The Straits Times, 29 November 1957

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    21 1 AVERAGE DAILY (*****1111) SAIL l\( II HS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1957 if 15 CENTS
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    ARRESTS: THE REASON
    346 1 RAZAK: FOUR TRIED TO SPREAD COMMUNISM IN UNION 'Influenced by Middle Road' Terrorist and study group boohs, song sheets seized in raid on Johore office KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday, trade union officials arrested last >nth had been influenced by leaders of nunist-dominated unions in Singapore to d the
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    Hong Kong's big naval dockyard to shut down
    232 1 Hong Kong's big naval dockyard to shut down HONG KONG, Thurs— The British Government has decided that the colony's biK naval dockyard will be closed down during the next two years, the Hong Kong Government announced tonight. In LONDON. Lord Mancroft. Minister without portfolio, told the House of Lords about
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    Chance to win a fortune
    57 1 HAVE you made your bid for the $30,000 JACKPOT in The Malayan Monthly's 5 Contest 'P' (November)? The contest closes on Monday, 5 Dec. 2. THREE days from today. Send your coupon, with, postal order, NOW. Full details in MM for November at all newsagents.
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    PEKING TELLS STUDENTS: OBEY COUNTRY'S LAWS
    619 1 Reds urge overseas Chinese: Become citizens HONG KONG, Thurs.— Red China yesterday urged millions of overseas Chinese to take up the nationality of their adopted country. In an appeal directly beamed at Chinese students in Malaya and Singapore the Peking Government asked them to
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    Lock icon Ike, getting better, goes to church PARIS TRIP 'STILL POSSIBLE'
    182 1 Ike, getting better, goes to church PARIS TRIP 'STILL POSSIBLE' WASHINGTON, Thursday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, making a rapid and dramatic recovery from his illness, left the White House today with Mrs. Eisenhower to attend o rVianks rrivine church service. The decision to attend church on this national holiday apparently came as
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    TIN BODY ASKS FOR THAT $31 MIL.
    143 1 TIN BODY ASKS FOR THAT $31 MIL. LONDON, Thurs. The International Tin Council called for member governments yesterday to make their first subsequent contribution representing 5,000 tons at the price of £730 ($6,205) per ton. An official announcement said: "The Chairman of the International Tin Council ha s informed the
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    Take-over talks are off
    77 1  - Take-over talks are off HALL ROMNEY From f ONDON. Thurs.— The board of James Warren and Co., Ltd which company has extensive Malayan rubber interests have notified shareholders that after discussions with the representatives of Paragon Holdings, the latter have decided not to proceed with their negotiations for a takeover.
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    INDONESIAN GUN-BOAT DID OPEN FIRE'
    493 1 A GROUP of boatmen claimed yesterday an Indonesian gun boat had not only chased them into Singapore waters but also opened fire. The men 17 Indonesians and one Chinese, said that when the Indonesian patrol boat chased them near Raffle* Lighthouse early on Wednes- day
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    Lock icon 'DON'T SERVE THE DUTCH' CAMPAIGN STARTS IN TWO CITIES
    164 1 'DON'T SERVE THE DUTCH' CAMPAIGN STARTS IN TWO CITIES JAKARTA, Thurs.— A committee for the take-over of Dutch New Guinea today announced economic restrictions in Sourabaya against all Dutch people living in the city —second largest in Indonesia. The Antara news agency reported the Sourabaya branch of the Liberation Committee
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    Mac: No pledge on arms row
    44 1 Mac: No pledge on arms row T ONDON, Thurs.— The J Prime Minister, Mr. Macmillan, told the House of Commons today he could not give France an absolute guarantee that Britain would not supply further arms to Tunisia. But. in a statement on his
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    168 1 IKE FOR FARM WASHINGTON, Thurs. Prcsidi-nt KiM-nlumi r hopeb to leave Washing ton tomorrow for bis farm at Gettysburg for complete rest, White House annMweed.—Renter. talks in Paris earlier thi-s week, he said he had assured the French that no further British arm s would go to Tunisia
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    N.Z. troops on way here
    62 1 WELLINGTON, Thurs. The troopship Captain Coo* sailed from Wellington today for Singapore with the first battalion ever to leave New Zealand shores in peacetime. The 670 strong Ist Bn. New Zealand Regiment, marched through the streets of Wellington in teeming rain. The battalion, which Includes
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    Lock icon Dockyard: 5,000 will lose their jobs
    170 2 Dockyard: 5,000 will lose their jobs From Page One said the decision to close the base would not be altered. The first mass dismissal notices would be issued on Dec. 12 but the navy would try to help them get alternative work. Ttade unionists employed at the navy yard will
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    Lock icon Flying bedstead crashes
    58 2 LONDON. Thurs. The "Flying Bedstead." first jet aircraft to achieve vertical take-off, crashed today at the Rolls Royce development works here, killing the pilot. I Wing Commander Henry Gordon Larsen. 41. The flying bedstead is a I three-and-half ton tubular structure, with four sprung legs, powered by
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    Lock icon To visit Japan
    21 2 TOKYO. Thurs. A parliamentary mission from i Australia will visit Japan next January, it was disclosed today— U.P.
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    Lock icon HATTA VOTE POSES A THREAT TO SOEKARNO GOVERNMENT
    211 2 HATTA VOTE POSES A THREAT TO SOEKARNO GOVERNMENT JAKARTA, Thurs.— A J West Borneo demand for an immediate vote brought extreme tension to the reconst r v c t i on conference here last night. The vote was sought on a proposal by the majority that former Vice President Mohammed
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    Lock icon LEARNING—THE HARD WAY
    56 2 LEARNING— THE HARD WAY LONDON. Thurs. -Thomas McGrail said In court today he stole a Bible Irom a book store "because I wanted to •tudy it." The magistrate. Mr. Frank i Powell, said: "It says in the Bible "Thou shalt not steal.' i and he drove the Bible lesson 1
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    Australia jails Kuching student
    18 2 HE STOLE NOTES OF USE TO NOBODY BOT THOSE WHO MADE THEM, COURT TOLD
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    — THE ENVOY WHO LIKES MALAY LANGUAGE
    33 2 THE ENVOY WHO LIKES MALAY LANGUAGE MR. HOMER ("1 like the Malay language") Byington. Jr.. the American Ambassador to Malaya, and his wife who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Straits Times picture.
