The Straits Times, 14 January 1958

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    20 1 The Straits Times AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1958 if 15 CENTS fie*****
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    IKE'S 'SUMMIT' TERMS
    930 1 ADVANCE WORK BY FOREIGN MINISTERS German reunification. Eastern Europe should go on the agenda too 4,000 word reply to Mr. B WASHINGTON, Mon. President Eisenhower named his terms for an EastWest "summit" meeting yesterday. In a 4,000-word reply *o Marshal Bulsanins "peace" letter of Dec. 10, the
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    The MCP retreating everywhere, says Govt.
    105 1 The MCP retreating everywhere, says Govt. KLALA LUMPIR. Mon.— The once-powerful Malayan Communist Party is now retreating everywhere, the Government declares today in a leaflet being dropped in the jungle. The Government's monthly statistics, also issued today, show that 6.479 terrorists have been killed since the beginning of the Emergency
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    Fuchs now 155 miles from Pole
    131 1 I ONDON, Mon. Dr. Vivian Fuchs and his team were last night 155 miles from the South Pole, it was announced here today. Surface condition.* had improved and despite a late start because of bad weather they hoped to cover 20 to 30 miles
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    A $6,000 date with the Tengku
    307 1 A $6,000 date with the Tengku UMNO MAN'S HOME BURGLED Tf U ALA LUMPUR, Mon. —T h c secretarygeneral of the UMNO, Malaya, Inche Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Yussof, said today he lost his life savings of $6,000 because he postponed banking the money on Friday to keep an apDOintment
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    Wives angry
    58 1 TOKYO. Mon —A meeting of the Wife Lovers' Club, composed of husbands who profess really to love their wives, was disrupted by angry wives when the secretary greeted a member who had married a young and pretty woman after his first wife died with the words: "Oh How
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    HOST NEHRU SAYS: DONT FORGET YOUR HAT, MAC
    76 1 HOST NEHRU SAYS: DONT FORGET YOUR HAT, MAC "HERE'S your hat." said Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, handing over the British Prime Minister's black llomburg hat. Mr. Harold Macmillan had left it on the rostrum of the New Delhi airport after addressing the people who went to welcome him.
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    Lock icon A-bomber has crashed
    94 1 NEW YORK. Mon. The New York Times said in a dispatch from Washington today that an American bomber carrying a nuclear weapon had crashed in the U.S., but that the weapon had not ex. ploded. It said the Government had reported this "in answer to the British,
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    Seven Front branch officials quit
    143 1 Mr. Tan Eng Chuan, chairman of the Singapore Labour Front Katong branch, and six other committee members, have resigned. This was confirmed yesterday by Mr. A. J. Braga, the party's assemblyman for Katong. He said nobody was running the branch. The secretary, Mr. Henry Chung,
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    COPTER LOST HELPING THE FLOOD VICTIMS
    340 1 Ceylon crash to avoid hitting onlookers THE United States Navy aircraft carrier Princeton lost one of her 28 helicopters in taking help to flood victims in Ceylon recently. This was disclosed by Commander R. N. Sharp. overall commander of the U.S. mercy mission, when
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    Rubber talks on Friday
    50 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon, It was announced here today that the Malayan Rubber Producers' Council will meet the representatives of the Federation Government on Friday to discuss the rubber research scheme. The rubber council will be led by Mr. S N. King, of the Rubber Growers' Association.
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    BARTER WITH SINGAPORE BANNED
    226 1 BARTER WITH SINGAPORE BANNED Indonesian forces told to act JAKARTA, Monday. T<HE Indonesian armed forces have been ordered to stop barter trade by the outer regions, which the Government yesterday declared illegal. The Finance Minister, Mr. Sutikno Slamet, told reporters that foreign trade as carried out separately by regional administrations
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    Tengku to visit Ceylon and Vietnam
    120 1 Tengku to visit Ceylon and Vietnam KLALA LIMPIR. Mon. Tengku Abdul Rahman, who will resume big official duties on Saturday after a month's holiday. Is to make state visit* to Vietnam and Ceylon Both are at the invitation of the respective countries The Tengku will leave i>> air for Saicon
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    263 1 2 a.m. news roundup VIETNAM SEEKS MALAYAN MARKET SAIGON, Mon. South Vietnam hopes that tho coming visit by the Prime Minist-r Tengku Abdul Rah" n will lead to greater technical co-operation between the two nations. Tengku Abdul Rahman will visit South Vietnam for three days from Jan. 29 as an
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    THE TENGKU INTERVENES
    110 1 ALOR STAR. Mon —The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, today telegraph, ed the Penang Chief Minister, Mr Wong Pow Nee. asking him to arrange a meeting between him and the management of the Eastern Smelting Company. The Tengku had earlier been asked by the employees' union to
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    British con. men dupe overseas students with slick new racket
    308 2  - British con. men dupe overseas students with slick new racket KENNETH WANSTELL BY THOUSANDS of young students going to Eng--1 land are falling victims to a new racket the "Big Brother" trick. On the pretence of making things easy for them in Britain, the racketeers induce the students to part
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    SNAKE IN A BEDROOM
    72 2 SUNGEI PATANI. Mon. I A housewife. Gayah binte Mat Syed, had a lucky es- j cape early yesterday morn- ing when a poisonous snake, a 3^-U-et ular kapar. entered her b dr .n The snake wriggled in thrmgh a small hole and was only a few
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    Malaya to seek housing cash CALLS FOR BARTER TRADE, TRAINING FACILITIES ON TALKS AGENDA
    367 2 Malaya to seek housing cash CALLS FOR BARTER TRADE, TRAINING FACILITIES ON TALKS AGENDA CO-OP WANTS OVERSEAS BUILDING SOCIETIES TO PUT UP LOANS FOR HOMES KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. MALAYA is to ask building societies in Britain and America to help build houses for members of its co-operative movement. The request
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    Buddhists receive ashes for temple
    93 2 Buddhists receive ashes for temple FXANG. Mon. Penang Buddhists turned up in full force at the Perak Koad Bupharam Wat today to receive the ashes of Buddha. Contained in a gold miniature pagoda, the relic was flown from Bangkok to Penang A large delegation waited at Bayan l.i-p.u airport to
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    RETRIAL WOULD BE PERSECUTION, SAYS JUDGE
    137 2 RETRIAL WOULD BE PERSECUTION, SAYS JUDGE ALOR STAR, Mon. The Kedah appeal jud^e. Mr. Justice Hill, said today it would amount to persecution if he were to order a breach of trust ease to be re-tried after a lapse of two years. He dismissed "with reluctance" an appeal by the
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    Official calls in Penang
    68 2 PENANG, Mon— The American Ambassador, Mr. Homer Byington Jr.. will call on the Governor. Raja Sir Uda. and the Chief Minister. Mr. Wong Pow Nee. when he makes his first official visit to Penang on Jan. 28. Mr. Byington. who will be accompanied by his wife
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    New Ayer Itam post office
    49 2 I PENANG. Mon. The Mi- nlsttr for Works and Telecommunications. Inche Snrdon Bin Haji Jubir. will declare open a new post office at Aver Itam at 10 am. on Jan. 30 He will open a public call office at Padang Menora in the afternoon.
