Chong, a hotel waitress,
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  • 59 8 A Singapore magistrate yesterday ordered the arrest of Woo Shin Hou, building contractor, and Cheong Chew Chan, a carpentry shop proprietor for failing to attend court. Woo and Cheong did not turn up for trial on charge of not submitting income tax returns. The court fixed
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  • 20 8 The Indonesian ConsulateGeneral's offices in the X.P.M. and Asia Insurance building will b e closed today. Ascension Day.
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  • 92 8 SINGAPORE UMNO supports the proposal that Friday be the Federation's weekly holiday after independence, instead of Sunday. Inche Ahmad Jabri bin Mohamed Aliib. acting secretary of Singapore UMNO said yesterday that, as the organisation had already asked for Islam to be the state religion,
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  • 50 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.A panel of examiners has interviewed 160 teachers in Johore who want to take a course at ffirkby or Brinnsford in England. The panel will mak e recommendations to the Education Department in Kuala Lumpur, where the final selection will be made.
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  • 58 8 KUALA KANGSAR. Wed.— A donation of $50 by the Sultan of Perak has swelled the funds in aid of the Kuala Kangsar district welfare committee to $1,150.95 Bulk of the sum was raised at a ball held in the Idris Club here, when an auction sale,
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  • 65 8 A youth, Kong Yew Woh, pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of rioting with several others at the Tong Nam Hotel, Geylang, on April 1 this year with the Intention of causing hurt to Ong Hock Keng. He was given
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    • 146 8 niniA uil a vta Hospitals 6.00 Programme Sum"AUIO MAJLAYA mary; 6.02 Calling All Children; 6.30 Radio Dance Club; 6.55 ReSinfapore Klonal Announcements; 6.56 SinMedium ware 476 metres and K&Pore Share Market Report: 7.00 short wave 41 metres. New 7.10 News Talk; 7.15 The KUALA LUMPUR I Continental Touch; 7.30 Radio
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  • 1963 9 JN 1907 a promising young American actress named Billie Burke got her first big chance in London. She was chosen by the famous English actor-manager, Sir Charles Hawtrey, to play opposite him in the light, popular comedy, "Mrs. Ponderbury's Past." Suave, brilliant, 45- r
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    • 214 9 Rex .Morgan M.D. Warn dawn r m^^ mm^^^ mmr T tvc uei/cg rv-Muc "H W I'M NOT wTTHOUT COA»P*&*ON FOaTTIHe^IJ V THAT'S HMKX* A V ffKHATi NOT, Oft. MOB&4N > =a:= S»^a»* B—B^»*K/ ANYTHING TD HIM, 1 010 /MAN, DOCTOR-- BUT M£ PIP 6VKY- TRIBUTE TO XX*t I »UT AFTER
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  • 51 10 By Our Market Correspondent IRREGULAR tendencies extended through the industrial and part of the tin sections of the Singapore Share Market yesterday. Business was slightly less than the previous day but fair, taking into consideration the diverted interests of a race day ln
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  • 344 10 The Malayan Share Brokers Association reported: "There was a further easing in industrials on the local share market. Tins were quietly steady and a slight increase was no'fceable in rubber shares." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday:— Praser Se Neave ords $2.48 (overnight), $2.48;
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  • 118 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per plcul yesterday were: I Copra: quiet; May June $25 4 buyers. $26% sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $41 sellers, drum $45 >i sellers. Pepper: steady, about 30 to 40 tons of business reported done: Muntok white $106. Sarawak $105 (both up
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  • 152 10 Jane first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore on Wednesday at 89%, cents per lb. down one-quarter of a cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was easier. Closing prices ln cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 89 4, sellers 90:
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  • 38 10 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 6.27% for cash and 6.29 i for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 16.76 and one tael of gold at 275 U.