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    Lock icon JUDGE TELLS HIM: 'YOU HAVE DONE A MEAN, DESPICABLE THING'
    325 2 JUDGE TELLS HIM: 'YOU HAVE DONE A MEAN, DESPICABLE THING' MELBOURNE, Thursday. AN Asian student was sentenced to two months' A jail at suburban Carlton Court today for havinjr stolen satchels containing important notes belonging to Melbourne University students, who were preparing tor their examinations. He is Kueh Boon Hong,
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    FLOW OF NEWS-AND PROBLEM IT PRESENTS PAPERS IN ASIA
    406 2 KANDY, rhurs.— Mr. I C. R. Srinivasan, j publisher of Swadesa- mitran in Madras, said Ihere yesterday that j news within Asia was not merely of interest to Asians but to all who I' valued the democratic way of life. Addressing
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    Lock icon French protest
    33 2 PARIS. Thurs— The French Government today protested against a new Tunisian law which makes it an offence for any Tunisian to have civen aid to the former French protectorate authorities. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Men agreed to a wife-swap* then tried for a divorce
    119 2 SYDNEY, Thurs. Two hus. bands had swapped wives and attempted to get a divorce by agreement, Mr. Justice Richardson found In the New South Wales Supreme court today. The judge said both couples worked out a bold design to dissolve
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    'MEN-IN-THE-CELL' GIVE VIEWS
    136 2 LUCKNOW Thursday A CONFERENCE of prisoners and ex-pnAmor, met here yesterday to discuss questions of jail relorm. The conference, organised by the Prisons Department of the Government of uttar Pradesh State, discussed prison administration from the point of view of the man-in-the-cell Nearly 50 prisoners and ex-prisonors
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    Lock icon Cable flashes
    99 2 Press relations officer will be Miss L. M. Duck.— A.P. MADRAS: More than 2.100 people, including many womtn. have been arrested in Madras state after a state-wide campaign to burn copies of the Indian constitution— Reuter. MANILA The Philippine Navy has detained two foreign fishing vessels for poaching
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    Labour call for Cyprus peace talks
    98 2 lONDON, Thurs. The La--4 bour Party yesterday called on the Government to sponsor joint talks between Greek and Turkish leaders to break the deadlock on Cyprus The party's national executive committee, meeting here issued a statement saying that the Government has •vacillated for three
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    Lock icon MINISTER is SHOT AT NEAR EIFFEL TOWER
    150 2 MINISTER is SHOT AT NEAR EIFFEL TOWER pARiv not rhe ar > °f Stat. i R >Ir. Barakrok h escaped an l We outside his P f A fusillade •raa Bred erej cai m the lei, ba, near the Eiffel The shots ff ere Bred Z k 1 Barakrok I
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    Lock icon AUSSIE DEGREE FOR MAC
    58 2 CANBERRA. Thurs. The Vice-chancellor of the Australian National University, Sir Leslie Melville, today said that the British Prime Minister. Mr. Harold Macmillan. had accepted an in- vltation to r< ive the her, orary depree of Doctor if I Laws durine his visit nee I year Mr.
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    Lock icon AUSSIE PoW BRIGADIER DEFENDS KISHI visit
    302 3 AUSSIE PoW BRIGADIER DEFENDS KISHI visit SYDNEY, Thursday. HER F. G. "Black Jack" Galleghan, ndor ot Australian prisoners of war at 11 1) betweea 1942 and 1945, said today il (»l the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Kishi, to Australia was "a gesture peaceful association." Galleghan, commander of the Ausv Battalion
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    PEERS ISSUE: TNKERING, SAY THE LABOUR M.P.s
    104 3 PEERS ISSUE: TNKERING, SAY THE LABOUR M.P.s Thurs. LaMrmbers of i decided .lv today Government's rreatini men women "life sit and vote House Of Lords tinkering general issue ling Britain*! him her. t offii I-'' slatrmcnt hi a private Ml'n said it iimhhislv aureed a iinrndment to t 9 probably
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    Lock icon New rockets
    11 3 I Atomic Commission anthat t-.-t.- rockets with nu- Reuter.
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    Lock icon M.P.s call for permanent UN force
    107 3 rhurs.— A total i Parlia I Commons moI night, for i;p of a permai Nations force ol notes the with drawal of the Indonesian contingent from the U.N. i Emergency Force and the an- I nouncement that the Finnish contingent i s also to
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    Lock icon Off on tour
    39 3 PNOM PEN'H. Thur.>Marshal Phibul Songgram. former Premier of Siam who flew to Cambodia after he was overthrown in a bloodless coup last September, announced plans today to leave on Tuesday for Hong Kong and Tokyo.— A.P.
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    Run-way wife drama
    161 3 TRIED TO TAKE SON BEHIND IRON CURTAIN ALEX GABRIEL, se- i-ond in-command of 6.000 former Hungarian freedom fighters now in Britain, seizes his two- year-old son from the arms of his wife Edith after she tried to take the boy back to Hungary. E Gabriel, who has
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    Lock icon Nehru is 'pained' by Britain
    203 3 UPSET BY ATTITUDE ON KASHMIR NEW DELHI, Thursday. I R. NEHRU, told Parliament today he was "pained i?1 and grieved" by Britain's attitude at the United Nations over the Kashmir dispute. Mr. Nehru referred to demands by some members for severing India's Commonwealth link because
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    23 3 COLOMBO, Thurs.—Commonwealth Prime Ministers will be invited to attend celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Ceylon's Independence on Feb. 2. U.P.
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    Atom smasher
    16 3 CHICAGO. Thurs.— ArgonnNational Laboratory will build the world's most powerful atom smasher near here.
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    Lock icon Curb lifted
    32 3 TOKYO. Thur.s. The Ja- panese Government an- 1 nour.ced today that Britain bat lifted the restriction placed on navigation around I Christmas Island because of nuclear weapons tests.— U.P. I
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    Lock icon SPANISH ATTACK AT DAWN
    80 3 SPANISH ATTACK AT DAWN RABAT, Thurs. Spanish forces launched an all-out attack at dawn today to recapture posts in the enclave of Ifni taken oy Moroccan irregulars, it was reported here today. Nearly 2.000 Spanish troops are said to have landed from a troopship yesterday. Another is expected at Ifni.
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    'RED ATTACK WOULD MEAN WAR'
    147 3 MANILA, Thursday. A DMIRAL Arthur Radford, former chief of the U.S. A Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned today that a Soviet attack against any nation with which America had a collective security arrangement would mean "the beginning of World War III." "Perhaps th c fact
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    LONDON STOCKS
    300 3 LONDON. Thurs. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols £45 13/16 —1/16 Funding 4% £84- War 3-- r re' c £61 5,16 1/16 BANKS M'tile (£5: 2 .iP.U) £6U Chartered (£l> 36 9 Hongkong ($125) £44 s i INSURANCE Com. Un. (uts.)