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    November trade
    40 2 KUCHING. Mon— The to tal value of Sarawak exter nal trade for November was $74.40 million, which was $7.67 million lower than the previous month and $299 million less than the total for the corresponding month last year.
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    Lecture course on literature
    52 2 PENANG Mon -The Penang Adult Education wl! 1 hold a six-lecture course on Enelish literature from Jan 22 Mr G de P. Bambridge. adviser on English to the Chung Linn High School, will conduct the course at the British Council. Penanz Library, at 7 30 every
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    Man in cattle case released
    54 2 JOHORE BAHRU Mon.— The prosecution today withdrew the case again.-i Mani Pillay who was charged with allowing six cows to stray on a railway line -it Johore Bahru. Five of the six cow s were killed as a result of a train running into them
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    TOWKAYS CALL FOR POLICE SHAKE-UP
    177 2 TOWKAYS CALL FOR POLICE SHAKE-UP Alarm at grotcing wave of crimes KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Chinese businessmen here, alarm* o. at the growing nuntbei i f robberies, murders and other crimes, are demanding a police shakeup. At a recent clo.sed-dotr committee meeting, the Chinese Chamber of Con decided to petition thi
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    Teacher on loan to Sarawak
    48 2 KUCHING Mon.-A teacher. Mrs. Juan Annettt U on loan to Sarawak undtr the Colombo Plan, will trive here at the end month. A graduate of the University of Melbourne, she will teach at Kanowit <Thlrd Division) in connection with the new secondary them.
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    FATHER TESTIFIES AGAINST SON
    163 2 SUNGEI PATANI. Monday. 4 70-year-old father, Hanafl bin Taib te.sti. court here yesterday for one son against anothc The elder son, Puteh 29. charged with causing hurt to his younger brother. Mat. 21, sobbed during his fathers evidence He denied the charge and said he had
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    IT'S TIME FOR LAUGHS WHEN THE THREE MACS' MEET
    63 2 IT'S TIME FOR LAUGHS WHEN THE THREE MACS' MEET THE High Commissioner for Malaya in India, Mr. S. Chelvasingam Maclntyre is seen above enjoying a joke with the British Prime Ministrr. Mr. Harold Macmillan and Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, the British High Commissioner in India, before a banquet given by
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    Bus workers cheer new wage pact
    174 2 'LET THIS BE MODEL TO OTHERS' PENANG, Monday. pMPLOYEES of the Bagar. Serai Red Omnibus Co. cheered last night when their union president, Inche Harun bin Arshad. announced the terms of a new agreement with the management. The terms include the provision of 15
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    New citizens
    34 2 KUALA KUBU. Mon —The assistant Registrar of Citizens, Selangor, Inche Mohamed Noor bin Abu Osman. said today that 6.000 Indians and Chinese in Ulu Selangor had been registered as Selangor State citizens.
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    Training for Govt. clerks
    50 2 KUCHING, M<;n. -The first course of training in Government administration will begin on Jan. 22 at the Sarawak Civil Service Training Centre at Batu Llntang. Kuchlng. The two-month course will i cover various aspects of government administration for clerical officers with emphasis on district office functions.
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      Lock icon Police want ban on sale of 'rocket fuel'
      306 2 LONDON. Monday. DOLICE want shops to refuse to sell weed-killer 1 to British teenagers, who are making 'rocket fuel" by mixing it with sugar. A 13-year-old boy. Gorden Newman, of St. Mary Cray, Kent, is in hospital and may lose some fingers
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    Kelantan trade fair
    44 2 KOTA BHARU. Mon. A trade fair the second of its kind in Kelantan will be held at the Biaritz Park here from April 20 to May 4. Ten per cent of the gate collection will go to the State Welfare fund
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    Costly sarongs
    41 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mlnah blnte Awang. of Kelantan, who was found in Johore Bahru In possession of 122 sarongs worth $1,100 on which duty had not been paid was fined $1,400 or 12 months' Jail in the magistrate's court
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    Sultan plans to honour two
    57 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Sultan of Selanpor w;jj confer the title "Dato viij two men on his 59th birth-| day on May 13. They are Mr R. P. I Rftjftsooria. a Kuala Lumpur lawyer, who will become Dato Maha Kurnia. and Tuan 11. .'i Patch
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    The Railway to probe crash
    46 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Malayan Railway authorities here will appoint a committee to inquire Int. Saturday's derailment who" a powerful diesel locomo'ivc and seven passenger coache.* left the tracks at an "Z" bend near Rawang None of the 80 pMtengen was hurt.
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    2 SCHOOLS OPEN A WEEK LATE
    84 2 2 SCHOOLS OPEN A WEEK LATE KUANTAN. Mon. Today, Jan. 13. is a 'black' Monday for more than 1.300 students of two Chinese schools— the Chung Hwa and the Ching Hwa. Last Monday they were told to go home when they arrived at their schools to start the new year
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    'Operation Detonation*
    42 2 PENAN<;. Mon.— Militar> experts will dispose of unrxplodrtl Japanese bombs found In tin- Sungei Dua area from Jan. IS. The operation will hr tar mil out daily between p.m. and 5 pin In an isolated part of Paya T. rubong.