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  • 14 10 lb. (down 2S °f a cent) TIN: $386 (up $1). COPR 'n,,u
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  • 107 10 MET.Ii,, In investm,.,;;,, pressure forced most variation., amounts on the m. Exchange C V M "> Henry Jones w«n leading stocks. i n sflver-lead group r though Consol Zinc a/ 1 Oils were Exploration rising m* Search dropping 8c! r!" Ings were mainly st#.*S were active al rl
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  • 179 10 Ships lying alongsid,. ln PM Harbour Board expected today are: rJz Templar 4/5, Tak Bakke 6/7. Steel Admin' j' pire Orwell 11, R, Straat Bali 16 16. Yanv 18, Stla N. Wall 6. 10, Hupeh 21/22, 52 Rajah Brooke 25. Siru,a balu 27, Idomom Maru 31/32, Slamir 36.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 407 10 NOTICES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE. 1950. (F.M. No 52 of 1950) THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (STATE OF PERAK t ELECTIONS REGULATIONS. 1956 (Pk. G.N. No. 911/56) REGULATION 10 (5) NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF REVISED REGISTER. Ko- Notice Is hereby given that the Revised Register of Electors for the Oreentown Ward
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    • 428 10 NOTICES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE, 1950. (F.M. No. 52 of 1950) THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (STATE OF PERAK) ELECTIONS REGULATIONS, 1956 (Pk. c;.N. No. 910/56) REGULATION 10 (5) NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF REVISED REGISTER No. Notice is hereby given that the Revised Register of Electors for the Menglembu Ward has
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    • 405 10 NOTICES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE, 1950. (F.M. No. 52 of 1950) THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (STATE OF PERAK) ELECTIONS REGULATIONS, 1856 (Pk. G.N. No. 910/56) REGULATION 10 (5) NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF REVISED REGISTER. No. Notice is hereby given that the Revised Register of Electors for the Sillbin Ward has
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    • 406 10 NOTICES NOTICE UNDER SECTION 137 OF THE TOWN BOARD ENACTMENT No. 118 JOHOREA draft plan No- J4/3062 tor the amended Layout for the proposed Market, Post Office and the area bounded by Jalan Patlmah Jalan Misjld and Jalan Pantal. Bandar Penggaram has been prepared and is open to Public Inspection
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    • 696 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS TRAINIWO OF MALAYS to Robber Estate Management Application* are Invited by the Rural <te industrial Development Authority from physically fit, single men for training from early July. IM7 for approximately 2 yean. Applicants mutt have passed toe School Certificate, preferably Grade I. Application, should give the applicant's age
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    • 441 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient serviu fROM CAN AO A /US PACIFIC PORTS 30 DAYS Sailing San Vancouver Francisco Spore P.S'wct fenjit; Kriirin Bakke Cdn. 6/7 |/2|w |i Anna Bakke 16/ 18|une 19|une 2 1 |une 1 Elisabeth Bakke 9/1 1 |uly I2|uly I4| u i» Giertrurf Bakke 19 Iwi* 3|uW 6Aus
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    • 1002 11 fTffiM!tffTlXZfWFWFntTTnk EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS SAILINGS POR BANGKOK AND/OR PAR BAST "■"■■RBI VIA SUEZ Penong P. S'hom Spore "KAMBODIA" 3/ 4Juno "SAMOA" 9/lOJuno 11/11 Jum 12/UJun. *«IA" 11/UJum HOMEWARDS SAILINGS FOR OENOA. ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, GOTHENBURG^ OSLO via sun Spore P. Sham Penong "LALANDIA" 3/ 3 Juna Not Loading