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    Lock icon H-BOMBS OVER BRITAIN: 'STOP IT' CALL
    321 3 H-BOMBS OVER BRITAIN: 'STOP IT' CALL f ON DON, Thurs.— J Some newspapers and Socialist groups expressed alarm today at a Cabinet assumption that American bombers flying on patrol from Britain carry nuclear weapons. But Conservative and independent papers calmly accepted a statement in the Commons yesterday by the Foreign
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    A threat to port officials in Colony
    189 4 A threat to port officials in Colony INDONESIAN and Dutch-owned ships, which carry thousands of passengers between Sumatra ports and Java via Singapore, are posing the Colony port authorities a problem. Passengers in the Indonesian ship Tampomas, and the K.P.M. -owned Baud and Van Riemsdijk have abused and threatened the
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    Her goodbye
    28 4 Lady Black, wife of the Gnvi rnor >t Singapore, yestt relay >;iid goodbye to the children of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital at Tanjong Pagar Road.
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    Road plan
    19 4 Singapore Rural Board yesterday passed a resolution to take over 32 roads on the Serangoon Garden Estate.
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    'Peter Pan'
    31 4 Dean's School in Singapore will present J. M Barries "Peter Pan" at the Cultural Centre. Canning Rise, on Dec. 23. 26 and 27 in aid of the Children's Society.
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    BOOK OF CHINESE NAMES
    62 4 PENANG. Thurs. An As- •lstant Controller of Immigration. Mr. R. A. Jones, ha, compiled a book of Chi- nese names. "I hope my notes will help I people to spell all such names correctly," he told the Straits Times. Mr. Jones spent a year on this
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    KIDNAPPING: MYSTERY ABOUT A LETTER
    438 4 Victim's father, who received it, says it contained only a horoscope circular Police Secretary says it has not been possible to ascertain its contents MYSTERY surrounds the arrival in Singapore of a letter from Perak addressed to the father of a kidnapped business man, Mr.
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    Tengku inspects guard of honour
    43 4 THE PRIMK MIMSTKK Tengku Abdul Rahman, inspects a guard of honour in Kuala Kangsar on Wednesday when he addressed a rally on the padang The women are members of the K.iuiii Ibu section of UMNO —Straits Times picture.
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    CIGARETTES TO BE ON QUOTA TO BEAT THE SMUGGLERS
    210 4 "THE Singapore Gov--1 ernment yesterday introduced a quota system for export of cigarettes to Indonesian islands. The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Mr. K. M. Byrne, said last night that it was hoped this new measure would
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    $30 for taking motor-cycle
    48 4 Reginald Hill wa s fined $30 in Singapore yesterday for taking away a motor-cycle belonging to Yeo Kah Swee at Keppel Road on Wednesday night without Yeo's permission Hill told the court that he was drunk and did not know what he was doing.
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    Exhibition of fine arts
    41 4 The 15th annual exhibition of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts will be opened at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, at 5.30 p.m. today. The exhibition will remain open until Monday from 9.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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    87 4 MEMBER) iU Malay have felt the lon the s\vit, trol. hay( that their be safegus Negotiatio ed transter Singapor< are still g A Sin. Ip spokesman that numb that tin jobs if the to break down. He said outcome I it will not R.M.N. will be Either it f
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    READERS' POSTBAG
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    PERAK BANDIT VANISHES
    38 5 IPOH. Thursday. Securii forces in the Ipoh ar> v or I Tuesday saw an armed tcrI rorist who dropped to hi.s knees, rolled over into bushes and disappeared. The patrol senrched the area without success.
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    Ship hits reef with 39
    260 5 OKINAWAN FISHERMEN TELL OF A NINE-DAY SEA DRAMA CREW LIVE IN WRECK FOR SEVEN DAYS, THEN REACH LAND IN BOATS THIRTY-NINE Okinawans who were shipwrecked about 130 miles from Labuan on Nov. 13 arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Darvel on their way back to
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    COLONY PLAN FOR OVER-AGE PUPILS
    280 5 COLONY PLAN FOR OVER-AGE PUPILS yHE Singapore Educa- 1 tion Ministry is pre- I paring a plan for the gradual elimination of over-aged pupils in the Chinese schools. This plan will be implemented as from next year. i A Ministry .spokesman told the Straits Times yesterday j that the Ministry
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    Envoy returns to Federation
    57 5 The British High Commissioner in Federation. Mr. G. W. Tory. returned to Kuala Lumpur by Malayan Airways yesterday after .-.pending a day in Singapore. Mr. Tory said in Singapore that he came here to do some Christmas shopping and to havp routine talks with the Commissioner
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    Flying in
    22 5 Mr. Robort Murray Jr.. executive vice-president of Pan American World Airways Pacific- Alaska division i will arrive in Singapore tomorrow.
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    'MINISTER' TO LEARN FROM INDIA
    83 5 'MINISTER' TO LEARN FROM INDIA PENANG. Thurs. The Penang "Minister" for Education and Health, Dr. N. K. Menon, will leave for India tomorrow to make a special study of educational institutions in the country. He will call on India's Education Minister and discuss problems of mutual interest "I will do
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    Smokes charge
    29 5 Ong Coe Pee. 62. was jailed for two months in Singapore yesterday for possessing 11 Jib. of uncustomed cigarettes at a house in Weld Road yesterday morning.
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    Supper dance
    24 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. St. Andrew's Night will be celebrated with a supperdance at the Batu Penggcram Club Batu Pahat. on Dec 5.
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    UMNO backs left-wing polls alliance
    245 5 UMNO backs left-wing polls alliance INCHE DARUS SHARIFF, UMNO publicity officer in Singapore, said yesterday that his party's representative would speak in support of all PAP and Labour Front City Council candidates. "We have an understanding with the two parties to speak, support and work with them he said. "Similarly,
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    JOHORE GETS READY FOR CABINET GOVT.
    204 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thursday. UNOFFICIAL members of the Johore Executive Council have been increased from four to eight in preparation for the day when the council will work as a Cabinet. The increase recommended by a select committee of the Council of State. Is aimed
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    BARBARA SAILS TO WED RAF CORPORAL
    32 5 MISS BARBARA ARNOLD. a stenographer, left Singapore yesterday in the Canton to marry Cpl. Albert Edwards, formerly of R.A.F. Changi. who returned to England last month.