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    Lock icon Ike proposes record $74,000 m. budget to meet Russian space challenge
    609 3 ACCENT ON MISSILE RESEARCH IN DEFENCE PROGRAMME I WASHINGTON, Mon. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER today proposed a record US$73,--900 million to usher America into "the dawning age of space conquest." The President, in his budget message io Congress, gave no time
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    Lock icon IKE IS GREAT WHEN HE HAS A C-in-C, SAYS TRUMAN
    93 3 NEW YORK. Mon. Former President Harry Truman said ye>Wday that President Kisenhower was not a good policy maker nor a K»od budget maker al- I though he was a great i military conn lander "bei .vp he had someone to
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    It's a woman's world
    74 3 LONDON. Mon. Twenty young wives met in the hall of St. Michael's Church, St. Alban's. to difi'uss the piny they were to put on. entitled "World Without Mm The u>i of seven were pick- ed, then one by one fell out for Uie same reaxon babies
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    Lock icon JAYNE in pink
    51 3 THIS is the pmk Brussels lace wedd:ng gown worn by film star Jayne Mansfield when she married Mickey Hargitay m Hollywood yesterday "Pink is my favourite colour," she said when she posed for this picture. She bathes in pink champagne "it takes bottles and bottles." UP. rad.o
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    Lock icon Indian statesman: 'It's unjust to drop English now*
    215 3 Indian statesman: 'It's unjust to drop English now* MADRAS. Monday. INDIA'S elder statesman Mr. Chakravarti Raja--1 gopalachari, said here yesterday that the replacement of English by Hindi as India s official language "is not only inexpedient but primarily unjust to the great majority of the people I Mr. Rajagopalachari. GovI
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    Lock icon Travel club expels 60 'savages'
    118 3 Travel club expels 60 'savages' f IVERPOOL, Mon. A travel club here reported It has expelled 60 mem. bers who cavorted 'like savages" on a continental holiday. The Youth Travel Club ha* organised holidays abroad for 32.000 Britors in the last six years and hns a membership of 10.0C0. Th"
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    Lock icon Americans do not need visas
    42 3 BANGKOK, Mon. Prince Wan Waithayakorn. the Siamese Foreign Minister, said yesterday Slam does not require "tsas on American passports uecause "we want a lot of Americans to come in here to assist us and as tourists." Reuter.
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    Lock icon Dahlia failure
    30 3 BIRMINGHAM, Mon— Mrs Daisy Goode. mother of five, who left her husband because he talked of nothing but dahlias, has forgiven him and agreed to go back. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Eden carnation
    44 3 WELLINGTON, Mon— Th? former British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, has authorised that a new type of carnation, a flower of which he is particularly fond, grown by Mr. and Mrs. N. Oarwick. of Levin, New Zea'and. be named after him.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Eccles returning
    37 3 LONDON, Mon Sir David Eccles, President of the Board of Trade, has decided to cancel his proposed visit to Vene7uela and return home as soon as possible, an official spokesman said here last night— Renter.
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    DEVICE TO TAME H-BOMB
    219 3 Britain will soon reveal some of Zeta's secrets f ONDON, Mon. Bri- tain will unveil some of the secrets of its '•Zeta" device for taming the H-bomb within the n.'-xt two weeko. official sourcrs saict yesterday. After months of negotiation and considerable British ire, officials of
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    Lock icon Let's pool work, Mac tells world
    245 3 Let's pool work, Mac tells world KARACHI. Mon. The 1V British Prime Minister Mr. Macmillan told a Stale dinner given in his honour here last night that the interdej pendence of free nations, and co-operation as practised among Commonwealth countries, offered the world immense opportunities. I "We really are today
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    Lock icon 'Mr 51., this is your brother'
    50 3 PIETLRMARITZBURG. Mon -The brothers, both barmen passed tach other at the Durban docks and had to be introduced by a customs official. They had not met for 40 years. They were Mr. Henry Meyer of Pietermaritzburg and Mr. Justu.s Meyer of New York.— Reuter.
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    Alliance dominates towns in Perak
    231 5 Alliance dominates towns in Perak IPOH, Mon.— The Alliance will dominate all the seven town councils In Perak this year, with 61 of the 66 seats filled by members of the UMNO, the MCA. and the MIC. Only in two of the town councils ha s the Alliance any opposition
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    FIRST CHILD, SO FATHER BROKE CURFEW
    140 5 FIRST CHILD, SO FATHER BROKE CURFEW IPOH, Mon. In his hurry to see his first baby, an anxious father broke the curfew and found himself In the dock of tlie Magistrate's Court here today. Wan Zan bin Mohamed Nor, of J.ii.m Lengkongan, Port Swettenham. admitted breaking the curfew at Tanjong
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    Hooligans 'banished'
    67 5 KOTA BHARU. Mon— ln a state-wide measure to stamp out hooliganism the Kelantan police "banished" six men from Kota Bharu and Tumpat to remote areas in the district of Ulu Kelintan last year. Tney were put under restricted residence. Three of those "banLshrd" were members of the notorious
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    COURT TRIBUTES TO FORMER LAWYER
    254 5 ill EMBERS of the Ben< Supreme Court here the late, Mr. S. M. Sharm 45 years, who died in Sin last month aged 65. Mr. M. S Mahendran. chairman of the Bar Committee of Perak. Kedah and Perlis. said: "We shall miss hi.s skillful advocacy,
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    Cyclists fined
    36 5 Wong Chan Kee and Lee Chee Wong, two schoolboys, were j fined $10 each here today. Wong for carrying a pillion passenger on the pillion of his bicycle and Lee for riding pillion. I
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    Watchman, murdered in market, is found dying by early shopper
    384 5 AN ATTACK ON A WAITER IS CRIME No. 2 [POH, Mon.— People were shocked here today by two brutal crimes committed within hall-a-mile of each other. The first was the murder of a market watchman. The second concerned an attack
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    ROYALTY TO ATTEND FILM SHOW
    131 5 ROYALTY TO ATTEND FILM SHOW IPOH. Mon —The Sultar of Perak and the Raja Herempuan will attend aim show at the Rex Theaire here on Jan. 22 at the i>.3o p.m. show as part of a publicity campaign for the j Outward Bound School at I Lumut. They will see
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    Claim for $1,000
    97 5 In a report in the Straits Times of Dec 30, 1957, it was stated that Mr. M. St. Slthambaram Chettlar was the plaintiff in a suit in the Sungei Patani court in which he claimed $1,000 from one Sathanah to whom he had I lent the money.