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  • 1345 12 YOUTH SHINES I HOPE that every Singapore mother who possibly can will drop in during the week to see the Hobbies Exhibition that the Rotary Cljib is currently running in the Victoria Memorial Hall. And I hope she will take the °i""<* »h«» There is a
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    • 355 12 No Other KETCHUP Tastes Like i HEINZ. Mode am^^B* /KCOrtftnp TO nLjHE/iwJf I Afosll/a/ue^^^M Recipe,, I I fh Flavor Simply Can't Be Copied I J See For Yourself! A«n- the greater name in di odoranti bring* you NEW ODO-RO-NO Stick Deodorant It's more economical! The handy push-uo case gives you
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 403 12 go to seal (5-4). Straits Times Crossword Bjf^ f ii^i^x2iio-« 27 Fair Maid of Perth's wouldi. i 1 tsssssi 1 In tini n I be abducter (7). 1 2 8 HI 8 23 1n time for baby? Yes, not |P r-r yet late (7). HI H§ sUS BSSS §H DOWN
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  • 333 13  -  808 PIDGEON -CASUAL CABLE T0 BAFA— 'HOT COMING'- By rwtHE Eastern A. A. soccer team of Hong Kong has called off its tour of Singapore and the Federation, due to some unexplained immigration difficulties. Eastern were due to have played their openIng match in Singapore
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  • 484 13  -  EDIN PETERS ENTRY OF 106 FOR JUNE 9 MEET By npHE highlight of the circuit race meeting to be held at the Chang) airstrip on Sunday. June 9. will be the ten laps race for formulae libre cars in which several of Britain's top
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  • 26 13 Ooh Kirn Toon and Mohamed Noor wll meet in the final of the Pulau Bukom Smelting Works S.C. billiards competition at Pulau Bukom today.
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  • 132 13 NINE SABA SEMI-FINALS ON CARD TONIGHT rpHE Singapore Amateur A Boxing Association's annual championships switch tonight to the Badminton Hall from the Royal Malayan Navy barracks, where the preliminary rounds were held on Tuesday. And judging by the lively displays that were seen on Tuesday, this evening's semifinals should be
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  • 58 13 Serangoon Garden Sports Club will hold a dance on Saturday at the club premises and the proceeds will go to the cricket fund. The money collected will be used to encourage and provide for more cricket actfvlties for the members. The club hopes to play
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  • 154 13 Twenty-five Singapore badminton players were named by the S.B.A. selection sub committee last night for special centralised training which will start next month. The trainees are: Long Pern Chan, Long Pong Kwong. Lim Tin Wah. Willie Tay Cheong Cheng Swee, Ong Tlong Gin, Christopher Chew, Lim
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  • 261 13 BANKERS BEAT BUSMEN Houses soccer round-up (CHARTERED BANK i scored an easy 3-0 win over Singapore Traction Co. in a Singapore Business Houses F.A. league first division match at Serangoon Road yesterday. After a scoreless first half I when the bankers did most of the attacking, the busmen's defence, gave
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  • 97 13 LONDON. Wed.— Tea scores in today's cricket matches were: At The Oval. Northampton 113 (A. Bedser 5-28) v Surrey At Paisley, Scotland 156-8 (Altchlson S3) v Yorkshire. At Manchester, Glamorgan 179-3 (Parkhouse 86 not out) v Lancashire. At Taunton, Worcester 222-3 \D. Richardson 101 not out) v
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  • 38 13 R.A.F. Tengah beat RAF. Seletar "A" by 35 runs in an lnter-servlces Wednesday league cricket match at Ten^ah yesterday. Tengah: 133-8 dec. (Brown 40, Adams 47. Lawrence 3-35). Seletar: 98 (Harvey 31, Lawrence 24, Prudden 4-27).