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    Crashes in air: Pilots to blame
    109 5 Crashes in air: Pilots to blame KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs —Lack of skill or experience appeared to be the cause of all but one of the eight civil aircraft crashes in the Federation during the last two years. In the one case in which this was not the cause the propeller
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    60 pass first aid exam
    58 5 PENANG. Thurs.— Sixty civil defence volunteers will be presented with first aid certificates at a tea party on Saturday at the residence of the Mayor. Mr. G.H. Goh The volunteers have passed their first aid examination conducted by the Penang branch of the Malayan Red
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      611 5 SIN(iAP()KK INFANTRY RF- GOVERNMENT DOMAIN <;|MENT Farewell visit and in- CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CENTRE: spec tion by the Governor Sir Christmas party for Government Robert Black, Ulu Pandang Camp, Domain children by the Governor 7.45 a.m. and Lady Black 430 p.m. ROTARY CUB: Annual WESLEY METHODIST YOI TH Christmas party for
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    Fought-$5
    39 6 R Govindasamy M Ramasamy. V Kandasamy and K Sinnakanu were each fined $5 after they had pleaded guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of fighting among themselves at 5.15 p.m. in Tosca Street on Wednesday
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    $50m. cash aid for Chinese schools in 1958—Minister
    75 6 $50m. cash aid for Chinese schools in 1958— Minister MINISTER INSPECTS FIRE BRIGADE GUARD THE Minister for Interior and Justice. Incbe Sulaiman bin Dato Abdul Rahman is seen inspecting the guard of honour mounted by the Kuala Lumpur municipal fire brigade before he opened the new municipal fire station at
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    The Russia I know by Vernon Bartlett
    241 6 BARRIERS ARE BREAKING DOWN MR. VERNON BARTLETT, political commentator of the Straits Times, yesterday addressed the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Singapore on conditions in Russia and other European Communist countries. When he was in Moscow during the war, he had found that no
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    JOHARI ON TENGKU RAHMAN'S BIGSACRIFICE
    297 6 MALACCA, Thurs. ITI The Minister of Education, Inche Khir Johari, last night denied that the Alliance Government was out to destroy Chinese culture. He said: "This is an absurd charge. The Government plans to spend more than $50 millions on Chinese education next year— more
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    $7,000 BRIDGE—IS IT WORTHWHILE?
    241 6 $7,000 BRIDGE— IS IT WORTHWHILE? Rural Board members ponder IyHE Singapore Rural Board is to decide whether it is worthwhile building a $7,000 footbridge over the new canal at the 82 m.s. Changi Road to save the people living on either side a walk of 220 yards At a meeting
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    Boost our teachers' ratio plea
    69 6 Boost our teachers' ratio plea CINGAPORE Chinese schools J want the Education Ministry to increase the ratio of teachers to the pupils. A delegation will see the Director of Education Mr. D. McLcllan. today to discuss the proposal. At present the ratio is: Ten teachers to eight classes in the
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    STUDENTS FETE VISITORS
    73 6 Forty-four students of the Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok, now on an educational tour of Singapore, yesterday cancelled their visit to the Kranji War Memorial I and the Haw Par Villa. These two places were on their crowded programme I which included a visit to the Harbour Board, the
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    CORRUPTION REPORT QUERY
    88 6 Mr. Seah Peng Chuan, As semblyman for Kampong Kapor, will ask the Chief Minister at the Singapore Assembly meeting on Dec. 4. whether and when the report of the Inquiry Commission under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Chua into allegations of corruption will be presented to the
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    STORE CAN LEARN FROM JAPAN, SAYS LI.M
    131 6 STORE CAN LEARN FROM JAPAN, SAYS LI.M 'THERE is much m ech cation, iishiric an industry that Bingai can learn lroni Janan Legislate ::b :< man, Mr. Lim rZ, Kheng, told the Si Times yesterday. Mr. Lim had just retured from a 20-day stud of Japan where I c I
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    Stage Club play
    24 7 The Stage Club of Singapore will present "A Likely Tale" at the Cultural Centre. Canning Rise, from Dec. 11 to 14.
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    Christmas dance
    26 7 The Royal Singapore Flying Club will hold its annual Christmas dance and child- i ren's party at the club pre-j mises on Dec. 21.
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    Convent sacks eight girls
    353 7 IPOH 'RIOT' SCHOOL TAKES DISCIPLINARY ACTION TEN MORE STUDENTS MAY BE EXPELLED IPOH, Thurs. EIGHT students from the middle school of the Aye Maria Chinese Convent here have been expelled a* being main ring leaders of the disturbances that occurred in the school last Tuesday. The
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    VTarsity man to conduct cosmic ray experiments
    70 7 V T arsity man to conduct cosmic ray experiments DR I.IM YING KIO. who recently obtained a Ph. D. degree at Melbourne for a thesis on cosmic rays, has joined the University of Malaya as a lecturer. Dr. Lim has been doing research work in Melbourne under Dr. V. D.
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    Mandarin in 8 months: Hwang way
    106 7 Mandarin in 8 months: Hwang way A SINGAPORE linguist. Prof. W. Hwang. 72. last night demonstrated hi s system of teaching Mandarin in eight months to a class of 73. Prof. Hwang gave the students their first lesson in sound and character writing. He told them: "By knowing how to
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    Supply dump found
    29 7 ALOR STAR. Thurs. A joint Malayan-Siamese police patrol found a supply dump in the border jungle yesterday. In it were large quantities of medicine and food.
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    Mr. LIM 'SATISFIED' SECURITY CRITICS
    176 7 4 FTER a 20-minute discussion with the Chief Mm A ister Mr Lim Yew Hock, on the administration of Singapore's security law. a group of Christian ministers and lay leaders went away satisfied. A statement issued by the secretary of the group, the Rev J.
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    1,400 bank men reject an offer
    142 7 1,400 bank men reject an offer THE Singapore Bank Employees' Union last night I rejected an offer of two weeks" basic pay a year as gratuity made by the managements of 11 big Colony banks. The offer was made a few hours before the unions' executive committee and representative council
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    Breach of trust charge
    55 7 Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman yesterday pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court to a charge of criminal breach of trust. He is accused of misappropriating two bundles of sarongs valued at $613 belonging to Ismail bin Abdul Rahman at the railway station in Tampin. Abdul
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    Six gambled
    24 7 Six people were yesterday each fined $5 in a Singapore court after they had pleaded guilty to charges of gambling in public.
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    500 PUPILS 'RELAX' IN CYCLE PARADE
    187 7 PENANG, Thursday. ABOUT 500 students from four Chinese high schools— the Han Chiang, Chung Ling, Chung Hwa and Chinese Girls' High Schoolstaged a bicycle parade through the city today. They were followed by a police radio patrol car which picked up their trail after
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    New call to Govt. on staff housing
    206 7 'THE staff side of the Singapore Civil Service Joint Council has asked the Government to revise its housing policy to enable local officers to be eligible for quarters The matter was raised earlier by the Singapore Senior Officers' Association, which also seeks more
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    General due
    23 7 Maj.-Gen J. C. DA. Dalton, the new major-general in charge of administration. G.H.Q. FARELF. will arrive In Singapore by air today.