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    MALAY CLASSES OR WE QUIT, SAY UMNO MEN
    307 5 MALAY CLASSES OR WE QUIT, SAY UMNO MEN THE Malay education row moved towards a crisis yesterday. In BUTTERWORTH, the Penang UMNO decided after a heated debate to call for the resignation of all UMNO councillors in the state unless the Alliance Oovt. opens Malay secondary classes by Feb 1.
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    OPENING OF COLONY ASSIZES
    42 5 Thr Thief Justice of Singapore, Sir John Whyatt, Inspects a guardiit honour of men of the Gurkha contingent of the Colony Police Force at the ceremonial opening of the first Assites for the year yesterday. Straits Times picture
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    New drive to starve the terrorists
    274 5 POLICE GET MORE POWER IPOH, Monday. FEE authorities are going all out to cut off the terrorists in the Jungles around the notorious Sungei Siput and Batu Gajah areas from their food suppliers in the new villages and small towns. About thirty new orders
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    Fire officer to study in Britain
    106 5 Fire officer to study in Britain |{UALA LUMPUR, Mon. —A man who helped to make the Kelantan Fire Brigade one of the best in the country will soon go to Britain to study fire services under a Colombo Plan scholarship. He is Inche Osman bin Hajl Abdul Manan, 32, now
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    ROBBERS WERE DISGUISED
    55 5 PENANO Mon Two robbers with daggers and wearing false moustaches, held up a housewife at Batu Gantong Road, near the Pe-; nans? Tujf Club, during the weekend The men entered the home f° 0n HuaSa^ v night, and threatened his wife. They robbed her of $500 in
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    Thatsllmil: Minister hopeful
    87 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Federation Government is hopeful that state governments and local education authorities will be able to raise the $11 -million neoded for primary education this year. The Minister for Education, Inche Mohamed Khir bin Johari, will call a meeting of chairmen of all state
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    DEATH
    50 6 Word. lit Minimum). A. J. FERNANDEZ of Mampully died at Bombay on 29.12.1957, father of Gregory Joseph Fernandez and Mrs. (Maryl A. T. Fernandez. A Requiem High M"w will be sunp at 6.30 a.m. on Tui day 21st January at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ophir Road.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    87 6 M Wirdt tit Minimum MRS. L. A WILLIAMS tc family would like to thank all friends for their cables Ac letters of condolence In their recent bereavement. THE FAMILY OF the late Madam Chia Kirn Hong thank relatives and friends for their assistance, visits, wreaths, scrolls, loan of cars,
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      651 6 A fresh attempt by the central Government in Indonesia to stop the flourishing barter trade can lead to uncomfortable conflict if Jakaita also tries to enforce its claim that the high seas within the archipelago are territorial waters. Yesterday the Indonesian Government warned the provinces that baiter
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      Co-op Boom
      295 6 Is the co-operative movement in the Federation growing too fast for its own good? Ten years ago there were only 660 societies. Now there are 2,200. But the Commissioner for Co-operative Development has spoken of malpractices which have crept into a movement whose working capital is estimated at
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      Nearer The Peak
      193 6 As President Eisenhowei says in his letter to Marshal Bulganin. it is profitless to argue which Government wants peace the more. The heart of the matter is tl 1 1 determination of the terms on which peace can be assured, and the confidence which each can feel
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    VERNON BARTLETT The quiet man who may lead Britain one day I
    1045 6 BRITAIN'S NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IF you sat opposite him in a bus, you might decide that Derick HeathcoatAmory was an overserious country doctor or solicitor. If you had talked with him during a longish train Journey,
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    Wo sign of breakdown in Communist China
    745 6 DAVID CHIPP REUTERS PEKING CORRESPONDENT t t I CHINAS economic difficulties and last year's ripples of political unrest have failed to weaken the control which the Communist Government maintains over 650 million people a quarter of the world's population. The central government's authority
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      211 6 Let s not supply ammo far Communist propaganda I GRIEVE to read the letters by "True Malayan" and Mr. P. O. Andrews (ST. Jan. 7). Chin Peng and his party are outlawed because they are considered cutthroats, murderers, terror, ists. Yet it is suggested that to abolish this comparatively small-scale
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      WHAT THE UNION JACK MEANS
      86 6 WHAT THE UNION JAC K MEANS OUR new Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Ouan, has given orders that two Union Jacks in the Council Hall should be removed. Would it be pertinent to Inquire whether Mr. Ong has given thought to the fact that, if it were not for the acts
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      419 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. ;n Word, tit (Minimum). SNOWDON: On 13th January 1958. at Maternity Hospital, I'enang, to Betty and" Don— a son. SITUATIONS VACANT to Word. 1 1 I Mm Box it els txlra BOX A 6113 ST. Posr.ion filled. Applicants thanked. bOX AMlti, S.I Pom lon filltd Applicants thanked. wAM&D
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      40 6 Brings to you Another 1958 Addition of SUPER Hi-Fi 3-D RADIOGRAM with 4-Speed Record Changer. Spore Penang 5765.00 Federation $595>00 Attractive H. P. Torus From All Blue Spot Dealers Sale Agents: KEE HUAT RADIO CO., LTD. Spore K. Lumpur Penang
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      48 6 20 Word, tit (Minimum). LEONG-LIM: On 11th January 1958. at the Wesley Church, Melbourne. Australia, Bok Sun. youngest son of Mrs. the late Mr. Leong Wai Him of Singapore, to Allln Nina, only daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. 1 im ChunChee of Kuala Lumpur and Penanjf.