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 1069 13 „MUOI>ATION VACANT I i Hir) Box St ct,. oxtrm. \i s Katonjf District, Si hools. Churches, Bus Stops. Phone ',86-B East Coast 0 IHREE ROOMED I ppec tieransoon > ulable lmmedlatipplv Mr- Chen Tel: .< --ter House i.OHAVILLE'. 130 i-'parlous Double/ .•nrxiation- AU Modern Kull/Part Board. rates. Phone *****--or unfurnished
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    • 837 13 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 0 Word, Si (Min.)— Box St rt». ,xtr: WANTED SHOP PREMISEB. Willing to pay good rent or reasonable compensation. Reply Box A 2819 S.T. WANTED Word, Si (Min.)— Box tt ct,. OMtrm. WANTED TEACHER Able Speak Japanese/English Fluently to Teach two Children. Apply Monma, 15-B Beach Road. Phone:
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    • 820 13 FOR SALE it Word, Si (Mln.)— Box St ct,. txtrm. HR.O. RECEIVER complete with power pack and colls to coyer 1.4 3o mc/s condition good. Best offer secures. Box A 2889. S.T. TJIR i CLONAL Seedlings and Budded Stumps for sale, (various clones available). Apply to Kampong Kuantan Estate, Buklt
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    • 324 13 NOTICE MEENA BROS., SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR The above Firm formerly carryIng on business In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as "MEKNA BROS-, SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR" was dissolved on the 31st day of December 1955. The Firm of Meena Bros-, Kuala Lumpur was taken over by A. A. MOHAMED ABDULLAH, A. V.
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    • 172 13 nr back home VIA AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA aad make it a trio to remember On your next trip to Europe, why not see Connections through to London via the Australia, Honolulu and North America, U.S.A. or Canada may be arranged in too? advance, with stop-overs and side trips Fly to
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    • 39 13 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Dlv. SB: T.B.A. v Beaek S.C— Geylan*. Serangoon M.Y. v Halkowyu S.C. Fairer Park. ATHLETICS: Ana Keng English School sports (1 and II) Kwonjt Avenue School sports (I and II). BOXING: S.A.B.A. national championships (semi-finals) Badminton Hall.
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  • 775 14 SIR LEONARD HUTTON sums up: England must rely on spimwrs Laker, Lock and Wardle could be match-winners England bid to reign as world champions BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday. JT ALL DEPENDS on the toss. If Peter May calls correctly, then England have a great chance of winning
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  • 2056 14  -  EPSOM JEEP By AMUSEMENT PARK TAKES TOP SPRINT AMUSEMENT PARK, with Merv Posner up, rehabilitated himself with a smashing win in Stamford Raffles Stakes over 6f at Bukit Timah yesterday. Last at the half-mile, Amusement Park came with a spectacular finish to beat Hobbs' pair. Shamrock
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  • 98 14 TOTAL POOL: $231,530 Ist. No. *****6 ($*****8) 2nd. No. *****6 52,094) 3rd. No. *****3 28,941) STARTERS ($2,631 each): Nos. *****8; *****7; *****5; *****7; *****6; *****1; *****9; *****8; *****1; *****2; *****8; CONSOLATION ($1,736 each): Not. *****0; *****9: *****0; *****1; *****2; *****2; *****8; *****7; *****2; *****9. DOUBLE TOTE: Races
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  • 71 14 BUENOS AIRES. Wed. Another £100,000 soccer transfer is being negotiated here, it involves centre forward Antoni. Anßellllo of Boca Juniors An un-named Italian club believed to be either Juven- tu s or Milan— is bidding for his signature. Yesterday Enrique Sivorl. of the River Plate club, signed
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  • 31 14 The Singapore Hockey Association will hold a practice match for its trainees on the SRC. padang at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow. All members of the squad should be present.
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  • 123 14 Cooper Davidson reach semi-fin a l FKICH lEMIS w PARIS Davidson (SweS 1 won their n men's single: French open championsh., and will clash semi-finals Cooper was beaten giant Swrd» In finals of the toun year. Yesterday Coodm for th« title, boai tralian Nealo 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Davri, Jackie Brichant
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  • 21 14 LONDON, Tues.-Joe Era me, the British beamS champion, beat Peter' BJ on points last night onr rounds at Doncaster.-R;>
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 767 14 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from Pace 6). SITUATIONS VACANT t* Ward, Si (Him.)— Box SO ct: txtrm. ACCOUNTANT. Experienced, must be capable of handling accounts payable and supervise cashier operations for American firm In Singapore. Replies must Include full details of education and business experience. Will be treated In confidence. Box
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