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    LABOUR DEPT. STEPS IN
    147 7 LABOUR DEPT. STEPS IN PENANG. Thurs.— The Pc nang Labour and IndfestnVi Department is trying to settle the strike by 600 workers of the Eastern Smelting Com puny. A spokesman for the department said today: "We are approaching both parties se parately and hope they will accept our proposals." The
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    74 8 20 Words $10 (Minimum) THE WIFE and Family of the late Mr. K A. Noronha thank Doctors. Nurses of Ward 45 G H. for their assistance, and friends, relatives who attended his funeral and sent wreaths. MISS C LIM wishes to thank her friends for their messages of condolences
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    242 8 1i.r.l- $111 Mmimum MODEL GOWNS, HATS. Gifts Vanity, 11 Balierv Road OLD CARTHUSIAN DINNER to be held at Singapore Club 12th of December. Please contact Doctor Campbell Hoy. Tel. ***** office hours. IMMEDIATE SALE:— New Arrival of Ladies' Full-size "Can- I Can" Slips. Panties. T-Shirts. Shorts. Bedsheets $2.70. Luck's
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    66 8 to Words Si Mm.) Box id els. extra GOING TO EUROPE? Allow us to make your trip an enjoyable •nd memorable one. Permit us to quote for a very dependable and helpful companion amongst our range of "gnat" cars Jaguar, Mercedes-Ben?. Singer Gazelle. Simca etc. Our 'Home Delivery
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    96 8 Words BJ Mm.) ttux iO ets. extra. COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY haa many uses in Commerce and Industry. Advanced development of the process In the Straits Times Colour Laboratories which produces transparencies and colour prints up to 11" x 18" hus made Its use possible for many purposes Including house magazines,
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    The Straits Times Spore, Friday, Nov. 29, 1957. A Peking Directive
    647 8 The Straits Times Spore, Friday, Nov. 29, 1957. A Peking Directive Communist China's reported advice to Overseas Chinese schools "to observe the laws and regulations of the country in which they function" comes at a timely moment. It appears to be official enough, and it must be assumed that it
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    Arrested Unionists
    297 8 The arrest in the Federation five weeks ago of four leading officials of the National Union of Factory and General Workers caused considerable concern among trade unionists. All four had been involved in a cannery dispute in Johore. and it was felt that their arrest could be explained
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    Failing Youth
    242 8 A survey of youth clubs carried out by a sub-conimit-tce of the Singapore Youth Council tells a depressing story of stagnation and bad organisation One in four of the clubs registered since 1950 have ceased to exist. Those that have survived are not really flourishing. Only two out
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    UNKNOWN
    958 8 New phase of the cold war at United Nations TWO months after it began its twelfth session on September 17, the General Assembly has made little progress towards constructive solutions of the many problems before it Its six constituent committees have been tackling questions ranging from disarmament and the
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    Nixon takes on the President's burdens
    728 8  -  Washington, Thurs. RICHARD Milhous Nixon. wait about his duties as Vice-President of the United States today seemingly unperturbed by the weight which has already fallen on his shoulders as a result of President Eisenhower's illness. Smart and debonair In a black homburg and a
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    Why undergrads regard teaching with distaste
    319 8 man-in-the-Street WITH reference to Mr. D McLellan's lament (S.T. Nov. 23), about the shortage of teachers, I observe that he assigns the wrong reasons for our apparent lack of interest in teaching as a career. In order to obtain a Teachers' Diploma, we have
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    NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
    71 8 T\O the authorities of Central Electricity Board, Kemaman. know that the people in the locality of Jalan Kamunting and Kampone Besut suffered 'blackouts' for the last four nights for two and a halt hours from *3.30 p. m to 8.30 p.m.? Cannot the authorities take steps to
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      65 8 Rubber's Newest Bounces A rubber cricket pitch; a rubber- surfaced playground on which children cannot hurt themselves; rubber springing in motor transport; rubberized road which will not melt in the heat a stimulating article in the October Reader's Digest (now* on sale) describes some of the new uses of this
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    Mr. Lim's advice for the women
    186 9 Mr. Lim's advice for the women nINGAPORI women :nly should an active part in the Chief Mr. Lim Yew told 24 members the Professional n'g Association rday. you will know how Her. it is not a I but nt training."! Lim was holding open group of wo- were roundinß up
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    'JOBS FOR YOU' NOTE TO EXPATS
    259 9 'JOBS FOR YOU' NOTE TO EXPATS VI ALACCA, Thurs. W1 Expatriate officers retiring under the Malayanisation scheme have been tcld that employment is available for suitable candidates in the London as well as in regional offices of the Colonial Development Corporation. Vacancies for staff, both seniors and juniors, also exist
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    COLOMBO PLAN PLANE IS IDLE IN STORE
    93 9 g ORE Government; is not decided whether Dtlnoe to use the Im r aircraft which 0" n lent to the colony Indian Government Colombo Plan for local commercial expires in Peb- and only six boys have been given training for private pilot's licences.
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    11 factories 'may be forced to shut'
    333 9 1 1 factories 'may be forced to shut' RUBBER FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS IN SINGAPORE TELL MINISTER OF COMMERCE OF CRISIS UNRESTRICTED IMPORT OF JAPANESE GOODS IS BLAMED: BLOW TO 4,000 EMPLOYEES gLEVEN Singapore factories manufacturing rubber footwear may be forced to close down, leaving 4,000 workers jobless. Reason: The unrestricted import
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    BROTHER MEETS BROTHER
    40 9 Father Mathew kisses the ring of Bishop Melkcbecke. For Father Mathew the luncheon was a special occasion. He timed his arrival in Singapore so that he could meet his brother, Archbishop Mathew (in background). Straits Times picture.
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    Offices will later be markets
    103 9 Offices will later be markets THE Singapore Rural Board decided yesterday to build two temporary offices at a cost of $13,000 each in the Serangoon and Katong Districts. They will be situated in Still Road and at the junction of Yio Chu Kang and Thomson Roads. At the Rural Board
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    Crowd boos candidate
    70 9 KUALA TRENGGANU. rhurs.— An Alliance candidate contesting the Kuala Trengganu town council election was booed as he spoke at a rally at Kampong Kolam last night. The candidate, Inche Abdul Rashid bin Hussein, a local bus company manager, is seeking re-election in the Ladang Ward. In another
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    CATHOLICS PROTEST AGAINST FPA GRANT
    174 9 CATHOLICS PROTEST AGAINST FPA GRANT VINE Catholic associa- tions in Singapore are appealing to the Government not to increase further the annual grant to the Singapore Family Planning Association. The associations !iave as many signatures as posmOU null. a iU support their appral These lists will be included in a
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    PEANUTS BEFORE LUNCH —A CANDID SHOT AT COLONY RESTAURANT
    21 9 PEANUTS BEFORE LUNCH A CANDID SHOT AT COLONY RESTAURANT BISHOP MELKEBECKE and Archbishop Mathew. The former is eating peanuts before lunch.