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    Malaya may buy Egyptian goods
    246 7 Malaya may buy Egyptian goods KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The week-long trade talks between Malaya and Egypt ended today with the prospect of a trade agreement being reached by the two countries in the near future j This was emphasised in a i Joint statement issued at the end of the
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    Preferred death to separation
    141 7 Preferred death to separation MALACCA. Mon. A girl tapper. Kamalan. 20. told a magistrate here today that she drank weed-killer because she had been evicted from an estate and faced separation from her parents. Kamalan. charged with attempted suicide on Nov. 17 last, said she was told to leave by
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    Students robbed
    26 7 Throe men armed with knives robbed two studen's of their pens and wrist watchea valued at $150 in Hill Street. Singapore, on i Sunday.
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    3100,000 school for Pedas
    32 7 SEREMBAN. Mon -A rural trade school a' Pedas. 15 miles from here, will be opened in March Costine more then $*****0 this school will begin with 50 students.
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    Father shoots son in hunting accident
    133 7 KAMPAR. Mon. A father accidentally shot his son in a hunt for wild boar in the jungle area near Gopeng, 10 miles north of here, yesterday afternoon. The pair left their village and walking into the in- terior, split up. The father. Bah Rangau,
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    A mother testifies against her son
    615 7 M\NY COURT OFFICIALS AT FIRST TRIAL BY JURY IN FEDERATION ACCUSED OF KILLING WOMAN'S LOVER: HE OBJECTS TO FOUR JURORS' NAMES KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A MOTHER of eight today testified against one of her sons charged with murdering her 27--year-old lover. It was the
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    PENANG STUDENT TOURS SPASTICS CENTRE
    73 7 MISS S. L. OH. from Penang. was one of several over, seas medical and nursing students who recently visited Sherrards, the National Spastics Society's training centre at YVelwyn, near London. They toured th e centre to study the way in which Sherrards is combining remedial
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    Ex-student's death was murder
    335 7 WARRANT, ORDERED FOR THREE A CROWDED court yesterday heard a Singapore coroner. Mr. Giam Chong Hin, record a verdict of murder by three persons known, at the conclusion of a three-day inquest on Nathaniel Teo. Teo. 17. a former student of Tanglin English School, was fatally
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    17-gun salute for the Sultan
    169 7 J^UALA KANGSAR, Mon. i The Sultan of Perak will celebrate his 68th. birthday here on Wednesday and the State Government has provided $3,000 for the festii vities. The Sultan will appoint new justices of the peace and mnrd state medals and 111 >ns to several
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    Stay-put striker: High Court writs
    357 7 Stay-put striker: High Court writs COUNSEL: FLAGRANT DISOBEDIENCE DENANO, Mon. The 1 Eastern Smelting Company today successfully applied to the Penang High Court for leave to issue writs of attachment for contempt of court against a striker, Mohamed bin Che Leh, and his wife, Jamaliah binte Haji Madon. Their refusal
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    POLICEMAN: I HEARD STRIKER SHOUT 'BURN THE LORRY'
    285 7 DENANG, Mon. An I Eastern Smelting Company striker shouted to about 70 others to "burn and throw away" I a company lorry, it was alleged in court here to- day. Sulaiman Abu Kassim, 26. pleaded not guilty to abet- j ting criminal
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    DEATH
    24 7 MRS. MARIAMPILLAY on II 1 58. mother of M Joseph. Negrl soccer and hockey player, at Seremban Funeral 430 pm. 14, 1, 58.
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    MIC SACKINGS: COURT ACTION THREATENED
    375 7 MIC SACKINGS: COURT ACTION THREATENED Minister challenged to debate KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. TWO suspended members of the Malayan Ind:au Congress today threatened legal action against the president, Mr. V. T. Sambanthan, if they are not given a fair hearing The two members. Mr. K. Gurupatham, president of the Bungsar branch,
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    $170,000 HOME FOR AGED
    57 7 OEREMBAN, Mon The Tengku Ampuan Muda ol Negri Sembilan will lay the foundation stone of a newwelfare home for the aged on Jan 25 The building, costinp $170.---100 will replace the present *ooden blocks in the rifle range area. The funds for the home were provided
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    1084 8 MALA YANS SUCCEED TALENTED DUO T»HOSE two enterprising and gifted young ballet A dancers, Francos Poh and Vernon Martinus, who went to London for further dancing studies last year, have returned with a swag of diplomas and ambitious schemes for the future. This husband and wife i team, already known
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      199 8 Complete confidence with MODESS SANITARY TCWELS Fastidious women evcryv.here insist on Modcss Sanitary towels. For Modcss cannot i^^^___Bi£_«_w possibly show under the most f &i -V clinging gown or chcongsam. Hu|^H c oc^ css m tne r hygienic |Kn^Q dust-proof pack) are softer, j^BB more absorbent and economical too! I
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      198 8 Viyella lakes good care of babies ■_Pt>_/ *^_L -______T4-____L 'I.' __n •Viyen.*» perfect day and for babies. It it soft tod light [wuumi.ouioiroi.rK and washes wonderfully 'Viyella* lastj. Nurse* and clinic* prefer i^AV^M 'Viyella' every tune for health, lm l i»im.-^SuSS for luns lasting economy. night Wear Viyella J. __a
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      294 8 Straits Times Crossword 1 1 v y y k\ ITTTI2 ACROSS highbrow (10). 8 Apparently not baby food 1 Warning at bottom of bole (6i. (6>--9 See this town back to fior.t IS Left Incline? (4. a, 4). (8i 14 Came for children beginning 10 Speculation becomes a habit school
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      Lock icon Isabella Kelly, the tyrant Isabella Kelly, the tyrant
      1037 9 Isabella Kelly, the tyrant Isabella Kelly, the tyrant MAN was bound to a whipping post at a station homestead at Brimbin in the Manning River district of Australia one day in the 1830's. His arms were extended round the post, his wrists bound tightly with cords. Two armed servants stood
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      Jilted woman turned lash-wielding virago
      132 9 Workers unearthed several skeletons from what had been her land. When she wanted an excuse for a trip to town Isabella would forgo personal flogging and haul a couple of convicts to DunROg. These she would charge before the local magistrate. fellow fugitives who set
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      243 9 fZatceta REFRIGERATOR M/)DEL TD 81 c l Cv Ft. CASH PRICE S«3O Hire Purchase Termi: 12 Monthly Payments of 512.00 13 Monthly Povmentl of $67 00 74 Monthly Payment! of $43 50 SCOTT ENGLISH (S.E.A LTD 79 ANSON ROAD, SINGAPORE ■■■■■■BBBBBasi VDt i- 1 3 saasßvva J HAVE YOU BOUGHT
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      413 9 MEDICAL EVIDENCE PROVES 3li£'&'C6ixYLoPoL STOPS COUGHS, SOOTHES SORE, HOARSE THROAT 5 Times better! tjf3\Kr*YV^ Instantly penetrates tven npM^rMM^, I tiniest "pockets" ol memtS yjinfy brane surlaces. T^'\^j SaUly destroys germs that f^~j^S V co«s« almost oil rcspirotory ''y\(t&'. -*^*r inlecfions. '~T r The onfy cough remedy made j Q not
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      157 9 Varmvn A CV». By l###o f*f*H it Ll^l'lHl jT?7in7F?Ta f Ty^"^a»! V.-'. Vj Tuc CtMfwMC S^^flf^\ CX <>OS 6LJ5«it5S' KCANTZ SAiO A viILA T~ mj<:»iJifj»r-'.-apn>.>«i»^3rT«T;if»™JM .^ECt -cCE 'O Cl'Ch i J^~ 4t -J^ s^a^,- C StO vs»s CtN'ED FOP «ivi Tito Sat it i By Lesiie i lutvivris P^V 1
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    INDUSTRIALS TAKE TURN FOR BETTER ON MORE CONFIDENCE
    532 10 INDUSTRIALS TAKE TURN FOR BETTER ON MORE CONFIDENCE By Our Market Correspondent JNDUSTRIAL shares showed a better sentiment on the Malayan Share Market yesterday and in this section of the market confidence seems to be growing that the Singapore Government is not only fully aware of the menace of extremist
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    RUBBER PRICES
    155 10 1 January nr»» grade rubber buyers fob. rlosed in Singapore yesterday at 78 a cents per lb down a quarter of a cent on Fridays closing price. Closing Tone. Barely steady. Closing prices in cents per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 RSS fob buyers 78., sellers Int.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    150 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchants [yesterday (all rates to $100): New York buying airmail T.T. 32 7/8. O.D. 33. 90 d/st 33 5 16 credit bills. 33 5/16 trade bills. I Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32 I 2. O.D.
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    GADEK RUBBER
    41 10 At the extra-ordinary meeting of the GadPk Rahtx-r Estate In London, resolutions were unanl- inously passed approving the reduction In the capital from £250.000 to £192.500 by returning to members 2s. 6d In respect of each £1 ol •lock; <
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    22 10 SINGAPOttE, JAN. 13. RUBBER: 784 cm Is per Ib. (down quarter of a cent). TIN: $3d« per plcul (down $1).
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    454 10 The Malayaa Share Brokers' j Association reported: "Industrials' were steady, uns were easier and rubbers Irregular The turnover was small." Singapore and Federation brokers report** tne follow ing business don* yesterday: Fed. Dispensary $2.09 -und overnight*. Fraser Neave ords $2 75 to $2.77 '/a (overnight), $2 77!, to $2.80
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    123 10 MELBOURNE, Mon INVESTMENT shares recorded a i flrm tone with Carlton up 2s. Loans 3'»' c 1956-59 98 16s. 3d Loans 3*% 1056-58 £100 3s buyer Bank Of NSW. £36', teller Mount Lyrll 11/- buyer N Broken Hill 96,6 buyer Hill 50 13 7', Mount Morgan 10/6% Peko
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    81 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Ei- change: noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: steady: UK Continent January, February S3O buyers. S3o>i sellers. Coeoaul oil: steady: bulk 546 sellers, drum $50 sellers Pr-pper: quiet; no business reported done; Muntok white $98. Sarawak $97, special Sarawak black $63 (all unchanged). Singapore
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    96 10 Ships lying- alonjrside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or rxptclrd today are: Straat Ball 'i. Laos 45, Benvannoch 6A, Benvenue 6/7. Walrlmu 8 9 Idomeneus 10 11. Olenartney 13/ 14, Singapore IS 16. Ann Maersk 15, Asama Maru 19 20. Salong N. Wall 2. Bedlll N. Wall 3.