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    The clergy INCLUDING TWO ARCHBISHOPS lunch in style
    177 9 The clergy INCLUDING TWO ARCHBISHOPS lunch in style 'FWENTY-ONE Roman Catholic clergymen, including two Archbishops and a bishop, lunched in style at Prince's Restaurant yesterday. The hosts were 11 Army. Navy and Air Force chaplains. The object of the luncheon was to enable the visiting Bishop-In-Ordinary to the British Forces,
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    UMNO YOUTH FEARS ITS PARTNERS
    227 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. EADERS of the state UMNO Youth movement will meet privately here tomorrow to discuss amendments to its constitution so that its members may take up non-political activities without having to get permission from the newly-registered parent organisation the Alliance Party. The UMNO
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    Crippled tanker goes into dock
    85 9 Crippled tanker goes into dock rpHE Admiralty tanker. Wave 1 Chief, badly damaged when it ran aground in the Straits of Johore earlier this month is now In a floating dock at the Naval Base. It will be there for some time for examination and repairs. It has a 100
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    Sultan visits college
    57 9 KOTA BHARU. Thurs. The Sultan of Kelantan and members of the Royal Family today toured the Kota Bharu Teachers' College at Pengkalan Chepa to see an exhibition of handicraft. The royal party was shown round the college by the principal Mr. A. D. Bumford. A variety concert
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    Hong Kong degrees: new demand
    90 9 Hong Kong degrees: new demand T3E Alumni Association of the Hong Kong University, Southern Branch is still expecting an answer from the Singapore Government to its request for recognition of architects who qualify in Hong Kong. The branch president in Singapore, Dr. Sen Gupta, said yesterday Hong Kong degrees should
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    Goan High Mass
    35 9 Goans in Singapore will celebrate the feast of their patron saint St. Francis Xavier. with a Solemn H;gn Mass at the Church of St. Joseph, Victoria Street, at 8 am on Sunday.
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    FEDERATION MAY CURB PRODUCTION OF TIN
    181 9 FEDERATION MAY CURB PRODUCTION OF TIN ft From Page One tional Tin Council will ask at an early date for the implementation of that p«l of the agreement providing for the control of tlie export of tin metal, and will determine the permissibly export amount. "The necessary arrangements are now
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    NAVY VISITS SANDAKAN
    56 9 JESSELTON. Thurs.— The British destroyer. H.M.S. Cavalier, will arrive at Sandakan on Monday and the H.M.S. St. Bride's Bay will follow on Wednesday. Both ships are due to sail for Singapore on Wednesday. They will be carrying back to Singapore British troops who have been taking Dart
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      146 9 Christmas 1957 J^BP^ll^?^ *P«|fc- It The new Olympia SF j^E?%i^y\' *< Bfc Portable with it-; complete mMW^~- \Vist?' H perfection of styling snti s?^- '''"'fill prrformance makes the S, gif ideal B'f» a Rift thaf Hg* V^ W1 nevrr he forgotten.} B a gift of lifetime. TK SHOWROOM 154. CLEMENCCAU
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    Lock icon A job for car, but not for actor
    84 10 A job for car, but not for actor LONDON, Thurs. Actor Brian Rawlinson is now in a position to support bis Siamese cat instead of the other way round. Rawlinson took the cat, named Hamlet, when he saw a film producer about a job. The producer couldn't use Rawlinson at
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    Hot Rod and dog on run from Scotland Yard
    374 10 SUSAN BARRIE SEES THE WEEK'S SEW FILMS DOWERFUL Hollywood actor, Rod Steiger has been seen in variety of roles in the last lew years. He has even been seen in musical comedy, as villain Judd In "Oklahoma." Now comes the most
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    NEW MALAY FILM OF LOVE IN A BOARDING HOUSE
    117 10 There is a certain picturesque character about Shaw Brothers' "BI'JANG LAPOK" (Mouldy Bache. lor). In Malay, with English sub-titles it is directed by P. Ramlee. who also stars. Others in the cast are Normadiah. Aziz Satter and Zaiton S. Shamsuddin. It
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    ROBBIE IS BACK, BUT NOW HE'S A MENACE
    229 10 ROBBIE IS BACK, BUT NOW HE'S A MENACE EVER since Sputnik began its startling Journey in outer space science fiction stories have ceased to seem so implausible. Truth has become stranger than fiction. Even so there ar e limits to human credulity and MGM's latest flight of fancy, "THE INVISIBLE
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    RUSTLING AND ROGUERY IN AUSSIE OUTBACK
    370 10 «/E often sigh for something different in the way of Westerns. Rank's Eastman Colour action drama -ROBBERY I'NDER ARMS" gives us just that. It could more properly be called a "Southern." because the story is an Australian classic of the Gold Rush days. Most
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    Olivier: No film with Jayne
    592 10 LONDON. Thurs. Sir Lawrence Olivier today denied to persistent reports that he is to make a film with Jayne Mansfield, whom he met during her recent visit to London. "The idea was discussed," he said, "but it was dropped as impractical." tWHEN dawn broke over
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      447 10 HfTTffl M h> IOTH DAY TODAY! I'I.KXSi: NOTE TIMES: -fC BHH&HmmmmmUm 10.30 a.m.. 1.15. 4. 6.45* 9.30 p.m. L J, 1^,,: Ih£ SUN ALSO RISES Gardner 1 In i iirmast upe < oloi h. Drluxe iuth t'entury-Fox. ()Ml\(.: "ORLANDO" K.jmnuScopc I olour) W y^- MIDNIGHT TOMOKKOU: A .1. AKTIII K.
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      107 10 Straits Times Crossword 8~ 9 Ts" H| "71" 21 I 22 23 "tT ""-"||!'2&~ i i 2 ;n r\ z ACROSS 14 Lumpy (7>. Bln which one may perform a 16 Called by its own name by the final service (4, 3). outspoken i.sj. 10 Mainly alternative form of 21
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      194 10 tarnished brilliance Co. 26 s and frets until 'Us fine". (Butler) (.7). 27 Sustain In hours of need i 7). DOWN 1 Does this stop an Intermittent leak? (8). 2 One of Cupid's Rlrl friends (6). 3 One is not aiming high when swallowing this 4 Made over as indicated
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    Lock icon THE CITY THAT WAS HAMBURG
    648 11 1,000 degrees centigrade roared into the sky creating a vacuum beneath It. The vacuum in turn sucked into the city fresh, oxygen-rich air to feed the fires, so that a fantastic typhoon raged through the streets at 100 miles an hour, uprooting trees, battering down
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      180 11 NEW! CHICKEN DINNERINA-DISH! BIRDS EYE P^^A^N* Prepared from tender chicken, AT^amwßmnlr///ijfflnmk. garden-fresh peas and delicious I sauce, with shortcrust pastry, iwm /Mr Jv>^\ IhiMJACX**^ v^^^^L. tte large Pie P lenty ft r two > i^AWr'iM&^^wPj eodv^^illlllliim or the individual size Tender chicken and garden-fresh peas Hjjp^"* with delicious shortcrust pastry—
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      211 11 tarmmm A Cb. By Mua :'i?U.-J».IBW»EBTgPCTWM!CTM a ie wan' *o e\o \y^' I I 7 r <\ou. v •y/*?* rX'lL&ffT&RftA f ,X jMt^LJ Out >c -es t -e :£ws»- fvo.« vove. T■ I _m mm _in~ wuo b i•■ ma«^ i S^jQM|^ >. Tmi6* IV6 OC ~C Ca?v£n a- 9^l^-.