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      355 10 NOTICES NOTICE It U regretted that there was an error In the salary scale relating to two posts of Staff Officer, Civil Defence Department, Federation of Malaya, advertised In the Straits Times of 13th January 1958. The salary scale should have read:. SSBS x 28— 5977 plus allowances at current
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      401 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT* APPLICANTS are Invited for the post of Clerk to the Muslim College Malaya at Klang, salary etc. depend on qualification and experience, English typewriting la essential Jawi typing useful. Applications with ail particulars Including age, status, experience etc. should reach the Registrar, Muslim College Malaya, Klang by the
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      817 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS LOCAL COUNCIL BAHAU APPLICATIONS are Invited I from Federal crUsei* for the i Appointment of a Secretary. Qualification School Certificate or Equivalent and Passed Chinese Junior Middle. Salary Scales $200 on Prooa- tlon for. 6 months. Tlmescale: $230.00 x $15.00 J305.00 Bar *325.00x515.00— 5400.00. i Selected candidate with
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      719 10 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Chen* Chee Seng alias Chan Oeok Huan ha* left our Company on his own accord as from the Ist day of January 1938 and Is no longer authorised to transact any business on our behalf. SIN SIONO LIM SAWMILL CO.. LTD.. 2
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      743 10 Pffal^iA^mTjH»k^rT>j t ■HHBii^BHH-HHHBBHBH i KNUTSEN LINE omiKMl sehvice MOM CANAOA/U S PACIFIC PORTS 30 DAYS Soiling San Arriving Varwauvar Franciuo S>a'« Swatt. P>nan« F'oiooHa KRISTIN fAKKI 17/ls Jm l» Jan 21 Jan 2* Jo* I ANNA BAKKt f/11 fak U F«b 14 Fak U fah ELISABETH SAKKE 24 Jon Fak
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      1325 11 Tel: *4o» MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. t«i> .412, (IS Unas) (Incorporated in Singapore) (I* *nes) D shippi,., XHr BLfJE FUNNEL L ihe t dYpV SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW, LONDON CONTINENTAL PORTS W* Suei with liberty te proceed via Panama ar Cape at Good Hope) Corners option to proceed vio other
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      1167 11 I &M i aMILy 1 1 1 LJ LJ lk y £i*mW*l Im B II PM EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWARDS SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK AND/OR FAR lAST Penong P. Sham S'pora "MEONIA" 19/21 Jaa 22/24 Jaa 23/27 Jaa Colling Saigon, Bongkok "SUMBAWA" 24/24 Jaa 25/24 Jaa Accepts corgo far Jopon KIN
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      1040 11 building THE OEM LINE STEAMERS LTD. 2 j 37 1 SINGAPORE (Incorporotad in the United Kingdom) lines SAILINGS TO ADEN, U.K. 4 CONTINENTAL PORTS S'pora P. Sham Penang BENVANNOCH for Liverpool, Rotferdam, Hamburg G 6A/16 Jaa 17/19 Jaa 20/21 Jan BENAVON for Homburg, London, Rotterdom, Hull la Port/22 Jaa 21/25
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      1234 11 McALISTER 6c CO., LTD. TIL. No.. ***** BLLBRMAM LINES KLAVENESS LINE LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM. tl/ cllt MAUBunc LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, VANCOUVER t PORTLAND ond for U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports Accepting cargo tor Central I South and Canada via Colombo America •CITY OF LUCKNOW a.ROnnviLLI Spore P. Shorn Penong
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    New high quality Malayan rubber developed
    327 12 New high quality Malayan rubber developed RRI ASSIST ACHIEVEMENT AVAILABLE TO MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCTION IS GROWING NEW high quality type of Malayan rubber is now available to overseas rubber goods' manufacturers. Details i lliis rubber Superior Processing Rubber wew published in Kuala Lumpur for thf first time last week. Its
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    MINISTRY MAY AID SAGO TRADERS
    264 12 MINISTRY MAY AID SAGO TRADERS rHE Singapore Ministry of Commerce and Industry is willing to help the Colony's sago flour and pearl industry which local producers say is facing a gloom/ future. The permanent secretary to the ministry, Mr. K. M. Byrne said yesterday the ministry was ready to look
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    Electric iron king due here
    175 12 \|R C. F. RICHARDS who together with Mr. Morphy, founded Morphy-Richards Ltd., the largest manufacturers of automatic electric Irons in the world, will arrive in Singapore tomorrow with his wife in the course of a world tour. Largely due to the sales management of Mr.
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    RUBBER MAN JOINS BOARD
    118 12 ANEW director ha s been appointed to the board of Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. the Colony rubber brokers. H e is Mr. V. A. Burton who first joined the company as a broker in July 1954 after its local reorganisation. Mr Burton first came to
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    Malayan footwear exports increase
    303 12 FOREIGN SALES PLAN AfORE exports of Malayan-produced footwear are x now being made to foreign countries and the quality of the local product is said to be have been well received by forcian purchasers. One company manufacturing the footwear. Ling Nam Rubber Works of Johore, are
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    RUBBER JOINT TAKES AWAY ROAD SHOCK
    184 12 DEVELOPMENT of a unique rubber expansion joint designed to eliminate the rhythmic road shock motorists encounter on many concrete highways and to make smoother aircraft landings possible on airport runways has been an. nounced by the B.F. Goodrich Industrial Products Company in Akron, Ohio.
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    British executive praises efficiency of Colony harbour
    309 12 -MECHANICAL AIDS SINGAPORE harbour is one of tlie most hiuhly mechanised in the world, the managing director of Electro-Hydraulics Ltd. and Conveyancer Fork Tiucks Ltd., England, said in the Colony this WPe^- i Prt,.,r iMi'x >, TM 11,,' The managing director Mr. C.
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    DUTCH RUBBER
    41 12 N. V. de Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij have decided to go ahead with their plans for the construction at Pernis of a general purpose synthetic rubber plant (buta-diene-styrene type) with an Initial capacity of at least 50,000 tons a year.
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    TRADE MISSION ARRIVES IN KL
    93 12 A> 18-man Fgyptian trade mission arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Airport last week for an informal talk with officials of the Federation's Ministry of Connnerre and Industry regarding the establishment of better trade relationships between Malaya and Egypt. In the picture above Mr. Mostafa Knalifa,
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      42 12 5 flights every week to HONG KONG X' V. jLf'Jj PRPWII 1 l6yjy»-r L- y^ -v\ fM c s P ca J ic fly CS-65 Consult: Malayan Airways Ltd., Ocean B!d; Singapore. Tel. ***** The Bcrneo Co. Ltd., B.N. Borneo Or Sarawak.
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    'Twelfth Night9 in the style of Shakespeare's day
    163 13  - 'Twelfth Night 9 in the style of Shakespeare's day HARRY MILLER by KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. This week theatre-goers in the Federal capital will see a Shakespearean play enacted in the style and background of Shakespeare's day. The audience will be seated on all four sides of the arena at the
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      858 13 f ujjTsr*3Tj|j|| _Hii 1 1 "j 3ji I Lji j Ij l js^^^ (Continued from Fa;r 6) SITUATIONS VACANT ill Words Jj (Mim.) Box it ctt. txtrn JUNIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT required by well established Chimse Firm. Applicant.-, please state qualifications and salary required to Box A 6477. ST. POSITIONS lor
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      960 13 VEHICLES WANTED 1(1 Wordt Si (Mim.) Box it ctt. txttm WANTED FOR CASH 10 13 h.p. car, prefer Somerset, Wolseley 4/44 or any reasonable car. Must be In perfect condition with low mileage and one owner if possible. Box A 6472 ST. WANTED to Purchase Good Used Cars Austin, Morris,
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      884 13 FOR SALE M Word, ti (Mim.) Box it rlf. extra FOUR ARMCHAIRS Settee $150. Call between 10 a.m., 12 and 6 .Mil.. 7. 1, Eu Court HiU St. NORDMENDE ARABELLA RADIOGRAM like new, plus Fifty IP. $775 0.n.0. Phone ***** lAnthony) between 9 5 pjn. •NORDMENDE' wirelessreceiver; R.C.A. bedroom radio;
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      492 13 TENDERS TENDERS TENDERS are Invited for the purchase of the buildings lately used as a Central Cooking kitchen at Semenylh, Ulu Langat Di&trict, consisting of one large open shed, one office and one rest rocm. Tenders should be by Registered Post and reach the Head. Emergency Food Denial Organisation, P.O
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    90 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Malayan Hoc«tv Federation has agreed to postpone the return International match between Singapore and the Federation till next month The Singapore H.A. had asked that the match, scheduled to be played in Singaoore m Jan. 25. be put off until Feb. 22 The
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    SYSC team beaten
    109 14 SEREMBAN. Mon.— The Cameron Badminton Part, beat Singapore Youth Sports Centre 6-1 at B.idm.nton here la-U niyht. Re.ults were (Cameron players first): Singles: Michael C^.on? bt. Tan Cheng Eng 15-9. 6-15. 15-8; Nordln lost to Ronnie Oon 4-15. 9-15; Lee Boon Han bt. Danny Ouek 17-14, 10-15.
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    SINGAPORE POLICE TEAM ARRIVES IN HONG KONG
    119 14 lIONG KONG, Mon. A 14--member Singapore Police cricket team arrived here today aboard the British liner. Carthage, to play a fivematch series in Hong Kong. Mr. J. Le Cain, manager of the team, said his team Singapore league champions last season was the
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    74 14 KENYA FOIL MCC BID for VICTORY >JAIROBI, Mon. -A fighting I third wicket stand by .Jjrsuran Singh 1 59> and Chandrakant Patel «39) foiled the M.C.C. team's bid for victory over the Kenya Cricket Association XI in their two-day match here. When the game ended in a draw the Kenya
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    29 14 KAMPAR. Mon A goal scorsd during extra time gave Kota Bharu Indians a 2-1 victory over Kampar Young Tamilians in the Ismail Cup soccer final here yesterday.
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    341 14 Tan hits back at Mi\ R: 'He can't speak for LTAM' SEREMBAN, Monday. MR. TAN CHIN BENG, the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya secretary, today questioned the right of Mr. V. Rajaretnam, president of the Selangor L.T.A., to speak on behalf of the L.T.A.M. Mr. Rajaretnam said on Friday that
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    368 14 When Eddy Choon* defends his All-England title In March, he will find himself in a position similar to which he was In 1955. In that year Eddy, having won the men's singles In the two previous years, was all set tc Join the select
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    179 14  -  EPSOM JEEP By IPOH, Mon Iht-re wat little activity on the training track here thb morning but a few horse.provided pointers to their chances on Wednesday Buffer Stock showed w.nninu form. With Tom Mortimer up. Buffer Stock did bettei than Treasure Island Ora gon)
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    42 14 IPOH, Mon. Methodist Afternoon Schcol today shocked Kinta Indians, league champions for the past seven years, 3-1 in a Div. l league hockey match here today. The star-studded Indian side were outplayed by the fitter and faster schoolboys.
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    66 14 LONDON. Mon.— Mr. JacK Crump, manager of Britain athlet.c teams for 21 years, yesterday relinquished th- 1 post. During that time he ha> vlsited 47 countries in all five continents with British athletes. New team manager 's 49-year-old Mr. Leslie Truelove. Mr Crump will cont.nue as honorary
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      14 14 HOCKEY: Div. 1: Selangor Club v Levers padarf: P.W-O. Y.M.S.A. Cheras Road
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      21 14 HOCKEY: lm 2: v, Work fiop A.S.C. v Indian Recrea'ion Club, padang. RIGGER: Perak Combined Schools r Loyal Regiment. padanf.
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    118 14 MALAYANS DEFEND THREE INTERNATIONAL TITLES THIS YEAR^OUR CHANCES OF KEEPING THEM ARE... They make clean sweep of badminton titles at Swedish international meet STOCKHOLM Mon. Danish players won all the finals in the Swedish International badminton championships in Malmoe. last night. Results of all-Danish finals were: MEN'S SINGLES:
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    244 14 BLIND OPTIMISM PROBABLY WORSE THAN PESSIMISM Eddy's performances in March may well portray our Cup chances in June. At the moment. I must confess I have not been Infected by Mr. Heah Joo Seang's confidence. After the Thomas Cup trials In Penang last month, the BAM president announced we had
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    228 14  -  By NORMAN SIEBEL I' KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. OELANGOR, playing their last game before the H.M.S. Malaya Cup Rugby final on Saturday, today beat Royal Army So -vice Corps, FARELF, by 16 points (two goals and two penalty goals) to thiee ftry) on the padang.
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    214 14 smash or a chance for a point lost. It will be touch-and-go all the way. Eddy or Kobbero until the last stroke Is played. THE CHANCES WILL BE FIFTY-FIFTY. In the Thomas Cup our outlook is not very much more certain than Eddy's in the All-England. In fact IN
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    33 14 LONDON, Mon— Promoter Jack Solomons announced here last night he was planning a world title fight between light heavyweight champion Archie Moore and Trinidad's Yolande Pompey at Kingston. Jamaica. In March-UP.
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    22 14 BALTIMORE. Mon. Ken Kave. aUS Army officer, last night equalled the world record for the 60-yard sprint when he clocked 6.lsec—Reuter.
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    22 14 The next amateur race meeting will be held at Penan* on Feb. 8 with the usual programme of eight events.
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    25 14 IPOH, Mon. Perak will meet Penang In the northern zone final of the Chua Chorn Leong Cup tennis compHit hcrr on Fe6. 1.
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    185 14 THE First Battalion, New Zealand Regiment, will play their first Rugby match since their arrival last month when they field their "A" Company fifteen against a Singapore Rugby Union President's XV. on the Singapore oadancc on Saturday The Kiwis, at present stationed at Kota
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