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    METAL PRICE AGAIN ADVANCES AS MART CONFIDENCE GROWS
    583 12 By Our Market Correspondent FOR the third day in succession the price of tin in Singapore yesterday continued to advance steeply and another $8.37| was gained per picul to bring it up to $348.37*. Yesterday's further improvement means that the price has
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    20 12 S '"«ap,,, "V, UMHHj«:. Oapn cembei- is, »«mw Coconut „n sellers, drun quiet, do rV Muntok (both dowi
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    96 12 MELBOURNE. Thurs. Loans 3%', 1956-58 £98 3s 9d. Loans 3\', 1956-59 £99 13s. 3d. Con. Zinc 69/9 Bank of NSW £37 1 16 Mount Lyell 22/3 N Broken Hill 116/Hill 50 17/3 Mount Morgan 12/Peko 4.6V4 Western Mining i1,4>4 Ampul. Ex 8/8 seller Oil Search 6 3>i Timor
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    RUBBER PRICES
    157 12 December first rrade rubber buyers fob. rinsed in Singapore > yesterday at 78\ cpiit.s per lb. up three-quarters of a cent on Wednesday's closing price. The dosing tone was quiet. Closing prices in cents per lb yesterday were; OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R S.S fob buyers 78V sellers 78",
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 12 On the frw exrhange markrt in lions Kong yesterday, the I.S. dollar was qun'ed at 5.85 for cash and 5.87 2 for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15.40 and one Uel of (old at 256 V
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      680 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS I APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens for the post of Instructor. Staff Training College. The appointment wll. be temporary for 2 years in the first I Instance. Candidates must have a wide experience of all aspects of land administration In Malaya and the Instructor will be required
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      460 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citisens, age 17 but under 23 for appoinment as Traffic Clerks (Civil Aviation). Candidates for appointment must have passed: (a) Form IV In an English School and possess an adequate knowledge of colloquial Malay; or <b) the Lower Certificate of Education or Form
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      447 12 NOTICES TELOK KRUIN TIN, LIMITED At the forthcoming Annual General MeettaE to De held on 31st December. 1957, the Directors will recommend payment of a Final Dividend of 12%%. leas Income Tax, In respect of the year ended 31st October, 1957. Notice Is also hereby given that the Transfer Books
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      392 12 NOTICES NOTICE tenders are Invited and will be received at the Rural Board Offlc* up to noon of the 6th December. 1957, for the running i of stalls at Pasir Panjang I Park at 5 ms. Pasir Panjang i Road) for the salt of the follow- Ing foods and refreshments:
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      758 12 NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES PROBATE JURISDICTION In the Estate of LILIAN IRIS MCDONNELL, late of Singapore, Malaya (formerly *t Brlehton-le-Sands In the State el New South Wales) Married woman dece»sed. Intestate. Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof thai administration of
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      545 12 LONGINES 1U ~ZO**IM ~itU^t 7/okwW V/v AMERICAN MAIL LINE for Los Angclci. ion Fronciteo, Portlond, SeoMle, Tocomo Also accepting eorgo toi transhipment to Control 1 S'oore p s ha^ v "Chino Moil" Ist Coll 20/22 Dec 23/24 Di-r 2nd Call 27/28 Dec American Moil 31 Dsc/ 2 Jan 2nd Cell
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    Big rise in bauxite, scrap and iron ore exports
    306 14 JAPAN STEPS UP MALAYAN PURCHASES %More and more used in heavy industry,^ j§ for cars, aircraft, domestic products 1 JAPANESE heavy industry and aluminium manufacturers will continue to buy increased quantities of bauxite, iron ore and iron and steel crap from
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    Local SAS change
    83 14 Local SAS change MR. LENNART STROM will assume the position of sales' representative for Singapore and Malaya for Scandinavian Airlines System on January 1. At present representative fo r SAS in Vietnam and Cambodia, Mr. Strom sue ceeds Mr. Hans Hallberg, who leaves in mid-Decem-ber to take up a post
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    New product to protect buildings
    133 14 New product to protect buildings AN E W L Y-DISCOVERED substance which acts as a water-repellent as well as a preserver of masonry building materials has just been Introduced into Malaya. The substance, Driwal, is manufactured in Australia using silicones, remarkable new synthetic compounds midway in chemical structure between glass
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    INVENTOR OF FOOD MIXERS VISITS SINGAPORE
    323 14 AN enterprising Bri- 4- tish business man who started automation in the kitchen in a bis: way in England. Mr. Kenneth Wood, said in Singapore this week that his invention was one way of getting people to be modern minded. Mr. Wood, who is
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    NEW GUIDE ON SALE
    69 14 The Hth edition of Papineau Studios Guide to Singapore and Spotlight on Malaya throughout the years has established itself a s one of the most complete and informative books on Singapore available. The new edition has been fully revised and brought up to date. Many chapters
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    Australian traders take big interest in our mart
    229 14 AI si KAI.IAN manufactur■t\ ers are now showing great interest in Malaya and other markets in this area. Mr. J. T. Reid, and Mr. A E, Sangwell. both directors of the Hardie group of com. panics in Australia, said this was because
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    WELDERS TO BE TRAINED
    71 14 A WELDING school will be established early next year by Industrial Gases (Malaya) Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur. A director of the company, Mr C. J. Boyles said: "The school will be for trainees sent in by our customers." Industrial Gases (Malaya) Ltd. recently completed part of
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    Malayans will get improved Swiss watch next year
    187 14 Malayans will get improved Swiss watch next year ONE of the world's oldest watch i Girard-Perregaux and Co. of La Ch;i u Switzerland, who pioneered the In wrist-watch, have forged ahead with the invention of the 39 jew Called Gyrotron, and soon to be introduced to the Malayan market, the
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      276 14 DIRT COSTS MONEY CLEAN UP WITH (XouftSk. STEAM CLEANERS GET RID OF COSTLY DIRT AND GRIME! Hitch-hiking dirt- isfnon- kT~ Lai profit, dead weight. Why I haul it? Crime jjadds" to UtTw friction,; gums jup lubricj HE tion. Why let it? Clayton- MM Kerriek Steam-Cleaners. 1 PJ using balanced cleaning
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    Lock icon ENGLAND FORWARDS IN SPARKLING FORM AS FRANCE LOSE 4-0
    249 15 ENGLAND FORWARDS IN SPARKLING FORM AS FRANCE LOSE 4-0 f ONDON. Thurs.— The English soccer team playing extremely well, beat France 4-0 at Wembley yesterday, more than avenging their two-goal defeat in Paris two years ago. A crowd of 55.000 saw England, with a fine exhibition of fast and skilful
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    Lock icon PIGGOTT MAY RIDE IN US IN PLACE OF LONGDEN
    99 15 PIGGOTT MAY RIDE IN US IN PLACE OF LONGDEN ARCADIA (California), Thurs. Lester Piggott. who rode thus year's Derby winner, plans to ride in the United States when the Santa Anita (California) season opens on Dec. 26. Pi?Kott, who stopped here on his way to Australia on a round-the-world tour,
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    Lock icon RUGBY UNION RESULTS
    104 15 LONDON, Thurs. Results of yesterda) t Rugby Union matches were: County championship: Eastern Counties 11 Hants 0; Oxfordshire 11 Hertfordshire 19; Surrey 6 Middlesex 3: Sussex 3 Berkshire 16. Club match: Cambridge University 15 M. R- Steele Bodger's XV 13. Reuter. Peter Thomson, three times winner of
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    Nagle keeps lead in pro tourney
    107 15 TWO IN FRONT OF PLAYER MELBOURNE, Thursday. If EL NAGLE, of Australia, kept his lead in the Lawn Patrol professional golf tournament on the Croydon course here today. He is now two strokes in front of Gary Player (South Africa). Player today added a
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    RANGERS IN 4-1 DEFEAT
    101 15 GLASGOW. Thurs.— Milano. the Italian first division club, beat Gla&gow Rangers the Scottish champions, 4-1 here last night in the first round of the European Cup soccer competition. The return will be In Milan on Dec. 11. At AMSTERDAM, Ajax Amsterdam qualified for the second round
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      785 15 MISCELLANEOUS 2» Wordt $S (Mm.) Box SO ctt. »xlro. THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE Is essential lor a good night's sleep Corsult Condalr EngineerIng Ltd. the air conditioning specialists Today Tel: Singapore *****. Kuala Lumpur 5226. Penang *****. BUYING NEW RECORDS? Then visit An n Peng Traders Ltd., 59. 61 Stamford Road,
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    On Stage is back in top form for Leger 'rehearsal'
    729 16 TRACK NOTES.. ...by EPSOM JEW TOMORROWS feature 1 race at Bukit Timah the Class 1, Div. 1 mile handicap is virtually a "dress rehearsal" for the Singapore St. Leger. All the 13 St. Leger entries have been grouped together the
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    Sun of Burma an early 'cert'
    307 16 Lord Arrogance will be strongest rival if the track is heavy EDDIE LARKIN WILL RMDB HOT FAVOURITE MN SINGAPORE TOMORROW pDDIE LARKIN has been engaged to ride Sun of Burma and this promising three-year-old is certain to be a "hot number" in the Class
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    CONSISTENT WINTERDRINA DOES STYLISH GALLOP
    410 16 WINTERDRINA, who has never been lower than l fourth in his last six starts, galloped stylishly at Bukit i Pimah yesterday morning. Ridden by Ken Barratt, he reeled off 3f in 39 2/5 in a tryout with Dusty Bridge (D. Jones). Winterdrina gives weight all
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    Wrestlers with KO touch fight tonight
    344 16 Wrestlers with KO touch fight tonight nnHE three Pakistan L wrestlers now in Singapore, brothers Bholu, Akram and Aslam, make news because they are— or are claimed to be wrestlers with a difference: they specialise in quick knockouts. To illustrate the point, the story is told of Bholu. the mightiest
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    SRC score 13
    44 16 Singapore Recreation Club outplayed fil Army Sincals by 13 points (two coals and a try> to nil in their rugßer match on the padanc yesterday. Tries were scored by Humphries Martin and Wells. Kelly and Kraal converted the first two tries.
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    RASC in 4-2 win
    21 16 R.A.S.C. beat 200 Provost Company 4-2 in a FARELF interunit hockey match at Aver Rajah Road yesterday.
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    CSC beaten so Recs retain SHA title
    220 16 OINGAPORE Recreation Club won the Singapore Hockey Association league Division One title when their last remaining rivals. Ceylon Sports Club, were beaten 3-1 by University at Serangoon Road yester- S.R.C. had completed tbdt league programme on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Indian
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    Services make 7-1 'quad' start
    58 16 PENANG. Thurs Singapore Services scored their first points In the quadrangular hockey tournament here when they trounced Kedah 7-1 In the opening game at Victoria Green today. Services displayed all round superiority Their defence was steady, while their forwards moved smoothly and on their performance
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    56 16 ADELAIDE, Thurs. Mai Anderson and Mervyn Rose will meet In the men's singles final of the South Australian tennis championships here. In todays semi-finals between the top four players on the Australian Davis Cup squad. Anderson beat Ashley Cooper 10-8, 10-8, 6-3 and Rose beat Neale
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    DISTINE MAY NOT RUN IF THE GOING IS HEAVY
    212 16 CHAMPION sprinter Distine is in great form, but whether or not he runs at this meeting will depend on the weather. If the present wet spell continues I doubt very much If his connections will risk him with all that weight
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    37 16 LONDON. Thurs. -Liverpool increased their lead in the second division of the English football league when th.v won 2-0 at home against Rotherham last night. The match had been postponed on Sept. 11.-Reuter
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    FMOC NOT TO BID FOR 1962 ASIAN GAMES
    291 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE FEDERATION of Maiaya Olympic Council will not bid for the Asian Games in 1962 but may bid for the Games in 1966. The Council, at its meeting at the Merdeka Stadium tonight, decided to form a subcommittee of
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    SRU STARTS TRAINING FOR HARDEST CUP MATCH
    200 16 THE SINGAPORE Rugby Union's campaign to get a strong, fully fit side lor the key south zone matcn against Johore on Dec. 7, began yesterday with a trial match at Bukit Timali Road. The trial, however, hardly j-ened its purpose, because there was
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    5-2 for SHB XI
    22 16 SH.B. Police btat R.N. Police 5-2 in a S.H.A. Div. 1 league match at the Naval Base yesterday.
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    Eddy to defend title in London
    152 16 Eddy to defend title in London Choong badmin will del. land tit] Eddy, who in 1953. SS so take double*, i) ther 1 1 Eddy su runne: this year by Johnny Alston. Permission The pr. mlnton A laya, Mr. H has Riv.n and Daviri All-England and the 8 tourna: The
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      47 16 HOtKKV S.H.A. Div. S.C.t. v K.A.F, Seletar. padang; Wanderers v S.C.B.C. Woodsville; Uiv. 2: BODCA v Navy Nomads. St. Georges' Road; Y.M.S.A. v S.R.C, padanß; Div. 3: C.S.C. Prisons, Balestier Road. Khalsa beaten R.A.F. Tonsah beat Khalsa 3-1 in a S.HA. Div. 3 match at Tengah yc.stoiday.
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